1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,456 Previously on "All Rise"... 2 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:03,226 Lola Carmichael's upcoming tenure 3 00:00:03,250 --> 00:00:05,337 as L.A. County's newest Superior Court judge. 4 00:00:05,361 --> 00:00:07,612 Shut up. You brought that woman into this courtroom... 5 00:00:07,637 --> 00:00:08,914 Hey! Hey! 6 00:00:08,938 --> 00:00:10,366 Hey. 7 00:00:10,390 --> 00:00:12,034 It's so weird... "Thanks for shooting someone," but... 8 00:00:12,058 --> 00:00:13,252 It's part of the job. 9 00:00:13,276 --> 00:00:15,121 Rule number 1... avoid trials. 10 00:00:15,145 --> 00:00:16,672 With any luck, we'll get some plea deals 11 00:00:16,696 --> 00:00:18,124 and live to fight another day. 12 00:00:18,148 --> 00:00:20,176 - And where does justice fit in? - Close second. 13 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,262 I cannot accept any plea, given what I know. 14 00:00:23,286 --> 00:00:24,880 We're going to trial. 15 00:00:24,904 --> 00:00:26,465 It is on the record 16 00:00:26,489 --> 00:00:28,730 that my dad was a grifter who fixed races, 17 00:00:28,755 --> 00:00:29,871 ran poker games. 18 00:00:40,754 --> 00:00:42,698 Please remove your belt, shoes... 19 00:00:42,722 --> 00:00:44,700 - Take something for it. - No, I'm fine. 20 00:00:44,724 --> 00:00:46,819 - Sleep is important. - Not as important as my clients. 21 00:00:46,843 --> 00:00:49,288 You're not sleeping because your apartment has turned on you. 22 00:00:49,312 --> 00:00:50,956 My apartment has not turned on me. 23 00:00:50,980 --> 00:00:51,991 What would you call it, then? 24 00:00:52,015 --> 00:00:54,043 - Insomnia. - Because it turned on you. 25 00:00:54,067 --> 00:00:55,378 No, I... No. It's... 26 00:00:55,402 --> 00:00:57,580 No, I can't get comfortable. 27 00:00:57,604 --> 00:00:59,665 I just... I thought, with Joe finally gone-gone, 28 00:00:59,689 --> 00:01:01,801 that I'd be able to relax, read. 29 00:01:01,825 --> 00:01:03,336 Emily, buy some new furniture, 30 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:04,754 slap some fresh paint on the walls, 31 00:01:04,778 --> 00:01:05,838 buy a bread maker. 32 00:01:05,862 --> 00:01:06,839 None of that will help me sleep. 33 00:01:06,863 --> 00:01:08,391 Okay, so then knock out a wall. 34 00:01:08,415 --> 00:01:09,483 - Hmm. - Knock out two walls. 35 00:01:09,507 --> 00:01:10,893 I've got a sledgehammer. 36 00:01:10,917 --> 00:01:12,561 I'll bring it over, 37 00:01:12,585 --> 00:01:13,679 open a bottle of wine. 38 00:01:13,703 --> 00:01:16,065 You have no idea. It will feel so good. 39 00:01:16,089 --> 00:01:17,254 You'll sleep like a baby. 40 00:01:17,278 --> 00:01:18,794 Amongst the rubble? 41 00:01:18,818 --> 00:01:21,570 You know one of the things I love about being a judge? 42 00:01:21,594 --> 00:01:23,072 - Guess. - Private parking. 43 00:01:23,096 --> 00:01:24,323 - Nope. - Your own bathroom. 44 00:01:24,347 --> 00:01:25,241 Recess. 45 00:01:25,265 --> 00:01:26,505 You love recess? 46 00:01:26,529 --> 00:01:28,277 No, I love saying it. 47 00:01:28,301 --> 00:01:30,913 It's like I'm a kid again and I'm up there 48 00:01:30,937 --> 00:01:32,331 and I'm dressed as a judge 49 00:01:32,355 --> 00:01:33,783 and I get to decide when recess is. 50 00:01:33,807 --> 00:01:35,977 Lola, you're not dressed up as a judge. 51 00:01:36,001 --> 00:01:38,141 You actually are a Superior Court judge. 52 00:01:38,165 --> 00:01:39,922 I need to pee. Recess. 53 00:01:39,946 --> 00:01:41,924 I need time to think. Recess. 54 00:01:41,948 --> 00:01:43,042 You know what I can't believe? 55 00:01:43,066 --> 00:01:45,127 The Clippers got Kawhi! Ha! 56 00:01:45,151 --> 00:01:46,494 LeBron is still my guy. 57 00:01:46,518 --> 00:01:47,956 I feel so sad for you. 58 00:01:47,980 --> 00:01:50,216 I need a new mattress. I know that. 59 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:51,634 Something fresh with no lingering, 60 00:01:51,658 --> 00:01:52,852 you know, indentations. 61 00:01:52,876 --> 00:01:53,969 I love a new mattress. 62 00:01:53,993 --> 00:01:55,104 You know what I really need? 63 00:01:55,128 --> 00:01:56,605 I need to be by myself. I love it. 64 00:01:56,629 --> 00:01:58,474 I need to know what being by myself feels like. 65 00:01:58,498 --> 00:01:59,809 But not for too long, Em. 66 00:01:59,833 --> 00:02:01,236 Right now I need to get ready for my trial. 67 00:02:01,260 --> 00:02:03,896 These things need a time limit. 68 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,232 How's your dad? Have you spoken to him yet? 69 00:02:06,256 --> 00:02:07,913 Since I punched him? No. 70 00:02:07,937 --> 00:02:09,618 Mark, he's your father. 71 00:02:09,642 --> 00:02:11,070 That's how it goes with me and Vic. 72 00:02:11,094 --> 00:02:13,072 Punch each other in the face every 10 years and then... 73 00:02:13,096 --> 00:02:15,324 - Recess. - Exactly. 74 00:02:15,348 --> 00:02:16,763 Hmm. How's it going with the old guard? 75 00:02:16,787 --> 00:02:19,385 Honestly, I think I'm winning them over. 76 00:02:19,409 --> 00:02:20,735 Hold that. 77 00:02:23,857 --> 00:02:25,251 You got this? 78 00:02:25,275 --> 00:02:26,335 Got to get to trial. 79 00:02:26,359 --> 00:02:28,217 Go good. 80 00:02:32,248 --> 00:02:34,727 We need to talk unauthorized furniture. 81 00:02:34,751 --> 00:02:36,262 Good morning, Sherri. 82 00:02:36,286 --> 00:02:39,064 This is a perfectly good bookcase. 83 00:02:39,088 --> 00:02:40,433 For "Game of Thrones." 84 00:02:40,457 --> 00:02:42,234 I'm sure someone around here will want it. 85 00:02:42,258 --> 00:02:43,456 - Your Honor... - Call me Lola. 86 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:44,546 Never gonna happen. 87 00:02:44,570 --> 00:02:46,115 Let's give it a try. It's a fun name to say. 88 00:02:46,139 --> 00:02:47,773 Good morning, Sherri. Good morning... 89 00:02:47,797 --> 00:02:48,774 Your Honor. 90 00:02:48,798 --> 00:02:49,909 First up, 91 00:02:49,933 --> 00:02:51,160 - grocery store trial... assault. - Right. 92 00:02:51,184 --> 00:02:53,028 Judicial assistants need to maintain 93 00:02:53,052 --> 00:02:54,747 a respectful distance from their judge, 94 00:02:54,771 --> 00:02:57,583 thus protecting the important hierarchical traditions 95 00:02:57,607 --> 00:02:59,173 without which the system would collapse 96 00:02:59,197 --> 00:03:01,036 into chaos and muddy muck. 97 00:03:01,060 --> 00:03:03,339 Keep moving things forward, Your Honor. 98 00:03:03,363 --> 00:03:05,708 Our calendar is a mess. We're behind. 99 00:03:05,732 --> 00:03:07,626 I've had to push cases to other judges, 100 00:03:07,650 --> 00:03:09,378 - and they don't like it. - No kidding. 101 00:03:09,402 --> 00:03:11,009 I had to ride in the elevator alone. 102 00:03:11,033 --> 00:03:14,183 Be ruthless. Don't tolerate dawdling. 103 00:03:14,207 --> 00:03:15,718 Or backtalk. 104 00:03:15,742 --> 00:03:18,354 No backtalk. Understood. 105 00:03:23,249 --> 00:03:24,527 That's a total fabrication. 106 00:03:24,551 --> 00:03:25,945 It's just not true. 107 00:03:25,969 --> 00:03:27,396 They attacked me. 108 00:03:27,420 --> 00:03:29,615 They claim I was threatening, that I attacked them. 109 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,116 I was just trying not to get hurt. 110 00:03:31,140 --> 00:03:32,952 And yet, despite the fact 111 00:03:32,976 --> 00:03:34,737 that you clearly posed no threat 112 00:03:34,761 --> 00:03:36,634 and that, according to the police report, 113 00:03:36,658 --> 00:03:39,458 the grocery store security guard sustained zero injuries, 114 00:03:39,482 --> 00:03:42,411 somehow you're the one who's been charged with felony assault. 115 00:03:42,435 --> 00:03:43,996 Objection. Is there a question? 116 00:03:44,020 --> 00:03:45,798 Ms. Lopez, is there a question? 117 00:03:45,822 --> 00:03:47,627 Why were you in the store that day? 118 00:03:47,651 --> 00:03:49,431 Are you familiar with the term "food desert"? 119 00:03:49,455 --> 00:03:51,061 - I am, but why don't you tell the court? - Objection, Your Honor! 120 00:03:51,085 --> 00:03:52,388 Overruled. Go ahead, Mr. Guerra. 121 00:03:52,412 --> 00:03:56,225 It's an urban area with no access to good quality fresh food. 122 00:03:56,249 --> 00:03:58,406 The customers around this store are poor, 123 00:03:58,430 --> 00:04:01,096 many elderly so they can't afford to go somewhere else, 124 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,315 and this store routinely stocks tainted meat, 125 00:04:03,339 --> 00:04:04,517 expired dairy. 126 00:04:04,541 --> 00:04:05,818 Your Honor, this is an assault charge, 127 00:04:05,842 --> 00:04:07,820 not a seminar on urban food issues. 128 00:04:07,844 --> 00:04:09,188 Duly noted. Counsel, continue. 129 00:04:09,212 --> 00:04:11,240 - Mr. Guerra. - We were gathering data. 130 00:04:11,264 --> 00:04:13,108 We work for a neighborhood action group... 131 00:04:16,436 --> 00:04:17,657 We were monitoring... 