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Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, corporate lawyer Nick Fallin is sentenced to 1500 hours of community service at the local children's services department, due to drug possession.
Starring Simon Baker
Starring Simon Baker
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00:01Previously on The Guardian
00:02What'd you do? Something bad?
00:04Got arrested for drugs.
00:05I'm doing you a favor because I respect your father,
00:07a man who is clearly ten times the lawyer you are.
00:10Now, if you prefer to return to Judge Stanton and explore your other option,
00:13which I understood to be jail time, then you may.
00:15Oh, community service.
00:16Well, when are you gonna get control of that?
00:18I see you running in and out of here every day.
00:20Your work is falling off.
00:21Come on, Nick. I'm putting up an inexperienced girl as lead counsel.
00:24I'm gonna send an old trick. The jury's gonna see right through it.
00:26You think they'd find you more sympathetic?
00:28I lost a county contract with another clinic. Without it, I can't afford to keep these plates open.
00:32You gonna take this state grant and represent adults?
00:34I just accepted the state contract. Effective immediately.
00:37Children's legal services will become legal services of Pittsburgh.
00:46You still looking over the Fiberlink contracts?
00:48Yeah.
00:52What's going on with that manager over there?
00:54Well, at Fiberlink.
00:56Yeah, the white lifter.
00:57Yeah, you know.
00:59She's a triathlete.
01:01Whatever.
01:02Sheila.
01:03Oh, good work, boys.
01:06Excellent, really.
01:07I have that messengered over to Fiberlink right away.
01:09They need it before the end of the business day.
01:11I'll take care of it.
01:12No, I'll take care of it.
01:13I can drive it over myself.
01:15Yeah.
01:16Great.
01:17Yeah, 10 minutes.
01:18Yeah, no, I got it right here.
01:19Bring it right over.
01:20Yeah.
01:21Listen, have you thought about a movie yet?
01:23Which one?
01:24The German one?
01:25The German one?
01:26The one with a girl who thinks she's a woodman.
01:29Yeah, yeah.
01:30Yeah, yeah.
01:31Yeah, yeah.
01:32Absolutely.
01:33I, I, I, I hear a strike.
01:34Oh, we're trying to kill yourself.
01:35Oh.
01:36Yeah.
01:37Uh.
01:38What.
01:39The German one.
01:40The one with a girl who thinks she's a woodman.
01:42Yeah.
01:43Yeah, absolutely.
01:44I, I, I, I, I, I hear a strike.
01:47I'm not the serious.
01:48No.
01:49No, no, no.
01:50Are you kidding me?
01:51No, no, no, no, no!
01:52I have to call her.
01:53No.
01:54No, no, no.
01:55No!
01:56No, no, no, no, no, no.
01:57No, no, no, no.
01:59There's nothing.
02:00If it's okay with your wife.
02:01I am sentencing you to 1500 hours of community service, using your skills as a corporate attorney to work as a child advocate.
02:31And I was driving on this guy, I tried to stop, but there wasn't time. He just, he just, he just bounced off my windshield.
02:53You hear him at full speed?
02:53I mean, I had a cracking sound. I don't know if it was my windshield or his body, but it was just so strange. Everything just slowed down. I mean,
02:59I thought he was stepping backward.
03:02You know who you hit?
03:03No.
03:04Frank Fanari.
03:05Frank Fanari, the lawyer?
03:07I just got the call.
03:08How is he?
03:09Critical. He's at Carnegie Memorial.
03:13Let me ask you this. Did this happen going away?
03:16Can I help you?
03:17Mr. Jake Strucker.
03:18I was, I was going to drop all the contracts.
03:20Jake.
03:22Mr. Strucker?
03:24Yes?
03:25Placing you under arrest, sir. What's the charge?
03:27What?
03:28Mr. Strucker's driving an aggravated assault.
03:32Jake, don't say a word until I get you a defensive lawyer.
03:35You have the right to remain silent.
03:36Not a word. You understand?
03:37Anything you say, you can and won't be used against you in a court of law.
03:39Give me a hold of, um, Albert Murray right away.
03:42You have the right to have an attorney for us.
03:44Jake, the intake is going to be ugly.
03:46Keep your wits about you. You'll be arraigned and out of custody by this afternoon.
03:48Don't talk to anyone.
03:50Mr. Strucker.
03:51Mr. Strucker.
03:52Mr. Strucker.
03:53Mr. Strucker.
