Franklin & Bash (2011–2014): Season 2, Episode 4 - For Those About to Rock - full transcript

[ rock music plays ]

[ indistinct conversations ]

[ laughs ]

♪ come on, come on ♪

♪ oh, no ♪

I like this music,
but, you know, sometimes...

[ guitar plays ]

...You got to take it back
a little...

Old school.

♪ well, she's gone ♪

♪ oh, I, I... ♪



See, you want to get
the white ball in the hole

As often as you can.

Jared, this is megan.

Hi.
Hey.

I've heard a lot
about you.

Yeah.
Nice to meet you.

You both are patients
of dr. Lee,

The, uh, miracle
self-help guru.

The life facilitator.

Yes.

Megan is a dear friend,

And you will not say anything
to humiliate me.

Okay. All right.

Megan, it was nice
meeting you. All right.



Hey, pindy, I returned
your "icarly" box set.

I put it right on
your unitard, buddy.

He's lying.
Not about the unitard.

Classic refracting.

I feel sorry for him.

Me too.
[ chuckles ]

[ laughs ]

Jared, judge mayerson ruled
on your contempt of court

For the ferret
incident.

Totally relevant.

I assume
it's a full apology?

Hey. You guys
have heard me play, right?

I mean, do I...Shred?

You went with hall & oates,
didn't you?

H&o pioneered
philly rock 'n' soul.

If it wasn't for them,
there would be no --

Okay, okay.
Hey, hey, hey.

All right,
there'd be none of it. I know.

You're a shred-I warrior.
You got it?

I'm a shred-I
warrior.

Yeah, yare
a shred-I warrior.

You go back in there.

Yeah.
Okay.

What'd he give me?

50 hours of community service,
starting tomorrow.

Mayerson
picked it out for you.

Something about walking a mile
in another man's shoes.

All rise and face
the flag of our country.

Small-claims court
is now in session.

The honorable jared franklin
presiding.

I'm sorry.
W-we got to do that again.

You just -- you, uh --
uh, you know what?

Could you do me a favor
and just snap a shot?

Right when he says "all rise,"

You just --
just go to town, all right?

Take as many as you want, okay?

One more time?
All right.

Okay.

All rise!

The honorable jared franklin.

[ camera shutter clicking ]

[ rock music plays ]

♪ ooh, what a mixture ♪

♪ such a vivid picture ♪

♪ ooh, what a mixture ♪

♪ if I must say so myself ♪

I called him on Tuesday morning
and then again on Wednesday.

I keep asking him,

Is there any other time
he can use it?

Mornings are
when I practice my --

Your vocal exercises, 'cause
you are an amateur opera singer.

Yes. Mm-hmm.
You mentioned that.

Uh...

I paid $600
for that leaf blower.

I can use it whenever
I damn well please.

[ imitates leaf blower
whirring ]

Continue, please.

So, um, there's no law
that says that I have to --

[ imitates leaf blower
whirring ]

Okay, w-why --
what is happening? I-I --

It's annoying, isn't it?
Now you know how julie feels.

Noise ordinance section 331 --
no blowing before 8:00 a.M.

[ laughs ] don't necessarily
agree with that.

You two seem like you got
some chemistry going here.

I'd explore that.

All right,
get on out of here.

Next case.

Cole capital properties
vs. Dennis mazzani.

Angela newton appearing on
behalf of the property owners.

Hi.

Uh, dennis mazzani,
appearing for myself.

I know that I'm late
on the rent,

And I brought half
of the rent, so I --

D-dennis? Dennis?
She talks first, okay?

Yeah. Okay.

[ clears throat ]

And your shirt
is buttoned wrong.

Way wrong.

Straighten up, fly right.
I will.

This is
an open-and-shut case.

The defendants
are 90 days delinquent.

Under section 2 of the lease,
we're entitled to an eviction.

Dennis?
Hmm?

How come you haven't paid
your rent?

Well, we had a little bit
of a mold problem.

Uh, we -- we had a fire
during a sound check, and --

Mazzani's?
As in mazzani's on sunset?

Yes! Yeah, that mazzani's.
Right on.

My father started the club
40 years ago.

And in the past,
the owners of the building

Would give us
a little leeway,

But we'd always
get our rent in.

We're the owners now.

We're not offering
the same accommodation.

That's what happens
every time we talk to them.

Angela,
this is mazzani's on sunset.

