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Previously on The Rainmaker.

You're going to file a motion to compel discovery on the city committee. I can

get fired.

Withholding discovery?

I get more than fired.

You got the autopsy from Jackie's neighbor? Rudy, this guy is a killer.

you talk about me?

Should have settled when you had the chance. Why? Because you're going to

You can let yourself out. There he is.

Stalker.

You're a dead man.

See now, where you going, huh?

Please don't come here again.

Who the hell is this?

Oh, this is Rudy, new associate.

You should have told me first, Doc Pete. It's okay. Rudy's cool. He's one of us.

Rudy, this is Doc Pete.

Yeah, you got the stuff I asked for.

I got the autopsy on his mom, but I can't get Richard's personnel files.

Why not?

Because personnel files are protected.

Well, no, autopsies aren't.

He's cool, right? He is cool. Rudy, tell him you're cool. I'm cool. See?

Rudy's cool.

Of course, autopsies are protected, but I have a guy for that.

He can log in, doesn't ring any bells. I log in, I get tagged.

You have my money? Yeah.

Oh, by the way, I got this rash right here on the back of my neck. Now,

says it's eczema, but it's, like, driving me out of my mind.

Are you judging me? No.

He's not judging you, Rudy. Tom, you're not judging.

Definitely not judging.

I work 12 -hour shifts for no money, and I got a girl and a baby to take care

of. You can take that luck and shove it up your ass. You know what? Forget the

rash. I'm good.

We're gonna go.

That's for you. And here's an extra little boom -boom for the baby.

Thank you, Doc Pete.

You know what? Here's a little tip.

Probably a good tip for life.

Try not to take a dump where we meet, okay?

Go home without me.

What are we doing?

Rudy, talk to me. Who is that?

What are we doing?

Booboo, what's going on?

Hey.

Hey. Why are we following him?

Rudy,

who hit that guy?

That's the guy I told you about.

One who was in my apartment that night.

Wait a second. Are you talking about the crazy husband?

Rudy, this is a bad idea.

Okay, I'm going to see that bad. I'm going to raise it one more bad.

Rudy.

Hello. Hola.

Guten Tag!

He did that to her. You don't know that. You don't think? Okay, you do know

that. All right, I'm just going to say this to you right now. As your friend,

you do not want to get involved in this, Rudy. I have seen cases like this over

the years, and they only go in one direction.

Catastrophe.

Okay, I don't think we're on the same page here. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

listen. Hey, can I just ask you a question? Here's a question, right?

What is she to you, this girl?

And do you even really know her? Because I'm sure she's got some friends or

family she can turn to. And I'm not trying to be a monster here, Rudy. I

sympathize. I do. But you?

Have a lot going on right now, right?

You have a big case and you have a girlfriend.

Not sure about the girlfriend.

Come on, that could still work out.

Maybe.

Probably not. Not the point. Not the point. No, listen to me. Listen, the

is this. Listen, the point is this. That girl in there has a husband. A husband

who beats her? Yes, yes. And as tragic as that may be, and it definitely is, I

would say, I would say that makes her extra unavailable. That's not what this

about. Oh, really? Okay, then what is it about?

I don't know.

It was my pleasure to lose to you, Your Honor.

But it will be an even greater pleasure to kick your ass across the golf course

on Sunday.

I'll bring the cigars.

Bye now.

I found Jane in a hospital out in Greenville. She was stabbed.

Almost died in the parking lot, but I'm told she's recovering.

What did she tell the police? I don't know. Go find out.

You want me to visit her in the hospital?

I want you to deal with it.

Meanwhile, Judge Kipler granted a hearing on the tissue committee

I got therapy in case law.

You know she leaked it to her boyfriend. If you don't trust her, why is she

still on this case?

Because it's not about whether she's trustworthy, it's about whether she's

useful.

And you are uniquely positioned to find that out.

What do you want me to do?

What does a shrink do with any new patient?

Make them trust you.

Make them dependent on you.

Yeah, yeah, I'll be right there.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Come in.

I just found out I passed the bar.

Great news.

Congratulations.

There's one thing I've learned.

There's no victory in the law, only relief.

Well, I'm very relieved.

So this hearing is in two days.

I've found plenty of applicable case law to back us up.

Then you should do just fine.

Me?

You passed the bar.

So you'll argue at the hearing.

Do you really think I'm ready?

Not really, no.

But Brad here disagrees.

So he'll sit second chair and help you out, but you'll be running the show.

Better get to work.

Oh, and I need a win on this.

And so do you.

Both of you.

I won't say your jobs are dependent on it, but...

Your jobs depend on it.

Understood.

They'll be ready in a minute.

