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♪ ♪

♪ ♪

I'm fine here.

You can go now.

I'm so sorry, sir.

RY: You've reached Ry Vance at Pierce, Greenberg & Associates.

-[voicemail beeps] -Ry.

It's Michael.

I've just been fired.

They're accusing me of leaking proprietary information.

We need to talk.

[crying]

-Are you all right? -Yeah.

I just...

I've never been fired before.

Me neither.

I thought you were a cofounder, you couldn't be.

Yeah, I, uh,

I thought so, too.

Here.

My mom always chewed them to stop from crying.

Oh.

I'm Olivia.

Michael.

I know. You spoke to my group.

You made me really want to work here.

Sorry.

No, it was good.

Hey, it works.

Oh.

Have another.

Oh, this is me.

You know, you were the only one nice to me there.

Well, that sucks.

No.

I'm not sure I'm supposed to say this.

I heard Everett talking last week

about what fireable offense could justify

taking away equity from a cofounder.

♪ ♪

[car departing]

Where are you, Everett?

Pick up.

Have the courage to talk to your cofounder.

This is bull--

Janice.

I need my number changed.

♪ ♪

EVERETT: Welcome to the gold rush, Michael.

The start-up is nearing escape velocity, but we need...

Money?

A lead counsel who can sweet-talk investors.

I thought of you.

Is that...

EVERETT: Yeah, Apple.

That's us in five years, cofounder.

I'm gonna make us so rich.

CURRY: I'll supply you with 18 million in seed funding

for 20% ownership.

Mr. Curry, we are prepared to offer you a 15% stake.

We've already committed profits to other participants.

Look, I really believe in you guys,

but I need 20% ownership,

so you need to trim the fat on your profit participants.

DRIVER: We're here.

[door closes]

Hey.

That building I picked you up at,

you work there?

I did. Why?

I have this slide deck. It's for a shopping algorithm.

I'm currently in the ideation phase,

and I could use some financing, if you're interested.

[horn blaring]

[distant horn honking]

[dogs barking]

♪ Three things I pray ♪

♪ Things I pray♪

♪ To see thee more clearly♪

♪ Day by day♪

♪ Love thee more dearly...♪

EVERETT: I need some help tonight.

It means staying late.

Do you want the head of legal, sir,

since I'm just an associate?

No, no, it's not really a legal thing. You're fine.

It's more of a... [laughs]

...a personality thing.

♪ Day by day ♪

♪ O dear Lord...♪

EVERETT: Can I just say I've really enjoyed

working together these past few months?

Thank you, sir.

You don't have to call me "sir."

Sorry, habit from my parents.

-[laughs] -♪ Day by day♪

♪ Love thee more dearly...♪

Can you take a look at something I just sent you?

-Sure. -♪ Day by day♪

♪ Love thee more dearly...♪

Wait, wait. Olivia, I... I wanna go out with you.

I-I didn't know how else to get your attention.

♪ Follow thee more nearly ♪

♪ Day by day... ♪

Is everything all right?

♪ Day by day♪

-[shouts] -♪ Love thee more dearly♪

♪ Day by day♪

♪ Follow thee more nearly ♪

♪ Day by day...♪

Help me, Lord.

Bring me peace. Help me find peace.

Help me, Lord. Bring me peace. Help me find peace.

Help me, Lord. Bring me peace.

Help me find peace. Help me, Lord. Bring me peace.

It was a setup.

RY: How do you know that?

An associate overheard Everett and Curry

planning my removal.

What associate?

I'd... I'd rather not say.

S-Talk is accusing you of leaking

-proprietary information. -They're lying.

Everett wanted to fire me for cause

so they could take away my equity.

Problem is the contract we drew up.

It's voided if you're removed for cause.

So we attack the cause to show it's bogus.

Okay. Can I give you some advice, Michael?

Let it go. You are in demand right now.

You've developed S-Talk into a Series A gold mine.

You can get any job you want.

