Rebel (2021) s01e04 Episode Script
The Right Thing
1
Previously on "Rebel"
You've been served.
These balloons represent
the thousands being poisoned
by Stonemore Medical.
You want me to go?
I want you to stay.
Angela.
Do you mind if I join you?
No.
REBEL: Grady hates me,
and I don't want to go home.
I need to know
that you don't hate me, too.
[PIANO KEYS CLANG]
[GROANING]
Cruz!
Cruz! Help!
Cruz.
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm ♪
Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm ♪
Mm, mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm ♪
Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm ♪
♪
[CRACKING NECK]
♪
Take deep breaths.
Walk away.
Long and slow. [INHALES SHARPLY] Just
I swear to God, Annie, walk away.
Normal.
- Normal?
- It was definitely not normal.
Nothing about that was normal.
I'm not saying the collapse was normal,
but the EKG is normal,
which makes me think
Cancer?
Stroke?
Panic attack.
Panic attack?
- Why would I
- Actually, that tracks.
Have you been under a lot of stress?
Literally nothing but stress.
You say it like it's my fault.
- And it isn't?
- I've been telling you
you need stress relief for months.
You've been telling me
I need to get laid.
Because it's stress relief.
Tell him, Doctor.
I'm just gonna run a few more tests.
[MONITOR BEEPING]
CRUZ: Your Honor, we turned over
our discovery weeks ago.
JUDGE BOBIAK: And let me guess,
opposing counsel has not
returned the favor?
Your Honor, Stonemore
is a massive corporation,
and the plaintiffs have asked
for a decade worth of discovery.
It takes time.
But you are working in good faith?
Absolutely, Your Honor.
He is absolutely not, Your Honor.
We haven't received
one single file. Not one.
And when we've called to prod and push,
they stonewall us.
And just in case Your Honor
needs reminding,
people are suffering while
he plays his little games.
Their illnesses are progressing.
Their wellness, their recovery,
depends on our ability to win this case,
but we cannot win this case
if we cannot start!
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
Do you want to answer that, counselor?
Is this really necessary?
It would be irresponsible of me
not to monitor your heart
for at least a couple of weeks.
A couple of weeks?
This monitor is connected
to an app on your phone.
When your heart rate moves
into dangerous territories,
the app will alert you.
But if it's stress, why can't
I just take a couple pills?
Research shows that non-drug therapies
can be just as effective
for stress relief.
Have you ever heard of box breathing?
BOX REBEL: I have.
We do it in yoga.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
You gotta be kidding me.
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
Oh, excuse me, Your Honor.
My apologies, Your Honor.
It's not actually r-ringing.
It's beeping. But I can't, uh
My wife has that app.
Her doctor put it on her phone
after she suffered a panic attack.
Do we need a recess, counselor?
No, we do not need a recess, Your Honor.
Just give me one second. Amir?
- Yep.
- Oh, sorry. Amir, please
Could you please? Thank you. I'm sorry,
Your Honor.
Uh, Your Honor
Your Honor, we don't need a recess.
What I need is my discovery,
and I need it yesterday,
but, uh, my opposing counsel
here is playing games
by holding back the information
I need to do my job,
which is why I filed the motion
to compel him to turn it over.
So, please, compel him.
Motion granted.
Stop wasting my time, counselor.
And, Mr. Cruz, please learn how
to put your phone on vibrate.
Yes, Your Honor. [CLEARS THROAT]
I like her so much.
♪
[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]
♪
[HORNS HONK IN DISTANCE]
♪
♪
That's 0-for-2.
You lost the motion to dismiss,
and now we have to give them discovery.
We expected this.
Oh, you expected to lose?
How about we start trying to win?
Sir, we are winning.
We're running the clock.
But we knew that eventually,
we'd have to give them something.
This whole case is a witch hunt.
I have devoted my life to saving lives,
and now Julian Cruz
and this obnoxious woman
with one name
Rebel.
are gonna paw through
my private e-mails
and proprietary information?
No. There are safeguards
I won't have it.
I won't have it.
All I have is my name,
and she is dragging it through the mud.
Fight back. Get aggressive.
That's why I hired you.
And I'll fire you
if I don't get results.
Okay?
[CLEARS THROAT]
GRADY: And then the drunken clown says,
"That's nothing, man.
The Dixie Chick with the short hair
was in here last week."
[LAUGHING] Stop. Stop it. Stop.
H-Hi.
Grady's a real cut-up, isn't he?
Ask him to tell you about the time
he threatened to divorce me
and take all my money.
[CHUCKLES] Hilarious.
Hoo-hoo. I love that joke.
Angela, this is Rebel.
We're married but separated
because, as you can tell,
she doesn't like taking
any responsibility
for our marriage problems.
[SCOFFS] Oh. What did I tell you?
He's a comedian.
I-I didn't know.
Uh, we met a few weeks ago,
and he said he fixes cars.
Mine needed work, so
Well, you came to the right guy.
He is very good with his hands.
Aren't you, Grady?
He wasn't wearing a ring.
You still live together?
We do.
And he won't be able
to fix your car today
because we're going
to San Bernardino today.
It's a family road trip.
We do it every couple of months.
Mnh-mnh. No way.
Carl is not doing well, Maria needs us,
and it will be hard on Ziggy
to see him so sick.
Fine.
Oh, my God.
You are really still married.
And to Annie Flynn Ray Bello.
You didn't think that that
was something worth mentioning?
- Kind of an ass, right?
- Kind of.
I'm a huge fan.
[CHUCKLING] Oh. Thank you.
Of course you are. Unreal.
I was thinking the same thing.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[ENGINE STARTS]
Hey, Zig!
Come on, let's go.
SB road trip today.
And do you know this woman
that Dad's been flirting with
in the garage?
Has she been here since
I've been helping Uncle Cruz?
Hey!
- Mom!
- SEAN: Whoa!
Don't you know how to knock?!
- Oh, my God!
- I wasn't I wasn't doing anything!
- What the hell is happening?!
- Whoa. Your mom's
- Can you give me some privacy?!
- What in the
Can you just get out for a second?!
- Ziggy, I thought you were into girls?
- Mom!
You know, it's it's cool.
I-I'm fluid, too.
That is so not the point
right now, Sean!
No, the point is that my daughter is 16,
and why were you in her bed, Sean?
We did not have sex,
if that's what you're asking.
That is what I'm asking,
and also, who the hell is Sean?
Who are you, Sean?
He's just a friend from NA.
Friend? Cool. That's really cool.
What are you today, Sean? Are you free?
- I-I guess?
- Great.
Then you are officially invited
on our family road trip,
and I look forward to the opportunity
of getting to know you
and explaining all the many ways
you shouldn't get my daughter pregnant!
Mom!
Brush your teeth.
[HORNS HONK IN DISTANCE]
♪
♪
This is the part
where you tell me who you are,
why the hell you're following me,
while also noting
that my left hand is holding hot coffee
and my right hand is on the weapon
that I am trained to draw, aim, and fire
in under three seconds.
♪
Seriously, man,
if you're gonna follow a PI,
you might want to learn
to be a little more subtle.
Also, consider a less memorable car.
Lana, it's me.
Rick Carter.
Your husband?
My what now?
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
[CHUCKLES]
Big day.
Ziggy's got a new boyfriend
and Grady's got a new girlfriend.
And I have a new husband.
What?
Apparently, about 18 years ago,
I got married in a blackout,
so I'mma need the day off.
Okay.
Weird.
Weird is right.
Bye.
[BREATHES SHARPLY]
Where Where are we going?
- San Bernardino.
- San Bernardino.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
10 years ago, my mom and Cruz
sued this company
that makes insecticides.
Kills bugs.
But it turns out,
it gets in the water
- [SEAT BELT CLICKS]
- and it kills people, too.
[SIGHS] We lost the case.
But we still go every few months.
And do what?
Whatever they need.
You don't just abandon
a bunch of dying people.
- [CAR DOOR CLOSES]
- Cool.
Who the hell are you?
He's my friend.
Her friend who slept in her bed
last night.
I thought Ziggy liked girls.
Apparently not exclusively.
Do you smoke?
Not since high school.
- How many?
- Oh, it was a million years ago.
[CHUCKLES]
I hardly think that's relevant.
You don't decide what's relevant.
I don't even decide what's relevant.
We don't know how or why
or even if the Stonemore valve
is poisoning people,
so we need a picture of your health
before you got the valve and after.
The data will tell us what's relevant.
Okay.
I smoked two or three cigarettes a day
for about a month in 1978
because I was dating
Tommy Blanchard, and he smoked,
but when he dumped me
for Julie Lendowski
because she had bigger boobs,
I stopped, and I never smoked again.
How do you spell "Lendowski"?
I'm kidding.
How about you? Did you ever smoke?
Just socially in college.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Hey. Morning, ladies.
How's it going?
I just found out my daughter
is a secret smoker.
I said I have smoked, like, a little,
when I was hanging out with friends.
What friends?
