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♪ ♪

♪ Yeah we brewin' like Medici ♪

♪ A little freaky ♪

♪ Lemme look, lemme look
I wanna see, see ♪

♪ Take a snap of the center
in a sea breeze ♪

♪ A little salty,
feel the feeling ♪

♪ It's the hype, yeah ♪

♪ It's the night, uh ♪

♪ I'm gonna live it up
however I. ♪

♪ Yeah, uh, uh ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, uh, uh ♪

♪ ♪

Okay, good.

You can freeze that,
Miss Court Clerk.

This is one of the toughest
decisions I've made

because I respect
the brilliance of both of you.

Go ahead and stand.

Tip Top Trina
made up a dance she calls...

-What was it?
-"Spanky Leg."

WACKNER:
She put it online.

Soon after, a popular video game
appeared, charging money

for people to have their avatar
do a similar dance.

And that was called, um...

What was that?

"Yankee Leg."
Totally different.

-And Tip Top Trina
wasn't paid a cent?
-TRINA: That's right.

-She didn't have a copyright.
-I didn't need a copyright.

I recorded it
and put it on TikTok.

-Yeah, and I didn't steal it.
-TRINA: Okay,

-well, that's not really
true, because I...
-Do you own hip-hop,

-do you own tap dancing?
-WACKNER: All right, all right,
all right. Hey, stop.

-Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
-(arguing stops)

We're all gonna
take a breath here.

Come on. Calm down.
Just breathe, please.

(computer pings)

(mouthing)

Okay.

After extensive consultation
with my court clerk,

here's my decision.

By the power invested in me
by absolutely no one,

I find the defendant,
Garrison Vitar,

committed
intellectual property theft

by jacking Trina's "Spanky Leg,"

and must split the profits,

roughly six million dollars,
fifty-fifty.

-(bell rings)
-Next case.

Are you fucking serious?!

I am serious, Mr. Vitar.

I talked to, I don't know,
six lawyers,

who said Trina
does not have a case.

This whole thing
is a fucking joke.

One which you agreed
to, my friend.

I only agreed to it because I
was promised a quick verdict.

Which I gave you.

Uh, just remember to leave your
moose suit and a check

with Marissa on your way out.
Next case.

Fuck the moose suit.
Fuck this court.

And fuck you!

Okay? I am, I'm suing your ass.

(murmuring, gasping)

All right, yes,
you've been subpoenaed.

-Hello, Mr. Cord.
-Liz.

I think we should countersue.

I don't want the court's
authority undercut.

Which court?

-Mine.
-Yeah, well, here's the problem.

Mr. Vitar is suing you
for brand disparagement.

-(computer pings)
-Okay.

He... uh, he is insisting
that his video game

has taken a hit
in the marketplace

and he wants $800,000
and your court closed.

-That's overreach.
He won't get it.
-MARISSA: He signed a contract

-to abide by Hal's ruling.
-LIZ: Yes,

and that's what we will lean on.
But almost any real judge

is not gonna look kindly
on someone playing a judge.

I'm not playing judge.
I am a judge.

Mr. Wackner, listen to me.

Your court does not have
the force of law.

You can't imprison anyone.

You can't force someone to pay.

The court we're going to--
it does all those things,

-and loves doing those things.
-(computer pings)

All right, now,
if they close your doors,

the police can enforce that.
You could go to jail.

So, please, let me fight
this case for you. All right?

Keep the craziness
and the-the fiction

to a minimum,
and I can win this.

But they're gonna want
to make you the focus,

and if they do, we lose.

So, please,
don't become the focus.

How do I do that?

You respect the judge.

You-you wear a suit.

You answer "yes" and "no"
and nothing else.

-I don't own a suit.
-I can get you one.

This is why I started a court.

What do you think?

He doesn't like
being told what to do.

He'll just do the opposite.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Uh, Okay, I-I need
your help, Marissa.

You're my Wackner whisperer.

Just keep him in line.

If I can, I will.

Thank you. Thank you.

Everyone, please
take your seats.

So, today, we have one question.

How do we create more
opportunities for Black lawyers?

I'd like to welcome
our panelists,

leaders of the top four
Black Chicago law firms.

Let's hear it
for Isaiah Drummond,

founder of Dooley,
Rich and Associates.

(applause)

Jeff Taha, who runs
Taha and Brickman.

(applause continues)

Danny Rata, who you might
have heard of before,

from Rata, Mooney, and Brock.

(applause)

And Diane Lockhart.

(applause softens)

So, let's talk about
opportunities for Black lawyers.

Diane?

(phone pings)

(pinging)

Sorry.

