Goliath (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Game On - full transcript

♫ Oh, my God,
please help me ♫

♫ Knee deep in the river
trying to get clean ♫

♫ He says, wash your hands,
get out the stains ♫

♫ But you best believe, boy,
there's hell to pay ♫

♫ Yeah, you best believe, boy,
there's hell to pay, saying ♫

♫ Oh, my God,
please help me ♫

♫ Neck deep in the river
screaming for relief ♫

♫ He says, it's mine to give
but it's yours to choose ♫

♫ You're gonna sink or swim,
you're gonna learn the truth ♫

♫ No matter what do,
you're gonna learn
the truth, saying ♫

♫ Ate the bread
that once was stones ♫



♫ Fell from a cliff,
never broke a bone ♫

♫ Bowed down to get
the kings overthrown ♫

♫ And I'm all alone
and the fire grows ♫

♫ And I'm all alone
and the fire grows ♫

All right, well...

all done.

Can I have a minute
with her, please?

I don't know...

if it's a cloud
or, uh, stardust,

or whatever it is people say,

but I know you're not here.

I know that much for sure,

'cause I don't feel a thing.

You went somewhere.



And I know...

one thing.

One thing for sure is that...

I'm scared and you're not.

I don't know any prayers
or anything like that,
uh, but, uh...

David put his hand in the bag,

and took out a stone
and slung it,

and... and struck
the Philistine on the head.

And he fell to the ground.

That's from "Hoosiers."

1986.

LAPD Tip Line.

Good morning.
I wish to report

that I witnessed
a hit-and-run accident.

The incident occurred at 1400.

The victim was a white female,
approximately 30 years old.

The vehicle which struck her
was a black Chevrolet cargo van.

The license plate was 3JRQ158.

Hold on, I'll transfer you
to a lead investigator.

Thank you.

I feel I've discharged
my duties as a citizen.

You have a nice day.

♫ Every night ♫

♫ Every day ♫

♫ Wonder how we
barely get by ♫

♫ Every night ♫

♫ Every day ♫

♫ Wonder how we
barely get by ♫

Excuse me,
Mr. McBride?

- Yes, sir.
- May I talk to you
one second?

Yeah, what's up?

This is a bit delicate,
but I've been advised
by the family,

they'd prefer you not be here.

I don't think
she had any family.

Well,
her sister-in-law.

Well, listen, we were really
close friends with her, so...

- I'm very sorry.
- Well, we just...

We just want to pay our respect.

I've asked you both to leave.

But, you know, I mean,
we were every bit as close...

probably closer than
her sister there.

I'd be happy to
escort you off personally.

Please don't be fooled
by the collar.

The problem is
you're asking too nicely.

Get the fuck out of here.

You make a practice
out of threatening people

at your funerals?

Hang on a second.

You come see me sometime.

It's my card.
It's a bar.

A lot better place to
whip my ass than here,
okay?

I want to talk to you.

Hey.
Your Aunt Rachel
was a great person,

and I'm sure your dad was, too.

I didn't know him,
but I just want to say
I'm sorry.

Please.

Yeah, I get it.
Okay?

He got held in contempt
on purpose.

Yeah.

I'm assuming
after what happened,

that the contempt thing
will go away.

Uh, don't count on it.

The gnome is vindictive.

And if Donald wants to
twist the knife into Billy...

and believe me,
he wants to twist
the knife hard...

then the gnome will let him.

But if Mr. Cooperman
twists the knife,

it's at his own peril,

because the case
isn't quashed until
the contempt is vacated.

Maybe I could, um...

I could walk Mr. Cooperman
through the risks.

If that would help.

Ambitious girl.

Good for you.

Careful what you wish for.

No, I enjoyed my time
as chief judge.

It was no picnic, believe me.

You're in a good place.
Don't worry.

You're still young.
You've got time.

I don't feel it most mornings.

It's the state court.
Has some advantages.

They assigned me
a beautiful, beautiful
renovated courtroom.

Donald.

Judge Kozinski.

- How are you?
- Always a pleasure.

Do you know my former law clerk,

Judge Keller?

Hello, Rosten.

Your name came up the other day.

Let me think, let me think.

