The Good Fight (2017–…): Season 6, Episode 1 - The Beginning of the End - full transcript
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[wind blowing softly]
DIANE:
Liz!
Hey, how are you?
How was your vacation?
Fantastic,
but I needed another month.
- Yeah, well, who wouldn't?
- [chuckles]
- This is weird.
- Yeah.
- The street?
- Yeah, it's some police exercise
of some sort. I...
We all have to park on Randolph
for the next few weeks.
Anyway, I hear work
is going well.
Yup. We had a good month.
Chumhum is back.
I know. That is huge.
Congratulations.
Ah, well,
congratulations to you.
- Can I say something?
- Mm.
You don't have to be downstairs.
We can find room for you
on the 23rd.
No, I'm fine.
I like the corner office.
All right, well,
I had it expanded for you.
Oh, well, you didn't have to,
but thank you.
Well... it's the least
I could do.
- DIANE: What is that?
- LIZ: That's weird.
[sniffs] Smells like fireworks.
- Welcome back.
- [chuckles]
Do you need help on Chumhum?
Uh, no, I got Diane's help.
Diane?
Yeah. She's back from vacation.
- Really?
- Yep.
- Ready to sabotage you?
- No.
She's good. We had a good talk,
and she-she wants
to be downstairs.
Liz, you're a sweet leader
and I love you,
but Diane will not
be happy downstairs.
Barbara Kolstad was
a name partner for six years
and in a few months, Diane
had her out and took her job.
It is always so great to start
my day with you, Madeline.
Watch her.
She's coming after you.
[indistinct chatter]
You're late.
The class action is in there.
Uh, good to know.
Where is
Diane Lockhart's office?
Over there,
but she's not in yet.
Just sign in on a clipboard.
They'll help you out
with the class action.
Thanks.
- DIANE: Hello?
- MARISSA: Just plugging in your computer.
Marissa?
Marissa Gold, attorney at law,
at your service.
Oh, my gosh.
Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- [laughs]
- How was your vacation?
- Wonderful.
And much too short.
What's going on here?
Uh, nothing,
just helping you unpack.
Oh, you don't have to do that.
- I can do it.
- I know.
I'm doing it to get
on your good side.
Still want this?
Definitely.
You all right?
My mind's just
in another time zone.
The protest downstairs, I know.
- What?
- The protests?
Didn't you smell the tear gas?
I almost got stuck in it.
The police were
barricading the street.
Where do you want these?
What are those?
African masks.
Well, I can see that,
but where are they...
...from?
Your closet upstairs.
You never unpacked them.
What? [Chuckles]
Does this feel like something
we've done before?
What do you mean...
Unpacking your stuff?
No. I mean, yes.
I have this weird feeling
of déjà vu.
What do you mean...
Unpacking your stuff?
Yes. We've done this before.
What do you mean...
Unpacking your stuff?
[exhales] Thank you.
You know the best way
to overcome déjà vu.
- What?
- Do something nice for me.
[laughs] - That's why I
want to get on your good side.
I think it's a smart idea
to give me
the Lila motion to argue today.
Oh. Marissa,
that is a major case.
But it's just a continuance,
and I've been the paralegal
on it for months now.
And Lila likes me.
She wants me to be involved.
I promise I'll be great,
I swear.
[birds squawk]
God.
It must be the tear gas.
That's the fourth one today.
Madeline Starkey.
MARISSA:
What?
Madeline Starkey, the FBI agent.
She had the same thing happen.
Okay.
What's weird
is when the bell tower
across the street rings...
The birds fly
right into the window.
Do you need something, Diane?
No.
You can take the continuance.
- Really?
- Mm.
You-you won't regret it,
I swear.
[door closes]
[loud thump]
Oh, God.
Good talking to you.
See you next time.
I don't need to see this, Bill.
I've read the suit.
I think it's helpful to see
the evidence, don't you?
Ah, yes, because you were so
concerned about sexual assault.
I actually thought you were.
Here it comes.
- Wait.
- [male avatars whooping, whistling, laughing]
No. Stop.
Stop, stop. G-Get off me.
Stop, please!
Get away from me. Stop!
LIZ: Bill, you can
show as much of this
as you want, but this
is not a real assault.
This is an animated assault.
You know Diane?
- I do. Diane.
- DIANE: Bill.
Diane and I have
represented dozens
of rape and assault victims,
which is why we're outraged
at equating this animated
version for the actual thing.
Yeah, and it's just coincidence
that you're defending Chumhum?
Don't pretend to play
on our feminist conscience.
Your client
had every opportunity
to take off her goggles.
She didn't.
- That's right, blame the victim.
- DIANE: Oh, come on.
It's offensive to sue
deep pockets over something
that women actually go through.
Your client's just trying
to make money.
- [booming in distance]
- [people screaming]
- What is it?
- I think it's a protest.
- DIANE: I hear it's tear gas.
- WILLIAM: I heard it was
- a trucker strike.
- Really?
- Yeah, like Canada.
- What do they want?
What does anybody want?
LIZ:
All right, Bill,
so what's your bottom line?
- Two million, and we're out.
- With an NDA?
Of course.
Give us a few hours.
Will Chumhum go for it?
No, not for two million.
Maybe I can get them under one.
[booming, screaming continues]
Have you ever been tear gassed?
No. Have you?
No, my dad was.
He said it was murder.
Maybe we should get security
to escort workers to their cars.
Well, I-I have a meeting
with STR Laurie now,
so I can bring it up. Oh.
Gift from Chumhum
- to everyone in the firm.
- Have you tried it?
- [scoffs] No.
- [booming]
[crowd shouting]
Diane, you're not gonna
fuck me over, are you?
No, never.
I've no idea
why I would do that.
I'm glad you're in charge.
And, Liz, can I tell you one
thing that I've learned here?
Women don't like to take credit.
Men do.
That's why they get promoted.
Here she is.
The woman of the hour.
Mr. Winston, Mr. Osman, hello.
WINSTON: Uh, did Osman
mention why we wanted to see you?
- No.
- To congratulate you. You've done
- amazing work here.
- Thank you. Thank you,
but it's not just... It's, um...
You know, it's... it's exciting.
It's exciting to see that
my leadership has led the firm
- to such great results.
- Yes, Chumhum.
- Fantastic.
- Mm.
WINSTON: The best
quarter this firm has ever had.
OSMAN: And we
think it'll be even better
when you have
a second name partner.
- Excuse me?
- WINSTON: We want you
to share responsibility.
We think that'll be better
for the firm.
Yeah, but the firm
is great as it is.
We agree, but imagine how well
it could work with two of you.
Uh, did you go hunting
with Diane's husband?
OSMAN:
Yes.
And that's when you decided
- that I needed help?
- OSMAN: No, no, that has nothing
to do with this.
Liz, thanks
for expanding the office.
It looks great.
Did you have your
STR Laurie meeting?
I did.
And are they gonna get security
to walk us to our cars?
Didn't come up.
- [elevator bell dings]
- [doors open]
Is everything all right?
I thought so.
Is it with you?
Yes.
[elevator bell dings]
May I help you?
Would you show me to my office?
I...
Uh, sure. [Chuckles]
You a new associate?
No.
The new name partner.
REALTOR:
2,500 square feet.
Close to markets, shops.
Uh, three bedroom, two bath.
Superior Gold Coast location.
I mean, stunning views
of the lake.
This might be at the high end
of your price point.
Uh, the primary
is through there.
The kitchen has
all new appliances.
Hardwood floors.
Custom backsplash.
There's a wine fridge,
and then this stone island.
This fridge, by the way...
Carmen Moyo?
We need you to come with us.
Oof. Ugly. Uglier.
It's the first time
I'm hearing of a new partner.
ASSISTANT:
20 feet.
14 feet.
What are they doing?
- Measuring.
- Why?
NAME PARTNER:
To see which office is bigger.
Uh, who chooses the art?
- I don't know.
- I see.
- 20 feet.
- By 18.
Okay, not great.
Let's try in here.
How many floors?
Uh... does Liz know
you're doing this?
Who's Liz?
JULIUS:
The other name partner.
Yeah, she knows.
Um, how many floors are there?
Associate's floor downstairs,
STR Laurie upstairs.
Think in terms
of breaking down walls.
No, no, no, no. I-I don't know
exactly what it is
you think you're doing,
but I think we should call Liz.
