All language subtitles for Bull s06e05 King Bull.eng

Previously onBull...

You said maybe we're
different people now, but...

I'm not,

and I can't keep lying
to myself that I am.

It stops now.

We have a bum juror in the box.

I need everybody
to stay focused.

And what I don't need is
somebody going behind my back.

I've been in front of you
the whole time.

HOPKINS:
There's been a development in the Smokestack class action.

One of the jurors said
that he'd been bribed.

AGENT:
Dr. Jason Bull, you're under arrest

for the crime of jury tampering.

[horns honking]

[opera music playing
over car stereo]

[opera music continues]

♪

[laughing]

MAN:
Take a video!

I got this.

[laughing]

[laughs]

[laughs]

REPORTER:
20 Minute Oil & Lube CEO Lee Donaldson

was seen skinny-dipping...

GEMMA:
Have you seen enough?

Maybe I should keep it running.

We can all watch together
when my father gets arrested.

His erratic behavior
is bringing us bad publicity

and negatively impacting
our revenue.

Tell them, Ruby.

Our dad's also made
unorthodox business decisions,

like converting
all our available assets

into cryptocurrency and giving

half-off oil changes
on our busiest days.

20 Minute Oil & Lube
used to be worth 200 million.

Now we're down to 150

and trending south.

I, for one, will not wait

for the bottom
to fall out completely.

Gemma, as your husband

and concerned member
of the board,

I second your concerns.

Thank you, Don.

My father is not of sound mind.

And his contract requires he be

in order to remain
in his position.

Let's vote.

Should we wait for Kira?

Kira knew about the meeting.

She must have something
more important to do

than saving the family business.

Show of hands

if you support utilizing
the termination clause

to remove our father as CEO.

♪

Okay.

Thank you very much.

Ah, the joys of
slow-moving bureaucracy.

Got me a night with a cellmate
who clearly thinks

that cleanliness is not
next to godliness.

No offense, but
listening to you gripe

is not part of
my bucket list.

[chuckles] Fair enough.

I'm Dr. Jason Bull.

You say your name like
it gets you free drinks.

[laughs] Well, probably
not as many as yours.

Because,
if I'm not mistaken,

you are the oil change guy,
Lee Donaldson, right?

That's me.

Well, if you don't mind
my asking, Lee,

what are you doing
in federal court?

I danced naked in that
fountain in City Hall Park.

I did not see that coming, Lee.

Whenever I'm having a bad day,
I get myself to that fountain.

Turns my mood right around.

Why that fountain?

I used to take my
daughters there

to pitch pennies,
make wishes.

Taught them the wrong
lesson, though,

throwing away
money like that.

[laughing]

I didn't realize skinny-dipping
was a federal crime.

No, see, afterwards, I...

I took a joyride
in a postal truck.

Ah.[laughs]

Making some deliveries.

You know,
sometimes in life,

you start to question
your priorities.

So it's time
for a course correction.

Yeah, I used to be
an oil change guy.

Now I'm a life change guy.

Hmm.KIRA: Chunk Palmer.

Kira Donaldson, what...[laughing]

[laughs]:
Hi.

We all miss you
down at Legal Aid.

Oh, I promise
I'll be back soon.

I passed the bar.
I'm a full-fledged lawyer now.

Well, well done.

You, uh... you here
to bail out a client?

Yeah. My dad.

He got in a little bit
of trouble last night.

What about you?

Um, my boss-- same.

Uh, wait a second.

Your dad's the
"we'll keep you fluid" guy?

[chuckles] Yep.

That tagline has haunted me
my whole life.

[laughing]:
Wow.

Well, it paid my way through
law school, though, so...

What'd he do?It's kind of a short story
that's more like a novel.

Maybe you'd let me
run that by you later today?

Today? That sounds serious.

Well, I can handle my dad's
petty misdemeanors,

but there are
bigger battles to fight.

Tell you what-- come by TAC.

Yeah.See if I can help you out.

In the meantime,
I have to try

to keep my boss out of prison.

[horns honking]

I took the liberty
of talking to the AUSA.

