All language subtitles for For the People s02e05 One Big Happy Family.eng

♪ You know I like it
when we... ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ You know I like it
when we... ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ You know I like it
when we... ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ I like, I like,
I like, I like ♪

♪ I like the feeling
in the room ♪

Sandra?
Hey.

What?
Jay, get in here.

Al? What's going on?

Hold her while
I rip off her face.

What?
Oh, my God. Trust me.

This is a "Mission: Impossible"
rubber-face thing.

That's not Sandra.

That's Kate Littlejohn.

They worked on
a case together.

Sandra was in her office.
Now Kate is here.

Yep, okay.
How do we do this? Whoa!

Jill: Bullpen.
Five minutes!

You got lucky.
You guys are insane.

I want to clean my office.
So what?

It happens.
It has nothing to do with Kate.

♪ I like, I like,
I like, I like ♪

[ Thud ]

I do not want to know.

Leak in my apartment at 4:00
in the morning, in my bedroom.

It was raining on my bed.

Cold water.
Leonard: What's going on?

Leak in my apartment at 4:00
in the morning, in my bedroom.

It was raining --
Can we just --

Why don't you stay
with Serena?

We went on one date.
I'm gonna move in with her now?

Seems like the kind of thing
you would do.

I guess I could
ask her if there's --

No. God, no.

How long are you out?
Landlord said a week.

So stay with Kate.

No. Never.
Never?

[ Sighs ] Never.

-Never?
-Nope.

Never lived away
from my parents.

Oh, I did have a sleepover

with Tristan Kustal
once when I was 11.

We played this game
called Aunt Patrol.

I thought it was like ants,
but it was aunt.

You know, with a "U."

We'd follow his aunt around.

Kind of weird.

Pretty much stayed
at home after that.

Well, I think it's good
to have a roommate.

You really get to
know the person,

and then you can tell when
they've been taken over

by another person.

Ah, I'll just stay
with my folks.

Mm,
this is heartbreaking.

I-It's really fine.

No, this letter from a girl
in juvenile detention.

She's 12 years old
and serving four years.

Emma.
Yeah. How did you --

She wrote to every lawyer
in the office.

Four months ago.

Asking for help
on an appeal.

She probably just found our
website and went down the line.

Did anyone
reach out to her?

Good morning.

Jay, duty.

Sandra, assault.

Allison, stamps.

Jason, fraud.

Emma?

You got it, too?

I'm sorry.
Did you say stamps?

Four Inverted Jennys.

One of the most valuable stamps
in the world.

They were stolen from
the National Philatelic...

Gesundheit.

...Foundation 59 years ago.

And then, last week,

Donald Newman
sent a picture of them

to Sotheby's to have them
appraised.

Shouldn't the statute of
limitations on stolen stamps

be like...58 years?

They're not trying to
charge him criminally.

It's an in rem proceeding.

They just want
the stamps back.

But Donald refused
to return them,

so the court assigned him
a public defender.

Which is you.

This is heartbreaking.

So I just convince him
to return the stamps?

No problem.

I was the only one who could
ever talk to my grandfather.

I alone convinced him to
wear pants at Thanksgiving.

I'm good with old people.

Go away.

As your attorney,
I am telling you --

returning the stamps
is in your best interest.

What kind of legal strategy
is "give back the stamps"?

You're no Matlock,
that's for sure.

Okay, well, I have no idea who
Matlock is, but I do know --

You don't know Matlock?

The greatest TV show ever?

Andy Griffith?

How can you call yourself
a lawyer?

I guess it's
the degree on my wall.

Piece of paper.

Now, if Matlock were here

and we were going to court,
first thing he'd say

is we need to figure out
how to spin our story --

We're not going to court.

Everyone knows
you have those stamps.

Sotheby's, the National
Philatelic Foundation,

the FBI --

that is your foot
with your shoe,

the same shoe you're
wearing right now --

These aren't my shoes.

This is the picture
of the stamps

that you e-mailed
to the auction house.

And this is your apartment
in the background.

No, that's a look-alike.

That's a hand-made afghan --

I'm -- I'm being framed.

The FBI will be coming
to collect those stamps,

and when they do,
you need to turn them over.

All right, fine.
I'll give them the stamps.

♪♪

[ Whispering ] Go away.

Okay.

[ Papers rustling,
siren wailing in distance ]

[ Sighs ]

Thanks for coming.

