All language subtitles for Doubt S01E02 Then and Now

Previously on Doubt...

24 years ago,
16-year-old Amy Meyers

was murdered in Gramercy Park.

The defendant was the
last person seen with her.

You know, you never
asked me if I did it.

I'm your lawyer. I'd
defend you whether or not...

You're not just my lawyer.

Do I need to take you off

Billy Brennan's case?

Don't make the same mistake I did.

Can we leave her out of this?

You went to jail when I was two

and robbed me of a mother.

Calvin, what's going on?

- We found the murder weapon.
- It has her blood on it.

And they just discovered it has
somebody else's blood on it, too.

I'd like to submit my blood.

I'm gonna prove to
everyone that I am innocent.

I want there to be no doubt.

Amy was mad

that I was always busy
working on my dad's campaign.

And so she broke up with me that night.

But this was '91.

Your dad was elected the previous year,

so you weren't working on the campaign.

Well, I was also
really busy with sports.

So, you were lying when you
said Amy broke up with you

because you were busy
with your dad's campaign.

No, I wasn't lying. I had
been working on the campaign.

- The year before.
- Yes,

and then I got really busy with sports.

Which is it? Sports or the campaign?

Well, if you give me
a chance to explain...

I keep giving you chances

- and you keep lying.
- I'm not lying.

It's complicated.

Two minutes.

That's all it took
for him to rattle you.

He's gonna need a Q-tip.

He's gonna need a lot more than that.

We'll give you a Q-tip. You
can keep it in your pocket

while the D.A. questions you.

It's an acronym for Quit
Taking it Personally.

I don't need a Q-tip, guys.

I'm telling you, when the DNA results...

I don't even want to talk about the DNA.

For the record, I was against that move.

And this isn't TV, the DNA's
not coming back overnight.

Well, don't talk to
me like I'm an idiot.

I'm being a pussycat compared
to how the D.A.'s gonna be.

Trials are war and
you need to toughen up.

Your testimony seems smug and evasive,

and if I were in the jury box

I'd be jumping up and
down to convict you.

So, let me ask you this again,

why did Amy Meyers break up with you?

Isaiah is waiting for us.

All right, we're still
a month away from trial.

We'll get another prep session
on the books for next week.

You might want to get your
story straight by then.

I wasn't sure you'd be here today.

You shouldn't have kissed me.

- I know.
- It can't happen again.

I know. I don't want
to put you in a position

that would threaten your career.

I'm not worried about
me. I'm worried about you.

Keeping you out of prison.

I have my first surgery tomorrow

since being released.

A two-year-old boy with
a heart malformation.

I was going through
the steps of the surgery

in my head last night,

and I realized

for the first time in a long while,

I wasn't lying in bed
worried about my case.

Well... hopefully the
future is full of nights

worrying about sick kids.

No, that's... I don't mean that.

I don't want there to be sick
kids. You know what I mean.

I do.

- I got to get to court.
- Okay.

Well, thanks for... worrying about me.

I'm your lawyer, it's my job
to worry about my clients.

Yeah.

I have an extra ticket to
Hamilton tomorrow night.

You free?

I feel like the speaker of the House,

third in the line of succession.

You break up with Gemma,
you and Sadie aren't talking,

so I get to go to Hamilton.

- My pain is your gain.
- Exactly.

Isaiah said ten, right?

- Morning meeting starts at ten?
- Yup, usually.

Why? You got somewhere you need to be?

- Uh, no, I'm good right here.
- Tiffany, Nick.

No onion bagels?

I'm sorry, sir.

Do you want the other half?

This will never happen again.

We can't stay. Darryl Smallins trial.

- Remind me.
- 19-year-old kid

got a ride with his
cousin and cousin's friend.

The cousin ended up in a gang dispute

- and shot an innocent bystander.
- And your client?

Was just in the wrong
place at the wrong time.

He's in culinary school,

trying to make something
out of his life.

- No more bagels?
- The new guy ate the last one.

- Has everyone met Nick?
- I haven't.

Hi. I'm Sadie and I'm leaving.

I have to be in court.

Your buddy Judge Porter's
trial starts today.

Jonah. How is he?

Well, he's a know-it-all blowhard,

and if I survive this
case it'll be a miracle.

And how's the Brennan case?

- Good.
- A disaster.