132 00:04:19,522 --> 00:04:22,117 the best "before" dates and taking pictures of the spoiled food 133 00:04:22,141 --> 00:04:24,078 and placing warning stickers on it. 134 00:04:24,102 --> 00:04:25,921 ICE. 135 00:04:25,945 --> 00:04:27,590 And the manager knew that. 136 00:04:27,614 --> 00:04:29,291 And he sent the security guards 137 00:04:29,315 --> 00:04:30,504 to intimidate us. 138 00:04:31,568 --> 00:04:33,178 Mr. Guerra, is everything okay? 139 00:04:33,202 --> 00:04:34,547 I'm not sure, Your Honor. I... 140 00:04:35,050 --> 00:04:36,966 Excuse me, sir, man in the black coat, 141 00:04:36,990 --> 00:04:38,467 stand up, please. 142 00:04:38,491 --> 00:04:40,135 I think you'd better identify yourself. 143 00:04:40,159 --> 00:04:41,387 Sal Soto, ma'am. 144 00:04:41,411 --> 00:04:43,472 Purpose of your presence today, Mr. Soto? 145 00:04:43,496 --> 00:04:46,275 I work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 146 00:04:46,299 --> 00:04:48,277 ICE. Seriously? 147 00:04:48,301 --> 00:04:49,445 Didn't you get the memo? 148 00:04:49,469 --> 00:04:50,863 You are not supposed to be in here, sir. 149 00:04:50,887 --> 00:04:52,364 Your Honor... 150 00:04:52,388 --> 00:04:53,532 Bailiff! 151 00:04:53,556 --> 00:04:56,068 Whoa! 152 00:04:56,092 --> 00:04:59,204 No! This is a restricted area! 153 00:05:00,847 --> 00:05:02,458 Hey! 154 00:05:02,482 --> 00:05:04,543 Stand... Hey! 155 00:05:04,567 --> 00:05:06,662 - Hey! - Nowhere to run. 156 00:05:06,686 --> 00:05:07,713 There's nowhere else to go. 157 00:05:07,737 --> 00:05:09,186 - It do... Uhh! - Back! 158 00:05:10,773 --> 00:05:11,920 You stop! 159 00:05:13,910 --> 00:05:16,911 No! I said stop! 160 00:05:19,832 --> 00:05:22,144 Mr. Guerra, you need to stop running now! 161 00:05:22,168 --> 00:05:24,013 I can't go back! I can't go back! 162 00:05:24,037 --> 00:05:25,848 On your knees! Hands behind your head. 163 00:05:25,872 --> 00:05:27,816 If you let them take him back to Nicaragua, he'll die. 164 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:29,834 Kimani, take a breath. You do not want to get arrested. 165 00:05:29,858 --> 00:05:31,236 Bailiff, you need to keep him in the building. 166 00:05:31,260 --> 00:05:33,689 He still has rights. 167 00:05:33,713 --> 00:05:34,940 Hey! Listen up! 168 00:05:34,964 --> 00:05:36,358 This is still my house, 169 00:05:36,382 --> 00:05:37,693 and we play by my rules, 170 00:05:37,717 --> 00:05:38,661 and my rules say... 171 00:05:38,685 --> 00:05:41,352 - The federal government... - No backtalk! 172 00:05:42,138 --> 00:05:44,333 This young man deserves his day in court, 173 00:05:44,357 --> 00:05:45,898 and I intend to give it to him. 174 00:05:45,922 --> 00:05:47,369 Put Mr. Guerra in holding 175 00:05:47,393 --> 00:05:49,505 so Ms. Lopez can speak with her client 176 00:05:49,529 --> 00:05:50,506 privately. 177 00:05:50,530 --> 00:05:51,840 It's okay, baby, it's okay. 178 00:05:51,864 --> 00:05:53,459 - We're gonna figure this out. - I know. I'm sorry. 179 00:05:53,483 --> 00:05:54,649 I love you. 180 00:05:57,153 --> 00:05:58,736 Recess! 181 00:05:58,753 --> 00:06:02,487 Synced & corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com 182 00:06:03,647 --> 00:06:05,175 ICE is in your courtroom. 183 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:06,510 Walked right in like he owned it 184 00:06:06,534 --> 00:06:08,595 in the middle of the defense presenting her case. 185 00:06:08,619 --> 00:06:09,846 The governor signed a bill last year. 186 00:06:09,870 --> 00:06:11,047 I thought we won this battle. 187 00:06:11,071 --> 00:06:12,287 We did. 188 00:06:13,157 --> 00:06:16,186 Hey, I need to talk to the L.A. County Sheriff. 189 00:06:16,210 --> 00:06:17,554 He's not gonna take the call, 190 00:06:17,578 --> 00:06:20,023 so you just have to threaten him a little. Thanks, 191 00:06:20,047 --> 00:06:21,591 What are the charges? 192 00:06:21,615 --> 00:06:23,860 Felony assault. First offense. No warrants out on the accused. 193 00:06:23,884 --> 00:06:25,028 He's undocumented. 194 00:06:25,052 --> 00:06:26,446 From Nicaragua. It's in his file. 195 00:06:26,470 --> 00:06:28,565 This doesn't make any sense. 196 00:06:28,589 --> 00:06:30,033 How did ICE even know he was there? 197 00:06:30,057 --> 00:06:31,451 Somebody tipped them off. 198 00:06:31,475 --> 00:06:32,819 Or they're planning something bigger 199 00:06:32,843 --> 00:06:34,204 and are softening the ground 200 00:06:34,228 --> 00:06:35,655 with the least experienced judge in the building. 201 00:06:35,679 --> 00:06:37,207 Where's the defendant now? 202 00:06:37,231 --> 00:06:38,708 Courtroom holding. We're in recess. 203 00:06:38,732 --> 00:06:39,993 Judge Carmichael, 204 00:06:40,017 --> 00:06:43,213 your court is now a legal and political minefield. 205 00:06:43,237 --> 00:06:45,165 Please endeavor not to blow anything up 206 00:06:45,189 --> 00:06:46,583 until I can get some answers. 207 00:06:46,607 --> 00:06:48,135 Got it. Don't blow anything up. 208 00:06:48,159 --> 00:06:49,916 How exactly do I do that? 209 00:06:49,940 --> 00:06:52,088 Remain impartial. And don't let any of this 210 00:06:52,112 --> 00:06:54,257 affect the outcome of the defendant's trial. 211 00:06:54,281 --> 00:06:55,559 In other words, 212 00:06:56,054 --> 00:06:57,644 get your house in order. 213 00:06:57,668 --> 00:07:00,896 Sheriff, Supervising Judge Benner. It's been a while. 214 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,767 I'm a valet parking attendant. 215 00:07:03,791 --> 00:07:07,437 I was at work. I work at Bestia on 7th. 216 00:07:07,461 --> 00:07:08,655 Bestia is so good. 217 00:07:08,679 --> 00:07:11,158 And what did you witness at 10:34 p.m.? 218 00:07:11,182 --> 00:07:13,109 I had just brought a Tesla Roadster around. 219 00:07:13,133 --> 00:07:14,911 The customer was inside. 220 00:07:14,935 --> 00:07:16,987 When I exited the vehicle, 221 00:07:17,011 --> 00:07:18,865 a young woman approached suddenly, 222 00:07:18,889 --> 00:07:21,451 got in, and drove away. She stole it. 223 00:07:21,475 --> 00:07:23,969 And do you see that young woman in this courtroom today? 224 00:07:29,450 --> 00:07:31,344 No, sir, I do not. 225 00:07:31,368 --> 00:07:32,671 Excuse me? 226 00:07:32,695 --> 00:07:33,898 No, sir, I do not. 227 00:07:33,922 --> 00:07:35,632 Mr. Kothari, you testified 228 00:07:35,656 --> 00:07:37,017 in a preliminary hearing under oath... 229 00:07:37,041 --> 00:07:38,101 I was mistaken. 230 00:07:38,125 --> 00:07:39,442 I identified the wrong woman. 231 00:07:40,544 --> 00:07:42,889 Okay. Let's go back over this 232 00:07:42,913 --> 00:07:44,558 because mistakes can be costly. 233 00:07:44,582 --> 00:07:46,943 You gave a detailed description to the police. 234 00:07:46,967 --> 00:07:48,111 I was mistaken. 235 00:07:48,135 --> 00:07:49,729 You picked her out of a police lineup. 236 00:07:49,753 --> 00:07:52,148 I was mistaken. I identified the wrong woman. 237 00:07:52,172 --> 00:07:53,533 Let me remind you, Mr. Kothari, 238 00:07:53,557 --> 00:07:54,951 that perjury is a criminal offense. 239 00:07:54,975 --> 00:07:57,233 Deputy District Attorney Callan, knock it off. 240 00:07:57,257 --> 00:07:58,622 The witness answered the question. 241 00:08:07,938 --> 00:08:09,916 Anything further, counselor? 242 00:08:09,940 --> 00:08:11,468 No, Your Honor. Nothing further. 243 00:08:11,492 --> 00:08:13,525 Witness may step down. 244 00:08:16,363 --> 00:08:18,697 No other witnesses, Mr. Callan? 245 00:08:19,833 --> 00:08:20,977 The state rests, Your Honor. 246 00:08:21,001 --> 00:08:23,013 Your Honor, motion to dismiss. 247 00:08:23,037 --> 00:08:24,981 Penal Code 1118.1 248 00:08:25,005 --> 00:08:26,983 The People have failed to show any evidence 249 00:08:27,007 --> 00:08:28,902 my client committed the charged offense. 250 00:08:28,926 --> 00:08:31,060 Granted. Case is dismissed. 251 00:08:31,084 --> 00:08:32,656 Defendant's discharged. 252 00:08:32,680 --> 00:08:34,357 Adjourned. 253 00:08:50,648 --> 00:08:53,209 Mr. Lambert, hey, quick question. 254 00:08:53,233 --> 00:08:54,628 How much does a witness cost? 255 00:08:54,652 --> 00:08:56,012 - Excuse me? - More than a good tip 256 00:08:56,036 --> 00:08:57,130 at the Wilshire Country Club 257 00:08:57,154 --> 00:08:58,131 and not as much as an appeal? 258 00:08:58,155 --> 00:08:59,683 - Hey, easy. - You paid that witness 259 00:08:59,707 --> 00:09:02,043 - to change his story. - That's absurd. Maia! 260 00:09:02,067 --> 00:09:04,020 The bribery of a witness carries serious time 261 00:09:04,044 --> 00:09:05,055 in state prison, Mr. Lambert. 262 00:09:05,079 --> 00:09:06,856 Mm-hmm. Talk to my lawyer, 263 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,081 the one that beat you in court. 