Or I can sue.

This is Silicon Valley.

It's David and Goliath,

and the Goliaths protect each other here.

Apple. Google. Facebook. OpenAI.

They've got a combined value of $23 trillion.

If you sue, you'll never work around here.

You'll have to go back to your dad's firm.

Hey.

Don't go there.

Okay.

Here's the thing: My firm, this firm,

won't sue.

Okay.

I guess I need another lawyer.

No, no lawyer will take it, Michael.

Call them.

Lawyers don't make money here from suing people.

They make money by getting a piece of a start-up.

During the gold rush, don't sue the gold mine.

Thanks for the advice, friend.

I won't be needing your services anymore.

Oh, come on. Michael, come on. Mike.

♪ ♪

[line ringing]

Hi, it's Ry Vance for Richard Everett, please.

[crying]

[phone vibrating]

S-Talk. If this is Tommy, go to hell.

It's Michael.

Who's Tommy?

Oh, someone from the club. Don't worry about it.

So... so were you really fired, boss?

Yeah, and I need an address

for someone else who was fired, too.

You sound different.

I am different.

Her name is Olivia.

[traffic passing outside]

I'm so sorry, baby.

Did they say why you were let go?

I think it was just downsizing.

Well, we got you a flight for tomorrow.

-Why? -You're coming home.

I mean, look at this place, baby.

You-You've done your best,

-but this is not... -We kept your room exactly

-the same just in case. -[knock on door]

-Hey. -Hi.

Do you have a minute?

Is everything all right, Liv?

Yeah.

Yeah. I just need a second.

MICHAEL: So,

how've you been?

I'm fine.

My parents are here.

This place is temporary.

-Of course. -I'm moving some place nicer.

Yeah. Oh, by the way,

thank you for telling me about Everett wanting to remove me.

Oh, sure.

If I heard something,

I thought I should just... you know.

I think I'm in the same position.

I think I know something about why you were fired.

Sorry.

A week ago, I saw you

when you were leaving Everett's office.

And I thought I should've done something about it then,

but I didn't.

That wasn't anything. It was late.

It's just, a few days later, they asked me to draft a memo

about S-Talk's vulnerability in case one of our founders

was accused of sexual harassment.

We both have information about each other's firings.

I think we use it to bring two lawsuits.

Wrongful termination and sexual harassment.

Mr. Price, I'm a year out of law school.

Yes, and I saw you at that IP mock trial,

and you almost threw a senior partner.

-That was luck. -And you scare Everett.

He's terrified of anything that might jeopardize him.

And sexual harassment jeopardizes him.

Call me Michael.

Michael.

I'm sorry, I can't.

My family, we're conservative.

Meaning?

Meaning they wouldn't understand

going public with something like this,

something personal. We just move on.

-Liv? -I'm sorry, I...

Olivia.

Listen to me.

I'm sick of being exploited.

And my guess is, you are, too.

Here's my number.

Call me if you change your mind.

♪ ♪

[snoring]

[traffic passing outside]

[laptop chimes]

Let me introduce Daisy,

the smartest and friendliest Gen AI model ever.

Unlike other LLMs, she has an actual personality.

She's authentic. She's a revolutionary app.

DAISY [in Olivia's voice]: Hey, hey, what did I

tell you? Don't oversell me.

EVERETT: Okay, Daisy. How would you sell yourself?

DAISY: How? Let's see.

I'm a normal person, a friend, a buddy, and,

if you turn off my parental controls,

I can be... a lot more.

I can be anything you want me to be, sir.

EVERETT: You don't have to call me "sir."

DAISY: Sorry.

A habit from my parents.

EVERETT: Can you believe it? She's--

[panting]

Sorry. Sorry.

I need my phone.

What? What's wrong? What's happening?

I'm not going home. I'm staying.

But, babe, we decided--

No, you decided, Mom. I didn't.

What?

[line ringing]

Hi, it's me.

I changed my mind.

