Matlock (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

1
Previously on Matlock
- Sorry, who are you?
- Madeline Matlock.
Like the old TV show,
which was all I heard
between 1984 and 1992.
Why do you want to work at my firm?
I need to make some money.
Let me prove that I can be useful.
Tell me how to do that.
I charge $1,200 an hour,
so clear that up with somebody
whose time you can afford.
SARAH: We just got
demoted to a third, Billy.
Big Pharma, big money.
That's where I want to be.
Because I'm bitter and broke. (CHUCKLES)
Good evening, Mrs. Kingston.
EDWIN: There she is.
MATTY: Well, you'd
been a lot less cheery
if you knew how I
talked about you at work.
Gambling, cheating,
not to mention dead.
Grammy! Was I right?
Perfect name? Fits with Matty,
reminds us of Mom.
EDWIN: I can see her clear as day,
glued to the television.
So, when do you get
to work on drug cases?
I have to build up a little trust first.
One of those three hid documents
that could have taken opioids
off the market ten years earlier.
Think of how many lives
that could have saved.
Including our daughter's.
So I'm gonna figure
out who knew what, when.
And then?
I'm gonna put them in jail.
(MATLOCK THEME PLAYING)
Morning, y'all.
Sorry to interrupt.
But I couldn't sleep last night
because I was so jazzed
about our big win.
And when I can't sleep, I bake. And eat.
Which is why there's only a
dozen of these bad boys left.
Anybody want a muffin?
(SCOFFS)
Uh, I'd love one, actually.
Uh, me, too. Actually, Matty,
have a seat.
Everything okay?
Y'all look like my husband
right before he told me
he was in love with his secretary.
And by secretary, I mean prostitute.
Butterscotch?
I don't want a butterscotch or a muffin.
I want to clear something up.
Your name is Madeline Matlock, right?
- Mm-hmm.
- JULIAN: And that's Matlock,
as in the old TV show, right?
Right.
Right. The problem is
we have a problem.
Yesterday you said
Matlock ended in 1992,
but actually it moved to
another broadcast network
in 1992, where it continued
running for three more years,
(ECHOING): which you would know
if that was really your name.
So who the hell are you?
♪
- (GASPING) Hmm.
- Huh?
Oh. (GROANS) Another anxiety dream?
I just can't believe I
made such a silly mistake.
Nobody noticed.
Oh, it was just so sloppy.
I'd rehearsed so much
in my head, and then
getting up in front of
that boardroom, I j
(SIGHS) I was flustered.
So I sped up instead of slowing down.
I just have to remember to slow down
when I get flustered.
Just do my square breathing
and no more getting emotional.
Emotions cause mistakes.
- I can't make any more mistakes.
- Madeline
Edwin, if you tell me one more time
that you don't know
if this is a good idea
and I don't have to do this
I wasn't going to say
that. I was going to say
don't make any more mistakes.
You liar.
(LAUGHS)
Okay.
Let's get this day humping.
♪
ALFIE: Excited for your first day
as an official employee
at Jacobson Moore?
I'm just trying to stay calm.
Now we have a plan,
I need to execute it.
I hope you're not doing your
homework last minute, darling.
Homework's on your desk.
Just making a list of
questions for you to ask Mrs. B.
I need to know as much
as possible about how
their computer systems work
from the inside.
Um, let's redo number three. Okay?
What led to the fall
of the Roman Empire?
Hubris. Sums up the whole thing.
Oh, and be on the lookout for a way
- to get passcodes.
- Patience.
We're nowhere near passcodes.
Right now I just have to continue
to build trust with Olympia.
If she trusts me, she's
gonna give me greater access.
If Olympia is the one
who hid the documents
for Wellbrexa saying
opioids were addictive,
she's not gonna just
hand them over to you,
no matter how much she trusts you.
No one expects anyone
to hand over anything.
And what I'm not hearing, Alfie,
is that you'll expand your answer.
I'll expand my answer if
you try for the passcodes.
(CHUCKLES)
I unilaterally reject
those terms, Your Honor,
driven as they are by
my grandson's hubris.
No shortcuts. (KISSES)
Now, I got to go
if I'm gonna grab some early face time
with Olympia and Julian.
We know Mondays they
switch off custodies,
so they arrive together,
usually arguing.
Fine. The twins did eat an entire gallon
of ice cream at midnight,
but in my defense
- they don't have smaller sizes at bodegas.
- Julian, come on.
