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Okay, good. You can freeze that,
Miss Court Clerk.
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This is one of the toughest decisions
I've made
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because I respect the brilliance
of both of you.
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Go ahead and stand.
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Tip Top Trina made up a dance
she calls... What was it?
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- Spanky Leg.
- She put it online.
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Soon after a popular video game
appeared charging money
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for people to have their avatar
do a similar dance
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and that was called...
What was that?
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Yankee Leg. Totally different.
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- And Tip Top Trina wasn't paid a cent.
- She didn't have a copyright.
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I didn't need a copyright.
I recorded it and put it on TikTok.
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Yeah, and I didn't steal it.
Do you own hip-hop?
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You own tap dancing?
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We're all gonna take a breath here.
Come on. Calm down.
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Just breathe, please.
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Okay. After extensive consultation
with my court clerk,
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here's my decision.
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By the power invested in me
by absolutely no one,
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I find the defendant, Garrison Vitar,
committed intellectual property theft
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by jacking Trina's Spanky Leg.
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And must split the profits, roughly
six million dollars, fifty-fifty.
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Next case.
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- Are you fucking serious?
- I am serious, Mister Vitar.
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I talked to, I don't know, six lawyers
who said Trina does not have a case.
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This whole thing is a fucking joke.
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Well, it's one that you agreed to,
my friend.
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I only agreed 'cause I was promised
a quick verdict.
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Which I gave you.
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Just remember to leave your moose
suit and a check with Marissa.
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Fuck the moose suit.
Fuck this court.
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And fuck you! I'm suing your ass.
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All right. Yes, you've been
subpoenaed.
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- Hello, Mister Cord.
- Liz.
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I think we should countersue. I don't
want the court's authority undercut.
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- Which court?
- Mine.
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Well, here is the problem.
Mister Vitar is suing you
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for brand disparagement.
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He is insisting that his video game
has taken a hit in the marketplace.
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And he wants eight hundred thousand
dollars and your court closed.
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That's overreach. He won't get it.
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He signed a contract
to abide by Hal's ruling.
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And that's what we will lean on.
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But almost any real judge
is not gonna look kindly
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on someone playing a judge.
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- I'm not playing judge. I am a judge.
- Mister Wackner, listen to me.
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Your court does not have
the force of law.
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You can't imprison anyone.
You can't force someone to pay.
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The court we're going to,
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it does all those things
and it loves doing those things.
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If they close your doors,
the police can enforce that.
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You could go to jail. So, please,
let me fight this case for you.
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Keep the craziness and the fiction
to a minimum, and I can win this.
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But they're gonna wanna make you
the focus,
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and if they do, we lose.
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- So please, don't become the focus.
- How do I do that?
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You respect the judge,
you wear a suit,
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you answer yes and no
and nothing else.
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- I don't own a suit.
- I can get you one.
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This is why I started a court.
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What do you think?
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He doesn't like being told what to do.
He'll just do the opposite.
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Yeah, that's what I thought.
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Okay, I need your help, Marissa.
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You're my Wackner Whisperer.
Just keep him in line.
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If I can, I will.
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Thank you, thank you. Everyone,
please take your seats.
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So, today we have one question.
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How do we create more
opportunities for Black lawyers?
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I'd like to welcome our panelists,
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leaders of the top four
Black Chicago law firms.
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Let's hear it for Isaiah Drummond,
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founder of Dooley, Rich
and Associates.
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Jeff Taha who runs Taha and Brickman.
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Danny Rata who you might
have heard of before
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from Rata, Mooney, and Brock.
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And Diane Lockhart.
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So, let's talk about opportunities
for Black lawyers. Diane?
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I'm sorry.
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Okay. How do I stop this sound?
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What sound, sir?
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Twenty times an hour.
What is it, and why do I care?
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Dawnk. It's our new
intra-company messaging system.
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Why?
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It's faster than email,
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you can have a thread on specific
topics, share documents,
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and reach the people you need
by tagging them.
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- Tagging?
- Attaching their name.
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Like email? Why don't I just email
or find them and yell at them?
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The associates, they prefer this.
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Everyone's tired of running up
and down the stairs,
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hunting people down.
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And some of us don't love having
to deal with people directly.
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Who's Anonymous Crab?
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If you don't sign in with your account,
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the system assigns you
an anonymous avatar.
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Why?
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It's meant to foster free communication.
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How the hell did this happen?
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How did Diane end up at a Black
conference speaking for our firm?
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What an embarrassment.
Take a look at this.
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Anonymous Crab just posted a video.
How do I play it?
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So, how does that work, Diane,
you running a Black firm?
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I'm just a co-partner
at Reddick Lockhart.
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That's not good for Diane.
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But isn't your husband involved
with the white supremacists
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who attacked the capitol?
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No. He was completely cleared
of those charges.
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But didn't he just take a job
to revitalize the NRA?
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No. I believe that's an error.
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Oh, God, I love technology.
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Okay. How are we doing
with the rich rapist?
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- Sir, he's not a rapist.
- How's he doing?
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Preliminary hearing next week.
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I heard she didn't even have seniority.
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She just jumped past other
Black partners to become
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our name partner. It's crazy.
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Diane doesn't give a shit
about this firm's legacy.
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Diane is clueless. And yet,
somehow, she's the one in charge?
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Liz needs to do something about this.
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Liz will never do it on her own.
We need to do something ourselves.
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Some of us already are doing
something by speaking up.
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We just need to keep it up.
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I know. Look at Black Twitter.
It's exploding.
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What is Black Twitter?
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- What?
- What is Black Twitter?
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People on Twitter who are Black
and talk to each other.
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How do I get on it?
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Well, I could tell you. But then,
I'd have to kill you.
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It's not just Diane. That's bad enough,
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but did you hear who
Julius Cain represented?
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I know! Fucking Trumpite.
Why the hell is he even working here?
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I don't have a problem
with him working here.
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It's him representing a white
supremacist like Diane's husband.
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What the fuck?
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I know. Julius Cain is such a coon.
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Devin, you have a minute?
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Mister Cain. Hello. Yes.
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What do you need?
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Do you know who Anonymous
Platypus is on our new office app?
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Do I? No.
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There won't be any repercussions.
I just want to ask him a few questions.
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The app gives us anonymous
animal names if users don't sign in.
