You ready to go?
Go where?
Home.
Isn't this home?
I love Lyle Lovett.
Me too.
Actually, I don't.
Kurt does.
How are you? A-About all that, I mean.
Mm, sad.
But it was probably inevitable.
I suspect Kurt feels the same way.
I didn't cause that, did I?
No. No.
Oh...
Every time you get a text, you tense up.
Well, that makes sense. Work, I guess.
Why not shut it off?
My phone or work?
Why not both?
I watched you this weekend. You seemed lighter.
You deserve peace.
I don't think your work brings you peace.
Mm, I don't think it's supposed to.
Then why do it?
White lives matter! White lives matter!
What the fuck you think I'm trying to say to you?!
From what we can tell, most protesters
seem to be coming from outside Chicago,
drawn by the expectation of violence,
and the arrival of 11/10 supporters.
Now, I-I spoke to one woman earlier...
Ground zero!
This is feeling like the start of a zombie movie.
What's the one with that actress?
Sarah Polley.
How did you know that?
I know you. Dawn of the Dead.
The police are clearing out Millennium Park.
They're all moving onto the side streets.
Oh, hey.
What is that?
A wedding present.
What? You didn't have to do that.
You're right. All right...
Hey! No, no, no, no, no!
Who's Felix Staples?
Oh, God, you don't want to know.
He's here and he asked for you two.
Us? Why us?
Diane's not here and he said
you would know what it was regarding.
- I don't. Do you? - Uh...
- good luck, Marissa. - What?
What do you mean? You're coming too.
No, no. Please, no.
I have to go downstairs and handle firm security.
- Carmen can help. - Uh...
Okay, this is beautiful.
I forgive you.
Yeah, could you act like you like me?
Oh, my God, I love those glasses.
- Can I try them on? - No.
Mr. Staples, hello.
Oh, hi, Miss...
I forget your name.
- And you... who are you? - Carmen Moyo.
I need to Moyo you.
Okay, what do you need, Felix?
Diane isn't here.
Where can we speak privately?
How's this?
All right, dismiss me if you dare,
but in 45 seconds you're gonna be kneeling to kiss my feet.
I can't wait.
I've been assaulted.
Hold on.
I've been assaulted...
sexually, by my boss.
Still not feeling the urge to kneel.
Maybe I should tell you the name of my boss.
Lean in.
Should I be getting our people out?
No, not yet. Police asked us to shelter in place
till they can clear the plaza.
Should be an hour.
I'll call up when I hear more.
- Diane. - Jay!
- Diane. - I need your help.
- I'm stuck. - Wait, where are you?
I'm in the plaza.
The police pointed me through a barricade,
but then there was a rush.
Jay? Hello?
Hel...
Oh, God...
Things are getting a lot more lively here in the Loop.
Pussy motherfucker!
Eat me! 11/10!
One more day! One more! Fuck you all!
Diane!
Hey, Diane! Diane!
Jay!
- Put this over your head. - Oh...
Don't look up. Don't touch your eyes.
Oh, my God.
Oh...
Don't touch them!
This is a saline solution.
Tilt your head back. Keep your eyes closed.
Do you have a change of clothes in your office?
- Uh, no. - I'll get you something.
The tear gas is in your clothes.
Go right to the executive washroom and shower.
Don't let the water from your hair get into your eyes.
Okay.
- Is she all right? - A little thrown.
In the closet in my office.
You talking about me? I heard "closet."
I got this from Carmen.
Throw your clothes away when you change.
Understood.
Whoa.
- Were you oppressed? - Well, that's not fair.
- Did you ever dream? - Hey, that's my bike.
When those in power reserve justice
for a select few, call on them.
James Farmer, John Lewis,
Roy Wilkins, Carl Reddick.
- And the rest.
When you need help, call on the team
who's been to the mountaintop. The Big Six.
Even Malcolm looked at this in the car today,
- and he-he thinks this is dumb. - Yeah, sure, it's dumb,
but it's not made for us.
Uh, I don't care who it's made for. Th-This is embarrassing.
You only just licensed the IP. You can't yank it now.
Yeah, but I checked.
I have right of refusal for disparagement.
And this is disparagement
- of my father. - Okay, I can feel brain cells
leaking out my ears right now from this argument.
Let me put you on the phone with BNY
so you can voice your concerns.
