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Mama! Mama!

I can't get to you!

Mama, wake up!

I'm gonna get help!

I couldn't afford a lawyer, so I went ahead and wrote it myself.

I don't know if the legal stuff is right, but...

Miss Bertie, we could transfer your assets into a trust. Control how and

Randolph gets the money. A trust could be made safe from division in the event

of divorce for Randolph's death.

No, Rudy. I want everything to go to Reverend Kenneth Chandler. Do you know

He's on the TV.

I told him that I was going to give him the entire 20 million.

Did you say $20 million? Yes, Bertie. Rudy will write up your new will and

it back to you in a week or so. What?

Stop my mama. That's great news.

Thank you, Rudy.

I doubt it would be a summary judgment so soon, but it says here that

your son has a history with drugs, that he died of the flu, which was

exacerbated by opioids. They're lying.

Do you know he has $20 million?

Oh, is it 20 this time?

She's bankrupt.

We humor her every year, let her vent a little, and move on.

That is a lie!

Are you listening to a word I'm saying?

My Donny Ray was a huge strength.

Hey, you need a hand?

Hi, um, this is Rudy Baylor.

He's the best in our class.

Mrs. Black's son was admitted to North City General with the flu, and sadly he

passed. They killed him.

Who killed him?

That hospital, North City.

I filed a lawsuit.

Pro se.

You filed it yourself.

Who the hell else was going to do it? The hospital is revved by a 10 -leaf

Yeah, them bastards.

Try to, what they call it, get it dismissed.

But a judge put a hold on that till I got a lawyer.

Man, them...

Sons of bitches offered me $50 ,000 for my son's life.

Believe that? They offered a settlement with the pending motion to dismiss.

Yeah, and I told them where they could stick it.

Mrs. Black, this is just a legal clinic.

Advice on landlord disputes and parking tickets.

This is a pretty complicated negligence suit.

You need a real lawyer.

Ain't that what you are? Not yet. And the other problem is Tenley Britt.

Rudy and I both start working at that firm tomorrow. So even if we could help

you, there would be a conflict of interest.

Well, good luck working for Satan.

While you two are shitting in high cotton, I'll be making these bastard pay

what they do.

We're very sorry for your loss, ma 'am.

Three shots of bourbon.

Rudy,

I need some cash.

I thought I told you not to take Jacksonville against our boys.

You're four deep at the bar, man. Get busy.

Um, Prince, you know, starting tomorrow, this man is going to be making $175K a

year. Yeah, well, tonight, he's still a bartender.

You cool slumming it with a bartender one more night? I like when you talk

dirty. Hey, uh, are those my shots?

No, brother.

These are ours.

I've been trying to make this all

mine, pushing faster for the light.

Mom? Mom?

Mom,

I gotta go to work!

If I can't drive anymore.

Mom, you alright?

He wanted to quit law school.

Did you know that?

Your father, God rest his soul, talked to him for hours.

Dad told him he's not quitting.

They could throw him to the curb, followed by every last stick, but he

about to let him quit.

John would have been a great lawyer.

So will you.

Well, I'm wearing a suit.

Looks good.

Mom, what's wrong?

Nothing.

He's right.

It's time to move on.

What are we talking about?

Who's right?

Hank, he wants to build a gym in here.

In here?

In John's room?

Can you even see what this guy is?

This is your house.

Oh, Rudy.

Rudy, don't.

I want you out, Hank.

Funny, I was going to say the same thing to you. You think I'm just going to let

you keep leeching off my mother?

What are you going to do about it?

Stop! Stop it!

Hank, stop!

Stop it, both of you!

You had no right to do that.

You said it. This is my house, my life.

Honey, I need you to move out.

It's okay. It's okay. I'm... I know.

Okay.

I'm already looking.

I'm so late, Mom. I gotta go.

Rudy, your suit.

Do you want to change?

It's the only one I have.

You're very lucky.

Today's orientation for first -year associates will be given by Tinley

managing partner, Leo Drummond.

Take a seat anywhere.

Sorry, someone's out here.

I am the punishment of God.

If you had not committed great sins, God would not have set a punishment like me

upon you.

Genghis Khan, warrior.

Would have made a great litigator.

Who can tell me what a trial, any trial, is about?

Yeah. Finding the truth.

That's a law school answer.

