The Good Fight

Hey, welcome back, wanderer.

Wow.

What happened here?

Welcome to the new and improved Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart...

A division of STR Laurie.

STR Laurie.

How are our new overlords?

Well, the new stationery is nice... very thick...

But they ration it for the environment.

Whoa.

Oh, right, that's new, too.

I think it's a sunset?

Diane.

Welcome back.

Thanks, Jay. I'm giving her the tour.

What's it like up there?

Never been.

It's off-limits to mere mortals.

They're worried they’ll be tainted by us.

But it's not off-limits to dogs?

Yeah, Monday and Wednesday are pet days.

The name partners can bring their dogs.

Oh, my God... a bat?

Yeah, a gargoyle.

Upstairs wanted something more dramatic.

Oh, Adrian must love that.

Okay, thank you.

Before we start, I'd like to

officially welcome back

our very own Diane Lockhart.

Thank you, Adrian.

Thank you, everyone. I must say

it's been very odd being away from you all.

- I can't wait to get back into it. - Did you enjoy traveling

the world on your name partner bonus? - Barry,

- let's not go there. - It's the only place Togo.

All right, okay. We lost

Chumhum, remember?

We needed a lifeboat, and now we're part

- of the seventh-largest law firm in the world. - And we were

promised to be made whole within six months.

And that will come.

I'm making half of what I was as a Reddick/Boseman partner.

Uh, what is that?

Your portion.

Of?

The acquisition of our firm.

Oh, my God.

Yeah.

So we're happy, but the equity partners

- aren't? - The equity partners were expecting more.

And they'll get more.

- That's the thinking. - It's just gonna take some time.

Okay, so how do we make this

more acceptable to the other partners?

Hey, hey, hey, get the fuck out of here!

Hey, hey, come on.

Ooh, you're being summoned.

Is that a bad thing?

If it's Mr. Laurie, no.

If it's Mr. Firth... maybe.

Ms. Lockhart, you mind following me?

I don't.

Would you like some water, coffee?

Uh, no, thank you.

Uh, will I be meeting with Mr. Laurie?

No, Mr. Laurie's in London.

But Mr. Firth would like to talk.

So, nine months?

Yes, doctor's orders.

You must have gone stir-crazy.

Well, that included some travel, but not too much.

My husband's a bit of a homebody.

Homebody.

So what do you want to do now, Diane?

Get back to work.

What work?

My clients.

My old cases.

My partners picked up the slack while I was recovering,

but now I'm back.

Ever heard of Ryokan, the Zen master?

No.

He lived a simple life in a hut

at the foot of a hill.

One evening a thief broke in, only to discover

there was nothing to steal.

So Ryokan surrendered his clothes to him

as a gift.

After the thief ran away,

Ryokan was left sitting naked,

watching the moon.

And he thought...

"Poor fellow.

"I wish I could give him

this beautiful moon."

I-I don't think I understand.

I've followed your career, Diane.

You're exceptional in court, you do what is required,

you're a good organizer, but do you know

when you really come to life?

When you have a cause.

A Goliath to face.

That's what I'm here to give you.

This is your moon.

- And, uh, what is that? - Yours.

You are now in charge of our pro Bono department.

All 22 lawyers.

And these 40 cases.

Why?

We want you to be happy.

Doing good in the world is the best way

to do good for STR Laurie.

So, do good.

I'll need investigator time.

And partner billable hours.

Whatever you need, you take.

No more corporate cases.

You make our firm a good citizen

no matter what it costs.

Welcome back, Diane

Thank you, Lucca. What's it like up there?

Clean.

Do you know what my job is, Lucca?

My guess would be you're a lawyer.

I am the sorting hat of lawyers.

Do you know what that means?

Yeah. Is it a Harry Potter thing?

It is.

- Have you read Harry Potter? - No.

I know I'm the only person

in the world who hasn't.

Why haven't you read it?

I don't like... wizard shit.

Yes, fuck wizard shit.

I like you, Lucca.

I like being liked.

- Good. - So, here's what I need from you.

We have a divorce up here that's proving problematic.

One of our most important clients.

And I think there is a personality clash

with our divorce lawyer.

I want you to work with him,

smooth out the... sharper edges,

if that makes sense.

- I think it does. - Good.

Do you know who Bianca Skye is?

- Yeah. - She's actually a very lovely woman, so please

ignore all of the gossip profiles.

Ah. Lucca, here we go.

I'd like you to meet your new partner,

David Lee.

Lucca Quinn.

Still wear your hair like a boy, I see.

You two know each other?

Oh, we're old friends.

Right, Lucca?

Yeah.

So, yesterday you guys wouldn't even answer my calls.

Now I have six lawyers?

- What happened? - I've taken an interest

in your case, Ms. Tecades.

That's all it took?

Yes.

So this is a case of eminent domain.

And the hearing tomorrow

is merely to win a temporary restraining order

against the builders who want to bulldoze your restaurant.

Good. And what do you want me to do?

I saw a food truck outside. Can you swing it by

federal court tomorrow at 11:00

and, uh, start cooking?

Cooking? Why?

Well, justice may be blind,

but it still has its other senses.

You're not the lawyer I expected.

I've changed.

So, our numbers seem to be growing here.

The firm thought you would be more comfortable

with someone closer to your age.

I didn't know this firm had any black lawyers.

Oh, they hide us.

Why don't you tell Lucca

- about your ex? - Sure.

So Brad is trying to void our prenup.

Back when we got married

and I was broke, he was the one

who insisted on a prenup, and now it's the reverse

and he wants to void it.

So what do you think?

- What do I... - Yeah.

I think you should tell him to fuck off.

Can I do that?

- Sure. - Well, actually, there are some issues...

There's no pretense hereto duress or coercion.

He's the one who asked for the prenup.

And now he's complaining 'cause

he's stuck in his own shitty prenup?

Why don't we hold off

on hardening our position