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I can't get to you!

You better wake up!

I'm gonna get help!

I couldn't afford a lawyer, so I went ahead and wrote it myself. I don't know

the legal stuff is right, but... Miss Birdie, we could transfer your assets

a trust. Control how and when Randolph gets the money. A trust could be made

safe from division in the event of divorce or Randolph's death.

No, Rudy. I want everything to go to Reverend Kenneth Chandler. Do you know

He's on the TV.

I told him that I was going to give him the entire 20 million.

Did you say $20 million? Liz, Bertie, Rudy will write up your new will and

it back to you in a week or so. Well, slap my mama, that's great news.

Thank you, Rudy.

I doubt it would be a summary judgment so soon, but it says here that

your son has a history with drugs, that he died of the flu, which was

exacerbated by opioids. They're lying.

Do you know she has $20 million?

Oh, is it 20 this time?

She's bankrupt.

We humor her every year and let her vent a little and move on.

That is a lie.

Are you listening to a word I'm saying?

My darling Ray was a year straight.

You need a hand?

This is Rudy Baylor.

He's the best in our class.

Mrs. Black's son was admitted to North City General with the flu, and sadly

passed. They killed him.

Who killed him? That hospital, North City.

I filed a lawsuit.

Proced.

You filed it yourself.

Who the hell else was going to do it? The hospital is repped by a tin laborer.

Yeah, them bastards.

Try to, what they call it, get it dismissed.

But a judge put a hold on that until I got a lawyer.

And?

Sons of bitches offered me $50 ,000 for my son's life.

Believe that?

They offered a settlement with the pending motion to dismiss.

Yeah, and I told them where they could stick it.

Mrs. Black, this is just a legal clinic.

Advice on landlord disputes and parking tickets.

This is a pretty complicated negligence suit.

You need a real lawyer.

Ain't that what you are? Not yet. And the other problem is Henley Britt.

Rudy and I both start working at the firm tomorrow. So even if we could help

you, there would be a conflict of interest.

Well, good luck working for Satan.

While you two are shitting in high cotton, I'll be making these bastard pay

what they do.

We're very sorry for your loss, ma 'am.

I thought I told you not to take Jacksonville against our boys.

You're four deep at the bar, man. Get busy.

Um, Prince, you know, starting tomorrow, this man is going to be making $175

,000 a year.

Yeah, well, tonight, he's still a bartender.

You cool slumming it with a bartender one more night? I like when you talk

dirty. Hey, uh, are those my shots?

No, brother.

These are ours.

I've been trying to make this all

my vision factor for life.

Mom? Mom?

Mom,

I gotta go to work!

He wanted to quit law school.

Did you know that?

Your father, God rest his soul, talked to him for hours.

Dad told him he's not quitting.

They could throw him to the curb, followed by every last stick, but he

about to let him quit.

John would have been a great lawyer.

So will you.

Well, I'm wearing a suit.

Mom, what's wrong?

It's nothing.

He's right.

It's time to move on.

What are we talking about?

Who's right?

Hank.

He wants to build a gym in here.

In here?

In John's room?

Can you even see what this guy is?

This is your house.

Oh, Rudy.

Rudy, don't.

I want you out, Hank.

Funny. I was going to say the same thing to you. You think I'm just going to let

you keep leeching off my mother?

What are you going to do about it?

no right to do that.

You said it. This is my house, my life.

Honey, I need you to move out.

It's okay. It's okay.

I know.

Okay.

I'm already looking.

I'm so late, Mom. I gotta go.

Rudy, your suit.

Do you want to change?

You're very lucky.

Today's orientation for first -year associates will be given by Tinley

managing partner, Leo Drummond.

Take a seat anywhere.

I am

the punishment of

God.

If you had not committed great sins...

God would not have set a punishment like me upon you.

Genghis Khan, warrior.

Would have made a great litigator.

Who can tell me what a trial, any trial, is about?

Yeah, finding the truth.

That's a law school answer.

The truth is not your client.

What determines victory in court is not the truth.

It's not even what you can prove.

It is what you can convince a jury that you have proof.

All men are equal under the law.

Who believes that?

You.

You believe that?

You were bold enough to come late to your first meeting.

