The Good Fight (2017–…): Season 3, Episode 4 - The One with Lucca Becoming a Meme - full transcript

So, this is global warming?

I think it's just Chicago.

We should move to San Diego.
Mm.

Doesn't look good.

She'll be fine.

And what is
the current disposition

of the drug charges?

- Under review.
- Forgive me, Maia,

but as managing partner,
I have to ask this.

Do you have a drug problem?

No. God, no.



The drugs were foisted upon me
by Roland Blum.

And these were the drugs
the police found in your car?

Yes.
Foisted

but not planted?

So, if you weren't
using yourself,

why'd you allow him
to foist anything on you?

I don't know how much experience
you've had with Roland Blum.

The, uh, the standard playbook

goes out the window.

Does that extend to throwing

a computer through a glass wall?

Admittedly,

we've all lost our temper
on occasion.

I didn't lose my temper.



Blum thought
that he could intimidate me,

and I had to let him know
that I wasn't intimidated.

There may be better ways of doing that.
There are.

And I apologize.

I've agreed to pay
for both the computers

and for the glass,
and I promise,

this will never happen again.

Okay.

- Thank you, Maia.
- Thank you.

So, what do we think?

Fire her.

No, no.
What?

- I agree.
- We fired Alan North

last month
for the identical drug charge.

Not identical. He was using.

That was never proved.

This is just holding,
and Maia's never had

- any other issues.
- Actually, that's not true.

She was arrested two years ago.

For her father's crimes.

But then she was found
not guilty.

But don't we have
to be consistent?

I argued against
firing Alan North

for his drug arrest,
but I was overruled

because we agreed
there's zero tolerance.

Zero tolerance
for using, not for...

I don't think we ever agreed
on that distinction.

It's a huge distinction.

Wait. Wait.

Wait. Whoa, whoa,
whoa. Wait. Wait.

We will review all the
evidence against Maia

and then consider
suspending her for a week.

So we're just gonna
let this slide?

We're not gonna let it slide.
We're not letting it slide.

I know how this works.
Just saying due diligence.

We kick it down the road

so we can bury it.
No.

We will come back in four
days, and we will vote.

Everybody will be heard.

- Okay?
- Okay.

So, you coming with me?

To tell Maia?
No, to the noon meeting.

Oh, your leftie rebellion?

Mm, trust me, Liz,
you'll be impressed.

I-I've had my fill
of left-wing anger.

Yeah, well, this is different.

All right, let me
think about it.

Should I close the door?

Am I fucked?

Wow, Maia. All grown up.

No, you are not fucked.

Boseman is doing the bare
minimum to discard of this.

Drug test and a
standard investigation.

A drug test?
Yeah. Standard.

But you have the
votes, so don't worry.

Uh, things will be back
to normal in four days.

I'm so sorry
about all of this, Diane.

No, no, no. You should've had
some supervision with Blum.

That was my mistake.

Well, it was an education.

That's an odd couple.

I know. They've been spending
a lot of time together.

I think Julius is helping
her out with some legal issue.

No, don't walk back
your pro-life argument.

That's why they want you
for a federal judgeship.

You don't think
it's too controversial?

It's controversial here
because everybody's pro-choice,

but you're at the
Historical Law Society.

They're like the Federalist
Society Version Two.

They want true believers.

So I should just bring it up,
abortion?

No, you bring up your biography.

The dog whistles.
You have 12 kids.

Six.
Whatever. And you're Catholic,

and you live that
whole philosophy.

What's that mean?

Mass once a week
and a disabled son.

Seriously?
I should just bring that up?

Are you kidding me?
They'll eat that up.

Julius, this is
Stockholm syndrome here.

You've been here
with liberals so long

you don't know what you should
be humblebragging about.

Aren't you one of those liberals?
Sure.

But my dad poisoned me.
He made politics chess,

so it was more important to
win than to make life better.

You're a funny bird.

Let's start again.

When they ask you about your
family, what do you say?

Well, as the father
of six children,

one of them
with muscular dystrophy,

I'm well aware
of the problems of family,

and that's one of the reasons
I supported Donald Trump.

Trump is down in the suburbs,

but his evangelical,
rural support is strong

and unlikely to decrease
given his court appointments

and grip
on the right-wing media.

If you turn to chart three,

you'll see
that looking ahead to 2020,

we need to change our focus.

Michigan,
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.

Trump won the 2016 election

because of these...

79,646 votes.

That's all it took to get him
the 46 electoral votes

that put him in the White House.

