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So, this is global warming?

I think it's just Chicago.

- We should move to San Diego.
- Mm.

Doesn't look good.

She'll be fine.

And what is the current disposition
of the drug charges?

- Under review.
- Forgive me, Maia,

but as managing partner,
I have to ask this.

Do you have a drug problem?

No. God, no.

The drugs were foisted
upon me by Roland Blum.

And these were the drugs
the police found in your car?

- Yes.
- Foisted

but not planted?

So, if you weren't using yourself,

why'd you allow him to
foist anything on you?

I don't know how much experience
you've had with Roland Blum.

The, uh, the standard playbook
goes out the window.

Does that extend to throwing

a computer through a glass wall?

Admittedly, we've all
lost our temper on occasion.

I didn't lose my temper.

Blum thought that he
could intimidate me,

and I had to let him know
that I wasn't intimidated.

- There may be better ways of doing that.
- There are.

And I apologize.

I've agreed to pay
for both the computers

and for the glass, and I promise,

this will never happen again.

Okay.

- Thank you, Maia.
- Thank you.

So, what do we think?

Fire her.

- No, no.
- What?

- I agree.
- We fired Alan North

last month for the
identical drug charge.

- Not identical. He was using.
- That was never proved.

This is just holding,
and Maia's never had

- any other issues.
- Actually, that's not true.

She was arrested two years ago.

For her father's crimes.

But then she was found not guilty.

But don't we have to be consistent?

I argued against firing Alan North

for his drug arrest, but I was overruled

because we agreed
there's zero tolerance.

Zero tolerance for using, not for...

I don't think we ever
agreed on that distinction.

It's a huge distinction.

Wait. Wait.

Wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait. Wait.

We will review all the
evidence against Maia

and then consider
suspending her for a week.

So we're just gonna let this slide?

- We're not gonna let it slide.
- We're not letting it slide.

- I know how this works.
- Just saying due diligence.

We kick it down the road

- so we can bury it.
- No.

We will come back in four
days, and we will vote.

Everybody will be heard.

- Okay?
- Okay.

So, you coming with me?

- To tell Maia?
- No, to the noon meeting.

Oh, your leftie rebellion?

Mm, trust me, Liz, you'll be impressed.

I-I've had my fill of left-wing anger.

Yeah, well, this is different.

All right, let me think about it.

Should I close the door?

Am I fucked?

Wow, Maia. All grown up.

No, you are not fucked.

Boseman is doing the bare
minimum to discard of this.

Drug test and a standard investigation.

- A drug test?
- Yeah. Standard.

But you have the votes, so don't worry.

Uh, things will be back
to normal in four days.

I'm so sorry about all of this, Diane.

No, no, no. You should've had
some supervision with Blum.

That was my mistake.

Well, it was an education.

That's an odd couple.

I know. They've been
spending a lot of time together.

I think Julius is helping
her out with some legal issue.

No, don't walk back
your pro-life argument.

That's why they want you
for a federal judgeship.

You don't think it's too controversial?

It's controversial here
because everybody's pro-choice,

but you're at the
Historical Law Society.

They're like the Federalist
Society Version Two.

They want true believers.

So I should just bring it up, abortion?

No, you bring up your biography.

The dog whistles. You have 12 kids.

- Six.
- Whatever. And you're Catholic,

and you live that whole philosophy.

What's that mean?

Mass once a week and a disabled son.

Seriously? I should just bring that up?

Are you kidding me? They'll eat that up.

Julius, this is Stockholm syndrome here.

You've been here with liberals so long

you don't know what you
should be humblebragging about.

- Aren't you one of those liberals?
- Sure.

But my dad poisoned me.
He made politics chess,

so it was more important to
win than to make life better.

You're a funny bird.

Let's start again.

When they ask you about
your family, what do you say?

Well, as the father of six children,

one of them with muscular dystrophy,

I'm well aware of the
problems of family,

and that's one of the reasons
I supported Donald Trump.

Trump is down in the suburbs,

but his evangelical,
rural support is strong

and unlikely to decrease
given his court appointments

and grip on the right-wing media.

If you turn to chart three,

you'll see that looking ahead to 2020,

we need to change our focus.

Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.

Trump won the 2016 election

because of these...

79,646 votes.

That's all it took to get
him the 46 electoral votes

that put him in the White House.

