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PREVIOUSLY ON "ELI STONE"...

I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT
MY DAUGHTER'S INVOLVED WITH--
MATT DOWD.

ARE YOU REALLY ABOUT TO TELL ME
THAT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

IS GOING ON
BETWEEN YOU AND MAGGIE?

NOTHING IS GOING ON
BETWEEN ME AND MA--

IS THAT AN ENGAGEMENT RING?
THE BOARD VOTED ME OUT
AS MANAGING PARTNER.

I INTEND TO CREATE
THE KIND OF PRACTICE

I'D BEEN EXPELLED
FOR PROPOSING.

THE THREE OF YOU DECIDED
TO PUT THIS BUILDING

SOLELY IN MY FATHER'S NAME.

IT APPEARS YOU'RE TRESPASSING
ON MY PROPERTY.

BET YOU GOT IT
ALL PLANNED RIGHT

BET YOU NEVER WORRY

HEY THERE, STRANGER.
I MISSED YOU.

MM.

LOOKS LIKE YOU MAY
HAVE MISSED A SPOT.
YOU'RE NAKED.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHERE ARE YOUR CLOTHES?
UM, WELL,
FIRST STEP IN SHOWERING

IS USUALLY TAKING THEM OFF,
WEIRDO.

NOW WHERE WAS I?
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T
DO THIS WITHOUT MY COFFEE.

OKAY, WHY ARE YOU
COVERING YOUR EYES?
I'M NOT.

ARE YOU JOKING?
YOU'RE NOT JOKING.

I JUST... I GOTTA...
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'VE BARELY SEEN YOU THIS WEEK.
YOU WORK LATE EVERY NIGHT.

OKAY, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TALK
ABOUT OUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY.
ENGAGEMENT PARTY?

YEAH, WITH EVERYTHING
GOING ON AT WORK,

YOU'D THINK YOU COULD
HELP ME OUT FOR FIVE MINUTES.

JEEZ, SCOTT, I-I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU LATELY.

YOU WERE HER FIANCé?

KIND OF A "QUANTUM LEAPER,"
HUH?

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?
WE WERE NAKED.

I-I HAD TO LOOK AWAY
SO I DIDN'T, UH...

WELL, I MAY HAVE GLANCED.
I AM HUMAN.

BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY,
GODS OFTEN DISGUISE THEMSELVES

AS MORTALS SO THEY COULD SPY
ON THEIR SUBJECTS

AND TEST THEIR LOYALTIES.

WELL, NOT THAT I MIND
BEING COMPARED TO ZEUS,

BUT I DON'T NEED
TO SPY ON MAGGIE

TO KNOW HER LOYALTIES.
ZEUS PLAYED THESE GAMES

WITH WOMEN FOR WHOM
HE HAD SPECIAL AFFECTION.

OH, DON'T START.

WHATEVER HAPPENED LAST YEAR
WITH ME AND MAGGIE,

WHICH WAS NOTHING,
BY THE WAY,

IS OVER, DONE WITH
AND FORGOTTEN, OKAY?

ANY AFFECTION I HAVE FOR HER
IS PURELY PROFESSIONAL.
WELL, MAYBE IT HAS SOMETHING
TO DO WITH A CASE.

IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED,
THESE VISIONS USUALLY DO.
IT HAS TO DO WITH HER.

THIS IS TWO MAGGIE VISIONS
IN A ROW.

LAST WEEK
SHE'S AT THE SUPREME COURT

WITH--WITH POSNER & KLEIN,

AND THIS WEEK
SHE'S IN THE SHOWER WITH ME.

MAYBE POSNER MADE HER
AN OFFER AT HIS FIRM.
WELL, IF GOD IS
SENDING YOU VISIONS

ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
MAGGIE IS CHANGING FIRMS,

WHICH, YOU KNOW,
GIVEN HIS BUSY SCHEDULE

AND SEEMINGLY MORE PRESSING
PRIORITIES, I HIGHLY DOUBT,

ONE THING WE'VE LEARNED IS
YOUR VISIONS OF THE FUTURE

CAN BE ALTERED. YOU CAN CHANGE
DESTINY. DON'T LET HER GO.

YOUR HAPPINESS

IT'S A COMMON MISUNDERSTANDING
THAT A PUBLIC INTEREST FIRM

CAN'T BE PROFITABLE,
BUT I ASSURE YOU

WE WILL SUCCEED.

AND THE BENEFITS?
THE FIRM'S TAHOE SKI RETREAT

WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO SUCCESSFUL ATTORNEYS.

CLIENTS YOU CARE
PASSIONATELY ABOUT.

BLUE-CHIP CLIENTS
OPERATING AT THE FOREFRONT

OF GLOBAL COMMERCE.
OUR MISSION WILL BE
TO USE THE LAW

AS THE HIGHEST FORM
OF SOCIAL ACTIVISM.

A DIFFERENT GUEST CHEF WILL BE
FLOWN IN EVERY MONDAY.

WHAT YOU GIVE UP
IN SIMPLE DOLLARS AND CENTS

YOU WILL MORE THAN MAKE UP
IN QUALITY OF LIFE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE

THE SINGLE LEAST SUSPENSEFUL
MEETING OF MY DAY.

ACTUALLY, I HAVEN'T
MADE UP MY MIND YET, SIR.

REALLY?

BECAUSE MARCI AND I
WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER

JOINING OUR FIRM
AS A FULL PARTNER.

CAN YOU BELIEVE
HOW EASILY PEOPLE ARE BOUGHT?

THE EXODUS HAS BEGUN.

ONLY THE MORALLY BANKRUPT
AND WEAK-MINDED.

NO ONE LIKED
YOUR WIFE'S BANANA BREAD.

WE ONLY ATE IT TO BE POLITE!
OH!

HOW ARE THE ASSISTANTS
AND THE JUNIOR STAFF HOLDING UP?

NONE OF MY ROOSTERS
ARE GONNA FLY THIS COOP.
YOU'RE THE BEST, PATTI.

I ASSUME THAT WILL BE REFLECTED
IN MY CHRISTMAS BONUS?

HEY.

GOOD TO SEE YOU...

CLOTHED... NICELY.
HOW ARE YOU?

HORRIBLE.

LOOK, I KNOW THE FIRM'S SPLIT
HAS LEFT SOME PEOPLE

WITH SOME
VERY STRESSFUL DECISIONS.
YOU'RE TELLING ME.

SO POSNER DID
MAKE YOU AN OFFER.
HE DIDN'T EVEN ASK
FOR A MEETING.

OH, THAT'S GREAT.
GREAT? HE'S MET WITH EVERY
SINGLE OTHER ASSOCIATE HERE.

MY ENGAGEMENT PARTY'S
FRIDAY, ELI.

THE TIMING OF ALL THIS
COULDN'T BE WORSE.

LITERALLY HALF
MY GUEST LIST CALLED

IN THE LAST FEW HOURS
TO CANCEL.

