The Code (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - Smoke-Pit - full transcript

I promised Jason I'd help.

That's how it started,
but it became

something else a while ago.

My lawyer's going to
ask you to testify.

He thinks I can win
a wrongful death suit.

Beautiful flowers,
Lieutenant Li.

What's the occasion?

The occasion is having
an amazing fiancé.

I... should have told you.

I knew we were going
somewhere dangerous.

I lied. It's okay.



Matty's sick. If he doesn't take

those pills, he thinks
that people are watching him.

Bottoms up.

My brother's been taking
cold medicine.

Nona, everything okay?

My God, we're having a baby.

I promise you,

your life's not as small
as it feels... sometimes.

You can go places,
you can do things,

but you got to be
willing to dream big.

The only limit on the dream...

is the person
who is dreaming it.

That...

is what the guy who recruited me
into the Corps used to say.



Watching those grades, right?

I'm in homeroom.

Thinking about you, Trig.

I can't wait to see you.

All right, listen up,
steakheads.

Congratulations.

You all get to miss
gym class today.

You all recognize
Staff Sergeant Julian Lucas

from his work around campus.

I pulled you all out of class
because I thought

you might want to hear
what the man has to say.

I promise you, your
lives are not as small

as it may feel sometimes.

You can go places...

Proctor!

This man is a
United States Marine.

I think you could give him
your full attention.

Okay, Coach. I got
to be honest, though,

I'm not really sure
what I'm doing here.

I'm playing ball at Pitt,
not joining the military.

Maybe you saw your life one way,
and it all got flushed away.

Now you need to write
a new story for yourself.

The Corps can help.

I willget you
on my pull-up bar, DeLuca.

Come on, if 'Luca peed in a cup,
the cupwould get high.

I hate sneaking around
like this, Trig.

I mean, I'm a senior.

I'm almost 18.

We should be able to have
sleepovers and stuff.

You got to write
a new story for yourself.

The Corps can help you do that.

It can be just as good
as the one you had in your head.

I don't know, man.

Is the coach at Pitt keeping
the scholarship open for you?

You could try walking on.

Do one thing for me.

In a few months, when you're
up and around on that wheel...

just remember who believed
in Steven Proctor

when the world stuck
him on the bench.

Of course you're nervous.

This wouldn't be worth doing
if you weren't nervous.

Just remember,
it's like I told you,

today's the dayToday's the day

you change your story. I change my story.

Give me one second.

Trig, I can't see you today.

Maybe not for a while.

My dad's asking questions.

He wants my passwords.

If he finds out about us,
I'm dead.

Everything okay, Sarge?

The officer's
gonna swear you in.

Just say the words back to him.

Yes, sir.

Who are they?

Staff Sergeant Julian Lucas.

Military police.
We're apprehending you

in connection with
an Article 120 case.

Article 120?

What's that?

Article 120. That's rape.

So we're looking to
give this recruiter

the Big Green Weenie?

According to Janea Kroll's
parents, Julian Lucas

slept with a 17-year-old girl

while he was trying
to recruit her.

That's amazing.

Completely fabulous. Lieutenant Li,

should we assume
that's coming from your end?

Sorry. Thought
I had you guys on mute.

Of course it's rape.

What else would it be?

For one thing, Lieutenant,

Janea Kroll has been 18
for three months.

Now, based on the texts
she showed her parents,

it's hard to say
whether Julian Lucas

slept with her before then.

Good thing the texts aren't
the only evidence we've got.

She told her parents
they had sex

two months before her birthday.

According to them.

I'd like to hear it
directly from the victim.

I take that
you've assigned yourself

the role of defense counsel?

I take my turn in the rotation,

same as every attorney
in my shop.

I asked my cocounsel to dial in,

but so far she's been
uncharacteristically quiet.

Maya.

If you don't pipe up,
I'm gonna assume

your plane went down.

I'm here.
Sorry, I had you on mute.

We haven't even taken off yet,

and everybody else
on this plane is asleep.

