Bull (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 13 - The Fall - full transcript

[♪ A$AP FERG: NEW LEVEL]

♪ I'm on a new level

♪ I'm on a new level...

ANNOUNCER: Welcome, New York City,
to the Titanfall North American finals.

[CHEERING]

BULL: I had no idea you were
into gaming, Chunk, but I get it.

Nothing inspires a sense
of tribalism like sports.

Competition, Chunk,
it's in our DNA.

Yeah, and the
costumes are fun too.

- Tommy.
- Hey, Mr. Palmer, welcome.

Thanks. Wait till you see
Team DV8. They're incredible.



And the team
captain, he's inhuman.

ANNOUNCER: The greatest
eSports player in the world

will be leading the unstoppable
team in another Titanfall 2 final.

Can the underdog,
Team Quadrocon...

- You OK?
- I don't think so.

I think I'm... awesome!

- Hey!
- OK.

- Who's gonna do this?
- ALL: We are!

- Good luck.
- Not gonna need it.

ANNOUNCER: Team DV8,
led by team captain Jace Rundle!

In just a few minutes,
ladies and gentlemen,

you will see all the drama
up on this large screen...

70 million people are
watching this online.

Tonight's final is bigger
than the World Series,



so how can so many
people not know about this?

'Cause they got their
heads up their asses, man.

Hey.

ANNOUNCER: Three, two, one!

[CHEERING]

Yeah! Whoo!

[LAUGHS]

MAN: Jace Rundle
draws first blood.

WOMAN: And that,
folks, is the reason

that Jace is the number-one
player in the world.

You see that?

With a $3 million cash
prize and the title at stake,

can Team Quadrocon stop
Jace Rundle and Team DV8?

MAN: Highly unlikely.

ANNOUNCER: Jace in
front prepares for the shot.

MAN: He takes aim.
What? He misses that shot?

Come on, man. I
can't believe that.

That is surprising. Jace held
back there, missing an opportunity.

It appears the
mighty are falling.

They'll pull it
out. Just hold on.

MAN: Dewey creates an
opening for Jace to take a shot.

I'm down 20%. Take the shot,
Jace. What are you waiting for?

- Jace hesitates and Dewey goes down.
- Damn it! I'm down.

MAN: Things are
going really bad for DV8.

Can Jace make this
shot and keep DV8 alive?

WOMAN: Quadrocon readies for escape.
Jace has them in his sights. He misses!

- Oh, my God. He missed. He missed!
- Man.

ANNOUNCER: Quadrocon
escapes and they win!

- Yes! Yes!
- What a surprise victory!

Oh, my God. Team
DV8 has been beaten.

Quadrocon won $3
million? It's quite the upset.

This isn't an upset.

This is the Patriots
losing to Oshkosh High.

MAN: A heartbreaking defeat
for DV8. This was an epic...

- What the hell, man?
- I missed, OK?

No, nobody misses a shot
like that unless they're trying to.

MAN: Wow. A titan has
fallen. A dynasty overthrown.

This was an epic and I mean epic choke
by the greatest gaming team in history.

His mama's gonna be
so disappointed in him.

- WOMAN: Was that for real?
- MAN: It was a crazy choke, man.

- MAN 2: You think he threw the game?
- MAN 3: That was crazy, man.

MAN 4: Jace Rundle's never missed
a shot like that. I think he was paid off.

There was over 200 million in
bets riding on the championship,

and when Team DV8
lost, so did millions of fans.

But that was just the first
of many shocking twists.

I've got nothing else to say. Jace
Rundle threw the game intentionally.

There's no other explanation.
I've suspended him from the team.

No more questions.

That is a huge accusation
from team owner Vin Creuster.

A charge which
Jace flatly denies.

Vin's a liar. I didn't throw the game,
and anyone who knows me knows that.

Three months later, Jace
has found himself unemployed

and a pariah in the league.

He's fighting back with a
$20 million defamation suit

against his former
boss, Vin Creuster.

Everyone in the eGamer-verse

will be paying attention
to how this case unfolds.

I don't think "eGamer-verse"
is in the dictionary.

[CHUCKLES]

Benny uses a dictionary.

We are representing Jace, who is
the plaintiff, so a change of pace for us.

