Fairly Legal (2011–2012): Season 1, Episode 3 - Benched - full transcript

(PHONE RINGING)

Hi.

LEONARDO: Don't be late
for Judge Nicastro.

Are you kidding? I'm up.
I'm ready. I'm...

Good morning.
Good morning.

ANDREW: Look,
this is ridiculous.

AGENT: We're
seizing your boat.

What about due process?
Come on. I live here.

Not anymore.
(CHUCKLING)

You can't be serious.

Andrew. I'm so glad
that you called me.



Who are you?

My name is Kate Reed,
and I'm his lawyer.

Okay. No one is setting foot today on
Mr. McKinnon's boat but Mr. McKinnon.

Ms. Reed, your client
is in violation.

He filed
the wrong paperwork.

I didn't file
any paperwork.

Which is still wrong.
But he's not a drug dealer.

He's an idiot.
I just didn't file the paperwork.

Which is idiotic.
The point is...

The point is,
this is America.

We don't board. We do not seize.
We're not pirates.

So, go take down some bad
guys and make us proud.

Goon.

Let's go.



This matter needs
to be resolved.

And resolved it will be.

Don't leave town.

Bad.

You know, if I knew a little customs
issue was the only thing...

No. No time for flirting today.
Mmm-mmm.

I am almost late,
and I can't be.

You see, this judge
he totally hates me.

So, call me at the office,
and we'll discuss this later.

Thank you.
You're welcome.

I didn't even know
you were a lawyer.

I'm not. Well,
I used to be.

Then, how are
you going to...

Don't worry about it.
I've got it covered.

Right.

LEONARDO ON PHONE: Judge
Nicastro's office called.

Well, did you tell him I'm here?
I'm here.

If you're there, you
can tel! him yourself.

Judge, I'm here.

I'm just saying.

You like football,
Ms. Reed?

Is that a trick question?

Let's start again.
Oh. Um...

Yes. I love football.

No, I hate football.

Is that the right answer?
I'm not in contempt of anything, am I?

Ms. Reed.
Yes, sir.

There's a high school
football coach I know.

Old-school disciplinarian.

Strict. Tough.

Sounds familiar.

Well, anyway, Coach Gardner
went after a kid in practice.

The quarterback.
Really tore into him.

Somebody caught it on video, and the
school has suspended the coach.

And, well, now, a group
of parents are trying

to get him fired.
Mmm-hmm.

Anytime a faculty member is suspended,
mediation is triggered automatically.

So I'm... I'm assigning
the case to you.

Because I'm the best?

Because you love football.

Got it. Um...
Coach Gardner was your coach?

No.

Then, he's
your best friend?

Uh... Not exactly.

Judge?

Oh. (LAUGHS)
Well, my son...

Oh, Bobby.

Yeah.
Yeah.

Bobby. He's turned out
to be a fine young man.

But there was a time when that
was not a likely outcome.

Ha! Mmm. When he was a teenager?

Teenagers rebel, Judge I mean,
that's just what they do.

And teenagers with strong
fathers rebel even harder.

Bobby was running full
speed down the wrong path.

Down a lot
of wrong paths.

And then,
he found football?

He found Coach Gardner.

Mmm.

The coach took all that
anger that Bobby had,

and he made him put it
on the football field.

He learned respect for the people
around him, respect for himself.

Respect for old-school
disciplinarians.

I very nearly lost my son.

Coach Gardner saved him.

I'm late for court.
Judge, sorry.

Just one more thing. Mediators are impartial.
So, I'm just not sure...

I don't want to see him railroaded.
Just be fair.

I can do that, sir.

I'll be watching.

Closely.

That's comforting.

I don't want to hear any
pissant excuses, Riley!

If you're too stupid to look at
your watch and get here on time,

you're too stupid to play on my team!
You hear me?

Now, when you get your
head out of your ass

and start acting like a
man, then you can play!

Until then, you sit
down and shut up!

What are you looking at?
Let's go! Hustle up!

Okay. Who wants
to go first?

(ALL SHOUTING)

(WHISTLING)

(ALL QUIET)

That was my son.

It could easily have
been any one of ours.

This is a pattern of
behavior that has to stop.

We need to end this.
We need to fire that man.

I understand that
you guys are upset.

But this videotape does not give us
any context in which to fire him.

Well, yes, it does.
I mean, the physicality...

