The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 7, Episode 2 - Innocents - full transcript

As the judge said, we are here
merely for your convenience.

Our fee is standard for a
bar attorney... $135 per case.

$85 an hour if it goes more than one day.

I don't need a check. This slip
is a CBR... cash bond refund.

Sign it and your bail will be
refunded to me. That's how you pay me.

It's up to you whether you
want to hire your own attorney.

We're only here for your convenience.

But just so you know, you'll
have to wait until after court.

And they might hold
you in lockup overnight.

We need to post bond in 45 minutes, or

they'll transport you
to County for processing.



Male, number 208. Next up. Let's go.

Yes, Your Honor.

Uh, will you take my 209?

- Male 209?
- Yes, ma'am. Erik.

Right, Erik. Uh, are you married?

Anyone who would be impacted
by your denial of bail?

No. I have a dog, a pug.

And how much money can you
post if the judge grants bail?

Don't you want to know if I did it first?

No. We just want to get you out
with the lowest possible bail.

We don't need to argue
that you didn't do it.

But I did.

I did do it, and I'd do it again.

Okay, let's not share that
with anyone just yet, okay?



Male, number 209.

That's us.

State a proffer on allegations and
any aggravation for setting bond.

Erik Barsetto, arrested
for vandalism, Your Honor.

Went into the Chicago
Museum of Fine Arts yesterday

and attacked a piece of art with a hammer.

- Really?
- Mr. Barsetto has

no criminal record, Your Honor,

and strong ties to the
community. Bail should be minimal.

He caused irreparable damage,

easily worth tens of thousands of dollars.

He broke some glass, that's all.

There's a videotape of
the attack, Your Honor.

- Leave to play it?
- It's a scuffed photo, Prosecutor.

I'm sure the defendant won't do it again.

- Actually...
- Bail is set at $1,500.

- Male, number 210.
- It's gonna take a few hours to process.

- I'll get the security video.
- It's me.

- Yes, I know, on the video.
- No.

In the photo. The one
that I attacked... it's me.

I'm here to apologize.

- Okay.
- I said some things.

I was out of line,

and I am asking for your forgiveness.

Apology accepted.

But of course, uh...

you know, the campaign...

- there's no place for you now. I...
- I understand.

I just didn't want to leave
things the way they were.

Okay, I guess then that's it.

That's it.

Good-bye, sir.

Eli?

Ruth.

What do you need?

Nothing.

I've been meaning to call you.

- About?
- My candidate.

You come near him again...

I will destroy you and
everything you hold dear.

Ruth, have you seen the movie It Follows?

Can't say I have.

- Good?
- Modern classic.

Was there some point to that?

I just thought you'd like it.

Two-headed campaigns

don't work, Mr. Governor.

He just came to apologize.

Respectfully, Governor,

you could hear the gears
turning in his head.

Where are we on polling, Ruth?

Hey, do you know any good investigators?

Anyone who charges by the hour?

Not any good ones.

Marty Pintarello's not bad

if you get him in the
first half of the day.

Jason Crouse.

Oh, Amanda Marcassin.

Thank you.

- Group 200 to 210...
- Here we go.

- coming out.
- Showtime.

Erik, when you said that photo
you attacked was of you...

- Have you seen it?
- Not yet.

"Vacation 2002""

My mom took it of me when I was eight.

It's art? And why did you attack it?

I'm naked in it.

It's, uh, from a cycle of photos
my mom took of my sister and I.

Us at the beach. Us at a nudist camp.

They're, uh...

She's selling them to the
Chicago Museum of Fine Arts

for their permanent collection.

Uh, Erik, I have to get to my next
client, but I'm gonna look into this.

My guess is, the museum won't want

to press charges.

They will if they know I'll try again.

Well, let's not tell them that, okay?

Hey, Cary. Thanks for getting back to me.

How's life in the bar attorney trenches?

Same as there, only without
the fees, resources or muffins.

Um, look, I'm chasing
leads on investigators.

I need someone good but cheap.

Hey, we're looking for one, too.

You have anyone promising?

You ever hear of Marty
Pintarello, Jason Crouse

or Amanda Marcassin?