GUESS THEY FEEL AWKWARD
ABOUT DOING THE MACARENA

WITH SOON-TO-BE EX-COWORKERS.

I DON'T KNOW
WHICH TERRIFIES ME MORE--

THE FACT THAT WE'LL BE DOING
THE MACARENA AT YOUR PARTY

OR THAT YOUR GUESTS ARE
ALL PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE.

WELL, LET'S FACE IT.
I WORK 80 HOURS A WEEK.

MY LIFE IS SCOTT AND YOU...

THIS FIRM.

WELL, THIS PLACE IS--
WELL, WAS--MY FAMILY.

AND WE STILL WILL BE,
ONLY SMALLER.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE, MAGGIE.

WHY WOULD YOU EVER
THINK I WOULD?

POSNER IS LIKE
DARTH SIDIOUS.

WELL,
THEN BEWARE THE DARK SIDE.

MISS DEKKER? MR. POSNER
WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU.

THANKS.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
THAT I COULD CONVINCE MATT

NOT TO LEAVE
OR THAT I WOULD WANT TO?

HE JUST NEEDS A GENTLE PUSH.

WELL, HE'S YOUR BOYFRIEND,
TAYLOR.

DID YOU TRY
THE RED NIGHTIE THING?

THAT CERTAINLY
CONVINCED ME TO, UH...

THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE. NOTED.
JUST PUT HIM ON A CASE
WITH YOU, YOU KNOW?

SHOW HIM ALL THE GREAT THINGS
ABOUT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW,

HOW AMAZING IT FEELS
TO REALLY HELP PEOPLE.

SHOW HIM SOME
OF THAT STONE MAGIC.
THIS IS MATT DOWD. YOU DON'T
EVEN BELIEVE IN THE STONE MAGIC.

PLEASE, ELI? I NEED THIS.
HE'S GONNA SEE
RIGHT THROUGH ME.

YOU NEED ME? YOU NEED ME?

FOR WHAT?

MY ANALYTICAL MIND? MY INNATE
COMMAND OF CIVIL PROCEDURE?

OH, MY DEFT--
YOU HAVE AN EDGE.

HMM.
SOME MAY CALL IT OBNOXIOUS,
BUT THAT ADVERSARIAL EDGE

IN COURT CAN SOMETIMES--

OH, SHUT UP, STONE. I KNOW
TAYLOR PUT YOU UP TO THIS.

YOU CAN'T LET HER KNOW
I TOLD YOU.
YOU DIDN'T.

YOU'RE AS TRANSPARENT
AS A WINDOWPANE.

THEY'VE OFFERED ME PARTNER.
I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW TO TELL HER.

IS THERE A GOOD WAY
TO TELL YOUR GIRLFRIEND THAT

YOU'RE GONNA WORK FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO POLEAXED HER FATHER?
PROBABLY NOT, NO.

SO DON'T SAY YES YET.

YOU OWE HER TO AT LEAST
PRETEND TO MULL IT OVER.

BESIDES, YOU KNOW, YOU MAKE
POSNER & KLEIN SWEAT OVER THIS

FOR A WEEK, THEY'LL PROBABLY
RAISE YOUR OFFER.

WELL, I DO WANT
A CORNER OFFICE.

ME--SENIOR ASSOCIATE?

IN CHARGE OF
YOUR PRO BONO DEPARTMENT?
AT DOUBLE YOUR CURRENT SALARY.

COME ON.

I NEVER KID ABOUT MONEY

OR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS
PAID VACATION--

TIME TO DO SOME
OF YOUR SPECIAL PROJECTS--

MOTHER TERESA'S NEXT JUNKET.

I THINK MOTHER TERESA'S DEAD,
SIR.
WELL, THEN SOMEONE ELSE
ALIVE AND WELL

AND WHINING
ABOUT THE RAIN FOREST.
BUT I THOUGHT YOU AND MS. KLEIN
DON'T EVEN LIKE PRO BONO WORK.

DON'T LET MY DISDAIN
FOR ALL THINGS TIE-DYED

FOOL YOU, MS. DEKKER.

EVEN I UNDERSTAND THAT
MAKING MONEY AND DOING GOOD

ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
IT'S GOOD P.R.,

AND THERE'S ALSO THIS.

$20,000 TO
THE ECO PRESERVATION LEAGUE?

A GESTURE OF GOODWILL

TO SHOW YOU HOW SERIOUS
I AM ABOUT THIS.

JUST CONSIDER IT
AN EARLY ENGAGEMENT GIFT.

ALL I ASK IS YOU TAKE
A FEW DAYS.

JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

PATTI, YOU KNOW THAT BOX
YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING FOR ME

WITH ALL THE FAXES AND LETTERS
FROM POTENTIAL CLIENTS?
YOU MEAN THE WACKADOO FILE?

I MEAN THE BOX
WITH ALL THE FASCINATING,

COMPLEX LEGAL DILEMMAS
THAT COULD ONE DAY

END UP IN THE SUPREME COURT.
WELL, WHAT I HAVE IS
A BOX FULL OF CASES

FROM THE NUT BALLS
THAT SAW YOU ON THE NEWS--

THE WACKADOO FILE.
COULD I JUST HAVE IT?

HERE'S ONE, AND I HAVE
THREE MORE IN THE SUPPLY CLOSET.

NOW... SOME OF THESE CASES
ARE QUITE SIGNIFICANT.

IT'S ALL ABOUT FINDING
THE DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH.

SNOOZE.

THE ENVIRONMENT MAKES YOU
WANT TO NAP. I GOT IT.

WELL, HERE'S A FIRST AMENDMENT
ISSUE.
MM.

MAN WANTS TO SUE HIS LANDLORD
FOR CLEARING OUT MOLD

WHICH LOOKS LIKE JESUS.

JESUS MOLD... PASS.

OH, WE MAY HAVE SOMETHING HERE--
TWIN SISTER FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.

SEE,
NOW THIS SOUNDS PROMISING.

THEY WANT TO SUE THE AIRLINE
THAT FIRED THEM

WHEN THEY TURNED 60.

PATTI! CAN WE GET
ANOTHER BOX IN HERE?

YOU SURE YOU WOULDN'T
RATHER SEE A LIVING CLIENT?

THIS IS HOW MY CASES
USUALLY COME IN.

OOH.

MR. STONE?

YEAH.
HEY, I'M WILL SONNEBORN.

HI. UM, THIS IS MY ASSOCIATE,
MATT DOWD.
HI.

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
I NEED YOU TO HELP
MY GIRLFRIEND.

HOMELAND SECURITY ARRESTED HER
AND HER HUSBAND YESTERDAY.

I REALIZE
THESE ARE CONFUSING TIMES.

POSNER'S PROBABLY
MAKING SOME OF YOU OFFERS--

SUBSTANTIAL OFFERS.

