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You still didn't make new keys.
There's no time.
Your sister was gonna bring over the extra set, but--
She didn't. I'm so sorry, babe.
What is this?
The cake lady sent them over for the wedding.
We have to choose?
But I gotta go, so whatever you like
is great with me. Just nothing too lemony.
Wait, no, no. I'm not deciding.
- Why not? - Because I'm the guy!
I don't give a shit.
Fine, fair enough.
This one. It's great.
David!
The last time you saw David alive,
what happened between you two?
David and I had a--
Take your time.
David and I had a fight.
I don't know what you're doing anymore.
- I know exactly what I'm doing. - Really?
A man's dead now. Was that the plan?
- This is what it takes. - I don't want this life.
You decide right now.
Do you want us or do you want this job?
- Please don't do this. - Right now.
Right now.
You can't decide, can you?
David...
No.
We're done, Ellen.
Oh, Jesus.
- Bye, Michael. - Bye, Mom.
First family breakfast in over a year.
Can't find Gregory Malina.
Patty.
What, Tom?
There's a court order for Gregory to appear.
Useless. The police will never find him.
Either he's in hiding or he's dead.
Either way, we have to plan our next move.
Yeah?
Ms. Hewes, one of the client reps is here to see you.
- Who? - Peter Hassett.
Send him in.
What are you gonna tell him?
I'll tell him the truth.
Without Gregory Malina, we're gonna lose the case.
Hey, Peter, have a seat.
Larry!
Come here for a second, will ya?
Kevin, hey.
Hey, did you ding up a Caddy this morning?
Did I what?
I got a guy in there saying his door's all scratched up.
Yes or no?
If it's the guy I'm thinking of, they may have been there before.
The brushes have to be replaced, Kevin,
I've been telling you that.
It's not the brushes, Larry.
Manny doesn't have these issues, neither does Wanda--
Wanda wears jeans that let her patootie show--
is why nobody complains about her.
And Manny just got fired.
Manny just graduated high school.
He gave notice and left for college.
Is this about me being more careful?
I can't keep covering for you.
At this point, my ass is on the line.
- I gotta make a change. - You're firing me?
My daughter went to prom with you. I drove you there myself.
That was 20 years ago. Look, I tried to do you a favor,
and itjust didn't work out, okay?
Turn your shirt in to Gloria and I'll pay you for the week.
I'm sorry.
- Ellen? - Yeah?
So, I called your parents. They were already on their way.
But you told them I couldn't have lunch.
Not really.
- What? - Well, they wouldn't cancel.
Okay, in the future, when I'm unavailable,
you just need to explain it to them. Say I'm with a client or in a meeting.
I know, I'm sorry.
I should've said that.
You asked for me?
Yeah, the paralegals have finished annotating the SEC memos.
I'd like you to review them and report to Tom.
Okay, what am I looking for?
Inconsistencies.
Anything that even hints at a red flag.
- Pull the files, please. - Right away.
Anything else?
How's your new assistant working out?
It's a little bumpy, but he'll catch on.
I don't like him.
That's all. Get to work.
There he is!
- Mr. Frobisher. - Good to see you, Larry.
Hey, you need breakfast? You want an omelet?
No? Tell you something, we got some great lemonade here.
No, thank you, Mr. Frobisher.
Sit down, please.
I get famished after racquetball.
It's a great workout. A lot more exciting than tennis.
- You play? - Bowling was my game.
Oh, yeah?
Once hit a 900 series in league play.
But you know, I haven't been out since my eyes started to go.
These days, I couldn't even pick up a two-pin spare.
Exactly, exactly.
So, sorry about that. What can I do for you?
I'm gonna be direct with you, Mr. Frobisher.
Please.
- We had a deal. - I know that.
I got the employees to vote for your settlement offer.
I tried to get 'em to fire Ms. Hewes.
I did everything you asked me to.
Yes, you did.
You said I'd be taken care of.
And after the trial, you will be.
That could be a year from now, I can't wait that long.
Larry, I was very clear about this.
You said you were gonna double our arrangement.
All right, tell you what I'll do.
I'm gonna call my people, all right?
See if we can get something set up for you here.
In the meantime, keep doing what you're doing.
We're gonna get through this together.
Ellen, they're here.
- Who is? - Your parents.
- What did she bring? - Muffins.
I think they're for you.
Honey.
