1 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:11,047 How do you feel? 2 00:00:11,489 --> 00:00:12,489 Good. 3 00:00:13,462 --> 00:00:15,093 Why? 4 00:00:16,597 --> 00:00:18,773 Because I'm in control. 5 00:00:20,424 --> 00:00:23,601 How long will it last? 6 00:00:25,543 --> 00:00:29,199 As long as I want it to. 7 00:00:30,986 --> 00:00:31,986 Oh. 8 00:00:33,119 --> 00:00:35,339 Sorry. I thought I'd turned it off. 9 00:00:35,364 --> 00:00:36,975 The world calls. 10 00:00:37,428 --> 00:00:39,256 So is he here? 11 00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:40,779 Yes, his flight was delayed, 12 00:00:40,823 --> 00:00:42,366 but we're on our way to you right now. No, I'm not 13 00:00:42,390 --> 00:00:43,217 at the office, take him to court. 14 00:00:43,260 --> 00:00:45,132 What about witness prep? 15 00:00:45,175 --> 00:00:47,308 Do it on the way. Me? 16 00:00:47,351 --> 00:00:50,180 Yes. You know the case, and there's no time. 17 00:00:50,224 --> 00:00:51,897 He'll go right on the stand when he gets there. 18 00:00:51,921 --> 00:00:53,227 Sure, he is shit. 19 00:00:53,270 --> 00:00:55,446 Chance The Rapper sings like shit. 20 00:00:55,490 --> 00:00:58,058 Oh, my fucking God, you're making my head hurt. 21 00:00:58,101 --> 00:01:00,103 Avi, wait, we need to witness prep. 22 00:01:00,147 --> 00:01:01,539 No, we need to argue.No. 23 00:01:01,583 --> 00:01:03,063 You need to let Jay drive, 24 00:01:03,106 --> 00:01:05,195 and you and I need to witness prep right now. 25 00:01:05,239 --> 00:01:06,892 How far are we from court?30 minutes. 26 00:01:06,936 --> 00:01:08,155 Can we go any faster? 27 00:01:08,198 --> 00:01:10,113 If you want us to get pulled over, yes. 28 00:01:10,157 --> 00:01:12,507 Julius Cain, he is one of our partners, 29 00:01:12,550 --> 00:01:13,986 he's gonna be questioning you. 30 00:01:14,030 --> 00:01:16,218 Now, he will ask for your name and occupation. 31 00:01:18,259 --> 00:01:19,652 And you'll answer? 32 00:01:20,297 --> 00:01:22,132 With my name and occupation. 33 00:01:22,378 --> 00:01:24,162 Which are? 34 00:01:24,519 --> 00:01:25,824 Are we afraid I'll forget it? 35 00:01:25,868 --> 00:01:27,130 Avi, I need to see how you are 36 00:01:27,174 --> 00:01:27,957 on the stand. 37 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,176 Avi Epps, 38 00:01:29,219 --> 00:01:31,830 I organize Birthright tours in Israel. 39 00:01:31,874 --> 00:01:34,833 The defendant has been accused of using Birthright money 40 00:01:34,877 --> 00:01:36,922 to bribe foreign officials. 41 00:01:36,966 --> 00:01:38,620 Now, do you know this not to be true? 42 00:01:38,663 --> 00:01:40,926 I do... uh, know this not to be true. 43 00:01:40,970 --> 00:01:42,058 Good. She's an awful woman, 44 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:43,146 but she's not corrupt. 45 00:01:43,190 --> 00:01:44,626 No, no, no, you can't say that. 46 00:01:44,669 --> 00:01:45,801 You're fucking kidding me. 47 00:01:45,844 --> 00:01:47,237 No, it is. 48 00:01:47,281 --> 00:01:49,109 Naftali sleeps with every... 49 00:01:51,981 --> 00:01:53,330 You were driving too fast? 50 00:01:53,374 --> 00:01:54,636 Shut up. 51 00:01:54,679 --> 00:01:56,551 Let me do the talking. Are you nuts? 52 00:02:02,870 --> 00:02:05,743 License and registration. 53 00:02:05,950 --> 00:02:07,126 You all right, miss? Yes. 54 00:02:07,170 --> 00:02:08,911 We're just running a bit late, Officer. 55 00:02:08,954 --> 00:02:10,391 For? Court. 56 00:02:10,434 --> 00:02:13,785 We work at Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart, a law firm. 57 00:02:13,829 --> 00:02:16,136 And you are? Hello, American police officer. 58 00:02:16,179 --> 00:02:17,485 He's scheduled to testify 59 00:02:17,528 --> 00:02:20,140 in federal court, and we are, like I say, 60 00:02:20,183 --> 00:02:21,619 running a little bit late. 61 00:02:21,663 --> 00:02:22,663 Uh, no. 62 00:02:22,776 --> 00:02:24,212 I'm just sharing information. 63 00:02:24,237 --> 00:02:26,065 What's in the bag? 64 00:02:26,431 --> 00:02:27,736 I carry it with me on the plane. 65 00:02:27,843 --> 00:02:29,149 I asked you what's inside it, 66 00:02:29,192 --> 00:02:30,367 not how it got here. 67 00:02:30,411 --> 00:02:31,890 Officer, 68 00:02:31,934 --> 00:02:34,371 just out of curiosity, why were we pulled over? 69 00:02:34,415 --> 00:02:36,132 I need you all out of the car, that's why you were pulled over. 70 00:02:36,156 --> 00:02:37,374 Come on. Maia, stop. 71 00:02:37,418 --> 00:02:38,506 Any weapons in the bag? 72 00:02:38,549 --> 00:02:39,724 Anything that'll stick... 73 00:02:43,337 --> 00:02:44,966 I've sent both my daughters on Birthright. 74 00:02:44,990 --> 00:02:45,948 ...free of responsibility. 75 00:02:45,991 --> 00:02:47,210 This is more bullshit. 76 00:02:47,254 --> 00:02:48,733 Ms. Amado, did you not promise me 77 00:02:48,777 --> 00:02:50,605 that you would refrain from any outbursts? 78 00:02:50,648 --> 00:02:53,695 Why do I refrain when everyone else is talk, talk, talk? 79 00:02:53,738 --> 00:02:55,349 Because you have two attorneys here 80 00:02:55,392 --> 00:02:57,002 No. 81 00:02:57,046 --> 00:02:58,874 It's because I'm Jewish. 82 00:02:58,917 --> 00:03:01,529 Everyone in this courtroom is Jewish. 83 00:03:01,572 --> 00:03:03,357 He is not Jewish. Excuse me? 84 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,663 Ten years on the board at Temple Shalom. 85 00:03:05,707 --> 00:03:07,361 That means nothing. Take off your pants. 86 00:03:07,404 --> 00:03:08,884 Mr. Boseman, 87 00:03:08,927 --> 00:03:10,712 you don't get her under control... 88 00:03:10,755 --> 00:03:11,776 Apologies, Your Honor, yes. 89 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:13,018 Yes, thank you. 90 00:03:13,062 --> 00:03:15,891 Jay and Maia were pulled over by the police. 91 00:03:15,934 --> 00:03:17,197 It was a routine traffic stop. 92 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,242 Jesus Christ. I'm in touch with Maia. 93 00:03:19,286 --> 00:03:20,974 She thinks they'll be here in 20. 94 00:03:22,310 --> 00:03:23,594 Okay. 95 00:03:23,638 --> 00:03:25,485 They've got a 30 minute recess. We should be fine. 96 00:03:25,509 --> 00:03:27,095 Yeah, I wouldn't count on that. Please stand, 97 00:03:27,119 --> 00:03:29,121 place your hands on the car. You're kidding. 98 00:03:29,165 --> 00:03:30,384 These are yours? 99 00:03:30,427 --> 00:03:31,950 Where is it? 100 00:03:31,994 --> 00:03:33,517 In Yerushalayim. 101 00:03:33,561 --> 00:03:34,779 Your drugs, your car-- 102 00:03:34,823 --> 00:03:36,017 You're both under arrest. Come on. 103 00:03:36,041 --> 00:03:37,042 Come on! 104 00:03:37,086 --> 00:03:38,696 Hands behind your back. 105 00:03:38,740 --> 00:03:40,002 Why are you doing this? 106 00:03:40,045 --> 00:03:41,699 Sheldon Adelson is my cousin. 107 00:03:41,743 --> 00:03:43,764 This vehicle is to be impounded. You'll need to find 108 00:03:43,788 --> 00:03:45,312 other means of transportation, miss. 109 00:03:45,355 --> 00:03:47,009 And why am I not being arrested? 110 00:03:47,052 --> 00:03:48,184 Maia, get on with Diane. 