1 00:00:01,566 --> 00:00:02,437 Previously on All Rise... 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,874 I am going into holistic law. 3 00:00:04,917 --> 00:00:07,616 Ooh! I am late for my first day in the DA's office. 4 00:00:07,659 --> 00:00:10,097 - Or you could just come back? - I miss you, too. 5 00:00:10,140 --> 00:00:11,837 Maybe I should sue you for our wedding date. 6 00:00:11,881 --> 00:00:14,144 Can we just get the firm back on its feet? 7 00:00:14,188 --> 00:00:15,972 There's election exposure vulnerabilities 8 00:00:16,016 --> 00:00:17,234 I look forward to eliminating. 9 00:00:17,278 --> 00:00:19,845 - Ms. Carmichael, - Judge Carmichael! 10 00:00:29,333 --> 00:00:32,423 ♪ My mommy like to sing along 11 00:00:32,467 --> 00:00:36,210 ♪ With me, but she won't sing this song ♪ 12 00:00:36,253 --> 00:00:39,865 ♪ If she reads all the lyrics 13 00:00:39,909 --> 00:00:41,563 I know this is upsetting. 14 00:00:41,606 --> 00:00:44,261 You know what, maybe we should find another entryway? 15 00:00:44,305 --> 00:00:47,873 No, it's okay. Hi, my lovelies. 16 00:00:47,917 --> 00:00:50,050 Do you see all those little motherpuckers 17 00:00:50,093 --> 00:00:51,747 in Tyler Pierce's fan club? 18 00:00:51,790 --> 00:00:53,618 Well, they're hating on me because I like my kink, 19 00:00:53,662 --> 00:00:55,490 and my sex rough. But hey, to tell the truth-- 20 00:00:55,533 --> 00:00:57,405 Your past's going to come back to bite you. 21 00:00:57,448 --> 00:00:59,581 No, that psycho went too far. He put me in the hospital, 22 00:00:59,624 --> 00:01:01,496 All right? And I'm going to sit in that courtroom 23 00:01:01,539 --> 00:01:03,715 every day until the world knows I'll have the last laugh. 24 00:01:03,759 --> 00:01:05,500 Okay, you are a witness, 25 00:01:05,543 --> 00:01:07,371 so you're only allowed in the courtroom when you testify. 26 00:01:07,415 --> 00:01:08,894 My client looks forward 27 00:01:08,938 --> 00:01:10,722 to refuting Ms. Raymond's outrageous claims, 28 00:01:10,766 --> 00:01:12,376 which are a desperate grab for publicity. 29 00:01:12,420 --> 00:01:14,813 Or social media followers her business, 30 00:01:14,857 --> 00:01:16,293 and financial gain. 31 00:01:16,337 --> 00:01:17,903 Hey, hey. Bring your crew over here. 32 00:01:17,947 --> 00:01:19,644 You want the truth? 33 00:01:19,688 --> 00:01:22,386 I'll give you the truth. He's a lying sack of sh--. 34 00:01:22,430 --> 00:01:26,347 Gigi! This way. 35 00:01:26,390 --> 00:01:28,175 Get away from me! Leave me alone! 36 00:01:31,265 --> 00:01:33,745 ♪ I'm a bad guy 37 00:01:35,225 --> 00:01:37,575 ♪ I'm a bad guy 38 00:01:38,576 --> 00:01:44,539 ♪ I'm a bad guy 39 00:01:44,582 --> 00:01:48,499 You look suspiciously well-rested. 40 00:01:48,543 --> 00:01:50,936 With a tinge of melancholy. 41 00:01:50,980 --> 00:01:54,157 What am I, a bottle of wine? How do you do that? 42 00:01:54,201 --> 00:01:55,593 You told me Robin was taking Bailey 43 00:01:55,637 --> 00:01:56,942 to visit his parents in Detroit. 44 00:01:56,986 --> 00:01:58,596 It's our first time apart. 45 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,599 When I was two, my mother went to an ashram in India 46 00:02:01,643 --> 00:02:03,688 for six weeks, and I have no hang ups. 47 00:02:03,732 --> 00:02:05,255 Hmm. Not a one. 48 00:02:05,299 --> 00:02:07,475 Ooh, I have something to cheer you up. 49 00:02:07,518 --> 00:02:10,260 We have a new, outrageously qualified stenographer. 50 00:02:10,304 --> 00:02:12,958 Who can't hum a tune, I checked. 51 00:02:13,002 --> 00:02:15,831 These came to my chambers. No card, 52 00:02:15,874 --> 00:02:19,313 but I figured more election victory flowers for Lola. 53 00:02:19,356 --> 00:02:21,315 They do keep coming. 54 00:02:21,358 --> 00:02:22,533 I'll start a thank you card. 55 00:02:22,577 --> 00:02:24,231 There's a card right here. 56 00:02:24,274 --> 00:02:27,495 They're for me. 57 00:02:27,538 --> 00:02:30,106 I guess we can't always assume, they're for her honor 58 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:31,977 Flip-flip. 59 00:02:32,021 --> 00:02:34,415 Well, I'm off to another smash and grab hearing. 60 00:02:34,458 --> 00:02:37,331 So... give it up. 61 00:02:37,374 --> 00:02:40,116 If you must know I did some volunteer work 62 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,639 for a voter education group. 63 00:02:41,683 --> 00:02:44,294 That is a lot of posies for volunteer work. 64 00:02:44,338 --> 00:02:45,730 I proved useful. 65 00:02:45,774 --> 00:02:47,515 First up, we have a trial readiness hearing 66 00:02:47,558 --> 00:02:49,256 for a hockey player. 67 00:02:49,299 --> 00:02:53,782 Tyler Pierce. Who could forget? I hate celebrity cases. 68 00:02:53,825 --> 00:02:55,610 You're either accused of favoritism 69 00:02:55,653 --> 00:02:58,178 or of punishing them for their fame. You can't win. 70 00:03:03,052 --> 00:03:06,316 I got an almond milk, half caf macchiato for Kiki Rice? 71 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,013 Hardly. Look alive! 72 00:03:08,057 --> 00:03:10,886 Ho! You got skills for somebody who just started. 73 00:03:10,929 --> 00:03:13,671 - I'm trying. - You want some pointers? 74 00:03:13,715 --> 00:03:16,805 I would love some. LeBron makes it look so easy. 75 00:03:16,848 --> 00:03:18,241 That's true. 76 00:03:18,285 --> 00:03:20,417 So what'd you want to talk to me about? 77 00:03:20,461 --> 00:03:24,595 Well, I'm representing this, uh, 78 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,816 hairdresser who's got this thing-- 79 00:03:27,859 --> 00:03:30,297 Okay, you are so not here 80 00:03:30,340 --> 00:03:31,733 to talk about some hairdresser case. 81 00:03:31,776 --> 00:03:33,561 You know you want to talk about you 82 00:03:33,604 --> 00:03:35,998 leaving the other night with the bailiff. Delilah. 83 00:03:36,041 --> 00:03:38,043 Delia, wait. Wait are you jealous? 84 00:03:38,087 --> 00:03:39,393 Delia. Come on. 85 00:03:39,436 --> 00:03:41,221 I think you might be a little jealous. 86 00:03:41,264 --> 00:03:43,527 No, I'm not. Whatever you got going on with the hot bailiff, 87 00:03:43,571 --> 00:03:45,007 that's none of my business. 88 00:03:46,008 --> 00:03:49,185 Well, I'm worried that it bothered you. 89 00:03:49,229 --> 00:03:51,231 Seriously, we're just friends. 90 00:03:54,190 --> 00:03:55,626 Start your free throw. 91 00:03:55,670 --> 00:04:00,327 Actually, just with us two for now just-- 92 00:04:00,370 --> 00:04:01,980 just friends, okay? 93 00:04:02,024 --> 00:04:03,678 'Cause... 94 00:04:03,721 --> 00:04:04,809 Okay. 95 00:04:05,549 --> 00:04:08,987 - Okay. - Okay, baller. 96 00:04:09,031 --> 00:04:11,729 So how's it going with the holistic Lollapalooza, huh? 97 00:04:11,773 --> 00:04:14,776 I scored a meeting today with the Edith Basquez 98 00:04:14,819 --> 00:04:17,126 who put holistic law on the map 99 00:04:17,169 --> 00:04:19,650 and I'm going to ask her how to start my own practice. 100 00:04:20,782 --> 00:04:22,305 Up top! 101 00:04:22,349 --> 00:04:25,047 Hey, listen, if there's anyone who can get clients 102 00:04:25,090 --> 00:04:27,789 through the system in one piece, it is Emily Lopez. 103 00:04:27,832 --> 00:04:29,181 Oh. 104 00:04:29,965 --> 00:04:33,098 Hey, I should, uh, I should go. I'm gonna be late. 105 00:04:33,142 --> 00:04:35,623 Okay. Thanks for the macchiato. 106 00:04:36,928 --> 00:04:37,973 Mm. 107 00:04:40,454 --> 00:04:41,803 - Bye. - Bye. 108 00:04:49,550 --> 00:04:52,509 Yo, Callan. It is a zoo out there. 109 00:04:52,553 --> 00:04:54,381 And you are looking at the zoo keeper. 