01x14 - Against All Todds

[bunniefuu]

DOMINIC: You're lying

again. Just admit it.

You're paranoid. And crazy.

I've done nothing wrong.

It was Josh from

Accounting this time, right?

My God, I made one mistake in college,

and you still think the worst of me.

Because you keep proving me right.

If we can just focus on

the terms of the divorce.

I want half of Dixie's company.

- As payback.

- Wha Half?

At least half.

Dominic was there from the beginning.

You have got to be kidding me.

DOMINIC: That is what

you get for lying

Are you This is my company!

[OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]

MARGARET: Please, let's just calm down.

Now if we could all just

agree on a settlement,

we can move on with our lives, okay?

You said you could

secure something fair.

Half is not fair.

I built Solafide from the ground up.

Me. And I sure as hell am not

gonna give him half

of everything I built.

WOMAN: Margaret.

Do you have a moment?

Beverly.

Yes. Uh, everyone, this is Beverly Crest

of Crest, Folding & Song.

Um, we'll just take ten,

and I'll be right back.

Uh, Beverly,

I didn't realize that you

were back from Carnevale.

Dixie Kimble brought us her divorce.

And I have it under control.

With the expectation

that if we satisfied her,

we could expect Solafide's business,

her $70 million sporting

goods corporation.

Beverly, you yourself told me

that every acrimonious divorce

has a day in the middle of negotiations

when things fall apart. [CHUCKLES]

- Today is that day.

- Then you need to

move through it quicker,

before she gets fed up

and walks her high-maintenance

butt out that door.

A named partner wouldn't let

this feather slip from her cap.

That's what you want, isn't it?

To be a named partner here?

Crest, Folding, Song & Wright?

I do want that, yes.

You know I do.

And while you were abroad,

I added the mayor and the

governor to my client list.

This hiccup today

This hiccup tells me

that you are not a k*ller.

You're good,

but that client needs

you to go for the jugular.

That's what puts your

name on the letterhead,

not holding people's hands

and letting them cry on your shoulder.

That puts you out in Siberia.

Are we clear?

Yes.

- [WATCH BEEPS]

- Okay, there are 16, 17,

18 cupcakes here in

and I want to be very

clear about this

an unmarked box with no name, no date,

so this recording

will serve as testimony

to the fact that I, in fact,

did consider the moral consequences

of me liberating one of these

delicious-looking cupcakes

from this box with my mouth.

MARGARET: Todd.

I need your help.

Uh, what? Help with what?

What is going on? You

look Are you okay?

I need to know that

someone isn't cheating.

Isn't cheating? You know, typically,

investigators are asked to

find out if someone is

- Todd.

- Okay, you want me to prove a negative.

I want you to do what I ask.

Get proof that a woman is not

sleeping with her employees.

And

- and look into her husband.

- Mm-hmm.

And go for the jugular.

I want dirt.

I want all the dirt.

I want lots of dirt.

Okay, so you want me to k*ll him.

Yes. No! I want dirt, not death.

Well, typically, the

dead are buried in dirt.

Oh, Todd, stop fooling around.

Just go get the information

on Dominic and Dixie Kimble

from Francey, and get to work.

Todd,

you did not eat one of

those cupcakes, did you?

It's Bob's birthday.

No, I did not eat one.

I could have, but I did not,

and I have recorded testimony

supporting that fact.

Just go.

Work. Sleuth. Now.

Okay.

Todd.

Veronica?

What are you You're in jail.

No, not anymore.

You have eight more years

They let me out.

You have eight more years left in jail.

Todd, I need your help.

Uh, yeah, okay, no.

How did you even get out?

[SIGHS] Do you remember Luke Anten?

The corrupt cop? The case that

That I helped you solve.

- Yeah.

- Right, the D.A.

came to me, asking for information.

I was able to trade for time served.

I helped put him away.

You have got to be kidding me.

- Todd

- No, don't don't you touch me.

Please.

You can't be seen here,

and I can't be seen with you.

This Okay, you know what?