I don't get many visitors.

I'm sorry nobody in my office
wrote you back.

I just figured
they throw away the mail here.

They can't throw away
the mail, Emma.

They do it all the time.

Why are you here?

You said something in your
letter about stealing a scooter.

But that can't be why --
That is why.

I didn't steal it.

Even if you did.
Four years?

What did your lawyer
say to the judge?

I didn't have one.

You didn't have a lawyer?

The parole officer
told me and my parents

we didn't need one.

He said it would go quicker
that way.

That the judge
would go easy on me.

And the judge
was okay with that?

A bunch of other girls
in here had him, too.

He's the worst.

A-Are you my lawyer,
Sandra?

I'm not the right
kind of lawyer,

but I will find a lawyer
who can help you,

and I will bug them every day
until they come see you.

I am really good
at bugging people.

[ Sighs ]

Who was the judge, Emma?

Mr. Kimball, you're
here to enter a plea,

and you've agreed to be
here without a lawyer.

Is that correct?

Yes.

"Yes, Your Honor."

Yes, Your Honor.

I've earned that title.

You've agreed to plead guilty
to 3rd Degree Assault,

is that correct?

Yes, Your Honor.

Is there anything you'd like to
say before I sentence you?

I'm sorry for what I did...

Well, now, if you mean it,
say it like you mean it.

I'm sorry for what I did.

For hitting Stevie Weiss
at school.

I didn't mean to hurt him.

Now -- Now wait
a second, Alex.

You're sorry for what you did,
but you didn't mean to do it?

Did you hit him?

Yes.

And you know hitting
hurts people.

Yes.

So you meant to hurt him.

The defendant has pled guilty
and is deemed convicted

as a juvenile offender under
New York Penal Law, Section 120.

I hereby impose a sentence
of 12 months,

to be served at the New Roads
Juvenile Detention Center.

We're in recess.

12 months.
Yes.

For punching someone
at recess.

And he's basically counseling
these kids not to have counsel.

95% of his convictions
in the last three years

end up at New Roads --
a private,

for-profit
detention center.

Sandra,
what are you asking?

You cannot handle
her appeal.

You have clients here

who need your full
and undivided attention --

I think there's something
wrong with this judge.

And if that is true, then it
will help her appeal.

I will find a lawyer for her,

but if I could just
investigate --

You're gonna investigate
a judge?

Out of this office?
No, you are not.

You are not a prosecutor,
Sandra.

I am not a prosecutor.

I am not a prosecutor.

[ Knock on door ]

I need your help.

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

It's sad.

It's devastating.
It is.

But it is not evidence
of a crime.

Not yet. But if you open
an investigation --

You want me to open
a federal investigation

into Judge
Grant Fitzpatrick?

Yes.
Based on what?

That.
This is a letter from a girl.

You also have the data there
about how Judge Fitzpatrick

directs these kids to a
for-profit detention center --

Which proves what,
exactly?

I don't know yet.

You're saying you need
more information.

I am saying this
is one of the most

well-respected judges
in New York.

I'm saying you have a girl who
received a tough sentence.

I'm saying those things together
are evidence of nothing.

Okay, but you're
not saying no.

I am saying no.

It's not a hard no.

It is. No!

No! No!

Don't take it
personally. I don't.

Hey, are you going back
to your office?

Yes. Why?

This is for
your friend.

I have a lot of friends.
Do you?

Yes.
Why do you say that?

Yes!
No.

Ted: She said yes?

Sandra: She seemed interested
in the case.

Really?
Yeah. Says if we get her a little more, then it's a go.

Let's find out everything we can
about Judge Grant Fitzpatrick.

Oh, Al.
Uh, this is from Leonard.

Leonard Knox?
Mm-hmm.

Why are you delivering something
from Leonard Knox?

I was in their offices,
talking to someone.

Kate?
Uh, doesn't matter.

What is it?

A signed photo, maybe?
I don't know.

Worse than that.
Worse than that?

Really?
Yes.

You told me you were going
to return the stamps.

What stamps?
Donald.

No, don't.

Don't do that.

I don't like when people
call me by my first name.

Donald.

It sounds like trouble.
It is trouble.

You're in contempt
of a court order.

That's why you're here.

Yeah. Well, I knew there
had to be some reason.

Why didn't you hand over
the stamps

when they came back
to get them?