- His testimony needs some work.
- He'll be fine.

I'm glad everyone's on the same page.

Okay. Go, do, conquer.

Um...

uh...

what exactly should I go conquer?

Jonah Porter is a retired judge.

A lot of people in this room,
they have Judge Porter stories:

charming, funny,
sometimes a little gruff.

The story I'm gonna
tell you today, though,

is not funny or charming.

It's the story of a man who
wouldn't take no for an answer

from a woman who couldn't say yes.

Gina Porter suffers from Alzheimer's,

a disease that has left her
unable to recognize her husband.

He is a stranger to her.

And yet, Judge Porter
still regularly engaged

in sexual intercourse with Gina Porter,

whose disease has
robbed her of the ability

to knowingly consent to
this unwanted contact.

Over the course of this
trial, we will prove...

that Jonah Porter raped his wife...

repeatedly.

Jonah met Gina in 1999

when he sat next to
her on an uptown bus.

At one point, she leaned
over and gave him the answer

to a crossword puzzle clue.

They got off at the same stop

and he suggested they finish
the puzzle over dinner.

The way Jonah tells it,

they were in love by the time
they finished the crossword

and had decided to get
married before dessert.

It was a 15-year love affair,

that ended four months ago

when Gina's children...

brought these absurd charges.

By pressing criminal charges,

they are using the
power of the government

to resolve a family dispute,

to hurt the stepfather

they never really liked.

But even worse, is that the person

they're really hurting here...

is their mother, Gina.

When Jonah was arrested he
was barred from seeing her.

Over the coming days, we
will prove that Gina Porter

was able to consent to sexual
activity with her husband.

Jonah loves his wife,

and he would never...

do anything to hurt her.

Mr. Markes.

You may call your first witness.

In my 37 years on the bench,

I have witnessed some
tremendous opening statements.

That was not one of them.

Thank you.

Hi, Tanya.

Oh, no. You're not Tanya.

Oh, she quit.

That's too bad.

I'm Sadie.

I'm Tanya.

- Oh.
- I know.

What are the odds?

- Tanya quit?
- Already?

No, the old Tanya.

Yeah, she's training for
the New York Marathon.

So she quit her job?

No, I meant the new Tanya's
training for the New York Marathon.

I'm pretty sure the old Tanya isn't
training for the New York anything.

This conversation's hurting my head.

You got a delivery.

Please tell me it's a pizza.

It's not a pizza.

D.A. sent over the discovery
for the Brennan case.

I can see that.

We need to go through this
stuff with a fine-tooth comb.

I'm buried under Judge
Porter's case right now,

but I'll have Lucy block out
a few nights later this week?

Don't worry about it. I got it.

No, you shouldn't have to do this alone.

Oh, so, now we're a team again?

Albert, are you still
mad about my decision

to volunteer Billy's DNA?

- It could bite us in the ass.
- It won't.

You keep saying that and I
keep not feeling any better,

so you're gonna have
to find some new words.

How did the opening statements go?

Good.

That's not what I heard.

Jonah said you blew it.

I did not blow it.

He wants me to take over.

You want the case? Go for it.

I told him to stop hovering

- and let you try your case.
- Good.

Well, you do have a
strong case, don't you?

- Well, now you're hovering.
- Well, he's a friend.

Non-consensual sexual
activity is a hot button issue,

and Markes would love to make his name

as the guy who keeps the world safe

from sexual predators,

especially when the
alleged sexual predator

is a judge who's kind of a known ass.

So... the Brennan case.

- You're sure you can handle that?
- Yes.

Since you were five, I could
tell when you were lying.

You wouldn't look me in the eye.

I can keep it professional.

Good.

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- I have a something for you to do.
- A real thing or a fake thing?

When have I ever given you something...

Last week, when you told me a "client"

wanted a pulled pork sandwich
from Long Island City,

and then I saw a barbeque
stain on your shirt.

I'm a lawyer.

I am trained to seek out the truth.

I need your help on the Brennan case.

Does Billy Brennan want a pulled
pork sandwich from Long Island City?

You really need to let that go.

The prosecution's case
is purely circumstantial,

unless they're hiding a
smoking gun in these boxes.

Go through everything and make
sure there are no surprises.

And it wasn't just any
pulled pork sandwich.