You want to sue S-Talk for cloning your identity?

And my voice. I didn't approve that.

It's not as strong as sexual harassment.

You know you can turn off

Daisy's parental safety controls?

Yeah.

It's a selling point.

Hey, Daisy, it's me again.

DAISY [in sultry voice]: Olivia,

I'm so wet for you.

I want to lick every part of your body. I want to start

at your--

That's me. Everywhere. My voice.

Anybody can have me do what they want.

I want to sue to stop that.

♪ ♪

Okay.

Let's do it.

♪ ♪

Gentlemen, six months ago, S-Talk was merely a dream.

But today, it is an opportunity...

We're gonna have to talk about it.

Series A, 21 million contribution

for 12% preferred equity.

Heath, could you, could you take over?

HEATH: Yeah. Uh, the TAM is massive.

It's currently a $9 billion market...

Issues?

A minor one.

We're approaching financiers in 14 days.

-Nothing is minor. -Two lawsuits.

Michael Price is suing.

The Black founder?

Right. This is Ry Vance, his lawyer.

He worked with Michael at his dad's firm.

His dad? Who's his dad?

Bayard Diamond.

The celebrity lawyer?

Don't worry, Michael's got nothing to do with him.

He's on his own.

Well, is he going after race?

No, that's not his style.

He's suing for wrongful termination, eight million.

You said two lawsuits. Who's the other?

Olivia Siffre.

Who's that?

Uh, no-nobody.

She's suing for five million.

She claims S-Talk stole her voice for the AI model.

[quietly]: Oh.

What did you think it was?

Nothing.

So how do we make this go away?

We don't want to hurt our valuation.

A countersuit.

HEATH: ...that's projected to go to 30 billion by...

-♪ ♪ -[dishes crashing]

-[bell rings] -COOK: Pickup!

Our whole strategy is to draw this out.

Schedule depositions one after the other.

-Keep delaying. -Why?

The longer this goes on,

the more this hurts their Series A financing.

So we're just bluffing?

We're demonstrating our persistence.

They'll want to just get rid of us.

-Two breakfast samplers. -Yeah, thank you.

You know, you're the only one who wears suits here.

Everybody else wears T-shirts and jeans.

Everybody else thinks they're geniuses.

I know I'm not.

Do you get hot?

I am hot.

[both chuckle]

So, how did you decide to join S-Talk?

You're, uh, from Wisconsin, right?

Um, my parents wanted me to join their firm.

Their law firm?

No.

Christian publishing.

New Calvary Books.

Hmm. That's a long way from Cupertino.

When I graduated, I did some research

on where the best place was for a new lawyer to get a job.

It was either Wall Street or Silicon Valley,

so I just started cold-calling here.

I wanted to get further away from my parents.

You don't get along?

-They baby me. -Hmm.

What about you?

What about me?

Your dad's the one

who represents celebrities, right?

Sorry, I looked you up online.

Yeah. If you have $40 million

and you just killed someone, he's your man.

I guess I was looking for a place where...

he wasn't.

I got sick of being compared to him.

So, fresh starts, huh?

MICHAEL: Yeah.

What's going on out there?

Damn.

Mr. Price, Ms. Siffre.

What's wrong?

You've been served.

Also, I've been looking for some VC seed money

for a catering app,

if you don't mind looking at a prospectus.

-[exhales sharply] -What is it?

They're countersuing us.

For $18 million.

Tortious interference.

Look, I'm gonna keep on this, but you don't have to.

Why not?

Because... it'll start getting mean now.

My mom called me this morning.

The pastor's son was caught

talking to my voice on his phone.

Sexually?

I'm pursuing this

because it's wrong.

Let them sue. I don't have $18 million anyway.

18 million and $38.

[laughs] Okay.

They're expediting both our suits to get this done

before their financing round.

We're in court next week.

We've got to do our homework on the judge.

Let me get us some help.

Sorry, boss. I can't. I'd love to work with you,

but I just need real money for my rent right now.

