(Side note: yes it is, but thats not the point).
Its why they can profit off of a space engineer dying, or a small town going bankrupt.
They have no leash, or if they do, its a seriously long one.
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Thats why Dollar Bill is so angry throughout this episode; his leash has been shortened.
If he doesnt keep their deals above board, he believes hes failed.
At least thats what he tells himself.
Its more likely that he just enjoys wielding his power.
Now, maybe that wouldnt be an issue in most cases, but Ari absolutelylovesdenying Bill his play.
She allows Bill and Ari to air their grievances but says they have to stop their divisive behavior.
Really, though, this is a meeting, in one way or another, about Chuck and Axe.
Axe knows that feeling, too.
The doc says that he disposed of the slide immediately, just as Axe instructed.
Wendy has no words for the plan caught, as ever, between Chuck and Axes own motivations.
The conversation goes nowhere, the widower refusing to accept Chucks story.
Thus, he gets the doctors name and sets up a clandestine nighttime meeting.
Bryan believes that Lawrence Boyd is the key to unlocking what happened.
Chuck comes clean to Kate, and that leads to her representing the Southern DistrictagainstBryan.
Theres Axe and Wags trying to set Ari straight, getting him to settle his feud with Dollar Bill.
And theres Dollar Bill being promised more trading freedom, though that doesnt stop him from destroying Aris Porsche.
Perhaps thats because the trial is more important than anything.
He listens to the doctors pitch.
Its simple, really: He wants $200 million from Axe.
The money he previously got he put into his foundation, into his work to cure cancer.
Now, he wants some money for himself and his family.
Axe, with an always-shrewd eye, doesnt believe the doc has suddenly had a change of heart.
The pivot is too swift for his liking.
Chucks in possession of the slide, and hes managed to get Bryan off his back.
Chuck is building a solid foundation for himself and for the case against Axelrod.
The question is: How long until it all begins to crumble?