The good news is, we
present our case first.

The bad news is, we
have the burden of proof

that Vin defamed Jace when
he said that Jace threw the game.

We have to convince
10 out of 12 jurors

that Vin's comments
cost Jace his career.

Not easy to do.

Well, it's clear that it cost
him his job. Vin fired him.

How do we know that
Jace didn't throw the game?

But Vin hasn't provided any
evidence to back up his accusation.

Is there actually $20
million in the whole sport?

There's billions in it.

I mean, Vin's team alone
is valued at 40 million.

- And that's after he fired Jace.
- I'm sure you're all over it.

- No, not this game. It's too addictive.
- What's the story behind that?

- It's none of your business.
- Well, I'm way into the Fall.

- Into what?
- Titanfall.

- That's the name of the game.
- And it's electrifying.

I think it's the dawn of a
whole new era in sports.

Right now the problem with
this sport is team owners like Vin,

they can accuse players
like Jace of anything,

and the players
have no recourse.

So, let's put together some
mock juries, see who agrees.

MARISSA: Mmm.

ESports. The biggest
sport you never heard of.

Tops players make millions of
dollars a year from playing video games.

WOMAN: Excuse me, Dr. Bull?

BENNY: When the
stakes are that high,

calling someone a cheater can
have devastating consequences.

You must be Abigail Walsh
of Schuster, Denton & Hart.

This is my client, Jace Rundle,
number-one gamer in the world.

- JACE: Good to meet you, Doc.
- This is Marissa Morgan.

- Number-one algorithmer in the world.
- She says you're the best.

According to Don Schuster.

Well, Don and I handled
the NHL renegotiations,

helped about a dozen players out of
some sticky situations over the years.

But no eSports.

Whatever the context, I find every
trial comes down to the same dynamic,

selling the jury.

That's funny, I find every
trial has a different dynamic.

Jace, would you mind
excusing us for just a moment?

- Just when it's getting good.
- Jace, why don't I show you around?

- Excuse us.
- BULL: Thank you, Marissa.

When, um, Don suggested,

actually, insisted I
hire you, I protested,

not because I don't
value your services

but because I don't
believe I need them.

Well, it couldn't hurt handling
the first big eSports case.

A win for Jace would mean
a lot of new gamer clients.

A windfall that Schuster
will attribute to you.

Are you afraid you
won't get credit?

- Let's establish some rules.
- Oh, OK.

If we disagree, I
get the final call.

And if you try to poison
my client against me,

then I will do everything in my
power to see that you get fired.

I accept your rules
if you'll accept mine.

I'll let you take the credit,

but if you don't take my advice,
you also have to take the blame.

I'm a big girl.

I'm OK with calling you
"boss" in front of Jace if it helps.

Welcome to my team.

And you can call me Abigail.

Sure thing, boss.

Pebble Beach? Saint Andrews?

Ooh, how about something hard?

- Bethpage Black, from the tips.
- OK.

She read you the riot act?

I get the feeling she didn't play
a lot of team sports growing up,

but she likes games.

Which brings us to
the question of the day.

Did I throw the game?

Very unorthodox
swing, but nice drive.

A slight fade might've helped
you with the virtual wind.

If you didn't throw the game...

how'd you lose?

Same way Steph Curry
or Cam Newton do,

by having the
worst day of my life.

Playing a draw sets
up the approach better.

- Why didn't you join another team?
- Vin blacklisted me.

Nothing official or anything,

but I guess the other
owners bought into his lie.

Overnight, I went from
number one to nothing.

This game, this
team, it was my life.

When I was four, my mom bought
me a used game console on eBay.

I never stopped playing.

It was an escape?

From the crappy one-bedroom row
house with six people inside? Yeah.

Nice shot. I'm still gonna win.

- You all right?
- I'm fine.

BULL: Yipped it.

- Jace.
- Mm-hm?

BULL: For some people, winning
is an addiction, it's physiological,

it's in their blood.

- And for other people?
- It's psychological.

It's something they need.

But you losing intentionally, I
don't think you're capable of it.

All right. Now that you know I didn't
throw the game, double or nothing.

Because you know what?

Seems like you have to
win just as much as I do.

