[ sighs deeply ]
[ doorbell rings ]
Irritated neighbor?
We were kind of loud.
So a jealous irritated neighbor.
[ laughing ] I think that you should just ignore it.
[ knock on door ]
Mm, I don't think it wants to be ignored.
Cliff: Katie, I know you're in there.
Come on, honey. Open up.
Is that cliff?
Katie? [ knock on door ]
It'll be okay. Just, um...
[ doorbell rings ]
Just stay right here.
[ knock on door ]
Hi.
Stargazers -- your favorite.
They're not gonna change my mind. It's over, cliff.
Well, that's what I want to talk about
We've already had this conversation.
I know. The situation with susan is complicated.
[ scoffs ]
Can we please not have this conversation out here?
Can I come in? No.
Why not? Is there someone else here?
You want to have this conversation?
Have it with a closed door.
[ door slams ]
Wow.
He's gone, so, um, it's no big deal.
No big deal?
So, when I was comforting you
After your breakup with your boyfriend,
That was our boss?
Who is married to our other boss?!
What you do is your business,
But given that I started my job three days ago,
It would have been nice if you'd told me.
You know what? I -- [ sighs ]
Maybe it's better if you just go.
Katie, come on.
Please.
Just go.
The Deep End 1x02 Where There's Smoke Original Air Date on January 28, 2010
-- Sync by elderman -- -- for addic7ed.com --- [ upbeat hip-hop music plays ]
I'm exhausted.
Exhausted?
After last night.
Deliciously so.
You might be more exhausted
If you'd gotten to the hotel a little earlier.
Yeah, I'm sorry about that.
Some clients, you know --
They just can't keep their mouth shut.
The flowers are sweet.
Well, I love you.
[ elevator bell dings ]
Just want to make sure nothing comes between us and our --
Oh. Good morning, dylan.
Good morning, susan.
I was just...Standing.
I didn't hear anything.
[ chuckles ]
How very gallant of you.
Don't you have to run to accounting?
Yeah, I just want to ask dylan a favor.
I'll seeou soon, sweetheart.
You seem nervous, hewitt.
I don't know why you'd say that.
Everything okay?
Of course.
I'm good. Really good.
Thanks for asking.
[ elevator alarm buzzing ]
Yeah.
[ elevator bell dings, buzzing stops ]
Uh, would you ask branford
To see me in my office, please?
Of course.
Thanks.
[ sighs ]
[ sighs ] I will.
After I stop freaking out about the fact
That I accidentally slept with your mistress.
[ elevator bell dings ]
[ gasps ] whoa! [ splash ]
Ow!
[ scoffs ]
Oh! I'll get a napkin!
Cliff wants to see you in his office.
When?!
He didn't say... Exactly.
I'm guessing rit about now.
[ groans ]
[ chuckles ] if you ever have a message for me, hewitt...
[ elevator bell dings ] I prefer e-mail.
[ laughs ]
The hearing should be straightforward --
Basically, the defense trying to convince the judge
That 160 identical claims
Don't justify a class-action suit.
This is beth branford.
She is... One of our associates.
Hi.
Anne is the lead plaintiff
In our class-action suit against mckenzie industries.
Her husband, kevin, died
When their furnace malfunctioned
And set their house on fire.
I'm very sorry for your loss.
Me too.
Ms. Branford will be second chair on the suit.
But I just need to have a word with her for one second.
If you'd excuse us, please?
I just want to thank you for this opportunity.
Save it, sister.
The class-certification hearing is in two hours.
I wouldn't waste my time sucking up
That could be used memorizing 23(b)(3) rules and procedures.
Of course.
I would, however, waste a little bit of time
Getting a new shirt.
You'reearing a dishrag.
Yes?
Oh! Perfect! Will you switch blouses with me?
What? No.
I have a new-client meeting in, like, 10 minutes,
And I'm nervous enough without the big coffee stain.
No, no, no. Not this one -- my backup.
