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Previously on Matlock...

Sorry, who are you?
Madeline Matlock.

Like the old TV show,
which was all I heard

between 1984 and 1992.

Why do you want to
work at my firm?

I need to make some money.

Let me prove that
I can be useful.

Tell me how to do that.

I charge $1,200 an hour,

so clear that up with somebody

whose time you can afford.

SARAH: We just got demoted

to a third, Billy.

Big Pharma, big money.
That's where I want to be.

Because I'm bitter
and broke. (chuckles)

Good evening, Mrs. Kingston.

EDWIN: There she is.

MATTY: Well, you'd
been a lot less cheery

if you knew how I talked
about you at work.

Gambling, cheating,

not to mention dead.

Grammy! Was I right?

Perfect name? Fits with Matty,

reminds us of Mom.

EDWIN: I can see
her clear as day,

glued to the television.

So, when do you get
to work on drug cases?

I have to build up a
little trust first.

One of those three hid documents

that could have taken
opioids off the market

ten years earlier.

Think of how many lives
that could have saved.

Including our daughter's.

So I'm gonna figure out
who knew what, when.

And then?

I'm gonna put them in jail.

(Matlock theme playing)

Morning, y'all.

Sorry to interrupt.

But I couldn't sleep last night

because I was so jazzed
about our big win.

And when I can't
sleep, I bake. And eat.

Which is why there's only a
dozen of these bad boys left.

Anybody want a muffin?

(scoffs)

Uh, I'd love one, actually.

Uh, me, too. Actually, Matty,

have a seat.

Everything okay?

Y'all look like my husband
right before he told me

he was in love
with his secretary.

And by secretary,
I mean prostitute.

Butterscotch?

I don't want a
butterscotch or a muffin.

I want to clear something up.

Your name is Madeline
Matlock, right?

Mm-hmm. JULIAN:
And that's Matlock,

as in the old TV show, right?

Right.

Right. The problem is...

we have a problem.

Yesterday you said
Matlock ended in 1992,

but actually it moved to
another broadcast network

in 1992, where it continued
running for three more years,

(echoing): which you would know
if that was really your name.

So who the hell are you?

♪ ♪

(gasping) Hmm. Huh?

Oh. (groans) Another
anxiety dream?

I just can't believe I
made such a silly mistake.

Nobody noticed.

Oh, it was just so sloppy.

I'd rehearsed so much
in my head, and then...

getting up in front of
that boardroom, I j...

(sighs) I was flustered.

So I sped up instead
of slowing down.

I just have to
remember to slow down

when I get flustered.

Just do my square breathing

and no more getting emotional.

Emotions cause mistakes.

I can't make any more
mistakes. Madeline...

Edwin, if you tell
me one more time

that you don't know
if this is a good idea

and I don't have to do this...

I wasn't going to say
that. I was going to say...

don't make any more mistakes.

You liar.

(laughs)

Okay.

Let's get this day humping.

♪ ♪

ALFIE: Excited
for your first day

as an official employee
at Jacobson Moore?

I'm just trying to stay calm.

Now we have a plan,
I need to execute it.

I hope you're not doing your
homework last minute, darling.

Homework's on your desk.

Just making a list of questions
for you to ask Mrs. B.

I need to know as much

as possible about how
their computer systems work

from the inside.

Um, let's redo
number three. Okay?

What led to the fall
of the Roman Empire?

Hubris. Sums up
the whole thing.

Oh, and be on the
lookout for a way

to get passcodes. Patience.

We're nowhere near passcodes.

Right now I just
have to continue

to build trust with Olympia.

If she trusts me, she's
gonna give me greater access.

If Olympia is the one
who hid the documents

for Wellbrexa saying
opioids were addictive,

she's not gonna just
hand them over to you,

no matter how much
she trusts you.

No one expects anyone
to hand over anything.

And what I'm not hearing, Alfie,

is that you'll
expand your answer.

I'll expand my answer if
you try for the passcodes.

(chuckles)

I unilaterally reject
those terms, Your Honor,

driven as they are by
my grandson's hubris.

No shortcuts. (kisses)

Now, I got to go

if I'm gonna grab
some early face time

with Olympia and Julian.

We know Mondays they
switch off custodies,

so they arrive together,

usually arguing.

Fine. The twins did
eat an entire gallon

of ice cream at midnight,
but in my defense

they don't have smaller sizes
at bodegas. Julian, come on.