Adriano, go downstairs and
tell the associates
to come on up here.
We'll use, uh, this...
space in the meantime. Um...
What is your name?
Julius Cain.
I'm a partner. Yours?
Ri'Chard.
Hands.
Julius, hands.
What is this?
Giving Him honor.
[clears throat]
We thank you, God,
for this opportunity.
We are, as always,
your humble servants.
We plan to kick ass
in your name.
We ask Jesus to bless
this place.
And in your name we pray.
- ASSISTANTS: Amen.
- Break! [Whoops]
[drills whirring]
[line ringing]
Come on, Liz.
[cell phone buzzing] - LIZ:
Wait a minute, Miss Dormer,
I'm sorry, wait a minute.
These are all options
that you could've chosen.
I didn't know
what I was choosing.
Miss Dormer,
what does that say up there?
Go ahead, read it.
WILLOW:
"Click the body type
- you want."
- LIZ: "If you change your mind,
just delete and start again."
Did you really
- not know what that meant?
- I'm new to all this.
[clears throat]
You may want to go a bit easier.
We don't want to lose the judge.
Well, when you cross,
you can do it your way.
And yet,
Miss Dormer, you
chose the sexiest avatar,
with the largest breasts
- and these clothes.
- WILLIAM: Objection.
- "Counselor is testifying."
- Counselor is testifying, Your Honor.
"That's not testifying,
that's describing."
LIZ: This is not
testifying, Your Honor.
I am merely describing
what is here.
WILLIAM:
Your Honor, this is blaming
the victim, pure and simple.
- I am merely setting out...
- We're talking about an assault.
- Stop, stop. Stop!
- [Liz and William continue arguing]
- "One at a time."
- One at a time.
- [Liz and William continue arguing]
- Diane, do you have a minute?
I think William Schultz
just brought in
some met a verse goggles
and a haptic suit.
You think he's gonna
have the judge try them on?
Yes. We should at least object
about the haptic suit.
Was Willow wearing one?
When she was attacked? Yes, but
we don't know at what setting,
and that leaves a lot of room
- for manipulation.
- Got it.
Uh, Diane.
I heard you in court.
Are you okay?
Have you ever heard
of déjà vécu?
- Déjà vu?
- No, vécu.
It's-it's not just a moment.
- It's a whole day.
- Groundhog Day?
Yeah, something like that.
Liz and I have
been through this...
moment before,
and I have no idea
- how to get out of it.
- Maybe you shouldn't try.
Maybe it's your superpower.
MARISSA:
Carmen, guess what.
No, you have to guess.
No, I'm not gonna tell you.
- Uh, Marissa, I-I can't talk right now.
- I did exactly
what you said
and Diane gave me the motion.
I'm arguing it in an hour.
Marissa, I have to go.
Okay, call me back.
I need some advice.
Carmen. Hello.
It is so good to see you.
- Thank you.
- Mr. Lester?
I'm sorry you had to be
brought in this way,
but my client worries
his whereabouts
will be communicated
to the police.
I assured him
that we could trust you,
but he wanted to meet you first.
So, this is Ben-Baruch.
She's Black.
CHARLES:
Yes, but that's a good thing.
I recommended you
to Ben because we believe
the feds are coming after him
for a murder he didn't commit.
- BEN-BARUCH: Where were you born?
- Bakersfield.
How long have you been a lawyer?
Eight months.
CHARLES:
Her inexperience is a feature,
not a bug.
Talk to Rivi.
Gal.
[sighs]
This is the evidence against me.
I need to decide whether
to fly to Brazil or stay.
He needs to know
if his case is winnable.
If it's not, he'd rather leave.
[cell phone rings]
Marissa.
MAN:
The government is making you
suck dick or go to prison!
Go to prison! Fascists!
Carmen, I'm ready
for the continuance.
I just need some advice.
Marissa, you'll be fine.
You've been doing this for
six months at Wackner's court.
I know, I just want to know
how much to turn on the heat.
You'll know
as soon as you start.
Marissa, I-I really have to go.
Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Marissa, we'll-we'll talk, yeah?
COURT CLERK:
Safred Corp v. Lila Royce.
Parties please
approach the bench.
[indistinct chatter]
What is this, a continuance?
Yes, Your Honor,
and I would like to, uh,
remind the court
that this is the third
continuance requested
by the defense.
HANDGROVE:
I believe that is true.
Not sure why I'm granting
a third continuance, counselor.
[sirens wailing outside]
Hello?
Uh...
HANDGROVE:
Okay, continuance denied.
Let's reconvene Thursday
for trial.
[gavel bangs]
It's the, uh, yips.
Happens to the best of us.
Thank you for your
arguments, counselors.
And for your testimony, ma'am.
I am prone
to grant the defense's motion
to dismiss...
- Your Honor.
- DAVIES: No, counselor.
This is not an assault.
And do you know how I know?
Because it didn't happen.
And your client could've
just as easily taken off
- her goggles.
- Your Honor, we ask for a brief demonstration.
- Objection.
- Objection. Your Honor...
What kind of demonstration?
The best way for Your Honor
to understand what Willow
went through is to
follow in her footsteps.
- A demonstration cannot accurately...
- There's too much room
- for manipulation, Your Honor.
- WILLIAM: Look,
we can connect the goggles
to the court TV.
Then everyone can see
it's above board.
DIANE:
Your Honor, this is crazy.
You have appropriately whetted
my interest.
Let me see those things.
- Let go. I will...
- No, I can... I will choose the avatar.
- Be more than happy to do it.
- We represent Chumhum.
- I understand. Let me...
- This is... I think
if you're gonna do
the demonstration...
Okay, stop it. Stop it. Stop it.
I will choose my own avatar.
Uh... [sighs]
Your Honor, I must object.
That look is too provocative.
It's not provocative enough.
Just shut up, everybody.
All right, what happens now?
I'm gonna give you
the haptic suit.
It lets you feel
what you're seeing.
You can put it on
over your robe.
- DIANE: Your Honor, we object to the haptic suit.
- All right.
[Velcro rips]
Well...
Now I feel like an idiot.
All right, what's next?
DAVIES and AVATAR:
Oh.
Look at all this.
Oh, well, this is very different
than anything... [laughs]
Ah, listen to how sexy I am.
Oh.
Hello.
Happy birthday, Mr. President.
Do you need help there,
young miss?
Oh, he can hear me.
- Oh, hello.
- Let me help you there.
- [gasps] Oh. Hey, hey.
- Uh, Your-Your Honor...
- Uh, we must object.
- DAVIES/AVATAR: Back...
Whoa, hey! Oh, hey!
- SAILOR: I just don't want you to fall.
- DAVIES/AVATAR: Hey, hey.
- Stop it. Stop. Hey.
- MAN: First timer!
We got a meta-virgin here.
- Good girl. Virgin.
- Stay back, please.
- No. Hey, hey.
- MALE AVATARS: Virgin. Virgin.
DAVIES/AVATAR:
Just back off, buddy.
MALE AVATARS:
Virgin! Virgin! Virgin!
Hey, all of you, just stay back.
Get back, all... Stop it!
- Stop! All of you, stop!
- [male avatars chanting, whistling]
Stop! Stop!
RI'CHARD:
And in Jesus' name
- we pray. Amen.
- OTHERS: Amen.
RI'CHARD:
Okay.
This is how this works.
Whoever receives the golf ball
has five seconds
to say what they hate
about this firm.
If you take longer,
you're fired.
- Are you serious?
- Sir,
you have to learn
one thing about me.
- I am never not serious.
- ASSISTANT: Ri'Chard.
No.
Okay, here we go.
Oh, wait, wait, wait. What?
What do you hate
about this firm?
You have five seconds.
Four...
- Three...
- LYNETTE: Uh...
- RI'CHARD: Two...
- Air conditioning's too cold.
Good. That'll be corrected.
Great. Go ahead.
- We're overworked.
- Why?
Look around.
The Great Resignation.
Not enough associates.
- Julius, is that true?
- JULIUS: Uh, no.
We're on that.
We are interviewing
at Loyola next week,
and we have enough money
to hire two associates.
- Is that enough?
- No.
RI'CHARD:
Okay.
Take a break, everyone. Julius.
[elevator bell dings]
Where are we going?
The best place to find lawyers...
Courthouse.
[elevator bell dings]
Car, where you headed?
Uh, downstairs.