BENNY: This is Jace's
gameplay from that night.

I can't tell whether
he's trying or not.

How do we prove to the jury
that he didn't throw the game?

We'll get experts to dissect
the moves for the jury,

testify that Jace's play was
inconsistent with someone

who was intentionally losing.

No, because then they'll get experts
to testify that he was trying to lose.

- Can't win a case on dueling experts.
- We're asking the wrong questions.

It's not, "Did he intentionally lose?"
It's, "Could he intentionally lose?"

We put his character on trial.

The other side will.
They'll say he's a cheater.

So our strategy is to paint Jace as a
competitor who wants to win so badly,

he could never throw a game.

Talk to his teammates.
Get them to testify to that.

We'll need a better
mock jury pool.

They still haven't landed
on the right configuration.

Let's cast a wider net.

Gamers, sports fans, cheaters
and people who hate cheaters.

On it.

Let's see where Danny
is with the money.

$200 million was
bet on this game.

At 25-to-one odds,
somebody won big time.

Making sure Jace is clean?

And let's find out who's dirty.

ABIGAIL: So, you're the expert.

What's their jury
move going to be?

Vin's the team owner,
the man in charge.

So they'll stack the jury with
people who respect Vin as the boss,

authority figures.

Who do you wanna
see on the jury?

Initially I was thinking sports players,
but now... people who resent authority.

Our mock trials showed only one
group consistently sided with Jace,

people with horrible bosses.

They think Vin shafted him

and they wanna see him pay

for the daily indignities they suffer
under their own horrible bosses.

I can work with that, but
there's one small snag.

The judge's docket is backed up,

so he's going with a blind
strike voir dire to speed things up.

I love the blind strike.

JACE: What the
hell's a blind strike?

Well, normally, attorneys take turns
striking jurors in open court, but...

But with blind strikes, each
side makes their lists in private.

Then we give them to
the judge at the same time,

so we have to guess who
the other side will strike.

So you could waste a
strike on the same juror.

The dreaded
double strike, which...

Which we do everything
we can to avoid.

- How do you do that?
- By getting the other side to...

Oh, I'm sorry, would
you like to finish?

Only if you need me to.

By getting the other
side to strike jurors for us.

[JUDGE BANGS GAVEL]

JUDGE: Miss Walsh, your jury.

She can pull off a
purple power suit.

All right, Marissa, I'm
plugged in and ready.

First up, Walter, 42, architect,

buttoned-up, dots
his Is, crosses his Ts.

His boss took credit for one of his
designs and won an industry award.

He almost jumped out of his chair
when the judge banged the gavel.

Makes me think he might
have a problem with authority.

Getting intel on a comm? Cool.

We want Walter, so that means
the defense will wanna strike him.

Mmm, which is why we
expose his stickler side,

make him look like a guy who hates
breaking even the smallest of rules,

and that way the
defense will want him too

'cause they'll think he has
respect for the boss's rules.

Do typos and grammatical
mistakes bother you?

- They're annoying.
- What about punctuation errors?

- Not my favorite.
- Ending sentences with prepositions?

Please. Let's just say
I don't like them, OK?

BULL: Looks like
they took the bait.

You're devious. I love it.

Five minutes left, guys.

OK. One strike
left. Arlo or Connie?

Arlo, 43. VP of a
cosmetics company.

His department has the highest
turnover rate of the company,

and possibly the world.

Oh, epitome of the horrible
boss. He'll love Vin. Strike.

I agree we don't want him,

but you got him to admit
that he likes playing Frisbee,

a sport he likened to Titanfall.

So they'll use a strike on him. No
need for us to waste one on Arlo.

Unless they don't. Then
we're stuck with him.

They'll strike him. Vin's
attorney isn't a risk-taker.

He won't mind giving
up a strike to get his way.

I won't take the risk
either. We strike Arlo.

We need to strike Connie.

MARISSA: Connie's 65, secretary
by day, animal activist by night.

Takes in rescues and
attends animal rights rallies.

BULL: She sees herself
as a saver of lives.

She'll have little patience for those
who take them, virtual or otherwise.

We strike Connie.
They strike Arlo.

One juror can kill
our entire case.

Connie's a question
mark. Arlo is poison.

