[ Thelma Houston's "Wake Up Everybody" playing ]
Good morning, good morning, good morning, Los Angeles!
D.J. Tailwind Turner with the burners,
and it is a brand-new day,
not like any of us know what day it is anyway.
To all the fine people on the front lines,
the hospital workers, the first responders,
to the couriers and the truck drivers,
the men and women stocking food on our shelves,
to the sick and the recovering,
to our brothers and sisters behind the prison walls,
good morning, my friends!
You are not forgotten. You are not forgotten. Mm.
Thelma Houston: ♪ This world is in a whole lot of trouble ♪
[ chime ]
[ ringing ]
♪ Because I believe that there's a solution to all of this ♪
[ chime ]Hey, oh.
Finally.What took you so long?
[ music stops ]What are you eating?
Cap'n Crunch.I can't stop.
It's a problem.Where are you?
Back deck. Keep talking. Gotta keep my heart rate up.
[ mouth full ] Would youstop it? That's obnoxious.
- Hey! You called me. - You hear anything new?
No, I got nothing.Trials cannot keepgetting pushed.
I know. Choi's having a heart attack.
Multiple heart attacks.I don't care about Choi's heart.
I mean, obviously, yes,I care about Choi's heart,
but I care more about--
The American justice system imploding
and the end of the world as we know it? Yeah, me, too.
Would you seriouslystop it?
Lola...
I can't go to the gym, and I'm going nutty here.
I know. Me, too.I'm going stir crazy.
- The backlog is...insane. - It's insane.
It was hard enough keeping upbefore this happened.
If trials keep getting pushed,there is no way.
I have another day of remote fire sale plea bargains.
It's a good time to be a criminal.Don't start.
But I want to. Lola, I want to start.
[ ring ]
Yeah, hang on.That's Roxy.
[ chime ]Hi, Mama.
Hello, daughter!
Lo...go good.
- You, too. - Me, too, what?
No, Mama, that was Mark.
I can't see him. Am I supposed to be able to see him?
And, Lo, go easy on the Cap'n Crunch.
Shut up.
Mama, how's Daddy doing?
Oh, he's fine. He's cleaning outthe crawl space
and listening to Bill Withers records.
And if you wanna convince me to stay inside...
[ singsongy ] you're wasting your breath!
Mama, you can't be going out all day
delivering care packages.
They need my help!
Mom, youshould be having things brought to you,
not the other way around.
You have an underlying condition.
It's dangerous.
[ ring ]Oh. One second.
I'm sorry.[ chime ]
Carmichael, you're late.
Mom, I have to-- I have a meeting.
[ loudly ] Wait. How--How's Robin?
You don't have to keep yelling.He is fine.
The Bureau doesn't want himleaving D.C.
He sends his love, okay? I gotta go.
Mama, stay inside.
WOMAN:Don't forget to breathe, people.
[ exhales deeply ] I'm doing yoga literally
three times a day. I'm addicted.
I am not mad at it.
[ chuckles ]
That's it. Flower your buttocks.
I need to flower my buttocks. Can I call you later?
Wait, wait.Did you get my package?
- Mm-hmm. - So what'd you think?
I think it's intriguing,
and I think we'll be testing it later.
Mm.Okay, Cat Cow. Everyone inhale.
- Okay, gotta go. - Wait. I'm--I'm watching.
[ chime ]Now press your chest forward like this and inhale.
Think like a cat who needs a really good stretch.[ ring ]
Tilt the tailbone up...
[ electronic whoosh ]
What partof "shelter-in-place"
do you not understand?
Hey, outside exercise is a specific exemption.
- Thank you very much. - I know. I just--Be careful.
Em, people see a black man running down the street
with a mask on, they tend to cross to the other side.
- [ chuckles ] - I miss you.
I miss you, too,but I have to--Ugh.
Hey, listen, have you been reading the latest?
Jails and prisons, it's just like...
- They're trying. - ...it's not good.
- We're trying, Luke. - You look good.
- Ugh. - Let's have a date.
Luke, I am buried. Buried!
My calendar changesevery time I log in,
and Carol just keepsjust throwing files at me.
No, come on. We'll make the same thing.
We'll eat together. Who knows where it'll lead?
Oh, I am at my brother's house,helping him and his wife
with the kids. - The little terrors.
Who come into my room at anymoment without notice. Just--
Okay, then we'll have a late, late dinner.
Just finish your run.Just run it off.
- Just...run it off. - Okay.
[ both laugh ]
- Mwah. - Bye.
Bye.
Hanni El Khatib: ♪ I can't believe I survived
[ chime ]You need to give yoga another chance.
It helps with the anxiety.
Sara, I do not experienceanxiety. Please fix yourself.
Just because you don't call it anxiety...
I am labeling spices,
and I am experimenting witha new way to fold my towels.
It's very relaxing.
I only have three Instacart deliveries today.
So let's do corona cocktails after to unwind.
It makes me nervousyou doing that.