I think.

Any surprises in there?

She died of smoke inhalation and being burnt to a crisp.

Surprised?

Dot's waiting out there. What are we telling her?

Everything's going well and there's nothing new to report.

You don't want to tell her that her son may have been murdered by this woman's

son? Rudy, we don't tell the client anything we don't have to. This guy's a

murderer. Prove it.

I can't yet.

The police can't.

Again with the police.

Want to know what they're going to tell you? No motive, no criminal record, no

proof. And if you do get a bite, we lose control.

Our client's case will be stayed while they conduct their investigation.

Isn't it in the interest of the public good to get a murderer off the street?

We're not in the public good business. We're in the get -our -client -paid

business. She doesn't care about getting paid. She wants to rip gray benefit

from the ground, root and branch.

As long as there's a pile of cash under it.

Is that all you care about?

Yes.

DDP.

Why?

Autopsy says it was in Abilene Prince's blood. What? How did I miss that?

What is it?

Methadone.

Methadone? Voreen, bring Mrs. Black in.

Not a word about that.

She's out here.

Check this out.

Dottie! Dot.

Stop. No one's ever called you Dottie? Never.

Welcome, Dot.

Hi, Doc.

All right.

Where are we at? Well, we have a few developments.

There's a committee at the hospital that investigates situations that go

sideways, trying to find out what they know.

Do you think they looked into Donny Ray's case?

We are trying to get a hold of the internal documents.

Yes, the judge granted us a hearing on it this week.

What if we don't get them, these documents?

We'll get them.

Well, let's not promise anything, but we should get them.

If the judge is fair. And what if she's not?

We have other avenues.

Such as?

Donny Ray had a roommate at the hospital.

He might have seen something.

What'd they see?

That Donny Ray had more than one nurse.

They've been hard to locate, but we'll find them. Yeah.

Where are they?

They were fired.

That there is what I'm talking about.

Please. Bastards fired his nurses. Don't that tell you something?

Yes. Yes, it does.

All right.

What else we doing?

Well, if we win at this hearing, I'll expect another settlement offer.

Well, they know where they can shove that.

Our bank account?

That was a bad joke.

Dot, one question for you.

Did Tony Ray ever mention a man named Melvin Pritchard?

Never heard that man before.

He was one of Donny Ray's nurses.

Why are you asking?

You think this Pritchard did something to my boy? We're just looking at every

avenue.

What was that?

It's my case, my client. You keep telling me that you want to argue this

hearing, but all you just proved was how undisciplined you are.

I'm not indisciplined. I was looking for motive. You were looking for an ally.

Look, you pay me a stipend that barely covers my rent, and in return the deal

was, if I bring in a case, it's my client. I'm sorry, are you going to

the terms of your employment agreement with my law firm? Because I'm going to

need some popcorn.

Guys. If you tell her your theory, she's going to go straight to the police.

That's up to her. It's her son. Guys. What?

Melvin Pritchard doesn't have a criminal record.

We know that.

But guess who does?

His mom.

Ah, this is fun. Look at this. All booked up today. We've got third graders

Oak Park Elementary, 12 in a row. Are these lice?

Whatever you two are selling, I ain't buying. Miss Williams, we just need a

minute of your time on behalf of a grieving mother looking for justice.

Mother of a student?

No, ma 'am. She's a client of our law firm.

You don't look like no lawyers. You don't look like a prison guard.

That was a long time ago.

These look like baby sperm.

We have some questions about a former inmate at Clearview named Evelyn

Pritchard. Yeah, she was there from 80 to 82.

You don't remember her?

What'd she do? She died. Smoke inhalation.

By your word, she can... Hey, kid.

Did you know Santa's not real? Your parents give you those gifts whether

good or bad.

Can't hear a thing. He's really annoying.

It's true.

Evelyn was a heroin addict. She was convicted for possession.

Well, that narrows it down. Here, let me see if this helps.

Seems like you recognize her.

Hard to forget that one.

Baby almost didn't make it.

Baby. You ever see a newborn addicted to heroin?

Something awful.

Baby couldn't breathe right.

Melvin was born in prison. Oh, shit.

Melvin. That his name?

Yeah. Whatever happened to that poor boy?

He became a nurse.

A nurse?

Good for him.

Have you handled or otherwise possessed any firearms or weapons?

No.

Have you used any illicit drugs?

Define use.

I was an ER nurse, man. Don't get cute. Just answer the questions.

Unless you want your bail to vote.

I can help with that. We've been arrested or cited for any offense since

last meeting.

You're just making it worse, pal.

What the hell are you talking about?

Your shoulder.

You lift a lot of weights, yeah?

