1 00:00:17,894 --> 00:00:22,398 Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas! 2 00:00:22,481 --> 00:00:24,525 Who's been naughty? 3 00:00:24,609 --> 00:00:26,819 It is dead centre on your brand. 4 00:00:26,903 --> 00:00:28,529 - Let's get a picture. - I love pictures. 5 00:00:28,613 --> 00:00:29,989 Hey. 6 00:00:31,532 --> 00:00:32,992 Smile. 7 00:00:34,577 --> 00:00:35,870 Another one. 8 00:00:51,886 --> 00:00:53,638 Oi, gorgeous. 9 00:00:53,721 --> 00:00:55,932 - Vodka soda, hold the soda. - Thank you. 10 00:00:56,015 --> 00:00:58,100 Drinks are free, but the food's bloody awful. 11 00:00:58,184 --> 00:00:59,894 Ahi tartare, for fuck's sakes. 12 00:00:59,977 --> 00:01:03,397 Okay. Just let me shake a few more hands, and then we'll be out of here... Whoa. 13 00:01:03,481 --> 00:01:06,442 Easy, tiger. I want you on your A game. 14 00:01:06,525 --> 00:01:08,236 A game? 15 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:09,820 You know, I like the sound of that. 16 00:01:09,904 --> 00:01:11,030 - Yeah? - Yeah. 17 00:01:11,113 --> 00:01:12,949 Merry Christmas. 18 00:01:14,242 --> 00:01:16,285 Becca. 19 00:01:16,369 --> 00:01:19,830 New senior director, digital marketing. 20 00:01:19,914 --> 00:01:22,833 - Yeah. How did you know? - I have my sources. 21 00:01:22,917 --> 00:01:25,628 And your nametag. 22 00:01:26,754 --> 00:01:28,589 Yes, that, too. 23 00:01:28,673 --> 00:01:30,800 - This is my husband, Billy. - Great to meet you. 24 00:01:30,883 --> 00:01:32,843 Billy Butcher. 25 00:01:32,927 --> 00:01:35,763 Becca, you handled my takeover, right? 26 00:01:35,846 --> 00:01:37,181 Yes, I did. 27 00:01:37,265 --> 00:01:38,933 - You saw it? - I loved it. 28 00:01:39,016 --> 00:01:41,269 - Wow, thank you. - No, thank you. 29 00:01:41,352 --> 00:01:43,896 - What'd you take over? - Vought's Twitter account. 30 00:01:43,980 --> 00:01:46,565 - Yeah. - Your brilliant wife here did all the work. 31 00:01:46,649 --> 00:01:49,235 She posted my photos, she wrote my messages. 32 00:01:49,318 --> 00:01:50,361 It was exceptional. 33 00:01:50,444 --> 00:01:54,740 All right, so they thought it was you up there, but it was really Becca. 34 00:01:54,824 --> 00:01:56,242 Bit deceptive, isn't it? 35 00:01:56,325 --> 00:01:59,578 No, Billy, that's what we do because Homelander's busy saving lives. 36 00:01:59,662 --> 00:02:02,081 It's okay, it's okay. It... You're right. 37 00:02:02,164 --> 00:02:03,291 It's a little dishonest, 38 00:02:03,416 --> 00:02:07,962 but I'm all thumbs when it comes to that kind of stuff, so leave it to the experts. 39 00:02:08,045 --> 00:02:10,423 Listen, I would love to talk to you 40 00:02:10,506 --> 00:02:13,092 about maybe quarterbacking the rest of my social media. 41 00:02:13,175 --> 00:02:15,136 - Seriously? - Absolutely. 42 00:02:15,219 --> 00:02:16,804 My dad, he always said, 43 00:02:16,887 --> 00:02:20,516 "Surround yourself with people smarter than you." 44 00:02:21,726 --> 00:02:24,312 Oh, my better half 45 00:02:24,395 --> 00:02:26,856 is wanting my attention, but maybe we could chat tomorrow. 46 00:02:26,939 --> 00:02:29,817 - That sounds wonderful. Thank you. - Thank you. 47 00:02:29,900 --> 00:02:31,152 Great to meet you, pal. 48 00:02:31,235 --> 00:02:33,362 Good to meet you. 49 00:02:33,446 --> 00:02:35,197 Love that accent. 50 00:02:37,450 --> 00:02:39,327 - Hello, beautiful. - Ready to go? 51 00:02:39,410 --> 00:02:41,078 How the fuck does he walk around 52 00:02:41,162 --> 00:02:43,205 in that sweaty fucking wetsuit all day long, 53 00:02:43,289 --> 00:02:45,583 balls mashed up against his leg like pancakes? 54 00:02:45,666 --> 00:02:47,126 - What? - You promised to behave. 55 00:02:47,209 --> 00:02:49,420 - Let's get the fuck out of here. - Yeah? 56 00:02:49,503 --> 00:02:50,963 Yeah. 57 00:03:02,433 --> 00:03:03,809 Hi. 58 00:04:12,503 --> 00:04:17,091 I didn't realise you were such a cigar aficionado. 59 00:04:17,174 --> 00:04:19,510 I really, I just... 60 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:23,722 I can't get enough of huge gross logs 61 00:04:23,806 --> 00:04:25,516 of filterless tobacco. 62 00:04:37,611 --> 00:04:39,947 This is all really nice. 63 00:04:42,950 --> 00:04:44,368 But... 64 00:04:45,286 --> 00:04:47,621 There is a "but" coming. 65 00:04:47,705 --> 00:04:49,915 Okay. 66 00:04:49,999 --> 00:04:54,253 But why did you bring me to a hotel? 67 00:04:54,336 --> 00:04:56,088 And not your place? 68 00:04:56,172 --> 00:04:59,341 Well, you know. I mean, yeah, sure, 69 00:04:59,425 --> 00:05:03,179 my Dad could make you some post-coital pizza rolls. 70 00:05:03,262 --> 00:05:07,766 I just figured this would be slightly less humiliating. 71 00:05:07,850 --> 00:05:09,351 Yeah, all right. 72 00:05:10,644 --> 00:05:12,855 Yeah. 73 00:05:12,938 --> 00:05:15,816 Yeah, very convincing. 74 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:17,943 You okay? What's going on? 75 00:05:19,570 --> 00:05:20,946 It's just... 76 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,118 I've never seen your place, or your job. 77 00:05:26,202 --> 00:05:28,746 You're kind of a mystery to me. 78 00:05:28,829 --> 00:05:31,624 That's hot, right? 79 00:05:31,707 --> 00:05:34,585 Look, you got to understand that my dad 80 00:05:34,668 --> 00:05:39,632 was nothing but corny jokes and expensive gifts, 81 00:05:39,715 --> 00:05:44,094 until he was gone, and all the money along with him. 82 00:05:45,721 --> 00:05:48,015 I know that that's not you, but... 83 00:05:49,975 --> 00:05:54,563 I need to know that the hotel is a nice thing 84 00:05:54,647 --> 00:05:57,107 and not a red-flag thing. 85 00:06:01,695 --> 00:06:03,197 I quit my job. 86 00:06:05,866 --> 00:06:07,368 I'm sorry, I... 87 00:06:07,451 --> 00:06:09,370 I really should've told you. 88 00:06:12,540 --> 00:06:16,669 After Robin, programming other people's remotes, 89 00:06:16,752 --> 00:06:19,338 it felt kind of pointless. 90 00:06:21,924 --> 00:06:24,885 And yeah, I mean, you can meet my dad, 91 00:06:24,969 --> 00:06:27,012 but you're gonna regret asking that. 92 00:06:31,892 --> 00:06:33,852 So everything's okay? 93 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:39,942 It's great. 94 00:06:42,194 --> 00:06:44,321 No red flags. 95 00:07:50,721 --> 00:07:55,184 Now, I know this is not as swanky as New York City, 96 00:07:55,267 --> 00:07:58,729 but to have a hero like you in a place like Sandusky, I mean, 97 00:07:58,812 --> 00:08:01,815 everyone down at the local branch is just tickled pink. 98 00:08:01,899 --> 00:08:04,610 - Yeah. - Now, we got Cedar Point, 99 00:08:04,693 --> 00:08:08,572 biggest roller-coaster park in the whole U.S. of A. 100 00:08:08,656 --> 00:08:11,909 We're just a couple short hours from Cleveland or Toledo. 