What? I've got my gloves, my mask,
and I have a car payment, Sherri.
Transcript work has totally dried up.
[ muffled ] I will call you at 7.[ chime ]
BENNER: Police are still making arrests.
We could do all the arraignments
and prelims we want on video.
We're just delaying the deluge.
Once the emergency order is lifted...[ chime ]
Carmichael. Good. That's a quorum.
Jonas, have you been motorcycling?
The freeways are glorious!
Albert has an invasionof gall mites.
- Gall what? - Yeah!
The leaves of my fuchsia are pimpling.
We're talking about the backlog.Good. We need to do something.
We are doing something.Bail at zero,
O.R. releasefor low-level offenders.
All due respect, Jonas, it's not enough.
The conditions inside of the jails are appalling.
21 more inmates tested positive in the last day,
four more guards. We have to do something.
- I have a thought. - Hmm.
- What a surprise. - Oh, go mute yourself, Jonas.
- Out with it, Carmichael. - Okay.
[ siren wailing, horn honks in distance ]
How is it in there?Things getting any better?
Oh, yeah, things are great, Ms. Lopez.
I'm taking Japanese lessons, practicing calligraphy.
Kurt, seriously.
Seriously?
I need you to get me the hell out of here, Ms. Lopez.
I can't get a bar of soap. Toilet paper is a myth.
Courts arestill very chaotic.
They--They keep pushing trial dates back.
How long?
Right now, 60 days.
60 days?! No, they can't do that, right?
They are doing it.I'm gonna talk to the DDA
and see if I can... shake this loose.
Look, Kurt, I know that youdon't have money for bail--
I didn't do this thing. He put his hands on me.
I mean, we're brothers. We argue.
We've been our entire lives,
and now he calls the police on me?
The car's mine, too. Both of our names are on the title.
And I am gonna argue that point.We have a good case here.
My girlfriend Rosa--she's due in, like, five weeks.
You didn't say anythingabout y-your g--
Yeah, I didn't think I'd still be in here.
She is all alone, Ms. Lopez.
This is...
This is killing me.
I need to see her,
and there are no visits anymore.
Can we maybe do this with her?
This video thing-- could you make that happen?
[ Phosphorescent's "This Land Is Your Land" playing ]
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
♪This land is your land
♪ This land is my land
♪ California
CAMPBELL: Look, online trials are simply not practical.
Why not? We are already doing arraignment.
- The Constitution, is why not. - Because of the Constitution.
The right to face your accuser.The right to a jury.
Both of you settle down.
What if the defendant'snetwork dies?
What if he can't talkto counsel?Then we'll wait.
The technology isn't the point, Jonas.
It's the entire point.The spirit of what the founders intended
is still maintained. - Says you.
I like it. Clients can waive certain guarantees,
or they can sit in jail for God knows how long.
They're ganging up on us.It's possible they're right, Jonas.
It's not much point in trying the accused
if they're no longer alive.
Little dark there, Albert.
Mm-hmm. These are dark times, Abigail.
- Yeah. - So...we agree.
Carmichael, since you're so keen, you'll be up first.
- Find me a test case. - I already have one in mind.
Good, because you're going to need to figure out
how the hell this is gonna work.
♪♪♪
Captioned by Los Angeles Distribution and Broadcasting, Inc.
[ Carmen Rodgers' "Just Believe"playing ]
D.J. TAILWIND: Yeah.Don't get up. Don't get dressed.
Give yourself a break. Five more minutes.
Ain't nobody outside to play with anyway.
So stay warm with the one you love
or the one you're with,
or the one you're dreaming about.
Stay right where you are.
Stay...right where...you...are.
♪ You say that life's got you feeling down ♪
Whoo! [ laughs ] Well, that was a first.
I think it works.
Oh. It works. It works.
[ sighs ] I have to say, all this yoga,
my body is doing thingsit has never done before.
Oh, really? Like what?
No, seriously. Give me every detail.
[ giggles ]
I think I need a few minutes to, you know, regroup.
Aw.[ chime ]
Oh, damn. I've got a meeting.
- Well, put a shirt on. - I'm working on it.
All right. How do I look?
Little flushed, maybe.
I'll see ya.
♪ Believe [ electronic whoosh ]
[ chimes ]Lopez, hey.
- Hey. - Nice home office.
I am in a closet hidingfrom a nephew invasion.
Where are you? Are you--Are you in your bedroom?
Yeah, sorry. I was just, um...
Oh, no, don't...tell me.
- Do you need a minute? - Amy Quinn says hi.
[ chuckles ]No, she doesn't.
- [ scoffs ] - Hi, back.
Okay. So my client,Kurt Beto--
Hang on. Choi just sent the file over, and it's...
- There's no case here, Mark. - Carjacking.
- Nope. Family feud. - Not according to the prelim.
Uh, the prelim wasthe arresting officer
spouting backwhat the victim told him--
Victim is Joey Beto, your client's brother.
