All Rise (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 16 - My Fair Lockdown - full transcript

Previously on "All Rise"...

Meet our newest clerk

Mr. Luke Watkins,
coming straight

from Courtroom 802!

I'm running
for State Attorney General.

Benner's worried
about opposition research,

so she turns to you?

A toxic class action
stood out.

Was that against
Cubrillon Industries?

I should just forget
the whole thing

is what I should do.
- Yeah.



Have you talked
to opposing counsel yet?

Jean Rubenstone-Frost.
She represented the workers.

I was hoping you had
a few minutes to talk

about Cubrillon Industries.

Keys and cell phone
in the bin, please.

- Hey.
- Oh.

Sara.
You are a lifesaver.

If I don't get
some caffeine stat,

let's just say there'll be
some interesting spelling

in today's transcripts.

Oh, I bet. You were up
late last night.

Oh, my God.
You were home?

I thought you were
over at Luke's.

Case in chief starts today.
I needed to clear my head.



- Are you guys...
- Uh-uh.

You do notget to change
the subject.

You had a guest
an overnight guest. Who?

Century Bar after work.

I sat next
to this cute lawyer

Ben. New in town.

He was alone. I was alone.
He bought me a drink.

He gave me
this amazing smile,

and then...
coup de foudre.

This new look
is doing its work!

It really is.

That sounds so fun.
You gonna see him again?

We were in such a rush
this morning,

we forgot
to exchange numbers.

Well, what firm
is he with?

That's okay. We can
Google him. Ben last name?

Uh, we were very
spontaneous.

I don't actually know.

You don't know?

Oh. This is me.

Wait. Can you get me
an almond milk latte? Large.

Oh, Marky Mark.

How's it coming
with your big psychic case?

It's in the bag.

The last day of the trial.
Defendant's gonna testify,

and we are going to shred
her credibility.

I'm glad to see
your wrist is doing better.

Yeah.Maybe you should lay off
the figure skating for a while.

That's not

Is Amy telling everyone
that's what hap

How's your wingman Luke?

- Goose to my Maverick.
- Cool.

Wait. Didn't Maverick
get Goose killed?

Your gain, our loss.

We've got Deputy Van Vynck
covering in 802.

Oh.
That man is
no Luke Watkins.

It's just,
I've been watching the jury,

and they think
this is a joke.

They don't.
We won't let them.

- I feel so stupid.
- You weren't stupid.

You were a victim
of extortion,

and you're not alone.
She conned a lot of people.

But we're here to make sure
the jury knows that.

I think I need
to stress-eat.

You ready to go in there,
get the big win?

The guy is down
on his luck,

heartbroken
after his divorce,

and a so-called psychic
comes in

and takes advantage of him.

And all those other people
people just looking

for a reason to hope.
Who does that?

Love the passion,

but don't get too caught up
in your casework.

Do as I say, not as I do.

All right. You gonna
help me with this cross?

Let's do it. Oh.

Shoot.

I'm not entirely sure
what we're doing here.

This should have been
a plea deal.

My client wanted a trial.
That's his constitutional right.

Your client who doesn't
believe in the Constitution,

who shot at two officers.

Who were trying
to kick him off his land.

They were serving him a notice
that his land was being seized

because he's refused
to pay state taxes

for the last 20 years.

He did not shoot at them.
He fired warning shots.

- Ballistics evidence.
- Is scientifically unsound.

I admire your tenacity,
but this one's a lost cause.

Well, lost causes are
my specialty.Ahem!

- Almond milk latte.
- Oh, thank God. Thank you.

Did you even read the report
my expert sent you?

Of course I read it, Emily.
I read all expert materials.

Oh! Moonlighting
for Postmates?

Testifying in
Judge Carmichael's court today,

so I, um, thought I'd, well,
surprise Ms. Kansky

with some breakfast.

Still calling her
"Ms. Kansky." Kinky.

This way, Detective Harris.

Sherri, you have a visitor.

I come bearing pastries.

Mm.
New French bakery
down by Grand Central.

Wasn't expecting to see you.

You knew
I'd be testifying.

I generally don't breakfast
with material witnesses.

You said the other nightYou didn't text.
I already ate.

You didn't ask
if I have time. I do not,

and you unilaterally decided
to introduce a new bakery,

and I hate trying
new things.

I'm sorry. I don't mean...

That sounded harsh.

I just

I have a really full plate
this morning.