110 00:04:54,424 --> 00:04:55,947 You're handling the Tyler Pierce case? 111 00:04:55,991 --> 00:04:57,384 This one hurts, man. 112 00:04:57,427 --> 00:04:58,907 I mean, Amy may be my fiancée, but hockey-- 113 00:04:58,950 --> 00:05:00,778 - hockey is-- - Is your first love. 114 00:05:00,822 --> 00:05:02,737 Since I was 10-years-old. Now, look at me. 115 00:05:02,780 --> 00:05:04,434 Going after the guy who single-handedly 116 00:05:04,478 --> 00:05:06,088 put the Blades in the playoffs. 117 00:05:06,131 --> 00:05:08,220 On top of that, Amy, she's so wrapped up in the case, 118 00:05:08,264 --> 00:05:11,398 she literally falls asleep cuddling the legal file. 119 00:05:11,441 --> 00:05:13,138 Man, Tyler Pierce, of all people. 120 00:05:13,182 --> 00:05:15,097 It's too bad I'm not with the DA anymore, 121 00:05:15,140 --> 00:05:16,707 we'd make a killer team. 122 00:05:16,751 --> 00:05:19,231 - You pick a new head deputy yet? - It's not that easy, man. 123 00:05:19,275 --> 00:05:22,626 And on top of all that, Bravo's sending me some new guy 124 00:05:22,670 --> 00:05:24,454 I'm supposed to break in. 125 00:05:28,284 --> 00:05:29,720 Must be the new guy. 126 00:05:31,069 --> 00:05:33,463 All right, we got to move. Give you the rundown. 127 00:05:33,507 --> 00:05:35,291 Defendant traded texts with the victim 128 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:37,380 prior to a one night stand that turned violent. 129 00:05:37,424 --> 00:05:38,642 Okay, I was just heading to-- 130 00:05:38,686 --> 00:05:40,340 Defendant has no criminal record 131 00:05:40,383 --> 00:05:42,864 and no violent history, aside from playing hockey. 132 00:05:42,907 --> 00:05:45,432 Defense wants to plead this down to a slap on the wrist. 133 00:05:45,475 --> 00:05:47,912 - Misdemeanor trespass. - Wait. Are we-- 134 00:05:47,956 --> 00:05:49,958 What I'm talking about is that if I were in charge, 135 00:05:50,001 --> 00:05:51,829 I'd go after felony domestic violence 136 00:05:51,873 --> 00:05:53,527 with a great bodily injury enhancement. 137 00:05:53,570 --> 00:05:57,792 Huh. Speak of the devil. Yep, Callan. 138 00:05:59,446 --> 00:06:05,321 Are you sure you want to do this? All right. Amy. Hi. 139 00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:08,019 DA's willing to strike the GBI and offer a plea to the felony. 140 00:06:08,063 --> 00:06:09,847 Time served, plus three years probation. 141 00:06:09,891 --> 00:06:11,936 Just tell me. Would I have to sit out the season? 142 00:06:11,980 --> 00:06:14,548 Tyler, wait for me outside the courtroom, okay? 143 00:06:17,638 --> 00:06:19,509 Misdemeanor, simple battery. 144 00:06:19,553 --> 00:06:21,381 No. No! Felony. 145 00:06:23,295 --> 00:06:25,297 Sir, there's no way I can agree to that-- 146 00:06:27,648 --> 00:06:30,085 Yeah, well, looks like you get yourself a deal. 147 00:06:30,868 --> 00:06:32,435 Just go on without me. 148 00:06:32,479 --> 00:06:34,742 I'll be right in, just need to hammer out some details. 149 00:06:34,785 --> 00:06:36,961 Mark, I'm not your second chair. 150 00:06:37,005 --> 00:06:39,703 I've been trying to tell you. I was just saying hi. 151 00:06:39,747 --> 00:06:42,271 - Then whose Bravo's new guy? - I am. 152 00:06:42,314 --> 00:06:43,881 You an intern? 153 00:06:43,925 --> 00:06:46,057 I get that all the time. Don't worry. I'm up to speed. 154 00:06:46,101 --> 00:06:47,755 I've been following right behind you the whole time. 155 00:06:47,798 --> 00:06:49,452 The young have excellent hearing. 156 00:06:49,496 --> 00:06:50,888 Hey, Bravo. You messing with me? 157 00:06:50,932 --> 00:06:52,542 Yeah, I just met Doogie Howser J.D. 158 00:06:52,586 --> 00:06:54,196 Oh, he's a prodigy, huh? 159 00:06:54,239 --> 00:06:56,154 I can't believe I'll be working with Mark Callan! 160 00:06:56,198 --> 00:06:57,721 I've followed your career, 161 00:06:57,765 --> 00:06:59,419 convicted a deputy in People v. Wayne McCarthy, 162 00:06:59,462 --> 00:07:01,029 outfoxed the famous actors into confessing to murder? 163 00:07:01,072 --> 00:07:02,900 - Speaking of show biz-- - I wasn't. 164 00:07:02,944 --> 00:07:04,902 I've got the only Indian parents 165 00:07:04,946 --> 00:07:07,165 who wanted their kid to do stand up. I chose the law. 166 00:07:07,209 --> 00:07:09,080 My talent for getting an audience 167 00:07:09,124 --> 00:07:11,431 in the palm of my hand would've been wasted on a comedy-- 168 00:07:11,474 --> 00:07:13,128 You know, I forgot. 169 00:07:13,171 --> 00:07:15,435 How much breaking in of this kid do you want me to do? 170 00:07:15,478 --> 00:07:17,262 We got a trial readiness hearing that's about to start. 171 00:07:17,306 --> 00:07:19,177 Oh, uh, right. I'll go on into the courtroom now. 172 00:07:19,221 --> 00:07:21,266 Go in. I need to finish up with Bravo. Thanks. 173 00:07:21,310 --> 00:07:22,877 Oh, one more thing. 174 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,966 He's, no, he's pulled out a phone. I don't know-- 175 00:07:27,795 --> 00:07:31,189 Can you please explain to me what is happening? 176 00:07:40,198 --> 00:07:42,462 Is Mr. Callan stuck in an elevator. Mr... 177 00:07:42,505 --> 00:07:43,985 I don't know your-- 178 00:07:44,028 --> 00:07:46,204 Uh, Deputy District Attorney Tajdar Biswas, 179 00:07:46,248 --> 00:07:48,642 though I go by Teddy at Starbucks, Your Honor. 180 00:07:48,685 --> 00:07:51,471 Okay, then, Mr. Biswas, Ms. Quinn, 181 00:07:51,514 --> 00:07:53,864 while we wait for Mr. Callan to grace us with his presence-- 182 00:07:53,908 --> 00:07:59,000 Excuse me. Is Biswas spelled the French way, O-I-S? 183 00:07:59,043 --> 00:08:03,265 Or with a W, as in "world." 184 00:08:03,308 --> 00:08:07,356 It's B-I-S-W-A-S. 185 00:08:07,399 --> 00:08:09,184 That is quite the delivery. 186 00:08:09,227 --> 00:08:11,142 What delivery? 187 00:08:11,186 --> 00:08:15,582 Hmm. Where were we? Are both sides ready for trial? 188 00:08:15,625 --> 00:08:17,105 Actually, Your Honor, 189 00:08:17,148 --> 00:08:18,759 both parties have agreed to a plea 190 00:08:18,802 --> 00:08:20,325 of misdemeanor simple battery. 191 00:08:20,369 --> 00:08:22,327 From the preliminary hearing transcript, 192 00:08:22,371 --> 00:08:23,938 the charge sounds quite low. 193 00:08:23,981 --> 00:08:25,548 What's the people's reasoning? 194 00:08:25,592 --> 00:08:26,941 Um, I think-- I think we should wait 195 00:08:26,984 --> 00:08:28,638 for Mr. Callan to clarify. 196 00:08:28,682 --> 00:08:30,248 I really hope the lenience of the offer 197 00:08:30,292 --> 00:08:31,946 is not the result of special treatment. 198 00:08:31,989 --> 00:08:34,557 Everyone in my courtroom is treated the same. 199 00:08:34,601 --> 00:08:36,167 Rich, poor or otherwise. 200 00:08:36,211 --> 00:08:38,648 I-- I mean, Mr. Callan will enumerate the reasons 201 00:08:38,692 --> 00:08:39,823 for reducing the charge, 202 00:08:39,867 --> 00:08:41,477 but from what I can tell, 203 00:08:41,521 --> 00:08:44,480 the people would have no problem securing a conviction. 204 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:47,222 - What? - No. Uh, Mr. Callan, I-- 205 00:08:47,265 --> 00:08:48,658 Are there any problems with proof? 206 00:08:48,702 --> 00:08:50,747 Uh, not that I can see. 207 00:08:50,791 --> 00:08:52,532 I mean, the victim is cooperative 208 00:08:52,575 --> 00:08:54,838 and the hospital photos speak for themselves, Your Honor. 209 00:08:54,882 --> 00:08:56,274 As Mr. Biswas pointed out, 210 00:08:56,318 --> 00:08:58,363 these injuries do appear quite traumatic. 211 00:08:58,407 --> 00:08:59,800 And if there's a crime here, 212 00:08:59,843 --> 00:09:01,584 it's much more serious than the offer. 