Matlock

Previously on Matlock...

Sorry, who are you? Madeline Madlock.

Like the old TV show.

Why do you want to work at my firm?

I need to make some money because I'm bitter and broke.

Good evening, Mrs. Kingston.

There she is, our conquering hero.

You'd be a lot less cheery if you knew

how I talked about you at work.

Gambling, cheating. Not to mention dead.

So, when do you get to work on drug cases?

I have to build up a little trust first.

One of those three hid documents

that could've taken opioids off the market

ten years earlier.

Think of how many lives that could have saved.

Including our daughter's.

Trust comes hard to me.

And that's not fair when we're working together,

which I'm glad we are doing.

Me, too.

I think we got it. I knew it. Let's go.

You wanted passcodes, kid?

Well, now we know how to get into Olympia's phone.

Okay, married, two kids.

NYU grad.

What else you got there, kiddo?

Uh, he coaches his son's Little League.

They have a terrible record.

How's the profiling going?

Well, we haven't found our way in just yet.

Used to be a Marine...

Oh. Hang on.

Yeah...

Now that's something I can work with.

Joelle Miller.

What do we know? Okay, her court questionnaire says...

I read it, I'm looking for deeper insight.

He said/she said cases are all about nuance.

Here's what I found: Joelle Miller was fired two years ago

and posted repeatedly that it was, quote, "so unfair."

Good. So, she'll be empathetic to a wrongful termination case.

Not so fast.

I went back further and Joelle couldn't make

her cousin's graduation four years ago,

but posted on Instagram,

"Congratulations. Can't wait to see you make it rain at..."

Lock Stone Capital.

Ms. Miller, you told the court that you have no relationship

to the defendant's firm,

but doesn't your cousin work at

one of their branches in San Diego?

Oh, Laura? W-We hardly talk anymore.

Hmm. So you wouldn't have a problem

delivering a guilty verdict against her company?

I mean, that wouldn't make Thanksgiving awkward?

Move to strike for cause.

Zach Brammer. No red flags on his questionnaire

or Instagram and I went back five years, so...

Fraternity brother was #MeToo'd.

Peremptory challenge on juror ten.

Tony Lambiase is up next and...

I got him at a candlelight vigil for Take Back the Night.

Relax, research is her thing.

We all have our things.

Peremptory challenge on juror 16.

Steer clear of Peter Harper.

Peremptory challenge on juror 26.

We need 41, we need 41.

Yes. We'll accept 41 as our final juror.

Good job, you three.

Looks like we have our jury.

I'd like to thank everyone for...

Whose phone is that?

Oh, I'm so sorry, Judge Bolding, it's me.

Oh, for heaven's sake,

I thought that was the silence button.

God, I can't believe this.

I, uh...

It's asking for my code again.

- Turn that off right now! - Locked out?

Oh, fudge it.

You were saying, Judge Bolding?

I was saying no phones in my courtroom from now on.

It worked.

The judge banned all phones from court

for the rest of the trial.

Well, to a bad job, well done.

Well, step one is well done.

Now you have to get Olympia's phone

so you can unlock her computer.

And access her emails. I know, I know.

You're stressing me out, kid.

So, tomorrow? Yep, when Olympia's in court.

And I don't have to be there

because I pissed off the Honorable Judge Bolding.

I'm thrilled. This case is such a stinker.

Why's that? Sexual harassment,

wrongful termination and shaky evidence.

To win, you have to be a nun.

Lose, you set us back 50 years.

Well, what's the plaintiff like?

Nice girl. Not a nun.

What's wrong with this shirt, again?

It's just a teensy bit loud, darlin'.

Course, not as loud as my phone.

And I'm, again, so sorry about that.

Ah, stop. I'm just glad it was you and not me.

I'm usually the chaos agent.

That's why I'm so nervous to testify.

I feel like I'm gonna say the wrong thing.

Just tell the truth.

You know? But just maybe,

maybe in a jacket, yeah?

So nobody gets distracted by those boobies.

But isn't that the point?

I can have my boobies out and it shouldn't matter.

I'm just messing with you, Matty.

I understand perception.

Um...

Did either of you notice Olympia

overlook me during voir dire?

I absolutely nailed the research.

I mean, I was playing 3D chess

while you two were playing tic-tac-toe.

But she said "good job, you three."

Does she not like me? What's not to like?

Should I ask her?

No, definitely not.

I'm going to. I assumed.

How's the split?

Way better. Mm.

Julian and I are finally getting along.

I was talking about your jury.

Oh, I know.

But I'm happier about Julian than the jury,

which could go either way.

Elijah, how long till November?

So we can...

study that jury.

- Hey, Julian. - Hey.

Heard you have a tight margin on your he said/she said.

You know who you should get?

Don't say the Meerkat.

I wasn't going to say the Meerkat

because you're the only one who calls her that.

He's just jealous because his nicknames don't stick.

Mine? They stick.

Because she makes them stick, to the point of discomfort...

That is not true. Our dry cleaner?

Riverboat Ron.

It caught on. Admit that it caught on.

All right, I'm, uh, taking off before you give me a nickname.

He just challenged you.

Big E?

Mm-mm.

Fine, but I'm serious about the Meerkat.

Ah... Ah, Shae. She owes the firm pro bono hours.

Hard pass.

All right.

Oh.

Alex, you look great.

All right, let's go.

Olympia, real quick.

So I'm sure you noticed how I crushed voir dire.

And it's not that I need credit

because I am not that kind of person.

But I just wanted to make sure that I didn't

do anything to make you...

displeased with my work.

You know what you did.

Here are the hard copies of those emails you asked for.

And were you referring to the mistake that I made

on the Zander brief?

I corrected it.

I didn't think you would notice.

It wasn't the Zander brief.

Everyone ready?

Good luck, everybody.

And just a reminder, no phones.

I'll keep them safe.

Wait, you're not coming?

Um, Judge Bolding isn't a fan of mine,

so I just, uh, best not give him a reason

to rule against us. Right, boss?

Actually, I think you should come.

Alex finds you comforting

and she has a tough day of questioning ahead.

No. I had no interest in Jeremy.

I wasn't attracted to him,

but more importantly, he was my boss.

I...

could never imagine being with him in that way.

Let's talk about the holiday party.

- You were drinking? - Yes.

Everyone was, heavily.

That's just the way our work parties go.

And when did you first encounter your boss

Jeremy Brooks?

Early on, he came up to me,