[piano playing classical music]
-[elevator bell dings] -♪
Motherfucker.
Oh, I'm sorry. You didn't hear that?
Motherfucker!
Fuck you and your moronic defund-the-police bullshit!
Why? Because you're putting Trump back into the White House,
-you stupid fucking taint-lick! -[elevator bell dings]
You've never heard me swear before?
Well, aren't you in for a treat?
Fuck you, and fuck your mother, too.
[elevator bell dings]
Yeah. That'll really get people agreeing with your politics,
asshole!
[elevator bell dings]
I'm here to see Julius Cain, and this was in the elevator.
-Another one? -Mm.
Tell security it was a man in camouflage on 18th.
-Could be Antifa, could be Proud Boys. -Thanks.
Uh, your name, sir?
-Rahm Emanuel. -Please take a seat?
Sure.
[playing classical music]
-Eli. -What is this, a lounge bar?
Do you mind going back to reception?
I'm just finishing up a call.
No, I'll wait.
What's that about?
JULIUS: Oh, they're making a documentary about the top five
Black prosecutors. Now, will you please
wait in reception?
I'm here to ask you a small favor.
Eli Gold does not ask for small favors.
Well, a medium one.
Put Marissa back on the Lila Royce case.
She was having a bad day.
-That's all. -Eli, it's a $3 million case.
It's not a training ground for lawyers.
Look, I'll second chair for her.
Do you even know what the case is?
A pop star being sued
for not honoring her contract to play in Israel.
-Right. -So how can you defend her?
Because I'm Jewish? That is so anti-Semitic.
O-Okay, okay.
It's not up to me. It's up to the client.
-Talk to her. -Good. I'll call her.
Uh, hang on, Eli.
[clears throat]
Marissa was there for me,
so I want to offer you a bit of advice for her.
Make sure she wins this one.
-[loud explosion] -[car alarm sounding]
[loud, overlapping shouting]
You ready?
Doctor, I had a near-death experience recently.
Will that change anything?
-What happened? -A fake hand grenade
from the protest, but I...
I really thought I was gonna die, and I went numb.
Well, many people believe
that this treatment helps you step outside yourself
to examine why you felt what you did.
So, I don't think that'll be a problem.
Ready?
I guess.
See you in an hour.
Breathe deeply.
[inhales loudly through nose]
Count back from eight.
Eight.
Seven.
Six.
Five.
Four.
Three...
So, uh, top five Black prosecutors?
-Yes. It's inspired by Kamala Harris. -Mm-hmm.
You know, so many Black women are looking
for role models today.
Yeah. And, uh, what's it on, uh, Netflix or...?
-Uh, we're still finding a home. -Okay, well,
anything for a fellow SGRho.
Oh. It's the way to go.
-Isn't it? [laughs] -[laughs]
So this is called an "Interrotron."
Just look right in there.
You'll see my face so you can just talk right to me.
But on tape, it'll look like you're talking to the lens.
Sounds great. Uh, perfect.
Okay. So, Ms. Reddick, did you find
your father's legacy as a major civil rights activist
to be a burden or an asset in your job?
Well, my father's reputation did open some doors.
Was it difficult working as a prosecutor?
Tell me what you mean?
Convicting people your dad would've defended.
Well, I, you...
you know, I think that there are bad people in the world,
and the best way to protect the good people is
to convict the bad.
Were there any people you were worried about convicting?
Tell me... I'm sorry. Tell me what you mean?
Some of the other prosecutors we interviewed felt sometimes
their superiors, their white superiors,
required they prosecute even if they had some hesitations.
Did you have anything like that?
Uh, um... no.
Tell me about the Matthews case.
I'm sorry. The Matthews?
Murder in the first degree, 2008.
Man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend.
We're-we're focusing on one difficult case
with each of the prosecutors we're profiling, just as a way
to drill down on struggles in the job.
Can you tell us about it?
You wanted to see me, sir?
Ri'Chard.
Please, sit down, Carmen.
Here, have a Pie Crust Cookie.
My mom made 'em.
No, I'm fine.
We thank You, Jesus, for this new day.
And thank You for the opportunity
to reveal Your gifts, and to help us earn our daily bread.
In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Amen.
[chuckling]
In 1995, I was living out of my car in Atlanta.
I had nothing.
I used to dig McDonald's scratch-off cards
out of the trash to "win" free meals.
Then, one morning, I found an LSAT study guide,
and I started to read it.
First out of boredom, then out of interest,
because I thought to myself, "This, I could do."
