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♪♪♪

Fantastic.
Where should we meet?

Excuse me.
I'm looking for room 460.

- [ groaning ]
- You're okay.

Great.
I'll meet you there. Bye.

Woman over PA:
Dr. Katz...

♪ I've just been on my own

♪ Until you came along

[ scoffs ]

♪ Picked me off the ground

- [ laughs ]
- I don't see anything funny.

Oh, but I do.

You give this white boy
two schooners and an ice rink,

he turns into Tonya Harding.

Hmm.This will take
a couple minutes to fully dry.

This is a soft cast so you can
remove it to shower.

Here's a list
of dos and don'ts.

Make sure your boyfriend--
- Not her boyfriend.

He wishes. He took me
to the Holiday Ice Rink,

wore a dress shirt
and spritzed cologne.

What does that tell you?I wouldn't call this
a dress shirt.

Anyway, number two is obvious,

but avoid any weight
on the wrist,

so that means
no figure skating.

I wasn't...
figure skating.

[ chuckles ] No judgment here,
Scott Hamilton.

♪ You've given me up ♪

I think you could use
a little pick-me-up.

What'd you have in mind?

Your dad's old gambling buddy.

Kurt Flannery? What about him?

I'm meeting with him tomorrow

to discuss your dad's
murder trial.

If I could convince him
to testify

that Vic was framed,
the Attorney General's case

will be dead in the water.Vic's gonna walk?

I think...yeah.
I think he will.

♪♪♪

♪ You're what I like

[ door bells jingle ]

Thank you. [ gasps ] Ooh.

Hi, Lily.

Good morning,
Ms. Carmichael.

- Ahem!
- Ha ha! There's my Lo,

with her face all aglow.

[ laughs ]
Hey, Carmichael.

Hey, JudgeCarmichael.

I swear,
that will never get old.

- Hmm.
- Have a seat. Come on.

Got your favorite--

glazed doughnut, a coffee,

one creamer, one sugar.

Thank you.
How are you, Daddy?

How was
your work anniversary?

Good, real good.

Oh. I got you
a little somethin'.

Oh!

And you can just open it
when you get home.

25 years
at the legal clinic.

Yeah.
Lawyers took me
to this tasty burger joint

in Echo Park,
gave me a mug that said

"Paralegals are
the real lawyers."

Hmm.[ laughs ] Funny, huh?

All right, motor mouth.
Spill it.

- Spill what?
- Rapid, repetitive speech.

You alwaysforget my order,
and you got a little sweat

mixed with maple glaze--
- [ groans ]

...on your upper lip.

You know
"The L.A. Law Chronicle"?

Yeah, the newspaper.

They were blowing up
Sherri's phone

a couple weeks ago to get
a quote for a piece of me.

Judge Lola Carmichael's
trailblazing rise

through the Los Angeles
judicial system.

Yeah, I know.
They called the house, Lo.

What did Mama say?Your mother had
the best intentions,

But you see,
she didn't have her coffee.

Daddy, what did she say?

Hey. I didn't even hear you
leave the house this morning.

I kind of ran out of there.

Are you ready
for the Izzy Ruiz trial?

I'm...ready, yeah.
There's something...

What?

Every time
I've spoken to Izzy,

I've gotten this weird,
this strange feeling, like--

Like, what, like
she's lying to you?

Oh, no, no, I know
she's telling me the truth.

It's just something about her
just kind of...bugs me.

You don't like her?

No. It's just, I don't know.
Have you ever gotten

just this weird,
uncomfortable feeling

when you're around someone?

She hasbeen charged
with murder.

Yeah, but that's not it.

You know, I don't--
I don't know what it is.Ooh, look at your boo.

He has law clerk interviews
this week--

the District Attorney,

the Public Defender,
and a judicial clerkship.

Oh, hey, I heard he applied

to be Judge Benner's clerk
and not Lola's?

I know.I'm gonna start
a courthouse betting pool.

Where will
Deputy Luke Watkins clerk?

You wanna place
the first bet?

I am not betting
on my boyf--

I mean, no, I don't.

[ singsongy ] Oh!
There's a new word for you.

I didn't actually say it.
I didn't say

the whole thing, so...Uh-huh, uh-huh, I heard it.
Too late.

- Great.
- Luke!

- Hey, Sara.
- Come on!

Someone's walking with a little
extra pep in their step.

Interview went well?

