- I thought we were friends. - We are friends, Billy.
Now get back inside before someone
who would have planted the bomb at Billy's?
It's got to be Jimmy patriale.
Jimmy patriale, you're under arrest
for the murder of Billy esposito!
This isn't what it looks like.
Looks like, after you stole his money, he wound up dead
in your backyard from a gun that you own.
I swear to you, I did not murder him.
If there is anything else that you would like to tell us,
now would be the time.
Your client's wife
was sleeping with the man he murdered.
Your father is in hospice. He has three days to live.
I'm here to offer you a job.
I don't sell my soul defending criminals,
and I don't want to skip
to the front of the goddamn line.
You let them kill Eddie.
You're gonna die alone.
I was told you wanted to see me.
- I did. - I got to be honest
I thought I was the only one that got in this early.
It's funny.
When I lived in New York, I was a late sleeper.
But when I got out here,
I guess I sort of just stayed on east coast time.
So you're from New York originally?
Manhattan, born and raised.
I'm from Philadelphia.
So you have a chip on your shoulder.
What is that supposed to mean?
Every person from Philadelphia I ever met
has a chip because "we're just as cool as New York."
We are just as cool as
I just proved your point.
- What's that? - My gift to you.
The employee records
for every entertainment lawyer here.
You're gonna decide which three we're letting go.
How exactly is that a gift?
It's the first order of business
for the new head of entertainment.
Meet me in room 107 at 2:00 tomorrow.
Have your choices ready.
Just as far as gifts go
Lakers tickets, better than deciding who gets fired.
I mean, I like firing.
I could be the fire marshal up in here, if you want me to.
Erica, sorry to bother you. No, I'm not.
Ted needs you to handle another client for him.
So I've gone from Ted giving me his clients to you doing it?
If you ask me, that's an upgrade.
I see that. Hit me.
Brian baumgartner, you know him?
- Who doesn't? - Well, Brian's annual
"ask Ted for something crazy" meeting
is on the books for today,
- and Ted can't make it because... - Murder case.
Bingo. So whatever it is that he wants
super bowl tickets,
meeting king Charles, cloning his puppy
take the meeting, make him happy, and call it a day.
Rosalyn, how is the murder case going?
Not wonderful.
Ted found out last night
that Lester's wife was sleeping with his partner.
Damn.
Did Lester know?
Ted and Kevin are trying to find that out right now.
What do you know about this Kevin guy?
I know Ted trusts Kevin with his life.
And 15 years ago, they were the fastest rising team
the justice department had ever seen.
I cannot believe this!
Hey, Lester, you're gonna have to calm down.
Damn it! Whoa... you want me to calm down?
She was having sex with my business partner!
And not only do I have to deal with that humiliation,
but now everybody's gonna think that I knew
and that I killed him!
As an aside, it's not a good look
for a man accused of murder to show this much rage.
You're the one who said he must have known.
If he didn't, this is the right reaction.
Hey, Lester...
You can throw that tantrum for 15 more minutes,
after which, get it together,
because we need Valerie at trial.
Screw her, and screw your clock!
I will calm down when I am good and ready!
Okay.
Well, he's got to process.
I'm gonna go pay a visit to Valerie.
I want you to find out what this prosecutor knows
- and how she knows it. - You got it.
Lester, I think she gets it.
"Process" my ass.
Leah, what can I do for you?
I think you mean what can I do for you?
- Know what I'm saying? - Leah.
Okay, fine.
Since you know embarrassingly little
about film and television,
I've prepared a dossier on baumgartner.
- "Embarrassingly little"? - Let's move on.
Brian baumgartner, he was in a show called "the office."
He played a character named Kevin,
and I took the Liberty of circling his face.
Here is everything you need to know about him.
Okay.
Wo... Leah, how do you have all this?
We made a deal
for me to teach you about TV and movies.
And I might have peeked at rosalyn's calendar
and saw that she marked
"tell Erica about baumgartner today."
Thank you, Leah.
Hold on.
Do you peek at my calendar, too?
God, no.
But between you and me, you probably won't make
that dentist appointment tomorrow at 2:00.
Midday traffic.
Damn, I didn't think of midday traffic.
Ted. Lester's not here.
I know.
He's at his office right now, breaking things.
God, he knows.
About you and Simon? Yes, he does.
And so does the woman who's trying to put your husband away
for a murder he didn't commit.