He lost the popular vote
by almost three million.

So shouldn't we, in fact,
change Valerie's goal?

What do you mean?
Well,

she challenged us to find a way

to shave nine points off
of Trump's approval rating.

But isn't that too broad?

Shouldn't we just focus
on these needed votes?

Should we check
with Valerie first?

- Um, she left it to us.
- So, let's do it.

Can I make a suggestion?

Go for it.
Isabella Burns.

I'm working
with social media innovators,

trying to follow tastes
across the country.

And if you want
to sway 79,000 votes

in Michigan, Wisconsin
and Pennsylvania,

you need to swiftboat
a pop star.

Swiftboat?

As in Taylor Swift.
She came out for a candidate,

and within 24 hours,

65,000 new young voters
registered.

By Election Day, there were
half a million new voters.

So we need an influencer who
matters in these three states.

And who might that be?

We also need an influencer

we can influence.

Diane.

Sounds like you already
have somebody in mind?

Well, yes.

One of your clients.

Uh-oh.

The country star,

Sabrina Wynne.

Her Q score is 56 or better
in these three states.

Especially among
18 to 32-year-olds.

Oh. So you all discussed this
before we got here?

We went through
our client lists. You won.

It's my day off.
This better be good.

Oh, I'm sorry.
Do you have a moment?

I need some advice.

How did
the disciplinary hearing go?

Good, I think.

I mean, they want
to give me a drug test.

I've-I've never done one before.

Do I have to worry
about a false positive?

You know, from, like,
a-a lemon poppy seed muffin?

No. Poppy seeds are
in such low quantities,

it won't matter.
Everything should be fine.

Just don't get arrested again.

But for how long does a, uh,

drug test flag
something like poppy seeds

- in your system?
- Ah.

A week at the most.

You know, they found drugs
in your car, Maia.

It's not like you did drugs.

I'm so relieved.

I feel like I want
to get blackout drunk.

I need a drink, too.

We just came
from a "mommy and me" class.

Oh, God.
Yeah, we had to clap and sing

and shake tambourines.

I thought my day was bad.

♪ Baby shark,
doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ♪

♪ Baby shark, doo, doo,
doo, doo, doo, doo ♪

♪ Baby shark,
doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ♪

♪ Baby shark... ♪
Okay, I'm gonna go now.

No, wait, there's 12 verses.

♪ Mommy shark, doo, doo ♪

♪ Doo, doo, Daddy... ♪
Good to talk.

♪ Shark, doo, doo,
doo, doo, doo, doo ♪

♪ Mommy shark. ♪

Are you there?

Are you wishing

somebody would
pay attention to you?

It's okay.

She's off the phone now.

It's cold outside.

You should put a
scarf around him.

He doesn't like scarves.

Did he tell you that?

When you get home,

you should give him
Tylenol right away

so he doesn't get a cold.

Yeah, that's not how
Tylenol works.

I'm guessing that you haven't
been a nanny for very long.

I found him at Whole Foods
near the bulk peanuts.

I like peanuts.

Is that a joke?

Okay, strange baby.

Let's go.
Time to sell you on eBay.

Do you know who that woman was?

No.

Did she come here

with that baby?

Yes. Look, I-I'm not sure what
I'm dealing with here,

but it's a woman who says
she isn't the nanny,

but she's African-American,
and the baby is white.

Now, this is not racist.
I'm just concerned be...

Oh, sh-she's looking
at me right now.

Oh, my God.
She said something about drugs,

about how her friend has drugs

in her car, and I just...
I always told myself

it's always better
to be safe than sorry.

Are you fucking kidding me?
Uh, she's about 30 years old,

dressed in baggy clothes, fancy
sneakers. Oh, and she told me

she found the baby
at a Whole Foods. Thank you.

Um, excuse me,
I think you should wait

until the police come.
Ma'am,

you need to get a fucking grip.

Okay, don't swear.

I have your license number,

and I gave the police
your description.

Jesus. You are not
leaving with this baby.

With my baby?
Yes, I fucking am.

He's not your baby.
Don't!

Get your hands off my stroller.

Okay, help!
She's trying to take a baby! Lady...

Can you stop? Stop.
If you don't get the fuck away from my car,

I'm gonna take you down...
Help!

Put him down. Help me!

Great. Great. Here we go.

I've known quite a few judges

on both sides of the aisle.

I understand how important
your work is,

how important it is
to stop the trend

of liberal judges legislating
from the bench.

I've been a congregant
at Holy Conception

for 20 years now.