I want to call their mothers.
Mom, I'm 28. You know that, right?
I'm gonna take you
for your ultrasound now.
We can save you from
your mother's withering gaze.
Yeah.
We can have a smoke on the way.
Here. Let me get that.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
Bye, ladies.
Bye.
He's funny. And single.
Not my type.
Oh, funny and sexy is everyone's type.
What?
I may have a bad heart,
but I can still call sexy when I see it.
So alcohol use?
- [LAUGHS]
- Wait.
You're You're seriously telling me
you don't remember any of this?
Okay, I vaguely remember meeting you
- at the art walk in Venice Beach, 2003?
- Ahh.
Yeah. We hit it off.
We had a lot in common.
Like Midori sours? Adderall?
Coke, hash, molly.
- We were messy.
- Ooh.
[CHUCKLES] And then
at some point that night,
we got it in our minds to go to Vegas.
- To get married?
- No.
No, no, no. Just to go.
The The wedding was
a spontaneous thing.
We were on a Greyhound bus
- Uh-oh.
- getting high.
We passed by a chapel
on the outskirts of the city.
I said, "Why don't we get married?"
[BOTH LAUGH]
You shouted to the bus driver to stop.
He didn't want to. We made a scene.
[LAUGHS] I bet we did.
We got married, got a hotel room,
and stayed up all night getting high
until we eventually passed out.
The next morning, I went to hunt food.
By the time I got back upstairs,
you had disappeared.
I figured you went to get some coffee,
but you just never came back.
Ooh. Now, that is
You would think
I would remember something.
- Mm-hmm.
- [LAUGHS]
- One would, right?
- [LAUGHS]
Perhaps this
will jog your memory.
We got married by Black Elvis?
There's another one?
[LAUGHS] Oh.
♪
Well, we outlasted
the average length of marriage
in California.
Cheers to that.
But you being a little cagey
about this business of yours, though.
Yeah, I-I-I developed
a production system
that looks like
it's gonna be a game changer
for AI and machine learning.
I'm selling it to a big tech company,
so before I sign anything,
I just want to make sure
all my business is in order.
I'm business. I see.
You didn't come all this way to
gaze in my eyes and make amends.
Yeah, well, seeing you again
is definitely a huge signing bonus.
Okay. That's cute. [CHUCKLES]
But I owe you an amends.
Nah, nah. You do not.
I do. I'm sober in AA. So, I have to
Clean up your side of the street.
You got sober, too?
Just over 14 years.
See, so I think we can just
let each other off the hook.
I disagree, and so would my sponsor.
If my behavior hurt you,
or complicated your life or business,
I am sorry.
And if there's any way
I can make it up to you,
let me know.
I appreciate that.
And you can.
Anything. What do you need?
[CUP TAPS LIGHTLY]
Turns out I need a divorce.
♪
Life goes on ♪
Anything?
Nothing.
I keep refreshing.
I think I have carpal tunnel
at this point.
Yeah. And misplaced optimism
that they're gonna send
the discovery links.
They have to.
Otherwise, they'll be in contempt.
See? That's the optimism.
It means that you see
the world and the people in it
as fundamentally good.
You don't?
It's two minutes till noon.
Benji Ray is Benji Ray.
I'm gonna go into my office
and do some damn box breathing
and revise the case budget.
- Let me know if they send the link.
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Okay.
[DOOR CLOSES]
CASSIDY: Amir.
Hey.
Um
we have your discovery.
I don't see any files.
Oh, we didn't e-mail them.
We brought boxes.
98 of them. Come on, boys.
I assume you want them
in the conference room?
No, I want them as an electronic file,
'cause paper discovery
is incredibly labor-intensive.
Yeah, well, unfortunately,
because of your ridiculous deadline,
we couldn't scan them, so
[INHALES SHARPLY] Alright. Smile.
[CELLPHONE SHUTTER CLICKS]
What are you doing?
Documenting you
with the receipt for discovery
in case you decide
to file another motion
that we aren't proceeding in good faith.
Oh. You look sad.
- It's disdain.
- Mm.
Put your phone away
before I have to take it away.
Okay. Luke, why don't
I meet you outside, okay?
- Sure.
- Yeah?
Look, I know paper discovery
is a dick move,
- but it's part of the game.
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
I don't look at this as a game.
I guess it's because people are dying.
Mm.
You took my office.
I did.
And when you come begging
for your job back,
I plan on keeping it.
You can hate me if you need to, Amir,
but don't hate my fern.
She needs water.
♪
♪
You were supposed to be in charge
while I was helping Cruz.
I have been.
Sean wasn't there
when I said goodnight to Ziggy
and went to the guest house.
- Alone?
- Unfortunately, yes.
- Hey, where do you live?
- Wh Me?
Yeah, you.
I know where my daughter lives.
Encino, with my dad.
My mom's in Hermosa.
Do they know you're sleeping
with my 16-year-old daughter?
Oh, my God! Dad!
No, no. We were just studying.
I-I swear. And then we fell asleep.
In my daughter's bed, all night long.
That doesn't look awesome
for you, Encino Man.
Let's talk protection.
Mom, I'm not listening to
a sex talk from Dad right now!
You know, you're right.
- [FACETIME RINGING]
- What are you doing?
- Something important.
- [FACETIME CHIMES]
- Nate?
- If you're calling about the study,
I'm literally on my way
to give Maddie the ultrasound right now.
That's not why I'm calling.
- What? Who's Nate?
- My brother.
Ziggy wants to talk about birth control.
- No, I don't!
- W-What is happening?
I'm with Grady, Ziggy, and Sean.
He lives in Encino,
and he and Ziggy
were in her bed last night,
and so now, I want to
Okay, hanging up now.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS]
I-I'll just make an appointment
through his office.
[THUNDERPUSSY'S "NEVER KNOW" PLAYS]
♪
Wanna have a little lovin', baby ♪
Haven't had a lot of lovin' lately ♪
Wanna have a little lovin', baby ♪
♪
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[CHUCKLES]
There they are!
Ziggy! You're a giant!
- Gimme some sugar.
- [VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES]
[CHUCKLING] Hey, Maria.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh. Who's this?
I-I'm Sean.
He's a friend.
Mm.
Well, why don't you two go in
and tell Carl to get his ass up?
Mm-hmm.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Oh, long time.
Ahh.
How is that stud?
Carl?
He's the same.
He's mad.
Mad at the world.
Mad at the cancer.
Speaking of studs.
Hey, hot stuff. [CHUCKLES]
Rebel said Carl had a scan last week.
Yeah.
Chemo's not working anymore,
so we stopped.
Oh.
Maria, I'm I'm really sorry.
Well, we knew this day
would come, but still
Anyway, I was hoping
you guys could help me
put some stuff together
for a garage sale.
I heed to find a way to bury him
when the time comes.
Didn't you guys prepay
for his funeral last year
when the cancer came back?
We did. You know Carl.
Doesn't want to be a burden.
But the funeral home changed hands
and doubled the price,
even for those of us that prepaid.
- What?
- [SCOFFS] Yeah.
Carl doesn't know,
but I gotta come up
with another 6 grand.
Eh, that's highway robbery.
The funeral director
doesn't even live in town
on account of the bad water.
So, we die, and he makes money off us.
What's the funeral director's name?
Really?
[DOOR CLOSES]
REBEL: Hey, there, Marvin.
I called earlier, and you said
you didn't have time to meet with me.
Is now good?
Uh, the vase and the arrangement
goes for around $1,000.
You can Venmo me,
or I take credit cards.
Wow. Bet you do, Marv.
Price gouging funerals
in the middle of a cancer cluster.
Do you steal little kids' penny jars
from the back of the closet, too?
Oh Oops.
I guess you'll have to put that
on the bill that I won't be paying.
This is vandalism.
And I'm calling the police.
You do that. They know me.
I'm Rebel.
REBEL: Carl Sorenson is dying
from a slow, painful lymphoma
brought on by living in a place
with contaminated groundwater.
I'm sorry to hear that.
GRADY: You're not sorry
about anything, Marv.
You bought this place
'cause the whole damn town's dying.
You knew it.
My prices reflect the current market.
I don't know how the previous owner
ran his business,
but it's my business now,
and I run it as I see fit.
Capitalism is not a crime, but this is.
You owe me two grand,
and I'm gonna make sure
that it's in the police report
when they ask me
if I want to press charges.
They know me, too.
Hey, he's really calling the cops.
What are you doing?
I'm gonna stop him.
♪
[HEARTBEAT WARBLING] NATE: There.
Aww, she's moving.
Hi, baby.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
Good job.
So, uh
[TELEPHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE,
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
how you doing with all this?
Well, her dad left me
'cause he said he
"wasn't in an emotional place
to handle watching a baby
be born and then watch it die."
So, being pregnant with
a baby with a fatal condition,
having to move in with my sick mother
because my absent ex-husband
is emotionally fragile?
Not great.
Yeah, that's a lot.
Yeah, it's a lot.
