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♪ I'm on a new level

♪ I'm on a new level...

MALE ANNOUNCER:
Welcome, New York City

to theTitanfall

North American finals!

[crowd cheering]

BULL: I had no idea
you were into gaming, Chunk,

but I get it.

Nothing inspires
a sense of tribalism

like sports.

Competition, Chunk,
it's is in our DNA.

Yeah, and the costumes
are fun, too.

Tommy.

Hey, Mr. Palmer,
welcome.
Thanks.

Wait till you see Team DV8,
they're incredible.

And the team captain?
He's inhuman.

MALE ANNOUNCER: ...the greatest
eSports player in the world

will be leading
the unstoppable team

in another Titanfall 2final.

Can the underdog,
Team Quadrocon...

[sighs]
You okay?

I don't think so.

I think I'm...

awesome!

[teammates cheering]

Who's gonna do this?!

TEAM: We are!JACE:
When we gonna do it?!

Forever![whoops]

[fans cheering]

Good luck.
Not gonna need it.

MALE ANNOUNCER:
Team DV8!

Led by team captain,
Jace Rundle!

[crowd cheering]

In just a few minutes,
ladies and gentlemen,

you will see all the drama
up on this large screen...

70 million people are
watching this online.

Tonight's finals is bigger
than the World Series,

so how can so many people
not know about this?

'Cause they got their heads
up their asses, man.

Hey.
[chuckles]

MALE ANNOUNCER:
Three, two,

one!

[crowd cheering]

CHUNK:
Yeah!

[whoops, laughs]

MALE ANNOUNCER:
Jace Rundle draws first blood.

FEMALE ANNOUNCER: And that,
folks, is the reason that Jace

is the number-one player
in the world.

Oh! You see that?

[laughs]

With a $3 million cash prize
and the title at stake,

can Team Quadrocon stop
Jace Rundle and Team DV8?

MALE ANNOUNCER:
Highly unlikely.

Jace in front prepares
for the shot.

He takes aim.

What?! He misses that shot?!

Come on, man.

Can't believe that.

That is surprising.

Jace held back there,
missing an opportunity.

It appears the mighty
are falling.

They'll pull it out.
Just-just hold on.

MALE ANNOUNCER: Dewey creates an
opening for Jace to take a shot.

I'm down to 20%.

Take the shot, Jace!

What are you waiting for?

MALE ANNOUNCER: Jace hesitates
and Dewey goes down.

Damn it! I'm down.

MALE ANNOUNCER: Things are going
really bad for DV8.Oh!

Can Jace make this shot
and keep DV8 alive?

FEMALE ANNOUNCER:
Quadrocon readies for escape.

Jace has them in his sights.

He misses!

Oh, my God, he missed.

He missed!Man.

MALE ANNOUNCER:
Quadrocon escapes,

and they win!

What a surprise victory!

FEMALE ANNOUNCER:
Oh, my God.

Team DV8 has been beaten.

Quadrocon won
$3 million?

It's quite the upset.

This isn't an upset;

this is the Patriots
losing to Oshkosh High.

MALE ANNOUNCER:
A heartbreaking defeat for DV8.

This was an epic choke.

What the hell, man?

I missed, okay?

No, nobody misses
a shot like that

unless they're trying to.

MALE ANNOUNCER:
Wow. A titan has fallen.

A dynasty overthrown.

This was an epic,
and I mean epic, choke

by the greatest gaming team

in history.His mama's gonna be
so disappointed in him.

Hmm.

WOMAN:
Was that for real?

MAN:
That was a crazy choke, man.

MAN 2:
You think he threw the game?

[overlapping voices]MAN 3: That was crazy, man.

Jace Rundle's never missed
a shot like that.

[overlapping voices continue]

There was over $200 million
in bets

riding on the championship,

and when Team DV8 lost,
so did millions of fans.

But that was just the first
of many shocking twists.

I've got nothing else to say.

Jace Rundle threw the game
intentionally.

There's no other explanation.

I've suspended him
from the team.

No more questions.

That is a huge accusation
from team owner Vin Creuster.

A charge which Jace
flatly denies.

Vin's a liar.
I didn't throw the game.

And anyone who knows me,
knows that.

Three months later, Jace has
found himself unemployed

and a pariah in the league.

He's fighting back with a
$20 million defamation suit

against his former boss,
Vin Creuster.

Everyone in the eGamer-verse
will be paying attention

to how this case unfolds.Hmm.