101 00:08:11,992 --> 00:08:15,329 And Lake Erie? Right here, 102 00:08:15,412 --> 00:08:17,373 - if you want to swim. - Oh, yeah. 103 00:08:19,792 --> 00:08:20,793 There it is. 104 00:08:20,876 --> 00:08:22,503 - What's this? - That's your per diem. 105 00:08:22,586 --> 00:08:24,421 You get $75 a day. 106 00:08:24,505 --> 00:08:26,799 Grocery store, right down the street. 107 00:08:26,882 --> 00:08:29,009 To make my own food? 108 00:08:29,093 --> 00:08:30,552 There's a Dairy Queen, too. 109 00:08:30,636 --> 00:08:31,720 Like Blizzards and stuff? 110 00:08:31,804 --> 00:08:33,138 You betcha. 111 00:08:33,222 --> 00:08:34,682 Well... 112 00:08:34,765 --> 00:08:37,309 I mean, what about my crime itinerary? 113 00:08:37,393 --> 00:08:40,729 I think the best thing's just to get out there and put some points on the board. 114 00:08:40,813 --> 00:08:42,523 Not much crime in Sandusky. 115 00:08:42,606 --> 00:08:45,734 I mean, we're not a shithole like Akron. 116 00:08:46,735 --> 00:08:49,530 But if something comes up, we'll call. 117 00:08:50,406 --> 00:08:51,240 You'll call? 118 00:08:51,323 --> 00:08:53,575 - Absolutely. - Okay. 119 00:09:26,191 --> 00:09:29,528 - Oh, this is killing me. - Come on. 120 00:09:32,740 --> 00:09:34,783 Damn. 121 00:09:34,867 --> 00:09:36,243 Oh, no fucking way. 122 00:09:36,326 --> 00:09:40,414 You need 3,000 calories an hour, or you're gonna pass out. 123 00:09:40,497 --> 00:09:42,708 I can't do this shit, man. 124 00:09:43,751 --> 00:09:45,419 Tough shit. 125 00:09:45,502 --> 00:09:46,920 You heard the doc. 126 00:09:47,004 --> 00:09:49,882 Your heart is getting bigger, balls are getting smaller, 127 00:09:49,965 --> 00:09:51,383 your bone density's for shit. 128 00:09:51,467 --> 00:09:53,218 That Compound V shit is killing you. 129 00:09:53,302 --> 00:09:55,220 Hey. Don't even say it out loud, all right? 130 00:09:55,304 --> 00:09:58,557 - You don't know shit about it. - I don't want to know. 131 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,435 And you're done, okay? No more fucking around. 132 00:10:01,518 --> 00:10:03,604 Did you see my last time out there? 133 00:10:03,687 --> 00:10:06,356 Sioux City's got a fucking faster runner than me. 134 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,901 Then no more club openings and commercial shoots. 135 00:10:08,984 --> 00:10:10,986 Okay? None of that shit. We train. 136 00:10:11,069 --> 00:10:12,070 Back to the basics. 137 00:10:12,154 --> 00:10:15,824 Nobody gets it back at my age. 138 00:10:15,908 --> 00:10:20,287 I'm gonna be a freak show like Ben Johnson racing against horses. 139 00:10:21,371 --> 00:10:23,540 At least you'll still be breathing. 140 00:10:27,836 --> 00:10:29,129 Shit. 141 00:10:29,213 --> 00:10:32,382 - I got to go. - Where? 142 00:10:40,599 --> 00:10:43,977 - What's going on? - I missed you guys. 143 00:10:44,061 --> 00:10:46,855 Just wanted to see your smiling faces. 144 00:10:48,106 --> 00:10:49,566 Take a seat, buddy. 145 00:10:53,737 --> 00:10:57,324 And, truth be known, I felt like we were overdue 146 00:10:57,407 --> 00:10:59,618 a little heart-to-heart. 147 00:10:59,701 --> 00:11:03,664 A rap session, maybe a little tough love. 148 00:11:03,747 --> 00:11:06,041 What's that supposed to mean? 149 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,045 It means that lately, 150 00:11:10,128 --> 00:11:14,508 some of you have been a little out of sorts. 151 00:11:16,593 --> 00:11:18,303 Erratic. 152 00:11:18,387 --> 00:11:20,013 Unreliable. 153 00:11:20,097 --> 00:11:23,100 Downright sloppy. 154 00:11:24,059 --> 00:11:26,812 Not you, Noir. You've been great. 155 00:11:26,895 --> 00:11:28,939 But the rest of you... 156 00:11:30,816 --> 00:11:34,945 It is fair to say that I am disappointed. 157 00:11:36,446 --> 00:11:39,032 Got to keep your eye on the ball, guys. 158 00:11:39,116 --> 00:11:41,326 The enemies are storming the gates. 159 00:11:41,410 --> 00:11:45,622 I mean, we're not even the Seven anymore, we're down to five. 160 00:11:45,706 --> 00:11:47,457 We're dropping like fucking flies, 161 00:11:47,541 --> 00:11:51,837 but at least now I know why. 162 00:11:56,842 --> 00:11:58,218 Why...? 163 00:11:59,928 --> 00:12:02,014 Is this a joke? Why is Hughie up there? 164 00:12:02,097 --> 00:12:03,765 I don't understand. Who is this guy? 165 00:12:03,849 --> 00:12:06,101 This guy is Hugh Campbell. 166 00:12:06,184 --> 00:12:09,438 He and Starlight are going steady. 167 00:12:10,439 --> 00:12:13,692 He's also one of the guys who killed Translucent. 168 00:12:13,775 --> 00:12:15,402 Wait, what? 169 00:12:15,485 --> 00:12:20,908 As well as blackmailing Mesmer, Ezekiel, Popclaw 170 00:12:20,991 --> 00:12:22,701 - and God knows who else. - Popclaw? 171 00:12:22,784 --> 00:12:26,038 No. No, no, no. You... That is insane. 172 00:12:26,121 --> 00:12:29,958 Starlight, sticks and stones won't break my bones, 173 00:12:30,042 --> 00:12:32,127 - but words... - No, sir. 174 00:12:33,295 --> 00:12:36,298 I'm sorry. I wasn't... 175 00:12:36,381 --> 00:12:38,884 It's just, he's not... 176 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:40,427 I mean, why would he do that? 177 00:12:40,510 --> 00:12:43,138 Good question. A-Train, over to you. 178 00:12:44,723 --> 00:12:46,141 - What? - Oh, boy. 179 00:12:46,224 --> 00:12:49,227 That little egg of yours is still scrambled, huh? 180 00:12:51,647 --> 00:12:52,898 How about now? 181 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:56,860 Oh, shit. 182 00:12:56,944 --> 00:12:58,320 I know this guy. 183 00:12:58,403 --> 00:13:01,698 You did smash through his girlfriend, so I should hope so. 184 00:13:01,782 --> 00:13:05,035 Robin something or other. 185 00:13:05,118 --> 00:13:09,831 I remember now, I've seen him outside of Popclaw's place. 186 00:13:09,915 --> 00:13:12,000 He was all in my face. 187 00:13:13,585 --> 00:13:16,088 - You're fucking this guy? - Okay, slow down. 188 00:13:16,171 --> 00:13:18,632 I don't know what's going on, 189 00:13:18,715 --> 00:13:21,885 but Hughie is not capable of anything close to this. 190 00:13:21,969 --> 00:13:24,554 Well, that is true, actually. That's very true. 191 00:13:24,638 --> 00:13:29,059 He is just a man and, by the looks of it, not much of one. 192 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:31,520 But... But hear me out. 193 00:13:31,603 --> 00:13:33,605 What if he was helped? 194 00:13:35,399 --> 00:13:37,859 Say someone, 195 00:13:37,943 --> 00:13:39,486 I don't know, 196 00:13:39,569 --> 00:13:41,571 got him in to see Ezekiel 197 00:13:42,614 --> 00:13:44,116 and got rid of the Deep. 198 00:13:44,199 --> 00:13:46,702 No. Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on. 199 00:13:46,785 --> 00:13:49,913 Keep those hands down by your sides, missy. 200 00:13:53,834 --> 00:13:55,544 Sit down. 201 00:14:03,051 --> 00:14:05,929 Now... I know 202 00:14:06,013 --> 00:14:08,557 that you want to make this whole Deep thing 203 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:10,267 an "All the single ladies" moment. 204 00:14:10,350 --> 00:14:12,352 Power, right? 205 00:14:12,436 --> 00:14:18,191 But really, what you've done is pulled off every criminal's wet dream. 206 00:14:18,275 --> 00:14:21,903 I mean, the Seven is down by two. 207 00:14:21,987 --> 00:14:24,698 I just can't help noticing that it all started 208 00:14:24,781 --> 00:14:27,617 when you came along, which makes me wonder, 209 00:14:27,701 --> 00:14:29,745 which one of us is next? 210 00:14:30,829 --> 00:14:32,039 You bitch. 211 00:14:32,122 --> 00:14:35,208 - I didn't do anything. - Enough! 212 00:14:35,292 --> 00:14:37,753 We're a different fucking breed. 213 00:14:37,836 --> 00:14:39,421 We shine with the golden light 214 00:14:39,504 --> 00:14:43,258 of providence, but you, you've been helping these 215 00:14:43,341 --> 00:14:45,927 fucking mud people 216 00:14:46,011 --> 00:14:47,929 - to go against us. - No. 217 00:14:48,013 --> 00:14:51,183 Shut your fucking mouth, young lady. 218 00:14:53,518 --> 00:14:55,395 If you were in my position... 219 00:14:58,398 --> 00:15:00,400 what would you do to you? 220 00:15:02,110 --> 00:15:03,862 Homelander, that's enough. 221 00:15:03,945 --> 00:15:06,156 You got something to add, Maeve? 222 00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:10,035 She didn't know. 223 00:15:10,118 --> 00:15:13,080 Well, she stinks of adrenaline 224 00:15:13,163 --> 00:15:15,290 and her heart's beating like a little rabbit. 225 00:15:15,373 --> 00:15:18,293 The only thing she's guilty of is being fucking stupid. 226 00:15:18,376 --> 00:15:21,546 She obviously fell for this Hugh Campbell guy 227 00:15:21,630 --> 00:15:23,673 and he's pumping her for information, 228 00:15:23,757 --> 00:15:26,218 so back off, leave her alone. 229 00:15:35,477 --> 00:15:36,478 Starlight, 230 00:15:36,561 --> 00:15:38,855 you must be something special. 231 00:15:40,732 --> 00:15:44,152 I can't remember the last time Maeve gave a shit... 232 00:15:44,236 --> 00:15:45,779 Well, gave a shit about anyone, 233 00:15:45,862 --> 00:15:47,614 really. 234 00:15:57,874 --> 00:16:00,210 And if I say no? 235 00:16:01,753 --> 00:16:03,296 Come on. 236 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,758 I got this. 237 00:16:06,842 --> 00:16:09,636 It's you and me, 238 00:16:09,719 --> 00:16:11,304 remember? 239 00:16:17,102 --> 00:16:20,063 Don't say I never do anything for you. 240 00:16:23,567 --> 00:16:25,443 All right. 241 00:16:25,527 --> 00:16:29,197 You want her, you got her. She's your responsibility now. 242 00:16:29,281 --> 00:16:32,742 I just hope you're right about her, for both your sakes. 243 00:16:34,536 --> 00:16:36,371 Class dismissed. 244 00:16:49,050 --> 00:16:50,343 Look at this. 245 00:16:50,427 --> 00:16:52,470 Oh, no. You don't stir, 246 00:16:52,554 --> 00:16:55,015 you fold. Like this. 247 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:59,186 Now, that's what makes them spongy. 248 00:17:00,187 --> 00:17:01,479 Here you go. 249 00:17:09,321 --> 00:17:11,406 She wants to know where you were. 250 00:17:11,489 --> 00:17:13,617 That's a compelling fucking question. 251 00:17:16,661 --> 00:17:19,080 - Hey, can we talk? - That's what we're doing, isn't it? 252 00:17:19,164 --> 00:17:20,874 No, I mean... 253 00:17:20,957 --> 00:17:24,127 There ain't no secrets here, son. Spit it out. 254 00:17:24,211 --> 00:17:26,504 Stop being an asshole, just talk to the guy. 255 00:17:26,588 --> 00:17:29,424 Hughie doesn't mind. Do you, Hughie? 256 00:17:32,469 --> 00:17:36,765 Okay, fine. I don't think I can do this anymore. 257 00:17:37,724 --> 00:17:40,894 - Do what? - This. 258 00:17:40,977 --> 00:17:43,813 I mean, Vought, whatever with Kimiko, 259 00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:45,649 it's awful, and you got to stop it, 260 00:17:45,732 --> 00:17:48,360 - but I can't. - Right. 261 00:17:48,443 --> 00:17:52,822 You just want to kick back, drink a few Mai Tais, and let us do all the work, is that it? 262 00:17:52,906 --> 00:17:55,784 I managed to go my whole life without seeing someone die horribly, 263 00:17:55,867 --> 00:17:58,370 and now I'm up to about a half dozen, so I think I'm good. 264 00:17:58,453 --> 00:18:01,373 Please. You're a fucking killer, Hughie, 265 00:18:01,456 --> 00:18:03,500 just like the rest of us. 266 00:18:04,501 --> 00:18:06,628 Now, why don't you stop pissing around 267 00:18:06,711 --> 00:18:09,339 and tell everybody what this is really all about? 268 00:18:09,422 --> 00:18:11,925 - Yeah? - Fine. 269 00:18:12,926 --> 00:18:14,594 - Annie. Okay? - Fuck. 270 00:18:14,678 --> 00:18:16,554 It's about Annie. 271 00:18:19,891 --> 00:18:22,435 Fucking finally. 272 00:18:22,519 --> 00:18:25,772 He's been sneaking off to give her one at Lincoln Grand. 273 00:18:25,855 --> 00:18:28,149 - You've been following me? - Like you gave me a choice. 274 00:18:28,233 --> 00:18:30,694 She doesn't know anything. I'm not gonna tell her anything. 275 00:18:30,777 --> 00:18:32,070 - We'll just... - Just what? 276 00:18:32,153 --> 00:18:34,155 Fuck off to Epcot? The Hamptons? 277 00:18:34,239 --> 00:18:37,367 - Maybe pump out a few flying babies? - No. I... I don't know. 278 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:39,536 No, you don't know because you ain't thinking, 279 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:43,081 - except with your dick. - You're wrong about her. 280 00:18:43,164 --> 00:18:45,542 That bitch is fucking playing you, 281 00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:47,419 and you're too fucking blind to see it. 282 00:18:47,502 --> 00:18:50,505 So better to be loyal to a dead woman who doesn't know and doesn't care? 283 00:18:50,588 --> 00:18:52,799 How's that working out for you? 284 00:19:12,610 --> 00:19:14,738 - Hey, Dad. - Hey, Hughie. 285 00:19:14,821 --> 00:19:16,281 Long time no talk. 286 00:19:16,364 --> 00:19:18,742 You know, I've been thinking about you a lot lately. 287 00:19:18,825 --> 00:19:21,661 - Who's this? - I thought you would recognise my voice. 288 00:19:21,745 --> 00:19:24,873 You spend so much time obsessing about me, am I right? 289 00:19:24,956 --> 00:19:27,751 - Say hi to your baby boy, Dad. - Hey, hey, hey, Hughie. 290 00:19:27,834 --> 00:19:30,128 Why is he here? He says you're in some kind of trouble. 