-(ping)
-(clears throat)

Um...

(pinging)

Okay...

-How do I stop this sound?
-What sound, sir?

(pings)

20 times an hour.

What is it and why do I care?

Dawnk. It's our new
intra-company messaging system.

Why?

-It's faster than email.
-(ping)

You can have a thread
on specific topics,

share documents
and reach the people you need

-by tagging them.
-What do you mean, tagging?

-Attaching their name.
-Like email?

Why don't I just email
or find them and yell at them?

The associates...
they, they prefer this.

Everyone's tired of running
up and down the stairs,

-hunting people down.
-(pinging)

And some of us don't love having
to deal with people directly.

(ping)

-Who is "Anonymous Crab?"
-If you don't sign in
with your account,

the system assigns you
an anonymous avatar.

Why?

It's meant to foster
free communication.

(pinging)

DAVID:
"How the hell did this..."

...happen?

How did Diane end up
at a Black conference

speaking for our firm?

What an embarrassment.

Take a look at this.

Anonymous Crab
just posted a video.

How do I play it?

So, how does that work, Diane,
you running a Black firm?

Oh, well, I'm just a co-partner
at, ooh, um, Reddick/Lockhart.

Uh-oh.
That's not good for Diane.

But isn't your husband involved
with the white supremacists

who attacked the Capitol?

No. He was completely cleared
of those charges.

But didn't he just take a job
to revitalize the NRA?

I...

No. I believe that's an error.

Oh, God, I love technology.

Okay.

How are we doing
with the rich rapist?

Sir, he's not a rapist.

How's he doing?

Preliminary hearing next week.

(ping)

I heard she didn't even
have seniority.

She just jumped past
other Black partners

to become our name partner.
It's crazy.

-(pinging)
-MAN: Diane doesn't give a shit

about this firm's legacy.

MAN 2:
Diane is clueless.

-And yet, somehow,
she's the one in charge?
-(laughs)

-(ping)
-WOMAN: Liz needs
to do something about this.

-(ping)
-MAN: Liz will never do it
on her own.

-We need to do something
ourselves.
- (ping)

MAN 2:
Some of us already are
doing something by speaking up.

-(ping)
-WOMAN: We just need
to keep it going.

-I know, look at Black Twitter,
it's exploding.
-(ping)

What is Black Twitter?

What?

What is Black Twitter?

People on Twitter who are Black
and talk to each other.

-How do I get on it?
-Uh, well,

I could tell you,
but then I'd have to kill you.

It's not just Diane.
That's bad enough,

but did you hear
who Julius Cain represented?

MAN:
Oh, I know.

Fucking Trumpite.

Why the hell is he
even working here?

-(ping)
-I don't have any problem
with him working here.

It's him representing
a white supremacist

like Diane's husband.

-What the fuck?
-(ping)

I know.
Julius Cane is such a coon.

(pinging)

(pinging continues)

(pinging)

(quiet chatter)

(pinging)

-(murmuring)
-(pinging continues)

(pinging)

Devin. (knocks on door)

You have a minute?

Mr. Cain, hello. Yes.

(Julius clears throat)

What do you need?

Do you know who
Anonymous Platypus is on our,

-uh, new office app?
-Do I? No.

There-there won't be
any repercussions.

I, uh, I just want to ask him
a few questions.

The app gives us anonymous
animal names

if users don't sign in.

It allows more freedom and less
judgement when making comments.

I understand, but there
has to be one Platypus, right?

No. The computer switches
animals every day.

So, today,
I'm Anonymous Chipmunk.

The day before,
I was Anonymous Giraffe.

-Is there something wrong?
-No, no, no. No, no. Uh...

-Just, uh... (clears throat)
-(pinging)

DEVIN:
Oh, my God.

I-I didn't see that.

I'm sorry, Mr. Cain.
This is not cool.

Yeah, well, if you see them,
you let them know.

Oh, I'll do more than that.

(pings)

That should end it, sir.

(murmuring)

-It's a sham court, Your Honor.
-Anything that he has to say,
this, no...

-It pretends to judge
matters fairly...
-This is a meritless case.

-...but the so-called judge...
-There was a contract...

No, no, no, no, no.

-I am not going to
shout over you...
-(arguing stops)

as my voice is not
at its best this morning.

But what I will do,
if this continues,

is hand out
my little contempt cards.

The value goes up.

It starts at $500, $1,000...

(gasps) $10,000.

Wow, I really love that.

FARLEY:
Sir, let your lawyer speak.

Mr. Schultz, didn't your clients
sign a mediation contract?

He signed this, Your Honor.

I'm not sure
I'd call it a contract.