213 00:09:01,628 --> 00:09:03,847 I'm not inclined to accept the plea. We're going to trial. 214 00:09:03,891 --> 00:09:05,240 But I didn't do anything wrong. 215 00:09:05,283 --> 00:09:07,329 Wait no, the people and I made a deal. 216 00:09:07,372 --> 00:09:10,245 And then that little-- Then Mr. Biswas moved it up. 217 00:09:10,288 --> 00:09:12,334 Student driver took a U-turn, we're going to trial, 218 00:09:12,377 --> 00:09:14,292 - not that I'm complaining. - But I'm complaining. 219 00:09:15,250 --> 00:09:17,165 In my chambers, now. 220 00:09:23,954 --> 00:09:27,001 Someone's going to lose a tooth. 221 00:09:34,095 --> 00:09:36,358 Gigi Raymond is a self-serving scammer 222 00:09:36,401 --> 00:09:38,926 who engaged in consensual sex play. 223 00:09:38,969 --> 00:09:40,362 A felony charge is outrageous. 224 00:09:40,405 --> 00:09:42,582 The defendant is using a few dirty texts 225 00:09:42,625 --> 00:09:45,628 as a cover for strangling a woman to unconsciousness. 226 00:09:45,672 --> 00:09:47,630 And a domestic abuse charge requires 227 00:09:47,674 --> 00:09:49,110 some semblance of a relationship. 228 00:09:49,153 --> 00:09:50,851 The texts span several days, Your Honor. 229 00:09:50,894 --> 00:09:52,243 Oh, if that's a relationship, 230 00:09:52,287 --> 00:09:53,854 then stop griping I'm uncommunicative. 231 00:09:53,897 --> 00:09:55,072 You've been stonewalling me for weeks 232 00:09:55,116 --> 00:09:56,857 about the wedding date, Amy. 233 00:09:56,900 --> 00:09:58,293 Council, we are not in your romantic comedy. 234 00:09:58,336 --> 00:10:01,122 If I may, it's routine for my generation, 235 00:10:01,165 --> 00:10:02,689 and that of the parties involved, 236 00:10:02,732 --> 00:10:04,255 to engage in relationships 237 00:10:04,299 --> 00:10:06,127 that can last several years entirely online. 238 00:10:06,170 --> 00:10:08,869 - In fact, it can-- - Okay, Your Honor. Must we? 239 00:10:08,912 --> 00:10:10,914 Young Mr. Biswas has a point. Ms. Quinn, 240 00:10:10,958 --> 00:10:12,655 Mr. Callan, is your co-counsel's assessment 241 00:10:12,699 --> 00:10:14,352 of the evidence accurate or not? 242 00:10:14,396 --> 00:10:16,703 It is, Your Honor. And if the court is ready to move 243 00:10:16,746 --> 00:10:18,922 the case to trial, the people are ready. 244 00:10:18,966 --> 00:10:22,273 Good. Now, to avoid any appearance of impropriety, 245 00:10:22,317 --> 00:10:24,362 the court recommends that you separate residences 246 00:10:24,406 --> 00:10:26,800 and cease communication for the duration of the trial. 247 00:10:26,843 --> 00:10:28,671 Not a problem. I get the house. 248 00:10:28,715 --> 00:10:30,194 Are you serious right now? 249 00:10:30,238 --> 00:10:31,935 Well, then, at least Your Honor could do 250 00:10:31,979 --> 00:10:33,807 is let the people stay in her guest house. 251 00:10:33,850 --> 00:10:35,547 Sorry, that's another conflict of interest. 252 00:10:35,591 --> 00:10:39,073 Just find a nice hotel. I'll see you both in court. 253 00:10:39,116 --> 00:10:41,336 Wait, you all hang out together? 254 00:10:58,353 --> 00:11:00,137 Uh, Ms. Quinn. Hi. 255 00:11:00,181 --> 00:11:04,664 I mean, I hope there's not any hard feelings about, 256 00:11:04,707 --> 00:11:08,232 in there, because in moot court, in law school, 257 00:11:08,276 --> 00:11:11,322 people got really, really mad at me. 258 00:11:12,410 --> 00:11:15,326 Your fly is open. 259 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,679 Touché. 260 00:11:22,769 --> 00:11:24,161 That was a cheap trick, Quinn. 261 00:11:24,205 --> 00:11:26,207 It always works on you. 262 00:11:27,425 --> 00:11:29,166 - What happened? - Bad case of acne. 263 00:11:29,210 --> 00:11:31,560 Never mind. We've got to get ready for trial. 264 00:11:31,603 --> 00:11:33,257 You'll clerk for me 265 00:11:33,301 --> 00:11:35,172 and the minute you pass the bar, you're second chair. 266 00:11:35,216 --> 00:11:37,392 Well, I get the test results back in a few days. 267 00:11:37,435 --> 00:11:38,828 Warm up my seat. 268 00:11:44,486 --> 00:11:46,793 So, um, Joaquin told me 269 00:11:46,836 --> 00:11:49,012 that you basically started the holistic law movement back 270 00:11:49,056 --> 00:11:51,058 in Brooklyn, and that is amazing. 271 00:11:51,101 --> 00:11:52,668 Well, the goal was to place clients in 272 00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:54,191 alternative-to-prison facilities like this one, 273 00:11:54,235 --> 00:11:56,063 so they get actual rehabilitation. 274 00:11:56,106 --> 00:11:58,543 I come out here to check on my clients as much as I can. 275 00:11:58,587 --> 00:12:01,372 I never had that kind of time when I was a PD. 276 00:12:01,416 --> 00:12:04,549 So let me guess, now you're ready to do more. 277 00:12:04,593 --> 00:12:06,421 Defendants deserve more. 278 00:12:06,464 --> 00:12:09,685 Well, holistic law is not just about defending clients. 279 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:11,556 You represent them in landlord-tenant disputes, 280 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:12,906 immigration proceedings, 281 00:12:12,949 --> 00:12:14,559 child custody battles, divorce matters. 282 00:12:14,603 --> 00:12:16,779 Heck, I even make sure they put food on the table. 283 00:12:16,823 --> 00:12:18,520 Yeah. 284 00:12:20,870 --> 00:12:22,567 That's my client Carla. 285 00:12:22,611 --> 00:12:24,395 She wants to work in a garden center 286 00:12:24,439 --> 00:12:25,570 when she gets out. 287 00:12:25,614 --> 00:12:27,050 Carla, this is Emily. 288 00:12:27,094 --> 00:12:29,096 She's interested in how I represent you. 289 00:12:31,489 --> 00:12:32,577 Wow. 290 00:12:32,621 --> 00:12:33,883 Bud lettuce? 291 00:12:33,927 --> 00:12:35,711 - Oh, no thanks. - Try it. 292 00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:38,192 But it's got, um... 293 00:12:38,235 --> 00:12:39,759 Yeah. 294 00:12:47,331 --> 00:12:49,769 That's actually nice. A little dirty. 295 00:12:49,812 --> 00:12:51,466 But, you know. Not bad. 296 00:12:54,034 --> 00:12:56,427 Gigi, the jurors need to see you as the victim. 297 00:12:56,471 --> 00:12:59,691 Weak and vulnerable at the hands of a 200-pound, 298 00:12:59,735 --> 00:13:01,432 six-foot-one trained athlete. 299 00:13:01,476 --> 00:13:03,478 Okay, so you want me to be this delicate little flower? 300 00:13:03,521 --> 00:13:06,263 Yeah? That's the only way that those 12 idiots will believe me? 301 00:13:06,307 --> 00:13:08,831 Like it or not, those idiots are the only people 302 00:13:08,875 --> 00:13:10,441 who can put Pierce behind bars. 303 00:13:10,485 --> 00:13:12,922 I am not going to change who I am. Screw all of you. 304 00:13:12,966 --> 00:13:14,532 I need a smoke break. 305 00:13:16,273 --> 00:13:17,361 Move. 306 00:13:21,888 --> 00:13:23,628 She's going to be a disastrous witness. 307 00:13:23,672 --> 00:13:25,326 The jurors need to empathize with her, 308 00:13:25,369 --> 00:13:27,197 not want to strangle her themselves. 309 00:13:27,241 --> 00:13:29,896 Meanwhile, Tyler Pierce is Mr. Goddamn Congeniality. 310 00:13:29,939 --> 00:13:31,462 I think the facts should stand on their own. 311 00:13:31,506 --> 00:13:33,682 Teddy, in he said, she said cases, 312 00:13:33,725 --> 00:13:35,640 who's more likable matters. 313 00:13:35,684 --> 00:13:39,166 Gigi Raymond has 1.2 million Insta followers. 314 00:13:39,209 --> 00:13:40,820 Someone likes her. 315 00:13:40,863 --> 00:13:46,390 Let me have some time with her. Alone. Go. 316 00:13:48,175 --> 00:13:50,046 Is that a lot of followers? 