This is
rock-'n'-roll history.

If my partner was here
right now,

He would be visibly aroused.

Uh, law partner,
not life partner.

Although we do live together.
It gets -- it gets fun.

You know,
he says he has half the rent.

You know what?

I -- do you see a check
over there?

Or -- it's fine.

I think I left it either
in my car or at home.

[ sighs ] you're not
making this easy, dennis.

I know. I'm sorry.
[ chuckles ]

Any way you could
get your dad on the phone,

Maybe get him to bring the rent
down here, like, now?

Yeah.

My -- my -- uh,
I don't talk to my dad a lot.

I could call him, but, you know,
probably send me to voicemail.

Tell you what --
why don't we, uh,

Try to put this on the calendar
for tomorrow,

And we come back and see
if you two can get in conta--

Judge franklin?

I know you're moonlighting,
but this is a legal matter.

You're bound by the law.
We're entitled to a ruling.

[ chuckles ]

I order mazzani's shut down

And the defendant to be off
the premises within 72 hours.

Come on.

I need like a day,
just two days.

And I can get everything
together and I --

I'm sorry, dennis.

Next case.

What are you doing here?

I need an excuse
to see my son?

Historically, yeah.

I assumed a franklin
would be on the bench.

I thought
it would be me.

[ laughs ]
small claims, just for the week.

Still...

I was sentenced to it.

Still...

You know what the definition
of growth is?

I do,
but I can't remember --

Recognizing the value
of doing what you hate.

I take it
I won't be seeing you again

For father's day
this year.

No, you will.

Wait. Uh...

I have
dodger/giant tickets.

Ooh.

You know, I can --
I can get rid of them. I --

No, no.
Dodger game's a dodger game.

Peter: I don't understand
why I have to meet your shrink.

Life facilitator.

And he's not just mine.
Infeld introduced us.

Dr. Lee needs to meet
everyone in my life.

Megan's met him.
Megan?

Yeah, we've been spending
a lot of time together.

As dr. Lee would say,
she's a game-changer.

How do I look?
Megan: Pindar!

Pindar!
It's terrible!

It's dr. Lee.

Actually, there...
Is no dr. Lee.

What do you mean?

His real name
is tony laxon.

He was arrested
for wire fraud

And impersonating
a psychotherapist.

Officer:
This way, laxon.

[ police radio chatter,
siren chirps ]

[ tires screech ]

Pindy?

You okay?

Has the sky
gone green and yellow?

No.

Then no.

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Ng
on turntable ]
no, we do not have any clients
at county jail

Who could take out dr. Lee.

[ laughing ] no, no.
No, pindy -- pin--

Calm down.

Be home soon.

Hey.

Hey.

How's it going?
[ sighs ]

What are you doing?
What do you mean
what am I doing?

What am I doing?

What do you --
what do you got there?

Why are you
covering the screen?
[ sighs ]

Just a little backlash
on the blogosphere
about your ruling.

Yeah.

Come on, I'm a big boy.
Let me see it.

"judge murders
rock and roll"?!

There you go.

It was justifiable homicide.
I had to do it.

Being a judge is hard.

All that...Judging,

Making decisions
that wreck people's lives.

I just heard about dr. Lee.
How's pindar doing?

On the pindar crazy scale,
I'd say he's about a 4.

Which roughly translates to a 10
for the rest of us.

You know, I have
tremendous respect for dr. Lee.

You tell pindar
to remain strong.

Oh, by the way,
is it true about mazzani's?

Oh, great.

Yeah.

[ chuckles ]

You know, in 1975,
rod stewart and I

Used to get into his bentley
and drive down sunset.

It was the disco era.

We took no prisoners.

The night always ended up
at mazzani's.

"belinda's town," right?

"belinda's town," yeah.

Oh, that's the one and only hit
of bert mazzani.

Supposedly,
it's about a groupie.

We're gonna fix this,
stan.

We are?
Wonderful.

[ sighs ]

You got a plan?

Dude, did bowie
have a plan

When he sat down to write
"ziggy stardust"?

I was 2 years old.

We're gonna go up to this guy
whose club I just shut down

And say, "hey, now we're gonna
help you get your club back."

I thought you said
you didn't have a plan.

I screwed this guy over.

Let's make it up to him.

[ sighs ]

Animal husbandry?

Infeld: This --
god, it's shocking.

It's a doctorate.
I earned it.