The truth is not your client.

What determines victory in court is not the truth.

It's not even what you can prove.

It is what you can convince a jury that you have proof.

All men are equal under the law. Who believes that?

You.

You believe that?

You were bold enough to come late to your first meeting.

And not exactly dressed for success.

I apologize. So have the balls to answer the question.

No, I don't believe that everyone is treated equally under the law.

Amendment guarantees equality under the law.

But you disagree.

I guess I do.

What are you doing? Okay.

Who isn't treated equally, Mr.? Baylor, sir.

Rudy Baylor.

Who isn't treated equally?

Well, you want to be an attorney at Tinley, Britt, Crawford, Mize, and St.

you make an argument when I tell you to. Victims of domestic violence. Excuse

me? I said victims of domestic violence.

Argue it. Prove to me right here and now that victims of domestic violence

cannot get a fair hearing.

Don't.

I take your silence as stipulation.

Stipulation is surrender.

We do not surrender at this firm.

Castle Rock v. Gonzalez.

Uh -huh. The Supreme Court ruled that a woman can't sue the cops for failing to

arrest her husband after he violated a restraining order, and he later murdered

their three children. Is that all you got?

U .S .C. Morrison.

Congress tried to give victims of abuse the right to sue their abusers, but the

Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional. Why are you

I can't hear it. Count them in V. Colorado. The court threw out a stalking

conviction on First Amendment grounds.

Is he putting you to sleep? Because he's putting me to sleep. You want to hear

state court cases of women who went to prison for killing husbands who nearly

killed them?

Really? Abusive husbands who got custody of the children. Women fired lawfully

in a court of law for being late to work because they were busy getting beaten

up by their husbands. Oh, my. God. Courts reject 57 % of allegations of

abuse. 28 % of mothers alleging an abusive father lose custody to that

and that number, that rises to 50 % when he accuses her of parental alienation.

Not 58%. 50%. Whatever. You.

You look like you have an opinion.

Stand up, Ned.

Plankmore? Sarah?

Opinion, Miss Plankmore.

Um... I would say misleading on Morrison, overstated on counterman, and

alienation was soundly rejected in Montoya v. Davis.

Very good.

I never bore the jury with statistics.

When statistics are on your side, pound the jury with them.

Who the hell told you that?

You did.

In a speech you gave at Ashley Cooper three years ago.

Really?

Well, then it must be true.

Hey.

Fires?

What were you thinking?

Arguing with Leo Drummond on your birthday.

I'm sorry. I screwed up.

But he baited me, and everything I said was true.

Well, Leo said the truth is not your client. You missed that part. Thanks,

Sarah.

Are you going to tell me what happened to your face?

Hey.

Rudy.

You know how my father says the flip side of everyone's best quality is the

worst quality?

What's my best quality?

You never back away from a fight.

My worst quality?

You never back away from a fight.

Okay, let me talk to Leo.

Look, we forged way too hard for this. We can fix this. We aren't doing

anything. This is my fault.

I'm not letting you go down for it, okay?

Look, I, um... I have to get to that bus training. I'm sorry.

You know what happens around here when you're late.

Turned out Tim Lee Britt wasn't the right fit for me.

Hello?

Look, I appreciated the offer. I should have accepted at the time. I was... Yes,

ma 'am.

I understand, ma 'am.

If you could please pass... Rudy Baylor.

Hi, good morning.

I understand.

I've always wanted to work with a public defender.

Can I ask you guys, when will that new budget be?

Next year?

Okay.

Thanks for your time.

Hey, there he is.

Big -time lawyer Rudy Baylor.

Say, man, you here for your last check, or you just can't stay away from old

Prince?

I think I need my job back.

Look, man, I can't help you with Leo Drummond, but I might be able to do

something about this Hank fella.

You know, I got a couple of guys.

Turn them around, beat them up a little bit. No.

Okay?

No, thank you.

All right, man. Suit yourself.

You know, come to think of it, I do know a law firm looking to hire... It's

called every reputable firm in town.

Okay? Nobody's hiring.

How about a not -so -reputable one?

Come on, man. This place is pretty cool, right?

You know, it used to be a taco hut. You don't say.

Bruiser is the best lawyer I know.

Bruiser?

Hey,

Bo Reade.

This is Rudy.