It was a sibling squabble,not a carjacking.
Totally overcharged.
So...let's talk aboutan O.R. release.
Lopez, your guy has a violent past.
Orwe can wrap it upat misdemeanor joyriding,
10851. No further custody.
- Time served. - It's not gonna happen, Lopez.
[ scoffs ]
[ ringing ]
- I have another call. - Yep.
So...cool.[ chime ]
Hey.Everyone wants more toilet paper.
Why aren't you dressed?
This woman texted that she was pregnant,
and she had to have baby dills,
so I went to, like, six different stores
to find her baby dills. She hasn't even said thank you.
- Oh, my God. - I need to get dressed.
- Do you know what I miss? - [ boy giggles ]
Stop it! Sorry.The little terrors found me.
Fun! I miss fun.
- Stop it! Sara-- - [ boy shouting indistinctly ]
Sara, I'll call you.I'll see you in a few minutes.[ boys yelling indistinctly ]
What did I say?! Guys!
[ electronic whoosh ]
[ taps keyboard ]
[ click, chime ]
In the matter of the People vs. Kurt Beto,
I would have preferred you wouldcome to me with a plea deal.
- Couldn't reach a resolution. - We tried, Your Honor.
- Sara, are we on the record? - Yes, I'm typing.
Yes, you are inJudge Carmichael's chambers,
standing right in front of her desk, in fact.
Okay, good to know.
And Judge Carmichael is very displeased with you two.
- I would have expected-- - "Displeased"? Really?
Is that how you're gonna talk to counsel?
- Come on. - Excuse me?
Wait. Callan, is thisyour first time appearing
in frontof Judge Carmichael?
- First time. - It doesn't matter.
- [ gasps ] Oh! Besties! - Wow.
Ah. Mnh-mnh.Everyone, be quiet!
Your Honor.
Thank you, Sherri. Ms. Lopez?
I'd like to ask, Your Honor, to consider a motion
to release my client O.R.
All right. People, what's your position?
Kurt Beto viciously attacked his brother, Joey Beto,
who is an upstanding businessmanwith no prior criminal record.
He also jacked his vehicle.
My client is not violent.He is a street artist--
He has a record for assault, Lopez.
Two years ago, he threw a punchwhen he was high.
He has been cleanever since.
He was clean whenthis incident happened.
They're brothers. They argue.
Your Honor, my clienthas a pregnant girlfriend.
Given the catastrophic health conditions
where he is being detained-- - How far along is she?
Due in five weeks,currently self-quarantined
and alone, Your Honor.
The public's safety should be
the court's primary concern here.
The accused is under 50. He has no underlying condition,
and he has a felony assault on his record, period.
Thank you. I have heard enough.
Perhaps we should go to trial right away.
I have been given the latitude
to explore conducting trials remotely.
I think this would be a great test case.
- What? - Really?
A bench trial. We will live-stream the whole thing
so the proceedings will remain public.
Obviously, it would involve waiving
certain constitutional rights?
- Uh, yeah. - The right to trial by jury,
the right to face your accuser in person,
the right to have your attorney in the same room for a start,
butflip side, it would also guarantee a speedy trial,
which it is clear Mr. Beto needs in this case.
- Your Honor, this is not-- - Talk to your bosses.
Talk to your client, and get back to me.
But-- Nicole Willis: ♪ Ready for the call
♪ Whenever you're ready
Go.[ chime ]
Go, go, go. Now.
[ chime ]Am I muted? Go!
[ chime ]
If this virtual trial thing works,
it'll go a long way to solving the problem.
Agreed.
Having nightmares about the backlog.
Seriously, 2 a.m.,
I'm lying awake. I'm a mess.
So you're on board?
They will need to waive the right to appeal,
not on the legal merits, on the procedure.On the procedure. Agreed.
[ ring ]There's Watkins. Great. I told him to call.
Stay on for this. Hang on.[ chime ]
Luke, you got Callan too.
- Hey, bud. - Hey.
Tell him what you pitched me in your email.
I wanna go down to county jail, Men's Central.
Now?I spoke to a buddy-- a sheriff who works there.
He says it's utter chaos.
They're struggling with the sheer volume of releases.
I wanna go down and make sure
that no one falls through the cracks.
- Are you insane? - No way.
I need to do something.I just can't sit here.
- Uh, yeah, you can. - The answer is no.
Goodbye.[ chime ]
The linen closet?! Kids are hiding my papers.
I really hope you didn'tread this!
It's a double homicide!
How you holding up, Rosa?
I pee all the time.My back is killing me.
The father of my babyis in jail during a pandemic,
and I can't even drink wine.
So good.
[ chime ]MAN: Okay, you've got five minutes.
[ clears throat ]
There's Kurt. Can you see him?
Oh, I promised the babyI wasn't gonna cry.
Hey, I'm gonna mute myself and just step off
so you--so you two can talk, okay?
Hey, beautiful.
- [ sniffles ] - Okay?