03:54Legal Services in Pittsburgh, please hold.
03:55Legal Services in Pittsburgh, please hold.
03:57Legal Services in Pittsburgh, please hold.
04:01Amanda, listen to me, just file it today.
04:04Tell the client you filed it yesterday.
04:05Mr. Fallon.
04:06Backdate it, I don't care.
04:07Mr. Fallon?
04:08Okay, it's gotta be done. I gotta go.
04:10Mr. Fallon, your 9.30 is waiting in your office.
04:19Hi, my name's Malcolm. What's your name?
04:22Nick.
04:23Hi, Nick. My name is Malcolm.
04:25Yes, I know.
04:36You a lawyer?
04:37Yes, I am.
04:39What's the difference between a lawyer and a trampoline?
04:45I don't know, Malcolm.
04:47You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline.
04:53So your mother's seeking guardianship over you?
04:56Yeah, she is.
04:58How old are you?
04:59I'm 25.
05:01You got a job?
05:02Yeah, and an apartment.
05:04You in trouble?
05:06No.
05:08And what's the problem?
05:12She's mad at me.
05:14Your mom?
05:16Yeah.
05:17I think it's because Ivana counted my birthday.
05:22Your birthday.
05:24She got me a stereo from the store.
05:27And it's a CD player with 80 watt speakers and a tape deck.
05:32And I traded it to my friend Freddie because he wanted me to have one of those phones that when you call you can see the number.
05:42I have it right here.
05:43You know?
05:44And I'm afraid Freddie.
05:45And Freddie wanted to trade it so that when he would call I could know it was him and I could see the numbers.
05:52And so I think that's why she got mad.
05:54Because I traded, I traded the stereo to Freddie, my neighbor.
06:00Hey!
06:02What's the difference between a lawyer and a trampoline?
06:07You take your shoes off before you jump on a trampoline.
06:14They arrest me in my office.
06:30They set a high bell.
06:31What the hell's going on here?
06:32Frank Funari's wife said you wanted a cell phone when you hit her husband.
06:36The DA's got an agenda.
06:38He wants to ban cell phones and cars.
06:42He wants to use a reckless driving charge as a springboard?
06:46The word on Funari is he probably won't pull through.
06:50If he dies, they'll amend the charge to vehicular homicide.
06:53What?
06:54So what do we do?
06:56Wish for Frank Funari's speedy recovery.
07:00Sally Russell?
07:13You a lawyer?
07:14Yes.
07:15Not a law clerk?
07:17No.
07:18What can I do for you?
07:19You gotta get me off my work fare.
07:21You currently work at Pittsburgh Pets Animal Shelter.
07:24What's the problem?
07:25The problem is I shovel crap.
07:27All day.
07:28Every day.
07:29That's all I do.
07:30It's...
07:31It's...
07:32Disgusting.
07:33You're a single woman with one dependent on welfare.
07:36County can't put you to work.
07:38But I want a different job.
07:40The thing about welfare is they're trying to encourage you to go out and find a job on your own.
07:45Are you gonna help me or not?
07:48I want a different job.
07:50Good luck finding one.
07:55My taxes pay your salary.
07:58You're on government relief.
08:01My taxes pay your salary.
08:03Right?
08:05Malcolm has an IQ of about 64.
08:12He has the emotional and social level of a 10 year old.
08:16Can you tell us why you are seeking guardianship over him now?
08:20People are taking advantage of him.
08:22Who is taking advantage of Malcolm?
08:24There's a drug dealer named Freddy Paddock who lives in Malcolm's apartment complex.
08:29He's giving Malcolm drugs and getting him to make deliveries.
08:32How do you know this?
08:34Me and Malcolm are real close.
08:35He tells me everything.
08:37He doesn't understand what he's doing.
08:41He just wants to have a friend.
08:43That's how he is.
08:45Would it surprise you to hear that Malcolm denies these things, Mrs. Dempsey?
08:50He doesn't want to come home.
08:52And you've contacted the police about this Freddy Paddock?
08:55Yeah.
08:56And all they did was talk to him.
08:57They didn't arrest him.
08:59That's because there was no evidence.
09:01All they have to do is follow him around for one day and there'd be plenty of evidence.
09:05You, uh, recently lost your job, right?
09:07So?
09:08Well, I'm sure you could really do with Malcolm's social security check.
09:11This is not about money.
09:14This is about the fact that some drug dealer is abusing my child.
09:18How can you people just sit here and do nothing?
