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I've been honest with you about what I want.

I wanna be with you. If you don't wanna be with me,

I think we just need to stay away from each other.

Why did we leave New York?

Sorry I didn't call, Eddie. I should've called.

I was ashamed of Eddie. I wish I hadn't been.

What do you want from me?

I wanna take you and Eddie out to dinner one time

before I go away.

If you think for one second

I'm gonna let you handle my father's will--

For your information, I had no idea

he named me executor until after he died.

Whatever he left. I don't care.

Because I don't want it.

I'm Marvin, new head of human resources.

We work in a business with people who think

they can get away with anything.

And Marvin knows what the hell he's doing.

Ted represents Sean Baker.

And what Sean wants is Dylan Pryor.

After Sean told me that I was his choice,

I wanted to celebrate, and the person

that I wanna celebrate with is you.

Dylan, sorry, I can't.

♪ Oh, oh, my, my

♪ Shake my hand and roll the dice, yeah ♪

- You got me coffee? - You said you wanted to meet.

I did, because I did something

that you would be proud of.

You finally decided to switch colognes?

'Cause we've all been talking.

Hey, I smell like heaven, and you know it.

I helped Rick get Dylan Pryor a role

in the new Larry McMurtry movie,

which is good for us because--

We represent Sean Baker, and you just got him his lead.

Exactly.

There's just one thing.

Don't tell me.

There's only so much ownership to go around,

and Dylan Pryor wants a piece of Sean Baker's back end.

Welcome to Hollywood.

You want me to go up against Rick, don't you?

Something wrong with that?

- No. - Good.

'Cause we're both basically on the same side here.

But you want me to kick Rick's ass.

Up and down the block.

I mean, we have to protect Sean Baker's back end.

And if there's one thing that I care about,

it's my clients' back ends.

Do I need to call Marvin from HR?

He can't stop what's going on in here.

Can he at least do something

about getting you a new cologne?

For your information, it's aftershave.

For your information, it's not getting the job done.

I smell great.

♪ Hey

Dylan, you got my text.

I did, but not exactly sure why I'm here.

- Yeah, look-- - Rick, I get it.

You ran away after I kissed you.

Message received loud and clear.

I want to explain why we can't do this.

Because I'm a hideous troll who repulses you?

That is not it.

I know that, Rick.

It was pretty obvious that you were enjoying it

as much as I was.

I was.

But, Dylan, sometimes clients,

when they see their lawyers fighting for them,

they develop feelings.

But that does not mean those feelings are real.

Well, what if I want to find out if they're real?

I don't know what to say to that.

Say you want to find out too.

Dylan, you are a phenomenal woman.

Anyone would be lucky to be in a relationship with you.

But I'm your lawyer, and I want to keep being your lawyer.

So for now, this is how it has to be.

Samantha, are you calling about

the Dylan Pryor negotiation? Because--

I'm calling about something a little more important.

Avery Jeffers. - Let me guess.

One of your clients made the mistake

of calling that bastard out.

He was directing a movie for Avery.

They were shooting in the desert.

Avery was pushing the crew to exhaustion.

My client thought people's lives were at risk

and pulled the plug.

Avery's been blackballing Jim all across town.

Not a single studio will hire him.

You're gonna file a defamation suit

that you can't win. - Ted--

Samantha, there's a reason that people

don't go after this guy.

He operates off the record.

If you do this, he's gonna take the gun out of your hand,

and he's gonna point it right back at you.

Unless you help me.

I'm not getting involved in a class action.

Why the hell not?

There's strength in numbers,

and some of your clients must have worked for him.

Even if they did, none of them

are gonna go on the record.

Ted, Avery is the closest thing

Hollywood gets to a mob boss.

You're the only person I know

who's taken on someone like that,

and you're the only one I trust to help me try.

♪ See the money, wanna stay for your meal ♪

♪ Get another piece of pie for your wife ♪

♪ Everybody wanna know how it feel ♪

♪ Everybody wanna see what it's like ♪

♪ I'll even eat a bean pie, I don't mind ♪

♪ Me and Missy is so busy, busy making money ♪

♪ All right

♪ All step back, I'm 'bout to dance ♪

♪ The greenback boogie

There you are.