Hope your case is going
better than mine.
So, I guess I have the yips,
which apparently
is performance anxiety.
Uh, Marissa, unfortunately,
I'm in the middle of something.
Problem is, I was so confident
about arguing in court,
I just choked.
I could not get a word out.
Uh, maybe later. Um...
We'll talk.
- [door closes] - Where is he?
- CARMEN: Mr. Carruthers.
- Good to see you.
- HORACE: Lady,
this is obstruction of justice.
Where the hell is he?
Mr. Ben-Baruch is willing
to be interviewed
- by you...
- Arrested by me.
Why arrested?
Wiretaps of Ben-Baruch
arranging the murder
of his competition.
No.
Give up Ben-Baruch.
How do I know
those aren't just blank pages?
- [scoffs] You don't.
- Well, unfortunately,
I... I don't know
where Mr. Baruch is.
- Mm.
- But I could
make a few phone calls,
if I... had a taste.
Page 36. Line 21.
He's offering to reduce
to second degree.
Ten years.
Motherfucker.
Good behavior, you'd serve
50% of the sentence.
Bullshit. You told me
you could handle this.
- I could've been gone.
- They have you on a wire
- confessing to the murder.
- That is a fucking lie.
What am I, an eight-year-old?
[loud thump]
- Did you ever sweep for bugs?
- Every day.
Sir, if you want to replace me,
I can suggest
- another lawyer...
- Replace you? Fuck you.
I don't replace people.
Now, you do your fucking job.
And you... you vouched for her,
- so this is on you, too.
- Get down on your fucking knees, asshole!
- Get on the ground, motherfucker!
- I know who you are!
- You're fucking arrested.
- [indistinct shouting]
Why bargain at all?
What?
If he has Baruch on a wire
confessing to murder,
why offer second degree?
Because they don't have a wire.
Who knew about the murder?
Mr. Baruch
and-and those guys.
- And you.
- And you.
Ben-Baruch said he
scanned for bugs every day.
Who did the sweeping?
Gal.
[drill whirring]
I've been trying
to get a hold of you.
I just need a minute, Julius.
I don't think you have it.
LIZ:
What is going on?
Your new partner, Ri'Chard.
He's been meeting
with all of the associates.
Oh, and we hired
a few new ones, too.
Sorry, miss.
- Heavy equipment coming through.
- Wait,
- I'm sorry, what?
- STR Laurie said
you knew we were getting
a new name partner today.
But I...
I...
Wait a minute, what-what...
Who are,
- who are all these people?
- New hires.
We went to a swearing in,
and, uh,
- pulled some in with donuts.
- Elizabeth Red dick.
I am overjoyed
to meet you, finally.
A woman who towers
above the rest of us.
Who carries
with her the whiff
of our people.
Our history.
- [kisses]
- Uh, you are?
Your new partner, Ri'Chard.
Oh, I-I didn't think
we were bringing
someone in from the outside.
Yes, but I feel like
an insider already.
And, uh, you're...
- Diane Lockhart.
- Well,
come on in.
I like to keep my office busy,
but we can kick everybody out.
- Uh, Darius.
- But this is
- our conference room.
- Uh, yes,
but I thought it could
do double duty.
I wouldn't want to kick anyone
out of their office, huh?
- [booming in distance]
- [people screaming]
He can't just
start hiring people
and taking over
the conference room.
Look, maybe it's best
I withdraw.
- No, wait.
- LIZ: We have just
secured the best
financial quarter
you have ever had.
We brought Chumhum back
into the fold with its
- $35 million in legal fees.
- And yet we got a call
- that they're unhappy.
- What, Chumhum?
- OSMAN: They lost in court today.
- No.
We did not lose in court.
We also got a call
from Lila's reps.
They're wondering why we let an
attorney who just passed the bar
handle her continuance.
You didn't know that, did you?
We-we have just returned
from court, all right?
Just give me a minute
to speak to my team...
Maybe that's where
Ri'Chard can help.
No, no, I don't want
to step on any toes.
You're not stepping
on anything. Diane,
give him a chance.
He's a rainmaker.
I am not Diane. I am Liz.
Sorry. But you understand.
Give it a month.
Both of you.
Liz.
Liz...
I am not the enemy.
You and I can kick ass together.
- We can change the world.
- [boom]
- [people screaming in distance]
- [car alarm blaring]
Then respect what we have here.
Don't disrupt just to disrupt.
Words of wisdom.
[chuckles]
Shake my hand.
We have different styles,
but not different goals.
[chuckles]
[sirens wailing outside]
- [lock buzzes]
- [indistinct chatter]
Okay, what the fuck is going on?
[sniffs]
We don't think it's a wire.
Uh-huh. What is it?
A C.I.
CHARLES: That's why
they're offering you ten years.
They don't know how well
their confidential informant
is gonna hold up on the stand.
Who is it?
It's one of your men.
It's...
Gal.
Bullshit.
He takes care of me.
Get the fuck out of here.
Ben.
Think about it.
Who swept for bugs?
Who knows all your activities?
MARISSA: It cracked
from the flash bombs today.
They're fixing it tomorrow.
Oh.
Best to run on battery power.
The electricity is in and out.
[sighs]
Liz and Diane
are talking to me tomorrow.
I think it's about the
continuance. I fucked up today.
I'd never even heard of the yips
until I got them.
And...
now I'm not sure what to do.
I'm worried
they're gonna replace me
or put me back
- on to paperwork...
- Marissa.
What?
I'm not your security blanket.
- What does that mean?
- It means
you have to handle your issues
by yourself.
I can't be there for you.
I'm not good at it.
And, frankly,
I don't have the time for it.
I'm not asking for your time.
I'm asking for your advice.
And I can't give it to you.
I'm not built to be
your sounding board.
I have my own problems.
That's where my focus
needs to be.
Not on you.
[exhales]
Okay.
Makes sense.
Have a good night and fuck you.
[shouting, clamoring]
- [booming]
- [air horn blows]
[shouting, screaming]
[booming, glass shattering
in distance]
[helicopter blades whirring
in distance]
["Holiday" by The Kinks playing]
♪ Holiday ♪
♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪
♪ I'm, oh, so glad
they sent me away ♪
♪ To have
a little holiday today ♪
- [birds chirping]
- ♪ Holiday ♪
♪ Holiday ♪
♪ And I'm just standing
on the end of a pier ♪
♪ Hoping and dreaming
you were here ♪
♪ To share my little holiday ♪
♪ Lookin' in the sky ♪
♪ For a gap in the clouds ♪
♪ Sometimes I think that sun
ain't never coming out ♪
♪ But I'd rather be here ♪
♪ Than in that dirty old town ♪
♪ I had to leave the city 'cause
it really brought me down ♪
♪ Oh, holiday ♪
♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪
♪ I think I'll get down
on my little ol' knees ♪
♪ And pray, thank you, Lord ♪
- [hawk cries out]
- ♪ Thank heaven for that ♪
♪ Holiday, today... ♪
WOMAN:
Help me, please. I'm slipping.
JULIUS:
Oh, here.
Grab my arm.
[woman grunting]
Oh, my God.
I thought I was dead.
Thanks for saving my life.
[chuckles]
It's all in a day's work.
Uh, you can let go
of my arm now.
WOMAN:
What if I don't want to?
♪ To help me sleep sound ♪
♪ Oh, holiday ♪
♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪
♪ I think I'll get down
on my little ol' knees... ♪
Hi. Do you remember me?
Yeah, I remember you.
I wanted to ask you
a few questions.
Well, what did you
want to ask me?
WILLOW: I just wanted to
know who you are as a person.
SAILOR:
There's not much
to tell. Uh, I love the water
and the beach.
I love free time outside.
WILLOW:
What do you do for work?
What do you look like
in real life?
SAILOR:
Well, I'm a swimmer.
What do you do?
I'm an actress.
Really? Have I heard of you?
WILLOW:
Probably not.
My name's Willow.
What's your name?
♪ I don't need no sedatives
to pull me round ♪
Life repeats.
That's just a natural fact.
DIANE'S VOICE: It's the... It just
happened all of a sudden today.
Déjà vu is when God
runs out of ideas.
- [women chuckling]
- No, I get déjà vu, too.
I went to my doctor
and all he said was,
"You need to stop trying
to cure the world.
You need to cure yourself."
DIANE:
And did you? Cure yourself?