- I just thought
- We have a routine.

Almond croissant at Lou's
every Monday morning.

It's a good routine.

Let's not mess
with perfection, okay?

I'm sorry.

For the record,
that new bakery

amazing.

Ow.

I know you can't control

when an emergency
assignment pops up.

I was just really looking
forward to seeing you,

especially since that blizzard
messed up last weekend.

It's killing me, too,
believe me.

Getting called
into a meeting.

I'm sorry, baby.
I love you.

Talk to you later.
I love you, too.

I didn't know
you were on the phone.

It's fine. Travel hiccups.

Wonderful. I'll let her
know you're here.

Judge Benner is here
to see you.

Judge Benner?
She is supposedSupposed to be across town

in meetings for her
Attorney General campaign

while you're here talking
to Jean Rubenstone-Frost.

Yeah.
But instead, she's here.

Sara, have you met
my son Ben?

Your name is Ben Benner.

Have I seen you
somewhere before?

Uh, church, maybe?
You a Methodist?

My meetings
got rescheduled,

so I thought I'd grab
breakfast with Ben.

Then I'm gonna plow through
my backlog of paperwork.

Oh, speaking of which,

I need Judge Carmichael's
John Hancock

on the requisition form
- Let's get her signing, then.

Okay.

Hello again.

I wasn't expectingYou didn't mention
your mom was

Didn't really seem
the appropriate time

to bring up my mom.

More a third date
kind of conversation.

Fair enough.I guess that puts us
ahead of schedule.

Maybe we should get
back on track.

Second date tonight?

Uh, what did you have
in mind?

Jean Rubenstone-Frost.

So good.

Ben. It's Ben, right?

Have you met
Judge Carmichael?

Um...

Well, that's all
taken care of.

Right, the progeny.
Lola Carmichael,

underneath all that beard
is my son Ben.

Nice to meet you.
Ben Benner.

Your Honor, I've heard
a lot about you.

No, he hasn't. We were
just headed to breakfast.

Oh, good. Great.

Well, you two get
on out of here. Enjoy.

Ben, it was lovely
to meet you.

Uh, I hear the bakery
near Grand Central is amazing.

Crisis averted.
Your visitor is here,

and Benner
is none the wiser.

All this cloak and dagger,
it just feels wrong.

I just spent the last
two days making calls,

rearranging your schedule
to accommodate this meeting.

I just did a somersault
to get Benner out of here.

If you back out nowNo! I know.

And after what that
Cubrillon employee told me

about Benner's old firm,

the strong-arm tactics
and the documents,

I know
I need to find out more.

Come in.

She was, um,
concerned about time.

Jean Rubenstone-Frost.

Not every day a judge calls
to ask about a case

I tried 30-odd years ago.

- Please, come on in.
- Thank you.

This, uh, wouldn't have
anything to do

with your colleague
down the hall?

Lisa Benner? Maybe.
A little.

Thought it might.
Lisa and I go way back.

Judge Benner is considering
a run for office,

and she asked meTo look into
her deep, dark past?

I was hoping you could talk
to me about the Cubrillon case.

Careful what you wish for.

How much time do you have?

Captioned by
Los Angeles Distribution
and Broadcasting, Inc.

They had no legal authority.

That land has been
in my family

since before California
was a state.

Ephraim,
you have to listen.

All I wanted was to keep on
in my family's way.

My wife passed.
My daughter, sheshe left.

I need to take you through
the process, what to expect

This land, my traditions
they're all I have,

and this so-called
governmentthey took it.

Now they want to take
my liberty?

This whole system is

This whole system is why
you've been provided

with a lawyer, me,
who you need to listen to.

This is serious.

They say that you fired
a gun at law enforcement.

The D.A.'s office
will push for

They have
no legal authority.

Whether or not you believe
this system is illegal,

you are facing
attempted murder charges.

I was only trying
to scare 'em off.

I just wanted to be
left alone.

I fight the system
every day.

You wanna walk out of here,
let me do my job.

ButI am on your side, Ephraim.
Don't forget that.

We're ready to head to...

court.

Some cases
really stick with you.

For me,
that was Cubrillon.

What made it so...
memorable?

They bullied my sick clients
into low-dollar settlements.

Tough to swallow,
but unfortunately,

not all that rare.

The cover-up,
on the other hand

Cover-up?

Six months
after we settled,

Cubrillon had to
shut up shop

when an anonymous source
leaked internal docs.

