Reckless (2014) s01e11 Episode Script

Previously on Reckless: Arliss! Did you bomb Lee Anne's house? - I did this for you! - It doesn't help me! This implicates me! Hey! You've done nothing but dirty the name of this department.
I'm suspending you.
I need your badge and your service weapon.
How would you like to be the next first lady of Charleston? Mayor Fortnum.
I like the sound of that.
We're having a baby.
I do know something about Arliss.
Search team found something in the marshlands not far from where his truck ended up.
When Roy told me that you were shot, all I wanted was to be by your side.
To hold you.
No one would ever know that we were together.
I can't.
Thank you for coming in.
Amanda Tavers.
Uh If you'll excuse us, Ms.
Tavers.
I need a moment of Mr.
Rayder's time.
Is it Christmas already? What are you talking about? Those young ladies in the lobby.
Did I miss the hiring memo? I'm interviewing associates.
I need a second chair for the Lee Anne Marcus case.
Oh, I get it.
Female plaintiff, female judge, opposing counsel's a pretty little thing You need the fairer sex sitting next to you at trial.
Right.
Hot off the presses Profiles and questionnaires for 512 would-be jurors.
Thank you, Carol.
And let's plan on a working lunch.
I need write-ups for every potential juror on that list.
Okay.
People to sue, hours to bill But first, a word of advice.
This is the highest-profile trial of your career, it could make or break your legal reputation No pressure.
I was just going to say Enjoy it.
"A" through "L", or "M" through "Z"? Is that the potential juror list? The largest jury pool I've ever seen.
And the biggest case we've ever tried.
I'll go brew a fresh pot of coffee.
Ooh, that'll go good with these.
This is a nice surprise.
Figured you could use a sugar rush to help you get through the jury selection.
Those are my favorite.
Well, I know what you like.
Maybe we could do dinner tonight.
You mean like a date? Yeah.
Like a date.
I would, but we have 500 potential jurors to go through.
Rain check.
I promise.
Okay.
I'll hold you to that.
Enjoy.
Do you think that's a good idea? I'll take "M" through "Z".
McCandless? Whatever you're selling, I ain't interested.
I worked for Burnside before his untimely death.
What do you want? The night of the Waterman bust, the ATF collected $12 million in cash.
The deal was for $13 million.
There's a million dollars missing.
I'm chopping my own firewood.
I look like I got a million dollars just lying around, collecting soot? Burnside was a middleman, and my new employer They don't ask twice.
I don't have your money.
Why don't I give you time to think about it? Then I'll be back.
And I will collect.
Uh, hello? I'll be right there.
I gotta go.
- Alex! - Hey.
- How are you? - I'm fine.
Oh, your mom isn't here.
She went to get lunch.
Oh, good, 'cause I wanted to What happened? You didn't violate probation.
Nah, I'm good.
I thought so.
I get reports.
Actually, I'm not here for me.
- It's - Alex? Why are you out of school? And where's your father? He's at work.
I took the bus.
What's going on? Well, I came here because one of dad's patients is suing him.
I heard him say that he could lose everything.
Ms.
Sawyer, you helped me when I was in trouble.
Please, will you help my dad? There must be something to this lawsuit, 'cause I can see you haven't been sleeping.
Don't be too hard on Alex, Violet.
He took initiative.
It's a good sign.
I read the insurance settlement, but I'd like to hear your version.
Well, a few months ago, a patient of mine, Madison Palmer, underwent a successful abdominoplasty.
That's, uh A tummy tuck.
Ten days later, she developed an infection.
That infection turned septic, and complications from her sepsis resulted in infertility.
Now, I feel awful for what happened to Madison, but I am not at fault.
Then why did your insurance carrier settle rather than go to trial? Well, my policy capped at a million dollars.
Medically, they found no fault with my actions, but they thought it was less messy to settle.
Charles, that puts you personally on the hook for the other $5 million Ms.
Palmer is after.
Yeah.