291 00:19:30,211 --> 00:19:32,297 Dad, are you okay? 292 00:19:32,380 --> 00:19:33,506 Oh, okay. 293 00:19:33,590 --> 00:19:37,093 He's fine. Remington Steele's almost on. 294 00:19:37,177 --> 00:19:38,470 A-Train, listen to me. 295 00:19:38,553 --> 00:19:41,931 Oh, shit, if he's burned, then I'm fucked. 296 00:19:42,015 --> 00:19:45,060 He's on fucking Medicaid. He's harmless. Let him go. 297 00:19:45,143 --> 00:19:48,772 - My place is burned. They've got me. - Oh, my God. 298 00:19:48,855 --> 00:19:51,024 Get your ass over here in 20 minutes, 299 00:19:51,107 --> 00:19:53,318 or I'm gonna burst through him like a fucking piñata, 300 00:19:53,401 --> 00:19:55,653 do you understand me? Just like I did your girlfriend. 301 00:19:55,737 --> 00:19:56,988 - Yeah. Got it. - And, Hughie, 302 00:19:57,072 --> 00:20:01,951 alone. If I catch a whiff, a whiff of one of your little asshole friends... 303 00:20:02,035 --> 00:20:03,370 I got it. 304 00:20:04,287 --> 00:20:06,623 All my bank accounts are frozen and flagged. 305 00:20:06,706 --> 00:20:09,501 Monique, listen, when you get this, 306 00:20:09,584 --> 00:20:12,087 leave the house immediately. Lay low and call me. 307 00:20:12,170 --> 00:20:15,757 - Well, I hope she was fucking worth it. - It's not Annie. She doesn't know. 308 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,134 - I'm gonna fucking do her in. - The hell you will! 309 00:20:18,218 --> 00:20:21,846 Hey, hold on. She doesn't know. It wasn't her. She's never seen me before. 310 00:20:21,930 --> 00:20:24,974 Not once, not ever. So how did I get burned? 311 00:20:27,936 --> 00:20:32,649 Mesmer. You fucking idiots had to go to Mesmer. 312 00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:34,567 Fuck me. 313 00:20:37,821 --> 00:20:39,614 Thank you. 314 00:20:39,697 --> 00:20:42,409 That was not smart, to sleep with her. 315 00:20:52,669 --> 00:20:54,462 - Hughie. - Dad. 316 00:20:56,673 --> 00:20:58,299 He's acting strange. 317 00:20:58,383 --> 00:21:00,301 You know, real jumpy. 318 00:21:00,385 --> 00:21:02,387 - Where is he? - I don't know, he... 319 00:21:02,470 --> 00:21:04,139 Right here, sport. 320 00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:07,976 Look what I got. 321 00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:12,939 Special 2016 Comic-Con edition? 322 00:21:13,022 --> 00:21:14,941 What, they make, like, a few hundred of these? 323 00:21:15,024 --> 00:21:17,444 Watch out, A-Train's coming. 324 00:21:17,527 --> 00:21:19,904 You were a fan! 325 00:21:19,988 --> 00:21:22,615 You were a fan, and not, like, a dabbler, no, 326 00:21:22,699 --> 00:21:24,826 you were Super Fan 99. 327 00:21:24,909 --> 00:21:28,329 - Excuse me, sir. What is this about? - Shut the fuck up. 328 00:21:28,413 --> 00:21:30,748 Dad, it's gonna be okay. Hey. 329 00:21:30,832 --> 00:21:31,958 I came alone. 330 00:21:32,792 --> 00:21:34,878 You let him go. 331 00:21:36,296 --> 00:21:37,922 Alone, huh? 332 00:21:39,549 --> 00:21:41,593 You really did come alone. 333 00:21:41,676 --> 00:21:44,262 Next time... There's not gonna be a next time, but next time, 334 00:21:44,345 --> 00:21:48,183 have at least a few cards up your sleeve. 335 00:21:48,266 --> 00:21:51,478 Okay. You mean... You mean, like this? 336 00:21:54,189 --> 00:21:57,817 - Jonesing for a little jet fuel? - What is that? 337 00:21:57,901 --> 00:22:00,778 - I don't know what that shit is. - Oh, you don't? 338 00:22:00,862 --> 00:22:03,531 So you don't mind if I do this. 339 00:22:03,615 --> 00:22:04,657 - No, fuck! - What? 340 00:22:04,741 --> 00:22:07,076 - What the fuck is wrong with you? - I have a bigger dose. 341 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:10,246 I have a real dose hidden somewhere outside. Let him go, I hand it over, 342 00:22:10,330 --> 00:22:12,707 then you can do whatever you want with me. 343 00:22:12,790 --> 00:22:15,418 Now tell me what's better, the rush or knowing that, 344 00:22:15,502 --> 00:22:18,171 as long as you take it, you'll be the fastest? 345 00:22:26,554 --> 00:22:28,431 If you try anything, 346 00:22:28,515 --> 00:22:31,100 I can catch up to dear old Daddy in a millisecond. 347 00:22:31,184 --> 00:22:32,977 - Dad, time to go. - Not without you. 348 00:22:33,061 --> 00:22:36,022 - I'll be right behind you. - I am not leaving you with him, all right. 349 00:22:36,105 --> 00:22:38,858 - You're just a kid. You're my kid. - Dad. 350 00:22:40,652 --> 00:22:44,113 I'll be all right. I got this. 351 00:22:47,033 --> 00:22:48,409 Go. 352 00:22:53,873 --> 00:22:57,001 All right, where is it? 353 00:22:57,085 --> 00:23:01,714 You know, this shit must be pretty good 354 00:23:01,798 --> 00:23:03,800 if it's worth running through a human being for. 355 00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:06,052 Oh, my God, man, that was an accident. 356 00:23:06,135 --> 00:23:09,138 - Where the fuck is the V? - That accident had a name. 357 00:23:09,222 --> 00:23:11,099 And what about Popclaw? 358 00:23:11,182 --> 00:23:13,101 She had a name, too. 359 00:23:13,184 --> 00:23:14,769 Charlotte! 360 00:23:16,521 --> 00:23:19,774 The only good thing in my life is gone now. 361 00:23:19,857 --> 00:23:22,610 What is this, man? I kill your girlfriend and you kill mine? 362 00:23:22,694 --> 00:23:25,947 - I didn't kill your girlfriend. - You used her. 363 00:23:26,030 --> 00:23:27,907 You put her in danger, 364 00:23:27,991 --> 00:23:30,743 and then you threw her out like she was fucking garbage. 365 00:23:31,869 --> 00:23:34,497 How does this not all start with you, Hughie? 366 00:23:34,581 --> 00:23:37,875 The only difference between you and me is that I made a mistake. 367 00:23:37,959 --> 00:23:41,421 The shit that you did was on purpose. 368 00:23:41,504 --> 00:23:43,006 So who's worse? 369 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:47,260 You bitch! 370 00:23:47,343 --> 00:23:50,638 You know, you're right. It would've been stupid to come alone. 371 00:23:56,728 --> 00:23:58,980 Monique, it's not safe here anymore. We got to go. 372 00:23:59,063 --> 00:24:04,319 You swore to me and to Jesus Christ that you were done with Billy Butcher. 373 00:24:04,402 --> 00:24:06,112 I get it. Everything Butcher touches 374 00:24:06,195 --> 00:24:08,281 - turns to flaming hot shit. - I ain't blaming him. 375 00:24:08,364 --> 00:24:10,908 Last I checked, you're a grown-ass man. 376 00:24:10,992 --> 00:24:14,704 It's my fault, okay? 377 00:24:14,787 --> 00:24:16,122 But we can't do this right now. 378 00:24:16,205 --> 00:24:18,583 - You put us in danger without thinking twice. - Monique... 379 00:24:18,666 --> 00:24:19,834 Daddy! 380 00:24:21,044 --> 00:24:23,546 Hey, baby, come here. Give me a hug. 381 00:24:24,964 --> 00:24:27,842 - What have you been up to? - I was drawing you a picture. 