- Let me see the belly. - [ cries ]
- Oh, my God. - [ laughs ] Can you see it?
It's beautiful.
[ laughs ]
- [ exhales deeply ] - It's okay.
I'm all right. [ sniffles ] It's okay.
Do you have a feveror anything like that?
Nothing. Nothing yet.
And you're gonna dothe trial?
- It looks like it. - I can watch, right?
- I can log in? - Uh, Ms. Lopez. Ms. Lopez?
Could she...
[ chime ]Yep, I can send you a link, Rosa.
Okay. Thank you.
Ms. Lopez?
Kurt's gonna bea great dad.
I know.
An incredible dad.
But he needs to be backfor when his son gets here.
He needs to raise his son, okay?
We need him. Okay?
- I know. - Do you?
I do. I know, Rosa. I know.
[ Katie Pruitt's"Change Is Gonna Come" playing ]
I know.
♪ Dark is coming, and the daylight's almost gone ♪
[ gate buzzes, door opens ]
- I love you. - I love you.
MAN: Kurt, time's up. Let's go.
- Thank you, Ms. Lopez. - You're welcome!
[ whispers ] Bye.
[ sobs ]
[ gate buzzes, door opens ]
[ chimes ]It's all right.
Gonna figure this out.
♪ But a change is gonna come
I want my restaurants back-- all of them.
You are doing great.
My mother wouldn't let me in the kitchen.
I never learned how to cook.
Well, maybe that's one goodthing to come out of all this.
You wouldn't say that if you had to eat yesterday's risotto.
- So you heard from Choi? - He's on board.
And it's Mark Callan for the People?
Yep.If we weren't running short on lawyers and judges,
I wouldn't approve it. - Lisa, we'll be fine.
Better be. What are you wearing for robes?
- I hadn't thought about it. - Oh, fudge!
I forgot to take the phyllo out of the freezer.
[ snickers ]
Ohh! Carmichael. This is the internet.
Anything you wear or say or do is going to be seen
and captured by a Russian troll farm and posted,
so don't screw it up.
[ ringing ]Lisa, can I call youright back?
Sure. But be warned.
[ ring ]Pastry makes me swear like a sailor.
- Okay. - Ugh!
[ chime ]
Marky Mark!
Your Honor.
See? That's why we need to talk. Let's go.
Why are we doing this?
Because it's our thing, and I need for this to feel real,
feel normal now more than ever.
How's your dad?How's Roxy?
[ sighs ] He's good. The other one scares me.
She keeps trying to deliver supplies to people
when she needs to be staying at home.
Roxy will be Roxy.
See? Isn't this nice?
If you like stairs.
Okay. So, this trial, our first,
we need to set some ground rules.
Lola, I'm not gonna riskany ex-parte.
Rule number one--do not try to make me laugh.
Lola.And do not expect any special favors.
As a matter of fact, you better bring your "A" game,
because I plan on being really hard on you.
Oh, okay. All right.
Well, then no eye rollingin my direction
or that look that says,"I know better than you"
that you seem to reserve just for me.
I do not give you that look,
and I am serious, Mark. Don't try to make me laugh.
BOTH: Deal.
[ ring ]
[ electronic whoosh ]
Ooh. Look at you.What's going on?
Laundry day?
[ chuckles ] I'm going downtown.I wanna look presentable.
Oh. Okay. But...
I thought the D.A.furloughed all the law clerks.
They did. I'm going to Men's Central.
Is Choi sending you?
Em, I used to be a bailiff.
I'm still on the Sheriff's reserve.
And did they call you?
I left my uniform at the courthouse,
and no, they didn't.
Oh, can you just pleasestop it with the tie?
Please?I'm tired of sitting on my ass, Em.
Luke, I am doinga virtual bench trial
for my client who isgiving away a boatload
of his constitutional rights because it is so dangerous.
I'll wear gloves. I've got a mask.
No. Look at me. Look at me.Look at me. Look at my face.
[ breathing heavily ] Pick up the phone.
Call who you need to call,okay? Get a list together
of inmates who aredue to be released.
You can help themby finding housing,
by finding other services that they need.
That's one of the reasons thateveryone is so bogged down.
Don't go down there.
Please.
♪♪♪
[ exhales deeply ]
D.J. TAILWIND: Don't get comfortable.
Don't get cozy with that warm cup of coffee
or that hot, hot tea,
'cause there's still some peoplewe need to take heed of--
some people who can't hear the music--
people who are exposed.
Question is, what are wedoing to help those
who can't always help themselves?
♪ ...in the heart of the town, oh ♪
[ chime ]
Hello? Anyone?
Bueller? Bueller?
[ chime ]
[ gasps ] Oh, this is fun.
Hey, Sara. How you holding up?
Oh, great. How are you, Your Honor?
Great. Are you really great?
I'm terrified and anxious, and I can't sleep.
Yeah. Me, too. Have you been listening to that D.J.?
- D.J. Tailwind Turner. - Yes!
