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[spectators shouting, cheering]Come on, Saints!

[shouting and cheering continue]

DONNA HENDERSON:
Let's go, Jordan.

[whooping]

DONNA:
That's our son.

♪

QUARTERBACK:
Laser.

Blue 80, blue 80, set, hut!

[players shouting]

[grunting]

[cheering wildly]

[grunts]

DONNA:
Go, Jordan!

[cheering]

WILLIAM:
Let's go, Jordan!

Yeah!

[whistle blows]Man! Man!

You killed it.

[laughing, cheering]

[chanting]:
Jordan! Jordan!

Great play, brother.

[chanting continues]

PLAYER:
Hey, what's going on?

Who's that?

MAN:
Someone hacked the scoreboard.

[crowd murmurs, exclaims]

GIRL:
Oh, is that a teacher?

PLAYER 2:
Oh, is that Mrs. Bryant?

Dude, you're banging
Mrs. Bryant?

All right, man.

I can't believe this.

This isn't the first time
he scored tonight.

PLAYERS [chanting]:
MVP! MVP!

MVP! MVP!

♪

[camera shutter clicks]

Teachers are supposed to provide
a safe place

for our kids to learn,
not become their sex toys.

He should be
at least 18.

If two consenting adults
want to fall in love,

who are we to judge?

17-year-old football player?
Who can blame her?

Sounds kind of
good to me.

No way it's love; it's sex.

I had the biggest crush
on my 11th grade math teacher.

Anyone in a position of power
over a teen, it's rape.

She should go to prison
with the rest of the pedophiles.

So how come the police haven't
put the teacher in jail yet?

She's 24, the kid's 17.

Police werebrought in.

Conducted an investigation.

The school fired
her and the state

took away her
teaching license.

But the age of
consent in New York

is 17, so...
Yep. The DA
dropped the charges.

DANNY:
And she's married, too?

Poor husband.
He had no idea?

Even is she wasn't,
she's an adult.

She doesn't get
to have sex

with her high school students.

Bull's meeting with the
parents about a civil suit?

Parents and the kid.

Liberty brought us the case.

She's on her way over.

Well, if this case goes to
trial, here's my two cents.

Blind jurors.

Jordan is a straight-A student,
varsity player.

Never got a tattoo
or an earring.

Even makes his own bed,
isn't that right, baby?I guess.

And got a full ride
at Hudson University.

We were so proud.WILLIAM: But his
behavior changed

as the semester went along, and
he started spending more time

with his English teacher
after football practice.

Dad. I'm sitting right here.

Things spiraled from there.
And then at the game,

we found out why.

I've always found cars
uncomfortable.

It is hard to find privacy
in high school,

isn't it, Jordan?DONNA: Dr. Bull, we're here

because everyone knows that
if the genders were reversed,

and a 24-year-old male teacher

was having sex with a student,

the teacher would be in jail.

Mom. Come on.

She was taking advantage of you,
baby.

She raped him.

So why are you here, Jordan?

Clearly don't agree with your
parents suing Mrs. Bryant.

Yes he does.

They said I had to be here.

What kind of doctor are you?

I'm the kind of doctor
who can tell

when someone's uncomfortable,
like you are right now,

'cause you're touching
your vagus nerve.

It's an unconscious attempt
to calm yourself down.

You still have feelings
for this teacher, huh?

Susan left her
husband to be with me.

Jordan. It's over.

BULL:
It's not over.

Your parents don't know you're
still seeing her, do they?

Ah, Jordan, come on.
Yes.

Yes. Okay?

Susan and I have already
talked this over,

and I'm moving in with her.

Sorry if that upsets you guys.

Jordan.Dad, don't try
and stop me.

Jordan. Come back here.

Let him go.

Arguing is not
gonna bring him back.

It's one of the reasons
he's sneaking around.

Hey. You wanted
to see me?

Yeah. I wanted you to meet
Jordan, but he's jumped ship.

Yeah. I saw him running out.

The parents?

Yeah. You mind
sitting in with us?
Sure.

I can give some perspective
on football life.

You played football?

BENNY:
It's been two weeks

and Jordan already moved
in with his teacher.

Yeah.
Wow.

The lawsuit
really set Jordan off.

Unbeknownst to his parents,
he-he dropped out of school.

He disconnected
his cell phone.

He sent his parents
an e-mail telling them

not to contact him
until they accept

his relationship with her.
Which is terrible for Jordan...

