StartUp (2016) s02e05 Episode Script

Yo, our network manager needs to stay here for a bit.
I sort of floated him some cash.
Y'all keep it cool on our corners.
- We keep shit peaceful.
- Nigga, you trippin'.
We're here to talk about Isabelle.
She tried to shoot Alex.
- Please.
- I am not a babysitter.
It's not part of the deal.
- Does Wes live here? - I'm his daughter.
Stay away.
Live your goddamn life.
"Live my goddamn life"? - While you - Hey.
They already own GenCoin.
- If they own the dark web too - I know.
We would really like to talk about Guizer, but Who did you sell to? Axis.
Your friend, Alex Bell.
- ArakNet? - Yeah.
I think it's gonna be a pass for me.
I think ArakNet could be really something.
- Oh, cool.
I I appreciate that.
- Call me sometime.
Get him, Tou.
Blue ain't shit, dawg! Yeah! Beat this nigga out, Tou! Ronnie, you in there? I know it's only been a couple weeks, but if you need anything, whatever you need, we got you.
Maybe let's just give him some more space.
- But I cooked all this food.
- That's okay.
Just leave it here.
Hey.
So, um I made you some ropa vieja.
Probably tastes like shit, but I'm gonna leave it right here.
- Here, just - On your rug.
Leave it here so he doesn't step on it.
- Okay, whatever.
- It's on the chair, pal.
We love you.
Yeah, we're around, man.
What is it? Get Nick.
Nick! Nicky! - Hey, Nick.
- Huh? What? - What? - I'm sorry.
Hey, man, you gotta come see this.
Guizer's been online for six hours, and they've already got 4,000 users.
Jesus Christ, this up-down is super legit.
God, their decryption is insane.
- I know.
- Okay.
So if Stella's not gonna do it, who? We we could pay someone.
I don't But then again, if we had any money, I'd be using it to pay off your debts.
So What if we charged a subscription fee? No, no, no.
That's the kiss of death right there.
Our 1200 measly users would all bail.
- They're winning.
- Yeah.
They're about to have a monopoly on the dark net.
We need to go global.
I need to find a cryptographer that can compete with what Guizer's doing.
Rance, you need to talk to your guys, and I need nodes in every continent by next week.
Babe, nobody's gonna pick up the phone for me unless I have cash in hand.
Okay.
Okay.
I have an idea.
Let me try something.
Let me try and get that cash.
Give me a couple days.
- What? - What? Just trust me! Okay.
GenCoin has managed to procure the backing of seemingly every major player on the global tech stage.
How do you think Alex Bell and his associates over there at Axis have managed such a feat in this short period of time? - - I think what we're seeing here is a shift of priorities.
I mean, it's sort of baffling that the horse everybody wants to back right now is a currency that no one fully understands yet.
Guizer's at 5,000 already.
They're blowing up.
As we're having this conversation at this shitty table, they're blowing up.
Fuck! Queen, look, you have to stop thinking about it this way.
Think about IBM versus Apple, or MySpace versus Facebook.
Look, I know you're really concerned about being first, but maybe it just is about who's better.
I got an idea.
About the cipher.
What? How to write it? How to steal it.
How to what? The cipher from Guizer.
Okay.
So, that is a terrible idea.
It is, but I'm gonna need your help.
Babe, look.
I got enough problems right now.
And we agreed that I would help you out if you worked for me.
Yeah, but that's ridiculous.
It's corporate espionage.
So, do you work for me or no? Goddamn it.
Izzy, come on.
Do you work for me or no? Shit, Izzy.
Yes? Goddamn it.
No? Shit.
Mom? Mom? Mom, I want another turtle.
Elsie, sometimes it just doesn't work out.
- I want a turtle.
- Please stop - I want a - Goddamn it, Elsie! Stop it! What's goin' on? Tam? Yo, Ronnie.
It's Jules.
You know we got a dozen eyewitnesses? No one's talking.
The entire 'hood all holding out.
Three weeks now.
'Cause you told 'em to.
What difference do it make, Jules? Come on, Ronnie.
