1 00:00:06,615 --> 00:00:08,747 Previously on "Pearson..." 2 00:00:09,150 --> 00:00:11,737 Is that when you get off? Delilah's has a killer whiskey. 3 00:00:11,761 --> 00:00:13,478 Uh, thanks, I'm flattered, but I... 4 00:00:13,502 --> 00:00:14,871 You're seeing someone. I get it. 5 00:00:14,895 --> 00:00:17,308 All I could think about was the married man 6 00:00:17,332 --> 00:00:18,701 that I am having an affair with. 7 00:00:18,725 --> 00:00:20,703 I am so much better than this, Bobby. 8 00:00:20,727 --> 00:00:22,182 Keri, Stephanie had a relapse. 9 00:00:22,206 --> 00:00:24,837 I have a problem with boundaries, so I'll shut up. 10 00:00:24,861 --> 00:00:28,537 Are you for real? Don't ever stop speaking your mind. 11 00:00:28,561 --> 00:00:31,061 Why don't you tell me how you're gonna take your wife 12 00:00:31,085 --> 00:00:32,715 to a hospital in another state? 13 00:00:32,739 --> 00:00:35,935 Please don't suddenly make me a priority because I'm sick. 14 00:00:35,959 --> 00:00:38,837 I'm making you a priority because you're my wife. 15 00:00:38,861 --> 00:00:40,017 I'm going with you. 16 00:00:40,041 --> 00:00:42,246 I've arranged for Nick D'Amato to be my driver. 17 00:00:42,270 --> 00:00:43,726 Are you out of your mind? 18 00:00:43,750 --> 00:00:45,292 Jeff, I need to get close to him. 19 00:00:45,316 --> 00:00:47,425 - I need to find out if he's... - What, 20 00:00:47,449 --> 00:00:48,861 a murderer? 21 00:00:48,885 --> 00:00:50,689 I didn't mean to put you on the spot yesterday. 22 00:00:50,713 --> 00:00:52,474 - Don't worry about it. - Luke. 23 00:00:52,498 --> 00:00:55,152 - Keri. - Nice to meet you, Keri. 24 00:01:08,949 --> 00:01:11,318 Please tell me that's not your lunch. 25 00:01:11,342 --> 00:01:12,842 "Lunch," what's that? 26 00:01:12,866 --> 00:01:15,061 Just so you know, Polish place on the corner 27 00:01:15,085 --> 00:01:17,107 of Washington is fast and they have homemade pierogis. 28 00:01:17,131 --> 00:01:18,674 Oh, that's good to know. 29 00:01:18,698 --> 00:01:20,806 I got a settlement conference in a half an hour, though. 30 00:01:24,138 --> 00:01:26,203 City attorney's office. 31 00:01:26,227 --> 00:01:27,465 Hmm? 32 00:01:27,489 --> 00:01:29,119 You're the hotshot who went after U.S. Steel. 33 00:01:29,143 --> 00:01:30,599 I thought you looked familiar. 34 00:01:30,623 --> 00:01:32,427 There were a lot of us on that case. 35 00:01:32,451 --> 00:01:34,516 You're being modest. What's your name again? 36 00:01:34,540 --> 00:01:36,621 - Keri. - Hi. 37 00:01:36,645 --> 00:01:38,302 Bobby. 38 00:01:38,326 --> 00:01:39,738 Novak. 39 00:01:41,982 --> 00:01:43,525 What? 40 00:01:43,549 --> 00:01:45,614 You can cut the whole casual run-in, Alderman. 41 00:01:45,638 --> 00:01:47,616 We've been in the elevator at least ten times. 42 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,885 - We have? - You know we have. 43 00:01:50,469 --> 00:01:51,927 So you do know who I am. 44 00:01:51,951 --> 00:01:54,139 Yes, and I also know that you're married. 45 00:01:54,603 --> 00:01:56,538 Not that you asked, 46 00:01:56,562 --> 00:01:58,627 but I'm separated. 47 00:01:58,651 --> 00:02:00,280 I didn't ask, and if I had a nickel 48 00:02:00,304 --> 00:02:01,499 for every time I heard that... 49 00:02:01,523 --> 00:02:03,327 You'd have nearly a dollar. I get it. 50 00:02:03,351 --> 00:02:05,024 In this case, it's true. 51 00:02:05,048 --> 00:02:07,244 Says the man who promised to support the last budget 52 00:02:07,268 --> 00:02:08,416 and then went back on it. 53 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,813 So you're not only looking to see if I'm wearing a ring, 54 00:02:10,837 --> 00:02:13,642 you're studying me at city council meetings? 55 00:02:13,666 --> 00:02:15,948 I'm starting to think you came here to run into me. 56 00:02:15,972 --> 00:02:17,646 You know, instead of spending your lunch hour 57 00:02:17,670 --> 00:02:19,648 charming city employees, maybe you should be working 58 00:02:19,672 --> 00:02:20,997 for the people who put you in office. 59 00:02:21,021 --> 00:02:22,651 You don't know what I do all day. 60 00:02:22,675 --> 00:02:24,174 I know what I see, 61 00:02:24,198 --> 00:02:27,177 and your good looks are only gonna get you so far. 62 00:02:36,471 --> 00:02:38,829 - I hope you don't mind. - No, no, it's fine. 63 00:02:38,853 --> 00:02:40,310 Um... 64 00:02:42,564 --> 00:02:43,715 Listen, I don't mean to be rude, 65 00:02:43,739 --> 00:02:45,369 but, uh, you gotta go. 66 00:02:45,393 --> 00:02:46,675 Oh, shit. 67 00:02:46,699 --> 00:02:48,807 - Love 'em and leave 'em. - No, it's not that. 68 00:02:48,831 --> 00:02:50,679 I... I have an early meeting. 69 00:02:50,703 --> 00:02:52,573 Don't worry, I totally get it. 70 00:02:52,966 --> 00:02:55,118 Hey, if you want, 71 00:02:55,142 --> 00:02:57,869 I was thinking maybe we can go away this weekend. 72 00:03:01,017 --> 00:03:02,995 Kidding. 73 00:03:04,630 --> 00:03:07,086 Your face, though. Wow. 74 00:03:07,110 --> 00:03:10,220 Um, seriously, though, call you? 75 00:03:10,244 --> 00:03:11,482 Yeah, yeah, definitely call. 76 00:03:11,506 --> 00:03:13,552 - All right. - Okay. 77 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,239 - Are you Keri Allen? - Yeah. 78 00:03:29,263 --> 00:03:31,241 This is for you. 79 00:03:42,102 --> 00:03:44,080 Fuck. 80 00:03:47,977 --> 00:03:49,476 There you are. 81 00:03:49,500 --> 00:03:51,174 I thought maybe you changed your mind about our deal. 82 00:03:51,198 --> 00:03:52,523 Sorry. I asked him. 83 00:03:52,547 --> 00:03:54,177 He's a bear without his coffee and doughnut 84 00:03:54,201 --> 00:03:55,178 first thing back. 85 00:03:55,202 --> 00:03:56,875 Well, I'll forgive you this time 86 00:03:56,899 --> 00:03:58,268 as long as I get a cruller out of it. 87 00:03:58,292 --> 00:04:00,618 And welcome back, by the way. How was your trip? 88 00:04:00,642 --> 00:04:02,533 I'd like you to start digging in 89 00:04:02,557 --> 00:04:04,448 to some longer-term projects for me. 90 00:04:04,472 --> 00:04:07,669 Technology, manufacturing, 91 00:04:07,693 --> 00:04:09,566 Ickaris's second headquarters. 92 00:04:10,478 --> 00:04:11,716 You sure you want that headache? 93 00:04:11,740 --> 00:04:13,792 If that headache comes with 1/2 billion in construction, 94 00:04:13,816 --> 00:04:14,839 I'll take it. 95 00:04:14,863 --> 00:04:16,242 What I should have asked is, 96 00:04:16,266 --> 00:04:17,983 do you need another headache right now? 97 00:04:18,007 --> 00:04:20,202 Is there something you want to say, Ms. Pearson? 98 00:04:21,663 --> 00:04:23,580 I know why you were out of town. 99 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:26,644 And if there's anything I can do to help... 100 00:04:26,668 --> 00:04:28,037 I just told you what you can do to help. 101 00:04:28,061 --> 00:04:30,213 I know, but if you want someone to talk to, 102 00:04:30,237 --> 00:04:31,823 I understand what you're going through. 103 00:04:31,847 --> 00:04:33,085 I doubt that's true. 104 00:04:33,548 --> 00:04:35,697 Just get the ball rolling on those, please. 105 00:04:44,164 --> 00:04:45,485 Keri. 106 00:04:45,509 --> 00:04:47,709 If I knew you were waiting, I'd have brought you a doughnut. 107 00:04:49,125 --> 00:04:51,408 - I need a favor. - What kind of favor, Keri? 108 00:04:51,432 --> 00:04:53,671 It's a wrongful termination suit against the city. 109 00:04:53,695 --> 00:04:55,804 Okay, but isn't that what you do, 110 00:04:55,828 --> 00:04:57,588 defend the city against lawsuits? 111 00:04:57,612 --> 00:04:59,024 Normally, yes, but the man suing 112 00:04:59,048 --> 00:05:01,810 is my former boss, and I'm a named defendant. 113 00:05:01,834 --> 00:05:03,337 I don't mind helping you, Keri, 114 00:05:03,361 --> 00:05:06,466 but the mayor has already given me my marching orders, 115 00:05:06,490 --> 00:05:09,905 and, as you are so fond of reminding me, 116 00:05:09,929 --> 00:05:11,272 I'm no longer a lawyer. 117 00:05:11,296 --> 00:05:12,539 I don't need a lawyer. 