The Borns Tech case perhaps?

No, it wasn't that.

Let's see.

It was the Senator Judiciary
Nomination Committee.

Federal bench.

So many positions.

Shame congress won't fill them.

One day.

Good to see you, Alex.

Always a pleasure.

Judge Keller.

Sir.

Not very subtle.

You think I should
tell someone about that?

Lawyers run into judges
all the time.

It's not that unusual.

But I heard he
never left his office.

Rumors.

Brilliant lawyer, that one.

Odd man.

Good one to know,
though, if you want to
move up in the world.

Hm.

All rise.

The Honorable
Rosten Keller presiding.

- Good morning, counsel.
- Good morning.

Here we are again

to determine if
Mr. McBride's behavior
toward this court,

and specifically toward me,

rises to the level of
criminal contempt.

Mr. McBride,
please rise.

To sentencing?
That's efficient.

The court is aware of
the tragedy that occurred

after our last proceeding.

My sincere condolences
to both you and
your client's family.

Thank you so much.

The court is also
mindful of the fact

that Mr. McBride
faces charges of drunk driving,

and resisting arrest
in another courtroom.

Yeah, good news travels fast.

Would you like to
contribute to my
defense fund?

In light of the circumstances,

I've decided to vacate
my contempt finding.

Well, that's very
compassionate of you,
your honor,

but I'd like to have
my hearing just the same.

I'd like to call
Donald Cooperman
to the stand, please.

Hm.

The contempt order is vacated.

Any hearing would therefore
would be moot.

Sorry, Mr. McBride.

We're not playing
any games today.

I don't have time.

I... I think
you should make time.

I'd like to redeem my good name

in the same forum
where is was so
radically impugned.

That's very clever.

Seeking to use this proceeding

as a means to dig up evidence

in support of a baseless claim.

The matter is adjourned.

Don't be an asshole.

The case is dismissed.

I do wish you health,

and happiness.

I hope your nuts fall off,
you prick.

What's up, Jason?

Hey, I called your office
after the funeral.

And the lady said that
you'd be here,

or at the bar.

Yeah. What's up, man?

Well, my dad
didn't kill himself.

And my Aunt Rachel said
that you knew that.

Yeah, well, I'm...
I'm not for sure,

but I got my suspicions.

Your Aunt Rachel
was pretty convinced

he wouldn't
kill himself, either.

What did... What did
your mom tell you?

She won't talk about it.

And if he was planning on
killing himself,

he would have said goodbye.

Or something.

Is there any way
that we could
talk to you sometime,

and your mother
wouldn't know about it?

Yes.

Yeah.

Look, that's my card.

There's a number on there.

It's my number,
it's in handwriting.

- Okay?
- Okay.

Don't show that card to anybody.

What are you doing?

You cannot talk to a child
without his mother present.

No, you were talking to him.
I wasn't talking to him.

And if anybody asks you,
that's the deal, okay?

What?

Trust me,
it's a good thing.
Come on.

He's a kid.
He doesn't even
have capacity

to bring a lawsuit.

We'll file an application

for appointment as
guardian ad litem.

You can be his lawyer
and get appointed by
the court.

Oh, right, the mother's
gonna let that happen.

It's not up to her.

The court is never gonna
appoint me guardian,

I have a conflict of interest.

No, I have
a conflict of interest.

You don't.

And remember, we're not a firm.

Yeah, but it doesn't matter
if we're...

You know what?
You want to keep
arguing with me

- all fuckin' day long,
because I can do it.
- Whoa.

I am so goddamn tired
of you yappin',

and fuckin' openin' your trap

every fuckin' time
I have anything to say.

- Take it easy.
- I'm not gonna
take it easy.

I actually know what I'm doing.

When are you gonna realize that?

I'm gonna find out
what kind of dark ass shit's
goin' on here.

We do have a dead friend.
Remember that?

So you in or out?

Hey, asshole.

Remember me?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

Why don't you take
a swing at me?

I'd love to sue you
for something.

You're lucky
I didn't shoot you and
your fuckin' daughter.

Hey, watch your goddamn
mouth about my daughter.

Who put you up to that shit?

Take a walk.