Proof that Cubrillon knew
it was poisoning its workers

and did nothing
to stop it.

Those documents never
showed up in discovery?

No, we tried.

We could never find
definitive proof

that Slefinger & Feste
helped hide the docs.

But a firm of that caliber?
They knew.

Including?

Lisa Benner was
third-year associate.

She would have gone over
every scrap of paper

in that case.But she wasn't calling
the shots.

Lisa Benner has never
been passively involved

in anything,
not even then.

What makes you so sure?

We were...together

for most of law school.

Oh? Oh.Okay.

Shared a studio apartment,

took her home
to meet my parents.

Whole nine yards.

When the Cubrillon case
came along

a few years
after we broke up, I was...

I was as surprised as anyone
to see her true colors.

Sorry to interrupt, Your Honor.
Time for court.

Jean, I am so sorry.

Thank you so much
for stopping by.

I will be happy toI'm fine.
I'll show myself out.

Selene Saint Clair.
That's your name, right?

Yes.

Has it always been?
Wasn't it...

originally Agnes Krudski?

- Yes.
- You changed it

to sound more mystical,
didn't you?

I changed it because one of
my spirit guides told me to.

Your spirit guides.

Did your spirit guides
also warn you

that some of your clients
would report you

for extortion and fraud?

Your Honor,
I've seen this before.

Her spirit guides
are speaking to her.

Your Honor,
are you gonna permit...

whatever this is?

Why not? Maybe she'll give us
the winning Lotto numbers.

Huh.
The guides have spoken.

Their predictions
are threefold.

First, a wave of darkness
will soon be upon us.

Second, a grave calamity
will descend

upon this building.

And third and finally,
something terrible

will befall
someone youcare for.

Ma'am, did you just
threaten the prosecut

Your Honor, this is

Hey, hey. A wave of darkness,
just as she predicted.

Your Honor, it's well-known
that the faulty wiring in here

causes the lights
to flicker.

Anytime someone uses
the espresso machine

in your chamb
- So noted. Please continue.

Let's go.Em. Emily.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.

Ben? Remember Ben?

He's Benner's son.

His name is Ben Benner?

Not the takeaway here.

I mean, is it, like, a conflict
of interest with something?

I mean,
she's the supervising judge.

He wants to go out again.

Ahem.

All rise.

Ephraim, stand up.

Sir?

Stand up.

It is customary to stand

to show respect for the court.

No disrespect, but I am
an independent citizen.

I will not submit
to this illegal tribunal.

Everyone,
please take a seat.

Mr. Bowles, we have procedures
in place here

procedures to ensure
that you receive a fair trial.

Without cause, they came
and took my land.

Ephraim
An unprovoked act
of aggression.

Yet I'm the one on trial?
Does that sound fair?

Mr. Bowles, you will have
ample opportunity

to speak your truth.

On that, I give you my word.

I understand that you disagree
very strongly

with what has happened,

but I'm
about to let in that jury

12 fellow citizens
who will decide your fate.

If you want them
to take you seriously,

it would be wise to wait
your turn to speak.

Do you understand?

My client believes
in her gifts,

and so did the people
who chose to pay her

for services
that she provided.

That's no crime.
That's a transaction.

Mr. Nathan Malone paid Selene
to cleanse his karma

and then turned on her
like a thankless viper

when his ex-wife didn't
magically take him back.

My client is a psychic,
not a miracle worker.

A karmic cleanse does not
a better husband make.

- Objection!
- What grounds?

- He's badgering
- Your Honor, these attacks

go far beyond what's supported
by the record.

Overruled, Mr. Callan.

I'm gonna call a brief recess.

The rest of us
can stretch our legs

while you give your clerk
a refresher

on speaking objections

when and by whom
they should be made.

I'm sorry.

Not in front
of opposing counsel.

Uh...ahem.

Sorry.
I gotta call you back.

Hello, Jean.

Lisa.

I was visiting with
Judge Carmichael down the hall.

She wanted to chat
about Cubrillon Industries.

I asked her to do
a little research.

Lisa, whatever your latest
machinations are, I'll pass.

I just wanted
to give you a heads up

so you wouldn't
get blindsided.

I appreciate that.
Thank you.

Of course.

You still drink tea?

Would you like a cup
before you go?

And what did you observe
when you arrived at the scene?

Tire tracks indicated

the patrol car
had been parked here.

