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Previously on "Suits LA"...

I testify, I'm a dead man.

- I thought we were friends.
- We are friends, Billy.

Now, get back inside
before someone...

What happened?
Are you all right?

I'm fine, Samantha.

And I'm still coming to
your client's thing tonight.

I don't care about
that right now.

I think you do.

Billy didn't make it.

I need you to get
in there and act

- like he's still fighting.
- You have one day.

You better think of
a Hall of Fame move.

I am not losing this case.

They're saying a lot
of very specific things

happened last night.

What, that I killed my
partner in my own backyard?

Why would I do that?

There's residue on your hands.

Because we were shooting.

Stuart lives for this. He
is the man for the job.

I cannot go with someone
who doesn't believe me.

The entire 25th floor is gone.

You should back out of the fight

for head of entertainment.

It gives us the best
shot at working together

after I get it.

You pick a side before you
know who's going to win.

Until you figure that
out, you're nothing.

Samantha, was it your idea to
cut me out of the new firm,

- or was it Stuart's?
- His.

Lester, he doesn't believe you.

- I do.
- My client pleads not guilty.

You're both gonna regret this.

Lester won't, 'cause I
have never lost a case,

and I'm sure as hell
not gonna start now.

Just the woman I wanted to see.

Oh, I was going to
say the same thing.

- To who?
- Your mom.

My mom passed away years ago.

Way to suck the fun
out of the morning.

You here to tell
me I have a tumor?

I wanted to talk
about Dylan Pryor.

- Give it to me.
- She's got two movies.

One's an indie, the other is
a potential action franchise.

I'm sure you can guess
what the priority is.

Of course.

Of course, I can.

- Erica?
- Yes?

You have no idea who
Dylan Pryor is, do you?

You have no proof of that.

I could know.

Erica, who's Dylan Pryor?

I'll tell you who.

She is your client, who
we signed last week,

who you need me to take
care of, which I will.

That'll be all.

Are you dismissing me?

Can I?

Eh... remains to be seen.

Get out.

Did it work?

No. Okay.

Fun and games aside,
Stuart taking half the firm

is still the talk of the town.

Dylan Pryor is a new client.

You are the new head
of entertainment.

Ted, I understand
what the stakes are,

and I know that you're focusing
on Lester's murder trial.

Whatever Dylan Pryor
needs, I'll get it done.

- Hi.
- Hey.

What are you doing on our floor?

It's lonely up there.

I'm the only one left
on the whole floor.

Well, do you wanna
come down here?

You've got Stuart's office.

Why would I do that? I've
got the floor to myself.

Mm-hmm.

Hey, since you're down here,

what do you know about
Hanrahan in the DA's office?

Why?

Is Hanrahan prosecuting your
shady producer murderer?

Those aren't the exact words
that I would use to describe

Lester, but you're...
yeah. Go on.

Well, let me just say, if
I knew old man Hanrahan

would be the one prosecuting me,

I'd rob a bank.
Client got lucky.

I get the feeling you're not
the biggest fan of Lester.

I'm not a fan of people

buying their way out of trouble.

He's not buying
me. He's paying me.

And his only trouble
is being accused

of a murder he didn't commit.

Now, if you don't mind,
I'm gonna go interview

my shady producer murderer

and check in on
old man Hanrahan.

Between us, I don't
think you should

be referring to your client
as a shady producer murderer.

It's counterproductive.

Are you kidding me?

Who drops a Good & Plenty
into the paper feeder?

Leah?

Are you okay?

Why? What happened?

Um, how can I help you?

You like movies and
television, right?

Of course.

What kind of entertainment
lawyer wouldn't love...

you know, I'm more of
a book girl myself.

Why do you ask?

What do you know
about Dylan Pryor?

Is this a trick question?

I've seen every movie
she's ever done.

There's nothing I
don't know about her.

Great, then grab her
file, and come with me.

And don't eat that.

Of course, I won't.

Mm. She was right.

So you and Simon went to
your movie's premiere,

- everyone had a good time?
- Yeah, had a great time.

And you know, went back
to the house, did ecstasy.

- How many pills?
- We each took one.

It wasn't working fast enough,

but we didn't think
it was working at all,

so we split a third pill.

- Then the guns came out?
- Yep.

Simon took the Luger.
I took the Glock.

We set up the target.

A picture of the
head of the studio.

Hey, you know the
man. He's a bastard.