I read it cover to cover three times.
Then I went to the library, and a man there,
C.J. Howard, saw me check out a stack of law books
as tall as I was, and he offered me a job.
As a paralegal in a local Black law firm.
He didn't do it to be kind.
He told me, "I'm doing this because I expect you
to make me a million dollars."
And I did.
Now I've been looking at how much money
you've made for this firm, Carmen.
You've earned more than any other associate,
more than 90% of the partners.
And yet, for some reason, you are still being treated
like a new lawyer fresh out of law school.
I am a new lawyer fresh out of law school.
I want to change that!
I want to move you upstairs.
Right there.
-[snapping his fingers] -Come on in.
These are third-year associates.
They now work for you.
They no longer take commands from the other partners.
If you want them to grab your laundry, they'll do it.
Thank you.
Why am I doing this?
I don't expect you to make me a million dollars.
I expect you to make me $20 million.
In the first year.
Mr. Lane, I appreciate the confidence,
but I can't accept all this.
Why?
I don't like having people work for me.
I don't like having to explain myself.
Thank you for the office,
but I don't want the attention.
I just want to keep working the way I've been working.
Carmen, no one wants the attention,
but Jesus marks some of us
for greater things.
And the attention will come either way.
Thank you, sir,
but...
I want to remain where I am.
I respect that.
It's good to meet you, Carmen.
Oh, by the way, do you and Liz not get along?
No. We do.
She's my mentor.
Huh.
I'll be mentoring you from now on.
What?
Is everything all right?
Yes. Mr. Lane just wanted to meet.
-Why? -He wants to mentor me.
Really?
Yes.
You heard we got a new one?
Yes. And it's not just our building.
All the buildings on the street are getting grenades.
And they're counting down to some last protest
-on November 10. -All right.
Then we need to arrange for extra security detail,
-especially to escort our lawyers to their cars. -Uh-huh.
All right? And can you do one more thing for me?
Can you look into a Deandra Minton?
-Who? -It's this, uh, documentary that I agreed to.
There's a chance that it's not all positive.
Tough questions?
Well, she asked a lot about a case
that I prosecuted 13 years ago.
Matthews. It was... it was a murder case.
-See you tomorrow. -All right. Can't wait.
Thanks, guys. Thank you.
Why don't you just get rid of her?
I-I might be overreacting, you know?
Okay, I'll see what I can find out.
-Okay, what's Eli Gold doing here? -What?
Eli Gold. He's here. Do you know why?
-No idea. -[elevator bell dings]
Okay.
-Daughter! -Father!
Ah. I'm here to help. Put me to work.
Well, I need help lobbying Julius
to put me back on the Lila Royce case.
Already done. In fact, I am second chairing.
-You're second chairing? What? -Mm.
Julius made it a condition.
What are you after, Dad?
Oh, my God, suspicious much?
What I'm after is proximity to you.
-I don't believe it. -Well, believe it.
It's what a father does.
Or so I've read.
[birds chirping]
Good morning.
How are you feeling?
[laughs]
I'm good.
Wow. I'm really good.
This armrest is so smooth.
Have you noticed?
Touch it.
I'd say this was a pretty good first session.
Hold on.
Ooh.
[laughs] Hello, world.
Mmm.
Shall we go into my office and discuss it?
Would you like some help up?
Mm, I probably don't need help, but sure.
Was that plant always there?
Our ficus, yes.
[laughs]
Why? What are you seeing?
[chuckles] Elves.
Oh, those are elves.
Plaster elves from my secretary's daughter.
Tho-Those are a school project.
It's important to stay hydrated throughout the day, Diane.
Six or seven cups of water ought to do it.
Have you always used my first name?
I think so.
-Lyle, right? -That's right.
Would you mind telling me
what you remember from your experience?
Yeah. I was in a prank.
No. I mean park. [laughs]
Words actually meant the same backwards as forwards.
Can I have one of those?
Flowers? Certainly.
-Are they real? -They are.
So, uh, what happened in the park?
Oh, well, um, God, I was very charged.
I was with a man.
Not a man I knew.
Wait. Let me think.
Um, yeah, I was on a p-picnic blanket.
And he had a deep voice.
And it was very beautiful
and erotic, and...
it felt temporary.
Like-like I could blink my eyes, and it would be gone.
But I didn't mind it.
Something's coming.
Excuse me?
Something's coming. Something big.
There.
Oh, that's from the protests.
Are they here as well?
Yes.
-[Diane laughs] -[laughs]
Diane, you're taking a cab back to the office, right?