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It allows more freedom and less
judgement when making comments.
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I understand. But there has
to be one Platypus, right?
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The computer switches
animals every day.
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So today I'm Anonymous Chipmunk.
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The day before I was Anonymous
Giraffe. Is there something wrong?
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No, no, no. It's just...
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Oh, my God!
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I didn't see that.
I'm sorry, Mister Cain.
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This is not cool.
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- If you see him, you let him know.
- I'll do more than that.
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Julius is pissed that
someone called him a coon.
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That should end it, sir.
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It's a sham court, Your Honor.
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It pretends the judge matters fairly,
but the so-called judge...
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No, no, no, no.
I am not going to shout over you
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as my voice is not at its best
this morning.
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But what I will do if this continues
is hand out my little contempt cards.
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The value goes up.
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It starts at five hundred dollars,
a thousand dollars,
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ten thousand dollars.
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I really love that.
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Sir. Let your lawyers speak.
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Mister Schultz, didn't your client
sign a mediation contract?
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He signed this, Your Honor.
I'm not sure I'd call it a contract.
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What is that?
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It's a contract written on the back
of a Chinese take-out menu.
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Your Honor, the contract could
have been chiseled on a rock.
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The terms are explicit
and signed by both parties.
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Certainly true. Mister Schultz.
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Ridiculous, but true.
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Are you disputing that this
is your client's signature?
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- No, but I...
- We move to dismiss.
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Mister Vitar is bound by the terms
of his arbitration agreement
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to honor Judge Wackner's decision.
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- Judge Wackner?
- Sorry. No, Mister Wackner.
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Mister Wackner,
do you purport to be a judge?
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I don't purport to be anything. I am...
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I judge facts.
In that sense I'm a judge.
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My client was told he had to address
Mister Wackner as Your Honor.
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Your Honor is a term of endearment.
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Like the Queen of Soul. Or Captain
Crunch or Count Chocula.
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- And who are you?
- I'm Mister Wackner's law clerk.
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Legally, it doesn't matter how
Mister Wackner was addressed
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during arbitration.
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The point is that Mister Vitar himself
gave him decision-making authority
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when he signed the agreement.
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On the understanding the man
was sane.
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Your Honor, Mister Wackner
is of unsound mind.
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Your Honor, he's joking.
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Mister Wackner, if you lose,
your court will be disbanded,
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and you will pay
eight hundred thousand dollars.
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Do you really think
this is the time to joke?
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We agree, Your Honor.
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And we ask that you dismiss
this case based on its merits.
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Your Honor, at the very minimum
you should hear evidence
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on Mister Wackner's unsound mind.
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I agree. I'll hear the evidence.
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It won't take very long.
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This was your first time attempting
to resolve a dispute
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through Mister Wackner.
Is that correct?
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It is. I wouldn't have gone
anywhere near him
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if I knew what a psycho ward
he was running.
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- Objection.
- Sustained.
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What aspects of Mister Wackner's
so-called court made you feel that way?
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Where to start? A scoreboard?
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Quizzing potential jurors
on state capitals?
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What, if any, specific instructions were
you given as to appropriate wardrobe?
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I was told to wear a moose suit.
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I'm sorry. What?
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I had to wear a moose suit.
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What is a moose suit?
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It's a suit that looks like a moose.
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It has a straw hat and a basket.
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Who told you to wear a moose suit?
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The court officer.
He said it came from Wackner.
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Objection, hearsay.
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Your Honor, because we're not
relying solely on hearsay,
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we'd like to introduce videos.
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Your Honor, we submitted
the official court transcripts.
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This is the first we're hearing
about videos.
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That's odd. They were recorded by
one of Miss Reddick's own clients.
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Del Cooper.
For a streaming reality show.
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There she is. Hey!
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How we doing?
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Okay, how am I doing?
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When were you gonna tell me?
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What? That you didn't like Cajun?
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No. The cameras
in Wackner's courtroom.
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You're doing a reality show
about my client?
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Yeah. The People's Court meets
Mister Wizard. Amazing, right?
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But he's my client.
You got him through me.
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Whoa, baby. That makes it sound
like I was using you.
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I met him in your elevator. That's all.
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- You need some of this.
- No, no, no. You didn't ask me.
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Liz, why would I ask you?
239
00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,480
Well, because...
240
00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:14,440
Because they're using it
against me in court.
241
00:13:14,519 --> 00:13:15,759
That is unfortunate, baby.
242
00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,559
But this streaming show
could be really good for Wackner.
243
00:13:18,639 --> 00:13:20,360
It'll draw attention to his court.
244
00:13:20,799 --> 00:13:23,679
And as I say that, that sounds...
245
00:13:24,039 --> 00:13:26,440
Okay, look, I'm sorry.
246
00:13:26,519 --> 00:13:30,039
If you ran into the president
of Lionsgate Films in my elevator,
247
00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:31,559
I would say: "Go for it, baby!"
248
00:13:31,639 --> 00:13:35,039
In fact, use every single contact
in my book. Why?
249
00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:36,840
Because that's what power couples do.
250
00:13:36,919 --> 00:13:39,519
- Okay, I just...
- What?
251
00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:43,960
I don't think this is a good idea.
Wackner becoming popular.
252
00:13:44,039 --> 00:13:46,279
Why? He's funny.
253
00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,720
He's a disrupter.
And disrupter's gotta disrupt.
254
00:13:49,799 --> 00:13:52,840
And look, if I hadn't have done it,
someone else would have.
255
00:13:52,919 --> 00:13:54,759
It's that kind of idea.
256
00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,519
Okay. I don't think it's gonna end well.
257
00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:00,879
Why not?
258
00:14:01,919 --> 00:14:03,600
Comedy has its own logic.
259
00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,080
So just breathe.
260
00:14:06,759 --> 00:14:10,039
Grab the wine,
I made you some shrimps.
261
00:14:10,759 --> 00:14:11,799
Come on.
262
00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,399
I thought it was pretty sexy
when you were mad at me earlier.
263
00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:17,240
Yeah.
264
00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,720
Well, you just keep it up.
I'mma be sexy all the time.
265
00:14:19,799 --> 00:14:21,879
I'mma make you mad all night.
266
00:14:30,679 --> 00:14:32,559
There must be something
we can do about this.
