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Previously on "The Rainmaker"...

Bruiser, there's a killer on the loose.

I gotta take this son of a bitch.

We are the only ones that know it.

That doesn't weigh on you at all?

Last night was a lot of fun.

Jackie Lemancyzk brought her concerns to you

about Melvin Pritcher, that he caused

the death of Donny Ray Black.

The Tissue Committee found no evidence of wrongdoing.

Welcome back.

Maybe submission's your kink, Brad.

Something tells me Sarah wants the gun.

The firm wants to support me.

Let me support the firm.

Dad. - You're not breaking the law.

You're testing how elastic it is.

What's in those documents?

Do you know if Jackie may have hidden something at your house?

No, I don't think so.

- You can't fire me. - It's not personal.

You're bringing in someone else.

You found three bugs in there?

It's the Feds.

You know who that is?

Your father needs you to watch someone for a few days.

Bruiser, say hello to Rosalie.

I need to know what my father was into, Bobby.

We had him and Prince on a wire.

♪ Take my hand ♪

Sorry, just restocking.

Didn't know you came in.

What can I get you?

I'll take a club soda.

Diet Coke.

We know your boss.

Yeah, Prince isn't here right now.

We're talking about Jocelyn Stone.

How much do you know about Ms. Stone and her father?

Who are you guys?

Better question is, who are you?

What's that supposed to mean?

Do you know who you're working for?

I'll ask you again.

Who are you?

I'm Special Agent Cutler.

This is Agent Cistulli.

I don't think I wanna talk to you guys without a lawyer.

But you are a lawyer, Mr. Baylor, aren't you?

You can just listen.

Maybe you've heard about Rosalie Sutton.

A few years back, she was a whistleblower

in a case against Greenland-Yarrow Group,

the fertilizer company.

Lyman Stone is getting out of prison today

for witness tampering in the case.

Rosalie Sutton was the witness.

We found her body two weeks ago, murdered.

I still don't understand why you guys are here.

We just want you to know who you're working for.

Really?

You think Bruiser-- sorry, Jocelyn Stone--

has something to do with this?

Rudy, take my card.

If you know anything, hear anything--

get on the right side of this.

Is this why you guys are bugging our offices?

Interesting.

Why is that interesting?

We're not bugging your offices.

Hello?

Rosalie?

I can't get her to stop.

Do you know what to do?

Uh, how about a Klonopin?

Kidding--ish.

Maybe she's hungry.

No, I fed her.

And I changed her.

I have to use the bathroom.

Do you mind holding her for a minute?

Oh, I--this really isn't my area.

Please?

I'll just be a minute.

Hey.

Hey.

Hmm.

That's it?

I'll let you keep it if you shut up.

What did you do?

Negotiated.

Don't you wanna ask me--

Definitely not, mm-mm.

I don't even wanna know your last name.

I was asked to give you a bed for two days.

You get picked up tomorrow night,

then we say goodbye, and that's it.

Can you do me one favor?

Unlikely.

I wanna leave her with my sister.

She lives in Summerville.

Once I'm settled and it's safe, she'll bring her to me.

I--I--I can't help you.

I'm sorry.

I've already done more than I should.

She's just a baby.

And...

I'm scared.

Pop.

I was expecting Prince.

Yeah, well, he called.

Said he'd understand, and that

you'd be happy to see me anyway.

I'm always happy to see you.

Give your old man a hug.

We're not alone.

- FBI? - Yeah.

They bugged my office.

That's my office.

Let's get out of here.

Bruiser, there's a--

Who are you?

J. Lyman Stone. Do you work for me?

No, I work for Bruiser.

Bruiser works for me, so you do too.

You're Baylor. - Oh, good.

You two have met.

Could I have my desk back, please?

Uh, I need to talk to you.

All right. These are all of them.

Obviously, I took the batteries out.

What do you wanna talk about?

Those.

They're not FBI bugs.

That's what I was gonna say.

And how would you know that?

They came to talk to me.

The Feds?

What'd they say?

Can we talk alone?

You are alone.

We're your attorneys now, so you have privilege.

