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Previously on "All Rise"...

Rashel's transfers
each happened

after he was reported

for excessive use of force
on duty.

So Omar's not
his only victim.

I trusted Rashel blindly.
It's on me to fix it.

It seems real easy for you
to just dismiss my grandparents.

It just seems like you
don't speak up

as much
as you probably should.

He's innocent
by all accounts,

and he still may go
to prison. It's wrong.

Time's up. I cannot hold off
the jury any longer.

Do you willingly
change your plea

by waiving
your constitutional rights?Yes.

Mr. Parson, you are placed
on five years of probation,

credit for time served
in custody.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪ Change

♪ Tired of the same old thing

- Carmichael, a new year.
- Hell, yeah.

- How long is it now?
- Two weeks.

Yowzers!
Well, take it easy.

Oh, I intend to. I got
a birth plan to finish up,

and then 14 days
to clean off my desk

so no one can come for me
when I'm gone.

I went back to work
a month after I had Ben.

Maybe that's why he hates me.

I am looking forward
to my mat leave downtime.

Get to bond with my baby
and let Robin

do all the dirty work.
- His transfer's complete?

Will be by the time
this one arrives.

And your son doesn't
hate you, Lisa.[ engine revs ]

Yeah, he does a little,
but let's not ruin our morning.

- Ladies.
- Happy new year, Jonas.

Oh, I think it's too early to
tell how happy it is, don't you?Mm.

Abigail, how's your year
been so far?

Amazing. My husband and I
resolved to try paleo.

My life is now
a never-ending meat hangover.

Oh. Okay.

[ vehicle approaches,
tires screeching loudly ]

[ engine revving ]

[ tires screech ]

[ gears shift,
engine turns off ]

- Whoa! Look at this. Whoa!
- Okay, Albert. I see you.

- Baby.
- Whoa.

Mes amis,let's do this.

♪ Lookin' back on the track

♪ For a little greenback

♪ Got to find just the kind
or losin' my mind ♪

♪ Out of sight in the night,
out of sight in the day ♪

♪ Lookin' back on the track

[ meditative music playing ]

♪♪♪

Lighting's nice in here.
Soft.

And then she closed
her eyes.

Vipassana?
Transcendental? Zen?

Ness, I am going to be here
alone for 10 more minutes,

and then you can tell me
all about how to solve

the riddle
of American justice.

♪♪♪

This is the jury's verdict form
from the Leon Parson's case.

I found it while I was cleaning.
They voted not guilty.

Okay, okay, back.
Back, back, back.

It was unanimous.
They voted not guilty.

Judge Carmichael encouraged
Leon Parson to plead guilty.

Okay, I wouldn't use
the word "encourage."

Okay, everybody knows
that he didn't do it.Stop talking!

Look, I-I didn't know
what to do.

I didn't wanna ruin
anybody's holiday.

I know how bad this looks
for Lola.

Judge Carmichael.

I tried to throw it out.
I tried.

[ sighs ]But I couldn't, and...

I...I...uh...

[ sighs ]

- Good morning.
- Hi.

There's someone
on our back porch.

Is this person conscious?

Uh, yes.

Do we need
a significant show of force

to remove said person?
- Uh, no.

Is this person known
or unknown to this household?Hard to say.

It's District Attorney
Louis Bravo.

Gotta get to court.

[ under breath ] Damn.

[ dog barking in distance ]

Coffee smells good.

Gosh, I haven't had a cup
of coffee in 23 years,

as long as I've been
doing yoga.

Nice spot you have here,
Mark.

Uh, what can I do for you,
sir?

You can do yoga
right out here.

Mark, we have
some details to settle on

before we seek an indictment
on Deputy Sheriff Rashel.

Attempted murder--
this is a big deal.

It is, yes, sir.
Sir... [ stammers ]

Secrecy is paramount,

so I thought you and I
could work it out here.

Don't you want
your executive team to weigh in?

I will loop 'em in later.
Where should we start?

By treating Deputy Rashel

the same as any other
alleged felon.

Nothing special.
No kickbacks.

This man is the first
peace officer to be charged

with a felony in this county
in almost 10 years.

That's a pretty special
situation.Why is why--

Sir, he shot an unarmed man
eight years ago

and then lied about it.

You charge
one police officer,

you might as well
be charging them all.After the year we've had,

don't you think
it's important that we've--

To not start a war
with the sheriff

before you finish
your second cup of coffee? Yeah.

We can't forget
this man wears a badge.

That's my point, sir.
We need to message the public--

I'm sorry. Are we talking
about messaging the public?

