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Don't worry about who's staying away.

Work it out, work it on me.

Come on.

You gotta help me, Marcus.

Mom, Dion won't put on his sweater. Help me.

Marcus, if you need me, come here. I can't be everywhere at once.

Hey, can you hold still just a minute while I finish this?

Marcus, I know you want your room back.

It's been a hard five months. Let me get it.

Six months and five days.

Six months.

Dion, you have to wear a sweater, baby.

Okay. Do you know what would happen if I showed up at the VA on Sunday and your

mama sees that I let you catch a cold?

Do you know what she would do to me?

Maya, let's go.

Come on, you guys.

Did Angie send the affidavit?

Good morning, Ms. Conley. Oh, good morning, Ms. Conley. I'm crying.

Forget those tips. I know.

Did you sign it? Um, not yet.

Tell her that we cannot get that restraining order filed until it's

world is real.

The world is real. Got it.

And if anyone calls about a new case, any new case, I'm too busy. Oh, apropos

that, you've got Demetria Barnes coming in at 2.

Demetria Barnes? Who's she? That is the woman who called wanting an

informational interview.

Want me to cancel?

Yeah, do. I've got lunch with Tamara today, and the last thing I want to do

come back across town just to have someone looking at me like I've

them somehow.

I get enough of that at home.

Really funny.

No problem. I'll cancel.

Actually, don't.

That's rude. She's arranged her day.

Well, I can totally reschedule. No, I'll do it. Thanks. Bye.

Thank you.

For what?

Don't call me in. You're welcome.

Can I please come, Dad?

Uh -huh.

Are you psyched to be going home? Yeah.

I drew Mama a picture of you too.

I can't wait to see my picture.

No Jefferson Park after dark.

Daddy,

I got a joke to tell you.

Oh, you know I love your jokes.

Dion, let me talk to that brother of mine for a sec.

Does Christine need me to do anything to help her get rid of her Dion?

Should I check in with her?

No. She's all set.

You sure about that?

Yeah, D. She's all over it.

Guess who texted me?

Leah Davis.

Hey, if she's looking for me... I don't know what she's looking for.

She checks in every year about this time. It's probably about the alumni

I'm not going to respond.

Yeah, don't.

That girl is seven different kinds of crazy.

I want to tell my joke. Sorry, baby.

Tell your joke.

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

I'm thinking.

Good morning again.

Oh, thank you.

So.

We finally got that check from the Haynes settlement.

Do you want me to go ahead and dismiss that case? Yes, thank you. Nona Benson

called with another pregnancy discrimination case. She wants to know

take her. No, no, no, no, no new cases I can't do.

And Leah Davis is in your office.

Oh, I hope it's okay I let her in. She said that she dated Nate once and that

she lives with you and Tamara.

She did? She did date?

Nate, off and on as she did, lived with me and Tam for like a year.

She was a freshman. We were seniors.

Oh. I don't know what she's doing here.

Okay.

Hey, Leah. What's up, girl?

Hey.

When Harper said you were here, I was like, oh, is it alumni fun time already?

I can't do it this year. No, it's not about the alumni fund.

Good, because this is not the year I'm going to be given.

Not after last year, you know what I'm saying?

You're still hanging with Tamara.

Yeah.

Look, Leah, I've got a Zoom meeting in about seven and a half minutes, so do

want to tell me what's going on?

Yeah, I'm just kind of in over my head.

How so?

I don't know, Dee.

Tried to do the right thing at work and got myself into a mess of trouble.

I need your help.

Okay, just start from the beginning.

I was working as an assistant to the CEO at this company over in Gastonia.

Osborne Tactical. We make equipment for the military.

I should say they.

They fired me.

Is this about a wrongful termination?

Totally. All I did was ask my boss a few questions about Gary Shea.

He was the software engineer who got fired a few months earlier.

Gary had been trying to get a sit -down with Fred.

Fred was my boss. He's the CEO.

He was saying there was a major problem with the C -15, this radio that he had

designed, whatever. I'm going to stop you right there.

I am not the right lawyer for this case.

Well, I thought this is what you do.

You right or wrong.

It's part of what I do, yes, but I am not taking this case.

But, Dee, you're all I've got.

They're watching me.

Who's watching you?

Osborne.

It's not only that.

Things are getting really bad.

