For the People (2018) s01e10 Episode Script
This is What I Wanted to Say
1 Previously on "For the People" Your client tried to blow up the Statue of Liberty, Sandra Bell.
FOREPERSON: We the jury find the defendant, Mohammed Fayed, guilty.
You could be a good lawyer.
If you tried.
You're just not trying.
My tradition is now to eat with you every night before the first day of trial.
Can I get your number? I like you.
JILL: This could never work.
We'd be lying in bed, and I'd be infuriated.
My takeaway from that is that you've thought about us lying in bed.
SANDRA: How is it that your first time on duty, you get him? I'd like for you to come by my office this afternoon so we can discuss some things.
- It's a date.
- It's not a date.
- Do you miss him? - Sometimes.
This is the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Are you worthy? ROGER: Do you hate me? Why would I hate you? It wasn't that bad.
I mean, it wasn't No, not that.
I mean, you said we'd end up in bed next to each other with you hating me.
Oh, yeah, right.
Well, yes.
Give it time.
But for right now it's fun.
Ooh, there's a method to the madness - Madness - [ALARM CLOCK BEEPING.]
- Ooh - [BEEPING STOPS.]
- And I won't be distracted, no - [BOTH LAUGH.]
Got my eyes on the prize And I won't stop until I get mine, ooh [BOTH EXHALE SHARPLY.]
I hear a boom I hear a crash It's getting loud, no - I'm not looking back - [SIGHS DEEPLY.]
Have you been working here all night? I was in the kitchen from 2:15 to 3:00.
I think I broke the toaster.
Did you finish? Yes.
How do you feel? I feel like I shouldn't have lost the trial in the first place.
There's a method to the madness Madness Ohh Ooh, and I won't be distracted No, got my eyes on the prize And I won't stop until I get mine I'm thinking about getting a unicycle.
- No.
- I am.
But this was going so well, you and me.
I think it'd be cool.
You are mistaken.
You really do that every morning? Every morning.
She walks across the Brooklyn Bridge every morning.
- And back.
What are you doing here? - Me? You're not just loitering around the clerk's desk, are you? No.
Because you know I wouldn't like that.
'Course I know that.
What's to like about that? What are you doing here? I am here because I am on duty.
Really? Uh-huh.
Duty? Yep.
Okay.
Here's your case.
Cool.
No problem.
Shouldn't be if you're on duty.
And it isn't.
Because I am on duty.
No problem.
Huge problem! I can't do this.
Where did you get this? - I picked it up on duty.
- You're not on duty.
You know, this is a great point.
I like this point.
Oh, so smart, Sandra.
Eh, see, I like that less.
- What is the problem? - [SIGHS.]
Ohhh.
- Ohh.
- Oh.
Kate Littlejohn.
You'll be fine.
No.
I will not be fine.
Do you realize I have an actual fear of fluorescent colors because of her? Because of the tabs! A clinically verifiable phobia.
I have been treated for this unsuccessfully! - Brainbridge.
- What? Oh, sorry Bainbridge.
I keep mixing that up.
Bank robbery.
Government's gonna offer a favorable deal.
Alice Huang.
Staff hydrologist with the U.
S.
Geological Survey.
She's being charged with downloading and transmitting sensitive scientific data about water distribution systems to the Chinese.
You okay? Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
She was up all night on the Fayed appeal.
I slept, like, 11 hours last night.
I can totally switch.
It's okay.
I'm okay.
I got it.
Okay, well, good morning, everyone! Let's make this a great day.
This is one of those mornings where I wonder what it's like across the street.
Grim and quiet, plotting death and destruction all day.
Good morning, everyone! How was everyone's morning? Littlejohn? My morning was great, sir.
I am glad to hear it.
Mine too.
Excellent.
I would say excellent, as well.
- And I would say, for me - Okay.
Let's get started.
Mr.
Oliver, this is a case I was gonna give to Mr.
Knox, but I knew he would complain about it, and I knew you'd smile and say, "I appreciate the opportunity," and then mumble something under your breath about me.
[LAUGHS.]
No, sir.
I do appreciate the opportunity.
[MUMBLING.]
Always giving me the worst Broti.
Your wine informant has gone AWOL.
This is a problem.
Ms.
Littlejohn, a parent at The Whitley School has apparently been found with MDMA in her car.
This is now your problem.
Since when is this a federal prosecution? Since two other parents at the school called their good friend the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Douglas Delap and asked his office to handle it.
And I want you to keep those parents up to speed on this case.
Speaking of parents, Mr.
Knox, your mom is in town.
I know this because you tried to put lunch for the three of us on my calendar, and I took this off my calendar.
And in case anybody is not yet aware, Leonard Knox's mom - is a United States Senator! - [LAUGHTER.]
And, finally, Ms.
Chavez, you are up against Sandra Bell.
Some of the other attorneys here will have negative things to say about that, but I am not a negative person, and I encourage everybody else to be kind and respectful to our adversaries.
Thank you all.
It's been a great pleasure spending time with you this morning.
Sandra Bell is a total pain in the ass.
- Sandra Bell is sanctimonious - Crush Sandra Bell.
I'm not a spy, Ms.
Bell.
Why don't you tell me about Mr.
Hua Lin how you were first introduced? In the summer of 2015, I was visiting my parents in Beijing.
My former professor introduced me to Hua Lin at a party.
We talked about fluid mechanics, streamflow response things we both care about and from there, it grew.
Personal.
I visited him three times in Beijing over a two-year period.
I visited his office at the Ministry of Water Resources.
We stayed together in a hotel.
That's where I gave him two flash drives full of data.
Which I did not have access to.
Lin didn't ask me for any of this.
I offered it.
Because we were scientists trying to solve a problem.
That was the real reason.
But the personal side, it just complicated everything.
And by the time the FBI showed up at my desk, I had deleted so many e-mails, lied about so many things I-I couldn't tell the truth.
We are both married.
And we both have children.
I know how it looks.
[SCOFFS.]
How it always looks.
Whenever I spoke Chinese on the phone at work, with a family member, people would make these comments.
What about? Wen Ho Lee.
Chi Mak.
Greg Chung.
People made jokes about Chinese-American scientists who had been accused of espionage? I just let it pass.
We do that.
But now I'm here.
The courthouse where I was arraigned that's where I became a citizen.
I love my new country, Ms.
Bell.
My children are Americans.
I've built my life here.
Can you help me? [CELLPHONE CLICKING.]
[CELLPHONE BLOOPS.]
Good to hear from you.
How's it going? You know, working a lot.
Tried oysters for the first time.
Don't totally understand what I'm eating.
Is that the body? The head? [LAUGHING.]
W-What is this little lump exactly? I just don't think about it.
I had this friend in high school, he wouldn't eat anything with eyes.
So, a lot of scallops, clams, oysters.
Potatoes? Yes.
That's a good point.
You wanted to tell me something? Really, I wanted to have coffee with you.
But yes.
Your wine forger client? Toby Mahler? He missed a tasting with the FBI.
They're getting a warrant.
You didn't hear it from me.
Thank you.
For real, though, please don't use this against me.
I would never.
Again.
[CHUCKLES.]
All right.
I got to go deal with Toby.
Thank you.
For all of this.
Oysters are amazing.
You clearly had the wrong ones.
I'll take you somewhere good.
You'll see.