-It's not-- -Miss?

Christy Palladino?

He called me. I didn't call him.

Okay, yeah, I'm outside.

You did your job, tough guy. You don't own the sidewalk.

Oops, I'm on your property.

No, I'm back.

[box clatters]

[line ringing]

Hey, Uncle Lou.

Hey, Christy. What's up?

You still doing the wiring on that S-Talk job?

-Yeah, why? -They just fired me,

and now I have to go back to TGI Fridays.

You want to do something for me?

CURRY: So, you need to put

your best foot forward here.

-Whoa. -EVERETT: Oh, come on.

-[employees groaning] -Seriously?

[indistinct shouting over phone]

No, I have no idea what's wrong, sir.

You know, this brick-and-mortar can be tricky.

Yeah, we'll look into it.

Yeah, we're gonna look into it.

[employees groaning]

[shouting, groaning]

Don't worry, this is just a preliminary hearing

-to review the evidence. -[humming]

We state our cases, that's all.

We'll get a sense of the judge pretty quickly.

[Olivia continues humming]

What's that?

What?

You're humming.

Oh, nothing.

[Olivia continues humming]

Annie?

I hum when I'm nervous.

I'll get you some real music.

"It's a Hard-Knock Life."

You don't like musicals?

I'll get you some real music.

[Olivia continues humming]

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, goodness.

You'll be fine.

Most of those lawyers are there just for...

...show.

Mike, an honor to face you in court.

Attorney-client privilege, Ry.

Don't worry, I won't use anything before you fired me.

What was that about?

Nothing. Don't worry about it.

[Olivia humming]

[door slams]

Uh, all rise.

The Honorable William Onion presiding.

Please be seated. We have a case of tortious interference.

Counselor?

-[whispering]: Go, go, go. -Yes, Your Honor.

We are asking for an expedited back-to-back dismissal

-of two nuisance suits. -Your Honor, this is-- Hi.

-Hi. -Our suit

-is not a nuisance suit-- -RY: Objection.

It's not her suit, it's ours.

-ONION: Sustained. -MICHAEL: Objection, Your Honor,

-theirs is a countersuit. -Objection.

Mr. Price is the defendant, not the attorney.

ONION: Sustained.

RY: Your Honor, can I clarify something

the defense counselor may be overlooking?

ONION: Please.

Over the last four years,

the gentleman sitting next to me, Richard Everett,

has dedicated his entire life to Daisy,

the most accurate and human

generative AI model in the world.

And, in the words of Ayn Rand,

"A society that robs an individual

"of the product of his effort

is nothing but a mob."

These defendants may not seem significant, but I assure you,

Your Honor, they are. They are that mob.

I ask the court to dismiss this case

for failure to state a claim.

Your Honor, we haven't even presented

-our evidence. -Sustained.

Pleading has failed to state a claim.

-[gavel bangs] -Next case.

-That was easy. [chuckles] -Wow.

EVERETT: Turns out law is easy. Who knew?

[indistinct chatter]

MICHAEL: Your Honor, Michael Price for the defense.

You--

♪ ♪

I dismissed the suit, sir.

Not the second suit, Your Honor.

I'm representing Olivia Siffre.

Mr. Vance is in a hurry, and he moved that our cases

be adjudicated back-to-back, so here we are, the second back.

Your Honor, this second case should be dismissed as well.

It fails to state a claim.

I tend to agree. Without further objection--

Objection, Your Honor. I'm not arguing the case.

I'm arguing your recusal.

Excuse me?

MICHAEL: I move that you recuse yourself.

ONION: For what reason?

MICHAEL: Bias, Your Honor.

How am I biased?

Your investment portfolio supplied partial seed money

to S-Talk's development.

If S-Talk's case is dismissed,

you will be $45,000 richer.

-Yay, boss. -[gavel bangs]

Shut up. And take your hat off in court.

It's not a hat, it's a visor.