You can't be the "stay up
late and eat ice cream" person

because then I have to be

the "don't stay up late
and eat ice cream" person.

No, you don't, actually.
Nobody needs that person.

Stop making a big deal
out of every little thing.

See? No, it's that...

Oh, hold that elevator!

Matty, morning. Hey.

Great timing.

Yeah. Well, I guess we're
all on the same cycle

like a couple of
girls at summer camp.

(chuckles)

Philosophical question, Matty.

Uh, what are your thoughts
on ice cream and childhood?

Oh, no, you don't. Hmm?

No. Whatever it is,
I'm on Olympia's side

since she pays my bills.

(scoffs)

Well, I appreciate your honesty.

Well, that's me.
Honest to a fault.

And speaking of honesty,

I cannot believe
that Jacobson Moore

gives a $40 dinner allowance.

My word.

But before I pull
out my lobster bib,

I was wondering, am I allowed
to spend $20 on myself

and $20 on my grandson?

Ask your boss.

Sure she'd love to get
into the nitty-gritty

of your dinner
order. Look at you.

You're trying to get
me in hot water again.

I know how much she
charges an hour.

I'm just gonna have
to find somebody

whose time I can afford.

(chuckles softly)

Office orientation
goes through...

Mrs. Belvin, you said?

Yes, but everyone
calls me Mrs. B.

I don't particularly like it,

but that ship has sailed,

so you might as well
call me that, too.

And I do not know the answer
to your dinner question,

but I will run it
up the flagpole.

Do not check in with me.
I will check in with you.

Got it. Thank you.

It's my job, not a courtesy.

You said you had a few
questions. What else?

Let's see. They're
mostly tech-related

'cause we didn't have
all these protocols

back when I joined
the workforce.

Just send a carrier
pigeon between offices.

Is that a question? No. Sorry.

I received an email address
from Jacobson Moore,

and I assume that gives me no
expectations of privacy. Correct.

And If I wanted to call
up an old case file...

This is your first official day.

Why are you asking?

What file could
you possibly need?

Mrs. Belvin, I woke
up at 75 years old

without a husband or money and
a 12-year-old kid to raise.

I need this job more than
you can possibly imagine.

So I'm just trying
to think ahead

'cause at my age they're not
looking for reasons to hire you.

They're looking for
reasons to fire you.

You can be granted
access by your supervisor

Olympia Lawrence.

And here's your office.

(gasps)

Perfect, maintenance delivered

the additional desk.

BILLY: Hi, Matty. Welcome.

And, Sarah, it'll be fine.
We just need a better layout.

(gasps) Wowie!

I can't believe I have
to share an office

with someone who can't
even work a standing desk.

I can definitely make it work.

And what's with the 'tude?

We worked well together,
you wanted to have a drink.

That was before
this office debacle.

Wait, why is Deidre Lewis here?

She's not on the
books for today.

BILLY: Deidre is
the lead plaintiff

in a huge class action
lawsuit... Billy, shh.

She is the competition.

She's right here and
she's really not.

(phone buzzes) Hang on.
A text from Olympia.

"Stop staring
and get in here."

(chuckles)

(woman sobs)

(crying) I'm sorry.

I'm guessing you
wouldn't be crying

if something wasn't very wrong.

So I'm the one who's sorry.

Thank you.

Was there a development
with the class action? No.

Deidre's here with
her sister Tera,

whose son is being
accused of murder.

(sobbing)

You have to understand.

Michael would never.

He-he could never do this.

Why does the prosecution
think your son's guilty?

An eyewitness saw him standing
over the body of the victim.

He must have found
her like that,

he must have been
so scared. I know.

And what does Michael say?

It's complicated.

My nephew's 18, but he's got

some developmental delays.

Whatever he said,
I need to know.

TERA: That's just it.

He hasn't spoken since
everything happened.

He does that sometimes
when he's upset.

But that doesn't mean
that he's guilty.

That terrible public defender

started saying that we
should take a plea deal,

but I am not gonna let
my son plead guilty

because he did not do this.

Tera, I'm so sorry about
what you're going through.

But like I told Deidre,

this is not the
type of case I take.

(scoffs)

Then I'll take my
class action elsewhere.

I'm sorry,

but my sister needs help.

And you were the one who
taught me about leverage.

When's Michael's next
court appearance?

In three hours.

Give me the bad facts.

Victim's name is Ariana Perez,

16 years old, soccer player,

good student.

Lived with her mother Lily
and her stepfather Ron.