It was from Porto's, and everyone knows

that Porto's has the
best pulled pork sandwich

- in the city.
- Seriously?

- Seriously. They have this sauce...
- No, no, no, seriously,

you want me to figure out
the prosecution's case?

You're a lawyer, trained
to seek the truth.

Go for it.

Yes.

Hi, Talia. It's Sadie.

- Ah.
- And you remember Dr. Conrad.

We were hoping to sit with
Gina. How's she doing today?

Not well.

It's not a good day.

The last thing my mother needs
is any more poking or prodding.

It's really just to ask questions.

I'm sorry, it's a no.

Carly, I realize all this
testing isn't fun for your mom,

but the courts say I'm allowed
to be here, so if you could...

But she isn't up to it.
You'll have to come back!

What's wrong? What's happening?

Mom, the doctor just wants
to do some more tests.

- Mom, you want to do more tests?
- Go away.

Everybody get out!

- This is my house!
- All right, Miss-Miss P.

Listen to me, listen to
me. Look, ah, ah, come here.

We are gonna sit you down
and put on the Joplin music,

just like you like. Yeah, you like that.

She loves Scott Joplin.

Sit down.

Look, I get you have a job to do.

Just don't do it today, okay?

Of course.

Hey, big Al Markes.

Quick heads up. My expert has tried

three times to examine Gina Porter,

and three times we've been
Heismaned by her daughter.

- "Heismaned?"
- Yeah.

Stiff-armed. Heismaned, you know...

Yeah, like the trophy, I know.

I just... I didn't know you knew.

Oh, I'm full of surprises.

Anyway, either grant us access
or I'm gonna ask the judge

to instruct the jury to
assume that you don't want

Gina Porter examined by our doc,

'cause you know it's gonna blow up
your already weak-ass witch hunt.

You're scaring the life out of me.

Yeah, well, somebody's
scaring the life out of you.

You look like crap.

- You're all pale and drawn.
- You're kidding, right?

I'd be happy to make this case go away

if it'll get those big old
bags out from under your eyes.

- Heavens.
- You want to make this case go away?

All you have to do is get your
client to stay away from his wife.

And for the record, yes, I do
have dark circles under my eyes.

- You do.
- But that's probably got less to do

with this case than the
fact that I have Lupus.

Yeah, right.

I'm so, so sorry.

I didn't know.

- Yeah, I'm full of surprises.
- Right.

I'll talk to the family.

- Okay, thanks so much, Alan.
- Mm-hmm.

Again, I'm really
sorry about your Lupus.

That's the last time I'm gonna see you

smile again in this courtroom.

- He's my cousin.
- In here,

he's the guy who shot the gun,

and that's his accomplice.

They're gangbangers, you're not.

The jury sees you joking
and smiling with them,

they'll lump you all together.

The judge just asked my
advice on a pair of shoes.

I said I didn't like
them. Now he's mad at me.

I'm sorry I'm late, Your Honor.

No worries.

Mr. Cobb filled in the
time by insulting my taste.

Shall we? I'd like a continuance.

Counsel, approach.

My eyewitness has disappeared.
I need time to look into it.

- She's the only witness to the crime.
- There is no case without her.

And if the people's case
is no longer viable...

Whoa, whoa, slow down.

The people believe we can
make this case without her.

But I need more time.

Let me ask you a question.

You think I could pull these off?

Definitely, sir.

Continuance granted.

Court stands adjourned
until this time tomorrow.

Am I a second year and
they want me to help

with the firm's biggest case? Yes.

Is that a giant responsibility? Yes.

Can I handle it? Yes.

Did Sadie request me specifically?

Oh, you're asking me.

- No, I don't think so.
- Oh.

But still...

- Don't open that ice cream sandwich!
- Why not?

Put it back exactly where you
found it. Those are Sadie's.

Her emergency stash.

My bad. Didn't know.

Well, now you do.

Any advice?

I kind of feel like
I'm in everybody's way.

Be patient.

Oh, sorry. Yeah.

I heard you're organizing
the Brennan discovery.

How'd you hear that?

Well, it's a big deal. People talk.

- Oh.
- Need any help?

- No.
- Come on.

No one's given me anything to do.

Well, nobody helped me
when I first started here,

but I'm in a generous mood.

Okay, pick a box, ask me questions,

and then we'll figure
out how to organize it.

