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S1 E15Unfinished Business

Um, what's this? Did you-- You bought a new casino and a new house without talking to me?

Those are rental properties...for Helen.

Helen's moving here?

For the summer.

That's just fucking perfect.

No, it's a good thing. It's a good thing. She's on our side.

Jesus Christ. Until she's not. This is exactly what I was worried about. If we'd just kept our heads down, Wendy--

There's nothing we can do about that now.

Maybe there is. I've had time to think through some of it.

You said yourself on the phone, we're committed.

Well, deals go bad, you know? Good plans go wrong all the time. And Navarro's a businessman, he'll understand that. As long as we don't spend a cent of his money, as long as he's whole, we can get out of this before it even begins.

We're not getting out of this.

You're saying that because you don't want to. I want you to admit something. Admit this is all about you and has nothing to do with what is best for the family.

This is about me making sure you don't have to launder for the rest of your life. This is about me finding our only real way out of this! So, you can either be a part of that solution, or...

Part of the problem. That sounds like her.

So, you think this house will work?

Um, at least it's three months I don't have to deal with Gene. Ugh, he attacks and attacks and attacks. He has no idea what I've endured just to keep him alive. Not that I want him dead, obviously. I mean, I do want my kids to have a father, but do I fantasize now and then about him getting the shit kicked out of him? Losing a few of those teeth he spent a small fortune capping? [clicks tongue] You betcha. I don't mean to dwell on Gene.

You're not.

It's just, you know, when things get so hostile so fast, you think, "How'd I manage to fuck that up so badly?" That painting has no intention. How is it that all these years, I was trying to protect my family, and actually, I was just doing the opposite?

For all you know, things could have been much worse, and you're the reason they're not.

Maybe he sensed that I was keeping things from him and withdrew. I don't know. Maybe it is all my fault. Maybe if I'd told him everything, we'd still be together. I don't know.

That just trades one set of problems for another. Ask our therapist. [laughs] We're very careful.

Maybe that's the only way to truly make a marriage last. Make it impossible to blow up without the shock wave swallowing everyone.

Mutually assured destruction.

What do you think happened at that casino last night?

Boy, I mean, your guess is as good as mine.

So, why did Wendy look like she thought maybe you did know?

I don't know. Where's this coming from?

Where it's coming from is that I'm starting to sense that you two aren't exactly on the same page about this expansion plan.

Hmm. As you know, I don't like to take on unnecessary risk.

I'm not talking about philosophical differences. I'm talking about something deeper. In case you hadn't noticed, this plan now involves more than just the two of you. So, when you have problems, they become my problems.

I think you should be having this conversation with the both of us.

Wendy isn't the issue here. Just be thankful that she and Ruth have got us back on track. [pause] You didn't know.

Of course I knew. I'm surprised that, uh...that you did so soon. Good.

[calls Ruth] What are you doing?

What do you mean?

I mean, right now, tell me what you're doing.

I'm using the slot scam I told you about on Big Muddy, forcing them back to the negotiating table.

No, no, no!

You have to stop that.

[stammers] What? I can't. It's already done.

Why didn't you tell me that you were gonna do that, Ruth?

You-- You made a big deal about how I'm not supposed to be bringing problems, how I'm supposed to be solving them. I'm just doing what you fucking wanted.

Okay, but you're not. You're completely screwing us.

By getting you another casino when no one else could figure out how the fuck to do it? Are you fucking kidding me, Marty? How about a little gratitude? I mean, your wife seems pretty fucking grateful.

Wendy has absolutely no idea what is good for us.

Is that my fault? Is that my fault that you can't communicate for shit with your wife?

All right, Ruth, listen to me.

No, no. How's about instead of shitting on me, you get your own house in order? And until you do, how's about you fuck off? All righty? [hangs up]

How is your ex? Is he still in the hospital?

He is, and doing about as well as he should be. How are you and Marty?

We're okay. We're-- We're good. We're just... We're a little disconnected at the moment.

Ah. Same thing happened to us. When I started eclipsing him professionally, he was no longer interested in me sexually.

Oh, I'd hardly say I'm eclipsing him.

Oh, please!

No, we can't do any of this without him.

Few people get my client's attention the way you have.

And should I be worried about that?

What, his attention?

Mm-hmm.

Only if you fuck up.

I'm just asking for your help.

Actually, you're not. You're going behind my back to expressly do what you know we are not allowed to do.

Because you won't help. Do you not see a pattern here?

You've done nothing but fight me on this. And now, now you want unfettered access to the very thing you've tried to undermine since the very beginning.

I don't want-- I need access, Wendy. We need access.

We have made promises to our shareholders about this casino, and I don't think-- I don't think we want to annoy our shareholders.

What would you have me do?

I don't feel very compelled to help you right now. I just had a very interesting conversation with Frank. From Kansas City.

Oh, yeah?

Hmm. And you do...you do realize what a magnificently stupid and dangerous thing it was that you did in Kansas, right?

I pleaded with you, "Please don't do this. Please do not get us further in on this." Remember that?

Yeah. And because you didn't get your way, you went behind my back to sabotage me.

I was trying to protect our family, Wendy. That's it.

That is such-- That is such a tired...

Is it? Okay.

...tired excuse. Yeah. You know what you like to do? You like to control your family.

I'm asking you for fucking help on a problem that you created, and you're not helping. That's the whole story.

To you.

MCMarriage Counselor

Marty, what would it look like to achieve your objectives without interfering with Wendy's project?

I think that that would look like death.

MCMarriage Counselor

But what would it really look like?

Really, death.