264 00:09:10,428 --> 00:09:11,778 I did just kick your ass. 265 00:09:11,802 --> 00:09:13,446 I'm not letting this go, Amy. 266 00:09:13,470 --> 00:09:14,898 It was good to see you, Mark. 267 00:09:18,892 --> 00:09:20,997 I've got calls into our office 268 00:09:21,021 --> 00:09:22,284 to get an immigration attorney, 269 00:09:22,308 --> 00:09:24,407 but I can't tell you when they're gonna get back to us. 270 00:09:24,431 --> 00:09:26,076 The backlog is insane, 271 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:27,794 and they're spread out all over the county. 272 00:09:27,818 --> 00:09:29,796 You're my lawyer. I trust you. 273 00:09:29,820 --> 00:09:32,666 I appreciate that, but... Okay. 274 00:09:32,690 --> 00:09:34,217 In the meantime, tell me... 275 00:09:34,241 --> 00:09:35,752 I came across at Tijuana. 276 00:09:35,776 --> 00:09:37,137 I had counterfeit papers. 277 00:09:37,161 --> 00:09:41,725 In Nicaragua, the government has become a dictatorship, 278 00:09:41,749 --> 00:09:43,310 grabbing land, 279 00:09:43,334 --> 00:09:45,178 attacking basic human rights. 280 00:09:45,202 --> 00:09:47,180 We were protesting. 281 00:09:47,204 --> 00:09:51,067 They responded with arrests, torture. 282 00:09:51,091 --> 00:09:52,852 Uh, we. Who's we? 283 00:09:52,876 --> 00:09:54,688 I need you to be more specific, Leo. 284 00:09:54,712 --> 00:09:56,773 Unión de estudiantes at the Polytech. 285 00:09:56,797 --> 00:09:59,159 I was one of the leaders. 286 00:09:59,183 --> 00:10:00,682 We were peaceful. 287 00:10:02,186 --> 00:10:04,114 I love my country. 288 00:10:04,138 --> 00:10:06,533 It is very important to me. 289 00:10:06,557 --> 00:10:08,550 But I can't return. 290 00:10:09,526 --> 00:10:11,476 We were attacked by the police. 291 00:10:13,030 --> 00:10:16,343 Some of my friends were murdered in the streets. 292 00:10:16,975 --> 00:10:18,428 I understand. 293 00:10:18,452 --> 00:10:20,680 And so you came here. Asylum? 294 00:10:20,704 --> 00:10:22,298 I was hoping to apply for asylum, 295 00:10:22,322 --> 00:10:26,276 but, with new rules, there's no chance. 296 00:10:26,744 --> 00:10:28,271 They'd lock me up and deport me. 297 00:10:28,295 --> 00:10:29,661 I couldn't risk it. 298 00:10:32,082 --> 00:10:34,894 But, Leo, once you got here, you didn't stop protesting. 299 00:10:34,918 --> 00:10:36,062 - I know. - Why? 300 00:10:36,086 --> 00:10:37,781 Why put yourself in the spotlight? 301 00:10:37,805 --> 00:10:40,555 Trust me, I've been asking myself the same question. 302 00:10:42,426 --> 00:10:43,918 It's just... 303 00:10:45,312 --> 00:10:47,088 it's who I am. 304 00:10:47,898 --> 00:10:49,758 I can't stand by. 305 00:10:50,150 --> 00:10:51,433 I just can't do it. 306 00:10:54,688 --> 00:10:55,915 What? 307 00:10:55,939 --> 00:10:57,634 And I fell in love. 308 00:10:58,349 --> 00:10:59,419 Ah. 309 00:10:59,443 --> 00:11:01,043 Big mistake. 310 00:11:01,067 --> 00:11:04,822 Mm, that's it. There's the real reason. 311 00:11:04,846 --> 00:11:07,532 Hmm. Yeah, that's trouble. 312 00:11:13,424 --> 00:11:14,818 You're going after the father? 313 00:11:14,842 --> 00:11:16,989 - He bribed my witness. - Can you prove it? 314 00:11:17,013 --> 00:11:18,988 - Not yet, but I will. - Let it go. 315 00:11:19,012 --> 00:11:20,907 Five giant stacks of files waiting, 316 00:11:20,931 --> 00:11:22,776 and five stacks officially makes a mountain. 317 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,577 - Move on. - We can't move on. 318 00:11:24,601 --> 00:11:27,197 Callan, you've been in this job for what, like a month? 319 00:11:27,221 --> 00:11:28,498 And already I can see 320 00:11:28,522 --> 00:11:30,083 that beneath that calm, quiet demeanor, 321 00:11:30,107 --> 00:11:32,669 you've got a bit of an issue with authority... mine. 322 00:11:32,693 --> 00:11:33,953 Actually, I have an issue 323 00:11:33,977 --> 00:11:35,672 with investment bankers from Hancock Park 324 00:11:35,696 --> 00:11:37,207 buying justice. 325 00:11:38,649 --> 00:11:40,398 Thomas, this is... it's fundamental. 326 00:11:40,422 --> 00:11:42,128 Either the District Attorney's office thinks 327 00:11:42,152 --> 00:11:43,296 that the truth matters, or it doesn't. 328 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:45,014 So go after the valet for perjury. 329 00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:46,933 The valet is poor. He's scared. 330 00:11:46,957 --> 00:11:48,384 He's not the bad guy here. 331 00:11:48,408 --> 00:11:50,019 You don't want to go after him because what, 332 00:11:50,043 --> 00:11:51,554 you think he's just being a good dad? 333 00:11:51,578 --> 00:11:53,356 That's not what I think, but that's what a jury might think. 334 00:11:53,380 --> 00:11:54,691 He did it for his daughter. No big deal. 335 00:11:54,715 --> 00:11:56,860 Just bought out a little victimless crime. 336 00:11:56,884 --> 00:11:58,645 This is not a good father. 337 00:11:58,669 --> 00:12:00,901 I hear you, Callan, and I'm not indifferent. 338 00:12:00,925 --> 00:12:03,066 Really? 'Cause it feels like you're a little indifferent. 339 00:12:03,090 --> 00:12:04,868 Grant Lambert has been investigated 340 00:12:04,892 --> 00:12:07,070 by the Securities Commission a half a dozen times, 341 00:12:07,094 --> 00:12:07,987 and nothing has stopped. 342 00:12:08,011 --> 00:12:09,372 Not my circus, not my monkey. 343 00:12:09,396 --> 00:12:10,540 This guy is the enemy! 344 00:12:10,564 --> 00:12:11,541 Not your monkey, Mark. 345 00:12:11,565 --> 00:12:13,493 I want the monkey. 346 00:12:13,517 --> 00:12:16,412 Show me the monkey! 347 00:12:18,822 --> 00:12:20,967 Well, for that... 348 00:12:20,991 --> 00:12:22,308 and because you clearly have 349 00:12:22,332 --> 00:12:24,154 some daddy issues of your own you need to sort out, 350 00:12:24,178 --> 00:12:25,722 I'll throw it to one of our investigators. 351 00:12:25,746 --> 00:12:28,808 If they smell something, they should bring it to me. 352 00:12:28,832 --> 00:12:30,143 Now go back to your mountain. 353 00:12:33,954 --> 00:12:36,232 Normally, there'd be a place for you to sit. 354 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:38,067 I'm not being inhospitable. 355 00:12:38,091 --> 00:12:40,153 Just still getting organized. 356 00:12:40,177 --> 00:12:42,689 I can tell. And congrats. 357 00:12:42,713 --> 00:12:43,690 Hell of a promotion. 358 00:12:43,714 --> 00:12:45,325 You know who I am. 359 00:12:45,349 --> 00:12:47,076 I do my homework. 360 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:50,747 Ambitious, young African-American female DDA 361 00:12:50,771 --> 00:12:52,949 gets thrust onto the bench. Looks good on everyone. 362 00:12:52,973 --> 00:12:56,336 I'm glad you accepted my invitation to talk quietly. 363 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,357 Love to talk. Let's talk. 364 00:12:58,381 --> 00:13:00,757 Mr. Soto, you are not an ignorant man. 365 00:13:00,781 --> 00:13:04,102 I'm sure that you're aware that California is a sanctuary state, 366 00:13:04,126 --> 00:13:05,378 which means undocumented... 367 00:13:05,402 --> 00:13:06,546 I know what it means. 368 00:13:06,570 --> 00:13:08,515 So then okay, we know what we mean. 369 00:13:08,539 --> 00:13:09,867 Perhaps you could explain why you... 370 00:13:09,891 --> 00:13:12,802 There is one way to get me out, ma'am. 371 00:13:12,826 --> 00:13:14,470 "Your Honor" or "Judge Carmichael." 372 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:15,772 And do not interrupt me. 373 00:13:15,796 --> 00:13:18,558 Courthouses work well for us, okay? 374 00:13:18,582 --> 00:13:20,276 Ahem. The targets are already screened... 375 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:21,361 Excuse me. Targets? 376 00:13:21,385 --> 00:13:22,799 Ah, Judge Carmichael, there are laws. 377 00:13:22,823 --> 00:13:24,397 If these targets are afraid 378 00:13:24,421 --> 00:13:25,481 that you are going to be here... 379 00:13:25,505 --> 00:13:26,616 So you can interrupt me? 380 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:27,734 That's right, 381 00:13:27,758 --> 00:13:29,702 because this is my house. 382 00:13:30,376 --> 00:13:31,988 I had a partner. 383 00:13:32,012 --> 00:13:33,957 Stabbed at a raid. 384 00:13:33,981 --> 00:13:35,542 I have been shot at. 385 00:13:35,566 --> 00:13:37,911 This is a safe place 386 00:13:37,935 --> 00:13:40,213 for us to do our job, our duty. 387 00:13:40,237 --> 00:13:41,965 It is my duty to make sure 388 00:13:41,989 --> 00:13:44,790 that you don't use these courts as a stock pond 389 00:13:44,814 --> 00:13:47,253 because people need to believe 390 00:13:47,277 --> 00:13:48,638 that this is a just place. 391 00:13:48,662 --> 00:13:50,089 - It's citizens. - Citizens? 392 00:13:50,113 --> 00:13:51,174 People, then. 393 00:13:51,198 --> 00:13:52,809 If people think they'll be deported, 394 00:13:52,833 --> 00:13:53,958 they won't show up. 395 00:13:53,982 --> 00:13:55,678 Witnesses will refuse to testify. 396 00:13:55,702 --> 00:13:59,098 Defendants will skip bail. Crimes will go unreported. 397 00:13:59,122 --> 00:14:01,317 Obstruction of justice is a federal offense. 