All language subtitles for So Help Me Todd S02E10 The Tooth Is Out There

Merritt?

Merritt Folding-- my partner--

was bribing a judge,

and selling verdicts
to the highest bidder

and using our law firm
as some sort of front?

Yes.

And this whole thing was

under investigation
by Lyle's girlfriend Alex,

who is actually FBI Agent Ariel?

Yes. Look, I know
it sounds crazy

and the FBI has
back-burnered Ariel's case,

but I have just opened mine

and I am sure, I am certain,
and I am right.

All signs point to Merritt.

Ooh, Todd.

When you told me
about the man being murdered

in your hospital room,
I didn't believe you.

And that was a mistake.

Well... So...

I will believe you now, but...

these are very
- serious allegations.
- No, I know.

And they could
- destroy everything.
- Yes, absolutely.

- Yes, you're right.
- And you're not
to go back to the FBI...

No, I'm not going
anywhere at all......or to the police

until you have some proof....until I have some proof.

What are we doing in this box?

How did you get them
to even let you in here?

Well, I told the lady
it was urgent and she--

And how are we feeling?

Refreshed?
Revitalized? Relaxed?

- No.
- Actually, yeah.

But we look fantastic.

These herbal relaxation chambers

infuse our skin with a dewy
moisture that helps...

Yes, yes,
yes, yes, yes.

But when does Reese's
presentation begin?

We only did the demo

so that we could get passes
to the beauty lecture.

Reese Walters will take
the stage at any moment now.

- Okay, great.
- Isn't it exciting?

- Yeah.
- Right over there.

Thank you.

Wait, so you're here--
or we're here--

to see Reese Walters
live, in person?

"America's Mom"?
Really?

Yes, I got a hot tip.

La Brillance is the new
"it" cosmetics line

since they acquired
Reese Walters'-- excuse me--

"America's Mom"
influencer brand,

and I've heard that
they need a new attorney

for a case starting today.

Oh.

La Brillance.

Landing this account
could put an end

to all of our
firm's troubles.

Well, except for the ones
I just told you about.

"Everyday Glamour for
Everyday Moms."

I know.

It is genius marketing.

They are raking in the cash.
Excuse me.

And I am supposed to meet
a La Brillance executive, Eve,

around here somewhere.

Who hooked you up
with this client anyway?

- Why, we did!
- Margaret dear.

Oh, girls!

Oh, I can't tell you
how thankful I am

for making
this introduction.

Anything for you, Margaret.

We heard about this case
from our friend Ruthie

who heard about it
from Nicola...

- or was it Alex?
- Oh. Oh!

But we just heard

that this Eve person can't
make it here today.

Eve would
rather meet you

later today,
at the courthouse?

Oh. But the pretrial hearings
start today.

Oh... It's okay.

I can make it work.
It'll be fine.

Oh, here she comes!

Oh, oh.

Hello!

Hello, moms of America.

Oh, you all look beautiful.

Now, who wants a makeover

and to take home my full line

of easy, breezy cosmetics?

Oh, she's lovely!

And she is going
to save our firm.

Yeah, if there's
anything left.

Crest, Folding and Song.

Barrett. You know,
I met him years ago.

And Yamaguchi?
I mean, who is he?

But what does all
this prove, Todd?

- What does it mean?
- What does it mean?

Why are these signs here?

Why are Merritt's
gum wrappers here?

And what is he doing

with this whole empty 28th floor

- right above us?
- I have no idea.

Who even leases the 28th floor?

Good question.

And approx three minutes after
we get our mail down on 27th,

the answer
should be here...

now.

Oh, hi.

- 28th floor?
- Yep, that's us.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

Have a good one.

I knew it. Somebody
is getting mail up here.

And it's all
addressed to...

Wait, the Portland
Philanthropic Society? What?

I think it's a charity.

Yeah, they actually,
they get a lot of mail.

Oh. Uh...

And... who picks it up?

Nobody. Ever. I just,
I just recycle it all.

Hi, I am so sorry.
I'm Judy.

Yeah, sorry, I was
in the shower when you guys...

In the shower? What?

Oh, I actually have a thing.

I am Margaret,
Todd's mother.

And you were the one

who was urban harvesting
those bagels, weren't you?

Yes, I was.

And I'm dating your son.

Um...

Yeah. I mean, yeah,

we just started.
And it's great.

- Great.
- But, uh,

this is my mom. Mom, Judy,
you already did that.

- We did.
- You know, this
actually doesn't seem

like the greatest time to--

we're actually
in the middle of, like,

two cases right now
and you have wet hair.

So we're gonna go,
but, um, s-sorry...

We're still seeing
Akira at Cinema 21

tomorrow night, right?

