1 00:00:10,227 --> 00:00:12,490 So, you should ask yourself, 2 00:00:12,534 --> 00:00:14,144 with every decision you make, 3 00:00:14,188 --> 00:00:15,580 is this good for the V.A.? 4 00:00:15,624 --> 00:00:18,975 Am I helping with the V.A.'s strategic vision? 5 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:21,934 Now, my guess is you're all asking the same question. 6 00:00:21,978 --> 00:00:24,633 With our new administration, will you still have a job? 7 00:00:24,676 --> 00:00:28,724 But I want you to ask a slightly different question. 8 00:00:28,767 --> 00:00:32,597 Will my job still have me? 9 00:00:32,641 --> 00:00:33,903 Am I the right fit 10 00:00:33,946 --> 00:00:35,905 to continue fulfilling my duties 11 00:00:35,948 --> 00:00:37,298 to the best of my ability 12 00:00:37,341 --> 00:00:40,562 for the greater good of the company? 13 00:00:40,605 --> 00:00:43,869 We just want to make sure that we have some new staff in place 14 00:00:43,913 --> 00:00:47,699 to have things run a little bit more smoothly around here. 15 00:00:47,743 --> 00:00:49,092 I want to be clear: 16 00:00:49,136 --> 00:00:52,139 Politics will not enter into any of my decisions. 17 00:00:52,182 --> 00:00:53,705 : Bullshit. 18 00:00:53,749 --> 00:00:55,055 We've had a late start, 19 00:00:55,098 --> 00:00:57,187 mostly due to the delayed presidential transition. 20 00:00:57,231 --> 00:00:58,667 I'm sure you've heard about that. 21 00:00:58,710 --> 00:01:01,278 No hard feelings. Huh? 22 00:01:03,541 --> 00:01:05,282 I'll probably head back to D.C. 23 00:01:05,326 --> 00:01:07,893 Everybody says the Trump connection hurts us. 24 00:01:07,937 --> 00:01:09,286 How about you? 25 00:01:09,330 --> 00:01:12,159 If they want me, I'll stay on here. 26 00:01:15,510 --> 00:01:17,164 What? 27 00:01:20,515 --> 00:01:22,212 Kurt? 28 00:01:29,219 --> 00:01:30,742 Leo's Bike Shop. 29 00:01:30,786 --> 00:01:32,396 That was the name of your business? 30 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,530 Yes. My grandfather came over from Holland after World War II, 31 00:01:35,573 --> 00:01:36,661 Got a loan, opened it. 32 00:01:36,705 --> 00:01:38,098 My family's run it for 60 years. 33 00:01:38,141 --> 00:01:40,448 - Until last year? - Yes. We had to close down. 34 00:01:40,491 --> 00:01:42,145 - Why? - Her. 35 00:01:42,189 --> 00:01:43,383 Your Honor, I must object. 36 00:01:43,407 --> 00:01:46,628 My client is not the direct causal reason 37 00:01:46,671 --> 00:01:48,151 for this man's business to close. 38 00:01:48,195 --> 00:01:51,589 Counselor, what is the violation to the rules of evidence? 39 00:01:51,633 --> 00:01:53,025 Inflammatory? 40 00:01:53,069 --> 00:01:55,027 - Nope. Overruled. - Exception. 41 00:01:55,071 --> 00:01:57,160 - Mr. Rahtenberg... - Rottenberg, Your Honor. 42 00:01:57,204 --> 00:01:59,597 You don't have to keep saying "exception." 43 00:01:59,641 --> 00:02:00,990 If you go to a higher court, 44 00:02:01,033 --> 00:02:02,359 they're going to take it for granted 45 00:02:02,383 --> 00:02:04,143 that you're taking exception with my rulings. 46 00:02:04,167 --> 00:02:06,169 - Please, continue. Why are you saying 47 00:02:06,213 --> 00:02:08,476 that the defendant, Ms. Marina Beck, 48 00:02:08,519 --> 00:02:10,173 was the reason that your business closed? 49 00:02:10,217 --> 00:02:11,846 She was a neighbor who got angry when I parked 50 00:02:11,870 --> 00:02:15,047 in front of her house. She felt the front curb was hers, 51 00:02:15,091 --> 00:02:17,659 so she started harassing my family and my business. 52 00:02:17,702 --> 00:02:20,444 Objection to harassment. It calls for a conclusion. 53 00:02:20,488 --> 00:02:23,230 No, sir. No. The witness is answering. 54 00:02:23,273 --> 00:02:26,320 He's not the questioner. Improper objection. 55 00:02:26,363 --> 00:02:28,539 - Exception. - Yes, excepted. 56 00:02:28,583 --> 00:02:32,195 - Please continue. - Now, how did the defendant harass you and your business? 57 00:02:32,239 --> 00:02:33,805 Online. We found out from a friend 58 00:02:33,849 --> 00:02:35,851 there was an article on her newsfeed 59 00:02:35,894 --> 00:02:37,896 about me molesting a boy at the local school. 60 00:02:37,940 --> 00:02:39,483 And it was untrue? - Yes, completely. 61 00:02:39,507 --> 00:02:41,291 But it looked real. And there were 62 00:02:41,335 --> 00:02:43,337 - photos of me. And you also discovered that 63 00:02:43,380 --> 00:02:46,427 - she had created a news article? - Yes. 64 00:02:46,470 --> 00:02:48,820 And how do you know that Ms. Beck created that article? 65 00:02:48,864 --> 00:02:51,127 We hired an Internet forensic specialist. 66 00:02:51,171 --> 00:02:52,520 It wasn't just an article. 67 00:02:52,563 --> 00:02:55,914 She created 20 different social media accounts 68 00:02:55,958 --> 00:02:59,004 of supposed parents who accused me of touching their children. 69 00:02:59,048 --> 00:03:00,243 And this caused you to lose business? 70 00:03:00,267 --> 00:03:01,790 Many people saw our business name 71 00:03:01,833 --> 00:03:03,313 on that website, Business Scoundrels, 72 00:03:03,357 --> 00:03:05,141 where she accused me of pedophilia. 73 00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:07,119 If you look for my name online, that's all that comes up: 74 00:03:07,143 --> 00:03:09,450 Articles and discussions about me molesting children. 75 00:03:09,493 --> 00:03:11,408 And that's why you're suing, Mr. Van De Berg? 76 00:03:11,452 --> 00:03:13,193 Yes, I want the harassments to stop. 77 00:03:13,236 --> 00:03:15,040 She's still posting ugly things about my family. 78 00:03:15,064 --> 00:03:16,326 Even today. 79 00:03:16,370 --> 00:03:18,676 But I'm also suing for my loss of business. 80 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,287 Nothing further, Your Honor. 81 00:03:21,070 --> 00:03:24,247 Sir, why didn't you apply to get your name removed 82 00:03:24,291 --> 00:03:26,031 - from those websites? - I did. 83 00:03:26,075 --> 00:03:27,400 - Not hard enough, apparently. - Business Scoundrels 84 00:03:27,424 --> 00:03:29,078 would only remove the accusations 85 00:03:29,121 --> 00:03:30,360 if I paid a $10,000 service fee. 86 00:03:30,384 --> 00:03:32,734 And isn't your good name worth $10,000? 87 00:03:32,777 --> 00:03:35,432 I didn't want to pay it because it was extortion. 88 00:03:35,476 --> 00:03:37,434 They accept vile accusations without proof 89 00:03:37,478 --> 00:03:39,654 and then want to charge me to take them down? 90 00:03:39,697 --> 00:03:42,004 Okay, okay, I've heard enough. 91 00:03:42,047 --> 00:03:44,224 Let's bring it up here. 92 00:03:44,267 --> 00:03:46,313 Not you, just the lawyers. 93 00:03:48,184 --> 00:03:51,709 Okay, Mr. Rahtenberg, you're going to lose. 94 00:03:51,753 --> 00:03:53,015 Rottenberg. 95 00:03:53,058 --> 00:03:54,340 You have been biased against my name 96 00:03:54,364 --> 00:03:56,584 - from the beginning, ma'am. - No, sir. 97 00:03:56,627 --> 00:03:58,629 You have a rotten case, 98 00:03:58,673 --> 00:04:00,718 and an awful client. 99 00:04:00,762 --> 00:04:04,287 What I would suggest you do is negotiate a fair settlement. 100 00:04:04,331 --> 00:04:05,680 Because if you come back here 101 00:04:05,723 --> 00:04:08,465 it's gonna cost you twice as much. That's it. 102 00:04:10,337 --> 00:04:12,643 - Tomorrow at my office? - Sure. 103 00:04:13,470 --> 00:04:15,603 Let's the paperwork together for a settlement. 104 00:04:15,646 --> 00:04:17,213 On it. 105 00:04:19,171 --> 00:04:20,453 We need the paperwork for a settlement. 106 00:04:20,477 --> 00:04:21,957 Keep track of your billable hours. 107 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,611 On it. 108 00:04:24,394 --> 00:04:26,004 You two go through the billing, 109 00:04:26,048 --> 00:04:27,417 and you two double-check their work. 110 00:04:27,441 --> 00:04:29,921 Oh, and keep track of your hours. 111 00:04:33,838 --> 00:04:36,319 Split these up into piles for every month for every year, 112 00:04:36,363 --> 00:04:38,626 and keep an accounting of the totals. 113 00:04:39,975 --> 00:04:42,194 Let's get to it. 114 00:04:45,981 --> 00:04:47,219 Things should get better, right? 115 00:04:47,243 --> 00:04:49,637 Something other than paperwork? 116 00:04:51,029 --> 00:04:52,727 Law of averages. 117 00:04:52,770 --> 00:04:54,816 You. What's your name? 118 00:04:54,859 --> 00:04:56,078 Carmen Moyo. 119 00:04:56,121 --> 00:04:57,862 - Let's go. Uh, I was told 120 00:04:57,906 --> 00:04:58,907 to collate these bills. 121 00:04:59,777 --> 00:05:02,258 Did the executive partner tell you to collate those bills? 122 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:03,781 - No. Right, 123 00:05:03,825 --> 00:05:05,653 because that's me. Let's go. 124 00:05:13,051 --> 00:05:14,705 Great. 125 00:05:14,749 --> 00:05:17,273 - Why am I supposed to know you? - Uh, I don't know if you are. 126 00:05:17,317 --> 00:05:19,231 Why does Benjamin Dafoe know you? 127 00:05:19,275 --> 00:05:20,624 I don't know who that is. 128 00:05:20,668 --> 00:05:23,410 Oh, my God. Law school illiteracy. 129 00:05:26,108 --> 00:05:27,283 Is this her? 130 00:05:27,327 --> 00:05:29,241 Carmen Moyo, as requested. 