Not only was Michael seen
standing over Ariana's body

by an eyewitness,

he was also covered
in her blood.

And there was a box of
condoms found near her body.

And apparently
common knowledge...

Michael had a crush on Ariana.

Hi, Michael,

I'm your new lawyer.
I just want to say

it's normal to be scared.

But you have a lot of
people who care about you.

Including me.

OLYMPIA: Where was
Ariana's body found?

Behind the bodega
owned by the family

of Michael's best
friend Charlie.

Smart kid. Going to MIT.

I can be a character witness.
Okay? I'll do anything.

You shouldn't be here

if you're on the
potential witness list.

Yeah, we're just here to
see Michael, show support.

Anything else?

Okay, review the case file

with an eye towards finding
a public defender error.

Meanwhile, we need
a continuance.

Who's the judge? Erin Bowser.

You got to be kidding me.

Did Michigan win?

Your Honor, before we
begin, I just wanted to say

what a terrible
call on Saturday.

Travesty.

I'll be honest, I'm not really
in a continuance kind of mood.

You already have a jury.

Agreed. And might
I remind the court

about U.S. v. Maldonado...

A seminal ruling
denying a continuance

the same day of a trial.

But I'll remind Your
Honor that Maldonado

had been through five attorneys
and nine continuances,

which is clearly
an abuse of process

and not what's going on here.

Now, what's going on here is...

Actually, let me take
you to better days.

2005,

Michigan versus Penn State.

Michigan's coach...
Lloyd Carr, I believe...

well, he went crazy
in the fourth quarter

and got two seconds
added back to the clock.

Two seconds.

Fast-forward to the
final play of the game.

The Wolverines are
at the ten-yard line

and there's one second left,

which sophomore quarterback

Chad Henne used to
deliver a strike to

Mario Manningham in the
back of the end zone.

Judge Bowser,

just give me enough time to

run one last play.

SARAH: As long as she gets

two weeks, we'll be fine.

In Freeburg v. Martin,

Olympia hopped on mid-flight,

got a two-week continuance,
and clobbered them.

And I feel like you're
staring over my shoulder,

trying to copy my work.

I can assure you, I'm not.

Why don't we swap desks, Sarah?

And lose my eyeline
to Olympia? No way.

(groans) This is a
huge waste of time.

Agreed, so let's stop
talking about desks.

I wasn't talking
about the desks.

The desks are very important.

I meant the case.

There is literally no upside.

Except, you know,

helping a kid who
might be innocent.

I think, I think...
I hope Sarah means

because Olympia focuses on

social justice cases
that make money.

BELVIN: Good to go on dinner.

You are free to order
two meals equaling $40

if you work past 7:00.

Thank y...

Okay, here comes Olympia.

So,

how long until the trial, boss?

Two weeks?

Okay, we've got this.

Two days.

Two... Oh, my God.

Guess we'll be ordering dinner.

You heard right, we have two
days to prepare, so please

tell me you found
a procedural error.

No, and I double-checked.

And I called the precinct.

Everything checked
out on their end.

If I may?

You found a procedural error?

No. Then again, I
didn't look for one

because the benefit of
having all three of us is

we can look at different things.

And not compete.

So, I focused on the fact that

the eyewitness who put

Michael at the scene was 84.

And far be it from
me to cast aspersions

on the elderly, but 46 feet?

I couldn't tell Cindy
Crawford from Cindy Shapiro.

She's a friend of
mine from canasta.

So you're saying
we should try to

discredit the old geezer?

Well, I wouldn't
put it that way.

But, yes, essentially.

Go try while I sell
this up the food chain.

If it was any other
junior associate,

Senior would shut this down.

Luckily, it's me.
Thanks for that

Michigan info, by the way.

Only reason I got the two days.

Oh, come on, talking
football to you

was pretty much the
highlight of my month.

(sighs) Elijah,

I am being tried today.

Breathe in "November."

Exhale "the cabin."

Remind me why we're waiting
until November again?

Something about a
divorce being finalized.

(groans)

JULIAN: Smart of them

to leverage their class action.

You sure you didn't
suggest that strategy

because you wanted
to take the case?

No. And frankly,
I'm offended that

you would suggest that.

A lot of money at stake.

Guess you have to
represent the kid, huh?

Seriously?

I thought you'd be
more of a hard-ass

before saying yes.

Nah, I must be getting old.

I'll give you a hard time

after lunch.

Thank you, appreciate you.

(laughs)

Yeah.

