All language subtitles for So.Help.Me.Todd.S02E09.480p.x264-RUBiK

Previously
onSo Help Me Todd...Do you want to have dinner?

Yes. I-I do.

What is that?Folding wanted it.

TODD:
Lapland?

Merritt Folding chews
gum from Lapland?

I want you to understand
that I'm all in on you.

TODD:
Alex isn't who she says she is.

She's been snooping
all over the firm,

in every computer posing as me.

Hello, "Alex."

My real name is
Agent Ariel Josephs,

FBI.

But, please, let me explain.

Two years ago,
the FBI received a tip

that a judge in Portland
was taking bribes.

Very large bribes.

I was part of a team
sent out to investigate,

working undercover,

embedded in every law firm
and court across the city.

And then, two months ago,

I found him.

Judge Ezekiel Brixton
of the 12th District.

Draws a modest salary,
but has three homes,

fancy cars, private jet.

The more I looked
into him, the more

connections I found
with him and this firm.

Wait. This firm?
What are you saying?

I believe that someone here
at Crest, Folding & Wright

is bribing Judge Brixton.

Paying for verdicts.

Wealthy clients want
a favorable ruling?

The invisible broker here
gets it for them.

So, this whole thing,
your name, your job, us...

this was all fake.

Everything but us.

Lyle, I love you.

And I didn't expect to--No.

No. You-- no.But...

Lyle...

Okay. A broker?

So, you're saying

someone here, at this firm,
owns a judge?

I can't say any more.

Well...

A broker?

Well, well.Oh, good morning.

Mwah.Hi. Mwah.

I need some of
that in a mug

as big as my head.

You were rolling around,
kicking me all night.

I woke up
every half hour,

worrying about paying
the office rent.

What is that?

Oh, yeah.

Delivery guy dropped it off
while you were in the shower.

Ooh.

Going someplace fancy?

Oh, God, no.

I bought those
before this whole mess.

Oh, Gus, don't touch them.
You're going to smudge them.

Gus, those are
Louboutins.

Put them back.
I have to return them now.

You know, if your firm is
really that strapped,

I might have a job
that could help.

Working for you?
What kind of job?

Interviewing
and processing plaintiffs.

That Somaxic case
I won last month.

The company spewed
chemicals everywhere,

gave tons of people
in the community cancer.

But when my admittedly
enormous settlement

got leaked to the press,

suddenly a whole bunch of people
came forward

saying the company
got them sick, too.

Mm. And you'd need me
to vet them for you?

Interview and process?

All 163 of them.

By Monday morning.Ooh. Oh.

For, uh, 275,000 bucks.

$275,000?Yeah.

By Monday morning?Yeah.
Fairness hearing.

Deciding who gets what.
Can't be moved.

Oh, I'd have to bring
my whole office in

to work all weekend long,

and they already hate me.It's all right.

I got a clearinghouse in Salem

that usually handles this kind
of thing. You know...

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

I didn't say no.
Yeah, I mean, here.

Sit down, sit down.
Talk to me.

Um, $275,000?Mm-hmm.

For one weekend of work?

Well, one weekend
of very hard work.

But I'm in charge.

What does that mean?
You're my boss?

For this weekend,
oh, yes.

[siren wails]

Fred. Again?
Tennis elbow is not a joke.

Okay?

No, don't.[groans]

Or, in your case,

tear-away-pants elbow is
not a joke.

It's messing
with my livelihood, Doc.

Okay. All right,
I will send you to radiology

for some films,
but put those back on.

You're gonna kill Jorge,
my radiologist.

Hi. I'm Dr. Grant,
and you're the one

who came in
with the cut on her hand?Yeah. Hi.

It-It's small,
but I worry

it might be
a little infected.

No, it's good to be safe.

Um, if you want to just
take that bandage off.

Mm-hmm.It looks okay.

Oh, wow.
Beautiful ring.

I, uh, I used to have
a ring very much like that.

[both chuckle]

Sweetheart?

And a husband
very much...Hi.

...like that.
CHUCK:
Hi.

Oh. H-hey, Al.

Hi, Chuck.

I wondered
if you might be here.

This is my place of employment.

Wait, Dr. Grant.

As in Dr. Allison Grant?

The-the one and only.

[all chuckle nervously]

Al, this is Elise,
my fiancée.

Uh, we're-we're
getting married.

I, uh...Oh, hon.

Um, are we gonna make

the cake tasting?
Should we...?

Oh, I'll call them,boo-boo.Okay.

[giggles]

Oh, Al,

love the hair.

Thanks.
Yeah, yeah, um...

[stammers]
I, um...

Sorry, I just realized
that I need a form for you

that I don't have.