What is that?

It's a contract written on the
back of a Chinese take-out menu.

Your Honor, the contract could
have been chiseled on a rock.

The terms are explicit
and signed by both parties.

Certainly true, Mr. Schultz.

Ridiculous, but true.

Are, are you disputing that this
is your client's signature?

-SCHULTZ: No, but I...
-LIZ: We move to dismiss.

Mr. Vitar is bound by the terms
of the arbitration agreement

to honor
Judge Wackner's decision.

-Judge Wackner?
-Sorry.

No. Mr. Wackner.

Uh-huh. Mr. Wackner,
do you purport to be a judge?

I don't purport
to be anything. I am...

I judge facts.
In that sense, I'm a judge.

My client was told
he had to address Mr. Wackner

as "Your Honor."

"Your Honor" is a term
of endearment.

Like the "Queen of Soul,"
or "Captain Crunch"

or "Count Chocula."

-And who are you?
-Uh, I'm Mr...

Uh, I'm Judge...
Mr. Wackner's law clerk...

LIZ: Uh, okay.
Legally, it doesn't matter

how Mr. Wackner was addressed
during arbitration.

The point is that
Mr. Vitar himself

gave him decision-making
authority when he signed...

On the understanding
the man was sane.

Your Honor,
Mr. Wackner is of unsound mind.

LIZ:
Your Honor, he's joking.

Mr. Wackner, if you lose,

your court will be disbanded,

and you will pay $800,000.

You really think
this is the time to joke?

LIZ:
We agree, Your Honor,

and we ask that you dismiss
this case, based on its merits.

Your Honor, at the very minimum,
you should hear evidence

on Mr. Wackner's unsound mind.

I agree.
I'll hear the evidence.

It won't take very long.

This was your first time
attempting to resolve a dispute

-through Mr. Wackner,
is that correct?
-It is.

Uh, I wouldn't have gone
anywhere near him

-if I knew what a psycho ward
he was running...
-Objection.

Sustained.

What aspects of Mr. Wackner's
so-called court

made you feel that way?

Oh. Where to start?

A scoreboard, um...

Quizzing potential jurors
on state capitals?

-WACKNER: Oh, Christ.
-What, if any,

specific instructions
were you given

as to appropriate wardrobe?

I was told to wear a moose suit.

I'm sorry. What?

I had to wear a moose suit.

A moose suit.
What is a moose suit?

It's a suit that looks
like a moose.

It has a straw hat and a basket.

SCHULTZ: Who told you
to wear a moose suit?

Uh, the court officer.
He said it came from Wackner.

Objection, hearsay.

Your Honor,
because we're not relying

solely on hearsay,

-we'd like to introduce videos.
-Your Honor,

we submitted
the official court transcripts.

-This is the first we are
hearing about videos.
-That's odd.

They were recorded by one
of Ms. Reddick's own clients.

-Who?
-Del Cooper,

for a streaming reality show.

COOPER:
There she is.

Hey.

How we doing?

Okay.

How am I doing?

When were you gonna tell me?

What? That you, uh,
didn't like Cajun?

No. The cameras
in Wackner's courtroom.

You're doing a reality
show about my client?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

The People's Court
meets Mr. Wizard.

Amazing, right?

But he's my client.

You, you got him through me.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, baby.
That--

That makes it sound
like I was using you.

I met him in your elevator.
That's all.

You need some of this.

N-No. No, no, no. You didn't...

You didn't ask me.

Liz... (chuckling)

(stammers) Why would I ask you?

Well, because...

(stammers)

Because they're using it
against me in court.

That's unfortunate, baby.

But-but this streaming show

could be really good
for Wackner.

It-It'll draw attention
to his court.

And as I say that...

that-that-that sounds...

Okay, look. I'm Sorry.

But look, if you ran into
the President of Lionsgate Films

in my elevator,
I would say go for it, baby.

In fact, use every
single contact in my book.

Why?

Because that's what
power couples do.

Okay. I just, I...

What?

I just, I don't think
this is a good idea.

Wackner becoming popular?

Why?

He's funny.

He's a disrupter and...

disrupters gotta disrupt.

And look,
if I hadn't have done it,

someone else would've.

It's that kind of idea.

Okay. I just...

I don't think
it's gonna end well.

Why not? Hmm?

Comedy has its own logic.

So just... (exhales sharply)

Just breathe.

Grab the wine.

I made you some scrimps.

Come on.

You know,
I thought it was pretty sexy

when you were mad at me earlier.

-Oh...
-Yeah.

Well, you just keep it up.

I'm gonna be sexy
all the time.

