1 00:00:04,439 --> 00:00:07,181 [Gangstagrass' "The Only Way Out Is Through"] 2 00:00:07,268 --> 00:00:11,011 ? ? 3 00:00:11,098 --> 00:00:12,708 - ? I know ? 4 00:00:12,795 --> 00:00:14,710 [buzzer sounds] 5 00:00:14,797 --> 00:00:16,886 ? The only way out is through ? 6 00:00:16,973 --> 00:00:19,062 ? The only way out is... ? 7 00:00:19,063 --> 00:00:21,063 - ? If this is the way that it must be done ? 8 00:00:21,064 --> 00:00:22,891 ? I'm doing it the best, and trust me, son ? 9 00:00:22,892 --> 00:00:24,720 [indistinct shouting] 10 00:00:24,721 --> 00:00:26,590 ? With a switchblade and a rusty gun ? 11 00:00:26,591 --> 00:00:28,157 ? Doing this forever, you've just begun ? 12 00:00:28,158 --> 00:00:30,247 [indistinct announcement over PA] 13 00:00:30,334 --> 00:00:33,555 ? Metaphors, similes, jokes, and puns... ? 14 00:00:33,642 --> 00:00:36,775 - "Dear Mr. Baylor, my name is Victor Suffredes. 15 00:00:36,862 --> 00:00:38,516 "I saw you on TV. 16 00:00:38,603 --> 00:00:41,519 "You won a big lawsuit against that hospital. 17 00:00:41,606 --> 00:00:46,133 "You're a good lawyer, and I need a good lawyer. 18 00:00:46,220 --> 00:00:48,048 "I don't belong in this place. 19 00:00:48,135 --> 00:00:50,093 Bad things happen here." 20 00:00:50,180 --> 00:00:52,182 - Is it darker than last night? 21 00:00:52,269 --> 00:00:54,019 - This place messes with your head. 22 00:00:56,404 --> 00:00:58,449 - How long did you say you've been here? 23 00:00:58,536 --> 00:01:00,946 - A few weeks. I've been trying to get a new lawyer. 24 00:01:00,973 --> 00:01:02,888 If it works out, I'll hook you up. 25 00:01:02,975 --> 00:01:05,500 [buzzer sounds, lock clicks] 26 00:01:05,587 --> 00:01:08,198 Oh, shit. 27 00:01:08,285 --> 00:01:10,035 [indistinct chatter over radio] 28 00:01:10,113 --> 00:01:12,768 - Which one of you is Victor? 29 00:01:12,855 --> 00:01:14,335 - Right here. 30 00:01:14,422 --> 00:01:17,294 [dramatic music] 31 00:01:17,381 --> 00:01:19,311 - Why don't you get out of bed, Victor? 32 00:01:21,646 --> 00:01:23,692 - What'd I do? 33 00:01:23,779 --> 00:01:30,220 ? ? 34 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,053 - Nobody's coming for you. 35 00:01:37,140 --> 00:01:44,060 ? ? 36 00:01:44,147 --> 00:01:46,018 [door closes] 37 00:01:50,545 --> 00:01:54,853 - "Please help me, Mr. Baylor. Sincerely, Victor Suffredes." 38 00:01:54,940 --> 00:01:57,769 [dramatic rock music] 39 00:01:57,856 --> 00:02:04,341 ? ? 40 00:02:12,349 --> 00:02:15,352 - Now that the voir dire is behind us, 41 00:02:15,353 --> 00:02:17,614 we've turned our focus to the opening statement 42 00:02:17,615 --> 00:02:19,617 and our first six witnesses. 43 00:02:19,704 --> 00:02:22,533 - Uh, is Mr. Baylor joining us? - No, he's working on- 44 00:02:22,534 --> 00:02:24,882 - This is supposed to be a status meeting, isn't it? 45 00:02:24,883 --> 00:02:27,669 - And we are giving you a status report. 46 00:02:27,756 --> 00:02:31,194 Shoparoo Markets clearly has a flimsy case. 47 00:02:31,281 --> 00:02:33,031 They are infringing on your brand. 48 00:02:33,065 --> 00:02:35,677 - I mean, and, clearly, a Mellomar is not a Mallomar. 49 00:02:35,764 --> 00:02:39,071 And I got to tell you, the two formative moments in my life 50 00:02:39,159 --> 00:02:41,813 were the first time I bit into a Mallomar 51 00:02:41,900 --> 00:02:44,076 and the first time I bit into Jamie Pedulla. 52 00:02:44,077 --> 00:02:45,642 She was my next-door neighbor. 53 00:02:45,643 --> 00:02:48,298 - Ms. Stone, let me be frank. 54 00:02:48,385 --> 00:02:51,040 We took a big risk hiring your firm. 55 00:02:51,041 --> 00:02:52,910 You've never had a case like this before. 56 00:02:52,911 --> 00:02:55,522 In fact, three months ago, we never even knew you existed. 57 00:02:55,523 --> 00:02:58,177 Then Mr. Baylor had his, well, very impressive victory 58 00:02:58,178 --> 00:02:59,744 in the Great Benefit case- 59 00:02:59,745 --> 00:03:01,702 - Just as it probably takes more than one person 60 00:03:01,703 --> 00:03:03,574 to make your cookies, 61 00:03:03,661 --> 00:03:06,229 it was a team effort to win that case. 62 00:03:06,316 --> 00:03:10,277 - Well, the question remains, where's Mr. Baylor? 63 00:03:10,364 --> 00:03:12,114 - Doing what you're paying him for. 64 00:03:12,192 --> 00:03:13,845 - Working on his opening. 65 00:03:13,932 --> 00:03:15,760 - ? I was saved by the graces ? 66 00:03:15,847 --> 00:03:17,458 ? I was saved by love ? 67 00:03:17,545 --> 00:03:19,590 [duck call sounding] 68 00:03:19,677 --> 00:03:22,332 ? I found a friend in you ? 69 00:03:24,465 --> 00:03:26,554 - Rudy, I want to thank you again 70 00:03:26,641 --> 00:03:28,077 for coming out with us today. 71 00:03:28,164 --> 00:03:30,154 We've wanted to meet you for a while now. 72 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:32,342 - I'm excited to tell you why J. Lyman Stone 73 00:03:32,429 --> 00:03:34,562 is the perfect firm for Fletcher Kincaid 74 00:03:34,649 --> 00:03:37,826 to outsource any legal work in South Carolina. 75 00:03:37,913 --> 00:03:39,697 - What does he mean, "legal work"? 76 00:03:39,784 --> 00:03:42,314 - Rudy, we invited you here for a different reason. 77 00:03:42,396 --> 00:03:44,485 - We are offering you a position. 78 00:03:44,572 --> 00:03:47,444 - "A-a position"? I don't understand. 79 00:03:47,445 --> 00:03:49,576 - We want you to consider moving to Nashville. 80 00:03:49,577 --> 00:03:51,361 We want you to come work with us. 81 00:03:51,362 --> 00:03:53,449 - If you're as sought-after as Peter says, 82 00:03:53,450 --> 00:03:55,713 I'm sure you've been courted by other firms. 83 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,586 But they're not Fletcher, Kincaid, Brown and O'Brien. 84 00:03:58,673 --> 00:04:00,588 - I really appreciate this. 85 00:04:00,675 --> 00:04:02,503 But I'm very happy where I am. 86 00:04:02,590 --> 00:04:04,156 - Highly unlikely. 87 00:04:04,244 --> 00:04:05,636 - Rudy, we know you're close 88 00:04:05,723 --> 00:04:07,725 with Ms. Stone and Mr. Shifflett, 89 00:04:07,726 --> 00:04:09,770 but we're also aware your firm's struggling a bit. 90 00:04:09,771 --> 00:04:11,381 - We just won $80 million. 91 00:04:11,382 --> 00:04:13,121 I wouldn't say we're struggling. 92 00:04:13,122 --> 00:04:14,601 - That money is tied up on appeal. 93 00:04:14,602 --> 00:04:16,124 - And your Nabisco case should settle quickly. 94 00:04:16,125 --> 00:04:17,561 - I don't think so. 95 00:04:17,562 --> 00:04:19,475 And we think the damages will be significant. 96 00:04:19,476 --> 00:04:21,261 - Can't get blood from that turnip. 97 00:04:21,262 --> 00:04:23,566 - Oh, you'll get your hourly, short a few hundred hours. 98 00:04:23,567 --> 00:04:25,960 Probably not what someone like you is looking for. 99 00:04:25,961 --> 00:04:27,963 - With the right firm behind you, 100 00:04:28,050 --> 00:04:29,834 you could be a rainmaker. 101 00:04:29,835 --> 00:04:32,749 - [laughs] If I may, Forest, Rudy already is a rainmaker, 102 00:04:32,750 --> 00:04:34,709 aren't you, Rudy? [chuckles] 103 00:04:34,796 --> 00:04:35,971 - Ducks! 104 00:04:36,058 --> 00:04:39,409 [ducks quacking, gunshots] 105 00:04:44,501 --> 00:04:47,243 - Any greeting cards? - Birthday or get-well? 106 00:04:47,330 --> 00:04:48,984 Same price. 107 00:04:49,071 --> 00:04:51,508 - Birthday. 108 00:04:51,595 --> 00:04:53,554 - Whose birthday is it? 109 00:04:53,641 --> 00:04:55,033 - Pink? 110 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,384 - Blue is sold out. 111 00:04:57,385 --> 00:04:59,385 [indistinct chatter, distant buzzer sounds] 112 00:04:59,386 --> 00:05:01,518 [power tools whirring] 113 00:05:01,605 --> 00:05:03,346 - Delphine! 114 00:05:03,433 --> 00:05:06,218 I said no power tools! 115 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:08,743 - Listen, I told them! I-I'll tell them again! 116 00:05:08,830 --> 00:05:12,703 Ugh. Guys, guys, the boss is going crazy. Come on. 117 00:05:12,790 --> 00:05:15,532 - Whoo! We got some wild ones. 118 00:05:15,619 --> 00:05:17,969 So this woman wants to sue a deli over a toenail 119 00:05:18,013 --> 00:05:19,971 she found in her potato salad. 120 00:05:20,058 --> 00:05:21,756 How'd she know it was a toenail? 121 00:05:21,843 --> 00:05:23,801 Oh, wait, it was a toe. I read it wrong. 122 00:05:23,888 --> 00:05:26,151 Ew. - Ew. 123 00:05:26,238 --> 00:05:28,240 [door opens, closes] - Hey. 124 00:05:28,241 --> 00:05:29,937 You're supposed to be working on your opening. 