06x01 - The Beginning of the End

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[WIND BLOWING SOFTLY]

DIANE: Liz!

Hey, how are you?

How was your vacation?

Fantastic,

but I needed another month.

- Yeah, well, who wouldn't?
- [CHUCKLES]

- This is weird.
- Yeah.

- The street?
- Yeah, it's some police exercise

of some sort. I...

We all have to park on Randolph
for the next few weeks.

Anyway, I hear work is going well.

Yup. We had a good month.

Chumhum is back.

I know. That is huge. Congratulations.

Ah, well, congratulations to you.

- Can I say something?
- Mm.

You don't have to be downstairs.

We can find room for you on the rd.

No, I'm fine. I like the corner office.

All right, well, I had
it expanded for you.

Oh, well, you didn't have to,
but thank you.

Well... it's the least I could do.

- DIANE: What is that?
- LIZ: That's weird.

[SNIFFS] Smells like fireworks.

- Welcome back.
- [CHUCKLES]

Do you need help on Chumhum?

Uh, no, I got Diane's help.

Diane?

Yeah. She's back from vacation.

- Really?
- Yep.

- Ready to sabotage you?
- No.

She's good. We had a good talk,

and she-she wants to be downstairs.

Liz, you're a sweet leader
and I love you,

but Diane will not be happy downstairs.

Barbara Kolstad was
a name partner for six years

and in a few months, Diane
had her out and took her job.

It is always so great to start
my day with you, Madeline.

Watch her.

She's coming after you.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

You're late. The class
action is in there.

Uh, good to know.

Where is Diane Lockhart's office?

Over there, but she's not in yet.

Just sign in on a clipboard.

They'll help you out
with the class action.

Thanks.

- DIANE: Hello?
- MARISSA: Just plugging in your computer.

Marissa?

Marissa Gold, attorney at law,
at your service.

Oh, my gosh.

Congratulations.

- Thank you.
- [LAUGHS]

- How was your vacation?
- Wonderful.

And much too short.

What's going on here?

Uh, nothing, just helping you unpack.

Oh, you don't have to do that.

- I can do it.
- I know.

I'm doing it to get on your good side.

Still want this?

Definitely.

You all right?

My mind's just in another time zone.

The protest downstairs, I know.

- What?
- The protests?

Didn't you smell the tear gas?
I almost got stuck in it.

The police were barricading the street.

Where do you want these?

What are those?

African masks.

Well, I can see that,
but where are they...

... from?

Your closet upstairs.
You never unpacked them.

What? [CHUCKLES]

Does this feel like something
we've done before?

What do you mean...
unpacking your stuff?

No. I mean, yes.

I have this weird feeling of déjà vu.

What do you mean...
unpacking your stuff?

Yes. We've done this before.

What do you mean...
unpacking your stuff?

[EXHALES] Thank you.

You know the best way
to overcome déjà vu.

- What?
- Do something nice for me.

- [LAUGHS]
- That's why I want to get on your good side.

I think it's a smart idea to give me

the Lila motion to argue today.

Oh. Marissa, that is a major case.

But it's just a continuance,

and I've been the paralegal
on it for months now.

And Lila likes me.
She wants me to be involved.

I promise I'll be great, I swear.

[BIRDS SQUAWK]

God.

It must be the tear gas.
That's the fourth one today.

Madeline Starkey.

MARISSA: What?

Madeline Starkey, the FBI agent.

She had the same thing happen.

Okay. What's weird

is when the bell tower
across the street rings...

The birds fly right into the window.

Do you need something, Diane?

No.

You can take the continuance.

- Really?
- Mm.

You-you won't regret it, I swear.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[LOUD THUMP]

Oh, God.

Good talking to you. See you next time.

I don't need to see this, Bill.
I've read the suit.

I think it's helpful to see
the evidence, don't you?

Ah, yes, because you were so
concerned about sexual as*ault.

I actually thought you were.
Here it comes.

- Wait.
- [MALE AVATARS WHOOPING, WHISTLING, LAUGHING]

No. Stop.

Stop, stop. G-Get off me. Stop, please!

Get away from me. Stop!

LIZ: Bill, you can show as much of this

as you want, but this
is not a real as*ault.

This is an animated as*ault.
You know Diane?

