All language subtitles for So.Help.Me.Todd.S01E11.WEBRip.x264-ION10

[ringtone playing]

Hello.

Oh, hello. Yes.

Now? Uh, yes.

Of course, of course.
Absolutely.

I'll be right there.

[cell phone ringing]

[snorts]

[grunting]

Hello?

What?

Wait, are you serious?

Uh, okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Lionel?

Ah. Oh, my gosh.

Okay.

And, uh,
you must be Imani.

Are you okay?

I-I don't know.

Thank you so much

for coming down at this hour.

Lionel, for you,
at any hour.

I owe your father a lot.

Are these... This is
the police report?

They had my daughter
in a holding cell.

She's in handcuffs.

I am so sorry, but,

Lionel, the charge
is attempted murder.

BAILIFF:
Next.

Imani, do you feel
clear-headed enough

to speak on your own behalf

when we go
before the judge?

I think so. I-I don't know.

I don't remember
any of what happened.

You don't remember anything?

She's a vice principal at
a grade school, for God's sakes.

Josephine
is my friend.

I've worked
with her for years.

We-we love each other.
I-I would never...

You would
never hurt her.

BAILIFF: Next case.I understand.

We're pleading not guilty.Your Honor.

They can't possibly think
she meant to kill her.

This is ridiculous. And...

We plead not guilty.

But first we need
to argue for her release.

BAILIFF: Next case.Okay, this next part
should be quick.

Good evening, Your Honor.

It's late, so let's
make this quick.

ALLISON:
Todd.

Over here.

Here's your
credit card back.

Thank you.
I need some gum.

I'm just impressed
your credit limit

is high enough to
cover bail at $27,000...

I don't want to
talk about it.

Okay, millionaire.

Look, it's nothing.
It's stupid.

It was this
hospital fundraiser

function thing,

and I went out
after for drinks

with some work people,
and it got...

It got out of hand.

Yeah, drunk, disorderly,

resisting arrest
out of hand.

Did you call Chuck?

No. He's at home,
in bed, asleep.

You know, I was at
home, in bed, asleep.

Okay, I just don't want
anyone in the family

to know that
this happened.

You know,
I'm in the family.

I don't want Chuck
knowing that I was...

Drunk, disorderly,

resisting arrest?
Yeah, I wouldn't either.

Mom. Mom.

TODD:
Get off...Todd.

Mom. Hey.

MARGARET:
I mean...
Wait, what is...

Wha... What is that?

Is that...

Oh, no. Oh, Todd. Oh, God.
Have you been arrested?

No.What for?

No, no, this is a recipe.
I bake now.

Allison?

Mom, hey.I, um...

Wait.

Wait, Todd,
did you pull

your sister out
of her fundraiser

so that she could
come down here

and bail you
out of jail?

I... am afraid so.

On her one big
night out, off work,

and you... [groans]

You were arrested?
What were you doing?

Actually, it was, um,

public disorderly... urination.

Public disorderly urination?

What were you doing,
peeing in every direction?

Yeah, kind of. Well, I was out

for a couple beers
with friends...

No, Todd, no... Allison,
I am so, so sorry.

Look-look what
he's done to you,

you are a wreck.

Wait, wait. And
were you crying?

Todd.

I can't even... Wait.

We will talk about this,
but I have to go.

Maybe you should give me
my earrings back right now.Yeah.

I hope he didn't ruin
your whole night, honey.

Todd.

You poor, poor thing.

Disorderly urination?

What? I was actually ticketed
for that once in college.

Oh, so you're a serial
disorderly urinator?

Don't talk about my urine, okay?

I just bailed you
out of jail.

Yeah, with my money.

Okay, let's go.

Oh, I don't know
where my coat is.

Or my car.

Oh, no.

Wow. Who are you, me?

Imani, try again.

Try to jog your memory.[sighs]

See if you can recall anything.

I don't...

The cake.

I opened the box.

I think I put
a candle on it?

Mm-hmm.
Maybe not.

I remember...

it was Josephine's birthday,

and we were going to sing

in the teacher's lounge,

and then...

And then...

Nothing.

Until...

the screaming.

The police
were there,

and I had her blood...

on my hand.

I'm still not even sure
what really happened.

Well, three eye-witnesses say

that you took the cake knife

and plunged it into
Josephine Velez's shoulder,

and that if she hadn't
moved at the last second,

it could have
gone into her heart.

