01x01 - Induction

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ERIC TAO: Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

I've never seen anyone put

their IQ on a CV before.

How many of these have you had?

Nine. Four in New York,

four here, and a Skype.

Why are you here, then?

Well, it's not a very

political answer, but

I think mediocrity is too well-hidden

by parents who hire private tutors.

I am here on my own.

I want to be able to

explain myself clearly,

um, and have people be

receptive to my ideas.

Is that how you get your validation?

People listening to you?

As opposed to, uh?

ERIC: Every successful business

is full of people who've spent money

nurturing unremarkable talent.

GREG GRAYSON: Why did you read Geography?

Geography had the least amount

of applicants the year before.

You know, it's a marginal

game about marginal gains.

Nothing wrong with the back door.

I played third fiddle to two

figures in my mother's life,

Jesus Christ and Margaret Thatcher.

And where do you stand on them?

One's the reason we're all here,

and the other's a carpenter.

I think this is the closest

thing to a meritocracy there is.

And I only ever want to be judged

on the strength of my abilities.

And paid for it.

I guess.

I didn't realize that we recruited

from SUNY Binghamton.

It's a nontarget.

LUCINDA YOUNG: Can you tell us a joke?

Uh, ye yeah.

Uh, it's a bit for

work, um, or whatever.

You know how many

mountains I'd have to move

to get you to London for good?

(ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING)

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

- (PHONES RINGING)

You don't look sure

how to navigate that.

ANNOUNCER: (OVER P.A.) Would this

year's graduate class please assemble

in the second-floor auditorium

for your week-three induction.

You ready to be indoctrinated?

See you down there.

Sure I can't get you anything?

GREG: Uh, yeah, Robert,

I've been meaning to ask, actually.

Um, did someone very close to you die?

RISHI RAMDANI: It's a very dark suit.

I'm sorry for your loss,

but have you left the, uh,

label on your sleeve there as well? Wow!

Yeah, it's new.

Yeah, you look like

regional nightclub security.

RISHI: Stag do security.

Actually, let me just

- Oh!

- Let me just do that for you,

before you embarrass yourself

in front of your peers.

You see, what you've done there

is actually erect a billboard

- to how gauche you are.

- Yeah, nice one. (CHUCKLES)

Uh, Robert wears Ted

Baker, ladies and gentlemen!

- Whoo!

- Just so you know!

- I think you look great.

- Thanks.

GREG: The Undertaker, Attitude Era!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

AUTOMATED VOICE: Doors opening.

Hi.

Um, I think we met at the drinks?

I don't think that was me.

Okay.

- It's cool. Free bar.

- (CHUCKLES)

I'm Yasmin from FX sales.

I think we work on the same floor.

Harper, CPS team.

He works on my team. He's a whole snacc.

If you're into that kinda

thing, I guess. (CHUCKLES)

SARA DHADWAL: Welcome, graduates.

Young people are our capital.

Graduates are our capital.

And while it's my pleasure

to congratulate you

on this placement,

the work to stay here starts now.

Which senior vouches for you,

the impression that you make on clients,

will all be evaluated.

In six months' time, on RIF day

That's Reduction in Force

You'll be standing in this room,

telling all of us

why you should be hired

permanently to your desk.

Pierpoint is the world's

preeminent financial

services institution.

We expect you to behave

like you have a stake in it.

Act like an owner. Enrich

your clients, enrich us,

enrich yourselves.

So, look at the guy or gal next to you.

Really look. Do you think

you're better than them?

Maybe you are.

But half of you won't

be here in six months.

Just make yourselves indispensable.

(MUSIC ENDS)

YASMIN KARA-HANANI: Extra

dirty chai with a scoop of whey.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

YASMIN: Skinny latte.

WOMAN: whatever he tells you to do.

Is there anything you want looking at?

DARIA GREENOCK: We were on his catamaran,

and then the guide caught some grouper

and fried it on the side of the boat.

(LAUGHS) Yeah, it was beautiful.

Hey, ask Rishi for the level

of one year, one year, euro swap

in 500k DV01.

RISHI: They don't call me promiscuous

- Rishi.

- ERIC: Today, please.

- Rishi?

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- Can you send

- Relax.