My kids, too. Uh, six kids.

And when I'm refereeing
at one of our soccer games,

I call fouls.

I don't score goals.

Julius, you've spent years now

at a liberal law
firm responsible

for some of the most damaging

police brutality lawsuits
in the country.

How is that consistent
with your beliefs?

Oh. The fact that I've
worked closely with liberals

without compromising
my personal principles

tells you how committed I am
to my conservative beliefs.

Fantastic job.
Thank you.

So, one thing. We gave you

five résumés for consultants.
You didn't like them?

No, no, no, they were great.

Some of them were... expensive.

Yeah. I
should've warned you.

We can try to funnel
you some PAC money.

No, no, no, I'm good.

You're a wonderful
candidate, Julius,

so I hope you take this
in the right spirit.

You won't make it with Eli
Gold's daughter as your advisor.

Well, she doesn't
affect my beliefs.

Her father's an assassin
for the other side.

But she isn't.
Well, she's guaranteed to talk to him.

I'm sorry, Julius, but
you need to let her go.

And if I don't?

Well, our biggest fear is
putting someone on the court

and having them
flip on us, so...

this is not a small thing.

Think about it.

Let us know.

You crushed it.
What did Brock say?

Uh, what? Just now?

Yeah. When he
pulled you aside.

Is it a done deal?

He didn't say anything.

They just need a couple
of days to think about it.

Oh. Right.

Okay.

Hmm.

Hey. Can we talk a minute?
Hey.

Yeah. Yeah, what's up?

So, I've been searching
online, but, um,

I'm a little confused
on the matter,

so I wanted to ask you.

What's wrong?

Nothing. It's, uh, just
these e-mails I keep getting.

Whoa!

Those are the kind of
e-mails I usually get.

Okay, so...

what is it?

Uh, okay, so this is
gonna sound bad, but...

I was wondering how long

something will stay
in your system

for it to be detected
by a drug test.

This isn't about
the poppy seeds?

No.

What drugs?

Fentanyl.

Fentanyl?

How did you...

Uh, Blum, he...

he gave me
a fentanyl lollipop to try.

And you tried it? Mm-hmm.
I'd never done drugs before,

ever, and, uh...

I wanted to see
what it would be like.

Okay.

So...

it depends on how much you took.

Mm-hmm. Usually it metabolizes
in one and a half days,

but it could take
up to five days.

How long ago since you took it?
Four days ago.

Jay came to me yesterday
for a drug test,

but I delayed it to today.

You'll probably be fine.

But you can't be sure?

I can't be.

I need to delay it one more day.

Thank you.
Okay.

Lucca Quinn.

Bitch, fuck, cunt,
motherfucking asshole...

Lucca Quinn.

Ms. Quinn, this is Cole Lowe
from the Washington Post.

Is this a good time?
For...?

Do you have a comment
on the video?

The "Mothering
While Black" video.

I've contacted
the other woman involved,

and she insists this was all
an unfortunate misunderstanding.

Do you have a comment?
Uh...

I'm actually a-a little busy.

Goodbye.

Hey! Stop!

This is not racist.
I was just... Okay.

She doesn't even know
how to fold this stroller.

I can fold the stroller fine!

This is clearly not your baby.

You actually want
to see my I.D.?

Yeah, your car registration,
too, please.

How dare you!
She told me that she found him

at the Whole Foods.
Oh, my God.

It was a joke!
It was a freaking joke!

- You think that is funny?
- Okay, all right...

You actually want
to see my I.D.?

Yeah,
your car registration, too.

The father of this baby
is a United States congressman.

I still need
to see your I.D.

You actually
want to see my I.D.?

Congratulations.
You're a meme.

The father of this baby
is a United States congressman.

All right,
all right, all right! Okay...

She's trying to take a baby!

Help me!

Because this is my baby.

Because he needs to get home
and have a nap.

Did you know she was
coming in today?

No.

That's an odd coincidence.

Yeah. Do you believe
in coincidences?

No.

Ah.

Uh, you've met, uh, Liz Reddick?
No.

I'm sure you knew her dad.
It's an honor. Hi.

I wrote a song about your dad.
Oh.

Some idiot thought
it was pro-Klan.

Mm. That's the problem with art.

People interpret it
any which way.

I'm Sabrina's manager,
Nate Yardley.

Hi. I think you know
Diane Lockhart.

Hi, Nate. Hi, Sabrina. Ms.
Lockhart, hi. Yeah, we, uh,

didn't mean to bring in
the whole cavalry here.