125 00:05:29,938 --> 00:05:31,809 Where you been? 126 00:05:31,896 --> 00:05:35,204 - Uh, duck hunting. 127 00:05:35,291 --> 00:05:37,989 - "Duck hunting"? With who? 128 00:05:38,076 --> 00:05:40,905 - Just, uh, some guys from Fletcher Kincaid. 129 00:05:40,992 --> 00:05:42,690 - Is that so? - Come on. 130 00:05:42,691 --> 00:05:44,908 They're one of the biggest firms in Nashville. 131 00:05:44,909 --> 00:05:47,346 I thought maybe they wanted to subcontract with us. 132 00:05:47,347 --> 00:05:49,304 - [scoffs] You think they took you duck hunting 133 00:05:49,305 --> 00:05:51,306 because they're looking for an LPO shop? 134 00:05:51,307 --> 00:05:53,352 - Legal process outsourcing. - Yeah, I know what that means. 135 00:05:53,353 --> 00:05:54,484 - Okay. 136 00:05:54,571 --> 00:05:56,225 - They were trying to poach you. 137 00:05:56,226 --> 00:05:57,834 - No, absolutely not. - Oh, stop. 138 00:05:57,835 --> 00:05:59,794 You smell like duck shit and betrayal. 139 00:05:59,795 --> 00:06:01,838 And while you were out playing Bear Grylls, 140 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,928 we were giving Nabisco the hand job 141 00:06:04,015 --> 00:06:05,190 they expected from you. 142 00:06:05,277 --> 00:06:06,975 - Did they make you an offer? 143 00:06:07,062 --> 00:06:09,412 - No. 144 00:06:09,499 --> 00:06:12,328 Yes. They offered me partner. 145 00:06:12,415 --> 00:06:15,897 - Partner. At 26-that's crazy. 146 00:06:15,898 --> 00:06:18,202 - That's what I've been saying. - I'm proud of you, boo-boo. 147 00:06:18,203 --> 00:06:19,857 - Why is that crazy? 148 00:06:19,944 --> 00:06:21,642 [power tools whir] 149 00:06:21,643 --> 00:06:24,383 - [scoffs] Look, I'm building you an office, aren't I? 150 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:26,298 - Hold on. We are building me an office. 151 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:28,344 Why can't I be partner? - You can be. 152 00:06:28,345 --> 00:06:30,432 But not a year out of law school and after just one case. 153 00:06:30,433 --> 00:06:32,174 - Ah, two. We have Nabisco now. 154 00:06:32,261 --> 00:06:33,654 - Thrilling. 155 00:06:33,741 --> 00:06:35,699 - Hey, you wanted that case, too. 156 00:06:35,700 --> 00:06:37,744 "No more hospital trolling" is what you said, remember? 157 00:06:37,745 --> 00:06:39,007 - Yes, I remember. 158 00:06:39,094 --> 00:06:40,922 - Okay, well, then try to remember 159 00:06:40,923 --> 00:06:42,923 that Nabisco is paying for the Great Benefit appeal, 160 00:06:42,924 --> 00:06:46,667 not to mention the lease on your bar. 161 00:06:46,754 --> 00:06:48,843 Rudy, be happy. 162 00:06:48,844 --> 00:06:51,105 You got a giant case, and it was everything you wanted. 163 00:06:51,106 --> 00:06:53,413 - Except the money. - Shut up. 164 00:06:53,414 --> 00:06:55,501 I'm trying to keep the lights on here, all right? 165 00:06:55,502 --> 00:06:57,972 - Fletcher Kincaid thinks I'm partner material. 166 00:06:57,973 --> 00:07:00,462 - [sighs] Fletcher Kincaid thinks you're a celebrity. 167 00:07:00,463 --> 00:07:02,422 They're using you. 168 00:07:02,509 --> 00:07:05,120 Now, while that can sound fun on a Saturday night, 169 00:07:05,207 --> 00:07:07,977 by Sunday morning, you'll just want to wash the sheets. 170 00:07:15,652 --> 00:07:17,702 - You do know ducks mate for life, right? 171 00:07:17,703 --> 00:07:19,655 So you might have murdered someone's husband. 172 00:07:19,656 --> 00:07:21,466 You're gonna have to live with that. 173 00:07:26,010 --> 00:07:27,795 - What's the next number? 174 00:07:27,882 --> 00:07:30,145 - Five. 175 00:07:30,232 --> 00:07:32,364 What's this for? 176 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:35,585 - Just trying to get a message past those dicks. 177 00:07:35,672 --> 00:07:37,662 - Is this gonna get you in more trouble? 178 00:07:37,674 --> 00:07:39,415 - It's gonna get me out of here... 179 00:07:39,502 --> 00:07:41,025 hopefully. 180 00:07:41,112 --> 00:07:44,159 [dramatic music] 181 00:07:44,246 --> 00:07:46,553 - She rarely gives interviews, 182 00:07:46,554 --> 00:07:48,554 no press gaggles on the courthouse steps 183 00:07:48,555 --> 00:07:50,861 and no social-media presence. 184 00:07:50,948 --> 00:07:54,561 Yet her string of high-profile courtroom victories 185 00:07:54,648 --> 00:07:57,389 is the envy of every attorney in this room. 186 00:07:57,477 --> 00:07:59,957 Please help me welcome this year's recipient 187 00:08:00,044 --> 00:08:03,308 of the Palmetto Award for Excellence in Advocacy, 188 00:08:03,395 --> 00:08:06,398 the incomparable Amanda Vonn. 189 00:08:08,925 --> 00:08:12,578 Lovely to have you. - Thank you, Steve. 190 00:08:12,579 --> 00:08:14,189 [applause continues] 191 00:08:14,276 --> 00:08:16,757 Good afternoon. 192 00:08:16,844 --> 00:08:18,759 - Ms. Vonn... 193 00:08:18,846 --> 00:08:21,892 people say a good litigator is a good orator, 194 00:08:21,979 --> 00:08:24,634 one who can hammer words into swords 195 00:08:24,721 --> 00:08:27,289 and weaponize the English language. 196 00:08:27,376 --> 00:08:29,683 Do you find that to be true? 197 00:08:29,770 --> 00:08:34,122 - What is the world's most patented invention? 198 00:08:34,209 --> 00:08:36,646 The mousetrap. [scattered laughter] 199 00:08:36,733 --> 00:08:39,693 Dating back over 4,000 years, it's remarkably simple- 200 00:08:39,780 --> 00:08:42,783 bait, trigger, strike. 201 00:08:42,870 --> 00:08:45,263 The perfect example of stored energy, 202 00:08:45,350 --> 00:08:49,529 it sits there in silence... 203 00:08:49,616 --> 00:08:53,141 no showmanship, no argument, 204 00:08:53,228 --> 00:08:55,447 no need to announce its presence. 205 00:08:55,535 --> 00:08:57,945 In fact, it does its best work in total darkness. 206 00:08:58,015 --> 00:09:00,148 It simply... 207 00:09:00,235 --> 00:09:02,106 waits, 208 00:09:02,193 --> 00:09:05,936 holding its power in reserve until the very last instant. 209 00:09:06,023 --> 00:09:08,286 And then... 210 00:09:08,373 --> 00:09:11,551 without warning... 211 00:09:11,638 --> 00:09:14,771 it fulfills its purpose with deadly efficiency. 212 00:09:14,858 --> 00:09:16,425 Do I think a good litigator 213 00:09:16,512 --> 00:09:18,262 knows how to weaponize language? 214 00:09:18,340 --> 00:09:21,169 [sighs] 215 00:09:21,256 --> 00:09:23,214 Perhaps. 216 00:09:23,301 --> 00:09:26,522 But that is not her most vital talent. 217 00:09:26,609 --> 00:09:30,047 - What is? 218 00:09:30,134 --> 00:09:31,788 - Knowing when to strike. 219 00:09:31,875 --> 00:09:33,834 [laughter] 220 00:09:33,921 --> 00:09:38,142 [cheers and applause] 221 00:09:38,229 --> 00:09:41,581 [indistinct chatter, vehicle horns honk] 222 00:09:41,668 --> 00:09:45,846 - That QandA was like a Nyotaimori Experience... 223 00:09:45,933 --> 00:09:48,849 you know, where they serve sushi on a naked woman. 224 00:09:48,936 --> 00:09:50,241 - I'm aware. 225 00:09:52,809 --> 00:09:55,246 - Don't look up. Sushi eater at 2 o'clock. 226 00:09:55,333 --> 00:09:57,509 - Ms. Vonn, I enjoyed the interview so- 227 00:09:57,597 --> 00:09:59,707 - Ms. Vonn isn't taking any more questions. 228 00:10:01,949 --> 00:10:04,299 - What time did you set that meeting? 229 00:10:04,386 --> 00:10:06,693 - Ms. Vonn, if I could just- if I could steal you 230 00:10:06,780 --> 00:10:08,259 for a moment. - It's all right. 231 00:10:08,346 --> 00:10:10,958 Megan is my paralegal. Careful, she bites. 232 00:10:11,045 --> 00:10:13,455 So you've been calling my office, Ms. Plankmore. 233 00:10:13,482 --> 00:10:14,962 - Um, you know my name? 234 00:10:14,963 --> 00:10:16,832 - Well, I appreciate what you've been going through 235 00:10:16,833 --> 00:10:18,486 since Great Benefit. - Well, the jury got it wrong. 236 00:10:18,487 --> 00:10:20,532 There's an appeal in process. 237 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:22,622 Look, Ms. Vonn, I think I would be 238 00:10:22,709 --> 00:10:25,320 an asset to your firm. 239 00:10:25,407 --> 00:10:28,671 If I could-if I could just- - This is where you listen. 240 00:10:28,758 --> 00:10:32,980 Life leaves fingerprints, darling. 241 00:10:32,981 --> 00:10:34,763 Your colleague Brad Noonan is in prison. 242 00:10:34,764 --> 00:10:36,461 Your client has been indicted, 243 00:10:36,462 --> 00:10:38,767 followed soon after by my dear friend Leo Drummond. 