It's not an auction house.

I've just sent out my runs.

They're on your Bloomie.

You can sit down now.

ERIC: I was talking to Felim at Fenmarsh.

He's impressed with that US

tail risk work you did for him.

He sent me an email to say thanks.

Sorry, I didn't want to clog your inbox.

Don't apologize. Just remember

to talk your book here,

or people will miss it.

We want to get you printing

business as soon as possible.

Oh, Harper. Harper.

- Hi.

- HARPER STERN: Hey.

Sorry, just catch my breath.

- HARPER: Sure.

- Cycled in.

- Hmm.

- JUSTIN KLINEMAN: Uh

Yes, uh, I still don't have

your university transcript.

I'm really sorry. I will get on it.

Hmm. You said that last week.

Oh, Harper Stern, you're an

international candidate, right?

I'm still missing your transcript.

I'm still waiting on my

college to send a copy.

They are notoriously slow. (CHUCKLES)

We're moving out of that gray area now,

where it's becoming a

bit of a problem for us,

and therefore a problem

for you. (CHUCKLES)

Sorry. You may continue your quest.

- HARPER: Ah.

- For the loo.

- HARPER: Thank you.

- (LAUGHS)

- HARI DHAR: Harper.

- Hey.

Have you been home?

You're just, like, never in your room,

and you're wearing an

identical outfit to yesterday?

Uh, well, I'm logging

those nocturnal hours.

Trying to make a good

impression, you know?

Don't try to figure out

how much you get paid

by the hour in IBD,

because I will guarantee you

it is less than minimum wage.

Well, the way I see it, I'm

in the ivory tower upstairs,

you're down here on the

floor with the peasants.

- Nice.

- (HARPER CHUCKLES)

(TOILET FLUSHING)

(DARIA SIGHS)

(WATER RUNNING)

Well, for a minute, I thought

you were actually gonna talk.

You know, you've been

here for three weeks,

and you've barely said a word to me.

I'm sorry. I've just been underwater

backing up Eric's accounts.

DARIA: I know we both work for Eric,

but I'm your line manager.

Has he asked you to meet clients?

No. (CHUCKLES) For sure not, no.

Well, I've got this dinner

tomorrow night with Mallon Mercer.

Nicole Craig. It's a bit

of a one-way relationship,

but substantial to the firm.

It's a chance to increase

your visibility as a grad.

Do you want to tag along?

Yeah. Yes.

I'll look into her mandate.

Don't overthink it.

(ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(GLASS BOTTLES JANGLING)

(MUSIC FADES)

GUS SACKEY: Are you that thirsty?

Well, you know, if you got

a 30 quid meal allowance,

like, why would you not use all of it?

That's very naff.

How's your model?

(GROANS) I'll finish it in the morning.

Send it over my way, I've got capacity.

How do you have capacity?

- Brutal finance guy, innit?

- GUS: I don't know what that is.

HARI: You bouncing?

Hey, man. Hey. It's only 10:15.

No one here is actually

gonna tell you this,

but you need to put in face time.

GUS: Actually, I don't.

Staying up all night

doesn't enhance my work.

Mate. Mate!

("CAN'T SEE YOUR FACE

ANYMORE" BY SWAN LINGO PLAYING)

(ALARM RINGING)

(ALARM RINGING)

(MUSIC CONCLUDES)

- TODD BARBER: Let me see your room.

- HARPER: My room?

- TODD: Yeah.

- Yeah, check it.

It's Pierpoint's temp accommodation

- for out-of-towners.

- Mm-hmm. Okay, okay, okay.

- Looks crazy.

- (CHUCKLES)

How easy is it to get

them Ivy League n*gg*s

to come home with you?

HARPER: I'm just here to work.

It's only with you that

everything becomes sexual.

(TODD LAUGHS)

TODD: So the only

reason you're calling me

is that you want a fake transcript?

You must need it pretty bad.

You sure that's all you need?

HARPER: Why? What else would I want?

TODD: What are you offering?

Did you get a job yet, Todd?

Nah, I did some unpaid sh*t.

It's hard to make

money off your passion.

You know, unless your

passion's money.

HARPER: f*ck you.

