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You should ask yourselves
with every decision you make,

is this good for the VA?

Am I helping
with the VA's strategic vision?

Now, my guess is you're all asking
the same question.

With our new administration,
will you still have a job?

But I want you to ask
a slightly different question.

Will my job still have me?

Am I the right fit to continue
fulfilling my duties

to the best of my ability
for the greater good of the company?

We just wanna make sure that
we have some new staff in place

to have things run a little bit more
smoothly around here.

I want to be clear.

Politics will not enter
into any of my decisions.

- Bullshit.
- We've had a late start.

Mostly due to the delayed
presidential transition.

I'm sure you've heard about that.
No hard feelings, huh?

I'll probably head back to DC.

Everybody says
the Trump connection hurts us.

How about you?

If they want me, I'm staying here.

What?

Kurt?

- Leo's Bike shop.
- That was the name of your business?

Yes. My grandfather came over
from Holland after World War two,

got a loan, opened it.

My family has run it for 60 years.

- Until last year?
- Yes. We had to close down.

- Why?
- Her.

Your Honor, I must object.

My client is not
the direct causal reason

for this man's business to close.

Counselor, what is the violation
to the rules of evidence?

- Inflammatory?
- Nope. Overruled.

Exception.

- Mister Rahtenberg...
- Rottenberg, Your Honor.

You don't have
to keep saying exception.

If you go to a higher court,

they're going to take it for granted
that you're taking exception

with my rulings. Please continue.

Why are you saying that
the defendant, Miss Marina Beck,

was the reason
that your business closed?

She was the neighbor who got angry
when I parked in front of her house.

She felt the front curb was hers.

So she started harassing my family
and my business.

Objection to harassment.
It calls for a conclusion.

No, sir. No. The witness is answering.

He's not the questioner.
Improper objection.

- Exception.
- Yes, excepted! Please continue.

How did the defendant harass you
and your business?

Online. We found out from a friend
there was an article on her newsfeed

about me molesting a boy
at the local school.

- And it was untrue?
- Yes, completely.

But it looked real.
And there were photos of me.

And you also discovered that
she had created a news article?

- Yes.
- And how do you know that?

We hired an Internet
forensic specialist.

It wasn't just an article. She created
twenty different social media accounts

of supposed parents who accused me
of touching their children.

And this caused you to lose business?

Many saw our business name on
that website, Business Scoundrels,

where she accused me
of pedophilia.

If you look for my name online,
that's all that comes up.

discussions about
me molesting children.

- And that's why you're suing?
- Yes, I want the harassments to stop.

She's still posting ugly things about
my family. Even today.

But I'm also suing
for my loss of business.

Nothing further, your Honor.

Sir, why didn't you apply to get your
name removed from those websites?

- I did.
- Not hard enough apparently.

They'd only remove the accusations
for a 10 000 dollars service fee.

And isn't your good name
worth ten thousand dollars?

I didn't want to pay it because
it was extortion.

They accept vile accusations
without proof

and then want to charge me
to take them down?

Okay. Okay, I've heard enough.
Let's bring it up here.

Not you. Just the lawyers.

Okay, Mister Rahtenberg,
you're going to lose.

Rottenberg.

You have been biased against
my name from the beginning, ma'am.

No, sir, you have a rotten case
and an awful client.

What I would suggest you do
is negotiate a fair settlement.

Because if you come back here,
it's gonna cost you twice as much.

That's it.

- Tomorrow at my office?
- Sure.

Let's get the paperwork together
for a settlement.

We need the paperwork
for a settlement.

- Keep track of your billable hours.
- On it.

You two go through the billing. And
you two double-check their work.

And keep track of your hours.

Split these up into piles
for every month, for every year.

And keep an accounting of the totals.
Let's get to it.

Things should get better, right?
Something other than paperwork?

Law of averages.

You, what's your name?

- Carmen Moyo.
- Let's go.

I was told to collate these bills.

Did the Executive Partner tell you
to collate those bills?

- No.
- Because that's me. Let's go.

- Great.
- Why am I supposed to know you?

- I don't know if you are.
- Why does Benjamin Dafoe know you?

