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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:21,781 --> 00:00:24,070 I'll, uh, take those drinks to the table. 2 00:00:24,712 --> 00:00:26,146 Robbie? 3 00:00:26,180 --> 00:00:27,748 Syd. 4 00:00:27,773 --> 00:00:28,952 Do you wanna sit? 5 00:00:28,985 --> 00:00:31,054 One beer and one ros�. 6 00:00:33,084 --> 00:00:35,179 Honey, our table's ready. 7 00:00:36,379 --> 00:00:37,981 Lauran, this is, uh... 8 00:00:38,006 --> 00:00:41,084 Sydney... it's so nice to finally meet you. 9 00:00:41,109 --> 00:00:42,695 Robert's told me so much about you. 10 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,741 Oh, dear. Not all bad, I hope. 11 00:00:45,766 --> 00:00:46,766 Robert. 12 00:01:05,679 --> 00:01:08,397 Old boyfriend gets you a double on the house. 13 00:01:08,828 --> 00:01:10,423 What about ex-husband? 14 00:01:10,456 --> 00:01:12,193 That gets you the whole bottle. 15 00:01:27,578 --> 00:01:29,171 For what it's worth... 16 00:01:29,968 --> 00:01:31,946 she's got nothing on you. 17 00:01:57,218 --> 00:01:59,481 Oh no, no, no, no. 18 00:02:02,868 --> 00:02:05,120 Well, in that case, we'll just get a court order, 19 00:02:05,145 --> 00:02:06,493 force them to open up their books. 20 00:02:06,517 --> 00:02:08,609 Ha, something tells me that'll scare them 21 00:02:08,634 --> 00:02:10,137 - into a settlement fast. - Hi, sorry. 22 00:02:10,162 --> 00:02:12,646 Appreciate the help, Elijah. Say hello to Sydney for me. 23 00:02:12,671 --> 00:02:13,953 I will, Senator. 24 00:02:14,461 --> 00:02:15,875 Hello, Sydney. 25 00:02:15,900 --> 00:02:18,257 Hey, sorry I had a... 26 00:02:19,326 --> 00:02:21,529 ... plumbing issue. 27 00:02:21,921 --> 00:02:24,695 You didn't miss anything. We're going ahead as planned. 28 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:25,843 Great. 29 00:02:29,664 --> 00:02:31,038 Plumbing? 30 00:02:31,351 --> 00:02:32,632 Yeah. 31 00:02:33,015 --> 00:02:34,750 Want me to send my guy over? 32 00:02:34,917 --> 00:02:36,687 No, all good. 33 00:02:36,712 --> 00:02:38,773 Glowing, in fact. 34 00:02:39,158 --> 00:02:41,227 I have so many questions, Sydney. 35 00:02:41,252 --> 00:02:44,089 First of all, what kind of a man 36 00:02:44,114 --> 00:02:47,312 seduces the legendary Sydney Strait? 37 00:02:47,337 --> 00:02:49,105 First of all, I do the seducing. 38 00:02:49,130 --> 00:02:51,065 I am the seducer. Me. 39 00:02:51,090 --> 00:02:53,632 Seducers are never this defensive or this late. 40 00:02:53,657 --> 00:02:55,025 He wouldn't leave. 41 00:02:55,050 --> 00:02:57,053 Who has nowhere to go in the morning? 42 00:02:57,078 --> 00:03:00,175 Wake them fully dressed, with an egg sandwich. 43 00:03:00,742 --> 00:03:03,414 What... why... why an egg sandwich? 44 00:03:03,439 --> 00:03:05,146 The egg tells them they're special, 45 00:03:05,171 --> 00:03:07,210 the sandwich says, "You can take that to go." 46 00:03:07,235 --> 00:03:08,585 You're a terrible person. 47 00:03:08,610 --> 00:03:10,070 Who's never late. 48 00:03:13,146 --> 00:03:15,046 May we, uh... may we help you? 49 00:03:15,071 --> 00:03:16,226 Yes, sir. 50 00:03:16,251 --> 00:03:18,867 I would like to sue the United States government. 51 00:03:21,247 --> 00:03:22,648 You're gonna want to talk to her. 52 00:03:28,790 --> 00:03:32,914 Synced & corrected by QueenMaddie www.addic7ed.com 53 00:03:34,490 --> 00:03:36,992 They call them 100-year floods. 54 00:03:37,986 --> 00:03:40,671 But in the last decade, there's been three. 55 00:03:40,696 --> 00:03:44,492 Rainfall is up, year over year, beyond any forecast. 56 00:03:44,517 --> 00:03:46,382 So you wanna sue for global warming. 57 00:03:46,407 --> 00:03:47,775 Three weeks ago, 58 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,057 my whole neighborhood was under water. 59 00:03:50,082 --> 00:03:51,515 Last time that happened, 60 00:03:51,540 --> 00:03:54,229 insurance money took nine months to come through. 61 00:03:54,254 --> 00:03:55,671 By the time we moved back in, 62 00:03:55,696 --> 00:03:58,033 there was black mold everywhere. 63 00:03:58,058 --> 00:03:59,531 People were sick. 64 00:03:59,556 --> 00:04:01,156 Homes were abandoned. 65 00:04:02,578 --> 00:04:05,453 - Where are you living now? - A motel. 66 00:04:07,226 --> 00:04:08,601 Everybody acts like families 67 00:04:08,635 --> 00:04:10,562 getting displaced is unfortunate. 68 00:04:10,587 --> 00:04:11,914 And it is. 69 00:04:11,939 --> 00:04:13,570 All due respect, sir, 70 00:04:13,595 --> 00:04:15,914 the Mississippi has been flooding worse now 71 00:04:15,939 --> 00:04:18,046 than it has in 500 years. 72 00:04:18,071 --> 00:04:19,976 That's not unfortunate. 73 00:04:20,001 --> 00:04:22,539 All of this is someone's fault. 74 00:04:25,529 --> 00:04:28,367 Righteous, stubborn, smart as a whip... 75 00:04:28,392 --> 00:04:29,993 reminds me of someone. 76 00:04:31,195 --> 00:04:32,929 She doesn't need a protracted lawsuit. 77 00:04:32,954 --> 00:04:35,685 What she needs is immediate humanitarian aid, 78 00:04:35,710 --> 00:04:37,664 insurance companies making timely payouts... 79 00:04:37,689 --> 00:04:39,562 FEMA actually doing their job. 80 00:04:39,587 --> 00:04:41,281 Humans to be humane? 81 00:04:41,586 --> 00:04:42,586 Agreed. 82 00:04:43,135 --> 00:04:44,804 Why don't we get on the horn and, uh, 83 00:04:44,829 --> 00:04:46,687 call some charities, local businesses? 84 00:04:46,712 --> 00:04:48,648 Mayor's office, Governor Lee. 85 00:04:48,673 --> 00:04:51,343 Yeah, all that... let's get these folks some help. 86 00:05:01,921 --> 00:05:03,500 What's shaking, Della? 87 00:05:03,525 --> 00:05:06,000 The parts I want and not the parts I don't. 88 00:05:17,804 --> 00:05:19,039 That's in the cut. 89 00:05:19,418 --> 00:05:21,120 Back at 6:00. 90 00:05:21,570 --> 00:05:23,992 Smells like bad decisions in here. 91 00:05:24,017 --> 00:05:25,671 Where do you think the music comes from? 92 00:05:26,632 --> 00:05:29,531 Briana says you wanna get your affairs in order? 93 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,728 May I ask... are you ill? 94 00:05:32,753 --> 00:05:34,488 - No. - Ah. 95 00:05:36,971 --> 00:05:38,609 Last week... 96 00:05:40,358 --> 00:05:41,882 I buried a friend. 97 00:05:42,826 --> 00:05:44,945 Best horn player you ever seen. 98 00:05:44,970 --> 00:05:47,132 When he passed, what little money he had 99 00:05:47,157 --> 00:05:50,711 went to Uncle Sam. He ended up in a... pine box. 100 00:05:50,736 --> 00:05:53,506 You'd be surprised how many old bluesmen end up like that. 101 00:05:55,145 --> 00:06:00,321 Anyway... I have a collection of guitars worth a little. 102 00:06:00,346 --> 00:06:03,649 I'm hoping you can set something up so when I go, 103 00:06:03,888 --> 00:06:05,982 my friends won't have to pass the hat. 104 00:06:06,653 --> 00:06:08,764 Well, I'll get a proper appraisal, 105 00:06:08,796 --> 00:06:11,998 and we'll incorporate the guitars into a trust. 