Got a minute?

Not if it's about that Avery Jeffers call I overheard.

Look--

Ted, when I left that monster,

I locked those memories in a drawer,

and I have no interest in revisiting any of it.

I'm not asking you to revisit anything.

You worked for the man for five years.

You must be able to point me in the right direction.

You mean towards someone who's chosen

not to come forward so you can talk them

into doing something they might regret.

- I can protect them. - You don't know that.

He still scares you.

And he should scare you.

I've seen what I've seen.

Rosalyn, who rescued you from that monster?

You know it was you.

You trusted me then.

Trust me now.

Leah, why do you have a ribbon

taped across your door?

Because you can't have a ribbon-cutting ceremony

for my new office without a ribbon.

Were you raised by wolves?

Yeah, Leah, I was raised by a pack

of ribbon-less wolves.

Was that so hard to admit?

Now, to gain entrance,

you simply take these ceremonial scissors and--

Did you not hear that I have scissors?

Leah, I don't have time for this nonsense.

I gave you this office as a thank-you

for all the work you do.

If you're just gonna waste my time on stupid stuff like--

OK, fine.

Back-end agreements on every deal Sean Baker's had,

Dylan Pryor's quote on every film she's ever done,

and every comparable deal in the last two years.

How did you know--

If you don't know by now that I'm a badass

who can get you things before you know you even need them,

I can't help you.

Kind of makes me look stupid

for walking through your ribbon, doesn't it?

Doesn't make you look smart, you know what I'm saying?

- Leah. - You're right, I pushed it.

Thank you for the work,

and I'm sorry about your ceremony.

Oh, I can retie the ribbon.

You can walk down the hall and come back like...

- No. - Nothing ever happened.

Dillon and Son Detective Agency.

Kevin, it's Stuart Lane.

Let me guess. You found the bug in your car.

- What bug in my car? - PI humor.

Let's move on. How can I help you, Stuart?

I want to engage your services.

You mind if I ask why me?

Because I want to thank Ted for all

that he's done for me recently,

and I thought you'd be the right man for the job.

You know I'm in New York, right?

That's not a problem.

What I need involves taking care of something in New York.

But just one thing:

can't let Ted know we're doing this.

Why is that?

Because it has to do with Ted's father.

Hey, sorry I'm late.

Turns out, there's a lot to do before you go to prison.

Yeah, well, I'll get Eddie.

Teddy, wait.

I'd like to go out tonight, just you and me.

I'm not going out without my brother.

Just listen to me.

This is my last night of freedom.

He has been looking forward to this.

I promise you, I will take Eddie to breakfast tomorrow.

But I have things that I have to say to you

that I just can't say in front of him.

You go, Teddy. I'll order a pizza.

Are you sure, buddy?

I want you to have fun with Dad.

OK.

But if you put on one of my suits

like you usually do and get tomato sauce on it,

we are not watching "Friends" when I get back.

I promise I won't.

I'll call and check in, OK?

Eddie, give me a hug before we go out.

Tell me your person came through.

She did.

I got six more people to go on record.

And since we talked, I got another three,

which gives us ten. - For now.

We're probably gonna lose at least two.

You think it's enough?

If we get them to testify in open court, yes, I do.

Open court?

That sounds exciting.

I gotta say, after what she did to your firm,

I'm surprised to see you two in the same room together.

Well, we do have history.

You may have history, but you don't have anybody

testifying in open court.

You don't know a thing about what we have.

You think I don't have ears everywhere?

I knew about your lawsuit

the second you started putting it together,

like I know if you keep this up,

that financing that you think

you have lined up for Nicole's little South African drama,

it won't be there in the morning.

You're not going to intimidate me.

I don't have to, because I already got to the people

that you were counting on coming forward.

Must have made a ton of calls to stave off

all 25 of them.

It was ten, and you know it.

I just wanted to tell you in person.

Lucky for us, you've ruined the lives

of so many people, we're not gonna

have trouble finding more.

You know, I know you're not supposed to say these things

anymore, but what the hell?

