Goliath (2016–…): Season 3, Episode 1 - The Subsidence Adventure - full transcript

Are you by chance Billy McBride?

Huh? The Billy McBride?

The case is dismissed.
I'm also fining Mr. McBride

for direct contempt of court.

Ever since I took this case,

weird shit's happening to me,
okay?

Ms. Gold, have you ever been
charged with solicitation?

Yes.

What did you blackmail
the officer with exactly?

A sex tape.

The jury
awards the Larson family



$162 million.

Hi, I'm Marisol Silva,
and I reach out to Oscar,

and he said you visited Julio.
He's very special to me.

I'm fucked, aren't I?

We are both fucked.

If Julio goes to jail,
we are in the clear.

Julio goes free, we all go down.

Julio Suarez did not kill
Hunter Friedman and Marcos Pena.

They're dropping the charges
against you.

Oh, my God, thank you!

- Thank you so much.
- Oh.

These fucking
people are gonna kill us,

do you understand me?

Listen, my name's Billy
McBride, and you saved my life.



Now, go, take her away.

What makes you think
that this is all right, Patty?

I'm sorry that you're hurt,

but, I mean,
I would do it again.

Bye, Patty.

Congratulations.

You won, honey.

I really hope that at the end

of the night, when you lay
your head on the pillow,

that the last image
you see is that kid

hanging from that fucking cord.

You know, Hamish

gave a good review to that new
Calvin Coolidge bio.

He would.

Yeah.

Well?

Well, we'll make payroll.

Great.

Oh, Gene, we knew that
we might have a tough year,

but I budgeted for it.

You know, we're doing
pretty good, considering.

Yeah, I know.

You always take
such good care of us.

Hey, Noodles.
What's he got there anyway?

What is that? What is that?

Oh, it's a bird.

Oh. Noodles...
Oh. You're a bird killer.

I'm gonna get a bag.
I'll clean it up. Come on.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

Gene!

Where'd it go?

Oh... Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Are you okay?

Honey, it's just a bird,
it's just a bird.

Come on, it's just a bird.

It's okay, it's okay.

Okay?

Shh! Noodles!

What is that?

It's okay, I got it.

Go back to sleep, honey.

Noodles.

Shh!

Oh...

Noodles!

Noodles.

Noodles?

Noodles?

Noodles!

Bobbi!

Gene?

- Gene!
- Bobbi!

The fall broke her neck.

Dog survived.

Stayed with her,
right to the end.

I'm real sorry about this, Gene.

She was a hell of a gal.

Yeah. Well...

She thought the world
of you, too.

Always said you were the best.

Hmm. I don't know about that.

She would've been
a hell of a lot better than me

if she'd gone into practice.

Yeah, well, look, um, I...

I'm glad you reconsidered
this case,

and I'm sure
Bobbi would as well.

Yeah.

Ah, so...

These neighbors of mine,
they, uh,

they drill all around here,

sucking up the water
right and left,

which makes the ground unstable.

Now someone has to be
responsible.

'Cause my wife is dead.

Yeah.

Let's take a drive.
You can show me around, okay?

Sure.

You know, this drought's
been going on for three years.

- Look at this. Never know it.
- Yeah.

Green, green, green,
green, green.

- It's unbelievable.
- What's this field over here?

That's citrus. Oranges,

grapefruits, for the most part.

It's Roy Wheeler's farm.

- Is he one of the big farmers?
- He's big, not the biggest.

Uh, the biggest

is the Tallgrass Farms,
right up ahead.

Speaking of...

- Hey.
- Did you get my note?

I did and thank you
for the care package.

Well...

I'm real sorry
for your loss, Gene.

Anything I can do for
you, you let me know.

Will do.

That's Wade Blackwood,
one of my neighbors.

He owns Tallgrass Farms.

Big farm, right?

The biggest.

You know, that fucker
offered to buy my land.

Really?
Was it before or after it collapsed?

- After.
- Oh.

You still have
that note he sent you?

Yeah, somewhere.

You may want to hang on to it.
You never know.

And, Gene,
I'm gonna start checking in

on what your neighbors
are up to around here.

It's a little tricky
because, you see...

property lines are man-made,
but water, it goes everywhere.

- Right.
- It's kind of hard to prove who it belongs to.