Please. I'm second-chairing with cliff this morning.
And this does not go with my outfit. You have a backup blouse?
Yes, and it would have been genius, except I didn't anticipate
An ecru blouse with an off-white skirt
Would make me look like a bowl of vanilla ice cream.
It will go great with your outfit. Look at that!
All right, fine.
[ sighs ] thank you, thank you, thank you.
We have glass walls.
Yeah, and I have a hearing in an hour and 45 minutes.
"dear penthouse, it was an ordinary day at the law firm,
When all of a sudden..."
Okay, I'm partially naked here.
Oh, relax. I've seen hers, and you're like my sister.
So, what do you want?
You to look me in the eyes.
Mmmmm-hmm.
I'm second-chairing thclass-action suit
Against mckenzie industries in less than two hours.
And you need a standard litigation prep packet.
If I needed standard, I could have called anyone.
Hmm-hmm-hmm.
Wow. You look tremendous.
Really? I have a new-client meeting. I'm a little nervous.
You shouldn't be. You're an amazing lawyer, and you're irresistible.
So even if they wanted to say no, they couldn't.
But they won't.
Beth: Liam!
Knock 'em dead.
Bruce: A lot of people with chronic illnesses
Don't respond to traditional western medicines,
So we provide alternative therapies.
Helping others like that must be really gratifying.
Yes.
And, clearly, there'a need for our product,
because our store's volume has doubled in a year.
That's why roy -- the firm's proofreader,
Who referred us to you --
He suggested that we change our store's legal structure
In order to... Uh, indem...
Indemnify? Yes.
Insulate yourself from personal liability.
Sterling can take care of that.
Here's a list of everything we'd need in order to proceed.
Well, we have all of this information.
It's just that I -- I wouldn't really want our competitors
To find out about our product sources
And that sort of thing.
All communications between us
Are protected by attorney/client privilege,
So I couldn't disclose anything against your interests
Even if I wanted to.
It says you need a retainer.
Yes.
I'm afraid that law firms are just like anything else.
You get what you pay for. Sterling is expensive.
[ chuckles ] never apologize for quality.
[ pen clicks ]
Huberman vs. Tag-it pacific, inc.?
Yes, 9th circuit, January 2009.
Boiling it down, the requirements for rule 23
Are to be interpreted permissively.
Anything else? We don't have time.
Katie, you make copies of the marked statutes
And print out the precedents.
I will staple the cases and meet you back in my office.
Yep. Okay.
How lucky am I?
A product-liability lawsuit
Could be my billable hours for the year. Yeah.
Not to mention this kind of partner access --
I could get fast-tracked.
Yeah, you could.
Although a meteoric career rise is easily derailed
By staples in the bottom-right-hand corner of the page.
This is amateur hour, branford.
Hey, can I talk to you for a second?
Yeah.
I had a really... weird conversation
In the elevator this morning.
Uh, did you tell cliff that we slept together?
I told him I was seeing someone, but I didn't use any names.
[ scoffs ]
Well, you can understand why I feel like
I've got a target on my back.
I wasn't thinking.
I-I just wanted him to back off.
I'm sorry.
I'll lay low.
I'm sure the lion will find other deer to chase.
[ both chuckle ]
I have to make copies for beth.
Mm. I'll see you -- around the office.
Or not, depending on cliff's proximity.
[ chuckles ]
[ sighs ]
Ooh!
I made it rain!
Good job, princess caraboo!
Client signed the agreement, and they wrote me a check.
Yeah! And you know what?
You were the one who believed in me.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!
Mm. Mm.
I'm sorry.
Did I hurt you, or...?
No.
No, it's fine.
What's with the weird look on your face?
No, it's no weird look.
I was just thinking about these. Oh, god, these boxes!
You're thinking about the boxes.
So, you're not thinking about how disgusting that was?
Like I'm unattractive or something?
Like I'm crazy-unattractive or something?
Addy. Addy! Come on, okay?
