Industry S4E4: Rishi's Overdose Leads to Arrest, Suicide Attempt

In the latest installment of HBO's finance drama "Industry," former trader Rishi Ramdani plummeted to new depths of despair on Sunday's Episode 4 of Season 4, titled "1000 Yoots, 1 Marilyn," as a drug-fueled night with a journalist ended in overdose, arrest, and a failed suicide attempt from his London apartment balcony.

The episode, streaming now on Max, delves deeper into Rishi's unraveling life following the shocking murder of his wife, Diana, by loan sharks at the end of Season 3 over his unpaid gambling debts. Played by Sagar Radia, Rishi has struggled to find legitimate work, barred by background checks tied to his past scandals. He has turned to under-the-table gigs for his former colleague Harper Stern, who runs a hedge fund targeting vulnerable companies like the payment platform Tender.

Early in the episode, Rishi receives a rare visit from his late wife's mother, Mary, who allows supervised contact with their toddler son, Hugo. In a tense exchange, Mary pressures Rishi to relinquish parental rights and change the boy's surname from Ramdani to Smith, the family's own name, in exchange for future visitation. "Oh, Rishi, any anger I feel towards you is dwarfed by the...