You can always dream, sweetheart,

but keep in mind what happens to your clients if you lose.

You pick a fight with her, you pick a fight with me,

and you better be goddamn ready.

Two against one.

Lucky me.

Damn it.

I can't believe he got to our people that fast.

This is actually a good thing.

There's no way that Avery could have blackballed

that many people that quickly,

which means that he just outright threatened them.

And if he did it this time, he's done it before.

The question is, how do we find proof?

I don't care what Marty says

about how his name looks on the poster.

When he starts footing the bill for his little

passion projects, he can get the big-boy font too.

Oh, no, you get him the hell out of my office.

Bill--

You let him bully me into releasing Lester's movie.

I did no such thing. I warned you he was bluffing.

You didn't listen. - She's right. I was.

You smug son of a bitch.

You humiliated me on the stand.

- I was just doing my job. - I don't care.

Whatever you're here for, the answer is no.

We're going after Avery Jeffers.

What do you need?

He's produced 30 movies here over the years.

We need every HR complaint

that's ever been lodged against him.

Until a few years ago, there aren't any.

We're not looking for the official records.

We're looking for the initial complaints

before they were buried.

This never gets back to me.

Guaranteed.

OK, I'll do it.

But first,

I want him to say he's sorry

for everything he's ever done to me.

I never did anything that you didn't deserve.

Ted.

- I'm so sorry. - Say it again.

I'm sorry, Bill.

I'm so sorry.

- Now tell me you love me. - Not a chance in hell.

Worth a shot.

I'll get you those records.

Dylan, what are you doing here?

I came to see you.

If you're here to talk about your deal,

let me stop you right there.

I'm about to negotiate against Rick.

It would be unethical for me to engage with you.

It doesn't matter.

I'm not exactly here about that.

I want to sign with you. - Excuse me?

I know it sounds like--

Like you can't make up your mind?

Because in the past few months,

you wanted to be with Rick, then me, then Rick, and now me.

What's going on here?

Just not satisfied with this representation.

And from what he told me,

your firm got me this role as much as he did.

Well, Rick and I are about to slug it out.

So if, on the other side of this,

you still feel the same way, we'll talk.

But, Dylan, you better not change your mind again.

I'm not a fan of being jerked around.

Understood.

Erica, what are you doing here?

Ted asked me to handle it for him.

He didn't tell you? - Why would he?

He doesn't know what happened.

As far as I'm concerned, nothing happened,

except you decided you didn't want to talk to me anymore.

I'm taking time because you're afraid of your feelings,

and you know it, and I'm not getting into this right now.

Why not?

It's just me and--

what is she doing here?

She's my client. She wanted to be here.

She asked to be here, or you asked her?

What's the difference?

Because I want to know if you're trying to get me

not to say things in front of her or if she wants to--

What? It was her idea, Erica.

She wanted to see me work because, unlike some people,

she appreciates me for who I am.

Then let's get it on.

I'm just gonna cut straight to it.

There is no way you are getting half of Sean Baker's profits.

Profits he'll make because he's getting the star

that he wants for his movie.

His movie, the one he's gonna live with

for the next three years while Dylan here

might decide another director is better and drop out.

Don't give me that.

Dylan is committed to this project.

It's the one she wants,

and she's not afraid to admit that to herself.

Well, it sounds like this project came along

at the right time in her life.

- It actually did. - No, you went after it

because that's what you do when you have passion.

You don't wait for the right time.

Well, I think it's the right time you give me a damn number.

You know our number. We want half.

You want a pillow and a blanket too?

Because you're dreaming.

You give us a number, then.

5%, not 50%.

That is not a good-faith offer.

And I'm not here to negotiate against myself.

Then you can tell your client he just lost his star.

Can't just walk away when things get tough, Ricky.

And by the look on your client's face,

she knows what I'm talking about.

What?

How would I know about Rick walking away?

Not Rick. You.

You are not walking away from this movie,

and we both know it.

Erica's right. This was a mistake.

I'm gonna go. - No, wait, I want you to stay.

I have an idea.

I agree you're not moving.

You agree we're not moving.