111 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:49,751 26th and Cal at noon. 112 00:03:49,794 --> 00:03:51,143 We'll need bail. 113 00:03:51,187 --> 00:03:52,884 Go. 114 00:04:02,242 --> 00:04:03,242 Liz! 115 00:04:03,678 --> 00:04:05,419 Bond court 401. 116 00:04:05,462 --> 00:04:06,462 Okay. 117 00:04:06,855 --> 00:04:08,813 Who did the drugs belong to? 118 00:04:08,857 --> 00:04:10,685 The witness. They think they're illegal. 119 00:04:10,728 --> 00:04:14,036 So why didn't they take you in? 120 00:04:14,079 --> 00:04:17,082 I don't know. I mean, Jay says it was "driving while black." 121 00:04:17,126 --> 00:04:19,781 Ugh, okay, I will argue for an I-bond... 122 00:04:21,058 --> 00:04:22,799 What's wrong? 123 00:04:23,077 --> 00:04:25,949 Nothing. Just... 124 00:04:27,702 --> 00:04:29,573 Docket 354-A. 125 00:04:29,617 --> 00:04:31,140 Male number 19. 126 00:04:31,183 --> 00:04:32,184 Assault. 127 00:04:32,228 --> 00:04:33,273 What have you got, ASA? 128 00:04:33,316 --> 00:04:34,796 Here comes Jay. 129 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,146 Representing the arrestee. 130 00:04:37,189 --> 00:04:38,495 God. 131 00:04:38,539 --> 00:04:40,628 I'm happy to see you guys. What happened to Avi? 132 00:04:40,671 --> 00:04:42,194 He's in the group two after mine. 133 00:04:42,238 --> 00:04:43,587 You all right? Yeah. 134 00:04:43,631 --> 00:04:45,981 Should have had Maia drive. 135 00:05:11,767 --> 00:05:13,595 They're ICE.What? 136 00:05:14,052 --> 00:05:15,271 Those four. 137 00:05:15,967 --> 00:05:18,405 They're plainclothes immigration agents. 138 00:05:18,448 --> 00:05:20,287 I recognize them from the DOJ. 139 00:05:20,726 --> 00:05:22,641 I think they're here for you. 140 00:05:22,666 --> 00:05:23,503 Me 141 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:24,899 You don't have any issues? 142 00:05:25,232 --> 00:05:26,711 With citizenship? No. 143 00:05:26,736 --> 00:05:28,781 You have your birth certificate? Somewhere. 144 00:05:29,024 --> 00:05:31,026 What, are you sure about this? 145 00:05:31,069 --> 00:05:32,897 I think so. 146 00:05:32,941 --> 00:05:34,595 Well, whatever Jay's status, 147 00:05:34,638 --> 00:05:36,858 people can be hard to reach once they get taken in. 148 00:05:36,901 --> 00:05:38,947 I know. This is how it works. 149 00:05:38,990 --> 00:05:41,993 They wait outside criminal courts, take them in. 150 00:05:42,037 --> 00:05:43,081 358-A. 151 00:05:43,125 --> 00:05:44,779 Male number 21, drug possession. 152 00:05:46,215 --> 00:05:48,043 What have you got, ASA Timmons? 153 00:05:48,086 --> 00:05:49,827 Mr. Dipersia is a flight risk 154 00:05:49,871 --> 00:05:52,395 given his co-defendant recently arrived from overseas. 155 00:05:52,439 --> 00:05:53,719 Any mitigation from the defense? 156 00:05:53,744 --> 00:05:55,877 Yes, Your Honor. But first, 157 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:57,400 it is our understanding 158 00:05:57,444 --> 00:06:00,708 that Chicago is a sanctuary city. 159 00:06:00,751 --> 00:06:03,145 So we are surprised to find 160 00:06:03,188 --> 00:06:05,147 four immigration officers working 161 00:06:05,190 --> 00:06:06,844 with the county sheriffs. 162 00:06:06,888 --> 00:06:09,717 Your Honor, I have no idea what Counselor is referring to. 163 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,477 Well, let's ask her. What are you referring to? 164 00:06:11,501 --> 00:06:12,807 Those four men 165 00:06:12,850 --> 00:06:14,894 back there. They are ICE agents. 166 00:06:15,592 --> 00:06:18,639 Gentlemen, is this true? 167 00:06:18,682 --> 00:06:20,292 Are you immigration enforcement? 168 00:06:20,336 --> 00:06:23,078 With all due deference, ma'am, you cannot ask us that. 169 00:06:23,948 --> 00:06:25,407 Come here. 170 00:06:28,338 --> 00:06:29,601 I said come here. 171 00:06:35,307 --> 00:06:37,658 Ma'am? 172 00:06:37,701 --> 00:06:38,963 It's "Your Honor." 173 00:06:40,530 --> 00:06:41,792 Your Honor. 174 00:06:41,836 --> 00:06:43,272 It's, uh, still true 175 00:06:43,315 --> 00:06:45,274 that we live in a democracy. 176 00:06:45,317 --> 00:06:47,624 But the fact is, in these four walls, 177 00:06:47,668 --> 00:06:50,322 you're in a monarchy. 178 00:06:50,366 --> 00:06:53,282 And where I'm sitting is the throne. 179 00:06:53,325 --> 00:06:56,328 Now, when I ask you a question, 180 00:06:56,372 --> 00:06:58,026 I want an answer, 181 00:06:58,069 --> 00:07:00,985 or else I will hold you and your colleagues in contempt. 182 00:07:01,029 --> 00:07:02,378 What's your name? 183 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:05,250 Patrick Basehart. Why are you here? 184 00:07:05,294 --> 00:07:07,818 I'm a lawyer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 185 00:07:07,862 --> 00:07:10,168 We have a detainer notice for Jay Dipersia. 186 00:07:10,212 --> 00:07:12,214 Counselor, 187 00:07:12,257 --> 00:07:14,651 for purposes of setting bail, 188 00:07:14,695 --> 00:07:17,262 can you speak to some factors in your client's favor? 189 00:07:17,306 --> 00:07:20,744 We have nothing to offer in mitigation, Your Honor. 190 00:07:20,788 --> 00:07:24,531 We request bail to be set at $1,000. 191 00:07:24,574 --> 00:07:26,291 We cannot pay that amount at this time, Your Honor. 192 00:07:26,315 --> 00:07:28,578 Well, then I'll set bail at $100. 193 00:07:28,622 --> 00:07:31,146 Still too burdensome, Your Honor. 194 00:07:31,189 --> 00:07:33,061 Only ten dollars is due today. 195 00:07:33,104 --> 00:07:34,802 That amount is simply too high. 196 00:07:34,845 --> 00:07:38,632 Your Honor, this is clearly a trick. 197 00:07:38,675 --> 00:07:40,329 The defendant is remanded 198 00:07:40,372 --> 00:07:44,072 to the custody of Cook County until such time 199 00:07:44,115 --> 00:07:46,030 as he can post bail. 200 00:07:46,074 --> 00:07:47,728 Next. 201 00:07:52,559 --> 00:07:54,232 Okay, they can't touch you while you're in here. 202 00:07:54,256 --> 00:07:56,127 You have all your documents? 203 00:07:56,171 --> 00:07:58,869 My sisters do. Uh, Brigitte's a genealogy nut. 204 00:07:58,913 --> 00:08:00,741 She keeps every paper and then some. 205 00:08:00,784 --> 00:08:02,612 You've seen your birth certificate? Yes. 206 00:08:02,656 --> 00:08:04,309 I vote, I pay taxes. 207 00:08:04,353 --> 00:08:06,529 Okay. This is just a bureaucratic mistake. 208 00:08:06,573 --> 00:08:09,227 Maia, contact his sisters. Get his birth certificate. 209 00:08:09,271 --> 00:08:10,968 Yeah, and I'll get an emergency hearing 210 00:08:11,012 --> 00:08:12,332 in front of an immigration judge. 211 00:08:12,361 --> 00:08:15,364 Julius, we need help bailing Avi out. 212 00:08:15,407 --> 00:08:16,496 I'm on my way. 213 00:08:16,539 --> 00:08:18,280 The judge is denying a delay. 214 00:08:28,246 --> 00:08:30,205 Good morning, Your Honor. 215 00:08:30,248 --> 00:08:32,860 Diane Lockhart here on behalf of Jay Dipersia. 216 00:08:32,903 --> 00:08:34,426 Say it again, please. Louder. 217 00:08:35,048 --> 00:08:37,038 Good morning, Your Honor. 218 00:08:37,081 --> 00:08:40,737 Um, Diane Lockhart and Liz Reddick here... 219 00:08:40,781 --> 00:08:42,913 Louder, please.On... 220 00:08:42,957 --> 00:08:44,741 Good morning, Your Honor. 