I don't think "eGamer-verse"
is in the dictionary.

[chuckles]

Benny uses a dictionary.

MARISSA: We are representing
Jace, who is the plaintiff,

so a change of
pace for us.

The good news is,
we present our case first.

The bad news is,
we have the burden of proof

that Vin defamed Jace
when he said that

Jace threw the game.

We have to convince ten out of
12 jurors that Vin's comments

cost Jace his career.

Not easy to do.

Well, it's clear that
it cost him his job.

Vin fired him.Well, how do we know that Jace
didn't throw the game?

But Vin hasn't provided

any evidence
to back up his accusation.

Is there actually $20 million
in the whole sport?

There's billions in it.

I mean, Vin's team alone

is valued
at $40 million.

And that's after he fired Jace.

I'm sure you're all over it.

No, not this game,
it's too addictive.

What's the story behind that?

It's none of your business.

Well, I'm way into the 'Fall.

Into what?

Titanfall,that's
the name of the game.

And it's electrifying.

I think it's the dawn of
a whole new era in sports.

Right now the problem
with this sport is

team owners like Vin,
they can accuse players

like Jace of anything, and
the players have no recourse.

So, let's put together
some mock juries...[knocks table]

see who agrees.
Mm.

eSports.

[over speaker]:
The biggest sport
you never heard of.

Tops players

make millions of dollars
a year.

From playing video games.

WOMAN:
Excuse me, Dr. Bull?

BENNY:
When the stakes are that high,

calling someone a cheater can
have devastating consequences.

You must be
Abigail Walsh,

of Schuster,
Denton & Hart.

ABIGAIL:
This is my client,
Jace Rundle,

number-one gamer
in the world.

JACE:
Good to meet you, Doc.

This is, uh,
Marissa Morgan.

Number-one algorithmer
in the world.

She says you're the best.

According to Don Schuster.

BULL:
Well, Don and I handled
the NHL renegotiations.

Helped about a dozen players
out of some sticky situations

over the years.But no eSports.

ABIGAIL:
Uh, whatever the context,

I find every trial comes
down to the same dynamic:

selling the jury.

That's funny.

I find every trial
has a different dynamic.

Jace,

would you mind excusing us
for just a moment?

Just when
it's getting good.

Jace, why don't I
show you around?

Excuse us.Thank you, Marissa.

When, um, Don suggested,

actually, insisted
I hire you,

I protested.

Not because I don't
value your services,

but because I don't
believe I need them.

Well, they couldn't hurt.

Handling the first
big eSports case?

A win for Jace would mean
a lot of new gamer clients.

A windfall that Schuster
will attribute to you.

Are you afraid
you won't get credit?

Let's establish
some rules.

[chuckling]:
Oh, okay.

If we disagree,
I get the final call.

And if you try to poison
my client against me,

then I will do
everything in my power

to see that
you get fired.

I accept your rules,

if you'll accept mine.

I'll let you
take the credit,

but if you don't take my advice,

you also have to take the blame.

I'm a big girl.

I'm okay with calling you
"boss" in front of Jace,

if it helps.

Welcome to my team.

And you can
call me Abigail.

Sure thing, boss.

BULL:
Pebble Beach?

St. Andrews?

Ooh, how about
something hard?

Bethpage Black,
from the tips.

Okay.

She, uh, read you the riot act?

I get the feeling
she didn't play a lot of

team sports growing up,
but she likes games.

Which brings us to the
question of the day...

Did I throw the game?Hmm.

BULL:
Very unorthodox swing,
but nice drive.

A slight fade might've helped
you with the virtual wind.

If you didn't
throw the game...

...how'd you lose?

JACE:
The same way Steph Curry

or Cam Newton do it,

by having the worst day
of my life.

Playing a draw sets up
the approach better.

Why didn't you
join another team?

Vin blacklisted me.

Nothing official
or anything,

but I guess the other owners
bought into his lie.

Overnight,

I went from number one
to nothing.

This game,

this team,

it was my life.

When I was four, my mom bought
me a used game console on eBay.

I never stopped playing.

It was an escape?

From the crappy
one-bedroom

row house
with six people inside?

Yeah.

Nice shot.

I'm still gonna win.

You all right?

I'm fine.

BULL:
Yipped it.

Jace?
Mm-hmm?

For some people,
winning is an addiction,

it's physiological,
it's in their blood.

And for other people?It's psychological.

It's something they... need.

But you
losing intentionally?

I don't think
you're capable of it.