You know, the hardest part is,
when she moves,
I wanna be able to call someone
and be like, "My baby's moving,"
but I don't
'cause it just makes people feel so sad.
Oh!
There she goes.
Oh, geez.
[CHUCKLES] Oh, okay.
Do you wanna feel?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
Come here.
[SIGHS]
Oh
[CHUCKLES] Oh.
Geez.
[BOTH LAUGH]
[SIGHS]
♪
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
She's still your baby.
I know she's not gonna
be with you for a long time,
but she's
she's your baby,
and she's kicking up a storm right now.
[CHUCKLES]
It's okay to celebrate that.
It's okay to love her.
♪
Is it also okay to wish
she would stop kicking my bladder?
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Well, I can't do anything about that.
- No.
- She's a maniac.
Okay.
Okay, Carl.
All of your clothes are
clean and put away.
I used to wear clothes.
Now I wear pajamas.
That's called leisurewear.
You're fashionable.
If you say so.
I'm gonna go see
what else Maria needs me to do.
[WHISPERING] Hey,
can you keep him company?
[WHISPERING] No.
Just ask him something.
What?
So, Carl, um
how long have you guys lived out here?
Got about six months to live, Sean,
so I don't do small talk.
Right.
Sorry.
You her boyfriend?
Uh, isn't that, like, small talk?
You being a smart ass?
Okay.
Uh, look, dude,
I-I don't want to be here
any more than you want me here.
Alright, I was practically
kidnapped by Ziggy's parents,
and I'm just, like,
trying to get through the day.
So, yeah, I'm
I'm gonna go help Ziggy.
Hey.
You cut hair?
Do I what?
You think I like looking like this?
The barber won't make house calls.
I may be dying,
but I still have my vanity.
Well, you got scissors?
[TELEPHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
AMIR: So, through the double doors
and into the conference room, please.
Hey.
Who hired the army of paralegals?
- I did.
- You need to ask me.
I never needed approval before.
Well, it's a new policy.
You need to ask me.
If you're gonna hire a temp
or buy new pens,
- you need to ask me.
- Money is tight.
Is that what the stress is?
Money's fine. I'm not stressed.
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
Make that stop, please.
Oh, no, no, no, no. I'm sorry, Miss.
We'll pay for your travel time,
but we're fully staffed right now.
No, no. I'm, uh
I'm looking for Rebel?
Well, she's not here right now.
That's okay. Brought a book.
I'll wait.
That's why I'm stressed.
Rebel's lost causes. All pro bono.
We're going broke, but, hey,
we're saving the world.
- So, money is tight?
- Money
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
Money is fine.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
He seems upset.
Carl was the principal
of the elementary school here
for 30 years.
There are no buildings in his name,
no plaques in his honor.
He's not a glory hound.
He's just a hard-working guy
who did his job and did it well
and bought a home
and provided for his family.
He didn't want to burden them,
so he and his wife prepaid
for his funeral.
He didn't think he was gonna go so soon,
but lymphoma is a bitch,
and now he's got six months.
And you want to rob him and his family
of the peace of mind that
they paid for, so what
You can decorate your hallway
with some more overpriced flowers?
Maybe maintain
that vintage Porsche Carrera
in your parking spot?
'Cause I know mint condition
when I see it.
What I do with my hard-earned money
is my business.
Hard-earned? [SCOFFS]
You didn't reinvent the wheel.
You didn't even improve it.
You just dusted it off
and jacked up the price 100%.
And when the last
of the dying people in this town
succumb to cancer
and there is nobody left
to squeeze a dime out of,
you're gonna close down,
and you're gonna move on
to the next pit of misery
to grift the unlucky folks there.
Oh, please!
You and the lawyers you work with
profit off the backs of
people who are dying of cancer.
How is what I'm doing any different
than what you do?
♪
[GRADY CLEARS THROAT]
[POT SHATTERS]
Oh, you really want to get arrested,
huh?
[EXHALES SHARPLY] I hate that guy.
I really hate him!
I am trying to save lives,
and he's trying
to profit off their deaths,
and he doesn't see the difference?!
I hate him!
Hey!
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
- [SIGN CLATTERS]
- I don't want to spend the night
in San Bernardino
when you're in jail.
Why? You got a hot date with Angela?
If I did, I don't now
'cause you blew that one for me,
now that she thinks I'm married.
You are married.
[SCOFFS] Oh, right.
I'm living in a guest house.
You can't even make time for therapy.
You're married to your work, not me.
But I'm a young guy. I got moves left.
Oh, I know you got moves.
I love your moves.
I also love my work.
You used to be proud of me.
You used to help me.
Now you take off your wedding ring
while I'm taking care of Cruz
after a heart attack.
- It wasn't a heart attack.
- [RATCHET CLICKING]
Yeah, but we thought it was one.
Panic attack!
Oh! Whatever.
You know what I mean.
I had to stay at the hospital.
He didn't want his kids to know.
[CLICKING CONTINUES]
What are you doing?
What am I doing?
I'm helping you.
♪
MISHA: And the first rash appeared
I want to say May?
Mm-hmm.
And the night sweats?
Same as the rashes.
And they haven't stopped.
And what would you say is
the most painful thing
about having the valve?
The guilt.
[BREATHES SHARPLY]
[VOICE BREAKING]
For talking Maddie into
getting the s-same valve.
I'm sorry.
I know that's not the answer
you're looking for.
Just put down "headaches."
♪
I've put the Stonemore valve
into a lot of people.
I've recommended it to even more people.
I thought that I was helping them,
just like you thought
you were helping Maddie.
It's not our fault, Helen.
It's their fault.
So, let's prove it.
♪
Can you go pee in this cup
for me now, please?
[HORNS HONK IN DISTANCE]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Cruz.
- CRUZ: Yeah?
[TELEPHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE]
I don't want you to drop dead
of a heart attack.
My heart is fine.
It's just stress from Benji Ray
and his games.
Just get me something in discovery
and my stress will vanish.
But that's the thing.
What's the thing?
They redacted everything.
Well, almost everything.
They left "Dear Sir"
at the top of e-mails.
But don't get upset.
This is just another
delay tactic from Benji.
I'm already drafting the motions
for sanctions.
- I'm gonna kill him!
- Cruz
- I'm gonna kill him!
- Wait, where are you going?
No more meditating!
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
- No more breathing!
No more going high while he goes low!
- I'm gonna kill him!
- [CELLPHONE BEEPING]
- Who you gonna kill?
- Your brother.
Do I need to follow him?
I-I don't think he's being literal,
but honestly, it is hard to tell.
I'm not worried about him.
He's unarmed. Uh, do me a favor.
Check these divorce papers out
and see if I should sign them.
I'm gonna do a background check
on my husband.
Your husband?
That's right.
AMIR: I didn't know you were married.
Me neither.
[TELEPHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE]
Busy day.
[HUMMING]
[SIGHS]
[ENGINE SPUTTERING]
[SIGHS]
REBEL: Looking for this?
Give me that.
[GRADY CHUCKLES]
This alternator?
Eh, just grab another one on eBay.
Can you buy one on eBay?
No, you can't,
'cause this is an original piece
from an almost mint condition
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera
in Irish Green.
What'd they make? 30 of those?
- Yes.
- Now, if you would, please
[LAUGHS]
Hey, us custom guys,
we all know each other,
so you can put out a call
and try to find one,
but I called everybody already
and told them not to sell to you,
so that makes this a collector's item.
Normally, it'd go for about $1,300,
but this special one How much, hon?
- 15 grand.
- What?
Yeah. That's about right.
The rate reflects the current market.
It's just business. You know what?
That's it. I'm calling the cops.
While you do that,
we're gonna get on our way.
But, you know, Grady here,
he has some greasy, slimy hands.
He just might lose it. Whoo.
Or you can give Carl the funeral
he already paid for,
and I'll give you this.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
REBEL: Guess what, Maria?
We got that criminal at the funeral home
to honor your original price.
And we got it in writing.
MARIA: What? How did you do that?
- It was this guy.
- Nice.
Where's the degenerates?
They're planning something.
I was supposed to let them know
when you got back.
They're here!
Ladies and gentlemen, as you can see,
we have provided you with snacks,
but the real snack is for you, Maria.
♪
Carl.
[VOICE BREAKING] You're up.
You're dressed.
And
who cut your hair?
I did.
♪
[BREATHES SHARPLY]
♪
What do you think?
Oh, I think you look like a real snack.
♪
[CHUCKLES]
♪
Misha.
Nate.
Going to get Maddie's labs.
I'm getting Helen's.
Well, cool.
It's like a date.
Really not.
Helen Peterson, please.
And Maddie Peterson.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Thank you.
Thank you.
Okay, then. Fun date.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
Oh, no.
HELEN: Seems to be obvious to us, but
Sure. Hey. Okay. No, you, you, you.
- Okay.
- Okay.
We have a brilliant idea.
You're both single.
We know 'cause we asked the nurses.