From an online
college.

You know, your background

Is proving to be
breathtakingly eclectic.

Yeah, you need
to come clean now,

'cause we can't have
any surprises in court.

You've seen my records.
You know about the casino jobs.

Let them bring up
the casino

And the strip club
and the assumed identities.

Bookmaking organization.

Our defense is whoever you were,
once you became dr. Lee,

You left your dubious past
behind you

And you're
dedicating yourself

To helping people...
Live a better life.

You know,
people believe in you.

We must keep them believing,
just for their well-being.

And I care about them.

Ha.

Well, like you,
I charge by the hour,

So I think
I'll be saying goodbye.

Stan, this guy's
beneath you.

Look, I am the one that put
poor old pindar's tenuous sanity

In dr. Lee's hands.

Yeah, and the reputation
of this firm is in yohands.

We should be distancing
ourselves from this joker,

Not representing him.

You know, damien,
why don't you sit this one out?

I'll get hanna...

And pindar
to help me on this case.

Pindar? What? You really think
he's up to this?

Well, he doesn't have
much choice, does he?

Jared: You really think
we can just sign him?

Peter: Piece of cake.
All right,
what's the play?

All right, you stay out here,
don't show your face.

Wait. No way.
I'm not gonna hide out here.

Hey, hey, dude, dude,
he hates you.

Hate you.

Don't come in
until I give you the sign.

Dennis mazzani?

Sorry. We're closed.

Yeah, I know.

I just, uh -- I wanted to say
how sorry I am.

You a musician?

You could tell, huh?

We're not booking any acts
right now.

Oh, man.
I still buy vinyl.

Kept my dad's turntable.

Album covers
are like museum art.

Can't get
that kind of a detail

On a cd jewel-box cover,
right?

Right?

I'm peter bash.

Besides being a musician,
I'm also a lawyer.

What if I told you my partner
and I could get your club back?

Oh, no. No, thank you.
I'm -- I'm moving on from here.

You know, richard cole,
the new owner,

Is gonna turn this whole area
into a mall.

I mean, come on, man.
This is the sunset strip.

Yeah, but my dad
just kind of

Got sick of
what rock was becoming.

I mean, record labels
were forcing acts on us.

If you want chili peppers,

You got to --
you got to book 'nsync.

Their second album
was good,

Before timberlake
got a big head.

And this is part of the problem.
[ chuckles ]

So we just walked away.

Well, actually, he --
he kind of fell apart,

And I spent a little time trying
to put it all back together.

But I don't think
you'd understand

What it's like
to be the son of a legend.

Jarei: Do.

Dude.

What's going on here?

Dude, the signal.
I got bored.

How do you get bored?

Sorry. You guys got to go.
I-I'm busy. Go.

Dennis, your dad's name
is on the lease, as well.

They should have
served you both.

[ sighs ] that sounds like
a technicality.

Empires have been toppled
because of technicalities.

This gets us into court.

Let us do this --

If not for your dad,
for rock 'n' roll.

First of all,
I don't owe my dad anything.

He walked out on me.

And I'm guessing
you'd just like

To get off the hook
for all of this.

Yeah, I would.

Right.

Uh...

For rock 'n' roll?

For rock 'n' roll.

I was gonna say justice, but,
okay, for rock 'n' roll, sure.

♪ they're throwing a party ♪

Motley crue's bar tab
from 1986.

Peter, focus.

[ laughs ]

Carmen, do a rundown
of mazzani's employees.

See if anyone remembers
cole's guys coming around.

You know, his lighting guy
of 20 years left

Just before
cole showed up.

I'll start there.
Okay.

Knock, knock.

Twice in two days?

I didn't know any better,

I'd say you were getting
sentimental.

You don't want to take on
richard cole.

You're representing him.

Motion to dismiss
your lawsuit.

So when you came to
the courthouse the other day,

It wasn't to see me.

You were looking out
for your client.

You made the right ruling.
Let sleeping dogs lie.

Oh, now
you're protecting us?

Richard cole
doesn't like to lose.

Neither do we.

[ sighs ]

Jared,
all bravado aside...

Good night, dad.

Uh...

Yeah,
I guess this is weird.

Why did you do that?

What?

It's not awkward
or anything.

I mean, I thought you guys
were getting along.

You had dinner
like, what?

A month ago.

[ sighs ]

Is this gonna
mess you up?

No, it's not gonna mess me up.
I'm fine.