All right. Now that you know
I didn't throw the game,

double or nothing.

Because you know what?

Seems like you have to win
just as much as I do.

Captioning sponsored by
CBS

BENNY: This is Jace's gameplay
from that night.

I can't tell whether
he's trying or not.

How do we prove to the jury
that he didn't throw the game?

We'll get experts to dissect
the moves for the jury.

Testify that Jace's play
was inconsistent with someone

who was
intentionally losing.

No, because then
they'll get experts

to testify that he was
trying to lose.

Can't win a case
on dueling experts.

We're asking
the wrong questions.

It's not,
"Did he intentionally lose?"

It's, "Could he
intentionally lose?"

We put his character
on trial.

The other side will.

They'll say he's a cheater.

So, our strategy is
to paint Jace as a competitor

who wants to win so badly,
he could never throw a game.

Hmm, talk to his teammates.

Get them
to testify to that.

We'll need a better
mock jury pool.

They still haven't landed on
the right configuration.

Let's cast a wider net:
gamers, sports fans,

cheaters and people
who hate cheaters.

On it.

Let's see where Danny
is with the money.

$200 million was
bet on this game.

At 25 to one odds,
somebody won big time.

Making sure Jace is clean?

And let's find who's dirty.

ABIGAIL:
So, you're the expert.

What's their jury
move going to be?

Vin's the team owner,
the man in charge.

Oh, so they'll
stack the jury

with people who respect
Vin as the boss:

authority figures.

Who do you want
to see on the jury?

Well, initially I was thinking
sports players, but now...

people who resent authority.

Our mock trials
showed only one group

consistently sided with Jace:
people with horrible bosses.

They think Vin shafted him,

and they want to see him pay
for the daily indignities

they suffer under their
own horrible bosses.

Ah, I can work with that,

but there's one small snag:

the judge's docket
is backed up,

so he's going with a
blind strike voir dire

to speed things up.

I love the blind strike.

JACE:
What the hell's a blind strike?

Well, normally,
attorneys take turns

striking jurors
in open court, but...

ABIGAIL:
But with blind strikes,

each side makes their
lists in private.

Then we give them to the judge
at the same time,

so we have to guess who
the other side will strike.

So, you could waste a strike
on the same juror.

The dreaded double strike,
which...

Which we do everything
we can to avoid.

How do you do that?

By getting the
other side to...

Oh, I'm sorry,
would you like to finish?

Only if you need me to.

By getting the other side
to strike jurors for us.

[gavel strikes]

JUDGE:
Ms. Walsh, your jury.

She can pull off
a purple power suit.

[click, beeps]

All right, Marissa,
I'm plugged in and ready.

First up. Walter: 42, architect,

buttoned-up, dots his "I"s
crosses his "T"s.

His boss took credit
for one of his designs,

and won an industry award.

He almost jumped
out of his chair

when the judge
banged the gavel.

Makes me think he might have
a problem with authority.

Getting intel on a comm?

Cool.

We want Walter,
so that means

the defense will
want to strike him.

Mm, which is why we expose
his stickler side,

make him look like a guy
who hates breaking

even the smallest of rules,

and that way the defense
will want him, too,

'cause they'll think he has
respect for the boss's rules.

Do typos and grammatical
mistakes bother you?

They're annoying.

What about punctuation errors?Not my favorite.

Ending sentences
with prepositions?

Please.

Let's just say
I don't like them, okay?

BULL: Looks like
they took the bait.

You're devious; I love it.

Five minutes left, guys.

Okay. One strike left.

Arlo or Connie.

Arlo, 43.
VP of a cosmetics company.

His department has the highest
turnover rate of the company,

and possibly the world.

Oh, epitome of
the horrible boss.

He'll love Vin.
Strike.

I agree we don't want
him, but you got him

to admit that
he likes playing Frisbee,

a sport he likened to Titanfall.

So, they'll use
a strike on him.

No need for us
to waste one on Arlo.

Unless they don't, then
we're stuck with him.

They'll strike him.

Vin's attorney
isn't a risk-taker.

He won't mind giving up
a strike to get his way.

I won't take the risk, either.

We strike Arlo.

We need to strike Connie.

MARISSA:
Connie's 65, secretary by day,

animal activist by night.

Takes in rescues and
attends animal rights rallies.

BULL: She sees herself
as a saver of lives.

She'll have little patience
for those who take them,

virtual or otherwise.

We strike Connie,
they strike Arlo.