382 00:24:27,925 --> 00:24:29,719 You were? Can I see? 383 00:24:29,802 --> 00:24:32,722 Oh, my goodness, this is beautiful. 384 00:24:32,805 --> 00:24:34,557 Thank you, baby. 385 00:24:34,641 --> 00:24:38,144 Janine, honey, Daddy's gonna take us on a sleepover. 386 00:24:38,227 --> 00:24:39,771 Can you help Mommy pack your toys? 387 00:24:39,854 --> 00:24:41,689 - Good girl. - Baby, we're running late. 388 00:24:41,773 --> 00:24:44,067 We don't have time to pack toys. 389 00:24:44,150 --> 00:24:46,027 We got to go. 390 00:24:46,110 --> 00:24:49,489 I knew you'd vote your conscience, senator. 391 00:24:49,572 --> 00:24:50,948 Thank you. 392 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:53,368 Goodbye. 393 00:24:56,329 --> 00:24:57,705 Three votes to go. 394 00:25:00,041 --> 00:25:02,085 And the B.A. guys 395 00:25:02,168 --> 00:25:04,337 said that the Pentagon is shelling out 396 00:25:04,420 --> 00:25:07,382 $35 billion on the low end. 397 00:25:07,465 --> 00:25:10,927 - That puts us ahead of Lockheed. - Amazing. 398 00:25:11,010 --> 00:25:14,931 That's incredible. Edgar must be thrilled. 399 00:25:15,014 --> 00:25:16,891 Fuck Edgar. 400 00:25:17,892 --> 00:25:21,771 We did this, you and me. This is about us. 401 00:25:24,982 --> 00:25:27,652 Hey, do you remember that marketing girl? 402 00:25:27,735 --> 00:25:29,237 Ashley? 403 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,281 I'm sorry, I had to fire her, she... 404 00:25:32,365 --> 00:25:35,827 No. No, no, no. Seven, eight years ago. 405 00:25:35,910 --> 00:25:36,828 Becca. 406 00:25:38,538 --> 00:25:41,874 - Becca? Becca Butcher. - Yes. That's it. 407 00:25:43,418 --> 00:25:44,961 Yeah, her. 408 00:25:46,337 --> 00:25:47,672 What about her? 409 00:25:48,715 --> 00:25:50,299 Well, she's missing. 410 00:25:51,342 --> 00:25:53,261 What do you mean, missing? 411 00:25:53,344 --> 00:25:57,807 I mean missing, as in missing, presumed dead. 412 00:25:58,850 --> 00:26:02,353 Yeah. I looked at her file, and the cops think it was suicide. 413 00:26:03,604 --> 00:26:05,940 Yeah, it seems her husband... 414 00:26:06,023 --> 00:26:07,900 Well, he got pretty riled up. 415 00:26:09,026 --> 00:26:10,570 William Butcher. 416 00:26:13,990 --> 00:26:16,033 Am I supposed to know his name? 417 00:26:16,117 --> 00:26:19,078 No. Not specifically, but... 418 00:26:20,371 --> 00:26:24,083 I was just wondering if you knew what happened to her. 419 00:26:24,167 --> 00:26:26,335 No, I just assumed that she quit. 420 00:26:26,419 --> 00:26:28,546 Quit? 421 00:26:28,629 --> 00:26:31,507 Is there any particular reason 422 00:26:31,591 --> 00:26:34,135 why you are asking all of these questions? 423 00:26:34,218 --> 00:26:37,221 No, no. I'm just... curious. 424 00:26:37,305 --> 00:26:39,891 It's interesting, right? I mean, it's... 425 00:26:39,974 --> 00:26:42,852 Yeah. Yeah, it's definitely sad. 426 00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:45,229 Yeah. Yes, very. 427 00:26:47,398 --> 00:26:49,609 You know, I was thinking that maybe 428 00:26:49,692 --> 00:26:53,863 I could get Maria to stay late with the baby and... 429 00:26:55,031 --> 00:26:58,868 maybe we could order in... 430 00:27:00,203 --> 00:27:03,414 and catch up. Just me and you. 431 00:27:06,375 --> 00:27:08,753 You know what? That sounds amazing. 432 00:27:11,923 --> 00:27:14,133 But you go be a mommy. 433 00:27:23,810 --> 00:27:27,146 I'm telling you, you're gonna love it here. 434 00:27:27,230 --> 00:27:29,232 You like roller coasters? 435 00:27:29,315 --> 00:27:31,067 I'm more of a water park guy. 436 00:27:31,150 --> 00:27:34,445 Well, Cedar Point's got both. 437 00:27:44,914 --> 00:27:46,457 You first. 438 00:27:50,711 --> 00:27:52,547 Well, most girls like the suit. 439 00:27:52,630 --> 00:27:54,590 Well, I'm not most girls. 440 00:27:56,217 --> 00:27:58,803 Is it true what they say? 441 00:27:59,929 --> 00:28:01,222 Come on, baby. 442 00:28:01,305 --> 00:28:03,432 I got you here in the flesh. 443 00:28:03,516 --> 00:28:04,809 I gotta see it. 444 00:28:04,892 --> 00:28:06,227 Please? 445 00:28:08,396 --> 00:28:12,358 I don't... I don't look like everyone else. 446 00:28:12,441 --> 00:28:14,360 That's what I'm counting on. 447 00:28:18,614 --> 00:28:19,824 All right. 448 00:28:30,126 --> 00:28:32,879 Oh, look at those gills. 449 00:28:32,962 --> 00:28:35,590 Oh, my God, that's so fucked up. 450 00:28:36,591 --> 00:28:40,177 Hey, can... Can we just... 451 00:28:40,261 --> 00:28:41,929 Be gentle, be gentle. 452 00:28:42,013 --> 00:28:44,557 It's tender. Oh, God. 453 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:48,603 Okay. That hurts. Stop, stop, stop. 454 00:28:48,686 --> 00:28:51,022 - Stop, stop. Stop.. - Come on, it's just my pinkie. 455 00:28:51,105 --> 00:28:52,815 No, I said it hurt. 456 00:28:56,485 --> 00:28:59,113 All right, look, I think maybe you should go. 457 00:29:00,615 --> 00:29:03,367 I'm not going anywhere, you little fucking freak. 458 00:29:04,869 --> 00:29:06,370 Lay back. 459 00:29:07,955 --> 00:29:10,374 I said, lay back. 460 00:29:10,458 --> 00:29:11,500 God. 461 00:29:11,584 --> 00:29:14,712 Oh, my God. Oh, God. 462 00:29:14,795 --> 00:29:16,255 Oh, yeah. You like that? 463 00:29:16,339 --> 00:29:18,591 Oh, you little fucking freak. 464 00:29:18,674 --> 00:29:22,136 Oh, you like getting your fucking gills fingered? 465 00:29:22,219 --> 00:29:24,805 Oh, God. 466 00:29:27,016 --> 00:29:28,142 Oh, God. 467 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,581 Having a good growler, are we? 468 00:30:36,836 --> 00:30:37,753 How did you...? 469 00:30:37,837 --> 00:30:41,507 I stuck a little bug on you back at that shithole of yours. 470 00:30:41,590 --> 00:30:44,510 Because, you know, fuck you. 471 00:30:44,593 --> 00:30:46,470 No... 472 00:30:46,554 --> 00:30:47,972 What did you expect me to do? 473 00:30:48,055 --> 00:30:49,974 It was Homelander. 474 00:30:51,976 --> 00:30:53,894 You got to talk to me. 475 00:30:55,312 --> 00:30:59,734 Wait, wait. No. I can help you. 476 00:31:00,484 --> 00:31:02,194 Becca? 477 00:31:10,286 --> 00:31:11,287 Your wife. 478 00:31:11,370 --> 00:31:13,289 She's missing? 479 00:31:14,290 --> 00:31:15,541 I can help you find her. 480 00:31:44,361 --> 00:31:46,739 Please, I have a daughter! No! 481 00:32:10,221 --> 00:32:11,889 Don't want none, fuck off. 482 00:32:11,972 --> 00:32:13,766 I'm here about your wife. 483 00:32:16,602 --> 00:32:18,104 I believe this was a few days 484 00:32:18,187 --> 00:32:21,023 after you met Homelander at that Christmas party? 485 00:32:31,575 --> 00:32:34,411 She was alone with him for three hours. 486 00:32:52,096 --> 00:32:56,392 Not long after that, Rebecca went missing and has remained so ever since. 