The Good Fight

Is that the Gossip?

No, that's the Slut.

She's not a slut. She's a flirt.

How many guys on the show has she hooked up with?

How many guys are on the show?

She's not gonna fool anyone with those glasses.

Here. Bring this to Diane.

What is it?

Nothing.

Okay, uh, reality, you know, as in "real,"

as in "it happened and we just filmed it."

Your argument is that reality shows are actually real?

No, my argument is that we don't control the cast.

They behave and we observe.

They are as they appear.

Just like Donald Trump. Wait a minute,

he wasn't on our network. That... Let's get back... Excuse me.

Let's get back to the questioning.

Please, please. Melanie.

Your show put us in that penthouse.

It gave us alcohol, and it told us that ratings were dependent

on us pushing the sexual content...

So you did push the sexual content?

Let her finish.

Then your cameramen kept filming while I was violated.

Your show was more interested

in making good TV than protecting me.

Thank you for that excellent speech.

Come on... - Let me ask you this, Melanie.

You were violated, you say.

But you don't remember you were violated

because you also claimed you were unconscious?

As I said, the show gave us alcohol

and very little food. Who is that guy?

I can find out. - Yes.

No. Get Jay.

The only reason you know you were violated

was because one of our producers stopped the shooting.

Not until the next day.

So why aren't you suing Blake for $4.5 million?

He was the cast member who violated you, right?

Why are we the ones so honored?

I think that Blake was a victim, just like me.

Melanie, he had sex with you while you were unconscious.

That's what you claim.

I'm still not sure why he's not in handcuffs.

As a woman, that's what I would want.

Objection.

Do you recognize this contract, Ms. Clark?

I do.

And...

would you mind reading for me this...

highlighted portion right there?

"Cast Member acknowledges that the Show,

Chicago Penthouse..."

Would you like me to finish? That is not

what happened here.

"Chicago Penthouse does not encourage sexual behavior..."

Of course you encourage sexual behavior.

"And is not responsible for any emotional or bodily harm

"that results from engaging in such behavior

with fellow cast members."

Who was that?

Food delivery. He was on the wrong floor.

Where was his food?

I don't know. I think at reception?

Should I go check?

Yes.

Hey, you were great last season.

Thank you.

You're not getting

$4.5 million.

The sex was consensual.

You just heard it wasn't.

No, what I just heard was a woman who was tightly scripted.

Seriously? "Your show

kept filming while I was violated."

Melanie does not talk like that. Come on.

Maybe not on your reality show, where she's scripted

to be a bimbo. Instead of here, where she's scripted

to be a Vassar post-grad student

80 grand. The kill fee for not showing the episo...

You know you have no case, right?

No, you know what our case is

Your fear, Ms. Stevens. Oh, no.

I'm really scared now. This contract.

"You hand over all your rights,

and you can't sue for any reason"?

All standard in the industry. And that's why you'll pay.

If a judge throws out your contract, reality TV has to play fair.

You have misread your power.

Uh, one thing, Ms. Stevens.

You can call me Andrea.

Andrea. Yes, Adrian.

Here's our official request for all the footage

from the day in question.

That's proprietary.

You want to bet?

I'm so sorry.

I didn't realize how much on edge you were with

what's been going on this past week.

I mean, a couple of lawyers get killed,

and you all think that you have targets on your backs.

I-I was gonna throw those files directly at you, but, uh,

I was afraid you'd wet yourselves.

Brian, could you pick that up, please?

I may need to use it again.

All right, now, with respect to this evidentiary request,

uh, could somebody please

explain to me the footage

and what's involved? Yes, Your Honor,

this material is proprietary... The videotape is vital...

Bap! Bap! Bap!

One at a time.

You. Go.

Hi, Your Honor. Andrea Stevens.

Thrilled to meet you. Oh, thank you.

Likewise. Uh, the footage shot by our producers

is sometimes extremely personal.

This is proprietary material that shouldn't

be casually exposed. In fact,

it could embarrass, potentially, our contestant,

These contestants agree

to broadcast themselves over 30 countries.

But now that a lawsuit has been filed,

the defense wants to protect their privacy?

What is this show? It is a reality show

called Chicago Penthouse.

Oy. And the goal of the contestants

is to find a romantic match among the other contestants.

And if they don't, they get killed?

That would be interesting.

No, they get sent home. Exhilarating.

All right, let me see if I understand this thing correctly.

There's tons of footage of these contestants?

Yes. And the producers

retain the right to use any

or all of this footage for broadcast

That is correct, Your Honor. Yes, that's exactly correct.

In fact... Yeah. And-and somewhere within

all of this footage is evidence of an alleged assault?

Correct. Right. Well, that would be, uh,

material evidence, now, wouldn't it?

No, actually, what I think is that... You know what I think?

What I think is that you, Ms. Stevens,

should give them the tapes.

And while you're at it,

supply the court with duplicate copies.

Pronto.

That's a legal term.

Yes, Your Honor. Okay.

Well, uh, I'm about to bang my gavel.

So if, uh, anybody wants to take cover under their desks,

now's the time.

That's a video depo dump.

The whole season.

24-hour-a-day video from a dozen cameras.

And they sent them over

with no time code or description.

It's gonna take weeks to go through all of it.

I'll do it.

Uh, it's up to you.

Okay, guys! To season 14!

Okay, that's Sheryl and Tina and Johnny.

The one in the tank top.

Everybody hates him because he's a snake.

Kill me now. Next tape.

This one's too early.

So here's what I don't understand.

You seem like a semi-half-intelligent person.

Thank you.

How can you watch this?

You like football, right? Oh, come on,

you can't equate this with football. Let's talk about

chronic traumatic head injuries. I'm not criticizing

what happens to the people on the show.

I'm just criticizing what happens to the viewer.

Don't you have a guilty pleasure?

Don't you watch YouTube videos of guys diving onto ice

or watch horror movies or read comic books?

You mean graphic novels?

Oh, my God. Seriously

Graphic novels are a new literature.

Right. Like Steinbeck.

What a hypocrite. Oh, wait.

Wait, there. That-That's the last Wrap-Up Circle.

How do you know? They're pairing up.

Yeah.

These are two camera angles.

You need some help, little lady?

Well, that confirms the drunkenness.

Oh, my God, turn on the bubbles!

I love jets! Wait, wait, wait,

I don't have a-a swimsuit.

I don't even own a swimsuit.

Okay. That's not good.

Well, it's still not consent.

Isn't this on network TV?

Yeah. They pixelate it.

Uh, this goes on for a while.