- I don't know who that is.
- Law school illiteracy.

- This is her?
- Carmen Moyo, as requested.

I don't understand. Who are you?

- Carmen Moyo.
- No. No, no. Why are you important?

I don't think that I am.

Then why do I have my top client
asking for you?

- Who's that?
- Mister Wolfe-Coleman.

Your client is Wolfe-Coleman?
What does he need?

Last night, the police searched
his home for any evidence of rape.

And Mister Wolfe-Coleman wanted me
to contact Carmen Moyo

to represent him.
So how did that happen?

Is your client an acquaintance
of Oscar Rivi?

The drug dealer? No.

Is your client currently
at Menard Correctional?

He was, yes. Why?

I'm representing Mister Rivi.

Carmen's one of our best.

Why don't we get the retainer
agreement going, Ben?

Good. Go home. I'll have the rest
of the bills sorted tomorrow.

- The rest?
- Yeah, this is half.

Hey! Welcome to Night Court.
Missed you!

I never read her stupid book.
And her book is just a rip-off.

There are lines that are identical,
Your Honor.

Because they're lines
from Emily in Paris.

What is this one about?

That guy says
she plagiarized his book.

- Copyright law, interesting.
- Here's the program.

- These are actual books?
- Self-published. Fan fiction.

I know you you've got a reputation
for doing this..

Stop. That's it. I get it.

Your Honor, this is not a small matter.

Look at Fifty Shades of Grey.
That started as fanfiction.

I'm taking a recess.

Don't fight when I'm gone.
You, can you join me in chambers?

- You know him?
- No.

Thoughts?

Well, it's copyright law. Nobody can
copy unless they have the right.

They both borrowed
from Emily in Paris.

Look, there's no real money here.

All they want is attention
and to feel like they've won.

- End of Wizard of Oz.
- What?

Scarecrow getting a diploma.

Right. Can you make one?

I'm in Copy Coop.
I can make anything.

Okay.

Here's my decision.

Your books have both been
copyrighted by me and this court,

but under different names.
Neither of you get Paris.

That is your punishment
for not being original.

You get "Judy in Nice",
and you get "Janice in Lyon".

I don't like Lyon.

Tough. It's either Lyon
or South Bronx. You decide.

Thank you, your Honor.

Now look at each other and say:
"I respect, and I love you."

Say it or I take away
your copyrights.

I respect and I love you.

Do it 'til I believe you. Marissa!

- Nicely done.
- Thank you.

Amazing what you can do without
a ton of red tape.

Be my law clerk.

What? No, I have a job.

Work here. Part-time, full-time,
your call.

Flat fee, ten percent
of all the legal filings,

unlimited use of the copy machines.

Your Honor, this is not a court.

I don't know what it is,
but it's...

The future?

Come on, be here.

I can't. I have a job.

I want to pass the bar.
I wanna be a real lawyer.

You know why all these people
are here?

Because the courts
and the lawyers, and the appeals

have made justice unobtainable.

Out of reach to anyone who
doesn't have a shitload of money

to wait it out.

That's why Exxon beats out
Mister Nobody.

Read Kafka's "Before the Law".

- Now I've got homework?
- It's one page long.

Don't be a philistine.

Justice is only just
if it's available to everyone.

Kurt, I delayed the reservation.
So I think we can still make it.

Babe? I'm pouring a drink.
Do you want one?

Who is this?

No one.

Well, you drew in a beard
and a mustache on him.

I was doodling.

But you don't doodle. In fact, you're
the exact opposite of a doodler.

Who is it?

I don't know. I thought it was
somebody I knew, but I'm not sure.

But you suspect.

I mean, if it's one
of the insurrectionists,

then you need to tell the Feds.

Yeah, I'm not sure it's him.

- Well, who do you think it is?
- Somebody I went shooting with.

Oh my God, then it's him.

No, he didn't talk that way.
He wasn't political.

He's a veteran.

Kurt, that's the profile!

And I don't drop a dime
because he fits a profile.

What is this, a schoolyard?
Drop a dime?

This man tried to hang
the Vice-President.