What do you mean by "messy"? At the time of the surgery, um I was seeing her.
Madison.
We were involved.
Same old Dr.
Briggs.
Yeah, I'll be candid.
The affair hurts.
You may want to take a cue from the insurance company and settle.
No.
No.
I'm innocent.
I will not cave.
Then I'd like to trigger a clause in the settlement that allows for binding arbitration.
Good.
Sorry I'm late.
No worries.
Judge Moss is still in session.
Uh, Jamie Sawyer, I'd like you to meet Taylor Dunham.
She'll be assisting me at trial.
Oh.
Welcome.
My pleasure.
I've heard a lot about you.
Excuse me.
I need to make a quick phone call.
Female second chair.
And she's blonde, like Lee Anne.
Nice touch.
She is blonde? God, I hadn't noticed.
What's that? A list of prospective jurors whom I think we can agree should be struck for cause.
Keep it, counselor.
I have a feeling there isn't much we'll be agreeing on these next few weeks.
I was thinking we could save a lot of time during jury selection if we got together for dinner or drinks and Roy we can't.
No more dinners.
No drinks.
From this moment forward, we have to be enemies.
Jamie, it is just work.
We could either do it tonight, in private Or we do it tomorrow in court.
Either way, we won't be doing it together.
Well, if that's the way you want it Good luck to you, Ms.
Sawyer.
Good luck to you, Mr.
Rayder.
I'm gunning for you.
I'm coming at you with everything I've got.
I just hope you'll still respect me in the morning.
Hey.
I'm headed out.
Need to go pick up the kids.
Is it nice to have Alex home? I am so impressed with him.
Charles has really turned him around.
You know, it's strange being all together in one place.
This is the second time you've stepped in to rescue one of mine.
Well, if Alex hadn't have gotten arrested, we may never have met.
When Alex did that smash-and-grab with those punks, I thought he was going to jail.
I've never been so scared in my whole life.
And now We might lose everything.
The house is in Charles' name.
The kids' college fund Alex's private school If we lose We won't lose.
The first surgery was my idea.
I had a birthmark removed.
After we started dating, Charles insisted on several procedures: Pinning my ears, sculpting my nose, the tummy tuck He "insisted"? He said I needed to be perfect for his colleagues.
I became a walking billboard.
And look at what it cost me.
I'll never know the joy of bringing life into this world And it's all your fault.
How dare you ignore my phone calls? How dare you have your whore of a nurse call me? I'll make you pay, you worthless piece of life, if it's the last thing I do.
Now, did you leave that message before or after you sued my client? Before.
Was it before or after you developed the infection? Before, but if you're suggesting that I gave myself sepsis and nearly died because I was angry, you're crazy.
This log shows that you missed four post-op appointments, any one of which would have detected the infection.
You didn't show up because you were angry that Dr.
Briggs ended your relationship, weren't you? Objection.
Badgering.
Mr.
Owens, I was a physician a lot longer than I've been a judge, which taught me that a little badgering goes a long way.
I tried to reschedule those appointments.
Charles ignored me.
And if he says otherwise, he's lying.
Did Dr.
Briggs ever suggest breast augmentation? No, I already had my breasts done.
You not only had your breasts done, you had liposuction, your eyes done, vaginal reconstruction ouch.
That sounds painful.
In fact, you had a total of 12 cosmetic surgeries prior to meeting Dr.
Briggs.
So? I had a few procedures.
That doesn't mean anything.
Well, it means that you're a plastic surgery junkie who became livid when Dr.
Briggs cut off your supply.
I need a Jackson for the cab.
What the hell are you doing here? Told you, son Ain't a jail been built that can hold a McCandless.
Two counts of attempted murder and arson, and you walk free? Two sweetest words in the English language Insufficient evidence.
Keep it.
Thought you'd be at my pre-trial hearing.
Well, I got my own problems.
Guess that explains the liquid lunch.
By the way, I'm gonna need a few grand for my lawyer.
