The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 1, Episode 9 - Threesome - full transcript
Peter's prostitute goes public with accusations that are very embarrassing to Alicia and her family. Meanwhile, name partner Jonah Stern asks Alicia to help defend him after he is accused of DUI and assaulting a police officer.
Previously on the Good Wife:
Bail is hereby denied.
This court is adjourned.
Peter didn't make bail.
My next guest has spent
quality time with some
of the biggest political
names in Chicago politics,
and she's working on a
shocking tell-all book.
Please welcome Amber Madison.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi, how are you?
- So nice to meet you.
- So this
D.A.... - Mm-hmm.
Now, did he...?
- Uh, State's Attorney.
- Okay.
Right, whatever, this D.A....
So now,
did he, um, suck on your toes
all the time or was that
just, like, a one-time shot?
It was a... two-time thing.
Well, of course,
I mean, once you
shrimp on somebody once,
you kind of have to follow up
with another sucking session.
And what's the most disgusting thing
that he ever asked you to do to him?
Uh, well...
like really, really disgusting.
It wasn't the most disgusting,
But he...
Oh...
Kids, breakfast!
This is something new
I found at the market.
It's called fruit.
I thought we'd give
it a try this morning.
You're really happy this morning.
Yes, I started drinking earlier.
Okay, something is going on.
No, we just have to get to school.
Yeah.
Love you, mom.
Love you, too.
Look, Amber Madison is yesterday's news.
Thank you.
She'd say anything to sell a book.
It doesn't warrant a comment.
Miss Poole, he's not in court.
I put him in the jury room.
Thank you.
I don't think we'll need damage control.
It's just gossip page fodder.
I'm not getting political calls.
- Who's he...?
- He's trying his wife.
I usually don't ask this,
but how much is true?
From what I can tell, not much.
So what are we dealing with?
A call girl stretching her 15 minutes
to 20 or...?
Or...?
I had a married client
who had a girlfriend
who wouldn't go away.
She kept making trouble
at inopportune moments.
We offered her money, a
singing contract, everything.
It turns out she wanted
something I couldn't offer her...
my client.
She was in love with
him and she was bitter.
Is that a possibility here?
Why don't you ask him?
Yes.
This is her husband.
Could you tell her to call
me as quickly as possible?
Thank you.
- Are you okay?
- No.
- That's good, the genuine is important right now.
- Kya.
Unless you can get me
in touch with my wife,
I think you should shut up.
Your husband phoned.
My...? Oh, did he say what it was about?
No, but I... I think he thought
you'd know what it was about.
Oh.
And someone from page six...
he phoned, wanting comment.
On?
He didn't say.
I don't think it was about a case.
Courtney,
you got a minute?
What's going on?
Courtney.
Just wait.
So now we're getting to a
comfortable place. Thank you.
Now, what kind of code
are we talking about here?
Uh, well, I would call Peter's house
and hang up after one
ring, and then he would know
that the next call was
going to be from me.
Are you 14?
No, I mean, you're a call girl.
I mean, that just sounds pretty...
Anyway, so about that threesome...
Um, it was nothing.
It... he said that it was the reason
that he came to me in the first place.
His wife wouldn't agree to a threesome.
I think he thought
that she was a little...
frigid. You can say it.
I mean, everyone... I... I've
seen her, I think she looks frigid.
I mean, I know frigid
and... see, there's a
lesson here for everybody.
When your spouse asks
you for a threesome...
and he offered you a job, is that right?
Yes, on his campaign.
Um, he said that he was
going to divorce his wife
and that I would work as part
of his outreach for at-risk kids.
And you believed him?
I'm sorry, Will and
Diane need you upstairs.
Peter was very compassionate,
um, very loving,
a very, very good lover.
We need to do damage control.
This is beyond damage control.
Don't let's get into that now, please.
What? We can't just let this sit.
You're like Fletcher Cristian
Just itching to throw bligh overboard.
Yes, and Mr. Christian was the hero.
Here.
Attorneys at Stern, Lockhart & Gardner
have had no comment on
this latest embarrassment.
It appears that Jonas
Stern's single car accident
caused no injuries.
Stern, Chicago's renowned
civil rights attorney,
first gained notoriety
crusading against police
brutality in the 1970s.
It's unbelievable.
Guy hasn't stepped foot in
the office for over a year...
I talked to his ex-wife.
Which one?
Cassandra.
She said spending so much
time away mellowed him.
Yep, like rotting fruit.
Remember, he spoke at school?
He filled
Hart auditorium, Diane,
on... what was it?
Universal jurisdiction.
Stern used a glass of water and a hammer
to demonstrate the difference between...
international norms
versus state sovereignty.
Right, you were really into him.
I found him inspiring.
Well, he wanted to thank you.
- Me?
- Yeah.
The slip and fall,
his daughter's defense.
I guess she spoke highly of you.
He's on his way over.
Oh, good, Julius Kreutzer
has agreed to handle the DUI.
Kreutzer? Great.
We'll need to enlarge
the conference room.
He's the only lawyer I know
with an ego bigger than Stern's.
We need this to go away quietly.
Diane, have you ever known
Stern to do anything quietly?
Jeanette!
Oh, it's so good to see you!
Oh, baby.
How you doing?
Oh, you're as beautiful
as ever, sweetheart.
Hey, Mike, Arnie, how you doing?
Good to see you.
Where the hell did we get that?
That's the ugliest thing I've ever seen.
But you haven't lived
until you've ridden
horseback at midnight
across the Timihani plateau.
Oh, my God.
Here.
Who buys this stuff?
My partners!
- Hey.
- How are you, lovely?
So, have you two bankrupted us yet?
Nope, you're doing that all on your own.
Worry beads.
They were carved
by a 70-year-old
Balinese woman.
Wear them,
and you'll never lose in court.
Thanks.
For you, my dear, a Chinese perfume jar
said to contain the soul
of a Ming dynasty poet.
Funny, I was looking for
a Ming poet at Barneys.
- Jonas, this is...
- So, where is
that jackass Kreutzer?
It's over, you know that.
I don't know anything.
His clients are going to mutiny.
Stern's clients understand
his proclivities.
It's a new economy, Diane.
He's a managing partner, Will.
It would take a vote
of the general partnership to oust him.
Which half are itching to do.
This DUI is giving them cause.
Have some respect.
Mr. Stern would like
to speak to you two.
He fired you.
I'll bill you for an hour.
I'm thinking of defending myself.
Jonas, you are not
going to defend yourself.
It's trumped up, you know that.
All that time I spent on
the police review board,
the Chicago cops can't
wait to knock me down a peg.
This is your second offense.
Ah, worst-case scenario, I
lose my license for a year.
Were you drinking, Jonas?
Four scotch and sodas.
I was blitzed.
After the accident.
I crashed, I was shook up.
I walked into the westwood tavern
and downed down four scotch and sodas.
Oh, God.