I know all your clients probably say this, but I have no idea how those things ended up inside my car.
You'd actually be surprised how many don't say that.
I've never even tried drugs.
I feel like I'm living in some sort of horrible alternative universe.
I can't sleep.
I'm trying not to let my son see how terrified I am, because if something happened to me If you plead guilty, I can probably get you probation.
No jail time.
But that would mean pleading guilty, and if you insist that you're not What about William? His scholarship? It's hard for me to imagine that he'd stay at the school.
[INHALES.]
Do you know who called the police? Told them to search my car? It was an anonymous tip.
This sounds crazy, but there's a mother at the school a lawyer.
Dana Gallagher.
And I ran against her this year to be head of the Parents' Association.
I won.
She and her husband have three kids that go to The Whitley School.
And they never liked me.
I don't know why.
Maybe if you're paying tuition for three kids, you're bound to hate the person whose kid goes for free.
William worked so hard for that scholarship.
[VOICE BREAKING.]
At his old school, there were these kids that He had a rough time.
How do I tell him he has to go back there? Let's take it one step at a time, okay? Maybe you won't have to.
Webb Flynt is stepping down as Solicitor General? I thought he'd die in that chair, but apparently he wants to fish and play with his grandchildren.
- Whatever.
- So, what's the word? Who's the AG looking at as a replacement? Me.
You're not leaving the Senate.
He's looking at me for names.
And I only gave him one you.
Me? Yes.
Solicitor General of Texas? - Yes.
- That's in Texas.
Well, at least we know you'll be able to find your office.
Is it too soon? I just got to the Southern District.
Barack Obama had just gotten into the U.
S.
Senate when he ran for President.
Opportunity is opportunity.
- This - Is an opportunity.
You did your time in New York.
You come home to Texas.
Accept the Attorney General's appointment as Solicitor.
You do the job we both know you can do.
Then you use it to launch yourself into the United States Senate.
I'm really settling in at this office.
Some of the people I work with, we're starting to click.
I'm sure they'll forgive you when you invite them to the White House.
Because that's where you're headed.
This job is mine if I want it? That's the question do you want it? Do you want it? You look kind of - I'm fine.
- Oh? Well, obviously, selling drugs to children is an abhorrent offense, but the good news is, we're willing to negotiate.
Now, given the amount of MDMA that was found in the defendant's car and factoring in her intent to distribute Nancy Martin's not a drug dealer.
Really? Just like Adam Dyle wasn't a scam artist? - It's not the same.
- Well, you're the same.
Still willing to believe whatever your client says willfully ignoring the evidence.
Look, that evidence could have been planted.
Nancy's fingerprints weren't on it, she left her car unlocked The principal of The Whitley School confirmed there were already numerous rumors going around that Nancy sold drugs.
Rumors? Mm.
An anonymous phone call Is that a Lego brick? I have a statement here from two parents at the school, Michael and Dana Gallagher.
They're both attorneys, and they will testify - that Ms.
Martin has had a - Wait.
Stop.
The Gallaghers are driving this? Nobody drives our prosecutions.
Oh, yeah.
Right.
The Gallaghers hate Nancy Martin.
She beat out Dana for the head of the Parents' Association, and what's worse, she's poor.
I think they're playing you.
I think you're the one who's being Adam Dyled here, Kate Littlejohn.
I think that's it for today, Mr.
Simmons.
Why don't you call me when you're ready to be reasonable.
MICHAEL: [EXHALES.]
Thank you for having us in.
Roger says you're one of the good ones.
We are so relieved to hear the government's taking this case seriously.
Oh, we take every case seriously, Ms.
Gallagher.
Now, I am sorry that I don't have more to report right now, but my hope is we can have a deal in place by I'm sorry, a deal? A deal with jail time.
This is Ms.
Martin's first offense.
You know I'm a litigator, right? So was Dana before the kids.
We know what an excuse sounds like.
It's not an excuse.
It's a simple Maybe we should call Doug.
You don't need to call Mr.
Delap.
This woman is ruining our school.
Okay? Do you understand? So you can sit there and defend her or you I'm not defending her.
In fact, I'm Listen to me, you twenty-something-haircut.
Nancy Martin needs to go to jail.
Okay? She's been fooling everyone with her "I'm such a good person" act and trying to shame the rest of us into giving up the Foundations of Western Civilization curriculum or trying to set a limit on how much the kids can spend on their prom night it's prom, for God's sake when she should just shut up and be grateful her kid's even at the school in the first place.
And now this? Selling drugs? I want that woman locked up.
I really don't like those people.
Lucas and Amy? - He does do that thing with his nose - The parents who brought this case in.
- She called me a "haircut.
" - I don't know what that means.
- Should I talk to Roger? - I doubt he knows.
He's such a Should I talk to Roger about how awful they are? Dana Gallagher used to work here.
- I wouldn't.
- [EXHALES.]
I need some help.
Remember that first day here, when I told you I didn't want to be the help desk for every man in this office? [CHUCKLES.]
That was so long ago! Okay, so, here's the thing.
I think I have feelings for this girl - Allison.
- Doesn't matter.
And I want to tell this girl - Allison.
- how I feel.
How do you feel about Allison? Not sure.
I mean, I loved her.
Then I didn't.
But now, seeing her, it's different, and I just I don't know.
Seems like a sweet thing to say.
- Well, I mean, I'm confused - Yes.
Look.
If you have feelings, I think you should tell her.
I'm a big believer in being honest.
For example I would like you to leave now.
Well, this was great.
Thank you.
- Oh, keep runnin' - [KNOCK ON DOOR.]
Oh, keep runnin' Hey.
Hey? Where have you been? - [DOOR CLOSES.]
- Flavigny-sur-Ozerain.
What? It's in France.
Please tell me you're joking.
For real.
It's a village in Burgundy.
Check the map.
Toby, you can't leave the country! That's part of the deal.
I was meeting with producers, tasting new vintages.
I can't help the FBI track down forgers if I'm not experiencing the latest wines.
Is this about the meeting I missed on Monday? Yes.
And I will prepare a statement, but No, I think Gerald already called over to that Broti or whatever her name is.
- Who is Gerald? - He's my lawyer.
I'm your lawyer.
You were my lawyer.
But now that I can afford a lawyer, I have a lawyer.
- Wine? - What? To celebrate.
No.
No wine.
- It's not fake.
- That's not the point.
You said you couldn't go out on a date with me because I was your client.
Now I'm not your client.
So there's no reason we can't see each other.
There are other reasons.
Such as? Look, if the answer's no, I'll respect that, and you'll never hear from me ever again.
But before you make up your mind, just know I like you.
A lot.
You're smart and charming, interesting, beautiful.
I like being around you.
So, now that you're not my lawyer will you at least consider it? Ooh, child, now, ooh, child, now And you said? I don't know.
Something ridiculous.
Because he's ridiculous.
ly hot.
But I am enjoying Seth.
What is happening here? - Oh, a cone of depression.
- What's that? It's a conical shape produced in a piezometric surface by the extraction of water from a well at a given rate.
It's also the place defense lawyers go when they're about to lose a case.
Don't say that.
[EXHALES.]
I don't think Alice Huang is a spy.
I truly don't.
But this stuff she downloaded sounds alarming.
"Quantitative Precipitation Forecast.
" "Site Specific Hydrologic Prediction System.