I'm getting evicted.

And I'm behind on my car payment.

But you just got fired.

2020 was tough.

You said so yourself.

I'll let you know tomorrow about the case, Leah. And we'll get your answer

in the meantime.

My answer to what?

That's what the form's called. We filed to make sure your landlord can't evict

you today.

I can't pay you.

I really don't have... I know. It's all good.

Thank you, Dee, so much.

Bye. Bye.

I thought you said no new cases.

Not taking that case.

Just for fun, though.

Have Mace look into a guy named Gary Shea, see why Osborne Tactical let him

and see why they let Leo go, too.

Okay.

Connie Law Office.

Yeah, it's Ms. Barnes. She has you in her schedule for 2 p .m. today.

Sure.

Yeah, I can look up the bus schedule for you. Just give me a second and I'll

pull it up.

Her performance is Friday, Gordon. You can't miss it. I thought it was just a

public practice session before the date.

It is, and she's your daughter.

I had dinner with my editor. Change it.

He's just in from New York for one night.

I'm asking him for an advance, D.

Okay.

You have to tell Maya.

D.

Fine.

See what I can do.

And I haven't gotten your child support this month yet, have I?

Well, if I can take this dinner, I'll probably be able to pay it.

Gordon, it's $200.

Let's see what I can do.

How about you stop seeing what you can do and start doing what you should?

Welcome, ma 'am.

You are not taking that case.

I said I'm not taking the case. Yeah, but that's you getting ready to say you

will. I know you. D.

What do you think the chances are that girl getting her ass fired had anything

to do with injustice?

It could have.

Leah Davis, that girl is a magnet for trouble. She's like one of those people

that calls you from the side of the road with a flat tire. And her spare is

flat, too.

Talking about life's not fair. You got to fill up that spare, girl.

Life is fair.

You're just lazy.

You are so bad.

And that is the skinkiest move ever. Playing like she's Erin Brockovich.

When you know she went to work one too many days with vodka breath.

Walking funny.

What do they make anyway at Osborne?

Radios for the military.

What can go wrong with a radio anyway?

You can't get the top 40.

And for you.

Thank you. Moving on.

How's Casey?

Oh, he's taking me to D .C. next month.

Some big conference on reparations.

The deputy mayor finally gets a trip.

This is y 'all's first trip away, right?

Except for that weekend at Nags Head early on, but this is our first public

appearance yet. Things are moving right along.

And how could you even consider taking that case when you know she stole your

boots back in college?

I'm not taking the case. That girl stole your boots, wore them every day,

telling us all that they were hers when the box still had your damn name on it.

Give me her number right now. I don't have it on me.

You started this whole story with her texting. I know you have her number.

it here. Give it. Is this how you are likely?

Effective? Uh, yeah.

They've got enough old white men playing after you, Alphonse. They hired Tamara

Roberts to get it done.

Promise you won't take her case.

I promise I won't take the case.

I'm putting quotes on case.

I caught that.

Mm -hmm.

Moving on.

Is this just the one office?

Excuse me?

It's Ms. Connolly's office, the conference room, and that's it.

Now, there's a copy room around the corner and a bathroom.

Now, okay, now what's that back there?

Dr. Baptiste?

She's a therapist.

Oh!

Is Ms. Connolly tardy often?

Ask her.

Hey, here's the Davis answer.

Oh, thank you.

You must be Miss Barnes. I am. I am Demetria Magic Barnes, recently of

Georgetown University Law Center, and it is an honor to meet you, Miss Connelly.

I'm so sorry I'm late.

Are you? I didn't notice.

I'm sorry.

Would you mind if we took a walk?

Sure.

Let's do it.

Okay, so start.

Just basically like, what advice do you have for a young black woman seeking to

make her way in the legal profession?

Um, don't have kids.

That was mostly a joke.

I'd say if you're doing it for the money, do it for the money.

And if you're doing it for the people, do it for the people.

For me, it's all and only about the people.

I know.

Why do you say it like that?

You're why I went to law school.

I've never heard this one before.

It's true.

It was about six years ago.

I had just graduated from Howard with a double major in Spanish and African

American Studies because my mother's people are from Cuba.

So you speak Spanish?

Claro, sí.

Pero hay muchas cosas que serían de beneficio para su empresa.

Okay, very nice.