The police are going to
have a hard time discerning
The drinking I did before
and the drinking I did after.
You're like
an 18-year-old.
Is that her...
the State's Attorney's wife,
the one that defended my daughter?
Yes.
I want her.
I want her as a front.
I'll defend myself through her.
This is a bad idea, Jonas.
I want her
to represent me.
Okay, this won't take long.
It's okay,
Mom, really.
No one's saying anything.
All right, well, then,
just listen for my sake.
I want you to know what's
true and what's not.
I don't know what your
father told this woman,
and I can't stop her from
saying what she's saying,
but I can always tell you the truth,
and none of this is true.
Thanks, mom.
What does dad say is true?
I don't know.
He hasn't talked to you?
He...
he tried, but I haven't
returned his call.
Why?
I don't know.
I've... I've been angry.
But if it's untrue...
It's still true that he slept with her.
Yeah, but he already
apologized for that.
It doesn't make it any less wrong.
Okay, okay, it was my mistake.
I should have called
him back and I will.
I will talk to your dad.
Why don't we talk to him,
ask him everything?
What, like if he had a three-way?
It's not a three-way, it's a threesome.
Yeah, but you can
still say "three-way."
- No, you can't.
- Okay.
Family meeting's over.
It's a plea is all.
You'll be fine, Mrs. Florrick.
I'll tell you exactly what to say.
Could you tell me now?
No.
The best arguments are spontaneous.
You know who told me that?
Justice Powell...
the oral arguments for Ricardo v. Ohio.
I did my law review on Ricardo.
I was brilliant on Ricardo, wasn't I?
You were.
Yeah, it's harder
doing great these days.
Fewer opportunities.
I, uh... chased you out
of the gossip columns, didn't I?
Yes. Thank you.
Well, the first time that
a DUI trumped a threesome.
Your Honor, Matan Brody
of the State's Attorney's office.
Mr. Stern, you may want in on this.
The people have added a charge
to the complaint, Your Honor.
Aggravated battery to a police officer.
That's ridiculous.
You tacked that on for payback.
Are you representing yourself here,
Mr. Stern?
Your Honor, this is payback.
- It's clearly unorthodox, clear...
- Selective prosecution.
Selective prosecution in direct...
- contradiction of the 14th amendment.
- Of the 14th amendment right
guaranteeing equal protection.
You hit a cop, Mr. Stern.
You can't hit a cop.
Speak to me,
not my client, sir.
Aggravated battery is a felony,
Your Honor, carrying a prison term
of two to five years.
As such, both this charge and the DUI
now have to be heard in felony court.
That's too bad, Mr. Stern.
I was looking forward to this.
Thank you, Mrs. Florrick.
I can take it from here.
Is that the discovery packet?
It is.
Sir, if I'm representing you,
I think I should look
at the discovery, too.
Brenda, dinner at Gibson's.
Got it.
Mr. Stern, I heard you
speak at Georgetown once,
and you said, "even the best legal mind
requires the Socratic
method to keep itself sharp""
So...
here I am.
So, you had a few drinks
at the party before the accident.
I had one drink, and
they don't know that.
Because, after the
accident, you had a few more?
That's perfectly legal.
You blew a .15
On the breathalyzer
at the police station.
That's almost twice
the legal limit.
They're going to argue...
They're going to argue that three drinks
wasn't enough to get me there.
And you can argue traumatic experience.
I was in an accident.
That increases the effect
of alcohol dramatically.
And the battery against the officer?
No mention of that in the police report.
Now, these police cars...
they've got their video
cameras right on the dash.
Those recordings are
kept for up to six days.
Subpoena those recordings
before they can erase them.
And get that dispatch tape.
Ten to one my name is on it.
Yeah, they knew it was my car.
They couldn't wait to arrest me.
Let the plotting begin.
You know, there's something
refreshingly honest about the borgias
murdering their enemies.
Here, we just plot
no confidence votes.
Here it is.
Look.
Thought we were studying
Martin Luther King.
You were studying Martin Luther King.
See, there's your mother.
I don't get it.
It's a web site where you bet on stuff.
You know, celebrity stuff like, uh,
you know, "which Disney
star will die first?"
Stuff like that.
So, they're betting on my mom?
If she'll get a divorce.
That's... awful.
So, what should I bet?
You want to know if they're
going to get a divorce?
Yeah. It's like having
insider information.
It's like having somebody inside exxon.
See, after this whole threesome thing,
betting is moving 75% for divorce.
And I've got 50 bucks, so...?
She's not going to divorce.
- You're sure?
- I'm sure.
So, did your dad really ask
your mom for a threesome?
No.
But they wouldn't tell
you if he did, right?
Did you hear what she
said on Howard Stern?
Who?
Your dad's hooker.
She said they had sex in your bed.
She did not.
Yeah, she did.
That's what somebody in chemistry said.
So, just think about it.
Right here.
This bed.
It's pretty cool.
It wasn't the same one.
I had a different bed.
What are you, like 14?
Yeah.
Well, I'm 16.
I'm back, kids.
Hello!
I...
I got to help my grandma.
I'm sorry.
Let me give you something, Zachary.
Just, you know, in case your parents
are giving you any
trouble, bothering you,
and you want something...
some space, a car.
Just, um... play this.
What is it, rap?
No, it's better.
It makes parents give
you whatever you want.
You need a little
rebellion in your life.
It's nice to meet you,
Mrs. Florrick. I'm Rebecca.
Zachary and I were just studying.
Bye.
Video from the dashboard camera.
Thanks. Good or bad?
You should watch.
So,
Stern still treating you like a puppet?
Here's my script.
Alicia, it's...
- Who?
- Amber Madison.
She says she... has a question for you.
Take a message.
Why is she phoning you?
I don't know.
She's trying to cause a scene.
I don't know... for attention.
You want me to talk to her?
- Talk to her?
- Mm.
Wh... what would that entail?
Talk.
I'm fine.
Thank you.
Contact me if that changes.
O... okay.
- Damn it.
- You need to calm down.
Don't make me put the cuffs back on you.
I said let me go, damn it!
Why did we subpoena this again?
Don't worry about it.
Is this an accurate depiction
of the events, Officer Sutton?
- Yes, it is.
- Your Honor, as you can see,
the video is clearly relevant.
It may be relevant, but it's unnecessary
when they have the officer's
testimony, and given...
Yes, Ms. Florrick?
Given the Illinois
State Supreme Court...
the Illinois court's ruling
in people v. Harriman,
We believe...
Harriman was one of your cases,
wasn't it, Mr. Stern?
Yes. Yes, Your Honor, it was.
That case dealt with video
from an outside source.
This is video from the
officer's dashboard.
We're arguing that the
underlying principle
is the same, Your Honor.
That might work
with the Illinois supreme
court, but not here.
Very good.
We'll reconvene after lunch.
What was that?
You're hesitating.
I don't have time to be hesitating.
You're interrupting.