- He tried to kill Nancy Pelosi.
- You don't know that!

And I'm not gonna be responsible
for naming names.

- This isn't McCarthyism.
- Actually, it is.

They stormed the Capitol.

The Feds will threaten me
with indictment

if I don't name names even
if I'm not sure if they're responsible.

And then they'll be asked
to name names.

And everybody will get lawyers.

And those are the only people
who will benefit.

What do you need, Diane?

I don't know. Maybe nothing.

Do you want me to come back?

No.

I want to know who this man is.

Well, that's gonna be pretty hard.
It's not a great photo.

Well, I may have
some more information.

He's a veteran, and he shoots
at the same range as my husband,

Kurt. It's the Kankakee Gun Club.

All right, I'll see what I can do.

What? Are you serious?

You're missing the tragedy here.

It's not just you guys.
She can't pay me either.

No, we will be attaching her wages.

You're welcome to it, but there's
nothing there. Nothing. I looked.

- Even the inheritance?
- Swallowed up by taxes.

- This is bullshit.
- I understand your anger.

But hey, congratulations
on your win.

- Dylan Pike.
- What?

Dylan Pike. The man
in the wanted photo.

How?

The Feds couldn't find him,
and you, just like that?

They didn't know he shot
at the Kankakee Gun Club.

- That's all you needed?
- They had his driver's license.

And how did you get it?

If I told you that,
you wouldn't need me.

- Well, we don't pay you enough.
- I know that.

Wanna see his photo?

You want me to call the Feds?

No. I can.

I will.
I just have to think about it.

Hello, sir. Thank you for waiting.
Welcome to Reddick Lockhart!

Can I help you?
Do you have an appointment?

David Rathbone for Liz Reddick.

I think David Cord is
in the reception waiting for you.

- David Cord? The Cord Brothers?
- Yeah. He asked for you.

But he gave his name
as David Rathbone.

- Why?
- I have no idea.

What have I done with the aces?
You sure?

Thank you, thank you.

Mister Cord?

Miss Reddick. Hello.
I knew your father.

I hated your father.

Yes. Well, he hated you, too.

You gave the name Rathbone?

I did. I do that sometimes just to see
if I get as warm a reception

as I would if I gave my true name.

And I'm happy to say I did. Hello!

This is Marissa. This is one
of our law clinic lawyers.

Eli Gold's daughter.

Democrats as far as the eye can see.

Why don't you ask Julius
to join us?

I wanna save the country.

- You want to save it?
- Yes. Don't you?

Yes.

January sixth changed everything
for me,

my Road to Damascus moment.

Do I have to explain
that to Democrats?

- No.
- And I'm not a Democrat.

That's my point.
See, I came to realize

that we, say the three of us,
we have a lot more in common

than might we think.
We all love this country.

I love this country.
It gave my family a start.

My dad, he started
a small laundry business.

Sent his son to college.
And I made something of myself.

Too many people take America
for granted. I don't.

And I suspect that you don't either.

Well, I don't think
there's disagreement there.

I think the disagreement
is in the details.

Well, let's start
with the details then.

Reif Van De Berg
and Leo's Bike Shop.

What is that?

A defamation suit involving
a small business.

A suit that we won.

But it didn't make any difference
because the defendant is bankrupt.

And the client's retainer is gone.
He has no money to pay you.

So I want to hire you
to continue to sue on his behalf.

I'll offer you a twelve-million-dollar
fund to continue the suit

for another six months.

Why?

My only request is that you go after
a different defendant for defamation,

one with deeper pockets.

The social media company
that distributed

Miss Beck's vile lies to the public.

Twelve million dollars is a lot
of money.

So what's in this for you?

I wanna go after Section 230.

Jay? How do I make
an anonymous phone call?

- Do you have a burner?
- No.

Hello, yes.

I would like to report the name of one
of the January Sixth rioters

that I saw on your poster.

Dylan Pike.

No, I'd rather not leave my name.

No, I don't.

David Cord is not a good look for us.

I think we would look great
in twelve million dollars.

- Blood money?
- That's a little dramatic.

The amount of money he's spent
funding Republican campaigns

over the last decade?