One juror can kill

our entire case.

Connie's a question mark.

Arlo is poison.

I hate question marks.

I agree with Bull.

Do I have to leave again?

I just want to win.

Me, too.

Okay, guys, clock's ticking.

Well, that makes three of us.

If Bull is wrong, which believe
it or not, is possible,

then Arlo will infect
the entire jury.

I need to go
with my gut here.

We strike Arlo

and we take our
chances with Connie.

Do we need to revisit
the ground rules?

You're the boss.

Okay, juror 22,
thank you for your service.

Arlo, you're excused.

Number 23, could you please
take his seat.

They struck Arlo.

We both did;
the dreaded double strike,

and now we're stuck
with Connie.

So much for your gut.

Abigail was right.

We had no shot
with Arlo on the jury...

but if she'd trusted me,

we would've avoided
Connie, too.

Trust has to be earned,
I guess.

JACE:
Connie's looking at me

like I'm stuck on the bottom
of her shoe.

BULL:
Well, then...

it's a good thing we love
challenges, isn't it?

[distant siren wailing]

Oh.

Hey, I like the scruff.

Things have changed
since you graduated

from being a field agent.

I guess you can
do what you want,

now that you're the big SAC.

I prefer...

Special Agent in Charge.

Made it easier to get
you what you wanted.

You'd be amazed how much
gambling is in sports.

The game had
millions bet on it.

Most of the betting on
the game was underground.

Bahamas-based
supply packaging companies...

fronts for offshore gambling.

That's a lot of bets,

but I'm not seeing
anything over 20 grand.

Follow the credit cards.

There's some repeat
offenders there.

Must have been intense
playing with Jace.

Understatement of the year.

The guy practiced
16 hours a day.

So did we just
to keep up with him.

If he made the tiniest slip,
he'd beat himself up,

like it was all
on his shoulders.

Any chance he threw it?

I've been asking myself that,

but if you saw him
right after the game,

he was in shock.

You'll testify to that?

Yeah, if it'd do any good.

Why wouldn't it?

Our team was pretty special.

We won the championship
four times in a row,

but Vin broke us up
just to punish Jace.

Even if Jace wins the case,

we'll never get the team back.

Ask Yuna. She'll tell
you the same thing.

YUNA:
It's not like Dewey's

a bad team leader,
he's trying,

and clearly, he likes
being in charge, but...

He's no Jace.

Dewey's young.

Jace is old, like, 25.

[laughs]

And Jace knew how to
make us want to win,

you know, play as a team.

And we tried harder

because we didn't want
to let him down.

You don't think he lost
intentionally.

No, no. No, he wanted
it too badly.

He was just a bit off that day,
that's all.

You miss him.

We all lived together
in a gaming house.

Worked, played,
practiced, 24/7.

But nothing ever happened
between us.

Jace was very clear;

he didn't want anything to
interfere with the team dynamic.

What about now?

The second he was gone,
Vin excommunicated him.

No texts, calls, nothing.

So, yeah, I... I miss him.

Sorry, I won't get
this emotional

No.
on the stand.

I want you to be
exactly like this.

Don't change a thing.

You're gonna be a perfect
character witness for Jace.

I'm an avid gardener.

I'm an avid
gardener.

I rescue distressed animals.

I rescue
distressed animals.

I listen to heavy metal.

I listen to
heavy metal.

The mirror jurors are evenly
split after opening statements.

Connie is leading
the dark side.

Well, let's bring her
to the light.

Ever heard
of the IKEA effect?

I imagine I'm going to.

It's a cognitive bias

where consumers
place a higher value

on a thing they have
put work into.

Like building furniture;
it makes them like it more

than if they bought it
assembled.

We get Connie to invest in Jace

by enjoying the
video game Titanfall,

she'll be converted
by the end of the trial.

Hey, so, I called in a favor
from a friend at the Bureau.

Thousands of bets were made on
the big game, but mostly small.

When I started cross-reffing
some of the larger ones,

I found several were
from corporate sells,

that, um, all came
from the same offshore bank.

Someone wanted to bury
a big bet. How much?

500 grand,
but all against Jace.

The odds were 25 to one;
he was unbeatable.

No one would risk that
unless it was a sure thing.

That gives Jace
a very good reason to lose.

Your lawyer's here.

Actually,
I'm not a lawyer.

So I'm gonna go.

Go where?

Anywhere without lawyers.

[sighs]

She's a keeper.

This isn't what
she signed up for.