[CHUCKLING] Okay. Don't hate us.
Our lives are so tragic,
we have to live vicariously
though you guys.
Actually
You say he's not your type,
but I think you should give it a try.
No, Helen.
♪
Oh.
No.
Something's wrong.
Your labs results came back.
Your liver's failing.
Oh, my God.
Her liver?
Wh What do we do?
We need to get your mom admitted,
and then we'll take it
one step at a time.
Mm-hmm.
It's okay.
Hey.
It's okay.
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[TELEPHONE RINGING IN DISTANCE]
- Julian.
- Don't "Julian" me.
I'm not in the mood. 98 boxes?
98 boxes of nothing?!
You think that's cute?
I'm not gonna ask the judge
for sanctions.
I'm gonna demand
that she hold you in contempt.
This is personal to me, Benji!
You know that!
You knew my wife, and she liked you!
But Rebel was right!
You're a soulless bottom feeder,
and you're dragging your daughter
into the world of money
and corruption with you!
No, no. Don't call me corrupt.
Cassidy, don't engage
I'm calling your father corrupt,
and I'm calling you
a complicit sycophant.
Maybe you're complicit.
Has that ever occurred to you?
I'm sorry, but Aunt Sharon died,
and it's tragic, and I miss her.
But have you considered the possibility
that my mother making you
relive her death every day
in the name of some
unproven conspiracy theory
is doing more harm than it is good?
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
It's literally killing you, Cruz,
and I hate to see it
because your kids are my friends and
they've already lost one parent.
You're learning from the best, Cass.
And by the best, I mean worst.
And that's what's killing me.
You, and you,
and I don't know about you,
but I assume you check
your morals at the door, too.
I'm gonna see you in court, my friend.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Comes in hot, don't he?
I'm actually worried about him.
I've known him for a long time.
I've never seen him like this.
My fern.
♪
What?
In my office
My my my old office
My fern in my old office is dead
because it's not being watered
because he let
the maintenance people go.
You're not making much sense.
No, I-I've seen him like this before,
when I was interning in law school,
and they were running out of money
to finish the San Bernardino case.
He's stressed over money.
♪
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
Hey. We're on our way back.
Did the discovery come in?
Take me off speaker, Annie.
Are you back in the hospital?
No.
Then what's wrong?
I'm running out of money.
We're gonna have to give
this case to another firm.
What? No.
The plaintiffs chose you,
and they stuck with you
even when we had a conflict.
We have to stick with them.
Loyalty doesn't win cases, Annie.
Money does.
And your ex is bleeding me dry.
If we leave, the case falls apart.
The case will fall apart if we stay.
I don't know how to say this
any clearer.
I can't win this.
Cruz!
Oh [SIGHS]
Drive faster.
REBEL: Cruz? I have some ideas.
I-I think there's a way
that we can figure this
Oh. I'm Good. You're all here.
Uh, I can go four months without salary.
Lana, Amir, how 'bout you?
I'm good for a year.
I live cheap.
AMIR: I believe in this case,
but I just can't work it for free.
- REBEL: You'll get paid.
- In three weeks?
Because that's about as long
as I can make it.
No, not three weeks.
This case can go on for years.
Then we'll take on other cases.
That's still six months from fresh cash.
Then ask your bank
to extend your credit line.
I already did. They denied it.
Then we'll find another bank.
We'll find another investor.
We are gonna figure out
a way to pay for this
because we are not giving up.
Do you understand me?
We are not giving up.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I don't mean to interrupt.
Cruz, this is for you.
Stonemore authorized us
to make you a settlement offer.
Talk it over with your clients.
My father will be in touch.
[ORION'S "HEY YOU" PLAYS]
♪
Hey, you ♪
- Hey, you ♪
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
Do you wanna go ♪
Hey. What are you doing?
Just sending some of my old clothes
to Maria's grandkids.
I remember that dress.
School picture day.
I gave you those stellar pigtails.
They were lopsided,
and my part was crooked.
Not as easy as it looks.
But I got better, didn't I?
You made some improvements.
It's time to make your move ♪
Sean's not here, Dad.
I gotta check.
Hey, you ♪
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
You liking girls was way better
for my peace of mind.
Mm-hmm.
Please don't get pregnant.
Don't intend to.
All things considered, I like Sean.
He's a good kid.
We can't wait for tomorrow ♪
[DOOR CLOSES]
♪
Hey, you ♪
Hey, you ♪
Wow.
Do you wanna go for a wild ride? ♪
Bold.
Yeah, right?
Hey, you ♪
Do you wanna go for a wild ride? ♪
CRUZ: It's a good offer, Annie.
It's a good start,
but we can't accept it
if they don't pull that valve
off the market.
Can you just let me be happy
for just, like,
one little second before
you chip away at everything?
Look.
I haven't been this calm in weeks.
I'm gonna tell you again, Julian
You need to get laid.
Mm. Right.
Hi.
I'm really sorry to bother you,
but I've been waiting all day,
and, um, I brought a book,
but not snacks,
and I'm getting really hungry.
- Angela?
- Yeah.
You know her?
Um, yes? Sort of.
I accidentally flirted with her husband,
and I'm sick about it,
and I really want to apologize.
I've been cheated on,
and I've made jokes in the face of it,
like you did this morning.
But I know how bad it hurts
underneath the jokes.
So, um
this is really too much
information in front of you.
- I'm sorry.
- Oh, no.
- He can handle it.
- [CHUCKLES]
So, I wanted you to know
nothing happened.
Mm.
For a jerk,
Grady was a complete gentleman.
Yep. That's him, alright.
Oh, looks like your day got better.
Uh, yes, it did.
Yes.
Okay, I won't keep you, but, Rebel,
if there is ever any way that
I can make it up to you
Um, actually, Angela, there is.
Uh, I have to get home
to my gentleman jerk,
and Cruz just opened a bottle of wine.
I would hate for him
to have to drink it alone.
Wow. On an empty stomach?
I'll be drunk in half a glass.
[LAUGHS]
- [LAUGHS]
- You know what?
He's got a lot of chocolate
in his desk drawer.
Oh.
Night.
Enjoy.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
♪
Have a seat.
Okay.
I promise a terrible time.
[ANGELA LAUGHS]
♪
♪
Here are your divorce papers.
Signed, sealed, and delivered.
Thank you.
I mean, it feels like
the wrong thing to say,
but thank you.
It was really nice
being married to you, Rick.
You, too.
You wanna come inside?
Is Black Elvis anywhere on
- or near the premises?
- [CHUCKLES]
He is not.
Well, then, okay.
[CELLPHONE BUZZING]
[CELLPHONE CLICKS]
[SIGHS]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I didn't do it
to get you to show up here.
Okay?
I did it because I saw an opportunity
to save my client
millions of dollars in legal fees
and save my mentor
from having a heart attack,
and for me, that
that was a win/win.
Are you finished?
[WARGIRL'S "HOW YOU FEEL" PLAYS]
How you feel about me now? ♪
♪
Got my emotions runnin' wild ♪
♪
And now you're asking yourself how ♪
I'm not your baby, ain't your child ♪
♪
Don't contradict me
when I ask you to descend, oh ♪
Choose whether to stay or go ♪
I ain't here to set nobody free ♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
How you feel about me now? ♪
♪
Everything alright?
Yeah.
Act so surprised when I speak out ♪
Stonemore offered a settlement.
You pacify me, feed my doubt ♪
Oh. That's great.
Yeah. Yeah.
And, um, girlfriend came by
to apologize,
and I might have set her up with Cruz.
Honey, I've decided, oh ♪
You had to make sure
I couldn't have her.
Yep.
You ain't here to set nobody free ♪
Why the hell did I keep on stalling ♪
- While you wore me out? ♪
- Nice seeing you jealous.
It's kind of like the old days.
You were fierce if
I looked at anybody else.
So how you feel about me now? ♪
♪
I'm still fierce.
♪
How you feel about me now? ♪
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
♪
No, it won't work, but you can pout ♪
♪
You gotta go?
Go right ahead,
just scream and shout ♪
No.
I'll drown you out
and lose the sound ♪
I'm not going anywhere.
You validate it when I said
I ought to let you go ♪
Honey, I've decided, oh
You ain't here to set nobody free ♪
Why the hell did I keep on stalling ♪
While you wore me out? ♪
Reality is setting in ♪
So how you feel about me now? ♪
- [INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
- How you feel about me? ♪
How you feel about me? ♪
How you feel about me? ♪
How you feel? ♪
Is there a dinner menu? I'm famished.
How you feel about me? ♪
How you feel about me? ♪
How you feel about me? ♪
How'd it go?
Even better than expected.
Why the hell did I keep on stalling ♪
While you wore me out?
I offered a settlement.
I need them to accept it.
Now I know that I kept on stalling ♪
While you wore me out
Understood.
Reality is setting in ♪
So how you feel about me now? ♪
♪
[GLASS TAPS LIGHTLY]
So how you feel about me now? ♪
Previously on "Rebel"
You've been served.