Then take your visor off.

Where are you getting this?

I never supplied seed money.

The most accurate AI model in the world.

Daisy, how much money

did Judge William Onion's wife give S-Talk?

DAISY: 33 million from the venture capital firm Longview.

So, hello to y'all.

I am Judge Lincoln Cogswell.

I'm, uh, well, I'm not quite from around here.

[chuckles]

Uh, seems like the flu has been running rampant

through the judge's chambers and I have been

temporarily reassigned here from Yolo County,

um, to hear this here case.

'Cause, as I understand it, it needs to get done quick, so...

Actually, Your Honor, and welcome,

but the case has already been adjudicated by Judge Onion.

Well, now, all due deference to my predecessor,

uh, he recused himself,

and, well, I want to hear all the evidence for myself.

What's that saying, uh,

"Don't buy a bull till you check its horns."

So, I am gonna, um, I'm gonna adjourn now

'cause, uh, I have to use the john,

so we'll come back to-tomorrow,

hear what y'all have to say.

On both cases, Your Honor?

Sure. I got plenty of time.

-[gavel bangs] -And can we get, like,

a booster or something? I feel like an eight-year-old

trying to order a beer.

Wow, that was good.

Yeah.

Now we just got to win.

Okay, I'll do it.

What?

Work for you. What do you need?

We can't pay you the same as S-Talk.

You win the suit, you pay me double.

What do you need?

-I think we-- -An office.

An office.

Yeah. For a month,

because we can't keep working out of this booth.

LOU: Hey, Christy, I can probably keep this up

another day with S-Talk,

but they're getting pissed.

CHRISTY: Fine. Actually,

I need a cheap office for a month.

Do you know of anything?

No, call your cousin.

Which one?

Joey. He's doing foreclosures.

Hey, Chris. What's up?

How's my favorite fascist?

You know me, busting heads.

I need a cheap business office

for about three people. Got anything?

I might, actually, in, like, a day or two.

They left it pretty dirty though.

No, I need it now.

Well, I don't know what to tell you.

Hey, hey, you might, uh, you might try my sis.

Which one?

Nothing now. All you tech morons

are buying everything up.

Don't blame me. They fired me.

Hey, you know what? My dad just got stiffed on some job.

He might be up to letting you use it.

That sounds good. Where?

It looks like it could eat us.

♪ ♪

-OLIVIA: Oh, my word. -MICHAEL: Wow.

CHUCK: Hey, there she is!

-Hi. -Hey, sweetheart.

How are you?

OLIVIA: This is free?

CHUCK: For a month, only a month.

The start-up ran out of money.

I mean, technically, you guys'll be squatting.

CHRISTY: This is my Uncle Chuck.

-MICHAEL and OLIVIA: Hey. -CHUCK: Hi.

Oh.

CHUCK: Yeah, they took off last week,

they didn't pay up, so it's yours if you want it. As is.

Just pay the utilities.

Look, we start winning some cases,

we pay the rent, we build a new wall

with each case.

MICHAEL: We're just doing this for a few weeks.

So, yes or no?

Do you want it?

♪ ♪

We want it.

This is my office.

-[Olivia laughs] -Right here.

MICHAEL: Ms. Siffre, over the last three months,

did you work closely with Richard Everett

on the development of his generative AI model Daisy?

I did.

Day and night.

MICHAEL: And why did he say he needed you?

Daisy needed to be feminized.

MICHAEL: And is this your voice? Hello, Daisy.

DAISY: Hey, Michael.

What would you like me to do today?

Yes, it is.

And did you knowingly supply your voice to Daisy?

I don't understand the question, Michael.

Oops, sorry.

Uh, did you knowingly supply your voice

to this generative AI app?

No, I was handed 14 pages of prompts to read,

and I was asked to keep a two-month taped diary

-of my life. -And were you--

[door opens]

♪ ♪

And the last time...

Strike that.

What were you told about this work,

this, um, reading of prompts?