BUT AS THE ASSISTANT
WHO'S BEEN HERE THE LONGEST,

I WANT TO REMIND YOU
THAT JORDAN AND ELI CARE

FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
THEN WHY IS IT
THE FIRST THING THEY DID

WAS FREEZE
NEXT YEAR'S WAGE INCREASES?

THAT'S A LOT TO DEAL WITH
IN THIS ECONOMY.

JORDAN'S VISION
FOR THIS FIRM IS REAL.

HE AND ELI WANT TO CHANGE THINGS
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

NO OFFENSE, PATTI,
BUT ELI'S A LITTLE ECCENTRIC.

ELI MAY BE... UNORTHODOX,

BUT I'VE SEEN WHAT HE CAN DO,
AND BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU

IT'S MEANINGFUL,
IT'S INSPIRATIONAL.

THIS NEW FIRM
WILL BE A PLACE

THAT WE CAN BE PROUD
TO COME TO EVERY DAY.

HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN?

GET THEM TO LIFT THE WAGE FREEZE
AND WE'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
YEAH.

GREAT.

I'LL TALK TO ELI, WORK
SOMETHING OUT FOR ALL OF US.

COULD YOU
EXPLAIN THAT AGAIN?

WILL IS MY BOYFRIEND.

HE GIVES HER SEX, BUT I
GIVE HER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

AND SOMEONE TO WATCH
"PROJECT RUNWAY" WITH.

CARTER, CAN YOU PLEASE
BE SERIOUS? HE'S KIDDING.

SO WHO IS HE TO YOU?
CARTER IS MY BEST FRIEND,
ALSO MY--

GAY GREEN CARD HUSBAND.
OH, THAT CLEARS IT RIGHT UP.

SANA AND CARTER WERE IN

THE SAME PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM
AT BERKELEY.
AND WE'VE BEEN B.F.F.s
EVER SINCE.

HOW DID I.C.E. GET INVOLVED?
WHEN MY STUDENT VISA RAN OUT.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO RETURN
TO PAKISTAN, BUT WILL AND I

WERE JUST GETTING
TO REALLY KNOW ONE ANOTHER.
WE WERE FALLING IN LOVE.

I COULDN'T JUST LEAVE.
I HAD FINALLY FOUND HAPPINESS.

I TRIED TO EXTEND MY STUDENT
VISA, GET A WORK VISA.

NOTHING WORKED.
I MARRIED HER SO SHE COULD
STAY HERE AND FALL IN LOVE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
JUST MARRY WILL?
I WOULD HAVE. I WANTED TO.

IT WAS TOO EARLY
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP.

I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE
ASKING HIM TO DO THAT.
HOW DID HOMELAND SECURITY

REALIZE THAT THE MARRIAGE
WAS A FRAUD?
I HAD AN UGLY BREAKUP
WITH THIS JACKASS

WHO KNEW THE WHOLE STORY.

MY REMOVAL HEARING
IS THIS WEEK.

AFTER WHICH YOU FACE
UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON.

YOU HAVE TO HELP THEM.
THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.
YOU COMMITTED FRAUD,

AND IN POST-9/11 AMERICA, THAT
MEANS YOU'RE GOING TO PRISON,

AND YOU'RE GOING
BACK TO PAKISTAN.

THAT CAN'T HAPPEN.
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
TELL 'EM, SANA.

UH, SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO RETURN
HOME TO AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE.

BUT I COULDN'T
GO THROUGH WITH IT,

NOT AFTER I MET WILL...

NOT AFTER I KNEW REAL LOVE.
IF SHE GOES BACK TO PAKISTAN,
HER FAMILY WILL KILL HER.

LET'S GET A MOVE ON,
MACARONI.

THOSE CATERERS ARE NOT
GONNA WAIT AROUND FOREVER,

AND WE ALREADY
RESCHEDULED TWICE.
I'M COMING.

HEY!
LOOKIN' FORWARD TO
THE FESTIVITIES TOMORROW.

I'M GLAD YOU GUYS CAN BE THERE.
THERE'S A LOT TO CELEBRATE.
BESIDES YOUR ENGAGEMENT,
YOU MEAN?

WELL, MAGGIE GOT
A VERY INTERESTING OFFER TODAY.
SCOTT.

HEY, COULD I HAVE A WORD WITH
YOU FOR A SECOND IN PRIVATE?

YEAH.

WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?
DID POSNER MAKE YOU AN OFFER?
WELL, HE... HE GAVE ME
A REALLY HARD SELL.

SO YOU TOLD HIM NO.
I-I DIDN'T WANT TO BE RUDE.

I TOLD HIM I'D... I'D THINK
ABOUT IT FOR A FEW DAYS.

WHAT DID HE OFFER?
SENIOR ASSOCIATE IN CHARGE
OF THEIR PRO BONO DEPARTMENT

WITH LOTS OF SUPPORT FOR
THE ENVIRONMENT AND STUFF.

HOW MUCH IS HE GONNA PAY?
TWICE MY CURRENT SALARY.

WE'LL MATCH IT.
HOW CAN YOU?

I'M NOW A PARTNER AT THIS FIRM,
AND IT'S WHAT YOU DESERVE.

TRUST ME, I'M GONNA
TAKE CARE OF THIS, MAGGIE.

NO WONDER MARTIN POSNER
WAS ALWAYS SO PRICKLY

HANDLING W.P.K.'s FINANCES.

IT WAS A HUGE TASK
WHEN WE HAD REVENUE.

MAYBE WE SHOULD CONSIDER PUTTING
THE BUILDING ON THE MARKET,

DOWNSIZING.
WHAT KIND OF STATEMENT
WOULD THAT MAKE?

DAD--
SWEETIE, PLEASE STOP TAKING
THE STRESS ON YOURSELF.

I'M FINE.
I'M JUST NOT SLEEPING...

OR HUNGRY. THERE'S JUST A LOT
OF LIFE CHANGES AHEAD, YOU KNOW?

YES, I HAVE A FEELING
I DO KNOW.

HONEY,
IF THERE'S EVER ANYTHING

YOU'D LIKE TO TALK
TO ME ABOUT...

MAGGIE DEKKER JUST RECEIVED
AN OFFER FROM POSNER & KLEIN--

A SUBSTANTIAL ONE.
WE HAVE TO MATCH IT.

ELI, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO.
AND BESIDES,

MAGGIE'S THE LAST PERSON
WHO'S GONNA GO WORK FOR THEM.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
SHE'LL LEAVE. I KNOW IT.

ELI, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE
A SPECIAL AFFECTION

FOR MS. DEKKER.
WHY DOES EVERYBODY
KEEP SAYING THAT?

YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?
SHE'S A FRIEND,
A PLATONIC ONE.