09:21You should put Freddy Paddock in jail.
09:24Mrs. Dempsey, this is a civil proceeding.
09:27We are not here to rule on a criminal charge.
09:30You should arrest Freddy Paddock!
09:33Your Honor, in the two years that my client has lived on his own, he's never been in trouble with the law.
09:37Mrs. Dempsey wants to be awarded guardianship based purely on her conjecture that he's involved with a drug dealer.
09:42I agree with Mr. Fallon.
09:45I don't believe this.
09:47I'm telling you about people who are breaking the law.
09:50You should do something!
09:51Your son has rights.
09:52We cannot take away those rights without clear and convincing evidence.
09:57And when he ends up dead in some street corner, what are you gonna say then?
10:02What are you people gonna say then?
10:05The petitioner's motion is denied.
10:13Hey.
10:14Hey.
10:17Hey, Nick the lawyer!
10:21I want you to have this.
10:23So when your friends call you, you know who they are.
10:26I already have a cell phone, Malcolm.
10:28I appreciate it.
10:29But I think you should keep it.
10:30Thank you for thanking me and good luck with everything.
10:37Malcolm, I have to go back to work now.
10:40Oh, can I come?
10:42No.
10:43I can help you with your work.
10:46I really appreciate that, but I have to go back to work now alone.
10:50Okay?
10:52Okay.
10:53Okay.
11:03Oh, hi.
11:04Um, I called.
11:05I just want to know the condition of Frank Fornari.
11:07What are you doing here?
11:09I'm sorry.
11:10I just had heard that...
11:11My husband might die because of you.
11:18Jake Stratka.
11:19Do I know you?
11:20Bruce Bono.
11:21You have your pirate seats right in front of mine.
11:24I do?
11:25Please.
11:26Don't come around anymore.
11:34Wanted to see me?
11:35Yeah.
11:36We're looking at being sued over Jake's accident.
11:39What?
11:41Look at this.
11:42If Mrs. Fornari can prove that Jake was working when he hit her husband, we're looking at damages in the high seven figures.
11:50I don't have that kind of money.
11:52What about insurance?
11:53Well, policy's worth a million dollars.
11:55This could bankrupt me.
11:57You seriously think this lawsuit's gonna hold?
11:59Nicholas, I could lose the firm.
12:01You could lose your job.
12:04Now, I heard Jake was meeting some secretary at Fiberlink for a movie or...
12:10Was he?
12:12Yeah.
12:13Then we could argue that the accident did not occur within the scope of his employment.
12:18He was delivering documents for the firm.
12:21So we lose on that theory.
12:24And it's always a risk going to try, but maybe the wife will settle for the million.
12:29We need some leverage.
12:32I understand Mrs. Fornari is working with the DA on Jake's criminal charge.
12:38How badly do you think she wants to get him?
12:41What do you mean?
12:42Well, I'm thinking we make her an offer in addition to the million.
12:47Jake?
12:49Nicholas, Jake has made some very damaging admissions to us.
12:53You think that we should testify against him in the criminal trial?
12:55Come in.
12:59I just want to say how sorry I was that I got the firm mixed up in this.
13:17Well, everything's gonna be alright, Jake.
13:19Just get back to work and let Albert Murray handle everything.
13:22Well, what is our plan and how should we approach this?
13:26Well, actually, we, uh...
13:29We don't have a plan right now, Jake.
13:33Right. Well, I just want to say, Burton, thank you.
13:37Yeah.
13:39For everything.
13:41What?
13:43Yeah, no, I'll be right there.
13:45I gotta go.
13:46Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. You can't be in here.
13:47Oh, God.
13:48Please step outside.
13:49Oh, God. Oh, God.
13:50Oh, God.
13:51Oh, God.
13:52Hold on a second. Do you know this man?
13:53No, no. I'm a lawyer. You're...
13:54Oh, God.
13:55Oh, God.
13:56Oh, God.
13:57Oh, God.
13:58Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God.
13:59Oh, God. Oh, God.
14:00Oh, God. Oh, God.
14:01Hold on a second. Do you know this man?
14:02Oh, God.
14:03Oh, God. Oh, God.
14:04Oh, God.
14:05Oh, God.
14:06Oh, God.
14:07Listen, witness heard a bang.
14:08A few minutes later, sees your client coming out of the door.
14:09Oh, God.
14:10Oh, God.
14:11Oh, God.
14:12Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. You can't be in here.