398 00:14:01,341 --> 00:14:02,485 Excuse me? 399 00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:04,520 It is a federal crime to corruptly obstruct, 400 00:14:04,544 --> 00:14:07,440 influence, or impede on any official proceeding 401 00:14:07,464 --> 00:14:08,905 or attempt to do so. 402 00:14:08,929 --> 00:14:11,828 This can carry a sentence of 20 years. 403 00:14:11,852 --> 00:14:13,529 - A threat? - Statement of fact. 404 00:14:13,553 --> 00:14:15,031 I'll take my chances. 405 00:14:15,055 --> 00:14:17,083 And since we are dealing in facts, 406 00:14:17,107 --> 00:14:19,953 anyone who refuses to adhere to the court's orders, 407 00:14:19,977 --> 00:14:22,557 attempts to interfere with the court's proceedings... 408 00:14:22,581 --> 00:14:23,923 Judge Carmichael, 409 00:14:23,947 --> 00:14:26,459 the people that give me my orders 410 00:14:26,483 --> 00:14:28,595 are, uh, humorless. 411 00:14:28,619 --> 00:14:31,431 How about you finish your job 412 00:14:31,455 --> 00:14:32,765 so I can do mine? 413 00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:34,467 - He could be your nephew. - He's not. 414 00:14:34,491 --> 00:14:37,770 You don't feel a connection to them? 415 00:14:37,794 --> 00:14:39,355 Some empathy? 416 00:14:39,379 --> 00:14:41,107 How many people have you put in jail 417 00:14:41,131 --> 00:14:42,692 that could have been your brother? 418 00:14:42,716 --> 00:14:44,033 Or your son? 419 00:14:45,585 --> 00:14:47,614 Mr. Soto, if you so much 420 00:14:47,638 --> 00:14:50,400 as set foot in my courtroom, 421 00:14:50,424 --> 00:14:52,735 I will charge you with contempt 422 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:54,794 and you will go to jail. 423 00:14:55,178 --> 00:14:57,028 Statement of fact. 424 00:15:14,851 --> 00:15:16,495 I haven't heard anything from anyone. 425 00:15:16,519 --> 00:15:19,331 So no reports of other ICE agents in other courtrooms? 426 00:15:19,355 --> 00:15:21,300 No, and we're, like, always texting. 427 00:15:22,397 --> 00:15:23,636 Not about the trials. 428 00:15:23,660 --> 00:15:25,471 About, like, cool restaurants 429 00:15:25,495 --> 00:15:27,269 and podcasts. 430 00:15:27,293 --> 00:15:28,426 Thanks, Sara. 431 00:15:28,450 --> 00:15:29,925 But people have heard what's happening. 432 00:15:29,949 --> 00:15:31,510 Lawyers are asking for continuances. 433 00:15:31,534 --> 00:15:33,312 Defendants are being told not to show up. 434 00:15:33,336 --> 00:15:34,563 It's getting kind of crazy. 435 00:15:34,587 --> 00:15:36,231 I think I saw someone hiding in the bathroom. 436 00:15:36,255 --> 00:15:37,900 Sounds like a drama. 437 00:15:37,924 --> 00:15:39,652 Judge Rogstad. 438 00:15:39,676 --> 00:15:41,437 Judge Carmichael. Ms. Kansky. 439 00:15:41,461 --> 00:15:43,262 Hey, when you're ready to play the bigs, 440 00:15:43,286 --> 00:15:45,617 come over to my court. We have Pizza Night. 441 00:15:45,641 --> 00:15:47,356 I'll keep that in mind, Your Honor. 442 00:15:47,380 --> 00:15:48,777 I love what you've done with the place, 443 00:15:48,801 --> 00:15:50,979 making it your own... exotic. 444 00:15:51,392 --> 00:15:52,915 What, the pillows? 445 00:15:52,939 --> 00:15:54,722 Okay, let's go. 446 00:15:58,311 --> 00:16:01,123 The ICE thing... appreciate it if you don't drag the rest of us 447 00:16:01,147 --> 00:16:02,633 into your little theatrical. 448 00:16:02,657 --> 00:16:03,959 I'd think you would be 449 00:16:03,983 --> 00:16:06,545 just as concerned about this situation as I am. 450 00:16:06,569 --> 00:16:09,431 Not everyone in this building thinks like you, Judge Carmichael. 451 00:16:09,455 --> 00:16:11,884 To assume that only reveals your youth. 452 00:16:11,908 --> 00:16:13,686 It's not like we don't have enough customers 453 00:16:13,710 --> 00:16:15,020 to keep us all busy. 454 00:16:15,625 --> 00:16:19,108 My advice... pull the thorn and keep walking. 455 00:16:28,674 --> 00:16:31,070 What the hell happened in 802 this morning? 456 00:16:31,094 --> 00:16:32,321 Why? What did you hear? 457 00:16:32,345 --> 00:16:33,789 It's not what I heard. It's what I saw. 458 00:16:33,813 --> 00:16:36,375 Who's the prosecutor? It's, uh, Katie Malick. 459 00:16:36,399 --> 00:16:37,993 She was talking to some guy in the bullpen... 460 00:16:38,017 --> 00:16:40,579 about six feet tall, buzz cut, very ICE-like. 461 00:16:40,603 --> 00:16:41,797 Are you serious? 462 00:16:41,821 --> 00:16:43,582 What the hell is going on in that office? 463 00:16:43,606 --> 00:16:45,267 Are you all collaborators? 464 00:16:45,291 --> 00:16:47,553 Oh, my God, you sound just like your mother. 465 00:16:48,945 --> 00:16:51,223 - Mark Callan. - I do not sound like my mother. 466 00:16:51,247 --> 00:16:52,174 That's just me. 467 00:16:52,198 --> 00:16:53,225 I love Roxie. 468 00:16:53,249 --> 00:16:54,571 I do, too. Still me. 469 00:16:54,595 --> 00:16:56,178 Mark Callan. Hello. 470 00:16:56,202 --> 00:16:58,626 Oh. Hi. 471 00:16:59,288 --> 00:17:00,566 Great. 472 00:17:00,590 --> 00:17:02,434 You're here? 473 00:17:02,458 --> 00:17:03,852 Okay. 474 00:17:03,876 --> 00:17:05,320 Okay, yeah. I'll be right there. 475 00:17:05,344 --> 00:17:06,739 Great. 476 00:17:07,260 --> 00:17:08,941 Got a very expensive defense attorney 477 00:17:08,965 --> 00:17:09,992 waiting for me in my office. 478 00:17:10,016 --> 00:17:11,530 Amy Quinn. 479 00:17:11,554 --> 00:17:13,328 - How'd you know? - That smile. 480 00:17:13,352 --> 00:17:14,613 You always had a thing for Quinn. 481 00:17:14,637 --> 00:17:15,831 - Not true. - Okay, not true. 482 00:17:15,855 --> 00:17:17,166 What else do you know about my ICE guy? 483 00:17:17,190 --> 00:17:19,835 One of the guys in my office said the ICE agent convinced Katie 484 00:17:19,859 --> 00:17:21,670 that her future as a government attorney 485 00:17:21,694 --> 00:17:22,955 would look a lot brighter 486 00:17:22,979 --> 00:17:25,174 if she could make that case go away. 487 00:17:25,198 --> 00:17:26,842 That same agent threatened 488 00:17:26,866 --> 00:17:28,594 to put me in jail for 20 years. 489 00:17:28,618 --> 00:17:30,879 - That's not gonna happen. - Gets your attention, though. 490 00:17:30,903 --> 00:17:32,297 He was just picking on you 'cause you're the rookie. 491 00:17:32,321 --> 00:17:33,682 I hate bullies. 492 00:17:33,706 --> 00:17:35,851 So punch back. 493 00:17:35,875 --> 00:17:37,936 The robes keep getting in the way. 494 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:39,938 Just do what's right. 495 00:17:39,962 --> 00:17:41,974 That's what you'd tell me to do. 496 00:17:41,998 --> 00:17:43,308 Sorry. I really have to... 497 00:17:43,332 --> 00:17:45,394 Go. The Mighty Quinn awaits. 498 00:17:45,418 --> 00:17:46,645 Ha ha ha. 499 00:17:53,893 --> 00:17:55,704 Judge Carmichael seemed to be on your side. 500 00:17:55,728 --> 00:17:57,072 She might have been, but there are no guarantees, 501 00:17:57,096 --> 00:17:58,240 especially now. 502 00:17:58,264 --> 00:17:59,658 I'm trying to reach an immigration lawyer. 503 00:17:59,682 --> 00:18:01,243 Can you hold this, please? 504 00:18:01,267 --> 00:18:02,560 - Thank you. - Why don't you wheel around 505 00:18:02,584 --> 00:18:04,830 one of those big black suitcases like all the other lawyers? 506 00:18:04,854 --> 00:18:06,248 'Cause this isn't an airport 507 00:18:06,272 --> 00:18:08,324 and my client files aren't luggage. And they're ugly. 508 00:18:08,348 --> 00:18:10,435 - Emily. - What can I do for you, Katie? 509 00:18:10,459 --> 00:18:12,204 Is the bailiff holding your bag? 510 00:18:12,228 --> 00:18:13,450 No. 511 00:18:13,474 --> 00:18:15,090 Anyway, we're dropping the charges. 512 00:18:15,114 --> 00:18:16,391 - What? - Made a mistake. 513 00:18:16,415 --> 00:18:17,642 Client's free to go. Okay? 514 00:18:17,666 --> 00:18:18,890 Katie. 515 00:18:18,914 --> 00:18:20,312 You win. Congratulations. 516 00:18:20,336 --> 00:18:22,376 Wait. Why? 517 00:18:23,956 --> 00:18:25,934 Because it was a time suck. 518 00:18:25,958 --> 00:18:27,686 Because I don't like surprise visits 519 00:18:27,710 --> 00:18:29,321 from big, beefy guys with big badges, 520 00:18:29,345 --> 00:18:30,522 and because I was losing. 521 00:18:31,093 --> 00:18:32,991 We need to talk to Judge Carmichael. 522 00:18:33,015 --> 00:18:34,493 - Is she... - I'll check in with the JA. 523 00:18:34,517 --> 00:18:36,052 You know what you're doing, right? 524 00:18:36,076 --> 00:18:37,613 My client will be sent back to a country 525 00:18:37,637 --> 00:18:38,864 that is killing kids 526 00:18:38,888 --> 00:18:40,365 for walking down the street shouting slogans. 527 00:18:40,389 --> 00:18:42,223 Might want to think about that. 528 00:18:43,693 --> 00:18:45,204 Ahem. 529 00:18:59,075 --> 00:19:00,853 I was expecting a call from your assistant, 530 00:19:00,877 --> 00:19:02,221 or a snarky email. 531 00:19:02,245 --> 00:19:03,689 I had a motion, so... 532 00:19:03,713 --> 00:19:05,107 Good. I mean, I'm glad. 533 00:19:05,131 --> 00:19:07,392 And I've never actually been in these offices. 