- I hate question marks.
- I agree with Bull.

Do I have to leave again?

- I just wanna win.
- Me too.

OK, guys, clock's ticking.

Well, that makes three of us.

If Bull is wrong, which,
believe it or not, is possible,

then Arlo will
infect the entire jury.

I need to go with my gut here.

We strike Arlo and we take
our chances with Connie.

Do we need to revisit
the ground rules?

You're the boss.

OK, juror 22, thank you for
your service. Arlo, you're excused.

Number 23, could you
please take his seat?

They struck Arlo.

We both did, the dreaded double
strike, and now we're stuck with Connie.

So much for your gut.

Abigail was right. We had
no shot with Arlo on the jury.

But if she'd trusted me, we
would've avoided Connie too.

Trust has to be earned, I guess.

Connie's looking at me like I'm
stuck on the bottom of her shoe.

Well, then, it's a good thing
we love challenges, isn't it?

Oh. Hey, I like the scruff.

Things have changed since you
graduated from being a field agent.

I guess you can do what you
want now that you're the big SAC.

I prefer Special
Agent in Charge.

Made it easier to get
you what you wanted.

You'd be amazed how
much gambling is in sports.

The game had millions bet on it.

Most of the betting on the
game was underground.

Bahama-based supply
packaging companies,

fronts for offshore gambling.

That's a lot of bets, but I'm not
seeing anything over 20 grand.

Follow the credit cards. There's
some repeat offenders there.

Must have been
intense playing with Jace.

Understatement of the year.
The guy practiced 16 hours a day.

So did we just to
keep up with him.

If he made the tiniest
slip, he'd beat himself up,

like it was all
on his shoulders.

Any chance he threw it?

I've been asking myself that, but
if you saw him right after the game,

he was in shock.

- You'll testify to that?
- Yeah, if it'd do any good.

- Why wouldn't it?
- Our team was pretty special.

We won the championship
four times in a row.

But Vin broke us up
just to punish Jace.

Even if Jace wins the case,
we'll never get the team back.

Ask Yuna. She'll tell
you the same thing.

It's not like Dewey's a bad
team leader. He's trying.

And clearly he likes
being in charge, but...

- He's no Jace.
- Dewey's young.

Jace is old, like, 25.

Huh!

And Jace knew how to make us
wanna win, you know, play as a team.

And we tried harder because
we didn't wanna let him down.

- You don't think he lost intentionally?
- No, no. He wanted it too badly.

He was just a bit
off that day, that's all.

You miss him.

We all lived together
in a gaming house.

Worked, played, practiced, 24/7.

But nothing ever happened
between us. Jace was very clear.

He didn't want anything to
interfere with the team dynamic.

What about now?

The second he was gone,
Vin excommunicated him.

No texts, calls, nothing.

So, yeah, I... I miss him.

Sorry. I won't get this
emotional on the stand.

I want you to be exactly
like this. Don't change a thing.

You're gonna be a perfect
character witness for Jace.

- I'm an avid gardener.
- I'm an avid gardener.

- I rescue distressed animals.
- I rescue distressed animals.

- I listen to heavy metal.
- I listen to heavy metal.

The mirror jurors are evenly
split after opening statements.

- Connie is leading the dark side.
- Well, let's bring her to the light.

- Ever heard of the IKEA effect?
- I imagine I'm going to.

It's a cognitive bias where
consumers place a higher value

on a thing they
have put work into.

Like building furniture.

It makes them like it more
than if they bought it assembled.

We get Connie to invest in Jace
by enjoying the video game Titanfall,

she'll be converted
by the end of the trial.

Hey, so I called in a favor
from a friend at the Bureau.

Thousands of bets were made
on the big game but mostly small.

When I started cross-reffing
some of the larger ones,

I found several were
from corporate cells

that, um, all came from
the same offshore bank.

Someone wanted to
bury a big bet. How much?

500 grand, but all against Jace.

The odds were 25 to
one. He was unbeatable.

No one would risk that
unless it was a sure thing.

That gives Jace a very
good reason to lose.

Your lawyer's here.

Actually, I'm not a lawyer.

- So I'm gonna go.
- Go where?

Anywhere without lawyers.

[SIGHS]

She's a keeper.