244 00:10:38,768 --> 00:10:40,552 But you... 245 00:10:40,553 --> 00:10:42,553 you somehow emerged without a scratch. 246 00:10:42,554 --> 00:10:44,687 ? ? 247 00:10:44,774 --> 00:10:46,994 - Because I did nothing wrong. 248 00:10:46,995 --> 00:10:48,690 - You believe the fact that you weren't indicted 249 00:10:48,691 --> 00:10:51,346 is exculpatory. 250 00:10:51,347 --> 00:10:53,608 Everyone else thinks it's because you cooperated. 251 00:10:53,609 --> 00:10:54,871 - No, that's-that's- 252 00:10:54,872 --> 00:10:56,872 - Perhaps the reason why you're so toxic 253 00:10:56,873 --> 00:10:58,482 isn't the result of a spectacular loss 254 00:10:58,483 --> 00:11:00,572 in your one and only case. 255 00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:03,619 Perhaps it's because you can't be trusted. 256 00:11:03,706 --> 00:11:08,580 ? ? 257 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:11,061 - That's the sound of a mousetrap snapping. 258 00:11:11,148 --> 00:11:16,110 ? ? 259 00:11:16,197 --> 00:11:18,590 - J. Lyman Stone and Associates. 260 00:11:18,678 --> 00:11:22,246 Mr. Baylor's not in at the moment, no. 261 00:11:22,333 --> 00:11:24,858 I can leave him a message, if you'd like. 262 00:11:24,859 --> 00:11:26,380 - Hey, let me ask you something. 263 00:11:26,381 --> 00:11:28,122 - Hmm? 264 00:11:28,123 --> 00:11:30,210 - Why don't you just make the kid a partner? 265 00:11:30,211 --> 00:11:31,951 - Because it's not always a great thing 266 00:11:31,952 --> 00:11:33,779 to get what you want the minute you want it. 267 00:11:33,780 --> 00:11:35,477 - But we could lose him. 268 00:11:35,478 --> 00:11:37,260 - If he goes to another Trent-and-Brent, 269 00:11:37,261 --> 00:11:39,175 he'll be back in a month. - I'm not so sure. 270 00:11:39,176 --> 00:11:41,352 - Why is he so restless, anyway? 271 00:11:41,439 --> 00:11:43,833 - Because he wants to do something meaningful. 272 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:45,835 - You know I can hear everything 273 00:11:45,922 --> 00:11:47,837 you guys are saying, right? 274 00:11:47,924 --> 00:11:49,796 - Yeah, our address is on our website. 275 00:11:49,883 --> 00:11:51,493 - Um, I'm looking for Bruiser. 276 00:11:51,580 --> 00:11:53,147 - Relax, would you? 277 00:11:53,234 --> 00:11:56,454 It's nothing I haven't said to your face. 278 00:11:56,541 --> 00:11:59,414 Holy shit. - What? 279 00:11:59,501 --> 00:12:00,981 - Oh, boy. 280 00:12:01,068 --> 00:12:02,983 - What the hell is he doing here? 281 00:12:03,070 --> 00:12:05,115 - Hey, Julep. 282 00:12:05,202 --> 00:12:07,988 - [softly] Who's that? - My ex-husband. 283 00:12:08,075 --> 00:12:10,120 ? ? 284 00:12:12,949 --> 00:12:15,647 - You couldn't call first? - You blocked my number. 285 00:12:15,735 --> 00:12:16,997 Remember? - I had to. 286 00:12:17,084 --> 00:12:18,650 Every time you'd call, 287 00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:20,908 I'd get rage texts from your stripper wife. 288 00:12:20,909 --> 00:12:23,089 - That was a long time ago. And Lynette's not a stripper. 289 00:12:23,090 --> 00:12:24,786 She's Channel 4's chief meteorologist. 290 00:12:24,787 --> 00:12:26,180 - Oh, right. 291 00:12:26,267 --> 00:12:28,748 Strippers provide an actual service to society. 292 00:12:28,749 --> 00:12:30,618 - She tells people when it's gonna rain. 293 00:12:30,619 --> 00:12:31,881 - Mm. - So does Alexa! 294 00:12:31,882 --> 00:12:33,447 - Oldest story in the book, Rudy. 295 00:12:33,448 --> 00:12:34,928 Boy meets girl. 296 00:12:35,015 --> 00:12:36,886 Boy gets drafted to the big leagues. 297 00:12:36,887 --> 00:12:38,974 Boy dumps her for bikini-model- turned-weather-girl. 298 00:12:38,975 --> 00:12:40,715 - What are you doing? - What you mean? 299 00:12:40,716 --> 00:12:42,457 What does it look like I'm doing? 300 00:12:42,458 --> 00:12:44,066 - You know everybody studies for the bar online these days. 301 00:12:44,067 --> 00:12:45,459 - "Online"? What are you talking about? 302 00:12:45,460 --> 00:12:47,026 I'm orally inclined. It works for me. 303 00:12:47,027 --> 00:12:48,463 - Literally, it doesn't. 304 00:12:48,550 --> 00:12:50,160 - Let's start over. Congrats. 305 00:12:50,247 --> 00:12:51,901 - On what? 306 00:12:51,902 --> 00:12:53,423 - The big case. I saw it on the news. 307 00:12:53,424 --> 00:12:54,861 You did good. 308 00:12:54,948 --> 00:12:57,254 And you look good. - Oh, cut the shit, Tom. 309 00:12:57,341 --> 00:12:59,126 I can't help you, 310 00:12:59,213 --> 00:13:02,216 even if I wanted to, which I definitely do not. 311 00:13:02,217 --> 00:13:05,087 The money's all tied up in big words you wouldn't understand. 312 00:13:05,088 --> 00:13:06,480 - I don't need money this time. 313 00:13:06,481 --> 00:13:10,006 [sighs deeply] 314 00:13:10,093 --> 00:13:12,835 I need a lawyer. 315 00:13:12,922 --> 00:13:15,229 - I got mail, lots of it. - Oh! 316 00:13:15,316 --> 00:13:17,622 Thank you, Delphine. 317 00:13:17,623 --> 00:13:19,058 - Chocolate on your fingers. 318 00:13:19,059 --> 00:13:21,670 - Yeah, I'm saving it for later. 319 00:13:21,757 --> 00:13:23,585 I like her. - Yeah, me too. 320 00:13:23,672 --> 00:13:25,413 - Right? 321 00:13:25,500 --> 00:13:27,763 [door closes] 322 00:13:27,850 --> 00:13:30,766 ? ? 323 00:13:30,853 --> 00:13:32,289 - Been there. 324 00:13:32,376 --> 00:13:39,035 ? ? 325 00:13:40,645 --> 00:13:42,734 - Oh, look at this one. 326 00:13:42,735 --> 00:13:44,953 It's from your nephew. - I don't have a nephew. 327 00:13:44,954 --> 00:13:46,869 - Uh, well, apparently you do. 328 00:13:46,870 --> 00:13:48,827 And maybe if you were a little more involved, 329 00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:50,524 little Victor here wouldn't be in juvie prison. 330 00:13:50,525 --> 00:13:52,395 - You know how many of these letters I've been getting? 331 00:13:52,396 --> 00:13:54,206 - Yeah, I like to read them on the can. 332 00:13:54,268 --> 00:13:57,097 "Dear Uncle Rudy, how's life? 333 00:13:57,184 --> 00:14:01,188 Pen's not easy. Maybe I'll get used to it." 334 00:14:01,189 --> 00:14:04,146 - "I've been working on my jump shot, just like you taught me. 335 00:14:04,147 --> 00:14:05,932 "Happy birthday. 336 00:14:05,933 --> 00:14:08,020 A dollar is worth more than meets the eye." 337 00:14:08,021 --> 00:14:10,066 - That's some sage advice, my friend. 338 00:14:10,067 --> 00:14:12,372 - This could be a 60-year-old man, for all we know. 339 00:14:12,373 --> 00:14:15,637 - It's stamped "Medford Juvenile Detention." 340 00:14:15,724 --> 00:14:17,900 - This kid's my best arm. 341 00:14:17,987 --> 00:14:20,697 He's been pumping cheddar since the day we signed him. 342 00:14:20,698 --> 00:14:22,773 He could go to The Show someday if he's not ruined by this. 343 00:14:22,774 --> 00:14:24,341 - Or a torn ACL. 344 00:14:24,428 --> 00:14:25,995 - UCL. Low blow. 345 00:14:26,082 --> 00:14:28,128 He's a good kid, Julep. 346 00:14:28,129 --> 00:14:30,390 - Call me that again, and it will be a torn ACL. 347 00:14:30,391 --> 00:14:32,697 - [sighs] 348 00:14:32,784 --> 00:14:35,309 - All right, so this kid... 349 00:14:35,396 --> 00:14:37,659 he wake up with a dead hooker in his bed? 350 00:14:37,746 --> 00:14:39,313 - He might have thrown a game. 351 00:14:39,314 --> 00:14:41,183 - Minor-league game, minor-league crime. 352 00:14:41,184 --> 00:14:43,229 Who gives a shit? - Oh, you'd be surprised. 353 00:14:43,230 --> 00:14:45,448 All the online betting, there's a lot of action 354 00:14:45,449 --> 00:14:47,015 down in the bush leagues. - So wait a second. 355 00:14:47,016 --> 00:14:48,756 You want me to defend some hotshot kid 356 00:14:48,757 --> 00:14:51,499 who cheated on his own team? 357 00:14:51,586 --> 00:14:53,805 Are you not seeing the irony here? 358 00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:56,373 - Listen, Bruiser... 359 00:14:56,460 --> 00:14:58,462 this kid's special. 360 00:14:58,549 --> 00:15:00,725 He's not like me. 361 00:15:00,812 --> 00:15:03,728 - What's in a name? [sighs] 362 00:15:03,815 --> 00:15:06,470 Fighting, fighting, fighting for your name. 363 00:15:06,557 --> 00:15:09,299 I don't know. It feels like I'm swimming here. 364 00:15:09,386 --> 00:15:12,389 - "A dollar is worth more than meets the eye." 365 00:15:12,476 --> 00:15:15,349 It's just strange-a kid pretending to be your nephew 366 00:15:15,436 --> 00:15:17,699 sends you a birthday card from prison. 