Oh, no, we are here to serve.

Sabrina's just a little
concerned about her fans.

They can get a little rambunctious.
What's the problem?

What is...?

Uh, please, sit.

So, we keep track
of mentions on social media.

This was just posted today.

It's obviously photoshopped,
but a lot of the discussion's

about Sabrina really being
there in Charlottesville.

They call themselves Wynners.
Who does?

These fans on the alt-right.

They think she's
their Aryan savior.

Where's this coming from?
Some conspiracy theorist

on 4chan who
calls himself P-Anon.

He supposedly
has all this information

on the coming civil war.

He says I'll be married
off to Donald Trump Jr.,

who will rule for
the next 50 years.

And you want to sue him?
Well, no, he's anonymous.

- I mean, who would we sue?
- You'll still make

a statement with this suit.

You'll come out
as against the alt-right

and neo-Nazis.

No. We are committed
to staying neutral.

Neutral with regards to Nazis?

Look...

I-I know this is hard
for people to understand,

but music, to me, is
bigger than politics.

It's my whole life.

But if you bring music
down to politics,

that is all that people see.

And the ugly thing
about right now is:

beauty is secondary.

Politics is everything.

Families break apart
because of politics.

Paintings are about politics.

TV shows and jokes,

poems, comic books.

I always promised myself,

no matter how much
money I'd lose,

to never let my music
be used for anything

except as music.

So no statements,

even about alt-right assholes.

Then... what would you
like us to do?

One of Sabrina's fan sites

has reprinted this photo
and called on Sabrina

to condemn the alt-right.
We want you

to send a cease-and-desist
order to that site.

Oh, well, uh, that
would be a mistake, Sabrina.

Why? Well,
doing that would make it seem

like you support the alt-right.

You would be making a statement

by trying to not make
a statement.

Also, they have
a First Amendment right.

Here's the problem...
when this photo was on 4chan,

only 50,000 or so saw it.

Now it's on my fan site...

a few million see it.

Is this the work of
your resistance group?

Uh, I don't know.

P-Anon is theirs,

but it may have gotten away from them.
Meaning?

It's weird how quickly
what starts out as satire

becomes the real thing
these days.

♪ Now we have the Internet ♪

♪ The future is in range ♪

♪ It's great
for buying groceries ♪

♪ It's a tool
for social change ♪

♪ But in the darker corners ♪

♪ There is something
very strange ♪

♪ A mirror world
of mystery and fog ♪

♪ First there's just a meme ♪

♪ Then there's a joke
about the meme ♪

♪ The joke is that it's fake ♪

♪ It's not as fake
as it may seem ♪

♪ Confusion when they use one ♪

♪ And it seems
like what they mean ♪

♪ And then, ta-da,
a cartoon Nazi frog ♪

♪ They want to make you crazy ♪

♪ And they want
to make you mad ♪

♪ Okay is not okay and, tee-hee,
drinking milk is bad ♪

♪ But no frog is a Nazi ♪

♪ And it makes him very sad ♪

♪ One more clown nose
in their shitty catalog ♪

♪ The lines are getting blurry ♪

♪ And it's very hard to see ♪

♪ If it's cruel
or if it's funny ♪

♪ If it's truth or irony ♪

♪ For every thought
that's stupid ♪

♪ There is someone
who'll agree ♪

♪ And it's hell
if you're a cartoon Nazi frog ♪

♪ Fare-thee-well,
despised cartoon Nazi frog. ♪

We talking to Lucca?

Mm-hmm.
Got it.

You two do know that...
Sabrina is my client?

Oh, yes.
We were just trying Yeah.

To put up a united front for her.
Yeah.

Oh.

Look, it was a misunderstanding.

The cops were great.

The lady realized she was wrong,
so I wish we wouldn't make

such a big deal of it.
We're not trying to, Lucca.

It's just that now we're
getting phone messages here.

Uh, Jay.

"I'm going to find
where you live,

"and I'm going to rescue
that precious baby

from the shithole
where you're holding him."

"This won't be
Mothering While Black,

this will be Mothering
While Dead." Lucca,

we want Jay to escort you

- to and from work every day.
- No.

Seriously, I'm fine.
That is not necessary.

It is, Lucca.
Just for a week. It was

a total nonevent.

It'll be forgotten by tomorrow.

It was captured on video.

- That's never forgotten.
- Like the guy

who was shot in his car
with his girlfriend.