I ain't stupid.
If you go at this kid yourself, then I ain't gonna have a choice.
Then do what you gotta do, Jules.
You know, back in the day, I would've I would've been like, "Handle your business.
" You feel me? But it's a different time now.
Yeah.
It certainly is.
It certainly is.
It's stable enough for now.
But we've only been live 36 hours.
Every new user that joins the network, we notice a slight dip in the decryption speed.
It's imperceptible for now, yeah, but when we go from 14,000 users to 14 million, we're gonna feel that.
Everybody is gonna feel that.
Yeah, I thought I could get ahead of it with the patch I was writing.
The one that Alex took over.
Yeah.
One of my classes was basically about how to put on a sport coat.
The proper right way after a meeting.
- Like you've been doing it your whole life.
- Okay.
I'm not kidding.
That was pretty Oh! How to shake hands.
Firmly is the answer there.
There's a class on that? Yeah.
Pretty much.
Show me.
Okay.
All right.
The main thing, I I would like to impart to you is don't even No slack here.
- It's all from here, right.
- Okay.
And much more power, so you can move the elbow.
I will end you if you don't close the deal immediately.
Things like that, basically.
It's just it's about being - It's about being aggressive is the point.
- Is this us? Yeah, this is us.
You okay with this? Is it like your first date spot? Are we on a first date? Uh - I didn't know that.
- I'm wearing my date dress.
- Whoa.
Whoa.
- I don't know.
Oh! Slow down, 'cause I used to come here with my ex.
- Uh-huh.
- Uh - It's fancy.
- It is.
It's nice.
- It's expensive.
- Looks it.
Yeah.
Like her, actually.
Honestly, I really just want a greasy burger and a beer, so Um I know a place.
Let's get out of here.
Let's go.
Oh, wow.
This this is really good.
Mm-hmm.
Mm.
My dad used to take me here actually.
My mom was sort of a health nut and didn't really want us eating this, but every once in a while, my dad would tell her that I need some new clothes.
And we'd come here.
Well, wouldn't she ever wonder why you didn't come back with any clothes? I assume she knew.
I just, uh I think she was just happy we were getting the time.
Yeah.
My dad and I don't have a spot.
- No? - No.
No, he's always seen me as more of a um - I don't know.
Never mind.
Nothing.
- What? What? Listen, my dad and I, were, uh There was just nothing you could say that would Oh, I mean it's not that.
I just - I don't want you to think badly of him.
- Why? What does it matter? Well, if you're gonna be in business together.
I don't think we are gonna be in business together.
I think that ship has sailed.
Monica Cruz.
That's who you're gonna want to meet with.
I can get you in the room.
She was a huge VC back in the day when my dad nearly lost his ass in the tech bubble.
- Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
He had, like, one shot to cash out pretty legit, and Monica swept in and stole it from him.
He's hit her back a couple of times.
So I guarantee she can still taste blood.
Okay.
- What? - What? I didn't say anything.
Well, that's why you called.
To find out who my dad's enemies are? It's okay.
Why do you think I gave you my number? It's okay.
I'm here.
Shh.
You do what you gotta, baby.
You do what's gonna make you feel better.
Do what I gotta? That boy.
He killed our son.
It's time we make things right.
You gonna pretend like that ain't what you planning? I don't know what I'm planning.
You don't know what you planning? - When you ever not know? - Since right now, Tam.
- Since right now.
- He killed our son.
You put people down for way less, Ronnie.
Because you tell me to.
What in the hell is that supposed to mean? Them Towners last year.
Put down eight, five died.
I killed five people 'cause you scared of what Jey-Jey might do.
Just like you were in my ear about taking over the 'hood, - you becoming queen of Little Haiti.
- Don't, Ronnie.
- Tam - Uh-uh.
Don't do that.
Don't go there.
I see the way you eat that shit up when your girlfriend all look at ya, like you hot shit.
'Cause your man the man 'round here.
'Cause your son is the prince around here.
We all types of royalty up in here.
But none of that shit matter, do it, Tam? 'Cause our boy's dead.