367 00:15:17,700 --> 00:15:19,918 - Trademark infringement, product confusion. 368 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:22,704 ? ? 369 00:15:22,791 --> 00:15:24,271 Who's gonna even care? 370 00:15:24,272 --> 00:15:26,576 - Unless he couldn't send you a normal letter. 371 00:15:26,577 --> 00:15:28,665 - Hey, what's that thing that Aristotle said 372 00:15:28,666 --> 00:15:30,886 about knowing thyself? - "Aristotle"? 373 00:15:30,973 --> 00:15:33,062 Are you trying to blow this case? 374 00:15:33,149 --> 00:15:35,151 - I'm trying to make it mean something, 375 00:15:35,238 --> 00:15:38,067 more than just money. 376 00:15:38,068 --> 00:15:39,938 - Maybe this kids a puzzler. - What do you mean? 377 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:41,592 - Well, in the puzzler world, 378 00:15:41,679 --> 00:15:44,334 that's what we call a signifier, i.e. a clue. 379 00:15:44,421 --> 00:15:48,599 - "The puzzler world"? - I contain multitudes. 380 00:15:48,686 --> 00:15:53,387 - Tom, do you know how I got to Milwaukee? 381 00:15:53,474 --> 00:15:56,956 I sold my mother's watch for a plane ticket 382 00:15:57,043 --> 00:16:00,524 so I can see my man pitch his first major-league game. 383 00:16:00,611 --> 00:16:04,093 Called you as I was hustling my way into the locker room 384 00:16:04,094 --> 00:16:06,268 so you would think that I was still at school. 385 00:16:06,269 --> 00:16:08,619 And I round the corner, and there you are... 386 00:16:08,706 --> 00:16:11,753 on the phone, telling me how much you miss me 387 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:15,104 and how much you love me... 388 00:16:15,191 --> 00:16:17,324 all while getting blown by Lynette 389 00:16:17,411 --> 00:16:21,110 on a goddamn massage table. 390 00:16:21,111 --> 00:16:22,937 - That's a long time to hold a grudge. 391 00:16:22,938 --> 00:16:25,506 - Oh, a 20-year grudge isn't old. 392 00:16:25,593 --> 00:16:27,987 It's vintage... 393 00:16:28,074 --> 00:16:30,685 ready to be decanted. 394 00:16:30,772 --> 00:16:33,253 Now get out. 395 00:16:33,340 --> 00:16:39,128 ? ? 396 00:16:39,215 --> 00:16:41,826 [tools pounding, whirring] 397 00:16:41,913 --> 00:16:43,480 - Hey, Deck. - Up yours, Tom. 398 00:16:43,567 --> 00:16:45,221 - Good talk. 399 00:16:45,308 --> 00:16:48,268 - All right, guys, I think I cracked it. 400 00:16:48,355 --> 00:16:51,445 - Got an opening argument? - Yeah, I think so. 401 00:16:51,532 --> 00:16:54,970 Oh, dude. [motorcycle engine turns over] 402 00:16:55,057 --> 00:16:56,928 - More than meets the eye. 403 00:16:57,016 --> 00:16:59,148 - What are you blathering on about? 404 00:16:59,149 --> 00:17:01,236 - The dollar's the cipher, the serial number, right? 405 00:17:01,237 --> 00:17:03,227 So this little genius wrote us a letter 406 00:17:03,239 --> 00:17:05,850 specifically based on this number. 407 00:17:05,937 --> 00:17:09,158 ? ? 408 00:17:09,245 --> 00:17:12,466 Okay, look, so each number corresponds 409 00:17:12,553 --> 00:17:14,946 to a specific word in the letter, right? 410 00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:17,297 [spits] So the first number is four. 411 00:17:17,384 --> 00:17:20,778 The fourth word is "how," first letter of which is H. 412 00:17:20,865 --> 00:17:22,650 The next number is eight. 413 00:17:22,737 --> 00:17:26,045 Eighth word is "easy," first letter, E. 414 00:17:26,132 --> 00:17:29,222 Next is five. The fifth word is "life," L. 415 00:17:29,309 --> 00:17:31,485 Then we have the sixth word, which is "pen." 416 00:17:31,486 --> 00:17:33,312 Then the ninth number is "maybe," M. 417 00:17:33,313 --> 00:17:35,489 And then the last number is eight, 418 00:17:35,576 --> 00:17:37,752 so we're back to our "easy," E. 419 00:17:37,839 --> 00:17:39,623 - "Help me." - I'll be damned. 420 00:17:39,624 --> 00:17:41,363 - Why would he go to all that trouble? 421 00:17:41,364 --> 00:17:42,930 - 'Cause they're reading his mail and... 422 00:17:42,931 --> 00:17:45,412 - He's scared. - Yes. 423 00:17:45,499 --> 00:17:48,328 [buzzer sounds, locks clicking] 424 00:17:48,415 --> 00:17:52,636 ? ? 425 00:17:52,723 --> 00:17:55,074 - Shakedown! - Get up! 426 00:17:55,161 --> 00:17:57,206 - Let's go, let's go, let's go! 427 00:17:57,293 --> 00:18:00,079 - Everybody up now! [indistinct shouting] 428 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,167 - Facility-wide safety check is in progress. 429 00:18:02,168 --> 00:18:05,997 Follow the staff instructions. [indistinct shouting] 430 00:18:06,085 --> 00:18:08,217 - Let's go, let's go, let's go! 431 00:18:08,304 --> 00:18:11,742 - Hell, that's the third one this week. 432 00:18:11,829 --> 00:18:14,571 - What am I gonna do with this? - A toothbrush shiv? 433 00:18:14,572 --> 00:18:16,181 Who told you to make that- some guy on Reddit? 434 00:18:16,182 --> 00:18:17,705 - I can't go in the hole. 435 00:18:17,792 --> 00:18:19,489 - Relax, that's not gonna happen. 436 00:18:19,576 --> 00:18:21,361 Watch this. 437 00:18:21,448 --> 00:18:24,103 [shouting continues] 438 00:18:24,190 --> 00:18:26,148 - How'd you do that? - Magic. 439 00:18:26,149 --> 00:18:27,757 [door opens] - Let's go, gentlemen. 440 00:18:27,758 --> 00:18:29,717 Come on, let's go. - Get up. 441 00:18:29,804 --> 00:18:32,763 ? ? 442 00:18:32,850 --> 00:18:35,897 - You hiding something there, huh? 443 00:18:35,984 --> 00:18:37,768 What the hell is this? 444 00:18:37,855 --> 00:18:41,076 - I told my dentist I'd brush. 445 00:18:41,163 --> 00:18:43,209 - You know what this is? 446 00:18:43,296 --> 00:18:45,106 Looks like another six months to me. 447 00:18:45,167 --> 00:18:49,780 ? ? 448 00:18:53,219 --> 00:18:56,178 - This is a story about David and Goliath. 449 00:18:56,265 --> 00:18:59,181 You know, it takes courage to pick up that stone 450 00:18:59,268 --> 00:19:02,184 and say, no more. 451 00:19:02,271 --> 00:19:05,970 And today that courage belongs to Nabisco. 452 00:19:05,971 --> 00:19:07,406 I know what you're thinking. 453 00:19:07,407 --> 00:19:10,845 How could Nabisco be David... 454 00:19:10,932 --> 00:19:12,716 in any story? 455 00:19:12,803 --> 00:19:16,329 Believe me, I asked myself the same thing. 456 00:19:16,416 --> 00:19:19,506 But fairness... 457 00:19:19,593 --> 00:19:21,421 isn't just for the underdog. 458 00:19:21,508 --> 00:19:23,814 [rock music] 459 00:19:23,901 --> 00:19:27,427 It's for anyone who plays by the rules. 460 00:19:27,514 --> 00:19:29,603 ? ? 461 00:19:29,690 --> 00:19:32,649 Now, the defendants call this Mellomar... 462 00:19:32,736 --> 00:19:35,565 not Mallomar, 463 00:19:35,652 --> 00:19:38,307 Mellomar. 464 00:19:38,394 --> 00:19:40,396 But it's the same chocolate coating. 465 00:19:40,483 --> 00:19:41,832 What do you see? 466 00:19:41,919 --> 00:19:43,443 The same marshmallow inside, 467 00:19:43,530 --> 00:19:47,055 but it is missing one key ingredient 468 00:19:47,142 --> 00:19:50,406 you can't copyright... 469 00:19:50,493 --> 00:19:53,844 integrity. 470 00:19:53,931 --> 00:19:57,935 - ? Oh, my Lord, won't You come down to me? ? 471 00:19:58,022 --> 00:20:00,024 ? Oh, my Lord... ? 472 00:20:00,111 --> 00:20:03,289 - All right, and this, this is the bullpen, yeah. 473 00:20:03,376 --> 00:20:05,682 See, I find that not having assigned offices 474 00:20:05,683 --> 00:20:08,293 keeps everyone on their toes. - It's very Silicon Valley. 475 00:20:08,294 --> 00:20:10,120 - Ah, those tech boys are slicker than owl snot. 476 00:20:10,121 --> 00:20:12,036 We're just working folk out here, 477 00:20:12,037 --> 00:20:13,950 trying to make a dollar holler-no doors, no titles. 478 00:20:13,951 --> 00:20:15,561 Just everyone digging the same dirt. 479 00:20:15,562 --> 00:20:16,911 Feed that bird, Billy. 480 00:20:16,998 --> 00:20:18,565 - That does sound refreshing. 481 00:20:18,566 --> 00:20:20,479 I mean, your work is primarily personal injury? 482 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,220 - Well, we got slip-and-falls, fender benders, 483 00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:23,483 the occasional dog bite. 484 00:20:23,484 --> 00:20:25,266 Hey, Josephine, what do you call them dogs 485 00:20:25,267 --> 00:20:26,921 everyone's trotting around? 486 00:20:26,922 --> 00:20:28,748 You know, they mush them all together so they don't shit? 487 00:20:28,749 --> 00:20:30,098 - Doodles. 