We got to get you out of here.

Don't.

Todd, this is serious.

No, this is serious.

If my mother sees

you, she would k*ll me.

Get down. Okay.

Why do you have to be

wearing zebra print?

Uh, not there. Come on.

- Todd

- No, not in the conference room.

God, why does this entire

place have to be made of glass?

Oh, here

- Todd

- [EXHALES]

someone is trying to k*ll me.

Good. I mean, no, that's-that's awful.

I'm-I'm sorry, but

that's not my problem.

Hey

when did you get all these tattoos?

You don't care if I die?

Look, you tried to put me in jail,

and then you went instead,

and now, somehow, you

lied your way out, and

And now the Miller Brothers

are trying to k*ll me.

- Well

- [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[SHUSHING]

Wait,

who did this to you?

The Millers?

- It doesn't It doesn't matter

- No, no, no.

Why did you come here?

What do you want from me?

Hmm.

Life on the outside is a

lot harder than I imagined.

Old enemies, old problems.

So I am

going away.

This is my boarding pass

for a one-way ticket to Rio tonight.

8:00 p.m. You'll never

have to see me again.

- Okay.

- But

I need money.

What?

I don't have any money because of you.

I'm not just gonna give you m

I hid a box of cash.

Large bills, enough

to live on for years.

The Millers think I stole it from them,

that's why they're trying to k*ll me,

but I didn't. It is mine.

But I can't go to the location

'cause they're watching it.

The Millers are the

most dangerous criminals

- in the entire Pacific Northwest.

- Mm-hmm.

Yes, and they have no

idea what you look like.

I mean, you never

actually met them, right?

So, you could go, get my money,

and then I'm gone.

Todd,

Flight 277 to Rio. Tonight.

This is my life we're talking about.

Why do I have to get it?

Why can't you just use someone else?

- I mean, why me?

- Because

the money is hidden

in the heating duct of our old office.

On Klickitat Street.

Todd

they will k*ll me.

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

[VENT CLATTERS]

Hey, what are you

Hey!

[DOOR CLOSES]

- [WATCH BEEPS]

- On the case, or on a case.

Money was gone, but I

don't think she took it.

"She" being the woman in our old office.

Does she work for the Millers?

Is she a Miller?

Maybe she's just a random clever thief.

Either way, she's very elusive.

- [PHONE RINGING]

- [HISSES, SIGHS]

Mom, I can't talk right now.

MARGARET: Just tell

me what you've found.

She's not cheating? He's a monster?

Uh, wait a minute.

Who are "she" and "he?"

Todd, I asked you

Right, right, right. Mom,

it's barely been an hour, okay?

Gimme a sec. Geez.

I don't have a "sec," Todd.

Did you not understand

how important this is?

I need dirt and info now.

Password?

No starch.

Todd?

Hey.

No starch.

[RACING ANNOUNCER CHATTERS INDISTINCTLY]

MAN: Hey, put 20 on Dixon

in the next race for me.

What the hell?

Hey!

Police! Don't move, don't move!

Everybody, hands up.

You're all under arrest

for illegal gambling.

MARGARET: Todd? What is happening?

Todd, this is your mother.

I demand you tell me what is

Hi, Todd's mom.

He's gonna need this

phone to call his lawyer.

That was my lawyer.

♪

Arrested. For illegal gambling?

I wasn't, I

Mom. I was just following this woman

What woman?

I don't know.

I don't know who she is, but

I was looking for something

Looking for what? Where?

In an office. On

On Klickitat Street.

Tell me this is not about Veronica.

No, no, no, it's not.

It is not about her.

- It's about her money. But she's not

- [GROANS] Good Lord, Todd.

No, she's going away.

Mom, she's moving to Brazil.

She she she got out of jail

What? [LAUGHS] Wonderful.

And she came straight after you.

- No, she just asked me to pick up

- Okay.

I don't want to hear it. Are

you listening to yourself?

You are falling again

for some stupid ploy

from some hideous snake woman

Thank you so much, Jill.

whose primary goal

in life is to destroy you.

