Notorious (2016) s01e05 Episode Script
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1 Louise: We start with breaking news.
Previously on "Notorious" I have orders to arrest your client for the murder of Sarah Keaton.
Tonight, my guest is Levi Young, Oscar Keaton's boyhood friend and an executive at Paraspot.
You've been texting with Levi Young.
He was pretending to be SweetVicki.
Now that I'm in jail, Levi has a lot to gain.
Are you suggesting Levi killed Sarah and framed you? I was in love with Sarah.
And the night before she was murdered, we slept together.
I sent those photos so Oscar would know the truth.
Julia: You have feelings for him.
You're in love with him.
Please put down the gun.
Tell Oscar I'm sorry.
[Gunshot.]
Man: An ambulance is on its way, ma'am.
Ma'am? Are you okay? [Police chatter, camera shutter clicking.]
[Siren wails.]
[Horns honking.]
[Horns blaring.]
Jake: Two weeks ago, my client, Oscar Keaton, was arrested for his wife's murder at her funeral without a shred of evidence.
I contend that the real killer was Levi Young, the man who would have benefited professionally from my client's conviction.
And when his scheme to discredit my client was exposed, Mr.
Young took his own life last night.
Both a tragedy and an obvious sign of guilt.
I'm here to demand that the district attorney release Oscar Keaton so he can finally grieve for his wife.
Thank you.
- [Indistinct shouting.]
- Uh, n-no questions at this time.
Hey, Julia.
I heard you were there last night.
Are you okay? The cops wanted me to come down and give statement to the D.
A.
Can we talk about what you're gonna say? I'm already late.
[Knock on door.]
Your assistant said I could come on back.
Julia George.
Please, come in.
I'm so sorry about last night.
How are you holding up? Well, on one hand, I saw a man shoot himself, but on the other, there wasn't much traffic this morning, so [Chuckles.]
It's okay not to be okay.
How can I help? - Please.
- [Clears throat.]
[Cellphone ringing.]
[Sighs.]
Alan, what can I do for you? I just saw your press conference.
You really think Levi killed my sister? Uh, the evidence is pointing in that direction, yeah.
You and I should meet.
There's something you should know.
- Okay.
- How about the Royal Junction? It's a restaurant on Third.
Let's say 11:00 a.
m.
I'll be there.
[Cellphone beeps.]
Jake Gregorian is saying that Levi killed Sarah.
What do you think? I would never hurt Sarah.
I'm I'm not that kind of person.
I don't think Levi did it.
But this whole catfishing thing With Oscar out of the way, Levi had a lot to gain.
You have feelings for him.
You're in love with him.
I don't think the catfishing had anything to do with Sarah Keaton's murder.
Excuse me.
CSI is still processing Levi's home, but I thought you should see this right away.
It was found in his desk.
Thank you.
Miss George, how well do you know Jake Gregorian? Mr.
Gilford, how well do we know anyone? Is there anything else? I've been the D.
A.
for a month now.
I've been meaning to introduce myself.
I'm sorry it was under these circumstances.
You know, I've invited you on my show several times, and you always decline.
Why don't you come tell your side of the Sarah Keaton case? Especially in light of Levi's suicide.
I'm not that great on TV.
Well, then you won't have your job for long.
Ever since O.
J.
, media savviness is a requirement.
Why don't you let me take you to lunch and try and convince you? - Sure.
- Good.
I'll have my office reach out with the details.
Louise: Why are we spying on Julia? When's the last time she actually sat down in the kitchen? - Never.
- Yeah, I'm worried about her.
Morning, boss.
You had quite night.
Do you need to talk? Because we can talk.
Or I can give you happy pills.
Your call.
We're here for you.
We broke the story on Levi catfishing, and then he killed himself, so everyone's gonna be looking to us for answers.
We're going wall-to-wall.
I'm trying to get the D.
A.
for tonight's show, so let's get started on a full work-up.
Great.
Are we gonna open with the video Levi sent you? No.
But that video's part of the story.
Julia, I watched it.
It's captivating.
The guy's unhinged.
I'd like to try and get through today without further incriminating a man who just killed himself.
Is that okay with you? Oh, I've been kicked around Had to make my own run - I've been knocked to the ground - [Tires squeal, engine revs.]
What'd you think of the press conference? You killed it.
That new D.
A.
's gonna feel the heat.
All right, well, let's hit him with the full-court press.
We're gonna be exercising our right to a speedy trial, so notify the clerk that we'll be withdrawing our 1050 motion.
Give two days notice that we'll be demanding a new bail hearing, and, uh, draft a motion to introduce evidence of third-party culpability.
I'll have it by this afternoon.
Levi's suicide's a tragedy, but might be just the break that Oscar needs.
- Yeah, no doubt.
- [Tires screech.]
Uh, Bradley, I got to call you back.
There's a pregnant woman in my parking space.
Come again? A pregnant woman.
Parking space.
Excuse me, ma'am.
Are you okay? - Are you Jake Gregorian? - âYeah.
Uh, I've been waiting for you.
I was worried if I went into your office, they would turn me away.
I don't want this.
Oh, okay.
Um, why don't we go inside, and, uh, I can put you in touch with adoption services? No, you don't understand.
I'm not the mother.
This isn't my baby.
I'm nine months pregnant, and the parents are MIA, and I don't know what to do.
So, to be clear, you're the surrogate mother, but you've never met the intended parents, who are the biological parents? That's right.
This surrogacy was set up by a fertility lawyer Maggie Sherman.
I wanted to meet the parents, but she said that they're very serious about keeping things confidential.
As a surrogate, you would have been paid.
$50,000 divided into weekly installments, and they stopped last month.
Maggie said that they disappeared on her and that she was looking for them, but I mean, who would back out on their own baby? I can't imagine.
But as a surrogate, your options are limited.
You don't have the right to give the baby up for adoption.
No, but I I can't afford to raise this baby.
And I didn't carry him for nine month just to dump him into the foster-care system.
Look, I know that this is crazy, but I am the only person who cares about this child, and he's not even mine.
Can you help me? Of course.
Jake, can I talk to you for a minute? Excuse me.
[Door opens, closes.]
We're up to our eyeballs in Oscar Keaton.
I know this hits close to home, but we can give her a referral.
I'm taking the case, Brad, and you know I can't say no.
Jake, your time in foster care was tough.
Hm, that's one way to put it.
And I respect you trying to help.
But please, take a breath.
I don't have time to take a breath, Brad.
My client could deliver at any moment.
Always down with the situation I can't explain intention And I don't care What do you think you're doing? I thought we could go again if you're up for it.
Oh, I'm up.
But if you give my love If you give me my love - It can be to our love - [Cellphone vibrating.]
Oh, God, Ryan.
What? âStop.
It's 10:00.
I'm late for work.
[Ryan sighs.]
We've been looking into some people from Levi's past to bring in for interviews.
His college roommate is now a banker in San Diego.
Is he worth pursuing for a segment? Julia? Julia: I got the story wrong, but you have the chance to set it right.
Tell Oscar I'm sorry.
Julia? Julia.
Where'd everybody go? I asked them to give us a second.
Where did you go? I need some more coffee.