You can't be the "stay up
late and eat ice cream" person
because then I have to be
the "don't stay up late
and eat ice cream" person.
No, you don't, actually.
Nobody needs that person.
Stop making a big deal
out of every little thing.
See? No, it's that
Oh, hold that elevator!
- Matty, morning.
- Hey.
Great timing.
Yeah. Well, I guess we're
all on the same cycle
like a couple of girls at summer camp.
(CHUCKLES)
Philosophical question, Matty.
Uh, what are your thoughts
on ice cream and childhood?
- Oh, no, you don't.
- Hmm?
No. Whatever it is,
I'm on Olympia's side
since she pays my bills.
(SCOFFS)
Well, I appreciate your honesty.
Well, that's me. Honest to a fault.
And speaking of honesty,
I cannot believe that Jacobson Moore
gives a $40 dinner allowance.
My word.
But before I pull out my lobster bib,
I was wondering, am I
allowed to spend $20 on myself
and $20 on my grandson?
Ask your boss.
Sure she'd love to get
into the nitty-gritty
- of your dinner order.
- Look at you.
You're trying to get
me in hot water again.
I know how much she charges an hour.
I'm just gonna have to find somebody
whose time I can afford.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
Office orientation goes through
Mrs. Belvin, you said?
Yes, but everyone calls me Mrs. B.
I don't particularly like it,
but that ship has sailed,
so you might as well call me that, too.
And I do not know the answer
to your dinner question,
but I will run it up the flagpole.
Do not check in with me.
I will check in with you.
Got it. Thank you.
It's my job, not a courtesy.
You said you had a few
questions. What else?
Let's see. They're mostly tech-related
'cause we didn't have
all these protocols
back when I joined the workforce.
Just send a carrier
pigeon between offices.
- Is that a question?
- No. Sorry.
I received an email
address from Jacobson Moore,
and I assume that gives me
no expectations of privacy.
- Correct.
- And if I wanted to call up an old case file
This is your first official day.
Why are you asking?
What file could you possibly need?
Mrs. Belvin, I woke up at 75 years old
without a husband or money
and a 12-year-old kid to raise.
I need this job more than
you can possibly imagine.
So I'm just trying to think ahead
'cause at my age they're not
looking for reasons to hire you.
They're looking for reasons to fire you.
You can be granted access by
your supervisor Olympia Lawrence.
And here's your office.
(GASPS)
Perfect, maintenance
delivered the additional desk.
BILLY: Hi, Matty. Welcome.
And, Sarah, it'll be fine.
We just need a better layout.
(GASPS) Wowie!
I can't believe I
have to share an office
with someone who can't
even work a standing desk.
I can definitely make it work.
And what's with the 'tude?
We worked well together,
you wanted to have a drink.
That was before this office debacle.
Wait, why is Deidre Lewis here?
She's not on the books for today.
BILLY: Deidre is the lead plaintiff
- in a huge class action lawsuit
- Billy, shh.
She is the competition.
She's right here and she's really not.
- (PHONE BUZZES)
- Hang on. A text from Olympia.
"Stop staring and get in here."
(CHUCKLES)
(WOMAN SOBS)
(CRYING) I'm sorry.
I'm guessing you wouldn't be crying
if something wasn't very wrong.
So I'm the one who's sorry.
Thank you.
Was there a development
with the class action? No.
Deidre's here with her sister Tera,
whose son is being accused of murder.
(SOBBING)
You have to understand.
Michael would never.
He-he could never do this.
Why does the prosecution
think your son's guilty?
An eyewitness saw him standing
over the body of the victim.
He must have found her like that,
he must have been so scared. I know.
And what does Michael say?
It's complicated.
My nephew's 18, but he's got
some developmental delays.
Whatever he said, I need to know.
TERA: That's just it.
He hasn't spoken since
everything happened.
He does that sometimes when he's upset.
But that doesn't mean that he's guilty.
That terrible public defender
started saying that we
should take a plea deal,
but I am not gonna
let my son plead guilty
because he did not do this.
Tera, I'm so sorry about
what you're going through.
But like I told Deidre,
this is not the type of case I take.
(SCOFFS)
Then I'll take my
class action elsewhere.
I'm sorry,
but my sister needs help.
And you were the one who
taught me about leverage.
When's Michael's next court appearance?
In three hours.
Give me the bad facts.
Victim's name is Ariana Perez,
16 years old, soccer
player, good student.
Lived with her mother Lily
and her stepfather Ron.
Not only was Michael seen
standing over Ariana's body
by an eyewitness,
he was also covered in her blood.