'Cause I want the money.

They're stolen.

From me.

What are you
talking about?

My father bought those Jennys
during the war.

He died in 1952, and he
didn't leave a will.

I wanted to just split
the stamps, you know,

two for me,
two for my brother George.

But George took the whole block
and donated it.

To the National Philatelic
Foundation.

That's when George and I stopped
speaking to each other.

That's awful.
You're telling me.

You know how rich I'd be
if I'd sold those stamps

back in the '50s, like I wanted
to do, invested the money?

Depends on
the investment.

Billionaire.

That's how much money
I'd have.

So maybe if
I contact George --

No, George
is not gonna help me.

He hates me.

Also, he's dead.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

It's not your fault.

Listen, I'm going to
get you out of here,

but then we have to
get the stamps.

$595?

For one night?

One? One night?

One?! One night?!

Is that a personal call?

No.
Just better to be truthful here.

Yes.
My apartment flooded.

I was looking
for a hotel room.

You're looking for
a place to stay? Yes.

Come stay with me.

You live with
your parents.

My parents love guests.

Tina's been there.
It's great, right?

You'd stay there.
[ Whispering ] Never.

See?
I don't want to put you out.

No,
it's no trouble at all.

We can take the train in
together from Queens.

It'll be fun.

I've never actually spent
any time in Queens.

Oh, you'll love it.

It's got the busiest airspace
in the U.S.

and the biggest cemetery,
and the Mets.

Yeah.
Hey, how's Littlejohn?

She --
I'm just kidding. I don't care.

[ Both laugh ]

[ Wheels rolling ]

Hey, what are you doing?

Are you doing
a magic show?

How much does a family court
judge make?

I-I don't know.
$200,000 a year?

For real, though,
why are you wearing that?

I was in family court,

where I learned a few things
about Judge Fitzpatrick.

In the last three years,
he has joined a country club,

upgraded his car,

and taken European vacations
with his three kids

who are all in college
with no student loans.

The math doesn't lie.

Fitzpatrick should be
in significant debt,

but he hasn't filed for
bankruptcy

or opened any new bank accounts
or credit cards.

Maybe he comes from money.

Son of a Pittsburgh
steel worker?

I don't think so.

But his wife,
on the other hand,

did inherit a little dough
when her mom died,

which she used to buy
an apartment in Gramercy.

I graduated summa cum laude
from Berkeley.

I don't need a flowchart.

I didn't go to Berkeley.

I like visual aids.

Mm.

Who's that?
Joanne Green.

Got divorced a few years back
and moved into the city,

where she rents
the Fitzpatricks' apartment.

Their renter?

Now you're just
drawing things.

This is Roman Cox.
Joanne Green's brother.

You sure? He looks a lot
like that other guy.

Roman is a self-made
millionaire.

He owns properties
all over the city,

including a majority stake

in New Roads Juvenile
Detention Center.

The sister of the guy
who owns New Roads

rents Judge Fitzpatrick's
apartment?

See?
If I didn't have a visual aid,

I couldn't do all of this.

Uh...
[ Chuckles ]

We need to talk
to Joanne Green.

[ Knocking ]

[ Sighs ]

What?
What are you doing?

I have a feeling --

We can't break into
somebody's apartment!

It's not breaking in...

if no one lives here.

It's a money-laundering
scheme.

Joanne Green isn't
paying Fitzpatrick

to rent this apartment.

She's paying him to send kids
to her brother's prison.

Well, FYI,
this is breaking in.

I don't know if this
is a good idea.

Dude, it's fine.

I don't even know
if my parents are home.

No big deal.

[ Door closes ]
Mom. Dad.

This is Seth.

[ Inhales deeply ]

Mm.
You are real.

We thought you were another one
of Jay's imaginary friends.

When he was a boy --

Okay.
[ Chuckles ]

Seth, this is Vera, Sam.

Please,
you can call me Mom.

Thank you so much
for having me.

We are so happy
you are here.

Now, dinner is ready.

I hope that you
like Syrian food.

I love all food.

Here. Sit down.

You want to see pictures of Jay
before his growth spurt?

The stamps
were stolen from him? By his brother.

Do you have any proof?
No, this was during the war.

Which war?
The Peloponnesian War.

I don't know.
The point is,

you don't have any proof
that Donald stole them either.

I'm not saying he stole them.
I'm saying they're stolen.