What do you want to do?

I want to kick his ass.

Works for me.

All right.
[ chuckles ]

+

Morning. (both)

I know you feel betrayed,
pindar.

My teachings are as true today
as they were yesterday.

The only difference being
that today,

You are a lying scumbag
who hijacked my emotions --

[ clears throat ]
um, not productive, pindar.

You remember what we say
about anger, pindar?

Chapter 16 of "riding out
the storm" tells us --

I already burned
that book, okay?

Dr. Lee, this way.

I hope you know
what you're doing.

If you have
something to say...

[ sighs ]
I know dr. Lee's a friend.

It just --
it doesn't seem right

Putting pindar
through this again.

You know,
the last time I checked,

It was my name
above the door.

Speaking of which,
don't you have something to do?

Good morning.

You know,
we all have parts of our past

That we'd just as soon forget.

Last year, for instance,
I was tried for murder.

The jury were asked
to overlook the fact

That I'd been a drunk,
a brawler,

And a womanizer
of epic proportions.

Mr. Infeld, if we could just
focus on this case.

We won't deny
dr. Lee's past.

I mean, he's never
held himself up to be

Anything other than what he is,

Which is a reformed sinner

And a healer that a lot of us
have come to know and trust.

[ rock music plays ]

Neal:
I am not happy, okay?

I need sparks!

Oh, let's move on.
Where's my explosion?

You call that an explosion?
[ laughs ]

No. No, no, no, no, no.
Cut! Cut!

[ music stops ]

Let's just reload, people,
and then we can do it again.

Thank you.

Hi. [ laughs ]
hi. I was hoping --

Greenroom's downstairs,
okay?

Band will be here in an hour
for a sound check.

This is
a tech run-through.

You're neal bradford,
sound and lighting, right?

Wow. [ laughs ]

You're amazing.

Oh, well, I'm flattered.
But I'm busy and I'm married.

Where's your laminate?

My laminate?

[ laughs ] you snuck in.
This is great security.

Oye, guillermo!

Listen. Okay, listen.

I'm a struggling freelancer

Trying to sell a piece
to rolling stone.

I respect the ingenuity.
You got two minutes.

Oh --
you following the tour?

The closing
of mazzani's on sunset.

Ah, bert mazzani
was a good man.

Was? He's not dead.

Well, I mean,
he might as well be, right?

He's totally
off the grid.

I mean, his son's doing
the best he can, but
he's just not bert.

You used to do
his lighting.

Yeah.
Uh, I lebefore the fire.

I saw the, uh,
incident report,

And that new guy
did a total hatchet job.

I can't believe
he didn't blow the place up.

You were with him
from the beginning.

Why'd you leave?

Uh, you know,
business decision.

It wasn't personal.

Leaving someone in a lurch

After they counted on you
for 20 years?

I don't know. It seems
a little personal to me.

Are you aware of what's going on
in the music biz?

I got two ex-wives
breathing down --

And suddenly,
your career is on fire.

Tour manager
for monster rock shows.

Two weeks ago,
you were working small clubs.

I bet your exes
love that.

No, marty. You cannot have
a 50-foot super-techno crane.

Because it'll block
the stage!

I'm coming to you.

Good luck with, uh,
rolling stone.

Jared: Seems like everything
went to hell all at once.

Yeah, we lost some vendors,
had a couple acts cancel.

You know about
the electrical fire.

We're gonna argue
that wasn't your fault.

Force majeure.
It was an act of god.

What?
God hates my club?
He's a country fan.

You know,
it really would help

If we could get your dad to
testify, get him on the stand,

Talk about
the history of the club.

No one hears from him
at all.

Trust me -- I've been trying
since I was a kid.

I mean,
I even learned the drums,

The loudest instrument
I could find, so he'd notice.

I spent two weeks
practicing, uh, "moby dick."

Classic bonzo.

I don't know
what that means.

Well, I-I missed
an upbeat on 4.

He sat down, played it
perfectly, and walked away.

Been there.

And about to be
there again.

Leonard.

Jared franklin,
richard cole.

Sorry we have to meet
like this.

We're not meeting.

I'll see you inside.

Wow.

Sweet guy.

If you'd excuse us
for a moment.

Yes.
I-I'll stay close.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'd hoped that
you'd come to your senses

And called this off.

I enjoy disappointing you.
I'm good at it.

Oh, I got you something.

