Billions is an American drama television series created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, and starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, that premiered on Showtime on January 17, 2016.
Ari Spyros of the SEC asks Chuck Rhoades, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to investigate him.
Chuck confesses that if he brings up a lawsuit against Bobby Axelrod, that there may be a conflict of interest given her employment as Axe Capital's personal psychiatrist.
Axe mentions the Eads family's financial troubles and asks Sean to convince them to accept his offer of $25 million for the naming rights.
June Raichlein, the widow who criticised Lara & Axe during their memorial fund meeting, has just completed a literary work titled "9-12: The Day After."
Lara places a call to acquire a copy of June’s book before it is released and finds out that it’s extremely negative towards Bobby.
After her son loses his spot at Stanford, despite strong grades and being a legacy candidate, she realises that Lara is coming after her.
Regaining her composure, she meets with Lara at the Axe residence with a "revised" version of her memoir, with the offending parts cut.
Perturbed by Bobby’s approach, Evelyn reaches out to Chuck Sr., her lover and the man who granted her the board member seat at YumTime.
Immediately after, Jerome pushes another motion to dismiss Evelyn so that Bobby Axelrod may assume her seat on the board.
Axe wakes up in the middle of the night to come to the rescue of Mick Danzig, who the police pickup for walking around outside, visibly drunk carrying an open bottle and an automatic weapon.
Inside, Decker says that the tip for the Pepsum Pharmaceuticals trade came from "Dollar Bill" Stearn, one of Axe Capital's employees and top performers.
With Decker's information providing a lead on "Dollar Bill" Stearn, Chuck and his team decide to focus on him.
Kate learns Bryan is having some money problems when she overhears him on a call about putting a down payment on a place to live.
At the Axe residence, Lara, Bobby, and Orrin smile as they watch the full video of Bruce getting knocked down, including the motivations behind the punch.
Bobby Axelrod grows suspicious of Donnie Caan, one of his traders at Axe Capital, after suspecting that there may be a mole within the firm leaking insider information.
As Donnie goes missing, Bobby becomes increasingly paranoid and takes steps to track him down, fearing the implications for his hedge fund.
Bobby Axelrod is devastated by the sudden death of his close friend and trusted employee, Donnie Caan, who had been secretly battling a terminal illness.
Donnie’s passing not only affects Bobby emotionally but also presents him with an opportunity to leverage the situation to his advantage in his ongoing rivalry with U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades.
As Bobby contemplates Donnie's loyalty and his loss, he maneuvers to protect Axe Capital from potential legal exposure.
The tensions between Bobby Axelrod and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades escalate as both sides prepare for their next strategic moves.
Bobby, reeling from recent events, begins to rely on his instincts as he seeks ways to protect Axe Capital from legal threats.
Meanwhile, Chuck intensifies his efforts to bring Bobby down, focusing on new angles in the investigation and tightening the pressure on key individuals within Axe Capital.
Wendy Rhoades finds herself in a difficult position once again, navigating the complicated dynamics between her husband, Chuck, and her boss, Bobby.
Prince makes a short play on a sport apparel company his ex-wife is involved with, known as Rask.