He lost the popular vote
by almost three million.

So shouldn't we, in fact,
change Valerie's goal?

- What do you mean?
- Well, she challenged us to find a way

to shave nine points off
of Trump's approval rating.

But isn't that too broad?

Shouldn't we just focus
on these needed votes?

Should we check with Valerie first?

- Um, she left it to us.
- So, let's do it.

Can I make a suggestion?

- Go for it.
- Isabella Burns.

I'm working with
social media innovators,

trying to follow tastes
across the country.

And if you want to sway 79,000 votes

in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania,

you need to swiftboat a pop star.

Swiftboat?

As in Taylor Swift. She
came out for a candidate,

and within 24 hours,

65,000 new young voters registered.

By Election Day, there were
half a million new voters.

So we need an influencer who
matters in these three states.

And who might that be?

We also need an influencer
we can influence.

Diane.

Sounds like you already
have somebody in mind?

Well, yes.

One of your clients.

Uh-oh.

The country star,

Sabrina Wynne.

Her Q score is 56 or better
in these three states.

Especially among 18 to 32-year-olds.

Oh. So you all discussed
this before we got here?

We went through our
client lists. You won.

It's my day off. This better be good.

Oh, I'm sorry. Do you have a moment?

I need some advice.

How did the disciplinary hearing go?

Good, I think.

I mean, they want to
give me a drug test.

I've-I've never done one before.

Do I have to worry
about a false positive?

You know, from, like, a-a
lemon poppy seed muffin?

No. Poppy seeds are
in such low quantities,

it won't matter.
Everything should be fine.

Just don't get arrested again.

But for how long does a, uh,

drug test flag something
like poppy seeds

- in your system?
- Ah.

A week at the most.

You know, they found
drugs in your car, Maia.

It's not like you did drugs.

I'm so relieved.

- I feel like I want to get blackout drunk.
- I need a drink, too.

We just came from a
"mommy and me" class.

- Oh, God.
- Yeah, we had to clap and sing

and shake tambourines.

I thought my day was bad.

♪ Baby shark, doo, doo,
doo, doo, doo, doo ♪

♪ Baby shark, doo, doo,
doo, doo, doo, doo ♪

♪ Baby shark, doo, doo,
doo, doo, doo, doo ♪

- ♪ Baby shark... ♪
- Okay, I'm gonna go now.

No, wait, there's 12 verses.

♪ Mommy shark, doo, doo ♪

- ♪ Doo, doo, Daddy... ♪
- Good to talk.

♪ Shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ♪

♪ Mommy shark. ♪

Are you there?

Are you wishing somebody
would pay attention to you?

It's okay.

She's off the phone now.

It's cold outside. You should
put a scarf around him.

He doesn't like scarves.

Did he tell you that?

When you get home,

you should give him Tylenol right away

so he doesn't get a cold.

Yeah, that's not how Tylenol works.

I'm guessing that you haven't
been a nanny for very long.

I found him at Whole Foods
near the bulk peanuts.

I like peanuts.

Is that a joke?

Okay, strange baby.

Let's go. Time to sell you on eBay.

Do you know who that woman was?

No.

Did she come here with that baby?

Yes. Look, I-I'm not sure
what I'm dealing with here,

but it's a woman who
says she isn't the nanny,

but she's African-American,
and the baby is white.

Now, this is not racist.
I'm just concerned be...

Oh, sh-she's looking at me right now.

Oh, my God. She said
something about drugs,

about how her friend has drugs

in her car, and I just...
I always told myself

it's always better
to be safe than sorry.

- Are you fucking kidding me?
- Uh, she's about 30 years old,

dressed in baggy clothes, fancy
sneakers. Oh, and she told me

she found the baby at a
Whole Foods. Thank you.

Um, excuse me, I think you should wait

until the police come.

Ma'am, you need to get a fucking grip.

Okay, don't swear.

I have your license number,

and I gave the police your description.

- Jesus.
- You are not leaving with this baby.

With my baby? Yes, I fucking am.

- He's not your baby.
- Don't! Get your hands off my stroller.

- Okay, help! She's trying to take a baby!
- Lady...

- Can you stop? Stop.
- If you don't get the fuck away from my car,

- I'm gonna take you down...
- Help!

Put him down. Help me!

Great. Great. Here we go.

I've known quite a few judges
on both sides of the aisle.