The government says
that they have proof

that the juror that claims
that you bribed him

received $50,000
from an offshore account.

Uh, the government believes that
they can trace that back to you.

I've already got Taylor
working on it

to prove that
that didn't happen.

Should be easy,
'cause it didn't.

And also, th-they...
they say that you were seen

outside of the juror's home.

Now, now, we know
that that's a bunch of crap.

I was outside his house.

What?

You remember that night.

Things weren't looking so good.

So I went by
Randall Hughes' house

to see if there was
anything I could find

that might turn him around.

I even thought about
going through his garbage.

Oh, okay. You know what?

We'll deal with that later.

For now,
why don't we just get you home.

No, I got to get back to TAC.

[groans]
I got some work to do.

Bull, you just spent
the night in lockup.

You should find a shower.

[sniffs]

It's that bad?

It's bad enough.

The prisoner has been released.

[sighs]

I couldn't find anyone
to take Astrid,

or else I would've gone
with Chunk.

Oh, yes, well, I know
it's not every wife's dream

to pick up
their husband from jail.

[both sigh]

Do I need to worry?

I didn't do it.

That's not what I asked.

I know I've had my share
of bad luck lately,

but the good news is
this is the kind of bad news

I'm in the business
of dealing with.

I know, I know, but...

And I'm very good
at my business.

To answer your question,

no, you have nothing
to worry about.

♪

MARISSA:
I really wish you would reconsider.

I just think this is all
a big misunderstanding.

Okay.

Just let me know
if you change your mind.

I just talked to Danny.

She feels terrible
she can't be here for Bull,

but things are still
touch and go with her mom.

Oh, God, the good news
keeps on coming.

I just hung up with
the fifth client today

who was concerned about
TAC's reputation.

News is traveling fast
about Bull's arrest, huh?

Yeah. We just have
to weather the storm

until he's
proven innocent.

What if he isn't innocent?

Taylor, that's ridiculous.

You're telling me
it hasn't occurred to you

that he might have done it?

No.

How could you even think that?

You of all people know

the crushing financial pressure
he was under

to bring home a victory
in that case.

Sometimes good people
make bad choices

when they're in a tight spot.

Yeah, he was under
a lot of pressure,

but he would never bribe
a juror.

That is not who he is.

I'm not saying that's who he is.

I'm saying that's who
we all could be.

Not Bull. Never.

Sorry, I forgot. Bull's perfect.

Hey, I don't think
he is perfect.

Uh, he and I just went
toe-to-toe in a big way.

I am painfully aware
of his flaws.

I just don't think that
bribing a juror is one of them.

I hope you're right.

I do.

My older half sisters,
Gemma and Ruby,

have been trying for months to
oust my dad from his business,

and this morning,
they succeeded.

By declaring him
non compos mentis.

He's not mentally unfit, Chunk.

Last night's events
notwithstanding?

I don't know what that was,

but from a business perspective,
he's still as sharp as ever.

Well, unfortunately,
your sisters

don't share
that assessment.

My dad was a different
man when he was younger.

Gemma and Ruby resent him
for their childhood.

Resent me, too.

I got a softer, kinder father.

And your sisters are
expressing that resentment

by taking his company?

I'm sure my dad
was never anticipating

something like this happening,
but his contract does require

he can only be terminated
for cause.

And if he's found
to be incompetent,

then they get their cause
and his company.

It'll kill him.

20 Minute Lube
is everything to him.

Kira, if we take this to court,
it could get ugly.

Have you guys thought
about mediation?

They won't even consider it.

Oh.

So...

will you help him win
his wrongful termination suit?

Oh, there's one more thing.

Look, I understand that

everybody has
a lot of questions--

heck, I have
a lot of questions--

but the bottom line is
I did not do it.

We'll have plenty of time
to talk about this later.

Right now,
we should focus

on the clients we do have,
starting with

the client
you brought in, Chunk.

What do we know?

Actually, Bull...

...she would prefer
that you sit this out.

Sit this one out?

She's concerned that
your legal troubles

could create some liability
in her dad's case,

and frankly, I agree.

But this is my company.MARISSA: And if you don't

want it to go under,

you should consider
taking a sabbatical.