" A jury is gonna hear this and they're not gonna have a clue what it means.
They're just gonna think it sounds bad and she shouldn't have been giving it to the Chinese.
Unless Unless what? Unless a jury doesn't hear this.
- A bench trial? - Yes.
You want to try this in front of a judge and not a jury? - Yes.
- Why? Because the jury's gonna get lost in the technical jargon of this case.
This is about hydrological engineering and flow capacities and moisture state variables.
Is that what this is about? Or is this about Mohammed Fayed? No.
About a jury looking at your client and not at the evidence.
I understand why you're nervous about taking this to a jury, Sandra.
I do.
Juries are scary.
Because they're made up of people.
With blinders and biases and real human limitations.
But a jury is the best chance you have.
Because you have 12 chances with a jury and only one with a judge.
If you think they need to understand this evidence in order to acquit Alice, then help them understand the evidence.
That is your job, and you are good at your job.
Don't run from it.
I think we should talk.
The voice.
Everything.
It all seems so real.
May I come in? I think there's something odd about this case.
Yeah, me too.
Like, I guess for me, it seems a little odd that - Nancy Martin was framed! - Yes.
and that the Southern District of New Y Wait, did you just say yes? - Yes.
- Yes, you said yes? - Yes.
- Okay.
Can you just nod? Yes.
- Nngh! - Okay, look.
I think the Gallaghers might have had something to do with the situation Nancy is in right now.
Then arrest them and drop the charges against Nancy.
There are issues here that make it difficult for me to do that.
I need your help.
What else do you know about the Gallaghers? - Just what I told you.
- We need more than that.
So put some agents on it.
Like I said, this is complicated.
Do you have an investigator here? Uh, one.
For the whole office.
I've heard that there is more than one agent in the FBI, though.
Is that true? Maybe there's more history, an earlier altercation between the Gallaghers and Nancy.
Right.
Those rumors about Nancy selling drugs.
If we can find out who started them But didn't the principal say there were multiple sources? So we ask other parents, maybe even some kids? Wait, are we arguing or agreeing? I have no idea.
Arguing.
I'll call the principal.
See if she can help us set up some interviews.
This was productive, if highly unpleasant.
[CELLPHONE CLICKING.]
[CELLPHONE BLOOPS.]
[CELLPHONE BLOOPS.]
[CELLPHONE THUDS LIGHTLY.]
SANDRA: Mr.
Davis, what is your occupation? I'm now retired, but for 27 years, I was a special agent with the FBI.
Did you have a particular area of expertise within the Bureau? I worked in counterintelligence, with a focus on threats to critical infrastructure.
The government alleges that Ms.
Huang jeopardized national security by downloading site-specific PMP values.
What is a PMP value, Agent Davis? Possible maximum precipitation.
Essentially, it means the chance of rain.
[LIGHT LAUGHTER.]
Ms.
Huang also allegedly downloaded HMRs.
What is an HMR, Agent Davis? A hydrometeorological report.
Weather forecast.
How about an RVI? It basically is a report on the amount of ice formed on a particular river.
That's it? Yes.
Huh.
Okay.
Agent Davis, in your view, would the distribution of any of the data Ms.
Huang downloaded from the National Water Distribution Database jeopardize national security? No.
Agent Davis, you have familiarity with the Chinese government's espionage efforts in this country, correct? Objection.
Mr.
Davis is here to testify about infrastructure.
Mr.
Davis was put up as an expert in counterintelligence.
I'm entitled to ask him about that.
I'll allow it.
Sir, you may answer.
- Yes.
- Isn't it true, Agent Davis, that when China cultivates someone residing in this country for use in espionage programs, it is generally someone born in China, fluent in the language and customs, and who still maintains broad and deep ties to China? Yes.
Isn't it true, Agent Davis, that newly cultivated spies often begin with more mundane kinds of intelligence-gathering in order to test their capability and visibility? Yes.
So the mere fact that this scientific data might have been of relatively minimal value doesn't necessarily tell us anything about whether Ms.
Huang is operating as an agent of the Chinese government? Objection! Prejudicial! Your Honor, Ms.
Chavez is making the outrageous suggestion - Overruled.
- that just because Ms.
Huang was born in China Overruled.
You may answer.
That is correct.
I do not know if Ms.
Huang is an agent of the Chinese government.
I suppose she could be.
[KNOCK ON DOOR.]
How's it going with your fancy private school? I don't know if I like these parents or opposing counsel less.
Do you have to choose? [LAUGHS.]
I guess not.
I brought you these.
Silver.
- You okay? - I have a job offer.
You were going after Max Gillespie's job in Public Corruption.
In Texas.
What? Solicitor General.
Y-You have an offer to be the Solicitor General of Texas? I'm only a few years younger than Ted Cruz was when he had the job.
And I think I'd be better.
So you're gonna take it? I don't know.
What do you think I should do? I think you should do what you want to do.
Yes, but what do you think I should do? Honestly.
I have no opinion about it.
Honestly.
But I'm happy for you if it's what you want.
Well, I just wanted to let you know.
Congratulations, Leonard.
[ALARM BEEPING.]
[GROANS.]
Do you want to toss it, or should I? [BEEPING CONTINUES.]
You okay? I should get up.
[EXHALES.]
Have you been here all night? I broke the microwave at 4:15.
It was intentional.
I'm sorry.
- You need to get some sleep, Sandy.
- Mnh-mnh.
I am going to lose.
You're not.
Stop saying that.
I am.
I am.
I am going to lose.
Because this jury is going to look at Alice and they are going to listen to Alice and they are going to think, "Spy.
She is from China.
She's a spy.
" And it doesn't matter what I say, because what I'm saying, I'm not saying very well, because I'm pissed off Listen to me.
It's okay to be angry.
But it is not your fault that Alice Huang shared data that she wasn't supposed to.
It's not your fault that she lied to the government about it.
And it is not your fault that Mohammed Fayed was found guilty.
It is my fault.
Don't say that.
Please don't say that.
Because it is.
It is my fault.
I was there to protect him, and I did not! I did not protect him! [EXHALES DEEPLY.]
I Di [SOBS.]
It's wrong, Al.
What's happening to her.
She is being treated unfairly.
So tell them that.
Tell them that, Sandy.
Ms.
Cappelli, you had the cubicle adjacent to Alice's at the USGS Water Science Center? That's right.
For over two years.
When she asked you for the password and login instructions to the National Water Distribution Database, did you give it to her? - Yes.
- Was that a difficult decision? It wasn't a decision at all, really.
People share these passwords all the time.
I borrowed one before I had one of my own.
It wasn't considered a big deal, until U-Until when? Until Alice used it.
Mr.
Jorgensen, what is your area of expertise at the Geological Survey? I'm the Deputy Assistant Chief of Engineers.
And you've worked closely with foreign governments in this area? Primarily Norway.
I was born and educated there.
In the past 18 months, how many trips have you made to Norway in a professional capacity? Four trips.
Did you ever share any data from the National Water Distribution Database with the Norwegian government on those trips? Yes.
A lot.
Was the USGS aware of this? Yes.
I was given a commendation for the work I did with Norway.
As Chief Security Officer, you enforce all United States Geological Survey rules and procedures, as well as maintain all IT records? That's correct.
According to your records, how many USGS employees have downloaded data from the National Water Distribution Database in the last year? How many have been investigated, to your knowledge? One.