The guy I told Bruiser about.

Hot -buttered lawyer.

They're waiting for you.

Thank you.

Are you serious?

Good luck.

This must be the kid, huh?

Rudy Baylor, huh?

Yeah, well, I'd shake your hand, but... You must be Bruiser.

He wishes.

Your bruiser?

Jocelyn Stone.

Bruiser to my friends.

Have a seat, ma 'am. I see you met Dex Shifflett. How you doing?

Our power lawyer.

Did you say power lawyer?

Para -lawyer. It's like paralegal, but I went to law school.

Didn't pass the bar seven times.

Joke's under pressure.

She's not wrong.

So, they fired you, Trent and Brent.

You know why we call it that? Because it's full of Trents and Brents.

You're right. He is a genius.

So Leo fired you?

Yeah, it wasn't the right fit.

What did you do to pit them off?

I got into an argument with him. On your first day?

Oh, daddy.

Told you.

Kids got balls.

Try about, Bruiser.

What do you got to lose?

I pay my associates $2 ,000 a month.

$500 a week?

To be a lawyer? A waitress makes more.

No, well, you keep a third of the fees you generate.

If you don't cover your draw, you owe me the balance.

You can't be serious.

When do you take the bar?

Six weeks. Look, I appreciate the offer. I can give you some tips. I thought you

failed seven times. And that's what makes me an expert.

Rudy, you got screwed, okay?

And you got screwed on the wrong side of hiring season.

Now you're pissed off.

I can't believe you're sitting in this room talking to people like us.

Well, that's good.

You'll need that anger.

Because we represent people on the worst day of their lives.

And you know what they want?

They want someone who will screw the people who screw them.

Now, if you're not the guy for that, go be a waitress.

I need the night to think about it. Oh, my God. No, you don't.

You're only here because every other white shoe in this city turned you down.

I'm all you got, babe.

I need an advance.

20 ,000.

Get a place to live.

Are you moving into the Ritz?

Ten. Five it is.

We start Monday.

I don't know. The kid was 20 years old and wearing a tuxedo. So I asked him to

make me a drink.

Noonan whispers in my ear, you know, that's the prime minister's son.

Oops.

The kid made a mean martini.

Whatever happened to a good old -fashioned hot dog?

Right over here, Mr. Keeley.

Do we know each other?

You are Wilbur Keeley.

CEO of Great Benefit Hospital Systems, one of Henley Britt's most important

clients.

Sarah Plankmore.

I'm a new associate.

A new associate that dug her homework.

Perfectly Good Morning was reported by a hot dog.

Morning.

It's from a novel, Only Yours by Susan Mallory.

Montana Hendrix's Perfectly Good Morning was reported by a hot dog, a four -year

-old boy, and a lab and golden retriever mix named Fluffy.

Must be an important book to you.

For some reason, I remember all the first lines of books I've ever read.

All of them? Mm -hmm.

I don't believe that.

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a

fortune must be in want of a wife.

Remarkable.

Though I might disagree with Miss Austen's assertion.

One more?

You're all night and took your waiters.

A prayer for Owen Meany.

Irving.

One of my favorites.

I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice.

Not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or

even because he was the instrument of my mother's death.

Not because he is the reason I believe in God.

I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.

Is she on my account?

She's not even a lawyer. Yes, she's on your account.

Didn't you want to have a word with Wolford?

Mr. Keeley, do you have a moment?

Sarah, it's been a pleasure.

Pleasure's all mine, Mr. Keeley.

Finders, grinders, and minders.

Finders land the client, bring in the money.

Grinders. That's writing and research.

And minders keep us out of trouble.

Which am I?

That's what I'm wondering.

I'm just saying, we could have found a place together.

Yeah.

We haven't talked about that.

Oh, my God.

You don't want to live together.

You know I do.

Then why don't you ask me to move in here?

What, you?

In this place?

Come on.

Your neighbors are, like, right there.

You know what I mean?

I can't have

your parents pay my rent.

Not their money.

It's my... It's the trust fund, Sarah.

Yeah, it's my trust fund.

Why is it so terrible?

No, they make it fine. Yeah, they made an honest living. They wanted to give me

a start in life. Like, why should I feel guilty for that?

I just want to pay my own way.

Do you not understand that?

No, clearly not.

What's going on? What are you doing?

