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PREVIOUSLY ON "ELI STONE"...

LOOK, I KNOW THE FIRM'S SPLIT
HAS LEFT PEOPLE

WITH SOME STRESSFUL DECISIONS.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE, MAGGIE.

WHAT YOU GIVE UP
IN SIMPLE DOLLARS AND SENSE,

YOU WILL MORE THAN MAKE UP
IN QUALITY OF LIFE.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK

THAT I COULD CONVINCE MATT
NOT TO LEAVE?
HE JUST NEEDS A GENTLE PUSH.

SHOW HIM ALL THE GREAT THINGS
ABOUT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW.
SO WHY ARE YOU PACKING?

THIS ISN'T ME, ELI.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO STAY NOW.

THE EXODUS HAS BEGUN.

JUST A LOT OF LIFE CHANGES
AHEAD.
YOU'RE PREGNANT.

DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO ANYONE.
MATT DOESN'T EVEN KNOW.
I LOVE YOU.

BUT I CAN'T STAY HERE, ELI.

WHERE THE HECK
ARE THEY--

THE TOMATOES, THE LOX,
THAT HERB CREAM CHEESE I LOVE?

THIS IS THE BARGAIN PLATE.
DELUXE IS $18.75 EXTRA.

CHARGE IT
TO THE COMPANY ACCOUNT.
THIS IS C.O.D., LADY.

MR. STONE SAID SOME WOMAN
NAMED PATTI DELLA-SOMETHING

WOULD BE HERE TO PAY FOR IT.
OH, I BET HE DID.
COME ON.

IS THERE A PROBLEM, MR. STONE?

IT'S JUST--I WAS JUST WAITING
FOR EVERYONE TO GET HERE, SO...

THIS IS EVERYONE, ELI.

RIGHT, OKAY.

SO... CLIENT RETENTION.
TAYLOR, KEITH, ANY UPDATES?

YOU'VE BEEN
PURSUING LATHAM.

GOOD NEWS ON LATHAM, PEOPLE.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT

THEY'RE NOW PART
OF THE POSNER-KLEIN FAMILY.
ALL RIGHT!

WHAT'S THE SCORE, WOO?

WETHERSBY, STONE & ASSOCIATES 5,
POSNER-KLEIN... 86.

YEAH!
THIS ISN'T A NUMBERS GAME.

ALL WE NEED TO KEEP US AFLOAT
IS ONE BIG FISH.

I THINK JIM COOPER
IS THAT FISH.
JUST GOT A CALL
FROM JIM COOPER.

TURNS OUT OUR DONATIONS
TO HIS M.S. FOUNDATION

AND THE LOCAL ARTS COUNCIL
BLEW HIM AWAY.

HE'S VERY INTERESTED
IN MAKING THE MOVE.
IT'S NOT FAIR.

IT'S LIKE THEY KNOW WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO BEFORE WE DO IT.
HE'S RIGHT.
THEY WIN EVERY TIME.

YEAH.
POSNER-KLEIN IS COMPRISED
OF OUR FORMER COLLEAGUES.

SOME CROSS-POLLINATION
IN TERMS OF STRATEGY

IS BOUND TO OCCUR.
LET'S NOT OVERREACT.

IT IS A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS

HOW P&K KEEP BEATING US
TO THE PUNCH.

I PITCHED LATHAM ON TUESDAY.

AN HOUR LATER, THEY SIGNED
WITH P&K--EXACT SAME TERMS.

SAME THING HAPPENED AFTER MY
MEETINGS WITH FULLER AND VALDEZ.

LET'S NOT BE PARANOID.
NO ONE'S TRYING TO SABOTAGE US.
NO, BECAUSE
THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING IT.

AS YOU POINTED OUT, SIR,
SOME OF OUR PEOPLE

ARE IN CONTACT
WITH THEIR PEOPLE,

SO SOME CROSS-POLLINATION
IS BOUND TO OCCUR.
I'M NOT POLLINATING
ANYTHING WITH MATT.

I DIDN'T SAY YOU WERE.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO IMPLY

THAT YOU WERE PILLOW-TALKING
OUR BUSINESS PLAN WITH HIM.
I AM NOT THE LEAK, ELI,
AND TO PROVE IT,

I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHO IS.
HAPPY?
ECSTATIC.

YOUR MANAGEMENT SKILLS
ARE AS DEFT AS EVER.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, I'M NOT SURE
IT'S GOOD FOR OFFICE MORALE

OR YOUR OWN,
FOR THAT MATTER,

TO PIN ALL OUR HOPES
ON A SINGLE CLIENT.
HE'S THE GREATEST HUMANITARIAN
OF HIS GENERATION.

WE LAND COOPER, EVERYONE'S
MORALE IS GONNA SKYROCKET.

COOPER IS TRYING TO GROW
HIS OWN MARIJUANA

FOR A CLINICAL TRIAL WHICH
MIGHT CURE HIS SON'S M.S.

I MEAN, IT'S SIGNATURE
WETHERSBY-STONE.
WE'RE A NEW FIRM, ELI.
WE DON'T YET HAVE A SIGNATURE,

WHICH IS WHY I THINK
WE SHOULD AIM

TO DIVERSIFY OUR CLIENT BASE.
WE WIN THE COOPER CASE, THOSE
OTHER GUYS STILL ON THE FENCE

ARE GONNA BE LINING UP
OUTSIDE OUR DOOR.
THAT'S A VERY BIG "IF."

MAYBE SO, BUT IT'S
ONE OF THE FEW PLAYS

WE HAVE LEFT IN OUR DECK.

OH. OH, GOODNESS.

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?
WAS THE RECORDS ROOM BACKED UP?
I AM THE RECORDS ROOM.

OH, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
NO, NO. I NEED YOUR HELP

TO GO THROUGH ALL THESE FILES.
I GOTTA FIGURE OUT A WAY

TO GET ACCESS
TO THIS JIM COOPER

BEFORE POSNER & KLEIN
CLOSE IN ON HIM.
YOU MEAN STALK.

YES, AND YOUR BRIMMING OPTIMISM
IS DULY NOTED.

WELL, OPTIMISM
WAS MAGGIE'S DEPARTMENT.
WELL, SHE'S GONE, SO...

LOOK AT THIS PICTURE OF HIM
IN THE PAPER WITH HIS SON.

WHAT'S IT SAY?
WELL, APPARENTLY, LAST MONTH
JIM JR. SET A NEW STATE RECORD

FOR THE 200 FREESTYLE.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID HE HAD M.S.

IT'S IN REMISSION.

FIND OUT WHERE AND WHEN
HIS NEXT SWIM MEET IS

AND THEN GET JORDAN.
OKAY.

WHOA.

WHOA! WHAT?

OH!

YOU ARE JUST A VISION,

'CAUSE THINGS DO NOT
SPONTANEOUSLY BURST INTO FLAMES.

OKAY, I AM 99.9% SURE
THAT YOU ARE A VISION.

BUT JUST IN CASE...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

JUST... JUST...