Alice.
Is this a bad time? I I can come back.
Is everything okay? I hope so.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
What I'm about to do is unprofessional - Okay.
- inappropriate, and has a high likelihood of making me seem like a fool.
You're not really selling it.
I love you.
[SIGHS.]
Seth I'm not scared of you beating me in a courtroom.
I don't think you're controlling.
I think I was insecure, and you wanted me to be a better person.
And I am now.
I've done the work.
I have changed.
A lot.
Except for the fact that I'm still in love with you.
[EXHALES SHAKILY.]
- This is a lot.
- I know.
And I'm not trying to overwhelm you.
I'm not proposing.
I'm not saying we should move in together.
I'm not saying we should do anything.
I just want you to know how I feel and that I'd like you to give me another chance.
This is what I wanted to say.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS.]
How do I look? What? Do I look like a prosecutor? You know? Tightly wound.
Judgmental.
Huge stick up my Principal Hatcher! Nice to meet you.
I'm so sorry to keep you waiting.
Minor crisis with the new kiln.
Please.
We're hoping you can shed some light on the relationship between Nancy Martin and Michael and Dana Gallagher.
The Gallaghers? They Hm.
How do I put this? They hated her? Well, "hate" might be too strong a word.
But they certainly didn't want her to be head of the Parents' Association? Well, you have to understand, Michael and Dana both went to Whitley themselves.
They're very invested in its identity.
And the head of the Parents' Association, well, for all intents and purposes, that person becomes the face of the school for the period of their tenure.
What's wrong with Nancy being the face of the school? Well, she'd have a great deal of contact with our funders, most of whom are alumni.
And alumni appreciate a certain history of the school.
A culture.
Nancy Martin, while she did manage to charm quite a few of the other parents, did not reflect that culture.
The rumors about Nancy dealing drugs do you think there's any chance they were started by the Gallaghers? I can't imagine.
Let me just say, Nancy Martin was the one who had the ecstasy in the back seat of her car.
Even if the Gallaghers did help spread some rumors, obviously, they weren't unwarranted.
Why don't you suggest some families.
We can dig them up.
We're good.
[CHUCKLES.]
I mean, we can't just sit here and badger the woman all day, can we? She's got a job to do.
- I ha - Come on.
Up, up, up.
Thank you, Principal Hatcher.
Thank you.
Hey.
What the hell are you doing? Did you hear that? She said ecstasy was found in the back seat of Nancy's car.
Uh-huh.
It was.
And how did Principal Hatcher know that? Because that information hasn't been publicly released.
It wasn't in the indictment.
Nobody knows that.
Except us.
You think she planted the drugs? I think she planted the drugs.
Are we gonna hug? God, no.
Okay.
Cool.
Alice Huang grew up in Hebei province in Central China.
She studied at Jilin University, moved to the United States when she was 20, got her M.
Sc.
with a concentration in Hydrology at Stony Brook and fell in love with America.
She is a mother of two boys.
She's a board member at her local Boys & Girls Club.
She likes Drake.
She's a long-suffering Knicks fan.
She is a New Yorker.
She is an American.
Why is she here? Why are you here? Is it because Alice borrowed a password? You heard the testimony of Jennifer Cappelli.
Passwords are shared all the time in Alice's office.
Is it because Alice downloaded data from the National Water Distribution Database? 66 other people downloaded the same data last year.
Why is she here? Why are you here? Is it because Alice exchanged scientific data with a colleague from another country? Jonas Jorgensen exchanged the exact same data in the exact same way.
He was rewarded.
She was arrested.
Why is she here? Why are you here? One of the great misunderstandings of the American criminal justice system is that it is a search for the truth.
It is not.
When the judge gives you his instructions and you head back to that jury room, you will not be asked to return with the truth.
You will be asked only to return with a verdict.
"Guilty" or "Not guilty.
" Did the Government meet its burden of proof or not? I believe the evidence is clear that it did not.
I believe the evidence is clear that Alice Huang is not guilty.
But the truth also matters here.
So let's tell the truth.
The truth is, she is here, you are here, we are all here, because she is not from here.
That is why we are here.
That is the dark truth.
And what you do here, now that will either be a light out of this darkness or this is where we will stay.
Hey.
The indictment against Principal Hatcher.
Just filed.
Excellent! I don't have to defend her, do I? Unlikely.
But if you did, she'd be in good hands.
- That sounded like a - I always thought you'd be a good lawyer if you tried.
You're trying.
There's something about the way you talk that makes me feel bad inside.
And yet, I like it, too.
I guess that's just honesty.
I understand you've reached a unanimous verdict.
- Is that correct? - Yes, Your Honor.
In the case of United States vs.
Alice Huang, we the jury find the defendant, Alice Huang, not guilty of espionage against the United States.
[SIGHS.]
[EXHALES DEEPLY.]
[CELLPHONE CLICKING.]
[CELLPHONE BLOOPS.]
[SIGHS.]
I told you you were gonna win.
I told you.
You never told me that.
Well, I thought it.
What are you still doing here? - Come on! - [EXHALES SHARPLY.]
I didn't win.
That's a win.
Trust me.
Fayed.
No.
Not that.
You still might.
I should've done better.
More.
This proves that.
If I could do it over again If you could do it over, Sandra, you would probably lose again.
Because this job is hard, and you need to find a way to give yourself a break.
This relentlessness, this intensity, this quest for perfection it is what will make you truly great, but it can also break you.
Do not let it break you.
Okay.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
Listen.
I've been doing a lot of research about Texas, and here is what I know about Texas.
First, you will have to live in Austin.
- Everybody loves Austin.
- Precisely my point.
It's one of the fastest-growing cities in America.
- Is that a positive? - It's exhausting.
People in Austin spend more time waiting in line for food - than any other city in America.
- You're insane.
Well, maybe I should move to Austin, then, where thousands of insane people stand on a bridge waiting for bats to fly out at dusk every night.
Now, look, I like animals as much as anyone.
But bats? Here is a list of other things I know you hate that you can expect a lot of in Austin.
100-degree days Austin had 73 in 2011.
No pro sports.
Very few black people.
Cricket swarms.
The never-changing reality that it is surrounded by Texas.
Also, the worst cities are the ones that also double as people's first names.
- Think about it.
- [LAUGHS.]
Seven presidents have come from New York.
Three from Texas.
You'd be much better off starting your political career here.
Listen, you've always trusted me to help you weigh decisions, to guide you, give you cold analytical analysis.
And you should stay.
There is one more thing on this list.
The truth is, this could have been the entire list.
I will miss you so much.
To have your babies I already said yes.
To the job.
I'll dress - If I had known - No.
No.
It's a good decision.
It makes sense.
You can forget all this.
And wash Will you stay? [VOICE BREAKING.]
We never really made a tradition out of Hand Pulled Noodle House #3.
I have to go.
[EXHALES.]
I'm not living [CELLPHONE CHIMES.]
I'm just killing time Your tiny hands Don't tell me you love me.
I don't.
Good.
You do look fine, though.
I will say that.
Your crazy kitten smile [SIGHS.]
Sorry, it's just I could really use someone to talk to.
It's okay.
Allison? Yeah.
Oh.
I, uh I understand.
[SIGHS.]
Have you seen "Rocky IV"? - No.
- It's the best one.
Okay.
Sure.