534 00:19:07,416 --> 00:19:08,944 I always thought I would end up here. 535 00:19:08,968 --> 00:19:09,978 Yeah? What happened with that? 536 00:19:10,002 --> 00:19:11,446 Oh, you know, student loans, 537 00:19:11,470 --> 00:19:12,865 L.A. real estate, the whole thing. 538 00:19:12,889 --> 00:19:15,117 Your message said you wanted to interview Maia Lambert. 539 00:19:15,141 --> 00:19:17,202 - Yeah. - So you're really doing this. 540 00:19:17,226 --> 00:19:18,537 You're gonna go after her dad? 541 00:19:18,561 --> 00:19:19,571 He bribed a witness. 542 00:19:19,595 --> 00:19:21,096 "A," no, he didn't. 543 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:22,436 The valet just made a mistake. 544 00:19:22,460 --> 00:19:24,159 And "B," why would you think 545 00:19:24,183 --> 00:19:25,544 Maia would incriminate her own father? 546 00:19:25,568 --> 00:19:27,546 The valet did not make a mistake, 547 00:19:27,570 --> 00:19:28,714 and you know that as well as I do. 548 00:19:28,738 --> 00:19:29,965 And frankly, Amy, the fact 549 00:19:29,989 --> 00:19:31,500 that you're standing behind Grant Lambert 550 00:19:31,524 --> 00:19:33,023 is not a good look. 551 00:19:35,077 --> 00:19:37,285 Okay. I should go. 552 00:19:38,698 --> 00:19:40,559 If we found out you had something to do with this, Amy, 553 00:19:40,583 --> 00:19:42,866 you won't just be disbarred. You'll go to jail. 554 00:19:46,172 --> 00:19:47,983 Well, that's a big gun. 555 00:19:48,007 --> 00:19:50,040 I thought we liked each other. 556 00:19:53,763 --> 00:19:55,908 This is in no way an admission. 557 00:19:55,932 --> 00:19:57,025 Understood. 558 00:19:57,049 --> 00:19:59,528 You can have 15 minutes with Maia. My office. That's it. 559 00:19:59,552 --> 00:20:01,160 - I'll take it. - You know, Callan, 560 00:20:01,184 --> 00:20:02,614 there are a lot of guys like you at my firm. 561 00:20:02,638 --> 00:20:05,313 If you ever wanted to cross the street, you can make a lot of money. 562 00:20:06,642 --> 00:20:07,786 It's not a compliment. 563 00:20:13,399 --> 00:20:15,177 But if I have to do it... 564 00:20:15,201 --> 00:20:16,461 They're both here? 565 00:20:16,485 --> 00:20:17,596 Yes, Your Honor. 566 00:20:17,620 --> 00:20:18,652 Thanks, Luke. 567 00:20:19,872 --> 00:20:22,017 Before you go in, may I say something? 568 00:20:22,041 --> 00:20:23,218 Since when do you ask? 569 00:20:23,242 --> 00:20:25,383 That kid Leo, he has a lawyer. 570 00:20:25,407 --> 00:20:27,022 Let Ms. Lopez take care of him. 571 00:20:27,046 --> 00:20:28,106 He is in my court. 572 00:20:28,130 --> 00:20:29,524 ICE is just doing what they do. 573 00:20:29,548 --> 00:20:30,809 What they're doing is wrong. 574 00:20:30,833 --> 00:20:32,311 It's not new. You are. 575 00:20:32,335 --> 00:20:34,947 This affects everyone in the building, Your Honor. 576 00:20:34,971 --> 00:20:36,365 Don't try to fix what you didn't break. 577 00:20:36,389 --> 00:20:38,150 It's not your job. 578 00:20:38,174 --> 00:20:39,311 What? 579 00:20:39,335 --> 00:20:40,535 You're trying to protect me. 580 00:20:40,559 --> 00:20:42,070 Why are you doing that to your face? 581 00:20:42,094 --> 00:20:43,872 Because you like me. 582 00:20:43,896 --> 00:20:45,457 No. It's just I don't have it in me 583 00:20:45,481 --> 00:20:47,292 to break in another judge. 584 00:20:47,316 --> 00:20:48,460 That's practically a hug. 585 00:20:51,737 --> 00:20:53,966 Counselors, make yourselves comfortable. 586 00:20:53,990 --> 00:20:56,585 Sorry. I don't know where to sit. 587 00:20:56,609 --> 00:20:58,170 Your Honor, the prosecution is throwing its case. 588 00:20:58,194 --> 00:20:59,702 They're dropping all charges. 589 00:20:59,726 --> 00:21:00,905 How is that throwing? 590 00:21:00,929 --> 00:21:02,140 We made a determination 591 00:21:02,164 --> 00:21:03,508 that the case is not worth moving forward with... 592 00:21:03,532 --> 00:21:04,977 - Tell her the truth. - That is the truth. 593 00:21:05,001 --> 00:21:06,561 The second they drop the charges, 594 00:21:06,585 --> 00:21:08,397 ICE will detain and deport my client. 595 00:21:08,421 --> 00:21:09,931 What ICE does is not our business. 596 00:21:09,955 --> 00:21:11,483 And you don't get to direct my strategy. 597 00:21:11,507 --> 00:21:12,934 It's not your strategy. It's theirs. 598 00:21:12,958 --> 00:21:14,936 You caved, and now Leo has to pay the price. 599 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,822 Katie, I'm going to ask you a question. 600 00:21:16,846 --> 00:21:18,481 Yes or no. Are you ready? 601 00:21:18,505 --> 00:21:19,691 Sure. 602 00:21:19,715 --> 00:21:21,026 Have you spoken or communicated 603 00:21:21,050 --> 00:21:24,112 with Agent Sal Soto about what to do with this case? 604 00:21:24,136 --> 00:21:26,999 Next question. Who do you work for? 605 00:21:27,023 --> 00:21:29,001 The people of the state of California. 606 00:21:29,025 --> 00:21:31,575 That's right. The people, not the federal government. 607 00:21:31,599 --> 00:21:33,149 Katie, I know most days 608 00:21:33,173 --> 00:21:35,007 this feels like an adversarial system, 609 00:21:35,031 --> 00:21:38,343 and it is, but the truth is we are actually on the same team, 610 00:21:38,367 --> 00:21:41,110 going for the same goal... justice. 611 00:21:41,134 --> 00:21:43,715 And a team is only as strong as its... 612 00:21:43,739 --> 00:21:46,040 God, what's the rest of that quote? 613 00:21:46,064 --> 00:21:47,969 - It's a quote? - Of course. Sports quote. 614 00:21:47,993 --> 00:21:49,054 It'll come to me. 615 00:21:49,078 --> 00:21:50,222 But the point is, Katie, 616 00:21:50,246 --> 00:21:51,736 do your job, not theirs. 617 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,642 - Your Honor... - Weakness! 618 00:21:53,666 --> 00:21:55,477 The team is only as strong as its weakest link. 619 00:21:55,501 --> 00:21:57,896 Sorry. It was gonna drive me crazy. 620 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,533 So, Katie, what would the people wish you'd do next? 621 00:22:01,557 --> 00:22:04,403 Better question. Malick is... 622 00:22:04,427 --> 00:22:06,336 I'm guessing Irish? 623 00:22:06,360 --> 00:22:08,573 Your family immigrated here about a hundred years ago. 624 00:22:08,597 --> 00:22:09,868 Am I close? 625 00:22:09,892 --> 00:22:11,243 My great-grandparents. 626 00:22:11,267 --> 00:22:13,161 Hmm. 627 00:22:13,185 --> 00:22:15,985 What would they wish you to do next? 628 00:22:18,774 --> 00:22:21,636 Uh, they would want me to proceed with the trial. 629 00:22:21,660 --> 00:22:23,305 Good. 630 00:22:23,329 --> 00:22:24,853 We'll see you in court. 631 00:22:46,732 --> 00:22:49,677 Mr. Lambert. Why am I not surprised? 632 00:22:49,701 --> 00:22:51,209 Maia asked him to be present. 633 00:22:51,233 --> 00:22:52,682 Afraid what your daughter might say? 634 00:22:52,706 --> 00:22:54,799 It's okay. I'll step out. 635 00:22:54,823 --> 00:22:56,050 You good with that, Maia? 636 00:22:56,074 --> 00:22:57,276 Be right outside. 637 00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:01,578 Please. 638 00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:04,809 Let me be clear. 639 00:23:04,833 --> 00:23:07,395 Maia is doing this voluntarily. 640 00:23:07,419 --> 00:23:09,531 She is cooperating because she has nothing to hide. 641 00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:11,649 Did you know Parin Kothari was gonna change his testimony? 642 00:23:11,673 --> 00:23:13,568 - She did not. - Did your father offer 643 00:23:13,592 --> 00:23:14,903 any material benefit 644 00:23:14,927 --> 00:23:16,738 to induce Mr. Kothari to change his testimony? 645 00:23:16,762 --> 00:23:18,823 Were you aware of any such plan? 646 00:23:18,847 --> 00:23:19,824 No and no. 647 00:23:19,848 --> 00:23:21,258 I'd like to hear it from Maia. 648 00:23:30,526 --> 00:23:31,836 My father's a crook, too. 649 00:23:31,860 --> 00:23:35,173 You hate what he does for you, how he does it, 650 00:23:35,197 --> 00:23:36,674 but you almost kind of admire it. 651 00:23:36,698 --> 00:23:38,092 And you want to protect him. 652 00:23:38,116 --> 00:23:40,478 - What exactly... - I mean, they have the power, right? 653 00:23:40,502 --> 00:23:42,480 That can cut a couple of ways. We both know that. 654 00:23:42,504 --> 00:23:44,116 Ask a question, or you can leave. 655 00:23:44,140 --> 00:23:45,683 I'm gonna make you a promise, Maia... full immunity. 656 00:23:45,707 --> 00:23:48,488 All you have to do is tell the truth, 657 00:23:48,512 --> 00:23:51,322 which I'm guessing you want to do anyway 658 00:23:51,346 --> 00:23:54,659 'cause you're not like him, are you? 659 00:23:54,683 --> 00:23:56,444 The existential questions you don't have to answer. 660 00:23:56,468 --> 00:23:58,613 In fact, you don't have to answer any of them 661 00:23:58,637 --> 00:24:00,248 if you don't want to. 662 00:24:08,780 --> 00:24:10,981 Just think about it, Maia. 663 00:24:19,483 --> 00:24:22,017 I didn't know that about your dad. 664 00:24:34,556 --> 00:24:36,014 - I talked to the sheriff. - And? 665 00:24:36,038 --> 00:24:37,819 Reminded him of his campaign promise 666 00:24:37,843 --> 00:24:39,237 to keep ICE out of our courthouses. 