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Before we begin, are you both certain this is what you want?
>> Yes.
>> And you?
>> I'm certain.
>> Never marry a man because you need what he has. Do you take Ethan Carter to be your lawful husband?
>> I do.
>> By the authority granted to me by the state of Illinois, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss.
>> We agreed we wouldn't.
>> We did.
>> [panting]
>> Sophia, tell me this isn't real.
>> I got married.
>> To him?
>> I know enough.
>> You threw away everything we had for some stranger?
>> You threw it away first.
>> You have no idea who you're dealing with.
>> Neither do you.
>> You'll regret this.
>> That wasn't supposed to happen.
>> No, it wasn't.
>> Did you know he was [music] coming?
>> Let's go home, Sophia.
>> We don't have a home.
>> Not yet.
>> [music]
>> Hello.
>> Ms. Bennett, the bank called again.
>> I know.
>> They're moving forward with the foreclosure process.
>> How long?
>> 48 hours.
>> I need you to listen to me. We don't have much time. Are you absolutely sure? How bad? They're giving us 48 hours. Your father left a mess. He left a company. He left a company. He left debt. He built that company from nothing. I won't let it disappear. Then sell the house. No. It's the only thing left worth enough.
>> What happened?
>> Please tell me you have something.
>> I can't help you.
>> What?
>> I'm not putting my company at risk for Bennett Industries.
>> Then walked away when I could have
>> So that's it? You're leaving?
>> I don't have a choice.
>> Dad?
>> Sophia, if you're reading this, I'm gone. My daughter will trust the wrong people. Protect her, even if she hates you for it. His name is Ethan.
>> Who is Ethan? Hello?
>> Ms. Bennett?
>> Who is this?
>> Your father asked me to contact you.
>> My father?
>> Before he died. I need to speak with you tonight. There's something your father left for you.
>> Where?
>> Please let this be worth it.
>> Sofia Bennett?
>> Who are you?
>> Ethan Carter.
>> You knew my father.
>> Yes. Please, sit.
>> What did my father tell you?
>> A lot.
>> About me?
>> Mostly.
>> Then you already know I'm in trouble.
>> I know.
>> How?
>> Your father left this with me.
>> What is this?
>> Take a look.
>> Why is Daniel in this?
>> Because your father didn't trust him.
>> You don't know Daniel.
>> I know enough.
>> Why is Victoria here?
>> Because your father was investigating people close to you.
>> Before he died?
>> Yes.
>> Are you saying my father's death wasn't an accident?
>> Mhm. I'm saying you shouldn't assume anything.
>> Then why did you ask me to come here?
>> Because I can help you.
>> How?
>> Your father left instructions.
>> What instructions?
>> He wanted you to marry me.
>> What?
>> Your father knew what was coming. And he believed I was the only person who could protect you.
>> You're serious.
>> Yes.
>> You barely know me.
>> I know what your father wanted me to know.
>> That's not the same thing.
>> It isn't. That's why I'm giving you a choice.
>> What choice?
>> You don't have to marry me. But if you don't, you may lose everything your father spent his life building. Your father created a trust.
>> Marriage?
>> Before the deadline.
>> How long?
>> Tomorrow night.
>> Tomorrow?
>> Your father knew the company was in danger.
>> How?
>> Because he planned for it.
>> So my father arranged my marriage before he died?
>> He arranged an option.
>> You call this an option?
>> Yes. Because I'm not forcing you.
>> Then why would you do this?
>> Because your father asked me to. She trusts the wrong people.
>> He knew something was wrong.
>> Yes.
>> Who are you, Ethan? Really?
>> Someone your father trusted.
>> That's not an answer.
>> It's the only one I can give you tonight.
>> This is insane.
>> Sofia, if you walk away tonight, I won't stop you. But by tomorrow night, the trust will be gone.
>> And Bennett Industries?
>> Will probably be sold.
>> 30 days. 30 days.
>> What?
>> If I do this, it's 30 days.
>> 30 days.
>> And after that? We're done.
>> One thing. Once you become my wife, everyone who wants something from you will start watching.
>> Then let them watch. How are we getting there?
>> I'll drive.
>> You really knew my father?
>> Yes.
>> How?
>> You'll learn.
>> What have I just agreed [music] to?
>> We're here.
>> This is actually happening.
>> Only if you still want it. You can walk away right now.
>> No. I'm going through with it.
>> There's no one here.
>> It's late. Wedding? Yes. You understand this is one of our last appointments tonight?