So we need to make more room.

And how exactly are we gonna do that?

By taking someone else's lunch money.

What?

Nothing, just...

all these years, we've never been in court together.

Except for when you asked me to watch you

cross-examine Miller because you thought

it'd make me fall for you.

You knew that?

You told me that.

Did it work?

All right.

It's not usually my practice to hold

a hearing on a lawsuit on the day that it's been filed.

Then why are we here, Your Honor?

Because my client's reputation has been smeared,

and this case needs to be dismissed

before any further harm is caused.

His reputation hasn't been smeared.

It's been portrayed. - Watch yourself.

You don't have a shred of evidence.

I don't know what law school you went to, but we have

over 50 complaints lodged against your client

over a 20-year period.

I went to Harvard.

And, Your Honor, those complaints

were all filed with the studio,

and not one attempt has been made

to inform my client of even one of them.

Because he killed them in their sleep.

That is slander.

It's not slander if it's the truth.

And Mr. Jeffers does not need to be

informed of these complaints

to be held liable for the harm he caused.

Except for one thing.

My client was an outside contractor,

and not one of those complaints came from someone

within his own company.

Without that, they're not worth the paper they're printed on.

I'm afraid he's right.

You can refile with admissible evidence,

but for now, this lawsuit is not moving forward.

If you think we're gonna let this go--

I don't care whether you let it go or not.

You made this public,

so you better watch your backs,

because not one of your clients' projects are safe.

Nice necklace.

I'm sorry I got you into this.

I'm not.

Now I know what we have to do.

We can't use someone outside the company,

but we can use someone on the inside.

Ted, we tried.

He got to everyone who's ever worked for him.

Not everyone.

Melissa Johnson, Erica Rollins.

I don't believe we've had the pleasure.

If you're here with him, this won't be a pleasure.

You already shoved Dylan Pryor down my throat.

What are you here for now,

to tell me who my caterer should be?

Melissa, you can have any caterer you want.

But you are gonna have to choke down something else.

I'm not giving up my profit participation in this movie.

We're not asking you to give it up.

We're telling you you're gonna have to share it.

I busted my ass for the rights to this book,

and I'd sooner let this movie die

than give up one nickel of my ownership in it.

Which is why before we came here,

we took a trip to the head of the studio's office.

Turns out, your deal is up in six months,

and Bonnie has incredibly high hopes for this project.

So if you want to stay on the lot,

I'd consider sharing a piece of the pie.

Bonnie wouldn't do this to me.

Pick up the phone. Give her a call.

- You think I won't? - We know you will.

In fact, we're counting on it.

You think she'll cave?

She doesn't have a choice.

Of course she does. We're bluffing.

Doesn't matter.

She calls, she looks weak, and she'd rather lose a kidney

than show fear to Bonnie Harris.

Rick, about the negotiations...

You were doing your job,

I was doing mine, so let's leave it at that.

No, I'm not doing it.

Rosalyn, we need somebody on the inside to come forward.

You said all I had to do was point you

in the right direction, and I did.

Well, what do you want me say?

Avery got to those people.

- Like I told you he would. - Yes, you did.

But whatever he did to keep those people from talking,

he can't do that to you.

He already did something to me.

- I know that. - No, you don't.

He wasn't just verbally abusive, OK?

He didn't just work me to the bone

or throw staplers at my head.

One night, he...

he tried to assault me.

And I got out, but it made me feel weak,

and it took me ten years to feel strong again.

I can't believe I didn't see that.

Because I hid it from you.

But I am not gonna relive that nightmare

only to see him weasel out of it

like he always does.

Why didn't you just tell me at the time?

Because I told someone else,

and they couldn't do anything.

What if I could make it so that

Avery was never in a position

to have power over anyone ever again?

By what, making him lose money?

Even if you win, it won't stop him.

I'm not going after his money, Rosalyn.

I'm going after his freedom.

Dylan, hey.

When I said we got your profit participation,

I didn't mean we had paperwork to sign.

I'm not here for that.

What are you here for?

I'm signing with Erica Rollins.

I don't understand.

I got you everything that you wanted.