131 00:05:29,285 --> 00:05:32,462 I don't understand. Who are you? 132 00:05:34,290 --> 00:05:36,074 - Carmen Moyo. - No. No, no. 133 00:05:36,118 --> 00:05:38,381 - Why are you important? - I don't think that I am. 134 00:05:38,425 --> 00:05:41,297 Then why do I have my top client asking for you? 135 00:05:41,341 --> 00:05:43,995 - Who's that? - Mr. Wolfe-Coleman. 136 00:05:45,432 --> 00:05:47,912 Y-Your client is Wolfe-Coleman. 137 00:05:47,956 --> 00:05:49,392 Hmm. W-What does he need? 138 00:05:49,436 --> 00:05:51,327 Last night, the police searched his home 139 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:53,546 for any evidence of rape. They believe they found something 140 00:05:53,570 --> 00:05:55,572 and Mr. Wolfe-Coleman wanted me to contact 141 00:05:55,616 --> 00:05:59,228 Carmen Moyo to represent him. So 142 00:05:59,271 --> 00:06:00,621 how did that happen? 143 00:06:01,883 --> 00:06:05,147 I-Is your client an acquaintance of Oscar Rivi? 144 00:06:05,974 --> 00:06:07,410 The drug dealer? No. 145 00:06:08,237 --> 00:06:10,370 Is your client 146 00:06:10,413 --> 00:06:12,217 is your client currently at Menard Correctional? 147 00:06:12,241 --> 00:06:14,635 He was, yes. Why? 148 00:06:14,678 --> 00:06:16,376 I'm representing Mr. Rivi. 149 00:06:19,814 --> 00:06:21,555 Carmen's one of our best. 150 00:06:21,598 --> 00:06:26,037 Uh, why don't we get the retainer agreement going, Ben? 151 00:06:47,668 --> 00:06:49,191 Oh, good. Go home. 152 00:06:49,234 --> 00:06:51,038 I'll have the rest of the bills ready to sort tomorrow. 153 00:06:51,062 --> 00:06:52,281 The rest? 154 00:06:52,324 --> 00:06:54,196 Yeah. This is half. 155 00:07:35,890 --> 00:07:37,892 I couldn't have stolen anything. 156 00:07:37,935 --> 00:07:41,243 I wrote my book before Emily in Pariswas even on the air. 157 00:07:41,286 --> 00:07:43,961 That doesn't mean you couldn't have gotten a copy. - Hey! Welcome to Night Court. 158 00:07:43,985 --> 00:07:45,571 - Missed you. Emails get hacked every day. 159 00:07:45,595 --> 00:07:47,336 Oh, come on. I never read 160 00:07:47,379 --> 00:07:49,488 her stupid book, and her book is just a rip-off anyway. 161 00:07:49,512 --> 00:07:51,601 There are lines that are identical, Your Honor. 162 00:07:51,645 --> 00:07:54,038 Because they're lines from Emily in Paris. 163 00:07:54,082 --> 00:07:55,475 What is this one about? 164 00:07:55,518 --> 00:07:57,564 That guy says she plagiarized his book. 165 00:07:57,607 --> 00:08:00,523 - Copyright laws, interesting. - Here, here, here, here. 166 00:08:00,567 --> 00:08:02,849 - Here's the program. You've got to be kidding me. 167 00:08:02,873 --> 00:08:04,547 No. I said that, out loud. WOMAN: You plagiarized from Emily in Paris. 168 00:08:04,571 --> 00:08:06,181 I've never even read the book. 169 00:08:06,224 --> 00:08:07,617 These are actual books? 170 00:08:07,661 --> 00:08:09,750 Self-published. Fan fiction. 171 00:08:09,793 --> 00:08:11,902 Oh, come on. I know you've got a reputation for doing this, 172 00:08:11,926 --> 00:08:13,904 - and I'm not gonna let you... - No, 'cause what I said... 173 00:08:13,928 --> 00:08:16,452 Okay. All right, Stop, stop, stop. That's it. I get it. 174 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:18,715 Your Honor, this is not a small matter. 175 00:08:18,759 --> 00:08:21,065 Look at Fifty Shades of Gray. That started as fan fiction. 176 00:08:21,109 --> 00:08:22,763 Okay. 177 00:08:22,806 --> 00:08:24,068 I'm taking a recess. 178 00:08:24,112 --> 00:08:25,548 Um, don't fight when I'm gone. 179 00:08:25,592 --> 00:08:26,854 You. 180 00:08:26,897 --> 00:08:28,377 Can you join me in chambers? 181 00:08:28,420 --> 00:08:29,900 You know him? 182 00:08:29,944 --> 00:08:31,467 No. 183 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:36,646 Thoughts? 184 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:40,258 Well, it's copyright law. 185 00:08:40,302 --> 00:08:41,845 Nobody can copy unless they have the right. 186 00:08:41,869 --> 00:08:43,305 Mm. 187 00:08:43,348 --> 00:08:45,263 But they both borrowed from Emily in Paris. 188 00:08:45,307 --> 00:08:47,178 Right, I mean... 189 00:08:47,222 --> 00:08:48,919 Look, there's no real money here. 190 00:08:48,963 --> 00:08:51,574 All they want is attention and to feel like they've won. 191 00:08:51,618 --> 00:08:53,097 Hmm. 192 00:08:53,141 --> 00:08:55,099 - End of Wizard of Oz. - What? 193 00:08:55,143 --> 00:08:56,927 Scarecrow getting a diploma. 194 00:08:56,971 --> 00:08:59,451 Uh... right. Can you make one? 195 00:08:59,495 --> 00:09:01,802 I'm in Copy Coop. I can make anything. 196 00:09:03,630 --> 00:09:05,327 Okay. 197 00:09:06,981 --> 00:09:09,505 - Bing. Here's my decision. 198 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:11,594 Your books have both been copyrighted 199 00:09:11,638 --> 00:09:13,814 by me and this court, but under different names. 200 00:09:13,857 --> 00:09:15,772 Neither of you get Paris. 201 00:09:15,816 --> 00:09:17,818 That is your punishment for not being original. 202 00:09:18,819 --> 00:09:20,603 You get Judy in Nice 203 00:09:20,647 --> 00:09:22,431 and you get Janice in Lyon. 204 00:09:22,474 --> 00:09:23,954 I don't like Lyon. 205 00:09:23,998 --> 00:09:25,347 Tough. 206 00:09:25,390 --> 00:09:27,262 It's either Lyon or South Bronx. You decide. 207 00:09:28,045 --> 00:09:29,656 Thank you, Your Honor. 208 00:09:29,699 --> 00:09:30,657 Good. 209 00:09:30,700 --> 00:09:32,223 Now, look at each other and say 210 00:09:32,267 --> 00:09:33,660 "I respect and I love you." 211 00:09:34,530 --> 00:09:37,446 Say it or I take away your copyrights. 212 00:09:39,666 --> 00:09:42,494 - I respect and I love you. - I respect and I love you. 213 00:09:42,538 --> 00:09:44,584 Do it till I believe you. 214 00:09:44,627 --> 00:09:46,324 Marissa. 215 00:09:46,368 --> 00:09:48,718 - Nicely done. - Thank you. 216 00:09:48,762 --> 00:09:51,678 Amazing what you can do without a ton of red tape. 217 00:09:51,721 --> 00:09:53,593 Be my law clerk. 218 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:55,551 What? No. 219 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:58,162 - I have a job. - Work here. 220 00:09:58,206 --> 00:10:00,817 Part-time, full-time, your call. 221 00:10:00,861 --> 00:10:01,949 Flat fee. 222 00:10:01,992 --> 00:10:03,951 Ten percent of all the legal filings. 223 00:10:03,994 --> 00:10:06,736 Unlimited use of the copy machines. 224 00:10:08,259 --> 00:10:09,957 Your Honor, this is not a court. 225 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,829 I-I don't know what it is, but it's... 226 00:10:12,873 --> 00:10:14,526 The future. 227 00:10:16,224 --> 00:10:17,921 Come on. 228 00:10:17,965 --> 00:10:19,488 Be here. 229 00:10:21,229 --> 00:10:22,404 I-I can't. 230 00:10:22,447 --> 00:10:23,405 I have a job. 231 00:10:23,448 --> 00:10:25,973 I want to pass the bar. 232 00:10:26,016 --> 00:10:27,583 I want to be a real lawyer. 233 00:10:28,410 --> 00:10:30,978 You know why all these people are here? 234 00:10:31,021 --> 00:10:34,895 'Cause the courts and the lawyers and the appeals 235 00:10:34,938 --> 00:10:38,072 have made justice 236 00:10:38,115 --> 00:10:40,248 unattainable. 237 00:10:40,291 --> 00:10:42,076 Out of reach. 238 00:10:42,119 --> 00:10:44,861 To anyone who doesn't have a shitload of money 239 00:10:44,905 --> 00:10:46,689 to wait it out. 240 00:10:46,733 --> 00:10:50,475 That's why Exxon beats out Mr. Nobody. 241 00:10:52,129 --> 00:10:54,610 Read Kafka's Before the Law. 242 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:56,351 Now I've got homework. 243 00:10:56,394 --> 00:10:58,527 It's one page long. 244 00:10:58,570 --> 00:11:00,660 Don't be a philistine. 245 00:11:02,531 --> 00:11:05,839 Justice is only just if it's available to everyone. 246 00:11:11,671 --> 00:11:13,629 Kurt? I delayed the reservation, 247 00:11:13,673 --> 00:11:16,023 so I think we can still make it. 248 00:11:18,112 --> 00:11:19,330 Babe? 249 00:11:19,374 --> 00:11:21,115 I'm pouring a drink. 250 00:11:21,158 --> 00:11:22,246 Do you want one? 251 00:11:46,444 --> 00:11:48,664 Who is this? 252 00:11:50,144 --> 00:11:51,580 No one. 253 00:11:52,450 --> 00:11:54,104 Well, you just drew in a 254 00:11:54,148 --> 00:11:55,627 a beard and a mustache on him. 255 00:11:55,671 --> 00:11:56,759 I was doodling. 256 00:11:56,803 --> 00:11:58,761 You-you don't doodle. In fact, 257 00:11:58,805 --> 00:12:01,459 you're the exact opposite of a doodler. Who is it? 258 00:12:02,852 --> 00:12:05,681 I don't know. I thought it was somebody I knew, but... 259 00:12:05,725 --> 00:12:07,944 - I'm not sure. - But you suspect. 260 00:12:07,988 --> 00:12:10,642 I mean, if it's one of the insurrectionists, 261 00:12:10,686 --> 00:12:13,297 then you need to tell the feds. 262 00:12:13,341 --> 00:12:14,516 Yeah, I'm not sure it's him. 263 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:15,865 Well, who do you think it is? 264 00:12:15,909 --> 00:12:17,649 Just somebody I went shooting with. 265 00:12:17,693 --> 00:12:19,086 Oh, my God, then it's him. 266 00:12:19,129 --> 00:12:21,479 No, he didn't talk that way. 267 00:12:21,523 --> 00:12:23,525 He wasn't political. He's a veteran. 268 00:12:24,395 --> 00:12:26,310 - Kurt! That's the profile. - Yeah, 269 00:12:26,354 --> 00:12:28,660 and I don't drop a dime because he fits a profile. 