We're in a fight. Okay, so fight.

Hey, cutie. They're in the back.

Morning.

Morning. Thank you.

No, thanks.

I'm ready to get started.

What do you need me to do?

What I need is my money back. What you need are some clients.

Right.

Baby needs some milk, Dec.

Show him the tip.

Let's roll up.

All right, stay close.

That was five stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression,

acceptance. Now, we usually get them in anger, so you, you've got to be angry,

too, because you're the one who's going to punish the asshole who did this to

them. I'm sorry. I'm patient.

You seem, like, very, very tense.

Oh, really?

I don't know. Maybe because you just told me you bribed the doctor. No, I

rewarded him for information. You're a lawyer now. Words are important. This is

us, 886.

Hit by a drunk driver.

Stop. I love my job.

Come in.

You wanted to see me?

As I said, you'll be on Keely's account going forward.

Amazing. What will I be doing?

Watch and learn.

Anticipate his needs.

But speak to Brad or myself before you do anything.

Okay, absolutely.

Thank you.

Could I ask you something?

It's about Rudy Baylor.

Rudy Baylor.

You're a friend.

Yes.

Look, Rudy is the smartest person I have ever met.

And I was just wondering if you would ever consider giving him another chance.

I, um... Why are you doing this?

I'm defining our relationship, Ms. Blankmore.

That'll be all.

Dex Shiflett, law firm of J. Lyman Stone.

We've looked over your actual report. We're going to go out. We're going to

photograph the site, talk to the witnesses, you know, give it the

works. But we have to move quick before those insurance companies, excuse me,

dickheads, get to the witnesses because they have been known, Mr. Van Landel, to

bribe them for false testimony. We have to move fast.

We don't charge a dime, not one dime, not until you win. Now, all we need to

started here is your signature.

My wife will be here soon.

Mr. Van Landel.

That drunk?

He's making me so angry.

That drunk asshole that put you in here, he needs to pay to raise Ethan. You

need to talk to my wife.

I'm in no position to hire a lawyer right now. Sir, I understand.

Mr. Van Landel.

I'm Rudy Baylor.

We definitely want to talk to your wife, but we have to act fast before the

other driver's lawyer gets to the witnesses.

Memories are short.

easily manipulated, and as you know, lawyers can be unscrupulous.

Now, will you let us help you?

What?

Now, Mr. Van Landel, if anybody...

When the insurance company comes by, you tell them, talk to your lawyer.

Hey, you're Melvin Pritchard, right?

I heard about the fire.

I'm sorry about your mom.

Thank you. I know.

My name's Rod Nunley. I can help you.

Wow.

You are a natural.

This is ridiculous.

Ridiculous. Oh, let me tell you something. That was nature at work. Guy

lawyer. We got a client. That's the food chain.

Boo -boo, baby. Do you see what I see?

What?

Handcuffs.

Handcuffs? Oh, shit. It's right here.

Hey. No.

Restore the personality.

Get lost.

Thank you.

Ow. Thanks.

I didn't do it. I know.

I'm Ellison. Sir, my name is... What the hell are you two doing?

That's my lawyer.

Who? Yeah, who?

Okay,

officer, I'm not even sure he knows who he's looking at. Sir, just breathe

lightly and just deck shift.

Where'd you go?

Do you believe that, Nunley, huh?

I mean, there is no honor among thieves anymore.

I can't do this.

I need a real case.

You need a real case?

Rudy, you've been on this job five minutes. You haven't even passed the bar

Oh, you have, right?

Okay, listen, kid.

I'm more a lawyer than any jack -leg, martini -soaked limp dick like Rod

any day of the week.

Now, unless you have some big client beating down your door, this, this is

we eat.

And maybe I do.

Maybe you do what?

Have a client.

Are you trying to give me a boner?

Get in.

Go get em boo boo

Daisy, go on now.

Get.

So, you're no longer with Tinley Britton.

Uh, no.

No, it didn't really work out. And I was looking for something more

entrepreneurial. You got fired.

Yeah, I got fired. How come?

I have a big mouth.

But I'm with a new firm now.

J. Lyman Stone and Associates. And if you hire us, it won't cost you anything.

Not unless we win.

That guy out in the car, is that your J. Lyman Stone?

No.

He's a paralegal, Dex Shifflett.

