1 00:00:03,742 --> 00:00:05,048 ♪ 2 00:00:05,092 --> 00:00:06,963 ♪ Yeah we brewin' like Medici♪ 3 00:00:07,007 --> 00:00:08,704 ♪ A little freaky♪ 4 00:00:08,747 --> 00:00:10,706 ♪ Lemme look, lemme look I wanna see, see♪ 5 00:00:10,749 --> 00:00:13,317 ♪ Take a snap of the center in a sea breeze♪ 6 00:00:13,361 --> 00:00:15,798 ♪ A little salty, feel the feeling♪ 7 00:00:15,841 --> 00:00:17,278 ♪ It's the hype, yeah♪ 8 00:00:17,321 --> 00:00:18,975 ♪ It's the night, uh♪ 9 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:20,194 ♪ I'm gonna live it up however I.♪ 10 00:00:22,109 --> 00:00:24,111 ♪ Yeah, uh, uh♪ 11 00:00:24,154 --> 00:00:26,287 ♪ Yeah, yeah♪ 12 00:00:26,330 --> 00:00:29,116 ♪ Yeah, uh, uh♪ 13 00:00:29,159 --> 00:00:31,857 ♪ 14 00:00:31,901 --> 00:00:33,163 Okay, good. 15 00:00:33,207 --> 00:00:35,426 You can freeze that, Miss Court Clerk. 16 00:00:36,688 --> 00:00:39,387 This is one of the toughest decisions I've made 17 00:00:39,430 --> 00:00:43,478 because I respect the brilliance of both of you. 18 00:00:43,521 --> 00:00:45,784 Go ahead and stand. 19 00:00:47,917 --> 00:00:50,441 Tip Top Trina made up a dance she calls... 20 00:00:50,485 --> 00:00:52,574 -What was it? -"Spanky Leg." 21 00:00:52,617 --> 00:00:54,184 WACKNER: She put it online. 22 00:00:54,228 --> 00:00:58,101 Soon after, a popular video game appeared, charging money 23 00:00:58,145 --> 00:01:02,975 for people to have their avatar do a similar dance. 24 00:01:03,019 --> 00:01:04,281 And that was called, um... 25 00:01:04,325 --> 00:01:06,109 What was that? 26 00:01:06,153 --> 00:01:08,198 "Yankee Leg." Totally different. 27 00:01:08,242 --> 00:01:10,113 -And Tip Top Trina wasn't paid a cent? -TRINA: That's right. 28 00:01:10,157 --> 00:01:12,376 -She didn't have a copyright. -I didn't need a copyright. 29 00:01:12,420 --> 00:01:14,030 I recorded it and put it on TikTok. 30 00:01:14,074 --> 00:01:16,119 -Yeah, and I didn't steal it. -TRINA: Okay, 31 00:01:16,163 --> 00:01:18,426 -well, that's not really true, because I... -Do you own hip-hop, 32 00:01:18,469 --> 00:01:20,341 -do you own tap dancing? -WACKNER: All right, all right, all right. Hey, stop. 33 00:01:20,384 --> 00:01:21,994 -Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! -[arguing stops] 34 00:01:22,038 --> 00:01:23,909 We're all gonna take a breath here. 35 00:01:23,953 --> 00:01:26,477 Come on. Calm down. Just breathe, please. 36 00:01:26,521 --> 00:01:27,913 [computer pings] 37 00:01:27,957 --> 00:01:29,393 [mouthing] 38 00:01:31,613 --> 00:01:33,180 Okay. 39 00:01:33,223 --> 00:01:36,096 After extensive consultation with my court clerk, 40 00:01:36,139 --> 00:01:37,749 here's my decision. 41 00:01:37,793 --> 00:01:40,056 By the power invested in me by absolutely no one, 42 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:42,711 I find the defendant, Garrison Vitar, 43 00:01:42,754 --> 00:01:45,757 committed intellectual property theft 44 00:01:45,801 --> 00:01:48,195 by jacking Trina's "Spanky Leg," 45 00:01:48,238 --> 00:01:50,110 and must split the profits, 46 00:01:50,153 --> 00:01:52,895 roughly six million dollars, fifty-fifty. 47 00:01:52,938 --> 00:01:53,896 -[bell rings] -Next case. 48 00:01:53,939 --> 00:01:56,420 Are you fucking serious?! 49 00:01:56,464 --> 00:01:58,335 I am serious, Mr. Vitar. 50 00:01:58,379 --> 00:02:00,163 I talked to, I don't know, six lawyers, 51 00:02:00,207 --> 00:02:01,643 who said Trina does not have a case. 52 00:02:01,686 --> 00:02:03,993 This whole thing is a fucking joke. 53 00:02:04,036 --> 00:02:05,864 One which you agreed to, my friend. 54 00:02:05,908 --> 00:02:07,910 I only agreed to it because I was promised a quick verdict. 55 00:02:07,953 --> 00:02:09,651 Which I gave you. 56 00:02:09,694 --> 00:02:11,696 Uh, just remember to leave your moose suit and a check 57 00:02:11,740 --> 00:02:13,307 with Marissa on your way out. Next case. 58 00:02:13,350 --> 00:02:15,309 Fuck the moose suit. Fuck this court. 59 00:02:15,352 --> 00:02:16,701 And fuck you! 60 00:02:16,745 --> 00:02:18,573 Okay? I am, I'm suing your ass. 61 00:02:18,616 --> 00:02:20,357 [murmuring, gasping] 62 00:02:26,798 --> 00:02:30,585 All right, yes, you've been subpoenaed. 63 00:02:30,628 --> 00:02:32,239 -Hello, Mr. Cord. -Liz. 64 00:02:32,282 --> 00:02:34,066 I think we should countersue. 65 00:02:34,110 --> 00:02:35,764 I don't want the court's authority undercut. 66 00:02:35,807 --> 00:02:37,113 Which court? 67 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:39,376 -Mine. -Yeah, well, here's the problem. 68 00:02:39,420 --> 00:02:41,204 Mr. Vitar is suing you for brand disparagement. 69 00:02:41,248 --> 00:02:42,510 -[computer pings] -Okay. 70 00:02:43,728 --> 00:02:45,774 He... uh, he is insisting that his video game 71 00:02:45,817 --> 00:02:47,428 has taken a hit in the marketplace 72 00:02:47,471 --> 00:02:51,258 and he wants $800,000 and your court closed. 73 00:02:51,301 --> 00:02:53,085 -That's overreach. He won't get it. -MARISSA: He signed a contract 74 00:02:53,129 --> 00:02:55,087 -to abide by Hal's ruling. -LIZ: Yes, 75 00:02:55,131 --> 00:02:58,178 and that's what we will lean on. But almost any real judge 76 00:02:58,221 --> 00:03:00,223 is not gonna look kindly on someone playing a judge. 77 00:03:00,267 --> 00:03:02,225 I'm not playing judge. I am a judge. 78 00:03:02,269 --> 00:03:04,314 Mr. Wackner, listen to me. 79 00:03:04,358 --> 00:03:06,969 Your court does not have the force of law. 80 00:03:07,012 --> 00:03:08,753 You can't imprison anyone. 81 00:03:08,797 --> 00:03:10,364 You can't force someone to pay. 82 00:03:10,407 --> 00:03:13,105 The court we're going to-- it does all those things, 83 00:03:13,149 --> 00:03:15,238 -and loves doing those things. -[computer pings] 84 00:03:15,282 --> 00:03:17,588 All right, now, if they close your doors, 85 00:03:17,632 --> 00:03:20,200 the police can enforce that. You could go to jail. 86 00:03:20,243 --> 00:03:23,638 So, please, let me fight this case for you. All right? 87 00:03:23,681 --> 00:03:25,640 Keep the craziness and the-the fiction 88 00:03:25,683 --> 00:03:27,555 to a minimum, and I can win this. 89 00:03:27,598 --> 00:03:29,774 But they're gonna want to make you the focus, 90 00:03:29,818 --> 00:03:31,994 and if they do, we lose. 91 00:03:32,037 --> 00:03:34,257 So, please, don't become the focus. 92 00:03:34,301 --> 00:03:35,258 How do I do that? 93 00:03:35,302 --> 00:03:36,651 You respect the judge. 94 00:03:36,694 --> 00:03:38,043 You-you wear a suit. 95 00:03:38,087 --> 00:03:40,176 You answer "yes" and "no" and nothing else. 96 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:42,439 -I don't own a suit. -I can get you one. 97 00:03:42,483 --> 00:03:44,920 This is why I started a court. 98 00:03:45,921 --> 00:03:47,270 What do you think? 99 00:03:47,314 --> 00:03:49,446 He doesn't like being told what to do. 100 00:03:49,490 --> 00:03:51,013 He'll just do the opposite. 101 00:03:51,056 --> 00:03:52,623 Yeah, that's what I thought. 102 00:03:52,667 --> 00:03:56,192 Uh, Okay, I-I need your help, Marissa. 103 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:57,193 You're my Wackner whisperer. 104 00:03:57,237 --> 00:03:58,803 Just keep him in line. 105 00:03:58,847 --> 00:03:59,891 If I can, I will. 106 00:04:04,635 --> 00:04:05,941 Thank you. Thank you. 107 00:04:05,984 --> 00:04:07,421 Everyone, please take your seats. 108 00:04:07,464 --> 00:04:10,075 So, today, we have one question. 109 00:04:10,119 --> 00:04:13,601 How do we create more opportunities for Black lawyers? 110 00:04:13,644 --> 00:04:15,472 I'd like to welcome our panelists, 111 00:04:15,516 --> 00:04:17,909 leaders of the top four Black Chicago law firms. 112 00:04:17,953 --> 00:04:19,520 Let's hear it for Isaiah Drummond, 113 00:04:19,563 --> 00:04:22,392 founder of Dooley, Rich and Associates. 114 00:04:22,436 --> 00:04:24,176 [applause] 115 00:04:24,220 --> 00:04:26,875 Jeff Taha, who runs Taha and Brickman. 116 00:04:26,918 --> 00:04:28,529 [applause continues] 117 00:04:28,572 --> 00:04:31,271 Danny Rata, who you might have heard of before, 118 00:04:31,314 --> 00:04:33,185 from Rata, Mooney, and Brock. 119 00:04:33,229 --> 00:04:34,926 [applause] 120 00:04:34,970 --> 00:04:37,015 And Diane Lockhart. 121 00:04:37,059 --> 00:04:38,626 [applause softens] 122 00:04:38,669 --> 00:04:41,629 So, let's talk about opportunities for Black lawyers. 123 00:04:41,672 --> 00:04:42,804 Diane? 124 00:04:43,805 --> 00:04:44,849 [phone pings] 125 00:04:44,893 --> 00:04:46,851 [pinging] 126 00:04:46,895 --> 00:04:48,244 Sorry. 127 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:50,202 -[ping] -[clears throat] 128 00:04:50,246 --> 00:04:51,334 Um... 129 00:04:53,031 --> 00:04:55,077 [pinging] 130 00:04:57,384 --> 00:04:59,299 Okay... 131 00:04:59,342 --> 00:05:01,910 -How do I stop this sound? -What sound, sir? 132 00:05:01,953 --> 00:05:03,390 [pings] 133 00:05:03,433 --> 00:05:05,217 20 times an hour. 134 00:05:05,261 --> 00:05:07,307 What is it and why do I care? 135 00:05:07,350 --> 00:05:10,048 Dawnk. It's our new intra-company messaging system. 136 00:05:10,092 --> 00:05:11,746 Why? 137 00:05:11,789 --> 00:05:13,269 -It's faster than email. -[ping] 138 00:05:13,313 --> 00:05:15,315 You can have a thread on specific topics, 139 00:05:15,358 --> 00:05:17,665 share documents and reach the people you need 140 00:05:17,708 --> 00:05:19,536 -by tagging them. -What do you mean, tagging? 