118 00:05:12,563 --> 00:05:14,779 I don't want it litigated. I want it to go away. 119 00:05:14,803 --> 00:05:16,085 Isn't that what you do? 120 00:05:16,109 --> 00:05:18,130 In my experience, when someone wants something 121 00:05:18,154 --> 00:05:21,830 to go away, it tells me one of two things: 122 00:05:21,854 --> 00:05:24,093 either they're afraid of the outcome, 123 00:05:24,117 --> 00:05:27,400 or they're afraid of certain things coming out. 124 00:05:27,424 --> 00:05:28,750 Which one is it? 125 00:05:28,774 --> 00:05:30,534 Bobby is named in the suit too, 126 00:05:30,558 --> 00:05:32,536 and I'm trying to protect him. 127 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,103 The last thing he needs right now 128 00:05:34,127 --> 00:05:36,279 is to become collateral damage in a courtroom spectacle, 129 00:05:36,303 --> 00:05:38,020 given everything that's going on with him, 130 00:05:38,044 --> 00:05:40,824 and I hope that you would feel the same way. 131 00:05:42,309 --> 00:05:44,374 I'll see what I can do. 132 00:05:47,227 --> 00:05:49,553 Jessica, this stays between us. 133 00:05:49,577 --> 00:05:51,207 Of course. 134 00:05:54,800 --> 00:06:02,807 Synced & corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com 135 00:06:06,571 --> 00:06:08,647 City Hall, this is the mayor's office. 136 00:06:08,671 --> 00:06:10,020 Yoli? 137 00:06:10,903 --> 00:06:12,750 Dark roast with a splash of cream, no sugar? 138 00:06:12,774 --> 00:06:14,230 I need more than coffee. 139 00:06:14,254 --> 00:06:17,799 - I have an assignment for you. - Ooh, an assignment. 140 00:06:17,823 --> 00:06:19,104 How "Mission Impossible." 141 00:06:19,128 --> 00:06:22,455 You are aware that Chicago is on the short list 142 00:06:22,479 --> 00:06:23,892 to be the second headquarters of Ickaris. 143 00:06:23,916 --> 00:06:25,328 I might have heard something. 144 00:06:25,352 --> 00:06:26,982 The mayor's already done the dog and pony show, 145 00:06:27,006 --> 00:06:30,028 but I need someone who can sell them on the city itself, 146 00:06:30,052 --> 00:06:32,552 starting with a bird's-eye view of Lincoln Yards. 147 00:06:32,576 --> 00:06:34,467 Who's "them"? Like, the CEO? 148 00:06:34,491 --> 00:06:37,514 Blake Everett. He's one of their VPs of corporate affairs. 149 00:06:37,538 --> 00:06:41,343 Don't worry, he's 31 and has a phone for an ear. 150 00:06:41,803 --> 00:06:43,825 - Why can't you do it? - Excuse me? 151 00:06:43,849 --> 00:06:46,645 No, I mean, I don't understand why you're having me do this. 152 00:06:46,669 --> 00:06:48,351 Because it's mile one of a marathon, 153 00:06:48,375 --> 00:06:50,396 and I have something pressing I have to attend to. 154 00:06:50,420 --> 00:06:52,285 Yoli, what's going on? 155 00:06:52,309 --> 00:06:53,704 - Nothing, I just... - No, no. 156 00:06:53,728 --> 00:06:55,314 You have been chomping at the bit 157 00:06:55,338 --> 00:06:57,186 for a chance to be in the game, and I'm giving it to you. 158 00:06:57,210 --> 00:06:59,487 Well, let's just say I'm not Ickaris's number one fan. 159 00:06:59,511 --> 00:07:01,843 Oh, well, let's just say I pluck someone else out 160 00:07:01,867 --> 00:07:03,279 of Streets and Sanitation who is. 161 00:07:03,303 --> 00:07:05,194 Not like I can't put my personal issues aside 162 00:07:05,218 --> 00:07:07,631 to do this job. I'm happy to do it. 163 00:07:07,655 --> 00:07:09,764 So... 164 00:07:09,788 --> 00:07:12,624 Yoli, the file. 165 00:07:21,843 --> 00:07:23,865 Thank you. Hi, Keri Allen. 166 00:07:23,889 --> 00:07:26,389 Ms. Riculli has just gone on maternity leave, 167 00:07:26,413 --> 00:07:29,087 but I'm completely caught up to speed on your case, 168 00:07:29,111 --> 00:07:32,593 and I think that you'll find this number more than fair. 169 00:07:38,773 --> 00:07:40,229 $7,000? 170 00:07:40,253 --> 00:07:42,318 That won't begin to pay our bills. 171 00:07:42,342 --> 00:07:43,661 I'm sorry, that's the number on the table. 172 00:07:43,685 --> 00:07:45,234 Well, then you can keep it on the table. 173 00:07:45,258 --> 00:07:47,453 Ms. Aquino, I feel for you and your family, 174 00:07:47,477 --> 00:07:49,760 but passing between train cars is illegal, 175 00:07:49,784 --> 00:07:51,327 and your son is at fault, not the city. 176 00:07:51,351 --> 00:07:54,243 And the city's responsibility supersedes his violation 177 00:07:54,267 --> 00:07:55,940 if the train was not maintained. 178 00:07:55,964 --> 00:07:58,813 That's true. However, I'm sure that Ms. Riculli explained to you 179 00:07:58,837 --> 00:08:00,162 that if this went to trial, 180 00:08:00,186 --> 00:08:01,990 Safety and Inspections would dispute your claim 181 00:08:02,014 --> 00:08:03,469 and you would end up with nothing. 182 00:08:03,493 --> 00:08:04,906 I don't believe this. 183 00:08:04,930 --> 00:08:06,124 If you give me a few days, 184 00:08:06,148 --> 00:08:07,778 I could probably get this up to $10,000. 185 00:08:07,802 --> 00:08:10,912 My son is crippled, Ms. Allen. 186 00:08:10,936 --> 00:08:13,262 He'll never be normal again. 187 00:08:13,286 --> 00:08:15,917 And we've asked for those inspections. 188 00:08:15,941 --> 00:08:16,989 I don't understand. 189 00:08:17,013 --> 00:08:19,398 My office requested documentation during discovery, 190 00:08:19,422 --> 00:08:22,097 and we got nothing back from your predecessor. 191 00:08:22,121 --> 00:08:23,794 Something must have gotten lost in the shuffle. 192 00:08:23,818 --> 00:08:25,448 - That's not... - Three times? 193 00:08:25,472 --> 00:08:27,842 City Hall must be quite a mess. 194 00:08:29,955 --> 00:08:31,149 Still think you made the right choice 195 00:08:31,173 --> 00:08:32,455 coming here over big law? 196 00:08:32,479 --> 00:08:34,544 Well, I still have my soul. 197 00:08:34,568 --> 00:08:36,938 Yeah, the work is soul-sucking, 198 00:08:36,962 --> 00:08:39,114 but I hear the paychecks fill some of the void. 199 00:08:39,138 --> 00:08:40,289 Eh, who needs money 200 00:08:40,313 --> 00:08:41,943 when you have the glamor of public service? 201 00:08:41,967 --> 00:08:43,901 What can I help you with, Keri? 202 00:08:43,925 --> 00:08:45,163 And don't tell me you need more cases. 203 00:08:45,187 --> 00:08:46,948 You already do double anyone else. 204 00:08:46,972 --> 00:08:49,820 You know how you said it's our duty to overturn every rock? 205 00:08:49,844 --> 00:08:51,822 Oh, someone was listening in class. 206 00:08:51,846 --> 00:08:53,258 So I think some of the evidence 207 00:08:53,282 --> 00:08:55,478 may have gotten lost in transition on Riculli's case. 208 00:08:55,502 --> 00:08:57,001 Oh, uh, what evidence? 209 00:08:57,025 --> 00:08:59,830 The entire case hinges on annual inspections by the CTA, 210 00:08:59,854 --> 00:09:01,266 but we don't seem to have a single copy. 211 00:09:01,290 --> 00:09:02,615 I'm sure it was an honest mistake. 212 00:09:02,639 --> 00:09:04,269 I'm sure it was too, but I would like to go back 213 00:09:04,293 --> 00:09:05,531 through the case files and double-check. 214 00:09:05,555 --> 00:09:07,098 Well, all right. I'll look into it. 215 00:09:07,122 --> 00:09:08,143 You have enough to work on. 216 00:09:08,167 --> 00:09:09,579 No, I'm happy to do it myself. 217 00:09:09,603 --> 00:09:11,407 Look, Keri, the truth is, to keep things moving, 218 00:09:11,431 --> 00:09:13,278 we rely on a reciprocal relationship 219 00:09:13,302 --> 00:09:15,063 with the departments we represent. 220 00:09:15,087 --> 00:09:17,152 So in cases like these, if they don't give it to us 221 00:09:17,176 --> 00:09:18,675 we figure we don't need it. 222 00:09:18,699 --> 00:09:20,416 Does that make sense? 223 00:09:35,585 --> 00:09:37,389 Gentlemen. 224 00:09:37,413 --> 00:09:40,218 Jessica Pearson. Thank you for meeting with me. 225 00:09:40,242 --> 00:09:42,133 Keri must be getting lazy in her old age 226 00:09:42,157 --> 00:09:44,048 if she's delegating. 227 00:09:44,072 --> 00:09:47,008 I'm not here as an emissary of the law department. 228 00:09:47,032 --> 00:09:49,010 - I get my orders from the top. - Good. 229 00:09:49,034 --> 00:09:50,533 I see you've read the complaint. 230 00:09:50,557 --> 00:09:52,448 I have, and I've looked at the surrounding circumstances 231 00:09:52,472 --> 00:09:55,233 regarding your client's termination, and, to be honest, 232 00:09:55,257 --> 00:09:56,719 I don't see a case. 233 00:09:56,743 --> 00:09:58,671 If that's what you see, I'd have my eyes checked. 234 00:09:58,695 --> 00:10:00,282 My eyes are just fine. 235 00:10:00,306 --> 00:10:02,023 What I do see, Mr. Sharma, 236 00:10:02,047 --> 00:10:04,025 is a man whose career hasn't recovered 237 00:10:04,049 --> 00:10:05,628 since he left the city attorney's office. 238 00:10:05,652 --> 00:10:07,115 That's why he's suing, Ms. Pearson. 239 00:10:07,139 --> 00:10:10,205 And that's why I'm sure we can come to some kind of understanding. 