What's this?

Early father's day gift.

Tie clip.

Can never have too many.

You know, I was
at the beach house this summer,

And I found about 10 gifts
I'd given you over the years --

All unused,
still in their original boxes.

Just like that.

Happy father's day.

[ chuckles ]

You know, if I didn't know you
any better,

I'd swear you were trying to get
in my head before trial.

[ laughs ]

But you don't know me.

And that's why I pled to
the lesser charge of pandering.

You mean you were a...
Pimp?

Technically.

There's no other way
to put this, sir,

But you are a scumbag.

There are plenty of other ways,
mr. Infeld.

Please try
a little harder.

Fair enough, your honor.

Can you think
of one reason

Why this jury would believe
anything that you say?

Everything
I just admitted.

I had to go through it
to become who I am today.

My teachings
are about second chances.

I've always
told my clients

It's the message,
not the messenger.

Very good answer.
Thank you.

On behalf of all your clients
that you defrauded,

I would like to congratulate you
on your...

Spiritual awakening.

Sarcasm is a mask

That keeps us from really
talking, don't you think?

I'll be more direct.
Peyton lane -- know her?

The name's familiar.

Former client of yours.

She worked at your institute
for, mm, 18 months.

I remember.
Yes, I would hope so,

Considering that you
fathered her child

And then you paid her off
to disappear.

Oh, but that was a year ago,
post-redemption, right?

It's more complicated
than you --

Yeah, there's
more than ms. Lane.

There is danielle corning.
There is megan conray.

Uh, I'm sorry. Could I have
the d.A. Repeat that last name?

Megan conray.

First you trample my soul.
Then you steal my girlfriend?

Pindar,
you need to stop.

Mr. Infeld,
you need a break?

Uh, not necessary.

Maybe five minutes,
your honor.

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Oh, man, we finally agree
on something musically.

Who do you think
belinda was?

Remember when I wrote
that song for laura shafer
in sixth grade?

"hollywood baby"?

Yeah, you stole that
from kool & the gang.

I did.
Dude, look at his eyes.

He can't even
look out at the audience.

What the hell
happened to him?

[ sighs ]

Hey! Did you get in?

Backstage at the ford.

Did you see anybody?
Did you see any musicians?

Fanboy, focus.

The case, please.

Well, while everyone
was focused

On the music
and the fireworks --

Actual fireworks --
and the girls --

There were so many girls.
Girls!

No, I don't want any --
you're just rubbing it in.

Oh.

Anyways, I don't know
how it happened, but...

Somehow, I ended up
with bradford's cellphone.

I have a theory
how you ended up with it.

You stole it.
Good for you.

So, I checked the calendar.

Guess who he met with two weeks
before he quit mazzani's.

Richard cole.

The same richard cole
who's underwriting the show

That bradford's doing
right now.

Cole could open a mall
anywhere

With better foot traffic,
better parking.

Why is he target-locked
on mazzani's?

[ cellphone rings ]
ooh, answer it.

What do you mean?
You get it.

Answer it.
No, I'm not gonna --

Answer it.
I don't want it.
You have a vagina.

Just -- just say hello.
Just give it to me.

Hello.

I know, I know.
I'm sorry.

I grabbed yours.
We have the same phone.

I'll drop it off backstage --
in an hour.

Amateurs.
[ sighs ]

I'm glad
she's on our side.

Any further witnesses,
mr. Infeld?

The defense calls
pindar singh.

What?

Nelson:
Objection, your honor.

Mr. Singh
is part of the defense team.

I can think
of five reasons

Why he should not
be allowed to testify.
I can think of a hundred.

Mr. Infeld, I'd hoped that when
you hired franklin and bash,

Your example
would rub off on them.

The reverse
seems to have happened.

Your honor, the prosecution has
painted dr. Lee as a charlatan.

And as a former patient,

Mr. Singh
can shed light on that.

You're in on this, too?

Your honor, if it'll make
the court feel more comfortable,

We'd be happy to remove him
from our team

Until the trial is over.

As long as he's off the trial
team, mr. Singh can testify.

Can you help me?

I'm not on your side.

No one is.

Perspective interference
with business advantage.

That's how we get around
my own earlier ruling

To shut down mazzani's,
which was, your honor,

Thoughtless,
irresponsible --

Stupid.

Thank you.

Your honor,
one judge to another,

I'm sure you've made
many stupid rulings

That you've
come to regret.