-Right-o! -Good.
You, uh, might experience some mild vertigo
or confusion.
This number is my cell.
Don't hesitate to call if you have any issues.
Mm-mm.
Night-blooming jasmine.
[humming]
♪ Somethin's coming, somethin' good♪
♪ If I can wait♪
♪ Somethin's comin', I don't know what it is♪
♪ But it is gonna be great...♪
[laughs]
[loud boom outside elevator]
♪
[sirens wailing in distance]
[shouting, whistle blowing outside]
Ready.
When did you decide that you couldn't perform at...
Wait. Eli, thought you were doing this?
Oh, I am. I'm playing the plaintiff's attorney
to check our strategy. Trust us.
Ms. Royce, when did you decide that you couldn't perform
-in the State of Israel? -I think
when I became convinced it was an apar-thide country.
W-What... How did you come to that conclusion about apartheid?
Um, stuff I read. Podcasts about the conditions in the Gaza.
Would it be fair to say that when you agreed
to tour dates in Israel, you had not yet familiarized yourself
with the political and racial conditions in the country?
And had you been familiar, you would not have agreed?
-Never. -MARISSA: Thank you.
No further questions.
What, specifically, do you find objectionable
about the conditions in Gaza, Ms. Royce?
Uh, well, the crowding, for starters.
Then you would never perform in Mumbai?
Come on.
Was that an objection, Counselor?
-Badgering. Relevancy. -Overruled.
MARISSA: So, what, you're plaintiff's attorney and judge now?
LILA: Well, it's not just the crowding. It's the way
the Palestinians are treated.
They can't travel without showing ID.
And when you go to the airport, do you not have to show an ID?
-That's completely different. -What about human rights?
Are you aware of the human rights record of Hamas?
She doesn't really have to be.
Could you be clearer
when you're objecting or just arguing?
"Objection." How's that, Dad?
Should we let you two discuss?
[clears throat] Okay, let's face it.
We are not gonna get out of this contract
using moral outrage.
No one wins by talking about Israeli politics.
Wait. I'm losing track, Dad. Are you the judge now,
or the plaintiff's attorney, or what?
Why don't we let you two discuss? Lila.
-["Love Is All Around" playing] -[muffled chanting, shouting]
♪ Who could turn the world on with her smile♪
♪ Who can take a nothing day♪
♪ Suddenly make it just seem worthwhile♪
♪ Well, it's you, girl♪
-♪ And you should know it♪ -OFFICER: Clear back
from the street!
-Protestors will be arrested! -♪ With each glance...♪
-Where you going, ma'am? -Oh, 840 North Dearborn,
22nd floor. Work.
One second.
♪ No need to waste it...♪
-Diane Lockhart. -Ri'Chard Lane.
Good morning!
Oh. What?
Good-good morning to you.
Oh. Your suit feels amazing. What is it?
-Expensive. -[laughs]
You have a sunflower.
I do. Would you like it?
Uh, no, no. It looks good on you.
Oh, well, let's trade. Here.
Go ahead. Just stay to the middle of the street.
They told me you were serious, Diane.
You don't seem that serious.
Who told you I was serious?
Well, I don't think they meant it in a bad way.
I think they meant, um, formal.
-[laughs] -OFFICER: We will be firing tear gas!
I've just had a near-death experience, Ri'Chard,
and it looks like the world is ending out here,
so what's there to be formal about?
♪ No need to waste it...♪
Let me ask you, Diane.
Is Liz trying to get you to team up against me?
♪ You're gonna make it...♪
Team up? With-with what?
Well, I know she's worried
about being challenged for the top spot,
but we're in this together.
In what?
Rebuilding her father's legacy.
[laughs]
[snorts] Oh. [laughs]
-What are we laughing about? -Oh, no, no.
We're not laughing. I'm laughing. [laughs]
I just realized that I just may have the most power
[laughing]: because I don't have any power.
[laughs]
♪ Don't you take it...♪
Good.
Let's just keep talking.
Uh, power is all a game of numbers.
Numbers?
I was just thinking about numbers.
I was never good at math.
You know? Numbers-- hmm-- they eluded me.
-You're a funny one. -[laughs softly]
-Here, take your flower back. -Okay.
[sighs] Your Honor, whatever we think
about Israel's right to exist...
It's not about Israel's right to exist.
It's about security for Lila, her band,
her aged mother who travels with her.
-She doesn't have an aged mother. -The fuck she doesn't.
Your Honor, security is a real concern for my client.
Ow!
Keep going. Ignore all distractions.
