>> as roger is sort of further cementing his success and importance in rupert's eyes, lachlan is continuing to struggle. >> lachlan wasn't really showing any particular sign of being a wunderkind. that was never his reputation. >> a lot of people thought he was just completely incapable of doing the job. he thought he knew it all. he's trying to take on big, big hitters like roger ailes, and rupert doesn't really support him. if it's a fight between lachlan and those executives, rupert is initially prepared to see that fight play out to see if lachlan can win it. >> for lachlan, this creates this impossible situation, because lachlan has been told that he has all this authority, but every time he tries to wield this authority in the face of the company's other senior-most executives, they find a way to go over his head and undermine him. >> lachlan is feeling deflated. he's feeling disappointed.