And not exactly dressed for success.

I apologize. So have the balls to answer the question.

No, I don't believe that everyone is treated equally under the law. The 14th

Amendment guarantees equality under the law.

But you disagree.

I guess I do. What are you doing? Okay.

Who isn't treated equally, Mr.? Baylor, sir.

Rudy Baylor.

Who isn't treated equally?

Well, you want to be an attorney at Tinley, Britt, Crawford, Mize, and St.

you make an argument when I tell you to. Victims of domestic violence. Excuse

me? I said victims of domestic violence.

Argue it. Prove to me right here and now that victims of domestic violence

cannot get a fair hearing.

I take your silence as stipulation.

Stipulation is surrender.

We do not surrender at this firm.

Castle Rock Lee Gonzalez.

Uh -huh. Supreme Court ruled that a woman can't sue the cops for failing to

arrest her husband after he violated her restraining order.

And he later murdered their three children. Is that all you got?

USC Morrison.

Oh,

my God.

God. Courts reject 57 % of allegations of partner abuse.

28 % of mothers alleging an abusive father lose custody to that father, and

number, that rises to 50 % when he accuses her of parental alienation. Not

50%. Whatever. You.

You look like you have an opinion.

Stand up, Miss.

Plankmore? Sarah?

Opinion, Miss Plankmore.

Um... I would say misleading on Morrison, overstated on counterman, and

alienation was soundly rejected in Montoya v. Davis.

Very good.

I never bore the jury with statistics.

When statistics are on your side, pound the jury with them.

Who the hell told you that?

You did.

In a speech you gave at Ashley Cooper three years ago.

Really?

Well, then it must be true.

Hey. Fires?

What were you thinking?

Arguing with Leo Drummond on your first day. I screwed up.

He baited me and everything I said was true.

Well, Leo said the truth is not your client. You missed that part. Thanks,

Sarah.

Are you going to tell me what happened to your face?

Hey.

Rudy.

You know how my father says the flip side of everyone's best quality is the

worst quality?

What's my best quality?

You never back away from your fight.

My worst quality?

You never back away from your fight.

Okay, let me talk to Leo.

I'll go for it to wake you up after this. We can fix it. We?

Or doing anything.

This is my fault.

I'm not letting you go down for it, okay?

Look, I, um... I have to get to that first training. I'm sorry.

You know what happens around here when you're late?

Turned out something great wasn't the right fit for me.

Hello?

Look, I appreciated the offer. I should have accepted at the time. I would...

Yes, ma 'am.

I understand, ma 'am. If you could please pass... Rudy Baylor.

Hi, good morning.

I understand.

I've always wanted to work as a public defender.

Can I ask you guys, when will any budget be?

Next year?

Okay.

Thanks for your time.

Hey, there he is.

The big -time lawyer, Rudy Baylor.

Hey, man, you here for your last check? Or you just can't stay away from old

Prince?

I think I need my job back.

Look, man, I can't help you with Leo Drummond, but I might be able to do

something about this Hank fella.

You know, I got a couple of guys, turn them around, beat them up a little bit.

No.

Okay?

No, thank you.

All right, man, suit yourself.

You know, come to think of it, I do know a law firm looking to hire... Every

reputable firm in town, okay?

Nobody's hiring.

How about a not -so -reputable one?

Come on, man. This place is pretty cool, right?

You know, it used to be a taco hut. You don't say.

Bruiser is the best lawyer I know.

Bruiser?

Hey,

Boreen. This is Rudy.

The guy I told Bruiser about.

Hot -buttered lawyer.

They're waiting for you.

Thank you.

Are you serious?

Good luck.

Hey.

This must be the kid, huh?

Rudy Baylor, huh?

Yeah, I want to shake your hand, but... You must be Bruiser.

He wishes.

Your bruiser?

Jocelyn Stone.

Bruiser to my friends.

Have a seat, ma 'am. I see you met Dex Shifflett. How you doing? Our power

lawyer. Did you say power lawyer? Para -lawyer. It's like paralegal, but I went

to law school.

Didn't pass the bar seven times.

Joke's under pressure.

She's not wrong.

So, they fired you, Trent and Brent.

You know why we call it that?