I'm saying
it's a new year,

and maybe we should start
doing things differently.

I don't like grandstanding.
It makes the cases about lawyers

and their issues
and not about the facts.

I'm not talking
about grandstanding.

I'm talking
about transparency.

No, you want to be seen to be
accountable at every step

because you were part
of the original case.

You're confusing
what you want

with what's best
for this case.

That is grandstanding.

- So he gets special treatment.
- I don't know, Mark.

How special you think
Deputy Rashel's gonna feel

once he's had
his mugshot taken?

[ sighs ]

This is a joke, right?

Mark and Rachel are
teaming up for some kind of

New Year's jokey joke thing?

It says "not guilty."I found it
in the deliberation--

- Shefound it?
- On top of the envelope.

And you didn't think
to tell me until now?

- Your Honor.
- Mr. Parson--

He admitted to--
I--We kept him out of jail,

but he is now a felon,
and the jury was about to--

They were going to acquit?

[ exhales deeply ]

Find the jury foreman.
Bring him in.

- I need to confirm this.
- Should I inform anyone else?

Not yet.

[ gasps ]

You don't need to kick me, too,
Bean.

I know how bad this is.
[ sighs ]

[ cellphone rings ]

Choi's looking for you.

I just got finished
with Bravo.Did we get the prelim?

Nope, he wants a Grand Jury.
He was pissed I even asked.

But we need transparency.

Listen, I need you to meet me
at Omar's barbershop.

Circus is about
to come to town.

He needs to be ready
for what happens next.

[ cellphone rings ]I'll call you back.

[ shifts gears ]

[ ring ]

[ beep ]

[ crow cawing ]

Just jumped over.
Just jumped over like that.

You need a little help
with that?

- Oh...
- [ grunting ]

[ both grunting ]

[ panting ]

[ groans ]

[ clatter ]

[ groans ]

[ panting ]

[ helicopter whirring ]

[ siren wailing in distance ]

♪♪♪

[ police radio chatter ]

If we find him,
we'll be in contact.Thank you.

[ cellphone rings, beep ]

- Baby, I'm okay.
- Where are you?

I told you, I'm fine.

Mark, you texted me that
you were stabbed in the street.

Who texts a message like that?
Where are you?

It's a scratch, all right?
They cleaned me up here.

I'm on my way back
to the H.O.J. and--

Rachel took my voir dire.
I can be there in--

Who was it? Who did it?

Detectives think
it was a team effort.

One decoy, another guy waiting,
probably a--

- There were two of them?
- They both got away.

It was a setup? On the exact day
you're gonna file

attempted murder charges
on a deputy sheriff?

Amy, the Sheriff's Department
didn't hire Dumb and Dumber

to put a hit on me,
you know?

This is exactly
what I was thinking.

I gotta get back
to the office.

I'll call you
when I get in, okay? Mark.

Bye.

[ sighs ]

♪♪♪

Mr. Futrell,
the jury foreman,

is on his way, Your Honor.
- What's that?

A yoga ball chair.
I ordered it for myself,

but I think it should go
where it's needed.

No, that's
your yoga ball chair.

Oh, Your Honor,
it would be my honor.

Only until
the baby is born, yeah.

- Are they on yet?
- They're standing by.

And the jury foreman
is on his way.Is on his...

You said that already.
Thank you, Sherri.

[ sighs ]

Mm.

[ exhales deeply ]

[ computer chimes,
indistinct conversations ]

Hey, everybody,
I just need a few minutes.

...there. Once again, Jonas,
completely devoid of reason.And that's what we know of.

- The man is a candidate.
- You're both insane.

Carmichael, you're muted.

- Oh. Thank you for coming.
- Everything okay? What's up?

My jury trial just
before the holiday.

Plea deal
at the 11th hour?

- We heard.
- Quite something.

- What is it?
- The jury was about to acquit.

My clerk found the verdict form.

And the clerk waited until now
to tell you about it?

She knows, Jonas. The question
is do I alert counsel?

- Oh, hang on now--
- Absolutely not.

- Step away from that.
- Absolutely no reason.

- One at a time!
- No, no, no, no. You move on.

- You've already done too much.
- CAMPBELL: Hold on.

The defendant rolled the dice.
No do-overs.

You overstepped, all right?

You need to disclose that
in full, clean up your mess,

take your lumps,
and they will be considerable.

Eat some protein.
Take some time.

- Think. Breathe.
- Keep your mouth shut.

You're under no obligation
to disclose, so don't.

I think I need time to think.

This isn't just about you,
Carmichael.

It's about the institution.

And you don't wanna give
the trolls another chance

to circulate
your "defund the police" video.

