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- [Crew Member] Sound speeding.
Sound speed. Thank you.
- [Crew Member] All right, rolling, rolling.
- [Crew Member] Camera A marker.
- [Crew Member] Rolling, rolling.
(Brendan chuckles)
- [Crew Member] Alpha 90, take two.
- [Brendan] Build something that learns from it.
- [Crew Member] B marker.
- [Brendan] We eliminate the guess work.
Passionate and sustainable connections,
unprecedented chemistry.
- [Crew Member] All right, clear the set.
- [Crew Member] Okay, whenever you're ready.
- [Brendan] Mm-hm, okay.
All right. - All right. And action.
- [Interviewer] And we're back.
If you're just tuning in, I'm here with Brendan Rhodes,
notable tech genius,
who's revolutionized online dating with his app, Omnia.
Mr. Rhodes, some call you the man that cracked love.
(Brendan chuckles)
(interviewer chuckling)
What inspired you to create Omnia?
- Well, one of the most important decisions we make is love,
but somehow we just leave it up to chance.
So we try to remove the uncertainty.
We try to create passionate and sustainable connections,
and AI just helps us with, uh, unprecedented accuracy.
- Are you saying that your app
eliminates the magic of romance?
- No, no, no, no.
The magic is still there.
Uh, we just eliminate the guesswork.
- Hm.
- Some say that Omnia is inspired
by your personal experience.
Is that true?
- Experience acts like a data point.
Uh, we just have built something that learns from it.
Yeah. - Okay.
(Brendan chuckles)
- [Interviewer] Well, and you've recently expanded
into entertainment.
- Mm.
- [Interviewer] What does gaming have to do with love?
- More than people know.
Uh, whether, whether we're talking
about storytelling or relationships, uh,
the one thing that people engage with is prediction.
So we're shaping love,
and at the same time,
we're shaping the worlds that, that people live in.
(gentle piano music)
♪ Ignite my fire
♪ Take me higher for once
♪ For once
- And with everything you've built,
♪ Waiting on the right time
- What do you believe most ♪ But I'm telling you
- About Love? ♪ Right now
♪ The fire
- Mm, ♪ I've been waiting on someone
- Love shapes us. ♪ You've been on my mind often
- Love challenges us. ♪ So, baby, you know
♪ Getting this good love
- Love transforms us.
(elegant piano music)
Love is who we are.
(phone whistles)
- Working or playing?
- Um, a little bit of both?
- Okay. - Thank you.
- Okay, should I be worried?
You've been talking to that little man for hours.
- Don't worry, 'cause he's not talking back yet.
- Maybe he's giving you the silent treatment.
- Or his AI script isn't firing.
See, he's supposed to respond when the player gets close.
But look, see, nothing happens.
- Hmm.
Have you tried, I don't know,
unplugging him and plugging him back in?
- (chuckles) Yes, baby,
that's exactly how programming works.
(Maya and Shawn chuckling)
It's cool.
I just gotta fine tune his responsiveness, that's all.
- [Maya] Mm-hm. I get it.
Responsiveness is important, right?
- Yeah. - Think about it. (chuckles)
- Baby, we gotta go.
- No, I'm trying to help you with your responsiveness.
- Hmm.
♪ I can get by without fire.
- Okay, let's do this.
The Eros Charity Auction And Gala,
four weeks out
and our biggest fundraising event of the year.
Now, our final donor pledges,
our auction items, and press coverage,
everything needs to be airtight.
Oh, and this will be my final one.
- You're retiring.
- No (chuckles).
I've been here for eight wonderful years,
and I just got an offer
for business acquisitions at Merce and Co.
So, yeah. (Maya applauding)
- Liz, wow.
(Liz and Lori chuckle)
But congratulations.
- Thank you, Lori. (Lori laughing)
Thank you. Thank you.
Which leads me to my next point.
I would like for Maya to take lead on the gala.
- [Lori] Are you sure about that?
- Maya has been at every one of our meetings
for the past four years.
She has relationships with our donors.
She's led successful campaigns,
and quite frankly, she already does half my job,
so, yeah. (chuckles)
- Wow. I, um, thank you, Liz, thank you.
I (chuckles) (Liz chuckling)
- [Lori] Well, Maya.
- Thank you ladies.
Thank you, Lori. Thank you.
- Oh my goodness. Okay.
Thank you.
- You are welcome.
- Oh my goodness, um.
Okay, so we secured on the trip to Santorini,
right? - Mm-hm.
- Um, um, the wine tasting in Napa Valley.
- Okay.
- [Maya] Those were the la-, the last of the auction items.
- Okay.
Uh, sponsors.
- Yes, so Brendan Rhodes - Yes!
- Confirmed his attendance,
of course, um, - Mm-hm.
- And we did secure a new corporate.
- [Liz] Oh, great.
- Um, really quick, Liz, why me?
- What?
- I'm sorry.
I, I don't mean to sound ungrateful, right,
but I just, is this some kind of test or,
or, or am I really being considered for director?
I, I just.
- Maya, the board knows that you can execute.
They need to know if you can lead.
(pensive music)
- Well, that wasn't exactly the update I was hoping for.
- Look, ma, it's, it's okay.
We can get a second opinion.
- Look, I know this is a lot to take in right now,
and I'm sorry for not telling you sooner.
I just didn't want you carrying this too.
(melancholy music)
- I, I, I don't know how to do this.
- Me neither, sweetheart.
But we'll figure it out.
(Maya vocalizing)
- Oh, welcome home, handsome.
Babe, oh my gosh.
You'll never guess what happened today.
I'm still in shock, but,
oh, okay.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
But it does call for celebrating.
So we gonna ce.
What's wrong?
- Uh, Mom
has cancer, and it's stage three.
Oh my god.
Oh, baby.
- And I knew that she,
that she hadn't been feeling like herself,
but I just thought that it was stress or, or,
or she needed some rest, but not this.