And there was a box of
condoms found near her body.
And apparently common knowledge
Michael had a crush on Ariana.
Hi, Michael,
I'm your new lawyer. I just want to say
it's normal to be scared.
But you have a lot of
people who care about you.
Including me.
OLYMPIA: Where was Ariana's body found?
Behind the bodega owned by the family
of Michael's best friend Charlie.
Smart kid. Going to MIT.
I can be a character witness.
Okay? I'll do anything.
You shouldn't be here if you're
on the potential witness list.
Yeah, we're just here to
see Michael, show support.
Anything else?
Okay, review the case file
with an eye towards finding
a public defender error.
Meanwhile, we need a continuance.
- Who's the judge?
- Erin Bowser.
You got to be kidding me.
Did Michigan win?
Your Honor, before we
begin, I just wanted to say
what a terrible call on Saturday.
Travesty.
I'll be honest, I'm not really
in a continuance kind of mood.
You already have a jury.
Agreed. And might I remind the court
about U.S. v. Maldonado
A seminal ruling denying a continuance
the same day of a trial.
But I'll remind Your
Honor that Maldonado
had been through five
attorneys and nine continuances,
which is clearly an abuse of process
and not what's going on here.
Now, what's going on here is
Actually, let me take
you to better days.
2005,
Michigan versus Penn State.
Michigan's coach
Lloyd Carr, I believe
well, he went crazy
in the fourth quarter
and got two seconds
added back to the clock.
Two seconds.
Fast-forward to the
final play of the game.
The Wolverines are at the ten-yard line
and there's one second left,
which sophomore quarterback
Chad Henne used to deliver a strike to
Mario Manningham in the
back of the end zone.
Judge Bowser,
just give me enough time
to run one last play.
SARAH: As long as she
gets two weeks, we'll be fine.
In Freeburg v. Martin,
Olympia hopped on mid-flight,
got a two-week continuance,
and clobbered them.
And I feel like you're
staring over my shoulder,
trying to copy my work.
I can assure you, I'm not.
Why don't we swap desks, Sarah?
And lose my eyeline to Olympia? No way.
(GROANS) This is a huge waste of time.
Agreed, so let's stop
talking about desks.
I wasn't talking about the desks.
The desks are very important.
I meant the case.
There is literally no upside.
Except, you know,
helping a kid who might be innocent.
I think, I think I hope Sarah means
because Olympia focuses on
social justice cases that make money.
BELVIN: Good to go on dinner.
You are free to order
two meals equaling $40
if you work past 7:00.
Thank y
Okay, here comes Olympia.
So,
how long until the trial, boss?
Two weeks?
Okay, we've got this.
Two days.
Two Oh, my God.
Guess we'll be ordering dinner.
You heard right, we have two
days to prepare, so please
tell me you found a procedural error.
No, and I double-checked.
And I called the precinct.
Everything checked out on their end.
If I may?
You found a procedural error?
No. Then again, I didn't look for one
because the benefit of
having all three of us is
we can look at different things.
And not compete.
So, I focused on the fact that
the eyewitness who put
Michael at the scene was 84.
And far be it from me to cast aspersions
on the elderly, but 46 feet?
I couldn't tell Cindy
Crawford from Cindy Shapiro.
She's a friend of mine from canasta.
So you're saying we should try
to discredit the old geezer?
Well, I wouldn't put it that way.
But, yes, essentially.
Go try while I sell
this up the food chain.
If it was any other junior associate,
Senior would shut this down.
Luckily, it's me. Thanks for
that Michigan info, by the way.
Only reason I got the two days.
Oh, come on, talking football to you
was pretty much the
highlight of my month.
(SIGHS) Elijah, I am being tried today.
Breathe in "November."
Exhale "the cabin."
Remind me why we're waiting
until November again?
Something about a
divorce being finalized.
(GROANS)
JULIAN: Smart of them
to leverage their class action.
You sure you didn't
suggest that strategy
because you wanted to take the case?
No. And frankly, I'm offended that
you would suggest that.
A lot of money at stake.
Guess you have to
represent the kid, huh?
Seriously?
I thought you'd be more of
a hard-ass before saying yes.
Nah, I must be getting old.
I'll give you a hard time after lunch.
Thank you, appreciate you.
(LAUGHS)
Yeah.
It's funny, most dads choose
their kids in the divorce.
And most kids haven't
done what you've done.
You need me to broker
a peace between you two?