We believe the plaintiff may have been
less than candid in his assurances.
-Stop doing that. -Not "we believe," not "may have been."
How many mistakes can you fit into one sentence?
And stand up straight, for Chrissakes!
Pretend you know what you're talking about.
[laughing]: Oh, my God.
Is this what my childhood was like?
No. Because I was never home.
Ah, so this is making up for lost time?
-Oh, my God! [sighs] -Come on.
Judge is waiting.
My client is a professional singer,
but she's also a young woman who doesn't feel safe.
Better.
I was really looking forward to those tour dates.
I've played in Tel Aviv before.
Israel is just such a beautiful country.
In that case, why did you cancel your concert dates?
Well, I was concerned about security.
-[scoffs] -ELI: Your Honor,
can we please admonish the plaintiff's attorney
to not snort cynically?
Ms. Howard, hold it in, please. Please continue.
It's one thing for me to put myself in a dangerous situation,
but I'm responsible for everybody who tours with me,
so when I heard
about 400 rockets hitting Israel every day,
I knew that I had to cancel.
Did you say 400 a day?
-Yes, sir. -I have been
to the Holy Land more than once with my church group,
and there were no rockets falling from the sky.
-Israel is very safe. -Over ten days last year,
Your Honor, Palestinian militants launched
over 4,000 rockets into Israel.
That's what I was worried about, Your Honor.
ELI: It was the heaviest rocket attack
-in Tel Aviv's history. -Objection: counsel is testifying.
Both counsels are testifying.
Why don't we let the witness answer the question?
Ms. Royce is not an expert on Israel.
Yet here she is, making her own security assessment.
We would be happy to document the rocket attacks.
They were all over the news.
[quietly]: I always said you took after me.
I didn't realize how bad it was last year.
-[door opens] -JAY: I think
-Deandra's setting you up. -Aah.
So much for sisterhood.
You might not remember, but the court started
an on-camera pilot project back then.
What? So she's seen footage of the Matthews trial?
She's got all of it.
Well, what the hell does she want?
Uh...
Officer Tenny, did you have a search warrant
to enter the defendant's home?
-Yes, I did. -And is this the gun...
God, I was big as a house.
How did I stand up and sit down?
TENNY: Yes, it is.
And is this the ballistics report
on the bullet shells found at the crime scene?
-I was tougher then. -TENNY: Yes, ma'am.
-I sounded tougher. -Yes, I watched it all.
-You were fierce. -Mm. It's 'cause
Malcolm kept kicking me.
I was just really taking it out on the defense.
JAY: Here's the problem.
Your witness, Officer Tenny--
eight years later, there were allegations of misconduct.
He's had 12 convictions overturned so far.
Tenny doesn't matter.
No, this case was clear.
There was physical evidence.
There is right and wrong.
And there is truth.
Do not let the shiny objects distract you from the truth.
JAY: Are you still going to let her interview you?
-I don't know. -Remember,
she can edit it any way she wants.
And I think she wants a story.
And people doing good is not a story.
Do you have any idea how big a city Tel Aviv is, Ms. Royce?
Objection. Lila isn't here to answer trivia questions.
What point are you making, Ms. Howard?
Ms. Royce decided not to travel to Tel Aviv
after rocket attacks in 2021, rocket attacks
that killed no one.
While here she sits in Chicago,
where 800 people were murdered last year,
and protests are thundering
-right below our windows. -MARISSA: Objection, Your Honor.
Why do you even have a witness? Just let the counselor...
-Counsel is testifying. -GATTIS: Hold on, hold on.
I'll talk now.
Ask your question, Ms. Howard.
Why do you consider Tel Aviv dangerous,
but Chicago safe?
-Ms. Royce is required to be here. -You're suing her.
What is she supposed to do?
Can we just have one lawyer object
-over there? -AMY ANN: Do you write
your own tweets, Ms. Royce?
My own tweets? Yes.
AMY ANN: In fact, you're proud of it?
-Yes. -These are tweets from your fans
urging you to stop playing in Israel for political reasons.
Could you read that tweet there?
"I love you, Lila, but how can you accept apartheid in Israel?"
My fans can say whatever they want.
But you replied to that tweet, didn't you?
-[whispering]: Fuck. -Would you read your reply there?
Um, uh, "My fans mean everything to me.
"You make some good points.
I won't be going to Israel."
AMY ANN: You cancelled your Israeli tour
the next day, didn't you?
And not because of safety, Your Honor,
but because of her disapproval of Israel...
the land where Jesus will return.