>> Yes.
>> Then you're cutting it close.
>> Why aren't you nervous?
>> Should I be?
>> We're about to get married.
>> I know. That's why I'm making sure you're certain.
>> I'm terrified.
>> You don't have to pretend you're not.
>> Aren't you afraid?
>> I've been afraid before. I'm not afraid of this.
>> Mr. Carter, Ms. Bennett, we're ready for you.
>> If I say no now,
>> I'll take you home.
>> Then let's do it.
>> We can keep this simple.
>> Good.
>> You look beautiful. Before we begin, are you both certain this is what you want?
>> Yes.
>> I'm certain.
>> Well, we're married.
>> Yes.
>> You say that like it's completely normal.
>> It isn't. You dropped this at the lobby.
>> Where are we going?
>> Home.
>> Your home?
>> Ours.
>> 30 days.
>> 30 days.
>> We need rules.
>> Agreed.
>> Separate rooms.
>> Fine.
>> No pretending this is real.
>> Understood.
>> And no lying.
>> I'll tell you what you need to know.
>> That's not what I said.
>> I know.
>> You live here?
>> Yes.
>> Good evening, Mr. Carter. Evening.
>> You come here often?
>> I live here.
>> This is your apartment?
>> Yes.
>> You said you were barely getting by.
>> I said I wasn't wealthy. I didn't say I had nothing. Your room is the first door on the left.
>> You prepared this?
>> I knew you would need somewhere to sleep.
>> You knew him?
>> Yes.
>> How well? Why didn't you tell me?
>> Because tonight wasn't about me.
>> Everything seems to be about you.
>> You'll understand.
>> When?
>> When it's safe.
>> Are you dangerous?
>> Only to people who hurt you. I'm sorry, Sofia. But you still don't know what they did to your father.
>> [sighs]
>> I'm married.
>> [snorts]
>> Good morning.
>> Morning.
>> Coffee?
>> Thank you.
>> Did you sleep?
>> Eventually. What happened to Bennett Industries?
>> You should ask your lawyers.
>> I did. They wouldn't tell me everything. There are debts I didn't know about.
>> These numbers don't make sense.
>> What doesn't make sense?
>> Money was moved out before the company started collapsing.
>> Moved by who?
>> That's what we need to find out.
>> We?
>> You're my wife. Your problems are mine.
>> It's supposed to be 30 days.
>> I remember. Yes.
>> We found another transfer.
>> Where?
>> Cross Holdings.
>> To me. And don't let anyone know we're looking.
>> Who is that?
>> Someone helping me.
>> Helping you with what?
>> Your father's company. Don't trust anyone who tells you everything is under control.
>> Including you? Should I trust you?
>> Not yet.
>> Good morning, Mr. Cross.
>> Good morning, sir.
>> Is it done?
>> Almost. Once the deadline passes, the creditors take control.
>> And Sofia?
>> She'll have nothing left.
>> What if she gets help?
>> From who?
>> Her husband.
>> That man? He doesn't have anything. You didn't steal from the company. You built the collapse. Tell me what you found. Are you certain?
>> Did you find something?
>> A financial connection your father was investigating.
>> Then stop keeping me in the dark.
>> I will when I know the whole truth. Come here. You need to see this.
>> What did my father leave you?
>> These transfers happened before the company collapsed.
>> How long before?
>> The first transfer was 6 weeks before your father died.
>> He knew something was wrong.
>> That's why he started keeping records. Look at the company receiving the money.
>> Cross Holdings.
>> Daniel's company received the money.
>> Daniel said my father's company was failing long before he got involved.
>> Then why was he taking money from it?
>> Maybe my father approved the transfers.
>> He didn't sign this one.
>> Victoria. My stepmother had access to his accounts.
>> It proves she authorized a transfer. It doesn't prove she caused everything.
>> She was there when my father got sick. She helped me plan his funeral. He trusted her.
>> Your father trusted a lot of people. That doesn't mean they all deserved it.
>> Ethan?
>> Where did you find that?
>> Behind the photograph.
>> Your father never mentioned leaving that there.
>> How much did he tell you?
>> More than I should have known.
>> Then tell me what you're not telling me.
>> There are things I need to verify first.
>> I'm your wife now. I shouldn't have to guess who I married.
>> Yes?
>> Mr. Blackwood, the board is waiting for your decision.
>> Not now, James. Handle it without me.
>> Who's Mr. Blackwood?
>> Someone I used to work with.