Philando Castile. Right.
There was video,

so it was remembered
longer than the guy

who was killed in his apartment

by an off-duty cop.
Botham Jean.

- Right.
- Same thing with the guy

whose car broke down.
Then he knocked

on somebody's door...

Jonathan Ferrell.

Do you all notice
that the black people here

know the names of the victims
of police shootings,

but the others don't?

Um, I don't think
that's true. Is it?

Who was the kid on the dashcam
walking away

when the police shot him?

Laquan McDonald.

And who was that gay youth
on the fence post?

Matthew Shepard.

So you think I'm racist?

No. It was... just
an observation.

My grandparents went to Selma.

Marissa, please, let it go.
I'm sorry I brought it up.

I guess I'll go remember the names
of everyone shot by the police.

Jonathan Ferrell.

Michael Brown.

Philando Castile.

Um...

Alton Sterling.

What do you think
about what Lucca said?

I know that black people
are not monolithic.

But, you know...

...I've accepted...

there's a certain amount of...

bias in my life no matter what.

And...

I'm just looking for
some everyday kindness

and respect, Liz.

Mm, but is kindness only there
in the best of times?

What does that mean?

Uh, well, when it
comes down to it,

don't people really break off
into their own tribes?

I mean, they show
who they really love

when times get tough.

You're worried that when they
start rounding up black people,

Diane will turn us in.

I have to worry
about the racists I can see.

When I solve that,

I can turn to the
racists I don't see.

Hey. Do you have a minute?

Yeah. What is it?
The new associates.

They need to hear
from a fourth-year.

Sure. That's an unusual makeup,

isn't it?
What do you mean?

Well, more whites than blacks.

Oh, are we really counting now?

No, I wasn't.

But things don't happen
at this firm without a reason.

Do you want me to get
someone else to speak with them?

No.

There are great opportunities

for advancement,

as you will quickly realize Hi.

From the head of our matrimonial
department, Lucca Quinn.

She's a fourth-year associate,
but her, uh, meteoric rise

here at Reddick,
Boseman & Lockhart

is really indicative of the kind

of law firm we are.

We are inclusive
in our hiring practices...

Uh... just fill
up to the line.

You're not coming in?

No. I trust you.

Thank you.

This is silly.

No, I don't think it is.
People just talk.

They don't do.

No, these days, they do.

Did...

did you notice
that the new round

of associate hires
are majority-white?

I didn't notice that.

And why did you notice tha?

Because I was asked
to talk to them.

Yes, but that wouldn't
usually be worthy of comment.

What do you mean?

You're not someone
who usually notices

issues of race at the firm.

Yes, I do.

Mm, I never heard it from you.

Wait, what issues of race?

What? Tell me.

There are always issues of race.

Such as?

You don't want to hear this.

I-I do.

What?

Lucca, the best offices,

the best pay, the
number of new hires,

they go to the new white hires.

Talk to the mail room.
They hate what's going on.

What do you mean, the best pay?

No, I am not gonna start this.

Oh, you already did.

Is there a pay disparity?

The firm is expanding.

We all pretend there are
no racial ramifications.

But that's because the
partners are mostly black

and they're doing well.

But the firm is hiring
more whites than blacks.

And they're paying
the whites more?

Talk to Boseman.

He listens to you.

Give me the data.

Then I'll talk to Boseman.

What do you want?

Get me the salary breakdown.

When you fire that bullet,

it will start a war.

Are you sure you want it?

Get me the data.

Then I'll know.

So, you're using us.

Using? In what way?

We get back to work and Sabrina
Wynne wants to meet with us

because of this.

Because 4chan is
exploding about her

as a neo-Nazi goddess.

Why does that seem strange?

It seems convenient.

We want Sabrina to come out
against the alt-right, and,

there it is, a provocation

from the alt-right.
Look,

I did create a thread
about Sabrina,

but everything else is not me.

Is this your photoshop?
No, are you kidding?

My work is much better
than this.

4chan is taking off without us.

Yeah, but you created
the problem.

No, the problem is there. We
just dragged it out in the open.

This would be different
if it were one of your clients.

No, it wouldn't. If it was one
of my clients at my PR firm,

I would jump at the
chance to advise her

to come out against
the alt-right.

There are blue
and red brands these days.

Ask any of the red ones
how they're doing.

The NRA. How many sponsors
have they lost?

Trump Towers.
Ivanka's clothing line.

Now ask the blue ones.

Nike. Apple.
I've done polling on this.

The blue side is always on top.