You okay? And true love waits In haunted attics Just don't leave Don't leave You are worthy.
FOREPERSON: We the jury find the defendant, Mohammed Fayed, guilty.
You could be a good lawyer.
If you tried.
You're just not trying.
My tradition is now to eat with you every night before the first day of trial.
Can I get your number? I like you.
JILL: This could never work.
We'd be lying in bed, and I'd be infuriated.
My takeaway from that is that you've thought about us lying in bed.
SANDRA: How is it that your first time on duty, you get him? I'd like for you to come by my office this afternoon so we can discuss some things.
- It's a date.
- It's not a date.
- Do you miss him? - Sometimes.
This is the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Are you worthy? ROGER: Do you hate me? Why would I hate you? It wasn't that bad.
I mean, it wasn't No, not that.
I mean, you said we'd end up in bed next to each other with you hating me.
Oh, yeah, right.
Well, yes.
Give it time.
But for right now it's fun.
Ooh, there's a method to the madness - Madness - [ALARM CLOCK BEEPING.]
- Ooh - [BEEPING STOPS.]
- And I won't be distracted, no - [BOTH LAUGH.]
Got my eyes on the prize And I won't stop until I get mine, ooh [BOTH EXHALE SHARPLY.]
I hear a boom I hear a crash It's getting loud, no - I'm not looking back - [SIGHS DEEPLY.]
Have you been working here all night? I was in the kitchen from 2:15 to 3:00.
I think I broke the toaster.
Did you finish? Yes.
How do you feel? I feel like I shouldn't have lost the trial in the first place.
There's a method to the madness Madness Ohh Ooh, and I won't be distracted No, got my eyes on the prize And I won't stop until I get mine I'm thinking about getting a unicycle.
- No.
- I am.
But this was going so well, you and me.
I think it'd be cool.
You are mistaken.
You really do that every morning? Every morning.
She walks across the Brooklyn Bridge every morning.
- And back.
What are you doing here? - Me? You're not just loitering around the clerk's desk, are you? No.
Because you know I wouldn't like that.
'Course I know that.
What's to like about that? What are you doing here? I am here because I am on duty.
Really? Uh-huh.
Duty? Yep.
Okay.
Here's your case.
Cool.
No problem.
Shouldn't be if you're on duty.
And it isn't.
Because I am on duty.
No problem.
Huge problem! I can't do this.
Where did you get this? - I picked it up on duty.
- You're not on duty.
You know, this is a great point.
I like this point.
Oh, so smart, Sandra.
Eh, see, I like that less.
- What is the problem? - [SIGHS.]
Ohhh.
- Ohh.
- Oh.
Kate Littlejohn.
You'll be fine.
No.
I will not be fine.
Do you realize I have an actual fear of fluorescent colors because of her? Because of the tabs! A clinically verifiable phobia.
I have been treated for this unsuccessfully! - Brainbridge.
- What? Oh, sorry Bainbridge.
I keep mixing that up.
Bank robbery.
Government's gonna offer a favorable deal.
Alice Huang.
Staff hydrologist with the U.
S.
Geological Survey.
She's being charged with downloading and transmitting sensitive scientific data about water distribution systems to the Chinese.
You okay? Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
She was up all night on the Fayed appeal.
I slept, like, 11 hours last night.
I can totally switch.
It's okay.
I'm okay.
I got it.
Okay, well, good morning, everyone! Let's make this a great day.
This is one of those mornings where I wonder what it's like across the street.
Grim and quiet, plotting death and destruction all day.
Good morning, everyone! How was everyone's morning? Littlejohn? My morning was great, sir.
I am glad to hear it.
Mine too.
Excellent.
I would say excellent, as well.
- And I would say, for me - Okay.
Let's get started.
Mr.
Oliver, this is a case I was gonna give to Mr.
Knox, but I knew he would complain about it, and I knew you'd smile and say, "I appreciate the opportunity," and then mumble something under your breath about me.
[LAUGHS.]
No, sir.
I do appreciate the opportunity.
[MUMBLING.]
Always giving me the worst Broti.
Your wine informant has gone AWOL.
This is a problem.
Ms.
Littlejohn, a parent at The Whitley School has apparently been found with MDMA in her car.
This is now your problem.
Since when is this a federal prosecution? Since two other parents at the school called their good friend the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Douglas Delap and asked his office to handle it.
And I want you to keep those parents up to speed on this case.
Speaking of parents, Mr.
Knox, your mom is in town.
I know this because you tried to put lunch for the three of us on my calendar, and I took this off my calendar.
And in case anybody is not yet aware, Leonard Knox's mom - is a United States Senator! - [LAUGHTER.]
And, finally, Ms.
Chavez, you are up against Sandra Bell.
Some of the other attorneys here will have negative things to say about that, but I am not a negative person, and I encourage everybody else to be kind and respectful to our adversaries.
Thank you all.
It's been a great pleasure spending time with you this morning.
Sandra Bell is a total pain in the ass.
- Sandra Bell is sanctimonious - Crush Sandra Bell.
I'm not a spy, Ms.
Bell.
Why don't you tell me about Mr.
Hua Lin how you were first introduced? In the summer of 2015, I was visiting my parents in Beijing.
My former professor introduced me to Hua Lin at a party.
We talked about fluid mechanics, streamflow response things we both care about and from there, it grew.
Personal.
I visited him three times in Beijing over a two-year period.
I visited his office at the Ministry of Water Resources.
We stayed together in a hotel.
That's where I gave him two flash drives full of data.
Which I did not have access to.
Lin didn't ask me for any of this.
I offered it.
Because we were scientists trying to solve a problem.
That was the real reason.
But the personal side, it just complicated everything.
And by the time the FBI showed up at my desk, I had deleted so many e-mails, lied about so many things I-I couldn't tell the truth.
We are both married.
And we both have children.
I know how it looks.
[SCOFFS.]
How it always looks.
Whenever I spoke Chinese on the phone at work, with a family member, people would make these comments.
What about? Wen Ho Lee.
Chi Mak.
Greg Chung.
People made jokes about Chinese-American scientists who had been accused of espionage? I just let it pass.
We do that.
But now I'm here.
The courthouse where I was arraigned that's where I became a citizen.
I love my new country, Ms.
Bell.
My children are Americans.
I've built my life here.
Can you help me? [CELLPHONE CLICKING.]
[CELLPHONE BLOOPS.]
Good to hear from you.
How's it going? You know, working a lot.
Tried oysters for the first time.
Don't totally understand what I'm eating.
Is that the body? The head? [LAUGHING.]
W-What is this little lump exactly? I just don't think about it.
I had this friend in high school, he wouldn't eat anything with eyes.
So, a lot of scallops, clams, oysters.
Potatoes? Yes.
That's a good point.
You wanted to tell me something? Really, I wanted to have coffee with you.
But yes.
Your wine forger client? Toby Mahler? He missed a tasting with the FBI.
They're getting a warrant.
You didn't hear it from me.
Thank you.
For real, though, please don't use this against me.
I would never.
Again.
[CHUCKLES.]
All right.
I got to go deal with Toby.
Thank you.
For all of this.
Oysters are amazing.
You clearly had the wrong ones.
I'll take you somewhere good.
You'll see.
I know all your clients probably say this, but I have no idea how those things ended up inside my car.
You'd actually be surprised how many don't say that.