Well, that ain't gonna happen.
Come on, boy! Share the wealth.
You got more than that in your pillowcase.
Not anymore.
Knox suspended me.
Suspended, huh? We can beat that.
Let me shower, come up with a game plan.
Pop! But when I get my job back, having you around ain't gonna help.
You got to find another place.
You wouldn't do that to your old man.
Why didn't you tell me that you suspended Terry McCandless? I didn't know I needed to keep you in the loop on personnel decisions.
A key witness gets put on leave, it does not look good.
Lee Anne is the liar here.
She seduced those men, including Terry.
That's all the jury needs to know.
Jamie's argument is that there was a pattern of corruption.
So was there? Last year, I launched an investigation to weed out some bad cops.
Our main target was Terry McCandless.
My man on the inside was Preston Cruz.
Preston was undercover? We had McCandless cold.
He was running guns with Russ Waterman.
Something happened during the bust.
And now Preston refuses to implicate him.
All right.
How much does Jamie know about this? She knows Preston was undercover.
I told her myself.
Preston was dying.
I was the one who put him in harm's way.
She needed to know, so I told her.
If Jamie finds out that McCandless is dirty, and that you are covering it up? I only told her about Preston.
If she knows anything else, it didn't come from me.
All right.
All rise! Welcome to the process of voir dire, which means "to speak the truth.
" So let's do just that and select us a jury.
Most people believe there is nothing more important than jury selection.
I believe there's nothing more important than jury selection.
The jury rejection process, as I like to call it.
We're rejecting people who can hurt us.
This is Lee Anne Marcus, and my name is Jamie Sawyer.
And I'm here to represent the plaintiff in this case.
Roy Rayder, and we represent the city of Charleston and the police department in this case.
Does anyone have a relationship with either litigant or attorney? Step in.
Pick the right jury, the case is basically won.
Eliminate the right juror, and my job is 90% done.
He wants to be a cop, applied to the academy just last week.
Juror six can be excused, Your Honor.
Her husband has sued the city on three separate occasions.
Uh, we'd like to excuse juror 12, Your Honor.
My strategy is to identify an Alpha juror who will be on our side.
So, if you were the lone holdout, you wouldn't feel pressured to change your mind? I'd listen, I'd examine the facts, then I'd vote the way my conscience dictates.
That one right there is an Alpha juror.
Worth two or three votes.
I see myself as a coach.
If I eliminate the outliers and the bad seeds from my team I have three sick kids at home.
I'm scheduled for overseas deployment.
No, I was not abducted by aliens.
I went willingly.
The ones who remain will take us to victory.
How many of you have seen the sex tape with my client and members of the Charleston PD? And how many of you can disregard those images and give everyone a fair shot? Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, the motto of this great state is "dum spiro spero.
" "While I breathe, I hope.
" Know this.
You are the hope of this process.
Please stand.
Raise your right hand and repeat after me.
I will faithfully try the issues of this case.
"I will faithfully try the issues of this case.
" And give a true verdict according to the evidence.
"And give a true verdict according to the evidence.
" So help me God.
"So help me God.
" I'm sorry.
He's a little friendly.
That's okay, really.
You're the, uh I think it's terrible what they did to you.
Thank you.
I appreciate that.
Nothing can truly prepare you for what's ahead.
At times, you'll want to get angry.
You can't.
The jury is looking to you for their cues.
Tell them when to care.
And show them when it hurts.
I understand.
All right, let's go over your testimony.
Oh, no, Jamie.
That man, juror eight.
I spoke to him in the park today.
Are you sure? I didn't know he was a juror, I swear I didn't know.
All right, now, first we need to inform Judge Moss about the contact.
And then what? Well, she'll either replace him with an alternate or declare a mistrial.
Start the entire process over.
I can't make it another couple of months, Jamie.
I'm barely holding on as it is.
Do we have to tell? Jury tampering is extremely serious.
Someone could've seen you, or this could be a setup.
No, no one saw us.