141 00:05:19,580 --> 00:05:21,364 -Attaching their name. -Like email? 142 00:05:21,408 --> 00:05:24,149 Why don't I just email or find them and yell at them? 143 00:05:24,193 --> 00:05:26,238 The associates... they, they prefer this. 144 00:05:26,282 --> 00:05:29,372 Everyone's tired of running up and down the stairs, 145 00:05:29,416 --> 00:05:31,243 -hunting people down. -[pinging] 146 00:05:31,287 --> 00:05:33,637 And some of us don't love having to deal with people directly. 147 00:05:33,681 --> 00:05:35,335 [ping] 148 00:05:36,466 --> 00:05:38,860 -Who is "Anonymous Crab?" -If you don't sign in with your account, 149 00:05:38,903 --> 00:05:41,341 the system assigns you an anonymous avatar. 150 00:05:41,384 --> 00:05:42,777 Why? 151 00:05:42,820 --> 00:05:45,214 It's meant to foster free communication. 152 00:05:45,257 --> 00:05:46,476 [pinging] 153 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:47,825 DAVID: "How the hell did this..." 154 00:05:47,869 --> 00:05:49,349 ...happen? 155 00:05:49,392 --> 00:05:51,394 How did Diane end up at a Black conference 156 00:05:51,438 --> 00:05:52,830 speaking for our firm? 157 00:05:52,874 --> 00:05:54,136 What an embarrassment. 158 00:05:54,179 --> 00:05:55,442 Take a look at this. 159 00:05:55,485 --> 00:05:56,878 Anonymous Crab just posted a video. 160 00:05:56,921 --> 00:05:58,880 How do I play it? 161 00:05:58,923 --> 00:06:01,622 So, how does that work, Diane, you running a Black firm? 162 00:06:01,665 --> 00:06:05,626 Oh, well, I'm just a co-partner at, ooh, um, Reddick/Lockhart. 163 00:06:05,669 --> 00:06:07,802 Uh-oh. That's not good for Diane. 164 00:06:07,845 --> 00:06:10,500 But isn't your husband involved with the white supremacists 165 00:06:10,544 --> 00:06:12,328 who attacked the Capitol? 166 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:14,765 No. He was completely cleared of those charges. 167 00:06:14,809 --> 00:06:18,116 But didn't he just take a job to revitalize the NRA? 168 00:06:19,117 --> 00:06:20,336 I... 169 00:06:20,380 --> 00:06:22,425 No. I believe that's an error. 170 00:06:22,469 --> 00:06:24,514 Oh, God, I love technology. 171 00:06:24,558 --> 00:06:26,560 Okay. 172 00:06:26,603 --> 00:06:29,084 How are we doing with the rich rapist? 173 00:06:29,127 --> 00:06:30,955 Sir, he's not a rapist. 174 00:06:30,999 --> 00:06:32,261 How's he doing? 175 00:06:32,304 --> 00:06:33,958 Preliminary hearing next week. 176 00:06:35,133 --> 00:06:36,526 [ping] 177 00:06:36,570 --> 00:06:38,180 I heard she didn't even have seniority. 178 00:06:38,223 --> 00:06:40,269 She just jumped past other Black partners 179 00:06:40,312 --> 00:06:42,053 to become our name partner. It's crazy. 180 00:06:42,097 --> 00:06:43,141 -[pinging] -MAN: Diane doesn't give a shit 181 00:06:43,185 --> 00:06:44,447 about this firm's legacy. 182 00:06:44,491 --> 00:06:46,318 MAN 2: Diane is clueless. 183 00:06:46,362 --> 00:06:48,408 -And yet, somehow, she's the one in charge? -[laughs] 184 00:06:48,451 --> 00:06:50,322 -[ping] -WOMAN: Liz needs to do something about this. 185 00:06:50,366 --> 00:06:52,150 -[ping] -MAN: Liz will never do it on her own. 186 00:06:52,194 --> 00:06:54,283 -We need to do something ourselves. -[ping] 187 00:06:54,326 --> 00:06:56,372 MAN 2: Some of us already are doing something by speaking up. 188 00:06:56,416 --> 00:06:58,330 -[ping] -WOMAN: We just need to keep it going. 189 00:06:58,374 --> 00:07:01,246 -I know, look at Black Twitter, it's exploding. -[ping] 190 00:07:01,290 --> 00:07:03,074 What is Black Twitter? 191 00:07:03,118 --> 00:07:04,336 What? 192 00:07:04,380 --> 00:07:05,468 What is Black Twitter? 193 00:07:06,861 --> 00:07:09,646 People on Twitter who are Black and talk to each other. 194 00:07:09,690 --> 00:07:11,779 -How do I get on it? -Uh, well, 195 00:07:11,822 --> 00:07:15,347 I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. 196 00:07:15,391 --> 00:07:16,958 It's not just Diane. That's bad enough, 197 00:07:17,001 --> 00:07:19,395 but did you hear who Julius Cain represented? 198 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:21,005 MAN: Oh, I know. 199 00:07:21,049 --> 00:07:22,529 Fucking Trumpite. 200 00:07:22,572 --> 00:07:24,444 Why the hell is he even working here? 201 00:07:24,487 --> 00:07:26,533 -[ping] -I don't have any problem with him working here. 202 00:07:26,576 --> 00:07:29,318 It's him representing a white supremacist 203 00:07:29,361 --> 00:07:31,015 like Diane's husband. 204 00:07:31,059 --> 00:07:32,408 -What the fuck? -[ping] 205 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:35,019 I know. Julius Cane is such a coon. 206 00:07:44,420 --> 00:07:45,987 [pinging] 207 00:07:47,945 --> 00:07:49,991 [pinging continues] 208 00:07:52,167 --> 00:07:53,951 [pinging] 209 00:07:57,041 --> 00:07:58,782 [quiet chatter] 210 00:07:58,826 --> 00:08:00,871 [pinging] 211 00:08:02,177 --> 00:08:04,222 -[murmuring] -[pinging continues] 212 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:14,145 [pinging] 213 00:08:15,582 --> 00:08:16,974 Devin. [knocks on door] 214 00:08:17,018 --> 00:08:18,410 You have a minute? 215 00:08:18,454 --> 00:08:20,848 Mr. Cain, hello. Yes. 216 00:08:20,891 --> 00:08:22,502 [Julius clears throat] 217 00:08:22,545 --> 00:08:23,938 What do you need? 218 00:08:25,113 --> 00:08:28,986 Do you know who Anonymous Platypus is on our, 219 00:08:29,030 --> 00:08:32,163 -uh, new office app? -Do I? No. 220 00:08:32,207 --> 00:08:34,165 There-there won't be any repercussions. 221 00:08:34,209 --> 00:08:36,820 I, uh, I just want to ask him a few questions. 222 00:08:36,864 --> 00:08:38,518 The app gives us anonymous animal names 223 00:08:38,561 --> 00:08:40,476 if users don't sign in. 224 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,609 It allows more freedom and less judgement when making comments. 225 00:08:42,652 --> 00:08:46,308 I understand, but there has to be one Platypus, right? 226 00:08:46,351 --> 00:08:48,005 No. The computer switches animals every day. 227 00:08:48,049 --> 00:08:49,877 So, today, I'm Anonymous Chipmunk. 228 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,401 The day before, I was Anonymous Giraffe. 229 00:08:52,444 --> 00:08:55,056 -Is there something wrong? -No, no, no. No, no. Uh... 230 00:08:55,099 --> 00:08:57,580 -Just, uh... [clears throat] -[pinging] 231 00:08:59,626 --> 00:09:01,410 DEVIN: Oh, my God. 232 00:09:01,453 --> 00:09:02,716 I-I didn't see that. 233 00:09:02,759 --> 00:09:05,327 I'm sorry, Mr. Cain. This is not cool. 234 00:09:05,370 --> 00:09:07,372 Yeah, well, if you see them, you let them know. 235 00:09:07,416 --> 00:09:08,678 Oh, I'll do more than that. 236 00:09:11,202 --> 00:09:12,682 [pings] 237 00:09:12,726 --> 00:09:14,858 That should end it, sir. 238 00:09:21,517 --> 00:09:23,563 [murmuring] 239 00:09:27,741 --> 00:09:30,526 -It's a sham court, Your Honor. -Anything that he has to say, this, no... 240 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:33,224 -It pretends to judge matters fairly... -This is a meritless case. 241 00:09:33,268 --> 00:09:34,443 -...but the so-called judge... -There was a contract... 242 00:09:34,486 --> 00:09:36,140 No, no, no, no, no. 243 00:09:36,184 --> 00:09:38,316 -I am not going to shout over you... -[arguing stops] 244 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:41,493 as my voice is not at its best this morning. 245 00:09:41,537 --> 00:09:44,584 But what I will do, if this continues, 246 00:09:44,627 --> 00:09:47,282 is hand out my little contempt cards. 247 00:09:47,325 --> 00:09:49,240 The value goes up. 248 00:09:49,284 --> 00:09:52,243 It starts at $500, $1,000... 249 00:09:52,287 --> 00:09:53,636 [gasps] $10,000. 250 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,246 Wow, I really love that. 251 00:09:55,290 --> 00:09:57,597 FARLEY: Sir, let your lawyer speak. 252 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:01,339 Mr. Schultz, didn't your clients sign a mediation contract? 253 00:10:01,383 --> 00:10:02,863 He signed this, Your Honor. 254 00:10:02,906 --> 00:10:05,169 I'm not sure I'd call it a contract. 255 00:10:05,213 --> 00:10:06,997 What is that? 256 00:10:07,041 --> 00:10:10,914 It's a contract written on the back of a Chinese take-out menu. 257 00:10:10,958 --> 00:10:13,656 Your Honor, the contract could have been chiseled on a rock. 258 00:10:13,700 --> 00:10:16,659 The terms are explicit and signed by both parties. 259 00:10:16,703 --> 00:10:19,531 Certainly true, Mr. Schultz. 260 00:10:19,575 --> 00:10:21,316 Ridiculous, but true. 261 00:10:21,359 --> 00:10:24,493 Are, are you disputing that this is your client's signature? 262 00:10:24,536 --> 00:10:27,496 -SCHULTZ: No, but I... -LIZ: We move to dismiss. 263 00:10:27,539 --> 00:10:30,934 Mr. Vitar is bound by the terms of the arbitration agreement 264 00:10:30,978 --> 00:10:33,937 to honor Judge Wackner's decision. 265 00:10:33,981 --> 00:10:35,765 -Judge Wackner? -Sorry. 266 00:10:35,809 --> 00:10:36,940 No. Mr. Wackner. 267 00:10:38,681 --> 00:10:41,902 Uh-huh. Mr. Wackner, do you purport to be a judge? 268 00:10:41,945 --> 00:10:44,644 I don't purport to be anything. I am... 269 00:10:44,687 --> 00:10:47,211 I judge facts. In that sense, I'm a judge. 270 00:10:47,255 --> 00:10:50,301 My client was told he had to address Mr. Wackner 271 00:10:50,345 --> 00:10:51,694 as "Your Honor." 272 00:10:51,738 --> 00:10:53,261 "Your Honor" is a term of endearment. 