Tonight on Showtime the show Billions airs with an all new Sunday January 31, season 1 episode 3 called “YumTime” and we have your weekly recap below. On tonight’s episode, Axe (Damian Lewis) makes a play ends up affecting Chuck (Paul Giamatti) in the long run.
On the last episode, Chuck’s probe was temporarily derailed; Axe made an aggressive move Bryan gives Kate a history lesson. Did you watch the last 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, “Axe makes an activist play in a move that reverberates back to Chuck.”
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#Billions starts with an editor shagging one of his authors. He says he’s going to make her a best seller. Axe watches a truck back up to his house. Ben has a truck full of tasty cakes. Axe tells Ben to put a company in your mouth when you can.
He takes a bite of the cake and says it’s not as good as he remembers. Axe says that’s a problem and throws it away. Jack calls Terri who curses and then thanks him for the heads up. She’s with Bryan and says a hedge fund guy was arrested in Greenwich.
She says they got him on securities fraud and he works for Decker and will likely flip. Bryan curses and reaches for his phone. Chuck is walking his dog in the park and sees that some guy let his dog poop on the sidewalk. He says he forgot the bag.
Chuck says he doubts it and says he’s seen him before and he never cleans it up. He says mind your business and Chuck says get it now. The guy says let it slide and Chuck says that sounds simple since it’s just dog shit.
He says those are devious words. He says if he let that slide, then the whole place will fill dog shit that they track into their homes. Chuck says petty larceny is fine too. Then says maybe next time the guy steals his TV or wife.
Chuck rants at him and the guy says he doesn’t have a bag. Chuck says use your hand. The guy says or… He curses and picks it up. Chuck takes the call that one of Decker’s guys was picked up. Chuck says there’s some more shit and sends him back.
He says that means the Eastern people will get Axe. He says Spyros is a glory hand. Chuck thanks the guy for doing his civic duty and says doesn’t it feel good. The guy is grossed out. At Yumtime, the snack cake place, Mr Bailey comes into his office.
Purkheiser calls him and says Axe is up to almost 5% in the company. He thanks the guy for letting him know then curses. Axe has the mailroom guy hand out snack cakes all over the office. Wags chats with Wendy about accepting who he is instead of fighting it.
Wags says he wonders what it is about a woman taking it in her mouth after raw dogging that seems right then says it’s accepting him like he is for all the filth. He says he appreciates a woman who is that giving.
Wendy says that act – ATM, ass to mouth – is about dominance. She asks if this is connected to work. He says Maria Saldana. He says she was a jerk about her bonus and then got another offer and threatened to leave.
He says he thinks she’ll accept the counter offer and stay. Wendy says men renegotiate. Wags says it’s not what she did, it’s how she did it. He says she’s not a good soldier but he’ll keep her. Wendy asks why he’s smiling.
He says he’ll keep her but she won’t have fun and says it’s his duty to make an example of her and says she can’t leverage them like that. He says by the end of her new contract, she’ll be worse a quarter of what she was at before.
Lara shows up for yoga and is told June is getting her 9/11 memoir published. Lara says she can’t wait to read it. That’s the woman Lara blessed out the other day. Lara calls Shari in communications and asks her to get something for her.
Axe talks with Donnie and then brings Wags in to talk to him. They promise him a big start. Chuck talks to Amelia in Eastern District. He offers her the Schachetti brothers in exchange for the hedge fund guy. She says no, she’s not that dumb.
She says f-k you and hangs up. Terri comes in and asks if there’s any luck with Eastern. She says Decker’s guy is cooperating. Kate asks Bryan what’s up and he tells her that Spyros is stealing away their case.
Kate asks Bryan if he has the leverage he needs then says she’ll grind on it then remarks that Terri looks like a real grinder. Axe meets casually with the Yumtime board. He says his investment is not a vote of confidence.
Wags says Axe is ready to move with the SEC and get them voted out using silent and proxy votes. Wags says he wants a seat at the table and some say. Wags says profits are done while executive comp is up 300%.
Axe says he’s a beacon of hope and knows why their brand sucks and can fix it. He says he knows how bad the company is doing. They tell him Hutch Bailey III is CEO and they can’t oust him. They tell him about Purkheiser and how close he is to Hutch and his influence.