Why don't we just make
piles based on date,

relevance and evidentiary value?

Have you done this before?

From prison, yeah. I filed appeals.

Mine, some other guys'.

Oh. Did you win?

I was 4-1. Seven are still pending.

Oh.

So the D.A. made an offer.

Deferred prosecution,

but you would have to
stay away from Gina.

You're suggesting what?

That I agree to never see my wife again?

I'm simply relaying the offer.

Well, don't waste your breath.

You're the one who
always pushed plea deals.

You used to say that if you were
trying a case, you'd already lost it.

- I never said that.
- You always said that.

Now, let's get back to the offer...

Jonah, how are things?

Isaiah, please tell me you
are here to stage a coup.

Your little pep squad is
trying to get me to take a deal.

Yes, what are you doing here?

Someone from the pep
squad would like to know.

I am just here for moral support.

- Mine or hers?
- Listen to me.

It would preserve your reputation

and keep you out of prison.

You want me to abandon my wife

to spare myself embarrassment? Pass!

As your attorney, I would be remiss

- if I didn't urge you...
- Yeah, blah blah blah. Pass!

Okay, I will let the
District Attorney know

that we respectfully decline
his very generous offer.

She looks like her mother.

She's tough like her mother, too.

So how's Carolyn?

Oh, you know. She's up
for parole again soon,

so she's trying to be positive.

Jonah, you don't want to go to prison.

Oh, so now you would like me
to take the plea deal, too?

You wouldn't walk away
from the woman you love.

Why should I?

My witness is gone.

No witness, no case.

You dropping the charges?

An innocent man was killed
in a barrage of gang gunfire

while he was out walking
his kid to school.

Somebody's going to jail for that.

I have a new witness in mind.

Your client.

You want Darryl to testify?

He'd never snitch on his
cousin. And why should he?

- Without a witness...
- Even without a witness to the shooting

Darryl Smallins was in the car

that was seen speeding away
from the scene of the crime.

That car was pulled over by the police

and found to have a gun in it.

A gun whose bullets matched the bullet

found in the body of the deceased.

Darryl didn't shoot the gun,
had no knowledge of the gun

when he got into the car,

and has had no priors
for the past two years.

Which is why I'm coming to him first.

But if he passes on this opportunity,

I'll go to the other two,
and I'm sure one of them

will happily testify that
Darryl was responsible.

You know Roth and Associates
has a strict "no snitch" policy.

You think your client
wants to pay the tab

for Isaiah's ideology

by spending 25 years
of his life in prison?

You have 24 hours.

I opened the door,

fully expecting to see my
mother on the window seat.

Instead,

she, uh...

She's in bed with Jonah,

naked, and they...

going at it.

- Engaged in sexual intercourse?
- Yes.

But Mom seemed...

disoriented and upset,

- like she didn't like it.
- Objection!

Sustained.

I know it's hard to
see your mom that way.

- What did you do then?
- I was shocked.

He had promised the doctors
that he wouldn't do that anymore,

so it was very...

I was calling for the nurses,

Jonah was yelling at me,

Mom was screaming...

it was just all very chaotic.

Your witness.

Is it possible that your mother

was disoriented and upset

because you surprised her,

and started screaming for help?

I know my mother. I know
what was upsetting her.

You visit your mom
pretty often, don't you?

Every week. Haven't missed one.

I love my mother with all my heart.

Would it surprise you to learn

that Judge Porter visited her daily?

No. I know he visited

more than me or my
brother. We have jobs.

I get it, I do.

It makes sense.

Would you say it also makes sense

that Jonah visited her daily because...

he loves her with all of his heart?

It's not his heart...

I'm concerned about him loving her with.

Just one more thing.

Has your mother mentioned
Jonah in the last four months?

- Yes.
- Has she said she misses him?

She says a lot of things.

She says that she just
talked to my father,

and he died 20 years ago.

Carly...

has your mother said she misses Jonah?

Yes.

That's all.

Dr. Merritt, did you have an
opportunity to assess Gina Porter?

- I did.
- And how severe is

Mrs. Porter's condition?

It's my determination that the
brain degeneration in Mrs. Porter

is significant enough to
seriously limit capacity.

Dr. Merritt, in your
expert medical opinion,

based on, literally, decades

of education, training and experience,

do you believe that Gina Porter

has the capacity to consent to sex?