Allison?

You okay?

I need to just get away

from the whole world
for a while.

MARGARET:
Yes, thank you,
and please email...

Someone here is a broker
up to no...

[shouts]Oh!

Oh! Todd.

Good Lord.

Since when do you shop
at the 94 Cents Store?

Todd, I have to return
these beauties--

mwah--

and I'm keeping them
incognito in this bag.

Speaking of incognito...I don't want it
to look like

I'm out buying shoes
while Rome burns.

Speaking of which...I am currently still
speaking of incognito.

Todd!
[exclaims]

We are all going to have
to work this weekend.

Everybody.

All-hands-on-deck.
Every single one of us.

Goodbye, everyone.
Have a lovely weekend.

Except her?

Hmm. Another
"business" trip?

[scoffs]
Must be nice.

Yeah.
Thank you.

TODD:
A broker?

FRANCEY:
I-I-I know.

I-- If... Okay.

Oh, oh.

It's the property manager
again, about the rent.

What do I say?

Oh. Give him to me.

Hello, Hal.

It's Margaret.

Yes, I know.
Two months behind in rent.

Yes, but-but-but I will have
the entire amount for you

by Monday morning.

[hisses]
Okay!

[mouths]

How exactly do you plan

to produce two months' rent
in two days?

Well, um, Francey.

I-I need you to send an email
to the entire staff

letting them know that we will
all be here working

the entire weekend.

Yes, a-around the clock.

I want you to order some food

and-and perhaps
some cots as well.

Cots? [scoffs]
What are you talking about?

I'm seeing Wickedthis weekend.

I've already paid
for the tickets.

I can't do it.Well, I am sorry,

because we don't have
a choice.

We are all working here

this weekend,

including me,
everybody,

and that is
just the way that it is...

[chuckles softly]
Good morning.

Yes. That is right.

We are all working here
this weekend.

And if we don't show up

tomorrow morning,
we may as well not bother

showing up
on Monday morning

because the firm
and our jobs won't be here.

No exceptions.

And, uh, thank you.

STAFFER 1:
Is she kidding?

STAFFER 2:
I can't believe we have
to work this weekend.

STAFFER 3:
I have a date.

[staffers murmuring]

[whirring]

Lyle.

I just need a minute.

[vacuum turns off]

This is my real name
and my real birth date

and my Social, my--
everything about me.

[turns on]

[shredder whirring]

[vacuum and shredder
turn off]

I'm still
the same person, Lyle.

Just 'cause my name is different
doesn't mean that I am.

You know the real me.

All I know is, I never
want to see you again.

Hey, Lyle.

Alex, eh, Mabel...
[clicks tongue]

Ariel. What...?

What's happening?

Hey, what happened to your...?

[turns on]

Hey, Alex, Ariel!
Whatever your name is.

Hey, stop.

Look, whatever he said,
he didn't mean it.

H-He probably just
needs some time.

And time is the one thing
that I don't have.

They're calling me back to D.C.
I fly back Monday morning.

Wait, what, you do?
Why?

We can't arrest Judge Brixton
without hard evidence,

and this broker,
whoever they are,

has carefully hidden

every single trace
of their financial...

Okay, but you can't just
bail on Lyle.

He totally loves you,

and he's so much better
to be around now.

Those plants and
knitting sweaters...Goodbye, Todd.

No, no, no, n-no.
Hey, hey.

No. You're not leaving.
Uh, give me a dollar.

Hire me.

Right now.
Come on.

What have you got to lose
if you've already lost?

I mean,
do you love Lyle or not?

Look, nobody knows
that office better than me.

I'm your inside man.

You've just hired
Portland's best detective

to help you find your broker.

And you're not leaving
until this job is done.

♪ ♪

Good morning.
Uh, good morning, everyone.

I just wanted to say

that, uh, I know it's been
really hard lately.

And, obviously,
this isn't how we all wanted

to spend our weekend-- working.

But look around you.

Susan, Paulette, Lyle, Edna...

we are more than just coworkers.

We are a community.

And I am only asking this
of all of you

so that I can prevent
further layoffs.

Every single job loss
cuts me twice as deep,

and as a token

of my gratitude,

I'm going to have coffee
and bagels sent up...

I'm not having coffee
and bagels sent up?

Company credit card
was declined.

And Sam's Bagels
won't deliver

until we pay
our back invoices.

[chuckling]:
Oh, okay.

It's just
a minor setback.

So we will have
coffee and bagels

sent out
from somewhere else.

Now let's all report

to our stations where you will
receive specific instructions.

Thank you.
Lyle, come with me, please.

Let's all get to work!
[chuckles]

Okay, all attorneys
whose last names

have three vowels, go to the...