- Megan: Stop.
- [Clears throat.]
I know what's going on here.
And you can't blame yourself.
You were just following the story.
Megan, I'm fine.
No, you're not.
You remember when I first started here and I brought in a staff intern who told us Senator Bailey was having an affair? Then we learned the affair never happened.
Both my sources were lying.
I felt terrible.
But what did you tell me? That it was news and we had to run it.
Yeah, and you also said that we do the best we can with the information that we have.
Maybe I was wrong.
Mr.
Gregorian, you have no idea how much I want to help you.
Jenna is a sweet girl.
And no one should be in her situation.
You know, I agree.
I have been trying to find the biological parents.
My office can help.
We have resources.
I just need their names.
I'm sorry, but I can't share that with you.
It would breach confidentiality, given the nature of the surrogacy agreement.
You mean the agreement you have with Jenna? No, with the biological parents.
Aren't they in violation of that very same agreement by I don't know Backing out on Jenna, leaving her nine months pregnant? Sometimes couples change their minds, and the surrogate is put in an unfortunate predicament.
Why are you protecting these people? Look, I'm not heartless.
I got into this business to help couples start families.
But if I violate their confidentiality, then I put all my other clients at risk.
Privacy is the cornerstone of my practice.
Jenna needs to find the parents before the baby is born, so either you give us the names, or I'll be taking this in front of a judge.
I hope it doesn't come to that.
This is Ella.
Are you up to speed on the Jenna Polly case? Um yeah.
Uh A pregnant woman looking for baby's parents.
Good.
I need you to go to the Count Clerk's Office and find the petition establishing parenthood.
Would have been filed at the time of conception.
Parents' names should be on it.
Records are sealed, so you might have to turn on the charm.
- Yep, you got it.
- I'll be right in.
Just making a quick stop.
[Cellphone beeps.]
[Indistinct conversation.]
Hey.
I appreciate you meeting me.
Yeah, you said it was about your sister.
I really thought Oscar killed Sarah.
[Sighs.]
Given the turn of events, I admit I may have rushed to judgment.
So, now you think it was Levi? At their wedding reception, Levi got drunk and started ranting about how Sarah was wrong for him.
Levi said he'd do whatever he could to make Oscar see that.
Would you be willing to go public again? - Maybe do an interview? - No, I won't do that.
But I have a video of Levi's outburst, if you want it.
That'd be helpful.
I don't want Sarah's wedding video, Jake.
I don't want to run the story indicting Levi.
I thought you'd be excited, Julia.
I'm offering you the exclusive.
Honestly, I can't believe you want me to run a story smearing a man I saw kill himself yesterday.
We already dragged Levi through the mud, and look what happened.
You cannot possibly think that's on you.
I'm fine, by the way.
Thanks for asking.
[Sighs.]
I'm sorry, Julia.
I should have been more I have a lot of work to do.
I can't bury the wedding video.
I need the story to help Oscar.
Levi was not trying to take over the company.
He was not trying to commit corporate sabotage.
How do you know? Shut the door.
[Door closes.]
Levi was in love with Oscar.
He pretended to be SweetVicki so that he could feel closer to Oscar.
If you go public with the wedding video, I will go public with what I know, and that will not be good for your client.
He's been telling everyone that Levi wanted to destroy him, and that was not the case.
If I were you, I would bury that video and pray that I keep my mouth shut.
[Elevator bell dings.]
There you are.
Everything okay? Oh, yeah, just kind of screwed up with Julia.
What's going on? Uh, get this.
The D.
A.
is in the conference room.
Yeah, he wants to speak to you.
This ought to be interesting.
Max Gilford.
I assume you're here because you wanted to personally tell me you're dropping charges against Oscar Keaton.
[Chuckles.]
I'm afraid not.
I wanted to make you an offer.
I, uh I know you and my predecessor liked to go head-to-head on TV.
But what do you say we stop the media circus and try our case in court the old-fashioned way? You mean after you perp-walked my client at his wife's funeral when you knew everyone would be watching? Now, what's this visit really about? Despite what you've been saying about Levi, Oscar remains our prime suspect.
But between you and me, we are investigating other people in Sarah's life.
I'm glad to hear it.
It's seems that Sarah was having an affair shortly before she was murdered.
Care to elaborate? I've taken up enough of your time.
I'll see myself out.
Hi, Jake.
- [Door slams.]
- Jake? Did you tell the D.
A.
about me and Sarah? Excuse me? He came to my office, looked me in the eye, and told me he knew she was having an affair.
And since you met with him earlier today You thought I told him you were sleeping with Sarah? Are you kidding me? What the hell is wrong with you? I'm sorry.
I'm spinning.
Tell me about it.
I-I can't imagine what it must have been like to be there when he pulled that trigger.
I can't stop thinking about it.
Yeah.
[Knock on door, door opens.]
Sorry to interrupt.
Mr.
Gilford's in the lobby.
I'll be right down.
- [Door closes.]
- Gilford.
As in the D.
A.
? - It's just lunch, Jake.
- Mm-hmm.
- You want him on the show, don't you? - Of course I do.
Look, I'm sorry we're not on the same page on this, but I have a story to cover, and I have to go.
[Door opens.]
Half the pundits in town think the only reason the last D.
A.
made U.
S.
Attorney is because of her appearance on my show.
Hm.
I think she just liked to see herself on TV.
[Chuckles.]
That and she increased the conviction rate by 15%.
My show is a platform for different voices.
Let your voice be heard.
[Chuckles.]
That's a good line.
Okay, let's just say that I did come on your show.
How would it work? Louise will recap the developments of the case, and then she'll tee you up.
And that's when we start yelling at each other - about who really did it.
- This is your chance to tell people what you want them to hear, what you want them to believe.
Okay, I'll do it.
Under one condition.
We stop talking about work for five minutes.
Don't worry.
We'll take it slow.
Let's start with, where are you from? Wait, wait, come on.
Let the show take care of it.
I have corporate card for a reason.
I was, uh hoping that this wasn't just business.
Uh I don't want to argue.
Say you'll be in hair and makeup by 4:00.
Make it 4:15.
I'm no pushover.
What's so urgent we couldn't wait for a trial? As you can see, Your Honor, my client is expecting.
We need Miss Sherman to reveal the names of the unborn child's biological parents.
That doesn't sound unreasonable.
It's not how my business operates, Your Honor.
Miss Polly, how did you find Miss Sherman? I was drowning in college debt, and a friend of mine said that she paid off all her student loans with one pregnancy, so I listed myself on a surrogacy website.
A couple weeks later, Maggie got in touch.
Next thing you know, I'm in Prague getting an embryo implanted.
Hold on.
Prague? The Czech Republic has a streamlined IVF process.
It's less expensive than doing the procedure in the U.
S.
This is just a glorified turkey-baster situation.
I'm inclined to serve the best interests of the child and compel you to disclose, Miss Sherman.
I'm sorry, but I can't do that, Your Honor.
My relationship with the biological parents is protected under attorney-client privilege.
What kind of family attorney places confidentiality over the well-being of a child? Mr.
Gregorian represents criminals.
I would appreciate that he not lecture me on legal ethics in family court.