(ALL SHOUTING)
(DOOR CLOSING)

Coach Gardner, did...

I'll be right back.

(INDISTINCT ARGUING)

Coach Gardner!

Whoa!

Coach Gardner left.

Oh, yeah.
He took the stairs.

Why didn't you stop him?

'Cause he's a football coach.

I couldn't even stop a guy
like that in a video game.

(SIGHS) Damn it.
Anything I can do?

Yes. Please.
Reschedule for later on today.

Phew! Great.

Why is that great?

I thought you were gonna ask me
to chase him down the stairs.

Kate.

(PHONE RINGING)

You know what?
I should get that. Kate.

Yes. Hold on.
Wait. Don't move.

Kate Reed's office.
(CLEARS THROAT)

Justin. Hi.

Oh. Yeah, sure. Hold on.

It's Justin for Leo.
That's weird, isn't it?

Hmm. What happened with the school mediation?
Why did the coach just leave?

Leo!

All good. Rescheduling.

They've all been rescheduled
for this afternoon.

See? Told you.

Hey. It's Justin for you.

Kate, I am really concerned...
(PHONE RINGING)

Oh! Hold that thought.
I should get that.

You've got to be kidding me.
I want to hear

what you've got to say.

I've just really
got to get this.

Kate Reed's office.

Andrew. Yeah, um...
Hold on one second. Uh... It's a...

A new client.
Andrew McKinnon.

Yes.

I'm gonna be awhile.

So...

Yeah. Um...
You know what?

I haven't had
a chance to, yet.

But why don't you
give me your number?

Okay. I'll call you later.

Yeah. Promise. Bye.

What was that about?

Oh, it's just this thing.

With my neighbor.
Mmm.

I thought he was a client.

That, too.
It's a pro bono.

He got cited for a customs violation,
and I'm just helping him out.

He's just a nice kid
from Australia, Lauren.

Oh, great.
What's the issue?

Failure to declare
funds over $10,000.

Well, did he file his paperwork
with Customs and Border Protection?

No, he didn't. But you know what?
I'm actually...

I'm just starting
to research all of that.

I'll take it.
What?

I said I'll take it.

Pro bono, Lauren.

For free.

What do you know
about Customs Law?

That we have books about
it in the law library.

You mess up,
we'll get sued.

Oh, okay.
It's a money thing.

All right. My world
makes sense again.

You probably want to know
why Justin is calling me.

Actually, I don't.
It kind of fits in with the rest of my day.

Where you going now?

To get the other half
of my mediation back.

(EXCLAIMS)

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

Oh, excuse me.

Yeah.
Sorry.

Is Coach Gardner around?

Yeah, I saw him in there.
He'll be a while.

Hi.
Hey, babe.

Yo.

(GAS PS)

Whoa. Lady.

You're in the wrong
locker room.

No. No, I'm not.

The girls' locker room
is in full compliance

with all the codes
and the regulations.

I wish I could say the same
thing about the guys'.

And you're from the...

San Francisco Department
of Building Inspection. Yes.

You don't look like
a building inspector.

What does a building
inspector look like?

Hmm? You know, I am
old enough to be your...

...mother's very,
very young sister.

I'm sorry, but I don't see you
carrying a tape measure or a.

I don't need
a tape measure to know

that... Uh...

These lockers...
These lockers right here...

(EXHALES LOUDLY)

Are in violation

of the Code.

Because they're too old?
Small.

They're small,
fellows.

I mean, they're okay
for girls' lockers.

But for guys?

I mean, you guys...
Um...

You guys need, uh...

Man-sized lockers.

GUYS: Yeah!

I mean, where are you gonna put your...
Your man shirts

and your man pants?
In these teeny, tiny little things?

No. What about the Sports
Illustrated cut-outs?

(GUYS AGREEING)

And the Victoria's Secret
models.

(CHEERING)

Those girls,

they need room
in your lockers.

ALL: Yeah!
Oh. Oh, oh!

And, right here,

I'm pretty sure
there is supposed to be...

A Jacuzzi.

(ALL AGREEING)

That's right.
Dreams can come true.

I just need one teeny,
tiny little thing.

What?

The name of
the person in charge.

Coach Gardner.
He's right down the hall.

Thank you.

(ALL CHATTERING EXCITEDLY)

RICK: Coach,
it's not like that.