- This isn't what she signed up for.
- I can imagine.

- I know about the bet.
- What bet?

One hour before the
match that you lost,

someone put $500,000
down on the other team.

- At 25 to one, that's...
- 12.5 million.

Who would make that bet?

Should've been 50 to one.

You think I placed the
bet and tanked the match.

- I did when I sat down.
- Something change your mind?

It's called the
Pinocchio effect.

When a person lies,

there's a slight increase in temperature
to the nose and orbital muscle,

causes a little bit of redness.

No red nose. Plus you
scratched your neck.

- Which means?
- You're wondering the same thing.

So who's $12.5 million richer?

That's the question.
We're gonna keep digging.

Vin says the only way you could've
lost this match is if you'd thrown it.

He's never played
it, so he doesn't get it,

but anyone who actually
gives it a chance, they love it.

And if you really love it, why the
hell would you ever throw a game?

Then let's get
the jury to love it.

So, what are we looking at here?

An introduction to the
masterpiece known as Titanfall,

a sci-fi fantasy
first-person shooter game.

Two teams of four
fight each other

until one team has
destroyed the other's base.

To be successful, you
need teamwork, strategy.

- ABIGAIL: Like most companies?
- Yeah.

But we slay enemy
forces, save civilians.

- It's fantasy.
- But still, it's... it's just a game.

Why are so many
people attracted to it?

JACE: You get to be a heroic
warrior who saves mankind.

For a lot of people, it
beats the hell out of real life.

So, could we play
the game right now?

Yeah, sure. Just touch
your screen to start.

Customize your character to
reflect your own personality.

Let your imagination run wild. That's
what made me fall in love with the game.

Now, though, it's all
about the competition.

OK, I chose my avatar.
Everyone choose theirs?

Not yet. Hold on. Hold on.

Oh, OK. Take your
time. We'll wait.

[LAUGHTER]

I have to say, you
were good in there.

I thought it went well.

I get the feeling you think I'm
the enemy. We're allies, you know.

Sounds like you want
me to sign a treaty.

Well, I happen to know this
great restaurant called Versailles.

You're cute.

But I don't date employees.

Oh, boy.

Crap. Did I just die again?

You'll respawn in a minute. But a
pro tip, don't block with your face.

All right. I respawn.
Not sure I wanna do that.

Oh! Killer in the house.

I know you played.
Why'd you stop?

I told you, it was
too addictive.

She is so lying. Did you see how
she kind of moved her head a little bit?

- Oh, yeah.
- Uh-huh.

- There was a guy involved. Come on.
- OK, yes.

- Wes.
- Wes.

He was just this stupid
guy that I had a crush on,

a game designer that got hooked
on his own product, very ironically.

And soon that's all he was doing,
eating and sleeping in front of the screen.

I had to get out.

BENNY: Ah, crap.
There you go. I died again.

Mm, yeah. Good game.

Great game. Mm-hm. I'm gonna
go see how they're doing in court.

[CHUNK LAUGHS]

- [WHISPERS] Is that Wes?
- Shh.

- That's the dude.
- N...

No, that's him. That's your ex.

- Ooh.
- Enough.

He... He knows where you're at.

You should really get Wes
to analyze Jace's gameplay.

Hundreds if not thousands of
gamers have analyzed the footage

and not one expert has said that
Jace deliberately threw the finals.

- What do you think, Mendel?
- No way he threw it.

Jace hated to lose. And he
would never hurt the team.

Why would Mr. Galago
make such an accusation?

MENDEL: I couldn't say. He and
Jace had a lot of disagreements.

The owners make millions. Jace
wanted us to get a bigger piece of the pie.

Not surprisingly, Vin disagreed.

ABIGAIL: You are one of
the best players in the world,

so I'm assuming that means you
have one of the highest salaries.

No, I don't make as much as
some of the players on other teams.

Then why not go play for
one of those other teams?

MENDEL: I have a non-compete
clause in my contract.

I'm not allowed to play for another
team for three years if I leave.

But I'm not complaining.

Because you know what
happens if you do complain?

You get defamed,
fired and blacklisted.

- Objection!
- Withdrawn. Nothing further.

Sounds like my boss. I do all
the work. He makes all the money.