That's enough.
Although I am sympathetic to Miss Polly, I won't threaten privilege.
Thank you.
This is not over I promise you.
So nice to meet you, Mr.
District Attorney.
And you, Louise.
[Bell rings.]
Man: We're live in five All right, Louise, let's see what Mr.
Gilford is made of.
Man: three Good evening.
Tonight, for the first time since taking office, "LHL" welcomes Los Angeles District Attorney Max Gilford.
Mr.
Gilford, earlier today, Mr.
Keaton's attorney demanded his release in light of Levi Young's suicide.
What are your thoughts? Oscar Keaton is a cold-blooded murderer whose defense is quite good at playing the media.
We will not be releasing Mr.
Keaton because we have both motive and evidence.
Is it true you still haven't found the murder weapon? Even without a weapon, it's clear what happened.
Oscar Keaton is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Don't the recent revelations in conjunction with Mr.
Young's suicide point to him as a suspect? Not at all.
Mr.
Keaton's defense has propped up various unfounded allegations in an attempt to clear their client of any wrongdoing.
That man's a natural.
Not to mention he's hot.
He's good I'll give him that.
He's not letting Louise bait him.
You know what, Megan? I changed my mind.
Cue up the Levi tape.
Are you sure? I thought you said I know what I said.
Play the tape.
Let's get a reaction.
Louise, change of plans We're gonna run the Levi video.
We'd like to play a video Levi Young made for our executive producer shortly before his suicide.
You got the story all wrong.
You think I wanted to hurt Oscar? I just wanted to protect him.
Sarah was bad for him.
And I was the only one who could see it.
- Cut.
- Well, sounds like Levi Young was intent on getting Sarah out of Oscar Keaton's life.
Has he really been ruled out as a suspect? I've never seen this video before.
But I certainly look forward to reviewing an unedited version.
And when you do, we hope you'll come back on the show and share your thoughts.
We'll be back after a short break.
- Man: And we're clear.
- [Bell rings.]
Incoming.
And he looks angry.
I thought you said Levi didn't kill Sarah.
He didn't.
So I debrief you after the suicide.
You don't tell me about the video, then you play it live on air.
- Why would you do that? - It's part of the story, and I wanted your honest reaction.
You realize I could charge you with obstruction of justice for hiding that video.
That's a stretch, and we both know it.
[Chuckles.]
So let me get this straight.
Your show accused a man of murder, then you saw that man take his own life, and your first instinct is to make a spectacle out of his suicide.
What the hell is wrong with you?! [Man clears throat.]
I put up the video.
It's your job to knock it down.
You want my honest reaction? I thought you were a news producer.
Turns out you're just a mouthpiece for Jake Gregorian.
[Door opens.]
Jake: Hey.
Can I sit? How'd you find me? Uh, I know you come here when you're stressed.
I saw the show last night.
What happened? Why'd you run that tape? I didn't plan on it.
I I didn't want to assassinate Levi's character.
I just I was watching the D.
A.
, and it was like I couldn't help myself.
Because, uh, the segment was boring? - [Chuckles.]
Thanks.
- [Chuckles.]
Remind me to come by court next week and critique your performance.
Ah.
I mean, look, you had a You had a charismatic guest.
Louise was in top form, and it was a solid show.
Solid's not good enough for you, Julia George.
You have a sixth sense about the exact moment when the show needs something extra.
Besides, the video's still news.
And, uh, admit it You wanted to see the D.
A.
squirm just a little bit.
What are you doing here? I have something.
Someone I want to put on your show.
Chance for us both to do some good.
Maybe.
Here me out? Good evening.
In the past, we've aired heartbreaking cases of missing children.
But tonight, we bring you a different kind of story A case of missing parents.
Joining us tonight is Jenna Polly, a woman who agreed to help a childless couple have a baby.
Now that couple, the biological parents, have disappeared, abandoning Jenna who is nine months pregnant with their child.
Also with us is Jenna's attorney, Jake Gregorian.
Jenna, what happens if you can't find the biological parents before their baby arrives? I don't have the legal rights to put him up for adoption.
So my only options are to raise him by myself, which I'm not in a position to do, or to put him in the foster-care system, which I don't want to do.
Load the titles.
Jenna, what can you tell us about the parents? They couldn't conceive on their own.
So they went to Maggie Sherman, a fertility lawyer, to help them find a surrogate me.
Miss Sherman has withheld all information about the biological parents and refuses to help Jenna.
Jenna, I understand you have a letter from the biological parents.
You'd like to read a passage.
"Our house is filled with love and laughter.
The only thing we need is a baby to make our lives complete.
We've already built a swing set in our backyard and a tree house in the front.
There are no words to describe how grateful we are to you.
Because of you, we can be parents.
" And now they're gone.
God, that poor girl.
I can't imagine.
please contact my office.
We're not looking to punish them.
We just need to transfer the parental rights so the baby can go to a good home.
Is there anything else you'd like to add, Jenna? It's okay.
You're doing great.
Guys, what's happening? We're dead on air.
I-I-I think my water just broke.
Louise, walk her to the back exit.
And cheat her to camera.
- Oh, God - âWe'll be right back.
Easy, easy.
How'd the delivery go? Well, Jenna and the baby are doing fine.
Any updates around here? I tried calling Maggie to see if she wanted to reconsider her position now that Jenna's gone public, but she's not returning my calls.
[Knock on door.]
Mr.
Gregorian.
Arthur: We saw you and Jenna on TV.
That's our baby.
I mean, she has our baby.
I wrote the letter, the one she read.
Here's the picture of our home with the swing set and the tree house.
I'm happy you're here.
And I don't need to know why you abandoned Jenna or the baby, but I do need you to surrender your parental rights so that Jenna can find the baby a good home.
We No, please, we don't want to give up the baby.
We want the child.
More than anything in the world.
Then why stop paying Jenna? We didn't, and we paid Maggie the full $200,000 up front, but she lied to us.
She told us Jenna had a miscarriage.
Hold on.
$200,000? Jenna was supposed to receive $50,000 for carrying your baby.
Well, you don't understand.
We're not the biological parents.
Our contract with Maggie Sherman is to adopt Jenna's baby.
We We brought our contract with us.
Okay, if that's true, Maggie brokered an adoption with the surrogate and pocketed $150,000 in the process.
She's running a scam.
We don't care about that right now.
We just We want to see the baby.
Our baby.
Oh.
[Laughs.]
We begged Maggie to let us talk to you.
We're so sorry we couldn't reach you.
Oh, none of that matters now.
We'll sort it out.
- The baby has a home.
- [Laughs.]
- [Knock on door.]
- Can I help you? I'm from Child Protective Services.
What's going on? Are you the child's biological parents? Well, no, but I'm sorry, Miss Polly.
My office was alerted to your situation when you appeared on TV.
You do not have to do this.
The State will take custody of the child until the biological parents can be found.
Hold on.
This couple has a contract to adopt the baby.
Unfortunately, an adoption would be void without the biological parents' consent.
When the baby's ready to leave the hospital, he'll be placed in foster care until the biological parents can be found.
What happens if they never show up? You will have to take that up with the family court.
We already did.
