Matlock (2024) s01e08 Episode Script

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Previously on Matlock
MATTY: The law firm
Jacobson Moore hid documents
that could have taken opioids
off the market ten years earlier.
Think of how many lives
that could have saved,
including our daughter's.
Big Pharma, big money.
That's where I want to be.
I've got a new case with Wellbrexa
and I am bringing you on.
Claudia Isabella Ortega,
will you marry me?
[CRYING]
I just don't think
that we belong together.
JULIAN: Before we separated,
when things were really bad,
I had an affair.
Olympia
So, Julian asked Senior
how they should take
care of Wellbrexa
And all Senior says is, "It's handled,"
with a damn attachment.
The attachment could be
the missing documents.
What do you need to make one
of those AI voices, Alfie?
SENIOR'S VOICE: Stuart, I
forgot my email password.
STUART: Forward slash and
exclamation point at the end.
MATTY: Don't let him
trip you up on the stand.
The prosecutor is gonna
try to get in your head,
but you know what you saw,
so you stick to your story.
I will,
but I'm telling you, my part isn't
that big. You don't have to come.
Are you kidding me?
I wouldn't miss your mock trial
for anything in this world.
I already put a doctor
appointment on my work calendar.
And let me tell you
something, your part is big.
Whole cases ride on eyewitnesses.
What's wrong, darling?
I forgot my diorama.
I told you to put it by the door.
COURT: Put yourself by the door.
Enough. Where is it, Court?
My desk.
Okay, you have to remember
these things, baby, all right?
And remember, if Jackson is mean,
don't engage. You just walk away,
you tell your teacher,
and you just try not to
let him get under your skin.
Sweetheart, what can
I do to make it better?
Get to Senior's computer today
and download the attachment.
[CHUCKLES] He's in
Europe, I got his password
and a bottle of Scotch,
and that's the plan.
I really think it's
the missing documents.
Me, too. And Julian's texting me
about a new Wellbrexa case,
which means he's bringing me back in,
- which means
- It's all happening.
it's all happening. And
right now, school is happening.
So, you just ignore Jackson, okay?
I'll see you at the mock trial.
- I love you.
- I love you.
- I love you.
- Bye.
Bye. I'll leave your diorama
at the front desk, Court.
COURT: Thanks, Mom.
James forgot his project, too. [LAUGHS]
You think they do it to punish us
because we work too much?
You know they do, but you're supposed
to tell me to let the
mom guilt go, Lacy.
- Let the mom guilt go.
- Okay.
Besides, you're balancing
better than I am.
I haven't set foot in
that school for months
'cause I've been so
slammed at the office.
Tonight, James is having dinner
with our elderly neighbors
because the nanny's sick,
Elliot's traveling
Why don't I have Rosie
pick him up from school?
The kids can have a playdate,
and she can drop them
at the office for pizza.
- It's my turn anyway.
- Thank you so much.
I would kiss you, but
imagine the rumors.
Speaking of, Nanny Cams, 11 o'clock.
LACY: Quick, before they see us.
Okay, thank you again. See you tonight.
Excuse me. Mrs. Olympia?
Oh, hi, Nadira.
I'm so sorry to be
ambushing you like this,
but Mrs. Charlotte fired me
for something I didn't do,
and you've always been so nice,
and Rosie told me that you help
people, and I really need help.
- Please.
- Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah. Not here, though.
Come on.
Stuart.
Yes, that is my name.
I'm just surprised to see you.
I thought you said you
get to work from home
- when Senior's traveling.
- Well,
today he decided he
wants me at the office
during European hours, so I've been here
since 3:00 a.m. Did you need something?
Uh
just to drop this off.
Thank the big man for
putting me on Wellbrexa.
I'll put it on his desk.
Great, and if I do need something,
I'll make sure to ask you before 1:00.
More like noon. And,
please, need nothing.
Did you not hear the 3:00 a.m. part?
Oh, trust me, Stuart.
I heard it loud and clear.
Billy's broken. Claudia broke him.
It's bad, and there's apparently
no warranty on the human male.
Well, breakups are tough.
I mean, he and Claudia were
together for eight years.