But it could strengthen his
parents' case against her.

Especially since we're going
for a negligent infliction

of severe emotional distress.

Yeah. It's a legit suit,
but I'm guessing

that the parents' real
purpose is to put leverage

on this teacher to
stop seeing their son.

Exactly.

Jordan's parents said
they'd drop the suit

if Mrs. Bryant agrees never
to see their son again.

It may work.

You know,
a lot of predators

like her back off as soon
as they're under pressure.

Yeah, well, she's
already doubled down.

If she takes it to trial,
in order to prove

emotional distress,
we'll have to demonstrate

outrageous behavior.

Isolating him and blowing up
his family check two big boxes.

The biggest challenge
is showing damage,

because it's in the future.

Yeah. Dr. Bull said
he's gonna talk to Jordan,

but frankly, I don't even know
how he's gonna get in the door.

No way. Chunk Palmer.

Played defense
for the Bulldogs.

I did.
Amazing.

Can I get you guys a soda?

No. We just came to have
a little chat

with you and Mrs. Bryant.

That would be me.

Please, it's Susan.

Hi.

Um, so what were you
hoping to see here?

What were you hoping
we would see here?

Despite what anyone thinks,
Susan and I are in love.

I know it may
sound weird to you,

but there it is.

I just hope my parents
can understand

and leave us alone.

Your parents are very concerned
about you. I understand

your dropping out of school?SUSAN: No.

I wouldn't let
that happen.

Susan's gonna homeschool me.

How many students get
that kind of attention, right?

Only one.

So you're gonna give up
your college scholarship?

Your dream
of playing pro football.

You did.

Dropped out of the drafts.
Bet you had a good reason.

I have a good reason, too.

I'm happy now.

That's all that matters.SUSAN: Yeah, and
Jordan has a lot

of other talents
besides playing football.

[chuckles]Yeah. I can see that.

You like drawing, Jordan?SUSAN: Yes.

He applied to City Arts.

Well, thank you, Jordan.

I see you have a spokesperson.

And I'm sure your husband is not
thrilled with your new career.

This has been really
hard on everybody.

On both of our families.

But when you find true love,
what are you supposed to do?

Stay trapped?

You're being sued for
inflicting harm on a minor.

That is a painful
and expensive process.

Are you sure you don't
still feel trapped?

[clicks tongue]

I think it's time
you guys left.

Susan didn't seem
too concerned about the case.

Well, they're covering.

A lot of changes in
their life right now.

Something's up with her.
What did you think?

She's controlling.
Yeah.

The homeschooling,

the answering
questions for him,

the nudging him
away from football

to art school.

Think they're in love?

I think they
think they are.

I'm telling you, Chunk,

we're gonna win this case.

And we're gonna win it
the right way.

What does that mean exactly?

It means the apparent
reason for something

often isn't the reason
for it at all.

Some might assume
that you quit football

because you were
afraid to come out.

Must have been hard
for your family.

My parents took it about
as well as Jordan's did.

They sacrificed everything
for me to achieve that dream.

It meant everything to them.

And then when the
draft approached,

I realized I needed
something else.

Something more.

Something for me.
Hmm.

Oh.

And look who is representing
Susan Bryant.

Dr. Bull, hello.

Wendy Anderson.

This is Chunk Palmer.
Ms. Anderson

is a highly renowned

champion for women's rights.

Susan and Jordan fell in love.

We live in a country that
allows them this freedom.

And that right applies to
beautiful women, too.

And beautiful
women predators.

You're gonna get a lot
of press on this case.

Pro bono?Don't have contact
with Susan again

unless I'm in her presence.

It's always a pleasure,
Ms. Anderson.

This case just
got a lot harder.

Oh, yeah.

And much more worth fighting.

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I want to tell you all
a love story.

The story of Jordan Henderson
and Susan Bryant.

Jordan wants to build a life
with Susan,

but some people want to prevent
true love.

That's what this case is about.

Their relationship
is legal and consensual.

When you have to remind people
your relationship

is legal and consensual,
you have a problem.

DANNY:
Smart tactic.

Who doesn't like
a good love story?

WENDY ANDERSON:
...an 18-year-old fight
for love and be a man.

CHUNK:
Be a man.

The dude's banging
his English teacher.

The Board of Education
fired her

for being a predator.BULL: Her strategy

is to make Susan's conduct
seem reasonable,

rather than outrageous.

