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♪

WACKNER: Robert Frost says fences make good neighbors.

But, in this case,

we have to ask, do neighbors make good fences?

My Uncle Irving happened to have a fence and sign business.

I shudder to think what he would have thought

- of this chain-link monstrosity. - DEL: Come on, come on. Up.

- Up, up, up, up, up. - Okay.

LIZ: Who's playing?

Oh, hey. Nobody.

That's the focus group.

- It's your guy, Wackner. - Mm.

- Mm. - Must not be going well if you're calling him my guy.

[chuckles softly]

Why aren't you there in person?

It is in Vegas.

- You know, where the real Americans live. - [laughs]

WACKNER: ♪ You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around♪ Turn!

- ♪ That's what it's all about ♪ - LIZ: What do all those X's mean?

DEL: Those X's are all the people that said

they would, uh, change the channel.

- ♪ And you shake it all about ♪ - Ouch.

[chuckling]: That's a lot of X's.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's a lot of X's.

But it's just the first cut.

Now the Q&A begins.

MODERATOR: So, pretty fun stuff.

Uh, so on a scale from one to five,

how would you rate your level of excitement for Wackner Rules?

Use your dials.

- [Del laughs] - [chuckles]: Oh.

A-Am I to guess that-that low numbers are bad?

Mm.

Yeah.

Yeah. Let's see here.

"Ask them

what would make them rate the show higher."

So what exactly didn't you like about the show?

Very impressive.

You know, that's just me running the universe from my laptop.

- Mm-hmm. - [chuckles]

- MODERATOR: Yeah. - MAN: The cases are stupid.

A fight over a barking dog? Shoes that don't fit?

MODERATOR: Looks like a lot of you are agreeing.

- What would you rather see? - Something that matters.

- Something like burglary or... - WOMAN: Yeah.

Robbery or something.

Yes, the wisdom of the crowd.

Give them blood and violence every time.

Mm.

[gasps] Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

- Di... - Was I not paying you enough attention?

Oh. No, you weren't,

- as a matter of fact. - Oh, well, I'm going to now.

All right. Here's the deal.

They loved some things and not others.

Why do I care?

- How many people in a focus group? - 12.

- Six men, six women. - And I'm supposed to change what I do

- based on 12 people? - [door opens]

[slams] - Uh, your first case is up, Your Honor.

Wait. So what does this focus group

- want me to do? - No, no, no.

Just ignore it. Just

psh-psh. You just do you and ignore

- everything they say. - And what do they say?

That they find the court engaging

and, uh, the costumes.

And, uh, you.

They think you're smart, funny...

I sense a "but" coming.

They think that the cases are, uh

- silly. - Well, what do they want us to do? A murder case?

[chuckles] No, no, no, that's never gonna happen.

Right?

I mean...

There are

better cases.

Yeah?

Such as?

I don't know.

Like a... robbery?

Oh. Okay.

I'll leave you two to find some bank robbers.

- I got to get back to work. - [sighs]

Hey. Hey, hey.

Look,

at some point,

we have to start taking this thing seriously, okay?

His court needs this show.

Look at Trump. He wasn't shit until The Apprentice.

Well, what do you want him to do?

Better cases.

More drama.

- Okay? - Yeah. Okay.

[door slams]

Shit.

♪

WACKNER: I want everybody to breathe.

Breathe in. Everybody together.

Come on, let out some stress.

Come on, counselor, you're not breathing. That's gas.

Let's go. Five seconds inhale.

One, two, three, four,

- five, exhale. - Hey.

[quietly]: Thanks for agreeing to see me, Mr. Cord.

Do you mind if we, um, talk outside?

WACKNER: Okay, now, opening arguments.

One at a time.

As you can see, STR Laurie forced us

to lay off 20% of our associates.

I intend to hire them back for my new firm.

Aren't they the B-team?

No. They are all capable lawyers.

The real key here, sir,

is that a new minority-owned law firm

will be open to no-bid government contracts

- for the next eight years. - Mm.

Reddick & Lockhart, no longer eligible.

Mm. Julius... [clears throat]

I'm a rich man, and I'm standing in an alley outside a Copy Coop,

in the middle of nowhere.

- Why am I doing that? - Uh,

- because you think it's the future? - Right.

And it has the potential to win.

My career has been about siding with, uh, successful disrupters.

Financing the insane geniuses.

This

disrupts nothing.