487 00:32:56,475 --> 00:33:00,271 One way or another, Mr Butcher, I believe Homelander was involved. 488 00:33:01,438 --> 00:33:02,940 Homelander? 489 00:33:04,817 --> 00:33:06,777 But he's a fucking superhero. 490 00:33:08,362 --> 00:33:10,781 You wouldn't believe what they get up to. 491 00:33:15,828 --> 00:33:17,580 Who the fuck are you? 492 00:33:20,249 --> 00:33:21,917 My name is Mallory. 493 00:33:23,377 --> 00:33:26,547 I'm the person who can get you payback. 494 00:33:40,186 --> 00:33:41,896 Who's calling? 495 00:33:45,274 --> 00:33:46,108 Nobody. 496 00:33:51,989 --> 00:33:54,325 Listen, if you... 497 00:33:55,618 --> 00:33:59,538 If you want to talk, I suppose we... 498 00:33:59,622 --> 00:34:00,915 No. 499 00:34:03,667 --> 00:34:06,420 But would it kill you to make me one of those? 500 00:34:13,302 --> 00:34:15,304 You know, I had someone once. 501 00:34:16,305 --> 00:34:19,808 We were gonna get away, start a family. 502 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:22,895 So what happened? 503 00:34:27,066 --> 00:34:28,442 Well... 504 00:34:28,525 --> 00:34:31,904 Everyone always asks, 505 00:34:31,987 --> 00:34:35,115 what's our special weakness? 506 00:34:35,199 --> 00:34:36,992 Gamma rays? 507 00:34:37,076 --> 00:34:38,953 Iron daggers? 508 00:34:39,036 --> 00:34:42,081 Some ridiculous, stupid thing? 509 00:34:43,582 --> 00:34:45,167 The truth is... 510 00:34:46,210 --> 00:34:48,921 our weakness is the same as anyone's. 511 00:34:51,006 --> 00:34:52,299 It's people. 512 00:34:53,425 --> 00:34:55,344 The people we care about. 513 00:34:56,679 --> 00:35:00,057 So I say, cut them loose. 514 00:35:01,392 --> 00:35:03,560 For your good and for theirs. 515 00:35:04,561 --> 00:35:07,314 That way you're really bullet-proof. 516 00:35:30,337 --> 00:35:31,630 What's up, man? 517 00:35:32,715 --> 00:35:34,883 How'd you end up here? 518 00:35:34,967 --> 00:35:37,344 Oh, tell me about it. 519 00:35:38,345 --> 00:35:39,930 Me, too. 520 00:35:42,224 --> 00:35:43,726 What's that? 521 00:35:46,937 --> 00:35:49,690 Wait, you can't get in your head about that. 522 00:35:49,773 --> 00:35:52,192 It's really not that big of a deal. 523 00:35:52,276 --> 00:35:54,153 I'm gonna get you out of here. 524 00:35:54,236 --> 00:35:55,863 Just hang tight. 525 00:36:00,492 --> 00:36:02,578 Excuse me, sir. 526 00:36:02,661 --> 00:36:05,539 Oh, hey. Can I take one of these lobsters back with me? 527 00:36:05,622 --> 00:36:07,791 - You got it. - Thanks. 528 00:36:13,630 --> 00:36:15,674 Oh, wait, no, no, no. Not that one. 529 00:36:15,758 --> 00:36:16,717 This one. 530 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:18,969 Yeah, that's my guy. 531 00:36:27,061 --> 00:36:29,063 Oh, wait, wait, wait. 532 00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:32,858 Larry, please. 533 00:36:32,941 --> 00:36:35,861 I just need a secure place for a few nights. 534 00:36:35,944 --> 00:36:37,696 No, no, no. Wait, wait, wait. 535 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:44,703 Hi, you've reached Annie. 536 00:36:44,787 --> 00:36:46,872 - I can't come to the phone... - Oh, damn it. 537 00:36:49,666 --> 00:36:51,502 That's Hughie, baby. 538 00:36:52,669 --> 00:36:54,671 - She looks like you. - Nah. 539 00:36:55,881 --> 00:36:57,299 She's good-looking, man. 540 00:36:57,383 --> 00:36:59,093 Right, baby? 541 00:37:14,108 --> 00:37:15,025 Mr Campbell. 542 00:37:15,109 --> 00:37:16,610 Oh, yeah. 543 00:37:16,693 --> 00:37:19,655 Pleasure to meet you. Billy Butcher. 544 00:37:19,738 --> 00:37:21,824 Oh, Hugh Campbell. 545 00:37:21,907 --> 00:37:24,701 - You got a hell of a lad there. - Well, yeah. 546 00:37:24,785 --> 00:37:26,578 He's all mine. 547 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:30,624 Hello, hello, hello. 548 00:37:30,707 --> 00:37:33,335 What have we got here, then, eh? 549 00:37:33,419 --> 00:37:35,087 What's your name, sweetheart? 550 00:37:35,170 --> 00:37:36,922 You can call me Uncle Billy. 551 00:37:37,005 --> 00:37:39,174 He ain't your uncle, honey. 552 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,263 - He ain't nothing to you. - Monique. 553 00:37:46,807 --> 00:37:47,850 Good to see you. 554 00:37:56,442 --> 00:38:00,195 Hi, you've reached Annie. I can't come to the phone right now... 555 00:38:04,992 --> 00:38:06,243 What's she doing? 556 00:38:07,202 --> 00:38:10,038 Okay. It's okay. 557 00:38:10,998 --> 00:38:11,915 It's okay. 558 00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:15,461 Does the Oriental girl not talk? 559 00:38:15,544 --> 00:38:16,378 Asian. 560 00:38:16,462 --> 00:38:17,754 - Yeah. - You're right. Asian. 561 00:38:17,838 --> 00:38:19,798 And no, I don't think she does. 562 00:38:22,176 --> 00:38:24,261 Dad, I'm really sorry. 563 00:38:24,344 --> 00:38:25,721 I'm sorry about everything. 564 00:38:25,804 --> 00:38:28,724 No, no, no. Don't say sorry. No. 565 00:38:28,807 --> 00:38:32,478 Look at you, standing up for yourself. 566 00:38:32,561 --> 00:38:34,146 Jings. 567 00:38:41,111 --> 00:38:42,821 Cold feet, huh? 568 00:38:42,905 --> 00:38:45,199 - What? - You said Raynor got cold feet. 569 00:38:45,282 --> 00:38:46,867 Yeah, that's what I said. 570 00:38:46,950 --> 00:38:49,411 You know what I think it is? 571 00:38:49,495 --> 00:38:52,247 I think Raynor's plenty interested, 572 00:38:52,331 --> 00:38:55,834 only she didn't bring you Homelander's head on a plate, 573 00:38:55,918 --> 00:38:57,628 and you blew the whole fucking thing up. 574 00:38:57,711 --> 00:38:59,087 How am I doing so far? 575 00:38:59,171 --> 00:39:01,423 No, mate. Way off. 576 00:39:01,507 --> 00:39:03,550 Bullshit, Butcher. 577 00:39:04,551 --> 00:39:07,804 You're so hot for Homelander right now, Butcher, 578 00:39:07,888 --> 00:39:12,184 you're not gonna let anything get in your way, even if it's your own fucking friends, man. 579 00:39:13,227 --> 00:39:17,439 You promised me things would be different. Matter of fact, you swore it. 580 00:39:17,523 --> 00:39:19,358 But this is worse, man. 581 00:39:20,359 --> 00:39:24,571 This is gonna be Mallory's family all over again, only this time it's gonna be my family. 582 00:39:24,655 --> 00:39:26,949 And if something happens to them, Butcher... 583 00:39:35,374 --> 00:39:38,168 I don't know what happened with you and Raynor 584 00:39:38,252 --> 00:39:40,128 or how that situation got fucked up, 585 00:39:40,212 --> 00:39:42,339 but just please call her. 586 00:39:43,382 --> 00:39:44,925 Please. 587 00:39:55,978 --> 00:39:57,354 Yeah. 588 00:39:57,437 --> 00:39:58,772 There you go. 589 00:40:01,233 --> 00:40:03,151 Dr Vogelbaum. 590 00:40:08,865 --> 00:40:10,242 Surprise. 