I'M SORRY. I WAS JUST...

ALL RIGHT!

YES! WAY TO GO, J.J.!
WHOO!

THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKIN' ABOUT! WHOO!

MR. COOPER, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU REMEMBER ME.

MY NAME'S ELI STONE.

JORDAN. I DIDN'T PEG YOU
FOR A SWIM JUNKIE.

JIM, I KNOW SHOWING UP LIKE THIS
IS UNORTHODOX, BUT, UH--

WE THINK THAT WE CAN HELP YOU
WITH YOUR CLINICAL TRIAL

IF YOU'LL JUST HEAR US OUT.
WELL, J.J.'s SWIMMING
HIS NEXT EVENT IN TEN MINUTES.

I'LL GIVE YOU THREE.
OKAY. WELL, WE KNOW THAT
YOU APPLIED TO THE D.E.A

FOR A LICENSE TO GROW
YOUR OWN MARIJUANA,

AND WE KNOW THAT YOUR
APPLICATION WAS REJECTED.
SO YOU KNOW MY CASE.

WHAT I'M MORE INTERESTED IN
IS A STRATEGY FOR WINNING.
RIGHT.

HEY, KIDDO,
YOU LOOKED GREAT OUT THERE.

WE CAUGHT YOUR RACE ON
THE WAY IN. YOU GOT A REAL GIFT.
THANKS.

HOPING I QUALIFY FOR OLYMPIC
PRETRIALS IF I CAN KEEP IT UP.

I KNOW THAT WE LOOK
LIKE TWO SUITS

TRYING TO SCHMOOZE YOUR DAD,
AND TO BE FAIR, WE ARE.

BUT WE'RE ALSO HERE
TO HELP HIM GIVE YOU

THE BEST SHOT AT A CURE.
I BETTER NOT MONOPOLIZE
YOUR TIME THEN.

JUST MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T
MISS ME SMASHING MY BEST TIME

IN THE 100 FREE.
OH, ARE YOU KIDDING?
I DON'T WANT TO MISS THAT.

HE'S A SMART KID. "MONOPOLIZE"
IS A GOOD S.A.T. WORD.

IT'S ALSO, IRONICALLY,
OUR STRATEGY.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CONTROLS THE ENTIRE SUPPLY

OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA USED
FOR F.D.A. TRIALS.

THAT'S A DE FACTO
ILLEGAL MONOPOLY.

WE ARGUE TO THE D.E.A.
THAT DENYING YOU A LICENSE

TO GROW POT IS ANTICAPITALIST,
STIFLES COMPETITION

AND ISN'T
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

WELL, I'LL BE DAMNED.

YES!

POSNER & KLEIN CAN KISS MY
$100-GRAND-A-WEEK RETAINED ASS!

WHOA!
THAT'S HOW WE DO THINGS
DOWNTOWN! SORRY.

QUITE ALL RIGHT. IF I WERE MORE
PRONE TO OUTBURSTS OF EMOTION,

I'D PROBABLY BE DOING
A LITTLE JIG.

THAT I WOULD PAY
REAL MONEY TO SEE.

UPTOWN GOT ITS HUSTLERS

UPTOWN'S
GOT ITS HUSTLERS

THE BOWERY GOT ITS BUMS

THE BOWERY'S
GOT ITS BUMS

42nd STREET
GOT BIG JIM WALKER

HE'S A POOL-SHOOTIN'
SON OF A GUN

OOH

OOH, OOH

42nd STREET'S
GOT BIG JIM WALKER

BIG JIM WALKER

YEAH, HE'S BIG AND DUMB
AS A MAN CAN COME

BUT STRONGER
THAN A COUNTRY HORSE
COUNTRY HORSE

AND WHEN THE BAD FOLKS
ALL GET TOGETHER AT NIGHT

YOU KNOW THEY ALL
CALL HIM BIG JIM "BOSS"

JUST BECAUSE

THEY SAY YOU DON'T TUG
ON SUPERMAN'S CAPE

YOU DON'T SPIT
INTO THE WIND

YOU DON'T PULL THE MASK
OFF THAT OLD LONE RANGER

AND YOU DON'T
MESS AROUND WITH JIM

OOH, OOH

YEAH

YOU DON'T TUG
ON SUPERMAN'S CAPE

TUG ON IT
YOU DON'T SPIT
INTO THE WIND

INTO THE WIND
YOU DON'T PULL THE MASK
OFF THAT OLD LONE RANGER

AND YOU DON'T MESS AROUND
WITH JIM

SAVOR THIS MOMENT, ELI.

CATCHING YOUR FIRST BIG FISH--
NOTHING QUITE LIKE IT.

WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?
UM, TO MY OFFICE.

WHY NOT
TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM?

IS THERE SOMETHING GOING ON
IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM?
I NEED YOUR HELP.
IT'S MY DAUGHTER ANGELA.

SHE GOT PULLED OVER
FOR A D.U.I. TWO DAYS AGO.

WHAT--WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHING, REALLY. SHE WAS
AT A BACHELORETTE PARTY.

SHE HAD A GLASS OF WINE.
THAT'S IT.

SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
DID THEY GIVE HER
A BREATHALYZER?

WHAT DID SHE BLOW?
HOW SHOULD I KNOW?
THAT'S YOUR JOB.

IS ELI BUSY OR SOMETHIN'?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE HOTSHOT
CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER.

WELL, THAT'S FLATTERING,
BUT I THINK IT'S BEST

IF WE GO WITH SOMEONE
OUTSIDE THE OFFICE WITH THIS.

SO, UH, I'LL GIVE MY OLD
COLLEAGUE DANNY MEYER A CALL.
AND THIS DANNY CHARACTER--
WHERE DOES HE LIVE?

I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I NEED TO KNOW
I CAN TRACK HIM DOWN

AND KICK HIM IN THE COJONES
IF HE MESSES THIS UP.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M NOT THE GUY
TO HELP YOU WITH THIS.

WHAT'S WORSE--YOU GOING
TO YOUR GRAVE KNOWING THAT

YOU LET MY DAUGHTER--A WOMAN
WHO'S NEVER GOTTEN SO MUCH

AS A PARKING TICKET--
LOSE HER FINANCIAL AID

AND DROP OUT OF MEDICAL SCHOOL
FOR SOMETHING THAT SHE

DIDN'T EVEN DO, OR THE THREAT
OF ME KNOCKIN' YOUR BLOCK OFF?

WHICH CONFERENCE ROOM
WAS IT AGAIN? THANK YOU.

HOW DID MY MOM SUCKER YOU--

MASSIVE GUILT TRIP
OR OUTRIGHT THREAT?

HMM. I'M GONNA GO
WITH OUTRIGHT THREAT.

I-IT WAS BOTH, ACTUALLY.

JEEZ.

WELL, YOU KNOW
IF YOU HELP ME OUT HERE,

IT'S ONLY GONNA GET WORSE,
RIGHT?

I THINK I CAN MANAGE THAT.