So why'd you ask
to see the prosecution

and the defense together
on this one, ma'am?

Julian Lucas is the best
recruiter in his region.

He brings in twice
as many new Marines

as his closest competitor.

The world of recruiting is...

different.

It's all about
hitting your numbers.

Quite a gig.

Death of a Salesmanin uniform.

We prefer having
Marines available

to fight, Captain Dobbins.

That's why a star recruiter
is worth his weight in gold.

Staff Sergeant Lucas's CO
does not want to lose him.

Let me know if he tries
to put his thumb on the scale.

Yes, ma'am.

Obviously,

we are in sensitive
territory here.

Eventually, we will have

a friendlier face

to present to the
potential victim?

She's talking about women, guys.

I'll be back right after
I sort out the situation.

My engagement party's
this weekend.

I should be back from New York
in time for any court-martial.

How's the gown, by the way?

Did you settle
on the eggshell white?

Ha! It's so amaz...

Julian gave a Marine Corps
presentation at school.

It was pretty cool, so I asked
him some questions right after.

And what kind of questions?

Janea doesn't need

to join the military.

She's a good student,
and she was on track

to get a scholarship
before this... recruiter

started working on her. She's still
on track

for a scholarship, Dom.

These schools have no choice
but to let you people in,

and you're-you're
putting grown men

in a position to prey on kids.

We understand your frustration,

but neither of us are
affiliated with recruiting.

We just want
to know what happened.

We already told you that.

This Staff Sergeant Lucas, he
starting texting our daughter.

Then they moved to Xipple.

Those messages
disappear. I mean,

God knows what they
were saying, but he...

he clearly pressured her
into a physical relationship.

Due respect, sir, you
told us what happened.

But if this goes to
court-martial, your daughter's

gonna be the one to testify.

You do understand that?

Janea...

your relationship
with Staff Sergeant Lucas,

did it turn physical
before your 18th birthday?

She's lying.

It's her parents...
They can't stand

that Janea got involved
with a Marine.

Staff Sergeant Lucas,
the two of you made plans

to meet at a hotel room
when that girl was 17.

I read the texts. We didn't go
through with it,

I swear on my mother's life.

I'm sure she's
a wonderful woman,

but that is not a valid defense.

It's the truth.

I met Janea there, we were gonna
go through with it, but...

I left before we even
kissed. I just...

I couldn't cross that line.

I know I... crossed others,

but we didn't do
anything physical,

not before her birthday.

I'm not sure the panel
would admire your restraint.

They don't need to admire it;
They just need to believe me.

It'd be one thing if it was
just your word against hers.

You're up against hard evidence.

Is there anything at all

to back up your version
of what happened?

Now is not the time
to be holding out on me,

Staff Sergeant. I don't know.

We sent each other
a lot of messages,

mostly Xipples, but there
are some e-mails, too.

There might be
something in there,

but I'd have to look through it.

I'll look through it.

Prosecution's gonna be looking
through your computer anyway.

This is a secret e-mail account.

There's some stuff in there.

You're not gonna like it.

Yeah, I shouldn't be too late.

Want me to get takeout?

Usual for Danny?

Okay, see you soon.

You, too.

These are the text
messages between Janea

and Staff Sergeant Lucas?-

What?

Nothing. I'm just wondering,

how long are we supposed
to pretend this thing

with you and Alex Hunt is a secret?
"We"?

I'm kind of asking
on behalf of the entire office.

It's complicated.

Her husband was my friend.

I was the prosecutor
at his murder trial.

Look... my first
company commander,

he lost his best friend
in the Beirut bombing.

He married his buddy's widow.

He helped raise
the two kids she already had.

They are the happiest family

I have ever seen.
Now, you think Jason Hunt

would have been happier

if his widow opened
a Tinder account?

How's Nona? Everything
good with the baby?

Wow. Usually people try a segue

when they're changing
the subject.

She's great.

Thanks for asking.

What?

Well, by my count,

Staff Sergeant Lucas
was corresponding

with 11 different
high school girls

all throughout
Recruiting Territory Four.

