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Okay, runway model, you look fantastic.
What's different?

- Gee, thanks.
- You know what I mean.

- Something's going on.
- Maybe I'm just having a good day.

- Oh, my God. You got a Birkin.
- It's no big deal.

It is absolutelya big deal.
Is this a Bianca hand-me-down?

No.

- Why? Does it look used?
- No, it looks gorgeous.

Are your hands clean?

- So, wait, did you buy this?
- Yeah, I wanted one.

Everybody wants one,
like a yacht or a pony.

It's the swivel latch.
I love the swivel latch.

How do you know so much
about Birkins?

I was raised around rich people.
Saddle stitching...

- So, wait, where did you buy this?
- At a... sample sale.

Really? You're lucky
you didn't get scammed.

What do you mean?

If it were counterfeit, the feet
would screw off, but these don't.

See? They're hammered in.

- Lucca has a Birkin.
- I... Shh.

Thank you, Frank,
for giving us another chance.

Please.

We're not here about your firm, Adrian.
We are here about you.

- Me?
- Yes.

Did you watch the Democratic
debates this year?

- Which one?
- Any of 'em.

We started out with the most
diverse slate in our history,

but come the end of January,
no candidate of color went the distance.

And that's something
we need to correct.

Four years from now,

we need an African-American candidate
that can go the distance.

- I agree. So how can I help?
- You can be that candidate.

Are you kidding me
right now, Frank?

No. Look, we don't
expect you to win,

but we want to groom you to stay
on the stage until Iowa.

Black voters need
to see themselves up there.

But you want me
to run for president?

Yes.

You're a fighter,
but with gravitas.

We saw your punditry from last year.
It was very good.

You spoke eloquently
on issues that matter.

You seem very comfortable
in your own skin.

You've made a name for yourself
on police brutality,

and that takes you away
from the Kamala Harris problem.

- And you're tall.
- People like that.

But I've said some very
controversial things, Frank.

You're not afraid
to break the rules,

which is a good thing, because
there's no rulebook anymore.

Donald Trump took it,
burned it and took a shit on the ashes.

And if he wins in November,
God help us,

we need to come back in 2024
with everything we've got.

- Can I think about this?
- Of course.

But in the meantime,
it's confidential.

Absolutely.
Not a word to anybody.

Okay.

It's beyond confidential. Not your
mother, not your shrink, no one.

Okay.

- They said what?
- In 2024.

They don't expect me
to win the nomination.

It's more about defining
the future of the party...

You're the future of the party?

- You're jealous.
- No, I am not.

I just...

What are your positions?

Medicare for all? Section 1325
of the U.S. immigration code?

Troops in Northeast Syria?

Maybe you want to be
my policy advisor.

I'm the reason the DNC came
into this office in the first place.

And, unlike you, I have actually
worked in government.

Like "Kamela" Harris.

It's Kamala.
Learn how to say her damn name.

And what, are you saying that former
prosecutors are unelectable?

Or just black, female
former prosecutors?

- Congratulations.
- Why, thank you.

I have to head to court.

Better work on your platform.

Would it kill them to recruit a woman
every once in while?

Melanie!

- Looking good.
- My leg was starting to... cramp.

I need to stretch it out more.

- You ready for court?
- Not really. Talk about butterflies.

You'll be fine, Melanie.

But look, I wanted to catch you
before we go to court.

We're changing strategies.

We're what?
Why?

We think that, given
the politics of the situation,

we have a better chance
of success going with race.

- If that's what you think.
- But look, nothing else has changed.

You are still
the injured party here.

So what do I wear in court?

I was six
when I learned to swim,

which is late
compared to the other girls.

There was no pool near me.

My mom would get me up quarter
after 3:00, get me to the pool by 5:00.

I'd work out till 7:00.
Then she'd have me at school by 8:00.

It was about an hour-and-a-half drive
each way, depending on traffic.

- Did you have a private coach, Melanie?
- No. Just my mom.

So even though you didn't have
the advantages of your teammates,

you still made finalist
on the Olympic team?

- Objection. Relevance?
- Overruled.

Try "counselor is testifying."

- Counselor is testifying.
- Sustained.

Melanie, in 2019, was there a scheduled
qualifying meet for the Olympic trials?

Yes.

And was that rescheduled
for this year?

Yes.