And he has them.

Do you know Lexi Ross?
What?

Yes, she was my freshman
roommate at Princeton.

Why?
We went to high school together.

I remember her telling me
about a girl named Allison.

I'm just putting
this together.

Lexi is the best.

She is.

Have you met her dude?

Felix?
Oh, my God.

Not the best.
I've seen him with a monocle.

What is Lexi doing?
Same thing she always does.

Do you remember Benedict?
With the macaw?

[ Laughs ]

Donald.
Right.

If you release him, I think I
can get to the bottom of this

and convince him
to return the stamps.

The stamps he says
he doesn't have?

Correct.
But if he stays in jail,

then you have
a 91-year-old man in jail

and no chance of getting
the stamps.

I can give you a week.

Hey.
Hey.

Hey.
Hey.

Hey.
Hey.

Hey.

Well, one big happy family.

We'll be quick.
We?

Ted.
I work with Sandra.

This is very nice in here.

Very organized.

[ Clears throat ]

We did some digging into
Judge Fitzpatrick.

Like you asked --
I did not ask.

Fitzpatrick has
an apartment in Gramercy

that he rents to
the sister of the guy

who owns New Roads
Juvenile Detention Center.

850 square feet
for $24,000 a month.

She also paid a $50,000
maintenance fee

and a $25,000
security deposit.

We're pretty sure she's not
getting that back.

Even in New York,
$24,000 is above market.

But if you compare it to how
much New Roads makes per month

when they're at capacity --
which they are

thanks to
Judge Fitzpatrick --

It's a drop in the bucket.

Fitzpatrick is
taking kickbacks

from the juvenile
detention center?

And laundering it through
an empty apartment.

Everything you need.

Deeds, tax returns,
a signed lease agreement --

Plus an analysis of
Fitzpatrick's prison sentences,

which shot up exponentially
after New Roads opened.

♪♪

[ Exhales sharply ]
That is a case. It is.

Against a very powerful
and respected judge.

The law applies equally
to everyone.

But it's not
enforced equally. It should be.

Well, sometimes you go harder on
someone to make an example.

Sometimes you back off because
the price is too high.

Are you suggesting
I do that here? Not at all.

But I am saying if you take on
Judge Fitzpatrick,

you need to know it's worth
the risk, the cost.

You need to know whose
interest you're protecting.

The public interest
in impartial justice --

That's an abstraction.

Who is this about?

Who is the victim?

If you understand that,
you'll know if it's worth it.

Kate: Can you tell me about
Emma's sentencing?

Anything that stands out?

I know it was a while ago.

I remember everything.

It was the worst day
of our lives.

Judge Fitzpatrick goes to all
the schools in the neighborhood.

Holds these big assemblies.

Talks to the kids
about how important

it is to stay out
of trouble.

[ Sighs ]

We thought he would
just give Emma

one of his lectures
and send her home.

The parole officer told us
that her case was easy,

that we didn't even
need a lawyer.

That a lawyer would
just get in the way.

Did Emma speak
during the hearing?

The judge asked her questions
like "How old are you?

Do you know why you're here?"

He didn't even listen
to her answers.

He was on his phone
the whole time.

[ Exhales sharply ]
She's 12 years old.

She belongs with
her family.

I'm sorry.

Do you have any kids?

Uh, me? No.

Having kids changes everything.

Nothing matters as much
as keeping them safe.

Nothing.

And you'd do anything for them.

We didn't know what to do.

We tried, we did, but we don't
have a lot of money.

We don't know anybody.

I bet Judge Fitzpatrick's kids

would never be thrown in jail
the way our Emma was.

[ Sirens wailing in distance ]

♪♪

I'm saying yes.

Judge Drexen: Ms. Littlejohn,
are you ready?

Yes, Your Honor, I am.

Ms. Kupfer, in your review of
Judge Fitzpatrick's sentencing,

did you detect any patterns with
respect to where juveniles

in his court were ordered
to serve their sentences

or in the lengths
of those sentences?

Both.
With respect to length,

for the first 11 years

Judge Fitzpatrick
was on the bench,

his average
sentence was 18 months.

In the last 3 years,

that average has risen
to 3 1/2 years.

And as to where
those sentenced

by Judge Fitzpatrick
served their terms?

In the last three years,

95% of those sentenced
by Judge Fitzpatrick

have been assigned to New Roads
Juvenile Detention Center.