It's funny, most dads choose

their kids in the divorce.

And most kids haven't
done what you've done.

You need me to broker

a peace between you two?

I once got a Texas oil tycoon

and a bird-watcher
to break bread.

This is nothing.

(chuckles)

We're fine.

I'll see you later, Dad.

Yep.

AUTRY: Could you
take your shoes off?

You wouldn't know the
filth in this city.

I'm talking dog doo-doo,

cat yah-yah, roach
residue, not to mention...

Okay, that's... Human
semen all over the place.

I know what I'm talking about.

I've been living
here since the '70s.

Great.

I'm glad we got that cleared up.

Okay, look, we don't
have much time.

My colleague is standing where
you allegedly saw Michael.

Allegedly? Why, because I'm old?

What? No. It's 'cause
it's 46 feet away, and...

Tell him the canasta thing.

She's young. We'll
give her grace.

Autry, my name is
Madeline Matlock,

like the old TV show.

Oh, I loved that show.

Me, too. All those

dramatic courtroom
showdowns, am I right?

(laughs) Yeah.

Well, real lawyering's

a lot more boring, I'm afraid.

We check and double-check,

which is why we wanted to know

where you were standing.

But first do you mind me asking

who do you pay to clean?

Because your home is
absolutely immaculate.

Oh, this is all me.

Is that so?

Well, I guess I've
lowered my standards.

Probably 'cause my
husband was a slob.

And it sounds blasphemous
to say now that he's passed,

but the truth is the damn truth.

Second husband any neater?

Oh, no, I don't want
a second husband.

(chuckles)

Now would you mind
taking a look outside?

Can you see my colleague?

AUTRY: Sure can.

Latino male, five-ten,
give or take. Brown eyes.

Nice tush.

(laughs) You naughty...

SARAH: Okay, great.

So he's got 20/20 vision

and we've got nothing. Let's go.

So, can you walk us
through the chain of events

as precisely as you can?

Which I assume is very precise.

So, you told

the officers that
you heard the scream.

Yeah, I ignored it at first.

But then, after 60 Minutes,

when I was taking
my chicken pot pie

over to the window to cool,

that's when I saw the kid

standing over the girl,

and he was all
covered with blood.

So, you cook your pot
pie during 60 Minutes?

Yeah, I put it in
during the opening,

but I always take it out of

the freezer during
the Family Feud

so it can defrost.
MATTY: Good thinking.

And how long does it take
to make once you defrost it?

Three commercial breaks.

What's happening?

Some sort of geriatric
dating ritual.

So, you put the pot pie in

when you heard the
scream. Mm-hmm.

Three commercial breaks
later, it's cooked.

Mm-hmm. And did you eat
the pot pie right away?

Oh, hell no. I like it
crispy on the outside,

and I don't want
to burn my tongue,

so I let it cool for one
more commercial break,

then I went over to the
window and grabbed it,

and that's when I saw the boy

standing over the girl's body,

and I called 911.

Autry, I could just hug you.

He just poked a hole
in our timeline.

The commercial breaks.

Autry watches his
television programs live.

Oh, yeah. Live.

So Autry heard the scream
32 minutes before he saw

Michael standing over
the body and called 911.

But the bodega owner
Jimmy called 911

four minutes before
Autry, and Jimmy said

he heard the scream
and called right away.

According to Autry,
that's not true.

So why was Jimmy lying?

OLYMPIA: Public
defender's office

had this case for months.

They should have caught it.

Good work, Matty.

Well, thank you.

But, uh, I want to

recognize this as
a real team effort.

I mean, we all have
our special skills.

People assume I'm a harmless

old lady, I-I disarm 'em,

I get 'em to open up. Sarah,

her research is top-notch.

I mean, you might
not notice it, but...

Are you saying that I don't
give her enough credit?

No.

Of course not.

Ugh. Let's go. Matty,
stay in the car.

What? Just stay here.

I'll fill you in, okay?

Okay.

(scoffs)

I knew this came in a mini.

Regina Lopez?

Hi, I'm Olympia Lawrence,
we met briefly at court.

Yes. Hi.

Jimmy, come here.

It's Michael's new lawyer.

Nice to officially meet you.

I'm here because I had

a few questions as
I get up to speed.

Jimmy, you were the one

who called 911, right? Mm-hmm.

And you said,
according to my notes,

you heard the scream
and called right away?

Yep, that's correct.

Right.

So the interesting thing is that

the other witness heard the
scream 28 minutes prior.

