ANNOUNCER: This week on Young at Heart, Trina discovers
that her 68-year-old mother was chosen over her.
- Oh-ho-ho, slam. - But that's the risk in pod-life.
What will Dylan say when he realizes
- the sexy voice he has been flirting with... - [DOORBELL BUZZES]
- ... is applying for Social Security next week? - Who is it?
And that's not the only surprise in store for Dylan...
[BANGING ON DOOR]
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CHARLES: What are you doing?
Are you in the shower or something?
Let's go.
I didn't buzz you in, Mr. Lester.
CHARLES: Yes, because I tipped your doorman.
I told you, I prefer we meet at the office.
This isn't business.
Hey...
Nice apartment.
But you need somewhere to sit, though.
I-I just moved in.
Cashing all those Ben-Baruch checks, I see.
[CARMEN SCOFFS]
Well, I've come to whisk you away.
Here, change into this.
What is it?
A ball gown. You know, the mice sewed it.
Mr. Baruch requests your presence at a crypto prom.
Everything old is made new again
if you put "crypto" in front of it.
Let's go.
I'm your Fairy Godmother.
♪ I know you got to hype me up ♪
♪ It's time for you to watch me strut... ♪
This is my least favorite part of the job:
socializing.
I would so much rather be sitting at home
listening to old radio serials.
What does that mean?
God, youth today.
Have you ever heard of Jack Benny,
or Fibber McGee and Molly?
They were the funniest comedies of the old radio era.
No blood, no swearing, no violence.
Just good clean fun.
How did you get into this business, Mr. Lester?
John Gotti.
I used to be his driver.
And then he sent me to law school.
- Why are you doing this, Carmen? - What?
Being a lawyer?
No.
Liz and Diane are lawyers. You're the law.
[CHUCKLES]
I take my clients seriously, that's all.
You're like me.
I walk down the street,
and I know who the real people are:
the ones who can kill me.
They're not the largest. They're not the loudest.
They're people like you and me, easily dismissed,
but who can take down anyone in a blink of an eye.
♪ It's time for you to watch me strut ♪
Here he comes.
♪ I know you've got to hype me up ♪
♪ It's time for you to watch me strut... ♪
It fits. I'm glad.
Yes, your measurements were very accurate, sir.
BEN-BARUCH: I'm good at sizing up women.
I'm so glad you could make it, Carmen.
Thank you, sir.
Did you need me for something?
I want you to meet a few of these connections.
Crypto has made a lot of multimillionaires overnight.
- Do they need lawyers? - We all need lawyers.
The Biden administration wants to shape crypto
for its own needs.
The more we band together, the better.
What is it?
Do you know that man?
No. Why?
I think he's an undercover cop.
- How do you know? - I just do.
Let's go, Mr. Baruch. This way.
Everybody fucking freeze. I said freeze!
Excuse me, Officers. This is a private party.
We have a warrant.
I'm Mr. Baruch's personal attorney...
Mr. Charles Lester, you're under arrest
for the murder of Gal Avivi.
You have the right to remain silent...
- CHARLES: Carmen. - Is this necessary?
Carmen, get me bail.
[BACH'S GOLDBERG VARIATIONS PLAYING]
[TURNS MUSIC OFF]
- Welcome back. - Thank you.
I am...
really back.
Would you like to join me?
Hmm.
- Who is your florist? - LYLE: I don't know. Why?
It's always so beautiful in here.
[QUIETLY]: God.
The colors are tickling my brain.
I worry that I don't see enough of the beauty of the world.
Why do you say that?
Curse of the progressive.
If one person is suffering,
you can't enjoy your life.
It's like the opposite of that Bruegel painting.
The Fall of Icarus?
Oh, my God. Get out of my brain.
Yes.
- Do you know what I'm gonna say next? - Maybe.
But I'd like to hear you say it.
Well, The Fall of Icarus is this beautiful landscape,
everyone enjoying the day,
and in this tiny little corner,
Icarus falls from the sky and drowns.
But I don't see it that way.
In my landscape,
Icarus is in the foreground drowning massive,
and this tiny, beautiful landscape
is just in the background.
You're a lifeguard.
Mm? What does that mean?
Well, we always need people to save us.
Oh, nobody likes a savior.
Saviors don't tell jokes. [LAUGHING]
[CHUCKLES]
So, let's talk about
your reaction to the last treatment.
You said you were floating in your office?
Yes, about four feet above the ground.
And was that a pleasant or an unpleasant feeling?
I don't know. It didn't scare me.
Can I argue in court like this?
- Like how you are right now? - Mm.
I don't see why not.
Why, do you think it'll hurt your performance?