Never thought I'd feel
sorry for these guys.

- Roger's hating on Vin.
- Yep, heart rates are elevated.

Biometrics show agitation.

The mirrors have moved to eight
to four, but Connie isn't budging.

What happened
to the IKEA effect?

Playing the game should have given
her more appreciation for what Jace does.

That ungrateful brat is getting
paid to play video games.

She clearly doesn't
build enough furniture.

We'll have to try a
new strategy for her.

Well, our next witness is Yuna.

Yuna's been prepped to
speak Connie's language.

Yuna, would you say you
know Jace better than anyone?

He's my best friend.

Can you tell us what happened
during the championship game?

He made a mistake.
It happens to all of us.

Thank you. Nothing further.

Had you ever witnessed Jace
make a mistake before that night?

Yeah, a... a few.

- Five, a hundred, a thousand?
- Closer to five.

You don't get to be world number
one by making a lot of mistakes.

And how many mistakes
did he make during the finals?

- He... He made a few.
- A few? Five, a hundred...

Closer to five. He
had a bad night.

If in one night he made the
same number of mistakes

as he'd made in the
previous six years,

it sounds like something
much more than a bad night.

Biometrics are shifting. Jurors
are feeling uneasy with this.

Yuna will be fine, as long
as she sticks to the script.

So, Miss Kim, over the
course of six years of play,

Jace Rundle had a record
of 118 wins and 12 losses.

How do you explain
this bad night?

He told me before the
game he had a headache.

A headache? That's why he lost?

At our level, gamers need to be
100%. Any little thing can throw us off.

CHUNK: This is new.
She didn't mention that.

So much for the script.

Her mouth may be
smiling, but her eyes aren't.

Her speech baseline's
changed to third person.

She's lying.

Biometrics suggest our jurors
sense they're being lied to,

and they don't like it.

Yuna was our kill shot and
she just tanked the match.

- We are still down four to eight.
- We have to switch our strategy.

Instead of trying to prove
that Jace was telling the truth,

we have to prove that
Vin was telling a lie.

Yeah, but why would Yuna lie?

Maybe she thought that Jace threw
the game and was trying to protect him.

I don't think Jace
threw it. Look at this.

So Dewey, his teammate,
went on a shopping spree.

New car, new clothes, new watch.

Wait. So you think Dewey bet
against the team and tanked the match?

But if Dewey threw the
game, why did Yuna lie?

BENNY: Chunk's
getting to bottom of it.

Hey. Bull coming?

Nope, just me.

- Chunk Palmer, big fan.
- Thanks.

But since we're here, what do you say
we get a quick game of the Fall in, huh?

I've been working
on a couple of moves

I think you're gonna
find really interesting.

- Sure.
- Awesome. All set up.

- Mm-hm.
- OK. Go.

- Are you sure you wanna play me?
- CHUNK: Oh, yeah. I love this game.

So, what was that move?

- You figure it out?
- No idea.

I'll give you a hint.

Yuna committed perjury
and I think you made her do it.

- I have no interest in losing the case.
- But you decided to game the trial?

I needed a credible story
and everyone loves Yuna.

Your credible story is the
truth and Yuna is a terrible liar.

Now her credibility, as
well as yours, is gone.

I... I was just...

Trying to play Bull's game.

Every bit as stupid as me
trying to play your game.

So... did you learn anything?

- I need Bull.
- Very good.

Round two, we're on the attack.
We're gonna turn the spotlight on Vin.

- I like the new place, Wes.
- God, it's been, what, a year?

Pretty much. I think this is the longest
I've seen you away from your keyboard.

- How is everything with the game?
- Well, actually, I don't play anymore.

Really? Because you
messaged me mid-game.

Yeah, well, um...
I'm a developer,

so I have to monitor all
the games and everything.

Oh, yeah, yeah,
you were monitoring.

Yeah, what can I
say? I still love it.

So... I texted you
because I need a favor.

OK.

I just sent you the master
file of the match Jace lost.

- Would you take a look at it for me?
- Yeah, of course. Anything for you.

- Cool.
- Cool.

Mr. Creuster, is it fair to say

you share in the risk
of each player's career?

No, because I take all the risk.

These are untested 18-year-olds

playing video games in
their parents' basement.

