Episode: 5
Dorian Blackwood seeks capital across the city, pitching to five backers such as Liam, Clara, Marcus, and Jude Hart. Each meeting ends in refusal. Meanwhile, Lena drinks coffee and tracks his progress in her journal. She figures out that investors avoid Dorian because they dread his creditor, Julian Ashford. Later that night, Lena quietly selects safe target firms for Dorian while he rests.
Dorian Blackwood walks into multiple offices seeking financial backing. He pitches his venture to five investors, including Liam, Clara, Marcus, and Jude Hart. Each one offers a polite excuse and rejects his request for funding.
Lena drinks coffee by the window of a cafe. She writes down Dorian's five failed meetings in her notebook. She notes that the investors do not dislike his project, but they are terrified of his creditor, Julian Ashford.
Dorian walks into their bedroom exhausted from his meetings. Lena sits on the bed and pretends to read a book. Secretly, she analyzes target companies for tomorrow, crossing off firms tied to Julian or Celeste Harrington.
“if you come to me now all I can say is, you know, the public opinion in the industry.”
“our investment quota for this year has been used up, really next time.”
“boss that's all I can do. I'm not the only one in charge of the company.”
“Fundraising today, five meetings, all rejected. Reason: not the project, the person. The industry's dodging him, not afraid of him, afraid of his creditor: Julian.”
Dorian stands in front of the bed looking completely drained from the day's rejections. Lena acts nonchalant with her book while quietly mapping out a new strategy in her notebook. Will her plan lead Dorian to an investor who is completely independent from Julian Ashford and Celeste Harrington?