A for-profit facility?
Yes.

Mr. O'Bannon, how do private,
for-profit prisons

like New Roads Juvenile
Detention Center make money?

They are compensated
based on inmate population.

So, the more inmates

and the longer the sentences,
the more money?

That is correct.

Agent Moss,
in the last five years,

have there been
any significant changes

in Judge Fitzpatrick's
income?

Yes.
Beginning three years ago,

Judge Fitzpatrick's income
rose by 140%.

What accounts for this rise
in income, Mr. Moss?

The income increase
is due exclusively

to the lease of an apartment
on Gramercy Park South.

Ms. Romanesko, in preparation
for your testimony here today,

did you have an opportunity to
visit the defendant's apartment

at 80 Gramercy Park South?

I did.
And what, in your professional judgment,

is the market rent
for that property?

It's a one-bedroom
apartment.

Average condition.
No view.

850 square feet.

I'd price that at $3,900.

Would you consider $24,000

to be above market rent
for that unit?

I've been working in residential
real estate in Manhattan

for 37 years.

I've never heard of
anything like that.

Ms. Green, you lease
apartment 100

at 80 Gramercy Park South,
correct?

Yes.
And what is the monthly rent on that unit?

$24,000.

And that lease began three
years ago, is that right?

Yes.
When did you move into the apartment?

I didn't.
I don't live there.

You pay $24,000 a month for
an apartment you don't live in?

The reason is --
Yes or no, Ms. Green.

Yes.

Your brother is Roman Cox,

owner of New Roads Juvenile
Detention Center, correct?

Yes.

And you lease this
$24,000 apartment

on Gramercy Park

from Judge Grant Fitzpatrick,
correct?

Yes.

Isn't it true,
Ms. Green,

that for the past three years,
you, your brother,

and Judge Fitzpatrick
have engaged in a scheme

to funnel money through
this apartment?

No --
That the $24,000 is not rent at all,

but a payment from your brother
to Judge Fitzpatrick

in exchange for
Judge Fitzpatrick

sentencing juveniles to
New Roads Detention Center?

No, that is not true.

I've never even met
Mr. Fitzpatrick.

He doesn't know my brother.
This whole thing --

Then why don't you
tell the jury why

you pay $24,000 a month for
an apartment worth $4,000

that you don't even
live in, Ms. Green?

For the key.

What?

I do it for the key.

To Gramercy Park.

Gramercy Park is a lovely,
private park

in the middle of Manhattan,

and access is only available
to those living around the park.

There are only
about 400 keys.

I grew up in New York,

and I have wanted to go into
Gramercy Park my whole life.

This was an opportunity.

I-I know I'm overpaying,

but I have the money
at this point in my life,

and I didn't want to
lose the chance.

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

It's okay.
It's not okay.

She's lying.
That is not what the jury thinks.

We just need --
Not we.

Me.
That's me up there now.

It's on me, Sandra.

[ Footsteps depart ]

How's it going
with the stamps?

Started bad,
then got better,

then got worse,
and now it's good.

He's out of jail...
[ Computer chimes ]

...and now I just need
to find out why...

he's trying to sell
the stamps on eBay?!

This isn't you?

No.

Seller,
"DonaldNewmanStamps"?

No.
So if I e-mail the seller right now,

it's not going to show up
in your inbox?

No.

[ Computer chimes ]

I didn't hear that.

[ Sighs ]

Where are the stamps?

Who can say in this
topsy-turvy world?

Donald.
I'm going to call you Donald.

I know you think the stamps
were stolen from you,

but that is going to be
very hard to prove,

and the government
is losing patience here.

You want the money.

I-I understand.

Maybe if you could tell me
about your financial situation,

I could help you.

There are resources.

I don't trust you.

You told me to go away.

Twice.

Did I?

I'm here for you.

I care about you.

I work for you.

Let me help you.

If you go back to jail,
that is life or death.

What is more important
than life or death?

[ Sighs ]

Life or death.

Isabel Morris.
Who?

My brother's
great-granddaughter.

She has leukemia.

I'm sorry.

They have this new treatment
her doctors are recommending,

but...it's not covered
in her insurance.

L-Let's, um --
Let's say that I did steal

those stamps all
those years ago.

I regret it.

I regret the fight
I had with my brother.

All those lost years.

But now I have a-a chance to --
to make it right.