Look, just until
your name is cleared.

Taylor, you agree?

I agree.

Mm.

Look, Bull, we got this.

We'll catch you on the next one.

[sighs]

Fine.

Well, it'll give me time
to concentrate on my defense.

Hey. The AUSA is supposed
to be sending over

the first round of discovery for
your case later this afternoon.

You want to... want to
come back, we'll go over it?

Won't be necessary.

I'll go over it
with my attorney.

Your attorney?

As soon as I find one.

Is this because I asked you

to step aside
for the Donaldson case?

Was that you?
I thought it was the client.Yeah.

No, no, she did, but...

Well, it doesn't matter.

Chunk, you were the attorney
on the class-action case

where the bribe
that didn't happen happened.

Yeah, I thought about that, but
I think we can easily sidestep

any legal conflicts.

I'm going with someone else.

♪

I guess Bull doesn't think
I'm a good enough attorney

to represent him.That's not what he's saying.

No, his words:
"I'm going with someone else."

Translation: someone better.

Chunk, I do not pretend
to know Bull's mind.

Look, and for
what it's worth,

I don't think he made
the right call here.

Yeah, well, I appreciate that.

But all you can do now
is work your case.

And win.

Success is
the best revenge, right?

Well, I like my chances with you
riding shotgun in the courtroom.

You got it.

What's our strategy?

We have to explain away
Lee's unpredictable behavior.

Okay, what if
we frame it like this?

Lee is not incompetent.

He is an iconoclast.

His unpredictable behavior
is due to his genius.

[chuckles] That's generous.What about Thomas Edison?

Edison believed there were
little people as tiny as atoms

living inside your brain
recording your memories.

Really?
Really.

We have to get
the jury to ask,

what is the line between being
crazy and being a visionary?

I can work with that.

CHUNK:
So, Lee, the first thing

that we're gonna
need you to do is to take

an independent
medical evaluation.

What's that?

It's a psych evaluation, Dad.

I scheduled it
for later this afternoon.

I'm not doing brain calisthenics

to prove that I'm right
in the head.

Well, the other side
is claiming that you're

not right in the head,
and to knock that down,

we're going to need to bring in
the psychiatrist as a witness.

So we really need that IME.

Look, I can fix a carburetor
blindfolded, for Pete's sake.

That's all the IME
you should need.

Daddy...

Hand me the float bowl screws.

Huh?

All my girls, they know
their way around cars.

Gemma and Ruby,
they used to come here

every day after school
when all I had

was this little shop.

Soon, I had ten.

Then a hundred.

Building a business is
like building an engine.

You got to roll up your sleeves
and get in with both hands.

And all the unorthodox business
decisions you've made recently?

[scoffs]The other side is claiming

that those are
decisions made by

a man whose mind
is slipping.

Now, how do you
defend that, sir?

I would say this.

Success is about risk,

and I'm a man who risks.

Finish that.

IZZY:
Is this your new war room?

Well, apparently,
I am not welcome

in my office,
so for now, yep.

Hmm.

So, what are you doing, exactly?

I need to find
a great lawyer.

And your definition
of "great" is?

A winner.

And this is a list of people
I've worked with before,

people I've
won cases with before.

You mean people
you've helped win cases?

Yeah. And?

Well, it just makes me wonder,

were they great,
or were you great?

[sighs]If I were you,

I would look
for someone who beat me.

I see your point.

It's a good one.

But this is kind of
my wheelhouse, so excuse me.

♪

BULL:
Well, Porter,

it's great to see you.

I hear you've been notching up
victories like belt holes.

I give everything for
my clients, just like you.

If it's all right with you,
Donna,

I'd like to get
right down to it.

You know I don't like

to waste time
with small talk.

[cell phone ringing]

Oh.

I remember we won
that bicycle case.

Ah.

Seven-minute deliberation's
still a record for me.

Oh, yeah. Me, too.

Do you need to get that?

No, no, it's just...

Actually,
it is so good you called me.

I have a client--
he's a former NHL guy.

Oh, Donna.He's got this
on-the-ice persona

of being a real tough guy,
but it's just the hockey.