Maybe this was a mistake.
They should be out in a minute.
They're finishing up pretrial motions.
How many clients do you have?
Currently?
Two.
Who pays you?
A committee of interested advisors.
And how long are they paying you?
It's month to month,
but I'd imagine until...
actually, I'm not sure
how long they'll pay me.
"Until..."?
It's not my business
to look into the future, Mrs. Florrick.
Are there designs to
put Peter back in office?
Yes.
Your husband is missed.
He was a very effective
state's attorney,
and people want him back.
It's insane
that I would hire a call
girl to work on my campaign.
Think about it. It's...
She was talking about
your kids at risk program.
Yeah, well, and anyone
who read the news would know about that.
She's out there.
She's out there, and she
can say whatever she wants,
and there's nothing
I can do to stop her,
because the Libel laws are against us.
She's phoning my work.
Who?
Your... prostitute
is calling my work.
I told the kids I'd come here, Peter,
and talk to you, but I...
I don't know what's
right or wrong anymore.
I don't know what's a
lie or what's the truth.
I just...
I can't take this.
- Hold on.
- No.
I want it to stop.
This is your family.
I don't care about Libel laws.
You make it stop. Make her stop.
What are you saying?
Oh...
Unless there's anything else,
I rule that the police dashboard tape
- be considered...
- Your Honor.
Yes, Mrs. Florrick?
I have one more thing.
No, you don't.
We move to disqualify the video
on the grounds that it was obtained
as the result of an illegal arrest.
- Your Honor, what could possibly be illegal...
- Mr. Stern,
is it your understanding
that the officer...
Your Honor,
I am Mr. Stern's legal representative.
Yes, ma'am,
but I believe Mr. Stern
has a difference of opinion.
Uh, Mrs. Florrick and
I need five minutes,
- Your honor.
- No, we're fine.
Officer Sutton stated
on his dashboard video,
"don't make me put the
handcuffs back on you"
implying that he'd been
handcuffed previously.
Did you, Officer Sutton?
I'd handcuffed him when I found him
in the bar because he was belligerent,
as you see in the video.
But when I brought him outside,
I took the cuffs off so I
could perform a sobriety test.
Was Mr. Stern armed?
No.
Did you fear for your life?
No, but, I...
Then it was an arrest, Your Honor.
Mr. Stern was not free to go.
And Officer Sutton had
no probable cause...
the mere fact that it was an accident
does not mean a crime was committed.
So, everything that
follows is tainted...
the sobriety tests, the video.
Your Honor, the video captures
the commission of a subsequent crime...
a battery of a police officer.
Yeah, yeah, but it's exactly...
Mr. Stern, please sit down.
Except that it occurred
during the sobriety tests.
And if the sobriety tests
are disqualified,
the video must be disqualified.
Motion granted.
The video is hereby excluded.
We're adjourned until tomorrow.
Well, well,
the best arguments really
do sound spontaneous.
Mr. Stern,
you cannot backseat
drive your own defense.
You chose me to represent you.
If that is what you
want, I'm your lawyer.
You're my client.
Let's go.
I, uh...
I think you should take
the kids to church more.
Because...?
Zach's listening to Muslim music.
No, I'm serious.
His girlfriend is Muslim.
Zach's girlfriend?
- Yes.
- Zach has a girlfriend?
Yes.
They... they were here yesterday
in his room, and they
were playing that music.
And where were you?
I was out getting groceries.
You have a girlfriend?
No.
Who was here yesterday?
Becca.
And Becca isn't your girlfriend?
Uh, she's a friend who's a girl.
And you were in here working together?
Yeah.
She's helping me out
with social studies.
She's a junior!
Shut up! No one asked you!
Don't say "shut up."
She was helping a freshman?
I'm...
Mom, she's nice.
You'd like her.
Oh, I'm sure I would.
And she is welcome
to study here anytime,
but only when Jackie is here,
and only in the living room.
But the computer's in here.
Yeah.
Wait, mom.
Mom, what are you doing?
Here. Carry this.
Come on.
Mom, this is ridiculous.
Lots of light.
Lots of room.
This is...
mom, I want my privacy.
And you'll have that when you're 18.
This is...
- Nothing happened.
- Good.
Would you like my desk lamp?
You don't trust me.
Zach, you're 14 years old.
You are a freshman in high school.
You had a junior in your room yesterday
with the door closed.
This is what is called
parenting, that's all.
- Now, go get the rest of your stuff.
- No.
You trusted dad.
Now you think I'm going to be the same.
Zach, I love you.
I love you so much.
But the computer stays here.
How long
did you stay at the
cocktail party, Mr. Tolliver?
About two hours.
I left around 10:00 p.m.,
just after Mr. Stern left.
And can you tell us what
you witnessed in that time?
Well, I saw Mr. Stern
consume at least six drinks.
Six?
What kind of drinks?
Are we talking white
wine spritzers here?
Scotch. Neat.
Tolliver is an investment banker,
works for Tolin & Howard.
Have you ever had any
fights with Tolin & Howard?
Mm-mm.
The problem is,
one time or another,
I've pissed off practically everyone.
Tolliver.
Tolliver industries.
It's a family run business.
I sued them for civil
rights violations. Brenda!
Get me the file on Tolliver industries.
Got it.
Tibetan ginseng.
Energy.
Jonas,
I checked on your case work.
The files weren't there.
What do you mean they
weren't there? Why?
A Cary Agos signed them out,
on Will Gardner's authorization.
What the hell are you doing?
Sneaking around my files?
Looking for little slipups?
It's an issue of firm liability, Jonas.
Somebody has to stay
on top of these things.
Oh, come on, Will.
What?
You certainly don't
seem inclined to do it.
You know, you talk a
good game about liability,
but we both know this is about control.
Jonas votes with me 90% of the time.
- You push him out...
- Enough!
My God.
You call yourselves lawyers?
I was winning cases
when you were in little league.
And you, my protégé.
The only reason I hired you
is because it looked good to
have a woman in the office.
The both of you treat
the practice of law
like it's used cars!
Well, you try to get rid of me,
it'll cost you every cent
of your golden parachute,
and that is after the lawsuit!
I will bankrupt this firm
before I let you
push me out.
I suppose you heard
that tirade back there.
I imagine the people on
Lakeshore drive heard it, too.
We'd better go in.
Did you find anything on Tolliver?
Yeah... yes, Tolliver Industries.
Right.
Tolliver industries.
I sued them once.
Civil rights violations.
We should use that.
Miss Madison, I'm Daniel Golden.
We, uh, spoke on the phone.
You look good, Peter.
I always liked you in a suit.
We have issues
that we have to deal with...
this book and your appearances.
Yes, still a lot of
pillow talk to talk about.
You phoned my wife.
That's always what it comes down to.
Men and their wives.
I'd like
- to talk to Peter alone.
- No.
You have an offer?
Stop writing the book,
stop doing interviews,
spreading stories about my client.