Yeah, but there's a reason

that we don't marry
in our teens anymore.

Not every place agrees.

You can get married at 14 with
your parent's consent in Texas.

And in some places,
I can be purchased for cows.

It doesn't mean
it's a good idea.

[laughing]What? Are you trying
to justify

your relationship
with Gabe now?
Ooh.

I don't have to
justify anything.

How old is Gabe?

I bet this is the
photojournalist

that you recently hired

to do some freelance
surveillance, right?

There's about eight years'
difference.

Which would make him,
what?

Over 21.

Thank you very much.

It's only been a few
weeks. He's casual.

It's cool.
And best of all...

You can train him.

[laughing]I was going to say
he's British.

Oh.Yeah. But also,

he is not set in his ways,
unlike some people.

Trainable's shorter.

And similar to
how we are going

to approach this case.

To prove negligent infliction
of emotional distress,

we will show Mrs. Bryant
breached her duty

as Jordan's teacher,

and she was preying on him
like a giant mantis.

Well, the law actually calls it
"outrageous conduct"

on her part and
"lack of capacity" on his, but

yeah, "mantis" is
a better visual.

We prove that in court, and

Wendy's "consenting adults"
argument falls apart.

I know some experts
that we can line up.Nice.

I'll scour Susan's
digital footprint, records,

see if she's ever slept
with a student before.

DANNY: I've also looked
into Susan's home life.

There's no mom in the picture,
Dad still lives in Ohio.

Mild-mannered
husband, Jeffrey.

No record of
abuse. In fact,

he's head over heels for her.

That's because she seeks out men
like Jeffrey and Jordan.

Men who worship her.

Let's make sure it doesn't
carry over to our jury.

Susan Bryant has been
mistreated, misrepresented

and unjustly characterized

Hey.in our justice system.

We'd like to ask the press
to respect Susan's priva...

So mock jurors who were
parents didn't relate

to William and Donna?Our mock jury showed

that parents had little empathy
for other parents.

They all thought
that they could do a better job.

So, the best jurors
for us have been grandparents?

They know they made mistakes

with their own kids.

That's why they love
grandchildren.

It's their chance
to get it right.

So, anyone else to look for?

People who like structure.

Rigid schedule keepers.

Ah, people who
like structure

also like socialstructure.

Mm.Like adults not having
sex with teenagers.

Now we just have to get the
voir dire questions past Wendy.

That is her strong suit.

Actually, we're not going
to ask any questions.

Why not?

Rigid thinkers respond
to authority figures.

Now, who's the biggest
authoritarian figure

in that courtroom?

Wendy Anderson.
Exactly.

So if a juror
respects Ms. Anderson,

they'll respect rules.

She'll be doing our work
for us and never even know it.

Speak up. I can't hear you.

Yes. I did
enjoy school.

Thank you.
Now tell me...

Calvin.Have you ever developed...?

BULL:
He likes that top
button buttoned.

Clean-cut, likes
clear-cut rules.

Said "yes" instead
of "yeah."

Very deferential.CABLE [over earpiece]:
No kidding.

This guy won employee of the
year for his perfect attendance.

MARISSA:
Ah, but he's young, Bull.

You think he'll identify
with Jordan too much?

Conservative haircut,
good eye contact. This guy

wants to please his elders.

Check his mother's address.

If it's the same as his,
we're in business.

CABLE:
We're in business.

Come on, Wendy.

Make the right choice.

Acceptable, Your Honor.

Ms. Davis,

you may now pose
your questions.

We have no questions,
Your Honor.

We accept this juror.

No questions?
Uh...

no... ma'am.

MARISSA:
You cooked up this plan just

to rattle Wendy, didn't you?

Well, just some
rainbow sprinkles

on our little
chocolate sundae.

Gregory.
No. Brian.

No. Philip, maybe.
BULL:
Courtney's

not gonna buy into Wendy's
true love narrative.

That's for sure.

She can't even remember
her first love.

Wendy's gonna strike her.

Yeah, well, too bad for us.
According to her profile,

she'd be great.BULL:
Hey, we're dodging a bullet.

She won't get the long-term
damage Susan has caused Jordan.

WENDY:
We move to strike,

Your Honor.

More sprinkles for us.

Okay, speed round.

Dennis-- ponytail, T-shirt,
lack of eye contact.