Okay, well, tell me what you were thinking,
Or I'll know you're lying.
Whenever I kiss a woman, no matter who it is,
I remember my first kiss
And I kind of compare the new kiss to it.
I can't help myself.
Really?
My first kiss was in e third-grade coatroom,
And I was wearing a parka, and he smelled like paste.
[ laughs ]
Well, mine was later in life,
So it kind of stood out a bit, you know?
How later?
I was...18.
18?! What, were you raised by wolves or something?
I wasn't raised by wolves. I was a late bloomer.
It worked out, all right?
My first kiss was...
It was perfect.
It was everything that I'd spent those long...
Lonesome years dreaming that it would be.
I guess I'm just waiting for the one that beats it.
Beth didn't?
No.
So you're on a quest. You're on a romantic quest.
Maybe a little.
No, you are. And I'm gonna help you.
Uh, please don't.
No, I am. Fisher!
After we win this certification motion,
I'll need you to handle the pre-trial conference tomorrow
To introduce our proffer of evidence
And our witness list.
I'll go through the affidavits with the expert witnesses --
Make sure they're buttoned up.
You don't need to worry. We'll be ready. I know.
That's one of threasons I picked you for this team.
That's my dad.
And he would be the other reason.
Your honor, these fires fall within
The standard dtion for ordinary house fires.
These people aren't a certifiable class.
They're victims of unrelated tragedies.
160 people,
All of whom puhased the mckenzie 2x-7 furnace
No more than six months before a major house fire --
All of whom suffered severe burns or death.
If that does not constitute a class, I don't know what does.
This is frivolous litigation
Designed to line sterling's pockets.
There's no proof that the furnaces caused the fires.
That's why we hold the trial, counselor.
I'm certifying the plaintiff's class.
Pre-trial conference in my chambers
Tomorrow morning at 10:00.
That is phase one.
Did you think bringing my daughter
Would throw me off my game?
Beth is here because she's a good lawyer.
I think it's pathetic that you think otherwise.
Ooh! Cute skirt!
You guys --
Beth, can you --
Hey!
How much do you know about california corporate law?
As much as you learn at an east coast law school.
Malcolm went to usc.
I bet his corporations class was all california.
...And they sell holistic herbal remedies.
Do they allow or encourage
Consumption of their products in the store?
Because that affects whether they'd fall under
The health department's jurisdiction.
I don't know -- all they've sent me so far
Are their tax returns and some inventory databases.
Can't we fill out the forms with those?
No. You have to call the client to get more information.
I've already called them three times,
But, for some reason, they're not calling back.
Oh, well. I got to go to their store in venice.
How do I get there on the subway?
Go to union station,
Wait about 20 years for them to finish the blue line,
And then take it west.
Addy, you have to drive. I don't have a car.
I rent a place downtown and walk to work every day.
Is it a crime to care about the planet?
No. Okay, fine. I-I have a thing on the west side.
I can drop you off, and you can take a taxi back.
That's both helpful and nice.
Beth!
I wanted to introduce you to francesca.
You two will be spending a lot of time together.
Nice to meet you, francesca. You too.
Francesca went to harvard. She's a wilbur fellow.
Oh, wow. Those are very hard to get.
I'm glad I brought my biggest gun
If she's going up against you.
Oh, she's not going up against me.
She's going up against our incredibly solid case.
[ chuckles ]
Of course.
Well, have a great day, beth.
Addy: We're looking for 2712.
Malcolm: Evens are over here, sweetie.
This should be it right here.
2712?
Is that what I think it is?
Oh.
No.
Really?
No, I was just trying to make you feel better.
Hart: A medical-marijuana dispensary?
The clients weren't there,
But there was a big leaf over the door
With a sign in the window
That said "only with a valid prescription."
I am s so, so sorry.
Is it a registered dispensary?
Yes, we called the secretary of state's office on the way back.
According to proposition 215,
Marijuana is legal in california.