You may be a fuckin' tough guy,

but I'm a crazy guy.

The difference is
crazy guys don't give up.

- Is that right?
- Yeah, that's right.

So keep that in mind.

I'll be waiting.

I don't give up.

Esperanza?

Esperanza?

What the hell?

How'd you get in here?

I told her I had permission.
Don't be mad at her.

You look like shit.
What's goin' on?

I went to a party, um, in Vegas.

Private jet.

I just got back.

I did too much...
too much shit.

Sit down, sit down.

I don't feel good.

Yeah, I guess not.

Goddamnit.

Brittany, get up.
Come on, let's get up.

- Brittany.
- Get off me.

Don't be goin' to sleep, okay?

I'm not sleeping.

Well, get up.
Here, we're gonna
walk around a little bit.

- Billy, get off of me.
- Come here, sweetie.

Get up.
Goddamnit, get up.

Get off.
Stop yelling at me.

Just walk around a minute, okay?

- Okay, okay.
- Okay.

Come on, let's go.

Are you mad at me?

No, I'm not mad at you, sweetie,

I'm tryin' to help you, this...

Please don't be mad at me.

Just eat it all.
It'll help you.

Uh...

Well, we almost got married.

You what?

- You got married?
- Forget it.

Oh, shit.
Where's my purse?

It's at the motel.

Oh, God, I have, like,
$10,000 in there.

Got it right here.

You have the rest of my stuff?

- Your stuff?
- The...

- With the rest of my stuff?
- What, your lipstick?

Yeah, I know what
you're talkin' about.

There's not very much
of that left.

That's why you're
in this shape. Remember?

Like you're so perfect.

You have a drink at this bar
three times a day.

Well, how many times
have you had to fuckin',

you know,
walk me over here to
eat a loaf of bread?

I mean, I remember that.

I can take care of myself.

I'm just trying to make it work.

All right,
like everybody does.
All right?

Yeah, look,
I can maybe get some money,

you know,
start someplace fresh, maybe.

Why do you care anyway?

I'm doing my job, right?

Yeah, you're doin' your job.

I'm not worried about your work,

your work's fine.

It's your personal life
I'm worried about,

'cause I actually do care,
just so you know.

I don't have
a personal life, Billy.

I can't afford one.

Jason Larsen individually
and as successor and heir

of Ryan Larsen versus
Borns Technology

- complaint for damage...
- Okay, we can make this
go away

for low six figures,
but you won't do it.

Do you and I have an issue?

I'm not aware of one.

Then what is it going to take
for you to do your job,

- and do what I say
about this case?

Don't click at me!

Continue, please.

Jason Larsen, a minor,
herein alleges
the wrongful death

of the decedent,
Ryan Larsen, his father,

as previously alleged...

Blah, blah.
After that, it's basically
the same complaint.

Old wine in a new bottle.

The guy just keeps coming.

You gotta admire his balls.

Maybe you can do that.

After hours.

Enough of this bullshit.

Where we are is...
and correct me if I'm wrong...

we do not have to settle,

because the statute of
limitations has expired.

McBride is barred from
re-filing this at court.

Correct?

Tell him.

Statute of limitations
wouldn't apply to a minor.

Fuck!

- Behind you.
- Uh-huh.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Mr. McBride.

You said I could
beat the shit out of you here

without breaking decorum.

This seems like an
orderly establishment.

Sometimes.

You complained to
the bishop about me.

You said I was
preaching against
the virgin birth,

that I called for
a crusade against Islam.

Was that supposed to be funny?

No.

Got your attention, though.

You know,
that wasn't cool of you

to kick us out of
the funeral like that.

I have a pretty good idea
as to what you're about.

Is that right?

Well, I'm a far cry from you,
that's for sure.

You're not just a priest.
You're one of the strict kind.

At least that's what
Rachel said.

She said her brother
went to your church

because you're as
religious as it comes.

Did he come to you
to confess his sins?

That would be
none of your business.

No priest would give
a Catholic burial

to someone who'd
taken his own life.

And the word is that
you've turned down
parishioners before.

That you've denied funeral rites

to people who have
committed suicide.

But you buried Ryan Larsen.

You gave him the whole big show.