We coulda got him outta here, Tam.
But he's dead.
So what you saying, Ronnie? It's my fault? All right, it'll take a minute to upload, so you'll have to keep him busy.
Jesus.
I think it'll be okay.
Yeah? Okay, all right.
Cool.
Hurry up.
Okay.
Don't fuck it up.
Here's your change.
- Good morning.
- Hello.
Top of the morning.
- How are ya? - How may I help you? Um, okay, I've got a bit of an order.
- Four cappuccinos.
Half caf.
- Sure.
Cappuccino - Two Earl Grey teas.
- All right.
Um, an Earl Grey latte, and one of those hibiscus drinks.
Okay.
Done.
That'll be $28.
25.
Okay.
Hmm - Gonna get your drinks started.
- Okay, great.
Thanks.
- Are these done? - Yeah.
Okay, good.
- Yes.
Here are your coffees.
- Thank you so much.
There you go.
And money.
I found cash.
- Do you need change? - No.
I think I'm okay.
Jesus Christ.
Hello.
Shit.
Yeah.
Jesus.
It says it uploaded.
He's never this early.
I really hope you're thirsty.
Eight lattes? One of them's a hibiscus.
Whoo! - Good morning.
- Hey.
The usual, right? - Uh, yeah.
- Okay.
Let's see.
That'll be $3.
00.
- GenCoin, right? - You know it.
- Bless you, Big Ronnie.
- Yeah, took.
Good, big dawg? What they do? You a'ight? I'm livin'.
Is it time to do? Bring him my way.
I'll take care of the rest.
- What's goin' on? - Problem with the network.
- Excuse me.
- Entry nodes keep bouncing the software.
It's like it can't get through its own firewall.
- It's a virus.
- Yep.
We're diagnosing it right now.
- Where did it come from? - Who knows, man.
- Uh, Nico? - Yeah.
Whoa.
Wait.
What is this? How'd you do this? Nothing.
I just dragged it into DOS.
- What is it? - Oh.
Oh, man.
- Alex Bell's Guizer.
- Yes.
Sounds a lot like ArakNet.
Well, I won't pretend.
ArakNet's very similar, however, uh, Guizer they have it wrong.
Alex Bell's got it wrong.
Okay.
Monica, Alex's smiling mug is the exact reason Guizer's gonna be nothing more than a fad.
All these users who are jumping aboard right now, they're craving a digital safe haven that is truly free, that is truly democratic.
Axis is a massive conglomerate.
It's not gonna be long before Guizer users are being marketed to by other corporations.
Uh, this is America, kiddo.
That's how it works.
Sure.
And, hey, when the internet was first invented, it didn't take long for dot-com to which is commercial to become the overwhelming domain username, because yes, you are right.
This is America.
But this is not 1999.
This is the new frontier.
And we are living in a post-truth era, and users, especially young ones, they trust no one.
Not governments, not media, and especially not corporations.
I am telling you, ArakNet, that is the future of the internet.
It is the digital Eden that the new generations are craving.
Say I was interested, how many other investors are on right now? What sort of share could I hold? Well, I mean, that sort of depends.
There's a lot circling the wagon, but I don't don't like to commit to too small an investment.
Um in lieu of a bigger fish.
Uh, for instance, Wes Chandler.
Currently trying to buy the whole pot, but I don't know.
I don't know.
Still keeping my eyes peeled for a better fit.
Old Wes is involved.
Well, not yet.
Like I said, looking for a better fit.
Hey there.
You have 2,000 active users just through word of mouth? Correct.
And you can tell what people are using the network for? So far? - Drugs, guns, rock and roll.
- So far.
I mean, hell.
BitCoin wouldn't be BitCoin without the Silk Road.
- Nope.
- The internet wouldn't even be invented if we weren't at war with somebody.
You wanna make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs.
How's the steak? Delicious.
How's the shrimp? Monica Cruz.
That was cute.
That was cute.
- Hey.
- Wow.
Took a page right out of my playbook.
I sure did.
Speaking of which you might wanna flip through that.