Yeah, but it's still a schedule 1 narcotic
Under federal law.
Which puts the state and federal law
On opposite sides of the issue.
Very interesting legal territory.
Look...
Assuming the dispensary's playing by the rules,
We're fine.
Yes, it's all puppies and sunshine
As long as our clients
Are only selling to the chronically ill,
But it's a big pile of something
If their customers are seventh-graders
Or they're getting their product from unlicensed growers.
And they're not returning addy's calls.
I-I don't have a great feeling about their business practices.
That's a feeling, malcolm, not a fact.
Barring fraud, we are obliged
To perform contracted services for our client.
Did they, by any chance, lie about what their business was?
Not so much lie
As not answer the direct question I didn't ask them.
I wouldn't have signed them if I'd known.
Okay, here's what we're gonna do.
Go ahead and file their articles of incorporation,
Draft their charter as quickly as you can,
And then we will refer them to other counsel.
Right.
[ both snicker ]
[ gasps ]
[ giggles ]
[ chuckles ]
Sorry. Don't worry about it.
You're liam, aren't you? Yeah.
Okay.
[ clears throat ] how was that?
That was great.
Yeah? Was it better than your first kiss?
Oh, the quest!
Mm-hmm.
You've been talking to addy.
Yeah. You know, I think the whole thing is really romantic.
Do you? Well, I'm flattered you'd want to help me out.
Mm-hmm.
So...
No?
You gave it your all. That's what counts.
Really?
And what did you discover about the 2x-7, professor chin?
High-limit control switches usually turn a furnace off
At around 175 degrees.
The 2x-7 got as hot as 350.
That would explain
Some of the extensive injuries the victims experienced.
As you wrote, "deep subcutaneous tissue burns."
Yes. And just for my own knowledge,
What does that mean in layman's terms?
The skin is destroyed,
And the fire affects the tissue below it.
The victim was... Literally roasted alive.
And do you use your own equipment
While running these tests?
Ms. Branford,
I've been an expert witness at over 200 trials.
I promise -- no one's gonna ask these questions
At a pre-trial conference.
Professor chin, this is just my first major litigation.
I...Want to be fully prepared.
[ sighs ] yes.
And my equipment's calibrated monthly.
Thank you.
I was working late last night, I was tired,
And I didn't think it would be --
Women are kissing me at work!
A romantic man is very intoxicating.
That, I can deal with,
But it's like they all want a grade or something,
Which takes some of the -- what is that smell?
I don't know. It smells like cat pee on a pine tree.
Ooh! It's from the nathans!
If that weed is yours...
It explains the universal popularity of your brownies.
Pick up the phone, I know that you're there.
You send a messenger back to get your marijuana right now.
I'm not kidding.
You don't pick up the phone, I'm gonna call the police.
Mr. Nathan?! Come get your pot!
No, I don't care if you heard
The d.E.A. Was planning a raid.
It is not my job to protect your inventory.
Covered by privilege?
Yeah, that's -- that's for information, not for contraband.
I'm not keeping it. I'm gonna flush it.
As soon as I hang up this phone, I'm gonna --
Mr. -- Hello?
[ sighs ]
[ toilet flushes ]
[ water running ]
Why don't you and I go talk to cliff?
I need to speak to you now.
You need to back off.
What are you talking about?
This is between you and me.
Don't make it about other people.
I have an emergency partners meeting to get to,
So I don't have time for this right here, right now.
Then I'll get right to the point.
Our relationship is over.
Great.
That means that there's really no point
To keep talking about it.
It's not that easy, cliff. You made promises to me.
I never said that I would leave my wife.
No, but you said when I passed the bar, I could work here.
Katie, does you being a lawyer here
Really seem like a good idea for either of us?
I just need to know you're gonna do
What you said you were gonna do
So I don't have to tell susan how untrustworthy you are.
Do you honestly think that I would trust you
To keep your mouth shut?
I already told susan.
