All Rise

Ms. Powell, meet Sergeant Wayne McCarthy,

board member of the Association of L.A. Deputy Sheriffs.

- Hey! Is that Big Mick? - Watkins!

I miss my courtroom. I miss my peeps.

Focus on baby Bailey. Everything's gonna be

back to normal when you return.

- I can't believe I... - No, me neither.

Can we just pretend the... kiss never happened?

Got it. Never happened.

After we discuss Mark.

I really feel like Mark and I have a future.

You do, of coursel don't know how I'm gonna tell him.

I'm married.

Is that a Pop-Tart? What, are you late for school?

At least I have the decency to toast mine.

Never thought I'd live to see Mark Callan abstain

from his morning protein.

These little beauties happen to be part

of a great American ritual known as str...

Stress eating? Same. Go ahead. Spill.

I feel like I'm at a standstill

with the list of sheriff's deputies.

- I have no leads. - Luke wasn't helpful?

I actually haven't talked to him yet.

His desk is 2 feet from your office.

It's actually more work not to talk to him.

I know. It's touchy. He still feels like he has

a relationship with these guys in the department.

I... just wish I knew why his name was on that list.

Well, you won't know until you talk to him.

I will, today. You're up, Waffles.

For the next two weeks,

Audubon and Associates will just be Associates.

Where's Audubon going?

She's flying out tonight to New York

to court a potential big client to save the firm

since she insisted we pass on Uncle Richie's gold mine.

She's either losing it,

or she is in desperate need of a vacation.

I guess she's just eager to get away.

What's that supposed to mean?

I just... mean we're in a... pandemic, is all.

I don't know. She seems a little too eager.

"She is hard-headed, immovable,

"unwilling to abide by judicial decorum,

- "or respectability politics." - What is this,

a performance review or a roast? Those were the nice things.

That's high praise coming from Judge Carmichael.

Now as a clerk, you don't have much time left with us.

You will need to decide what your future will be.

Which is why I want you to shadow

as many offices in the H.O.J. as possible.

Y'all are trying to get rid of me?

Quite the opposite. I wanna keep you in this building,

somewhere that you can use that voice of yours.

And preferably somewhere we can't hear it.

Now gather your things.

I'm starting today?

Where am I shadowing? P.D.'s office. Carol owed me a favor.

The P.D.s have more cases than days in the year.

Plus I think they still use dial-up internet.

Okay, well, you are working with Emily Lopez.

What is this, trial by fire?

She's almost as scary as you.

You are there to observe, which is why that shouldn't matter.

Please keep your nose where it should be.

No promises.

Try not to miss me too much.

Why do I feel like we're going to regret this?

You got to let 'em fly sometime.

I know that look. What's wrong?

- Shadowing Emily Lopez today. - You'll be fine.

Just try and dial down that whole Ness thing.

Good luck!

Watch out, H.O.J. Those two could start an uprising.

Hey, you are not getting off that easy.

I want to hear all about your night

with Professor Jennings.

It was great. She was great.

Come on! I am trying to live vicariously through you.

What do you want me to say?

That I never expected to meet someone so enrapturing

at this point in my life?

Look at you. You are totally gushing.

Yes, I worry over when she's gonna text me back.

I've got this running list of ideas for future dates.

It's all very exhausting.

I'd kill to have something special

smack me over the head right now

just to break up the monotony. Be careful what you ask for, Castillo.

You might just get it.

Lopez, reporting for duty.

This is happening today.

Sure is.

Great. Okay. I will find a way to make this work.

I just hope you weren't expecting a crash course

in being a public defender. Never been a fan of following instructions anyway.

I'm here to make your job easier.

Well, first lesson in being a P.D...

The job is never easy, and the best thing you can do

to help me is to give me my space to do my thing.

While I'm sure you're an untapped well of potential,

I'm used to working alone.

Mr. Garcia, I see your arm's in a sling today.

When did that happen?

Three months ago I got jumped near Echo Park.

This group just started pounding.

I blacked out, and when I woke up,

cops were there. They jacked my Jordans.

Marking this photo People's 1.

Do you recognize what's depicted here?

Yes. The limited edition Air Jordans

that they stole from me.

Do you see one of those people that attacked you

- here in the courtroom today? - Yeah, he's there.

Identifying the defendant,

Mr. Julian Taylor.

Did you threaten the defendant in any way

before you were attacked? Nope. Hadn't seen him in years.

So this wasn't the first time you'd seen Mr. Taylor.

No, we went to the same high school.

He always had beef,

except back then, he went by "Phantom,"

back when he ran with the Shadow Squad.

Objection. Relevance. Unduly prejudicial.

Overruled. Both Mr. Taylor's previous gang affiliation

and his relationship to Mr. Garcia

are most certainly relevant.

Your Honor, any gang affiliation has no relevance.

There is no gang enhancement alleged.

This is nothing more than improper character evidence.

- Ms. Lopez. - Right.

Don't let him bait you. I won't.

No further questions. All right, your witness, Ms. Lopez.

Mr. Garcia, you did not see my client at the scene

before you lost consciousness, correct?

Yeah, that's right, but they had their faces covered.

And you did not see my client hit you either, right?

I got knocked out, so, no, I didn't.

In fact, the only time you observed my client

at the scene was when he was in police custody

after you regained consciousness, correct?

Doesn't mean he wasn't there beforehand.

This is exactly the kind of thing he'd do.

Objection. Speculation. Lack of foundation.

Lack of personal knowledge and improper character evidence.Sustained.

And you said to your knowledge,

he was a member of the Shadow Squad.

Do you know that because you were a member, too?

No. He was notorious in our hood.

And you say you knew him from then.

Isn't it true that was at least three years ago? You mean before he was locked up.

Motion to strike. Non responsive and 352.Stricken.

Y'all know he got locked up for beating down some other guy.

Objection. No question pending.

Judge Campbell This is typical gang stuff. He's always had it out for me!

He doesn't know what he's talking about. The court will come to order.

- Objection! - You're calling me a liar?

- That's not who I am anymore! - Yeah.

Be quiet! You may say this isn't who you are,

but right now you are not helping your case!

So if you cannot behave yourself,

we will conduct this trial without you.

Court's in recess till 9 a.m. tomorrow.

I didn't mean to.

Is it always this intense? I mean, I've seen

my fair share of court, but nothing like this.

Buckle up. We're just getting started.

Ms. Lopez.

You have to convince the judge that my brother has changed.

Who you just saw... he's not like that.

Cameron, I am gonna do everything I can

to help your brother, okay?

Everything, I promise.

Just Just hang in there.

Come on.

Your client's outburst was gnarly.

Campbell's record for violent re offenders isn't pretty.

That flare-up has likely confirmed every assumption

Campbell has been making since the trial began.

You know Campbell's gonna slam him in sentencing.

The prosecution make a decent offer?

Yes, and Julian was gonna agree,

but then they asked him to name the other assailants.

Let me guess. He isn't talking.

Nope. It doesn't help that he had a gun on him.

He claims it wasn't his, but he picked it up off the ground.

No, you can't really believe him.

Actually, I do. Some clients you just know.

That's one hell of a dose of optimism.

Hold that thought.

Hey. What happened to Mr. Restorative Justice?

Not every case is a good candidate.

I've gotta pick my battles. How is he not a new candidate?

Is this what I ha veto look forward to?

Courtroom showdowns between opposing counsel?

Very standard. You'll be a natural.

Julian is young. He is rehabilitated...

How did you get Emily to sign off

on shadowing the P.D.'s office? She didn't. Her boss did,