Well, sometimes I need to be angry to do my job.
And, um, I'm not angry. [LAUGHS]
Maybe you'll be better at your job if you're not angry.
- So, Diane, I have some homework for you. - Oh, my God.
That's my favorite thing in the world.
I was always so good at homework.
Hit me with it.
Do you know what doomscrolling is?
I do. Guilty.
Okay, so for the next 72 hours, I want you to stop.
No doomscrolling.
Don't look at your phone, don't look at your computer.
Turn off all news alerts. Don't watch MSNBC, any of it.
- Why? - Because the way you feel right now
is partly a function of our treatment
but partly a function of you changing your habits.
We have to change your habits.
otherwise you'll grow too dependent on coming to see me.
What if I like coming to see you?
Then you and I will become too attached to one another.
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
CAMDEN: Look, we're in a building phase.
Don't judge the Chicago Crows by last season.
Judge us by the next one.
We're getting a new head coach.
And we're gonna kick ass this year.
- Is that you, sir? - Yes, of course.
And this clip on Sports Desk with Bill Gettes,
that's your office in the background,
the general manager's office?
- CAMDEN: It is. - And, uh, let's do this.
Let's magnify your little whiteboard back there.
Do you see that? Those-those words there?
Can you read that?
Uh, number three. What does that say?
Objection. He didn't write that.
I didn't say he did. All I asked is, could he read it?
Overruled.
Answer the question, sir.
It says, "Rooney Rule".
And what does that mean? Rooney Rule?
Look, I was really considering your client for the position.
- Darren, I gave you a fair hearing. - BROCHARD: Mr. Camden, no.
You answer the question. You don't just talk.
- What's the Rooney Rule? - CAMDEN: It's a rule that I have to give
due diligence to interviewing Black candidates
for the coach position before I hire who I want.
Sounds like you have a little chip on your shoulder.
- Objection. - Withdrawn.
I just like provoking you, Al.
- It's Alma. - BROCHARD: Wait, wait.
Don't provoke.
RI'CHARD: What does number four up there say?
- "Hire Schlockin". - That would be Kurt Schlockin?
The white coach you eventually hired?
ALMA: Objection. He didn't make this list.
And this list wasn't made before the coach was hired.
And if I spent five more minutes on Mr. Lane's question,
I could probably come up with five more objections.
Well, let's take those objections, one at a time.
- I would like a ruling... - BROCHARD: Overruled.
Let's keep this going.
So the Rooney Rule forced you to interview
a Black candidate, Mr. Camden, but you already knew
- the white coach you wanted? - ALMA: Objection.
- Don't answer that. - Okay.
I won't embarrass you any further, Mr...
General Manager.
Go ahead, Alma.
I'd love to hear what you have to say.
Just one question.
Did race enter into the hiring of your coach?
No.
I just thought Darren wasn't as good.
Sorry, Darren.
And that's all she wrote, Your Honor.
Mr. Baptiste and his very capable lawyers
are suing us for no good reason other than sour grapes.
He wasn't hired. Somebody else was.
Too bad. So sad.
Why don't we let the evidence speak for itself, Alma?
Hold on, everyone. [CLEARS THROAT]
As you know, I love football.
My favorite holiday is the Super Bowl.
[CLEARS THROAT]
But given that this is just a motion to dismiss,
I don't need all the crosstalk.
- Anything else? - LIZ: Uh, yes.
Just one more thing, Your Honor.
Mr. Camden, in the Chicago Crows' 100-year history,
have they ever hired a Black head coach?
I don't know.
What about signing a Black quarterback?
- I don't keep track. - Well,
for future reference, they haven't.
And isn't it true that our client is one of
the only non-white defensive coaches
that the Chicago Crows have ever hired?
- It's not about race. - Can you answer the question?
Otherwise I'm just gonna have to keep asking it.
It's true.
- Good cross. - Thank you.
You, too. You're very good at this.
It's my fourth favorite thing.
[CHUCKLES] Dare I ask?
Well, sex, food, music...
cross-examination.
[INDISTINCT CHANTING]
[LOUD BANG]
[CROWD SCREAMING]
[NOTIFICATION CHIMES]
♪ ♪
[PHONE CHIMES]
- What's this? - [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
My dad's case. His legal team.
DIANE: I thought you were his legal team.
I'm one part of it.
The part that's told to "shut up and listen".
- Can you help me? - Yes.
So you want email...
No news. No Twitter. No Facebook.
Okay, but are you sure?
How are you gonna keep track of these protests?
Well, I guess you'll tell me
if anything life-threatening happens.
- [CHUCKLES] - You seem happier than usual, Diane.
Well, I've decided to focus on the good things in life
and ignore the things I can't control.