Because it's full of Trents and Brents.

You're right. He is a genius.

So Leo fired you?

Yeah, wasn't the right fit.

What did you do to pit them off?

I got into an argument with him. On your first day?

Oh, daddy.

Told you.

Kids got balls.

Try about, Bruiser.

What do you got to lose?

I pay my associates $2 ,000 a month.

$500 a week?

To be a lawyer? A waitress makes more.

Yeah, well, you keep a third of the fees you generate.

If you don't cover your draw, you owe me the balance.

You can't be serious.

When do you take the bar?

Six weeks. Look, I appreciate the offer. I can give you some tips. I thought you

failed seven times. And that's what makes me an expert.

Rudy, you got screwed, okay?

And you got screwed on the wrong side of hiring season.

Now you're pissed off. You can't believe you're sitting in this room talking to

people like us.

Well, that's good.

You'll need that anger.

Because we represent people on the worst day of their lives. And you know what

they want?

They want someone who will screw the people who screw them.

Now, if you're not the guy for that, go be a waitress.

I need the night to think about it. Oh, my God. No, you don't.

You're only here because every other white shoe in this city turned you down.

I'm all you got, babe.

I need an advance.

20 ,000.

Get a place to live.

Are you moving into the Ritz?

Ten. Five it is.

Start Monday.

I don't know. The kid was 20 years old and wearing a tuxedo.

So I asked him to make me a drink.

Noonan whispers in my ear, you know, that's the prime minister's son.

Oops. The kid made a mean martini.

Whatever happened to a good old -fashioned hot dog?

Right over here, Mr. Keeley.

Do we know each other?

You are Wilbur Keeley.

CEO of Great Benefit Hospital Systems, one of Henley Britt's most important

clients. Sarah Plankmore.

I'm a new associate.

A new associate that does the homework.

Perfectly good morning, reported by a hot dog.

Morning.

It's from a novel, Only Yours, by Susan Mallory.

Montana Hendrix's Perfectly Good Morning, reported by a hot dog, a four

-old boy, and a lab and golden retriever mix named Fluffy.

Must be an important book to you.

For some reason, I remember all the first lines of books I've ever read.

All of them? Mm -hmm.

I don't believe that.

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a

fortune must be in want of a wife.

Remarkable.

Though I might disagree with Miss Austen's assertion.

One more?

You're all night. Take your waiters.

A prayer for Owen Meany.

Irving.

One of my favorites.

I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice.

Not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or

even because he was the instrument of my mother's death.

But because he is the reason I believe in God.

I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.

Is she on my account?

She's not even a lawyer. Yes, she's on your account.

Didn't you want to have a word with Wolford?

Mr. Keeley, do you have a moment?

Sarah, it's been a pleasure.

Pleasure's all mine, Mr. Keeley.

Finders, grinders, and minders.

Finders land the client, bringing the money.

Grinders. That's writing and research.

And minders keep us out of trouble.

Which am I?

That's what I'm wondering.

I'm just saying, we could have found a place together.

Yeah.

We haven't talked about that.

Oh, my God.

You don't want to live together.

You know I do.

Then why don't you ask me to move in here?

What, you?

In this place?

Come on.

Your neighbors are, like, right there.

See what I mean?

I can't have your parents pay my rent.

Not their money.

It's mine.

A trust fund, Sarah.

Yeah, it's my trust fund.

Why is it so terrible?

No, that makes it funny. Yeah, they made an honest living. They wanted to give

me a start in life. Like, why should I feel guilty for that?

I just want to pay my own way.

You know how to understand that?

No, clearly not.

What's going on? What are you doing?

We're in a fight. Okay, so fight.

Hey, cutie. They're in the back.

Warner.

Warner, can I call?

No, thanks.

I'm ready to get started.

What do you need me to do?

What I need is my money back. What you need are some clients.

Right.

Baby needs some milk, Dec.

Show him the tip.

Let's roll up.

Dr. Blunkstein, please report to the office.

That was five stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression,

acceptance. Now, we usually get them in anger, so you, you've got to be angry

with me because you're the one who's going to punish the apple who did this

them. I'm sorry. I'm patient.

You seem, like, very, very tense.

Oh, really?