You're both
very lucky

it wasn't much worse.

That night,
after court,

driving me home, my dad...

he was scared of me.

I could tell.

It's so weird.

We've always been so close, and

now he's
afraid of me.

And I'm afraid, too.

What's wrong with me?

I don't know,

but we are going to find out.

And, Imani, I'm not afraid.

[school bell ringing]MARGARET:
You know, Todd,

I just don't
understand.[sighs]

You have been
doing so well.

Uh, where are
the teachers?

Why aren't they lounging?

Because they
are teaching.

We're early.

Todd, you've been
putting in all those hours

to get your license back,

and then,
all of a sudden,

you are talking to Veronica.

And you got arrested. Again.

I am a great disappointment,
and mystery, even to myself.

Todd, you are backsliding.

What do you think about therapy?

Or a life coach?

Teachers?

Teachers, if you
can hear me,

please show up. Please.

Calling Allison
to bail you out.

Did you really think that
I wouldn't find out?

Sort of?

Todd, I find
out everything.I know that...

Excuse me, can I help you two?

Yes, apparently
I need a lot of it.

I was standing right there.

Yes...I mean, I was
right there.

I had the cake plates,
and she just...

I understand, yes.
But did you know...

She could have stabbed me.
I could have gotten stabbed.

But she stabbed
the principal, Ms. Velez.

Yes. Yes, well,
Imani was probably still upset.

I mean, obviously.

She stabbed her.

Upset? About what?

Well, Imani wanted
the principal job,

but Josephine got it.

They used to be real close.

So they had a falling out?Oh, I don't know.

I mean, I didn't think
she was that upset.

But she did stab her.

Wait, so did she stab her or...

Over a promotion?

I mean, who wouldn't want
to be principal?

I would, but I wouldn't
stab anyone to get it.

And neither would Imani.

And yet... she did.
She stabbed her.

You know, I'm starting to think

someone might have stabbed
someone in this situation.

So she never said
anything to you

about wanting to cause
real harm to Ms. Velez,

or remove her from her job?

Or the planet?

Look, all I know is
we were singing

"Happy Birthday" to
Josephine, and then...

She stabbed her.Yeah.

None of it
makes any sense.

But the video doesn't lie.

The video?

Happy birthday.Happy birthday.

[Josephine laughs]

Thank you, everyone.
Thank you. Thank you.

This is actually
quite suspenseful.

It's like a found footage
horror movie.

It's like
The Blair Wits Process.

Those poor kids.

Blair Witch Project,Mom.

And that movie wasn't real.

I am talking about the children

you made me drag
to see that movie

for your eighth birthday.

13 hysterical boys.

Half wet their pants.

And, uh, who was
actually filming this?

This is Horatio Menendez,
the Spanish teacher.

This is his phone.

[gasps] And there's Imani
with the cake.

And that is the victim.TODD: Principal
Josephine Velez.

Mm-hmm.Mm. This is tricky.

How do you build a defense

when they have actual
footage of the crime?

We do not
have legitimate motive.

Imani has no
criminal history,

and she is a dedicated teacher.SUSAN: Wait,
wait, wait.

Look over there, by the table.

She just
sort of slumped.

Wait.

Is her hand

shaking slightly?

Look at that.

This is so amazingly scary.

And her eyes look odd.

Glassy. Yes.

There is something
not right with her.

Those are tremors.
I'm certain of it.

No really. Imani, I'm fine.

Oh, she's-she's got the knife.TODD: Oh, God. Oh, God.

Oh, my God!
[gasping]

We all need to show this
video to three other people

so she doesn't climb
out here and kill us.

We need to have Imani
examined by a doctor.

And you as well.

[dramatic music plays]

♪

Thank you so much for
fitting Imani in today.

Sure. I mean,
the ER lab is fast,

but this is gonna be expensive.

Oh, her father
can afford it.

Oh.
He owns
Wieden & Kennedy,

the ad agency.

He was the first
big client

that I pulled in.
Mm-hmm.

And Imani
is his prized

and cherished
daughter,

just like
you are mine.

Mom, I, um...

Oh, I know. Todd.

I cannot believe

that you had to bail
him out last night.

I am so sorry,Allison.

And he ruined your
fun night out. You...

I didn't bail him out,
he bailed me out.

I was arrested

for public disorderly conduct.

Wha...Dr. Grant?

Hi.
The neuro consult

says there's
nothing abnormal.