I know, but still, you need to fix him.
Do one of your spells.
Well, I'm not a magician.
- I'm just a gal trying to get into her office.
- Okay.
See what I mean?
He's a shell.
As fragile as a Forever 21 T-shirt.
He looks fine.
It's a facade.
These aren't noise-canceling.
Billy, why don't you share
what you're listening to?
Adele.
- First two albums.
- Billy, I'm so sorry.
See? Clearly not fine.
- It's also fine to not be fine.
- I concur,
as long as you keep the
appearance of being fine
in the office and the
appearance of being
not fine out of the office.
What? We're saying the same thing.
I just wish I knew why, you know?
Nothing happened,
no one cheated.
Morning. Need you three
in the meeting room.
Um, well, actually,
Julian is expecting me on
his next Wellbrexa action.
Julian will understand.
I take Hayden to the park every Tuesday.
But we come back home that day,
and Ms. Charlotte fired me
because there's pictures of
us all over Eyes from Afar.
It's an online forum.
Parents can track their
nannies and children,
among other things.
It's a nightmare.
We can't go anywhere without being
scared someone is watching us.
Who would do something so terrible?
What did the post accuse you of?
There were several photos.
One made it look like
Nadira was yelling at Hayden.
NADIRA: But we were really playing
"No, no monsters."
It's just a silly game.
And then there's this one.
Hayden was about to run into the street.
It's ridiculous.
I-I would never hurt him.
But now no one will hire me.
I-I can't even get an interview.
I send money back home to my family.
I'm supposed to make enough
to send for my kids to come over.
It's been a year since I've seen them.
I'm so sorry.
You shouldn't have to choose between
providing for your children
and being with them.
OLYMPIA: We'll file a cease and desist,
get the photos removed from the site.
This will allow you to get a
new job sooner rather than later.
Matty, let's go talk to Julian.
What's Billy's deal?
Claudia rejected his proposal.
Ugh. Well, people let you down.
Better he know now.
Dropping Matty off?
OLYMPIA: No, she's with me today.
I'm filing a cease and desist against
Eyes from Afar on
behalf of Nadira Freeman.
Wait, Nadira, Charlotte's nanny?
Well, technically, Charlotte's
children's former nanny.
Getting involved in school
drama is a death wish.
It's not drama, it's a legal case.
A legal case that will get
back to the Mulberry Prep moms.
What do you call them,
the-the Nanny Cams?
Jill Clark is on the board of
that Big Brother nanny website.
Which is why Matty will
be the face of the case.
Jacobson Moore is a huge firm.
If Matty argues the motion,
no one will know I had
anything to do with it.
- [STAMMERS] Uh
- Come on,
- you know Nadira.
- Yeah.
She watched the twins before.
And I feel badly for her,
I just don't want it
to affect our family.
Oh, so now you're
prioritizing our family?
Uh, maybe I should step out?
- We're going, come on.
- [SIGHS]
I'll, uh, bring you up to
speed on Wellbrexa later.
Uh uh, hey.
Just to remind you,
I've only been in court once since Y2K.
You did great, and
you'll do great again.
I have no doubt. Only trust.
- Who's the judge?
- Francesca Caggiano.
A real ride-or-die First Amendment gal.
Once used up half an
evidentiary hearing pointing out
every historical inaccuracy in Hamilton.
Taking down a photo means
limiting free speech.
She won't go for it.
Unless it's a photo of her nephew.
Kid got arrested for
public intoxication,
and Caggiano called in a favor
to get his mug shot pulled.
So, our best bet
is for you to not deny free
speech is involved here.
Just hammer home that the harm to Nadira
outweighs any free speech infringements.
Got it.
Oh, and, Matty,
remember, no one can know that
I am connected to this case.
Eyes from Afar is no different
than the soapbox at the town square.
This is where citizens
come to speak their minds,
to warn their neighbors
of potential danger.
These photos are a sacred
form of free speech.
Deny the plaintiff's cease and
desist to preserve that soapbox
and whatever's left
of the First Amendment.
Counselor, hard act to follow.
Oh, don't underestimate Ms. Matlock.
We've faced off before.