240 00:10:10,229 --> 00:10:11,970 You want to pay me to go away. 241 00:10:11,994 --> 00:10:13,469 That is what you want, isn't it? 242 00:10:13,493 --> 00:10:15,079 - Not interested. - Well, maybe you should be. 243 00:10:15,103 --> 00:10:18,213 If this goes to trial, the jury will see nothing more 244 00:10:18,237 --> 00:10:21,477 than a bitter employee who waited five years to sue 245 00:10:21,501 --> 00:10:24,001 because he just got a divorce and is out of money. 246 00:10:24,025 --> 00:10:25,916 That's because the jury you're imagining 247 00:10:25,940 --> 00:10:27,030 isn't aware of all the facts. 248 00:10:27,054 --> 00:10:29,398 The facts are that your client cheated victims 249 00:10:29,422 --> 00:10:32,314 out of liability claims for years. 250 00:10:32,338 --> 00:10:34,142 He's lucky he's still a member of the bar. 251 00:10:34,166 --> 00:10:35,752 Who the hell are you to judge me? 252 00:10:35,776 --> 00:10:38,146 My actions never hurt anyone, 253 00:10:38,170 --> 00:10:39,495 and I paid the price. 254 00:10:39,519 --> 00:10:41,105 And so did I, but this isn't about what I did. 255 00:10:41,129 --> 00:10:43,020 It's about what she did. 256 00:10:43,044 --> 00:10:44,586 "She"? 257 00:10:45,525 --> 00:10:47,764 I thought you were suing the city and the current mayor. 258 00:10:47,788 --> 00:10:51,134 Oh, we are. But she knows what she did, and we'll start with her. 259 00:10:51,792 --> 00:10:54,075 Deposition's on Wednesday. 260 00:11:03,369 --> 00:11:04,406 Hey. 261 00:11:04,430 --> 00:11:06,478 I didn't miss the end of Daylight Savings Time, did I? 262 00:11:06,502 --> 00:11:07,784 No, why? 263 00:11:07,808 --> 00:11:09,481 I'm waiting for this Black Everett guy to show, 264 00:11:09,505 --> 00:11:10,830 and he's still not here. 265 00:11:10,854 --> 00:11:12,217 You're waiting for Blake Everett? 266 00:11:12,241 --> 00:11:14,660 - I'm waiting for Blake Everett. - To take him to Lincoln Yards? 267 00:11:14,684 --> 00:11:16,314 Ah, man. 268 00:11:18,471 --> 00:11:20,231 You know what this is, right? 269 00:11:20,255 --> 00:11:22,103 Millennials on parade. 270 00:11:22,127 --> 00:11:24,583 I just find it so ironic that they're sending us out 271 00:11:24,607 --> 00:11:25,758 to whitewash the city. 272 00:11:25,782 --> 00:11:27,760 Just smile and nod and sell them 273 00:11:27,784 --> 00:11:29,284 on our bike shares and beer gardens. 274 00:11:29,308 --> 00:11:30,546 Yeah, and pay no attention 275 00:11:30,570 --> 00:11:32,255 to the gentrification behind the curtain. 276 00:11:32,279 --> 00:11:34,076 You know what's so funny? I've been trying to talk the mayor 277 00:11:34,101 --> 00:11:35,115 out of this, 278 00:11:35,139 --> 00:11:36,813 and he sends me to sell them on it. 279 00:11:36,837 --> 00:11:39,294 I don't know why. You're a terrible salesman. 280 00:11:41,714 --> 00:11:42,757 Uh... 281 00:11:43,737 --> 00:11:46,040 let's do this thing. 282 00:11:46,064 --> 00:11:48,129 You always wanted to be a tour guide. 283 00:11:48,153 --> 00:11:51,132 Oh, she got jokes. 284 00:11:51,156 --> 00:11:52,263 I get it. 285 00:11:52,287 --> 00:11:53,743 He's deposing me? 286 00:11:53,767 --> 00:11:55,264 That self-important asshole. 287 00:11:55,288 --> 00:11:56,963 He didn't exactly win me over either. 288 00:11:56,987 --> 00:11:58,182 Yeah, he's just trying to find something 289 00:11:58,206 --> 00:12:00,010 to distract from his meaningless life. 290 00:12:00,034 --> 00:12:01,794 Well, he seems to think you had something to do 291 00:12:01,818 --> 00:12:02,854 with why it's meaningless. 292 00:12:02,878 --> 00:12:04,942 Damn it, I asked you to make this go away. 293 00:12:04,966 --> 00:12:06,376 And I will. 294 00:12:06,693 --> 00:12:09,628 But before I do, I need a straight answer from you, Keri. 295 00:12:09,652 --> 00:12:12,457 Is there any reason this man thinks he can invalidate 296 00:12:12,481 --> 00:12:14,068 the circumstances of his firing? 297 00:12:14,092 --> 00:12:16,113 - No. - There was demonstrable proof? 298 00:12:16,137 --> 00:12:18,333 It wasn't just circumstantial evidence? 299 00:12:18,357 --> 00:12:20,987 Yes, there were clear grounds for his dismissal. 300 00:12:21,011 --> 00:12:23,729 - He had to go. - Okay, then it's personal. 301 00:12:23,753 --> 00:12:25,253 As long as Sharma has as it out for you, 302 00:12:25,277 --> 00:12:27,670 you still have to prepare for the deposition. 303 00:12:27,694 --> 00:12:29,866 Great. I came to you because I didn't want to bring in 304 00:12:29,890 --> 00:12:31,998 outside council, and now I don't have a choice, do I? 305 00:12:32,022 --> 00:12:33,870 Well, at least let me help you prepare. 306 00:12:33,894 --> 00:12:35,698 - I don't think so. - Listen to me, Keri. 307 00:12:35,722 --> 00:12:37,482 I've done a million depositions. 308 00:12:37,506 --> 00:12:39,397 No one can prepare you better than me. 309 00:12:39,421 --> 00:12:41,051 You go in there with outside council 310 00:12:41,075 --> 00:12:43,401 without me exploring every option, 311 00:12:43,425 --> 00:12:46,143 whatever it is you're trying to keep from getting out 312 00:12:46,167 --> 00:12:47,405 will get out. 313 00:12:47,429 --> 00:12:49,015 That man has it out for you. 314 00:12:49,039 --> 00:12:52,149 Your instincts were to come to me for help. 315 00:12:52,173 --> 00:12:55,350 Trust your instincts. Let me help you. 316 00:13:11,061 --> 00:13:13,083 I didn't know that chain to your desk was this long. 317 00:13:13,107 --> 00:13:14,986 Just needed a change of scenery. 318 00:13:16,066 --> 00:13:17,870 At the very place I recommended. 319 00:13:18,198 --> 00:13:19,394 I won't read too much into it. 320 00:13:19,418 --> 00:13:20,743 I'm not here to see you, 321 00:13:20,767 --> 00:13:22,440 if that's what you're wondering. 322 00:13:22,911 --> 00:13:24,312 Pierogi? 323 00:13:24,336 --> 00:13:25,573 It's mushroom. 324 00:13:34,346 --> 00:13:35,932 What's wrong? 325 00:13:35,956 --> 00:13:37,716 Nothing. It's just work stuff. 326 00:13:37,740 --> 00:13:38,935 Doesn't seem like nothing. 327 00:13:38,959 --> 00:13:40,197 I don't know that it would be appropriate 328 00:13:40,221 --> 00:13:41,554 given your position. 329 00:13:43,264 --> 00:13:45,550 That's okay. You don't have to tell me. 330 00:13:45,574 --> 00:13:46,769 You wanna get something to go, or... 331 00:13:46,793 --> 00:13:48,519 The city attorney's burying evidence. 332 00:13:50,013 --> 00:13:51,600 That's a hell of an allegation. 333 00:13:51,624 --> 00:13:54,124 There was something missing from a case I'm working on, 334 00:13:54,148 --> 00:13:56,387 so I went back through all the liability cases 335 00:13:56,411 --> 00:13:57,910 under Sharma's tenure. 336 00:13:57,934 --> 00:14:00,043 Every one of them settled for way less than expected, 337 00:14:00,067 --> 00:14:02,785 and there's evidence missing from every single one. 338 00:14:02,809 --> 00:14:04,722 It's a pattern. I see it. I know it. 339 00:14:04,746 --> 00:14:05,896 Talk to him about it? 340 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:07,589 I did, and he didn't seem bothered at all, 341 00:14:07,613 --> 00:14:09,618 like it was just standard operating procedure. 342 00:14:09,642 --> 00:14:12,165 - Jesus. - This man is my mentor. 343 00:14:12,189 --> 00:14:13,665 He's the best professor I had. 344 00:14:13,689 --> 00:14:15,319 He hired me right out of law school. 345 00:14:15,343 --> 00:14:16,581 I owe him everything. 346 00:14:16,605 --> 00:14:18,800 That complicates things, doesn't it? 347 00:14:19,695 --> 00:14:21,177 What do I do? 348 00:14:22,829 --> 00:14:25,181 I thought you didn't come here to see me. 349 00:14:25,745 --> 00:14:27,089 Please. 350 00:14:30,663 --> 00:14:32,249 Look, you can do what your gut is telling you 351 00:14:32,273 --> 00:14:35,426 and expose him, but from what I've seen, 352 00:14:35,450 --> 00:14:38,299 whistleblowers rarely get rewarded. 353 00:14:38,323 --> 00:14:40,301 Are you saying that to me as a politician? 354 00:14:40,325 --> 00:14:42,955 No, I'm saying that as someone who doesn't want 355 00:14:42,979 --> 00:14:44,733 to see you forced out of City Hall. 356 00:14:51,544 --> 00:14:53,966 Mr. Alderman, come here. Take a look. 357 00:14:53,990 --> 00:14:55,838 You don't have to keep bringing me up here. 358 00:14:55,862 --> 00:14:58,754 I get it. Your building is very big and impressive. 359 00:14:58,778 --> 00:15:00,321 I wanted to tell you this in person, 360 00:15:00,345 --> 00:15:01,844 see your reaction. 361 00:15:01,868 --> 00:15:03,759 We're gonna make you mayor. 