488 00:20:30,185 --> 00:20:32,100 - 60% of our canine liability work. 489 00:20:32,187 --> 00:20:33,797 Keep it simple here- 490 00:20:33,884 --> 00:20:36,278 no base, all commission, you eat what you kill. 491 00:20:36,279 --> 00:20:38,148 You know, most of our business never even sees a courtroom. 492 00:20:38,149 --> 00:20:40,064 - So you don't try cases? 493 00:20:40,065 --> 00:20:42,457 - No, trials are for people who like to lose money slow. 494 00:20:42,458 --> 00:20:44,895 We get in, we get paid, and we get gone. 495 00:20:44,982 --> 00:20:47,289 - What if you didn't have to choose? 496 00:20:47,376 --> 00:20:49,117 If you built a small trial unit, 497 00:20:49,204 --> 00:20:51,194 just one or two strong cases a quarter, 498 00:20:51,195 --> 00:20:52,815 you'd scare the insurers. - [scoffs] 499 00:20:52,816 --> 00:20:55,122 - They'd pay out faster on the rest and for more. 500 00:20:55,123 --> 00:20:56,873 - I admire the gumption. I really do. 501 00:20:56,907 --> 00:20:58,605 But this place runs on volume. 502 00:20:58,692 --> 00:21:00,476 Big verdicts make headlines. 503 00:21:00,563 --> 00:21:02,043 Small ones, they pay rent. 504 00:21:02,130 --> 00:21:04,132 - You could do both. 505 00:21:04,219 --> 00:21:06,743 Build your reputation, raise the floor. 506 00:21:06,744 --> 00:21:08,788 - Listen, you can dress it up all you want, darling, 507 00:21:08,789 --> 00:21:10,703 but lipstick don't turn a pig into a paralegal. 508 00:21:10,704 --> 00:21:12,754 This place is never gonna be white-shoe. 509 00:21:12,755 --> 00:21:14,402 - Mm, well, not with that attitude. 510 00:21:14,403 --> 00:21:17,058 [laughter] - Thank you, Dina. 511 00:21:17,145 --> 00:21:18,755 Listen, you change your mind, 512 00:21:18,842 --> 00:21:20,757 we always got room for a closer. 513 00:21:20,844 --> 00:21:22,803 The pizza's hot. The coffee's free. 514 00:21:22,804 --> 00:21:25,326 And we get a discount at the dry cleaner's next door. 515 00:21:25,327 --> 00:21:27,068 - I'll think about it. 516 00:21:27,069 --> 00:21:28,982 - All right, well, don't think too long, now, 517 00:21:28,983 --> 00:21:30,854 because pride is a hell of a diet. 518 00:21:30,941 --> 00:21:32,552 - Thank you for your time. 519 00:21:32,639 --> 00:21:35,729 [indistinct chatter] 520 00:21:35,816 --> 00:21:37,339 [telephones ringing] 521 00:21:39,776 --> 00:21:41,517 - What are we doing here? - Shh. 522 00:21:41,518 --> 00:21:43,562 Do me a favor. Just be cool, okay? Be cool. 523 00:21:43,563 --> 00:21:45,304 Jerry, how you doing, pal? 524 00:21:45,391 --> 00:21:47,654 You, uh, got room in there for two more? 525 00:21:47,741 --> 00:21:49,438 - Sure thing, Deck. - Great. 526 00:21:49,525 --> 00:21:52,398 Hey, say hi to your sister for me. 527 00:21:52,485 --> 00:21:54,878 What are you doing? Get in here. Come on. 528 00:21:54,965 --> 00:21:57,751 [upbeat rock music playing] 529 00:21:57,838 --> 00:22:00,319 ? ? 530 00:22:00,406 --> 00:22:02,538 [indistinct chatter] 531 00:22:02,625 --> 00:22:04,671 [cheering] 532 00:22:04,758 --> 00:22:08,327 [slot machines ringing] 533 00:22:08,414 --> 00:22:10,524 - 50 on the come. - No more bets, no more bets. 534 00:22:10,546 --> 00:22:12,505 - Yeah! - Copy that-50 on big red. 535 00:22:12,592 --> 00:22:13,680 - Why are we here? 536 00:22:13,767 --> 00:22:15,551 - I just want to say a quick hi 537 00:22:15,638 --> 00:22:18,467 to a certain public-defender bottom-feeder 538 00:22:18,554 --> 00:22:20,784 who happens to represent Victor Suffredes. 539 00:22:20,817 --> 00:22:22,950 - This is the kid with the letter? 540 00:22:23,037 --> 00:22:25,518 - You mean the unjustly imprisoned 12-year-old 541 00:22:25,519 --> 00:22:27,432 crying out to his favorite uncle for help? 542 00:22:27,433 --> 00:22:29,391 Yes. - Deck, I'm not heartless. 543 00:22:29,478 --> 00:22:31,480 I have a case to try. - Exactly. 544 00:22:31,481 --> 00:22:33,220 You are not heartless, all right? 545 00:22:33,221 --> 00:22:34,614 So don't be. Come on. 546 00:22:34,701 --> 00:22:37,573 [indistinct chatter] 547 00:22:37,660 --> 00:22:41,795 ? ? 548 00:22:41,882 --> 00:22:44,188 - Come on, nice and easy. Here we go, baby. 549 00:22:44,275 --> 00:22:45,755 [cheering] - Five. 550 00:22:45,842 --> 00:22:47,017 - There we go! 551 00:22:47,104 --> 00:22:48,976 - Seeing 8 for 10. - 20 on hard 6. 552 00:22:49,063 --> 00:22:50,499 - 90 on the 8. - 20, field. 553 00:22:50,586 --> 00:22:53,241 - Nah, he's not done yet. Let's go 25 on... 554 00:22:53,328 --> 00:22:54,982 - 10, 10 on 8. - Wait, there he is. 555 00:22:55,069 --> 00:22:57,854 Here we go. Craps table, come on. 556 00:22:57,941 --> 00:23:01,336 Hey, hey, hey, hey, Louie V.! Still cheating gravity? 557 00:23:01,423 --> 00:23:03,686 - Still pretending to be a lawyer? 558 00:23:03,773 --> 00:23:05,862 - Oh, 4, 4, easy 4. Shooter stays hot. 559 00:23:05,949 --> 00:23:07,386 Hardway comes down. 560 00:23:07,387 --> 00:23:08,908 Sir, if you're gonna stand at the table, 561 00:23:08,909 --> 00:23:10,954 you got to make a bet- it's a $25 minimum. 562 00:23:10,955 --> 00:23:12,912 - 25 bucks? Hey, hey, you got some cash? 563 00:23:12,913 --> 00:23:15,002 - How much? - 25. 564 00:23:15,003 --> 00:23:17,046 - I only have a hundred. - Yeah, that's perfect. 565 00:23:17,047 --> 00:23:19,745 Yeah, I'll do, uh, four 25s. - Four 25s for the gentlemen. 566 00:23:19,746 --> 00:23:21,443 10, hard 4, 5 Yo. 567 00:23:21,530 --> 00:23:23,220 - I'm gonna do 25 on the pass line, 568 00:23:23,227 --> 00:23:24,794 all the hardways, 5 back. 569 00:23:24,881 --> 00:23:26,622 - Deck, why are you here? 570 00:23:26,709 --> 00:23:28,929 - I'm just here to jog your memory- 571 00:23:28,930 --> 00:23:31,321 client of yours, kid by the name of Victor Suffredes. 572 00:23:31,322 --> 00:23:33,368 - Never heard of him. 573 00:23:33,455 --> 00:23:35,544 - 6, easy 6. Hardway comes down. 574 00:23:35,631 --> 00:23:37,633 [cheering] - Wait, did I just lose? 575 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:39,983 - Did you just lose? - Yes, sir, you did. 576 00:23:40,070 --> 00:23:42,421 - I did. All right, let's go 5 back on the hard 6. 577 00:23:42,508 --> 00:23:45,158 Sure you remember him, okay? He's a 12-year-old kid. 578 00:23:45,162 --> 00:23:47,251 He hacked his entire school network, 579 00:23:47,338 --> 00:23:48,778 Rickrolled every classroom. 580 00:23:48,818 --> 00:23:51,386 Halloran gave him three years at The Pen. 581 00:23:51,473 --> 00:23:53,083 - Three years for Rick Astley? 582 00:23:53,170 --> 00:23:55,100 - Yeah, I guess justice did give him up. 583 00:23:55,129 --> 00:23:56,957 - That's a sealed juvenile case. 584 00:23:57,044 --> 00:23:59,350 - Here we go. 585 00:23:59,351 --> 00:24:01,526 - You shouldn't be sniffing around that file. 586 00:24:01,527 --> 00:24:03,572 And if you don't mind, 587 00:24:03,659 --> 00:24:05,618 I'm having a hot freakin' roll here. 588 00:24:05,705 --> 00:24:07,968 [dice clatter, cheering] 589 00:24:07,969 --> 00:24:10,665 - He wrote to me-he said he's looking for new counsel. 590 00:24:10,666 --> 00:24:12,842 - He's wasting ink. I'm still his lawyer. 591 00:24:12,929 --> 00:24:15,018 - All right, give me, uh, 25 on 5. 592 00:24:15,019 --> 00:24:17,977 If you're still his lawyer, why hasn't he heard from you? 593 00:24:17,978 --> 00:24:20,850 - Because I already did my part. 594 00:24:20,937 --> 00:24:22,852 He pled. Case closed. 595 00:24:22,939 --> 00:24:24,550 - "He pled"? 596 00:24:24,637 --> 00:24:26,682 [dice clatter, cheering] - 5, 5. 597 00:24:26,683 --> 00:24:29,118 - You could have filed for post-conviction relief, 598 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,207 asked for reconsideration. - Kid took a deal. 599 00:24:31,208 --> 00:24:33,994 That's the end of it. - He's 12 years old. 600 00:24:34,081 --> 00:24:38,389 You think 3 years is justice? - I think that's the sentence. 601 00:24:38,477 --> 00:24:42,263 - Yeah, let's see it. Hit that back wall this time. 602 00:24:42,350 --> 00:24:44,874 [angry chatter, jeering] 603 00:24:44,961 --> 00:24:47,703 ? ? 604 00:24:47,790 --> 00:24:50,053 - Who the hell walks away from a heater? 605 00:24:50,140 --> 00:24:52,621 - Somebody who doesn't want to answer questions. 606 00:25:05,504 --> 00:25:07,854 - Guys, please, I'm fine. 607 00:25:07,855 --> 00:25:10,072 I've been networking. [salt shaker thuds on table] 608 00:25:10,073 --> 00:25:11,987 I've been taking some really interesting meetings. 609 00:25:11,988 --> 00:25:14,295 I'm good. I'm-I'm great, actually. 