270 00:12:28,704 --> 00:12:30,967 What is this, a schoolyard? Drop a dime? 271 00:12:31,011 --> 00:12:33,665 This man tried to hang the vice president. 272 00:12:33,709 --> 00:12:35,842 He tried to kill Nancy Pelosi. 273 00:12:35,885 --> 00:12:38,148 You don't know that, and I'm not gonna be responsible 274 00:12:38,192 --> 00:12:39,454 for naming names. 275 00:12:39,497 --> 00:12:41,412 - This is not McCarthyism. - Actually, it is. 276 00:12:41,456 --> 00:12:43,284 - They stormed the Capitol! - The feds 277 00:12:43,327 --> 00:12:45,112 will threaten me with indictment 278 00:12:45,155 --> 00:12:46,548 if I don't name names. 279 00:12:46,591 --> 00:12:47,960 Even if I'm not sure if they're responsible. 280 00:12:47,984 --> 00:12:49,769 And then they will be asked to name names, 281 00:12:49,812 --> 00:12:51,596 and everybody will get lawyers, and, 282 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,512 and those are the only people who will benefit. 283 00:13:06,046 --> 00:13:07,743 What do you need, Diane? 284 00:13:08,570 --> 00:13:10,528 Uh, I-I don't know. 285 00:13:10,572 --> 00:13:12,226 Uh, maybe nothing. 286 00:13:12,269 --> 00:13:13,705 Do you want me to come back? 287 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:17,753 No. 288 00:13:20,321 --> 00:13:22,932 I want to know who this man is. 289 00:13:24,281 --> 00:13:26,196 Well, that's gonna be pretty hard. 290 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:27,632 It's not a great photo. 291 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,462 Well, I-I may have some more information. 292 00:13:31,506 --> 00:13:33,073 He's a veteran. 293 00:13:33,116 --> 00:13:37,033 And he shoots at the same range as, um 294 00:13:37,077 --> 00:13:38,861 as my husband, Kurt. 295 00:13:38,905 --> 00:13:41,690 It's the Kankakee Gun Club. 296 00:13:41,733 --> 00:13:44,475 All right, I'll see what I can do. 297 00:13:47,261 --> 00:13:50,438 What?! Are you serious?! Look, 298 00:13:50,481 --> 00:13:52,048 you're missing the tragedy here. 299 00:13:52,092 --> 00:13:53,441 It's not just you guys. 300 00:13:53,484 --> 00:13:54,746 She can't pay me either. 301 00:13:54,790 --> 00:13:56,487 Well, we will be attaching her wages. 302 00:13:56,531 --> 00:13:58,988 Yeah, you're welcome to it, but there's nothing there. Nothing. 303 00:13:59,012 --> 00:14:00,772 - I looked. - Well, even-even the inheritance? 304 00:14:00,796 --> 00:14:02,756 - Swallowed up by taxes. This is bullshit. 305 00:14:02,798 --> 00:14:04,582 I understand your anger. 306 00:14:04,626 --> 00:14:08,499 But, hey, congratulations on your win. 307 00:14:09,283 --> 00:14:10,850 Dylan Pike. 308 00:14:10,893 --> 00:14:12,242 What? 309 00:14:12,286 --> 00:14:13,591 Dylan Pike. 310 00:14:13,635 --> 00:14:15,985 - The man in the wanted photo. - How... 311 00:14:16,029 --> 00:14:19,815 Wow. The feds couldn't find him and you... what, just like that? 312 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:22,794 - They didn't know he shot at the Kankakee Gun Club. - That's all you needed? 313 00:14:22,818 --> 00:14:24,274 The club had his driver's license on their computers. 314 00:14:24,298 --> 00:14:26,430 - And how did you get it? - Diane, if I told you that, 315 00:14:26,474 --> 00:14:27,518 you wouldn't need me. 316 00:14:27,562 --> 00:14:28,911 Well, we don't pay you enough. 317 00:14:28,955 --> 00:14:31,958 Oh, I know that. Want to see his photo? 318 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:43,447 Um, you want me to call the feds? 319 00:14:43,491 --> 00:14:45,493 Uh, no. I can. 320 00:14:45,536 --> 00:14:48,800 Or, I... I-I will. 321 00:14:49,932 --> 00:14:52,108 I-I just have to think about it. 322 00:14:53,109 --> 00:14:54,913 Hello, sir. Thank you for waiting. 323 00:14:54,937 --> 00:14:56,330 Welcome to Reddick/Lockhart. 324 00:14:56,373 --> 00:14:58,375 Can I help you? 325 00:14:58,419 --> 00:15:00,900 David Rathbone for Liz Reddick. 326 00:15:03,032 --> 00:15:06,818 I think David Cord is in the reception waiting for you. 327 00:15:06,862 --> 00:15:09,299 David Cord? Like, the Cord Brothers? 328 00:15:09,343 --> 00:15:11,171 Yeah. He asked for you, 329 00:15:11,214 --> 00:15:13,390 but he gave his name as David Rathbone. 330 00:15:13,434 --> 00:15:14,652 Why? 331 00:15:14,696 --> 00:15:16,176 I have no idea. 332 00:15:17,003 --> 00:15:18,830 What have I done with the aces? 333 00:15:18,874 --> 00:15:20,702 - Sure. - Mm. 334 00:15:21,485 --> 00:15:22,704 Oh... 335 00:15:25,620 --> 00:15:27,622 Thank you. Thank you. 336 00:15:27,665 --> 00:15:29,624 Mr. Cord? 337 00:15:29,667 --> 00:15:31,713 Ms. Reddick. Hello. 338 00:15:31,756 --> 00:15:33,323 I knew your father. 339 00:15:33,367 --> 00:15:34,672 I hated your father. 340 00:15:35,586 --> 00:15:37,153 Yes. Well, he hated you, too. 341 00:15:37,197 --> 00:15:40,069 You gave the name Rathbone? 342 00:15:40,113 --> 00:15:41,723 I did. 343 00:15:41,766 --> 00:15:44,552 I do that, sometimes, just to see if I get as warm a reception 344 00:15:44,595 --> 00:15:46,815 as I would if I gave my true name. 345 00:15:46,858 --> 00:15:50,036 And I'm happy to say I did. 346 00:15:50,079 --> 00:15:51,689 - Hello. - Oh, this is Marissa. 347 00:15:51,733 --> 00:15:53,561 This is one of our law clinic lawyers. 348 00:15:53,604 --> 00:15:55,215 Eli Gold's daughter. 349 00:15:55,258 --> 00:15:58,348 Democrats as far as the eye can see. 350 00:15:59,175 --> 00:16:02,613 Why don't you ask Julius to join us. Hmm? 351 00:16:05,573 --> 00:16:08,054 I want to save the country. 352 00:16:10,186 --> 00:16:11,927 You want to save it? 353 00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:13,146 Yes. 354 00:16:13,189 --> 00:16:14,147 Don't you? 355 00:16:14,190 --> 00:16:15,235 Yes. 356 00:16:15,278 --> 00:16:19,195 January 6 changed everything for me. 357 00:16:19,239 --> 00:16:21,589 My "road to Damascus" moment, but... 358 00:16:21,632 --> 00:16:24,374 Do I have to explain that to Democrats? 359 00:16:24,418 --> 00:16:25,549 No. 360 00:16:25,593 --> 00:16:26,855 And I'm not a Democrat. 361 00:16:26,898 --> 00:16:28,378 Ah! That's my point. 362 00:16:28,422 --> 00:16:31,512 See, I came to realize that we... Say, the three of us... 363 00:16:31,555 --> 00:16:34,297 We have a lot more in common than we might think. 364 00:16:34,341 --> 00:16:35,559 We all love this country. 365 00:16:35,603 --> 00:16:38,040 I love this country. 366 00:16:38,084 --> 00:16:39,650 It gave my family a start. 367 00:16:39,694 --> 00:16:42,044 My dad, he started a small laundry business. 368 00:16:42,088 --> 00:16:44,394 Sent his son to college, and I 369 00:16:44,438 --> 00:16:46,309 made something of myself. 370 00:16:47,136 --> 00:16:49,617 Too many people take America for granted. 371 00:16:49,660 --> 00:16:51,053 I don't. 372 00:16:51,097 --> 00:16:54,100 And I suspect that you don't either. 373 00:16:54,143 --> 00:16:57,755 Well, I-I don't think there's a disagreement there. 374 00:16:57,799 --> 00:16:59,844 I think the disagreement is in the details. 375 00:16:59,888 --> 00:17:03,065 Ah. Well, let's start with the details. 376 00:17:03,109 --> 00:17:05,720 Reif Van De Berg and Leo's Bike Shop. 377 00:17:06,982 --> 00:17:09,245 What is that? - Uh, that's a 378 00:17:09,289 --> 00:17:12,466 uh, a defamation suit involving a small business. 379 00:17:12,509 --> 00:17:13,945 A-A suit that we won. 380 00:17:13,989 --> 00:17:15,227 But it didn't make any difference 381 00:17:15,251 --> 00:17:16,861 because the defendant is bankrupt. 382 00:17:16,905 --> 00:17:19,038 Uh, I-I don't, uh, know how... 383 00:17:19,081 --> 00:17:20,401 And the client's retainer is gone. 384 00:17:20,430 --> 00:17:22,650 - He has no money to pay you. - Uh, Mr. Cord... 385 00:17:22,693 --> 00:17:26,349 So, I want to hire you to continue to sue on his behalf. 386 00:17:26,393 --> 00:17:29,961 I'll offer you a $12 million fund to continue the suit 387 00:17:30,005 --> 00:17:32,138 for another six months. 388 00:17:32,181 --> 00:17:34,270 Uh... Why? 389 00:17:34,314 --> 00:17:37,491 My only request is that you go after a different defendant 390 00:17:37,534 --> 00:17:38,796 for defamation. 391 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:40,885 One with deeper pockets. 392 00:17:40,929 --> 00:17:42,365 The social media company 393 00:17:42,409 --> 00:17:45,281 that distributed Ms. Beck's vile lies to the public. 394 00:17:45,325 --> 00:17:48,371 But $12 million is a lot of money. 395 00:17:48,415 --> 00:17:50,591 So, what's in this for you? 396 00:17:50,634 --> 00:17:53,159 I want to go after Section 230. 397 00:19:19,245 --> 00:19:20,420 Jay. 398 00:19:21,464 --> 00:19:23,640 How do I make an anonymous phone call? 399 00:19:23,684 --> 00:19:26,208 - Do you have a burner? - No. 400 00:19:38,786 --> 00:19:41,005 Uh, hello. Yes... 401 00:19:41,049 --> 00:19:42,833 I would like to report the name 402 00:19:42,877 --> 00:19:45,662 of one of the January 6 rioters. 403 00:19:45,706 --> 00:19:47,969 I saw on your poster. 404 00:19:52,669 --> 00:19:54,367 Dylan Pike. 405 00:19:55,672 --> 00:19:57,021 No. 406 00:19:57,065 --> 00:19:59,067 I-I'd rather not leave my name. 407 00:20:00,764 --> 00:20:03,071 No. I-I don't. 408 00:21:51,484 --> 00:21:53,877 David Cord is not a good look for us. 409 00:21:53,921 --> 00:21:57,533 I think we would look great in $12 million. 