I've never even tried drugs.
I feel like I'm living in some sort of horrible alternative universe.
I can't sleep.
I'm trying not to let my son see how terrified I am, because if something happened to me If you plead guilty, I can probably get you probation.
No jail time.
But that would mean pleading guilty, and if you insist that you're not What about William? His scholarship? It's hard for me to imagine that he'd stay at the school.
[INHALES.]
Do you know who called the police? Told them to search my car? It was an anonymous tip.
This sounds crazy, but there's a mother at the school a lawyer.
Dana Gallagher.
And I ran against her this year to be head of the Parents' Association.
I won.
She and her husband have three kids that go to The Whitley School.
And they never liked me.
I don't know why.
Maybe if you're paying tuition for three kids, you're bound to hate the person whose kid goes for free.
William worked so hard for that scholarship.
[VOICE BREAKING.]
At his old school, there were these kids that He had a rough time.
How do I tell him he has to go back there? Let's take it one step at a time, okay? Maybe you won't have to.
Webb Flynt is stepping down as Solicitor General? I thought he'd die in that chair, but apparently he wants to fish and play with his grandchildren.
- Whatever.
- So, what's the word? Who's the AG looking at as a replacement? Me.
You're not leaving the Senate.
He's looking at me for names.
And I only gave him one you.
Me? Yes.
Solicitor General of Texas? - Yes.
- That's in Texas.
Well, at least we know you'll be able to find your office.
Is it too soon? I just got to the Southern District.
Barack Obama had just gotten into the U.
S.
Senate when he ran for President.
Opportunity is opportunity.
- This - Is an opportunity.
You did your time in New York.
You come home to Texas.
Accept the Attorney General's appointment as Solicitor.
You do the job we both know you can do.
Then you use it to launch yourself into the United States Senate.
I'm really settling in at this office.
Some of the people I work with, we're starting to click.
I'm sure they'll forgive you when you invite them to the White House.
Because that's where you're headed.
This job is mine if I want it? That's the question do you want it? Do you want it? You look kind of - I'm fine.
- Oh? Well, obviously, selling drugs to children is an abhorrent offense, but the good news is, we're willing to negotiate.
Now, given the amount of MDMA that was found in the defendant's car and factoring in her intent to distribute Nancy Martin's not a drug dealer.
Really? Just like Adam Dyle wasn't a scam artist? - It's not the same.
- Well, you're the same.
Still willing to believe whatever your client says willfully ignoring the evidence.
Look, that evidence could have been planted.
Nancy's fingerprints weren't on it, she left her car unlocked The principal of The Whitley School confirmed there were already numerous rumors going around that Nancy sold drugs.
Rumors? Mm.
An anonymous phone call Is that a Lego brick? I have a statement here from two parents at the school, Michael and Dana Gallagher.
They're both attorneys, and they will testify - that Ms.
Martin has had a - Wait.
Stop.
The Gallaghers are driving this? Nobody drives our prosecutions.
Oh, yeah.
Right.
The Gallaghers hate Nancy Martin.
She beat out Dana for the head of the Parents' Association, and what's worse, she's poor.
I think they're playing you.
I think you're the one who's being Adam Dyled here, Kate Littlejohn.
I think that's it for today, Mr.
Simmons.
Why don't you call me when you're ready to be reasonable.
MICHAEL: [EXHALES.]
Thank you for having us in.
Roger says you're one of the good ones.
We are so relieved to hear the government's taking this case seriously.
Oh, we take every case seriously, Ms.
Gallagher.
Now, I am sorry that I don't have more to report right now, but my hope is we can have a deal in place by I'm sorry, a deal? A deal with jail time.
This is Ms.
Martin's first offense.
You know I'm a litigator, right? So was Dana before the kids.
We know what an excuse sounds like.
It's not an excuse.
It's a simple Maybe we should call Doug.
You don't need to call Mr.
Delap.
This woman is ruining our school.
Okay? Do you understand? So you can sit there and defend her or you I'm not defending her.
In fact, I'm Listen to me, you twenty-something-haircut.
Nancy Martin needs to go to jail.
Okay? She's been fooling everyone with her "I'm such a good person" act and trying to shame the rest of us into giving up the Foundations of Western Civilization curriculum or trying to set a limit on how much the kids can spend on their prom night it's prom, for God's sake when she should just shut up and be grateful her kid's even at the school in the first place.
And now this? Selling drugs? I want that woman locked up.
I really don't like those people.
Lucas and Amy? - He does do that thing with his nose - The parents who brought this case in.
- She called me a "haircut.
" - I don't know what that means.
- Should I talk to Roger? - I doubt he knows.
He's such a Should I talk to Roger about how awful they are? Dana Gallagher used to work here.
- I wouldn't.
- [EXHALES.]
I need some help.
Remember that first day here, when I told you I didn't want to be the help desk for every man in this office? [CHUCKLES.]
That was so long ago! Okay, so, here's the thing.
I think I have feelings for this girl - Allison.
- Doesn't matter.
And I want to tell this girl - Allison.
- how I feel.
How do you feel about Allison? Not sure.
I mean, I loved her.
Then I didn't.
But now, seeing her, it's different, and I just I don't know.
Seems like a sweet thing to say.
- Well, I mean, I'm confused - Yes.
Look.
If you have feelings, I think you should tell her.
I'm a big believer in being honest.
For example I would like you to leave now.
Well, this was great.
Thank you.
- Oh, keep runnin' - [KNOCK ON DOOR.]
Oh, keep runnin' Hey.
Hey? Where have you been? - [DOOR CLOSES.]
- Flavigny-sur-Ozerain.
What? It's in France.
Please tell me you're joking.
For real.
It's a village in Burgundy.
Check the map.
Toby, you can't leave the country! That's part of the deal.
I was meeting with producers, tasting new vintages.
I can't help the FBI track down forgers if I'm not experiencing the latest wines.
Is this about the meeting I missed on Monday? Yes.
And I will prepare a statement, but No, I think Gerald already called over to that Broti or whatever her name is.
- Who is Gerald? - He's my lawyer.
I'm your lawyer.
You were my lawyer.
But now that I can afford a lawyer, I have a lawyer.
- Wine? - What? To celebrate.
No.
No wine.
- It's not fake.
- That's not the point.
You said you couldn't go out on a date with me because I was your client.
Now I'm not your client.
So there's no reason we can't see each other.
There are other reasons.
Such as? Look, if the answer's no, I'll respect that, and you'll never hear from me ever again.
But before you make up your mind, just know I like you.
A lot.
You're smart and charming, interesting, beautiful.
I like being around you.
So, now that you're not my lawyer will you at least consider it? Ooh, child, now, ooh, child, now And you said? I don't know.
Something ridiculous.
Because he's ridiculous.
ly hot.
But I am enjoying Seth.
What is happening here? - Oh, a cone of depression.
- What's that? It's a conical shape produced in a piezometric surface by the extraction of water from a well at a given rate.
It's also the place defense lawyers go when they're about to lose a case.
Don't say that.
[EXHALES.]
I don't think Alice Huang is a spy.
I truly don't.
But this stuff she downloaded sounds alarming.
"Quantitative Precipitation Forecast.
" "Site Specific Hydrologic Prediction System.
" A jury is gonna hear this and they're not gonna have a clue what it means.