You've been disbarred, remember?

Come on, Pop.

Go get some coffee or something, both of you.

Rudy and I need a minute. - Yeah, come on, big guy.

When was the last time you had a donut?

There's a new place called Bake Shop.

You're gonna love it.

A little strawberry frosting on the top

over organic strawberries-- ooh, Nelly.

It's magic.

- What's up? - They found her.

Who?

Rosalie Sutton.

She was murdered.

They think Lyman did it.

My father's a lot of unsavory things,

but he's not a murderer. - Sure about that?

Well, I'm sure it's none of your business.

What do you want me to tell the FBI?

I want you to tell them the truth,

that you don't know what the hell they're talking about.

So we managed to get our hands on the files,

and it seems one of the missing nurses, Jackie Lemancyzk,

brought them her suspicion that the other missing nurse,

Melvin Pritcher was--

you ready for this--

murdering patients...

One of them being our client's son.

Isn't this nuts?

Everything all right?

Yeah. Everything's fine.

If it's not the Feds bugging this place, who is it?

I have a hell of a case here.

Yeah. And you wanted me to settle it.

One thing's for sure.

Our client-- - My client.

Our client is not their biggest problem.

Who is?

The families of all the other patients this psycho murdered.

All of them will go after Great Benefit if we win.

So can you? Win?

- Yeah. - No.

Not yet.

They don't know that.

That's why they look at this little baby case

as a potential monster.

And what do you do if you know a baby

will grow up to be a monster?

You bludgeon it in its crib.

That's a little aggressive.

Leo had the office bugged.

And he knows everything you've talked about in here.

What do you need to win?

We need to find Jackie Lemancyzk.

All rise.

In the matter of The State versus Melvin Pritcher,

the Court of General Sessions, Ninth Circuit

is now in session,

the Honorable Judge Monroe presiding.

The guy's a murderer.

There's no way he's gonna willingly show up to court.

His mother is the only one he didn't kill.

You do not know that.

Saw it in his eyes.

He's desperate to find out who killed his mom

and prove his innocence.

The defendant is in violation of 17-15-90, failure to appear,

and we ask the court to immediately

issue a bench warrant for this dangerous individual.

Your Honor, that would be premature,

and I object to the characterization

of my client as dangerous.

Potentially dangerous.

You happy now?

Quinn's already working the judge.

Mr. Nunley, this is a murder trial.

Your Honor, I assure you, my client

is aware of the gravity of these proceedings.

I'm telling you, our boy's in the wind.

He'll show.

How confident are you, huh?

You "half a rack of ribs" confident?

Full rack.

The place with the succotash?

I'm gonna issue a warrant for his arrest.

- Oh. - I'm here.

I'm here, I'm here.

I'm sorry. - Shit.

So nice of your client to make time in his day for us.

I'm so sorry.

You know, I've never had succotash.

Now, if it's all right with him...

Don't gloat.

I'd like to proceed.

Thank Christ you remembered the oxygen.

You were late because of your condition, you understand?

I'm so sorry.

Your Honor, my client apologizes.

His nerves about the enormity of the charge against him

seem to have exacerbated his condition.

The defense is ready to proceed.

Ah, spring rolls.

They were always our favorite.

I don't eat fried food.

You're different.

A few months with that kid and you change your spots?

His optimism is irritating.

But our fish just turned into a possible whale.

We're a volume business.

Like I taught you, sign them up, settle them out,

buy a new suit, rinse, repeat.

You still smell like prison soap,

and you're gonna dictate my cases?

Don't tell me you started without me.

What the hell is this?

Leo and I came to an agreement.

You came to an agreement?

I still own this firm.

1 million.

Which is more money than you ever dreamed of.

And how much is he kicking to you on the side?

200?

Come on, your punchy little team had a couple good days,

and we acknowledged it in the offer.

And your punchy little team bugged my office.

Not only does that get me a win in court,

it gets you prison time.

Bugging opposing counsel's office

would be extremely illegal.

Let's all settle down.

No, I don't think I will.

And the answer is no.

I don't want your money.

But the client might.

You don't know her.