410 00:21:57,577 --> 00:21:59,013 Blood money. 411 00:21:59,056 --> 00:22:00,667 That's a little dramatic. 412 00:22:00,710 --> 00:22:02,732 The amount of money he's spent funding Republican campaigns 413 00:22:02,756 --> 00:22:05,541 - over the last decade... - If you all weren't all so busy 414 00:22:05,585 --> 00:22:07,717 turning up your noses at the Republican Party, 415 00:22:07,761 --> 00:22:10,851 you might remember that Democrats and Republicans 416 00:22:10,894 --> 00:22:12,374 thought Section 230 was flawed. 417 00:22:12,418 --> 00:22:14,028 Here's an opportunity for the unity 418 00:22:14,071 --> 00:22:16,291 that the Democrats say they want. 419 00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:18,095 I've never asked to unite with white supremacists. 420 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:19,923 Yeah, let's not pretend this is some bipartisan issue, though. 421 00:22:19,947 --> 00:22:23,167 The right has no interest in stopping conspiracy theories 422 00:22:23,211 --> 00:22:24,604 on these platforms. 423 00:22:24,647 --> 00:22:26,103 It would help if the boomers would stop falling 424 00:22:26,127 --> 00:22:27,346 for those conspiracy theories 425 00:22:27,389 --> 00:22:30,218 and sharing it with their friends. 426 00:22:32,351 --> 00:22:34,396 Sorry, but it would. 427 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,485 And no more plotting to overthrow the government, 428 00:22:36,529 --> 00:22:38,269 or stalking journalists online. 429 00:22:38,313 --> 00:22:40,446 What about the employee that wants to speak out 430 00:22:40,489 --> 00:22:42,839 against the boss that's sexually harassing them? 431 00:22:42,883 --> 00:22:45,320 They repeal Section 230, and there would be no #MeToo. 432 00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:47,540 I don't believe that. You regulate Section 230, 433 00:22:47,583 --> 00:22:50,804 and let the newspapers get back to actually being competitive. 434 00:22:50,847 --> 00:22:52,936 We're not going back to reading newspapers, grandpa. 435 00:22:52,980 --> 00:22:54,958 - Grandpa? - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. That's inappropriate. 436 00:22:54,982 --> 00:22:56,742 - There's no need... - Did you really just say "grandpa"? 437 00:22:56,766 --> 00:22:58,289 Wait! Wait. Wait. Wait. 438 00:22:58,333 --> 00:23:00,466 If we're gonna go after the social media giants, 439 00:23:00,509 --> 00:23:04,121 we need the resources of a deep pocket like Cord. 440 00:23:04,165 --> 00:23:05,795 Where are you going? - To court. 441 00:23:05,819 --> 00:23:08,735 But we haven't decided if we're taking this Cord money yet. 442 00:23:08,778 --> 00:23:10,171 Of course we are. 443 00:23:14,218 --> 00:23:16,438 : Ooh-kay. 444 00:23:17,352 --> 00:23:18,788 This is a new suit? 445 00:23:18,832 --> 00:23:21,791 It's the same facts, Your Honor, but different defendant. 446 00:23:21,835 --> 00:23:23,595 - You're suing Chumhum? Yes, Your Honor. 447 00:23:23,619 --> 00:23:25,926 You have read Section 230, I assume. 448 00:23:25,969 --> 00:23:29,320 Yes, Section 230 purports to shield Internet platforms 449 00:23:29,364 --> 00:23:33,455 from liability, but we believe it is unconstitutional 450 00:23:33,499 --> 00:23:36,023 because it contravenes the First Amendment. 451 00:23:36,066 --> 00:23:37,328 And how does it do that? 452 00:23:37,372 --> 00:23:39,156 Well, the First Amendment states that, uh, 453 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:40,462 "Congress shall make no law 454 00:23:40,506 --> 00:23:41,831 abridging the freedom of the press." 455 00:23:41,855 --> 00:23:44,335 Section 230 doesn't say anything about the press. 456 00:23:44,379 --> 00:23:48,252 No, but in practice, the law has decimated the press. 457 00:23:48,296 --> 00:23:49,732 Through Section 230, 458 00:23:49,776 --> 00:23:52,996 the government has placed its thumb on the scales, 459 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,781 in favor of Internet platforms 460 00:23:54,824 --> 00:23:57,174 over newspapers and other press outlets. 461 00:24:02,789 --> 00:24:04,094 Huh. 462 00:24:11,841 --> 00:24:13,669 Fucking Democrats. 463 00:24:13,713 --> 00:24:16,237 Take care. Stay in touch. 464 00:24:20,154 --> 00:24:21,503 May I help you? 465 00:24:21,547 --> 00:24:23,374 Oh. Sure hope so. 466 00:24:23,418 --> 00:24:25,028 Um, Madeline Starkey. I'm with the FBI. 467 00:24:25,072 --> 00:24:28,423 I'll never get used to saying that. It sounds so melodramatic. 468 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:31,470 My husband made a ringtone for my phone. 469 00:24:32,558 --> 00:24:34,385 I'm Madeline Starkey with the FBI. 470 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:41,436 Hi. 471 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,960 - May I help you, Ms. Starkey? - Oh, so polite. 472 00:24:44,004 --> 00:24:47,790 Uh, yes, uh, you may help me by answering a few questions. 473 00:24:47,834 --> 00:24:50,576 Uh, and I won't take up too much of your time. 474 00:24:50,619 --> 00:24:52,554 - Seems like a bad day. - Presidential transition, 475 00:24:52,578 --> 00:24:54,405 a lot of people are being let go. 476 00:24:54,449 --> 00:24:56,320 Uh, I'm so sorry. But not you, though? 477 00:24:56,364 --> 00:24:59,149 Not yet. Unless that's why you're here. 478 00:24:59,193 --> 00:25:00,716 Oh. No, no, no, no. 479 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:01,935 I'm the deep state. 480 00:25:01,978 --> 00:25:05,112 We don't do anything meaningful. 481 00:25:06,461 --> 00:25:08,855 Mm. I spoke to a friend of yours, Dylan Pike. 482 00:25:11,031 --> 00:25:15,514 He said you trained him in the use of AR-15s, nine millimeters, 483 00:25:15,557 --> 00:25:17,603 how to buy ammunition in bulk. 484 00:25:19,430 --> 00:25:21,563 We covered a bunch of subjects in his group. 485 00:25:21,607 --> 00:25:23,652 So it wasn't just a one-on-one. 486 00:25:23,696 --> 00:25:25,219 It was a small group of veterans. 487 00:25:25,262 --> 00:25:27,395 I believe this group was five veterans. 488 00:25:27,438 --> 00:25:29,092 You wouldn't happen to remember the names 489 00:25:29,136 --> 00:25:31,747 of the other four individuals who trained with Mr. Pike? 490 00:25:31,791 --> 00:25:34,663 This would be sometime prior to the January events, uh, 491 00:25:34,707 --> 00:25:36,491 at the Capitol. 492 00:25:40,843 --> 00:25:43,150 Could you provide me with those names? 493 00:25:45,239 --> 00:25:46,632 No. 494 00:25:46,675 --> 00:25:48,068 Sorry. Can't. 495 00:25:48,111 --> 00:25:50,331 You can't? Or you won't? 496 00:25:55,075 --> 00:25:57,773 You have a very calm manner. 497 00:25:57,817 --> 00:26:00,471 I should be calm, but I'm unnerved. 498 00:26:00,515 --> 00:26:02,473 Anything else, Ms. Starkey? 499 00:26:02,517 --> 00:26:04,388 No. No, no, not right now. 500 00:26:04,432 --> 00:26:06,826 But pretty soon. We'll be in touch. 501 00:26:13,397 --> 00:26:16,749 You've been a managing editor for how long, Mr. Hookstratten? 502 00:26:16,792 --> 00:26:17,880 Twenty-three years. 503 00:26:17,924 --> 00:26:19,012 I was a reporter 504 00:26:19,055 --> 00:26:20,317 for ten years before that. 505 00:26:20,361 --> 00:26:21,797 And you were aware, were you not, 506 00:26:21,841 --> 00:26:24,017 of this story that was circulating on social media 507 00:26:24,060 --> 00:26:27,237 about a bike shop owner grooming school children 508 00:26:27,281 --> 00:26:29,239 for sexual exploitation. 509 00:26:29,283 --> 00:26:30,589 I was aware of it, yes. 510 00:26:30,632 --> 00:26:32,634 Why didn't your newspaper cover the story? 511 00:26:32,678 --> 00:26:34,505 It... It seems like it was newsworthy, right? 512 00:26:34,549 --> 00:26:37,639 - If it were true, yes. - How do you know it wasn't? 513 00:26:37,683 --> 00:26:39,574 Because I spent two weeks running down the rumors. 514 00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:41,382 In the case of this story, there was nothing, 515 00:26:41,425 --> 00:26:43,558 just a lot of gossip online. 516 00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:45,865 Now, what kind of financial shape of your newspaper 517 00:26:45,908 --> 00:26:48,781 at the time that you decided not to run the story? 518 00:26:48,824 --> 00:26:52,088 Your Honor, I'm sorry, but I have to object there. 519 00:26:52,132 --> 00:26:53,568 Relevance. 520 00:26:53,612 --> 00:26:56,745 The financial impact of Section 230's exemption 521 00:26:56,789 --> 00:26:59,618 - on newspapers is directly relevant. - Overruled. 522 00:26:59,661 --> 00:27:02,011 We were broke and getting broker. 523 00:27:02,055 --> 00:27:03,249 The advertisers we'd counted on 524 00:27:03,273 --> 00:27:04,840 had mostly gone over to the Internet. 525 00:27:04,884 --> 00:27:07,036 It was only a matter of time before we wouldn't be able 526 00:27:07,060 --> 00:27:08,211 to keep the lights on anymore. 527 00:27:08,235 --> 00:27:10,716 Six months ago, that time came. 528 00:27:10,759 --> 00:27:12,326 Your witness. 529 00:27:13,893 --> 00:27:16,635 Classified ads were a big source of revenue for newspapers 530 00:27:16,678 --> 00:27:18,637 - at one time. Is that right? - They were. 531 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:22,205 I imagine those being a thing of the past contributed to that. 532 00:27:22,249 --> 00:27:23,705 - It did. - What about cable news networks? 