- All right. - But they're gonna cut you out of this deal,
and you'll lose half a million a year
- in licensing fees. - Hey, what's going on?
Uh, a lot of protesters in the plaza.
Diane got stuck in it. She's fine.
- What is security saying? - The riot police
want us to wait until they clear the front of the building.
They think an hour.
Okay. All right, well, let us know
when they think we should send people home.
Wow, that looks better on you than me.
Oh, I doubt it.
No, come on, give me a twirl.
Oh, hello, Diane.
Are you okay?
Yes.
Diane.
My goodness.
The years have been kind to you.
What do you need, Felix? I don't represent you.
Well, it's not what I need, Diane,
it's what you need.
As you may know, I'm no longer gay.
- You're not? - No, I don't think I ever was.
I'm with a wonderful woman now.
Chalena. Chalanna.
But in any case, I was interning
for a certain governor.
And he took me to Texas for CPAC.
Back at the hotel, I argued with him
that I was not gay,
and I would not have sex with him,
but he would not take no for an answer...
and he forced me to fellate him.
I was repulsed,
I threatened to go to HR,
and he fired me. That's why I'm here today.
- Tell her which governor. - Well, as you know,
I have my pick of any job in Republican circles,
but I'm also an elite member
of the Disney World loyalty Program,
which is why I agreed to intern
for Governor Ron DeSantis.
Which part of that is funny?
The part where you're here.
You were sexually assaulted by Governor DeSantis
and you came to us so we could help you sue him?
Yes. What's strange?
You.
This is some bullshit Project Veritas trick.
When did you start swearing so much?
It's kind of hot.
But I knew you were gonna say something like this,
so I am prepared.
Oh, God.
It's the only way I can prove to you
that I'm not recording this conversation.
You see, this is why I'm giving up on the law.
It's insane. It's all performance art.
Performance art?
Did you say performance art?
Diane... I was assaulted.
- I'm going. - And you must
believe a man just as you would a woman.
I'm-I'm sorry, he said what?
He said he interned with Ron DeSantis,
who assaulted him.
Sexually?
Yep.
A-And, uh... what are we thinking?
It's Felix Staples.
He is a liar.
We have dealt with him before.
He will say anything to get attention.
Jay?
I'll make some inquiries.
Okay, uh, let's tell him
we'll look into it and, uh, reconvene on Monday.
No, he said we have until the end of the day.
Then he's going to Russell Carton & Associates.
Oh, he's playing us, Liz.
He knows that's our competitor.
This is exactly the kind of thing
that Neil Gross wants.
- Hardball. - All right. Okay,
um, here's what we're gonna do. Uh, you three
are gonna help Diane vet him.
And, uh, we'll discuss, and then we'll just
meet back here within the hour, okay?
Hey, Diane, what's wrong?
We need to talk.
Uh, that whole thing with Neil Gross last week...
It left me really shaken.
He went with Johnny Elfman?
Yeah, I guess he did.
I went away this weekend
to think about what I...
I-I really wanted to do,
given everything that's going on in the world, and, um...
I realize it's no longer this.
Oh, uh...
What is, uh, this?
Practicing the law.
Dealing with people like Felix Staples.
I mean, I just had to struggle
through a riot down on the street to get to work.
It took me 30 minutes
to shower off tear gas
off my body, out of my eyes.
I'm done with the hate.
But isn't the law the only thing
that can stop the hate?
No.
It's like shouting into a room
full of shouting people.
Well, is there any other option?
Yes. Just walking away from it all.
We're on a downward spiral, and I think
the only way to stop it is to stop.
Should we...
No, I-I think it's best that you handle it.
Um, Diane, I'm gonna step out.
You're gonna give me a speech, pal?
No. No.
STR Laurie acquired a small firm in D.C.,
Stern & Newman, about 50 lawyers,
and they intended to sell it off for parts.
And they focus on women's issues.
Now, given the Supreme Court
and Roe v. Wade,
we've decided to reinvigorate it.
We want you to go down to D.C.
and run it.
Diane.
You and I have been talking about running
an all-female firm for years.
Here it is.
And you can run it any way you want.
Now, my hope
is that it will target cases
that move the law back on Roe,
but it's totally up to you.
God knows there are many women's issues
that need tending to.
Liz...
honestly, if this were a year ago, but I'm exhausted.