CABLE: He's never created
a folder in his inbox,

and he's never used a calendar
app on his smart phone.

BULL:
No structure. He's out. Next up.

Simone-- formal language,
faces toward the judge. Clearly

respects authority. She is in.

And then we have Edward.

Hello, Edward.
Not Ed, not Eddie.

This is Edward.

Ooh, he sings
in the church choir.

Straight and narrow.

Sing us your song, Edward.

And Mr. Virtuous is in.

Okay, next up-- Noreen.

MARISSA:
Retired school teacher.

Second grade.

Self-professed "glam-ma."

Wants to look and feel young,

but the grandma
element-- it's alluring.

Let's ask her a question.

Liberty?

Your Honor, if I may...

MARISSA: Well, I thought
you were letting Wendy

ask all the questions, Bull.

Well,

dare to be unpredictable.

So, let's say
you're at the movies,

and you are sitting
in a mostly empty row.

What would you think if someone
came and sat right next to you?

I would think "weird,"
and maybe "stalker."

I like her.
Unless,

you know, he's hot
and making a move.

Grandmother who's happy
to be here,

respects personal space.

She has a sense of humor,

which means
she has a sense of perspective.

She's gonna want
to help Jordan's parents,

not judge them.

Welcome to the jury, Glammy.

We find this juror acceptable,
Your Honor.

Do you have something to say,

or would you just like to
wait for me to say something,

then respond yes or no?

Sometimes I like
to observe.

For instance, how
a panicked husband

handles confronting
his wife's lawyer.

Excuse me.

You're Wendy Anderson, right?Mm-hmm.

I-I need to see my wife.

Mr. Bryant, I understand
that your situation is

complicated.No, it's not.
It's not complicated.

She got mixed up
with this kid, and

I just feel like if we could
talk, we could work it out.

But I just got this text
from her saying that I can

only talk to you,
so, can you help me?

I'm sorry.

I don't think
she's sorry.

Aren't you Jordan's lawyer?

Ooh! I am many things.

A lawyer is not
one of them.

I'm a psychologist.
I help with trials.

Right now, I'm trying

to help Jordan's parents
get their son back.

Yeah. Uh...

I need to see my wife.

I feel like if I could just
talk to her about this...

Yeah.

Sorry. Just...
Don't be.

Jeffrey...

I can bring her
back to you.

I think the question you
have to ask yourself is,

do you want her back?

I'm Dr. Jason Bull.

Four of our six jurors
respect social norms.

They can draw a sharp line
between right and wrong.

Yeah, we're on
good footing there.

How about the husband?
How do you think

he'll factor in?BULL:
Well, he is truly, madly,

deeply in love
with his wife.

Blind to her
imperfections and

convinced he would be miserable
without her.

You want to call him
as a witness?
CABLE:
Oh.

He's about to be
a witness, all right.

Despite losing her job,
Susan has not

slowed down on her
online shopping.

Shoes, curtains and...

prenatal vitamins.

No.
Yes. Judging by
her purchase history, I'd say

she's about three months?

Susan and Jordan are
having a baby.

BULL:
It's a little

too late
for a parent-teacher conference.

We don't know if it's Jordan's,
but our sources indicate

that Mrs. Bryant
is pregnant.

How did this happen?How do you think?

Our team is all over it, but
Dr. Bull wanted you to know

as soon as possible,
and if you like,

you can see him when he's
done meeting with Liberty.

What do you suggest we do?

I assume she's planning
on having it.
Dr. Bull thinks

this pregnancy
could help us at trial.

Help?If Susan is more than

three months pregnant, it means
that she and your son had sex

before he turned 17.

More good news.But that's

statutory rape.

We present this in court...
you get your son back.

[quietly]:
Hey, you with the camera...

Hello, boss. So far, nothing
to report with Juror Edward.

Just disapproving glares
at the awkward PDA.

DANNY:
Not appropriate.

Otherwise, nothing untoward.

How about snowboarding
this weekend?

I got to work,
but you can come over tonight.

Uh-uh.

Keep an eye on Edward.

Dr. Shepard,
as a professor

of neuroscience
at Johns Hopkins,

can you please explain to us

what is going on
in Jordan's head?

Oh. Excuse me
just a second.

Forgot my brain.

[quiet laughter]

SHEPARD:
A teenager's prefrontal cortex
continues to develop

until around the age 25.