I will not stand by... You hear me?
I will not stand by...

What's going on here?

(SIGHING)

Are you Rick Riley?

Yeah.

I'm Kate Reed.
I'm the mediator

that's handling the case between
Coach Gardner and the school.

Don't you have class?

Go.

Well, that was interesting.
Yeah.

That was private.
No.

We're past private, Coach.
What's going on?

Why did you leave the mediation this morning?
I need answers.

Look.

Those people don't know the
first thing about what I do.

Those people are the
parents of your players.

Yeah. And they all
want the same thing.

They want the results
without the hard work.

Okay. But they have the right
to question the behavior

of the person that they
entrust their children to.

What, are you defending them?
No.

I'm just saying that they have
the right to ask questions.

Especially after
seeing that video.

And they might have more after
I tell them what I just saw.

Now, if you don't like what
they're saying, then fine.

Say something back.

The school wants
to hear your side.

Judge Nicastro wants
to hear your side.

It doesn't matter
what I say.

(BELL RINGING)
That's what's different now.

The parents
run the school.

All right. Well, if you want
to do something about that,

then I suggest you get your ass
to mediation this afternoon.

And this time,
you keep it there.

2:00.

So, here's the thing,
Mr. McKinnon.

Andrew.

Andrew.

You have to declare large amounts
of cash on entering U.S. waters.

I know, annoying.
But it's the law.

It's not for the Andrew
McKinnons of the world.

It's for the drug dealers
and money launderers.

I'm entirely in favor of
having those guys arrested.

I mean, they spoil all
the fun for us, right?

Well, if you conduct
a transaction

over $9,999, the
government tracks it.

You were flagged at the bank when
you got your cashier's check.

But I had to buy a new
mainsail for my boat.

Ten grand?
Is it Mylar?

You sail?
LAUREN: Yeah.

My father taught me
when we were kids.

Just dinghy sailing.

Do you still
keep up with it?

Yeah. My... My late...

Husband had a boat. But now, I'm...
I'm just much too busy now.

Well, you're never too busy to sail.
I mean work, sure.

Just to make enough
to fix your boat up.

(CHUCKLES)

So, where are we
with this thing?

Well, usually, Customs seizes
all undeclared currency.

Please tell me
you're not serious.

That's how they pay
for those nifty jackets.

Oh, no, I...
But don't you worry about it.

I'm not going to let
that happen to you.

We'll file the correct paperwork,
you'll pay a small fine,

and you and your
very fancy mainsail

can be on your way back
to Australia in no time.

Puerto Vallarta, actually.

Or the San Juan Islands
Or Vancouver.

Oh. But, I'm not
leaving just yet.

Well, I will
contact you

as soon as all the proper paperwork
has been filed, Mr. McKinnon.

Thanks. Andrew.

Andrew.

Yeah. Have a nice day.

Yeah. Thanks.

You came.

I want to make
a statement.

Thank you
for coming back.

Now, in a mediation, it's very
important for both sides to be heard.

Um... Am I
missing something?

Excuse me?

You saw the video.

There is only one side.

Mr. Riley, there's
always another side.

You humiliated my son.

You benched him on the
biggest game of the season.

And you know how many
scouts were out there.

NICASTRO: It just doesn't
make any sense to me.

I mean, the man
you're describing

is not the man I knew.

Well, Joe Riley has not
pressed assault charges yet.

I got him to agree to a
mediation between the school

and the insurance company
And then, after that,

we're gonna talk
about charges.

The coach has done
a lifetime of good.

Now, I am not trying to make excuses
for the crap he did today. I just...

I don't want people losing sight of all
the wonderful things he did yesterday.

Okay.

I'll, uh...

I'll see what I can do.

Let's shoot a little
higher than that, okay?

Yes, Judge.

(KNOCKING)

KATE: You are
one lucky moron.

Joe Riley's not taking
you to court. Yet.

We're going to sit down with the school's
lawyer and their insurance company.

And you better hope
we can work something out.

Do I have to testify?
No.

Not unless
it goes to court.

Good.
Yeah.

You'd be horrible on the
stand, wouldn't you?

You know,
I don't get you.

You've got
all this stuff,

but you're just
destroying it.

They gave me until 4:00 p.m.
to get out, okay?

Oh. Well, let me
help you out.

I don't need any help.
No, it's okay.

I don't mind.
I'm an excellent packer.