How much?
You recognize this man?
Prior to your...
relationship with my client,
you had a similar relationship with him.
Peter?
The FBI believe that he's responsible
for ordering the 24th ward murders
and three other slayings.
He owns a car dealership.
He's a businessman.
And I don't think
he will look kindly on your book
touching on his business.
My book doesn't touch on his business.
Unfortunately, he doesn't know that.
He also doesn't know about
certain personal things
that you mentioned to
my client about him.
That was between us.
And it'll stay between you.
Peter...
You wouldn't.
You phone my wife.
You threaten my family.
You go on a talk show,
humiliate,
and slander my wife and children.
To protect my family,
you have no idea what I'm capable of.
Yeah?
I need more help.
It's what I live for.
Donepezil.
That's the name of the
medicine you're taking.
That's why you crashed.
You didn't drink at the party,
and the roads weren't wet.
What are you talking about?
I saw them, Mr. Stern.
They're not energy pills.
Peter's father had dementia,
not Alzheimer's.
His was vascular.
I know what it looks like.
The forgetfulness, the anger,
mood swings.
I know how terrible...
You know nothing.
Jonas Stern does not have dementia.
Mr. Stern, you're facing jail time.
I know that.
Your condition is your defense.
This isn't a DUI.
There is no condition!
I'll be damned if I'm
gonna have people think
that Jonas Stern is losing his mind!
There are three people
who know what you know.
One is my doctor, the second one is me,
and the third is now covered
by attorney-client privilege.
And as your client, I am ordering you
not to breathe a word of this.
Not in my defense, not to anyone.
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
I understand.
Stern gets into an accident,
not because he's drunk,
but because he's confused.
He doesn't want to admit it, so
he goes and has four drinks...
trying to make it look
like he's covering up a DUI.
So what does the cop do?
Sobriety tests.
Which he fails, because
now he's had a few,
or he's shaken up.
Or...
What?
The question isn't what did the cop do.
It's what didn't the cop do.
Alicia... where's Stern?
He's meeting me at court. Why?
We went through his casework.
Everything was great until a year ago,
and he started missing filing deadlines.
Luckily, they weren't important,
but we could be vulnerable here.
I'm not asking you to divulge
any privileged communique.
Good.
But I need to know where his head's at.
Unless that blowup was his
final word on the subject.
Look, all I want is for you to
look after his best interests.
The firm's best interests.
The firm assigned me
to represent him, Will.
With all the
confidentiality that entails,
I can't... say anymore.
You gave 'em to mom.
What? Get out of here!
The pictures of dad...
you gave 'em to mom.
I didn't give anything to mom.
Well, they're gone.
Grandma.
Why...?
How do you know that?
Zach, she goes through my
room when I'm at school.
She throws away stuff
she doesn't like, like
candy and clothes. She
doesn't ever do it to you
'cause you're the good boy.
I hate this.
Yeah. When did you
start paying attention?
Officer, what sobriety tests
did you perform on Mr. Stern?
Objection. Officer Sutton has
already testified in detail
about the tests he performed.
Yes, Your Honor,
but I'm more interested in
the one he didn't perform.
Okay. Let's see where this is going.
I see no record
of you performing a preliminary
breathalyzer test on Mr. Stern
at the scene, officer.
I don't always do that, ma'am.
These are reports from your last
37 DUIs.
You performed preliminary
breathalyzers on...
would you like to guess
how many?
Thirty-seven.
Officer Sutton.
Your honor, it's perfectly innocent.
I voided the test results
because the machine was malfunctioning.
It showed Mr. Stern's
blood alcohol level was .03,
but I could see he was drunk,
he was stumbling around...
So you neglected to put
it in the police report?
It wasn't accurate.
We got back to the
station... he blew a .15.
An hour later,
after the drinks from the bar
- fully kicked in...
- Your honor?
Mr. Brody, I'm dismissing the DUI.
And unless you want me
to dismiss the battery
and levy sanctions,
you'd better come up
with something fast.
Misdemeanor assault.
Six months probation.
Ask her.
Misdemeanor assault?
Six months probation?
Time served?
You must be pretty
pleased with yourself.
You shouldn't be driving, Mr. Stern.
And unless you disclose your condition,
you shouldn't be practicing law, either.
What are you...
Th... the partners
meeting isn't until 5:00.
Call it off.
I'm not fighting you, Diane.
I'm leaving.
Last thing I need is to
waste time and energy here
fighting with people I love.
And I do.
That thing I said earlier...
I'm sorry.
It wasn't true.
I know.
I was the best lawyer
you had at that firm.
Yeah.
I have to admit, I never
thought I'd see the day
Jonas Stern retired.
Who said anything about retiring?
I'm leaving to start a new firm.
What?
You know, last year, you billed
over $50 million between
gentech financials
and Parthenon systems alone.
Now, they're my clients,
and I'm taking them with me.
Jonas, you take our clients,
you forfeit your golden parachute.
My clients.
And that's not all.
I'm gonna take a third of your business.
And then...
I'm coming back for the rest.
But, hey,
it'll be fun.
We're not
Communicating here, Jim.
I want it bigger.
I need 25,000 square feet at least.
All right. Hey.
What are you doing?
Well, getting an office,
staff, starting up.
We talked about this.
No, you talked about this.
And I'm the only one
to whom you will ever talk about this.
Mr. Stern, you have an ethical duty.
Yes, to zealously represent my clients.
Which I will do,
with a team of young and
hungry lawyers to back me up.
And I want you to be one of them.
Oh, I... I can't. I...
Thank you, but I... I... I can't.
Hmm.
Loyalty to your friend Will, hmm?
Well, I admire that.
Just know that he will stab you
in the back if it benefits him.
I'll get that, Brenda!
Hello.
Yeah, yeah, Jim.
Yeah, hold on. Just
hold on five seconds.
Your husband was set up.
What?!
Forget the sex.
Sex was just the barker's tease.
There are a lot of
people who made a bad bet,
and now they're covering their ass.
I... I don't... I don't under...
What does that mean?
Jim, yeah, I need it in the loop.
- In the loop, yeah.
- Mr. Stern...
That's it, Alicia.
I'm not your deep throat on this.
Your husband was set up,
and they're not going to
let him out of prison ever.
Yeah.
No, you're thinking small. Yeah.
Find another well,
will you?
Yeah.
No.
No, no, no, no, that won't do.
Don't worry. I just...
I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry?
I thought that your
husband was in love with me.
He made me think
that he was in love with
me, and now I just...
Look, I wanted to warn you, okay?
Peter threatened me. He said
that if I didn't pull the book,
and I didn't stop giving interviews,
that he would hurt me.
Look, would you listen?
I don't know what he's capable of.
He doesn't even know that I'm here.
I don't know what he would do...
Oh, go to hell!
Go to hell!
You two deserve each other!
You tell him
If he does anything, I'll print it.