I understand how important your work is,

how important it is to stop the trend

of liberal judges
legislating from the bench.

I've been a congregant
at Holy Conception

for 20 years now.

My kids, too. Uh, six kids.

And when I'm refereeing
at one of our soccer games,

I call fouls.

I don't score goals.

Julius, you've spent years now

at a liberal law firm responsible

for some of the most damaging

police brutality
lawsuits in the country.

- How is that consistent with your beliefs?
- Oh.

The fact that I've worked
closely with liberals without

compromising my personal principles

tells you how committed I am
to my conservative beliefs.

- Fantastic job.
- Thank you.

So, one thing. We gave you

five résumés for consultants.
You didn't like them?

No, no, no, they were great.

Some of them were... expensive.

Yeah. I should've warned you.

We can try to funnel you some PAC money.

No, no, no, I'm good.

You're a wonderful candidate, Julius,

so I hope you take this
in the right spirit.

You won't make it with Eli
Gold's daughter as your advisor.

Well, she doesn't affect my beliefs.

Her father's an assassin
for the other side.

- But she isn't.
- Well, she's guaranteed to talk to him.

I'm sorry, Julius, but
you need to let her go.

And if I don't?

Well, our biggest fear is
putting someone on the court

and having them flip on us, so...

this is not a small thing.

Think about it.

Let us know.

You crushed it. What did Brock say?

Uh, what? Just now?

Yeah. When he pulled you aside.

Is it a done deal?

He didn't say anything.

They just need a couple
of days to think about it.

Oh. Right.

Okay.

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- _
- Hmm.

_

- Hey. Can we talk a minute?
- Hey.

Yeah. Yeah, what's up?

So, I've been searching online, but, um,

I'm a little confused on the matter,

so I wanted to ask you.

What's wrong?

Nothing. It's, uh, just
these e-mails I keep getting.

Whoa!

Those are the kind of
e-mails I usually get.

Okay, so...

what is it?

Uh, okay, so this is
gonna sound bad, but...

I was wondering how long

something will stay in your system

for it to be detected by a drug test.

This isn't about the poppy seeds?

No.

What drugs?

Fentanyl.

Fentanyl?

- How did you...
- Uh, Blum, he...

he gave me a fentanyl lollipop to try.

- And you tried it?
- Mm-hmm.

I've never done drugs before,

ever, and, uh...

I wanted to see what it would be like.

Okay.

So...

- it depends on how much you took.
- Mm-hmm.

Usually it metabolizes
in one and a half days,

but it could take up to five days.

- How long ago since you took it?
- Four days ago.

Jay came to me yesterday
for a drug test,

but I delayed it to today.

You'll probably be fine.

But you can't be sure?

I can't be.

I need to delay it one more day.

- Thank you.
- Okay.

Lucca Quinn.

Bitch, fuck, cunt,
motherfucking asshole...

Lucca Quinn.

Ms. Quinn, this is Cole Lowe
from the Washington Post.

- Is this a good time?
- For... ?

Do you have a comment on the video?

The "Mothering While Black" video.

I've contacted the other woman involved,

and she insists this was all
an unfortunate misunderstanding.

- Do you have a comment?
- Uh...

I'm actually a-a little busy.

Goodbye.

Hey! Stop!

- This is not racist. I was just...
- Okay.

She doesn't even know
how to fold this stroller.

I can fold the stroller fine!

This is clearly not your baby.

You actually want to see my I.D.?

Yeah, your car
registration, too, please.

- How dare you!
- She told me that she found him

- at the Whole Foods.
- Oh, my God.

It was a joke! It was a freaking joke!

- You think that is funny?
- Okay, all right...

You actually want to see my I.D.?

Yeah, your car registration, too.

The father of this baby is
a United States congressman.

I still need to see your I.D.

You actually want to see my I.D.?

Congratulations. You're a meme.

The father of this baby
is a United States congressman.

All right, all right, all right! Okay...

She's trying to take a baby!

Help me!

Because this is my baby.

Because he needs to
get home and have a nap.

- Did you know she was coming in today?
- No.

That's an odd coincidence.

Yeah. Do you believe in coincidences?

No.

Ah.

- Uh, you've met, uh, Liz Reddick?
- No.

I'm sure you knew her dad.

- It's an honor.
- Hi.

- I wrote a song about your dad.
- Oh.