- Here, sit down.
Sit down.
Oh, okay. What, what do we need to do?
What does she need?
- The other day, day, she, she was, she was feeling okay,
and now they're talking about treatments,
and, and this shit is expensive,
and none of it is promising.
Baby, I don't, I don't know how to do this.
Oh, baby. I am so sorry.
I, I ruined your surprise.
- No. - But what, what,
what did you want to tell me?
- It's okay.
Look, I love you, and I'm here for you,
and we're gonna get through this, okay?
Okay, here, come here.
(gentle music)
Shh.
(gentle music continues)
(somber music)
(somber music continues)
(hopeful music)
- So that's it. No more issues.
So we should be ready to move forward, okay.
- Thanks Shawn. - Yeah.
- [Harold] I appreciate the work you put in on this.
Hey, you got a minute?
- Oh yeah.
- [Harold] Great work on the project.
- Thank you. - I know it took a lot, man.
But you did it.
- Thanks, man.
- (sighs) Look, you, you know how things have been
around here lately with the, uh, budget cuts,
the restructuring.
This isn't about your work, Shawn,
- it's just business, right?
- I know this isn't what you wanted to hear, and I'm sorry.
But with the Genesis buyout, our investors pulled out.
They didn't see a future for us in the market.
- So let me get this right.
I'm losing my job,
because our biggest competitor got bought out?
- Because they're no longer our competitor.
The resources that they gained after this buyout,
we, we can't match that.
Everything changed overnight, man.
We're just awaiting the inevitable.
- Wow. Did not see that one coming.
- I wish I had better answers for you.
But it's not just you.
They're phasing everybody out piece by piece.
Look, HR will explain everything to you, man.
You take care of yourself, Shawn.
- You too.
(gentle music)
- Bro, what happened?
The presentation was solid, man.
- Doesn't matter.
- Shit, you too?
- Yep.
Restructuring. Budget cuts.
Same shit, different day.
- Man, how bad is it?
Well, considering that Harold said
that we are just waiting for the inevitable,
I say it's bad enough for just about everybody.
- Man, here I am thinking I could retire
from this hell hole.
(both laughing)
Man, now what?
- I don't know, man.
I gotta figure out how to break this to Maya,
and I just told her about my mom.
I don't know how to drop this on her too.
- Yeah, I get it.
But look, don't put it off too long.
It's better to tell her now so you guys can work it out.
Ain't that what married folks do?
(both laughing)
Married, you would know.
What's this? Number one, two, three-
- Hold up, up, hey, three times the charm, baby.
- Oh.
- Well see, look,
I made all the mistakes,
just so you don't have to. (laughing)
- Right.
All right, man.
Holler at you later, bro.
- All right.
(anxious music)
- Okay. This is perfect.
I wanna make sure these tables are separated though,
so they're not too close together.
Let's make sure the Smiths are up front,
just so they can, you know, be in the midst of everything.
The lights are great.
Ooh, look at you.
- Damn.
(Maya chuckles)
Baby, you look good.
- Oh, thank you.
You clean up well yourself, handsome.
- Thank you.
- You okay? What's wrong?
- Maya, um, I have something to tell you.
- I know, Shawn.
- You, you know what?
- I know that, um, everything with your mom
has been stressing you.
And, and Babe, I'm so sorry.
I know I've been so busy with the events lately,
and I just, I don't know.
I was thinking after tonight when I get my promotion,
let's just take a trip, you know, no stress,
no emails, none of that.
Just, just us.
- Hmm. - Yes?
(funky music)
Thank you for your generous donation.
We really appreciate that.
We really do.
Yes, (laughs) very true.
Okay, I'll see you in just a little.
(Maya chuckling)
So, what do you think?
- I think that it looks amazing, baby.
It's a great turnout.
It feels like success.
- Well, thank you, babe.
Fingers crossed on big donor pledges tonight.
If we could just lock in a major gift,
and it'll be a real success.
- Yeah?
- Yes.
- [Liz] Hello.
- Hey.
- Sorry, Shawn.
I need to steal this one for a moment, if you don't mind.
- Okay, yeah.
Um, I'll be right back.
- Okay. - A-and don't look so tense.
Have fun. Okay?
- Okay.
(Maya and Liz laughing)
Okay, so.
- Maya, darling. (chuckling)
(Maya chuckling)
Look at you,
running this thing like you've been doing this for years.
- Oh my goodness.
More like trying to hold it together.
- Oh, please.
- But if we reach our fundraising goal,
it'll all be worth it.
- We will.
And when we do, I hope you have your speech ready,
'cause I'm gonna tell them you did it. (chuckles)
- You really think so?
- Girl, do you think I would've let you touch this event
if I didn't think you had it in the bag?
Now, let's get back to charming these guests.
- Okay.
- Speaking of charming,
now that, my dear, is someone you need to get your hands on.
If Brendan Rhodes endorses, the world follows.
Make sure he does not leave here tonight
without writing a check.
- Yeah, it's only been a few weeks we've been planning it,
and it turned out really nice.
So yes, yes.
Thank you for your donation. - Hey.
- We really, really do appreciate you.
Thank you so much.
Have a good one.
- Oh god.
- Oh, Mr. Rhodes.
- Hey. - Hi.
Maya Daniels,
assistant director of development for Eros.
- Mm. - On behalf
of the entire foundation,
we really appreciate you coming out tonight.
- Well, the pleasure is mine, Ms. Daniels.
- Uh, Mrs. (chuckles)
- Mrs.
- Yes. - Excuse me.
- Yes. - My apologies.
- No problem. - Mrs. Daniels.
- Yes.
If you need anything tonight, please let me know.
- Absolutely.
- Okay.
(gentle music)
- Hey, I guess we're on the same wavelength.
Getting a little air, huh?
- Yeah. Just needed some fresh air.