Oh, maybe because you just told me you bribed the doctor. No, I rewarded him

information. You're a lawyer now. Words are important. This is update 86.

Hit by a drunk driver.

Stop. I love my job.

Come in.

You wanted to see me?

As I said, you'll be on Keely's account going forward.

Amazing. What will I be doing?

Watch and learn.

Anticipate his needs.

But speak to Brad or myself before you do anything.

Okay, absolutely.

Thank you.

Could I ask you something?

It's about Rudy Baylor.

Rudy Baylor, you're a friend.

Yes.

Look, Rudy is the smartest person I have ever met.

And I was just wondering if you would ever consider giving him another chance.

I, um... Why are you doing that?

I'm defining our relationship as Blankmore.

That'll be all.

Dex Shiflett, law firm of J. Lyman Stone.

We've looked over your accident report. We're going to go out. We're going to

photograph the site, talk to the witnesses, you know, give it the

works. But we have to move quick before those insurance companies, excuse me,

get to the witnesses because they have been known, Mr. Van Landel, to bribe

for false testimony. We have to move fast. We don't charge a dime, not one

not until you win. Now, all we need to get started here is your signature.

My wife will be here soon.

Mr. Van Landel.

That drunk?

He's going to be so angry.

That drunk asshole that put you in here, he needs to pay to resist.

He needs to talk to my wife.

I'm in no position to hire a lawyer right now. Sir, I understand.

Mr. Van Landel.

I'm Rudy Baylor.

We definitely want to talk to your wife, but we have to act fast before the

other driver's lawyer gets to the witnesses.

Memories are short.

Easily manipulated.

And, as you know, lawyers can be unscrupulous.

Now, will you let us help you?

Black.

Now, Mr. Van Landel, if anybody...

When the insurance company comes by, you tell them, talk to your lawyer.

Hey, you're Melvin Pritchard, right?

I heard about the fire.

I'm sorry about your mom.

No, thank you. I'm innocent.

I know. My name's Rod Nunley. I can help you.

Wow.

You.

are a natural. This is ridiculous.

Ridiculous. Let me tell you something. That was nature at work. I got a lawyer.

We got a client. That's the food chain.

Boo -boo, baby. Do you see what I see?

What?

Handcuffs.

Handcuffs? Oh, shit. It's right here.

No,

we saw the person. Get lost.

Thanks.

I didn't do it. I know.

Sir,

my name is... What the hell are you two doing?

This is my lawyer.

Who? Yeah, who?

Okay, officer, I'm not even sure he knows who he's looking at. Surgeon, read

lightly and just a deck shift.

Where'd you go?

Do you believe that, Nunley, huh?

I mean, there is no honor among thieves anymore.

I can't do this.

I need a real case.

You need a real case?

Rudy, you've been on this job five minutes. You haven't even passed the bar

Oh, you have, right?

Okay, listen, kid.

I'm more a lawyer than any jack -leg, martini -soaked limp dick like Rod

any day of the week.

Now, unless you have some big client beating down your door, this, this is

we eat.

And maybe I do.

Maybe you do what?

Have a client.

Are you trying to give me a boner?

Get in.

I wasn't raised on a silver spoon.

I never ate from a silver plate.

Go get him, boo -boo.

Daisy, go on now.

Get.

So, you're no longer with Tinley Britt?

Uh, no.

No, it didn't really work out.

And I was looking for something more entrepreneurial. You got fired.

Yeah, I got fired. How come?

I have a big mouth.

But I'm with a new friend now.

J. Lyman Stone and Associates. And if you hire us, it won't cost you anything.

Not unless we win.

That guy out in the car, is that your J. Lyman Stone?

No.

He's a paralegal, Dex Shifflett.

Stone's our senior partner.

My Donny Ray always wanted to go to college, but he didn't have the same

advantage as you did.

What do you think I had advantages for? His mama and papa didn't have buckets of

money to send him to law school. Mrs. Black, respectfully, you don't know a

thing about me. And you don't know me.

You don't know what I've been through, what it's like to lose someone.

I loved my boy.

I loved him, and now he's gone, and I want someone to be punished for that.

But you wouldn't understand that, would you?

Actually, I do.