273 00:10:53,304 --> 00:10:57,134 Like the "Queen of Soul," or "Captain Crunch" 274 00:10:57,178 --> 00:10:58,788 or "Count Chocula." 275 00:10:58,832 --> 00:11:01,138 -And who are you? -Uh, I'm Mr... 276 00:11:01,182 --> 00:11:03,184 Uh, I'm Judge... Mr. Wackner's law clerk... 277 00:11:03,227 --> 00:11:05,229 LIZ: Uh, okay. Legally, it doesn't matter 278 00:11:05,273 --> 00:11:08,058 how Mr. Wackner was addressed during arbitration. 279 00:11:08,102 --> 00:11:11,148 The point is that Mr. Vitar himself 280 00:11:11,192 --> 00:11:13,716 gave him decision-making authority when he signed... 281 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,066 On the understanding the man was sane. 282 00:11:16,110 --> 00:11:19,200 Your Honor, Mr. Wackner is of unsound mind. 283 00:11:20,636 --> 00:11:21,898 LIZ: Your Honor, he's joking. 284 00:11:21,942 --> 00:11:24,596 Mr. Wackner, if you lose, 285 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,947 your court will be disbanded, 286 00:11:26,990 --> 00:11:29,601 and you will pay $800,000. 287 00:11:29,645 --> 00:11:31,429 You really think this is the time to joke? 288 00:11:31,473 --> 00:11:33,867 LIZ: We agree, Your Honor, 289 00:11:33,910 --> 00:11:37,261 and we ask that you dismiss this case, based on its merits. 290 00:11:37,305 --> 00:11:39,916 Your Honor, at the very minimum, you should hear evidence 291 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:41,657 on Mr. Wackner's unsound mind. 292 00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:43,572 I agree. I'll hear the evidence. 293 00:11:44,834 --> 00:11:46,096 It won't take very long. 294 00:11:48,882 --> 00:11:52,015 This was your first time attempting to resolve a dispute 295 00:11:52,059 --> 00:11:53,930 -through Mr. Wackner, is that correct? -It is. 296 00:11:53,974 --> 00:11:56,498 Uh, I wouldn't have gone anywhere near him 297 00:11:56,541 --> 00:11:58,326 -if I knew what a psycho ward he was running... -Objection. 298 00:11:58,369 --> 00:11:59,980 Sustained. 299 00:12:00,023 --> 00:12:02,286 What aspects of Mr. Wackner's so-called court 300 00:12:02,330 --> 00:12:03,287 made you feel that way? 301 00:12:03,331 --> 00:12:04,941 Oh. Where to start? 302 00:12:04,985 --> 00:12:06,421 A scoreboard, um... 303 00:12:06,464 --> 00:12:09,685 Quizzing potential jurors on state capitals? 304 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:11,034 -WACKNER: Oh, Christ. -What, if any, 305 00:12:11,078 --> 00:12:13,341 specific instructions were you given 306 00:12:13,384 --> 00:12:15,038 as to appropriate wardrobe? 307 00:12:15,082 --> 00:12:16,300 I was told to wear a moose suit. 308 00:12:16,344 --> 00:12:18,085 I'm sorry. What? 309 00:12:18,128 --> 00:12:20,000 I had to wear a moose suit. 310 00:12:20,043 --> 00:12:22,916 A moose suit. What is a moose suit? 311 00:12:22,959 --> 00:12:25,788 It's a suit that looks like a moose. 312 00:12:25,832 --> 00:12:27,790 It has a straw hat and a basket. 313 00:12:27,834 --> 00:12:30,924 SCHULTZ: Who told you to wear a moose suit? 314 00:12:30,967 --> 00:12:32,839 Uh, the court officer. He said it came from Wackner. 315 00:12:32,882 --> 00:12:34,188 Objection, hearsay. 316 00:12:34,231 --> 00:12:35,145 Your Honor, because we're not relying 317 00:12:35,189 --> 00:12:37,191 solely on hearsay, 318 00:12:37,234 --> 00:12:39,410 -we'd like to introduce videos. -Your Honor, 319 00:12:39,454 --> 00:12:41,978 we submitted the official court transcripts. 320 00:12:42,022 --> 00:12:44,720 -This is the first we are hearing about videos. -That's odd. 321 00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:46,591 They were recorded by one of Ms. Reddick's own clients. 322 00:12:46,635 --> 00:12:48,028 -Who? -Del Cooper, 323 00:12:48,071 --> 00:12:49,681 for a streaming reality show. 324 00:12:56,645 --> 00:12:58,255 COOPER: There she is. 325 00:12:58,299 --> 00:12:59,735 Hey. 326 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:01,519 How we doing? 327 00:13:03,695 --> 00:13:04,827 Okay. 328 00:13:04,871 --> 00:13:06,394 How am I doing? 329 00:13:06,437 --> 00:13:08,744 When were you gonna tell me? 330 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:11,878 What? That you, uh, didn't like Cajun? 331 00:13:11,921 --> 00:13:15,751 No. The cameras in Wackner's courtroom. 332 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:18,058 You're doing a reality show about my client? 333 00:13:18,101 --> 00:13:20,103 Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. 334 00:13:20,147 --> 00:13:21,713 The People's Court meets Mr. Wizard. 335 00:13:21,757 --> 00:13:22,932 Amazing, right? 336 00:13:22,976 --> 00:13:24,629 But he's my client. 337 00:13:24,673 --> 00:13:26,762 You, you got him through me. 338 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:28,503 Whoa, whoa, whoa, baby. That-- 339 00:13:28,546 --> 00:13:30,853 That makes it sound like I was using you. 340 00:13:30,897 --> 00:13:33,421 I met him in your elevator. That's all. 341 00:13:33,464 --> 00:13:35,031 You need some of this. 342 00:13:35,075 --> 00:13:36,685 N-No. No, no, no. You didn't... 343 00:13:36,728 --> 00:13:38,078 You didn't ask me. 344 00:13:38,121 --> 00:13:39,993 Liz... [chuckling] 345 00:13:40,036 --> 00:13:42,386 [stammers] Why would I ask you? 346 00:13:43,910 --> 00:13:44,998 Well, because... 347 00:13:45,041 --> 00:13:47,087 [stammers] 348 00:13:47,130 --> 00:13:49,350 Because they're using it against me in court. 349 00:13:49,393 --> 00:13:50,742 That's unfortunate, baby. 350 00:13:50,786 --> 00:13:52,005 But-but this streaming show 351 00:13:52,048 --> 00:13:53,441 could be really good for Wackner. 352 00:13:53,484 --> 00:13:55,922 It-It'll draw attention to his court. 353 00:13:55,965 --> 00:13:57,749 And as I say that... 354 00:13:57,793 --> 00:13:59,403 that-that-that sounds... 355 00:13:59,447 --> 00:14:01,057 Okay, look. I'm Sorry. 356 00:14:01,101 --> 00:14:04,669 But look, if you ran into the President of Lionsgate Films 357 00:14:04,713 --> 00:14:06,846 in my elevator, I would say go for it, baby. 358 00:14:06,889 --> 00:14:10,023 In fact, use every single contact in my book. 359 00:14:10,066 --> 00:14:11,372 Why? 360 00:14:11,415 --> 00:14:12,373 Because that's what power couples do. 361 00:14:12,416 --> 00:14:14,331 Okay. I just, I... 362 00:14:14,375 --> 00:14:15,855 What? 363 00:14:15,898 --> 00:14:17,857 I just, I don't think this is a good idea. 364 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:19,902 Wackner becoming popular? 365 00:14:19,946 --> 00:14:21,338 Why? 366 00:14:21,382 --> 00:14:22,905 He's funny. 367 00:14:22,949 --> 00:14:24,515 He's a disrupter and... 368 00:14:24,559 --> 00:14:25,952 disrupters gotta disrupt. 369 00:14:25,995 --> 00:14:27,779 And look, if I hadn't have done it, 370 00:14:27,823 --> 00:14:29,129 someone else would've. 371 00:14:29,172 --> 00:14:30,826 It's that kind of idea. 372 00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:34,612 Okay. I just... 373 00:14:34,656 --> 00:14:36,397 I don't think it's gonna end well. 374 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,008 Why not? Hmm? 375 00:14:39,052 --> 00:14:40,705 Comedy has its own logic. 376 00:14:40,749 --> 00:14:42,229 So just... [exhales sharply] 377 00:14:42,272 --> 00:14:43,708 Just breathe. 378 00:14:43,752 --> 00:14:45,232 Grab the wine. 379 00:14:45,275 --> 00:14:46,624 I made you some scrimps. 380 00:14:47,756 --> 00:14:49,497 Come on. 381 00:14:49,540 --> 00:14:51,455 You know, I thought it was pretty sexy 382 00:14:51,499 --> 00:14:52,717 when you were mad at me earlier. 383 00:14:52,761 --> 00:14:54,284 -Oh... -Yeah. 384 00:14:54,328 --> 00:14:55,938 Well, you just keep it up. 385 00:14:55,982 --> 00:14:57,897 I'm gonna be sexy all the time. 386 00:14:57,940 --> 00:14:59,420 -Oh, and I'm gonna make you mad all night. -[laughing] 387 00:14:59,463 --> 00:15:01,901 ["1812 Overture, Op. 49" playing] 388 00:15:01,944 --> 00:15:03,859 [phone pings] 389 00:15:05,252 --> 00:15:07,471 [pinging] 390 00:15:08,516 --> 00:15:10,692 There must be something we can do about this. 391 00:15:10,735 --> 00:15:12,302 Talk to the partners. 392 00:15:12,346 --> 00:15:14,087 Ask them how we could have the white supremacist 393 00:15:14,130 --> 00:15:15,305 -running our firm. -[ping] 394 00:15:15,349 --> 00:15:16,916 -They won't do shit. -[ping] 395 00:15:16,959 --> 00:15:18,482 They can't be happy either. 396 00:15:18,526 --> 00:15:21,007 All they have to do is vote Diane out. 397 00:15:22,008 --> 00:15:23,270 KURT: Hello? 398 00:15:23,313 --> 00:15:25,837 ♪ 399 00:15:25,881 --> 00:15:27,404 Are we getting drunk? 400 00:15:27,448 --> 00:15:28,928 ♪ 401 00:15:28,971 --> 00:15:30,233 What? 402 00:15:32,801 --> 00:15:34,150 Can I turn that down? 403 00:15:39,068 --> 00:15:40,809 [music volume lowers] 404 00:15:40,852 --> 00:15:43,029 I asked are we getting drunk? 405 00:15:46,902 --> 00:15:48,948 Are we getting a job with the NRA? 406 00:15:51,820 --> 00:15:53,648 Did somebody call? 407 00:15:53,691 --> 00:15:55,171 No. 408 00:15:55,215 --> 00:15:57,913 I was at a conference and someone asked. 409 00:15:59,828 --> 00:16:02,004 The NRA is trying to revitalize itself 410 00:16:02,048 --> 00:16:03,875 after its recent scandals. 411 00:16:03,919 --> 00:16:06,313 Its National Board asked 412 00:16:06,356 --> 00:16:08,097 if I would be interested in a position. 