533 00:27:23,729 --> 00:27:25,569 - That have an impact? - Objection, Your Honor. 534 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,230 We are not litigating over cable news or classified ads. 535 00:27:27,254 --> 00:27:30,649 That's right. We're litigating over your untested theory 536 00:27:30,692 --> 00:27:33,086 that newspapers went bankrupt because social media 537 00:27:33,129 --> 00:27:35,741 has a government-sanctioned advantage in the marketplace. 538 00:27:35,784 --> 00:27:39,092 We should, Your Honor, at the very least, test this theory. 539 00:27:39,135 --> 00:27:41,398 Agreed. Overruled. 540 00:27:41,442 --> 00:27:43,574 Is it possible, Mr. Hookstratten, 541 00:27:43,618 --> 00:27:46,621 that the reason these newspapers went bankrupt 542 00:27:46,665 --> 00:27:48,057 is no more complicated 543 00:27:48,101 --> 00:27:50,103 than they didn't keep up with their competition? 544 00:27:50,146 --> 00:27:53,759 - That's one reason. - Thank you for not contesting the obvious. 545 00:27:56,500 --> 00:27:58,285 Mr. Hookstratten 546 00:27:59,765 --> 00:28:01,897 didn't your newspaper conduct this survey 547 00:28:01,941 --> 00:28:04,987 - of where readers were now getting their news? - Yes. 548 00:28:05,031 --> 00:28:06,772 And what were the top four sources? 549 00:28:06,815 --> 00:28:09,513 Facebook, Twitter, Google, Chumhum. 550 00:28:09,557 --> 00:28:13,430 None of which can be sued for defamation, libel, or fraud. 551 00:28:13,474 --> 00:28:15,781 Now, do you think that enters in to what stories 552 00:28:15,824 --> 00:28:19,045 you do run, and what stories you do not run? 553 00:28:19,088 --> 00:28:21,482 It's always hanging over your head. 554 00:28:21,525 --> 00:28:24,267 Gawker was sued out of existence 555 00:28:24,311 --> 00:28:25,921 by someone who wanted them shut down. 556 00:28:25,965 --> 00:28:29,229 That can happen to a newspaper or a website. 557 00:28:29,272 --> 00:28:32,014 It can't happen to Facebook. 558 00:28:41,589 --> 00:28:43,634 Oh, I forgot you were in here. 559 00:28:43,678 --> 00:28:45,462 Yeah. You don't need to do those anymore. 560 00:28:45,506 --> 00:28:47,508 We're suing Chumhum now. 561 00:29:12,707 --> 00:29:14,840 Uh, case number 15. Let's go. 562 00:29:18,191 --> 00:29:20,062 Ah! 563 00:29:20,106 --> 00:29:21,368 Five-minute recess. 564 00:29:21,411 --> 00:29:23,674 Don't touch these props, please. 565 00:29:23,718 --> 00:29:25,328 I want to do both. 566 00:29:25,372 --> 00:29:28,157 I want to clerk here, and I want to work at Reddick/Lockhart. 567 00:29:28,201 --> 00:29:29,811 How many hours can you give me? 568 00:29:29,855 --> 00:29:31,204 What do you need me to do? 569 00:29:31,247 --> 00:29:32,727 Well... 570 00:29:32,771 --> 00:29:34,860 My copyright certificates are 571 00:29:34,903 --> 00:29:37,558 are catching on with the fan fiction crowd, and... 572 00:29:37,601 --> 00:29:40,039 I need you to process them. 573 00:29:40,996 --> 00:29:42,781 How much are you charging for these? 574 00:29:42,824 --> 00:29:45,150 I checked what the Writers Guild charged for script registration. 575 00:29:45,174 --> 00:29:46,436 - 20 bucks. - You're kidding. 576 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,874 - And how many have you sold? - 412. 577 00:29:49,744 --> 00:29:51,006 - What? - I know. 578 00:29:51,050 --> 00:29:52,486 It spread online. 579 00:29:52,529 --> 00:29:54,531 But these don't mean anything. 580 00:29:54,575 --> 00:29:55,837 They're just pieces of paper. 581 00:29:55,881 --> 00:29:57,162 What do you think US copyright is? 582 00:29:57,186 --> 00:30:00,320 Mine is at least good for 71 years. 583 00:30:00,363 --> 00:30:02,061 That's a year more than US. 584 00:30:02,104 --> 00:30:03,932 Okay, but a plagiarist can still steal a work. 585 00:30:03,976 --> 00:30:05,804 They can do that with the US copyright. 586 00:30:05,847 --> 00:30:08,197 They just get sued in court, like they would in my court. 587 00:30:08,241 --> 00:30:09,416 Oh, my God. 588 00:30:09,459 --> 00:30:12,723 Marissa, I'm building something here. 589 00:30:12,767 --> 00:30:14,638 I want you to join me. 590 00:30:14,682 --> 00:30:16,205 I want your advice. 591 00:30:16,249 --> 00:30:17,511 I want your advice on cases. 592 00:30:17,554 --> 00:30:19,426 I want to bounce legal theories off you. 593 00:30:19,469 --> 00:30:21,254 What are your legal theories? 594 00:30:21,297 --> 00:30:24,605 I don't know. That's why I need to bounce them. 595 00:30:27,608 --> 00:30:30,829 Okay. I can give you from noon to 2:00 pm, 596 00:30:30,872 --> 00:30:33,179 and 5:00 to 7:00, if you want it. 597 00:30:33,222 --> 00:30:34,745 Boom. 598 00:30:34,789 --> 00:30:36,747 That's how revolutions are made. 599 00:30:36,791 --> 00:30:38,401 Back rooms of copy shops. 600 00:30:38,445 --> 00:30:39,620 Let's go. 601 00:30:39,663 --> 00:30:41,448 Hey! I'm home. 602 00:30:43,015 --> 00:30:44,538 Kurt? 603 00:30:47,106 --> 00:30:49,935 Some reason you're sitting in the dark? 604 00:30:51,850 --> 00:30:52,851 No. 605 00:30:56,637 --> 00:30:59,466 You want me to come and sit with you? 606 00:30:59,509 --> 00:31:02,121 I got a visit from the FBI today. 607 00:31:05,820 --> 00:31:07,909 Uh, about what? 608 00:31:07,953 --> 00:31:11,478 About the guy I took shooting, the one in the Wanted poster. 609 00:31:14,568 --> 00:31:17,571 - And what did you tell them? - Nothing. 610 00:31:17,614 --> 00:31:19,921 This agent wanted me to give her names 611 00:31:19,965 --> 00:31:21,880 of the other veterans I took shooting. 612 00:31:23,969 --> 00:31:25,884 Okay, Kurt, listen to me. I... 613 00:31:25,927 --> 00:31:29,626 I'm your wife, which means that anything you tell me 614 00:31:29,670 --> 00:31:32,586 is privileged communication. So... 615 00:31:34,022 --> 00:31:37,721 This is not the time to be the taciturn mountain man. 616 00:31:37,765 --> 00:31:41,073 Just tell me. Tell me everything. 617 00:31:41,116 --> 00:31:42,726 About? 618 00:31:42,770 --> 00:31:44,511 Who did you take shooting? 619 00:31:45,860 --> 00:31:47,383 Veterans with PTSD. 620 00:31:47,427 --> 00:31:50,256 I volunteer to shoot with them on Saturdays. 621 00:31:50,299 --> 00:31:51,822 They're not criminals. 622 00:31:51,866 --> 00:31:55,043 Then just give the FBI their names and explain that. 623 00:31:55,870 --> 00:31:58,525 One of these veterans said he was going to D.C. 624 00:31:58,568 --> 00:32:00,266 and he wanted a tour of the Capitol. 625 00:32:00,309 --> 00:32:03,269 I called the congressional office to arrange it. 626 00:32:06,533 --> 00:32:08,361 When was this? 627 00:32:08,404 --> 00:32:10,232 On January 5. 628 00:32:15,585 --> 00:32:17,936 Which congressperson? 629 00:32:18,719 --> 00:32:19,981 I'm not gonna say. 630 00:32:20,025 --> 00:32:22,941 Kurt, I can't tell anyone. 631 00:32:33,125 --> 00:32:34,604 I'm not gonna say. 632 00:32:39,218 --> 00:32:40,871 Okay. 633 00:32:40,915 --> 00:32:43,309 You're not gonna talk to the feds again. 634 00:32:43,352 --> 00:32:45,398 I-I am going to talk to them. 635 00:32:45,441 --> 00:32:48,140 You think I'm in trouble? 636 00:32:48,183 --> 00:32:51,360 Yes. I think you're a Trump official 637 00:32:51,404 --> 00:32:54,320 who trained an insurrectionist in firearms. 638 00:32:54,363 --> 00:32:55,582 I didn't train... 639 00:32:55,625 --> 00:32:58,019 And then arranged 640 00:32:58,063 --> 00:32:59,978 for them to scout the Capitol. 641 00:33:01,022 --> 00:33:04,243 I think that's the definition of trouble. 642 00:33:05,940 --> 00:33:08,551 So here's where I come in. 643 00:33:08,595 --> 00:33:10,945 From this moment on... 644 00:33:11,772 --> 00:33:13,643 I am your lawyer. 645 00:33:21,521 --> 00:33:23,392 Have a seat. 646 00:33:23,436 --> 00:33:24,872 How... 647 00:33:24,915 --> 00:33:26,526 How is your bird problem? 648 00:33:26,569 --> 00:33:28,093 Intermittent. 649 00:33:28,136 --> 00:33:30,834 They put rotors out there, so the birds won't land. 650 00:33:30,878 --> 00:33:32,575 Makes sense. 651 00:33:32,619 --> 00:33:33,924 Eh, sometimes. 652 00:33:33,968 --> 00:33:35,056 But here we are again. 653 00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:36,884 Yes. This'll be very brief. 654 00:33:36,927 --> 00:33:39,234 I just want you to know I'm Kurt McVeigh's attorney, 655 00:33:39,278 --> 00:33:42,585 and I need you to not approach him again without my presence. 656 00:33:42,629 --> 00:33:43,823 You're going to represent him? 657 00:33:43,847 --> 00:33:45,284 - Yes. - Oh. 658 00:33:45,327 --> 00:33:48,243 That will put such a strain on the marriage. 659 00:33:48,287 --> 00:33:50,376 Thanks for the concern. 660 00:33:50,419 --> 00:33:52,073 Here's my card. 661 00:33:52,117 --> 00:33:54,423 If you want to interview him again, just call that number. 662 00:33:54,467 --> 00:33:56,532 - Okay, just so you know, we're not after Kurt. - Mm. 663 00:33:56,556 --> 00:33:58,253 - Uh-oh. 664 00:33:58,297 --> 00:33:59,559 What? 665 00:33:59,602 --> 00:34:01,082 The bells. 666 00:34:01,126 --> 00:34:03,606 You might not want to watch this. 667 00:34:05,043 --> 00:34:05,782 What? 668 00:34:07,828 --> 00:34:10,222 - Oh, my God. 669 00:34:10,265 --> 00:34:11,571 Oh! 670 00:34:11,614 --> 00:34:13,616 The birds haven't quite caught on to the rotors. 