So that rules out seizures
caused by brain tumors.

I'm sorry, you were arrested?

Okay. So, and also,
her bloodwork,

EKG and angiogram all
confirm no heart issues.

I did notice
she's been taking Orcholax,

a cholesterol drug,
for about 6 months.

Okay.

And her bloodwork shows
drastically elevated CK

between then and now.

That could be
the Orcholax.

There's no known listed
side effects online,

but it might be worth
talking to a specialist.

Wonderful. Do you know
of anyone in that field?

Actually, yes.
Dr. Newton Featherstone.

Okay.
Thanks.

WOMAN [over P.A.]:
Paging Dr. Grant
to trauma room four.

Dr. Grant to trauma room four.Sorry, Mom,
a trauma's come in, so...

What? Wait, Allison,
you cannot just tell me

that you were arrested,
and then flee like a criminal.

I'm not fleeing like a criminal,

I'm being called to save a life,

like a doctor.Okay, but

we will deal with this.Yup.

You lied to me.

Uh, which lie are
we talking about?

You weren't arrested.Ah. Yes. Okay.

But that's a good
thing, though, right?

For me? I'm
the good one here.

I was helping her.

No. Good morning, Yu Jin.

You lied about lying.
That's a double lie.

Colluding with
your sister.

Collu...
I wasn't collu...

Again, me good,
her bad.

Both of you.
Lying. To my face.

Your mother.

Oh, Allison.
Good God.

What is going
on with her?

Right, that's right,
she's the one

in trouble here,
because I was just...

Leading her down a path.

I wasn't leading her
down any paths.

This was her.
Believe me,

I was just as shocked
as you. Shocked.

What is happening with her?

Is her life
falling apart?

I don't expect
this kind of thing

from Allison.

What if she loses

her medical license? Or her job?

Wow... This is what it's like.

To be the child complained to,

and not the child
complained about.

It's not
a competition, Todd.No, no, no, no,

I'm not competing,
I'm just saying,

she's in trouble
and I'm giving you advice.

It's like
I'm the responsible one.

I like it.

MARGARET:
Dr. Featherstone,

have you seen
this kind of thing before?

Not this particular
reaction, no.

But there's no doubt in
my mind this cholesterol drug

caused a change
in her brain chemistry.

How can you be sure?

The "glassy" eye,
the-the tremors.

It all indicates
she was suffering

from a neuro ADR side effect.

Or a dissociative blackout.

Yes, brought on by new chemicals

introduced into
her system.

Orcholax,

it's made by Volthrupp
pharmaceuticals.

Yes.
Mm-hmm.
Those money-hungry

sham scientists
hide and downplay

those rare side effects

when it should be
landing them all in jail.

So, this blackout,

she wouldn't remember
committing a crime?

I'd go as far as to say she
would not be responsible for it.

And would you be willing
to testify to that effect?

I'd be delighted.

Attorney Wright?

Uh, Your Honor,

my witness will
be here any moment.

I promise you.

But maybe a short recess?

JUDGE:Five minutes,no more.

[bangs gavel]Thank you.

I'll be right back.

[line ringing]

TODD:
Hello?

Todd. Where is Featherstone?

I saw Featherstone drive
past the courthouse,

and I followed him to Volthrupp.

MARGARET:
Oh, why? What is he...

I am literally watching him
getting an employee badge

and a parking pass.

Pretty sure he works here now.

Oh, my God.

They've hired him.

To stop him
from testifying.

They have bought our witness.

[sniffs] Oh, no.
That seems older than me.

Geez.

Your mother called me in here.

Uh, no, that was me,
but you bought it.

[chuckles]Listen,

I am trying to find

somebody inside
Volthrupp to talk to.

I don't want
any part of this.

No, no, no. Wait, wait, wait.

Remember when you
found that mole

inside Portland General Electric
for the McDowell case?

You set up that fake meeting
with that guy

to commiserate,
but it actually ended up

just being an info shakedown?

Yes.
So, I did that,

but I just copied and pasted
everything you did,

and changed it all to Volthrupp,

but I forgot
to change your fake email

to my fake
email, so...

has anybody reached out
to say they wanted to talk?

Anyone willing to spill
the beans on Volthrupp?

Wow, first forgery,
and now plagiarism.

A new low.

[phone chimes]Huh, I got mail.

