Pearson

Previously, on "Pearson"...

My mom was picked up by ICE last night.

Hey.

I'd like you to start digging

into some longer-term projects for me.

Ickaris's second headquarters.

You sure you want that headache?

If that headache comes with half a billion

in construction, I'll take it.

Who the hell is Albert Chan?

He's a 30-year-old billionaire

who's buying up half of Chicago.

It's time to move on. I couldn't agree more.

If I don't push back on that greedy son of a bitch,

my guys won't support me.

The developer got an emergency permit,

and there's no way to stop it.

You know you can stay with me until you get on your feet.

- Hi. - Jeff gave me his key.

Oh, he did, did he?

What we need is someone who wants

to stick it to McGann as much as I do.

The mayor is looking for a new primary donor.

You want to make him obsolete?

- This is your chance. - Who's Tommy Diehl?

He was a Teamster boss back in the day.

- What happened to him? - Disappeared.

Body was never found.

There are rumors McGann had something to do with it.

Who do you think you are, going to Thomas Lauder

- for finance? - Business, Pat.

- I own you. - You don't own shit.

Pat McGann dropped this off for you.

It's Nick. Um, I need to talk to you.

Something happened. Um, pick up if you're...

- What's going on, Nicky? - It didn't go as planned.

All right, God damn it, stop mumbling.

He's dead.

Did you hear what I said? Jesus Christ.

I took care of it.

He's got you on tape, Nick.

You knew I called him that night...

- I told you then. - Yeah, I didn't know

- he **** taped it. - What difference does it make?

He's been holding this over our heads for years.

The difference is now I know he's got proof.

I'm the one on that.

I'm the only one who's ever going to pay.

You don't think that takes me down?

I can't be connected to that.

He'll never use it.

Yeah, he'll use it if he gets desperate enough,

and believe me, he's getting pretty desperate.

Maybe you should've thought of that

before you backed him into a corner.

- What, you mean Jessica? - Look, all you had to do

was let him keep backing you, and none of this

- would have happened! - He's got you on tape, Nick!

No one would shed a tear

if he fell off one of his buildings.

You listen to me.

I don't want you going anywhere near him.

I'll deal with Pat.

Hey.

You understand?

All right, one more, and then we got to go.

"Explicit." Good morning.

E-X-P-L-I-C-I-T. Explicit.

- Whoo! - Yes!

Nice.

Is there a spelling bee coming up I should know about?

- Next week. - Well, Mama won

the spelling bee when she was a kid.

- Did she? - Citywide, under 12.

No biggie.

All right, boys, get yourselves together.

- We got a train to catch. - Thank you.

I had no idea you guys were up this early every morning.

Yeah, the hazard of being on Lake Shore.

The extra stops add time, so...

I can have my driver take you.

Uh, no, you've done enough.

And, besides, a driver? Really?

Well, just for this morning, if you want.

All right, just this once, okay?

I don't want them thinking they're Richie Rich.

Oh, wait, there is one more thing.

I know you have a lot on your plate,

but if you don't move out of your apartment,

it's not going to be there much longer

Uh, yeah, I know, I have a double shift today.

Okay, well, if you want, I can... I can try to find

a moving company, or I can go there myself...

No, no, it's fine. I know where everything is,

and the boys wanted their 360.

- Their what? - Exactly.

You wouldn't know the first place to look.

His Honor! See what's going on out here?

We've come a long way, you and me.

You son of a bitch.

You know, I've always known what you are, but that guy?

To see his face, to know you trapped him.

Hey, I didn't plan it. It just happened.

- Yeah, lucky for you, right? - Hey, you pushed me, Bobby.

You got no one but yourself to blame.

You're the one who tried to run away from home.

Yeah, that's not going to change.

- What was that? - You heard me.

Tape or no tape, you don't have the cash

to keep me in City Hall... The Lauders do.

You sure you want to play it this way?

Listen to me, you prick.

They put up the money, you still have the influence.

That's what you want, right?

Where I come from, that's called a win-win.

- You hear what I said? - Yeah, I heard you.

Just trying to figure out whether I believe you or not.

Seeing Steph last night

reminded me what a good liar you are.

Oh, I'm not asking for permission.

I got your message. Now you have mine.

Back off.

Hey, boss!

That Albert Chan guy called again.

Tell him to come down to the site.

I think he's going to like what he sees.

Take it down.

*PEARSON* Season 01 Episode 07

*PEARSON* Episode Title: "The Immigration Lawyer"

*PEARSON* Synchronized by srjanapala

- Hey. - You ready yet?

Just about.

Thank you for taking care of my family today.

It was above and beyond.

Oh, the silent treatment.

I'm sorry I asked you to run a personal errand.

It was, um... out of bounds.

What's out of bounds is you sticking your nose

into Bobby's money.

Since when do you care about campaign financing?

Yeah, you know what I'm talking about.

The mayor brought me in to fix his problems,

- and that's what I was doing. - Yeah, fix them.

Not create a goddamn rift when there wasn't one to begin with.

You know, I don't know what mayor you're driving around,

but the one I see is struggling to breathe

under Pat McGann's fat thumb.

Yeah, it's called debt. Welcome to Chicago politics.

Oh, judging by your reaction,

I'd say the debt is about a lot more than just money.

What happened, Nick?

Now that Bobby's trying to get his freedom back,

McGann showed his hand, didn't he?

- How bad is it? - Are you going to work or not?

"Lift our cities to greater heights."

There's nothing wrong with a little soaring rhetoric.

It's a Mayors' Conference.

It not the keynote address at the Democratic Convention.

Oh, these days, cell phones, iPads.

Everything's a keynote address.

That better not be your "bad news" knock.

It's my "I've been in a room negotiating

for 24 hours" knock.

I told you they wouldn't budge on the tax break.

Actually, we've come to an agreement

on all major issues.

What, you reached a deal?

It looks like you're the winner

of the Ickaris sweepstakes, Mayor Novak.

You are the best.

If you want, I could leak something to the press.

No, to hell with that. Bring them in.

I'll tell them myself.

Are they okay with us making an announcement?

Wait, wait, if you go public and this thing blows up...

I'm talking to Keri, Derrick.

You never wanted this thing in the first place.

They're probably okay with it, but you are giving them

leverage on some of the details.

She's right. What if they have

their own contractors from out of Seattle?

What if they want to get out of MBE?

You're getting way ahead of things.

I have to be ahead of things because you're about to go

face the nation out there and you're not even prepped.

Why not wait a day?

- I have the Mayors' Conference. - So wait a week.

I'm not waiting!

Make it happen.

Since the proposed site is at Lincoln Yards,

doesn't this continue to focus job growth on the North Side

instead of the South and West Side,

where unemployment is the highest?

I reject the idea that neighborhoods

are pitted against each other.

If one succeeds, the other fails?

Neighborhood growth isn't just about business.

- It's about people. - Sir, some of your critics

are saying this is another example

of backroom deal-making.