Drop Dead Diva (2009–2014): Season 5, Episode 6 - Fool for Love - full transcript

See that aspiring model there?

That's me... Deb...
until the day I died.

I thought I'd go straight to heaven,

but there was a bit of a mix-up,

and I woke up in someone else's body.

[ Screams ]

So now I'm Jane,

a super-busy lawyer
with my very own assistant.

I got a new life, a new wardrobe,

and the only people who really
know what's going on with me

are my girlfriend Stacy
and my guardian angel, Paul.



I used to think everything
happened for a reason.

Whoo!
[ Laughs ]

Now, I sure hope I was right.

♪ LA, LA, LA, LA-LA-LA-LA

Drop Dead Diva 5x06 - Fool for Love
Original air date July 28, 2013

♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

♪ Well, hello

♪ Hello, Mr. Sunshine

♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

Good morning. You two are up early.

I'm working on my list

of potential ex-boyfriend sperm donors.

- Ooh.
- And check this out.

I'm learning chai tea.



Paul, it is tai chi, not chai tea.

Stace, are you sure an ex is
better than an anonymous donor?

Well, all of my ex-boyfriends
had some good qualities,

so maybe they've got
the right stuff to be a donor.

Martin Ward? Cross him off.

But he was so sweet.

Last week, I saw him at the courthouse.

He's been arrested for armed robbery.

Okay.

But I still need to pick at least three.

- Why three?
- Paul has a great idea.

Tell her.

You know how Stacy
can't decide what to wear

until she has three different
outfits laid out?

Yeah?

That's what I'm gonna do!

I'll invite my top three choices
to a cocktail party,

and by the end of the night,
I'll have a donor.

What could possibly go wrong?

So, Jane, Paul and I were wondering...

Wait.

The two of you were wondering
something together?

Yes, we are both very concerned
about your well-being.

How are you and Owen?

We know he came over here
the other night.

Yeah.

He apologized
for being rough on me at work,

but I have no idea
if he is open to more.

And by more, you mean...

I mean forgiving me and taking me back.

- Jane, you need to touch him.
- Mm-hmm.

Find an excuse to touch Owen.

Brush up against him
in a meeting or an elevator.

If he still cares, it will be electric.

Trust me.

When you touch a guy,
his response says it all.

[ Knock on door ]

Owen!

Oh.

Good morning.

Uh, hello. What's going on?

Jane Bingum... Brad Pines.

Brad is a chemistry grad student
at Cal U.

This morning, he dropped
his professor off at LAX.

He's supposed to give the keynote

at a conference in Prague,

but he was arrested
for trying to smuggle drugs

out of the country.

They're holding him at the airport.

I will get my bag.

Oh, thanks.

- Touch him.
- Okay.

You need to touch him.

Okay.

It's a computer fantasy game
called "Forevermore."

My boyfriend, Craig, created it.

Now there's major interest from
publishers and movie studios.

If you need me to negotiate
the contracts,

I'm happy to meet with Craig and...

He was killed in a hit-and-run
just over two years ago.

Oh. Uh, I'm so sorry.

And now that "Forevermore"
might be worth millions,

his estranged parents
are claiming his estate.

This game is Craig's legacy.

I can't let them control it.

Well, if Craig didn't leave a will,

then his parents are entitled
to everything.

We were together for eight years.

Doesn't that make me
his common-law wife?

California doesn't recognize
common-law marriage.

The probate hearing is today.

[ Scoffs ]
Today?

I didn't think it would come to this.

When Craig dropped out of college,

his parents cut him off.

They acted like he didn't even exist.

Okay.

Okay, let's get down to the courthouse.

I'll see what I can do.

[ Sighs ]

Found methamphetamine in
the lining of your duffel bag.

Professor,
did you pack the bag yourself?

No. No, the bag wasn't mine.

My girlfriend, Melody...

she asked me to bring it to her
in Prague.

Brad said you were going there
for a conference.

That's correct.

Melody works as a model,
mostly in Europe.

She got a last-minute runway gig
in Prague

that was at the same time
as my conference.

Tell me more about the bag.

Melody e-mailed me yesterday.