It's a little busy in there,
but it's a good thing, right?
It means everybody's having a good time.
- Right, right.
I go to a lot of these things,
and they're usually very, very boring.
- (chuckles) Well, good thing you can't say that
about this one.
- No, not at all.
(Maya chuckles)
You've, uh, you put a lot of work into this,
and it shows.
- Mm, just doing my job,
but thank you for noticing.
- Well, how can I not notice
when, when you, you make it look so effortless.
(Maya chuckles)
- [Brendan] Okay. Enjoy your air, Mrs. Daniels.
- Thank you.
Hey, handsome. (chuckles)
- Was that that app guy?
- Yeah, um, Brendan Rhodes.
He's one of our donors for tonight.
- Hmm.
- What's wrong, sweetie?
You okay?
- Nothing.
Um, Liz is looking for you.
- Oh, okay.
Let's go. - All right.
- Yes.
- On behalf of the entire development team,
I would like to take this moment to thank Mrs. Maya Daniels
for her incredible work on making this event such a success.
- Thank you. (gala attendees applauding)
(gala attendees cheering)
- Her tireless effort, her attention to detail,
and her devotion all paid off.
And might I add, she looks amazing tonight.
(Maya laughing) (gala attendees cheering)
We might have to bid on her next.
- Oh my goodness. (gala attendees laughing)
But only for one drink, okay?
(gala attendees laughing)
- I'll do it for $1,000.
- Aw, thank you, babe.
- Well, $1,000 going once, going twice
- [Brendan] $100,000.
(attendees murmuring)
- Uh, well, that's a, a expensive drink. (chuckles)
- [Liz] Sold for $100,000 to Mr. Brendan Rhodes.
Better make that a double.
(Liz chuckling) (gala attendees applauding)
- Mr. Rhodes, that was unexpected.
But thank you for your generous,
um, faux donation. (chuckles)
- Faux donation.
Oh, that's, that's my money well spent.
- Hey, Shawn Daniels.
- [Brendan] Hey.
- Maya's husband.
You know, that was something, huh?
$100,000 for a drink with my wife.
- Well, that's charity.
I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable.
I was just trying to be cool.
- Of course,
- Uh, babe, let's go dance.
Yeah?
- Yeah. - Okay. (chuckles)
♪ Whoo!
- Have fun.
♪ Oh my, my, my
♪ I believe in feeling
♪ It's like something I can't explain
♪ 'Cause it's just different
♪ I'll be damned if I can't see
- Hey, you with me? ♪ What your lovin' does for me
This isn't so bad, right? ♪And it seems
- Certainly not as bad ♪ That I can't find
- As our wedding reception. ♪ The words to say
(Shawn and Maya chuckling) ♪ It ain't no sin
♪ So won't you come in
♪ And we can begin
♪ Get to know each other
♪ We don't have other rush
♪ We can take it slow
♪ Through your eyes I see your soul
♪ Baby let me take you to a higher place
♪ Whoo
♪ Baby let's get closer
♪ Won't you come here darling
♪ You don't have to worry
♪ 'Cause I got you, yeah
♪ Take off all your cool
♪ Don't have to be afraid
♪ I'll be good to you
♪ Promise I'll be good
♪ Oh my darling
♪ Yeah
♪ Oh baby
♪ Girl, I'm so glad that you're with me
♪ That you're here with me
- Excuse me, ♪ Now that you're here
- Mr. And Mrs. Daniels. ♪ I've go to let you know
- Mr. Rhodes would like to invite you both
up to his private suite ♪ You're so precious
- To discuss a larger contribution
to the foundation. ♪ You're something special
♪ What I need
- Why we can't talk right here ♪ Oh Baby
- Mr. Rhodes prefers privacy ♪ Got to, got to give you
- When discussing high value contributions.
♪ All of me
- He believes in meaningful philanthropy.
♪ If you're ready
♪ Let me show you just how much
- Thank you. ♪ You mean to me
Babe, Liz said I needed ♪ Baby let's get closer
to make the right connections tonight.
This could be it.
Let's just at least
hear him out. ♪ Won't you come here darling
- Okay? ♪ You don't have to worry
♪ 'Cause I got you, yeah
- Okay.
- Come on.
- Okay. ♪ Take off all your cool
♪ Won't you take off all
- Hey, thanks for coming.
I just wanted to grab that drink,
sort out the terms of my bid.
- Do you always overspend on a drink?
- Well, that depends on the company. I keep,
I'm sorry. Do you guys play?
I love games.
What are you, Shawn, a checkers guy?
- Definitely not chess.
- Yeah, we, we'd embarrass ourselves.
- Yeah. Well, I just started playing myself.
And I am obsessed.
A funny thing about chess,
it's not about force or strength,
but precision,
intellect, and patience.
Dammit.
- Checkmate. - I know.
Ugh, good game. (laughing)
- [Chess Opponent] Pleasure, Mr. Rhodes.
- Mm-hm.
Mm, see I'm still trying to
get all my opponents pieces as quickly as possible.
But the real players, oh boy,
they can see like 5, 6, 7 moves ahead,
and they know exactly
how one kind of affects the other, like, anyway.
I'm talking too much.
Enough about me.
Tell me about you, big Shawn.
What do you do?
- I develop video games.
- Fascinating field, don't you think?
It's how people make decisions,
how they think they're in control,
like, like one of your games.
But compare it to like, to like life.
Um, we design an illusion of freedom, right?
But then, at the end of the day,
it kind of end up
exactly where the system intends, right?
- I prefer to think
that people are in control of their own outcomes.
Hm, what about you, Maya?
You agree?
- Yeah, of course.
We, we all have free will, so.
- Maybe we're just following the choices that,
that are placed in front of us.
What if we raise the stakes?
- I mean, if (chuckles) drinks were $100,000,
I'm scared to think what dinner will cost you. (laughing)
- Oh, but I'm wondering,
like, how much is time worth?