- Why was that?
- Objection.

The witness was not the one
doing the rescheduling, Your Honor.

She's hardly in a position
to know why.

I'm guessing she has an opinion.

As I am also guessing that your client,
the Olympic Committee, has an opinion,

so, overruled.

The meet was rescheduled to 2020
to give Sadie Lipton more time to train.

And Sadie Lipton is the swimmer
who replaced you on the Olympic team?

Yes.

And Sadie Lipton
is obviously white, right?

- Yes.
- Okay, I got it.

Is there any reason to believe that race
played a part in this decision?

I'm not someone
who sees racism in everything,

but our team doctor,
Dr. Ludovic,

he thought I couldn't hear him
when he said:

black people's bones
are denser than whites,

that elite swimmers
need a low bone density,

so blacks were
at a disadvantage.

All right, I'm getting it.
Thank you very much, dear. Next?

As president of U.S. Olympic Swimming,
what is your principle function?

Of course I'd like to think
it was to inspire others,

but the truth is, my principle function
is to lead by example.

And what was your reaction

when Dr. Ludovic's remarks about
African-American bone density

got back to you?

I fired him that same day.

Is there racism
on the U.S. Olympic Committee?

No. And if there were,
I would weed it out.

Thank you.
Nothing further.

- Mr. Pezner, what's Rule Number 50?
- Objection, Your Honor.

I haven't even asked my question, sir!

Because Rule Number...
It's got nothing to do with anything.

Wait. Somebody want
to clue the judge in here?

I mean, what is Rule 50?

It is the new rule that prohibits
political protests

by athletes at the Olympic Games.

- Okay.
- Counselor, connect the dots.

You knew, sir, did you not,

that Melanie Evers had, in the past,
participated in political protests?

Listen, I am sympathetic
to Black Lives Matter.

I am not interested in your sympathies,
sir. I'm asking you if you knew.

Objection, Your Honor.
Badgering the witness.

- But not much of a badger. Overruled.
- Yes. I knew.

And isn't that the reason
that you kicked her off the team?

She was not kicked off the team.

Her time was slower
than the other swimmers.

Slower than Sadie Lipton
by one-tenth of a second.

Which is slower.

You changed the rules, sir,
to let Sadie Lipton compete in 2020,

and thereby replace our client,
Melanie Evers.

Okay, when did this become
a debating society?

I kind of like debates.
They often illuminate the truth.

Counselor, what remedy
are you seeking?

For the Olympic Committee
to abide by its own rules

and draw its competitors

from the swimmers who competed
in the 2019 meet.

- Give me the afternoon.
- Thank you, Your Honor.

- That's it?
- Yes.

- I mean, who delivered it?
- No one saw.

Why didn't you ignore it?

- Do you remember Judge Itzelitz?
- Yeah, a few years ago.

There was a bribery scandal?

Yeah. He was set up
on a Big Pharma case.

He ignored Memo 618.
Now he drives an Uber.

Cases disappearing,
subpoenas discarded, judges expelled.

- Who has this power?
- Guess who got a Birkin bag.

- Marissa.
- Sorry. I'm sorry.

Hey, Julius.

Okay. That's what I know.
How about you?

There was a man
waiting in my husband's office.

He warned him
that I better back off.

- What man?
- No name.

Kurt doesn't know how he got in.

- He was wearing this.
- I...

I had a man waiting in my chambers.
No name. Also, a visitor's pass.

He... left this
if I wanted to talk.

What are you doing?

- Calling him.
- Julius, are you serious?

In Proverbs, it's written:

"When justice is done, it brings joy to
the righteous, but terror to evildoers."

It's what I always believed.
Now I just have to enact it.

- Hi.
- Hello.

Where'd you put it, Lucca?

It's nothing special.

Did you get it at a sample sale? Where?
Were they just Birkins?

There is no sample sale.
I bought it at Hermès.

- I'm just... I'm embarrassed.
- Really?

Yeah, I treated myself. I...

- I know. It's extravagant.
- No. It's a good investment.

They do go up in value.
Yeah.

Good for you.

Okay. It's just me now.
Did Bianca buy you that bag?

- No.
- Then why are you being so cagey?

- I'm not being cagey.
- You are totally being cagey.

And I looked it up.
That Birkin costs, what, like...

$20,000?