And he gave you those
e-mails voluntarily?

There's nothing
incriminating in here.

Looks like Janea was
the only one

he made plans
to get physical with.

Marine recruiters are
not supposed to be

hitting on teenage girls. The Uniform Code

doesn't cover abuses of power.

But we can prosecute people
for hazing their subordinates.

Take it up with
your elected representative.

They sign off on the UCMJ. Look,

hopefully, Julian is done
as a recruiter,

but this is
a Non-Judicial Punishment.

That's up to his CO.

Janea, you drove
all the way down here?

I wanted to talk to you without
my mom and dad in the room.

My father...

puts pressure on me.

It's hard not to say
what he wants to hear.

Should we talk in private?

It's okay.

He should hear this, too.

I'm not going
to help you ruin Trig's life.

"Trig"?

Julian.

That's what some people
call him.

Nothing happened with us.

Not when I was 17.

Janea,

what Julian did with you,

it was wrong.

We think there were others, too.

I understand that
you care about...

I did not have sex with Trig
when I was 17.

And even if I did,

I wouldn't say so in court.

You can keep going
after him if you want.

But I'm not
gonna help you do it.

Janea changed her story?

That means the case
against Julian Lucas is...

Bereft of all reason for being?

I was gonna say
"completely screwed," but sure.

That works, too.

Dial up the profanity factor,

and you could almost pass
as a Marine.

I'll keep that in mind when
I'm polishing my Bronze Star.

Wear your citations out
to dinner

with your fiancé's parents?

Bold choice.

Bard's parents
aren't in town yet.

Tonight, we're with...
various uncles?

I don't know.
He's got a big family.

So what's next?

Staff Sergeant Lucas
was corresponding

with girls
all over West Virginia.

I'm gonna take a driving tour
tomorrow.

If one of them comes forward,

maybe Janea will be willing
to tell the truth.

I take your silence to be
an enthusiastic endorsement.

You're going to ask
a bunch of teenage girls

about their sex lives.

Maybe bring a woman along?
Just saying.

It's a fair point.

I'll see if I can pull someone
from another case.

We're light until dinner
tomorrow, yeah?

I can take a quick hop down.

Help out
for at least part of the day.

You sure? It's all good, sir.

We're still a few days away
from the engagement party.

The same party
you've delayed twice already?

I appreciate your attention
to the details of my wedding,

but no one's delaying anything.

I'll call you after dinner
to make a plan.

Is that okay?

I can work on some invitations
on the plane.

Totally. I can push back
tomorrow's dinner, too,

if that makes it easier.

Hey.

I don't have to go.

No, it's fine.

You should.

It's just...

You're into this, right?

Of course I'm into it.

Kind of feels like,

any time we actually
sat down to plan,

something came up.

An impartial observer
might conclude

you're not super into
this whole thing.

It's our wedding.

I'm into it.

Just let me help out
with this one thing,

and, I promise,

no one will have reason
to doubt my enthusiasm again.

Why should you vote

for Matt Dobbins?

Well, that's
a fair question, ma'am.

It's one that I happen to also
be uniquely qualified to answer.

I'm uniquely qualified,

because I just happen to be
Matt Dobbins.

Yeah, it's true.
I've got the... DNA

and everything to prove it.

Actually, I think I'm
more handsome in person, ma'am.

Well, I don't think it's a shame

that I'm in the wrong party.
In fact...

And she's gone.

Hey, kid.

Didn't your parents
ever teach you

to call ahead
when you're visiting someone?

My parents had their hands
full with my older brother.

Sounds like a messy situation.

Got messier since.

What brings you my way, Maya?

Try any good cold medicine
lately?

You lied to me. I know.

Over and over again.

You sent me those videos
every morning,

and you were never
taking your medication.

Well, that's not
completely accurate.

Matty, you are mentally ill.

And you are running
for public office.

Can you just be
a little quieter, please?

Quiet? I've been quiet
for a long time, Yeah.

And, honestly, I'm not sure
it's a good idea anymore.