I wish I could do more.
I'm just following protocol.
To hell with protocol.
You have the chance to do the right thing.
Not just for my client, not just for this couple, but for that child.
That should be your job here.
The baby needs to come with me.
No.
No, you can't take him.
I-I-I won't let you take him.
Please don't.
Mary, I'm so sorry.
Hand me the baby, okay? [Crying.]
[Baby fusses.]
What? That's it? Hell no.
âJake, I think we We need to find those biological parents.
There's one person out there who knows who they are, and I am done playing nice.
There was a time There was a time When the mountains kept their place They stood in line They stood in line They waited at the gates No one could see No one could see No terrain, no risen rock No feet could find No feet could find Neither hurdle or roadblock Ooh Jake, where have you been? Maggie fled town.
Her office is empty.
Ooh The hills awoke The hills awoke The cliffs got growing pains The earth, it broke The earth, it broke And the mountains had their way They kissed the ground And they watched it from above Now I'm around Now I'm around And I see no way to run We float on the breeze We are held to a ransom We are boats on the reeds Waiting for the waves, the waves We float on the breeze We are held to a ransom Hey.
What's so urgent you call us in at 6:00 a.
m.
? I want to talk about Maggie Sherman, this, uh, fertility lawyer.
We're using every resource we have to find her.
I have a friend at a bureau tracking her credit cards, but it's like she's vanished.
[Chuckles.]
I stayed up all night reading about surrogacy law.
And I came across another scam in Boston Perpetrated by a lawyer named Doris Goodbridge.
Listen to this.
"Miss Goodbridge described the embryo implantation procedure to prospective surrogates as a "glorified turkey-baster situation.
" Sound like anyone we know? That's what Maggie said in court.
Now, I searched the State Bar database.
There is no Maggie Sherman listed in California.
I think Maggie Sherman is Doris Goodbridge.
Ella, you think you can find Maggie using her real name? Yeah, I'm on it.
What can I do for you, Miss George? I'm sorry for blindsiding you on air.
It wasn't right.
It wasn't what we agreed upon, and, quite frankly, I went too far.
You doing okay? I'm having a difficult time compartmentalizing.
Every day I decide who should be charged and who should go free.
We both take our jobs home with us.
It's the only way to do them well.
[Telephone beeps.]
Woman: Mr.
Gilford? The Deputy Mayor is on line 2.
Tell him to hold.
No problem.
I just wanted to apologize, and, um I hope I can make it up to you sometime.
Ooh, my bitter girl She's so hard to love But don't make this mess for me [Man speaking indistinctly over P.
A.
.]
- [Clears throat.]
- Hi, Doris.
Still using credit card with your old name, huh? Not too smart.
So help me be your man What do you want? Uh, you're gonna come with us.
Oh, sweetie, that's not gonna happen.
You're coming with us, or we'll have the cops here in two minutes.
Your call, sweetie.
I could never change I don't understand why you stopped paying Jenna if the Gowers gave you $200,000 and you only had to give her $50,000.
I was expanding my business.
Would you believe I had unexpected costs and ran out of cash? I'm gonna make this real simple for you, Doris.
I've convinced my client not to press charges if you tell us the identity of the baby's biological parents.
[Inhales, exhales deeply.]
There are no parents.
Fine.
You want to be difficult? No, I'm telling the truth.
I bought the egg and sperm from the clinic in Prague where the procedure was done.
And to be honest, this is partially your fault.
My fault? If your law firm hadn't entered Jenna's name with the Clerk's office, I could have found another couple to adopt her baby.
Wow.
That was the scam.
Now I understand why you told the Gowers that Jenna miscarried.
You were going to resell her baby.
You wanted to double-down and make another $200,000 off the same child.
Like I said, I was running low on cash.
We're done here, right? Yeah.
We're done.
The cops are waiting for you in the lobby.
You said you wouldn't press charges.
My client, Jenna, she won't be pressing charges, but the couple trying to adopt her baby, yeah, I think they want to see you in prison.
I sure do.
Man: Meal's up.
[Clatter.]
Hey.
I want to see my lawyer.
I want to see my damn lawyer! And finally, last night's segment on Jenna Polly's surrogacy gone wrong went viral after her water broke live on air.
Thousands of you have reached out for updates on Jenna's delivery, and we're happy to report that Jenna gave birth I don't understand.
You're saying that the biological parents were egg and sperm donors? - From Prague? - That's right.
And the surrendered all parental rights when they made their donation.
I hope I'm not interrupting.
What's going on? Mr.
Gregorian, I have been instructed to return the baby to your client, Miss Polly.
[Jake sighs.]
Jake, I don't understand.
Under the law, because they surrendered their rights, you're the de facto parent, which means - I can give the baby to the Gowers.
- Yes, that's right.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
This This is really happening? [Laughs.]
Hi, baby.
Hi, there.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
My office will prepare the paperwork, but with Jenna's consent, the baby's yours.
- Absolutely.
- â[Laughs.]
I just wanna thank you Julia George inviting us to happy hour How civilized.
I just wanna thank you I wanted to apologize, and it's easier for me to say I'm sorry with a gin and tonic.
We're good.
No apology necessary.
Hold on.
I want to hear her out.
I'm listening.
I haven't been myself.
And I can usually find solace in my work.
But this time I Oh, honey, it's okay.
I know, I mean, of course, I just I shouldn't have taken it out on either of you.
You know what? I need a drink.
Something festive with a tiny umbrella.
Great.
[Indistinct conversations.]
Oh, look who's here.
You didn't.
I didn't what? Call the D.
A.
and tell him we were meeting here for drinks? Why would I do that for you when you've been such a pill? Go, talk to him.
I just wanna thank you I just wanna thank you I just wanna thank you Hi.
Can I buy you a drink? [Inhales deeply.]
I just wanna thank you Only if it's not on your corporate card.
I just wanna thank you No, this one's on me.
I just wanna thank you Sweet baby, for getting me through Jenna signed the paperwork, and the judge expedited the filing.
Baby goes home with the Gowers tonight.
Happy ending.
I remember Pops talking about you even before he brought you home.
He and Mom were so pissed that your biological father refused to sign that paperwork.
A man I didn't know kept me from having a family for eight years, and the law was on his side.
Well, it all worked out.
[Scoffs.]
âAnd you're a better lawyer today for it.
Yeah.
You know I don't know who I'd be if you weren't my brother.
- [Knock on door.]
- Yeah? Jake, Oscar's been calling.
He says he needs you, and it's urgent.
[Lock beeps.]
Hey, got your messages, Oscar.
What's going on? How can I help you? You were sleeping with my wife.
[Sighs.]
Oscar, look My wife? The woman who I love? Oscar, I I made a mistake.
Okay, I should have said something Shut your mouth! You're fired.
Don't do this.
Think about the optics.
- It'll only hurt your case.
- The optics?! Don't you worry, Jake.
I can find another hack in a suit.
Okay, someone who won't stab me in the back.
Get out of here.
Get out.
Guard! Well, I guess we got our answer.
Oscar didn't know about the affair.
Until now.
You're sure we're allowed to watch this, boss? We can't use it in court, but it helps us inform the investigation.