Over by these trees,
opposite side

of the tire tracks
from the porch,

I found bullets
embedded in the bark

- He's lying!
- You cannot do that.

- But
- Ephraim, please.

Pure fabrication!
You're trying to lock me away

based on his lies!

Mr. Bowles, if you don't

He doesn't know
what he's talking about!

Ephraim, stop it.You're all
just gonna let him

I'm here fighting
for my freedom,

and you won't even let me
speak my piece!

Until the defendant can
regain his composure,

this court is in recess.

Oh, this whole...

You had no intention of
ever letting me outta here.

Oh!

- Everybody!
- Your HonorNo.

- Over there!

Move it!

Move it.

Apple 1, give me
cover on doors.

- On it.
- Apple 2...

Situation update?

Single suspect, white male,
believed to be acting alone

without premeditation,
overpowered a bailiff

and took
his service weapon.

How many in there?
Did anyone get out?

Count was 23.
The J.A. and court reporter

managed to slip out
just as it went down.

Take me to 'em.

It was way out of line.

I have to appear in front
of Laski regularly.

Rizzo got under my skin
coming after our victims.

The time to rebut
a shameless defense argument

is in our rebuttal,
not before.

I know, I know, I know.
I'm sorry.

Oh, you guys are still here.

Something wrong,
Your Honor?

Courthouse security's making
the rounds. Lockdown protocol.

Lockdown? What happened?

The arraignment court probably
misplaced another defendant.

Last time it happened,
we were stuck for hours.

If I stayed in chambers, my J.A.
would make me do actual work,

so I am hiding from her in here.
Now if you would...

In there. Shelter in place.
Make yourself nice and cozy.

Okay, let's get those
signal blockers up pronto.

No communications in or out,
okay? Come on, come on, come on.

Lieutenant Logan Hunt.
Special Enforcement Bureau.

This is my operation.Sherri Kansky,

Judicial Assistant
to Judge Carmichael.

This is my turf.

Well, then you're
who I need to talk to.

I need access
to this guy's arrest record

and anything else
you have.

Hey, keep still over there.

Hey, there, Mr. Bowles. My name is Logan.

Any chance you have time
for a chat?

You police?

Had enough of police.

I'm just a guy who's here

to help you fix this
before anybody gets hurt.

How about we start with
what it is you want out of this?

I want a helicopter on the roof
andandandand cash.

Ephraim, can I call you back?

I want to help,
but this building

was built in 1925.

No helipad. Now I see
you've got a ranch here.

Is that where you're
trying to get to?

I'm not playing games, and I'm
not going back in that cage.

You bring me a solution,

or we have nothing
to talk about.

Let's go. We need his file...

Is he rational?

He has some wild views.

He's spent his whole life
off the grid

and thinks, because he never
participated in society,

he's free
of legal jurisdiction.

That said,
he responds to logic.

Mr. Bowles, if I may?

You're not in charge anymore.
I am.

I know that,

but by holding
these people here,

you are doing to them

what the government
was doing to you.

Oh, yeah? How you figure?

These people have done
nothing to you,

and you are holding them
here against their will.

I'm not giving up
my leverage.

A judge, two lawyers,
and two cops?

That's more
than enough leverage.

If I let them go...

Then the police will see
that you're reasonable.

They'll be more willing
to give you what you want.

You're a man of principles
and convictions.

I can see that.

You know this is
the right thing to do.

I'm sending some people out.

Anybody tries anything,
I start shooting.

I am the supervising judge.
I need to know what is happening

in my courthouse.I'm sorry.
These are my orders.

You know, I'm trying
very hard to convince myself

I'm not terrified.

You wearing out the carpet
isn't helping.

I could use a distraction.
Why don't we catch up?

Over the last three decades?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, let's see.

Got married, had a son,
became a judge.

Buried my husband.

Watched my son
become a lawyer.

So not much, then?

You'd like my son Ben.
He's an idealist.

Although he was a handful
the first two decades.

Don't have to tell me
what that's like.

Had two of my own.
I know.

I changed my mind.
Now they're off at college,

and my ex-wife runs a spa
in Sedona.

It's just me and a geriatric
black Lab named Springsteen.

We talked about that name
for our dog.

Which we never got.

It's a good dog name,
so...

That's weird.
There's no signal.

Where's Lopez today?

Trial. 802.
That's lucky.

Whatever's going on, I bet
Lola has her house in order.

You try Amy?Mediation in West Covina.

West Covina?