You can't say anything.

Yes, I can.

And if you're not gonna
treat your illness,

I absolutely will.

I am treating it.

The last batch
of meds didn't work.

Had all the side effects,
but I still thought, you know...

still think that people
are monitoring me.

Dr. Kendrick canceled the meds.

We're now focused
on cognitive behavioral therapy.

CBT works best when
it's paired with meds.

Look, I don't know
what to tell you.

The meds aren't working.

And I didn't say anything

because I didn't want
to deal with... this.

It's true.

Come with me tomorrow
to Dr. Kendrick.

I'm doing exactly

what my doctor
wants me to be doing.

That's the last

of the high school girls
Staff Sergeant Lucas

traded messages with.

They all claim it was
just the digital equivalent

of heavy petting.
Which leaves us...

Bereft of all reason for being?

I was gonna say
"completely screwed."

But your way works, too.

Expecting to find
something over there?

No. It's fine.

I swear somebody followed
me home last night.

Yes, Lieutenant Li, I'm aware

that I sound
slightly paranoid. Slightly?

I am a captain in
the United States Marine Corps,

and I did two tours
in Afghanistan.

I know how to spot a tail.

There was a gold Chevy Malibu
behind me last night.

I did three right turns in a
row, and it was still there.

Three right turns
means you did a circle.

Nobody needs to make
three right turns.

Why would somebody follow you?

I have no idea.

You hear that?

I didn't have you down
for whatever that is.

I'm talking about the lyrics.

We were at a dead end,
so I did some digging around

on Lucas' social media.

Apparently, he's a big fan
of the band Hardknot.

That was them.

You obviously think that
should mean something to me.

There was this

trolling thing with the white
nationalists a while back.

The far-right tried
to co-opt the "okay" sign

as a symbol of racism.

Sounds like a productive
use of their time.

They called it O-KKK.

Like the KKK.

Got it. Super clever.

We're prosecuting
Staff Sergeant Lucas for rape. Correction,

we're failing to prosecute
Staff Sergeant Lucas for rape.

Part of what we're trying
to do is get him off

the recruiting billet, right?

This could help.

What are we supposed
to be looking at?

Well, that's your client's
favorite band.

Isn't that right,
Staff Sergeant?

Okay, what does this have to do

with the retracted accusation
against my client?

Because I was
just telling him that,

considering the government's
failure to turn up

further evidence, he's likely
to face nonjudicial punishment.

This is about
Richmond, Virginia.

August of last year.

Richmond?
I've... never been there.

Are you referring
to the white nationalist rally?

That's right.

Hardknot's a white power band.

Your client's a big fan.

Once we figured out
that Staff Sergeant Lucas

was into racist music,
we dug around.

The band's website hosts
a white power forum.

Sound familiar, Staff Sergeant?

There's a frequent poster on
there with the name Trig725.

That's your nickname,
isn't it? Trig?

That's doesn't prove anything,
Captain.

I agree. What's your birthday?

It's July 25.

7/25.

The day before the rally,

Staff Sergeant Lucas
requested leave from his post...

A six-hour drive from Richmond,
by the way... for the day

of the rally. A few days later,

Trig725 posted a comment

about the event.

"Richmond's
a six-hour drive each way,

"but our show of force
made it all worth it.

"Left with some new brothers
in arms and my knuckles...

"covered in the blood

"of a protestor slut

I had to put in her place."

Janea Kroll

may have changed her story,

but sexual assault's
not your only crime,

is it?

You assaulted a civilian

in the middle of
a white power rally.

You can't prove that
Staff Sergeant Lucas

raped Janea Kroll,
but you do think

he assaulted somebody
at a white nationalist rally?

Can't prove that either. Yes, ma'am. He
straight up admitted it.

My client posted
under the name Trig725.

Some of those posts include
attending the rally in question.

In other words, he admitted it.

But those claims
are mere braggadocio.

Lucas didn't actually attend.

Sorry, did you just say

"mere braggadocio"?

I did, Lieutenant Li.