Not a drink,
not even dinner,
but like, real, real time.
- What are you getting at?
For example, a weekend?
What's a weekend worth?
Like a million, 2 million?
Two days, $2 million.
No expectations.
No, you know, you ain't gotta do anything.
- That, that's a lot of money for, for what, exactly?
- Your time.
- (laughs) You joking, right?
- I am not. I'm not.
- O-okay, so, so what you think this is some kind of game
or, or set up?
You, you just can play - No, no.
- With people's money, or? - No.
I take my money very seriously.
It's just that sometimes money makes decisions
just a little clearer.
- Okay. You, you know what?
I think this conversation is over.
- I'm sorry.
Well, Shawn, what about you, man?
If this were one of your games,
like what's your next move?
- Let's go, Maya.
Well, you don't have to decide right away.
Think about it.
- Can you believe him?
Like, like I'd ever even consider.
You, you know what,
if I have to sleep with this man to get, get a donation
for this promotion, I don't even want it.
You know?
- He never said sleep with him.
- What the hell else are we gonna do?
Play Jenga.
Why do I get the feeling that you're thinking about it?
- I'm not.
- Okay, then say it, say it right now.
Say Brendan Rhodes can take his money
and shove it up his smug ass.
Say it.
(scoffs) Hello, you are unbelievable, Shawn.
- Baby, calm down.
- No, no!
You need to un-calm down, get mad or something.
This man is literally saying
he pretty much wants to pimp out your wife,
and, and you're not saying anything?
That doesn't warrant some type of reaction?
Hello?
What, what is wrong with you, Sh (exhales)?
- I lost my job.
- When?
- A few weeks ago.
A few weeks, Shawn.
So you mean to tell me,
I've been out here breaking my back for us,
and you've been lying to me for weeks.
- Baby, no.
I have been out here trying to find something else.
I've applied to over 70 jobs.
Look, I'm sorry,
I just didn't wanna dump something else on you.
Maya! (melancholy music)
- [Shawn] Good morning.
- Morning.
- [Shawn] I got an interview later today.
- Great. (mug slams)
- You did good, Maya.
Preliminary numbers look solid.
Auction sales exceeded expectations,
and pledges are still being processed,
so we won't have final figures for a few more days,
but, yeah.
- Oh, thanks, Liz.
- Look, I, I know you were hoping
for something more solid today,
but you know how this thing goes.
We won't know exactly where we landed
until everything clears.
- Right, well, I'm glad it all worked out.
- [Liz] You all right?
- Yeah. Yeah.
Just this long night. (chuckles)
- (chuckling) Yeah, it was.
But you should be proud.
Everything looks promising,
and my exit is officially 60 days out,
so just keep doing what you're doing.
So what, what happens next?
- Well, um, we get our final numbers in,
and I have a sit down with the board.
Listen, you are the front runner, Maya.
I have no doubt about that. (chuckles)
- Uh, by the way, um,
did Brendan Rhodes pledge anything last night
aside from the auction?
- Oh yeah, but you know,
with pledges that large,
takes a few days to clear, why?
- Just curious.
He was a little hard to read last night.
I wasn't sure if he actually invested in the cause
or just came for the auction, so,
- Oh, well, Brendan Rhodes is hard to read,
but his money is not.
(Liz and Maya chuckling)
All right. - Okay.
See you later.
- [Liz] Mm-hm.
- [Brendan] Good afternoon, Mrs. Daniels.
- Hi. What brings you here?
- Oh, there seems to be some uncertainty
about the amount of my donation,
so I thought I'd just pop by and calm any concerns.
- Just another day in the life of Brendan Rhodes, huh?
- (chuckles) Something like that.
Um, by the way,
what's your calendar looking like?
Any way I can get that $100,000 drink that I bought?
- Drink?
It's the middle of the day, what?
- [Brendan] Well, a soft drink
is still considered a drink, right?
- Yeah. I, I shouldn't.
I have, uh, back-to-back meetings, so.
- Okay, no worries.
Another time.
Oh, I'm still waiting to maybe hear back from you and Shawn,
maybe.
- Thanks for stopping by, Brendan.
- Hey, Liz.
- Oh, Mr. Rhodes. - Excuse me.
- Did, did you forget something?
- Actually, I did.
I forgot to tell you
that I wanted to double my donation to NCS.
- Double.
- Yes.
- Uh, wow. (laughing) Thank you.
- Okay, all right.
- Thank you.
- Thank you, Liz. Take care.
- We can't.
- All right, then.
- 'Cause I feel good.
I think we outta go.
- You look good too.
- Am I all right?
- Yes, ma'am. - Okay, thank you.
Oh, thank you.
- You okay? (chuckles)
- Yeah, I guess so.
We'll just see - I agree.
- What this news is. - Just go ahead and do it.
- Okay. - All right.
- See what the news is.
- [Dr. Wilburn] Hello, Ms. Daniels.
- [Mrs. Daniels] Hi.
This is Shawn, my son.
- Hi. - Hi.
- I need to be honest with you both.
The cancer's progressing faster
than we initially anticipated.
(somber music)
So, the sooner we act, the better your chances.
But waiting isn't an option.
- This is all moving so fast.
- Well, it, it, it's okay.
We will figure out what's next.
- What if there is no next?
- Ma, please.
- I understand this may feel overwhelming,
but you do have options.
There is a facility that has helped many people.
They specialize in advanced treatment protocols
and whole-body wellness.
- Um, what facility?
- St. Gabriel's.
They're one of the top cancer treatment centers,
especially in cases like yours.
- Is it expensive?
Ma, don't.
That doesn't matter.
- Yes, it does.
You and, and Maya just bought the house.
I don't wanna be a burden.
- Ma, you can never be a burden, okay?
- We can handle it.
- Let me reassure you.
St. Gabriel's is committed
to helping families get the care they need.