667 00:24:39,261 --> 00:24:41,072 - And what did he say? - Not much. 668 00:24:41,096 --> 00:24:42,824 But he's smarter than to let Immigration 669 00:24:42,848 --> 00:24:44,292 walk in wearing a black hat. 670 00:24:44,316 --> 00:24:46,127 He'd tell them to use undercover proxies. 671 00:24:46,151 --> 00:24:47,996 Whoever called ICE, it wasn't him. 672 00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:50,715 And you? I'm assuming you haven't smuggled the defendant out 673 00:24:50,739 --> 00:24:51,799 under that robe. 674 00:24:51,823 --> 00:24:52,884 The DDA wanted to drop the charges. 675 00:24:52,908 --> 00:24:54,252 That would be the end of it. 676 00:24:54,276 --> 00:24:55,587 After a short meeting, she reconsidered. 677 00:24:55,611 --> 00:24:57,653 Oh. So it continues. 678 00:24:57,677 --> 00:24:58,756 Judge Benner, I am trying 679 00:24:58,780 --> 00:25:00,224 to figure out the right thing to do here. 680 00:25:00,248 --> 00:25:02,006 We can't help ICE. 681 00:25:02,030 --> 00:25:04,468 No. But you can't delay the game indefinitely. 682 00:25:04,492 --> 00:25:06,125 Are the parties ready to reconvene? 683 00:25:06,149 --> 00:25:07,599 - Yeah. - Then finish your trial, 684 00:25:07,623 --> 00:25:09,158 and we'll take it from there. 685 00:25:10,284 --> 00:25:11,936 And the ICE man, 686 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:13,404 he will cometh. 687 00:25:13,428 --> 00:25:16,407 Yeah, but he can sitteth outside and waiteth. 688 00:25:20,469 --> 00:25:21,663 What are my options? 689 00:25:21,687 --> 00:25:23,247 You don't have any good ones, Leo. 690 00:25:23,271 --> 00:25:24,365 What are my bad ones? 691 00:25:24,389 --> 00:25:26,751 I managed to get a hold of one of our people in Immigration, 692 00:25:26,775 --> 00:25:30,204 and they said, on this timeline... 693 00:25:30,512 --> 00:25:31,805 What? 694 00:25:32,614 --> 00:25:34,008 Plead guilty. 695 00:25:34,558 --> 00:25:36,511 Request immediate sentencing hearing, 696 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:38,930 then get the DDA to ask for the maximum... 697 00:25:39,188 --> 00:25:41,132 four years. 698 00:25:41,156 --> 00:25:42,517 In prison? 699 00:25:42,541 --> 00:25:44,293 It buys you four years 700 00:25:44,317 --> 00:25:46,554 to see if you can find asylum in another country, 701 00:25:46,578 --> 00:25:48,940 four years to see if an immigration lawyer 702 00:25:48,964 --> 00:25:51,275 can find a way to have your case retried. 703 00:25:51,299 --> 00:25:53,879 And four years with Kimani. 704 00:25:53,903 --> 00:25:55,563 She can visit you. 705 00:25:55,587 --> 00:25:56,698 Yeah. 706 00:25:57,748 --> 00:25:59,701 I can't recommend this, Leo. 707 00:25:59,958 --> 00:26:03,371 State prison is not a good place, and... 708 00:26:03,395 --> 00:26:05,623 It's better than a Nicaraguan jail 709 00:26:05,647 --> 00:26:07,195 or getting killed. 710 00:26:07,219 --> 00:26:08,759 Uh... 711 00:26:09,568 --> 00:26:12,246 I was arrested for no reason. 712 00:26:12,638 --> 00:26:14,014 I'm innocent. 713 00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:17,434 I know. 714 00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:19,754 I'll do the four years. 715 00:26:19,778 --> 00:26:20,888 Leo. 716 00:26:20,912 --> 00:26:23,758 I'm sure. I really am. 717 00:26:42,267 --> 00:26:43,664 Thanks for coming. 718 00:26:43,688 --> 00:26:46,213 I can't talk to you without your lawyer present, Maia. 719 00:26:50,976 --> 00:26:54,221 Amy, it's Maia. You're fired. Sorry. 720 00:26:56,565 --> 00:26:59,127 Did you mean what you said about immunity? 721 00:26:59,151 --> 00:27:01,687 - Sure. Maia... - I stole the car. 722 00:27:02,287 --> 00:27:03,715 I was drunk. I was upset. 723 00:27:03,739 --> 00:27:06,517 I just had this massive fight with my dad 724 00:27:06,541 --> 00:27:09,275 about basically what a giant ass he is. 725 00:27:09,299 --> 00:27:11,689 Anyway, uh, is there maybe 726 00:27:11,713 --> 00:27:14,442 some kind of community service that I could do? 727 00:27:14,466 --> 00:27:15,860 Is that stupid? 728 00:27:15,884 --> 00:27:18,696 No, but it's not really justice, is it? 729 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,565 I mean, who are you accountable to? Me? 730 00:27:20,589 --> 00:27:21,838 It's not how this works. 731 00:27:23,675 --> 00:27:26,204 He does this stuff just to show that he can, 732 00:27:26,228 --> 00:27:29,741 that he's above the law, above everyone. 733 00:27:29,765 --> 00:27:31,459 It's arrogance. 734 00:27:31,483 --> 00:27:34,245 Walking through the world like he owns it. 735 00:27:34,269 --> 00:27:36,770 And now he's pulled me into that. 736 00:27:38,423 --> 00:27:39,755 I hate it. 737 00:27:44,412 --> 00:27:46,307 Mine was a bookie. 738 00:27:46,331 --> 00:27:49,143 He was a lot of things, none of them legal, 739 00:27:49,167 --> 00:27:51,345 but one of them was a bookie. 740 00:27:51,695 --> 00:27:53,779 And he always kept a tab. 741 00:27:56,158 --> 00:27:59,904 So I'm 17, and my dad... his name's Vic... 742 00:27:59,928 --> 00:28:01,580 he was indicted, 743 00:28:02,264 --> 00:28:04,750 and Vic needed an alibi witness. 744 00:28:06,051 --> 00:28:07,745 So I stood up in court, 745 00:28:08,837 --> 00:28:10,248 and I lied. 746 00:28:11,213 --> 00:28:12,617 Hand on the Bible, 747 00:28:12,641 --> 00:28:15,141 and I lied for him. 748 00:28:16,611 --> 00:28:18,597 Not many people know that. 749 00:28:19,481 --> 00:28:21,342 You get caught? 750 00:28:21,366 --> 00:28:22,482 Nope. 751 00:28:24,202 --> 00:28:25,713 That's a bit of a head-spinner. 752 00:28:25,737 --> 00:28:28,850 I let him turn me into something that I wasn't 753 00:28:28,874 --> 00:28:31,719 because I didn't think I had a choice. 754 00:28:31,743 --> 00:28:34,939 You have a choice, Maia. 755 00:28:34,963 --> 00:28:36,524 Who do you want to be in the world? 756 00:28:36,548 --> 00:28:39,777 How important do you want the truth to be in your life? 757 00:28:39,801 --> 00:28:42,280 What do you want to see when you look in the mirror? 758 00:28:42,304 --> 00:28:44,699 Your face or his? 759 00:28:54,065 --> 00:28:55,743 All rise. 760 00:28:55,767 --> 00:28:57,161 Department 61 761 00:28:57,185 --> 00:28:59,497 of the Los Angeles Superior Court is now in session. 762 00:28:59,521 --> 00:29:01,260 Judge Lola Carmichael presiding. 763 00:29:01,284 --> 00:29:03,835 Welcome back, everyone. Let's settle in. 764 00:29:03,859 --> 00:29:06,562 Ms. Lopez, as you were. 765 00:29:07,946 --> 00:29:11,400 Your Honor, the defendant would like to change his plea to guilty. 766 00:29:12,334 --> 00:29:14,345 In the middle of the proceedings? 767 00:29:14,369 --> 00:29:16,264 Your Honor, the People accept the plea 768 00:29:16,288 --> 00:29:18,773 and ask that we move immediately to sentencing. 769 00:29:18,797 --> 00:29:22,175 We intend to ask for the maximum sentence of four years. 770 00:29:23,620 --> 00:29:25,439 Both of you, get up here. 771 00:29:25,463 --> 00:29:26,963 Oh, my God. 772 00:29:30,435 --> 00:29:33,581 Seriously, you'd put this man in prison for four years? 773 00:29:33,605 --> 00:29:35,852 It's the best I can do right now. 774 00:29:35,876 --> 00:29:38,619 When he's there, we'll find a country who'll grant him asylum. 775 00:29:38,643 --> 00:29:39,804 You don't think that's a long shot? 776 00:29:39,828 --> 00:29:41,789 For the record, I think it's a terrible idea, Your Honor. 777 00:29:41,813 --> 00:29:43,377 No, your idea was to sell out to ICE 778 00:29:43,408 --> 00:29:45,293 - to close a file. - Okay, go sit down. 779 00:29:45,743 --> 00:29:46,908 Go. 780 00:29:49,287 --> 00:29:50,486 Mr. Guerra. 781 00:29:51,823 --> 00:29:54,101 You understand that a felony conviction 782 00:29:54,125 --> 00:29:55,386 makes you ineligible 783 00:29:55,410 --> 00:29:57,305 for legal immigration into the United States? 784 00:29:57,329 --> 00:29:58,689 Yes, Your Honor. 785 00:29:58,713 --> 00:30:01,726 After four years in prison, ICE will be notified, 786 00:30:01,750 --> 00:30:03,813 and you will be immediately deported. 787 00:30:03,837 --> 00:30:05,415 Yes, Your Honor. 788 00:30:18,566 --> 00:30:19,790 Your Honor? 789 00:30:19,814 --> 00:30:23,331 Recess. Court's adjourned until tomorrow. 790 00:30:37,535 --> 00:30:38,952 I didn't know what else... 791 00:30:40,422 --> 00:30:42,266 If something happens to Leo in prison... 792 00:30:42,290 --> 00:30:44,685 You didn't make that guy come here without papers. 793 00:30:44,709 --> 00:30:46,654 You didn't prevent him for applying for asylum. 794 00:30:46,678 --> 00:30:48,272 No. That was poverty, 795 00:30:48,296 --> 00:30:50,074 government corruption, global capitalism... 796 00:30:50,098 --> 00:30:51,943 Beating yourself up isn't gonna solve the border crisis. 