413 00:16:08,141 --> 00:16:09,838 And you said yes? 414 00:16:09,881 --> 00:16:12,710 No, I said I want to hear more. 415 00:16:12,754 --> 00:16:14,538 And did you hear more? 416 00:16:14,582 --> 00:16:17,454 I heard it's a position in Illinois, 417 00:16:17,498 --> 00:16:19,891 it offers $167,000, 418 00:16:19,935 --> 00:16:22,285 and I would be my own boss. 419 00:16:23,330 --> 00:16:24,766 So you're thinking of taking it? 420 00:16:26,376 --> 00:16:29,684 I'm thinking I don't have a job, and it's worth considering. 421 00:16:29,727 --> 00:16:30,990 The NR-fucking-A? 422 00:16:31,033 --> 00:16:33,340 The ACLU wasn't calling. 423 00:16:33,383 --> 00:16:35,037 [exhales] 424 00:16:38,519 --> 00:16:39,955 Diane... 425 00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:41,391 our politics are very different. 426 00:16:41,435 --> 00:16:43,045 I know. 427 00:16:44,525 --> 00:16:46,005 I'm... 428 00:16:46,048 --> 00:16:49,182 lately, struck by just how different they are. 429 00:16:49,225 --> 00:16:51,445 You want to convert me? 430 00:16:51,488 --> 00:16:54,752 No. I would just like one week when I don't have to defend you. 431 00:16:54,796 --> 00:16:56,537 How are you defending me? 432 00:16:58,756 --> 00:17:00,367 Nothing. 433 00:17:00,410 --> 00:17:03,283 You'll tell me when they offer you the job? 434 00:17:03,326 --> 00:17:05,807 They may not offer it. 435 00:17:06,808 --> 00:17:08,679 No, they will. 436 00:17:24,130 --> 00:17:25,435 Kurt. 437 00:17:26,958 --> 00:17:28,482 KURT: Mm. 438 00:17:31,441 --> 00:17:33,617 Kurt, I need to ask you something. 439 00:17:36,533 --> 00:17:38,709 Are you awake? 440 00:17:40,146 --> 00:17:42,713 [groaning] 441 00:17:42,757 --> 00:17:44,585 I am now. 442 00:17:44,628 --> 00:17:46,848 I need to ask you something. 443 00:17:47,892 --> 00:17:49,155 What? 444 00:17:52,071 --> 00:17:54,073 Who did you vote for in 2020? 445 00:17:54,116 --> 00:17:55,509 [scoffs] 446 00:17:55,552 --> 00:17:57,076 No, seriously. 447 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:58,338 [sighs] 448 00:17:58,381 --> 00:18:01,732 I know you wrote in Ted Cruz in 2016, 449 00:18:01,776 --> 00:18:04,126 but who did you vote for last year? 450 00:18:04,170 --> 00:18:05,649 Diane. 451 00:18:05,693 --> 00:18:07,825 We came through a lot this year. 452 00:18:07,869 --> 00:18:09,784 Can't we just let it rest? 453 00:18:11,394 --> 00:18:13,222 I don't know. 454 00:18:16,878 --> 00:18:19,010 I want to. 455 00:18:19,054 --> 00:18:20,577 Hmm. 456 00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:39,770 DIANE: Hello. 457 00:18:45,950 --> 00:18:47,561 What do I do? 458 00:18:57,092 --> 00:18:59,138 -[pinging] -[chattering] 459 00:19:06,406 --> 00:19:08,451 [pinging continues] 460 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:15,154 [pinging more frequent] 461 00:19:20,463 --> 00:19:22,509 [conversing indistinctly] 462 00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:26,165 [pinging] 463 00:19:38,307 --> 00:19:40,048 -This is making me crazy. -[arguing] 464 00:19:40,091 --> 00:19:41,832 [pinging] 465 00:19:41,876 --> 00:19:43,269 Can we just... can every... 466 00:19:43,312 --> 00:19:44,922 Can everyone just turn off the Dawnk app. 467 00:19:44,966 --> 00:19:47,751 For... just for... Please, just a minute. 468 00:19:48,796 --> 00:19:51,886 Okay. Is anybody else receiving any offensive messages? 469 00:19:51,929 --> 00:19:53,714 The best thing we can do is ignore it. 470 00:19:53,757 --> 00:19:56,020 It becomes a Streisand effect if we complain. 471 00:19:56,064 --> 00:19:57,152 I didn't complain. 472 00:19:57,196 --> 00:19:58,501 I just want to speak with 473 00:19:58,545 --> 00:19:59,937 whoever's writing the nasty things. 474 00:19:59,981 --> 00:20:01,765 I have to agree with Julius. 475 00:20:01,809 --> 00:20:03,245 If these youngbloods start thinking they can speak 476 00:20:03,289 --> 00:20:04,899 to their superiors any which way... 477 00:20:04,942 --> 00:20:06,857 But what's the option? We can't censor them. 478 00:20:06,901 --> 00:20:07,989 You know, this wouldn't be an issue, 479 00:20:08,032 --> 00:20:09,033 if not for Diane and her husband. 480 00:20:09,077 --> 00:20:10,557 And I'm sorry to say it, Julius, 481 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:12,863 but you should never have agreed to take that case. 482 00:20:12,907 --> 00:20:14,474 It was Diane's case. Hello? 483 00:20:14,517 --> 00:20:16,171 She defended me. 484 00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:18,739 But not that client. Diane should've known better. 485 00:20:18,782 --> 00:20:21,002 Come on. Diane is not responsible for her husband. 486 00:20:21,045 --> 00:20:22,482 No. No. That-that's unfair. 487 00:20:22,525 --> 00:20:24,832 Listen, we all live in the real world, right? 488 00:20:24,875 --> 00:20:26,486 I mean, you are who you associate with. 489 00:20:26,529 --> 00:20:28,531 And in the real world of this firm, 490 00:20:28,575 --> 00:20:31,491 Diane's billable hours speak for themselves. 491 00:20:31,534 --> 00:20:33,232 The rest of us put in the hours too, for the record. 492 00:20:33,275 --> 00:20:36,278 And none of us have spouses on the hook to the FBI. 493 00:20:36,322 --> 00:20:37,975 -The case has been dropped. -DANIEL: Nice work. 494 00:20:38,019 --> 00:20:40,282 Liz, when I joined this firm, 495 00:20:40,326 --> 00:20:41,849 it was because of your father's legacy. 496 00:20:41,892 --> 00:20:46,288 It was about Black civil rights, activism, justice. 497 00:20:46,332 --> 00:20:49,987 That's what people talked about in meetings. 498 00:20:50,031 --> 00:20:52,251 Now, people talk about billable hours, 499 00:20:52,294 --> 00:20:54,209 million-dollar clients, 500 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:56,342 -corporate payouts. Now, I... -Okay. 501 00:20:56,385 --> 00:20:58,300 I know it's not your fault. 502 00:20:58,344 --> 00:20:59,867 That was Boseman's vision, 503 00:20:59,910 --> 00:21:02,304 and we were trying to survive the Trump years 504 00:21:02,348 --> 00:21:04,480 by bringing in white lawyers. 505 00:21:04,524 --> 00:21:06,700 But those days are gone. 506 00:21:06,743 --> 00:21:08,267 They're done with. 507 00:21:08,310 --> 00:21:11,313 And I miss being a strong Black firm. 508 00:21:11,357 --> 00:21:12,967 Amen. 509 00:21:13,010 --> 00:21:15,143 Did I miss something about a partners' meeting? 510 00:21:15,186 --> 00:21:16,927 LIZ: Uh, no, no. This was impromptu. 511 00:21:16,971 --> 00:21:18,494 [clears throat] 512 00:21:18,538 --> 00:21:20,148 Well if I can be of any assistance... 513 00:21:20,191 --> 00:21:22,803 Yeah, I'll-I'll-I'll bring you up to speed later. 514 00:21:26,372 --> 00:21:29,679 -You got to handle this, Liz. -Handle what? 515 00:21:29,723 --> 00:21:33,988 You cannot have a white partner leading a Black firm. 516 00:21:34,031 --> 00:21:36,295 We'll lose clients 517 00:21:36,338 --> 00:21:38,340 with that kind of hypocrisy. 518 00:21:42,388 --> 00:21:44,085 [ping] 519 00:21:45,739 --> 00:21:47,567 Is this the beginning of the end? 520 00:21:47,610 --> 00:21:49,133 I don't want to be in the bathroom 521 00:21:49,177 --> 00:21:50,352 and accidentally miss anything. 522 00:21:50,396 --> 00:21:51,745 What are you talking about? 523 00:21:51,788 --> 00:21:53,573 The meeting in Liz's office. 524 00:21:53,616 --> 00:21:55,009 You're not in it. 525 00:21:57,228 --> 00:21:59,361 Forget it. 526 00:21:59,405 --> 00:22:01,102 I was joking. 527 00:22:11,765 --> 00:22:13,767 WOMAN: Liz Reddick's office. 528 00:22:13,810 --> 00:22:16,073 Hi. Can I get time with Liz later on today? 529 00:22:16,117 --> 00:22:17,597 Who's calling? 530 00:22:19,033 --> 00:22:20,991 It's Diane. 531 00:22:21,035 --> 00:22:24,081 ♪ 532 00:22:51,805 --> 00:22:54,460 ♪ 533 00:23:24,664 --> 00:23:27,406 ♪ 534 00:23:43,378 --> 00:23:45,424 ♪ 535 00:24:02,528 --> 00:24:04,704 [pinging] 536 00:24:04,747 --> 00:24:06,749 LIZ: Here. 537 00:24:06,793 --> 00:24:08,447 [pinging] 538 00:24:08,490 --> 00:24:09,970 Who thought that sound was pleasing? 539 00:24:10,013 --> 00:24:12,189 All day in court today. 540 00:24:12,233 --> 00:24:13,626 -No. -Yeah. 541 00:24:13,669 --> 00:24:15,671 I finally had to ask Carmen 542 00:24:15,715 --> 00:24:18,326 how to silence the notifications. 543 00:24:18,369 --> 00:24:20,023 All right. There you go. 544 00:24:20,067 --> 00:24:21,764 Permanently silenced. 545 00:24:23,549 --> 00:24:25,333 Can I have a soda water? 546 00:24:25,376 --> 00:24:27,030 Thank you. 547 00:24:27,074 --> 00:24:30,294 Do you think that Dawnk actually increases productivity? 548 00:24:30,338 --> 00:24:32,427 No. 549 00:24:32,471 --> 00:24:34,951 But I know that the associates would riot 550 00:24:34,995 --> 00:24:36,953 if we got rid of it. So... 551 00:24:36,997 --> 00:24:38,520 What do the partners think? 552 00:24:38,564 --> 00:24:40,435 God, Madeline can't even open it. 553 00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:42,829 [laughing]: She's... 554 00:24:42,872 --> 00:24:44,395 She's lost her password three times. 555 00:24:44,439 --> 00:24:45,527 -[laughs] -She finally just gave up. 556 00:24:45,571 --> 00:24:46,746 You know, 'cause it's Madeline. 557 00:24:47,747 --> 00:24:48,878 Well... 558 00:24:50,793 --> 00:24:52,969 Thanks for sitting down with me, Liz. 559 00:24:53,013 --> 00:24:54,667 Of course. 560 00:24:56,407 --> 00:24:58,497 So, you're wondering about the meeting today? 561 00:24:58,540 --> 00:25:00,499 -I am. -Yeah. 562 00:25:00,542 --> 00:25:02,326 Uh, it was about Julius. 563 00:25:02,370 --> 00:25:04,241 He's being harassed on Dawnk. 564 00:25:05,852 --> 00:25:08,550 Okay, and I couldn't be a part of that? 565 00:25:08,594 --> 00:25:12,032 He's being harassed because he's defending your husband. 