Yeah, probably. Yes.
I mean, why not?

Sure. Um...

I'll talk to you later.

- Okay?
- Okay.

Oh, shoot.
I hit the lobby.

We're going
- all the way down.
- There's a lot going on.

Merritt, the FBI...

America's Mom,
saving the firm... It's a lot.

So, does that girl
live up there?

- I know, it-it's weird.
- So, what is she?

Some sort of a mole person
- living inside the walls?
- I don't know.

She's a freegan?

Living in empty office
spaces around the city.

But I really like her.

Don't I?
It wasn't that long ago

that you were living
in a garage.

Well, I'm not a mole person.

Am I?We don't have
time for this.

I need to focus on that new
La Brillance account.

And saving the firm.

And you should focus
on Merritt Folding.

Yes, I will find proof
and root him out.
Yes.

We can do this.

Together. Remember.

We're a team.

What is going on?
Where is everybody?

They're all "out sick."

Every single assistant,
paralegal, receptionist...

- It's a sick-out?
- All of them?

Ugh. Unbelievable.

Well, they were
promised overtime

for working all last weekend

and somebody didn't pay.

But I will, Francey.

I will make everyone
whole again,

- including you.
- I've heard
all that before,

Margaret.

Can we talk? Privately?
In your office?

Unfortunately,
I am rushing off to court

right now. Wh--?

Has someone told Beverly
what is going on?

I mean, someone has to
answer these phones.

Todd!

- Huh?
- Go sit down at reception.

What?
Are you kidding?

I'm about to crack
a career-defining case

and you want me
to answer the phone?

Just until I'm able
to get a temp in here.

Those phones have
to be answered, Todd.

It could be Eve Parsons

calling from La Brillance,

or Reese Waltersherself.

We have to keep up appearances.

Todd, sit down.
Answer the phone.

Now.

Sit down.

Crest, Folding
and Todd Wright--

I can't believe
I'm doing this-- What?

You what? Who am I?
Who are you?

- Um, Beverly.
- Margaret.

Seems like our staff are
staging a grand mutiny.

W-We have to find the funds
to pay their overtime.

Until then, I will hire someone
to answer the phones--

No use rearranging the deck
chairs on the Titanic.

It's over, Margaret.

This ship is going down.

I just spoke
to the accountant.

We have enough money
to limp through the summer,

and then, I suppose we'll start
selling off the furniture.

No, Beverly, wait.

I have a lead on a new client.

La Brillance.
And Reese Walters.

This is the beginning
- of our recovery.
- Margaret,

let me take this chance
to apologize to you.

Apologize?

I threw you into
an impossible situation.

To be perfectly frank,

I was testing you.

- Testing me? What for?
- I wanted to make sure

that my chosen ally
was strong.

Strong enough to face

what we're really
up against.

What are we up against?

Beverly,
what do you know

about Merritt Folding
and the 28th floor?

Mom? Mom!

Get out here!

Beverly?

- Hold, please. Mom?
- What?

Okay. No calls from your client

but this lady wants
legal advice

about a big puddle
in her backyard,

and this guy needs
a quickie divorce,

as if there were such a thing.

Shame on you, sir,
- shame on you.
- Todd,

these are potential clients.
Be professional.

I am being professional.
Goodbye forever.

Oh, and also,

Susan needs
- to speak with you.
- What?

Margaret. Listen,
this is really awkward,

but I have been asked to...

I really don't know

how to put this,
but you've been served.

What? Served? By whom?

By me. I want
payment in full

for every single case
for which

I have provided
free medical expertise.

You can't be serious.

The puppet case,

the slip-and-fall,
the stabby teacher,

the bank robbery girl,

the poisoned juror...
the list goes on.

I would like a framed

certificate
of participation

and $87,000.

What?
And you're her lawyer?

Well, no. I only agreed
to serve someone for you

before I knew
it was you.

Oh, my God!

- Todd!
- Huh?

Susan, Allison,

pull yourselves together

and hold down this fort.

I have to get to court
right away

to meet a potential
- new client.
Wait, wait, wait.

You can't leave me here
with these phones.

This is crazy.
I've got a case to solve,

things to do,
a charity to investigate.

Todd, do you know
what happens to the tapeworm

when the body dies?

- Huh?
- The tapeworm dies, too.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Am I the tapeworm

or am I the body
in this situation?

You keep this place alive
until I return.

Crest, Folding and tapeworm,
what do you want?

Eve Parsons?

- Hello. Finally.
- Yes. Margaret Wright?

Thank you so much
for meeting me.

I can't tell you
- how thankful I am.
- The pleasure is all mine.