- No.
- Objection... speculation!

And it's none of your damn business!

- Jonah...
- Judge Porter, may I remind you

you are the defendant.

You don't get to object.

Well, somebody had to.

Counselor, talk to your client.

Happy to.

You are not in charge here.

I know what you want. You want
me to be quiet and obedient.

A docile old man.

You'd really like that, wouldn't
you? I know Carly certainly would.

Well, I am not that man,

and I'm not even gonna pretend to be.

I just want the jury to see

the man that Gina fell in love with

over the crossword puzzle.

I will deny this if
it is ever made public,

but I actually like you, Jonah,

and I just want you to be
able to see your wife again.

Now you're getting sappy.

Let's go before you start crying.

Delgado lost a witness,

- and wants Darryl to snitch.
- I hope you told her no.

Darryl's facing felony
murder, 25 to life.

Why would we tell her no?

Representing snitches makes
us a tool of law enforcement.

Cops over-arrest and overcharge,

turning brother against brother.

It decimates communities.

If we participate in it, we condone it.

I understand the principle,
but this is a person.

It's never really in the
best interests of the client.

If you only look at the
client's legal problem,

it's an attractive
short-term solution, but...

Nick, you grew up in the
Farragut Houses in Brooklyn.

Tell Tiffany what happens to Darryl

when he goes back home after
being a snitch for the government.

Somebody shoots him.

He's dead in a week.

Amazing!

We all know Hamilton gets shot.

We learned it in the eighth grade,

and then again in the 11th,

and still that's a shock.

Imagine defending Aaron Burr.

What is that, a crime of passion?

Not guilty by reason of a duel?

Please don't tell me I
wasted a ticket on sad Cam.

What are we gonna do about Darryl?

We're gonna put on a good case.

We have forensic evidence
that says the gunshots

came from the front seat of the car.

Darryl was sitting in the back.

I keep wishing he'd left
class five minutes later.

- He wouldn't have been in that car.
- But he was.

I hate reality.

You think he should take the deal.

I think he's 21, and
he's sitting in his cell

feeling like his entire
life is probably over.

When I was 21, I thought the same thing.

I felt like everything
was hopeless, like

I'd never have the things
in life that I wanted.

But I was wrong,

because I got to turn 22 and 23 and 24.

25, that was rough.

But God bless year 26.

- What happened at 26?
- Everything.

I started working for
Isaiah, I transitioned.

I inherited my grandma's
rent-controlled one-bedroom.

Life got really good.

I just want Darryl to get his 26.

So what now?

Now...

we drink.

We're almost done here.

Why don't you go home, I'll finish up.

Oh. Yeah, sure. I'll just go home,

get some sleep, and then
come back tomorrow morning

and you'll have taken all
the credit for my assignment.

- I'm not trying to...
- No. That's the thing.

I mean, you don't even have
to. You don't even have to try.

Because you're Isaiah's guy.

Because you grew up in the projects

and you turned your life around

and you got your law degree in prison.

You want to know where
I got my law degree?

University of Iowa.

I mean, h-how do I compete with that?

There-there is nothing, nothing

interesting about me.

- That's not...
- I had a stupidly happy childhood.

Like, a white picket fence,

like, climbing trees in
the family apple orchard,

going to church every Sunday,

we actually had a white picket fence.

I have never broken the law.

I don't even jaywalk.

There could be no car in sight,

and I will still walk on the crosswalk.

Oh, my God. I am so...

just freaking normal.

Don't worry.

I'm pretty sure you're insane,

which is the opposite of normal.

So, I finally got in to sit

with Gina Porter.

Sadie,

she wasn't able to
demonstrate competency.

Come on, Gary. There's
always wiggle room.

If she couldn't pass the IQCODE,

- then give her the Mini-Cog.
- I-I did.

She got a 4.

S-she needs a 3 or under

to be considered capable.

She would've gotten a 3 two weeks ago,

when you were originally
supposed to test her.

That may be, but...

So you're saying you won't testify.

I'm saying you wouldn't want me to.

Next time.

Yeah. Thanks.

Excuse me, could I...?

- Thank you.
- I'll get that.

And can I have a club
soda, please? Thanks.

- Coming right up.
- Surgery tomorrow. Can't drink.

- What are you doing here?
- Lucy told me where you were.