She said the last time she was in L.A.,

she left some stuff at a friend's place.

That friend brought the bag
to my house last night

so I could bring it to Melody.

Did you meet this friend?

No. She just left the bag
by the side door.

Well, I looked inside.
It was just clothing.

Professor, we have to prove

that you had no knowledge
that the drugs were in the bag.

I had no knowledge, okay?

Now, please, just... just call Melody.

She's staying at
the Intercontinental in Prague.

She'll tell you her friend's name,

and we'll get this all sorted out.

Kim!

Vanessa.

When are you due?

Two months. You?

- The same.
- Wow.

I haven't seen you since, um...

Since I, uh, left Grayson at the altar.

Yeah, you must think I'm horrible.

Oh, I... I... I think
it's none of my business.

So, how much do you love being pregnant?

Oh, um, so much.

We should, like,
schedule lunch sometime,

compare notes on night nurses
and nannies, doulas,

the whole shebang.

[ Cellphone rings ]
Yeah, all those things.

- Oh, my God.
- Everything okay?

My amazing husband just got us
the Bugaboo stroller.

[ Laughs ]

The waiting list is, what, like, a year?

And every good mom needs a Bugaboo.

Ooh, God. I got to go.

Good to see you.

You too. [ Chuckles ]
Okay.

Paul, listen closely.

I need you to get me
the Bugaboo stroller.

No, the Bugaboo, okay?

Whatever it costs, whatever it takes.

Let's go. We're late.

Okay.

20 minutes till the arraignment.

Sorry.

I was trying to reach
the Professor's girlfriend.

Any luck?

Well, she's registered at the hotel,

but she hasn't checked in yet.

Oh, and Teri is tracking down
her modeling agency.

Good.

[ Sighs ]

We're gonna be late.

Uh, you know, I was thinking,

if the teacher from
"Breaking Bad" can cook up meth,

then it'd be a snap
for a college professor.

Yeah, well,
it's one thing to cook it up.

It's another to smuggle it
illegally out of the country.

Right.

[ Cellphone vibrating ]
Oh, that's me.

Huh.

[ Elevator bell dings ]

Jane, are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

[ Chuckles ]
Okay. Good.

Federal customs officers,

acting on an anonymous tip

from the homeland security hotline

this morning at 7:14,

searched the defendant's luggage

and found a kilo of methamphetamine.

We're filing charges

for possession
with intent to distribute.

My client enters a not guilty plea.

We also request reasonable bail.

We ask the defendant be held
without bail.

He's scheduled to travel
to Taiwan next month

for a chemical manufacturer's
board meeting,

and since Taiwan doesn't have
an extradition treaty,

he's a flight risk.

The Professor will cancel his
trip and surrender his passport.

With his international connections,

he could still find a way
out of the U.S.

I agree. Defendant will be held
without bail.

Why didn't you tell the judge
about Melody's friend?

I got an e-mail in
the courtroom from my assistant.

She's contacted the top
two dozen modeling agencies

in the U.S.,

and no one has heard of a model
named Melody Lanthum.

That's because Melody's based in London.

You need to talk to agencies in London.

Professor, we can't help but feel

there's something you're not telling us.

Well, uh...

Melody and I, um...

we haven't actually met.

What do you mean?

I mean, we haven't actually met
in person.

We started chatting two months ago

on a rainforest preservation website,

and that led to e-mails
and I.M.S, and we just...

we just fell for each other.

But with Melody working
in Europe and my busy schedule,

we hadn't had a chance to meet, so...

You're welcome to read
our correspondence.

Yeah. Actually, that could be helpful.

Okay. I'll have my research assistant

bring you my external hard drive.

Right.

Okay.

You know, more than 50% of
couples these days meet online.

Yeah.

I mean, most of them meet in
person before becoming a couple.

Well, I don't... I don't know

if you're in a relationship, Ms. Bingum,

but for me, I've found dating
to be really difficult.

And with Melody, we just connected.

It's that simple.

Those are Craig's parents.

I tried to say hi,
but they just walked by.

Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, if your
lawyer's not here in 60 seconds,

I will be forced to dismiss this case.