[laughs]
I can imagine.

I know about the bet.

What bet?

One hour before
the match that you lost,

someone put $500,000 down
on the other team.

At 25 to one, that's...

$12.5 million.

Who would make that bet?

Should've been 50 to one.

You think I placed the bet
and tanked the match.

I did when I sat down.

Something change your mind?

It's called
the Pinocchio effect.

When a person lies,

there's a slight increase
in temperature

to the nose and orbital muscle,

causes a little bit of redness.

No red nose,

plus you scratched
your neck.

Which means?

You're wondering
the same thing.

So, who's $12.5 million richer?

That's the question.
We're gonna keep digging.

You know, Vin says the only way
you could've lost this match

is if you'd thrown it.

He's never played it,
so he doesn't get it,

but anyone who actually gives
it a chance, they love it.

And if you really love it,
why the hell would you ever

throw a game?

Then let's get
the jury to love it.

So, what are we looking at here?

An introduction to the
masterpiece known as Titanfall,

a sci-fi fantasy first-person
shooter game.

Two teams of four
fight each other

until one team has destroyed
the other's base.

To be successful,
you need teamwork, strategy.

ABIGAIL:
Like most companies?

Yeah, but we
slay enemy forces,

save civilians.
It's... fantasy.

But still,
it's-it's just a game.

Why are so many people
attracted to it?

JACE: You get to be a heroic
warrior who saves mankind.

For a lot of people,

it beats the hell
out of real life.

So, could we

play the game
right now?

Yeah, sure.

Just touch your screen
to start.

Customize your character
to reflect your own personality.

Just let your imagination
run wild.

That's what made me fall
in love with the game.

Now, though,
it's all about the competition.

Okay, I chose my avatar.

Everyone choose theirs?

Not yet, hold on.

Hold on.

Oh, all right,
take your time.

We'll wait.

[scattered laughter]

I have to say,
you were good in there.

I thought it went well.

I get the feeling
you think I'm the enemy.

We're allies, you know.

Sounds like you want me
to sign a treaty.

Well, I happen to know

this great restaurant
called Versailles.

[chuckles]

You're cute.

But I don't date employees.

Oh, boy.

[gunfire on video game]

BENNY:
[groans] Crap!

Did I just die again?

You'll-you'll
respawn in a minute.

But a pro tip: don't
block with your face.

Right, I respawn.

Not sure
I want to do that.
[grunts]

Oh! Killer
in the house.

I knew you played.
Why'd you stop?

I told you,
it was too addictive.

She is so lying.

Did you see how she kind of
moved her head a little bit?

Uh-huh.
Oh, yeah.

Uh-huh.There was a guy involved.

Come on.
Okay, yes.

Wes.
Wes?

He was just this stupid
guy that I had a crush on.

A game designer

that got hooked
on his own product,

very ironically,

and soon,
that's all he was doing--

eating and sleeping

in front of
the screen.

I had to get out.

Ah, crap. There you go.
I died again.

Mm, yeah.
Good game.

Great game. Mm-hmm.

I'm gonna go see
how they're doing in court.

[laughs]

[whispers]:
Is that Wes?

Shh.That's the dude.

No...No, that's him.

That's your ex.

Ooh.
Enough.

He... he knows where you're at.

You should really get Wes
to analyze Jace's gameplay.

Hundreds,
if not thousands of gamers

have analyzed the footage
and not one expert

has said that Jace deliberately
threw the finals.

What do you think, Mendel?

No way he threw it.

Jace hated to lose.

And he would never
hurt the team.

Why would Mr. Gallico
make such an accusation?

MENDEL:
I couldn't say.

He and Jace
had a lot of disagreements.

The owners make millions.

Jace wanted us

to get a bigger piece
of the pie.

Not surprisingly,
Vin disagreed.

ABIGAIL:
You are one of the
best players in the world,

so I'm assuming
that means you have

one of the highest salaries.No, I don't

make as much as some
of the players on other teams.

Then why not go play
for one of those other teams?

MENDEL:
I have a non-compete clause
in my contract.

I'm not allowed to play
for another team

for three years if I leave.

But like I said,
I'm not complaining.

Because you know what happens
if you do complain?

You get defamed, fired,
and blacklisted.

Objection!

ABIGAIL:
Withdrawn.

Nothing further.

Sounds like my boss.

I do all the work,
he makes all the money.

Never thought I'd feel sorry
for these guys.

Roger's hating on Vin.