Oh, my God. He is my new internet boyfriend.
Listen. I am a judge and a happily married woman,
but that man makes me wanna break the law, okay?
[ chime ]Judge Carmichael?
Please mute and turn offyour video
until the courtis in session.
If we're gonna do this,we're gonna do it right.
Hmm. I will see you soon, Sara.
[ chime ][ typing on keyboard ]
Ooh! That's pretty!
[ types ]
[ deep voice ] Courtrooms in space!
[ chime ]
This must be the place.[ chime ]
Hey, Em.
Hey, Sara. I-I can't--
- Is my client here yet? - Do you see your client?
I hate this already.
[ chime ]
Kurt! Good. You made it.
SHERRI: Oh, wait.Where did I go?
Oh, guys, I think we've been hacked.
No, it's me. I need to puteverybody in their place.
All rise.
- Are we seriously doing this? - I'm glad I wore pants.
[ chairs clatter ]
[ chime ]
Ooh. Okay. This is gonna take some getting used to.
Everyone, please, sit down.
Department 61
of the Los Angeles CountySuperior Court
is now in session.
Judge Lola Carmichaelpresiding.
That means we are nowlive streaming to the internet.
Can everyone see and hear me?
- Mm-hmm. - Yes, Your Honor.
- Welcome.
We are no longer in our kitchensor our bedrooms.
We are in Courtroom 802. I expect decorum.
If you wish to be heard or want to make an objection,
you will raise your hand.
So calling the matter of The People vs. Kurt Beto.
- Counsel, your appearances. - Emily Lopez,
Deputy Public Defender, on his behalf.
Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan for the People.
Very well. Mr. Beto, I will address you now.
- Can you hear me? - Yes, Your Honor.
Do you understand that you are waiving certain rights
by taking part in this online bench trial?
The right to face your accuser in person,
the right to a trial by jury,
and while you retain the right to appeal
on the merits of this case,
you are waiving the right to appeal on the procedures.
Do you agree?
Yes, Your Honor.
Mr. Callan, you may begin.
The evidence will show that Kurt Beto
took from his brother
Joey Beto's possession a vehicle.
He used force and intimidation.
It's a carjacking, plain and simple,
and Kurt Beto is guilty.
[ Chicano Batman's "Bella" playing ]
[ chime ]
I've been wearing the same thingfor, like, five days?
And thank God you can't smell me,
'cause, whoo, boy.
What are you doing? Studying?
- Making a list. - That's fun.
All my roommates deserted me.
I am here alone, drinking margaritas.
Sam, are you okay?
There areseveral instances a day
when my cortisol levels skyrocket.
Hmm.One is when I'm playing sidewalk chicken
with someone coming toward me and...[ laughs ]
...another is when I check the news.
What kind of lists?
Uh, inmates. [ clears throat ]The ones that we're releasing.
I'm trying to findsupport services
for the ones that havenowhere to go.
- Can I help? - Aren't you hammered?
I'm funny when I'm drunk, and tequila makes me charming.
Send me the names. I need to feel useful.
You got it. Thank you.
The People call Joey Beto to the stand.
Mr. Beto, can you tell us, please,
who actually owned the car?
Technically, we both did,
insofar as we were both on the title.
Can you explain?
I was trying to be nice. All right, but I paid for it.
All of it. I bought the car. I paid the insurance.
Marking People's exhibits 1 and 2,
pre-marked PDF. Can you tell us what they are?
That was the bank draft in the amount
of $8,200 for the car.
- And this one? - That's the insurance policy
with my name on it-- Joey Beto.
I even paid three years of his rent.
I gave him so much money--
Objection! Objection. Your Honor. Relevance?
Just a second--Your Honor, the brothers' past relationship
is very relevant.Hang on.
Ms. Kansky, do we have the exhibits?
They should bein the exhibit drop box thingy.
Okay.
The objection is sustained.
Deputy District Attorney Callan,you may continue.
Joey, please tell us what happened
on the morning of January 10th.
I run a catering company.
Uh, I got kitchen off of East Olympic.
I got out of my car. Kurt was waiting.
All right, I could already tell that he was pissed.
He told me he wanted a car, but I told him--
Look, I refused.
All right, that's when he started yelling.
He--He pushed me. He tackled me to the ground.
He grabbed the keys,
and then he took off with the vehicle.
Ms. Lopez,you've gotta object.
Not now.No, but that's notwhat happened.
We're gonna let him--We're gonnalet him tell his story.
- I'm sorry, Your Honor. - It's okay. Carry on.
Joey, when your brother attacked you--Objection.
Argumentative.
One hand is sufficient, Ms. Lopez. Sustained.
Mr. Callan, please rephrase.
How did you react, Joey, in that moment?
JOEY: Look, man, we are brothers.
We've been fighting for 30 years.
But this was different. He was in a rage.
And you were terrified. You were afraid he'd hurt you.
- Objection. Leading. - Counsel. Sustained.