671 00:34:13,660 --> 00:34:16,315 Building maintenance insists they will eventually, 672 00:34:16,358 --> 00:34:17,620 but I don't know. 673 00:34:17,664 --> 00:34:19,579 - Oh, my... Oh, my God. 674 00:34:19,622 --> 00:34:21,102 Anyway... 675 00:34:22,234 --> 00:34:26,020 Job one, for the FBI, is identifying and building cases 676 00:34:26,064 --> 00:34:29,110 against as many of the January 6 rioters as possible. 677 00:34:29,154 --> 00:34:31,243 And I-I-I wish you great success. 678 00:34:31,286 --> 00:34:34,202 As far as I'm concerned, they all deserve to be locked up. 679 00:34:34,246 --> 00:34:35,725 Well, yes, given your politics, 680 00:34:35,769 --> 00:34:36,876 I thought you might be sympathetic. 681 00:34:36,900 --> 00:34:38,815 And job two 682 00:34:38,859 --> 00:34:40,817 is preventing the next January 6. 683 00:34:40,861 --> 00:34:43,864 I always looked at the Conway marriage, 684 00:34:43,907 --> 00:34:46,475 and I wondered how they did it. 685 00:34:46,519 --> 00:34:47,998 Maybe you can tell me sometime. 686 00:34:48,042 --> 00:34:50,000 Good luck with your investigation. 687 00:34:50,044 --> 00:34:51,785 - Ooh... 688 00:34:51,828 --> 00:34:54,179 You get used to it. 689 00:34:55,049 --> 00:34:57,921 Gunnar Neustadt, former Chumhum content moderator. 690 00:34:57,965 --> 00:35:00,620 And why are you no longer at Chumhum? 691 00:35:00,663 --> 00:35:02,361 PTSD. 692 00:35:04,058 --> 00:35:07,409 Uh, what about the work there was traumatic? 693 00:35:07,453 --> 00:35:09,237 - The churn. - The churn? What is the churn? 694 00:35:09,281 --> 00:35:11,152 Constant turnover of bad content. 695 00:35:11,196 --> 00:35:13,241 Some of it sad, some of it homicidal, 696 00:35:13,285 --> 00:35:15,156 some of it political. It never stopped. 697 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,680 So, all you did was block the churn? 698 00:35:17,724 --> 00:35:21,423 No, we also highlighted, repositioned, featured items. 699 00:35:21,467 --> 00:35:22,685 Oh, in other words, 700 00:35:22,729 --> 00:35:24,054 you did what a newspaper editor does? 701 00:35:24,078 --> 00:35:25,645 Objection. 702 00:35:25,688 --> 00:35:27,734 Leading. 703 00:35:30,215 --> 00:35:31,346 Overruled. 704 00:35:31,390 --> 00:35:33,131 It felt like I was an editor. 705 00:35:33,174 --> 00:35:37,004 In that you were blocking violent or pornographic content? 706 00:35:37,047 --> 00:35:38,701 In the sense that we featured clickbait. 707 00:35:38,745 --> 00:35:42,052 Um, if it sparked anger or outrage, we featured it. 708 00:35:42,096 --> 00:35:44,185 - That's how the site made money. Thank you. 709 00:35:44,229 --> 00:35:46,318 Nothing further, Your Honor. 710 00:35:47,188 --> 00:35:50,060 Uh, just one second, Your Honor. 711 00:35:51,149 --> 00:35:52,715 I was at a judge's conference, 712 00:35:52,759 --> 00:35:54,848 and Judge Friend said that her dad 713 00:35:54,891 --> 00:35:57,764 was a small-town newspaper editor. 714 00:35:57,807 --> 00:35:59,418 Go after editorial content. 715 00:36:01,463 --> 00:36:03,291 You go for it. 716 00:36:03,335 --> 00:36:07,208 - Why me? - Because we have an audience of one. 717 00:36:07,252 --> 00:36:08,731 Wait. 718 00:36:08,775 --> 00:36:10,211 Don't look now. 719 00:36:10,255 --> 00:36:12,648 I haven't questioned a witness in two years. 720 00:36:12,692 --> 00:36:14,346 Okay. Then it's time. 721 00:36:18,393 --> 00:36:21,570 Mr. Neustadt... 722 00:36:21,614 --> 00:36:23,093 Mr. Neustadt. 723 00:36:23,137 --> 00:36:25,835 How often did you meet with your team of editors? 724 00:36:25,879 --> 00:36:28,316 Excuse me, moderators. 725 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:31,450 - Twice a day. Morning and evening. - Okay. 726 00:36:31,493 --> 00:36:32,973 Good. 727 00:36:33,016 --> 00:36:35,976 And, uh, what did you discuss at these meetings? 728 00:36:36,019 --> 00:36:37,151 Which stories were trending. 729 00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:40,415 And by trending, you mean... 730 00:36:40,459 --> 00:36:42,200 Uh, popular, interesting, newsworthy. 731 00:36:42,243 --> 00:36:43,897 You were assigning value? 732 00:36:43,940 --> 00:36:45,594 Objection. Counselor is testifying. 733 00:36:45,638 --> 00:36:46,900 Overruled. 734 00:36:46,943 --> 00:36:48,684 Continue, Counselor. 735 00:36:48,728 --> 00:36:51,296 Mr. Neustadt, if you were deciding 736 00:36:51,339 --> 00:36:53,080 which stories were important, 737 00:36:53,123 --> 00:36:56,126 how is that different from what an editorial team 738 00:36:56,170 --> 00:36:57,606 at a newspaper does? 739 00:36:57,650 --> 00:37:00,000 Objection. The witness cannot be expected to know 740 00:37:00,043 --> 00:37:01,871 the inner workings of a newspaper. 741 00:37:01,915 --> 00:37:04,787 Actually, I worked in the TribuneMetro section 742 00:37:04,831 --> 00:37:06,485 for three years. 743 00:37:20,629 --> 00:37:22,022 What? 744 00:37:22,065 --> 00:37:23,719 Build-a-Bears. 745 00:37:23,763 --> 00:37:24,783 They were sent to Marissa. 746 00:37:24,807 --> 00:37:26,461 Okay. 747 00:37:26,505 --> 00:37:28,028 - Why? - No idea. 748 00:37:28,071 --> 00:37:31,249 - This one's a Marissa bear. - Hug me. 749 00:37:35,557 --> 00:37:38,299 Why don't we, meaning you, 750 00:37:38,343 --> 00:37:40,214 take all these stuffed animals 751 00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:42,042 and put them in the conference room. 752 00:37:48,135 --> 00:37:49,417 I'm just saying Mr. Wolfe-Coleman, 753 00:37:49,441 --> 00:37:51,530 this may not be the firm for you. 754 00:37:53,009 --> 00:37:54,272 Benjamin Dafoe. 755 00:37:54,315 --> 00:37:55,490 One moment. 756 00:37:55,534 --> 00:37:57,187 Please send this out. - Okay. 757 00:37:59,538 --> 00:38:02,280 I know. I'm putting them in the conference room. 758 00:38:07,546 --> 00:38:10,026 - Do you have a minute, Marissa? - Sure. 759 00:38:10,070 --> 00:38:11,854 - Actually, I, um... - Carmen. 760 00:38:11,898 --> 00:38:13,291 Right, uh, 761 00:38:13,334 --> 00:38:15,380 could you give us a moment, Carmen? 762 00:38:18,557 --> 00:38:21,908 Why are there hundreds of teddy bears in our reception? 763 00:38:23,039 --> 00:38:24,563 I... 764 00:38:24,606 --> 00:38:27,870 Is that a legal euphemism I don't understand? 765 00:38:27,914 --> 00:38:30,351 No. This 766 00:38:30,395 --> 00:38:32,222 was sent to you. 767 00:38:32,266 --> 00:38:35,443 - It's a Marissa bear. - Hug me. 768 00:38:35,487 --> 00:38:37,053 That doesn't even look like me. 769 00:38:37,097 --> 00:38:38,379 That would seem to be beside the point. 770 00:38:38,403 --> 00:38:39,795 What is going on, Marissa? 771 00:38:39,839 --> 00:38:41,599 Why are there hundreds of bears in our office? 772 00:38:41,623 --> 00:38:43,277 Let me find out. 773 00:38:43,321 --> 00:38:46,062 Well, if you're finding out, you must have some suspicion. 774 00:38:46,106 --> 00:38:47,368 So, what is it? 775 00:38:47,412 --> 00:38:49,239 I offered some advice to a client 776 00:38:49,283 --> 00:38:50,850 who was buying a Build-A-Bear franchise. 777 00:38:50,893 --> 00:38:53,200 - My guess is this was a thank you. - What client? 778 00:38:53,243 --> 00:38:54,897 You're not a lawyer. 779 00:38:54,941 --> 00:38:56,508 Why do you have clients? 780 00:39:00,425 --> 00:39:01,513 Oh, my God. 781 00:39:01,556 --> 00:39:03,384 This is about that Copy Coop court? 782 00:39:03,428 --> 00:39:05,995 I made sure it didn't interfere with my responsibilities. 783 00:39:06,039 --> 00:39:08,171 Marissa, no. 784 00:39:08,215 --> 00:39:10,391 By participating in that simulacrum of a courtroom, 785 00:39:10,435 --> 00:39:13,176 you exposed this firm to malpractice, sanctions, 786 00:39:13,220 --> 00:39:14,526 and God knows what. 787 00:39:14,569 --> 00:39:16,702 I'm just offering the judge some advice, 788 00:39:16,745 --> 00:39:18,486 and helping him with his copyright office. 789 00:39:18,530 --> 00:39:21,141 If you wish to continue your employment at this firm, 790 00:39:21,184 --> 00:39:23,099 you will never do anything like that again. 791 00:39:23,143 --> 00:39:24,100 - Do you understand? - But it's... 792 00:39:24,144 --> 00:39:26,102 No. No buts. 793 00:39:26,146 --> 00:39:28,104 Do you understand? 794 00:39:29,497 --> 00:39:30,542 I do. 795 00:39:31,804 --> 00:39:35,024 Diane, your husband and the FBI are here. 796 00:39:35,068 --> 00:39:36,374 Oh, no. 797 00:39:36,417 --> 00:39:37,438 Don't put them in the conference room. 798 00:39:37,462 --> 00:39:39,507 I... Okay. 799 00:39:39,551 --> 00:39:41,988 I think I might be a little late. 800 00:39:50,083 --> 00:39:51,432 Do we all get one? 801 00:39:51,476 --> 00:39:53,303 Or just clients? 802 00:39:56,829 --> 00:39:58,091 Wow. 803 00:39:58,134 --> 00:40:01,790 There's that, uh, calming, unnerving quiet. 804 00:40:05,620 --> 00:40:06,795 - Hello. - Hi 805 00:40:06,839 --> 00:40:09,058 I have agreed to a ten-minute interview. 806 00:40:09,102 --> 00:40:11,583 Mr. McVeigh has to get back to work. 807 00:40:11,626 --> 00:40:12,888 Yes. Yes, I know. 808 00:40:12,932 --> 00:40:14,649 And he's been a good boy, not saying a thing. 809 00:40:14,673 --> 00:40:15,630 He's not a boy. 810 00:40:15,674 --> 00:40:18,416 No, he's not, your boy, Bill. 811 00:40:19,634 --> 00:40:21,114 Okay. Let's start. 