Now get me everything you can on Jake Gregorian.
Previously on "Notorious" I have orders to arrest your client for the murder of Sarah Keaton.
Tonight, my guest is Levi Young, Oscar Keaton's boyhood friend and an executive at Paraspot.
You've been texting with Levi Young.
He was pretending to be SweetVicki.
Now that I'm in jail, Levi has a lot to gain.
Are you suggesting Levi killed Sarah and framed you? I was in love with Sarah.
And the night before she was murdered, we slept together.
I sent those photos so Oscar would know the truth.
Julia: You have feelings for him.
You're in love with him.
Please put down the gun.
Tell Oscar I'm sorry.
[Gunshot.]
Man: An ambulance is on its way, ma'am.
Ma'am? Are you okay? [Police chatter, camera shutter clicking.]
[Siren wails.]
[Horns honking.]
[Horns blaring.]
Jake: Two weeks ago, my client, Oscar Keaton, was arrested for his wife's murder at her funeral without a shred of evidence.
I contend that the real killer was Levi Young, the man who would have benefited professionally from my client's conviction.
And when his scheme to discredit my client was exposed, Mr.
Young took his own life last night.
Both a tragedy and an obvious sign of guilt.
I'm here to demand that the district attorney release Oscar Keaton so he can finally grieve for his wife.
Thank you.
- [Indistinct shouting.]
- Uh, n-no questions at this time.
Hey, Julia.
I heard you were there last night.
Are you okay? The cops wanted me to come down and give statement to the D.
A.
Can we talk about what you're gonna say? I'm already late.
[Knock on door.]
Your assistant said I could come on back.
Julia George.
Please, come in.
I'm so sorry about last night.
How are you holding up? Well, on one hand, I saw a man shoot himself, but on the other, there wasn't much traffic this morning, so [Chuckles.]
It's okay not to be okay.
How can I help? - Please.
- [Clears throat.]
[Cellphone ringing.]
[Sighs.]
Alan, what can I do for you? I just saw your press conference.
You really think Levi killed my sister? Uh, the evidence is pointing in that direction, yeah.
You and I should meet.
There's something you should know.
- Okay.
- How about the Royal Junction? It's a restaurant on Third.
Let's say 11:00 a.
m.
I'll be there.
[Cellphone beeps.]
Jake Gregorian is saying that Levi killed Sarah.
What do you think? I would never hurt Sarah.
I'm I'm not that kind of person.
I don't think Levi did it.
But this whole catfishing thing With Oscar out of the way, Levi had a lot to gain.
You have feelings for him.
You're in love with him.
I don't think the catfishing had anything to do with Sarah Keaton's murder.
Excuse me.
CSI is still processing Levi's home, but I thought you should see this right away.
It was found in his desk.
Thank you.
Miss George, how well do you know Jake Gregorian? Mr.
Gilford, how well do we know anyone? Is there anything else? I've been the D.
A.
for a month now.
I've been meaning to introduce myself.
I'm sorry it was under these circumstances.
You know, I've invited you on my show several times, and you always decline.
Why don't you come tell your side of the Sarah Keaton case? Especially in light of Levi's suicide.
I'm not that great on TV.
Well, then you won't have your job for long.
Ever since O.
J.
, media savviness is a requirement.
Why don't you let me take you to lunch and try and convince you? - Sure.
- Good.
I'll have my office reach out with the details.
Louise: Why are we spying on Julia? When's the last time she actually sat down in the kitchen? - Never.
- Yeah, I'm worried about her.
Morning, boss.
You had quite night.
Do you need to talk? Because we can talk.
Or I can give you happy pills.
Your call.
We're here for you.
We broke the story on Levi catfishing, and then he killed himself, so everyone's gonna be looking to us for answers.
We're going wall-to-wall.
I'm trying to get the D.
A.
for tonight's show, so let's get started on a full work-up.
Great.
Are we gonna open with the video Levi sent you? No.
But that video's part of the story.
Julia, I watched it.
It's captivating.
The guy's unhinged.
I'd like to try and get through today without further incriminating a man who just killed himself.
Is that okay with you? Oh, I've been kicked around Had to make my own run - I've been knocked to the ground - [Tires squeal, engine revs.]
What'd you think of the press conference? You killed it.
That new D.
A.
's gonna feel the heat.
All right, well, let's hit him with the full-court press.
We're gonna be exercising our right to a speedy trial, so notify the clerk that we'll be withdrawing our 1050 motion.
Give two days notice that we'll be demanding a new bail hearing, and, uh, draft a motion to introduce evidence of third-party culpability.
I'll have it by this afternoon.
Levi's suicide's a tragedy, but might be just the break that Oscar needs.
- Yeah, no doubt.
- [Tires screech.]
Uh, Bradley, I got to call you back.
There's a pregnant woman in my parking space.
Come again? A pregnant woman.
Parking space.
Excuse me, ma'am.
Are you okay? - Are you Jake Gregorian? - âYeah.
Uh, I've been waiting for you.
I was worried if I went into your office, they would turn me away.
I don't want this.
Oh, okay.
Um, why don't we go inside, and, uh, I can put you in touch with adoption services? No, you don't understand.
I'm not the mother.
This isn't my baby.
I'm nine months pregnant, and the parents are MIA, and I don't know what to do.
So, to be clear, you're the surrogate mother, but you've never met the intended parents, who are the biological parents? That's right.
This surrogacy was set up by a fertility lawyer Maggie Sherman.
I wanted to meet the parents, but she said that they're very serious about keeping things confidential.
As a surrogate, you would have been paid.
$50,000 divided into weekly installments, and they stopped last month.
Maggie said that they disappeared on her and that she was looking for them, but I mean, who would back out on their own baby? I can't imagine.
But as a surrogate, your options are limited.
You don't have the right to give the baby up for adoption.
No, but I I can't afford to raise this baby.
And I didn't carry him for nine month just to dump him into the foster-care system.
Look, I know that this is crazy, but I am the only person who cares about this child, and he's not even mine.
Can you help me? Of course.
Jake, can I talk to you for a minute? Excuse me.
[Door opens, closes.]
We're up to our eyeballs in Oscar Keaton.
I know this hits close to home, but we can give her a referral.
I'm taking the case, Brad, and you know I can't say no.
Jake, your time in foster care was tough.
Hm, that's one way to put it.
And I respect you trying to help.
But please, take a breath.
I don't have time to take a breath, Brad.
My client could deliver at any moment.
Always down with the situation I can't explain intention And I don't care What do you think you're doing? I thought we could go again if you're up for it.
Oh, I'm up.
But if you give my love If you give me my love - It can be to our love - [Cellphone vibrating.]
Oh, God, Ryan.
What? âStop.
It's 10:00.
I'm late for work.
[Ryan sighs.]
We've been looking into some people from Levi's past to bring in for interviews.
His college roommate is now a banker in San Diego.
Is he worth pursuing for a segment? Julia? Julia: I got the story wrong, but you have the chance to set it right.
Tell Oscar I'm sorry.
Julia? Julia.
Where'd everybody go? I asked them to give us a second.
Where did you go? I need some more coffee.
- Megan: Stop.
- [Clears throat.]