This woman's a shark.
What? No, I'm not.
Well, I'm allowed to say that,
and you're allowed to deny it.
It's all free speech.
That's clever. I like that.
I'll accept it, Your Honor,
because I believe in free speech, too.
And yes, I'm asking
you to limit it here,
but that's not without precedent
when the harm is substantial.
We're not talking about terrorism here,
Your Honor, these are just
concerned parents and caretakers
who are just trying to keep
their children happy and safe.
Which is exactly what
my client was doing,
keeping one of their kids
from running out into
the middle of the street.
Not according to these photos.
Which were taken out of context.
Even so, the potential for harm
doesn't even come close
to justifying censorship.
Judge, you have to look
at these photos like
a mug shot.
Maybe for something minor.
Maybe even something you didn't do.
But that doesn't matter,
because that one moment
captured on camera
screams "criminal" to
every job interviewer
for the next 40 years.
A photo like that isn't just speech,
it's a scarlet letter,
branding you undesirable, untrustworthy
and unemployable for
the rest of your life.
Well, I understand
the shark comment now.
Ms. Matlock,
I love my sister, but
my nephew's a moron
and deserved everything he had coming.
Motion denied.
And not many people know that story,
so tell Olympia Lawrence I said hello.
MATTY [OVER PHONE]: I'm so sorry.
She was about to deny
Nadira's cease and desist.
I had to throw a Hail Mary.
Hold on. Hi, there.
I'm leaving this for my son,
Courtney Lawrence-Markston.
Thank you.
I'm back.
I-I-I fudged it, and I'm sorry.
It's not your fault.
I sent you there
knowing there was a risk.
I just hope it doesn't
end up being a big deal.
JILL [OVER PHONE]: Olympia.
Why are you defending an abuser?
Abuse is a loaded word, Jill.
A picture is worth a
thousand loaded words.
OLYMPIA: Charlotte, Nadira is adamant
that those photos were
taken out of context.
This is ridiculous.
We never see you at school,
and you get involved in this.
OLYMPIA: This happens to
be ruining a woman's life.
And it's work, which we
know is your priority.
OLYMPIA: Luckily, Tessa,
your opinion of me is
none of my business.
I'm sure I'll be
talking to you all soon.
- You still there?
- MATTY: Yes.
And I don't support physical violence,
but if you accidentally
tripped one of those women,
it'd be a public service,
and I'll be your alibi.
We need to pivot to a John Doe.
Unmask the person behind the account
and go after them for defamation.
Which means we need to
talk to Julian again.
Ugh [STAMMERS]
Honestly, I don't feel comfortable
being in the middle
of whatever's going on
between the two of you right now.
He cheated.
Oh, no.
Yeah. Years ago,
but I just found out, and, uh
I don't know if I can bear
to be with him alone and
Oh, I completely understand.
Right. Your husband was unfaithful, too.
Well this isn't about me,
and I'm so sorry.
I don't know if I should
ask him who it was.
Sometimes I think I want to know, but
I won't be able to get through the day
without seeing her face.
What do you think?
I think
[SIGHS]
there's no good answers
when there's no good options.
Just what you can live with.
If you were here, I'd give you a hug.
Or try to. You'd probably flinch.
[CHUCKLES] I wouldn't.
Okay, I probably would.
[LAUGHS]
Well, in lieu of that
I'm happy to stick by you
when you talk to that
philandering dum-dum.
[LAUGHS] I'm a big girl.
I have to deal. [SIGHS]
But I appreciate it, Matty. I really do.
When do you have to
leave for the doctor?
I know you have an appointment today.
Uh, couple of hours. I'm just
taking a quick lunch break.
My blood sugar's getting low.
- All right. Talk to you later.
- Okay.
Hello? Stuart?
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
[COMPUTER CHIMING]
Come on, baby. Come
on, baby. Come on, baby.
Printer 511? 511.
Damn it. 102. Where's 511?
[DOOR CLOSES]
No problem, sir. I'll grab the file.
Oh, hey there.
I forgot to leave my card.
No use kissing ass if no
one knows the lips are mine.
Shh, shh, shh.