797 00:30:51,967 --> 00:30:53,778 I'm not trying to solve the bo... 798 00:30:53,802 --> 00:30:56,747 Hmm. My client was not guilty, 799 00:30:56,771 --> 00:31:00,001 but his best case scenario is four years hard time 800 00:31:00,025 --> 00:31:02,536 because someone narc'd on him. 801 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:05,339 Hello. Kimani? 802 00:31:05,363 --> 00:31:07,780 Slow down. Where are you? 803 00:31:09,284 --> 00:31:10,678 I'll be right there. 804 00:31:10,702 --> 00:31:11,679 I... 805 00:31:11,703 --> 00:31:12,763 I... What? 806 00:31:18,209 --> 00:31:19,263 Kimani? 807 00:31:19,287 --> 00:31:20,521 Ms. Lopez, over here! 808 00:31:21,321 --> 00:31:22,890 - You're her lawyer? - What are you doing? 809 00:31:22,914 --> 00:31:24,235 You can't detain this woman. 810 00:31:24,259 --> 00:31:25,545 This woman was trespassing. 811 00:31:25,569 --> 00:31:26,861 You want me to call the police, I will. 812 00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:28,612 - Kimani. - She was banned from the store. 813 00:31:28,636 --> 00:31:30,197 I wanted to show the judge what we were doing, 814 00:31:30,221 --> 00:31:31,983 putting warning stickers on the expired food. 815 00:31:32,007 --> 00:31:33,234 - Scaring customers. - Hey. 816 00:31:33,258 --> 00:31:34,902 - It's rotten meat. - It's perfectly edible. 817 00:31:34,926 --> 00:31:37,038 You people... She and her boyfriend broke the law. 818 00:31:37,062 --> 00:31:38,205 "You people"? Coming in here... 819 00:31:38,229 --> 00:31:39,953 Did you seriously just say that? 820 00:31:39,977 --> 00:31:42,293 Get this girl out of here. 821 00:31:42,839 --> 00:31:45,955 Mr. Harris, did you call Immigration about Leo Guerra? 822 00:31:45,979 --> 00:31:47,229 Yeah. Why wouldn't I? 823 00:31:47,253 --> 00:31:49,333 They come here, and the first thing they do 824 00:31:49,357 --> 00:31:50,634 is complain on their social media. 825 00:31:50,658 --> 00:31:53,137 - You called... - I can barely keep this place open. 826 00:31:53,161 --> 00:31:54,722 - He's the one? He called? - I know what he did. 827 00:31:54,746 --> 00:31:56,090 Let's go. Come on. 828 00:32:01,737 --> 00:32:04,648 You have a guilty plea and a sentence recommendation. 829 00:32:04,672 --> 00:32:06,767 - I do. - So why aren't you taking it? 830 00:32:06,791 --> 00:32:09,403 If I can find a misdemeanor that fits the fact pattern... 831 00:32:09,427 --> 00:32:10,488 A nonviolent misdemeanor. 832 00:32:10,512 --> 00:32:12,023 - Yep. - Very creative. 833 00:32:12,047 --> 00:32:13,157 A fraction of the time, 834 00:32:13,181 --> 00:32:16,277 and ICE won't be notified upon his release. 835 00:32:16,301 --> 00:32:18,362 You're gonna be one of those creative judges. 836 00:32:18,386 --> 00:32:19,780 You say it like it's a bad thing. 837 00:32:19,804 --> 00:32:21,115 You really want to make this your fight? 838 00:32:21,139 --> 00:32:22,416 Of course I don't want 839 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,335 to fight the entire federal government, 840 00:32:24,359 --> 00:32:25,419 but I will. 841 00:32:25,443 --> 00:32:27,254 - Your Honor... - What choice do I have? 842 00:32:27,278 --> 00:32:29,957 If I don't save this young man's life, who will? 843 00:32:29,981 --> 00:32:33,961 This is my house. It's my court. 844 00:32:33,985 --> 00:32:36,847 And it has to be a safe place for everyone, 845 00:32:36,871 --> 00:32:38,978 and if they want to come in here 846 00:32:39,002 --> 00:32:40,851 and start throwing punches, 847 00:32:40,875 --> 00:32:42,444 well, then I am gonna punch back. 848 00:32:42,468 --> 00:32:44,055 If you think that that's stupid 849 00:32:44,079 --> 00:32:46,990 or career suicide, then so be it. 850 00:32:47,749 --> 00:32:49,749 I didn't say it was stupid. 851 00:32:52,253 --> 00:32:54,131 I said it was creative. 852 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:02,239 It's late, Sherri. You should go home. 853 00:33:02,263 --> 00:33:04,458 I go home when you go home, Your Honor. 854 00:33:05,175 --> 00:33:07,128 I'll be in my office if you need me. 855 00:33:17,810 --> 00:33:20,238 Okay, we are back on the record. 856 00:33:20,262 --> 00:33:22,541 Your Honor, I'd like to move for a mistrial. 857 00:33:22,565 --> 00:33:24,960 Pardon me? On what basis? 858 00:33:24,984 --> 00:33:26,650 Permission to approach? 859 00:33:33,859 --> 00:33:35,247 Expired May 2018. 860 00:33:37,919 --> 00:33:39,007 Baby formula. 861 00:33:39,031 --> 00:33:41,393 Expired three years ago. 862 00:33:41,417 --> 00:33:44,596 Your Honor, my client Leo Guerra and his partner 863 00:33:44,620 --> 00:33:46,982 were affixing warnings to these products 864 00:33:47,006 --> 00:33:50,402 to alert their community about their risks. 865 00:33:50,426 --> 00:33:52,938 In retaliation, the manager of the supermarket, 866 00:33:52,962 --> 00:33:54,239 Mr. Dwight Harris, 867 00:33:54,263 --> 00:33:56,601 brought hell down upon them, 868 00:33:56,625 --> 00:33:58,610 first by reporting to the police 869 00:33:58,634 --> 00:34:00,529 his security personnel have been attacked. 870 00:34:00,553 --> 00:34:04,583 Then, during this trial, he also decided to contact ICE 871 00:34:04,607 --> 00:34:07,919 in a vindictive effort to have Mr. Guerra deported. 872 00:34:07,943 --> 00:34:10,672 Your Honor, I wish I could cite specific case law, 873 00:34:10,696 --> 00:34:13,542 but frankly what has happened here is so audacious 874 00:34:13,566 --> 00:34:15,043 that there's nothing on point. 875 00:34:15,067 --> 00:34:17,095 But the facts speak for themselves. 876 00:34:17,119 --> 00:34:20,298 The second Mr. Harris decided to override the justice system 877 00:34:20,322 --> 00:34:22,217 by summoning ICE into this courtroom, 878 00:34:22,241 --> 00:34:26,221 my client's Constitutionally guaranteed right 879 00:34:26,245 --> 00:34:27,773 to a fair trial 880 00:34:27,797 --> 00:34:32,194 was violated in such a profound and fundamental way 881 00:34:32,218 --> 00:34:36,314 that the interests of justice simply require a mistrial. 882 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:42,320 You know, 883 00:34:42,344 --> 00:34:45,040 I think we might need to take another recess. 884 00:34:48,693 --> 00:34:50,162 Ms. Lopez, I don't think 885 00:34:50,186 --> 00:34:51,528 that a mistrial would benefit your client. 886 00:34:51,552 --> 00:34:53,298 Your Honor, Leo would remain in custody, 887 00:34:53,322 --> 00:34:55,896 safe from deportation. It would allow him time 888 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:57,586 to meet with an immigration attorney. 889 00:34:57,610 --> 00:35:00,472 Hang on. You said he affixed warnings on the food? 890 00:35:00,496 --> 00:35:01,757 Uh, yeah. They had stickers. 891 00:35:01,781 --> 00:35:03,308 Stickers. Tell me about these stickers. 892 00:35:03,332 --> 00:35:05,477 They had them printed up, put them on things 893 00:35:05,501 --> 00:35:07,062 to warn customers about the spoiled... 894 00:35:07,086 --> 00:35:08,430 Unauthorized writing. 895 00:35:09,039 --> 00:35:10,370 Found it. 896 00:35:11,590 --> 00:35:13,769 Section 6402. 897 00:35:13,793 --> 00:35:17,739 "Placing unauthorized writing on a consumer product." 898 00:35:17,763 --> 00:35:19,991 A nonviolent misdemeanor. 899 00:35:20,015 --> 00:35:21,409 Would mean a much shorter sentence 900 00:35:21,433 --> 00:35:23,078 and preserve Leo's chance for asylum. 901 00:35:23,102 --> 00:35:24,529 And the sheriff would be prohibited 902 00:35:24,553 --> 00:35:27,699 from disclosing his release date to ICE. 903 00:35:27,723 --> 00:35:31,920 If the People wish to drop the felony charges 904 00:35:31,944 --> 00:35:34,790 and the defense agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge, 905 00:35:34,814 --> 00:35:37,528 then the court can certainly entertain 906 00:35:37,552 --> 00:35:38,752 such an agreement. 907 00:35:38,776 --> 00:35:41,213 The people are entirely amenable to that, Your Honor. 908 00:35:41,237 --> 00:35:43,208 Ms. Lopez? 909 00:35:43,706 --> 00:35:45,217 I think we can make that work. 910 00:35:51,997 --> 00:35:53,358 Excuse me. 911 00:35:53,382 --> 00:35:54,609 You bullied my daughter. 912 00:35:54,633 --> 00:35:56,895 You intimidated her into making a statement. 913 00:35:56,919 --> 00:35:58,063 - You worked her. - Dad, stop it. 914 00:35:58,087 --> 00:35:59,815 It was entirely her choice, Mr. Lambert. 915 00:35:59,839 --> 00:36:01,316 It's never your fault, is it? 916 00:36:01,340 --> 00:36:02,784 - Maia. - Well, I'm not gonna be like you. 917 00:36:02,808 --> 00:36:04,062 I'm done. 918 00:36:05,594 --> 00:36:06,905 All rise. 919 00:36:06,929 --> 00:36:08,990 District 61 of the Los Angeles Superior Court 920 00:36:09,014 --> 00:36:10,325 is now in session. 921 00:36:10,349 --> 00:36:12,711 Judge Lisa Benner presiding. 922 00:36:12,735 --> 00:36:14,184 Be seated. 923 00:36:15,271 --> 00:36:16,498 What's the big emergency? 924 00:36:16,522 --> 00:36:18,583 We just filed a single count felony complaint 925 00:36:18,607 --> 00:36:20,975 - for bribery of a witness. - Really? 