If you all weren't so busy turning up
your noses at the Republican Party,

you might remember that Democrats
and Republicans thought

Section 230 was flawed.

Here's an opportunity for the unity
that the Democrats say they want.

I've never asked to unite
with white supremacists.

Let's not pretend this
is some bipartisan issue though.

The right has no interest in stopping
conspiracy theories on these platforms.

It would help if the boomers would stop
falling for those conspiracy theories

and sharing it with their friends.

Sorry, but it would.

And no more plotting to overthrow
the government

or stalking journalists online.

What about the employee that wants
to speak out against the boss

that's sexually harassing them?

We repeal Section 230
and there would be no MeToo.

I don't believe that.
You regulate Section 230

and let the newspapers get back
to actually being competitive.

We're not going back
to reading newspapers, grandpa.

- That's inappropriate.
- Did you really just say grandpa?

Wait! If we're gonna go after
the social media giants,

we need the resources
of a deep pocket like Cord.

- Where are you going?
- To court.

But we haven't decided
if we're taking this Cord money yet.

Of course we are.

This is a new suit?

It's the same facts, Your Honor,
but different defendant.

- You're suing Chumhum?
- Yes, Your Honor.

You have read Section 230,
I assume.

Section 230 purports to shield
Internet platforms from liability,

but we believe it is unconstitutional

because it contravenes
the First Amendment.

And how does it do that?

The First Amendment states that
Congress shall make no law

abridging the freedom of the press.

Section 230 doesn't say anything
about the press.

No. But in practice, the law
has decimated the press.

Through Section 230, the government
has placed its thumb on the scales

in favor of Internet platforms
over newspapers

and other press outlets.

Fucking democrats!

Take care. Let's stay in touch.

May I help you?

Sure hope so.
Madeline Starkey, with the FBI.

I'll never get used to saying that.
It sounds so melodramatic.

My husband made a ringtone
for my phone.

I'm Madeline Starkey with the FBI.

Hi. May I help you, Miss Starkey?

So polite. Yes.

You may help me by answering
a few questions.

And I won't take up too much
of your time. Seems like a bad day.

Presidential transition.
A lot of people being let go.

I'm so sorry. But not you though?

Not yet.
Unless that's why you're here.

No. I'm the deep state.
We don't do anything meaningful.

I spoke to a friend of yours,
Dylan Pike.

He said you trained him
in the use of AR-fifteens,

nine millimeters,
how to buy ammunition in bulk.

We covered a bunch of subjects
in his group.

- So it wasn't just a one-on-one?
- It was a small group of veterans.

I believe this group was five veterans.

You wouldn't happen to remember
the names

of the other four individuals
who trained with Mister Pike?

This would be sometime prior
to the January events

at the Capitol.

Could you provide me
with those names?

- No. I'm sorry. I can't.
- You can't? Or you won't?

You have a very calm manner.

I should be calm, but I'm unnerved,

- Anything else, Miss Starkey?
- No, not right now.

But pretty soon. We'll be in touch.

You've been a managing editor
for how long, Mister Hookstratten?

23 years. I was a reporter
for ten years before that.

And you were aware,
were you not,

of the story that was circulating
on social media

about a bike shop owner grooming
school children for sexual exploitation?

I was aware of it, yes.

Why didn't your newspaper
cover the story?

It seems like it was newsworthy,
right?

- If it were true, yes.
- How do you know it wasn't?

Because I spent two weeks
running down the rumors.

In the case of this story,
there was nothing.

Just a lot of gossip online.

What was the financial shape
of your newspaper

at the time that you decided
not to run this story?

Your Honor, I'm sorry. But I have
to object there. Relevance.

The financial impact of Section 230's
exemption on newspapers

is directly relevant.

- Overruled.
- We were broke and getting broker.

The advertisers we'd counted on had
mostly gone over to the Internet.

It was only a matter of time

before we wouldn't be able to keep
the lights on anymore.

Six months ago, that time came.

Your witness.

Classified ads were a big source
of revenue for newspapers, right?

They were.

I imagine those being a thing
of the past contributed to that.