Wait a minute.
That is not my--This has nothing to do
with that, Jonas.

Trolls don't care. That's why
they're called trolls.

Abigail for the win.You don't wanna end up
in front of the C.J.P. again.

Trust me.
Are you bouncing?

Sorry. I need to reboot.

[ taps key ]

[ electronic chirp ]

[ exhales deeply ]

Happy new year, Sara.

You, too, Em.
Do anything?

No. Tiny bubble.

Yeah, me, too.

I need to say something.[ elevator bell dings,
doors open ]

Stop that train!

That was dramatic.

It's from a movie.
You guys go first.

I'll take the next one.Uh, I'll just take
the stairs.

We had a...thing
before the Christmas party.

A tiff. It's fine.

She took the stairs, and you're
not talking to each other?

We were talking.
That was talking.

By the way, I keep
meaning to give you--

I still have your--
this thing of yours.[ elevator bell dings ]

I keep forgetting
It's in my office.[ elevator doors open ]

What is it?Do you wanna do lunch today
in the park? I'll bring it.

- Say hi to Sam for me.
- Yeah, sure.

Carmichael, I trust you.
I believe in you.

Your command of the law
and your purest of intentions

as a jurist--
you are the bomb.

But if you try to fix
this mistake,

things will get worse.

How could they possibly?

You took justice out
of the hands of 12 citizens.

I did what I thought
was right.

Referees don't take
penalty shots.

They don't score goals.Even in the interest
of justice?

When people find out
about this--

The trolls?
I don't care.

But you should.
You really should.

I have bosses, too,

and they have had their fill
of protests and bad publicity.

What is that supposed
to mean?

[ sighs ] You're not the only
one who's vulnerable.

Hey! Happy new year!

"Happy" is not the word
I'd use.

What's going on?

Not one
but two total strangers

stopped me
on my morning walk

to blame me
for the China virus.

Oh, my God.
That's awful.

I hope you put them
on blast.

You spoke up and gave them
a piece of your--

I tried to talk to them
about COVID and the false

and frankly racist nature
of their comments,

but was greeted first
with bafflement,

then with a litany
of barmy facts

that forced me to come into work
early to meditate,

only for my moment of peace
to be shattered

by our young clerk
with the news that Her Honor

may have inadvertently ruined
Leon Parson's life.

Sherri, I need to see Ms. Lopez
and Ms. Palmer in court.

Of course.

[ door closes ]

[ beep, door opens ]

[ telephone ringing ]

Oh. I thought you were
Callan.

How was Big Bear
with the parents?

Fresh powder, but I missed
our frequency violations.Mm.

Look, it's nothing more serious
than a knife cut

when you're cooking...
- Jeez!

- ...except it's not my finger.
- Whoa, wait a minute.

- It's on--Never mind.
- Are you bleeding?

Uh, Omar's waiting
in your office.Well, how did he get here?

- I sent a van.
- Am I missing something?

Maybe you should change
your shirt.Omar, hi.

Hey. What the hell
happened to you?

Right. Sorry.

Just give me a...

[ groans ]

One second.
Choi in his office?

- Um...
- You got stabbed?

A little. Can I change
in your office?

Go to the hospital,
Callan.

The ambulance is like
a little hospital on wheels.

[ scoffs ]

Excuse me.
Mr. EZ Driscoll?

- That's a first. Uh, no.
- Oh. Am I in the wrong place?

No, he's just not in yet.Okay. Thank you.
I'll just wait here.

[ telephone ringing
in distance ]

Mr. Futtrell, is this
the completed verdict form

from People v. Parson
bearing your signature?

It is.

- Counsel, please acknowledge.
- Yes, Your Honor.

- We were unanimous.
- Judge Carmichael--

Hang on, counsel.
Mr. Futrell--

The jury is the bedrock
of American justice.

- That--Yes.
- You told us that.

I think I may have, yes.You made us feel like
what we were about to do,

that it was important.
- It was. It is.

- Except that it wasn't.
- Mr. Futrell--

Except that--No, no. You didn't
let us finish our job.

That man was not guilty.

We were ready to say it,
but you all knew better.

So why the heck
were we even there?

I swear to God, if I am ever
in trouble with the law,

I hope I don't end up
in your courtroom...

Your Honor.

Mr. Futrell...uh...
thank you.

You are excused.

I'm so sorry.

We will reconvene on the record
after Ms. Lopez

has had a chance
to confer with her client.

Obviously, she and Mr. Parson
will need to determine

how they wish to proceed.

♪♪♪

Thanks for getting here
so quickly.