Okay, we're stuck.
You don't think that'll look desperate,
going back to our first strategy?
Oh, it is desperate.
As with all desperate things in life,
we just have to sell it.
[Edith Piaf singing "La Vie En Rose" plays]
♪
[ringing]
Diane? [laughs] How are you?
Missing you. When are you coming home?
Your side of the bed is disappearing.
Ah, the NRA wants to take advantage of Ukraine.
Oh, how lovely.
You seem in a good mood.
I got my lips done.
What do you think?
What is that?
It's a filter. Hello, big boy.
Looks like a cartoon.
Whoa, you're a bandit.
How'd you do that?
I'm the host of this meeting.
I get to do anything I want.
How much have you had to drink tonight?
I haven't had anything to drink.
I'm just... [yowls]
Come on, cowboy.
Loosen your chaps. Come on.
Baaa. Baaa.
Okay.
-[bleating] -I think I need to come home.
Yes, you do. You need to come home right now.
-I'm waiting. -[Kurt's computer rings]
Oh, uh, my conference call is coming through.
I'll call you.
Oh.
♪
[inhales]
There you are.
So, wait a minute. You're changing your story, Ms. Royce?
I'm saying I was both worried about safety,
and I had ethical concerns about Israel.
But your views on Israel are a relatively recent development,
-aren't they? -MARISSA: Objection.
What difference does it make how recent they are?
Your Honor, may I speak?
Go ahead.
I know I'm not an expert on politics.
Music is my life, and for a long time,
I tried to keep politics out of it, but that was naive.
I have a platform,
and a platform-- it's a gift.
And I want to use it to make the world better.
Do you know 1 Peter 4:10, Your Honor?
-Mm. -Um...
"Each of you shall use whatever gifts you've received
to serve others."
I know that I might be late to some of these issues,
but that's all I was trying to do--
use the gifts I've received to serve others.
[quietly]: Did you feed her that line?
I take after you.
-Hello? -Hi. [laughs]
-Who are you? -Julius Cain, Liz's lawyer.
Oh, Liz, you don't need a lawyer.
Unfortunately, it is firm policy.
Before you continue filming, I was hoping we could clarify
a few things. The firm would like to know
exactly what it is you're after.
Uh, I don't understand.
Well, is your, uh, project actually
about Black female attorneys, or was that a lie?
It wasn't a lie.
Every documentary takes on a life of its own.
You look at the footage, it tells you what it wants to be.
Hmm. What does this one want to be?
I intended for this to be a film
about Black female attorneys, as I said.
But with the material I've gathered
concerning the Matthews case, it's become an investigation
of prosecutorial misconduct.
When were you going to tell me?
Today.
JULIUS: Well, that doesn't interest us.
Liz, if I were you, I would take the opportunity
to defend myself.
We've got a lot of evidence that doesn't look good.
[indistinct, chatter]
Diane Lockhart.
Eli Gold. I heard you were somewhere around here.
You're downstairs. What happened?
Oh, um, just a... a general reshuffling.
And I hear Peter Florrick's back in jail?
Another reshuffling?
Yeah. I don't think he's gonna come back from this one.
-And Alicia? -Oh, she's still in the law.
She started her own firm in New York. It's doing well.
You're not in touch with her?
No, no, that didn't end well.
You sound sad.
[sighs] I do, don't I?
That's-that's rather sudden.
[explosion outside]
-The world? -[shouting outside]
Yeah. Oh... [exhales]
It's hard to keep it out.
Eli, what is today's date?
It's September 15.
Why?
Wow. My mother died today.
Oh, my God. Diane, I'm so sorry.
No, I mean on this date.
20 years ago.
Yeah.
She was a funny lady. She, uh...
She...?
Diane?
Diane.
You okay?
Yes. Y-Yes.
I'm just trying to see my life from another perspective,
and I... uh, I think I'm seeing it.
How does it look?
Small.
I'm needed in court.
Oh, yeah. Thank you for-for stopping by, Eli.
Yeah.
[phone buzzing]
Oh.
Hi, Doctor. Thank you for returning my call.
Um, I...
seem to be having an issue.
What kind of an issue? Something with the medication?
AMY ANN: Plaintiff would like to introduce into evidence
Ms. Royce's upcoming tour dates.
Can you confirm that this is your schedule?
-Where did you get this? -Can you confirm it?
I don't memorize my schedule.
Can you at least confirm that, so far as you know,
you will be performing in China?
In Shanghai, Beijing and Xi'an?