And how are you doing that?
I think this is the first step.
No doomscrolling.
And my cell phone.
I give you 12 hours.
Then you'll be coming back to me, begging me to reverse it.
Nope.
That's a very pretty jacket on you, Marissa.
Bright.
Thank you, Diane.
CARMEN: Lisa Riderman.
She defended the Rothman hit man last year.
Reduced his sentence to five years.
- What? - Or Donny Gala.
Of Gala, Evans & Associates.
He's been at it for 20 years. Great guy.
What is this?
What are... what are you talking about?
These are criminal lawyers who can defend you, Mr. Lester.
I can't.
- But you're my choice. - I work for Mr. Baruch.
It is a complete conflict of interest.
He's being investigated for the murder, too.
And I cannot represent both of you.
You can if I give permission.
You can put up a Chinese wall between his interests and mine.
Look, I would advise going with Donny Gala.
I've already made a call for you.
But, Carmen, you're my good luck charm.
Those guys cannot protect me the way that you can protect me.
I need your help.
Mr. Lester.
I am trying to protect you by doing this.
Please know that.
'Cause Mr. Baruch has asked you to back out, right?
- No. - You've spoken to him.
- I... - Didn't he talk to you?
This is just me.
I'm sorry. I will...
- I will have Donny get in touch with you. - Carmen...
I'm sorry, Mr. Lester.
[DOOR CLANGING]
[LOCK BUZZES, LATCH CLICKS]
$100,000.
Won't go higher, and we'll need an NDA.
You know, Alma, I've always respected you.
But when did you start... ?
[LAUGHING]: Yada yada yada.
God, do you like playing the co-opted card
when it suits you.
Your client just admitted to racism.
These are the same accusations that Brian Flores put out there.
No. No, no, no. We are not taking $100,000.
Well, it was good talking to you.
I-I would like to say to you, Mr. Goate,
I know you're worth $3.5 billion
and you're financing this suit,
but the league will never admit to racist hiring.
Ever.
So Baptiste should collect his winnings now and stop.
Ask him, how many games
did Colin Kaepernick start this season?
Or last.
Ah, Ri'Chard Lane for Mr. LaShawn.
Oh, are we done here?
Uh, I-I thought I'd call another team owner.
Pete LaShawn.
Hey, hey, I-I've got a-a team lawyer here
who is arguing collusion among the 32 team owners.
That-that no one will hire our client because he's suing.
Just seeing if you agree.
[WHISPERING]: I'll see you in court.
The league has deep pockets.
Bill, how far you willing to go?
I got deep pockets, too.
I know Nelson the team owner.
He won't go down without a fight.
But there's something that strikes fear
into the heart of every team owner.
- What? - CTE.
That's right. Traumatic head injuries.
The judge will never allow that in.
That has nothing to do with racial discrimination.
GOATE: One thing I've come to learn about professional football.
Everything has a racial dimension.
I'm on it.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
♪ ♪
BEN-BARUCH: You need a lock box for this, Car.
Mr. Baruch, this is...
I'd rather have business handled at work.
And I'd rather have business handled.
I'm not a big fan of the Heckler & Koch.
Let my guys buy you something else.
I'm fine.
I heard you visited Charles in prison
and backed out as his lawyer.
Yes.
I have a conflict of interest.
Because you represent me?
That's right.
And I'm being investigated for the murder?
Yes.
That's why I want you to be Charlie's lawyer.
It's a bad idea, sir.
I give you my permission.
Even more than that, I'm asking you to represent him.
But if I clear him, you could be in trouble.
Exactly, that's why you won't clear him.
He's your scapegoat?
I don't like that word.
Leviticus: "Aaron shall place both his hands
on the head of the live goat
and confess over it all the iniquities
of the people of Israel, all their sins,
putting them on the head of the goat,
and sending it away into the wilderness".
I can't do that, Ben.
I need you to be Charlie's lawyer.
He wants you.
And I want you.
And you need to represent him.
And lose.
Good luck.
[DOOR OPENS]
♪ ♪
- Synced and corrected by Firefly - - www.addic7ed.com -
♪ ♪
[LAUGHING]
DIANE: Whoa, whoa, whoa, could you hold the door, please?
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Wow, Ms. Lockhart.
Carmen, I didn't see you.
- Would you like some flowers? - Oh, I'm good.
Did you come from a funeral?
Oh, no. But if you get to the flower shop before 9:00,
they have some really good deals.
I just want to make the downstairs cheerier.
Have you ever seen Metropolis?
Uh, what is that? A movie?
It's a Fritz Lang movie where the workers live
in this underworld of gray and dark.
Here, why don't you at least take-take these flowers?