Oh, come on.

Focus, focus.
Head in the game. Come on.

Just because my son
is able to name a legal theory

Doesn't mean
it makes any sense.

Richard cole intentionally
sabotaged the club

So my client
would default on his rent.

[ sighs ]

I try to run an amicable
courtroom, mr. Franklin.

So do I.
Make him take it back.

I meant you.

Oh.

Two franklins --
it's confusing.

Jared's cool with me.

I'm going to go with

Franklin senior
and junior franklin.

You know, your honor,
I really don't care
for "junior" too much.

Uh, your honor,
we plan to prove

That the defendant
paid off neal bradford,

A longstanding lighting
technician at the club,

To leave our client
in the lurch.

We're investigating
other people

That mr. Cole may have bribed
to torpedo mazzani's.

It's just,
I'm not a junior.

Excuse me, your honor.
I have something to say.

Leonard:
Richard, you shouldn't.

When this case
is thrown out,

We will be filing
malicious-prosecution suits

Against the mazzanis
and their lawyers --

Personally and as
representatives
of infeld/daniels.

Thank you.

That's up to you.

Meantime,
motion to dismiss is denied.

Trial starts this afternoon.
We are adjourned.

Tell us about the mall
you plan to build

On the birth site
of california rock 'n' roll.

The retail center
is 40,000 square feet.

It will also provide
250 jobs.

But we should subtract that
from the jobs that are there now

That are going away, though,
shouldn't we?

I'm paying people
to relocate.

Except my client.

Tell us --
how much do you stand to lose

If you were to scrap
your plans

To corporatize america
at the expense of its very soul?

Objection --
argumentative.

Easy on the rhetoric,
mr. Bash.

You're suggesting
I sabotaged mazzani's

Through some secret
machination.

No, no, no.
I'm not suggesting it.

Well, why wouldn't I just
buy them out?

It would have been
a lot easier.

Maybe because under
your agreement with the city,

You'd have to break
ground by next month
or you lose your site.

Maybe because bert mazzani's
name is on the lease.

If he's so worried about
his club, why isn't he here?

You throw
mazzani's around

Like it's some kind
of sacred shrine.

If bert mazzani won't bother
to come and fight for it,

Why should anyone else care
about what happens to it?

Motion to strike --
non-responsive.

No, it's a fair point.

No further questions,
your honor.

I told you
not to push this.

I don't think I can protect
you or peter anymore, jared.

+

T I was.

I want you to look at him
as you testify, please.

Prior to him being arrested,
what did you think of dr. Lee?

I thought
he was a genius.

The people
have a standing objection

To this
line of questioning.

Whitman: I'll allow it,
subject to mr. Nelson's motion

To strike if it doesn't
become relevant real fast.

What do you think
of him now?

I think he's the devil,
literally.

You must see the value
of his teachings

On some level,
don't you?

He tricked me
and thousands of others

And preyed upon every woman
who crossed his path.

It's hard
to put a value on that.

The people withdraw their
objection to this witness.

When you first went to see
dr. Lee,

You suffered from...

Exhaustion...

Hyperactivity, dry mouth,
diarrhea, nausea,

Fear of talking,
fear not talking --

Really?

Yeah, it's the fear
that if you go too long

Without talking,
you'll forget how.

Pretty common.

...And fear
of being touched.

Yeah.

Your honor,
can I approach?

Pindar, can I have
your hand, please?

Do you mind if I touch
your hand like this?

Yeah, I'm...Fine.

[ sighs ] objection.

What does fondling mr. Singh
have to do --

We've gone through
2 of 84 distinct symptoms,

And yet you haven't displayed
one of them on the stand today.

Now, don't you think dr. Lee
deserves some credit for that?

Maybe.

Yes, I guess he does.

Any word from carmen's
lighting guy, bradford?

We subpoenaed him,
but he's gonna be on tour

Till after the trial.

Plus, no other vendors
will talk to us.

We keep making this
about dates and contracts

And legal stuff,
we're gonna lose.

I mean,
that's cole's game.

Whoa!

Yeah, we make this
about rock 'n' roll!

I mean, we got to think
like kiss.

I'll be gene simmons.
You can be...

In the 21st century.

20th was better.

Paper shove
is a strong move.

Yeah.

Newman did it
in "the verdict."

[ laughing ] yeah.

Check this out.
What?