UM...

SO, UH...

SHALL WE GET STARTED?

OH, MY GOD. "SUGAR SUBSTITUTES
AND CAFFEINE CAN CAUSE

A VARIETY OF PRENATAL..."
I AM SO SCREWED.

"SCREWED."

AS USUAL, THE DOWD'S TIMING
IS IMPECCABLE.

YOU LOOK SO HOT.
I'M NOT KIDDING.

THE GIRLS ARE LIKE...

WOW!

CUTE.

SORRY. I JUST--YOU, LUNCH.
THIS IS GREAT.

WE SEE EACH OTHER
EVERY NIGHT.
NO, I SEE YOU.
YOU SEE PILES OF WORK.

I'M SORRY, BUT YOU KNOW HOW
IT IS--STARTING A NEW FIRM,

GOING TO COURT, MAKING SURE
YOUR SLEAZY NEW FIRM

DOESN'T STEAL ALL OUR CLIENTS.
WE'RE NOT STEALING ANYONE.

THESE GUYS ARE C.E.O.s.
THEY MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS.

AND HOW DID YOU GUYS KNOW
THE EXACT HOUR I WAS GONNA MEET

WITH LATHAM'S C.E.O.?
IF YOU WANT TO PLAY
INTERROGATOR/DETAINEE,

I AM GAME, BUT WE SHOULD
PROBABLY CLOSE THE BLINDS,

DON'T YOU THINK?
LOOK, SOMEONE ON YOUR TEAM
IS STEALING OUR PLAYS.

I NEED YOU TO FIND OUT
FOR ME WHO IT IS.

WELL, I KNOW I SEEM LIKE
THE PERFECT GUY FOR THE JOB--

YOUNG, HOT,
ETHICALLY CHALLENGED.

THING IS, I DON'T
ACTUALLY WORK HERE ANYMORE.
GOD, I ASK YOU

TO DO ONE SIMPLE THING,
AND YOU CAN'T HANDLE THAT?
UH, I WOULDN'T
CALL THIS SIMPLE.

WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE THINGS ARE
GONNA GET ANY EASIER FROM HERE.

FROM HERE? WHERE EXACTLY
ARE WE GOING, TAYLOR?

NOWHERE.

I'M SORRY. I-I JUST--
FORGET I SAID ANYTHING, OKAY?

NO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
UH, LUNCH WAS A BAD IDEA.

UH, I'LL, UH,
SEE YOU TONIGHT.

LET'S BE HONEST HERE.

WE ALL KNOW THE GOVERNMENT
HAS A MONOPOLY

ON THE SUPPLY OF MARIJUANA
FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH.
AS LONG AS IT'S CLASSIFIED

AS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE,
WE'RE GONNA INSIST ON,

YOU KNOW, CONTROLLING IT.
WHAT FOR? MARIJUANA IS LEGAL IN
CALIFORNIA FOR MEDICINAL USES.

ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT. CALIFORNIA
CAN PASS ANY LAW IT WANTS,

BUT IT'S STILL ILLEGAL
UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

NOW YOU SO MUCH AS WATER A PLANT
AND I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED.

WE ARE MORE THAN AWARE OF
THE SUPREMACY OF FEDERAL LAW,

BUT WE ALSO THINK IT'S
FAIRLY OBVIOUS THAT MR. COOPER

IS NOT SOME ILLICIT
DRUG TRAFFICKER.
HE'S JUST A FATHER DESPERATE
TO FIGHT HIS SON'S DISEASE.

INFER WHAT YOU WILL
ABOUT THE PUBLIC OPINION

FALLOUT FROM THAT.
I'M MORE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE PUBLIC CONSUMPTION.

WE START MAKING EXCEPTIONS,
AND IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE.

MARIJUANA IS A GATEWAY
TO MORE DANGEROUS DRUGS.
RIGHT,
LIKE ECSTASY AND L.S.D.,

BOTH OF WHICH SCIENTISTS
CAN EASILY OBTAIN

FROM ANY NUMBER
OF PRIVATE LABORATORIES.
SO THAT'S WHAT'S NEXT--

L.S.D. FOR CANCER?
ECSTASY FOR PARKINSON'S?

HEY, MAYBE I CAN GET
SOME CRACK FOR MY ECZEMA.

LOOK, YOU WANT TO GRASP
AT STRAWS, BE MY GUEST.

JUST STICK TO SNAKE OILS

THAT AREN'T
FEDERALLY REGULATED, OKAY?

WE'RE NOT GIVING UP.

AND WITH YOUR SON STILL IN
AN EARLY STAGE OF THE DISEASE--

EARLY IS TOO LATE
WHEN IT COMES TO M.S.

WITH EVERY NEW ATTACK,
THE DAMAGE IS DONE,

AND IT'S PERMANENT--
AT LEAST, IT WAS WITH VANESSA.

THAT'S MY MOM.

SO SORRY.
J.J. WAS 3
WHEN SHE GOT SICK.

AT FIRST, HER EPISODES WERE
SO FEW AND FAR BETWEEN,

WE THOUGHT WE COULD
KEEP IT AT BAY, BUT...

LOOK, I CAN'T PROMISE YOU THAT
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SWIM FOREVER,

BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU
I'M GONNA GET

YOUR DAD'S HANDS ON ENOUGH POT
FOR THE STUDY.
OH, PLEASE DON'T SAY YOU KNOW
A GUY WHO KNOWS A GUY.

WELL, I DO.
HIS NAME IS UNCLE SAM.
OH, YOU'RE GONNA SUE
THE GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR DOPE?

ACTUALLY, WHEN IT'S GROWN ON TAX
DOLLARS, IT'S YOUR DOPE, TOO.

I LIKE THIS GUY. LISTEN,
LET ME TAKE J.J. TO SCHOOL.

WE'LL TALK MORE OVER LUNCH.

WHOA.

HEY! HEY, YOU!

YOU GOTTA GET OUT OF THERE!

I'M S--

WATCH YOUR STEP HERE.

COME ON.

THE WHOLE BUILDING
WAS BURNING?

YOU'D THINK A VISION ABOUT A POT
CASE WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE FUN.

WELL, YOU'D THINK THAT
WITH MY BRAIN ANEURYSM,

GOD WOULD AVOID SHARP SPIKES
TO MY BLOOD PRESSURE.

SO YOU WERE SURROUNDED
BY FLAMES.

WELL, THERE'S
THE OBVIOUS ASSOCIATION...

DROP THE CASE OR BURN IN
THE ALL-CONSUMING FIRES OF HELL?

JUST REMEMBER
WHICH OF US SAID IT FIRST.

BUT FIRE CAN ALSO REPRESENT
THE MANIFESTATION

OF THE DIVINE--LIKE WHEN GOD
APPEARED BEFORE THE ISRAELITES

AT MOUNT SINAI IN A CLOUD
OF SMOKE AND FIRE.

NAH, I'M PRETTY SURE
IT'S THE GOING-TO-HELL ONE.