I'm a Black conservative.

This will be a Black law firm that shares your values.

Black law firm with very little chance of success.

I'm sorry. Julius, look at your client list.

I... I don't see this as a winner.

What about Diane Lockhart?

Do you think she has a winning client list?

Is Diane Lockhart leaving with you?

She has... [clears throat]

Expressed interest.

Okay.

You come on back to me with Diane and we'll talk.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[line ringing]

Diane, please.

It's Julius.

Oh, hey! [chuckles]: Hey, hey, hey!

Wait, I'm-I'm leaving. I'm leaving.

Sorry, sir. I already wrote you up.

W... There's no meter here.

You're in a purple zone.

A pur...

There's no such thing as a purple zone.

Court staff parking.

What court

- are you talking about? - Judge Wackner's.

Oh. [Chuckles]

Okay.

Got it. [Chuckles]

- It's a joke. - No, sir.

But don't worry... It's just a $40 ticket.

Lady, you can't just walk around,

making up your own tickets.

This is a public thoroughfare.

[chuckles]

You shouldn't have done that, sir.

Ma'am, you can't just make up your own laws

and paint the curb any color that you want.

The City of Chicago controls public parking.

Unfortunately, sir, I just witnessed you disposing

and vandalizing a parking ticket,

which will result in a $350 fine

- on top of the $40... - And you're trying to confuse other people

into paying tickets by impersonating

a parking enforcement official,

which is illegal.

Here you go, sir.

Thank you.

Sir, I just witnessed you vandalizing

a vandalization ticket,

and that will result in even a third fine.

[chuckles]

- Judgment for the defense. - [clangs]

Please, face each other, look at each other and say,

"I love and respect you."

- I love and respect you. - I love and respect you.

Beautiful. Everybody in the courtroom

give me a hee-haw.

ALL: Hee-haw!

[door slams]

[exhales]

So... [exhales] maybe this reality show was a mistake.

Find out what I got to do

- to get out of it. - No.

But this is what I will do.

I'll find out how they're portraying you.

Because you want this to happen.

Why do I want this to happen?

Because you have fewer cases this week than the week before

and fewer than the week before that.

This court goes away unless more people know you're here.

Okay.

So, what are you gonna do?

[keys clacking]

Okay, I'm gonna exercise this part of your contract.

"Meaningful consultation on cuts."

I got that?

You got that.

Time to exercise it.

Go kick some ass.

Do you have a minute?

David Cord is getting behind us.

Behind?

Our new firm.

Julius,

there is no new firm.

I haven't said I'm interested yet.

You're on the outs here, Diane.

David Lee is insisting that I stay.

Look at that.

- You know what they're doing right now? - No.

They're threatening to resign unless you are replaced

as name partner.

At a certain point, it won't matter what David Lee says.

Your days are numbered here, Diane.

[sighs]

Okay, let me think about it.

You need to act. Now.

No. I need to think about it.

Ah, Mr. Cord.

Can you hear me?

Yeah, yeah. It-It's good news. [chuckles]

Uh, Diane and I would like to meet.

Can you hear me?

Uh...

I'll call back.

Did I...

[keys jangling]

[click]

[keys jangle]

[click]

Uh

- [speaks indistinctly] Hello? Hello?

Uh, someone stole my car.

Hi, Mr. Cain. You say someone stole yourcar?

Yes. Yeah, my-my space is gone.

I mean, my car is gone.

Are you sure you didn't park it in the wrong space?

It happens a lot.

Yeah, but not to me!

Did you try clicking the key?

Yeah, I tried. I...

You have to listen for the chirp.

I listened for the chirp.

See?

[chirping]

You probably mis-parked it.

[chirping]

[chirping]

- [starts engine] - Oh! Oh, no! No, no! Hey!

Oh-ho, hey! That's my ca... that's my car!

Hey! Hello! Dude, can you stop him?!

He's... That's my car! Hey!

Come back!

That guy just towed my car.

Oh.

Thatwas your car?

Yes, that was my car!

You need to pay your tickets.

What?

[exhales]

♪

♪

♪

♪

[horn honks]

[soft chatter]

WOMAN: Sir? Sir? Sir.

- MAN: Yes? - There was trash all around my car.

How was I supposed to know there was a hydrant...

Hi.

My car was towed,

and, uh, the receipt said it was towed here.

Can I see your ticket?