610 00:25:14,382 --> 00:25:15,862 - Just hear me out. 611 00:25:15,863 --> 00:25:17,950 - Dad, do you really think that's a good idea? 612 00:25:17,951 --> 00:25:19,866 - What? 613 00:25:19,953 --> 00:25:21,781 - Me coming to work for you. 614 00:25:21,868 --> 00:25:23,826 - No, no... - Actually- 615 00:25:23,913 --> 00:25:26,786 - No, I was gonna say move back in with us, 616 00:25:26,873 --> 00:25:30,180 you know, until you figure out your next move. 617 00:25:30,267 --> 00:25:31,660 - Wow, okay. 618 00:25:31,747 --> 00:25:33,749 Um, am I really that radioactive? 619 00:25:33,836 --> 00:25:35,316 - Sweetie, of course not. 620 00:25:35,403 --> 00:25:37,666 It's just a little difficult 621 00:25:37,753 --> 00:25:40,060 while you're still under investigation. 622 00:25:40,061 --> 00:25:42,017 - You were the one who told me it was my job to bend the law 623 00:25:42,018 --> 00:25:44,020 and see how elastic it is, remember? 624 00:25:44,021 --> 00:25:46,282 And then next thing I knew, I'm sitting with the FBI. 625 00:25:46,283 --> 00:25:49,460 - I think you might have read more into that than I meant. 626 00:25:49,461 --> 00:25:51,636 - Are you gonna take any responsibility? 627 00:25:51,637 --> 00:25:53,333 - Are you gonna take any responsibility? 628 00:25:53,334 --> 00:25:56,772 - That's not fair. I didn't even commit a crime. 629 00:25:56,859 --> 00:25:58,969 - You committed the greatest crime of all. 630 00:25:59,035 --> 00:26:01,429 You lost. 631 00:26:01,516 --> 00:26:03,692 And you're right. It's not fair. 632 00:26:03,779 --> 00:26:06,434 You're a better lawyer than Rudy will ever be. 633 00:26:06,435 --> 00:26:08,304 - Wow, you finally remembered his name. 634 00:26:08,305 --> 00:26:10,177 - [sighs sternly] 635 00:26:10,264 --> 00:26:12,266 I am going to run to the men's room. 636 00:26:12,353 --> 00:26:14,964 [napkin thuds lightly, chair scrapes] 637 00:26:17,314 --> 00:26:19,708 [footsteps departing] 638 00:26:22,711 --> 00:26:25,584 - Did you ever congratulate him? 639 00:26:25,671 --> 00:26:27,716 - Who, Rudy? No. 640 00:26:27,717 --> 00:26:29,674 No, Mom, believe me, I'm the last person 641 00:26:29,675 --> 00:26:31,285 he wants to hear from. 642 00:26:31,372 --> 00:26:33,766 - You two were so in love. 643 00:26:33,853 --> 00:26:36,290 - That was a long time ago. 644 00:26:36,377 --> 00:26:38,379 - Not so long. 645 00:26:38,466 --> 00:26:41,077 Honey, do you mind if I give you a little advice? 646 00:26:41,164 --> 00:26:43,602 - Everyone else seems to, so, sure. 647 00:26:43,689 --> 00:26:46,387 - Look, I know you feel like you've lost everything. 648 00:26:46,474 --> 00:26:48,258 - Haven't I? [scoffs] 649 00:26:48,345 --> 00:26:50,478 I lost the case. I lost my job. 650 00:26:50,565 --> 00:26:53,035 I lost my boyfriend. You and Dad are paying my rent. 651 00:26:54,656 --> 00:26:55,962 What's left? 652 00:26:56,049 --> 00:26:58,355 - You. 653 00:26:58,442 --> 00:27:00,749 You're what's left. 654 00:27:00,750 --> 00:27:03,185 Every time we've spoken in the past three months, 655 00:27:03,186 --> 00:27:05,536 you've told me how everybody got it wrong. 656 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:08,104 Sweetheart... 657 00:27:08,191 --> 00:27:11,891 have you once stopped and asked where you went wrong? 658 00:27:11,978 --> 00:27:14,110 Hmm? 659 00:27:14,197 --> 00:27:17,026 [solemn music] 660 00:27:17,113 --> 00:27:19,420 ? ? 661 00:27:19,507 --> 00:27:23,467 [indistinct chatter] 662 00:27:23,554 --> 00:27:25,556 - Oh, hey. Got you coffee. 663 00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:27,776 - Thanks. 664 00:27:27,777 --> 00:27:29,647 - Hey, you know what? Quick gut check- 665 00:27:29,648 --> 00:27:32,346 I was thinking, um, depo testimony first, 666 00:27:32,347 --> 00:27:34,652 and then I'm gonna box them in with the ratios on- 667 00:27:34,653 --> 00:27:36,916 - Rudy, we settled. - What do you mean? 668 00:27:36,917 --> 00:27:39,657 We're cross-examining the lead food scientist at 9:00. 669 00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:41,877 - No, we're not, because they settled. 670 00:27:41,964 --> 00:27:43,487 I know. 671 00:27:43,574 --> 00:27:46,490 "Courtus" interruptus. 672 00:27:46,577 --> 00:27:48,797 - How much? - Nothing. 673 00:27:48,884 --> 00:27:51,147 Consent decree and permanent injunction. 674 00:27:51,148 --> 00:27:53,453 They stop making the copycat, destroy the molds, 675 00:27:53,454 --> 00:27:55,412 and send recall notices. 676 00:27:55,499 --> 00:27:58,154 - So we get 10% of zero? 677 00:27:58,155 --> 00:28:00,025 - See, that's the thing about your first case 678 00:28:00,026 --> 00:28:01,418 going the distance. 679 00:28:01,505 --> 00:28:04,030 You expect all of them to. 680 00:28:04,117 --> 00:28:06,075 It's still a win, Rudy. 681 00:28:06,162 --> 00:28:08,643 Congrats. 682 00:28:08,730 --> 00:28:11,820 [chuckles] 683 00:28:11,907 --> 00:28:14,605 Look, I know you want to be partner. 684 00:28:14,693 --> 00:28:16,956 But trust me when I tell you, 685 00:28:17,043 --> 00:28:19,959 there's a risk in getting too much too soon. 686 00:28:20,046 --> 00:28:21,830 Just ask my ex. 687 00:28:21,917 --> 00:28:24,050 Tom was faced with a decision- 688 00:28:24,137 --> 00:28:26,182 stay with a great team 689 00:28:26,183 --> 00:28:28,227 who felt he needed more seasoning in the minors 690 00:28:28,228 --> 00:28:30,795 or go to a shitty team who'd put him right in The Show. 691 00:28:30,796 --> 00:28:32,841 - He chose The Show. 692 00:28:32,928 --> 00:28:34,930 - And tore his UCL in the first week. 693 00:28:35,017 --> 00:28:37,324 He wasn't ready. 694 00:28:37,411 --> 00:28:39,500 Right now this works. 695 00:28:39,587 --> 00:28:42,155 I set the table. You sharpen the knife. 696 00:28:42,242 --> 00:28:44,853 Anything more than that wouldn't be good for me. 697 00:28:44,940 --> 00:28:48,552 It definitely wouldn't be good for you. 698 00:28:48,639 --> 00:28:50,772 - Jocelyn Stone? - Yeah. 699 00:28:54,210 --> 00:28:56,735 [sighs] - Namaste. 700 00:29:02,566 --> 00:29:04,873 - I'm gonna kill him. 701 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,789 [dramatic music] 702 00:29:07,876 --> 00:29:14,796 ? ? 703 00:29:32,074 --> 00:29:33,815 - Hey. 704 00:29:33,902 --> 00:29:35,556 How you doing? Deck Shifflet. 705 00:29:37,993 --> 00:29:39,647 Right, right. Uh... [chuckles] 706 00:29:39,648 --> 00:29:41,779 Are you, uh, Victor Suffredes' father? 707 00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:43,607 - Step. 708 00:29:43,694 --> 00:29:46,001 - I like to think of it as the dad who stepped up. 709 00:29:46,088 --> 00:29:48,743 Am I right? - [spits] What do you want? 710 00:29:48,830 --> 00:29:51,420 - Uh, well, I want to talk to you about Victor's case. 711 00:29:51,485 --> 00:29:53,008 He reached out to our law firm. 712 00:29:53,009 --> 00:29:55,531 But, you know, the whole juvenile-court system- 713 00:29:55,532 --> 00:29:57,752 all the files and transcripts are sealed. 714 00:29:57,753 --> 00:29:59,622 So, if we want to help Victor- - Oh, no, no, no, no, 715 00:29:59,623 --> 00:30:01,887 Ain't no helping that boy. 716 00:30:01,974 --> 00:30:04,280 Kid's a compulsive liar. [grunts] 717 00:30:04,367 --> 00:30:07,066 - Right, well, uh... 718 00:30:07,153 --> 00:30:10,025 have you, uh, c-considered an appeal? 719 00:30:10,026 --> 00:30:11,809 Because the window for this closes on Monday. 720 00:30:11,810 --> 00:30:13,637 - I don't know about any of that. 721 00:30:13,724 --> 00:30:16,031 - Sir, we're just concerned that your son- 722 00:30:16,032 --> 00:30:17,466 - He is not my son. Now, I told you that, yeah? 723 00:30:17,467 --> 00:30:18,555 - Okay. 724 00:30:18,642 --> 00:30:19,992 Buddy, I'm just here 725 00:30:20,079 --> 00:30:22,646 'cause I think Victor might be in trouble. 726 00:30:22,733 --> 00:30:24,910 - [grunts] Look... 727 00:30:24,997 --> 00:30:28,304 I've washed my hands of that boy. 728 00:30:28,391 --> 00:30:32,178 Kid's been a migraine since the day I married his mother. 729 00:30:32,265 --> 00:30:33,962 - Well, speaking of his mother, 730 00:30:34,049 --> 00:30:36,225 if I wanted to talk to her about an appeal, 731 00:30:36,312 --> 00:30:38,184 you know where I might find her? 732 00:30:38,271 --> 00:30:39,620 [object thuds on table] 733 00:30:39,707 --> 00:30:41,840 - Yep. 734 00:30:41,927 --> 00:30:44,059 Marshview Cemetery. 