Hey, I was gonna check in
with, uh, probation today.

- Is that why?
- No, Leon, no. That's not why.

I dropped Levi off
this morning.

His teacher came out
to apologize

that I can't tutor online
anymore.

The strict no-felon policy.
So that didn't take long.

Leon, I, uh...

[ telephone ringing ]

The judge in your case,
Lola Carmichael,

she brought it
to our attention

that the jury
in your trial--

the jury was gonna find you
not guilty.

Her clerk found
the jury form

after the plea deal
was completed,

and the jury was dismissed.

The jury found me
not guilty?

We need to make a motion
to withdraw your guilty plea.

If the motion is granted,
the D.A. will have to decide

whether to retry your case.

If they decide not to,
then it's over.

But if they decide
to retry,

then we have another chance
to prove

that you were
defending yourself.

And put my family through it
all over again?

Why did I even--
Why did you--

Because even the judge thought
that jury was gonna convict.

I know that.
Even I had my doubts.

It felt like the jury
was gonna find me guilty,

but that judge--

wasn't it her job
not to have an opinion,

not to push me into...

Man, I lied in court,
in front of my family.

I told--I admitted--
that judge made me admit

that I was guilty
of things I didn't do.

I know this is unusual,

but I think I can
get that plea withdrawn.

[ sighs ]

Ms. Lopez,
I want my good name back.

And then I wanna make sure
Judge Lola Carmichael

never does this to anyone
ever again.

♪♪♪

[ horn blares ]

♪♪♪

Um...

I need to, um, speak
with my daughter.

Judge Carmichael
isn't available right now.

It's about
the Leon Parson's case.

Perhaps you can offer
some other times

that might work.

Fine. You wanna
pull up a calendar?Yes.

I think she has an availability
on Tuesday at 11:30.

Oh! No, no, no, no, no.
Oh, oh.

- Mrs. Robinson--
- Where is she?

Uh... [ sighs ]
I have no idea.

Huh.

Roxy.

[ gasps ]

How lovely. Let's talk.

Your Honor. [ sighs ]

It was straight up carjack
and they stabbed you first.

That's what the detectives
think happened.

- And you believe 'em?
- That's not why I called--

These carjackers--
they didn't touch your car?

[ sighs ] No.So someone's sending you
a message.

Omar, you're about
to get a lot of attention,

and I just wanted to--
- And Rashel gets to surrender,

and no perp walk
for our man, right?

I'm gonna be with you
every step of the way,

but given the volatility
of the case,

you may need to look
for somewhere else to stay.

Oh, in case someone wants
to send mea message?

Just wanna make sure
you feel secure.

Do you have anywhere to go
that's not--You mean like, I don't know,

like one of those
wheelchair-accessible safehouses

I keep hearing
so much about?

[ telephone ringing
in distance ]

McCarthy and Cuthbert?

What the hell
are they doing here?

And they are?

A union heavy and union lawyer
from the Sheriff's...

Uh, excuse me.

♪♪♪

Leon Parson was found
not guilty,

and his little girl Jillian
has jumped

all over social media.
- Roxy...

That community is up,
they are angry,

and there is even talk about
voting Lola off the bench

in the next election.

- I know. I saw that.
- I tried calling her.

You have done such
a great job, Roxy, with Lola.

She's...amazing, and God.
[ chuckles ] I'm a mother,

and we always wanna help
our kids, right?

What are we talking
about now?

As mothers, I don't know
if our presence

is always needed.

Our presence? Okay.

I think Lola needs to spend
less time thinking about you

and whether
you respect her,

and she needs to be
more focused on the job

that she's been
entrusted with.

- Oh, you do, do you?
- I do,

and I'm here with my decades
of legal knowledge

and experience to help her
if she needs any help.

Did you just check me
on my mothering skills?

Because I don't think
you wanna go there.

I came here to support
my daughter.

I understand,

and we will make sure
that she knows that.

Have a good day.

[ door closes ]

How do they get
to show up unannounced

and just demand
a meeting?

[ beeps, line clicks ]

- Okay, Mr. Bravo, you're on.
- Mark, how you feeling?

Sir, there's a leak
in the office. Wait, hold on.

First things first. Things got
a little woolly this morning?

I wanna know how you're doing.

- Um...good.
- Good. I'll take that.

Okay, Mark, change of plans.
I met with the team,

and they all thought it
best and respectful

to give everyone
on the other side

a heads up in advance.We offered Rashel's
union-supplied lawyer,

Corrine Cuthbert, a chance
to rebut the charges. Before we go
to the Grand Jury.

You want me to preview
my evidence to the defense?