591 00:40:11,493 --> 00:40:13,328 Thought I'd drop in on you. 592 00:40:14,913 --> 00:40:16,248 You look well. 593 00:40:16,331 --> 00:40:18,292 How long's it been, John? 594 00:40:19,334 --> 00:40:22,254 Long enough that no one calls me John anymore. 595 00:40:27,217 --> 00:40:30,846 So, what are these? Pets? 596 00:40:30,929 --> 00:40:32,472 No, just breeding them. 597 00:40:32,556 --> 00:40:33,599 German retrievers. 598 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:37,185 I try not to get too attached to my subjects. 599 00:40:39,521 --> 00:40:41,189 Well, that's true. 600 00:40:43,358 --> 00:40:45,027 Seems retirement suits you. 601 00:40:46,695 --> 00:40:50,532 Between this and 80-hour weeks at the lab, 602 00:40:50,616 --> 00:40:52,576 I'll take the lab. No contest. 603 00:40:55,912 --> 00:40:57,331 So, you ever... 604 00:40:57,414 --> 00:40:59,625 catch up with any of the old gang from Vought? 605 00:41:01,209 --> 00:41:03,462 Look, do you mind if we don't do this? 606 00:41:03,545 --> 00:41:06,089 - Do what? - This cat and mouse bullshit. 607 00:41:06,173 --> 00:41:08,008 You want to know about Rebecca Butcher. 608 00:41:08,091 --> 00:41:12,095 You went to Stillwell about it because you knew that'd tip over the first domino. 609 00:41:12,179 --> 00:41:14,348 Well, it led to me. 610 00:41:17,059 --> 00:41:19,019 So just ask. 611 00:41:19,102 --> 00:41:20,687 I'll be honest. 612 00:41:24,107 --> 00:41:26,193 Well, that would be a first. 613 00:41:28,987 --> 00:41:30,864 Eight years ago... 614 00:41:30,947 --> 00:41:34,660 Stillwell called me with quite an interesting challenge. 615 00:41:35,994 --> 00:41:38,789 Rebecca Butcher had come to her with... 616 00:41:38,872 --> 00:41:41,667 a completely unprecedented medical condition. 617 00:41:43,377 --> 00:41:44,670 What condition? 618 00:41:50,092 --> 00:41:52,052 She was pregnant. 619 00:41:52,135 --> 00:41:53,387 With your child. 620 00:41:56,640 --> 00:41:58,183 Pregnant? 621 00:42:04,606 --> 00:42:07,734 But I thought I couldn't. 622 00:42:07,818 --> 00:42:09,528 So did I. 623 00:42:09,611 --> 00:42:12,447 Apparently, nature is tenacious. 624 00:42:12,531 --> 00:42:15,867 The foetus was developing unnaturally fast. 625 00:42:15,951 --> 00:42:19,579 We told her we'd deliver the baby safely at a secure location, 626 00:42:19,663 --> 00:42:21,623 but she had to sign an NDA. 627 00:42:21,707 --> 00:42:23,375 Couldn't tell anyone. 628 00:42:23,458 --> 00:42:25,919 Not even her husband. 629 00:42:26,002 --> 00:42:28,839 You can imagine the size of the potential scandal. 630 00:42:31,967 --> 00:42:35,220 No! No! Pull it out... Oh, my... 631 00:42:42,936 --> 00:42:45,313 The birth was difficult. 632 00:42:46,815 --> 00:42:49,151 The baby clawed its way out of her. 633 00:42:50,318 --> 00:42:52,863 The blood loss... No one could have survived. 634 00:42:54,197 --> 00:42:56,158 She died on the table. 635 00:42:57,409 --> 00:42:59,035 And the baby? 636 00:42:59,119 --> 00:43:01,580 Lived all of ten seconds. 637 00:43:01,663 --> 00:43:03,832 Drowned in its mother's blood. 638 00:43:07,294 --> 00:43:08,920 Was it a boy? 639 00:43:10,005 --> 00:43:11,882 Does it matter? 640 00:43:13,258 --> 00:43:15,010 Why didn't you tell me? 641 00:43:16,052 --> 00:43:17,721 To protect you. 642 00:43:17,804 --> 00:43:20,724 That's always job one at Vought, isn't it? 643 00:43:20,807 --> 00:43:23,769 Protect our most profitable asset? 644 00:43:25,645 --> 00:43:28,315 So why are you telling me now? 645 00:43:28,398 --> 00:43:30,275 You don't understand. 646 00:43:31,777 --> 00:43:34,863 The thing about cross-breeding dogs, 647 00:43:34,946 --> 00:43:36,865 you get the right genes, 648 00:43:36,948 --> 00:43:39,326 you can get a perfect creation. 649 00:43:39,409 --> 00:43:41,828 But it doesn't matter how perfect they are. 650 00:43:41,912 --> 00:43:43,497 It's not enough. 651 00:43:44,498 --> 00:43:46,625 When I raise subjects without their mothers, 652 00:43:46,708 --> 00:43:47,876 they become violent. 653 00:43:47,959 --> 00:43:49,753 Aggressive. 654 00:43:50,754 --> 00:43:52,714 Downright hateful. 655 00:43:55,967 --> 00:43:59,054 You should have been raised in a home with a family who loved you. 656 00:43:59,137 --> 00:44:01,973 Not in a cold lab with doctors. 657 00:44:02,974 --> 00:44:05,268 And yet, I turned out great. 658 00:44:06,269 --> 00:44:08,814 When I think what it's done to you, 659 00:44:08,897 --> 00:44:12,150 and what you can now do to everyone else... 660 00:44:17,656 --> 00:44:18,990 I'm sorry. 661 00:44:20,951 --> 00:44:22,953 I don't want your fucking apology. 662 00:44:23,036 --> 00:44:24,621 All this is my fault. 663 00:44:24,704 --> 00:44:26,581 What do you want? 664 00:44:28,083 --> 00:44:29,417 What? 665 00:44:31,461 --> 00:44:33,505 What do you want? Forgiveness? 666 00:44:34,464 --> 00:44:35,882 Now? 667 00:44:37,968 --> 00:44:40,846 After you raised me like a fucking lab rat? 668 00:44:44,975 --> 00:44:46,226 No. 669 00:44:48,895 --> 00:44:50,939 Too little, too late. 670 00:44:53,149 --> 00:44:55,235 I don't want anything from you, John. 671 00:44:56,987 --> 00:44:59,990 I'm just an old man thinking about his mistakes. 672 00:45:04,286 --> 00:45:07,581 I'm the world's greatest superhero. 673 00:45:09,916 --> 00:45:12,085 You're my greatest failure. 674 00:45:20,844 --> 00:45:24,848 Hi. You've reached Annie. I can't come to the phone right now, but... 675 00:45:34,774 --> 00:45:35,609 Butcher. 676 00:45:35,692 --> 00:45:38,862 - Yeah, yeah, here's a gun. - Fucking hell. Calm down. 677 00:45:49,789 --> 00:45:52,000 All right, easy, lads. Easy. 678 00:45:53,960 --> 00:45:55,378 M.M. 679 00:45:55,462 --> 00:45:56,880 Deputy director. 680 00:45:56,963 --> 00:45:59,215 Your family's gonna be okay, you have my word. 681 00:45:59,299 --> 00:46:00,300 Thank you. 682 00:46:04,846 --> 00:46:06,848 You called? 683 00:46:06,932 --> 00:46:08,475 You are a human after all. 684 00:46:08,558 --> 00:46:10,894 Well, let's not get too carried away. 685 00:46:10,977 --> 00:46:12,354 Thanks, man. 686 00:46:12,437 --> 00:46:14,439 Come right this way, ma'am. 687 00:46:19,819 --> 00:46:23,490 - Monique, I'm sorry. - I never want to see you again, Marvin. 688 00:46:26,117 --> 00:46:27,869 Come here, baby. 689 00:46:30,580 --> 00:46:32,624 Daddy loves you, okay? 690 00:46:32,707 --> 00:46:34,167 You're gonna be safe with Mommy. 691 00:46:34,250 --> 00:46:36,419 All right? All right. 692 00:46:46,179 --> 00:46:47,138 Take care of yourself. 693 00:46:47,222 --> 00:46:49,683 All right. All right. 694 00:46:58,066 --> 00:46:59,734 - No Homelander. - No Homelander. 695 00:46:59,818 --> 00:47:02,696 We had a deal. Everyone else is fair game. 696 00:47:02,779 --> 00:47:04,447 Do you want this or not? 697 00:47:35,895 --> 00:47:37,188 Annie, are you okay? 698 00:47:39,941 --> 00:47:41,568 I have to see you. 699 00:47:43,570 --> 00:47:44,904 I... 700 00:47:44,988 --> 00:47:47,157 I don't know. I don't think that's such a good idea. 701 00:47:47,240 --> 00:47:49,409 You have to explain, Hughie. 