SHE BELIEVED IN ME
BEFORE ANYONE ELSE DID.
I REALIZE THAT, BUT WE HAVEN'T
MATCHED POSNER'S SALARY OFFER

FOR ANY OTHER ASSOCIATE.
WELL, IF WE WANT
TO KEEP THEM--

YOU'RE A PARTNER NOW, ELI.

YOU'VE GOT TO START THINKING
LIKE ONE, WHICH MEANS

NOT ALLOWING SENTIMENT
TO CLOUD YOUR JUDGMENT.

IT MEANS WORRYING ABOUT HOW WE
FUND OUR QUARTERLY CONTRIBUTIONS

TO THE ASSOCIATES'
HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN,

HOW WE KEEP OUR OFFICES LIT
AND WARM THIS WINTER

AMIDST SKYROCKETING
ELECTRIC BILLS.

BUT IF YOU TRULY THINK MAGGIE'S
PRESENCE AT OUR FIRM JUSTIFIES

TREATING HER DIFFERENTLY
THAN ALL THE OTHER ASSOCIATES

AND PLACING OUR OBLIGATIONS
TO THEM AT GREATER RISK,

IT'S YOUR CALL.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
TAKING THE DAY OFF

TO, UH, PREPARE
FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY.
OH, JUST STOPPED BY
TO PICK UP A FEW THINGS

BEFORE THE PARENTS ARRIVE.
LOOK, I SPOKE TO JORDAN,

AND THE THING IS,

WE'RE LOSING NEARLY ALL
OUR REVENUE-STREAMING CLIENTS.

AND I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT
A WAY AS BEST I COULD

TO MATCH POSNER'S OFFER, BUT--
ELI, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IT DOESN'T?
THIS FIRM CHANGED MY LIFE.

AND YOU--WELL, THE FIRM--

MADE ME SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME
I COULD MAKE A TRUE DIFFERENCE.

I COULD NEVER LEAVE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY
I AM TO HEAR THAT.
STONE,
WE'RE LATE FOR COURT.

LISTEN, DEKKER,
UH, THIS, UH, PARTY OF YOURS--

IS THAT MORE LIKE A GIFT THING,
OR IS A WEDDING PRESENT ENOUGH?

IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD
OVER THERE.

IN PAKISTAN, I AM CONSIDERED
MY FATHER'S PROPERTY.

HIS HONOR IS DEFINED
BY MY PURITY.

BY ENTERING INTO A SEXUAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH A MAN

OTHER THAN THE ONE
CHOSEN FOR YOU...

I BECAME KARI--
AN IMPURE WOMAN.

AND WHAT IS THE PUNISHMENT
FOR BECOMING KARI?

THE ONLY WAY FOR MY FATHER
TO RESTORE HIS HONOR

IS TO KILL THE ONE
WHO DAMAGED IT--ME--

PREFERABLY PUBLICLY,
SO ALL CAN WITNESS

HIS HONOR BEING RESTORED.

OBJECTION--WHAT HAPPENS
TO CERTAIN WOMEN IN PAKISTAN

IS HORRIBLE, OF COURSE,
BUT IT'S NOT AT ISSUE HERE.
UH, IT IS WHEN YOU'RE TRYING
TO SEND HER BACK TO PAKISTAN.

I AGREE.
OBJECTION OVERRULED.

MISS BOOKER SEEMED
TO IMPLY JUST NOW

THAT HONOR KILLINGS
ARE RARE IN PAKISTAN.

HUNDREDS OF GIRLS
ARE MURDERED EACH YEAR.

MY FRIEND WAS BURNED BECAUSE
SHE KISSED THE WRONG BOY.

HER BODY LAY IN THE STREET
FOR TWO HOURS.

NO ONE DID ANYTHING.

THANK YOU, SANA.

NOTHING FURTHER.

I GUESS YOU'RE UNAWARE THAT
HONOR KILLINGS IN PAKISTAN

HAVE BEEN OUTLAWED
FOR THREE YEARS NOW.

ONE LAW CANNOT CHANGE
ANCIENT CUSTOMS.

AND EVEN IF IT COULD,
THE LAW MUST STILL BE ENFORCED.

BUT ALL THE PROSECUTORS ARE MEN.
ALL THE JUDGES ARE MEN.

NOT EVERY PAKISTANI GIRL
WHO DISOBEYS HER FATHER

IS MURDERED, AM I CORRECT?

THERE ARE LUCKY ONES.

BUT SOME FATHERS ARE MORE
CONTROLLING, LIKE MY FATHER.

YOUR FATHER ALLOWED YOU
TO COME HERE AND STUDY.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND
PARTICULARLY CONTROLLING.

HAS HE EVER LAID
A HAND AGAINST YOU?
NO.

THREATENED YOU?
NO.

BUT YET YOU THINK
HE WOULD KILL YOU

IF YOU RETURN TO YOUR COUNTRY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF?
NO, I... I DON'T.

SO WE ARE
TO JUST TAKE YOUR WORD--

THE WORD OF A WOMAN
WHO STOOD IN FRONT

OF ANOTHER JUDGE AND PROMISED
TO LOVE, HONOR AND CHERISH

TILL DEATH DO YOU PART
A GAY MAN?
OBJECTION.

NOTHING FURTHER.

YOU REALIZE THIS
COULD ALL BE BULL, RIGHT?

LIKE "BECOME A U.S. CITIZEN
FOR DUMMIES"--

WHEN MARRYING
YOUR GAY BEST FRIEND FAILS,

CRY HONOR KILLING.
GEE, MATT, CYNICAL MUCH?

I'M JUST SAYING CLIENTS LIE,
EVEN YOUR CLIENTS.

GOOD NEWS.

11 LEGAL SECRETARIES,
6 PARALEGALS

AND FIVE CLERKS--THEY ALL
SIGNED TO STAY ON WITH US.

THAT'S NEARLY EVERYONE.
NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IS CONVINCE JORDAN TO UNFREEZE
THEIR RAISES FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU
CONVINCED THEM, BUT AS OF NOW

THERE ARE TEN AND A HALF
ACTUAL LAWYERS STAYING.

SO HOW CAN I JUSTIFY
KEEPING 22 STAFF

WITH OR WITHOUT RAISES?
CAN YOU JUSTIFY
LETTING THEM GO?

THE FIRM IS SPLITTING IN TWO.
WHICH IS WHAT I MIGHT DO
TO YOU IN A FEW SECONDS.

I PUT MY ASS ON THE LINE. IF YOU
DON'T COME UP WITH THAT MONEY,

WE'RE GONNA LOSE EVERY
ASSISTANT, EVERY PARALEGAL--
PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE
IN THIS PLACE WILL STAY.

THIS IS THE REAL WORLD.
PEOPLE HAVE OBLIGATIONS.
I REALIZE THAT,
BUT MY HANDS ARE TIED.

YOUR HANDS ARE TIED?
LISTEN TO YOURSELF.

YOU SOUND LIKE POSNER. IS THAT
THE KIND OF BOSS YOU WANNA BE?