So we can hear
what they come back with.

You're a fan of transparency,
aren't you, Mark?

And Deputy McCarthy--
what's he doing here?

The Sheriff if he'd be allowed
to sit in. A courtesy.

Thomas, is Mark still
in the room?

He is...but not sure
for how long.

It's a good idea, sir.
How about we give Deputy Rashel

a chance to be interviewed
on the record before charge him?

If he declines, Cuthbert
doesn't get to hear our case

till the rest
of the world does.

It's worth thinking about, sir.Yeah, no, let's stick
with my plan.

Thomas, maybe you could
find Mark an empty courtroom.

Sure.

Sure, give everyone
a chance to spread out.

I'll let you know
how it goes, sir.[ telephone beeps ]

♪♪♪

Your mother's here.

How is Sherri dealing
with it?

Okay, um, Judge Benner
backstopped.

Benner backstopped. Ooh.
Roxy's gonna love that.

I'm not mad at you, Ness.

What's your relationship
with your mom if it's not too--

Ugh. I'm an alien to her.

I mean, she's...
never stopped me.

She just kind of loves me
in this, like,

"I don't know where
you came from" kind of way.

Roxy always thinks she knows
better about everything.

I keep meaning to set
those boundaries,

but I can't face it today.

I thought when juries
came back,

that I would be happy to let
them decide for a change,

but then when I thought
they were going the wrong way,

I just couldn't help myself.

I had to get my hands in there
and mess around.

Sounds like it runs
in the family.

Um, that wasn't, um...

I know.

But why didn't you?

I mean, you could have
thrown it away,

and nobody
would have known.

Why didn't you
throw it away?

Well, I didn't feel like
my decision to make.

- And?
- And it didn't feel right.

It felt important not
to throw it away.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

Deputy Sheriff Rashel's
original sworn statement

claims he was 3 feet
from Omar Aziz

and that Mr. Aziz was
brandishing a weapon.

As you can see,
Mr. Aziz's hands are up.

He's at least 16 feet off,
backing away,

and there is no weapon.

Love, love, love to know
where those photos came from.

They were taken from
a private security camera

outside one of the apartments.

And you don't think that's going
to get laughed out of court.

A little respect, Corinne.Either the cameras were removed
before the investigator arrived,

or their existence
was concealed.

I love it when a D.A.
shows up suddenly years later

with magically found footage
of an alleged misconduct

by an officer.

It's particularly enjoyable
when the source, my best guess,

is a drug dealing resident
of the building

who jerry-rigged
his own surveillance camera

and then claimed that it was
a business expense.

Have you found said
drug-dealing resident?

Still looking?
Or are they in jail?

Agreeing to testify in exchange
for early release.

If you're trying to get us
to not file,

Corinne, you're wasting
your breath.

The District Attorney's
committed

to seeing this through.
- Attempted murder.

If Bravo signed off on that,
we would not be sitting here.

Let's talk about Omar Aziz.

What if I told you
that his barbershop

wasn't just cutting hair?

So we're investigating
Omar Aziz now?

I would love, love, love
to see that evidence.

You'll see the evidence
when we're ready to show it.

- Can't wait, Wayne.
- I wonder, Mr. Callan,

if your dad had anything to do
with securing

this so-called evidence.
- Excuse me?

Victor Callan is very well known
to the police department.

In fact, I was surprised
that Mr. Bravo

entrusted such
a sensitive case

to such a potentially
compromised attorney.

At what point do I get
to walk out, sir?

- I think we're there.
- Oh, goody. Are we leaving?

I sincerely appreciate
this time, today, gentlemen,

and I will get back
to my client.

Say hello to
Judge Carmichael for us.

I hear you're close.
Makes sense.

Borderline inappropriate
relationship with a judge

who is well known
for her bias

against law enforcement?

My daughter till has
that viral video on her phone.

Drives me crazy.

♪♪♪

Maggie Palmer
will not budge.

She is gonna object

if I move to withdraw
Leon's plea,

which leaves me...

I'm sorry. I shouldn't be
talking to you about this

because, you know,
you're in the same office.

Em, I'm here, okay?
Let's just talk.

I don't think that I have
any other choice

but to go on the record with
strong, unambiguous reasons

for the Court of Appeal to grant
a Habeas Corpus petition.

Because when Maggie objects,
Judge Carmichael

might refuse to throw out
the plea.Right, yes.

- But she won't. She wouldn't.
- But she might. She could,

and I need to make
a strong record

in case I need to appeal,

which means I need to attack
her judicial performance.

Attack? No. I don't think
you need to attack--I have to.