566 00:25:15,601 --> 00:25:17,516 Well, that's unfortunate. 567 00:25:17,559 --> 00:25:20,954 We've represented people far worse than Kurt, 568 00:25:20,997 --> 00:25:22,956 who, by the way, was found innocent. 569 00:25:22,999 --> 00:25:24,653 I'm not saying that he wasn't. 570 00:25:24,697 --> 00:25:26,220 But... 571 00:25:26,263 --> 00:25:28,091 January 6. 572 00:25:28,135 --> 00:25:30,833 I mean, we watched the Confederate flag 573 00:25:30,877 --> 00:25:32,966 make its way into the Capitol building. 574 00:25:34,794 --> 00:25:36,796 You know, those people that 575 00:25:36,839 --> 00:25:38,928 Kurt didn't want to turn over to the FBI, 576 00:25:38,972 --> 00:25:40,582 those people... 577 00:25:40,626 --> 00:25:43,454 They don't even want us alive. 578 00:25:43,498 --> 00:25:45,544 Well, not all of them. 579 00:25:47,328 --> 00:25:49,635 I'm sorry. I didn't mean that. I... 580 00:25:49,678 --> 00:25:52,333 certainly not defending those people. 581 00:25:52,376 --> 00:25:54,378 They're all despicable traitors. 582 00:25:54,422 --> 00:25:57,251 And now, that's what people are saying about Julius. 583 00:25:59,775 --> 00:26:01,124 And me? 584 00:26:06,129 --> 00:26:07,478 Diane, I... 585 00:26:07,522 --> 00:26:09,785 -Am I being pushed out? -No. 586 00:26:09,829 --> 00:26:11,308 Not pushed out. 587 00:26:11,352 --> 00:26:13,180 You're a name partner. You can't be pushed out. 588 00:26:13,223 --> 00:26:14,616 But...? 589 00:26:17,314 --> 00:26:21,623 The partners just think you should do the right thing. 590 00:26:27,803 --> 00:26:29,283 And step aside? 591 00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:33,766 No. Stay in the firm. 592 00:26:33,809 --> 00:26:36,682 Stay as an equity partner, 593 00:26:36,725 --> 00:26:39,598 just step back from your managerial role. 594 00:26:48,258 --> 00:26:50,957 Liz, I-- I pull in the big clients. 595 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:52,785 I... 596 00:26:52,828 --> 00:26:54,656 I get the billable hours. 597 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:56,832 But still, "maybe you should step aside." 598 00:26:59,008 --> 00:27:01,663 Weren't we going to form a firm 599 00:27:01,707 --> 00:27:03,665 led by women? 600 00:27:05,580 --> 00:27:07,669 And I... 601 00:27:07,713 --> 00:27:09,497 hope that it will be. 602 00:27:09,540 --> 00:27:10,585 But Black women? 603 00:27:12,718 --> 00:27:14,894 Diane, I... 604 00:27:14,937 --> 00:27:17,113 I am not voting against you. 605 00:27:17,157 --> 00:27:19,115 I promised you that I wouldn't. 606 00:27:19,159 --> 00:27:22,075 But there is growing anger here. 607 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,818 They want to address it at the next partners' meeting. 608 00:27:27,036 --> 00:27:29,082 So just think about it. 609 00:27:30,387 --> 00:27:32,041 You're a good person. 610 00:27:41,529 --> 00:27:43,618 No, I'm not. 611 00:27:45,968 --> 00:27:48,014 Yes, you are. 612 00:27:54,281 --> 00:27:56,326 [groans] 613 00:27:57,719 --> 00:27:59,373 What do you want to do? 614 00:27:59,416 --> 00:28:01,244 What do Iwant to do? 615 00:28:02,811 --> 00:28:05,031 I want to keep my name on the letterhead. 616 00:28:06,336 --> 00:28:09,122 I want to keep what I fought for. 617 00:28:09,165 --> 00:28:11,733 Against gender and then age discrimination. 618 00:28:11,777 --> 00:28:13,256 I deserve that position. 619 00:28:13,300 --> 00:28:15,694 And I don't want to step aside. 620 00:28:15,737 --> 00:28:16,782 Then don't. 621 00:28:18,305 --> 00:28:20,742 Diane, this is the first time 622 00:28:20,786 --> 00:28:22,701 I've ever heard you sound defeated. 623 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:27,749 Because I can't win this. 624 00:28:27,793 --> 00:28:29,359 -Sure you can. -No, I can't. 625 00:28:29,403 --> 00:28:30,447 You just don't want to. 626 00:28:30,491 --> 00:28:32,754 It's bigger than that. 627 00:28:32,798 --> 00:28:36,889 To fight this would go against every fiber of my being. 628 00:28:36,932 --> 00:28:38,847 Every fiber in your being is about winning. 629 00:28:38,891 --> 00:28:40,414 If you don't try to win, 630 00:28:40,457 --> 00:28:42,111 then you might as well give up on everything. 631 00:28:42,155 --> 00:28:43,939 Kurt, I appreciate the pep talk, 632 00:28:43,983 --> 00:28:45,724 but I don't think the way you think. 633 00:28:45,767 --> 00:28:50,206 I cannot put my interests above a whole group of people-- 634 00:28:50,250 --> 00:28:52,208 Black people-- 635 00:28:52,252 --> 00:28:54,689 just so I can keep my position. 636 00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:56,735 No, I'm saying you are talented. 637 00:28:56,778 --> 00:28:59,215 If someone is gonna beat you, let them beat you, 638 00:28:59,259 --> 00:29:01,783 but with talent. 639 00:29:01,827 --> 00:29:03,785 But a Black person's talent 640 00:29:03,829 --> 00:29:06,353 has always been valued less than mine. 641 00:29:09,182 --> 00:29:10,270 Then you're right. 642 00:29:10,313 --> 00:29:11,575 Give up. 643 00:29:11,619 --> 00:29:13,099 Leave the firm. 644 00:29:13,142 --> 00:29:14,753 They don't want you. 645 00:29:20,236 --> 00:29:21,498 [grunts] 646 00:29:30,072 --> 00:29:31,944 Kurt... 647 00:29:36,470 --> 00:29:38,907 You don't think the election was stolen, do you? 648 00:29:41,997 --> 00:29:44,086 Kurt? 649 00:30:21,471 --> 00:30:22,864 Well? 650 00:30:24,083 --> 00:30:25,780 What do you think? 651 00:30:25,824 --> 00:30:27,738 About your work? 652 00:30:27,782 --> 00:30:29,697 Yeah, shh. He's sleeping. 653 00:30:29,740 --> 00:30:31,264 Yes. 654 00:30:31,307 --> 00:30:33,962 I think you know what I think. 655 00:30:34,963 --> 00:30:37,836 No, I-I don't think I do. 656 00:30:37,879 --> 00:30:39,533 I think you're brilliant. 657 00:30:39,576 --> 00:30:43,842 I think any law firm would be insane to let you go. 658 00:30:45,365 --> 00:30:47,062 That's not you. 659 00:30:47,106 --> 00:30:49,108 That's you telling me what I want to hear. 660 00:30:51,719 --> 00:30:53,939 You want to know what I really think? 661 00:30:53,982 --> 00:30:55,984 I do. Tell me. 662 00:30:56,028 --> 00:30:59,988 All my life, I was told to step aside. 663 00:31:00,032 --> 00:31:03,339 I was in law school. I had a baby. 664 00:31:03,383 --> 00:31:05,385 And I was told I should step aside, 665 00:31:05,428 --> 00:31:07,953 so that a man could take my position. 666 00:31:07,996 --> 00:31:10,259 I was told to step aside 667 00:31:10,303 --> 00:31:13,872 when Jimmy Carter appointed me to the Court of Appeals. 668 00:31:13,915 --> 00:31:16,744 And the same with the Supreme Court. 669 00:31:18,267 --> 00:31:20,008 Here's the thing... 670 00:31:20,052 --> 00:31:23,577 Don't step aside because someone wants you to. 671 00:31:23,620 --> 00:31:26,449 Don't step aside for politics. 672 00:31:26,493 --> 00:31:29,583 Men are always asking women to step aside 673 00:31:29,626 --> 00:31:31,237 so a man can go first. 674 00:31:32,281 --> 00:31:35,371 Even though I'm being asked to step aside 675 00:31:35,415 --> 00:31:38,287 so that a Black person can take my place? 676 00:31:38,331 --> 00:31:41,725 Can you still do something for women? 677 00:31:42,988 --> 00:31:44,598 Yes. 678 00:31:44,641 --> 00:31:46,948 [chuckling]: Then... then do it. 679 00:31:46,992 --> 00:31:49,211 Don't step aside. 680 00:31:49,255 --> 00:31:51,997 Whatever it takes, don't step aside. 681 00:32:11,625 --> 00:32:13,409 So how's business? 682 00:32:13,453 --> 00:32:15,020 You tell me. 683 00:32:15,063 --> 00:32:17,587 Well, no more lawsuits. 684 00:32:17,631 --> 00:32:19,589 And you had your best year this year. 685 00:32:19,633 --> 00:32:21,069 Yeah, who knew? 686 00:32:21,113 --> 00:32:23,463 Pandemic years are great for fracking. 687 00:32:23,506 --> 00:32:27,206 And being in this firm helps with Democratic influencers. 688 00:32:27,249 --> 00:32:29,599 Yeah, I see that. 689 00:32:29,643 --> 00:32:31,906 So, Bob, I asked you here today 690 00:32:31,950 --> 00:32:34,953 because the firm is undergoing a fairly major change. 691 00:32:34,996 --> 00:32:38,826 I'm stepping down as a partner, 692 00:32:38,869 --> 00:32:41,829 so I won't be meeting with you day-to-day on your cases. 693 00:32:41,872 --> 00:32:43,352 -What? -Yes. 694 00:32:43,396 --> 00:32:47,052 I'm sorry. Madeline will be handling your cases. 695 00:32:47,095 --> 00:32:49,271 She's standing right over there. 696 00:32:50,272 --> 00:32:51,621 Wait. 697 00:32:51,665 --> 00:32:53,188 I don't get this. Who is she? 698 00:32:53,232 --> 00:32:55,408 Uh, she's a partner. 699 00:32:55,451 --> 00:32:57,671 She's very good. 700 00:32:57,714 --> 00:33:00,935 I'll-I'll still be handling your cases. 701 00:33:00,979 --> 00:33:03,242 I just won't have daily contact with you. 702 00:33:03,285 --> 00:33:05,244 But I'm more comfortable with you. 703 00:33:05,287 --> 00:33:07,246 I don't won't to start over with someone new. 704 00:33:07,289 --> 00:33:10,031 I can make you more comfortable with Madeline. 705 00:33:12,077 --> 00:33:13,687 But we're comfortable with you. 706 00:33:13,730 --> 00:33:15,819 I can make you comfortable with Julius. 707 00:33:15,863 --> 00:33:17,952 He's a very competent lawyer. 708 00:33:17,996 --> 00:33:20,607 -Are you retiring? -No. 709 00:33:20,650 --> 00:33:23,958 The firm just wants to let some other people step forward 710 00:33:24,002 --> 00:33:26,221 into a name partner position. 