A FEW DAYS AGO, MY FILES
ON COOPER BURST INTO FLAMES.

YOU HAD ANOTHER VISION?
I DIDN'T THINK MUCH
OF IT AT THE TIME

UNTIL THE MUSICAL VISION,
IN WHICH JORDAN WAS SINGING...
THIRD VISION?

"YOU DON'T MESS AROUND
WITH JIM."

THAT ONE ENDED WITH FIRE, TOO.
YOU WAITED TO COME TO ME
UNTIL AFTER THREE VISIONS

WARNED YOU TO DROP
THIS COOPER CASE?
MAYBE THEY WEREN'T WARNINGS.

"YOU DON'T MESS AROUND
WITH JIM."

AND HERE YOU ARE,
MESSING AROUND WITH JIM.
A VISION HAS NEVER TOLD ME
TO DROP A CASE BEFORE.

AND WHY COOPER? I MEAN,
THIS MAN IS GOING TO THE ENDS

OF THE EARTH FOR HIS SON.
MY DAD COULDN'T EVEN MAKE IT

TO PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE.
A DEVOTED
AND PROTECTIVE FATHER...

I CAN SEE WHY YOU'RE HAVING
TROUBLE LETTING GO OF THIS CASE.

NO, I'M JUST HAVING TROUBLE
SEEING HOW GOD'S PLAN

IS "DON'T FIND A CURE
FOR A DEBILITATING

AND POSSIBLY FATAL DISEASE."
HE'S GOD.
DON'T BACKSEAT DEIFY.

I'M NOT.
I'M FRONT SEAT LITIGATING.

AM I SUPPOSED TO JUST BLINDLY
FOLLOW THESE VISIONS?

I'M NOT JUST A MESSENGER.

BE CAREFUL, ELI.
GOING AGAINST THE VISIONS....

IT'S RISKY.

YEAH? WELL, IF GOD WANTED
A PUPPET FOR A PROPHET,

HE SHOULD'VE CHOSEN
AN ACCOUNTANT.

MR. SMALLS,
WHO IS USUALLY GRANTED ACCESS

TO N.I.H. CANNABIS STORES?

UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH AGENCIES,
SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS--

VERY CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS.

WHAT ABOUT
THE PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS?

DO THEY EVER RECEIVE
N.I.H.-SANCTIONED POT?
OBJECT TO THE TERM "POT"
AS PREJUDICIAL.

MY CLIENT ISN'T ASKING
FOR A DOOBIE.

SUSTAINED. LET'S KEEP
THE SLANG TO A MINIMUM, PEOPLE.

PLAINTIFF'S LAWYERS CLAIM
THAT YOUR DECISION

NOT TO GRANT HIM ITS MARIJUANA
CONSTITUTES A CAPRICIOUS

AND ARBITRARY DECISION.
IT'S A SECURITY ISSUE.

BESIDES, TWO IDENTICAL STUDIES
INVOLVING CANNABIS AND M.S.

WERE ALREADY APPROVED
AND ONGOING.

WE DIDN'T SEE
THE NEED FOR A THIRD ONE.

SO THESE OTHER TWO STUDIES,

THEY WERE DESIGNED TO TEST
THE EFFICACY OF CANNABIS

ON JUVENILE ONSET M.S.?

NO.
SORRY, I-I THOUGHT
THAT YOU JUST SAID

THAT THEY WERE IDENTICAL
TO MR. COOPER'S STUDY.

IDENTICAL IN THAT THEY BOTH
TESTED THE EFFECTS

OF CANNABIS ON M.S.
BUT BOTH THOSE STUDIES
ONLY ACCEPT SUBJECTS

OVER THE AGE OF 18, RIGHT?
THE N.I.H...

ISN'T GONNA SUPPLY CANNABIS
TO ANY STUDY INVOLVING MINORS.

SO YOU WOULD NEVER SUPPLY
CANNABIS TO MR. COOPER'S STUDY.

DIRECTOR SMALLS, ARE YOU AWARE
THAT FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS

UNJUSTIFIED DISCRIMINATION
BASED ON AGE?

YES. I'M ALSO AWARE THAT
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULDN'T BE

HELPING A BUNCH OF TEENS GET
BAKED ON THE TAXPAYERS' DIME.

THE KIDS IN MR. COOPER'S STUDY
WOULDN'T BE GETTING "BAKED."

THEY'D BE GETTING RELIEF
FROM A HORRIBLE DISEASE.

M.S. DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE
BASED ON AGE.

WHY SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT?

IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

I LET YOU SMOOTH-TALK
YOUR WAY OUT OF RONER,

BUT I CAN'T THIS TIME.
IT'S HER FIRST OFFENSE, SAM.

NOT WITH A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL
OF .085%.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS
TOLERANCE TO DRINK AND DRIVE

WITH THAT MUCH ALCOHOL
IN YOUR SYSTEM.
TRUST ME, THIS ISN'T
A REGULAR THING AT ALL.

SHE'S GOT ZERO PRIORS.
THIS IS A 1-TIME MISTAKE.

BESIDES, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW
THAT A BREATHALYZER

CAN BE OFF BY AT LEAST 10%.
BUT THE BLOOD TEST WON'T BE.

DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT
THAT SHE DIDN'T COMMIT

A MOVING VIOLATION.
SHE DID,
ACCORDING TO OFFICER SAWYER.

OH, OFFICER SAWYER. NOW THERE'S
A TRUSTWORTHY SOURCE.

IN HIS SWORN STATEMENT,
HE SAID THAT MS. SCOTT WAS,

"WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC
AND APPEARED DISORIENTED."

HE ONLY SAID THAT AFTER SHE
TURNED HIM DOWN FOR A DATE.

HE MENTION THAT IN
HIS STATEMENT? I'M GUESSING NOT.

BECAUSE THAT'S JUST
AN UNSUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATION.

AND SIX ALLEGATIONS IN A ROW
IS A SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT.

ANGELA'S THE SIXTH WOMAN

HE'S TRIED TO PICK UP WHILE
ON THE JOB SINCE NOVEMBER.

I'M THINKING
OFFICER SAWYER'S DEFINITION

OF "TO PROTECT AND SERVE"
MIGHT NEED A LITTLE ADJUSTMENT.

I THINK I LIKE
THE SMOOTH-TALK BETTER.

WOW, IMPRESSIVE.

MY MOM WAS RIGHT.
YOU ARE A HOTSHOT LAWYER.

SOME PRETTY MAD SKILLS
BACK THERE.

WELL, IT HELPS WHEN
YOU'RE EXTRA MOTIVATED.

SO, UH, YOU DOING ANYTHING
SPECIAL TO CELEBRATE?

I WAS GONNA GET LOADED.

KIDDING.

WAIT.
WERE YOU JUST ASKING ME OUT?

TRYING TO. I GUESS I DON'T HAVE
THE SAME MAD SKILLS WITH WOMEN

THAT I DO IN THE COURTROOM.

I KINDA LIKE THAT IN A GUY.