We need people to not be swayed

by this rough and tough...Donna.

Well?

Tell me what you're thinking.

I'd...

like to hear your thoughts
on possible strategies.

Where I like to begin
is to get a sense

of what you imagine
to be the best strategy.

[laughing]

What I...?

Answer me this one question,
and then we'll get back to you.

I scratch your back,
you scratch mine.

It isn't an itch. It's my life.

And right now, it's
a full-blown case of shingles.

Bull, you're not just
any client,

and yes, I find
clients are good guides.

I remember the bicycle case.

You think there's a correlation?I do.

I remember how
that case was won.

Thanks for coming.

Wait, that's it?Yeah.

Okay, thank you, Porter.

No.

Wait, wh-what's happening here?

You're remembering
how we won a case,

and now you're letting me go.

Well, more specifically,
I'm remembering

how I-I won that case.

And I'm, uh, grateful
that you came by.

Good to see you.

Give my best to Victoria.

Veronica.

[elevator bell dings]

In voir dire, first
impressions matter.

How they see you
now will affect

how they see you for
the rest of the trial.

So you're saying I should
keep my clothes on?

[chuckling]:
Yes, that would be a good idea.

LEE:
Oh, look at you two.

How beautiful you are.

[Lee chuckles]

How about a hug
for the old man, huh?

Hmm?

I'm sorry
it's come to this, Dad.

LEE:
Oh, it's okay.

I'm going to win.

[chuckles]

We'll get past this.

I know this lawsuit
was your idea.

Because you stole his company.

You could've let him go
gracefully.

This isn't gonna
be pretty, Kira.

We have five
solid jurors,

but we need a leader in the
jury room, a free thinker.

Someone that will admire Lee's
individuality and champion it.

Hey, Taylor, do any of the
last three fit the bill?

A sanitation worker, a nurse

and a schoolteacher walk
into a bar,

but none of them have
management experience.

Sorry, Marissa,
no obvious matches.

[pen writing]

Try this.

CHUNK:
You, sir,

says here that you work

for the New York City
Sanitation Department.

Is that correct?

Proud to wear the greens
and ride the truck.

Well, as a New Yorker, please
accept my extreme gratitude.

Here's the question.

What's the most
out-of-the-box thing

you've ever done at work?[chuckles] That's easy.

I once crushed an entire living
room set in the compactor.

Sofa, love seat,
even an ottoman.

Boom.

He's a hero to
five-year-old boys everywhere

but not a leader
in the jury room.

There are medical protocols
for a reason.

As a nurse, if I think
outside of the box, people die.

One time, I stacked up
all my classroom desks

on the football field
like a street barricade

in order to teach my students
the French Revolution.

Sounds like a scene
straight out of Les Mis.Exactly.

This juror is acceptable,
Your Honor.

We have a strong jury,
Mr. Donaldson.

KIRA: Thank you.Well done.

Right back at you.
Feels good to sit shotgun.

I hate to ruin the moment,
but that was Dr. Mosgrove.

Dad, is it true
you called him a quack?

Oh, no.Said that he should have

his medical license
burnt to ashes

and scattered
in a cow pasture?

Why would you do that,
Mr. Donaldson?

He asked if I thought
I was a good father.

Now, who asks
a question like that?

A psychiatrist doing an IME.

Hey, you can take the kid
out of the Bronx,

but you cannot take the Bronx
out of the kid.

Well, if you want
to win this case,

perhaps you would consider
keeping the kid in Manhattan.

[scoffs]

Whatever you say.

How mad is
Dr. Mosgrove?

Mad enough
he's deeming Dad unstable.

That IME gets sent
to the defense.

They will use our witness
against us.

We've lost
before we've even begun.

No, no, no, no!

I am not losing this case!

No, not on my watch.

Okay.

The key to winning a wrongful
termination suit is proving

that the company's
reason for termination

was a pretext
for something else.

They are saying
that they're doing this

for the good of
20 Minute Oil & Lube,

but maybe they're doing this
for the good of themselves.

CHUNK:Exactly. We need
to get into

the other side's motives and
find a way to impugn them.