- I do. Diane.
- DIANE: Bill.

Diane and I have represented dozens

of r*pe and as*ault victims,
which is why we're outraged

at equating this animated
version for the actual thing.

Yeah, and it's just coincidence
that you're defending Chumhum?

Don't pretend to play
on our feminist conscience.

Your client had every opportunity

to take off her goggles. She didn't.

- That's right, blame the victim.
- DIANE: Oh, come on.

It's offensive to sue deep
pockets over something

that women actually go through.

Your client's just trying to make money.

- [BOOMING IN DISTANCE]
- [PEOPLE SCREAMING]

- What is it?
- I think it's a protest.

- DIANE: I hear it's tear gas.
- WILLIAM: I heard it was

- a trucker strike.
- Really?

- Yeah, like Canada.
- What do they want?

What does anybody want?

LIZ: All right, Bill,

so what's your bottom line?

- Two million, and we're out.
- With an NDA?

Of course.

Give us a few hours.

Will Chumhum go for it?

No, not for two million.

Maybe I can get them under one.

[BOOMING, SCREAMING CONTINUES]

Have you ever been tear gassed?

No. Have you?

No, my dad was. He said it was m*rder.

Maybe we should get security
to escort workers to their cars.

Well, I-I have a meeting
with STR Laurie now,

so I can bring it up. Oh.

Gift from Chumhum

- to everyone in the firm.
- Have you tried it?

- [SCOFFS] No.
- [BOOMING]

[CROWD SHOUTING]

Diane, you're not gonna
f*ck me over, are you?

No, never.

I've no idea why I would do that.

I'm glad you're in charge.

And, Liz, can I tell you one
thing that I've learned here?

Women don't like to take credit. Men do.

That's why they get promoted.

Here she is. The woman of the hour.

Mr. Winston, Mr. Osman, hello.

WINSTON: Uh, did Osman mention
why we wanted to see you?

- No.
- To congratulate you. You've done

- amazing work here.
- Thank you. Thank you,

but it's not just... It's, um...

You know, it's... it's exciting.

It's exciting to see that
my leadership has led the firm

- to such great results.
- Yes, Chumhum.

- Fantastic.
- Mm.

WINSTON: The best quarter
this firm has ever had.

OSMAN: And we think it'll be even better

when you have a second name partner.

- Excuse me?
- WINSTON: We want you

to share responsibility.

We think that'll be better for the firm.

Yeah, but the firm is great as it is.

We agree, but imagine how well
it could work with two of you.

Uh, did you go hunting

with Diane's husband?

OSMAN: Yes.

And that's when you decided

- that I needed help?
- OSMAN: No, no, that has nothing

to do with this.

Liz, thanks for expanding the office.

It looks great.

Did you have your STR Laurie meeting?

I did.

And are they gonna get security
to walk us to our cars?

Didn't come up.

- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
- [DOORS OPEN]

Is everything all right?

I thought so.

Is it with you?

Yes.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

May I help you?

Would you show me to my office?

I...

Uh, sure. [CHUCKLES]

You a new associate?

No.

The new name partner.

REALTOR: , square feet.

Close to markets, shops.

Uh, three bedroom, two bath.

Superior Gold Coast location.

I mean, stunning views of the lake.

This might be at the high end
of your price point.

Uh, the primary

is through there.

The kitchen has all new appliances.

Hardwood floors. Custom backsplash.

There's a wine fridge,

and then this stone island.

This fridge, by the way...

Carmen Moyo?

We need you to come with us.

Oof. Ugly. Uglier.

It's the first time
I'm hearing of a new partner.

ASSISTANT: feet.

feet.

What are they doing?

- Measuring.
- Why?

NAME PARTNER:
To see which office is bigger.

Uh, who chooses the art?

- I don't know.
- I see.

- feet.
- By .

Okay, not great. Let's try in here.

How many floors?

Uh... does Liz know you're doing this?

Who's Liz?

JULIUS: The other name partner.

Yeah, she knows.

Um, how many floors are there?

Associate's floor downstairs,
STR Laurie upstairs.

Think in terms of breaking down walls.

No, no, no, no. I-I don't
know exactly what it is

you think you're doing,
but I think we should call Liz.

Adriano, go downstairs and

tell the associates to come on up here.