317 00:13:51,526 --> 00:13:54,137 Gigi, you are very brave to be testifying 318 00:13:54,181 --> 00:13:56,226 and you have every right to be angry. 319 00:13:56,270 --> 00:13:59,142 Sexist lawyer Callan is supposed to be on my side. 320 00:13:59,186 --> 00:14:03,930 Look, Callan isn't sexist. He's just... frustrated. 321 00:14:05,192 --> 00:14:08,848 Gigi, this is your chance to face your attacker. 322 00:14:08,891 --> 00:14:12,982 Tell him what he did to you, how this affected you. 323 00:14:13,026 --> 00:14:15,985 Now you're my therapist, too? 324 00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:19,815 Did you ever think that some of your followers 325 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:22,078 might be victims of violence? 326 00:14:22,122 --> 00:14:25,255 You can speak to them, help them 327 00:14:25,299 --> 00:14:30,434 so that their lives aren't destroyed or worse, ended! 328 00:14:30,478 --> 00:14:33,176 Stop just thinking about yourself! 329 00:14:33,220 --> 00:14:34,699 Okay, okay. I hear you. 330 00:14:36,919 --> 00:14:40,140 Now leave me alone to post a pic of my bichon frisé. 331 00:14:43,186 --> 00:14:46,102 Question, how do I get funding to start 332 00:14:46,146 --> 00:14:48,017 a holistic law practice? 333 00:14:48,061 --> 00:14:49,845 You're going to need to find a powerful, 334 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:53,893 well-funded legal organization and expand their practice. 335 00:14:53,936 --> 00:14:55,807 How about Bar Panel? 336 00:14:55,851 --> 00:14:57,548 They would take over my clients 337 00:14:57,592 --> 00:14:59,463 when there was a conflict of interest. 338 00:14:59,507 --> 00:15:01,813 Those private attorneys are a bunch of stodgy, old men. 339 00:15:01,857 --> 00:15:03,554 Yes. But the county funds them 340 00:15:03,598 --> 00:15:05,861 so they have steady cash flow and plenty of clients. 341 00:15:05,905 --> 00:15:08,124 They're actually in a unique position to do this. 342 00:15:09,212 --> 00:15:10,953 Hey. - Hi. 343 00:15:10,997 --> 00:15:15,218 So. Hey, Carla. How'd you, um, how'd you end up here? 344 00:15:15,262 --> 00:15:17,612 My Ruby was four months. 345 00:15:17,655 --> 00:15:20,832 I was out of work and boosted some formula, 346 00:15:20,876 --> 00:15:22,182 shoved a security guard. 347 00:15:22,225 --> 00:15:24,053 She was headed to prison for robbery. 348 00:15:24,097 --> 00:15:25,750 Her daughter would have gone to foster care. 349 00:15:25,794 --> 00:15:28,231 But Edith cut a deal for me to come here instead. 350 00:15:28,275 --> 00:15:29,624 I got to keep my Ruby. 351 00:15:31,191 --> 00:15:33,584 - Aw. - Gave me a reason to go on. 352 00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:36,761 Bitch! 353 00:15:36,805 --> 00:15:38,241 - Oh, my God! - Oh, my God! 354 00:15:39,851 --> 00:15:41,941 Get off. Get off her! 355 00:15:41,984 --> 00:15:44,944 Get off! Stop! Hey! Security! 356 00:15:44,987 --> 00:15:47,772 Get off of her. Stop! Come on! 357 00:15:49,774 --> 00:15:51,298 - Get off! - Security! 358 00:15:51,341 --> 00:15:53,430 Oh, whoa, whoa. Are you okay? 359 00:15:53,474 --> 00:15:55,606 Yeah, yeah. I can take a hit. 360 00:15:56,607 --> 00:15:57,608 Hoo! 361 00:15:57,652 --> 00:15:59,610 So I guess you've had enough. 362 00:15:59,654 --> 00:16:03,832 What, why? That-- I'm going to start my own boxing gym. 363 00:16:04,833 --> 00:16:09,185 I mean, no, I'm still committed to-- Thank you. 364 00:16:09,229 --> 00:16:11,318 I'm still committed to holistic law. 365 00:16:14,364 --> 00:16:16,932 Give Bar Panel a shot, but don't hold your breath. 366 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,629 You know, old dogs, new tricks. 367 00:16:23,156 --> 00:16:24,984 Oh, my God. 368 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:28,639 What happened, physically, 369 00:16:28,683 --> 00:16:30,641 between you and Mr. Pierce that night? 370 00:16:30,685 --> 00:16:34,645 I was working it like. a bad ass, in control of things. 371 00:16:34,689 --> 00:16:38,388 So you and the defendant were engaged in sexual activity? 372 00:16:38,432 --> 00:16:40,303 Yeah, yeah. And some spanking, some dirty talk. 373 00:16:40,347 --> 00:16:42,305 I'm not vanilla. It was fun. 374 00:16:42,349 --> 00:16:44,177 Was there a point at which it stopped being fun? 375 00:16:44,220 --> 00:16:46,005 Yeah. Isn't that why we're all here? 376 00:16:48,703 --> 00:16:52,228 Out of nowhere, Tyler-- Sorry, I mean, 377 00:16:52,272 --> 00:16:56,319 the defendant, um, grabbed me by the hair 378 00:16:56,363 --> 00:17:00,845 and kept punching me over and over and over again. 379 00:17:00,889 --> 00:17:04,893 And his face, he was like, he was biting his lip 380 00:17:04,936 --> 00:17:07,722 like he wanted to get the right reaction out of me. 381 00:17:16,731 --> 00:17:20,604 But I wasn't scared shitless the way he wanted, I guess. 382 00:17:22,302 --> 00:17:25,131 So he grabbed me by the throat to, um, 383 00:17:25,174 --> 00:17:27,611 to strangle me, or to snap my neck. 384 00:17:32,268 --> 00:17:34,618 I thought he was going to kill me. 385 00:17:36,403 --> 00:17:38,535 I'm sorry. 386 00:17:45,934 --> 00:17:47,805 You should really go home. 387 00:17:47,849 --> 00:17:50,547 I just read over today's transcript. 388 00:17:50,591 --> 00:17:54,551 Our new stenographer is flawless. If it weren't for-- 389 00:17:54,595 --> 00:17:56,205 Sounding like a movie preview. 390 00:17:56,249 --> 00:17:58,729 Things can look really good on paper. 391 00:17:58,773 --> 00:18:00,122 Speaking of which, 392 00:18:00,427 --> 00:18:01,950 I saw Tyler Pierce on the Drew Barrymore Show 393 00:18:01,993 --> 00:18:05,649 making his mother's mac and cheese recipe. 394 00:18:05,693 --> 00:18:08,087 Before working here, I thought sweet, funny guys 395 00:18:08,130 --> 00:18:09,653 were sweet, funny guys. 396 00:18:09,697 --> 00:18:14,397 It will come down to who the jury believes he is. Oh! 397 00:18:14,441 --> 00:18:17,879 I am walking out now with a W, 398 00:18:17,922 --> 00:18:19,315 as in a world. 399 00:18:20,621 --> 00:18:22,797 - Good night. - Good night. 400 00:18:33,373 --> 00:18:34,722 May I help you? 401 00:18:34,765 --> 00:18:35,853 Sherri Kansky? 402 00:18:37,072 --> 00:18:38,334 We're here regarding 403 00:18:38,378 --> 00:18:40,684 an investigation into alleged impropriety 404 00:18:40,728 --> 00:18:43,644 in the election of Judge Lola Carmichael. 405 00:18:45,167 --> 00:18:47,387 There's gotta be some mistake. 406 00:18:55,264 --> 00:18:56,831 Ugh! 407 00:19:05,883 --> 00:19:08,147 The hell? 408 00:19:13,935 --> 00:19:17,286 And I am still processing how deputies from 409 00:19:17,330 --> 00:19:19,288 the Public Integrity Unit wound up peppering me 410 00:19:19,332 --> 00:19:20,637 with questions in my living room. 411 00:19:20,681 --> 00:19:22,204 Really don't think there's-- 412 00:19:22,248 --> 00:19:23,945 And election impropriety, seriously? 413 00:19:23,988 --> 00:19:26,295 As if trying to hang on to my seat wasn't difficult enough. 414 00:19:26,339 --> 00:19:27,818 Your Honor, I was as shocked as you were. 415 00:19:27,862 --> 00:19:29,820 Oh, no. I think I was a bit more shocked. 416 00:19:29,864 --> 00:19:31,822 The first I heard about Ms. Kansky's volunteer work 417 00:19:31,866 --> 00:19:33,346 was this morning. 418 00:19:33,389 --> 00:19:35,086 It wasn't an official campaign activity, 419 00:19:35,130 --> 00:19:36,871 but I am sure it was aboveboard. 420 00:19:36,914 --> 00:19:38,829 Those deputies were not having it. 421 00:19:38,873 --> 00:19:40,657 That community center was in the Krenshaw district, 422 00:19:40,701 --> 00:19:43,312 which we both know I won with record turnout. 