No bells rung.

Let me ask around. I got to run.

- Hey. What's up?
- At the associates meeting,

you told us to come to you with any issues.

- Right, yeah.
- Well, we have one.

- Howard Lyman.
- He was the designated partner

on the StarCross Insurance
case, but he didn't do anything.

Look,

I know it's a grind,

but a lot of times, you do the grunt work,

and the partners swoop in for the glory.

He didn't swoop.

He slept through every meeting.

The one time he bumped into
the client in the hallway,

he called him David.
The guy's name is Stefan.

Then he fudged the billing

and claimed 70% of the work as his own.

All right, thank you
for bringing this to me.

Let me get into it.

About the other day...

Forget it, non-issue.

I want you to know I'm not gay.

No worries. Seriously. Excuse me.

- I have some leads on investigators.
- Good.

Who knew it'd be this hard to find someone?

Also, I need to call a
meeting of the name partners.

On what subject?

Howard.

I do a lot of work for the bar attorneys.

I charge $75 an hour, and
you'll find you can't do better.

I don't work weekends, but I
don't overcharge. And I'm good.

And I understand you're an ex-cop?

- No.
- You're not?

Uh-uh.

Oh. Then I was mistaken.

Uh, how much do you charge by the hour?

How much you got?

How'd you do that?

Killed a man.

- Ah. On the job?
- No.

Just in traffic. He moved too slow.

Do you have trouble working weekends?

Uh, not if you need it.

How long have you been
an investigator, Amanda?

- Five years.
- You seem young.

Yeah, I go for that.

People don't want to talk
to someone overbearing,

so I keep it small, simple.

I get results.

From shoe leather, beating the bushes.

Having the contacts.

Do you know Kalinda Sharma?

No.

You remind me of her.

I hope that's a good thing.

So, when can you start?

Tomorrow, 9:00 a.m.

Do you... have any questions for me?

Yeah. You have a dress code?

What? No.

Do a lot of people have dress codes?

No, I just like to ask.

Makes it seem like I'm not too easy.

You're not gonna tell me
how you did that, are you?

Ice tray.

One of those old metal ones. Cut myself.

20 stitches.

- Ow.
- Yeah.

I cried like a baby. I don't like pain.

When are you hiring?

- Immediately. I'll know in an hour.
- Oh, good.

I hope this works out.

Me, too.

It was nice to meet you, Jason.

You, too.

Take care of that hand. Oh.

I want him.

He's more expensive.

Than the cop? The cop's terrible.

- No. Amanda.
- Well, how much more?

- Five dollars an hour.
- We can afford that.

He's great. He's funny.

It's not about

being great or funny. It's...

It's about who's better.

He's better.

Oh.

- Jason Crouse.
- Jason, it's Alicia Florrick.

Wow, that was fast. What do you need?

I just wanted to thank you for coming in.

But, um, I'm sorry.

I think I'm going in a different direction.

Me, too. You seem like
you'd be a mean boss.

Well, I would be.

Um, but it was very
nice meeting you, Jason.

Anytime.

Call us old-fashioned, but
we don't like it when people

- take hammers to our artwork.
- Given the subject matter...

a naked photo of my client
at eight years old...

I think you can understand why Erik did it.

And I'm sure you can
understand the bad publicity

that would result from a prosecution.

All we're asking, Mr. O'Neal, is that

you drop the charges, and
we won't take this any...

If you don't mind, uh, we'd like
our law firm to sit in on this.

So sorry that I'm late,
but I made the mistake

of passing through the Wyeth exhibit.

And, oh, my gosh, it's beautiful. Hello.

I know you, don't I?

Yes, Nancy, we've been on
the opposite side of 12 cases.

What is your name again?

Alicia.

Well, as I'm sure Mr. O'Neal suggested,

we are willing to forgive and forget

this horrible vandalism...

Of a naked photo of my client.

Renowned piece of art.

But we do want something in return,

and that is for your client, Mr. Barsetto,

to publicly embrace his mother's exhibit.

- Excuse me?
- We're also gonna need you

to pose for some publicity photos

next to the picture of yourself.

Not a chance in hell.

