Piñata

Here you go.

Are you sure about these? The pool's up to 200.

I've made my choices.

Confidence, an admirable trait.

-Clara. -Hey, Jimmy.

-What do you got for me? -I'm stuck on documentary, short subject.

Yeah. Just go with your gut.

Howard's End all the way down, huh?

I just love Emma Thompson.

-Who doesn't? -She's so pragmatic.

Yeah, well, fingers crossed.

-Hey, hey. -Hey. How'd we do?

This is everything from two.

And I even got Chloe to throw in.

Many have tried to argue with Kim Wexler, all have failed.

I'm headed up to four. You got anything?

Yeah.

-And I'll do three. -Already done.

You know, you're making the rest of us look bad.

If you wouldn't stop at every cubicle to chat....

It's called being friendly. It's great for morale.

It is great for wasting time.

-That too. -Okay, so....

Discovery for Cordero is coming in this afternoon...

...so you might wanna kick it up a bit.

Stop.

He really did it.

-What? -Isaacson.

The case.

Isaacson v. Vakarian Holdings, Inc.

We've been assembling binders for months.

I've been slammed with the Oscar pool, in case you weren't paying attention.

Right. Sorry. I'll try harder.

So this guy, Isaacson, he dies of a heart attack.

And his family, they're our clients, sort through his financials...

...looking to track his assets. Lo and behold...

...they find some old shares in this company he invested in...

...like 20 years back.

Family tracks down the CFO...

...looking to cash out, but he tells them...

...that corporation's been dissolved.

Isaacson's shares are worthless, right?

But Chuck does some digging.

Turns out, they formed a new corporation that's virtually identical...

...to the old corp Isaacson invested in. It's the same officers...

...same structure, everything.

Right? So Chuck finds exemption 4 in Leannais v. Cincinnati.

Okay, yeah, listen, I appreciate the effort...

-...but can you just "big picture" it for me? -Shut up. I am.

Chuck won a case Howard thought was unwinnable...

...using only the power of obscure case law.

That's... good.

Yeah, very.

-Congratulations, Mr. McGill. -Jimmy.

-Chuck. Big day, huh? -Yeah.

-Thanks... -Kim Wexler.

-Of course. You're one of our students? -Yes. Third year at UNM. Thanks to HHM.

How's it going?

Very well, thank you.

Congratulations, again, on Isaacson.

-Well.... -I'm sure that you considered it.

I wanted to ask, Vakarian Holdings Inc. would have been liable...

...under the continuing enterprise exception as well?

That's right. Yeah, we looked into that.

What was the case law on that?

Garcia v. Coe Manufacturing.

Sounds like it was Isaacson v. Chuck handing him his butt on a platter, huh?

Well, yeah, but Isaacson is our client.

Oh, really? Okay. Well, the other guys' butts, then.

Yeah. Served on platters. Right. Thanks, Jimmy.

-Hail the conquering hero. -Thanks, Howard.

I hate to interrupt, but there's a Mr. Bushmills waiting in my office.

Kim. Jimmy.

That'll be you soon.

Yup.

Okay.

See you later, Jimmy.

See you.

Ben. What've you got for me?

There's your winner.

Think Pacino's gonna "hooah" his way to Oscar glory, huh?

Last call for ballots.

With respect to the zoning committee, we maintain that the Mesa Verde statue...

...should be exempt from sign-code restrictions...

...on size and location...

...because it is a work of art.

Specifically, its function...

...extends beyond furthering the company's economic interests...

...which distinguishes it from commercial speech under legal precedent.

Viola, can you look up the relevant case law here for me?

I'm....

I think it is maybe...

...U.S. v. United Foods.

Yeah.

Morning.

Jimmy. Morning.

Oh, good morning.

I just was making the OJ.

I see that.

I didn't hear you come to bed.

I was up late justifying a giant horse statue...

-...to the Park City zoning commission. -How big we talking?

"I'm definitely overcompensating for some other shortcoming" big.

Your hours pretty much set now?

Yeah. Weekdays, 9 to 4.

-The busy time. -Oh, yeah?

It's dead, Kim. It's deader than disco.

Oh, sorry.

Does that mean you were able to schedule an appointment with the therapist?

I decided not to go.

Okay.

I thought you'd already decided to go?

I know. I did.

But then...

...time went by and I kind of calmed down...

...and I realized it's just-- It's just not for me.

Why not?

It's just not.

I don't think that navel-gazing is gonna get me where I need to be.

-Yeah, but how do you know--? -Unless I try?

It just doesn't feel right.

I need to be moving forward, you know?

And now I got this job.

And I'm kind of on a path...

...and just wanna give this a try.

Is that okay?

Sure.

Yeah. Of course, Jimmy.

Yeah, listen, I know you wanted me to go.

You have to do what's best for you.

I should go open up.

Sushi tonight?

Yeah, that sounds great.

-Should be fine for Friday, I think? -Yeah, Friday works.

Kim.

-Hello, Rich. -So good to see you.

You too. Thanks for seeing me on such short notice.

You kidding? I've been wanting to thank you...

...since you sent Billy Gatwood our way. So shall we?

-So how long you got with that thing? -Three more weeks.

Can I sign it? Do people still do that?

Please have a seat. Have a seat.

I won't lie, losing Billy Gatwood definitely hurt.

Well, if it makes you feel any better, I think he misses you.

As long as he's taken care of, I'm happy.

Well, you made it easy for us. We just continued what you started.

So how's James holding up?

I didn't get to speak with him at the funeral.

We're taking it one day at a time.

Grief moves at its own pace.

And it's different for everybody.

So give him my best.

Thank you.

So, what can I do for you?

I have a question for you.

How's your banking division?

Well, we have some banking work, but I wouldn't say we have a division.

Would you like one?

Well, it's a good long way from the rest of your operation.

It must remain completely separate.

Two bedrooms each.

Werner will probably take his own.

The rest of the guys can double up.

-Wired and plumbed? -Yes.

This is a good start.

What do you have in mind?

Couple treadmills over there.

Barbells, weight bench.

You build out a stocked bar, beer on tap. I mean, they're German, so....

Entertainment system here.

DVD player, projector and screen set up might be nice.

A few La-Z-Boys or couches.

Pool table, I don't know, foosball?

Hell, we could even put up a hoop. Germans play basketball, yeah?

I believe so.

Werner said that this was gonna take six months...

...which means eight, at least, probably 10, in total isolation.

These guys are gonna be doing 10 hours heavy labor every day.

Or night. Then coming home to this. We can't just keep them alive...

...we gotta keep them from climbing the walls.

Make a list.

Security.

I'd like a full-camera perimeter inside. We'll keep it low profile.

They'll know we'll be watching, we just don't need to stick it in their faces.

Outside too, obviously...

...in case someone tries to find a way in or out.

I'll put a sally port on that door.

We'll control it from the outside.

And we're gonna need a trailer to monitor the cameras.

Close by...

...two guys, 24-hour monitoring.

Work in shifts.

Let's say five guys, minimum.

Probably help to have a couple German speakers as well.

I can provide you men.

I'm gonna need to vet them. No offense.

Of course.

-What is it? -Infection. Bad one.

I must leave.

Tell Tyrus what you need.