267
00:14:32,639 --> 00:14:33,960
Talk to the partners.
268
00:14:34,039 --> 00:14:36,960
Ask them how we can have the white
supremacist running our firm.
269
00:14:37,039 --> 00:14:38,360
They won't do shit.
270
00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:39,720
They can't be happy either.
271
00:14:40,159 --> 00:14:42,279
All they have to do is vote Diane out.
272
00:14:43,519 --> 00:14:47,799
Hello! Are we getting drunk?
273
00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:51,279
What?
274
00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,320
Can I turn that down?
275
00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,600
I asked are we getting drunk?
276
00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:09,240
Are we getting a job with the NRA?
277
00:15:12,039 --> 00:15:13,320
Somebody called?
278
00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:18,279
No. I was at a conference,
and someone asked.
279
00:15:19,519 --> 00:15:23,720
The NRA is trying to revitalize itself
after its recent scandals.
280
00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:27,519
Its National Board asked if I would
be interested In a position.
281
00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,120
And you said yes?
282
00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:31,799
No, I said I want to hear more.
283
00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:33,879
And did you hear more?
284
00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,440
I heard it's a position in Illinois.
285
00:15:36,519 --> 00:15:41,120
It offers a hundred and sixty-seven
dollars, and I would be my own boss.
286
00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:43,960
So, you're thinking of taking it?
287
00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,480
I'm thinking I don't have a job,
and it's worth considering.
288
00:15:48,559 --> 00:15:49,919
The NR-fucking-A?
289
00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,279
The ACLU wasn't calling.
290
00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,840
Diane, our politics are very different.
291
00:15:59,919 --> 00:16:01,240
I know.
292
00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:06,720
I'm lately struck
by just how different they are.
293
00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:08,960
You wanna convert me?
294
00:16:09,039 --> 00:16:12,320
No. I would just like one week
when I don't have to defend you.
295
00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:14,639
How are you defending me?
296
00:16:16,159 --> 00:16:17,279
Nothing.
297
00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,720
You'll tell me when they offer you
the job?
298
00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,240
They may not offer it.
299
00:16:23,799 --> 00:16:25,120
No, they will.
300
00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:42,080
Kurt?
301
00:16:47,639 --> 00:16:50,200
Kurt, I need to ask you something.
302
00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:53,960
Are you awake?
303
00:16:58,240 --> 00:16:59,360
I am now.
304
00:17:00,399 --> 00:17:02,440
I need to ask you something.
305
00:17:03,039 --> 00:17:04,359
What?
306
00:17:07,519 --> 00:17:09,680
Who did you vote for in 2020?
307
00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:11,759
No, seriously.
308
00:17:13,319 --> 00:17:16,440
I know you wrote in Ted Cruz
in 2016.
309
00:17:16,519 --> 00:17:18,720
But who did you vote for last year?
310
00:17:18,799 --> 00:17:22,279
Diane, we came through a lot
this year.
311
00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:24,160
Can't we just let it rest?
312
00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:27,319
I don't know.
313
00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:32,559
I want to.
314
00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:52,559
Hello.
315
00:17:59,039 --> 00:18:00,359
What do I do?
316
00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,759
Can everyone just turn off
the Dawnk app
317
00:18:55,839 --> 00:18:58,319
for just, please, a minute?
318
00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,279
Okay, is anybody else receiving
any offensive messages?
319
00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,079
The best thing we can do is ignore it.
320
00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:06,160
It becomes a Streisand effect
if we complain.
321
00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:07,240
I didn't complain!
322
00:19:07,319 --> 00:19:09,680
I just wanna speak with whoever
is writing the nasty things.
323
00:19:09,759 --> 00:19:12,400
I have to agree with Julius.
If these young bloods start thinking
324
00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,799
they can speak to their superiors
any which way...
325
00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:16,640
We can't censor them.
326
00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,599
This wouldn't be an issue
if not for Diane and her husband.
327
00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:20,200
And I'm sorry to say it, Julius,
328
00:19:20,279 --> 00:19:22,240
but you should never have agreed
to take that case.
329
00:19:22,319 --> 00:19:24,759
It was Diane's case. Hello?
She defended me.
330
00:19:24,839 --> 00:19:27,440
But not that client.
Diane should've known better.
331
00:19:27,519 --> 00:19:31,559
Come on. Diane is not responsible
for her husband. That's unfair.
332
00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:35,599
We all live in the real world, right?
You are who you associate with.
333
00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,759
And in the real world of this firm,
334
00:19:37,839 --> 00:19:39,640
Diane's billable hours speak
for themselves.
335
00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,759
The rest of us put in the hours, too,
for the record.
336
00:19:41,839 --> 00:19:44,640
And none of us have spouses
on the hook to the FBI.
337
00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,039
- The case has been dropped.
- Nice work.
338
00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:50,599
Liz, when I joined this firm, it was
because of your father's legacy.
339
00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,799
It was about Black civil rights,
activism, justice.
340
00:19:55,319 --> 00:19:57,960
That's what people talked about
in meetings.
341
00:19:58,039 --> 00:20:01,839
Now, people talk about billable hours,
million-dollar clients,
342
00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:03,079
corporate payouts.
343
00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:07,440
I know it's not your fault.
That was Boseman's vision,
344
00:20:07,519 --> 00:20:11,079
and we were trying to survive the Trump
years by bringing in white lawyers.
345
00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,640
But those days are gone.
346
00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:18,400
They're done with.
And I miss being a strong Black firm.
347
00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:19,720
Amen.
348
00:20:19,799 --> 00:20:21,799
Did I miss something
about a partners' meeting?
349
00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,039
No. This was impromptu.
350
00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:26,920
Well, if I can be of any assistance...
351
00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,319
I'll bring you up to speed later.
352
00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,079
- You gotta handle this, Liz.
- Handle what?
353
00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:40,079
You cannot have a white partner
leading a Black firm.
354
00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:44,240
We'll lose clients
with that kind of hypocrisy.
355
00:20:51,519 --> 00:20:52,880
Is this the beginning of the end?
356
00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,000
I don't wanna be in the bathroom
and accidentally miss anything.
357
00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:57,440
What're you talking about?
358
00:20:57,519 --> 00:21:00,440
The meeting in Liz's office.
You're not in it.