Someone is trying to k*ll her,

and I only agreed

To be an idiot and a fool.

That is unkind.

But "snake woman" is probably fair.

You are aware of the conditions

- of the deal I made two years ago?

- Yes.

To keep you out of jail?

That you not get into trouble again.

And if you are convicted of a felony,

all charges are right back on the table.

Look, I will fix this.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

I'll handle it now.

You have dumped the mess of your life

right back into my hands.

Because no matter how

much progress you've made,

you short-circuit every

time Veronica appears.

And for crying in the night,

I have to go back in

there and beg the D.A.

to drop your new misdemeanor charge.

Thank God it's not a felony.

Uh, no, no, no. No, no. You sit here

and don't go anywhere.

Sit. And stay.

Todd [CHUCKLES]

did you even do a

shred of investigating

on Dominic and Dixie

like I asked you to?

I was about to

Thank you. I can't keep

the D.A. waiting any longer.

He was tailing a criminal,

and he simply walked into

An illegal gambling operation.

After an assailant.

So, I'm gonna need the

name of that person.

I don't have it.

The name of the case you're working on.

Well, i-it's not a case yet. Um

He was led astray by a convicted felon.

He got involved with

Veronica Caron again?

Five minutes after she was released?

It is not what it sounds like.

Ah, it sounds like two years ago.

People make mistakes.

Listen, we've known each

other for a long time, Deanna.

Yeah, and you traded on that

back when I was happy to help, Mags,

but this is what we call

a pattern of behavior,

and I-I I thought he

wanted his PI license restored.

He does.

Please, can you just

No.

I'm sorry.

Get your kid in order.

I thought I had.

All right, Todd.

SUSAN: Margaret. Hey.

Hi. I just ran into Todd.

He gave me your bags,

your coat and this note.

Everything all right?

It's a good thing you

dumped him when you did.

He's a child,

a mess, and he always will be.

Peter is much better for you.

He's a man who will never misbehave,

never turn your life upside down,

and never surprise you.

Surprise.

This is so nice of Margaret.

Dixie will really appreciate it.

She's counting on your

mom to save her butt.

Ah, that's my mom. Big butt-saver.

That's a lot caffeine, huh?

You must work a lot of late nights.

Oh, and we get up

early. Vendors in Tokyo,

manufacturing in Beijing.

It's non-stop around the clock.

Gosh, how do you keep track of it all?

I can barely keep my mom's

schedule straight in one time zone.

Oh, yeah. We have a good,

uh, tracking software thing.

You know, with call log

apps on Dixie's phones.

Phones? Like phones, plural?

Uh-huh.

One, uh, business, one "personal."

Anyway, it's not so bad.

It's all synchronized.

You get used to it.

Hmm. I bet you do.

Mom, got some dirt.

Maybe not what you wanted,

but your client, Dixie, has two phones,

so I highly suggest you get

records for both of them.

[WATCH BEEPS]

Hello?

How are you? Uh, no starch.

No?

Oh, uh, all right. Uh

Maple bacon. Chocolate frosted.

Old fashioned. Pink with sprinkles.

Do I look like I serve doughnuts?

Uh, cruller. Jelly filled. Bear claw.

Can I help you, sir?

Yeah, I'm just trying

to guess the password.

To the bathrooms?

Do bathrooms need a bouncer?

Do I look like a bouncer?

Do I look like an idiot?

Do you want me to answer that?

Uh, no. Look

That's not a bathroom back there.

Okay.

I just There's gambling back there,

and I need to speak to the woman

who I suspect just went inside.

Then I guess you need a password.

But you just

Okay, uh, glazed.

Uh, unglazed. Strawberry surprise?

Banana cream. Banana non-cream.

Maple twist.

Is it doughnut-related?

Order for Veronica.

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Hey!

TODD: Mom, it's a setup.

The whole thing.

The-the doughnuts, the black eye,

the dry-cleaning.

She-she-she wants revenge.