I assumed the office was nice, but geez.
Hi, Dad.
My assistant called, right? Told you I couldn't make lunch.
Yeah, I was surprised you didn't call us yourself.
- We had a plan. - I know.
Let me make it up to you later this week, I promise.
Yeah. Ellen, we have to talk.
What's wrong?
We were in a car accident.
Oh, my God. Are you okay?
It was a month ago. We're fine.
- But I hit a crossing guard. - Outside a school.
Was he hurt?
She. Linda Reynolds.
Linda broke her hip. She had surgery at Hudson General.
- When? - Two weeks ago.
He wouldn't let me call you.
You're busy, I didn't want you to worry.
We have insurance.
I met with the lawyer from the company.
And?
These guys are sleaze balls.
Lady's in the hospital, all they care about is bottom line.
Dad, what did the lawyer say?
I've got it under control.
My deposition is tomorrow afternoon.
Tomorrow.
I told him.
Your daughter's a successful attorney.
- Talk to her. - It's under control, Denise.
Okay, just tell me what happened.
We were headed to your sister's.
I made a crack about your brother-in-law,
and your mother got angry.
What does that have to do with it?
We were arguing when I hit the guard.
So it's my fault?
No, I'm just saying we were fighting...
- Excuse me? - And maybe that's why I--
Patty wants to see you.
I wanna talk about this more, so just wait here, okay?
We have to go to the hospital.
- What for? - To say hello.
I told Linda we'd stop by. Your mother made muffins.
No, no, no. Don't give her anything.
I'll explain when I get back. Please. Wait in my office.
For crying out loud.
I just don't understand how we can win at trial, Ms. Hewes,
unless you got something you're not telling us.
The truth is... we may never get to trial.
Then what the hell are you doing?
Larry, I can't imagine the pressure you must be under these days.
No, you can't.
How many years did you work for Mr. Frobisher?
34, since your daughter Chloe was born.
That's right. And nothing to show for it.
In a litigation like this,
every move we make has a purpose.
Pushing for a trial is also how we get a higher settlement offer.
So you'd be willing to settle?
Well, I don't want to,
but if Frobisher's people came up with a fair offer,
I'd have to advise you all to seriously consider it.
What's fair?
After losing Gregory Malina,
I'd like to go in at 350, 400 million.
But it's a negotiation, and at this point,
we might have to accept as little as 175.
- 175. - Only as a last resort.
Makes sense.
In the meantime, Larry,
I need you to be supportive of our efforts.
Patty's willing to settle now.
I doubt it. Popler's got a lot of sway with the client reps.
I'm sure she's trying to get him on board.
You didn't fire him yet?
Why would I do that?
Patty wants you to.
- She didn't say that. - She said she didn't like him.
- And that means... - Get rid of him.
- SEC files? - Yes! Yup.
This is it.
You brought me everything from 1998?
1998?
I need everything from the beginning
of the SEC investigation, notjust the trial.
Sorry.
Where did my parents go?
Your dad said something about a woman in the hospital, so...
Parsons!
Let's go. Your attorney's here.
Turn around and face the wall.
Put your hands behind your back.
And then you'll enter your plea.
- Did you contact my parents? - They're on their way.
- And Patty? - We can't find her.
But we're still watching Tom Shayes.
Ellen Parsons.
Six percent grade. Fast greens.
Breaks to the left.
It's all about focus.
Concentration.
Much as I wish this case could be decided by your short game,
we got a deposition to prepare you for.
I've gone through your transcripts from the government trial.
There are a couple areas I feel we could handle better.
You think I gave away too much?
I'd like to bring in a specialist.
Help prepare you for the deposition.
Patty Hewes' whole case now is about tripping you up.
Let's do it.
Get us a barracuda.
Get us the toughest son-of-a-bitch attorney you can find.
But I'm telling you something, Ray.
She's scared, man.
She's losing her confidence.
What makes you think so?
I have it on good authority that she's willing to settle.
Whose authority?
175 million is what it would cost.
A few weeks ago, this woman was gung-ho for a trial.
She's scared, man.
What do you mean, on good authority?
Don't worry about it.
- Jesus, no. - What?
Art. Art.
Don't tell me you've been talking to someone on the inside.
He's a good guy, Ray. He's a straight shooter.
You know something, we should be showing him some gratitude.
Seriously, I want you to get him set up with some account.