Sorry, judge. I'm here.

[ Chuckles ]
Seven months' pregnant.

I got to pee every 10 minutes.

Great.

Your Honor,
my clients' son, Craig Bailey,

died tragically two years ago
without a will.

Now, because he had
no surviving children,

his parents inherit his estate.

That's correct.

Excuse me, Your Honor.

Yes?

If I may, Kim Kaswell.

I'd like to intervene under CCP 387

on behalf of my client, June Frazier,

the decedent's long-term girlfriend.

Ms. Frazier was neither
Craig Bailey's spouse

nor registered domestic partner.

While that's true, my client has a claim

to Craig's estate under palimony law.

That is ridiculous.

Maybe, but color me intrigued.

I'll set aside time
for arguments this afternoon.

Owen asked me to tell you that he headed

over to the courthouse
to get the bench notes.

Okay.

And this is Beth, your client's
research assistant.

Oh.

- Hello.
- Hi.

Professor Kane's external drive.

Thank you very much.

And I just want to say,
I heard about the charges,

and I can assure you, he's innocent.

Glad to hear it.

He wasn't motivated by money.

And he was so proud of the research

he was gonna present in Prague.

He would never jeopardize that.

Beth, how much do you know

about the professor's personal life?

He didn't have one.

He was in the lab seven days a week.

Do you know if he had a girlfriend?

No, I... I don't think so.

Okay. Thank you.

Could you please describe
your relationship with Craig?

We were in a exclusive,
committed relationship

for eight years.

And you were planning a future together?

Yes, we wanted a big family.

Truth is, we'd been trying
for three years, but...

we weren't as lucky
as you or Ms. Hemmings.

In fact, we were just about
to start a round of IVF

when Craig died.

Your Honor, Ms. Frazier's
testimony must be limited

to whether she and Craig
had an understanding

that they would share equally

in the results
of their combined efforts.

Yes.

We combined our income,
we split household chores.

I mean, when he was writing code,

I would do most of the housework,

but when he needed my help
with graphics,

he would cook and clean.

We were married in every respect.

Your Honor, we contend

that the 1977 Lee Marvin palimony case

should apply to Craig and June's
relationship.

The Marvin case dealt
with a break-up, not a death.

So unless this court
is prepared to make a new law,

palimony doesn't apply.

I'm inclined to agree.

Do you have any further
arguments, Ms. Kaswell?

Yes.

But I'd like a recess to gather
the necessary materials.

You have until tomorrow.

Hey.

Hi. Why are you blocking me?

You heard about Vanessa.

Look, I'm completely over her,

but tell me you're kicking
her ass in court.

Actually, she's kicking mine.

In that case, I read your client memo.

I think you're looking
at the facts wrong.

Really?

Yeah, you're forcing the law

to recognize the romantic relationship.

You should go after
the work relationship.

A couple that close, he works at home?

She's got to be involved in some way.

She did say she helped out
with the graphics.

There you go.

Under copyright law, you can
argue June's a co-creator.

It won't get her everything,

but it might get her
some of what she deserves.

Hey, thanks, Grayson.

Trust me... here to help.

[ Gasps ]
Is that the Bugaboo?

Now, would I let you down?

What can I say, Paul? I'm impressed.

You can say I'm the best intern
at the firm.

[ Chuckles ]

You're the only intern at the firm.

You're very welcome, Ms. Kaswell.

Hmm.

Hey! So...

did you touch Owen? Was there a spark?

Uh. I tried, and then my heel broke.

I don't know.

Maybe it's a sign to just
keep my hands to myself.

What are you doing here?

I picked the three exes I want to invite

to my sperm-donor cocktail party
tonight...

finance guy, real-estate agent,
and personal trainer.

Wallet, homemaker, and bod.

I remember them well.

Do you think that I should tell them

why I'm having them over for drinks?

Mnhmnh-mnh. I say mum's the word.

Otherwise, they might not act naturally.

- You're right.
- Mm-hmm.

So, what are you reading?
You looked a little emotional.

These e-mails from my professor
client and his model girlfriend,

whom he's never actually met.

