06x02 - Espionage

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Previously on Bull...

Where's Astrid?

[SOBBING]: He took her! He had a g*n!

[DISTORTED]: If you ever want
to see your daughter again,

you'll pay $ million.

If you call police, she's dead.

You need to find out everything
that you can about this woman.

SHERYL: We'll see how sorry you are.

This is for Simon.

Drop your w*apon!
Put your hands in the air!

MCDONNELL: But the good news is,
our group got a grant

to help survey water systems upstate

- and look for lead pipe.
- Is there a lot?

It feels like there would be a lot.

Actually seven percent of water
systems nationwide are leaded.

This is not working.

What's the matter?

The video said it was supposed
to thicken while it cooked,

and it's... not.

- Mm.
- This is inedible.

Yeah. [LAUGHS]

We have to pull the pizza rip cord.

No problem. You know me...
No veggies, lots of meat.

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

MAN: Jerry McDonnell! This is the FBI!

We have a warrant to search
the premises! Open the door!

Jerry McDonnell?
Are you Jerry McDonnell?

- AGENT: Check the bedroom.
- Yes.

This authorizes us to search
for and remove items

from these premises.

If you interfere or obstruct us,

you will be arrested.

What is this about?

That's all the information

I'm required to provide.

Kelsey.

We should get out of here.

Really, let's just go.

Jerry, my name is Anna Steadman.

I'm a special agent with the FBI.

You're FBI?

Yes, I am.

[PANTING]: Oh, my God.

- I think I'm gonna be sick.
- Jerry,

I'm not supposed to tell you this,

but you're about to get arrested.

Don't try to run or fight.

You'll just, you'll make it worse.

You're in a lot of trouble.

More than you understand.
You need a lawyer.

A good one.

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

[PASSING SIREN WAILING]

[SNORTS]

[SNIFFLING]

[PANTING]

[CHUCKLES]

[WHISPERS]: Good morning.[GRUNTS]

Couldn't sleep.

Tried and I couldn't do
it, so I came in here.

Good idea.

It just felt better to be close to her.

Call me crazy.

Our daughter was just kidnapped,

and we almost didn't get her back.

I'd say you were crazy
if you did anything else.

Flatterer.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I think I'm just
gonna stay in today and just...

be with Astrid.

Good idea.

I think I'm gonna go into the office.

Already?

Yeah. Just want to see
how things are going.

But I thought we were gonna take
some time to rest and recover.

We did.

Two days.

Rested. Recovered.

[SIGHS]

I'm gonna go get dressed.

[SIGHS]

[BELL DINGS]

I thought you were gonna
stay home for a while.

I stayed. I'm back.

Okay. How's Izzy doing?

Why, she's excellent.
Thank you for asking.

She is at home with Astrid.

Sounds like a good idea
given what she went through.

What you all went through.

That PhD after your name
says you know something

about post-traumatic stressMm.

And how to deal with it.

There's no need for you to hurry back.

Everything is under control.

- You don't have to be here.
- Sure I do.

My name's on the door.

Actually, it isn't.

Well, it's a good thing I'm here, then.

We can do something about it. Hey.

Where are you going?

- See a new client.
- Okay, we did not take him on

without consulting you.
The Federal Defenders Office

assigned him to Chunk.

Oh. And who is this lucky person?

Name's Jerry McDonnell. The FBI hit him

- with a quick-knock raid.
- What's the charge?

Spying.

Ooh. Espionage.

That could be interesting.

Let's see what he has to say.

Wasn't he supposed to be
staying home for a little while?

BULL: Government says McDonnell
distributed classified information

about nuclear weapons?

There's a government
facility in Kentucky

that stores radioactive material
from decommissioned warheads.

They've had accidents.

The locals claim they've
released radioactive gas.

McDonnell got his hands
on some documents

describing these accidents
and put them on the Internet.

Well, apparently,
the place has a website.

It's not exactly a secret lab.

No, but they have a lot of secrets.

These documents talk about
the moving and storage

of nuclear material.

The government thinks that's
national defense information,

and they've charged him with
counts under the Espionage Act.

[SIGHS]: Espionage Act.

Does he know what that's about?

I'm guessing he does not.

Ah. So we're giving him
the bad news. Great.

[CELL DOOR CLOSING]

I work for a nonprofit
that advocates for clean water.

So how'd you go from clean water
to nuclear secrets?