359
00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,440
Forget it, I was joking.
360
00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:17,799
Liz Reddick's office.
361
00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,880
Hi. Can I get time with Liz later
on today?
362
00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:22,400
Who's calling?
363
00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:24,440
It's Diane.
364
00:23:02,319 --> 00:23:03,599
Here.
365
00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:06,799
Who thought that sound was pleasing?
366
00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,079
All day in court today.
367
00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:10,400
- No.
- Yeah.
368
00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:15,279
I finally had to ask Carmen
how to silence the notifications.
369
00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:19,079
All right, there you go,
permanently silenced.
370
00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,960
- Can I have a soda water?
- Thank you.
371
00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:26,839
You think that Dawnk
actually increases productivity?
372
00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:32,519
No. But I know that the associates
would riot if we got rid of it, so.
373
00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,480
And what do the partners think?
374
00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,000
Madeline can't even open it.
375
00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,319
She's lost her password three times.
She finally just gave up.
376
00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:42,799
That's Madeline.
377
00:23:46,319 --> 00:23:48,559
Thanks for sitting down
with me, Liz.
378
00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:49,599
Of course.
379
00:23:51,839 --> 00:23:53,880
So, you're wondering
about the meeting today?
380
00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:55,400
I am.
381
00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,519
It was about Julius.
He's being harassed on Dawnk.
382
00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:02,880
And I couldn't be a part of that?
383
00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:06,680
He's being harassed because
he's defending your husband.
384
00:24:10,079 --> 00:24:11,799
Well, that's unfortunate.
385
00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,319
We've represented people
far worse than Kurt,
386
00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,160
who by the way was found innocent.
387
00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:21,359
I'm not saying that he wasn't,
but January sixth...
388
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:27,680
We watched the confederate flag
make its way to the Capitol Building.
389
00:24:28,519 --> 00:24:32,599
It's people that Kurt didn't want
to turn over to the FBI,
390
00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:37,000
those people,
they don't even want us alive.
391
00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:39,359
Well, not all of them.
392
00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:42,319
I'm sorry, I didn't mean that.
393
00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,440
I'm certainly not defending
those people.
394
00:24:45,519 --> 00:24:46,880
They're all despicable traitors.
395
00:24:47,279 --> 00:24:50,720
And now, that's what people
are saying about Julius.
396
00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:54,119
And me?
397
00:24:58,440 --> 00:24:59,960
Diane...
398
00:25:00,039 --> 00:25:03,359
- Am I being pushed out?
- No. Not pushed out.
399
00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,599
You're a name partner.
You can't be pushed out.
400
00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:07,160
But?
401
00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:13,000
The partners just think
you should do the right thing.
402
00:25:19,519 --> 00:25:20,880
And step aside?
403
00:25:22,759 --> 00:25:28,079
No. Stay in the firm,
stay as an equity partner.
404
00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,720
Just step back
from your managerial role.
405
00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:41,920
Liz, I pull in the big clients.
406
00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,440
I get the billable hours,
407
00:25:45,519 --> 00:25:47,319
but still, "maybe you should
step aside"...
408
00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:53,880
Weren't we going to form a firm
led by women?
409
00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,640
And I hope that it will be.
410
00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:00,559
But Black women?
411
00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:06,400
Diane, I am not voting against you.
412
00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:08,480
I promised you that I wouldn't.
413
00:26:09,039 --> 00:26:11,559
But there is growing anger here.
414
00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,599
And they wanna address it
at the next partners meeting.
415
00:26:16,079 --> 00:26:17,319
So, just think about it.
416
00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:21,160
You're a good person.
417
00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:31,880
No, I'm not.
418
00:26:34,319 --> 00:26:35,759
Yes, you are.
419
00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:47,319
What do you want to do?
420
00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:49,279
What do I want to do?
421
00:26:50,599 --> 00:26:53,039
I wanna keep my name
on the letterhead.
422
00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:58,960
I wanna keep what I fought for against
gender and then age discrimination.
423
00:26:59,039 --> 00:27:02,599
I deserve that position,
and I don't wanna step aside.
424
00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:04,680
Then don't.
425
00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:09,319
Diane, this is the first time
I've ever heard you sound defeated.
426
00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,240
- Because I can't win this.
- Sure, you can.
427
00:27:15,319 --> 00:27:18,799
No, I can't!
It's bigger than that!
428
00:27:19,759 --> 00:27:22,640
To fight this would go against
every fiber of my being.
429
00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,079
Every fiber of your being
is about winning.
430
00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,799
If you don't try to win, then you might
as well give up on everything.
431
00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:29,480
Kurt, I appreciate the pep talk.
432
00:27:29,559 --> 00:27:32,200
But I don't think the way you think.
433
00:27:32,279 --> 00:27:36,039
I cannot put my interests above
a whole group of people,
434
00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:37,480
Black people,
435
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,519
just so I can keep my position.
436
00:27:40,599 --> 00:27:42,319
No. I'm saying you are talented.
437
00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:46,319
If someone is gonna beat you,
let them beat you, but with talent.
438
00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:51,359
But a Black person's talent has always
been valued less than mine.
439
00:27:54,039 --> 00:27:55,079
Then you're right.
440
00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:59,160
Give up. Leave the firm.
They don't want you.
441
00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:15,680
Kurt...
442
00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,079
You don't think the election
was stolen, do you?
443
00:28:25,799 --> 00:28:26,920
Kurt?
444
00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:07,279
Well, what do you think?
445
00:29:08,359 --> 00:29:09,799
About your work?
446
00:29:10,359 --> 00:29:12,720
He's sleeping. Yes.
447
00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:15,799
I think you know what I think.
448
00:29:16,519 --> 00:29:18,799
No, I don't think I do.
449
00:29:19,119 --> 00:29:20,759
I think you're brilliant.
450
00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:25,039
I think any law firm
would be insane to let you go.
451
00:29:26,359 --> 00:29:27,599
That's not you.
452
00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,640
That's you telling me
what I want to hear.
453
00:29:32,359 --> 00:29:34,799
You wanna know what I really think?
454
00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:36,480
I do. Tell me.
455
00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,480
All my life I was told to step aside.
456
00:29:41,039 --> 00:29:43,559
I was in law school.
I had a baby,
457
00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:48,160
and I was told I should step aside
so that a man could take my position.