They're just gonna think it sounds bad and she shouldn't have been giving it to the Chinese.
Unless Unless what? Unless a jury doesn't hear this.
- A bench trial? - Yes.
You want to try this in front of a judge and not a jury? - Yes.
- Why? Because the jury's gonna get lost in the technical jargon of this case.
This is about hydrological engineering and flow capacities and moisture state variables.
Is that what this is about? Or is this about Mohammed Fayed? No.
About a jury looking at your client and not at the evidence.
I understand why you're nervous about taking this to a jury, Sandra.
I do.
Juries are scary.
Because they're made up of people.
With blinders and biases and real human limitations.
But a jury is the best chance you have.
Because you have 12 chances with a jury and only one with a judge.
If you think they need to understand this evidence in order to acquit Alice, then help them understand the evidence.
That is your job, and you are good at your job.
Don't run from it.
I think we should talk.
The voice.
Everything.
It all seems so real.
May I come in? I think there's something odd about this case.
Yeah, me too.
Like, I guess for me, it seems a little odd that - Nancy Martin was framed! - Yes.
and that the Southern District of New Y Wait, did you just say yes? - Yes.
- Yes, you said yes? - Yes.
- Okay.
Can you just nod? Yes.
- Nngh! - Okay, look.
I think the Gallaghers might have had something to do with the situation Nancy is in right now.
Then arrest them and drop the charges against Nancy.
There are issues here that make it difficult for me to do that.
I need your help.
What else do you know about the Gallaghers? - Just what I told you.
- We need more than that.
So put some agents on it.
Like I said, this is complicated.
Do you have an investigator here? Uh, one.
For the whole office.
I've heard that there is more than one agent in the FBI, though.
Is that true? Maybe there's more history, an earlier altercation between the Gallaghers and Nancy.
Right.
Those rumors about Nancy selling drugs.
If we can find out who started them But didn't the principal say there were multiple sources? So we ask other parents, maybe even some kids? Wait, are we arguing or agreeing? I have no idea.
Arguing.
I'll call the principal.
See if she can help us set up some interviews.
This was productive, if highly unpleasant.
[CELLPHONE CLICKING.]
[CELLPHONE BLOOPS.]
[CELLPHONE BLOOPS.]
[CELLPHONE THUDS LIGHTLY.]
SANDRA: Mr.
Davis, what is your occupation? I'm now retired, but for 27 years, I was a special agent with the FBI.
Did you have a particular area of expertise within the Bureau? I worked in counterintelligence, with a focus on threats to critical infrastructure.
The government alleges that Ms.
Huang jeopardized national security by downloading site-specific PMP values.
What is a PMP value, Agent Davis? Possible maximum precipitation.
Essentially, it means the chance of rain.
[LIGHT LAUGHTER.]
Ms.
Huang also allegedly downloaded HMRs.
What is an HMR, Agent Davis? A hydrometeorological report.
Weather forecast.
How about an RVI? It basically is a report on the amount of ice formed on a particular river.
That's it? Yes.
Huh.
Okay.
Agent Davis, in your view, would the distribution of any of the data Ms.
Huang downloaded from the National Water Distribution Database jeopardize national security? No.
Agent Davis, you have familiarity with the Chinese government's espionage efforts in this country, correct? Objection.
Mr.
Davis is here to testify about infrastructure.
Mr.
Davis was put up as an expert in counterintelligence.
I'm entitled to ask him about that.
I'll allow it.
Sir, you may answer.
- Yes.
- Isn't it true, Agent Davis, that when China cultivates someone residing in this country for use in espionage programs, it is generally someone born in China, fluent in the language and customs, and who still maintains broad and deep ties to China? Yes.
Isn't it true, Agent Davis, that newly cultivated spies often begin with more mundane kinds of intelligence-gathering in order to test their capability and visibility? Yes.
So the mere fact that this scientific data might have been of relatively minimal value doesn't necessarily tell us anything about whether Ms.
Huang is operating as an agent of the Chinese government? Objection! Prejudicial! Your Honor, Ms.
Chavez is making the outrageous suggestion - Overruled.
- that just because Ms.
Huang was born in China Overruled.
You may answer.
That is correct.
I do not know if Ms.
Huang is an agent of the Chinese government.
I suppose she could be.
[KNOCK ON DOOR.]
How's it going with your fancy private school? I don't know if I like these parents or opposing counsel less.
Do you have to choose? [LAUGHS.]
I guess not.
I brought you these.
Silver.
- You okay? - I have a job offer.
You were going after Max Gillespie's job in Public Corruption.
In Texas.
What? Solicitor General.
Y-You have an offer to be the Solicitor General of Texas? I'm only a few years younger than Ted Cruz was when he had the job.
And I think I'd be better.
So you're gonna take it? I don't know.
What do you think I should do? I think you should do what you want to do.
Yes, but what do you think I should do? Honestly.
I have no opinion about it.
Honestly.
But I'm happy for you if it's what you want.
Well, I just wanted to let you know.
Congratulations, Leonard.
[ALARM BEEPING.]
[GROANS.]
Do you want to toss it, or should I? [BEEPING CONTINUES.]
You okay? I should get up.
[EXHALES.]
Have you been here all night? I broke the microwave at 4:15.
It was intentional.
I'm sorry.
- You need to get some sleep, Sandy.
- Mnh-mnh.
I am going to lose.
You're not.
Stop saying that.
I am.
I am.
I am going to lose.
Because this jury is going to look at Alice and they are going to listen to Alice and they are going to think, "Spy.
She is from China.
She's a spy.
" And it doesn't matter what I say, because what I'm saying, I'm not saying very well, because I'm pissed off Listen to me.
It's okay to be angry.
But it is not your fault that Alice Huang shared data that she wasn't supposed to.
It's not your fault that she lied to the government about it.
And it is not your fault that Mohammed Fayed was found guilty.
It is my fault.
Don't say that.
Please don't say that.
Because it is.
It is my fault.
I was there to protect him, and I did not! I did not protect him! [EXHALES DEEPLY.]
I Di [SOBS.]
It's wrong, Al.
What's happening to her.
She is being treated unfairly.
So tell them that.
Tell them that, Sandy.
Ms.
Cappelli, you had the cubicle adjacent to Alice's at the USGS Water Science Center? That's right.
For over two years.
When she asked you for the password and login instructions to the National Water Distribution Database, did you give it to her? - Yes.
- Was that a difficult decision? It wasn't a decision at all, really.
People share these passwords all the time.
I borrowed one before I had one of my own.
It wasn't considered a big deal, until U-Until when? Until Alice used it.
Mr.
Jorgensen, what is your area of expertise at the Geological Survey? I'm the Deputy Assistant Chief of Engineers.
And you've worked closely with foreign governments in this area? Primarily Norway.
I was born and educated there.
In the past 18 months, how many trips have you made to Norway in a professional capacity? Four trips.
Did you ever share any data from the National Water Distribution Database with the Norwegian government on those trips? Yes.
A lot.
Was the USGS aware of this? Yes.
I was given a commendation for the work I did with Norway.
As Chief Security Officer, you enforce all United States Geological Survey rules and procedures, as well as maintain all IT records? That's correct.
According to your records, how many USGS employees have downloaded data from the National Water Distribution Database in the last year? How many have been investigated, to your knowledge? One.
Alice.
Is this a bad time? I I can come back.