So, I'll see what I can do.

Well, you're the first hope
I've had since all this started.

This is Bobbi's dream. This.

I mean, hers and mine.

I thought we'd have a nice
little retirement out here.

Drink a little wine, just, uh...

enjoying our life together.

Oh. Here.

Bobbi wanted you to have this.

- Oh, what is it?
- I don't know.

Might be a sculpture,
might be a mistake.

Yeah, she took up ceramics
this past year and, uh,

bless her heart, she really
wasn't very good at it.

Got a whole kitchen cabinet

filled with
problematic coffee mugs.

Got it.

But she loved making stuff.

Well, I'm happy to have it,
one way or the other.

It wasn't supposed
to be this way.

I know.

McBride and Solis-Papagian.

- Hey, where's Marva?
- Marva is occupied

with your new squatter

who is near me again
for no reason.

Oh, oh, is that Billy?

- No, it's not.
- Hi, Billy!

When you coming home?

- She got to go.
- I'm-I'm not kicking her out,

- I told you that.
- I will kick her out.

- I will kick her out.
- She'll grow on you,

trust me.
Anyway, it's temporary.

It's not temporary,

because she has shit
in a drawer here.

Her stuff is everywhere.
That's not temporary.

Here's Marva... Marva.

- How you doing?
- Oh, I'm okay.

How's Gene?

- Not good, of course.
- Aw, poor guy.

- There any leads?
- Well, there's something up

with these corporate farmers
out here.

I mean, they seem
to be all doing fine.

And I don't know, we're three
years into a drought,

and there can't be
that much groundwater left.

I think it may
have something to do

with Bobbi's death.

Anyhow, uh, can you get me
Blackwood County.

Water Board's address, please?

Uh, you got it.
I'll text you, okay?

All right, I'll call you later.

- Bye.
- All right, bye.

Um, hi. Um, you know,
I was thinking,

would you like,
would you like a top coat?

I-I could just, like,
do a quick topper.

The fuck I would, no.

I love your earrings.

My great aunt had some just like
that, and she's got dementia

and they won't let her
wear them in the home

because she just rips them out.

Oh, wow, I just got so sad.

Hello. Excuse me.

I'm looking for
Blackwood County Water Board.

This is Central Valley
Tallgrass Farming Company.

Okay, but, um, the address
I have for the water board

is the same address as this.

Correct.

So, this is the water board?

This is Tallgrass Farms.

Okay.

Well, is, is the water board
in this same building?

Yes.

Well, that wasn't clear 'cause
there's no sign or anything

out there, you know...

I'm about to step out to lunch.

Yeah, I saw... I saw that.

Hey, how... how does that, uh,
come about, you know?

Like, a public water board
being in the same offices

as a private company?

Tallgrass had the space.

Well, I was hoping that I could
get some information on, uh,

drilling and water distribution
in Blackwood County.

Could you help me out?

Water is transported from
the Sierra Nevada mountains

in the north
via the California Aqueduct.

And everything else you need
to know is in this

handy-dandy pamphlet.

You can take that with you.

Thanks.

So, Wade Blackwood is the
president of the water board,

- right?
- Correct.

How does that work, you know?

I'd like to talk to him.

You'll need to make
an appointment.

Excellent.
Let's make an appointment.

- I'm out to lunch.
- Well, I mean, not yet.

We could make, you can make
an appointment, right?

- It'll only take a second.
- If you need more information,

this video on the history
of the California Aqueduct...

is very informative.

- Sorry about that.
- Mm.

Water, the basis of all life.

It's eternal,
and it's old as time.

The same molecules

in your drinking water
once flowed

through the bodies of dinosaurs.

But in California,
more than two-thirds

of the state's freshwater
is only found

in the northernmost region,
far from the dense city centers

of the arid south as well
as the nutrient-rich soil

of the barren Central Valley.

With booming populations and
growing agricultural demands,

California decided it needed

to do something drastic
in order to supply

a steady source of water
across the state.

- Hey, how's it going?
- Good.

- What can I get you?
- Uh, I got 30 on the pump,

pint of Jack and a pack
of Bilsons, please.

It smells good around here.

Is that barbecue?

Yeah, ribs. They're legendary.