735 00:30:47,715 --> 00:30:49,499 - All right, have a great day. 736 00:30:55,941 --> 00:30:58,204 [door opens, cell phone vibrates] 737 00:30:58,291 --> 00:31:00,859 [footsteps approaching] 738 00:31:00,946 --> 00:31:02,948 [door creaks closed] 739 00:31:05,428 --> 00:31:06,995 [keg thuds on floor] 740 00:31:09,215 --> 00:31:10,956 - Thought I locked that. 741 00:31:13,828 --> 00:31:16,091 - [chuckles] You really bought Yogi's. 742 00:31:16,178 --> 00:31:19,094 [chuckles] 743 00:31:19,181 --> 00:31:22,358 I, um... 744 00:31:22,445 --> 00:31:24,975 I heard you're living in the apartment upstairs? 745 00:31:29,235 --> 00:31:31,019 And I, uh... 746 00:31:31,106 --> 00:31:33,156 read that alumni profile they did on you. 747 00:31:35,502 --> 00:31:37,025 It was incredible. 748 00:31:39,332 --> 00:31:42,465 I saw you on TV. [chuckles] 749 00:31:42,552 --> 00:31:43,814 You, um... 750 00:31:46,034 --> 00:31:48,558 You really-you really did it. 751 00:31:48,645 --> 00:31:51,355 It's literally everything you ever dreamed of, and I... 752 00:31:55,391 --> 00:31:57,321 I just wanted to say congratulations. 753 00:32:01,267 --> 00:32:03,486 [solemn music] 754 00:32:03,573 --> 00:32:07,795 I, um... [sighs] 755 00:32:07,882 --> 00:32:10,363 I don't know why I did what I did. 756 00:32:10,450 --> 00:32:12,191 [sighs] 757 00:32:12,278 --> 00:32:18,197 ? ? 758 00:32:18,198 --> 00:32:20,459 Rudy, I should have never used your brother in that way. 759 00:32:20,460 --> 00:32:21,896 I, um... 760 00:32:21,983 --> 00:32:25,117 ? ? 761 00:32:25,204 --> 00:32:28,729 I was just so caught up in... 762 00:32:28,816 --> 00:32:31,514 the case, the firm, Leo. 763 00:32:31,601 --> 00:32:34,909 I just-I think I convinced myself that I was doing my job. 764 00:32:34,996 --> 00:32:41,916 ? ? 765 00:32:42,003 --> 00:32:43,352 Rudy, I'm sorry. 766 00:32:45,441 --> 00:32:48,488 [sighs] 767 00:32:48,575 --> 00:32:52,796 ? ? 768 00:32:52,883 --> 00:32:55,712 Are you gonna say anything? 769 00:32:55,799 --> 00:32:58,933 ? ? 770 00:32:59,020 --> 00:33:00,630 We're closed. 771 00:33:05,331 --> 00:33:08,203 - [inhales deeply] 772 00:33:19,693 --> 00:33:22,565 [door opens, closes] 773 00:33:24,567 --> 00:33:25,916 - That was unexpected. 774 00:33:26,354 --> 00:33:30,050 - What do you think she really wants? 775 00:33:30,051 --> 00:33:31,879 - I don't know. 776 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:33,793 Maybe she just really wanted to apologize. 777 00:33:33,794 --> 00:33:35,491 [crunches] 778 00:33:35,578 --> 00:33:36,840 - Not a chance. 779 00:33:42,803 --> 00:33:46,937 [soft music] 780 00:33:47,025 --> 00:33:51,681 ? ? 781 00:33:51,768 --> 00:33:54,032 - All right, but just hear me out, okay? 782 00:33:54,119 --> 00:33:56,589 Nabisco-it was a win, no matter how you look at it. 783 00:33:56,590 --> 00:33:58,600 It is hard to make a meal out of cookies, though. 784 00:33:58,601 --> 00:34:00,907 Lord knows that I've tried. Wait, wait, no, stop. 785 00:34:00,908 --> 00:34:02,518 Just sit down. Sit down. 786 00:34:02,605 --> 00:34:05,255 What I'm trying to say is, you're not cookies, okay? 787 00:34:05,260 --> 00:34:07,550 And you are definitely not Fletcher Kincaid. 788 00:34:07,551 --> 00:34:09,916 Rudy, you're not doing what you're meant to do. 789 00:34:09,917 --> 00:34:12,311 I know it doesn't always pay the bills, okay? 790 00:34:12,398 --> 00:34:15,923 But, Rudy, you fight bullies, and right now this kid Victor- 791 00:34:16,010 --> 00:34:17,881 he needs a Rudy Baylor on his side 792 00:34:17,882 --> 00:34:19,099 'cause he's got nobody else. 793 00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:20,971 - Deck- - No, no, let me finish. 794 00:34:21,059 --> 00:34:23,278 Let me finish- because as you said, right? 795 00:34:23,365 --> 00:34:26,064 Literally, as you said, it's not about the fight. 796 00:34:28,109 --> 00:34:30,198 It's about who you fight for. 797 00:34:30,285 --> 00:34:33,071 - Let's go talk to him. - That's it? 798 00:34:33,072 --> 00:34:34,549 - You want to talk, I'll talk to him. 799 00:34:34,550 --> 00:34:36,204 I'm-no promises. - No, right. 800 00:34:36,205 --> 00:34:37,813 Of course, no promises. Let's go talk to him. 801 00:34:37,814 --> 00:34:39,598 I love this. Yes, we're talking to him. 802 00:34:39,599 --> 00:34:41,774 - By the way, that was a great opening argument. 803 00:34:41,775 --> 00:34:44,169 - Really? - Yeah. 804 00:34:44,256 --> 00:34:46,366 - What was the best part? - I'm not cookies. 805 00:34:48,651 --> 00:34:50,305 - Cookies. 806 00:34:50,392 --> 00:34:51,524 Of course. 807 00:35:02,970 --> 00:35:05,712 - I am not your lawyer. - I know that. 808 00:35:05,799 --> 00:35:07,670 - Then why the hell am I getting 809 00:35:07,757 --> 00:35:09,498 your grand-jury subpoena? 810 00:35:09,585 --> 00:35:11,587 - Jocelyn, what am I supposed to do? 811 00:35:11,674 --> 00:35:14,024 - Tell the truth. 812 00:35:14,112 --> 00:35:16,418 You didn't know what the kid was doing. 813 00:35:16,419 --> 00:35:17,984 - I might have known what the kid was doing. 814 00:35:17,985 --> 00:35:19,900 - You idiot. 815 00:35:19,987 --> 00:35:22,990 - Baby, was that Amazon? 816 00:35:23,077 --> 00:35:25,384 I needed that LED mask, like, yesterday. 817 00:35:25,471 --> 00:35:29,170 - Ha! Honey, they don't make LED strong enough. 818 00:35:29,257 --> 00:35:31,041 - [sighs] Lord, give me strength. 819 00:35:31,129 --> 00:35:34,219 Tommy, what is this bitch doing in my house? 820 00:35:34,306 --> 00:35:36,743 - She's my lawyer. - I'm not, actually. 821 00:35:36,830 --> 00:35:38,397 - Great. Then go. - Gladly. 822 00:35:38,398 --> 00:35:39,571 - Wait, Jocelyn. Hold on, hold on, please. 823 00:35:39,572 --> 00:35:41,226 Hang on. 824 00:35:41,313 --> 00:35:43,706 Honey, she's the best lawyer I know. 825 00:35:43,793 --> 00:35:45,230 We need her. 826 00:35:45,231 --> 00:35:47,013 - You better believe we're talking 827 00:35:47,014 --> 00:35:48,363 to Dr. Kathy about this. 828 00:35:52,454 --> 00:35:54,369 - Jocelyn, you got to help me out here. 829 00:35:54,456 --> 00:35:56,502 - You can't afford me. - Come on. 830 00:35:56,589 --> 00:35:59,592 - My retainer is 50 grand. 831 00:35:59,679 --> 00:36:01,637 - Jocelyn, listen... 832 00:36:01,724 --> 00:36:03,204 I'm boxed in. 833 00:36:03,205 --> 00:36:05,118 If I tell the truth to the grand jury, 834 00:36:05,119 --> 00:36:06,816 they're gonna kill me. 835 00:36:06,903 --> 00:36:09,776 - They don't kill you for this. They put you in prison. 836 00:36:09,863 --> 00:36:12,170 - That's not what I meant. 837 00:36:12,257 --> 00:36:13,954 - What are you into? 838 00:36:14,041 --> 00:36:15,390 - I'll tell you everything 839 00:36:15,477 --> 00:36:18,219 once we have attorney-client privilege. 840 00:36:18,306 --> 00:36:20,526 Please, Julep. 841 00:36:20,613 --> 00:36:22,832 - You got to be kidding me. 842 00:36:22,919 --> 00:36:26,401 You're broke, and she got one of these? 843 00:36:26,488 --> 00:36:29,317 Do you know what this costs? - Don't remind me. 844 00:36:29,404 --> 00:36:31,667 I still owe a fortune on that thing. 845 00:36:31,754 --> 00:36:34,583 [dramatic music] 846 00:36:34,670 --> 00:36:37,107 ? ? 847 00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:40,981 Hey, hey, what are you doing? 848 00:36:41,068 --> 00:36:42,765 - Taking my retainer. 849 00:36:42,852 --> 00:36:45,115 Come by in the morning. 850 00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:47,422 - Lynette's gonna lose her shit. 851 00:36:47,509 --> 00:36:49,859 - [chuckles] Well, tell it to Dr. Kathy. 852 00:36:49,946 --> 00:36:52,819 ? ? 853 00:36:52,906 --> 00:36:54,690 [door opens, closes] - [sighs] 854 00:36:54,777 --> 00:36:56,257 [device beeping] 855 00:36:56,344 --> 00:36:59,695 - Holy shit, it worked. - Victor? 856 00:36:59,782 --> 00:37:02,611 Hey, are you-are you okay? What happened to you? 857 00:37:02,612 --> 00:37:04,960 - I tried to send you a letter. They did not like that. 858 00:37:04,961 --> 00:37:06,920 - Wait, they put their hands on you? 859 00:37:07,007 --> 00:37:08,443 Get a picture of him. - Yeah. 860 00:37:08,444 --> 00:37:10,227 - I knew you were my guy. [camera shutter clicks] 861 00:37:10,228 --> 00:37:13,579 We've only got a day left to file an appeal. 862 00:37:13,666 --> 00:37:15,842 - Now, Victor, I'm gonna ask you something. 863 00:37:15,929 --> 00:37:18,018 Are you telling us you're innocent? 