458
00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,880
I was told to step aside when
Jimmy Carter appointed me
459
00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:53,480
to the Court of Appeals,
460
00:29:54,039 --> 00:29:57,119
and the same with the Supreme Court.
461
00:29:57,960 --> 00:29:59,599
Here's the thing.
462
00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,079
Don't step aside
because someone wants you to.
463
00:30:03,519 --> 00:30:05,480
And don't step aside for politics.
464
00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,920
Men are always asking women
to step aside
465
00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,880
so a man can go first.
466
00:30:11,759 --> 00:30:14,000
But even though I'm being asked
to step aside
467
00:30:14,359 --> 00:30:17,319
so that a Black person
can take my place?
468
00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,960
Can you still do something for women?
469
00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:23,240
Yes.
470
00:30:23,799 --> 00:30:25,519
Then do it.
471
00:30:26,279 --> 00:30:29,519
Don't step aside.
Whatever it takes, don't step aside.
472
00:30:49,119 --> 00:30:50,480
So, how's business?
473
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:52,440
You tell me.
474
00:30:52,519 --> 00:30:56,839
Well, no more lawsuits
and you had your best year this year.
475
00:30:57,319 --> 00:31:00,559
Who knew? Pandemic years
are great for fracking.
476
00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:04,359
And being in this firm helps
with Democratic influencers.
477
00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:06,079
Yeah, I see that.
478
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:10,039
So, Bob, I asked you here today
because the firm is undergoing
479
00:31:10,119 --> 00:31:15,000
a fairly major change.
I'm stepping down as a partner.
480
00:31:15,079 --> 00:31:18,279
So, I won't be meeting with you
day-to-day on your cases.
481
00:31:18,359 --> 00:31:20,480
- What?
- Yes, I'm sorry.
482
00:31:20,559 --> 00:31:24,960
Madeline will be handling your cases.
She's standing right over there.
483
00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:29,000
Wait. I don't get this. Who is she?
484
00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:32,000
She's a partner. She's very good.
485
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,079
I'll still be handling your cases.
486
00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,519
I just won't have daily contact
with you.
487
00:31:38,599 --> 00:31:40,519
But I'm more comfortable with you.
488
00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:42,839
I don't wanna start over
with someone new.
489
00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,559
I can make you more comfortable
with Madeline.
490
00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:48,960
But we're comfortable with you.
491
00:31:49,039 --> 00:31:52,400
I can make you comfortable with Julius.
He's a very competent lawyer.
492
00:31:52,839 --> 00:31:54,799
- Are you retiring?
- No.
493
00:31:55,599 --> 00:31:58,119
The firm just wants to let some
other people step forward
494
00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:00,480
into a name partner position.
495
00:32:03,559 --> 00:32:06,160
We don't like this.
We're comfortable with you.
496
00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:08,480
So, who should we call about it?
497
00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:18,759
David Lee.
498
00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:21,240
Hey.
499
00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:27,599
No, who told you that?
You're not gonna lose Diane.
500
00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:29,400
She's still your primary.
501
00:32:30,799 --> 00:32:33,319
Okay, okay, let me get into this.
502
00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,839
No, no, I'll call you.
503
00:32:40,119 --> 00:32:43,400
Okay, Dean, put it on the board!
One-zero.
504
00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:46,880
Cut the shit! We object!
505
00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:51,720
Come on, eat this!
506
00:32:52,279 --> 00:32:54,960
Today, I'm no longer
Judge Wackner.
507
00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:59,599
I'm Judge Shmuley. Everybody
needs to call me Judge Shmuley.
508
00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,119
Okay. I think I've seen enough.
509
00:33:13,039 --> 00:33:14,319
Put me on the stand.
510
00:33:14,799 --> 00:33:16,799
No, I don't think that's a good idea.
511
00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,720
Let her ask me questions.
I'll offer context.
512
00:33:21,759 --> 00:33:24,519
So, let's talk about context, Hal.
513
00:33:24,599 --> 00:33:28,519
Actually, you know,
why don't we do this, Your Honor?
514
00:33:28,599 --> 00:33:29,920
- Yes.
- Yes.
515
00:33:30,759 --> 00:33:34,839
Instead of me asking the questions, I'm
sure you have questions of your own.
516
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:43,119
Sir, what possible excuse
do you have for keeping score at trial?
517
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,720
Well, the scoreboard keeps
the lawyers on their toes.
518
00:33:46,039 --> 00:33:49,160
I don't want anyone to lose simply
because they didn't know where I stood.
519
00:33:49,599 --> 00:33:52,720
And it seems a good idea that they
have a roadmap to my thinking.
520
00:33:52,799 --> 00:33:54,240
It keeps me honest.
521
00:33:54,759 --> 00:33:57,200
And what the hell is this thing
about Scmuley?
522
00:33:57,279 --> 00:34:00,240
You didn't say it correctly.
It's Shmuley. It's Hebrew.
523
00:34:00,319 --> 00:34:03,680
It means "His Name is God".
It's also the name of my uncle.
524
00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:05,400
He died that day.
525
00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:07,720
With a smile on his face.
526
00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:11,960
And I loved him,
and I wanted to honor him.
527
00:34:12,039 --> 00:34:16,360
Okay, nice. And the moose and the
buffalo suits, what's that about?
528
00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:21,599
- Do you watch The Masked Singer?
- No. Well, yes, I watch some.
529
00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:25,000
Well, I like to think of myself
as unbiased, but I'm not.
530
00:34:25,559 --> 00:34:29,360
I judge based on race, gender,
class, age.
531
00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:31,559
I'd like to think I don't, but I do.
532
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,960
And when the plaintiff and defense
are in disguises,
533
00:34:36,039 --> 00:34:38,199
I can't. I can't see who they are.
534
00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:39,760
Why not put them behind a screen?
535
00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:41,480
Well, it's good for the litigants.
536
00:34:41,559 --> 00:34:45,679
It's hard to have a sense of entitlement
when you're dressed as a moose.
537
00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:49,079
- Okay. I'm ready to rule.
- Your Honor, wait.
538
00:34:49,159 --> 00:34:51,000
No, no, Mister Schultz.
539
00:34:51,079 --> 00:34:53,599
You have done an excellent job
conveying what it's like
540
00:34:53,679 --> 00:34:55,920
to be a litigant
in Mister Wackner's court.
