Fairly Legal

You have a 10:00 meeting!

I know you can hear me!

I'm up.

God, she has no pop-tarts, no waffles.

I mean, how does a person live without waffles?

You've been complaining about the food at Lauren's for weeks,

have you heard of his newfangled thing

they call a grocery store?

Oh, yeah, I think I saw one of those leaving Pizza Hut.

Is that gyros? For breakfast?

Because he's a baby that goes "wah wah wah!"

the minute he doesn't get his way.

I can make this go away in, like, three minutes.

Fantastic. Get on the phone, I'll start the timer.

Couldn't you give us a break before getting sued?

You have been here a month.

Yeah, it's been the best 45 weeks of my life.

Oh! Hello, sunshine. Enjoying yourself?

Oh! Hi!

Did someone put out the bat-signal?

- I'm here to help. - A simple misunderstanding.

A $250,000 "misunderstanding."

Oh, care to share with the class?

He didn't tell his client

about a $250,000 settlement offer,

and now, three days before trial,

his client is suing us for the 250,000, plus damages.

Of course I didn't tell him about the offer.

He would have taken it.

So you are admitting to breaching fiduciary duty,

for which Reed & Reed could be liable?

I could get 20 times that for him at trial.

Oh, my God.

Okay, I am making an appointment with your client to settle this,

and then I am gonna babysit

every meeting you have with him from now on.

I've worked ten years without partners.

I don't need people telling me what to do now.

Mm-hmm. Email me Carl Redmayne's phone number.

I'm gonna be in my office.

Carl Redmayne, the Giants relief pitcher?

- Yeah. - That's your client?

- Uh-huh. - He's big, tall.

- Throws fast. - Mmm, is he single?

So "the bat-signal." Is she Batman?

An orphan who swore revenge on crime,

tempered by the ideals of justice?

You guys have been working together too long.

Conference room. People are waiting.

All right, what am I doing again?

Grantham Pace Aeronautics.

Mmm! The airplane people.

Yeah, one of the high-level managers was downsized

with two years left on his contract.

Hey, does Batman have superpowers?

No, he's smart, privileged, well-built,

- and obsessed with justice. - Mmm, I like it.

This severance package looks pretty good

as far as the silver linings on sucky things go.

As I've explained to Mr. Martin,

the current economy has suffered

a decrease in force across the company,

but because of his excellent record,

we're exceeding the terms of his original contract

with a full two-year payout,

including an extension of his health insurance.

Wow.

Danny, that's... that's very generous.

What do you want me to say? "Thank you for firing me"?

I mean, without me, the Lightstar

wouldn't even be in the testing phase.

Lightstar?

Our next generation of aircraft.

Danny's been on the team since the beginning.

I just want to get this over with.

- Okay. - Uh, there's just one other document.

- Uh, what's this? - The confidentiality agreement.

All our designers agree to sign one

when they leave the company.

Danny's worked on some proprietary systems.

I didn't just work on them.

I created them, Mitch. I gave up everything.

I spent hours away from my family

for the last eight years building them,

- and you know it. - And we're thankful.

I think that this package reflects that.

But you can't just walk out the door with the technology.

Danny, it is pretty standard.

I mean, you're free to go do the job for somebody else,

but you can't take company secrets with you.

I'm not signing it.

It's a deal-breaker, Danny.

You walk away, this offer is off the table.

Uh, no, it's not off the table.

I mean, just think about what you're taking away from him.

He needs more than 20 minutes and a boot in his ass

to get through this.

Danny! Danny!

If you want to negotiate, you can't leave.

Is that code for "come back and give up"?

- Some mediator. - Okay, look.

Uh, I know how hard it must be for you to walk away from this,

but you're obviously a really talented guy.

You'll find another job. And it's a generous settlement.

Trust me, I've seen a lot of these.

Excuse me.

I'm not signing that agreement. Please let go of the door.

Do you not want to sign because you think it's wrong

or because you don't want to leave?

Honestly, Ms. Reed?

I don't want to sign because they're lying.

Thanks for your time.

Fairly Legal 2x04 - Shine A Light Original air date April 6, 2012

We have a meeting with Carl Redmayne in 30 minutes.

Do you want to drive, or shall I?

"Excuse me, Ben, are you busy?"

"I've usurped all the power in your relationship"

"with your client by making an appointment with him"

"without your permission. Should we talk about how"

"that crosses partner lines, makes you look like a weenie,"

"and undermines your ability to communicate"

"with him from here on?"

I'll drive myself.

Your partner's a piece of work.

Even better when she marries your dad.

Okay, so what'd you find out?

Grantham Pace is one of the biggest

airplane manufacturers in the world.

They're at the forefront of green technology

and have been listed on Fortune's top 100 companies

for 10 of the last 14 years.

Danny was hired straight out of his PHD program,

got four commendations, three raises,

and re-upped after his first contract expired.

Wow, and then the economy tanked.

I guess I'd be mad too if I put all my eggs in one basket

and that basket blew up,

but why would he say that they're lying?

Or why would he say no to a two-year payout?

I mean, lie to me, punch me in the throat.

I wouldn't care if you were paying me out for two years.

Oh, really? I'm gonna remember that.

Why do people keep sending me invitations to join Facebook?

You're not on Facebook? Like, seriously?

I prefer my connections face-to-face, not face-to-book.

Kate Reed.

Danny, hi.

Uh, no, I'm... I'm glad that you called.

Uh-huh.

Half an hour?

Thanks so much. Uh-huh, bye.

He wants me to come to his place so he can sign the papers.

- What changed his mind? - I don't know,

but, uh, I'll let you know as soon as I figure it out.

Tweet me. Hash-tag "Leo'sdaman".

Accent on the "da."

Wow, this house is something.

I said it was something.

I didn't say anything about his taste.

Carl's career save percentage is 88%,

plus he played on the 2007 all-star team.

He also tied the record

for most consecutive scoreless innings

in the same year he had his career-low E.R.A.

But that was also 2007,

and he's been sliding ever since.

What? Four older brothers.

Stop underestimating me and fix this.

- You screwed me, Ben. - I didn't screw you.

Keeping $250,000 from me?

That's kind of what my money guy did, right?

Your money guy stole $21/2 million,

money I'd like to get you back at trial,

plus interest and damages, if you let me do my job.

So you're defending what you did?

Mr. Redmayne, you are in charge here,

and what you want is what Reed & Reed wants.

So you tell us, what is gonna make this right for you?

Well, darling, I'm gonna tell you.

I want that $250,000 I was supposed to get

in a cashier's check by tomorrow.

Then I'll drop the lawsuit.

Carl, don't walk away from this

for a lousy 1/4 mil.

- Let me nail this guy. - See, the thing is,

I don't trust the people in charge of me these days.

Maybe if this doesn't work out,

I'll have to look at how you handled

my other contracts all these years.

I'm gonna need an apology too.

Well, we'll take care of that today, Mr. Redmayne.

Will you do that for me, darling?

Lauren.

My third ex-wife was named Lauren.

I won't hold it against you.

Hey, maybe I've found my next lawyer.

Boom.

I am not going back to opposing counsel

with my tail between my legs.

They'll eviscerate me on this offer.