I have been a devotee
of La Brillance Cosmetics

since my grandmothergave me

my first pink blush
lipstick.

Oh. Um,
that is nice.

I-I was a devotee,
too. Until...

Until...?
Until what?

Until Reese Walters
slammed my hand in a door

because she was "angry."

I have permanent
nerve damage

and I can't work
- as a cosmetologist anymore.
- A cosm--?

I'm sorry, that-that's
awful, but are you

an executive
at La Brillance?

No, no, no, no, no.

I'm hiring you
to sue La Brillance.

To sue La Brillance?

All right. Representing
La Brillance? From Granger Zisk?

And the new attorney
for the plaintiff

is Margaret Wright?

Eve, I'm so sorry, there's been
a terrible miscommunication,

but I am not able
to represent you at this time.

No, no, please, please...

I-I can't lose another lawyer.

You have to help me.

I understand...

One second. Hello?

Oh, Mom?
I didn't mean to call you.

Wait, what does this button do?

Sorry.

Margaret.

I'm a widow.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I have three children.

And-and no way to support them.

I understand.

Perhaps more than...

you even know,
but I'm just not

able to take a pro bono case
at this time.

No, this-this isn't pro bono.

I-I have
your full retainer here.

Um, $30,000, right?

Oh, yes, but h--?

But this is signed
by a Jordana Jecko?

Who is that?

She's my benefactor, um...

- My angel.
- I see.

But I-I would still have
to meet this person.

And then I would hand you over
to another lawyer.

Because I am not able to--COOPER: Ms. Wright?

Just so you know, we'll be
requesting a competency exam

- for your client.
- Really? On what grounds?

Someone who makes claims
Reece Walters did this

and can't keep a lawyer
is clearly delusional.

Excuse me!

She is not delusional.

She is a mother

who has been wronged
by your client.

And I am her lawyer.

No, Cheryl is... sick?

Uh-huh, yes, tell me more.

Mm-hmm, and you want
a lawyer because...?LYLE: Crest, Folding & Wright.

She's not available.
- Can I take a message?
- Oh, she's mean to you, huh?

Maybe you should
call her dad then.

Okay, thank you, bye now.

- Uh-huh.
- Crest, Folding & Wright.

Oh, my God, the green ducts.

That's the 28th floor.

No, sorry, talking
to somebody else, hold please.

Lyle, look.
Hold on.

"The International Mouths
of Joy charity provides free

dental care worldwide with
state-of-the-art mobile units."

That's what
the 28th floor is for.

Folding's just
keeping up appearances.

- Folding?
- Yes!

For all anybody knows, there
is a real charity up there.

And that's how they're
taking in the money.

Bad guys donate
to the charity,

but really they're
just buying verdicts.

Hey, um, about your sister?

What? Hello? Hold, please. Yeah?

I really don't want
to get in the middle

of a fight between her
and your mother.

Smart, it's awful. Hello. Hold.

Gosh! How am I supposed
to look into this charity,

when I am handcuffed
to the front desk?

Just forward all the calls
to your cell.

- You can do that?
- Yeah.

Remember when I was
a receptionist the summer

- after freshman year?
- Uh-huh.

All right, look.

Just dial pound,
four, three, two, transfer.

And then the number you want
to transfer the call to.

Crest, Folding and Dental.

Thank you for agreeing
to come in and speak

with me, uh,
Ms. Jecko.

Jordana?

Margaret.

Well, let me cut to the chase.

Behind the scenes,

Reese Walters,
America's Mom,

has anger issues.

She's abusing
her staff

and ruining
their lives.

Well, that is certainly not
the America's Mom

we've come to adore.

It's very ugly,
but let me ask you something.

What's in it for you?

Why would an outrageously
successful venture capitalist--

yes, I looked you up--
bankroll

a case like this?

I represent a sisterhood
of powerful women

seeking to protect
other women like Eve

who don't have the resources
to defend themselves.

A sisterhood.

We call ourselves "The Roses."

And if you win this case,
you can join us.

And I will bring all 23
of our businesses to you.

- Oh.
- We should've come
to you sooner.

You have a solid reputation
for looking

beyond the paycheck,
protecting the little guy.

We can't let monsters
like Reese get away

with destroying
one more hardworking mother.

Okay.

I'll do it.

Excellent.

But let me warn you.

- Hmm?
- Billions are at stake.

And they will stop at nothing
to protect their brand.

They will come after you
in every possible way.

Exploit every skeleton
in your closet.

It's going to
be very dirty.

And very personal.

Hey there, I'm sorry
to interrupt.

Are you
on this La Brillance case?

I saw your name
on the paperwork.

They signed me
as outside counsel this morning.

What?

Good luck.

