Sequestered

Miss Russo.

Mi--

Miss Russo, it’s, uh, Danny Ferman. You ca--

So that’s it? You don’t need

anything else from me besides my statement?

There isn’t much to do until we get toxicology.

But I can tell you now it’s gonna say smack.

Okay. She was a witness on the Malcolm Miller case.

Usually kill ’em before they testify.

She lied on the stand. I’ve seen it a thousand times.

They finally think they’re clean,

then something stresses them out.

Like the trial. And they just have a little too much.

I’ll call you when I get the tox.

Okay. But I promise you, she OD’d.

What about the juror assault? Any leads on that?

We’re still looking. I’ll send you a copy

of the report when I get one.

Hey, tell your father not to be such a stranger.

I’m forgetting how ugly his mug is.

You’re lucky you didn’t get his looks.

Oh, shit.

So you’re telling me your sister is on a TV

that is completely cut off from any sort of signal?

Yes. Yes, that is why I need to call her now.

Anna, you know it’s against the rules.

Only one 5-minute call at the end of each day.

You know, it’s easier to just deliberate and get it over with

then to try to get out of it.

If I tell the judge you think people are trying to talk to you

through a TV that’s not even connected,

what do you think she’s going to say?

You’re right.

Look, Anna, I know it sucks being down here,

but look at the bright side.

Maybe you’ll make a friend or two.

Hey.

Sorry I’m late. No, menstrual cycles are late,

lawyers are on time. Time is money, isn’t that right?

Yeah. Um, it’s 7:30 in the morning.

It’s, uh, 7:51, actually.

Hi. Can I get you a drink, sir?

Coffee. He’ll have a Bud.

I’ll have coffee. And, uh, he’s had enough.

This is my first. Right, Danielle?

Just messing with you.

Why do you do that?

What, screw with you?

Because I can. You’re my son.

Thank you. I’m sorry I can’t be 15 minutes early like you are.

I have an actual job I go to. Collecting disability, I’m sure,

is not as time-consuming as whatever you’re doing.

Do you two need a minute? I can come back.

No. It’s fine. Um-- What are you having, Dad? I’m buying.

I’ll have a couple of scrambled.

Is that all? You don’t want bacon?

You love bacon. Get bacon. He loves bacon.

Get him some bacon. Uh, rye toast. Right?

Uh, and I’ll have scrambled egg whites and avocado.

Thank you.

Avocado? Is that what you eat with your lawyer friends?

Avocado. I’ll be right back.

Why do we--? Can we just, like,

try to have a normal conversation of some kind?

I’m not starting anything.

Fine. Fine, okay.

What did you do yesterday?

Same.

You win or lose?

You look like you just got out of an all-night game.

Dad, sitting second chair on this case

was a really big deal for me.

Okay? You could just maybe, I don’t know, pretend--

Pretend to be proud.

I just don’t want you to do anything you’re gonna regret.

Or are you just taking pot shots at me

because I didn’t become a cop like you?

Were. Listen to me.

Are you proud of what you do?

This is what you do, man. This is--

You know, you dig at me and you dig at my job.

And you know what? I don’t need it. I don’t want it. I--

I’m just gonna go, Dad.

A big winner.

Hold the avocado!

Yes, it should be a bipartisan effort.

We have a historic opportunity here.

Uh, we pass this bill,

we have the most stringent gun regulations in the country.

We can create a real precedent.

Look, I need you to get behind me on this.

You. Not anybody else.

Well, you tell me when is the right time?

Sharon, don’t forget you owe me.

If you need me to remind you, uh, why, I will.

Thank you, Sharon.

You won’t regret this.

Good morning.

Okay. Good morning, everyone.

Let’s get started. Shouldn’t we wait for Anna?

I got my ass up out of bed on time, now I gotta wait?

Well, while we’re waiting,

I just wanna put this out there to everyone

that if we keep an open mind,

there’s no reason why we can’t go home today.

Excuse me, before we actually start,

can I make a quick announcement? It’s a query.

I am missing a very nice pen.

A Montblanc. Has anyone seen it?

Is that directed at me?

No. Have you seen it? No.

Okay, if anyone does, um, see it,

I would very much like it back.

It was a gift from my wife on our anniversary.

Aw, that’s so sweet.

We’re deliberating a murder case and you’re talking about a pen.

This pen happens to be worth more than you make in a month,

so you can go fuck yourself.

Yeah, I’ll do that. Come on.

Charles. He’s--

Anna. Good.

I’m sorry. No, no.

We’re about to get started. Have a seat.

Please. So we can get out of here.

Anna and everyone, we are required to be here on time.

We have a lot of work to do and it’s not fair

to the others if we’re late.

Yes, it won’t happen again. I’m sorry.

Okay. Uh, I thought it might be helpful today

if we watch the confession again.

Why?

And I don’t know how it happened. I don’t.

Danny, come into my office, please.

I heard about what happened last night.

That was crazy. Must’ve been a horrible thing to discover.

First time I’ve seen a dead body. It was shocking.

I bet. I bet. Did the police give you any trouble?

Because if they did, I can take care of it.

You know I’ve got you covered.

Thank you, Henry. Uh, no, I think I’m good.

She’d been dead for a couple of hours.

Ruled me out as a suspect. And she had a history of abuse,

so they’re pretty confident it was an OD.

Right. What were you doing there in the first place?

She had called the office looking for me,

so I was just following up.

I see. So you didn’t actually speak with her?

No. Uh, no. Bad timing.

I assume she had something to tell me about the trial

or her testimony. So it’s not a total loss.

Not to be insensitive, but it is lucky

you found her body when you did.

I’m looking into the possibility of a mistrial or better yet,

if the police find anything suspicious,

I’ll argue for the charges to be dropped altogether.

So good work, Danny.

That’s not why I brought you in here.

Rodriguez bank robbery case?

It’s yours.

I thought Burke was handling it. He was.

Now you are. Burke was first chair.

Danny, you’ve earned it. Plain and simple.

Now get out of my office before I change my mind.

Yes, sir. Thank you. I will not let you down.

I bet you won’t. But that is a big case,

so you better get to work.

I’ll have Burke bring the case files to your office.

Thank you, sir.

Danny, that’s wonderful.

You’ve gotta be the youngest attorney in the firm

to sit on a case this big. I don’t know. Listen, here, hey.

I was gonna give this to you at dinner,

but it feels appropriate here.

Danny.

Oh, my God.

I saw it and I thought of you.

It’s beautiful.

Here, here, here.

Can we afford this? Yeah, yeah.

I had some stocks pay out dividends. You know.

Can’t a guy do something nice for this girl?

Yes, he can.

I love you.

Wait, you didn’t get this off that dead girl, did you?

Wow. Wow.

Just checking. I’m just...

...pushed too far to his throat.

Did you know--? I don’t know!

Tell me how. Say it!

Yeah, I would’ve. H ow?

I don’t know, okay?

No, it was an accident. I-I-- I didn’t want him dead.

You must’ve choked it back into his windpipe, right?

Yeah. Yeah, it was an accident.

Charles.

Yeah.

So there it is.

How can you choke someone to death

if he could still breathe through his nose?

He could’ve been face down in the trunk of the car.