These balloons represent
the thousands being poisoned
by Stonemore Medical.
You want me to go?
I want you to stay.
Angela.
Do you mind if I join you?
No.
REBEL: Grady hates me,
and I don't want to go home.
I need to know
that you don't hate me, too.
[PIANO KEYS CLANG]
[GROANING]
Cruz!
Cruz! Help!
Cruz.
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm ♪
Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm ♪
Mm, mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm ♪
Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm ♪
♪
[CRACKING NECK]
♪
Take deep breaths.
Walk away.
Long and slow. [INHALES SHARPLY] Just
I swear to God, Annie, walk away.
Normal.
- Normal?
- It was definitely not normal.
Nothing about that was normal.
I'm not saying the collapse was normal,
but the EKG is normal,
which makes me think
Cancer?
Stroke?
Panic attack.
Panic attack?
- Why would I
- Actually, that tracks.
Have you been under a lot of stress?
Literally nothing but stress.
You say it like it's my fault.
- And it isn't?
- I've been telling you
you need stress relief for months.
You've been telling me
I need to get laid.
Because it's stress relief.
Tell him, Doctor.
I'm just gonna run a few more tests.
[MONITOR BEEPING]
CRUZ: Your Honor, we turned over
our discovery weeks ago.
JUDGE BOBIAK: And let me guess,
opposing counsel has not
returned the favor?
Your Honor, Stonemore
is a massive corporation,
and the plaintiffs have asked
for a decade worth of discovery.
It takes time.
But you are working in good faith?
Absolutely, Your Honor.
He is absolutely not, Your Honor.
We haven't received
one single file. Not one.
And when we've called to prod and push,
they stonewall us.
And just in case Your Honor
needs reminding,
people are suffering while
he plays his little games.
Their illnesses are progressing.
Their wellness, their recovery,
depends on our ability to win this case,
but we cannot win this case
if we cannot start!
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
Do you want to answer that, counselor?
Is this really necessary?
It would be irresponsible of me
not to monitor your heart
for at least a couple of weeks.
A couple of weeks?
This monitor is connected
to an app on your phone.
When your heart rate moves
into dangerous territories,
the app will alert you.
But if it's stress, why can't
I just take a couple pills?
Research shows that non-drug therapies
can be just as effective
for stress relief.
Have you ever heard of box breathing?
BOX REBEL: I have.
We do it in yoga.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
You gotta be kidding me.
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
Oh, excuse me, Your Honor.
My apologies, Your Honor.
It's not actually r-ringing.
It's beeping. But I can't, uh
My wife has that app.
Her doctor put it on her phone
after she suffered a panic attack.
Do we need a recess, counselor?
No, we do not need a recess, Your Honor.
Just give me one second. Amir?
- Yep.
- Oh, sorry. Amir, please
Could you please? Thank you. I'm sorry,
Your Honor.
Uh, Your Honor
Your Honor, we don't need a recess.
What I need is my discovery,
and I need it yesterday,
but, uh, my opposing counsel
here is playing games
by holding back the information
I need to do my job,
which is why I filed the motion
to compel him to turn it over.
So, please, compel him.
Motion granted.
Stop wasting my time, counselor.
And, Mr. Cruz, please learn how
to put your phone on vibrate.
Yes, Your Honor. [CLEARS THROAT]
I like her so much.
♪
[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]
♪
[HORNS HONK IN DISTANCE]
♪
♪
That's 0-for-2.
You lost the motion to dismiss,
and now we have to give them discovery.
We expected this.
Oh, you expected to lose?
How about we start trying to win?
Sir, we are winning.
We're running the clock.
But we knew that eventually,
we'd have to give them something.
This whole case is a witch hunt.
I have devoted my life to saving lives,
and now Julian Cruz
and this obnoxious woman
with one name
Rebel.
are gonna paw through
my private e-mails
and proprietary information?
No. There are safeguards
I won't have it.
I won't have it.
All I have is my name,
and she is dragging it through the mud.
Fight back. Get aggressive.
That's why I hired you.
And I'll fire you
if I don't get results.
Okay?
[CLEARS THROAT]
GRADY: And then the drunken clown says,
"That's nothing, man.
The Dixie Chick with the short hair
was in here last week."
[LAUGHING] Stop. Stop it. Stop.
H-Hi.
Grady's a real cut-up, isn't he?
Ask him to tell you about the time
he threatened to divorce me
and take all my money.
[CHUCKLES] Hilarious.
Hoo-hoo. I love that joke.
Angela, this is Rebel.
We're married but separated
because, as you can tell,
she doesn't like taking
any responsibility
for our marriage problems.
[SCOFFS] Oh. What did I tell you?
He's a comedian.
I-I didn't know.
Uh, we met a few weeks ago,
and he said he fixes cars.
Mine needed work, so
Well, you came to the right guy.
He is very good with his hands.
Aren't you, Grady?
He wasn't wearing a ring.
You still live together?
We do.
And he won't be able
to fix your car today
because we're going
to San Bernardino today.
It's a family road trip.
We do it every couple of months.
Mnh-mnh. No way.
Carl is not doing well, Maria needs us,
and it will be hard on Ziggy
to see him so sick.
Fine.
Oh, my God.
You are really still married.
And to Annie Flynn Ray Bello.
You didn't think that that
was something worth mentioning?
- Kind of an ass, right?
- Kind of.
I'm a huge fan.
[CHUCKLING] Oh. Thank you.
Of course you are. Unreal.
I was thinking the same thing.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[ENGINE STARTS]
Hey, Zig!
Come on, let's go.
SB road trip today.
And do you know this woman
that Dad's been flirting with
in the garage?
Has she been here since
I've been helping Uncle Cruz?
Hey!
- Mom!
- SEAN: Whoa!
Don't you know how to knock?!
- Oh, my God!
- I wasn't I wasn't doing anything!
- What the hell is happening?!
- Whoa. Your mom's
- Can you give me some privacy?!
- What in the
Can you just get out for a second?!
- Ziggy, I thought you were into girls?
- Mom!
You know, it's it's cool.
I-I'm fluid, too.
That is so not the point
right now, Sean!
No, the point is that my daughter is 16,
and why were you in her bed, Sean?
We did not have sex,
if that's what you're asking.
That is what I'm asking,
and also, who the hell is Sean?
Who are you, Sean?
He's just a friend from NA.
Friend? Cool. That's really cool.
What are you today, Sean? Are you free?
- I-I guess?
- Great.
Then you are officially invited
on our family road trip,
and I look forward to the opportunity
of getting to know you
and explaining all the many ways
you shouldn't get my daughter pregnant!
Mom!
Brush your teeth.
[HORNS HONK IN DISTANCE]
♪
♪
This is the part
where you tell me who you are,
why the hell you're following me,
while also noting
that my left hand is holding hot coffee
and my right hand is on the weapon
that I am trained to draw, aim, and fire
in under three seconds.
♪
Seriously, man,
if you're gonna follow a PI,
you might want to learn
to be a little more subtle.
Also, consider a less memorable car.
Lana, it's me.
Rick Carter.
Your husband?
My what now?
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
[CHUCKLES]
Big day.
Ziggy's got a new boyfriend
and Grady's got a new girlfriend.
And I have a new husband.
What?
Apparently, about 18 years ago,
I got married in a blackout,
so I'mma need the day off.
Okay.
Weird.
Weird is right.
Bye.
[BREATHES SHARPLY]
Where Where are we going?
- San Bernardino.
- San Bernardino.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
10 years ago, my mom and Cruz
sued this company
that makes insecticides.
Kills bugs.
But it turns out,
it gets in the water
- [SEAT BELT CLICKS]
- and it kills people, too.
[SIGHS] We lost the case.
But we still go every few months.
And do what?
Whatever they need.
You don't just abandon
a bunch of dying people.
- [CAR DOOR CLOSES]
- Cool.
Who the hell are you?
He's my friend.
Her friend who slept in her bed
last night.
I thought Ziggy liked girls.
Apparently not exclusively.
Do you smoke?
Not since high school.
- How many?
- Oh, it was a million years ago.
[CHUCKLES]
I hardly think that's relevant.
You don't decide what's relevant.
I don't even decide what's relevant.
We don't know how or why
or even if the Stonemore valve
is poisoning people,
so we need a picture of your health
before you got the valve and after.
The data will tell us what's relevant.
Okay.
I smoked two or three cigarettes a day
for about a month in 1978
because I was dating
Tommy Blanchard, and he smoked,
but when he dumped me
for Julie Lendowski
because she had bigger boobs,
I stopped, and I never smoked again.
How do you spell "Lendowski"?
I'm kidding.
How about you? Did you ever smoke?
Just socially in college.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Hey. Morning, ladies.
How's it going?
I just found out my daughter
is a secret smoker.
I said I have smoked, like, a little,
when I was hanging out with friends.
What friends?
I want to call their mothers.
Mom, I'm 28. You know that, right?