You know, off-shore, however we do that.
Absolutely not!
Who knows about this?
No one.
You haven't paid him anything, have you?
I gave him my word, Ray.
Arthur, in no uncertain terms,
I am telling you to shut this down.
Never again are you to have contact with this man.
Under any circumstances.
Arthur?
You can go tojail for this, you understand?
No more.
All right.
I understand.
175.
Well, isn't this a swell picture?
What, Ray? Your little Precious never takes a shit?
I wish I'd caught you in a better mood.
I'm fine.
Then perhaps you'd care to humor me for a moment.
- Off the record. - I'm listening.
Understand I'm not authorized, I'm making no promises.
I'm not taking any.
My client pulled his offer of 100 million.
What if I could get him to reconsider?
Maybe even sweeten the pot a bit.
Why would he do that?
Let's you and I do the math here, Patty.
- Okay. - All right.
Here's what you've got--
A billionaire who the public already believes is corrupt,
whether he is or isn't.
He is.
And here's what I got--
No smoking-gun witness,
or any credible evidence that my client did anything wrong.
You're sure about that.
It's a draw, Patty,
and we both know it.
We go in that court room, we might as well flip a coin.
Is that any way for two old friends to do business?
What's your number?
I'm not saying I could go as high as 200, but--
But in the ballpark.
We'rejust talking here, but I think 150.
Probably get you a deal.
Maybe even 175.
- So... - Was I right about Larry?
Yes, Peter.
Mr. Popler's leaking information to Frobisher's camp.
How do you know?
I gave him 175 as a settlement number.
Ray Fiske brought it right back to me.
So what are you gonna do?
Unfortunately, we don't have the evidence
to use this against Frobisher.
There won't be a paper trail, money exchanged.
I think the best thing to do right now is nothing.
We'll keep an eye on Larry.
In the meantime, let's not mention this to the other client reps.
Our investigators are trying to locate Gregory Malina,
since he skipped out on his deposition.
Unfortunately, Mr. Malina seems to have disappeared.
So that's it? We don't have his testimony?
Relax, Larry, just let them talk.
Of course, we're still looking for him,
but once someone leaves the state--
How the hell does a witness just up and disappear?
I think you all should know what we're up against.
We have reason to believe that Mr. Malina's life was threatened,
prior to the deposition.
It's quite possible that the other side got to him.
What are you saying?
He's been killed?
We're seriously looking into that possibility, yes.
--the voicemail of Arthur Frobisher.
Please leave a message and have a nice day.
I been leaving messages all week.
Call me back.
We gotta get going here.
So call me back.
- Larry, come cut the roast. - Aww, Jesus.
You think they killed this Gregory guy?
We don't know.
He never tried to call Katie again, did he?
No, no.
No, just that once.
Ellen, if this is true--
I know.
Thank you guys for showing up.
I appreciate that. See you tomorrow.
Bye, take care.
Oh, boy. Take me home, man.
Did you kill that kid?
What?
What kind of man are you?
What the hell are you talking about?
That witness, Gregory Malina.
Patty Hewes says he was knocked off.
For Christ's sake, how many times I gotta tell ya.
That woman is crazy, Larry.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I don't know any Gregory Malina.
What's the matter with you?
I been calling you all week.
All right, just relax, will you?
It's late. Can't we do this tomorrow?
Please.
I need my money!
- Sir, I need you to step back. - Hey, Derrick, Derrick, Derrick.
It's all right, Larry's a friend of mine. Come here.
You don't want me to give you any money right now.
Trust me.
So far, neither of us have done anything illegal.
You gave me your word.
Listen to me, will you?
Giving you money is a crime.
It's bribery, obstruction of justice.
We could both go to jail.
Come on. This is the best way, for both of us.
All right?
Come here. You live in Jersey, right?
Give him a 20, will you.
Just do yourself a favor.
Get a cab and go home, please.
- Come on. - Patty Hewes has ears, too.
Maybe I'm talking to the wrong person.
Larry, you don't wanna threaten me.
Take the money.
I mopped your floors, you son of a bitch.
Shit.
34 years, I cleaned your shit.
What're you doing? Be gentle here, man.
I hope you burn in hell!
Oh, for crying--yeah, hi, it's me. We need to talk.
I'm sorry we had to run off like that.
Dad, I admire you wanting to visit this woman,
but legally, it was not a good move.
