WEBVTT 1 00:00:44,348 --> 00:00:46,829 These tactics are seriously wrong. 2 00:00:46,872 --> 00:00:48,004 I mean, swatting? 3 00:00:48,048 --> 00:00:49,179 ISABELLA: Valerie warned us 4 00:00:49,223 --> 00:00:50,572 that someone would try to break us up, 5 00:00:50,615 --> 00:00:51,573 and that's what she's doing. 6 00:00:51,616 --> 00:00:52,574 No.Yes. 7 00:00:52,617 --> 00:00:54,489 We know where you live. 8 00:00:54,532 --> 00:00:56,578 Where you work, where your husband works. 9 00:00:56,621 --> 00:01:00,147 You make one call, tell one person, 10 00:01:00,190 --> 00:01:02,758 we're coming for you. 11 00:01:04,151 --> 00:01:06,109 ♪ 12 00:01:36,835 --> 00:01:38,837 ♪ 13 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:10,173 ♪ 14 00:02:36,373 --> 00:02:38,419 TERRENCE: Of course, we're all very excited 15 00:02:38,462 --> 00:02:40,682 about the president's visit, and we would like you 16 00:02:40,725 --> 00:02:42,858 to be featured at the event, Kurt. 17 00:02:42,901 --> 00:02:44,164 Me? Are you sure?Of course, 18 00:02:44,207 --> 00:02:45,774 you're the Midwestern regional director. 19 00:02:45,817 --> 00:02:47,297 We'd like you to introduce President Trump 20 00:02:47,341 --> 00:02:49,212 and then stand with the rest of the delegation 21 00:02:49,256 --> 00:02:50,909 when the president makes his remarks. 22 00:02:50,953 --> 00:02:54,217 And let the president know what an awesome job he's doing. 23 00:02:54,261 --> 00:02:57,438 Send us a draft of your remarks as soon as you can, oka...? 24 00:02:57,481 --> 00:02:59,440 Okay. 25 00:02:59,483 --> 00:03:00,528 Hey. 26 00:03:00,571 --> 00:03:01,920 What was that about? 27 00:03:01,964 --> 00:03:03,748 Nothing. Work. 28 00:03:03,792 --> 00:03:04,967 [moans softly] 29 00:03:08,710 --> 00:03:11,756 You've served this firm with dignity and grace. 30 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:13,845 And we're sure you'll do the same on the bench. 31 00:03:13,889 --> 00:03:15,456 So you don't need my advice, 32 00:03:15,499 --> 00:03:18,241 but I will tell you what my folks would tell me 33 00:03:18,285 --> 00:03:19,895 whenever I'd leave the house. 34 00:03:19,938 --> 00:03:21,810 Now, you drink lots of water 35 00:03:21,853 --> 00:03:24,073 and don't embarrass us.[laughter] 36 00:03:24,116 --> 00:03:25,466 To Julius. 37 00:03:25,509 --> 00:03:27,642 ADRIAN: Julius.JULIUS: Thank you. 38 00:03:27,685 --> 00:03:30,514 I got to admit, I-I love this place. 39 00:03:30,558 --> 00:03:34,605 I love how, despite ourselves, 40 00:03:34,649 --> 00:03:36,172 we're a family. 41 00:03:38,740 --> 00:03:40,220 Lucca Quinn. 42 00:03:40,263 --> 00:03:41,482 I agree. 43 00:03:41,525 --> 00:03:43,701 Lucca has really stepped up in matrimonial. 44 00:03:43,745 --> 00:03:46,138 She's only a fourth-year associate. 45 00:03:46,182 --> 00:03:49,403 Yeah, and associates become partners faster these days, 46 00:03:49,446 --> 00:03:50,882 or they leave. Yeah. 47 00:03:50,926 --> 00:03:51,796 JOHN: Well, if we're worried about associates leaving, 48 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,277 I'm more worried about Rosalyn. 49 00:03:54,321 --> 00:03:55,713 I agree. She's kicking ass in litigation. 50 00:03:55,757 --> 00:03:57,280 But didn't we promise it to Lucca? 51 00:03:57,324 --> 00:03:59,413 [overlapping arguing]Yes, we did, we did. 52 00:03:59,456 --> 00:04:03,025 And Lucca has brought in much more business than Rosalyn. 53 00:04:03,068 --> 00:04:04,592 JOHN: That's not true. Look at the billable hours 54 00:04:04,635 --> 00:04:07,856 for the last year. Rosalyn has Lucca beat. 55 00:04:07,899 --> 00:04:10,380 But only because Lucca had three months of maternity leave. 56 00:04:10,424 --> 00:04:11,729 Come on, we're not gonna punish her for that. 57 00:04:11,773 --> 00:04:12,730 Months of maternity leave?What does that mean? 58 00:04:12,774 --> 00:04:14,993 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Oh, my God, 59 00:04:15,037 --> 00:04:17,735 does everything have to be an argument, you guys? 60 00:04:17,779 --> 00:04:21,261 Can we just have a cordial and intelligent discussion? 61 00:04:21,304 --> 00:04:22,871 Okay, this is my argument. 62 00:04:22,914 --> 00:04:24,873 They're both deserving.Yeah. 63 00:04:24,916 --> 00:04:26,701 But the advantage of Rosalyn 64 00:04:26,744 --> 00:04:29,617 is what she does for the culture of this firm. 65 00:04:29,660 --> 00:04:31,532 I don't know what that means.JOHN: I can understand 66 00:04:31,575 --> 00:04:32,533 why you wouldn't.Are you saying 67 00:04:32,576 --> 00:04:34,099 what I think you're saying? 68 00:04:34,143 --> 00:04:36,101 Hey, if the shoe fits.ADRIAN: All right, all right. 69 00:04:36,145 --> 00:04:37,581 [overlapping arguing] 70 00:04:39,670 --> 00:04:41,150 What's going on? 71 00:04:44,022 --> 00:04:46,677 We were both threatened. 72 00:04:46,721 --> 00:04:49,027 By who?A Rachelle Max 73 00:04:49,071 --> 00:04:51,943 from DLE Strategies. 74 00:04:51,987 --> 00:04:54,381 A competitor?No, someone we worked with. 75 00:04:54,424 --> 00:04:55,991 Do you know why she threatened you? 76 00:04:57,471 --> 00:04:58,776 It's a long story. 77 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:01,910 When I asked you to look into Valerie Peyser, 78 00:05:01,953 --> 00:05:03,346 it's connected to that. 79 00:05:03,390 --> 00:05:05,957 The woman in Rikers?Right. 80 00:05:06,001 --> 00:05:08,743 Okay. I'll look into it. 81 00:05:08,786 --> 00:05:10,397 And, Jay, 82 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:14,096 she won't seem dangerous, but she is. 83 00:05:15,706 --> 00:05:17,142 [chuckles] 84 00:05:18,622 --> 00:05:21,886 Oh, sorry, sorry to keep you waiting. 85 00:05:21,930 --> 00:05:23,932 Uh...There was a partner meeting upstairs. 86 00:05:23,975 --> 00:05:27,979 Hmm. You remember Mr. Cardwell from 2016. 87 00:05:28,023 --> 00:05:29,590 We won the settlement with the Chicago PD. 88 00:05:29,633 --> 00:05:31,200 Yes, police brutality. 89 00:05:31,243 --> 00:05:32,810 Some broken ribs. How are you, Perry? 90 00:05:32,854 --> 00:05:35,900 Fine. Having a little trouble. 91 00:05:35,944 --> 00:05:39,730 I thought I'd invest my settlement money like you said, 92 00:05:39,774 --> 00:05:41,602 but I lost my job and I've been living on it. 93 00:05:41,645 --> 00:05:43,168 He wants to know if it's possible 94 00:05:43,212 --> 00:05:45,257 to get any more from the PD. 95 00:05:45,301 --> 00:05:47,042 More money? 96 00:05:48,391 --> 00:05:50,828 Actually, I, uh... [clears throat] 97 00:05:50,872 --> 00:05:54,266 I don't think so, Perry. We signed a general release 98 00:05:54,310 --> 00:05:56,007 with the city and the police department 99 00:05:56,051 --> 00:05:57,835 relieving them of further claims. 100 00:05:57,879 --> 00:05:59,663 Is it possible I could get some of what you took? 101 00:06:01,361 --> 00:06:05,452 Well, we only took what we agreed upon, Perry. 102 00:06:05,495 --> 00:06:07,541 Don't forget we worked on your case for... 103 00:06:07,584 --> 00:06:09,238 three and a half years. 104 00:06:09,281 --> 00:06:11,371 Expenses are expenses. 105 00:06:11,414 --> 00:06:12,807 Between expenses and your percentage, you come away 106 00:06:12,850 --> 00:06:13,938 with more than I do. 107 00:06:13,982 --> 00:06:16,506 I'm living on the streets. 108 00:06:16,550 --> 00:06:17,507 [fingers tap desk] 109 00:06:17,551 --> 00:06:19,944 Look, why don't we do this? 110 00:06:19,988 --> 00:06:23,121 We got some contacts at local Housing Services. 111 00:06:23,165 --> 00:06:24,514 One second. 112 00:06:26,473 --> 00:06:29,780 [quietly]: Warn building security. There might be some issue here. 113 00:06:33,131 --> 00:06:34,959 PERRY: This is crap and you know it! 114 00:06:35,003 --> 00:06:36,308 Uh, Jim. 115 00:06:36,352 --> 00:06:37,701 [shouting]Calm down... 116 00:06:37,745 --> 00:06:38,963 Need some help over here.PERRY: This is bullshit! 117 00:06:39,007 --> 00:06:40,312 Why don't you get one of the white guys 118 00:06:40,356 --> 00:06:42,184 you hired? 119 00:06:44,229 --> 00:06:46,275 Mm-hmm. 120 00:06:47,363 --> 00:06:48,973 Reddick/Boseman sucks! 121 00:06:49,017 --> 00:06:51,541 They was my lawyers and they made more than me! 122 00:06:51,585 --> 00:06:53,587 Fuck them all! 123 00:06:58,722 --> 00:07:00,985 Perry, how was it? 124 00:07:01,029 --> 00:07:02,639 They were assholes. 125 00:07:04,772 --> 00:07:08,253 JULIUS: Maybe you qualify for government assistance of some kind. 126 00:07:08,297 --> 00:07:09,907 Section 8 housing, food stamps... 127 00:07:09,951 --> 00:07:11,213 [chuckling] 128 00:07:11,256 --> 00:07:12,388 So what happens now? 129 00:07:17,611 --> 00:07:19,613 [laughs] 130 00:07:19,656 --> 00:07:21,658 ♪ 131 00:07:38,066 --> 00:07:39,633 And no one has an inside edge. 132 00:07:39,676 --> 00:07:42,766 We make a smart decision based on culture. 133 00:07:42,810 --> 00:07:43,985 Oh, no. 134 00:07:44,028 --> 00:07:45,769 What? I might have good news. 135 00:07:45,813 --> 00:07:47,510 When have you ever had good news? 136 00:07:50,905 --> 00:07:52,689 Diane Lockhart... 137 00:07:53,777 --> 00:07:55,823 Liz Reddick... 138 00:07:55,866 --> 00:07:57,738 you've been served. 139 00:07:57,781 --> 00:07:58,782 And you, too. 140 00:08:00,697 --> 00:08:05,093 And can anyone point me toward Adrian Boseman? 141 00:08:05,136 --> 00:08:06,964 LIZ: It's a nuisance suit.DIANE: I agree. 142 00:08:07,008 --> 00:08:09,924 Blum has been disbarred. He can't even represent himself. 