SO IS THAT A YES?

YEAH.

WHAT HAPPENED? THE COOL KIDS
BAN YOU FROM THEIR TABLE?

HMM. THEY ALL WENT
TO GODZILLA'S.

SUSHI FREAKS ME OUT.
YOU LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO.

I'M FROM OHIO, WHERE WE
BELIEVE IN COOKING FISH.

THE MIDWEST SOUNDS AWESOME.
REMIND ME NEVER TO GO THERE.

SHUT UP.
SO WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE?

THOUGHT YOU WERE
MEETING TAYLOR FOR LUNCH.

UH, NO, THAT WOULD REQUIRE HER
ACTUALLY WANTING TO SEE ME.

YOU GUYS GOT IN A FIGHT?
IT'S A LITTLE HARD
TO TELL, ACTUALLY.

SHE, UM, SHE THINKS
SOMEONE AT WETHERSBY

IS LEAKING INFORMATION
TO SOMEONE HERE

SO WE CAN STEAL
ALL THEIR CLIENTS.

YOU KNOW WHO'S DOING IT?
I DON'T KNOW.

TAYLOR WANTS ME
TO FIND OUT, BUT, UH...

MM. NO WONDER
YOU'RE IN THE DOGHOUSE.

YOU'D THINK LIFE
WOULD GET LESS COMPLICATED

WHEN WE WEREN'T
WORKING TOGETHER.

SHE'LL FORGIVE YOU--MAYBE NOT
RIGHT AWAY, BUT SHE WILL.

YOU GET CAUGHT SPYING
ON THESE GUYS OVER HERE,

I DON'T THINK
THEY'RE GONNA BE AS NICE.

HEY.
HEY.

EVERYTHING OKAY?

YEAH. I JUST--
I THOUGHT I'D STOP BY,

SEE HOW THE TRIAL'S GOING.

MY DAD SAYS HE'S GONNA WIN,
BUT HE ALWAYS THINKS THAT.

OH, WELL, IN THIS CASE,
HE HAS REASON TO BE OPTIMISTIC,

'CAUSE WE'RE IN GREAT SHAPE.
OH.

SO, UH, HAVING YOUR DAD
GO TO COURT SO THAT

YOU COULD GET HIGH--MUST BE
THE COOLEST KID IN SCHOOL.

I'M A SWIMMER. I DON'T PUT
ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN MY BODY.

ABSOLUTELY.
I WAS A MATHLETE.

WE HAD A SIMILAR ETHOS.

IF THE LEAGUE
FINDS OUT, YOU KNOW,

THAT I HAVE POT IN MY SYSTEM,
EVEN IF IT'S FOR THE STUDY,

I'LL BE DISQUALIFIED
FROM COMPETITIONS,

AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO GO OUT
FOR OLYMPIC PRETRIALS.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT.
I'M SORRY.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S THIS
THING EATING AWAY AT MY BRAIN,

BUT IT'S LIKE, RIGHT NOW
I DON'T CARE.

ALL I CARE ABOUT
IS SWIMMING.

IT'S THE ONLY PART OF MY LIFE
THAT'S STILL MINE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

MY DAD. HE'S...

EVERYTHING
HAS TO BE HIS WAY.

HE'S BEEN TELLING ME
WHAT TO DO FOR SO LONG,

EVEN WHEN HE'S NOT AROUND,

I CAN'T GET HIS VOICE
OUT OF MY HEAD...

EXCEPT WHEN I'M SWIMMING.

WHEN I'M UNDERWATER,
I DON'T THINK ABOUT STUFF.

I'M JUST COUNTING THE TILES
ON THE BOTTOM, BACK AND FORTH.

HE CAN'T GET TO ME.

DO YOU EVEN WANT TO BE
IN THIS CLINICAL TRIAL?

NO.

BUT THIS WHOLE CASE...

IS ABOUT YOU.

I-I MEAN,
I'M FIGHTING FOR YOU,

AND NOW YOU TELL ME THAT
YOU DON'T EVEN WANT THIS?

NO, I DON'T.

DOES YOUR DAD KNOW?

MM-HMM.

THEN WHY IS HE PUSHING
SO HARD FOR THE STUDY?

HE DOESN'T CARE WHAT I WANT.

I'VE TRIED TO TALK TO HIM.
HE NEVER LISTENS TO ME.

MAYBE IT'S JUST THAT HE KNOWS
WHAT YOU'RE UP AGAINST,

I MEAN,
WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR MOM.

I MEAN, HE OBVIOUSLY LOVES YOU
VERY MUCH. I MEAN...

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT
HE WANTS WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.

YOU WOULDN'T THINK THAT
IF YOU KNEW HIM.

LOOK, IF YOU WANT TO WIN
THIS CASE FOR HIM, FINE.

BUT DON'T DO IT FOR ME.
I NEVER ASKED FOR YOUR HELP.

WHOO!

YES!

THE NIGHT

IS SLIPPIN' AWAY, BABY

BEAUTIFUL MORNING,
ISN'T IT?

I HEAR THE NIGHT
IS GONNA BE LOVELY, TOO--

CLEAR SKIES,
STARS OUT, VERY ROMANTIC.

DO YOU HAVE ANY BIG PLANS?
PATTI,
I-I WAS JUST ABOUT TO--

WHEN I ASKED FOR
AN ATTORNEY AT LAW,

I WASN'T ASKING
FOR A SON-IN-LAW!

I'M NOT MARRYING ANGELA.
IT'S JUST DINNER.

ARE YOU REALLY THREATENING
TO SHANK ME WITH A BUTTER KNIFE?

COME ON.
AND JUST SUPPOSE I AM.
NOW... DO YOU REALLY WANT

TO TAKE MY SWEET
LITTLE ANGELA ON A DATE?

WELL, I-I'LL TAKE
GOOD CARE OF HER.

I PROMISE.

YOU GONNA BE HERE
AFTER I'M GONE

MAY 6, 2007--

I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.
I WENT INTO J.J.'s BEDROOM

TO WAKE HIM UP FOR SCHOOL,

AND HE SAID HE COULDN'T FEEL
ANYTHING IN HIS ARMS.

AND THAT FIRST ATTACK
LASTED SEVERAL WEEKS.

AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER
HE WAS DIAGNOSED,

I WAS DRIVING HIM
TO A SWIM MEET,

AND HE JUST TURNED TO ME,
OUT OF THE BLUE

AND ASKED WHY I COULDN'T
WORK ON A CURE.

"YOU DO EVERYTHING ELSE, DAD,"
HE SAID.

AND THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED
I WAS GONNA BEAT THIS THING.

STILL, SETTING UP
YOUR OWN CLINICAL TRIAL--

THAT IS NO SMALL UNDERTAKING.

WHY NOT SIMPLY DONATE MONEY
TO EXISTING STUDIES ON M.S.?

IF I WAIT FOR NONPROFIT RESEARCH
TO BRING A DRUG TO MARKET,

IT COULD BE TOO LATE
FOR J.J.