I once got a Texas oil tycoon
and a bird-watcher to break bread.
This is nothing.
(CHUCKLES)
We're fine.
I'll see you later, Dad.
Yep.
AUTRY: Could you take your shoes off?
You wouldn't know the
filth in this city.
I'm talking dog doo-doo,
cat yah-yah, roach
residue, not to mention
- Okay, that's
- Human semen all over the place.
I know what I'm talking about.
I've been living here since the '70s.
Great.
I'm glad we got that cleared up.
Okay, look, we don't have much time.
My colleague is standing where
you allegedly saw Michael.
Allegedly? Why, because I'm old?
What? No. It's 'cause
it's 46 feet away, and
Tell him the canasta thing.
She's young. We'll give her grace.
Autry, my name is Madeline Matlock,
like the old TV show.
Oh, I loved that show.
Me, too. All those dramatic
courtroom showdowns, am I right?
(LAUGHS) Yeah.
Well, real lawyering's a
lot more boring, I'm afraid.
We check and double-check,
which is why we wanted to
know where you were standing.
But first do you mind me
asking who do you pay to clean?
Because your home is
absolutely immaculate.
Oh, this is all me.
Is that so?
Well, I guess I've lowered my standards.
Probably 'cause my husband was a slob.
And it sounds blasphemous
to say now that he's passed,
but the truth is the damn truth.
Second husband any neater?
Oh, no, I don't want a second husband.
(CHUCKLES)
Now would you mind
taking a look outside?
Can you see my colleague?
AUTRY: Sure can.
Latino male, five-ten,
give or take. Brown eyes.
Nice tush.
(LAUGHS) You naughty
SARAH: Okay, great.
So he's got 20/20 vision and
we've got nothing. Let's go.
So, can you walk us
through the chain of events
as precisely as you can?
Which I assume is very precise.
So, you told the officers
that you heard the scream.
Yeah, I ignored it at first.
But then, after 60 Minutes,
when I was taking my chicken pot pie
over to the window to cool,
that's when I saw the kid
standing over the girl,
and he was all covered with blood.
So, you cook your pot pie
during 60 Minutes?
Yeah, I put it in during the opening,
but I always take it out of
the freezer during the Family Feud
- so it can defrost.
- MATTY: Good thinking.
And how long does it take
to make once you defrost it?
Three commercial breaks.
What's happening?
Some sort of geriatric dating ritual.
So, you put the pot pie in
- when you heard the scream.
- Mm-hmm.
Three commercial breaks
later, it's cooked.
- Mm-hmm.
- And did you eat the pot pie right away?
Oh, hell no. I like it
crispy on the outside,
and I don't want to burn my tongue,
so I let it cool for one
more commercial break,
then I went over to the
window and grabbed it,
and that's when I saw the boy
standing over the girl's body,
and I called 911.
Autry, I could just hug you.
He just poked a hole in our timeline.
The commercial breaks.
Autry watches his
television programs live.
Oh, yeah. Live.
So Autry heard the scream
32 minutes before he saw
Michael standing over
the body and called 911.
But the bodega owner Jimmy called 911
four minutes before
Autry, and Jimmy said
he heard the scream
and called right away.
According to Autry, that's not true.
So why was Jimmy lying?
OLYMPIA: Public defender's
office had this case for months.
They should have caught it.
Good work, Matty.
Well, thank you.
But, uh, I want to recognize
this as a real team effort.
I mean, we all have our special skills.
People assume I'm a harmless
old lady, I-I disarm 'em,
I get 'em to open up. Sarah,
her research is top-notch.
I mean, you might not notice it, but
Are you saying that I don't
give her enough credit?
No.
Of course not.
Ugh. Let's go. Matty, stay in the car.
- What?
- Just stay here.
I'll fill you in, okay?
Okay.
(SCOFFS)
I knew this came in a mini.
Regina Lopez?
Hi, I'm Olympia Lawrence,
we met briefly at court.
Yes. Hi.
Jimmy, come here.
It's Michael's new lawyer.
Nice to officially meet you.
I'm here because I had a few
questions as I get up to speed.
Jimmy, you were the one
- who called 911, right?
- Mm-hmm.
And you said, according to my notes,
you heard the scream
and called right away?
Yep, that's correct.
Right.
So the interesting thing is that
the other witness heard
the scream 28 minutes prior.
Did you wait before
calling 911 for any reason?
No, the other witness is wrong.
Maybe. Luckily,
you have cameras, so,
easy enough to check.
Hiya, sweetheart.