IF SO, MAYBE
THEY ALL SHOULD LEAVE.

PATTI, COME ON. I'M TRYING.
DON'T "COME ON" ME!

I AM GOING TO TAKE
A RIDICULOUSLY LONG LUNCH.

YOU CAN ANSWER YOUR OWN
DAMN PHONES. GOODNESS GRACIOUS.

WHAT MY COUSIN DID
IS UNFORGIVABLE.

I SHOULD NOT EVEN BE HERE.
THEN WHY ARE YOU?

SANA TOLD US
THAT YOU TWO WERE VERY CLOSE

WHEN SHE FIRST ARRIVED HERE,

AND THEN ONE DAY YOU JUST
STOPPED RETURNING HER CALLS.

WHY?
I LOVE SANA, OKAY?

BUT I COULD NOT WATCH HER
BECOME A WESTERN WOMAN.

YOU'RE WEARING
J. CREW AND NIKE.

DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YOU HAVE MUCH
PROBLEM WITH WESTERNIZATION.

MY FAMILY EXPECTED ME
TO LOOK OUT FOR HER.

AND YOU GOT TIRED
OF BEING A SPY.

LOOK, THIS IS THE WAY
IT'S BEEN FOR CENTURIES.

SANA'S FATHER WAS DISGRACED.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

HOW PAINFUL IT IS
FOR A MAN TO LOSE HIS HONOR?

WELL, MAYBE THERE'S A WAY THAT,
UH, YOU COULD HELP

WITHOUT ANYONE KNOWING.

MAYBE THERE'S A LETTER
OR AN E-MAIL

FROM SANA'S FATHER INTIMATING
HIS PLAN TO HARM HER.

YOU'RE ASKING ME
TO SACRIFICE MY HONOR.

LOOK, I UNDERSTAND THAT
SOME PEOPLE ARE VERY STRICT

ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMS,

BUT YOU'VE LIVED HERE
LONG ENOUGH

TO SEE THINGS A DIFFERENT WAY.

CAN YOU TELL ME
THAT YOU STILL BELIEVE THAT

BECAUSE A WOMAN
LOOKS AT A MAN THE WRONG WAY

OR REFUSES TO MARRY SOMEONE
CHOSEN BY HER FATHER

THAT SHE SHOULD BE KILLED?

YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT
BECAUSE YOUR COUSIN IS A WOMAN

THAT SHE SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED

TO DECIDE FOR HERSELF
WHO SHE LOVES OR MARRIES?

SHE'S LIVING HER OWN LIFE
IN THIS COUNTRY JUST LIKE YOU.

SHOULD SHE HAVE TO DIE
BECAUSE OF THAT?

AND CAN YOU JUST
STAND BY AND WATCH?

SO WHAT ABOUT YOUR... HONOR?

OKAY, I'LL ADMIT IT.
I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D TURN HIM.

HOW'S IT FEEL WORKING ON A CASE
YOU'RE ACTUALLY INVESTED IN?

DON'T GET AHEAD OF YOURSELF.
I'M STILL VERY INVESTED

IN KEEPING UP MY MEMBERSHIP
AT PEBBLE BEACH.

ADMIT IT, DOWD.
YOU'RE HOOKED.

OH, COME ON. AGAIN?!

SCOTT?
WHAT IS IT
WITH THESE TWO AND THE SHOWER?

ARE YOU COMING IN HERE?
I'M ALL LATHERED UP.

NO, I'M JUST GONNA GO,
UH...

TO THE BEDROOM
AND--AND--AND GET DRESSED

WITH THE DOOR CLOSED
AND LOCKED, MAG...

...NIFICENT WOMAN
WHO IS NOT MAGGIE.

COME ON.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME
BEFORE YOU'RE A MARRIED MAN.

WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE.

WE KNOW EACH OTHER...
INTIMATELY?

OH, GOD.
YOU'RE FREAKING OUT AGAIN.

ARE YOU GONNA END THINGS AGAIN?
SHOCKER.

WHAT IS THAT,
THE FOURTH TIME THIS MONTH?

SORRY, NO TIME TODAY.
GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE.

I HAVE TO MEET
00.

IT'S IN THERE--
SANA'S FATHER ASKING AMIR

TO JOIN HIS COUSINS
IN DEFENDING HIS HONOR.

AND WE ALL KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS.
IT'S VAGUE AT BEST, HEARSAY,

AND THERE'S NO WAY TO
AUTHENTICATE THAT THIS LETTER

ACTUALLY CAME
FROM SANA'S FATHER.
IT'S A DEATH SENTENCE,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOUR CLIENT BROKE THE LAW,
AND DESPITE THIS LETTER,

I AM OBLIGATED
TO HAVE HER REMOVED.
WERE YOU BORN
WITHOUT THE COMPASSION GENE

OR SOMETHING?

HOMELAND SECURITY DOESN'T
PAY ME FOR MY COMPASSION.

THEN WE'LL TAKE THE LETTER
TO JUDGE KETTLEMAN.

I THINK HE'LL BE INCLINED
TO SAVE HER LIFE.
HMM. SEE, I THINK HE'LL BE
INCLINED TO ENFORCE THE LAW,

HIM BEING A JUDGE AND ALL.
WHICH IS WHY
HE WILL NOT SEND A YOUNG WOMAN

TO HER OWN LYNCHING.

I AM WILLING
TO CUT YOUR CLIENT A DEAL.

BUT IT IS THE ONLY DEAL
I'LL PUT ON THE TABLE.

IT'S INSIDIOUS.

WE'RE OBLIGATED TO PRESENT IT,
BUT THE OFFER SUCKS.
IF I GO BACK TO PAKISTAN,

THEY'LL HAVE ALL CHARGES
AGAINST CARTER DROPPED?
I'M JUST AS GUILTY AS SHE IS.

YOU'RE AN AMERICAN.
BOOKER'S A BUREAUCRATIC HACK.

IF SANA ACCEPTS,

SHE CAN TELL HER BOSS
SHE SENT ANOTHER ONE BACK.

IT'S ANOTHER VICTORY
FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.
WELL, DON'T WORRY.
SHE WON'T ACCEPT.

WHAT WILL BOOKER DO IF I DON'T?
THAT DOESN'T MATTER.

THEY'LL PRESS FORWARD WITH THEIR
CASES AGAINST YOU AND CARTER.
BUT, SANA, WE CAN WIN THIS.

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS OFFER.

I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN YOU
IN SO MUCH TROUBLE.

I CAN'T LIVE WITH THE CHANCE
YOU'LL GO TO JAIL.
OH, YES, YOU CAN.

I DIDN'T SPEND
THE LAST TWO YEARS EXPLAINING

TO EVERY SINGLE DATE
I BROUGHT HOME

WHY THERE WERE BRAS HANGING IN
THE BATHROOM SO YOU COULD BAIL.