Copy that.

I'm, trying to take notes.

It's... weird here.

Putting you guys back on mute.

Thank you. Staff Sergeant Lucas

claims he wasn't telling
the truth in his posts,

trolling
in an effort to look better

to the other members
of the forum.

The other neo-Nazis, you mean.

Extremist beliefs
are prohibited by the Corps.

Are you whispering,
Captain Dobbins?

Sorry. I'm waiting to see
my brother's psychiatrist.

Extremist beliefs
are prohibited by the Corps,

but it's up to Staff Sergeant
Lucas' CO to determine

whether separation
or NJP is the appropriate course.

Lucas' CO

will probably just look
the other way

because he needs
Lucas' recruiting numbers.

I expect you're right, Captain.

But if you can't prove

that Staff Sergeant Lucas
was at that rally

and that he assaulted
a woman there,

that's an outcome
we're gonna have to live with.

Hey.

Hey.

You're back.

Everything okay?

Everything's great.

You're...

acting...
kind of weird right now.

Last night, you asked
about our wedding.

You deserve a better answer
than the one I gave you.

There's a better answer
than you're into it?

There's a more complete answer.

I...

I'm extremely into the idea
of being your wife,

and I can't wait to marry you.

Okay.

It's the wedding.

Everything around it.

All the... stuff.

I live this life now.

It's about making do.
It's about...

making the best you can
out of what you've got.

You know I respect
what you do. I admire it.

I do. I know. It's just...

everyone assumes this
is some kind of phase.

I'll do my bit, and then
I'll come back to the world

of our families,
the world of stuff.

And the thing is, I like this.

And when I go from
this to all this,

all this stuff around
the wedding, it can feel...

How does it feel?

It feels obscene.

I'm so lucky we met.
I can't wait to marry you.

It's just...
the way we're doing it?

I don't feel at home
inside of it anymore.

That's... a tricky one.

I know. But I have an idea.

Let's elope.

Seriously?

Yeah.

I'm here for
the next three days.

Forget about "having a wedding."

Let's get married.

Tell me everything you saw,

Professor Holmberg.
Any detail could help.

A group of
counter-protestors had gathered

i-in front of
an African-American church

that the ralliers
were marching toward.

I heard shouting,
and when I turned

I saw a man punching a woman,
over and over.

There was blood everywhere.

Any chance you can tell me
about the victim?

She was young. White.

Long blonde hair.

What about the attacker?

I couldn't tell you much.

Light hair, I think?

He had on a black T-shirt.

I remember the drawing.

It was like a Viking hanging
a skeleton by a noose.

Thank you, Professor.
I'll call back

if I have any more questions.

You...

left these in my office.

I read they're good

to take during
the first 12 weeks.

Helps prevent neural tube
defects, I think?

Is it weird?

I-I didn't know what to get.

Nah. Guys give each other
pregnancy vitamins all the time.

Thanks.

Um, I'm happy for you guys.

You're gonna be great parents.

Make sure Nona takes those;

The health of little Abe
is nothing to trifle with.

"Little Abe"?
What if it's a girl?

I think it works either way.

Hey, that call I was on?
There were no official reports

of assault on the day
of the Richmond riots,

but I tracked down
a sociology professor

who wrote a blog post
about one of the marchers

assaulting a counter-protestor.

You heard that about the Viking
and the noose?

I'm sure there were
a lot of Hardknot fans

in Richmond that day.

I'm going to dig through
every story about the riot,

every video posted on the Web

that was recorded outside
that church.

See if I can get a look
at this guy.

Care to lend a hand?

You mean, do I care to build
a case against my own client?

We're talking about a white
nationalist rally, Trey.

If Julian did go
to that rally...

do you want someone
like that in the Corps?

Matty?

Sorry to interrupt.

No worries.

I was just going over
Dr. Kendrick's list

of "things that aren't true."

I thought you were flying out.

Um, I'm gonna catch a later hop.

Okay.

So what's up?

Should you be doing this?

The campaign.

Matty.