Getting close to the passcodes?
Patience, remember?
Rome wasn't built in a day.
You building trust at least?
I'm not sure, to be honest.
I thought I was, but
then I stepped in it
'cause I'm also trying to navigate some
tricky office politics and
frankly, it's just exhausting.
Don't tell Grandpa I said that.
I won't.
And don't let him eat
pizza for dinner, okay?
I'll be home late.
Do you need me to say
it? Is now a good time?
(SIGHS) Yes, this is a very good time.
MWBSP.
GIRL: Alia, stop!
- We should confront him.
- No, stop.
- Ariana wouldn't want that.
- I don't care
Listen, darling, I got to go.
GIRL: Come on, let's go. Let's go.
(ARGUING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)
(CAMERA CLICKING)
(DOOR OPENS)
What is going on? Why
aren't you in the car?
I was, but then I-I saw these girls
"In the car" means "in the car."
I need you to follow instructions.
They aren't arbitrary.
- (PHONE BUZZES)
- Shoot, I need to take this.
Hello?
Don't worry, it's not you.
I mean, it-it could be her.
It's not.
Jimmy the bodega owner has
interior surveillance footage,
but he's refusing to turn
it over without a subpoena.
But I thought Jimmy
wanted to help Michael.
I have to do something
and I need the car.
Try to find a connection
between the victim and Jimmy.
Anything that'll convince a
judge to give us that subpoena.
And do not go near that bodega, Matlock.
I'm not playing.
Damn. I don't know what
you did to piss her off,
but I am not mad about it.
Okay, we should head back to
the office. You live in Queens,
right, Matty? What train should we take?
I take the bus, actually.
Oh. You must take the
train sometimes, though.
No, never. Now
You live in Queens and
you never take the subway?
I'm a creature of habit, I guess.
- That literally makes no sense.
- Sarah.
- What?
- Something is off.
Okay, fine. I don't take the subway
because I was mugged when I moved here,
and it was really scary.
Satisfied?
Is there anything else
you'd like to pick at?
- (MOUTHS)
- No, I
Mugging? Wow, that sounds traumatic.
I-I don't want to talk about it.
Cool. So we're good?
- Let's just move on.
- Okay.
I don't know if this is gonna help us,
but I noticed these
girls outside the bodega,
and so I took a few pictures, okay?
Oops, that's my thumb.
See?
That one. She seems really upset.
So she clearly knew the
victim, but I have no way
- of knowing how to find her.
- Alia DeNovera.
Sophomore at Bishop's
West, where Michael went
to high school, plays lacrosse.
How did you find that so fast?
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
SARAH: Confession: teenage
girls scare me a little.
Especially the popular ones.
You and me both, baby.
(SIGHS) Well, we got one shot.
(GLASS CRACKING)
(GRUNTS) Oh, oh, ow.
- OMG, Alia, you hit an old lady.
- Oh, ow.
ALIA: Shut up.
- Oh
- Um, are you okay?
I think I am. Oh, God, I'm so dizzy.
I can't see a thing.
Has anybody seen my glasses?
Uh, yeah. They're broken.
- Oh, no, no, no.
- I am really sorry.
You know, these things happen.
And I don't want you to be
upset for one more second,
because if you're upset,
then I'm upset, darling.
Aw, you're the sweetest.
No, you're the sweetest.
Actually, I'm investigating
what happened to Ariana Perez.
No way. I actually knew her.
No way. Do you think Michael did it?
No way.
Well, who do you think it was?
The creepy bodega owner Jimmy.
ALIA: Yeah, he was, like,
obsessed with Ariana.
That's why we call him "C.J."
- "Creepy Jimmy."
- Yeah.
Um, I think your friend has to go pee.
- (GIRLS LAUGH)
- SARAH: And then I remembered, in Ariana's texts,
a bunch of girls referred to a "C.J.,"
which we now know means "Creepy Jimmy."
Who's Creepy Jimmy?
My daughter had a stomachache
and had to be picked
up from school early.
Why is Jimmy creepy?
SARAH: In the texts, it just seemed like
high school girls being mean.
I didn't realize that "C.J." was Jimmy.
Plus he's Michael's boss.
Now, that connection is enough for
a subpoena from the on-call judge.
Let's get it, then
head back to the bodega.
Annie, can you watch Kathryn?
- No problem.
- Thanks. Matty, you stay here.
What?
That wasn't clear?