It's probably subluxated.

That's a partial dislocation.

Very painful. May I? You may not.

Your stomach.

Relax.

I'm a nurse.

Relax.

There you go.

Right there, yeah? Yeah. Okay.

Okay.

Take a deep breath in.

And release.

Did you get it?

How'd you do that?

I told you, man. I'm a nurse.

Hey.

Thanks.

What was that?

Guess they don't recycle here.

It wasn't very nice, Jackie.

What are you saying?

I need to pee.

You won't like it when I pee my pants.

Hi. Back for more?

Yeah. Love that pie.

Ah,

story regard, right? You've got it.

Jackie?

Bathroom is this way, darling.

You've reached 911 emergency.

All operators are busy.

Make it quick!

Come on, Charlie, answer.

Come on, answer, Charlie.

Please leave your message form.

God damn it, Amber, answer.

Jackie, please, I only have a minute.

Oh, my God, are you kidding me?

You need to get out of the house.

You know, this is literally the definition of a codependent

You are in danger. You need to leave the house. You need to call 911.

Oh, my God, I'm in danger now.

Christ, Jackie, he married me.

Move on.

Don't make me come in there.

Let's go.

Go get that file now.

This is the file on Judge Kipler.

We have a file on the judge? We have files on all the judges.

Why is Leo letting me do this?

Are you such an important hearing?

Because I convinced him to.

That's why my job's on the line, too.

Why would you do that for me?

Like I told Leo, I think you deserve another chance. Another chance? Stop

the act, okay?

We know it was you who leaked the info about the tissue committee to Rudy. I

didn't... Sarah, Sarah, stop.

Look, if we thought it was a career ender, we would have fired you.

You don't think I screwed up as a first -year associate?

You flipped, that's all.

I told Leo it won't happen again.

It won't.

I know.

I swear, it was an accident. I don't know how I even... It doesn't matter.

You confessed.

That's good.

This is how you repent.

Now, every hearing is an opportunity to control the power dynamic.

Not just with the current case, but everyone that comes after.

You have to send a message that nobody gets in the ring with Tinley Britt

without leaving their blood on the floor.

Harris told me where to find you. What are you doing here?

I come for the meatballs.

The meatballs?

Beth kept secret in Charleston.

I already saw him leave for his baseball game.

I wouldn't have come otherwise.

Why did you come?

I had a client here yesterday.

Saw you, thought I'd check in, see if you needed anything.

I don't.

You do.

You're a refill.

So let me just get that for you, and I'll leave, okay?

Is it Coke?

Dr. Pepper.

I beg you for the time.

It's getting kind of late.

I think they're closing up. You want me to get your nurse?

No, I'm fine.

Kelly, I'm not going to ask you about it.

I have a big hearing tomorrow.

Against the biggest firm in the state.

My boss is letting me argue it.

Big mistake.

Why is it a mistake?

I'm kind of new to this.

I don't even know if I passed the bar yet.

I'm sure you did.

You seem smart.

Okay, tell me something about you. Something, I don't know, surprising.

I... Come on.

Don't hold out on me.

You got a coin?

A coin? Mm -hmm. It carries cash.

Yeah.

I got this.

Sorry, you don't carry cash, but you do carry this.

Right?

Okay.

I'm going to need that back before tomorrow.

Wait, what?

Okay.

Wait, why tomorrow?

Is that you'll need it before tomorrow?

My brother gave it to me.

He said if I was ever nervous, I should rub it between my fingers. It would make

me feel better.

Does it work?

Sometimes.

All right, your turn.

Something surprising.

I like cheese for dessert.

I'm sorry, what?

Oh, the French swear by it. Not that I've ever met a French person. Okay,

okay. So you're telling me if there's molten chocolate lava cake and a piece

cheese, you'd choose cheese?

Every time.

Wow. I changed my mind.

I think you should go.

You think? Yeah, go. Leave.

I wonder if they have cheese on the menu. Oh, my God. Cheese.

You've

been

here all night?

Mm -hmm.

You ready?

Yeah.

Thank you.

You're going to crush it.

We only hire killers.

That's why you hired Rudy.

Trust me, I know you don't like him, but he is brilliant.

Wiped the floor with every single one of us in mid -quarter, even the professor.

He's also a hothead.

I know you have a memory for books.

If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him.

Sun Tzu, the art of war.

Meet you downstairs in an hour.

This is an important hearing.

I know. If we don't get this, we're boned.

Solid pep talk. I'm gonna take a whiz.

I know she's your client, okay? That's the deal.

Maybe I should take this one anyway.

Hi.

Hi.

Uh, they're letting me argue this one.