Very nice. Thank you.

And I was thinking I'd teach Spanish.

But then I saw you on TV.

You were suing the city on behalf of some girl.

I forget her name. Jane Doe.

Right. That's why I don't remember her name.

And she had been wrongly committed to a mental hospital for driving a nice car,

basically. The officers who stopped her didn't believe a young black woman could

own a BMW.

That's correct.

The way you talked about law on the steps of the courthouse after you lost

case, which I do not know how that happened, but...

The way he talks about law as the first inheritance of every man, woman, and

child, and how without equal justice there can never be understanding, that

why I applied to Georgetown.

Well, Ms. Barnes, whether that is true or whether you just looked that up

online, I'm impressed.

Then go on and hire me.

I am available.

If I could, I might.

But as you said back there in Espanol, I do run a very small operation.

And I do not have an afford to support an associate.

Not one with student loans I assume you're carrying.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

Just a final answer.

Because of all the summa cum laude that I've collected, I am pretty much the

golden goose. I'm sure that is absolutely true.

That's one thing you should know, though. What is that?

That answer your assistant handed you. That's an old template.

They say pass the bill. Last week it's in the civil code, section 1951 .9.

Long story short, they will hand that back to you if you file it.

That one's for free.

Ah, there you are. Best of luck on your job search.

I appreciate you.

He's a real piece of work. She knew all about your case.

Did she know it was me? No.

But apparently it made quite the impression on her.

So, there.

Oh, I almost forgot. Yeah, she says that there is a new template for the answer

online. Check it out.

You can't even call it a violin at this point. It's more like a neck banjo. The

strings are so loose. It doesn't sound that bad.

Because I'm working so hard. And even then, when I start to do my vibrato on

that resolving D, it sounds like grandma's vowel movement.

You're crazy.

I don't know what to do. We got this thing on Friday, then today. I can't

this thing at state.

Well, maybe my uncle's head could fix you up with something better.

I can't afford anything better.

Well, he can give you a deal.

An old friends and family discount.

It's worth a shot anyway.

I don't know.

Maybe.

We'll see.

Faith, I'm pulling up to Leah's. So what you got for me?

From everything I can find.

Gary Shea was a beloved employee at Osborne who chose early retirement with

hefty gold parachute.

So he wasn't fired, like Leah said.

Not according to HR.

As for Leah, they told me to let her go for the same reason she told you,

lateness and insubordination.

And I ran a background check just for the hell of it. Never a bad idea.

Turns out she was involved in a domestic dispute at the home of Fred Osborne,

CEO of the company, a little over a month ago. About what?

The report didn't say.

But a neighbor I spoke to said Leah and the wife really went at it. Over what?

Over Fred?

That's what the neighbor thought.

Hey, girl. Come on. Hey.

So, uh, look, Leah.

As I suspected, I'm not going to be able to take the case. I'm just too busy.

This is the answer to contest the eviction.

It's got a couple other lawyers' names in there for you to contact.

That's all I can do.

It's okay, girl.

Osborne HR called.

They did?

Yeah.

They said if I find this little thing and let them take my phone and my

they'll pay me out.

Why do they need your phone and your laptop?

Who cares? Girl, they'll give me a year's salary.

I'll get no one's. What do they want you to sign?

Um, just this little thing here. They messengered it over.

Here.

This says they want the password to your email and social media accounts.

And they want you to authorize them to audit all of those accounts. You can't

sign that. But I have to to get the money.

That's what it says right here.

I will open new accounts.

Did they say why they suddenly decided to call and offer all this? I assume

because they knew I'd been to see you.

They were scared.

They knew you came to my office?

Yeah. They said I didn't have to bother you with looking over the letter. It was

just a standard HR thing.

How did they know that you came to see me, though? I don't understand.

Delilah, I told you, girl.

They're watching.

That's not the point.

The point is...

You scared him.

You're good.

So these are all the emails from Gary to Fred that you saved?

Yeah.

Can I ask you a personal question?

I guess, yeah.

Were you romantically involved with Fred?

Like having an affair?

What would make you ask me something like that?

There's a police report that says that you showed up at his house drunk.

That was the night of the day that Fred fired me, okay? I got a little lit.

I went over there.

Wasn't one of my best moments.

Girl, he is 55 and white.

You know he ain't putting it down like that.