O-okay, uh, I'm at your desk, sir.
Where'd you see it last?
[PRINTERS WHIRRING]
[SIGHS]
Hi, there. Um, I'm sorry to bother you,
but i-is there any way to
see a printer's history?
I mean, somebody must've
swiped my documents.
- That happens all the time, just reprint.
- Right,
but, uh, see, um, well,
- the documents are sensitive.
- Oh
So you don't want them
turned into security,
got it. Let's see, I think
there's a printer log.
Yup. Here.
You can see who printed right after you.
[SIGHS] Thank you very much.
Mm-hmm.
[PRINTER BEEPING]
MATTY: Olympia's assistant
You're filing a John Doe?
There were personal details in the post,
so we have defamation,
invasion of privacy
Well, I thought this was over
after the cease and desist.
It was denied. Stay
calm, we're in public.
- Let's go to my office.
- No thank you. Public is perfect.
- My hands are tied.
- No, they're the exact opposite of tied.
They're untied, literally
on the wheel, steering.
Who is going to help Nadira if I don't?
Just be careful with the school stuff.
These moms are
retaliatory, they're mean
Those are your words.
Which is why I wanted to
pull the twins last year.
[SIGHS]
I'll keep you in the loop.
- Finish the John Doe brief?
- Uh
We don't need it.
Because I have this friend in tech
Why'd you say "friend in tech" weird?
I did not mean to.
Um, anyway,
I asked her if she could
help us find out the person
behind the anonymous account
that posted Nadira's pictures.
- What? Could she?
- SARAH: Yeah.
I mean, I asked her
if it was above board,
and she said, "Theoretically,"
which I took to mean
don't ask any more questions.
Here's the email address.
Wait, TessaTalks25@aol?
Got to be Tessa Winters.
She's one of Charlotte's good friends,
but why wouldn't she just
tell her about Nadira?
Maybe Charlotte is the kind of person
who shoots the messenger, or
maybe they're in on it together,
and she wanted to fire
Nadira and needed a reason,
or Tessa thinks that
Charlotte wouldn't believe her,
or she made it up
- Slow down. I can't hear myself think.
- Same.
[SIGHS] Okay. Time to
ask Tessa some questions.
As long as you're okay.
Billy's fine. His favorite sports team
got crushed. Men, am I right?
We are ready to interview Tessa.
Actually, transparently,
I'm not currently
operating at 100% battery.
No problem.
Everyone's human. Thanks for telling me.
- Yeah.
- Actually, I should do the interview
on my own,
since I know her.
Matty. [SIGHS] Glad I caught you.
Uh, I was hoping to get your help
de-escalating this whole situation
with Olympia and Mulberry Prep.
[CHUCKLES] No, you don't.
This isn't my first day
where you can flash that
handsome smile of yours
and [LAUGHS] put me
smack-dab in the middle.
No, you're not in the middle.
You're-you're on Olympia's side.
I'm asking you to be neutral.
She won't talk to me,
and I just don't want her
to go nuclear on the school
because she hates the people.
What are you asking exactly?
Look, I liked us working together,
and I want it to continue.
Just make sure things
don't get out of hand, okay?
If I didn't know better, I'd
think you were
suggesting a quid pro quo.
[SCOFFS]
I don't care what you call it,
I just need to know I
can count on you, too,
that's all.
Well, hey there, Missy.
- [CHUCKLING] Hi.
- Is Olympia in?
Nope, in an interview.
Oh. Oh, that's the Klein deposition.
I know she wanted a
printout of that. You know,
- I'll just take it up to
- She wants it for tonight,
all good. Yeah, yeah.
Hmm. Got it.
I'm just gonna wait for her.
[PHONE CHIMES]
Need a break? I can man the desk.
No. [CHUCKLES] Just on Instagram. Shh.
[CHUCKLES]
Cool.
Tessa, why would someone
post those photos of Nadira
from your email account?
PERRY [OVER PHONE]: Don't answer that.
And just a reminder
that my client is here
- of her own volition and has nothing to hide.
- [CHILD SCREAMING]
PERRY: Hey, hey, hey, hey, stop it.