So, Coach...

What are you
going to do

when you can't
coach anymore?

Have you thought about that?
Are you gonna

be the host at a restaurant
or something? Or...

No, no, no.
Don't touch those.

You have that kind
of charm, you know?

You have a way.
You can just make everybody feel welcome.

Oh! This is fast packing. Right?

Come on. This stuff...

It's all meaningless.
Just... Just stop.

Just like everything
else in this office.

What are you gonna do?
You gonna punch me, too?

Oh, jeez!

KATE: Yeah.

Oh, no, no, no. It's okay.
Don't worry about it.

Somebody will
clean it up.

See, I don't need your help
or anybody else's, okay?

(GROANS) Don't,
don't, don't, don't.

Yeah. What?

Give me that.
What do you care?

They're men now.
Good men.

They've earned the right
to be on that wall.

How do you know?
Because they call.

Okay? They send me
Christmas cards.

They come see me after Homecoming.
They find me.

Adam Lee. He's a...

He's a banker
in New York.

Ben Jones is a coach.

And John Harper is an
artist in the Mission.

And Lou Tomasino, he's a...

He's a fifth grade
math teacher.

So, you like the players.

Of course I do.
Why else would I do this?

Not for the money.

I've got a car that's
older than these kids.

Yeah, but you didn't
like Rick Riley.

(SCOFFS) You don't know
what you're talking about.

Coach, I saw the video.

Oh, you saw the video.

Well, that makes you a
freaking genius, doesn't it?

Evening.

Thanks for saving
my ass this morning.

Everybody needs
something to sit on.

I don't know what I would have
done if you hadn't introduced me

to that fantastic woman.

And that would be?

Lauren. She's amazing.

Lauren?

The blonde.
The lawyer.

She's taking care of
everything at no charge.

I'm in very good hands.
No. Uh...

Amazing? Really?

Yeah, and... And funny.
And interesting.

And stiff
and icy and cold.

Uh...With the...

(STAMMERING)
Lauren Reed?

She's great.

Anyway, thanks, Kate.

Good night.

And I'll have the New York Strip,
medium, and the souffle for dessert.

WAITER: Sure.
It takes 20 minutes.

WAITER: And for you, sir?

Just the Caesar.
Thanks.

So, you're probably wondering
what this is all about.

Not really, no.

You're not
even curious?

You need a favor.

Um...

And it has something
to do with Kate.

And I'm guessing since her
birthday is coming up...

Okay, all right,
all right. Stop.

Okay. Let me explain.
Because the fact that you figured all that out

makes me seem
extremely lame.

You have
absolutely no idea

what to get her.
All right. Stop.

Okay? You figured me out.

Look. When we
were married,

we had a strict
"no presents" policy.

Right? We would just
do stuff together.

You know, maybe go out for the night.
Whatever.

Just making time for
each other was great.

Now, we're not married.
No, you're not.

And last month on my birthday,
Kate had this delivered.

That's nice.

And now, I don't
know what to do.

You could
return the jacket.

No. Are you kidding me?
Not an option. No.

No, I want to get her
something special.

You spend more time with
her than anybody I know.

Can you please
help me with this?

What's in it for me?

Well, there's this
little jaywalking ticket

that keeps bouncing
its way back to your

old address. Whoa.
Hey. You know what?

I am here
to help you.

I love that
about you, Leo.

Yeah.

Mmm!

Souffle, huh?

Joe Riley's here
with his lawyer.

I put them
in the conference room

with the insurance rep and
the lawyer for the school.

Got it. Thanks.
Hey.

Quick question.
Godzilla, Mothra, King Kong.

If you had to pick one.
First instinct. No wrong answer.

Mothra.
Mmm.

Would you describe Lauren

as amazing?

Funny or interesting?

No.
More like

pinched, precise,
kind of annoying, right?

That's more
in the ballpark.

That's what I thought. All right.
I'll be in the conference room.

Good morning.

I trust that everyone's
met one another?

Mr. Riley. His attorney, Robert Kenton.
Laurie Davidson.

Ms. Reed.
Yes.

Before we begin, please
make it clear to Mr. Kenton

that Coach Gardner was suspended
at the time of the incident,

and therefore, the school
cannot be held accountable...

Please inform Ms. Davidson...
...for his actions.

...that suspension is not
termination, and therefore...