Would a good priest do that?

A good priest
would never break
the confessional seal.

So he did come to you
to confess.

Have a good evening.

Listen, Father,
I don't mean to be
an asshole,

but it's part of my business.

I'll sue you and
the Catholic Church
tomorrow.

On what grounds?

On the grounds that
I'm an asshole.

And I'll depose
your bishop, too.

As a matter of fact,
I'll track his girlfriend down,

and fuck her if I have to.

And I saw her picture
on Facebook, it's not good.

Please don't make me fuck
the bishop's girlfriend.

You are a despicable
human being.

Oh, given that,

don't make me stoop to
what I'm capable of.

None of this has to happen
if you just give me

an honest and humble opinion.
Is that too much to ask?

Can we not rely on our priests
to be honest anymore?

You are what's wrong
with the world.

You are greed and cynicism,

and the mocking of
all that is good and just.

I pity you.

What?!
California's bullshit.

The only good thing
about California is
that shit.

I'll put it to you this way.

I always knew
I was comin' here,
and you know why?

- Because you see
that shit right there?
- Yeah, I get that.

That's the last
fuckin' frontier, dude.

Right there.
California, man.

California, buddy.

Fuckin' Panorama City.
Fuckin' Downey.

Fuckin' San Bernardino.
Fontana.

Hell's Angels.
Where did the
Hell's Angels start?

Not in fuckin' Oakland.
Fontana, California,
motherfucker.

That's good.
That's good.

If a cat...
if a cat don't know ya,

you throw a sinker
on the first pitch,

- fuckin' thing's comin'
right down the fuckin' gut.
- Yep.

It'll dip, but you throw it
for a strike, see.

You got the motherfucker, okay?

You know what Bob Gibson said?

Bob Gibson, the greatest
fuckin' pitcher in history,

you know what he said?

He said,
"You know what my most
important pitch is?"

"Strike one."

Strike one.

Right?

Anyway, that's what I do,
I hide the ball pretty well.

I look over at
this motherfucker again,
I come up...

- Yep.
- Right?

Yep.

- Hell, yeah!
- Fuck, yes!

- Did you see that catch,
fucker?
- Hell, yeah, man.

- You saw that, didn't ya?
- Goddamn right.

Goddamn right.

The last fuckin' frontier, man.

The last fuckin' frontier.

Hey, where you goin', man?

Hey, you better respect
fuckin' Mother Nature, man.

She will bite you in the ass.

Where are you goin'?

Seriously?

What happened to you?

I just needed a little exercise.

What did I forget to do?

I don't know.

Help me with my history paper.

Talk about colleges.

Grab dinner.

Hey.

Come on in, sweetie.

Okay, come on.

I'm so...
I didn't know that...

- Hi.
- Yeah.

- Is he breathing?
- Shh, shh.

- Step outside.
- I'm so... no, no.

You don't shush me, Lolita.

Okay, look, look,
I don't know who you are,

I don't know how old you are.

Do not say the number.
Keep that to yourself.

I have a real job, okay?

I need him to do my job, okay?

So whatever sex charades
you guys are playin'...

I'm his daughter.

- Man.
- I'm Billy's daughter
Denise.

Hi.

I'm... I'm so...
I'm so sorry.

I work with your dad.

Are you Brittany?

I'm absolutely not Brittany, no.

I'm Patty.
I'm the... I'm the...

I'm the actual lawyer.

Um, which is why I'm here,

uh, because we have
a very big day tomorrow.

I don't know if your...
if your daddy, uh,
told you about it,

but we have a very big
court day tomorrow,

in which I have to talk.

Uh, so, I... I'm not...
Two seconds.

- I will go two...
- Oh, you know what?

Actually, he mentioned you.

- No, he...
- He did, he mentioned you.

- Oh, great.
- He said you were great.

Actually, he said
you were a natural.

And that you were gonna
kill it tomorrow.

Kill it in a bad...
Kill it in a bad way or
kill it in a good way?

No, he just said kill it.

- Right.
- Which is a good thing.

Swear to God.

I'm gonna...
I'm gonna be great.

Tomorrow.

It was a pleasure to meet you.

- You, too.
- Yes.

Okay.