-Oh, and I'm gonna
make you mad all night.
-(laughing)

("1812 Overture, Op. 49"
playing)

(phone pings)

(pinging)

There must be something
we can do about this.

Talk to the partners.

Ask them how we could have
the white supremacist

-running our firm.
-(ping)

-They won't do shit.
-(ping)

They can't be happy either.

All they have to do
is vote Diane out.

KURT:
Hello?

♪ ♪

Are we getting drunk?

♪ ♪

What?

Can I turn that down?

(music volume lowers)

I asked are we getting drunk?

Are we getting a job
with the NRA?

Did somebody call?

No.

I was at a conference
and someone asked.

The NRA is trying
to revitalize itself

after its recent scandals.

Its National Board asked

if I would be interested
in a position.

And you said yes?

No, I said
I want to hear more.

And did you hear more?

I heard it's a position
in Illinois,

it offers $167,000,

and I would be my own boss.

So you're thinking

of taking it?

I'm thinking I don't have a job,
and it's worth considering.

The NR-fucking-A?

The ACLU wasn't calling.

(exhales)

Diane...

our politics are very different.

I know.

I'm...

lately, struck by
just how different they are.

You want to convert me?

No. I would just like one week
when I don't have to defend you.

How are you defending me?

Nothing.

You'll tell me when
they offer you the job?

They may not offer it.

No, they will.

Kurt.

KURT:
Mm.

Kurt, I need to ask
you something.

Are you awake?

(groaning)

I am now.

I need to ask you something.

What?

Who did you vote for in 2020?

(scoffs)

No, seriously.

(sighs)

I know you wrote in Ted Cruz
in 2016,

but who did you vote for
last year?

Diane.

We came through a lot this year.

Can't we just let it rest?

I don't know.

I want to.

Hmm.

DIANE:
Hello.

What do I do?

-(pinging)
-(chattering)

(pinging continues)

(pinging more frequent)

(conversing indistinctly)

(pinging)

-This is making me crazy.
-(arguing)

(pinging)

Can we just... can every...

Can everyone just turn off
the Dawnk app.

For... just for...
Please, just a minute.

Okay. Is anybody else receiving
any offensive messages?

The best thing we can do
is ignore it.

It becomes a Streisand effect
if we complain.

I didn't complain.

I just want to speak with

whoever's writing
the nasty things.

I have to agree with Julius.

If these youngbloods start
thinking they can speak

to their superiors
any which way...

But what's the option?
We can't censor them.

You know,
this wouldn't be an issue,

if not for Diane
and her husband.

And I'm sorry to say it, Julius,

but you should never have
agreed to take that case.

It was Diane's case. Hello?

She defended me.

But not that client.
Diane should've known better.

Come on. Diane is not
responsible for her husband.

No. No. That-that's unfair.

Listen, we all live
in the real world, right?

I mean,
you are who you associate with.

And in the real world
of this firm,

Diane's billable hours
speak for themselves.

The rest of us put in
the hours too, for the record.

And none of us have spouses
on the hook to the FBI.

-The case has been dropped.
-DANIEL: Nice work.

Liz, when I joined this firm,

it was because of
your father's legacy.

It was about Black civil rights,
activism, justice.

That's what people
talked about in meetings.

Now, people talk about
billable hours,

million-dollar clients,

-corporate payouts. Now, I...
-Okay.

I know it's not your fault.

That was Boseman's vision,

and we were trying
to survive the Trump years

by bringing in white lawyers.

But those days are gone.

They're done with.

And I miss being
a strong Black firm.

Amen.

Did I miss something
about a partners' meeting?

LIZ:
Uh, no, no. This was impromptu.

(clears throat)

Well if I can be
of any assistance...

Yeah, I'll-I'll-I'll bring you
up to speed later.

-You got to handle this, Liz.
-Handle what?

You cannot have a white partner
leading a Black firm.

We'll lose clients

with that kind of hypocrisy.

(ping)

Is this the beginning
of the end?

I don't want to be
in the bathroom

and accidentally miss anything.

What are you talking about?

The meeting in Liz's office.

You're not in it.

Forget it.

I was joking.

WOMAN:
Liz Reddick's office.

Hi. Can I get time with Liz
later on today?

Who's calling?

It's Diane.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(pinging)

LIZ:
Here.

(pinging)

Who thought that sound
was pleasing?

All day in court today.

-No.
-Yeah.

I finally had to ask Carmen

how to silence
the notifications.

All right. There you go.

Permanently silenced.

Can I have a soda water?

Thank you.

Do you think that Dawnk
actually increases productivity?

No.

But I know that the associates
would riot

if we got rid of it. So...