That's weird.

I thought so, too.

Anyway, they've been e-mailing
for about two months,

but we can't locate her.

Oh! She's a model named Melody Lanthum.

Mnh-mnh.

No agency's heard of her, either.

Well, maybe she models
under a different name.

Remember when I almost changed
my name to Lady Gaga

before Stefani Joanne
Angelina Germanotta

stole it from me?

I do not remember that.

So, what else do you know about her?

Not much.

My client met her on a
rainforest-conservation website.

Okay, well... let's see.

I am searching "Melody Lanthum"...

Mm-hmm.

...and "rainforest conservation."

Voilà!

Oh, looks like she adopted
an acre of land in Costa Rica.

We should really do that.

- Mm-hmm.
- And...

Oh, there's a photo.

Mm.

Oh, my God.

What?

[ Gasps ]

It's you.

I mean, she's you.

You're Melody!

These bench notes are from the crime
lab's forensics expert.

The meth is high grade, very pure.

Well, which is not good for us.

The A.U.S.A. is gonna argue that,

as a chemistry professor,

you would know how to create
a pure version.

Jane, hey.

Hi.

Um, Professor...

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

I don't even know
how to tell you this. Um...

Melody Lanthum doesn't exist.

Well, of course she does.

You read our e-mails, our texts.

I read your e-mails, and I
believe that yours are genuine.

I found Melody's photo.

That's Melody.

No, that's Deb Dobkins.

She was a model,

and she died in a car accident
several years ago.

I'm so sorry.

Professor, I think you should consider

the possibility
that you have been "catfished."

I'm sorry. I don't understand.

It's slang term for someone who
creates a false online identity

to pursue a romantic connection.

Why would anyone do that?

Well, I think you were being set up.

As what? A drug mule?

Yeah. Looks that way.

Well, then who was I writing to?

And who was writing to me?

All I know is we have to
get back in that courtroom

and convince the jury

that you are a victim
of an elaborate hoax.

Your Honor, earlier, my client testified

that she helped out with
the graphics of "Forevermore."

She was being modest.

This is Kalipso, the game's
hero, as sketched by Craig.

Now, June reworked this rendering,

and after dozens of drafts,
Kalipso now looks...

like this.

June also reworked the setting,

turning rudimentary drawings
like this...

into the Bledso forest.

"Forevermore" wouldn't exist

but for my client's
creative contributions.

Objection, Your Honor.
This is pure speculation.

Teri?

We'd like to enter into evidence
thousands of pages of drawings

my client contributed
to the creative process.

Your Honor, this is...

Um, the...

I'm s... I... I just lost
my train of thought.

Are you okay, Ms. Hemmings?

I think I need to sit.

I'll review the evidence,

and I'll have my clerk
inform you of my decision.

[ Gavel bangs ]

Jane!

Oh! Stacy.

What are you doing here?

Well, my sperm-donor cocktail
party has had some setbacks.

Two of my top three choices
can't make it.

Why not?

Finance guy is in rehab.

- Right.
- Real-estate guy is married.

Of course.

Good news... personal trainer is coming,

and so is political aide,
who was my alternate.

- All right.
- Now I just need one more...

Hey, what do you think about him?

Oh.
[ Laughs ]

Hank? You've never dated him.

No, but he's smart and funny.

Hey, didn't you two have a thing?

No. No.

I mean, he asked me out once.

Are you asking to borrow
one of my old suitors?

Because if you are,
the answer is of course you can!

[ Both laugh ]

- Oh, shh! He's coming!
- Oh.

- Hello, ladies.
- Hi.

I seem to remember
that you both liked iced chais.

Thank you. So kind.

Well, I come from a long line
of kind men.

Did you hear that, Jane?

Yes, I did.

So, how are you, Hank?

Never better.
[ Chuckles ]

Hank, we're having
a few people over tonight

for a cocktail party.

Would you like to come?

Well, I have to check my schedule.

Kidding! I'm pretty much always free.

What time?

[ Both laugh ]

Funny.

Wow. Is that what I think it is?

Oh.

Something wrong?

Oh, no, no.