So you and I are going to discuss
how we're going to play this.
I'm sorry, I can't discuss this with you right now.
Valerie, Lester's life is on the line,
so whatever it is you have on your schedule can wait.
What I mean is I've been advised by my attorney
not to discuss this with anyone.
Your attorney? I'm your attorney.
Not anymore.
I'm now being represented by Stuart Lane.
Brian, I'm Erica.
We spoke on the phone.
Thank you for coming in. Ted sends his apologies.
Please, I know what's on his plate.
Lester Thompson is lucky to have him.
Well, I don't want to talk about them.
I want to know what we can do for you.
I want to kill Kevin Malone.
What?
Don't get me wrong, I-I love him.
I love the role.
It has given me basically everything I have.
But it has come with a cost.
- It typecast you? - Exactly.
I want the world to see that I can perform dramatic roles
at an Oscar-worthy level.
- "Oscar-worthy"? - Yes, Oscar-worthy.
Hey, it's Kevin Malone!
How's it going?
Nice. Thanks for asking.
Yes.
Got to give the people what they want.
Okay, Brian, about what you want,
it's unheard of for a comedic actor
- to successfully transition... - No, it's not.
It's happened many times
Robin Williams, Jamie foxx, Tom Hanks.
Okay, but those are the exceptions
that make people think it's not a rule, but it is.
Maybe, but I want to talk to one of them
to find out how they did it, anyway.
And it just so happens Ted represents Tom Hanks.
All I'm asking for is one meeting with Tom Hanks.
Just the one?
Just one.
So, first, you steal half my firm, and now this.
You think I asked for this?
I don't like it any more than you.
I'm gonna tell you this one time.
Stay out of my case.
Our kids have gone to school together since first grade.
Valerie begged Helen to get me to help her.
- What was I supposed to do? - I don't know!
Turn her down, since you're not even a divorce attorney!
Well, like you once did with me,
she said she needed someone that she can trust,
and I am fully capable of handling this.
No, you mean that you realize
Lester needs her to stand beside him at his trial,
which is your opportunity to take my client
for everything that he's got.
- It's just a negotiation. - To you.
I am trying to save an innocent man's life.
Wait, you really believe he didn't do it?
Yeah, I do.
So, if Valerie wants to negotiate, fine.
We'll see you at the table.
Don't think that I don't realize what this really is
someone betraying their partner
while pretending to be the victim.
Ted, hold on.
There's something else we need to talk about.
No, Stuart,
there is nothing else that we need to talk about.
My god.
Look, they don't make pastrami like this in California.
No, they don't,
but these sandwiches did cost half my paycheck.
If you think that's gonna get you in my pants, it might.
Wait till you see how much I paid for dessert.
- All right... What do you want? - What?
I can't buy an old friend lunch without wanting something?
Ted.
I need someone to represent a murderer
that I'm trying to put into WITSEC.
I'm a corporate lawyer.
I-I don't know anything about criminal defense.
You're the best attorney I know.
And, Stuart, I need someone I can trust.
What's the catch?
Until the deal is done, the mob might come after you.
You'll stay with me, all right?
We will be protected 24-7.
Just tell me one thing
this guy you're going after,
how important is it that you put him away?
If I were to show you pictures
of some of the things he's done to people,
that pastrami that you just ate would be on the floor.
Well, as long as I'm back in la by Tuesday, I'll do it.
You ready for me?
Yeah. Come on in.
Kevin, this is Stuart. Stuart, this is Kevin.
No, no, don't get up. Don't get up.
All right, Stuart, before you make your decision,
I've got detailed charts on how we're gonna keep you safe
over the next two days, all right?
Okay.
All right, the blue represents you.
The orange is Ted.
And the green... they're the FBI agents.
And which one are you?
I'm black.
- Makes sense. - Yeah.
- All right, look, the plan is... - Kevin, he already said yes.
You don't need to tell him the plan.
I spent six hours on these damn charts, color-coded and
color-coded and everything.
Do you... do you want to show me your charts?
Okay.
Thanks, man. I appreciate it.
So let me get this straight.
He doesn't want super bowl tickets.
He wants to meet Tom Hanks so he can win an Oscar.
Pretty much, yeah.
Well, that's never gonna happen,
so what do we have to work with?
Well, if I learned anything about actors,
it's that there's some truth to what they say.
And he says he wants to be a serious dramatic actor, so...