TODD: (LAUGHS) Okay, but

if I can make your bank

think you graduated,

what's that worth to you?

HARPER: What, you didn't get

to f*ck tonight? Is that it?

TODD: (LAUGHS) I mean

(SINGING) If you need d*ck ♪

BOTH: (SINGING) I got you ♪

- (HARPER LAUGHS)

- (TODD LAUGHS)

("DINNER" BY BLOOD ORANGE PLAYING)

I'm losing ♪

I'll do anything I can ♪

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(GIGGLES)

TODD: Ass up. What that ass do?

Never had a doubt I'm losing ♪

I'll do anything I can ♪

To make sure that

You are never happy ♪

Oh, love Oh, no ♪

Never had a doubt I'm los ♪

- (LAPTOP CHIMES)

- (MUSIC STOPS)

GREG: You don't listen to what

Daddy says. He's going to

Just ignore it.

RISHI: This morning meeting's

about to start, mate.

GREG: If if what Daddy

said actually affected you,

then you wouldn't still

be on the phone now.

- Why have you changed the WACC?

- The DCF was coming out too low.

LUCINDA: Well, how does it

compare to the transaction comps?

These pre-profit unicorns

trade on crazy multiples.

Eight times, nine times.

Less a liquidity discount,

we'd be just over the DCF.

All right, fantastic.

What's that?

That's my model.

LUCINDA: Why are you doing the

model? Gus is doing the model.

I had capacity. I just

wanted to get ahead.

Hari, I told you to do the pitchbook,

so do the f*cking pitchbook, okay?

HungerFix want to

optimize delivery speed,

so they're looking at mid-caps

with best-in-class GPS tech.

Clear comps. Deliveroo, Uber Eats

I've found something

with good sat-nav IP.

- They're quite small

- Don't f*cking fish!

Stick to the formatting.

And for f*ck sake, make

sure the font's Helvetica 12

or the MD will freak.

And I might have to take

one of you into the pitch.

I'll lead, but it'll be

good for your visibility.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- Why are you doing my model?

- Mate, it's the team's work.

GUS: No, it's my work.

It's not my fault you feel

the need to keep score.

I don't.

So, I'm guessing last

night was Boisdale?

Boisdale. Five Hertford, and

then, inevitably, Annabel's.

The triumvirate.

Like the embrace of an old friend.

(LAUGHING)

Right. Okay, um So,

I've published a piece

looking back at the decade post-crisis.

Three stages. Housing, 2007 to 2009

How are we supposed to monetize

what's in the rear-view mirror?

Well, um

CLEMENT COWAN: Any new

buy recommendations?

Still overweight with

a preference for the US.

Even with margins and

valuations at all-time highs?

Why bother publishing if

there are no material changes?

Well, I suppose Kaspar

can pay for my personality.

Well, you can read my note

out loud to him if you'd like.

CLEMENT: It's not

exactly commercial, is it?

Once again, the research team excel

in wasting salespeople's time.

GREG: Oh, another walkout.

YASMIN: So, it's one cob

with bacon, no Stilton,

and the other one without

No, no, no, wait. Sorry.

The first one I need with bacon.

Um, thank you. And, uh Oh.

Sorry, I specifically

said, "No dressing."

(ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

Keeping the cattle fed and watered?

ERIC: My first proper dinner

was with Philippe Jabre.

You know, from hedge funds? He's famous.

Dozen of us at Nobu, pre-08 Nobu.

I had gastroenteritis.

(CHUCKLES) Threw up at the table.

Jabre said it was the

first interesting thing

to come out of my mouth all night.

That's only half true.

But he still called.

I still printed his business.

That's the bar.

Don't let Daria tell

you it's just dinner.

HARPER: I'll work on a pitch.

RISHI: Which grad do you have to bully

- to get a f*cking sanger?

- (TELEPHONE RINGING)

ERIC: Felim, how was Capri?

- You need to get out of here.

- Why?

You've only left the building

once in the last 48 hours.

It's automatically red

flagged by your ID card.

I don't want to know

where you've been sleeping,

but optically, I need you

to walk out of the office,

tap your card out, do

whatever, then come back.

- No more red flag.

- Okay. Sorry.

You're not in trouble.