Uh, I-I don't have the ticket, ma'am.

There-there was no ticket,

but here's the towing receipt.

I actually need the ticket so I can see you paid it.

There was no way to pay it, ma'am.

It-it wasn't, uh, an official ticket.

I can't release the vehicle, sir.

You'll have to get Parking Enforcement

to reissue the ticket.

Th-There was no Parking Enforcement.

Look. [Clears throat] You see this?

The seal? Hmm?

I-It says "Wackner's City of Chicago."

That's not a real seal.

Okay, let me check for you.

Thank you.

You got one of those, too?

Yeah.

You did, too?

Parking in a purple zone.

- [chuckles] - Wha... Oh, my God.

[chuckles]: This is insane.

Th-There is no such thing.

How do they get away with towing us?

They don't. They can't.

- They just did it. - I'm sorry, sir.

You'll have to get a reissue of the ticket

from Parking Enforcement.

Wh... This is nuts.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna go back there. I'm gonna fight this.

They can't get away with this.

- I'll go, too. - Good.

We'll put up a united front.

Damn right. [chuckles]: This is a scam.

Excuse me.

CORD: Where are the aces?

Oh, wow. Magic.

Where are the aces?

Here, here, here and here.

No.

Oh, my God. How did you do that?

[exhales] So what is it you need, David?

You're happy with what we're doing for you, right?

What your firm is doing?

Yes.

- I am. - Good.

Then bring all your business to us.

West Coast, East Coast, Europe.

You'd be surprised how much synergy

between your legal strategies

can streamline your financial issues.

No.

[chuckles]

Why not?

- Aren't you happy with us? - Sure.

- Things are going well. - Then let us memorialize

a fuller representation of your business.

David, you're losing one of your name partners.

Scuse me?

You're losing Diane Lockhart.

I won't go to a firm that's breaking apart.

[chuckles] We're not...

I don't know where you heard that, but it's not true.

Where did you hear that?

Where's the queen?

♪

Liz,

we need to talk.

- I'm in a meeting. - That's right.

With me. Now.

Diane, upstairs.

In ten minutes.

No.

♪

In three weeks,

the board of STR Laurie

is coming from London and Dubai to meet the partners and staff.

They want to observe and be impressed

by a well-oiled machine.

That's what I promised them.

Okay.

But that's not what I'm seeing.

LIZ: We're making it work, David.

No, you're not.

Are you leaving the firm?

Excuse me?

I was told you're leaving the firm.

By whom?

- David Cord. - What the hell?

What's going on, Diane?

[exhales]

I was asked to join another firm.

What firm?

I can't say.

But you're considering it.

I was told that the equity partners

are threatening to resign

unless I resign.

So, yes, I'm...

I'm considering any offer that I'm

that I'm given.

No one is threatening to resign without my permission.

And if you were to poach even one of our clients,

you wouldn't survive the lawsuit.

David, don't threaten me.

I'm not poaching any clients.

Although they'd certainly be free

- to make whatever decision they want. - And we're supposed

to believe that you wouldn't poach clients

after the stunt you pulled with the teamsters?

Okay.

Diane, what are your issues?

I'm a name partner being squeezed out

of the decision-making process.

LIZ: And why is that, Diane?

Because of my race.

Because no one respects your decision

to stay in your position.

- It is not yours by right. - [exhales] I fought

as hard as anyone here to keep this firm solvent.

And I didn't inherit this firm.

- I was invited in, and I earned... - And for that you are paid

- a yearly bonus. You don't own... - I was invited to the firm,

- and I earned my name partnership because... - the-the respect

- of the associates. You have to earn it. - Of the powerful clients

- that I brought in. - Okay! That's it! Stop.

Both of you,

go to my desk.

What?

I said go to my desk,

both of you.

Are you gonna spank us?

Stand on both sides of my desk.

Now.

[sighs]

Is this some sort of trust exercise?

Yes.

Grab both ends.

On three, pick it up

and carry it the fuck down into your office, Liz.

Because if you don't solve your differences

in the next 24 hours,

I'm coming to live and work with you.

And you don't want me down there

solving your problems for you.

Do you understand?

If you're going to leave, there's

nothing to talk about.

Liz.

I don't want to leave this firm.

And you don't want me to leave.

So why don't we hire a partner to replace Boseman?

- I'll think about it. - [bell clangs]

Okay, what do we got?

Parking violations, Your Honor.