He wants to reinvent himself.
That sounds right.
Now we just need to figure out a way for Brian
Alfonso ribeiro.
He was in the same situation, and now he's a huge TV host.
Alfonso ribeiro.
He played this iconic character
in the show "the fresh"
Leah, I know who Carlton banks is.
- You do? - I'm a black girl from la.
You think I don't know "the fresh prince of bel air"?
In my defense, you didn't know what "cheers" was.
Well, I know all of them.
Uncle Phil, aunt viv, jazz, Geoffrey, and, of course...
I-I... what are you
my god, are you having a seizure?
Roll on your side. Don't bite your tongue.
No, I'm not having a seizure.
I'm... I'm doing the Carlton dance.
You mean... you mean this?
That's what I was doing.
Yeah, if you say so.
Yes, you totally... you were doing that.
Anyway, I'll show him there are other ways
- to reinvent himself. - Great.
But I do think it's important that you understand
how to do the Carlton dance.
You have to
Leah, you do that dance again, and you're fired.
She loved it.
Ted, I have something for you.
- You're not gonna like it. - Then let it wait.
It can't. It's from Stuart.
Rosalyn, can I talk to you for a second?
What is it?
I met with Brian baumgartner, and long story short,
he wants to be a dramatic actor.
So?
So I just spent an hour trying to convince him
there are other ways to reinvent himself,
and he wouldn't hear it.
He is insisting on a conversation with Tom Hanks.
But I figured
Erica, Ted is going through some rough stuff right now.
He's never gonna ask Tom to do this.
Find another way.
Rosalyn, can I talk to you for a minute?
Sure.
I know Erica wanted you to ask Ted to call Tom Hanks.
If you're asking me to reconsider, Leah,
- that's not gonna happen. - That's not it.
There's another client Ted has that might fit the bill,
and I thought maybe if you called him
I'm not calling anyone, Leah.
I understand.
Sorry to bother you.
Why is this so important to you?
I know how hard Erica is working for Ted
and how much this means to her.
And last week I pooped the bed on the first real assignment
Erica gave me.
I want to make up for it.
"Pooped the bed"?
My mom says swearing isn't ladylike.
She's such a farty-tarty.
You know what I mean?
Who's the client?
Ted.
How many times are you gonna cut my legs out
before you get over being called a flea?
Don't you say that to me.
Valerie is one thing, but if you think for one second
that I'm gonna let you handle my father's will
you're not letting me do anything.
And for your information,
I had no idea he named me executor until after he died.
Fine. I'll make this easy for you.
Whatever he left, sell it. Donate it.
I don't care, because I don't want it.
Fine. But I'm required to execute the entire will,
and the will states he's to be buried next to Eddie.
Stuart, if you think for one second that I'm gonna let you
that's enough.
You've been coming at me all day.
I didn't do this.
I even tried to warn you, but you didn't want to hear it.
Your father bought the plot.
He's being buried there in two days.
It's done.
Okay, Jimmy, let's wrap this up.
I'm sick of looking at your face.
Whoa, how about a little bit of respect?
This face is about to make you famous
for putting away John pellegrini.
And we're about to save your sorry life
by making you disappear.
Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the rest of my life?
I want Honolulu.
Yeah, well, I want you to get the death penalty,
so I guess we're both gonna have to live
with disappointment.
My client is risking his life to take the stand,
and this offer is completely unacceptable.
I don't care what he's risking.
He's a murderer.
He doesn't get Honolulu.
What we're asking for is appropriate
under the circumstances.
The circumstances are I can take this deal off the table,
let him walk out the building, and he's dead in ten minutes!
And the case you've been working on for years
goes up in smoke.
Then it goes up in smoke.
He gets what he gets and not a nickel more.
What... what the hell was that?
I'm representing my client to the best of my ability.
- If you didn't want me to do... - Honolulu?
Why didn't you ask to put him on the moon?
It's our opening offer. You counter with Miami.
You don't storm out of the room.
No, no. I gave you my counter.
My counter is nothing.
Ted, all I'm looking for is the same deal
the previous witness got.
The previous witness had a name... Billy esposito.
Your client murdered him.
Okay, what's really going on here?
I was supposed to protect Billy.
And I failed.
So I'm not gonna let that... Monster...
Live it up in paradise after what he did.
Well, you're going to have to.
Jimmy has information.