Did you wait before calling 911

for any reason?

No, the other witness is wrong.

Maybe. Luckily,

you have cameras, so,
easy enough to check.

Hiya, sweetheart.

Getting close to the passcodes?

Patience, remember?

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You building trust at least?

I'm not sure, to be honest.

I thought I was, but
then I stepped in it

'cause I'm also trying
to navigate some

tricky office politics and...

frankly, it's just exhausting.

Don't tell Grandpa I said that.

I won't.

And don't let him eat
pizza for dinner, okay?

I'll be home late.

Do you need me to say
it? Is now a good time?

(sighs) Yes, this
is a very good time.

MWBSP.

GIRL: Alia, stop!

We should confront
him. No, stop.

Ariana wouldn't want
that. I don't care...

Listen, darling, I got to go.

GIRL: Come on,
let's go. Let's go.

(arguing continues indistinctly)

(camera clicking)

(door opens)

What is going on? Why
aren't you in the car?

I was, but then I-I
saw these girls...

"In the car" means "in the car."

I need you to
follow instructions.

They aren't arbitrary.

(phone buzzes) Shoot,
I need to take this.

Hello?

Don't worry, it's not you.

I mean, it-it could be her.

It's not.

Jimmy the bodega owner

has interior
surveillance footage,

but he's refusing
to turn it over

without a subpoena.

But I thought Jimmy
wanted to help Michael.

I have to do something
and I need the car.

Try to find a connection

between the victim and Jimmy.

Anything that'll
convince a judge to

give us that subpoena.

And do not go near
that bodega, Matlock.

I'm not playing.

Damn. I don't know
what you did to

piss her off,

but I am not mad about it.

Okay, we should head back to
the office. You live in Queens,

right, Matty? What
train should we take?

I take the bus, actually.

Oh. You must take
the train sometimes,

though.

No, never. Now...

You live in Queens

and you never take the subway?

I'm a creature of
habit, I guess.

That literally makes
no sense. Sarah.

What? Something is off.

Okay, fine. I don't
take the subway

because I was mugged
when I moved here,

and it was really scary.

Satisfied?

Is there anything else
you'd like to pick at?

(mouths) No, I...

Mugging? Wow, that
sounds traumatic.

I-I don't want to talk about it.

Cool. So we're good?

Let's just move on. Okay.

I don't know if this
is gonna help us,

but I noticed these
girls outside the bodega,

and so I took a
few pictures, okay?

Oops, that's my thumb.

See?

That one. She
seems really upset.

So she clearly knew the
victim, but I have no way

of knowing how to find
her. Alia DeNovera.

Sophomore at Bishop's
West, where Michael went

to high school, plays lacrosse.

How did you find that so fast?

(indistinct chatter)

SARAH: Confession: teenage
girls scare me a little.

Especially the popular ones.

You and me both, baby.

(sighs) Well, we got one shot.

(glass cracking)

(grunts) Oh, oh, ow.

OMG, Alia, you hit
an old lady. Oh, ow.

ALIA: Shut up.

Oh... Um, are you okay?

I think I am. Oh,
God, I'm so dizzy.

I can't see a thing.

Has anybody seen my glasses?

Uh, yeah. They're broken.

Oh, no, no, no. I
am really sorry.

You know, these things happen.

And I don't want you

to be upset for one more second,

because if you're upset,
then I'm upset, darling.

Aw, you're the sweetest.

No, you're the sweetest.

Actually, I'm investigating

what happened to Ariana Perez.

No way. I actually knew her.

No way. Do you think
Michael did it?

No way.

Well, who do you think it was?

The creepy bodega owner Jimmy.

ALIA: Yeah, he was, like,
obsessed with Ariana.

That's why we call him "C.J."

"Creepy Jimmy." Yeah.

Um, I think your
friend has to go pee.

(girls laugh) SARAH: And then I
remembered, in Ariana's texts,

a bunch of girls
referred to a "C.J.,"

which we now know
means "Creepy Jimmy."

Who's Creepy Jimmy?

My daughter had a stomachache

and had to be picked
up from school early.

Why is Jimmy creepy?

SARAH: In the texts,
it just seemed like

high school girls being mean.

I didn't realize that
"C.J." was Jimmy.

Plus he's Michael's boss.

Now, that connection is
enough for a subpoena

from the on-call judge.

Let's get it, then head
back to the bodega.

Annie, can you watch Kathryn?

No problem. Thanks.
Matty, you stay here.