I grew up near the facility.

I still have family in the area.

It's a serious concern,
for people down there.

Everyone's heard rumors about leaks...

fires that spread radioactive ash.

There's been a lot
of unexplained illness.

Cancer clusters and such.

So when I...

I obtained the documents,
I had to make them public,

because they show that there were leaks

of radioactive material.

Poison's been spread

a half mile from where
my mother and father live,

which the facility has denied
up and down.

So, you knew that
you could get in trouble?

I posted them under a fake handle.

I thought that would keep me
anonymous; Not so much, I guess.

You said you "obtained" these documents.

Who gave them to you?

Jerry, you need to tell us.

It could be our only bargaining chip.

I don't see how. He's dead.

He was a friend from high school.

He had leukemia.

Which he thought he got
from the facility.

Maybe he did, maybe he didn't.

But doesn't his family have
the right to know

what he'd been exposed to?

This has zero to do
with national security.

I put out those documents

so people would know what
was in their air, and water.

They have a right to know that.

I agree.

And we should tell the jury that.

But we can't.

- Why not?
- Because you're being charged

under the Espionage Act,
and that is kryptonite

for a defense.

We cannot discuss

your motives or the consequences
of your actions.

The reasons, whatever
you hoped to accomplish,

none of it

is admissible in court.

Most people in your
position plead guilty.

What would happen if I did that?

Well, the charges call
for a -year sentence,

but with a plea deal,

we'd be looking at less.

I was trying to help people.

They want to put me in prison
for years?

We're gonna talk to the AUSA

and see what he's thinking.

Jerry.

It's gonna be okay.

How?

Thanks, Marissa. Appreciate it.

What's she got on AUSA Carto?

CHUNK: Been in office about six years.

- Some kind of cop before that.
- Anything else?

He wins. A lot.

The famous Dr. Bull.

Ha! Famous, huh?

Walt Carto.

Chester Palmer. Chief counsel for TAC.

Good for you. So, Jerry McDonnell.

What are we doing? Talking a deal?

counts and years

seems unacceptable and abusive.

Yeah, well, I like to come in strong,

but I can go down to four counts and .

CHUNK: You want to put this man away

for years for trying
to protect his community?

No, I want to put him away for
, but I'll take the haircut

if it'll save the cost
of a trial. [CHUCKLES]

You believe McDonnell deserves
that kind of punishment?

The material this facility
processes is the actual payload

from a nuclear warhead.

You want to make a dirty b*mb,
a suitcase nuke,

Aw, come on. This is the place
you target.

McDonnell drew the bad guys a map.

CHUNK: No. What he did

was try to inform his friends
and family about the toxins

they were breathing in.

Okay, look, I don't care why he did it.

The government decides
what's secret, okay?

Can't tolerate people
thinking what McDonnell did

is anything less than deadly serious.

years or no deal.

But, I mean, if you
want to keep it coming,

keep it coming, 'cause
I do enjoy the back-and-forth.

Who hit you, Walt, Mom or Dad?

What are you talking about?

Most bullies were
physically abused as children.

I'm sorry, you're saying I'm
a bully now for doing my job?

Not for doing your job. Just, it's this.

It's what they call a Duchenne smile.

It's a sign of genuine pleasure.

Now, you may think
putting Jerry McDonnell away

is necessary, even important...

but you can't say it's fun, Walt.

Not unless you're a bully.

You have my offer.

Talk to your client.

That escalated quickly.

I mean, years is a long time,
but it's still less

- than .
- A bad deal's a bad deal.

You sure you want to fight
this out in court, Bull?

We're gonna take
that smug bastard to trial...

and it's gonna be fun.

It's still so early.

- You don't have to leave.
- Shh!

You'll wake Mauricio.

Erik, how much effort

have we put into making our son
okay with the divorce?

Let's not confuse things by adding,

"But every now and then
Mommy and Daddy hook up.

"Come by sometime. You can watch."

Now you're just being perverse.

- Have you seen my shoes?
- Yeah,

they're where you always put them.

Mm.

[SIGHS]

You are leaving because of Mauricio?

Not because you want to get out
of here as fast as you can?

Amazingly, no.

I'd like to stay.

If our son's bedroom
wasn't feet away.

Well...

if you prefer the sneaky approach,

my company does keep a
hotel room at the St. Blair.

We could meet there for lunch or...

you know.