But you also said we can't mix

being together and business.

And if I have to choose between having you as my attorney

and seeing if there's something more between us,

I can always get another lawyer.

OK, look, Dylan, if you still want to leave

after what I'm gonna say, I understand,

but I didn't give you the full story.

The truth is,

I have feelings for someone else.

Why didn't you tell me this before?

Because I was embarrassed

because that person doesn't have feelings for me.

So I'm being rejected for someone

who doesn't even like you.

It has nothing to do with you.

Until I'm over her, I can't be with anybody else.

And I still want you as a client,

but if you want to go,

I totally understand.

You got a second?

Sure. What's on your mind?

I wanted to let you know we took care

of the Sean Baker-Dylan Pryor situation.

And I not only kept every penny of Sean's back end,

I re-signed Dylan Pryor.

She's back where she belongs.

You don't seem overly enthusiastic.

Is this another Nicole Kidman situation?

Because Dylan came to me. - It's not that.

I'm thinking about how to...

move forward on something personal to me.

Well, then I'll give you some space.

While I have you here, I could use your advice.

I have to do something, and Amanda's not gonna like it.

And you want to know if you should tell her

before you do it.

The answer is yes.

Erica, she's gonna try to stop me,

and I can't cave on this one.

I get that, but remember what we said about being a partner?

It doesn't mean you just do what we want.

It means you're not afraid to be straight with us.

I wish you gave better advice.

Do you mean straight like that?

No, I don't.

I'll talk to her, but...

you might be able to help me with one more thing.

OK, we're here.

What is so important that you couldn't

discuss it in front of Eddie?

I guess we're jumping right in.

I told you that I didn't want to have no one

when I got out of prison, and I meant it.

So what can I do to make things right?

If you want to make things right with me,

you need to start with Eddie.

I'm listening.

For whatever reason, he is gonna worry

while you're away.

So I would like you to call him once a week

and just ask him about his day.

And can I call you?

Start with Eddie, and if you do that,

maybe you and me can... talk.

Can we at least talk now?

Otherwise, this is gonna be a very boring dinner.

We've already talked about how we each like our steaks.

Well, we still have dessert preferences

and the type of bread that we want and drinks.

Are we ordering drinks?

Sure.

What the hell?

And if you're wondering, yes, there are egg rolls.

What is going on here?

You did not go to Erica and find out

my weak spot for no reason.

I have taken a case against a producer named Avery Jeffers.

- I've heard of him. - Then you get the picture.

It started off as a lawsuit.

Things took a turn, and the only way that I see out of it

is to find someone to bring criminal charges against him.

If you are saying what I think you're saying,

you can take your egg rolls and leave right now.

Listen to me, Elizabeth Smith is the only one

that can put this man down.

That's not true, and you know it.

Find someone else. - Like who?

Amanda, name another prosecutor

that will do whatever it takes to get this guy.

That's exactly the reason why you can't go to her.

Because she doesn't play by the rules.

Amanda, this man is not innocent.

There's still right and wrong.

And allowing him to keep doing what he has been doing

is wrong.

You didn't come here to get my permission.

You came here to tell me you're doing this

whether I like it or not, so why come at all?

Because I think of you as a partner,

and I'm trying to treat you that way.

You've got one hell of a way of showing it.

Do you really want me to say it?

I'm telling you

because I care what you think about me.

If that is true, you won't go to Elizabeth Smith.

Stephanie, there's no such thing as a mercury deficiency.

And even if there were, putting cod liver oil

in Jackson's coffee wouldn't be in your purview.

Yes, this is an official warning.

Idiot.

This is why you're the right person for the job.

Tact, class, and humor all in one package.

Well, I'm not gonna file a complaint against you

for lying.

- We need to talk. - What's going on?

I'm coming forward against Avery.

You want me to back you up.

- I need you to back me up. - Rosalyn--

You're the only person who was there.

You're the only one who knows.

I wasn't just there.

I lost ten years of my career

for trying to do the right thing.

I know that, Marvin,

and I need you to do the right thing again.

How can you be sure it's gonna work this time?

Because it's not just me and you.

Ted is going after him too.