I can use those damn stamps
to help my great-grandniece.

If I have to sell them illegally
and go to jail to do it,

so be it.

They're stamps.

This is a lovely
little girl.

What I've seen.

♪♪

Seth: I know this one.

Who's Jennifer Lopez?
-Yes!

[ Applause ]
I told you. That's so wrong.

Trebek: There's a "Super Spud"
version of this classic toy.

-What is Mr. Potato Head?
-What is Mr. Potato Head?

That one goes to Seth.
Thank you, Sam! Traitor!

Hey, guys, it's getting
a little loud in here.

Uh, I'm trying to work.

It's "Jeopardy!"
We can only be so quiet.

Uh, what can I get you while
I am up, ya ibnee?

If you're making
more tea -- I am now.

[ Ding ]

[ Trebek
speaking indistinctly ]

♪♪

I want to dismiss
the charges.

No. Why?

[ Sighs ]
You already said no.

Why do you need
to know why?

Good point.
I think this is a mistake.

You still standing there?
Yeah.

This case is a mistake.

You made a mistake.
This case isn't a mistake.

I got into this case
because of Sandra Bell

and a letter in purple pen
from a girl and sad parents.

That was a mistake.
That is not who I am.

Who are you, Littlejohn?

I am deliberate.

I am cautious.

I am precise.

I am...disciplined.

You weren't any of
those things today. That is my point.

Your point is you
didn't do your job

and now you want to blame Sandra
and a teenage girl?

That's who you are?

You're out of your
comfort zone.

That's not
a bad place to be.

That's where
the good lawyers are,

and that's what
I thought you were.

You made a mistake.

Now you need to fix it.

What do you need to prove?

[ Sighs ]

That Judge Fitzpatrick
knew Joanne Green

and knows her brother
is Roman Cox.

She lied about that.

And if I can show that,

they'll know she was lying
about everything else.

Okay, do that.
[ Taps pen ]

Wait, is that it?

You're not gonna
help me anymore?

No. Why?

The man is 91.

He was born before
tape existed.

Tape!
The man is old.

The stamps are old.

Sounds like a real puzzle.

It's a little
more complicated.

In this office, we're
investigating Joanne Green.

Get on task or get out.

I am looking through
her social media.

Look harder.
Who's doing who the favor here?

Sorry.

Sorry.
I appreciate the help.

Thank you.

Her son looks like
a real weasel --

Out!
He's wearing a sweater vest.

Even if I understood
the significance of that,

I would not care.

Stop moving.

You are very hard
to read right now.

I know where this
picture was taken.

Can I have
my phone back? No.

[ Keys clacking ]

Joanne's son, Noel Green,

is a lawyer at
Gurnett, Reynolds, and Spear.

Graduated from Yale Law.

And clerked for
the honorable --

Judge Byrne.

Can we talk?

♪♪

You're asking me to testify
against a judge?

Yes.

In my courthouse?
Yes.

Grant was a friend
of mine.

He was a good judge.
He's not anymore.

You're gonna make a name for
yourself with this either way.

That's not why
I'm doing it.

There are worse reasons.

There are better ones, too.

Ms. Littlejohn.

Thank you, Your Honor.

The government calls
Judge Nicholas Byrne.

Judge Byrne, what is your
current occupation?

I am the Chief Judge of the
United States District Court

for the Southern District
of New York.

This court?
Yes.

How do you feel about
testifying here today?

Uncomfortable.

I understand.
And we appreciate you coming in.

Are you familiar
with a Noel Green?

Yes.
He was one of my law clerks.

Can you tell us how
Mr. Green came to work

as a law clerk for you?

Well, he applied as a part
of the normal

clerkship application process.

Subsequent of that, I received

a variety of personal
recommendations

from Yale Law faculty
advocating for Noel.

In addition to recommendations
from Yale Law faculty,

did anyone else reach out
to you about Mr. Green?

Yes.
Who?

Judge Grant Fitzpatrick.

The defendant?
Yes.

He called you?
Yes.

What did
Judge Fitzpatrick say

when he called you
about Mr. Green?

He said the sister of
a friend of his had a son

at Yale Law School
and he thought he'd be

a good candidate
for my chambers.

Did he indicate who
the friend was?

Yes. He said his friend's name
was Roman Cox.

And Mr. Cox's sister?
Joanne Green.