Lunch at TAC lasts just long enough

for a handful of Cheez-Its, but...

thanks for the invitation.

[EXHALES]: Mm...

This is not a place
I expected to be again.

Me, neither.

But I like it.

[LAUGHS]

Mm-mm.

[LAUGHS]

BULL: And that's the thing
about this case...

We've lost before we start.

Our client obtained documents

he did not have clearance to possess,

and he gave them to others
who also lacked clearance.

And those are the elements of the crime,

and we cannot contest them.

DANNY: Why did we take this case,
exactly?

Our job is to make the jury
see it differently.

Jerry McDonnell was a concerned citizen,

and he was revealing
important information

to a threatened community.

It all comes down to the press, Danny.

I want every report, every rumor

you can find on this facility.

'Cause when those jurors
walk into the court

and they hear
the words "nuclear facility,"

I want them to think
"environmental catastrophe."

I'll see what I can dig up.

Juries have to be independent thinkers,

people who instinctively distrust

everything the government tells them.

Who doesn't do that?

Just saying.

We need the real deal:
True disbelievers.

Exactly how big a tinfoil hat
are we looking for?

[SIGHS] How big you got?

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

This case is about government secrets.

Nuclear weapons.

National security.

So what I would like
to speak to you about

is canned goods.

You, sir.

How many cans would you say
are in your cabinets right now?

Uh...

I don't know.

Uh...

a half dozen?

CHUNK: All right. And, uh,

what about you, ma'am?

Uh, not many.

I like fresh ingredients.

Okay.

And, you.

I keep a six-month supply
of canned and dry goods,

which I rotate by expiration date.

- Hello.
- CHUNK: And anything else

in that well-stocked pantry

- of yours?
- Propane stove.

Supply of fuel.

Plus two -gallon drums
of distilled water.

I think I like her.

When civilization as we know it
collapses,

I intend to survive.

Bingo.

We have a prepper.

Your Honor, this juror

is acceptable to the defense.

It says here that you refused
to join a family tree website.

- Why?
- They wanted a sample of my DNA.

You know they're going
straight to the government,

and with the cloning they're doing,

they could produce a whole army of me.

What's that gonna be like?

That's a good question.

Your Honor,
this juror is acceptable to the defense.

We have one pick left...

Between and nine.

MARISSA: . Bonnie Kaplow.

Votes independent.

I checked her social media feed.

It's government-skeptical.

Let's go with .

She's detail-orientated, educated...

The kind of leader the
other jurors are gonna follow.

Carto's all over us,

and he still has
one peremptory challenge left.

So you think if we show interest,
he'll kick her?

I'm sure of it.

Mm.

I'm gonna head-fake him.

- He's gonna head-fake him?
- What does that even mean?

Ma'am, you mentioned
that you have a relative

in the m*llitary.

Correct?

A cousin. Why?

Your Honor,
I move to dismiss this juror for cause.

Her connection to the m*llitary
prejudices her

- in favor of the government.
- Your Honor,

the defense has tried to manipulate

this voir dire from the start.

The challenge is ridiculous
and so is the motion.

Won't fly, Counsel. Motion denied.

And as far as the government
is concerned, juror number

is acceptable.

JUDGE: We have a jury.

Hello.

IZZY: We're in the kitchen.

What's going on in here?

This is...

ADA Mary O'Neill. She's prosecuting

the kidnapping.

We spoke when the police
took your statement.

So what's happening? Is something wrong?

No, no, nothing's wrong.

I was just telling your wife

that both the mother and the son

who abducted your daughter
have decided to plead guilty.

- So no trial,
- Jason.

- Isn't that great?
- What's the sentence?

We're still hammering out the details,

but they will be substantial.

I just wanted you to know,

because I know sometimes
victims get anxious

about the prospect of court proceedings.

We're not anxious.

I was.

[IZZY SIGHS]

Thank you for telling us.

It's no problem.

Uh, also, I wanted to give you this.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[DISTORTED]: Hi, baby girl.
It's Daddy. You're okay.

Shut up!

O'NEILL: ...car when he was arrested.

We've been holding it for evidence.

I thought your daughter
might want it back.

Thank you. She's been missing it.

I'll bring it to her.

I'm pretty sure she's sleeping.

I'll just put it in her crib.

[SIGHING]

[TAKES DEEP BREATH]

THOMAS: It's hell when someone
takes your child from you, isn't it?