She's a street fighter.

She's more like you than him.

Jocelyn, how are you gonna feel when you lose

and you turned down a $1 million offer?

You two.

You oughta freshen up your act.

She knows she doesn't have a choice.

Now on to our other issue.

You went to Prince before going through me.

Well, you were indisposed.

He doesn't work for you unless I get my beak wet.

And I thought prison would have softened you.

Not a bit.

I made another settlement offer--

1 million.

That's surprising.

Keeley didn't wanna go to trial,

but I convinced him to prep, just in case.

I'm ready for him.

I've been going through the dep--

Sarah will do this one.

Leo, I handle trial prep.

Not this time.

Keeley requested her, and the customer is always right.

This isn't a department store.

You always say the client doesn't

know what's best for them.

But I do.

I know this case better than anyone.

And yet we may well go to trial

because of what they won in the last depo

with the witness that you prepped.

That's on me too.

Look, it was a team effort.

Would you have piped up for credit

if the depo had gone well and I was complimenting him?

No, I wouldn't have.

Look, whatever happened between you two in London,

leave it in London.

Jesus, Leo.

You're not here to have fun.

You're not here to make friends.

You are here to dominate.

That's how you make partner.

And if the client asks for the junior associate,

even though the senior associate stands willing

and able, what do you tell him?

That she'll be ready.

Good.

You wanna be useful?

Prep her so she can prep him.

Meeting adjourned.

Brad.

Brad, stop. Look, that really wasn't fair.

I'm sorry. - Don't be.

I haven't stuck with Leo because of his fairness.

Yeah.

I won't leave you hanging, okay?

I'll make sure you're all set.

You'd do that?

You heard him.

Don't have a choice.

I would have done it anyway.

I gotta hop on this Zoom,

but let's talk later and make a plan.

Finally.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ My brain's getting illa by the day ♪

Ready to tail a murderer?

Well, he almost killed us last time, so no.

The hell?

What are you doing?

What's wrong?

I thought I saw Prince.

What? Why would Prince be here?

I don't know.

Come on.

♪ In a illa mind state ♪

♪ Yeah, oh, oh ♪

♪ Illa mind, illa mind ♪

♪ Yeah, oh, oh ♪

♪ Illa mind, illa mind ♪

♪ Yeah, oh, oh ♪

♪ Illa mind, illa mind ♪

♪ Yeah, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

See?

I told you these would come in handy.

Watch your leg.

Ah, nice.

In case of emergency.

Boo-boo, I have a question.

How is it possible that you've never had succotash, huh?

A little corn, shrimp, Andouille sausage.

Do you know who I blame?

I blame--oh!

Crap.

Oh, I got it.

Mmm.

Five-second rule.

When was the last time you washed this car?

Rudy, this is Welton's honey pie.

If it dropped on a toilet seat, I would eat this.

5197.

Okay. Let's go.

No, no, no, no, we're not gonna follow him.

No, no, no, don't go after him.

Rudy, Rudy, hey, don't go after--

Rudy!

Oh, my gosh.

We're so gonna die.

♪ He was born crazy ♪

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Let's just--hey, hey, let's just wait out in the car,

see if he brings Jackie out.

Hey, did you not see "Silence of the Lambs"?

That movie freaked me out.

These places, they are bad juju.

That day-old pie, bad juju.

Come on.

You're bad juju.

This is a terrible idea.

Someone, help! Help!

Please. No, please. Help me, please!

Please, Melvin! Someone, help me!

I don't--I don't understand.

You could have told Melvin when you spotted me

in the woods that night, but you didn't.

Now we're even.

He's in the building.

We have to go. Go now.

Now.

♪ Your rodeo, your rodeo ♪

♪ Can you rodeo ♪

♪ I wanna see you drop it low ♪

♪ To the floor ♪

♪ Baby, can you rodeo ♪

♪ Can I get a ticket to your rodeo ♪

♪ Your rodeo ♪

♪ Can you rodeo ♪

♪ I wanna see you drop it low ♪

♪ To the floor ♪

Hey, Melvin.

Shh!

You're so loud.