A benefit at mazzani's
in 1980.

Check out
front and center.

Bert mazzani.
Yep.

Hard to miss with
the mutton-chop sideburns.

Or the insanely hot woman
his arm's around.

Dude, she is hot.

Who is that?

Belinda shaw.

"belinda's town."
"belinda's town."

There she is.

Hey, look at that --
looking at him from the side.

Richard cole.

He looked like a dick
back then.

Sad dick.

You think bert snagged
cole's girl?

This is personal.

I mean, you notice how --
how cole reacted

To hearing mazzani's name
in court?

This is a classic
rock-'n'-roll love triangle,

Like in "layla."

Call dennis.
Tell him to meet us there.

[ exhales deeply ]
you definitely shred.

I'm shreddy krueger.
You are shreddie mercury.

Shred astaire.
You are shred kennedy.

Both: [ as ted kennedy ]
"er, uh, er, uh..."

I like that.

[ steppenwolf's "the pusher"
plays ]

[ crickets chirping ]

You sure we shouldn't just
wait for dennis?

He said that his dad --
you worry too much.

He said his dad --
I-I want to meet him.

Come on.
It's gonna be good.

♪ you know,
I've smoked a lot of grass ♪

I swallowed my gum.
It's okay.

We're lawyers --
franklin and bash.

Whoa.
Oh.

Dad! It's me.

It's him.
[ chuckles nervously ]

♪ but I've never
touched nothing ♪

♪ mm-hmm,
that my spirit could kill ♪

Come on.

Dad.

He seems nice.

Dad, these guys are here to try
to help us get our club back.

Can you please just listen
to what they have to say?

And enough with the gun.

Mr. Mazzani, um, okay.

Go ahead, peter.
Well, I -- what?

You're the one that had the club
shut down in the first place.

No, it was an accident.

That was an accident.

Can I...

You, uh --
you know why richard cole

Wants to take your club away,
don't you?

Belinda.

So this is all because
you took his woman.

I got belinda.

He gets the club.

Wait. Just like that?

You're not even gonna fight
for your club?

Sir, we need you
to testify.

Dennis: But hold on.

Even if he does,
what does belinda shaw

Have to do with us
getting the club back?

It gives motive to our theory
that cole sabotaged the club,

Which allows the jury
to question

His credibility
on everything.

Dad?

[ glass slams ]

It's on.

Well, I think
we're done here.

If he doesn't testify tomorrow,
we will be.

♪ you know the dealer,
the dealer is a man ♪

In the case
of people vs. Tony laxon,

Also known as dr. Lee,

We find the defendant
guilty on all counts.

Nelson:
We request that the defendant
be remanded to custody

Right away,
pending sentencing.

Granted.

This court is adjourned.

I'm sorry we lost, guys.

Really?
And why's that?

We gave dr. Lee
the best defense possible.

The jury was smart enough
not to buy it.

The system worked.

I'm not sure how I feel.

None of us do.

And if anybody tells you
how you should feel, run away.

Or you could run
right at them...

Uh, face them down

From, say,
a witness box.

You did this for me.

Oh, I didn't do anything.

It was those wise 12.

[ chuckles ]

So he dragged me
through the fires of hell

So that I could confront my fear
and conquer it.

Yes, and I wish he'd quit
dragging us along with him.

[ cellphone chimes ]

Your honor, our next witness
needs no introduction.

Couldn't go anywhere
in the summer of '83

Without hearing
his hit single.

What happened
to "no introduction"?

The plaintiffs call to
the witness stand bert mazzani.

+

Yeah.

Could you describe
your relationship with her?

Um...

[ muttering ]
oh, that's complicated.

Um...

Your honor, we can't hear
what he's saying.

Mr. Mazzani,
if you would speak up.

Um...

Um...

I want this stopped now.

No further questions,
your honor.

Thanks for trying, bert.

Belinda was my lady.

I wrote a song about her
some time ago.

Maybe you heard it --
"belinda's town."

You wrote it for her?

Yep.

No.

I also wrote it
for a good friend...

...And the lady
who came between us.

And that's when old right
and wrong got lost under a song,

And that is
the bitter truth.

♪ love wears my heart out ♪

♪ it's up and down,
down, down, down, down ♪

Objection.
I want this stopped now.

Please stop singing.

♪ I'm cold,
but it's warm now ♪

♪ here in belinda's town ♪

♪ here in belinda's town ♪

Please stop singing.