We'll use, uh, this...

space in the meantime. Um...

What is your name?

Julius Cain. I'm a partner. Yours?

Ri'Chard.

Hands.

Julius, hands.

What is this?

Giving Him honor.

[CLEARS THROAT]

We thank you, God, for this opportunity.

We are, as always, your humble servants.

We plan to kick ass in your name.

We ask Jesus to bless

this place.

And in your name we pray.

- ASSISTANTS: Amen.
- Break! [WHOOPS]

[DRILLS WHIRRING]

[LINE RINGING]

Come on, Liz.

- [CELL PHONE BUZZING]
- LIZ: Wait a minute, Miss Dormer,

I'm sorry, wait a minute.

These are all options

that you could've chosen.

I didn't know what I was choosing.

Miss Dormer, what does
that say up there?

Go ahead, read it.

WILLOW: "Click the body type

- you want".
- LIZ: "If you change your mind,

just delete and start again".
Did you really

- not know what that meant?
- I'm new to all this.

[CLEARS THROAT]

You may want to go a bit easier.
We don't want to lose the judge.

Well, when you cross,
you can do it your way.

And yet,

Miss Dormer, you
chose the sexiest avatar,

with the largest breasts

- and these clothes.
- WILLIAM: Objection.

- "Counselor is testifying".
- Counselor is testifying, Your Honor.

"That's not testifying,
that's describing".

LIZ: This is not testifying, Your Honor.

I am merely describing what is here.

WILLIAM: Your Honor, this is blaming

the victim, pure and simple.

- I am merely setting out...
- We're talking about an as*ault.

- Stop, stop. Stop!
- [LIZ AND WILLIAM CONTINUE ARGUING]

- "One at a time".
- One at a time.

- [LIZ AND WILLIAM CONTINUE ARGUING]
- Diane, do you have a minute?

I think William Schultz just brought in

some metaverse goggles
and a haptic suit.

You think he's gonna
have the judge try them on?

Yes. We should at least object
about the haptic suit.

Was Willow wearing one?

When she was att*cked? Yes, but

we don't know at what setting,
and that leaves a lot of room

- for manipulation.
- Got it.

Uh, Diane.

I heard you in court. Are you okay?

Have you ever heard of déjà vécu?

- Déjà vu?
- No, vécu.

It's-it's not just a moment.

- It's a whole day.
- Groundhog Day?

Yeah, something like that.

Liz and I have been through this...

moment before, and I have no idea

- how to get out of it.
- Maybe you shouldn't try.

Maybe it's your superpower.

MARISSA: Carmen, guess what.

No, you have to guess.
No, I'm not gonna tell you.

- Uh, Marissa, I-I can't talk right now.
- I did exactly

what you said and Diane
gave me the motion.

I'm arguing it in an hour.

Marissa, I have to go.

Okay, call me back. I need some advice.

Carmen. Hello.

It is so good to see you.

- Thank you.
- Mr. Lester?

I'm sorry you had to be
brought in this way,

but my client worries his whereabouts

will be communicated to the police.

I assured him that we could trust you,

but he wanted to meet you first.

So, this is Ben-Baruch.

She's Black.

CHARLES: Yes, but that's a good thing.

I recommended you

to Ben because we believe
the feds are coming after him

for a m*rder he didn't commit.

- BEN-BARUCH: Where were you born?
- Bakersfield.

How long have you been a lawyer?

Eight months.

CHARLES: Her inexperience is a feature,

not a bug.

Talk to Rivi.

Gal.

[SIGHS]

This is the evidence against me.

I need to decide whether
to fly to Brazil or stay.

He needs to know
if his case is winnable.

If it's not, he'd rather leave.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Marissa.

MAN: The government is making you

suck d*ck or go to prison!

Go to prison! Fascists!

Carmen, I'm ready for the continuance.

- I just need some advice.
- Marissa, you'll be fine.

You've been doing this for
six months at Wackner's court.

I know, I just want to know
how much to turn on the heat.

You'll know as soon as you start.

Marissa, I-I really have to go.

Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Marissa, we'll-we'll talk, yeah?

COURT CLERK: Safred Corp v. Lila Royce.

Parties please approach the bench.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

What is this, a continuance?

Yes, Your Honor,
and I would like to, uh,

remind the court that this is the third

continuance requested

by the defense.