- It did.
- What about cable news networks?

Objection. We are not litigating over
cable news or classified ads.

That's right. We're litigating over
your untested theory

that newspapers went bankrupt
because social media

has a government sanctioned
advantage in the marketplace.

We should, Your Honor,
at the very least test this theory.

Agreed. Overruled.

Is it possible, Mister Hookstratten,

that the reason these newspapers
went bankrupt

is no more complicated than they
didn't keep up with their competition?

That's one reason.

Thank you for not contesting
the obvious.

Mister Hookstratten, didn't your
newspaper conduct this survey

of where readers were now
getting their news?

- Yes.
- And what were the top four sources?

Facebook, Twitter, Google, Chumhum.

None of which can be sued
for defamation, libel, or fraud.

Now, do you think that enters into
what stories you do run

and what stories you do not run?

It's always hanging over your head.

Gawker was sued out of existence by
someone who wanted them shut down.

That can happen to a newspaper
or a website.

It can't happen to Facebook.

I forgot you were in here.
You don't need to do those anymore.

We're suing Chumhum now.

Case number 15. Let's go.

Five-minute recess.
Don't touch these props, please.

I wanna do both. I wanna clerk here,

and I wanna work
at Reddick Lockhart.

- How many hours can you give me?
- What do you need me to do?

Well, my copyright certificates are...

They're catching on
with the fan fiction crowd,

and I need you to process them.

How much are you charging for these?

I checked what the Writers Guild
charged. 20 bucks.

You're kidding?

- And how many have you sold?
- 412.

- What?
- I know, it spread online.

But these don't mean anything.
They're just pieces of paper.

What do you think US copyright is?

Mine is at least good
for 71 years.

That's a year more than US.

But a plagiarist can still steal
a work.

They can do that with a US copyright.

They just get sued in court
like they would in my court.

Marissa, I'm building something here.
I want you to join me.

I want your advice.
I want your advice on cases.

I wanna bounce legal theories off you.

- What are your legal theories?
- I don't know.

That's why I need to bounce them.

Okay. I can give you from noon
to two PM

and five to seven. If you want it.

That's how revolutions are made.
Backrooms of copy shops.

Let's go.

Hey! I'm home.

Kurt?

Some reason
you're sitting in the dark?

No.

You want me to come
and sit with you?

I got a visit from the FBI today.

About what?

About the guy I took shooting.
The one in the wanted poster.

And what did you tell them?

Nothing.

This agent wanted me to give her
names of the other veterans

I took shooting.

Okay, Kurt, listen to me.
I'm your wife.

Which means that anything you tell me
is privileged communication.

So this is not the time to be
the taciturn mountain man.

Just tell me. Tell me everything.

About?

Who did you take shooting?

Veterans with PTSD. I volunteer
to shoot with them on Saturdays.

They're not criminals.

Then just give the FBI
their names and explain that.

One of these veterans said
he was going to DC

and he wanted to tour the Capitol.

I called a congressional office
to arrange it.

- When was this?
- On January 5th.

Which congressperson?

I'm not gonna say.

Kurt, I can't tell anyone.

I'm not gonna say.

Okay.

You're not gonna talk to the Feds
again. I am gonna talk to them.

You think I'm in trouble?

Yes. I think you're a Trump official

who trained an insurrectionist
in firearms.

No, I didn't train them.

And then arranged for them
to scout the Capitol.

I think that's the definition
of trouble.

So here is where I come in.

From this moment on,
I am your lawyer.

Have a seat.

- How is your bird problem?
- Intermittent.

They put rotors out there
so the birds won't land.

- Makes sense.
- Sometimes.

- But here we are again.
- Yes. This'll be very brief.

I just want you to know
I'm Kurt McVeigh's attorney.

And I need you not to approach him
again without my presence.

- You're gonna represent him?
- Yes.

That'll put such a strain
on your marriage.

Thanks for the concern.
Here's my card.

If you want to interview him again,
just call that number.

Just so you know,
we're not after Kurt.

- What?
- The bells.

You might not want to watch this.

What?

Oh my God!

The birds haven't quite caught
onto the rotors.