Lockdown doesn't sound so bad.

Your, uh...
your little flare-up earlier

have anything to do
with that book you're reading?

Well, no, it's nothing.

Bro, we road tripped
to Vegas.

That's a sacred bond.
Talk to me.

What's got you
losing your cool in court

and reading
save-your-relationship books?

It's complicated. It's a lot
to deal with for both of us.

I'm trying to respect
the situation, but...

it just feels like
she's pulling away,

then she's not, then she is.
It's just

It's good, but...

Her ex wasn't
exactly a prince.

I know she's been
through a lot.

It's just...I'm not sure
we got our timing right.

I'm not sure...if I'm
what she needs right now.

Let her go. Cut your losses.

I have the hearing
of a vampire bat.

If you can feel her
pulling away,

she's already
made her decision.

Due respect, Your Honor,
but who made you an expert?

Dr. Bev.

My wife and I have been
seeing her for years.

Rhonda is also a lawyer,
so we refer disputes

to a neutral third party.
Keeps the peace.

Hmm.

Yo.

Hey,
what's with the tac gear?

Just doing a security sweep.
Only the three of you in here?

Deputy Luke Watkins.
Courthouse Security.

Can you give me an update
on the lockdown?

They're releasing
some of the hostages.Hostages?

Suspect still has
some people in 802

judge, lawyers, some others.

Go, go, go, go.

Go, go, wait.

- All the way down.
- Over to the right.

All the way down.

Okay, Ephraim,
let's keep talking.

I did what you asked.
Now go sit down.

Sit down! Stop trying
to get in my head!

Oh, my

Aah!

Come get him.

All right,
we just need more time.

What about the daughter?
- Alice Bowles.

Central Patrol's
bringing her over.

Estranged, apparently,
so good luck with that.

Alice still might have
useful intel,

help us figure him out.

There are five innocent people
still trapped in that courtroom

with a suspect who is becoming
increasingly violent

and who now has two guns.

The detective just received
a serious blow to the head,

and all youHow do you know?
Are you watching?

Disable the feed.
Yes, sir.

- All right, folks.
- Sherri...

No.Let's prepare
for a tactical response.

A few weeks ago, I'd be
in there with a badge

and a gun.

Lopez is tough.
Lola, too.

Choi, the rest of them.

They'll...be okay.

You don't know that.

Wonder if this is
what our psychic meant

by grave calamity.

That "calamity" bit is part
of her greatest hits.

- Meaning?
- That prediction

is all over the transcripts
of the calls you had me review.

Jones, Garcia, Li

all the ones we submitted
into evidence.Every one of them?

Said it the same way

"Grave calamity."

Really?

Okay, so we tell the jury

that she's using
the same tricks on them

that she used
on her victims, and

They'll convict for sure.

It's a slam dunk.

You just gave us
our rebuttal.

I canhear you.
Gentlemen...

we're verging on ex parte.

What if I just walk out of here
with you?

They'll shoot you.

If I've got my gun
to your head,

anything happens to me,
I can still get a shot off.

They won't risk it.
Get up.

No. No, no, no!

- Hey!

The only thing that'll get you
is killed! Her, too!

- Stop talking!
- Either you'll make a mistake,

or they will.They will take
a calculated risk,

soon as they think
they've got a shot.

You don't want that.

None of this
would have happened...

if it weren't for you.

Ms. Bowles, your father has
no priors before this arrest.

Has he ever showedI've never seen him act
like this.

It's been three years
since...

I don't recognize
the man in that room.

Do you think
you might be able to...

He won't listen to me.
No, the last time we talked,

he acted so...betrayed.

I'm the last person
he would want

Lieutenant.

Excuse me.

Things are escalating.

We need to finalize
the assault plans.

Okay, tossing a volatile
relationship in the situation

is only gonna set him off.

- Okay.
- Clock's ticking.

All right, do what you gotta do.
Ma'am, please,

if you wait in here...

Our clock.
You get it right now.

- Yes, sir.
- Make sure it's ready.

I never did nothing to no one
my whole life,

then you people show up
and take away everything

my family ever worked for!
- Ephraim, Ephraim.

If you wanna talk
about family,

Thomas has a family.

Tell him about your boys.

Hayeshe is 10.
Little League pitcher.

Practices in the yard
every morning.

And, uh, Tobyclass clown.

Tried to tell me a joke
this morning, but, uh,

I rushed out before...
before the punchline.