HANDGROVE: I believe that is true.

Not sure why I'm granting
a third continuance, counselor.

[SIRENS WAILING OUTSIDE]

Hello?

Uh...

HANDGROVE: Okay, continuance denied.

Let's reconvene Thursday for trial.

[GAVEL BANGS]

It's the, uh, yips.

Happens to the best of us.

Thank you for your
arguments, counselors.

And for your testimony,
ma'am. I am prone

to grant the defense's
motion to dismiss...

- Your Honor.
- DAVIES: No, counselor.

This is not an as*ault.

And do you know how I know?

Because it didn't happen.

And your client could've
just as easily taken off

- her goggles.
- Your Honor, we ask for a brief demonstration.

- Objection.
- Objection. Your Honor...

What kind of demonstration?

The best way for Your Honor
to understand what Willow

went through is to
follow in her footsteps.

- A demonstration cannot accurately...
- There's too much room

- for manipulation, Your Honor.
- WILLIAM: Look,

we can connect the goggles
to the court TV.

Then everyone can see it's above board.

DIANE: Your Honor, this is crazy.

You have appropriately whetted

my interest. Let me see those things.

- Let go. I will...
- No, I can... I will choose the avatar.

- be more than happy to do it.
- We represent Chumhum.

- I understand. Let me...
- This is... I think

if you're gonna do the demonstration...

Okay, stop it. Stop it. Stop it.

I will choose my own avatar.

Uh... [SIGHS]

Your Honor, I must object.

That look is too provocative.

It's not provocative enough.

Just shut up, everybody.

All right, what happens now?

I'm gonna give you the haptic suit.

It lets you feel what you're seeing.

You can put it on over your robe.

- DIANE: Your Honor, we object to the haptic suit.
- All right.

[VELCRO RIPS]

Well...

Now I feel like an idiot.

All right, what's next?

DAVIES AND AVATAR: Oh.

Look at all this.

Oh, well, this is very different
than anything... [LAUGHS]

Ah, listen to how sexy I am.

Oh.

Hello.

Happy birthday, Mr. President.

Do you need help there, young miss?

Oh, he can hear me.

- Oh, hello.
- Let me help you there.

- [GASPS] Oh. Hey, hey.
- Uh, Your-Your Honor...

- Uh, we must object.
- DAVIES/AVATAR: Back...

Whoa, hey! Oh, hey!

- SAILOR: I just don't want you to fall.
- DAVIES/AVATAR: Hey, hey.

- Stop it. Stop. Hey.
- MAN: First timer!

We got a meta-virgin here.

- Good girl. Virgin.
- Stay back, please.

- No. Hey, hey.
- MALE AVATARS: Virgin. Virgin.

DAVIES/AVATAR: Just back off, buddy.

MALE AVATARS: Virgin! Virgin! Virgin!

Hey, all of you, just stay back.

Get back, all... Stop it!

- Stop! All of you, stop!
- [MALE AVATARS CHANTING, WHISTLING]

Stop! Stop!

RI'CHARD: And in Jesus' name

- we pray. Amen.
- OTHERS: Amen.

RI'CHARD: Okay.

This is how this works.

Whoever receives the golf ball

has five seconds to say what they hate

about this firm.

If you take longer, you're fired.

- Are you serious?
- Sir,

you have to learn one thing about me.

- I am never not serious.
- ASSISTANT: Ri'Chard.

No.

Okay, here we go.

Oh, wait, wait, wait. What?

What do you hate about this firm?

You have five seconds.

Four...

- Three...
- LYNETTE: Uh...

- RI'CHARD: Two...
- Air conditioning's too cold.

Good. That'll be corrected.

Great. Go ahead.

- We're overworked.
- Why?

Look around. The Great Resignation.

Not enough associates.

- Julius, is that true?
- JULIUS: Uh, no.

We're on that.

We are interviewing at Loyola next week,

and we have enough money
to hire two associates.

- Is that enough?
- No.

RI'CHARD: Okay.

Take a break, everyone. Julius.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

Where are we going?

The best place to find lawyers...
courthouse.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

Car, where you headed?

Uh, downstairs.

Hope your case is going
better than mine.

So, I guess I have the yips,

which apparently is performance anxiety.