Not at all. Um...

I mean, this company is supposed to make

a solid, reliable stroller.

What... what do you mean,
"this company"?

Oh, um, this is a Bubbaboo,
not a Bugaboo,

but I'm sure you knew that.

Of course. [ Chuckles ]
Yeah, uh...

See, one of my goals as a parent

is to make sure my kid doesn't
get caught up with labels.

Oh, right, of course.

You better keep your kid
out of your closet,

with all of those Hermés bags
and Louboutin shoes...

What do you want, Vanessa?

The Baileys will give June $50,000

if she will waive any claim
to "Forevermore."

$50,000 is a joke.

Well, it's better than nothing.

Be sure to remind her of that.

I allow myself one cookie a week.

It means an extra 20 on the
elliptical, but it's worth it.

I say it depends on the cookie.

You know, I mean, is it homemade
or out of the box?

[ Both laugh ]

So, do you still work for the senator?

I'm actually a lobbyist for Ivar Oil.

Oh. How exciting for you.

[ Doorbell rings ]

Oh! Will you excuse us?

FYI, Ivar Oil is the company on trial

for polluting the L.A. river.

[ Gasps ]
Oh. The one killing all those seagulls?

That's the one.

- Oh.
- Hello.

Hello. For you.

Oh, I love flowers. How did you know?

All right. Get in here, Hank.

Make yourself at home.

What is with the clipboard?

Oh, I have a checklist of my
top six sperm-donor traits...

kind, stable, ambitious,
intelligent, funny, attractive.

Let's go find him.

Grayson.

Thank you for meeting me here.

Frankly,
I don't have much to say to you.

Well, you had a lot to say to me in court.
[ Chuckles ]

That whole Perry Mason stunt
with the shopping cart?

The only reason that you were there

was to throw me off my game.

Well, to be fair, you did
leave me standing at the altar.

Ah.

And how long
till you got over it? Lunch?

Yes.

A late lunch.

You still owe me an apology.

Yeah, you're right.

[ Sighs ]

I am sorry for the way I bailed.

You see, when we were together,

it was like I would get lost
in my fantasy of us.

But I knew, deep down,
I wasn't the right one for you.

What I didn't realize
until later was that, well,

you weren't really the right one
for me, either.

For what it's worth...

[Chuckles]
I'm still pretty embarrassed

for the way I left you at the wedding.

It's probably why I never reached out.

And what about you?

Anyone special in your life?

Not right now, and I'm fine with that.

I almost believe you.

What's that supposed to mean?

Well, I hear
that Owen and Jane broke up.

What's that got to do with me?

It's really nice seeing you, Grayson.

98, 99, 100!

Whoa!

[ Pants ]
And now I can have a cube of cheese.

Trainer guy is so off the list.

Agreed.

Which means Hank is in the lead.

He's sweet and funny.

And he thinks I'm a real blonde.

Well, and the good thing
about him being just a donor

is that he'll never know the truth.

Jane, Stacy, come here.

This guy's real name...

...is Norville Rogers.

Hey, it's not nice
to make fun of someone's name.

Yeah.

Norville Rogers
is the real name of Shaggy,

- from "Scooby Doo."
- Oh!

Once a month, my mom and I,

we still watch marathons of "The Doo."

- Ooh.
- You're kidding, right?

I don't joke about Scooby.

[ Imitates Scooby Doo laughing ]

I can also do impressions of Elmer Fudd,

Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.

Oh! And at last July's convention,

my Daffy Duck costume took second place.

You know what?

This whole night was a big mistake.

I'm sorry, guys,
but I invited you over here

because I thought
I would want one of you

to be a sperm donor for my baby,

but I don't want a baby
that kills seagulls

or has to exercise to eat a cookie

or laughs like a cartoon dog.

Not that you all aren't terrific,

you know, in your own ways.

But, yeah, time to go.

- Okay.
- Okay. [ Chuckles ]

[ Door closes ]

Well, that was a disaster.
What am I supposed to do now?

Okay. You know what?
You just take a deep breath...

[ Breathes deeply ]

When the right door comes along,
you will just know it.

Okay.