Some idiot thought it was pro-Klan.

- Mm.
- That's the problem with art.

People interpret it any which way.

I'm Sabrina's manager, Nate Yardley.

Hi. I think you know Diane Lockhart.

- Hi, Nate. Hi, Sabrina.
- Ms. Lockhart, hi. Yeah, we, uh,

didn't mean to bring in
the whole cavalry here.

Oh, no, we are here to serve.

Sabrina's just a little
concerned about her fans.

They can get a little rambunctious.

- What's the problem?
- What is... ?

Uh, please, sit.

So, we keep track of
mentions on social media.

This was just posted today.

It's obviously photoshopped,
but a lot of the discussion's

about Sabrina really being
there in Charlottesville.

- They call themselves Wynners.
- Who does?

These fans on the alt-right.

They think she's their Aryan savior.

- Where's this coming from?
- Some conspiracy theorist

on 4chan who calls himself P-Anon.

He supposedly has all this information

on the coming civil war.

He says I'll be married
off to Donald Trump Jr.,

who will rule for the next 50 years.

- And you want to sue him?
- Well, no, he's anonymous.

I mean, who would we sue?

You'll still make a
statement with this suit.

You'll come out as against
the alt-right and neo-Nazis.

No. We are committed to staying neutral.

Neutral with regards to Nazis?

Look...

I-I know this is hard
for people to understand,

but music, to me, is
bigger than politics.

It's my whole life.

But if you bring music down to politics,

that is all that people see.

And the ugly thing about right now is:

beauty is secondary.

Politics is everything.

Families break apart
because of politics.

Paintings are about politics.

TV shows and jokes,

poems, comic books.

I always promised myself,

no matter how much money I'd lose,

to never let my music
be used for anything

except as music.

So no statements,

even about alt-right assholes.

Then... what would you like us to do?

One of Sabrina's fan sites

has reprinted this photo
and called on Sabrina

to condemn the alt-right.

We want you to send a
cease-and-desist order to that site.

Oh, well, uh, that would
be a mistake, Sabrina.

Why?

Well, doing that would make it seem
like you support the alt-right.

You would be making a statement

by trying to not make a statement.

Also, they have a First Amendment right.

Here's the problem... when
this photo was on 4chan,

only 50,000 or so saw it.

Now it's on my fan site...

a few million see it.

Is this the work of
your resistance group?

Uh, I don't know.

P-Anon is theirs,

- but it may have gotten away from them.
- Meaning?

It's weird how quickly
what starts out as satire

becomes the real thing these days.

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- _
- ♪ Now we have the Internet ♪

- _
- ♪ The future is in range ♪

♪ It's great for buying groceries ♪

♪ It's a tool for social change ♪

♪ But in the darker corners ♪

♪ There is something very strange ♪

♪ A mirror world of mystery and fog ♪

♪ First there's just a meme ♪

♪ Then there's a joke about the meme ♪

♪ The joke is that it's fake ♪

♪ It's not as fake as it may seem ♪

♪ Confusion when they use one ♪

♪ And it seems like what they mean ♪

♪ And then, ta-da, a cartoon Nazi frog ♪

♪ They want to make you crazy ♪

♪ And they want to make you mad ♪

♪ Okay is not okay and,
tee-hee, drinking milk is bad ♪

♪ But no frog is a Nazi ♪

♪ And it makes him very sad ♪

♪ One more clown nose
in their shitty catalog ♪

♪ The lines are getting blurry ♪

♪ And it's very hard to see ♪

♪ If it's cruel or if it's funny ♪

♪ If it's truth or irony ♪

♪ For every thought that's stupid ♪

♪ There is someone who'll agree ♪

♪ And it's hell if you're
a cartoon Nazi frog ♪

♪ Fare-thee-well, despised
cartoon Nazi frog. ♪

We talking to Lucca?

- Mm-hmm.
- Got it.

You two do know that...
Sabrina is my client?

- Oh, yes.
- Yeah.

We were just trying
to put up a united front for her.

Yeah.

Oh.

Look, it was a misunderstanding.

The cops were great.

The lady realized she was wrong,

so I wish we wouldn't make
such a big deal of it.

We're not trying to, Lucca.

It's just that now we're
getting phone messages here.

Uh, Jay.

"I'm going to find where you live,

and I'm going to rescue
that precious baby

from the shithole where
you're holding him."