Yes, I think I did.
Here. Try this card.
- [trilling]
- DIANE: Oh.
Well, what-what is it?
- PT-108.
- DIANE: I don't know what that means.
Have you ever heard
of Ketamine therapy?
- DIANE: Yes.
- It's that, but better.
And you don't need
a doctor's referral.
All you need is...
♪ The sea's an open sewer
but I really couldn't care ♪
♪ I'm breathing
through my mouth ♪
♪ So I don't have
to sniff the air ♪
♪ Oh, holiday ♪
♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪
♪ I'm, oh, so glad
they sent me away ♪
♪ To have a little holiday. ♪
[water babbling]
DIANE: I really don't know
why I'm here. [Chuckles softly]
Well, I think
my world feels a little...
...a little bit out of control.
I feel like
we're on this hamster wheel,
and no matter
what we do, we just...
end up back at the start.
You know?
I used to believe in progress.
Th-That...
people learned
from their mistakes.
That things got better.
And...
and here we are.
Where are we?
Roe v. Wade.
Voting rights.
Like the last...
50 years never happened.
Trump running for office again.
The Cold War.
Again. Um...
Well, we're anxious
about nuclear weapons.
I'm sorry. I don't know
what your politics are.
But it...
maybe it's the same
for everyone.
I feel like we're on this, um...
kind of a crazy carnival ride,
and it just...
it just never stops.
I'm sorry. I'm rattling on.
How did you find us,
Ms. Lockhart?
Oh, well, now you're
really gonna think I'm nuts.
I heard about you
in the met a verse.
Really?
Yes. I was asking
about déjà vu...
[laughing]: And this woman
gave me your card.
Um, that was a marketing bot.
I was against it.
Uh, my partners overruled me.
A bot?
Yes. To advertise our services.
[chuckles softly]
Well, okay,
that makes perfect sense.
And what are your services,
Dr. Bet ten court?
Is this like Ketamine?
PT-108.
It's less powerful.
You come in here twice a week.
We offer the option
of an IV, a capsule or a spray.
You lie down in the other room,
you wear an eye mask, you listen
to music of your choosing
to focus internally,
and you have
a 90-minute experience.
What does that mean...
"experience"?
Well, some people
call it a trip.
Others a waking dream.
After 90 minutes,
I sit down with you and...
debrief and analyze.
Analyze the trip?
Yes, the experience.
The whole thing lasts two hours.
Mm.
So what is the point?
Well, the hamster wheel
that you spoke about...
A lot of people
have the same feeling.
They come in here to get off
the wheel for a couple of hours,
get a different perspective.
It's very hard to make decisions
about yourself
while you're on the wheel,
spinning.
Mm.
So this is psilocybin?
A psilocybin derivative.
It's clinically approved.
Yeah, I'm sorry, Doctor. This...
actually doesn't
feel right for me.
And that worries you?
Well, I spent six months...
micro dosing,
and I didn't like
what it did to me.
I understand.
And I understand
your hesitation.
Look, anyone can
offer you the drug.
What we offer
is medical insight.
I've always been frustrated
by my practice
never connecting mind and body.
It's always focused
on one or the other.
But wellness
won't come to you unless
you look into your mind
with a doctor's help.
To just micro dose
is to be...
Dante without a Virgil.
[chuckling]
It was nice meeting you,
Ms. Lockhart.
I hope you'll reconsider.
I think this might work for you.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Thank you.
DAVIES:
The question today is limited...
Pain and suffering.
I would've preferred that
the plaintiff and the defense
decided this matter
on their own, but...
I understand
we have some new evidence.
Yes, Your Honor.
This comes from our investigator
last night in the met a verse.
[gull cries]
WILLOW:
I'm an actress.
Really? Have I heard of you?
Objection, Your Honor.
This was evidence
gained through subterfuge.
And on top of that,
talk about blaming the victim.
Let me watch it, please.
Probably not.
My name's Willow.
What's your name?
LIZ:
Your Honor,
as you have said,
this is a ruling
on pain and suffering.
That's all.
And the met a verse encounter
that you just witnessed
took place last night.
Now, clearly, the plaintiff
has very little pain
and suffering.
Your Honor...
DAVIES:
I know.
Blaming the victim.
But the met a verse
seems to be changing the rules.
Can I say something, Your Honor?
I wish you would.
WILLOW:
I did go up to him.
The avatar that attacked me.
That's true.
I did it because...
...I wanted closure.
I wanted to know why he did it.
And I wanted him to know
what he did to me,
how he hurt me.
And...
maybe the met a verse
is just like you said, Judge.
Changing the rules.
But some things stay the same.
Some rules don't change.
They attacked me, and I felt it.
And, yes...
...this is blaming the victim.
[elevator bell dings]
Okay, well,
I will call Chumhum and...
make sure they understand.
Well, we kept the award
under a million.
Yeah. It's just they hate
- to part with money. Oh.
- RI'CHARD: We ask Jesus
to bless this place.
- OTHERS: Amen.
- Amen. - My God.
JULIUS:
Everything's fine, Marissa.
We just want you
to spend more time here
at the firm with the paperwork.
It'll never happen again,
Julius.
I'm ready for court.
The client
doesn't want you back,
and we can't lose her.
Let me just talk to Liz.
Do the work here, Marissa.
And then,
maybe after six months,
we'll give you
another shot in court,
maybe as, uh, second chair.
♪
[line ringing]
Dad, I need your help.
HORACE:
You got him killed.
He had a wife and two kids.
Who are we talking about?
Gal Avivi.
You told Ben-Baruch that his
lieutenant was turning evidence,
- and you got him killed.
- No.
You did. You made him
a confidential informant.
- I didn't.
- He was left on his doorstep
with his chest cut open
so his wife would find him.
How do you sleep at night
knowing you got a killer
out of prison,
knowing you got
a witness killed?
Mr. Carruthers, what could I say
to change your mind right now?
Huh? If you really think
I'm that bad,
that I would get a man killed
to save a criminal,
then why would I be moved
by anything you say right now?
Why come here?
Why spend the time?
I mean, don't you
have a busy day?
I have a busy day.
You know what, lady?
Come nine months from now,
as soon as your client
doesn't need you anymore,
I'll be pulling your body
from Lake Michigan.
And you know what I'll feel?
Not a thing.
Mr. Carruthers...
...I have work to do.
Could you go, please?
[scoffs softly]
Sorry about that. I'm back.
No problem.
Uh, Ms. Moyo, you're
everything as advertised.
I'm a free man because of you.
CHARLES: Mr. Baruch wants
to bring all his business your way.
- That would be wonderful.
- BEN-BARUCH: Good.
Go buy yourself something nice
and we'll talk.
Take care, sir.
♪
[glasses clink]
[helicopter blades whirring]
[protesters shouting]
Do you ever worry that
we're gonna lose everything?
What, the firm?
No.
Well, yes.
- And the country.
- Oh.
Can we let me have a drink
or two before we face that?
My God.
Sitting on the runway
on the flight back
from vacation...
...I almost got off the plane.
- I didn't feel like coming home.
- [chuckles softly]
I've never had that before.
- Never? [Chuckles]
- Mm.
Well, then you haven't lived.
[laughs]
Um...
I thought that STR Laurie
was going to make you
the other name partner.
And... that's why
there was tension.
Yeah.
I figured that.
But they wanted a man.
[chuckles]
Yeah.
That's why they got rid
of Allegra.
- [window rattling]
- Yeah.
- [siren wailing in distance]
- [sighs]
I might need your help, though.
Sure.
Why?
Ri'Chard seems...
[French accent]:
Formidable.
[chuckling]
I don't know. I-I...
I might be
fighting for my life here.
[laughing]
What?
I don't...
Here we both are again,
right where we left off...
Fighting a man.
Always.
It will be ever thus.
So here's to us.
[sighs]
Are the protests still going on?
The police said they were going
to clear the street.
Is it left or right?
This... The protests?
It keeps changing.
[elevator bell dings]
[singsongy]:
Hello?
- Oh...
- [screaming, shouting]
Kurt.
- [crying, whimpering]
- LIZ: Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Jay. Jesus, don't touch it!
- MARISSA: God.
- LIZ: What the fuck?
[exhales]
You all right?
Yes, it's just, uh...
it's just tear gas.
Well, that's good.
At least tear gas goes away.
So, how may I help you,
Ms. Lockhart?