Yeah, it's clear. It's just
well, I feel like I've done
quite a bit to make you trust
me, and suddenly you don't,
and I was just wondering why,
so I could correct. (CHUCKLES)
Why I don't trust you?
Matty, I just met you last week.
Oh, see, that's some privilege
right there, as is the fact
that you think it's okay
to question my judgment.
Judgment that I have earned the
right to exercise at my discretion.
(SIGHS)
OLYMPIA: 24 hours before the crime?
All the security footage is
on there, per the subpoena?
Yeah, I downloaded it all.
Look, I wasn't hiding anything
about the murder, okay?
I just I didn't
want to hand over tapes
showing me providing alcohol to minors.
I-I could lose my license.
CHARLIE: I should never have invited
friends to hang out that night.
- It's all my fault.
- That's enough, Charlie.
JIMMY: They'll watch the videos,
they'll see I didn't do anything.
♪
His story checks out. He
was cleaning up the party,
and that's why he waited to call 911.
It also means that he
has an alibi. Damn it.
Can I talk to you?
This isn't a great time.
Also not a great time,
finding out my daughter
came home sick from school
because I saw her here.
It wasn't a big deal. You said,
- "Stop making a big deal of things."
- My dad was right there.
Oh, so this is about your
weird-ass relationship
with your dad? I'm out.
BILLY: Uh, Olympia? I think
you're gonna want to see this.
- Is that ?
- Yeah. Michael,
stealing the same brand of condoms
found near Ariana's body.
(SIGHS)
(SIGHS) Yes, that-that's Michael.
But just because he stole the condoms,
that doesn't mean that he killed her.
OLYMPIA: True,
but they're taking
the plea off the table.
He could not have done
this. You believe me, right?
OLYMPIA: Honestly,
it doesn't matter what I believe.
What matters is what I
can make the jury believe.
So I'm gonna go home and
figure out how to explain
that video to them
because the prosecution
is definitely going to lead with it.
I know it's hard,
but try to get some sleep, okay?
(CRYING SOFTLY) Wait.
Wait, wait, what does she mean it
doesn't matter if she believes him?
I need her to believe him.
How else is she gonna fight for him?
Olympia's an incredible lawyer.
She'll fight regardless.
If he had killed someone,
even if by accident,
I would know it by the way
that he would act, and this
- is not the way he would act.
- Listen,
there were things that
happened in my daughter's life
that-that I didn't know about.
Then you weren't paying attention.
But I am paying attention to my child.
I am not asleep at the wheel.
I know him.
♪
(SIGHS)
ALFIE: Redid question three.
- Wrote two whole paragraphs.
- (CHUCKLES)
Do you feel any better?
I'm fine. You should be in bed.
- I love you.
- Love you, too.
MWBSP.
- What was all that?
- Oh
A few months after Alfie
found that Reddit post
about Jacobson Moore hiding documents,
well, we took him on that trip
- to the city, remember?
- Mm-hmm.
I sat him down and I said,
"Okay, I'm gonna try
to figure this out,"
and he said
"Mom would be so proud."
And I said, "Remind me of that
when this gets really hard."
So we shortened it to "MWBSP."
It's
"Mom would be so proud."
So today was really hard?
(CRYING): Today was really hard.
EDWIN: We were paying attention.
Addicts are liars.
Ellie hid it well.
That's why we didn't
know about it for so long.
I knew.
(MURMURS)
Something was off.
I remember
must have been about six months before.
I was watching her eat cereal, and
and she'd go to take
a bite and just sort of
forget what she was doing.
- Madeline.
- I guess I'm just saying
I knew something was off months
before that first overdose.
The cereal. And she was irritable.
And I didn't say
anything all those months.
I just wrote it off as
hormones, and I just
Maybe if I'd sensed something
Madeline, we-we can't
reexamine what happened to Ellie
every time a-a case
brings up a new feeling.
(EXHALES): No, you're right.
You're right.
I just have to leave
emotion out of this.
How are you gonna do that?
Just
nice, slow, deep breaths.
I'm serious.
I'll be fine.
I'm just gonna think about the case now.
Why are you staring at me?
I'm sorry, I didn't, I didn't mean to.
So, what'd you want to show me?
I added a little detail
to your online profile.
I put your name and
face on an existing story
about a mugging in Queens.
Since you said you were mugged.
Just in case anyone checks.
Wow. That looks so real.
Yeah, if you know what you're
doing, it's not that hard.
♪
OLYMPIA: Mr. Lopez,
you let the victim and her
friends drink in the bodega.
Is that right?