There's no way I interview for
the Public Defender's office

and their MVP, Ms. Emily Lopez,
didn't get the scoop.

I did, and you kinda kicked
that interview's ass.

Really?
Of course really.
You know you did.

I mean, I was ready
for every question they asked.

I was calm but not aloof.

I was confident
but not arrogant.

That's great.

Hey, you okay?

Yeah, but your interviews
aren't over,

so you know,
keep an open mind.

That's all. [ chuckles ]Em,

do you not want us working
in the same office?

Have a minute, Ms. Lopez?

I will see you later.
Okay.

Voluntary manslaughter.
12 years.

Izzy Ruiz has a strike prior

for the armed robbery
four years ago.

That doubles her time
on the new charge.

It's a good deal.It's not your best.

The max on a vol in her case
is 27 years.

Be reasonable, Lopez.
- A reasonable jury

could find that my client
acted in self-defense.

I have a witness
who saw her standing

over Vera Calderon's body
in the prison laundry.

And your witness was
Vera's cellmate of two years.

Are you suggesting
she's lying?

I'm suggesting that the jury

will have an opinion
about her credibility.

If Izzy Ruiz
was defending herself,

why were there
no defensive wounds?

But there were bruises
on her forearm

consistent
with strangulation.

Circumstantial.

Should that jury return
a "guilty" verdict,

your client is looking
at life in prison

at 23 years old.

♪♪♪

It was self-defense.
I was doing laundry,

and Vera came at me
with a shank head-on.

I got her in a chokehold,
but she wouldn't stop.

- Well, no shank was found.
- There was one,

and my money's on
Vera's cellmate Lee Anne.

[ sighs ]
She found the body,

and she'd have
a good reason to hide it.

A weapon like that
is gold on the inside.

Okay, all I can base
our case on

is the evidence
in front of us.

The jury won't know
the nature of your prior,

but they will know that you
were incarcerated at the time.

Do you think
I wanted to kill her?

No, Izzy. That's--
That's not what I'm--

I was three days
from getting out.

After four years,
why would I risk my freedom

unless I had
to protect myself,

but you can't answer that

because you're too busy
seeing the criminal.

That's not true. I'm...

Izzy, my job is to give you
the best defense possible,

and part of that defense is
telling you the raw truth.

Whose truth? Oh, you mean
the one that you cooked up

with another uppity suit while
you're getting your $6 lattes?

[ scoffs ]

You don't like me, do you?

That's okay. I don't like me
much these days, either.

But not enough to spend
another day in prison.

The answer is no.
I want my trial.

Okay.

Mom, you said those words.[ door closes ]

Now you need to answer

to the person you said them
about--your daughter. Call me.

"Our criminal justice system

"is a perpetual
incarceration machine.

"Black and brown folks
are the mechanisms

"that keep it running.

"My daughter has thrown
a wrench in a machine

that's been failing us
for years."I know. It--

"Lola Carmichael is
only a Band-Aid

on Lady Justice's
gushing jugular."

- I am so mortified.
- I am so impressed.

Impressed?

Her prose is equal parts
visceral and vibrant.

Ooh, with a dash of vitriol.
- Her prose is

a character assassination
of the L.A. judicial system.

Then your mother
is Annie Oakley.

Besides,
she's praising you.

Sherri,
it paints me as biased

against the very same system
that I work for.

Oh, you're just
catastrophizing.

That is not even a word.

Irrational, unfounded thoughts
that make a situation worse

than it actually is. Hmm.

I am not being irrational.

Ahem. Remember,
you're taking over

the Izzy Ruiz murder trial
today.

With Judge Este ill,
everyone's slammed.

- I know. Sherri filled me in.
- [ sighs ] Of course.

Lisa, have you read
the piece about me

in the "Law Chronicle"
this morning?
I have.

You should know
I had no idea.

Okay, whatever, Carmichael.

She is furious.

This is not good.
This is bad.

- You don't know that.
- Thanks!

Thank you, Roxy.
You've done it again.

♪♪♪

I got all my marbles.

Why evaluate
my mental competence

when I identified
the lousy, thieving

son-of-a-bitch
in a lineup.

Bernadine, I'm just trying to--It's Bernie.

Bernadine sounds like
I should be baking peach pies

for the Red Hat Society
and knitting baby booties.

Well, I don't like baking
or knitting or--

- Babies?
- Hats. Wise guy.