362 00:15:03,783 --> 00:15:05,326 I... I know, that's the idea. 363 00:15:05,350 --> 00:15:07,765 No, no, buddy. It's not an idea. 364 00:15:08,221 --> 00:15:09,684 We're doing it now. 365 00:15:10,659 --> 00:15:11,810 What are you talking about? 366 00:15:11,834 --> 00:15:15,292 ADA Mills is dropping out, poor bastard. 367 00:15:15,316 --> 00:15:17,642 It's something about him diddling a paralegal 368 00:15:17,666 --> 00:15:18,861 a few years back. 369 00:15:18,885 --> 00:15:20,341 Christ. 370 00:15:20,365 --> 00:15:22,473 One mistake, your entire political career is over. 371 00:15:22,497 --> 00:15:24,866 And someone else's gets started. 372 00:15:25,370 --> 00:15:26,782 I had a consulting firm 373 00:15:26,806 --> 00:15:28,174 look into your strengths and weaknesses. 374 00:15:28,198 --> 00:15:30,786 They even drafted up a platform. 375 00:15:30,810 --> 00:15:34,000 You are for jobs and against gangs. 376 00:15:39,209 --> 00:15:41,144 - What is this, a joke? - No, not to me. 377 00:15:41,168 --> 00:15:43,009 I paid 20 grand for this. 378 00:15:43,910 --> 00:15:45,757 Yeah, well, then you wasted your money. 379 00:15:45,781 --> 00:15:48,282 Bobby, what... what are you talking about? 380 00:15:48,306 --> 00:15:49,372 Pat, listen to me. 381 00:15:49,396 --> 00:15:50,893 I know we've been talking about this for a long time 382 00:15:50,917 --> 00:15:53,678 and I agreed to play the long game 383 00:15:53,702 --> 00:15:55,071 and do your bidding on city council 384 00:15:55,095 --> 00:15:57,769 but the more I'm inside, 385 00:15:57,793 --> 00:15:59,776 the more this shit gets to me. 386 00:16:00,622 --> 00:16:02,278 I wanna make a mark. 387 00:16:05,690 --> 00:16:06,952 You are good! 388 00:16:06,976 --> 00:16:08,519 Well, you save that for the campaign... 389 00:16:08,543 --> 00:16:10,129 I'm not fucking around. 390 00:16:10,153 --> 00:16:12,393 This city's got a reputation for a reason, 391 00:16:12,417 --> 00:16:13,498 and I'm sick of it. 392 00:16:13,896 --> 00:16:15,787 If I'm gonna do this thing, 393 00:16:15,811 --> 00:16:17,835 I want to be a new kind of mayor. 394 00:16:18,901 --> 00:16:21,271 Did you get that out of your system? 395 00:16:21,295 --> 00:16:23,012 You ready to come back to planet Earth now? 396 00:16:23,036 --> 00:16:26,058 No, I've spent a lot of time and energy 397 00:16:26,082 --> 00:16:28,409 rounding up money for you, okay? 398 00:16:28,433 --> 00:16:30,454 A lot of rich people are gonna get behind you 399 00:16:30,478 --> 00:16:32,238 because I asked them to. 400 00:16:32,262 --> 00:16:34,240 You wanna be a new kind of mayor? 401 00:16:34,264 --> 00:16:37,896 You won't be any kind of mayor if you don't win. 402 00:16:39,444 --> 00:16:41,192 Trust me, Bobby. 403 00:16:42,098 --> 00:16:44,076 Trust me and go along for the ride, 404 00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:46,688 and all this can be yours. 405 00:16:54,372 --> 00:16:57,089 Like the mayor said, this whole area across there 406 00:16:57,113 --> 00:16:58,787 is open for development. 407 00:16:58,811 --> 00:17:00,266 It's an amazing space. 408 00:17:00,290 --> 00:17:02,486 There's the museums, the waterfront, 409 00:17:02,510 --> 00:17:03,966 Wrigleyville, Boystown. 410 00:17:03,990 --> 00:17:06,882 And you're less than 15 miles from both airports. 411 00:17:06,906 --> 00:17:10,625 You guys definitely have that live-work-play vibe my workforce wants. 412 00:17:11,945 --> 00:17:15,059 I didn't know "vibe" was the company's top priority. 413 00:17:15,654 --> 00:17:16,727 What's that? 414 00:17:16,985 --> 00:17:18,001 Nothing. 415 00:17:18,025 --> 00:17:19,505 I think the guy who created a start-up 416 00:17:19,529 --> 00:17:21,853 valued at $100 million knows what he's doing. 417 00:17:21,877 --> 00:17:24,116 Oh, no, I... I'm sure he does. 418 00:17:24,140 --> 00:17:26,728 It's just, you know, spending a fortune 419 00:17:26,752 --> 00:17:29,426 on a corporate playground, it just, uh... 420 00:17:29,450 --> 00:17:31,297 when you have warehouse workers on food stamps, 421 00:17:31,321 --> 00:17:33,212 kind of seems like a backwards strategy. 422 00:17:33,236 --> 00:17:35,171 You'll have to excuse Ms. Castillo. 423 00:17:35,195 --> 00:17:37,739 - She's our resident contrarian. - That's okay. 424 00:17:37,763 --> 00:17:39,876 She's not the first person to say it. 425 00:17:40,505 --> 00:17:43,484 But you are the first from an administration vying for our business. 426 00:17:43,508 --> 00:17:45,355 I'm not trying to call you out or anything. 427 00:17:45,379 --> 00:17:47,128 I'm just looking out for Chicago's best interests. 428 00:17:47,152 --> 00:17:48,545 - By calling me out. - Yoli... 429 00:17:48,569 --> 00:17:50,142 There's no problem here. 430 00:17:50,166 --> 00:17:51,622 You're vetting a dozen cities, 431 00:17:51,646 --> 00:17:53,494 so you would understand why we want to do the same. 432 00:17:53,518 --> 00:17:57,498 Hey, how about we go check out that vegan place 433 00:17:57,522 --> 00:17:58,890 in the Arts District? 434 00:17:58,914 --> 00:18:00,521 Sounds great. 435 00:18:02,701 --> 00:18:03,808 Fucking kidding me? 436 00:18:03,832 --> 00:18:05,157 You can't talk to that guy like that. 437 00:18:05,181 --> 00:18:06,985 - You told me to speak my mind. - What? 438 00:18:07,009 --> 00:18:08,379 Yeah, the other day. 439 00:18:08,403 --> 00:18:10,721 And weren't you speaking yours before this asshole showed up? 440 00:18:10,745 --> 00:18:13,557 That was my personal opinion. I don't make policy decisions. 441 00:18:13,581 --> 00:18:14,815 My job is to help the mayor. 442 00:18:14,839 --> 00:18:16,430 The mayor lets them build IckarisWorld here, 443 00:18:16,454 --> 00:18:17,888 you're gonna have a lot of angry voters. 444 00:18:17,912 --> 00:18:19,998 He'll have 4,000 people thanking him for a job. 445 00:18:20,022 --> 00:18:21,565 That's what he's gonna have. 446 00:18:21,589 --> 00:18:22,668 Or was. 447 00:18:23,548 --> 00:18:24,591 Fuck! 448 00:18:37,562 --> 00:18:38,582 Hey. 449 00:18:38,606 --> 00:18:40,853 Haven't seen you since you got back. 450 00:18:43,856 --> 00:18:45,459 I had a lot to catch up on. 451 00:18:45,483 --> 00:18:47,504 Yeah, I'm sure you got the headlines from Derrick. 452 00:18:47,528 --> 00:18:49,375 We had quite a day ourselves with Lloyd. 453 00:18:49,399 --> 00:18:51,239 Derrick's very good at his job. 454 00:18:51,663 --> 00:18:53,366 Headlines conveyed the story. 455 00:18:54,013 --> 00:18:55,164 Is that all? 456 00:18:55,188 --> 00:18:56,702 Something else you want to talk about? 457 00:18:58,408 --> 00:18:59,821 - How is she? - Why do you ask? 458 00:18:59,845 --> 00:19:01,692 What do you mean, "Why do I ask"? 459 00:19:01,716 --> 00:19:03,346 Because I care. 460 00:19:03,370 --> 00:19:04,695 I don't want to talk about it. 461 00:19:04,719 --> 00:19:05,914 Bobby, I'm just trying... 462 00:19:05,938 --> 00:19:07,219 I don't want to talk about it with you 463 00:19:07,243 --> 00:19:09,439 or Jessica or anyone else. 464 00:19:09,463 --> 00:19:10,745 Ah, that's why. 465 00:19:10,769 --> 00:19:12,573 You're pissed 'cause I told Jessica. 466 00:19:12,597 --> 00:19:13,998 - It wasn't your business. - You know what? 467 00:19:14,022 --> 00:19:15,898 I had to tell her 'cause you're the one that brought her in. 468 00:19:15,922 --> 00:19:17,403 You know how Stephanie feels about it. 469 00:19:17,427 --> 00:19:19,231 She can't work five feet from you 470 00:19:19,255 --> 00:19:20,319 and not know what's going on. 471 00:19:20,343 --> 00:19:21,582 What do you want to know, Keri? 472 00:19:21,606 --> 00:19:23,453 You wanna know what the doctor said? 473 00:19:23,477 --> 00:19:25,324 You wanna know what the scans showed? 474 00:19:25,348 --> 00:19:27,588 Nothing, okay? No one knows. 475 00:19:27,612 --> 00:19:31,722 Two days, a battery of tests, thousands of dollars, for what? 476 00:19:31,746 --> 00:19:33,768 All I want is answers, 477 00:19:33,792 --> 00:19:35,247 and no one has the balls to tell me 478 00:19:35,271 --> 00:19:37,815 that five years from now, I'm out of this office 479 00:19:37,839 --> 00:19:40,165 and my wife is in a wheelchair. 480 00:19:41,930 --> 00:19:43,299 That what you wanted to know? 481 00:19:43,323 --> 00:19:44,834 'Cause that's my life. 482 00:19:46,761 --> 00:19:48,212 You wanna be a part of that? 483 00:20:07,042 --> 00:20:08,629 You waiting on me or the mayor? 484 00:20:08,653 --> 00:20:10,065 I don't clock out until you do. 485 00:20:10,089 --> 00:20:11,414 That was the deal. 486 00:20:11,438 --> 00:20:13,285 Well, after this morning, I wasn't so sure. 487 00:20:13,309 --> 00:20:14,739 You were quiet. 