Oh, I'm sorry, I--Thank you.

I just, I-I couldn't believe
my eyes when I saw it.

You're working for La Brillance?

Yes, and you're suing us.

But don't worry about it,
I'm-I'm not

even at the table.
I'm just deposing a few

key assets, and look at this,
you got me talking.

I can't be sharing
- any of this with you.
- Mm-hmm.

What, is this gonna
be awkward?

Should one of us maybe
step off the case?

I'm not stepping off the case.
And, Gus,

they're only throwing you a bone
so that they can rattle me.

Throwing me a bone?

- I'm Gus Easton.
- Exactly.

And what they want--Hang on,

hang on, hang on, let, let's... What?

...let's relax here a second.

Oh, don't tell me to relax.

I meant both
of us, okay?

So we can maybe figure out
some rules of engagement?

Okay.

Maybe we start with:
we don't talk about the case

outside of court and-and... I would never discuss
a case outside court.

...we don't keep score.

We don't holdgrudges.

We go easy on each other, huh?

We keep
our mutual happiness and...

our future in mind at all times.

I'm only outside counsel.

- Eh, nothing.
- Which is really

too bad
'cause I would love a chance

to whup that butt in court.

Please.

You'd lose again.

Are you really suing
America's Mom?

Magpie, this case is
un-winnable.

They have endless resources.

They're gonna stretch
this out forever.

They're gonna bury you.

And I'm Margaret Wright.

Okay, now you two
sneak in there...
Okay.

...to La Brillance
corporate headquarters.

And I--
Will do. Understood.

Crest, Folding & Wright.
- Please hold.
- Here, give it to me.

I will answer the calls myself
while you two get in there

and find proof that Reese
Walters abuses her employees.

Yes, and you're gonna
stay right here, right?

- You're the getaway driver.
- No.

I can't be discovered
on the campus

of the company
that I'm suing.

Well, don't worry about that.

I've got a mask for you
in my go bag.

- Here. Yes.
- A mask?

Okay, so I think
we should pretend

to be a married couple
or something like that?

- Well, then fine.
- You understand your assignment?

- Yes, I understand.
- Okay.

I can see changing
your outfit one time,

but three times before we
leave the apartment, that...

Okay, well, let's not talk about
you calling for the car service

- five minutes late.
- Miles?

We are in public. Hi.
We are so sorry

we're late for our appointment.
It was his fault.

Don't you blame
me, Jesse.

I told you we were
going to be tardy.

You know, I hate that you have
to see him like this.

He's usually so gentle with
his words. So where do we go?

Up?
You're here

for the photo shoot, manscara?

Yes.

And we're late.

Colin? Some more
normy models have arrived.

Hmm?
For the
"Of the People" campaign.

Yeah, they're perfect.
Super dorky.

Super dorky?

Thank you.
Tell Colin we'll be right--

Miles?

You see how he leaves me
in the dust?

Miles Elizabeth Curtain.

I'll walk out on you next.

"Of the People."

I'm not "of these people."

I mean, maybe you are.

And what the heck
is "manscara" anyway?

Mascara for men.

Can you tell
I'm wearing it?

Yes.

Also, did you get
any dirt on Reese?

The cosmetologist who created
this charismatic pirate look

thinks Reese is lovely.

Hi, you're next.

Just follow me.

Oh, gosh,
this is so exciting.

I'm such a big fan of Reese.

- What's she like?
- She's lovely.

- She's America's Mom.
- Ah.

Oh, hi there.
Hi.

I heard Reese Walters
is a total monster.

Have you heard that?

She's lovely.
She's America's Mom.

Right, hmm, great.

Sorry, ca--?
Uh, wait.

Becky, with the nametag
and the brown hair.

Oh, my God, hi.

My friend Eve Parsons wanted me
to say hello to you.

- Eve? What happened to her?
- Uh-huh.

- Wait, are you talking about Eve?
- Yeah, Eve.

And what about Diana,
how is she? Is she okay?

Oh, yes, Diana.

Oh, good question.

Good morning!

Hello, everyone.
Great day for a photo shoot.

Am I right? Wow.

Who is this?

I think we've found
our cover boy.

- Grab him.
- Wha--? Oh, oh, okay!

Lanie, Becky, come.

Cover boy? Me?

Have fun.
You're gonna be famous.

Oh.

Hi again. Hi.

Oh, my God.

Uh, excuse me,
excuse me, excuse me!

Pound, four,
three, two, transfer.

Oh, God.

- You told me to wear this.
- Sorry.

I forgot. Okay, go.

- Where's Lyle?
- He's not coming.

He's the new manscara cover boy.

It's a long story.

Would you just go, please?