You believe things
that aren't true.

People are going to vote for you
without knowing that.

You tell people you're sick,
they feel sorry for you.

You tell people
you're mentally ill?

They give you a nervous smile
and back away.

The stigma is real, kid.

If I say anything,
I'm... finished.

I'm not saying it's fair.

But I am wondering
if it's right.

I'm diagnosed
with delusional disorder.

I'm not schizophrenic.

I don't have hallucinations.

I'm not thinking different crazy
thoughts every day.

I have one very specific,
localized delusion.

I believe
that I'm under surveillance.

I'm not saying it's a good deal,

but I can manage it.

I do manage it.

Except when you don't.

Look around.

This dumb room
with these folding chairs?

This is exactly
what I've always wanted.

I went to Wall Street
after college

so I could have money for this.

I'm good at it.

And I can do good with it.

I'm not gonna give it up
because we're in the Dark Ages

when it comes to mental illness.

And besides, I'm gonna lose.

Like, really.

We've got no money left.

The party gave up on us
a long time ago.

The second debate's in two days.

If it doesn't move
the needle for me,

we're gonna have
to close up shop.

Stay with me if you're worried.

Watch me.

Help me.

What are you thinking about?

I'm trying to imagine
what it's like.

Knowing with your head
that something isn't true,

but believing it
in your heart, anyway.

It must be so hard.

I can't imagine.

No luck?

Don't you have a pregnant
wife to get home to?

I... got caught up in something.

I'll walk out with
you. I'm done here.

What's up?

You found this on your own.

Replace us.

Jews will not replace us.

Jews...

Staff Sergeant Lucas.

You've been busy, Major Ferry.

What can I say?
You made me curious.

Lucas lied to me yesterday.

He did attend that rally,
and now you can prove it.

We think that's the woman who
Staff Sergeant Lucas assaulted.

Alleged assault. Do you know who she is?

It helps to have a victim

when you're prosecuting
an assault.

We're looking, ma'am.

And why is defense here?

I need to recuse myself
as lead counsel.

I'm passing the case off
to Captain Dobbins.

I may have provided evidence
to the prosecution.

Technically, he was representing.

Staff Sergeant Lucas
in a different matter.

I'd like to request

that Major Ferry stay on
as second chair.

Are you calling in from
some kind of sporting event?

Sorry, I'm in the middle
of a phone shift.

Trey can run point
on our investigation

while I'm in Winston-Salem.

As long as he doesn't examine

any witnesses in court,
I'm fine with that.

Lieutenant Li, have you been
driven to elopement yet?

Why would you say that?

- I'm kidding, Harper.
- It's just...

It's a lot of time
with relatives.

Yeah.

I'll keep working to find

the name of the woman
who was attacked.

Elopement, that...
that is funny, ma'am.

Hey.

You missed the girls.

Danny says "good night."

Hey.

My lawyer called this afternoon.

He wants to see us both.

I guess he's gonna
send out a press release

when he files the suit.

He wants us both ready
to answer questions

about why it's valid to sue
the Marines over Jason's death.

What are you looking for
out there?

I keep seeing this car
everywhere I go.

I swear it's following me.

I know how that sounds.

There it is.

Where you going?

Dakota Bails?

That guy's tailing you?

NCIS ran the plates for me.

The guy's got a good PI name,
I'll give him that.

It looks like he hasn't updated
his site in a decade.

It's been a while.

The Dakota Bails Agency
closed its doors in 2013.

Apparently, Mr. Bails became
the in-house investigator

at Werber & Swillce,
Attorneys at Law.

Swillce. As in Dennis Swillce?

Yep.

Why is your own attorney
having you followed?

He's not my attorney.

I'm a witness
in one of his cases.

Okay. So why is he having one
of his witnesses followed?

This case is huge for him.

He's planning to have it go all
the way to the Supreme Court.

I guess he doesn't
want any surprises.

Alex and I are gonna go
see Swillce tomorrow anyway,

and we'll be discussing
Mr. Bails.