Casey Manthine,

former executive assistant,

would love to
"catch a coffee" with you

and "rip those jerks a new one."

Wow, amazing.

"Today, question mark,
At 4:00 p.m., question mark.

Outside the Burlingame
Fred Meyers."

Fantastic.
Can you forward me that?

I actually got to go.

Where is your mother?

She's, uh,
handling a private matter.

You shouldn't ask. It's private.

I need to change my email.

So, it all comes
down to sentencing.

The goal is
to keep you out of jail.

What?Yeah...

Well, it would be
brief, but yes, jail.

And to make sure that

your medical license
is not revoked.

It was one night out.

And that's
all it takes.

So, Allison,
you need to

write a letter
to the judge

asking for leniency.

You're making me
sound like I'm a murderer.

Allison. Okay,

so, in this letter,
you need to say

that this was a very
unusual episode for you,

and that you regret it.

Oh, and that
you're a doctor.

Write that right there,
that you're a doctor,

and that you
spend day...

all day
helping people,

and that you've
never, ever

done anything wrong,
et cetera, et cetera.

Other than join
a dating app.

Todd told you. I knew it.

Have you told Chuck about...

I haven't told Chuck

anything about myself
in a very long time.

Not about the dating app,

even though
I didn't do anything,

not about drinking too much
and getting arrested.

And breaking a policeman's nose.

Of course I broke his nose,
he grabbed me from behind.

I was shocked,
and that was my first reaction.

Good girl.Thank you.

But I'm also trained
for medical emergencies,

and I reset it for him
in the back of the cop car.

Very good girl.

Allison, not telling Chuck

is tantamount to lying to him.

And you never lied
to your husband.

I never lied to Harry, no.I'm talking about Dad.

Well, that was different.

You were unhappy.

I never cheated on your father.

But maybe you should have.

Are you unhappy, Allison?
That's the question.

[sighs]

Casey? Manthine?

Oh, hey.
Hi.

Lyle, right?Yes, yeah, uh-huh.

Lyle. Nice
to meet you.Nice to meet you.

Another warrior

against Volthrupp.Oh, yeah.

That place is the worst.
I can't even.

Such hideous disregard
for human life.
Hmm.

So, why'd they fire you?

Oh, I, uh, I just lost it

and attacked
a co-worker one day.

Wow, that's so extra.Mm-hmm.

I mean, they got me
for lying on my timecard.

Why'd you do it?

Oh, uh, as you said,

hideous disregard
for human life.Mmm.

And all those dangerous drugs,

and experimenting
on people willy-nilly.

[scoffs] You don't
know the half of it.

I have seen things
people wouldn't believe.

Yeah?
Mm-hmm.

You know, I was thinking about
trying to sneak back in there

and find some dirt. Expose them.

Oh, really?Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Well, you didn't
hear this from me...

[watch beeps]
...but if you
can get up to

the second floor
archive data room,

you'll find all
the company skeletons

on the C-drive,

password "Tannhaäuser."

That is great info. Thank you.Mm-hmm.

So are we getting
coffee and plotting

the downfall
of Big Pharma or what?

Uh, absolutely.

Yeah, I could
use a coffee.Yeah, let's do it.

I haven't really plotted
yet today, though.

Oh, we're gonna get right to it.

Got all the dirt.

You know, you do realize
that they could be

giving you a drug
for anything.

Alopecia, stuttering,
bladder control.

No, it's just
a mild anxiety drug,

and I'm fine for that.
Right?

I shouldn't have
said yes to this.

Look, it's fine, okay?

I won't take the pills.
I'll fake it.Okay.

And you owe me for taking the
heat with Mom for your arrest.

Shh.

How's that going, anyway?

Is she prepping you
for your hearing or whatever?

Yes, thank you.
And thank you,

by the way,
for telling her

that that was me
on the dating app.

I did not tell her that,
she just knew.

She figured it out.

Also, she's just trying to help.

You should really
listen to her, you know.

She really has
your best interests at heart.

You know,
that night I was arrested,

I was wearing Mom's earrings
and a dress that she bought me,

and they're passing
around champagne,

which I don't even like.

Mom likes champagne.
But I'm drinking it.

And I'm thinking...

who am I?

Like, is this who I want to be?

Mm.

And I just

was so ready to let loose

and forget about everything,

about who I am,

whoever that is.

And it just got...

[sighs]
Out of hand.

Yeah.

Todd Wright?Hmm?

Oh, hello.
Hi.