And take that mask off, my God!

Okay, so they're
all afraid of Reese.

And there's another woman,
like Eve,

who is no longer there.
Her name is Diana.

Maybe this Diana is
another victim.

And if we can
locate her, our case

is much stronger case.

Wait, is that--?

Todd, what-what
are you looking at?

"Mouths of Joy."

Mom, follow that molar.

Dentist!

Dentist! Dentist!

What?

This is nothing like
the mobile dental unit

on the website.
This is so beat-up.

It's sepsis on wheels.

Okay,
so follow my lead.

I ask a few questions,
let him glance at my pearlies,

and try to suss out
his connection to Folding.

Todd, I'm the lawyer, I should
be asking the questions.

No, you back me up.

I answered
- your little phones.
- Thank you.

And now you're
my wing-mom, so...

Whatever happens,
you go along with it.

It's like improv.
"Yes, and."

- Okay?
- Yes.

And.

Hey, there.
You need some dental work?

- Yes.
- And I'd like to watch.

Cool, yeah, whatever.

Come on in.

Yes, and you go first.

Well, we'll start
- with a basic exam.
- Uh-huh.

Can't do X-rays though,
- the machine kind of melted.
- Okay.

Ooh, and I can give you
a brush and floss if you want.

Oh, that sounds refreshing.

- And-and this is all free?
- Yeah.

Wow, what a wonderful,
charitable service.

Yes, and...

who's behind all of this?

No idea. Never met them.

But who pays you
for your services?

Some organization.
They fund all this.

Not too shabby for a guy

who flunked out
of dental school, huh?

Hey, wait, what? You flunked
out of dental school?

Open up and say, "Ah."What do you mean,
you flunked...

Oh, honey, smile.
You look so cute.

- Yes. Good.
- Whoa,

you got a lot
of teeth in there.
Ah.

Good for you.
Thank you.

Oh, that tooth

- looks like a cavity.
- Hmm.

You want me to open it up
and have a better look?

Yes. And...?

And? Well, I could pull it.

Yes.

Yes, and...?

- Full root canal?
- Oh, my God.

Yes, a-and...?

Let me get drill
and we'll start it up.

Oh, no!

- Okay, appointment's over.
- Oh, God.

Sorry about that.

But I'll be back by here
in a month or so.

And, hey, uh, I'm not really
supposed to do this,

but if you want
to leave me a tip,

here's
my CashDown link.

Ah, uh, "Dexter Snodgrass."

You can call me "Dex."

Ugh. You were gonna
let him drill on me?

You told me
the "yes, and" thing.

Yeah, but not to the point
of a root canal.

These are all
La Brillance phone lines?

Uh-huh.

You get anything
interesting yet?

Well, Yvonne in sales
is mad at Jenny in HR,

who's bogged down
with Kiersten's

bronzer etiquette complaints,

whatever that means.

Meanwhile, Katherine's-- oh.

Hi, Katherine.

Did David from maintenance
change that bulb yet?

Not yet. Who is this again?

Oh, um, Ish Shmer-- Ge-- ka--

but I...
can't hear you-- thank you.

They're gonna
figure this out very soon.

Well, until then,
we keep going.

Meanwhile, what have you got?

Your dentist friend
Dexter Snodgrass

forgot to make his history
private on the CashDown app.

And he takes in $400 a month
from "Donate PPS."

PPS. The Portland
Philanthropic Society.

I tried to send
Donate PPS

a dollar, and CashDown
converted that dollar

into Swiss francs.

Swiss bank accounts.

That's how Folding
is hiding the money.

Crooks donate in,
Folding pays out to the judge

and the whole thing
is hidden behind

this fake charity
and that janky-ass

nightmare dental caboose.

Okay. W-- uh, well,
with this information,

and the charity license
your mother sent a photo of...

I reached out

to my friend back at the NSA.

- Uh-huh.
- He's gonna get

whatever information he can

about who owns
that Swiss bank account.

Great.

Oh, I stopped
answering that one.

It's just somebody yelling
in a foreign language.

...for years,
soliciting medical expertise,

with no contract,
no remuneration... Speaking of yelling.

...and no
- recognition whatsoever.
- Allison?

Y-Yeah-- okay, I see your point,

and I definitely hear
- the frustration in your voice.
- Oh, my God.

Good job on the sensitivity
training, Susan. That rocks.

Oh, great, you're gonna saunter
in here with some witty quips

and try and calm me down
and then get me to barf up

some magical medical
fix-all info?

It's not happening, okay?
It's over.

I'm not doing it again.

And I want him on
my witness list

or my-my contingent
list or whatever list

that people who are suing
have, I want him on it.

Hey, Al, I think you need to...