- Not in dispute.
- We start shooting.

That's when Simon starts
getting a little weird.

Weird? Weird how?

He starts saying he's a fraud.

No one really knows him.

I start to realize I'm...

I'm watching a man battle with
himself for his own sanity.

He starts getting
darker and darker,

saying he doesn't
deserve to be here.

That's what he said. "I
don't deserve to be here."

That's when it happened.

He raises a gun to his head.

I try to stop him,
but he snaps at me.

He is... he is fully
crazy at this point.

And I grab his arm, but...
I mean, Simon's, like,

a thousand times
stronger than me,

and the gun is now
aimed right at his head,

and I'm screaming
at him, "Please.

"Please, Simon. Don't do it.

Don't do it, Simon."

And next thing I know, bang.

Simon is dead,

and I've got his
blood all over me,

and I don't know what to do.

Finally, I call 911.

I get there, and they
arrest me then and there.

My best friend of 20 years
is lying on the ground,

and they arrest me.

Okay, Lester.

Okay.

We got what we needed.

We've got a meeting with
the prosecutor later.

I'll give you a call afterwards.

I'll let you know how it goes.

All right.

All right.

What's on your mind?

Something's not
right about your boy.

I mean, he tells a good story,

but I know a liar
when I see one.

Kevin, it's different out here.

People lie. They cheat.

They do whatever they can to
push their project through.

Would I trust Lester
with my girlfriend?

I would, but, you know,
look at me, and look at him.

I don't have anything
to worry about.

If I'm her, I'm going with him.

You're delusional.

One word. Jamie.

Jamie was a one-time thing.

Kevin, seriously,
Lester's a lot of things.

He's not a murderer.

Well, you didn't bring my
ass out here to believe him.

You brought me here to find
out anything they can use

against us, so I'ma do that.

But, Ted, you better
start wrapping

your mind around the fact
that he may have done this.

♪ See the money, wanna
stay for your meal ♪

♪ Get another piece
of pie for your wife ♪

♪ Everybody wanna
know how it feel ♪

♪ Everybody wanna
see what it's like ♪

♪ I'll even eat a bean
pie, I don't mind ♪

♪ Me and Missy,
it's so early ♪

♪ Busy, busy making money ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ Y'all step back ♪

♪ I'm about to dance ♪

♪ The greenback boogie ♪

Dylan. Hey. Good
to hear from you.

Who's Erica Rollins, and
why is she calling me?

She is the new head
of entertainment

and an excellent attorney.

An excellent attorney that
I have never even met.

Look, Dylan...

Rick, I knew Ted was
gonna pawn me off.

I just thought that it
was going to be you.

It was going to be me, but
I left for another firm.

But trust me, Erica is fully
capable of taking care of you.

Rick, look, I signed
on to do an indie movie

that my friend wrote, but
the schedule conflicts

with my Warner Brothers movie,

and I'm not letting
an indie movie

get in the way of my career.

I get that, but I
can't represent you.

I am prohibited from poaching.

Then can't you convince Ted

to handle this for
me instead of Erica?

I wish I could, but
to tell you the truth,

I don't think Ted would
take my call right now.

Right on time.

I like that.

You're not old man Hanrahan.

You think they'd send
a high-profile case

like this to Hanrahan?

He's who they send when they
don't care what happens.

I'm who they send when they do.

I'm who they send when
they have no chance,

but they need a win anyway.

Lester Thompson needs
a win, all right.

But this plea deal is the
closest he's gonna get.

That's where we're gonna start?

Why not? It's where
we're gonna finish.

Then maybe you didn't hear,

but Lester pled not
guilty at his arraignment.

Well, he should
have pled insanity

because I heard he
dropped one of the premier

defense attorneys in the
nation to put his life

in the hands of a
glorified black shirt,

no tie talent agent.

You forgot former
federal prosecutor.

And I never did work
at the local level,

but unless whatever that is

says you're dropping
the charges,

I'll see you in court.

Okay, but you should know

I'm not three hours
into this thing,

and I've got the victim's
blood all over your client,

the coroner's report
inconsistent with suicide

and a line around
the block of people

begging to testify
that Lester Thompson's

love language is lying.

So you might wanna
run this bad boy

by your client just in case.

Ted, you really
didn't have to come.

Samantha, it's your
client's big night.

I told you I wouldn't
miss it, and I won't.

I promise when this is over,
I'll make you feel better.

