The Roys split between New York and Richmond, Virginia, where Logan has gathered conservative donors at the Future Freedom Summit to handpick a presidential candidate capable of neutralizing the DOJ investigation into Waystar. Roman brokers a private meeting with right-wing congressman Jeryd Mencken and brings Logan the business case for backing him — Mencken's audience maps onto ATN's, and his political cover funds the GoJo acquisition. Logan commits, overriding Shiv's objections. In New York, Kendall's DOJ testimony collapses: his attorney tells him the documents are insufficient and his performance damaged the case, then he fires her. A last-minute flight to Virginia and a diner pitch to Tom Wambsgans — offering him a way out of prison in exchange for testimony against Logan — goes nowhere. Tom, who has already absorbed legal responsibility fo ...