JULIUS: Uh, no, no, no, no, no.

Our cars were stolen by you and this court.

- We did nothing wrong. - They were in staff parking?

Yes. And he tore up his ticket.

And then he tore up the ticket

- for vandalizing the ticket. - Sir.

[chuckles] I'm a lawyer.

If you don't give us our cars back,

our next call will be to the police,

for your illegal seizure.

- A class 2 felony. - WACKNER: What if I give you a chance

to say "I'm sorry" and then I forgive your tickets?

We have nothing to apologize for, sir.

- We've done nothing wrong. - MOLLY: Yes!

- I'm sorry. - Uh, me, too,

- Your Honor. - Apologies accepted.

- Rita, give 'em their stickers. - Mm.

But you don't want to apologize, is that right, sir?

Uh, because you stole my car? No. No.

I-I want to go to the police.

And then I want an apology

- from you. - Okay. Good.

- Next case. - [bell clangs]

You're making a big mistake.

No. All you have to do is apologize

and you get your car back.

I don't think I'm the one making the mistake here.

This is bullshit!

- Maybe. Next case. - [clangs]

- Your Honor, I have a few other smaller parking matters. - Yeah.

RITA: We want to add more purple spaces up the street.

WACKNER: Oh, good. We need more reserved staff parking.

Thank you, Rita.

Have a good day.

Okay, come on up, sir.

Takes hard work to get funny.

Maybe you know that.

But you haven't done anything

for the women you hurt.

You haven't made amends.

You don't even seem remorseful.

MARISSA: When I was in the IDF, I learned a lot.

A lot about life.

But also a lot about people and how to talk to them.

DEL: Okay. What's his issue?

It's not his issue. It's mine.

Okay, uh, what's your issue?

Your reedit. It's all about me.

What are you talking about?

You reedited the pilot to be all about me.

No, we didn't. Loo...

Max, step outside for a moment.

[door opens]

- [door closes] - What are you doing, man?

This is supposed to be Wackner's court,

- not the court clerk. - You told me to make it better.

DEL: Yeah, man. Better in the same genre,

not a love letter to your crush.

MAX: She's the best thing about the show.

She's the smartest person in that room.

She fights for what she believes in.

She looks great on camera.

That-That's my objective opinion as an editor.

- DEL: You need help. - MAX: You told me to make it better.

It needed passion, direction. Now it has it.

She makes Wackner ten times better

than he has any right to be.

Okay, bottom line:

You make Wackner the star

or you are fired.

Okay?

Okay. We are on it.

We, uh,

overadjusted, but

now we're back on track.

This is stupid.

What am I doing?

- GINSBURG: What are you looking for? - [exhales]

A good lawyer. Someone Black.

Partner material.

Someone who's friendly with me

but not so friendly that Liz rejects him.

Or her.

Prosecutor or defense?

It doesn't matter.

Either one.

I was always defense,

but Liz came from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

So, prosecutor?

Mm. But someone who wants to work here.

And it-it needs to be a name.

Go for a woman.

Romney's binders

- of women. - [laughing]

We were too hard on him, weren't we?

Yes, we were.

God, the latest partisan fight always takes precedent.

But not with you.

You were friends with Scalia forever.

Yes.

I liked him.

So is that who I want,

someone I disagree with on most things

but

whom I like?

That's something that only you would know.

But I need someone who Liz will think that I don't want,

so then she will want her.

You know who I'm thinking of?

I do. Because that's why I thought of you.

She was your law clerk, wasn't she?

Yes, for five years.

- Allegra Durado. - Allegra Durado.

How do you know her?

EMILY's List.

I saw her at events. I knew her well enough to say hello.

- Ah. - What is she doing now?

I don't know. She left me to write a book.

Some enormous tome on truth.

Is she still mentally... acute?

I heard she had a meltdown.

Oh, really? I... I believe that's hearsay

promulgated by her ex-husband.

He has since been committed.

[laughs]

Why don't you call her?

Mm.

[inhales]

God, I miss you.

I'm not gone.

♪

[back-up alert beeping]

♪

Hi.

I was here earlier about my court being towed.

- Your court? - Sorry.

My car. [Chuckles]

Here's the receipt.

Oh, yeah.

Gimme a sec.

OFFICER: Mr. Cain?