Stop it. Go find your mother.
Then let her answer
the questions, Perry.
Otherwise, I'm filing the
John Doe. It will be public.
PERRY: Okay, look, you-you
are asking her to speculate
upon something that [STAMMERS]
Don't-don't spray sunscreen
in your sister's eyes.
Make good choices. Come on.
I didn't post the pictures.
Came from your email.
A super old one.
I only use it for online
shopping, to control spam.
I haven't checked it in months.
Someone else did it.
Did your husband use the account?
Ha!
Mark involved in nanny drama? [SCOFFS]
Go ahead, ask him. He's on his way.
PERRY: Enough. Okay,
I am losing patience.
Are you talking to me
or-or your kids, Perry?
PERRY: [SIGHS] Both. Last question.
Where were you last Monday at 10:40 a.m.
when the photos were uploaded?
ANNIE: Mm, I don't know.
[SNIFFS] You don't smell that?
[SIGHS] Maybe a little?
You need to go get maintenance.
Oh, Annie, I'm telling
you, something's rotting.
And I have a nose for odor.
My former husband ignored me once
three weeks later, the
health department came in.
Not one, two dead raccoons
locked in an embrace.
Ew. I'll check the trash cans.
[SNIFFING]
I'm looking for Olympia Lawrence.
- Mark? [SCOFFS]
- I am so sorry, honey.
The Yorkshire showing ran late.
I'll save you time, Olympia.
Mark, where were you on Monday at 10:40?
At the Yorkshire all day.
Have to sell 20 units.
TESSA: See? Neither one of
us uploaded those photos.
This all seems a little aggressive.
I'm sure it seems that way.
Annie, please show Mark
and Tessa to the elevator.
Yes.
Thank you.
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
How'd it go in there?
She says she didn't do it, and
I don't know I believe her.
[PHONE CHIMES]
So, I'm going to file an
emergency motion to authorize,
force the Internet
service provider to release
the IP address of the
computer that posted it,
which means, I have
to face Caggiano again.
I'm coming with you. I
mean, not in the courtroom.
I mean, Caggiano's scary as
mashed potatoes with no gravy.
But before, after,
I'll hold your hand, your bag.
I thought you had a
doctor's appointment.
Oh, it's just an eye exam.
I rescheduled it after our phone call.
I mean, you've had a
rough day. You need backup.
Thank you, Matty.
That means a lot.
All right. [SIGHS]
Ready?
I'm ready.
Olympia Lawrence. Glad to
see you and not your emissary.
OLYMPIA: Apologies. I understand
if you're upset with me.
Trying to get it on the
record that I can't be partial?
Of course not, Your Honor.
CAGGIANO: Good.
So, an emergency motion
to authorize. Interesting.
- BOTH: Your Honor?
- Seems it's been
a settled area of law since
1996 when Congress passed
the Communications
Decency Act immunizing
websites from liability.
Excellent point.
If she doesn't get
the motion, then what?
Well, then she'll come
up with a new plan.
How old are your kids?
- Five and three.
- Oh.
They live with my mother.
Hmm.
I'm raising my grandson.
It's very different circumstances.
My daughter
She passed.
[SIGHS]
I'm really sorry to hear that.
Thank you.
But I'm sharing that with you because
Well, my grandson talks
about his mother all the time.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
And you should know
you're not forgotten.
OLYMPIA: The Dendrite opinion in 1991,
See's Candies in 1999.
Decades of precedent for
defamation of private citizens.
CABRERA: So you hate the First Amendment
and the Fourth Amendment?
Don't talk to me about
the Fourth Amendment.
The personal information
revealed in the caption
of these photos violates my
client's right to privacy.
Kind of like what you did to
the Honorable Judge Caggiano.
Okay, yes.
Let's talk about that.
Your Honor,
I apologize for sharing your
personal business with my colleague.
It was inappropriate.
Agreed. You had no right.
Except that I-I did.
Excuse me?
While it was poor form
for me to gossip about you,
I had every right to.
And as angry as you may be, Your Honor,
there's nothing you can do about it
because what I said is true.
That's free speech.