Come on. He's about to go on.

Please welcome to the
stage, Cameron Logsdon

as Mark Wahlberg,
Christopher Walken,

and Denzel Washington.

Hey, New York. How
you doing, huh?

Feeling good?

A lot of beautiful
ladies in here, right?

Huh? You know what they
say about beautiful ladies?

They like tough guys.
I mean, come on.

Look at this guy right here.

Looking good, brother. Huh?

Got into a bit of a
scuffle? That's all right.

You know what?
Just hit the gym.

Put up a little bit of weight.

Doesn't matter what
happened to you.

Hey, you know, you don't get

beat up if you bring a gun.

You know what?

I don't think he
got beat up, huh?

I think he had a run-in
with Plymouth Rock,

only he didn't land
on Plymouth Rock.

Plymouth Rock
landed on him. Huh?

You know, the next time

they swing on you, you
just need to duck...

- You wanted to see me?
- Yes.

Please close the door.

We have something to talk about.

HR sent this over.

Rick's being made
head of entertainment.

What about it?

Our agreement was, you
keep someone at Ted's

for six months, and
they keep an eye on him.

Then whoever it comes
over and gets this title.

We had an opportunity to
weaken Ted out of the gate,

- and I took it.
- A call you made on your own.

I'm not signing off on this

without getting
something for it.

I thought we were
gonna be partners.

Stuart, you came to me
a week before we merged,

wanting to cut Ted out.

It was against my
better judgment,

but I went along with it.

Now you, a criminal
defense attorney,

are trying to dictate who I
name head of entertainment.

So who's not being
a good partner now?

I'm gonna have to
double down here.

Bob the janitor is now
in charge of real estate.

I appreciate you accepting this.

Now, do you want to
tell Rick, or should I?

Just to be clear, we're
entitled to Dylan's services

for six months, and we intend
to enforce those rights.

We're all aware of that,
but it's a small role,

and Dylan's new Warner
Brothers deal can't kick in

until after she's released.

How is that my problem?

Fred, I know you're
concerned about our rights,

but Dylan is my friend.

And I'm the one who's putting up

the money for this movie.

I can have her out
in three months.

Give us another
month for safety,

and you can have
two months back.

- Fine.
- Excellent.

I'll draw up an amendment
and get it right to you.

I just have to say,
I'm a huge fan,

and what you did
for Dylan was huge.

Of course, I would
do it for her.

She's my friend.

Anyway, I'm really
excited to see this movie.

You plus Dylan?

Fire.

You do that too?

What?

I'm older, so I started it.

Okay, well, I better go.

Erica doesn't like
it when I'm...

anything.

I got that. It's okay.

You're doing great.

Oh, my God. Thank you.

It's a beautiful view.

Well, I am head
of entertainment.

It's still a beautiful view.

That better not mean
what it sounds like.

Rick, the deal was six months.

Entertainment is Samantha's
purview, not mine.

And I made a deal
with you, not her.

I don't like this
any more than you.

It doesn't make either
of us look good.

But I have a way that you
can still get that title.

Bring in a big client,
and the job is yours.

Oh, that's a great idea, Stuart.

But the only way I can
do that is with someone

I already have a
relationship with,

which means poaching from Ted,

and we are precluded
from doing this.

Do it anyway.

They're not gonna sue
us over one client.

I don't work that way.

If the shoe were on the
other foot, Ted would poach,

- and you know it.
- I don't care.

I'm not Ted.

I've got my issues with the way

Ted operates more than anyone,

but if you want that promotion,
this is the way to get it.

You still think he's
just a flawed liar?

Hi, Kevin.

It's bank records.
It's nothing.

Are you kidding me?

Do you know what I had
to do to get these?

Look, the man was
stealing from his partner.

These are transactions.

There's a thousand explanations.

It doesn't prove anything.

I'm not talking about proof.

We're talking about the truth,

something you used
to want to know.

You think that I don't
want to know the truth?

I don't know what you want,
but the Ted I used to run with

would know this is evidence.

And you know damn well, if
you were prosecuting this,

you'd be jumping for joy
to get your hands on it.

- I'm not prosecuting him.
- Well, someone is.

If she finds this, her
opening statement's gonna be,

"If Lester's stealing
money from Simon,

he'd damn sure kill
him if he found out."

God damn it.

Why are you trying to
convince me that he's guilty?

I don't care if
he's guilty or not.

I'm following the trail so you
don't get blindsided at trial.