812 00:40:21,157 --> 00:40:23,943 Just to be formal, Kurt, I'm Agent Starkey with the FBI. 813 00:40:25,510 --> 00:40:28,382 We understand. We don't need the musical introduction. 814 00:40:28,426 --> 00:40:31,211 Okay. Um... So, Kurt. 815 00:40:31,254 --> 00:40:34,214 Those friends or your colleagues 816 00:40:34,257 --> 00:40:35,844 or whatever they are to you, or were to you, 817 00:40:35,868 --> 00:40:38,044 probably have little or no criminal liability 818 00:40:38,087 --> 00:40:40,002 for January 6. 819 00:40:40,046 --> 00:40:42,527 My concern isn't with their past. 820 00:40:42,570 --> 00:40:44,398 It's what they might do in the future. 821 00:40:44,442 --> 00:40:46,052 He has no knowledge of that. 822 00:40:46,095 --> 00:40:48,489 Well, now that they've gotten away with, say, trespassing, 823 00:40:48,533 --> 00:40:51,927 or smearing their feces on the floor of the rotunda, 824 00:40:51,971 --> 00:40:54,016 they're emboldened to violence, 825 00:40:54,060 --> 00:40:56,366 to bombs, to hostage taking. 826 00:41:00,327 --> 00:41:02,677 Does Kurt have a question? 827 00:41:02,721 --> 00:41:05,027 - No, but I do. - Oh. Pray, ask. 828 00:41:05,071 --> 00:41:06,289 Why do you think that? 829 00:41:06,333 --> 00:41:08,248 Why do I think they're emboldened? 830 00:41:08,291 --> 00:41:09,510 Well, I have my reasons. 831 00:41:09,554 --> 00:41:11,773 And if you tell me who they are, 832 00:41:11,817 --> 00:41:15,516 I will know and then, if need be, I can stop them. 833 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:18,084 My client has no knowledge of anyone plotting anything. 834 00:41:18,127 --> 00:41:21,043 Well, that does not square 835 00:41:21,087 --> 00:41:23,219 with this Dylan Pike statement. 836 00:41:23,263 --> 00:41:26,135 "Kurt McVeigh not only trained me in firearms, 837 00:41:26,179 --> 00:41:29,704 "he also laid out the strategy for entering and occupying 838 00:41:29,748 --> 00:41:31,793 the U.S. Capitol." 839 00:41:39,758 --> 00:41:41,499 Was that a comment? 840 00:41:41,542 --> 00:41:43,326 No. I have a comment. 841 00:41:43,370 --> 00:41:46,286 - Oh, come on. Bullshit. 842 00:41:54,990 --> 00:41:56,470 Wow. 843 00:41:56,514 --> 00:41:59,081 I'm surprised Mr. Pike didn't accuse Kurt 844 00:41:59,125 --> 00:42:00,561 of being responsible for 9/11. 845 00:42:00,605 --> 00:42:02,563 Certainly you have a better joke than that. 846 00:42:02,607 --> 00:42:04,913 No. This isn't a joke to me. 847 00:42:04,957 --> 00:42:07,742 Dylan Pike will say anything to reduce his sentence. 848 00:42:07,786 --> 00:42:10,702 I do consider his statement with some skepticism. 849 00:42:10,745 --> 00:42:14,444 And the only way to get to the truth is with a grand jury. 850 00:42:14,488 --> 00:42:18,579 Uh, a subpoena has a tendency to sharpen the senses. 851 00:42:18,623 --> 00:42:20,078 Odd you don't have a musical cue for that. 852 00:42:20,102 --> 00:42:21,060 Hold on. 853 00:42:22,365 --> 00:42:24,629 Oops. That's not right. 854 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:28,110 I can always subpoena you, Kurt. 855 00:42:36,728 --> 00:42:38,947 He's a rapist. An accused rapist. 856 00:42:38,991 --> 00:42:41,471 God, I'm amazed I have to say this in a room full of lawyers. 857 00:42:41,515 --> 00:42:43,972 Since when are we representing people like Wolfe-Coleman? 858 00:42:43,996 --> 00:42:45,432 He's the next Jeffrey Epstein. 859 00:42:45,475 --> 00:42:46,801 Did you approve this, Liz? - No. 860 00:42:46,825 --> 00:42:49,131 This is the first that I am hearing of this. 861 00:42:49,175 --> 00:42:50,544 So it was Diane. Diane approved this. 862 00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:51,786 No. I... 863 00:42:51,830 --> 00:42:53,135 Well, I don't know. 864 00:42:53,179 --> 00:42:55,485 I have clients who will flee when they find out 865 00:42:55,529 --> 00:42:57,749 we represent this rapist. 866 00:42:57,792 --> 00:42:59,881 Oh, you mean like the Women's Coalition? Big loss. 867 00:42:59,925 --> 00:43:01,274 I know, the teddy bears. 868 00:43:01,317 --> 00:43:03,189 - I'm working on it. - No, no, no. 869 00:43:03,232 --> 00:43:05,626 Did you approve us representing Craig Wolfe-Coleman? 870 00:43:05,670 --> 00:43:06,888 No. Why? 871 00:43:06,932 --> 00:43:08,629 - Do we represent him? - Apparently, we do. 872 00:43:08,673 --> 00:43:10,520 And we're-we're just trying to get to the bottom of it. 873 00:43:10,544 --> 00:43:12,154 Without the other name partner? 874 00:43:12,198 --> 00:43:13,939 That's why we asked you in. 875 00:43:13,982 --> 00:43:15,331 Well, this isn't me. 876 00:43:15,375 --> 00:43:16,637 I mean, was he here? 877 00:43:16,681 --> 00:43:18,944 - Hi. Maybe I can help. David. 878 00:43:18,987 --> 00:43:20,423 What's going on? 879 00:43:20,467 --> 00:43:22,338 Uh, one of the associates, the new one... 880 00:43:22,382 --> 00:43:24,123 - Marissa? - No, the real one. 881 00:43:24,166 --> 00:43:25,646 - Carmen? - Right. 882 00:43:25,690 --> 00:43:28,127 She pulled in Wolfe-Coleman as a client. 883 00:43:28,170 --> 00:43:29,563 - Carmen? Why? 884 00:43:29,607 --> 00:43:30,651 Because... 885 00:43:30,695 --> 00:43:31,870 Wait, why don't I go upstairs 886 00:43:31,913 --> 00:43:33,349 and get your last quarterly report. 887 00:43:33,393 --> 00:43:34,829 Oh, come on, David. 888 00:43:34,873 --> 00:43:36,744 If Gavin Firth wants to talk to us about money, 889 00:43:36,788 --> 00:43:38,354 he should discuss it with the partners. 890 00:43:38,398 --> 00:43:40,269 Actually, Gavin was called back to London. 891 00:43:40,313 --> 00:43:41,531 I'm the new Gavin. 892 00:43:41,575 --> 00:43:45,623 STR Laurie made me your new boss. 893 00:43:45,666 --> 00:43:47,102 Hi. 894 00:43:47,146 --> 00:43:48,669 And this is what I have to say. 895 00:43:48,713 --> 00:43:51,890 More of you should be out there digging up new clients 896 00:43:51,933 --> 00:43:53,413 like this new Carmen girl. 897 00:43:53,456 --> 00:43:54,893 Two months out of law school, 898 00:43:54,936 --> 00:43:57,417 and she's got our top two clients. 899 00:43:57,460 --> 00:43:59,375 Think about it. 900 00:44:03,249 --> 00:44:05,730 Can I talk to you for a second? 901 00:44:08,036 --> 00:44:09,821 That's bad. 902 00:44:09,864 --> 00:44:11,953 - David as our boss. - Yeah. 903 00:44:11,997 --> 00:44:15,043 Yeah, but, I... you know, I have a worse worry. 904 00:44:15,087 --> 00:44:16,392 Okay? 905 00:44:16,436 --> 00:44:18,612 We were griping about a new client, 906 00:44:18,656 --> 00:44:21,615 and two minutes later, David Lee comes running down 907 00:44:21,659 --> 00:44:23,225 the stairs to talk to us. 908 00:44:23,269 --> 00:44:25,314 That's quite a coincidence. 909 00:44:27,142 --> 00:44:28,666 You think he bugged your office? 910 00:44:28,709 --> 00:44:30,711 I don't know. You know him better than I do. 911 00:44:30,755 --> 00:44:31,712 Would he do something like that? 912 00:44:31,756 --> 00:44:33,758 - Oh, yeah. - Great. 913 00:44:34,759 --> 00:44:35,585 So what do we do? 914 00:44:35,629 --> 00:44:37,718 Have Jay look for bugs. 915 00:44:37,762 --> 00:44:40,242 At night, when we can hide it from David. 916 00:44:40,286 --> 00:44:41,679 God. 917 00:44:41,722 --> 00:44:43,681 If we actually spent this much time lawyering, 918 00:44:43,724 --> 00:44:46,771 we'd be Supreme Court justices by now. 919 00:44:46,814 --> 00:44:48,990 Oh, wait. What is, what is going on 920 00:44:49,034 --> 00:44:50,838 with all the teddy bears in the conference room? 921 00:44:50,862 --> 00:44:53,778 It's a long story. 922 00:44:54,648 --> 00:44:56,104 If it's actually prejudicial, than even telling me 923 00:44:56,128 --> 00:44:57,651 what it is will prejudice me. 924 00:44:57,695 --> 00:44:59,629 But I don't think it is prejudicial. All I wanted... 925 00:44:59,653 --> 00:45:02,177 No. No. You say another word and I'll judge against you. 926 00:45:02,221 --> 00:45:04,092 Here's what I'll allow you. 927 00:45:04,136 --> 00:45:06,878 Four words to explain why it's not prejudicial. 928 00:45:06,921 --> 00:45:09,358 You go over that, I'll rule for the other side. 929 00:45:09,402 --> 00:45:11,621 - Your Honor... - Hey! There's two. 930 00:45:11,665 --> 00:45:13,101 Can I have those two back? 931 00:45:13,145 --> 00:45:14,624 No, but you now have six. 932 00:45:15,625 --> 00:45:18,454 Patent claim 933 00:45:18,498 --> 00:45:21,196 - requires background. - Two more words. 934 00:45:21,240 --> 00:45:23,416 Of prior work. 935 00:45:23,459 --> 00:45:24,872 Nope. Three words. Ruling for the defendant. 936 00:45:24,896 --> 00:45:27,637 Your patent is approved, sir. Go with God. 937 00:45:27,681 --> 00:45:29,398 Wait. Shake hands. Look at each other and say, 938 00:45:29,422 --> 00:45:31,467 "I respect and I love you." 939 00:45:31,511 --> 00:45:33,774 No, no, no, no, no. 940 00:45:33,818 --> 00:45:35,471 That's not how we do things here, sir. 941 00:45:35,515 --> 00:45:38,953 Due to the Bad Loser Law of last Wednesday, 942 00:45:38,997 --> 00:45:40,476 the ruling is reversed. 943 00:45:40,520 --> 00:45:41,782 Judgement for the plaintiff. 944 00:45:41,826 --> 00:45:44,306 - Yes! - Don't you dare celebrate, sir. 945 00:45:44,350 --> 00:45:46,613 Thank you, Your Honor. 946 00:45:46,656 --> 00:45:48,136 There's my law clerk. 947 00:45:48,180 --> 00:45:50,704 Recess for ten minutes. 948 00:45:54,621 --> 00:45:56,754 I can't do it. I'm sorry. 