Building Maintenance insists they
will eventually, but I don't know.

Oh my God.

Anyway, job one for the FBI
is identifying and building cases

against as many of the January sixth
rioters as possible.

I wish you great success.
As far as I'm concerned,

they all deserve to be locked up.

Well, yes. Given your politics,
I thought you might be sympathetic.

And job two is to preventing
the next January sixth.

I always looked
at the Conway marriage,

and I wondered how they did it.
Maybe you can tell me sometime.

Good luck with your investigation.

You get used to it.

Gunnar Neustadt,
former Chumhum content moderator.

And why are you no longer
at Chumhum?

PTSD.

What about the work there
was traumatic?

- The churn.
- What is the churn?

The constant turnover
of bad content.

Some of it is sad,
some of it homicidal,

some of it political.
It never stopped.

So all you did was block the churn?

No, we also highlighted,
repositioned, featured items.

In other words, you did
what a newspaper editor does?

Objection. Leading.

- Overruled.
- It felt like I was an editor.

In that, you were blocking violent
or pornographic content?

In the sense
that we featured clickbait.

If it sparked anger or outrage,
we featured it.

- That's how the site made money.
- Thank you.

Nothing further, Your Honor.
Just one second, Your Honor.

I was at a judge's conference,

and Judge Friend said that her dad
was a small-town newspaper editor.

Go after editorial content.

- You go for it.
- Why me?

Because we have an audience
of one.

You can't!
Don't look now.

I haven't questioned a witness
in two years.

Then it's time.

Mister Neustadt...

Mister Neustadt, how often
did you meet with your team of editors?

Excuse me, moderators.

Twice a day. Morning and evening.

Okay. Good. And what did you discuss
at these meetings?

- Which stories were trending.
- And by trending, you mean?

Popular. Interesting. Newsworthy.

- You were assigning value?
- Objection. Counselor is testifying.

Overruled. Continue, Counselor.

Mister Neustadt, if you were deciding
which stories were important,

how is that different from what an
editorial team at a newspaper does?

Objection! The witness cannot
be expected to know

the inner workings of a newspaper.

Actually, I worked in the Tribune
Metro section for three years.

What?

Build-a-Bears.
They were sent to Marissa.

Okay. Why?

No idea. This one's a Marissa Bear.

Why don't we, meaning you,
take all these stuffed animals

and put them in the conference room?

Mister Wolfe-Coleman,
this may not be the firm for you.

- Benjamin Dafoe.
- Please send this out.

I know. I'm putting them
in the conference room.

- Do you have a minute, Marissa?
- Sure.

- Actually, I...
- Carmen.

Right. Could you give us
a moment, Carmen?

Why are there hundreds
of teddy bears in our reception?

Is that a legal euphemism
I don't understand?

No. This was sent to you.

It's a Marissa bear.

- That doesn't even look like me.
- That seems beside the point.

What is going on, Marissa?

Why are there hundreds bears
in our office?

Let me find out.

Well, if you're finding out, you must
have some suspicion. So what is it?

I offered some advice to a client who
was buying a Build-A-Bear franchise.

- My guess is this was a thank you.
- What client? You're not a lawyer.

Why do you have clients?

Oh my God. This is about
that Copy Coop court?

I made sure it didn't interfere
with my responsibilities.

Marissa, no!

By participating in that simulacrum
of a courtroom,

you expose this firm to malpractice,
sanctions, and God knows-what.

I'm just offering the judge
some advice.

If you wish to continue
your employment at this firm,

you will never do anything like that
again. Do you understand? No buts.

Do you understand?

I do.

Diane, your husband
and the FBI are here.

Oh no! Don't put them
in the conference room.

Okay. I think I might be
a little late.

Do we all get one or just clients?

There's that calming unnerving quiet.

- Hello.
- Hi!

I've agreed to a ten-minute interview.

Mister McVeigh has
to get back to work.

Yes, I know. And he's been
a good boy, not saying a thing.

- He is not a boy.
- No. He's not your boy, Bill.

Okay. Let's start.

Just to be formal, Kurt.
I'm Agent Starkey with the FBI.