Is it your understanding
that Judge Fitzpatrick

has a personal relationship
with Mr. Cox and Ms. Green?

Yes.
Based on that conversation?

Yes.
Anything else?

On at least two occasions,

Judge Fitzpatrick, Ms. Green,
and Mr. Cox visited Noel

in my chambers while Noel
was clerking for me.

♪♪

I just had that case
with Holiday Colgate,

whose parents
tried to evict her,

and I told them that
it's totally fine

for adults to live
with their parents

as long as it makes
everybody happy.

And you like living
with your parents?

I do. I-I did.

But should I?

I'm a grown man
who doesn't know how much

a gallon of milk costs.

Could be $20.
Could be $10.

About $4.
See?

Never would have
guessed that.

I've never filled
my own refrigerator.

I have no idea what
electricity costs.

It's more than milk.

That makes sense.

Watching Seth in my house
has been a real mirror.

It took exactly two minutes
for a U.S. Attorney

to be completely infantilized
by my mom and dad.

It is not a good look
on a 28-year-old man.

I'm so happy!

I never want to leave
Jay's parents.

You have to try
his mom's mujaddara.

I'm good.

So, when can you move back
into your place?

Friday.
It is Friday.

Next Friday.

That's a long time.

You sure your landlord
has someone working?

If not, that's a clear
breach of --

Okay, fine.
The work is done.

I can move back in.

I just...haven't yet.

Jay:
Maybe I should move out.

I could still put in shifts,
and I'm sure I'd be back a lot.

Maybe I just need
some space.

Does that make me
an ungrateful son?

Makes you a grown-ass man.

[ Sighs ]

I have to leave, don't I?

Dude, you're a man.

You are a U.S. Attorney.

If hanging with someone's
parents in Queens

is the best you're doing,

you should be doing
something different.

You baked?

You?

Okay.

We just have to get this
over with.

Kate!

No! I thought it might
calm my nerves.

Uh-huh.
I sliced premade dough and burned it in the oven.

It's me, Al!
Sandra!

Refrigerated dough
in a tube? Yes, of course!

Always refrigerated.
Always in a tube.

You had no idea how long
to leave it in there?

Nope. None.

Just randomly punching numbers
into the timer.

You're really feeling
this nervous?

Kate's closing
is tomorrow.

I'm sure she'll do great,
but I started all this,

and I have no control
over how it ends.

It's scary.

I know how you feel.

Donald has to return these
stamps, but he needs the money.

If he could sell the stamps,
how much would they go for?

A few million.
Million?!

Didn't you say these
were 24-cent stamps?

100 years ago.

I've never understood
inflation.

This is about scarcity,
not inflation.

Inflation is
the increase --

Inflation.

That's it.

We're celebrating.

I found this while I was
researching the stamps.

In 1959, the Philatelic
Foundation offered

a $25,000 reward for the return
of the inverted Jennys.

So, let's say you didn't
steal the stamps.

Assuming the reward
still stands,

I think it should be adjusted
for inflation, don't you?

Someone's been catching up
on her "Matlock."

These are disgusting.

Yes.

Tastes like firewood.

Yeah, my roommate.

She's not a baker.

[ Chuckles ]

Kate: Three years ago,

New York Family Court Judge
Grant Fitzpatrick

began imposing longer sentences

and directed that those
sentenced in his court

serve them at New Roads
Juvenile Detention Center,

a for-profit jail
owned by Roman Cox.

At the exact same time
he did this,

Judge Fitzpatrick
began leasing an apartment

to Mr. Cox's sister,
Joanne Green,

for the outrageous rent
of $24,000 a month.

In fact, it wasn't rent at all.

It was a payment.

Money to Judge Fitzpatrick

in exchange for kids
to New Roads for Mr. Cox.

Cash for kids.

That's what this was.

Cash for kids.

Kids.

We don't know why
Judge Fitzpatrick did this,

but we know what it means.

It means he hurt children
and their parents,

that he destroyed families,
real ones.

And those are the ones
that matter.

Those are the ones
I want you to think about.

He also hurt this family,
and that matters, too.

This justice system --
it is a family.

We argue like brother and sister
on both sides,

and we do it before a parent,

an honest broker,
a figure of decency

and integrity and wisdom.

A person who says, "I've heard
you, and I'm gonna be fair.

And this is what I'm gonna do."

And we don't always agree
with it, but we respect it.