What?

That wasn't clear?

Yeah, it's clear. It's just...

well, I feel like I've done

quite a bit to make you trust
me, and suddenly you don't,

and I was just wondering why,

so I could correct. (chuckles)

Why I don't trust you?

Matty, I just met you last week.

Oh, see, that's some privilege
right there, as is the fact

that you think it's okay
to question my judgment.

Judgment that I have earned
the right to exercise

at my discretion.

(sighs)

OLYMPIA: 24 hours
before the crime?

All the security footage is
on there, per the subpoena?

Yeah, I downloaded it all.

Look, I wasn't hiding anything
about the murder, okay?

I just... I didn't
want to hand over tapes

showing me providing
alcohol to minors.

I-I could lose my license.

CHARLIE: I should never have invited
friends to hang out that night.

It's all my fault.
That's enough, Charlie.

JIMMY: They'll
watch the videos,

they'll see I
didn't do anything.

♪ ♪

His story checks out. He
was cleaning up the party,

and that's why he
waited to call 911.

It also means that he
has an alibi. Damn it.

Can I talk to you?

This isn't a great time.

Also not a great time,
finding out my daughter

came home sick from school
because I saw her here.

It wasn't a big deal. You
said, "Stop making a big deal

of things." My dad
was right there.

Oh, so this is about your
weird-ass relationship

with your dad? I'm out.

BILLY: Uh, Olympia? I think
you're gonna want to see this.

Is that...? Yeah. Michael,

stealing the same
brand of condoms

found near Ariana's body.

(sighs)

(sighs) Yes,
that-that's Michael.

But just because

he stole the condoms,

that doesn't mean
that he killed her.

OLYMPIA: True,

but they're taking the
plea off the table.

He could not have done
this. You believe me, right?

OLYMPIA: Honestly,

it doesn't matter
what I believe.

What matters is what I
can make the jury believe.

So I'm gonna go home and
figure out how to explain

that video to them
because the prosecution

is definitely going
to lead with it.

I know it's hard,

but try to get some sleep, okay?

(crying softly) Wait.

Wait, wait, what does she
mean it doesn't matter

if she believes him?

I need her to believe him.

How else is she
gonna fight for him?

Olympia's an incredible lawyer.

She'll fight regardless.

If he had killed someone,
even if by accident,

I would know it by the way
that he would act, and this

is not the way he
would act. Listen,

there were things that
happened in my daughter's life

that-that I didn't know about.

Then you weren't
paying attention.

But I am paying
attention to my child.

I am not asleep at the wheel.

I know him.

♪ ♪

(sighs)

ALFIE: Redid question three.

Wrote two whole
paragraphs. (chuckles)

Do you feel any better?

I'm fine. You should be in bed.

I love you. Love you, too.

MWBSP.

What was all that? Oh...

A few months after Alfie
found that Reddit post

about Jacobson Moore

hiding documents,

well, we took him on that trip

to the city, remember? Mm-hmm.

I sat him down and I said,

"Okay, I'm gonna try
to figure this out,"

and he said...

"Mom would be so proud."

And I said, "Remind me of that
when this gets really hard."

So we shortened it to "MWBSP."

It's...

"Mom would be so proud."

So today was really hard?

(crying): Today
was really hard.

EDWIN: We were
paying attention.

Addicts are liars.

Ellie hid it well.

That's why we didn't know
about it for so long.

I knew.

(murmurs)

Something was off.

I remember...

must have been about
six months before.

I was watching her
eat cereal, and...

and she'd go to take a
bite and just sort of

forget what she was doing.

Madeline. I guess...
I'm just saying

I knew something was off

months before that
first overdose.

The cereal. And
she was irritable.

And I didn't say anything
all those months.

I just wrote it off as
hormones, and I just...

Maybe if I'd sensed something...

Madeline, we-we can't reexamine
what happened to Ellie

every time a-a case
brings up a new feeling.

(exhales): No, you're right.

You're right.

I just have to leave
emotion out of this.

How are you gonna do that?

Just...

nice, slow, deep breaths.

I'm serious.

I'll be fine.

I'm just gonna think
about the case now.

Why are you staring at me?

I'm sorry, I didn't,
I didn't mean to.

So, what'd you want to show me?

I added a little detail
to your online profile.

I put your name and face
on an existing story

about a mugging in Queens.

Since you said you were mugged.

Just in case anyone checks.

Wow. That looks so real.