Diane, a year ago,
an all-female firm was a luxury.
Not anymore.
Damn it.
We should have never sent the cartoon, Liz.
We have video games for older kids.
And each of the Big Six will get their own line
of T-shirts and mugs.
Lorraine, let's hold up Liz's dad,
Carl Reddick.
And you know this one. John Lewis.
I-I think Liz is worried about commercializing
our civil rights legacies.
Oh, no, no, no. The shirts and pens are just
to point the consumers to the important things.
Which are?
Well, Ford and Nike are using quotes
from the speeches to help advertise this Christmas.
- This is just about branding. - I think
it would help if you sent Liz the ways you want Big Six
to be educational, not just entertaining,
- okay? - That's a great idea. We'll get right on it.
- Okay, we'll talk again. - Bye. Thanks for your input.
Well, that did not comfort me.
Liz, they are not the enemy.
Politics today is just as much about branding
as about being right.
You've got 50,000 white supremacists
down on the street there because they think it's cool
to wear scary masks and carry guns and...
Kill us. They-they want to kill us.
Is this about your father's issues?
Hmm? Because branding can help
change the narrative to bring out
the good in the Reddick name.
My father's issues are not gonna be solved
by a T-shirt.
Should have catapults up here, boiling tar.
I thought you sympathized with them.
I do, but when you see people
from this far up, you want to hurt them.
Where's Diane, anyway? I've been waiting.
Oh, no! Damn.
No!
- What? - I called Kurt.
Automatic marital muscle memory.
I'm sorry. What do you need?
Uh, Mr. Staples says he's leaving.
Oh, okay. Just-just start vetting him.
I'll be there in a few minutes.
Oh, and Marissa.
Congratulations.
I didn't know you were thinking about getting married.
I wasn't. It really just happened.
Like you and Kurt.
Yeah. Um, all right, I'll be right there.
Oh, and Marissa,
have you heard of Stern & Newman?
- The law firm? Yeah. - Uh, what do you know
- about them? - My dad hates them
'cause he's always losing to them.
I guess that means they're good.
You're taking it over?
What? N-No. What are you talking about?
That's why you're asking about it.
Liz and Ri'Chard want you to take it over.
Oh, my God. Okay, this is what I'm saying: hire me.
- Marissa, I... - What? Pay me to run your litigation.
I'm good with people and I need the money.
My husband's an actor.
I'm gonna have to be the primary breadwinner.
Come on, Diane, I know everyone my dad does in D.C.
Marissa, I haven't decided anything yet.
Okay.
But when you decide, hire me.
Hey, Lyle. Yeah, me again.
Uh, listen, I need some serious advice.
I'm at a real crossroads here.
Can you join me for dinner?
Our enemy now is complacency.
We need to remind our NRA members at the conference
that the Supreme Court can only get us so far.
The Democrats are still gunning for us, -
and they're gonna be busy in the legislatures.
We can't rest on these Supreme Court decisions.
You saw what just happened with abortion.
So you need to be talking to people,
and that's not just in the meetings, that's not just
the speeches. You need to be, you know,
-at the conferences, at the -Diane?
-breakfasts, -DIANE: Please leave a message after the beep.
In the hotel.
Kurt, everything all right?
This fight isn't over. This fight's gonna be in
the legislature now. We're not gonna count on
a judicial decision, 'cause they're gonna be
coming for us with all their old ideas.
Where you going?
Out.
Out where? We're expected in Atlanta in three hours.
Yeah, I'm not going.
The hell you're not.
This is the most important speech of the year.
Kurt, we talked about this.
- What are you doing? - Going.
Kurt, you're up for the directorship. You can't just...
Yes, I can.
You... This is insane.
So this is my vetting?
Yes.
I have 267 days sodomy free.
- Can we get to the assault? - Yes.
I offered my political services
to Governor DeSantis.
He saw me in my bicycle shorts,
worn purely for medical reasons,
and he invited me onto his staff.
Little did I know what he meant...
by "staff."
- Oh, my God. - God. Yes, Diane.
That's who I pray to for guidance on this decision,
as well as my close friend and...
and mentor, Roger Stone,
who informed me that a demonic portal
has opened up over the Florida State Capitol.
I didn't believe him, and I took the job.
And this is where it gets more, shall we say, ribald.