IZZY: Hey.

You've been in here awhile.

Is everything okay?

Yeah.

Well, O'Neill left.
She said to say goodbye.

Jason, is everything all right?

For real.

[WHISPERS]: Absolutely.

[CHUCKLES]: Aw, come on. I'm fine.

[SIGHS]

Don't get comfortable.

- What?
- Just heard from the judge's clerk.

We got trouble.

The AUSA has brought to my attention

some social media posts
of a significantly

antigovernment nature

which Mr. Carto believes

were written by this juror, Ms. Kaplow.

Ma'am, did you post these?

I remind you you're under oath.

Yes. I did.

CARTO: Well, then I believe
we have a problem.

BULL: Your Honor,
we've examined the posts,

and yes, they are passionate
and strongly worded...

"Dismantle the FBI

and the whole"...
I won't read the next word,

but it rhymes with "trucking"...
"Justice Department,

destroy them
and salt the earth around them."

You're telling me she's impartial?

Ms. Kaplow, you're dismissed.

- Thank you for your brief service.
- CHUNK: Your Honor,

we object to this in the
strongest possible terms.

Of course you do. Anything else?

Uh, you know,

that was an okay stunt
you pulled in voir dire.

Crossed me up a minute,
and then I realized was

your keystone juror. [CHUCKLES]

See, that's the thing about bullies.

We win.

[CHUCKLES] Duchenne smile?

Right?

Now I know what it is.

BULL: How did Carto get
those posts and we didn't?

They were on an obscure site.
She used a screen handle

- she didn't use anywhere else.
- You didn't answer my question!

Carto found them. Why didn't we?

He has the entire
Justice Department behind him.

He can get a hundred people
to do his search.

I'm one person. It's not a fair fight.

Is that what I'm supposed
to tell Jerry McDonnell

when he serves years in prison?

Sorry, but Taylor said
it wasn't a fair fight.

I did what you asked.

You wanted jurors who were
skeptical of the government.

- I found them.
- Well, they're useless

if we can't keep them on the jury.

No more mistakes.

He's just wound up.

I'm going to lunch.

It's : .

Hey, got some stuff
on the nuclear facility.

An IG's report and some locals
who will talk to reporters.

Good. Now I need something else.

- What?
- Everything you can get on the AUSA,

Walter Carto.

Background. Weaknesses. Skeletons.

Well, I've got more leads
I wanted to track down

on the nuclear stuff. Can it wait a day?

No, it cannot. I need
everything you can give me.

Now.

[LINE RINGING]

ERIK: Hey.

How soon can you be at the St. Blair?

[BELL DINGS]

It's not about being sensitive
to criticism...

You know I can take that...

But criticize me for something real,

not, "What do you mean

you didn't search the entire Internet?"

I have done so much for that man,

but what he notices is the one time

I get beaten by the U.S. government,

using digital tools I can only dream of.

And now I'm gonna stop talking,

because I don't think you've
said anything since we came in.

- Sorry.
- It's okay.

Look, you have every reason
to be mad at Bull...

He was a jerk...

But it sounds like you're angry

partly because you're worried...

he was right, a little.

Maybe you should have caught it.

How is it, after being
divorced this long,

you still know me better
than anyone else?

Thanks for listening.

I'm sure this wasn't
what you had in mind

when I said, "Let's meet at the hotel."

[LAUGHS]: What?

A bitch session with my ex-wife
about her boss?

Don't be ridiculous.
It's a classic nooner.

I'm glad you called.

Do it anytime.

Thanks.

♪

Mm, I have to get back to work.

I'm sorry. I'm an awful person.

Just, um, let me say one thing

before you go, okay?

What's that?

Uh, when we first connected...

I was with Rachel, which was a problem.

I never asked you to break up...

I know. I know.

I didn't break up with her
because of anything you did.

But it was

partly because of the way I
found myself feeling about you.

Something real is happening between us.

Like, we're finding our way back
to a real relationship.

I don't know, Erik. I think...

[SIGHS]: Maybe this works

because it's nothing
like a real relationship.

It's different, but that's okay.

We're not the people we were
when we got divorced.

We can be different.

I need to know you think this
is going somewhere, because...

I feel like it is.

Let's see.

STEADMAN: I was part of a team

that surveilled Mr. McDonnell
for about nine weeks.