Harper, any luck running down

that counter-protestor? Not yet,

but I found a picture where
you can see her sweatshirt.

It has a logo on it
for something

called Schoolgirl Reaper.

It's a manga from the '90s.

A what from the '90s? A Japanese comic.

Tokyo Ghoul, Lone Wolf and Cub?

I don't know those things,

and I don't know
why you know those things.

They also turned
Schoolgirl Reaper

into a pinball machine.

I guess it's really hard
to find,

so it has a cult following.

I signed up for some sub-groups
on social media.

Hopefully, I'll find someone
who can point us

to our assault victim.

In other words, our case relies

on pinball collectors and fans
of Japanese comic books?

Pretty much.

Can you hear that,
Lieutenant Li?

It's the sound
of your colleagues not holding

their breath.

We got to get rolling.

Debate's in 90 minutes.

What?

I just never get tired of seeing
you in that uniform.

I'm proud of you.

Mom and Dad would be
so proud of you right now.

Thanks, Matty.

I wish I believed they were
watching over us, you know?

To be that kind of person?

Might make this easier.

Well, you can still think about
it even if you don't believe it.

Is that what you do?

Sometimes.

A lot.

How can I help you right
now? What do you need?

I think I'm gonna be okay.

Well, I have to figure out
if I can live with this, right?

So one way or another,
it's gonna be worth it.

That's kind of a morbid outlook.

I don't think there's
anything you can do.

It's okay for me to believe
that people are watching me.

It has to be okay,
because I can't not believe it.

It's not how I came
out of the factory.

I just have to keep
reminding myself

that I can't say it
to other people.

It'll be hard.

- I get nervous up there,
you know? - Guys.

It's been time.

We'll be right there, Addison.

Matty.

When you're out there tonight,
you can say those things to me.

What are you talking about?

I'm gonna be in the front row.

If it gets bad, just look at me.

I'll know.

You're not alone with this.

Harper.

What's up? HARPER:
The woman we're looking for

is named Alethea Lindgren.

Seriously?
The comic fans came through?

It was the pinball collectors,
actually.

She commented on a site about
the Schoolgirl Reapermachine.

The guy who put up the page
gave me her name.

Pinball for the win.
Let's get her statement.

Abe, two months

after the Richmond riots,
Alethea was a passenger in a car

that veered off the road
near Burlington, Vermont.

They think
the driver fell asleep.

The car fell about 70 feet

after it went
through a guardrail.

There were no survivors.

She can't testify
against Staff Sergeant Lucas.

She's been dead for months.

I kind of don't even know
what to say.

Um, you just kicked Bryson
Culler's ass from bell to bell.

I think some gloating
would be appropriate.

His people are still gonna
spin this as a win, and, I mean,

I'm still going to lose.

But yeah. Culler broke out
into a flop sweat

as soon as I nailed him
on attendance.

Matt.

This is Tiffany Dixon-Green.

Yeah, of course.
Um, I know who you are.

Matt Dobbins.
It's a pleasure to meet you.

Thank you.

Can we...?

Of course. Excuse me, everybody.

Not you, Captain.

That was quite a
performance, young man.

Thank you.

Didn't even know you were there.

No, you didn't.

The national party has taken
an interest in this race.

Seriously?

I can't even get
the local people

to return my calls.

That's a failure of imagination
that we intend to correct.

This picture... you two...

Works for us.

Service and progress
hand in hand.

We're gonna raise money for you.

Are you kidding?

I'll need you both available.

We need to talk
strategy going forward.

Personnel. Press.

Ma'am, I'm an officer
in the Marine Corps. I understand

you can't actively campaign,

but you can be
around the campaign.

Frankly, we need you to be.

That uniform you're wearing

might just get your
brother elected.

Let me make sure
I have all this straight.

You, Major Ferry,

are not the primary counsel
for Staff Sergeant Lucas.

That's correct, Your Honor. TALLEY:
But you are

arguing in support
of this motion to dismiss.

Your Honor, Captain Dobbins

is on a flight back
from North Carolina.