He doesn't know the full extent of it, but I do.
What are you talking about?
Pellegrini paid a lawyer to offer you a job.
Jimmy only knows that lawyer by his last name,
which is different than yours,
because after your father left
I took my mother's name.
If it comes out that your father took money from the mob,
everyone will think you're as dirty as he is.
And my time at the justice department
will be over.
Ted, if I can't get Jimmy a decent deal,
he'll get another lawyer, and it's going to come out.
So be it. This is what we're giving him.
Let the chips fall.
Then before he gets someone new...
Let me tell him it was me.
He still doesn't know my last name.
Stuart, you could destroy your reputation.
Why would you do that?
Because you're the closest thing to a brother
I've ever had.
Before we get started,
do you think that Lester knew about you and Simon?
What does that have to do with
they want to know how are you're gonna look in court,
which means they want to know if you think Lester did it.
If Lester paid enough attention
to know I was having an affair,
I never would have had one in the first place.
So, no, I don't think he knew,
and I don't believe he killed Simon.
Having said that,
we've prepared a list of requested assets.
The Ferrari, the beach... you want the beach house?
My client wants what she's entitled to.
Your client signed a prenup that entitles her to nothing.
And Lester needs Valerie with him at trial,
so let's skip the foreplay.
She wants half the assets earned during the marriage.
She didn't earn any assets. She only spent them.
Of course you'd say that.
You never appreciated anything I did.
- You never did anything. - I had an acting career.
- I gave it up for you. - You were never any good.
I acted well enough to make you look good.
Every red carpet,
every damn time you needed someone to work a room.
You worked something, all right... my best friend.
You want to know what your best friend said
when I told him how you treat me?
He wanted to kill you.
You are a lying, cheating, selfish
careful what you say to my client.
Your client betrayed her partner,
and now she's trying to extort him for everything he's got.
We could be asking for a hell of a lot more.
It never ends with you.
I'm representing my client to the best of my ability.
You barely knew your client before yesterday,
which is better than that other client...
Ted! What are you doing?
You're the one who told me to stay calm.
You're right.
Lester, is there anything on this list
that you value more than your life?
No.
Then we have a deal.
You know, for the record,
y-you made a promise to stand by this man.
You were his partner.
And not only did you abandon him,
but you did it by running right into the arms of the person
that would hurt him the most.
Are you moving offices?
You should, because this one is awesome.
Well, I'm glad you think so, because I'm not the one moving.
You are.
You're giving me this office?
Well, we can't have the head of entertainment
working out of that closet you're in now.
Well, I don't mean to be rude,
but calling my office a closet
that's kind of an insult to closets, you know?
Because it's so small.
Do I get to keep this vase?
You know, I wasn't sure if I liked you, but now,
nope, still not sure.
Well, after today,
I'm not sure these three are gonna like me either.
If that's your list of who to let go,
- you can throw it away. - I don't understand.
Head of entertainment isn't all rainbows and new offices.
And you needed to know I had it in me
to make the hard choices?
Yes, but that's for another day.
- For today... Ted. - Did you know?
Know what?
That my father made Stuart the executor of his will.
No, I didn't. I'm sorry
I don't... I don't need your sympathy.
I just needed to know how many secrets
the people that I thought I could trust
were keeping from me.
Leah. Good, you're here.
- Wait, you eat... - Yes, they're fruity pebbles.
- What are you, my dentist? - Yabba-dabba-doo.
I got an idea last night.
I figured out what Brian baumgartner needs.
But we can't get Tom Hanks, so we need someone who has
no, we don't. I fixed it.
Leah, please tell me you did not contact Tom Hanks.
I thought of someone else.
Rosalyn spoke to him, and he's willing to meet with Brian.
You're kidding. Who is it?
Patton oswalt. He's a comedian turned actor.
That's perfect.
You know who patton oswalt is?
Leah, I know the talent in his town.
I'm just not a fan of every movie and TV show ever been
wait, did you think I didn't know who Tom Hanks was?
I don't know. Anything's possible.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
Why are you talking like that?
Don't tell me you've never seen.
- "Forrest Gump." - I haven't.
So then what Tom Hanks movies have you seen?
I like the one with the helicopter...
And the special agent and the goldfish.
So you've never seen a Tom Hanks movie.
Good luck trying to prove it.
Now, before setting that meeting with patton,
here's what I need you to do.