The question is, why
the hell are you trying

to convince yourself
he's innocent?

This is not what we discussed.

No, on what basis are you...

Okay.

Fine. Yeah.

I understand your position.

Leah, what did you do?

- About what?
- The Dylan Pryor agreement.

I sent over the
amendment like you asked.

Well, they're not
letting Dylan out.

Why would they suddenly do that?

All I did was specify
the end date of the indie

and the start date
of the Warner movie

so that they couldn't
wiggle out, like you said.

I told you to put the date
of the Warner overall deal.

You told them she already
had an actual role.

They already knew it.
It's public knowledge.

The deal was public knowledge.

That she had a
specific movie was not.

I'm sorry. I was
just being thorough.

Never give the other side

more information than they need.

You might as well have said
if Warner Brothers wants

to start their movie on time,
they either recast Dylan

or pay that clown
a small fortune.

I get it, but this
is Dylan's friend.

- She agreed to be accommodating.
- Okay.

For future reference,
the writer is never

the one calling the shots.
The guy with the money is.

Erica. Leah.
Trouble in paradise?

- Leah.
- I'm not here. Never was.

Hi, Rick. We hate you.

What are you doing here, Rick?

Because I'm a little
busy, and you're a little

don't work here anymore.

You know who wishes
I still worked here?

- Dylan Pryor.
- Excuse me?

She called me earlier.

Wanted to see if I could handle

the movie conflict
instead of you.

I told her I was prohibited
from signing her.

Which you are.

And that you're an
excellent attorney.

Which I am.

But then she wanted
me to get Ted

to handle it instead
of you, and I thought,

"Why get her Ted when I
can just give her me?"

So if you wouldn't mind
signing this simple waiver

allowing me to
represent Dylan...

You think I'm gonna
give you the right

to poach my client like
I was born yesterday?

I think I can fix her
problem, and you can't.

Well, we're never gonna find out

'cause I'm not getting drawn
into a contest with you

that I've already won.

I thought I was talking
to the Erica Rollins

who always said
she's better than me.

I didn't realize I was talking
to the one who's afraid of me.

You think saying
I'm afraid of you

is gonna get you what you want?

You know what I think?

You've been dying to go one on
one with me for a long time.

So let's get it on.

Give me the damn thing.

But, Ricky, when you lose,

I don't want you
coming back here crying

about how I kicked your ass.

It wasn't Hanrahan.

Who was it, Abrams or Brown?

Smith.

- Smith is no joke.
- Meaning?

Let's just say there's nothing

that woman won't do to win.

Listen, we both know I
overheard you downstairs.

Why is this case so
important to you?

The people that we represent
aren't used to being told no.

And every so often, they
need a criminal attorney

to bail them out.

If I can't show the town that
my firm can still do that,

every client that I have
will eventually leave

and find someone who can.

And that's why you need
Lester to be innocent.

You need a win.

And the idea of getting
a guilty man off

turns your stomach.

It's not just that.

Every instinct that
I have tells me that

Lester Thompson
is not a murderer.

And if I can't trust
my instincts...

That's never happened
to you before.

It happened before.

When it did...

I lost everything.

Ted, you've been moody
since he picked on you.

Admit it. You're sensitive.

I'm not.

I'm not sensitive.

I just... I don't
like impersonators.

I think you don't like
him because you think

he wants to sleep with me.

Samantha, if that were true,

I wouldn't like any
of your clients.

You don't like
any of my clients.

Didn't you say that
you were gonna make me

feel better after the show?

I did, in fact, say that.

When does that part start?

Why don't you tell
me where it hurts?

I mean, it hurts me
here all the way.

All the way down to there.

How about I start in the middle?

No, I think it
would be a good idea

if you started it in the middle.

Wait.

I can't believe
I'm gonna say this.

- I gotta go.
- What?

But we just got back.

I know. It can't wait.

Teddy, where the hell are you?

I went to Samantha's
client's thing.

Our back's against the
wall, and you're at a show?

I thought that we
were dead in the water

and that I had nothing.

All right, look, I'm pulling
the agents off right now.

Don't do that.

You told me that I needed
a Hall of Fame move.

I got one.

I want you to keep
the agents there

and gather up all the tapes we
have of Billy's confessions.

And one more thing.

Who would have planted
the bomb at Billy's?

I don't need proof.
I just need to know.

It's gotta be Jimmy Patriale.