I mean, she got me arrested

for illegal gambling,

and now she's got me on camera

with a big box of cash

like I'm laundering money

for the illegal gambling,

which bumps me up to a felony,

and then all my charges

are back on the table and

I'm off to the slammer.

Mom?

Mom, what's going on?

Beverly Crest took me off

the Dixie Kimble divorce.

I am in Siberia now,

and it's all your fault.

Mom, got some dirt.

Maybe not what you wanted,

but your client, Dixie, has two phones,

and I highly suggest you get

the records for both of them.

You played that aloud in the room?

How was I supposed to know

what you were going to say?

How was I supposed to know

you were with your client?

Todd, Dixie Kimble tried

to fire me on the spot.

It looked like we

were investigating her.

- I was try

- Huh? No.

She would have walked out with

her $70 million worth of business

if-if Beverly hadn't taken

the case away from me.

Did you miss the part where I just said

that Veronica is setting

me up to go to jail?

That is where you deserve to go

if you continue to get involved

with this monster woman.

Which is it, monster

woman or snake lady?

Pick one, Mom. Todd,

- I have been trying to make named partner for years.

- I

This is a very important client to me,

and now I am ruined.

- You're not ruined.

- Yes, I am.

- Ruined? Really?

- Yes. Yes, I am.

- You're wearing an $800 belt and green shoes.

- Oh.

How do you know how much my belt cost?

And these shoes are pistachio.

You know, you're gonna have

plenty of other clients, Mom.

Meanwhile, I am being

framed and sent up the river.

I will have you know

that the prison that you would

be sent to is downriver

Oh, it's a figure of speech, Mom.

and I am not going

to let that happen.

Wait, you're not going

to let that happen?

No, of course not.

You're my son.

Why does Veronica have

such a hold on you?

I don't know.

She was exciting.

I mean, we did all of these risky

and dangerous things together,

and it was like this big adventure.

And even if it did end badly, it's

it was really good.

Most of the time.

It was. It was really good.

You know, that's how I feel about Harry.

The bad ending

doesn't negate the good times.

I did love him.

Once.

I'm going to jail, aren't I?

No.

She could have had you

arrested at that doughnut shop

and you'd be up on

felony charges already

and gone tomorrow,

which makes me think

There's a bigger plan.

Yes, but what is it?

You know, if only I

could find that woman

and get her to talk

Todd, do you hear yourself?

- No, I'm just

- No, no.

Right back into the jaws of danger.

- No.

- Oh.

You couldn't make

that woman blink, Todd.

She works for Veronica!

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

The D.A. was right, this

is a pattern of behavior.

- You

- What?

I-I am still pleading on your behalf,

you are still in trouble,

you still owe me $6,400 dollars.

Okay, you know what?

I'm never gonna get anywhere in life

if I have to pay my own

mother this stupid debt.

You know what? I'm

going to find this woman.

You do owe me that debt,

and you're never gonna

get ahead in life if you keep

playing around with Veronica!

Slithering snake woman.

♪

Gotcha. And there's no

other way out of here.

I checked. Twice.

Look, I-I cannot help you.

I do not know anything.

Well, you clearly know how

to lead me into trouble.

Where's Veronica?

I don't know any Veronica.

[LAUGHS] Sure. Sure, I believe that.

What's your name, then?

It's Lindy.

Lindy.

Lindy, who is in league with Veronica.

Who is or isn't running

from the Millers?

What?

She isn't running from the Millers.

She's working with them.

And so are you.

What are you talking about?

I'm not working with the Millers.

I've never even met them.

You signed an agreement with them.

Wait, wait, what? No, I didn't.

Yes, you did. When you first

started working with Veronica,

you signed an NDA with

the Millers' name on it.

This was a trap.

It was insurance in case

you ever crossed her.

What? That's crazy. I-I-I

didn't sign any agreement.

I mean, I-I may have

signed some generic forms

Did you have your

lawyer read those forms

very carefully before you signed?

Because Veronica still

has that agreement,

which connects you to the Millers.