Jesus, you are a one-woman
surveillance state.

Thank you.

I bought it
with what I won playing poker.

Holy fuck. So it really was
a lot more than $1,500.

A little more.

If this bag costs $20,000,

you'd only buy it if you knew
you had a lot left over. So...

$200,000?
Did you win $200,000? More?

Let's not play this game.

- $500,000?
- Marissa.

- Fuck. A million?
- Okay. I have to get back to work.

And you don't tell anyone
about this.

Okay, but you need to do something
for me. Talk to David Lee.

Why?

Your winnings. The taxes on them.
Did you win them from gambling?

And was it down in Saint Lucia?
That makes it all more complicated.

David is an asshole, but he lives
for this stuff. Just talk to him.

- All rise.
- Okay.

No, you don't have to get up.
This shouldn't take very long.

- I've already made my decision.
- Your Honor, may we approach?

I was about to rule.

We have information
that may impact your ruling.

All right. Come on.
The more the merrier.

Your Honor,
I feel the need to point out

the counterfeit nature
of Mr. Boseman's pleadings.

What the hell are you...
Counterfeit?

The real issue with Sadie Lipton
being on the Olympic team

isn't that she's white,
it's that she's transgender.

What are you talking about?

But to identify her as such

would entail taking a political position
Mr. Boseman would rather not take.

- Your Honor...
- Wait. She's a... What is she?

She was biologically born male

but two years ago began
transitioning to female.

And you were aware
that this swimmer was trans?

I was.
But I felt then, as now,

that our strongest case rests
with racial discrimination.

That's not what they were saying
when we were negotiating.

- They never mentioned race.
- All right. Wait.

So you're saying
that you're using race

because the politics
works better for you?

- That is unfair.
- But true.

All right, look,
here's what we're gonna do.

You're gonna have to make
a decision, Counselor.

Race is not working
for you so far.

But, if you want to amend your suit,
I'm all ears.

Counselor?

Okay. We would like
to amend our pleadings.

See?
Was that so hard?

- No, Your Honor.
- No.

Okay. From race to trans,
let's go.

THE GOOD FIGHT

Liz. Liz, I need you
to come down here.

They called you out
on the trans issue, didn't they?

Yeah. I need you in court today.

- Can you get someone else?
- No. You'll be more sensitive.

- Plus, the optics are better.
- It's a political minefield.

And you're a political person.

No, you're a political woman.
And I need a woman.

- Is this about your DNC stuff?
- What?

- No.
- Adrian.

You have that sound in your voice
when you're lying.

Okay, better for Melanie if she has
a man and a woman representing her.

Look, I got to go, Liz.
Thanks.

Hey. Morning.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- I was just coming to see you.
- Yeah, we had a recess in court.

So...

I've thought about it, and...

The answer is yes.

I'll move in.

- That is great.
- Yeah.

No, it isn't.
What?

- No.
- What happened?

No, this is great.

I...

- Adrian. What the fuck?
- I'm sorry.

My mind is on something else
right now.

All right.

DNC came to my office
this morning.

And they asked me...
This is bizarre...

They want me
to run for president.

- I know.
- Wait.

- I know.
- When?

2024.

Are they crazy?

Now, they don't think
I'll become president.

They just want a black person
up onstage and...

Okay, so they asking
a lot of people.

You are really cutting into
my self-esteem, Charlotte.

Now I get it.

What?

You don't want to move in together
anymore. You're worried about me.

- You're worried about my "issues."
- What issues?

The issues
we don't discuss, Adrian.

The issues that'll be a problem
for your campaign.

Look, I don't even know
if I'll do it.

You'll do it.
I can see it in your eyes.

If I do,

whatever your issues are
won't impact it. I swear.

Charlotte, I swear.

Hey.
When can you move in?

How much of a windfall
are we talking about?

- This is just between us, right?
- Come on, Lucca.

I'm a lawyer. I say anything
and I'm disbarred.

Do you want me
to work for you or not?

- How much of a windfall?
- A million.

And a half.

- Is this windfall a gift?
- No. Well... yes.

$50,000 of it was. But the rest
are winnings. A poker game.

So you want to know
if it's taxable?

- Yeah.
- It is.

However, there are strategies
around that.

- Are they legal?
- They're rarely prosecuted.

I want to do what's legal. And I need
to invest what's left after taxes.