I know you lost those years, but you're here now.

I made it happen, and you are not going anywhere.

Then I have something I need to show you.

You're saying you were there.

It was the city championship,

and my son was the starting quarterback.

It didn't matter that you didn't want me there.

I wasn't gonna miss it.

OK, if you were there, then--

You rolled out to your left on a naked bootleg.

You're supposed to run for the first down.

But you saw your tight end open about 20 yards downfield,

so you gave your coach a heart attack

and threw for a touchdown.

It was the fullback.

No, it was not.

Well done.

I wish I could have told you how proud I was of you.

Well, you just did.

What?

We're having such a nice conversation,

I forgot to call Eddie to check in.

I'm sure he's fine.

That might be him.

Oh. Hey, what's going on?

Ted, you need to get out of your apartment right now.

I'm not in my apartment.

Then wherever you are, you need

to watch your goddamn back.

Kevin, what's going on?

I think Pellegrini put a hit on you,

and I think it's coming tonight.

- Eddie's in my apartment. - Eddie.

All right, look, Teddy, get there as soon as you can, OK?

I'm in the car. I'll call him.

I'll meet you there.

- What's going on? - It's Eddie.

♪ Where do we go

♪ Where do we go from here

Pick up.

Pick up, pick up. Please, Eddie, pick up.

♪ You cut me deeper

♪ As I sit here on my own

♪ Wondering where we went wrong ♪

Eddie, you get this, you leave the apartment.

No questions. Just leave.

♪ Is this the end of us

♪ Where do we go

♪ Where do we go from here

♪ When everything I touch is always breaking ♪

♪ Breaking

- No! No! - No! Teddy, no. No!

Eddie!

What are you doing here?

I need your help.

With directions to the exit?

'Cause that's the only help you're getting from me.

Avery Jeffers is a producer.

I know who he is.

Then you know he has a history of abusive behavior,

and I got someone to come forward.

- No. - Are you not gonna do this

because you're a sore loser?

I'm not going to do it because this isn't enough.

I thought you were better than this.

Better? We just went to war,

and you got your girlfriend to take the stand

and call me a piece of filth.

You and I are cut from the same cloth.

We like to put the bad guys away.

- Get out of my office. - No.

Because I heard you

when you spoke about the victim's father

in the Dante Everson case.

You care about justice.

I also care about my career,

and I'm not gonna let what happened to you happen to me.

That's right. You think I wouldn't look you up?

You took down John Pellegrini,

and ten minutes later, you were out of a job.

I risked a hell of a lot more than my career.

I risked my life.

They tried to kill me.

They missed.

And they killed my brother.

You're not making a case for me to do this.

Elizabeth, this is not that.

I'm not asking you to put him away.

I'm just asking you to hear me out.

You get it done?

Yes, I did, and it's on its way to Ted as we speak.

I knew you were the man for the job.

All right, bill me whatever.

Ah, it's on the house.

- Kevin. - Stuart, please.

It's the best thing you could have done

with that man's money.

I'm not gonna charge you for it.

You think Ted'll like it?

Think he'll love it.

Ted's lucky to have you as a friend.

Yeah, he's lucky to have us both.

Where the hell were you?

- Ted. - It was his funeral.

I needed you there, and you didn't even--

- Teddy, I got arrested. - What?

I went to see Vinnie Santoro,

and I beat the living hell out of him.

But before I could kill him, the police pulled me off.

So Santoro is the one--

We'll never prove it, but yeah, he's the one.

I'm sorry I wasn't there for you, Ted.

- I gotta go. - Go? Go where?

You're not the only one who didn't show up for the funeral.

Where were you?

- Teddy. - Your son died.

They move the day when you need to leave and go to prison,

and you can't make it to the funeral?

I should have been there.

I just--I-- I couldn't.

Because you never thought of him as a son.

- That's not fair. - What, then?

Because I can't think of another goddamn reason--

You knew what they were gonna do.

What the hell are you talking about?

You asked us both out to dinner,

and you changed your mind at the last second.

Teddy--

And you hugged him before we left.

You never hugged him a day in his life.