14:13Oh, God...
14:14Oh, God. Oh, God.
14:15Oh, God.
14:16Oh, God.
14:17Hold on a second. Do you know this man?
14:18No. No. I... I... I'm a lawyer. You're... you're questioning my client, Malcolm Dempsey.
14:23Malcolm, this is my client.
14:24Malcolm.
14:25Malcolm.
14:26Can you help me?
14:27I want my mom.
14:28Listen, witness heard a bang.
14:30A few minutes later, sees your client coming out of that apartment, covered in blood and carrying a stereo.
14:45You heard from the FCC, Nick?
14:49No, not yet.
14:51Nick Fallon?
14:53I have to see him now. Nick Fallon?
14:56Where is he?
14:57Excuse me.
14:58Who the hell is that?
14:59Where is he?
14:59You call him now.
15:02I just...
15:03What are you doing here?
15:05I told you this would happen.
15:07You told me Malcolm was in trouble, not that he was the trouble.
15:11You sound just like the police. Malcolm didn't do it.
15:14You seem pretty sure about that.
15:16Freddy Paddock was shot. Malcolm doesn't have a gun. The police didn't even find one.
15:22Well, maybe he ditched it.
15:23My son has been beaten up by kids his entire life. He's never raised so much as a finger to them.
15:28There is no way he killed Freddy Paddock. It isn't in him.
15:32Is it in you?
15:33Excuse me?
15:34Well, it's just a simple question.
15:36Who do you think has taken care of Malcolm his whole life?
15:39I'm the one who loves him.
15:41And for you to stand there and accuse me, and to think that I would let Malcolm take the blame...
15:48Shame on you, Mr. Fallon.
15:50Shame on you.
15:52Maybe you'd better try the, uh, SEC again.
16:10Good night, Sheila.
16:11Good night.
16:11You okay, Jake?
16:24Yeah, um, I just got back some comments from Fiberlink. Do you mind if I drop them off on his chair?
16:28Hmm, sure.
16:29What a son of a bitch.
16:56They're gonna screw me.
17:22They're gonna screw me.
17:24some guy was hit there a couple nights ago
17:37yeah his name is frank for nine
17:41he's an icu at carnegie memorial
17:45you know him
17:46yeah i served him that night
17:50there's a waiter yeah he uh sat in this table underneath this picture of an angel
17:57i remember that it was weird
17:59did he did he eat here much i never saw him before
18:02i can't even say he ate here that night what do you mean
18:06he arrived about 10 minutes before the woman when she came they argued about something
18:10very tense and then they left without touching their food
18:14what did they argue about who knows they left in a hurry
18:17he even left his coat in the restaurant
18:20it's still in there
18:22right
18:29so
18:37Thank you, don't worry.
19:07Excuse me, I'm dropping this off for the Frenaris.
19:11Frank Frenari?
19:14What?
19:16Um, I'm sorry, but he passed away about an hour ago.
19:37So, we want these new adult cases organized by legal need, financial hardship...
19:58An urgency.
20:00Hold that thought. Mr. Fallon, I got a call from the Chestnut Street Precinct
20:05saying that a lawyer of mine was representing a murder suspect and had come down for the arraignment.
20:09That was me, Malcolm Dempsey.
20:11Malcolm Dempsey?
20:12Malcolm Dempsey was your responsibility in a competency hearing, period.
20:16We do not handle criminal cases.
20:17What did you tell him?
20:18I spent all morning making apologies for stepping on the public defender's turf.
20:22I'm handing it off to them.
20:24Who drew the case?
20:25Why do you care?
20:26Who drew the case?
20:28Marvin Ackerman.
20:30That sucks.
20:31He's competent.
20:32He's always looking for a plea.
20:33Which is generally a good thing, James.
20:49What do you think happened?
20:51I don't know. That's the problem.
20:53Best guess.
20:55Malcolm is a sweet kid.
20:57He's gonna do anything, anything you ask him to.
21:00Kill someone?
21:01Maybe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
21:04Once the cops have a good suspect, they stop.
21:07If you have the connections, now's the time to use them.
21:09I don't have connections.
21:11We all know why you came here.
21:13The people I knew had nothing to do with a dealer like this.
21:16A dealer is a dealer.
21:18Once that kid is in the system, he's never coming out.
21:20If I contact these people, I violate my probation.
21:23Then don't do it.
21:32Colin, it's Nick.
21:37Oh my God, Nick.
21:39Come on in.