- It wasn't a move. - I get it.
Bringing her muffins, that kind of thing,
can be used against you. It's an admission of guilt.
I hit the woman with my car, I sent her to the hospital.
I'm not supposed to go visit her?
Unfortunately, no.
And you can't apologize, either. You're involved in a lawsuit.
You have to protect yourself.
- Mom, I'm not hungry. - Nonsense.
Ellen, I met the woman, I looked her in the eye.
She's gonna need physical therapy for the next two years.
It's not your job to get her bills paid.
- It's her lawyer's. - I don't trust her lawyer
any more than I trust the guy from the insurance company.
It's all a game to them.
Yes, it is, and you could lose.
That is why, in this deposition, you have to keep your answers brief.
- Do not elaborate. - Fine.
Keep it simple. Stick to the facts--
where the woman was standing, how fast you were driving,
that kind of thing. Understand?
Yeah, got it.
I think I should be there with you.
Not necessary.
Gary, she's not a 12-year-old anymore,
she's a lawyer. Let her help you.
She has to be at work. Don't you?
I'll make time. I'll be there.
Well, this looks like a whole lot of nothing.
You know who built up this part of the state?
WASPs.
Beavers.
You lost me.
No, I'm not kidding.
Place was flush with 'em.
Indians used to trap 'em and then trade them for everything.
Blankets, hatchets, iron kettles.
Then when they got hooked on the white man's goods,
they started trading the only other thing they had left.
Otters?
No, you idiot. Land.
I'm gonna develop this.
Real estate? That's not your thing.
I'm sick and tired of standing around the sidelines like this.
I need to build something.
You wanna tell me what happened to Gregory Malina?
Don't ask me, ask Ray Fiske.
And while you're at it, ask him how he knows Malina in the first place,
and why he used him to set up a condo in Palm Beach.
- What difference does that make? - I don't trust him.
Five years ago, I went out on a limb for you.
You're not the only one in the line of fire here.
What happened to Gregory Malina?
Looks like our boy Gregory Malina's gonna be deposed after all.
Make sure it doesn't get screwed up this time.
I'll do it myself.
- I thought you didn't wanna know. - I do now.
Here you go.
Excuse me.
Sorry.
What's his name?
Theo.
Ms. Hewes, when we were in your office,
were you suggesting that I should fire him?
Why? You wanna fire him?
He just started. I thought I should give him some time.
He's your assistant. Do what you want.
Anything jumping out at you?
Not yet. There is an official from the SEC
who was very aggressive in going after Frobisher's company.
Tom and I thought he might be worth talking to.
- His name? - George Moore.
I don't think there's anything there.
Moore was interviewed extensively for the government trial.
I thought we'd just pick his brain.
If Tom thinks it's useful, it's fine with me.
Ms. Hewes, is it okay if tomorrow I step out for a few hours?
What for?
My father hit a woman with his car.
He's being deposed, and I thought that I should be there.
Of course.
Is he at fault?
He seems to think so.
He's the kind of guy who likes to take responsibility.
Better be careful. We plaintiff attorneys can be vicious.
His best strategy is to blame the victim.
- I know. - At all costs.
It was her fault, period.
He's in the bathroom, but he'll be back in a minute.
I'm so sorry to interrupt your dinner.
Hello, you must be Chloe.
- Yeah. - Patty Hewes.
And Rob.
Hello.
What're you doing here?
I was in the neighborhood.
Thought I'd meet the family.
Now is not a good time.
How 'bout I come by the office tomorrow?
I'm afraid it can't wait, Larry.
Ray Fiske came to see me.
He offered a settlement.
- That's terrific. - 175 million.
Should we take it?
Why you asking me?
Because 175 is an interesting number.
I don't know what you're implying.
You've been talking to the other side.
- Are you nuts? - No.
You don't want to do that.
Don't speak without a criminal attorney present.
You're already facing three to five.
How dare you come in here and hijack me with accusations?
The truth is, Larry, I like you.
But I think you're in over your head,
and prison is the last place where you belong.
Arthur Frobisher is smart.
I'm sure he's got a way to get you your blood money
with no paper trail,
so I'm really just here tonight to make you a promise.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
I'm going to wait and watch,
until you buy a house or Mildred buys a car
or Chloe here buys a toothbrush.
You need to understand this, Larry.