541
00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,239
But much of what he does
is challenge convention.
542
00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:02,960
In doing so, streamlines the process
and for that I give him credit.
543
00:35:03,039 --> 00:35:06,719
What is before this court is whether
the parties will be bound
544
00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:08,079
by his rulings.
545
00:35:08,159 --> 00:35:12,199
Given that they agreed to be so bound,
546
00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:14,639
I don't think that the plaintiffs
evidence is...
547
00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:16,320
- One quick amendment.
- Quick.
548
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,440
- You have already ruled.
- I wanna hear.
549
00:35:18,519 --> 00:35:20,840
You determined that Mister Wackner
is sound,
550
00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:22,719
but that doesn't mean he's unbiased.
551
00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:25,639
He's already testified
that he is a biased mediator.
552
00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:27,679
- Come on.
- He said it himself.
553
00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:32,599
I like to think of myself as unbiased,
but I'm not. That's a direct quote.
554
00:35:32,679 --> 00:35:34,800
He said he battles his bias
with these costumes.
555
00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:37,519
Yes, but we have other proof
of his bias.
556
00:35:37,599 --> 00:35:40,599
And I would ask the Court
for an opportunity to demonstrate.
557
00:35:40,679 --> 00:35:42,920
Again, Your Honor.
You have already ruled.
558
00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:44,480
- Your Honor, wait.
- Wait.
559
00:35:44,559 --> 00:35:50,519
I will withhold judgment until you can
present more evidence, Counselor.
560
00:35:50,599 --> 00:35:53,039
You're in a tough spot, Judge.
I would've done the exact same thing.
561
00:35:53,119 --> 00:35:56,719
Mister Wackner, I think it would be
a good idea for you to shut up.
562
00:36:07,039 --> 00:36:10,559
Okay. Is this the only record
of Trina's dance?
563
00:36:10,639 --> 00:36:11,719
As far as I know, yes.
564
00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:13,760
To your knowledge, she never
wrote it down anywhere?
565
00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:15,760
Objection. Relevance.
What does it matter?
566
00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:19,360
Copyright law requires that creative
expression be fixed
567
00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:20,679
before it can be licensed.
568
00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,679
But fixed doesn't mean written down.
It just means recorded.
569
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:26,679
- And she's obviously done that.
- May I continue?
570
00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:30,159
I don't know.
This is all confusing to me.
571
00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:32,039
Let me try to clarify, Your Honor.
572
00:36:32,119 --> 00:36:35,559
This tape we just watched,
who recorded it? Did Trina record it?
573
00:36:35,639 --> 00:36:37,119
Well no. But her boyfriend did.
574
00:36:37,199 --> 00:36:40,760
So, isn't it true, the person
who fixed the creative expression
575
00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:42,320
is the owner of the copyright?
576
00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:44,599
Objection. Beyond his expertise.
577
00:36:44,679 --> 00:36:48,159
I'll grant you that. And the question
doesn't need to be asked.
578
00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:50,719
So, the owner of the copyright
is not the dancer.
579
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:52,760
She didn't write
her choreography down.
580
00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:56,159
It's the person who held the camera
and recorded the choreography?
581
00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:59,639
Yes. Which is why I paid Russell
Chuckwagon forty thousand dollars
582
00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:01,400
to insure this copyright.
583
00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:02,719
Who's Russell Chuckwagon?
584
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:05,599
Tip Top Trina's estranged boyfriend.
585
00:37:05,679 --> 00:37:07,159
So, you just ignored the boyfriend?
586
00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:09,960
- Of course, I ignored the boyfriend.
- Mister Chuckwagon?
587
00:37:10,039 --> 00:37:14,519
The only reason that video has any
value was because of Trina's dance.
588
00:37:15,039 --> 00:37:18,360
The notion that he deserves
any consideration
589
00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:20,760
just because he happened
to be holding the camera,
590
00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:22,119
it makes the law an ass.
591
00:37:22,199 --> 00:37:25,519
As you can see, Mister Wackner
has completely disregarded the law.
592
00:37:25,599 --> 00:37:28,360
Arbitrators are under no obligation
to follow the law
593
00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:32,400
unless the contract stipulates to that,
which it doesn't in this case.
594
00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:37,119
Moreover, Mister Schultz's line
of argument relies on laws
595
00:37:37,199 --> 00:37:39,639
with disturbing racial implications.
596
00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:43,480
By requiring that art be recorded
before being owned,
597
00:37:43,559 --> 00:37:47,920
the law systematically disadvantages
Black jazz and bebop musicians,
598
00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:51,960
as well as break dancers
and flamenco artists.
599
00:37:52,039 --> 00:37:57,400
There are a whole slew of gifted,
often non-white people
600
00:37:57,480 --> 00:38:00,159
who specialize in improvisational art.
601
00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:04,440
But do you really wanna suggest that
whoever is holding a phone
602
00:38:04,519 --> 00:38:08,440
is the one that owns the art
that they created?
603
00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:14,119
Sit down, Mister Wackner.
604
00:38:14,199 --> 00:38:16,559
Defense counsel is saying that
she agrees with him,
605
00:38:16,639 --> 00:38:18,599
that the law is an ass?
606
00:38:19,199 --> 00:38:21,199
In this particular case, yes,
I guess I do.
607
00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:24,119
We need to stop worshipping
at the heels of legal weasels
608
00:38:24,199 --> 00:38:25,840
and corporate pirates.
609
00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:26,920
Do I need to say more?
610
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:31,800
The defense revels in disregarding
a central tenet of copyright law.
611
00:38:34,519 --> 00:38:37,800
In this case, the court agrees
the law is an ass.
612
00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:40,679
Don't make me regret this.
613
00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:45,000
Mister Wackner is well within
his rights to ignore
614
00:38:45,079 --> 00:38:49,079
Mister Chuckwagon's
massive contribution to the arts.
615
00:38:49,159 --> 00:38:51,639
- Miss Reddick, I'm ready to rule.
- We have one more witness.
616
00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:53,320
Oh my God, it's like a zombie.
617
00:38:53,679 --> 00:38:56,280
I think you can step down now,
Mister Wackner.
618
00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:58,599
We've heard enough metaphors
from you today.