143 00:08:09,967 --> 00:08:12,492 Maybe he hired someone.But who would work with him? 144 00:08:12,535 --> 00:08:15,103 Well, the problem is: this suit makes you look like the bad guys. 145 00:08:15,146 --> 00:08:17,497 "You"? So now you're in the third person? 146 00:08:17,540 --> 00:08:19,542 Thanks, Julius. This was your suit... 147 00:08:19,586 --> 00:08:22,240 I did nothing wrong. My position before... 148 00:08:22,284 --> 00:08:23,764 [overlapping arguing]was exactly as it is now. 149 00:08:23,807 --> 00:08:25,200 It's putting this firm...LIZ: Wait, wait, wait. 150 00:08:25,243 --> 00:08:28,159 Wait. Just wait. Now listen, we've lost Chumhum. 151 00:08:28,203 --> 00:08:29,770 We lost my dad's name 152 00:08:29,813 --> 00:08:33,034 and now Blum is coming after the last strength that we have: 153 00:08:33,077 --> 00:08:34,775 our reputation. 154 00:08:34,818 --> 00:08:36,385 We'll no longer be the defender of the underdog; 155 00:08:36,428 --> 00:08:38,779 we'll be seen as their exploiter. 156 00:08:38,822 --> 00:08:41,346 So we go in hard and get this dismissed. 157 00:08:41,390 --> 00:08:42,783 You'll notice I said "we." 158 00:08:42,826 --> 00:08:44,567 There may be one problem with that. 159 00:08:44,611 --> 00:08:47,048 We're appearing before Judge Toosi. 160 00:08:47,091 --> 00:08:49,398 Who's that?He's a-a new judge. 161 00:08:49,441 --> 00:08:50,617 A Trump appointee. 162 00:08:50,660 --> 00:08:51,792 [phone vibrating]MADELINE: You see, 163 00:08:51,835 --> 00:08:52,880 this is why we need 164 00:08:52,923 --> 00:08:55,186 someone more culturally appropriate 165 00:08:55,230 --> 00:08:56,579 as a partner.DIANE: Wait, what? 166 00:08:56,623 --> 00:08:59,321 Why?Lucca was in the meeting with the plaintiff, 167 00:08:59,364 --> 00:09:02,106 and had it been handled more sensitively... 168 00:09:02,150 --> 00:09:03,804 Oh, my God, seriously? 169 00:09:03,847 --> 00:09:04,848 Wait, wait, wait, wait.Yes. 170 00:09:04,892 --> 00:09:06,415 She handled it perfectly well. 171 00:09:06,458 --> 00:09:08,896 JOHN: Not perfectly well enough, because we're being sued. 172 00:09:08,939 --> 00:09:11,463 MADELINE: All the commotion about the salary disparities, 173 00:09:11,507 --> 00:09:13,465 it never died down.DIANE: Come on. 174 00:09:13,509 --> 00:09:14,989 MADELINE: Making Rosalyn a partner 175 00:09:15,032 --> 00:09:16,730 would address some of those concerns. 176 00:09:16,773 --> 00:09:18,470 JULIUS: We appreciate everything you've said... 177 00:09:22,649 --> 00:09:25,565 It wouldn't be a proper Chicago May without lightning storms, 178 00:09:25,608 --> 00:09:28,393 and as always, the sky was filled with lightning 179 00:09:28,437 --> 00:09:29,873 but without accompanying thunder. 180 00:09:29,917 --> 00:09:31,440 That may seem odd... 181 00:09:31,483 --> 00:09:33,747 Marissa, have you seen this lightning we've been having? 182 00:09:33,790 --> 00:09:37,228 It's kind of creepy.Yeah, exciting. 183 00:09:37,272 --> 00:09:39,970 Okay, I have to tell you something that I know. 184 00:09:40,014 --> 00:09:41,624 But I can't tell you how I know it. 185 00:09:43,670 --> 00:09:46,281 Okay, I can tell you how I know it, 186 00:09:46,324 --> 00:09:47,891 but you can't tell anybody how I know it. 187 00:09:49,153 --> 00:09:51,721 You have to say "okay."Okay. 188 00:09:51,765 --> 00:09:55,682 [sighs] When you FaceTime Diane, or anybody, 189 00:09:55,725 --> 00:09:58,075 and they don't pick up, you can hear them for a few minutes. 190 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:10,479 What?Yeah, it's a bug. 191 00:10:10,522 --> 00:10:12,002 I'm sure Apple will fix it soon, 192 00:10:12,046 --> 00:10:13,569 possibly even in the next few weeks, 193 00:10:13,613 --> 00:10:16,093 before anything legally problematic happens, 194 00:10:16,137 --> 00:10:19,140 but in the meantime, I was FaceTiming Diane, 195 00:10:19,183 --> 00:10:21,577 and I heard what was going on in the meeting upstairs. 196 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:24,101 Okay. 197 00:10:24,145 --> 00:10:25,929 They were talking about you. 198 00:10:25,973 --> 00:10:28,802 Oh, no. We shouldn't be talking about this. 199 00:10:28,845 --> 00:10:31,108 Yes, but you should know about something.No, no. 200 00:10:31,152 --> 00:10:33,415 No, thanks. Mm-mm. 201 00:10:33,458 --> 00:10:35,722 They're considering you for partner. 202 00:10:35,765 --> 00:10:39,116 There's an opening with Julius leaving, 203 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,466 and they're thinking of making you an equity partner. 204 00:10:43,425 --> 00:10:44,948 Okay, but I mean, we really-- 205 00:10:44,992 --> 00:10:48,909 I mean, I shouldn't, you know, know any of this. 206 00:10:48,952 --> 00:10:51,738 There's only one problem. 207 00:10:51,781 --> 00:10:53,609 But maybe I shouldn't say anything. 208 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:55,742 Oh, come on, Marissa. 209 00:10:55,785 --> 00:10:58,309 [sighs] Some of the partners think Rosalyn 210 00:10:58,353 --> 00:11:00,007 would be better for the image of the firm. 211 00:11:01,965 --> 00:11:06,013 [sighs] What does that mean? Image of the firm? 212 00:11:06,056 --> 00:11:09,712 I think they think she'd do more for the Reddick/Boseman brand. 213 00:11:09,756 --> 00:11:11,671 Well, how am I not the brand? 214 00:11:12,759 --> 00:11:14,935 You're not... 215 00:11:14,978 --> 00:11:16,197 [whispers]: black enough. 216 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,286 [laughs] 217 00:11:20,288 --> 00:11:22,420 Are you fucking kidding me? 218 00:11:22,464 --> 00:11:24,031 Look, I didn't say it. They said it. 219 00:11:24,074 --> 00:11:25,119 Or they implied it. 220 00:11:28,209 --> 00:11:32,039 Wait. Okay, so what did they say? 221 00:11:32,082 --> 00:11:34,128 Exactly. 222 00:11:38,088 --> 00:11:41,004 BAILIFF: All rise. 223 00:11:41,048 --> 00:11:42,223 TOOSI: Good afternoon. 224 00:11:42,266 --> 00:11:45,443 All right, well, not exactly 225 00:11:45,487 --> 00:11:50,274 a large audience today, but maybe people will find us. 226 00:11:50,318 --> 00:11:52,189 Uh, just so you know, they misspelled my name 227 00:11:52,233 --> 00:11:55,976 on the old nameplate. Uh, I am 228 00:11:56,019 --> 00:11:59,980 Judge Toosi, not Judge Tootsie, so don't get any ideas. 229 00:12:00,023 --> 00:12:01,546 [Roland laughs] 230 00:12:01,590 --> 00:12:02,983 That's good to know, Your Honor. 231 00:12:03,026 --> 00:12:05,725 And as you probably know, I'm a, uh, 232 00:12:05,768 --> 00:12:07,552 I'm a new judge around here, 233 00:12:07,596 --> 00:12:10,991 so don't let the robes fool you. I do not ask for directions, 234 00:12:11,034 --> 00:12:12,775 but I get us there eventually. 235 00:12:12,819 --> 00:12:13,994 ROLAND: Well, that's 236 00:12:14,037 --> 00:12:16,083 music to my ears, Your Honor. 237 00:12:16,126 --> 00:12:18,085 Roland Blum for the plaintiff... 238 00:12:18,128 --> 00:12:21,741 Your Honor, Mr. Blum has been disbarred, and cannot...I'm-- oh, 239 00:12:21,784 --> 00:12:24,482 I'm sorry, I'm so-- Uh, I hadn't quite finished, 240 00:12:24,526 --> 00:12:26,354 Your Honor. If I may? 241 00:12:26,397 --> 00:12:29,052 Uh, uh, yeah. Ladies, we'll get to you. 242 00:12:29,096 --> 00:12:32,012 Uh, men like us, we... 243 00:12:32,055 --> 00:12:34,014 we go with our gut. 244 00:12:34,057 --> 00:12:36,146 My gut tells me 245 00:12:36,190 --> 00:12:38,670 not to get on a flight, I listen. 246 00:12:38,714 --> 00:12:40,411 The plane goes down, everyone gets killed, 247 00:12:40,455 --> 00:12:42,283 that's my gut saving my ass. 248 00:12:42,326 --> 00:12:43,675 [laughs] 249 00:12:43,719 --> 00:12:46,026 ROLAND: And what my gut tells me here is that 250 00:12:46,069 --> 00:12:48,724 the defense is afraid of me. 251 00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:50,944 I've gathered together 252 00:12:50,987 --> 00:12:53,642 a class of eight of their 253 00:12:53,685 --> 00:12:57,037 ex-clients. Eight. These gentlemen here in the first row. 254 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:00,562 Now they're suing because they've had their futures 255 00:13:00,605 --> 00:13:02,956 stolen from them by that law firm. 256 00:13:02,999 --> 00:13:04,958 Again, Your Honor, Mr. Blum 257 00:13:05,001 --> 00:13:06,524 is disbarred. He cannot argue in court. 258 00:13:06,568 --> 00:13:08,570 That's where these ladies are wrong 259 00:13:08,613 --> 00:13:09,876 because I won't be arguing in court. 260 00:13:09,919 --> 00:13:12,313 I'll leave that to my associate, 261 00:13:12,356 --> 00:13:14,097 Maia Henson, 262 00:13:14,141 --> 00:13:17,535 who also used to work at this law firm until she became 263 00:13:17,579 --> 00:13:20,103 disgusted and quit because of their methods. 264 00:13:20,147 --> 00:13:21,452 LIZ: Your Honor, 265 00:13:21,496 --> 00:13:23,454 this case is a vendetta against our firm, 266 00:13:23,498 --> 00:13:25,456 and we ask that the matter be dismissed. 267 00:13:25,500 --> 00:13:26,849 Not before you conduct a hearing, Your Honor. 268 00:13:26,893 --> 00:13:28,242 TOOSI: A hearing on what? 269 00:13:28,285 --> 00:13:29,939 We have a tape. 270 00:13:29,983 --> 00:13:32,507 TOOSI: A tape? Uh, like a, like a tape you'd like to play? 271 00:13:32,550 --> 00:13:34,074 Like, a cassette tape? 272 00:13:34,117 --> 00:13:36,554 All right, do we have a tape player? Bailiff? 273 00:13:36,598 --> 00:13:38,165 JULIUS [recorded]: Expenses are expenses. 274 00:13:38,208 --> 00:13:40,558 PERRY: Between expenses and your percentage, you come away 275 00:13:40,602 --> 00:13:42,865 with more than I do. I'm living on the streets. 