106 00:06:12,023 --> 00:06:14,521 If you don't mind... What's that gonna run me? 107 00:06:16,670 --> 00:06:19,842 How 'bout a private concert? 108 00:06:19,867 --> 00:06:22,615 Your favorite song... Right here, right now. 109 00:06:24,132 --> 00:06:26,264 Uh-uh, not an easy one, not a go-to. 110 00:06:26,289 --> 00:06:29,568 I want the one you play to get into heaven. 111 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,521 Heaven... or maybe hell. 112 00:06:37,140 --> 00:06:39,764 ? Got me on my knees ? 113 00:06:39,789 --> 00:06:41,825 ? Oh Ruby Lou ? 114 00:06:42,271 --> 00:06:44,825 ? When I hear you sing, girl ? 115 00:06:44,850 --> 00:06:47,001 ? My Ruby Lou ? 116 00:06:47,167 --> 00:06:49,725 ? The moon is high ? 117 00:06:50,729 --> 00:06:55,426 ? Oh Ruby Lou ? 118 00:06:57,529 --> 00:06:58,826 Dad, we should take your car, 119 00:06:58,851 --> 00:07:00,959 'cause I don't think the wagon will fit in mine. 120 00:07:01,919 --> 00:07:05,107 I hope you know that we're not trying to disappoint you, Erika. 121 00:07:05,362 --> 00:07:06,381 Thank you, sir. 122 00:07:06,406 --> 00:07:07,808 You can call me Elijah. 123 00:07:08,537 --> 00:07:10,651 You did an awful lot of research. 124 00:07:10,683 --> 00:07:11,982 Did someone at school help you? 125 00:07:12,007 --> 00:07:13,825 My school got flooded, too, 126 00:07:13,850 --> 00:07:16,396 so I take the bus to the library. 127 00:07:16,421 --> 00:07:19,029 They have a lot of information on climate change, 128 00:07:19,054 --> 00:07:21,735 and I like to do my research. 129 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,115 Do you wanna be a scientist? 130 00:07:23,140 --> 00:07:24,943 Actually, I wanna be a lawyer. 131 00:07:24,968 --> 00:07:26,569 - Oh! - So I can help people. 132 00:07:26,594 --> 00:07:28,935 - That's why I became a lawyer. - Me, too. 133 00:07:29,489 --> 00:07:32,525 Then why did you leave and go work for that other firm? 134 00:07:34,075 --> 00:07:35,819 Uh, Dad, you wanna... You wanna take this one? 135 00:07:35,843 --> 00:07:38,220 No, no, no, no. I think that was your question. 136 00:07:38,245 --> 00:07:41,555 Okay... Erika, you're going to make a really good lawyer... know why? 137 00:07:41,580 --> 00:07:43,443 'Cause you know just the rest questions to ask 138 00:07:43,468 --> 00:07:45,845 to make someone really uncomfortable. 139 00:07:47,057 --> 00:07:50,412 ? You know I'm coming back ? 140 00:07:50,437 --> 00:07:56,514 ? For you ? 141 00:07:57,139 --> 00:08:00,896 Whoo! That was incredible. 142 00:08:00,921 --> 00:08:03,224 It's actually one of my favorite songs. 143 00:08:05,871 --> 00:08:07,350 What? 144 00:08:07,375 --> 00:08:10,211 Truth? I wrote it. 145 00:08:10,928 --> 00:08:13,154 I thought Big Jay LaRue wrote that song. 146 00:08:13,179 --> 00:08:15,891 He and I were close once. 147 00:08:16,318 --> 00:08:17,560 Things happened. 148 00:08:18,319 --> 00:08:19,985 He ended up recording it. 149 00:08:20,010 --> 00:08:23,451 Hold on. Jimi, you're a smart guy. 150 00:08:23,476 --> 00:08:26,162 You know there's royalties for a song like that. 151 00:08:26,187 --> 00:08:27,788 No, that's old news. 152 00:08:27,813 --> 00:08:29,504 You can't walk down Beale Street 153 00:08:29,529 --> 00:08:32,082 without running into somebody that really wrote something. 154 00:08:32,107 --> 00:08:33,901 But you wrote "Ruby Lou." 155 00:08:33,933 --> 00:08:35,326 You say you wanna make sure 156 00:08:35,351 --> 00:08:37,245 no one has to pass the hat for you. 157 00:08:37,270 --> 00:08:39,662 Let me at least go to the record company 158 00:08:39,687 --> 00:08:41,482 and just talk to them. 159 00:08:41,507 --> 00:08:45,256 You played that song for me, of all the songs. 160 00:08:45,281 --> 00:08:47,217 I think maybe there's a part of you that wants 161 00:08:47,242 --> 00:08:50,193 to leave behind something more than guitars. 162 00:09:17,975 --> 00:09:19,318 Dad! 163 00:09:19,804 --> 00:09:21,092 Erika. 164 00:09:21,117 --> 00:09:23,132 What did I tell you about messing with these people? 165 00:09:23,156 --> 00:09:26,012 Oh, no, no, she's not been a bother at all. 166 00:09:26,037 --> 00:09:27,965 Elijah Strait. This is my daughter, Sydney. 167 00:09:27,990 --> 00:09:29,388 Hi... it was our pleasure 168 00:09:29,422 --> 00:09:30,632 spending time with her, honestly. 169 00:09:30,656 --> 00:09:33,006 She's, uh... She's really something. 170 00:09:33,031 --> 00:09:35,684 - Well, what do you say? - Thank you, ma'am. 171 00:09:35,709 --> 00:09:36,935 Yep. 172 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,348 - Elijah. - Go find your mother, baby. 173 00:09:39,373 --> 00:09:40,553 She was starting to worry. 174 00:09:40,578 --> 00:09:43,615 Oh, she left her research in the trunk there. 175 00:09:43,889 --> 00:09:45,338 Wheel it in on her wagon, did she? 176 00:09:45,371 --> 00:09:47,520 - Yeah, yeah. - Yeah, I try not to discourage 177 00:09:47,545 --> 00:09:50,670 her dreams, you know. It's... it's been a bad stretch. 178 00:09:50,695 --> 00:09:52,486 It's very kind of you all to indulge her 179 00:09:52,511 --> 00:09:54,347 and to bring her back all this way. 180 00:09:54,380 --> 00:09:56,350 Thank you. Thank you both. 181 00:09:57,175 --> 00:09:58,678 Oh, can we help you, or... 182 00:09:58,703 --> 00:10:00,233 Oh, no, no, no. I'll go get her research. 183 00:10:00,257 --> 00:10:01,257 Okay. 184 00:10:03,697 --> 00:10:05,001 Dad... 185 00:10:13,389 --> 00:10:15,123 Does this seem right? 186 00:10:15,482 --> 00:10:17,679 Come on, now. We live in the richest country in the world. 187 00:10:17,703 --> 00:10:19,739 How do we let our people down like this? 188 00:10:22,558 --> 00:10:24,271 Dad... 189 00:10:24,296 --> 00:10:26,399 let's sue the U.S. government. 190 00:11:39,968 --> 00:11:43,021 - He's all yours, Jake. - Thank you. 191 00:11:46,289 --> 00:11:48,769 So, you want to tell me 192 00:11:48,794 --> 00:11:50,857 what the hell you were doing up there? 193 00:11:52,839 --> 00:11:55,287 Have you seen the view from up there? 194 00:11:55,869 --> 00:11:57,342 It's spectacular. 195 00:11:57,367 --> 00:11:59,413 Did you notice the "No Trespassing" signs 196 00:11:59,438 --> 00:12:00,616 while you were going up there? 197 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:03,610 Jake, you gotta lighten up. 198 00:12:03,643 --> 00:12:07,178 I mean, I think the police are gonna cut me a little slack 199 00:12:07,203 --> 00:12:09,521 for a while, you know what I'm saying? 200 00:12:12,085 --> 00:12:14,020 I've never driven a Porsche before. 201 00:12:14,053 --> 00:12:15,670 Don't even think about it. 202 00:12:17,201 --> 00:12:19,920 Uh, this is fine, Jake, really. 203 00:12:19,945 --> 00:12:21,287 I'm not in second grade. 