Couldn't you just explain to the judge? It doesn't matter.
Judge Moss is going to make her own decision.
Maybe I could help her make the one we want.
Does anyone else know about your covert plan to become mayor? No one.
Except you.
Look here, Barbara.
Nolan and I own this.
It's worth about $30 million, give or take.
We'll make a nice cut.
If I do this Four times the land.
Ten times the value.
But isn't that area being discussed for historical preservation? A process the mayor can preempt with eminent domain.
Well, the money is nice.
The power that comes with the mayor's office This is something our legacy deserves.
We can have it all.
There's only one problem, Decatur.
Or did you forget that you're having a baby with your mistress? Because I-I can assure you the press will not.
Lindsay's never had a child.
And she's determined to keep this baby.
But she'll say it isn't mine if she has to.
What you're saying is you want to keep it? It's my child, Barbara.
And it could be a It could be a boy.
Of course.
You always wanted a son.
Fine.
But you actually can't have it all, Decatur.
You'll never be mayor with a pregnant mistress living in Charleston.
The question is: What do you really want? Why do I need to speak French? Parce que c'est le langage de I'amour.
Oh, gross.
Who cares if it's the language of love? Oh, trust me, you will in a few years.
- Oh, I will? - Yeah.
Yeah, you will.
All right, then let me see.
Okay.
Right here.
What are these pills doing in your pocket? What? I don't know.
Is this why you're doing so well in school? Uh, mom.
Uh, maybe we should hear him out.
Answer me.
Are you doing drugs? Are you serious right now? You never had faith in me.
That's why you sent me away and kept Alana.
I sent you to live with your father 'cause it was the only way I could keep from losing you.
And don't make me ask you again.
Those aren't mine.
That isn't even my jacket.
It's dad's.
I borrow it sometimes.
It's not what you think.
Really? 'Cause I think you're taking uppers again.
Just like in med school.
You were addicted.
It took everything I had to get you clean.
And now you're putting Alex in harm's way? Don't you throw that in my face! Alex is fine.
He's better with me now than he was with you.
You can't stand it.
I never understood how anybody so educated could be so dumb.
How do you expect us to defend against a negligence claim when you're taking drugs?! Us? What, are you a lawyer now? Did you obtain these pills legally? Of course.
Then show me your prescription.
Right.
You don't have one.
Look, I work 14 hours a day.
They're just a pick-me-up.
Does Madison know about your pick-me-up? No, she doesn't know.
I only started taking the pills after she filed suit.
You better hope you're right.
'Cause if not, you can kiss your medical practice good-bye.
As you know, trial is fast approaching, so I just wanted to touch base with all of my potential witnesses.
I need to know what you told Jamie about being undercover.
Knox told you.
If Jamie knows that Terry is dirty and that you are protecting him, she'll use that information to paint the entire department as corrupt.
I'm a cop.
I'm testifying on behalf of the city.
And I'll testify truthfully.
Really? You haven't been big on the truth, Preston.
You lied to Knox about McCandless, and you lied to Jamie about the sex tape.
I was undercover.
I nearly lost everything.
And I did lose Jamie.
Because I was doing my job.
Then let me do mine.
Stay away from opposing counsel until after trial.
That's what this is about Me and Jamie.
You hate that I'm seeing her again.
No, no.
I am asking you to refrain from giving ammunition to my opponent.
When the trial's over, you can do whatever the hell you want.
But if she does ask me, I'll tell her not to settle for a guy like you.
She deserves better.
You don't have to worry about the case, Roy.
I'll never turn my back on the department.
But you listen to me closely.
When it comes to Jamie, I'll do anything it takes to keep her.
Terry? Well, well.
Aren't you a pretty thing? A little skinny for my taste, but I get what Terry sees in you.
You're disgusting.
I'm disgusting? You got your own peep show on the nightly news.
Careful.
That attitude makes me want to finish the job.
What the hell is going on?! Just meeting your little girlfriend.