21:42My God, I thought I'd never see you again.
21:44How are you?
21:45I'm good, I'm fine.
21:46Yeah?
21:47Cleaned up?
21:48Good for you, man.
21:49Good for you.
21:50Unless you found yourself another dealer.
21:52Hey, Nick.
21:53Hey, Brian.
21:56The electric lunch is over.
21:59Take care.
22:04Sense memory, huh?
22:11Come on.
22:12You want a hit of something?
22:14No.
22:17Taking it seriously, huh?
22:18One of my few clients who is always in control.
22:21No, I wasn't.
22:22I got this new thing.
22:24Sorority chicks are all over this stuff.
22:25Special K.
22:26It's unbelievable.
22:27No, I can't.
22:28Community service, probation.
22:30Anyone else in your position be looking at three to five.
22:32It's good to be Burton Fallon's son, ain't it?
22:35They still got you peeing in the cup.
22:36I can help you out there.
22:37I got urine samples.
22:38I got probation officers that'll look the other way.
22:40You're representing someone that needs some help.
22:42Okay.
22:43My client's being charged with the murder of a guy by the name Freddie Paddock.
22:46Freddie Paddock's dead.
22:48Yeah, you know him?
22:49Yeah.
22:50Not really.
22:51You know, dealt half grams, low-grade coke.
22:53Our clientele didn't exactly mesh.
22:55You can't help me out?
22:56I'm sorry.
22:57I'm sorry.
22:58Hope your client doesn't spend too long inside, though.
23:00I know.
23:01You're right.
23:02Yeah.
23:03Come on, baby.
23:04Whoa.
23:05Oh, man.
23:06I'm asking for a favor.
23:07I know a girl.
23:08She's been talking about Freddie Paddock's murder.
23:09I want to talk to her.
23:10She's not going to be comfortable doing that.
23:11Besides, she's a crack whore.
23:12Not exactly prime witness material.
23:13I don't care.
23:14I want to talk to her.
23:15Okay.
23:16Stop by tomorrow around lunch and she'll be here.
23:17Great.
23:18Great.
23:19Hey, it was great seeing you.
23:20Yeah.
23:21I know a girl.
23:22I know a girl.
23:23She's been talking about Freddie Paddock's murder.
23:24I want to talk to her.
23:25She's not going to be comfortable doing that.
23:27Besides, she's a crack whore.
23:28Not exactly prime witness material.
23:30I don't care.
23:31I want to talk to her.
23:32Okay.
23:33Stop by tomorrow around lunch and she'll be here.
23:37Great.
23:38Great.
23:39Hey, it was great seeing you.
23:41Yeah.
23:48Excuse me.
23:56Frank Furnari died two hours ago.
24:00First of all, just calm down.
24:03The DA is going to file felony charges.
24:06If you settle, they can use it against me.
24:09I haven't even considered a settlement, Jake.
24:12Look, I saw something in the hospital.
24:14Frank Furnari's wife and his law partner, the way they were holding each other.
24:19What's your point?
24:20Well, they might be having an affair.
24:22So?
24:23Well, I found out that Frank Furnari and his wife were arguing right before he crossed out into that street.
24:27What if they were arguing about the affair?
24:30Well, then, all in all, I'd say he had a pretty bad night.
24:37But if he was distracted, if he was distracted, it's his fault, not mine.
24:45It means I can beat the felony charge.
24:46Jake, you should be telling your defense attorney this, not me.
24:50Well, I'm looking at seven years of prison and losing my law license here.
24:53And I'm looking at losing my vernal because you drive too fast.
24:57Jake, I heard about Frank Furnari.
25:17If there's anything that I can...
25:20Because I've been there.
25:47Well, you know, there were times last year when I didn't know what was going to happen.
25:55And what'd you do?
25:57I don't know.
25:58I just, just day by day.
26:01And things got better.
26:03Well, I'm here.
26:03Look, my, um, my life is basically over.
26:11I, um, I killed a man.
26:19My life is basically over.
26:20James, a woman from the Pittsburgh Pets, animal shelter, complained of the county about the quality of our representation.
26:33She didn't want to be designated pooper scooper for her workfare.
26:39She says you were rude.
26:40I mean, you know, I can see working long hours for no pay when kids' lives at stake.
26:47But not for people like her.
26:48We have no choice.
26:49It's degrading.
26:53I don't know if I can do this.
26:54The adult cases will allow us to continue representing the kids.