Really wish I hadn't.

I hate the system.
I really do.

I fight against it
tooth and nail

every single day.

But he is not the system.

He is a human being.
He is a father just like you.

And why should I care
about hisfamily?

Your daughter what would she
what would she

She left.

She rejected everything
I ever stood for.

Went to college,
took a job with the state.

She doesn't care.

I don't think that's true.

I have gone months
without talking to my parents.

I have been mad at them,
but I never stopped caring.

What's her name?
Your daughter.

Alice.

How do you think
Alice will feel?

She

When she turns on the news,
will you be proud

for her to see that you killed
an unarmed man?

I appreciate that, Captain.
Still, I

Ahem. Call back
at your earliest convenience.

What?

It's just...
it's odd, seeing you,

when I've had this
thisthis image of you

in my head for years.
- Which was?

Corporate shark
in a Chanel suit,

handing a pen
to my clients,

asking them to sign
their futures away.

I liked that suit.

I wasn't that person.

You must like
Judge Carmichael.

Wouldn't trust just anyone
with your opposition research.

She always knows
what's right.

You wanted her
to bust you for Cubrillon?

I wanted to know
how she'd feel about it

if she found out,

to see...how a big
of a political liability

it would be,

and if someone with
a moral compass like hers

could excuse it, then maybe
I could forgive myself.

Not how that works.

What you did to those people
- Come on, Jean.

I saw how you worked
my clients.

I know what that
firm was doing

You didn't see everything.

Sure. Fine. You're right.

I don't need to hear
your excuses anyway.

I'm ready to actually
tell you what happened

if you're willing
to listen.

Go ahead.

I leaked the documents.

And I made it look

like it came
from inside the company.

If anybody finds out,
it's over.

I'll be disbarred,
everything I've worked for.

No news is good news.

Until it isn't.

I don't even know
what to say,

except that I'm trying
not to freak out myself,

but about
that other thing

some advice to take
your mind off the crisis?

Why not?

Give her space.

My last girlfriend?

Said I didn't do enough.

Said she didn't know
how I felt about her.

Don't
Do not overcorrect.

How about
a little quiet time?

Your Honor, are you seriously
not concerned

about what's happening
in Courtroom 802?

Trying not to be.
Would you like to know why?

Sure.

Because I can't tell the future.
No one can.

Isn't that what you've been
trying to prove in this case?

No one has a crystal ball.
Might as well be an optimist.

Assume the best.
Live your life.

Same applies
to your relationship.

Don't create
a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Just listen to her.

Thank you

for, um...

saving my life.

What can I say?

Lost causes
are my specialty.

Please.

I know what I'm gonna do.

You don't want to do that.

Find my daughter.

Tell her that I loved her.

Ephraim, no.

If you do what I think
you're about to do,

what's the point?

Unhinged gunman
killed by officers.

Is that what you want
your legacy to be?

Why should I care?

You came here to my courtroom
with a point to make,

and I gave you my word
that we would listen to you.

Don't you still
want that, Ephraim

to be heard?

'Cause if so,
now is the time.

If they go in there...

Alice?
Did I hear that right?

Alice? You need to talk
to him.

I'm sorry. Who are you?

Someone who cares a lot

about the people
in that courtroom.

Something changed.

When I left, he thought
I was abandoning him,

and I tried to explain,
but he got so mad,

and I...I threw it
right back at him.

After what I said,

there's no way
he'll listen to me.

Maybe not, but you might
not get another chance.

This morning, my boss

I snapped at her
for being indecisive,

and my...my boyfriend
brought me breakfast,

just to be nice.

And I was such an ass.

Um...

If I could talk
to them now...

but I can't

because they're both
in there.

If you have...

anything that you want
to say to your father

before anything drastic
happens,

now is the time.

All right, Mr. Bowles.

The court is prepared
to hear your statement.

What is it that you want?

Freedom...from all this.
I want my life back.

You cannot do this.
By storming the courtroom,

you are endangering
those people.

We don't know
what she's gonna say.

We don't know
how he'll react.

She can get through to him.
There is a chance.

If things go wrong
and you had that opportunity

Get the camera feed up,
but I want your people in place.

The second there's even a hint
of this going sideways,

we move in.

Help me understand why.

The house they took
I was born in it.

My daughter
was born there, too.

It sounds like
a very special place.

It was my world.

Everything I learned
I learned there

how to survive,
how to be free

Free from what?Free from your world.