221 00:08:44,785 --> 00:08:46,917 Liz Reddick and Diane Lockhart here 222 00:08:46,961 --> 00:08:48,571 on behalf of Jay Dipersia. 223 00:08:48,615 --> 00:08:52,096 And Ralph Beldi for Immigration and Customs... 224 00:08:54,233 --> 00:08:56,801 I'm sorry, Judge, we can't hear you. 225 00:08:56,937 --> 00:08:59,549 I said, good morning, too. 226 00:08:59,601 --> 00:09:01,951 Where is this undocumented? 227 00:09:01,976 --> 00:09:04,388 He is not undocumented, Your Honor. 228 00:09:04,413 --> 00:09:07,895 He is currently being held in the Cook County Courthouse 229 00:09:07,938 --> 00:09:09,374 on an unrelated charge. 230 00:09:09,418 --> 00:09:12,421 Your Honor, Patrick Basehart 231 00:09:12,464 --> 00:09:14,249 for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 232 00:09:14,292 --> 00:09:16,425 We filed a detainer notice, 233 00:09:16,468 --> 00:09:19,559 and we're seeking immediate deportation to Nigeria, 234 00:09:19,602 --> 00:09:22,213 Mr. Dipersia's country of origin. 235 00:09:22,257 --> 00:09:23,475 What is the basis 236 00:09:23,519 --> 00:09:25,565 for the detainer notice? 237 00:09:25,608 --> 00:09:28,002 We've scanned the individual's birth certificate 238 00:09:28,045 --> 00:09:29,830 to you, Your Honor. 239 00:09:29,873 --> 00:09:31,179 Your Honor, we haven't... 240 00:09:31,222 --> 00:09:33,268 We haven't seen this birth certificate. 241 00:09:33,311 --> 00:09:37,054 It says he was born 242 00:09:37,098 --> 00:09:39,491 on May 2, 1980, 243 00:09:39,535 --> 00:09:44,105 in Barewa Hospital, in the town of Kano, 244 00:09:44,148 --> 00:09:47,021 which is in the country of Nigeria-- you see? 245 00:09:47,064 --> 00:09:51,025 No, no, this says 246 00:09:51,068 --> 00:09:53,027 "Jamil Dokpesi Dipersia," 247 00:09:53,070 --> 00:09:55,377 which is not our client's name, Your Honor. 248 00:09:55,420 --> 00:09:56,944 This is clearly a mistake. 249 00:09:56,987 --> 00:09:59,163 Your Honor, we ask for an opportunity 250 00:09:59,207 --> 00:10:01,252 to provide documentation 251 00:10:01,296 --> 00:10:03,603 proving that Mr. Dipersia 252 00:10:03,646 --> 00:10:05,909 is a natural-born American citizen. 253 00:10:05,953 --> 00:10:07,737 Well, how long is that going to take? 254 00:10:08,476 --> 00:10:11,479 One hour, Your Honor. 255 00:10:14,352 --> 00:10:16,572 Maia, we have one hour. 256 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:18,530 We need the birth certificate now. 257 00:10:18,574 --> 00:10:20,663 We're doing our best. His sisters think they have it, 258 00:10:20,707 --> 00:10:22,099 and I will run over a copy. 259 00:10:22,143 --> 00:10:23,448 Great. Okay. 260 00:10:24,754 --> 00:10:27,191 I-I just grabbed the box and jumped in the car. 261 00:10:27,235 --> 00:10:29,237 Left the kids next door. 262 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:30,891 It should be in here somewhere. 263 00:10:30,934 --> 00:10:33,415 This is crazy. We were born here. 264 00:10:33,458 --> 00:10:35,460 Sometimes this country makes me so mad. 265 00:10:35,504 --> 00:10:37,027 This would kill Mom and Dad. 266 00:10:37,071 --> 00:10:38,907 Except they're already dead. 267 00:10:38,932 --> 00:10:41,837 Not funny. I'm the bad sister. 268 00:10:42,852 --> 00:10:44,731 This is Jay and me when we were kids. 269 00:10:44,774 --> 00:10:45,775 Here. See? 270 00:10:45,819 --> 00:10:47,037 Born in the U.S. 271 00:10:47,081 --> 00:10:48,430 Thank God. 272 00:10:48,473 --> 00:10:50,258 Okay, perfect. I'm gonna make a copy. 273 00:10:50,301 --> 00:10:51,346 I'll be right back. 274 00:10:51,389 --> 00:10:52,497 They have to let him go now, right? 275 00:10:52,521 --> 00:10:56,462 Yeah, once we post bail. What? 276 00:10:56,602 --> 00:10:58,440 Nothing. For a second I thought 277 00:10:58,483 --> 00:10:59,547 I gave her the wrong certificate. 278 00:10:59,571 --> 00:11:01,399 The wrong... Oh, no, this one's mine. 279 00:11:01,443 --> 00:11:03,445 They were born 15 minutes apart. 280 00:11:03,488 --> 00:11:04,751 So you and Jay are twins? Yes. 281 00:11:04,794 --> 00:11:05,876 Born at Harbor Hospital. 282 00:11:05,901 --> 00:11:07,212 Can I see? 283 00:11:10,032 --> 00:11:11,322 Okay, 284 00:11:11,366 --> 00:11:14,499 I'm gonna head to court with the copy. Bye. 285 00:11:16,751 --> 00:11:18,001 Uh-oh. 286 00:11:18,026 --> 00:11:19,288 What? 287 00:11:19,766 --> 00:11:22,246 I think Jay's might be a fake. 288 00:13:01,302 --> 00:13:05,001 Uh, I don't understand what the problem is. 289 00:13:05,045 --> 00:13:06,829 This is his sister's certificate. 290 00:13:06,873 --> 00:13:09,092 Yeah. 291 00:13:09,136 --> 00:13:11,268 Yes. 292 00:13:11,312 --> 00:13:13,407 But this is Jay's certificate. 293 00:13:14,663 --> 00:13:16,708 Well, "male," okay. Yeah. 294 00:13:16,752 --> 00:13:18,493 They whited out the "F" and the "E." 295 00:13:18,536 --> 00:13:20,843 It's his sister's birth certificate. 296 00:13:20,887 --> 00:13:23,193 They just copied it and altered it to be Jay's. 297 00:13:23,237 --> 00:13:24,760 What 298 00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:27,371 It's identical. 299 00:13:32,233 --> 00:13:33,985 You can say it. Uh-oh. 300 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:41,446 I'm not American? 301 00:13:41,908 --> 00:13:42,908 No. 302 00:13:43,612 --> 00:13:46,093 And you're not a twin. 303 00:13:46,738 --> 00:13:49,567 Your sister, Brigitte, was born here, 304 00:13:49,611 --> 00:13:52,875 but you were born a year earlier, in Nigeria. 305 00:13:52,919 --> 00:13:55,225 Oh, my God. 306 00:13:56,705 --> 00:13:58,185 What's my name? 307 00:13:58,228 --> 00:13:59,969 Jamil Dokpesi Dipersia. 308 00:14:00,013 --> 00:14:03,397 That was my uncle's name. 309 00:14:03,429 --> 00:14:07,259 Your parents copied your sister's birth certificate. 310 00:14:08,108 --> 00:14:10,675 So, I'm in trouble. 311 00:14:10,719 --> 00:14:13,026 Well, no, we're trying a few things. 312 00:14:13,069 --> 00:14:15,115 God, this is insane. 313 00:14:15,158 --> 00:14:17,900 Your parents wanted you to have a good life. 314 00:14:17,944 --> 00:14:19,119 That's why they did this. 315 00:14:19,162 --> 00:14:20,555 Did my sisters know? 316 00:14:20,580 --> 00:14:21,580 No. 317 00:14:22,122 --> 00:14:26,082 So, the key here is, Jay, 318 00:14:26,126 --> 00:14:29,172 to keep you out of the hands of ICE. 319 00:14:29,216 --> 00:14:31,653 It doesn't matter, does it? 320 00:14:31,696 --> 00:14:33,225 They can deport me. 321 00:14:35,352 --> 00:14:37,319 I'm not an American citizen. 322 00:14:38,139 --> 00:14:40,967 We need to keep you here in Cook County. 323 00:14:41,010 --> 00:14:43,534 That's the only way we can fight them. 324 00:14:43,578 --> 00:14:46,146 Jay Dipersia? 325 00:14:46,189 --> 00:14:47,408 What is it? 326 00:14:47,451 --> 00:14:48,452 He's needed in court. 327 00:14:48,496 --> 00:14:49,932 Why? I don't know. 328 00:14:49,976 --> 00:14:51,301 I do what I'm told. You actually do 329 00:14:51,325 --> 00:14:52,563 a hell of a lot more than what you're told. 330 00:14:52,587 --> 00:14:53,544 What's that supposed to mean? 331 00:14:53,588 --> 00:14:55,720 Colluding with ICE.Oh, come on. 332 00:14:55,764 --> 00:14:57,679 You act like they're terrorists. 