711 00:33:29,094 --> 00:33:30,704 We don't like this. 712 00:33:30,747 --> 00:33:31,922 All right? We're comfortable with you. 713 00:33:31,966 --> 00:33:34,099 So, who should we call about it? 714 00:33:36,231 --> 00:33:38,233 WOMAN: ...analysts using data-driven forecasting tools... 715 00:33:38,277 --> 00:33:41,062 [phone buzzing] 716 00:33:41,106 --> 00:33:43,064 [exhales sharply] 717 00:33:43,108 --> 00:33:45,023 David Lee. 718 00:33:46,024 --> 00:33:47,764 Oh. Hey. 719 00:33:48,809 --> 00:33:50,158 What? 720 00:33:51,333 --> 00:33:52,943 No, who told you that? 721 00:33:52,987 --> 00:33:54,641 You're not gonna lose Diane. 722 00:33:54,684 --> 00:33:56,382 She's still your primary. 723 00:33:57,513 --> 00:33:59,341 Okay. Okay. 724 00:33:59,385 --> 00:34:01,169 Let me get into this. 725 00:34:01,213 --> 00:34:04,085 [laughs] No. No, I'll call you. 726 00:34:07,567 --> 00:34:10,004 Okay, Dean, put it on the board. 727 00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:11,397 One-zero. 728 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:12,963 AUDIENCE: Cut the shit! 729 00:34:13,007 --> 00:34:14,313 We object! 730 00:34:14,356 --> 00:34:18,099 ♪ Come on...♪ 731 00:34:18,143 --> 00:34:19,579 ...defense! 732 00:34:19,622 --> 00:34:22,712 Today, I'm no longer Judge Wackner. 733 00:34:22,756 --> 00:34:25,019 I'm Judge Shmuley. 734 00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:27,413 Everybody needs to call me Judge Shmuley. 735 00:34:27,456 --> 00:34:29,502 ♪ They like it when you frown♪ 736 00:34:29,545 --> 00:34:30,807 -♪ But hate it when you're happy♪ -[pinging] 737 00:34:30,851 --> 00:34:32,113 ♪ No time for feeling down♪ 738 00:34:32,157 --> 00:34:33,419 ♪ Turnin' up some passion♪ 739 00:34:33,462 --> 00:34:35,029 [pings] 740 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:37,118 ♪ So when they ask how I feel...♪ 741 00:34:37,162 --> 00:34:39,120 Okay. I think I've seen enough. 742 00:34:39,164 --> 00:34:41,122 ♪ Everything tight, feeling good like it should...♪ 743 00:34:41,166 --> 00:34:43,081 Put me on the stand. 744 00:34:43,124 --> 00:34:44,386 No. That's... 745 00:34:44,430 --> 00:34:45,909 I don't think that's a good idea. 746 00:34:45,953 --> 00:34:48,086 Let her ask me questions. I'll offer context. 747 00:34:49,348 --> 00:34:50,784 ♪ Everything tight...♪ 748 00:34:50,827 --> 00:34:53,395 So let's talk about context, Hal. 749 00:34:53,439 --> 00:34:55,180 Actually... 750 00:34:55,223 --> 00:34:57,007 you know, why don't we do this? 751 00:34:57,051 --> 00:34:58,444 Your Honor... 752 00:34:58,487 --> 00:35:00,010 -WACKNER: Yes. -Yes. 753 00:35:00,054 --> 00:35:01,838 Uh, instead of me asking the questions, 754 00:35:01,882 --> 00:35:05,059 I'm sure you have questions of your own. 755 00:35:07,627 --> 00:35:10,673 Sir, what possible excuse do you have 756 00:35:10,717 --> 00:35:13,241 for keeping score at trial? 757 00:35:13,285 --> 00:35:14,938 The scoreboard keeps the lawyers on their toes. 758 00:35:16,505 --> 00:35:18,159 I don't want anyone to lose simply because 759 00:35:18,203 --> 00:35:20,161 they didn't know where I stood. 760 00:35:20,205 --> 00:35:22,120 And it seems a good idea that they have a roadmap 761 00:35:22,163 --> 00:35:23,338 to my thinking. 762 00:35:23,382 --> 00:35:24,818 -Keeps me honest. -Okay, and... 763 00:35:24,861 --> 00:35:27,342 what the hell is this thing about Scmuley? 764 00:35:27,386 --> 00:35:28,517 Oh. You didn't say it correctly. 765 00:35:28,561 --> 00:35:30,040 -It's Shmuley. -Ah. 766 00:35:30,084 --> 00:35:32,652 Shmuley's Hebrew. It means, "His Name is God." 767 00:35:32,695 --> 00:35:34,523 It's also the name of my uncle. 768 00:35:34,567 --> 00:35:38,179 He died that day, with a smile on his face. 769 00:35:39,180 --> 00:35:41,182 And I loved him, and, uh... 770 00:35:41,226 --> 00:35:44,316 -I wanted to honor him. -Okay, nice. 771 00:35:44,359 --> 00:35:46,492 And the moose and the buffalo suits, 772 00:35:46,535 --> 00:35:47,971 what's that about? 773 00:35:48,015 --> 00:35:49,886 -Do you watch The Masked Singer? -No. 774 00:35:49,930 --> 00:35:52,846 Well, yes. Uh, once. 775 00:35:52,889 --> 00:35:55,501 Well, I like to think of myself as unbiased, 776 00:35:55,544 --> 00:35:57,198 but I'm not. 777 00:35:57,242 --> 00:36:00,723 I judge based on race, gender, class, age. 778 00:36:00,767 --> 00:36:03,161 I like to think I don't, but I do. 779 00:36:03,204 --> 00:36:07,426 And when the plaintiff and defense are in disguises, 780 00:36:07,469 --> 00:36:08,731 I can't. 781 00:36:08,775 --> 00:36:10,907 I can't see who they are. 782 00:36:10,951 --> 00:36:12,474 Why not put them behind a screen? 783 00:36:12,518 --> 00:36:14,128 Well, it's good for the litigants. Um... 784 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:16,217 It's hard to have a sense of entitlement 785 00:36:16,261 --> 00:36:17,218 when you're dressed as a moose. 786 00:36:17,262 --> 00:36:18,785 [chuckles] 787 00:36:18,828 --> 00:36:21,135 Okay. I'm ready to rule. 788 00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:22,615 -Your Honor, wait... -No. No. 789 00:36:22,658 --> 00:36:25,487 Mr. Schultz, uh, you have done an excellent job 790 00:36:25,531 --> 00:36:28,577 conveying what it's like to be a litigant in Mr. Wackner's court, 791 00:36:28,621 --> 00:36:31,928 but much of what he does is challenge convention, 792 00:36:31,972 --> 00:36:34,279 and in doing so, streamlines the process. 793 00:36:34,322 --> 00:36:35,758 And for that, I give him credit. 794 00:36:35,802 --> 00:36:38,283 What is before this court 795 00:36:38,326 --> 00:36:41,503 is whether the parties will be bound by his rulings. 796 00:36:41,547 --> 00:36:45,464 Given that they agreed to be so bound, 797 00:36:45,507 --> 00:36:47,727 I don't think that the plaintiff's evidence is... 798 00:36:47,770 --> 00:36:50,251 -Your Honor, one quick amendment. -Quick. 799 00:36:50,295 --> 00:36:52,297 -Your Honor, you, you have already ruled. -I want to hear. 800 00:36:52,340 --> 00:36:54,647 You determined that Mr. Wackner is sound, 801 00:36:54,690 --> 00:36:56,692 but that doesn't mean he's unbiased. 802 00:36:56,736 --> 00:36:59,521 He's already testified that he is a biased mediator. 803 00:36:59,565 --> 00:37:01,784 -Oh, come on. -He said it himself. 804 00:37:01,828 --> 00:37:03,482 Um... 805 00:37:03,525 --> 00:37:06,006 "I like to think of myself as unbiased, but I'm not." 806 00:37:06,049 --> 00:37:08,008 -That's a direct quote. -MARISSA: He said he battles 807 00:37:08,051 --> 00:37:09,792 his bias with these costumes. 808 00:37:09,836 --> 00:37:11,838 Yes, but we have other proof of his bias. 809 00:37:11,881 --> 00:37:15,363 And I would ask the court for an opportunity to demonstrate. 810 00:37:15,407 --> 00:37:17,017 LIZ: Again, Your Honor, 811 00:37:17,060 --> 00:37:18,366 you have already ruled. 812 00:37:18,410 --> 00:37:19,715 -Your Honor, wait. -Wait. Wait. Wait. 813 00:37:19,759 --> 00:37:22,109 I-- I will withhold judgement 814 00:37:22,152 --> 00:37:24,938 until you can present more evidence, Counselor. 815 00:37:24,981 --> 00:37:27,027 WACKNER: You're in a tough spot, Judge. 816 00:37:27,070 --> 00:37:29,421 -I would have done the exact same thing. -Mr. Wackner... 817 00:37:29,464 --> 00:37:32,772 I think it would be a good idea for you to shut up. 818 00:37:39,126 --> 00:37:41,389 ♪ Yeah, we brewin' like Medici, a little freaky♪ 819 00:37:41,433 --> 00:37:43,609 ♪ Lemme look, lemme look I wanna see, see♪ 820 00:37:43,652 --> 00:37:46,176 ♪ Take a snap of the center in a sea breeze♪ 821 00:37:46,220 --> 00:37:47,395 ♪ A little...♪ 822 00:37:47,439 --> 00:37:48,875 Okay. 823 00:37:48,918 --> 00:37:50,877 Is this the only record of Trina's dance? 824 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,574 As far as I know, yes. 825 00:37:52,618 --> 00:37:54,141 To your knowledge, she never wrote it down anywhere? 826 00:37:54,184 --> 00:37:56,143 Objection. Relevance. What does it matter 827 00:37:56,186 --> 00:37:58,319 -whether she wrote it down or not? -Copyright law requires 828 00:37:58,363 --> 00:38:00,278 that creative expression be fixed 829 00:38:00,321 --> 00:38:01,757 before it can be licensed. 830 00:38:01,801 --> 00:38:03,063 Yes, but fixed doesn't mean written down. 831 00:38:03,106 --> 00:38:04,151 It just means recorded. 832 00:38:04,194 --> 00:38:05,500 And she's obviously done that, 833 00:38:05,544 --> 00:38:07,067 because we're all here looking at it. 834 00:38:07,110 --> 00:38:08,460 SCHULTZ: May I continue? 835 00:38:08,503 --> 00:38:09,722 I don't know. 836 00:38:09,765 --> 00:38:11,419 This is all confusing to me. 837 00:38:11,463 --> 00:38:13,247 Let me try to clarify, Your Honor. 838 00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:15,815 This tape we just watched, who recorded it? 839 00:38:15,858 --> 00:38:17,338 Did Trina record it? 840 00:38:17,382 --> 00:38:18,339 Well, no, but her boyfriend did. 841 00:38:18,383 --> 00:38:20,123 So isn't it true 842 00:38:20,167 --> 00:38:22,387 the person who fixed the creative expression 843 00:38:22,430 --> 00:38:24,476 is the owner of the copyright? 844 00:38:24,519 --> 00:38:26,391 LIZ: Objection. Beyond his expertise. 845 00:38:26,434 --> 00:38:28,654 Oh, uh, I'll, I'll grant you that. 846 00:38:28,697 --> 00:38:30,308 And the question doesn't need to be asked. That's true. 847 00:38:30,351 --> 00:38:32,962 So the owner of the copyright is not the dancer. 848 00:38:33,006 --> 00:38:35,095 She didn't write her choreography down. 849 00:38:35,138 --> 00:38:37,097 It's the person who held the camera 850 00:38:37,140 --> 00:38:38,664 and recorded the choreography? 