What do the partners think?

God, Madeline
can't even open it.

(laughing):
She's...

She's lost her password
three times.

-(laughs)
-She finally just gave up.

You know, 'cause it's Madeline.

Well...

Thanks for sitting
down with me, Liz.

Of course.

So, you're wondering
about the meeting today?

-I am.
-Yeah.

Uh, it was about Julius.

He's being harassed on Dawnk.

Okay, and I couldn't be
a part of that?

He's being harassed because
he's defending your husband.

Well, that's unfortunate.

We've represented people
far worse than Kurt,

who, by the way,
was found innocent.

I'm not saying that he wasn't.

But...

January 6.

I mean,
we watched the Confederate flag

make its way
into the Capitol building.

You know, those people that

Kurt didn't want
to turn over to the FBI,

those people...

They don't even want us alive.

Well, not all of them.

I'm sorry.
I didn't mean that. I...

certainly not defending
those people.

They're all despicable traitors.

And now, that's what people
are saying about Julius.

And me?

Diane, I...

-Am I being pushed out?
-No.

Not pushed out.

You're a name partner.
You can't be pushed out.

But...?

The partners just think you
should do the right thing.

And step aside?

No. Stay in the firm.

Stay as an equity partner,

just step back
from your managerial role.

Liz, I-- I pull in
the big clients.

I...

I get the billable hours.

But still,
"maybe you should step aside."

Weren't we going to form a firm

led by women?

And I...

hope that it will be.

But Black women?

Diane, I...

I am not voting against you.

I promised you that I wouldn't.

But there is growing anger here.

They want to address it
at the next partners' meeting.

So just think about it.

You're a good person.

No, I'm not.

Yes, you are.

(groans)

What do you want to do?

What do I want to do?

I want to keep my name
on the letterhead.

I want to keep
what I fought for.

Against gender
and then age discrimination.

I deserve that position.

And I don't want to step aside.

Then don't.

Diane, this is the first time

I've ever heard you
sound defeated.

Because I can't win this.

-Sure you can.
-No, I can't.

You just don't want to.

It's bigger than that.

To fight this would go against
every fiber of my being.

Every fiber in your being
is about winning.

If you don't try to win,

then you might as well
give up on everything.

Kurt, I appreciate
the pep talk,

but I don't think
the way you think.

I cannot put my interests
above a whole group of people--

Black people--

just so I can keep my position.

No, I'm saying you are talented.

If someone is gonna beat you,
let them beat you,

but with talent.

But a Black person's talent

has always been valued
less than mine.

Then you're right.

Give up.

Leave the firm.

They don't want you.

(grunts)

Kurt...

You don't think
the election was stolen, do you?

Kurt?

Well?

What do you think?

About your work?

Yeah, shh. He's sleeping.

Yes.

I think you know what I think.

No, I-I don't think I do.

I think you're brilliant.

I think any law firm
would be insane to let you go.

That's not you.

That's you telling me
what I want to hear.

You want to know
what I really think?

I do. Tell me.

All my life,
I was told to step aside.

I was in law school.
I had a baby.

And I was told
I should step aside,

so that a man could take
my position.

I was told to step aside

when Jimmy Carter appointed me
to the Court of Appeals.

And the same
with the Supreme Court.

Here's the thing...

Don't step aside because
someone wants you to.

Don't step aside for politics.

Men are always asking women
to step aside

so a man can go first.

Even though I'm being asked
to step aside

so that a Black person
can take my place?

Can you still do something
for women?

Yes.

(chuckling):
Then... then do it.

Don't step aside.

Whatever it takes,
don't step aside.

So how's business?

You tell me.

Well, no more lawsuits.

And you had your best year
this year.

Yeah, who knew?

Pandemic years
are great for fracking.

And being in this firm helps
with Democratic influencers.

Yeah, I see that.

So, Bob, I asked you here today

because the firm is undergoing
a fairly major change.

I'm stepping down as a partner,

so I won't be meeting with you
day-to-day on your cases.

-What?
-Yes.

I'm sorry. Madeline will
be handling your cases.

She's standing right over there.

Wait.

I don't get this. Who is she?

Uh, she's a partner.

She's very good.

I'll-I'll still be
handling your cases.

I just won't have
daily contact with you.

But I'm more comfortable
with you.

I don't won't to start over
with someone new.

I can make you more comfortable
with Madeline.

But we're comfortable with you.

I can make you comfortable
with Julius.

He's a very competent lawyer.

-Are you retiring?
-No.

The firm just wants to let
some other people step forward

into a name partner position.

We don't like this.

All right?
We're comfortable with you.