333 00:14:57,722 --> 00:14:59,637 Th-They're obeying the law. 334 00:14:59,681 --> 00:15:01,335 They're doing their jobs. 335 00:15:01,378 --> 00:15:02,465 And he's illegal. 336 00:15:03,250 --> 00:15:05,295 You want to change the law of the land? 337 00:15:05,339 --> 00:15:07,123 Then run for office and change it. 338 00:15:07,167 --> 00:15:09,832 But don't blame me for following it. Let's go. 339 00:15:10,535 --> 00:15:11,884 There's Jay. 340 00:15:12,085 --> 00:15:13,956 Jay. Hey. 341 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,827 Are you okay? I'm good. 342 00:15:15,871 --> 00:15:17,699 How about you two? We're here. 343 00:15:17,742 --> 00:15:19,962 Wow. So, I guess I'm 38. 344 00:15:20,006 --> 00:15:21,659 My God, can you believe it? 345 00:15:21,703 --> 00:15:23,139 You do look older. 346 00:15:24,398 --> 00:15:25,838 Do we even know anyone from Nigeria? 347 00:15:27,374 --> 00:15:29,442 I'll send you Mom's letters from back home. 348 00:15:29,598 --> 00:15:32,279 I just want to hug you. After this, 349 00:15:32,322 --> 00:15:34,585 and before they place me back in holding, okay? 350 00:15:34,629 --> 00:15:35,891 Okay.Okay. 351 00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:37,284 358-A. Drug possession. 352 00:15:37,771 --> 00:15:39,180 Here we go again. 353 00:15:39,547 --> 00:15:41,331 Has the status of bail changed? 354 00:15:41,375 --> 00:15:43,943 Did you find the ten dollars? No, ma'am. Still struggling. 355 00:15:43,986 --> 00:15:46,162 Your Honor, the lab did an expedited test 356 00:15:46,206 --> 00:15:48,251 on the drugs found in Mr. Dipersia's car. 357 00:15:48,295 --> 00:15:49,252 That's amazing. 358 00:15:49,296 --> 00:15:51,298 And the state is dropping the case. 359 00:15:51,341 --> 00:15:52,690 Your Honor, that is a ploy. 360 00:15:52,734 --> 00:15:54,692 Really 361 00:15:54,736 --> 00:15:56,216 Right. Straight into the arms 362 00:15:56,259 --> 00:15:58,348 of the conveniently warned ICE agents. 363 00:15:58,392 --> 00:16:01,177 Mr. Basehart, good to see you back again. 364 00:16:01,221 --> 00:16:02,483 Good to be back, Your Honor. 365 00:16:02,526 --> 00:16:04,137 We have also confirmed 366 00:16:04,180 --> 00:16:06,400 that Mr. Epps, the passenger in Mr. Dipersia's car, 367 00:16:06,443 --> 00:16:08,750 does in fact have a prescription for those pills. 368 00:16:08,793 --> 00:16:10,839 So, he has been released. 369 00:16:10,882 --> 00:16:12,797 So, you are... 370 00:16:12,841 --> 00:16:14,582 Dropping the charges. And, of course, 371 00:16:14,625 --> 00:16:15,887 we regret any mix-up. 372 00:16:15,931 --> 00:16:17,150 Well, I can't pretend 373 00:16:17,193 --> 00:16:19,630 that there's a case when there isn't one. 374 00:16:23,069 --> 00:16:24,809 Mr. Dipersia, 375 00:16:25,338 --> 00:16:27,682 you will conduct yourself appropriately 376 00:16:27,725 --> 00:16:29,249 in my courtroom. 377 00:16:29,292 --> 00:16:32,295 If you do not conduct yourself with appropriate decorum, 378 00:16:32,339 --> 00:16:35,298 I will be forced to hold you in contempt. 379 00:16:36,283 --> 00:16:37,362 Act up. 380 00:16:37,742 --> 00:16:41,070 Um... you-you can't tell me what to do, Judge. 381 00:16:41,522 --> 00:16:42,740 What did you say? 382 00:16:42,784 --> 00:16:45,047 Louder. I-I said 383 00:16:45,091 --> 00:16:47,354 I-I don't recognize the authority of this court 384 00:16:47,397 --> 00:16:48,790 to tell me shit! 385 00:16:48,833 --> 00:16:50,574 I'm giving you one last warning. 386 00:16:50,618 --> 00:16:52,755 Oh... 387 00:16:53,074 --> 00:16:54,778 You have been warned, sir. 388 00:16:55,275 --> 00:16:57,668 I am holding you in contempt. 389 00:16:58,059 --> 00:17:00,715 Take the defendant back to the holding cell. 390 00:17:00,758 --> 00:17:04,583 Mr. Dipersia is hereby remanded to state custody. 391 00:17:05,848 --> 00:17:06,677 Next. 392 00:17:06,721 --> 00:17:07,678 We're here for you. 393 00:17:07,722 --> 00:17:09,223 I love you both. 394 00:17:10,833 --> 00:17:13,119 Here's the problem with a shell game. 395 00:17:13,162 --> 00:17:14,381 Eventually, I find the pea. 396 00:17:14,424 --> 00:17:16,861 How much taxpayer money are you burning up 397 00:17:16,905 --> 00:17:18,341 to pursue one man? 398 00:17:18,385 --> 00:17:19,492 Let me ask you a question.No. 399 00:17:19,516 --> 00:17:21,344 Mine first, and it's not hypothetical. 400 00:17:21,388 --> 00:17:23,085 How much are you burning up? 401 00:17:23,505 --> 00:17:25,348 You two are idealists, right? 402 00:17:25,392 --> 00:17:29,048 Justice is worth all sacrifice, all toil-- well, I agree. 403 00:17:29,091 --> 00:17:31,267 I should be at my son's birthday party, his sixth, 404 00:17:31,311 --> 00:17:33,139 but instead, I'm here, trying to make sure 405 00:17:33,182 --> 00:17:35,877 that federal powers trump state's rights. 406 00:17:38,753 --> 00:17:41,190 God, he's getting a federal writ 407 00:17:41,234 --> 00:17:42,974 to overcome state rights. 408 00:17:43,018 --> 00:17:44,976 We need to get court time. Well, yeah. 409 00:17:45,020 --> 00:17:46,640 We also need an end game. 410 00:17:46,665 --> 00:17:48,713 Expedited lawful residency? 411 00:17:49,329 --> 00:17:50,895 We could apply for an Einstein visa. 412 00:17:51,446 --> 00:17:52,976 With what expertise? 413 00:17:53,001 --> 00:17:55,291 Investigative. I mean, he has a license. 414 00:17:55,335 --> 00:17:56,814 Doesn't sound like a winner. 415 00:17:56,858 --> 00:17:58,816 He draws. Jay draws. Draws what? 416 00:17:58,860 --> 00:18:00,296 Pictures. He's really good. 417 00:18:00,340 --> 00:18:02,255 He's an artist? Yeah, of graphic novels. 418 00:18:02,298 --> 00:18:04,213 Has he ever been paid? I don't know. 419 00:18:04,257 --> 00:18:06,451 What do you think? We can try. 420 00:18:06,476 --> 00:18:08,348 Okay, Marissa, get together with his sisters, 421 00:18:08,391 --> 00:18:10,654 and get his artwork. And we'll hit court. 422 00:18:15,181 --> 00:18:16,878 Your Honor, we have reason to believe 423 00:18:16,921 --> 00:18:20,214 that our witness, Avi Epps, has returned to Israel. 424 00:18:20,239 --> 00:18:22,251 So what do you want from me? We would ask for a continuance 425 00:18:22,275 --> 00:18:25,365 until such time as we can affect his return. 426 00:18:25,408 --> 00:18:27,062 Given the speed of this trial, 427 00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:28,629 you probably have time to 428 00:18:28,672 --> 00:18:30,346 fly him back by way of the South Pole. I don't know. 429 00:18:30,370 --> 00:18:34,636 That aside, there are no more continuances for any reason. 430 00:18:34,896 --> 00:18:36,526 So, motions to dismiss, closing statements-- 431 00:18:36,550 --> 00:18:38,160 Where are we at? 432 00:18:38,204 --> 00:18:40,293 We actually have an additional witness, Your Honor. 433 00:18:40,336 --> 00:18:41,468 This witness have a name? 434 00:18:41,511 --> 00:18:42,969 Uh, yes, Your Honor. 435 00:18:43,209 --> 00:18:44,384 Jay Dipersia. 436 00:18:44,427 --> 00:18:46,647 Objection. 437 00:18:46,690 --> 00:18:50,216 Mr. Dipersia is an employee of our law firm, Your Honor. 438 00:18:50,259 --> 00:18:52,261 Jay Dipersia is currently in state custody... 