Once upon a time, you did
help your nephew, but if you hadn't,
and I was going around
spreading that lie,
I wouldn't have a right to defame you.
Just like the poster on Eyes
from Afar doesn't have a right
to defame Nadira Freeman.
False equivalency.
There is zero evidence
that the person who posted
that picture intended on
making a false accusation.
Because we don't know
who posted it, or why.
So with full appreciation of the right
to spread harmful true speech
like what I did regarding
you and your nephew
I ask
that you order Eyes from Afar to reveal
the identity of the poster.
Look, if the photos are true,
I'll be the first to
withdraw my lawsuit.
But if they're false,
and thus, defamatory,
I know that you will be
the first to condemn it,
because free speech does
need to be protected.
Not false speech.
Which is why I am standing here
holding a motion to authorize.
SARAH: Incredible work, Olympia.
Where is the IP registered to?
A computer at Mulberry
Prep, in the library.
You're kidding me.
- [TIRES SQUEALING]
- I guess we're not going back to the office?
No, we're going to the school.
You have to sign in to enter.
So we just need the
sign-in sheet from Monday.
Well, how are you gonna get it?
Oh, I'll get that list. I'd
love to see them try to stop me.
- Can I say something?
- Hmm?
As a friend?
Today is not the day
to light everything up.
Tomorrow, if you want
to light up those moms,
I'll hand you the matches.
But you can't make that decision now,
not when it's this fresh.
[SIGHS]
Let me get those sign-in sheets.
You got any of those protein bars
that taste like leather and
cost more than dinner at Arby's?
Briefcase.
Blood sugar low again?
Ah, it's about to be.
Now, I just need a nice
big stack of papers.
ALAYJAH: Welcome to Mulberry Prep.
- Hiya.
- Hiya.
I'm Luca's nana, the nice one.
Don't get me started on the
other side of the family.
[LAUGHS LOUDLY] Sign in right here.
Oh, no need. I'm not staying.
Luca forgot his snack, and I was hoping
you wouldn't mind giving it to him.
He's young, but he's not
too young to get hangry.
[LAUGHS LOUDLY]
- I'll pass it on.
- Terrific!
But we have five Luca's. Which one?
Which
one do I look like?
Amber's?
Bingo.
Our genes are strong,
which is probably why
his other grandma
Oh.
- Are you all right?
- Oh. I'm so sorry for the dramatics.
Could I have some ?
Apple juice?
It's my blood sugar.
Always the damn blood sugar. [CHUCKLES]
- I'll be right back.
- Okay.
Thank you.
Hope you don't mind that
it's room temperature.
Oh. Oh.
[SLURPING LOUDLY]
[LAUGHS]
Oh, thank you so much.
Done. Hit it, Louise.
Copy that, Thelma.
OLYMPIA: Okay, I'm running
in for some family time.
Matty did an initial search.
Tessa's name isn't on here,
but there was a PTA meeting,
so there were a lot
of people at the school
the day of the post. Look for anyone
who has a connection to Nadira.
Got it, on it.
What are you doing?
Why would you inhale chocolate
right in front of her?
Sarah. Why can't you just
be nice to me for one day?
Billy, this is my way of being nice.
Relationships come and go, but
work reputations are forever.
Résumés build.
And I don't want you to be
seen as some Gen Z snowflake.
Look, Claudia broke
your heart, which sucks.
But don't let her break your
long-term earning potential, too.
OLYMPIA: Ready for a pizza party?
Always. Smiles for the kids?
Always.
- Hey.
- Hi, Rosie.
Thanks for getting them set up.
And for taking care of
James. I know he's a handful.
Yeah, uh, speaking of, I
got these matches from him.
Don't worry. I, uh, got them off him
before he and Court could
set themselves on fire.
But you might want to
talk to Lacy about it.
He said they were from her purse.
Yes, of course.
Go on.
Is it true?
Was it Tessa Winters that
made the post about Nadira?
What? You heard about that already?
Oh, we hear everything.
OLYMPIA: Anything that could help us
figure out if she was behind the post?
I don't know. I mean, I know
Tessa's definitely unhappy.
The nannies say
[WHISPERING]: her
husband's having an affair.