I'll give an interview
you wouldn't believe!
Time to go?
Hey.
What's wrong?
Is everything all right?
Kids okay?
Synced and corrected by GeoffS
Bail is hereby denied.
This court is adjourned.
Peter didn't make bail.
My next guest has spent
quality time with some
of the biggest political
names in Chicago politics,
and she's working on a
shocking tell-all book.
Please welcome Amber Madison.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Hi, how are you?
- So nice to meet you.
- So this
D.A.... - Mm-hmm.
Now, did he...?
- Uh, State's Attorney.
- Okay.
Right, whatever, this D.A....
So now,
did he, um, suck on your toes
all the time or was that
just, like, a one-time shot?
It was a... two-time thing.
Well, of course,
I mean, once you
shrimp on somebody once,
you kind of have to follow up
with another sucking session.
And what's the most disgusting thing
that he ever asked you to do to him?
Uh, well...
like really, really disgusting.
It wasn't the most disgusting,
But he...
Oh...
Kids, breakfast!
This is something new
I found at the market.
It's called fruit.
I thought we'd give
it a try this morning.
You're really happy this morning.
Yes, I started drinking earlier.
Okay, something is going on.
No, we just have to get to school.
Yeah.
Love you, mom.
Love you, too.
Look, Amber Madison is yesterday's news.
Thank you.
She'd say anything to sell a book.
It doesn't warrant a comment.
Miss Poole, he's not in court.
I put him in the jury room.
Thank you.
I don't think we'll need damage control.
It's just gossip page fodder.
I'm not getting political calls.
- Who's he...?
- He's trying his wife.
I usually don't ask this,
but how much is true?
From what I can tell, not much.
So what are we dealing with?
A call girl stretching her 15 minutes
to 20 or...?
Or...?
I had a married client
who had a girlfriend
who wouldn't go away.
She kept making trouble
at inopportune moments.
We offered her money, a
singing contract, everything.
It turns out she wanted
something I couldn't offer her...
my client.
She was in love with
him and she was bitter.
Is that a possibility here?
Why don't you ask him?
Yes.
This is her husband.
Could you tell her to call
me as quickly as possible?
Thank you.
- Are you okay?
- No.
- That's good, the genuine is important right now.
- Kya.
Unless you can get me
in touch with my wife,
I think you should shut up.
Your husband phoned.
My...? Oh, did he say what it was about?
No, but I... I think he thought
you'd know what it was about.
Oh.
And someone from page six...
he phoned, wanting comment.
On?
He didn't say.
I don't think it was about a case.
Courtney,
you got a minute?
What's going on?
Courtney.
Just wait.
So now we're getting to a
comfortable place. Thank you.
Now, what kind of code
are we talking about here?
Uh, well, I would call Peter's house
and hang up after one
ring, and then he would know
that the next call was
going to be from me.
Are you 14?
No, I mean, you're a call girl.
I mean, that just sounds pretty...
Anyway, so about that threesome...
Um, it was nothing.
It... he said that it was the reason
that he came to me in the first place.
His wife wouldn't agree to a threesome.
I think he thought
that she was a little...
frigid. You can say it.
I mean, everyone... I... I've
seen her, I think she looks frigid.
I mean, I know frigid
and... see, there's a
lesson here for everybody.
When your spouse asks
you for a threesome...
and he offered you a job, is that right?
Yes, on his campaign.
Um, he said that he was
going to divorce his wife
and that I would work as part
of his outreach for at-risk kids.
And you believed him?
I'm sorry, Will and
Diane need you upstairs.
Peter was very compassionate,
um, very loving,
a very, very good lover.
We need to do damage control.
This is beyond damage control.
Don't let's get into that now, please.
What? We can't just let this sit.
You're like Fletcher Cristian
Just itching to throw bligh overboard.
Yes, and Mr. Christian was the hero.
Here.
Attorneys at Stern, Lockhart & Gardner
have had no comment on
this latest embarrassment.
It appears that Jonas
Stern's single car accident
caused no injuries.
Stern, Chicago's renowned
civil rights attorney,
first gained notoriety
crusading against police
brutality in the 1970s.
It's unbelievable.
Guy hasn't stepped foot in
the office for over a year...
I talked to his ex-wife.
Which one?
Cassandra.
She said spending so much
time away mellowed him.
Yep, like rotting fruit.
Remember, he spoke at school?
He filled
Hart auditorium, Diane,
on... what was it?
Universal jurisdiction.
Stern used a glass of water and a hammer
to demonstrate the difference between...
international norms
versus state sovereignty.
Right, you were really into him.
I found him inspiring.
Well, he wanted to thank you.
- Me?
- Yeah.
The slip and fall,
his daughter's defense.
I guess she spoke highly of you.
He's on his way over.
Oh, good, Julius Kreutzer
has agreed to handle the DUI.
Kreutzer? Great.
We'll need to enlarge
the conference room.
He's the only lawyer I know
with an ego bigger than Stern's.
We need this to go away quietly.
Diane, have you ever known
Stern to do anything quietly?
Jeanette!
Oh, it's so good to see you!
Oh, baby.
How you doing?
Oh, you're as beautiful
as ever, sweetheart.
Hey, Mike, Arnie, how you doing?
Good to see you.
Where the hell did we get that?
That's the ugliest thing I've ever seen.
But you haven't lived
until you've ridden
horseback at midnight
across the Timihani plateau.
Oh, my God.
Here.
Who buys this stuff?
My partners!
- Hey.
- How are you, lovely?
So, have you two bankrupted us yet?
Nope, you're doing that all on your own.
Worry beads.
They were carved
by a 70-year-old
Balinese woman.
Wear them,
and you'll never lose in court.
Thanks.
For you, my dear, a Chinese perfume jar
said to contain the soul
of a Ming dynasty poet.
Funny, I was looking for
a Ming poet at Barneys.
- Jonas, this is...
- So, where is
that jackass Kreutzer?
It's over, you know that.
I don't know anything.
His clients are going to mutiny.
Stern's clients understand
his proclivities.
It's a new economy, Diane.
He's a managing partner, Will.
It would take a vote
of the general partnership to oust him.
Which half are itching to do.
This DUI is giving them cause.
Have some respect.
Mr. Stern would like
to speak to you two.
He fired you.
I'll bill you for an hour.
I'm thinking of defending myself.
Jonas, you are not
going to defend yourself.
It's trumped up, you know that.
All that time I spent on
the police review board,
the Chicago cops can't
wait to knock me down a peg.
This is your second offense.
Ah, worst-case scenario, I
lose my license for a year.
Were you drinking, Jonas?
Four scotch and sodas.
I was blitzed.
After the accident.
I crashed, I was shook up.
I walked into the westwood tavern
and downed down four scotch and sodas.
Oh, God.
The police are going to
have a hard time discerning
The drinking I did before
and the drinking I did after.
You're like
an 18-year-old.