She'll take first chair
when she gets here.

I read your motion.

That's your cue, counselors.

Argue away.

Your Honor,
the government is arguing

that my client committed
an assault while on leave.

This should be a matter
for the civilian courts.

We intend to demonstrate
that Staff Sergeant Lucas

instructed his fellow marchers

in Marine close
combat techniques

on the day of the riot.

Staff Sergeant
Lucas was, in fact,

acting as a Marine.

That is quite an imaginative
interpretation of the facts.

If you're willing to buy that,

Your Honor, the fact remains

there is no victim of
this alleged assault.

The victim's name
is Alethea Lindgren.

She can't testify
because she died

two months after the riot.

Alethea Lindgren never filed

a complaint with
the Richmond police.

The same police who
shot tear gas at her?

Your Honor, Staff Sergeant Lucas

admitted he attacked someone
that day.

Those posts were not
mere braggadocio.

But the fact remains

that you are trying
to prosecute someone

for an assault
that does not have

an established victim. There are witnesses.

Eyewitness testimony
is unreliable

under the best of circumstances.

We're talking about the middle
of a riot.

Enough. I've got it.

Normally, I'd be inclined
to let you two

duke it out in front of a panel.

But you haven't got
the goods here, Captain Abraham.

Motion to dismiss is granted.

Staff Sergeant Lucas,
you are free to go.

Hey, I'm sorry

I can't make
the Swillce thing today.

I'm leaving soon.

Yeah, I know it's bad timing,

but I had to drive out
to West Virginia.

Can we...

can we reschedule?

I don't know if I can get
another afternoon off work.

Can you try? I really want
to be there when we ask him

why he's having me followed.

Yeah, I'll check.

What are you doing
in West Virginia?

Throwing a Hail Mary.
I'll talk to you soon.

Janea.

I don't want to talk to you.

I won't be long.
Just hear me out

for two minutes,
and I'll never bother you again.

Staff Sergeant Lucas... Julian...

He's gonna be back
at his post soon.

I heard.

We believe he attacked a woman
in Richmond last year.

Hit her in the face
more than once.

But we can't prove it.

Seems like a running
theme with you guys.

I'll tell you one thing
that's not up for debate.

Julian believes
some pretty disgusting things.

He posted that stuff
under the name Trig725.

He admitted he wrote all that,

as if the name
didn't make it obvious.

He's proud of that stuff, Janea.

I don't understand.

If he thinks these
things, how could he...?

It's a thing
with these guys sometimes.

Maybe they don't always connect

the stuff they're writing
with the real world.

Maybe he thinks
you're one of... One of the good ones?

I don't know.

But that stuff you're reading?

That's the real Julian.

That's the guy
you're protecting.

Marine Staff Sergeant Lucas

was taken into custody today

and faces charges
of rape connected

to his relationship
with a high school student.

Look at you.

I better hope the justice
of peace is a straight guy.

Not a gay lady?

That works, too.

You ready?

What's wrong?

This isn't what I want.

Everything you described
the other day...

The dinners, the parties,

all that stuff...

That's what I see when I
think about marrying you.

That's what you used to see.

That's what I want.

I'm sorry.

Don't apologize.
It's what you want.

I'm not apologizing,
but I am sorry.

You don't want that.

I don't want this.

Where does that leave us?

Hey.

Never heard back from you
about that meeting.

What's wrong?

I went, Abe.

It was so obvious.

We should have known.

What's obvious?

He had you followed
because of us.

I don't know if I
said the wrong thing

somewhere along the way or...

I don't know, he heard you were
with me one too many times.

Got suspicious.

He was looking for confirmation.

We're not doing anything wrong.

Think about how
it's going to look.

I'm suing the Marine Corps
for the murder of my husband,

and you're the star witness.

And we're...

I don't know, a couple.

Swillce says the case is
going to be compromised.

I'm gonna get dragged
through the mud.

We both are. We're gonna get dragged
through the mud anyway.

Abe.

If we keep doing this,

he's gonna drop me as a client.

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