Quentin Tarantino is alone in a dark editing bay, watching Hot Lead High on a Steenbeck. He leans in close to the grain. He whispers to himself: "Beautiful. But the mule western… that was always a bluff." He smiles and rewinds the reel.
Matt is in his glass-walled office, pacing. Across from him sits (playing an exaggerated version of himself), wearing a purple velvet suit and holding a vintage coffee cup. the studio s01e03 h255
Matt: "Mr. Liszt, we need it back. We’ll pay anything." Quentin Tarantino is alone in a dark editing
Barry stares. Then, a slow, genuine smile spreads across his face. "Of course it’s a duplicate, you idiot. I wanted to see if you had the guts to sacrifice the digital witch. You didn't. You're weak." But the mule western… that was always a bluff
Helen: "Oh, honey, I know. I have VHS copies of everything."
Matt races back to Barry’s castle with the canister. He confronts the old producer.
Barry: "Anything? I don't want money, Matthew. Money is for the poor. I want concessions ."