What are frequency hopping radios?

It's like a radio that constantly changes channels so that people can't

into it or listen when you talk.

And Gary thought these radios were faulty somehow?

Not faulty.

Dangerous. Dangerous how?

I don't know.

Leah.

If I paid your rent this month, would you hold off on signing that thing? Mm

-mm. It says I have to sign by the end of the day, today, or no deal. They will

wait until tomorrow. Trust me.

Oh, sure.

Can I have Carrie Shea's number?

Yeah. I'll get it, please.

Oh, now this is a heck of a deal.

This is a Rivetta from 1898.

It's got this nicely figured opio on the back.

Yeah, that's beautiful.

Oh, listen to it.

Most of the violins of this period were like nails on a chalkboard.

Try this one.

I don't want to break it.

Maya.

told me how you play.

Mm -hmm.

Maya, it's so much better.

How much is it?

Well, that's not the cheapest.

Well, couldn't she just rent it?

That one? No, it's on consignment. So she can borrow it?

Well, what if something did happen to it, honey?

Miss Virginia would just be out her violin.

She'd have to buy it.

Who's Miss Virginia?

The woman who owns it.

She used to be in the National Symphony in D .C.

The National?

Mm -hmm. You're kidding.

How much is it?

Ten...

It's worth a lot more than that.

Uh, uh, hands first.

And where have you been?

Jefferson Park.

And what did I just say this morning?

Okay, I won't do it again.

Maya, that one that you have costs us, what, $1 ,200?

Yeah, and that's how it sounds.

Okay, I can do maybe three.

Can I just ask, Dad?

You can ask, but I'm... Thank you. Can I have an excuse?

Yeah, take your plate. God bless.

Mr. Shea, it's Delilah Connelly calling again.

You can call me back. I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks.

No phones at the table.

Oh, yeah.

Sorry, baby.

My bad.

I can have another you in a minute. Matter of fact, you'll be here in a

baby. You must not know about me. You must not know about me. I can have

you by tomorrow. So don't you ever throw in second. Get to thinking.

Get irreplaceable.

Come here.

Dad?

Where are you going?

Is everything okay up here?

Yeah, I guess.

Is something the matter?

Do you dance? Marcus would let me take this home Sunday?

Yeah. I'm pretty sure he would, yeah.

He said no.

Well, I will talk to him.

Okay?

Something else the matter?

Do you think Mom and Dad can just stay here with us?

But your mommy's ready to take you home.

Everything set up super special for you.

Oh, wow.

Oh, dear.

You've got so much going on for such a little boy, don't you?

God must really think you're something to give you so much going on.

He must think you're amazing.

Are you the nanny candidate?

No, I'm Delilah Connelly.

The one who's been calling Gary.

Yeah.

Congratulations on the baby.

Who is it, Sam?

That lawyer who's been calling.

I'm sorry. I just want to understand more about how... I can't talk to you.

Mr. Shea, I just want to understand what you thought was dangerous about the C

-15. I just said I can't talk about it.

Mr. Shea.

If you think that a flaw in something you designed could cause problems for

soldiers in the field, you can't just take the money and run. Cindy, I will

handle it.

Go.

My wife has had three miscarriages.

We finally got pregnant with a surrogate.

The baby's coming home tomorrow.

My folks are here.

I'm sorry. If you're sorry, go away.

I can't be caught talking about this.

They're watching me.

Go away.

Leah, don't sign that paperwork.

Call me.

With love, awe, and respect. All caps on respect.

Auntie Tam.

How much do I want to spend?

Enough to make sure every other kid playing tonight feels unloved.

Hammer. Wynn Jr. would like to see you in his office when you get a minute.

About what?

It's come to our attention that Osborne Tactical is considering parting ways

with Moody Miller.

Osborne? The defense contractor?

Yeah. You're familiar with them? No, no, not really. I just heard about them

recently. I've told Fred Osborne, the CEO, to expect a call from you, okay?

Do we know why they're in play?

Fred just said they're about to face some challenges that Moody isn't

enough to defuse.

You don't want the opportunity.

Of course I do. Because whoever makes this go away makes partner in a way that

my father can't possibly question.

I'll give Fred Osborne a call.

Thanks.

I think it sounds wonderful.

The violin sounds fine, right?

Sounds better than ever, right?