All the terrible things
that go on out there

wars, drugs,
violent crime,

terrorism.
Do you blame me?

You don't have to tell me

about the ugly parts
of this country.

But you take the good
with the bad.

Church picnics
and ball games

and fish frysOh, those things
are they worth

surrendering your free will
to government oppression?

Society in every state,
is a blessing,

but government,
even at its best,

is a necessary evil.

Thomas Paine,
"Common Sense."

Pretty words.
What's your point?

If you choose
to only see the bad,

to toss out
human connection

in the name
of protecting your liberty,

then you see freedom.
I see isolation.

I see a prison
of your own making,

and that sounds
pretty lonely to me, Ephraim.

It didn't used to be.

Ephraim...

Ephraim.

I'm done.

Ephraim, answer it. Please.

Pick it up.

They want us
to turn on the monitors.

Told you, I'm done.

Dad? Can you see me?

It's me.

Alice? Baby?

Why did you bring her here?

Dad, please stop this.

Why are you doing this?

They took everything I had.
They took our home,

my land.
- The land? Is that really...

Dad,
II love that place, too.

I can talk to people,
see what we can do

to get it back, but, I mean,
is that all that really

matters to you?

Without my land,
without my freedom...

my life is gone.

I'm not gone, Dad.

Everything that I ever
worked for is

Just because I left,
chose a different life,

doesn't mean...

I still need you.

I love you, Dad, so much.

Are you ready to end this,
Ephraim, peacefully?

Here you go.

Hands all the way up.

Do it. Do it now.
- Move, move, move.

Hands on your head.

Interlace your fingers.
Get on your knees.

Lockdown is over.
The situation has been handled.

Is everyone, uhThere's a cop in there
with a nasty bump on his head,

but no one else is harmed.

All right.

Ahem. Shall we resume
in say, 20 minutes?

Get out of here.

We both have people
we need to see.

II love you.

Lola.

You scared
the hell out of me.

Mm-mm. It has been a day.

You're telling me.
I got locked down

in a room with Judge Laski.

Oof. Between that
and an armed hostage taker,

how did you make out?

It wasn't too bad.
Luke had my back.

Mr. Watkins. We could have
used him in there today.

How's he doing?Ah, he's great.

Reminds me a little
of myself

when I first joined
the D.A.'s office.

Ooh! You were a pain.

Yeah, you kept me
from hurting myself.

- Oh.
- My time to pay it forward.

Your Honor, the detective
is ready for your statement.

Mm.
I'll catch up
with you later.

No.

Your Honor, I'm...

uh, I'm so happy
you're okay.

Thank you, Sherri.

I'm so glad
that you're okay.

I love you.

I was not planning to.
If that was too

It wasn't. I just...

Oh, my God, Em, you're okay.

That was awful.Yes.

Luke, it's just hard
with everything going on.

I'llI'll
We'll talk later, okay?

- I was so worried.
- Okay?

What's up?
Thought you'd be with, uh...

Oh, we might need
to get a beer.

We might.

Just one, because I want
to give you first crack

at writing our rebuttal
for tomorrow.

But first, beer.

Thanks.

...all injured
from the courthouse.

Great news.
I'm only mildly concussed.

Cleared to leave.

Oh, God.

I'm sorry.

Does this hurt?

No.

Good.

In here?

I don't remember
this part of the routine.

Oh. Well, you're concussed.

You know what that means?
You can't go to sleep.

Well,

I've got a list of ideas
for keeping you up.

I still can't get over
how brave you were.

Barely remember it.

It's like
just pure adrenaline.

Want to pick up takeout
on the way home?

Oh, you're headed back
to the house?

I figured you and Luke
would

Trying to get rid of me?
More plans with Ben Benner?

- You can just call him Ben.
- What's the fun of that?

Speak of the devil.

Oh, he iscute.

Get after it.
Shut up.

Hey, are you okay?

Yeah. I am.

I need to check in
on my mom, but, uh,

maybe, uh...how about
that drink after...

Oh, I'm gonna need
at least two drinks.

All right.

You've reached Robin Taylor.

Please leave a message
at the tone.

Hey, baby.
I was really hoping to...

You wouldn't believe
the day I had.

It was...

It was really awful.

Um...
but I'm okay. I'm safe.

I just...

And now I'm headed home
to ourhome,

and you won't be there,
which is...

Anyway, I'll talk to you soon.
I love you.

Well...