Look, as I see it, there are three reasons we're sitting here.

I need a client.

You need a lawyer. And neither of us has much love for Tim Lee Britt.

Now, Mrs. Black, are we doing this?

Or not.

It was a natural.

Come on.

You got a sign, right?

Let's go.

There were a dozen people, EMPs, nurses, a Dr. Mulvaney who saw Donny Ray that

night. No, no, hospital won't let us talk to any of them until we get to

What if they don't work for the hospital anymore?

What do you mean?

Two of the nurses on Donny Ray's chart aren't allowed to work there. There's a

nurse on the floor named Jacqueline Manchick. Yeah. And an ER nurse named

Pritchard.

Melvin Pritchard?

They're not lifting on staff anymore.

You've got to be kidding me.

That's the guy we saw at the hospital. He's being arraigned tomorrow.

Daisy.

Daisy, what you hear?

Daisy.

Daisy.

If someone's out there, you best show yourself.

Daisy!

Daisy, damn it.

You frightened the Jesus out of me.

Come on. Come inside.

Good girl.

Promise you a cheap bottle of wine. $2 .99. But, just in case...

Chateau Grisvin.

Sounds expensive.

The bottle opener's next to the stove.

Is everything alright?

Yeah.

I was going to tell you about this, actually. The woman we met. You know,

clinic? Yeah, the one that's doing great benefit.

Well, I just met the CEO, Wilfred Keeley.

He's Leo's client.

Are you out of your mind?

She doesn't have a case. You're going to settle.

Leo put me on the case.

Mm -hmm.

I'm assisting him and Brad Noonan.

So you're not worried about me, you're worried about you. You did not just say

that.

I tried to get Leo to take you back.

Sarah, I told you not to do that.

What happens when Leo finds out that my boyfriend is suing his prize client?

Sarah, it is about you.

Why can't it be about the both of us?

You need to drop this case.

Or what?

Aren't you fine, girl?

Hey.

All right.

My guy just said he made bail. He'll be out in a minute. Want to buy this?

Dr. Stanoff. He made bail?

I charged him matricide.

He ordered a mattress?

That's insensitive.

Here we go.

Rod, Rod, buddy, got a sec? No.

Come on, Rod, you owe me. Hey, man, I'll let you steal my client right here.

This is Rudy Baylor, new lawyer with the firm. We have a case that your client

may be witnessing. A lawyer?

How old are you? It's a malpractice case against North City General Hospital.

Mr. Pritchard was one of the nurses you treated. No.

No what? You can't talk to him.

Why not? My client is on trial for murder.

I'm innocent.

Shut up. He's not going to say a thing until the case is done.

Period.

It's no bruiser she can kiss my ass.

What now? I'm working on it.

Good porchetta.

Come on. Part of the game.

We hit some, miss some, we hit some, we miss some.

An opioid addict with the flu dies.

What a shocker. Dodd says her son was clean for over a year. He was in a 12

-step program.

And his son would never lie to his mother about his drug use. And he has

sobriety shifts.

Who's opposing counsel?

Trent and Brent.

Christ.

Bruiser, there's money there.

Okay, they've already agreed to settle. They offered her $50 ,000.

I think we can get a lot more.

He gives a shit what you think. You're not even a lawyer yet.

They have a pending motion to dismiss.

Now, if you don't get past that, you can still get me Rule 11 on this thing.

Rule 11? That's the one that says we pay attorney fees and get fined for

frivolous lawsuits. I know what it means. It means this grieving mother

enough.

You need something, anything, that tells me and the judge there might be a case

here. Bruiser, think about it. Why would they offer her $50 ,000 before the

motion is even heard? The only reason is because they believe she has a case.

Little over three weeks of the mirroring.

Don't spend any money.

Hey, listen up.

If you do this, you're crossing the Rubicon.

No turning back, no giving up.

And if you want to beat Leo Drummond, the question you need to ask yourself is

this. What are you willing to do, really willing to do?

To be a Rainmaker.

You're looking for Jackie. She moved out.

Hey.

Oh.

Uh, actually, I'm the lieutenant.

No, sir.

I'm at the man who rented it. I never forget a thing.

That's too bad.

Okay.

I'm a nurse.