They offer financial aid programs
and payment plans designed to ease any financial strain.
They'll work with you.
- See, Ma, the money doesn't matter.
You should focus on your health, okay?
We will work out whatever else.
- It's a lot to take in, I know.
We're here for you, Mrs. Daniels.
You are not alone in this.
The team at St. Gabriel's is with you every step of the way.
- Um, w-will someone reach out to us?
- [Dr. Wilburn] When you're ready,
I'll arrange for them to contact you.
- Okay.
- [Dr. Wilburn] There's still hope.
Take all the time you need
- Ma, we need to do this, okay?
We ca, I can't lose you.
- Okay.
- Okay? (Mrs. Daniels chuckling)
- Okay. Okay.
- Okay.
(upbeat music)
- What the hell?
Did you know about this?
- Uh, no?
I mean, but I got something before.
I just figured that it was routine escrow adjustment.
- How did you think a $15,000 bill was routine, Shawn?
- Um, because at closing, they said that our escrow was set.
So I just figured if we owed anything,
they would just roll it into our mortgage
and not demand it
all at once. - Okay, e-even if
they rolled it into the mortgage,
we can't afford an increase right now, Shawn.
What do you? (sighs)
- Baby?
Hey, hey, we will figure this out.
- No, how?
Haven't even finished unpacking.
We're gonna lose our house, Shawn.
- We will figure it out, okay?
Hello?
Ma? What's wrong?
- [Mrs. Daniels] Can you come take me to the hospital?
I'm coughing up blood.
- Yeah, yeah. I'm, I'm on my way.
- [Maya] What, what's wrong?
- Uh, mom is,
she's, she's, she's coughing up blood.
So I'ma take her to the hospital.
- Okay, I'll come with you.
- No, no, no, no, no, no.
You, you stay here.
If I need you, I'll call you.
(melancholy music)
- [Maya] What they say?
- It's bad, Maya.
And I need to get her to that treatment center.
They denied the financial aid application,
and I don't,
I don't know how to do this.
- $2 million
just like that.
If I call him, you're not gonna stop me, are you?
- Clause 14, client may review this agreement
with independent legal counsel,
provided they maintain full confidentiality
under the signed NDA.
So we can get a lawyer.
- Of course, we want you to feel at ease.
We encourage that.
That said, we, Mr. Rhodes prefers quick transactions,
so this offer is time sensitive as all his deals are.
- Hey, so what's the timeline?
- [Theo] Decisions are usually finalized
within 48 hours.
But again, the choice is yours.
- Okay, um, disclosing any details of the arrangement
in any form voids the agreement.
- Correct.
Funds are usually transferred within 72 hours
of fulfillment.
However, if confidentiality is breached,
the contract is void
and payment is forfeited.
And if funds have already been issued,
then they will be subject to immediate repayment.
- So what, if we talk, we have to give the money back?
- That's correct.
But if confidentiality is upheld,
then there's no issue.
The money is yours free and clear.
Mr. Rhodes is a very prominent man.
I'm sure you understand
why he would want to exercise discretion
for all parties involved.
- Maya, what if we're making a mistake?
- What if we're not?
- We'll be in touch.
(restrained guitar music)
- If you have something to say, then say it.
- [Shawn] I don't.
- Be back on Sunday.
- Will you?
(restrained guitar music continues)
(siren blaring)
- It's good to see you again.
You look amazing.
- Oh, what is this?
- This is dinner.
You had such a tough week.
I figured you'd, uh, you'd enjoy a, a real meal.
- Oh, I didn't peg you as the type of man
who cooks for yourself.
- Well, I usually don't, but I made an exception for you.
(Brendan and Maya chuckling)
I hope you like it.
- Thank you.
- So, uh, congratulations are in order, right?
- For what?
- For Eros.
You put together an amazing event.
You don't know how good you are, do you? (laughing)
Your passion is, it's inspiring.
- Thanks.
- And your commitment.
How do you,
what, what, what, what, what drives you?
- Well, you know, it's all about empowering women
who are survivors of domestic violence.
You know, sometimes they don't have the means.
So we provide-
- Um, pardon my interruption.
I meant your personal drive.
Like, like what is your connection to the cause?
And if you're uncomfortable sharing that, that's fine.
- No, no, um, my aunt,
she was a survivor.
Um, I watched her go through years of abuse,
and, uh, it broke her in ways
that I couldn't understand back then.
So I never want any other woman
to go through that alone, so.
- [Brendan] I'm sorry.
So the way you can take that pain
and help people from it,
it's, that's powerful.
You are a special kind of person.
You really are.
So what's next?
What's next for you?
What do you want?
What?
- I don't know.
It's just no one's ever asked me that before.
Um, I don't know.
I guess I just wanna continue growing,
uh, making a difference,
maybe find a balance between worrying about everything
and actually enjoying the fruits of my hard work.
You know?
- So you're constantly pouring into others, aren't you?
You need to pour more into yourself.
You deserve it.
Which reminds me to this, okay?
- Oh my god, no. (laughing) (Brendan laughing)
I haven't even finished the dinner.
- Oh, come on now.
Who says you can't have dessert?
- Oh my gosh, every, every parent growing up, I think.
- (laughing) I won't tell if you won't.
Here, trust me.
- Okay.
(Brendan and Maya chuckling)
- [Brendan] Mm-hm?
- Okay, that's good.
That is good.
- I told you, I told you.
(Maya chuckling)
No, I'm just gonna stare at you.
Watch you eat, figure you out.
(Maya laughing)
♪ Hold me
♪ Hold me close
♪ Higher
I'd say, y'all welcome,
but something tells me you're not sure
if you really want to be here yet.
- You know, I don't make it a habit
of doing things I'm unsure of.
- Okay, well then by all means, come on in.
(elegant music)
- So where do we start?
- [Brendan] (chuckles) Straight to the point.