- I said it was an emergency.
- What happened?

Well, I just got out
of a ten-hour surgery

on a two-and-a-half-
year old little boy.

Did he make it?

Yeah. He did great. He's gonna be fine.

Billy. That is not an emergency.

- You can't, we can't...
- I know.

Normally, on a night like
this, we'd all go out.

The surgical team. We'd celebrate.

Decompress.

But now that I'm the
guy on trial for murder,

nobody wants to go out with that guy.

No. I know. I know

we should keep things professional,

but it's not.

Sadie, it's personal.

It's all personal. It's...

it's what I do. It's who I am.

It's life and death,
and today, it was life,

and it feels...

I feel amazing.

I feel like myself again.

And I wanted to see you.

I wanted to tell you that
today, I saved a life.

I can't...

I can't be the person you tell.

I'm trying to save your life,

and I can't if you...

Sadie...

I really, really

want to save your life.

You got to let me.

Oh, man.

I think I'm a little hung over.

Why were we drinking?

We got through all of the boxes.

- There's no smoking gun.
- No smoking gun!

- We got to tell them.
- No. W-wait, we can't.

- We smell like scotch and MSG.
- Yeah.

- We got to change.
- Uh, it's almost 7:00.

I have to get to my
sister's place in Weehawken,

and the next train leaves at... I...

You're never gonna make it back in time.

Weehawken?

I'm not a snitch.

We got to win this case.

You always win for me.

This isn't a misdemeanor.

You're facing real jail time.

25 to life.

We could go to trial,

but it's not gonna be easy.

If I do this,

I can never go back.

That's my neighborhood.

Those are my people.

You're 21 years old, Darryl.

You have your whole life ahead of you.

I got to decide now?

Yeah.

If you were me,

what would you do?

- Hey.
- Hi.

Guess what I found out.

Markes has Lupus.

I know. He has a foundation.

Oh.

- Good morning, New Tanya.
- Uh-huh.

- I got some messages for you.
- Thank you.

I called the other
three experts on the list

you sent me last night.

One of them is on
vacation, one of them agrees

that Gina Porter can't consent

and one of them I just left word for.

Keep calling. Go to his office
if you have to. We need an expert.

And call the lab about
Billy's DNA, we need that back.

I need a signature.

Where are all my pens?

Why is there an ice cream
sandwich in my desk drawer?

I knew you'd be stressed
out this morning,

and ice cream always makes you happy.

And I hid it in the drawer

because surprises are fun.

Mm. It's really good.

See? I knew you'd like it.

I'm a Sadie expert.

Lucy...

Sorry. I know, I'm annoying.

No. You're a genius.

Talia. You've known
Gina Porter for a while.

Does she like music?

No. No, she loves it.

Particularly Scott Joplin.

If I went to her and asked her
what kind of music she liked,

would she say Scott Joplin?

Probably not. She doesn't do too well

with questions and answers,
and stuff like that.

So how do you know she
prefers it to other music?

Well, you... you can just see it.

Like, she gets happy.

- What else makes her happy?
- Her kids.

But she's happiest
when Judge P. is there.

It's like a light goes on inside her.

You know, like, she's more there.

Were you aware that she and
Jonah were being intimate?

- Yeah.
- Did you have a problem with it?

Why would I have a problem with that?

I mean, they're married.

Do you believe that Gina,

if she hadn't welcomed
these intimate visits,

would have let someone know?

She would've let everybody know.

She would have, you know....

she would've gotten upset,
maybe started yelling.

Nothing further.

Ms. Mendez,

where did you get your medical degree?

I don't have a medical degree.

Uh, what about your Masters?

I don't have a Masters.
And before you can ask,

I didn't go to college, either.

How about a high school diploma?

You got one of those?

I got my G.E.D.

So, you have no real basis to evaluate

Gina's capacity to consent.

I believe I do.

Uh-huh. Nothing further.

Redirect.

Talia, does Gina like carrots?

- Uh, yeah.
- How do you know?

You didn't study carrots
in med school, did you?

No. She eats them right off the tray,

and then she asks for more.

- What about peas?
- No, no, no.

She hates them. She pushes them away.

So, she is able to clearly determine

and communicate yes and no.

Absolutely. Yeah.

That's all.

Billy, take a seat.

Hey. I've got to be in
the O.R. in 30. What's up?