Uh, Marissa, unfortunately,

I'm in the middle of something.

Problem is, I was so confident

about arguing in court, I just choked.

I could not get a word out.

Uh, maybe later. Um...

We'll talk.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- Where is he?

CARMEN: Mr. Carruthers.

- Good to see you.
- HORACE: Lady,

this is obstruction of justice.
Where the hell is he?

Mr. Ben-Baruch is willing
to be interviewed

- by you...
- Arrested by me.

Why arrested?

Wiretaps of Ben-Baruch
arranging the m*rder

of his competition.

No.

Give up Ben-Baruch.

How do I know those
aren't just blank pages?

- [SCOFFS] You don't.
- Well, unfortunately,

I... I don't know where Mr. Baruch is.

- Mm.
- But I could

make a few phone calls,
if I... had a taste.

Page . Line .

He's offering to reduce
to second degree.

Ten years.

m*therf*cker.

Good behavior, you'd serve
% of the sentence.

Bullshit. You told me
you could handle this.

- I could've been gone.
- They have you on a wire

- confessing to the m*rder.
- That is a f*cking lie.

What am I, an eight-year-old?

[LOUD THUMP]

- Did you ever sweep for bugs?
- Every day.

Sir, if you want to replace me,
I can suggest

- another lawyer...
- Replace you? f*ck you.

I don't replace people.

Now, you do your f*cking job.
And you... you vouched for her,

- so this is on you, too.
- Get down on your f*cking knees, assh*le!

- Get on the ground, m*therf*cker!
- I know who you are!

- You're f*cking arrested.
- [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

Why bargain at all?

What?

If he has Baruch on a wire
confessing to m*rder,

why offer second degree?

Because they don't have a wire.

Who knew about the m*rder?

Mr. Baruch

and-and those guys.

- And you.
- And you.

Ben-Baruch said he

scanned for bugs every day.

Who did the sweeping?

Gal.

[DRILL WHIRRING]

I've been trying to get ahold of you.

I just need a minute, Julius.

I don't think you have it.

LIZ: What is going on?

Your new partner, Ri'Chard.

He's been meeting
with all of the associates.

Oh, and we hired a few new ones, too.

Sorry, miss.

- Heavy equipment coming through.
- Wait,

- I'm sorry, what?
- STR Laurie said

you knew we were getting
a new name partner today.

But I...

I...

Wait a minute, what-what... Who are,

- who are all these people?
- New hires.

We went to a swearing in, and, uh,

- pulled some in with donuts.
- Elizabeth Reddick.

I am overjoyed to meet you, finally.

A woman who towers

above the rest of us. Who carries

with her the whiff of our people.

Our history.

- [KISSES]
- Uh, you are?

Your new partner, Ri'Chard.

Oh, I-I didn't think we were bringing

someone in from the outside.

Yes, but I feel like an insider already.

And, uh, you're...

- Diane Lockhart.
- Well,

come on in. I like to
keep my office busy,

but we can kick everybody out.

- Uh, Darius.
- But this is

- our conference room.
- Uh, yes,

but I thought it could do double duty.

I wouldn't want to kick anyone
out of their office, huh?

- [BOOMING IN DISTANCE]
- [PEOPLE SCREAMING]

He can't just start hiring people

and taking over the conference room.

Look, maybe it's best I withdraw.

- No, wait.
- LIZ: We have just

secured the best financial quarter

you have ever had.

We brought Chumhum back
into the fold with its

- $ million in legal fees.
- And yet we got a call

- that they're unhappy.
- What, Chumhum?

- OSMAN: They lost in court today.
- No.

We did not lose in court.

We also got a call from Lila's reps.

They're wondering why we let an
attorney who just passed the bar

handle her continuance.

You didn't know that, did you?

We-we have just returned
from court, all right?

Just give me a minute
to speak to my team...

Maybe that's where Ri'Chard can help.

No, no, I don't want
to step on any toes.

You're not stepping on anything. Diane,

give him a chance. He's a rainmaker.

I am not Diane. I am Liz.

Sorry. But you understand.
Give it a month.

Both of you.

Liz.

Liz...

I am not the enemy.

You and I can kick ass together.

- We can change the world.
- [BOOM]

- [PEOPLE SCREAMING IN DISTANCE]
- [CAR ALARM BLARING]

Then respect what we have here.