I respect that.
- I mean, you don't strike me as the type of man
who likes to waste time.
- I don't, but I mean, I do enjoy some foreplay. (laughing)
Have a drink with me.
(cork squeaking)
(alcohol tinkling)
Are you nervous?
- Should I be?
(Brendan chuckles)
- [Brendan] Who made the decision?
- [Maya] We made it together.
- [Brendan] Oh, come on. Who made the decision?
- Me.
- And if you hadn't decided,
would he have?
- It doesn't matter.
I'm here now.
It's what you wanted, right?
- Yes, but he must have wanted it too,
right? - No, he didn't want it.
- [Brendan] So are you saying he didn't have a choice?
- [Maya] I'm saying
we're doing what's best for us.
- So you signed a contract, you packed a bag,
you got dressed, you came wearing that.
He let you, and that's what's best?
Maya, did he even ask you not to come?
Hmm. Interesting.
(Maya chuckles)
- You know, if your goal
is to get in my head,
then you have to try a little harder, Mr. Rhodes.
- I have no idea. (laughs)
The thing is,
I think that a part of you wants me to.
♪ I've been trying to breathe underwater
♪ I've been trying to hide 'cause I'm scared
♪ Confusing which is what from the other
♪ 'Cause it doesn't mean so much in the end
♪ I've been trying to breath underwater
♪ I've been trying to hide 'cause I'm scared
♪ Confusing which is what from the other
♪ 'Cause it doesn't mean so much in the end
- [Interviewer] You've built an empire
on understanding people,
but real relationships, that's unpredictable, right?
- We all think that we're unpredictable,
but we actually all follow the same rhythms.
Sometimes the right person can reveal something
we never knew existed.
Sometimes we don't know who we are
until someone else shows us.
(pensive music)
♪ I've been trying to breathe underwater
♪ I've been trying to hide 'cause I'm scared
♪ Confusing which is what from the other
♪ 'Cause it doesn't mean so much in the end
♪ I've been trying to breath underwater
- Uh, hey.
- Hey.
How was it?
- Fine.
- Did you get much sleep?
- Uh, no. A lot going on.
(Shawn crying)
- Fuck.
- (clears throat) Okay.
(Maya humming)
Oh, hey, handsome.
- Hey.
- [Maya] Uh, figured I owed you breakfast.
- Owed me?
- I mean, figured you can start the day off right.
- New perfume?
- Uh, just a body wash.
- From Brendan's?
- Yeah.
- He's an, um, interesting guy, huh?
- Uh, yeah, I guess.
- Did he talk much?
- Hm, some.
I mean, he is not as intimidating as I expected.
- Oh, yeah.
- I mean, maybe he is,
but not the way you think.
I, I don't know. (chuckles)
- In what way then, Maya?
- I don't know, Shawn.
He's just different than I expected.
That's all.
- So you're not gonna tell me what the two of you did?
- No. No.
- Why?
- Because it's over, and I wanna forget about it.
We agreed.
I did it.
We'll get the money for it,
and then we can just be finished
with the whole thing.
Can we please do that?
- What do you mean, "did it"?
- Okay, you know what?
I'm not doing this with you.
Babe, I hate fighting with you.
- You're the one who didn't wanna talk about it, remember?
- Because what good will talking about it do?
Babe, look, it happened.
It's over.
And, and we're good now, right?
Aren't we?
Okay, look, we, we both agreed.
We both signed the paperwork.
We both said it's what needed to be done.
I mean, I did it for us,
but I don't want it to come in between us.
Look, I love you, babe.
And you are the only one that matters to me, okay?
- Babe, I can't.
- What? Why, what?
- Not tonight.
- Babe. - I'm tired.
- Hey.
Of course. (chuckles)
I know, I know. You and me both.
(chuckles) All right, all right.
Don't get ahead of yourself.
(chuckles) okay.
Okay, yeah.
See you soon.
Okay, mm-hm. You too.
(tense music)
- Where are you going?
- [Maya] Hey, babe.
- Hey.
- [Maya] You hungry?
- [Shawn] Not really.
- You okay?
- [Shawn] Long day.
- [Maya] Yeah. Same.
- How was work?
- [Maya] It was fine.
Just catching up on stuff.
We're gonna start planning Liz's going away party soon.
- You see anyone interesting?
- [Maya] No, not really. The usual.
- (chuckles) You sure?
- [Maya] Yeah, I'm, uh, (chuckles) pretty sure. Why?
- I don't know.
I just figured that you would mention
that Brendan was there.
- How did you know that he-
- Oh, ran into him.
You know, it's funny how that didn't come up.
- I mean, I didn't think it was a big deal.
Okay, he is one of our donors, remember?
It was work related,
- Right, work.
- Okay. You know what?
Clearly you've made up your mind.
- And he's been making business moves lately.
- I guess, Shawn.
I mean, he is a businessman.
That's what he does.
- Like buying out Genesis Games.
- What are you talking about?
- Genesis, the buyout that put my company under,
that's Brendan's now.
He's the reason that I lost my job.
- (laughing) Wait, hold on, hold on.
So, so you think he told Genesis
to tell Nexus to let you go?
- Does that seem like a coincidence to you?
- Shawn, I don't even think the man knows you outside of-
- Outside of who, Maya?
You?
- Shawn, baby.
Please listen to yourself.
He bought out one of your competitors, sure.
That was a business decision,
but he's not sitting around plotting against you, okay?
You're, you're making this personal when it's not.
Come on.
- Right. It's not personal.
Just like it's not personal
that he wanted my wife either, huh?
Right?
Right. (bag crumpling)
(phone beeps)
- Who's texting you this early?
- It's Brendan.
See, he sent the money.
- Why'd he just text you?
- Oh my gosh, Shawn, really?
Come on.
He, he, it's his money,
and he wanted me to know
that he fulfilled his end of the deal.