- Yes? - I'm Officer Harp,

and this is Ardor. Based on observing

the stolen parking fee receipt booklet in your hand,

we got probable cause under the Fourth Amendment to determine

- that a crime was committed. - Wait, wait, wait. You got to be kidding.

We're taking you into custody now.

- You're coming with us. - This is insane.

- Wait. Hey, hey, hey. - No, sir. Please just put

- your hands behind your back. - No, no, no, no.

It's a fake court.

They took my car.

- None of it is real! - As real

- as Officer McFinley's death? - What-what

- what did you just say? - Put your hands

- behind your back, sir. - She just said.

"Officer McFinley."

- Is that what this is about? - This is

about you stealing $2,000 worth

- of court merchandise. - [chuckles]

Just enough to make it a class 3 felony.

That's right.

♪

Diane Lockhart.

Hey. Allegra.

Wow.

This is like stepping into your mind.

No. My mind is more...

Okay, this could be a short conversation.

I didn't know you were at a law firm.

Oh. No, I'm not. They just let me use their empty offices.

Or the first regime did.

I don't know if this current regime even knows I'm here.

[laughing]

Why short?

- Excuse me? - You said "short conversation." [stammers]

H-Hold on.

- Is this all for your book? - I think so.

Um, I'm not sure.

It's still finding itself.

Sometimes it's a book about Civil War justice.

Other times, it's a book about the nature and history

- of truth. - Ooh.

Well... [chuckles] that's ambitious.

So, this is, uh, going to be an odd start,

but... Ruth Ginsburg has been appearing to me.

And she mentioned your name.

Really?

Yes. Really.

[chuckles] Well, you're right.

It's an odd way to start.

[both chuckle]

Messy!

M-Messy?

When I said, "No, my mind is more..."

- "Messy." - Oh. Right.

- I hated leaving that unresolved. - [chuckles softly]

So wh-why did Ruth mention me?

Well, I'm a partner at Reddick/Lockhart.

We're looking for a third partner,

someone with legendary status,

like yourself.

I haven't worked at a firm in years.

Work at a firm? You started a firm.

Well, I haven't run a firm in years.

Well, then come and work with us.

It just feels a little too safe,

like we're pulling our punches.

Well, it's the cases that he picks.

I mean, it's three people with parking tickets.

Suing the potato chip company.

Remember that moment when Wackner yelled at me?

Yeah.

I wanted to... go punch him.

I was like, "Don't make Marissa cry."

I didn't cry.

I-I can edit it so you are crying, if you want.

- Are you questioning my integrity? - [woman crying]

[sobbing]

In another century, they would burn people

who can do what you do.

You're funnier in person.

I'm a lot of things in person.

I know.

Let's see the footage.

How much time do you have?

They need it streamed to Vegas in an hour.

Are you questioning my integrity?

- I'm asking if you prejudged... - No!

You will answer my question before you ask me yours.

Been told not to use it.

Really? I like it. It's drama.

You will answer my question

- before you ask me y... - If you've already d...

[bell clangs]

Mr. Cain, good to have you back.

Okay. If I stole something...

And I'm not admitting that I did...

Why am I here in this court?

This fake court.

If it was a real charge, I should be taken

- to Grand and Central. - Danny Trumpet for the defense, Your Honor.

We ask for immediate release on his own recognizance.

Danny, you're still wearing your devil horns.

Oh. [Chuckles] Apologies, Your Honor.

I was, uh, Devil's Advocate in the last case.

- JULIUS: What the hell's going on? - Let me argue for you, sir.

A lawyer is a fool for his own client.

That's not even how that goes!

CORD: Your Honor, this is why the prosecution

requests denial of bail.

- Mr. Cord? - Julius Cain has a prior

bribery charge, so we believe

- that he is a flight risk. - Okay,

- I want to get taken to Grand and Central right now. - Your Honor,

Mr. Cain was pardoned for that bribery charge,

and it was stricken from his record.

CORD: Only due to a payoff

to the Trump administration.

JULIUS: What? No!

No, I never paid anyone off!

Let me argue for you, please!

Your Honor, this is an outrage.

An outrage. Look at this man.

He has done nothing wrong.

The stolen ticket book was found on his person.

Which is the whole point of a trial!

But let me tell you a story about this man.

A man who grew up poor and alone.

- Son of a janitor. - What are you talking about?

His only friends...

The comic books he kept always by his side.

Phil, This Is Us-likemusic.

[playing gentle music]

And that's how he got into the law.

