The Roy siblings attend Logan's funeral while navigating the crisis they created by manipulating ATN's election coverage. Gerri delivers a scathing eulogy condemning Logan's legacy, Roman suffers a complete breakdown at the podium, and Kendall steps in with a powerful counter-eulogy celebrating his father's ruthless worldview. Meanwhile, Shiv secretly works with Matsson to save the acquisition by proposing an American CEO to Mencken, undermining her brothers' belief that their election manipulation secured a solid deal to block the sale.

This episode reveals which siblings have internalized Logan's philosophy and who is cracking under its weight. The funeral becomes a pivotal moment showing Kendall's complete transformation into his father, Roman's emotional collapse, and Shiv's strategic positioning as the likely CEO candidate. The brothers' plan to fight the acquisition at the board level proceeds without knowing that Shiv has already negotiated their defeat, turning their election manipulation into a hollow victory that traded democratic legitimacy for a regulatory promise that was never as solid as they believed.

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