CARTO: And what were you looking for?

STEADMAN: We were trying to
determine if he had possession

of classified
national defense information

that had been published on the Internet.

- Did he?
- Yes.

I saw the documents
on his computer myself.

And their presence was confirmed
by forensic examination

of the computer after
Mr. McDonnell was arrested.

Why were these documents significant?

The facility described in the documents

stores what are known
as canned subassemblies.

They hold enriched uranium

and other materials

that detonate a nuclear warhead.

Any t*rror1st would be
extremely motivated

- to get his hands on them.
- And these documents

describe where they're stored,

how they're transported, correct?

- Mm-hmm.
- Highly, highly valuable information.

That's right.

No further questions.

He's a winker.

[SIGHS]: Bad news.

The jury likes her.
That testimony k*lled.

Give us a chance.

CHUNK: Ms. Steadman, how did you

come to see the documents
on my client's computer?

It's not the sort of thing
he would readily share, correct?

I was working undercover
and had gained his trust.

"Gained his trust"? That's
an interesting phrase.

In fact, your job

was to insert yourself
into Mr. McDonnell's life

by pretending to be
romantically interested in him

and then spy on him.

You lied about the most
personal things imaginable.

Did you ever kiss this
man to gain his trust?

Uh, we kissed a few times.

- Yes.
- Hmm.

Quite an accomplishment, isn't it?

To get him to show you these documents.

Took a lot of trust,

isn't that right?

I guess.

What did he talk about

when he showed you these documents?

Objection, Your Honor. Relevance.

This is the wedge.

Let's see if she lets us in.

I'm willing to see
where this goes. Overruled.

- Good.
- STEADMAN: He...

talked about what was in the documents.

Anything else?

Agent?

He... talked about the region
around the facility.

Did he talk
about the people there as well?

- I guess.
- You were surveilling him.

You had to have known

what he did or did not say.

Yes, he talked about the people.

Did he happen to mention
his concern for their health?

- Your Honor...
- That they were being poisoned

I object in the
strongest terms possible.

By leaks from this facility?

Counsel is way outside the scope
of this proceeding.

I was hoping you
wouldn't go there, Mr. Palmer.

- Damn it.
- Sustained. Move on.

You mentioned t*rrorists.

You found no evidence

of any connection between Mr. McDonnell

and any individual
or terror groups, did you?

- That's right.
- Did he ever express

any interest in any
anti-American or terror group?

No.

No further questions, Your Honor.

Redirect, Your Honor?

You mentioned forensic
analysis of the computer.

And it showed Mr. McDonnell

posted the documents on
several Internet sites, correct?

- That's right.
- Effectively making them available

to every t*rror1st in the world.
Isn't that right?

- Yes.
- No further questions.

MARISSA: You scored some points.

Jury's got more questions
about the government's case,

but it's not enough to acquit.

BULL: Yeah.
We need more than skepticism.

We need an excuse.

Jurors need to understand

there's a justification for what he did.

No kidding.

But how are we gonna get it in?

We tried the frontal as*ault.

- You saw how that went.
- MARISSA: Sorry to bring it up,

but is it time for a second
talk with the other side

- about a deal?
- Carto is not gonna discuss

anything now.

Why should he? He's winning.

DANNY: Hey.

Sorry to break up the party.
I learned some things

- about Carto.
- What?

Well, he was a sheriff's deputy
upstate for a few years,

and then FBI
before he got his law degree.

Married, divorced.

In the FBI, he was a wiretap
specialist on RICO cases,

[SCOFFS]but something went wrong,
and he was disciplined.

- Disciplined for what?
- No one can tell me.

I'd have to look in his personnel file.

And why haven't you done that?

Well, 'cause it's not like
I can just walk

into the FBI and ask to see it.

Well, then you find another way
to do it!

Or are you quitting? Do you quit?!

CHUNK: Bull. That's a little harsh.

I'm not quitting.

Then why are we talking?

Do it!

I'll talk to him.

Not sure if I agree with
your motivational technique.

- With Danny or Taylor.
- Oh, I'm sorry,

did I hurt someone's feelings?

Heavens. Let me sit down
and pen an apology.

I just, I have to... Look,

if you're gonna ask
if I'm okay, Marissa,

I'm gonna throw something.

All right, I won't do that.

Thank you.

Look, everyone is frustrated.

It's worse than that.

