Tonight on Showtime the show Billions airs with an all new Sunday February 21, season 1 episode 6 called “The Deal” and we have your weekly recap below. On tonight’s episode, Wendy (Maggie Siff) facilitates a deal.
On the last episode, Axe dealt with a betrayal; Chuck learned the inner workings of Axe Capital. Did you watch last week’s episode? If you missed it, we have a full and detailed recap right here for you.
On tonight’s episode as per the Showtime synopsis, “Wendy facilitates a deal that hinges on a meeting between Chuck and Axe.”
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#Billions starts with Wendy who’s with Hall and he tells her to go down the hall. She does. Wendy is in a robe in a hotel pool. She calls out hello and it’s Axe there. She asks if she had a choice about coming and he says she always does.
He drops his robe and gets into the water nude and tells her to come in. She takes off her robe and gets in naked as well. She perches nearby and he says it’s been a weird couple of days. She agrees. 72 hours earlier, she comes out of the Broadway show she went to.
She sees news of Dollar Bill’s arrest on the large screens nearby. She comes to Chuck’s office doing a slow clap and says he made sure she wasn’t there when it went down. She asks if he considered what this will do to her.
She says her absence puts her under suspicion forever. He says she would have been more pissed off she was there. He says she can’t stop his office from taking action and says it will be the end when he’s done. He says what they think of her doesn’t matter.
She says it’s her job and he says she’s beautiful and talented and will land on her feet. She says f-k you and storms out. Later, Chuck comes home and calls out hello. He goes upstairs and she’s not there. She’s asleep in their son’s bed. He clicks the light off and sighs.
Axe tells his team that their company is under attack by an unscrupulous adversary who is abusing their power. We see Bill with his lawyer and Chuck and Bryan come in to talk to him. Chuck calls him the stingiest multimillionaire on the planet.
Chuck rattles off a list of charges and Bryan says 12 years in prison and a $9 million fine. Axe says they took Bill but it was an attack on all of them. Wags says any of them could be next. Chuck says he’s not happy about this and says it’s not fair that he’s in that chair instead of someone else.
Chuck says he has one chance to avoid jail and says give me Axelrod. Axe says this is like the day after Pearl Harbor. Chuck tells Bill he knows he’s loyal and he admires this. Chuck says he knows Axe is crooked and is going down.
Axe says the invasion never came and Wags says Pearl Harbor was the only chance those sneaky mother-ers ever got. Chuck says he will pick up everyone in their shop and squeeze til he gets juice. He says cooperate or go to jail for no good reason.
Chuck says you have one chance and this won’t be on the table tomorrow. Axe continues his motivational speech and everyone cheers. Bill tells Chuck no. Axe says they will mobilize the war machine and take down those who oppose us. Wendy listens with concern.
Bill’s lawyer says this case is without merit. Bryan says the bribed a man for inside information. His lawyer says he became friends with a farmer and was moved by his daughter’s illness that he helped them. He says saving a sick child is not an illegal benefit and says take it to trial.
He says his client won’t cooperate. Then Bill whispers to him. His lawyer says he doesn’t recognize your authority. Bryan asks what the f-k does that mean. Axe tells Wags to set up a war fund to cover legal expenses. They go quiet as Wendy comes in.
Once they’re alone, Axe tells Wendy they’re f-d. She says open war isn’t good for anyone and this mentality is a mistake. She says certain things are out of his control and says if he wants it back, he needs to set aside the rage and do something uncomfortable. She walks out.
Chuck tells his team they have to make Bill flip. He says find out what motivates him and says he has a weak point and they have to twist a knife in it. Bryan says Axe keeps himself isolated and they need inner circle. He says he doesn’t want Axe to walk away with just a fine.
Chuck says Axe is an icon and a fraud so when he falls he will hit the ground hard. He says he will get him more than 14 years. He says they will put him in a cell and everyone will see. Bryan says that will build Chuck’s reputation.
Lara comes to Bill’s house and his wife says look at this place. She says they tore about the house and didn’t even wipe their feet. She says their accounts are frozen. Sandy asks if she brought muffins. She turns up the T loud and unloads stacks of cash from under it.