Wait, is this really how
we're organizing this?

Hey.Oh, hey.

I am taking a huge risk
bringing you into this.

But you do have access
and information

that I haven't had before.
Just swear to me

that you will keep
this under wraps.

What? Are you kidding me?
Come on.

I'm a professional. I'm a vault.

This is a classified
federal investigation.

Yes, and I'm your protégé.

I want to know
how the FBI works.

Wait, do you have
a cyanide pill?

On you? Right now? Oh,

and bonus,
I've already cracked the case.

It's Beverly, obviously.

Who here has more
money than Beverly?

She's clearly raking in cash
by selling verdicts

to the highest bidder.

Trust me, it's Beverly.

I snuck into
her office yesterday

and found her travel itinerary.

And where
was she jetting off to?

Switzerland.

And you know what
they have there?

Swiss bank accounts.

And how is she really
affording this ritzy,

all-glam lifestyle?

She's your broker.

She owns Judge Brixton.

ARIEL:
Todd?

It's not Beverly.

Hmm?
I've been through
her files and her finances

and I haven't found
a connection.

Oh.And also, you're thinking

way too obviously.

We're looking for somebody
less flashy,

less... public,
more under the radar.

Someone...

Well, someone like her.

Judy?

She doesn't even work here.

Exactly.

She has a tangential
relationship with the firm

but still has access.

Nobody would ever suspect her.

I'm dating her.

If she were the broker,
I would know.

Right. Like Lyle knew
about me?

Well, that's different.I'm sorry,

but how long
have you known her?

And how much do you
really know about her?

I mean, where is even she
even from? Where does she live?

She lives...

Actually, I haven't
been to her place yet.

Where does she live?

But-but this is ridiculous.
Judy's not out

bribing judges. She doesn't
even believe in lawyers.

She only cares about dogs
and people and the planet.

And no one's ever
used money to help dogs

or people or the planet.

♪ ♪

Judy?

So you're saying she's profiting
by bribing the judge,

then using the cash
for her causes?

Cleaning up the planet
with dirty money? No way.

It's not her.MARGARET:
Todd.

Ugh.

Todd. There you are.[mouths]

I have been looking
everywhere for you.

Oh, hello. Alex,
thank you so much

for offering to help
us out this weekend.

Todd, Lyle, the first
group of plaintiffs

is already in the
lobby, let's go.

Okay.

Now, you two
are phase one.

[elevator bell chimes] You will monitor

all 163 plaintiffs
as they enter the building.

And then--
and this is very important--

you must assess each individual
based on their trustworthiness.

You didn't hear this
from me, but apparently,

if you exaggerate your symptoms,
you can get more money.

You know, I heard if you lie
and say you have cancer,

you can get a huge payout.

I heard the same thing.

I've been doing
chemo for months.

Oh.

Sorry.[elevator bell chimes]

Ah. Susan.

SUSAN:
Come with me.

Mm. Gus. Phase two?

Once we know who we think
we can trust,

Gus, Susan and I will evaluate
their legal standing.

If they have a legitimate claim,
phase three:

their files will be evaluated by
our top secret medical expert.

[groans]

[shouts]
No, Mom,

it's too bright.Oh, Allison,

you can't sit here in the dark.

You're not a vampire.

You don't know that.

Allison, what is wrong?

[crying]: I need a hug.Oh...

Sweetheart.

I ran into Chuck
and his new fiancée.

We've been divorced
for five months

and he's getting
remarried already?

Oh, Allison, sweetheart.

That must have just been
so hard for you.

Well,

divorce is just impossible,
isn't it?

It's a nightmare.

Yeah, but we all know

you made the right decision,

Allison.

And Chuck and this Elise--
they seem happy...

Wait, how do you know her name?

Well, I, I am still
in my book club with-with...

with Chuck's mother,
and, well, we were reading

uh, Ode to a Sad,
Disastrous Daughter,

which I think you might like,
by the way...

Then, you knew about this
and you didn't tell me?

Well, I didn't want to upset
you. I thought you might...

Okay, if you want me to continue
to work for you all weekend,

you need to
leave this cave

right now before I open
a can of whoop ass on you.

Can of whoop...Get out!

[yelps]

[old-timey voice]:
Bagel and schmear.

[regular voice]:
I'm just kidding.

You want a bagel? Hi.

Hey. Hi.Oh, hi.

Hi.What's up?

Oh.
Oh.

Nice to see you.

Judy.

If that really is your name.
[laughs]

But seriously...

...I don't really know
that much about you,

so where--

where exactly--

do you live?[chuckles]

Okay, well, um, I live,

I live pretty close to work,
actually.Mm-hmm?