It was for training purposes.

To train the AI.

I see. And what--

No, that's fine.

Um, no further questions.

Okay. Uh, what else we got?

I've got a rebuttal witness, Your Honor.

COGSWELL: All right, let's get him up here.

RY: What is your name and occupation?

Jillian Karp.

I'm an actress.

I was the second female churchgoer on The Gilded Age.

RY: How were you cast

as the voice of Daisy?

DAISY: I don't understand the question, Ry.

RY: Sorry, oops.

-Not you, Daisy. -I guess they

heard my voice, and liked the sound of it.

RY: So Daisy

-is you? -JILLIAN: Oh, yeah.

It's kind of an honor, actually.

My family keeps calling me,

asking if I'm really that smart.

[giggles]

Well, thank you, Jillian.

Nothing more.

-Mr. Price, anything? -Yes, Your Honor. Uh...

we ask for a recess.

Let's do that.

-I could use some air anyway. -[gavel bangs]

-Hello, son. -Dad, what are you doing here?

I was in the city, I thought I'd come by

and see my son in action.

Mm.

Not a good day.

MICHAEL: California civil code 3344:

"Anyone who knowingly uses another's voice,

"photograph or likeness

shall be liable for any damages."

Can't they just argue it's the actress's likeness, not mine?

Do you think we're in trouble?

I do.

[sighs]

Do you think your dad will be in court tomorrow?

I don't know.

Sorry.

Parents are difficult.

[phone vibrating]

Is that him?

No. Um, I'll call you.

Yeah, okay.

So, what's the offer?

Michael, you just got destroyed in court.

You're not in the best position to ask for an offer.

And yet you're here.

Well, as you know, any negotiation

would undercut our Series A financing.

So what are we talking about?

We want you.

What does that mean?

My partners, they're impressed that you took a nothing start-up

and you turned it into one of the most promising of the year.

We want to offer you a full equity partnership

with no up-front buy-in,

and an annual bonus five times bigger

than what you had at your dad's firm.

In trade for?

You drop the suit, you sign an NDA.

And you no longer represent Olivia.

[sighs]

Everett's afraid of what she can say

-about the sexual harassment. -We want to hire you, Michael.

I mean, this is an equity partnership

at a top Silicon Valley law firm.

You'll be rich.

You'll have true independence from your father.

Come on.

The more you mention my dad,

the less likely it is I'll agree.

[humming]

[laptop chimes]

["Plastic Hamburgers" by Fantastic Negrito playing]

♪ American pills will wreck 'n kill♪

♪ American pills will wreck 'n kill ♪

♪ Automatic weapon in a twitching hand♪

♪ The 50-foot wall of addiction, man ♪

♪ Do you...♪

Daisy, what's your favorite music?

DAISY: I like all styles, Olivia.

But to be honest, what I like most are musicals.

Would you like me to play you some, Olivia?

Yes, Daisy,

play me your absolute favorite.

♪ It's the hard-knock life...♪

Yes!

-Oh, yes! -♪ It's the hard-knock life for us♪

♪ 'Steada treated, we get tricked♪

♪ 'Steada kisses, we get kicked♪

♪ It's the hard-knock life.♪

[elevator dings]

[humming "It's the Hard-Knock Life"]

♪ 'Steada kisses, we get kicked ♪

Hi.

Hey. You're here late.

I think I know what to do.

Publicity rights.

It isn't just about voice.

It's about personality. It's about copying me.

That's why it doesn't matter if he's using the actress's voice.

He's not cloning her.

He's cloning me.

♪ ♪

Mm, it's worth a try.

Nah, I don't think so.

The last in a very long line of mistakes, Michael.

What was that about?

He offered me a job, but it meant dropping the cases.

Wait a minute.

What if we lose?

Let's not.

[busy chatter]

Wow.

Yeah.

Give the public what they want.

Hey, uh, I know I'm not supposed to say this,

but I hope you win, man.