MARISSA: Objection. Again, relevance.
This case is about concert dates in Tel Aviv, not in Shanghai.
The question goes to the scope of Ms. Royce's moral qualms.
Overruled. The witness may answer.
Are you playing concerts in China?
I think so. Haven't announced the tour dates yet.
How is it you have moral objections to Israel,
but not to China, Ms. Royce?
Because China doesn't oppress Palestinians!
Do they?
AMY ANN: Are you aware that China has placed
over one million Muslims in concentration camps?
-What? -Did you know that the Chinese government
has viciously cracked down on democracy activists
-in Hong Kong? -I was really not aware.
AMY ANN: How is it you're outraged by Israel,
the only democracy in the Middle East,
but totally comfortable with authoritarian China?
Your Honor, we move for a recess to confer with our client.
To coach your client, more like.
-Objection. -This is the first
I've heard of these concert dates.
I'd like to confirm them before this line
of questioning proceeds any further.
Ms. Royce herself says the dates haven't even been announced yet.
AMY ANN: Maybe Ms. Royce held off announcing
her China concerts because she knows
they make her look like a hypocrite.
All right, Ms. Howard, you've made your point.
We'll return tomorrow.
So, she canceled Israel, but she's still going to China?
Look, we just need to confirm if these dates are true.
Seems pretty hypocritical to me. Hmm.
Well, what country doesn't have some corruption?
Where are artists supposed to perform? Not in Florida.
-Guys, I just need confirmation. -DEVIN: But China? Come on.
It's genocide. The Uyghurs are being forcibly sterilized.
When did Lila become so political anyway?
-DEVIN: Right. -LUCY: Israel's occupation of Palestine
is directly connected to money and power in this country.
-DEVIN: Oh, my God. -LEAH: Look, the point is that
-Jews have a lot of power and money. -Seriously?
-Okay. What? -DEVIN: Oh, my God.
How are you doing on those Protocols of Zion?
-Thank you! -LEAH: Okay, well, then, so,
why don't you guys prove that it's not true?
-Oh, my God. -Don't get me started on
-Black-Jewish relations. -Excuse me?
-What? -Jewish people played a big role in civil rights.
-You got to give 'em that. -And funded the slave trade.
-What? -And what about the Crown Heights Riot?
DEVIN: Forced labor! One million Uyghurs being forced
-to pick cotton. -Cotton?
-That is not true! -It is. Look online.
Okay. Thank you, guys.
I think I've got this.
Uh, can I take the case when you're done?
The Lila case. Can I take it?
What are you talking about?
Oh. Uh, nothing.
Maybe you didn't...
Nothing.
I'm still not finding anything.
I think I'd better call Lila's manager.
What's going on, Dad?
I'm just checking to see if those Chinese dates were real.
No. An associate just asked if she could have the case
once I'm off it. What's that mean?
[clears throat]
Julius said that your Judge Wackner stuff
put you in a bad position with the firm.
-"My" Judge Wackner... -They're looking for an excuse
to dump you, so we've got to keep pushing forward with this.
Oh, my God. I've been a lawyer for a week, and I've been fired.
You're not fired. You're-you're...
you're a new lawyer. You're... you're learning.
[cries]
Oh, baby.
[sighs]
I'm just tired. I really want to be good at this.
-You aregood at it. -[sighs]
It's just so hard.
-Hmm. -[sniffles]
I'm going to tell you something
I first told you in the third grade.
Life is hard
because people are assholes.
-[Marissa laughs] -[Eli laughs]
Ms. Minton, I have no patience left for games.
Exactly what kind of evidence do you think you have
with this Matthews case?
The friendship bracelet. Found in the hallway.
The issue was never resolved at the time. It's a huge
-question mark. -JULIUS: That sounds like
a low-rent game of Clue. Is that all you have?
Officer Tenny. Did you know he was corrupt at the time?
-Of course not. -Someone's suggesting you did know.
From an interview I did with a coworker of yours.
I told Liz.
I felt I had to warn her about Tenny--
that he had a bad reputation.
Did he? Warn you?
Hello, Brian.
I knew I shouldn't have talked to that girl.
You totally threw me under the bus.
-I didn't, I swear. -Telling her
that I knew that Officer Tenny was corrupt?
That-That's not what I said.
Not exactly. But come on, Liz.
We talked about how sketchy Tenny was back then.
-And we were right. -But we didn't know.
Otherwise, we would have never have used him.
That's what I said in my interview.
We knew the evidence was strong.
Our case was good. I told her you would never play dirty.
