Family Law - Second Season

Previously, on Family Law...

He wants a Child Custody and Access evaluation.

I have to get back to "Mr. December".

We had a lot of fun doing that calendar.

Yes, you did.

You had to humiliate me,

make a fool of yourself on the way out?

Oh, please, Frank, keep talking to me

about humiliating encounters at the Wedgewood.

Your daughter, Sofia,

mentioned a video that wound up on YouTube?

It was almost a year ago.

Her peers still tease her about it.

And the children

can no longer have any contact with their maternal grandmother.

What?

You know what I like most about her?

- What? - You're way less uptight around her.

I'm not uptight.

From now on, all media requests

get vetted through me.

I just wanted to drop this off.

It's a basic separation agreement.

I found it online.

Okay.

It's okay. You're gonna be okay. You're gonna be okay.

Mom? When will Jo-Jo be back?

She had to go out of town for a couple of days,

but she asked me to tell you she misses you.

We were supposed to play Catan.

Maybe you and I could play, after school?

You can teach me how to... hoard sheep.

Hey, you, stop wasting data.

It's research for my "world issues" report.

Pretty sure celebrity gossip doesn't count.

Oh, my god.

Sofia.

Earlier today, disturbing footage surfaced online

of Charisma Singhal, 23-year-old star of the hit series, Whip It.

Isn't that that singing/dancing show you like?

- Shh! - This marks the second incident

since Charisma posted an incoherent tweet

last Thursday

about her on-again, off-again boyfriend,

aspiring DJ Alpha Dawg.

I don't think she's a good role model for young people.

Have a good day.

How is she?

Maggie had a placental abruption.

O... Okay.

Her placenta partially detached from the uterus

and is causing her to bleed.

Is she gonna be all right?

She needs an emergency Caesarean section.

She's on her way to the operating room now.

Do you have power of attorney?

Y-Yeah. Why?

We may need someone to make medical decisions

on Maggie's behalf.

I'll get back to you when there's more news.

- Uh, excuse me? - You're excused.

Oh! Good, you're both here.

I have a new case with a valued client.

- I need you both on it. - Dad, whatever it is,

I'm sure you and I can handle it ourselves.

I want all hands on deck for this one.

What time should I book the boardroom?

That won't be necessary.

We're going to her.

Here we are.

Your visitors are here.

Hello, Charisma.

Daniel, Abigail... meet Charisma Singhal.

Good to see you again,

though, I wish the circumstances could be less...

Girl Interrupted?

Well, at least the Jell-o here is good.

Harry mentioned it was your brother

who forced you into a 72-hour psychiatric hold?

Yeah, Tanish says I'm a danger to myself.

To be fair, you did look close to jumping in that video.

Look, I know how it looked, believe me.

Connor brought these 'shrooms and I wanted to try them,

and then I saw the paparazzi camped outside, again,

trying to catch me in a "hot mess" moment.

I thought, maybe if I gave them what they wanted,

they would leave me alone.

And now Tanish wants to petition for a conservatorship over you.

- Yeah, whatever that means. - It's a form of adult guardianship.

Tanish would control nearly every decision

of your life... financial, medical,

whether you can have access to your phone or Internet.

He'd even have the authority to decide whom you date.

Seriously?

The real danger of a conservatorship is,

it strips the conservatee

of the legal rights to escape from it.

Look, Tanish took care of me after our parents died,

but I'm 23, I'm not a child anymore.

Exactly.

A conservatorship is generally the last resort

for people who are unable to care of themselves...

People with disabilities or dementia.

Opposing counsel would need to prove

that you are too mentally incapacitated

to make your own decisions.

Which a boob-flash won't do.

- How do you know Charisma? - Four years ago,

she hired me to get her marriage annulled.

I remember that... The tabloids had a field day.

I'll be honest, up until a few hours ago,

I had no idea who she was.

Even I've heard of Whip It.

I was never into those shows. The OC, Degrassi?

They all felt so juvenile.

That's because you've been 65 since you were ten.

- All right, see you in a couple hours. - Where are you going?

To deal with the man who wants to control

every aspect of my life.

My client would like to amend the separation agreement.

Again?

He wishes to ensure that Ms. Bianchi

won't introduce any significant others

to the children without his consent,

and unless the relationship is serious.

You're kidding?

- "Serious" is subjective. - We propose that the relationship

needs to be stable and monogamous

for a minimum of one year.

No judge would ever make this order.

That's what this meeting is about?

You're punishing me for having a boyfriend?

The kids need a stable environment.

How do you think they'll feel

when you invite Mr. February over for dinner?

Mr. December.

And he's not the one leaving suggestive texts on his phone

for our children to find.

But while we're talking amendments,

what about the clause where Joanne can't see her grandkids?

We have a court date in two weeks,

which we all want to avoid, but we can't do that

when your client keeps demanding last-minute changes.

We'll leave this with you.

I've seen this a hundred times.

Trust me, Frank wants to avoid court, too.

They'll come back with a more reasonable offer.

Mr. Singhal and his lawyer are in the boardroom.

- How'd it go with Frank? - Not well.

Daniel?

Someone for you on line one.

Beatrice Flanagan.

From The Flanagan Report?

From England?

Does she have you confused with someone important?

I think she said...

We'd be delighted if Mr. Svensson

joined us for an interview.

I better take this.

- We're about to meet with our client. - Five minutes.

Will your, uh, client

be gracing us with her presence?

Late again.

This is becoming a habit with Charisma.

She used to be so professional.

Maybe she's signing paperwork

to leave the psych ward you committed her to.

I'm worried about her.

A conservatorship isn't the answer.

One isolated incident doesn't prove

my client is too incapacitated to make her own decisions.

Except this isn't one incident. It's a pattern.

Getting into fights at clubs.

Getting high before talk-show appearances.

Were it not for the excellent PR team my client hired,

Ms. Singhal's reputation would be in shambles.

It's not about her reputation.

I don't want this conservatorship, either.

You think I want to take away my sister's freedom?

But you... you saw that video.

Charisma is becoming more erratic,

and I don't know how to...

I already lost my parents.

I won't lose my sister, too.

I can't believe "Summer Barrington"

is about to walk through those doors.

"Now, that's a twirl, girl!"

Her catchphrase?

- Don't you watch Whip It? - I saw season one...

when I was 12.

- Think she'll sign my book? - You can ask her.

Charisma Singhal. Where are they meeting?

Good afternoon, Ms. Singhal.

- Boardroom's this way. - Thanks.

Hang out here. This won't take long.

- I'm not leaving your side. - Connor, I'll be fine.

He's lucky I don't kick his ass!

- Let's not make this a thing. - I'm not making it a thing.

- Does he know who I am? - Can we not do this right now?

Should one of us do something?