Which makes it very hard
to keep the arousal

system in check.
That, plus

an overload of testosterone,
and you've got sex on the brain.

[laughter]

LIBERTY:
So is it fair

to say that Jordan

could be easily influenced,
he could be easily seduced

because he is highly sexualized,
and he is not yet able

to fully make adult decisions?

SHEPARD:
Just think how sex

can cloud an adult's judgment.

[gallery chattering quietly]

In a strict household, the
prospect of continual sex

with a beautiful woman
would be very hard

for a teenager to refuse.

LIBERTY:
Thank you.

So Edward, Noreen and Simone
are fully engaged.

They are gonna trust
what Shepard says on the stand.

Or they're zombies
and just like brains.

So how do you
know Dr. Shepard?

He taught my Sexual Disorders
seminar in grad school.

[laughs]

No, we never dated.

Did you actually perform an MRI
on Jordan Henderson's brain?

No.
You haven't

examined Mr. Henderson at all,
then, have you, Doctor?

Isn't it true

every person
develops differently?

Objection. Compound.

Fine. I'll put it another way.

Isn't it possible
that you can't

accurately predict

exactly how developed

Mr. Henderson's
brain really is?

Well, no, not exactly, but it's

highly unlikely that...Thank you.

No further questions, Doctor.

And don't forget your brain.

No, we're losing
Noreen and Simone.

And there goes Calvin.

Three jurors firmly
against us now.

BULL:
Nobody panic.

Our Dr. Strand is gonna sully
Susan Bryant's image

just a little bit.

LIBERTY:
Dr. Strand, given your expertise
in behavioral sciences,

what can you tell
us psychologically

about Mrs. Bryant
and her so-called

relationship with Jordan?

STRAND:
Mrs. Bryant

suffers from regression.

She feels safer with someone
lower on the social scale,

someone like a teenager.

It's called
relating down.

So think of the wealthy CEO
who dates a 25-year-old,

or a pedophile with children...

Objection.

She's attempting

to inflame the jury.

LIBERTY: Under many
states' laws, Mrs. Bryant

would be considered
a sexual predator.

Dr. Strand used the word
"pedophile."

LIBERTY: And I
corrected to the word

"predator."Your Honor,

we ask that these statements
be stricken.

Sustained.

I ask that the jurors

ignore Dr. Strand's
comparing Mrs. Bryant

to a pedophile.Thank you,

Your Honor.

MARISSA:
Nice work.

The jury just heard the word
"pedophile" three times.

BULL: Someone say anchoring?
The judge just threw us a bone.

Well, the mirror juror
for Simone

likes it, too. She respects

this judge and
Strand's authority.[phone buzzes]

STRAND:
People engage in relationships

with people
that are younger than them,

people they have power over,

because it makes them feel
superior, adored.

And so how-how would you say
that this relationship

causes severe emotional distress
for Jordan, in particular?

We already see the damage,
in the estrangement

from his family,
the codependency

that's now developing
between Jordan

and Mrs. Bryant.

But when this relationship
dissolves,

Jordan will have a difficult
time trusting anyone.

And why-why do you say that

Jordan's relationship

with Mrs. Bryant will dissolve?

That's just a given.

95% of all
relationships

born out
of infidelity fail.

And that's among adults.
In a power play

like this,

when Jordan
will continue to grow

and change
and mature, it's not

a question of
if, but when.

Bottom line, to engage in
a relationship with someone

so much younger,

so much less mature,

that represents damage.

We're still two
jurors short.

Margaret and Kenny.

Any progress on the timing
of Susan's pregnancy?

The vitamins are the only
purchase indicator I could find,

which puts it
at three months.

Susan has a doctor's appointment
later today.

I'm gonna go to her apartment
afterward, see what I can find.

WENDY: So you're trying
to force Jordan

to live the life you never had.

That's not what I said.

Look, Jordan doesn't have a clue

what real life is like.
And I'm glad for that.

I didn't want him
to have to worry

about how hard
it's gonna be out there.

But now he wants to throw away
his future

to live with a married woman?

As a parent, you know
how this is gonna turn out.

And I'm gonna have to be there
for him to pick up

the pieces.WENDY:
Really? Because

our records show
that you were

out of town
four months of the year.

I travel for work.Work.

Hard work. Are you even around

enough to set
an example

for your son?Of course I am.

Believe me, I had it worse.

And so do most kids.

College is obviously important
to you.