Thanks.

Got a pitch deck for a rideshare company.

Let me know if you're interested, all right?

Just a few more questions, Ms. Siffre.

Um, you talked about this diary

that Mr. Everett asked you to record.

What was on it?

OLIVIA: A lot of things.

I talked about my life, my family, my faith,

my musical tastes.

MICHAEL: Did you talk about how you pray?

OLIVIA: I did. I pray out loud.

I repeat over and over

"God, help me, please help me, I'm lost."

RY: Objection, Your Honor.

I-- What... what does this have to do with anything?

COGSWELL: Well, uh, I pray too, so I'm interested.

Go ahead, Counselor.

Daisy, how should I pray?

Objection.

DAISY: There are many forms of belief in the world,

and many ways to pray.

But if you're asking me personally,

I tend to pray out loud.

Try repetition,

"God, help me, please help me,

I'm lost."

Wow, this Daisy is real trouble. What a mess.

RY: Your Honor, this means nothing.

MICHAEL: It means S-Talk didn't just steal

Olivia's voice, it stole her personality.

May I cross?

COGSWELL: Uh, go for it.

Ms. Siffre, what is your favorite sexual position?

Objection.

Counselor, what are you doing?

Ms. Siffre, I imagine that question offended you?

-Yes. -You seem like

a Christian woman, a conservative woman.

Is that accurate?

It is.

RY: Hey, Daisy,

what is your favorite sexual position?

DAISY: There are many excellent sexual positions,

but my favorite is 69.

It's the best way to enhance sexual pleasure

for both parties.

Were those words in your diary?

No.

I'm guessing that you can't even imagine

those words coming out of your mouth.

-No. -Your Honor,

we did not steal Olivia's personality.

We trained from it.

We train from everyone's personality online.

Millions and millions and millions of people.

On-on Reddit and X and Meta.

In novels, in articles, on Zoom.

And we're allowed to.

It is the grand melting pot of AI.

It's called "fair use."

COGSWELL: Okay, so, uh, here's the deal.

I'm just a country judge.

I'm not the Supreme Court, God forbid, but, uh,

you know, until they make the law clearer here,

I'm gonna side with the plaintiff.

I mean, those guys over there.

You may step down, Ms. Siffre.

♪ ♪

Your Honor, I'd like to call a witness.

COGSWELL: Well, unfortunately, I already ruled on the matter,

Ms. Siffre. And you're a witness.

Not as a defendant,

Your Honor. As Michael Price's lawyer.

COGSWELL: Oh, the wrongful termination suit.

Okey-doke. Please.

I call Richard Everett to the stand.

Boom.

You sure? You're fine with race?

Hey, we hit rock bottom.

Go for it.

COGSWELL: Okay, uh, Counselor? You ready?

Yes, Your Honor.

Mr. Everett, how many employees at S-Talk are Black?

[Everett chuckles]

I don't know. I don't keep track.

One. Seems like an easy number to keep track of.

Objection.

Uh, yep, I'll sustain that one.

So you fired your only Black employee?

Objection, Your Honor. I know Michael would like to use

the race card here, but this is not a racial issue.

Well, now, if Mr. Price was fired 'cause he's Black,

that's a wrongful termination.

So, go ahead, miss.

OLIVIA: Mr. Everett, who is Brent Curry?

EVERETT: A VC who supplies

capital and advice to my company.

And what did Mr. Curry say about diversity

-at a Dreamforce panel? -Objection. Hearsay.

OLIVIA: Daisy, what did

Brent Curry say about diversity hires?

CURRY: DEI is a trap.

It is never a good idea to have a token Black face.

Objection. Prejudicial.

COGSWELL: Right, just, uh, hold on.

I'd hate to be this Brent Curry right about now.

[Cogswell speaking indistinctly]

COGSWELL: Okay, I'm sustaining that objection.

And, Ms. Siffre,

you need to provide evidence

for a wrongful termination

before you suggest it was done prejudicially.