851 00:38:38,707 --> 00:38:42,015 Yes, which is why I paid Russell Chuckwagon $40,000 852 00:38:42,058 --> 00:38:43,886 to insure this copyright. 853 00:38:43,930 --> 00:38:45,366 Who's Russell Chuckwagon? 854 00:38:45,410 --> 00:38:48,413 Tip-top Trina's estranged boyfriend. 855 00:38:48,456 --> 00:38:49,979 FARLEY: So you just ignored the boyfriend? 856 00:38:50,023 --> 00:38:51,372 Of course I ignored the boyfriend. 857 00:38:51,416 --> 00:38:53,592 -Mr. Chuckwagon? -Yes. 858 00:38:53,635 --> 00:38:55,985 The only reason that video has any value 859 00:38:56,029 --> 00:38:57,683 is because of Trina's dance. 860 00:38:57,726 --> 00:39:01,600 The notion that he deserves any consideration 861 00:39:01,643 --> 00:39:03,645 just because he happened to be holding the camera... 862 00:39:03,689 --> 00:39:05,604 It-it makes the law an ass. 863 00:39:05,647 --> 00:39:09,390 As you can see, Mr. Wackner has completely disregarded the law. 864 00:39:09,434 --> 00:39:12,567 Arbitrators are under no obligation to follow the law 865 00:39:12,611 --> 00:39:14,395 unless the contract stipulates to that, 866 00:39:14,439 --> 00:39:16,397 which it doesn't, in this case. 867 00:39:16,441 --> 00:39:20,053 More-Moreover, Mr. Schultz's line of argument 868 00:39:20,096 --> 00:39:23,665 relies on laws with disturbing racial implications. 869 00:39:23,709 --> 00:39:27,800 By requiring that art be recorded before being owned, 870 00:39:27,843 --> 00:39:31,412 the law systematically disadvantages Black jazz 871 00:39:31,456 --> 00:39:34,720 and bebop musicians, as well as break dancers 872 00:39:34,763 --> 00:39:36,417 and flamenco artists... 873 00:39:36,461 --> 00:39:40,290 There are a whole slew of gifted, 874 00:39:40,334 --> 00:39:42,423 often non-white people 875 00:39:42,467 --> 00:39:44,904 who specialize in improvisational art. 876 00:39:44,947 --> 00:39:47,733 Do you... do you really want to suggest 877 00:39:47,776 --> 00:39:49,778 that whoever's holding a phone next to them 878 00:39:49,822 --> 00:39:52,868 is the one that owns the art that they created? 879 00:39:58,439 --> 00:39:59,919 FARLEY: Sit down, Mr. Wackner. 880 00:39:59,962 --> 00:40:02,661 Defense counsel is saying that she agrees with him? 881 00:40:02,704 --> 00:40:05,272 -That the law is an ass? -I... 882 00:40:05,315 --> 00:40:07,230 In this particular case, yes, I guess I do. 883 00:40:07,274 --> 00:40:08,928 We need to stop worshipping 884 00:40:08,971 --> 00:40:11,757 at the heels of legal weasels and corporate pirates. 885 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:13,846 SCHULTZ: Do I need to say more, Your Honor? 886 00:40:13,889 --> 00:40:15,456 The defense revels in disregarding 887 00:40:15,500 --> 00:40:17,980 a central tenet of copyright law. 888 00:40:21,114 --> 00:40:22,855 In this case, the court agrees. 889 00:40:22,898 --> 00:40:24,465 The law is an ass. 890 00:40:24,509 --> 00:40:25,640 Hey. 891 00:40:25,684 --> 00:40:27,250 Don't make me regret this. 892 00:40:27,294 --> 00:40:31,429 Mr. Wackner is well within his rights to ignore 893 00:40:31,472 --> 00:40:36,172 Mr. Chuckwagon's massive contribution to the arts. 894 00:40:36,216 --> 00:40:37,304 Ms. Reddick, I'm ready to rule. 895 00:40:37,347 --> 00:40:38,914 Your Honor, 896 00:40:38,958 --> 00:40:39,959 -we have one more witness. -WACKNER: Oh, my God, 897 00:40:40,002 --> 00:40:41,351 it's like a zombie. 898 00:40:41,395 --> 00:40:43,266 I think you can step down now, Mr. Wackner. 899 00:40:43,310 --> 00:40:46,182 We've heard enough metaphors from you today. 900 00:40:48,881 --> 00:40:50,404 Who is the new witness, 901 00:40:50,448 --> 00:40:52,580 -Mr. Schultz? -His name is Del Cooper. 902 00:40:56,541 --> 00:41:00,675 SCHULTZ: Mr. Cooper, you missed quite a passionate little speech 903 00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:03,286 -by the defendant about corporate pirates. -I did? 904 00:41:03,330 --> 00:41:04,897 -LIZ: Objection. -Sustained. 905 00:41:04,940 --> 00:41:06,202 Mr. Schultz, why don't you just get to the point? 906 00:41:06,246 --> 00:41:08,030 Gladly. 907 00:41:08,074 --> 00:41:11,643 Who is the financial backer for Wackner's so-called court? 908 00:41:12,644 --> 00:41:14,384 What do you mean? 909 00:41:14,428 --> 00:41:16,343 Mr. Wackner's court has become more and more expensive 910 00:41:16,386 --> 00:41:17,736 over the last month. 911 00:41:17,779 --> 00:41:19,781 -Who's footing the bill? -Objection. 912 00:41:19,825 --> 00:41:21,522 You're Honor, I-I'm not sure why this is being asked 913 00:41:21,566 --> 00:41:23,045 of a mere TV producer. 914 00:41:23,089 --> 00:41:25,134 I'm asking because this "mere TV producer" 915 00:41:25,178 --> 00:41:27,746 has inside information about the court's financing. 916 00:41:27,789 --> 00:41:29,530 Why does this really matter at all? 917 00:41:29,574 --> 00:41:30,792 SCHULTZ: Because of bias, Your Honor. 918 00:41:30,836 --> 00:41:32,098 I think the answer to my question 919 00:41:32,141 --> 00:41:33,099 will be self-explanatory. 920 00:41:33,142 --> 00:41:34,317 Okay. 921 00:41:34,361 --> 00:41:35,971 Go ahead. 922 00:41:36,015 --> 00:41:37,495 Do you know who is financing this court? 923 00:41:37,538 --> 00:41:38,713 I do. 924 00:41:38,757 --> 00:41:39,932 FARLEY: Who? 925 00:41:39,975 --> 00:41:41,237 David Cord. 926 00:41:41,281 --> 00:41:42,935 David Cord? 927 00:41:42,978 --> 00:41:45,154 David Cord the billion... 928 00:41:45,198 --> 00:41:46,982 Yes, the billionaire financier. 929 00:41:47,026 --> 00:41:49,028 That gentleman right there. 930 00:41:49,071 --> 00:41:50,856 Why do you think he's here? 931 00:41:50,899 --> 00:41:54,424 He's financing a video game company in direct competition. 932 00:41:54,468 --> 00:41:55,861 Uh, uh, objection, Your Honor. 933 00:41:55,904 --> 00:41:57,558 [stammering] The-the counselor is testifying. 934 00:41:57,602 --> 00:41:58,864 Oh, no, no. Come on. Come on. Just hold on a minute. 935 00:41:58,907 --> 00:42:00,692 Mr. Schultz, finish your thought. 936 00:42:00,735 --> 00:42:02,041 SCHULTZ: Mr. Cord invests in Riga, 937 00:42:02,084 --> 00:42:04,260 my client's biggest gaming rival, 938 00:42:04,304 --> 00:42:07,046 while also investing in Mr. Wackner's court. 939 00:42:07,089 --> 00:42:09,091 A short time later, 940 00:42:09,135 --> 00:42:11,006 Mr. Wackner rules against my client. 941 00:42:13,618 --> 00:42:16,011 Did you not think it was worth mentioning 942 00:42:16,055 --> 00:42:18,231 that you'd invested in competing game manufacturers? 943 00:42:18,274 --> 00:42:20,276 I invest in everything. 944 00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:22,496 I've got 10% of this, 20% of that. 945 00:42:22,540 --> 00:42:24,716 Actually, I had no idea I was invested 946 00:42:24,759 --> 00:42:26,065 in a video game company. 947 00:42:26,108 --> 00:42:27,632 Then I propose we seize the moment. 948 00:42:27,675 --> 00:42:29,590 -What does that mean? -We march back in there, 949 00:42:29,634 --> 00:42:31,940 -and I bowl them over with the truth. -Oh, my God. 950 00:42:31,984 --> 00:42:33,768 History's been made by great rhetorical flourishes. 951 00:42:33,812 --> 00:42:35,335 Well, not really. 952 00:42:35,378 --> 00:42:36,771 WACKNER: "We shall fight them on the beaches." 953 00:42:36,815 --> 00:42:38,468 "We few, we happy few..." 954 00:42:38,512 --> 00:42:40,470 LIZ: Mr. Cord, their next move is going to be 955 00:42:40,514 --> 00:42:42,516 to subpoena your financial records. 956 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:44,649 They're gonna want to put you on the stand. 957 00:42:44,692 --> 00:42:45,954 I don't think you want to go down that road. 958 00:42:45,998 --> 00:42:47,477 -You're right. -All right. 959 00:42:47,521 --> 00:42:49,392 Now, let's... let's ask for a continuance. 960 00:42:49,436 --> 00:42:52,308 All right? We'll be unopposed from the other side. 961 00:42:52,352 --> 00:42:53,440 They-- they're in no hurry to force this issue. 962 00:42:53,483 --> 00:42:54,963 A continuance till when? 963 00:42:55,007 --> 00:42:56,617 Well, the judge has a busy calendar. 964 00:42:56,661 --> 00:42:58,010 So, I don't know, about ten months. 965 00:42:58,053 --> 00:42:59,925 Holy fucking hell. That's the problem. 966 00:42:59,968 --> 00:43:02,231 No one's in a hurry. We delay and delay and delay. 967 00:43:02,275 --> 00:43:04,494 One day, we look back on our lives, 968 00:43:04,538 --> 00:43:06,105 wonder where the fuck they went. 969 00:43:06,148 --> 00:43:07,672 -People die while we wait. -MARISSA: Hal. 970 00:43:07,715 --> 00:43:09,717 This allows you to keep your court open. 971 00:43:09,761 --> 00:43:11,632 It gives you the whole year to work out the kinks 972 00:43:11,676 --> 00:43:12,633 and get it on TV. 973 00:43:12,677 --> 00:43:14,200 What does it matter 974 00:43:14,243 --> 00:43:16,724 if people do not have to follow my judgements? 975 00:43:16,768 --> 00:43:18,552 I say six million 976 00:43:18,596 --> 00:43:20,423 and they just go whining to Big Boy court. 977 00:43:20,467 --> 00:43:22,556 It's appeal, appeal, appeal. It never fucking ends. 978 00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:24,384 [phone chimes] 979 00:43:26,125 --> 00:43:27,692 LIZ: Oh, God. 980 00:43:32,827 --> 00:43:34,394 Do you know what this is about? 981 00:43:34,437 --> 00:43:35,569 No idea. 982 00:43:47,233 --> 00:43:48,756 What the fuck is going on? 983 00:43:51,019 --> 00:43:52,760 Could you be a bit more specific? 