I feel like
we've strapped Jerry McDonnell

to the front of a car and we're
gonna drive him off a cliff.

We knew what defending against
the Espionage Act would be like.

It's brutal. That's why most
people confess and plea out.

That's an idea.

Plea out? Chunk said...

- No, that's not what I mean.
- Then what did you...

Okay.

Hi.

Don't drink too much coffee.

We got to meet McDonnell
first thing in the morning.

- Why?
- So we can convince him to confess.

I don't understand.
If I confess, doesn't that mean

I'll go to prison for sure?

We're hoping it'll keep you
out of prison.

We're not contesting
the elements of the crime.

You'll just be saying
what we've admitted.

- Okay. I guess.
- We'll also need you

to name the person
who gave you the documents.

I told you, he's dead.

What's the point of saying his name?

We want you to say more than that.

CHUNK: Just to be clear, the
documents in question,

- you had them?
- I did.

And you put them on the Internet?

Yes.

How did you get them in the first place?

I got a call from a friend
from high school.

His name was Lane Burrell.

He said he was sick... dying...

And he wanted to see me, so I went.

And how did he appear to you?

He was in the late stages
of myeloid leukemia.

He'd lost about a third of his weight.

He was having trouble breathing.

H-He was my friend.

[CHOKED UP]: It was
hard to see him like that.

When did he die?

Three days later.

CHUNK: I'm sorry.

MARISSA: It's working.

This jury is totally engaged.

This could change

their thinking about the case.

If he can get the testimony in.

Carto sees something coming.

What did your friend tell you?

Objection. Hearsay.

CHUNK: Your Honor, Mr. Burrell passed

shortly after giving these statements.

Under the dying declaration exemption,

his statements are admissible.

Agreed. Go ahead.

Lane was an administrator
at the facility.

He said he'd taken some
documents... he thought

I'd know how to get them out
so people could see them.

And why did he want people to see them?

He said they showed

there had been accidents at the facility

that released radioactive material

- into the atmosphere...
- Objection, Your Honor!

Outside the scope of the trial.

CHUNK: We're not discussing the
defendant's motives, Your Honor.

We're discussing the
defendant's source, Mr. Burrell.

Since he's not charged,

we're free to talk about him.

It's an interesting point.

- I'll allow it.
- Your Honor...

Done, Mr. Carto. Let's move along.

CHUNK: Lane Burrell
believed that the facility

had released radioactive materials

into the atmosphere.

Was that all?

He said there was evidence
of contaminated water as well.

Your Honor, again, irrelevant.

JUDGE: I ruled on this. Continue.

Did Mr. Burrell think that the facility

was the cause of his illness?

Yeah. He thought he contracted it

from being exposed...

Your Honor, now the witness...

Is this guy for real?

- CARTO: I have to object.
- Easy.

Can I be allowed to question my witness?

No,
not when your questions mock the court

and the rules of evidence
that have been established...

Come on! What are you afraid of?

Some truth's gonna come out?
Let our client speak!

- JUDGE: Dr. Bull!
- [SIGHS]

Please leave my courtroom,
or I'll have you removed.

♪

[DOOR CLOSES]

I had Carto on the ropes.

The story would have gotten out.

But the jury's not gonna
remember any of that now,

because someone stood up
in court and shouted!

I know you have been
through a lot, brother,

and I feel for you, I do.

But you're off your game.

Best you get it back.

[BULL SIGHS]

- What are you doing home?
- Remember when I told you

that I was gonna go to the office

because everything was fine?

Mm-hmm.

[SIGHS]: Well...

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I might not have been telling the truth.

You don't say.

What happened?

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

I blew up in court.

I might have blown up the whole case.

Come here.

[SIGHS]: Huh...

What's going on?

[GROANS]

[HISSING INHALE]

I'm so angry.

I'm so...

angry all the time.

They came into our lives, Izzy,
and they threatened us,

they threatened our daughter.

My daughter.

[EXHALES]

I mean...

they nearly took everything
from us, didn't they?

How can that happen?

How could I let that happen?

[SNIFFLES]

Maybe because...

you don't control the world.

Maybe.

[SNIFFLES]

Anyway...

I'm sorry, I...

- [SIGHS]
- I've been mean to people.

Mean to people at work, and...

This AUSA, he just...

he got me so angry.

I just said I'm gonna take him to court,

and I'm gonna show him.