So, who should we call about it?

WOMAN:
...analysts using data-driven
forecasting tools...

(phone buzzing)

(exhales sharply)

David Lee.

Oh. Hey.

What?

No, who told you that?

You're not gonna lose Diane.

She's still your primary.

Okay. Okay.

Let me get into this.

(laughs) No. No, I'll call you.

Okay, Dean,
put it on the board.

One-zero.

AUDIENCE:
Cut the shit!

We object!

♪ Come on... ♪

...defense!

Today, I'm no longer
Judge Wackner.

I'm Judge Shmuley.

Everybody needs to call me
Judge Shmuley.

♪ They like it when you frown ♪

-♪ But hate it
when you're happy ♪
-(pinging)

♪ No time for feeling down ♪

♪ Turnin' up some passion ♪

(pings)

♪ So when they ask
how I feel... ♪

Okay. I think I've seen enough.

♪ Everything tight, feeling
good like it should... ♪

Put me on the stand.

No. That's...

I don't think
that's a good idea.

Let her ask me questions.
I'll offer context.

♪ Everything tight... ♪

So let's talk
about context, Hal.

Actually...

you know, why don't we do this?

Your Honor...

-WACKNER: Yes.
-Yes.

Uh, instead of me asking
the questions,

I'm sure you have
questions of your own.

Sir, what possible excuse
do you have

for keeping score at trial?

The scoreboard keeps
the lawyers on their toes.

I don't want anyone to lose
simply because

they didn't know where I stood.

And it seems a good idea
that they have a roadmap

to my thinking.

-Keeps me honest.
-Okay, and...

what the hell is
this thing about Scmuley?

Oh. You didn't say it correctly.

-It's Shmuley.
-Ah.

Shmuley's Hebrew.
It means, "His Name is God."

It's also the name of my uncle.

He died that day,
with a smile on his face.

And I loved him, and, uh...

-I wanted to honor him.
-Okay, nice.

And the moose and
the buffalo suits,

what's that about?

-Do you watch The Masked Singer?
-No.

Well, yes. Uh, once.

Well, I like to think
of myself as unbiased,

but I'm not.

I judge based on race,
gender, class, age.

I like to think I don't,
but I do.

And when the plaintiff
and defense are in disguises,

I can't.

I can't see who they are.

Why not put them
behind a screen?

Well, it's good
for the litigants. Um...

It's hard to have
a sense of entitlement

when you're dressed as a moose.

(chuckles)

Okay. I'm ready to rule.

-Your Honor, wait...
-No. No.

Mr. Schultz, uh,
you have done an excellent job

conveying what it's like to be a
litigant in Mr. Wackner's court,

but much of what he does
is challenge convention,

and in doing so,
streamlines the process.

And for that, I give him credit.

What is before this court

is whether the parties will
be bound by his rulings.

Given that they agreed
to be so bound,

I don't think that
the plaintiff's evidence is...

-Your Honor,
one quick amendment.
-Quick.

-Your Honor, you,
you have already ruled.
-I want to hear.

You determined that
Mr. Wackner is sound,

but that doesn't mean
he's unbiased.

He's already testified
that he is a biased mediator.

-Oh, come on.
-He said it himself.

Um...

"I like to think of myself
as unbiased, but I'm not."

-That's a direct quote.
-MARISSA: He said he battles

his bias with these costumes.

Yes, but we have
other proof of his bias.

And I would ask the court for
an opportunity to demonstrate.

LIZ:
Again, Your Honor,

you have already ruled.

-Your Honor, wait.
-Wait. Wait. Wait.

I-- I will withhold judgement

until you can present
more evidence, Counselor.

WACKNER:
You're in a tough spot, Judge.

-I would have done
the exact same thing.
-Mr. Wackner...

I think it would be a good idea
for you to shut up.

♪ Yeah, we brewin' like Medici,
a little freaky ♪

♪ Lemme look, lemme look
I wanna see, see ♪

♪ Take a snap of the center
in a sea breeze ♪

♪ A little... ♪

Okay.

Is this the only record
of Trina's dance?

As far as I know, yes.

To your knowledge, she
never wrote it down anywhere?

Objection. Relevance.
What does it matter

-whether she wrote it
down or not?
-Copyright law requires

that creative expression
be fixed

before it can be licensed.

Yes, but fixed doesn't mean
written down.

It just means recorded.

And she's obviously done that,

because we're all here
looking at it.

SCHULTZ:
May I continue?

I don't know.

This is all confusing to me.

Let me try to clarify,
Your Honor.

This tape we just watched,
who recorded it?

Did Trina record it?