488 00:20:15,224 --> 00:20:16,724 Just doing my job. 489 00:20:16,748 --> 00:20:20,641 And you've been doing it very quietly for a while now. 490 00:20:20,665 --> 00:20:23,121 Since you questioned whether or not I was involved 491 00:20:23,145 --> 00:20:24,383 in a murder or not, you mean? 492 00:20:24,407 --> 00:20:25,733 No, since I determined 493 00:20:25,757 --> 00:20:28,257 you absolutely had nothing to do with one. 494 00:20:28,628 --> 00:20:31,216 - I'm sorry I doubted you. - That's fine. 495 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,349 But the fact that you suspected me, 496 00:20:33,373 --> 00:20:35,177 that says plenty about what you think of me. 497 00:20:35,201 --> 00:20:36,482 I don't know what to think of you, Nick. 498 00:20:36,506 --> 00:20:38,310 But this arrangement isn't going to work 499 00:20:38,334 --> 00:20:40,931 unless you trust me enough to let your walls down. 500 00:20:41,686 --> 00:20:43,315 Don't you ever get bored of the view 501 00:20:43,339 --> 00:20:44,490 down that one-way street? 502 00:20:44,514 --> 00:20:45,786 What are you talking about? 503 00:20:45,810 --> 00:20:47,493 You expect everyone to open up for you 504 00:20:47,517 --> 00:20:48,669 but you don't give a thing in return. 505 00:20:48,693 --> 00:20:50,801 I stood there at that press conference 506 00:20:50,825 --> 00:20:53,064 and not only did I answer every question, 507 00:20:53,088 --> 00:20:55,066 I handed out my number for follow-ups. 508 00:20:55,090 --> 00:20:57,025 You didn't give them a thing you can't find on page one 509 00:20:57,049 --> 00:20:58,011 of an internet search. 510 00:20:58,035 --> 00:20:59,269 Well, what do you think I'm hiding? 511 00:20:59,293 --> 00:21:01,116 Hell, for all I know, you're some Stepford wife 512 00:21:01,140 --> 00:21:02,987 programmed to write checks and issue sound bites. 513 00:21:03,011 --> 00:21:04,859 But whatever you are, what the hell do you know 514 00:21:04,883 --> 00:21:06,164 about what the mayor's going through? 515 00:21:06,188 --> 00:21:07,296 You don't know anything about me. 516 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:08,584 Exactly. 517 00:21:08,887 --> 00:21:10,169 I don't know anything. 518 00:21:19,201 --> 00:21:20,657 So you guys own this place too? 519 00:21:20,681 --> 00:21:23,355 You don't grow like we do without taking some chances. 520 00:21:23,379 --> 00:21:25,836 So, Derrick, what's up? I got a late flight to Atlanta. 521 00:21:25,860 --> 00:21:28,012 The mayor wants to take me to the zoo 522 00:21:28,036 --> 00:21:29,187 and show me the pandas. 523 00:21:29,211 --> 00:21:30,362 About that. 524 00:21:30,386 --> 00:21:31,929 I'm sorry at how that went down. 525 00:21:31,953 --> 00:21:35,019 She does not represent the views of this administration. 526 00:21:35,043 --> 00:21:36,717 But she is a part of it, 527 00:21:36,741 --> 00:21:40,317 and we do have 18 other cities dying to make a deal. 528 00:21:40,341 --> 00:21:42,505 I know, and they're rolling out the red carpet. 529 00:21:42,529 --> 00:21:43,985 And they should. 530 00:21:44,009 --> 00:21:46,596 But you know she's not the only one saying those things. 531 00:21:46,620 --> 00:21:47,728 Is that your pitch? 532 00:21:47,752 --> 00:21:49,686 "You guys suck. Everybody knows it." 533 00:21:49,710 --> 00:21:52,733 My pitch is, "We can change the way the world sees you." 534 00:21:52,757 --> 00:21:56,084 The world sees us on the "Forbes 100" and climbing. 535 00:21:56,108 --> 00:21:58,826 For now, but look what happened to Facebook and BP. 536 00:21:58,850 --> 00:22:00,784 They were riding high, until they weren't. 537 00:22:00,808 --> 00:22:02,743 We don't have a public relations problem, Derrick. 538 00:22:02,767 --> 00:22:05,850 Right now, maybe not. But you will, and you know it. 539 00:22:07,423 --> 00:22:08,553 So what do you got? 540 00:22:08,577 --> 00:22:10,707 The mayor has a group of grassroots organizations 541 00:22:10,731 --> 00:22:13,057 that will partner with Ickaris to make this deal work for you 542 00:22:13,081 --> 00:22:14,291 and for the people of Chicago. 543 00:22:14,315 --> 00:22:15,973 I know what a corporate accountability team is. 544 00:22:15,997 --> 00:22:17,496 Then you know it can work. 545 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,039 It still seems like you guys are getting most of the benefits here. 546 00:22:20,063 --> 00:22:22,850 This is good for your brand, and you know it. 547 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:25,983 Tell you what. 548 00:22:26,007 --> 00:22:28,769 You increase the tax cuts on every concession that we make 549 00:22:28,793 --> 00:22:31,728 to the community, and we might have something here. 550 00:22:31,752 --> 00:22:33,121 If I get the mayor to sign off on that, 551 00:22:33,145 --> 00:22:34,795 you'll go public we're top three? 552 00:22:36,365 --> 00:22:39,064 Yeah, you give the word, I'll release it. 553 00:22:40,718 --> 00:22:42,521 Please state your full name for the record. 554 00:22:42,545 --> 00:22:43,784 Keri Katherine Allen. 555 00:22:43,808 --> 00:22:45,263 You are aware that you're being deposed 556 00:22:45,287 --> 00:22:47,481 in the case of Ken Sharma versus the city of Chicago? 557 00:22:47,505 --> 00:22:48,635 I am. 558 00:22:48,659 --> 00:22:50,573 Will you please establish a timeline 559 00:22:50,597 --> 00:22:52,401 for your history at City Hall? 560 00:22:52,425 --> 00:22:55,796 I was deputy city attorney in 2013 561 00:22:55,820 --> 00:22:58,146 until the incoming administration 562 00:22:58,170 --> 00:23:00,801 appointed me city attorney in 2015. 563 00:23:00,825 --> 00:23:02,759 And what was your relationship to Ken Sharma? 564 00:23:02,783 --> 00:23:04,456 It was a working relationship. 565 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:05,631 We met in law school. 566 00:23:05,655 --> 00:23:07,242 He was a mentor to me for two years 567 00:23:07,266 --> 00:23:08,809 until he was appointed city attorney, 568 00:23:08,833 --> 00:23:11,507 and then he hired me right after graduation, 569 00:23:11,531 --> 00:23:14,118 and I worked for him until his departure. 570 00:23:14,142 --> 00:23:16,294 - And how long was that? - A little under a year. 571 00:23:16,318 --> 00:23:18,296 - And how did it end? - Poorly. 572 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,050 Why is Mayor Novak named in the suit? 573 00:23:21,671 --> 00:23:24,085 That's a question for the person filing. 574 00:23:24,109 --> 00:23:25,596 Take a wild guess. 575 00:23:26,328 --> 00:23:28,413 The mayor was the one who outed 576 00:23:28,438 --> 00:23:30,656 Ken Sharma for mishandling evidence. 577 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:32,484 How did he get a hold of the information to do that? 578 00:23:32,508 --> 00:23:33,626 I gave it to him. 579 00:23:33,650 --> 00:23:35,461 And how long had you known the alderman at that time? 580 00:23:35,485 --> 00:23:36,706 I don't see how that's relevant. 581 00:23:36,730 --> 00:23:38,317 How long, Ms. Allen? 582 00:23:38,993 --> 00:23:40,492 Uh, about a week. 583 00:23:40,516 --> 00:23:42,625 So you trusted a man you barely knew a week 584 00:23:42,649 --> 00:23:44,714 with information that could cost you your job. 585 00:23:44,738 --> 00:23:46,150 I was trying to do the right thing. 586 00:23:46,174 --> 00:23:48,849 And the mayor repaid you for that information 587 00:23:48,873 --> 00:23:50,633 by making you the youngest city attorney 588 00:23:50,657 --> 00:23:51,895 in the history of Chicago. 589 00:23:51,919 --> 00:23:54,115 Is that what you mean by "the right thing"? 590 00:23:54,139 --> 00:23:56,160 That is not why I gave him the information. 591 00:23:56,184 --> 00:23:58,815 - Then why did you do it? - I just told you, I was... 592 00:23:58,839 --> 00:24:01,013 Well, if it wasn't a quid pro quo, then what was it? 593 00:24:01,037 --> 00:24:03,254 - Okay, stop it. - What was it, Ms. Allen? 594 00:24:03,278 --> 00:24:04,865 Because what it looks like is, 595 00:24:04,889 --> 00:24:07,563 you exchanged sexual favors for professional gain. 596 00:24:07,587 --> 00:24:09,306 Is that what it was? 597 00:24:21,035 --> 00:24:22,534 Tell me if I'm crazy. 598 00:24:22,558 --> 00:24:23,840 - You're crazy. - I'm serious. 599 00:24:23,864 --> 00:24:25,146 I really can't let him do what he's doing. 