Ron invited me to CPAC so I could work on his...
speech, and then...
and there...
he drugged me
and forced me into oral sex.
- Do you have any witnesses? - No. I have better.
I have a stain.
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Hey! Hey.
Don't act like you're pursuing the truth.
This is just a way to take out Ron DeSantis
because he's testing the highest against Biden.
It's the only reason why we would ever listen
to a-a termite like Felix Staples.
Felix Staples is a Republican.
- What if he telling the truth? - What about Tucker Carlson?
Oh, my God. Diane, Has Staples ever
- told the truth in his life? - No. I agree with Julius.
We should be cutting him loose.
- Absolutely, he's a nut. - Why so quick
to prejudge Felix Staples when we have evidence?
That?! That could be anything.
- That could be ice cream. - Jay?
Uh, the only way to be certain is to get some of DeSantis' DNA.
Oh, DNA. Yes. That's perfect.
Let's follow DeSantis around on the campaign trail
to get his DNA. I'll bring the condoms.
- Anyone else? Condoms? Condoms? - Okay! All right. -
- Condoms? - Anything else... anything else, Jay?
Fe-Felix did intern with Governor DeSantis'
speechwriting and political team,
and he was fired last week.
-Why? -His team wouldn't say. All I know is
he was fired after the weekend at CPAC.
-Yes. Yes! -Well, like... like any good liar,
he's using a grain of truth.
But Diane, years ago, didn't you say that
you were tired of being the adult in the room?
Uh, weren't you tired of being the-the compliant one,
the one telling the truth? I mean, why can't we
use lies like they do?
Because we're lawyers! We're- we're dealing with perjury laws.
No, not necessarily. No, no, no.
We have a potential client who may be lying and may be not.
- Yes. - That's all. - Can I say something?
I can't believe I'm suddenly channeling my dad,
but if you destroy Ron DeSantis,
doesn't that give new momentum to Donald Trump?
- Hmm, keep going. - Well, I think we all agree
Trump is the scary nut in this equation.
- Not all of us. - Ron DeSantis is just the usual
scary Republican politician.
If you use what Felix charges to take down DeSantis,
doesn't Trump become the prominent candidate?
Or here's another way to think about it.
Isn't it easier to beat Trump in 2024 than DeSantis?
Oh, dear blessed God.
This is what I say. I will meet with him
and figure out whether he's telling the truth or not.
Uh, hey, hey, excuse me!
The elevators are frozen.
What? Why?
The lobby says they're working on it.
There were some electrical output issues.
There was a fire at a nearby substation.
There was a power surge
on the infrastructure, sir, and there are
people on it resetting the breakers.
You're saying we're not in danger.
I'm saying that the best place that you can be right now
- is where you are. - What about the stairs?
If you were to come down here, ma'am, we'd have
nowhere to guide you. The streets are still unruly,
but the National Guard has been called.
- Well, how long are we talking? - Well, to get the elevators back,
- An hour. - Uh, Lieutenant,
we-we have a lot of nervous people up here.
I understand, ma'am, and my first priority
is keeping you safe. Call me if you have any worries.
What are you thinking?
Are people getting nervous up here?
No. That-That's what's so weird.
We've all gotten so used to it.
It's all the other floors, right? Not just us?
I called the architectural firm on the 12th
and the foreclosure company on the 24th.
No elevators.
- Both white firms? - Yes.
All right, then we just keep track of it.
Who's calling?
Number 377.
Please hold.
Randy, it's Jay.
What's going on?
We've been told to shelter in place up here.
Any thoughts?
No.
They say the elevators are shut down
due to some electrical disruption.
We're dealing with problems all over town.
We don't have time.
I've got 60 Black lawyers up here.
Let me look into it.
Thanks.
Jay. Remember who we want.
Uh...
Wow. Does that happen every day?
Well, not every day.
I have, uh, an appointment
with Diane Lockhart on the 22nd floor.
Yeah, I'm sorry. The elevators are down.
Hopefully, they'll be back up soon.
Why don't you just wait over there.
- I'll call up. - Thank you.
Sorry, excuse me.
- Run, dog! - What the hell?
Oh, no! Aah!
Aah!
What are you doing? What is this?
A game.
Where'd you get this?
Ri'Chard.
Look, got one.
James Farmer.