You're trying to keep
your client outof jail.

Her intentions were--

Will not help Leon.
The man has a felony record.

She pressured us
into a plea at the 11th hour.

- You negotiated that deal.
- Yeah. Yes, yes. I know--

I know that. But Leon d--

We need grounds
for a writ

in case Lola denies
the motion.

Well, let him use Ineffective
Assistance of Counsel.

- Wow.
- No, I--I...

That's--Okay.It's not that I'm saying
that you--

Wow, that's exactly
what you're saying.

No, I'm saying that
Judge Carmichael

is the most fair,

most progressive judge
in the county,

and you don't wanna help people
bring her down by saying--You know, my responsibility

is to do what is right
for my client, not for Lola.

- I know that.
- It's not like I wanna do it.

I know.

You left this at my house,
like--

like, months ago, and I--
I've been--

I've been meaning
to give it back to you,

but--but then
the lockdown happened,

and then--
and then we broke up,

and then...

How's Joaquin?
You guys good?

He's great.

We're great.

Keep the t-shirt.

You love it.
You look great in it.

No, I, uh...

I think you should
take it.

Thank you for listening.

♪♪♪

[ helicopter whirring ]

♪♪♪

[ telephone ringing
in distance ]

[ exhales deeply ]

[ exhaling deeply ]

[ door squeaks ]

You got stabbed,
and you don't call me?

I have to hear about it
from my clerk?

It was a scratch, and you've got
enough to worry about.

Amy thinks it's a conspiracy,
that I was targeted.

Amy's been watching
too much Netflix.

[ horns honking in distance ][ moans ] I miss coffee.

I miss coffee so much.

When Cuthbert brought you up,
our relationship,

I thought, "I don't want
this to infect you."

You've got enough
to deal with.

Please, she can't touch me,
Mark.

I have nothing to do
with this case.

Don't blink now, Mark.

- How you doing? How's things?
- Louis Bravo has got an ego,

so don't get all chippy
with him, Mark.

He is a D.A. staring down
the barrel

of an angry sheriff
and the union.

Now you got him
to come this far.

Don't lose him now.
Omar Aziz comes first.

You don't wanna talk
about your thing, do you?

No! Not while you get
to drink coffee,

and I'm all hot water
and lemon over here. No.

How's it going?
I'm hearing things.

As a prosecutor,
I always saw juries

as potential allies that I could
win over with the facts.

And your wit and charm.

And as a judge up there...

- High on power.
- No, Mark. Stop.

It's not the power.
It is the lack of power.

Watching lawyers
screw up closings,

and witnesses contradicting
themselves

and defendants being subject
to badly written laws--

if you had heard
the jury question--

Lo, you can't just drag
a jury out behind the woodshed

and shoot 'em because you think
that they weren't gonna--

That is not what I did.Well, that's exactly
what you did.

I did not do that.
Because I couldn't see

a rational explanation
for why they were gonna return

a guilty verdict.
- And you were wrong.

With everything that has
happened this last year, Mark--

COVID, the protests,
the election,

I am struggling.

I am really struggling
with being a referee

when some days all I wanna
do is get into the game.

Lo...

I gotta go.

♪♪♪

[ telephone ringing
in distance ]

This your motto?
Can't score if you don't--

...don't take the shot.
Not a motto. A reminder.

- Play hockey?
- Tennis guy.

[ clatter ]

Cuthbert's right.

I don't know where these
pictures came from, Mark,

and neither do you.

And someone we don't know
set this in motion.

Can we trust them?

Or are they--
Are they setting us up?

Now if we had
the original video,

I'd feel much better
about this,

and so would a jury.
- So it worked.

Their strategy worked.
You're not gonna file.

Before you go, sir,
maybe we can hop on the phone,

call Omar Aziz, let him know
it's not gonna happen.

You know what?
I'll do it myself.

It'll be quick.
He won't be surprised.

- He won't be surprised.
- No. No one will be.

[ ringing continues,
indistinct conversations ]

- Who are you?
- August Fox.

Mr. Driscoll rescheduled
yesterday's meeting with him

for today but isn't in yet.

Would you mind taking Mr. Fox
down to the Gavel and Go?

I'm sure he'd be much more
comfortable waiting down there.

Sure. Mr. Fox,
I'm Luke Watkins, officially.

Pleasure to meet you.

♪♪♪

Ms. Lopez, do you have a motion?

Yes, Your Honor.
The defense--

- Speak up, Ms. Lopez.
- Yes, Your Honor.