He would create stories

with the characters from the comic books.

What would happen with the Human Torch

if he was accused of assault?

And that brings us to today.

Julius Cain has too much respect for the law

to commit these crimes.

How could the defender of the Human Torch

do what these officers say he done?

And how could he be imprisoned for a mere parking ticket?

CORD: No. Your Honor, if he had paid

the parking ticket, that would be one thing.

But he kept destroying property.

He kept expressing his disdain for this court.

And then he stole this court's property.

- Then prove it at trial. - No, I'll do better. Ask him,

Your Honor. Could you stop with that, please?

Your Honor, if Julius

is released on his own recognizance,

will he return to this court for his trial date?

That is an unfair question.

Why is that unfair?

That's the whole point of a trial hearing.

Julius has too much respect for the rule of law

to deign to even answer such a question.

It's a worthy question.

Mr. Cain,

if I release you,

will you return for your trial?

[quietly]: Say yes. Say yes, say yes, say yes.

Uh... Your Honor...

Sir

these officers brought me here today in retaliation

for the death of an officer who was murdered

after we sued the city.

This-this court is being used!

And you are being used!

You're not planning on returning for trial, are you?

Uh-uh. That's not what he said.

Are you, sir?

Uh, are you fuckin' nuts?!

- [murmuring] - This is a joke!

This isn't a court!

This-this is a police attack on our firm!

On me!

Bail denied. Arrestee will be remanded until trial.

- [clangs] - W-W-W-Wait, wait!

Isn't the whole point of this court to have a speedy trial?

Yes, sir.

All right then.

I want a speedy trial.

I'm ready to go right now.

[playing guitar]

Uh, but I'm not...

I don't need you.

I'm ready to go.

Prosecution's ready.

Can you control yourself?

♪

No! Goddamn it. You will answer my question

before you ask me yours.

If you've already decided how this case will end, Your Honor,

if we're here to give Del the ending that he wants

for his TV show, then yes,

I am questioning your integrity.

WACKNER: You pack up your things

and you get the fuck out of here.

The women who have trusted this court

deserve representation.

♪

LIZ: Hello. Ms. Durado?

Yes. Ms. Reddick?

Yes. Is that a comic book?

It is?

Huh.

- Do you enjoy comic books? - No.

There's a maze on the back. I was doing the maze.

Oh. [Chuckles]

- Do you want to come back? - Yes.

Thanks for seeing me.

I know this is weird, but...

I'm trying to drag my brain out of the book I'm writing

- and get back to some practical law. - Ah.

So I'm meeting with some top partners,

and someone suggested you.

Well, I am honored. [Chuckles]

What are you looking for?

A position, I guess. [Exhales]

This is nice.

Great corner.

- Northwestern sun. - Yeah.

Is that Willis Tower?

Uh, no. No, it's over there.

- Oh. - Have a seat.

So, I guess I'm looking to run a firm.

What are your suggestions?

Did Diane Lockhart reach out to you?

She did.

She suggested you come in here and talk about a position

so that I would offer you the partnership here

and think it was my idea?

Yes.

Diane thinks that you will side with her

in partnership decisions instead of me?

That's right.

And what if I hire you?

Will you do that?

No.

Why?

I'm not a political person.

When people convince me, I side with them.

That's why I clerked for Scalia and Ginsburg.

Will you tell Diane about this conversation?

Only if she asks.

♪

Oh.

Well, damn. Look at you.

[chuckles]: Aw, thank you.

How'd Max do?

Uh... good. I think.

The cut is out.

What's going on here?

What are the cops doing?

DEL: Bringing the drama.

Lots of it, too.

What drama?

Parking ticket turned felony 3 theft.

- You're kidding. That sounds cool. - [chuckles]

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, my God.

Julius, what are you doing?

[inhales] Questioning my life and sanity.

- Are you the felony 3? - Ma'am, we need you to step back.

Fuck you. I'm the court clerk. You step back.

Call the office.

Tell 'em I have to cancel my afternoon appointments.

Maybe for the next three years if I'm jailed

- in your Candy Landprison. - Oh, my God.

[slams] - What are you doing prosecuting Julius Cain?

What am I doing? My job.

But he's from our firm.

- So? - So it's bullshit! Let him go!

[chuckles]: No. You're the one who accused me

of bending justice to give Del that happy ending

- he was looking for. - This is different.