I provide room and
board, security, equipment

and the best training
money can buy.

They should be paying me.

Jace Rundle was just 19
when you first signed him.

At just over half a mil a year.

And since then he's amassed
an astonishing win-loss career

of 118 and 12.

- 118 and 13.
- Right.

So why would someone
with such a superlative record

intentionally lose a
championship game?

Because there was
something in it for him.

You believe he benefited
financially by losing?

We'd been discussing
a new contract.

He wanted more money, but I
felt that his career was peaking.

And he wanted to show me
just how invaluable he was.

- So this was a negotiations ploy?
- Yeah.

So, you believe
Jace lost the game,

knowing that if anyone had
found out what he had done,

it would destroy his
career and reputation?

He didn't think he'd get caught.
He thinks he's bigger than the game.

- But no one is, not even Jace Rundle.
- No further questions.

So, you say that the
players should be paying you,

but it seems to me
they already are.

Your deductions for
living and travel expenses,

equipment rental, insurance
and management fees

bring Jace's "just over half
a mil" into just under 73,000.

It's not cheap to
develop a new player,

and the contract allows
me to recoup my expenses.

Speaking of contracts, you said
you and Jace had a disagreement

over what he was worth?

I just couldn't afford to give
him what he was asking for.

But you had no problem
coming to an agreement

with Jace's teammate,
Dewey Cussler.

In fact, you even gave
him a brand-new contract.

Well, he's my new captain.

Worth 10% more
than Jace was asking.

First I don't pay
my players enough

and then you're... you're
slamming me for giving them a raise.

So, we've established
that you could afford it.

The question now is,

did you fire Jace because he
intentionally threw the finals,

or did you use the loss to smear
his name and justify his termination?

- Objection.
- Did you profit from it, Vin?

Did you have something
to do with the loss?

- Objection, Your Honor!
- Withdrawn, Your Honor.

73,000 is more than I've
ever made doing a real job.

BULL: Time to show Connie
who hates small animals.

You made a lot more than
$73,000 last year, didn't you, Vin?

You made somewhere in
the neighborhood of $8 million.

What are you gonna do
next, whip out my tax returns?

You've been seen driving a
Porsche, a Bentley, a Ferrari.

- How many cars do you own?
- You forgot about my McLaren.

Yeah, I make a lot of
money. I'm proud of it.

That doesn't change the fact that
Jace got exactly what he deserved.

Vin's a rabbit killer and Jace
now works hard for his money.

Connie is swinging
hard to our side.

Thank Danny. She pulled
a rabbit's foot out of the hat.

MARISSA: Connie has two pet rabbits.
She's turning on Vin and he knows it.

- I think the last thing we...
- Hey, Jace.

This thing's taking a
lot longer than I thought.

I gotta get back to work, so
how about you drop the suit

and I'll clear your name
and I'll take you back?

So you found out about the rabbit lover
on our jury? She's not coming around.

- Maybe it's time for another key chain.
- Is this a formal settlement offer?

Yeah. Take it or leave
it. You got 24 hours.

Well, we can counter.

I'd rather we win.

It's a good offer.

Is this about what's
doing best for our client

or getting another
one in the win column?

Have you met our
client? He likes to win too.

So how long did it take?

- For what?
- You know, before you realized I left.

Not long. That's
why I quit playing.

I'm really sorry.
It was my fault.

You wanna get coffee
with me Saturday?

Yeah. What time?

Like, around two.

That's the same time
as the Titanfall regionals.

- Really? What a coincidence.
- Hmm.

Think about it.

Uh, so I started with
Dewey, like you asked,

but his play seemed
perfectly legit.

So then I moved on to
Jace. Take a look at that.

It's a crap offer
and you know it.

Didn't ask you here
to talk about the offer.

Reviewing my big choke?

I do that too, in my
head, 50 times a night.

Every gamer has their own
style, and you are no exception.

OK, I'm with you so far.

Thousands of fans and top
shoutcasters have analyzed your replays.

You didn't throw the game.

There were no deliberate
mistakes, only a few unnatural moves.

Unfortunately, those moves suggest
the possibility of a neurological disorder.

It's time to face reality, Jace.

Hey.