Where's the money now?

- Where is it?
- Yes. Bank account? Cashier's check?

- It's not in your freezer.
- No, I don't exactly have it yet.

- You don't have it yet?
- No. Not yet.

The other people in this game...

- They're deadbeats.
- No. They're rich.

- What?
- Lucca, I work with the rich.

They promise everything.
They give you nothing.

That's not who these women are.

Why, because
they're rich and powerful?

The rich and powerful
think they're God's gift

because everyone
treats them like God's gift.

They get their
hotel rooms comped.

They get gift rooms
where they can take anything.

Their meals are bought
by everybody else.

You already got your million and a half
in their smiles, in their charms.

- That's your winnings.
- No. That can't be.

You have an I.O.U.
or a promissory note?

Okay, call 'em up
and ask 'em for your money.

- I can't do that.
- Exactly, and they know that.

Look, just don't buy anything
until you get the money. Okay?

Thanks for doing this.

Mr. Pezner, could you explain

how a trans woman qualifies to swim
on the women's Olympic team?

First, she must make a declaration
that she is a female.

- So, as long as you have standards.
- Objection.

My guess is that counselor
was being sarcastic.

But, just in case,
sustained.

The athlete has to maintain
a testosterone level

below ten nanomoles per liter
for 12 months.

And that's what the trans swimmer,
Sadie Lipton, had?

Yes.

Now isn't it true that most women have
testosterone levels way below that,

at around
1.7 nanomoles per liter?

That's less than one-fifth
of that cutoff.

I don't know.

So why exactly
would the U.S. Olympic team

set the ceilings
for testosterone levels

so much higher than the level
of biological women

and closer
to testosterone levels of men?

We are simply complying
with international guidelines.

And not because you want men
to be able to compete on the team?

Objection, Your Honor.
Offensive.

I'm not the sensitivity police,

and this is a pertinent question,
so I'll allow it.

It has been established here

that you delayed
the qualifying meet for two months.

The swimmers needed
more time to train.

Isn't it true that without that delay,

Sadie Lipton wouldn't have qualified
for the Olympics?

Her times were
consistently excellent.

Yes, but her testosterone levels

wouldn't have otherwise been
low enough long enough.

Without that delay, she couldn't have
met the 12-month requirement.

I believe that's true.

So... the delay helped Sadie a lot more
than it helped anyone else.

- Right?
- That was not the intent.

That's good to know.

Hello, Julius.

Hello.

You always wear
the visitor badge?

I'm always a visitor. Sorry I'm late.
I was glad to get your call.

We have a lot to discuss.

- You start.
- Sure. A rocket docket?

That's not quite
what we were discussing.

What were we discussing?

Let's see your cell phone.

- I'm not recording.
- Yeah.

The rocket docket is not only unjust.
It works for the angry.

- I don't represent the angry.
- Who do you represent?

People who like
order and control.

- People in the government.
- Maybe.

Now, here's a question for you.
Do you want to go further?

Do you want a seat
on the circuit court?

That depends
on what I have to do.

Stop with the adolescent rebellion.
No rocket docket.

When I say someone
needs help, help him.

And if I don't?

- The two thorns in my side.
- My husband says hello.

Here's the thing about melodramatic
moves like this. They never work.

Whenever I copy something
I see in the movies, I just get hurt.

Is that a threat?

I'll be seeing you two.

You need to move.

- That's him?
- Yep.

Get his license plate.

It's a new car.
He doesn't have one.

- There he goes.
- Yeah. I see.

Jesus, he drives like a maniac.

More like someone
who's never gotten a ticket.

Jesus.

He's speeding up.

It's not helping to narrate this,
Marissa.

- Someone's following us.
- What?

- Who is that?
- I don't know. Are they together?

I don't know.

- Maybe they're gonna squeeze us.
- What is that?

He'll skid to a stop, they'll close us
in, and then they'll strafe us.

Stop talking.

Watch out!

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

- Fuck you in the face, fuck!
- Come on! Back up!

- Get him to move!
- He won't move. You need to back up.

- Fuck you. Bump his ass.
- No. That's not gonna do it.

Fucking hellfire!
What the fuck are you...

- You're in the fucking way!
- Why are you swearing so much?

What? Because you fucked
everything up.

I had him, and now you're
in the fucking way!