Did you fill out Jordan's
college application?

He was going to miss
the cutoff date.

Did you ever ask
him, point-blank,

"Hey, Jordan, do you want
to go to Hudson?"

I didn't ask him
because, if I left it up to him,

he wouldn't have applied.

That's what happens
when I let him run his own life.

Ah.

And that is why

we practice.

Did you know
that he applied to City Arts?

WENDY: That he wanted
to be a graphic designer?

He's never said he wanted
to study art before.

Or maybe you never asked.

Objection. Is that...
Is there a question here?

BULL:
Be honest.

Let the jury know
you care about your son

and you have his best
interests at heart.

There's no such thing
as a perfect parent.

I wish...

he would have told us.

But ever since Mrs. Bryant
has come into his life...

...we've lost touch.

A mixed bag, Bull.
We picked up Margaret,

but we are losing Calvin.
I mean, he lives with his mom.

Hearing Donna's testimony
made him feel

like he's living
in the Bates Motel.

We need something big
to sway them.

We've still got
too many unknowns.

BULL: Any word from Danny
on the timing of the pregnancy?

Danny is on it.
She is gonna approach Susan

after her ob-gyn appointment.

Hi, I am Danielle

with the New York City
Department of Education.

I am here to review Jordan's
home school materials.

Oh.And, um,

for what it's worth,

you guys seem really happy
together.

[chuckles] Well, good timing.
I just got in.

Um, let me grab
Jordan's file for you.

Yeah.

Jordan's very smart.

His math scores
are in the top ten percent.

Impressive.

But I don't see
his individualized

home instruction plan.

Oh, I made some changes to it
this morning.

It's in the bedroom.
I'll go get it.

[footsteps approaching]

Here it is.Ah.

Wonderful. Thank you
so much for your time.

And, um,

I wish you the best of luck.

Hey.

So, I saw Susan stick
an envelope in her purse

after coming out
of the doctor's office.

I had a hunch about what it was.

I just sent you a photo.

Hold on.

Oh. Her ultrasound. Nice work.

Oh, it gets better.

See the numbers
at the bottom right-hand corner?

That's how far along she is.

16 weeks and three days.

So she's four months pregnant,
not three.

She had sex with Jordan
while he was still 16.

Statutory rape.

Looks like Susan's going
to jail.

Tell us, Susan, when did you
begin to develop feelings

for Jordan?

Jordan never spoke
in class.

After a couple
of weeks,

I asked him why,
and...

he said that he hadbeen
speaking to me.

Through the art
that he was making.

[quietly]: The more
Wendy sells this romance,

the more this jury's gonna
feel betrayed when they find out

Jordan was underage.

It's a thing of beauty.MARISSA: Well, Edward's mirror

isn't buying the romance.
He's on our side.

I don't know. The real Edward

looks like he needs
a cold shower.

Moral Code Edward? Are you sure?Yeah.

He's hot for teacher.

Have Cable track down
his last few days.

No way he's as virtuous
as he came across.

...he drew a breathtaking sketch
of the Brooklyn Bridge.

And, somehow,

he knew to draw it
from exactly my favorite spot.

And after that,
we just got to talking.

And it became clear
how he felt about me.

BULL: Ah, Wendy's brought
a little show-and-tell.

So, a student
with a crush.

Sounds kind
of dicey.

Why not
transfer him

to a new class?

I did not want
to turn my back

on Jordan.

Like his parents had.

But pretty soon I realized
that I was lying to myself

and that I loved Jordan.

After that, it was just
a matter of time,

waiting till after he turned 17

to express
that love.

Heart rates up,
eye focus softening.

The jury ate her testimony up.

BULL:
Right where we want 'em.

I love a surprise party.LIBERTY:
Mrs. Bryant, you said

you didn't become sexually
involved with Jordan until

after he turned 17.

Three months
ago, correct?Yes.

Then how do you explain the fact

that you're
four months pregnant?

[gasping, murmuring]

Does your silence mean
you don't remember?

Or does it prove

that you had sex with Jordan

when he was 16 years old

and you are guilty
of statutory rape?

Ugh. Susan needs to be kept far
from boys.

And my husband.

I'm emotionally distressed
just listening to her.

I wish
she'd keep me after school.

SUSAN:
I swear

that I did not have sex
with Jordan

until after he was 17.

But you-you are pregnant.

Well, was it
an immaculate conception?