- No, no.

- Okay, no, but if they get caught,

they won't go down.

I will.

Illegal gambling, money laundering

it's all on me now.

I mean, she doesn't just want

me in jail for my old charges,

she wants those plus 10

to 15 years. She wants

She wants revenge.

True revenge. She is She's evil.

And she doesn't like

when people cross her.

Sounds like you found

that out the hard way.

Tell me where she is.

No, I-I can't. She will destroy me.

More than she already has?

Look, I have a lawyer.

A really good, powerful lawyer.

She'll protect me, and

you, if you'll let her.

This might be it for both of us.

Where is she?

All I know is

she's playing some

high-stakes poker game tonight.

Where? Where is it? I'll go. I'll

- You can't. You can't.

- I'll play. I'll

It's Ladies' Night.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Okay, don't tell Beverly

I'm showing you this,

but Dixie's phone records

do prove that she was cheating.

Oh, if only Todd hadn't

sent that voice message,

I would still be on this case.

Yeah.

- Um, Margaret?

- Hmm?

Speaking of Todd, uh

can I ask?

Yesterday when you said that

Peter would never surprise me

Mom, I found that woman,

and I know exactly where

Veronica's going to be tonight.

And? And, uh,

how's your poker game?

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY]

[QUIET CHATTER]

- Hi.

- Hi.

- All right.

- Thank you so much.

Enjoy your supper.

These earrings have cameras in them.

We'll see everything on the table.

TODD: What? I didn't know

we had earring cameras.

I have earring cameras.

All this tech is mine.

It's the law firm's,

and I'm the son of a partner.

Well, not a named partner.

- Whatever.

- Uh, we'd agreed I'd be the coat taker

and you're the coat hanger.

Okay, can we please just

focus on the task at hand?

Yes, yes.

We'll be in your ear the whole time.

Right, and I will explain to you

what the cards mean.

There's red, there's black,

there's different shapes, there's

Oh, for God's sake, Todd,

I host the opera's annual casino night.

Okay. Well, then, all you got to do

is get to her table and

get her talking, okay?

We are recording everything.

Which is highly illegal.

Just like gambling.

Well, do you want to argue details

or do you want to save my life?

Okay, get her talking about you,

about how you stupidly signed

an agreement without having

me properly review it.

About how you were framed by

doughnuts and dry-cleaning.

Mm-hmm.

I was a professional investigator once.

And once we get the recording,

then, hopefully,

we could clear my name,

which is a long sh*t, but

What else have we got?

- Okay.

- Okay.

[EXHALES]

Todd, I don't feel good about this.

Look, look, don't be nervous.

You sit opposite scary

opponents every day. And win.

- You read people. You are good at this.

- Yes.

She may be the devil,

but you can b*at her.

Do you want to know why?

'Cause you're a k*ller.

[NANCY SINATRA'S "THESE BOOTS

ARE MADE FOR WALKIN'" PLAYS]

Okay.

Let's do this.

You keep saying you

got something for me ♪

Something you call love but confess ♪

Ms. Wright. Your buy-in?

You've been messin' where you

shouldn't have been messin' ♪

Good luck.

LYLE: Visual's established.

Now scan the room.

- Back corner.

- Three o'clock.

Mom, just look right. That's her.

These boots are made for walkin' ♪

Snake monster.

And that's just what they'll do ♪

One of these days ♪

Is this seat taken?

Are gonna walk all over you ♪

Margaret. How did you get in here?

I know people. May I?

Yeah.

The game

is Texas Hold'em.

Well, this'll be fun.

Very fun indeed.

Okay, uh, I think we're ready

to ease into a conversation.

Just easy ease into it.

We got to get her talking.

LYLE: But if I were you, I'd raise.

Now.

And I raise you 500.

Fold.

Call.

Up and over.

Three aces takes it.

Okay, maybe Lyle was right this once,

but I thought we agreed I

was gonna be the one talking.

You got to be careful, Mom.

She could be playing you.

I didn't know you played.