600 00:24:25,170 --> 00:24:27,156 - I have to say something. - Okay, take a breath. 601 00:24:27,180 --> 00:24:29,280 I'm just... I'm gonna go to the inspector general. 602 00:24:29,304 --> 00:24:30,555 - Wait a second... - It's systemic. 603 00:24:30,579 --> 00:24:32,675 Sharma knows all about it, and he's taking kickbacks. 604 00:24:32,699 --> 00:24:34,982 If you accuse him, you have to have proof. 605 00:24:35,006 --> 00:24:36,853 There is a crippled boy, and they're trying 606 00:24:36,877 --> 00:24:38,376 to cheat him out of money and justify it 607 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,248 by calling it prudent management. 608 00:24:40,272 --> 00:24:42,298 I can't let it happen. 609 00:24:42,927 --> 00:24:45,296 Okay, okay. 610 00:24:47,453 --> 00:24:49,257 You want me to talk you out of it? 611 00:24:49,281 --> 00:24:50,681 Is that why you came in here? 612 00:24:51,239 --> 00:24:52,695 I don't think so. 613 00:24:52,719 --> 00:24:56,046 I just want you to think before you do anything. 614 00:24:57,593 --> 00:24:58,570 I have. 615 00:24:58,594 --> 00:25:00,900 Are you sure you want to do this? 616 00:25:02,076 --> 00:25:03,402 I'm sure. 617 00:25:46,381 --> 00:25:48,533 Hard to leave when you look like that. 618 00:25:50,298 --> 00:25:52,952 Let me give you some extra motivation. 619 00:25:54,824 --> 00:25:56,413 Listen... 620 00:25:57,175 --> 00:25:58,474 your plan 621 00:25:58,499 --> 00:26:00,898 to go to the inspector general, it could take months 622 00:26:00,923 --> 00:26:03,200 or years, even, to show any real results. 623 00:26:03,224 --> 00:26:05,986 So what if, in that time, Sharma gets wind of what's going on? 624 00:26:06,010 --> 00:26:07,967 Your career's over. 625 00:26:10,623 --> 00:26:12,079 Let me do it. 626 00:26:12,103 --> 00:26:13,819 - How? - I'm not sure. 627 00:26:13,843 --> 00:26:14,998 I'll figure something out. 628 00:26:15,022 --> 00:26:16,953 And if it doesn't work, then your career is over. 629 00:26:16,977 --> 00:26:18,999 - It won't be, trust me. - It's too risky. 630 00:26:19,023 --> 00:26:20,478 I'm not gonna ask you to do that for me. 631 00:26:20,502 --> 00:26:21,647 I'm offering. 632 00:26:22,722 --> 00:26:24,091 It's my way of saying thank you. 633 00:26:24,115 --> 00:26:25,104 For sleeping with you? 634 00:26:25,128 --> 00:26:26,745 Why don't you just leave some cash on the dresser? 635 00:26:26,769 --> 00:26:28,617 For reminding me why I went into this work 636 00:26:28,641 --> 00:26:30,155 in the first place. 637 00:26:32,862 --> 00:26:34,797 I love being an alderman. 638 00:26:34,821 --> 00:26:37,653 I love it, and I would never want 639 00:26:37,677 --> 00:26:39,790 to think that I take it for granted, but... 640 00:26:40,435 --> 00:26:43,110 maybe because I was too young when I started. 641 00:26:43,134 --> 00:26:45,025 I've been getting lazy 642 00:26:45,049 --> 00:26:47,172 and complacent and a little numb. 643 00:26:48,617 --> 00:26:49,883 But now... 644 00:26:50,706 --> 00:26:51,894 because of you... 645 00:26:54,710 --> 00:26:56,306 I got a pulse again. 646 00:26:56,974 --> 00:26:58,299 And I'm not just talking about this. 647 00:26:58,323 --> 00:27:00,692 I'm... I'm talking about everything, 648 00:27:00,716 --> 00:27:02,187 all of me. 649 00:27:03,676 --> 00:27:05,088 You wanna think that's a line from a politician, 650 00:27:05,112 --> 00:27:06,775 you go ahead and think it, but... 651 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:08,777 it's true. 652 00:27:13,164 --> 00:27:14,867 Let me do this for you. 653 00:27:15,993 --> 00:27:17,453 I need to do this. 654 00:27:37,405 --> 00:27:40,036 Well, if you're here to give me legal advice, 655 00:27:40,060 --> 00:27:41,037 you can save it. 656 00:27:41,061 --> 00:27:42,082 I'm not. 657 00:27:42,106 --> 00:27:43,213 But I do want to talk to you 658 00:27:43,237 --> 00:27:45,022 before you bring in another lawyer. 659 00:27:48,112 --> 00:27:50,110 I'm not bringing in another lawyer. 660 00:27:52,203 --> 00:27:54,746 - What does that mean? - You're the mayor's fixer. 661 00:27:54,770 --> 00:27:56,226 - Fix it. - Keri. 662 00:27:56,250 --> 00:27:58,359 The last wrongful termination suit against the city 663 00:27:58,383 --> 00:28:00,883 settled for a million, so just find a number. 664 00:28:00,907 --> 00:28:02,189 You can't give in. 665 00:28:02,213 --> 00:28:03,712 Don't tell me what I can and cannot do. 666 00:28:03,736 --> 00:28:04,699 I'm the city attorney. 667 00:28:04,723 --> 00:28:07,063 I can make a nuisance suit go away by paying it off. 668 00:28:07,087 --> 00:28:09,761 Look, I know you're mad at me. 669 00:28:09,785 --> 00:28:10,936 I'm not mad at you. 670 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:13,425 I'm mad at myself and this man and... 671 00:28:14,094 --> 00:28:15,202 everybody but you. 672 00:28:15,226 --> 00:28:16,725 You've made that perfectly clear for me. 673 00:28:16,749 --> 00:28:18,588 Then you know that giving in isn't the way to go. 674 00:28:18,612 --> 00:28:22,339 - Pay him. - The man cheated people out of millions 675 00:28:22,363 --> 00:28:23,949 and lined his own pockets, 676 00:28:23,973 --> 00:28:25,255 unless you are lying 677 00:28:25,279 --> 00:28:26,996 and you just made it up to get his job. 678 00:28:27,020 --> 00:28:28,389 - Fuck you. - That's not an answer. 679 00:28:28,413 --> 00:28:29,564 I didn't. You know I didn't. 680 00:28:29,588 --> 00:28:31,131 And that's what the jury will hear. 681 00:28:31,155 --> 00:28:33,698 The jury's gonna hear a woman who was sleeping 682 00:28:33,722 --> 00:28:35,280 with the soon-to-be mayor... 683 00:28:35,898 --> 00:28:37,588 and still is. 684 00:28:39,554 --> 00:28:41,912 There, I said it for you. Hope you're happy. 685 00:28:42,253 --> 00:28:44,666 If this gets out, Bobby will be crushed, 686 00:28:44,690 --> 00:28:46,250 but he'll recover. 687 00:28:46,909 --> 00:28:49,192 And me? 688 00:28:49,216 --> 00:28:51,977 No matter what anybody says, I will always be the woman 689 00:28:52,001 --> 00:28:53,936 who slept her way to the top. 690 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:56,591 It's different for women, and you know that. 691 00:29:00,227 --> 00:29:01,897 I will never recover. 692 00:29:10,194 --> 00:29:12,215 Nice going, Mayor Novak. 693 00:29:12,239 --> 00:29:14,739 Can't believe you actually got him to sign off on this. 694 00:29:14,763 --> 00:29:15,946 I didn't. 695 00:29:17,026 --> 00:29:18,228 Oh. 696 00:29:18,252 --> 00:29:19,616 Shit. 697 00:29:20,073 --> 00:29:22,937 - Is he mad? - Yep, he's mad. 698 00:29:22,961 --> 00:29:24,131 He shouldn't be. 699 00:29:24,155 --> 00:29:25,431 You not only kept him in the running, 700 00:29:25,455 --> 00:29:26,912 but it says here that we're one of the favorites. 701 00:29:26,936 --> 00:29:30,103 It's my job to speak for him, not to go behind his back 702 00:29:30,127 --> 00:29:32,148 and make promises we can't deliver. 703 00:29:32,172 --> 00:29:33,497 You could have just told him that you were 704 00:29:33,521 --> 00:29:35,064 cleaning up after me, if you wanted. 705 00:29:35,088 --> 00:29:36,413 I don't throw people under the bus. 706 00:29:36,437 --> 00:29:39,199 Well, you could have, because I'm not ashamed of my beliefs. 707 00:29:39,223 --> 00:29:40,983 - Damn. - No, what? 708 00:29:41,007 --> 00:29:42,593 - I'm serious. - I know you are. 709 00:29:42,617 --> 00:29:45,023 Let me ask you something, Yoli Castillo. 710 00:29:45,047 --> 00:29:46,404 Why do you want to be here? 711 00:29:46,428 --> 00:29:47,497 What do you mean? 712 00:29:47,521 --> 00:29:49,209 Why do you want to be part of government 713 00:29:49,233 --> 00:29:51,472 when you have zero respect for how it works? 714 00:29:51,496 --> 00:29:52,908 Because it doesn't work for everyone. 715 00:29:52,932 --> 00:29:54,953 Working for everyone isn't practical 716 00:29:54,977 --> 00:29:56,172 or even possible. 717 00:29:56,196 --> 00:29:57,956 It's our job to do the most good 718 00:29:57,980 --> 00:29:59,784 for the greatest number of people. 719 00:29:59,808 --> 00:30:01,525 Wow. 720 00:30:01,549 --> 00:30:03,484 You really sold your soul, huh? 721 00:30:03,508 --> 00:30:05,050 I hope you at least got a good price for it. 722 00:30:05,074 --> 00:30:06,704 I believe in a lot of the same things you do. 723 00:30:06,728 --> 00:30:09,020 I'm just a lot smarter about trying to get them done. 724 00:30:09,044 --> 00:30:10,409 Funny, it looks like I'm standing 725 00:30:10,433 --> 00:30:12,244 in the same place you are by staying true to myself. 