204 00:12:21,312 --> 00:12:22,658 You don't have to walk me to my door. 205 00:12:22,682 --> 00:12:23,873 Oh, no, actually I do, 206 00:12:23,898 --> 00:12:26,173 because this way I'll be able to sleep, 207 00:12:26,198 --> 00:12:27,700 'cause I'll know that you are safe, 208 00:12:27,734 --> 00:12:28,905 I'll know that you're on the ground, 209 00:12:28,929 --> 00:12:30,339 I will know that you are in the... 210 00:12:32,185 --> 00:12:34,139 _ 211 00:12:35,115 --> 00:12:36,396 George. 212 00:12:40,209 --> 00:12:43,123 Yeah, I forgot to mention the, uh, decorations... 213 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,209 It's no big deal. 214 00:12:50,271 --> 00:12:52,037 Hey, um... 215 00:12:54,436 --> 00:12:56,787 Why don't you grab some things and, uh... 216 00:12:57,576 --> 00:12:59,466 come stay at my place for now? 217 00:13:02,788 --> 00:13:05,201 They painted "Kid Killer" on George's door. 218 00:13:05,226 --> 00:13:06,388 Yeah, I know. 219 00:13:06,647 --> 00:13:08,029 This town's got a long memory. 220 00:13:08,053 --> 00:13:09,155 Just 'cause we know the truth doesn't mean 221 00:13:09,179 --> 00:13:10,514 everyone else is gonna believe it. 222 00:13:10,538 --> 00:13:12,754 - I'd offer to send a car by... - But? 223 00:13:12,779 --> 00:13:14,162 Well, me looking into this case... 224 00:13:14,187 --> 00:13:16,443 I'm just about as popular as George is right now. 225 00:13:18,834 --> 00:13:20,138 I'm sorry. 226 00:13:21,892 --> 00:13:24,349 Listen, the best way I can help George... 227 00:13:24,374 --> 00:13:25,779 by finding out what happened. 228 00:13:26,155 --> 00:13:27,678 Now, good news. 229 00:13:27,703 --> 00:13:29,593 Found someone who might be able to fill in some of the gaps 230 00:13:29,617 --> 00:13:31,287 about the night Tess was murdered. 231 00:13:33,514 --> 00:13:35,116 It's an ex-cop. 232 00:13:38,907 --> 00:13:40,373 Robert. 233 00:13:41,143 --> 00:13:45,217 So, um, Lauran is nice. 234 00:13:45,242 --> 00:13:46,537 You don't really think that. 235 00:13:46,562 --> 00:13:47,584 I honestly don't know, 236 00:13:47,609 --> 00:13:49,248 because I'm pretty sure she loathes me. 237 00:13:49,273 --> 00:13:51,259 - Good point. - Which you just confirmed. 238 00:13:51,284 --> 00:13:52,732 I did not. 239 00:13:52,757 --> 00:13:54,670 Robbie, it's fine, I get it. I'm the ex-wife. 240 00:13:54,695 --> 00:13:55,897 I don't expect to be invited 241 00:13:55,922 --> 00:13:57,758 to dinner parties or the wedding. 242 00:13:57,783 --> 00:13:59,284 Is there a... 243 00:13:59,309 --> 00:14:00,511 Jealous? 244 00:14:00,536 --> 00:14:02,193 Curious. 245 00:14:02,951 --> 00:14:04,063 No wedding. 246 00:14:04,787 --> 00:14:05,818 Okay. 247 00:14:05,843 --> 00:14:07,435 Now if the inquisition's over... 248 00:14:08,075 --> 00:14:10,303 Yes, it's over, Robert. 249 00:14:10,888 --> 00:14:12,818 Well, we've decided not to sue 250 00:14:12,843 --> 00:14:14,912 the U.S. government for climate change. 251 00:14:14,937 --> 00:14:17,374 Because we found someone more directly responsible 252 00:14:17,399 --> 00:14:18,667 for the flooding in your town, 253 00:14:18,692 --> 00:14:20,801 someone that we can get into court fast. 254 00:14:20,826 --> 00:14:22,162 The Army Corps of Engineers. 255 00:14:22,187 --> 00:14:24,452 They're the ones who built the levee system along the river. 256 00:14:24,476 --> 00:14:26,845 Erika, with something as big as global warming, 257 00:14:26,870 --> 00:14:29,096 it's hard to assign specific blame, 258 00:14:29,121 --> 00:14:32,726 but with the levee system, we feel that we can demonstrate 259 00:14:32,759 --> 00:14:35,310 to a jury that the Army should have foreseen 260 00:14:35,335 --> 00:14:37,245 the flooding that your town endured. 261 00:14:38,783 --> 00:14:41,381 - I like this plan. - Okay. 262 00:14:41,406 --> 00:14:43,242 So... how can I help? 263 00:14:45,068 --> 00:14:46,193 You know, as our client, 264 00:14:46,218 --> 00:14:47,981 you will be the face of this case, 265 00:14:48,006 --> 00:14:49,881 so we would like to have you in court with us 266 00:14:49,906 --> 00:14:51,131 every day, if that's possible. 267 00:14:51,156 --> 00:14:53,943 Of course. I just take the 14 to the six, 268 00:14:53,968 --> 00:14:57,654 to the 19 to the 40... the same buses I take to get here. 269 00:14:57,835 --> 00:15:00,865 Actually, I forgot... On trial days, we pick you up. 270 00:15:00,890 --> 00:15:01,890 Mm-hmm. 271 00:15:01,915 --> 00:15:03,787 I don't need the special treatment. 272 00:15:03,812 --> 00:15:06,668 Oh, no, it's not. It comes with our service. 273 00:15:07,060 --> 00:15:08,654 Well, in that case, sure. 274 00:15:15,835 --> 00:15:17,623 How long have you known Teddy? 275 00:15:17,648 --> 00:15:19,750 Since our playground days. 276 00:15:31,982 --> 00:15:33,506 That's beautiful. 277 00:15:33,531 --> 00:15:35,185 Oh, yeah, she's got something, that one. 278 00:15:39,186 --> 00:15:41,055 Come on, we can talk in here. 279 00:15:42,264 --> 00:15:44,303 Thanks for seeing us on such short notice. 280 00:15:44,328 --> 00:15:45,973 What I wanna know is, when am I gonna get you 281 00:15:45,997 --> 00:15:47,374 in here to lay down something? 282 00:15:47,399 --> 00:15:49,068 What's this? 283 00:15:49,093 --> 00:15:51,881 Oh, I take it you've never heard Anthony in church. 284 00:15:51,906 --> 00:15:53,498 Anthony. 285 00:15:53,523 --> 00:15:55,492 Go on, give me a few bars of something. 286 00:15:57,008 --> 00:15:59,911 ? He leadeth me ? 287 00:15:59,936 --> 00:16:02,279 ? O blessed thought ? 288 00:16:02,304 --> 00:16:08,092 ? O words of heavenly comfort fraught ? 289 00:16:08,970 --> 00:16:12,303 Surrounded by talent everywhere I look. 290 00:16:12,328 --> 00:16:14,513 That's what I love about this city. 291 00:16:14,712 --> 00:16:17,068 Speaking of talent, what about Jimi Barkley? 292 00:16:17,093 --> 00:16:19,428 Did you find out about the history of "Ruby Lou"? 293 00:16:19,453 --> 00:16:21,163 Even if there was any proof that he wrote it, 294 00:16:21,187 --> 00:16:24,162 which there isn't, I only own half the rights. 295 00:16:24,187 --> 00:16:25,943 Big Jay LaRue owns the other half? 296 00:16:25,968 --> 00:16:28,137 Yes, as the song's credited writer, 297 00:16:28,162 --> 00:16:31,967 but he passed, so his widow, Gertrude, owns it now. 298 00:16:31,992 --> 00:16:34,187 But the point is, I only make 50% on that song, 299 00:16:34,212 --> 00:16:35,814 and I need every penny I get. 300 00:16:36,131 --> 00:16:37,131 Teddy... 301 00:16:37,562 --> 00:16:39,335 we both know how it was back then. 302 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,006 I remember our dads telling us stories 303 00:16:41,031 --> 00:16:43,264 about how songs were passed around, traded, 304 00:16:43,289 --> 00:16:45,223 and yes, stolen. 305 00:16:45,248 --> 00:16:47,819 You really think Big Jay LaRue, 306 00:16:47,844 --> 00:16:50,311 author of half a dozen legitimate hit songs, 307 00:16:50,336 --> 00:16:53,140 stole "Ruby Lou" from an old running buddy 308 00:16:53,165 --> 00:16:54,726 who never wrote a single hit in his life? 309 00:16:54,750 --> 00:16:56,999 I know when I'm being lied to. 310 00:16:57,561 --> 00:16:59,358 Jimi wasn't lying. 