She says everything will be taken care of for as long as this lasts. The envelopes cover the mortgage, kids’ school everything. She hugs Lara and thanks her. Wendy comes home and finds Chuck celebrating. He says he wants to apologize for being an asshole.
They sip Scotch and she asks how would he talk to her if he had a day over. She asks what he would say. He says he doesn’t want to have a fight and she says no fight. He asks what she wants to know and she asks why he’s going after Axe so hard. He says the guy cheated.
Wendy asks why him and why is he so involved in this particular case? She suggests her recuse himself but he says he owes it to the public. She says give it to Bryan or another district. He says everyone has been whispering about Axe for years but he stood up.
She says this is an action against me but he says this is bigger than either of them. He says he has him dead to rights. She says he doesn’t. She says he’s digging trenches and laying wire and will scorch the earth. He says tell me more and she gets annoyed and says she took an oath.
He says he did too and can’t recuse himself. She says he can but won’t and stomps away. He finishes his hooch. Axe sits meditating but is distracted. Bryan and the team talk about what Bill is hiding. She says she’s never seen a guy so clean.
Terri says the guy may not even think he’s dirty. They talk about how cheap and boring Bill is. Bryan latches onto the fact that the guy owns two nearly identical minivans. Wags tells Axe they’ll end up being a family office by year’s end.
Wags suggests embracing it but Axe says no. Wags says he can invest his money and Axe says he’ll be dead to the world and considered a cheat. Axe says they need a public endorsement from Spartan-Ives. Wags asks what he wants Boyd to say.
He says he wants the guy to say they’re reputable and will continue to do business with him. They discuss a public appearance with him. Chuck brings Bill back in and reads off an address. He says he has a second family with a mistress and two kids.
Chuck asks how Sandy will feel when she learns about this. He says she must be fragile after the arrest. Chuck threatens to send a photo stream of him with his younger wife and other kids and says it would break her. Bill nods then says he knew you’d come with that.
He says he wrote a letter to his wife with the whole story and just sent it. Chuck is stunned. He says you just blew up your family for Axe. Bill says – I’m Keyser Soze mother f-ker. Bryan is in the bathroom with the lawyer and he asks what’s the deal with the cult of Axe?
He says Axe’s guys are in it for life and says Bill couldn’t walk down the street after turning on Axe. He says obviously you’ve got nothing and Bryan says not this time – this is personal for Chuck. He says Axe doesn’t make or do anything and is a filthy money pig.
Bryan says they will follow Axe til the end of the earth to put him in shackles. The lawyer says – you know you just work here right. Lara meets with one of the school moms and they talk. She realizes they weren’t invited to a kids’ birthday party.
Axe is in the gym going nuts. His trainer tells him to chill. Axe walks away. Wendy is on the phone when Axe busts into her office. She ends her call and he paces panting from the gym. He says she took $250k out of the fund and asks why she did it.
She says it’s her money and she still has millions in it. He says Bill earned $10 million last year and took out two grand. He asks Wendy why she didn’t take it out. She says she’s not her husband and won’t be the shuttle cock they slam back and forth.
She says they don’t have to do this. She smiles as the lawyer walks past. Axe is in the shower. The lawyer tells Axe that Bill is hard core and he inspires him. Axe asks if he’ll be exonerated and the lawyer says it will be years.
He says they could still tie Axe to Pepsum. He says they’re weak and rattled and they could get a sweet deal right now. The lawyer says he’ll bring him the best deal he’ll ever see. He says it will only hurt emotionally and it will get them to stop.
Axe says he didn’t do anything that everyone else doesn’t do but he did it better. The lawyer says he can get it without an admission of guilt. Axe says Chuck has nothing and has failed at his job. The lawyer says it will be Axe’s win. He says you pay a fine and become a family office.
He says it’s headed that way but Axe says no. Adam DeGiulio comes to see Chuck on behalf of the AG and says the optics are bad because of Chuck’s conflict of interest. He says the article is bad news. He says either way, Wendy working there makes it a problem.
He says Axe will have a legion of lawyers yelling conflict of interest a thousand ways. He says the AG doesn’t care about one case but a lost case is a wrong note. Chuck says he’s never lost a case. Adam says if he doesn’t recuse himself, it will be a problem if they lose on appeal.