423 00:19:43,356 --> 00:19:45,271 I guess it looks so bad someone reported it. 424 00:19:45,314 --> 00:19:47,316 I did assure the deputies 425 00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:48,926 it was purely educational and nonpartisan. 426 00:19:48,970 --> 00:19:50,319 So many people have doubts 427 00:19:50,363 --> 00:19:52,060 around election integrity nowadays. 428 00:19:52,103 --> 00:19:54,323 So, I wanted to teach them how to fill out ballots, 429 00:19:54,367 --> 00:19:57,544 explain how votes are counted. I never-- 430 00:19:57,587 --> 00:20:00,286 Never what? Come on, Sherri. 431 00:20:00,329 --> 00:20:01,722 There must have been something. 432 00:20:01,765 --> 00:20:03,245 No, no! 433 00:20:04,377 --> 00:20:06,553 Some people were complaining about politicians 434 00:20:06,596 --> 00:20:08,685 and the bureaucracy around COVID benefits. 435 00:20:08,729 --> 00:20:10,600 So I told them I'd make a few calls, 436 00:20:10,644 --> 00:20:12,385 help them collect what they're owed, 437 00:20:12,428 --> 00:20:14,561 and help get them rental assistance. 438 00:20:14,604 --> 00:20:16,345 Oh. 439 00:20:17,738 --> 00:20:19,435 Oh? 440 00:20:19,479 --> 00:20:21,350 Oh is right. 441 00:20:21,394 --> 00:20:22,699 I was trying to be of service. 442 00:20:22,743 --> 00:20:25,311 You were working for my campaign. 443 00:20:25,354 --> 00:20:27,095 It looked like you were trying to buy votes. 444 00:20:27,138 --> 00:20:29,619 You should have known better. 445 00:20:30,881 --> 00:20:32,709 How did they leave it with you? 446 00:20:32,753 --> 00:20:35,234 Um, the Public Integrity Unit said 447 00:20:35,277 --> 00:20:37,061 they would determine if the investigation would proceed 448 00:20:37,105 --> 00:20:39,325 - to a hearing. - Insane. 449 00:20:39,368 --> 00:20:43,459 I can not believe that this could escalate. 450 00:20:43,503 --> 00:20:45,505 The election could be nullified. 451 00:20:45,548 --> 00:20:48,551 I could lose my judgeship, all credibility. 452 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,075 I need some air. 453 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:52,947 Sherri. 454 00:21:15,317 --> 00:21:17,972 Former governess Elsbeth DeMarco 455 00:21:18,015 --> 00:21:20,148 of La Habra Heights married her employer, 456 00:21:20,191 --> 00:21:24,108 then dismembered and cooked him for dinner, 1926. 457 00:21:24,152 --> 00:21:26,285 They do not make cases like they used to be. 458 00:21:26,807 --> 00:21:28,504 What do you think of my new spot? 459 00:21:28,548 --> 00:21:30,593 It's great! If you've got a thing for mold. 460 00:21:30,637 --> 00:21:31,986 Let's keep looking. 461 00:21:32,029 --> 00:21:33,901 So you are never going to believe this. 462 00:21:33,944 --> 00:21:37,339 - Last night, I'm at home and-- - Stop. I already heard. 463 00:21:37,383 --> 00:21:38,688 Sherri and the election. 464 00:21:38,732 --> 00:21:40,299 My buddy Jerome, he's the night guard. 465 00:21:40,342 --> 00:21:41,952 He let the deputies up last night. 466 00:21:41,996 --> 00:21:44,607 - Does everyone know? - Relax. No. It's just me. Okay? 467 00:21:44,651 --> 00:21:46,392 But I have a nagging suspicion 468 00:21:46,435 --> 00:21:47,784 this can be traced back to Corrine Cuthbert 469 00:21:47,828 --> 00:21:49,656 and a serious case of sour grapes. 470 00:21:49,699 --> 00:21:51,484 How would she even know? 471 00:21:51,527 --> 00:21:53,224 I just don't understand how Sherri could 472 00:21:53,268 --> 00:21:55,314 - make a mistake like this. - Devil's advocate? 473 00:21:55,357 --> 00:21:57,620 Sherri thought she could give the voters a little push, 474 00:21:57,664 --> 00:21:59,361 she'd do anything for you? 475 00:21:59,405 --> 00:22:01,189 I know, but... 476 00:22:01,232 --> 00:22:02,712 I trust Sherri. 477 00:22:03,974 --> 00:22:06,455 Ms. Raymond, the stunts you post, 478 00:22:06,499 --> 00:22:08,152 they have to keep getting more outrageous 479 00:22:08,196 --> 00:22:10,329 to keep the million dollars a year flowing, right? 480 00:22:10,372 --> 00:22:11,808 Yeah, I kick it up a notch, 481 00:22:11,852 --> 00:22:13,767 and I call them media spectaculars. 482 00:22:13,810 --> 00:22:18,249 I see. Was kidnaping the dog of K-Pop star Goldie Ku 483 00:22:18,293 --> 00:22:19,990 one of your media spectaculars? 484 00:22:20,034 --> 00:22:22,863 - Objection, irrelevant. - Sustained on 352 grounds. 485 00:22:23,385 --> 00:22:24,778 I have an eight-page document titled 486 00:22:24,821 --> 00:22:26,649 "Raymond Pierce Text Exchange," 487 00:22:26,693 --> 00:22:29,870 marked as Defense Exhibit E for identification. 488 00:22:29,913 --> 00:22:32,351 - May I approach the witness? - You may. 489 00:22:32,394 --> 00:22:34,701 Ms. Raymond, do you recognize these text messages 490 00:22:34,744 --> 00:22:37,660 you sent to the defendant between July 17th 491 00:22:37,704 --> 00:22:41,142 and July 22nd of last year? Take your time. 492 00:22:41,185 --> 00:22:44,145 Mhm, I mean, uh, yeah. 493 00:22:44,188 --> 00:22:46,365 Could you please read the highlighted texts? 494 00:22:46,408 --> 00:22:48,976 - Out loud? - Go ahead. 495 00:22:49,019 --> 00:22:50,717 Um, okay. 496 00:22:52,414 --> 00:22:53,981 "I'm your obedient little slut." 497 00:22:54,024 --> 00:22:56,418 Oh, speak up so the jury can hear you. 498 00:22:58,420 --> 00:23:02,511 "Rough me up until I'm black and blue so I know I'm yours." 499 00:23:02,555 --> 00:23:05,558 "I need to ache from being used by you." 500 00:23:05,601 --> 00:23:07,690 "I want you to choke me until I come for you." 501 00:23:07,734 --> 00:23:09,039 So you asked the defendant 502 00:23:09,083 --> 00:23:10,998 to rough you up, choke you, bruise you? 503 00:23:11,041 --> 00:23:12,913 - I never asked him to-- - No, that's right. 504 00:23:12,956 --> 00:23:14,393 - Sometimes you begged. - Objection, argumentative. 505 00:23:14,436 --> 00:23:16,177 Sustained. 506 00:23:16,220 --> 00:23:18,135 Mr. Pierce simply followed your instructions to the letter. 507 00:23:18,179 --> 00:23:19,659 And yet, here we all are, 508 00:23:19,702 --> 00:23:21,269 players in one of your super duper spectacular-- 509 00:23:21,312 --> 00:23:23,619 - Objection! Your Honor. This-- - Sustained. 510 00:23:23,663 --> 00:23:25,316 No, I just told that piece of shit 511 00:23:25,360 --> 00:23:27,449 what he wanted to hear to keep his interest. All right? 512 00:23:27,493 --> 00:23:29,886 Everybody does that online, you are just a frigid bitch! 513 00:23:29,930 --> 00:23:34,238 Enough! Ms. Raymond. Let's just bring the temperature down. 514 00:23:34,282 --> 00:23:36,415 The court will be in recess. 515 00:23:39,548 --> 00:23:41,724 Wow. You, uh, really dragged her. 516 00:23:41,768 --> 00:23:43,422 Yes. When you pass the bar, 517 00:23:43,465 --> 00:23:46,163 you'll have to give your clients a rigorous defense. 518 00:23:46,207 --> 00:23:47,817 Okay. 519 00:23:57,261 --> 00:23:58,741 After all that prep, 520 00:23:58,785 --> 00:24:00,700 Gigi sunk her case. 521 00:24:00,743 --> 00:24:03,354 Uh, kind of busy here. Also, it's not over. 522 00:24:03,398 --> 00:24:05,922 You're right. Our expert witness is up next. 523 00:24:05,966 --> 00:24:07,620 It's her job to convince those jurors 524 00:24:07,663 --> 00:24:10,666 that their assumptions about Gigi are false. 525 00:24:10,710 --> 00:24:12,581 She is the victim. Period. 526 00:24:12,625 --> 00:24:15,149 Strong strategy. According to our demographics, 527 00:24:15,192 --> 00:24:18,369 jurors six, seven, nine and 11 are under 35. 