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- I thought we were friends. - We are friends, Billy.

Now get back inside before someone--

Who would have planted the bomb at Billy's?

- It's got to be Jimmy Patriale.

- Jimmy Patriale, you're under arrest

for the murder of Billy Esposito!

- This isn't what it looks like.

- Looks like, after you stole his money, he wound up dead

in your backyard from a gun that you own.

- I swear to you, I did not murder him.

- If there is anything else that you would like to tell us,

now would be the time.

Your client's wife

was sleeping with the man he murdered.

- Your father is in hospice. He has three days to live.

I'm here to offer you a job.

- I don't sell my soul defending criminals,

and I don't want to skip

to the front of the goddamn line.

You let them kill Eddie.

You're gonna die alone.

- I was told you wanted to see me.

- I did. - I got to be honest--

I thought I was the only one that got in this early.

It's funny.

When I lived in New York, I was a late sleeper.

But when I got out here,

I guess I sort of just stayed on East Coast time.

- So you're from New York originally?

- Manhattan, born and raised. - Oh.

I'm from Philadelphia.

- Ah, so you have a chip on your shoulder.

- What is that supposed to mean?

- Every person from Philadelphia I ever met

has a chip because "we're just as cool as New York."

We are just as cool as...

I just proved your point.

What's that? - My gift to you.

- Oh. - The employee records

for every entertainment lawyer here.

You're gonna decide which three we're letting go.

How exactly is that a gift?

- It's the first order of business

for the new Head of Entertainment.

Meet me in room 107 at 2:00 tomorrow.

Have your choices ready.

Just as far as gifts go--

Lakers tickets, better than deciding who gets fired.

I mean, I like firing.

I could be the fire marshal up in here, if you want me to.

- Erica, sorry to bother you. No, I'm not.

Ted needs you to handle another client for him.

- So I've gone from Ted giving me his clients to you doing it?

- If you ask me, that's an upgrade.

I see that. Hit me.

- Brian Baumgartner, you know him?

- Who doesn't? - Well, Brian's annual

"ask Ted for something crazy" meeting

is on the books for today,

and Ted can't make it because-- - Murder case.

- Bingo. So whatever it is that he wants--

Super Bowl tickets,

meeting King Charles, cloning his puppy--

take the meeting, make him happy, and call it a day.

- Rosalyn, how is the murder case going?

Uh, not wonderful.

Ted found out last night

that Lester's wife was sleeping with his partner.

Damn.

Did Lester know?

- Ted and Kevin are trying to find that out right now.

- What do you know about this Kevin guy?

- I know Ted trusts Kevin with his life.

And 15 years ago, they were the fastest rising team

the Justice Department had ever seen.

I cannot believe this!

- Hey, Lester, you're gonna have to calm down.

- Damn it! Whoa-- You want me to calm down?

She was having sex with my business partner!

And not only do I have to deal with that humiliation,

but now everybody's gonna think that I knew

and that I killed him!

- As an aside, it's not a good look

for a man accused of murder to show this much rage.

- Oh, you're the one who said he must have known.

If he didn't, this is the right reaction.

Hey, Lester...

you can throw that tantrum for 15 more minutes,

after which, get it together,

because we need Valerie at trial.

- Screw her, and screw your clock!

I will calm down when I am good and ready!

Okay.

Well, he's got to process.

I'm gonna go pay a visit to Valerie.

I want you to find out what this prosecutor knows

and how she knows it. - You got it.

Lester, I think she gets it.

"Process" my ass.

Leah, what can I do for you?

- I think you mean what can I do for you?

Know what I'm saying? - Leah.

Okay, fine.

Since you know embarrassingly little

about film and television,

I've prepared a dossier on Baumgartner.

- "Embarrassingly little"? - Let's move on.

Brian Baumgartner, he was in a show called "The Office."

He played a character named Kevin,

and I took the liberty of circling his face.

Here is everything you need to know about him.

Okay.

Wo--Leah, how do you have all this?

We made a deal

for me to teach you about TV and movies.

And I might have peeked at Rosalyn's calendar

and saw that she marked

"tell Erica about Baumgartner today."

Thank you, Leah.

Hold on.

Do you peek at my calendar, too?

Oh, God, no.

But between you and me, you probably won't make

that dentist appointment tomorrow at 2:00.

Midday traffic.

- Damn, I didn't think of midday traffic.

- Ted. Lester's not here.

I know.

He's at his office right now, breaking things.

Oh, God, he knows.

- About you and Simon? Yes, he does.

And so does the woman who's trying to put your husband away

for a murder he didn't commit.

So you and I are going to discuss

how we're going to play this.

- I'm sorry, I can't discuss this with you right now.

- Valerie, Lester's life is on the line,

so whatever it is you have on your schedule can wait.

- What I mean is I've been advised by my attorney

not to discuss this with anyone.

- Your attorney? I'm your attorney.

Not anymore.

I'm now being represented by Stuart Lane.

Brian, I'm Erica.

We spoke on the phone.

- Thank you for coming in. Ted sends his apologies.

- Oh, please, I know what's on his plate.

Lester Thompson is lucky to have him.

- Oh, well, I don't want to talk about them.

I want to know

what we can do for you.

I want to kill Kevin Malone.

Uh, what?

- Don't get me wrong, I-I love him.

I love the role.

It has given me basically everything I have.

But it has come with a cost.

- It typecast you? - Exactly.

I want the world to see that I can perform dramatic roles

at an Oscar-worthy level.

- "Oscar-worthy"? - Yes, Oscar-worthy.

Hey, it's Kevin Malone!

How's it going?

- Nice. Thanks for asking.

Yes.

- Got to give the people what they want.

- Okay, Brian, about what you want,

it's unheard of for a comedic actor

to successfully transition-- - No, it's not.

It's happened many times--

Robin Williams, Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks.

- Okay, but those are the exceptions

that make people think it's not a rule, but it is.

- Maybe, but I want to talk to one of them

to find out how they did it, anyway.

And it just so happens

Ted represents Tom Hanks.

- All I'm asking for is one meeting with Tom Hanks.

Just the one?

- Just one. - Hmm.

- So, first, you steal half my firm,

and now this.

You think I asked for this?

I don't like it any more than you.

- I'm gonna tell you this one time.

Stay out of my case.

- Our kids have gone to school together since first grade.

Valerie begged Helen to get me to help her.

What was I supposed to do? - I don't know!

Turn her down, since you're not even a divorce attorney!

- Well, like you once did with me,

she said she needed someone that she can trust,

and I am fully capable of handling this.

No, you mean that you realize

Lester needs her to stand beside him at his trial,

which is your opportunity to take my client

for everything that he's got.

- It's just a negotiation. - To you.

I am trying to save an innocent man's life.

- Wait, you really believe he didn't do it?