Well, no, but her boyfriend did.

So isn't it true

the person who fixed
the creative expression

is the owner of the copyright?

LIZ:
Objection. Beyond his expertise.

Oh, uh,
I'll, I'll grant you that.

And the question doesn't need
to be asked. That's true.

So the owner of the copyright
is not the dancer.

She didn't
write her choreography down.

It's the person
who held the camera

and recorded the choreography?

Yes, which is why I paid
Russell Chuckwagon $40,000

to insure this copyright.

Who's Russell Chuckwagon?

Tip-top Trina's
estranged boyfriend.

FARLEY:
So you just ignored
the boyfriend?

Of course I ignored
the boyfriend.

-Mr. Chuckwagon?
-Yes.

The only reason
that video has any value

is because of Trina's dance.

The notion that he deserves
any consideration

just because he happened
to be holding the camera...

It-it makes the law an ass.

As you can see, Mr. Wackner has
completely disregarded the law.

Arbitrators are under no
obligation to follow the law

unless the contract
stipulates to that,

which it doesn't, in this case.

More-Moreover,
Mr. Schultz's line of argument

relies on laws with
disturbing racial implications.

By requiring that art be
recorded before being owned,

the law systematically
disadvantages Black jazz

and bebop musicians,
as well as break dancers

and flamenco artists...

There are a whole slew
of gifted,

often non-white people

who specialize
in improvisational art.

Do you... do you really
want to suggest

that whoever's holding a phone
next to them

is the one that owns the art
that they created?

FARLEY:
Sit down, Mr. Wackner.

Defense counsel is saying
that she agrees with him?

-That the law is an ass?
-I...

In this particular case,
yes, I guess I do.

We need to stop worshipping

at the heels of legal weasels
and corporate pirates.

SCHULTZ:
Do I need to say more,
Your Honor?

The defense revels
in disregarding

a central tenet
of copyright law.

In this case, the court agrees.

The law is an ass.

Hey.

Don't make me regret this.

Mr. Wackner is well within
his rights to ignore

Mr. Chuckwagon's massive
contribution to the arts.

Ms. Reddick, I'm ready to rule.

Your Honor,

-we have one more witness.
-WACKNER: Oh, my God,

it's like a zombie.

I think you can step down
now, Mr. Wackner.

We've heard
enough metaphors from you today.

Who is the new witness,

-Mr. Schultz?
-His name is Del Cooper.

SCHULTZ:
Mr. Cooper, you missed quite
a passionate little speech

-by the defendant
about corporate pirates.
-I did?

-LIZ: Objection.
-Sustained.

Mr. Schultz, why don't you
just get to the point?

Gladly.

Who is the financial backer
for Wackner's so-called court?

What do you mean?

Mr. Wackner's court has become
more and more expensive

over the last month.

-Who's footing the bill?
-Objection.

You're Honor, I-I'm not sure
why this is being asked

of a mere TV producer.

I'm asking because
this "mere TV producer"

has inside information
about the court's financing.

Why does this
really matter at all?

SCHULTZ:
Because of bias, Your Honor.

I think the answer
to my question

will be self-explanatory.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Do you know
who is financing this court?

I do.

FARLEY:
Who?

David Cord.

David Cord?

David Cord the billion...

Yes, the billionaire financier.

That gentleman right there.

Why do you think he's here?

He's financing a video game
company in direct competition.

Uh, uh, objection, Your Honor.

(stammering)
The-the counselor is testifying.

Oh, no, no. Come on. Come on.
Just hold on a minute.

Mr. Schultz,
finish your thought.

SCHULTZ:
Mr. Cord invests in Riga,

my client's
biggest gaming rival,

while also investing
in Mr. Wackner's court.

A short time later,

Mr. Wackner
rules against my client.

Did you not think
it was worth mentioning

that you'd invested
in competing game manufacturers?

I invest in everything.

I've got 10% of this,
20% of that.

Actually, I had no idea
I was invested

in a video game company.

Then I propose
we seize the moment.

-What does that mean?
-We march back in there,

-and I bowl them over
with the truth.
-Oh, my God.

History's been made
by great rhetorical flourishes.

Well, not really.

WACKNER:
"We shall fight them
on the beaches."

"We few, we happy few..."

LIZ:
Mr. Cord, their next move
is going to be

to subpoena
your financial records.

They're gonna want
to put you on the stand.

I don't think you want
to go down that road.

-You're right.
-All right.

Now, let's... let's ask
for a continuance.

All right? We'll be unopposed
from the other side.

They-- they're in no hurry
to force this issue.

A continuance till when?

Well, the judge has
a busy calendar.