When you lie, you furrow your brow.
Hmm.
Don't you have somewhere to be?
Mm-hmm.
Dylan: Can I ask you a personal question?
Shoot.
I slept with this woman --
Walk away.
I didn't tell you anything about the situation.
You don't have to.
You're not the kind of guy who brags about having sex.
And if there's a bigger problem --
Say, someone's in a family way --
Then you're too decent to talk out of school.
So that means either, "a," the woman's crazy,
"b," the situation's unbearably complicated --
Like maybe she's got a homicidal ex-husband or something --
Or "c," some combination of "a" and "b,"
And it all adds up to "walk away."
Even if I like her?
No. Then you should run away.
It's like a band-aid -- better to get it off quickly.
Now that we're holding 10 pounds of sweet leaf,
How are you feeling about the interesting
Legal possibilities of medical marijuana now?
It was a great help to jessica when she was ill.
Want to keep an open mind, but that doesn't mean
I want 10 grand of dope sitting in my office.
So make it disappear?
You're the magician.
[ elevator bell dings ]
Hey, I don't know what's going on,
But the d.E.A. Is downstairs, and they told the guard
They had a warrant, so I told them
That counsel would be down in a minute to review it,
But they're waiting.
Well, aren't you smart.
Hart: It's not the medellín we're talking about.
Cliff: They are pot dealers, hart.
They are state-licensed dispensers.
They delivered pot to the office.
They probably knew they were in trouble.
Listen, from a federal perspective,
We are part of a criminal conspiracy.
That is r.I.C.O., hart -- racketeering.
No, they delivered it via messenger,
So there's no intent on our part.
You still should have told us the minute she knew what business they were in.
What would you have done, exactly, cliff?
I would have fired the client.
We have no grounds.
We are lawyers. We make stuff up all the time.
Their documents could have been out of order.
They're child molesters.
They wore white shoes after labor day. [ laughs ]
This isn't funny. It's a little funny.
The d.E.A. Is downstairs.
They need someone to vet their warrant.
Rowdy, put the bag someplace public.
Make sure none of our people can be tied to it.
I'll go downstairs. Come on.
You two, go find our pot dealers.
Go!
And then he falls off the barstool.
[ laughs ]
No wonder the guy can't get a second date.
This is a little below your pay grade, isn't it, dad?
I wanted to see you in action.
Okay, today, we're doing witnesses, then stipulations.
Your honor, I'd like to introduce
The plaintiff's list of witnesses...
And the affidavits detailing the witnesses' testimony.
Mm.
Defense is prepared to stipulate to the facts
Of the expert witnesses as presented.
Counselor?
So he's willing to agree
To let their testimony in uncontested?
That's what "stipulate" means.
I am going to need a recess to make a quick phone call --
I apologize, your honor.
Clearly, plaintiff's counsel
Doesn't value your time enough to send someone
With the authority to make a simple decision.
Of course I respect the court's time.
Then what do you say?
We agree.
So ordered.
[ elevator bell dings ]
[ indistinct radio chatter ]
I'm benjamin faraz with the d.A.'s office.
We were tipped that you're holding
A felony amount of narcotics.
Do your thing.
Officer: Find it.
[ dog whines ]
[ whistles ]
All right, all of you are suspects.
Sterling is on lockdown
Pending a criminal investigation.
That won't be necessary, mr. Faraz.
Hart, you don't have to -- shh!
Marijuana's mine.
Hart.
Hands behind your head, please.
[ sighs deeply ]
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used against you.
Faraz: He was holding pot for the nathans,
So I can't, in good conscience, recommend bail.
Based on what?
He has over a pound of high-grade marijuana.
I can't rule out intent to distribute.
Distribute?! Yes.
You're just pissed because hart beat you
In the burroughs case three years ago.
That would be small of me, wouldn't it?
Well, yeah, but, then again,
You have "small" written all over your...
...Face.
Hart sterling is a name partner
In a multinational law firm.