"This won't be Mothering While Black,

this will be Mothering While Dead."

Lucca, we want Jay to escort you

- to and from work every day.
- No.

Seriously, I'm fine.
That is not necessary.

It is, Lucca.

- Just for a week.
- It was a total non-event.

It'll be forgotten by tomorrow.

It was captured on video.

That's never forgotten.

Like the guy who was shot
in his car with his girlfriend.

- Philando Castile.
- Right. There was video,

so it was remembered longer than the guy

who was killed in his apartment

- by an off-duty cop.
- Botham Jean.

Right.

Same thing with the
guy whose car broke down.

- Then he knocked on somebody's door...
- Jonathan Ferrell.

Do you all notice that
the black people here

know the names of the
victims of police shootings,

but the others don't?

Um, I don't think that's true. Is it?

Who was the kid on the
dashcam walking away

when the police shot him?

Laquan McDonald.

And who was that gay
youth on the fence post?

Matthew Shepard.

So you think I'm racist?

No. It was... just an observation.

My grandparents went to Selma.

Marissa, please, let it go.
I'm sorry I brought it up.

I guess I'll go remember the names
of everyone shot by the police.

Jonathan Ferrell.

Michael Brown.

Philando Castile.

Um...

Alton Sterling.

What do you think about what Lucca said?

I know that black people
are not monolithic.

But, you know...

... I've accepted...

there's a certain amount of...

bias in my life no matter what.

And...

I'm just looking for some everyday
kindness and respect, Liz.

Mm, but is kindness only
there in the best of times?

What does that mean?

Uh, well, when it comes down to it,

don't people really break
off into their own tribes?

I mean, they show who they really love

when times get tough.

You're worried that when they
start rounding up black people,

Diane will turn us in.

I have to worry about
the racists I can see.

When I solve that,

I can turn to the racists I don't see.

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_

_

Hey. Do you have a minute?

- Yeah. What is it?
- The new associates.

- They need to hear from a fourth-year.
- Sure.

That's an unusual makeup, isn't it?

What do you mean?

Well, more whites than blacks.

Oh, are we really counting now?

No, I wasn't.

But things don't happen at
this firm without a reason.

Do you want me to get someone
else to speak with them?

No.

There are great
opportunities for advancement,

- as you will quickly realize,
- Hi.

from the head of our matrimonial
department, Lucca Quinn.

She's a fourth-year associate,

but her, uh, meteoric rise here
at Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart

is really indicative of the kind
of law firm we are.

We are inclusive in
our hiring practices...

Uh... just fill up to the line.

You're not coming in?

No. I trust you.

Thank you.

This is silly.

- No, I don't think it is.
- People just talk.

They don't do.

No, these days, they do.

Did...

did you notice that the new round

of associate hires are majority-white?

I didn't notice that.

And why did you notice that?

Because I was asked to talk to them.

Yes, but that wouldn't
usually be worthy of comment.

What do you mean?

You're not someone who usually notices

issues of race at the firm.

Yes, I do.

Mm, I never heard it from you.

Wait, what issues of race?

What? Tell me.

There are always issues of race.

Such as?

You don't want to hear this.

I-I do.

What?

Lucca, the best offices,

the best pay, the number of new hires,

they go to the new white hires.

Talk to the mail room.
They hate what's going on.

What do you mean, the best pay?

No, I am not gonna start this.

Oh, you already did.

Is there a pay disparity?

The firm is expanding.

We all pretend there are
no racial ramifications.

But that's because the
partners are mostly black

and they're doing well.

But the firm is hiring
more whites than blacks.

And they're paying the whites more?

Talk to Boseman.

He listens to you.

Give me the data.

Then I'll talk to Boseman.

What do you want?

Get me the salary breakdown.

When you fire that bullet,

it will start a war.

Are you sure you want it?

Get me the data.

Then I'll know.

So, you're using us.

Using? In what way?

We get back to work and Sabrina
Wynne wants to meet with us

because of this.

Because 4chan is exploding about her

as a neo-Nazi goddess.

Why does that seem strange?

It seems convenient.

We want Sabrina to come out
against the alt-right, and,

there it is, a provocation
from the alt-right.

Look, I did create a
thread about Sabrina,

but everything else is not me.

- Is this your photoshop?
- No, are you kidding?

My work is much better than this.