949 00:45:58,843 --> 00:45:59,974 Why not? 950 00:46:00,018 --> 00:46:01,062 My boss said no. 951 00:46:02,585 --> 00:46:04,544 You don't need me anyway. 952 00:46:04,587 --> 00:46:06,720 Let me connect you with a real lawyer. 953 00:46:08,026 --> 00:46:09,331 Marissa, listen to me. 954 00:46:09,375 --> 00:46:11,769 I asked you for a reason. 955 00:46:11,812 --> 00:46:14,815 You know just enough not to crush what I'm doing here. 956 00:46:16,774 --> 00:46:19,428 A real lawyer will look for reasons why not. 957 00:46:20,473 --> 00:46:23,389 I need someone to look for reasons why. 958 00:46:24,172 --> 00:46:26,131 I can find you someone. 959 00:46:26,174 --> 00:46:27,872 I don't want someone. 960 00:46:38,752 --> 00:46:40,754 All rise. 961 00:46:49,632 --> 00:46:51,504 Ms. Reddick, 962 00:46:51,547 --> 00:46:54,724 you made an original and compelling argument. 963 00:46:54,768 --> 00:46:56,857 And Your Honor, Judge Cain, 964 00:46:56,901 --> 00:46:59,817 - I always thought you got a raw deal... - Your Honor. 965 00:46:59,860 --> 00:47:02,428 You don't want to interrupt me, Counselor. 966 00:47:02,471 --> 00:47:04,865 I have to admit, I am baffled. 967 00:47:04,909 --> 00:47:08,782 How can it be that Chumhum gets away with something 968 00:47:08,826 --> 00:47:11,567 any newspaper would go under for doing? 969 00:47:11,611 --> 00:47:14,657 Unfortunately 970 00:47:14,701 --> 00:47:16,572 the law is the law. 971 00:47:16,616 --> 00:47:18,748 It may be unfair, 972 00:47:18,792 --> 00:47:21,055 but it is constitutional. 973 00:47:21,099 --> 00:47:23,579 Section 230 stands, 974 00:47:23,623 --> 00:47:26,365 and the statute ties my hands. 975 00:47:37,724 --> 00:47:39,552 - Mr. Cord. 976 00:47:41,336 --> 00:47:43,904 Ace or Queen? 977 00:47:43,948 --> 00:47:44,905 Queen. 978 00:47:44,949 --> 00:47:46,559 Good. 979 00:47:46,602 --> 00:47:49,649 I just stopped by to thank you for your efforts, Ms. Reddick. 980 00:47:49,692 --> 00:47:52,826 And to tell you that I'm quite prepared to bankroll an appeal. 981 00:47:52,870 --> 00:47:56,917 Uh, well, we are happy to handle the appeal for you 982 00:47:56,961 --> 00:47:59,180 if that's what you would like, but, um... 983 00:47:59,224 --> 00:48:02,140 Uh, you should know that it is probably a long shot. 984 00:48:02,183 --> 00:48:04,794 Long shots have come through for me before. 985 00:48:04,838 --> 00:48:07,145 You know, I have wicked arthritis in my hands, 986 00:48:07,188 --> 00:48:08,624 and my doctor told me, 987 00:48:08,668 --> 00:48:10,931 "Well, just squeeze a rubber ball all day," 988 00:48:10,975 --> 00:48:13,629 but instead, I picked up a book of magic. 989 00:48:15,022 --> 00:48:17,938 Now, I've identified 27 potential lawsuits 990 00:48:17,982 --> 00:48:20,375 that I think might be viable. They're tricky, 991 00:48:20,419 --> 00:48:22,812 but, uh, they've got potential. 992 00:48:22,856 --> 00:48:24,249 And if you win, 993 00:48:24,292 --> 00:48:26,686 the world just becomes a little more bearable. 994 00:48:26,729 --> 00:48:28,993 - Hmm. - And, uh 995 00:48:29,036 --> 00:48:31,473 we are the firm that you want? 996 00:48:31,517 --> 00:48:33,301 Oh, most definitely. 997 00:48:33,345 --> 00:48:34,868 Talk to you soon. 998 00:48:35,651 --> 00:48:38,002 Carmen, can I have a second? 999 00:48:38,045 --> 00:48:39,177 Yes. 1000 00:48:39,220 --> 00:48:41,179 No, I'll go. It's my turn. 1001 00:48:45,183 --> 00:48:47,794 You're representing Craig Wolfe-Coleman? 1002 00:48:47,837 --> 00:48:49,665 I think I am. 1003 00:48:49,709 --> 00:48:51,493 Did you pursue him? 1004 00:48:51,537 --> 00:48:52,973 Of course not. 1005 00:48:53,800 --> 00:48:55,323 You know what he's accused of? 1006 00:48:55,367 --> 00:48:58,413 Yes, I looked over the case last night. 1007 00:48:58,457 --> 00:49:00,154 And it doesn't bother you? 1008 00:49:00,198 --> 00:49:01,764 I... 1009 00:49:01,808 --> 00:49:03,984 Uh, I don't... I don't understand. 1010 00:49:04,028 --> 00:49:05,638 Should it? 1011 00:49:05,681 --> 00:49:09,598 Carmen, is-is-is there anyone that you would not represent? 1012 00:49:09,642 --> 00:49:11,861 Wouldn't? 1013 00:49:11,905 --> 00:49:13,863 I... I don't understand, 1014 00:49:13,907 --> 00:49:17,345 is... is there someone you don't want me to represent? 1015 00:49:17,389 --> 00:49:19,260 Okay. Uh, no. I'm just... 1016 00:49:19,304 --> 00:49:22,568 I'm just trying to get a sense of who you are. 1017 00:49:22,611 --> 00:49:25,005 Is there anyone? 1018 00:49:25,049 --> 00:49:26,833 Someone? 1019 00:49:28,226 --> 00:49:29,575 Alan Dershowitz. 1020 00:49:29,618 --> 00:49:31,664 Why? 1021 00:49:31,707 --> 00:49:33,579 I don't know. 1022 00:49:33,622 --> 00:49:34,972 I don't like him. 1023 00:49:37,104 --> 00:49:38,976 Okay, um... 1024 00:49:39,019 --> 00:49:40,847 All right, here's what I want. 1025 00:49:40,890 --> 00:49:42,457 As your mentor, 1026 00:49:42,501 --> 00:49:45,721 I'm going to help you with the Craig Wolfe-Coleman case. 1027 00:49:45,765 --> 00:49:46,853 Thank you. 1028 00:49:46,896 --> 00:49:48,724 And I want us to keep talking 1029 00:49:48,768 --> 00:49:49,899 about your career path. 1030 00:49:49,943 --> 00:49:51,684 Are-are you worried about me? 1031 00:49:53,164 --> 00:49:55,993 I don't know what I am about you. 1032 00:50:04,131 --> 00:50:05,698 Mr. Wackner. 1033 00:50:05,741 --> 00:50:07,265 What a surprise. 1034 00:50:07,308 --> 00:50:09,093 Ms. Lockhart. Hi. 1035 00:50:10,442 --> 00:50:12,357 I love your decor. 1036 00:50:14,098 --> 00:50:16,448 I'm always surprised, people come in my courtroom, 1037 00:50:16,491 --> 00:50:17,884 and they're shocked. 1038 00:50:17,927 --> 00:50:19,929 They think, "Oh, my God, it's so informal." 1039 00:50:19,973 --> 00:50:22,062 - What can I do for you, sir? - I want to hire you. 1040 00:50:22,106 --> 00:50:24,586 - You want to... - Hire you, your firm. 1041 00:50:24,630 --> 00:50:27,546 I did my research, and I'm willing to pay your retainer. 1042 00:50:27,589 --> 00:50:28,938 - Are you being sued? - No. 1043 00:50:28,982 --> 00:50:30,418 I'm creating a courtroom, 1044 00:50:30,462 --> 00:50:33,421 and I need to know what is the best way to do it. 1045 00:50:33,465 --> 00:50:34,770 Well, we don't do that, sir. 1046 00:50:34,814 --> 00:50:36,598 - But you do try to make money? - We do. 1047 00:50:36,642 --> 00:50:38,600 I'm willing to pay money. 1048 00:50:38,644 --> 00:50:40,298 I looked online. 1049 00:50:40,341 --> 00:50:43,214 One of your services is consultation on legal issues. 1050 00:50:43,257 --> 00:50:46,869 Your website is incredibly insistent on that. 1051 00:50:46,913 --> 00:50:49,481 Well, I need consultation, and I'm willing to pay. 1052 00:50:49,524 --> 00:50:52,223 Mr. Wackner, I... 1053 00:50:53,224 --> 00:50:55,400 I don't like what you're doing. 1054 00:50:55,443 --> 00:50:56,749 I know. 1055 00:50:56,792 --> 00:50:59,447 And I'm not trying to convince you. 1056 00:50:59,491 --> 00:51:01,667 I'm using your skepticism, 1057 00:51:01,710 --> 00:51:04,452 and the incentive of capitalism, 1058 00:51:04,496 --> 00:51:06,715 uh 1059 00:51:06,759 --> 00:51:10,110 To acquire your services to, um 1060 00:51:10,154 --> 00:51:13,853 perfect my little clubhouse of the law. 1061 00:51:14,680 --> 00:51:16,812 I want you, 1062 00:51:16,856 --> 00:51:19,076 and I want Marissa to help me. 1063 00:51:21,513 --> 00:51:23,819 Our retainer is not, uh, 1064 00:51:23,863 --> 00:51:24,907 it-it's sizable. 1065 00:51:24,951 --> 00:51:26,039 Well, I got money. 1066 00:51:26,083 --> 00:51:27,954 Why are you doing this, sir? 1067 00:51:27,997 --> 00:51:29,477 It's not gonna benefit you. 1068 00:51:29,521 --> 00:51:32,132 It's odd. 1069 00:51:32,176 --> 00:51:35,309 I'm gonna talk for a while, so 1070 00:51:35,353 --> 00:51:37,311 just let me. 1071 00:51:37,355 --> 00:51:39,922 Since the '80s, 1072 00:51:39,966 --> 00:51:41,968 people have been discussing everything 1073 00:51:42,011 --> 00:51:47,016 as if it's built on what can benefit or disadvantage. 1074 00:51:47,060 --> 00:51:49,976 But do you remember a time before that? 1075 00:51:50,019 --> 00:51:53,501 People used to want to write the great American novel 1076 00:51:53,545 --> 00:51:54,894 and not sell out. 1077 00:51:54,937 --> 00:51:57,505 Build a beach sculpture. 1078 00:51:57,549 --> 00:52:00,160 Fly to Ecuador, help people. 1079 00:52:00,204 --> 00:52:03,076 Can you remember the last time 1080 00:52:03,120 --> 00:52:06,253 you heard those words, 1081 00:52:06,297 --> 00:52:08,864 "Peace Corps"? 1082 00:52:08,908 --> 00:52:10,866 I do. 1083 00:52:10,910 --> 00:52:14,740 I want a new Peace Corps. 1084 00:52:14,783 --> 00:52:17,003 For America. 1085 00:52:22,791 --> 00:52:28,188 I'll have downstairs draw up a... a retainer agreement. 1086 00:52:29,537 --> 00:52:31,322 Good. 1087 00:52:31,365 --> 00:52:32,584 Can I take a bear? 1088 00:52:32,627 --> 00:52:34,542 Oh, please do. 1089 00:52:34,586 --> 00:52:37,458 Um, take two. 1090 00:52:38,851 --> 00:52:41,332 - Thank you very much. - Hmm. 1091 00:52:41,375 --> 00:52:44,117 - : Bye-bye. 1092 00:52:45,510 --> 00:52:47,120 Hold the door. 1093 00:52:49,427 --> 00:52:51,255 Here, take one. 1094 00:52:51,298 --> 00:52:53,387 Captioning sponsored by CBS. 1095 00:52:53,431 --> 00:52:56,085 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org