He's on the board of several community organizations.
He owns property within the city limits.
He's not a flight risk. He knows this.
Nice try, but no.
I'm gonna nail your ass, ben.
Oh, you're welcome to try.
The judge scheduled a hearing
To discuss the sufficiency of notice for Thursday,
And that's his order for you to review.
You stipulated our expert witnesses' testimony?
Yes.
I thought, this way, our...
Expert witnesses' facts get onto the record
Exactly as we --
Facts?
Y-y-you -- you think this is about facts?
That the jury, they can read about this on a piece of paper?
When I'm in court, I tell a story
About damsels in towers.
I tell stories about fire-breathing dragons.
See, 'cause I'm the knight in shining armor
And you have reduced me --
You have reduced me to the guy in a suit
Showing a jury spreadsheets?!
I'm sorry.
That's supposed to make it better?
These people suffered a fire so hot,
It made their flesh melt.
I know.
You know.
You know because our expert witness,
He told you about it, not because you read about it
In some boring affidavit that we stipulated to.
We had the emotional high ground here,
And you have cost our clients
Millions of dollars in damages --
Damages that they deserve.
I am...
Very disappointed.
I expected more from you.
[ elevator bell dings ]
[ sighs ]
[ chuckles ]
[ upbeat music plays ]
[ speaking indistinctly ]
We need to file that one.
Thank you very much.
Beth: God.
My dad tricked me.
"hi. I'm little beth.
I'm important. Pay attention to me."
He just kept pushing my buttons
Until my brain shut off.
Any of us could have made that same mistake.
[ sighing ] I doubt it.
Oh, and then cliff said he was disappointed in me.
I'm sorry.
Anne crawford lost her husband.
What if she gets less than she deserves
Or nothing at all
Because I kept our expert witness off the stand?
Hey, liam, can I try to be --
Oh, I'm sorry. There's not gonna be any more kissing today.
Okay. [ chuckles ]
Sorry.
Do I even want to know?
No.
[ sighs ]
We are alleging product liability.
It is grounded in tort.
[ inhales deeply ]
What if I found a new cause of action?
Could I reintroduce a witness to the stand?
I would think so, as long as his expertise relates to it.
Then that's what we're gonna do.
That's what we're gonna do.
I still have a motion to finish. Beth? Hello? I --
Addy: Do you think they knew the d.E.A. Was after them
When they came to see me? Yes.
They just needed a reputable firm to hold their stuff? Yes.
You think I'm a patsy, don't you?
Well, I-I think you're a very nice, very naive woman.
So, patsy? Yes.
Um...
They're closed.
But I-I got chemo tomorrow, and I'm almost out of medicine.
Well, we'd be happy to call the nathans for you.
Do you know where they are?
Are you the feds?
[ chuckles ] no, no. Malcolm bennett.
We're the nathans' lawyers.
This is not cool.
I already paid to fill the prescription.
Well, once we track them down, we could --
Wait. Did you say you already paid?
Yeah. That's...The way they work.
Do you have a customer list?
Yeah, back at the office.
Sir, we're gonna help you.
But first, we need you to help us.
Anything in the client files to support vosburg v. Putney?
Inappropriate touching?
My case is about exploding furnaces.
Which touched the plaintiffs with fire.
Those are the affidavits
From all the engineers who worked on the 2x-7.
They're all the same --
What they say, how they said it, when they said it --
Except this one.
Frank mason.
This was notarized two months after the others.
He says the prototype furnace functioned as designed.
Yes, but he doesn't talk about
The tests done on the production models,
And every other engineer does.
My dad is the most buttoned-up guy you'll ever meet.
He does not like outliers.
He would want every testimony to be the same.
Otherwise, it creates doubt.
It could be nothing.
Except frank mason quit the company
Two weeks after he signed this document.
Which means he knows something,
Which means I have to find him.
You're really charged up about this.
I messed up.
I have to fix it.
I have to help those victims.