276 00:13:42,909 --> 00:13:45,085 JULIUS: Look, why don't we do this? 277 00:13:45,128 --> 00:13:47,348 We got some contacts at local Housing Services. 278 00:13:49,393 --> 00:13:52,919 Reddick/Boseman took 40% of the award from Chicago PD. 279 00:13:52,962 --> 00:13:55,530 They then added frills on top, amounting to another 280 00:13:55,573 --> 00:13:57,837 20% of that award.We contest that. 281 00:13:57,880 --> 00:13:59,751 Yes, and that's why there needs to be a hearing. 282 00:14:09,413 --> 00:14:12,590 So what is this? Retribution? 283 00:14:12,634 --> 00:14:14,941 No, it's lawyering. 284 00:14:14,984 --> 00:14:17,595 With Blum? Are you serious? 285 00:14:17,639 --> 00:14:20,860 No one else would hire me, Diane. 286 00:14:20,903 --> 00:14:23,123 He made me a partner, and I'm building his law firm 287 00:14:23,166 --> 00:14:24,994 from the ground up. 288 00:14:25,038 --> 00:14:27,649 Then why come after us? 289 00:14:27,692 --> 00:14:29,912 Because you've done wrong. 290 00:14:29,956 --> 00:14:31,783 I mean, look at these cases. 291 00:14:31,827 --> 00:14:34,874 In all eight, you made more money than your clients. 292 00:14:34,917 --> 00:14:36,832 In all eight, you had a conflict of interest, 293 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:38,486 and yet all the while, you were still 294 00:14:38,529 --> 00:14:40,140 patting yourselves on the back, 295 00:14:40,183 --> 00:14:43,665 thinking you were fighting the good fight. 296 00:14:43,708 --> 00:14:45,885 And Blum is a friend of the underprivileged? 297 00:14:45,928 --> 00:14:49,845 No, he's doing this to destroy you. 298 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:52,848 I'm doing this to reclaim money for your ex-clients. 299 00:14:55,198 --> 00:14:58,158 I see you're still using the portfolio I gave you. 300 00:14:58,201 --> 00:15:01,596 It still serves its purpose. 301 00:15:13,564 --> 00:15:15,175 Aw. 302 00:15:15,218 --> 00:15:16,828 Mm. 303 00:15:18,874 --> 00:15:20,484 Mm. 304 00:15:25,837 --> 00:15:27,709 Kurt![door opens] 305 00:15:27,752 --> 00:15:29,189 KURT: Oh, sorry. 306 00:15:29,232 --> 00:15:30,842 I-I didn't know you were coming home early. 307 00:15:30,886 --> 00:15:33,236 Oh, no, don't be embarrassed, Kurt. It's sweet. 308 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,021 It's just an assignment. 309 00:15:35,064 --> 00:15:36,239 What... 310 00:15:36,283 --> 00:15:38,720 What-- No! 311 00:15:40,113 --> 00:15:42,942 On behalf of the entire senior staff around you, Mr. President, 312 00:15:42,985 --> 00:15:44,465 we thank you for the opportunity 313 00:15:44,508 --> 00:15:46,989 and the blessing that you've given us to serve your agenda 314 00:15:47,033 --> 00:15:49,774 and the American people.Oh, my God. 315 00:15:49,818 --> 00:15:51,428 It's just something I need to do. 316 00:15:51,472 --> 00:15:53,996 I thought this was for me. It's for Trump? 317 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,433 I'm supposed to introduce him at the V.A. speech in Wisconsin. 318 00:15:56,477 --> 00:15:58,435 "The last two years have brought me 319 00:15:58,479 --> 00:16:00,481 a new optimism"? 320 00:16:05,573 --> 00:16:08,010 Where you going? Downstairs. 321 00:16:08,054 --> 00:16:11,057 There's too much of a dent in that closet. 322 00:16:14,582 --> 00:16:17,367 I'd like to see if there's a dollar amount 323 00:16:17,411 --> 00:16:19,413 that would help Perry Cardwell 324 00:16:19,456 --> 00:16:21,937 and provide adequate compensation 325 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:25,245 to Maia and yourself. 326 00:16:25,288 --> 00:16:27,029 Well, thanks to your efforts, 327 00:16:27,073 --> 00:16:30,119 I'm no longer permitted 328 00:16:30,163 --> 00:16:33,514 to be compensated for the work I do.Mm. 329 00:16:33,557 --> 00:16:36,517 There's a way to structure your end as a consulting fee, 330 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:40,173 sidesteps the issue of disbarment entirely. 331 00:16:40,216 --> 00:16:42,610 You know, sometimes 332 00:16:42,653 --> 00:16:46,005 you front the rectitude of a priest, 333 00:16:46,048 --> 00:16:48,268 other times that of a pimp. 334 00:16:48,311 --> 00:16:49,965 It's whatever works, right? 335 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:51,836 Now what do you want?What do I want? 336 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:53,882 [clears throat] 337 00:16:56,145 --> 00:16:58,539 I want 338 00:16:58,582 --> 00:17:01,585 a phalanx of moving men 339 00:17:01,629 --> 00:17:05,328 carrying files out that door. 340 00:17:05,372 --> 00:17:08,505 I want desks and chairs sold off 341 00:17:08,549 --> 00:17:11,160 at a bankruptcy auction. 342 00:17:11,204 --> 00:17:14,033 I want associates and paralegals and secretaries 343 00:17:14,076 --> 00:17:16,122 sending out their résumés, 344 00:17:16,165 --> 00:17:18,907 while partners sell their condos 345 00:17:18,950 --> 00:17:21,823 because they can't get the stink 346 00:17:21,866 --> 00:17:24,304 of Reddick/Boseman off themselves. 347 00:17:24,347 --> 00:17:27,046 And how exactly 348 00:17:27,089 --> 00:17:30,962 is trying to destroy our firm help you? 349 00:17:31,006 --> 00:17:35,576 You took away my livelihood... 350 00:17:35,619 --> 00:17:38,709 my trade. 351 00:17:38,753 --> 00:17:43,105 You made it so I was, uh... [chuckles] 352 00:17:43,149 --> 00:17:45,064 nothing. 353 00:17:45,107 --> 00:17:47,370 If nothing else, 354 00:17:47,414 --> 00:17:49,024 destroying this firm will let me 355 00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:51,853 unclench my teeth 356 00:17:51,896 --> 00:17:54,421 in the middle of the night. 357 00:17:54,464 --> 00:17:57,032 There is no dollar amount 358 00:17:57,076 --> 00:17:59,774 that'd provide adequate compensation. 359 00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:05,649 I want you gone. 360 00:18:13,266 --> 00:18:17,226 [door opens, closes] 361 00:18:26,192 --> 00:18:29,586 Several sightings of this rare and potentially dangerous 362 00:18:29,630 --> 00:18:32,067 electrical phenomenon known as "ball lightning" 363 00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:34,852 were reported in the Chicago area yesterday. 364 00:18:34,896 --> 00:18:36,463 These balls started fires 365 00:18:36,506 --> 00:18:38,378 in three Chicago area communities: 366 00:18:38,421 --> 00:18:40,597 Naperville, Wheaton, and also... 367 00:18:40,641 --> 00:18:42,251 Uh, what are you watching? 368 00:18:42,295 --> 00:18:43,644 Lightning balls. 369 00:18:43,687 --> 00:18:46,081 C-Can I talk to you for a second, Jay? 370 00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:49,215 Uh, lightning what? Balls. 371 00:18:49,258 --> 00:18:52,087 Balls of lightning. They're outside of Chicago. 372 00:18:52,131 --> 00:18:55,046 I don't understand. Is this a-a made-up thing? 373 00:18:55,090 --> 00:18:56,787 No, the severe weather we've been having. 374 00:18:56,831 --> 00:18:58,746 Look.WEATHERMAN: If you spot a ball of lightning 375 00:18:58,789 --> 00:19:01,923 coming your way, move out of its path immediately. 376 00:19:01,966 --> 00:19:04,752 Okay, so one more thing to deal with. 377 00:19:04,795 --> 00:19:07,233 Do you have a minute? 378 00:19:09,583 --> 00:19:11,715 [clears throat] 379 00:19:11,759 --> 00:19:14,327 What do people think of me here? 380 00:19:14,370 --> 00:19:17,199 [chuckles] What do they think of you? 381 00:19:19,245 --> 00:19:21,334 [clears throat] 382 00:19:21,377 --> 00:19:23,510 [whispering]: I'm up for partner... Mm. 383 00:19:23,553 --> 00:19:26,077 ...but apparently I may not get it 384 00:19:26,121 --> 00:19:28,341 because they think 385 00:19:28,384 --> 00:19:31,082 I'm not "black enough." 386 00:19:31,126 --> 00:19:33,781 Who's saying that?The partners. 387 00:19:33,824 --> 00:19:36,436 Have you heard anything? 388 00:19:36,479 --> 00:19:38,133 Not "black enough" as compared to who? 389 00:19:42,093 --> 00:19:43,443 Rosalyn. 390 00:19:43,486 --> 00:19:47,664 Apparently she's pro-black in a way that I'm not. 391 00:19:47,708 --> 00:19:50,928 Uh... Huh. 392 00:19:55,629 --> 00:19:57,848 Everyone likes you, 393 00:19:57,892 --> 00:20:01,112 just a lot of the associates think you never hang out. 394 00:20:01,156 --> 00:20:04,203 [scoffs] So it's high school? 395 00:20:04,246 --> 00:20:06,988 I don't care about being popular. 396 00:20:07,031 --> 00:20:09,120 Who has time to hang out? 397 00:20:09,164 --> 00:20:11,688 We're lawyers. I have a ten-month-old baby. 398 00:20:11,732 --> 00:20:14,300 They thought that before you had a baby. 399 00:20:14,343 --> 00:20:16,389 Okay, so I'm a traitor to the race 400 00:20:16,432 --> 00:20:18,260 because I don't get drinks after work? 401 00:20:18,304 --> 00:20:19,914 No, no, you get drinks. 402 00:20:19,957 --> 00:20:24,223 You just get them with Marissa and Maia... and Colin. 403 00:20:26,268 --> 00:20:28,488 I wouldn't have come to this firm if I weren't black. 404 00:20:28,531 --> 00:20:30,490 Mm, you're hovering dangerously close to 405 00:20:30,533 --> 00:20:31,795 "my best friend is black." 406 00:20:33,841 --> 00:20:37,236 Okay. [chuckles] You can go now. 407 00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:38,585 You asked my opinion. 408 00:20:38,628 --> 00:20:40,543 Yeah, well, you know what, I shouldn't have 409 00:20:40,587 --> 00:20:42,066 because it doesn't matter. 