Investigate my sisters?

I'll get Taylor on it.

Oh, and maybe we leave
your dad out of this.

I don't think he would react
well to this fishing expedition.

Yeah.

BEN:
We go on the offensive.

This is the kind of game
where you don't wait

for them
to show their hand.

And we hit them
with character witnesses,

even the ones
who don't like you.

Are you saying there
are people out there

who don't like me, Ben?[laughs]

We aren't gonna earn sympathy
for what a great guy you are.

We're going to earn respect
for what a great job you do.

Integrity.
That's our word.

We're going to buzz it
in the jury's ears

until they think
it's a synonym for Bull.

I like the way you're thinking.

I hear that the AUSA
has footage of you outside

of the juror's house.

Yes, he does.

Do you know if they have audio

of you offering the juror
a bribe?

I didn't offer the juror
a bribe, Ben.

It doesn't matter.

It's immaterial
to how I'll pursue my strategy.

Well, it's material to me.

If you think I have to bribe
a juror in order to win a case,

you are not the man
for this job.

Fine.

Have fun falling on your sword.

It's a beautiful sword
with the word "integrity"

engraved on the side of it.

Can I get you anything else?

You know any good lawyers?

Hey, have you found
anything we can use

against Ruby or Gemma?There's very little on Ruby.

Her life's blander
than this salad.

No sign of
financial instability?

Nope. She works
and goes home

to her cats-- meow, snooze.

And Gemma?

There might be
something there.

Gemma's iCalendar
would have us believe

that she goes to the gym
every day at lunch,

but her membership lapsed
six months ago.

That could be a sign
of financial trouble.

Where does she go?

According to her
cell phone location data,

she spends her lunch hours

at The Triple Ivy Club.

Oh. A Triple Ivy Club
membership is

way more expensive
than any gym.

That's the thing, though.

Neither she nor her husband
is a member.

So, what do you think she's been

doing there every day?No idea.

Yeah, but you're gonna go
and get an idea, right?

That club is harder to get into

than skinny jeans
in a heat wave.

Well, hack into the system.

Make yourself
a member for a day.

[scoffs] I try not
to sign my name

when I hack
someone's system.

There is... [sighs]

one person I could call
to get me in.

I just really don't want to.

Here you go.

Thanks again
for getting me in here.

No problem.

How come you never took me here
when we were married?

Because you thought
private clubs

were elitist and disgusting.

I still do, but, Erik,

look at this view.

Yeah.

It's something.

TAYLOR:
Yes! There she is.

Don't look.
You'll blow my cover.

Your cover?

I told you,
I'm on a stakeout for work.

I thought you were kidding.

Aren't stakeouts Danny's thing?

Her mom is sick.
I'm doing double duty.

[gasps] Hello.

Someone's getting cozy with
someone who's not her husband.

Here, scooch in.
Let's take a selfie.

[camera beeps, clicks]

[camera beeps, clicks]

Oh, my gosh, this is great.

[camera beeps, clicks]

I have to go.
What?

Uh, you can order
whatever you want.

Just tell them to
charge it to my tab.

Erik, what did I do?

Nothing. It's my mistake.

I just thought
this whole stakeout thing

was an excuse to see me.

I thought you might regret
calling things off.

Oh, Erik, I'm really sorry. I...

Like I said, my mistake.

But can you
do me a favor?

Yes, anything.

Unless you want to
talk about our son,

don't call me.

Don't ask to see me.
I'm not your friend, okay?

BULL:
Come on, baby, move your feet,

or you're gonna
be kissing canvas.

I assume this lazy-day thing
you've got going

means you found a lawyer?

Uh, what is it
Shakespeare said?

"First thing we do,
kill all the lawyers"?

[chuckles]

No. Hmm-mm.
I'm not doing this.

If you were
the only one affected,

I'd let you wallow
to your heart's content,

but it's not just you.

It's me. It's Astrid.

It's us.

It turns out it's

a lot harder to find
a good lawyer than you'd think.

Jason, it's time for you
to go out there

and find someone
who kicked your ass in court

and ask them to help you,

because if you don't,
the only fights

you're gonna be watching
are gonna be on the prison yard.