No Popler for the next hundred years
will be able to spend a nickel of that money
without being humiliated, disgraced, and locked up.
You all have a nice night.
How do you plead?
Not guilty.
Not a flight risk, Your Honor.
No prior criminal record.
An upstanding member of the community.
Bail is set at $1.5 million.
Next.
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
I do.
And when you pulled even with the stop sign,
did you see Ms. Reynolds?
Yes, she was standing to my left, about ten feet away.
Did you see Ms. Reynolds walk towards your vehicle?
No.
Not even out of the corner of your eye?
Move on, he already said no.
Mr. Parsons, what was your general state of mind
leading up to the accident?
How about being a little more specific?
Were you upset? Angry?
Well, just before it happened, my wife and I--
May we take five minutes, please?
Mr. Parsons, I told you before,
no one needs to know your emotional state
or that your attention was somewhere else.
My wife and I were arguing. I'm telling him what happened.
- And as your attorney-- - You're not his attorney.
You represent his insurance company.
I'd like a moment with my father.
Dad, he's right.
You agree with that creep?
Your policy only covers $200,000.
If the plaintiff is awarded any--
She has a name. Linda Reynolds.
If you admit fault and she's awarded more than 200,000,
you're personally liable.
- It was my fault. - It was an accident.
If that's work, you should go.
Look, this guy isn't even fighting for me anyway.
He's just trying to save his company money
by refusing to pay Linda's medical expenses.
- Why should I help him? - Because she's got a lawyer
who's gonna go after every penny he can.
You're saying I should go in and lie?
I'm saying that they will.
They'll spin it into gross negligence.
This is the real world, Dad.
I don't need you to teach me about the real world.
I swore under oath. But you're the lawyer, Ellen.
Tell me what to do.
I've told you what to do, again and again.
Mr. Parsons, what was your general state of mind
leading up to the accident?
Thank you for seeing me again.
Thank you for calling, Larry.
I was sick about the other night.
That was a terrible thing that happened.
I should apologize to you.
It's just, I got all these pressures.
I get it, I get it.
Larry, the truth is, my attorney doesn't want me talking to you.
So I'm not gonna be able to make good until after the trial.
I understand, and I can hold out. Just don't forget about me.
Please.
Don't cut me out.
That other thing, the witness?
I'm looking into it.
Thank you.
You know who you remind me of, don't you?
My dad.
That means a lot.
Guys like you are what make this country great, Larry.
The guy from the SEC wants to push up our meeting.
Be ready in ten?
Sure.
Mom? What happened?
What's going on?
Your father wouldn't call you, but I thought you should know.
Know what?
They're notjust suing us for hospital bills anymore.
It's okay.
They're saying she's hurt worse than they thought,
and she may never work again.
How much are they asking for?
Over a million dollars.
They can't do that, can they?
They can'tjust say we owe them that money.
Yeah, Mom, they can.
Your father didn't have to tell them we were arguing.
Ellen? Car's here.
Your mom called earlier. I just--it's my fault.
I didn't have a chance to tell you earlier.
It's fine.
- You know what? - Yeah?
- It's not fine. You're fired. - What?
But I--
- Where are they taking her? - Riker's Island.
Oh, my God!
- What'll it cost to post bond? - $150,000.
We can't do that, not after the settlement.
This guy was a commissioner at the SEC.
- Tried to take down Frobisher. - Oh, really?
Hi there, we're looking for Mr. Moore.
Hello there.
- Tom Shayes. - Ellen Parsons.
Pleasure's mine. Come on in, take a seat.
Thank you.
- Hello? - Hey, Larry, you got a second?
- Yeah. - Listen, I wanna--
I wanna reassure you that that thing with the witness?
I looked into it, and I can personally guarantee you
that Gregory Malina is safe.
I'm glad to hear that.
Yeah, evidently he had his own reasons
for not wanting to testify. Drugs or something like that.
- I shouldn't have accused you. - That's all right.
- All right, I'll talk to you later. - Okay.
He says Gregory Malina's alive.
Do you believe him?
Do you?
Well, we're gonna find out.
I'm glad you and I could come to an arrangement, Larry.
Me too.
Whatever I could do to make things right.
Yeah.
Step. Let's go.
- Please don't do this. - You decide right now.
Do you want us or do you want this job?
Right now!
We're done, Ellen.
Hey, it's me. I'm so sorry.
Just, please, call me back, okay?