Okay. Gather those tapes.
I'll see you in the morning.

Whoa, Teddy, what
are you gonna do?

Get us another witness.

Mr. Dodson, I don't
have much time, so...

You sure don't.

You managed to threaten
Dylan Pryor's career

and hold Warner Brothers
hostage all in one day.

I thought Erica Rollins
was handling Dylan.

She thinks she is, but
I'm here to tell you

you're gonna release
Dylan after four months.

Why would I do that
when I need her for six?

Because you made a
promise to Dylan.

And I'm not afraid to sue
you to enforce that promise.

You'll lose that lawsuit.

Maybe I will, but the
headline will read

you deal in bad faith.

How many movies are you
gonna get made after that?

You're accusing me of
dealing in bad faith?

You are the definition
of bad faith.

There is no justification
to hold Dylan for six months

to shoot five scenes.

Oh, you haven't heard.

Since you brought me
something to read,

I have something for you.

You see, we had Tina do a
final pass on the script,

and it ended up pushing Dylan's
scene count from 5 to 40.

Makes it a much better
movie, if you ask me.

But, you know, I'm
just a money guy.

- Erica, can I talk to you?
- What is it, Leah?

I'm thinking something through.

Rick just sent over a new
script for Dylan's film.

I know. He sent it to me too.

It's very aboveboard of him.

Dylan's scene count skyrocketed,

and now we're screwed.

Well, did you read the script?

Because I think there's a
way we can work with Fred

and everyone can
get what they want.

What Fred wants us
to hold Dylan hostage

so Warner Brothers
pays him to let her go,

which they'll never do.

So what are we gonna do?

We're not gonna do anything.

You're gonna set me
a dinner with Fred,

pick a nice place
with a lot of people,

and tell them I have an
offer from Warner Brothers.

But you just said
they won't pay.

They won't.

Sometimes you gotta say

whatever it takes to
get 'em in a room.

So she says, I'm gonna
meet you at the bar,

- and I'll wait for you there.
- FBI!

FBI! Don't move!

Jimmy Patriale,
you're under arrest

for the murder of
Billy Esposito.

I got you now, Pellegrini.

You're going down.

Call Sapperstein.
Get him down there.

Jimmy, we know you
set the bomb off.

We got three witnesses.
They all put you there.

I was in the neighborhood.

A bomb went off, so
I left. End of story.

Say we don't get
you on the bomb.

We're gonna get you on the bomb.

Say that we don't.

Billy Esposito says that you're
Pellegrini's go-to hit man.

He has direct knowledge
of you killing five guys.

That's life.

Anything you had went
away when Billy went away.

You can't use it.
Ain't that right?

- 100%.
- One problem.

Billy is right over there.

No way. I saw that explosion.

Billy's dead.

Is that a fact?

Jimmy Patriale, that
scumbag. Let me in there.

- I'll show him how dead I am.
- Relax, Billy.

We're not gonna let
you kill a witness.

Besides, you're
busted up head to toe.

Let me in there for ten minutes.

We'll see who comes out.

Just tell us what
hits you did together,

and he'll get what's
coming to him.

All right, the first hit
I remember was August '98.

It was hot as hell. He
comes down in a sweatshirt.

I tell him he might
as well have a sign,

I got a gun under here.

Here's the deal, Jimmy.

I arrested you right
in front of Pellegrini.

He's gonna think
that you talked.

Whether you do or
whether you don't

makes you a dead man.

Or I put you in federal
protective custody.

Jimmy, don't say another word.

I can get you out of here.

What happens when
you get out of here?

Because do not
think for one second

that he is here for you.

Get the hell out of here.

- Jimmy, think about what you...
- Now.

What do you need me to do?

Can I come in, or
you still hate me?

Can it be both?

Sorry for coming at you so hard.

I'm sorry for putting up a wall.

You were kind of being an ass.

I had to do something.

You were coming
at me like a bull.

Didn't I just
apologize for that?

I don't know, I
wasn't listening.

Kevin, I didn't wanna
hear what you had to say

because I was afraid
you might be right.

Well, since we're coming clean,

I wasn't exactly truthful
when I said I was okay

keeping a guilty
man out of prison.

Because you were built
to put them away.

Yeah, I was.

Tell you what.

Comes right down to
it, and you are sure

that he did it, I will
let you walk away.

What about you? You're
gonna walk away?

I'll drive off that
bridge when I get to it.