619
00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,280
Who is the new witness,
Mister Schultz?
620
00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:04,760
His name is Del Cooper.
621
00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:12,159
Mister Cooper, you missed quite
a passionate little speech
622
00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:14,440
by the defendant
about corporate pirates.
623
00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:15,559
- I did?
- Objection.
624
00:39:15,639 --> 00:39:17,920
Sustained. Mister Schultz,
why don't you just get to the point?
625
00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:22,840
Gladly. Who's the financial backer
for Wackner's so-called court?
626
00:39:23,679 --> 00:39:24,679
What do you mean?
627
00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:26,960
Mister Wackner's court has become
more and more expensive
628
00:39:27,039 --> 00:39:29,960
over the last month.
Who's footing the bill?
629
00:39:30,039 --> 00:39:33,880
Objection. I'm not sure why this
is being asked of a mere TV producer.
630
00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:37,559
I'm asking because this mere TV
producer has inside information
631
00:39:37,639 --> 00:39:38,880
about the court's financing.
632
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:41,079
- Why does this really matter at all?
- Because of bias.
633
00:39:41,159 --> 00:39:44,719
I think the answer to my question
will be self-explanatory.
634
00:39:45,119 --> 00:39:47,880
Go ahead. Do you know
who is financing this court?
635
00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:49,559
- I do.
- Who?
636
00:39:50,599 --> 00:39:52,760
- David Cord.
- David Cord?
637
00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:57,119
- David Cord...
- Yes, the billionaire financier.
638
00:39:57,199 --> 00:40:00,159
That gentleman right there.
Why do you think he's here?
639
00:40:00,239 --> 00:40:03,599
He's financing a video game company
in direct competition.
640
00:40:04,119 --> 00:40:06,840
Objection, Your Honor.
The Counselor is testifying.
641
00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:09,480
Come on. Just hold on a minute.
Mister Schultz, finish your thought.
642
00:40:09,559 --> 00:40:11,039
Mister Cord invests in Riga,
643
00:40:11,119 --> 00:40:13,360
my client's biggest gaming rival,
644
00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:16,280
while also investing
in Mister Wackner's court.
645
00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:20,079
A short time later, Mister Wackner
rules against my client.
646
00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:24,480
Did you not think that it was
worth mentioning
647
00:40:24,559 --> 00:40:26,920
that you'd invested in competing
game manufacturers?
648
00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:30,880
I invest in everything. I've got ten
percent of this, 20 percent of that.
649
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:34,840
Actually, I had no idea I was invested
in a video game company.
650
00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:36,719
- Then I propose we seize the moment.
- What does that mean?
651
00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:39,480
We march back in there,
and I bowl them over with the truth.
652
00:40:39,559 --> 00:40:41,840
History's been made
by great rhetorical flourishes.
653
00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:44,360
- Well, not really.
- We shall fight them on the beaches.
654
00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:46,280
We few, we happy few.
655
00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:50,280
Mister Cord, their next move is going to
be to subpoena your financial records.
656
00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,079
Now, they're gonna
want to put you on the stand.
657
00:40:52,159 --> 00:40:53,639
I don't think you wanna go
down that road.
658
00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:56,800
- You're right.
- Let's ask for a continuance.
659
00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:58,719
We'll be unopposed
from the other side.
660
00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:00,760
They're in no hurry
to force this issue.
661
00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:02,000
A continuance 'til when?
662
00:41:02,079 --> 00:41:04,880
The judge has a busy calendar.
So, I don't know, about ten months.
663
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:06,920
Holy fucking hell. That's a problem.
664
00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,599
No one's in a hurry.
We delay, delay, delay.
665
00:41:09,679 --> 00:41:12,280
One day look back on our lives and
wonder where the fuck they went.
666
00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:13,639
People die while we wait.
667
00:41:13,719 --> 00:41:16,000
Hal, this allows you to keep
your court open.
668
00:41:16,079 --> 00:41:19,199
It gives you the whole year to work
out the kinks and get it on TV.
669
00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:23,239
What does it matter if people
do not have to follow my judgments?
670
00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:26,480
I say six million and they just go
whining to Big Boy court?
671
00:41:26,559 --> 00:41:29,360
It's appeal, appeal, appeal.
It never fucking ends.
672
00:41:30,239 --> 00:41:32,559
Need to see you. Now!
673
00:41:38,639 --> 00:41:40,000
Do you know what this is about?
674
00:41:40,079 --> 00:41:41,360
No idea.
675
00:41:52,079 --> 00:41:53,800
What the fuck is going on?
676
00:41:56,119 --> 00:41:58,079
Could you be a bit more specific?
677
00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:02,159
My bosses in Dubai, they don't think
in terms of millions,
678
00:42:02,239 --> 00:42:05,519
or even billions. They think in terms
of trillions of dollars.
679
00:42:05,599 --> 00:42:07,480
They look
at their computer's algorithms
680
00:42:07,559 --> 00:42:09,519
and only react when it blinks red.
681
00:42:09,599 --> 00:42:12,519
- And you two, you're blinking red.
- Why?
682
00:42:12,599 --> 00:42:15,280
Four of your top clients have called
with issues.
683
00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:16,840
What issues?
684
00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:20,320
The Teamsters, they are being shifted
to another partner.
685
00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:23,679
Bob the fracking king,
he's being shifted, too.
686
00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:26,039
Who told them about a reorganization?
687
00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:30,159
Diane, thoughts?
688
00:42:30,239 --> 00:42:33,000
Nothing from me.
I met with my clients.
689
00:42:33,079 --> 00:42:36,880
I just told them of a restructuring
that I was being told about.
690
00:42:37,559 --> 00:42:40,679
- What restructuring?
- Wait, wait, David.
691
00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:44,119
Stop. Is this a power play
on your part?
692
00:42:44,199 --> 00:42:46,079
No. It's just updating my clients.
693
00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:52,920
David, Diane was told about
frustration at the partner level
694
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:56,360
about a white woman being
a name-partner in a Black firm.
695
00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:58,519
And apparently, this is her response.
696
00:42:58,599 --> 00:43:00,440
I just told our clients
what was going on.
697
00:43:00,519 --> 00:43:02,719
Stop. Both of you.
698
00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:08,719
Diane's a fucking name partner
until STR Laurie says she's not.
