Brian's smarter than he's being portrayed as being here. I think that he knows that he's not going to turn Taylor now or soon, but he's put the seed in Taylor's head that Axe will incrementally push Taylor to cross more and more lines and assume more personal legal risk, which he will, so that as it inevitably…

Not convinced he's screwed Ira except for the moment. His losses aren't realized (restricted stock) and when the sabotage news comes out, the stock will rise up again (and Axe Capital will be forced to settle and pay damages too). As for his old man, Chuck may finally get to prove to him that he can be as ruthless…