I appreciate how you're meeting

the needs of the business.

- (SOFTLY) Oh Thanks.

- (BOTTLES JANGLING)

Get rid of the f*cking water, yeah?

(SIGHS) And don't take the piss.

(ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING)

GUS: Go grab a pint.

I might come find you

when the work's done.

(BOTTLES JANGLING)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

No rest for the wicked. (CHUCKLES)

NICOLE CRAIG: (IN VIDEO) Women of power

seem to like to withhold

sunlight from women coming up.

It's not cool. We can't be doing that.

The success

- (POP MUSIC PLAYING)

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

You're a bit of a masochist.

- Excuse me?

- Negging Clement in the meeting.

I spent months writing something

for the f*cking salesmen

to parrot over the phone,

and Clement doesn't even

have the humility to listen

for five f*cking minutes.

Yeah, but his w*r stories though.

He's a f*cking dinosaur.

It took two years for him

to say "good morning" to me.

He's never going to speak to you.

Yeah, all right, mate. Whatever.

I'm just saying, don't think

that a guy like that's

gonna protect you on RIF.

Clement, he's he's got Kaspar,

that's one f*cking account,

and yeah, it's it's big,

but the only way to guarantee

you survive is to say,

"I am an originator.

I won new business."

I remember I was with, um, Adrian.

Come on, what did this

place used to be called?

It's, uh, come on, it used to have

some really awful single syllable name

like "Stunt," or something like that.

Looked like a f*cking building site.

So, um, does she have a

Does she have an "ON" button?

(DARIA CHUCKLES)

(IMITATES BUZZER SOUND, LAUGHS)

(CHUCKLES)

(ALL LAUGHING)

Uh, I was looking into

- the business you did with

- Right. Uh, priorities.

Shall we get some wine

that doesn't taste like paint thinner?

- Abso-f*cking-lutely.

- (LAUGHS) Yeah.

NICOLE: Okay, what do we have?

(LOUD MUSIC PLAYING)

Do you, uh, do you know Gus?

Uh, yeah, yeah, I live with

him. I lived with him at uni.

Oh, uh, we we sort of

lost touch while he was there.

I went to school with

him. With all those guys.

ROBERT SPEARING: Surprised it

took you that long to mention Eton.

Two years above. "House

Captain," he said.

(LAUGHS)

I know a lot about you two.

Yeah.

Catch you later.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

NICOLE: Saying "Everything's

gonna be okay" over and over

doesn't stop your house burning

down around you, does it?

Eventually we shall be eating our pets.

Well, if that's your

philosophy, you could trade it.

Hmm, extremely reasonable

at twice the price.

I'm I'm being sarcastic.

It's is reassuringly expensive.

Buy an option on the US

ten year at four percent.

(SCOFFS) Yields haven't been there

since before you were born.

Actually, since the early aughts.

Were you even sentient then?

DARIA: Sorry, Nicole,

graduates don't normally pitch.

NICOLE: f*ck that, let her talk.

With the president

bulldozing the reputation

of the US overseas, you know,

for me, it follows that

the administration will totally

k*ll the rep of treasuries.

And pissing in China's

mouth isn't gonna help.

Exactly. Personally?

I just think we're due

an enormous selloff.

We're low key throwing

ourselves in cold wars

with all of our trading partners.

China are the biggest

global holder of US paper.

If they start dumping, yields

will soar past four percent.

If you think the house is burning down,

this is how you monetize it.

(STAMMERS) Bearish people

lose money in this market.

Yeah, but the world's

pregnant with tail risk.

Right, and this is a play for the end.

(INHALES) Who wants

another drink, anyone?

DARIA: (GROANS) My P

hates it when I'm hungover.

We are gonna have to love

you and leave you, I'm afraid.

- As hard as that is.

- Right, well, I won't get up.

Fine for you to piss off to bed,

but I'll let Harper

finish her thoughts, yeah?

DARIA: Right.

Nicole.

Harper. Pick up the bill.

Mikey, you should be

fresh in the morning.

Yeah, I'll be the responsible one.

(SIGHS) Uh, here is my card.

Thank you.

So, I can write up an email

I don't think you're a saleswoman.