Yep. Heart rates are elevated,

biometrics show agitation.

The mirrors have moved
to eight to four,

but Connie isn't budging.

What happened
to the IKEA effect?

Playing the game
should have given her

more appreciation
for what Jace does.

That ungrateful brat
is getting paid

to play video games.

She clearly doesn't build
enough furniture.

We'll have to try
a new strategy for her.

Well, our next witness is Yuna.

Yuna's been prepped
to speak Connie's language.

Yuna, would you say
you know Jace

better than anyone?

He's my best friend.

ABIGAIL:
Can you tell us what happened

during the championship game?

He made a mistake.

It happens to all of us.

Thank you.
Nothing further.

Had you ever witnessed

Jace make a mistake
before that night?

Yeah, a-a few.

Five, a hundred,
a thousand?

Closer to five.

You don't get to be
world number one

by making a lot
of mistakes.

And how many mistakes
did he make during the finals?

He-he made a few.A few?

Five, a hundred...

Closer to five.
He had a bad night.

If in one night,

he made the same number
of mistakes as he'd made

in the previous six years,

it sounds like something
much more than a bad night.

MARISSA:
Biometrics are shifting.

Jurors are feeling
uneasy with this.

BULL:
Yuna will be fine.

As long as she sticks
to the script.

So, Miss Kim,

over the course of six years
of play,

Jace Rundle had a record

of 118 wins
and 12 losses.

How do you explain
this bad night?

He told me before the game
he had a headache.

ATTORNEY:
A headache?

That's why he lost?

At our level,
gamers need to be 100%.

Any little thing
can throw us off.

CHUNK: This is new,
she didn't mention that.

So much for the script.

Her mouth may be smiling,
but her eyes aren't,

and her speech baseline's
changed to third person.

She's lying.

Biometrics suggest our jurors
sense they're being lied to.

And they don't like it.

Yuna was our kill shot,

and she just tanked the match.

We are still down
four to eight.

We have to switch our strategy.

Instead of trying to prove
that Jace was telling the truth,

we have to prove that
Vin was telling a lie.

Yeah, but why would Yuna lie?

Maybe she thought
that Jace threw the game

and was trying to protect him.

I don't think Jace threw it.

Look at this.

So Dewey, his teammate,
went on a shopping spree.

New car, new clothes,
new watch...

Wait,
so you think Dewey

bet against the team
and tanked the match?

But if Dewey threw the game,

why did Yuna lie?

BENNY:
Chunk's getting
to bottom of it.

Hey.

Bull coming?

Nope, just me. Chunk Palmer,

big fan.
Thanks.

But since we're here,
what do you say

we get a quick game
of the 'Fallin, huh?

I've been working
on a couple of moves

I think you're going to find
really interesting.

Uh, sure.

Awesome. All set up.

Mm-hmm.
Okay.

Go.

Are you sure you want
to play me?

Oh, yeah.
I love this game.

So...

what was that move?

You figure it out?

No idea.

I'll give you a hint.

Yuna committed perjury

and I think you made her do it.

I have no interest
in losing the case.

So you decided to
game the trial?

I needed a credible story
and everyone loves Yuna.

Your credible story
is the truth,

and Yuna is a
terrible liar.

Now her credibility, as
well as yours, is gone.

I... [scoffs]

I was just...

Trying to play Bull's game.

Every bit as stupid
as me trying

to play your game.

So, did you learn anything?

I need Bull.

Very good.
Round two,

we're on the attack.

We're gonna turn the
spotlight on Vin.

I like the new place, Wes.

WES:
God, it's been, what?

A year?

Pretty much.

I think this
is the longest

I've seen you away
from your keyboard.

How is everything with the game?

Well, actually, I don't...

I don't play anymore.

Really?

Because you messaged me
mid-game.

Yeah, well, um,
I'm a developer,

so I have to monitor
all the games and everything.

Oh, yeah, yeah,
you were monitoring.

Yeah, what can I say?
I still love it.

So...[sets bottle on table]

I texted you because
I need a favor.

Okay.

I just sent you

the master file of
the match Jace lost.

Would you take a look at it
for me?

Yeah, of course.
Anything for you.

Cool.[chuckles]: Cool.

Mr. Creuster,
is it fair to say

you share in the risk
of each player's career?

No, because I take all the risk.

These are untested
18-year-olds

playing video games
in their parents' basement.

I provide room and board,
security,

equipment and the best training
money can buy.

They should be paying me.