You never did.
You said that?
Of course I did. It's the truth.
Yeah. Well, I don't think she's going to use that part.
I'm sorry.
I would never do anything to hurt you intentionally.
Just unintentionally.
Hey, you got out.
You run a big firm now.
Okay.
Then you need to get me access to that old case file.
I don't know.
Brian! You owe me.
Of course we arranged a concert in China. A goodwill concert.
Art and music are the best way to bring people together.
Is this contract ironclad?
-Is there no exception for moral qualms? -No!
But even if there were, we don't want out of this.
Lila has 13 million more fans in China.
Well, she can't play China if we're claiming
she has moral objections to Israel.
BO: Of course she can. Just 'cause Lila
doesn't like one injustice doesn't mean
she has to hate all injustice.
-China is worse than Israel. -That's your perspective.
Lila, have you heard about the concentration camps?
Hold on. You're her lawyers, not her guardian angels.
We can't win this unless we are consistent.
Lila brings a message of peace with her.
You want her to negate a third of her audience?
Lila, this is all just about making money in China.
No, not money. People don't make money in China.
People make fortunes in China.
So money cleanses everything? Is that it?
No. Money only cleanses everything if it's enough money.
[large explosion]
Look, China's bad.
So is Israel. So is America.
We're all on the same page, and Lila's an artist.
So... let her sing her truth.
Objection, Your Honor!
Misstates the evidence and lacks a question.
Memory is weird.
You see his smile?
When I saw that, it all came back.
-What did? -The other cops,
including the one that I was married to at the time--
they all talked about Tenny.
Well, there's always talk.
Yeah, but what if...
What if I brushed it all off
because I needed the police to do their job
so that I could succeed at mine?
Liz, you can't attack your younger self
with information that y-you're only getting now.
If I did that, I'd never get out of bed.
-He was corrupt. -[helicopter whirring]
Well, did you know that then?
Or does it only feel like you should have?
Oh, 'cause... What do I do?
Do I... do I continue this interview, or do I stop?
LILA: What's up, Lila-ites?
I'm just wondering, like, why are people so mean?
I just read some really triggering posts about China,
about the Uyghurs and a tennis player and some actors.
And I'm just feeling like...
we need to do better.
Love you all. Peace and love.
We did not know, Bo.
Fuck you. It doesn't matter if you knew. You made her do this.
Your girl posted that video on her own.
We were not consulted, we did not advise.
Did you not think of having a conversation
regarding the subject?
-What subject? China? -Yes! China!
You don't like the way the Israelis treat the Palestinians,
the way the Serbs treat the Croats, or the way
the Eskimos treat the baby fucking seals,
blow off those dates, but do not...
do not fuck with China!
But did it not bother you, never finding out
who the owner of that friendship bracelet was?
That person was potentially another suspect.
There was never anything that suggested
that the bracelet had anything to do
-with Stephen Matthews or the murder. -But it did
suggest someone else might've been present at some point.
In a hallway in an apartment building. Entirely possible.
So there are unanswered questions.
Deandra, what are you doing?
-I'm trying to find the truth. -No, you're not.
You're not,
because if the truth
really mattered to you, you wouldn't have
lied to me when you first got here--
calling me a role model and using
our sorority sisterhood bonds so that you could get me
to lower my guard so that you could do to me
-what they've been doing to Kamala. -Look, I admit
I didn't share everything with you,
but sometimes, justice requires you...
You are not here for justice.
You're here about entertainment, and you know how I know?
Because we're not even talking about Officer Tenny
and whether he lied.
Because you're so fixated on a fucking friendship bracelet
that was found 50 feet from the crime scene,
even though there was a mountain of evidence
right at the suspect's feet.
Why? Because it's visual.
Because you want the audience to think
that you found something that everybody else overlooked.
So, congratulations. You found QAnon.
-Can I talk now? -You know, you're a very smart young woman,
and you could do a lot of good in this world.
But you're not doing the truth.
The phone call that didn't get connected,
or-or the dog that barked a mile away--
all of these are irrelevant.
Life is filled with irrelevant shit.
But you-- you're trying to shove it all together
to make us believe
that someone that the jury found guilty was wrongly convicted.
You know, I-I would actually have more respect for you
if you thought you were righting a wrong.
-I am. I... -No, you're not.
Because if you were,
you wouldn't be fixated on all the visual pieces of evidence.
So you know what?
Here's the old case file.
Read it,
review it,
and then we'll talk.
Don't steal from me.
Okay.
Um, can you tell me how I'm stealing from you?