Sabrina does not want to stand
with red or blue.

So what is she gonna do?

That's attorney-client
privilege.

We can't tell you.

Just advise her
the way a real lawyer would,

and we'll get
the influence we need.

"Real lawyer."
Thank you.

It's what happens
when you're in this fight.

Your day job becomes secondary.

Well, stop making
our job harder, okay?

With any more postings.

Just let it go.

Morning.

Will it never stop raining?

Everything okay?

I got the data.

On the salaries?

Good.

Most of the new senior
associates coming in are white.

Most of the junior
associates are...

black, with lower pay.

Is there something else?

One of the employees got
a large raise last week.

Who?

Marissa.

Okay.
I think we should drop this.

I shouldn't have asked
for the data.

Why?

Because...

I like Marissa.

I do, too. But I worked here
four more years.

Well, she's not paid
as much as you.

She wasn't.
Until last week.

I still think we should drop it.

Look, this isn't
just about money.

It's about value.

And I don't know why
my contribution is valued less.

It's not.

And it would be good
to not attach it to individuals.

I would agree.

But then it's about...

Race.

Yeah, I'm gonna...

I'm gonna talk to 'em.

To who?
The partners.

Jay, it... Don't.

It's nothing.
It's not nothing.

Look at you,

all grown up.

Frank Landau. Wow.

Are you here
for Mr. Boseman?

No, for you.

I spoke to your dad
the other day.

How's he doing? I can
never get him to call me back.

Well, elections
are tough in Albania.

Eli Gold, living in the
birthplace of Mother Teresa.

Go figure.

He asked me
to give you a message.

Is it "happy birthday"?

Because he missed the last two.

Is this glass soundproof?

It is. Why?

What the fuck are you doing?!

Yep, that sounds like Dad.

What the fuck are you doing,

working
for the Historical Law Society?!

I'm not working... Please do me the
courtesy of allowing me to finish!

Is this Dad now or you?
They are responsible

for 90% of the destructive
judges in this country.

I am not working for them.

I'm consulting for a friend.

A Republican friend.

Why is that so bad?
You know, if you want

to get back at your dad,
just get a fucking tattoo!

Dad thinks I'm doing this
to get back at him?

Talk about self-centered.
What other motive could you have

to help an anti-choice

Trump voter get on
the federal bench?!

Tell "Dad"
while he's off helping

some corrupt
Albanian billionaire,

I am helping a decent man

become a good judge.
Yes, he's Republican.

But, news flash, they're
the only ones getting through.

If I have to choose
between creepy, drunk frat boys

and Julius Cain,
I'm picking Julius.

How much is Cain paying you?

None of your business. Why?
I'll bet you

we pay more at the DNC.

In case you ever want to come
work for the good guys.

I learned from the best,

so I know you're full of shit.
Just tell Dad

to call me next time.

Next time you want to make
a point, slam the door!

That was
actually pretty bitchin'.

Sabrina. Hi.

Are you all right?

You said the
alt-right would think

I was supporting
them with this suit.

Uh, yes. I'm sorry.

I've seen what they're writing.

And I'm being called a coward
for suing my own fan site.

Yes.

I shouldn't have
listened to Nate.

I'm ready to do what you said.

You want to make
a political statement?

I think I have to.

We can help you write it.
In your words, of course.

You can... you can
thank your fans,

you can encourage them to vote,

and then you come out
against the alt-right.

Just like Taylor Swift.
No.

I want to make a political
statement about love.

A-As in?
Like, when I play the guitar,

I need my right hand
and my left hand.

Without both, there's no music.

And without music,
there's no love.

Sabrina, do you want our advice?

Yes.

That's not enough.

You're saying one hand
belongs to the neo-Nazis.

I'm not saying that.

I'm saying that love is
bigger than politics.

But that's the way it will look.

Um, let us do this.

We'll write up two statements,
yours and ours.

You read both and decide.

I'll think about it.

I didn't know we had
an appointment.

She just walked in.

When we meet with my client,
I'm in the meeting.

No exceptions.

You're right.
I'm sorry.

Liz,

Jay needs to talk to us.

Why?

Okay.

Why is Marissa
on parity with me?

Parity?
What do you mean?

Why is her salary
the same as mine?

You just got a raise, Jay.

Exactly the amount you requested.
Yes.

And Marissa got a bigger one.

Look, people really shouldn't
be comparing salaries.

It-It's a mistake

to equate salary with value.

Then how else do we equate it?

Marissa was hired
three years ago.

