All Rise

Ohh.

Hurry it up, please.

Patience, Em. It takes a minute.

Ooh. Now it can take all day.

- Why don't I just help you? - Whoa, Em.

Is that my Jamaica Blue Mountain?

I don't know.

What's the difference between that and flat earth coffee?

- Ugh. - About 50 bucks a pound.

That's why we were making this

- for Sara... - What?

...and we were drinking Earl Grey.

Ooh, bless you. That's the last of it for a while.

It's post holidays, and my credit cards are full.

Didn't know your study session turned

into an all-nighter.

Well, I'm cramming for the bar.

Makes the law school exam look like a crossword puzzle.

Hmm.

- Here. - Ahh.

Hey! You sip the Jamaica Blue Mountain.

Coffee's on me, Deputy Watkins.

Ready? I'll give you a ride.

You packed your lunch? I'm impressed.

I'm trying.

Can I get in on the rideshare?

I left my car at the courthouse.

How-How about I call you an actual rideshare?

It might be weird, us showing up together.

Two weeks ago, you kissed me in front of all your friends.

But not the whole courthouse. I'll miss you till I see you.

- Mmm! Bye. - You two are so cute.

Mwah. Bye!

Mmm, mmm. New first day of trial ritual...

Best avocado toast in town.

That's $18 plus gratuity for something

I could spread in my kitchen,

but I do love 80 degrees in January, though.

Robin is so jealous.

- How's he doing in D.C.? - He's cold.

How's your dad? He's an old guy in jail facing a murder charge.

He's okay.

That's Amy Quinn's problem for now.

I need to keep my head clear. Racist doctor's trial

starts today.

A biaseddoctor tried with murder in criminal court.

Not malpractice, not neglect.

It's already a game-changer, Mark.

Don't scare the jury. Be covert.

Fine. Biased.

But a woman died from internal bleeding,

left a baby without a mother... Totally preventable.

Amen. Tell me again what you got.

- Expert witnesses. - Mm-hmm.

- Patient records showing prejudice. - Yes!

Testimony from victim's husband

proves their requests for help

- were ignored. - Preach!

But I got Campbell on the bench.

He makes Laski look like, well... you.

Campbell hasn't said a word to me since I got called up,

and getting hauled in front

of the Committee on Judicial Performance

for abuse of power didn't help.

Doesn't matter. You nailed the hearing. Your robe is safe.

If I play the politics right. The other judges,

they might respect me, but they don't know me.

If what Laski said about Benner is right,

- I might need more friends. - I don't know if

I'd believe him. Benner's been good to you.

She has, and I'm gonna continue to trust her

until she gives me a reason not to.

But it won't hurt to join the judges' inner circle.

Join how?

Like going to the literacy gala?

Ha ha! I'd like to see you trade PJs for a black tie

- on a school night. - Challenge accepted.

I just need to breach the inner circle

without stepping on any toes.

Never gonna happen!

I'm a toe-stepper.

D.A. offered three years, which isn't really an offer.

Maybe they have it out for my mom.

Congresswoman Valerie Moore has a lot of enemies.

- I don't blame them. - Jeremy,

you got caught sabotaging the valves

at an oil refinery with a blowtorch.

I was hoping to shut them down for a while.

That thing is in a residential district.

It's a crime. People are being poisoned by toxic fumes.

I had to do something.

Which is why we're going with the "necessity" defense.

You acted in an emergency

to prevent significant bodily harm

to the people in that neighborhood,

and you did not create a greater danger

than the one avoided because, thankfully,

you didn't blow up the place.

You look like you're not sleeping.

You don't have to stay in custody.

Let your mom pay your bail.

With her dirty Big Oil money? No.

Whatever is going on

between you and your mom, she's still your family.

I found a new family... 3rd Rock Saviors.

And its leader, Ed Parker, yeah.

He could have been a good character witness

if the D.A. wasn't using him to help theircase.

It's better if he doesn't vouch for me.

I didn't go after that refinery

as a 3rd Rock Savior.

I did it for myself.

Whatever your reason, you wanted to help people,

and we are gonna prove that.

Sherri? How do I get into

the Provoke Literacy Gala tonight?

You need to bribe someone or crash it.

That's been sold out for weeks.

You made a donation in lieu of tickets.

- Said you'd take PJs over... - I know what I said.

Then yousaid it would be a good move to go, politically,

that all the other judges were going.

Aren't you excited I'm listening to you? Your timing could be better.

I'll make some calls.

I'll see what I can do.

Congresswoman Valerie Moore.

She is a force.

I read that she went against the governor

and almost killed a law

that would have banned all new oil drilling

in California by herself.

Was that a civilian visiting you

in a restricted area?

Valerie Moore and I go way back.

As her friend, I can tell you

don't listen to what the press is saying.

Yes, she's a shrewd politician,

but she's also a very worried parent.

She must be to come to court for jury selection.

To be honest, she wanted to watch you in action,

but I assured her that, as my protégé,

she can count on you

for the fairest of proceedings.

My Lyft driver this morning was crazy.

Well, I'm glad you got here alive.

I hope I didn't offend you earlier.

No offense taken, especially when you smile at me like that.

You just missed some drama with your client.

I figure when I got

the urgent message, he wanted to see me.

Well, the congresswoman, his mother...

She dropped Benner's name

to influence her way down here.

She didn't care that it was against the rules.

She had to settle on sending him a note.

Jeremy? You all right?

I wouldn't have talked to her,

even if it was allowed, but she's got an idea

- about my case that could work. - What'd she say?

Your Honor, my client is exercising his right

to request a bench trial.

He is concerned about the politics around this matter

and feels that it's in his best interest

for Your Honor to decide the case.

Mr. Moore, is that correct?

You want to waive your right to a jury?

I do.

Stand up.

Yes, Your Honor.

- Counsel, do you join the waiver? - I join.

- Mr. Berger, do the People join? - Cautiously, Your Honor.

Brief recess. Then let's begin.

She steps into the building,

visits my boss, plants herself in my courtroom,

and all of a sudden,

I'm the person deciding her son's fate?

You need to tread carefully.

I'll tread according to the evidence.

If that means getting on the wrong side

of Valerie Moore, then so be it.

*ALL RISE* Season 01 Episode 12 Title : "What the Constitution Greens to Me"

Captioned by Los Angeles Distribution and Broadcasting, Inc.

All right, Niles,

let's go over your testimony one more time.

Again? Okay. Joy had an emergency cesarean.

After Austin was born,

Joy started feeling, uh, chest pains, fatigue.

- She, um, asked for more tests. - Do you need help?

No, I got this.

Joy complained about that monster.

Dr. Timothy Gipson.

He never said her name. Called her "Miss."

Dr. Gipson ignored your wife's pain on purpose.

That type of neglect made his actions criminal.

We can win this. We just have to convince a jury

of the source of that neglect...

Conscious bias.

Oh. Here we go.

- Diaper duty. - Ah.

It's like, uh, clockwork.