That's a good speech.

You know,
don't make me give it again,

because next time,
it might be too late.

Okay?

Okay.

[sighs]

CHUNK:
So, Mr. Corso,

can you tell us how long
you've known Mr. Donaldson?

Over 30 years.

I'm employee number two.

And how would you describe
Mr. Donaldson's business acumen?

Lee's a genius,
plain and simple.

Especially when it comes
to marketing.

CHUNK:
Can you give us an example?

Well, he came up with that

♪ We'll keep you fluid
tagline himself.

[Corso laughs]

It's catchy, huh?It sure is.

Mr. Corso, have you noticed
any decline

in Mr. Donaldson's abilities
recently?

Absolutely not.

In fact,
he's only getting sharper.

And say what you will
about his jaunt in the fountain,

but it's already become a meme
seen by over a million people.

If that's not marketing
brilliance, what is?

Indeed.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

How does it look?

He spun one of our worst facts
into gold, so I'm thinking

there's a "greener
than a leprechaun" joke

to be made here,
but I'll leave those to you.

I have only one question,
Mr. Corso.

Can you explain the $2 million
line item on the budget

for research and development?

It's...

for research and, um,
development.

Could you be more specific?

What's he getting at?

JEFF:
Mr. Corso?

JUDGE STERN:
I will direct the witness

to answer
the defense's question.

It's for a shaman.

[jurors murmuring]JEFF: Sh-Shaman?

As in guru, as in healer?

Lee hired him to consult on
our overall corporate strategy.

And did Mr. Donaldson
instruct you to camouflage

the $2 million payment
to the shaman

as research and development?

No. I did that on my own.

Because you thought
it looked crazy.

Isn't that right?

Should I even ask?

Best if you didn't.

Didn't he say
he was staying away?

I'll take care of it.

Are you checking up on us?

You could at least pretend
to be happy to see me.

Yeah, not really focused
on happiness right now, Bull.

We are at a courthouse
handling a case

you are not supposed to touch.

Well, I'm not touching anything,

and I got to be somewhere else.

See you later.

OLIVIA:
Detective, I'm gonna stop asking you questions

because I find
your stammering obfuscation

dishonest and insulting
to these proceedings.

Objection.
Argumentative.

OLIVIA:
The truth is you didn't have

a reason
to investigate my client

except for a
political vendetta.

Isn't that right?Objection.

You should object, counselor,

because it is objectionable.

I withdraw, Your Honor.

BULL:
Very impressive, Olivia.

You dismantled that witness.

The answer is no.

What was the question?

There is no way in hell
I'd defend someone like you.

Someone like me?Someone like you.

Someone who makes a mockery
of the justice system.

You think I forgot?
You hired a marching band

to play outside
the courthouse

while I gave
my closing argument.

[laughing]:
Oh, yeah. They were pretty good.

Two of those guys were
from New Orleans.

Come one, that was 12 years ago.

The world had a sense of humor.

I loathe parlor tricks.

You didn't play
by the rules back then,

and you're in hot water
for doing the same thing now.

I didn't bribe that juror.

Goodbye, Jason.Wait.

Come on.

You still won that case.

What are you
so angry about?

I'm not angry, Jason.
I'm tired.

People like you,
who rig the game,

put their thumb on the scales,
you make me tired.

You're not on the level,
and that exhausts me.

I didn't rig anything.

Well, then you
and whatever lawyer

you can con
into representing you

should have nothing
to worry about.

Your father spent
$2 million on a shaman?

Kitt buries bodies
for my dad.

Gemma and Ruby
must've dug them up.

That shaman just made our
iconoclast look like a nutjob.

Maybe I just love him too much
to admit that he's declining.

I've always put my dad
on a pedestal.

I guess I just
put him up too high.

We still have
one more play to make.

Taylor.

Gemma's been having
daily lunches

with a man named
Rocco Bird.

The CEO of
Rocco's Auto Center?

You know him?

My dad told us Rocco made

a buyout offer six months ago,
but he turned him down flat.