[ Knock on door ]

I'll get it.

Owen?

- Hey.
- Hi.

Do you, uh... do you have
a second? Are you...

Oh, of course. Is everything okay?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just, uh...

just thinking...

I think you should handle the
professor's testimony tomorrow.

Oh. No problem.

I think it'll have more impact
on the jury

if you're up there kind of
guiding him through his journey,

step by step.

[ Indistinct conversation ]

Professor, many people
will find it hard to believe

that a man of your intellect
could fall so hard

for someone that you've never even met.

The human brain believes
what it perceives.

To me, Melody was as real
as anyone I've ever known.

So, you were the victim of a cruel hoax

designed to trick you
into smuggling drugs

out of the country.

I believe I was, yes.

Professor, you testified

that you had no knowledge
of the methamphetamine.

Yes. That's the truth.

The government's continued to monitor

professor Kane's e-mail account
pursuant to an active warrant,

and we'd like to submit into evidence

an e-mail that was sent to the defendant

Please read that for the jury.

"Stuart, where are you, darling?"

"We need the fresh, delicious pastries"

"you're bringing from Los Angeles."

"X.O. Melody."

Objection, relevance. I mean, pastries?

"Pastries" is well-known code
for methamphetamine.

It seems that your client is
late with the drugs, Ms. Bingum.

I didn't know about the drugs.

Uh, recess, Your Honor?

Good idea. We're done for the day.

[ Gavel bangs ]

Of course $50,000 is a lot of money,

but it's nothing compared
to the value of "Forevermore."

But if I don't take it,
I could end up with nothing.

What should I do?

What would Craig want you to do?

Excuse me. The clerk just called.

The judge ruled for the Baileys. Sorry.

You okay?

You just asked me what Craig would want.

Right, but the deal's off the table.

We have a verdict.

I know. I know what Craig
would want me to do.

He would want me to move on
with my life.

- I'm gonna have his baby.
- What?

Remember I told you we started
IVF when Craig died?

Well, we had a few embryos
frozen at the clinic.

I'm going to get pregnant.
That's what Craig would want.

[ Chuckles ]

Well, that... that's great.

I mean, I'm happy for you.

I just wish you would have made
this decision

a couple months ago.

Why's that?

Any baby born within two years
of a father's death

has full inheritance rights.

But Craig died two years
and two weeks ago.

Yeah.

Well...

I wasn't ready a few months ago.

I am now.

God!

Stace, you've got to stop
creeping up on me.

Sorry. Hey, where's Owen?

Uh, I don't know. Why?

No reason. Just making conversation.

Oh, there he is.

Wow. I never realized how tall he was.

Yeah.

He looks kind of like
Vince Vaughn but not as puffy.

Okay, Stacy, we had
a bit of a setback in court,

so do you need something from me?

From you? No.

Okay.

Hey, Jane, that's my top in that photo.

You borrowed it and never returned it.

Sorry.

I must've forgotten
with the whole me dying thing.

Wait. When did I borrow this?

I've been trying to figure out
when this picture was taken.

You wore it to our
five-year high-school reunion.

You wanted something
to match your toenail polish.

Yes, I did! I remember!
And Grayson took this photo.

Mm-hmm.

So, when do you expect
I can have my top back?

Kim.

June, what's wrong?

After I left your office,

I called to make an appointment
at the clinic.

They told me that Craig's parents

got an injunction
blocking me from my embryos.

What?

They hate me so much
they can't stomach the idea

of me becoming pregnant
with their grandchild.

No one is that vindictive.

There's got to be something else
going on.

I promise I'll get to the bottom of it.

I remember taking the photo.

Deb was so happy.

She was actually pretty tipsy.

She kept trying to say the word "purple"

- and it would come out...
- Burple. [ Chuckles ]

Uh, that's a very common mistake.

Oh.

Anyway, do you have any idea

how the people who set up professor Kane

could have gotten their hands on this?

Yeah, I think I sent the photo
to the alumni coordinator

- that was...
- Whoa.

Did you feel that?

[ Laughs ]

Must be the carpet. Static build-up.

Yeah.

So...