For now, it's time
for Lester to tell us

what the hell is going on
with these bank records.

♪ Headed by the winds
in this desolate place ♪

♪ I'm driving
against the ice ♪

♪ That whips across my face ♪

Sorry I'm late.

Had a call to make.

So I heard you convinced
Warner Brothers

to make accommodations
simply by throwing

a little money at the problem.

Oh, I convinced them to
throw money at the problem,

all right, just not
in your direction.

You said you had
an offer for me.

I do... find a new
star for your movie

because Dylan is out.

No, she's not. We
have an agreement.

Oh. Now you care
about agreements.

Look, if you're about to say
that I'm dealing in bad faith,

Rick Dodson already tried that.

Let me tell you
something, friend.

I ain't no Rick Dodson.

Dylan's original deal prohibits
her from making another movie

while under contract to you,

but there's nothing stopping her

from performing promotions

for the new Warner
Brothers franchise.

They can't make
her promote a movie

she's not even gonna be in.

Here's a preliminary schedule.

As you can see, the dates
mildly overlap with yours.

This is our entire shoot.

Really? Let me see.

No. No. See, here's a day.

And then here's
another two days,

and then, of course,
if you want her

to work on Thanksgiving, we can
make her available for that,

although her mother's
pumpkin pie is fantastic.

You're not gonna
get away with this.

We'll sue you.

Do what you gotta do,
Fred, but that phone call

was Warner Brothers confirming
that they'll back up

the money truck to litigate
you into the ground.

♪ Won't you help
me make a change? ♪

Ten years? Are you kidding me?

You're lucky the DA is
willing to offer you this

because your story
doesn't add up.

I didn't murder Simon, and
I'm not taking any deal

that puts me in prison.

Lester, I'm looking at a man

whose bank records show
that he was stealing money

from his own partner.

All right, th... this
isn't what it looks like.

No, it looks like after
you stole his money,

he wound up dead
in your backyard

from a gun that you own.

I explained that to you already.

- That's not good enough.
- What do you want me to say?

How about the truth,
you lying sack of...

hey, don't look at him. You're
a cold-blooded murderer.

And you've been giving us the
runaround, and I'm sick...

All right, I stole the money!

All right, look, a few
months ago, I found out

Simon had funneled
half a million dollars

out of the production
into his personal account,

so I started taking the
money out of his account

and putting it into mine.

Lester...

why are you just
telling us this?

Because I knew you would react

exactly the way
you are right now.

- I'm not buying any of this.
- Neither will a jury.

What about the fact that
I started paying it back?

- There's no record of that.
- There is.

Every time I submitted the
movie's expenses to the studio,

I kept some receipts
out of the stack.

So the studio got paid
back by reimbursing you

less money than what they owed?

I was trying to do
the right thing.

I guess Robin Hood
is the good guy.

Robin Hood didn't
kill Little John.

Lester, if there
is anything else

that you would like to tell us,

now would be the time.

Simon didn't start losing it
that night out of nowhere.

I told him I was on to him,

and he thought that if I could
find out, the studio would,

and it was only a matter of time

before he ended up in prison.

So that's when he lost his mind.

But I swear to you,
I did not murder him.

- You good?
- Not yet.

But it's a start.

Dylan. Hey.

Look, I know we've had a
minor setback, but I...

Rick, it's okay.

I just came by to tell
you in-person that...

You're staying with
Erica, aren't you?

I am.

She put Fred in his place
and got me out of the indie.

Look, I just wanted to
say that I would have

really liked working together.

My first meeting with you
wasn't like my first meeting

with any other lawyer.

You... you really cared
about what matters to me.

Well, you're not
so bad yourself.

Not a lot of actresses
would come here

to tell me that in person.

Well, I was just at Erica's,

and you're both in Century City,

so it was, like,
a two-minute walk.

You probably didn't
need to hear that.

See, this is why I'm
better when other people

write my dialogue.

It was good. You're
a good writer.

It's like a romantic comedy
with a tragic ending.

- Okay, well...
- Yeah.

Actually, Dylan, before you go,

did you take a look
at that rewrite?

Because I might have an idea.

Did you use my client to
trick one of your suspects?

- Samantha, he wanted to do it.
- Of course, he did.

He doesn't know what he's
getting himself into.

You do?

I know you were in an
explosion the other day,

and you won't tell
me what happened.

You know what? I did
what I had to do,

and I'm not gonna
apologize for it.