Who's James Farmer?
One of the Big Six.
If you want to know more, click on that hyperlink there.
Oh, thanks.
Ri'Chard, can I talk to you for a second?
- Please don't do that. - What?
Use my son as a guinea pig.
Your son came to me
and asked about the video games you mentioned.
Just ask.
- Sure. - Okay.
But you have to admit,
he's asking about these civil rights heroes
that he wouldn't give a damn about otherwise.
The starting point to education is entertainment.
But he is my child.
I make those decisions.
Are you Diane's husband?
Yes.
Are you her doctor?
Yes.
I mean, I was until a month ago.
So do you know what's going on up here?
No.
You think she's in danger?
No.
Because you seem like someone
who might know when someone was in danger.
Hello.
Hello, Ms. Lockhart. Uh, this is Brian Goner.
I'm trying to reach your husband, Kurt.
Oh, yes. Uh, my husband's not here.
Yeah, I know. I-I'm having trouble contacting him.
Well, I can-I can give you his number.
No, I...
I think he's screening his calls
and doesn't want to hear from me.
- Uh, why? - He quit today.
He did?
Yes.
- Uh, may I ask why? - He didn't say.
But could you please tell him, uh, I need him
to go to Atlanta because
we're giving him an award there.
We wanted to surprise him. He's being...
he's being given the Second Amendment Award.
It's the highest honor we bestow.
So, just please tell him
come back to us.
We're his family. We value him.
What's your name?
Lyle.
And you're Kurt?
Yes.
Can I ask you a question?
Why are you going up to see Diane?
I tried her. She's not picking up.
You?
Supposed to have dinner.
So you think something's wrong?
No. Maybe. I, uh...
I saw her in the background on the news, in a riot.
You could call the, uh, front desk.
They'd probably connect you.
Think it's you.
Go ahead.
No, I'm good. Catch my breath, I'm good.
- Hello? - Kurt, where are you?
Uh... nearby. Why?
Your boss from the NRA contacted me.
He says you're screening his calls.
Brian?
Yes. He wants you to go to Atlanta with him.
This convention was a surprise.
You're getting the Second Amendment Award.
They've booked you on the 11:00 p.m. flight.
Kurt?
Can you hear me?
Yes.
He also said you quit.
Yeah, uh-huh.
Kurt, listen to me. If you're doing
any of this heroic stuff for me, stop.
You can't correct a decade of disagreements
with one grand gesture.
Am I glad you quit the NRA? Yes.
I never wanted them to benefit from your expertise.
But our argument wasn't just about that.
Politics is also about...
how we view the world.
You keep talking about love, but love...
Love has to be about trust.
And I just don't trust that what you believe in
is good for the world.
- Kurt? - Yes.
Why do you always let me do all the talking?
Um...
Well, I'm not good at...
explaining myself
or the world.
I know, Kurt.
It's just, I can't pretend
that this stuff doesn't matter anymore.
So go, go, get on that plane
and collect your award, okay?
You deserve it.
Was that Diane?
Yes.
She all right?
Yes.
Replace us! Jews will not replace us!
Yours.
Got it.
- Hey. - Hey, things have gotten, uh,
a little complicated here. I think we have to skip dinner.
Well, actually, I'm, uh, on my way up to you right now.
You're... What do you mean?
I'm, uh, climbing the stairs.
I'm on the, uh, 15th floor right now.
You're climbing the stairs?
Well, the elevators weren't working, so...
Lyle, that's-that's
a really romantic thing to do, but please, head back down.
- I have no idea how long the elevators will be out. - Actually,
I'm with Kurt, heading up
to you right now.
Kurt?
You're... you're with my husband Kurt?
Yeah.
Why are you with my husband?
I'm not with him, I'm just...
happen to be heading up with him.
Uh, but I... My God, I just talked to him.
He didn't say anything.
He said you were, uh...
he saw you on TV in a riot or something.
Okay, listen to me,
you have both got to head back down.
Would you please promise me you will head back down now?
Uh-oh.
Uh, the, uh, lights
are getting a little wonky here.
I... I'll-I'll talk to you.
Diane says she wants us both to head down.
Are you?
No.
Come on.
Be careful. Use your cell phone light.
My, my, I think I've been found worthy.
Amazing what
a come-stained T-shirt can do.