What now? It's been a long day.
It's about to get longer.
This photo sure looks like Lester knew
his wife was sleeping with Simon.
What?
Where did you get this?
Staff photographer from the "la times"
is an old friend.
Found it in their archives three hours ago.
They're not gonna Bury it.
Which means it's gonna hit the front page of the papers.
- Tomorrow at the latest. - Gives us a few hours.
Ted.
Rosalyn, I want you to call Lester.
Tell him to come back to our offices
- and meet us on the 25th floor. - What is it?
Keep this to yourself,
but there's a photo that makes it look like Lester
knew about Valerie and Simon.
Ted, Stuart didn't send over a copy of the agreement yet.
If he realizes what's going on
he's gonna rip it up and renegotiate.
- Do you want me to nudge him? - No, that'll tip him off.
We just need to hope that he sends over the agreement
before this hits the papers.
But, rosalyn, good call.
I know.
Okay, I'm here, but if you can't get me Tom Hanks,
I-I don't know why.
Because, Brian, there is another actor
who successfully made the transition
from comedy to drama.
Patton oswalt?
He starred in the movie "ratatouille."
Okay, look, I know he's not who you originally asked for,
but he came here for you.
So why not give it a chance?
- Okay. - Okay, come on.
Patton oswalt, I'd love for you to meet Brian baumgartner.
Hi. Thank you for meeting with me.
It's a pleasure. My daughter and I are huge fans.
Thank you.
I'm sorry, Erica, but they need you downstairs
- for five minutes. - Okay.
I'll be right back.
Mr. Baumgartner, my lordship.
What are you working on?
The divorce settlement
between Lester Thompson and his wife.
Heard about that.
I also heard about you handling Ted's father's estate.
Two clients I wish I didn't have.
I never told you this, Stuart, but...
If I hadn't left Ted,
I'm pretty sure he would have asked you to be his best man.
- What about Kevin? - You two go back further.
The man is nothing if not loyal.
Sorry to interrupt.
When did Ted's father die?
Two weeks ago.
Evidently, he'd been sick for some time.
Okay, I hate to ask this, but did either of you know
what was happening when you decided to cut him
- out of the merger? - No.
- If you had known... - excuse me, Mr. Lane?
I just sent you an email.
I think you should look at it right away.
That is when I learned on live TV
that "huckleberry"... not a funny word.
Man.
It is such a pleasure talking with you.
I mean, I don't know exactly how it's going to help me
become an Oscar-level dramatic actor,
but this is so much fun.
So wait, you want to become
an Oscar-level dramatic actor?
Not want to. I'm going to.
Brian, when I said I was a fan,
I, sort of meant it.
What?
I don't think you have it in you
to get where you want to go.
Well, who are you to say that to me?
Look, I know this isn't easy to hear,
but, I mean, look in the mirror, buddy.
Me? Yeah.
What exactly have you done that hasn't sucked?
Do you want me to pull up my imdb page?
I don't know. Is your phone small enough?
What does yours say?
"Smallest role in the dumbest show ever"?
Kevin Malone was a key ingredient,
and "the office" was a work of genius!
Even Toby was funnier than you.
You voiced a cartoon rat!
His name was Remy, and that movie won an Oscar!
I'm gonna win an Oscar, too,
but I'm actually gonna be on camera.
The only Oscar
you'll ever get close to's last name is Mayer,
- and it comes in a wienermobile! - You piece of
what the hell is going on here?
I'll tell you what's going on!
The next time I ask you to do something,
either do exactly what I asked you, or you're fired!
Your lordship.
That's what she said!
- It's from his show. - I never watched it.
Okay, I'm here.
What are we doing on this floor?
This is the criminal floor.
I thought this was about my divorce.
This... Is about this.
I-I swear t-there's an explanation
there always is with you.
Ted, I have no memory of this photo being taken.
- It must have been doctored. - "Doctored"?
You want me to go to a jury with "it was doctored"?
It's Stuart, which means the article has dropped.
Stuart.
I can tell from your voice you know what this is about.
That photo proves nothing.
It's more than a picture, Ted.
The headline reads "he knew."
It's time to renegotiate.
Have your client here in an hour.
I'm no lawyer, but you better think of something
your wife wants more than money.
There's nothing more that she wants.
- All she wants is money. - If that's what you think,
then you were not listening this afternoon.
What are you doing here, Erica?