[ loudly ] "The defense moves
to withdraw

"Leon Parson's guilty plea
to assault with a firearm

"on the grounds that
the court's misuse of its power

"and overactive engagement
in plea negotiations,

"while well-intentioned,
not only invaded

"the province of the jury
but also coerced my client

"into pleading guilty to a crime
he did not commit.

"That invasion, that coercion
goes beyond good cause.

"The court, in fact,
abused its power.

"All 12 members of that jury

"unanimously returned
the verdict of not guilty.

"Due process demands
that this motion be granted.

"Leon Parson must be allowed
to withdraw his plea

and correct this miscarriage
of justice."

Yeah. Let's take a recess,

after which I would like
to see counsel in my chambers.

[ gavel bangs ]

Well done on that motion.

Couldn't have said it
better myself.

Bite me, Maggie.

You, sit.

You, follow me.

Judge Carmichael has been there
for you at every turn.

I know.And I am not taking
about personally.

The restraining order.
I'm talking a--

And you repay her respect with
what you just said in court?

I was doing my job,
Sherri.

None of this
would be happening.

She was under no obligation
to reveal that verdict.

She did so in the interest
of justice

and at great cost
to herself professionally.

That's all.

[ footsteps depart ]

It's been a minute since I spent
any time around here.Mm.

Put my time in up
in San Fran H.O.J.

Prosecutor.
But I had to get out.

- Why's that?
- Got fired.

Okay, then I'll let
Mr. Driscoll know where you are.

I've been waiting to talk
to Mr. Driscoll

about one
of his former cases--

young man
breached probation,

faces 12 years
of prison now.

You know
the probation-violating crime?

Shoplifting.

You want EZ to ask the judge
to revise the terms?

So a 21-year-old doesn't
get locked up until he's 34

for stealing three bottles
of Ibuprofen?

Yeah. Don't you think
a do-over's in order, Luke?

Sounds like it.

I work in the field
of restorative justice.

Progressive prosecution.

I work with the harmed
and the harm doers

to find a path towards...

You gotta--
You gotta go back to work.

Actually, uh...
I-I have time.

Then there's something
you should see.

Could change your life.

More importantly, it could
change other people's lives.

[ ball bouncing ]

[ knock on door ]

Come on in.

Ms. Palmer.

Ms. Lopez.

I won't take up too much
of your time.

Is this gonna be
on the record?[ door closes ]

It is not. I thought it might be
worthwhile to clear the air

before we head back into court.
- Your Honor, can I--

I'd like to--Ms. Lopez,
you had a job to do.

You needed to make a record,
and you did.

Oh, I-I still...
I'm sorry.

Are we gonna have a sleepover?
Because I forgot my jammies.

By the way, nice ball.

- I wasn't bouncing, was I?
- No, I didn't see. I...No.

I wanted you both to know
that I plan to grant

Ms. Lopez' motion,
at which point

the People will need to decide
how they wish to proceed.

You may try the case
or...

[ exhales deeply ]

- Ms. Palmer--
- Thank you, Your Honor.

- Are we--
- Yes, Ms. Palmer, you may go.

You both can go.

[ door opens ]

[ dog barking in distance ]

[ keys jangling ]

Need some help?

You got another package.

Open it.
I'll be right back.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

[ siren wailing, horn honks ]

BAILIFF: All rise.

You may be seated.

[ exhales deeply ]

The defense motion to withdraw
Mr. Parson's plea is granted.

The judgment and conviction
in this matter are vacated.

Ms. Palmer,
what is your position?

How do the People wish
to proceed?

Your Honor, the People are...

...unable to proceed.

[ laughter ]

Yes! Yes! [ laughs ]

[ laughter and applause ]

[ gavel bangs ]Quiet, please.

[ gavel clatters ]We're not done yet.

Mr. Parson, please stand.

I would like to...

personally, formally,
and unreservedly apologize.

Good intentions do not always
lead to a positive impact,

and I recognize now
more than ever how easily

our system of justice
can damage one's life, a family,

even when everyone involved
has the very best intentions.

But as deeply as flawed
as our system is,

and how difficult this case
has been on you

and your family, especially,

I remain resolute that justice
is possible.

We all just have to
remain vigilant,

learn from our mistakes,
and keep the faith.

I certainly vow to do so.

This case is dismissed.

Mr. Parson, you are free to go.

[ gavel bangs ]

WOMAN: Oh![ laughter ]

[ gallery murmuring ]

MAN: Okay, Deputy, looks good.

And voilà,
a VHS tape appears.

It was always there,
Corinne.

It's just that now I have it,
can show it to a jury.

Tells the whole story.Love, love, love to know
where that tape came from.