Stone's our senior partner.

My Donny Ray always wanted to go to college, but he didn't have the same

advantage as you did.

What do you think I had advantages?

His mama and papa didn't have buckets of money to send him to law school. Mrs.

Black, respectfully, you don't know a thing about me. And you don't know me.

You don't know what I've been through.

What it's like to lose someone.

I loved my boy.

I loved him and now he's gone and I want someone to be punished for that.

But you wouldn't understand that, would you?

That's

I do.

Look, as I see it, there are three reasons we're sitting here.

I need a client.

You need a lawyer. And neither of us has much love for Tinley Britt.

Now, Mrs. Black, are we doing this or not?

It was a natural... Eat up! Come on!

We got a sign, right?

Let's go before she changes her mind.

There were a dozen people.

EMTs, nurses, a doctor in Mulvaney.

We saw Donny Ray that night.

No, no. Hospital won't let us talk to any of them until we get to depots.

What if they don't work for the hospital anymore?

What do you mean?

Two of the nurses on Donny Ray's chart aren't allowed to work there. There's a

nurse on the floor named Jacqueline Manshig. Yeah. And an ER nurse named

Pritchard.

Melvin? Richard, they're not lifting our staff anymore.

You've got to be kidding me.

What?

That's the guy we saw at the hospital.

He's being arraigned tomorrow.

Daisy.

Daisy, what you hear?

Daisy! Daisy!

If someone's out there, you best show yourself.

Daisy!

Daisy, damn it!

You frightened the Jesus out of me.

Come on, man. Go inside.

Good girl.

Promise to a cheap bottle of wine.

$2 .99, but just in case.

Chateau Crivellin.

Sounds expensive.

Bottle opener's next to the stove.

Is everything all right?

Yeah.

What's that?

Uh, I was going to tell you about this, actually. The woman we met. You know,

the clinic? Yeah, the one that's doing great benefits.

Well, I just met the CEO, Wilfred Keeley.

He's Leo's client.

Are you out of your mind?

She doesn't have a case. It's going to settle.

Leo put me on the case.

Mm -hmm.

I'm assisting him and Brad Noonan.

I see.

So you're not worried about me. You're worried about you.

You did not just say that.

I tried to get Leo to take you back.

Sarah, I told you not to do that. What happens when Leo finds out that my

boyfriend is suing his client?

Sarah, it is about you.

Why can't it be about the both of us?

You need to drop this case.

Or what?

Can't you find, girl?

It's a malpractice case against North City General Hospital. Mr. Pritchard was

one of the nurses who treated Don.

Know what? You can't talk to him.

Why not? My client is on trial for murder.

I'm innocent.

Shut up. He's not going to say a thing until the case is done.

Period.

Tell Bruiser she can kiss my ass.

What now? I'm working on it.

Oh.

Good porchetta.

Come on.

Part of the game.

We hit some, we miss some, we hit some, we miss some.

An opioid addict with the flu dies.

What a shocker. Dodd says her son was clean for over a year. He was in a 12

-step program. And his son would never lie to his mother about his drug use.

he has all 13 sobriety chips.

Who's opposing counsel?

Trent and Brent.

Christ.

Bruiser, there's money there.

Okay, they've already agreed to settle. They offered her $50 ,000.

I think we can get a lot more. He gives a shit what you think. You're not even a

lawyer yet.

They have a pending motion to dismiss.

Now, if you don't get past that, you can still get me Rule 11 on this thing.

Rule 11? That's the one that says we pay attorney fees and get fined for

frivolous law. I know what it means. It means this grieving mother isn't enough.

You need something, anything, that tells me and the judge there might be a case

here. Bruiser, think about it. Why would they offer her $50 ,000 before the

motion is even heard? The only reason is because they believe she has a case.

Little over three weeks of the mirroring.

Don't spend any money.

Hey, listen up.

If you do this, you're crossing the Rubicon.

No turning back, no giving up.

And if you want to beat Leo Drummond, the question you need to ask yourself is

this. What are you willing to do, really willing to do?

To be a Rainmaker.

You're looking for Jackie. She moved out.

Hey.

Oh.

Uh, actually, I'm the new tenant.

No, sir.

I met the man who rented it. I never forget a thing.

That's too bad.

It's okay.

From a nurse.