ice cream parlour in california. mike: welcome to farrell's ice cream parlour. are you celebrating anything today? lemonis: i put up almost $1 million to save this beloved brand from collapsing. now i need to save my investment. your license agreement here is terminated today. i can't do this anymore. the owners are once again mismanaging the funds. travis: we got notified from the landlord that you're behind on rent, and... lemonis: you guys were not aware of it? travis: no. lemonis: the flagship restaurant has fallen into chaos. i got, basically, a big f you, and my $700,000 is gone. to revive it, i'm going to need rely on some old friends... we want to do it? allison: let's do it. lemonis: ...try some new approaches... travis, allison, pete, and myself, we'll be partners in this business. ...and make some painful decisions. you want me to work a deal out with the landlord so it lets parlour off the hook? paul: yeah. lemonis: great. no. because if i don't, both farrell's and my money will be gone... forever. my name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money t