All of us.

And that is important
to all of us.

It is fitting that
Judge Fitzpatrick was undone

by a great and honorable judge,
but the work isn't over.

Now it is your turn.

You, too, are part
of this family.

Protect it.

Defend it.

♪♪

[ Keyboard clacking ]

Hey.
Hey.

Let me just close this up,
and we'll hit the train.

Actually, my apartment's
all fixed,

so I'll be
moving back home.

Oh.

Okay.

Yeah.

Right. Cool.

Probably nice to get back
to your own space.

Peace and quiet.
Yeah.

Definitely.

[ Inhales deeply ]

It's been really fun
to be with your folks.

They're great.

I really miss hanging out
with, you know, people.

Kind of in your face,
though, right?

Now you can just
walk the halls. By myself.

No one to tell you
what to do. No one at all.

Freedom.
Loneliness.

Independence.
Isolation.

Do you want a roommate?
If you're ever looking for a place --

I-I do have an extra room.

And you need someone
to watch TV with.

And I can tell my parents
I'm moving out for you,

which they'll totally buy
because they think

living alone is
the saddest thing in the world.

It's kind of perfect.
Do you think your mom will bring food over?

Oh, all the time.

All right!
Ow!

I can't believe
what wonderful shape they're in.

Thank you
for returning them to us.

Oh, thank you for
the billion-dollar check.

She -- She knows
it's just a stamp, right?

Mm-hmm.

Donald.
Yeah?

There are some people
here to see you.

Okay.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Madam Foreperson,
have you reached a verdict?

Yes, we have,
Your Honor.

As to count one,

money laundering, how do
you find the defendant?

Guilty.

As to count two,

theft of honest services,
how do you find the defendant?

Guilty.

♪♪

Judge Fitzpatrick is going to
prison for the rest of his life.

He is never going to hurt
another kid ever again.

All because of you.

And now we're going to appeal
and get you out here.

I will go with your lawyer to
every hearing if I have to.

I told you -- I'm very good
at bugging people.

♪♪

What do you want, Emma?

I want people to know
what this is really like.

Hmm?

I want people
to understand.

Then we can make them
understand.

Judge Drexen: Today, before
I impose your sentence,

we are going to hear testimony
from some of your victims.

That does not make up
for the fact

that they were silenced
in your courtroom,

but I hope
it gives them some peace

knowing that you finally heard
what they had to say.

I was arrested for making fun of
my principal on my website.

No one told me what
it meant to plead guilty.

While my friends were all in
school, I was in a 6x10 cell.

They put cuffs on
my wrists and ankles.

I still have nightmares.

-I didn't even have a lawyer.
-I'll never forget it.

-It's been four years.
-I was 13 years old.

I lost a whole year.

I miss my mom and dad.

I miss the sound of my dad
in the kitchen.

I miss my mom
brushing my hair.

I miss my little brother.

He was seven when you put me
in jail, Mr. Fitzpatrick.

He's nine now.

I want you to know this.

I want you to know
what you did to me.

I want you to know that
you took things from me

that I will never get back.

I want you to know this.

[ Breathes shakily ]

[ Ruby Velle's "Nah Nah Please"
plays ]

Thank you.
Mm-hmm.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪ Burned down your door ♪

♪ 'Til you can't ask for more ♪

♪ My love is a freight train ♪

♪ Hot off the tracks ♪

♪ 'Til I get you back ♪

♪ You promised to please ♪

♪ Got down on your knees ♪

♪ Broke your own mama's heart ♪

♪ No more death do us part ♪

♪ Nah nah nah nah nah nah
please ♪

♪ I am what you need ♪

♪ I keep sending love letters ♪

♪ They ain't coming for me ♪

♪ Nah nah nah nah nah nah
please ♪

♪ Nah nah nah nah nah nah
please ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I burned down your door ♪

♪ 'Til you can't ask for more ♪

♪ My love is a freight train ♪

♪ Hot off the tracks ♪

♪ 'Til I get you back ♪

♪ You promised to please ♪

♪ Got down on your knees ♪

♪ Broke your own mama's heart ♪

♪ No more death do us part ♪

♪ Nah nah nah nah nah nah
please ♪

♪ I am what you need ♪

♪ I keep sending love letters ♪

♪ They ain't coming for me ♪

♪ Nah nah nah nah nah nah
please ♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

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