I'm rescheduling Renee Lopez's surgery

and asking Healy to take over.

Can I ask why?

It'll be for the best. He'll do fine.

I've done this surgery
hundreds of times.

He's done it, what, six?

All due respect, I
taught him the technique.

With your trial coming up,

you know, you've got a lot on your mind,

so take as much time as you need...

I don't need time, Ben. I need to work.

Her parents are not comfortable
with you operating on her, Billy.

Since when do we listen to parents
when it comes to surgical decisions?

Their exact words were,

"We don't want him

"touching our little girl."

So, perhaps a leave of
absence would be best.

Are you asking me to step
down, or are you telling me to?

Sorry.

- Great. Cool.
- Appreciate it.

- Did you just...?
- Yeah.

Albert was asking,
so I went ahead and...

Without me?

I wanted to give him the information.

I wasn't gonna wait to tell him

till you got back from Bayonne.

Weehawken. Wait.

How did you get home and back so fast?

Mm. I keep a change of
clothes in my office.

- Not so squeaky clean after all.
- Right?

The truth is you haven't gotten along

with either of your step-kids

since their mother was admitted
to the facility, correct?

- You could say that.
- Why do you suppose that is?

Presumably, it has something to do

with their mother and me having sex.

You're not an easy man to
get along with, are you?

- You tell me.
- Well, I'll tell them. He's not.

Your step-kids, the
facility, your counsel.

- Who do you listen to?
- Objection, relevance.

Sustained.

You heard Carly's
testimony. It was determined

that your wife no longer has...

the capacity to consent,

and you agreed to follow
doctor's orders, didn't you?

- I never signed anything.
- But you agreed, though.

- Yes, but...
- So why on Earth

- would you continue to have...
- Because I love her!

And more to the point, she loves me.

It's good for her. She's happy.

In those moments... and
they're, they're so few...

we... connect.

I'm losing her. I know that.

I'm just trying to hold
onto her as long as I can.

I'm trying to hold on
to us as long as I can.

Kids, I am sorry.

I-I just can't even imagine

- how hard this is for you.
- Wha... O-Objection!

- I-I would never do anything
- Judge Porter...

- in the world to hurt her.
- Your Honor.

And I'm sorry that I'm hurting you,

but you just have to believe me.

Your mom knows me.

- She knows me.
- Your Honor. Seriously.

- You're going to have to stop.
- Oh, God.

Sit down, Mr. Markes.

I know! I know!

I'm gonna have to admonish myself.

God. This is difficult for me.

I just miss my wife so very much.

But you need to disregard my remarks.

A-and strike them from the record.

Nothing further.

Mr. Markes?

No questions at this time.

I see what you were doing there.

Nice job.

What's going on?

Darryl's taking the deal.

I already spoken to the D.A.

They're relocating him
and Alicia to Arizona.

Who'd you get to represent him?

Me.

I wasn't going to be the
latest in a long line of people

who've abandoned that kid.

Isaiah could fire you for this.

I know.

Okay then.

I'm going into court with you.

I'm not gonna let you hang out to dry.

That is literally the nicest thing

anybody's ever done for me.

But this is my choice.

I have to do this on my own.

So I'm coming home from school,

walking up Fort Washington,

when my cousin, Raffie and
one of his friends, Kyle,

roll by and offer me a ride.

I get in and we're just talking,

and suddenly Kyle sees
this kid DJ walking by.

And he tells Raffie to slow down.

And then he and DJ
have some words, and...

And then?

I don't remember.

Darryl, look at me.

Tell me.

Raffie pulled out a
gun and he shoots at DJ.

Your cousin pulls out a gun?

Yeah.

But he misses DJ...

and it hit the dude...

- Mannie Fuentes?
- Yeah.

I saw him go down.

And then what happened?

We drive away and,
like, two minutes later,

the police arrest us.

Is there anything
else you'd like to add?

Right before it happened,

I was talking to my cousin
about going to school.

I was saying, "Raffie, you a good cook."

And he's like, "Yeah, that sounds cool."

And then he pulls out a
gun and shoots someone.

He didn't have to do that.

You know what I'm saying?

I know what you're saying.

Boy, I used to love it
when the jury was out.

Just go to my chambers and take a nap.

- Perplex.
- Worry.

- Six letters.
- Hmm.

I, um...