Oh, no, um...
- But I'll help you. - Okay.
Aw, you didn't have to do that.
What is this? A bribe?
- Professor Callas. - Carmen Moyo.
Row four, seat "J".
You really kept a low profile in Legal Procedure 101.
- You're the prosecutor? - After COVID, I left school,
went back to my first love:
putting dirtbags like your client in prison.
I hear you're, uh, you're a force to be reckoned with.
- Could you excuse me? - Of course.
- Oh, no, no, keep some. - Uh, maybe later.
Uh, this isn't a meeting for flowers.
Oh, ah, tell me if you need me.
I should be fine.
CALLAS: Yeah, so everybody in the S.A.'s Office is, like,
shaking in their boots going up against you.
I had to look at the name twice
to see if it was the same Carmen Moyo
who barely said five words in lecture.
What have you got for me, Professor?
Some advice.
Have your client plead guilty.
He could end up with 30 years instead of a life sentence.
Who are we talking about?
Oh, right.
Too many dirtbags to keep track of.
Charles Lester.
In case you forgot what he looks like,
that's him.
Time stamp has him leaving the scene
right after the murder.
Now I see why you have so many clients
who are the worst of the worst.
You were a wallflower no one noticed,
and you finally found the people who notice you.
- So, is this discovery? - Uh, no, this is an iPad.
I will send you a link.
But listen to me, Carmen. You're gonna lose.
Professor Callas,
I kept detailed notes of your lectures.
Thursday, June 2019:
"Always throw off your opponent
by questioning their personal life and their choices".
[CHUCKLES]: Ooh, that's good.
- Did I say that? - You did.
- Very informative. - Hmm.
This is gonna be a lot harder than you think.
You revealed too much of yourself in your lectures.
Uh-huh.
I'll see you in court.
♪ ♪
[NOTIFICATION CHIMES]
Oh.
[SIGHS SOFTLY]
Why am I not doing anything? Where are my cases?
DEVIN: It's crazy what's going on in Florida right now.
- No, Texas, not Florida. - I heard it was Florida.
What news sources are you guys listening to?
ASSOCIATE: I'm pretty sure it's Texas.
DEVIN: Okay, well...
No, it's a new law in Texas. Women are being outlawed.
- Wait, I can't believe... - What is it?
What's going on?
A law they just passed in Texas.
Hold on.
Marissa told us not to say
- anything to you. - What?
- Why not? - You're trying to avoid the news.
DIANE: No.
Sorry, Ms. Lockhart.
We've been given instructions.
[SIGHS]
Marissa.
Mm-hmm?
Can we have a minute?
So here's my thinking.
Just throttle my news surfing. Don't turn it off completely.
Diane, I'm sorry. You're a better person this way.
Your surfing privileges have been cut off.
I mean, look at all these flowers.
They're beautiful.
Marissa, I just want to catch a glimpse
of what's going on.
- That's all. - Nope.
Carmen, thank you.
I-I met that other lawyer you sent me.
I-I just didn't like him.
There's something I want to show you, Mr. Lester.
It's evidence the S.A. showed me.
This is the bodega where Gal Avivi was murdered.
And that time code there,
that's ten minutes after the shooting.
- That isn't me. - It is you.
I'm not a good person, but I'm telling you the truth.
This isn't me.
Is there some way you can prove it isn't you?
I'm a creature of habit.
At that time, I was taking a contemplative walk by the lake.
Many people saw me.
Well, they probably didn't notice me
'cause I'm not noticeable. [EXHALES]
So, you want to maintain your innocence?
Only because this is one rare instance when I am innocent.
Please help me. I-I-I trust you.
What's up?
I'm trying to figure out if someone deepfaked a client.
What exactly do you need to pull one off?
It's fairly simple, actually.
As long as you've got a video of their head
and a pretty clear angle of their face, you're good to go.
Here you go, Jay.
- What's going on with you two? - Nothing. I-I-I don't know.
Um, here.
I'll send you the video of Mr. Lester's head.
Can you see if it's a deepfake?
And the S.A.'s Office did it?
No, I think it could be my other client Ben-Baruch.
Really?
Come to me first. Even if it's a deepfake.
- I'm not sure I'll use it. - Why not?
I just want to consider it.
- ALMA: Mr. Baptiste, good afternoon. - Good afternoon to you.
[EXPLOSION OUTSIDE]
BROCHARD: Uh, don't worry.
They'll tell us if we need to seek cover.
- [ALARMS BLARING OUTSIDE] - Go ahead.
So, you were the Chicago Crows' senior defensive adviser
- for five years? - For those in court
who are unfamiliar with what a defensive adviser does,
- could you summarize? - BAPTISTE: A defense adviser
helps set the tone for the unit at practice.
