The Good Fight

Well, what do you want me to do?

I can't do everything at once.

I can't.

Solomon Waltzer,

I'm here to see Diane Lockhart

and Adrian Boseman.

Oh, they'll just be a minute.

Look, I only have two hands. What do you want me to do?

Balloons, for Lucca Quinn.

Uh, leave them there.

Mr. Waltzer.

Lemond Bishop.

You assisted on one of my cases a few years back.

Yes, Mr. Bishop.

Yeah, how are you?

Uh, things are, uh, not bad.

They're returning to normal.

I've, uh, taken up golf.

: Oh.

I wish I could.

The knees.

That's why God created golf carts.

Can you hear me? Hello?

Ian. No, I'm off the elevator now, I just...

Right, and how's he doing?

Yes, thanks for asking.

He's getting married to...

Uh... Sorry.

No, I... No, I was just saying

that I-I think what Malcolm needs

is just a little more, uh...

uh... what in the hell?

Uh, no, I'm s-sorry.

S-Something at work.

Let me, let me call you back.

What is... what is going on?

- Drawing up a prenup. - Are you serious?

With Colin Sweeney?

He murdered two of his wives.

One, and he was found innocent.

What is going on with this place?

Shut the fuck up.

No, you shut the fuck up.

You're crazy.

Who is more of a threat to whom?

Oh... Not I.

- Have I ever hit you? - You hit me all the time.

No, I spank you.

There's a big difference, and you like it.

Don't flatter yourself. - Okay, okay.

Let's just calm this down.

You tell your client to calm this down.

I'm about ready to say "fuck your prenup."

Whoa, whoa.

Now, we've settled all of the big issues here.

Equitable distribution,

- that is huge... - No, I not agree to that.

You did... you see what I'm up against?

She's nuts. She'll be the death of me.

If you're lucky.

God, and she's like a drug.

I hired a lawyer.

- You what? What?

Yeah, for this and the other case.

The foreign bullshit.

Foreign corrupt practices. Naftali...

- Hmm? - That is a very complicated case.

You really should let us handle it.

No, my new lawyer.

He wants to meet us at his office now.

Solomon is here.

Okay, I've got another one.

Oh, come on.

This is not funny.

Who is doing this? Marissa?

- No, I don't think so. - Is it the partners?

Because I already said I don't want a shower.

Look, this one came with a note.

Give it here.

"Congratulations on your non-shower."

"Your non-shower"? Who writes like that?

Could you pass me my cell?

Lucca, they called me in. Wait, what?

Did you send me balloons?

- I don't know, do you have balloons? - Colin.

- I have 84 balloons. - What?

There are 84 balloons in my office.

Oh, my God.

Someone's overdoing it.

- And make that 96. - Lucca,

I sent you one set of balloons, that's it.

I don't know who's sending you the rest.

They're all from you... look, could you just call.

"Balloon Bouquet Express," and tell them to stop?

I think there's been a mix-up.

Colin, we're ready for you.

Lucca, I have to call you back,

they're telling me right now

whether I'm the Democratic nominee.

Right now?

Yep, I'll call you back.

So, here we all are.

Small talk's over with, and we have

no cases outstanding against each other,

so what can we do for you, Sol?

The Chicago PD case, you did well.

Well, thank you, Sol.

You didn't give up.

- We're young and scrappy. -

Yes, you are.

I want to consider a merger.

Of our firms?

Yes.

You're the whitest white-shoe law firm in Chicago.

Why would we want to merge with you?

For security and legacy.

We have offices in Washington and London,

you'd have your pick of clients,

all the prerogatives of senior partners.

- And why us? - You beat me.

I'm not used to being beaten.

No.

You just got written up in the Sun-Times

about your lack of African-American lawyers,

and clients.

I believe they said you were...

"hypocritical"?

You're buying diversity, Sol.

- Yes. - Ah.

And I'm willing to pay for it.

We join you,

how do we not become the minority lawyers?

Contractual language.

I want that not to happen.

You think I'm being hypocritical.

I'm not.

I want what you want.

A firm that reflects the makeup of America.

And if I have to pay to do that,

I'm willing.

- - Okay, okay, okay.

- All right, wait. - What Diane just said

- about losing your identity... - Just wait.

Wait! I'm sorry.

One at a time, I'll go first.

"One at a time, I'll go first."

Seriously? What kind of leadership is that?

I was in the meeting.

You weren't even there, Julius.

Oh, whose fault was that? I was available.

Can I make a proposal, please?

Solomon runs the biggest law firm

in the Midwest. He's offering us all

equity partnerships.

He will guarantee

- we will not be swamped... - All right,

how does he guarantee that?

We'll have off-ramps

after the first year, and after the second year.

Yeah, but we don't own our lawyers.

We don't own our clients.

Yeah. So let's talk

- about our clients. - What I mean is,

even if we decide to go independent,

even if we make that choice,

our clients may not follow us.

Yeah, I mean, clients like Lemond Bishop,

the top drug dealer in Chicago.

- What? - I was coming to work today,

on the phone with my police captain husband,

and what do I see in reception?

Lemond Bishop?

This is a man who is responsible for threatening

my family.

Threatening my son in preschool.

Lemond Bishop has been our client for a year now.

- Why didn't I know this? - Well, we don't advertise it,

and we only assist his personal attorney

- with bigger cases. - Okay, then,

in the conference room, I see Colin Sweeney,

who's killed what, uh, two of his wives?

- One, and he was found not guilty. Liz, Liz.

- This is not the subject, Liz. - No, no, no.

We were just arguing about losing our identity

to Solomon Waltzer.

What is our identity?

- What are we becoming? - Defense attorneys.

Bullshit. Even defense attorneys draw the line.

Well, why are we drawing the line at my clients?

Okay. - I mean,

what about the double homicide,

what about the union boss?

- Wait, wait, wait, no, no, no... -

Ladies, let's not get in...

- - Okay, hold on. Wait!

Okay!

I am really late for a prenup negotiation.

This is what I'll say.

Let's meet back here at 6:00, and we will hash this out.

Is this your prenup with Colin Sweeney?