I LOVE YOU. I DID THIS
TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
AND NOW I WANT TO SAVE YOURS.

YOU CAN'T GO BACK THERE.
I SEE NO OTHER CHOICE.

I'M TAKING THE DEAL.

POOR MAGGIE.
NO ONE IS HERE.

MATT?

SORRY.

YOU'RE BARELY
EVEN HERE TONIGHT.

IS IT THE CASE?

I JUST CAN'T STOP THINKING,
WISHING THERE WAS SOME WAY

I COULD STOP SANA
FROM TAKING THIS DEAL.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU GET
THIS UPSET OVER WORK BEFORE.

NOT SURE I'VE BEEN
THIS UPSET BEFORE.

I'M SORRY.

IT IS NICE TO SEE YOU CARING
SO MUCH ABOUT A CLIENT, THOUGH.

WHAT?

SUBTLENESS ISN'T EXACTLY
YOUR FORTE.

THINK I DON'T KNOW
YOU HAD STONE SET ME UP?

YOU COULD HAVE JUST PASSED ME
A NOTE ASKING IF I WAS STAYING

WITH BOXES FOR YES OR NO AND "I"
DOTTED WITH A LITTLE HEART.

OKAY.

IT WAS IMMATURE. I JUST--
I DIDN'T WANT TO PRESSURE YOU.

COUPLES HAVE SURVIVED WORKING
AT DIFFERENT FIRMS BEFORE.

I JUST...

THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH STRESS
A RELATIONSHIP CAN TAKE.

NO PRESSURE THERE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M NOT GONNA ASK YOU TO STAY.

GOOD.

'CAUSE, TAYLOR,
YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME.

IF YOU HAD ASKED ME, THERE'S
NO WAY I COULD HAVE SAID...

NO.

WHY ARE YOU SMILING?

I THINK I JUST FIGURED OUT A WAY
TO GET SANA TO CHANGE HER MIND.

THE OTHER THING ABOUT MOJITOS IS
THEY MAKE YOU FEEL ALL BETTER,

LIKE A TROPICAL BEACH PARTY
IN YOUR MOUTH.

I MEAN, LOOK AT ME.

I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME.

ARE YOU SURE?

'CAUSE YOU'RE SITTING
OVER HERE ALL ON YOUR OWN.

IT'S A DISASTER.

IT'S JUST BAD TIMING.
DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.

ELI, IT'S MY ENGAGEMENT PARTY.
IT SHOULD BE...

SHOULD FEEL DIFFERENT.

LIKE ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T
SHOW UP KNEW WHAT I DIDN'T.

SCOTT AND I HAD A HUGE BLOWUP
THIS MORNING.

HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY I TURNED DOWN POSNER.

POOR GUY.

HE'S SO WORRIED AND CONCERNED
ABOUT OUR FUTURE.

HE'S SO GOOD TO ME.

AND I...

I CAN NEVER HURT HIM.

MAGGIE, I HAVE TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE HUNGRY.
BROUGHT YOU A PLATE--SUSHI.

OH, NO, THANKS.

A LOVELY BRIE.
I'M OKAY.

CHAMPAGNE?
NO.

HOW ABOUT THIS EMMENTALER?

MMM!

HAVE YOU TASTED THIS?
COME ON.

YOU'RE PREGNANT.

I KNEW IT.

YOUR MOTHER HAD
A THING FOR EMMENTALER

WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT, TOO.
OKAY, COLUMBO, YOU GOT ME.

PLEASE DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO
ANYONE. MATT DOESN'T EVEN KNOW.

OF COURSE NOT. THAT'S
COMPLICATED. I UNDERSTAND.

YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME,
THOUGH.
I'M SORRY.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

PRETTY OVERWHELMED,
TO BE HONEST.

IT'S A LOT
TO THINK ABOUT--A BABY.

I NEVER REALLY SAW MYSELF
AS A MOTHER.

I'M NOT SURE I DO NOW.

I SEE.

SO YOU MIGHT NOT
BE KEEPING IT?

I'M SORRY IF THAT'S NOT
WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR, DAD.

I MEAN, THINGS WITH
MATT AND I ARE GOOD,

BUT WE'RE NOT
EXACTLY SERIOUS.

CAN I RAISE A BABY
ON MY OWN?

I MEAN,
WOULD I EVEN WANT TO?

SWEETIE, THE DECISION
IS YOURS, OF COURSE.

BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW,

YOU ARE NEVER ALONE.

THANKS, DAD.

WELL, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
Y-YOU WERE IN MY BATHROOM?

WELL, YEAH.
I WAS IN YOUR SHOWER FIRST.

UH, IT'S--
IT'S, UH, VERY NICE.

IT'S A GREAT SELECTION OF
SHAMPOO. IT'S A LITTLE GIRLY

FOR MY TASTE, BUT, UH--
BUT WHAT WERE YOU DOING
IN THERE?

YOU SEE,
THE THINGS IS, UM...

I WASN'T... ME,

AND, UM, I WASN'T...

ALONE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
MAGGIE, I WAS--

SCOTT!
THERE YOU ARE.

HI, HONEY.
SHOULD'VE FIGURED WHEN I
COULDN'T FIND HER ANYWHERE,

SHE'D BE HERE WITH YOU.

MAGGIE, YOUR PARENTS
ARE LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.
PARENTS. I BETTER GO.

I'M ONLY GONNA SAY THIS ONCE.
BACK OFF.

LOOK, WE'RE GETTING MARRIED.
WHY CAN'T YOU RESPECT THAT?
WHY CAN'T YOU?

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
IT MEANS I SAW YOU

WITH A CERTAIN, UH,
NAKED MARRIED WOMAN.

WHY DON'T YOU MIND
YOUR OWN BUSINESS, BRO?

WHY DON'T YOU TELL HER, BRO,
BEFORE I DO?

BEFORE SHE MAKES
THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF HER LIFE

AND MARRIES
A PIECE OF CRAP LIKE--

UHH!

ELI! WHAT--
WHAT'S GOING ON?

JUST... GO TELL HER.

YOU TELL HER, OR I WILL.

GO CLEAN UP YOUR FACE.
WE'LL TALK LATER.

AND YOU...

PLEASE LEAVE.

NOW!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE
SO EARLY?

IS IT CARTER? WILL?

NO, NO,
IT'S NOTHING LIKE THAT.

LOOK,
YOU CAN'T TAKE THIS DEAL.

CARTER DOESN'T NEED
YOUR SACRIFICE. HE NEEDS YOU.
GOING TO JAIL
WOULD DESTROY HIM.

LIVING WITH THE GUILT OF YOU
DYING WOULD DESTROY HIM...

NOT TO MENTION WILL.

WILL'S A STRONG MAN.
HE'LL BE FINE.

TELL HIM THAT.

ALL RIGHT, STEP IN, PLEASE.