439 00:18:52,305 --> 00:18:56,060 Mr. Gottlieb-- and whomever whispered in his ear-- 440 00:18:56,526 --> 00:18:59,355 Wants Mr. Dipersia transferred to federal custody 441 00:18:59,399 --> 00:19:02,010 so that ICE will have easier access to him. 442 00:19:02,053 --> 00:19:04,230 That is an outrageous accusation, Your Honor. 443 00:19:04,273 --> 00:19:06,113 The witness is necessary to rebut the testimony 444 00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:07,494 of the defendant. 445 00:19:07,537 --> 00:19:09,409 On the issue of Mr. Dipersia testifying, 446 00:19:09,452 --> 00:19:11,846 I'll hear oral arguments from both sides. 447 00:19:11,889 --> 00:19:13,282 You first, Gottlieb. 448 00:19:13,326 --> 00:19:14,675 He's a Republican fixer I know. 449 00:19:14,718 --> 00:19:16,590 I'm gonna go find out what I can about Jay. 450 00:19:21,447 --> 00:19:22,693 They're empty. 451 00:19:23,287 --> 00:19:24,943 What'd you find out? 452 00:19:24,995 --> 00:19:28,085 No one's targeting your firm, and the Republicans have nothing 453 00:19:28,110 --> 00:19:30,025 to do with deporting your investigator. 454 00:19:30,212 --> 00:19:32,083 But... 455 00:19:32,127 --> 00:19:34,390 Well, it sounded like you had a "but" attached. 456 00:19:34,434 --> 00:19:36,131 No. But there is a "however." 457 00:19:36,175 --> 00:19:39,352 However, doesn't mean we can't do something. 458 00:19:39,824 --> 00:19:41,114 Such as? 459 00:19:41,397 --> 00:19:44,574 People like you, Julius, they just don't like your firm. 460 00:19:44,618 --> 00:19:47,098 They think it suited up for the other team. 461 00:19:47,142 --> 00:19:48,491 So do us a favor. 462 00:19:48,535 --> 00:19:51,015 You have a client, Neil Gross of Chumhum. 463 00:19:51,059 --> 00:19:53,017 We hear he ran a personality quiz 464 00:19:53,061 --> 00:19:55,716 just like the one Cambridge Analytica did for Trump. 465 00:19:55,759 --> 00:19:57,239 Get us the Chumhum contract. 466 00:19:57,283 --> 00:19:59,241 I can't do that. 467 00:19:59,285 --> 00:20:01,156 You're asking me to put my thumb on the scale 468 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,203 for your illegal investigator, and I'm willing to do that, 469 00:20:04,246 --> 00:20:05,685 but I need something. 470 00:20:06,248 --> 00:20:08,337 The Democrats and Chumhum are denying 471 00:20:08,381 --> 00:20:10,426 there's any data mining equivalency. 472 00:20:10,470 --> 00:20:12,863 Now, we know that's bullshit. 473 00:20:12,907 --> 00:20:14,691 We just need proof. 474 00:20:16,911 --> 00:20:19,957 Well, let me see what I can do. 475 00:20:20,001 --> 00:20:21,959 We can't give him the Chumhum contract. 476 00:20:22,003 --> 00:20:23,178 I know. 477 00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:24,571 Then why is he asking? 478 00:20:24,614 --> 00:20:26,573 My guess is to see how we react. 479 00:20:26,616 --> 00:20:28,575 You think he can stop the deportation action? 480 00:20:28,618 --> 00:20:30,577 Yeah. He's a political fixer. 481 00:20:30,620 --> 00:20:33,057 He makes a couple of calls, ICE will back off. 482 00:20:33,101 --> 00:20:34,407 Well, let's stall him. 483 00:20:34,450 --> 00:20:35,625 Keep him on a hook. 484 00:20:35,669 --> 00:20:37,323 Imply you can get the contract. 485 00:20:37,366 --> 00:20:39,325 Okay. Which court are you going to now? 486 00:20:39,368 --> 00:20:40,693 Federal District... Civil court... 487 00:20:40,717 --> 00:20:42,980 Uh, this should be interesting. 488 00:20:46,332 --> 00:20:48,310 Your Honor, this is a federal court, and the State of Illinois 489 00:20:48,334 --> 00:20:49,900 is trying to usurp your power. 490 00:20:49,944 --> 00:20:51,946 And ICE is just forum shopping here. 491 00:20:51,989 --> 00:20:53,164 This same case 492 00:20:53,208 --> 00:20:55,471 is being argued in state court, 493 00:20:55,515 --> 00:20:58,648 but they think they can get a decision more to their liking 494 00:20:58,692 --> 00:21:00,650 I don't understand this. 495 00:21:00,694 --> 00:21:02,304 Well, it's quite simple, Your Honor. 496 00:21:02,348 --> 00:21:03,697 No, no, no, the zippers. 497 00:21:03,740 --> 00:21:05,307 Uh, they seem to go in both directions. 498 00:21:05,351 --> 00:21:06,351 I... 499 00:21:07,222 --> 00:21:09,572 Your Honor, Cook County is actively 500 00:21:09,616 --> 00:21:12,793 interfering in an ongoing enforcement action 501 00:21:12,836 --> 00:21:14,447 in violation of federal law... 502 00:21:14,490 --> 00:21:16,120 No, the counselor is trying to trick you, Your Honor, 503 00:21:16,144 --> 00:21:19,278 and I know that you cannot be tricked. 504 00:21:19,321 --> 00:21:20,603 No, no, no, see, you're tearing it. 505 00:21:20,627 --> 00:21:22,977 No, the-the zipper's off the track. 506 00:21:23,020 --> 00:21:24,215 I-- it's-- all right, get out. 507 00:21:24,239 --> 00:21:25,849 Your Honor, again, 508 00:21:25,893 --> 00:21:27,808 this is a matter for the federal government. 509 00:21:30,215 --> 00:21:32,465 This is a matter of state's rights, Your Honor. 510 00:21:32,508 --> 00:21:34,336 We are a sanctuary city. 511 00:21:34,380 --> 00:21:37,687 The sanctuary laws as practiced here are an unlawful restraint 512 00:21:37,731 --> 00:21:39,515 on federal authority, Your Honor. 513 00:21:39,559 --> 00:21:41,450 We all know that state law does not preempt federal law. 514 00:21:41,474 --> 00:21:43,302 We are not preempting. 515 00:21:43,345 --> 00:21:46,217 We are only arguing that the state is not an extension 516 00:21:46,261 --> 00:21:47,567 of the federal government. 517 00:21:48,437 --> 00:21:49,395 We're not suggesting 518 00:21:49,438 --> 00:21:50,570 the state is an extension 519 00:21:50,613 --> 00:21:52,069 of the federal government, Your Honor. 520 00:21:52,093 --> 00:21:55,270 We only believe federal powers trump state rights. 521 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:56,880 Just as in the Civil War... 522 00:21:58,617 --> 00:22:00,010 Your Honor. 523 00:22:00,078 --> 00:22:01,471 Can't you get me another robe? 524 00:22:01,496 --> 00:22:02,669 Your Honor, 525 00:22:02,712 --> 00:22:06,551 the defense would hate to make a motion in limine here. 526 00:22:07,465 --> 00:22:08,477 What does a motion in limine 527 00:22:08,501 --> 00:22:09,806 have to do with this? 528 00:22:09,850 --> 00:22:13,201 We will be asking His Honor to rule in limine 529 00:22:13,244 --> 00:22:14,768 if we lose this motion. Your Honor, 530 00:22:14,811 --> 00:22:16,398 a motion in limine has nothing to do with this. 531 00:22:16,422 --> 00:22:18,119 Only if we use the Younger 532 00:22:18,162 --> 00:22:20,513 abstention doctrine. What are you talking about? 533 00:22:20,556 --> 00:22:22,689 Maybe we should just, uh, recess... 534 00:22:22,732 --> 00:22:24,231 I wholeheartedly agree, Your Honor. No-- Your Honor, 535 00:22:24,255 --> 00:22:25,798 this is an issue that needs... This is a matter 536 00:22:25,822 --> 00:22:27,582 that requires serious......to be decided now. 537 00:22:27,923 --> 00:22:29,304 Judge Suzanne Morris 538 00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:30,847 held the defendant in contempt of court. 539 00:22:30,871 --> 00:22:32,501 Yes, yes, but the sole reason... That is her right. 