Okay. Suing the school because a
suspended member of the faculty

punched a guy for egging him on is not
the home run case of the century.

Oh.
LAURIE: Thank you.

However, Coach Gardner,
though suspended,

was still a member of the faculty
at the time the incident occurred.

And he did assault a parent
in front of witnesses.

So, I'm sure that we can find
a reasonable middle ground.

Oh, come on.
That's ridiculous.

Joe... No. No. No. Come on.

Gardner berated my son.
He benched him, and then he assaulted me.

There's no middle ground.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

(CLEARS THROAT)
Leo,

we're in the middle of a meeting.
LEONARDO: It's an emergency.

Your son collapsed in practice.
He's been rushed to the hospital.

Then, I'd like to take him
home as soon as possible.

No, Doctor, that
is not an option.

No. Not unless
you're telling me...

We just walked in.

Okay. Fine.
I'll meet you there.

I've got to go meet the
doctor at his office.

Rick is in a recovery room.
I heard.

They're probably giving him more fluids.
He was dehydrated.

Oh, was that it?

Well, I think so.

The doctor was too busy covering his
ass to say anything more specific.

Listen, Kate,

I really appreciate you keeping
me company on the ride.

Oh, sure, sure.
I was more than happy to do that.

Good.
And, I guess I'll just

reschedule the mediation for
when Rick's feeling better.

No.

Mr. Riley, we can
make this work.

There's no reason
we have to go to court.

You know what?
I'm just going to drop the whole thing.

The mediation, the assault
charges, everything.

Really? Are you
sure about that?

Obviously, the stress of
this thing with the coach

is the reason Rick
is in the hospital.

I am still ticked at that guy for
what he did to me and my son,

but I am going
to suck it up.

Listen, I've got to go
find this doctor's office.

And get my son out of here
before he catches something

that might
actually harm him.

Thanks again.

You're welcome.
I didn't really do anything.

(INAUDIBLE)

LAUREN: Kate.
Yeah.

How's the assault
mediation?

Um... Good, good. Yeah.

Everything's fine. You know, the dad
just decided to drop everything.

Oh, wow.
Yeah.

Why are you being
nice to my friend?

I was better equipped
to take the case.

(SCOFFS)

And I wanted to know
if your friend,

McKinnon, was related
to another McKinnon.

The Australian
billionaire.

With a "B"?
Yes.

Is he?

We do a small favor now, maybe
it pays off for the firm later.

I knew you weren't
being nice.

Define "nice."

Watching you guys is like
watching one of those weird

rain forest bird
territory dances.

Well, who has
the better feathers?

Makes me
so uncomfortable.

Why don't you watch
shows about humans?

Huh?
Touche.

Hey, is this
video cued up?

LEONARDO: Yup.

Heat lamp, electric blanket,
or thermal underwear?

(SIGHS) Electric blanket.

Leo, any more
of these triptychs,

and I'm gonna have to
ask for an explanation.

And I'll give you three.

Cute.

If you're too stupid to look at
your watch and get here on time,

you're too stupid to play on my team!
You hear me?

Now, when you get your
head out of your ass

and start acting like a
man, then you can play!

(REWINDING)

...watch and get
here on time,

you're too stupid to play on my team!
You hear me?

Now, when you get your
head out of your ass

and start acting like a
man, then you can play!

Hey, Leo.
Until then, you sit down...

LEONARDO: Yup.
...and shut up.

Can you come in here
for a second?

Does this kid
seem scared to you?

You're too stupid to play on my team!
You hear me?

Not in "there's an
angry, muscular man

"spitting in my face"
kind of scared, no.

Until then, you sit
down and shut up!

Hey, look. The kid
says something.

Where? It's after the
coach stops talking.

Thanks, Leo.

Rick?

Hi.

Kate Reed.
Remember me?

Yeah.

How are you?

I guess I'm doing okay.

That's good.
Hey, listen.

I re-watched that video of
Coach Gardner benching you.

Look, um... My dad's just
filling out some forms.

He's gonna be back
in here in a second.

Okay.

I was just wondering,
what was it that you said

after he stopped
yelling at you?

I don't know.
Nothing.

Really?

Because it looked like
you said, "Thank you."

Kate, look. I really don't feel
like talking right now. Okay?

Okay. Okay.

You know what doesn't make
sense in this situation?