410 00:20:42,110 --> 00:20:45,505 You know, I do not have to prove myself to anyone 411 00:20:45,548 --> 00:20:49,248 or perform what they think black should look like. 412 00:20:49,291 --> 00:20:51,772 This is 2019. 413 00:20:51,815 --> 00:20:55,166 I'm not playing this stupid fucking game. 414 00:20:55,210 --> 00:20:56,864 Then why did you choose Reddick/Boseman 415 00:20:56,907 --> 00:20:58,300 to represent you? 416 00:20:58,344 --> 00:21:00,259 They came to see me after my arrest. 417 00:21:00,302 --> 00:21:03,523 They said they was the best at taking it to the police. 418 00:21:03,566 --> 00:21:05,525 I really thought they was gonna look after me. 419 00:21:05,568 --> 00:21:07,048 And what do you think now?I think they 420 00:21:07,091 --> 00:21:08,528 looked at me and saw dollar signs. 421 00:21:08,571 --> 00:21:11,357 They charged me for everything. 422 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:13,968 $27,000 for trial transcripts. 423 00:21:14,011 --> 00:21:16,318 $23,000 for dinners. 424 00:21:16,362 --> 00:21:19,365 A car service for associates working late. 425 00:21:19,408 --> 00:21:20,888 Seriously? 426 00:21:20,931 --> 00:21:23,804 Is this your signature right here? 427 00:21:23,847 --> 00:21:25,545 I guess.And, uh, this amount, 428 00:21:25,588 --> 00:21:27,982 $180,000, 429 00:21:28,025 --> 00:21:31,028 isn't that to cover the cost of an expert witness? 430 00:21:31,072 --> 00:21:32,378 Objection, Your Honor. 431 00:21:32,421 --> 00:21:34,162 The defense is asking Mr. Cardwell 432 00:21:34,205 --> 00:21:36,120 a matter covered by attorney-client privilege. 433 00:21:36,164 --> 00:21:37,948 Are you kidding?No, I'm not. 434 00:21:37,992 --> 00:21:40,299 Your Honor, this is a catch-22. 435 00:21:40,342 --> 00:21:44,215 They accuse us of overcharging, but we can't defend ourselves 436 00:21:44,259 --> 00:21:46,217 because the overcharges are covered by... 437 00:21:46,261 --> 00:21:47,741 Exactly, so pay up. 438 00:21:47,784 --> 00:21:49,656 TOOSI: Okay, wait a minute. Okay, okay. 439 00:21:49,699 --> 00:21:52,572 Uh, I will hear arguments 440 00:21:52,615 --> 00:21:54,574 on the 22nd catch, 441 00:21:54,617 --> 00:21:57,838 but first... a recess? 442 00:21:57,881 --> 00:21:59,840 Uh, Your Honor, 443 00:21:59,883 --> 00:22:02,233 the defense requests a sidebar in chambers. 444 00:22:02,277 --> 00:22:05,149 Okay. 445 00:22:05,193 --> 00:22:08,065 In your chamber. 446 00:22:08,109 --> 00:22:09,806 Oh, great.Yeah. 447 00:22:09,850 --> 00:22:11,242 I wouldn't mind getting out of this oven. 448 00:22:11,286 --> 00:22:12,635 I'm burning up. 449 00:22:15,421 --> 00:22:19,686 Uh, Your Honor, may I point out that Mr. Blum should not 450 00:22:19,729 --> 00:22:21,862 even be in here?Oh, wow. 451 00:22:21,905 --> 00:22:23,994 Look at these. 452 00:22:24,038 --> 00:22:25,692 Oh, it's taking me back to my childhood. 453 00:22:25,735 --> 00:22:26,867 I loved model trains. 454 00:22:26,910 --> 00:22:28,085 O gauge?Of course. 455 00:22:28,129 --> 00:22:29,522 LIZ: Your Honor, 456 00:22:29,565 --> 00:22:32,351 the expense in question is related to narcotics charges 457 00:22:32,394 --> 00:22:34,265 against Mr. Cardwell that Reddick/Boseman 458 00:22:34,309 --> 00:22:36,137 managed to have dismissed. 459 00:22:36,180 --> 00:22:39,358 And anything related to those narcotics charges is protected 460 00:22:39,401 --> 00:22:41,403 by attorney-client privilege.Isn't she sweet? 461 00:22:41,447 --> 00:22:42,926 First case.Really? 462 00:22:42,970 --> 00:22:45,189 JULIUS: Your Honor, the privilege Ms. Rindell refers to 463 00:22:45,233 --> 00:22:48,149 is effectively waived when Perry sued our firm. 464 00:22:48,192 --> 00:22:49,759 It is not waived. 465 00:22:49,803 --> 00:22:52,153 And if you admit this protected material, Your Honor, 466 00:22:52,196 --> 00:22:53,546 you'll be putting yourself 467 00:22:53,589 --> 00:22:55,156 in the same position as Robert Mueller 468 00:22:55,199 --> 00:22:56,549 in terms of overreach. 469 00:22:56,592 --> 00:22:58,420 Oh, oh, what?DIANE: This has nothing to do with 470 00:22:58,464 --> 00:23:00,291 Robert Mueller...Are you trying to intimidate the judge? 471 00:23:00,335 --> 00:23:02,250 Absolutely not. No, I'm just pointing out 472 00:23:02,293 --> 00:23:03,643 the similarity to Mueller, that's all. 473 00:23:03,686 --> 00:23:05,775 Okay, no to the Mueller thing, 474 00:23:05,819 --> 00:23:09,431 and whatever you want to bring in, you can't. 475 00:23:09,475 --> 00:23:10,650 So what do we think? 476 00:23:10,693 --> 00:23:12,303 [sighs] I think the judge is stupid. 477 00:23:12,347 --> 00:23:15,045 And I think we have a more difficult case to make. 478 00:23:15,089 --> 00:23:16,482 DIANE: I think that's right. 479 00:23:16,525 --> 00:23:18,135 JAY: The woman over there. 480 00:23:18,179 --> 00:23:19,659 The one in the brown leather coat. 481 00:23:19,702 --> 00:23:21,661 MARISSA: She is threatening Diane and Liz? 482 00:23:21,704 --> 00:23:23,706 Somehow I don't think I'm getting the whole story. 483 00:23:23,750 --> 00:23:25,273 What do you want to do? 484 00:23:25,316 --> 00:23:26,448 Wait till her friend leaves, 485 00:23:26,492 --> 00:23:27,667 then talk to her. 486 00:23:27,710 --> 00:23:28,972 MARISSA: Good thing I have my 487 00:23:29,016 --> 00:23:31,540 intimidating jacket on.[chuckles] 488 00:23:31,584 --> 00:23:33,412 [exhales]So... 489 00:23:33,455 --> 00:23:35,892 we haven't really talked for a while.Yeah. 490 00:23:35,936 --> 00:23:39,243 Things at work have been a little weird. Divided. 491 00:23:39,287 --> 00:23:40,810 Yeah, I know. 492 00:23:40,854 --> 00:23:42,943 And part of it is people aren't willing to mix. 493 00:23:42,986 --> 00:23:45,162 Exactly. I go off with my friends after work 494 00:23:45,206 --> 00:23:46,816 to get a drink, and the black associates 495 00:23:46,860 --> 00:23:48,078 go off with their friends. 496 00:23:48,122 --> 00:23:51,038 What if we set out to solve that? 497 00:23:51,081 --> 00:23:55,042 Have a party? Or crash each other's gatherings? 498 00:23:55,085 --> 00:23:58,262 Both. Wait. 499 00:24:06,575 --> 00:24:08,534 Hi. 500 00:24:08,577 --> 00:24:09,970 Hi. 501 00:24:10,013 --> 00:24:12,407 We work with Diane Lockhart and Liz Reddick. 502 00:24:12,451 --> 00:24:14,627 They want us to tell you to back off. 503 00:24:14,670 --> 00:24:16,237 Back off what? 504 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:18,413 Threats. He's the tough one. 505 00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:20,241 I'm just here to see how it's done. 506 00:24:20,284 --> 00:24:21,764 Well, there must be some confusion. 507 00:24:21,808 --> 00:24:24,114 I have worked with Liz and Diane, but that court case 508 00:24:24,158 --> 00:24:26,073 was over a month ago. 509 00:24:26,116 --> 00:24:28,292 And I've never threatened anyone in my life. 510 00:24:28,336 --> 00:24:30,469 Then we have no need to expose your financial issues 511 00:24:30,512 --> 00:24:31,861 with your polling firm. 512 00:24:31,905 --> 00:24:34,255 What financial issues? 513 00:24:34,298 --> 00:24:37,780 You overcharged on the DL Michaels focus group by 30%. 514 00:24:37,824 --> 00:24:40,304 And how do we know that?My name is Marissa Gold. 515 00:24:40,348 --> 00:24:43,177 You've done polling for my father. 516 00:24:45,222 --> 00:24:47,355 Okay. 517 00:24:47,398 --> 00:24:51,533 You can tell Liz and Diane that I received their message. 518 00:24:51,577 --> 00:24:54,188 And that I was willing to let our little misunderstanding 519 00:24:54,231 --> 00:24:56,886 drop, but they've clearly shown 520 00:24:56,930 --> 00:24:59,585 that they're notwilling to let it drop. 521 00:24:59,628 --> 00:25:04,111 So... tell them I'll be seeing them. 522 00:25:08,071 --> 00:25:10,117 That didn't go the way I expected. 523 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,772 WEATHERMAN: There are many theories for ball lightning. 524 00:25:12,815 --> 00:25:16,036 Many believe that it's a condensed form of highly excited 525 00:25:16,079 --> 00:25:18,604 atoms. But there are others who believe 526 00:25:18,647 --> 00:25:20,388 it's an extreme chemical reaction 527 00:25:20,431 --> 00:25:21,781 to pollutants in the air 528 00:25:21,824 --> 00:25:24,261 being trapped by greenhouse gases. 529 00:25:24,305 --> 00:25:26,873 So is this related to climate change? 530 00:25:26,916 --> 00:25:28,396 Well, I've asked questions...Kurt? 531 00:25:28,439 --> 00:25:31,442 It's the middle of the night. What are you doing? 532 00:25:31,486 --> 00:25:33,923 There's a fire on the West Side. From lightning. 533 00:25:33,967 --> 00:25:35,142 Oh, my God. 534 00:25:35,185 --> 00:25:37,927 This is about your speech. 535 00:25:37,971 --> 00:25:39,973 I'm almost done. 536 00:25:42,715 --> 00:25:46,109 No, you're not. You only have two sentences. 537 00:25:46,153 --> 00:25:48,329 They thought I wasn't honoring the occasion. 538 00:25:48,372 --> 00:25:51,637 Oh. Meaning they thought you weren't fawning enough? 539 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,552 I'm fine. Just go back to bed. 540 00:25:53,595 --> 00:25:55,815 Wait. Give me that. 541 00:25:55,858 --> 00:25:57,599 No. You hate him. 542 00:25:57,643 --> 00:25:59,819 Yes, but I love you. 543 00:25:59,862 --> 00:26:03,605 And you don't have the fawning gene. 544 00:26:03,649 --> 00:26:07,043 Um... [exhales] 545 00:26:07,087 --> 00:26:10,133 Just, just write this. 546 00:26:10,177 --> 00:26:14,921 Um... "Not since Abraham Lincoln has our great country 547 00:26:14,964 --> 00:26:16,400 "been blessed by a leader 548 00:26:16,444 --> 00:26:20,448 of such wisdom and courage." Hmm? 549 00:26:20,491 --> 00:26:23,712 Ah...