984 00:43:53,761 --> 00:43:55,633 My bosses in Dubai, 985 00:43:55,676 --> 00:43:58,853 they don't think in terms of millions or even billions. 986 00:43:58,897 --> 00:44:01,551 They think in terms of trillions of dollars. 987 00:44:01,595 --> 00:44:03,858 They look at their computer's algorithms and only react 988 00:44:03,902 --> 00:44:05,164 when it blinks red. 989 00:44:05,207 --> 00:44:07,732 And you two, you're blinking red. 990 00:44:07,775 --> 00:44:11,083 -Why? -Four of your top clients have called with issues. 991 00:44:11,126 --> 00:44:12,954 What issues? 992 00:44:12,998 --> 00:44:16,610 The teamsters, they're being shifted to another partner. 993 00:44:16,654 --> 00:44:20,353 Bob the fracking king, he's being shifted, too. 994 00:44:20,396 --> 00:44:22,050 Who told them about a reorganization? 995 00:44:24,574 --> 00:44:25,880 Diane. 996 00:44:25,924 --> 00:44:28,274 -Thoughts? -Nothing from me. 997 00:44:28,317 --> 00:44:29,928 I met with my clients. 998 00:44:29,971 --> 00:44:31,843 I just told them of a restructuring 999 00:44:31,886 --> 00:44:33,845 that I was being told about. 1000 00:44:33,888 --> 00:44:35,716 DAVID: What restructuring? 1001 00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:38,371 Wait. Wait, David. Stop. 1002 00:44:38,414 --> 00:44:41,200 Is this a power play on your part? 1003 00:44:41,243 --> 00:44:43,158 No. It's just updating my clients. 1004 00:44:45,421 --> 00:44:49,251 David, Diane was told about frustration 1005 00:44:49,295 --> 00:44:52,254 at the partner level about a white woman 1006 00:44:52,298 --> 00:44:54,256 being a name partner in a Black firm. 1007 00:44:54,300 --> 00:44:56,389 And apparently, this is her response. 1008 00:44:56,432 --> 00:44:58,130 I just told our clients what was going on. 1009 00:44:58,173 --> 00:44:59,566 Stop. 1010 00:44:59,609 --> 00:45:01,220 Both of you. 1011 00:45:01,263 --> 00:45:03,875 Diane's a fucking name partner 1012 00:45:03,918 --> 00:45:06,834 until STR Laurie says she's not. 1013 00:45:08,053 --> 00:45:10,882 No one decides until I decide. 1014 00:45:10,925 --> 00:45:14,276 Now, stick your race war back in its bottle. 1015 00:45:22,023 --> 00:45:23,633 Diane. 1016 00:45:23,677 --> 00:45:25,592 That was a mistake. 1017 00:45:25,635 --> 00:45:28,334 I am on your side, and you don't even realize it. 1018 00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:37,125 [indistinct chatter] 1019 00:45:47,483 --> 00:45:49,355 You see what they're writing about me? 1020 00:45:49,398 --> 00:45:51,183 Yes. 1021 00:45:51,226 --> 00:45:53,489 I want to start my own firm. 1022 00:45:53,533 --> 00:45:56,144 And I want you to be the other name partner. 1023 00:45:59,017 --> 00:46:00,975 [laughing] 1024 00:46:07,808 --> 00:46:10,028 ♪ 1025 00:46:11,725 --> 00:46:13,901 [pounding on door] 1026 00:46:13,945 --> 00:46:15,468 ♪ 1027 00:46:15,511 --> 00:46:17,209 Who is it? 1028 00:46:18,340 --> 00:46:20,081 Who is it? 1029 00:46:21,822 --> 00:46:23,519 Who the hell are you? 1030 00:46:23,563 --> 00:46:24,999 Don't worry who we are. 1031 00:46:25,043 --> 00:46:26,348 -Worry who you are. -What does that mean? 1032 00:46:26,392 --> 00:46:27,654 I have people... 1033 00:46:27,697 --> 00:46:30,135 -No! [screaming] -[blows landing] 1034 00:46:32,877 --> 00:46:35,314 Your Honor, I would like to offer my profound apology 1035 00:46:35,357 --> 00:46:37,142 for my behavior in this court. 1036 00:46:37,185 --> 00:46:40,928 Baring my buttocks was an unforgivable act of disrespect, 1037 00:46:40,972 --> 00:46:43,670 one that I will regret to the end of my days. 1038 00:46:43,713 --> 00:46:47,761 I-I have here a letter of, uh, apology 1039 00:46:47,805 --> 00:46:50,720 and a check made out for a lot 1040 00:46:50,764 --> 00:46:53,158 to Tip-top Trina for the amount that she is owed, 1041 00:46:53,201 --> 00:46:55,116 according to your wise decision. 1042 00:46:55,160 --> 00:46:57,379 I don't know what to say. 1043 00:46:57,423 --> 00:46:59,817 I am touched. Truly. 1044 00:46:59,860 --> 00:47:02,907 May I ask, what happened to your leg? 1045 00:47:02,950 --> 00:47:04,952 [scoffs] Tennis accident. 1046 00:47:10,001 --> 00:47:11,176 Thank you. 1047 00:47:11,219 --> 00:47:12,394 Ah... 1048 00:47:12,438 --> 00:47:13,831 Sorry. 1049 00:47:18,357 --> 00:47:20,054 Look who's here. 1050 00:47:20,098 --> 00:47:22,143 [applause] 1051 00:47:26,191 --> 00:47:28,846 Look each other in the eye and say, 1052 00:47:28,889 --> 00:47:32,240 "I respect and love you." 1053 00:47:32,284 --> 00:47:35,417 I respect and love you. 1054 00:47:36,636 --> 00:47:39,247 I... Oh, for fuck's sake. 1055 00:47:39,291 --> 00:47:41,206 I respect and love you. 1056 00:47:41,249 --> 00:47:42,468 Good. 1057 00:47:42,511 --> 00:47:44,122 Justice. 1058 00:48:02,314 --> 00:48:05,926 It's different for me than it was for you. 1059 00:48:06,971 --> 00:48:08,537 What do you mean? 1060 00:48:08,581 --> 00:48:11,540 When you fought, you fought against white males, 1061 00:48:11,584 --> 00:48:13,151 the dominant culture. 1062 00:48:13,194 --> 00:48:15,718 But for me, I would be up against... 1063 00:48:15,762 --> 00:48:18,721 another dominated culture. 1064 00:48:18,765 --> 00:48:20,419 Black lawyers. 1065 00:48:22,508 --> 00:48:23,901 So what do I do? 1066 00:48:24,902 --> 00:48:26,381 [chuckles] I don't know. 1067 00:48:28,688 --> 00:48:31,386 If you knew that Obama 1068 00:48:31,430 --> 00:48:35,956 was going to nominate a Black justice to replace you, 1069 00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:37,566 would you have stepped aside? 1070 00:48:38,567 --> 00:48:39,786 No. 1071 00:48:39,829 --> 00:48:41,483 Why not? 1072 00:48:42,876 --> 00:48:45,357 Well, I know what I can do, 1073 00:48:45,400 --> 00:48:48,316 but I-I don't know what my replacement would do 1074 00:48:48,360 --> 00:48:50,188 if he got nominated. I... 1075 00:48:50,231 --> 00:48:53,408 What you know is always better than what might happen. 1076 00:48:53,452 --> 00:48:55,062 Mm. 1077 00:48:59,327 --> 00:49:00,633 What about Kurt? 1078 00:49:00,676 --> 00:49:02,983 What-what about him? 1079 00:49:03,027 --> 00:49:04,942 We don't agree about anything. 1080 00:49:06,508 --> 00:49:09,207 Well, I didn't agree on anything with Scalia, 1081 00:49:09,250 --> 00:49:11,252 but I-I liked him. 1082 00:49:11,296 --> 00:49:12,993 Yeah. Why did you like him? 1083 00:49:13,037 --> 00:49:14,212 The opera? 1084 00:49:14,255 --> 00:49:15,691 No. 1085 00:49:15,735 --> 00:49:16,997 What, then? 1086 00:49:19,739 --> 00:49:21,001 He made me laugh. 1087 00:49:22,481 --> 00:49:23,699 That's it? 1088 00:49:25,353 --> 00:49:26,833 Yeah. 1089 00:49:26,876 --> 00:49:28,966 You certainly didn't agree about abortion. 1090 00:49:29,009 --> 00:49:32,317 Oh. We-we violently disagreed on abortion, 1091 00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:34,145 and school prayer. 1092 00:49:34,188 --> 00:49:36,495 He was a nightmare on everything. 1093 00:49:36,538 --> 00:49:38,584 He was a nightmare on diversity. 1094 00:49:38,627 --> 00:49:40,064 But...? 1095 00:49:40,107 --> 00:49:42,327 Well, it's... He was funny. 1096 00:49:42,370 --> 00:49:44,372 He made me laugh and... 1097 00:49:44,416 --> 00:49:46,679 so, we... 1098 00:49:46,722 --> 00:49:48,376 We had dinner together. 1099 00:49:48,420 --> 00:49:51,205 And you just wouldn't talk about the political stuff? 1100 00:49:51,249 --> 00:49:53,120 Well, he teased me 1101 00:49:53,164 --> 00:49:54,817 and I teased him. 1102 00:49:56,167 --> 00:49:59,170 You know, life is too short to fight over everything. 1103 00:49:59,213 --> 00:50:03,304 And, you're, you're, you're right about opera. 1104 00:50:03,348 --> 00:50:05,350 Opera is good. 1105 00:50:05,393 --> 00:50:07,830 Food is good. 1106 00:50:07,874 --> 00:50:10,833 And his pasta... 1107 00:50:10,877 --> 00:50:12,574 was amazing. 1108 00:50:12,618 --> 00:50:14,794 His spaghetti carbonara. 1109 00:50:14,837 --> 00:50:16,970 Oh, my lord. 1110 00:50:17,014 --> 00:50:19,668 -You can't hate a man like that. -[laughing] 1111 00:50:24,717 --> 00:50:28,025 My husband is going to work for the NRA. 1112 00:50:29,983 --> 00:50:32,681 You ever read Scalia's 2000 dissent 1113 00:50:32,725 --> 00:50:35,684 on Stenberg v. Carhart? 1114 00:50:36,990 --> 00:50:39,079 Working for the NRA 1115 00:50:39,123 --> 00:50:40,907 is child's play. 1116 00:50:42,474 --> 00:50:44,389 You know, you like who you like. 1117 00:50:45,564 --> 00:50:47,348 I don't like bland people. 1118 00:50:47,392 --> 00:50:49,133 And a lot of the people 1119 00:50:49,176 --> 00:50:51,526 who agree with me politically are bland. 1120 00:51:05,888 --> 00:51:07,716 Thank you. 1121 00:51:30,391 --> 00:51:31,914 Did you have a nightmare? 1122 00:51:32,872 --> 00:51:34,613 No, a dream. 1123 00:51:35,918 --> 00:51:37,311 About? 1124 00:51:37,355 --> 00:51:39,270 You and me. 1125 00:51:40,619 --> 00:51:42,011 What was it? 1126 00:51:43,143 --> 00:51:44,623 Me... 1127 00:51:44,666 --> 00:51:46,625 close to you, 1128 00:51:46,668 --> 00:51:48,583 holding you like this. 1129 00:51:54,328 --> 00:51:57,897 Do you want me to not take the NRA job? 1130 00:52:00,987 --> 00:52:04,643 No. I want you to take it and be happy. 1131 00:52:06,645 --> 00:52:08,299 -And then I'll sue you. -[chuckles] 1132 00:52:16,133 --> 00:52:19,092 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1133 00:52:19,136 --> 00:52:22,139 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 1134 00:52:28,362 --> 00:52:32,362 ♪