I don't know what the problem is.

You made it.

Yeah.

Was she one of his conquests?

Not that he ever told me about.

Sure looks like she was.

Oh, girl, here he comes.

Hey.

That was great.

Yeah.

How did it go with the editor?

Yeah, we decided to meet up this afternoon.

So why were you late?

I wasn't late.

Dad?

Hey, there she is. How did it sound?

You played the heck out of it.

I'm so proud of you. Thank you for coming. I still can't believe you got

for me.

Anything for my baby girl.

Hey, you.

Come here.

Oh, my God. You were so amazing. $10 ,000.

I made five today, and the guy at the shop said he spoke to someone in Miss

Virginia. She said she's waiting for the other half.

Don't worry.

I'll take care of the rest.

Thank you so much.

Anything for you, baby girl.

$200.

He can't spend $200.

They can spend $5 ,000 on a violin. He's never going to change, Dee. That man.

That man has the heart of... I'm sorry, I just gotta say it. The father of your

children has the heart of a common criminal. I'm

a sociopath!

$200. It's just sad.

It's just so sad.

So, um, where are you at with Leah David?

What?

I have a meeting with, um, Brett Osborne.

Monday.

Damn, is this a coincidence?

Because Osborne knows that I'm at with Leah David.

All I know is there's a partnership on the table.

What's your point?

Dee, we've made it 20 years without going up against each other in court.

Let's not do it now.

Not over this.

Let's get you a case that pays you some real money. Enough where you can go on

that crazy walking trip in Italy that you always talk about.

It's not crazy.

Dee, Leah Davis.

It's going to drain your tank for nothing. And you know it.

Please. For me.

For both of us.

Let it go.

Hello?

Mr. Shea?

Yeah. I was wondering if we could talk.

Go ahead.

Not now.

Could you meet me Sunday at 5 in Romare Bearden Park?

Is this because of that white Land Rover I saw parked outside your house?

Yeah.

Yeah, I can make that happen.

I'm not a bad person, Ms. Conley. I've got a family. I understand.

I'll see you then.

I'm going to like this picture.

I'm jealous. I want one.

I'll make you one, too.

Well, okay, then.

May, thanks for calling me back.

Just got your message.

What's up?

I'm here with Dion.

He's going back with his mom today.

Oh, yeah.

You're going to miss him.

Oh, I am going to miss him.

But I'm going to visit him all the time.

I'm just saying.

that he's here, so I'm going to be kind of circumspect.

Understood. Hit me.

I went to visit Gary Shea at the address I texted you last night, and there was

a Land Rover parked near the house with a guy in it, an interested -looking guy.

Would you mind seeing if he's still there?

Gary Shea kind of thinks he's always there.

I'll head over when I'm done.

If I see him, I'll get back to you with the plates. Thanks, man.

Bye. Bye.

Are you really going to visit me once I'm back home?

Yeah. What's it going to be? You always tell the truth and you do what you think

you're going to do.

Am I going to visit you?

Yeah.

Why don't you ask these questions you already know the answer to? This ain't

court.

Here. My man.

Come here, man.

Wait, wait, wait.

Come on this side. There you go. I'm going to pick you up. You ready?

You're ready.

Is Mama here?

No, she's not here yet.

Let me show you these trucks.

Trucks? Yeah.

We have lots of them in the other room.

Have you ever used a radio like this?

Everybody did.

But I don't remember ever hearing about anything being wrong.

Okay. Thanks anyway.

So, why is Christine so late?

She's not late.

She's not coming.

She says she needs more time.

First, it was a week she needed when you shipped out. Then it was two. It's been

six months.

I know.

I'm calling her.

Dee, don't.

Why not?

She begged me not to sign up for that second tour.

And to not come back like this?

This is not what she signed up for.

Life is never what anyone signs up for. You know why?

Because there ain't no sign -up seat.

You just man up, you woman up, and you do what it takes.

So when is she saying that she's going to take him now?

When is she going to be ready to be a mother?

She doesn't know.

So when are you going to be discharged?

Seven weeks?

Six.

Well, she better not see me.

Hey, mate. What's going on?

I'm out here on Valentine.

Yeah?

No Land Rover?

Nope. But there is an ambulance.

Leah may be on to something, Dee.

Why? What happened?

Gary Shea's dead.