I know what's going on here.
And you can't blame yourself.
You were just following the story.
Megan, I'm fine.
No, you're not.
You remember when I first started here and I brought in a staff intern who told us Senator Bailey was having an affair? Then we learned the affair never happened.
Both my sources were lying.
I felt terrible.
But what did you tell me? That it was news and we had to run it.
Yeah, and you also said that we do the best we can with the information that we have.
Maybe I was wrong.
Mr.
Gregorian, you have no idea how much I want to help you.
Jenna is a sweet girl.
And no one should be in her situation.
You know, I agree.
I have been trying to find the biological parents.
My office can help.
We have resources.
I just need their names.
I'm sorry, but I can't share that with you.
It would breach confidentiality, given the nature of the surrogacy agreement.
You mean the agreement you have with Jenna? No, with the biological parents.
Aren't they in violation of that very same agreement by I don't know Backing out on Jenna, leaving her nine months pregnant? Sometimes couples change their minds, and the surrogate is put in an unfortunate predicament.
Why are you protecting these people? Look, I'm not heartless.
I got into this business to help couples start families.
But if I violate their confidentiality, then I put all my other clients at risk.
Privacy is the cornerstone of my practice.
Jenna needs to find the parents before the baby is born, so either you give us the names, or I'll be taking this in front of a judge.
I hope it doesn't come to that.
This is Ella.
Are you up to speed on the Jenna Polly case? Um yeah.
Uh A pregnant woman looking for baby's parents.
Good.
I need you to go to the Count Clerk's Office and find the petition establishing parenthood.
Would have been filed at the time of conception.
Parents' names should be on it.
Records are sealed, so you might have to turn on the charm.
- Yep, you got it.
- I'll be right in.
Just making a quick stop.
[Cellphone beeps.]
[Indistinct conversation.]
Hey.
I appreciate you meeting me.
Yeah, you said it was about your sister.
I really thought Oscar killed Sarah.
[Sighs.]
Given the turn of events, I admit I may have rushed to judgment.
So, now you think it was Levi? At their wedding reception, Levi got drunk and started ranting about how Sarah was wrong for him.
Levi said he'd do whatever he could to make Oscar see that.
Would you be willing to go public again? - Maybe do an interview? - No, I won't do that.
But I have a video of Levi's outburst, if you want it.
That'd be helpful.
I don't want Sarah's wedding video, Jake.
I don't want to run the story indicting Levi.
I thought you'd be excited, Julia.
I'm offering you the exclusive.
Honestly, I can't believe you want me to run a story smearing a man I saw kill himself yesterday.
We already dragged Levi through the mud, and look what happened.
You cannot possibly think that's on you.
I'm fine, by the way.
Thanks for asking.
[Sighs.]
I'm sorry, Julia.
I should have been more I have a lot of work to do.
I can't bury the wedding video.
I need the story to help Oscar.
Levi was not trying to take over the company.
He was not trying to commit corporate sabotage.
How do you know? Shut the door.
[Door closes.]
Levi was in love with Oscar.
He pretended to be SweetVicki so that he could feel closer to Oscar.
If you go public with the wedding video, I will go public with what I know, and that will not be good for your client.
He's been telling everyone that Levi wanted to destroy him, and that was not the case.
If I were you, I would bury that video and pray that I keep my mouth shut.
[Elevator bell dings.]
There you are.
Everything okay? Oh, yeah, just kind of screwed up with Julia.
What's going on? Uh, get this.
The D.
A.
is in the conference room.
Yeah, he wants to speak to you.
This ought to be interesting.
Max Gilford.
I assume you're here because you wanted to personally tell me you're dropping charges against Oscar Keaton.
[Chuckles.]
I'm afraid not.
I wanted to make you an offer.
I, uh I know you and my predecessor liked to go head-to-head on TV.
But what do you say we stop the media circus and try our case in court the old-fashioned way? You mean after you perp-walked my client at his wife's funeral when you knew everyone would be watching? Now, what's this visit really about? Despite what you've been saying about Levi, Oscar remains our prime suspect.
But between you and me, we are investigating other people in Sarah's life.
I'm glad to hear it.
It's seems that Sarah was having an affair shortly before she was murdered.
Care to elaborate? I've taken up enough of your time.
I'll see myself out.
Hi, Jake.
- [Door slams.]
- Jake? Did you tell the D.
A.
about me and Sarah? Excuse me? He came to my office, looked me in the eye, and told me he knew she was having an affair.
And since you met with him earlier today You thought I told him you were sleeping with Sarah? Are you kidding me? What the hell is wrong with you? I'm sorry.
I'm spinning.
Tell me about it.
I-I can't imagine what it must have been like to be there when he pulled that trigger.
I can't stop thinking about it.
Yeah.
[Knock on door, door opens.]
Sorry to interrupt.
Mr.
Gilford's in the lobby.
I'll be right down.
- [Door closes.]
- Gilford.
As in the D.
A.
? - It's just lunch, Jake.
- Mm-hmm.
- You want him on the show, don't you? - Of course I do.
Look, I'm sorry we're not on the same page on this, but I have a story to cover, and I have to go.
[Door opens.]
Half the pundits in town think the only reason the last D.
A.
made U.
S.
Attorney is because of her appearance on my show.
Hm.
I think she just liked to see herself on TV.
[Chuckles.]
That and she increased the conviction rate by 15%.
My show is a platform for different voices.
Let your voice be heard.
[Chuckles.]
That's a good line.
Okay, let's just say that I did come on your show.
How would it work? Louise will recap the developments of the case, and then she'll tee you up.
And that's when we start yelling at each other - about who really did it.
- This is your chance to tell people what you want them to hear, what you want them to believe.
Okay, I'll do it.
Under one condition.
We stop talking about work for five minutes.
Don't worry.
We'll take it slow.
Let's start with, where are you from? Wait, wait, come on.
Let the show take care of it.
I have corporate card for a reason.
I was, uh hoping that this wasn't just business.
Uh I don't want to argue.
Say you'll be in hair and makeup by 4:00.
Make it 4:15.
I'm no pushover.
What's so urgent we couldn't wait for a trial? As you can see, Your Honor, my client is expecting.
We need Miss Sherman to reveal the names of the unborn child's biological parents.
That doesn't sound unreasonable.
It's not how my business operates, Your Honor.
Miss Polly, how did you find Miss Sherman? I was drowning in college debt, and a friend of mine said that she paid off all her student loans with one pregnancy, so I listed myself on a surrogacy website.
A couple weeks later, Maggie got in touch.
Next thing you know, I'm in Prague getting an embryo implanted.
Hold on.
Prague? The Czech Republic has a streamlined IVF process.
It's less expensive than doing the procedure in the U.
S.
This is just a glorified turkey-baster situation.
I'm inclined to serve the best interests of the child and compel you to disclose, Miss Sherman.
I'm sorry, but I can't do that, Your Honor.
My relationship with the biological parents is protected under attorney-client privilege.
What kind of family attorney places confidentiality over the well-being of a child? Mr.
Gregorian represents criminals.
I would appreciate that he not lecture me on legal ethics in family court.
That's enough.