[ clocks ticking ]
[ bell dings ]
Can I help you?
Hi. Um...
Could you fix this?
[ chuckles lightly ]
This couldn't have cost more than $15.
It's gonna cost you $30 to fix it.
Would you believe it
If I told you it had sentimental value?
[ both chuckle ]
You used to work for mckenzie, didn't you?
[ clock snaps closed ]
You're a lawyer, aren't you?
I'm a woman with a clock that needs fixing,
Who also happens to think
You didn't want to say the 2x-7 furnace was okay.
I signed a confidentiality agreement.
Look, I'll compel you to testify.
I'll prove that you perjured yourself
When you signed that affidavit, and you will go to jail.
I didn't perjure myself.
Your affidavit doesn't say
That the production models were safe,
And all the others do.
It's the lie you refused to tell.
This is anne crawford.
Her husband spent two weeks in the burn unit.
She stayed by his side the entire time.
She couldn't even touch him, due to risk of infection.
So she couldn't hold his hand...
Or kiss him "goodbye."
She just had to sit and watch...
Until he died.
[ sniffles ]
I didn't want to sign anything.
You wanted to do the right thing.
Now you're getting another chance.
Susan: Your honor, there is no evidence
That indicates hart sterling is engaged
In any kind of criminal enterprise.
Except for the marijuana he said was his.
He was simply trying to protect the livelihood
Of 200 employees at our firm.
The pot had been delivered by a messenger
Indicating it was client materials.
It was in the office for less than an hour.
Your honor, for the client
To have trusted that much pot to sterling
Indicates a meaningful business relationship.
It's a lot of po counselor.
Your honor, clients do crazy things,
But that doesn't mean --
Could we have a sht recess?
What?
That's bold.
Your honor?
Keep it short.
So, what's going on?
These are patients from theathans' dispensary.
They've agreed to testify to the fact
They have legal prescriptions and prepaid to fill them.
Prepaid? So that means the pot has technically already been purchased.
3 to 4 ounces at a time.
Ha!
Good job!
Excellent. Um, hi.
And what condition are you being treated for, sir?
I have pancreatic cancer.
Rheumatoid arthritis. Severe migraines.
And how much medicinal marijuana did you buy from the nathans?
Woman: 4 ounces. Young man: 3 ounces.
4 ounces. Hmm.
Your honor, obviously,
All of us feel badly for these individuals --
Your honor, these people have prepaid their prescriptions.
Our firm was acting as a bailee --
A legal intermediary.
We were simply holding the pot
Until its rightful owners could claim it.
And look -- here they are.
[ sighs ]
How about if I call a recess
And you two see what you can work out?
Thank you, your honor.
[ scoffs ] this is just...
Hiya.
Did you hear about hart?
Mm-hmm. Got a minute?
Yeah. What's going on?
I don't know how to sugarcoat this,
So I'm just gonna come out and say it.
I had an affair with...Katie.
Katie? The paralegal?
I am very sorry.
It's not bad enough that you had an affair,
But you had it here.
At the firm.
Where I know everybody.
I am deeply ashamed.
How many people know?
I don't know.
My friends? Colleagues?
You think because you took me to a hotel last night
That it wouldn't matter to me that you had humiliated me?!
Susan...
You son of a bitch!
You should probably leave...
Before I lose my temper.
[ clock ticking ]
Hello, dad.
Thanks for the clock.
Well, you can thank a nice man named frank mason.
You shouldn't be talking to the defendant's employees
Outside the courtroom.
I was just getting a clock fixed.
We had some time to kill while he looked at it.
Well... I have dinner plans.
Frank mason didn't want to lie
About the flaw in the design of the furnace.
But a nice retirement package
Helped him see the light, didn't it?
His affidavit is factually accurate.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
[ scoffs ] sin of omission.
You're fishing.
I prefer "hunting." it seems less leisurely.
This is a subpoena for your records.