All right.
[CLEARS THROAT]
All right, well, let's let
- Rosie get home. Uh
- Okay.
And I will see you tomorrow.
- All right. Bye.
- Yeah.
- Good night.
- Good night.
- [INHALES SHARPLY]
- [CLEARS THROAT]
So, what's your next move?
I'm looking into who was at
the school the day of the post.
Don't worry. Matty went in and
got the sign-in sheet, not me.
She did? Really?
- Why did you say it like that?
- Like what? Uh
No. You're not going
to lie to me again.
[SIGHS] I asked Matty
to keep an eye on things.
[PHONE BUZZING]
Hi.
Hey. I'm sorry I missed you.
Alfie was great on the stand.
It's not the document.
What?
The email attachment
it's not the document.
It's a photograph of Senior
in Sydney with some woman.
It was taken the same day the
Wellbrexa files went missing.
So whatever he meant when
he said, "It's handled"
was personal.
And Sydney means Senior had an alibi,
so he couldn't have
signed for the documents.
So his signature was forged.
By Julian.
Or Olympia.
Huh.
Okay. Now you know more.
I know nothing, Edwin.
I missed Alfie's mock trial for nothing.
Oh, honey, that's okay.
You know, I covered for
you. Just like the old days.
Excuse me?
You know, with Ellie,
when you couldn't make things
'cause you were working so much.
I made excuses.
And when you had your lectures
Mondays and Wednesdays
we never interrupted,
never asked you to a recital or a game.
I wasn't in charge of my own schedule.
No.
Because I built our life around yours.
Because I felt so guilty for working,
I smoothed out everything else,
every ride home, every dinner,
every sleepover, every playdate.
I agree! So, why are we
even fighting about this?
Because I miss one thing
and suddenly you're bringing up Ellie?
What are the names of her
best friends in sixth grade?
Wha ? That was decades ago.
Jennifer, Lauren, Monique, Ashley,
I will never forget those names.
And I won't feel guilty
for having had a career.
[SIGHS]
♪
Smoking, really?
Sometimes I just like
to test my willpower.
Betrayal triggers me.
Julian said
he asked you to keep me in check.
That's why you canceled
your doctor's appointment,
that's why you went into the school? No.
I mean, yeah, he he asked me, but
I acted as a friend.
A friend would have told me.
MATTY: Hey, buddy, I'm sorry
I missed your mock trial.
Oh, I don't care.
- Don't say that.
- I mean it.
You said to try it, and I tried it.
And guess what? The
kids are mean there, too.
Oh, sweetheart.
[SIGHS] I'm just bummed
about the document.
Yeah.
What now?
Well, now we just have
to find another way in.
Somehow. It's all we can do.
[PHONE CHIMES]
Hey.
You want to use your mock trial skills
to help me with my real case?
- Weird.
- What?
Olympia's friend Lacy lied
to her for some reason.
Yes, it's right there.
[GASPS]
ALFIE: Wow.
I told you.
Whole cases rest on eyewitnesses.
- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
- OLYMPIA: Come on in.
Flowers are the usual peace offering.
Bouquets can't do what teddies can.
LACY: Oh. I am so sorry about this.
James knows how dangerous matches are.
Thank you for telling me.
Is that it? Because you
said it was important.
OLYMPIA: It is. I didn't want
to call you down to the office,
- start rumors
- The office?
It's about my case. Nadira.
I thought it was weird.
You said you hadn't been
to the school in months,
but you signed in the day
of the Eyes from Afar post.
Oh, I mean,
maybe James forgot
his lunch or something?
I can't remember exactly.
Got you.
Did you know the user
account of the poster
was registered to "TessaTalks"?
So either Tessa wrote it or
someone who wanted to pin it on Tessa.
One of the Nanny Cams maybe,
they're constantly fighting.
Right. Maybe.
Oh, did you know that
Tessa's husband Mark
was having an affair?
- I didn't.
- Mm-hmm.
In court, we would call
these matches that came from your purse,
Exhibit A.
But we're not in court, right?
Hotel Boucher,
that's where he and his
mistress would go, apparently.
Exhibit B.