Your mother's photos are important

- works of art, Erik.
- My mother's photos

ruined my life.

- Let's not be melodramatic.
- Oh, melodramatic?

Anything I do, anywhere I go...

If I go on job interview, if I
go on a date... they Google me,

and you know the first thing that comes up?

A picture of me naked, so don't talk
to be about being melodramatic, please.

You're in a work of art.

I think a lot of people would

love to be in a work of art.

Erik?

Look, I'm really sorry
about blowing up back there.

I know you said you could
get me probation, and I...

Do you want to fight this?

- What do you mean?
- An emergency injunction

against the museum to stop the exhibition.

They've already put up the show.

They'll be panicked and want to compromise.

What about the First Amendment?

No. We go after consent.

We prove that you never
gave your mother consent

to take those photos.

She can't sell them without it.

- We'll need to find your sister.
- Wendy?

Um, I don't... I don't know where she is.

- Amanda?
- I'm on it.

- If she's gettable, I'll get her.
- Oh.

And check Erik's social media footprint.

I don't want any surprises in court.

I got it. Don't worry.

Think about it, Erik.

Eli, can I call you back?

No. I'll be quick.

Peter has vetoed my
being your chief of staff,

so I put together a list of some people

I think might be a good fit.

- What? When did he veto?
- Today.

I'll do my best to find
you someone good, but

I'm sure Ruth will have some ideas.

Okay, I get it.

- What?
- You're using me.

What? No.

I'll call you back, Eli.

Thank you.

So, how's the campaign going?

Really good. We raised
$6 million in hard money

and $11 million in soft.

Good.

- How's the job?
- Good, too.

- It's like coming right out of law school.
- Ah, freedom.

The best thing that can happen to anyone.

Listen, um...

Ruth wants to have a camera crew

follow you in order to play up the whole

"helping the common man" thing.

Well, I don't know how much
I'm helping the common man

in bond court, but...

I'm sure she'll paint a pretty picture.

In fact, I want to talk to you about...

- something.
- No.

- No what?
- No to Eli.

Well, then we have a problem.

Look...

I need Ruth.

And Ruth won't stand for Eli.

And you need me.

And I won't stand without him.

- Oh, come on.
- No,

Peter, you want to be
Hillary's vice president.

The way to do that is by
showing you have a happy family.

A family that overcame
your sexual indiscretions

because your wife forgave you

and continues to forgive you.

You're being used.

I know.

Who isn't?

Okay.

Eli's all yours.

_

_

What's that?

A client.

His mother took these pictures.

Pictures of him?

Of him and his sister.

Here.

What do you think?

How old are these kids?

Eight and ten.

Did the kids know that she
was gonna put them in a book?

I think so. I... I don't know.

That's weird.

They're pretty.

I guess that's the point.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Do you need something?
- Yes.

50% of the Erik Barsetto case.

- The...
- I handed him off to you at bond court.

- Now that it's a money case...
- It's not a money case.

Alicia, you can tell your client
it's about stopping the exhibit,

but you know it's about milking
the museum for some cash.

- He's an embarrassment.
- I see Howard as more

of an inconvenience.

He's rude to the clients.

Well, he can also be charming.

In an old-school way.

Howard sleeps half the day.

Yet he's been swallowing 70%

of the associates' billable hours.

There is a mutiny brewing below deck and

we are gonna start losing good,
young associates because of him.

Look, Howard's personal choices
leave something to be desired.

But as far as who takes credit

for what around here, seniority rules.

Cary, you take 70% on cases.

I do. That's why we're here.

- But we do the work.
- No, we don't. We provide

the clout. The leadership.

But these associates could
complain about any of us.

So you need to think about whether this is

a professional problem with
Howard or a personal one.

Mom.

Erik.

- You don't have to...
- No, it's okay.

You should have called me.

I didn't think this was about us.

How could it not be?

I'm not a kid anymore.

I don't want them out there.

I don't want people gawking at them.

They don't gawk.

They do. They look at them

and they look at me.

Why is this a problem now, Erik?

The book has been out for years.

Because it was starting to die down,

and now you're putting them

in a museum and they're everywhere again.