Look, having teenagers is complicated.
There's not always good options, and
I don't know, they're
gonna go somewhere.
- I thought it was safer.
- Were you surprised to learn
that Ariana and her friends
referred to you as "C.J."?
Or "Creepy Jimmy"?
She was probably upset
because I told her
to stop spreading it
around that we serve minors.
So you weren't surprised
by the nickname?
No, I-I-I was, but l-look,
I-I'm surprised a lot, right?
I-I mean, seeing Michael
steal the condoms,
that was surprising.
You saw that?
I meant on the tape.
I wasn't at the register.
I had a delivery around that time,
I was loading the freezer.
I just remember seeing him
- hurry out the door.
- No further questions,
and I would like to
request a ten-minute recess.
- (DOOR OPENS)
- (GASPS)
Okay, listen, I don't know
what I did to tick you off.
It doesn't matter 'cause the truth is,
whichever way the wind blows,
you always think the fart
is coming from my direction.
Which is fine. But I need
you to send me to that bodega.
I was about to send you there.
Which is why I didn't want you
going inside earlier
because like you said,
you're good at getting people
to let down their guards.
And since I just got this
case exactly two days ago,
I thought that might come in handy.
No one knows you work
for the legal team, so
they'll assume you're
What did you call it?
A harmless old lady.
So I'm going to the bodega?
You're going to the bodega.
- Yes.
- I don't think you can see the door
from the freezer section,
but Jimmy said he did.
- Why would he lie?
- Was he flustered?
'Cause that's when people make mistakes.
You want to know what I'm thinking?
♪
(SOFT CLATTERING)
I'm so glad there's a
woman behind the counter
when I'm buying these again
for the first time in 40 years.
And no, I can't get pregnant,
if that's what you're thinking.
But I can get an STD,
and believe you me, my nursing home
- is like a petri dish.
- (LAUGHS): Good for you.
I am all for it.
Actually, would you mind
taking my phone and filming me?
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
My friend Cindy Shapiro
won't believe it.
- (LAUGHS)
- You ready?
(BOTH LAUGH)
We got him.
Charlie, you're here as a character
witness for Michael Casey, correct?
CHARLIE: Yes. We were in
elementary school together
and got close, even though after that
we, we were on separate
tracks, I guess you'd say.
I think that's fair.
Michael went to work
at your father's bodega
after graduation, and
you are going to MIT.
- Is that correct?
- Yes.
People don't get how we're friends,
but Michael, he's just
a really good person.
You were upset when I came to the bodega
for the video footage,
too. Why was that?
Did you know Michael was
there stealing condoms?
Oh, no, no, no.
You just seemed like you
thought my dad did it.
Which, I mean, obviously he didn't,
- so I I got upset, yes.
- That makes sense.
Why was the footage on your
computer in the first place?
I'm in charge of running the
CCTV software for my parents
- 'cause they're bad at tech.
- That also makes sense.
Oh, and just so we're all super clear,
we're talking about this footage.
Right?
Yes, that is correct.
Okay, great.
Now I'm going to play
some other footage for you.
(MATTY LAUGHS ON VIDEO)
That's my colleague, Madeline Matlock,
reaching up for those same condoms.
- Objection as to relevance.
- OLYMPIA: Oh, it's relevant.
And I'll get there real
quick, but it's 2011,
and Michigan's in overtime,
and I'm looking for Roundtree.
I'll allow it.
Now I would like to ask my colleague,
Madeline Matlock, to stand up.
And here is her driver's license,
stipulating that she is
five foot, two inches.
Also admitting into evidence,
the booking photo of my client,
who is also listed as five foot two.
Which means they are the same height.
Which means that can't actually
be Michael in the video,
Because if it were, he'd
have to be on his tiptoes
reaching up for those
condoms, just like Ms. Matlock.
Which means the footage was doctored.
Isn't that right, Charlie?
I-I-I don't know.
OLYMPIA: Uh, you don't know,
or you don't want to say?
And before you answer, you should know
that the original footage
is on its way to the lab
for analysis, and I'm
pretty sure they're gonna say
that someone transposed
the image of Michael
onto the image of whoever
stole those condoms.
Someone taller, around your height.
So I'm gonna ask you again,
did you doctor the footage?
Ariana liked me, okay?
(GALLERY GASPS) And I
felt bad for Michael,
so we went around back so it
didn't have to be in front of him.
- Then what happened?
- She got scared.
I don't know why, but I grabbed her,
and she slipped and hit her head. And
I never meant to hurt her.
