Plot summary
Logan, who gets to keep ATN per the terms of GoJo's acquisition of Waystar, visits the newsroom, where he delivers a bombastic speech about his plans to reinvent the network's brand and messaging. Kerry, meanwhile, wants to become an ATN anchor, but her audition tape is mocked across the company - as well as by the siblings, who are in Albany to strategize following their acquisition of PGM. Shiv is angered to learn that Tom—per Logan's advice—has met with most of New York's prominent divorce attorneys, thus disqualifying them from representing her.
The siblings return to the city to attend Connor and Willa's rehearsal dinner for their wedding, though they arrive late after Logan rescinds their access to the helicopter that was supposed to take them there. Stewy and Sandi meet them to propose vetoing the GoJo acquisition at Waystar's board meeting the next day to negotiate a price increase; Shiv is the only one who supports the idea. The siblings spot Willa and her friends leaving the rehearsal dinner on their way in; a dejected Connor tells them Willa is having doubts about marrying him.
The four siblings go out for drinks. Kendall privately takes a call from Matsson, who threatens to call off the Waystar acquisition if pressured by the board on price. Kendall suddenly becomes interested in Stewy and Sandi's offer, but does not tell the siblings about his call with Matsson. Roman nonetheless surmises that Matsson will not renegotiate the price; both he and Connor chastise Kendall and Shiv for jeopardizing the children's payout in favor of spiting Logan. Kendall and Shiv are concerned to learn Roman is still in correspondence with Logan over text, but Roman dismisses their concerns and agrees to back Sandi and Stewy.
Tom, meanwhile, admits to Logan that Kerry is not fit to be a news anchor; Logan has Tom discreetly reject her audition, while Tom passes the task onto Greg. Logan learns of the siblings' partnership with Sandi and Stewy and decides to meet his children - who are at a karaoke bar - to convince them to allow the GoJo sale to go through. Kendall and Shiv refuse to make peace with their father, and unsuccessfully demand an apology from him for his abusive parenting. Shiv furthermore refuses to believe Logan's claim that Matsson will call off the deal if pushed for more money, while Kendall still does not disclose having heard the same from Matsson himself. An exasperated Logan tells his children that they are "not serious people", and leaves. Outside, he asks Kerry to arrange a meeting between himself, Matsson, and the rest of Waystar's executives except for Gerri.
Connor returns home and is relieved to find that Willa has chosen to stay with him. Roman visits Logan at his home, where Logan asks his help in negotiating with Matsson. Logan also offers Roman Cyd's place as head of ATN under his new vision for the network.
Credits
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