528 00:24:18,413 --> 00:24:22,156 Statistically, they're woke, so victim blaming is out. 529 00:24:22,199 --> 00:24:24,506 Hey, I'm over 35, I'm-- I'm woke. 530 00:24:32,035 --> 00:24:34,995 Lunch? That's a nice surprise. 531 00:24:36,779 --> 00:24:40,479 Oh, damn. I asked for roast beef. 532 00:24:41,044 --> 00:24:43,394 Could anything go my way today? 533 00:24:43,438 --> 00:24:45,745 I'm going to say this is about more than roast beef? 534 00:24:45,788 --> 00:24:47,486 Clear things up with Emily? 535 00:24:47,529 --> 00:24:49,531 Okay, why would you think that I'm talking about Emily? 536 00:24:49,575 --> 00:24:50,837 The sandwich apocalypse? 537 00:24:51,315 --> 00:24:54,318 Surprise lunch, you sure you're not here to talk? 538 00:24:54,362 --> 00:24:57,670 No, Emily and I are just friends. Double confirmed. 539 00:24:57,713 --> 00:25:01,848 Great. So you're open to other women. 540 00:25:01,891 --> 00:25:06,287 Because, uh, it seems like you're lady catnip. 541 00:25:09,029 --> 00:25:13,207 Uh-uh. I'm still proving myself at the PD's office. 542 00:25:13,729 --> 00:25:15,644 No distractions. 543 00:25:15,688 --> 00:25:17,385 Suit yourself. 544 00:25:17,428 --> 00:25:21,084 If you don't want them, I will take on the challenge. 545 00:25:25,088 --> 00:25:27,787 Dr. Chang, you said you've treated more than 200 victims 546 00:25:27,830 --> 00:25:29,658 of domestic abuse over the course of your career. 547 00:25:29,702 --> 00:25:31,007 Would you say they always come across 548 00:25:31,051 --> 00:25:32,879 the way we'd expect a victim would? 549 00:25:32,922 --> 00:25:34,750 You mean the stereotype? 550 00:25:34,794 --> 00:25:36,535 Frightened, weak and helpless? No. 551 00:25:36,578 --> 00:25:40,364 But isn't that the typical response to injury trauma? 552 00:25:40,408 --> 00:25:42,018 Quite the contrary. 553 00:25:42,062 --> 00:25:45,239 When women are battered, they can have atypical behavior, 554 00:25:45,282 --> 00:25:47,197 anger driven outbursts. 555 00:25:47,241 --> 00:25:48,677 They're often embarrassed 556 00:25:48,721 --> 00:25:50,200 and don't want to admit they're vulnerable, 557 00:25:50,244 --> 00:25:51,941 that they let this happen to them. 558 00:25:51,985 --> 00:25:54,248 So it's possible for someone to be battered 559 00:25:54,291 --> 00:25:59,209 and still be brash, abrasive, um, in-your-face? 560 00:25:59,253 --> 00:26:01,864 Absolutely. A false projection of strength 561 00:26:01,908 --> 00:26:03,344 in the face of shame 562 00:26:03,387 --> 00:26:05,259 is consistent with the PTSD reaction. 563 00:26:05,302 --> 00:26:07,870 Is it also possible for a domestic abuser 564 00:26:07,914 --> 00:26:11,134 to come across as a nice guy, even be a role model? 565 00:26:11,178 --> 00:26:13,093 You'd be shocked who goes home 566 00:26:13,136 --> 00:26:15,269 and beats up the person they supposedly love. 567 00:26:15,312 --> 00:26:16,444 Thank you. 568 00:26:17,967 --> 00:26:21,405 Unfortunately, the nice guys can be villains strategy 569 00:26:21,449 --> 00:26:22,711 resonates these days. 570 00:26:22,755 --> 00:26:25,584 I am a nice guy. This is ruining me. 571 00:26:25,627 --> 00:26:28,325 Or what I do behind closed doors shouldn't matter. 572 00:26:28,369 --> 00:26:30,284 But it does. We have to show the jury 573 00:26:30,327 --> 00:26:32,416 that at least you're honest about what you want. 574 00:26:32,460 --> 00:26:34,636 Unlike, what, half the married guys on your team? 575 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:36,595 Any history with women's causes? 576 00:26:36,638 --> 00:26:37,944 I think I signed a hockey stick 577 00:26:37,987 --> 00:26:41,425 for some fundraiser for a breast thing. 578 00:26:41,469 --> 00:26:42,818 Ness, find that charity. 579 00:26:42,862 --> 00:26:44,864 Do you know how many Make-A-Wishes I do? 580 00:26:44,907 --> 00:26:48,128 And what do I get? People taking advantage of me. 581 00:26:48,171 --> 00:26:50,739 Okay. Can I talk to you for a second? Just-- 582 00:26:53,829 --> 00:26:55,396 If I bite my tongue any harder, 583 00:26:55,439 --> 00:26:58,138 it is going to bleed. Now he's the victim? 584 00:26:58,181 --> 00:27:01,315 By the time we're done with him, he will be. 585 00:27:03,709 --> 00:27:05,885 Okay. 586 00:27:09,497 --> 00:27:10,977 And as you can see, gentlemen, 587 00:27:11,020 --> 00:27:13,762 recidivism in California is at 46%. 588 00:27:13,806 --> 00:27:15,155 The Los Angeles County court system 589 00:27:15,198 --> 00:27:16,939 is the largest in the country. 590 00:27:16,983 --> 00:27:20,508 Defendants get utterly buried in the bureaucracy. 591 00:27:20,551 --> 00:27:23,642 Look, I'm not here sprinkling fairy dust, 592 00:27:23,685 --> 00:27:26,862 but I am offering holistic law services to your clients 593 00:27:26,906 --> 00:27:29,212 to help them solve their problems. 594 00:27:29,256 --> 00:27:32,651 Mr. Lopez, I commend your enthusiasm, 595 00:27:32,694 --> 00:27:35,958 but I'm afraid the only way a holistic law could work 596 00:27:36,002 --> 00:27:37,830 is by sprinkling fairy dust. 597 00:27:37,873 --> 00:27:39,396 What you're suggesting is impractical. 598 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,181 - It's too far-reaching. - And expensive. 599 00:27:41,224 --> 00:27:43,749 L.A. County gives us funding to defend clients 600 00:27:43,792 --> 00:27:46,055 in criminal court. That's our priority. 601 00:27:46,099 --> 00:27:48,101 You saw my analysis. 602 00:27:48,144 --> 00:27:51,234 Putting one defendant's child into the foster care system 603 00:27:51,278 --> 00:27:55,021 costs the county far more than offering these services. 604 00:27:55,064 --> 00:27:57,545 Caring for the whole person is the future 605 00:27:57,588 --> 00:27:59,112 of criminal defense. 606 00:27:59,155 --> 00:28:00,809 If you're interested in social work, 607 00:28:00,853 --> 00:28:02,550 you might want to consider a career change, 608 00:28:02,593 --> 00:28:03,943 or go do pro-bono work. 609 00:28:03,986 --> 00:28:05,640 Try free counsel initiative. 610 00:28:05,684 --> 00:28:07,686 The lawyers there take shifts cleaning the bathrooms. 611 00:28:10,210 --> 00:28:12,038 Well, I should have gone there first. 612 00:28:13,039 --> 00:28:15,041 Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you for your time. 613 00:28:17,434 --> 00:28:21,264 And I signed a hockey stick for the Breast Cancer Foundation. 614 00:28:22,178 --> 00:28:23,963 My aunt Norene is a survivor. 615 00:28:24,006 --> 00:28:26,226 And you are a very generous man. 616 00:28:26,269 --> 00:28:28,097 Do women ever take advantage of you? 617 00:28:28,141 --> 00:28:30,491 You know, sometimes all they want are vacations 618 00:28:30,534 --> 00:28:32,145 and Cartier watches. 619 00:28:32,188 --> 00:28:34,713 I try not to get jaded, but it gets to you. 620 00:28:34,756 --> 00:28:35,975 I'm a nice guy. 621 00:28:36,715 --> 00:28:37,716 No further questions. 622 00:28:37,759 --> 00:28:38,978 Mark, Mark, Mark. 623 00:28:39,021 --> 00:28:40,414 - What? - Let me do the cross. 624 00:28:40,457 --> 00:28:42,459 Sit down. Be quiet. 625 00:28:42,503 --> 00:28:44,244 Mark, I've got this. 626 00:28:45,767 --> 00:28:48,074 This prodigy crap better be real. 627 00:28:49,075 --> 00:28:51,120 Which way do I go? 628 00:28:55,908 --> 00:28:59,781 Mr. Pierce. Excuse me. 629 00:28:59,825 --> 00:29:04,046 I may not have much experience, if any, 630 00:29:04,090 --> 00:29:06,309 in the boudoir, and-- 631 00:29:06,353 --> 00:29:08,224 Move along in your questioning, Mr. Biswas. 632 00:29:08,268 --> 00:29:10,879 Okay, um, orgasms. 633 00:29:10,923 --> 00:29:15,841 Do women usually have one of those during sex? 634 00:29:15,884 --> 00:29:17,886 Mr. Dinsmore? 