We want to know more about your accusation, Mr. Staples.
You know, my mother was a piano teacher.
She thought the world would be beautiful
if everyone could play the piano.
So she went into the ghettos
and she dragged perfectly happy Black children
to her lessons against their will, singing...
This is the easiest song to play
'cause it's repetitive.
- Mr. Staples,
where did Governor DeSantis assault you?
- Where? - Geographically.
Oh, CPAC.
- Where at CPAC? - In his room.
What room?
You want me to give you the room number?
Yes.
- I don't remember. - What floor?
Look, this is getting hostile.
Well, this should be easy.
- What hotel? - The Sheraton.
Well, unfortunately, the governor
changed hotels at the last minute.
- He was staying at the Hyatt. - Yeah, that one.
Okay.
- Thanks for your help, Mr. Staples. - Wait.
What's wrong?
You just tell me what hotel you want it to be.
No. This is the number of Russell Carton & Associates.
Please, go tell them your story.
What are you talking about?
Ron DeSantis is gonna win unless you use this.
-A lie? -Yes, a lie. What does it matter?
You want this 'cause you hate DeSantis,
I want this 'cause it puts Trump
ahead in the polling. Win-win.
Well, this has been a waste of a day.
Oh, my God. They're here for me.
Oh, God, you're a narcissist.
Did you see the crowd down there?
They want to kill me!
Don't worry. The building's having
a little trouble with the lights,
but they'll be back on in a minute.
Are you still playing the video game?
- It froze. - Oh, sorry.
You want something to eat?
- Think I have some snacks. - No.
Buddy, what's wrong?
Did Grandpa rape people?
Is-is that from the game?
Yes.
- You followed a hyperlink. - Mm-hmm.
Oh.
Buddy.
Pop-Pop was, uh...
he was complicated man.
He-he did a lot of good things.
And he also did bad things.
Why didn't you tell me?
I-I d... I don't know.
I, um...
I think I was, uh...
I think I was having a hard time
dealing with it, too.
I wish he were alive.
Why?
So I can ask him why.
Me too.
Almost.
What the hell is that?
That's a lot of effort to keep someone from going up.
Or keep people from coming down.
Diane, somebody's trying to trap you.
Get to cover now.
Hey, what's up, Diane?
Kurt just called saying that someone
is trying to trap us up here.
Uh, hold on, I'm looking.
Oh, Fuck.
Get down, Diane! He-He's right!
Everyone, get down! On the ground, now!
Down! Get down!
Hurry up! Get down, get down! Shooters across the street!
Shooters across the street. Get down, get down.
Shooters, shooters, shooters. Get down!
White supremacists! Come on!
Locked and loaded.
Come on, set up.
Let's go high and low.
Shooters across the street!
Get down!
Everybody, down on the ground, now!
Marissa, the shooters... They're back across the street.
Oh, my God.
Get away from the windows, now!
Fire!
- Are you okay? - Yeah.
Uh, Diane was at her desk.
Diane, are you okay?
I called 911. Don't stand up! It's not over!
- Wait, no, I'm trying to protect you. - No I'm trying to protect you.
Oh, my God.
- Number 377. - What's up?
We're being fired at. Shooters in the same location.
19th floor, corner office.
- We're almost there. Stay put. - All right.
Stay down! Shooters are still active.
Ow!
- It's Jay. - How's Carmen?
Good. What's up there?
We knocked out the militia on the 19th floor.
Stay where you are until we clear the other floors.
Should be 20 minutes.
What are you doing with them?
- We have another flight tonight. - Antarctica?
Stay put.
Stay down for 20 more minutes.
Did you ever meet my grandfather?
Oh, buddy, buddy, maybe another time, okay?
Yeah.
Did you like him?
No.
But I thought he was great.
Your granddaddy was a legend.
And, uh, sometimes
we don't need to like legends.
Why... why did he do the bad things he did?
Buddy, buddy, this isn't the best time
to talk about this.
There's probably no better time
than hiding under a desk from gunshots.
Malcolm, I don't know.
I don't...
know why he did those bad things.
It's complicated.
It's probably not.
Legends get old.
They lose their fight, their passion.
They miss the attention that comes with the fight.
So they do...
bad things because it fills up the emptiness inside.
But your granddaddy did more to encourage Black lawyers
than any man on Earth.