864 00:37:18,105 --> 00:37:20,395 - No, I definitely hacked the school network 865 00:37:20,455 --> 00:37:23,371 to Rickroll all the screens. 866 00:37:23,372 --> 00:37:25,154 [scoffs] I'm saying they tricked me. 867 00:37:25,155 --> 00:37:27,288 - Who did? How? 868 00:37:27,289 --> 00:37:28,723 - Judge gives me some slimy lawyer 869 00:37:28,724 --> 00:37:30,159 who smelled like an air freshener. 870 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:32,162 - Louis V. Palermo. 871 00:37:32,163 --> 00:37:34,120 - Yeah, and Judge tells me if I say I did it 872 00:37:34,121 --> 00:37:36,557 and sorry and all that, then I'll get a warning, so I did. 873 00:37:36,558 --> 00:37:38,255 Then all of a sudden, Judge crashes out, 874 00:37:38,256 --> 00:37:40,257 yelling cyber terrorist, gives me three years. 875 00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:42,477 And I'm in, like, literal shackles, bruh. 876 00:37:42,564 --> 00:37:45,654 - Hold on. What did-what did Palermo say? 877 00:37:45,741 --> 00:37:47,656 - All right, you can go now. 878 00:37:47,743 --> 00:37:50,180 - Hey, are these the guys who touched you? 879 00:37:50,181 --> 00:37:52,138 Hey, you can't obstruct his right to counsel. 880 00:37:52,139 --> 00:37:53,705 - Suffredes is on behavior status. 881 00:37:53,706 --> 00:37:55,489 He gets no visitors. - Hey, take it easy! 882 00:37:55,490 --> 00:37:57,143 - Hey, he's a kid. Take it easy on him. 883 00:37:57,144 --> 00:37:58,711 - Victor, I'm gonna file today. 884 00:37:58,712 --> 00:38:00,538 Hey, you, you want to say anything 885 00:38:00,539 --> 00:38:02,410 about those bruises on him? 886 00:38:02,497 --> 00:38:04,934 - Who the hell do you think you are? 887 00:38:05,021 --> 00:38:09,243 ? ? 888 00:38:09,330 --> 00:38:10,940 - I'm his lawyer. 889 00:38:16,946 --> 00:38:19,209 - All right, thank you. - Morning. 890 00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:22,212 - Yeah, I understand. I'll call you back, okay? 891 00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:23,997 We got boned. - That was fast. 892 00:38:24,084 --> 00:38:26,826 - Who got boned? 893 00:38:26,913 --> 00:38:30,569 - The, uh-the Victor Suffredes appeal got dismissed... 894 00:38:30,656 --> 00:38:31,961 technicality. 895 00:38:32,048 --> 00:38:33,223 - You filed an appeal? 896 00:38:33,224 --> 00:38:34,876 You're not an appellate attorney. 897 00:38:34,877 --> 00:38:36,748 - Well, deadline was today, so I had to file. 898 00:38:36,749 --> 00:38:40,143 - Okay, at the risk of sounding like I approve any of this... 899 00:38:40,230 --> 00:38:42,798 why was it dismissed? 900 00:38:42,885 --> 00:38:45,323 - We didn't get a signature from the guardian. 901 00:38:45,324 --> 00:38:47,193 - [scoffs] Well, that's a hell of a technicality. 902 00:38:47,194 --> 00:38:48,717 - Stepfather's a real charmer. 903 00:38:48,718 --> 00:38:50,544 - You can't file on behalf of a minor 904 00:38:50,545 --> 00:38:52,285 without a legal guardian signing on. 905 00:38:52,286 --> 00:38:53,417 - I thought it might slip by, okay? 906 00:38:53,418 --> 00:38:54,896 - Come on, you know better than that. 907 00:38:54,897 --> 00:38:56,464 And not for nothing, 908 00:38:56,465 --> 00:38:58,422 but who did you think was gonna pay for this appeal? 909 00:38:58,423 --> 00:38:59,858 - Who's paying for your ex-husband's criminal case? 910 00:38:59,859 --> 00:39:00,947 - She got a handbag. 911 00:39:00,948 --> 00:39:02,426 - Yeah, a very expensive handbag. 912 00:39:02,427 --> 00:39:03,601 - You're kidding, right? 913 00:39:03,602 --> 00:39:05,037 - It's worth more than your car. 914 00:39:05,038 --> 00:39:06,908 - You know what- - All right, guys, guys. 915 00:39:06,909 --> 00:39:08,736 Can we please just get back to the whole guardian thing? 916 00:39:08,737 --> 00:39:10,303 There's got to be a way around that, right? 917 00:39:10,304 --> 00:39:11,479 - There isn't. Sorry. 918 00:39:13,351 --> 00:39:14,569 - Hi. 919 00:39:14,656 --> 00:39:15,918 - Oh, shit. - Oh, good. 920 00:39:16,005 --> 00:39:17,616 - Oh, great. 921 00:39:17,617 --> 00:39:20,008 - I don't know how we went from a whale to two fishes 922 00:39:20,009 --> 00:39:22,490 in three months, but here we are. 923 00:39:26,146 --> 00:39:29,062 - Goddamn, you look good. Can't be all natural, no way. 924 00:39:29,149 --> 00:39:30,759 - Face is mine. Tits are real. 925 00:39:30,846 --> 00:39:33,066 Ass is as tight as a snare drum. 926 00:39:33,153 --> 00:39:35,024 And you're not getting near any of it. 927 00:39:35,111 --> 00:39:36,635 - Just making conversation. 928 00:39:36,722 --> 00:39:38,811 - I just don't get it, okay? [scoffs] 929 00:39:38,812 --> 00:39:40,855 I mean, this guy's married to Victor's mom 930 00:39:40,856 --> 00:39:42,683 for all of, what, like, three years, 931 00:39:42,684 --> 00:39:44,685 and all of a sudden, he just gets to decide this kid's life? 932 00:39:44,686 --> 00:39:46,166 That's crazy. - It's the law. 933 00:39:46,253 --> 00:39:48,124 He's the legal guardian. 934 00:39:48,211 --> 00:39:50,388 - It was just one game. 935 00:39:50,475 --> 00:39:53,125 I know it was stupid, but I really believe in this kid. 936 00:39:53,129 --> 00:39:55,179 And I don't want to see- - Hang on a second. 937 00:39:55,427 --> 00:39:59,613 I can't believe I'm about to help with this, 938 00:39:59,614 --> 00:40:01,224 but there might be a way. 939 00:40:01,311 --> 00:40:03,096 - What is it? 940 00:40:03,183 --> 00:40:05,533 - A section 1983 action. 941 00:40:05,620 --> 00:40:07,840 - A civil suit? - To get Victor out? 942 00:40:07,841 --> 00:40:09,667 - Followed by a petition for habeas corpus. 943 00:40:09,668 --> 00:40:12,410 Well, a Section 1983 is "stop abusing me." 944 00:40:12,497 --> 00:40:14,324 That's how we get paid. 945 00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:16,065 Habeas is "get me out of here." 946 00:40:16,066 --> 00:40:18,589 - Yeah, but don't we still have the problem of the guardian? 947 00:40:18,590 --> 00:40:20,112 - No. - No, 'cause in a civil case, 948 00:40:20,113 --> 00:40:21,984 you can get a guardian ad litem. 949 00:40:21,985 --> 00:40:24,072 - Court-appointed guardian for the purposes of the case. 950 00:40:24,073 --> 00:40:26,118 - But only if the minor doesn't have a guardian, right? 951 00:40:26,119 --> 00:40:27,773 both: Wrong. 952 00:40:27,774 --> 00:40:29,643 - Also if the current guardian isn't protecting 953 00:40:29,644 --> 00:40:31,297 the minor's interests. - Definitely not. 954 00:40:31,298 --> 00:40:32,865 - Court allows the attorney 955 00:40:32,952 --> 00:40:36,346 to submit a guardian ad litem for approval. 956 00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:39,001 - Well, who are we gonna get for that? 957 00:40:39,088 --> 00:40:42,048 [soft music] 958 00:40:42,135 --> 00:40:49,011 ? ? 959 00:40:53,799 --> 00:40:55,844 - What you smiling about? 960 00:40:55,931 --> 00:41:01,110 ? ? 961 00:41:01,111 --> 00:41:03,547 - No, we're not accepting the tolling agreement. 962 00:41:03,548 --> 00:41:05,679 If they want to extend the statute, they can file. 963 00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:07,943 - Understood. Thank you, Ms. Vonn. 964 00:41:08,030 --> 00:41:10,076 - Kid's name is Victor Suffredes, 965 00:41:10,163 --> 00:41:12,905 12 years old, one of Judge Halloran's cases. 966 00:41:12,992 --> 00:41:16,604 They filed a Section 1983 claim and a habeas petition. 967 00:41:16,691 --> 00:41:20,129 - Who's the attorney? - Rudy Baylor. 968 00:41:20,130 --> 00:41:22,261 He's the kid who won the Great Benefit ca- 969 00:41:22,262 --> 00:41:23,437 - I know who he is. 970 00:41:23,524 --> 00:41:27,528 [dramatic music] 971 00:41:27,615 --> 00:41:31,227 [cell phone vibrating] 972 00:41:31,314 --> 00:41:34,100 ? ? 973 00:41:34,187 --> 00:41:35,536 - Hello? 974 00:41:35,623 --> 00:41:37,538 - It's Amanda Vonn. 975 00:41:37,625 --> 00:41:40,280 I put in a call to Leo Drummond. 976 00:41:40,367 --> 00:41:41,847 - What did he say? 977 00:41:41,934 --> 00:41:44,066 - That you're an opportunist. 978 00:41:44,153 --> 00:41:45,415 - Oh. 979 00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:47,113 - But that I'd be hard-pressed 980 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:49,507 to find a more tenacious attorney. 981 00:41:49,508 --> 00:41:51,420 My office will call you to set a meeting. 982 00:41:51,421 --> 00:41:54,207 - Wow. 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