- Oh, I betcha.
- Six bucks, quarter pound,

you come back in, uh,
three hours,

best ribs you ever had
in your life.

Guaranteed.

Maybe I'll take you up on it.

You wouldn't know Wade Blackwood
by any chance, would you?

Oh, everybody knows Blackwood.

He employs the town. Almonds.

Would you know
where to find him off the clock?

Hey, look,
you got to get out of here.

It's payday. I cash checks.

Workers come in,
see an old white dude,

they're gonna think you're ICE
and go somewhere else.

You'll cost me money, you know?

Okay. I get it.
What about Blackwood?

He's mostly at the casino,
plays a lot of keno.

All right, appreciate it. And
I ain't that fucking old, okay?

Pretty old.

You got it, amigo.

You having any luck?

Just enough
to keep me coming back.

Oh, I got
a feeling you'd be back

one way or the other.

- My name's Billy McBride.
- Oh.

I'm a lawyer.
I work for Gene Bennett.

- Oh. Wade Blackwood.
- Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, Gene. Mm.

He sure got the shit end
of the stick, didn't he?

- Yeah, he did.
- Yup.

Actually, that's, uh,
kind of what I was wanting

to talk to you about.

- Well, have a seat. Have a seat.
- Oh, thank you. I appreciate it.

You play?

Oh, all that cards and shit? No.

No, I never was a gambler.
I'm not worth a shit at it.

That's 'cause you're not
trying hard enough.

I don't know.

Uh, I'm a hell of a lot better
drinker than I am a gambler.

Well, we got that, too,
we got it. Hey, Jimmy?

Why don't you
set us up over here?

Yeah, just some kind of
bourbon, I don't care.

Yeah, me, too. Yeah...

What happened to Bobbi Bennett,

- it was tragic.
- Yeah, yeah, it sure was.

Yeah, Gene sunk his nest egg
into that place.

It's bone-dry now.

Well, I just had to rip out
10,000 acres of almond trees

myself this past year. It hurt.

- Cost me a pretty penny.
- Mm.

Well, I've been driving
around here, it looks to me

like you and a couple others are
still doing pretty well, though.

Drought does not play favorites.

And Gene, his sinkhole,
they call it subsidence.

It's just part of the gamble
of farming in California.

The whole damn county
is sinking.

Well, why did you offer
to buy Gene's land?

Well, I feel bad for the guy.

- Isn't it worthless?
- Well, maybe to him,

but not to me.

Well, it must be a hell of a lot
easier to weather a drought

when your name is Blackwood
in Blackwood County,

and you happen to be the
president of the water board.

Yeah, I'm sure

it looks like that way from the
outside looking in, doesn't it?

Like the deck's
stacked in my favor.

- Mm.
- I mean, the water board

is literally under my roof,

but it's free rent for them.

And as far as being president,
well, that just...

It's an unpaid job,
nobody wants to do it,

and that's what the name
Blackwood gets you.

Hmm.

So, you're saying that,
in Gene's case,

it's just bad luck?

We all feel terrible
about what happened to Bobbi.

Now, who's we?

Us, the farmers,
the ranchers around here.

They're just like me.

The land's been in their
families for generations and...

everybody's had their turn
on the shitter.

Mm. Now it's Gene's turn.

You got to understand something.

Right where you're
standing right now,

100 years ago,
there wasn't a drop of water

for as far as you could travel
in a wagon in a day.

Now, can you imagine the will
of consciousness it took

to rewrite God's plan
and to bring all that water

from way up north

and deliver it all the way down
here to this valley,

so that our crops
can feed the world.

And that was one man.

One man with the grit

and the balls to lock horns

with Mother Nature and win.

And that's the kind of soul
you need to farm this land.

I'm just gonna take
a wild stab at this,

but was the guy's name
Blackwood, by any chance?

It's my grandfather.

- Yeah.
- Look, working this land

is like, um...
being in a relationship.

There's give and take,
and there's trust.

And there's a shitload
of betrayal.

- Gene's just waking up to that.
- Well, till then,

how does the water board
figure into all this?

The water board is there

to insure the quality
of the water

and allocate that water
for generations to come.

Yeah, I-I understand that part,

but the water board controls
the distribution of water.

It looks to me like
you got your hand on the tap.

I'm sorry to interrupt,

but the-the high stakes room
is ready.