You are not Carmen's mentor. I am.
I was just noticing how little
-you and Carmen care for each other. -I work
with a lot of people that I don't necessarily care for.
-Back off. -My mistake.
I am officially backing the fuck off.
You know, we need to figure out how we're gonna work together.
Please.
[chuckles]
Oh, yeah, my mom used to make Pie Crust Cookies, too.
Yeah?
Have one.
Thank you.
Hmm-mm.
No. These are store-bought.
No, they are not.
You cannot fake your way through this. These are store-bought.
Uh, can you step out a sec?
How do we work together?
By being truthful.
And how do we do that?
Don't treat me like an idiot.
I can see right through you.
Being partners is a numbers game.
So, don't go after Diane, I am Carmen's mentor,
and you can have your 15 associates, and that's it.
Okay.
-Let's pray. -Oh, yes. Dear Lord,
Father God, dear Lord, help us
to work together to bring this firm to even greater success.
Dear Lord, help Ri'Chard to know his place.
And help him to see that I am not the enemy.
And, dear Lord, help us to work together
that we may advance Your will.
In Jesus' name we pray.
-Amen. -Amen.
Now don't fuck with me.
[door closes]
[sighs]
We represent Lila Royce's record label.
Are you her responsible attorneys?
-Actually... -What do you want?
We need Lila to make a formal apology
to the Chinese people.
-That's not gonna happen. -We'll provide the text.
Any changes to the text will have to be approved in advance.
Did you not hear what she just said?
SIMON: I did. Said apology
will be prerecorded on video
and played across all platforms currently authorized
by the Chinese government.
What's the gist of this apology?
That her recent statements
demonstrated a lack of understanding
regarding China's ethnic minorities,
a lack of understanding common in former colonial powers.
That she has come to understand that the government of China
is acting in the best interests of all its citizens
and supports a spirit of friendship
with the West while rejecting any attempt
to interfere with internal Chinese policies.
-That's total bullshit. -Should she refuse
to deliver this apology,
her recording contract will be renewed
per the one-way option currently held by the label,
but no recordings will be either made or released.
She will be prevented from signing with any other label
for a period of 11 years.
I guess you don't mind getting sued, do you?
[scoffs] Not a bit.
Lila will never do it. She's got her principles,
and she won't be bullied...
What's up, Lila-ites? [sighs heavily]
I was a bit too hasty with my last post.
I did a little more research,
and I've fallen in love with China again.
I love the people, I love the history,
and I love the fans,
which is why I will be performing in China,
the most beautiful country in the world.
[speaking Mandarin]
[sirens blaring outside]
[helicopter whirring]
-[distant explosion] -[car alarm blaring]
My little girl, a counselor-at-law.
Who didn't win.
Your client was happy. That's all that matters.
[sighs] I suppose it's appropriate
that a case involving Israel ended in a settlement.
[Eli chuckles]
I know I was tough on you, but...
listen, I was very impressed with how you handled yourself.
Dad, you don't have to say something just to be nice.
When did I ever do that?
You're a damn good lawyer, Marissa.
So good, I'd like to hire you.
What?
I'd like you to join my legal team.
For what?
Some little matter I have to deal with.
A-A campaign thing. Uh...
I'm being indicted for fraud.
-That's what this was all about? -There was
the possibility you might be subpoenaed,
but now that you're my lawyer, you can't be.
-Oh, my God. And I thought you were real. -I am real.
You just did this so that I couldn't be subpoenaed?
Marissa... you matter to me.
No, I don't. My testimony matters to you.
-We're family, baby. -When you need me.
Well, it's a good thing I always need you.
See you tomorrow, babe.
Babe?
-[sirens wailing outside] -And the-the expression
on her face when I told her to read the damn file.
[chuckles] I'm not gonna lie.
That felt good.
[chuckles] Here's to saving the world
-from one more lousy documentary. -Yeah.
LIZ: Mm.
[distant fire truck horn blaring]
Are you all right?
[Diane sighs]
My mother died at my age.
Well, then, she died young.
I'd forgotten she was my age until this morning,
and now I can't get the thought out of my head.
LIZ: Mm.
No one said she died young.
Well, but "young" and "old" don't mean the same thing
that they used to.
And-and nobody is younger than Diane Lockhart.
[loud, indistinct shouting outside]
Diane?
God, I just remembered I'm not supposed to drink.
Why?
I'm on medication.
Are you dizzy?
No.
Okay.
I got to go home.
[indistinct shouting outside]
[shouting outside continues]
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