[chuckles] Oh, my God. 550 00:26:23,756 --> 00:26:26,106 I'm going to hell.[chuckles] 551 00:26:26,149 --> 00:26:30,589 Uh, "Some say that President Trump is simple. 552 00:26:30,632 --> 00:26:33,983 "But there is strength in simplicity.Mm. 553 00:26:34,027 --> 00:26:36,072 "Complexity has only led us to 554 00:26:36,116 --> 00:26:38,858 "joblessness... 555 00:26:38,901 --> 00:26:41,382 and war." 556 00:26:41,425 --> 00:26:44,864 Uh, "When I think of the... [grunts] immortal words 557 00:26:44,907 --> 00:26:46,648 of Jesus Christ..." 558 00:26:46,692 --> 00:26:48,302 Too much?Mm-hmm. 559 00:26:48,345 --> 00:26:50,609 Yeah. 560 00:26:50,652 --> 00:26:54,743 "When I think of the immortal words of Margaret Thatcher..." 561 00:26:54,787 --> 00:26:57,354 Right? We'll find a quote there. 562 00:26:57,398 --> 00:27:00,662 British, blah, blah, blah. 563 00:27:00,706 --> 00:27:04,797 "I realize how blessed this country is to find a leader 564 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,669 for this moment in time." 565 00:27:09,715 --> 00:27:11,368 Huh. 566 00:27:11,412 --> 00:27:13,762 What? 567 00:27:13,806 --> 00:27:16,591 I think this just helped me. 568 00:27:16,635 --> 00:27:18,680 With what? 569 00:27:18,724 --> 00:27:21,683 There isstrength in simplicity. 570 00:27:21,727 --> 00:27:24,164 Contingency fees are the cornerstone 571 00:27:24,207 --> 00:27:26,209 of our adversarial judicial system. 572 00:27:26,253 --> 00:27:27,950 LIZ: Now-now quite simply, 573 00:27:27,994 --> 00:27:30,474 Professor Harrison, could you explain 574 00:27:30,518 --> 00:27:32,346 contingency fees to His Honor? 575 00:27:32,389 --> 00:27:34,522 HARRISON: Kahneman and Tversky's prospect theory 576 00:27:34,565 --> 00:27:38,831 proposes a contrary analysis to common economic wisdom: 577 00:27:38,874 --> 00:27:40,833 loss aversion...No. It's wrong. 578 00:27:40,876 --> 00:27:43,139 Excuse me? It is not. 579 00:27:43,183 --> 00:27:45,359 No, that idiot judge will just stare at him. 580 00:27:45,402 --> 00:27:47,927 There is strength in simplicity. 581 00:27:47,970 --> 00:27:49,537 Jay, I need you. 582 00:27:49,580 --> 00:27:51,147 To do what? 583 00:27:51,191 --> 00:27:53,149 Draw. 584 00:27:53,193 --> 00:27:56,109 This is Judy Giraffe. 585 00:27:56,152 --> 00:27:57,719 Judy defends order 586 00:27:57,763 --> 00:27:58,938 in the forest. 587 00:27:58,981 --> 00:28:01,592 It's Judy's job to look after 588 00:28:01,636 --> 00:28:03,420 Paulie Possum, 589 00:28:03,464 --> 00:28:06,162 after he was attacked by Benny Bobcat. 590 00:28:06,206 --> 00:28:07,555 But Benny worries 591 00:28:07,598 --> 00:28:09,818 if Judy protects allthe animals 592 00:28:09,862 --> 00:28:12,952 in the wild, he won't be able to have 593 00:28:12,995 --> 00:28:13,953 his way with them...MAIA: Your Honor, 594 00:28:13,996 --> 00:28:15,606 the plaintiff would like to, 595 00:28:15,650 --> 00:28:16,825 once again, register 596 00:28:16,869 --> 00:28:18,131 its objection to these cartoons... 597 00:28:18,174 --> 00:28:21,395 So, you're saying that Benny Bobcat is lying. 598 00:28:21,438 --> 00:28:24,137 MAGGIE: Contingency fees are generally considered equitable 599 00:28:24,180 --> 00:28:26,966 under U.S. law because of the inflated cost of... 600 00:28:27,009 --> 00:28:28,794 Wait. Wait, this will never get through 601 00:28:28,837 --> 00:28:32,014 to the judge.I can't change the facts of my testimony. 602 00:28:32,058 --> 00:28:33,494 We're not asking you to change the facts, 603 00:28:33,537 --> 00:28:35,017 just... the delivery. 604 00:28:35,061 --> 00:28:38,455 [quietly]: I did background on the judge. 605 00:28:38,499 --> 00:28:41,110 He has an ASMR fixation.You're kidding. 606 00:28:41,154 --> 00:28:42,329 What's that? 607 00:28:42,372 --> 00:28:46,028 [fingers fluttering] 608 00:28:46,072 --> 00:28:48,248 [whispers]: I need to... 609 00:28:48,291 --> 00:28:52,034 touch this microphone. 610 00:28:52,078 --> 00:28:54,907 [fingers brushing mic] 611 00:28:54,950 --> 00:28:56,735 What the hell? 612 00:28:56,778 --> 00:29:00,173 It-It's like a brain orgasm for some people. 613 00:29:00,216 --> 00:29:01,696 It makes them more receptive. 614 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:06,005 And one of those people is the judge. 615 00:29:06,048 --> 00:29:08,877 [stifled laugh] 616 00:29:08,921 --> 00:29:11,401 [brushing mic] 617 00:29:11,445 --> 00:29:14,622 Your Honor... 618 00:29:16,363 --> 00:29:19,801 I have to... lean into the microphone 619 00:29:19,845 --> 00:29:23,109 to help you understand about contingencies, 620 00:29:23,152 --> 00:29:26,112 and why Reddick/Boseman needs to charge 621 00:29:26,155 --> 00:29:28,897 as much as they do. 622 00:29:28,941 --> 00:29:31,030 Do... 623 00:29:31,073 --> 00:29:34,033 do... [quietly]: What the fuck? 624 00:29:34,076 --> 00:29:36,557 Your Honor, can the, uh, 625 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:37,950 expert witness speak up, please? 626 00:29:37,993 --> 00:29:39,255 Overruled. Sit down. 627 00:29:39,299 --> 00:29:41,562 Please proceed.Here's the thing 628 00:29:41,605 --> 00:29:43,825 about contingency charges: 629 00:29:43,869 --> 00:29:47,829 they are necessary for the poorer clients 630 00:29:47,873 --> 00:29:50,484 [volume increases]: to achieve justice. 631 00:29:50,527 --> 00:29:52,442 Justice. 632 00:29:57,491 --> 00:30:00,276 [cellophane crackling] 633 00:30:03,192 --> 00:30:05,629 They found a way to get to the judge. 634 00:30:05,673 --> 00:30:07,370 We need to do the same. 635 00:30:07,414 --> 00:30:09,982 Okay, okay. We go back to the old playbooks. 636 00:30:10,025 --> 00:30:13,072 And what's that? Bush v. Gore,2000. 637 00:30:13,115 --> 00:30:14,900 I was 12. 638 00:30:14,943 --> 00:30:16,771 Don't worry. Let me take care of it. 639 00:30:16,815 --> 00:30:18,642 [chuckles] 640 00:30:23,909 --> 00:30:25,345 Trust me, we have never had a president 641 00:30:25,388 --> 00:30:26,694 who wasn't a sociopath. 642 00:30:26,737 --> 00:30:28,217 Even Obama?Even him. 643 00:30:28,261 --> 00:30:30,132 The level of self-centeredness it takes 644 00:30:30,176 --> 00:30:32,482 to think that you and only you can change the world... 645 00:30:32,526 --> 00:30:33,875 Come on now.[laughter] 646 00:30:33,919 --> 00:30:35,529 [indistinct chatter] 647 00:30:35,572 --> 00:30:39,054 WOMAN: But I think you mean a narcissist, not a sociopath. 648 00:30:39,098 --> 00:30:40,403 Narcissist, that's better, that's better.Yes, that's right. 649 00:30:40,447 --> 00:30:41,752 You got it.[all chuckling] 650 00:30:41,796 --> 00:30:44,668 Hi. You mind if I join you? 651 00:30:44,712 --> 00:30:46,148 Sure. 652 00:30:46,192 --> 00:30:47,889 You don't usually come out. 653 00:30:47,933 --> 00:30:50,587 No. But you know, I had to, uh, escape the 60-page prenup 654 00:30:50,631 --> 00:30:51,980 sitting on my desk. 655 00:30:52,024 --> 00:30:55,288 [all chuckling]What were you talking about? 656 00:30:55,331 --> 00:30:57,681 Uh, whether all presidents are sociopaths or just some. 657 00:30:57,725 --> 00:31:00,032 Obama thought that he deserved to be president 658 00:31:00,075 --> 00:31:01,555 as a first-term senator. 659 00:31:01,598 --> 00:31:02,904 How is that notnarcissism? 660 00:31:02,948 --> 00:31:04,036 It's called being a visionary. 661 00:31:04,079 --> 00:31:05,820 Hello, he was right.Trump is the 662 00:31:05,864 --> 00:31:07,561 most extreme of the extreme, but the presidency 663 00:31:07,604 --> 00:31:09,302 requires an individual 664 00:31:09,345 --> 00:31:12,261 who doesn't experience emotion the way us common folk do.Okay. 665 00:31:12,305 --> 00:31:14,829 Well, maybe Obama does experience emotion differently, 666 00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:16,918 but you'd have to, given all the shit he got 667 00:31:16,962 --> 00:31:19,138 while in office. I mean, I bet he wished for just 668 00:31:19,181 --> 00:31:22,228 one day where he didn't have to be "the blackpresident." 669 00:31:23,446 --> 00:31:25,318 I don't think I agree with that. 670 00:31:25,361 --> 00:31:27,320 I suppose I don't think of it that way. 671 00:31:27,363 --> 00:31:29,757 I'm black and I never want to be anything else. 672 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:31,150 I mean, the good outweighs the bad. 673 00:31:31,193 --> 00:31:32,586 Oh, yeah, sure. No. 674 00:31:32,629 --> 00:31:34,370 I mean, I'm not saying that he would ever 675 00:31:34,414 --> 00:31:36,720 want to... be not black, 676 00:31:36,764 --> 00:31:39,114 just... free from 677 00:31:39,158 --> 00:31:41,160 the pressure... of it. 678 00:31:41,203 --> 00:31:43,031 Maybe. 679 00:31:43,075 --> 00:31:46,078 Sometimes.Hey, Lucca. 680 00:31:46,121 --> 00:31:47,601 Mind if I join you? 681 00:31:47,644 --> 00:31:49,908 I decided we all need to mix more. 682 00:31:51,997 --> 00:31:54,390 So what are we talking about? 683 00:31:54,434 --> 00:31:57,480 What's going on?Revenge of the Empire. 684 00:31:57,524 --> 00:32:00,440 Who's the Empire?We are. 685 00:32:00,483 --> 00:32:02,398 MAN: Listen, at least you're not in jury duty. 686 00:32:02,442 --> 00:32:03,965 [all laughing] 687 00:32:04,009 --> 00:32:07,795 How many of you are from out of town? 688 00:32:07,838 --> 00:32:11,451 Whoa! What was it, this or a matinee of Cats? 689 00:32:11,494 --> 00:32:12,626 [all laughing] 690 00:32:12,669 --> 00:32:14,845 Calm down, sir. Calm down. 691 00:32:14,889 --> 00:32:16,151 Okay, so what is this? 692 00:32:16,195 --> 00:32:18,762 The Brooks Brothers riot. 693 00:32:18,806 --> 00:32:22,244 The what?Oh, my God. 694 00:32:22,288 --> 00:32:25,769 Young people today and your lack of historical appreciation. 