I want off the wheel.
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♪
[wind blowing softly]
DIANE:
Liz!
Hey, how are you?
How was your vacation?
Fantastic,
but I needed another month.
- Yeah, well, who wouldn't?
- [chuckles]
- This is weird.
- Yeah.
- The street?
- Yeah, it's some police exercise
of some sort. I...
We all have to park on Randolph
for the next few weeks.
Anyway, I hear work
is going well.
Yup. We had a good month.
Chumhum is back.
I know. That is huge.
Congratulations.
Ah, well,
congratulations to you.
- Can I say something?
- Mm.
You don't have to be downstairs.
We can find room for you
on the 23rd.
No, I'm fine.
I like the corner office.
All right, well,
I had it expanded for you.
Oh, well, you didn't have to,
but thank you.
Well... it's the least
I could do.
- DIANE: What is that?
- LIZ: That's weird.
[sniffs] Smells like fireworks.
- Welcome back.
- [chuckles]
Do you need help on Chumhum?
Uh, no, I got Diane's help.
Diane?
Yeah. She's back from vacation.
- Really?
- Yep.
- Ready to sabotage you?
- No.
She's good. We had a good talk,
and she-she wants
to be downstairs.
Liz, you're a sweet leader
and I love you,
but Diane will not
be happy downstairs.
Barbara Kolstad was
a name partner for six years
and in a few months, Diane
had her out and took her job.
It is always so great to start
my day with you, Madeline.
Watch her.
She's coming after you.
[indistinct chatter]
You're late.
The class action is in there.
Uh, good to know.
Where is
Diane Lockhart's office?
Over there,
but she's not in yet.
Just sign in on a clipboard.
They'll help you out
with the class action.
Thanks.
- DIANE: Hello?
- MARISSA: Just plugging in your computer.
Marissa?
Marissa Gold, attorney at law,
at your service.
Oh, my gosh.
Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- [laughs]
- How was your vacation?
- Wonderful.
And much too short.
What's going on here?
Uh, nothing,
just helping you unpack.
Oh, you don't have to do that.
- I can do it.
- I know.
I'm doing it to get
on your good side.
Still want this?
Definitely.
You all right?
My mind's just
in another time zone.
The protest downstairs, I know.
- What?
- The protests?
Didn't you smell the tear gas?
I almost got stuck in it.
The police were
barricading the street.
Where do you want these?
What are those?
African masks.
Well, I can see that,
but where are they...
...from?
Your closet upstairs.
You never unpacked them.
What? [Chuckles]
Does this feel like something
we've done before?
What do you mean...
Unpacking your stuff?
No. I mean, yes.
I have this weird feeling
of déjà vu.
What do you mean...
Unpacking your stuff?
Yes. We've done this before.
What do you mean...
Unpacking your stuff?
[exhales] Thank you.
You know the best way
to overcome déjà vu.
- What?
- Do something nice for me.
[laughs] - That's why I
want to get on your good side.
I think it's a smart idea
to give me
the Lila motion to argue today.
Oh. Marissa,
that is a major case.
But it's just a continuance,
and I've been the paralegal
on it for months now.
And Lila likes me.
She wants me to be involved.
I promise I'll be great,
I swear.
[birds squawk]
God.
It must be the tear gas.
That's the fourth one today.
Madeline Starkey.
MARISSA:
What?
Madeline Starkey, the FBI agent.
She had the same thing happen.
Okay.
What's weird
is when the bell tower
across the street rings...
The birds fly
right into the window.
Do you need something, Diane?
No.
You can take the continuance.
- Really?
- Mm.
You-you won't regret it,
I swear.
[door closes]
[loud thump]
Oh, God.
Good talking to you.
See you next time.
I don't need to see this, Bill.
I've read the suit.
I think it's helpful to see
the evidence, don't you?
Ah, yes, because you were so
concerned about sexual assault.
I actually thought you were.
Here it comes.
- Wait.
- [male avatars whooping, whistling, laughing]
No. Stop.
Stop, stop. G-Get off me.
Stop, please!
Get away from me. Stop!
LIZ: Bill, you can
show as much of this
as you want, but this
is not a real assault.
This is an animated assault.
You know Diane?
- I do. Diane.
- DIANE: Bill.
Diane and I have
represented dozens
of rape and assault victims,
which is why we're outraged
at equating this animated
version for the actual thing.
Yeah, and it's just coincidence
that you're defending Chumhum?
Don't pretend to play
on our feminist conscience.
Your client
had every opportunity
to take off her goggles.
She didn't.
- That's right, blame the victim.
- DIANE: Oh, come on.
It's offensive to sue
deep pockets over something
that women actually go through.
Your client's just trying
to make money.
- [booming in distance]
- [people screaming]
- What is it?
- I think it's a protest.
- DIANE: I hear it's tear gas.
- WILLIAM: I heard it was
- a trucker strike.
- Really?
- Yeah, like Canada.
- What do they want?
What does anybody want?
LIZ:
All right, Bill,
so what's your bottom line?
- Two million, and we're out.
- With an NDA?
Of course.
Give us a few hours.
Will Chumhum go for it?
No, not for two million.
Maybe I can get them under one.
[booming, screaming continues]
Have you ever been tear gassed?
No. Have you?
No, my dad was.
He said it was murder.
Maybe we should get security
to escort workers to their cars.
Well, I-I have a meeting
with STR Laurie now,
so I can bring it up. Oh.
Gift from Chumhum
- to everyone in the firm.
- Have you tried it?
- [scoffs] No.
- [booming]
[crowd shouting]
Diane, you're not gonna
fuck me over, are you?
No, never.
I've no idea
why I would do that.
I'm glad you're in charge.
And, Liz, can I tell you one
thing that I've learned here?
Women don't like to take credit.
Men do.
That's why they get promoted.
Here she is.
The woman of the hour.
Mr. Winston, Mr. Osman, hello.
WINSTON: Uh, did Osman
mention why we wanted to see you?
- No.
- To congratulate you. You've done
- amazing work here.
- Thank you. Thank you,
but it's not just... It's, um...
You know, it's... it's exciting.
It's exciting to see that
my leadership has led the firm
- to such great results.
- Yes, Chumhum.
- Fantastic.
- Mm.
WINSTON: The best
quarter this firm has ever had.
OSMAN: And we
think it'll be even better
when you have
a second name partner.
- Excuse me?
- WINSTON: We want you
to share responsibility.
We think that'll be better
for the firm.
Yeah, but the firm
is great as it is.
We agree, but imagine how well
it could work with two of you.
Uh, did you go hunting
with Diane's husband?
OSMAN:
Yes.
And that's when you decided
- that I needed help?
- OSMAN: No, no, that has nothing
to do with this.
Liz, thanks
for expanding the office.
It looks great.
Did you have your
STR Laurie meeting?
I did.
And are they gonna get security
to walk us to our cars?
Didn't come up.
- [elevator bell dings]
- [doors open]
Is everything all right?
I thought so.
Is it with you?
Yes.
[elevator bell dings]
May I help you?
Would you show me to my office?
I...
Uh, sure. [Chuckles]
You a new associate?
No.
The new name partner.
REALTOR:
2,500 square feet.
Close to markets, shops.
Uh, three bedroom, two bath.
Superior Gold Coast location.
I mean, stunning views
of the lake.
This might be at the high end
of your price point.
Uh, the primary
is through there.
The kitchen has
all new appliances.
Hardwood floors.
Custom backsplash.
There's a wine fridge,
and then this stone island.
This fridge, by the way...
Carmen Moyo?
We need you to come with us.
Oof. Ugly. Uglier.
It's the first time
I'm hearing of a new partner.
ASSISTANT:
20 feet.
14 feet.
What are they doing?
- Measuring.
- Why?
NAME PARTNER:
To see which office is bigger.
Uh, who chooses the art?
- I don't know.
- I see.
- 20 feet.
- By 18.
Okay, not great.
Let's try in here.
How many floors?
Uh... does Liz know
you're doing this?
Who's Liz?
JULIUS:
The other name partner.
Yeah, she knows.
Um, how many floors are there?
Associate's floor downstairs,
STR Laurie upstairs.
Think in terms
of breaking down walls.
No, no, no, no. I-I don't know
exactly what it is
you think you're doing,
but I think we should call Liz.
Adriano, go downstairs and
tell the associates
to come on up here.