726 00:30:12,268 --> 00:30:14,234 Well, the next time you want to be true to yourself, 727 00:30:14,258 --> 00:30:16,279 don't take me down with you. 728 00:30:26,313 --> 00:30:28,248 I shouldn't be meeting you without my lawyer present. 729 00:30:28,272 --> 00:30:29,597 You're smarter than your lawyer. 730 00:30:29,621 --> 00:30:31,020 That's why I'm coming right to you. 731 00:30:31,044 --> 00:30:32,469 You think I can win, don't you? 732 00:30:32,493 --> 00:30:34,254 I think if you can make it look like 733 00:30:34,278 --> 00:30:36,256 your ambitious young protégé 734 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:39,172 conspired with an equally ambitious young alderman 735 00:30:39,196 --> 00:30:40,521 to take you down, 736 00:30:40,545 --> 00:30:43,437 that you might get a jury to sympathize. 737 00:30:43,461 --> 00:30:45,047 I'm glad you see it my way. 738 00:30:45,071 --> 00:30:46,918 I said sympathize, not win. 739 00:30:46,942 --> 00:30:48,572 But what you will definitely get 740 00:30:48,596 --> 00:30:50,835 is to exact your revenge on Keri and Bobby, 741 00:30:50,859 --> 00:30:53,216 which is what you really want, isn't it? 742 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,231 They destroyed my career, Ms. Pearson. 743 00:30:55,255 --> 00:30:58,060 No, you destroyed your career when you decided 744 00:30:58,084 --> 00:31:01,324 to bury evidence and cheat innocent people. 745 00:31:01,348 --> 00:31:04,109 No wonder you look like hell. Guilt'll do that. 746 00:31:04,133 --> 00:31:05,633 Look, if I had the chance to do it over, 747 00:31:05,657 --> 00:31:07,287 I might make some different choices. 748 00:31:07,311 --> 00:31:09,245 But putting $10 million into public schools 749 00:31:09,269 --> 00:31:11,508 instead of paying damages to a kid who skipped school 750 00:31:11,532 --> 00:31:13,293 to jump between train cars? 751 00:31:13,317 --> 00:31:14,903 I think that was a fair trade. 752 00:31:14,927 --> 00:31:17,427 And that sounds like a man who's still justifying his actions. 753 00:31:17,451 --> 00:31:19,037 Sounds a lot like you, doesn't it? 754 00:31:19,061 --> 00:31:20,691 Two powerful attorneys who crossed lines 755 00:31:20,715 --> 00:31:22,614 to do what they thought was right, 756 00:31:23,152 --> 00:31:25,130 only I don't have a mayor to bail me out. 757 00:31:25,154 --> 00:31:26,868 Well, that's where you're wrong, 758 00:31:27,244 --> 00:31:30,179 because your bail is set at $1 million, 759 00:31:30,203 --> 00:31:32,181 and the city's willing to pay it. 760 00:31:35,774 --> 00:31:37,713 You know, um... 761 00:31:38,342 --> 00:31:41,103 I've spent my career convincing law students like Keri 762 00:31:41,127 --> 00:31:43,279 that, uh, it wasn't the money. 763 00:31:43,303 --> 00:31:46,151 It was the privilege to serve that would drive them. 764 00:31:46,175 --> 00:31:48,502 You lost that privilege, Mr. Sharma. 765 00:31:48,526 --> 00:31:51,101 Oh, I lost a lot more than that. 766 00:31:51,398 --> 00:31:52,929 I mean, look at me. 767 00:31:54,271 --> 00:31:56,273 I gave the city 20 years, 768 00:31:57,143 --> 00:32:00,122 20 years. 769 00:32:00,146 --> 00:32:02,321 And now I'm nothing in it. 770 00:32:03,758 --> 00:32:05,449 Keep your money. 771 00:32:19,208 --> 00:32:21,491 Don't tell me, the mayor fired you 772 00:32:21,515 --> 00:32:22,971 and you're coming back to New York. 773 00:32:22,995 --> 00:32:24,407 Hardly. 774 00:32:24,431 --> 00:32:26,627 You took over and you renamed the city Pearson. 775 00:32:26,651 --> 00:32:29,630 - That's more like it. - How are you, Jessica? 776 00:32:29,654 --> 00:32:31,809 I'm just fine, thank you very much, 777 00:32:31,833 --> 00:32:32,929 but I do need a favor. 778 00:32:32,953 --> 00:32:34,417 I can be on the first plane out. 779 00:32:34,441 --> 00:32:36,332 Save your miles for Tahiti. 780 00:32:36,356 --> 00:32:38,378 You can do this from right where you are. 781 00:32:38,402 --> 00:32:41,568 Good, I wasn't about to battle airport traffic. 782 00:32:42,275 --> 00:32:44,029 What do you need? 783 00:32:53,417 --> 00:32:54,623 Oh, man. 784 00:32:55,288 --> 00:32:57,135 You should have seen the look on Sharma's face 785 00:32:57,159 --> 00:32:59,529 when I exposed his corrupt ass to the city council. 786 00:32:59,553 --> 00:33:01,270 It was beautiful. 787 00:33:01,294 --> 00:33:03,048 Now I'm ready to run. 788 00:33:03,775 --> 00:33:05,384 What's the matter, Pat? 789 00:33:06,168 --> 00:33:08,016 City attorney a friend of yours? 790 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:09,539 No. 791 00:33:09,563 --> 00:33:11,324 No, your... your big money backers 792 00:33:11,348 --> 00:33:13,587 were friends with him, and now they've all pulled out. 793 00:33:13,611 --> 00:33:15,029 - Fuck them. - "Fuck them"? 794 00:33:15,053 --> 00:33:17,068 This is our ticket to a whole new revenue stream 795 00:33:17,092 --> 00:33:19,506 now that the voters know I'm gonna clean this shit up. 796 00:33:19,530 --> 00:33:20,724 You idiot. 797 00:33:20,748 --> 00:33:22,204 And your father said you were the smart one. 798 00:33:22,228 --> 00:33:23,313 Let's leave him out of this. 799 00:33:23,337 --> 00:33:25,381 You think I'm helping you out of the goodness of my heart? 800 00:33:25,405 --> 00:33:28,166 Your old man and I, we had an arrangement. 801 00:33:28,190 --> 00:33:29,783 What the hell are you talking about? 802 00:33:33,457 --> 00:33:34,871 Tommy Diehl. 803 00:33:35,807 --> 00:33:39,656 Look what happened to Diehl made me sick, 804 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:42,093 but everybody knows he was dirty. 805 00:33:42,117 --> 00:33:43,617 And he had nothing to do with me. 806 00:33:43,641 --> 00:33:46,010 No, he had everything to do with you. 807 00:33:46,034 --> 00:33:48,404 Quid pro quo, Bobby boy. 808 00:33:48,428 --> 00:33:50,554 Quid pro quo. 809 00:33:51,344 --> 00:33:53,191 Are you saying my old man took care of Diehl? 810 00:33:53,215 --> 00:33:56,238 And in exchange, I make his son mayor. 811 00:33:56,262 --> 00:33:58,240 Jesus Christ. 812 00:34:00,005 --> 00:34:02,462 I don't want your help. I don't need it. 813 00:34:02,486 --> 00:34:03,767 You don't get a choice in this. 814 00:34:03,791 --> 00:34:05,120 The hell I don't! 815 00:34:05,144 --> 00:34:07,467 After today, I won't have any trouble raising money. 816 00:34:07,491 --> 00:34:09,077 Oh, okay, Bobby. 817 00:34:09,101 --> 00:34:11,906 All right, you... you go out and you find other backing 818 00:34:11,930 --> 00:34:14,212 'cause you're a talented, charismatic guy, 819 00:34:14,236 --> 00:34:16,301 but that's all you'll ever be. 820 00:34:16,325 --> 00:34:18,869 You're not becoming mayor if the public finds out 821 00:34:18,893 --> 00:34:20,218 that your family was involved 822 00:34:20,242 --> 00:34:22,862 in the disappearance of a union boss. 823 00:34:32,298 --> 00:34:33,841 Cheer up. 824 00:34:34,181 --> 00:34:36,321 You're gonna be an important man. 825 00:34:40,741 --> 00:34:42,481 To your campaign. 826 00:34:43,222 --> 00:34:45,722 You can start by getting rid of the girl. 827 00:34:57,309 --> 00:34:59,693 - B3 still sticking? - Hi. 828 00:34:59,717 --> 00:35:01,346 - Hi. - Yeah. 829 00:35:01,370 --> 00:35:02,542 It's all right. 830 00:35:09,248 --> 00:35:10,717 Thank you. 831 00:35:11,946 --> 00:35:15,230 Um, can we go somewhere and talk? 832 00:35:15,254 --> 00:35:17,711 Listen, you don't have to worry about stringing together 833 00:35:17,735 --> 00:35:19,713 some lame version of, "I'm a jerk 834 00:35:19,737 --> 00:35:20,931 "that slept with you once 835 00:35:20,955 --> 00:35:22,455 and I don't have time for a relationship." 836 00:35:22,479 --> 00:35:24,856 That's not what I wanted to talk to you about. 837 00:35:26,091 --> 00:35:28,069 Either way, thank you for what you did for me. 838 00:35:28,093 --> 00:35:29,244 I should be thanking you. 839 00:35:29,268 --> 00:35:31,238 It's gonna be a boon to my career. 840 00:35:31,618 --> 00:35:34,859 And it made me feel like myself for the first time in a while. 841 00:35:34,883 --> 00:35:37,426 Listen, Bobby, now that, um, Sherma's out, 842 00:35:37,450 --> 00:35:38,993 work is different for me. 843 00:35:39,017 --> 00:35:42,039 I really need people to know that I'm here on my own merits. 844 00:35:42,063 --> 00:35:44,738 And not because some alderman took an interest in you. 845 00:35:44,762 --> 00:35:46,086 Yeah. 846 00:35:47,242 --> 00:35:50,700 - Somebody say something? - No, they didn't need to. 847 00:35:52,944 --> 00:35:54,391 And that's the whole reason? 