You massaged mr. Mason's testimony,
Which means you knew you had a problem.
And somewhere in your files is a document
That talks about the design flaw
Or an e-mail that discusses
How you're gonna deal with the problem.
And I am going to find it.
I really have to go.
[ car alarm chirps ]
Daddy?
I think you destroyed evidence.
I know you don't really think I could do something like that.
I wish that were true.
If you don't settle this by tomorrow morning,
Not only will you lose this case,
You'll lose your license.
Beth. Honey, let's talk about this.
Elizabeth!
[ footsteps approach ]
[ sighs ] I told her.
Katie: Why?
Because as bad as it was coming from me,
It would have been 10 times worse coming from you.
Sit down -- please.
We heard the prosecutor dropped his case.
Yes.
And e product you were holding?
Gone.
Here are the documents that you gave me.
I've been nice enough to include all the work I completed.
You have a problem with what we do, don't you?
You took advantage of my desire to help you,
So you don't get to know what I think,
Because you're fired.
Come on. Time's a-wastin'.
I have clients who didn't hire me under fraudulent pretenses
To help.
[ bruce sighs ]
[ elevator bell dings ]
Welcome back.
Nice to be back.
What's this?
Blueberry bran muffin.
Thanks.
Wait a minute.
Made with just blueberries and bran?
There was a little left over.
What can I say?
[ sniffs ] ah.
It's your lucky day.
I doubt it.
I'm giving you a promotion.
You'll be joining the crenshaw trust team
As point person for due diligence.
In montana.
It's beautiful.
Elk country.
You'll get a nice raise,
Consistent with your new level of responsibility.
I'd rather stay in l.A.
I'd rather you hadn't slept with my husband.
Katie, how many times have you failed the bar?
Four.
Move to montana.
You'll have regular hours and more time to study.
We'll sign you up for an online prep course,
And when you pass the bar, we'll help you get a job.
This isn't how I wanted this to go.
Well, then make lemonade, dear, because this is me being nice.
[ door opens ]
You wanted to see me?
I don't know what to say.
Oh! [ chuckles ]
We received a very fair settlement offer today.
I'm so glad we didn't have to go through a trial.
Me too. [ chuckles ]
There will be some papers to sign, anne,
And some procedural matters that beth will help you with.
But that's it for now?
That's it.
[ sighs ] thank you.
You're welcome.
You gonna tell me wh happened?
I pulled my own ass out of the fire.
My strategy worked.
What strategy?
To set me against my father to see if he'd crack?
That would be a terrible idea.
No, I just picked my best lawyer,
Wound her up, and I let her go.
Hey.
Some of us are going to blue velvet. You want to come?
No, thanks.
Listen, I-I'm sorry for pulling you into the case
And almost bringing down our employer.
No worries. It's all bong water under the bridge.
[ chuckles ]
That's funny.
I'm a funny guy.
[ slow music plays ]
Hey.
[ sighs ]
Heard you were...
Moving to montana?
Yeah. I just wanted to say goodbye.
Good luck.
Good riddance? [ chuckles softly ]
We all make bad choices.
[ elevator bell dings ]
Knock 'em dead.
Why didn't I meet you first?
Hey.
You want to ride home together?
I think you should find someplace to stay for a while.
What's "a while"?
I'll let you know.
[ sighs ]
My dad was never a good father.
I just always held on to him being a good lawyer.
He might still be.
He cheats.
That means it doesn't count.
[ chuckles ]
So...How's the kissing contest going?
It's been awkward.
I've had to stay in public places for most of the day.
So, I obviously didn't win.
I would have told you. Hmm.
You know... When we were intimate...
Mm-hmm?
...I had a lot on my mind.
Oh, did you?
Yeah, so I wasn't really trying.
Sure you weren't.
[ mid-tempo music plays ]
Sorry.
[ chuckles softly ]
Well...
Thanks you for all your help on the class-action suit.
It was my pleasure.
Drive safe.
Wow.
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