311 00:16:59,383 --> 00:17:01,381 How well do you know Jimi? 312 00:17:01,406 --> 00:17:04,100 I mean, you know he served time for weapons and drug charges? 313 00:17:04,526 --> 00:17:06,688 You know he has a history of exaggerated claims 314 00:17:06,713 --> 00:17:07,981 and broken promises? 315 00:17:08,225 --> 00:17:10,444 Old bluesmen tell sad stories. 316 00:17:10,469 --> 00:17:13,022 And they tell them well. That's why we love them. 317 00:17:13,463 --> 00:17:15,858 That's also why you don't ever trust them. 318 00:17:19,358 --> 00:17:21,733 - Should we call them? - Uh, no. 319 00:17:24,464 --> 00:17:26,075 Is that Emerson's car? 320 00:17:26,100 --> 00:17:28,256 I offered to get him a new one, but... 321 00:17:28,523 --> 00:17:30,327 There she is! 322 00:17:32,210 --> 00:17:33,405 You ready? 323 00:17:39,936 --> 00:17:41,116 Erika... 324 00:17:42,625 --> 00:17:44,061 ... you know what today is? 325 00:17:44,629 --> 00:17:46,294 My day in court. 326 00:17:49,788 --> 00:17:51,639 No need to be nervous. 327 00:17:56,408 --> 00:17:58,796 Dr. Pope, what is a levee? 328 00:17:58,821 --> 00:18:01,467 A levee is an artificial embankment 329 00:18:01,492 --> 00:18:03,499 which keeps a river from flooding an area 330 00:18:03,524 --> 00:18:04,663 when it overflows. 331 00:18:04,688 --> 00:18:07,249 So, if someone builds a levee to protect one town, 332 00:18:07,274 --> 00:18:09,507 what happens with the water that would have been flooded there? 333 00:18:09,531 --> 00:18:11,200 It's redirected back into the river, 334 00:18:11,225 --> 00:18:13,358 which means more flooding downstream. 335 00:18:13,647 --> 00:18:15,764 _ 336 00:18:15,789 --> 00:18:18,194 I study the economics of the Mississippi River. 337 00:18:18,219 --> 00:18:21,189 Over the course of its 2,348 miles, 338 00:18:21,214 --> 00:18:23,991 it generates $400 billion in revenue. 339 00:18:24,016 --> 00:18:26,280 Could you tell the jury... Is there a correlation 340 00:18:26,305 --> 00:18:28,335 between the height of a levee 341 00:18:28,360 --> 00:18:31,506 and the wealth of the people the levee protects? 342 00:18:31,827 --> 00:18:34,564 The richer the area, the higher the wall. 343 00:18:34,589 --> 00:18:36,710 _ 344 00:18:36,735 --> 00:18:38,983 Colonel Ramirez, as the Army Corps of Engineers' 345 00:18:39,008 --> 00:18:41,014 Chief Engineer, it's safe to say you understand 346 00:18:41,039 --> 00:18:42,999 - the basics of hydrology? - I do. 347 00:18:43,024 --> 00:18:45,788 When you designed the current levee system, 348 00:18:45,813 --> 00:18:47,816 one which protects a wealthy suburb 349 00:18:47,841 --> 00:18:50,092 to the north of my client's town, 350 00:18:50,418 --> 00:18:53,780 did you foresee that flooding might increase as a result? 351 00:18:53,805 --> 00:18:56,428 We foresaw it and feared it. 352 00:18:57,270 --> 00:18:58,842 That's why we lobbied the government 353 00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:00,835 to build protection for your client as well... 354 00:19:00,860 --> 00:19:01,906 Move to strike... No question pending. 355 00:19:01,930 --> 00:19:04,280 I'm finishing my answer to your question 356 00:19:04,305 --> 00:19:05,608 about what we foresaw. 357 00:19:05,633 --> 00:19:06,725 He's right, Miss Strait. 358 00:19:06,750 --> 00:19:08,118 We foresaw the problem. 359 00:19:08,143 --> 00:19:09,778 We asked to fix it. 360 00:19:09,803 --> 00:19:12,202 We were blocked from protecting her town 361 00:19:12,227 --> 00:19:14,531 by the Environmental Defense Council. 362 00:19:17,077 --> 00:19:19,514 Uh, Your Honor, may we have a brief recess 363 00:19:19,539 --> 00:19:21,541 to investigate the veracity of this statement? 364 00:19:21,566 --> 00:19:23,001 We'll pick this up after lunch. 365 00:19:23,026 --> 00:19:24,671 That should give you enough time. 366 00:19:25,948 --> 00:19:27,491 You look worried. 367 00:19:28,599 --> 00:19:30,233 Well, the Army Corps of Engineers 368 00:19:30,258 --> 00:19:32,695 built the levee that flooded your town, but... 369 00:19:33,170 --> 00:19:35,637 if they tried to fix it and someone else stopped them, 370 00:19:35,662 --> 00:19:37,043 then we're looking at... 371 00:19:37,068 --> 00:19:38,847 The Environmental Defense Council... 372 00:19:38,872 --> 00:19:41,262 They blocked the levee because it imperiled 373 00:19:41,287 --> 00:19:43,355 the nesting grounds for some endangered bird. 374 00:19:43,380 --> 00:19:45,426 So, does that mean we lose? 375 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:47,488 Not necessarily. 376 00:19:47,513 --> 00:19:49,801 Miss Strait, I have seen my share 377 00:19:49,826 --> 00:19:51,595 of your antics firsthand, 378 00:19:51,620 --> 00:19:53,965 but do you really expect for me to allow you 379 00:19:53,990 --> 00:19:55,980 to add a second defendant based on the testimony 380 00:19:56,012 --> 00:19:57,074 of your first defendant? 381 00:19:57,099 --> 00:19:59,301 It's not her idea, Your Honor, it's mine. 382 00:19:59,326 --> 00:20:01,449 And trust me, I wouldn't add an environmental group 383 00:20:01,474 --> 00:20:03,276 headed by a lifelong friend to the complaint 384 00:20:03,301 --> 00:20:05,204 if I didn't believe it had merit. 385 00:20:06,270 --> 00:20:07,410 Any objections? 386 00:20:07,435 --> 00:20:09,574 To them blaming someone besides my client? 387 00:20:09,599 --> 00:20:12,504 Oh, not besides... In addition to. 388 00:20:12,529 --> 00:20:14,738 Right... good luck with that strategy. 389 00:20:17,037 --> 00:20:20,174 Seems to me our odds of winning went down by 50%. 390 00:20:20,871 --> 00:20:23,183 Some days, things just don't break your way, 391 00:20:23,208 --> 00:20:24,269 and when that happens, 392 00:20:24,294 --> 00:20:25,895 what you hope for is to live to fight another day, 393 00:20:25,919 --> 00:20:27,207 and that's what we did. 394 00:20:38,061 --> 00:20:39,980 - Think she bought that? - Not for a heartbeat. 395 00:20:40,005 --> 00:20:41,707 Then we better figure out how to win a case 396 00:20:41,732 --> 00:20:43,701 against two different defendants at once. 397 00:20:43,726 --> 00:20:44,894 Yeah. 398 00:20:47,653 --> 00:20:49,629 "Ruby Lou"? No, I've never heard of that. 399 00:20:49,654 --> 00:20:51,270 'Cause the music you listen to is garbage. 400 00:20:51,294 --> 00:20:54,277 Easy or I'm gonna be telling Maya that you're playing hooky 401 00:20:54,302 --> 00:20:55,832 to watch the "Top Chef" finale. 402 00:20:58,406 --> 00:20:59,975 Did you change something? 403 00:21:00,467 --> 00:21:03,574 Hey, sweet! Brewskis. 404 00:21:03,599 --> 00:21:05,301 That's a nice surprise from a guy who has 405 00:21:05,326 --> 00:21:07,144 a mini wine fridge. 406 00:21:07,343 --> 00:21:09,546 When did they start making those, anyway? 407 00:21:09,695 --> 00:21:11,629 George, you've, uh... 408 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,027 You've moved my furniture around. 409 00:21:14,052 --> 00:21:15,574 Yeah, isn't it better? 