695 00:32:25,813 --> 00:32:28,990 Roger Stone and I set up the Brooks Brothers riot 696 00:32:29,034 --> 00:32:31,123 in Miami-Dade, back in 2000. 697 00:32:31,166 --> 00:32:35,823 Now, without our boys raising hell to stop the recount, 698 00:32:35,866 --> 00:32:39,087 this country would've suffered through Al Gore. 699 00:32:39,131 --> 00:32:41,220 Oh, I can't hear you! Let me hear that again. 700 00:32:41,263 --> 00:32:42,482 [all groaning loudly] 701 00:32:42,525 --> 00:32:44,049 Are you kidding? 702 00:32:44,092 --> 00:32:47,748 Hey. It worked in 2000.Good. Now, when I want to hear 703 00:32:47,791 --> 00:32:50,011 mumbling, let me hear a little 704 00:32:50,055 --> 00:32:51,230 wallah-wallah-wallah-wallah wallah-wallah-wallah-wallah 705 00:32:51,273 --> 00:32:52,231 wallah-wallah-wallah-wallah. 706 00:32:52,274 --> 00:32:55,669 [all mumbling]Good. 707 00:32:55,712 --> 00:32:57,932 MAIA: You worked for Reddick/Boseman, did you not? 708 00:32:57,976 --> 00:32:59,151 ROLAND: I did. 709 00:32:59,194 --> 00:33:01,805 I served as cocounsel on, uh... 710 00:33:01,849 --> 00:33:04,112 a number of matters. I also spent a considerable 711 00:33:04,156 --> 00:33:06,680 amount of time working in their offices. 712 00:33:06,723 --> 00:33:07,942 MAIA: And what was your impression? 713 00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:09,944 Objection. Irrelevant. 714 00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:11,902 [all groaning] 715 00:33:11,946 --> 00:33:13,121 TOOSI: Uh... 716 00:33:13,165 --> 00:33:16,211 I'm going to overrule that objection. 717 00:33:16,255 --> 00:33:17,604 [murmuring assent] 718 00:33:17,647 --> 00:33:18,779 On what grounds? 719 00:33:18,822 --> 00:33:21,477 Uh-- I... Because I have ruled. 720 00:33:21,521 --> 00:33:23,218 [laughter]ROLAND: Look, 721 00:33:23,262 --> 00:33:26,308 I don't like to sit in judgment, but I feel, 722 00:33:26,352 --> 00:33:29,268 that as lawyers, you know, we have a responsibility 723 00:33:29,311 --> 00:33:33,054 to leave this world just a little bit better. 724 00:33:33,098 --> 00:33:35,926 My grandfather came here from Belarus. 725 00:33:35,970 --> 00:33:37,450 Couldn't read or write. 726 00:33:37,493 --> 00:33:39,887 You know the song he used to sing to me? 727 00:33:39,930 --> 00:33:43,673 ♪ The dream is still alive 728 00:33:43,717 --> 00:33:47,547 ♪ Some day it will come true 729 00:33:47,590 --> 00:33:51,942 ♪ And this country, it belongs to folks like ♪ 730 00:33:51,986 --> 00:33:53,640 ♪ Me and you. LIZ: Your Honor, 731 00:33:53,683 --> 00:33:55,076 that is a car commercial. 732 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:56,643 [all groaning] 733 00:33:56,686 --> 00:33:58,906 ROLAND: That's okay, that's okay. Some people 734 00:33:58,949 --> 00:34:00,342 will never understand. 735 00:34:00,386 --> 00:34:03,432 ♪ So let the voice of freedom 736 00:34:03,476 --> 00:34:05,956 ♪ Sing out through this land 737 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,568 ♪ This is 738 00:34:08,611 --> 00:34:10,961 ♪ This is our country. 739 00:34:11,005 --> 00:34:13,268 [cheering, applause] 740 00:34:15,662 --> 00:34:17,664 Okay, let's stop with the stunts, and win on the merits. 741 00:34:17,707 --> 00:34:19,100 Just one more thing. 742 00:34:19,144 --> 00:34:21,668 What? 743 00:34:21,711 --> 00:34:25,324 [door opens, closes] 744 00:34:25,367 --> 00:34:28,109 I can always sense when you need a favor. 745 00:34:28,153 --> 00:34:30,677 Well, this is an easy one. 746 00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:34,115 You know this new judge, uh, Dash Toosi? 747 00:34:34,159 --> 00:34:36,422 Well, I have a matter before him. 748 00:34:36,465 --> 00:34:40,904 He's no doubt heard only the worst about me. 749 00:34:40,948 --> 00:34:43,298 It'd be great if I could, uh, 750 00:34:43,342 --> 00:34:46,127 get him to just rule on the merits. 751 00:34:46,171 --> 00:34:47,346 The merits? 752 00:34:47,389 --> 00:34:49,043 Well, the positive merits, 753 00:34:49,087 --> 00:34:51,045 not the negative ones. 754 00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:53,874 You know, if you could talk to him, oh, 755 00:34:53,917 --> 00:34:56,877 that'd be great. 756 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,140 How's your husband doing? 757 00:35:00,185 --> 00:35:01,534 Well, I mean, 758 00:35:01,577 --> 00:35:05,103 your ex-husband. 759 00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:08,541 Fine. 760 00:35:08,584 --> 00:35:10,369 Good. 761 00:35:13,111 --> 00:35:14,460 Oh, 762 00:35:14,503 --> 00:35:18,290 and if you could sit behind us in court, 763 00:35:18,333 --> 00:35:19,943 that'd be great, too. 764 00:35:19,987 --> 00:35:21,162 We need a, 765 00:35:21,206 --> 00:35:24,383 a Pentangeli moment. 766 00:35:29,127 --> 00:35:30,302 [elevator bell dings] 767 00:35:34,219 --> 00:35:35,742 Uh, four, please. 768 00:35:35,785 --> 00:35:38,223 [elevator doors close] 769 00:35:38,266 --> 00:35:39,963 [clears throat] 770 00:35:40,007 --> 00:35:43,184 Hello. I'm Judge Hazlewood. 771 00:35:43,228 --> 00:35:44,533 Charlotte Hazlewood. 772 00:35:44,577 --> 00:35:48,537 Oh, nice to meet you. Judge Dash Toosi. 773 00:35:48,581 --> 00:35:51,932 It's surprising how many lady judges there are around here. 774 00:35:51,975 --> 00:35:53,977 Mm-hmm. 775 00:35:56,110 --> 00:35:57,459 So... 776 00:35:57,503 --> 00:36:00,288 MAIA: Constance Green's son died 777 00:36:00,332 --> 00:36:03,335 while being transported in a private prison van. 778 00:36:03,378 --> 00:36:06,686 She came to you, you didn't take her case. Why? 779 00:36:06,729 --> 00:36:08,427 Objection. Irrelevant.Your Honor, 780 00:36:08,470 --> 00:36:09,950 we were treated to a distinguished 781 00:36:09,993 --> 00:36:12,909 law professor lecturing us on how 782 00:36:12,953 --> 00:36:15,216 contingency fees were essential. 783 00:36:15,260 --> 00:36:17,218 Judy Giraffe?Yes. 784 00:36:17,262 --> 00:36:19,525 I believe I'm entitled to challenge that claim. 785 00:36:19,568 --> 00:36:20,787 Yep. 786 00:36:20,830 --> 00:36:22,832 What was the question?Why didn't you 787 00:36:22,876 --> 00:36:24,834 accept the case of Constance Green's son? 788 00:36:24,878 --> 00:36:26,271 We thought the case was weak.Why? 789 00:36:26,314 --> 00:36:27,924 ADRIAN: Her son resisted arrest. 790 00:36:27,968 --> 00:36:29,839 MAIA: If I may, isn't it a fact 791 00:36:29,883 --> 00:36:33,278 you advised Ms. Green to accept the State of Illinois's 792 00:36:33,321 --> 00:36:35,062 initial offer, didn't you? 793 00:36:35,105 --> 00:36:37,673 ADRIAN: We may well have. 794 00:36:41,460 --> 00:36:42,765 MAIA: You also have a relationship 795 00:36:42,809 --> 00:36:45,681 with a litigation investment fund, do you not? 796 00:36:45,725 --> 00:36:49,119 We do. Or at least, we did. 797 00:36:49,163 --> 00:36:50,512 MAIA: Now, they evaluate 798 00:36:50,556 --> 00:36:52,035 each potential case and they decide 799 00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:54,081 whether it's likely to be profitable? 800 00:36:54,124 --> 00:36:56,301 ADRIAN: They provide us capital so we can function. 801 00:36:56,344 --> 00:36:59,304 Cases can go on for years, Your Honor. 802 00:36:59,347 --> 00:37:02,437 You lured Perry by pretending to be committed 803 00:37:02,481 --> 00:37:05,135 to justice, when in actual fact, the only thing you valued 804 00:37:05,179 --> 00:37:08,095 was making money. DIANE: Objection. 805 00:37:10,402 --> 00:37:13,231 DASH: Uh, I, uh... 806 00:37:14,319 --> 00:37:17,104 ...uh, sustained. 807 00:37:17,147 --> 00:37:18,801 Okay. 808 00:37:18,845 --> 00:37:21,891 I'll move on.ADRIAN: Uh, may I say one thing? 809 00:37:21,935 --> 00:37:25,199 I've had offices in storefronts 810 00:37:25,243 --> 00:37:27,767 and in the back row of bond court. 811 00:37:27,810 --> 00:37:31,031 I've met with clients seven nights a week 812 00:37:31,074 --> 00:37:32,685 in housing projects 813 00:37:32,728 --> 00:37:34,643 that you wouldn't walk into without a police escort 814 00:37:34,687 --> 00:37:36,602 and a camera crew. 815 00:37:36,645 --> 00:37:38,343 I won't be held to account 816 00:37:38,386 --> 00:37:41,084 because the firm that I helped to build doesn't conform 817 00:37:41,128 --> 00:37:45,306 to your idea of a black law firm. 818 00:37:45,350 --> 00:37:50,877 I'm a black man, Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart is my firm 819 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:54,315 and I apologize for nothing. 820 00:37:58,406 --> 00:38:01,453 ROSALYN: Now I know why you came for drinks last night. 821 00:38:01,496 --> 00:38:02,976 Why? 822 00:38:03,019 --> 00:38:04,717 Because we're up for the same partnership. 823 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:07,894 Who told you?One of the partners. 824 00:38:07,937 --> 00:38:10,462 They're trying to pit us against each other. 825 00:38:11,724 --> 00:38:13,465 Why? 826 00:38:13,508 --> 00:38:15,771 Because that's what people do to the black girls. 827 00:38:15,815 --> 00:38:18,426 So what do we do? 828 00:38:18,470 --> 00:38:20,428 Well, first of all, it just doesn't make sense that we would 829 00:38:20,472 --> 00:38:22,648 even... What was that? 830 00:38:22,691 --> 00:38:24,519 [rumbling]I don't know. 831 00:38:26,739 --> 00:38:28,349 [gasps] 832 00:38:29,959 --> 00:38:32,353 I have never seen anything like that. 833 00:38:32,397 --> 00:38:35,182 Me, neither. 