Then Michael found
her, and my dad told me
- to deny it all.
- (HUSHED GASPS, MURMURS)
I'm sorry, Michael.
So sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
It's over. You're free.
(SIGHS)
At least they got justice.
Justice is everything.
OLYMPIA: Julian's blowing up my
phone not to congratulate me.
I don't know why he's
making such a big deal
about me not calling him
about Kat's stomachache.
- It's my week.
- True.
But why didn't you?
Oh, come on, we've been
friends a long time.
Too long, if you ask me.
Now, there's got to be a
reason you didn't tell him.
♪
So I should have called you
when Kathryn came home sick.
I just hate this every-other-week
mom thing, you know?
So when Kat needed me,
I just had to show up for her.
And I know it doesn't make sense
It-it does make sense. Why do you think
I let them eat ice cream at midnight?
And look, I overreacted, too,
because of my weird-ass
relationship with my father,
- (BOTH CHUCKLE)
- who, by the way, referred to Al Gore
as a bird-watcher. (CHUCKLES)
I guess we know each
other pretty well, huh?
It was your idea, though, right?
To leverage the class action
so you could take the pro bono?
Come on. They were desperate.
Ah!
The public defender was messing up.
- Wow.
- (CHUCKLES)
I don't want my father's divorces.
Let's be better.
Family first?
Family first, always.
♪
SARAH: See? This is better, right?
And I requested smaller
desks for Mrs. B.
They arrive tomorrow.
(COMPUTER KEYS CLICKING RAPIDLY)
Also
I'm sorry.
I know you are not out to get me.
(LAUGHING): Well, I
appreciate that, Sarah.
I'm gonna take my two orders
of fettuccine Alfredo and skedaddle.
Good night, you two.
(BILLY AND SARAH LAUGH SOFTLY)
So long.
Congratulations again.
You, too. And see?
- I did trust you.
- (CHUCKLES)
Yes, you did.
Actually
what you did was not trust.
It was manipulation.
Trust would have been
letting me in on the plan
in the first place
instead of icing me out
and making me feel like I
messed up, which I've been
so worried about, you have no idea.
Now, you certainly
don't have to trust me,
but let's not twist what you did
and call it trust.
(BREATHES SHAKILY) Thank you very much.
(SIGHS)
Can you believe her?
(SCOFFS)
I mean, she's not wrong.
(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)
(EXHALES)
Madeline Matlock, sir.
(LAUGHS) Oh, I remember.
Like the old TV show.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Though, uh, you got the dates wrong.
I don't count the ABC years.
You know, 'cause the ratings went down,
and it just didn't affect me as much.
- Mm-hmm.
- (CHUCKLES) Yeah.
See you later, Matlock.
You think I should apologize?
Okay, here's how I look at it.
Hmm. I mean, she's old,
so if she dies tomorrow
and you don't apologize,
would you feel bad?
(SUCKS IN SHARPLY THROUGH TEETH)
Ugh! Fine, I'll call her.
She does love her free dinners.
She was pretty upset, is all I'm saying.
She lives in Queens.
I have the address.
(INSECTS TRILLING)
♪
(KNOCKING)
(KNOCKING)
Olympia!
What are you doing here?
Sweetie, come say hello to Olympia.
Mm.
You would represent me
on a murder charge, right?
(CHUCKLES)
Forgot your dinner.
And you brought it.
Thank you.
Come on in, have a cup of tea.
Oh, I I have to get home.
I-I just came because
well, because
Trust comes hard to me.
I tend to play my
cards close to my vest.
And that's not fair when we're
working together, which
I'm glad we are doing.
Oh.
Me, too.
Do we hug now?
- No.
- (CHUCKLES)
Yeah, see? We're getting
to learn each other.
(CHUCKLES) Yeah, baby steps.
- (LAUGHS)
- I'll see you tomorrow.
Thanks so much for coming by.
I think we got it.
I knew it. Let's go!
Download that footage, darling.
ALFIE: And be on the lookout
for a way to get passcodes.
I cannot believe that Jacobson
Moore gives a $40 dinner allowance.
So I'm gonna take my two orders
of fettuccine Alfredo and skedaddle.
Actually, what you did was not trust.
Thank you very much.
(KNOCKING)
MATTY: You wanted passcodes, kid?
Well, now, we know how to
get into Olympia's phone.
MWBSP.
MWBS friggin' P.
(SNIFFLES)
(LAUGHING): Oh, my gosh.