I LOST MY WIFE
TO THIS DISEASE.

J.J.'s ALL I'VE GOT LEFT.

IF I COULD JUST GET
THIS STUDY GOING...

I-I THINK WE BOTH
NEED THAT HOPE.

I MEAN, THE FACT THAT MY SON
IS WILLING TO GIVE UP SWIMMING

JUST TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART
IN THIS CLINICAL TRIAL,

I THINK THAT SAYS IT ALL.
OF COURSE, YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD
HIM SAY THAT IN SO MANY WORDS.

I MEAN, JUST REMEMBER,
EVERYTHING YOU SAY HERE

IS ON RECORD,
SO LET'S AVOID SPECULATING

AS TO YOUR SON'S STATE OF MIND.
MOVING ON--

I-IT'S NOT SPECULATION.
HE'S TOLD ME THIS MANY TI--

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S HEARSAY
COMING FROM YOU,

SO I GUESS I HAVE NO--
YOUR HONOR, I HAVE
A FEW OTHER QUESTIONS.

UH, BUT FIRST
I WOULD LIKE A RECESS

TO SPEAK WITH MY CLIENT.
THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

I THINK IT IS,
IF FOR NO OTHER REASON

THAN FOR YOU TWO
TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE.

IT WAS A SIMPLE MISUNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN MY PARTNER AND ME.

I'LL TAKE OVER FROM HERE
AND GET YOU RIGHT BACK ON TRACK.
YOU BETTER. I WAS ON A ROLL.

YOU WERE ROLLING RIGHT
INTO PRISON FOR PERJURY.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

ELI, WE DON'T GENERALLY ACCUSE
OUR CLIENTS OF BREAKING THE LAW.
I'M SORRY, BUT AS YOUR LAWYER,

IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY
TO PROTECT YOU.
EVERYTHING I SAID ON THAT STAND
WAS THE TRUTH.

THE TRUTH IS THAT YOUR SON
DOES NOT WANT TO BE

IN THIS CLINICAL TRIAL.

HE TOLD ME.
HE JUST WANTS TO SWIM.

WAIT OUTSIDE FOR ME.

YOU TALKED TO MY SON
WITHOUT ME?

YOU HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT'S BEST FOR J.J.

PLACING HIM IN A CLINICAL TRIAL
AGAINST HIS WILL--
HE'S 16 YEARS OLD!

HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOOD FOR HIM!

AND HE DOESN'T NEED YOU
PUTTING IDEAS IN HIS HEAD.
HE CAME TO ME,
AND HE KNOWS A LOT MORE

THAN YOU GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR.
IF YOU JUST LISTENED TO HIM--
LOOK, I'M NOT PAYING YOU
FOR PARENTING ADVICE.

I'M PAYING YOU TO WIN
THIS CASE FOR ME.

YOU INVOLVE YOURSELF
WITH MY FAMILY,

I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET MYSELF
INVOLVED WITH YOURS.
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

YOUR BROTHER WORKS
AT ST. VINCENT'S,

RIGHT, MR. STONE?
SMALL WORLD.

I'M THE LARGEST DONOR
TO THAT HOSPITAL.

ARE THERE
ANY OTHER CONVERSATIONS

I SHOULD BE PRIVY TO AS
YOUR CO-COUNSEL ON THIS CASE?

I'M SORRY. I JUST--I DIDN'T
THINK IT WAS RELEVANT.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT COOPER
WAS GONNA PERJURE HIMSELF.

I SHOULD'VE LISTENED TO YOU
FROM THE START. I JUST...

CLEARLY NOT
THE PERFECT CLIENT.

BUT WE CAN
STILL GET OUT OF THIS.
THAT'S NOT AN OPTION.

WELL, NEITHER IS BEING
IN BED WITH THIS GUY.
I HAVE BEEN REPRESENTING
JIM COOPER SINCE 1987,

WHEN HE FIRST RETAINED W.P.K.
IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE KNOWN HIM,

HE'S BEEN NOTHING LESS
THAN A BRILLIANT BUSINESSMAN,

A MUNIFICENT PHILANTHROPIST
AND A WORLD-CLASS ASS.
APPARENTLY, I'M THE ASS.

HERE I WAS THINKING
THAT WE HAD A NEW MISSION.

WE DO--IT'S TO REPRESENT CLIENTS
WHOSE BUSINESS PRACTICES

DO NO HARM, NOT CLIENTS WHO WIN
THE FATHER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

IF THAT WERE OUR CRITERIA,
THERE WOULDN'T BE

ANYONE LEFT
ON OUR CLIENT ROSTER,

NOR WOULD I BE RUNNING
THIS FIRM, FOR THAT MATTER.

YOU'RE PULLING OUT
ALL THE STOPS.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
I LIKE THAI?

I DIDN'T.

I JUST FIGURED I'D BE SAFER
WITH CHOPSTICKS ON THE TABLE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY MOM
PULLED A BUTTER KNIFE ON YOU.

I'M SO MORTIFIED.
DON'T BE.

SO WHAT'S GOOD HERE?

THE PINEAPPLE DUCK CURRY.

HAD IT LAST WEEK.
IT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD.

YOU MEAN ON ANOTHER DATE?
NO, I WAS JUST OUT
WITH SOME FRIENDS.

UH-HUH.

OKAY, IF YOU THINK
I'M SOME SORT OF PLAYER,

TRUST ME, UM, I'M NOT.

YEAH, WHICH IS
EXACTLY WHAT A PLAYER WOULD SAY.

YOU PROBABLY GOT GIRLS
LINED UP ALL WEEKEND.

UM...

TRY ME.

I DON'T FEEL NO SHAME

OH.

YOU CALL YOUR MOM...

A LOT.

OKAY, SO THAT MAKES YOU
A MAMA'S BOY AND A PLAYER.

YOU'RE TOUGH, LIKE YOUR MOM.
WELL...

DAD, THE LAW FIRM...

ME.

UNH-UNH-UNH.

AND A CALL TO TERRY.

OOH, AND ANOTHER ONE
AND ANOTHER ONE.

SO SHE'S YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT,
HUH?

UM, SHE'S MY BROTHER...
TERENCE.

OH.

YOU GUYS ARE CLOSE, HUH?
YEAH, HE'S, UH, 17,

THINKING ABOUT DROPPING OUT
OF HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M TALKING HIM
OFF THE LEDGE.

YEAH, WELL,
DON'T PUSH HIM TOO HARD, OKAY?

MY MOM'S BEEN PUSHING ME
SINCE KINDERGARTEN, AND...

YOU DIDN'T TURN OUT SO BAD.

WOW.

THAT MEAL WAS TO DIE FOR.

UGH. CAN'T BELIEVE
I'M GOING TO RUIN IT

BY GETTING HOSPITAL COMMISSARY
FRO-YO FOR DESSERT.

YEAH, WELL, UH,

I'M UP FOR SOME BAD FRO-YO
IF YOU WANT SOME COMPANY.