Although I am sympathetic to Miss Polly, I won't threaten privilege.
Thank you.
This is not over I promise you.
So nice to meet you, Mr.
District Attorney.
And you, Louise.
[Bell rings.]
Man: We're live in five All right, Louise, let's see what Mr.
Gilford is made of.
Man: three Good evening.
Tonight, for the first time since taking office, "LHL" welcomes Los Angeles District Attorney Max Gilford.
Mr.
Gilford, earlier today, Mr.
Keaton's attorney demanded his release in light of Levi Young's suicide.
What are your thoughts? Oscar Keaton is a cold-blooded murderer whose defense is quite good at playing the media.
We will not be releasing Mr.
Keaton because we have both motive and evidence.
Is it true you still haven't found the murder weapon? Even without a weapon, it's clear what happened.
Oscar Keaton is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Don't the recent revelations in conjunction with Mr.
Young's suicide point to him as a suspect? Not at all.
Mr.
Keaton's defense has propped up various unfounded allegations in an attempt to clear their client of any wrongdoing.
That man's a natural.
Not to mention he's hot.
He's good I'll give him that.
He's not letting Louise bait him.
You know what, Megan? I changed my mind.
Cue up the Levi tape.
Are you sure? I thought you said I know what I said.
Play the tape.
Let's get a reaction.
Louise, change of plans We're gonna run the Levi video.
We'd like to play a video Levi Young made for our executive producer shortly before his suicide.
You got the story all wrong.
You think I wanted to hurt Oscar? I just wanted to protect him.
Sarah was bad for him.
And I was the only one who could see it.
- Cut.
- Well, sounds like Levi Young was intent on getting Sarah out of Oscar Keaton's life.
Has he really been ruled out as a suspect? I've never seen this video before.
But I certainly look forward to reviewing an unedited version.
And when you do, we hope you'll come back on the show and share your thoughts.
We'll be back after a short break.
- Man: And we're clear.
- [Bell rings.]
Incoming.
And he looks angry.
I thought you said Levi didn't kill Sarah.
He didn't.
So I debrief you after the suicide.
You don't tell me about the video, then you play it live on air.
- Why would you do that? - It's part of the story, and I wanted your honest reaction.
You realize I could charge you with obstruction of justice for hiding that video.
That's a stretch, and we both know it.
[Chuckles.]
So let me get this straight.
Your show accused a man of murder, then you saw that man take his own life, and your first instinct is to make a spectacle out of his suicide.
What the hell is wrong with you?! [Man clears throat.]
I put up the video.
It's your job to knock it down.
You want my honest reaction? I thought you were a news producer.
Turns out you're just a mouthpiece for Jake Gregorian.
[Door opens.]
Jake: Hey.
Can I sit? How'd you find me? Uh, I know you come here when you're stressed.
I saw the show last night.
What happened? Why'd you run that tape? I didn't plan on it.
I I didn't want to assassinate Levi's character.
I just I was watching the D.
A.
, and it was like I couldn't help myself.
Because, uh, the segment was boring? - [Chuckles.]
Thanks.
- [Chuckles.]
Remind me to come by court next week and critique your performance.
Ah.
I mean, look, you had a You had a charismatic guest.
Louise was in top form, and it was a solid show.
Solid's not good enough for you, Julia George.
You have a sixth sense about the exact moment when the show needs something extra.
Besides, the video's still news.
And, uh, admit it You wanted to see the D.
A.
squirm just a little bit.
What are you doing here? I have something.
Someone I want to put on your show.
Chance for us both to do some good.
Maybe.
Here me out? Good evening.
In the past, we've aired heartbreaking cases of missing children.
But tonight, we bring you a different kind of story A case of missing parents.
Joining us tonight is Jenna Polly, a woman who agreed to help a childless couple have a baby.
Now that couple, the biological parents, have disappeared, abandoning Jenna who is nine months pregnant with their child.
Also with us is Jenna's attorney, Jake Gregorian.
Jenna, what happens if you can't find the biological parents before their baby arrives? I don't have the legal rights to put him up for adoption.
So my only options are to raise him by myself, which I'm not in a position to do, or to put him in the foster-care system, which I don't want to do.
Load the titles.
Jenna, what can you tell us about the parents? They couldn't conceive on their own.
So they went to Maggie Sherman, a fertility lawyer, to help them find a surrogate me.
Miss Sherman has withheld all information about the biological parents and refuses to help Jenna.
Jenna, I understand you have a letter from the biological parents.
You'd like to read a passage.
"Our house is filled with love and laughter.
The only thing we need is a baby to make our lives complete.
We've already built a swing set in our backyard and a tree house in the front.
There are no words to describe how grateful we are to you.
Because of you, we can be parents.
" And now they're gone.
God, that poor girl.
I can't imagine.
please contact my office.
We're not looking to punish them.
We just need to transfer the parental rights so the baby can go to a good home.
Is there anything else you'd like to add, Jenna? It's okay.
You're doing great.
Guys, what's happening? We're dead on air.
I-I-I think my water just broke.
Louise, walk her to the back exit.
And cheat her to camera.
- Oh, God - âWe'll be right back.
Easy, easy.
How'd the delivery go? Well, Jenna and the baby are doing fine.
Any updates around here? I tried calling Maggie to see if she wanted to reconsider her position now that Jenna's gone public, but she's not returning my calls.
[Knock on door.]
Mr.
Gregorian.
Arthur: We saw you and Jenna on TV.
That's our baby.
I mean, she has our baby.
I wrote the letter, the one she read.
Here's the picture of our home with the swing set and the tree house.
I'm happy you're here.
And I don't need to know why you abandoned Jenna or the baby, but I do need you to surrender your parental rights so that Jenna can find the baby a good home.
We No, please, we don't want to give up the baby.
We want the child.
More than anything in the world.
Then why stop paying Jenna? We didn't, and we paid Maggie the full $200,000 up front, but she lied to us.
She told us Jenna had a miscarriage.
Hold on.
$200,000? Jenna was supposed to receive $50,000 for carrying your baby.
Well, you don't understand.
We're not the biological parents.
Our contract with Maggie Sherman is to adopt Jenna's baby.
We We brought our contract with us.
Okay, if that's true, Maggie brokered an adoption with the surrogate and pocketed $150,000 in the process.
She's running a scam.
We don't care about that right now.
We just We want to see the baby.
Our baby.
Oh.
[Laughs.]
We begged Maggie to let us talk to you.
We're so sorry we couldn't reach you.
Oh, none of that matters now.
We'll sort it out.
- The baby has a home.
- [Laughs.]
- [Knock on door.]
- Can I help you? I'm from Child Protective Services.
What's going on? Are you the child's biological parents? Well, no, but I'm sorry, Miss Polly.
My office was alerted to your situation when you appeared on TV.
You do not have to do this.
The State will take custody of the child until the biological parents can be found.
Hold on.
This couple has a contract to adopt the baby.
Unfortunately, an adoption would be void without the biological parents' consent.
When the baby's ready to leave the hospital, he'll be placed in foster care until the biological parents can be found.
What happens if they never show up? You will have to take that up with the family court.
We already did.
I wish I could do more.
I'm just following protocol.