- Take care.
- You take care.

You take care twice,

because you made my night.

You know what?

I'm really proud of you.

Standing up for
what you believe in.

No matter what.

Dad didn't kill himself.

I wish he hadn't.

But he did.

And I would not
lie to you about that.

He was so sad
for so long, and...

just hated what he did.

Hated what he was.

And he didn't want to get help.

If I ask you to drop this case,

would you?

Would you, for me?

No.

It's repulsive, your honor,

for Mr. McBride to be
saddling up a child

for the purpose of
end-running standing, it's...

Oh, bullshit,
the child came to us.

And that makes it okay?

Uh, no, but it makes it legal

because the child
has standing to sue,

and that's the law.
I didn't make that up.

The California Supreme Court

has expressly held that
parental choice

is the foundation of family law,

and that parents have
the right to protect
their children

from the unscrupulous behavior

of predatory attorneys.

Oh, objection.
Come on.

I mean, it ain't ironclad,

and there are
plenty of exceptions.

Yes, if the child
is being abused or neglected,

and this is not that.

No, this involves
a conflict of interest

between a mother and her child.

The mother has
made a settlement and
doesn't want to sue,

and the child wants to
find out the truth

about what happened
to his father.

Now, the court has said
that in a case like this,

a guardian ad litem lawyer
has to be appointed

to represent
the best interest
of the child,

and again, not making this up.

Ms. Papalian,

have you ever served as
a guardian ad litem before?

Papagian.
Uh, no, your honor,

but code section 3-7-2
is pretty clear

that if appointed,
I would hire Mr. McBride
to pursue the case

which he's already started.

Your honor, if I may.

Ms. Papagian is
a recent graduate

of LaVerne Law School
evening track,

and a friend of the late
Rachel Kennedy,

and I believe she introduced

the initial case
to Mr. McBride.

The conflict of interest
is astonishing.

Your honor,
if she says my name,
may I respond, please?

No.

Okay. I see.

Young man, please rise.

You met Ms. Papagian...

and it is your wish
that she be appointed

as your guardian?

Yes, your honor.

What grade are you in?

Ninth.

Ninth.

You a good student?
Get good report cards?

Yeah. Straight A's.

My dad was an engineer,
and I do really well in math.

Who do you want for president?

Well, who do you want
for president?

'Cause I think they all suck.

Ms. Papagian is
appointed guardian.

A guardian may choose
the lawyer she believes

has the best interest
of the child in mind,

therefore, Mr. McBride
is appointed to handle
Jason's lawsuit.

And we are adjourned.

I'll see counsel
in chambers, please.

I'm assuming we are all here.

First of all,
well done, Mr. McBride.

Thank you, your honor.

You're nothing if not dogged.

I'm hereby designating
this matter as complex.

So, we will be dispensing with

conventional rules of discovery.

What are you talking about?

The complex case program.

It's been around since 1996.

When a case is considered
too complicated

for a lay jury to understand,

it is deferred to a
complex litigation manager,

which I happen to be.

Oh.

The matter is expedited,
and you won't have to wait

the five plus years
to see this through.

Well, the fact that
they're not objecting

kind of gives me pause.

Streamlined.
It doesn't appeal to you?

Oh, yeah, streamline
appeals to me.

Uh, ramrodded, not so much.

Give me your bottom line figure.

What will it take
to make it go away?

And, look, don't be stupid.

Okay. $5 million.

Miss Senate.
I'll chip that to 1.2.
What say you?

We're not settling.
Borns Tech neither caused
Mr. Larsen's death,

nor lied about it so...

That is really terrific news.

If this thing goes
the trial route,

you're looking at defense costs
in excess of $3 million,

why not be done today
for half the price?

We offer nothing.

Nothing. Really?

How do you feel
about that, Mr. Letts?

Listen, I'd imagine
you enjoy being

general counsel at Borns Tech.

- Mm-hm.
- You make, what,

with stock options, $2 million?

You might consider
doing your job

should you be inclined
to keep it.

He has a dead man and his son.

- 300,000.
- Your honor,

can I have a moment
to speak to my client,
please?

Payable today.
Waivers on all claims.

Confidentiality agreement
with penalties.