Yeah, if you know what you're
doing, it's not that hard.

♪ ♪

OLYMPIA: Mr. Lopez,

you let the victim and her
friends drink in the bodega.

Is that right?

Look, having teenagers
is complicated.

There's not always
good options, and...

I don't know, they're
gonna go somewhere.

I thought it was safer.
Were you surprised to learn

that Ariana and her friends
referred to you as "C.J."?

Or "Creepy Jimmy"?

She was probably upset
because I told her

to stop spreading it around
that we serve minors.

So you weren't surprised
by the nickname?

No, I-I-I was, but l-look,

I-I'm surprised a lot, right?

I-I mean, seeing Michael
steal the condoms,

that was surprising.

You saw that?

I meant on the tape.

I wasn't at the register.

I had a delivery
around that time,

I was loading the freezer.

I just remember seeing him

hurry out the door.
No further questions,

and I would like to request
a ten-minute recess.

(door opens) (gasps)

Okay, listen, I don't know
what I did to tick you off.

It doesn't matter
'cause the truth is,

whichever way the wind blows,

you always think the fart
is coming from my direction.

Which is fine.

But I need you to send
me to that bodega.

I was about to send you there.
Which is why I didn't want you

going inside earlier
because like you said,

you're good at getting people
to let down their guards.

And since I just got this
case exactly two days ago,

I thought that
might come in handy.

No one knows you work

for the legal team, so
they'll assume you're...

What did you call it?
A harmless old lady.

So I'm going to the bodega?

You're going to the bodega.

Yes. I don't think
you can see the door

from the freezer section,
but Jimmy said he did.

Why would he lie?
Was he flustered?

'Cause that's when
people make mistakes.

You want to know
what I'm thinking?

♪ ♪

(soft clattering)

I'm so glad there's a
woman behind the counter

when I'm buying these again
for the first time in 40 years.

And no, I can't get pregnant,
if that's what you're thinking.

But I can get an STD,

and believe you
me, my nursing home

is like a petri dish.
(laughs): Good for you.

I am all for it.

Actually, would you mind

taking my phone and filming me?

(both chuckle)

My friend Cindy Shapiro
won't believe it.

(laughs) You ready?

(both laugh)

We got him.

Charlie, you're here
as a character witness

for Michael Casey,
correct? CHARLIE: Yes.

We were in elementary
school together

and got close, even
though after that

we, we were on separate
tracks, I guess you'd say.

I think that's fair.

Michael went to work
at your father's bodega

after graduation, and
you are going to MIT.

Is that correct? Yes.

People don't get
how we're friends,

but Michael, he's just
a really good person.

You were upset when
I came to the bodega

for the video footage,
too. Why was that?

Did you know Michael was
there stealing condoms?

Oh, no, no, no.

You just seemed like

you thought my dad did it.

Which, I mean,
obviously he didn't,

so I-I got upset,
yes. That makes sense.

Why was the footage on your
computer in the first place?

I'm in charge of running

the CCTV software for my parents

'cause they're bad at tech.
That also makes sense.

Oh, and just so we're
all super clear,

we're talking
about this footage.

Right?

Yes, that is correct.

Okay, great.

Now I'm going to play some
other footage for you.

(Matty laughs on video)

That's my colleague,
Madeline Matlock,

reaching up for
those same condoms.

Objection as to relevance.
OLYMPIA: Oh, it's relevant.

And I'll get there real
quick, but it's 2011,

and Michigan's in overtime,
and I'm looking for Roundtree.

I'll allow it.

Now I would like to
ask my colleague,

Madeline Matlock, to stand up.

And here is her
driver's license,

stipulating that she is
five foot, two inches.

Also admitting into evidence,
the booking photo of my client,

who is also listed
as five foot two.

Which means they
are the same height.

Which means that can't actually
be Michael in the video,

Because if it were, he'd
have to be on his tiptoes

reaching up for those condoms,
just like Ms. Matlock.

Which means the
footage was doctored.

Isn't that right, Charlie?

I-I-I don't know.

OLYMPIA: Uh, you don't know,
or you don't want to say?

And before you answer,
you should know

that the original footage
is on its way to the lab

for analysis, and I'm pretty
sure they're gonna say

that someone transposed
the image of Michael

onto the image of whoever
stole those condoms.

Someone taller,
around your height.

So I'm gonna ask you again,
did you doctor the footage?

Ariana liked me, okay?

(gallery gasps) And I
felt bad for Michael,

so we went around back

so it didn't have to
be in front of him.