You hardly know me at all, Veronica.

Mmm, but I know your son.

Regrettably, yes.

Okay, next hand.

Ooh, pocket nines. Nice.

Three of a kind. Good flop, Mom.

Okay.

2,000.

All right, hold up.

She may have a flush,

and if it's a straight

flush, then that means

I see your 2,000,

and raise you four.

I will never understand

what Todd saw in you.

You're manipulative and controlling.

Hmm. Are you kidding?

That's exactly what he saw in me.

He saw you.

Manipulative, controlling.

No one is easier to

fool than a mama's boy.

This is unexpected.

Are you in or not?

Yeah, she could have a flush

with just one spade in her hand.

All in.

I'll see your 800

and

raise you 5,000.

Uh, Mom, you can't do that.

You know I don't have that.

If the opponent has

nothing more to offer

Oh, but she does have

something more to offer.

Mom, what are you doing?

A document with my son's signature on it

linking him to the Millers.

That's worth $5,000 to me.

Call.

Oh snap, your mom is a k*ller.

Wait, wait.

Did she just happen to

have that agreement on her?

Did she

Did she know that we were coming here?

Up and over.

- Seven.

- What? She doesn't have a straight,

she doesn't have anything.

I guess you win, Margaret.

Oh, no.

MAN: Police. Don't move.

TODD: Oh, no, no, no, no.

Hands where we can see them.

LYLE: Where'd she go? Where's Veronica?

Wait, wait. My mom was

the target all along.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

- TODD: Mom. Mom.

- No. No. No.

I won. I-I won, I won.

- TODD: Mom!

- Mayday, mayday, mayday.

I'm so sorry about this, Margaret.

Oh, no, no, no. You're

just doing your job.

I still can't believe you got arrested.

You and me both.

Oh, it's the craziest story.

The next time I see you, I'll

[GASPS] Dolly.

Is that a ring? Did he finally propose?

[GIGGLES] We're planning a June wedding.

[LAUGHS]: Oh, wonderful.

I'm actually gonna need

to take your jewelry, too.

Oh, yes, of course. Of

course. Earrings, too?

- Uh, yes, ma'am.

- Okay.

Oh, a June bride.

Oh, they're my favorite. [LAUGHS]

Good?

PHOTOGRAPHER: Um

just pat the top down.

- Okay.

- There.

- Beautiful as ever.

- Okay.

What happened again?

Oh, you'll never believe it.

It is the craziest story.

[MARGARET CHUCKLES]

It was a total case

of mistaken identity.

Oh. How many more weeks do you have?

- Four.

- Four? Oh, my God.

That last month is the worst.

I mean, the ankles.

Uh, non-aerosol hairspray

takes the ink off fastest.

- Or lemon juice.

- Thank you. You are the best.

I'm off to the arraignment.

Let's just hope I don't

get a hanging judge.

[LAUGHS] And good luck.

I'm so sorry, Mom.

Just get me out of here.

It's late, Susan. Go home.

[SOFT CHUCKLE]

Margaret?

- Hey.

- Hi.

I came back to get the Koenig motion.

What are you doing?

[SIGHS] Isn't that the question?

What am I doing?

I mean, I couldn't

eat, I couldn't sleep,

and it felt better just to be working.

Am I a terrible mother?

What?

[SIGHS] No.

No, you're not.

When your child makes a mistake,

they're supposed to

learn a lesson. Right?

When Todd got in trouble two years ago,

I I rescued him,

but I asked him to pay me back.

A-and shouldn't I have?

Otherwise, how will he learn?

How much money does he still owe you?

Oh, around $6,000.

No, I don't really care about that,

but I want him to understand

that there are

consequences to our actions.

That we have to be accountable.

Uh-huh.

Or maybe you're just worried

that once he's paid you back,

once he's free and clear,

you'll lose your hold on him

and he'll leave.

Well, I mean

maybe that's part of it.

But not all of it.

I will get the rubbing

alcohol from the break room.

No, no, no. I-I'll get it.