Well, there's a shocker.

You know what your problem is?

You think just because
you put bad guys away,

you can take advantage in every
other aspect of your life.

I agree with everything
that you just said,

except for the part
where that's a problem.

Don't use one of
my clients again.

Okay. You know
what the truth is?

That I do think
all those things.

I also think that you
went to law school,

and instead of using it,
you're a glorified salesman.

You think you're not a salesman?

You sell people all day long.

Yeah, I do it to put the
bad guys behind bars.

You know, you're really
not that different

from your father after all.

That's... that's not fair.

He uses people
for personal gain.

You use them for
the greater good,

but you still use them.

There has to be somebody
you don't use, Ted.

I don't use you.

You did today.
And you know what?

I'm proud of being an
entertainment lawyer.

I make people's
dreams come true,

and if you don't respect it,
you can kiss my perfect ass.

I was wrong.

I will not do it again.

I'm sorry.

You bet you're sorry.

What would I do without you?

You'd be lost.

Don't you ever forget it.

♪ Let you down ♪

♪ Working for you ♪

Hey.

Looks like Lester's
records check out.

He put most of the money back.

I'm not saying it's proof,
but it's not nothing.

Kevin, if this
prosecutor finds out

that he was stealing money,
she is not going to care

if he put some of
it back or not.

So what you're saying,
um, you wanna cover it up?

- No.
- Then what?

We'll drive off that
bridge when we get there.

You sure got us driving
off a lot of bridges.

Yeah, just like the old days.

I remember this guy.

Great ballplayer.

What's his name? Harry...
something like that.

Harvey. You know that.

- I know I never liked him.
- Why not?

Because he's the only person
I knew cockier than you.

That's funny. That's
exactly why I liked him.

Yeah, plus, he was too pretty.

Can't trust them pretty ones.

Are you saying I'm not pretty?

If you gotta ask...

- Can't argue with you there.
- I don't see why not.

You've been arguing with me

about every other
damn thing today.

- Don't say it.
- No, I haven't.

Uh-uh.

The deal was, you
don't come back crying.

That was the deal if I lost.

This is my firm's new
agreement with Dylan.

I don't understand. I
got her what she wanted.

No, Erica, you got her what
she thought she wanted.

Movies like this rewrite,
that's where Dylan came from,

and I knew that because
I listened to her.

So after you took
Fred to the woodshed,

I convinced Dylan to
let me go back to him

and make it so
she could do both.

So you came here to
rub my nose in it?

You know I wouldn't do that.

Erica, the reason we stopped
doing what we used to do

is because you never
respected the way I work.

Caring about my clients
does not make me

less of a killer than you.

It might even make
me more of one.

Maybe you're right.

But, Rick, you have
no idea why we stopped

doing what we used to do.

What?

I can't tell if you're
lying to me or yourself.

Stuart, you were right.

I'm right about everything.

Can you be more specific?

I guess you are
willing to poach.

No, I said I didn't
work that way,

and I don't. Erica
signed a waiver.

You gave her an excuse to
go head-to-head, didn't you?

- How did you know that?
- Are you kidding?

I worked on the same floor
as you two for years.

Eventually, you were gonna
do one of two things.

They both begin with F.
I put my money on fight.

Nothing gets past you, Stuart.

What was the other one?

- Philander.
- Huh.

Technically, it's a P-H, but
it still has the F sound.

Hey, if I wasn't right
about the poaching,

what was I right about?

If I can't deliver a big client,

I don't deserve that promotion.

- That's not what I said.
- I know.

That's what you meant.

What you doing up here?

Since everyone left,
I like to come up here

when I wanna be alone.

So I hear we no longer
represent Dylan Pryor.

Care to explain that one?

Rick beat me straight up
after I let him bait me

into a fight I
didn't need to have.

Erica, losing Dylan hurts
us, especially right now,

and I'm not gonna
sit here and pretend

like I'm not pissed.

Is there a but in there,

or are you just gonna
leave it at that?

Have you seen the picture of
me and Denzel in my office?

The one at the Lakers game?
Everyone's seen it, Ted.

Isn't that the point?

I was born a Knicks fan.

And I... I never thought that

anything would change that.

Kobe Bryant changed that.

Sometimes he won.
Sometimes he lost.

When the kid was a rookie,

he shot four air balls in a row.

But he never backed
down from a fight.