834 00:38:40,709 --> 00:38:45,366 It-- no, maybe it's a, uh, power plant fire? 835 00:38:47,412 --> 00:38:48,500 [rumbling continues] 836 00:38:48,543 --> 00:38:51,503 Do you believe in revelation? 837 00:38:51,546 --> 00:38:55,376 The Bible? No. 838 00:38:55,420 --> 00:38:58,379 Well, I think we're in the end times. 839 00:38:58,423 --> 00:39:01,643 You think this is the end times? 840 00:39:01,687 --> 00:39:05,038 I think it's the beginning of the end times. 841 00:39:05,081 --> 00:39:06,648 Why? 842 00:39:06,692 --> 00:39:08,607 Because of that? 843 00:39:08,650 --> 00:39:11,044 No, everything. 844 00:39:11,087 --> 00:39:14,090 The signs, symbols. 845 00:39:14,134 --> 00:39:17,093 People acting like animals. 846 00:39:17,137 --> 00:39:19,531 The lying, the stealing, the killing. 847 00:39:19,574 --> 00:39:22,838 We're being judged. 848 00:39:22,882 --> 00:39:24,840 LILI: It's creepy, isn't it? 849 00:39:24,884 --> 00:39:26,494 MAIA: Yeah. 850 00:39:26,538 --> 00:39:29,410 They say it's a power plant hit by a lightning ball. 851 00:39:29,454 --> 00:39:32,457 No, I think it's a conspiracy. 852 00:39:32,500 --> 00:39:34,502 The government is trying a new weapon, 853 00:39:34,546 --> 00:39:36,504 and that's what the lightning balls are all about. 854 00:39:36,548 --> 00:39:38,550 You said someone was out there?Yes. 855 00:39:38,593 --> 00:39:40,856 Someone without an appointment. 856 00:39:40,900 --> 00:39:43,424 Who?Diane Lockhart. 857 00:39:43,468 --> 00:39:46,427 You want me to send her away?What? Uh-- no. No. 858 00:39:46,471 --> 00:39:47,994 Send her in, please. 859 00:39:48,037 --> 00:39:50,649 [sighs] 860 00:39:59,658 --> 00:40:01,050 LILI: Would you like some water? 861 00:40:01,094 --> 00:40:02,487 DIANE: No, no, I'm fine. 862 00:40:02,530 --> 00:40:04,880 Thank you.Oh, I like what you're, uh, 863 00:40:04,924 --> 00:40:07,405 what you're wearing.[laughs]: Oh, thank you. 864 00:40:09,581 --> 00:40:11,887 Diane. Maia. 865 00:40:11,931 --> 00:40:13,933 Please. 866 00:40:13,976 --> 00:40:18,111 So you, you got what you wanted. 867 00:40:18,154 --> 00:40:20,113 A corner office. 868 00:40:20,156 --> 00:40:22,724 You make it sound shameful.No. 869 00:40:22,768 --> 00:40:26,467 Though my guess is you wouldn't want it to happen with Blum. 870 00:40:26,511 --> 00:40:29,949 Oh, he's not bad. I know what I'm getting with him. 871 00:40:29,992 --> 00:40:32,299 Sometimes that's better. 872 00:40:32,342 --> 00:40:36,912 Maia, I have the rare opportunity 873 00:40:36,956 --> 00:40:39,915 to put things right. 874 00:40:39,959 --> 00:40:41,830 We want you to come back. 875 00:40:41,874 --> 00:40:44,267 [laughs] 876 00:40:44,311 --> 00:40:46,618 F... 877 00:40:46,661 --> 00:40:48,054 No. 878 00:40:48,097 --> 00:40:49,490 As a partner. 879 00:40:53,625 --> 00:40:55,757 I don't know what your profit participation 880 00:40:55,801 --> 00:41:00,196 is here, but I know it can't match what we're offering. 881 00:41:00,240 --> 00:41:02,024 Julius is leaving 882 00:41:02,068 --> 00:41:04,549 to become a judge, and that means there's an opening 883 00:41:04,592 --> 00:41:05,985 for an equity partner. 884 00:41:06,028 --> 00:41:09,728 We want you to fill that position. 885 00:41:09,771 --> 00:41:11,599 For six months, then you'll force me out.No. 886 00:41:11,643 --> 00:41:12,731 We would agree 887 00:41:12,774 --> 00:41:14,559 to a five-year contract. 888 00:41:14,602 --> 00:41:18,127 In lawyer years, that's basically an eternity. 889 00:41:22,131 --> 00:41:24,525 You're trying to buy me out of my case. 890 00:41:24,569 --> 00:41:27,963 Yes. But this isn't charity. 891 00:41:28,007 --> 00:41:30,792 This is because you impressed Boseman. 892 00:41:30,836 --> 00:41:33,752 This is for the best reason. 893 00:41:33,795 --> 00:41:35,580 I have to think about it. 894 00:41:35,623 --> 00:41:38,104 Mm-hmm. 895 00:41:41,629 --> 00:41:43,326 Is this weird, 896 00:41:43,370 --> 00:41:45,894 that, uh... 897 00:41:47,156 --> 00:41:49,245 ...that we've ended up here? 898 00:41:50,420 --> 00:41:52,422 Yes. 899 00:42:00,605 --> 00:42:03,085 So you're trying to buy her off? 900 00:42:04,739 --> 00:42:06,698 Yes. 901 00:42:06,741 --> 00:42:09,570 She won't go with you. 902 00:42:09,614 --> 00:42:13,095 She will if she knows the smart move. 903 00:42:13,139 --> 00:42:16,098 Hey. 904 00:42:16,142 --> 00:42:18,884 Want to come on in? 905 00:42:18,927 --> 00:42:21,756 Why? 906 00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:26,413 ♪ Fast cars, fine ass 907 00:42:26,456 --> 00:42:28,458 ♪ These things 908 00:42:28,502 --> 00:42:30,591 ♪ Will pass 909 00:42:30,635 --> 00:42:32,288 ♪ And it won't 910 00:42:32,332 --> 00:42:35,030 ♪ Get more profound 911 00:42:35,074 --> 00:42:37,685 ♪ Ch-ch-ch, ooh, ch-ch-ch 912 00:42:37,729 --> 00:42:40,819 ♪ Time is a game 913 00:42:40,862 --> 00:42:43,735 ♪ Only children play well 914 00:42:43,778 --> 00:42:45,737 ♪ How can I love you 915 00:42:45,780 --> 00:42:50,089 ♪ If you won't lie down? 916 00:42:50,132 --> 00:42:52,134 [laughs] 917 00:42:54,920 --> 00:42:57,618 You really are a piece of work. 918 00:42:57,662 --> 00:43:00,447 [laughing] 919 00:43:08,890 --> 00:43:12,502 I never heard of lightning balls till yesterday. 920 00:43:12,546 --> 00:43:14,287 Now they're gonna burn down Chicago. 921 00:43:14,330 --> 00:43:15,505 LIZ: There is a woman 922 00:43:15,549 --> 00:43:17,899 out there that wants to see you. 923 00:43:17,943 --> 00:43:20,032 She happens to be the judge 924 00:43:20,075 --> 00:43:22,730 for my divorce trial. 925 00:43:22,774 --> 00:43:26,081 I didn't start seeing her until after your trial, Liz. 926 00:43:26,125 --> 00:43:27,779 How nice of you.Liz, seriously... 927 00:43:30,564 --> 00:43:32,653 [clears throat] 928 00:43:32,697 --> 00:43:35,177 I hope it's okay that I drop by. 929 00:43:35,221 --> 00:43:38,659 Yeah. Please, have a seat. 930 00:43:40,008 --> 00:43:44,404 I was impressed by what you said in court. 931 00:43:44,447 --> 00:43:45,884 I was moved. 932 00:43:45,927 --> 00:43:48,582 That's the easy part of battling with Blum, 933 00:43:48,626 --> 00:43:50,497 you always feel like you're on the right side, no matter what. 934 00:43:50,540 --> 00:43:52,542 [laughs softly] 935 00:43:53,848 --> 00:43:56,242 What? 936 00:43:59,071 --> 00:44:03,162 Roland asked me to approach Judge Toosi, 937 00:44:03,205 --> 00:44:06,600 on his behalf. 938 00:44:06,644 --> 00:44:07,993 And I did. 939 00:44:08,036 --> 00:44:11,126 I didn't know the case. 940 00:44:11,170 --> 00:44:14,869 I didn't know it involved you. 941 00:44:16,131 --> 00:44:18,612 I'm sorry. 942 00:44:18,656 --> 00:44:22,442 You bribed my judge? 943 00:44:31,581 --> 00:44:34,715 And you're not willing to say yes 944 00:44:34,759 --> 00:44:37,805 because you think I'm recording you? 945 00:44:37,849 --> 00:44:41,417 I'm not afraid you're recording me. 946 00:44:42,592 --> 00:44:45,770 Then say you bribed Judge Toosi. 947 00:44:47,815 --> 00:44:52,428 I bribed Judge Toosi. 948 00:44:52,472 --> 00:44:55,257 What else do you need? 949 00:44:55,301 --> 00:44:57,738 Nothing. 950 00:45:03,222 --> 00:45:05,006 [sighs] 951 00:45:05,050 --> 00:45:06,660 You want to grab dinner later? 952 00:45:06,704 --> 00:45:08,749 Ha! 953 00:45:08,793 --> 00:45:10,925 No. 954 00:45:19,542 --> 00:45:22,458 TRUMP: It's love for every American child 955 00:45:22,502 --> 00:45:26,898 who deserves a chance to have all of their dreams come true. 956 00:45:26,941 --> 00:45:28,595 [cheering over video] 957 00:45:28,638 --> 00:45:31,337 And I'm here tonight to send a message: 958 00:45:31,380 --> 00:45:37,299 we are fully and totally committed to fighting 959 00:45:37,343 --> 00:45:39,301 for our agenda, 960 00:45:39,345 --> 00:45:41,608 and we will not stopOh... Kurt. 961 00:45:41,651 --> 00:45:44,263 until the job is done. 962 00:45:44,306 --> 00:45:46,787 [cheering, applause] 963 00:45:50,573 --> 00:45:52,184 [Diane laughs] 964 00:45:55,622 --> 00:45:57,624 We love our country. 965 00:45:57,667 --> 00:45:59,626 We celebrate our troops. 966 00:45:59,669 --> 00:46:02,237 We embrace our freedom.CROWD [chanting]: USA! USA! 967 00:46:02,281 --> 00:46:04,587 We respect our flag. 968 00:46:04,631 --> 00:46:06,938 We are proud of our history. 969 00:46:06,981 --> 00:46:10,680 We cherish our Constitution, 970 00:46:10,724 --> 00:46:12,813 including, by the way,Kurt, my God, I love you. 971 00:46:12,857 --> 00:46:15,207 the Second Amendment. 972 00:46:18,210 --> 00:46:22,605 We fully protect religious liberty. 