410 00:21:16,864 --> 00:21:18,926 The flow is more natural. 411 00:21:19,438 --> 00:21:22,129 One thing about living in a six by eight cement cell 412 00:21:22,154 --> 00:21:23,504 for all those years. 413 00:21:23,778 --> 00:21:26,035 You get real good at feng shui. 414 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:34,785 Okay, so what do we think? 415 00:21:34,810 --> 00:21:37,558 Okay, so Teddy was right. 416 00:21:37,583 --> 00:21:40,426 Jimi Barkley has had more than this share of trouble. 417 00:21:40,451 --> 00:21:42,324 Robbery, grand theft auto... 418 00:21:42,349 --> 00:21:44,519 Jacket of an addict always reads the same way. 419 00:21:44,544 --> 00:21:46,324 This, however, is interesting. 420 00:21:46,349 --> 00:21:51,199 Every time he was arrested from '68 to '77, 421 00:21:51,224 --> 00:21:53,094 look who bailed him out. 422 00:21:54,871 --> 00:21:56,074 It's either Big Jay LaRue 423 00:21:56,099 --> 00:21:57,551 or a woman named Gertrude Davis. 424 00:21:57,576 --> 00:21:59,278 And didn't Teddy say that LaRue's wife 425 00:21:59,303 --> 00:22:00,832 was named Gertrude? 426 00:22:00,857 --> 00:22:04,561 If it's the same one, that means she knows Jimi, 427 00:22:04,586 --> 00:22:06,555 and maybe she'll believe him. 428 00:22:07,909 --> 00:22:10,144 I couldn't sleep last night. 429 00:22:10,169 --> 00:22:11,808 I was up tossing and turning, 430 00:22:11,833 --> 00:22:13,602 thinking about how much I want to win. 431 00:22:13,627 --> 00:22:15,035 You and me both. 432 00:22:15,239 --> 00:22:18,007 - Do you have a boyfriend? - Oh, uh... 433 00:22:18,032 --> 00:22:20,101 Uh... no, not really. 434 00:22:20,126 --> 00:22:22,694 There's... well I guess there's this one guy. 435 00:22:22,992 --> 00:22:25,249 He's cute, but I don't really... 436 00:22:25,555 --> 00:22:27,757 know him that well... Well, what about you? 437 00:22:27,782 --> 00:22:30,608 You got... you got your eye on someone, huh? 438 00:22:30,633 --> 00:22:33,108 I mean, there is this one boy I like. 439 00:22:33,133 --> 00:22:35,147 - Okay. - But my dad says he's trouble. 440 00:22:35,172 --> 00:22:37,366 I know that's supposed to be a bad thing, 441 00:22:37,391 --> 00:22:39,171 but I kind of like that he's trouble. 442 00:22:39,196 --> 00:22:40,593 Does that make sense? 443 00:22:40,618 --> 00:22:43,608 So much and so little at the same time. 444 00:22:43,633 --> 00:22:44,772 Drinks. 445 00:22:45,413 --> 00:22:46,594 What are you two talking about? 446 00:22:46,618 --> 00:22:47,944 - Tacos. - Theme parks. 447 00:22:47,969 --> 00:22:50,022 Oh, so that's how it's gonna be? 448 00:22:50,047 --> 00:22:52,179 Okay, coffee for Sydney, a... 449 00:22:52,288 --> 00:22:53,866 OJ for Erika. 450 00:22:53,891 --> 00:22:54,991 Elijah? 451 00:22:55,757 --> 00:22:58,193 Sydney, give us a second. 452 00:22:58,908 --> 00:23:00,209 Hey, Caleb, we, uh... 453 00:23:00,234 --> 00:23:01,273 We shouldn't be talking like this. 454 00:23:01,297 --> 00:23:02,770 Yeah, you're damn right, we shouldn't be. 455 00:23:02,794 --> 00:23:03,794 What are you doing? 456 00:23:03,819 --> 00:23:04,858 Last time I checked, 457 00:23:04,883 --> 00:23:07,679 I'm a guy who spends most of his time fighting big money 458 00:23:07,704 --> 00:23:09,632 to protect forests and parks, 459 00:23:09,657 --> 00:23:11,601 and you're the guy representing my organization. 460 00:23:11,626 --> 00:23:12,626 I know. 461 00:23:12,651 --> 00:23:14,421 What kind of a message do you think it sends 462 00:23:14,446 --> 00:23:16,616 to your other clients if you come after me? 463 00:23:16,641 --> 00:23:20,279 - That a threat? - No, it's an honest question. 464 00:23:21,172 --> 00:23:22,804 I've got a town under water. 465 00:23:22,829 --> 00:23:25,483 People living in motels and a little girl who wants to know 466 00:23:25,508 --> 00:23:28,140 how this happens in the greatest country on Earth. 467 00:23:29,372 --> 00:23:33,374 So... I gotta go wherever this case leads. 468 00:23:33,399 --> 00:23:35,186 - _ - ... and so the EDC acted? 469 00:23:35,211 --> 00:23:36,991 Yes, we blocked that levee. 470 00:23:37,016 --> 00:23:38,460 But the flooding is not our fault. 471 00:23:38,485 --> 00:23:41,358 So you admit you blocked construction of a new levee? 472 00:23:41,383 --> 00:23:42,383 Yes. 473 00:23:42,408 --> 00:23:44,094 But you think the flooding is not your fault? 474 00:23:44,118 --> 00:23:45,483 We did our own investigation 475 00:23:45,508 --> 00:23:46,953 into the flooding of your client's town. 476 00:23:46,977 --> 00:23:48,979 Since when does the Environmental Defense Council 477 00:23:49,004 --> 00:23:50,639 conduct investigations? 478 00:23:50,664 --> 00:23:52,647 Since it was named in a lawsuit alongside 479 00:23:52,672 --> 00:23:54,541 the Army Corps of Engineers, 480 00:23:54,566 --> 00:23:57,608 an organization we routinely fight against. 481 00:23:57,633 --> 00:23:59,593 Our investigation found that the levees north 482 00:23:59,618 --> 00:24:02,444 of your client's town were systematically overbuilt 483 00:24:02,469 --> 00:24:06,272 by contractors in order to gouge the taxpayers. 484 00:24:06,587 --> 00:24:08,960 This, in conjunction with systemic kickbacks 485 00:24:08,985 --> 00:24:10,587 to inspectors. 486 00:24:16,461 --> 00:24:17,866 Nothing further. 487 00:24:18,702 --> 00:24:20,671 And as such, we would like to add 488 00:24:20,696 --> 00:24:22,288 the following defendants. 489 00:24:22,313 --> 00:24:25,124 Ted Gafney, president, Benson Construction. 490 00:24:25,149 --> 00:24:27,983 Louis Bartlett, president, Wild River Construction. 491 00:24:28,008 --> 00:24:29,249 Edgar Barta, director 492 00:24:29,274 --> 00:24:31,382 of the Memphis Department of Public Works, 493 00:24:31,407 --> 00:24:32,702 and Joan Aversano, 494 00:24:32,727 --> 00:24:35,835 the Head of the River Valley Levee Board. 495 00:24:38,046 --> 00:24:40,233 I thought you said our chances of winning 496 00:24:40,258 --> 00:24:41,788 decrease with every new defendant. 497 00:24:41,813 --> 00:24:44,101 - We did. - 100 divided by eight... 498 00:24:44,133 --> 00:24:45,476 - Yeah, Erika... - Don't say, 499 00:24:45,501 --> 00:24:46,983 "We live to fight another day," 500 00:24:47,008 --> 00:24:48,777 because that's not what's happening. 501 00:24:48,802 --> 00:24:50,311 Losing is what's happening. 502 00:24:50,336 --> 00:24:52,632 Yep, you're right. We're losing. 503 00:24:53,206 --> 00:24:55,304 But the next thing a good lawyer does 504 00:24:55,329 --> 00:24:57,140 when one strategy doesn't work... 505 00:24:57,867 --> 00:24:59,460 You pivot to another one. 506 00:24:59,485 --> 00:25:00,843 Like what? 507 00:25:04,137 --> 00:25:05,632 We don't know. 508 00:25:07,947 --> 00:25:10,311 It's called alternative liability. 509 00:25:10,336 --> 00:25:13,155 It's a legal doctrine which allows the plaintiff, us, 510 00:25:13,180 --> 00:25:15,647 to shift the burden of causation of an injury 511 00:25:15,672 --> 00:25:18,054 to multiple defendants. 