No, I don't. And I'm leaving.

And do not FaceTime me,

asking for,
"Hey, Al, what's the blood type

of a serial killer
with red hair?"

Wait, is that a thing? They all
have the same blood type?

- No.
- Huh.

You know,

I was like that
when I was 16,

but my mother was not having it.

Yeah, I think she's just dealing
with a lot right now.

Ooh. Judy.

- How's that going?
- Oh, um,

I don't know, uh...

I mean, she's great,
but... she's different

than me-- or not
different than me,

she's just...
her living situation is odd,

and I-I guess I'm just not sure
where she's headed in life.

Or-or where I'm headed.

Or what a future with her
might look like.

So now you know how I felt
when I was dating you.

Hmm.

What is with that phone?

Your Honor,
Eve Parsons' journals

would corroborate the abuse
she endured from Reese Walters.

And we object.

These journals
amount to nothing more

than a silly
teenage girl's diary.

Your Honor,

I've sent the pages
out for testing

to authenticate the date,
the handwriting,

the legitimacy of... LANSDELL:
I'm afraid I agree.

You haven't met your burden,
Attorney Wright.

Motion denied.

We'll take
a 15-minute recess.

- We're gonna lose, aren't we?
- Uh, uh, no, no.

It's a setback, not a loss.

Will you excuse me
for just one second, please?

I have been trying
to reach you all day.

I know, I'm sorry,
I've been busy.

Look, I know we're not supposed
to talk about the case

but there's been a big,
weird development, they've...

they've added
a new expert,

and I've been trying
to let you know...

Who is the new expert?

Hello, Margaret.

Harry.

- What is he doing here?
- I love your blouse.

- Oh, my God, stop, Harry.
- Margaret, no, no, no.

You cannot speak to him.

Listen, Harry
McDonald is privy

to privileged
attorney-client information.

Information that he cannot share

- and you cannot hear.
- Oh, what information
could you possibly have?

Margaret, they're gonna
see you talking to him

and they're gonna
bump you off this case.

It-it may be
a dirty tactic,

but you got to cool it.

I still love you, Margaret.

Oh, my God.

And you should cool it, too.

Hey, Easton, need you a second.

Be right there. Listen, Harry,
go back to our prep room.

Wait. But I...Come on, go. No, no.

Do not say one more word
to her. And Margaret?

Same applies to you.

Both of you, no more talking.

- Margaret.
- Oh, God.

Margaret.

I know something.

I can help you win this case.

Shut up and go away. God.

- Oh.
- Weird. Hi.

I was gonna say you've been
avoiding my calls,

but it seems like
you actually have a lot

- of calls coming in.
- No, I'm not avoiding your calls,
I'm just...

Look, I get it,
you're-you're freaked out

that I am squatting
in the building.

Uh... it's weird.

And I'm weird, to you.

No, no, I guess--
look, I'm weird, if anything,

I'm just...

- Oh, whoa.
- No, no, no,
don't-don't get that.

Hello!
Oh.

It's Portuguese.

Wait, he's looking for a paper?

No, no, no,
he's looking for a check.

Someone owes him
some money? Yeah.

You speak Portuguese?

Okay. It's not for him.

It's a reimbursement
for someone named Diana.

Diana? Wait, no, no, no.

They're all turning off.

They must've shut down
- the phone transfer.
- Oh, no.

They're onto me. Ugh!

If only we had just
one minute with that guy.

Where is my...

I've got it. Well, partially.

I-- oh, hello.

Hi. Wow, you look

so much younger without the...

I was thinking about
growing it back...

Lyle? What are you doing?

Okay.

Swiss bank accounts
are anonymous,

but my friend
at the NSA Shannet...

- "Shannet"?
- Like Janet with a "shh."

- Oh.
- He was able to locate
an application

for an international
funds transfer.

And while most of the data
was redacted,

he was able to pull a photo

of the PPS Swiss bank
account holder.

No way.

- Weird photo.
- It's encrypted.

And it's gonna take about
24 hours to decrypt.

Well, wait-wait-wait,
what does this mean, guys?

Okay, this is a photo of a guy

who runs the fake
charity upstairs,

and this guy Merritt

takes in money
and buys off the judge,

but by tomorrow at this time
we'll have a photo of him.

Hard, fast evidence that
we can take to the FBI.Okay.

We did it. We cracked the
case. We beat Folding.

- Oh, my God.
- Yep.

Now all we have to do is... Wait?

- We need to talk.
- I know.

I know, I've been
meaning to, but...

It-It's too late
for all that now.

I've been offered a job,
and I'm gonna take it.

Oh-- Francey, no, no, no, no.

No, please, please understand...