I'm so loud?

Yes, leadfoot.

Shh!

Someone's up there.

All right, let's just talk about this for a minute.

Wait! No, Rudy, wait!

Damn it.

Move it!

Prince?

Stop. What are you doing?

Hey, it's you again.

Whatever you're gonna do--

- You shouldn't be here, Rudy. - Don't.

Hey, don't. Please don't.

He's important to my case, Prince.

Can I ask you a question?

Did you set the fire, did you kill my mother?

Did you? You set the fire?

No. Now, shut up!

Prince, can't you see what they're doing?

They're trying to get rid of all the evidence.

What, you're gonna help them? They're using you.

Come on. You know me.

Please. Put it down, Prince.

Please, don't do this. - Wait.

Hey, hey, hey, don't do that. Deck, look.

Succotash.

Turn around, and walk away.

Don't do this, Prince. Stop.

Turn around and walk away.

- Prince. - Let it go. Hey.

Please. He's gonna kill Melvin.

- Move it! - No, listen.

You don't mess with this Prince.

Are you gonna let them just walk out of here?

They're not walking out of here.

He's getting dragged out at gunpoint.

- We need him. - Stop. Stop. Listen to me.

Hey, hey. We need Jackie, kid.

Jackie. We need Jackie.

Come on!

Jackie!

- Jackie! - Jackie!

Wait a second. Wait a second.

The lights are on.

That means someone's still here.

- Jackie! - Jackie!

Jackie?

Oh. Come on, go, go.

She's gone.

Like I said, bad juju.

You have to make sure he has all the data.

If he's asked a question,

he can't fumble around for the answer.

The jury hears that as hedging at best, lying at worst.

You know, Keeley's likable, grandpa energy.

He doesn't come across as a liar.

There's a fine line between affable and dimwitted.

You don't want the jury to think that

bad things can happen on his watch without him knowing.

Most of witness prep is about managing the client.

He needs to trust you.

That part, you've done already--

clearly.

He has an ego.

He wants to believe he knows everything.

But remember, you have what he needs.

I do?

Intelligence, knowledge, confidence.

It's very seductive.

You might have mentioned this earlier.

Mentioned what?

The fact that Prince was involved in the case that

landed your father in prison?

It didn't seem relevant at the time.

It's relevant now.

I think I am entitled to a little more information,

don't you?

All right.

What do you wanna know?

What happened back then?

What happened?

All right.

I let Rosalie Sutton stay with me for a couple of nights

while they worked out a plan to get her into Canada.

Okay, Prince picked her up.

That was the last I heard of it.

And then she wound up dead.

- Yeah. - Did your father kill her?

Or was it Prince?

I don't know anymore.

You're missing the point, kid.

What do you mean?

So long as there was no body, there was no proof of homicide.

But now--

She hid in your house for two days,

which makes you an accomplice to murder.

And Leo knows.

Yeah, but it's just crazy.

Prince and Melvin?

What's crazy? They did it before.

They're doing it again.

First Rosalie, now Melvin.

Except for one thing.

My father just negotiated a settlement with Leo.

What are you talking about? A settlement?

Yeah, 1 million.

- As in dollars? - No, kittens.

Without an admission, she's never gonna go for that.

Yeah, not even for seven figures.

They're scared.

Which is why they're hedging their bet.

Get rid of Melvin and Jackie.

Make sure we don't have a case.

Yeah, but you guys said you didn't see Jackie.

Maybe they killed her already.

Or Melvin did.

We're toast.

It's over.

All of Leo's games--

does it ever bother you?

Leo has a reason for everything.

Iron sharpens iron, right?

Plus, he was right.

We should have known all of Bernie Manfred's

dirty little secrets, and we didn't.

Yeah.

That's why we're not gonna make the same mistake

with you and Keeley.

I got it.

Look, in his depo, Keeley said he didn't recall the details

of his meeting with Manfred.

Plausible.

He's the CEO of a huge corporation.

Aren't you a little curious about what

actually happened in that meeting?

What do you think happened?

I don't know.

But what they think happened is that Keeley's VP told him

a nurse in his hospital was killing people.