♪ here in belinda's town ♪

I'd hold both of you
in contempt,

But I'm afraid some idiot

Would make the two of you
judges again.

Your honor, we're glad
mr. Mazzani has found his voice,

But bearing his soul
about a youthful fling --

Provides motive
for why richard cole

Wanted to tear down
mazzani's

And the lengths to which he was
willing to go to to do it.

Testimony
has to contain words.

Bert mazzani communicates
through song,

Which contains words.

Would you keep a mute
from testifying,

Or would you allow them to use
an interpreter?

I'll allow "belinda's town"
to stand

As mr. Mazzani's testimony.

[ bad company's "shooting star"
plays ]

The song
was a nice touch,

But when the jury
looks at the facts,

They'll see
it's smoke and mirrors.

And yet, here we are.

What do you want?
We want the club back.

Well,
that's not gonna happen,

After what that son of a bitch
did to me.

I'm gonna destroy him.
We weren't finished.

Were you finished?
No. No.

We want the club
and punitive damages.

A bit of a stretch,
don't you think, son?

Jury seemed to really like bert,
didn't they?
Mm-hmm. Oh, yeah.

And if they think
that your client

Intentionally
sabotaged the club --

Oh-ho!
Back up the money truck.

[ imitates truck beeping ]
could be millions.

Back it up, back it up.
That's the
money truck, just...

[ laughing ]
you know? You're driving.

You make rent,
you can stay.

He found me a new location,
anyhow.

My father wanted me to tell you
that he's sorry

And that he misses
the old echo park round table.

He could have
told me himself.

Yeah.

Well, if it makes you feel
any better,

Belinda shaw ended up
stabbing him in the stomach

And running off with
a bunch of very expensive art.

It does...
Good.

...A little.

♪ went straight up
to number one ♪

♪ suddenly, everyone loved
to hear him sing the song ♪

He's very serious.

Should we go?
Yeah.

Dennis.

So, where's the site
for cole's new mall?

Corner of
hollywood and laveta.

That's like three blocks
from our house.

I hadn't put it together.

Why is it
every time I beat you,

I still feel like --
like you won?

Because I'm your father.

Yeah.
And a damn fine one.

♪ johnny told his mama,
"hey, mama, I'm goin' away" ♪

This is about
the tie clip?

I still have it.

But a tie clip ruins
a great silk tie.

Look familiar?
Christmas 1996.

[ chuckles ]
can I take it off now?

No.

Well, watch this.

No, you should
have to wear that.

That's a good-looking tie.

I mowed a lot of lawns
for that.

You should wear it.
You look like cosby.

♪ don't you know
that you are a shooting star? ♪

♪ don't you know? ♪

♪ don't you know? ♪

♪ don't you know
that you are a shooting star? ♪

Pindar?

I'm sorry.
I-I just --

It's fine.
Have a seat.

I heard you were able to hold
your lawyer's hand in court.

Who told you that?
Dr. Lee?

Mr. Infeld called me.

Dr. Lee betrayed me,
too, pindar.

I was good in court.
I wish you had seen me.

Now that you've mastered
hand-holding,

I guess you're ready to move on
to the next step.

What's that?

Strawberries.

You taste like
strawberries.

I had some
before I came over.

Oh, were they washed?

I don't know. Why?
[ chuckles ]

Unwashed strawberries
have e. Coli

And various other --

Give me a second, yeah?

I miss being a judge.
Yeah?

You should have
your own show,

Like, "your honor,
your honor."

Yeah. "judge jared."
yeah, "judge jared."

But I need a catchphrase.

I need, like,
a very, very nice catchphrase.

Yeah.
All right, you ready?

Born ready.

That's a good
catchphrase.
Mm.

All right,
go get 'em, hermano.
All right, buddy boy.

Not just beverages.
We got entertainment.

Everybody, come listen.
You in the glasses.
You look smart.

A little public-service
announcement.

You may take it with as many
grains of salt as you wish.

We have the purple punch that's
circulating out by the hot tub.

It isn't too good.
Just please be advised.

There is a warning
with that one, okay?

One, two,
a-one, two, three, four!

[ chord plays,
electricity crackles ]

[ all groan ]
man: You've blown the fuse!

[ glass shattering ]
ahh!

All right.

Unplugged!

[ all cheering ]

And...

[ acoustic guitar plays ]

[ light cheering ]