- Lola, I am trying-- - Mr. Callan!
What?Whoa, whoa!"Your Honor" or "Judge."
- Nothing else. - Okay. Okay.
- [ scoffs ] - We had a good start.
Let's take a recess. I don't have a gavel.
A book, maybe.Something. [ sighs ]
Recess.[ book thuds ]
[ sighs heavily ]
D.J. TAILWIND: Mm.
[ chuckles ] Feeling it, too--
that 2 a.m., nothing's okay, hopeless,
middle of the night feeling.
♪ There is freedom within
Can't sleep, can't sleep, cannotsleep.
But you're not alone. You're not alone.
You are notalone.
I want you to reach out to me.
♪ There's a battle ahead
I'm here if you need me.
Hit me up.
♪ But you'll never see the end of the road ♪
♪ If you're traveling with me
[ chime ]
♪ Hey now, hey now
Hello, sara.c.242.
I see you.
♪ Hey now, hey now
AndI just started a brand-new firm.
I know, Rach. I am so sorry.
And then the plague? I mean, I gotta tell you, Lo,
it's kinda hard being a trial attorney
when there are no trials.
Listen, I knowyou're gonna be fine
because you areRachel Audubon!
Come on!
- [ laughs ] - Cheers.
Cheers. [ laughs ]
This is silly.[ rustling ]
Wait. What is that noise? What are you doing?
Oh, just going throughsome boxes in my closet.
Papers from freshman year
and a stack of letters from Roxy.
- Really? - Yeah.
I was gonna read 'em,but I'm a little nervous.
It was a rough time for us back then.
Wish I had letters from mymom.
Well, tell you what?I will mail these to you,
and then you can read 'em.
Girl, bye. We both need to sleep. [ chuckles ]
Tell that to my brain.
I'm gonna go througha few more of these,
and then I'll...I don't know.
Good night, Rachel.I'll talk to you later.
- Night, hon. - All right, bye.
[ chiming ]Bye.
Nice knowing you,Mr. Knight. Buh-bye.
Pawn to Queen's Bishop 3.
Obviously.
It's nice knowing you, Mr. Bishop.
[ chuckles ] Yeah.
[ chiming ]
I miss your skin,how warm you are.
I was thinking maybe--
maybe we should do this together--
the whole isolation thing.
You mean live togetherfor possibly months?
In the same place?
It could be a nightmare, or it could be...pretty great.
I wouldn't wanna give youany of my germs.
If it didn't work out, we'd justgo back to our corners.
There's...things I wanna tell you.
Yeah? Like what?
Like...
Everything.
♪ They come, they come
♪ To build a wall between us
Scared for my client.
I feel like every minutehe's in that place,
he's at risk.
You are doing everything that you can.
♪♪♪
I know.
And I wish that I could...
say everything was gonna be okay, but--
But you can't.
I know.
Go to sleep.
Stay with me until I do.
♪♪♪
D.J. TAILWIND: Rise up. Rise up.
Riseup!
Here comes the sun, y'all. Raise your arms with me
and move with me and say,
"I will seize this day..."
right after I take out this garbage.
Let's go.
♪ Every day would feel like this ♪
Mr. Beto, you told police thatyou arrived to work that morning
just before 8?
That's right. Just before 8 a.m.
I assume other employees were already there.
As a commercial kitchen, you guys get an early start, right?
One or two, yeah.
And when this altercation happened,
these one or two come running?
No. I don't think they heard.
You previously testified that my client was shouting.
I think we're recording this. Can we play that back?
Your Honor, Ms. Lopez is arguing with the defendant.
is there a way to mute her maybe, or...I don't know.
Sustained. Take a breath, Ms. Lopez.
Joey, I get it. Kurt's clean now for two years,
but there was a time when he was an addict,
and you gave him a lot of money.
Some would say that's just what brothers do,
but I get it. You felt betrayed,
and then Kurt showing up, demanding the car back.
That was the last straw.
Your Honor, this is wild speculation.
You wanted to punish him.
Sustained. Take it easy, Ms. Lopez.
But we're not talking about the past, Joey.
This is about the morning of January 10th.
Well, Kurt... Look, he's changed.
He didn't used to be violent, but now--
Mr. Beto--Look at him sitting in that jail.
That's who he is now.I don't even recognize that guy.
That--That guy ain't my brother.Okay. Objection, Your Honor.
Joey, come on.Ms. Lopez is the one who used the word "punished."
Sustained and stricken. Callan.
Well, just tell the truth, Joey.That's a bunch of crap.
- That's not what happened. - Kurt--
Okay.Your Honor, if everyone talks at the same time--
This isn't working.Your Honor, we needto control this.
I'm not the violent one.You put your hands on me.I told you "no," bro.
- I'm done. - I didn't touch you!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! - Stop talking.
[ electronic chirps ]
- What happened? - I pulled the plug.
- Sherri. - Wait 10 seconds and reboot.
Works every time.