I'm sorry, Erik, but this is what I do.

You know that.

I-It's like a novel, and you're asking

- a novelist to burn her book.
- No, it's not, Mom.

I'm asking my mom to
listen to me, that's all.

I'm sorry, Erik.

Let's go.

Erik, did your mother ever ask you

- if you wanted to be photographed?
- No.

Did you ever tell your mother that you

didn't want to be photographed?

- Yes. Sometimes.
- So you didn't consent

to these pictures?

- No.
- And without consent,

- the photographer cannot sell them?
- Objection.

I don't think that, uh, Mrs.
Florrick should be allowed

to testify. She has a witness for that.

An innocent mistake, I am sure,

Mrs. Florrick, wasn't it?

Yes, Your Honor, my apologies.

- No need.
- Thank you. Nothing further.

I don't know what's going
on with Judge Dunaway.

He seems like he's on medication.

- Maybe we can use it.
- Erik, did you like

going to the dentist as a kid?

Did I... What?

Were you a whiner, like I was? I remember

my mom taking me just kicking
and screaming to the dentist.

Were you the same or did you just

plop down in that chair willingly?

I guess I didn't want to go.

Or the doctor...

all those shots?

Why did it seem like there were

- so many shots?
- Objection. Relevance.

Have you ever read Catcher
in the Rye, Counselor?

The kids are told

to yell, uh, "digression"

when someone in the class goes off-topic.

That's how I feel about
the-the relevance objection.

Let's... let's see where things go

before we yell

- "digression".
- It's a beautiful story.

I love Catcher in the Rye.

Mr. Barsetto, you didn't give your consent

for the dentist or the doctor.

Your mom gave consent on your behalf,

like all parents do for their children.

Likewise, your mom, who
nursed you, loved you,

gave consent on your behalf

for taking the photos, isn't that right?

- Yes.
- So, her copyright interest holds.

She can use the photos however she likes.

Your Honor, a parent's right to consent

on a child's behalf isn't absolute.

Phyllis Barsetto couldn't have
consented to Erik's being raped

- or beaten, for example.
- Raped

or beaten?

I mean, I guess we're in the
world of extreme examples.

Yeah, if I wanted to deal
in rapes and assaults,

I'd still be in the criminal division.

Let's just keep this civil.

Her point is: parental consent

on behalf of a child
ends where harm begins.

You're arguing that the
photographs themselves

- are harmful to your client?
- Yes, Your Honor.

That is why I would like to introduce

- a photograph into evidence.
- Objection.

You don't want me to see the photos?

- No, no.
- I assume the child is naked?

Yes, Your Honor, he is.

Then I'll review the photos,
and for our purposes here,

we'll, uh, cover the
sensitive parts. Sheriff?

Yes, Ms. Eastman?

What is It Follows?

You smiled. Why did you smile?

It's one of Mr. Gold's favorites.

Eli said I should see
it. Why should I see it?

I don't know.

It's about a girl who goes crazy

'cause this thing, this
being constantly follows her.

And if it catches her, it'll kill her.

So she can never feel safe.

Nora, I need you to do me a favor.

Be Eli's assistant.

Does he need an assistant?

My guess is, he misses you.

Be his assistant

and report back to me
on everything he does.

Erik, when was this photograph
first publicly exhibited?

At a gallery when I was ten,
and a book later that year.

And what, if any, impact did
that photograph have on your life?

I got my first e-mail from a pedophile.

Objection, Your Honor.

As to "a pedophile."

- Strike that.
- Go ahead, Erik.

After the book was published,

I'd come out of school, and these men

would be waiting for me, and then

Web sites about my sister
and I started popping up.

And did your mother know about this?

- Yes.
- Did you talk about it?

No.

I can sum up the Cubs'
turnaround in one word: Jews.

You know, all the great GMs are Jewish.

So, Howard, I was just checking in.

- Wanted to see how things are going.
- Yeah.

Whatever is better than
great is how they're going.

Billings are up, my, uh, shingles are gone,

and those new associates.

Ooh. You seen the yabos
on that Mexican one?

Huh? Teresa?

She's American, Howard.

Either way, ay, caramba.