R-Really close, in, like, a...

a giant loft?

Actually...
[sighs]

I've been planning
to talk to you

about where I live.[gasps] Oh, my gosh.

A-Are those the bagels?

Sam's Bagels delivered?

When did these arrive?

Oh, n-n-no,
these are actually left over

from another floor
in the building.

Yeah,
I'm urban harvesting.

And if you put them
in the microwave

with a wet paper towel,
they won't be so stale.

[laughs]
All right.

[sniffs]
Oh, thank you, thank you.

Um-- oh, and please
bring up more coffee.

Wait, who do I see
about the payment?

Oh, I think Francey's
actually handling that.

Francey?Mm-hmm.

Oh, okay.

She's downstairs
in one of her secret meetings.

Secret meetings?Yeah.

What secret meetings?

Francey? Pretty,
dark curly hair?
Uh-huh.

She's been having a lot of talks
with these two guys in suits.

[speaking indistinctly]

Is it Francey?

Francey.

It makes sense.

She's so overworked
and so underpaid.

Maybe she's only staying
so she can get cases

in front of Judge Brixton
and reap the financial rewards.

Maybe she's the one
jetting off to Switzerland.

No one would ever
suspect Francey.

JUDY:
[clears throat] Todd.

Are you talking into your watch?

[chuckles]:
Oh, uh, yeah.

Uh, that's just how
I keep my thoughts organized.

Taking notes for a case.

Cool.Looking for someone.

But I can't talk about it.

But it's a big deal.

But it's classified.

And I'm a vault.Okay.

Whatever. I'm not...Okay,

someone in my office
is bribing a judge.

Which is a crime.
Like, a real one.

Federal.
Which is the "F" in FBI.

Bribing a-a judge?

And now me and Alex--
who is not Mabel

who you saw at the restaurant
but is actually Ariel--

we are trying to figure out
who it is.

Well, how do you know this
"Ariel" is actually in the FBI?

Well, I saw her badge.

Okay, but any dum-dum
with a 3D printer

can make a fake badge,
and didn't, didn't she lie

to your friend
for months?

Why are you trusting someone
you barely know?

Well, she told me
not to trust you.

Oh, you, you definitely
shouldn't trust me.

Yeah, 'cause I'm this little
compromised sleeper cell agent

with a deadly agenda.

Please don't tease me like that.
I will get too excited.

Oh, yeah?

[whispers]:
Hey, the other guy's here now.

TODD:
What? Who are these guys,
and what is she doing?

Damn, I need to be closer so I
can hear what they're saying.

Huh. I think I can
help with that.

Huh?
Yeah.

All right.

LYLE:I have the next
batch of, uh--

oh, hello, Allison.

Are you working in
the dark on purpose?

Looks like you have
gravy on your face

and shirt

and sleeve.

Are you hiding
from the world?

Yes.

Me, too.

Do you want to join me?

What happened to you?

I ran into my ex yesterday,
and he's happy.

Mm, I am so sorry.Yeah,

he's great, you know, he's fine,
but at the end of the day,

we didn't have
a real connection.

He didn't really get me.
You know what I mean?[phone vibrates]

We just weren't
meant to be.

We didn't really click ever,
it wasn't right.

It just wasn't right.
It wasn't... I don't know.

Whatever.

Wait a minute.

How did Violet Parton
get chemo six months ago...

but she had a baby last week?

That... no pregnant woman
is getting chemo.

Is this a mistake?

It could be a mistake.

Well, no, i-it sounds great.

I mean, um, e-everything
sounds pretty good...

TODD:
Is this a secret passageway?

Where are we?[Francey continues indistinctly]

FRANCEY:
This is a massive betrayal
for me to do this,

so it better be worth my while.

How much are we talking?

[whispers]:
Oh, my God.

Francey isthe broker.

Okay, I am looking
for a Lasagna,

first name Barbara?
All right, come with me.

[low]: I can't believe that's
your real name. Lasagna?

Okay, we need to
search Francey's desk.

I think we pull
the fire alarm.

Clear the place. Or we
start an actual fire

and come, like, crashing
through the ceiling or...Hey, Todd? I'm FBI.

We don't do that.

Okay, so how would
the FBI do it?

Subtle. Small. Secret.

Got it. Totally got it.

Oh, dear, oh, my,
oh, no. Oh.

Uh, I'll get it. Don't worry.
I'll just clean this up.

[whispers]:
Okay...

[mutters]:
Let's see what's in here.

What's in here?

[gasps]

Well, what's
this key for?Todd.

Huh? Oh.

Hey. Sorry, just a little,

uh, java mishap.

Uh, you know me. Butterfingers.