- Leonard.
- Nah.

- Wait, no, no.
- No, don't talk.

Okay, I'll up it to 500.

Five's acceptable.
I can do five.

So you can make that decision?

You can go up that high
without running it past
anybody or anything?

- Yes.
- Wow.

Well, that's a whole different
kettle of fish there.

Fuck no.

Your honor, I'm sorry,
can I have a moment with
my colleague?

- Please.
- Thank you.
Thank you so much.

Um, take the motherfucking deal.

- No.
- Yes.

So you're working freelance now?

Because Wendell Corey
and Cooperman made it
very clear

that we're not settling.

I'm the fucking general counsel.

- The offer's 500,000.
- And the offer is rejected.

I am offering both sides
the opportunity to blink.

Okay.

Here's how it's
gonna go from here.

We'll reconvene tomorrow.

Yet again.

You make me an offer of proof

that rises considerably above

this piece of shit complaint

or I dismiss your
cause of action altogether.

Now, I suppose you think
I can't do that.

Jesus, you blew off
half a million dollars.

- A half a million dollars...
- I mean, do you know
how fucked up that is?

That's not shit to these guys.
Do you understand that?

They're flippin' us a nickel.

God.

There's a hell of a lot
more to it

than a half million dollars.

They're hiding
something big here.

There's no fucking
question about it.

Don't you want to do this
for Rachel and the kid?

You want to find out the truth?

Oh, like you're so
fucking principled.

♫ Been reckless so long ♫

♫ Just a system
but you're wrong ♫

♫ Future's stretched out
like a rubber check ♫

♫ Don't be dippin' at
the side of your neck ♫

Wendy, I'm home.

What the fuck do you want, pal?

You know, I like to fish myself.

I catch and release, though.

You ever do that,
catch and release?

Drag the bastard around
by the lip

'til he gets all gassed up
with lactic acid,

then you take the hook out,
look him in the eye,

and say,
"I was just fuckin'
with you, buddy."

Man, get the fuck out of here.

My client's boat blew up
in close proximity
to another boat,

which is your boat.
You think I'm goin' away?

Don't be stupid.

I got a whole bag
full of tricks,

extortion, blackmail,
all kinds of shit.

Whatever it takes.

Why don't you just
tell me what you know,

and I'll be nice.

I might even help you
with your immigration issues.

What immigration issues?

The ones that'll come up
if I tell the police

that Gabriel's
blowing seals up again.

Man. I ain't sayin' shit
'cause I don't know shit.

All I know is what I saw.

Shit.
He took that
with his phone?

Yeah, from a distance.

Are they terrorists?

I read once they
clamped down on
the Somali pirates,

a lot of them ended up
here as fishermen.

Marva, could you give us
a minute, please?

Certainly.

The Marquez boys told me
that this rained down on them
after the explosion,

but, uh, it's not
the same kind of plastic
you'd get from a boat.

Where's it from?

I don't know.
We're gonna have to hire
an explosives expert.

Who pays for that?

How's that list of ex
Borns Tech employees going?

Here is a list of former
Borns Tech engineers,

who are registered
for the job expo.

What job expo is that?

Oh, the one I advertised online.

It's totally free.
You just say that you're
a start up sub contractor

interested in hiring somebody

who has a background
in aerospace

or military projects,

preferably somebody with
experience at Borns Tech,

and they send you
a list of names.

Oh, I highlighted the ones there

that left under
questionable circumstances.

You know how
grumpy former employees
tend to be Chatty Cathys.

- And you came up with this.
- I did.

That's pretty impressive.

Thank you.

Okay. So, Brittany,
get an IT guy

to blow these images up,

and then all three of you
go through this list,

and find somebody that
knows what this shit is.

You don't think the video
would be enough?

With this judge?
No, I don't.

Look, I did what
any good lawyer would do.

We can afford to settle this.

No, Leonard, we cannot.

You know what
the biggest lie in
American history is?

That if Richard Nixon
had just admitted
what he did,

he wouldn't have had to resign.

That's bullshit.

If he'd told the truth
about Watergate,

they'd have just
kept on digging.

He'd have gone
to prison or worse.