So, listen, Howard,

I was chatting with the senior partners.

And we think it would be
in everyone's best interest

if you shifted to emeritus status.

You'll still be on the
letterhead, you keep your offices.

You come and go as you please,

and, hey, it gives you more time for golf.

So, what do you think about that, Howard?

I think you try to move me out,
and I'll cut your balls off.

- Howard...
- You think I'm bluffing,

you little gerbil, hmm?

Check out a guy named Ari Weir

at the firm I used to work for.

Only don't stare at his
eye patch too long, okay?

So, Erik, you say that this...

this photo destroyed your life, and

- not a day goes you don't think about it?
- That's right.

So, how do you explain, then, these

images taken from your social media site?

- What the hell?
- It looks like

you're having a pretty good time.

Well, I was out drinking
with college friends.

And this one? I mean...
what is that, Hawaii?

You said there were no
problems on his Facebook page.

And there weren't. I don't know

how they got these other photos.

They Googled him. When I
say "Facebook," I don't just

mean Facebook... I mean
the entire Internet.

I'll make a note of that.

Amanda, we got screwed in court.

It won't happen again.

Okay. Where are we on the Wendy front?

The sister? I...

have a lead or two.

Hey, should I be billing you directly?

Yes.

So Erik enjoyed the photo shoots?

I thought he did.

He was laughing.

You didn't force him to do anything?

No.

The kids were just running around.

I'm a mom.

Look, I know we live in a culture

saturated with porn and we're
all highly sensitive, but...

I hate that that photo

is covered up like it's dirty.

It isn't dirty.

The nudes of Michelangelo are not dirty.

The nudes of Edward Weston are not dirty.

But as soon as you

slap brown paper on it,

it's dirty.

My son is beautiful.

My daughter is beautiful.

And I won't give in to people

who want to paint them
with a prurient brush.

Thank you.

You say you gave your consent
as your children's mother?

- That's right.
- But previously...

you said, "When I was with
them, behind the camera,

"I was an artist, not a parent.

They were subjects, not my children".

I was making a point.

States of mind.

Mother, photographer.

But they're not mutually
exclusive in any real sense.

Even though you drew that distinction?

I find this insulting.

I'm hardly the first artist

to use my children as subjects.

Matisse, uh, Lucian Freud,

Newman, Li Zhuangping.

You'd never ask a male artist
to explain himself like this.

I would if he'd taken
nude pictures of his kids.

Here's the plan for the first two weeks.

Whose plan? Peter's?

No. Yours.

Your pathway to rehabilitation.

Do I really need it?

You were St. Alicia until
your election scandal.

Now people don't know what you are.

They want to love you again,

- but they need to know you're contrite.
- Oh, God.

- I hate going through this again.
- Well, you don't have to.

I do it for you.

But I need you to talk to
someone you won't want to.

- Frank Landau, Democratic Chair.
- Eli, he's the one

- who screwed me over.
- I know,

but you're gonna be a bigger man than him.

You're going to apologize to him.

Alicia Florrick.

I'll be right there.

- I have to go to court.
- Alicia, swallow your pride now,

and you will destroy him later.

You apologize, and he won't see
you coming, and I promise you,

in four months' time, you'll
be kicking his teeth in.

Drop the metaphors, Eli, what do you mean?

You'll be forcing him out of his job,

embarrassing him,

making him come to you to apologize.

_

He's a Muslim?

That's news to me...
I thought he was Jewish.

He converted last year
after a heart attack.

Sorry.

Afternoon prayers.

So, I've been giving this
matter a great deal of thought.

Your Honor, we're still trying

to locate Mr. Barsetto's
sister for her testimony.

We actually found Wendy Barsetto,

and she tells a very different story

than her brother.

We have this affidavit. Mm.

This reinforces my conclusion

that Mrs. Barsetto's consent
is and-and should be binding.

She was well within her parental rights

to substitute her judgment
for that of her children.

As a result, the preliminary
injunction is lifted,

the museum may reopen
the exhibit immediately.

- Your Honor...
- Mrs. Florrick,

- my decision is final.
- Actually,

we understand that, Your Honor.

We have another matter.