It's triple my current salary,

reasonable hours,
room for advancement

and six weeks paid vacation.

Triple your current salary?

Who's offering you this?

La Brillance Cosmetics.

Oh, no, Francey.

No, they-they are a
miserable company.

This is not a real offer.
They are just trying to...

I don't care what
they're trying to do.

They gave me a solid contract.

I had Susan look it over,
and I'm taking the job.

I am. I'm taking it.

There's just one thing.

What?

You have to fire me.

You have to fire me.

They won't take me on
until I'm formally released

from my contract here, so...

you need to fire me.

No.

I won't do it.

Margaret.

I have taken on
more responsibility

than any person alive
could handle,

and I did it all for you.

So, please,
Margaret, do this

one thing for me.

Fire me.

Say it.

Okay.

You're fired.

Well, I'm not coming to you.

Ah, yes, of course.

Of course. Sorry.
I knew you'd come.

Did they put you up to this?

Oh, they must be
really afraid of me

to have sunk so low.

No, no, no, nothing like that,
honestly, I just...

I came to help you.

Why?

So that you'd forgive me.

When they approached me about
being an expert on the case,

I knew it was all malarkey.

They asked me more questions
about you

than about my qualifications.

I'm just a tactic,
to hurt you.

And you've been hurt
so much already.

So why did you say yes?

I need the money.

I can't find a job.
I-I need health insurance.

When I went in to meet
La Brillance at Granger Zisk,

you know, the attorney's--Yes, I know who they are.

- They have gorgeous offices.
- Get to the point.

Well, there were so many
people, so much going on,

experts and witnesses,

and this woman
who was sitting near me

left this on her chair.

It's marked
"confidential."

It's got all sorts of
information about the case.

I didn't understand most of it,

but I thought maybe...

maybe it could help you.

Help you to win.

No.

Hey, there's
gotta be something

useful in here,
Marg-- Margaret.

Margaret, look.
Wait, you can't just take off.

Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
There's something--

There's some woman,
some woman from Cape Verde.

She's, uh, she's sick
or something.

With Grenfell syndrome?
Grenfell syndrome!

- Allison, please be reasonable.
- Come on, get on
board, Alison.

- I could lose the firm.
- We're your family.

No.

Okay. Allison,

I value you.

I don't have a favorite child,
but if I did,

you would be in the top two.

Allison, I am so grateful
for all of the medical expertise

that you
have very--
I've heard it
all before.

Why don't you just
search Grenfell syndrome?

The Internet is free,
but I am not.

I did search it,
and I got nothing,

and then I searched it
with Cape Verde,

where they speak
Portuguese, by the way,

and anyone ever
named Diana,

and still got nothing.

Who gave you this tip anyway?

It befell me against my will.

That's all you need to know.

Okay, Allison.
Okay, okay.

What do you want?

A helipad.
Hey, if she gets
one, I get one.

And $87,000.

The firm is out of money.
What else?

I've always
admired that bracelet.

Your grandmother
gave that to me.

Her silver then.

What are you going to do
with that in this hovel?

- Hey!
- Melt it down and make a sword.

Allison, this is nonsense.

Okay, okay,
you can have the bracelet,

and you can have the silver.

And when the
firm recovers,

you can have exactly
what you are owed. Okay? Deal?

Oh!
No deal.

I'm not dropping

the lawsuit.
I want my day in court.

Well, if this isn't
about the money,

the bracelet
and the silver,

then what-- Oh, oh.

We're back to solving
the mystery of your life.

The mystery of my life?

I didn't ask for help
solving the mystery of my life.

What does that even mean?

Hey, don't look at me,
I've already

solved the mystery
of my life.

That is right, Todd.
You have.

And I am so proud of you.

But you didn't
do it alone.

I have been there
for you and helped,

Allison helped,
and, Allison,

Todd and I will
be there for you

as you are figuring
it out, okay?

Right, Todd?

Yeah, of course we will.

But right now, there is

a very desperate woman

who needs our help,
so, please,

tell us, what is
Grenfell syndrome?

Okay, you couldn't find
Grenfell syndrome online

because the name is actually
Granfeldt syndrome...

Whoever tipped you off
is a real idiot.

Oh, you have no idea.

...and it is a very rare
and late-stage complication

affecting people recovering
from serious burns.

- Burns? Like skin burns?
- Mm-hmm.

And, occasionally, there are
complications that arise

which require endless follow-up
surgeries at great cost.

Costs that they would
need to be reimbursed for.

So, this Diana
was burned,

and they sent her away
to Cape Verde.

Is this enough for you
to win the case?

I am going to
make it enough.

Now, you need to
get back to the office

and downcrypt
that--
Decrypt.