4chan is taking off without us.

Yeah, but you created the problem.

No, the problem is there. We
just dragged it out in the open.

This would be different if
it were one of your clients.

No, it wouldn't. If it was one
of my clients at my PR firm,

I would jump at the chance to advise her

to come out against the alt-right.

There are blue and
red brands these days.

Ask any of the red
ones how they're doing.

The NRA. How many
sponsors have they lost?

- Trump Towers.
- Ivanka's clothing line.

Now ask the blue ones.

Nike. Apple. I've done polling on this.

The blue side is always on top.

Sabrina does not want to
stand with red or blue.

So what is she gonna do?

That's attorney-client privilege.

We can't tell you.

Just advise her the
way a real lawyer would,

- and we'll get the influence we need.
- "Real lawyer." Thank you.

It's what happens when
you're in this fight.

Your day job becomes secondary.

Well, stop making our job harder, okay?

With any more postings.

Just let it go.

Morning.

Will it never stop raining?

Everything okay?

I got the data.

On the salaries?

Good.

Most of the new senior
associates coming in are white.

Most of the junior associates are...

black, with lower pay.

Is there something else?

One of the employees got
a large raise last week.

Who?

Marissa.

Okay. I think we should drop this.

I shouldn't have asked for the data.

Why?

Because...

I like Marissa.

I do, too. But I worked
here four more years.

Well, she's not paid as much as you.

She wasn't. Until last week.

I still think we should drop it.

Look, this isn't just about money.

It's about value.

And I don't know why my
contribution is valued less.

It's not.

And it would be good to not
attach it to individuals.

I would agree.

But then it's about...

Race.

Yeah, I'm gonna...
I'm gonna talk to 'em.

- To who?
- The partners.

Jay, it... Don't.

- It's nothing.
- It's not nothing.

Look at you,

all grown up.

Frank Landau. Wow.

Are you here for Mr. Boseman?

No, for you.

I spoke to your dad the other day.

How's he doing? I can never
get him to call me back.

Well, elections are tough in Albania.

Eli Gold, living in the
birthplace of Mother Teresa.

Go figure.

He asked me to give you a message.

Is it "happy birthday"?

Because he missed the last two.

Is this glass soundproof?

It is. Why?

What the fuck are you doing?!

Yep, that sounds like Dad.

What the fuck are you doing,

- working for the Historical Law Society?!
- I'm not working...

Please do me the courtesy
of allowing me to finish!

- Is this Dad now or you?
- They are responsible

for 90% of the destructive
judges in this country.

I am not working for them.

I'm consulting for a friend.

A Republican friend.

- Why is that so bad?
- You know, if you want

to get back at your dad,
just get a fucking tattoo!

Dad thinks I'm doing
this to get back at him?

- Talk about self-centered.
- What other motive could you have

to help an anti-choice

Trump voter get on the federal bench?!

Tell "Dad" while he's off helping

some corrupt Albanian billionaire,

I am helping a decent man

become a good judge.
Yes, he's Republican.

But, news flash, they're the
only ones getting through.

If I have to choose between
creepy, drunk frat boys

and Julius Cain, I'm picking Julius.

How much is Cain paying you?

None of your business. Why?

I'll bet you we pay more at the DNC.

In case you ever want to
come work for the good guys.

I learned from the best,
so I know you're full of shit.

Just tell Dad to call me next time.

Next time you want to make
a point, slam the door!

That was actually pretty bitchin'.

Sabrina. Hi.

Are you all right?

You said the alt-right would think

I was supporting them with this suit.

Uh, yes. I'm sorry.

I've seen what they're writing.

And I'm being called a coward
for suing my own fan site.

Yes.

I shouldn't have listened to Nate.

I'm ready to do what you said.

You want to make a political statement?

I think I have to.

We can help you write it.
In your words, of course.

You can... you can thank your fans,

you can encourage them to vote,

and then you come out
against the alt-right.

- Just like Taylor Swift.
- No.

I want to make a political
statement about love.

- A-As in?
- Like, when I play the guitar,

I need my right hand and my left hand.

Without both, there's no music.

And without music, there's no love.

Sabrina, do you want our advice?

Yes.

That's not enough.

You're saying one hand
belongs to the neo-Nazis.

I'm not saying that.

I'm saying that love
is bigger than politics.

But that's the way it will look.