- Wait, you're not following us?
- What?

- Did you get it?
- Yeah.

We lost him.

He lost us. He was driving
like a psychopath.

But there was something else.
A woman was following us.

Following you?
Why?

She said she was following the guy,
too, and we got in the way.

We ran her plates.
Her name is Linda Shuck.

Do you have her address?

So...

Are you in?

- I have a question.
- A question's good. Shoot.

I'm seeing someone.

- He or she?
- She.

- Married?
- No.

We're both single,
consenting adults.

But...

She might have some...

...issues.

- What kind of issues?
- Who is she?

- I'd rather not say.
- Fine. What issues?

A certain level of possible...

...corruption.

Get rid of her.
Do it now.

- Why?
- You said there was corruption there.

There might be.

So find out for certain
and show you want it.

Adrian, we want you,
but you have to want this.

And wanting it
requires sacrifice.

- Hello.
- What do you think about this one?

I have no idea where I'm gonna put it,
but I think I need it.

Yeah. I've always heard you should
walk away from the thing you want,

and if it's still on your mind the
next day, then that means it's yours.

One day, I'm gonna disavow you
of your sensibleness.

So, what's up?

Nothing. I...
Just a question about last week.

St. Lucia?
It was fun, wasn't it?

I'm fairly sure
I conjured this call.

You've been on my mind.
We need a celebration dinner ASAP.

- What are we celebrating?
- Your poker skills.

And your new found wealth.
Dinner's on you.

Okay.

Dr. Lola Pell. Chief endocrinologist
at University of Chicago.

- I study hormones.
- Thank you for testifying, Doctor.

Now, the U.S. Olympic Committee
is using testosterone

to decide who is a man
and who is a woman in sports.

- What's your opinion of that?
- We're talking sex, not gender, yes?

How are we describing
the difference?

Sex is about the biological differences
between men and women.

- Gender is about personal identity.
- Okay, I got it. You can answer.

Testosterone is a flawed way
to determine sex in sports.

Trans women are born male.
They've gone through male puberty.

As a result, they have longer limbs,
bigger heart and lungs,

maybe even better muscle memory.

In elite sports, just a one percent
advantage can make a huge difference.

So, even after lowering
someone's testosterone level,

they still aren't exactly playing
on a level playing field

with women born as women?

- Exactly.
- Thank you.

Dr. Pell, you've stated here

that testosterone levels
are an imperfect gauge of sex.

But can you identify
a better one?

Given where we are
in medicine right now, no.

Thank you.

Okay, counselors, anything else?

- Okay, Liz...
- Redirect?

No. You do it.

- Liz.
- You do it.

Dr. Pell, you said

that testosterone is the most accurate
and objective test of sex.

What about genitalia?

Wouldn't deciding based on that
be just as accurate and objective?

Yes, it's an objective factor.

And if the criteria
were genitalia,

where would this new swimmer,
Sadie Lipton, land?

- On the men's team.
- Objection. Hypothetical.

The question
has already been answered.

I'm just trying to understand
what everybody is saying.

Your Honor, the transgender swimmer,
Sadie Lipton, has male genitalia.

- Seriously?
- Yeah.

A penis?
And he's swimming as a woman?

With all due respect, Your Honor,

Sadie Lipton is a woman
and should be referred to as "she."

But she was a he?

And now he...
she is swimming as a woman?

The judge is on our side.
Don't you think?

- It was effective.
- We're gonna win this.

What's going on?

It's a petition signed
by the associates.

And the assistants.

People are pissed off,

so we decided to respectfully
express our displeasure

with your smear
of a transgender swimmer.

No more transphobia.

No more. It's not okay. No more.

You're attacking
an oppressed minority.

And we think Reddick/Boseman,
of all firms, should know better.

- I understand.
- Then why are you doing it?

- Because it's a strategy.
- Hate isn't a strategy.

This is not hate.

You can't pit women's rights
against trans rights.

There is an epidemic
of transgender violence.

Especially women of color
getting attacked and murdered.

Right. But Melanie Evers
is the victim in this instance.

And we are fighting for her rights
because Melanie Evers is our client.

Now, here's
a young African American athlete

who has worked her whole life
for this,

and now someone
just takes it away from her?

But I don't think that means
that we should...