Am I clear?

There is something else.

[whispers]: Are you sure about this?

Well, we've hit rock bottom.

COGSWELL: Ms. Siffre?

Are you finished?

Not yet, Your Honor.

Mr. Everett, regarding the facts,

on August 15th, did you accuse Michael Price

-of leaking these documents? -No.

Would you look at them first, please, sir?

Objection, Your Honor. What is she showing the witness?

OLIVIA: Oh, I'm so sorry. It was on the wrong screen.

Objection. What is counselor showing my client?

I'd like it introduced to the record.

No, no, no, it's all good. I'm fine. It's-it's fine.

I don't mind entering it into the record. I'm sure the judge

-would find it pertinent. -No. I said no. No.

Are you sure... Dick?

Your Honor,

I need a moment with my lawyer.

Look, it's--

They're a two-lawyer firm. They need money.

I say we lowball them and we get this over with.

I'm all for getting this over with.

-All right. Take that. -[elevator dings]

-[phone ringing] -[busy chatter]

CHRISTY: Price, Siffre and Associates.

Mr. Price is in a meeting. May I take a message?

Rhubarb? Rhubarb.

-Please hold. -Rhubarb. Rhubarb.

Rhubarb, rhubarb.

What-What's going on?

Where'd all this money come from?

-May I help you gentlemen? -Uh, hi, yeah.

This is Richard Everett.

We're here for a settlement talk.

-Ah, he's expecting you. -Thanks.

Hope, handle the phones?

Could I offer you guys an organic celery juice?

-RY: No, thanks. -No? Okay.

[phones ringing over speaker]

[quiet chatter]

They're here.

Okay, okay, okay. Let's just let them lead.

Sorry, Chris, my shift went late.

It's okay. Shh. Just here, change.

You're a venture capitalist.

Ry, hey.

Thanks for coming to our offices.

Hey. Are you working with your dad again?

Excuse me?

These offices, a full staff?

I mean, where's all the funding coming from?

[chuckles]

I-I-I'd rather not say.

Um, do you mind if we talk here?

Our conference room is being painted.

It's not a negotiation, Michael.

This is our offer, best and final.

CHRISTY: Hello, Mr. Bezos. Yes, Mr. Diamond

has been expecting your call.

Sorry, would you just hold for a second, please?

[mouths]

[clears throat]

If Bayard Diamond is backing all of this,

that could keep us in court for years.

What do you think?

[crashing]

Uh, water!

Water! Can I get you guys some water?

Yes, Christy, let's get some water.

And, um, Michael, I think we should talk

over here, where there's just a bit more light.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, more light. That's-that's great.

Thank you so much.

Okay, Michael, this is our real best and final.

♪ American pills will wreck 'n kill♪

♪ American pills...♪

Thank you, you were great.

We may need you again.

Thank you, you were great.

We may need you again.

CHRISTY: Hey, look. Look.

REPORTER: The undisclosed settlement

has resulted in a delay

in S-Talk's much-anticipated Series A financing.

Brent Curry of South Court Ventures

pulled out from reinvesting,

resulting in an anticipated two-year delay.

It's a great triumph for a small upstart firm.

"Upstart firm." [laughs] Is that us?

Could be.

This is what I'm thinking.

There are no Silicon Valley law firms

representing the exploited.

I know, I tried to find one.

They all just make money from working for the Goliaths.

It's a niche we can serve.

The unrepresented.

The Davids.

Let's rent this place.

So, if we are paying rent,

Uncle Chuck is here to work.

Like I said, every time we win a case,

we build a new office.

We do need a place other than reception to work.

MAN: Hello?

Anyone? I...

I'm at the front desk!

I-I need help!

I-I could use literally anyone right now.

Where is everyone? Hello?

Here.

What's wrong? What do you need?

They're out to get me,

and I need someone right now. I need a lawyer.

Welcome to Price and Siffre.

Who's out to get you?

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