I was just thinking.

I started playing when I was
four. That's 84% of my life.

100% when you consider I don't
remember anything before then.

I've got nothing else.

What'd the neurologist say?

I... have Parkinson's.

Sorry.

Parkinson's.

Like, who the hell
gets that at 25?

There are medications,
strategies for treating it.

With treatment... you could
stay in the game for years.

Like, a month before
the championships,

I knew... I knew something
weird was going on.

My precision was
off, my reaction times.

Occasional shakes. I
thought it was just the caffeine.

Have you told anyone?

No.

I, uh, would have
told my girlfriend,

but, lucky for her, we
broke up yesterday.

She couldn't handle
being with a loser anyway.

Disease can't make you a
loser. Only you can do that.

Easy for you to say.

This disease took the
finals, lost me everything.

The timing's bad, I'll give you
that, but we have to talk about today.

This is the last day of the trial. I
need to know what you wanna do.

- Now?
- Yeah.

Does it even matter?

If I tell them about
my diagnosis,

they'll know I didn't
mess up on purpose,

and then the world will know,

which means I'll never
play competitively again.

- I mean, I'm screwed either way.
- Hold on.

What happened to
Mr. Double or Nothing,

the man who made me play 36
holes of simulated golf just to get a win?

Where's that guy?

I know you got handed
a terrible diagnosis,

but you can't give up.

Not today.

So... what do I do?

What if I told you
there's another option?

Vin!

I made the offer. The
window's closed, guys.

Well, a window closes,
another door opens.

You let Jace back on the team, as
captain, with a three-year contract,

and commensurate
raises for Yuna and Mendel.

Why would I do that? I've
reassessed my options. I can win this.

And full benefits. That'll cover
treatment for his Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's? What the
hell are you talking about?

- Look, is this some kind of play?
- No play. It's for real.

I just found out.

[SIGHS]

Hey, I feel for you and everything,
but the offer's gone. The team's filled.

What do you want me to do?

If I walk back into that courtroom
and I tell the jury about Jace's condition,

you're gonna lose the case and
millions of dollars in punitive damages.

But if you agree to our settlement,
with a confidentiality clause...

- You sure you still wanna play?
- More than ever.

About one of his new teammates,
there's something you should see.

DEWEY: Yo, yo, Jace!

If it isn't El Capitán.

Congrats, man. I'm
glad you guys settled.

Casa DV8 hasn't been the same.

Team. I missed you too.

- DEWEY: Let's get back to it, bro.
- One big, happy family.

- You son of a bitch.
- A dysfunctional family.

You were a snot-nosed little
pockmarked mall rat when I found you.

I think what he's trying to say is
that we analyzed all the team play,

and when we got to you...

- You threw the finals, you bastard.
- What? That's ridiculous.

See the slight reddening
around the nose?

The Pinocchio effect.

Offshore accounts aren't
quite as secure as people think.

You'll never play again. If I ever
see you again... I'll break your hands.

It would appear there is
an opening on the team.

Welcome back to DV8.

Well, look who
decided to show up.

You really thought I wouldn't?

So what are we gonna...

OK. Well... I'm not thinking
about regionals anymore.

Good, 'cause we're not going.

[CHEERING]

I am so pumped to announce
that I am bringing back

the number-one
player in the world.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Jace Rundle.

[CHEERING]

- Whoo!
- DV8! DV8!

This marks a new era in
the profession of eSports.

New player contracts
formalized across the league.

Players and owners
on equal ground,

taking this epic game
to even greater heights.

- Jace Rundle!
- [CHEERING]

VIN: Whoo!

Epic?

Yeah, well, I thought I should
throw some dude-speak in there

so it would seem authentic.

- Mm-hm.
- Sorry you didn't win.

I have a happy client

and a whole lot of players who
are gonna wanna renegotiate,

so I'm good.

Plus... we righted some wrongs
in the dawn of a new league.

Yes, we did.

- You haven't played the game yet.
- Not really into games.

Ha! Really? You were
sending a lot of signals.

It seemed like you were
interested. Was I wrong?

Let me put it this way.

You're no longer an employee.

♪ Redemption

♪ Redemption

♪ For you and me...

[LAUGHS]

♪ For you and me ♪