That you would
get reamed

in front of all
of your football friends,

and then say,
"Thank you."

So, man up.

The truth, Rick. What's going
on with you and Coach Gardner?

He caught me
doing steroids.

It was just
a stupid mistake.

But if anyone found out,
I'd get kicked out of school,

and there would be no way that I
could get a scholarship to college.

So, I begged him
not to turn me in.

And then, the yelling, that was...
That was all just a show?

Yeah, I promised to stop,
and he said that

he'd just bench me until
the stuff left my system.

I don't want any pissant
excuses, Riley!

If you're too stupid to look at
your watch and get here on time,

you're too stupid
to play on my team!

Now, when you get your
head out of your ass

and start acting
like a man,

then you can come
back on the team!

Until then, you sit
down and shut up!

Thank you, Coach.

Coach was just
being nice.

Yeah. He was being
awfully nice.

So, is that it?

I don't know. Is it?

Nobody is making any sense.
You know, I just...

It just doesn't make
any sense to me.

What doesn't
make any sense?

The icing rules of hockey.

I just don't get it.
I mean, you've got the...

It was the blue
line, right?

It's not really my...

KATE: And...
Not my game.

(CHUCKLES)

So, you're just hanging
around the hospital?

(CLEARS THROAT) I was just
visiting a friend of mine,

and I thought I'd see if
you guys were still here.

Yeah. I signed
you out, bud.

Let's go.

Bye, Rick.
Kate.

You've caused me
a lot of trouble.

I didn't make you
punch that guy.

Honey, who is it?

It's that mediator.

MRS. GARDNER: Invite her in.
Yes, please.

Thank you.

So, why didn't you tell me
he was taking steroids?

He's a good kid.

He made one
giant mistake.

I couldn't bring myself to ruin his
future by having that on his record.

Coach?

With all due respect,
you're lying.

(CHUCKLING)
You know, you and I,

we're never gonna see eye
to eye on this. So...

We're not. We're not.

You went through
the trouble

of screaming at him,
benching him,

all so that nobody would find
out he was taking steroids.

But then,
you get suspended,

and you still
don't say anything?

Last year, the basketball
coach turned a kid in.

He got kicked
off the team.

He was never much of a...
Of a student, that kid.

But without the
structure of practice,

without the team,

he fell apart.

Dropped out.

So, you thought you could handle
things better than the system?

Well, the team
is the system.

And it works.

We've been turning boys
into men for decades.

Yeah, but you can't do
that all by yourself.

I tried to call Rick's father.
Over and over.

But he wouldn't
talk to me.

So, then, you
just decked him?

I had good reason.

Here, I've got
something for you.

Keep them somewhere
safe, all right?

Give me that bottle.

What?
Give me that bottle.

Coach, it's nothing.
What, are you kidding me?

Give me that.

You taking steroids is bad enough.
No.

But your father dealing them to you?
Are you kidding me?

Coach, it's not...
Shut up, Rick!

I'm not going to stand by...
You hear me?

I'm not going to stand by
and have this kind of...

What's going on here?

So, by the time I found out that Rick
was getting steroids from his father,

I'd already been
suspended from coaching.

So, that's why
Joe was so eager

to get Rick
out of the hospital.

He didn't want the doctors to find
out what he was giving to his son.

Have you called
Child Services?

(SIGHS) Not yet.

Look, they'd yank him
out of his home.

I went to the hospital to find
out if he had any relatives

he could stay with while this
thing was getting sorted out.

But it turns out, no,
they're all back east.

I feel like
I let him down.

Poor kid's all alone.

No, he's not.

Okay. I asked Kate to choose between
Mothra, Godzilla, and Kong.

And she picked Mothra.

What are you
talking about?

Her other answers were electric
blanket, corduroy, and plutonium.

Are you kidding me?
It all adds up

to the perfect gift.

Which is what? A...
What, a monster

with a radioactive blanket that makes
a noise when you rub against it?

An iPad.
Excuse me?

Kate's answers confirm what
we already know about her.

She's a woman with
a million interests

and the attention span
of a cooker spaniel.

Plus, they're really cool
and everybody wants one.

I can't believe I let you
scam a meal from me.

Hey, if you've got a better idea, I
invite you to go down in flames with it.

Well...

I didn't think so.

Tell you what. Give me your credit
card, and I'll go pick one up.

And I'll wrap it, too.
I'm one-stop shopping.