926 00:36:20,999 --> 00:36:23,171 Your Honor, my client would like to throw himself 927 00:36:23,195 --> 00:36:25,507 at the mercy of the court and plead guilty. 928 00:36:26,042 --> 00:36:28,593 Well, then, Mr. Lambert, 929 00:36:28,617 --> 00:36:30,762 to the charge of bribery of a witness, 930 00:36:30,786 --> 00:36:34,266 in violation of Penal Code Section 137 Subdivision A, 931 00:36:34,290 --> 00:36:36,077 - how do you plead? - Guilty, Your Honor. 932 00:36:36,101 --> 00:36:38,687 Then I find the defendant guilty. 933 00:36:38,711 --> 00:36:40,238 With regards to sentencing... 934 00:36:40,262 --> 00:36:42,107 Your Honor, my client would like 935 00:36:42,131 --> 00:36:43,491 to address the court, if he may. 936 00:36:43,515 --> 00:36:45,944 Sure. Go ahead. 937 00:36:46,479 --> 00:36:49,247 Your Honor, I take full responsibility for my actions, 938 00:36:49,271 --> 00:36:52,417 but I stand before you to say that I have learned something, 939 00:36:52,441 --> 00:36:54,169 learned from my daughter Maia 940 00:36:54,193 --> 00:36:56,361 about principles and consequences. 941 00:36:56,385 --> 00:36:59,457 I give you my solemn promise 942 00:36:59,481 --> 00:37:01,092 that I will change, 943 00:37:01,116 --> 00:37:03,261 devoting my time and much of my resources 944 00:37:03,285 --> 00:37:04,546 to legal aid clinics 945 00:37:04,570 --> 00:37:06,598 and doing good works in disadvantaged communities 946 00:37:06,622 --> 00:37:08,238 in the greater Los Angeles area. 947 00:37:11,076 --> 00:37:12,554 Deputy District Attorney Callan? 948 00:37:12,578 --> 00:37:13,889 The People recommend 949 00:37:13,913 --> 00:37:15,746 16 months state prison, Your Honor. 950 00:37:18,801 --> 00:37:21,947 Mr. Lambert, you have launched an attack 951 00:37:21,971 --> 00:37:23,398 on our most sacred institution. 952 00:37:23,422 --> 00:37:26,534 If men like you are allowed to buy their own justice 953 00:37:26,558 --> 00:37:28,737 at so little cost to themselves, 954 00:37:28,761 --> 00:37:31,122 we might as well all pack it in. 955 00:37:31,146 --> 00:37:34,209 I hereby sentence you to two years in state prison. 956 00:37:34,233 --> 00:37:36,044 No credits. 957 00:37:36,068 --> 00:37:38,296 Defendant is remanded into custody. 958 00:37:48,998 --> 00:37:50,508 Hands behind your back, sir. 959 00:37:50,532 --> 00:37:51,893 I want you to get on this. 960 00:37:57,957 --> 00:37:59,133 Come this way. 961 00:38:01,176 --> 00:38:03,855 I hope I did the right thing. 962 00:38:03,879 --> 00:38:05,407 You did the right thing. 963 00:38:05,431 --> 00:38:07,409 - I guess. - No, I mean it. 964 00:38:07,433 --> 00:38:09,911 I... I wish I had the courage 965 00:38:09,935 --> 00:38:12,803 to say those things to my dad. 966 00:38:13,939 --> 00:38:15,055 Well... 967 00:38:16,558 --> 00:38:19,489 yet at least I can look myself in the mirror now, right? 968 00:38:28,954 --> 00:38:31,683 With all that considered, how do you plead? 969 00:38:31,707 --> 00:38:33,885 Guilty, Your Honor. 970 00:38:33,909 --> 00:38:35,136 Your Honor, per the agreement, 971 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:37,355 the defendant has waived his pre-sentence report. 972 00:38:37,379 --> 00:38:40,191 The proposed sentence is three months. 973 00:38:40,215 --> 00:38:42,277 Well, any second thoughts? 974 00:38:42,301 --> 00:38:44,896 And are you sure you want me to approve this agreement? 975 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:46,103 Yes, Your Honor. 976 00:38:46,127 --> 00:38:47,816 Okay, then, any objections? 977 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:48,900 - No, Your Honor. - No, Your Honor. 978 00:38:48,924 --> 00:38:50,568 Then it is the order of this court 979 00:38:50,592 --> 00:38:52,203 that such sentence be imposed. 980 00:38:52,227 --> 00:38:53,805 The defendant is remanded into custody 981 00:38:53,829 --> 00:38:55,707 for three months only. 982 00:38:55,731 --> 00:38:57,931 Court is adjourned. 983 00:39:01,270 --> 00:39:04,132 Leo, good luck. 984 00:39:04,156 --> 00:39:06,634 Thank you, Your Honor, for everything. 985 00:39:13,165 --> 00:39:14,555 ♪ I'm amazed ♪ 986 00:39:14,579 --> 00:39:16,895 Okay. It's okay. Say goodbye. 987 00:39:16,919 --> 00:39:20,315 ♪ Humbly I pray ♪ 988 00:39:20,339 --> 00:39:26,071 ♪ I'm just trying to find my way ♪ 989 00:39:26,095 --> 00:39:30,275 ♪ I had to think about all the times of doubt ♪ 990 00:39:30,299 --> 00:39:35,280 ♪ And all the beauty parts are beauty scars now ♪ 991 00:39:35,304 --> 00:39:39,784 ♪ I had to let you fade away ♪ 992 00:39:39,808 --> 00:39:41,354 I'm so tired. 993 00:39:42,778 --> 00:39:44,289 I haven't been... 994 00:39:44,313 --> 00:39:47,042 Apparently, my apartment has turned on me. 995 00:39:47,066 --> 00:39:48,439 I have no idea what that means. 996 00:39:48,463 --> 00:39:51,429 Right? Also, these shoes have zero arch support. 997 00:39:51,453 --> 00:39:53,598 You can tell my stress level by the height of my heels. 998 00:39:53,622 --> 00:39:55,683 Easy-peasy plea deal, comfy flats. 999 00:39:55,707 --> 00:39:58,103 These... These are my ass kickers. 1000 00:39:58,127 --> 00:39:59,354 - Hmm. - Murder on the feet 1001 00:39:59,378 --> 00:40:00,889 but perfect for the big battles. 1002 00:40:00,913 --> 00:40:03,525 Like if I'm trying to solve America's border security issues. 1003 00:40:03,549 --> 00:40:04,809 - Okay. Look... - Or something. 1004 00:40:04,833 --> 00:40:06,311 - No, it's okay. - I just want you to know 1005 00:40:06,335 --> 00:40:08,313 I didn't think that the ICE guy could be in here, either. 1006 00:40:08,337 --> 00:40:09,614 Good, 'cause if you did, 1007 00:40:09,638 --> 00:40:11,616 then I'd have to burn your law school flash cards. 1008 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:13,151 Oh, okay, okay. 1009 00:40:13,175 --> 00:40:14,402 You don't want to argue? 1010 00:40:14,426 --> 00:40:15,570 You're gonna be a terrible lawyer. 1011 00:40:15,594 --> 00:40:17,038 - I like to argue. - Just not with me. 1012 00:40:17,062 --> 00:40:18,206 I'm happy to argue with you. 1013 00:40:18,230 --> 00:40:19,484 Good, then we can be friends. 1014 00:40:23,102 --> 00:40:28,939 ♪ It's simply divine ♪ 1015 00:40:35,781 --> 00:40:39,177 ♪ I believe ♪ 1016 00:40:39,201 --> 00:40:43,064 ♪ I believe one day ♪ 1017 00:40:43,088 --> 00:40:48,937 ♪ All mistakes will be explained ♪ 1018 00:40:48,961 --> 00:40:52,824 ♪ And I think of why leaving you behind ♪ 1019 00:40:52,848 --> 00:40:57,779 ♪ Didn't satisfy that it was more kind ♪ 1020 00:40:57,803 --> 00:41:00,887 ♪ But it would save myself for... ♪ 1021 00:41:07,779 --> 00:41:10,291 How do you keep getting back here? 1022 00:41:10,315 --> 00:41:12,010 I have my ways. 1023 00:41:12,034 --> 00:41:13,795 After your big dustup with the feds today, 1024 00:41:13,819 --> 00:41:15,180 I thought you might want to go for a drink. 1025 00:41:15,204 --> 00:41:17,382 I'd love to, but work. 1026 00:41:17,406 --> 00:41:20,018 You kicked the federal government's ass today. 1027 00:41:20,042 --> 00:41:22,437 Did I? I didn't mean to. 1028 00:41:22,461 --> 00:41:23,642 Maybe I did. 1029 00:41:23,666 --> 00:41:25,723 How did it feel? 1030 00:41:25,747 --> 00:41:28,393 Not as great as LeBron in Game 7 in Oakland 1031 00:41:28,417 --> 00:41:30,195 but all right. 1032 00:41:30,219 --> 00:41:31,646 How'd it go for you today? 1033 00:41:31,670 --> 00:41:32,947 A rare win for the good guys. 1034 00:41:32,971 --> 00:41:36,034 I know you've been, you know, nesting, 1035 00:41:36,058 --> 00:41:38,153 so I thought a housewarming gift might be in order. 1036 00:41:38,177 --> 00:41:39,988 You can say you got it from a cousin or something. 1037 00:41:40,012 --> 00:41:42,095 What did you get me? 1038 00:41:46,818 --> 00:41:48,413 Uhura. 1039 00:41:48,437 --> 00:41:52,250 The star in my sky. My goddess. 1040 00:41:52,274 --> 00:41:54,719 She made me feel like I could be anybody. 1041 00:41:54,743 --> 00:41:57,088 I know. I had to sit through endless episodes 1042 00:41:57,112 --> 00:41:59,007 with you during college. 1043 00:41:59,031 --> 00:42:00,058 Thank you. 1044 00:42:00,082 --> 00:42:01,544 You're welcome. 1045 00:42:02,367 --> 00:42:05,813 So okay, so do I have daddy issues? 1046 00:42:05,837 --> 00:42:07,599 Uh, yeah. 1047 00:42:07,623 --> 00:42:08,913 Yeah, I do, right? 1048 00:42:08,937 --> 00:42:10,401 Call Vic. 1049 00:42:10,425 --> 00:42:12,626 Maybe he'll be up for a drink tonight. 1050 00:42:14,179 --> 00:42:15,523 Okay. I got to go. 1051 00:42:15,547 --> 00:42:18,856 Uh, may the force be with you? 1052 00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:21,029 No! 1053 00:42:21,053 --> 00:42:23,248 ♪ ...feelin' ♪ 1054 00:42:23,272 --> 00:42:26,618 ♪ It's higher than helium ♪ 1055 00:42:26,642 --> 00:42:30,622 ♪ To try and figure out why ♪ 1056 00:42:30,646 --> 00:42:31,706 Welcome home. 1057 00:42:31,730 --> 00:42:35,815 ♪ It's simply divine ♪ 1058 00:42:37,569 --> 00:42:43,907 ♪ It's simply divine ♪