- That is not true. - Why'd you change your mind?

Why?

I did it to protect you.

They were gonna set that bomb off,

and if I hadn't done what I did,

you both would have died.

Not if you'd told me!

They weren't gonna stop until they killed someone.

So you let them kill him?

- I had to make a choice. - You murdered him!

You want to rip me to pieces, you go right ahead.

But I did what I did. You're still alive.

And I do not regret it.

Go rot in prison.

Never contact me.

Never write me. Never think of me.

As far as I am concerned, you're dead.

You think we have enough?

I think that we're doing this whether we have enough or not.

- Yes. - Yes what?

You asked me in court if watching you work

made me fall for you.

Yes. It did.

Then or now?

Avery, thanks for coming.

Please, I'm always happy to have LA's

top entertainment lawyers grovel at my feet.

Then I'm afraid you came to the wrong conference room.

Were you not in that courtroom?

You have nothing.

Yeah, see, all those people were outsiders.

We got ourselves an insider.

Hello, Avery. Remember me?

I remember when I hired you,

you signed an ironclad NDA.

Then it's a good thing NDAs don't apply

to criminal charges.

And if you think I'm afraid to testify against you,

you are dead wrong.

Go ahead.

My people will rip you to pieces.

They might, if we didn't have contemporaneous notes

from your former head of human resources.

Does the name Marvin Semple ring a bell?

I'll give you a hint.

He's a man who always keeps his receipts.

This is every complaint Marvin ever took

that you thought you buried.

And in case you forgot, I'm a prosecutor.

You were a prosecutor, Ted.

You're not one anymore.

He's not, but I am.

And here is an advance copy of tomorrow's "LA Times."

Front page: Avery Jeffers arrested

on charges of sexual assault.

You know what? I do remember Marvin Semple.

And every one of those lies he told

is more than ten years old,

which puts them past the statute of limitations.

Tomorrow's headline isn't about statutes.

It's about you being arrested.

And when people see that,

they're gonna come running to testify against you.

In case you didn't know, Elizabeth isn't afraid

to play just a little bit dirty.

May I? - Please, go right ahead.

This is a one-time offer.

You resign today,

plead guilty to one count of sexual assault,

Elizabeth will never prosecute, and that article

will never see the light of day.

You're bluffing. You won't charge me.

I might win and I might lose,

but I never bluff.

You're found guilty for even one count,

you go to prison for ten years.

Yeah, one more thing.

Tomorrow morning, she's gonna use that

to register you as a sexual offender.

No way in hell you are.

That agreement doesn't give you that right.

Then sue me.

I'm sure you'll find a jury that will

award you plenty of damages.

Like I said, she's not afraid to play a little bit dirty.

We might not have been able to take away your freedom,

but we sure as hell just took away your power.

Now get your ass out of my law firm.

Teddy.

Ah, it's good to see you.

How you holding up? - Kevin, why am I here?

They're kicking me out the bureau for beating Santoro.

That doesn't explain why I'm here.

My father offered me a job.

And since you're currently unemployed,

I thought you might want to join me.

In what capacity? I'm not a detective.

I don't know, but we make a good team.

I don't want to work for your father, Kevin.

Oh, come on, Teddy.

Why you doing this?

You want me to say it?

I suspected they might be planning

on coming after you earlier.

I didn't warn you because I didn't have confirmation.

And I feel guilty about Eddie.

Kevin, if you're looking for me to tell you

that it's not your fault,

I don't have it in me to do that right now.

I'll see you when I see you.

Don't you put Eddie's death on me.

You know, you-- you just told me

that if you had warned me sooner,

maybe we could've stopped this.

So I'm not putting it on you.

It's on you.

Ted, what can I do for you?

I wanted to thank you for your gift.

I don't know what to say.

Well, whatever it is, say it to your boy Stuart.

It was his idea.

But as long as we're yapping,

I've been doing a lot of thinking.

If that job offer is still open,

I want to take it.

You sure you want to do that?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm sure.

Well, Kevin...

I have been doing some thinking too.

The reason that I let you blame yourself back then

is because...

I told Eddie that I was gonna call and check in,

and I never did.