- How? - Because he's-he's

from your law firm.

More the reason not to bend the rules for him.

Oh, my God! When did you become

some person you've become?

[exhales]

Diane, I need you to come down to Wackner's court right now.

Julius is being prosecuted.

For what?

[soft chatter]

Ah. The cavalry has arrived.

LIZ: What's going on?

I'm about to be sent to prison for parking in a purple zone.

- What does that mean? - If I explained it to you,

it wouldn't make any more sense.

You seeing the...?

Oh, yes.

It's payback.

Should we call the police?

The real ones?

Those are the real ones.

What about the S.A.'s office?

They're not our friends.

I can't imagine that they're happy about make-believe court.

Yeah, well, if it fucks with us, then they might be.

Good news. We just did another Vegas test

with the new edit.

- Can't wait. - Look.

That is where you blew up.

- When did I blow up? - Don't get upset.

And, look, I didn't approve of this,

but our editor dropped in the explosion

where Marissa accused you of using the court

to further my personal interest.

- What? - They want you to explode.

They want to see you-you care about something.

They want to see cases that matter.

Look, I'll be honest with you.

We haven't had 95% on anything.

Not on any reality show.

Okay? But that's what you have.

Hal, you're a hit. They love you.

I just want my court to keep going.

Okay. You keep doing this,

you keep doing cases just like this

and we'll keep your court going.

Julius Cain,

you have been charged with misusing parking privileges

and with stealing court property.

Of course, that means nothing to you,

because you do not respect this court,

something I take personally.

Especially coming from a former judge convicted of bribery.

- Mr. Wackner... - [light cheering] - No.

You and your colleagues think

you get to decide when and how

- justice is determined. - [light cheering]

You think it is your right

to make and break the rules as you see fit.

Mr. Wackner,

- you're being unfair. - You do not

own the law, Mr. Cain.

The law does not belong to you

- or your law firm. - [light cheering]

The law belongs to the people.

- Damn right! - OFFICER: That's right. - [cheering, clapping]

USA!

OFFICERS: USA! USA!

- USA! USA! - [cheering]

[applause]

ALLEGRA: Thank you.

How odd to be back in the saddle.

I can't wait to get to know you.

MADELINE: And us you.

- Your reputation precedes you. - Mm-hmm.

- I hope that's a good thing. - [chuckling]

- Look who's relieved. - Yeah. - ALLEGRA: Anyway,

- I'll be needing a lot of help from you all. - It's taken the heat off her.

- Mm-hmm. - ALLEGRA: And from...

Not sure what I was going to say there.

But it doesn't matter. I'm here

- and I'm rarin' to go. - [applause]

Hello.

Hello, Mr. Wackner.

Oh, that sounds cold.

Am I gonna be scolded?

DIANE: No.

What's that?

- How did I earn that? - LIZ: You didn't.

It's what's left of your retainer.

- We're returning it. - I hardly need

pro bono representation at this point.

We are withdrawing from representing you.

We feel we have, uh, irreconcilable differences.

DIANE: There are a lot of lawyers in Chicago.

Here's a list of two dozen who are excellent

and would be willing to represent you.

No, no, no.

Yes, yes, yes.

I trust you.

You've been paid.

You've received privileged information.

We're bound by attorney-client privilege no matter what,

and we will pass your files on to any of these lawyers.

No.

But thank you.

You prosecuted one of our lawyers over a parking ticket.

Your lawyer was released today with time served.

Compassionate release.

It doesn't matter. We are withdrawing our representation.

You have no choice in the matter.

Yes, I do.

I've been studying the law.

I get to choose my attorney. I choose you.

Lawyers are allowed to withdraw.

No.

And, anyway, you've been

actively seeking David Cord's full representation.

What'll he think when you guys

try to drop me? I like you guys.

I don't want to lose you.

Or Marissa.

No hard feelings about today.

It happens.

Thank you.

["It's a Long Way to Tipperary" playing]

Oh, by the way,

they picked up my pilot. [chuckles]

Congratulations.

♪

[exhales]

[quietly]: Fuck.

["I Fought the Law" by Dead Kennedys playing]

♪ I fought the law and I won ♪

♪ I fought the law and I won ♪

♪ Gonna write my book and make a million ♪

♪ I fought the law and I won ♪

♪ I am the law so I... ♪

- ♪ Won. ♪ - [clangs]

Ooh!

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