Wags tells Axe that he’s meeting Boyd at his box. He says he sent over wine and bought a pricy dinner for Boyd. Lara brings out a bottle of wine and pours Axe a glass. He says his lawyer told him they have no case but should still settle.
She says he has the best lawyers and says if they give him advice, she should consider it. She says she doesn’t give a shit about Chuck – she cares about their family. She says they will be pariahs and says the kids are uninvited to a party and nothing has happened yet.
He says he never takes the easy way and this is about tolerance and risk. She says this is real and he’s risking their lives. She says he can go to jail and they can lose everything but and it could all go away for a deal. She says the ground is shifting and he won’t see it.
She says if this was a stock play, he would have cut his losses already. He tells her he’s going to be in Boyd’s box and that will change public opinion. He walks away annoyed. Chcuk Sr says there is blood in the water and clients are getting ready to dump Axe.
Chuck Sr and Chuck Jr preen and Ellen tells them to stop it and nods to Wendy. Then Wendy says it is a difficult time. Chuck Sr walks with Chuck and says he doesn’t get why he can’t smoke in the house. Chuck says he does what he wants but maybe not as much as his dad.
They smoke cigars and walk. Chuck Sr says getting Axe to take the plea deal is key. He says he has to clear it fast to get credit for it so he can move on to greater success. Chuck Sr says Chuck has greatness and he should aspire to higher office but needs to think about things a certain way.
He says he didn’t do that when he was younger and it was a mistake. He tells Chuck not to be drawn into an unwinnable fight. Chuck Sr says Axe is gearing up for trench warfare. Chuck says his dad has been talking to Wendy. His dad nods but says she has Chuck’s best interests at heart.
Chuck goes to Wendy and asks how she twisted his father into carrying her message. She says he called, they talked, and he agreed with her. Chuck says nice try and says she’s trying to save Axe. Wendy says she’s trying to save them all.
She asks if he trusts her. He says yes but that doesn’t mean she’s right. She says ask me anything. She asks what he wants to know. He says what is Axe thinking – she says he’s looking for a win and if he can’t get it, he’ll make sure Chuck’s loss is bigger than his.
She says Axe came from nothing so he expects he may have nothing again so he loves to put that same fear into others especially if they’re not familiar with it. He says like the Eads family and mentions the naming rights.
She says that’s the part of him he’s allowed her to see and says no one completely knows Axe. She says he’s most likely ahead of you and will pull you down with him if he does down. Wendy says Chuck is being an alpha self and says Axe is under his skin and will get him to make a mistake.
Chuck says if it was a different case, he would pursue a plea agreement at this stage. He says it’s not wise to trust a jury. He asks if Axe would take a deal. She says only if he thought it was a win. He says if they come to him, it’s on his terms.
She says she can get Axe to come to him. Chuck asks if she’s sure. Axe sits in his office drinking. Wags comes in and asks what happened. He says Boyd sent him a message and says he pissed right in his face. We see that Axe went to the stadium and says he didn’t show.
He says it was mail room night and Boyd wasn’t there. Wags asks what we do now. Axe meets with Hall and they talk about what’s happening. He asks the counter. Hall says Chuck is vulnerable and exposed because of Wendy’s conflict.
Hall says make it look like she’s involved or having an affair with him or Bill. Hall says the case will go away fast. Axe says he’ll let him know. Wendy sees Axe is gone and asks his secretary to let Axe know she needs to see him in person.
Bryan rants at Chuck when he finds out he’s going to offer Axe a deal. Bryan rants about bullshit posturing. He asks why and Chuck screams – you don’t have him. Bryan says give me more time and I will make this a guillotine.
Chuck says it’s too late – we went to his house and shit the bed. He tells Bryan to sit by the phone and wait for Axe’s people to reach out. Hall approaches Wendy outside of the office and tells her to get into the car if she wants to talk to him.
She says they’ve never met and Hall says they still have not. She asks where they’re going and then we see her in the hall with his man. He says there’s a protocol and they have to take precautions. That’s how she ends up in the pool naked with Axe.