Oh, wow. That's, um, I mean, that's great. Congrats.

Yeah.

Look at us.

We were in law school just two months ago, and now we've both passed the bar,

and we're arguing pre -trial motion.

You heard from the bar?

Everyone did.

Didn't you?

Everyone? Yeah.

Look, I'm sure it's fine.

Good luck in there.

What did I tell you about her?

I won't argue the hearing.

Shocker.

Look, you're young, which gives you an enviable amount of confidence, but it

also makes you blazingly predictable.

Is there something constructive you want to say?

Yeah. Get that bitch out of your head.

Clearly I'm not talking you out of this. God help us.

All right, so listen up, okay?

At the top of a hearing like this, there's always a fight over who gets to

first.

Wouldn't it be better to let him go first so we know which cases he's

on? You don't ever let your opponents at the table for you. But the law is on

our side here.

We don't have the law on our side.

You're telling me that now? Well, I shouldn't have to tell you. I disagree.

Section 47... All right, who gives a shit? Listen to me.

The peer review process is generally protected.

Look at me.

Stick with the moral argument.

Now, the judge has a function he won't shut up about.

Here's it.

We have two motions pending.

Who's up first?

Rudy Baylor, plaintiff, Your Honor. We'll go first. Does the defense counsel

have an objection?

Sarah Plankmore, for a great benefit, no objection, Your Honor.

Your Honor, we filed a motion to compel discovery regarding the peer review

committee at North City Hospital, commonly known as the tissue committee,

may have information relevant to our case. Peer review confidentiality exists

protect patients just like Donny Ray Black.

The doctors on the committee can't be worrying about some contingency attorney

weaponizing their vital work just to make a buck.

Your Honor, I object to the ad hominem attack.

Guys, it's early.

Give it a rest.

You're boring me.

Sorry you're not entertained.

She's a mother.

She's it.

Your Honor, our client has the right to know what happened to her only living

son, who died while under... Section 407120 of the State Code clearly

the sanctity of the peer review process. But that law must be read alongside

407110, which only protects the peer review of doctors.

Not nurses.

And why is that relevant here?

Is he right? Because, Your Honor, our theory is that the nurses in this case

be... Counsel is willfully ignoring the amendment that clarified that statute.

Section 447392 extends the requirement of confidentiality to all hospital

employees, including nurses.

Mr. Baylor, what is your response? Your Honor, in Durham v. Vincent, the court

said that the plaintiff...

Your Honor, in Durham v. Vinson, the court said that the plaintiff is

to know the... To know only the outcome of an investigation. The committee here

took no action, ergo, no investigation.

Because the hospital didn't do anything doesn't mean that there wasn't an

investigation and that a man died.

Again, counsel is fishing.

He is simply looking for anything that can help his weak case and doing it at

the expense of the court's time.

Mr. Baylor?

Uh, Your Honor.

Your Honor, we have an eyewitness who saw a nurse putting something into Donny

Ray Black's IV bag.

Your Honor, we withdraw that statement. No, we do not withdraw that statement.

Hang on, Mr. Baylor. Are you contending that this was intentional misconduct by

the nurse? Are you?

Are you saying that? And are you therefore seeking leave to amend your

to add that alternative claim?

No.

Yes, Your Honor. Yes, we are. No, we are not, Your Honor.

We are not seeking leave to do anything. Our theory of the case, Your Honor, is

that an unstable nurse with a history of mental problems... Rudy, Rudy.

Your Honor, our case remains the same.

Medical malpractice, negligence.

Nothing more.

Move to strike everything Mr. Baylor has said from the record. Your Honor. You

want to strike the words of your own associates? Well, there's no rule that

I can't.

Punish him.

He's already punished himself.

Blood on the floor.

Your Honor, this motion should have never been made.

Mr. Baylor's inexperience and naivete has wasted the court's time, my time,

my client's time.

We therefore move under Rule 11 that the court order plaintiff's attorneys to

reimburse my client for legal fees associated with this matter.

I'll take it under advisement.

And make no mistake, Ms. Doan, I'm inclined to grant it.

Your motion to compel is denied.

Sarah, that was incredible.

You were like a wolf in there. You ate him alive. It was primal.

Well, do you think Leo's happy?

I don't think you realize what just happened in there. You got Rudy to give

the entire theory of the case.

Admit it.

Feels kind of good, doesn't it?

Yeah.

Um, thank you again for all the advice.

That was all you, Counselor.

Do you think that

they're home?

Melvin, I don't want anyone else getting hurt.

You think that's what I want?

This is messy.

I don't like messy.

You know, my favorite thing about being a nurse is the mercy.

People come into the hospital. They got a broken leg.