We request a separate ruling

on the right of publicity.

- Excuse me?
- Consent gets them the right to show

the artwork, but that
doesn't mean they can use

the images of Erik for commercial purposes.

Our client has his own right of
publicity... which means nothing

in the gift shop can
have Erik's image on it.

No backpacks, mouse pads, key chains...

We don't make a profit unless
we have the gift shop revenue.

Okay. You are correct on the law,

so we will go over each
item one at a time, and, uh,

I will rule on each one. Thank you.

- Nice save.
- I have my moments.

To what do I owe the pleasure?

I'm here to apologize, Mr. Landau.

I'm sorry I made a stink

about the party withdrawing
its support for my campaign.

I understand it had to happen.

Well, you're new to this, Alicia.

There's a learning curve...
we've all had to scale it.

- I accept your apology.
- Thank you, sir.

We'd like to put this all behind us, Frank,

for Alicia's sake as
much as Peter's campaign.

- I think that's wise.
- We're hoping you'll

consider putting out a
letter of support for Alicia

clearing her of any wrongdoing
in the election scandal.

I can do you one better.

Alicia, how would you like
a post on the election board?

Nothing will show we
believe you're innocent

more than a seat on the
board that found you guilty.

Well, thank you, Frank.

This-this means a lot.

- Alicia?
- Actually,

Eli, can you give us a minute?

Oh, anything you say to Alicia,
you can say in front of me.

We'll be right out.

- Yes?
- The first vote

on the election board,

I need you to vote "no."

Why?

Because I'm asking you.

Well, what's the vote?

Doesn't matter. I need you to vote "no."

I'm working for you now.

You are? Why is that?

I don't like working for Ms. Eastman.

Okay.

What'd he say?

I'm on the board.

That's it?

Come on, what'd he really say?

Nothing.

I don't know what happened.
I had a lead on her.

Wendy was living in Chicago.

All they did was look online.

That's not all they did.

Look, if you want to fire me, fire me.

But I am the best investigator in town.

You're fired.

I put my heart and soul into this place.

Fired. I don't need you.

Go to hell.

Yes, Mr. Crouse. It's Alicia
Florrick, do you remember me?

Oh, I remember you.

Backup singer in Prince's band?

Right.

I was wondering if you
were available for work.

Can I call you back?

Sure.

You have a very impressive
r?sum?, Mr. Crouse.

Well, I'm a very impressive person.

Would you give me a second?

I just got a call from
Judge Terzzi's clerk.

The Van Persie trial we're not
supposed to start until next month.

- Right.
- He moved it up.

To Monday.

He... Why?

I don't know.

Someone talked to him.

The hell are you doing?

Well, I was about to squeeze lemon juice

on Susan Sarandon's bare torso.

You called Judge Terzzi, huh?

Got my case moved up four weeks?

Nico and I are old friends.

Had a few beers, I asked him to expedite...

Yeah, yeah, expedite it.

We're not even close to being ready.

- Then get on your horse, Cary.
- You push back

on the emeritus thing by
screwing over a client?

Clients don't like to wait
for their day in court.

They get a little antsy.

This is how we play in
the big leagues, buddy.

You don't want to fight me, Howard.

Actually I do.

All right, let's go. Sit down.

You may commence petty
fighting over tchotchkes.

Uh, these are all items that will be sold

in the museum store, Your Honor,

most of them commercial,
with no artistic value.

Like this mouse pad, for example.

Your Honor, I've often found
mouse pads to be works of art.

- They're tiny canvases...
- Save it. They're out.

Though I doubt the museum's
gonna lose a lot of money there.

- What's next?
- The exhibit catalogue.

No, books are not
technically items of commerce.

- It's more like a magazine.
- Books and magazines are in. Next.

- Uh,
T-shirts. - Oh.

- Big ticket item.
- Are you saying that fashion

- is not art?
- This isn't fashion.

It's sold in a souvenir store.

The Supreme Court

found T-shirts to be
protected expressive works.

Um, the fine arts exception
to the right of publicity

doesn't apply if the item
is used as advertisement.

Well, what is that T-shirt advertising?