Jace Rundle was just 19

when you first signed him.

At just over half a mil a year.

ATTORNEY:
And since then, he's amassed

an astonishing win-loss
career of 118 and 12.

118 and 13.

ATTORNEY:
Right.

So why would someone

with such a superlative record

intentionally lose
a championship game?

Because there was something
in it for him.

You believe
he benefitted financially

by losing?

We'd been discussing
a new contract.

He wanted more money,

but I felt that
his career was peaking.

And he wanted to show me
just how invaluable he was.

So this
was a negotiations ploy?

VIN:
Yeah.

So you believe Jace
lost the game,

knowing that if anyone
had found out what he had done,

it would destroy his career
and reputation?

He didn't think he'd get caught.

He thinks he's bigger
than the game, but no one is,

not even Jace Rundle.

ATTORNEY:
No further questions.

So, you say that the players
should be paying you,

but it seems to me
they already are.

Your deductions for living
and travel expenses,

equipment rental, insurance
and management fees,

bring Jace's
"just over half a mil"

into just under $73 thousand.

It's not cheap
to develop a new player,

and the contract allows me
to recoup my expenses.

ABIGAIL:
Speaking of contracts,

you said you and Jace
had a disagreement

over what he
was worth?

I just couldn't afford

to give him
what he was asking for.

But you had no problem

coming to an agreement
with Jace's teammate,

Dewey Cussler. In fact,
you even gave him

a brand-new contract.

Well, he's...

my new captain.

Worth 10% more
than Jace was asking.

First I don't
pay my players enough,

and then you're...
you're slamming me

for giving
them a raise?

ABIGAIL:
So, we've established that

you could afford it.

The question now is,
did you fire Jace

because he intentionally
threw the finals,

or did you use the loss
to smear his name

and justify his
termination?

Objection!

Did you profit from it, Vin?
Did you have something to do

With the loss?Objection, Your Honor!

Withdrawn, Your Honor.

$73,000 is more
than I've ever made

doing a real job.

BULL:
Time to show Connie

who hates small animals.

You made a lot more than $73,000
last year, didn't you, Vin?

You made somewhere
in the neighborhood

of $8 million.

What are you gonna do next,
whip out my tax returns?

You've been seen
driving a Porsche,

a Bentley, a Ferrari.

How many cars
do you own?

You forgot about my McLaren.

Yeah, I make a lot of money.
I'm proud of it.

That doesn't change
the fact that Jace got

exactly what he deserved.

Vin's a rabbit killer,

and Jace now works hard
for his money.

Connie is swinging hard
to our side.

Thank Danny.

She pulled a rabbit's
foot out of the hat.

MARISSA:
Connie has two pet rabbits.

She's turning on Vin,
and he knows it.

I think the last
thing we...
Hey, Jace.

This thing's taking a lot
longer than I thought.

I've got to get back to work,
so how 'bout you drop the suit,

and I'll clear your name,
and I'll take you back?

BULL: So you found out about
the rabbit-lover on our jury?

She's not coming around.

Maybe it's time
for another key chain.

Is this a formal
settlement offer?Yeah.

Take it or leave it.

You've got 24 hours.

Well, we can counter.

I'd rather we win.

It's a good offer.

Is this about what's
doing best for our client,

or getting another one
in the win column?

Have you met our client?

He likes to win, too.

So how long did it take?

For what?

You know, before you
realized I left.

Not long. That's why
I quit playing.

I'm really sorry.

It was my fault.

You want to get coffee
with me Saturday?

Yeah. What time?

Like, around 2:00.

That's the same time as
the Titanfallregionals.

Really?
What a coincidence.

Huh.

Think about it.

Uh, so I started with
Dewey, like you asked,

but his play seemed
perfectly legit.

So then I moved on to Jace.

Take a look at that.

It's a crap offer,
and you know it.

Didn't ask you here to
talk about the offer.

Reviewing my big choke?

I do that, too, in my head,
50 times a night.

Every gamer has
their own style,

and you are no exception.

Okay, I'm with you so far.

Thousands of fans
and top shoutcasters

have analyzed your replays.

You didn't throw the game.

There were no
deliberate mistakes,

only a few unnatural moves.

Unfortunately, those moves
suggest the possibility

of a neurological disorder.

It's time to face reality,
Jace.

[bell tolling in distance]

Hey.

I was just thinking.

I started playing
when I was four.

That's 84% of my life.

100% when you consider

I don't remember
anything before then.