So...
you can't think only about the bad.
Hmm.
I liked reading about him.
Good. So did I.
- Ow. - Uh, sorry.
- Stop moving. - Mm-mmm.
It's gonna take the police some time to come.
- No, I'm calling Kurt. - And Lyle.
- Who's Lyle? - Her doctor.
Ex-doctor.
Where are they?
Tell her.
They're trying to be heroes.
They're actually climbing the stairs to save me.
So romantic.
- Diane. - Please.
- My gosh. - Are they gonna fight over you?
No!
What if they have you choose?
Like, with the bullets flying? Wouldn't that be perfect?
Do you know who you're gonna choose?
I'm not gonna choose anyone. Stop.
She's choosing me. She's taking me to D.C.
- to run her litigation department. - Yes.
I know who you're gonna choose.
Who?
Kurt.
Why?
We were in the elevator and a grenade was thrown in.
We thought we had seconds to live.
And you said one word.
"Kurt."
I thought it was a great thing to know.
When you're about to die, who you're thinking about.
Hm.
We'll see about that.
What the hell?
Eh, perfect.
Tell Diane I'll see her in '24.
How we doing?
All clear. We got 'em all.
Thanks.
There was a plan with one of the riot police in the lobby
to keep you locked up there.
They're coming after our intelligentsia.
Black universities,
Black law firms, Black businesses.
I'm joining you.
This is full-time now, Jay.
You can't split your focus.
I'm quitting here and I'm joining you.
I want to do what you do.
We'll have a van out front in ten minutes.
Bring Carmen, too.
We're all clear.
Police will be up in 15 minutes.
- My God. - Jesus.
I know.
Diane.
Oh, I better go talk to them.
Remember you chose me and I'm not sharing you.
You know what? Sit down.
Let me get the rest of that shit out of your hair.
I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry, too. - Another lifetime.
Okay.
Was that, like, platonic?
I... I totally can't tell.
That generation is super weird.
Oh, babe.
How was your day?
Carmen, do you have a minute?
I can't work here anymore.
I need to work with people making a difference.
The Collective.
They want you, too.
Come with me.
They have a van downstairs.
No.
I like working here.
Nothing happens here.
What we build up one day gets knocked down the next.
If this is about money,
- they have all the money in the world. - No, I-I'm...
I'm built to be a lawyer, Jay,
Not an activist.
And I still have something to learn here.
Wow.
Don't get yourself killed out there.
Yeah, you either.
Where's Diane and Kurt?
I don't know. I think fucking somewhere.
Okay. You're going crazy. That wasn't that funny.
Oh, God, I think I've been storing up my laughter.
So D.C., huh?
Yeah, I think so.
Oh, God, I'm gonna miss you. I didn't even think of that.
I'm gonna miss you.
I'll be at least an hour.
There's a lot to deal with up there.
How are we going to make this work?
A lot of sex and pasta.
All I know is I don't know how to live without you.
I'll get the pasta started.
- Is Malcolm okay? - Yeah.
His dad came and got him.
Poor kid.
Uh, so, have you made any decisions about D.C.?
Have you ever wondered, after all this,
after everything we've done...
why?
We couldn't have worked any harder for the last six years,
and yet things turned out in the shittiest possible way.
That is not true.
Things can always get much shittier.
That's not a great motivation to go to D.C...
"Things can always get shittier."
Yeah, but, Diane, in the end, we don't do it
for... for the country
or for the world.
We do it for...
Dustin Gish,
Rashid Clarkson,
Dale Kuzma,
Pastor Easton,
Dr. Picot and Dominika Sokolov.
Melanie Clark, Craig Savador,
Marta Tecades.
Isabel Rivi,
Charles Lester.
And Jay Dipersia.
Bet you didn't think I'd remember all those names, huh?
Every single one of them, you changed their life.
You argued for them, no one else would.
And I'm just giving you the chance to keep on doing that.
Come on, it's a no-brainer.
And if I'm burnt out?
Take a break, you have a week.
Okay.
D.C.
I'm gonna miss you, pal.
I'll be there in spirit.
Or on Zoom.
- Oh, God. - Shit.
So, the suspense is over.
Donald Trump is running for president.
With rumors swirling around
Governor DeSantis about a potential
sexual assault scandal,
Donald Trump chose this moment to announce
he's running for president.
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