540 00:22:32,525 --> 00:22:34,483 ...for Judge Suzanne Morris's action 541 00:22:34,527 --> 00:22:36,355 was to stifle enforcement of federal law. 542 00:22:37,268 --> 00:22:40,359 Arizona vs. U.S.clearly states 543 00:22:40,402 --> 00:22:41,969 immigration enforcement 544 00:22:42,012 --> 00:22:43,829 is the sole province 545 00:22:44,013 --> 00:22:46,407 of the federal government. 546 00:22:50,892 --> 00:22:51,892 That's it? 547 00:22:52,290 --> 00:22:53,241 I don't know. 548 00:22:53,284 --> 00:22:54,610 He's been drawing a lot, I thought. 549 00:22:54,634 --> 00:22:56,046 Well, has he ever been paid for drawing? 550 00:22:56,070 --> 00:22:57,463 What does that matter? 551 00:22:57,506 --> 00:22:59,290 There's something called an Einstein visa. 552 00:22:59,334 --> 00:23:01,989 It allows non-citizens to stay in the country indefinitely 553 00:23:02,032 --> 00:23:03,706 if they prove some cultural or intellectual worth... 554 00:23:03,730 --> 00:23:05,906 "Einstein visa"? 555 00:23:06,189 --> 00:23:08,013 Yeah, that doesn't sound like Jay. 556 00:23:08,038 --> 00:23:11,433 Well, it can apply to any talent, not just science. 557 00:23:11,477 --> 00:23:14,349 You just have to have made some significant contribution, 558 00:23:14,393 --> 00:23:15,655 or been praised by critics. 559 00:23:15,698 --> 00:23:17,961 Graphic novel critics? Yeah, I know. 560 00:23:18,005 --> 00:23:20,964 But we need more samples of his art than that. 561 00:23:21,008 --> 00:23:22,618 You might want to come in here. 562 00:23:31,777 --> 00:23:33,735 Is this enough? 563 00:23:33,997 --> 00:23:35,512 It's a start. 564 00:23:36,231 --> 00:23:37,851 Federalism is a cornerstone 565 00:23:37,894 --> 00:23:39,505 of our legal system. 566 00:23:39,548 --> 00:23:42,464 And as such, I find that the lower court is within its rights 567 00:23:42,508 --> 00:23:45,162 to hold Mr. Dipersia for contempt, 568 00:23:45,206 --> 00:23:47,469 and that, until such time as he is released, 569 00:23:47,513 --> 00:23:51,255 the federal government has no superseding claim to him. 570 00:23:51,865 --> 00:23:53,519 Okay. Okay. 571 00:23:53,562 --> 00:23:56,391 So Donald Trump appointed me, 572 00:23:56,435 --> 00:23:58,654 and he is with the federal government, 573 00:23:58,698 --> 00:24:00,656 so federal rights... "Powers." 574 00:24:00,700 --> 00:24:03,877 Federal powers trump state powers... 575 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:05,879 Uh, "rights." Exactly. 576 00:24:05,922 --> 00:24:08,403 So I so order, uh, that the court, 577 00:24:08,447 --> 00:24:11,928 the court lower than mine, release this guy... 578 00:24:11,972 --> 00:24:13,713 Jay Dipersia. Uh, him... 579 00:24:13,756 --> 00:24:15,715 uh, to the ICE people. 580 00:24:17,971 --> 00:24:19,755 "Ice people." 581 00:24:25,668 --> 00:24:26,866 Liz. 582 00:24:27,702 --> 00:24:29,007 I struck out. 583 00:24:29,032 --> 00:24:32,079 Federal court just issued an order that ICE can take Jay. 584 00:24:32,122 --> 00:24:33,515 Well, this should be interesting, 585 00:24:33,559 --> 00:24:35,212 because state court just issued an order 586 00:24:35,256 --> 00:24:36,953 that they couldn't take Jay. 587 00:24:38,215 --> 00:24:40,174 You got to love this country. 588 00:24:40,700 --> 00:24:42,267 Oh, there they go. 589 00:24:46,223 --> 00:24:48,574 Sir, you were talking earlier about the law, 590 00:24:48,617 --> 00:24:50,010 about following the law? 591 00:24:50,053 --> 00:24:51,794 Yes. Why? 592 00:24:51,838 --> 00:24:53,317 I think we'll need you in holding. 593 00:24:53,361 --> 00:24:55,711 Stand down. Cook County, we need you to stand down. 594 00:24:55,755 --> 00:24:57,321 We have a court order, right here. 595 00:24:57,365 --> 00:24:58,734 You are to hand over the detainee to us. 596 00:24:58,758 --> 00:25:00,542 And that order is contravened 597 00:25:00,586 --> 00:25:02,675 by the order of Judge Suzanne Morris. 598 00:25:02,718 --> 00:25:05,199 That is a state ruling, this is a federal ruling. 599 00:25:05,242 --> 00:25:07,090 Yes, and these are state sheriffs, they don't take orders 600 00:25:07,114 --> 00:25:08,570 from... If they don't, they will have to show cause. 601 00:25:08,594 --> 00:25:10,726 No, sir, you will have to show cause. 602 00:25:10,941 --> 00:25:12,457 Look at this order. 603 00:25:12,537 --> 00:25:14,800 You must hand over the prisoner right now, Sheriff. 604 00:25:17,893 --> 00:25:18,893 Nope. 605 00:25:19,387 --> 00:25:21,041 I got two orders canceling each other out, 606 00:25:21,084 --> 00:25:22,695 so this prisoner stays right where he is. 607 00:25:22,738 --> 00:25:24,174 Where is he? 608 00:25:24,717 --> 00:25:25,277 What? 609 00:25:25,655 --> 00:25:27,590 Where is he? He's not here. 610 00:25:31,169 --> 00:25:32,622 So where am I going? 611 00:25:32,978 --> 00:25:34,153 Federal court. 612 00:25:34,509 --> 00:25:36,729 You're needed as a witness. 613 00:25:45,192 --> 00:25:47,458 My order required that he be held in contempt. 614 00:25:47,502 --> 00:25:49,460 Yes, and he was. But transport received an order 615 00:25:49,504 --> 00:25:51,550 from Judge Kassovitz's federal court 616 00:25:51,593 --> 00:25:52,986 that he was needed as a witness. 617 00:25:53,029 --> 00:25:55,336 The only purpose of his testifying 618 00:25:55,379 --> 00:25:58,339 is to spirit him out of this court's jurisdiction. 619 00:25:58,382 --> 00:25:59,534 The prison transport is ours, right? 620 00:25:59,558 --> 00:26:00,950 Cook County? Yes, Your Honor. 621 00:26:00,994 --> 00:26:02,634 Okay, then get me the driver on the phone. 622 00:26:09,313 --> 00:26:10,313 Oh. 623 00:26:13,275 --> 00:26:14,275 Hello? 624 00:26:15,096 --> 00:26:16,749 This is Deputy Stromer, Your Honor. 625 00:26:16,792 --> 00:26:19,839 Did you pick up a prisoner named Jay Dipersia 626 00:26:19,882 --> 00:26:22,034 from the Criminal Division of the Cook County Courthouse? 627 00:26:22,058 --> 00:26:23,233 Yes, I did, Judge. 628 00:26:23,277 --> 00:26:24,887 What is your present location? 629 00:26:24,931 --> 00:26:27,083 We've just pulled up to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. 630 00:26:27,107 --> 00:26:29,718 Okay, I want you to listen to me very carefully, Deputy. 631 00:26:29,762 --> 00:26:31,590 You must bring that individual back here, 632 00:26:31,633 --> 00:26:34,549 right now, do you understand? Yes, Judge. 633 00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:36,420 There's just one problem. What's that? 634 00:26:36,464 --> 00:26:38,597 The prisoner's already been taken from the van. 635 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,555 Well, stop them! 636 00:26:40,599 --> 00:26:42,601 Uh... 637 00:26:44,037 --> 00:26:45,188 Ooh-- they're bringing him in now. 638 00:26:45,212 --> 00:26:47,127 Okay, we're working on his Einstein visa, 639 00:26:47,170 --> 00:26:49,956 so keep him on the stand as long as possible. 640 00:26:49,999 --> 00:26:52,262 Will do. The judge is losing his patience. 641 00:26:52,306 --> 00:26:54,047 Ugh, God-- he can join the club. 642 00:26:54,090 --> 00:26:56,612 Please state your name and occupation. 643 00:26:56,832 --> 00:26:59,182 Jay Dipersia, I'm a private investigator. 644 00:26:59,207 --> 00:27:01,576 You picked up Avi Epps from the airport, correct? 