What are you
not telling me, Wendell?

What the hell is going on here?

Now, I took this job
on the promise that

there were no issues here.

I moved my family here.
Now you're telling me
there are issues.

Leonard, there are
always issues.

And I've been trying to
protect you from them,
but you won't let me.

And there's not
enough money in the world

to settle this case.

So just make sure
it goes the hell away.

Hey.
Case over?

No.

Judge designated it complex.

Billy needs to make a
compelling offer of proof

by tomorrow,
which should be difficult.

It'll probably go away.

Although, clearly,
your ex husband
is not about to.

I tried to tell you that.

Listen, if this case
survives tomorrow,

and it shouldn't,
but if it does,

my marching orders
are not gonna be to
merely argue the case.

They are going to be to
destroy the man bringing it.

And I...

I don't want to pretend to you

that it's not gonna get ugly.

I hear ya,
but has it not
gotten ugly already?

The last plaintiff is dead.

Don't be ridiculous.

That was an accident.

I know.
I checked with the LAPD,

they said they had
a couple of tips,
but no real leads.

You checked?

I was curious.

Billy's making you crazy again.

- Come on.
- This is what happens.

Whenever you spend
any length of time with him,

you catch his crazy.

It's true.

Can I ask you a question?

Why do you think
that you were selected
for this case?

You'd have to ask Cooperman.

No, I'm asking you.

Donald clearly thinks you
match up well against Billy.

Do you two match up well?

What?

Well, I didn't fuck him,
if that's what you mean.

No, that's not... What?

Jesus Christ.

You know, after all these years,

after everything
he put you through,

you are still obsessed with him.

- Hey...
- It's just sad.

I did not mean to offend you.

Callie...

You know, not everyone
who meets him

wants to fuck him.

That's your problem, Michelle.

And I tell you this
as your friend.

Get over it.

We're... we're seeking out
Borns Tech personnel,

because they
pre-qualify for, uh...
for security clearances.

Yes, we manufacture components

for small private
weapons companies.

Uh, lasers.
Directional components.

It is for a management position.

It's for a
senior management
mid level.

Well, I know it's a big company,

but, uh, the older
white engineers

tend to stick together
in cliques, right?

We're looking for people
specialized in flight based
classified patents.

Yes, health insurance
is included.

Yep, we have dental.

You want to bring your pet,
you can bring your pet.

Oh, I love a missile man.

- Hey, guess what.
- What's up? What?

I think we found our guy.

- Really?
- Yep.

He lives out in Reseda,
and he sounds really good
on the phone.

Well, let's go.

Now?

Of course now.
You heard the judge.

If we don't have
something tomorrow,
we're fucked,

so let's go.
Come on.

Man.

I inherited the place
from my folks,

so there's no mortgage,
but there's upkeep,

so there's cost.
Kind of a money pit.

Did you want ice?
I don't have any.

- No, I'm good.
- Thank you.

So, I'm getting that
this isn't really about
a job interview.

I'm an intuitive person.

You're not really here
to hire me, are you?

- Well...
- No.

Uh, we're liars by trade,
we practice law.

- This about Borns Tech?
- Yes, sir.

Which... which I said
over the phone.

Remember, I wanted to
talk to you about your
employment?

Yes, for the purposes
of hiring me.

Yeah, and also to identify
some plastic materials.

Why'd you leave there?

Partly downsizing.

Military cuts,
fewer weapons development,

and then I had some issues
with management.

What kind of issues?

Psychiatric, caused by them.

I am not a crazy person.
That is a stressful place.

- They induce things.
- Right.

I hear ya.

Why don't you just
show me this plastic.

Yeah.

I saw your kiddie pool
out front there.

Do you got some children
around here?

No. Mine from when
I was a kid.

Now I just use it
to catch rain water.

You know, there's a drought.

Right.

I know what this is.

What is it?

I can't tell you.

Why not?

This is part of
a classified project.

You shouldn't have it.

It is a crime
for you to have this.

Well, we didn't
steal it or anything,
we found it in the ocean.

Well, if that's the case,
somebody at Borns Tech
is in a lot of trouble.

You see, that plastic's
part of a program

to test something that
isn't supposed to be
near anyplace

where there are people or
really any living thing.