Wags and Axe talk after they leave that now they know Purkheiser is the key. Evelyn takes Axe’s stock letter to Chuck’s dad – Chuck Sr. He says Axe knows about the two of them and she asks how. He says he’s impressed.
Chuck Sr says to persuade Purkheiser to block it. She says she will and he says not now, I just took a pill. She unzips her dress. Lara meets with Shari and she hands her the draft of June’s book. Lara introduces Shari to Lu.
She says she skimmed the book and learned a few things then tells her Chapter 10 is a problem. She flips to it. Chuck talks to Wendy and ends the call as Lonnie comes in. He asks if he saw the Tuesday science section.
He says it’s about microbial research and cells that will sacrifice themselves and take one for the team. He says he needs to pull the Statue of Liberty case. Lonnie is angry since he’s been working two years on it.
Chuck says he’ll still be on it but he’s going to give it to Eastern. Lonnie says they will give him the scut stuff. Chuck promises to make it up to him. Wendy meets with an ER doc friend of hers. She says she’s an adrenaline junkie.
Her friend thinks she’s on the horns of a dilemma. Wendy says there’s a bad ass chick she likes who is about to get crushed by a guy and both are her patients. Her friend says triage it and help the one that needs it more.
She recommends Wendy talk to Chase, a medical headhunter. Wags tells Axe someone has to talk to Perkheiser then says he’s a rancher and meat man. Wags says he’s folksy so he can’t do it. Axe encourages him to try it.
Chuck is angry that Amelia left him on hold. He offers the trade of the bombing case. She says Spyros has to be embedded and he says he can’t stand that douchebag. He’s with Amelia listening. He speaks up then Chuck says he would have said it to his face.
Terri and Bryan are watching Decker with his kids. She says she feels bad doing it this way and he says let the kids clear. The kids go to get on the bus and they approach Decker. FBI surrounds him and Bryan says they have a lot to talk about.
Lara meets with a lawyer about the chapter in the book. He asks how much of it is true. He says they can let her print, then sue, but he doesn’t like that. He says they can buy the company and kill it. Lara says that’s too loud. He says third is he will try and reason with her.
Lara says she tried it with that twat before. She says she has other ways to get her attention. June finds out she’s off the yoga list and can’t get in. Chuck tells Bryan and Spyros that he’ll do all the talking and his making the play.
Decker is brought in and has his lawyer with him. Chuck says they have him on the Pepsum trade and he knows it so why doesn’t he tell them how Axe gave him insider info. Decker says no. Spyros speaks up and Chuck stews.
Chuck tells him they had another young man from a firm he can’t name and who was very chatty and Spyros interrupts again. Chuck says cooperate and you won’t go to trial. The lawyer says they are done and Chuck says far from it.
They walk out and Chuck sighs. He curses and Bryan says he won’t cave. Spyros says he thinks he will. Chuck yells at him for piling on cologne and walks out angrily. Bryan tells him it is too much. Spyros says he can cut back a little. Bryan walks out.
Axe and Purkheiser eat at Bruno’s pizza place. He tells Punk that he’s been making it like this since he was a kid. Punk says most people take him to spendy steak places. Axe says he’s different.
He tells him that he was a paperboy and he treated himself to a Yumtime Scrumpet. He says he showed his boys the route and says they got a Scrumpet and it didn’t taste the same. He says he did some research and learned the recipe changed.
He says Bruno never changed his recipe and never let him down. Punk says ingredients are cheaper and profits are up. Axe says Hutch III is ruining his family company and says the first Hutch started it, Hutch II grows it and Hutch III blows it.
June shows up for golf with pals and he says someone from the membership committee needs to talk to her. He says he gave away her tee time and said her account is in arrears. June says it’s not true and gets flustered. She storms away embarrassed.
Punk calls a board meeting and Axe and Wags are there. Hutch III is not happy. Bruno lets Axe speak. He says return to the original recipes and restore the company’s glory. Hutch asks then what and says this is carpet baggery.
He says he’s a raider. Axe says that’s not his intention. Evelyn says they can’t afford it and Axe says they can afford it if they cut back on bloated expenses and the corporate jet. Other board members chime in and Bruno moves to oust him as CEO.
It gets passed by the bulk of the board. Wags is pleased. Hutch III is stunned and says his father is turning in his grave. Punk says his dad thought he was a lunkhead. Hutch III is livid and tells Axe f-k you and says he’ll get his company back.