That's a compliment.

Salespeople sell certainty.

Ah, lovely.

(WHISPERING) What a life.

(NICOLE CHUCKLES)

Got us an Uber.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

ROBERT: There's two times surge.

You pay twice as much to go home

and have half the fun. (CHUCKLES)

Wipe your f*cking nose.

It only takes two pints, doesn't it?

All the Outreach guys

together, of course.

- It's a scheme for

- Diversity hires, I know.

Gus thinks he's above all that.

- I resent your friendship.

- Good. You're staying out.

Yeah, I'm not sure I can be

seen fraternizing with you two.

ROBERT: I'm sober as a judge.

- Get in the car, man. Go home.

- Don't push me.

GUS: Try not to throw up in there.

Yeah, mate, Pierpoint.

Take him home, please. Destination's in.

(QUIET MUSIC PLAYING)

I can write up that option

idea for you in the morning.

If you want.

Okay.

- Can I come a bit closer?

- (LAUGHS)

NICOLE: I'm so tired.

(NICOLE SIGHS)

(NICOLE SIGHS)

He can drop you anywhere.

(CAR DOOR SLAMS)

(CAR KEYS JANGLING)

Sou Southwark.

- (CAR DOOR CLOSING)

- (HARI SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

(MUFFLED ARGUING)

HARI: It's not my house.

- (DRIVER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

- HARI: It's not my house!

My house doesn't have balconies.

DRIVER: It's what you

put in the system, mate.

(GROANING) No, no, no. No,

no, no. I'm I'm fine.

Dude, if I leave you alone,

you're gonna choke on your own vomit.

- Ten minutes, ten minutes.

- (CHUCKLES) Yeah, okay.

How's IBD? You're out early.

Uh

Yeah, I don't know, I think

I think they treat me differently.

Like I went to state school, and

they they they even

talk to me differently.

This guy on my desk, Gus,

I feel like he makes it

his personal business

trying to make me feel like

I'm unworthy of it or something.

He sounds like a f*cking

assh*le. (CHUCKLES)

This weird thing happened

at dinner with this woman.

A client.

That's good. You're doing

dinners with clients already.

HARPER: Yeah. Daria, my line manager,

just invited me out

of the blue. (CHUCKLES)

It went really well.

And the the client,

she gave me a ride home,

and

she sort of

touched me

and she's a woman, you know?

But I don't know, it

was still kind of

weird.

I thought she bit on an idea,

but she won't want to deal with me now.

There's no way that it could

get back to Pierpoint, right?

Hari?

(ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(SIGHS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC FADES)

GREG: Does anybody know

what day of the week it is?

Rishi, you'll love this

So, how did the rest of

the dinner go last night?

Yeah, it was fun.

You know, I've never

actually seen someone

successfully hold Nicole's attention.

She's a notoriously hard nut to cr*ck.

Have you followed up?

HARPER: I'm not really

sure I'm comfortable

calling clients yet.

- I'll send an email.

- Cool.

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- (PHONES RINGING)

You rested?

HungerFix have changed the time.

They're in at nine tomorrow,

and their COO is autistic.

No, I'm not being snide, she has autism.

And levelling with you,

she's also a bit of a c**t.

Those things are unrelated.

Speed and clarity. Gus, how's the model?

I'll be done turning

comments by tonight.

(SIGHS) We need to get the book

to the printers by 6:00 a.m.

Don't stay up all night,

but tell me that's doable.

I like you two a lot.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hi. Robert?

Uh, I've noticed that, uh, rates

and FX and all the other teams

start their meeting pre-open.

When does the CPS one start?

Um, oh, it it changes day to day.

Eric's not usually in it,

so it's Clement's call.

Well, um, I'd like it to

run from seven from now on,

starting tomorrow.

Can you just round everyone up for me?

Seven on the dot. Hmm?

(KEYBOARD CLACKING)

Seven? If I was a father,

that would seriously f*ck

with my morning. (SCOFFS)

(CHUCKLES)

Anyone up for an after work bevvie?

Thursday night sharpener?

- What, a few looseners?

- ROBERT: Yeah, you fancy it?

- What, to take the edge off?

- Yeah.

No, mate. And get a new suit.