>> He sounded like he worked for you.
>> You heard one side of a conversation.
>> Who are you? Blackwood Global. Why is your company buying my father's business? Ethan. Ethan. I need the truth.
>> Sofia. Sofia, is something wrong?
>> Who is Ethan [music] Blackwood? I found this.
>> Where did you find it?
>> Blackwood Global. It's executive profile. It's acquisitions, including companies like my father's.
>> I can explain.
>> Then explain.
>> My full name is Ethan Blackwood.
>> You lied to me [music] from the beginning.
>> I kept my identity from you. I won't pretend that was fair.
>> Are you the man who owns Blackwood Global?
>> I founded it. I'm its chief executive. [music]
>> You're a billionaire.
>> Yes.
>> Why would a man like you marry someone like me?
>> [music]
>> Because your father asked me to protect you.
>> You expect me to believe my father arranged this?
>> Your father trusted me with something important. [music]
>> You keep giving me pieces. I need the truth. Is Blackwood Global buying Bennett Industries?
>> The company is involved in the negotiations. But I didn't marry you to take your father's business.
>> How am I supposed to know that's true?
>> You don't have to trust me today.
>> [music]
>> Watch what I do.
>> Is there anything else you've lied about?
>> There are people who will do anything to keep you from discovering what happened to your father.
>> Then you'd better start telling me everything. If this marriage [music] is going to work, things have to change. No more lies about who you are.
>> Agreed.
>> You don't make decisions about my life [music] without telling me.
>> I'll tell you what I can when I know it's safe.
>> Safe for whom? You or me?
>> For you. But I understand why you don't believe me yet.
>> [music]
>> We keep our own rooms, and we don't pretend this is a real marriage.
>> If that's what you need.
>> Now tell me, what happens to Bennett Industries?
>> The creditors are preparing to take control.
>> How long do I have?
>> The next decision could come today.
>> Then I'm going to the company.
>> Daniel and Victoria may already know you're looking into the accounts.
>> Then they can explain it to my face.
>> The The meeting has been moved forward.
>> When?
>> In 2 hours. Daniel Cross is expected to attend.
>> Send me the agenda. Don't approve anything until I've reviewed
>> What is Daniel planning?
>> I don't know yet. But I intend to find out.
>> Tell me you have a solution.
>> The emergency meeting is today. Sofia loses control.
>> And her new husband?
>> He's a nobody. He can't stop this.
>> I'm going to that meeting. And this time, I'm not standing in the dark. You belong here.
>> I know this is difficult. We all want to protect the company.
>> Make certain she has no room to argue.
>> She won't.
>> Thank you for waiting.
>> Ms. Bennett, we need to discuss the proposed transfer of control.
>> Then we should begin with the transfers that left this company short of cash.
>> That is precisely why we're here, Sofia. The latest review raises serious questions. It was made under her authority. Approvals were issued while Sofia oversaw business.
>> Then verify the records. This document is not authentic.
>> Your name appears on the approval.
>> This isn't my signature.
>> Sofia, this is not the time to deny what the records show.
>> Then verify the records. Don't ask me to accept a document I know is false.
>> Given these concerns, I propose we vote on the temporary transfer of operational control.
>> You're about to hand my father's company to the people who helped destroy it.
>> This is about the company, Sofia, not your feelings. All in favor of temporary control transfer?
>> My father trusted this board.
>> We need stability. The company cannot survive another mis-
>> Sofia, don't sign anything. I'm on my way.
>> Ethan, what are you going to do?
>> transfer control Before anyone transfers control of this company, I suggest you find out who is actually funding the acquisition.
>> And you are? You've got to be kidding me. I remember you. You were the stranger she married. And I remember you interrupting our wedding. I'm surprised you found the building.
>> He has every right to be here.
>> Before you vote, examine the transfer records independently.
>> And who exactly are you to advise this board?
>> Sofia's husband. That's all.
>> You should be very careful about underestimating people, Daniel.
>> This approval was recorded after Richard's final documented authorization.
>> Financial paperwork can be interpreted. We shouldn't delay the vote over speculation.
>> The vote is suspended. You have no idea what you've started.
>> I know exactly what I'm doing.
>> You married into a disaster. Don't pretend you can save her.
>> I'm not pretending.
>> Thank you.
>> You did the difficult part.
>> Do you think my father was murdered?
>> I think someone wanted us to stop asking questions. The summary is wrong.
>> They told me his heart failed.
>> He was poisoned.