We'll use, uh, this...
space in the meantime. Um...
What is your name?
Julius Cain.
I'm a partner. Yours?
Ri'Chard.
Hands.
Julius, hands.
What is this?
Giving Him honor.
[clears throat]
We thank you, God,
for this opportunity.
We are, as always,
your humble servants.
We plan to kick ass
in your name.
We ask Jesus to bless
this place.
And in your name we pray.
- ASSISTANTS: Amen.
- Break! [Whoops]
[drills whirring]
[line ringing]
Come on, Liz.
[cell phone buzzing] - LIZ:
Wait a minute, Miss Dormer,
I'm sorry, wait a minute.
These are all options
that you could've chosen.
I didn't know
what I was choosing.
Miss Dormer,
what does that say up there?
Go ahead, read it.
WILLOW:
"Click the body type
- you want."
- LIZ: "If you change your mind,
just delete and start again."
Did you really
- not know what that meant?
- I'm new to all this.
[clears throat]
You may want to go a bit easier.
We don't want to lose the judge.
Well, when you cross,
you can do it your way.
And yet,
Miss Dormer, you
chose the sexiest avatar,
with the largest breasts
- and these clothes.
- WILLIAM: Objection.
- "Counselor is testifying."
- Counselor is testifying, Your Honor.
"That's not testifying,
that's describing."
LIZ: This is not
testifying, Your Honor.
I am merely describing
what is here.
WILLIAM:
Your Honor, this is blaming
the victim, pure and simple.
- I am merely setting out...
- We're talking about an assault.
- Stop, stop. Stop!
- [Liz and William continue arguing]
- "One at a time."
- One at a time.
- [Liz and William continue arguing]
- Diane, do you have a minute?
I think William Schultz
just brought in
some met a verse goggles
and a haptic suit.
You think he's gonna
have the judge try them on?
Yes. We should at least object
about the haptic suit.
Was Willow wearing one?
When she was attacked? Yes, but
we don't know at what setting,
and that leaves a lot of room
- for manipulation.
- Got it.
Uh, Diane.
I heard you in court.
Are you okay?
Have you ever heard
of déjà vécu?
- Déjà vu?
- No, vécu.
It's-it's not just a moment.
- It's a whole day.
- Groundhog Day?
Yeah, something like that.
Liz and I have
been through this...
moment before,
and I have no idea
- how to get out of it.
- Maybe you shouldn't try.
Maybe it's your superpower.
MARISSA:
Carmen, guess what.
No, you have to guess.
No, I'm not gonna tell you.
- Uh, Marissa, I-I can't talk right now.
- I did exactly
what you said
and Diane gave me the motion.
I'm arguing it in an hour.
Marissa, I have to go.
Okay, call me back.
I need some advice.
Carmen. Hello.
It is so good to see you.
- Thank you.
- Mr. Lester?
I'm sorry you had to be
brought in this way,
but my client worries
his whereabouts
will be communicated
to the police.
I assured him
that we could trust you,
but he wanted to meet you first.
So, this is Ben-Baruch.
She's Black.
CHARLES:
Yes, but that's a good thing.
I recommended you
to Ben because we believe
the feds are coming after him
for a murder he didn't commit.
- BEN-BARUCH: Where were you born?
- Bakersfield.
How long have you been a lawyer?
Eight months.
CHARLES:
Her inexperience is a feature,
not a bug.
Talk to Rivi.
Gal.
[sighs]
This is the evidence against me.
I need to decide whether
to fly to Brazil or stay.
He needs to know
if his case is winnable.
If it's not, he'd rather leave.
[cell phone rings]
Marissa.
MAN:
The government is making you
suck dick or go to prison!
Go to prison! Fascists!
Carmen, I'm ready
for the continuance.
I just need some advice.
Marissa, you'll be fine.
You've been doing this for
six months at Wackner's court.
I know, I just want to know
how much to turn on the heat.
You'll know
as soon as you start.
Marissa, I-I really have to go.
Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Marissa, we'll-we'll talk, yeah?
COURT CLERK:
Safred Corp v. Lila Royce.
Parties please
approach the bench.
[indistinct chatter]
What is this, a continuance?
Yes, Your Honor,
and I would like to, uh,
remind the court
that this is the third
continuance requested
by the defense.
HANDGROVE:
I believe that is true.
Not sure why I'm granting
a third continuance, counselor.
[sirens wailing outside]
Hello?
Uh...
HANDGROVE:
Okay, continuance denied.
Let's reconvene Thursday
for trial.
[gavel bangs]
It's the, uh, yips.
Happens to the best of us.
Thank you for your
arguments, counselors.
And for your testimony, ma'am.
I am prone
to grant the defense's motion
to dismiss...
- Your Honor.
- DAVIES: No, counselor.
This is not an assault.
And do you know how I know?
Because it didn't happen.
And your client could've
just as easily taken off
- her goggles.
- Your Honor, we ask for a brief demonstration.
- Objection.
- Objection. Your Honor...
What kind of demonstration?
The best way for Your Honor
to understand what Willow
went through is to
follow in her footsteps.
- A demonstration cannot accurately...
- There's too much room
- for manipulation, Your Honor.
- WILLIAM: Look,
we can connect the goggles
to the court TV.
Then everyone can see
it's above board.
DIANE:
Your Honor, this is crazy.
You have appropriately whetted
my interest.
Let me see those things.
- Let go. I will...
- No, I can... I will choose the avatar.
- Be more than happy to do it.
- We represent Chumhum.
- I understand. Let me...
- This is... I think
if you're gonna do
the demonstration...
Okay, stop it. Stop it. Stop it.
I will choose my own avatar.
Uh... [sighs]
Your Honor, I must object.
That look is too provocative.
It's not provocative enough.
Just shut up, everybody.
All right, what happens now?
I'm gonna give you
the haptic suit.
It lets you feel
what you're seeing.
You can put it on
over your robe.
- DIANE: Your Honor, we object to the haptic suit.
- All right.
[Velcro rips]
Well...
Now I feel like an idiot.
All right, what's next?
DAVIES and AVATAR:
Oh.
Look at all this.
Oh, well, this is very different
than anything... [laughs]
Ah, listen to how sexy I am.
Oh.
Hello.
Happy birthday, Mr. President.
Do you need help there,
young miss?
Oh, he can hear me.
- Oh, hello.
- Let me help you there.
- [gasps] Oh. Hey, hey.
- Uh, Your-Your Honor...
- Uh, we must object.
- DAVIES/AVATAR: Back...
Whoa, hey! Oh, hey!
- SAILOR: I just don't want you to fall.
- DAVIES/AVATAR: Hey, hey.
- Stop it. Stop. Hey.
- MAN: First timer!
We got a meta-virgin here.
- Good girl. Virgin.
- Stay back, please.
- No. Hey, hey.
- MALE AVATARS: Virgin. Virgin.
DAVIES/AVATAR:
Just back off, buddy.
MALE AVATARS:
Virgin! Virgin! Virgin!
Hey, all of you, just stay back.
Get back, all... Stop it!
- Stop! All of you, stop!
- [male avatars chanting, whistling]
Stop! Stop!
RI'CHARD:
And in Jesus' name
- we pray. Amen.
- OTHERS: Amen.
RI'CHARD:
Okay.
This is how this works.
Whoever receives the golf ball
has five seconds
to say what they hate
about this firm.
If you take longer,
you're fired.
- Are you serious?
- Sir,
you have to learn
one thing about me.
- I am never not serious.
- ASSISTANT: Ri'Chard.
No.
Okay, here we go.
Oh, wait, wait, wait. What?
What do you hate
about this firm?
You have five seconds.
Four...
- Three...
- LYNETTE: Uh...
- RI'CHARD: Two...
- Air conditioning's too cold.
Good. That'll be corrected.
Great. Go ahead.
- We're overworked.
- Why?
Look around.
The Great Resignation.
Not enough associates.
- Julius, is that true?
- JULIUS: Uh, no.
We're on that.
We are interviewing
at Loyola next week,
and we have enough money
to hire two associates.
- Is that enough?
- No.
RI'CHARD:
Okay.
Take a break, everyone. Julius.
[elevator bell dings]
Where are we going?
The best place to find lawyers...
Courthouse.
[elevator bell dings]
Car, where you headed?
Uh, downstairs.
Hope your case is going
better than mine.