Oh my god. (laughing)
- I guess he knows how to keep his end of the deal.
- (squeals) This is crazy.
Babe, oh my gosh.
No more stressing,
your mom's treatment,
be-being upside down on the cars and the house,
the, the student loans, the job search.
Oh, babe, we were upside down,
but we are going now. (squealing)
Oh my gosh, now we could take that trip.
Oh my god, this is such a relief.
Everything we wanted to do and couldn't, oh my god.
Okay. Okay, um.
I have to call Liz.
I need to call the bank,
uh, make a payment on the house.
Okay, I'll be right back.
I love you.
(Maya squealing)
Ooh, this is so good.
- I love you too.
(gentle music)
- So, any word on the financial aid for the rehab center?
You know that place is not cheap.
- It's taken care of.
- What?
You hit the lottery or something?
- (laughs) No, but it's taken care of.
- But how?
- Let's just say that God answers prayers.
- I need to know how you got that kind of money.
- I didn't do anything illegal, ma, I promise.
- Well then tell me.
- Let's just say that we loaned somebody some money,
and they paid us back with interest.
- And you're okay with spending it on my treatment?
- Ma, of course.
- Well then what is it?
'Cause I have never seen good news
make somebody look so bad.
Is it, is it something with, with Maya?
Is she okay?
- She's good, really good actually.
- Well, son, now you know,
I, I don't get into your business,
but I'm here if you need to talk,
- I'm fine.
- Now, I know you know that with marriage,
things sometimes feel easy
and other times they feel like work.
But you can't get through the work part by shutting down.
- It's not that simple, ma.
- Nothing worth keeping ever is.
You'll figure it out.
You always do.
- Babe, have you seen my purse
with the, uh, blue straps on it?
- [Shawn] What is this?
- A necklace.
- You know what I'm saying.
Where, where did it come from?
- I bought it.
- You bought it.
- I just, um, I wanted to treat myself.
- Okay, so then wh-why did you try to hide it?
- I didn't try to hide it, Shawn.
I just, I didn't want you to get upset
that I started spending some of the money.
I'm, I'm sorry.
- So you just happened to be at the same store
that Brendan was at the other day?
- Shawn, what are you talking about?
How would I know what jewelry store Brendan was in, what=
- That is the same bag that Brendan had the other day.
- How do you even know that?
Wait. Are you following him?
And so what? - Don't gimme that shit, Maya.
He was there.
And then this shows up in the house,
and I'm supposed to believe that you bought it
for yourself?
Okay. Okay.
Where's the receipt?
- Wow. You, you want a receipt, Shawn?
- Yes. Maya, I want a receipt.
Or, or, or, or better yet, how about the truth?
Shawn, are you serious right now?
- Just say it.
Did you sleep with him or not?
I knew it.
- No, I didn't.
My god, Shawn. No!
- You, you hesitated.
- No, no, 'cause I don't, I,
why would you even ask me something like that?
- Because you're lying.
- Okay, yes, Shawn, whatever, fine.
I slept with him.
Does that make you feel any better?
- Stop it.
- No, no.
Because whatever I say, you're not gonna believe me, right?
So, so what do you want me to say? Huh?
No, we just, we just sat and we talked all weekend
or Yes, we had sex all day, all night, all weekend.
Which one do you want me to say
that will make you stop acting stupid?
- The truth.
- Shawn. Shawn, please.
Shawn, don't. (Shawn sobbing)
(door creaking)
- I knew you wanted him.
I knew you wanted to screw him.
I fucking, I fucking knew!
Fuck!
Fuck.
(Shawn weeping)
- Yeah, maybe I-
(Shawn laughing)
just missed him.
(Shawn giggling)
♪ Let me in
- [Terry] Come on, bro, Move!
- Hey!
- [Terry] Hey, what's...
Come on, man.
(Shawn giggling)
How'd you get in here?
How'd you get past security?
- Oh, your dog, Dave, don't care.
He would let ISIS in if they had cupcakes. (giggling)
- You stink.
Hard day?
- You could say that.
(Shawn giggling)
- Maya.
- Don't say that.
- Bro, look, you still lucky.
Even if you got them problems,
at least you got someone to have them problems with.
Meanwhile, I'm over here with a sore left hand, man.
- Ugh. What's wrong with you?
- No, no, from scrolling.
Scrolling.
- Is that the Omnia app?
- It is.
- You know who owns that?
- Of course.
I mean, like, he's all over social media.
I mean, the one guy
who doesn't even need an app like this
is the one making billions off of one.
- It's like the richest guys (chuckles),
they just see the problem
and they just throw money at it, make a decision,
and boom, it's theirs.
They can have everything in the world,
and they still want more.
And it doesn't matter who they take it from.
- Damn, who hurt you?
- It's not about being hurt.
It's about being played.
And no matter how much you love someone,
someone can just come along with more money
and (laughs bitterly) game over.
- Dude, what?
Is this still about Maya?
- Stop!
- Look, my, my bad,
but you know she's too loyal to even.
- Don't.
You would be surprised.
She's not as loyal as she looks. (giggling)
- Sit your drunk ass down before you break your neck.
- You know what I mean?
- Man. What is you talking about, man?
(Shawn laughing)
She slept with the Brendan dude, man.
- What? Who?
- Mr. Brendan Rhodes of the Omnia app.
- Him?
- Yes.
- When? Like in college?
'Cause she was probably in time out when he was in college.
- Exactly.
- [Terry] Bro, come on, man.
This is the-
- No.
She met him at that fundraising gala
when she was parading me around
in that stupid little bow tie. - Come on, man.
Listen, listen, listen.
You playin'.
- I'm not.
I'm not, she,
$2 million dollars,
that's how much he paid for my wife.
- Wait, so you're saying that he paid $2 million dollars
to have sex with Maya.
- Yes.
- [Terry] Come on, prove it.
- Oh, you want proof.