635 00:29:17,930 --> 00:29:20,367 So sorry. First, I have Mr. Biswas saying 636 00:29:20,410 --> 00:29:22,499 "I might not have much experience, 637 00:29:22,543 --> 00:29:24,110 "or any, in the boudoir." 638 00:29:24,153 --> 00:29:27,722 Then he says "orgasms." Does a woman always have-- 639 00:29:27,766 --> 00:29:31,421 Mr. Biswas, repeat your questioning for Mr. Dinsmore, 640 00:29:31,465 --> 00:29:33,772 but this time, speak up so he doesn't have to-- 641 00:29:33,815 --> 00:29:36,731 Can you always tell when a woman has had an orgasm? 642 00:29:36,775 --> 00:29:38,907 With me, it's pretty obvious. 643 00:29:38,951 --> 00:29:40,648 Did Miss Raymond have one with you? 644 00:29:40,691 --> 00:29:42,955 Oh, yeah. I mean, they all do. 645 00:29:42,998 --> 00:29:45,000 So Miss Raymond asked you to choke her 646 00:29:45,044 --> 00:29:46,567 until she had an orgasm. 647 00:29:46,610 --> 00:29:49,613 You said it was perfectly clear that she'd had one. 648 00:29:49,657 --> 00:29:51,050 Yeah, so I-- 649 00:29:51,093 --> 00:29:52,747 And yet you kept on choking her 650 00:29:52,791 --> 00:29:54,705 after she had an orgasm until she went unconscious. 651 00:29:54,749 --> 00:29:56,446 Was that part of your game, 652 00:29:56,490 --> 00:29:58,492 or do you get your kicks sending women to the hospital? 653 00:29:58,535 --> 00:30:00,146 - No, that's not how-- - Objection, argumentative! 654 00:30:00,189 --> 00:30:02,104 - Sustained. - No further questions. 655 00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:06,021 You know, I'm going to kill you! 656 00:30:06,065 --> 00:30:08,632 Mr. Pierce, sit down. 657 00:30:08,676 --> 00:30:12,201 You know me. It was an accident. 658 00:30:12,245 --> 00:30:14,116 Order. 659 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:18,729 Bailiff, clear the courtroom. In my chambers now. 660 00:30:18,773 --> 00:30:20,644 Chambers. 661 00:30:25,867 --> 00:30:28,478 I will not have my courtroom turned into a three ring circus. 662 00:30:28,522 --> 00:30:31,873 Your Honor, Mr. Biswas' gotcha grandstanding 663 00:30:31,917 --> 00:30:33,657 about the timing of an orgasm 664 00:30:33,701 --> 00:30:36,312 doesn't prove my client intended to hurt Ms. Raymond. 665 00:30:36,356 --> 00:30:38,227 It was a moment of passion that went too far, 666 00:30:38,271 --> 00:30:39,838 an accident. Period. 667 00:30:39,881 --> 00:30:41,622 One bruise is an accident, Your Honor, 668 00:30:41,665 --> 00:30:43,058 we have all seen the photos. 669 00:30:43,102 --> 00:30:44,668 Okay, Your Honor, let's cut to the chase. 670 00:30:44,712 --> 00:30:46,975 The defense asked the court to adjust the language 671 00:30:47,019 --> 00:30:48,498 of the jury instructions. 672 00:30:48,542 --> 00:30:50,196 The jurors must be told to consider 673 00:30:50,239 --> 00:30:52,459 Ms. Raymond's obvious consent to this S&M game. 674 00:30:52,502 --> 00:30:54,287 People understand that she agreed to a point, 675 00:30:54,330 --> 00:30:55,984 but that only goes so far. 676 00:30:56,028 --> 00:30:57,681 By Ms. Quinn's logic, if someone asks you 677 00:30:57,725 --> 00:30:59,814 to push them off a bridge and you do it, 678 00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:01,163 you bear no responsibility. 679 00:31:01,207 --> 00:31:02,904 The way the standard jury instructions 680 00:31:02,948 --> 00:31:06,342 for a domestic violence charge is written is flawed. 681 00:31:06,386 --> 00:31:07,996 Right now, it doesn't mention consent 682 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:09,737 being a mitigating factor. 683 00:31:09,780 --> 00:31:11,304 Other battery laws do. 684 00:31:11,347 --> 00:31:13,175 Your Honor, there are those who would say 685 00:31:13,219 --> 00:31:14,916 adjusting jury instructions is how activist judges 686 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:16,700 override laws to influence juries 687 00:31:16,744 --> 00:31:18,528 towards a desired verdict. 688 00:31:18,572 --> 00:31:20,879 It happens all the time. Look at the Kyle Rittenhouse case! 689 00:31:20,922 --> 00:31:22,358 - Oh, back off, Frodo. - Enough. 690 00:31:22,402 --> 00:31:24,883 Now I am not here to override laws. 691 00:31:24,926 --> 00:31:27,929 I'm here to ensure Mr. Pierce receives a fair trial. 692 00:31:27,973 --> 00:31:29,539 That will be all. 693 00:31:29,583 --> 00:31:31,628 Judge Carmichael, as a sworn officer of the court, 694 00:31:31,672 --> 00:31:33,804 it is my moral obligation to express my belief 695 00:31:33,848 --> 00:31:35,937 that Tyler Pierce will do this kind of thing again 696 00:31:35,981 --> 00:31:39,898 and again and again. And I know, 697 00:31:39,941 --> 00:31:44,250 I was bullied by guys like him my whole childhood. 698 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:55,130 I feel for you, Mr. Biswas, and this is a serious matter. 699 00:31:55,174 --> 00:31:57,219 Now, I will take the defense's request 700 00:31:57,263 --> 00:31:59,265 to consider consent under advisement. 701 00:31:59,308 --> 00:32:03,051 I will also mull over the prosecution's position 702 00:32:03,095 --> 00:32:05,401 that the injuries Mr. Pierce inflicted 703 00:32:05,445 --> 00:32:07,926 on Miss Raymond be the only factor they consider. 704 00:32:07,969 --> 00:32:10,189 Now, good afternoon. 705 00:32:21,417 --> 00:32:23,854 Jurors you are to consider the following instructions 706 00:32:23,898 --> 00:32:25,291 in your deliberation. 707 00:32:26,379 --> 00:32:28,990 The defendant is charged in count one 708 00:32:29,034 --> 00:32:31,079 with felony domestic violence. 709 00:32:31,123 --> 00:32:33,690 You must determine whether Mr. Pierce: 710 00:32:33,734 --> 00:32:35,649 one, willfully inflicted 711 00:32:35,692 --> 00:32:37,999 physical injury upon Miss Raymond, 712 00:32:38,043 --> 00:32:40,784 and two, whether that injury resulted 713 00:32:40,828 --> 00:32:43,091 in a traumatic condition. 714 00:32:48,836 --> 00:32:53,145 Have a chuckle bite. My go-to during jury deliberations. 715 00:32:55,321 --> 00:32:58,106 So I did not grant the defense's request 716 00:32:58,150 --> 00:33:00,239 for a pinpoint jury instruction. 717 00:33:00,282 --> 00:33:02,197 I hope I did the right thing. 718 00:33:02,241 --> 00:33:04,721 I think you did. Once you ask a jury to accept 719 00:33:04,765 --> 00:33:07,246 that Miss Raymond said yes to being choked and punched, 720 00:33:07,289 --> 00:33:10,075 no 12 jurors will agree if Pierce went too far. 721 00:33:10,118 --> 00:33:11,728 But the defense makes a good point. 722 00:33:11,772 --> 00:33:13,165 The jury instructions for 723 00:33:13,208 --> 00:33:14,383 a felony domestic violence charge 724 00:33:14,427 --> 00:33:16,037 as written is problematic. 725 00:33:16,081 --> 00:33:17,908 Lola, don't second guess yourself. 726 00:33:17,952 --> 00:33:20,650 Who needs that with Judge Marshall watching over you 727 00:33:20,694 --> 00:33:23,131 and the whole election fiasco on the horizon. 728 00:33:23,175 --> 00:33:25,655 My buddy Jerome told me. 729 00:33:25,699 --> 00:33:27,005 Jerome! 730 00:33:31,487 --> 00:33:33,098 The jury has a verdict. 731 00:33:33,141 --> 00:33:34,621 That was fast. 732 00:33:34,664 --> 00:33:37,754 Listen, maybe nothing makes a difference. 733 00:33:37,798 --> 00:33:39,321 That jury might see Pierce 734 00:33:39,365 --> 00:33:41,106 as some larger than life superhero, 735 00:33:41,149 --> 00:33:43,412 like a Tom Brady or a Michael Jordan. 