[ exhales deeply ]
[ electronic chirps ]
[ exhales deeply ]Okay. Sorry, everyone.
- Technical difficulties. - Ohh.
Your Honor,this trial is not working.Kurt...
My brother's out theresomewhere.
I'm in here like this.
Everybody's talkingon top of each other.
It's not working.Mr. Beto, you waived certain rights.
Remember?Right nowI want those rights back.
This isn't fair.I want my rights back,
and I want a real trial.
He's not wrong. It was a mess.
I know. I was watching.
I underestimated the importance of being in the same room
as the witness, the counsel, the accused.
I didn't realizehow much body language,
all the thingsthat aren't said,
how much I rely on those things to determine the truth.
The Constitution named those rights for a reason.
What if a fair trial this way is not possible?
Carmichael, we have no idea when it'll be safe
to be in the same room again.
A fair trial this way-- it has to be possible,
because it may be the only way forward.
So keep it together. Figure it out.
And get it done.[ chime ]
[ stammers ]
[ scoffs ]
[ chime ]
[ computer rings ]
[ ring ]
[ chimes ]
[ electronic whoosh ]
- What is it? What's wrong? - You can't just say hello?
Well, if you're gonnayell at me,
can it wait until afterI've had some coffee?
I need to ask you something,
and I need for you to just listen, okay?
I was going through some boxes,
and I found a stack of letters
that you wrote me when I went away
to college freshman year. "Dear Lola--"
Oh, you're gonna read itto me?
"You left for Howard a week ago,
"and you've only called once,
"and that was to ask your father something.
"The house is quieter now.
"The first day, I thought it was more peaceful,
"but the truth is, it's just lonely.
"Your father says there are so many ways
"that you and I are connected,
"and he's right, Lolo.
We areconnected."
[ voice breaking ] "We don't need to be
"in the same room or the same city.
"We will always be together,
"and I am going to find strength and comfort in that
until we are in the same room again."
I remember that letter.
So how? Howwere we connected?
What did you mean?
Well... [ sighs ]
Through the booksthat we've exchanged,
the mealsthat we've eaten.
- The fights that we've had. - Mm.
The songs that we've sungtogether out of tune.
[ laughing ][ laughs ] And the timeswe have laughed so hard,
we couldn't breathe.[ laughs ]
But more than that,we're connected
by our shared senseof purpose in the world,
by our faith.
♪♪♪
Okay.
Thank you, Mama.
Mom...
You know I worry about you, right?
Mm-hmm. I know that you do.
Oh, and I stoppedthose deliveries.
- Thank God. - You were right.
There are people that needtaking care of right here.
[ both chuckle ]
Love you, Mama.
I love you more.
♪♪♪
[ chime ]SHERRI: All rise.
Department 61
of the Los Angeles CountySuperior Court
is now in session.
Judge Lola Carmichaelpresiding.
You may be seated.
Ms. Lopez.
Your Honor, Defense moves to withdraw Mr. Beto's waivers
of his constitutional rights.
He would like to exercise his right
to a traditional jury trial.
Your Honor, the waivers are binding.
They can't, in the middle of trial,
be capriciously revoked--My client felt compelled in the circumstances--
Just a moment. Before we continue,
I would like to speak to both brothers--
Defendant Beto and witness Beto.
Your Honor, what are we doing here?
- Weare giving mesome leeway. - [ sighs ]
Now, Joey, yesterday you said that, "That is not my brother.
I don't recognize him," but you do. Of course you do.
Now I need you to look past that screen in front of you,
and I need you to get into Courtroom 802,
because that's where I am,
and that's where your brother is--
the brother you grew up with,
the one you went to Disneyland with
or the zoo or wherever,
the one you snuck your parents' booze with.
A half-inch from each bottle so they wouldn't notice,
mix it together. Did you do that?
Yeah.
That's him,
across that courtroom.
And you know him. You have known him your whole life.
And, Kurt, Defendant Beto, I need you to have some faith
in me, in this process, in all of us.
Now we might not be in the same room,
but we are connected.
We are together, and we can do this.
Okay?
Now...I am prepared to hear the Defense's--
BOTH: Your Honor.
- Can we have a short recess? - My thought exactly.
Of course.
Back in 10.
[ scoffs ]
[ meat tenderizer bangs ]
[ electronic chirping ]
[ sighs ]
[ chirping continues ]
[ chime ]So my witness is changing his tune.
"It shouldn't have come to this.
It was just a car." His words exactly.
Meaning?
Misdemeanor 10851, credit time served,
two years summary probation,
and Kurt gets out of jail today.
Then I thinkwe can make this work.
You just can'thelp yourself, huh?
- You and Carmichael, just... - Shut up.
[ electronic chirp ]
[ sighs ]
♪♪♪
♪ Yeah, come on, whoo
Let's get this party started. Who here is ready to dance?
♪ Come on
Who, I say, who in this great city of Los Angeles,
are home or are home away from home,
is ready to stand up and sway?