So, I guess I have the yips,
which apparently
is performance anxiety.
Uh, Marissa, unfortunately,
I'm in the middle of something.
Problem is, I was so confident
about arguing in court,
I just choked.
I could not get a word out.
Uh, maybe later. Um...
We'll talk.
- [door closes] - Where is he?
- CARMEN: Mr. Carruthers.
- Good to see you.
- HORACE: Lady,
this is obstruction of justice.
Where the hell is he?
Mr. Ben-Baruch is willing
to be interviewed
- by you...
- Arrested by me.
Why arrested?
Wiretaps of Ben-Baruch
arranging the murder
of his competition.
No.
Give up Ben-Baruch.
How do I know
those aren't just blank pages?
- [scoffs] You don't.
- Well, unfortunately,
I... I don't know
where Mr. Baruch is.
- Mm.
- But I could
make a few phone calls,
if I... had a taste.
Page 36. Line 21.
He's offering to reduce
to second degree.
Ten years.
Motherfucker.
Good behavior, you'd serve
50% of the sentence.
Bullshit. You told me
you could handle this.
- I could've been gone.
- They have you on a wire
- confessing to the murder.
- That is a fucking lie.
What am I, an eight-year-old?
[loud thump]
- Did you ever sweep for bugs?
- Every day.
Sir, if you want to replace me,
I can suggest
- another lawyer...
- Replace you? Fuck you.
I don't replace people.
Now, you do your fucking job.
And you... you vouched for her,
- so this is on you, too.
- Get down on your fucking knees, asshole!
- Get on the ground, motherfucker!
- I know who you are!
- You're fucking arrested.
- [indistinct shouting]
Why bargain at all?
What?
If he has Baruch on a wire
confessing to murder,
why offer second degree?
Because they don't have a wire.
Who knew about the murder?
Mr. Baruch
and-and those guys.
- And you.
- And you.
Ben-Baruch said he
scanned for bugs every day.
Who did the sweeping?
Gal.
[drill whirring]
I've been trying
to get a hold of you.
I just need a minute, Julius.
I don't think you have it.
LIZ:
What is going on?
Your new partner, Ri'Chard.
He's been meeting
with all of the associates.
Oh, and we hired
a few new ones, too.
Sorry, miss.
- Heavy equipment coming through.
- Wait,
- I'm sorry, what?
- STR Laurie said
you knew we were getting
a new name partner today.
But I...
I...
Wait a minute, what-what...
Who are,
- who are all these people?
- New hires.
We went to a swearing in,
and, uh,
- pulled some in with donuts.
- Elizabeth Red dick.
I am overjoyed
to meet you, finally.
A woman who towers
above the rest of us.
Who carries
with her the whiff
of our people.
Our history.
- [kisses]
- Uh, you are?
Your new partner, Ri'Chard.
Oh, I-I didn't think
we were bringing
someone in from the outside.
Yes, but I feel like
an insider already.
And, uh, you're...
- Diane Lockhart.
- Well,
come on in.
I like to keep my office busy,
but we can kick everybody out.
- Uh, Darius.
- But this is
- our conference room.
- Uh, yes,
but I thought it could
do double duty.
I wouldn't want to kick anyone
out of their office, huh?
- [booming in distance]
- [people screaming]
He can't just
start hiring people
and taking over
the conference room.
Look, maybe it's best
I withdraw.
- No, wait.
- LIZ: We have just
secured the best
financial quarter
you have ever had.
We brought Chumhum back
into the fold with its
- $35 million in legal fees.
- And yet we got a call
- that they're unhappy.
- What, Chumhum?
- OSMAN: They lost in court today.
- No.
We did not lose in court.
We also got a call
from Lila's reps.
They're wondering why we let an
attorney who just passed the bar
handle her continuance.
You didn't know that, did you?
We-we have just returned
from court, all right?
Just give me a minute
to speak to my team...
Maybe that's where
Ri'Chard can help.
No, no, I don't want
to step on any toes.
You're not stepping
on anything. Diane,
give him a chance.
He's a rainmaker.
I am not Diane. I am Liz.
Sorry. But you understand.
Give it a month.
Both of you.
Liz.
Liz...
I am not the enemy.
You and I can kick ass together.
- We can change the world.
- [boom]
- [people screaming in distance]
- [car alarm blaring]
Then respect what we have here.
Don't disrupt just to disrupt.
Words of wisdom.
[chuckles]
Shake my hand.
We have different styles,
but not different goals.
[chuckles]
[sirens wailing outside]
- [lock buzzes]
- [indistinct chatter]
Okay, what the fuck is going on?
[sniffs]
We don't think it's a wire.
Uh-huh. What is it?
A C.I.
CHARLES: That's why
they're offering you ten years.
They don't know how well
their confidential informant
is gonna hold up on the stand.
Who is it?
It's one of your men.
It's...
Gal.
Bullshit.
He takes care of me.
Get the fuck out of here.
Ben.
Think about it.
Who swept for bugs?
Who knows all your activities?
MARISSA: It cracked
from the flash bombs today.
They're fixing it tomorrow.
Oh.
Best to run on battery power.
The electricity is in and out.
[sighs]
Liz and Diane
are talking to me tomorrow.
I think it's about the
continuance. I fucked up today.
I'd never even heard of the yips
until I got them.
And...
now I'm not sure what to do.
I'm worried
they're gonna replace me
or put me back
- on to paperwork...
- Marissa.
What?
I'm not your security blanket.
- What does that mean?
- It means
you have to handle your issues
by yourself.
I can't be there for you.
I'm not good at it.
And, frankly,
I don't have the time for it.
I'm not asking for your time.
I'm asking for your advice.
And I can't give it to you.
I'm not built to be
your sounding board.
I have my own problems.
That's where my focus
needs to be.
Not on you.
[exhales]
Okay.
Makes sense.
Have a good night and fuck you.
[shouting, clamoring]
- [booming]
- [air horn blows]
[shouting, screaming]
[booming, glass shattering
in distance]
[helicopter blades whirring
in distance]
["Holiday" by The Kinks playing]
♪ Holiday ♪
♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪
♪ I'm, oh, so glad
they sent me away ♪
♪ To have
a little holiday today ♪
- [birds chirping]
- ♪ Holiday ♪
♪ Holiday ♪
♪ And I'm just standing
on the end of a pier ♪
♪ Hoping and dreaming
you were here ♪
♪ To share my little holiday ♪
♪ Lookin' in the sky ♪
♪ For a gap in the clouds ♪
♪ Sometimes I think that sun
ain't never coming out ♪
♪ But I'd rather be here ♪
♪ Than in that dirty old town ♪
♪ I had to leave the city 'cause
it really brought me down ♪
♪ Oh, holiday ♪
♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪
♪ I think I'll get down
on my little ol' knees ♪
♪ And pray, thank you, Lord ♪
- [hawk cries out]
- ♪ Thank heaven for that ♪
♪ Holiday, today... ♪
WOMAN:
Help me, please. I'm slipping.
JULIUS:
Oh, here.
Grab my arm.
[woman grunting]
Oh, my God.
I thought I was dead.
Thanks for saving my life.
[chuckles]
It's all in a day's work.
Uh, you can let go
of my arm now.
WOMAN:
What if I don't want to?
♪ To help me sleep sound ♪
♪ Oh, holiday ♪
♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪
♪ I think I'll get down
on my little ol' knees... ♪
Hi. Do you remember me?
Yeah, I remember you.
I wanted to ask you
a few questions.
Well, what did you
want to ask me?
WILLOW: I just wanted to
know who you are as a person.
SAILOR:
There's not much
to tell. Uh, I love the water
and the beach.
I love free time outside.
WILLOW:
What do you do for work?
What do you look like
in real life?
SAILOR:
Well, I'm a swimmer.
What do you do?
I'm an actress.
Really? Have I heard of you?
WILLOW:
Probably not.
My name's Willow.
What's your name?
♪ I don't need no sedatives
to pull me round ♪
Life repeats.
That's just a natural fact.
DIANE'S VOICE: It's the... It just
happened all of a sudden today.
Déjà vu is when God
runs out of ideas.
- [women chuckling]
- No, I get déjà vu, too.
I went to my doctor
and all he said was,
"You need to stop trying
to cure the world.
You need to cure yourself."
DIANE:
And did you? Cure yourself?
Yes, I think I did.
Here. Try this card.