512 00:25:18,079 --> 00:25:20,780 Then, it's up to the defendants to provide evidence 513 00:25:20,805 --> 00:25:23,593 as to which one of them caused the injury... 514 00:25:23,618 --> 00:25:25,854 and if they can't do that, 515 00:25:26,020 --> 00:25:28,444 then a jury can hold them all responsible. 516 00:25:28,469 --> 00:25:31,539 Erika... bottom line is, if we go with this, 517 00:25:31,564 --> 00:25:33,566 come Monday morning when we walk in there, 518 00:25:33,591 --> 00:25:34,859 we don't have to point the finger 519 00:25:34,883 --> 00:25:37,358 at just one person anymore. We can blame them all. 520 00:25:37,383 --> 00:25:40,265 It's risky, but we think it'll work. 521 00:25:42,824 --> 00:25:44,530 Appreciate you seeing us, Tommy. 522 00:25:45,943 --> 00:25:47,453 I was real sorry to hear about your son. 523 00:25:47,477 --> 00:25:48,616 Yeah. 524 00:25:49,616 --> 00:25:51,710 No parent should ever have to bury their child. 525 00:25:52,665 --> 00:25:54,301 Let's, uh... 526 00:25:54,812 --> 00:25:56,447 let's talk about George Bell. 527 00:25:56,697 --> 00:25:58,874 Yeah... I figured somebody would be coming by 528 00:25:58,899 --> 00:26:00,634 when I read he was freed. 529 00:26:00,659 --> 00:26:02,554 I found the mother's original statement. 530 00:26:02,579 --> 00:26:04,796 I know you took it. I know someone buried it. 531 00:26:04,821 --> 00:26:05,999 How'd you find it? 532 00:26:06,024 --> 00:26:08,126 Tommy, right now this is informal. 533 00:26:08,151 --> 00:26:10,096 You keep answering my questions with more questions, 534 00:26:10,120 --> 00:26:11,857 it's gonna get formal real quick. 535 00:26:11,882 --> 00:26:14,858 It was around 10:30 that night... 536 00:26:14,883 --> 00:26:17,835 I got a call telling me that they found Tess's body. 537 00:26:19,552 --> 00:26:21,647 And, um, not five minutes passes 538 00:26:21,672 --> 00:26:22,852 before Chief Rayburn calls me, 539 00:26:22,876 --> 00:26:25,062 wants me to get out of bed and go take the mother's statement. 540 00:26:25,086 --> 00:26:29,390 Wait, now... you're saying the chief called you himself? 541 00:26:32,735 --> 00:26:34,468 That didn't seem strange? 542 00:26:34,493 --> 00:26:37,577 Yeah, it seemed very strange, but he's the boss. 543 00:26:37,855 --> 00:26:39,457 So I go get the mom's statement, 544 00:26:39,482 --> 00:26:42,663 except she's so blotto that I don't know what to make of it. 545 00:26:42,688 --> 00:26:44,577 She said the daughter came home. 546 00:26:45,495 --> 00:26:48,022 But she also made a pass at me, so... 547 00:26:48,529 --> 00:26:51,866 I go back to the station, I show Rayburn what I wrote up, 548 00:26:51,891 --> 00:26:54,351 and he says, "Just lose this interview. 549 00:26:54,376 --> 00:26:56,936 Try it again tomorrow." That's what happened. 550 00:26:56,961 --> 00:27:00,077 And the second interview... He tell you to steer it? 551 00:27:00,345 --> 00:27:02,686 They told me he was the guy, Robbie. 552 00:27:05,915 --> 00:27:08,185 Did the chief ask you to steer it? 553 00:27:09,252 --> 00:27:12,061 "Get the final nail," he says. 554 00:27:12,502 --> 00:27:14,968 "Because we know she didn't come home." 555 00:27:19,938 --> 00:27:22,436 So, next stop, Rayburn? 556 00:27:22,461 --> 00:27:24,147 Chief Rayburn's dead. 557 00:27:24,523 --> 00:27:26,655 Yeah, suicide. 558 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,682 Eight or nine years ago. 559 00:27:28,707 --> 00:27:31,733 Cheer up. My trail might've run cold, but... 560 00:27:31,974 --> 00:27:33,765 Tommy's gonna help make your case, right? 561 00:27:33,790 --> 00:27:34,819 Yeah. 562 00:27:38,276 --> 00:27:40,233 Thanks for coming in, Mrs. LaRue. 563 00:27:40,258 --> 00:27:42,260 I was a big fan of your husband. 564 00:27:42,285 --> 00:27:44,733 - Call me Trudy. - Thank you, Trudy. 565 00:27:45,071 --> 00:27:48,507 I represent a gentleman I think you know. 566 00:27:48,556 --> 00:27:50,257 Jimi Barkley. 567 00:27:50,842 --> 00:27:52,038 Jimi Barkley. 568 00:27:52,063 --> 00:27:54,633 Now, to be clear, he's not saying that 569 00:27:54,658 --> 00:27:57,960 your husband stole the song, 570 00:27:58,050 --> 00:28:01,030 but is it possible that, just maybe, 571 00:28:01,055 --> 00:28:03,991 Jimi had a hand in writing it? 572 00:28:05,327 --> 00:28:09,085 My husband loved Jimi... Like a brother. 573 00:28:09,396 --> 00:28:12,200 Took care of him the way you take care of family, 574 00:28:12,727 --> 00:28:15,632 even when they disappoint you or... 575 00:28:15,657 --> 00:28:17,492 steal from you or... 576 00:28:18,301 --> 00:28:19,836 lie to your face. 577 00:28:20,532 --> 00:28:24,180 So many times I begged Joseph to write Jimi off, 578 00:28:24,785 --> 00:28:27,477 but Joseph never gave up. 579 00:28:27,502 --> 00:28:29,953 He said, "There's a good man in Jimi." 580 00:28:29,978 --> 00:28:34,313 And now Jimi's going around, spreading that lie like that. 581 00:28:34,338 --> 00:28:36,961 I'm just glad Joseph's in a better place, 582 00:28:36,986 --> 00:28:38,977 because this would break his heart... 583 00:28:39,927 --> 00:28:42,297 Whereas all it does to me, 584 00:28:42,322 --> 00:28:44,344 is prove my point. 585 00:28:47,944 --> 00:28:50,570 Emerson... Emerson, are you almost here? 586 00:28:52,704 --> 00:28:53,945 Are you sure? 587 00:28:56,133 --> 00:28:57,477 Damn car of his broke down. 588 00:28:57,502 --> 00:28:59,180 - No! - Uh, no need to panic. 589 00:28:59,205 --> 00:29:01,414 He said that Erika has a backup plan 590 00:29:01,439 --> 00:29:03,570 - that involves three different buses. - Okay. 591 00:29:03,595 --> 00:29:05,130 Twice in my life I've known 592 00:29:05,155 --> 00:29:07,211 12-year-old girls that... 593 00:29:07,651 --> 00:29:09,320 couldn't have stopped them 594 00:29:09,345 --> 00:29:11,680 from doing what they believed in if I tried. 595 00:29:12,070 --> 00:29:14,406 No, she'll get here. Just gotta make sure 596 00:29:14,431 --> 00:29:16,600 we got this courtroom teed up for her when she does. 597 00:29:17,070 --> 00:29:19,524 Let's hope she gets here by closing arguments. 598 00:29:19,549 --> 00:29:21,938 Mr. Gafney, is it true 599 00:29:21,963 --> 00:29:23,813 that your company built the north levee? 600 00:29:23,838 --> 00:29:25,258 Yes, we built the north levee, 601 00:29:25,283 --> 00:29:27,570 but those specs were dictated by the planning board, 602 00:29:27,595 --> 00:29:29,262 who demanded we overbuild. 603 00:29:29,287 --> 00:29:30,656 This is not our fault. 604 00:29:30,681 --> 00:29:31,836 Mr. Bartlett. 605 00:29:31,861 --> 00:29:33,461 Instructions are instructions, 606 00:29:33,486 --> 00:29:35,428 and our job is to follow them. 607 00:29:35,453 --> 00:29:36,930 It's not our fault. 608 00:29:36,955 --> 00:29:39,203 - Edgar Barta. - It's not my fault. 609 00:29:39,228 --> 00:29:40,485 Joan Aversano? 610 00:29:40,510 --> 00:29:42,213 It's no one's fault. 611 00:29:47,174 --> 00:29:49,576 Is it my understanding that the defense rests? 612 00:29:49,601 --> 00:29:51,094 Yes, Your Honor. 