He, uh, crafts the defensive game strategy.
He's-he's sort of like middle management
between the head coach,
the assistant coaches, and players.
Thank you.
I knew, but I wanted others in court to know.
And during those five years,
have there been any complaints from the players
about your style of leadership?
So, I see you're checking with your lawyers.
Let me make room for you so you can see
their signals undeterred.
- Objection. - BROCHARD: Sustained.
Not necessary, Counselor.
Isn't it true that several white players have complained
that you create racial tension on the team?
I toughen our players to make them better.
Neither I nor the other coaching staff
ever took any complaints seriously.
So, you're saying that there were blatant racial complaints,
and no one took them seriously?
BAPTISTE: No. Defensive units
tend to be more Black across the league.
And offensive units tend to be
more white at the line and quarterback.
- This is true. - Defensive units also
tend to be, uh, more aggressive at practice, right?
So the structure of the team, it naturally sets
white and Black players against each other.
- But this is the league. - ALMA: Okay.
What about your pepper grinder hand signal?
- RI'CHARD AND LIZ: Objection. - Relevance?
Uh, Mr. Baptiste, please explain the... ?
It's a signal.
It's a signal for defensive units
to go after someone on the offensive unit.
To ground them up like pepper.
Ah, so to clarify, you have a hand signal
for the Black players to grind up the white players?
RI'CHARD AND LIZ: Objection.
- Relevance? - BROCHARD: Overruled.
And perhaps one of you could object at a time.
Please answer the question.
No.
We're trying to toughen all our players, that's all.
Really. There is nothing racial here.
ALMA: No further questions, Your Honor.
BROCHARD: The witness is excused.
♪ ♪
What is this?
Things to keep your hands busy.
You want to stop doomscrolling. Here you go.
- Marissa, I am not ten. - I know, because that would be easier.
Here's some Play-Doh.
An emoji that spits up when you squeeze it.
Spinners.
Locking bricks.
And some tops.
It'd be easier just to let me check my news sites.
Have fun.
DIANE: Here.
Thanks.
You look stressed.
Just waiting for Ms. Reddick to come back from court.
Oh, well, that let out a while ago.
She probably went home. What do you need?
I am serving two masters...
one I know is guilty and one I know is innocent.
The guilty one wants me to represent
the one that's innocent,
but just so I can get him convicted.
Hmm.
Is the one who is guilty a client of the firm?
- Yes. - And the one who's innocent?
Also a client.
Can you hand off the one who's innocent to another lawyer here?
No.
Not without putting myself in danger.
Well, if all things were equal... which I know they're not...
you shouldn't be representing either of them.
And at a minimum,
you should not be representing the one who's innocent.
I agree.
But you feel you have no option?
- Yes. - Hmm.
When is your first court date?
Tomorrow.
Motion to dismiss.
Well...
With more drinking comes more clarity.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
♪ ♪
Good to see you, Carmen.
Good luck.
♪ ♪
[EXHALES SOFTLY]
CARMEN: Mr. Lester,
how are you doing today?
Fine.
Good, because we may need to put you on the stand.
Ms. Lockhart, I didn't know you were on this, too.
I thought I'd see what I could do.
Sound good, Carmen?
How's this gonna work?
I do my best, you do your worst.
CALLAS: Gal Avivi. 37 years old.
A father of three.
He was brutally murdered by Charles Lester
for cooperating with law enforcement.
These images are certainly inflammatory,
but they're hardly evidence against Mr. Lester.
We object to their introduction.
Are you concerned that I'll be swayed by a few vivid images?
No, only that you'll be reversed in appeal.
Mr. Lester has a well-established reputation
for serving Chicago's most notorious criminals.
So, now we indict by reputation?
CALLAS: Lemond Bishop,
Oscar Rivi, Ben-Baruch.
Ms. Lockhart is right.
I don't hold any lawyer's tendency to represent
disreputable clients against him... or her.
DIANE: Section 114 of the Illinois Code says,
"Charges must be dismissed if they're based solely
on the testimony of an incompetent witness".
- Who's the incompetent witness? - You, Mr. Callas.
You seem to be testifying, spewing allegations
right, left and center, without offering
- a shred of hard evidence. - Right.
Except that I have evidence, Your Honor.
A video. Let me play it for you now.
♪ Hallelujah. ♪
- Ms. Lockhart. - [MOUTHS]
CALLAS: This video shows Charles Lester
leaving the scene of the crime at 12:32 a.m.,
shortly after the neighbors
reported hearing gunshots and called the police.
Your Honor,
we believe there is more than enough evidence
to hold Mr. Lester over to trial.
