Reckless

Previously on Reckless:

Arliss! (Screams)

Did you bomb Lee Anne's house?

- I did this for you! - It doesn't help me!

This implicates me!

Hey!

Knox: 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.

Terry: 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.

Roy: Thank you for coming in.

Amanda Tavers.

Dec: 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.

Carol: 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.

Vi: "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.

Preston: 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.

Vi: 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.

Charles: 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.

Jamie: 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.

Vi: 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.