Based on
your medical records,

the defense lawyer
has some questions

about your...marbles,

and the judge thought it best
to hold a competency hearing

to determine
your ability to recall.

Who does this judge
think she is?

The judge.
Listen, all you have to do

is testify that you were
visiting your husband's grave

when Joe Collins punched you
and took your purse.

- And my watch.
- Right.

Cripes' sake. Here.

Lift.

How'd you break
those things, anyway?

At the rink.
It was...hockey.

[ laughs ]

No, it wasn't,
but it's your story.

Without your testimony,
we don't have a case,

so let's just get
through this hearing,

and then we can move forward
with the actual trial.

One condition.
You get my watch back.

Understand?

I'll...try my best.

Once you were brought
into the morgue,

what happened next?

The coroner showed me
the body.

Whose body was it?

My daughter's--Vera Calderon.

And what was your reaction to
seeing your daughter like that?

When I saw Vera's body,
I remembered the mornings

I'd go into her room
and watch her sleep.

She looked so peaceful.

When was the last time
you spoke with Vera?

Two days
before she died.

She told me how she had
become a changed woman.

Objection. Hearsay.

Sustained. Everything after
"she died" is stricken.

Mr. Romero,
your next question.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

[ cellphone buzzes ]

Ms. Calderon,
you testified earlier

that the last time
you spoke with Vera

was two days before she died.

How long was that call?

A few minutes.

I'd give anything
to get that time back.

Your Honor, I have
a 25-page call log

from
the Department of Corrections

for inmate Vera Calderon.

May I have that
marked as Defense "B"?

So marked.Ms. Calderon, these logs showed

that you and Vera
had phone contact

36 times over the year
prior to her death,

but none of those calls were
longer than 30 seconds.

Does this track?
- Yes.

According to these logs,
the last call was,

as you testified,
two days before Vera's death,

but that call wasn't
a few minutes, was it?

No. It wasn't.

That's right.
It was 18 seconds.

It doesn't sound like you
thought Vera had changed.

- Objection.
- Ms. Lopez.

Withdrawn. Nothing further,
Your Honor.

[ crying ]

♪♪♪

You look so helpless.

You are just getting
so much pleasure

out of this, aren't you?

Hey, if you would've played
your cards right last night

and stuck to the rails with me,
both of us would have had

a different
post-skate pleasure.

Your prescription.
Thank you.

Kurt Flannery agreed
to testify.

How'd you manage that?My art of persuasion
goes a long way.

- You threatened to subpoena.
- Yeah, that, too.

Now I have
an airtight defense for Vic.

Mr. Callan?
Ask for tomato soup,

and the bastards
gave me potato.

Leave your manners
in your makeup bag, blondie?

I'm sorry.
[ loudly ] My name's Amy.

Bernie.

Gotta run.

You haven't knocked boots
with blondie yet,

so can't be trouble
in paradise. What's wrong?

Let's go over the hearing
later today.

To prove that you're competent
to testify at trial,

you need to satisfy
a two-part test.

One--you have the capacity
to communicate.

They put too much salt
in this.

Part one, check,
and two, that you have

personal knowledge
of the event.

They put too much salt
in this.

Ready to cut a deal,
Callan?

We haven't met.
I'm Monica Sung,

the other lawyer
in your case.

Then we don't need
to meet.

- No deal, Monica.
- You'll change your mind.

See you in court.

I know, Bernie.
You don't like her.

When you arrived
at the cemetery,

what'd you do, Bernie?

The usual.
I sat in my lawn chair,

cracked upon a tall one,
and visited with my Manuel.

Manuel's
your deceased husband?

Yes.
And what'd you do next?

I was about to take
the first sip of my beer

when the son of a bitch
came--

Mrs. Morris, language, please.

The...perp
grabbed me from behind,

covered my mouth.
I fought back

'cause Mother didn't raise
no wimp.

Then he sucker-punched me
and stole my purse

and my watch.

Do you see that man
in this courtroom today?

Yes, he's sitting
right there.

- Identifying the defendant.
- Nothing further.

Mrs. Morris, what did you eat
for lunch this afternoon?

- Objection. Relevance.
- I'm testing the witness'

ability to perceive and recount.
- Overruled.

I'll allow some latitude,
Ms. Sung.

Mrs. Morris,
answer the question.

I didn't eat lunch.

Mr. Callan,
will the People stipulate

Mrs. Morris did eat lunch
with you

less than an hour ago
at the Hit & Run Café?