No. Wait a second, now, look.
We appreciate your input,

and we will take your opinions
into consideration.

What we will not do is abandon
Melanie Evers or this case.

- We need to rethink.
- Why? Because of this?

No.

Because they're right.

This is generational, Adrian.
They get this better than we do.

Liz, I've won awards from organizations
covering every one of the letters LGBTQ.

And that is the transgender equivalent
of "I got a black friend."

What are our options?

You reframe Melanie's case
as a feminist issue.

And we leave out the anti-trans tone.
That's the right approach.

Not if it means we lose, Liz.

Now, this is not about politics.
This is about rules.

Are the Olympic rules fair or not?
That's all.

In life, that's never all.

So I heard you ended up
buying the Birkin.

- How did you hear that?
- I know the shopkeeper.

I may have asked them
to give you a discount.

I'm still wrapping my mind
around how much I spent on it.

- Buyer's remorse.
- More like a delayed sticker shock.

You know what's great?
It's not just a purse.

It's an announcement.

- An obnoxious announcement.
- Come on.

How many black women
do you know that own a Birkin?

Let's be obnoxious for once.

We did some damage.
Glad this one's on you.

Did you... get your winnings
from the game?

I didn't win.
Not like you did.

Tickets to the Bulls.

I didn't know you were a fan.

Judge O'Hare thought I was
after endorsing him for the bench.

What else?

Friends and family discount
at Neiman Marcus.

There was a zoning issue.

- That's where I got this.
- Looks... very pretty on you.

I got Judge Woodbent

a speaking engagement
on a murder mystery cruise

after a favorable ruling.

- "A murder mystery cruise"?
- His wife loved it.

- That's it, right?
- Presided over a heroin arrest.

Substitute teacher, sent her to rehab.
Her father was a Mercedes dealer.

I got a lease.
No money down.

And I bought shares in a tech stock
before the IPO was announced.

The CEO was going
through an ugly divorce.

I knew the judge.
He told me when to sell.

Right before it tanked.

So...

do I pass muster?

Charlotte?

Hey, Charlotte.

What about the memo?

The one that Julius
asked you about.

How come you didn't...

mention it tonight?

Because it won't be a problem.

Why not?

Because it's the solution.

Sadie Lipton.
I'm a swimmer.

Could you tell us what swimming
means to you, Sadie?

I was four years old when I first got
in a pool, and it was magic.

Outside of the pool, on land,
I felt like everything was wrong.

I felt so stuck.

In a body
that didn't feel like mine.

I didn't feel right
in the rest of the world,

but in the water
I had grace and strength.

I belonged.

How has the swimming community
handled your transition?

Most swimmers have seen how hard
I've worked at my swimming,

at owning who I am, and, of course,
at following all the rules.

And you have, indeed, followed all
the rules to qualify for competition?

Absolutely.
And it wasn't easy.

When I compete in Tokyo,

it looks like I'll be the first trans
athlete in the Olympics.

Do you feel you have a physical
advantage because you're trans?

Every great athlete
has unusual features.

No one says it's unfair that
Simone Biles is only four-foot-eight,

even though that's part of
what makes her an incredible gymnast.

It's only when someone is trans

that people start calling
certain characteristics unfair.

Thank you.
Nothing further.

Ms. Lipton, I first want to congratulate
you on all of your success,

and for making it
onto the Olympic team.

Thanks.

Now, three years ago,

wouldn't you agree
that it didn't seem very likely

that you would be
heading to Tokyo?

I think it's hard to judge
three years out from a competition.

At the World Aquatic Championships
in 2017

you actually didn't even place
in the top 20. Isn't that true?

Yes.

In fact...

Strike that.
Nothing further, Your Honor.

- One second, Your Honor.
- Sure. Take your time. Why not?

- What are you doing?
- You want this, you do it.

Ms. Lipton,
just a couple more questions.

The following year,
at the championships in 2018,

you again finished outside
the top 20, correct?

Yes.

In fact,

it's only by swimming against women
that you get to go to the Olympics.

Is the plaintiff really arguing

that Ms. Lipton identifies as a female
just to swim in the Olympics?

I think he is.

And I'm gonna continue
the questioning if you don't.

Ms. Lipton, isn't it only
because you compete as a woman

that you could qualify
for the top five?

I can train so much harder
now that I'm happy.