Is everything okay? I hope so.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
What I'm about to do is unprofessional - Okay.
- inappropriate, and has a high likelihood of making me seem like a fool.
You're not really selling it.
I love you.
[SIGHS.]
Seth I'm not scared of you beating me in a courtroom.
I don't think you're controlling.
I think I was insecure, and you wanted me to be a better person.
And I am now.
I've done the work.
I have changed.
A lot.
Except for the fact that I'm still in love with you.
[EXHALES SHAKILY.]
- This is a lot.
- I know.
And I'm not trying to overwhelm you.
I'm not proposing.
I'm not saying we should move in together.
I'm not saying we should do anything.
I just want you to know how I feel and that I'd like you to give me another chance.
This is what I wanted to say.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS.]
How do I look? What? Do I look like a prosecutor? You know? Tightly wound.
Judgmental.
Huge stick up my Principal Hatcher! Nice to meet you.
I'm so sorry to keep you waiting.
Minor crisis with the new kiln.
Please.
We're hoping you can shed some light on the relationship between Nancy Martin and Michael and Dana Gallagher.
The Gallaghers? They Hm.
How do I put this? They hated her? Well, "hate" might be too strong a word.
But they certainly didn't want her to be head of the Parents' Association? Well, you have to understand, Michael and Dana both went to Whitley themselves.
They're very invested in its identity.
And the head of the Parents' Association, well, for all intents and purposes, that person becomes the face of the school for the period of their tenure.
What's wrong with Nancy being the face of the school? Well, she'd have a great deal of contact with our funders, most of whom are alumni.
And alumni appreciate a certain history of the school.
A culture.
Nancy Martin, while she did manage to charm quite a few of the other parents, did not reflect that culture.
The rumors about Nancy dealing drugs do you think there's any chance they were started by the Gallaghers? I can't imagine.
Let me just say, Nancy Martin was the one who had the ecstasy in the back seat of her car.
Even if the Gallaghers did help spread some rumors, obviously, they weren't unwarranted.
Why don't you suggest some families.
We can dig them up.
We're good.
[CHUCKLES.]
I mean, we can't just sit here and badger the woman all day, can we? She's got a job to do.
- I ha - Come on.
Up, up, up.
Thank you, Principal Hatcher.
Thank you.
Hey.
What the hell are you doing? Did you hear that? She said ecstasy was found in the back seat of Nancy's car.
Uh-huh.
It was.
And how did Principal Hatcher know that? Because that information hasn't been publicly released.
It wasn't in the indictment.
Nobody knows that.
Except us.
You think she planted the drugs? I think she planted the drugs.
Are we gonna hug? God, no.
Okay.
Cool.
Alice Huang grew up in Hebei province in Central China.
She studied at Jilin University, moved to the United States when she was 20, got her M.
Sc.
with a concentration in Hydrology at Stony Brook and fell in love with America.
She is a mother of two boys.
She's a board member at her local Boys & Girls Club.
She likes Drake.
She's a long-suffering Knicks fan.
She is a New Yorker.
She is an American.
Why is she here? Why are you here? Is it because Alice borrowed a password? You heard the testimony of Jennifer Cappelli.
Passwords are shared all the time in Alice's office.
Is it because Alice downloaded data from the National Water Distribution Database? 66 other people downloaded the same data last year.
Why is she here? Why are you here? Is it because Alice exchanged scientific data with a colleague from another country? Jonas Jorgensen exchanged the exact same data in the exact same way.
He was rewarded.
She was arrested.
Why is she here? Why are you here? One of the great misunderstandings of the American criminal justice system is that it is a search for the truth.
It is not.
When the judge gives you his instructions and you head back to that jury room, you will not be asked to return with the truth.
You will be asked only to return with a verdict.
"Guilty" or "Not guilty.
" Did the Government meet its burden of proof or not? I believe the evidence is clear that it did not.
I believe the evidence is clear that Alice Huang is not guilty.
But the truth also matters here.
So let's tell the truth.
The truth is, she is here, you are here, we are all here, because she is not from here.
That is why we are here.
That is the dark truth.
And what you do here, now that will either be a light out of this darkness or this is where we will stay.
Hey.
The indictment against Principal Hatcher.
Just filed.
Excellent! I don't have to defend her, do I? Unlikely.
But if you did, she'd be in good hands.
- That sounded like a - I always thought you'd be a good lawyer if you tried.
You're trying.
There's something about the way you talk that makes me feel bad inside.
And yet, I like it, too.
I guess that's just honesty.
I understand you've reached a unanimous verdict.
- Is that correct? - Yes, Your Honor.
In the case of United States vs.
Alice Huang, we the jury find the defendant, Alice Huang, not guilty of espionage against the United States.
[SIGHS.]
[EXHALES DEEPLY.]
[CELLPHONE CLICKING.]
[CELLPHONE BLOOPS.]
[SIGHS.]
I told you you were gonna win.
I told you.
You never told me that.
Well, I thought it.
What are you still doing here? - Come on! - [EXHALES SHARPLY.]
I didn't win.
That's a win.
Trust me.
Fayed.
No.
Not that.
You still might.
I should've done better.
More.
This proves that.
If I could do it over again If you could do it over, Sandra, you would probably lose again.
Because this job is hard, and you need to find a way to give yourself a break.
This relentlessness, this intensity, this quest for perfection it is what will make you truly great, but it can also break you.
Do not let it break you.
Okay.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
Listen.
I've been doing a lot of research about Texas, and here is what I know about Texas.
First, you will have to live in Austin.
- Everybody loves Austin.
- Precisely my point.
It's one of the fastest-growing cities in America.
- Is that a positive? - It's exhausting.
People in Austin spend more time waiting in line for food - than any other city in America.
- You're insane.
Well, maybe I should move to Austin, then, where thousands of insane people stand on a bridge waiting for bats to fly out at dusk every night.
Now, look, I like animals as much as anyone.
But bats? Here is a list of other things I know you hate that you can expect a lot of in Austin.
100-degree days Austin had 73 in 2011.
No pro sports.
Very few black people.
Cricket swarms.
The never-changing reality that it is surrounded by Texas.
Also, the worst cities are the ones that also double as people's first names.
- Think about it.
- [LAUGHS.]
Seven presidents have come from New York.
Three from Texas.
You'd be much better off starting your political career here.
Listen, you've always trusted me to help you weigh decisions, to guide you, give you cold analytical analysis.
And you should stay.
There is one more thing on this list.
The truth is, this could have been the entire list.
I will miss you so much.
To have your babies I already said yes.
To the job.
I'll dress - If I had known - No.
No.
It's a good decision.
It makes sense.
You can forget all this.
And wash Will you stay? [VOICE BREAKING.]
We never really made a tradition out of Hand Pulled Noodle House #3.
I have to go.
[EXHALES.]
I'm not living [CELLPHONE CHIMES.]
I'm just killing time Your tiny hands Don't tell me you love me.
I don't.
Good.
You do look fine, though.
I will say that.
Your crazy kitten smile [SIGHS.]
Sorry, it's just I could really use someone to talk to.
It's okay.
Allison? Yeah.
Oh.
I, uh I understand.
[SIGHS.]
Have you seen "Rocky IV"? - No.
- It's the best one.
Okay.
Sure.
You okay? And true love waits In haunted attics Just don't leave Don't leave You are worthy.