Get inside! What's the matter with you?! Lee Anne, wait! Wait.
Why is that man in your house?! Lee Anne, he just showed up.
I haven't figured it out yet.
I don't know.
I mean, if I'd known you were coming here, I never would've He tried to kill me! Is everything okay? Why'd you come by here? I don't know.
I just I know what it's like to be fired from that department, to lose your identity, to wake up in the morning and have nowhere to go.
I just thought I could be a shoulder for you.
But I won't come back.
Not if he's here.
What are you doing? What I should've done months ago.
Don't tell me That you are choosing that white trash bitch over your own flesh and blood! Get out! Where am I supposed to go?! Go shack up with one of those old widows you love to get hammered with! I don't give a rip! Go! You would never have made it in this life without me.
You owe me.
This is four grand.
It's every cent I got in this world.
We'll call it even! You're weak.
Just like your mother weak.
Dr.
Briggs, what do you think caused the infection to Ms.
Palmer? There is simply no way to tell.
I mean, sometimes infections just happen.
But if Madison kept her post-op visits, I would have caught the infection and avoided this Did you notice that Madison was experiencing leakage with the drain you placed inside of her? Look, there was no leakage.
I checked.
I have here an affidavit from Dr.
Lawrence Jacobs, the medical expert who examined Madison.
Please read the highlighted section, if you would.
"Dr.
Briggs used a controversial new drainage technique "when sealing the abdomen.
"This method caused unnecessary backflow.
"It is my opinion that physician error rather than "post-op neglect was responsible for the patient's infection.
" Do you happen to know Dr.
Jacobs? Yes.
I did my fellowship under his guidance.
So, your own mentor thinks you're liable for Madison's infection.
Objection.
Move it along, Mr.
Owens.
Do you suffer from exhaustion? I'm a doctor.
It's par for the course.
Has your exhaustion ever caused any legal concern? I'm sorry.
I don't know what you mean.
I have a police report filed two days prior to Madison's operation.
You fell asleep at the wheel and drove off the road, didn't you? - Objection.
- You were tired.
You performed a new operation.
- You made a mistake! - This accident is irrelevant to state of mind during the surgery! Objection! No, I'll answer.
I graduated at the head of my class.
I was voted one of the top cosmetic surgeons in the country.
I did not make a mistake.
Of course you didn't make a mistake, Dr.
Briggs, because everyone is wrong but you.
All right, I've heard enough.
I'll render my decision tomorrow.
I'm looking for records on Madison Palmer.
Yes, I'll hold.
You're really going to bat for a man who's caused you so much pain.
Pain goes away, but the legacy we built for Alana and Alex? I don't want his name tainted in their eyes.
You never told me why you got divorced.
Well, Charles is an excellent father and doctor, but he was a lousy husband.
Once he started scaling the social ladder, my jagged edges and sistah-girl ways just didn't make the cut.
So he left you 'cause he thought you weren't good enough? No.
I left him because I finally figured out I was.
Great.
Wait, in person? Thank you so much.
I was checking Madison's past medical claims, and I found this.
This is for fertility treatments.
If she had fertility issues prior to her operation, we may be able to mitigate the damages.
Can we get those records? Well, we have her medical release on file, but it has to be presented in person.
The office opens at 10:00 A.
M.
in Atlanta.
I'm on the first plane out.
You'll never make it back in time for the arbitration ruling.
You want to bet? Pop, is that you? Pop? Toss it! I told you, I-I don't have your money.
Then this will end badly for you.
- On your knees.
- Go to hell! I-I don't have your money, but I'm a cop.
I can help you find it.
You were a cop.
Now you're a dead man.
Are you gonna tell me who this fella was? Would it matter? Why don't you come back to the house? No, I gotta get going.
I just came by to give you this anyway.
Just keep it as a reward for saving my ass.
Saving your ass is my job.
You're my son.
I'll be fine.
I always make do.
Hey, pop.
Thank you.
Your Honor, I'd like a short recess.