Our plaintiffs have already
arrived and we have

over a hundred left to do
before... [screams]

Oh, my goodness, I'm so sorry.

Uh, before Monday morning, so...

JUDY [over watch]:
Attention, Agent Todd,
Francey's on the move.

Secret meeting's over. Over.Oh, oh.

Cancel that song request.

[chuckles]
Technology. So dumb.

You're not ready to take over
the world yet, robots.

Okay. Uh, got to go.

Francey's having
secret meetings?

Hmm.

It's definitely
a lockbox key

or some sortof safe?

Does she have
a private place somewhere,

maybe on-site or...?
Yes.

Oh.

The I.T. closet.

Lyle and Francey's
exclusive nerd dungeon.

Huh.
Wait, what?

When did they get
Pac-Manin here?

Anyway, there's a bunch
of hidden spaces.

Sure we'll
find something.

ARIEL:
Hey, look at this.

Use the key.

Bingo.

It's a legal brief.
A completed case filing.

Susan Yang was
the attorney of record and...

And the Honorable Ezekiel
Brixton was the judge.

MARGARET:
This is absurd.

No mother in her right mind

would risk chemo
while also pregnant.

ALLISON:
And no doctor would allow it.

I've seen this a lot
in class actions.

This woman Violet Parton
is probably an opportunist.

She heard about
the gigantic settlement...

Oh, God, you don't have
to keep highlighting

"gigantic settlement."
We get it.

She doctored up
some medical files,

now she's trying to scam
her way into the pot.

Just strike her from the list.

One less claimant
taking a bite out of...

The humongous settlement.

ALLISON:
Wait, in her file,

these are real receipts
from a real chemo clinic.

I've been there.
This is where Chuck's mother

got her breast cancer treatment.

Wait a minute,
wait a minute.

Uh, this claimant
Gary Myers,

also from the yes pile,

he was treated
at the same clinic.So was this woman

Anne Walker.

Something is wrong here.

[sighs]

Has anyone seen my laptop?

Oh, my God.
This is so exciting.

We're like actual spies.

Okay, her password is
"GoDucks," all one word.

Hasn't changed it since college.

So, uh, why'd you want
on this case so badly?

Well, because you're the FBI
and you needed my help.

Well, technically you demanded
that I hire you, but...

You're the authorities
and you came to me.

Okay, um, so this case
that Susan

was arguing in front of Brixton,

it was a financial matter

involving a Peter Chen?

What? Peter?
Yeah, see.

That's her husband.

Well, Peter has some
questionable tax filings,

but the charges
did get dismissed.

Because Susan
greased the wheels.

Susan.

Maybe she's bribing
Judge Brixton

to cover up Peter's crimes.

Maybe that's how he made
all that money.

He's an international scofflaw.

Unless...

wait, when's the last time

anybody actually saw Peter?

How do we even know he's alive?

What if Susan killed Peter
for the money

and Brixton helped cover it up?

Okay, I think you really need
to just calm down a little bit.

All right.Okay, we're not

looking for an assassin.

Hey, I'm just trying
all the angles.

And how did Peter
make all that money?

He's got to be breaking
some laws, right?

Well, I mean, even the rich
can't get away with everything.

Un-Unless they're
foreign nationals who have...

Well, Peter's a foreign
national, he's Australian.

...bank accounts abroad...Peter has
bank accounts.

...or live on
an island somewhere...Well, he lives on...

...in international waters.

Waters? Wait, he lives on water?

It does get complicated
when suspects live on a boat

or reside
in international waters,

but that's just
because the law

doesn't pertain...Gus Easton lives on a boat.

A houseboat.
My mother's boyfriend.

He travels all the time

and he's always floating
back and forth to Seattle

and he's rich,
although you wouldn't know it

the way he dresses.

Gus. Gus? Gus.

How do we really know
he's a great attorney?

And why did he
actually leave Seattle?

Maybe he got caught
selling verdicts

to his corporate buddies

and dropping the spoils
into his Swiss bank account.

He's the broker.
He's a mole.

He's a murderer!

No one has been murdered.

Right.
Right?

Wait, but... Oh, my God.

He's working with my mom
right now.

This case, this weekend,
this whole thing is...

Oh, my God.

Maybe he's laundering money
through this firm.

How much money?

$275,000.

Well, now you're onto something.

We just need proof that
ties Gus to Judge Brixton.

26, 27. That makes
27 new claimants

who were all treated
at the same chemo facility

on the same day.

But that clinic
has only four beds.

It's not possible.

One fake claimant
is a coincidence.

Three is a pattern.
27...

It's sabotage.
Yes, and, Gus?

This, uh, company that
you took down, Somaxic...

Yeah, and the settlement
was astronomically large.