I've got nothing else.

What'd the neurologist say?

I...

have Parkinson's.

Sorry.

Parkinson's?

Like, who the hell
gets that at 25?

There are medications.

Strategies for treating it.

With treatment,

you can stay
in the game for years.

Like a month before
the championships,

I knew... I knew something
weird was going on.

My precision was off,
my reaction times.

Occasional shakes.

I thought it was
just the caffeine.

Have you told anyone?

No.

I, uh, would have
told my girlfriend,

but, lucky for her,
we broke up yesterday.

She couldn't handle
being with a loser anyway.

Disease can't
make you a loser.

Only you can do that.

Easy for you to say.

This disease took
the finals.

Lost me everything.

The timing's bad,
I'll give you that.

But we have to talk
about today.

This is the last day
of the trial.

I need to know
what you want to do.

Now?
Yeah.

Does it even matter?

If I tell them about
my diagnosis,

they'll know I didn't
mess up on purpose.

And then the world
will know,

which means I'll never
play competitively again.

I mean, I'm screwed
either way.

Hold on.

What happened to
Mr. Double or Nothing?

The man who made me play
36 holes of simulated golf,

just to get a win?

Where's that guy?

I know you got handed
a terrible diagnosis,

but you can't give up.

Not today.

So... what do I do?

What if I told you
there's another option?

BULL:
Vin.

I made the offer.
The window's closed, guys.

Well, a window closes,
another door opens.

You let Jace
back on the team,

as captain, with
a three-year contract,

and commensurate raises
for Yuna and Mendel.

Why would I do that?

I've reassessed my options.
I can win this.

And full benefits.

That'll cover treatment
for his Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's?

What the hell
are you talking about?

Look, is this
some kind of play?

No play.
It's for real.

I just found out.

Hey, I feel for you
and everything,

but the offer's gone.
The team's filled.

W-What do you
want me to do?

If I walk back
into that courtroom,

and I tell the jury
about Jace's condition,

you're gonna
lose the case

and millions of dollars
in punitive damages.

But if you agree
to our settlement,

with a confidentiality
clause...

You sure you still
want to play?

More than ever.

BULL:
About one of his
new teammates,

there's something
you should see.

DEWEY:
Yo, yo, Jace.

DEWEY:
If it isn't El Capitan.

Congrats, man, I'm glad
you guys settled.

YUNA: Yeah. Casa DV8
hasn't been the same.

Team.

I missed you, too.

[chuckling]

DEWEY:
Let's get back to it, bro.

One big, happy family.

You son of a bitch.

A dysfunctional family.

You were a snotnosed
little pockmarked

mall rat when I found you.

BULL: I think what he's trying
to say is that we analyzed

all the team play,
and when we got to you...

You threw the finals,
you bastard.

What? That's ridiculous.

See the slight reddening
around the nose?

The Pinocchio effect.

BULL:
Offshore accounts aren't

quite as secure
as people think.

You'll never play again.

If I ever see you again,

I'll break your hands.

It would appear there
is an opening on the team.

Welcome back to DV8.

[laughing]

♪

Well, look who
decided to show up.

You really thought
I wouldn't?

So what are we gonna...

Okay.

Well, I'm not thinking
about regionals anymore.

Good, 'cause we're
not going.

[cheering loudly]

I am so pumped

to announce that
I am bringing back

the number-one player
in the world.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Jace Rundle.

[crowd cheering loudly]

[whooping]DV8! DV8!

♪

This marks a new era

in the profession
of eSports.

New player contracts
formalized across the league.

Players and owners
on equal ground,

taking this epic game

to even greater heights.

Jace Rundle!

[cheers and applause]

[whoops]

"Epic"?

Yeah, well, I thought
I should throw

some dude-speak in there
so it would seem authentic.

Mm-hmm.

Sorry you didn't win.

I have a happy client

and a whole lot
of players

who are gonna want
to renegotiate,

so I'm good.

Plus, we righted some wrongs

in the dawn of a new league.

Yes, we did.
Hmm.

You haven't played
the game yet.

Not really into games.

Ha. Really?

You were sending
a lot of signals.

It seemed like
you were interested.

Was I wrong?

♪ And then you said

♪ "What's the difference"

Let me put it this way.

You're no longer
an employee.

[crowd cheering]♪ "Brings you to your knees"

♪ Redemption

♪

♪ Redemption

♪ For you and me

[cheering, applause]

[chuckles]

♪ For you and me.

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