It'll get the ink off.

No, no, it's late.

[SIGHS]

- Oh.

- Dixie.

Margaret. Hello.

I, uh

Beverly and I are working late.

As am I. [CHUCKLES]

Um

Dixie, I owe you an apology.

For inadvertently

revealing your indiscretion.

No, it's my fault.

I'm the one who lied,

and actually did the indiscretion.

I screwed everything up.

Well, you're human.

You made a mistake. A big one.

But you'll be okay.

Beverly will work everything out.

You're a lot different from her.

Softer.

More human.

I'm just sick that I'm about to lose

half of everything I've

built because I was an idiot.

I know you're not my

attorney anymore, but

Oh, no, no, no, I-I cannot advise you.

Just woman to woman, then.

What do you think I should do?

Well, I think

that you and Dominic

probably loved each other

very much at one time,

and that even though mistakes were made,

you can still go to him

and tell him the truth.

About what happened,

and why it happened.

It won't fix everything,

but coming clean will go a long way

toward you feeling

better about yourself.

A full confession is truly the only way

to release the power

anyone has over you.

Why are your fingertips black?

Oh, uh, I'm an ex-con. Ha!

[CHUCKLING]: Oh, no.

Excuse me, I really do have to go. Uh

Good luck.

Um, it was a pleasure representing you,

however briefly.

- [PHONE CHIMES]

- Text Todd.

Todd, period.

I know how we're going to get you out

from under Veronica,

period. Call me, period.

Immediately, exclamation point.

Your Honor, my client Todd Wright

is here today to confess

his criminal behavior.

In 2018, I signed an

agreement without reading it.

That document, along with

my personal information

that I willingly gave,

was used in setting up an

illegal gambling organization.

I visited one of their locations,

and I had my hands on

some of their money.

Uh, I did all of this

of my own volition.

Mr. Wright's actions have brought about

a misdemeanor charge,

and we are here today

to get ahead of the felony

charge which will likely follow.

TODD: And I am deeply

ashamed and embarrassed

at getting caught up in

this criminal enterprise.

And we hope that you may show

some mercy in his sentencing.

JUDGE: Thank you, Mr. Wright.

I'll review the file and hold the

sentencing hearing after lunch.

At that time, the prosecution

can put forward any witnesses,

and Mr. Wright can offer mitigation.

Recess.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Of course you're here.

Oh, D.A. Corrigan called me personally.

I'm testifying against you.

And I promised to do the

same for Mommy Dearest.

Well, it doesn't matter.

I've made peace with

everything that's happened.

And I'm done with you.

Come on, sweetheart,

let's not talk to her.

Won't be so easy this time, huh?

Protecting your son, once

you've been disbarred?

Oh, yes, that was your

endgame all along, wasn't it?

Mmm. You're the reason I was in jail.

You defended him and gave the

D.A. every scrap of evidence

to put me away in the first place.

I spent two long years in that hellhole

dreaming of this moment. [LAUGHS]

Well, I have to hand it to you.

Luring Todd into that

illegal gambling site,

knowing that I would come to his rescue

as soon as he was in jeopardy.

You're good.

Smart.

Tell me, how did you do it?

Mmm, thank you.

I'm smart enough to

know that you're wearing

the earrings from poker night

which have cameras in them,

and a mic.

Who do you think trained your little boy

to get a solid confession?

Come out, come out, wherever you are.

- Ah, there we go.

- [GROANS]

I'm not saying another word

until you hand over the earrings,

the mic, and your phones.

Okay?

Thank you. Todd? What?

The burner phone recording

in your back pocket. Come on.

Thank you.

[SIGHS]

Mm, let's see.

I will always be one step ahead of you.

Always.

So, that agreement

that you had him sign?

Oh, yeah, standard

boilerplate for suckers.

I just got his okay to ensnare him

in any criminal enterprise I chose.

Gambling just felt the most poetic.

And what about Lindy?

Oh, my God, you do

love a helpless woman.

She was paying off a favor to me,

luring you into trouble,

knowing full well this

one would come running.