Um, let us do this.

We'll write up two
statements, yours and ours.

You read both and decide.

I'll think about it.

I didn't know we had an appointment.

She just walked in.

When we meet with my
client, I'm in the meeting.

No exceptions.

You're right. I'm sorry.

Liz,

Jay needs to talk to us.

Why?

Okay.

Why is Marissa on parity with me?

Parity? What do you mean?

Why is her salary the same as mine?

You just got a raise, Jay.

- Exactly the amount you requested.
- Yes.

And Marissa got a bigger one.

Look, people really shouldn't
be comparing salaries.

It-It's a mistake

to equate salary with value.

Then how else do we equate it?

Marissa was hired three years ago.

She's been an investigator
for a year and a half.

I've been here seven years.

Bottom line, Jay,

the partners don't discuss
financial decisions.

There are so many factors
that go into every decision.

Such as?

We're not doing this.

If we have to defend every
salary, we'll never stop.

Is it because she's white?

I'm gonna pretend you never said that.

Then I'm gonna say it again.

- Is it because she's white?
- Come on. What the fuck?!

I try very hard not to make
any decisions based on race.

But you do. Every day.

So do I.

This meeting's over, man.

Meeting's over, Jay.

Well?

Well, what, Liz?

Why are we paying
Marissa as much as Jay?

You know why.

You were there.

Because Julius argued for Marissa.

She was getting more
assignments than Jay.

More associates were requesting her.

More of the white associates
were asking for her?

This company keeps
working because we...

don't look at certain things,

we don't pick at certain scabs.

We pay people more who
we think we're losing.

We pay people less who we
know are not going anywhere.

Nothing to do with Marissa.

It's capitalism, Liz.

Because the white people are
more likely to leave us than black?

Hell yeah.

What, you-you thought I'd say no?

The ugly truth, Liz:

women are valued less than men

because we think the men can
leave us for better paying jobs.

And black people are valued
less than white people

because we think the
white people can leave us

for better paying jobs.

I hate it.

But that's the reality

and that's what I have to deal with.

If we don't keep this place afloat,

no one survives.

And don't make it my thing.

There's a nine-year expiration date
on minority-owned businesses

winning no-bid contracts. Liz,

40% of our business

were governmental
contracts and they're gone.

- Forever. So we're diversifying;
- Okay.

that's how we survive.

That's how we pay for the pro bono work,

the volunteer work, everything.

We're building a company for the future,

and not just for the next five
years, for the next 50 years.

Adrian, you act like I am
arguing with you and I am not.

All I know is that we may
not want to pick at that scab,

but someone else will.

You talked to the partners?

- Yep.
- How'd that go?

What are you doing?

Sharing information with the firm.

- About?
- Salaries.

That's not gonna go over well.

Yep.

You're looking for loyalty
from me, Mr. Peters.

Well, Marissa stood by me.

The head of the DNC tried
to get her to turn on me, and

she told him off.

This is beyond Democrat or Republican.

It's Proverbs, chapter three:

"Never let go of
loyalty and faithfulness.

Tie them around your neck;

and write them on your heart."

So this is written on my heart.

If you don't want
Marissa, you don't want me.

Thank you for letting us know.

Take care.

Damn!

They have better pay, better positions.

I'm sorry. Who does?

The white associates.

I'm not surprised.

Look at the clients they're going after.

Right, this is not just Chumhum.

When's the last police
brutality case we took on?

And Jenna's office.

They took it from her
and give it to Maia.

Wait a minute. She only
got that office temporarily.

- Why are you defending them?
- That's right.

Marissa is taking your job.

Oh, I know for a fact

that all the white associates are going

to Marissa with their cases and not you.

And if I have to jump
six feet to get the same thing

you have to jump two feet
for... well, then that's racism.

Has anyone seen Marissa?

Probably busy.

But Jay is here.

Thank you.

That's who got Jenna's office.

Trust fund baby kicked her out.

She was happy.

People didn't know, or the
ones who did, didn't care.

What's going on?

Sabrina has a sister
who's transitioning.

The alt-right came out against her.

They said she's demented,

perverted, castrated.

They posted her photo everywhere.

- Who, who did?
- Someone called P-Anon.

They spray-painted
her house, "Move or die."

I don't know if I'm more
scared someone will kill her,

or she'll kill herself.

Sabrina wants to make a statement.