[SCOFFS]

And now he's winning.

You know what the real question is.

What are you gonna do about it?

I don't know.

[PASSING HORN HONKING]

♪ Heavy head on a motel bed ♪

♪ I'm waiting there for you... ♪

What can I get you?

I'm celebrating. Got any champagne?

Not that kind of place.

How about some good tequila?

I got tequila...

in a good bottle.

[CHUCKLES]

That'll do.

Independence Day?

Signed the papers this morning.

Best damn day of my life.

Mm.

I know that feeling.

- You're divorced?
- Nine wonderful years.

- Ooh.
- So welcome to the sisterhood.

That round's on the house.

Thanks.

[EXHALES] I'll have another.

- Buy you one?
- Sure.

So, uh, my ex is a dumb-d*ck cop.

So stupid.

Yours?

FBI when we were together.

Not so stupid, actually.

He's a lawyer for the government now.

Good news, though.

Alimony paid for this place.

The government, that's...
that's the worst.

Isn't it, though?

You know the difference between a snake

and a U.S. attorney?

No.

[WHISPERS]: Me, neither.

[CHUCKLES]

I hear you.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

MAN: Hey, Clara. Another round.

[SCOFFS SOFTLY]

Be right back.

I'm here.

[CLATTERING IN DISTANCE]

- Ah.
- Oh.

I hope that isn't expensive.

It is.

Sorry.

[CHUCKLES]: Are you okay?

I'm fine.

I found Carto's ex-wife.

- Oh. Where?
- Oh, this little bar

she owns in Queens.

Tequila's not great,
but there's plenty of it.

Did she give you

- anything we can use?
- Turns out

Carto got in trouble

'cause he started running
wiretaps on the side

when he couldn't get a warrant.

He's got this buddy

who's a P.I.,
does electronic surveillance.

So whenever he wants to drop

a private tap, he hires his friend.

How does she know this?

'Cause he tried to do it to her

when they got a divorce.

Big mistake. Cost him a lot.

She thinks

that he's been doing this
in the AUSA's office.

That's why he wins so much.

[SNAPS FINGERS]
Mm. Danny... that's great.

- Thank you.
- You said do it.

I did.

Yeah.

Listen, I know I...

I haven't been my best
around the office lately,

and, uh, I'm sorry about that.

Yeah, well... it's all right.

We all know you're pretty messed up.

Yeah, I guess I am.

Listen, I need,

uh...

you to do something for me again.

What?

The one thing that might save
Jerry McDonnell.

Come on, we got to get inside.

I need you to do something for me.

Yeah, deliver a closing
in about ten minutes.

I need you to ask for
a continuance just for a day.

Why?

We have a report there's been
a Brady violation.

Now, a source told us, confidentially,

of course, that the FBI

collected exculpatory evidence
from McDonnell's apartment

but did not turn it over.

We're awaiting a call

at noon today from our source.

What source? What Brady violation?

- What are you talking about?
- Ask for a continuance.

Not until you tell me what's going on.

As an officer of the court,
you can't lie to the judge,

but you can go in there

and relay to her the information
I have just told you,

and you would not be lying.

I know it's been a hard
couple of days, and I...

...I've been a little out of it.

I'm sorry about that.

But trust me, on this, Chunk.

Okay?

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[SIGHS]: Okay.

Gentlemen, any business
before I call the jury in?

Your Honor.

I have a request.

Obviously, there is no Brady violation.

- Nope.
- So why did I just tell the court

that there is one?

MARISSA: So Carto will go
to the FBI and demand to know

if one exists... they
will say no, because it doesn't.

But Carto will not believe them,

because he is a suspicious,
cheating worm

who thinks everyone is like him.

BULL: I'm guessing he won't
be able to stand the possibility

of his precious victory
collapsing, so he's

gonna have his friend tap
our phones to intercept

- the report from our source.
- I've got a digital watchdog

on our phone system.

Anyone tries to get in, I'll know.

Can't the FBI get past that?

Well, the FBI could.

Carto's working with some
private numbnut.

Can't b*at Taylor.

CHUNK: And what happens if Carto

- doesn't fall for it?
- BULL: You go in tomorrow,

tell the judge we were wrong
about the Brady violation,

give a beautiful closing
argument, and we lose.

Okay, I don't care
if I am an officer of the court,

I'm either gonna be in on the
play or there won't be no play.