Well, I'm gonna
have to go, then.

Sorry about that.

Littlecrow.
He runs the place here,

and he don't let me
hold the game up.

Well, listen,
I'm gonna be here for a while,

so, uh, I can just hang out here

if we meet a little bit later?

Well, tonight's no good,
but you live in L.A.?

- Yeah, Santa Monica.
- I got a place in Encino.

- Yeah?
- Yeah, so...

Tell you what, I'll make sure
you get my address.

You want to stop by
tomorrow night?

- Appreciate it.
- I just love talking about water.

I bet. All right, then.

- You bet.
- All right. Good to meet you.

So, you and your wife
have fun here?

Um, I'm-I'm here alone.

Oh. Next time, then.

You know,
we'd love to give your wife

the opportunity to win
her money back.

Oh. You got me
mixed up with somebody else.

Yeah.

No, Mr. McBride.

We have met.

Really?

Where was that?

Well, right here, of course.

No, I-I... That's not possible.

I've never been here before.

Well, my mistake, then.

Jimmy.

Mr. McBride's tab
is on the house tonight.

And, uh, get Mr. Blackwood's
address for him in Encino.

Appreciate it.

Oh, and, uh...
enjoy your evening.

Thank you, sir.

Excuse me.

- Me?
- Can I ask you a question?

Sure, why not?

Do you believe
in love at first sight?

Um...

Yeah, actually, I do.

- Me, too.
- Yeah, good deal.

How have you been?

Been all right. You?

Good. Real good.

He, uh, says he doesn't remember

- being here.
- Hmm.

Let's keep an eye
on that campfire.

I don't want it
getting out of control.

Got it.

McBride's downstairs.

Unimpressive dude.

- Don't underestimate him.
- Well, he doesn't know much.

What is he gonna find out?

- Totally agree.
- What do you mean?

- I mean, there's...
- You two, just listen.

Wade, it was his wife.

Gene's not gonna let it go.

You're probably right.

But let's not worry
just for worry's sake.

Have you ever known me to worry
for no good reason?

Good.

I'm worried.

I hear you, all right?

But I know
the solution will find us.

It always does.

Oh, put your pom-poms away.

You're gonna lose your spot
on the bench, son.

Wha...

You comfortable here?

- Yes, sir.
- Yeah? Your family's good?

- Yeah. Yes, sir, they're very well.
- All right.

- All right, then.
- Thank you.

Mm.

Some say love,
it's like a river,

and that it drowns
the tender reed.

And some say love,
it is a razor,

and that it leaves
your soul to bleed.

Did you see her, too?

I didn't need to see her

to know you did.

She's never been wrong.

Diana's not the answer.

Not this time.

Mm.

It wasn't even my purse,
so what did I care

- if he puked into it? Jesus.
- Hmm.

I don't know what buffet
he went to.

I mean, what's tilapia, anyway?

Isn't it just flounder
with a funny name?

I don't know. I'm not sure.

Man. I fuckin' hate L.A.
sometimes.

It's just assholes marrying
other assholes.

Wow. That's a nice ring, though.

She can pawn that later
when things don't work out.

Yeah, you always need

- a good backup plan.
- Oh, are you kidding me?

I am always
coming up with backup plans.

I was
in the Northridge earthquake.

It was horrible.

My condo was destroyed.

I lost my cat.

Anyway, this place...
I know every exit here,

even the secret one,
back by the bathroom,

the one that nobody talks about.

So, if you ever get stuck
back there,

let me know,
I'll show you where it is.

- Yeah, I'll do that.
- Compliments of Mr. Blackwood.

Oh, that's okay. I'm good.

No, Mr. Blackwood knows how long
it takes to drive back to L.A.

But, uh...

we'll leave it up to you.

Yeah, I appreciate that.

Hey, if you're not
gonna use that, I will.

- What?
- I'm not talking too much, am I?

No. Gosh, no, no.

Just, my last boyfriend
said I talk too much, so...

He's dead now.

Died in that earthquake.

Along with the cat.

Bring it in.

Oh, it's you again.

I told you before,
get the fuck out of here.

Don't know what
you're talking about, bud.

- I'm just lost.
- Once is a coincidence.

Twice... is a fuckin' problem.