613 00:29:51,119 --> 00:29:52,328 Very well. 614 00:29:52,888 --> 00:29:56,211 This brings to a close, the evidentiary portion of the trial. 615 00:29:56,236 --> 00:29:58,305 We'll now hear closing arguments, 616 00:29:58,330 --> 00:29:59,750 starting with the plaintiff. 617 00:30:02,884 --> 00:30:05,789 You're supposed to talk to the record company, not Trudy. 618 00:30:05,814 --> 00:30:07,680 Jimi, there was nothing... 619 00:30:07,705 --> 00:30:09,203 If I wanted you talking to her, 620 00:30:09,228 --> 00:30:11,264 don't you think maybe I would've mentioned her? 621 00:30:11,495 --> 00:30:13,197 I never should've opened my mouth. 622 00:30:13,222 --> 00:30:14,491 Jimi, calm down. 623 00:30:14,516 --> 00:30:16,328 Nothing but trouble and pain! 624 00:30:20,611 --> 00:30:22,899 Nothing but trouble and pain. 625 00:30:22,924 --> 00:30:24,805 That's all I ever gave that woman. 626 00:30:28,009 --> 00:30:29,781 Did she know? 627 00:30:30,505 --> 00:30:31,859 How's that? 628 00:30:32,426 --> 00:30:34,992 That you loved her. Did Trudy know? 629 00:30:41,398 --> 00:30:42,833 'Course not. 630 00:30:42,858 --> 00:30:43,897 I wouldn't have done that to her. 631 00:30:43,921 --> 00:30:45,356 I knew she didn't love me. 632 00:30:47,613 --> 00:30:49,295 Why do you think I changed the name? 633 00:30:51,419 --> 00:30:53,225 Changed the name? 634 00:30:53,689 --> 00:30:56,360 The song, "Ruby Lou." That wasn't the original title. 635 00:30:56,385 --> 00:30:58,342 It was "Trudy True." 636 00:31:00,097 --> 00:31:02,342 You still have those lyrics, don't you? 637 00:31:02,367 --> 00:31:04,837 You never would've thrown them away. 638 00:31:05,395 --> 00:31:07,287 Might be I held onto 'em. 639 00:31:07,788 --> 00:31:08,788 Why? 640 00:31:11,008 --> 00:31:12,749 The plaintiff doesn't need to be here for you 641 00:31:12,773 --> 00:31:14,068 to deliver a closing argument. 642 00:31:14,093 --> 00:31:15,584 Your Honor, in this case, she does. 643 00:31:15,609 --> 00:31:16,905 She's not just a plaintiff, she's... 644 00:31:16,929 --> 00:31:18,592 We have six defendants over there. 645 00:31:18,617 --> 00:31:20,421 I'm not making them wait when there's no legal reason 646 00:31:20,445 --> 00:31:21,467 they have to. 647 00:31:21,492 --> 00:31:24,686 You will deliver a closing argument now. 648 00:31:26,910 --> 00:31:28,357 Sorry. 649 00:31:30,388 --> 00:31:32,404 Yes, we will. 650 00:31:35,338 --> 00:31:39,857 In some ways, you've witnessed an unorthodox case. 651 00:31:40,151 --> 00:31:41,725 What started with a single defendant 652 00:31:41,750 --> 00:31:44,912 became two, and then grew and grew. 653 00:31:45,227 --> 00:31:48,084 And yet, sadly, there's nothing really unorthodox 654 00:31:48,109 --> 00:31:50,436 about what's at work here, is there? 655 00:31:50,461 --> 00:31:51,999 What you've seen is something that's become 656 00:31:52,023 --> 00:31:54,059 a national pastime. 657 00:31:54,511 --> 00:31:56,139 We pass the buck. 658 00:31:56,412 --> 00:32:00,021 At that table, our businesses and regulators 659 00:32:00,046 --> 00:32:03,617 and environmental agencies who refuse to work together... 660 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,365 They'd rather argue than find common ground. 661 00:32:06,390 --> 00:32:08,256 They would rather sue each other 662 00:32:08,281 --> 00:32:09,883 than come up with solutions. 663 00:32:09,908 --> 00:32:12,045 The people who are supposed to protect us 664 00:32:12,070 --> 00:32:13,670 have stopped talking, 665 00:32:13,774 --> 00:32:16,310 and we are the ones who pay the price. 666 00:32:18,246 --> 00:32:19,725 In fact, the... 667 00:32:19,750 --> 00:32:21,725 the only thing that they can agree on 668 00:32:21,750 --> 00:32:23,529 is that they should all band together 669 00:32:23,554 --> 00:32:26,056 to fight a 12-year-old girl. 670 00:32:28,742 --> 00:32:30,644 You wanna know why it's their fault 671 00:32:30,669 --> 00:32:32,592 that Erika's town flooded? 672 00:32:33,067 --> 00:32:35,834 It's not because of the design of the levee, it's not... 673 00:32:36,444 --> 00:32:38,255 because they tried to protect a species, 674 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:40,678 it's not even because they overbuilt 675 00:32:40,703 --> 00:32:42,706 or bribed or cheated. 676 00:32:43,255 --> 00:32:46,545 It's their fault because they refuse to work together. 677 00:32:46,570 --> 00:32:48,787 It's their fault because instead of trying to fix 678 00:32:48,812 --> 00:32:51,848 things that are wrong, they just cross their arms 679 00:32:51,873 --> 00:32:53,676 and act angry with each other. 680 00:32:55,180 --> 00:32:56,615 Like children. 681 00:32:58,019 --> 00:32:59,256 Thank you. 682 00:33:01,129 --> 00:33:02,779 That was hot, my man. 683 00:33:08,906 --> 00:33:11,240 Della, what's she doing here? 684 00:33:11,265 --> 00:33:13,146 She's come to hear the song, Jimi. 685 00:33:13,171 --> 00:33:14,405 She came to hear it played 686 00:33:14,430 --> 00:33:16,545 the way it was meant to be played. 687 00:33:17,333 --> 00:33:19,834 - I... I can't. - Yeah, you can. 688 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:52,279 ? Got me on my knees ? 689 00:33:52,304 --> 00:33:55,193 ? Oh Trudy True ? 690 00:33:55,218 --> 00:33:57,498 ? When I hear you sing girl ? 691 00:33:57,523 --> 00:34:00,381 ? Oh, my Trudy True ? 692 00:34:00,406 --> 00:34:05,209 ? The moon is high ? 693 00:34:05,234 --> 00:34:08,521 ? Oh, Trudy True ? 694 00:34:09,776 --> 00:34:12,334 ? You hear me hollering, mama ? 695 00:34:12,359 --> 00:34:16,443 ? Know I'm coming back for you ? 696 00:34:16,468 --> 00:34:19,060 ? Mm-hmm ? 697 00:34:19,085 --> 00:34:21,951 ? True, true, true, Trudy ? 698 00:34:21,976 --> 00:34:24,029 ? Trudy True ? 699 00:34:24,496 --> 00:34:28,951 ? When you hear me hollering, mama ? 700 00:34:29,372 --> 00:34:33,771 ? You'll know I'm coming back for ? 701 00:34:33,796 --> 00:34:40,796 ? Oh, I'm coming back for you ? 702 00:34:57,199 --> 00:35:00,369 My husband was an incredible man. 703 00:35:01,003 --> 00:35:04,240 And I loved him... with all my heart. 704 00:35:10,343 --> 00:35:12,389 But Jimi wrote that song. 705 00:35:13,727 --> 00:35:15,863 I'll sign the paperwork. 706 00:35:16,395 --> 00:35:18,740 Have it messengered over in the morning. 707 00:35:33,199 --> 00:35:35,902 And finally... alternative liability 708 00:35:35,927 --> 00:35:39,295 requires every possible party to be included. 709 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:41,654 And in this case, one has been left out. 710 00:35:41,679 --> 00:35:43,865 We call a tragedy like this 711 00:35:43,890 --> 00:35:46,373 an "act of god" for a reason, ladies and gentlemen. 712 00:35:46,398 --> 00:35:48,318 It's because a tragedy like this... 713 00:35:48,343 --> 00:35:49,947 No man can stop that. 714 00:35:53,707 --> 00:35:55,460 - Miss Strait, rebuttal? - Wanna do it yourself? 