Mr. Callan?
Do you stipulate?

Yes. The People stipulate
that Mrs. Morris

did eat lunch today.

You can all kiss my ass!

- Mrs. Morris!
- How would you like it if you

were poked and prodded
like a damn lab rat?

And you, Joe Collins!
You give me back my watch!

- Order in the court!
- Now hold on, ma'am. Stop.

- Ow!
- Don't you hurt him!

[ groans ]Daniel, Daniel, Daniel,
sweetheart,

are you all right?

Are you okay, sweetheart?

Mark, call me back.

Spoke to your mother.

She wants to stop by today
and see you.

No. She has my number.
She can use it.

If I may, do you think
you're taking

this article
too personally?

It's the piece about me
with a direct quote

from my mom, so no,
and after my run-in

with the Commission
on Judicial Performance,

I don't need any heat.

I wouldn't label it as heat.
More like harmless attention,

with significant
entertainment value.

Well, you saw Benner
this morning.She'll get over it.

In the meantime, don't...Catastrophize?

I need some air
outside.

People are convinced
Luke's choosing Benner.

- Thanks, Sara.
- Your Honor, I just have to say

your mom is my "shero"!

That quote was awesome.

Luke is choosing who
for what?

Sara?

Luke's interviewing
for clerkships,

including one
with Judge Benner,

so I-I've got a pool going
because pools are fun

and the H.O.J. can use
some fun, right?

Deputy Watkins applied to be
Benner's law clerk, not mine.

Ucch!

[ sniffles ]

Look, if this is
about another plea--

It's not. I wanted to--

I wanted to see
how you're doing.

How are you doing?

I want to...
share something with you.

My parents left Puerto Rico
when they were newlyweds.

They settled in Downey,
started a trucking company.

And it was really good
for a while.

But then they--
they lost everything,

and it got really bad.

I was 16.
I was partying, and...

and other stuff, stealing.

I--I got arrested.

My parents were already
struggling,

and I was just
making it worse.

I was on my way to juvie,
and I was just so mad

at, like, everyone.

It got to the point
where we--

we didn't speak
for, like, a year.

So, Izzy, I know
what it's like--

Are you for real
right now?

I'm just trying--

Trying to what?
Relate to me?

Like how? A short stint
in juvie is a joke

compared to four years
in maximum.

And you think you know me
'cause what,

we're both brown women
in the system?

'Cause your parents
were pissed at you?

I'm talking to you
through glass.

Yeah, I'm not trying--You don't know
the first thing about me

or about life on the inside,

so stick
to what you do know--

defending criminals
like me.

[ knock on door ]

Go back to my cell,
please.

♪♪♪

Thank you for the opportunity,
Judge Benner.

You'll be hearing
from my J.A. soon.

Sherri, I didn't hear you.

I have
an astoundingly light tread.

Judge Carmichael
would like a word

after court adjourns
today.

Thank you.

♪♪♪

I trusted you,

and you let them humiliate me
in that courtroom.

After what happened
in that courtr--

After what happened
in that courtroom,

the defense lawyer offered

to plea out your case
to a misdemeanor.

If I agreed, Joe Collins

would have gotten away
scot-free.

I didn't because I believed
your story the first time,

and I still do.

And I'm trying to get back
your watch.

Mark!You want in

on the "Where will Luke clerk
in the courthouse" pool?

Oh, my God. What happened?

Chatty Cathy, can't you see

we're having
a damn Hallmark moment here?

- That wasn't nice, Bernie.
- Yeah, well, it's in the past.

It literally just happened.

I'm trying to tell you
something.
[ scoffs ]

That watch was
World War II-era Elgin

that he got
from a pawn shop.

The band was worn.
The case was scratched.

The crown was stuck.

But you see,
I love history.

So Manny bought me
historical gifts.

What year
was Elgin founded?

1864.
Changed its name in 1874.

Manuel set the watch
to Eastern time,

promising that we'd be
in Niagara Falls for our 60th.

We'd always wanted to go.

But he died, and...
time ultimately won.

Bernie, I need to re-establish
your competence on that stand.

I have an idea
how I'm gonna do that.

- What kind of watch was it?
- Objection. Relevance.

If we travel down
this distorted memory lane,

we'll be here all night.

Overruled.
Witness may respond.

It was an Elgin,
32-millimeter metal case.

Stainless steel case back.
Rusted white dial.

NATO strap was swapped out
for leather.