To hell with protocol.
You have the chance to do the right thing.
Not just for my client, not just for this couple, but for that child.
That should be your job here.
The baby needs to come with me.
No.
No, you can't take him.
I-I-I won't let you take him.
Please don't.
Mary, I'm so sorry.
Hand me the baby, okay? [Crying.]
[Baby fusses.]
What? That's it? Hell no.
âJake, I think we We need to find those biological parents.
There's one person out there who knows who they are, and I am done playing nice.
There was a time There was a time When the mountains kept their place They stood in line They stood in line They waited at the gates No one could see No one could see No terrain, no risen rock No feet could find No feet could find Neither hurdle or roadblock Ooh Jake, where have you been? Maggie fled town.
Her office is empty.
Ooh The hills awoke The hills awoke The cliffs got growing pains The earth, it broke The earth, it broke And the mountains had their way They kissed the ground And they watched it from above Now I'm around Now I'm around And I see no way to run We float on the breeze We are held to a ransom We are boats on the reeds Waiting for the waves, the waves We float on the breeze We are held to a ransom Hey.
What's so urgent you call us in at 6:00 a.
m.
? I want to talk about Maggie Sherman, this, uh, fertility lawyer.
We're using every resource we have to find her.
I have a friend at a bureau tracking her credit cards, but it's like she's vanished.
[Chuckles.]
I stayed up all night reading about surrogacy law.
And I came across another scam in Boston Perpetrated by a lawyer named Doris Goodbridge.
Listen to this.
"Miss Goodbridge described the embryo implantation procedure to prospective surrogates as a "glorified turkey-baster situation.
" Sound like anyone we know? That's what Maggie said in court.
Now, I searched the State Bar database.
There is no Maggie Sherman listed in California.
I think Maggie Sherman is Doris Goodbridge.
Ella, you think you can find Maggie using her real name? Yeah, I'm on it.
What can I do for you, Miss George? I'm sorry for blindsiding you on air.
It wasn't right.
It wasn't what we agreed upon, and, quite frankly, I went too far.
You doing okay? I'm having a difficult time compartmentalizing.
Every day I decide who should be charged and who should go free.
We both take our jobs home with us.
It's the only way to do them well.
[Telephone beeps.]
Woman: Mr.
Gilford? The Deputy Mayor is on line 2.
Tell him to hold.
No problem.
I just wanted to apologize, and, um I hope I can make it up to you sometime.
Ooh, my bitter girl She's so hard to love But don't make this mess for me [Man speaking indistinctly over P.
A.
.]
- [Clears throat.]
- Hi, Doris.
Still using credit card with your old name, huh? Not too smart.
So help me be your man What do you want? Uh, you're gonna come with us.
Oh, sweetie, that's not gonna happen.
You're coming with us, or we'll have the cops here in two minutes.
Your call, sweetie.
I could never change I don't understand why you stopped paying Jenna if the Gowers gave you $200,000 and you only had to give her $50,000.
I was expanding my business.
Would you believe I had unexpected costs and ran out of cash? I'm gonna make this real simple for you, Doris.
I've convinced my client not to press charges if you tell us the identity of the baby's biological parents.
[Inhales, exhales deeply.]
There are no parents.
Fine.
You want to be difficult? No, I'm telling the truth.
I bought the egg and sperm from the clinic in Prague where the procedure was done.
And to be honest, this is partially your fault.
My fault? If your law firm hadn't entered Jenna's name with the Clerk's office, I could have found another couple to adopt her baby.
Wow.
That was the scam.
Now I understand why you told the Gowers that Jenna miscarried.
You were going to resell her baby.
You wanted to double-down and make another $200,000 off the same child.
Like I said, I was running low on cash.
We're done here, right? Yeah.
We're done.
The cops are waiting for you in the lobby.
You said you wouldn't press charges.
My client, Jenna, she won't be pressing charges, but the couple trying to adopt her baby, yeah, I think they want to see you in prison.
I sure do.
Man: Meal's up.
[Clatter.]
Hey.
I want to see my lawyer.
I want to see my damn lawyer! And finally, last night's segment on Jenna Polly's surrogacy gone wrong went viral after her water broke live on air.
Thousands of you have reached out for updates on Jenna's delivery, and we're happy to report that Jenna gave birth I don't understand.
You're saying that the biological parents were egg and sperm donors? - From Prague? - That's right.
And the surrendered all parental rights when they made their donation.
I hope I'm not interrupting.
What's going on? Mr.
Gregorian, I have been instructed to return the baby to your client, Miss Polly.
[Jake sighs.]
Jake, I don't understand.
Under the law, because they surrendered their rights, you're the de facto parent, which means - I can give the baby to the Gowers.
- Yes, that's right.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
This This is really happening? [Laughs.]
Hi, baby.
Hi, there.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
My office will prepare the paperwork, but with Jenna's consent, the baby's yours.
- Absolutely.
- â[Laughs.]
I just wanna thank you Julia George inviting us to happy hour How civilized.
I just wanna thank you I wanted to apologize, and it's easier for me to say I'm sorry with a gin and tonic.
We're good.
No apology necessary.
Hold on.
I want to hear her out.
I'm listening.
I haven't been myself.
And I can usually find solace in my work.
But this time I Oh, honey, it's okay.
I know, I mean, of course, I just I shouldn't have taken it out on either of you.
You know what? I need a drink.
Something festive with a tiny umbrella.
Great.
[Indistinct conversations.]
Oh, look who's here.
You didn't.
I didn't what? Call the D.
A.
and tell him we were meeting here for drinks? Why would I do that for you when you've been such a pill? Go, talk to him.
I just wanna thank you I just wanna thank you I just wanna thank you Hi.
Can I buy you a drink? [Inhales deeply.]
I just wanna thank you Only if it's not on your corporate card.
I just wanna thank you No, this one's on me.
I just wanna thank you Sweet baby, for getting me through Jenna signed the paperwork, and the judge expedited the filing.
Baby goes home with the Gowers tonight.
Happy ending.
I remember Pops talking about you even before he brought you home.
He and Mom were so pissed that your biological father refused to sign that paperwork.
A man I didn't know kept me from having a family for eight years, and the law was on his side.
Well, it all worked out.
[Scoffs.]
âAnd you're a better lawyer today for it.
Yeah.
You know I don't know who I'd be if you weren't my brother.
- [Knock on door.]
- Yeah? Jake, Oscar's been calling.
He says he needs you, and it's urgent.
[Lock beeps.]
Hey, got your messages, Oscar.
What's going on? How can I help you? You were sleeping with my wife.
[Sighs.]
Oscar, look My wife? The woman who I love? Oscar, I I made a mistake.
Okay, I should have said something Shut your mouth! You're fired.
Don't do this.
Think about the optics.
- It'll only hurt your case.
- The optics?! Don't you worry, Jake.
I can find another hack in a suit.
Okay, someone who won't stab me in the back.
Get out of here.
Get out.
Guard! Well, I guess we got our answer.
Oscar didn't know about the affair.
Until now.
You're sure we're allowed to watch this, boss? We can't use it in court, but it helps us inform the investigation.
Now get me everything you can on Jake Gregorian.