What the hell is this? It's the offer from Monica.
I guess I don't know, you thought this was gonna be easy? That you would sort of make me wait, and feel small and crawl back to you so you could low-ball me? These are great.
You don't wanna blow this, kid.
Open investigation with the feds? That's gonna make financing tricky.
I don't think I have to worry about that anymore.
She's not serious.
Maybe that's just how much she hates you.
Uno más? So good.
Yeah? I have a funny story about Isabelle Morales.
What took them so long? Sit up front.
You really screwed up this time, huh? You know the, uh, scorpion and the frog? - What? - The fable of the scorpion who wants to cross a river.
There's a scorpion who wants to cross a river, right? And, uh, he sees this frog.
And so he asks if he can get across the river by riding on the frog's back.
And the frog says, "No way, you're a scorpion! You'll sting me.
" The scorpion replies, "Well, why would I do that? I sting you, we'll both drown.
" - You following this? - Yeah.
So, anyway, the the frog says "Okay.
I guess you're right.
" He lets the scorpion get up on his back, but while they're crossing the river, all of a sudden the frog feels a sharp piercing in his spine.
And he knows what's happened, so with his final breath, he looks up at the scorpion, and says, "Why would you do that? Now we're both gonna drown.
" And the scorpion simply shrugs, and says "'Cause I'm a scorpion.
" So which one of us is that about? Hands up.
You can go now.
Phil.
Yeah? You can go.
Sure.
This way.
You are one crazy bitch, Izzy.
Fix it.
Fix what? What you did.
Fix it.
Oh.
That.
Right.
We're in.
Damn.
Fucked you guys up pretty good.
Do not fuck with me.
You understand? Fuck off.
Hmm.
Els at school? Yeah.
Just dropped her off.
Come inside.
So this is what we do.
What do you want me to do, Tam? Hold up, hold up.
You the one that asked me to do this, Tam.
I don't wanna be here.
But you still want me to, though, right? You want me to, right, Tam? Tam, look at him.
Tam! Look at him, Tam.
Tam, just look at him.
Please look at him.
Baby, look at him.
He killed our son.
Touie ain't here no more 'cause of him.
So, baby tell me what to do to make you feel better.
Tell me right now.
What you want me to do? Ronnie, please, please.
So you want me to cut him loose? 'Cause I'll untie him right now.
I'll send him on his way.
Is that what you want, Tam? No? So you want him to stay? Baby You want me to make this pain go away, right? - Please.
- You want me to make this feeling go away? Tam I need you to look me in my eye right now.
I need you to look me in my eye and tell me legit if this what you want.
Do you want me to kill this boy? I need you to say it.
Kill him.
What? Kill him.
Do it.
Do it! You're fucking twisted.
You're broken inside.
You heard Jules come in here.
He say if I kill this boy, I'm gonna spend the next 20 years of my life in jail.
That's what you want? That's what you want for Els? For all of us? No.
I didn't think No, Tam! You did not think.
You did not think! You just expect! Expecting! Expecting Ronnie to do how Ronnie do.
Like every other zoe in the 'hood! Expecting Ronnie to do how Ronnie do! Well, I'm through doing! You want to kill him, kill him.
That's on you.
If you wanna untie him, untie him.
You decide.
It's your choice.
Ronnie! Kill him! Where is she? What are you gonna do with her? She's just fixing what she broke.
That's all.
And then? Jesus Christ.
You can't do this.
Do what? I think you're being a little irrational right now, Alex.
All right.
I'm I'm outta here.
I'm not here.
- You're not where? - Here.
Here! Here, here.
At Axis.
I'm I'm not here.
Okay? Whatever you're gonna do, I wasn't here.
Okay.
I'm gonna finish the network patch in Greenwich.
Hey.
We got it.
- You tested it? - Yeah.
Griffin ran a hundred different network configurations, they all went through clean.
There's no virus left anywhere in the system? - Everything's clean? - Yeah.
- Get everyone back to work, Nico.
- Sounds good.
Bye.
Hmm.
Thank you, Isabelle.
We're done here.