I'm gonna take you
for your ultrasound now.
We can save you from
your mother's withering gaze.
Yeah.
We can have a smoke on the way.
Here. Let me get that.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
Bye, ladies.
Bye.
He's funny. And single.
Not my type.
Oh, funny and sexy is everyone's type.
What?
I may have a bad heart,
but I can still call sexy when I see it.
So alcohol use?
- [LAUGHS]
- Wait.
You're You're seriously telling me
you don't remember any of this?
Okay, I vaguely remember meeting you
- at the art walk in Venice Beach, 2003?
- Ahh.
Yeah. We hit it off.
We had a lot in common.
Like Midori sours? Adderall?
Coke, hash, molly.
- We were messy.
- Ooh.
[CHUCKLES] And then
at some point that night,
we got it in our minds to go to Vegas.
- To get married?
- No.
No, no, no. Just to go.
The The wedding was
a spontaneous thing.
We were on a Greyhound bus
- Uh-oh.
- getting high.
We passed by a chapel
on the outskirts of the city.
I said, "Why don't we get married?"
[BOTH LAUGH]
You shouted to the bus driver to stop.
He didn't want to. We made a scene.
[LAUGHS] I bet we did.
We got married, got a hotel room,
and stayed up all night getting high
until we eventually passed out.
The next morning, I went to hunt food.
By the time I got back upstairs,
you had disappeared.
I figured you went to get some coffee,
but you just never came back.
Ooh. Now, that is
You would think
I would remember something.
- Mm-hmm.
- [LAUGHS]
- One would, right?
- [LAUGHS]
Perhaps this
will jog your memory.
We got married by Black Elvis?
There's another one?
[LAUGHS] Oh.
♪
Well, we outlasted
the average length of marriage
in California.
Cheers to that.
But you being a little cagey
about this business of yours, though.
Yeah, I-I-I developed
a production system
that looks like
it's gonna be a game changer
for AI and machine learning.
I'm selling it to a big tech company,
so before I sign anything,
I just want to make sure
all my business is in order.
I'm business. I see.
You didn't come all this way to
gaze in my eyes and make amends.
Yeah, well, seeing you again
is definitely a huge signing bonus.
Okay. That's cute. [CHUCKLES]
But I owe you an amends.
Nah, nah. You do not.
I do. I'm sober in AA. So, I have to
Clean up your side of the street.
You got sober, too?
Just over 14 years.
See, so I think we can just
let each other off the hook.
I disagree, and so would my sponsor.
If my behavior hurt you,
or complicated your life or business,
I am sorry.
And if there's any way
I can make it up to you,
let me know.
I appreciate that.
And you can.
Anything. What do you need?
[CUP TAPS LIGHTLY]
Turns out I need a divorce.
♪
Life goes on ♪
Anything?
Nothing.
I keep refreshing.
I think I have carpal tunnel
at this point.
Yeah. And misplaced optimism
that they're gonna send
the discovery links.
They have to.
Otherwise, they'll be in contempt.
See? That's the optimism.
It means that you see
the world and the people in it
as fundamentally good.
You don't?
It's two minutes till noon.
Benji Ray is Benji Ray.
I'm gonna go into my office
and do some damn box breathing
and revise the case budget.
- Let me know if they send the link.
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Okay.
[DOOR CLOSES]
CASSIDY: Amir.
Hey.
Um
we have your discovery.
I don't see any files.
Oh, we didn't e-mail them.
We brought boxes.
98 of them. Come on, boys.
I assume you want them
in the conference room?
No, I want them as an electronic file,
'cause paper discovery
is incredibly labor-intensive.
Yeah, well, unfortunately,
because of your ridiculous deadline,
we couldn't scan them, so
[INHALES SHARPLY] Alright. Smile.
[CELLPHONE SHUTTER CLICKS]
What are you doing?
Documenting you
with the receipt for discovery
in case you decide
to file another motion
that we aren't proceeding in good faith.
Oh. You look sad.
- It's disdain.
- Mm.
Put your phone away
before I have to take it away.
Okay. Luke, why don't
I meet you outside, okay?
- Sure.
- Yeah?
Look, I know paper discovery
is a dick move,
- but it's part of the game.
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
I don't look at this as a game.
I guess it's because people are dying.
Mm.
You took my office.
I did.
And when you come begging
for your job back,
I plan on keeping it.
You can hate me if you need to, Amir,
but don't hate my fern.
She needs water.
♪
♪
You were supposed to be in charge
while I was helping Cruz.
I have been.
Sean wasn't there
when I said goodnight to Ziggy
and went to the guest house.
- Alone?
- Unfortunately, yes.
- Hey, where do you live?
- Wh Me?
Yeah, you.
I know where my daughter lives.
Encino, with my dad.
My mom's in Hermosa.
Do they know you're sleeping
with my 16-year-old daughter?
Oh, my God! Dad!
No, no. We were just studying.
I-I swear. And then we fell asleep.
In my daughter's bed, all night long.
That doesn't look awesome
for you, Encino Man.
Let's talk protection.
Mom, I'm not listening to
a sex talk from Dad right now!
You know, you're right.
- [FACETIME RINGING]
- What are you doing?
- Something important.
- [FACETIME CHIMES]
- Nate?
- If you're calling about the study,
I'm literally on my way
to give Maddie the ultrasound right now.
That's not why I'm calling.
- What? Who's Nate?
- My brother.
Ziggy wants to talk about birth control.
- No, I don't!
- W-What is happening?
I'm with Grady, Ziggy, and Sean.
He lives in Encino,
and he and Ziggy
were in her bed last night,
and so now, I want to
Okay, hanging up now.
[CELLPHONE BEEPS]
I-I'll just make an appointment
through his office.
[THUNDERPUSSY'S "NEVER KNOW" PLAYS]
♪
Wanna have a little lovin', baby ♪
Haven't had a lot of lovin' lately ♪
Wanna have a little lovin', baby ♪
♪
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[CHUCKLES]
There they are!
Ziggy! You're a giant!
- Gimme some sugar.
- [VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES]
[CHUCKLING] Hey, Maria.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh. Who's this?
I-I'm Sean.
He's a friend.
Mm.
Well, why don't you two go in
and tell Carl to get his ass up?
Mm-hmm.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Oh, long time.
Ahh.
How is that stud?
Carl?
He's the same.
He's mad.
Mad at the world.
Mad at the cancer.
Speaking of studs.
Hey, hot stuff. [CHUCKLES]
Rebel said Carl had a scan last week.
Yeah.
Chemo's not working anymore,
so we stopped.
Oh.
Maria, I'm I'm really sorry.
Well, we knew this day
would come, but still
Anyway, I was hoping
you guys could help me
put some stuff together
for a garage sale.
I heed to find a way to bury him
when the time comes.
Didn't you guys prepay
for his funeral last year
when the cancer came back?
We did. You know Carl.
Doesn't want to be a burden.
But the funeral home changed hands
and doubled the price,
even for those of us that prepaid.
- What?
- [SCOFFS] Yeah.
Carl doesn't know,
but I gotta come up
with another 6 grand.
Eh, that's highway robbery.
The funeral director
doesn't even live in town
on account of the bad water.
So, we die, and he makes money off us.
What's the funeral director's name?
Really?
[DOOR CLOSES]
REBEL: Hey, there, Marvin.
I called earlier, and you said
you didn't have time to meet with me.
Is now good?
Uh, the vase and the arrangement
goes for around $1,000.
You can Venmo me,
or I take credit cards.
Wow. Bet you do, Marv.
Price gouging funerals
in the middle of a cancer cluster.
Do you steal little kids' penny jars
from the back of the closet, too?
Oh Oops.
I guess you'll have to put that
on the bill that I won't be paying.
This is vandalism.
And I'm calling the police.
You do that. They know me.
I'm Rebel.
REBEL: Carl Sorenson is dying
from a slow, painful lymphoma
brought on by living in a place
with contaminated groundwater.
I'm sorry to hear that.
GRADY: You're not sorry
about anything, Marv.
You bought this place
'cause the whole damn town's dying.
You knew it.
My prices reflect the current market.
I don't know how the previous owner
ran his business,
but it's my business now,
and I run it as I see fit.
Capitalism is not a crime, but this is.
You owe me two grand,
and I'm gonna make sure
that it's in the police report
when they ask me
if I want to press charges.
They know me, too.
Hey, he's really calling the cops.
What are you doing?
I'm gonna stop him.
♪
[HEARTBEAT WARBLING] NATE: There.
Aww, she's moving.
Hi, baby.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
Good job.
So, uh
[TELEPHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE,
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
how you doing with all this?
Well, her dad left me
'cause he said he
"wasn't in an emotional place
to handle watching a baby
be born and then watch it die."
So, being pregnant with
a baby with a fatal condition,
having to move in with my sick mother
because my absent ex-husband
is emotionally fragile?
Not great.
Yeah, that's a lot.
Yeah, it's a lot.