Is that her...
the State's Attorney's wife,
the one that defended my daughter?
Yes.
I want her.
I want her as a front.
I'll defend myself through her.
This is a bad idea, Jonas.
I want her
to represent me.
Okay, this won't take long.
It's okay,
Mom, really.
No one's saying anything.
All right, well, then,
just listen for my sake.
I want you to know what's
true and what's not.
I don't know what your
father told this woman,
and I can't stop her from
saying what she's saying,
but I can always tell you the truth,
and none of this is true.
Thanks, mom.
What does dad say is true?
I don't know.
He hasn't talked to you?
He...
he tried, but I haven't
returned his call.
Why?
I don't know.
I've... I've been angry.
But if it's untrue...
It's still true that he slept with her.
Yeah, but he already
apologized for that.
It doesn't make it any less wrong.
Okay, okay, it was my mistake.
I should have called
him back and I will.
I will talk to your dad.
Why don't we talk to him,
ask him everything?
What, like if he had a three-way?
It's not a three-way, it's a threesome.
Yeah, but you can
still say "three-way."
- No, you can't.
- Okay.
Family meeting's over.
It's a plea is all.
You'll be fine, Mrs. Florrick.
I'll tell you exactly what to say.
Could you tell me now?
No.
The best arguments are spontaneous.
You know who told me that?
Justice Powell...
the oral arguments for Ricardo v. Ohio.
I did my law review on Ricardo.
I was brilliant on Ricardo, wasn't I?
You were.
Yeah, it's harder
doing great these days.
Fewer opportunities.
I, uh... chased you out
of the gossip columns, didn't I?
Yes. Thank you.
Well, the first time that
a DUI trumped a threesome.
Your Honor, Matan Brody
of the State's Attorney's office.
Mr. Stern, you may want in on this.
The people have added a charge
to the complaint, Your Honor.
Aggravated battery to a police officer.
That's ridiculous.
You tacked that on for payback.
Are you representing yourself here,
Mr. Stern?
Your Honor, this is payback.
- It's clearly unorthodox, clear...
- Selective prosecution.
Selective prosecution in direct...
- contradiction of the 14th amendment.
- Of the 14th amendment right
guaranteeing equal protection.
You hit a cop, Mr. Stern.
You can't hit a cop.
Speak to me,
not my client, sir.
Aggravated battery is a felony,
Your Honor, carrying a prison term
of two to five years.
As such, both this charge and the DUI
now have to be heard in felony court.
That's too bad, Mr. Stern.
I was looking forward to this.
Thank you, Mrs. Florrick.
I can take it from here.
Is that the discovery packet?
It is.
Sir, if I'm representing you,
I think I should look
at the discovery, too.
Brenda, dinner at Gibson's.
Got it.
Mr. Stern, I heard you
speak at Georgetown once,
and you said, "even the best legal mind
requires the Socratic
method to keep itself sharp""
So...
here I am.
So, you had a few drinks
at the party before the accident.
I had one drink, and
they don't know that.
Because, after the
accident, you had a few more?
That's perfectly legal.
You blew a .15
On the breathalyzer
at the police station.
That's almost twice
the legal limit.
They're going to argue...
They're going to argue that three drinks
wasn't enough to get me there.
And you can argue traumatic experience.
I was in an accident.
That increases the effect
of alcohol dramatically.
And the battery against the officer?
No mention of that in the police report.
Now, these police cars...
they've got their video
cameras right on the dash.
Those recordings are
kept for up to six days.
Subpoena those recordings
before they can erase them.
And get that dispatch tape.
Ten to one my name is on it.
Yeah, they knew it was my car.
They couldn't wait to arrest me.
Let the plotting begin.
You know, there's something
refreshingly honest about the borgias
murdering their enemies.
Here, we just plot
no confidence votes.
Here it is.
Look.
Thought we were studying
Martin Luther King.
You were studying Martin Luther King.
See, there's your mother.
I don't get it.
It's a web site where you bet on stuff.
You know, celebrity stuff like, uh,
you know, "which Disney
star will die first?"
Stuff like that.
So, they're betting on my mom?
If she'll get a divorce.
That's... awful.
So, what should I bet?
You want to know if they're
going to get a divorce?
Yeah. It's like having
insider information.
It's like having somebody inside exxon.
See, after this whole threesome thing,
betting is moving 75% for divorce.
And I've got 50 bucks, so...?
She's not going to divorce.
- You're sure?
- I'm sure.
So, did your dad really ask
your mom for a threesome?
No.
But they wouldn't tell
you if he did, right?
Did you hear what she
said on Howard Stern?
Who?
Your dad's hooker.
She said they had sex in your bed.
She did not.
Yeah, she did.
That's what somebody in chemistry said.
So, just think about it.
Right here.
This bed.
It's pretty cool.
It wasn't the same one.
I had a different bed.
What are you, like 14?
Yeah.
Well, I'm 16.
I'm back, kids.
Hello!
I...
I got to help my grandma.
I'm sorry.
Let me give you something, Zachary.
Just, you know, in case your parents
are giving you any
trouble, bothering you,
and you want something...
some space, a car.
Just, um... play this.
What is it, rap?
No, it's better.
It makes parents give
you whatever you want.
You need a little
rebellion in your life.
It's nice to meet you,
Mrs. Florrick. I'm Rebecca.
Zachary and I were just studying.
Bye.
Video from the dashboard camera.
Thanks. Good or bad?
You should watch.
So,
Stern still treating you like a puppet?
Here's my script.
Alicia, it's...
- Who?
- Amber Madison.
She says she... has a question for you.
Take a message.
Why is she phoning you?
I don't know.
She's trying to cause a scene.
I don't know... for attention.
You want me to talk to her?
- Talk to her?
- Mm.
Wh... what would that entail?
Talk.
I'm fine.
Thank you.
Contact me if that changes.
O... okay.
- Damn it.
- You need to calm down.
Don't make me put the cuffs back on you.
I said let me go, damn it!
Why did we subpoena this again?
Don't worry about it.
Is this an accurate depiction
of the events, Officer Sutton?
- Yes, it is.
- Your Honor, as you can see,
the video is clearly relevant.
It may be relevant, but it's unnecessary
when they have the officer's
testimony, and given...
Yes, Ms. Florrick?
Given the Illinois
State Supreme Court...
the Illinois court's ruling
in people v. Harriman,
We believe...
Harriman was one of your cases,
wasn't it, Mr. Stern?
Yes. Yes, Your Honor, it was.
That case dealt with video
from an outside source.
This is video from the
officer's dashboard.
We're arguing that the
underlying principle
is the same, Your Honor.
That might work
with the Illinois supreme
court, but not here.
Very good.
We'll reconvene after lunch.
What was that?
You're hesitating.
I don't have time to be hesitating.
You're interrupting.
Maybe this was a mistake.
They should be out in a minute.
They're finishing up pretrial motions.
How many clients do you have?
Currently?