973 00:46:22,649 --> 00:46:24,825 We believe in law... 974 00:46:30,178 --> 00:46:33,094 ♪ 975 00:46:33,138 --> 00:46:38,752 ♪ Now is the time to reflect and say "What did we learn?" ♪ 976 00:46:38,796 --> 00:46:42,408 ♪ Well, what do you learn when your house catches fire? ♪ 977 00:46:42,451 --> 00:46:45,411 ♪ That things burn 978 00:46:45,454 --> 00:46:48,327 ♪ That some things don't have a replacement ♪ 979 00:46:48,370 --> 00:46:50,938 ♪ Some things can be bought for a price ♪ 980 00:46:50,982 --> 00:46:53,201 ♪ That it's good to be rich 981 00:46:53,245 --> 00:46:57,205 ♪ But it's hard to be nice 982 00:46:57,249 --> 00:46:59,207 ♪ There is no Superman 983 00:46:59,251 --> 00:47:03,255 ♪ Sometimes there's no second chance ♪ 984 00:47:03,298 --> 00:47:05,300 ♪ We're all flying blind with no hands ♪ 985 00:47:05,344 --> 00:47:09,304 ♪ By the seat of our pants 986 00:47:09,348 --> 00:47:12,046 ♪ It feels like the rules are in freefall ♪ 987 00:47:12,090 --> 00:47:14,919 ♪ Who knew that the bar was so low? ♪ 988 00:47:14,962 --> 00:47:19,619 ♪ And maybe we're sinking, but we're not letting go ♪ 989 00:47:19,662 --> 00:47:21,708 ♪ Everything's everywhere 990 00:47:21,751 --> 00:47:24,580 ♪ It's way too much and it's all the time ♪ 991 00:47:24,624 --> 00:47:27,540 ♪ It fills up the smoky air 992 00:47:27,583 --> 00:47:30,412 ♪ And covers up the perfect crime ♪ 993 00:47:30,456 --> 00:47:32,023 ♪ It smolders and smokes 994 00:47:32,066 --> 00:47:35,896 ♪ Till the edges are blackened and curled ♪ 995 00:47:35,940 --> 00:47:38,507 ♪ So come and sit here next to me ♪ 996 00:47:38,551 --> 00:47:42,511 ♪ At the end of the world 997 00:47:42,555 --> 00:47:45,427 ♪ 'Cause we're the ones coming to save us ♪ 998 00:47:45,471 --> 00:47:47,865 ♪ We're flawed, but we're all that we've got ♪ 999 00:47:47,908 --> 00:47:50,911 ♪ The season is over 1000 00:47:53,783 --> 00:47:56,830 ♪ But the story is not. 1001 00:47:59,877 --> 00:48:02,662 [siren wailing in distance] 1002 00:48:02,705 --> 00:48:06,100 You heard? 1003 00:48:06,144 --> 00:48:07,754 What? 1004 00:48:07,797 --> 00:48:12,672 They offered the partnership to Maia? 1005 00:48:12,715 --> 00:48:16,067 Yeah. That makes sense. 1006 00:48:16,110 --> 00:48:17,503 Two black girls were up for a job 1007 00:48:17,546 --> 00:48:18,939 and they give it to the white girl. 1008 00:48:18,983 --> 00:48:20,941 You're not angry? 1009 00:48:20,985 --> 00:48:24,336 No. Maia won't take it. 1010 00:48:24,379 --> 00:48:25,685 What do you mean? Yes, she will. 1011 00:48:25,728 --> 00:48:27,687 No. 1012 00:48:27,730 --> 00:48:29,819 She's moved on. 1013 00:48:31,082 --> 00:48:33,911 Then maybe they'll offer it to you. 1014 00:48:34,999 --> 00:48:36,609 Maybe. 1015 00:48:38,176 --> 00:48:40,395 I don't care anymore. 1016 00:48:40,439 --> 00:48:43,921 You know, this whole year, I realized, 1017 00:48:43,964 --> 00:48:48,969 the best thing is to not care. 1018 00:48:50,492 --> 00:48:52,451 [sighs] 1019 00:48:52,494 --> 00:48:54,453 [helicopter blades whirring]Weird times. 1020 00:48:54,496 --> 00:48:57,456 Yep. 1021 00:48:57,499 --> 00:48:59,066 I have some acid. 1022 00:48:59,110 --> 00:49:02,417 Do you want to drop it? 1023 00:49:02,461 --> 00:49:04,463 Sure. 1024 00:49:14,038 --> 00:49:16,475 The end times are beautiful. 1025 00:49:19,347 --> 00:49:24,526 "Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice." 1026 00:49:24,570 --> 00:49:26,920 Any word from Maia? 1027 00:49:26,964 --> 00:49:29,140 No. 1028 00:49:31,272 --> 00:49:33,622 We got a fucking idiot for a judge, Diane... 1029 00:49:33,666 --> 00:49:35,189 Oh, God. 1030 00:49:35,233 --> 00:49:36,582 ...who might just have been bribed. 1031 00:49:36,625 --> 00:49:38,932 Really?Really. 1032 00:49:38,976 --> 00:49:43,719 The guardrails are gone, Diane. 1033 00:49:43,763 --> 00:49:45,721 And I can't see the road. 1034 00:49:45,765 --> 00:49:49,290 And I used to think that something would save us. 1035 00:49:49,334 --> 00:49:50,944 The law, 1036 00:49:50,988 --> 00:49:53,555 personal conscience. 1037 00:49:53,599 --> 00:49:55,601 But now? 1038 00:49:59,083 --> 00:50:01,476 I don't see anything. 1039 00:50:03,087 --> 00:50:05,045 Love. 1040 00:50:05,089 --> 00:50:07,308 [groans] 1041 00:50:07,352 --> 00:50:09,006 No, I'm not joking. 1042 00:50:11,051 --> 00:50:13,010 I was just... 1043 00:50:15,664 --> 00:50:19,886 ...watching my husband Kurt on TV, 1044 00:50:19,929 --> 00:50:21,670 and I realized I felt something 1045 00:50:21,714 --> 00:50:25,022 I haven't felt in a very long time. 1046 00:50:25,065 --> 00:50:27,894 Hope. 1047 00:50:27,937 --> 00:50:32,333 When everything slips away, there is that. 1048 00:50:32,377 --> 00:50:33,987 Love, huh? 1049 00:50:34,031 --> 00:50:37,512 Mm-hmm. Love. 1050 00:50:37,556 --> 00:50:39,993 We can't give up on that. 1051 00:51:08,456 --> 00:51:10,719 NEWSCASTER: ...the destruction of five power plants 1052 00:51:10,763 --> 00:51:12,199 in the greater Chicagoland area. 1053 00:51:12,243 --> 00:51:15,463 With firefighters working around the clock 1054 00:51:15,507 --> 00:51:17,335 since yesterday, the fires 1055 00:51:17,378 --> 00:51:19,598 are 80% contained. There is still some debate 1056 00:51:19,641 --> 00:51:21,817 about how such an extreme weather condition 1057 00:51:21,861 --> 00:51:23,689 got out of hand. 1058 00:51:23,732 --> 00:51:27,171 Firsthand accounts suggest that several ball lightning strikes 1059 00:51:27,214 --> 00:51:29,216 resulted in a mile-long path of destruction... 1060 00:51:29,260 --> 00:51:32,263 All rise. 1061 00:51:32,306 --> 00:51:36,397 Well, it looks like we're all still alive. 1062 00:51:36,441 --> 00:51:37,703 And I'm ready to make a call. 1063 00:51:37,746 --> 00:51:38,965 [whispers]: A ruling. 1064 00:51:39,008 --> 00:51:43,187 Ready to rule, in fact, 1065 00:51:43,230 --> 00:51:44,971 because I... 1066 00:51:45,014 --> 00:51:47,104 am a judge. 1067 00:51:47,147 --> 00:51:49,193 I've been thinking a lot about Mr. Perry over here, 1068 00:51:49,236 --> 00:51:51,760 what he's gone through. 1069 00:51:51,804 --> 00:51:54,198 It's a tough situation, man. Tough. 1070 00:51:54,241 --> 00:51:57,462 I get how disappointed he is in his lawyers, 1071 00:51:57,505 --> 00:52:00,073 how hard it is to watch them 1072 00:52:00,117 --> 00:52:02,162 sitting over there in their fancy suits while 1073 00:52:02,206 --> 00:52:04,033 he's got nothing. 1074 00:52:04,077 --> 00:52:06,732 But then I got to admit... 1075 00:52:08,690 --> 00:52:11,084 ...I've been thinking a lot about Judy Giraffe. 1076 00:52:11,128 --> 00:52:13,217 Seems to me that this case isn't just 1077 00:52:13,260 --> 00:52:15,958 about Mr. Cardwell, it's about... 1078 00:52:17,221 --> 00:52:19,484 ...bigger stuff. 1079 00:52:19,527 --> 00:52:22,008 Serious stuff. 1080 00:52:22,051 --> 00:52:24,358 A whole jungle. And if I decide for Mr. Perry, 1081 00:52:24,402 --> 00:52:28,710 then this, this whole... 1082 00:52:28,754 --> 00:52:29,885 Ecosystem? 1083 00:52:31,583 --> 00:52:34,107 Good. Yes, this whole ecosystem 1084 00:52:34,151 --> 00:52:35,326 just kind of falls apart. 1085 00:52:35,369 --> 00:52:36,588 And I don't think we can have that. 1086 00:52:36,631 --> 00:52:38,894 So... 1087 00:52:40,113 --> 00:52:42,289 ...I'm gonna give it to Judy. 1088 00:52:42,333 --> 00:52:44,552 I mean, the law firm. 1089 00:52:44,596 --> 00:52:45,553 Okay? Yeah. 1090 00:52:45,597 --> 00:52:46,641 Great. 1091 00:52:46,685 --> 00:52:48,817 Good. 1092 00:52:55,607 --> 00:52:58,697 Congratulations. 1093 00:52:58,740 --> 00:53:02,440 You, uh, you haven't responded to our offer. 1094 00:53:02,483 --> 00:53:05,051 You won. 1095 00:53:05,094 --> 00:53:07,706 You don't need to buy me off. 1096 00:53:07,749 --> 00:53:10,622 We weren't buying you off, Maia. We want you back. 1097 00:53:10,665 --> 00:53:13,494 We want you home. 1098 00:53:13,538 --> 00:53:14,930 Maia, 1099 00:53:14,974 --> 00:53:17,759 there is no future with Blum. 1100 00:53:17,803 --> 00:53:19,761 He's disbarred. 1101 00:53:19,805 --> 00:53:21,763 In Illinois. 1102 00:53:21,807 --> 00:53:24,375 Not in D.C.[elevator bell dings] 1103 00:53:24,418 --> 00:53:26,812 ♪ 1104 00:53:26,855 --> 00:53:28,857 Goodbye. 1105 00:53:36,125 --> 00:53:38,127 [elevator doors close] 1106 00:53:41,479 --> 00:53:45,091 ♪ Fast cars, fine ass 1107 00:53:45,134 --> 00:53:48,442 ♪ These things will pass 1108 00:53:48,486 --> 00:53:53,708 ♪ And it won't get more profound... ♪ 1109 00:53:55,188 --> 00:53:57,321 Hit it, Fernando. 1110 00:53:57,364 --> 00:53:58,974 ♪ Time is a game 1111 00:53:59,018 --> 00:54:02,326 ♪ Only children play well 1112 00:54:02,369 --> 00:54:04,110 ♪ How can I love you 1113 00:54:04,153 --> 00:54:06,982 ♪ If you won't lie down? 1114 00:54:07,026 --> 00:54:09,376 ♪ Lie down. 1115 00:54:17,602 --> 00:54:19,821 You are my hero. 1116 00:54:19,865 --> 00:54:22,955 If they fired me, I'd be a hero. 1117 00:54:22,998 --> 00:54:26,698 [laughs] 1118 00:54:26,741 --> 00:54:28,439 Hmm. 1119 00:54:30,179 --> 00:54:32,443 I'm happy. 1120 00:54:32,486 --> 00:54:35,228 [laughs] 1121 00:54:35,272 --> 00:54:38,318 What... Am I ridiculous? 1122 00:54:38,362 --> 00:54:39,754 [chuckles]: You... 1123 00:54:39,798 --> 00:54:41,713 You like narrating your life. 1124 00:54:41,756 --> 00:54:44,716 You know, there are psychological studies that say, 1125 00:54:44,759 --> 00:54:47,545 when people are happy, 1126 00:54:47,588 --> 00:54:51,984 they look desperately for things to make them unhappy. 1127 00:54:52,027 --> 00:54:54,856 But that won't happen to us, will it? 1128 00:54:54,900 --> 00:54:56,902 [chuckles] 1129 00:54:56,945 --> 00:54:59,165 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Kurt. 1130 00:54:59,208 --> 00:55:02,516 Tell me everything's gonna be all right. 1131 00:55:02,560 --> 00:55:04,562 Everything's gonna be all right. 1132 00:55:04,605 --> 00:55:08,348 No, tell... But mean it. 1133 00:55:08,392 --> 00:55:10,350 Everything's gonna be all right. 1134 00:55:10,394 --> 00:55:12,787 What could go wrong? 1135 00:55:12,831 --> 00:55:14,963 [door opens] 1136 00:55:15,007 --> 00:55:17,575 [door creaking] 1137 00:55:29,935 --> 00:55:32,894 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1138 00:55:32,938 --> 00:55:35,941 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org