SANA, TELL WILL EXACTLY
HOW HE'LL BE FINE

LIVING THE REST OF HIS LIFE

NOT KNOWING WHETHER THE WOMAN
HE LOVES IS ALIVE OR DEAD.

AND, WILL, YOU TELL SANA
EXACTLY HOW YOU AND CARTER

WILL BE ABLE TO GO ON
WITHOUT HER,

THAT A DAY WILL COME
WHEN YOU TWO WON'T WAKE UP

THINKING ABOUT HER,

WONDERING,

HATING YOURSELVES.

IF YOU TWO CAN ACTUALLY CONVINCE
EACH OTHER OF THOSE THINGS,

THEN, SANA,
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS DEAL.

BUT MY GUESS IS YOU WON'T.

MY GUESS IS YOU'LL STAY.

YOU'LL STAY
FOR THE MEN WHO LOVE YOU.

SANA MADE SOME MISTAKES,

BUT THE QUESTION BEFORE YOU,
YOUR HONOR,

IS WHETHER THOSE MISTAKES
JUSTIFY PUTTING HER TO DEATH.

THAT'S WHAT SENDING HER
TO PAKISTAN WILL DO.

THE LETTER FROM SANA'S FATHER
TO HER COUSIN PROVES THAT.

MS. BOOKER CALLS THE MARRIAGE

BETWEEN SANA AND CARTER
FRAUDULENT,

YET SANA WAS WILLING TO RETURN
TO PAKISTAN AND FACE DEATH

FOR CARTER.

THAT...

THAT IS SACRIFICE

AND A LOVE MORE REAL

THAN WHAT'S BETWEEN
MOST MARRIED COUPLES I KNOW.

I'LL SAVE YOU
ALL THE SUSPENSE.

MISS KHAN HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED
RESPECT FOR OUR LAWS.

SHE KNOWINGLY ENTERED
INTO A FRAUDULENT MARRIAGE

IN ORDER TO OBTAIN
A GREEN CARD.

I CANNOT REWARD
NOR CONDONE THIS BEHAVIOR,

AND I CANNOT EXTEND TO HER

THE PRIVILEGE
OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP.

I AM CONVINCED, HOWEVER,
THAT MS. KHAN WOULD BE

IN GRAVE DANGER
IF SHE RETURNS TO PAKISTAN.

I THEREFORE GRANT
THE WITHHOLDING OF HER REMOVAL.

SHE'LL BE ALLOWED
TO REMAIN HERE

AS LONG AS THERE IS
A THREAT AGAINST HER.

SORRY
THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT.

WE'LL SEE HOW SMUG
YOU ARE TOMORROW.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
YOU PUSHED ME TOO FAR.

I SPOKE TO MY SUPERVISOR,
CANDACE BONNEVILLE,

TOLD HER ABOUT OUR LITTLE
GREEN CARD SITUATION.

RECOMMENDED THAT
SHE EXPEDITE PROCEEDINGS

TO GET CARTER THE MAXIMUM--
FIVE YEARS.
WHAT? NO.

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
WHY WOULD YOU THINK
I WOULDN'T?

I'M SO SORRY
FOR MY BEHAVIOR...

FOR EVERYTHING.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO
FIND OUT ABOUT SCOTT THAT WAY.

ARE THINGS, UH...
HOW--HOW ARE THINGS?

THE ENGAGEMENT'S OFF.
THE WEDDING'S OFF.

IT'S ALL... OFF.

IT'S FOR THE BEST.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT I CAN DO...

IF YOU WANT ME TO PUNCH HIM
AGAIN, I WILL.

I'M A GIVER THAT WAY.

HE'S NOT ENTIRELY
TO BLAME, YOU KNOW.

HE HAD GOOD REASON.

SCOTT'S NO DUMMY.

HE KNEW.

HE KNEW IT
BEFORE I EVEN DID.

I WAS COMING HOME EVERY NIGHT,
TALKING ABOUT WORK,

WHAT YOU HAD DONE IN COURT
OR WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

MAGGIE--

YEAH, I THINK HE PROPOSED
TO GET ME TO FORGET YOU.

I THINK I ACCEPTED
FOR THE SAME REASON.

I KNEW.

I KNEW YOU DIDN'T FEEL
THE SAME WAY AS I DID.

I WISH--
YOU DON'T.

I GET IT, ELI.

ANYWAYS,

TURNS OUT SCOTT WASN'T THE SAINT
I THOUGHT HE WAS, WAS HE?

HE AND CANDACE HAVE BEEN
GETTING IT ON FOR MONTHS.

CANDACE?

LUCKY I WASN'T ON YOUR
GREEN CARD CASE, BY THE WAY.

TURNS OUT SHE'S BOOKER'S
TEAM LEADER AT I.C.E.

TALK ABOUT
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

I HAVE YOUR BOXES,
MISS DEKKER.

OH, COULD YOU PLEASE
PUT THEM BY MY DESK?

SO YOU'RE... FINALLY
GETTING YOUR OWN OFFICE?

WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE
WE'RE SHORT ON SPACE ANYMORE.

I CAN'T STAY HERE, ELI.

I CAN'T
LET MY FEELINGS FOR YOU

COST ME MORE THAN
THEY ALREADY HAVE.

NOT POSNER & KLEIN.

DON'T DO THAT.

YOU--YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DO THAT.

I DO.

I LOVE YOU, ELI.

BUT FOR ONCE...

I'M ACTUALLY
GONNA PUT MYSELF FIRST.

MISS BONNEVILLE?

HI. I'M ELI STONE.

HI. YOU'RE REPRESENTING
CARTER JAMESON, RIGHT?

I, UH, PULLED HIS FOLDER
AFTER I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

YOU MUST HAVE REALLY PISSED
CHARLOTTE BOOKER OFF.

I GET THE FEELING
SHE'S A BIT OF A SORE LOSER.

SHE'S PASSIONATE
ABOUT HER WORK.
BUT YOU'RE HER BOSS,
AND, UH,

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT
THIS OFFICE HAS HANDLED

DOZENS OF CASES EXACTLY
LIKE CARTER'S WHERE YOU HAVE

SIGNED OFF ON DEALS WHICH
INVOLVED ZERO PRISON TIME.

I'M SORRY, MR. STONE, BUT THIS
ISN'T GONNA BE ONE OF THEM.

I HAVE TO ACCEPT
CHARLOTTE'S RECOMMENDATION.

MY PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW
THAT I TRUST THEM.

I FEEL AWFUL
PLAYING THIS CARD,

BUT, UM, CONSIDERING
WHO DEALT IT TO ME,

I DON'T SEE HOW
I HAVE ANY CHOICE.

I KNOW ABOUT YOUR...
EXTRAMARITAL ACTIVITIES

WITH SCOTT CLAUSON.

PARDON ME?

I KNOW IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,
BUT I WAS...