715 00:35:55,484 --> 00:35:56,484 Yeah. 716 00:35:57,460 --> 00:35:58,693 Miss Strait, 717 00:35:58,718 --> 00:36:00,592 - do you have a rebuttal? - Are you sure? 718 00:36:00,617 --> 00:36:01,617 Yes, Your Honor. 719 00:36:01,642 --> 00:36:04,381 Uh, our client would like to deliver it herself. 720 00:36:12,766 --> 00:36:14,881 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. 721 00:36:14,906 --> 00:36:18,295 When I was younger, around eight or so, 722 00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:21,390 my family had a dog named Memphis. 723 00:36:21,415 --> 00:36:23,678 And whenever Memphis would have an accident, 724 00:36:23,703 --> 00:36:26,225 my brothers and sister and I would play this game... 725 00:36:26,250 --> 00:36:28,319 Whoever could say, "not it" first, 726 00:36:28,344 --> 00:36:31,149 and the last one would have to clean up the mess. 727 00:36:33,031 --> 00:36:36,468 One day, my grandmother saw us playing this game, 728 00:36:36,493 --> 00:36:37,896 and she sat us down. 729 00:36:37,921 --> 00:36:38,921 She said, 730 00:36:38,946 --> 00:36:41,193 "When you agree to take care of something, 731 00:36:41,218 --> 00:36:44,931 "it's your responsibility to uphold your end of the deal, 732 00:36:44,956 --> 00:36:46,334 no matter what." 733 00:36:46,359 --> 00:36:51,139 So, I ask you to teach the people at the table over there, 734 00:36:51,499 --> 00:36:53,068 the same lesson. 735 00:36:55,807 --> 00:36:57,951 Thank you for your consideration. 736 00:37:00,865 --> 00:37:03,021 - I messed up. - Stop. 737 00:37:03,046 --> 00:37:05,100 I forgot at least two key points, 738 00:37:05,125 --> 00:37:07,389 and I was nervous... they saw that. 739 00:37:07,414 --> 00:37:09,015 You spoke from the heart. 740 00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:11,896 They saw that. 741 00:37:12,530 --> 00:37:14,330 That's what really matters. 742 00:37:16,296 --> 00:37:18,803 Was that dog of yours really named Memphis? 743 00:37:23,773 --> 00:37:25,607 I don't know if y'all were watching the jury, 744 00:37:25,632 --> 00:37:27,678 but by the time she was done... 745 00:37:27,703 --> 00:37:31,318 well, suffice it to say, you can play Russian Roulette 746 00:37:31,343 --> 00:37:33,310 to see which one of you big bad wolves 747 00:37:33,335 --> 00:37:34,451 the jury punishes, 748 00:37:34,476 --> 00:37:37,998 but if I were a betting woman, which I am... 749 00:37:38,023 --> 00:37:40,545 I would say you're all about to get hammered, 750 00:37:40,570 --> 00:37:44,279 so... how about we come up with a settlement that, 751 00:37:44,304 --> 00:37:46,139 uh, you can spin to the press 752 00:37:46,164 --> 00:37:47,867 as a heroic gesture 753 00:37:47,892 --> 00:37:49,828 on behalf of the American people? 754 00:37:51,959 --> 00:37:54,310 And the last item... 755 00:37:54,573 --> 00:37:57,115 is a state-of-the-art levee system 756 00:37:57,140 --> 00:37:58,561 which will not only protect your town, 757 00:37:58,585 --> 00:38:00,689 but all of the towns downstream. 758 00:38:00,890 --> 00:38:04,254 And they have also agreed to a $25 million 759 00:38:04,279 --> 00:38:06,915 displacement fund in the unlikely event 760 00:38:06,940 --> 00:38:08,795 that there will be any future flooding. 761 00:38:09,164 --> 00:38:11,167 And this is on top of the temporary housing 762 00:38:11,192 --> 00:38:12,662 for all of you. 763 00:38:13,996 --> 00:38:17,193 Well... Erika, what do you think? 764 00:38:26,253 --> 00:38:27,787 That'll work. 765 00:38:35,082 --> 00:38:37,373 I got something for you, Jimi. 766 00:38:39,054 --> 00:38:42,514 You will receive your first royalty check 767 00:38:42,539 --> 00:38:45,575 for "Ruby Lou" next month. 768 00:38:50,773 --> 00:38:54,295 I was thinking... seeing that my needs aren't all that great, 769 00:38:55,328 --> 00:38:57,631 maybe the extra money should go into a fund 770 00:38:57,656 --> 00:39:00,529 for other bluesmen like me, who... 771 00:39:01,043 --> 00:39:02,685 who aren't as lucky to... 772 00:39:02,710 --> 00:39:04,076 find someone... 773 00:39:05,077 --> 00:39:06,420 like you. 774 00:39:07,229 --> 00:39:09,240 Big Jay LaRue was right. 775 00:39:10,537 --> 00:39:14,433 You are a good man, Jimi Barkley. 776 00:39:17,255 --> 00:39:19,426 Thank you so much for helping my daughter. 777 00:39:19,451 --> 00:39:21,389 Let me tell you a little secret... she helped us. 778 00:39:21,414 --> 00:39:22,414 Yeah. 779 00:39:22,628 --> 00:39:23,628 Hey you! 780 00:39:23,951 --> 00:39:25,412 Hey! 781 00:39:26,402 --> 00:39:28,989 - Don't be a stranger, okay? - Promise. 782 00:39:29,014 --> 00:39:31,701 Good, because we got you something. 783 00:39:32,015 --> 00:39:33,670 Ooh! 784 00:39:36,023 --> 00:39:37,943 Every good lawyer needs one. 785 00:39:37,968 --> 00:39:39,990 - It's a nice bag. - Thank you. 786 00:39:40,015 --> 00:39:41,250 It's nice. 787 00:39:43,893 --> 00:39:45,748 George, I got some good news. 788 00:39:46,525 --> 00:39:49,295 The, uh... the alarm system's been installed... 789 00:39:50,496 --> 00:39:52,029 George? 790 00:39:53,926 --> 00:39:55,889 The apartment's all clean... 791 00:39:58,716 --> 00:40:00,185 George! 792 00:40:05,039 --> 00:40:06,397 George? 793 00:40:13,639 --> 00:40:16,897 Sometimes those other rooms just feel so big. 794 00:40:22,601 --> 00:40:24,576 Yeah, I get it. 795 00:40:26,237 --> 00:40:27,998 What's the good news? 796 00:40:32,047 --> 00:40:33,553 Well, I, uh... 797 00:40:34,870 --> 00:40:36,920 I thought it through... 798 00:40:38,384 --> 00:40:41,670 And I think it would be better if you stayed here. 799 00:40:49,562 --> 00:40:51,248 The other night... 800 00:40:52,234 --> 00:40:54,061 I was trying to make that omelet 801 00:40:54,086 --> 00:40:55,404 your mother used to make... 802 00:40:55,429 --> 00:40:57,197 You mean the "mom-let"? 803 00:40:59,749 --> 00:41:02,904 I was looking at it, saying, "This is wrong." 804 00:41:03,919 --> 00:41:06,725 And then I realized what was missing was your mother. 805 00:41:08,477 --> 00:41:11,446 I don't recognize this house anymore, Sydney. 806 00:41:11,745 --> 00:41:13,693 I walk around, it's like... 807 00:41:15,632 --> 00:41:17,779 somebody blew out all the candles. 808 00:41:18,782 --> 00:41:20,076 Yeah. 809 00:41:20,812 --> 00:41:23,170 It's starting to sink in. 810 00:41:24,336 --> 00:41:26,029 Really sink in. 811 00:41:32,198 --> 00:41:34,301 You know who Mom would've loved? 812 00:41:34,643 --> 00:41:35,736 Erika. 813 00:41:36,987 --> 00:41:40,126 What I wouldn't give for her to have seen that girl go. 814 00:41:40,151 --> 00:41:41,319 She did. 815 00:41:42,721 --> 00:41:44,079 First time around. 816 00:41:44,104 --> 00:41:45,970 Was I that cute? I feel like I was that cute. 817 00:41:45,995 --> 00:41:48,220 Tenacious... That's what you were. 818 00:41:55,424 --> 00:41:57,586 What are we gonna do, Dad? 819 00:41:58,293 --> 00:42:00,039 What we always do. 820 00:42:00,157 --> 00:42:01,890 We're gonna keep fighting. 59323

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