Decrypt that
NSA photo.

Okay. This is so
Mission: Impossible.

I can't even--
Wait, are you good?

Yes, I'm fine. I need a minute.

- Yes!
- Great. Very grateful.

This is great.
Wait, Mom.
Yes, okay.

Seriously,
we're on it.
Oh, sorry.

- Make contact.
- No, I'm doing it...

Line it up
with the elbow.
Ah!

There you go. Yes, great.

Oh, thank you.

Your Honor, we would like to

recall our witness
Lanie Friedbook.

Lanie, what is your opinion

of Reese Walters?

She's lovely.

She's America's Mom.

Were you
coached to say that?

Because don't you think
it's a little bit funny

that every single
cosmetologist,

every employee,
in fact,

at La Brillance
says the exact

same thing about
Reese Walters?

"She's lovely,
she's America's Mom."

Well, no, because she is lovely.

And she's
America's Mom.

And do you think
that Diana

would also say
she was lovely?

- Diana who?
- That's a good question,

because when you
asked my investigator

about Diana,

I cross-referenced

all of the employee records
at La Brillance

with Social Security records,
and it appears

that Diana's been scrubbed

from the system, but...

why would that be?

I don't know anything.

But do you think
that it's possible

that Diana also
had a run-in with Reese

where she was left hurt?

And burned.

You... you know about the burns?

Yes, I do.

Was she burnt so badly

that she was sent away
to Cape Verde?

No, it wasn't Diana.

Diana wasn't burned.

Oh. No, no, I...

I mean...

Am I protected by being up here?

They made us sign
all these NDAs,

and I'll lose my job

and they threatened us
with fines.

Lainie, I will protect you,

and you are under oath.

If it wasn't Diana,
then who was it? Who got hurt?

What did Reese do?

Reese was
so mad at Diana,

and they were
arguing and...

and-and Reese threw a cup
of hot, scalding coffee at her.

But it...
it landed,

it splashed all over
on Diana's daughter.

A baby.

She threw hot coffee
all over Diana's baby.

Thank you.

Here we go.

Okay.

How's it going?

We're almost there. 98%.

All right. Good work,

Portland's best
number one private detective.

Hey, uh,

I brought
some cake to celebrate.

Somebody had a birthday

- down on 14.
- You know what?

What?

♪ Fish in the sea ♪

♪ You know how I feel ♪

Ah.

♪ River running free

♪ You know how I feel ♪

♪ Blossom on the tree,
you know how I feel ♪

Thank you.

♪ It's a new dawn,
it's a new day ♪

Oh, um...

This... Yeah, you can. Yes.

♪ For me ♪

♪ And I'm feeling good ♪

♪ Dragonfly out in the sun ♪

♪ You know what I mean,
don't you know? ♪

Here we go.

♪ Is a new world ♪

♪ And a bold world ♪

♪ For me ♪

♪ Stars when you shine ♪

♪ You know how I feel ♪

♪ Scent of the pine ♪

♪ You know how I feel ♪

♪ Oh, freedom is mine... ♪

Francey, I have news.
You have to call me

as soon as you get this message.

I need to talk to you.

It's urgent. Call me.

Aw.

Thank you.

Hmm.

Finally.

Oh.

Susan.
Hmm?

Susan, I am
promoting you

to senior associate
effective immediately.

The promotion
is yours.

- What?
- Yeah.

Oh, here.

- Congratulations.
- Okay.

♪ I'm feeling good. ♪

Um, I am so sorry,

but I, uh,
I may need to call you back.

But thank you.

Thank you for the offer.

Todd, I did it.

I won. I won.

And, Todd,
I signed 23 new clients. 23.

In a day.

That must be a new record.

But, Todd,

I did it. I saved the firm.

Ha-ha. Things are
looking up.

Well, not everything.

What? Didn't you-you
get that photo?

Do you have proof that
Merritt is a criminal?

Well, I have proof
that the criminal is...

...you.

Oh, my God.
That's my passport photo.

Yeah.

This photo says that

the owner of
the fake charity upstairs

is you.

Oh, my God.

All of those checks
that I've been signing.

Those duplicate vendor bills.

Sam's Bagels?

Who have I been paying?

Maybe Alistair Song
didn't actually

embezzle from the firm.

Maybe by
making you name partner,

Merritt Folding--

Is setting me up to take
the fall for his crimes.

He's framing me.

Look,

this is going to be hard.

And-and complicated.

But we will
figure it out together.

Remember,

- we're a team.
- We're a team.

Oh,

- Merritt Folding.
- Speak of the devil.

He's on his way up.

Wait, Merritt Folding is here?

Gird your loins.

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