We understand. We don't need
the musical introduction.

So, Kurt. Those friends,
or your colleagues,

or whatever they are to you
or were to you,

probably have little or no criminal
liability for January sixth.

My concern isn't with their past,
it's what they might do in the future.

He has no knowledge of that.

Well, now that they've gotten away
with, say, trespassing

or smearing their feces
on the floor of the rotunda,

they're emboldened to violence,
to bombs, to hostage taking.

Does Kurt have a question?

- No, but I do.
- Pray, ask.

- Why do you think that?
- Why do I think they're emboldened?

Well, I have my reasons.
And if you tell me who they are,

I will know. And then if need be,
I can stop them.

My client has no knowledge
of anyone plotting anything.

Well, that does not square
with this Dylan Pike statement.

Kurt McVeigh not only trained me
in firearms,

he also laid out the strategy
for entering and occupying

the US Capitol.

Was that a comment?

No, I have a comment.

Come on. Bullshit!

I'm surprised Mister Pike
didn't accuse Kurt

of being responsible for 9/11.

Certainly, you have a better joke
than that.

No. This isn't a joke to me.

Dylan Pike will say anything
to reduce his sentence.

I do consider his statement
with some skepticism.

And the only way to get to the truth
is with a grand jury.

A subpoena has a tendency
to sharpen the senses.

- Odd, you don't have a musical cue.
- Hold on.

That's not right.

I can always subpoena you, Kurt.

- He's a rapist!
- An accused rapist!

God, I'm amazed I have to say this
in a roomful of lawyers.

Since when are we representing
people like Wolfe-Coleman?

- He's the next Jeffrey Epstein.
- Did you approve this, Liz?

No, this is the first
that I am hearing of this.

- So Diane approved this.
- No! Well, I don't know.

I have clients who will flee when they
find out we represent this rapist.

You mean like the women's coalition?
Big loss!

I know, the teddy bears.
I'm working on it.

Did you approve us representing
Craig Wolfe-Coleman?

No. Why? Do we represent him?

Apparently, we do. We're just trying
to get to the bottom of it.

- Without the other name partner?
- That's why we asked you in.

Well, this isn't me.
I mean, was he here?

- Hi. Maybe I can help.
- David. What's going on?

One of the associates, the new one?

- Marissa?
- No, the real one.

- Carmen?
- Right.

She pulled in Wolfe-Coleman
as a client.

- Carmen?
- Why?

Wait, why don't I go upstairs
and get your last quarterly report.

If Gavin Firth wants to talk to us
about money,

he should discuss it with the partners.

Actually Gavin was called back
to London. I'm the new Gavin.

STR Laurie made me
your new boss. Hi.

And this is what I have to say.

More of you should be out
there digging up new clients

like this new Carmen girl.

Two months out of law school,
and she's got our two top clients.

Think about it.

Can I talk to you for a second?

That's bad. David as our boss?

Yeah. But I have a worse worry.

Okay.

We were griping about a new client.
And two minutes later,

David Lee comes running down
the stairs to talk to us.

That's quite a coincidence.

You think he bugged your office?

I don't know. You know him better
than I do.

- Would he do something like that?
- Yeah.

Great. So what do we do?

Have Jay look for bugs at night
when we can hide it from David.

God! If we actually spent
this much time lawyering,

we'd be Supreme Court Justices
by now.

Wait! What is going on with all the
teddy bears in the conference room?

It's a long story.

If it's actually prejudicial then even
telling me what it is will prejudice me.

But I don't think it is prejudicial.

No. no! You say another word,
and I'll judge against you.

Here's what I'll allow you.

Four words to explain
why it's not prejudicial.

You go over that,
I'll rule for the other side.

- Your Honor!
- Hey! There's two.

- Can I have those two back?
- No, but you now have six.

Patent claim requires background.

Two more words.

- Of prior work.
- Nope. Three words.

Ruling for the defendant.
Your patent is approved, sir.

Go with God. Wait. Shake hands.
Look at each other and say:

"I respect and I love you."

No, no, no, no. That's not
how we do things here, sir.

Due to the Bad Loser Law of last
Wednesday, ruling is reversed.