Axe tells Wendy it’s hard to be sure about anyone or anything. She says she understand. Axe says no one can listen but us and that’s why we’re here like this. She asks what he wants to know and he asks why she’s sticking around.
She says she wants to know why he wants to know. She says he needs her more than ever but it’s not because of that, the income, the patients or the job. She says the egomaniacs who work for him would lose a billion a year if she didn’t help them.
She says she’s there for her and helped build the company as much as he did. He says that’s bold but she says it’s true and says she put him back together after his whole world burned. She says she found meaning in that and still does.
Wendy says she’s not happy there not always and not now. Then she says meaning matters more than happiness. She says she doesn’t want to see him throw it all away when he doesn’t have to. He says he doesn’t want them to lose her.
He sighs and says he wants to make a deal then asks if Chuck will make one. She says yes and he asks if he’ll be able to live with it. She says that’s up to him. Axe comes home to Lara and she asks how he feels. He says like someone else.
He says he did the right thing for all of them and lies down with her. She kisses him. Chuck calls Adam and says thank you for stopping by the other day. He says he won’t recuse himself and Adam says that’s too bad.
Chuck says Axe surrendered and will make a deal on the table and says it’s $1.9 billion, the biggest insider fine ever paid. He hangs up. Chuck Sr calls Chuck and says he heard he took down Axe. He says he’s smoking a cigar for him.
He congratulates his son and Chuck says they’re happy with the terms. He talks about Chuck being tough on playground fights. Chuck says he has to go. Wags rants to Axe about the fine. Axe is mad about the family office and the lawyer says they can petition for reinstatement and will get it.
He says he’ll have it back in five years. Wags rants at Ben Kim for bringing them take out you eat with your hands. Wags hands Axe the cashier’s check to cover the fine. Chuck hesitates then signs it. The lawyer says one more thing and says he thinks they may waffle on the guilty terms.
He says worst case is guilty to conspiracy. Axe says he can’t sign that. Wags sighs. Chuck lies awake that night. Wendy says it’s going to be okay. Axe is also awake staring out his window. He thinks. Wags and The lawyer, Axe and Chuck meet with his team.
The lawyer reads off the terms of the plea. Sure enough it includes guilty to conspiracy. Axe looks at Chuck. Bryan asks if they have a deal. Axe says okay. Chuck relaxes visibly. The lawyer reads off some more terms then Chuck says Axe said he would never settle.
Chuck says they talk so tough out there but then end up in here. Bryan says he knows he’s a crook. Axe says – you got me and says the $1.9 billion will hurt but is more like a bee sting not a shark bite. Wags and Axe talk about how it’s more like an ant bite.
The lawyer reads on and Axe says it’s good to get past this and he and Wags talk about how they can make the money back in six months. Chuck says no family office and says lifetime ban. Bryan stares at his boss and Chuck says put the money in a trust but he can never trade again.
Chuck leans forward greedily and then Axe grabs the check and tears it up. He walks out with Wags. The lawyer follows. Chuck looks uncomfortable. Axe is in the car listening to Metallica. He tells the driver to pull over. Axe puts the driver out and he takes the wheel.
Axe speeds along the freeway and smiles. Wendy is at home when Chuck comes in. She says she heard and asks how it happened. Chuck says the moment came and Axe blew a gasket and took down the meeting. He says he tore the check up and he thought he might tear up the room.
Wendy says back to this and curses. She says this is worse and can’t live in the middle. Chuck says she won’t and says he’s going to recuse himself for the good of their marriage. He says he notified Washington. She says she’s proud of him.
She says five years ago he would not have done that. He rips her blouse open and kisses her heard then puts her up onto the kitchen counter and does her. Later, they lie in bed and he says he has to go walk the dog. She sighs.
Chuck calls Bryan to meet him and Bryan says he’s a hero for standing up to them and says he’ll put a hurt on Axe that he can’t buy his way out of. Chuck says he wants him to keep him informed. Bryan says then you’re not really recused and Chuck says he is officially.
He says they only talk in private behind closed doors. Bryan says he can handle this. Chuck says the gloves are off and they’ll do whatever it takes. He pats Bryan on the arm and walks off.
THE END!