27:00I need you on board, James.
27:02Hey, you're the best lawyer I've got.
27:08Miss Animal Shelter ain't the only one shoveling it.
27:15No, no.
27:16We made all the requested changes.
27:18Let's just stop.
27:22Yeah, I agree.
27:24I agree completely.
27:27Let's just stop all this nonsense and get this thing done.
27:32No, I, no, I, no, I have to know by the end of the business today.
27:36If it's not approved, I've got to fly to D.C. this afternoon.
27:42Just, just fax the approval over to Fallon Associates.
27:46Mr. Fallon.
27:48In the future, don't do your corporate work in our offices.
27:51Okay.
27:52Hope that wasn't long distance.
27:54No.
27:55I got a call from Malcolm Dempsey's mother.
27:57She told me you accused her of the murder.
27:59I didn't accuse her.
28:00It's a criminal matter.
28:01You're not a criminal lawyer.
28:03I'm not a legal aid lawyer, either.
28:05I'm telling you, Mr. Fallon, let the proper authorities handle this.
28:08Understood?
28:09Yeah, I got it.
28:18Just a sec.
28:33Yeah?
28:34Ow!
28:35What?
28:35What the hell were you thinking?
28:36What?
28:37Do you have any idea what kind of trouble that could make for me?
28:39Just a little gift.
28:40Do you have any idea I gave you money?
28:42I covered for you after I got arrested.
28:44What else do you want from me?
28:45Okay, it's cool.
28:46Just be cool.
28:46Just a little something-something I thought you might like.
28:48That's all.
28:48Nothing more.
28:48Nothing more.
28:50Damn.
28:52Nick, this is Debbie.
28:55Hi.
28:56You're always this friendly.
28:58Debbie, tell Nick what you saw.
28:59A couple nights ago I was having a sandwich in the alley behind Freddy Paddock's apartment
29:07and I heard this bang, right?
29:09And I look up and I see this big black guy running down the stairs with a bag in his hand
29:13and what I think was a gun.
29:16Would you tell this to the police?
29:18You didn't say nothing about going to no cops.
29:20This is a man's being blamed for this.
29:22Cops know you're not a killer.
29:23They don't like me.
29:24They're not vice cops.
29:25They're detectives.
29:26Homicide.
29:27They know what you do.
29:28They don't care.
29:29Well, Emma getting paid.
29:34Is she getting paid?
29:35Yeah, she's getting paid.
29:39Stu!
29:44Stu.
29:48Stu, Jake Stratka.
29:50We went to law school together.
29:51Oh, of course.
29:52Jake.
29:53Come on, man.
29:54We crammed for the bar together for six weeks.
29:57What's up?
29:58Well, I know that you worked at Bono and Frenari a couple of years ago.
30:02Yeah.
30:05Was Bruce Bono having an affair with Frank Frenari's wife?
30:09Not that I saw.
30:09Why?
30:10I don't know if you know what's going on,
30:11but the DA is about to file felony charges against me
30:14unless I can prove that Frank Frenari was somehow at fault.
30:16It's really pathetic, Jake.
30:20Trying to drag down a dead man's reputation, destroy his wife's life.
30:23Also, you can save your own ass.
30:33Bye.
30:34Stay in touch.
30:40Murray?
30:41Oh, there you are.
30:42What are you doing here?
30:43I came by and talked to you.
30:44You were talking to my boss.
30:45You were in the office, stopped in to say hi.
30:52You're fired.
30:54What?
30:55Settle out with the man who hired you.
30:56Is this woman an acquaintance?
31:12Who is this man?
31:14You sure?
31:15I got a good look.
31:17Were you with the John?
31:19No, he just left.
31:20My appointment with you wasn't for another hour.
31:24You're so not my type, sweetheart.
31:27It was this man, I'm sure.
31:29Well, maybe this Olandis Williams fella is your dealer
31:32and he cut off your credit
31:33and this is your way of getting a little payback.
31:34This guy's a dealer?
31:36Well, she has information.
31:38What's the harm in checking it out?
31:40You smoking any crack that night, sweetie?
31:42You say this Olandis Williams deals.
31:45Well, I have information that Freddie Paddock was a dealer.
31:48Maybe there's a connection.
31:51Okay.
31:53Well, thank you for coming.
31:54Now, listen.
31:56I got a lot of friends in Vice.
31:59I hope you're not jerking my chain.
32:07Okay, this is all good.