[COMPUTER BEEPS]

Ooh.

: . Is that Carto?

It's definitely somebody
trying to get in.

I just can't tell who or where they are.

MARISSA: So we don't know,
for sure if it's Carto.

Is that enough?

Yeah.

If you're here to ask for another deal,

you could save it.

I like my chances with the jury.

I am here about a deal, but
it's not for Jerry McDonnell.

- Who, then?
- We know you tried to place

illegal surveillance equipment
on our office today.

And we know you've done it before,

as a U.S. attorney and with the FBI.

Cool, cool. Where's your proof?

Right now we're preparing a subpoena

for your little wiretapping buddy.

And you know how this story
goes, don't you, Walt?

He's gonna flip on you, and then
you're gonna be in prison

before the end of the year.

And that'll be the end of your career.

No.

What do you mean, no?

If you were gonna do that,

you would have already done it;
We wouldn't be standing here.

I'd be in a room with a dozen lawyers.

No, no, no, no.

See, you don't want me arrested.

You're right.

- I don't want you arrested.
- No.

- You know what I want?
- Hmm?

I want you to give Jerry
a plea agreement,

and that agreement is going to state

very clearly that he does no jail time.

And then we will sit on
what we know about you,

and you can have your career,

your reputation and your freedom.

And Jerry gets his freedom,
and that is gonna be the deal.

I can't do it.

I answer to people,

and they take what McDonnell did
very seriously.

You have an hour to think about it.

Get it done.

[CHUCKLES]
See? That's the Duchenne smile.

[SIGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

[LOCK BUZZES]

- No prison time?
- None.

They're requiring
long probation... seven years...

And you can't go on the Internet

for months, and there's
some community service

and a few other things, but...

[LAUGHS]: But no prison time.

Nope.

- None.
- [LAUGHING]

[SUPPRESSED SOB]

I...

[LAUGHS] I can't...

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

You got it.

How did you and Dr. Bull pull this off?

Well...

that's a long story.

[LAUGHS]

Hey.

Hey. Is the little guy ready to go?

Yeah, he'll be here in a minute.

There was a small problem.

- What?
- The other night

when you were here
and didn't want him to know...

It turns out he knew.

He came into the bedroom
and saw us while we were asleep.

I just found out today.

But it's okay. I took care of it.

What do you mean, you took care of it?

It's fine. He's a little cranky,

but he'll get over it.

[LAUGHS]: Hey, buddy.

It's been a blast. A hug?

Okay.

Mauricio! Hey!

Stop!

What's going on? Come on, tell me.

Dad lied to me.

He told me I didn't see you,

but I did.

He kept saying you weren't there,

it was a dream, but it wasn't.

I know I saw you.

You're right, buddy, you did.

So why did Dad lie to me?

He did that to help me.

He thought that's what I wanted.

I'm so sorry.

We didn't mean to get you
caught up in this.

It just happened.

But you still shouldn't lie, right?

No. You shouldn't.

You should always tell the truth.

Wait here a minute, okay?

Will you watch my bag?

Hey.

Everything okay?

You're such a good kisser.

That time you kissed me in my apartment

that started all this, it felt so...

good.

Exciting.

I needed that.

And... you know me so well.

That felt good, too. Easy.

[TAKES DEEP BREATH]

You said maybe we're
different people now, but...

I'm not.

And I can't keep lying to myself
that I am.

We could keep this up for a while,

but eventually it'll fall apart, and...

we'll both just be hurt again,
and our son

will be confused and upset.

It stops now.

Taylor...

I'll see you next week for drop-off.

[SIGHS]

Let's go home.

[DOOR OPENS]

How was the first voyage outdoors?

Good.

Turns out I like being outside.

Might do it again tomorrow.

Who knows, could become a habit.

I'm glad to hear it.

So, how are you doing...

she asked the angry man
with the big Kn*fe.

Still angry.

But I'm working on it.

That's good.

So, my plan for this evening

- Mm-hmm.
- Is to take this delicious watermelon

and, uh, share it with
our delightful daughter Astrid

while we watch Wonder Pets!

Mm. Well, that sounds like
excellent therapy.

Well, I do have that psychology degree.

Hey.

It's gonna be okay.

I know.

Thank you.

[CALLS]: Astrid? Mama's home.

[EXHALES]

Okay, here it comes, kiddo!