Oh, my God. My money says

that Somaxic is trying
to slip fake claimants

into our pool, hoping
that we won't notice...

Zombie plaintiffs.

And when revealed....

Would taint the claimant pool,

making it look like
I didn't do my job.

Forcing the judge
to declare a mistrial.

It's a Trojan horse.Full of zombies.

Ruining the payout for the
people who were actually harmed.

Yeah.

But we need proof.

The best way to get proof
is by bringing in...

Carina Speaks.

She's the scheduler
for the chemo clinic.

Bring in
Judge Brixton? Here?

Yes, we'll break
Carina down,

get her to admit
that Somaxic paid her

to schedule the fake
chemo appointments.

Yes, we bring in Brixton,

make him sit down
with Gus Easton...

And see if they know each other.

Mm! This is awesome!

This is awesome.

[elevator bell dings]

Oh, it's on.
Oh, it's on.

Hi.

I should speak to Carina.

This is my case.
I brought you on, remember?

Yes, but that was before
I discovered the anomaly.

Once again, I discovered
the anomaly.

I spent three years

bringing
this case to trial.

Okay, go. You do it.
But get answers.

And numbers.

I do this for a living,
you know.

And we need to know
how many zombies...

My case.

Oh, I cannot stand it.

Mom, relax.

Well, there's too much

riding on this, Allison.

How am I ever
gonna know

what's going on
in that room?

Um...
Unless...

[gasps] Yes, thank you.

What?

Thanks for coming in
on a Sunday.

Just a few questions
for you.

[nervous chuckle]
That's all right.

I'm okay with that, it's just,
um, am I in trouble?

What? No.

No, it... it's just a formality.

Did you think
you were in trouble?

No.
No?

No, no, no.

Just nervous, huh?
Oh, well, that's understandable.

Yeah, it's,
it's a huge case, right?

[chuckles]
Well, come on. Come on.

Oh. Hello.

Who are you?

Who am I? Who are you?

GUS:
I'm Gus Easton.

I reserved this
conference room.

BRIXTON:
I'm Ezekiel Brixton.

And I was told
to wait right here.

What? No.

ARIEL:
Todd, I've lost Gus.

I don't know where he is.

Well, he's already in here,

but he and the judge
don't recognize each other.

They're strangers.GUS: Okay.

I'm gonna figure this out.

Um, here, here,
have a seat.

Um, yeah.

Yeah, have a seat here.

This, uh...

Uh...

I'll be right back.

[door closes]

So, are you two
working together, then?

I've never seen that man
before in my life.

So he's the good cop
and you're the bad cop?

I'm not a cop at all,
I'm a judge.

A judge? Oh, God.

Where's your mother?Oh, my God.

I discovered
that anomaly, right?

That was me?

Yeah, fine.
Where's your mother?

I don't know, she...

couldn't stand not being
in control, no surprise,

so she went off to,
I don't know,

observe you somewhere.

Observe me?Yeah.

Why? What?
I don't know.

Where is she
right now?
What? Oh, my God.

What? Hello?
What are you doing in here?

Me? What are you
doing in here?

I am not at
liberty to say, okay?

I am spying--
checking up on Gus.

Wait, you're
spying on Gus?
At liberty
to say what?

If I was at liberty to say,
I would say, okay?

And this is my case,
not yours.

I happen to be involved
in a sting right now.

What? This is my sting.

Right now
I am stinging as we speak.

Sting? I am stinging.This is a sting.

It's a solo sting. Ow.
Oh.

Oh, God.

Oh, Carina, why did you do it?

What are you going on about?

Oh, they know, they know.

They've been following me,
I know it.

I never should have
agreed to any of it.

[gasps] I have an idea.

Okay?
Okay, but I need to...

get out of here. I can't...

[both muttering]

No, no, no, Mom, Mom, that's--
There's only one way out.

I can't go to jail, I have
17 rabbits who depend on me.

Okay, here we go.

MARGARET:
Oh.

My shoe.
Your shoe.

Hey, push my head.
Push me down.

[mutters]

[muffled arguing]

[shaky breath]

Hey-- ooh.
Oh-- hey.

What the hell is going on?

Say "You are
under arrest."

Say what?

Say "You are
under arrest."

You're under arrest?

Oh, God. It was me.

I'm guilty.

Gordon Swanson--
he paid me extra money

to make fake chemo appointments
for fake patients

so that I could help
Somaxic win a case.

[sighs] If the judge
didn't even recognize Gus,

then we are running
out of suspects.

Maybe this case isn't
what we thought.

No. He may not have known Gus,

but he seemed shifty
and nervous.

Of course he was nervous.