You know, the hardest part is,
when she moves,
I wanna be able to call someone
and be like, "My baby's moving,"
but I don't
'cause it just makes people feel so sad.
Oh!
There she goes.
Oh, geez.
[CHUCKLES] Oh, okay.
Do you wanna feel?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
Come here.
[SIGHS]
Oh
[CHUCKLES] Oh.
Geez.
[BOTH LAUGH]
[SIGHS]
♪
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
She's still your baby.
I know she's not gonna
be with you for a long time,
but she's
she's your baby,
and she's kicking up a storm right now.
[CHUCKLES]
It's okay to celebrate that.
It's okay to love her.
♪
Is it also okay to wish
she would stop kicking my bladder?
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Well, I can't do anything about that.
- No.
- She's a maniac.
Okay.
Okay, Carl.
All of your clothes are
clean and put away.
I used to wear clothes.
Now I wear pajamas.
That's called leisurewear.
You're fashionable.
If you say so.
I'm gonna go see
what else Maria needs me to do.
[WHISPERING] Hey,
can you keep him company?
[WHISPERING] No.
Just ask him something.
What?
So, Carl, um
how long have you guys lived out here?
Got about six months to live, Sean,
so I don't do small talk.
Right.
Sorry.
You her boyfriend?
Uh, isn't that, like, small talk?
You being a smart ass?
Okay.
Uh, look, dude,
I-I don't want to be here
any more than you want me here.
Alright, I was practically
kidnapped by Ziggy's parents,
and I'm just, like,
trying to get through the day.
So, yeah, I'm
I'm gonna go help Ziggy.
Hey.
You cut hair?
Do I what?
You think I like looking like this?
The barber won't make house calls.
I may be dying,
but I still have my vanity.
Well, you got scissors?
[TELEPHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
AMIR: So, through the double doors
and into the conference room, please.
Hey.
Who hired the army of paralegals?
- I did.
- You need to ask me.
I never needed approval before.
Well, it's a new policy.
You need to ask me.
If you're gonna hire a temp
or buy new pens,
- you need to ask me.
- Money is tight.
Is that what the stress is?
Money's fine. I'm not stressed.
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
Make that stop, please.
Oh, no, no, no, no. I'm sorry, Miss.
We'll pay for your travel time,
but we're fully staffed right now.
No, no. I'm, uh
I'm looking for Rebel?
Well, she's not here right now.
That's okay. Brought a book.
I'll wait.
That's why I'm stressed.
Rebel's lost causes. All pro bono.
We're going broke, but, hey,
we're saving the world.
- So, money is tight?
- Money
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
Money is fine.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
He seems upset.
Carl was the principal
of the elementary school here
for 30 years.
There are no buildings in his name,
no plaques in his honor.
He's not a glory hound.
He's just a hard-working guy
who did his job and did it well
and bought a home
and provided for his family.
He didn't want to burden them,
so he and his wife prepaid
for his funeral.
He didn't think he was gonna go so soon,
but lymphoma is a bitch,
and now he's got six months.
And you want to rob him and his family
of the peace of mind that
they paid for, so what
You can decorate your hallway
with some more overpriced flowers?
Maybe maintain
that vintage Porsche Carrera
in your parking spot?
'Cause I know mint condition
when I see it.
What I do with my hard-earned money
is my business.
Hard-earned? [SCOFFS]
You didn't reinvent the wheel.
You didn't even improve it.
You just dusted it off
and jacked up the price 100%.
And when the last
of the dying people in this town
succumb to cancer
and there is nobody left
to squeeze a dime out of,
you're gonna close down,
and you're gonna move on
to the next pit of misery
to grift the unlucky folks there.
Oh, please!
You and the lawyers you work with
profit off the backs of
people who are dying of cancer.
How is what I'm doing any different
than what you do?
♪
[GRADY CLEARS THROAT]
[POT SHATTERS]
Oh, you really want to get arrested,
huh?
[EXHALES SHARPLY] I hate that guy.
I really hate him!
I am trying to save lives,
and he's trying
to profit off their deaths,
and he doesn't see the difference?!
I hate him!
Hey!
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
- [SIGN CLATTERS]
- I don't want to spend the night
in San Bernardino
when you're in jail.
Why? You got a hot date with Angela?
If I did, I don't now
'cause you blew that one for me,
now that she thinks I'm married.
You are married.
[SCOFFS] Oh, right.
I'm living in a guest house.
You can't even make time for therapy.
You're married to your work, not me.
But I'm a young guy. I got moves left.
Oh, I know you got moves.
I love your moves.
I also love my work.
You used to be proud of me.
You used to help me.
Now you take off your wedding ring
while I'm taking care of Cruz
after a heart attack.
- It wasn't a heart attack.
- [RATCHET CLICKING]
Yeah, but we thought it was one.
Panic attack!
Oh! Whatever.
You know what I mean.
I had to stay at the hospital.
He didn't want his kids to know.
[CLICKING CONTINUES]
What are you doing?
What am I doing?
I'm helping you.
♪
MISHA: And the first rash appeared
I want to say May?
Mm-hmm.
And the night sweats?
Same as the rashes.
And they haven't stopped.
And what would you say is
the most painful thing
about having the valve?
The guilt.
[BREATHES SHARPLY]
[VOICE BREAKING]
For talking Maddie into
getting the s-same valve.
I'm sorry.
I know that's not the answer
you're looking for.
Just put down "headaches."
♪
I've put the Stonemore valve
into a lot of people.
I've recommended it to even more people.
I thought that I was helping them,
just like you thought
you were helping Maddie.
It's not our fault, Helen.
It's their fault.
So, let's prove it.
♪
Can you go pee in this cup
for me now, please?
[HORNS HONK IN DISTANCE]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Cruz.
- CRUZ: Yeah?
[TELEPHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE]
I don't want you to drop dead
of a heart attack.
My heart is fine.
It's just stress from Benji Ray
and his games.
Just get me something in discovery
and my stress will vanish.
But that's the thing.
What's the thing?
They redacted everything.
Well, almost everything.
They left "Dear Sir"
at the top of e-mails.
But don't get upset.
This is just another
delay tactic from Benji.
I'm already drafting the motions
for sanctions.
- I'm gonna kill him!
- Cruz
- I'm gonna kill him!
- Wait, where are you going?
No more meditating!
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
- No more breathing!
No more going high while he goes low!
- I'm gonna kill him!
- [CELLPHONE BEEPING]
- Who you gonna kill?
- Your brother.
Do I need to follow him?
I-I don't think he's being literal,
but honestly, it is hard to tell.
I'm not worried about him.
He's unarmed. Uh, do me a favor.
Check these divorce papers out
and see if I should sign them.
I'm gonna do a background check
on my husband.
Your husband?
That's right.
AMIR: I didn't know you were married.
Me neither.
[TELEPHONE RINGS IN DISTANCE]
Busy day.
[HUMMING]
[SIGHS]
[ENGINE SPUTTERING]
[SIGHS]
REBEL: Looking for this?
Give me that.
[GRADY CHUCKLES]
This alternator?
Eh, just grab another one on eBay.
Can you buy one on eBay?
No, you can't,
'cause this is an original piece
from an almost mint condition
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera
in Irish Green.
What'd they make? 30 of those?
- Yes.
- Now, if you would, please
[LAUGHS]
Hey, us custom guys,
we all know each other,
so you can put out a call
and try to find one,
but I called everybody already
and told them not to sell to you,
so that makes this a collector's item.
Normally, it'd go for about $1,300,
but this special one How much, hon?
- 15 grand.
- What?
Yeah. That's about right.
The rate reflects the current market.
It's just business. You know what?
That's it. I'm calling the cops.
While you do that,
we're gonna get on our way.
But, you know, Grady here,
he has some greasy, slimy hands.
He just might lose it. Whoo.
Or you can give Carl the funeral
he already paid for,
and I'll give you this.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
REBEL: Guess what, Maria?
We got that criminal at the funeral home
to honor your original price.
And we got it in writing.
MARIA: What? How did you do that?
- It was this guy.
- Nice.
Where's the degenerates?
They're planning something.
I was supposed to let them know
when you got back.
They're here!
Ladies and gentlemen, as you can see,
we have provided you with snacks,
but the real snack is for you, Maria.
♪
Carl.
[VOICE BREAKING] You're up.
You're dressed.
And
who cut your hair?
I did.
♪
[BREATHES SHARPLY]
♪
What do you think?
Oh, I think you look like a real snack.
♪
[CHUCKLES]
♪
Misha.
Nate.
Going to get Maddie's labs.
I'm getting Helen's.
Well, cool.
It's like a date.
Really not.
Helen Peterson, please.
And Maddie Peterson.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Thank you.
Thank you.
Okay, then. Fun date.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
Oh, no.
HELEN: Seems to be obvious to us, but
Sure. Hey. Okay. No, you, you, you.
- Okay.
- Okay.
We have a brilliant idea.
You're both single.
We know 'cause we asked the nurses.
[CHUCKLING] Okay. Don't hate us.