She's been an investigator
for a year and a half.

I've been here seven years.

Bottom line, Jay,

the partners don't discuss
financial decisions.

There are so many factors
that go into every decision.

Such as?

We're not doing this.

If we have to defend
every salary, we'll never stop.

Is it because she's white?

I'm gonna pretend
you never said that.

Then I'm gonna say it again.
Is it because

she's white?
Come on. What the fuck?!

I try very hard not to make
any decisions based on race.

But you do. Every day.

So do I.

This meeting's over, man.

Meeting's over, Jay.

Well?

Well, what, Liz?

Why are we paying Marissa
as much as Jay?

You know why.

You were there.

Because Julius
argued for Marissa.

She was getting more assignments
than Jay.

More associates
were requesting her.

More of the white associates
were asking for her?

This company keeps working

because we don't look
at certain things,

we don't pick at certain scabs.

We pay people more
who we think we're losing.

We pay people less who we know
are not going anywhere.

Nothing to do with Marissa.

It's capitalism, Liz.

Because the white people

are more likely to leave us
than black?

Hell yeah.

What, you-you thought
I'd say no?

The ugly truth, Liz:

women are valued less than men

because we think the men can
leave us for better paying jobs.

And black people are valued less
than white people

because we think
the white people can leave us

for better paying jobs.

I hate it.

But that's the reality

and that's what
I have to deal with.

If we don't keep
this place afloat,

no one survives.

And don't make it my thing.

There's a nine-year
expiration date

on minority-owned businesses
winning no-bid contracts.

Liz, 40% of our business

were governmental contracts and they're gone.
Forever. Okay.

So we're diversifying;
that's how we survive.

That's how we pay
for the pro bono work,

the volunteer work, everything.

We're building
a company for the future,

and not just for the next five
years, for the next 50 years.

Adrian, you act like I am
arguing with you and I am not.

All I know is that we may not
want to pick at that scab,

but someone else will.

You talked to the partners?

Yep.
How'd that go?

What are you doing?

Sharing information
with the firm.

About?
Salaries.

That's not gonna go over well.

Yep.

You're looking for loyalty
from me, Mr. Peters.

Well, Marissa stood by me.

The head of the DNC tried
to get her to turn on me,

and she told him off.

This is beyond
Democrat or Republican.

It's Proverbs, chapter three:

"Never let go of loyalty
and faithfulness.

"Tie them around your neck;

and write them on your heart."

So this is written on my heart.

If you don't want Marissa,
you don't want me.

Thank you for letting us know.

Take care.

Damn!

They have better pay,
better positions.

I'm sorry. Who does?

The white associates.

I'm not surprised.

Look at the clients
they're going after.

Right, this is not just Chumhum.

When's the last police brutality
case we took on?

And Jenna's office.

They took it from her
and give it to Maia.

Wait a minute. She only got
that office temporarily.

Why are you defending them?

That's right.
Marissa is taking your job.

Oh, I know for a fact

that all the white associates
are going

to Marissa with their cases
and not you.

And if I have to jump six feet
to get the same thing

you have to jump two feet for...
well, then that's racism.

Has anyone seen Marissa?

Probably busy.

But Jay is here.

Thank you.

That's who got Jenna's office.

Trust fund baby kicked her out.

She was happy.

People didn't know, or the ones
who did, didn't care.

What's going on?

Sabrina has a sister
who's transitioning.

The alt-right came
out against her.

They said she's demented,

perverted, castrated.

They posted her photo
everywhere.

Who, who did?
Someone called P-Anon.

They spray-painted her house,
"Move or die."

I don't know if I'm more scared
someone will kill her,

or she'll kill herself.

Sabrina wants to make
a statement.

I want to get everyone out
to vote.

You two were right.

You can't stay neutral.

No.

Rachelle.

This was you, wasn't it?

Going after Sabrina's
trans sister?

Why? Did it work?

It devastated her.

Is that what you wanted?

No, but is she
making a statement?

Yes, she's disgusted.

It worked!
Sabrina's speaking out.

You put those words
in P-Anon's mouth?

Of course I did.
That was the whole point.

You smeared her trans sister.

We had to get Sabrina to commit.

The alt-right would've
done it if we didn't.

- But they didn't.
- Yet. Diane.

We said up front:
do what works.

Well, this worked.

Sabrina's gonna get
200,000 kids to register.

And in all the right states.

This is good.

You did good.

All right, all right.

Okay. All right.
All right!

All right. All right.

We cannot address any of these
concerns if we can't hear you.