645 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:03,839 I did. He never made it to court. Why is that? 646 00:27:03,883 --> 00:27:06,537 Your Honor, 647 00:27:06,581 --> 00:27:08,646 counsel intended to bring Mr. Epps to testify for the defense. 648 00:27:08,670 --> 00:27:10,672 We're entitled to know why it didn't happen. 649 00:27:10,716 --> 00:27:12,761 Objection's overruled, the witness can answer. 650 00:27:13,255 --> 00:27:14,404 He was arrested. 651 00:27:14,429 --> 00:27:16,039 No further questions, Your Honor. 652 00:27:16,810 --> 00:27:18,377 That's it? 653 00:27:20,639 --> 00:27:23,337 Goes to character and credibility, no? 654 00:27:25,469 --> 00:27:26,732 Mr. Boseman? 655 00:27:26,775 --> 00:27:28,298 Thank you, Your Honor. 656 00:27:28,740 --> 00:27:30,356 Mr. Dipersia. 657 00:27:34,261 --> 00:27:36,045 How long have you been a private investigator 658 00:27:36,089 --> 00:27:37,873 at Reddick/Boseman? 659 00:27:37,917 --> 00:27:38,974 Four years. 660 00:27:40,530 --> 00:27:42,013 Do you enjoy it? 661 00:27:45,044 --> 00:27:46,839 Yeah. Uh... 662 00:27:46,882 --> 00:27:48,971 I recognize him, yeah, he does some cool stuff. 663 00:27:49,015 --> 00:27:50,886 It's, uh, J-- uh, Jay... 664 00:27:50,930 --> 00:27:52,540 Dipersia. Yeah.Mm-hmm. 665 00:27:52,583 --> 00:27:54,039 I was going through his stuff, and I found a receipt. 666 00:27:54,063 --> 00:27:55,935 I guess he sold something to you? 667 00:27:55,978 --> 00:27:58,720 Oh, yeah, that's right, uh, it was some cool stuff that he did. 668 00:27:58,764 --> 00:28:03,116 Um, I like to encourage local artists, and, uh, 669 00:28:03,669 --> 00:28:04,770 it was only $90. 670 00:28:04,813 --> 00:28:06,206 You know, it's... 671 00:28:06,249 --> 00:28:08,077 Why, do you want to buy it? Oh, uh, no. 672 00:28:08,121 --> 00:28:10,388 N-No, I-I just thought... 673 00:28:11,733 --> 00:28:13,082 You have good taste, 674 00:28:13,126 --> 00:28:14,255 Mr. Costas. 675 00:28:15,432 --> 00:28:18,044 Yeah, I mean, I-I guess, uh-- it was cool, so... 676 00:28:18,087 --> 00:28:20,136 You sound like an expert. 677 00:28:20,546 --> 00:28:23,916 Uh, a qualified appraiser with an acute eye. 678 00:28:26,051 --> 00:28:26,941 Sure. 679 00:28:26,966 --> 00:28:28,358 Mm-hmm. 680 00:28:28,402 --> 00:28:30,003 Are you free right now? 681 00:28:30,404 --> 00:28:31,405 Why? 682 00:28:33,112 --> 00:28:34,756 As I'm sure you're aware, Your Honor, 683 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,976 in family reunification cases, 684 00:28:37,019 --> 00:28:39,500 the government frowns on horizontal sponsorship. 685 00:28:39,543 --> 00:28:41,807 ICE only uses the word "horizontal," Your Honor, 686 00:28:41,850 --> 00:28:45,593 hoping you will forget it refers to sibling relationships. 687 00:28:45,636 --> 00:28:47,595 As close as two people can get. 688 00:28:47,638 --> 00:28:49,902 Your Honor, Mr. Dipersia's sisters 689 00:28:49,945 --> 00:28:52,339 were both born right here in the United States. 690 00:28:52,382 --> 00:28:55,472 Actually, I'm Judge Vincent Park. 691 00:28:55,516 --> 00:28:57,387 Judge Windsor is not available. 692 00:28:57,431 --> 00:29:01,097 I'm told it's trout season up his way, and he left early. 693 00:29:03,222 --> 00:29:05,714 Now, applying for a visa, yes? 694 00:29:06,496 --> 00:29:09,325 Um, filing under? Uh, family reunification. 695 00:29:09,666 --> 00:29:11,537 Mr. Dipersia's sisters were both born... 696 00:29:11,562 --> 00:29:13,719 The fact is, parents are preferred. 697 00:29:13,852 --> 00:29:15,536 Um, is there any other basis 698 00:29:15,579 --> 00:29:17,364 on which you would like him to be considered 699 00:29:17,407 --> 00:29:18,626 for legal residency? 700 00:29:18,651 --> 00:29:20,516 Yes, his artwork. 701 00:29:20,541 --> 00:29:22,543 Your Honor, that's ridiculous. 702 00:29:22,586 --> 00:29:26,155 Mr. Dipersia is an artist of impressive skill. 703 00:29:26,199 --> 00:29:28,549 He's an investigator at a law firm. 704 00:29:28,592 --> 00:29:31,726 And he's also an artist of note, and we intend to prove it. 705 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:33,119 With what? 706 00:29:33,162 --> 00:29:35,991 Actually, the artwork is on its way, Your Honor. 707 00:29:36,035 --> 00:29:40,343 And it is well worth the wait. Oh, boy. 708 00:29:40,387 --> 00:29:42,563 Illinois law requires that Mr. Dipersia 709 00:29:42,606 --> 00:29:44,652 Counselor. 710 00:29:44,695 --> 00:29:47,481 He's here in the custody of federal marshals. 711 00:29:47,524 --> 00:29:49,570 ICE has a valid arrest warrant. 712 00:29:49,613 --> 00:29:51,615 Your Honor. 713 00:29:51,659 --> 00:29:55,489 Paper or no paper, you remand him back into federal custody, 714 00:29:55,532 --> 00:29:56,925 they will deport him. 715 00:29:56,969 --> 00:29:58,535 I have no control of that. 716 00:29:58,579 --> 00:30:01,756 My responsibility and my authority are here, 717 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:03,192 from that wall to that wall. 718 00:30:03,236 --> 00:30:05,194 They're rounding people up, Your Honor, 719 00:30:05,238 --> 00:30:06,761 all over this country. 720 00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:09,242 Rounding people up 721 00:30:09,285 --> 00:30:11,200 and putting them into camps, 722 00:30:11,244 --> 00:30:13,507 in 2018. 723 00:30:13,550 --> 00:30:15,726 I can't be the only one who sees the irony here. 724 00:30:15,770 --> 00:30:16,945 Mr. Boseman, 725 00:30:16,989 --> 00:30:19,774 I don't administer justice based on irony. 726 00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:21,820 I follow the law. 727 00:30:21,863 --> 00:30:23,822 The witness is dismissed. 728 00:30:43,450 --> 00:30:45,060 Your Honor, in support of our application 729 00:30:45,104 --> 00:30:47,497 for an EB-1 visa, we present evidence 730 00:30:47,541 --> 00:30:49,108 of Mr. Dipersia's artistic talent. 731 00:30:49,151 --> 00:30:50,674 Your Honor, 732 00:30:50,718 --> 00:30:54,896 the EB-1 visa, colloquially known as the Einstein visa, 733 00:30:54,940 --> 00:30:58,475 is reserved for great talent and significant contributions. 734 00:30:58,563 --> 00:31:00,061 A nuclear scientist, 735 00:31:00,717 --> 00:31:04,950 a clarinetist playing with Yo-Yo Ma, 736 00:31:04,993 --> 00:31:06,908 a cancer researcher. 737 00:31:06,952 --> 00:31:08,755 These are the people deserving of an Einstein visa, 738 00:31:08,779 --> 00:31:09,911 not a cartoonist. 739 00:31:09,955 --> 00:31:12,435 Goya drew cartoons, Your Honor. 740 00:31:12,479 --> 00:31:14,394 In recent times, Keith Haring 741 00:31:14,437 --> 00:31:16,657 drew cartoons on subway walls. 742 00:31:16,700 --> 00:31:19,486 His work now commands six and seven figures. 743 00:31:19,529 --> 00:31:22,793 But rather than have us pretend to be an expert, 744 00:31:22,837 --> 00:31:25,361 we have a highly credentialed art dealer 745 00:31:25,405 --> 00:31:28,016 who is very familiar with Mr. Dipersia's work 746 00:31:28,060 --> 00:31:30,279 and is prepared to give his assessment. 747 00:31:30,323 --> 00:31:32,629 Okay. Where is he? 748 00:32:07,012 --> 00:32:08,927 Where's the art expert? Maia's bringing him. 749 00:32:08,970 --> 00:32:10,145 Okay. What are you doing? 