I felt guilty, and I took it out on you.

That's pretty insightful.

Now, who figured it out for you?

Because I know you didn't do it by yourself.

I don't want you to come out here after all.

I didn't feel like coming anyway.

I'll see you when you get here.

Not if I see you first.

Wait, you're still coming, right?

If you'll have me, buddy.

Do you have a minute?

That depends on whether or not

you were gonna come down on me because I did, in fact,

go see Elizabeth Smith.

I know.

I also know that you did it for Rosalyn.

But even if you didn't do it for her,

it was the right call.

Apology accepted.

I didn't say I'm sorry.

No...

But you meant it.

I did.

And for the record,

I care about what you think about me too,

which is actually why I'm here.

I might have made a mistake when I said I couldn't be

head of criminal and get involved.

Yeah, you made a huge mistake.

I've been dying to tell you that.

Mm, so...

should we go get a drink tonight?

Amanda, there's nothing that I would rather do,

but I can't tonight.

I gotta go see someone and...

yeah.

Tomorrow?

If you want that, come and find me.

Hey.

How'd you know how it went down with Smith?

I ran into Samantha Railsback as she was leaving.

Impressive woman.

She's not the only one.

Ted, hey.

I'm guessing you got the package from Kevin.

And I'm guessing

this is what you did with my father's estate.

I remember you told me you used

to go to that park with Eddie as kids

and how much he loved it.

Figured renaming it, expanding it

was the perfect way to spend that man's money.

I'll tell you what I told Kevin.

I don't know what to say.

If you don't know what to say to that, I got a doozy for you.

The only thing is, I can't remember

if Lane was gonna be first or last on the letterhead.

Are you saying what I think you're saying?

I never should have cut you out in the first place.

What do you say we go ahead with the merger after all?

Erica, what are you--

What the hell did you say about me?

What are you talking about?

Dylan Pryor made it crystal clear

that she wants me to represent her.

Then she goes to tell you,

changes her mind, and won't tell me why.

And I want to know what you said.

That's none of your business.

It is my business if you're out there bad-mouthing me.

- Get the hell out of my house. - No.

You've been punishing me since that night.

You made the negotiation personal,

and now you're coming after my reputation?

- I would never do that. - Then what the hell happened?

- Erica-- - Tell me!

You want to know? She kissed me.

- What? - Yeah.

She wanted to be with me, and I said no

because I'm her lawyer.

So she went to sign with you, and then she came back to me,

thinking that we could be together.

So I told her the truth, that I can't be with her

because I'm still hung up on somebody else.

She threw herself at me, and I didn't care

because...

I can't get over you.

But you're so scared to take a chance on me

because you're afraid of getting hurt.

♪ Hold on to me

Rick, I--

What?

♪ Who cares what they see?

♪ Who cares what they know?

♪ Your first name is Free

♪ Last name is Dom

♪ 'Cause you still believe

♪ In where we're from

♪ Man's red flower

♪ It's in every living thing

♪ Mind, use your power

♪ Spirit, use your wings

♪ Freedom

Ted.

Samantha.

Is this a coincidence?

No, it's not.

What did you say to Stuart's offer?

Well, I asked him if you knew,

and he said that you were good with it.

And?

I told him that I needed

some more time to think about it.

Anything I can do to help you make that decision?

You may have implied

that you're falling for me again.

Why do you want to merge now?

Because I'm not afraid of mixing business and personal.

What if I'm not ready?

You mean, what if you might have feelings

for Amanda Stevens?

What if I did?

I'm not afraid of messy, Ted.

What's the worst that could happen?

Then I'm in.

And we are gonna make it to the other side,

or we are gonna drive right off a bridge.

Either way,

it's gonna be a hell of a ride.

♪ 'Cause you still believe

♪ In everyone

♪ When a baby first breathes

♪ When night sees sunrise

♪ When the whale hunts the sea ♪

♪ When man recognizes

♪ Freedom

chorus: ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la

♪ Man's red flower

♪ It's in every living thing

♪ Mind, use your power

♪ Spirit, use your wings

♪ Freedom

Aaron. Aaron!