Don't disrupt just to disrupt.

Words of wisdom.

[CHUCKLES]

Shake my hand.

We have different styles,

but not different goals.

[CHUCKLES]

[SIRENS WAILING OUTSIDE]

- [LOCK BUZZES]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Okay, what the f*ck is going on?

[SNIFFS]

We don't think it's a wire.

Uh-huh. What is it?

A C.I.

CHARLES: That's why they're
offering you ten years.

They don't know how well
their confidential informant

is gonna hold up on the stand.

Who is it?

It's one of your men.

It's...

Gal.

Bullshit.

He takes care of me.
Get the f*ck out of here.

Ben.

Think about it.

Who swept for bugs?

Who knows all your activities?

MARISSA: It cracked
from the flash bombs today.

They're fixing it tomorrow.

Oh.

Best to run on battery power.

The electricity is in and out.

[SIGHS]

Liz and Diane are talking
to me tomorrow.

I think it's about the continuance.
I f*cked up today.

I'd never even heard of the yips
until I got them.

And...

now I'm not sure what to do.

I'm worried they're gonna replace me

or put me back

- on to paperwork...
- Marissa.

What?

I'm not your security blanket.

- What does that mean?
- It means

you have to handle your issues
by yourself.

I can't be there for you.
I'm not good at it.

And, frankly, I don't
have the time for it.

I'm not asking for your time.

I'm asking for your advice.

And I can't give it to you.

I'm not built to be your sounding board.

I have my own problems.

That's where my focus needs to be.

Not on you.

[EXHALES]

Okay.

Makes sense.

Have a good night and f*ck you.

[SHOUTING, CLAMORING]

- [BOOMING]
- [AIR HORN BLOWS]

[SHOUTING, SCREAMING]

[BOOMING, GLASS SHATTERING IN DISTANCE]

[HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING IN DISTANCE]

["HOLIDAY" BY THE KINKS PLAYING]

♪ Holiday ♪

♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪

♪ I'm, oh, so glad they sent me away ♪

♪ To have a little holiday today ♪

- [BIRDS CHIRPING]
- ♪ Holiday ♪

♪ Holiday ♪

♪ And I'm just standing
on the end of a pier ♪

♪ Hoping and dreaming you were here ♪

♪ To share my little holiday ♪

♪ Lookin' in the sky ♪

♪ For a gap in the clouds ♪

♪ Sometimes I think that sun
ain't never coming out ♪

♪ But I'd rather be here ♪

♪ Than in that dirty old town ♪

♪ I had to leave the city 'cause
it really brought me down ♪

♪ Oh, holiday ♪

♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪

♪ I think I'll get down
on my little ol' knees ♪

♪ And pray, thank you, Lord ♪

- [HAWK CRIES OUT]
- ♪ Thank heaven for that ♪

♪ Holiday, today... ♪

WOMAN: Help me, please. I'm slipping.

JULIUS: Oh, here.

Grab my arm.

[WOMAN GRUNTING]

Oh, my God. I thought I was dead.

Thanks for saving my life.

[CHUCKLES] It's all in a day's work.

Uh, you can let go of my arm now.

WOMAN: What if I don't want to?

♪ To help me sleep sound ♪

♪ Oh, holiday ♪

♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪

♪ I think I'll get down
on my little ol' knees... ♪

Hi. Do you remember me?

Yeah, I remember you.

I wanted to ask you a few questions.

Well, what did you want to ask me?

WILLOW: I just wanted to know
who you are as a person.

SAILOR: There's not much

to tell. Uh, I love the water
and the beach.

I love free time outside.

WILLOW: What do you do for work?

What do you look like in real life?

SAILOR: Well, I'm a swimmer.

What do you do?

I'm an actress.

Really? Have I heard of you?

WILLOW: Probably not.

My name's Willow.

What's your name?

♪ I don't need no sedatives
to pull me round ♪

Life repeats.
That's just a natural fact.

DIANE'S VOICE: It's the... It just
happened all of a sudden today.

Déjà vu is when God runs out of ideas.

- [WOMEN CHUCKLING]
- No, I get déjà vu, too.

I went to my doctor and all he said was,

"You need to stop trying
to cure the world.

You need to cure yourself".