You got baited into
signing a waiver

because you are a competitor,

and I would rather you
get baited into a fight

than back down from one.

In fact, I wouldn't
have it any other way.

Are you saying I'm
Black Mamba 2.0?

Easy does it.

Erica, you have to learn
from your mistakes.

And what we learned
today is that we will...

Never underestimate
Rick Dodson again.

Hey, how did you hear about
Dylan so fast, anyway?

I saw Rick, and I asked Leah

what he was doing in the office.

Hey, by the way, we gotta
keep Leah away from me, okay?

- She's very...
- I know.

I'm working on it.

She's not that bad once
you get to know her.

Yeah, I'll never know.

Erica, I'm so sorry.

Did you need the room?
I was just leaving.

Why did you ask if I read
the Dylan script earlier?

Because it was great,

and I messed up earlier,

and I was looking
for a way to fix it,

and the rewrite was
the kind of movie

that put Dylan on the
map in the first place,

so I thought we could get
everyone what they wanted.

- Like you said before.
- It was naive.

I won't suggest something
like that again.

Maybe it was naive, but
if I'd listened to you,

then we'd still have
Dylan as a client.

Is this real?

Are you complimenting me?

I feel like hugging you.

It's getting stronger.

Oh. Leah, don't.

- Oh, my God.
- Please don't.

It's happening. It happened.

OK, that wasn't that bad.

All right, well, I'm gonna
leave while I'm ahead.

How did you know that
the script was good?

What do you mean? I read it.

Um, I'm gonna tell
you something,

and I don't need it
leaving this room.

You can't tell if a
script is good or bad

because you're not a
fan of movies or TV.

Then why become an
entertainment lawyer?

'Cause if you wanna be

part of the action in this town,

this is the business
you need to be in.

The way I can tell something
is good is probably because

I always wanted to write movies.

Oh. Well, then why...

Because when you're
a first-generation

Korean American,
you become a lawyer

or a doctor, not a writer.

I'll tell you what, I'll
teach you to do what I do,

and you teach me
about movies and TV.

How would you say deal?

I'd just say deal.

Well, we gotta jazz
that up. It's kind of...

On your own time.

Oh, yeah.

Deal.

It's a deal. Deal.

Dealio. Yeah, that's the one.

- Am I interrupting?
- No.

Did you happen to see
we have a new client?

A new star client
signed by Rick Dodson.

You want me to give him
the title now, don't you?

- The man did earn it.
- He did.

You wanna give him the
good news, or should I?

Why don't you do it?

You mind if I ask
why so generous?

Two reasons.

One, like you said,
entertainment is what you do.

- And two?
- You were right.

Cutting Ted out
was a huge thing.

I dropped it on you
at the last minute,

and I never expressed
how much I appreciate

you taking my side,
given your history.

Hey, you want a drink?

It's why I got into
law... drinks at work.

It's funny.

Here you are fighting for
Rick when, at the time,

you wanted it to be Erica
Rollins that came over,

not him.

What can I say? He killed
it with Dylan Pryor.

Did you tell him that?

He's getting head
of entertainment.

I'm not gonna glaze
him on top of it.

What the hell is glazing?

It's an expression from my son.

Basically, every time I
give someone a compliment,

he uses it to make me
feel bad about myself.

To be honest, I'm not even
sure I'm using it right.

Probably not.

I have to say, you have
done well for yourself

in the private sector.

You looking to make a change?

We could use some
bodies around here.

Pass.

Then let me give you
what you came here for.

I took that sorry plea
offer to my client.

- Pass.
- Good.

That deal's off
the table anyway.

You came all the way
here to tell me that?

I came to get a jump on
my discovery obligations.

Turns out your client's wife

was sleeping with
the man he murdered.

I don't know what
you used to call it,

but down here at
the local level,

we call it motive.

What are you doing
here, Elizabeth?

Amanda. So nice to see you.

I forgot you work here.

I was just delivering a
little message to Mr. Black.

In-person?

As I recall, you only do
that when you're gloating.

You are still sore
about what happened

to that client of yours.
What was his name again?

You know damn well his
name was Dante Everson.

You killed him.

Just as much as if you
shivved him yourself.

Well, if you don't want
to get your bleeding heart

broken again, I suggest
you not get involved

in the Lester Thompson case.

- It's a loser.
- Oh, I had no such intention.

But now that I see
your smug face,

if Ted ever asks for my help,

I am gonna come running.