What is Elgin?

Oh, it was an Illinois-based
watch company founded in 1864.

Before Elgin, all watches
were handmade.

They changed the industry

by mass producing watches
with machine-made parts.

Men branded them
the working man's watch,

as if women didn't work.
Sexist bastards.

- Mrs. Morris.
- Oh, sorry, Judge.

What was the watch company's
logo, Mrs. Morris?

It was the Greek god Chronos
with a scythe in one hand

and a pocket watch
in the other.

You know, that watch isn't
worth a wooden nickel,

and, like all of the other
presents Manuel gave me,

I...disregarded it.

But if he were here now,
I would tell him...

[ voice breaking ] that watch
means the world to me.

Your Honor,
Mrs. Morris may be confused

about recent
short-term events,

but her long-term memory
is steel-trap.

The defendant robbed her of one
of those priceless memories

one year ago,
which any reasonable person

would qualify as long term,
Given the foregoing,

the People respectfully urge
the court to allow Mrs. Morris

to tell her story at trial
in her own words.

Nothing further. Thank you.

I'll render my decision soon.

♪♪♪

Lee Ann, are you an inmate

at the Central California
Women's Facility?

Yeah, I am.

Did you know the victim
Vera Calderon?

We're...

We werecellmates
for two years.

And what was
your relationship like?

Close. Best friends.

Can you tell us what you saw
on the night in question?

Vera didn't show up
at the mess hall for dinner,

and we never miss a meal
together,

so I looked for her,
and that's when I found her

in the prison laundry room.

And what did you find?

Izzy was standing over
Vera's body.

She saw me. She ran off.
I went to see if Vera's okay,

but she wasn't breathing.

You killed her.

- Objection.
- Ms. Moss.

You killed Vera!
You killed her!Calm down. Relax.

- Hey, sit down.
- Order!

Calm down. Sit down.

Sit down.

I think that's enough
for today.

Jurors and all parties
are ordered to return tomorrow

at 10:30 a.m.
Court is adjourned.

I thought you said
you were gon' be cool.

Step out of the box.
Hands behind your back.

Okay.

[ handcuffs click ]

I got it.

♪♪♪

Izzy, tell me about
that shank again.

Okay, the shank
that you described--

When you look at me, do you--
do you see a murderer?

What you said before,
me not liking you, it's not--

Doesn't matter.
You don't need--

Let me finish. Okay?

At the pre-trial hearing,

I noticed that you didn't
have any family

sitting in the gallery,

and same with this trial.

What I was trying to say
before...

I remember being a kid
in custody,

sitting in the courtroom,
feeling really alone.

And when I saw you,
I think I'm reminded

of the loneliness
and the shame that...

that I felt when I was 16.

And now?

What do you see?

I see a young woman
who deserves a second chance.

Okay. So...tell me
about this shank.

Um...

Mr. Watkins, you have been
on the front line of 802.

And the experience
has been--

You have seen every move
I've made on the bench

since I first
put on the robe.

We've established a rapport,
right?

Yes, Your Honor.

Then why not apply
to be my clerk?

I promise you
It's not personal.

If one more person
says that today,

it ispersonal.

If you think my decision
has anything to do

with that article,
I promise you,

it absolutely does not.

[ knock on door ]

Mom.

Lo. Let's talk.

♪♪♪

Mm.

Hey, Dorothy Hamill.

The Attorney General
folded.

They're dropping
the charges against Vic.

What?

Your dad's gonna be released,
Mark. It's over.

You okay?
You want to sit down?

No. No. I...

Thank you.

Going to Twin Towers later
to give Vic the news,

make sure the paperwork
is straight.

Come with me.
I need to...

I need to find
Bernie's watch.

I'll meet you there.

♪♪♪

Calm down, daughter.

The reporter sought meout.

It wasn't
the other way around.

Don't deflect, Mom. You know
this is about whatyou said.

"Lola Carmichael
is a Band-Aid

on Lady Justice's
gushing jugular."

If growing up in a household
with me taught you anything,

it's to stand firm
in what you believe.

I stand by what I said.

Even at the cost
of hurting your own child.

You know that that was
not my intention.

I believe you. I do.
But you were reckless.

The reporter asked
for a statement about me.

You turned this
into an indictment

of the L.A. judicial system.

Exactly. A system
that continues to recycle

the same people of color--

people like you and me.

Mom! I am talking
about optics,

and you of all people
know about optics.