It's not Jordan's baby.

[gasping, murmuring]

[gavel banging]

RANKEN:
Order. Order.

I will clear
this courtroom.

Jeffrey
is the father.

[murmuring]

My ex.

I don't like
this surprise party.

MARISSA:
Jeffrey can't be the father.

He was out of town
in the right timeframe.

Flew to D.C. on business.Or...

Wait a minute.

He went to Philly for a night.

It's only a couple
hours outside New York.

Check Susan's travel.
See if she was out of town.

[scoffs]

Credit card gas receipt
outside Philadelphia.

BULL:
Jeffrey's lost it.

But Jordan...

Oh, no.

Susan told me she was pregnant.

[murmuring]She and her husband
had tried

to make their relationship
work one last time.

How did that
make you feel?

Scared.

We had only been together
for a few weeks.

But then I thought
about how much I loved her.

I could raise
the kid

as the father.
And since

her husband
couldn't make her happy,

maybe I could.What would you say

to those who think that
you're making a mistake?

JORDAN:
Mom, Dad,

Susan makes me happy.

And I think
I deserve that,

no matter what anybody says.

WENDY:
No further questions.

LIBERTY:
You've given up football,

Hudson U. And
is it not true

that you recently turned down an
acceptance to City Arts College?

I have to take care
of Susan and the baby.

I'll get a job.A job

that only requires
a high school diploma, right?

So you can
raise a baby

that's not even yours?That baby will be mine.

I'll raise it like it's my own.

I did not see this coming.

Let's dig into Edward.
His profile says he's with us,

but I think we may be wrong
about him.

[siren wailing]

You were right about Edward.

Cable tracked his last few days.

I will give you one guess where
he went after Mass last night.

BULL: Well, if I only have
one guess, I'm going with

BDSM.I don't want to know
how you knew that. Yes,

he was at a sadomasochism club
until 3:00.

So much for our beacon
of morality.

Edward's
a classic reaction formation.

He gets excited when
a repressed wish is expressed.

So he might say Susan and Jordan
should burn in hell.

But secretly wants to be Jordan.

He's our wild card.

We need a new strategy
now that we can't count on him.

Also, see if Cable's
had any luck

with Susan's family.

Might be a way in there.

Hey.You good
at breaking up fights?

[chuckles] I'm better at it
with helmet and pads on.

JEFFREY: Hey!Well, suit up, 'cause I think
we're about to have one.

JEFFREY: That's my child.JORDAN: You serious, man?

You think you can
raise my child?

We're still married!You want some more?
I'll take you down!

Calm down!
Calm down!

You want to be
a man, right?

Right?Yeah. Yeah.

How about you try

being the biggerman?

BULL:
You're supposed to be the...

calm in the storm.

She has my child. She thinks the
two of them are gonna raise it?

I'm gonna get full
custody, you hear me?

You're never gonna see
that baby, I promise you.

Well, now he's the storm
in the calm.

And Wendy is explaining
that he has a good shot
at getting custody.

And she's not gonna take
that case pro bono.

They are on their own.

Jordan's never been under
this kind of pressure.

What did Romeo and Juliet do
when overwhelming forces

threatened to tear them apart?

They killed themselves.Before that.

[Chunk laughs]

CHUNK:
They ran.

Yeah.

Danny, let's keep an eye
on Jordan and Susan.

I have a feeling they're
about to take a little trip.

DANNY: You know, it's hard
to find a guy I can talk to,

loves UFC, gives me space.

Gabe does that.

But listening to the
testimony in this case,

I never thought
I was dating down.

Oh. That's interesting.

Gabe's an adult, isn't he?

Yeah. But...

I hired him.

Freelance. You don't own him--
I don't think, do you?

[chuckles] No.Oh, good.

But I'm clearly in a
position of power over him,

and he's young.

I know who I am, what I like,

but when I was Gabe's age,
I was still figuring it out.

Danny, he's
a talented photographer...

and he knows what he wants--
he's figured that out.

Yeah. And the way
he looks at me...

that's one of the things
I love about him.

[laughs]Sounds like he admires you.

I think the question is:
do you admire him?

Ah.

How did you know Susan

would pull up to a diner
in New Jersey?

[whispering]:
Magic.

And her sister lives
in Trenton.

She stops here every
time she visits.

[bells on door jingle]

Are you sure
we'll be okay?

We're gonna
figure this out.

I mean...
Okay?