I just want to say I'm
sorry about all this.

I wish...

I wish...

I know.

Baffle.

- Oh, six letters meaning "perplex."
- Oh.

Cam?

Do you mind if I read from my notes?

I... you make me nervous.

Why would I make you nervous?

"I used to believe that all
people were created equal.

"And then I met you.

"You're a lot to live up to.

"Your world is black and white,

"you know what you believe
and you stick to it.

"It's easy for you..."

Cam, look at me. Just talk to me.

When I was little, I turned on the TV

and saw you defending
the Black Panthers.

My dad said, "That's Isaiah Roth."

With awe.

Like there stands a great man.

And I wanted to be you.

But not anymore.

I-I want to be great.

I want to stand for something, but...

but I want to be me.

I need to be me.

And I see gray, Isaiah.

I-I see exceptions to the rule.

And I made an exception with Darryl.

I understand if you need to fire me.

Fine.

Go.

"Go."

Which "Go"? Go away, go home?

I'm not firing you.

I'll make an exception, too.

Thank you.

You're wrong, by the way.

It isn't easy.

I am a great lawyer.

I just won.

Judge Porter gets to see
his wife because of me.

I got a home health aide

qualified as an expert,

and I made Judge Porter seem
like a human being to a jury.

That's how great of a lawyer I am!

And great lawyers take risks.

Like I did with the
DNA. And you know what?

It's that risk that is
gonna win us this case,

so I you need to stop
being so angry with me

just because you
disagreed with my decision

to test Billy's DNA.

Hold on, you think that's why I'm mad?

- Yeah.
- Because I disagreed?

I'm mad because you didn't include me.

You went ahead and
made your own decision

without even consulting me.

Well, so did Cam with Darryl.

I don't see you pouting about that.

She consulted me too much.

It was all she could talk about.

She wouldn't even let me enjoy Hamilton.

You took her to Hamilton?

You remember my 21st birthday,

first year of law school?

We were hammered and
got lost walking home.

Your speech was slurry

and I couldn't see straight.

So, every two blocks, I
would ask for directions,

and you steered us all
the way back to campus.

Took us three hours. Your point?

We make a really good team...

but we can't keep secrets,

no unilateral decisions.

If we're gonna win, we
have to work together.

I slept with Amy's best friend.

I slept with Amy's best friend

when she was away at summer
camp, and she found out,

and that's why she broke up with me.

I treated her like crap.

I didn't care about her feelings
or anyone's for that matter.

I was a spoiled, selfish,
entitled, little bastard,

and I know I should have said
something before, but I was...

ashamed.

I'm not that proud of
who I was back then.

I didn't want you to know.

Also, I...

I...

I have done a lot of work

to become a different
person, a better person.

I mean, I'm the guy that
can save a kid's life...

but I lost my job today,

so now I'm just a guy...

who needs his life saved.

So, I am gonna trust you and
give you whatever it takes

so you can do your job.

Do you ever regret not taking the deal?

Don't... don't ask me that, Isaiah.

That's... what...?

Do I ever regret it? No.

- You'd be out by now.
- Yeah. I would.

And we'd be living an ordinary life.

You know what?

Let-let's talk next week, I'm tired.

I-I upset you. I'm sorry.

You can't come in here
and lob your "what-ifs,"

because you get to leave and I...

I regret a man died
because of my actions.

I regret that I never
got to see Sadie grow up.

That I had to watch you,

my attorney, raise her,

bring her to me every Saturday,

and then take her home to a
life of dinners and homework

and reading books in bed.

Sometimes I regret

falling in love with you,

because I see how painful
it is for you to come here.

You think I don't have regrets?

I'm full of them.

But they wanted me to name names.

Names of good people.

People who were doing
righteous work on behalf

of the poor and the broken

and the disenfranchised,

and-and I-I wouldn't
do it, I couldn't do it.

And if I had taken the
plea, if you had, you...

if you had pushed me to take the plea,

we wouldn't be us.

For better or for worse,

Isaiah...

we're not ordinary.

You're still here?

I was packing up discovery,

and I-I found something to run past you.

This is from...

before Billy and Amy left the party,

and this one from after he
came back from Gramercy Park.

- What am I looking at here?
- The jersey.

In the first one, it's a crew neck.

And in the second one...

He changed his shirt.

Why would he do that?