Fine.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
Yeah. Come in.

Am I disturbing you?

Oh. Mr. McKinnon.

Sorry. Andrew. Yeah, no.
Please. Please come in.

These are for you.
Oh.

They're lovely.

Mr. McKinnon... Andrew.

Just so we're clear...

As much as I enjoyed working
together the other day,

I am in the middle of...

You wouldn't take any
payment for your services.

The flowers are my way
of saying thanks.

Well, thank you.

I'll be seeing
you, Lauren.

Yeah. Pleasure doing
business with you, Andrew.

Yeah.

Thank you again.
They're really beautiful.

Mr. Riley, hi.
How are you?

Thanks so much
for coming in.

We're gonna go right back
into the conference room.

Okay.

I'm not quite sure what we
have left to talk about.

You know, it's just some paperwork.
Mmm-hmm.

Formalities. Minor stuff.
You will be out of here in no time.

Okay.
All right.

After you, sir.
Thank you.

Mr. Riley, I would
like for you to meet

Judge Nicastro.

And why is there
a judge here?

Oh, he's just kind of an
agent of the court thing.

Right, Judge?
Correct.

Have a seat.

Now, the beauty of a mediation
versus a court trial

is that, in mediation,

both sides
come out winners.

But in order to get those
really good outcomes,

you've got to make
some concessions.

(LAUGHS) Concessions.

Here's what
you're going to do.

You are going to write a letter
on behalf of the other parents

to the school
district, insisting

that Coach Gardner
be re-hired.

And then...

You're going
to sign this.

Uh...

You know what?
I'm not going to sit here and listen...

You provided steroids
to a minor, Mr. Riley.

Your son.

In direct violation of
school policy and the law.

A felony.

Open the envelope.

Your son will live with
Coach Gardner and his wife

for the remainder
of the school year.

He will be tested regularly
to make sure that he's clean.

You will enter a counseling
program of my choosing.

As long as you remain
in that program,

you will have supervised
visitation with your son.

And you sign those documents,
and you get a concession, too.

And what's that?
We don't have you thrown in jail.

GARDNER: Wow.

Couldn't have been easy for Joe Riley
to give me temporary custody, huh?

Well, he liked it better
than his alternative. Mmm.

Are you sure you're okay with him
coming to dinner every night?

Oh, yeah.
I think it's good.

The boy needs
to see his father,

and Joe Riley needs to
learn to act like a man.

A little adult supervision
won't hurt that.

Yeah.

I talked to Rick,
you know,

and he seems
pretty happy about it.

Yeah, he is.

(GRUNTS)

I think he's relieved.

Yeah.

So, how's your
suspension coming along?

Oh, it's great.

My assistant coach
is doing great.

It's relaxing, really, you know?
Yeah.

Just being
an observer. Yeah.

I like it.

(YELLS) Come on, Clark!
Pretend you're alive!

It's like a vacation.

Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah.

Well, you finally
got what you wanted.

Which is what?

You thought that the
parents were the problem,

and now you get to
coach one of them, too.

(CHUCKLES) em you.

(YELLS) Waylon,
come on!

You call that
getting off the line?

Hi, Kate.

One day early?

I am impressed.

Do you like it?

Justin, I love it.

It's perfect.

Well, you know, we've known
each other a long time.

Yeah, but still.

I mean, a boat toaster is a
little off the beaten path.

A boat toaster.

It might be the best present
you have ever given me.

Well, you know, I just, uh...
Had a feeling.

You know,

I really like
our new tradition.

What, you getting me something
beautiful like a coat

and me getting you
something practical

like a boat toaster?

KATE: No, like...

You put thought
into it. You know?

And we never used
to try that hard.

Well, I'm glad
you like it.

Listen.
Let me call you right back, okay?

Okay.

(PHONE RINGING)

Kate Reed's office.

Where's my iPad, Leo?

She loves her toaster.

JUSTIN: Where's the iPad?

It's my fee.

What are you talking about?
A boat toaster costs, like, 10 bucks.

Yes, but she loves it.

How did you know she
was going to love it?

Well, Justin,

Kate's a busy professional
with impeccable taste.

Plus, she lives
on a boat

and loves toast.

Can't argue with that.

Goodbye, Leonardo.

Goodbye, Justin.

Hey, Leo.

Can you get me
some bread?

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