Tonight, my friends, let's get up and dance
and show the rest of the worldthat we still know how to party.
I'll see you soon.
You've had a hell of a year, Carmichael.
Yes, I have.
Which means I've had a hell of a year, too.
Sorry.
Well, I knew what I was in for when I chose you.
Really?
No, I had no idea.
Anyway, you made history today,
so you know what?
Don't bother coming in tomorrow.You can work from home.
- Lisa? - Carmichael?
Too soon. Too soon.
[ electronic chirps ]
Hi! Just checking in, Rosa. How you doing?
Look who it is. We get to be isolated together.
- Hey. - [ laughs ]
That's not really the way you'resupposed to do that, though.
Oh, they gave me oneof those rapid tests.
- Yeah. - Negative.
That is great, Kurt. Thank God.
And I'll tell you what else.I'm not wasting any time.
I'm gonna Skype my brother
so we can startthat talking today.I love it.
Thank you, Ms. Lopez. Thank you.
- Thank you. [ laughs ] - You're welcome.
[ ringing ]
Hey, I am getting another call.
- I'll let you guys go. - Say, "Thank you," baby.
[ laughter ]
- Bye. - Yeah, bye, you guys. Bye.
[ ring, chime ]
- Hey! - Hey!
You ready?
Yeah. Can I-- Can I get changed first?
Ooh, that looks so good.
Two minutes. Two minutes.[ electronic whoosh ]
I told younot to make me laugh.
- Come on.- I should hold you in contempt.
Yeah, you and what army?
[ sighs ]
Do you think justicewas done today?
I think it follows you, Carmichael.
I don't think you accept anything less.
Now, all year, I've hearing about the "Lolacoaster."
- Oh, God. - And no, I'm...
I get it now.
There's something magic about you in that chair, Lo.
- Yeah? Well... - Mm.
I hope you enjoyed it,
because you are nevergoing to see it again.
I cannot have youin my courtroom, Mark.
- Ahh! - Yeah.
Because I need youas my friend.
[ ring ]
Ooh! Okay. You gotta go.
Where am I gonna go?[ ring ]
I'm already here!
[ ring ]Bye, Mark.
[ chime ]
Hi, handsome.
Hey, Lo.
So? Did my wife make
the Hall of JusticeHall of Fame?
Can we talk about the trial later?
Yeah, sure. Okay, so isthere something else
that you want totalk about instead?
I don't wanna talk about anything.
I am tired of talk. You?
[ sighs ]Little bit, yeah.
You know what I wanna do? I wanna dance.
D.J. TAILWIND: Friends, Mr. Stevie Wonder.
You wanna dance with me, husband?
- I wanna dance, wife. - All right.
- I really do. - Ha ha!
[ Stevie Wonder's "As" playing ]
♪ As around the sun [ chime ]
♪ The earth knows she's revolving ♪
Hey, did you prepare thisas I told you?
- Yes, I did. - Yass.
[ laughs ]
Yes. ♪ Hate knows love's the cure
- To us. - To us.
♪ That I'll be loving you always ♪
This looks so good.
[ ring ]
Oh, that's Sara.
One...
[ chime, electronic whoosh ]
He's on now. There's a party. You have to come.
Sara, I'm--No, I know, I know. Invite Luke, too.
Look, I'm sending you the link. I'm sending everyone the link.
- We need a party! - Sure, but--
[ chime, ring ]What's up?
♪ I'll be loving you
♪ Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky ♪
[ chiming ] ♪ Loving you until the oceans cover every mountain high ♪
♪ Loving you until the dolphin flies ♪[ chiming ]
♪ And parrots live at sea
[ chiming ] ♪ Loving you until we dream of life ♪
♪ And life becomes a dream [ chiming ]
♪ Loving you until the day is night ♪
♪ And night becomes the day
♪ Loving you until the trees and seas just up and fly away ♪
♪ Loving you until the day that eight times eight ♪
♪ Times eight is four
♪ Loving you until the day that is the day that are no more ♪
♪ Loving you until the day
♪ The earth starts turning right to left ♪
♪ And loving you until the earth♪
♪ Just for the sun denies itself ♪
♪ Loving you until Mother Nature ♪
♪ Mother Nature says her work is through ♪
♪ Loving you until the day that you are me and I am you ♪
♪ 'Cause I'll be loving you always ♪
♪ And I'm loving you
♪ Until the ocean covers every mountain high ♪
♪ And I've got to say always
♪ Until the dolphin flies and parrots live at sea ♪
♪ Whoa, oh, oh, always
♪ Until we dream of life and life becomes a dream ♪
♪ Mm, always
D.J. Tailwind Turner. Peace out.
♪♪♪
♪ Always
[ cheers and applause ]
♪♪♪
♪ Always
♪ Until the day the earth starts turning right to left ♪
♪ Until the Earth just for the Sun denies itself ♪
♪ Until dear Mother Nature says her work is through ♪
♪ Until the day that you are me and I am you ♪