For The People

Previously on "For the People"...

Did mercy and kindness ever change your path?

You could be a good lawyer if you tried.

You're just not trying.

I'm the guy who makes it worse.

I'm the guy you don't want to go up against.

I... am... leaving.

Seth's good. He's a good lawyer.

Do you miss him?

Sometimes.

I won a trial. Got my client off.

That's a good day.

My client was a white supremacist.

You won a trial because you had a trial.

It's been my dream to have season tickets

to the Yankees with you.

I want to go to games with you.

Thank you.

- This is a diner. - Yes.

Why are we meeting in a diner?

Because I can't get a Denver omelet in my office.

Or your office.

Two years of these meetings, we're always trapped

under fluorescent lights, sucking in recycled air,

gnawing on government-issued pastries.

I thought we should get out.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

What's in a Denver omelet anyway?

Diced ham, green peppers, onions, cheese.

That's a Western omelet.

Denver is in the West.

What's on the agenda today?

Already with the work?

This is a work meeting, right?

I scribbled down "complain about

Draconian new sentencing guidelines from Main Justice."

"Judge Cameron." Not sure what I meant by that.

Ever been to Denver?

Uh, only to the airport.

They have a great bookstore in Denver. The Tattered Cover.

Anytime I fly into Denver, I add on at least six hours

for a trip to The Tattered Cover.

They have great staff recommendations.

I always go with a guy named "Topher."

- Topher. - I trust Topher.

Uh, there was a DEA raid on Hughes Street...

you'll be getting some incoming.

Uh, that's all the business I have.

You gonna order? For real?

You want me to order for you?

That's the third DEA sweep in that area in a month.

- I wish it were more. - You're just dragging in

a bunch of low-level, non-violent users...

We're using an effective tool against violent drug dealers

who are threatening the safety of the neighborhood.

Effective? If it's so effective,

why do you have to keep doing it?

Denver omelet? Western omelet?

There's no difference on the inside.

Let's not confuse things here, either.

This is a work meeting. We should meet at work.

This is a diner.

This is an Archaeopteryx.

Am I saying that right?

I think the emphasis is on the first syllable.

- Really? - No. I have no idea.

Lara is really into large, dead birds.

- Sounds promising. - We spent like four hours

at the Natural History Museum on Sunday.

Oh, this is a Phorusrhacos.

"Dude, your dad is my Mobl driver."

What?

That is a text. You got a text.

Oh. My friend Mike, what an idiot.

"Yeah, not possible, and FYI, we don't all look the same."

Okay, do you want to see a Microraptor?

It has...

four wings.

What is it?

This is a picture of my dad driving a Mobl.

I'll be honest. I prefer it to the dead bird.

Favorite animal?

Zebra.

Favorite animal?

Uh, in Australia, there are these...

Favorite animal.

Otter. They do that thing with their hands.

Favorite animal.

Uh, Bergamasco.

- Favorite animal. - I don't have one.

- If you had to choose. - Why would I have to choose?

How do you feel when you look at this picture?

Itchy. I don't like cats.

It's not a cat.

It looks like a cat. I don't like it.

This is your new case. Animal trafficking.

This is your new case. DEA sweep...

No. Please. Can we switch?

No. You're the animal lady.

- I'm not the animal lady. - You're the animal lady.

DEA sweep. On Hughes Street.

There's been a run of drug-related shootings in the area

and that community's been begging for more enforcement.

This is more enforcement.

We're on the right side of this,

no matter what they're saying on the other side of Foley Square.

Reckless, swaggering, unconstitutional

law-enforcement showboating.

Enforcement showboating.

Got it. This is the DEA sweep on Hughes Street?

Our client was literally cutting the cake

at his son's birthday party when the agents

swarmed the courtyard of his building.

How many others were arrested?

Well, that's what's interesting.

DEA 6 form says they picked up 12 people,

but only 11 are in the system.

Someone named "Brian Torres" is missing.

- Missing? - Missing.

Torres could be a unicorn.

An unimpeachable defense witness.

Someone accidentally caught up in the raid.

- Mm-hmm. - If we can find him,

he might be able to help our defense.

I'll call the line AUSA and see what happened to him.

No. Don't call. Go to the DEA field office.

Get out in front of this.

Otter? I don't know why I said otter.

And I did th-that thing with the hands.

- Please don't. - What's the case?

Trafficking wildlife under the Endangered Species Act.

Red pandas... one died in transit.

- That's horrible. - I'll get through it.

Next case'll be more interesting.

I meant... the panda. Dying. It's horrible.

Why did Roger give you this case again?

Because I don't like animals.

You can see the trouble I'm having, right?

Because he knows I can approach this logically and rationally

and that I'm not gonna lose my mind about some... furry thing.

When you say "lose my mind,"

do you mean feel genuine human emotion

about the death of an innocent creature?

Yes. You don't believe

we should protect animals?

For the billions of dollars we could use to feed the hungry?

Or house the homeless?

To prosecute people who commit crimes against people?

- No. - What if they're endangered?

Then it's probably time for them to go. I saw "Jurassic World."

I think you need a pet. Do you have a pet?

I don't like things that lick me.

First, I'll just say, that's not a great rule.

Also, you can get a fish.

Point is, it's nice to have another living creature

around to talk to... Helps you feel less lonely.

Even when I was living with Ezra, I would sometimes...

I'm not lonely.

Why aren't you lonely? You should be lonely.

Are you seeing someone?

If you were a fish, I'd talk to you about it.

Dad, when did you start driving Mobl?

The water in the apartment. You notice anything?

The water, what about it?

Tastes fresh, huh?

Why are you driving Mobl?

I made an investment.

After Flint, in Michigan, everyone wants clean water.

This company, Kool & Klean... with K's... Kool, Klean...

they offered a chance to distribute.

Dad, please tell me you didn't buy into some pyramid scheme.

No. I buy the filters,

then sell them at three times the price I paid.

And you sold...?

One. To myself.

Turns out this is not Flint, Michigan.

New York City water is the freshest in the country.

So, now I have $5,000 worth of filters

in your uncle's basement.

Okay, well, $5,000 isn't a disaster.

No. $5,000 isn't.

Wait. Is it more than $5,000?

Dad, how much are you in for?

This is not your concern. It's fine.

How is it fine?

Coming from the guy who can spend two hours

in a grocery store price-comparing cans of peas.

I said it's fine. I'll make the money back,

you won't worry your mother with this, and you'll go to work.

This is not for you to fix. I will fix it, okay?

Okay.

- The DEA raid. - Yes.

There's something wrong with the DEA intake form.

There's someone missing.

What do you mean missing? Who's missing?

- Brian Torres. - Not Brian. Not Torres.

Brian Torres was brought in four days ago

on the Hughes Street sweep. Is that a question?

I'm representing one of the co-defendants.

I'm learning a lot.