- The museum.
- T-shirts with

the name of the museum are out,
T-shirts with images are in.

Everybody wins. Next.

Your Honor, I think
that we can skip "next,"

if I may just recall Erik
Barsetto to the stand.

Mr. Barsetto, this
photo... where was it taken?

Kennebago Lake.

Thank you. That's all.

Judge, I don't see the relevance.

- No, but I feel it coming.
- Kennebago Lake

is in Maine, which does not
recognize a right of publicity.

How many of these photos
of you were taken in Maine?

All of them.

Well, that makes my job easier.

Maine law controls, the
museum can sell it all.

Even the mouse pads.

But, Your Honor, you
just said they were out.

You heard me: it's all in!

What the hell was that about?

I have no idea. What did we do?

It's not you.

- He's hungry.
- What do you mean?

Ramadan. He's been fasting all day.

So what do we do?

Catch him in the morning.
He'll have more patience.

Thank you.

I'm sorry I didn't hire you immediately.

Hey, I'm a big believer in second chances.

What are you gonna do here?

No idea.

The exhibit's about to open,
and we're out of witnesses.

I might have someone.

Mr. Wilson, do you consider these images

- to be child pornography?
- Objection.

Your Honor, this man's
opinion is not relevant.

Your Honor, Mr. Wilson
is an expert in the field.

- In what way?
- Mr. Wilson, were you

convicted of possessing child pornography?

. Yes.
- And were you a member

of online communities where
you... advised other people how...

Yeah, I-I get the picture. Ms. Crozier,

your objection is overruled.

Illinois Evidentiary Rule 702.

He's an... expert.

Mr. Wilson, are you
familiar with these photos?

Absolutely.

My online friends and I

have traded them back and forth for years.

For what purpose?

Personal sexual gratification.

And, to your mind, are they distinctive

from the photos you were
convicted of possessing?

No. Same thing, only... better.

Your Honor, we submit that these photos

are essentially child
pornography, and, as such,

consent doesn't matter, nor
does any fine arts exception...

they cannot be displayed.

This is a smear campaign.

- Phyllis Barsetto...
- This is not a smear campaign.

- is a well-respected artist.
- This is about child porno...

- No further questions.
- No further questions.

You really see no difference

between, uh, child pornography

and Ms. Barsetto's work?

Well, they're artsier.

But I still... use them.

I'm from Michigan, so this is
all just a little much for me.

Wh-What else do you use, sir,

for-for the purposes of
your self-gratification?

- Um, anything from a normal bookshop?
- Well, I don't really know

what's in a normal bookshop these days.

I've been in prison for the last 11 years.

How about Lolita?

No.

Gap Kids?

Simply donating

to pro-choice candidates
isn't enough anymore.

We need to think much bigger.

Is that your polite way
of saying we should launch

a super PAC, Diane?

Well, it's a much more flexible structure.

Good afternoon, ladies.

- Howard.
- Howard Lyman.

And may I say how honored we are

to be having this meeting with
the leadership of Emily's World?

Emily's List.

Of course. So, Diane,

are we gonna help these ladies kick

some pro-lifer butt in 2016?

Uh, Howard, may I have a moment?

Cary tried to keep me out of this meeting.

I will not be sidelined.

Cary's not involved with this group.

Don't enable him, Diane.

And may I say, ladies,

I think abortion is great.

You told Howard not to attend
my meeting with Emily's List,

knowing he'd show up and
make a fool of himself.

No. I told him not to show up.

You two have to quit this.

Now!

And set up a call with
Abe Ehrling at The Ledger.

We need to do a story on Alicia

starting her own firm,
working as a bar attorney.

"Defender of the Underdog" sort of thing.

Nice try, Eli, but no.

You know voters hate defense lawyers.

They keep the bad guys out of jail.

I won't let you sabotage the campaign.

- What do you want me to do?
- I control the message.

Every article, every
interview goes through me.

And you're on probation.

Eli.

I'm supposed to keep tabs on you

for Ms. Eastman.

Tell her everything you're doing.

Really?

Titian's Venus of Urbino.

It's considered the most
erotic painting of all time.

Look at the eye contact
she makes with the viewer.

And it hangs in the Uffizi.