702 00:47:49,492 --> 00:47:51,286 You have to make this make sense. 703 00:47:51,369 --> 00:47:52,662 Just you and me. 704 00:47:54,080 --> 00:47:56,416 You owe me that much. 705 00:47:59,961 --> 00:48:02,630 I'm sorry. I'm afraid I'm not following. 706 00:48:02,714 --> 00:48:05,508 You and your corporation are fucked. 707 00:48:05,592 --> 00:48:09,721 Unequivocally, unilaterally fucked. 708 00:48:10,805 --> 00:48:12,599 How was that? Is that clearer for you? 709 00:48:15,935 --> 00:48:17,812 For the last half century, 710 00:48:17,896 --> 00:48:20,899 you have been feeding the American people the line 711 00:48:20,982 --> 00:48:24,235 that your superheroes are chosen by God. 712 00:48:31,284 --> 00:48:32,243 I mean, I get it. 713 00:48:32,327 --> 00:48:34,537 Jamming illegal drugs into babies' arms, 714 00:48:34,621 --> 00:48:36,748 I mean, that doesn't quite have the same ring, 715 00:48:36,831 --> 00:48:39,000 and that's not even the worst. 716 00:48:40,794 --> 00:48:43,088 What did you do to this one, and why? 717 00:48:43,171 --> 00:48:45,173 I've never seen her in my entire life. 718 00:48:46,883 --> 00:48:49,052 - What do you want? - For starters, 719 00:48:49,135 --> 00:48:51,930 there are no superheroes in the U.S. Armed Forces. 720 00:48:52,013 --> 00:48:54,349 The bill's already gone down to the floor. 721 00:48:54,432 --> 00:48:56,101 They're gonna vote on it any day now. 722 00:48:56,184 --> 00:48:58,144 And you're pulling it. 723 00:48:58,228 --> 00:49:00,438 Retooling the concept for internal development. 724 00:49:00,522 --> 00:49:02,649 I don't give a shit, but the deal is dead. 725 00:49:02,732 --> 00:49:04,984 And we're gonna go back to status quo, 726 00:49:05,068 --> 00:49:07,612 where we're the government and the military, 727 00:49:07,695 --> 00:49:10,615 and you're just assholes running around in your capes. 728 00:49:10,698 --> 00:49:13,159 - And if we refuse? - Everything goes public. 729 00:49:13,243 --> 00:49:15,036 Corruption story of the century. 730 00:49:15,120 --> 00:49:16,663 Vought shares go to zero. 731 00:49:16,746 --> 00:49:20,834 The civil suits, criminal prosecution, and you go bankrupt, 732 00:49:20,917 --> 00:49:26,005 and your cute little suit goes to a lovely shade of orange for 15 to 30. 733 00:49:27,882 --> 00:49:29,634 Ms Raynor? 734 00:49:29,717 --> 00:49:31,761 Thank you, Michaela. 735 00:49:36,850 --> 00:49:37,976 We're done here. 736 00:49:39,310 --> 00:49:41,688 Everything okay, I hope? 737 00:49:44,899 --> 00:49:46,985 Someone tell me what the hell is going on. 738 00:49:47,068 --> 00:49:49,696 About 12 minutes ago, Navy SEALs took out Abu Ressam 739 00:49:49,779 --> 00:49:51,364 about 15 miles outside of Damascus. 740 00:49:51,447 --> 00:49:54,242 Right, as planned. So what's the problem? 741 00:49:55,326 --> 00:49:56,578 Watch. 742 00:49:59,164 --> 00:50:00,331 We got two. 743 00:50:01,583 --> 00:50:03,543 - Eyes on. - Stop. 744 00:50:04,711 --> 00:50:06,880 That's our guy. Light him up. 745 00:50:06,963 --> 00:50:08,423 Great. 746 00:50:08,506 --> 00:50:11,718 The prick behind Flight 37 is dead. What am I missing? 747 00:50:11,801 --> 00:50:12,802 Just wait. 748 00:50:16,848 --> 00:50:19,392 - Step inside. - Watch this. 749 00:50:23,313 --> 00:50:25,648 - We got movement! - Hey! Hey! Get down! 750 00:50:25,732 --> 00:50:27,192 - Hey! - Get down! 751 00:50:27,275 --> 00:50:29,152 - Get down, motherfucker! - Don't fucking move! 752 00:50:29,235 --> 00:50:31,529 I said get down! 753 00:50:31,613 --> 00:50:33,198 What the fuck does that say? 754 00:50:33,281 --> 00:50:35,158 "Naqib." 755 00:50:35,241 --> 00:50:36,784 Hey! 756 00:50:36,868 --> 00:50:38,620 Freeze, motherfucker! 757 00:50:39,537 --> 00:50:41,456 Kill him! 758 00:50:54,969 --> 00:50:56,638 That's not all. 759 00:51:09,901 --> 00:51:11,945 How is that son of a bitch still alive? 760 00:51:14,697 --> 00:51:16,241 "Naqib" means "captain." 761 00:51:16,324 --> 00:51:18,493 We believe it's his... 762 00:51:18,576 --> 00:51:20,370 Supe name. 763 00:51:28,753 --> 00:51:30,964 Are you telling me... 764 00:51:32,257 --> 00:51:34,884 they have a Supe terrorist? 765 00:51:56,322 --> 00:51:57,156 Look, Annie, I... 766 00:51:57,240 --> 00:51:59,075 Did you kill Translucent? 767 00:52:01,244 --> 00:52:02,954 It's... It's not that simple. 768 00:52:04,622 --> 00:52:07,792 And you haven't been using me to get back at A-Train? 769 00:52:22,682 --> 00:52:24,225 You're a murderer. 770 00:52:24,309 --> 00:52:25,643 We didn't have a choice. 771 00:52:25,727 --> 00:52:28,021 - There is always a choice. - Wait. 772 00:52:28,104 --> 00:52:29,564 What are you doing? 773 00:52:29,647 --> 00:52:31,524 - I'm taking you in. - No. Annie, hold on. 774 00:52:31,607 --> 00:52:33,943 To the cops! At least they'll treat you better 775 00:52:34,027 --> 00:52:36,195 - than the Seven would. - Just listen to me. 776 00:52:36,279 --> 00:52:39,907 - I know this is so fucked. - You were the only thing, Hughie. 777 00:52:39,991 --> 00:52:43,494 - You were the only thing that I could count on. - I'm still me, Annie. 778 00:52:43,578 --> 00:52:45,830 Please. You know me. 779 00:52:45,913 --> 00:52:47,498 I don't know you. 780 00:52:48,708 --> 00:52:50,543 - Never did. - If you bring me in, 781 00:52:50,626 --> 00:52:52,295 - I'm dead before sunrise. - No. 782 00:52:52,378 --> 00:52:55,423 Vought will want to string you up for a long trial. 783 00:52:55,506 --> 00:52:59,052 - Lots of press. The guy who killed Translucent. - This isn't about Translucent. 784 00:52:59,135 --> 00:53:01,512 Okay? This is about Compound V. 785 00:53:04,182 --> 00:53:06,225 Compound V? 786 00:53:08,394 --> 00:53:10,104 It's this drug. 787 00:53:11,105 --> 00:53:12,648 It... 788 00:53:13,858 --> 00:53:15,818 It gives the Supes their powers. 789 00:53:16,944 --> 00:53:19,113 Vought will do anything to cover it up. 790 00:53:19,197 --> 00:53:22,450 No... No. What...? 791 00:53:22,533 --> 00:53:24,369 What are you talking about? 792 00:53:26,079 --> 00:53:27,830 We're born like this. 793 00:53:29,665 --> 00:53:31,584 I'm so sorry. 794 00:53:34,504 --> 00:53:37,757 Annie. Annie. Annie, watch out! 795 00:53:37,840 --> 00:53:39,675 Fucking run, Hughie. 796 00:53:48,017 --> 00:53:49,435 I'm so sorry. 797 00:53:51,020 --> 00:53:53,189 Get the fuck away from her! 798 00:53:55,900 --> 00:53:57,902 What the fuck were you thinking, coming here? 799 00:53:57,985 --> 00:53:59,153 I didn't ask for your help. 800 00:53:59,237 --> 00:54:01,280 Yeah. Looked like you had it all under control.