[Bull sighs]

Welcome to the
Garden State.

I am calling my lawyer.

Good. Then Danny
can call the police.

There's a federal law
called the Mann Act--
makes it a felony

to transport a minor
across state lines

with the intent
to engage in sex.

[gasps softly]
BULL:
Susan, it's time

you and I had
a little chat.

[sighs]

Federal prison's a lot worse
than a conversation with me.

I promise.

He's a good kid.

He is more than just a kid.

I know.

I think Jordan...

is a Balcony Person.

What?

Well, a Balcony Person
is someone who sits

in the theater of your life,

adoring you, admiring you,

cheering you on, and
Jordan is that for you.

Only... now he's lost
hisbalcony people--

his parents,

the ones cheering him on,

the ones filling out his
college applications, and...

...Jordan needs that.

Doesn't everyone need that?

Sure.

But some people never had it
growing up, so they have

this insatiable need to fill
their balcony as grown-ups.

I looked at your phone records--
you haven't talked to your dad

in ten years.

He lives a long way away.He's not a bad man,

from what I understand. Is he?

But when he married
your stepmother

and his focus shifted to
her and her children...

you felt like he left
your balcony, didn't you?

[groans]I saw the way

you looked at the wall
when Dr. Strand started talking

about dating down.

You wanted to escape.

'Cause you know
the man you need,

the men that you've needed,

they have to adore you,
put you on a pedestal.

But they'll never
be enough.

Even your husband Jeffrey
wasn't enough, was he?

So you found a young man,
this boy,

and he didn't just
adore you, he...

outright worshipped you.

So much that he was willing
to give up going to college,

and raise a child with you
that... that wasn't even his.

Is that fair of you to
ask a 17-year-old boy?

You're gonna be a mother.

Okay?
[crying]:
Oh...

And that child
is gonna

adore you...

and love you.

And you will get to be

his or her Balcony Person.

[takes deep breath]

I, uh...

I'm not very good...

at being alone.

You do have a husband.

Oh.Listen...

This is a woman who's
a friend of mine.

She's very nice.

You should make
an appointment.

A shrink.

You should make an appointment.

Oh, God,
what have I done?

Dr. Bull...

do you think that there is
such a thing as true love?

I do.

But this isn't it.

Jordan.

Susan has something
she'd like to say.

SUSAN:
Jordan...

I...

got so caught up

trying to run away
from my...

old life

that I didn't fully

think it through.Susan....

No, just-just listen, okay?

I...

I hurt you.

No. No, you didn't.I did.

I did.

And...

and this is not right.

And you know that,
and I know that.

And I...

am truly, truly sorry.

Susan... n-no.

I-I love you.

Okay.

Jordan...

it's over.

Please forgive me.

Good-bye.

No. No. Susan!

Susan!Come on. Let her go.

Youdid this.

What did you say to her?

It's what she realized.

She was using you
to make herself feel special.

But it never
would have been enough.

Teaching wasn't enough.
Her husband wasn't enough.

Nothing...
would have ever been enough.

Not for her.
And it wasn't love.

As much as it
may have felt like it.

She needs help.

You'll feel
this way again,

with someone else...

for the right reasons.

JORDAN:
Dr. Bull, I...

Hey.

I've been there.

♪

What if they
don't listen?

I can't promise they will--
but I know for a fact

they won'tlisten
if you don't talk to them.

But what I said
on the stand...

Just go over to them.

Let it happen.

♪ We were at the table

♪ By the window with the view

♪ Casting shadows

♪ The sun was pushing through

♪ Spoke a lot of words

♪ I don't know
if I spoke the truth ♪

♪ Got so...

I finally figured out
what you meant--

"winning the
right way."

Putting Jordan's family
back together.

Hmm. Chunk...

why did you
really quit football?

I told you.

I didn't want to play anymore.

That's all.

I was done

with the injuries,
done with the pressure...

done with the thrill of running
the ball over the line.

You get to a...

certain point, you're ready
for a new challenge.

I hear that.

You try telling that to parents
the day before the draft.

I always meant
to tell her the truth.

I just never got the chance.Your mom,

she was your biggest fan.

Yeah.

[chuckles]

We all need one.

Hey, thanks for putting
me on this case.

Who's yours?

Who's your
biggest fan?

Isn't it you?

[chuckles]

[snickers]

♪ God, don't let me lose

♪ My mind.