DIANE: And did you? Cure yourself?

Yes, I think I did.

Here. Try this card.

- [TRILLING]
- DIANE: Oh.

Well, what-what is it?

- PT- .
- DIANE: I don't know what that means.

Have you ever heard of ketamine therapy?

- DIANE: Yes.
- It's that, but better.

And you don't need a doctor's referral.

All you need is...

♪ The sea's an open sewer
but I really couldn't care ♪

♪ I'm breathing through my mouth ♪

♪ So I don't have to sniff the air ♪

♪ Oh, holiday ♪

♪ Oh, what a lovely day today ♪

♪ I'm, oh, so glad they sent me away ♪

♪ To have a little holiday. ♪

[WATER BABBLING]

DIANE: I really don't know why
I'm here. [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Well, I think

my world feels a little...

... a little bit out of control.

I feel like we're on this hamster wheel,

and no matter what we do, we just...

end up back at the start.

You know? I used to believe in progress.

Th-That...

people learned from their mistakes.

That things got better.

And...

and here we are.

Where are we?

Roe v. Wade.

Voting rights.

Like the last...

years never happened.

Tr*mp running for office again.

The Cold w*r.

Again. Um...

Well, we're anxious
about nuclear weapons.

I'm sorry. I don't know
what your politics are.

But it...

maybe it's the same for everyone.

I feel like we're on this, um...

kind of a crazy carnival ride,
and it just...

it just never stops.

I'm sorry. I'm rattling on.

How did you find us, Ms. Lockhart?

Oh, well, now you're
really gonna think I'm nuts.

I heard about you in the metaverse.

Really?

Yes. I was asking about déjà vu...

[LAUGHING]: and this woman
gave me your card.

Um, that was a marketing bot.

I was against it.
Uh, my partners overruled me.

A bot?

Yes. To advertise our services.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Well, okay, that makes perfect sense.

And what are your services,
Dr. Bettencourt?

Is this like ketamine?

PT- .

It's less powerful.

You come in here twice a week.

We offer the option

of an IV, a capsule or a spray.

You lie down in the other room,

you wear an eye mask, you listen

to music of your choosing
to focus internally,

and you have a -minute experience.

What does that mean... "experience"?

Well, some people call it a trip.

Others a waking dream.

After minutes,

I sit down with you and...

debrief and analyze.

Analyze the trip?

Yes, the experience.

The whole thing lasts two hours.

Mm.

So what is the point?

Well, the hamster wheel
that you spoke about...

a lot of people have the same feeling.

They come in here to get off
the wheel for a couple of hours,

get a different perspective.

It's very hard to make decisions
about yourself

while you're on the wheel, spinning.

Mm.

So this is psilocybin?

A psilocybin derivative.

It's clinically approved.

Yeah, I'm sorry, Doctor. This...

actually doesn't feel right for me.

And that worries you?

Well, I spent six months...

microdosing,

and I didn't like what it did to me.

I understand.

And I understand your hesitation.

Look, anyone can offer you the drug.

What we offer is medical insight.

I've always been frustrated
by my practice

never connecting mind and body.

It's always focused on one or the other.

But wellness won't come to you unless

you look into your mind
with a doctor's help.

To just microdose

is to be...

Dante without a Virgil.

[CHUCKLING]

It was nice meeting you, Ms. Lockhart.

I hope you'll reconsider.

I think this might work for you.

It was a pleasure to meet you.

Thank you.

DAVIES: The question today is limited...

pain and suffering.

I would've preferred that
the plaintiff and the defense

decided this matter on their own, but...

I understand we have some new evidence.

Yes, Your Honor.
This comes from our investigator

last night in the metaverse.

[GULL CRIES]

WILLOW: I'm an actress.

Really? Have I heard of you?

Objection, Your Honor.

This was evidence
gained through subterfuge.

And on top of that,

talk about blaming the victim.

Let me watch it, please.

Probably not.

My name's Willow.

What's your name?

LIZ: Your Honor,

as you have said,

this is a ruling on pain and suffering.

That's all. And the metaverse encounter

that you just witnessed
took place last night.

Now, clearly, the plaintiff

has very little pain and suffering.

- Your Honor...
- DAVIES: I know.

Blaming the victim.

But the metaverse seems
to be changing the rules.