Okay?

I know.
I worked on that project.

What project?

I can't tell you that.

Right, you keep saying that.

You know, Ned,
we can pay you as
an expert witness,

and maybe help you defray
some of these upkeep costs
you were talking about.

- How much?
- We'll talk about that
later.

Why don't you just tell us
exactly what this stuff is.

It's casing.

For ignition housing.

Ignition housing.

Bombs.

Very big bombs.

Rocket fueled,
laser guided
badass bombs.

That shit
should never have been
near any fishing boat.

Can I get you to say that
in affidavit form?

Absolutely not.
This is a very big company.

They can hurt people.

We have legal mechanisms
to conceal your identity.

If you're worried about
your personal safety,

don't worry about that.

Could you stop that, please?

I'm... I'm sorry,
what did... what did I do?

You know what you're doing.
I want you to stop.

What did she do?

She's putting thoughts
into my head.

She's sending them
through her eyes.

And I want you to stop.

Stop it, Patty, okay?

She won't do it again,
Ned, don't worry.

So, what's the plan?

Is there a plan?
What are we going to do?

'Cause if the case goes on...

Judge Keller is
sympathetic to us.

He will close them down
for good.

Trust me.

Is it so difficult
to trust me, Leonard?

Whether or not I trust you,

letting Billy McBride
rattle cages

is... is like giving
a lunatic a hammer,

and letting him
run through Tiffany's.

That man is dangerous.

But I'm more so.

You asleep?

Not even close.

Nervous?

Yeah, yeah, I'm nervous.

Hey.

It's like riding a bike.

You walk into that
judge's chamber,

you become Billy McBride again.

You wait and see.

How about I relax you?

No.

You sure?

One of these days.

Come here.

Jeez.
Join the crowd, honey.

Excuse me.

I'm going to court, sweetie.

It's no place you want to be.

No place you want to be.
I'll see you later. Okay?

What's wrong, Billy?

You look nervous.

Oh, I'm not nervous,
I'm just tired.

I was up all night
preparing to whip your ass.

Okay, Mr. McBride.
This is your show.

What have you got?

No idle chitchat first?

You have 20 minutes, sir.

Okay. I'll try to do it
in about five.

This is the affidavit
of Ryan Larsen's son,

declaring his opinion
that this was no suicide.

This is my personal affidavit
of conversations I had
with eyewitnesses

who say that this explosion
was a helluva lot bigger,

and a helluva lot worse
than what would happen

if you dropped a match
into a fuel tank of a boat.

Now, this one right here
contains all of the anecdotal

physical and
testimonial evidence

introduced or alleged
by anyone who supports

the notion that
Ryan Larsen was suicidal.

And as you can see, it's blank.

Because there ain't nobody.

This is the video footage
of the actual explosion.

Match in a fuel tank.

This is the declaration
of one Alejandro Marquez

authenticating that he
captured this video footage,

and that it's a fair and
accurate representation
of what happened

the night that
Ryan Larsen was killed.

These are remnants of
the debris that rained down
on the Marquez boat

immediately following
the explosion.

They can be confirmed
in his declaration there.

And this is the affidavit
of John Doe,

an ex-employee
of Borns Tech.

He has conducted
a preliminary analysis
of this debris here,

and he's determined that
it's plastic shell casing
material,

material that's used in
the weaponry of Borns Tech.

More specifically,
ignition housing
used only on weapons

that are inherently dangerous.

And not allowed
outside a war zone.

Or a weapons testing facility.

I think if you
examine this evidence,

you could safely make a finding.

I rest my case.

This would be a good time
for one of you to talk.

Uh, first of all,
all any of this,
uh, shows

is that a boat blew up.

None of it unearths any new
evidence of wrongdoing

or confirms it.

Nothing new was unearthed.

Is... Is that what you mean
to tell me, Miss Senate?

This is smoke and mirrors,
your honor.

I'd also ask you to
take judicial note

of Mr. McBride's reputation
for truthfulness.

Well.

Well, well, well, folks.

We have ourselves a lawsuit.

I got a question.

What the fuck happened
on the boat?

You stinker!

Resynced and corrections
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