That's what Rudy is gonna run with.

And what if he's right?

I've been on this case a lot longer than you,

been in those meetings.

Manfred never brought this up to Keeley.

Yeah, how can he be so sure?

Grandpa energy.

I don't believe for a second he's capable

of that kind of cover-up.

And if we do our jobs right, neither will the jury.

Mm-hmm.

How come you didn't wanna see me again?

What?

After London, you lost interest.

You can take the fifth.

We work together.

- Move to strike. - Mm.

Non-responsive.

Sleeping with my boss isn't exactly the best career move.

Oh, your boss, huh?

Mm-hmm.

So it's about ambition, not desire?

I never said that.

But you don't deny it.

May I remind you, Ms. Plankmore,

you are under oath?

Iron sharpens iron, huh?

Brad.

You should go.

Yeah, you should get some sleep.

Got a big day tomorrow.

♪ It really doesn't hurt anymore ♪

♪ Lead me to the sky ♪

♪ Like a bird ♪

They did it before. They're doing it again.

First Rosalie, now Melvin.

Make sure we don't have a case.

They're trying to get rid of all the evidence.

What, are you gonna help them?

♪ Thought I lost my way ♪

♪ Keeping score ♪

Jackie was one of two nurses who treated our client's son.

You stayed in touch since you split up, right?

She may as well have slept between us.

It's Charlie Sturm's house.

What happened with Amber.

She took a whack to the head. She's in a coma.

Try to get murders, a home invasion,

with no evidence for any of it?

You wake up in the morning,

and there's snow on the ground.

You know what that means? both: It snowed.

♪ But I was in the rain ♪

♪ But I was on the floor ♪

♪ Isn't it strange? ♪

♪ I thought it would pain me ♪

♪ To think about you and I ♪

♪ I thought I heard your voice ♪

♪ At the door ♪

I can come back.

No, it's--it's fine.

I'm all done.

Do you know if Charlie Sturm left for the day?

Um.

You just missed him. Sorry.

Jackie?

Jackie! Jackie, wait.

I represent Dot Black, Donny Ray Black's mother.

I believe you.

I believe you.

I don't know who I can trust.

You can trust me.

My client--

My client just wants justice for her son.

Melvin Pritcher murdered him.

The hospital knew about it. They tried to cover it up.

They ruined your life.

Jackie, they need to pay.

Now, I know you're scared.

I'm sorry. I can't help you.

Please.

♪ It really doesn't hurt anymore ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm someone different than before ♪

Ah, good, my cheat sheet.

Actually, it's my cheat sheet.

I don't need any more prep.

You don't wanna run through it again?

Definitely not. No.

Whoa. Where is that coming from?

Hey, did I misread you last night?

'Cause I thought you were into it.

I don't know what game you think you're playing.

But you're only playing with yourself.

But I imagine that's familiar territory for you.

Was it too rough for you?

I--I thought you'd like it, given your behavior.

My behavior?

Every time he baits you, you lap it up.

And I stand there and take it.

Hmm.

There it is.

You passed the bar a month ago, sweetheart.

Mm-hmm.

You're only at this firm because your daddy

got Leo into Augusta.

I've been here since you were on acne pills

and have been point on nothing but tier one accounts

for the past two years.

We are not the same.

No, we are definitely not the same, sweetheart.

You think you know what this case is about.

You don't, trust me. - Hmm.

You're not even close.

You're not ready for this, not by a long shot.

Leo thinks I'm ready.

What did I tell you?

Leo won't ever believe you're a player

until you leave blood on the floor.

Are you prepared to do that?

'Cause that's what it takes.

Not just a bottle of wine and seduction of your boss.

It takes blood.

And not just yours.

Don't worry.

I'll be here to put the toys away

when you're done playing dress-up.

Hello again, Mr. Keeley.

Call me Ishmael.

"Moby-Dick." Well-played.

So should we get started?

Of course.

The cross is designed to trip you up.

They'll attack your memory, your perception,

and credibility.

You don't need any of this.

You are well-versed in the cocktail

of facts and I-do-not-recalls.