[ scoffs ]And you knew better than to make
a public statement like that.

Why would I not say it
in public

if that is what I believe?

The public has always been
my domain!

And very clearly,

this institution
has become yours.

Yes, it has!

But not in the way
that you think, Mom.

With that robe,
I have the power

to protect the people who are
being abused by the law

and from the law
from being abused.

Why can't you see that?

The last time I came here,
you reminded me

that my little girl
became a judge.

I know who I raised then,
and I know who you are now.

But you can't reconcile
the two.

I didn't say that.

Mom, you made me--
that fire, that passion

to change the world
one person at a time--

you gave me that.

We are not in opposition.

We are on the same side.

You just have to accept
the fact

that my tactics
are different than yours.

Maybe they shouldn't be.

Maybe you should be
out there with the people

instead of looking down
at them.

Wow.

[ chuckles ]

You just went there.

- Lo.
- Mama, I got work to do.

[ door opens and closes ]

[ exhales deeply ]

♪♪♪

- Ohh!
- Bernie, it's me.

Oh. What the hell's
the matter with you,

sneaking up on an 80-year-old
victim of robbery?

I'm sorry. I came to tell you

the judge is gonna let you
testify at trial.

You did good, Bernie.
Your husband would be proud.

Want a beer?

[ ice rattles ]Ah, I'm good, but thanks.

Take my word for it.
You need a drink.

Manny loved fishing.

Never had the skill
or the luck for it,

but he would sit there
for hours.

Me, I'm too impatient.

So if you think
I'm gonna...

fish for what's wrong
with you...

My dad and I,
we--we don't, um...

Anyway, he got himself
into some trouble,

and I helped him get out
of it because, well...

right now we're right back
to where we started,

I guess I just thought
it would be different.

It's strange.
It's the most time

we've spent together
in years.

That's not strange.
It's life.

I mean, losing time
is the worst thing

we can do to ourselves.

[ sighs ]

Seems like you've lost
a lot of time.

Let it go.

You'll be just fine
without the pain.

[ can tab clicks ]

The Attorney General
has agreed

to drop the charges.

So when do I get
out of here?

- You waste no time, do you?
- Hey, take a look around.

Excuse me for cutting
to the chase, Mark.

- Not even a "thank you"?
- Stop it. We won.

Iwon. Vic, once the court
processes your paperwork,

the sheriff will make sure
there are no other holds on you.

There won't be.
Then you'll be released.

Then my job is done.
Questions?

I didn't think so.
I'll be outside.

[ door buzzes ]

Where to after this?

The Armenians aren't
through with me.

Anywhere I go in L.A.,

it's gonna be a hit
on my head,

so I think it's time
for a--a little vacation.

You need a ride
out of town?

No, I'll find my way.
Always do.

So...

I'll see you when I see ya.

Yeah. I'll...

Yeah.

Let me know where you land.

Door, please.

[ door buzzes ]

♪♪♪

Oh! What happened?

- Me and Amy were at the--
- Did you two...

No. No. We were working
late last night

and ended up
at the Holiday Ice Rink

at Pershing Square,
and where's--

The hooch?

I had a few beers,
started showing off.

Next thing you know,
voilà--two broken wrists.

The ice rink.
You really like her.

So you're working late.

Does she have any updates
on Vic's case?

Actually, yes.

Amy's getting the charges
against Vic dropped.

What? Mark, oh, my God.

That's my 24 hours
in a nutshell.

- And?
- And the truth hasn't changed.

I can always rely
on Vic to be Vic.

I can never rely on him
to be a father.

My whole life, I've been
waiting for that to change,

and it--it won't.

You don't know that.
You don't.

Talk to Roxy?

Actually, yes.
She stopped by

to stand her ground
and not apologize.

She could have done that
in a text.

She didn't mean
to hurt you, Lola.

I know she didn't mean
to hurt me, Mark,

but she did, and now I'm left
dealing with the heat.

What heat?I just dodged a bullet
with the C.J.P. hearings,

and now I am back to having
judges and lawyers

thinking that I am--

Oh, come on, Lola.
Nobody's thinking anything

except that you have
a very passionate

and vocal mom
who's trying to--

I need to stay
out of the spotlight,

and her words just put me
right back in it.

- In a good way.
- Why are you diminishing this?

I'm not diminishing
anything.

You're blowing it up.Yes, you are!