Yep, here it is.

There you go... the original
photo before it was cropped.

No way.

What?

I know who catfished the professor.

Beth, you are an awful,
awful human being.

We know you were using the
professor to transport drugs.

God, no. Ms. Bingum, I had
nothing to do with the drugs.

- I'm in love with him.
- Oh, please.

I was too shy to approach him
in that way.

So when I saw he was a member
of this online group...

I joined under a fake name.

And?

Soon we started spending hours
online together.

I fell so hard, and I was in
too deep to tell him the truth.

Tell me about that photo.

It's a woman named Deb Dobkins.

Mm-hmm.

We went to high school together.

She died in a car crash.

Were you two friends?

No.

She wouldn't even recognize me
if we were in the same room.

She was gorgeous...

And popular...

And, well...

I was not.

Okay.

So, the professor was planning
on meeting Melody in Prague.

That's impossible. I'm Melody.

He was going there for
a conference, not to meet me.

A week ago, he got an e-mail from Melody

saying that she landed
a last-minute modeling gig

in Prague.

Ms. Bingum, we haven't corresponded

for at least 10 days.

Wait... you haven't had
any contact with him

since his arrest?

Of course not. He's in jail.

Okay.

This is the bag that was dropped
off at the professor's house.

Do you recognize it?

No. I don't recognize the bag.

Uh, wait.

That's my shirt, the pink one.

And those are my leggings and my jeans.

Oh, my God.

I left all of this stuff
at my ex-boyfriend's house

when we broke up.

What's your ex-boyfriend's name?

Brad Pines.
I'm a graduate student at Cal U.

You have been in this courtroom
every day

supporting professor Kane.

It's the least I can do. He's my mentor.

Is it true you once had
a relationship with Beth Ryan?

I'm...

not sure why you're asking,
but, yes, that's true.

And isn't it also true
that you discovered

Beth had created an alternate identity

and had started an online relationship

with professor Kane?

Objection. Relevance.

Overruled.
I'm curious where this is going.

Yes.

I discovered Beth was pretending
to be someone she wasn't.

Tell me about a software
program known as middleman.

It intercepts exchanges
between two parties

and allows the user to act
as if they're the other party

to an e-mail conversation.

If you used middleman to intervene

between professor Kane and Melody,

you could carry on

an e-mail conversation
with both of them,

and they'd have no idea

that they were actually
e-mailing with you.

Your Honor, defense exhibit "R"...

Brad's credit-card statements.

He purchased the software
seven weeks ago,

around the time of his breakup
with Beth.

Now, true or false...

you held the professor responsible

for the rejection
of your grant application?

True. I was angry. He called
my application sloppy, but...

You figured out the perfect plan

to get even with both your ex
for leaving you

and the professor
for denying your grant.

Isn't that right?

That's ridiculous.

That isn't an answer.

This is defense exhibit "S"...

phone records that prove
you called in the anonymous tip

that led to professor Kane's arrest.

You can't trace calls
made to an anonymous hotline.

Yes.

But at 7:14 A.M.,
you called a phone number

in the Cayman Islands
that acts as a firewall

so that forwarded calls
cannot be traced.

Your Honor, at this time,

we ask for an immediate dismissal

of all charges against professor Kane.

The government agrees

and asks that this witness
be placed under arrest.

So ordered.

Your Honor, we're asking you

to grant my client access to her embryos

under California Probate Code
section 249.5,

which governs the posthumous use
of a father's genetic material.

The code is only relevant to
posthumously conceived children

if they were conceived

within the two years
of the father's death.

And since Craig Bailey died
two years and two weeks ago,

the statute has no bearing.

Nice try.

But if you look at the statute,

it actually says
that a baby must be in utero

within two years of the date of
issuance of a death certificate.

But because Craig died in a hit-and-run,

an investigation delayed the issuance

of his death certificate by four months,

which means that not only is
June entitled to those embryos,

but any child she conceives
within the next 3 1/2 months

will inherit Craig's entire estate,

including all rights to "Forevermore."

Your Honor, under the statute,
Ms. Frazier must supply evidence

of the father's intent.

And we have it.