By the looks of it,
Rocco's trying to go

through door number two.

If I were a gambler,
I would wager

that Gemma is mixing
business with pleasure

and has a handshake deal to
sell 20 Minute Oil & Lube

to Rocco once the
case is over.

Or is that too
big of a leap?

No. We can make
that leap in court

and hope that we stick
the landing.

So you're calling Gemma
to the stand?

No.

I have something else in mind.

CHUNK:Thank you for joining us
here today, Ms. Donaldson.

You were the one
that orchestrated the plot

to oust your father from
the company that he started.

Isn't that right?

RUBY:
Um, I wouldn't characterize it

as orchestrating anything,
but I voted with the board.

Do you know the succession plan
for 20 Minute Oil & Lube

should you prevail here?

Yes. My sister Gemma and I
will run the company together.

So you'll share
responsibilities 50-50?

Yes.

Because-- and-and I-I mean
no disrespect--

but wouldn't you agree
that Gemma

is a much more take-charge
kind of person than you are?

More like your father
in that way?

I guess so. Yes.

But Gemma and I consult
with each other

before every major decision.

Well, did she
consult with you

before having an affair
with Rocco Bird,

the CEO of Rocco's Auto Center?

What?JEFF: Objection.

Lacks foundation.

Sustained.
Move on, Mr. Palmer.

Do you think that you'll still
share 50-50 control

when she sells
20 Minute Oil & Lube

to Rocco's Auto Center
right out from under you?

Objection, Your Honor.

Are you having an affair?

Were you planning
to sell the company?

No. Of course not.

Oh, my God, you're lying.

You always play with your hair
when you're lying!

Order in the court.Stop!

This isn't what I wanted,

my daughters turning
against each other.

Mr. Donaldson, Mr. Donaldson,
where are you going?

I'm done.

Mr. Donaldson,
you can't just walk out

in the middle of testimony.

Oh, really?

Watch me.

[door opens]

[door closes]

TAYLOR [over phone]:
I'm guessing that you're

checking in on the case.I am.

Even though you said
you wouldn't.

Taylor.

Well, your timing is uncanny.

Lee had an outburst
and stormed out of court.

Ah. Something tells me
that didn't play well

with Judge Stern.TAYLOR: Chunk was barely able

to convince her
to grant a continuance,

and if we can't get Lee
back in court by end of day...

She'll throw out the case,
and Lee will lose everything.

Any idea where he went?TAYLOR: No one knows.

I'm guessing he had
a worse day than you.

Taylor, I got to go.

♪

[sighs]

Join me?

[sighs heavily]

Dr. Jason Bull.

Mr. Lee Donaldson.

Thought I'd find you down here.

Bad day, huh?

Hasn't been the best.

Yeah.

Lee, I believe-- whoo!--

you and I are
very much alike.

And how's that?Well...

We've both been thrown out
of the businesses we started.

Our families doubt our sanity.Mm-hmm.

We're wading in water,
talking to the wind

like a couple of King Lears.

We're men
who've lost our crowns.

I thought I was strange,

but you might be even stranger.

I'm just trying
to keep my life together.

What's your excuse, Lee?

I have my reasons.

I'm sure you do.

You know, s-sometimes
I lose my temper,

like with that damn psychiatrist

or today in court-- see?--

but that doesn't mean

that I don't know
what's best for my family.

Don't you mean your business?

Isn't that
what this is all about?

They're one and the same.

Put out your hand.

[coins jingling]Here.

What do you wish for?

[chuckles]

Uh...

to go back to the beginning.

To start clean.

Just me and my girls

and my little garage,

changing filters...

...wiping grease from
their foreheads.

I may not know how
to solve my problems, Lee,

but I believe I know
how to solve yours.

Is this you still not
checking up on us?

Oh, I'm... I'm not here.

I'm staying away
from the case, as promised.

But if I were here,
I would put Lee on the stand,

and I would only ask him
one question.

Even if I thought
it was a good idea

to put Lee on the stand--
which I don't--

I couldn't,
because Lee's not here.

Actually, Lee is here.

I'm sorry I went Bronx
on you again, Mr. Palmer.