We called him in here to consult
on the Somaxic case

and then sat him in a room
with a panicked woman

who admitted to fraud
and then wet her pants.

Okay, fair, but...

I just think we're
grasping at straws here.

You know,
maybe it's time to just...

Alex. Or Ariel. Come on.

There are always more suspects.

I mean, maybe,
maybe it's... Lyle.

Yes, Lyle.

Lyle is former military
and former NSA.

Maybe he's a triple agent
assassin,

or, or, or...

What if it's me?

Maybe I'm a robot
and I don't even know it.

Or maybe Allison brainwashed me

just to get rid of me
and steal my apartment.

Todd, I think you need to stop.

TODD:
Or maybe it's my mother.

What if she is an evil genius
trying to take over

and control the entire world?

Or just Saks Fifth Avenue

so she can hoard
fancy shoes and outfits.

I mean, how are we even so sure
she really is my mother?

Or maybe it's my mother
and Beverly working together!

ARIEL:
Todd.

Todd, stop.

We are not going

to get Judge Brixton this way.

He is a criminal

and eventually he will slip up.
We will catch him

and whoever is pulling
all of the strings.

Okay?

Let's get out of here.

So, Somaxic was doctoring
false medical files

and sending zombie plaintiffs
into our pool.

Yeah, to blow up
the colossal settlement.

Oh, my God, Gus.

We need to find
this Gordon Swanson

and get to the bottom of this.

Gordon Swanson?
I know a Gordon Swanson.

He's Chuck's dad's
golf buddy.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, look at this.What?

There's a Gordon Swanson
on the Somaxic board.

Is that him?Uh-huh.

It is?
Yeah.

Then we just got to
figure out where we can

find him.I actually know

where Gordon and his wife

may be right now.

I cannot believe
that you were invited

to Chuck's engagement party
and you were gonna go.

This is outrageous.

Are you really driving and
changing shoes at the same time?

I-I thought you were
returning these.

Well, I am returning
them, but I'm not going

to go to the Town
Club in these.

You are my mother, not Chuck's.

But you're wearing 'em first.Well, Nordstrom's has

an extraordinary return policy.

No, but you were traipsing off
to some big soiree

while I was working like a dog,

like a troll in your file cave.

Allison, I wasn't
going to go.

We're only going
because of this case.Allison, hey.

At least you're getting
paid, right?

You know, for your time
as a medical expert.

Medical experts get paid?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Like-like five grand
a day.

Gus, for the love
of God, stop talking.

[screams]

[lively chatter]

Allison, did you
already set up the...?

Yes, he's already here.

Mom, I have been working
for you for free for years?

Hey.

Did you invite her?

Lavender, gorgeous.

Margaret, oh.

And Allison.Hey.

Huge congratulations all around.

Excuse me just one second.

There's just a man I need
to speak to over there who...

I'll be right back.
Congratulations.

Champagne-glass tower.

Nice.

We did that, too.
[chuckles]

Hi.

Hello, Gordon?

Gordon Swanson? Hello.Yes.

I'm Margaret Wright,
attorney.

And Chuck's
former mother-in-law.

And this is my assistant
Gus Easton.

Your assistant?Well...

Listen, we are,
uh, working

on the Somaxic case.

And if you were
to share with us

the exact number of fake
plaintiffs that you have planted

into the claimant pool--
oh, yes, we know.

We may be more inclined to help
you avoid the fraud charges

which are most
definitely coming.

I have no idea what, uh,
you're talking about.

Yeah, we thought
you might say that.

So listen.

Either you answer
our questions,

or that police officer
over there

is going
to drag you away.

Drag you right
out of the Town Club

in handcuffs.

Gordon, you tell

these people what they need
to know right now.

Over my dead body
will you be dragged out of here

in handcuffs.
Spill it.

We paid off some clinic.

Everybody who says
they went to that clinic

is fake.
It was 47 people.

47?
47.

Okay, well, thank
you very much.

And you all have a lovely
evening, don't you? Yes.

Okay, um, so great to see you.

Yeah.

Wait, Fred. Hey, Fred?

Wait, what
are you doing?

Wait, no, no, you're
not supposed to...

[sexy music playing]

[guests gasping, murmuring]

[all gasp]

Congratulations.

♪ Ooh. ♪

MARGARET:
As Somaxic tried to pull

a fast one on the court
and especially on the people

who got sick from their shoddy
workplace protocols.

Forgive me, Ms. Wright,
but when did you join this case?

Just let her have this.

She figured the
whole thing out.

It's easier.
And...

the ginormous settlement
should not be imperiled

by Somaxic's planting
of fake zombie plaintiffs.

Objection.Zombies?

Oh, so now you object
to zombies?