I THINK I WAS MEANT
TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR AFFAIR

SO THAT I MIGHT ENCOURAGE YOU
TO HELP MY CLIENT.
ARE YOU BLACKMAILING ME?

NO. I AM JUST
STRONGLY SUGGESTING

THAT THERE IS A SOLUTION
OPPOSITE TO MS. BOOKER'S...

WHICH YOU SHOULD
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER.

UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION
OF HIS FILE,

I DO SEE SOME
AMELIORATING FACTORS HERE.

MM.

500 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
AND 2 YEARS PROBATION.

SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A DEAL.

SURELY YOU JEST, MS. DEKKER.

OUR OFFER OF LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
IS STRICTLY NONNEGOTIABLE.

NOTHING'S NONNEGOTIABLE,
MR. POSNER,

NOT WHEN BOTH PARTIES
HAVE LEVERAGE.

I'M WELL AWARE OF MY UNIQUE
VALUE TO YOU AND MS. KLEIN.

PRAY TELL, MS. DEKKER.

YOU RELISH THE THOUGHT OF HOW
MUCH YOU THINK IT WILL HURT ELI

IF I GO WORK FOR YOU.
DO YOU REALLY HAVE THAT LOW
AN OPINION OF ME?

LOWER, ACTUALLY.

AND YET YOU'RE WILLING
TO WORK FOR ME

IF I MEET YOUR TERMS.

IF I CAN USE YOU TO HELP
THE PEOPLE I WANT TO HELP, YES.

THESE ARE MY TERMS.

TAKE THEM OR LEAVE THEM.

VERY SAVVY ASKS...

BUT WE CAN LIVE WITH THEM.

WELCOME TO POSNER & KLEIN.

I SUSPECT WE'RE GOING
TO DISCOVER STILL MORE

HIDDEN DEPTHS IN YOU,
MS. DEKKER.

THE PROSECUTION
IS GIVING CARTER A PASS.

I KNOW. SANA JUST CALLED
TO THANK ME.

HOW DID YOU DO IT?
FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES.

YEAH. WE DID GOOD.

WE DID.
SO WHY ARE YOU PACKING?

WHAT WE DID THIS WEEK,

I HAVE NEVER FELT SO...

GRATIFIED,

SO RELIEVED BY A WIN.
WHICH MEANS THAT TAYLOR'S
HALF-BAKED PLAN WORKED,

AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO STAY NOW.

STONE, I HAVEN'T SLEPT
IN THREE DAYS.

I'VE BEEN WEARING THE SAME
STINKIN' SHIRT SINCE TUESDAY,

AND I HAVEN'T SWEAT THIS BAD

SINCE I RAN
THE BAY TO BREAKERS MARATHON.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE CASE
MATTERED TO YOU, MATT.

THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
THAT'S EXACTLY MY POINT.

I LIKE A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP,
AND THE ONLY OCCASION

WHERE I ENJOY SWEATING
ISN'T IN THE COURTROOM.

NAH. THIS ISN'T ME, ELI.

YOU SAVED SANA'S LIFE.
YEAH,
AND IT NEARLY ENDED MINE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD
HAVE LIVED WITH MYSELF

IF WE'D LOST THAT.

LISTEN, MAN,
I ADMIRE WHAT YOU DO.

IT'S JUST NOT WHAT I DO.

WHAT ABOUT TAYLOR?

SHE'LL BE FINE.

YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED
ABOUT YOURSELF.

WHY?

BECAUSE THE NEXT TIME
WE'RE IN COURT TOGETHER,

IT'LL BE MY JOB
TO SHRED YOU.

I'M SORRY.

DON'T BE.

YOU MADE YOUR OWN DECISION.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED YOU TO DO.

PLEASE DON'T
TAKE IT PERSONALLY.

YOU SAW WHAT THIS TRIAL
DID TO ME.

I JUST... I DON'T DO EMOTIONAL,
TAYLOR. YOU KNOW THAT.

I DO.

ANYWAY, THINK HOW MUCH
MORE FUN SEEING EACH OTHER

AT NIGHT'S GONNA BE WHEN WE
HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER ALL DAY.

I MADE RESERVATIONS
00 OKAY?

GREAT.

HI.

HELLO.

SO RUMOR HAS IT

THAT POSNER MADE EVERY MEMBER
OF STAFF HERE AN OFFER,

INCLUDING YOU.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, UM,
OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE HERE,

YOU'RE THE ONE
I COULD NEVER LOSE.

I MEAN THAT, PATTI.

WELL, I MEAN, LORD KNOWS
YOU'D BE USELESS WITHOUT ME.

LOOKS LIKE, UH, YOU'RE
NOT THE ONLY ONE, TOO.

I SAW JOHN IN THE ELEVATOR,
BETTY IN THE KITCHEN.

WHATEVER YOU SAID TO THEM
MUST HAVE WORKED.

I GUESS WE GOT A LOT
OF SAPPY IDEALISTS AROUND HERE.

I GUESS. WELL, YOU CAN TELL
THOSE SAPPY IDEALISTS

WHO STAYED ON THAT WE WILL
UNFREEZE THEIR RAISES

FOR NEXT YEAR. YEAH, IT'S NOT
AS MUCH AS WHAT POSNER OFFERED,

AND IT'S NOT
WHAT YOU ALL DESERVE,

BUT WE'RE GONNA DO
WHAT WE CAN.

I'LL TAKE IT OUT OF MY OWN
SALARY IF I HAVE TO.
REALLY, ELI?

THIS IS A NEW FIRM, PATTI,
AND WE MAY HAVE TO IMPROVISE,

BUT WE'RE GONNA FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO BE THE BEST FIRM THAT WE CAN.

NOW IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND,

MAY I HAVE MY WACKADOO FILE?

OF COURSE.

FALLING DOWN ON BENDED LIMBS

JUST THE MAN
I WAS LOOKING FOR.

I TRUST IT WASN'T
TOO DIFFICULT TO FIND ME.

OUR RANKS ARE
CONSIDERABLY THINNED.

THINNED...

BUT STRENGTHENED.

CERTAINLY THERE ARE PLENTY
OF EMPTY OFFICES NOW

IF YOU WANT TO MOVE OUT
OF THE LIBRARY.

OH, THANK YOU, SIR,
BUT, UH, I THINK I'LL STAY.

SENTIMENTAL REASONS,
YOU KNOW?

THAT I DO.

WHAT'S THAT?

NEW CASES. NEW CLIENTS.

I WAS JUST BRINGING IT
BY YOUR OFFICE.

OR WE COULD START FRESH
TOMORROW IF YOU LIKE.

NO, NO. NOW WOULD BE FINE.

BUT FIRST THERE WAS SOMETHING
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU.

AND THIS IS
THE HOWLING WIND

TO NEW BEGINNINGS...
PARTNER.

THIS IS WHERE I FALL OUT

NEW BEGINNINGS.

THIS IS WHERE I BEGIN