Two.
Who pays you?
A committee of interested advisors.
And how long are they paying you?
It's month to month,
but I'd imagine until...
actually, I'm not sure
how long they'll pay me.
"Until..."?
It's not my business
to look into the future, Mrs. Florrick.
Are there designs to
put Peter back in office?
Yes.
Your husband is missed.
He was a very effective
state's attorney,
and people want him back.
It's insane
that I would hire a call
girl to work on my campaign.
Think about it. It's...
She was talking about
your kids at risk program.
Yeah, well, and anyone
who read the news would know about that.
She's out there.
She's out there, and she
can say whatever she wants,
and there's nothing
I can do to stop her,
because the Libel laws are against us.
She's phoning my work.
Who?
Your... prostitute
is calling my work.
I told the kids I'd come here, Peter,
and talk to you, but I...
I don't know what's
right or wrong anymore.
I don't know what's a
lie or what's the truth.
I just...
I can't take this.
- Hold on.
- No.
I want it to stop.
This is your family.
I don't care about Libel laws.
You make it stop. Make her stop.
What are you saying?
Oh...
Unless there's anything else,
I rule that the police dashboard tape
- be considered...
- Your Honor.
Yes, Mrs. Florrick?
I have one more thing.
No, you don't.
We move to disqualify the video
on the grounds that it was obtained
as the result of an illegal arrest.
- Your Honor, what could possibly be illegal...
- Mr. Stern,
is it your understanding
that the officer...
Your Honor,
I am Mr. Stern's legal representative.
Yes, ma'am,
but I believe Mr. Stern
has a difference of opinion.
Uh, Mrs. Florrick and
I need five minutes,
- Your honor.
- No, we're fine.
Officer Sutton stated
on his dashboard video,
"don't make me put the
handcuffs back on you"
implying that he'd been
handcuffed previously.
Did you, Officer Sutton?
I'd handcuffed him when I found him
in the bar because he was belligerent,
as you see in the video.
But when I brought him outside,
I took the cuffs off so I
could perform a sobriety test.
Was Mr. Stern armed?
No.
Did you fear for your life?
No, but, I...
Then it was an arrest, Your Honor.
Mr. Stern was not free to go.
And Officer Sutton had
no probable cause...
the mere fact that it was an accident
does not mean a crime was committed.
So, everything that
follows is tainted...
the sobriety tests, the video.
Your Honor, the video captures
the commission of a subsequent crime...
a battery of a police officer.
Yeah, yeah, but it's exactly...
Mr. Stern, please sit down.
Except that it occurred
during the sobriety tests.
And if the sobriety tests
are disqualified,
the video must be disqualified.
Motion granted.
The video is hereby excluded.
We're adjourned until tomorrow.
Well, well,
the best arguments really
do sound spontaneous.
Mr. Stern,
you cannot backseat
drive your own defense.
You chose me to represent you.
If that is what you
want, I'm your lawyer.
You're my client.
Let's go.
I, uh...
I think you should take
the kids to church more.
Because...?
Zach's listening to Muslim music.
No, I'm serious.
His girlfriend is Muslim.
Zach's girlfriend?
- Yes.
- Zach has a girlfriend?
Yes.
They... they were here yesterday
in his room, and they
were playing that music.
And where were you?
I was out getting groceries.
You have a girlfriend?
No.
Who was here yesterday?
Becca.
And Becca isn't your girlfriend?
Uh, she's a friend who's a girl.
And you were in here working together?
Yeah.
She's helping me out
with social studies.
She's a junior!
Shut up! No one asked you!
Don't say "shut up."
She was helping a freshman?
I'm...
Mom, she's nice.
You'd like her.
Oh, I'm sure I would.
And she is welcome
to study here anytime,
but only when Jackie is here,
and only in the living room.
But the computer's in here.
Yeah.
Wait, mom.
Mom, what are you doing?
Here. Carry this.
Come on.
Mom, this is ridiculous.
Lots of light.
Lots of room.
This is...
mom, I want my privacy.
And you'll have that when you're 18.
This is...
- Nothing happened.
- Good.
Would you like my desk lamp?
You don't trust me.
Zach, you're 14 years old.
You are a freshman in high school.
You had a junior in your room yesterday
with the door closed.
This is what is called
parenting, that's all.
- Now, go get the rest of your stuff.
- No.
You trusted dad.
Now you think I'm going to be the same.
Zach, I love you.
I love you so much.
But the computer stays here.
How long
did you stay at the
cocktail party, Mr. Tolliver?
About two hours.
I left around 10:00 p.m.,
just after Mr. Stern left.
And can you tell us what
you witnessed in that time?
Well, I saw Mr. Stern
consume at least six drinks.
Six?
What kind of drinks?
Are we talking white
wine spritzers here?
Scotch. Neat.
Tolliver is an investment banker,
works for Tolin & Howard.
Have you ever had any
fights with Tolin & Howard?
Mm-mm.
The problem is,
one time or another,
I've pissed off practically everyone.
Tolliver.
Tolliver industries.
It's a family run business.
I sued them for civil
rights violations. Brenda!
Get me the file on Tolliver industries.
Got it.
Tibetan ginseng.
Energy.
Jonas,
I checked on your case work.
The files weren't there.
What do you mean they
weren't there? Why?
A Cary Agos signed them out,
on Will Gardner's authorization.
What the hell are you doing?
Sneaking around my files?
Looking for little slipups?
It's an issue of firm liability, Jonas.
Somebody has to stay
on top of these things.
Oh, come on, Will.
What?
You certainly don't
seem inclined to do it.
You know, you talk a
good game about liability,
but we both know this is about control.
Jonas votes with me 90% of the time.
- You push him out...
- Enough!
My God.
You call yourselves lawyers?
I was winning cases
when you were in little league.
And you, my protégé.
The only reason I hired you
is because it looked good to
have a woman in the office.
The both of you treat
the practice of law
like it's used cars!
Well, you try to get rid of me,
it'll cost you every cent
of your golden parachute,
and that is after the lawsuit!
I will bankrupt this firm
before I let you
push me out.
I suppose you heard
that tirade back there.
I imagine the people on
Lakeshore drive heard it, too.
We'd better go in.
Did you find anything on Tolliver?
Yeah... yes, Tolliver Industries.
Right.
Tolliver industries.
I sued them once.
Civil rights violations.
We should use that.
Miss Madison, I'm Daniel Golden.
We, uh, spoke on the phone.
You look good, Peter.
I always liked you in a suit.
We have issues
that we have to deal with...
this book and your appearances.
Yes, still a lot of
pillow talk to talk about.
You phoned my wife.
That's always what it comes down to.
Men and their wives.
I'd like
- to talk to Peter alone.
- No.
You have an offer?
Stop writing the book,
stop doing interviews,
spreading stories about my client.
How much?
You recognize this man?
Prior to your...
relationship with my client,
you had a similar relationship with him.