All right,
I've heard enough.

And given this new information,

I will not only uphold
the original settlement,

but I'm going to add
punitive damages

of $50 million.

[gasps]
$50 million?!

Oh, Gus, I did it.
I won for you.

I did it for you.
Yeah.

Yes, you did.

Yes, I did.
Yes, you...

ARIEL:
Todd Wright.Hmm?

I'd like you to meet
my colleague Agent Branigan.

Wow, uh, hello,

uh, Sir Agent Branigan, sir.

It is an honor to meet you--
uh, to see you again.

It's, uh, it's an honor.

Detective Wright is
the investigator

I've been collaborating
with on the Brixton case.

[laughs]
Yes, we're colleagues now.

I'm your liaison.

An asset. Do you have
helipads at the FBI?

[chuckles]

I've heard a lot of fine things
about your work,

Detective Wright,
and about your...

enthusiasm, which helped

us solve this case,
so thank you.

Oh, it was nothing.
I'm just thrilled to be...

Wait, did you say "solve"?

This case is solved?Todd,

Judge Brixton came forward
this morning

and turned himself in.

He's agreed
to a very comfortable

prison term in exchange for
not naming his coconspirators.

Wait... [stammers]

Nice work, everyone.

Agent Josephs,
I'll see you downstairs.

Detective Wright.

Uh, but, but what
about the broker

who set this whole thing up,
who was bribing the judge?

I mean, they're still here,

right, in this office?
I mean...

We will find them
eventually, but right now

the Bureau has other priorities.

We do have our top people
on it, though.

Who?

[clears throat]

Top people.

If you'll excuse me
a moment.

I thought you never wanted
to see me again.

Once I calmed down,
I realized you were right.

I do know you.

And you know me
better than anyone

ever, which, from
what I understand, is rare.

And I'd be a fool to...

I put in a transfer.

To the Oregon
Bureau office.

I love you.

And I-I love you, Alex...
[stammers]

Ariel.

I love you.

And I've-I've never said
that before...

to anyone.

[knocking]

Oh, come on in, Francey.
Come on in, sit down.

Okay, Francey,

thanks to all of your hard work
and the entire staff,

we now have enough money

to cover our rent
and to pay you

all your back overtime.Thank you.

Francey, I never meant
to take you for granted.

And I know

you haven't been happy lately.

But were you really...?

I have...

been meeting with headhunters.

I actually got
a job offer today.

At Granger Zisk.

Oh.

I don't want to leave, Mar.

I just,
I can't keep up with this pace

and-and all the stress.

I know, Francey.

I know.

But things are looking up.

You cannot leave.

I wouldn't be here
if it wasn't for you.

I promise you, Francey.

I promise I am going to get you
everything that you are owed.

[chuckles softly]

Okay, Hal,
here's this month's rent

plus back rent
plus all the late fees.

Yeah, I'm afraid that's
not gonna cut it anymore.

What?Word's gotten out
that your firm is in trouble.

Oh, no, maybe we hit
a little rough patch...

I got enough problems filling
the empty floors here.

I don't need to be worrying
about the tenants I do have.

I'm gonna need this

plus the next 12 months
by the end of the week.

What? No, you can't do that.

Hal, that's going
to wipe me out.

Sorry.
Hal.

That is an additional $300,000.

Oh. Francey.

[elevator bell dings]

[humming]

[click]

[gasps, sighs]

So you live in a giant loft

very close to work, huh?

How long have
you been up here

on the abandoned
28th floor?

Are you freaked out?

What? No.

Of course not. I mean...

'Cause I'm not squatting
forever, and it's just...

there are so many

empty office buildings,
and, like, why not?

It allows me to save
some money and...

and I'm actually
kind of surprised

you didn't figure it out sooner,

seeing as this floor is
a part of your mom's law firm.

What?

No, it's not.

Really? Then what are all
those old signs over there?

What?

Oh."Crest, Folding & Barrett."

"Crest, Folding
& Yamaguchi."

"Merritt Folding, Esquire."

JUDY:
Gum?

Merritt Folding.

Merritt Folding is the broker.

The mysterious Merritt Folding,

who founded this firm

but never appears in the office.

He got Brixton to take the fall.

It's Folding.

He is the one flying

on private jets
and drowning in money.

It's Folding.

He's buying verdicts.

It's Folding.

Are you sure?

Are you gonna call
that FBI lady?

And let the Feds take credit
for my big discovery?

No way.

This is how I make my name.

I crack this case.

This one.

Me.

Todd Wright, P.I.

All I have to do

is find the evidence
to connect Judge Brixton

to Merritt Folding,
deliver it to the FBI,

and I am...

golden.

Wow.

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