Kevin, you're first.
What?

Why are so many
of the new hires white?

We made offers to a number
of African-American graduates

who decided they didn't want
to move to Chicago.

That's just what happened.
But the new white associates

are earning more
than the black ones.

Salaries are driven
by seniority, Lucca.

Now, this year,
all of our white recruits

happen to have more experience.

The white attorneys favor
the white staff.

Look at the investigators;
the white lawyers

always ask for Marissa.
Okay, we'll look into that.

- We will look into it.
- Anything else?

What about what
happened with Maia?

Okay. Hold on. Let's not
overwhelm the partners.

No. If this is about the spare
office, we gave that office

to Maia Rindell
because of the work...

No. This is about her drug arrest.
Right.

Alan North got fired
after one arrest.

Maia Rindell gets arrested, goes
to trial, gets arrested again,

and you gave her
a one-week suspension.

- Every case is different, Kevin.
- She's white.

Whoa. Whoa. W-W-Whoa.
Isn't that what's different?

Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Okay, wait.
We haven't decided

whether to suspend her.

We were fact-finding.

And we're voting on it today.

Something's changed.

We all feel it.

We appreciate all your opinions.

We will consider everything
you've said very carefully,

and get back to you
as soon as we can.

Are you sticking with them?

Yes.

Me, too.

Why?

Ah, they are effective.

Yep.

- Fuck you.
- What the fuck did I do?

Like you don't know.

Kevin, can you not
just talk to me?

Do you honestly think
that you should be

making more money than me?

That's not my decision.

All right.

So we said we would reconvene,
we are reconvening.

Here we are.

What's going on?
A number of people think

we're being inconsistent
with our punishment for Maia.

So we're voting on it right now.

I say we do the same thing
that we did to Alan North.

We relieve her of her position
with cause.

Wait a minute.
I thought we decided

on a punishment for Maia.

A one-week suspension.

No, we said we were waiting
for her drug test.

And? And what
was her drug test?

It came back clean.

No, it came back inconclusive.

I say we vote. Now. Our Rules
of Corporate Governance

call for it to be put to a vote

whether an associate's
employment is to be terminated.

I vote for firing.

Wait. We have no concrete proof
that she used those drugs.

At a minimum, Diane,
she showed bad judgment.

To carry around a box
of illegally obtained

Schedule C drugs in her car?

Well, in that case I should be
removed for cause, as well.

I carried illegally obtained
psilocybin,

a Schedule C drug, in my car.

If we're being consistent,
then I should be fired.

You're a partner, Diane,
you have protections

an associate doesn't.

And, I recall,
you voted against Alan.

Let's vote now.

But, Adrian,
why are we rushing this?

We had a consortium
of associates complain

about disparities in pay,

disparities in handling
infractions, Diane.

They think the disparities
were based on race.

- But they aren't.
- I said that, too.

But the difference is,
I didn't believe it.

Well, then why didn't you say
something at the time?

This is a young woman's life
for God's sake.

Okay. Okay, everybody. Okay.

Let's not try and settle
all our racial issues

in this disciplinary committee.

Okay.

Should we suspend Maia Rindell
for a week,

or should we be consistent?

Oh, come on.
You're right.

Strike that. Or should we
fire her with cause?

All those in favor
of suspension...

Five for suspension.

All those in favor of removing
Maia from her position...

Six for removal.

Adrian.

Abstain.

♪ I know you want ♪

♪ To see me cry ♪

♪ But I was tucked in ♪

♪ Without a lullaby ♪

♪ So the most you'll get ♪

♪ Is a furrowed brow ♪

♪ Lack of eye contact ♪

♪ And a wave goodbye ♪

♪ I'll be the change ♪

♪ When I wanna be ♪

♪ Leave it unexplained ♪

♪ How I act this way ♪

♪ Conclude my story ♪

♪ With a degrading phrase ♪

♪ Because I never meant ♪

Come in.

♪ To be this way ♪

Is everything all right?

No.
♪ I've come this far ♪

♪ Without a steering wheel ♪

♪ Refusing all requests ♪

♪ To make
my own dreams real... ♪

The disciplinary committee
voted.

And?

♪ Where trees line the road... ♪

You've been fired.

♪ I'll be the change ♪

♪ When I wanna be ♪

♪ Leave it unexplained ♪

♪ How I act this way ♪

♪ Conclude my story ♪

♪ With a degrading phrase ♪

♪ Because I never meant ♪

♪ To be this way. ♪