>> Victoria was there. Daniel came to the hospital. They were all there.
>> Sofia, this doesn't tell us who did it. It tells us your father's death wasn't investigated properly.
>> Don't leave me alone with this.
>> I won't.
>> Victoria authorized the release of the report.
>> That makes her part of the invest. Doesn't prove she caused his death.
>> You could have used all this to take my father's company.
>> I could have.
>> But you didn't.
>> I won't ask you to trust me because of what I own. Secure the copies. Don't confront anyone.
>> Then keep telling me the truth.
>> Even when it hurts?
>> Especially then. Did you know my father was going to die?
>> No. I swear to you, Sofia, I didn't. Richard asked me to look after you. He never told me someone would hurt him.
>> Why you? He had lawyers, friends, people who knew him for years.
>> When I was younger, I made a mistake that could have cost me everything. He gave me a chance to fix it.
>> Before Blackwood Global?
>> Long before anyone cared what my name was worth. He told me money can make people listen. It can't make them tell the truth.
>> He used to say that at dinner. Usually when I was arguing.
>> He said you argue for an hour and still ask for salt.
>> That sounds like him. If my father hadn't asked you to protect me, would you have married me?
>> I came because he asked me to, but that isn't the only reason I want to stay.
>> You can't say things like that when I don't know what to believe.
>> Then don't believe me because I said it. Let me show you.
>> You make your own tea?
>> I make my own tea, coffee, and several other things my staff would be offended to hear about.
>> how I take it.
>> You told me the first night we met. You don't have to finish it. Just try something.
>> There. You look less intimidating.
>> I'll try not to take that as an insult.
>> I want to trust you. I just don't know how to do it without being afraid.
>> You don't owe me trust or affection. Not because we're married. Not ever.
>> Would you stay with me tonight? Just sit with me for a while.
>> Of course. The independent lab confirmed it. Your father was poisoned. A toxic dose of digoxin caused a fatal cardiac arrhythmia.
>> Someone killed my father.
>> Yes. Daniel was diverting money through Cross Holdings. Richard discovered it. Your father was preparing to expose him. Victoria helped conceal the evidence. She used her access to interfere with the original report and delay the investigation.
>> So Daniel arranged it and Victoria helped him hide it.
>> [music]
>> The evidence establishes their roles. The authorities have the complete file.
>> I want them held accountable. I don't want to become like them.
>> You won't. Tonight, you don't have to solve anything else.
>> Neither do you. I I thinking about what we just read.
>> You don't have to talk about it tonight.
>> I know. That's why I want to talk about something else. Can we have one conversation that isn't about my father, your company, or the people trying to destroy my life?
>> I'd like that. For the record, I'm considerably less confident when I can't solve a problem with a spreadsheet.
>> That may be the first normal thing you've said since I met you.
>> I was hoping I'd hear it again.
>> Can I ask you something without getting one of your carefully prepared answers?
>> I'll try.
>> Why are you looking at me like that?
>> Because I'm attracted to you. More than I expected to be. I agreed to this marriage because I gave your father my word, but I don't need his promise to explain why I want to be near you now.
>> I keep telling myself you're a man who lied to me.
>> [music]
>> Then you look at me like that, and I remember I'm also attracted to you.
>> We don't have to call this love. We barely know each other.
>> Good. Because I don't want another promise made on [music] my
>> Then let me ask you something without the contract deciding for us.
>> Ask.
>> May I kiss you?
>> I've been wondering [music] when you'd ask.
>> I had planned to be more composed tonight.
>> I think you've done enough planning.
>> You know, I can manage a few buttons myself. [music and singing]
>> I know. I'm choosing not to let you. I want this because I want you, not because of my father, your money, or a contract.
>> And I want you because [music] I want to know you. The parts you show everyone and the parts you don't. I can't promise I'll always [music] get it right.
>> Neither can I.
>> But I can promise not to hide behind silence when you deserve an answer.
>> I don't know where this goes.
>> Neither do I.
>> That's strangely [music] reassuring.
>> I spent years building a life where nobody could surprise me.
>> And how's that working out?
>> Terribly, since I met you. I don't know if I'm ready to call this love after one day. But I know I want to see you tomorrow. I want to have breakfast with you, argue with you, hear what you think, and learn the things about you that I don't know yet.
>> Then start with this. I want to see you tomorrow, too. And I want you to kiss me again. Tomorrow?
>> [music]
>> No more secrets.
>> Tomorrow, we begin.