You were obviously upset earlier.
I just wanted to come and make sure everything was okay.
Well, I don't know if you're gonna think it's okay or not,
but, frankly, I don't care.
I'm taking a lead dramatic role in an off-Broadway play.
Is this because of patton oswalt?
Yeah, that pompous little son of a bitch
he told me that I don't have the talent.
Well, I'm gonna show him, and I'm gonna show you,
because if all you see is Kevin Malone,
then you don't know a goddamn thing.
Good.
"Good"?
What? Good how?
Brian, you wanted to talk to Tom Hanks
so you could hear how he did it,
but what you needed was for someone
to insist you couldn't do it so you could fight for it.
Wait, so you told patton to start that whole thing with me?
I did, and he agreed,
because he believes in you, and so do I.
Wow. Thank you, Erica.
Thank you so much.
Okay.
You want to know if I can still book you comedic roles
if this doesn't work out, don't you?
I do.
Well, we'll bake that cookie when it's time.
How did you know this was all gonna work?
Because people have been telling me
I don't have what it takes my whole life.
I bet they don't say that anymore.
You bet your sweet ass they don't.
No, they don't!
Come on, let's play.
You're gonna... you're gonna shoot some hoops with me.
- That is my request. - Okay, just one
just one hoop.
Okay, let's get to it.
What's it gonna take to get this signed?
I'm not here to renegotiate.
I'm here to say that I won't be standing
- by that monster at trial. - What?
I swear, this is news to me.
"The Stuart Lane story."
I didn't tell him that I'm not gonna pretend
- that Lester didn't kill Simon. - How can you think that?
How can anyone that saw this think anything else?
You killed him. You knew, and you killed him.
Hold on.
I knew there was a reason why I had no memory of this.
Look at my left hand.
Who cares about your left hand?
What does that have to do with anything?
Lester's blind as a bat.
Without his contacts, he can't see a thing.
My eyes were bothering me that night... I wore my glasses.
He's holding his glasses in his left hand.
He couldn't have seen Valerie and Simon.
No. No, he couldn't have.
But this whole thing, I just... I'm sorry.
Lester, I can't watch your trial.
Give it to her anyway.
Lester... We've already lost.
Look what she thought I was capable of.
Val, I'm sorry.
I took you for granted.
And if you don't love me anymore, I can accept that.
But unlike me, Ted heard you this afternoon,
and now I do, too.
I've always believed in your talent,
but like you said, I'm a jealous man.
I didn't want to share you with the world.
You deserve better.
So I got you a role, a great role,
just like you always wanted.
Stand by me or don't,
but please know I didn't do this.
Okay.
I'll stand by you.
I think I'm starting to like your boy.
Thank you, Ted.
You may have just saved my marriage and my freedom
at the same time.
It's what I do, Lester.
It's what I do.
I don't tell you often enough I love you.
You tell me every day.
It's still not often enough.
What's this all about?
It's Valerie and Lester Thompson.
- Stuart... We're not them. - I know.
It's just...
There's a reason I don't do divorce cases.
It's... A lot.
That's not the only case that's a lot for you right now.
Helen.
Stuart, look, I know it's not your favorite
when I put my therapist hat on, but...
Do you think it's possible that you're misplacing some sadness
over what happened with Ted?
I take it back. I tell you I love you plenty.
Look, I know Ted demeaning criminal defense
took a toll on you over the years.
And on the business side,
I fully support you cutting ties with him.
But there's a personal side, too,
I mean, with what he's going through
and you handling his father's
I know what you're gonna say, that we're his only family,
- but he's gonna be fine. - I-I wasn't going to say that.
I was gonna ask what it's doing to you.
But that your mind went to him...
Maybe that means you're worried he won't be fine.
What has you calling me this time of night?
Ted.
I just found out his father died.
When?
When everything else was happening.
Rosalyn mentioned something was going on with him,
but his own father?
- He didn't even take a day. - I know.
Hey, if you want, I could come over.
First of all, no.
Second, you're feeling guilty about leaving him, aren't you?
That's... Actually very insightful.
When did you start knowing people
better than they know themselves?
You like that? Check this out.
I used your whole
"knowing what the client really needs" thing today.
- How did it feel? - Pretty damn good.
Look at you, growing and learning from me.
I learned a little from you,
but I have to give some credit to Ted.
Let me guess... he gave you
the "learn from your mistakes" line.