Your Honor,
video-game creators often hide

so-called "easter eggs"
within their games.

For example, if someone playing
"Forevermore" reaches level 100

and slices open the lock
on this treasure chest

with their sword,
a message from Craig appears.

[ Trumpets blare ]

"For June and our children..."

"not yet born but already in my heart."

"Now and forevermore, Craig."

Your Honor, we ask
that you grant our client

access to her embryos.

So ordered.

I'm also placing
Craig Bailey's estate in escrow

until the birth of his child.

On that date, said child will
inherit Craig's entire estate,

of which Ms. Frazier
shall be the executor.

[ Gavel bangs ]

Paul? What's this?

I heard you were really upset
about the other stroller.

And I really did think it was
a Bugaboo and not a Bubbaboo,

- by the way.
- It's okay, really.

No, it's not. You deserve the best.

Kim Kaswell, you are a force.

Congrats on the win.

And I see you got yourself
a real Bugaboo.

Nice job.

But I thought that you didn't
care about brands?

She doesn't. It's a gift from me.

Ah. I'll say it again... nice job.

Oh, we're not...

it's good to meet you. I'm Paul.

Sweetheart, we should get going.

[ Chuckles ]

Why did you do that?

She was trying to make you feel small,

and nobody should make
anybody else feel small,

especially a mom-to-be.

Oh, thank you.

And thanks for the stroller,
but I looked the other one up

and the ratings are just as high, so...

- Oh, thank God.
- What?

I slipped a security guard
at the mall a hundred bucks

to let me borrow this
from the window display.

It's due back in 20 minutes.

[ Chuckles ]

You're a free man.
What's next, professor?

I suppose I'll return to the life I led

before I fell for a woman
who doesn't exist.

The woman you fell for does exist.

Beth Ryan really cares about you.

Beth Ryan made a fool out of me.

Once she figured out what happened,

she felt awful and she offered
her complete cooperation.

Why are you defending her?

I'm not defending the lie.

I'm just asking the professor
to consider the bigger picture.

What's wrong with keeping an open mind?

I'm sorry. I didn't know she was here.

You don't have to speak with her.

[ Exhales deeply ]

No, it's... it's fine.

I just want to say, I'm so sorry.

I'll be leaving the university
at the end of the term.

That would be a mistake.

When last we e-mailed,

before Brad hijacked our accounts,

you said you had a photo of a kingfisher

from the Malaysian rainforest.

Yes. My cousin took it.

I'd love to see it.

Yes.

Yes, of course.

Walk you out?

Okay.

Well, I suppose, as a scientist,

it's my job to keep an open mind, so...

[ Chuckles ]

What a case, huh?

Yeah. Yeah.

Hey, what do you say we go out
to dinner to celebrate?

You know, my treat.

[ Sighs ]
I'm exhausted.

- Thank you, though.
- Yeah.

Have a good night, Jane.

You too.

Yo, boss!

Congrats on your win.

Thank you. You've been busy.

I heard about you and Kim
and the baby carriage.

News travels fast.

Hey, I'm confused.

I thought you were
supposed to be watching me.

You're jealous.

No.

Look, Jane, the only reason
that I'm an intern here

is so that I can be around
in case you need me.

And the only way I get
to keep my internship

is by impressing Kim.

But if there is anything
you need, I'm here for you.

In fact, how about you and me,
we'll go get some drinks...

you can tell me all about your day?

Paul.

Rain check?

Hey, you're home.

I am.

Oh, that wine looks good.

I had a long day.

Hey, can you sit down for a minute?

We need to talk.

Uh, yeah, sure.

Is everything all right?

I have some big news.

I've chosen my sperm donor.

Well, that's wonderful!

I found a guy who is kind,
stable, ambitious,

intelligent, funny, and attractive.

Good. So you're telling me
you met George Clooney?

[ Both laugh ]

I need to be serious.

Okay.

Who is it?

It's...

[ Sighs ]

...Owen.

Uh, what?

I want to ask Owen to be
my child's biological father.

Owen? As in my Owen?

I mean, you said that I
would know it when I see it,

and I see it with Owen.