So, I don't know,
about ten months.

Holy fucking hell.
That's the problem.

No one's in a hurry.
We delay and delay and delay.

One day,
we look back on our lives,

wonder where the fuck they went.

-People die while we wait.
-MARISSA: Hal.

This allows you
to keep your court open.

It gives you the whole year
to work out the kinks

and get it on TV.

What does it matter

if people do not have
to follow my judgements?

I say six million

and they just
go whining to Big Boy court.

It's appeal, appeal, appeal.
It never fucking ends.

(phone chimes)

LIZ:
Oh, God.

Do you know what this is about?

No idea.

What the fuck is going on?

Could you be
a bit more specific?

My bosses in Dubai,

they don't think in terms
of millions or even billions.

They think in
terms of trillions of dollars.

They look at their computer's
algorithms and only react

when it blinks red.

And you two,
you're blinking red.

-Why?
-Four of your top clients
have called with issues.

What issues?

The teamsters, they're being
shifted to another partner.

Bob the fracking king,
he's being shifted, too.

Who told them
about a reorganization?

Diane.

-Thoughts?
-Nothing from me.

I met with my clients.

I just told them
of a restructuring

that I was being told about.

DAVID:
What restructuring?

Wait. Wait, David. Stop.

Is this a power play
on your part?

No. It's just updating
my clients.

David, Diane was told
about frustration

at the partner level
about a white woman

being a name partner
in a Black firm.

And apparently,
this is her response.

I just told our clients
what was going on.

Stop.

Both of you.

Diane's a fucking name partner

until STR Laurie says she's not.

No one decides until I decide.

Now, stick your race war
back in its bottle.

Diane.

That was a mistake.

I am on your side,
and you don't even realize it.

(indistinct chatter)

You see what they're writing
about me?

Yes.

I want to start my own firm.

And I want you to be
the other name partner.

(laughing)

♪ ♪

(pounding on door)

♪ ♪

Who is it?

Who is it?

Who the hell are you?

Don't worry who we are.

-Worry who you are.
-What does that mean?

I have people...

-No! (screaming)
-(blows landing)

Your Honor, I would like
to offer my profound apology

for my behavior in this court.

Baring my buttocks was an
unforgivable act of disrespect,

one that I will regret
to the end of my days.

I-I have here
a letter of, uh, apology

and a check made out for a lot

to Tip-top Trina
for the amount that she is owed,

according to your wise decision.

I don't know what to say.

I am touched. Truly.

May I ask,
what happened to your leg?

(scoffs) Tennis accident.

Thank you.

Ah...

Sorry.

Look who's here.

(applause)

Look each other
in the eye and say,

"I respect and love you."

I respect and love you.

I... Oh, for fuck's sake.

I respect and love you.

Good.

Justice.

It's different for me
than it was for you.

What do you mean?

When you fought,
you fought against white males,

the dominant culture.

But for me,
I would be up against...

another dominated culture.

Black lawyers.

So what do I do?

(chuckles) I don't know.

If you knew that Obama

was going to nominate
a Black justice to replace you,

would you have stepped aside?

No.

Why not?

Well, I know what I can do,

but I-I don't know what
my replacement would do

if he got nominated. I...

What you know is always better
than what might happen.

Mm.

What about Kurt?

What-what about him?

We don't agree about anything.

Well, I didn't agree on anything
with Scalia,

but I-I liked him.

Yeah. Why did you like him?

The opera?

No.

What, then?

He made me laugh.

That's it?

Yeah.

You certainly didn't agree
about abortion.

Oh. We-we violently disagreed
on abortion,

and school prayer.

He was a nightmare
on everything.

He was a nightmare on diversity.

But...?

Well, it's... He was funny.

He made me laugh and...

so, we...

We had dinner together.

And you just wouldn't talk
about the political stuff?

Well, he teased me

and I teased him.

You know, life is too short
to fight over everything.

And, you're, you're,
you're right about opera.

Opera is good.

Food is good.

And his pasta...

was amazing.

His spaghetti carbonara.

Oh, my lord.

-You can't hate a man like that.
-(laughing)

My husband is going to work
for the NRA.

You ever read
Scalia's 2000 dissent

on Stenberg v. Carhart?

Working for the NRA

is child's play.

You know, you like who you like.

I don't like bland people.

And a lot of the people

who agree with me politically
are bland.

Thank you.

Did you have a nightmare?

No, a dream.

About?

You and me.

What was it?

Me...

close to you,

holding you like this.

Do you want me
to not take the NRA job?

No. I want you to take it
and be happy.

-And then I'll sue you.
-(chuckles)

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