We ask that you dismiss the defense's motion.
Defense?
Your Honor, we would like to call a witness.
Max Fisherwood. I'm...
You probably know who I am, but...
do you want me to say it?
That would be helpful.
I am the team doctor for the Chicago Crows.
So you know all about
the Chicago Crows' injury records and their system?
- Yes. - Then I'd like to ask you about
incidents of... CTE on the Crows.
Shut this shit down, you shut this shit down.
Yeah, Your Honor, we strenuously object
to opening this line of questioning.
Alma, dear, I haven't even started.
CTE has nothing to do with this case.
- It's a smokescreen. - [BANGS GAVEL] - BROCHARD: Hold on.
I know a lot about football,
but I also know that this is totally problematic
and has a lot of conservatives
in an uproar about what they're teaching kids these days.
Your Honor, I think you're referring to CRT,
critical race theory?
Am I, now?
LIZ: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
CTE?
It's repeated head injuries, Your Honor.
Yes. Now I remember.
[CLEARS THROAT] And how is this relevant
to a case about racial bias?
It's not. It's a Trojan horse.
- Well, why don't you wait for the questions? - All right, Counsel,
let's all approach the bench.
Thank you.
Darren, you just fucked yourself.
The league is a small sandbox.
You can't just throw
CTE around and expect to get hired.
- What did you just say? - Mind your own business.
Repeat what you just said.
- What's going on? - JAY: Your Honor, I just heard the team owner
Mr. Nelson Ruddy... that gentleman there...
I heard him threatening our client.
I did no such thing.
- I'll testify to it, Your Honor. - RUDDY: And I'll testify
that you misheard it, and it was you who threatened me!
- BROCHARD: Okay, okay. - Wow! - [RUDDY SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY]
BROCHARD: Quiet, please.
- [BANGING GAVEL] - Order in the court.
So, CTE.
The three dreaded letters that strike fear
into the heart of professional football.
Let's talk about it.
I see it's, uh, woken Alma and the team owner up.
What are the Chicago Crows doing in regard to CTE?
We have very strict concussion protocols
along with the rest of the league.
Can you explain how concussion protocols work?
Yes.
If a player gets hit in the head,
we test their cognitive abilities
against a baseline of tests we perform
before the season starts.
Is there any "race norming" in these questions?
No, uh, these are just basic questions
everyone should be able to answer.
What is race norming?
It is a discontinued practice.
When it was in practice, what was it?
FISHERWOOD: In cognitive tests
it was the incorrect assumption that Black players
had lower cognitive abilities than white players.
So you're saying the league assumes
Black players are less intelligent,
and therefore they receive less treatment
because they have a lower baseline
- to qualify as injured? - No.
I'm saying that that is a-a-an out-of-date practice
and it is no longer relevant.
Huh.
Dr. Fisherwood,
since CTE is caused by concussions,
what team has the highest rate of CTE,
according to the league's own stats?
Uh, can you read right there?
The Chicago Crows.
What team has the highest rate of Black players with CTE?
Uh, you'll find that
right there.
It's the-the-the Crows.
And which team has the highest rate of Black players
filing claims against a team
for pain and suffering
and dementia?
Uh, you'll find that on the next page.
Well, I...
I-I think you can read this.
I can, but it's so much more satisfying when you do.
What's that say there?
It says, "Chicago Crows".
Seems like a trend.
You fight these claims
at an almost three-to-one ratio of Black players over white.
Why is that?
I don't know.
I think I do.
- Objection. - I'll withdraw.
♪ ♪
Congratulations, Alma.
Wow.
[CHUCKLES]: Ty Bailey.
Well, I thought I saw you back there.
It looked like you were taking notes,
and you don't look like the typical court stenographer.
[CHUCKLES] That would've been my second career choice.
[LAUGHS] So, how can I help you?
- Were you taking notes? - Yes.
What are you gonna do with them?
Take them back to other Black players and coaches.
A lot of them are angry about the Crows' defense.
Okay.
I can get you in touch with them.
They might be willing to bring a class action.
Great.
Yeah, that'd be great.
DIANE: Thank you, Mr. Dipersia,
for lending us your expertise.
In your research, were you able to find
some significant details about this "damning" video?
Yes. This video is fake.
[QUIETLY]: I have to look like I'm arguing with you.
[QUIETLY]: What, is your friend Ben-Baruch not happy?
He looks pissed.
[DIANE AND CARMEN WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]
I can tell Jay your situation.
No, I'm fine. I-I can explain this.
[NORMAL VOICE]: Okay, I said I've got this.
How is that possible, Mr. Dipersia,
when the video so clearly shows
Mr. Lester exiting the crime scene?
