All Rise

Previously on "All Rise"

Robin should be landing soon.

- How long this time? - About a month.

I have not touched another person

in, like, six months.

We take COVID tests in a week.

The best part of romance is the wait.

We are a team.

You shouldn't need a second opinion.

Where are you going? No more bowing down to the D.A.

No more silence to these injustices!

This feels so good!

Her circadian rhythm's off. Sleep cycle's toast.

Could be her diet. Happened to you, did it, when you were pregnant?

- I've never been pregnant. - Anyway, you're wrong.

Her energy fields are misaligned.

You're talking about her insomnia?

It's hormonal. She needs to regulate.

- Don't we all? - Could be hormonal.

I didn't sleep for three months.

Leg cramps, back pain, heartburn.

Go away!

I can hear every word!

And I can't sleep

because my village... won't shut up.

Ooh, I take it the dating and swiping is going well.

I am hot. It's exhausting.

- How's your poker game? - I'm sorry?

You know the basics? Can you shuffle?

We're putting together a weekly game.

Plague poker, as it were.

I'm thinking Sara should join our poker game.

- We need a fifth. - La joueuse de poker.

- C'est bon. - Dealer's choice.

5-card, 7-card, Chicago, Omaha, Texas Hold'em.

No sandbagging and no string bets.

You do know how to play, Castillo?

More or less.

I mean, I know the basics.

Yeah, I would love to join. I can sharpen my skills.

Excellent.

Indeed, Ms. Castillo.

We would be happy to take your money.

People vs. Lakshan Manjula.

Defendant goes by the name of "Lucky."

Conspiracy to Commit Grand Theft, PC 182-1-A.

He stole his own...

Truck. Yes. 18-wheeler. I read the prelim transcripts.

He drives to a pre-arranged place at a pre-arranged time.

Jumps out the cab, bad guys pistol-whip him

to make it look good, then they drive off.

- He made a full... - Confession, yes.

Wait, I'm sorry. I thought you couldn't

I thought you were having the cognitive

I wasn't.She wasn't. Seriously, cognitive issues?

The point is...

Lucky is claiming coercion

that the freight brokers threatened to kill him

if he didn't go along with the plan.

Very weak. He's dead in the water, which is why

we are encouraging both parties to settle.

And by we, of course, she means you.

Morning, Albert.

No judgment, Carmichael, but doctors recommend

a maximum 200 milligrams of caffeine when you're expecting.

- Do they? - May I just suggest

a feisty little Tibetan chamomile?

I've got some in chambers. JustJust swing by.

But again, no judgment.

Chamomile is a relaxant.

I swear, my life has become everybody's business...

When I sleep, what I drink, what word I'm about to use.

I'm not complaining. It's just...

Anyway...

- Settlement conference. - I typed up a few pages.

Just bullet points,

summary of the prelim transcript,

relevant statutes.

This is helpful.

Sorry.

I'm not blowing smoke.

You are an inspiration, and not just to me, Lopez.

Everybody loves you.

Andy, too close.

Like you said in your speech,

we need to stick it to the D.A.

I don't get it. Your client stole his own 18-wheeler?

Lucky was coerced by the robbers.

If he didn't cooperate, they would've killed him.

- He was paid $5,000. - No more plea deals!

- Down with the D.A.! - Andy, shh!

You are my favorite person right now.

Test results.

Negative. Boom!

Now forwarding.

Let's go! You're gonna be late for court.

The D.D.A. is EZ Driscoll.

I know, and he's playing hardball

because he just can't help himself.

And so now of course Judge Carmichael wants

to have a settlement conference

because she thinks that I don't have a case.

Well, she's right. You don't have a case.

Carol, I have a credible defendant.

- Who confessed. - Down with the D.A.

D-Don't do that. Stop it.

He told the truth. He was coerced,

and Carmichael will see that he's credible,

so any crap that EZ Driscoll is slinging will be so obvious.

Lopez! Heard about your little speech.

Here we go. You don't wanna work with my office, fine.

- So you're dropping charges? - I'll tell you what,

I'll consider midterm, three years instead of five.

This is exactly what I was talking about right here.

- Emily, take a breath. - This smug, this contempt.

I am so sick of D.A.s, I could spit.

- Whatever. - It's not even a felony.

At best, it's misdemeanor theft,

and I will take it to trial, and I will kick your ass.

You will lose, Lopez. You don't have a defense. Emily!

- Okay. Well, best of luck. - You're going down, EZ.

- Your client confessed. - It's over. You're done.

Okay. No.

Stop it!

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Hey, Amy. It's me again.

You still haven't called me back,

so I am now leaving you a seventh message.

Look, I would really like to talk to you

about this case. So if you There you are. Where you've been?

Please give me just 10 seconds.5 seconds even Your TikTokers are in

the conference room with their lawyers.

Wait, they're here? I haven't even charged them yet.

Well, they, wanted to say hi.

You know, they wanted to get to know you.

- They brought gifts. - Hey, guys.

D.A. Bravo wants felony charges.

He wants to make an example out of them.

These kids threw a party during COVID.

There's a city ordinance. How do I get felony charges?

Maybe they broke something. Felony vandalism?

This apparently is my fancy new job.

All the best cases.

I don't know. They look pretty tough to me.

Look, I need you to stall them.

Wait, what? I can't deal with this right now.

I'm sorry.

Amy, the point isyou didn't come home last night,

and I need you to text me

and at least let me know you're okay,

otherwise I'm gonna have to start calling the hospitals.

A $5,000 Venmo payment

to the defendant, day of the theft.

A string of text messages on his phone,

setting up time and place. "We're on, Friday, 11 P.M."

"Okay, I'll be there." "We told you where to go."

And he's going to read use very single one. You called them here.

- You have to let them talk. - I know.

Think of butterflies and flowers.

"South on Edison. Just past the tracks.

Pull over like you got engine trouble."

If I plead guilty, maybe

you could still make a deal, and I could stay out of jail.

Trust me. Any deal this D.A. offers

will be unreasonable and not worth considering.

Just stay the course.

My mother has cancer, Stage 2 pancreatic.

- I know. - I need to work.

I need to pay for her treatment. She has no insurance.

Lucky, we can win this.

You are credible, and you were coerced.

You are not guilty, and this judge will see that.

"We won't hurt you too bad,

but we need to make it look real."

Thank you, Mr. Driscoll.

Given that this is a settlement conference,

if you're prepared to offer... Judge, I got evidence from here to Sunday.

I'm prepared to offer zero, nothing, nada.

The defendant's interview transcript with police.

Your Honor, this is a complete misrepresentation.

You'll get your chance, Ms. Lopez.

For now, we are going to let the People speak.

"Okay, Lucky. Talk us through what happened.

"What do you wanna know?" "You pulled the truck over."

"Yeah, on Edison."

"They told you the spot?""Yeah."

"They sent me some texts," "Friday, 11 P.M.,

on Edison, south of the tracks."

Hey, Champ.

- Hey. - Does that work... "Champ"?

Hey, rock star.

Hey, big guy. We're gonna work on this.

How old does that kid look to you the one in the tie?

14, max. Why?

He just turned 18 a week before we charged him

with possession for sale.

Wow.

Are they praying?

That's right.

This isn't happening again.