It seems we don't have

an authorization
from your physician.

Oh, she's right here.
This is my physician.

Yeah, she'll sign anything.

Yeah, hey, what the hell?

Who cares if I lose
my medical license

or you destroy some brain cells?

Where do I sign?

Ha, ha, ha, she's so funny.
She's my doctor.

She's always does this.
You guys should make

a drug for snarkiness.
Okay, are we all signed?

Mm-hmm.Thank you.

You lead the way.

Okay.
Okay.

Okay.

Hope you still have hair.

So are there any, uh,

adverse side effects
I should know about?

Well, in very
rare instances,

patients have experienced
numbing or tingling

in their hands
and feet.
Hmm? Ow! Ow!

Ow.

You got me
right in the shoulder.

I thought this was
going to be a pill.

Okay, I'll be back
to check on you in ten minutes.

Just stay on the table.

Okay.
Hmm.

[elevator bell dings]

[exhales] Okay.

Okay.

[watch beeps]CASEY [recorded]:
If you can get to

the second floor
archive data room,

you'll find all
the company skeletons

on the C-drive,
password "Tannhaäuser."

"Tannhaäuser."

[sighs]

Someone's a Blade Runnerfan.

Come on.

Come on.

Yes. Okay.

All right. Okay.

[exhales]

There he is.

That's him.

GUARD:
Hey, stop!Uh, no.

No!
Hey!

[Todd shouting]

No.

[grunts]

Oh, my...

[whimpering]

[sighs]

The hell...

Uh... Okay.

Okay.

No.

Wait, uh...

Okay.

Okay.

He is completely ridiculous.

And by allowing
these antics,

we enable him.

He uses my techniques,

my email, my...[cell phone buzzing]

[scoffs] Uh-huh.

It's you. It's him.

Okay, Lyle.
Lyle, I'm sending you a file.

I'm not trying to rhyme.
I just don't have time.

To explain what I mean.
God, stop.

Okay, I am uploading
a file to this laptop,

and I am going to
send to yo... [shouts]

You dated this idiot?

He was fun,
and now we're done. [chuckles]

No.

Damn it.

Hey, Thomas? Thomas?

Thomas, hey.I'm not Thomas.
I'm Clyde.

Right, Clyde. Yes, of course.

Um, listen, I am Ezekiel

here with corporate
finance licensing

HR feedback loop, and...

Are you the one here
to lead the demo?

Yes.

Yes, I am.

Uh...

Yes. Hello.

Well, uh, what
a wonderful day

to learn about, um...
To learn, uh...

Email.Email. Yes.

And how to turn the damn thing

on and off.Right.

Right, yes, the basics.

Okay, uh, well,
this here is the device,

and it seems to still be
uploading a file.

What does that even mean?
What is "uploading"?

I don't know.God, I hate computers.

Yeah, don't we all?

Okay, okay, the upload
is done, but, uh...

I can't seem to... My hands...

I'm just...

Uh, these hands
are really giving me

trouble today.

Okay, you know what?
Uh... [laughs]

Why don't we have a volunteer

come on up here and do
some up-close learning, huh?

You, sir?
You're-you're quite vocal.

You want me up there?Yeah, yeah,
what's your name?

I'm Gavin.

Oh, Gavin, great.

Let's everyone give
a round of applause

for Gavin, and, uh,

let's send an email, huh?
Why not?

Um, so, now, you're gonna

click there with
your working hands.

No, I'm trying
to point to the...

Um, no, no, just use
the touch pad right there

and move those folders

to-to that window. Yeah.

No, no, you got to press down
with one finger...Oh.

...and just hold and slide.
Hold and slide.

Oh, um...
Whoops, whoops, big mistake.

Uh, let's not
look at that, folks.

Let's close that. Can you close?
'Cause I can't click it.

Yeah, let's just close.

Okay, now this is
attaching an attachment.

You're gonna
want to learn this.

There might be a quiz.

You're talking nonsense.

Okay, j-just now,
put all of that

into an email
to "L dot Burton."

Just type as I talk,
please. L dot Burton.

"At." It's the
"at" symbol.

Here, I'll hold
"shift" down for you.

Okay, L. Burton

at Crestfoldingsong.com.

Oh, wow, you're actually
a very fast typist.

I'm not an idiot,
I just prefer typewriters.

Okay, and now

we are going to,

uh, send, send.
Send. Send it, please.