750 00:32:10,189 --> 00:32:11,451 Micro targeting Judge Park. 751 00:32:11,494 --> 00:32:13,888 Guess what the good judge likes? Lions. 752 00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:16,456 I... think this is something that I probably 753 00:32:16,499 --> 00:32:19,633 shouldn't know anything about. Probably for the best. 754 00:32:19,676 --> 00:32:22,147 Oh, but what sounds better, "first exhibit" or "first show"? 755 00:32:22,206 --> 00:32:23,206 Show. 756 00:32:29,239 --> 00:32:30,632 You seem calm. 757 00:32:31,465 --> 00:32:32,901 Why is that? 758 00:32:33,248 --> 00:32:34,474 Mm, I have no choice. 759 00:32:35,248 --> 00:32:36,780 That's not true. 760 00:32:36,805 --> 00:32:40,436 You can, uh, panic. You can scream. 761 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:42,612 You can throw something. 762 00:32:42,656 --> 00:32:44,584 Yeah. To what end? 763 00:32:44,609 --> 00:32:46,209 Breaking something. 764 00:32:48,899 --> 00:32:51,327 The world has gone insane, Liz. 765 00:32:52,219 --> 00:32:55,623 The news is satire. It's not real. 766 00:32:56,823 --> 00:32:59,913 The people blowing up grizzly bears 767 00:32:59,938 --> 00:33:03,115 have been put in charge of grizzly bears. 768 00:33:03,780 --> 00:33:06,725 So I've decided the only way to stay sane 769 00:33:06,750 --> 00:33:09,367 is to focus on my little corner of it. 770 00:33:09,392 --> 00:33:12,405 My firm, the people in it. 771 00:33:14,407 --> 00:33:17,627 If I make my little corner of the world sane, 772 00:33:18,773 --> 00:33:21,366 then I won't let the insanity win. 773 00:33:22,818 --> 00:33:24,342 That's what I've learned. 774 00:33:25,581 --> 00:33:27,358 It's one thing to know it. 775 00:33:27,782 --> 00:33:29,392 It's another thing to do it. 776 00:33:29,417 --> 00:33:30,788 True. 777 00:33:30,813 --> 00:33:32,717 But I have to start somewhere. 778 00:33:32,742 --> 00:33:34,772 Why not today 779 00:33:34,797 --> 00:33:36,364 Yeah. 780 00:33:36,874 --> 00:33:39,355 Uh, Diane, Liz. This is Kevin. 781 00:33:40,188 --> 00:33:44,018 Oh, uh... bonjour. 782 00:33:46,492 --> 00:33:49,364 Uh, here, um, try these. 783 00:33:49,389 --> 00:33:50,651 Neat! 784 00:33:51,943 --> 00:33:52,974 Okay. 785 00:33:53,851 --> 00:33:57,072 Now, you collect comic book art, Mr. Costas? 786 00:33:57,273 --> 00:34:00,803 Yes, and graphic novels. 787 00:34:03,572 --> 00:34:07,452 Uh, yes, now having reviewed Mr. Dipersia's work, 788 00:34:07,502 --> 00:34:10,113 what is your professional opinion of his art? 789 00:34:10,138 --> 00:34:11,269 Mm... 790 00:34:11,793 --> 00:34:14,578 Too often, this genre leans 791 00:34:15,224 --> 00:34:18,084 on derivative tropes, but these, 792 00:34:18,258 --> 00:34:20,295 these are exceptional. 793 00:34:20,940 --> 00:34:23,334 With his puppet-like minimalism, 794 00:34:23,359 --> 00:34:26,754 Mr. Dipersia's studied melancholy 795 00:34:27,002 --> 00:34:30,225 is nothing short of "genius in the rough." 796 00:34:32,816 --> 00:34:35,413 Uh... And, uh, 797 00:34:35,438 --> 00:34:39,210 in fact, uh, haven't you purchased 798 00:34:39,211 --> 00:34:41,779 a few of Mr. Dipersia's pieces? 799 00:34:43,218 --> 00:34:44,545 Yes... 800 00:34:44,728 --> 00:34:46,928 Yes. Yes. 801 00:34:46,953 --> 00:34:49,607 Uh, the earlier works mostly. 802 00:34:49,632 --> 00:34:50,632 Hmm. Thank you. 803 00:34:50,670 --> 00:34:52,106 You're welcome. Thank you. 804 00:34:52,131 --> 00:34:53,697 Mr. Costas, is it your position 805 00:34:53,722 --> 00:34:56,812 that these works rise to the level of a Picasso or a Monet? 806 00:34:57,523 --> 00:34:58,740 Have you ever-- 807 00:34:58,765 --> 00:35:02,116 Have you, have you ever heard of Bill Finger 808 00:35:02,181 --> 00:35:04,270 or Bob Kane? No. 809 00:35:04,295 --> 00:35:05,949 They created Batman. 810 00:35:07,134 --> 00:35:10,170 Those books sold for a dime a piece. 811 00:35:10,195 --> 00:35:12,110 Now some of them are worth 812 00:35:12,135 --> 00:35:14,355 upwards of $1 million. 813 00:35:14,923 --> 00:35:16,969 This looks like a cartoon lion you'd see 814 00:35:16,994 --> 00:35:18,256 on a morning kids' show. 815 00:35:18,281 --> 00:35:20,065 That is actually one of my favorites. 816 00:35:20,090 --> 00:35:21,874 Could you hand that to me, please? 817 00:35:21,899 --> 00:35:23,045 Yes, I can. 818 00:35:27,667 --> 00:35:29,364 It's hard to explain, 819 00:35:29,389 --> 00:35:31,522 but I'm drawn to this one.Yes. 820 00:35:31,764 --> 00:35:33,724 It's-it's hypnotic, isn't it? 821 00:35:33,749 --> 00:35:35,141 Especially the hair. 822 00:35:35,166 --> 00:35:38,212 You know? You can almost hear 823 00:35:38,237 --> 00:35:40,631 the-the roar of the lion. 824 00:35:43,139 --> 00:35:44,842 Your Honor, may I remind 825 00:35:44,867 --> 00:35:46,874 the court that the respondent is currently under arrest 826 00:35:46,898 --> 00:35:48,421 for contempt of court... 827 00:35:48,446 --> 00:35:50,580 That criminal contempt charge has been vacated, Your Honor. 828 00:35:50,604 --> 00:35:52,127 Well, in my professional career, 829 00:35:52,152 --> 00:35:54,764 my office has only been involved in one EB-1 Einstein visa. 830 00:35:54,789 --> 00:35:56,225 They're very rare. 831 00:35:56,250 --> 00:35:59,079 And one lion cartoon doesn't really rate. Your Honor, 832 00:35:59,104 --> 00:36:00,671 Mr. Basehart has mentioned 833 00:36:00,696 --> 00:36:03,481 many nuclear scientists and researchers 834 00:36:03,506 --> 00:36:06,117 who have been offered the Einstein visa, 835 00:36:06,142 --> 00:36:09,730 but he has not mentioned a more recent recipient, 836 00:36:09,755 --> 00:36:11,412 Melania Trump. 837 00:36:11,813 --> 00:36:13,510 Objection, Your Honor. 838 00:36:13,632 --> 00:36:16,243 Oh, it's odd that Mr. Basehart should object, 839 00:36:16,268 --> 00:36:19,967 since he supported the issuance of an Einstein visa 840 00:36:19,992 --> 00:36:22,038 to the First Lady based 841 00:36:22,063 --> 00:36:25,196 on this photo and her, uh, modeling career. 842 00:36:25,780 --> 00:36:29,013 Now, why does she deserve 843 00:36:29,038 --> 00:36:31,545 an Einstein visa and not... 844 00:36:34,007 --> 00:36:35,193 this... 845 00:36:36,925 --> 00:36:38,492 accomplished artist? 846 00:36:55,254 --> 00:36:56,603 Nice work. 847 00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:58,886 Thank you. For what? 848 00:36:58,911 --> 00:37:00,826 Your stall gets your investigator his visa, 849 00:37:00,851 --> 00:37:04,202 but this firm just made itself a new enemy. 850 00:37:04,227 --> 00:37:06,425 Who? You? Not just. 851 00:37:06,630 --> 00:37:09,067 You may have a win today. 852 00:37:09,092 --> 00:37:12,182 Enjoy it, but it's not going to last. 853 00:37:12,291 --> 00:37:16,382 Tomorrow's a new day, and we're coming for you. 854 00:37:16,567 --> 00:37:18,177 Or anybody out there. 855 00:37:18,202 --> 00:37:19,900 Or all of them. 856 00:37:19,925 --> 00:37:23,870 Maybe you haven't heard, one of our partners was shot. 857 00:37:24,629 --> 00:37:26,526 You're gonna have a hard time beating that. 858 00:37:26,551 --> 00:37:29,597 Not really. He recovered, didn't he? 859 00:37:31,039 --> 00:37:32,659 Keep your eyes open. 860 00:37:32,837 --> 00:37:34,752 It's coming.