Excuse me. Could you repeat that?
I didn't hear.

I can train harder
now that I'm happy.

Okay.

- Linda Shuck? I'm Diane Lockhart...
- Yeah, I know who you are.

- I think we have a common interest.
- You don't know who the fuck I am?

- I... No.
- You've seen me about a dozen times.

- Where?
- In court.

- I'm a court stenographer.
- Oh, my gosh. No, I do know you.

Yeah.

Come on in.

You're a bit of a collector.

Yeah, well, I don't trust the Internet,
only paper, so...

This is every court case
I've ever worked on.

And this is every court case
from the rest of the courthouse.

And the bedroom is 1998
through last year.

Why?

Because someone
is burying cases.

Memo 618?

Do you know who?

- No. Do you?
- I might.

Okay.

I don't see any reason
why we can't work together.

How do I know I can trust you?

You can't, but...
I'm trusting you.

- Okay, what do you want to know?
- Who is doing this?

- Memo 618. Who's using it?
- The Office of Legal Counsel.

- The Department of Justice?
- Yes.

How do you figure it?

We're sorry that we've
been away so long

And now we know
that what we did was wrong

If it'll ease your apprehension
We promise not to mention

Censorship in China
in this song

Starting now

What is the Office of Legal Counsel?

We love the Constitution,
but it's just a basic map

Sometimes at the edges
you can find a little gap

And when they want to sign an order
To ensure legality

The president picks up the phone
And calls the OLC

Then some lawyers get together
And decide what they should say

And they write it in a memo
and they lock it away

And then it's law,
secret law

You don't know,
they won't tell you

Secret law

Free-thinking independent
members of the bar

Are not supposed to be political
But, whoops, sometimes they are

It'd be nice if the judicial branch
Would get the chance to say

If all the rules they make are kosher
We just don't know either way

It's a mystery wrapped
in an enigma made of fog

It's the hidden hand that holds
the tail that's wagging the dog

And it's law, secret law

You don't know,
they won't tell you

Secret law.

I went through every photo,
every newsreel,

every bit of B-roll I could find
about the Office of Legal Counsel.

So, 1942, the OLC justified FDR
signing Executive Order 9066.

- The Japanese internment camps?
- Yeah. Look at the bill he signed.

- I don't see anything.
- I had to blow it up, like, 50 times.

This is Memo 618.

In 2002, John Yoo of the OLC
drafted the "Torture Memos."

But before those memos came out,

this was Donald Rumsfeld
at a press conference.

- What am I looking at?
- I got a lip reader.

Look. Right there. He's saying it.
"We got it. Memo 618."

Now, in 2019, Robert Mueller
insists a president can't be indicted.

But there is never a law
anywhere that said that.

Just an old memo
written by the OLC in 1973.

It's never been reviewed,
never vetted in any court of law.

And before Mueller reached
that decision, there was this.

So, the same lip reader,
I got to do this, too.

"Well, sir, are you worried?"

"No, I have Memo 618
in my back pocket.

"I'm gonna be great.
I'm gonna be fine."

So, what is it?
What is Memo 618?

It's when the presidency or Department
of Justice knows they need a law,

but it just hasn't been drafted yet.

So they know they need an immediate
order to get what they want.

FDR knows he wants
to imprison Japanese-Americans,

Bush knows he needs to torture,

Trump knew he wanted
to not be indicted.

And they all knew that eventually they
were gonna need a law to support it,

but in the meantime,
there's Memo 618.

All rise.

To be honest, I'm torn.

Ms. Evers, Ms. Lipton, clearly you're
both extraordinary young athletes,

both disciplined, talented.

Nobody could ask you
to work any harder than you do.

But the law is clear,
and rules are rules.

Ms. Lipton is eligible to compete,
and the plaintiff's motion is denied.

So you agree, I should move some
of my supply chain to the Caymans?

100%.

- Good. You'll make it happen?
- Today.

And, of course,
there are significant tax benefits.

I'll leave that to you.

I heard you were showing my colleague
some of the finer things in life.

- Lucca. Yes. She told you?
- Yes, your little card game.

She cleaned up.
Isn't that fantastic?

Well, it would be
if she ever got the money.

- I'm sorry. What?
- Nothing.

- I'm probably speaking out of turn.
- She hasn't been paid yet?