Nice that the whole family
showed up for the surrender.

Shame they can't go inside.
You know, COVID rules.

Peter Rashel puts his life
at risk every single day

he goes to work, as do all
of these men and women.

They're honoring
the sacrifice.Save it for trial, Corinne.

That's so cute.

You think it's gonna make it
past the Grand Jury.

[ doors close ]

♪♪♪

[ camera shutter clicking ]

♪♪♪

[ indistinct conversations ]

- ...works in mysterious ways.
- Get on outta here.

- Be careful what you wish for.
- Pardon?

What you said
before the break

about me speaking up more.

I will. I plan to.

Okay.

I will speak the truth,
even if you don't wanna hear it

or whoever doesn't
wanna hear it.

So fair warning.

That is what
I wanted to say.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry for
coming on too strong

before the Christmas party.
It was stupid.

- Yeah, it was.
- I know.

I know.

Your head's been
in your work

and in your own life,

and you haven't been
paying attention.

I know, to my friends
and my family...to you.

Thank you.
Be it resolved.

[ sighs ] Okay.

Seriously, I'm--
I'm really, really sorry.

On a scale of 1 to 10,
I'm like a 15 and 3/4.And where's your...

You really should have
gone further.

I could have used
at least a 25.Okay, okay, okay.

[ knock on door ]

No, no, no. Stay, stay.

I have something
I wanna say,

and, uh... [ sighs ]

I need you to listen.

As a judge, as a woman,

and as my daughter,
I'm so proud of you.

You stand for justice,
and you belong here.

Okay. Your turn.

You wanna hear
about the birth plan?

You push and you pray.
That's your birth plan.

[ laughter ]

But you know what
we should be talking about,

are your stress levels.

- Oh, don't start.
- I'm not starting.

I'm just stating facts.
This job, the stress--

your cortisol levels
are probably up.

Mama, look,
I have a yoga ball chair.

Anytime I feel stressed,
I just bounce,

up, down, up, down.
It all just melts away.

That's a toy.
And I'm being serious.

I know you are,
and I appreciate it.

I do. But can we first
set some ground rules,

talk about some of those
boundaries we discussed?

Let's set some now.
You ready?

You can't come into
my courtroom anymore, Mama.

It is not a school play,
and there are,

I'm sure, other people
in this building

who could use
the NAACP's help.

But it's a public space,
daughter.

It doesn't look like that
to some people.

When you and I
are both in there,

you have to understand
those optics.

Agreed.

And no sneaking
my child off

to any demonstrations
or marches without my knowing,

or against her will.

[ gasps ] It's a girl!

Hewill have
a mind of his own.

I will make sure of that.

Be careful
what you wish for.

Anything else?

Sunday dinners.

We'll start as soon
as it's safe,

but I want this little one

to see you and Daddy
and Robin every week,

all around the same table.
I don't care how busy we are.

Agreed.

♪♪♪

Anything else tonight?

Go away, both of you.
Robin is already home,

and I can't wait to just
fall in his arms.

Just got a couple things
to clean off my desk.

- [ clears throat ]
- That's an order.

This is not, Your Honor,
a paramilitary organization.

- You wanna bet?
- Ness, go home.

I will if you will.She's insufferable,
Your Honor.

- Can we send her back?
- Good night.

[ Kat Meoz' "Back for More"
playing ]

♪ It wasn't anybody's call

♪ We're gonna fight for it all

♪ Fight for it all

♪ It's the bait and switch,
makin' poor men rich ♪

♪ The writing on the wall
that makes you wanna split ♪

♪ Gettin' mine,
I'm coming back for more ♪

♪ Bet your life
I'm coming back for more ♪

♪ Ridin' high,
I'm coming back for more ♪

- You're awesome.
- Thank you. Why?

The way you got all Mama Bear
with Emily Lopez.

Not to be repeated
or shared. Yes?

Got it, and I am--

And I'm sorry for what happened
on your walk the other day.

I overheard you talking
to Sara.

- It happens.
- Um, it shouldn't happen.

It should never happen.

The term "Mama Bear"
sounds funny coming from you.

I don't know why.
Please don't use it again.

When confronted
with random injustice,

my first thought
is to imagine

how Sister Knight might
handle the situation.

And then I think of the mess,
and I don't handle mess well.

[ chuckles ]

Oh, hi. You're still here. Good.

There has been a slight change
of plans--

Oh, no. No, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no.

Hell, yeah.
Baby's coming home early.

- We're having a baby.
- Your water broke?

We're having a ba--
We're having a baby!Let me grab the...

- Baby.
- Baby.

♪ I'm coming back for more