There's some new evidence Request denied, Ms.
Sawyer.
This has been a difficult decision In part because it's two decisions.
First, was there negligence on the part of Dr.
Briggs? And second, if so Your Honor, I apologize, but this is extremely important.
Ms.
Sawyer, I need an explanation.
This is the new evidence I was talking about.
A little leeway? Proceed.
Ms.
Palmer, who is Dr.
Peter Langley? He's a fertility specialist.
Did Dr.
Langley ever treat you? Yes.
But I don't see why that matters.
This is a copy of your medical file and a sworn affidavit from Dr.
Langley.
He informed you six years ago that there was no chance you could ever have children.
You lied, Ms.
Palmer.
The infection didn't cause your infertility.
It hid a preexisting condition just long enough for you to make a million dollars.
Anything to add, Ms.
Palmer? In light of this evidence, I'm ruling for Dr.
Briggs and ordering that Ms.
Palmer pay all costs for this arbitration.
We are adjourned.
Thank you.
No, just-just make the appointment for tomorrow, okay? All right.
Look, I just want to say thank you for believing in me.
You're an amazing woman who is capable of anything you set your mind to.
Thank you, Charles.
I've often thought that losing you was the biggest mistake of my life.
Oh, it was.
We've both made mistakes, but I think it's time that I correct one of mine.
You can't do drugs and live under the same roof with Alex.
I want him back home with me, at least until you get clean.
Listen, I'm grateful And I'll stop taking the pills, but I'm not letting you take my son.
If you want a fight, I'm ready, but I think we should do what's best for him.
What suddenly makes you the expert? She's right, dad.
You need help.
And I'm gonna stay with mom while you get it.
Have a seat, Lindsay, please.
These past few years of getting to know you have changed my world.
You are a breath of Southern air.
But I can't be the man you need me to be.
What's this? This is my promise to always take care of you.
The details are outlined in the document.
In return, you release me from any parental obligation, you keep quiet and you leave Charleston forever.
You're trying to buy me off? I'm sorry, Lindsay.
Dec, this isn't you.
This is Barbara.
You look me in the eye.
You look me in the eye and you tell me that you don't want to be a father to this baby, that you don't love me.
Barbara is my wife.
That's never going to change.
I don't love you.
I thought you'd want to know You're having a son.
Damn it, Lee Anne, this is my fifth message.
My dad's gone.
I sent him packing.
Just call me back.
We need to talk.
The contact with juror number eight was inadvertent and incidental, and my client came forth immediately.
This disturbs me, Ms.
Sawyer.
I view the jury process as sacrosanct, and it has been defiled by this conduct.
That's why I move for an immediate mistrial.
There's no way that we can conduct an unbiased trial for my client here in Charleston.
We'll start over, move for a change of venue You're not ready, are you, Ms.
Sawyer? You're thanking your lucky stars that juror talked to your client so you could have more time.
Your Honor, for once, I actually agree with Ms.
Sawyer.
This case should There will be no mistrial.
This case will proceed in my courtroom, which has always been free of bias.
I resent the implication that it has ever been otherwise.
I'm replacing juror number eight with first alternate, Nicolette Graham.
Bailiff.
Ms.
Graham, it seems your service is required.
Are you prepared to become our new juror number eight? I am, Your Honor.
Very well.
Trial begins tomorrow.
It promises to be one heck of a day.
It worked.
I'm on the jury.
Don't worry.
I'll make sure you get the outcome you're looking for.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this case is No.
Ladies and gentlemen, this case is about one thing and one thing only: Fairness.
Roy Sorry to drop by like this, but I, uh I needed to see you.
Okay.
Come in.
Thanks, but, um I think it's best if I just say my piece right here.
Look, I know, over the next couple of weeks, we're gonna be at each other's throats.
We're gonna do things we regret and say things we don't mean.
But this is my promise to you: No matter what happens, win or lose, when this is over I'm gonna make you fall in love with me.