We fix it.

Someone has the flu. We treat it.

You killed that man.

I saved him.

He was a drug addict.

It was in his chart. He was clean, Melvin.

Not that it matters.

He was innocent.

I gave him mercy.

Him and his whole family.

Addiction is a disease of relapse.

To a cancer.

If we don't murder them.

It's in the tool shed.

The drive.

I put it in a coffee can.

Go look if you don't believe me.

You're coming with me, Jackie.

Is that the shed, Jackie?

Yes. Okay. Yes. Okay.

Would you get in there?

Okay.

Okay, show me.

Where the hell is it?

It's in that coffee can.

It was in there. It was in there. I swear.

I swear.

Are you lying to me? Why would I lie to you?

I can think of a couple reasons, Jackie.

I put it in a can.

There's cans everywhere. It's got to be in here somewhere.

Calm down.

God damn it.

Oh, God.

What's going on? There's no time.

Where's Charlie?

He's in Atlanta.

What's going on? You gotta get out of here.

Get your phone and call 911.

Amber, focus.

There's a psychopath out there.

Do you have any weapons?

Anything? Is that all you've got?

No.

It's definitely not all I've got.

Oh, if you want to.

I'm going to take this son of a bitch.

You see, Jackie?

It's very nasty.

uh, lift up our skirt there yesterday.

Too soon?

Here to rub it in?

No. That's, uh, that's not my jam.

I'm here for this.

Charlie, turn this off. Mm -hmm.

He's dead? He was out of town.

But, uh, the wife, Amber, she took a whack to the head. She's in a coma.

No.

Hey, you wake up in the morning, there's snow on the ground, you know what that

means? It's not, I know, I know, I know, but it wasn't an injection.

It was a blow to the back of the head, Rudy.

It doesn't, it's too much of a coincidence.

Now we gotta let the cops know. No, no, stop, no, no. You remember what the boss

said, right? Our only concern is our client.

I was right yesterday, okay? Maybe I shouldn't have said it in that hearing,

this guy, he's a killer.

Have I gone to the cops two days ago?

A woman wouldn't be fighting for her life, Rudy.

He's not the only killer in this, Rudy.

Right? They covered it up.

The hospital covered it up.

We need to get all of them.

Are you with me?

Sure. Good.

Does he know I'm here?

You heard me make the call. Right. I'm just... Do you know how long he... You

Baylor? Yes. Detective?

Thank you for seeing me. I've got three places to be and I'm late for all of

them. With all due respect, sir, I have something really important.

Everyone has something really important.

Does everyone have a serial killer?

I'm telling you, all of it is pressure.

What firm are you with?

J -Line.

Bruce, I know you're here.

I'm trying to do the right thing.

You come down here and you try to tie together murders, home invasion, each

a different M .O., with no evidence for any of it, and by the same guy who P .S.

you're eyeing for your lawsuit.

Do you think you're the first lawyer to try and get us to win your case for you?

How do you think it went yesterday?

Incredibly well.

You won the most financially impressive judge.

I agree.

Thinking of bringing her in a bit more. I don't think that's a good idea.

She already leaked to Baylor once.

I don't expect that to happen again. She humiliated him.

They know a lot more than we realized.

They don't know anything.

Judge didn't buy any of it. If we bring Sarah in, she suddenly gets religion?

Not all the way in.

Not yet.

She's going to have questions about what she heard in there.

And you'll have answers.

I got your message with the emergency.

Where's Dec?

Sit down.

Anything you want to say to me?

Yes.

I messed up.

She got to me. It's not going to happen again.

It's a good start.

Keep going.

I got hot.

I lost it, okay?

I made a mistake. Is there anything else you want to tell me?

I don't know what you're talking about. No, you do know what I'm talking about.

You're just not sure how much I know.

The police?

Bruiser, that was the right thing to do.

Was it? Yes.

How'd it work out for you?

Do you think you're better than me?

I think I'm different from you, and I think in a working relationship... You

know what's more important in a working relationship?

Trust.

It's been nice knowing you, Rudy.

Are you firing me? Oh, past tense. I fired you.

This is my case.

You see, that's been the problem this whole time, is that you think it's your

case. Bruiser. Go.

You were impressive the other day.

Thank you. Just doing my job.

Got 14 other associates who were just doing their job, and you're the only one

sitting here.

Blood on the floor, right?

Hmm. Hmm.

Not just in court.

So Wilford Keeley wanted to express his gratitude and has invited us to dinner.

Where are we meeting him?

London.

I'm strong enough that I'll win from my fears and fight them.

Can you see the finish line? We ride the time.

We can never fall in line. We shine so

bright.