The hotel is directly across
from the 96th Street playground,
where Nadira Freeman
took the McDoyle children.
Exhibit C.
The Yorkshire building.
Tessa's husband Mark
is the listing agent.
Right next to Hotel Boucher,
also across from the park.
Everything's next to something
and on top of another
thing. It's New York.
Yeah. Maybe, Lacy,
but I asked Nadira
if you and Mark Winters
have been having an affair.
Talk to me.
Can I see your phone?
Sorry, I just want to make
sure it's not recording. Okay.
Olympia, I-I made a mistake.
Okay, it's over.
[STAMMERS] I was lonely.
I-I don't want to ruin my marriage.
And Nadira?
She saw us leaving the hotel.
And all the nannies,
they gossip so much.
So you wanted to get her fired?
I just thought that she'd get
another job downtown or something.
- I didn't want to ruin her life.
- You almost did, though.
Can I tell you something?
Nadira never even saw you and Mark.
In fact, your name never even came up,
so you did all this for nothing.
You need to come forward,
or I'll do it for you.
No. P-please don't.
[STAMMERS] I'll deny it.
- You're Nadira's lawyer, you can't testify.
- True.
Luckily, I recently got a nanny cam.
- [LAUGHTER]
- NADIRA: Thank you. Oh, um
You know Miss Charlotte?
Charlotte apologized.
She even offered me my old job back.
- You don't mean it.
- [SCOFFS] Are you gonna take it?
- Hell no.
- [LAUGHS]
I'll miss those kids, but
with Lacy's settlement offer,
I'm finally bringing over mine.
Thank you for talking
sense into me. You're right.
Claudia shattered my heart,
and as painful as it is,
she is not shattering my career.
I'm over being sidelined,
which means we grind.
Are you in?
- Obviously I'm in.
- Okay.
MATTY: Yes
Julian asked me to keep
you from going nuclear,
but that's not why I stopped
you from going into the school,
and I plan on making
that clear to Julian, too.
I believe you.
But?
I don't know.
You were acting a little off yesterday.
Because I was lying.
Just about something else.
The appointment I canceled
wasn't the eye doctor.
My grandson had a school event.
What? Why not tell me?
Back in my day,
anything child-related,
you put on the calendar
as a doctor's appointment.
Unspoken rule, you never mention
children when you were
interviewing for a job,
and when you got the job,
you pretended like the kid didn't exist.
[SIGHS] That must've been hard.
Yeah. Then, when I noticed you
dropping everything for your kids,
well [CHUCKLES]
I'm 75.
And life is still brand-new sometimes.
Please tell me when Alfie has something
because I will not let you miss it.
I appreciate that very much.
Well, I appreciate you very much.
Damn, I sound corny.
[BOTH LAUGH]
But I'm losing a lot of people
left and right these days,
and well,
you mean something to me, Matty Matlock.
You mean something to me, too.
How do you feel about that hug?
- Come on.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
I want to make something clear.
I didn't go into that school
because you asked me to
keep an eye on Olympia.
In fact, I never even considered it.
Oh, sorry.
I-I just, well I guess that
killed my big, dramatic speech.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- I got it, Matty.
But I didn't consider it,
and you should know that.
Because I was working for her.
And when I work for
you again on Wellbrexa,
you can expect that same loyalty.
Count on that.
EDWIN: So you think he trusts you?
Time will tell.
Madeline.
I didn't mean to make you feel badly,
bringing up Ellie.
Every single thing I missed, I remember.
I didn't know that.
Well, now you do.
All right, it's all hooked
up. Let's see if it works.
[LAPTOP CHIMING]
What next?
I think Olympia's got to get
Lacy talking and record her.
ALFIE: This store has
a lot of cool stuff.
- Maybe we can use it, too.
- Wow.
Okay.
We'll see if this pen was worth it.
JULIAN: We'll change
schools, you're right.
I haven't been hearing you.
OLYMPIA: Thank you. I appreciate that.
Not why I'm here, though.
JULIAN: What's going on?
- In my day, we called this television.
- [LAUGHS]
OLYMPIA: I need to
know who you slept with.
And that's enough.