Jez Butterworth

James Brown challenges his manager Ben Bart to let him self-fund a live recording at the Apollo, asserting his power as both the talent and the boss.

Lee Iacocca approaches Carroll Shelby with a hypothetical offer from Henry Ford II to build a car capable of defeating Ferrari at Le Mans.

Mollie confronts Ken about his secret meetings with Carroll Shelby by driving their family station wagon at dangerous speeds. The high-stakes domestic argument forces Ken to admit he is considering returning to racing, leading to a vulnerable moment of honesty regarding their family's financial stability and Ken's true passions.

Carroll Shelby delivers a public speech about the difference between doing what you want and doing what you are obsessed with. While addressing a crowd, he maintains intense eye contact with Ken Miles, acknowledging their shared passion while publicly crediting Henry Ford.

Old friends James Brown and Bobby Byrd reunite outside Bobby's home, navigating the grief of a shared loss and the awkwardness of their separate lives.

Miles questions Shelby's plan to build a race car for Ford in ninety days, warning him about the soul-crushing bureaucracy of corporate Detroit.

Little Richard gives a young James Brown advice on how to break into the music industry and warns him about the white executives who will exploit him.

Cage uses his knowledge of the future to terrify Kimmel with graphic descriptions of his squad's deaths in an attempt to get him discharged.

Ken Miles describes the technical intensity of the Le Mans track to his son, who questions his father's obsession with perfection.