You're always trying
to sabotage your relationship

with your mom.I don't always do that, Mark.

Yes, you do. Look at you.

You know what?

[ scoffs ]

I need to be alone.

Okay.

Wow. Okay.

[ sighs ]

[ door closes ]

Ms. Lopez, your witness.

Ms. Moss, how would you
describe the relationship

between Vera and Izzy?

They didn't like
each other.

In the days leading up
to Izzy's release,

Izzy bragged about getting out,
didn't she?

Yeah. Rubbed it
in all our faces.

Did Vera seem like she was
angry at Izzy for bragging?

Objection.
Hearsay and speculation.

I am asking the witness
to testify as to her perception

given her close relationship
to the alleged victim.

Overruled.
Witness may answer.

I guess you could say
Vera was angry.

That's a...lovely necklace
you're wearing.

Where did you get it?

Please answer
Ms. Lopez' question.

I, uh, I made it.

You work in the prison
woodshop, don't you?

Will the court please
direct the witness

to answer the question?

What she's saying ain't got
nothing to do

with Vera being dead--nothing!
- Please sit down.

Sit down.

Ms. Moss, we are all here
to get to the truth.

I believe you want that,
too.

So please,
answer Ms. Lopez' question.

Yeah. I work
at the prison woodshop.

I use the scraps to make
jewelry that I sell online.

You used these scraps
to help make a shank for Vera.

- Objection!
- Ms. Lopez.

Argumentative and assumes
facts not in evidence.

Your Honor, I am merely asking--Your Honor,
the defense is merely

bullying the People's witness.
- That's enough.

Your Honor,
no shank was recovered.That's 'cause I got it!

[ voice breaking ] I loved Vera.
And she loved me.

We loved each other,
but she was--

she was depressed,

and in prison,
no one cares about that stuff.

Being depressed just means
that--that you're weak

or you're going psych, so Vera
kept real quiet about that.

But when Izzy bragged
about getting out,

Vera said she wanted
to hurt her,

and I didn't think
that was real talk.

And that would always be
my fault.

But, uh...

Vera knew I had a shank,

and that night,
when I found her,

the shank was
right next to her.

And I stashed it

to protect her...and me.

I'm sorry.

♪♪♪

It's an Elgin, stainless steel,
rusted white dial,

worn leather band.

The watch is crucial
to my case,

so please. Thanks.

Wow, that old buzzard really
grew on you, didn't she?

As a matter of fact,
she did.

What can I do for you,
Monica?

My client's willing to plead
guilty to the robbery charge,

mid-term, three years.

But not without a caveat?
Let me guess.

Drop the GBI enhancement?

And Joe Collins
returns Bernie's things...

including the watch.

[ sighs ]

♪♪♪

[ doorbell rings ]

Oh. Hi. Is--
Is Bernie home?

My name's Mark Callan.
I'm a prosecutor.

I was trying Bernie's--
I'm sorry. Is she here?

I wanted to return
something to her.

Bernardine died
last night.

What? I...I...
just saw her.

She was 80.

Her diet consisted
pretty much of cheap beer

and TV dinners.

I'm sorry. Who are you?

I'm her son Daniel.

♪♪♪

Can I get you anything,
Izzy?

[ clears throat ] No.
Thank you, though.

[ sighs ]

You know, in prison,
time moves so slow...

almost like it stops.

A week feels like a year.

After a while, you forget
that on the outside,

time moves
at lightning speed.

People you love get on
with their lives without you.

Every inmate feels alone.

Knowing how depressed
Vera was--

Her pain was beyond
your control.

I killed her.
Vera's dead because--

You had to defend yourself.

Can't imagine the guilt
Vera's mom feels.

You know, all the times
that she could have wrote

or called her, and she'll
never get that back

because of me.You are not a bad person.

[ cellphone buzzes ]

Verdict.
I'm gonna get a bailiff.

"People of California
vs. Isabella Ruiz--

"as to the charge in Count 1--
murder, in violation

"of Penal Code section 187-A,

"we the jury
in the above entitled case

find the defendant
not guilty."

Lola: Members of the jury,
we thank you for your diligence

and your time.

Ms. Ruiz?
You are free to go.

Mr. Watkins.

Good luck with the rest
of your interviews.

Wherever you land,
they'll be the lucky ones.

Actually, I accepted a clerkship
at the D.A.'s office.

My old stomping grounds?

That's what I was trying
to explain to you before.