I WOULD LOVE TO, BUT MY SHIFT
STARTS IN, LIKE, 30 MINUTES.

HEY, MAYBE NEXT TIME.

AS LONG AS
THERE IS A NEXT TIME.

HEY. COME IN. WHAT...

WHAT...

YOU WANT A--
YOU WANT A COFFEE OR SOMETHING?

YOU WANT A SODA, WATER?
UH, NO, ACTUALLY,

I-I JUST CAME BY ABOUT
SOME WORK-RELATED STUFF.

OKAY, SO WE'LL SKIP COFFEE.

AND NOW YOU CAN HELP ME WITH
MY CLOSING FOR THE COOPER CASE.

I'M JUST KIDDING.
OR NOT.

I HEARD ABOUT THE TRIAL,

HOW YOUR CLIENT
ALMOST PERJURED HIMSELF.
HOW'D YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT?

AND WHY ARE YOU PASSING ME
A PIECE OF PAPER...

WITH THE NAME OF ONE
OF MY EMPLOYEES ON IT?

IT'S THE LEAK.
MATT TOLD ME ABOUT IT.

TO BE HONEST, I'M SURPRISED
YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR MY HELP.

WELL, YOU WERE GONE, AND...

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS RIGHT.

BESIDES, YOU COULD LOSE
YOUR JOB FOR THIS.

TURNS OUT
IT'S KIND OF AN ADVANTAGE

TO BE THE LONE GUPPY
IN THE SHARK TANK.

OH.

SINCE I DO PRO BONO WORK,

EVERYONE THINKS
I'M NOBLE AND TRUSTWORTHY--

LIKE THE OPRAH OF P&K.

I ASK A FEW CHOICE QUESTIONS,
PEOPLE TELL ME EVERYTHING.

SO HEAD OF PRO BONO
AND THE OFFICE SHRINK.

SOUNDS LIKE
YOU GOT PROMOTED TWICE.

YEAH.

IT'S NOT AT ALL WHAT I THOUGHT
IT WAS GONNA BE LIKE.

THE WORK IS--IS GOOD,

AND THE PEOPLE
ARE SUPER FRIENDLY.

I LOVE IT.

I'M VERY HAPPY FOR YOU.

YEAH.

THANKS.

WELL, I-I GUESS
I'D BETTER LET YOU GET BACK.

YEAH. OH, YEAH.

UM, HEY, IT WAS...

IT'S...
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.

YOU, TOO.

I CAN'T HELP BUT MISS...

THINGS.

YEAH.

I MISS THINGS, TOO.

I COULD STAND UP HERE FOR HOURS
AND TALK ABOUT

THE HUMANITARIANISM
OF JIM COOPER.

BUT I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT.

SEE, I'M A LAWYER,
AND AS YOU KNOW,

WE LAWYERS LOVE HYPOTHETICALS.

SO... WHAT IF MY CLIENT WEREN'T
THE ADMIRABLE PHILANTHROPIST?

WHAT IF HE WAS
SOMEONE ELSE ENTIRELY--

AN EGOMANIACAL JERK,
FOR INSTANCE?

LET'S EVEN SAY--AND REMEMBER,

THIS IS JUST FOR
THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT--

THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE HIS SON'S
BEST INTERESTS AT HEART.

EVEN IF YOU ASSUME ALL THIS,
THE LAW IS STILL ON HIS SIDE.

WHATEVER JIM COOPER IS
OR IS NOT,

THE FACT IS THAT HIS STUDY
WILL TAKE PLACE

IN A CONTROLLED,
HIGH-SECURITY FACILITY.

THE FACT IS
THAT IT WOULD NOT VIOLATE

ANY OF THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL
TREATIES REGARDING MARIJUANA.

AND I'LL TELL YOU ANOTHER FACT.

200 YEARS AGO,

ANOTHER FATHER INJECTED HIS SON
WITH A LIVE VIRUS.

THE EXPERIMENT WAS CONSIDERED
RISKY AND LACKING IN MERIT.

AND THAT GAVE US THE VACCINE
FOR SMALLPOX.

YEAH, AND CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT
GETS TO JUDGE PHELPS BY NOON?

THANKS.
KEITH.

OH. LOOK, LOOK, I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY.

AND--AND YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO
BE PROTECTIVE OF YOUR DAUGHTER,

BUT THE TRUTH IS,
I REALLY LIKE HER, ALL RIGHT?

AND I THINK SHE MIGHT LIKE ME.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND,

HOW ABOUT JUST GIVING US
SOME SPACE HERE, HUH?
I JUST CAME TO TELL YOU

SHE SAID SHE HAD
A GREAT TIME LAST NIGHT.

SHE SAY ANYTHING ELSE?

DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK.

IN RULING ON JIM COOPER'S STUDY,

I HAVE TO BALANCE
DRUG USE BY MINORS

AGAINST POTENTIAL
SCIENTIFIC BENEFITS.

IN LIGHT
OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE

TO PRESENT COMPELLING EVIDENCE
THAT MR. COOPER'S STUDY

WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT
DRUG ENFORCEMENT

IN THIS COUNTRY, I FIND
IN FAVOR OF THE PETITIONER.

HOW ABOUT THAT, KIDDO?

WE WON.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR,
YOU WON.

TRIAL'S OVER, ELI. MR. COOPER
NO LONGER REQUIRES OUR ADVICE,

JUST OUR BILL.
THEN I'LL THROW THIS ONE IN
FOR FREE.

LOOK, YOU'VE ALREADY
HAD 16 YEARS WITH HIM.

HE'S DONE EVERYTHING
YOU'VE TOLD HIM TO.

MAYBE JUST THIS ONCE YOU COULD
LET HIM MAKE HIS OWN DECISION.

TELL HIM WHAT YOU TOLD ME

ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL
ABOUT THE STUDY.
ELI, LET'S GO.

JUST--JUST TELL HIM,
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO TELL ME, J.J.?

UH...

GO ON. YOU CAN DO IT.

HE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS
FROM YOU.

IT'S--IT'S NOTHING.

SORRY. IT'S NOTHING.

HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE CELEBRATE?

ANY RESTAURANT YOU WANT,
HUH?

HOW DOES THAT SOUND?

THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

KEITH BENNETT.

HEY, I'M SORRY, BUT, UH, DIDN'T
WE SETTLE THIS TWO DAYS AGO?

WE DID, BUT THEN
WE GOT THE RESULTS

OF ANGELA'S BLOOD TEST BACK,

AND WE FOUND TRACES
OF B.E. AND E.M.E.

COCAINE?

ARE--ARE YOU--
ARE YOU SAYING ANGELA--

I MEAN... MY CLIENT--
WAS ON COCAINE?

You sure?

LOOK, WE ALREADY
DROPPED THE CHARGES,

BUT GIVEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE CLIENT'S MOTHER,

I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

UM...

YEAH.

THANK--THANKS, SAM.

AND FINALLY, WE HAVE HAD
OUR FIRST BIG VICTORY THIS WEEK.