Just click that
button right there.

Click it. Great, sent.

Wonderful.
We've done it.

Okay, everybody,

thank you all for attending,

and let's give Gavin

a big round of applause, okay?

Oh! Oh!

Hi.

Your Honor, this video
conclusively proves

that Imani's actions
were a direct result

of the drug
she was on.

BOATMAN:She can't
introduce this.

This research was
stolen yesterday

by someone masquerading

as a drug
trial patient.

Someone who fits
the description

of Ms. Wright's son
Todd precisely.

JUDGE:
Is this true?

That seems totally out of
character for you, Ms. Wright.

Your Honor,

in Van Buskirk
vs. Amon,2007,

you ruled that
a private journal

stolen by
a housekeeper

could be used
as evidence

in a murder trial.

BOATMAN:Your client stabbed
Josephine...

Because Volthrupp covered
up the side effects,

the dangerous side
effects, of the drug.

Your Honor, what
if other people

out there have taken this,

and they've hurt themselves,
or... or loved ones?

For health and safety
of the public,

we cannot allow
big drug companies

to bury the results
of their research for profit.

I'm sorry.

Motion to suppress granted.

Stop using
my email addresses.

What are you talking about?

You gave my email to some
"Netty Carbine"

at the Portland Computer Source,

and now she's reaching
out to connect with

"the young man
with the floppy hands."

What does that
even mean?

Oh, she must have seen me
onstage at the...

Wait, what did you say
her name was again?

Netty Carbine.

I saw your demo
at the computer shop.

Your hands got better?

Oh, yes, all better.
Uh, thank you.

So, how can we help you?

Well, when I saw
that video the other day,

I couldn't believe it.

I mean, those people
looked exactly like

my sister LuAnn before she died.

And, uh, how did she die?

She drove off a cliff.

My God. I'm-I'm so sorry.

But it was the tremors
and the glazed eyes.

I mean, she had
that look exactly.

I thought that
if you had that video,

then maybe you might know
what really happened with her.

And was your sister,
by any chance,

taking a drug called Orcholax?

I don't know.

But I do have her papers
and her records in my garage.

I-I could look at them,

and, uh, maybe
tomorrow, I could...

How-how abouttonight?

We could
drive you home

and we could
look together.

Okay. I don't know what's there,

but sure, why not?

I live in a garage,
so we're good.

MARGARET:
Okay, I've got this in order,
and the condition of release.

All right, uh, have you written
the letter to the judge?

Yeah, I did.

Okay, great. Do you want to, um,

do you want to practice it?

"Your Honor,
I've never done anything wrong.

"Never acted out,
never broke curfew,

"never did drugs,

"never dated a boy
my parents didn't like. Never.

"The other
night, I did

"a few things
wrong in a row.

"I am sorry I broke a window
and a policeman's nose.

"But, otherwise,

"I'm not really sorry.

"I'm not sorry
I went a little crazy.

"I'm not sorry
I broke the rules.

"Because, after
a lifetime of doing

"what everyone else
wanted me to do,

"getting allthe way

"to age 34 without
acting out,

"maybe I should be

"celebrated instead of punished.

"Maybe we should have
a little party.

"Sincerely,

Dr. Allison
Eleanor Wright Grant."

Great. You think the judge
will go for that?

I hope so.

I don't even know
who you are anymore.

Welcome to the club.

I mean, how-how-how do you
expect me to help you, Allison?

I actually didn't ask
for you to help me.

Are you-- are you this unhappy,

that you're just gonna
sabotage everything?

Do you want to leave Chuck?
Do you want to lose your job?

Do you want
to go to jail?

No, and yes.

I mean, it-it changes.

It... No,
I'm happy.

I'm happy like
you and Dad were happy.

I don't want to talk about that,
that is very complicated...

Like you and Harry were happy.

Allison. [stammers]

You're conflating something.

Harry was a weak man.

He was a weak man
who did not know

how to step up to the plate
and actually be a man.

And-and you are
going to tell me,

blame me, and tell me that

that, somehow,
has something to do with,

with this particular
life moment of yours?

No, you're right, Mom,
because you're always right,

and there's no point
in arguing with you, okay?

This is on me. I did it.

I snapped,
just like your client.

Just like Harry,

and maybe I'm the next one
to flee to Iceland.

Allison, please,
you're not fleeing anywhere.

Don't worry, Mom,
I will see you

in court before then.

