Hello! Welcome to the Recapables Billions, proudly a part of the Ringer podcast network.

I am Mallory Rubin, executive editor of Theringer.com.

Joining me today, now that they finish playing a furious foosball match with Grigger Andalff,

it's Ringer chief content officer and editor-in-chief Sean Fentasy,

Titles, Titles, Titles, Titles, and Ringer's staff writer Alison Hermit.

Great start, Mal, thank you.

I am but a Wendy to your Chuck and Axe.

God, I'm not sure how I feel about that after where Chuck and X found up this week.

But, colleagues, we are here to discuss the Billion's Season 3 finale called the Elmsley

Count, which is, as Sean will tell us at great length over the course of this episode,

a nod to various sleight of hands that the characters try to pull on one another over the

course of this hour of TV,

and indeed this season, and indeed the three seasons that we've seen so far.

It is not just about numbers and decimal points. The thing that makes it matter is lasting relationships,

true loyalty, real trust. No, I'm pretty sure there's only money and it can buy all those

things or at least the same result. That's what you and Ax taught me.

Before we dive into the plot and our various awards,

did you have any alternate titles for this episode?

No.

I thought it was perfectly titled.

Okay.

I'll just pull a line from the episode that I thought would make for a great title,

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