MCMarriage Counselor

Okay. Marty, my mother had a saying. Just as a pie is only as good as it's crust, a marriage is only as good as it's trust. Going behind Wendy's back on a project that is obviously meaningful to her violates that trust. Wendy is a powerful woman, and it's your responsibility to nurture that, Marty. Not stifle it.

...

What the hell was that? Hey, Sue! What the hell was that?

MCMarriage Counselor

You told me to let her win a couple.

Small things. Small.

MCMarriage Counselor

I thought she was right.

I don't give a fuck.

MCMarriage Counselor

You're yelling at me.

Well, I'm angry, okay?

MCMarriage Counselor

Yes, Marty, you are. There is something deeper at play here. And I believe that you and Wendy can be happy...if you let me help you.

Save it. I'm not bribing you to make us happy.

[on the phone] Well, you closed down the new casino, Wendy.

I have a plan.

Plan. Yeah. Well, your plan is bleeding my money every day.

You've trusted me so far.

I don't trust you. I trust my opinion of you. So, please, the next time we talk, I want to hear that you closed this deal, and, Wendy... Well, if you can't get what you want with reason, then...

[inhales] ...you'll have to get it with force.

You don't ask this man the same question twice.

Well, Helen, I'm not asking a question. I'm telling you, as the person who directs these finances, we need to look for a short-term solution for our laundering problems.

And I am telling you, as his attorney, my client wants his new business clean. You're gonna have to find another way.

Tell me, is it your client's wish, or is it Wendy's?

Why would you ask that?

Well, because I don't think you understand how invested she is with your client.

Meaning what, precisely?

The only reason we can't move money through the Missouri Belle now is because of an audit that she brought down on us. Okay? Maybe she should talk to Navarro.

Her obsession with expansion, it's fucked us.

No, no, no, no. You fucked us, Marty. I've seen the warrant. Wendy didn't cause this audit. You did, when you decided to blow up a casino. Let's be plain. You played, you lost. I have no interest in looking at that any further. My interest is in moving forward as a team. Now, I assume that's not gonna be a problem. Is that gonna be a problem?

Shit. [sighing]

Breakfast?

Look, I know I kissed you last night, but I thought I was gonna fucking die.

This isn't about a kiss. I didn't see you eat for five days straight. And I was serious last night. My family shouldn't have dragged you into this.

I've only known you for five fucking minutes. I was a criminal long before Marty Byrde showed up with a bag full of cartel cash. So spare me your fucking pity. [gets in the car]

It's not pity. I just think you deserve better. I think you're pretty spectacular, to be honest. Now eat your burrito.

[pause, then Ruth lowers her window]

I prefer French toast sticks.

[on the phone] Wendy. How are you?

Better. Thank you.

It's been a very difficult time, I know, and I'm sorry that you had to go through it.

I appreciate that.

I think you're going to be very pleased because I have been thinking about the question you asked. "What's next?" Do you know what a charro is, Wendy?

Uh, cowboy?

A Mexican cowboy. And my grandfather, well...he was a charro, and nothing would impress him more to know that I was the proud owner of an American horse farm. And it would make a beautiful piece in the legitimate empire that you are building.

We can certainly start to look into that right away.

I have one in mind already. The best one in Kentucky. They're expecting a visit from you this afternoon, and, Wendy...uh, this is the one I want, so...you and Marty, you must get it for me. ¿Sí?

Of course.

Something is wrong. You're not happy.

No, I am. Very. I just-- I just have... I just want to know... Why did you let Marty come home?

Do you not want your husband back?

No, of course I did. We all did. It's just...We didn't pass your test.

Marty passed. I didn't know him, now I do, and you're very lucky, because he's just like me.

How so?

He wants to win.

Are you really okay? This doesn't feel like something you'd get over in a day.

Well, it was-- it was hell. I wasn't lying, and I-- I told the kids that, but, um... Wendy, this might have been the best thing that could have ever happened. I spent a decade afraid of something, and when it finally arrived, it wasn't at all what I thought it would be. And I wasn't who I thought I would be.

What does that mean?

It means you were right. Me burying my head in the sand wasn't gonna keep us safe, but I figured out what is.

What's that?

I'm gonna turn Agent Miller. I'm gonna put her in our pocket. That's what I told Navarro. That's what got me out.

The warrant is gonna expire in a couple of weeks. If we just wait it out, she'll be gone.

They're gonna keep coming back. That's what Maya said, that this is gonna be a long play for them.

"Maya"?

Yeah. Yeah, that's what she said. Years. We'll never know when the hammer's gonna fall, and she's very... she's very good. [laughs] I don't know if I can stay in front of her. But if we own her... all the anxiety goes away. Wendy, if you want safety, if you want to get the kids out, this is it. You hear me?

People...People don't just turn an FBI agent.

Right.

So why don't we just...take a breath...

What are you doing?

...be still.

Don't do that. You asked me to get involved, and this is what it looks like. This is me supporting you, Wendy.

[on the phone] Why didn't you tell me you wanted to butcher a horse?

How did you get this number, Wendy?

This was supposed to be a legitimate expansion. A legitimate business and you've just ruined it.

The horse is still alive. I own the farm. Everything about this is legitimate.

The horse is gravely damaged. The owner here is devastated. You've just undermined everything we've been working on. We're supposed to be partners.

Partners? No, no, no. You exist for me to use! What did you think, huh? That because you are American, you are not gonna get your hands dirty? Wendy, if I am at war, you're at war! We're not partners. I own you! And if you call me again like this, I will make sure that you remember that.

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