Deepfake technology manipulates pixels in digital images
to make it look like something that didn't happen did happen.
I-I object. There's no proof of this.
- DIANE: May we continue, Your Honor? - Please.
How can you know that this is a deepfake, Mr. Dipersia?
You can see from the shadows under the subject's chin.
They fall in a different direction from his body.
I object, Your Honor!
Are we supposed to just take his word for this?
No. We would like to present exhibit D?
STILTON: Please.
CALLAS: Your Honor, I am shocked!
That offends the People!
And what is it we're looking at, Mr. Dipersia?
This is a deepfake that I created
using the likeness of the prosecutor.
DIANE: And can you tell the court how you were able
to create this video?
I used GaN technology and some footage
from Callas's old lectures to create it.
♪ ♪
We need to talk.
Why don't I go with?
Uh... no, it's okay.
Catch the next one.
- Are you fucking me? - I am not.
I was as surprised as you that Ms. Lockhart wanted
- to get involved with this defense. - Bullshit.
All that tech stuff in there, she didn't just make that up.
Sir, I had to put on a good show for Mr. Lester.
That is all.
If-if I didn't, he would have known that something was up.
Listen to me.
Get your partner off this case.
Mr. Baruch, I am a first-year associate at my firm.
I am the lowest of the low...
This is all you need to know.
You argue in court, not her.
Make it happen.
I have one more witness.
And will it go the way I want?
It's the best way to hurt our case.
'Cause if it doesn't go the way I want,
someone is gonna wind up dead.
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
What are you doing, Carmen?
- Your Honor, we have one more witness. - STILTON: Okay.
And then I'll rule on the motion to dismiss.
Who is it?
Charles Lester.
Is this about Ben-Baruch?
It's about putting our client on the stand.
At a certain point, we have to get out of the way
and let the chips fall where they may.
- Are you ready, Mr. Lester? - I don't know.
What do you want me to say?
- The truth. - Okay.
If you think that's smart.
Mr. Lester, did you kill Gal Avivi?
No.
Did you have anything to do with his murder?
No.
Do you know who did?
No.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Well... no.
Thank you.
No further questions, Your Honor.
CALLAS: Mr. Lester,
do you work for the cryptocurrency launderer
- Ben-Baruch? - Objection.
- Not in evidence. - I agree. Rephrase.
- Do you work for Ben-Baruch? - CHARLES: I do.
I mean, I-I have. I-I-I don't know if I still do.
You don't know. Okay.
Have you worked for the drug dealer Oscar Rivi?
CHARLES: I work for Oscar Rivi.
But I don't believe he's a drug dealer.
He sells yogurt and edibles these days.
Huh, edibles. Okay.
And do you work for infamous drug dealer Lemond Bishop?
I worked for Lemond Bishop.
But I believe he accepted Jesus after he left prison
and is no longer a drug dealer, if he ever was.
Mr. Lester, are you not considered
an enforcer for several top Chicago gangs?
[LAUGHING]: Me?
Do I look like an enforcer?
- [GALLERY CHUCKLES] - Oh, I, I'd love it if I were.
I'd get more respect from my dry cleaners.
Isn't it a fact, sir,
that you have been hired by several top drug dealers
and gangsters to persuade witnesses
not to testify against them?
No.
I'm just me.
I-I, uh, read histories of Lincoln.
I listen to old radio shows.
Like Jack Benny.
Oh, love Jack Benny. Where do you listen to him?
They have files online.
My niece comes over and puts them on my laptop.
You'll have to send me the link. I love the old radio serials.
Like The Shadow, My Favorite Husband.
CHARLES: Oh, I've never heard My Favorite Husband.
STILTON: Oh, it's a lot of fun. Lucille Ball.
And it was the same writer as Rear Window.
CHARLES: John Michael Hayes.
STILTON: You know him. Did you read the book?
CHARLES: Oh, about his collaboration with Hitchcock?
STILTON: What a story.
BOTH: The Man Who Knew Too Much.
- [STILTON LAUGHING] - CHARLES: Yes, exactly.
I'm not interested in a class action suit.
Well, it-it's-it's just a suit to gain leverage, Mr. Goate.
If we pressure them with a class action suit,
then they'll be more likely to settle for Baptiste.
GOATE: I don't want it.
- Why not? - Because it's a distraction.
I hired you to represent Darren Baptiste
in a lawsuit for racial discrimination.
JAY: Then let's ask him.
Excuse me?
We represent Baptiste. Let's ask him what he wants.
Who are you?
He's our investigator.
No.
Do what I pay you to do. I'll worry about Darren.
He met with the team owners last night.