I want to get everyone out to vote.

You two were right.

You can't stay neutral.

No.

Rachelle.

This was you, wasn't it?

Going after Sabrina's trans sister?

Why? Did it work?

It devastated her.

Is that what you wanted?

No, but is she making a statement?

Yes, she's disgusted.

It worked! Sabrina's speaking out.

You put those words in P-Anon's mouth?

Of course I did. That
was the whole point.

You smeared her trans sister.

We had to get Sabrina to commit.

The alt-right would've
done it if we didn't.

- But they didn't.
- Yet. Diane.

We said up front: do what works.

Well, this worked.

Sabrina's gonna get
200,000 kids to register.

And in all the right states.

This is good.

You did good.

All right, all right.
Okay. All right. All right!

All right. All right.

We cannot address any of these
concerns if we can't hear you.

Kevin, you're first. What?

Why are so many of the new hires white?

We made offers to a number
of African-American graduates

who decided they didn't
want to move to Chicago.

- That's just what happened.
- But the new white associates

are earning more than the black ones.

Salaries are driven by seniority, Lucca.

Now, this year, all
of our white recruits

happen to have more experience.

The white attorneys
favor the white staff.

Look at the investigators;
the white lawyers

- always ask for Marissa.
- Okay, we'll look into that.

- We will look into it.
- Anything else?

What about what happened with Maia?

Okay. Hold on. Let's not
overwhelm the partners.

No. If this is about the spare
office, we gave that office

- to Maia Rindell because of the work...
- No.

- This is about her drug arrest.
- Right.

Alan North got fired after one arrest.

Maia Rindell gets arrested, goes
to trial, gets arrested again,

and you gave her a one-week suspension.

- Every case is different, Kevin.
- She's white.

- Whoa. Whoa. W-W-Whoa.
- Isn't that what's different?

- Uh-uh. Uh-uh.
- Okay, wait. We haven't decided

whether to suspend her.

We were fact-finding.

And we're voting on it today.

Something's changed.

We all feel it.

We appreciate all your opinions.

We will consider everything
you've said very carefully,

and get back to you as soon as we can.

Are you sticking with them?

Yes.

Me, too.

Why?

Ah, they are effective.

Yep.

- Fuck you.
- What the fuck did I do?

Like you don't know.

Kevin, can you not just talk to me?

Do you honestly think that you should be

- making more money than me?
- That's not my decision.

All right.

So we said we would
reconvene, we are reconvening.

Here we are.

- What's going on?
- A number of people think

we're being inconsistent
with our punishment for Maia.

So we're voting on it right now.

I say we do the same thing
that we did to Alan North.

We relieve her of her
position with cause.

Wait a minute.

I thought we decided
on a punishment for Maia.

A one-week suspension.

No, we said we were
waiting for her drug test.

And? And what was her drug test?

It came back clean.

No, it came back inconclusive.

I say we vote. Now. Our
Rules of Corporate Governance

call for it to be put to a vote

whether an associate's
employment is to be terminated.

I vote for firing.

Wait. We have no concrete
proof that she used those drugs.

At a minimum, Diane,
she showed bad judgment.

To carry around a box
of illegally obtained

Schedule C drugs in her car?

Well, in that case I should
be removed for cause, as well.

I carried illegally obtained psilocybin,

a Schedule C drug, in my car.

If we're being consistent,
then I should be fired.

You're a partner, Diane,
you have protections

an associate doesn't.

And, I recall, you voted against Alan.

Let's vote now.

But, Adrian, why are we rushing this?

We had a consortium
of associates complain

about disparities in pay,

disparities in handling
infractions, Diane.

They think the disparities
were based on race.

- But they aren't.
- I said that, too.

But the difference is,
I didn't believe it.

Well, then why didn't you
say something at the time?

This is a young woman's

- life for God's sake.
- Okay. Okay, everybody. Okay.

Let's not try and settle
all our racial issues

in this disciplinary committee.

Okay.

Should we suspend Maia
Rindell for a week,

or should we be consistent?

- Oh, come on.
- You're right.

Strike that. Or should
we fire her with cause?

All those in favor of suspension...

Five for suspension.

All those in favor of removing
Maia from her position...

Six for removal.

Adrian.

Abstain.

Come in.

Is everything all right?

No.

The disciplinary committee voted.

And?

You've been fired.

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