You are both just so easy.

[LAUGHS] I orchestrated

every part of this,

every step of the way.

Speaking of orchestrating

every step of the way

You missed a few recording devices.

Thanks, Lyle. These earrings are cool.

I think I got every word.

I haven't been on the

bench in eight years,

and that was fun.

[CHUCKLES]

Veronica, meet my friend,

retired Judge Myles Friedman.

And that entire

confession in there? Fake.

Sorry, but smile, you're on camera.

Mm, okay.

Now that we have your

confession on audio and video

We're taking the appropriate steps

to put you back behind bars again.

When we make deals with felons,

one of the conditions is

not to break the law again.

And especially not within

weeks of your release.

Okay, this is This is ridiculous.

You can't do this. You set me up.

And quite well, I might add.

[LAUGHS]

- We did it!

- [LAUGHTER]

Thank you, everyone, for all

Whoa! Okay.

Oh-ho-ho, that was fun.

Yeah, Veronica's not the only one

who knows how to set

up an elaborate sting.

Yes, I think we pulled that off.

- Mm-hmm.

- Now, Todd,

I'd like to talk to you about something.

Okay.

This debt, the money you owe me

I know, I know. I'm gonna repay it.

We could just take a larger chunk

out of my paycheck every week.

No. I'd like to take no chunks

out of your paycheck from now on.

You are right.

You are never going to get ahead

or get out of your sister's garage

if you have to keep tithing to me.

Wait, really? Are you serious?

Debt cleared? Wiped away?

Wiped clean.

Starting now.

But I am no longer paying for lunches.

Not any lunch, anymore, forever.

What? Not even your favorite,

the shrimp salad in the

downstairs cafeteria?

Nope, not even that.

In fact

you are treating me.

Let's go.

Uh, this feels like another trap.

Oh, it is, it is.

Trapped into a lifetime of

lunches with your mother.

A fate worse than death.

Mmm.

BEVERLY: Celebrating today's triumph?

Mmm.

Yes. [CLEARS THROAT] Yes.

[CHUCKLES] Good news travels fast.

I also heard you spoke to

Dixie Kimble last night.

[COUGHS] Yes

[COUGHS] Yes, I'm sorry.

I ran into her in the break room,

but I didn't say anything

that would, in any way

She spoke to Dominic.

Confessed her sins.

And it worked. The marriage

is over, but he's backed down

and agreed to a healthy settlement.

And Dixie is interested in our

firm continuing to represent her.

Oh. Well, that's wonderful news.

With you as lead counsel.

Maybe I was wrong about you.

Maybe I'm just a

different kind of k*ller.

Hmm.

[WHISPERING]: Yes, yes, yes, yes.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

Indeed.

Mmm.

- LYLE: Stealing more cupcakes?

- What? I did not.

Birthday cupcakes for Bob's birthday

were missing from this refrigerator.

- I know nothing about that.

- And we all know

- you have a sweet tooth.

- And I have audio proof that I resisted.

You won't get away with your

criminal behavior for long.

What?

Oh, no.

Not for long.

Okay, that is spying.

Plus, it's illegal.

And I'm innocent.

I'm innocent.

Huh.

Veronica Caron.

Following your confession to charges

of illegal gambling, coercion,

extortion and forgery,

your deal with the district attorney

has been revoked, and you will return

to the state correctional facility

to serve out the

remainder of your sentence.

[GAVEL BANGS]

[ADAM LAMBERT'S "RING OF FIRE" PLAYS]

Love is a burning thing ♪

GUARD: This way, Ms. Caron.

And it makes a fiery ring ♪

Bound by ♪

Hey.

What's going on?

A ring of fire ♪

I fell into a burning ring of fire ♪

I went down, down, down ♪

And the flames got higher ♪

And it burns, burns, burns ♪

The ring of fire, the ring of fire ♪

I fell into a burning ring of fire ♪

I went down, down, down ♪

And the flames got higher ♪

And it burns, ooh ♪