What? Why?
My guess is, he wants to buy the Crows.
RI'CHARD: Oh, my goodness.
He doesn't want to sue the league.
He wants to drive down the asking price on the Crows.
JAY: Yep.
That's what this is all about.
Baptiste is a Trojan horse for buying a football team.
But we still represent Baptiste.
Yes, but-but Goate is paying us.
If he gets the team, he'll hire Baptiste.
All right, then no class action.
So, uh, what do you think?
I think we should prepare ourselves for trial.
Thank you.
But I thought you two did well.
Yes, but it's easier for the judge
to send you to trial than to dismiss.
[DOOR OPENS]
[FOOTFALLS APPROACHING]
Hey.
If I were you, I would be praying for a trial.
I did my best.
That should be your worry.
Are you gonna be all right?
[SIGHS] I think so.
I have a backup plan if I need it.
BAILIFF: All rise.
Be seated.
Thank you for your arguments.
I will admit that I am not a fan of Charles Lester.
He's been in my court before,
representing some of the lowest of the low.
But...
Mr. A.S.A., your evidence is a sham.
Worse than a sham.
I don't know where you got it,
or if you yourself created it...
No, no, I swear, I did not, Your Honor.
Mr. Callas, you do yourself no favors
by interrupting my ruling.
This video, this deepfake,
shows the desperation of the prosecution
to railroad a possibly guilty man.
But how am I to tell?
I want you to wait by her car.
She may have a gun in the car, so don't let her get in.
STILTON: I don't like the way the defendant has dodged
a deserved punishment for decades.
I don't like the way he's manipulated the system
in order to continue to function as an attorney...
Hello.
Do you need something?
[SCOFFS]
I think we have something in common, Mr. Baruch.
BEN-BARUCH: Uh-huh. What's that?
The same lawyer.
Carmen Moyo.
- You're... ? - Oscar Rivi.
And I want to be clear with you, Mr. Baruch.
If something happen to my lawyer...
... I won't be happy.
In fact, I'll be very upset.
My business will suffer without her.
And if my business suffer,
I'll make your business suffer.
You're probably wondering whether your business
can survive going against me.
I'm guessing it can't.
But why risk it?
If I were you, I'd leave her alone.
She's a good lawyer.
Do we understand each other?
Good.
I think you need to tell your man
not to meet her at her car.
Let it go.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Maybe we can do some business together.
Carmen will arrange it.
STILTON: And at that moment...
- [CHUCKLES] - I will surely sentence you
just as harshly as the law will allow.
Until that time, you will retain your freedom.
And so, with these facts in mind,
I have no choice but to dismiss this case.
Mr. Lester, I would urge you to find new friends.
Next time, this will certainly go against you.
Thank you, Your Honor, I will.
No, you won't.
But unfortunately I have no choice
but to dismiss this trial under Section 114
of the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure:
presenting false
- or inaccurate evidence. - [BANGS GAVEL]
♪ ♪
Thank you, Mr. Baruch.
I'm free!
Good job. I guess I taught you well.
Yep, it all came down to you, Professor.
I didn't... Okay, whatever.
Thank you, Diane.
I couldn't have done it without you.
You know what?
I just realized how much I miss court.
BROCHARD: I understand the two parties have reached an agreement.
RI'CHARD: We have, Your Honor.
- BROCHARD: Ms. Hoff. - Uh, we...
- apparently have, too, Your Honor. - BROCHARD: Good.
Maybe we can get back to some good old-fashioned football.
- Congratulations. - [BANGS GAVEL] - What did I get out of this?
I-I know you were looking for more than money,
but, uh, you should talk to Mr. Goate.
He bought out your former boss,
so he's probably looking for a coach.
- Thank you. - Hmm.
You think Goate's gonna hire him?
No.
He wants the white coach.
So Goate manipulated us into a do-gooder lawsuit
as leverage to buy a team.
It'll pay off if we stay loyal. He likes loyalty.
Do you ever feel like we're just janitors cleaning up shit?
[CHUCKLES]: Oh, yeah.
But well-paid janitors.
[LIZ LAUGHS]
LYLE: So, 72 hours later, how'd it go?
DIANE: Well,
- strangely, very well. - Excellent.
- No withdrawals? - None.
No floating?
[CHUCKLES] None.
- And were you in court? - I was, and I kicked ass.
With a smile.
- I'm glad to hear it. - [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Well, then I don't think you need the treatment.
Well, what if I want the treatment?
Well, that's up to you. But if I were you...
[DIANE GASPS]
[CAR ALARMS BLARING]
You all right?
[PANTING]
I think so. You?
Yeah. Wow.
Yes.
Wow.
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