Please stick with me.

I promise you I'll...

I'll stay in Manhattan
for the rest of the deal.

[sighs]

I-I'd take the risk,
but again, I'm not here.

CHUNK: Mr. Donaldson.LEE: Hmm?

I'm going to read to you
five words,

and if you would,
I'd like for you to recite them

in the order
in which I read them to you.

Plant. Book.

Dog. Flute.

Shoe.

Plant. Book.

Dog. Flute.

Shoe. How'd I do?

Perfect. [chuckles]

Do you remember the color suit
you wore to your wedding?

Which wedding?

[laughter]

When I married Gemma
and Ruby's dear mother--

may she rest in peace--

I didn't have a pot to...

I was broke,

so I wore
hand-me-down gray slacks

and a white button-down
my Uncle Mike gave me.

And when I married
Kira's mother--

may she also rest in peace--

I wore a black tuxedo.

[chuckles] With tails.

I have one last question
for you, Mr. Donaldson.

Which one of your daughters

do you love the most?

[murmuring]

I love my daughters
all the same.

When you get older, you realize
the mistakes that you made.

I gave my daughters too much
of the wrong things

and not enough
of the right things.

I gave them money, privilege.

I gave them everything that
I never had when I was a kid.

But I didn't teach them
how to love each other.

I'm sorry.

Mr. Donaldson,
why did you jump naked

into that fountain,

invest so heavily
in cryptocurrency?

Why would you give half-off
oil changes on your busiest day?

I've been trying
to devalue my company.

CHUNK: Devalue?[gallery murmuring]

How?Six months back,

I got an offer to sell my
company to Rocco's Auto Center.

And when I told
my daughters about it,

I could see that
they were getting ready

to fight over all that money.

I knew I had to do
something drastic.

Are you telling us that you have
intentionally attempted to...

to bankrupt
20 Minute Oil & Lube?

If I devalued
the company to nothing...

...we'd all have to go back
to the beginning together,

where all we had was pennies...

and wishes.

I love my daughters
with every fiber of my being.

And I just want them
to love each other as much.

Am I supposed to pretend
you're not here again?

No. This is me.

How's it going in there?

Chunk is trying a little
family mediation after all.

Mm.

You and I could use a little

family mediation,
don't you think?

Bull.

I owe you an apology.
I know that.

And, in fact, I was

in the middle of one
when I got arrested.

There will be time for
you and me to hash this out,

but right now, the one
you need to talk to is Chunk.

Well, I am glad that we could
come to an agreement.

Look, I really appreciate
you sticking with me.

I'm sorry about all
that I put you through.

Free oil filters for life?

Mr. Donaldson,
if only I had a car.

[chuckles] Okay.

[quiet chatter]

Well, Mr. Palmer, I see smiles.
That's good.

We worked out a deal.

Lee's gonna turn over control
of the company

to all three of his daughters,
with one condition:

that they all three
run it together

for the next ten years
before they sell it.

That's clever.

You were right putting Lee
on the stand.

And that question...

I think you would've
come up with something.

No matter what,
you were gonna win this thing.

You don't have to do that, Bull.

If our pal Lee
has taught us one thing,

it's to speak your truth
before everything falls apart.

So I'll speak mine.

You're a great lawyer
and a great friend.

And friends have
blind spots.

They protect each other
unknowingly.

I can't risk that
right now.

I need someone
who doesn't care about me,

who only cares about the law.

Think you found that person?

I think I have.

If she'll have me.

I don't mock the system.[sighs]

It's been a long day.I test the system.

And I didn't cross a line
when we met,

and I didn't
cross one now.

Look, that juror
got paid, Jason.

Not by me.

And yes, someone got
to that juror.

Somebody rigged the game,

somebody put their thumb
on the scales, but it wasn't me.

I care about the system,
I revere the system,

and if you cared about it
as much as you say,

you would do something about it.

Because I intend to.

You finished?

[sighs] Yes.

Thank you for hearing me out.

I'll see you around.

No.

[sighs]

Actually, I'll see you tomorrow.

What?

9:00 a.m., sharp.

We got a big fight ahead of us.

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