Can we speak plainly, Mr. Keeley?

I wish you would.

Tell me what you're afraid of.

I worry about losing, of course.

Is that all?

No.

See if you know this one.

"No man knows how bad he is

till he has tried very hard to be good."

You finally stumped me.

CS Lewis.

I cheated a bit.

It's not an opening line.

Sarah.

Hmm?

You're young.

You haven't made your worst decisions yet.

I made one last night.

You think we're defined by them,

our worst decisions?

I think people are more complicated than that.

Does anyone still call you Philly Billy?

I haven't heard that name in years.

What else do you know?

You lived in South Philadelphia,

30th between Reed and Dickinson,

till your parents moved you to Charleston freshman year.

The kids at your new school called you Philly Billy,

which you hated.

You even got suspended for punching a boy in the face

when he called you that.

And a year later, he was my best friend.

But you already knew that, didn't you?

Mr. Keeley,

what really happened at North City Hospital?

All I tried to do was protect this thing that I built.

Which is why you didn't want anyone to know

what Melvin Pritcher did.

Mr. Keeley, everything we discuss in this room

is privileged.

"And only those who try to resist temptation

know how strong it is."

CS Lewis again?

All right.

You've shown me what you've learned.

I'm gonna tell you what I've learned.

We are, in fact, defined by our decisions.

And you're staring at one right now.

And I'm giving you what no one gave me in that moment--

an off-ramp.

That's why you asked for me.

Get away from this place, Sarah.

Get away from people like Leo.

Like me.

You look in the mirror,

and you think you see an evil man.

But I see Philly Billy,

the boy who wanted to play pro baseball

until the summer he volunteered at a local hospital,

and the thought of saving lives awoke something in him.

He went to college premed

until he realized that wasn't his gift.

His gift was numbers and imagination.

When you took over Great Benefit,

it was three hospitals in two counties.

You turned it into 14 hospitals in four states.

You not only built an empire,

you built a lifeline to every community Great Benefit serves.

That's what you say when you're on the stand, Mr. Keeley.

You let them know who you are.

You're gonna be there?

Of course.

I'm your lawyer.

In the lead, we see Dixon breaking over,

wing on the wing for a deep 3.

Hey.

Grab yourself a drink, man. The game's on.

All right, I can see the Eagles starting

to stretch it out a little, and the Crusaders looking

a bit tired in the form of Wayne.

Did you do it?

Do what?

Do what? What is this?

What, did we just--

are we pretending it didn't happen?

Do you realize what you've done?

Aside from the obvious, which is, frankly, impossible

for me to get my head around,

that guy was our best chance of winning this case.

I don't know what you're talking about.

But neither do you.

Understand?

I wasn't the only one there, Prince, remember?

Look, Deck's been around a long time.

I ain't worried about him.

Do I need to be worried about you?

I like you, Rudy.

Helped you when you needed it.

Hell, I gave you a gun, and a guy ended up dead.

That's what friends do for each other.

So let's stay friends, huh?

Thank you.

Judge Kipler croaked.

- What? - Oh, yeah, she had a stroke.

Apparently it's her second one.

What do you mean, we're dropping it?

How do you go from a million-dollar offer

to dropping it?

He paid you off, didn't he?

The client turned the offer down, remember?

They only made the offer because they were worried.

Unless they don't have a reason to be worried anymore.

Something you wanna tell us?

You keep your mouth shut.

You should listen to her.

We're dropping the case. That's all you need to know.

You can't do that.

The old lady signed with J. Lyman Stone,

not Jocelyn Stone.

It's my firm, my decision,

and I've lost faith in the case.

It's actually not your decision.

Excuse me?

Dot did sign with J. Lyman Stone.

As of one hour ago, she fired you.

She signed with me.

That's my resignation letter.

You're really gonna do this?

Are you threatening me?

You think you have what it takes to go it alone?

Oh, I know he does.

What are you waiting for?

I work for you, boss.

Well, then you're fired.

Thank you.

Hey, kid!

Wait up!

I hope you got that cash from Leo upfront.

You okay?

Just drive.