- He gave that to you, too? - Yep.
He called you Kobe, too, didn't he?
- What? - Never mind.
- Good night, Ricky. - Don't call me that.
You know I hate it when you call me that.
No, you don't.
Good night, Erica.
Good night, Ricky.
I said I don't like it when you
got to go. Getting another call. Bye.
Well, if it isn't Leah power.
Why are you using my last name?
This doesn't bode well.
I am using your last name because I'm in a silly mood.
Okay, thank god.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Wait, we didn't get to why I called you
- in the first place. - Am I in trouble?
You're in the opposite of trouble.
- We're going to Cancun? - Girl, you
you think the opposite of trouble is going to Cancun?
I-I-I get nervous when I'm not in trouble.
Leah, I called you to tell you how impressed I've been.
You jumped in there with Brian's file.
You came up with patton oswalt
and walked him through why he needed to crush Brian's dream.
You killed it today.
I didn't want to let the day end without telling you.
I'm really glad we decided to take a chance on each other.
So no Cancun?
No. No Cancun.
Thanks, Erica.
Have a good night, Leah.
What?
Ted black's office.
Rosalyn, it's Stuart. Please don't hang up.
I need a favor.
My days of doing you favors are over.
It's for Ted.
Like you dropping that bomb on my desk was for Ted?
I tried to tell him, but he wouldn't listen.
What was I supposed to do?
How about not betray him or cut him out of the merger
or be a terrible friend?
Okay, if you don't want to tell him what I have to say,
you don't have to, but, rosalyn...
If you hang up on me, you're going to regret it.
What is it?
What's this all about?
I don't know that guy.
That is my father,
the lawyer that your boss paid to offer me a job.
Now, at a certain point,
you may be tempted to use that information,
so let me explain how that's gonna go for you.
I will cut you loose.
I will make my case another way.
And as sure as you're standing here,
you'll be dead in a day.
So take the offer on the table or leave it.
You got five minutes.
What's going on?
What the hell am I doing here?
I figured you should get used to this.
I know why you offered me that job.
Pellegrini wanted me out of the justice department
so that I would stop coming after him.
I didn't break a single law.
You took money to obstruct a federal investigation.
I offered my son a job that I wanted him to have,
and no one can prove anything different.
Did you think for one second what would happen to me
if any of this ever came out?
Of course you didn't.
So, if you want to call me your son,
start acting like a father!
How dare you talk to me that way?
You respect your family!
You want to talk about family?
My friend just offered to risk his career
to get me out of a jam that you put me in.
"Friend"? What friend?
Stuart Lane.
And he is more family to me than you will ever be.
You're off the hook.
Jimmy... Is gonna take the deal as is.
- How'd you know he'd cave? - He's exactly like my father.
All he cares about is himself.
- Well... I have to thank you. - For what?
For making me realize
I want to be a criminal defense attorney.
- No, Stuart... - I know how you feel about it.
But this is the most I've enjoyed being a lawyer
since we went at it at the mock trial.
Like, criminal law is what I was meant to do.
So be a prosecutor.
- Come on. - I'll make a call.
Come on, we both know I like money way too much.
And I'm gonna need it
because Helen and I are gonna start a family.
- You're getting married? - If you'll be my best man.
So, if I say no, you're not getting married?
Damn, I didn't think this through.
I'd be honored. I would be honored.
- Hey! - Yes!
- Congratulations. - Thank you, brother.
Thank you.
Speaking of relationships, where's Samantha?
Hey! Speak of the devil. Hey.
- Stuart, I missed you. - Dude.
I missed you. Get in here.
Hey.
Aw. He really likes you.
Okay. All right.
- Group hug. - Get in here, Eddie.
Rosalyn, it's late. Is everything all right?
I'm fine, but I have some news.
Your father is being buried tomorrow morning...
Next to your brother.
I think you should go.
Stuart put you up to this, didn't he?
He did, but that's not why I'm doing it.
Well, if he calls again,
you tell Stuart I let the man die alone.
He can be buried alone.
Who is gonna be buried alone?
Who died, Teddy? Was it someone you know?
It was dad, Eddie.
Dad died.
I don't understand. Why would he be buried alone?
Eddie, it's... I don't care about what he did.
He's our dad.
Teddy, without him, I w-wouldn't have you.
I-I l-love him, and I want to say goodbye.
Aaron. Aaron!