Then what happened?
She got scared.

I don't know why,
but I grabbed her,

and she slipped and
hit her head. And...

I never meant to hurt her.

Then Michael found
her, and my dad told me

to deny it all.
(hushed gasps, murmurs)

I'm sorry, Michael.

So sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

It's over. You're free.

(sighs)

At least they got justice.

Justice is everything.

OLYMPIA: Julian's
blowing up my phone

not to congratulate me.

I don't know why he's
making such a big deal

about me not calling him
about Kat's stomachache.

It's my week. True.

But why didn't you?

Oh, come on, we've been
friends a long time.

Too long, if you ask me.

Now, there's got to be a reason

you didn't tell him.

♪ ♪

So I should have called you

when Kathryn came home sick.

I just hate this

every-other-week
mom thing, you know?

So when Kat needed me,

I just had to show up for her.

And I know it
doesn't make sense...

It-it does make sense.
Why do you think

I let them eat ice
cream at midnight?

And look, I overreacted, too,

because of my weird-ass relationship
with my father, (both chuckle)

who, by the way,
referred to Al Gore

as a bird-watcher. (chuckles)

I guess we know each
other pretty well, huh?

It was your idea, though, right?

To leverage the class action
so you could take the pro bono?

Come on. They were desperate.

Ah!

The public defender
was messing up.

Wow. (chuckles)

I don't want my
father's divorces.

Let's be better.

Family first?

Family first, always.

♪ ♪

SARAH: See? This
is better, right?

And I requested smaller
desks for Mrs. B.

They arrive tomorrow.

(computer keys clicking rapidly)

Also...

I'm sorry.

I know you are
not out to get me.

(laughing): Well, I
appreciate that, Sarah.

I'm gonna take my two orders

of fettuccine Alfredo
and skedaddle.

Good night, you two.

(Billy and Sarah laugh softly)

So long.

Congratulations again.

You, too. And see?

I did trust you. (chuckles)

Yes, you did.

Actually...

what you did was not trust.

It was manipulation.

Trust would have been
letting me in on the plan

in the first place
instead of icing me out

and making me feel like I
messed up, which I've been

so worried about,
you have no idea.

Now, you certainly
don't have to trust me,

but let's not twist what you did

and call it trust.

(breathes shakily)
Thank you very much.

(sighs)

Can you believe her?

(scoffs)

I mean, she's not wrong.

(elevator bell dings)

(exhales)

Madeline Matlock, sir.

(laughs) Oh, I remember.

Like the old TV show.

Yeah. Yeah.

Though, uh, you got
the dates wrong.

I don't count the ABC years.

You know, 'cause the
ratings went down,

and it just didn't
affect me as much.

Mm-hmm. (chuckles) Yeah.

See you later, Matlock.

You think I should apologize?

Okay, here's how I look at it.

Hmm. I mean, she's old,
so if she dies tomorrow

and you don't apologize,
would you feel bad?

(sucks in sharply through teeth)

Ugh! Fine, I'll call her.

She does love her free dinners.

She was pretty upset,
is all I'm saying.

She lives in Queens.

I have the address.

(insects trilling)

♪ ♪

(knocking)

(knocking)

Olympia!

What are you doing here?

Sweetie, come say
hello to Olympia.

Mm.

You would represent me on
a murder charge, right?

(chuckles)

Forgot your dinner.

And you brought it.

Thank you.

Come on in, have a cup of tea.

Oh, I... I have to get home.

I-I just came because...

well, because...

Trust comes hard to me.

I tend to play my
cards close to my vest.

And that's not fair

when we're working
together, which...

I'm glad we are doing.

Oh.

Me, too.

Do we hug now?

No. (chuckles)

Yeah, see? We're getting
to learn each other.

(chuckles) Yeah, baby steps.

(laughs) I'll
see you tomorrow.

Thanks so much for coming by.

I think we got it.

I knew it. Let's go!

Download that footage, darling.

ALFIE: And be on the lookout

for a way to get passcodes.

I cannot believe

that Jacobson Moore gives
a $40 dinner allowance.

So I'm gonna take my two orders

of fettuccine Alfredo
and skedaddle.

Actually, what you
did was not trust.

Thank you very much.

(knocking)

MATTY: You wanted
passcodes, kid?

Well, now, we know how to
get into Olympia's phone.

MWBSP.

MWBS friggin' P.

(sniffles)

(laughing): Oh, my gosh.

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