Oh, wait. Wait, Allison, honey.

Don't forget your letter.

Don't forget this great,
wonderful letter.

[door closes]

TODD:
Ugh, voice mail.

Hey, Susan, look,

I know that the info
we scored at Netty's garage

was a big win.

I mean, her sister was
a part of the original

Orcholax drug trials,

but it was initially developed
by a Dr. Norman Smith.

He just used his credit card
here, like, an hour ago.

Only thing is, nobody looks like

an important
doctor person, so...

I will keep you posted,
okay? Bye.

Um...

Excuse me? Hi?

Hi.

That's on tap, right? Cool.

Um...

Hi, there. Can you just, um...

Oop, selfie. [chuckles]

[sighs]

Norman?

Hmm?Doctor?

Ah.

Hey.

Get me

a Harvey Wallbanger, will you?

Coming right up.

MARGARET:
Hello. [laughs]Yeah, he'll be fine.

Think something's
going around.

You guys should
get out of here.

Okay, stop.[mumbling]

Turn around.
What?

Coffee.

We'll need
lots of coffee.
Okay.

Orcholax was my project.

And what happened?

All the early trials
were on target.

Excitement in the company

was through the roof,
and then...

You turned up problems.

A neuro ADR side effect

that could cause
a dissociative blackout

in a... in a rare

subset of participants.

The risk was tiny,
but it existed.

I asked for
another trial

before we took the drug
to FDA, but, uh...

But Volthrupp didn't want
that to happen.

They decided
the risks were "acceptable."

Dr. Smith, my client is
one of that rare subset,

and she is now on trial
for attempted murder.

Would you consider
testifying tomorrow...

I-I signed an NDA.

I shouldn't even
be talking to you.

A court cannot enforce an NDA
if it violates state law.

If Volthrupp is
knowingly selling drugs

with adverse effects

without disclosing
them to the public,

you're safe.

Dr. Smith, please come
to court tomorrow,

sober,

and testify on our behalf.

Okay.

Excellent.

Todd, period.

Court starts
in three minutes, period.

Where are you, question mark?

This cannot be... [gasps]

Wait, what happened?

I'm gonna say about a half
a fifth of vodka happened.

Oh!
I ran him through a
shower, poured some coffee

down his throat.
I mean, what do we do?

Boatman.

Margaret.

We proceed.

MARGARET:
And you identified a set
of neuro ADR side effects,

is that correct,
Dr. Smith?

Yup.

[sighs]

MARGARET:
And-and what

were the effects caused by these

adverse drug reactions
in a subset of participants?

They blacked out.

Yes, blackout. Um, and-and

did any of the participants

have violent episodes
during their blackouts?

Oh, yeah.
One of them

came after me with a...

What's... What's it,
when stab... mail...

Uh, uh, a letter opener?

That's the one. Ha, ha.

So, one of your patients,

in a dissociative blackout,

took a letter opener--

which is in the shape of a
knife-- and used it as a weapon

to harm you, correct?

But they were real sorry after.

They didn't even know.

Ah.

They didn't even know.

Your witness.

Mr. Smith, you...It's Dr. Smith.

Noted.

Dr. Smith, you were fired
from Volthrupp

in the middle of Orcholax's
test phases, weren't you?

Yup. Right in the middle.

And you were fired
from lots of other jobs

after that, weren't you?

Objection.
Relevance.

Well, this gentleman
is being offered

as an expert
in his field, Your Honor.

Overruled.

SMITH:
Mostly, I was fired

'cause the companies
wanted the big money,

not the truth.

Wouldn't you say you were
fired because you're a drunk?

Objection.
Inflammatory.

Would you submit to a blood
alcohol level test, right now?

Dr. Smith is not
on trial here.

The man, the doctor,

is flat out drunk
on the witness stand.

I submit that Dr. Smith
has been fully impeached,

and as such, his testimony

should be stricken
from the record.

Well, just because

he's a little
bit impaired...A little bit?

I'm inclined to side
with Mr. Boatman.

Uh, uh, redirect, Your Honor,

before you make that decision?

Dr. Smith,

when did you start drinking?

6:30 this morning.

[laughter]

MARGARET [chuckling]:
No,

I meant... in your life.

When did you start
drinking in your life?

When Volthrupp

started suppressing my results.

Uh-huh.

And what did
Volthrupp do to you?

Pushed me
to do the opposite

of what a doctor's
supposed to do.