Peter?
The FBI believe that he's responsible
for ordering the 24th ward murders
and three other slayings.
He owns a car dealership.
He's a businessman.
And I don't think
he will look kindly on your book
touching on his business.
My book doesn't touch on his business.
Unfortunately, he doesn't know that.
He also doesn't know about
certain personal things
that you mentioned to
my client about him.
That was between us.
And it'll stay between you.
Peter...
You wouldn't.
You phone my wife.
You threaten my family.
You go on a talk show,
humiliate,
and slander my wife and children.
To protect my family,
you have no idea what I'm capable of.
Yeah?
I need more help.
It's what I live for.
Donepezil.
That's the name of the
medicine you're taking.
That's why you crashed.
You didn't drink at the party,
and the roads weren't wet.
What are you talking about?
I saw them, Mr. Stern.
They're not energy pills.
Peter's father had dementia,
not Alzheimer's.
His was vascular.
I know what it looks like.
The forgetfulness, the anger,
mood swings.
I know how terrible...
You know nothing.
Jonas Stern does not have dementia.
Mr. Stern, you're facing jail time.
I know that.
Your condition is your defense.
This isn't a DUI.
There is no condition!
I'll be damned if I'm
gonna have people think
that Jonas Stern is losing his mind!
There are three people
who know what you know.
One is my doctor, the second one is me,
and the third is now covered
by attorney-client privilege.
And as your client, I am ordering you
not to breathe a word of this.
Not in my defense, not to anyone.
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
I understand.
Stern gets into an accident,
not because he's drunk,
but because he's confused.
He doesn't want to admit it, so
he goes and has four drinks...
trying to make it look
like he's covering up a DUI.
So what does the cop do?
Sobriety tests.
Which he fails, because
now he's had a few,
or he's shaken up.
Or...
What?
The question isn't what did the cop do.
It's what didn't the cop do.
Alicia... where's Stern?
He's meeting me at court. Why?
We went through his casework.
Everything was great until a year ago,
and he started missing filing deadlines.
Luckily, they weren't important,
but we could be vulnerable here.
I'm not asking you to divulge
any privileged communique.
Good.
But I need to know where his head's at.
Unless that blowup was his
final word on the subject.
Look, all I want is for you to
look after his best interests.
The firm's best interests.
The firm assigned me
to represent him, Will.
With all the
confidentiality that entails,
I can't... say anymore.
You gave 'em to mom.
What? Get out of here!
The pictures of dad...
you gave 'em to mom.
I didn't give anything to mom.
Well, they're gone.
Grandma.
Why...?
How do you know that?
Zach, she goes through my
room when I'm at school.
She throws away stuff
she doesn't like, like
candy and clothes. She
doesn't ever do it to you
'cause you're the good boy.
I hate this.
Yeah. When did you
start paying attention?
Officer, what sobriety tests
did you perform on Mr. Stern?
Objection. Officer Sutton has
already testified in detail
about the tests he performed.
Yes, Your Honor,
but I'm more interested in
the one he didn't perform.
Okay. Let's see where this is going.
I see no record
of you performing a preliminary
breathalyzer test on Mr. Stern
at the scene, officer.
I don't always do that, ma'am.
These are reports from your last
37 DUIs.
You performed preliminary
breathalyzers on...
would you like to guess
how many?
Thirty-seven.
Officer Sutton.
Your honor, it's perfectly innocent.
I voided the test results
because the machine was malfunctioning.
It showed Mr. Stern's
blood alcohol level was .03,
but I could see he was drunk,
he was stumbling around...
So you neglected to put
it in the police report?
It wasn't accurate.
We got back to the
station... he blew a .15.
An hour later,
after the drinks from the bar
- fully kicked in...
- Your honor?
Mr. Brody, I'm dismissing the DUI.
And unless you want me
to dismiss the battery
and levy sanctions,
you'd better come up
with something fast.
Misdemeanor assault.
Six months probation.
Ask her.
Misdemeanor assault?
Six months probation?
Time served?
You must be pretty
pleased with yourself.
You shouldn't be driving, Mr. Stern.
And unless you disclose your condition,
you shouldn't be practicing law, either.
What are you...
Th... the partners
meeting isn't until 5:00.
Call it off.
I'm not fighting you, Diane.
I'm leaving.
Last thing I need is to
waste time and energy here
fighting with people I love.
And I do.
That thing I said earlier...
I'm sorry.
It wasn't true.
I know.
I was the best lawyer
you had at that firm.
Yeah.
I have to admit, I never
thought I'd see the day
Jonas Stern retired.
Who said anything about retiring?
I'm leaving to start a new firm.
What?
You know, last year, you billed
over $50 million between
gentech financials
and Parthenon systems alone.
Now, they're my clients,
and I'm taking them with me.
Jonas, you take our clients,
you forfeit your golden parachute.
My clients.
And that's not all.
I'm gonna take a third of your business.
And then...
I'm coming back for the rest.
But, hey,
it'll be fun.
We're not
Communicating here, Jim.
I want it bigger.
I need 25,000 square feet at least.
All right. Hey.
What are you doing?
Well, getting an office,
staff, starting up.
We talked about this.
No, you talked about this.
And I'm the only one
to whom you will ever talk about this.
Mr. Stern, you have an ethical duty.
Yes, to zealously represent my clients.
Which I will do,
with a team of young and
hungry lawyers to back me up.
And I want you to be one of them.
Oh, I... I can't. I...
Thank you, but I... I... I can't.
Hmm.
Loyalty to your friend Will, hmm?
Well, I admire that.
Just know that he will stab you
in the back if it benefits him.
I'll get that, Brenda!
Hello.
Yeah, yeah, Jim.
Yeah, hold on. Just
hold on five seconds.
Your husband was set up.
What?!
Forget the sex.
Sex was just the barker's tease.
There are a lot of
people who made a bad bet,
and now they're covering their ass.
I... I don't... I don't under...
What does that mean?
Jim, yeah, I need it in the loop.
- In the loop, yeah.
- Mr. Stern...
That's it, Alicia.
I'm not your deep throat on this.
Your husband was set up,
and they're not going to
let him out of prison ever.
Yeah.
No, you're thinking small. Yeah.
Find another well,
will you?
Yeah.
No.
No, no, no, no, that won't do.
Don't worry. I just...
I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry?
I thought that your
husband was in love with me.
He made me think
that he was in love with
me, and now I just...
Look, I wanted to warn you, okay?
Peter threatened me. He said
that if I didn't pull the book,
and I didn't stop giving interviews,
that he would hurt me.
Look, would you listen?
I don't know what he's capable of.
He doesn't even know that I'm here.
I don't know what he would do...
Oh, go to hell!
Go to hell!
You two deserve each other!
You tell him
If he does anything, I'll print it.
I'll give an interview
you wouldn't believe!
Time to go?
Hey.
What's wrong?
Is everything all right?
Kids okay?
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