Our lives are so tragic,
we have to live vicariously
though you guys.
Actually
You say he's not your type,
but I think you should give it a try.
No, Helen.
♪
Oh.
No.
Something's wrong.
Your labs results came back.
Your liver's failing.
Oh, my God.
Her liver?
Wh What do we do?
We need to get your mom admitted,
and then we'll take it
one step at a time.
Mm-hmm.
It's okay.
Hey.
It's okay.
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[TELEPHONE RINGING IN DISTANCE]
- Julian.
- Don't "Julian" me.
I'm not in the mood. 98 boxes?
98 boxes of nothing?!
You think that's cute?
I'm not gonna ask the judge
for sanctions.
I'm gonna demand
that she hold you in contempt.
This is personal to me, Benji!
You know that!
You knew my wife, and she liked you!
But Rebel was right!
You're a soulless bottom feeder,
and you're dragging your daughter
into the world of money
and corruption with you!
No, no. Don't call me corrupt.
Cassidy, don't engage
I'm calling your father corrupt,
and I'm calling you
a complicit sycophant.
Maybe you're complicit.
Has that ever occurred to you?
I'm sorry, but Aunt Sharon died,
and it's tragic, and I miss her.
But have you considered the possibility
that my mother making you
relive her death every day
in the name of some
unproven conspiracy theory
is doing more harm than it is good?
[CELLPHONE BEEPING]
It's literally killing you, Cruz,
and I hate to see it
because your kids are my friends and
they've already lost one parent.
You're learning from the best, Cass.
And by the best, I mean worst.
And that's what's killing me.
You, and you,
and I don't know about you,
but I assume you check
your morals at the door, too.
I'm gonna see you in court, my friend.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Comes in hot, don't he?
I'm actually worried about him.
I've known him for a long time.
I've never seen him like this.
My fern.
♪
What?
In my office
My my my old office
My fern in my old office is dead
because it's not being watered
because he let
the maintenance people go.
You're not making much sense.
No, I-I've seen him like this before,
when I was interning in law school,
and they were running out of money
to finish the San Bernardino case.
He's stressed over money.
♪
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
Hey. We're on our way back.
Did the discovery come in?
Take me off speaker, Annie.
Are you back in the hospital?
No.
Then what's wrong?
I'm running out of money.
We're gonna have to give
this case to another firm.
What? No.
The plaintiffs chose you,
and they stuck with you
even when we had a conflict.
We have to stick with them.
Loyalty doesn't win cases, Annie.
Money does.
And your ex is bleeding me dry.
If we leave, the case falls apart.
The case will fall apart if we stay.
I don't know how to say this
any clearer.
I can't win this.
Cruz!
Oh [SIGHS]
Drive faster.
REBEL: Cruz? I have some ideas.
I-I think there's a way
that we can figure this
Oh. I'm Good. You're all here.
Uh, I can go four months without salary.
Lana, Amir, how 'bout you?
I'm good for a year.
I live cheap.
AMIR: I believe in this case,
but I just can't work it for free.
- REBEL: You'll get paid.
- In three weeks?
Because that's about as long
as I can make it.
No, not three weeks.
This case can go on for years.
Then we'll take on other cases.
That's still six months from fresh cash.
Then ask your bank
to extend your credit line.
I already did. They denied it.
Then we'll find another bank.
We'll find another investor.
We are gonna figure out
a way to pay for this
because we are not giving up.
Do you understand me?
We are not giving up.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I don't mean to interrupt.
Cruz, this is for you.
Stonemore authorized us
to make you a settlement offer.
Talk it over with your clients.
My father will be in touch.
[ORION'S "HEY YOU" PLAYS]
♪
Hey, you ♪
- Hey, you ♪
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
Do you wanna go ♪
Hey. What are you doing?
Just sending some of my old clothes
to Maria's grandkids.
I remember that dress.
School picture day.
I gave you those stellar pigtails.
They were lopsided,
and my part was crooked.
Not as easy as it looks.
But I got better, didn't I?
You made some improvements.
It's time to make your move ♪
Sean's not here, Dad.
I gotta check.
Hey, you ♪
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
You liking girls was way better
for my peace of mind.
Mm-hmm.
Please don't get pregnant.
Don't intend to.
All things considered, I like Sean.
He's a good kid.
We can't wait for tomorrow ♪
[DOOR CLOSES]
♪
Hey, you ♪
Hey, you ♪
Wow.
Do you wanna go for a wild ride? ♪
Bold.
Yeah, right?
Hey, you ♪
Do you wanna go for a wild ride? ♪
CRUZ: It's a good offer, Annie.
It's a good start,
but we can't accept it
if they don't pull that valve
off the market.
Can you just let me be happy
for just, like,
one little second before
you chip away at everything?
Look.
I haven't been this calm in weeks.
I'm gonna tell you again, Julian
You need to get laid.
Mm. Right.
Hi.
I'm really sorry to bother you,
but I've been waiting all day,
and, um, I brought a book,
but not snacks,
and I'm getting really hungry.
- Angela?
- Yeah.
You know her?
Um, yes? Sort of.
I accidentally flirted with her husband,
and I'm sick about it,
and I really want to apologize.
I've been cheated on,
and I've made jokes in the face of it,
like you did this morning.
But I know how bad it hurts
underneath the jokes.
So, um
this is really too much
information in front of you.
- I'm sorry.
- Oh, no.
- He can handle it.
- [CHUCKLES]
So, I wanted you to know
nothing happened.
Mm.
For a jerk,
Grady was a complete gentleman.
Yep. That's him, alright.
Oh, looks like your day got better.
Uh, yes, it did.
Yes.
Okay, I won't keep you, but, Rebel,
if there is ever any way that
I can make it up to you
Um, actually, Angela, there is.
Uh, I have to get home
to my gentleman jerk,
and Cruz just opened a bottle of wine.
I would hate for him
to have to drink it alone.
Wow. On an empty stomach?
I'll be drunk in half a glass.
[LAUGHS]
- [LAUGHS]
- You know what?
He's got a lot of chocolate
in his desk drawer.
Oh.
Night.
Enjoy.
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
♪
Have a seat.
Okay.
I promise a terrible time.
[ANGELA LAUGHS]
♪
♪
Here are your divorce papers.
Signed, sealed, and delivered.
Thank you.
I mean, it feels like
the wrong thing to say,
but thank you.
It was really nice
being married to you, Rick.
You, too.
You wanna come inside?
Is Black Elvis anywhere on
- or near the premises?
- [CHUCKLES]
He is not.
Well, then, okay.
[CELLPHONE BUZZING]
[CELLPHONE CLICKS]
[SIGHS]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I didn't do it
to get you to show up here.
Okay?
I did it because I saw an opportunity
to save my client
millions of dollars in legal fees
and save my mentor
from having a heart attack,
and for me, that
that was a win/win.
Are you finished?
[WARGIRL'S "HOW YOU FEEL" PLAYS]
How you feel about me now? ♪
♪
Got my emotions runnin' wild ♪
♪
And now you're asking yourself how ♪
I'm not your baby, ain't your child ♪
♪
Don't contradict me
when I ask you to descend, oh ♪
Choose whether to stay or go ♪
I ain't here to set nobody free ♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
How you feel about me now? ♪
♪
Everything alright?
Yeah.
Act so surprised when I speak out ♪
Stonemore offered a settlement.
You pacify me, feed my doubt ♪
Oh. That's great.
Yeah. Yeah.
And, um, girlfriend came by
to apologize,
and I might have set her up with Cruz.
Honey, I've decided, oh ♪
You had to make sure
I couldn't have her.
Yep.
You ain't here to set nobody free ♪
Why the hell did I keep on stalling ♪
- While you wore me out? ♪
- Nice seeing you jealous.
It's kind of like the old days.
You were fierce if
I looked at anybody else.
So how you feel about me now? ♪
♪
I'm still fierce.
♪
How you feel about me now? ♪
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
♪
No, it won't work, but you can pout ♪
♪
You gotta go?
Go right ahead,
just scream and shout ♪
No.
I'll drown you out
and lose the sound ♪
I'm not going anywhere.
You validate it when I said
I ought to let you go ♪
Honey, I've decided, oh
You ain't here to set nobody free ♪
Why the hell did I keep on stalling ♪
While you wore me out? ♪
Reality is setting in ♪
So how you feel about me now? ♪
- [INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
- How you feel about me? ♪
How you feel about me? ♪
How you feel about me? ♪
How you feel? ♪
Is there a dinner menu? I'm famished.
How you feel about me? ♪
How you feel about me? ♪
How you feel about me? ♪
How'd it go?
Even better than expected.
Why the hell did I keep on stalling ♪
While you wore me out?
I offered a settlement.
I need them to accept it.
Now I know that I kept on stalling ♪
While you wore me out
Understood.
Reality is setting in ♪
So how you feel about me now? ♪
♪
[GLASS TAPS LIGHTLY]
So how you feel about me now? ♪