Zara, what are you saying?
Why didn't the check go out?

Get her the cash now.

Geraldine.

Don't you worry,
I am calling Tee next.

Okay, here's the deal.
Either you pay Lucca today,

or I start adding a ten grand
late fee every day.

I'm taking care of it.

There's something
I want to show you.

- You should look at this.
- What is it?

Some of Sadie's teammates
went to a private doctor

to test their testosterone
to help her in her case.

I got this from the doctor.

- How'd you get this?
- I'd rather not say.

There.

We just learned that there's another
swimmer on the Olympic team

with testosterone levels
above the limit.

- Which one?
- Piper Vega?

No way. Piper's not trans.

I would know, I'm like a mentor.
We train together.

It's not about being trans.
We have the test results, Melanie.

Are you willing
to go back to court?

Even if it means that Piper
gets kicked off the team?

Why didn't you tell me you
hadn't been paid? I feel like an idiot.

- It's okay.
- It's not okay. David filled me in.

Thank you, David.

Actually, I'm glad he said something
because you were never going to.

- I meant to bring it up at dinner.
- But you didn't for some reason?

I don't understand
what's going on.

Suddenly you're tongue-tied,
you're hesitant.

I know our friendship
is, like, ten minutes old,

but I don't think this is you.

It's not. Usually.

I have no trouble talking about
my clients' money, obviously.

But my own?
It just, it feels... wrong.

Well... get over it.

I don't think I can.

We're friends,
and you have this... wealth,

and it's uncomfortable to talk about
or ask about or anything about.

- It's just money.
- Not to people who don't have it.

Money defines people.

I can't do what you do
or go where you go or buy what you buy.

That's the great divide.
And it's hard to get over.

- I'm on your side.
- I know.

And I want to be on yours.

Dr. Pell, have you had a chance

to go over the medical records
of Piper Vega?

I have.

What were her
testosterone numbers, please?

She was tested twice.
One was 11.6, one was 12.3.

And the allowable limit
for Olympic eligibility is 10, correct?

Yes. No more than 10.

Doctor, what's the basis of
putting a cap on testosterone?

Higher numbers provide advantages
in athletic performance

related to speed and strength.

Thank you.

Dr. Pell, these advantages that you
speak of, do they apply to Piper Vega?

No.

Piper has a condition known as complete
androgen insensitivity syndrome.

While the testosterone levels
are that of a cis male,

the testosterone itself
isn't absorbed,

thus provide none
of the relevant benefits.

Counselors, can you approach
the bench, please?

Am I understanding that...
Piper Vega is biologically male?

No. All her external secondary
traits are female,

she presents as female,
but her chromosomes are male.

Then what is she?

Clinically,
she'd be classified as intersex.

And does she know
that she'd be classified as that?

As far as we know, Your Honor,
she does not know.

Then I'm assuming
she has female genitalia?

She does.

Any more questions, Counselor?

- I do, Your Honor.
- Okay. Well, proceed.

Dr. Pell, you testified previously
that, imperfect though they may be,

testosterone levels
provide the most accurate

and objective determination
of sex identity

for purposes
of athletic competition.

Is that still the case?

Yes.

Your Honor,

the International Olympic Committee
has established these regulations

by which they now must abide.

It gives me no satisfaction
to argue that this young woman

should be disqualified
from the Olympic team.

Ain't science great?

I'm sitting up here listening
to doctors give expert testimony

about things
I barely understand,

and just because I'm wearing
this black nightgown,

I get to decide
which girl's heart gets broken.

Does anybody else want this job?
Because I sure as hell don't.

Piper Vega, I'm sorry.

You are a lovely young woman and
I hope you find happiness in your life,

but unfortunately
you're not gonna find it here.

Melanie Evers, I'm guessing
that during all those cold,

early-morning
workouts with your mother,

this is not how you imagined
you'd be going to the Olympics,

but based on standards that were set by
some entity in some far-off place,

you'll be going.
We stand adjourned.

David.

Thank you.

- For?
- Telling Bianca. I never thought...

Lucca.

When you have money,
I get ten percent for managing it.

That's the only reason I did that.

- I'm in.
- You are?

1,000%.

- What about that issue you had?
- I took care of it.

- Are you sure?
- Frank...

The issue's gone.
We should celebrate.

Anybody feel like a Scotch?

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