Punk moves to remove Evelyn from the board and replace her with Axe. She calls him an old c-k sucker and Punk says the same could be said of her. Wendy meets with Maria who says they took her better offer and says moving companies excited her.
She tells Wendy that Wags stepped up and was respectful. She says it made her feel more loyalty. Wendy is noncommittal and Maria says she’s in a dilemma again. She tells Maria to close her eyes and picture herself at 80.
She says she’s at her Sag Harbor place in a rocking chair enjoying the view. She tells her to reflect on her life if she decides to stay here at Axe. Then she says picture yourself after a lifetime at the other company. She leads her to the conclusion to leave, but subtly.
June sits crying in her car and hears that her son will not get to go to Stanford. She says he’s a perfect SAT double legacy. They tell her it’s a tough year. She curses and beats on the steering wheel and says I hate that c-nt.
Chuck comes to talk to his dad who says he’s taking his mom out for their anniversary. He tells him Axe and Yumtime is aimed at him and Chuck asks how. He says because Axe knows that he has a mistress.
Chuck says he can handle this and says he made a legal business play and Chuck Sr says it’s going to cost him $200k in upkeep. Chuck Sr tells his son – what will he attack next and says bury the SOB.
Chuck says he has to do this right and Chuck Sr says do it now. Chuck is annoyed and says tell his mistress sorry about her board seat and tell my mom happy anniversary. Chuck walks out. Maria packs her desk and leaves Axe.
Wags is stunned to see her leaving. He says he’s going to miss her energy. Chuck and Bryan are working when Kate comes in. She says Decker’s parents have an eight figure net worth even though they are retired middle class.
She says they are nice church-going people and Chuck says they can leverage that. Bryan wonders if the parents are clueless and they are ruining innocent people. Chuck says we apply pressure where they can and Decker is the one that made them vulnerable.
He asks Kate how she knew. She says she thought about what she would do if she was a trader like that. Chuck asks if she wants to skip her date and work their case. She’s thrilled. June comes to see Lara but declines to come in.
She tells Lara she skipped a step by not running the book by her first. She says she took out a chapter and edited a few things and would love her opinion. June says she can sign a nondisclosure about the stuff she cut.
Lara says that’s lovely and hands one over for her to sign. Lara says there was a mix up at Stanford and says she thinks corrections are being made and she’s sure he’ll be accepted. June says she doesn’t know how to thank her and leaves.
Wendy ties Chuck to the bed and asks if he’s ready to serve. She says he seems distracted and she says the cattle prod should keep in the present. Chuck says Axe is… then he stops. Wendy asks what it is.
Chuck says Axe is messing with his father and it’s in his head. He says Axe must want that and says he’s a target because of him but Wendy says Chuck Sr can handle himself. She turns the cattle prod back on and says she’s going to let him stew in it.
She says when she gets back, he’d better be focused and obedient. She pokes him with it and then puts a gag in his mouth and says wait for your mistress to return. Axe comes to bed and says the boys are almost asleep.
He says Dolores Umbridge is a bitch. She tells him about June’s book and he asks if he’s in it. She says she was but then she made some cuts. Lara says she got June to come around to her way of thinking. He says she deserves a Nobel Prize.
Wendy sits in the bathroom and calls Maria to tell her she’s happy for her. She says she’s glad and offers $250k to help her get her books started and says Axe will never know. Wendy comes back and finds Chuck untied and reading the paper.
She asks what happened and he offers to untie her corset. She asks if he wants to watch TV and eat ice cream instead. He says that’s perfect. Chuck and his crew go to where Decker is coaching his kid’s ball team.
Decker says he can’t approach him without his lawyer. Chuck says he’s not there for him. He says it was nice Karen and Bill came to see their grandson play then says it will be awkward when they’re handcuffed and taken off.
Chuck says their investment portfolio looks shady including the Pepsum trade. Decker says this isn’t right and Chuck says the courts aren’t open so his parents will get to spend the night in jail since the courts are closed on Saturday.
Decker tells him he’ll come in on Monday and then coaches his son to stop at third. Chuck says good move. Chuck is with his dog in the park. He sees the guy with his poo bag and gives a little smile.
THE END!