32:08So, just put the copy on my desk
32:10and then file it in the wall.
32:15What are you doing here?
32:16Bruce Bono, Frank Finari.
32:18Two of the biggest jerk holes I ever met in my entire life.
32:20Okay, so what? Earlier today, you...
32:22I couldn't say what I knew.
32:23I was walking with two guys that still work at Bono and Finari.
32:28All right, come on in the conference room.
32:33So, what do you know?
32:35Two lawyers were indicted today on insurance fraud.
32:38You know, building insurance companies on bogus claims.
32:41So?
32:41So, when Frank Finari lived,
32:42he would have been the third lawyer indicted.
32:45Bruce Bono?
32:46Oh, I heard he cut a deal.
32:48He's going to be one of the chief witnesses
32:49against his former partners.
32:50Mr. Mooney!
33:11I got a letter from my doctor
33:12stating that I got allergy problems.
33:17You're saying your job is making it worse?
33:19I'm saying I got allergy problems.
33:21No.
33:21You're saying you have a problem going to work.
33:24Hey, you got no right to judge me.
33:26That's your boss.
33:27Hey, I want some competent legal representation.
33:30Is there a problem?
33:31Yeah, I found out that the Occupational Safety and Health Act
33:34applies to workfare.
33:36Now, with all the animal fur and poop,
33:38my eyes do not stop watering when I'm at work.
33:40You realize if you spent half as much time
33:42looking for a new job as you did
33:43trying to get rid of your current one,
33:46you'd be flipping hamburgers already.
33:47Yeah, I'll be flipping something.
33:50I think she's right.
33:52Go to her caseworker, explain her situation.
33:55You want me to threaten with a lawsuit?
33:57The last thing these people want is to have to go to court.
34:00They'll find her another job.
34:03Let's go talk to your caseworker.
34:04Thank you, Mr. Masterson.
34:08I knew when I first saw you, you wouldn't let me down.
34:15Yes, Ms. Erlitz.
34:17Uh, this is Bruce Bono of Bono Fornari.
34:19I'm the executive of Frank Fornari's estate.
34:21I know he's insured through your company.
34:23I can't seem to find the policy.
34:24Uh, yes.
34:28March 16th, 1949.
34:31Now, the covered amounts are...
34:33Right.
34:35And who are the beneficiaries?
34:41Thank you, Ms. Erlitz.
34:42We'll, uh, we'll be in touch.
34:46Murray just called.
34:47The DA is filing a vehicular homicide charge against you.
34:51When?
34:52Sometime this morning.
35:13What did you find out?
35:15Got a lead.
35:18That's good, right?
35:21Maybe.
35:23How's your dealer?
35:27You're doing the right thing.
35:30Yeah.
35:32Okay.
35:33Gotta go.
35:34What?
35:35Just arresting someone else?
35:47What happened?
35:48Well, we ended up arresting Mr. Williams.
35:51When we pulled him over for a question, we found a gun.
35:54Sam Caliber killed Freddy Paddock under his seat.
35:56And he also had drugs in the trunk of his own.
35:59Great.
36:00What now?
36:06Hi.
36:12We're okay.
36:12You're out of here.
36:20I am?
36:22Yeah.
36:22The police arrested the guy they think is responsible for Freddy Paddock's death.
36:27They dropped all the charges.
36:28Oh.
36:31Um, yeah.
36:32Well, I didn't really do anything.
36:36Did you ever hear Freddy mention a guy named Olandus Williams?
36:40Uh, no.
36:42Okay.
36:42Why were you inside Freddy's apartment after he died?
36:46Oh, because I heard a big noise, and I thought it was firecrackers, and I just wanted to see.
36:52And you got your stereo back?
36:54Yeah, it's mine.
36:56And Freddy said I could get it back for going to the bus station in the morning.
37:01You went to the bus station with Freddy?
37:02Yeah.
37:03To pick something up.
37:05To carry it home for Freddy.
37:08No, it wasn't nothing bad.
37:10It was just some, uh, cereal.
37:13Cereal.
37:15Was it called Special K?
37:17Yeah.
37:17That's it.
37:18Yeah.
37:18Special K.
37:19Okay.
37:19Okay.
37:19Okay.
37:23Someone called me, said they had my husband's wedding ring.
37:31Right here.
37:40What the hell are you doing?
37:41We have to talk.
37:43You'll be hearing from my lawyer.
37:45What's this ring, honey?
37:46I have an appointment.