Judgement for the plaintiff.

Don't you dare celebrate, sir.

Thank you, Your Honor.

There's my law clerk.
Recess for ten minutes.

I can't do it. I'm sorry.

- Why not?
- My boss said no.

You don't need me anyway. Let me
connect you with a real lawyer.

Marissa, listen to me.
I asked you for a reason.

You know just enough to not crush
what I'm doing here.

A real lawyer will look
for reasons why not.

I need someone
to look for reasons why.

- I can find you someone.
- I don't want someone.

All rise.

Miss Reddick, you've made
an original and compelling argument.

And Your Honor, Judge Cain,
I always thought you got a raw deal.

- Your Honor...
- You don't want to interrupt me.

I have to admit, I am baffled.

How can it be that Chumhum
gets away with something

any newspaper would go under
for doing?

Unfortunately, the law is the law.

It may be unfair,
but it is constitutional.

Section 230 stands,
and the statute ties my hands.

- Mister Cord.
- Ace or Queen?

- Queen.
- Good.

I just stopped by to thank you
for your efforts, Miss Reddick

And to tell you that I'm quite prepared
to bankroll an appeal.

We are happy to handle the appeal
for you if that's what you would like.

But you should know
that it is probably a long shot.

Long shots have come through
for me before.

I have wicked arthritis in my hands.

And my doctor told me, well, just
squeeze a rubber ball all day.

But instead I picked up
a book of magic.

I've identified 27 potential lawsuits
that I think might be viable.

They're tricky,
but they've got potential.

And if you win, the world just
becomes a little more bearable.

We are the firm that you want?

Well, most definitely.
Talk to you soon.

- Carmen, can I have a second?
- Yes.

No, I'll go. It's my turn.

You're representing
Craig Wolfe-Coleman?

I think I am.

- Did you pursue him?
- Of course not.

You know what he's accused of?

Yes, I looked over the case
last night.

And it doesn't bother you?

I don't understand. Should it?

Carmen, is there anyone
that you would not represent?

Wouldn't?

I don't understand.

Is there someone
you don't want me to represent?

I'm just trying to get a sense
of who you are.

Is there anyone? Someone?

- Alan Dershowitz.
- Why?

I don't know. Don't like him.

Okay. All right. Here's what I want.

As your mentor, I'm going to help you
with the Craig Wolfe-Coleman case.

Thank you.

And I want us to keep talking
about your career path.

Are you worried about me?

I don't know what I am about you.

Mister Wackner, what a surprise!

Miss Lockhart. Hi!
I love your decor.

I'm always surprised people come
in my courtroom, they're shocked.

They think, oh my God,
it's so informal.

- What can I do for you, sir?
- I wanna hire you.

- You want to...
- Hire you, your firm.

I did my research.
I'm willing to pay your retainer.

- Are you being sued?
- No. I'm creating a courtroom.

And I need to know
what is the best way to do it.

- We don't do that, sir.
- But you do try to make money?

- We do.
- I'm willing to pay money.

I looked online. One of your services
is consultation on legal issues.

Your website is incredibly
insistent on that.

Well, I need consultation.
And I'm willing to pay.

Mister Wackner. I don't like
what you're doing.

I know. And I'm not trying
to convince you.

I'm using your skepticism
and the incentive of capitalism

to acquire your services to perfect
my little clubhouse of the law.

I want you, and I want Marissa
to help me.

Our retainer is not...

- It's sizable.
- I got money.

Why are you doing this, sir?
It's not gonna benefit you.

It's odd. I'm gonna talk for a while.
So just let me.

Since the eighties, people have been
discussing everything

as if it's built on what can benefit
or disadvantage.

Do you remember a time before that?

People used to want to write
the Great American Novel.

And not sell out.
Build a beach sculpture.

Fly to Ecuador, help people.

Can you remember the last time you
heard those words, Peace Corps?

I do.

I want a new Peace Corps.

For America.

I'll have downstairs draw up
a retainer agreement.

Good. Can I take a bear?

Please do. Take two.

Thank you very much.

Bye bye.

Hold the door.

Here, take one.