Okay. - You heard me.
- You want proof. (laughing)
You want proof?
Okay. (laughing)
How's that for proof?
- Is this a contract for your wife?
- For my wife.
- Shit, Shawn, what the fuck.
- I need a bathroom.
- Yeah, you already know where it's at.
And after that I'm taking you home.
You can get your car later.
(Shawn laughing)
Shit, man.
- Fucking Terry!
Shit! Shit!
- Maya, we seem to have a, a situation.
You've seen the conversations online.
- I woke up to them, yes.
- Well, as you can guess,
this isn't good.
- Liz, I can assure you none of it's true.
- It doesn't matter.
The optics are a nightmare.
The press has been having a field day.
We've been fielding calls all morning long.
To, to even think
that our assistant director
is having an intimate relationship
with one of our highest donors?
It makes people question our integrity.
- Liz, listen.
I can do whatever damage control needs to be done, okay?
Maybe, maybe a press conference or, or a-
- Maya.
- Are you firing me?
- The donors, Brendan,
they're all tied to our funding.
- So.
- This was the best course of action.
- So, so, so that's it.
After I worked my ass off for all of this.
- I'm sorry, Maya.
I wish it didn't have to be this way.
(melancholy music)
(Maya knocking)
- [Theo] Let me get that.
(Maya knocking)
- [Theo] Hey.
- Move.
Fix it.
- Fix what?
- Wh-wh-what do you mean, what?
You, you know what.
My life, my job, my, my name, all of it.
You have the money and power, right?
You can make it go away.
- I have no control over public opinion, Maya.
- Oh, since when can't you control anything? Huh?
- [Theo] What is that?
- Oh, there he is?
You're up early, Shawn.
- Shawn, Shawn, what are you doing here?
How did you, how did you find Brendan's house?
- You gonna tell her or, you're not gonna,
he tracked you.
You tracked her, didn't you, Shawn?
He tracked you.
- You did this.
You ruined our lives.
- No, no, no, no, no, no.
Come on now.
You did this all on your own.
I just watched.
- So what, we were some kinda, some kind of sick experiment?
- No, not an exper-, you were a field test.
- You've done this before.
- Yep.
And you would be surprised
how many people accept that offer.
It's actually a bit disappointing to be honest.
- So that's it, huh?
All of this was a fucking game to you?
- Shawn, aren't you a game designer?
You and me, we're the same.
We design shit so that people do
whatever we want them to do when we want them to do it.
I'm just better at it.
Omnia doesn't work unless it's right.
- So, so you never wanted her.
He never wanted you.
All of this was for his fucking app!
To feed his fucking app!
- Don't, not feed, not feed.
I perfected it.
- (laughing) And so that's why you bought Genesis.
You son of a bitch.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa - Shawn, stop!
- You knew!
You knew this would put me under.
- Whoa, relax (chuckling).
Relax.
You got him?
This had nothing to do with Genesis or Nexus.
It was a business move.
See, this is what's, this is the problem.
When people lose control like this,
they start to rewrite the story
so they don't have to accept the blame.
- What blame?
You ruined us.
- Stop saying that! Stop!
I didn't, I didn't ruin anything.
You made a choi,
you both made a choice.
You both made a choice.
- Shawn, go please.
- I'm gonna fucking kill you.
- Just go.
- Could we have proven you wrong?
- You know what? (laughing)
Part of me was hoping that you would,
but the other part
was wondering what it would be like if-
- [Maya] If what?
- He can't do this.
This gotta be illegal.
I'm going to the police.
- It's gone.
- He can't do that.
- Oh Shawn, you broke the contract.
When it got out what we, what, what I.
Every bit of it is gone.
- Baby, I'm-
- Don't, don't.
- Maya.
Please!
Baby, don't do this.
Fuck!
♪ Well you got me in your focus
♪ Don't got no plans tonight
♪ Plans tonight
- [Shawn] Hey.
- Hey.
- Um, you look great.
- Thanks.
Um, how are you?
- I'm hanging in there.
- How's your mom?
- She's, she's doing okay.
I mean, considering everything.
- Right, of course, um.
- I, uh, sent the papers back to your lawyers.
- Oh, thanks.
- Maya, do you think that maybe we can sit down and-
- [Crew Member] Rolling, rolling.
- [Interviewer] It's always a pleasure
to meet the infamous man in tech.
Thank you for joining us. Mr. Rhodes
- Pleasure's mine.
- [Interviewer] Mr. Rhodes,
please tell us, the audience, what is love in your opinion?
(phone beeps)
(Brendan chuckles)
- [Brendan] Uh, love.
Uh, love shapes us.
Love challenges us.
Love transforms us.
Love makes us who we are.
Who we are, who we are.
(upbeat music)
(gentle guitar music)
♪ Whoo
♪ Oh my, my, my
♪ Listen girl
♪ I believe in the feeling
♪ It's like something I can't explain
♪ 'Cause it's just different
♪ I'll be damned if I can't see
♪ What your lovin' does for me
♪ And it seems I can't find the words to say
♪ No, no
♪ It ain't no sin
♪ So won't you come in
♪ And we can dig in
♪ Get to know each other
♪ We don't have to rush
♪ We can take it slow
♪ Through your eyes I see your soul
♪ Baby let me take you to a higher place
♪ Whoo
♪ Baby lets get closer
♪ Won't you come here darling
♪ You don't have to worry
♪ 'Cause I got you, yeah
♪ Take off all your cool
♪ Don't have to be afraid
♪ I'll be good to you
♪ Promise I'll be good
♪ Oh my darling, yeah
♪ Oh Baby
♪ Girl, I'm so glad
♪ I'm so glad you're here with me
♪ Here with me
♪ Now that you're here
♪ I've got to let you know
♪ You're so precious
♪ You're a dream
♪ You're something special
♪ What I need
♪ Oh Baby
(bright music)