37:47What are you doing?
37:48I know that your husband had a $2 million life insurance policy with the proceeds going to your kids in trust.
37:52So?
37:52So he wanted to commit suicide, but in a way that wouldn't blow his policy coverage for his kids.
37:57Get out of my way.
37:58Did he take this off because he found out about your affair with Bruce Bono?
38:00That's, that's what you were arguing about at the restaurant, right?
38:03When you were screwing the guy who was putting your husband in prison.
38:06See, I think I remember he stepped backwards, staring at you.
38:10I mean, he wanted you to see him die, didn't he?
38:13Your insurance company will not pay off a suicide, and I will give them everything I've got.
38:17I swear to God I will.
38:18What do you want from me?
38:23A statement to the police saying it was your husband who was reckless, not me.
38:27That'll be enough to stop the felony charge.
38:29You scum.
38:30You don't like your husband, I'm looking at jail time and losing my law license.
38:35Unlike him, I am not ready to step off a curb and die.
38:38Malcom, what's going on?
38:55He's being released.
38:56Oh God.
39:00Ask her.
39:01Uh, Mrs. Dempsey, Malcom wants to come home and live with you.
39:06Is that true, Malcom?
39:07So I can arrange another guardianship hearing or we can...
39:11Malcom can make his own decisions.
39:14I don't need the court to tell him what to do.
39:18Excuse me.
39:25Ballistics just came back.
39:26The gun that we found in Orlando's Williams' car is the one that killed Freddie Paddock.
39:29Did you find any drugs in Freddie Paddock's apartment?
39:32Nope.
39:32Did Orlando's Williams confess?
39:36Mr. Williams is claiming that he was framed.
39:39Well, he might be telling the truth.
39:41Do you know something I don't?
39:44No, it's just a...
39:45Just a feeling.
39:48Call me if he gets to be more than that.
39:49I need to talk to him.
39:59He's busy right now.
40:00Thanks.
40:00Mm-hmm.
40:02Jake!
40:02Samantha Fennari changed her statement to the police.
40:15I just cut a deal.
40:17No felony.
40:19Just driving school.
40:25Congratulations.
40:25Signed release absolving the firm of all civil liability for the death of Frank Fennari.
40:35He, uh, he wanted to die without voiding his life insurance.
40:40Well, not that it changes anything, but were you obligated technically to, uh, inform the insurance company?
40:49They're not our clients.
40:50We're under no obligation.
40:52That's good work.
40:53Good work, Jake.
40:56I know I put the firm in a bad position.
41:00Yeah.
41:01And I wanted you to know that it won't happen again.
41:04That's good to know.
41:06In all my life, all I've ever wanted to do is be a partner in a firm like this, and work for a lawyer of your caliber.
41:18Well, I'd say you're well on your way, Jake.
41:21And, uh, next time you tell me to messenger a document, I'm going to messenger the document.
41:32Good.
41:32Hey.
41:46Hey.
41:47How things going?
41:48The police dropped the charges, and the Fennari's aren't suing.
41:51That's great.
41:52Yeah.
41:53You know, uh...
41:54What?
41:54Well, I'm really glad things worked out.
41:59Yeah.
42:00Well, back to work then, huh?
42:02Yeah, back to work.
42:04Yeah.
42:13It's Nick.
42:19Hey, Nick.
42:21I'd invite you in, but I'm doing some business.
42:23You're dealing with a special care you stole from Freddy Paddock?
42:25What are you talking about?
42:27Did you kill Freddy Paddock?
42:28Nick, Nick, man, you know me.
42:31Am I a violent guy?
42:33As soon as you heard the police were going to question Olandis Williams, you planted the
42:36murder weapon in his car.
42:39I helped you.
42:41That kid was locked into life in prison.
42:43You used me.
42:44Did you get what you want, Nick?
42:47That's all I'm asking.
42:48Did you get what you want?
42:51So?
42:52What's the harm?
42:53Your client walked and the world's free of two punk-ass dealers who sold bad crap and
42:56didn't know how to throw a decent party.
42:58If you don't stop dealing, I'm going to talk to the police.
43:01What?
43:02It's your choice.
43:04You going to turn me in?
43:07Let me ask you something.
43:09If I were prone to violence, how do you think I'd react to something like that?
43:14Be smart.
43:15Stay healthy.
43:16Stay healthy.
43:22Stay healthy.
43:46Stay healthy.
43:47Stay healthy.
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