No one would claim this wasn't art.

- That's correct.
- But it is an adult woman,

and your work depicts children.

The history of art is
littered with depictions

of nude children.

Angels, Greek gods,

Botticelli and most of
the Renaissance artists...

In Veronese's painting,
the naked infant Jesus

is even cradling his penis.

You say that your work
has more in common with

these paintings than with pornography?

Yes.

I'm sorry, Erik,

if they caused you pain,
but they're not pornography.

Your Honor, something is or
isn't pornographic on its face.

720 ILCS 5/11-20, 1 says...

That's a criminal statute.

Have criminal charges been filed?

That's a good question.

Uh, have-have they?

- No, Your Honor.
- Young man,

are you intending to go down

to the State's Attorney's
Office and swear out

a criminal complaint against your mother?

Okay, then.

We have a ruling. This
court isn't gonna find

that Mrs. Barsetto's photos
are child pornography.

The injunction expires instanter.

The exhibit reopens
tomorrow as planned. Whew!

I've got another offer.

May I ask from whom?

No. But they want me to be exclusive,

which would mean no freelancing for you.

Are you leveraging me to
get a better deal from them?

I am.

I don't have any wiggle room, Mr. Crouse.

What are they offering you?

More.

Okay. I'm stretching here,

but final-final: $85 an hour.

Wow. That will put me in the bottom third

of the P.I. scale.

Take a chance.

Might be fun.

Let me think about it.

See if you can up the other offer?

Yeah.

I'll call you.

I don't get it. Was that a yes or a no?

It wasn't a yes.

Okay, well, let's turn to me.

Okay.

I'd like to renegotiate my salary.

- You don't have a salary.
- I know.

Which is why I'd like to negotiate it.

You two need to make peace.

Or at the very least, stop making war.

We are not leaving this room

until we figure out a way
to put aside the differences

and work together.

Okay.

- Fine with me.
- Absolutely not.

He sat me down at lunch
and told me I was worthless.

- I'm sure he didn't say that.
- Diane,

there's no common ground, okay?

It's either him or me.

Cary goes

or I do.

Did he just issue the
easiest ultimatum in history?

Mr. Crouse, how are you?

Good. Thank you, ma'am.

So, I've got a counteroffer.

And you're wondering if I'll beat it.

Yeah. It's $200 an hour.

Okay. $250.

But that's it.

You need to work exclusively,
and, uh, I need an answer now.

Phyllis, you testified in court

about how much Erik loved what he did,

how much he helped you... after school,

on weekends, vacations.

Some kids play sports

or get a job.

But Erik didn't need a job.

He already had one... as your model.

- He enjoyed it.
- You don't need...

There were no work papers filed,

and our client wasn't paid anything.

You're going after child labor?

- Seriously?
- Erik worked four hours a day,

five days a week per photo.

That's over 200 photos.

Throw in compounded interest,

- double it all in liquidated damages...
- Mom,

we could've skipped all this.

We still could skip it

if you'll just give me the photos.

Erik...

the photos are on the Internet.

You'll never truly get back what you lost.

But this money, it can help you
start the next part of your life.

Ruth.

Oh, Governor.

- I just got a call from Frank Landau.
- Yes.

Eli went rogue.

His assistant just told me.

Landau's supporting Alicia.

No, I d... I don't think so.

Yes, he is.

He said that Eli arranged it.

- Mr. Governor, I'm...
- I think it's

rather good work on Eli's
part, don't you think?

I do think.

Good. Give him a call and tell him that.

I don't want any bad
blood. When he does well,

I want you to congratulate
him; when you do well,

I want him to congratulate you.

Give him a call.

Willingly.

Good.

$32,000. That's not bad for a week's worth.

$16,000. I split it
fifty-fifty with Lucca.

So let's see, $400 to Amanda,

$160 to Jason,

$80... to me.

I'll get that. Might be a new client.

I will get it.

- Hey.
- Hey.

So...

are we negotiating?

That depends.

What do I have to beat now?

$90 an hour. No exclusivity.

$95 an hour, but that's it.

No more using me as a stalking horse.

Take it or leave it.

Take it.