Hide results,

and hurt people.

When I said, "No..."

[imitates slicing]

...they fired me.

They fired you.

And how did that make you feel?

I'm, uh...

I'm sad.

I failed people.

Bad things were gonna happen
'cause of my drug...

...and they wouldn't
let me tell anybody.

Dr. Smith's testimony stays in.

[gallery whispering]

The defense rests.

JUDGE:
In the matter of the attempted

murder of
Josephine Velez...

...how does
the jury find?

We find
the defendant...

not guilty.

[exhales]

[gavel bangs]

[chuckles]

I... I can't thank you enough

for believing in me

and for convincing the jury

that that isn't who I am.

I always believed in you.

Thank you.

Ah, and Boatman,

I'm happy to give you every
piece of evidence that I have,

should you want
to build a case

against Volthrupp.

And once we convict,

you'll start up a nice,
juicy class action?

And the woman behind me

will be the first
plaintiff in line.

Send over the files.

[laughs]

Who would have thought

that this
little case that could

would lead to taking
down Big Pharma?

Not you.

[both chuckle]

Ah. Beautiful.

Oh.

I'm here,
sorry I'm late.

[clears throat]
Are you ready?

Yeah, um...

Mom, listen, the letter...

I just, um, I couldn't.

I ju... I-I couldn't,

so I just need you
to tell me what to say.

Oh, so now you do need my help.

Can you, please, just...It's okay.

I actually did write
a letter for you...

...pointing out...
[clears throat]

...that you
are a doctor,

and that you
help people,

and that this event

was a deviation
from the norm.

And...

...something about
how your parents

had very high
expectations for you,

and perhaps

pushed you a bit too hard,

and, in hindsight, regret it.

This sounds like an apology.

That's because it is.

No, no, no. No.

Allison, you
shouldn't go in there

and read
what I wrote.

Isn't that part of the problem?

Isn't that what got us here

in the first place?What?

Mom, don't rip up...No, Allison.

It will be fine.

Sweetheart.

You don't need my help.

Allison.

You should go in there
and speak for yourself.

Be yourself.

I'll be right there.

Thank you.

MARGARET:
Your Honor,

my client would like
to address the court first.

ALLISON:
Uh, thank you,
Your Honor.

I don't quite know what to say.

I, um...

I'm a doctor...

[laughs]
...not that that matters.

But, um...

Well, it kind of matters
because I think

it speaks to my character

that I've made it
my life's work to help people.

But, uh, sorry.I, um...

I do regret,
very deeply, what happened.

I've never done anything
like that... before.

It was me coloring
outside the lines,

and it went wrong.

I, um...

I don't ever act out.

Not when I'm angry,
not when I'm sad,

not even...

when my dad died...

...when I was 19,

and, you know what,
maybe I should have.

Um...

[sniffles]

But, in any event...

I would like to express my...

deep embarrassment and regret

regarding my behavior
that night.

[sniffles]
It was a mistake,

and I take
responsibility

for my actions.

And...

I would like for you to consider

this honest plea for forgiveness

when considering my sentence.

I hope all of
this sounds like

an apology,
because...

it is one.

And how do you plead?

Guilty, Your Honor.
I plead guilty.

I hereby sentence you,
Dr. Allison Grant...

...to 200 hours
community service.

Thank you.

[gavel bangs]

[exhales sharply]

[laughs]

Hi.

Thanks for being here.

[sighs]

This is weird.

To be the responsible one,
to be the reliable one.

Oh, well, let's not get
ahead of ourselves.

I'm just saying,
I'm the good child.

This is what it's like.

I'll give you 72 hours
till you screw it up.

Oh, so Allison's allowed
a departure from the norm

but I'm not?

Well, for Allison,

misbehaving is
the departure.

For you,
it's the norm.

I am sorry, however,
that I assumed

you were
the one arrested.Yeah, thank you.

Trust me, I'm not getting
collared for some simple

drunk and
disorderly charge.

The next time
I get arrested,

it's gonna be for
something legit...
Oh.

...like stealing a boat
or going full vigilante

on some jewel thief.Right, yes.

Um, I am no longer
representing you in court.

What? No, you can't
get out of it.

You're my mom.

I have you on
permanent retainer.

Oh, you do?

Well, about that,

my price just went up
after this case,

and you can
no longer afford me.

Well, joke's on you.
I could never afford you.

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