736 00:33:43,456 --> 00:33:46,459 And heroes can be above the law. 737 00:33:47,242 --> 00:33:48,983 Thanks for the chat. 738 00:33:49,027 --> 00:33:50,854 I know you're used to hashing things out with Benner, 739 00:33:50,898 --> 00:33:54,075 but I can be warm and friendly too, see? 740 00:33:54,119 --> 00:33:55,511 And take the cookies with you. 741 00:33:55,555 --> 00:33:58,166 Those girls get Gary every year. 742 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,009 Has the jury reached a verdict? 743 00:34:15,053 --> 00:34:16,663 We have, Your Honor. 744 00:34:16,706 --> 00:34:19,187 Foreperson, please hand the verdict form to the bailiff. 745 00:34:29,110 --> 00:34:31,417 Will the defendant please stand? 746 00:34:35,595 --> 00:34:39,686 As to count one in violation of Penal Code 273.5, 747 00:34:39,729 --> 00:34:42,558 subdivision A, felony domestic violence, 748 00:34:42,602 --> 00:34:45,431 we, the jury, find the defendant... 749 00:34:46,127 --> 00:34:47,650 not guilty. 750 00:34:47,694 --> 00:34:50,610 Congratulations. 751 00:34:52,786 --> 00:34:55,441 Order. Order. 752 00:35:02,143 --> 00:35:04,189 Does losing always suck this hard? 753 00:35:04,232 --> 00:35:07,061 Even genius lawyers lose cases. 754 00:35:07,105 --> 00:35:09,629 You put up a good fight, kid. 755 00:35:14,721 --> 00:35:17,419 Tyler Pierce, what's next? 756 00:35:17,463 --> 00:35:19,291 Well, my client has been exonerated 757 00:35:19,334 --> 00:35:21,119 by a jury of his peers, 758 00:35:21,162 --> 00:35:23,469 and now he can get back to doing what he loves most. 759 00:35:23,512 --> 00:35:25,819 Helping the Blades win a championship! 760 00:35:28,300 --> 00:35:31,085 I just can't believe he got off. 761 00:35:31,129 --> 00:35:32,565 I'm so sorry, Gigi. 762 00:35:32,608 --> 00:35:34,393 Please just leave me alone! 763 00:35:34,436 --> 00:35:37,178 Justice for Gigi! Justice for Gigi! 764 00:35:37,222 --> 00:35:38,962 - Justice for Gigi. - Oh, my God. 765 00:35:39,006 --> 00:35:42,270 Justice for Gigi! Justice for Gigi! 766 00:35:42,314 --> 00:35:43,793 They're here for me! 767 00:35:43,837 --> 00:35:47,928 fans as Tyler Pierce. 768 00:35:47,971 --> 00:35:49,147 Gotta get out of here. 769 00:35:49,190 --> 00:35:50,626 Tyler, Tyler! Not guilty. 770 00:35:50,670 --> 00:35:52,454 But can you comment on the breaking news 771 00:35:52,498 --> 00:35:54,456 that the L.A. Blades are releasing you from the team 772 00:35:54,500 --> 00:35:56,806 for violating the morals clause in your contract? 773 00:35:59,896 --> 00:36:02,203 Yeah, yeah. You rot motherpucker! 774 00:36:02,247 --> 00:36:03,813 I'm going to sue your ass off in court. 775 00:36:03,857 --> 00:36:06,686 Justice for Gigi! Justice for Gigi! 776 00:36:06,729 --> 00:36:11,821 Justice for Gigi! Justice for Gigi! Justice for Gigi! 777 00:36:23,355 --> 00:36:25,444 This needs your signature. 778 00:36:27,054 --> 00:36:28,664 It's verdicts like today's 779 00:36:28,708 --> 00:36:31,711 that make abuse victims hesitant to come forward. 780 00:36:31,754 --> 00:36:34,844 Almost makes you lose your faith in humanity. 781 00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:39,284 - Sherri-- - Judge Carmichael-- 782 00:36:39,327 --> 00:36:42,548 Judge Carmichael. Not even Your Honor? 783 00:36:42,591 --> 00:36:46,856 I know I might have made a mistake during the election, 784 00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:49,903 but you don't have to make me feel so small. 785 00:36:49,946 --> 00:36:52,035 I am sorry, Sherri. 786 00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:54,124 But even you have to admit 787 00:36:54,168 --> 00:36:57,693 that sometimes you can go a little overboard. 788 00:37:00,870 --> 00:37:02,437 This came for you. 789 00:37:02,481 --> 00:37:04,265 Public Integrity Unit? 790 00:37:14,667 --> 00:37:17,365 It looks like they are moving forward 791 00:37:17,409 --> 00:37:19,237 and calling a hearing. 792 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:23,893 We will both have to testify about your conduct 793 00:37:23,937 --> 00:37:25,373 during the election. 794 00:37:25,417 --> 00:37:27,245 Are you sure you can trust me? 795 00:37:28,550 --> 00:37:30,291 I might go overboard. 796 00:37:36,341 --> 00:37:39,300 Phew! The circus has left town. 797 00:37:39,344 --> 00:37:40,736 Come on, let's go back to the office. 798 00:37:40,780 --> 00:37:43,435 That was a three shower trial. 799 00:37:45,567 --> 00:37:48,396 Yes. Whatever you're feeling about the verdict, 800 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,921 it was our job to make the prosecution prove their case. 801 00:37:51,965 --> 00:37:53,314 They couldn't get there. 802 00:37:53,358 --> 00:37:55,055 Yay. American justice. 803 00:37:55,098 --> 00:37:58,188 With Rachel gone, I couldn't have done this without you. 804 00:37:58,232 --> 00:38:00,930 I'm just sorry you couldn't have been second chair. 805 00:38:00,974 --> 00:38:02,932 Oh, I'm okay with skipping this one. 806 00:38:02,976 --> 00:38:06,240 By the way, any word on passing the bar? 807 00:38:06,936 --> 00:38:09,939 - Any second now. - Oh. 808 00:38:09,983 --> 00:38:11,419 Come on. Let's go. 809 00:38:11,463 --> 00:38:14,770 ♪ California 810 00:38:14,814 --> 00:38:20,820 ♪ Two years ago but I've always kept you ♪ 811 00:38:20,863 --> 00:38:27,783 ♪ In the front frame of my mind, California ♪ 812 00:38:27,827 --> 00:38:34,268 ♪ Been burning with desire since I left you ♪ 813 00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:39,839 ♪ These New York City streets don't protect you ♪ 814 00:38:39,882 --> 00:38:44,104 ♪ From the vortex of your mind ♪ 815 00:38:44,147 --> 00:38:48,630 ♪ These hills of mine, the ocean, too ♪ 816 00:38:48,674 --> 00:38:51,503 ♪ I lose myself in skies that blue ♪ 817 00:38:51,546 --> 00:38:54,984 ♪ I come alive, breathe in your air ♪ 818 00:38:55,028 --> 00:38:57,987 ♪ My world ain't right when I'm not there ♪ 819 00:38:58,031 --> 00:39:01,643 ♪ Long as your sun's shining on me ♪ 820 00:39:01,687 --> 00:39:04,646 ♪ My heart is home and I am free ♪ 821 00:39:04,690 --> 00:39:06,344 The new kid could use a couple inches, 822 00:39:06,387 --> 00:39:09,477 but he do look cute. What the? 823 00:39:09,521 --> 00:39:12,959 Surprise! 824 00:39:13,002 --> 00:39:14,961 I know you're still waiting to hear, 825 00:39:15,004 --> 00:39:17,180 but trying to find a night that everyone's schedules was-- 826 00:39:17,224 --> 00:39:20,662 Oh, no. Thank you guys so much for everything, hey. 827 00:39:21,402 --> 00:39:23,839 Congratulations, Counselor. 828 00:39:25,450 --> 00:39:28,888 Soon you will be trying your own tough cases out there. 829 00:39:28,931 --> 00:39:31,456 Well, I hope all I'll be ready. 830 00:39:31,499 --> 00:39:33,675 Of course you will be ready. 831 00:39:33,719 --> 00:39:35,503 I mean, you've already seen your boss, 832 00:39:35,547 --> 00:39:38,027 Amy and Mr. Callan ignite 833 00:39:38,071 --> 00:39:40,029 a really important conversation out there. 834 00:39:40,073 --> 00:39:42,945 You're next. Mhm. 835 00:39:54,566 --> 00:39:57,830 So? Bar Panel buy in? 836 00:39:58,874 --> 00:40:02,965 Am I, um... Am I allowed to ask for a hug? 837 00:40:07,013 --> 00:40:09,755 ♪ Get lost in someone 838 00:40:09,798 --> 00:40:12,932 ♪ Someone who's not for us 839 00:40:12,975 --> 00:40:15,413 Strong work today, Miss Quinn. 840 00:40:16,370 --> 00:40:17,763 Thanks. 841 00:40:19,939 --> 00:40:22,158 You are a good man, Mark Callan. 842 00:40:22,202 --> 00:40:24,422 I am blessed to have you in my life. 843 00:40:32,908 --> 00:40:37,609 ♪ These games we play 844 00:40:39,306 --> 00:40:40,916 You got like pizza or something? 845 00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:43,441 What is this, finger food? Come on, man. 846 00:40:47,619 --> 00:40:50,448 - A toast? - A toast!