848 00:35:54,415 --> 00:35:56,271 That and the fact that you're married, 849 00:35:56,295 --> 00:35:57,838 and I don't want to be the reason 850 00:35:57,862 --> 00:35:59,100 you don't go back to your wife. 851 00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:01,226 That's not something I can deal with. 852 00:36:01,953 --> 00:36:03,974 Just so you know, 853 00:36:03,998 --> 00:36:06,586 I ever make it to that fifth floor office, 854 00:36:06,610 --> 00:36:07,813 I'm taking you with me. 855 00:36:07,837 --> 00:36:09,651 Yeah, you gonna run for mayor? 856 00:36:10,178 --> 00:36:12,019 Uh, I'm thinking about it. 857 00:36:12,964 --> 00:36:14,322 What do you think? 858 00:36:15,009 --> 00:36:16,658 Would you vote for me? 859 00:36:18,970 --> 00:36:20,453 I might. 860 00:36:20,928 --> 00:36:22,427 It's a deal then. 861 00:36:22,451 --> 00:36:25,413 Can't shortchange that meteoric rise, can we? 862 00:36:45,963 --> 00:36:47,322 It's over. 863 00:36:47,346 --> 00:36:49,585 - Hmm? - Your problem. 864 00:36:49,609 --> 00:36:50,984 It's over. 865 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:52,632 How much? 866 00:36:52,656 --> 00:36:54,821 Didn't cost the city a dime. 867 00:36:58,662 --> 00:37:00,378 You didn't cut all my ties 868 00:37:00,402 --> 00:37:03,077 when you took a knife to my career. 869 00:37:03,101 --> 00:37:05,035 I still have powerful friends in New York. 870 00:37:05,059 --> 00:37:06,820 - I made a call. - To who? 871 00:37:06,844 --> 00:37:08,169 What's gonna happen to him? 872 00:37:08,193 --> 00:37:10,998 They're lawyers, Keri, not mobsters. 873 00:37:11,022 --> 00:37:13,134 Harvey Specter is connecting him 874 00:37:13,158 --> 00:37:14,767 with some corporate firms 875 00:37:14,791 --> 00:37:16,926 in the market for a Michael Clayton. 876 00:37:18,428 --> 00:37:20,529 So that's it? He's willing to just walk away, 877 00:37:20,553 --> 00:37:23,619 - no revenge, no payout? - He didn't want the money. 878 00:37:23,643 --> 00:37:25,055 He wanted his name back. 879 00:37:25,079 --> 00:37:26,535 He wasn't gonna get that in Chicago. 880 00:37:26,559 --> 00:37:28,406 So you rewarded him with a new job 881 00:37:28,430 --> 00:37:29,843 after the shitting the bed in his old one. 882 00:37:29,867 --> 00:37:31,932 God, that's a real sweet deal. 883 00:37:31,956 --> 00:37:33,498 I did for him what Bobby did for me. 884 00:37:33,818 --> 00:37:35,675 And I can tell you from experience, 885 00:37:35,699 --> 00:37:37,459 starting over isn't easy. 886 00:37:37,947 --> 00:37:39,853 He won't be living large in exile. 887 00:37:41,879 --> 00:37:44,640 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 888 00:37:44,664 --> 00:37:46,206 And I'm sorry. 889 00:37:46,623 --> 00:37:48,731 - For what? - I never should have questioned 890 00:37:48,755 --> 00:37:50,211 how you got your job. 891 00:37:50,235 --> 00:37:53,463 The truth is, Bobby is mayor because of you. 892 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:55,882 Nobody knows it... 893 00:37:57,895 --> 00:37:59,362 and I wish they did. 894 00:38:03,074 --> 00:38:04,099 Thank you. 895 00:38:18,002 --> 00:38:20,197 What's the status of my Ickaris assignment? 896 00:38:20,221 --> 00:38:22,199 All taken care of. 897 00:38:22,223 --> 00:38:24,114 Sounds like Everett was satisfied 898 00:38:24,138 --> 00:38:25,297 with your presentation. 899 00:38:25,321 --> 00:38:27,907 He's on a plane home right now singing our praises. 900 00:38:27,931 --> 00:38:29,946 And how much ass-kissing did Derrick have to do 901 00:38:29,970 --> 00:38:31,626 to clean up your mess? 902 00:38:32,756 --> 00:38:34,472 Give me one good reason 903 00:38:34,496 --> 00:38:36,923 why I shouldn't fire you right now. 904 00:38:39,153 --> 00:38:40,301 I'm sorry. 905 00:38:40,325 --> 00:38:43,220 I'm almost never wrong about a person, Yoli. 906 00:38:43,244 --> 00:38:45,570 But maybe I was when I thought I saw something in you. 907 00:38:45,594 --> 00:38:48,269 No, you weren't. You're wrong now. 908 00:38:48,293 --> 00:38:49,662 If you're gonna correct me, 909 00:38:49,686 --> 00:38:51,620 then you'd better have a damn good explanation. 910 00:38:51,644 --> 00:38:53,709 I'm the voice this place is missing. 911 00:38:53,733 --> 00:38:56,277 I'm passionate about the things that are important, 912 00:38:56,301 --> 00:38:59,584 and I am not afraid to push on the issues that I care about. 913 00:38:59,608 --> 00:39:01,499 Isn't that what we're supposed to do here? 914 00:39:01,523 --> 00:39:04,221 Not if it costs us valuable relationships and opportunities. 915 00:39:04,245 --> 00:39:05,982 I know I can be a lot sometimes, 916 00:39:06,006 --> 00:39:08,942 but I'm not stupid. 917 00:39:08,966 --> 00:39:10,683 I can learn how to do this job, 918 00:39:10,707 --> 00:39:12,815 but you can't teach passion. 919 00:39:12,839 --> 00:39:14,252 So please... 920 00:39:15,494 --> 00:39:17,548 just give me another chance. 921 00:39:21,195 --> 00:39:23,011 One shot. 922 00:39:24,155 --> 00:39:25,638 That's it. 923 00:39:37,516 --> 00:39:38,928 Hey. 924 00:39:38,952 --> 00:39:40,974 Sorry to just drop by. 925 00:39:40,998 --> 00:39:43,280 - Hi. - Don't worry, I'm not stalking you. 926 00:39:43,304 --> 00:39:44,499 I tried calling but, uh, 927 00:39:44,523 --> 00:39:45,935 did I leave my watch at your place? 928 00:39:45,959 --> 00:39:48,155 Uh, I don't think so, 929 00:39:48,179 --> 00:39:50,070 but I can check when I get home. 930 00:39:50,094 --> 00:39:51,372 Cool. 931 00:39:52,357 --> 00:39:54,639 While I'm here... 932 00:39:54,663 --> 00:39:56,544 I don't think it's a good idea. 933 00:39:57,841 --> 00:39:59,547 Tonight or? 934 00:40:00,757 --> 00:40:03,736 You're a really nice guy, but you were right. 935 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:05,694 I am seeing someone. 936 00:40:05,718 --> 00:40:07,138 Okay. 937 00:40:08,765 --> 00:40:10,809 I'm in a relationship. 938 00:40:11,158 --> 00:40:12,870 It's okay, Keri. 939 00:40:15,554 --> 00:40:17,010 Take it easy. 940 00:40:17,034 --> 00:40:18,350 You too. 941 00:40:34,442 --> 00:40:37,085 My ex-husband had ALS. 942 00:40:37,468 --> 00:40:38,488 Sorry? 943 00:40:38,513 --> 00:40:40,013 It's why I told Bobby I understood 944 00:40:40,038 --> 00:40:41,406 what he was going through. 945 00:40:41,623 --> 00:40:43,471 It tore me apart, 946 00:40:43,495 --> 00:40:45,734 knowing that someone that I loved, 947 00:40:45,758 --> 00:40:48,650 no matter how complicated it was, was suffering. 948 00:40:48,674 --> 00:40:50,783 And even though I was so in control 949 00:40:50,807 --> 00:40:52,306 of everything all day, 950 00:40:52,330 --> 00:40:54,438 I was powerless to do anything about it. 951 00:40:54,462 --> 00:40:56,980 I had to stand by and watch, 952 00:40:58,379 --> 00:41:00,441 and I'm not very good at that. 953 00:41:01,208 --> 00:41:02,359 Why didn't you tell Bobby? 954 00:41:02,383 --> 00:41:05,580 Because the story ends with a man dying, 955 00:41:05,604 --> 00:41:08,931 and I don't think he's ready to hear that right now. 956 00:41:10,914 --> 00:41:12,979 He might appreciate a little empathy. 957 00:41:13,003 --> 00:41:15,546 But I don't really understand it. 958 00:41:15,570 --> 00:41:20,044 My ex-husband was diagnosed after we were divorced. 959 00:41:20,837 --> 00:41:23,076 I don't know how I would have handled it 960 00:41:23,100 --> 00:41:25,592 had it happened during our marriage. 961 00:41:27,408 --> 00:41:31,848 I like to think I'm a better person now, but... 962 00:41:32,239 --> 00:41:34,000 Yeah, I think you're a better person 963 00:41:34,024 --> 00:41:35,557 than even you think you are. 964 00:41:39,420 --> 00:41:41,524 I don't know why I'm telling you this. 965 00:41:42,275 --> 00:41:44,760 Maybe it's because I'm here. 966 00:41:58,657 --> 00:42:00,001 Thank you. 967 00:42:00,528 --> 00:42:03,029 I don't think I'll need a ride tonight. 968 00:42:04,532 --> 00:42:05,726 Jeff. 969 00:42:07,579 --> 00:42:09,296 Miss me? 970 00:42:09,320 --> 00:42:11,428 I can't believe you're here. 971 00:42:11,452 --> 00:42:14,344 Well, I knew you weren't gonna jump on a plane to Miami, 972 00:42:14,368 --> 00:42:16,781 so thought I would jump on a plane to come see you. 973 00:42:16,805 --> 00:42:18,348 I'm glad you did. 974 00:42:46,531 --> 00:42:48,011 - Aaron. - Aaron! 975 00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:50,752 Oy.