Retired Janitors of Idaho

An ailing Logan arrives at the Waystar RoyCo annual shareholder meeting, where both his and Kendall's factions are attempting to reach a settlement with Sandy and Stewy – aware that if the question of ownership were left to a vote (per Logan's wishes), the Roys would almost certainly lose control of the company. They opt to stall the vote until an agreement can be successfully reached. Frank is tasked with giving a protracted speech to the shareholders in the meantime.

Kendall convinces Stewy to continue negotiating with Waystar. Gerri, Shiv, Roman and Karl meet with Stewy, Sandi and Sandy (whose illness has rendered him unable to walk and barely able to speak, with his daughter negotiating on his behalf). Controversy arises over Sandy's request for veto power over any Roy family member being named CEO, which the Roys' side knows is designed to humiliate Logan. Gerri convinces Sandi and Stewy to think over the terms once more.

Connor approaches Logan with a request to be named head of one of Waystar's European cable divisions. Logan, struggling to speak and repeatedly needing to urinate, does not answer conclusively, and expresses displeasure at having to navigate around Sandy's terms on the settlement. Kendall, meanwhile, warns Greg that he may give him up to the DOJ unless Greg reneges on the joint defense agreement he signed with Waystar. Greg attempts to negotiate with Ewan and Pugh, but Ewan, disgusted with his grandson's enduring loyalty to Logan's company, informs him he is donating his entire estate to Greenpeace, effectively depriving Greg of an inheritance.

Sandi calls Gerri to relay an alternative request: curtailing the Roys' use of private jets, which the family similarly scoffs at. Logan orders that they refuse the terms, leaving the company's ownership to the shareholders' vote. Logan has Tom escort him to the restroom and experiences difficulty urinating; Shiv learns from Logan's assistant Kerry that Logan has a urinary tract infection that he demanded be kept secret. The others realize that Logan has forgotten to take his medication and notice him becoming increasingly incoherent and in need of medical attention. Kendall storms in, having received word of the vote, and angrily demands the settlement renegotiated.

Gerri takes over for Frank in giving speeches to the shareholders. An unconscious Logan is sequestered to another room to be looked after by his personal doctor, thereby rendering him incapable of appearing onstage. Shiv opts to renegotiate the settlement with Sandi and Stewy without Logan's input. The President suddenly calls asking for Logan; Roman takes the call in his father's place and learns that the President will not be seeking a second term, in large part due to blowback from ATN's attacks on his mental faculties (which Logan himself had ordered in hopes that the DOJ investigation would be relaxed).

Shiv meets with Sandi privately; the two agree to an extra board seat for both factions, each of which could potentially go to either of the two women. Shiv calls Tom and has him relay the final terms of the settlement to the rest of the company's senior management, who agree to sign the deal without Logan's final approval. While celebrating, Shiv is put off when Tom lets slip that he has been tracking her fertility in hopes of impregnating her before going to prison.

Gerri brings Karl onstage to announce the settlement to pleased shareholders. However, Kendall, aware of the settlement but indignant at being left out of the spotlight, interrupts Karl's speech and makes an impromptu statement voicing support for the victims of the cruises scandal, frustrating the audience and confusing the rest of the company management. Greg informs Tom he intends to sue Greenpeace as a ploy to recover his inheritance from his grandfather. Logan warns Gerri that the President's decision not to seek reelection jeopardizes Waystar's political and legal survival. He remains displeased with Shiv for acquiescing to Sandy's terms.

While reviewing reactions to his onstage stunt with his PR team, Kendall is informed that Logan requests a meeting with him, but upon arriving, he learns that Logan already left, and realizes his father has snubbed him. He attempts to call Logan, but Logan has Kendall's phone number blocked permanently.

"Retired Janitors of Idaho" was written by Tony Roche and Susan Soon He Stanton and directed by Kevin Bray. The episode derives its title from a line spoken by Roman dismissively referring to the wider body of Waystar shareholders.

The episode was filmed at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square.^[1][2]