You look like f*cking Neo.

MAN: I am doing anything else.

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

Surely I can drag you out?

By my braids?

Maybe next time.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

I guess we're the only people

that like to have fun around here.

(BOTTLES JANGLING)

("DO IT WITHOUT YOU" BY

JACQUES GREENE PLAYING)

(MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(KEYS JANGLING)

Is that packet?

K. We're going vegan tonight.

See, I gotta be up really early.

Only if we go to bed.

(ROBERT SNIFFS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES OVER HEADPHONES)

(MUSIC CONTINUES LOUDLY)

(MUSIC CONTINUES QUIETLY)

I do it without you Whoo! ♪

I do it without you Whoo! ♪

I do it without you Whoo! ♪

(MUSIC CONTINUES LOUDLY)

I do it without you Whoo! ♪

I do it without you Whoo! ♪

I do it without you Whoo! ♪

I do it without you Whoo! ♪

I do it without you Whoo! ♪

I do it without you Whoo! ♪

I do it without you ♪

(MUSIC CONTINUES OVER HEADPHONES)

(HARI WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY)

(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)

(ANNIE SIGHS)

- (ANNIE MOANING)

- (ROBERT PANTING)

(LAUGHS)

(MUSIC FADES)

- (CLAPPING)

- Whoo!

(SHOUTS)

(LAUGHS)

(QUIET MUSIC PLAYING)

(GAGS)

You're sound.

CLEMENT: There was

dinner, and then a party

for those people who had the energy.

Well, I have never seen

so many lusted-after people

who were so utterly

charmless, and sexless.

They were without charm and sex.

- Clement, we've heard this one.

- (LAUGHS)

I wanna hear the rest.

Excuse me?

Um

Sorry, um

Sorry, m my head's a blur.

You know, when two big

nights catch up with you?

Uh-huh. And, uh, who

were you entertaining?

Which client?

Um, sorry

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- Get us a new phone?

Hari? You're in the

meeting with me. Well done.

Gus, I hope you don't mind?

Well deserved.

One-nil to you.

Yeah, but you're not listening

to me. It's just one page.

I f*cked up the font on that one page.

Can you just reprint it?

The meeting's at 9:00

a.m. You don't have

(SPEAKING IN URDU)

Helvetica 12.

It looks f*cking amateur!

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(EXHALES)

(EXHALES)

(BELT CLICKING)

Never seen a grown man drop

his trouser at a urinal?

(URINATING)

I saw a guy do it during

the Kobe earthquake, '95.

He had an arse like

an eight-year-old boy.

You know, people seem to have forgotten

the more you enjoy sales,

the more money you make.

But if you're gonna stay out all night,

iron the box lines out of your shirt.

(BELT CLICKING)

(PANTS ZIP)

(SIGHS)

You're not here to fix the lights.

Daria said the Mallon

Mercer meet went well.

- Monetize that sh*t.

- She sent an email.

ERIC: We don't hide behind emails.

Get on the phone and ask

for the f*cking order.

Rish! Will you shine my shoes?

RISHI: f*ck yourself, mate.

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

- MAN: Yeah, I really don't know.

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

(INAUDIBLE)

(VOICES OVERLAPPING)

Come this way. Through there.

(INAUDIBLE)

SARA: Hari's death is

an unexpected tragedy.

The next 24 hours

and the way we respond

to this are defining.

Do not speak to the press.

I'd rather you didn't speak to

anyone outside of the office.

For now,

this is about respect.

There will be an inquiry

into the circumstances.

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- (TELEPHONE RINGING)

KENNY KILBANE: Colin, you big w*nk*r.

ERIC: I think it makes

sense to close your eyes

and let it happen.

Market seems maxed out by policy,

but genuinely thinking

of correction, she's

I I agree, I agree.

They're called scale tension

because they're pulling up.

Uh, HungerFix's flight got cancelled.

They're in on Monday.

(INHALES)

(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)

(TV HOST 1 SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

(LAUGHTER ON TV)

Do you

want to talk about, you know?

(TV HOST 2 SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

Turn it up, mate.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

- (VACUUM HUMMING)

- (BOTTLES JANGLING)

(MUSIC FADES)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

What the f*ck are you doing?