699
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:12,679
No one decides until I decide.
700
00:43:13,159 --> 00:43:15,880
Now stick your race war back
in its bottle.
701
00:43:23,159 --> 00:43:26,400
Diane, that was a mistake.
702
00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:29,159
I am on your side,
and you don't even realize it.
703
00:43:47,599 --> 00:43:49,519
You see what they're writing about me?
704
00:43:49,599 --> 00:43:50,559
Yes.
705
00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:53,559
I wanna start my own firm.
706
00:43:53,639 --> 00:43:55,920
And I want you to be
the other name partner.
707
00:44:10,920 --> 00:44:12,199
Who is it?
708
00:44:13,719 --> 00:44:14,840
Who is it?
709
00:44:17,119 --> 00:44:18,360
Who the hell are you?
710
00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:20,760
Don't worry who we are,
worry who you are.
711
00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:22,800
What does that mean?
I have people...
712
00:44:26,599 --> 00:44:30,840
Your Honor. I would like to offer
my profound apology for my behavior.
713
00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:34,199
Baring my buttocks was
an unforgivable act of disrespect,
714
00:44:34,760 --> 00:44:36,920
one that I will regret
to the end of my days.
715
00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:40,519
I have here a letter of apology
716
00:44:40,599 --> 00:44:44,760
and a check made out for a lot
to Tip Top Trina
717
00:44:44,840 --> 00:44:48,280
for the amount that she is owed,
according to your wise decision.
718
00:44:48,360 --> 00:44:51,440
I don't know what to say.
I'm touched.
719
00:44:51,519 --> 00:44:55,480
Truly. May I ask, what happened
to your leg?
720
00:44:56,280 --> 00:44:57,840
Tennis accident.
721
00:45:02,440 --> 00:45:05,159
Thank you. Sorry.
722
00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:11,679
Look who's here.
723
00:45:18,079 --> 00:45:23,639
Look each other in the eye and
say, I respect and love you.
724
00:45:24,440 --> 00:45:26,559
I respect and love you.
725
00:45:29,079 --> 00:45:31,920
For fucks sake.
I respect and love you.
726
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:34,519
Good, justice.
727
00:45:52,519 --> 00:45:55,679
It's different for me
than it was for you.
728
00:45:57,199 --> 00:45:58,199
What do you mean?
729
00:45:58,280 --> 00:46:00,880
Well, when you fought,
you fought against white males,
730
00:46:01,519 --> 00:46:03,280
the dominant culture.
731
00:46:03,360 --> 00:46:07,679
But for me, I would be up against
another dominated culture.
732
00:46:08,239 --> 00:46:09,440
Black lawyers.
733
00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:13,320
So what do I do?
734
00:46:14,519 --> 00:46:15,800
I don't know.
735
00:46:18,079 --> 00:46:22,320
If you knew that Obama was going
to nominate a Black justice
736
00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:25,960
to replace you,
would you have stepped aside?
737
00:46:27,159 --> 00:46:29,159
- No.
- Why not?
738
00:46:31,039 --> 00:46:34,079
Well, I know what I can do.
739
00:46:34,159 --> 00:46:37,760
But I don't know what my replacement
would do if he got nominated.
740
00:46:38,440 --> 00:46:41,480
What you know is always better
than what might happen.
741
00:46:47,159 --> 00:46:48,519
What about Kurt?
742
00:46:49,320 --> 00:46:50,719
What about him?
743
00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:52,239
We don't agree about anything.
744
00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:58,480
I didn't agree on anything with Scalia.
But I liked him.
745
00:46:58,559 --> 00:47:01,039
Yeah. Why did you like him?
The opera?
746
00:47:01,719 --> 00:47:03,239
- No.
- What then?
747
00:47:06,519 --> 00:47:07,800
He made me laugh.
748
00:47:09,559 --> 00:47:11,320
And that's it?
749
00:47:11,840 --> 00:47:12,880
Yeah.
750
00:47:13,360 --> 00:47:15,800
I mean, you certainly didn't agree
about abortion.
751
00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:18,679
We violently disagreed on abortion.
752
00:47:19,199 --> 00:47:20,639
And school prayer.
753
00:47:20,719 --> 00:47:22,840
I mean, he was a nightmare
on everything.
754
00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:25,760
- He was a nightmare on diversity.
- But?
755
00:47:25,840 --> 00:47:30,440
But he was funny. He made me laugh.
756
00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:33,719
So, we had dinner together.
757
00:47:34,280 --> 00:47:36,960
And you just wouldn't talk
about the political stuff?
758
00:47:37,039 --> 00:47:40,320
Well, he teased me, and I teased him.
759
00:47:41,440 --> 00:47:45,000
You know, life is too short
to fight over everything.
760
00:47:45,599 --> 00:47:48,360
And, you're right about opera.
761
00:47:49,039 --> 00:47:51,840
Opera is good. Food is good.
762
00:47:52,840 --> 00:47:56,920
And his pasta was amazing!
763
00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,400
His spaghetti carbonara...
764
00:48:00,119 --> 00:48:03,159
My Lord.
You can't hate a man like that.
765
00:48:09,199 --> 00:48:12,400
My husband is going to work
for the NRA.
766
00:48:13,719 --> 00:48:19,639
You ever read Scalia's two thousand
dissent in Stenberg versus Carhart?
767
00:48:20,719 --> 00:48:24,599
Working with the NRA is child's play.
768
00:48:26,360 --> 00:48:30,639
You like who you like.
I don't like bland people.
769
00:48:30,719 --> 00:48:35,119
And a lot of the people
who agree with politically are bland.
770
00:48:48,559 --> 00:48:49,920
Thank you.
771
00:49:12,159 --> 00:49:13,719
Did you have a nightmare?
772
00:49:14,360 --> 00:49:15,800
No, a dream.
773
00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:18,559
About?
774
00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:20,760
You and me.
775
00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:23,119
What was it?
776
00:49:24,119 --> 00:49:28,679
Me close to you,
holding you like this.
777
00:49:35,199 --> 00:49:39,159
Do you want me to not take
the NRA job?
778
00:49:41,440 --> 00:49:44,880
No. I want you to take it
and be happy.
779
00:49:46,679 --> 00:49:48,039
And then I'll sue you.
62446
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