The truth is, Your Honor,

I don't want to clerk
for you.

I want to beyou.

So I'm gonna start
where you started.

♪♪♪

Judge Carmichael found
an amazing program for you.

You get to live there
for free.

They're gonna help you
find a job, okay?

Things are happening
in a really good way.

All right?

♪♪♪

It's okay. It's okay.

Luke:
Celebration is in order.

You restored
that woman's freedom

and mine being taken away
with this D.A. clerkship.

You're going
to the D.A.'s office?

- Looks like it.
- Whoop!

That's amazing.
That's so great.

Before we...pop open
the bubbly,

I need to tell you
something.

Our lives are gonna
get more complicated

as you get closer
to becoming a lawyer,

and I worry because
I really care for you.

The truth is...
I've been worried, too.

- Oh.
- Today it's a clerkship.

Tomorrow
it'll be something else.

We'll figure it out.
Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm?

Mm-hmm.

♪♪♪

Luke chose the D.A.
Who knew?

Me.

You? You didn't place
any bet.

Oh, but I did. I had a clerk
do it for me under an alias.

Wait. You're...
Hemorrhoid...Gran--

Hermione Granger.
"Harry Potter"?

Never mind.
Pay up, bookie.

[ sighs ] Minus a vig.

That's a big vig.

Well...

♪♪♪

[ laughter ]

You know, for years,
I've been watching my wife

out in the street,
fighting the good fight.

Now I get to watch
my daughter in here

fight the same good fight.
Ah.

I am so proud of you, Lola.

Okay, Daddy, spill it.

Mom was supposed to tell you
this herself,

But she said those things
in the paper because--

Because her cause
always needs a platform?

Because she was
reaching out to you, Lo,

trying to get your attention.Well, it worked.

[ sighs ] She's taking
a leave of absence

from the nonprofit.

It's been hard.
She needs a break.

- Since when?
- Since two months ago.

I think she's finally
hit a wall

and is feeling lost.

I can't even imagine her
at home, sitting.

She's always out, doing.

Maybe I was
catastrophizing.

- Catastro-what?
- Nothing, Daddy.

People can change, Lo.

In the meantime,
let's have dinner tonight.

We both miss you. Okay?

Tonight. Okay?

Okay, Daddy.

[ knock on door ]

Come in.

[ door closes ]Okay, I can't apologize

for my mother's actions,
nor should I have to.

Your mother's what?
Oh, that article?

[ laughs ]
I don't care about that.

You couldn't have said that
two days ago?

Sorry. I haven't been
myself lately.

I've been
brief and brusque.

- That's two "B" words.
- Don't push it, Carmichael.

I have had to keep this
under wraps,

but I wanted you to be
the first to know.

I'm running for
State Attorney General.

[ gasps ]

I appreciate the lift.
Glad you called.

No worries. I didn't want
to leave things...

the way we did, so...

Remember
when you were a kid

and we would go
to the movies

and I would buy us each
a ticket?

And then...we'd go in
and we'd stay

for two or three flicks?
[ laughs ]

- Three-for-one special.
- [ laughs ]

Yeah, and you were always
so afraid

we were gonna get caught.
[ growls ]

[ chuckles ]

But I always told you,

"You're gonna be safe
as long as you're with me."

And you believed me.

♪♪♪

[ sighing ]

♪♪♪

[ cellphone blips ]

Already ordered us
spring rolls.

Mm.
So happy you came.

Is Mark joining us?

I'm not sure. I texted him.

Where is, uh...

Now you know my favorite show
is Ro and Lo going toe to toe.

But tonight let's just eat.

- Fine by me.
- I'm okay with that.

[ laughs ]

Jazz!

- Hey, Jazz!
- Hi. How are you?

- Carmichael family.
- [ laughs ]

- What do you have tonight?
- Three flavor fish

with sweet and sour
and soul food.

[ laughter ]

All right, Jazz,
thank you for that.

[ laughter ]

[ Zayn's "Tonight" playing ]

♪ Don't give me that

♪ Girl, I know you're staying

How are your wrists?

Itchy.

Healing, I think.

I came because I wanted
to say what my dad

didn't or couldn't,
which is...

thank you, Amy.

Without you, I--Oh, shut up, Mark.

♪ But love me tonight

♪ Sweet girl of mine

Um...

♪ Take all your time

♪ I know that you're mine

♪ Like there's no time
at all ♪

♪ Never gonna come