MAN: If I'm sounding frustrated,

it's 'cause I am frustrated!

MAEVE: Apparently, he just

f*cking d*ed. Like, collapsed.

- YASMIN: It's f*cking scary.

- MAEVE: Lesson is,

don't hire people who

really need the job.

YASMIN: What does that mean?

MAEVE: I mean, certain

types of people feel the need

to overcompensate, because

they feel inadequate.

- It's also bad for us.

- YASMIN: How do you mean?

MAEVE: Take the girl with the nose ring.

Isn't it impossible to compete

with this girl's narrative?

I mean, everything's aligned for her.

You know nothing about her.

Well, I know she went to a sh*t uni,

and I know she's black.

And I know those things are

mutually exclusive, sure,

but together tick, tick.

- YASMIN: You are f*cking vile.

- (LAUGHS) Oh, come on.

It's just realistic.

(TOILET FLUSHING)

(SOAP DISPENSER RATTLES)

(WATER RUNNING)

I'm so sorry, uh

I was the less cunty one. (CHUCKLES)

- (WATER STOPS)

- It's fine.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

ERIC: It's not the correct trade anyway.

When do I ever have you on

the wrong side of anything?

I know. Tragic. All

right, catch you later.

(BEEPS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(OFFICE CHATTER FADES)

(PHONE BEEPS)

(RINGING)

- NICOLE: Hello?

- Nicole, hi,

it's Harper from Pierpoint.

That option idea we talked about?

NICOLE: It was a fun night.

Let's go for it in half a yard.

- HARPER: Rishi? Rishi?

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Rishi, I said your f*cking name, dude.

Can you price that option idea

we talked about, half yard?

No way. It's wingier

than the f*cking lottery.

And how the hell have you

got someone to buy an option

on treasury yields hitting four percent?

I told her that eventually

the US is going to w*r

in the South China Sea.

When they do, this pays out.

(SMACKS LIPS) All right.

Can do it in half her amount.

Nicole, can we do half?

NICOLE: No. You want

to write my business,

you fill me on my first order.

- In full.

- Two secs.

- Need it in full, can you help?

- No f*cking way.

I can't price it without losing money.

- That's half a billion.

- The client will not hear "no,"

and I'm not interested in that either.

Offer is five beeps.

- Offer is five basis points.

- NICOLE: Too high.

I'll pay four cents in up to 250.

- Work the balance with you.

- Can't do five. Four, please.

If they're paying for your

idea, make them f*cking pay.

Four cents.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

Four cents.

Because I'm excellent, four cents.

Do I just say, "Done"?

- "Half a yard done, four cents."

- Half a yard done, four cents.

NICOLE: Let's see where this takes us.

- (MUSIC FADES)

- (OFFICE CHATTER RESUMES)

(CHUCKLES, SIGHS)

Do not forget how this feels right now.

You are a world k*ller.

- Now I see you.

- HARPER: Thank you.

Why is there a ring in your nose?

What are you, cattle?

(ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING)

Welcome to the Shangri-La Hotel.

Can I get a room for the

night? Just the night.

Somewhere else.

We have the Southwark Suite.

Let's do it.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC SWELLS)

(SERENE MUSIC PLAYS)

HARPER STERN: I've carried

the culture of the firm,

led with integrity and

thought like an owner.

It's in my blood.

I'm a Pierpoint person.

ERIC TAO: There are

many aspects of this job

that you'll learn by osmosis.

HARPER: He makes me feel

Special?

WOMAN: Are you're still the lunch girl?

KENNY KILBANE: It's

just not a cultural fit.

Well, maybe I'll talk

about my perspective

on the cultural fit.

The Guardian have run

an article this morning.

MAN: The rats are leaving the ship.

This is still very much

a belly to belly business.

WOMAN 2: It's cute that

you're living together,

but keep it professional at work.

MAN 2: We're asking graduates

whether they neglected

to mention anything

on their applications.

You didn't leave anything out, did you?

WOMAN 3: You are looking more

and more like Pierpoint people.

(LAUGHS)

What would you do if they

just let you go next week?

I'd think of all the

wasted opportunities.

(MUSIC CONCLUDES)