- [trilling]
- DIANE: Oh.
Well, what-what is it?
- PT-108.
- DIANE: I don't know what that means.
Have you ever heard
of Ketamine therapy?
- DIANE: Yes.
- It's that, but better.
And you don't need
a doctor's referral.
All you need is...
♪ The sea's an open sewer
but I really couldn't care ♪
♪ I'm breathing
through my mouth ♪
♪ So I don't have
to sniff the air ♪
♪ Oh, holiday ♪
♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪
♪ I'm, oh, so glad
they sent me away ♪
♪ To have a little holiday. ♪
[water babbling]
DIANE: I really don't know
why I'm here. [Chuckles softly]
Well, I think
my world feels a little...
...a little bit out of control.
I feel like
we're on this hamster wheel,
and no matter
what we do, we just...
end up back at the start.
You know?
I used to believe in progress.
Th-That...
people learned
from their mistakes.
That things got better.
And...
and here we are.
Where are we?
Roe v. Wade.
Voting rights.
Like the last...
50 years never happened.
Trump running for office again.
The Cold War.
Again. Um...
Well, we're anxious
about nuclear weapons.
I'm sorry. I don't know
what your politics are.
But it...
maybe it's the same
for everyone.
I feel like we're on this, um...
kind of a crazy carnival ride,
and it just...
it just never stops.
I'm sorry. I'm rattling on.
How did you find us,
Ms. Lockhart?
Oh, well, now you're
really gonna think I'm nuts.
I heard about you
in the met a verse.
Really?
Yes. I was asking
about déjà vu...
[laughing]: And this woman
gave me your card.
Um, that was a marketing bot.
I was against it.
Uh, my partners overruled me.
A bot?
Yes. To advertise our services.
[chuckles softly]
Well, okay,
that makes perfect sense.
And what are your services,
Dr. Bet ten court?
Is this like Ketamine?
PT-108.
It's less powerful.
You come in here twice a week.
We offer the option
of an IV, a capsule or a spray.
You lie down in the other room,
you wear an eye mask, you listen
to music of your choosing
to focus internally,
and you have
a 90-minute experience.
What does that mean...
"experience"?
Well, some people
call it a trip.
Others a waking dream.
After 90 minutes,
I sit down with you and...
debrief and analyze.
Analyze the trip?
Yes, the experience.
The whole thing lasts two hours.
Mm.
So what is the point?
Well, the hamster wheel
that you spoke about...
A lot of people
have the same feeling.
They come in here to get off
the wheel for a couple of hours,
get a different perspective.
It's very hard to make decisions
about yourself
while you're on the wheel,
spinning.
Mm.
So this is psilocybin?
A psilocybin derivative.
It's clinically approved.
Yeah, I'm sorry, Doctor. This...
actually doesn't
feel right for me.
And that worries you?
Well, I spent six months...
micro dosing,
and I didn't like
what it did to me.
I understand.
And I understand
your hesitation.
Look, anyone can
offer you the drug.
What we offer
is medical insight.
I've always been frustrated
by my practice
never connecting mind and body.
It's always focused
on one or the other.
But wellness
won't come to you unless
you look into your mind
with a doctor's help.
To just micro dose
is to be...
Dante without a Virgil.
[chuckling]
It was nice meeting you,
Ms. Lockhart.
I hope you'll reconsider.
I think this might work for you.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Thank you.
DAVIES:
The question today is limited...
Pain and suffering.
I would've preferred that
the plaintiff and the defense
decided this matter
on their own, but...
I understand
we have some new evidence.
Yes, Your Honor.
This comes from our investigator
last night in the met a verse.
[gull cries]
WILLOW:
I'm an actress.
Really? Have I heard of you?
Objection, Your Honor.
This was evidence
gained through subterfuge.
And on top of that,
talk about blaming the victim.
Let me watch it, please.
Probably not.
My name's Willow.
What's your name?
LIZ:
Your Honor,
as you have said,
this is a ruling
on pain and suffering.
That's all.
And the met a verse encounter
that you just witnessed
took place last night.
Now, clearly, the plaintiff
has very little pain
and suffering.
Your Honor...
DAVIES:
I know.
Blaming the victim.
But the met a verse
seems to be changing the rules.
Can I say something, Your Honor?
I wish you would.
WILLOW:
I did go up to him.
The avatar that attacked me.
That's true.
I did it because...
...I wanted closure.
I wanted to know why he did it.
And I wanted him to know
what he did to me,
how he hurt me.
And...
maybe the met a verse
is just like you said, Judge.
Changing the rules.
But some things stay the same.
Some rules don't change.
They attacked me, and I felt it.
And, yes...
...this is blaming the victim.
[elevator bell dings]
Okay, well,
I will call Chumhum and...
make sure they understand.
Well, we kept the award
under a million.
Yeah. It's just they hate
- to part with money. Oh.
- RI'CHARD: We ask Jesus
to bless this place.
- OTHERS: Amen.
- Amen. - My God.
JULIUS:
Everything's fine, Marissa.
We just want you
to spend more time here
at the firm with the paperwork.
It'll never happen again,
Julius.
I'm ready for court.
The client
doesn't want you back,
and we can't lose her.
Let me just talk to Liz.
Do the work here, Marissa.
And then,
maybe after six months,
we'll give you
another shot in court,
maybe as, uh, second chair.
♪
[line ringing]
Dad, I need your help.
HORACE:
You got him killed.
He had a wife and two kids.
Who are we talking about?
Gal Avivi.
You told Ben-Baruch that his
lieutenant was turning evidence,
- and you got him killed.
- No.
You did. You made him
a confidential informant.
- I didn't.
- He was left on his doorstep
with his chest cut open
so his wife would find him.
How do you sleep at night
knowing you got a killer
out of prison,
knowing you got
a witness killed?
Mr. Carruthers, what could I say
to change your mind right now?
Huh? If you really think
I'm that bad,
that I would get a man killed
to save a criminal,
then why would I be moved
by anything you say right now?
Why come here?
Why spend the time?
I mean, don't you
have a busy day?
I have a busy day.
You know what, lady?
Come nine months from now,
as soon as your client
doesn't need you anymore,
I'll be pulling your body
from Lake Michigan.
And you know what I'll feel?
Not a thing.
Mr. Carruthers...
...I have work to do.
Could you go, please?
[scoffs softly]
Sorry about that. I'm back.
No problem.
Uh, Ms. Moyo, you're
everything as advertised.
I'm a free man because of you.
CHARLES: Mr. Baruch wants
to bring all his business your way.
- That would be wonderful.
- BEN-BARUCH: Good.
Go buy yourself something nice
and we'll talk.
Take care, sir.
♪
[glasses clink]
[helicopter blades whirring]
[protesters shouting]
Do you ever worry that
we're gonna lose everything?
What, the firm?
No.
Well, yes.
- And the country.
- Oh.
Can we let me have a drink
or two before we face that?
My God.
Sitting on the runway
on the flight back
from vacation...
...I almost got off the plane.
- I didn't feel like coming home.
- [chuckles softly]
I've never had that before.
- Never? [Chuckles]
- Mm.
Well, then you haven't lived.
[laughs]
Um...
I thought that STR Laurie
was going to make you
the other name partner.
And... that's why
there was tension.
Yeah.
I figured that.
But they wanted a man.
[chuckles]
Yeah.
That's why they got rid
of Allegra.
- [window rattling]
- Yeah.
- [siren wailing in distance]
- [sighs]
I might need your help, though.
Sure.
Why?
Ri'Chard seems...
[French accent]:
Formidable.
[chuckling]
I don't know. I-I...
I might be
fighting for my life here.
[laughing]
What?
I don't...
Here we both are again,
right where we left off...
Fighting a man.
Always.
It will be ever thus.
So here's to us.
[sighs]
Are the protests still going on?
The police said they were going
to clear the street.
Is it left or right?
This... The protests?
It keeps changing.
[elevator bell dings]
[singsongy]:
Hello?
- Oh...
- [screaming, shouting]
Kurt.
- [crying, whimpering]
- LIZ: Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Jay. Jesus, don't touch it!
- MARISSA: God.
- LIZ: What the fuck?
[exhales]
You all right?
Yes, it's just, uh...
it's just tear gas.
Well, that's good.
At least tear gas goes away.
So, how may I help you,
Ms. Lockhart?
I want off the wheel.
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