Can I say something, Your Honor?

I wish you would.

WILLOW: I did go up to him.

The avatar that att*cked me.

That's true.

I did it because...

... I wanted closure.

I wanted to know why he did it.

And I wanted him to know
what he did to me,

how he hurt me.

And...

maybe the metaverse
is just like you said, Judge.

Changing the rules.

But some things stay the same.

Some rules don't change.

They att*cked me, and I felt it.

And, yes...

... this is blaming the victim.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

Okay, well, I will call Chumhum and...

make sure they understand.

Well, we kept the award under a million.

Yeah. It's just they hate

- to part with money. Oh.
- RI'CHARD: We ask Jesus

to bless this place.

- OTHERS: Amen. - Amen.
- My God.

JULIUS: Everything's fine, Marissa.

We just want you

to spend more time here
at the firm with the paperwork.

It'll never happen again, Julius.

I'm ready for court.

The client doesn't want you back,

and we can't lose her.

Let me just talk to Liz.

Do the work here, Marissa.

And then, maybe after six months,

we'll give you another sh*t in court,

maybe as, uh, second chair.

♪ ♪

[LINE RINGING]

Dad, I need your help.

HORACE: You got him k*lled.

He had a wife and two kids.

Who are we talking about?

Gal Avivi.

You told Ben-Baruch that his
lieutenant was turning evidence,

- and you got him k*lled.
- No.

You did. You made him
a confidential informant.

- I didn't.
- He was left on his doorstep

with his chest cut open
so his wife would find him.

How do you sleep at night

knowing you got a k*ller out of prison,

knowing you got a witness k*lled?

Mr. Carruthers, what could I say
to change your mind right now?

Huh? If you really think I'm that bad,

that I would get a man k*lled
to save a criminal,

then why would I be moved
by anything you say right now?

Why come here?

Why spend the time?

I mean, don't you have a busy day?

I have a busy day.

You know what, lady?

Come nine months from now,

as soon as your client
doesn't need you anymore,

I'll be pulling your body
from Lake Michigan.

And you know what I'll feel?

Not a thing.

Mr. Carruthers...

... I have work to do.

Could you go, please?

[SCOFFS SOFTLY]

Sorry about that. I'm back.

No problem.

Uh, Ms. Moyo, you're
everything as advertised.

I'm a free man because of you.

CHARLES: Mr. Baruch wants to
bring all his business your way.

- That would be wonderful.
- BEN-BARUCH: Good.

Go buy yourself something nice
and we'll talk.

Take care, sir.

♪ ♪

[GLASSES CLINK]

[HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING]

[PROTESTERS SHOUTING]

Do you ever worry that
we're gonna lose everything?

What, the firm?

No.

Well, yes.

- And the country.
- Oh.

Can we let me have a drink
or two before we face that?

My God.

Sitting on the runway

on the flight back from vacation...

... I almost got off the plane.

- I didn't feel like coming home.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I've never had that before.

- Never? [CHUCKLES]
- Mm.

Well, then you haven't lived.

[LAUGHS]

Um...

I thought that STR Laurie
was going to make you

the other name partner.

And... that's why there was tension.

Yeah.

I figured that.

But they wanted a man.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah.

That's why they got rid of Allegra.

- [WINDOW RATTLING]
- Yeah.

- [SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
- [SIGHS]

I might need your help, though.

Sure. Why?

Ri'Chard seems...

[FRENCH ACCENT]: formidable.

[CHUCKLING]

I don't know. I-I...

I might be fighting for my life here.

[LAUGHING]

What?

I don't...

Here we both are again,

right where we left off...

fighting a man.

Always.

It will be ever thus.

So here's to us.

[SIGHS]

Are the protests still going on?

The police said they were going
to clear the street.

Is it left or right?

This... The protests? It keeps changing.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

[SINGSONGY]: Hello?

- Oh...
- [SCREAMING, SHOUTING]

Kurt.

- [CRYING, WHIMPERING]
- LIZ: Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Jay. Jesus, don't touch it!

- MARISSA: God.
- LIZ: What the f*ck?

[EXHALES]

You all right?

Yes, it's just, uh...

it's just tear gas.

Well, that's good.

At least tear gas goes away.

So, how may I help you, Ms. Lockhart?

I want off the wheel.