JIM COOPER'S CLINICAL TRIAL
WILL BE GOING AHEAD

USING THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLY
OF MARIJUANA.

AS WE ANTICIPATED,
COOPER'S PRESENCE HAS GIVEN US

AN OPENING
WITH SOME OTHER HEAVY HITTERS.

THANKS
TO MR. STONE'S LEGAL INGENUITY,

NOT ONLY ARE OUR CALLS
BEING RETURNED...

WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO UPGRADE
TO A BETTER CLASS OF BREAKFAST.

AND I JUST SPOKE
WITH THE PRESIDENT

OF THE U.C.S.F. PENSION FUND
AND THE C.E.O.

OF THE ESSEN WARE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,

BOTH OF WHICH
ARE NOW OUR CLIENTS.

SO GREAT WORK, EVERYONE.

RUDY, UH,
DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?

I GOT A DEPO IN TEN.
CAN IT WAIT?

NO, BUT I'LL--
I'LL MAKE IT QUICK.

UM...

UH, WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN FEEDING INFORMATION

ABOUT OUR BUSINESS STRATEGIES
TO POSNER & KLEIN.

YOU JEOPARDIZED THE FUTURE
OF THIS FIRM

AND EVERYONE WHO WORKS HERE.
LOOK, IF YOU WANT TO FIRE ME,
JUST GET IT OVER WITH.

WHY DID YOU STAY HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
SHORTER COMMUTE MAYBE.

OR MAYBE BECAUSE
YOU COULDN'T GO TO P&K?

THEY DIDN'T EVEN
MAKE YOU AN OFFER.

WETHERSBY, STONE & ASSOCIATES
IS ONLY GONNA BE AS GOOD

AS THE PEOPLE IN IT,
AND FOR THAT TO WORK,

YOU HAVE TO WANT TO BE HERE.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE

IN OUR CASES
AND IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.

NOW IF THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT,
YOU'RE FREE TO GO.

BUT IF IT IS, YOU HAVE
TO SHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN DO

AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE HERE.

I THINK I CAN DO THAT.

I'M NOT SURE I COULD'VE
BEEN THAT GRACIOUS.

YOU WOULD HAVE.
YOU WERE WITH ME.

MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE
GRACIOUS WITH YOU THIS WEEK.

YOU WERE JUST DOING WHAT YOU
THOUGHT WAS BEST FOR THE FIRM.

BUT THIS IS OUR FIRM.
WE'RE EQUALS.

WE NEED TO MAKE
THESE DECISIONS TOGETHER,

AND I NEED TO RESPECT THAT.
YES, SIR.

IT'S JORDAN. PEOPLE CALL
YOU "SIR" NOW, ELI,

NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

HINDSIGHT BEING 20/20,

DO YOU WISH YOU HAD
FOLLOWED THE VISIONS?

DON'T YOU MEAN FORESIGHT
BEING 20/20?

I WAS TRYING
NOT TO RUB IT IN.

I WISH I HADN'T MESSED
THINGS UP FOR COOPER'S SON.

BUT MAYBE SOMETHING GOOD
IS GONNA COME OF THE STUDY.

AND WITH COOPER AS OUR CLIENT,
OUR FIRM HAS A FUTURE.

YOU JUST KEEP
TELLING YOURSELF THAT.

COME ON. I THINK THINGS
WENT PRETTY WELL

CONSIDERING THIS WAS THE FIRST
TIME I STOOD UP TO THE BIG GUY.

HMM? OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS EVOLVING.

WE'RE HAVING A DIALOGUE.
WHAT YOU DID THIS WEEK--
THAT'S NOT A DIALOGUE, ELI.

YOU DIDN'T CHANGE
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

IT'S STILL ONE-WAY. YOU JUST
REVERSED THE DIRECTION.

GOD TRIED TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING, AND YOU IGNORED HIM.
I DID NOT IGNORE HIM.

RIGHT, YOU DEFIED HIM.
YEAH. MY BAD.

OR MAYBE I CONVINCED HIM
I WAS RIGHT,

AND HE HAD
NOTHING MORE TO ADD. HMM?

DID I MENTION I HAVEN'T
HAD ANY MORE FIERY VISIONS?
NIGHT'S STILL YOUNG.

COME ON.
YOU REALLY THINK THAT...

OKAY, SO WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENS
TO SOMEONE WHO DEFIES GOD?

LOTS OF THINGS--I MEAN,
NONE OF THEM EVER GOOD.

MOSES MADE
ONE LITTLE MISTAKE.

GOD TOLD HIM TO SPEAK TO A ROCK
TO GET WATER FOR THE ISRAELITES.

INSTEAD,
HE HIT IT WITH A STICK,

AND BAM, GOD FORBIDS HIM FROM
EVER ENTERING THE PROMISED LAND.
FOR HITTING A ROCK?

YEAH. OH, AND LUCIFER--
MAN, THIS DUDE--

OKAY, I GET IT. I GET IT.
WOW. LUCIFER.

WAY TO KILL A CONVERSATION.

HEY. HOPE IT'S OKAY
I CAME BY.

NO, YEAH,
I'M GLAD YOU DID.

YOU WANT A SODA
OR SOMETHING?

SURE. WATER.

HOW'D YOU KNOW
WHERE I LIVE?

MY DAD LIKES TO KEEP
A PERSONAL FILE

ON EVERYONE WHO WORKS FOR HIM.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

SO I GUESS I DISAPPOINTED YOU
YESTERDAY.

NO. COME ON.

IT'S... IT'S HARD
TO STAND UP TO A PARENT,

PARTICULARLY YOUR PARENT.

YOU DID.

EVERYONE ELSE IS
AFRAID OF HIM. NOT YOU.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE
STAND UP TO HIM BEFORE.

WELL, IT HELPS THAT
HE'S NOT MY FATHER.

I WISH HE WEREN'T MINE.
NO, YOU DON'T.

I'M SERIOUS.
I WANT TO BE EMANCIPATED.

I DON'T WANT TO BE
HIS SON ANYMORE.
LOOK, YOU'RE UPSET
ABOUT THE CLINICAL TRIAL.

IT'S... IT'S NOT JUST THAT.

IT'S EVERYTHING.

AT LEAST
WHEN MY MOM WAS AROUND,

SHE'D TRY TO PROTECT ME.

I KNOW IT'S HARD, OKAY,
BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRYING.

I'M DONE TRYING.

YOU SHOWED ME.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO STAND UP TO MY FATHER.

I GOTTA GET HIM OUT
OF MY LIFE.

I WANT TO TAKE HIM TO COURT,
AND I WANT YOU TO REPRESENT ME.

OH, NO. NO, NO, NO. NO.

YES. PLEASE. PLEASE.

MR. STONE, I DON'T WANT TO LIVE
IN THE SAME HOUSE WITH HIM.

I DON'T EVEN WANT
TO TALK TO HIM.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH HIM.

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.

WILL YOU HELP ME,
MR. STONE?