For The People

Previously on "For The People"...

I hired a psychiatrist to do a full evaluation

to see what we're dealing with.

- Where's Sandra? - Sandra doesn't like hospitals.

- Who likes hospitals? - It's different with Sandra.

It's been my dream to have season tickets

to the Yankees with you.

- I want to go to games with you. - Thank you.

Opioids... we haven't brought a single charge

against a single doctor.

This was my problem. Now it's yours.

When you're focused on hiding certain things,

you get sloppy about other things.

Let's find those other things.

I'm glad you're back from the ATF stuff.

Was that a good experience?

Yes. Very good. I learned a lot.

You set your alarm for...

That's not my alarm.

That's a pre-alarm, a warning.

It's still dark out.

I have to go to work.

In three hours.

I like to be early.

This isn't early.

This is, like, still yesterday.

Another warning.

What?

I like you.

I like you, too.

I "like you" like you.

I like waking up next to you,

despite your alarm-clock compulsion.

I like your weirdness.

I'm not weird.

You alphabetize your soup.

I like you.

Too much too soon?

It's still dark out. I'm aware.

You only talk about feelings when the sun is up?

That's my alarm.

Okay.

Now my warning.

You're not going to work anytime soon.

You've reached a new low.

I would work on the floor in my office,

but I can't see the floor in my office.

There may be no floor in my office.

It can't be that bad.

I can't see the floor in your office.

I just got a call

that a former client, Carlos Payano,

was detained by Customs agents at JFK

on his way back from Mexico City...

suspicion of drug trafficking, body packing.

They believe he ingested the drugs.

Someone needs to go see him.

I am being forced... forced... to attend

a Second Circuit conference on electronic discovery

- today in Westchester. - Everything you just said...

I know. I know.

But that puts me out for the day.

You have the Slotkin hearing.

Sandra...

Of course.

What was Payano's prior?

Counterfeiting. Nothing like this.

Is he still at the airport?

They're taking him to Manhattan Memorial Hospital

to be X-rayed to confirm the drugs.

You need to object to that.

The hospital.

- Is that a problem? - No.

You don't like hospitals.

Who likes hospitals?

It's fine.

I got it.

Okay.

- Where is she? - Not here.

- What do you mean "not here"? - Not here.

- She's in court. - She's not in court.

- A meeting. - Nothing. I checked her calendar.

You checked her calendar?

- How carefully? - Maybe she's sick?

Her immune system's a fortress.

Nothing gets in.

Well, that means either she's late

or she's moved to a different floor.

But she's maintaining this office to throw us off.

She'll probably come by from time to time,

maybe hire a body double.

On the new floor,

she's probably working under an assumed name,

possibly a whole new identity.

We'll need to work together on this.

I'll take 18 to 20.

You start on 22 and work your way up.

- Hey. - Hey.

Hey. Where were you?

That's none of your business.

- You're late. - I'm not late.

The sun is out.

What were you doing?

Enjoying my morning.

Which, thanks to you two, I'm not doing anymore.

Why are you both here?

I gave you both offices.

Thank you. God... Thank you.

No, stay. I'm glad you're here.

What? No.

Max Gillespie is stepping down.

Taking a job in Main Justice.

- Wow. - That's huge.

Okay. Yes. Wow.

Who is Max Gillespie?

Chief of the Public Corruption Unit.

Any thoughts about...

You're not replacing him.

I wasn't suggesting...

- You were. - You were.

I'm reassigning Gillespie's case load,

and I'm putting you three

on an investigation into Bill Shales.

Bill Shales, the Governor of New York.

For now.

A few days ago, we got a tip that,

after Senator Reyes died,

instead of appointing her replacement,

Shales had been trying to sell her Senate seat.

The Governor is trying to sell a Senate seat?

This was not covered on Schoolhouse Rock, I know.

- It's upsetting. - Yes.

And deeply illegal.

Shales has been extorting

campaign donations for himself,

positions on corporate boards for his wife,

whatever he can get.

He has staffers putting out feelers for the best offer.

It wouldn't have been such a bad plan

if Shales hadn't created

such a toxic work environment in the statehouse,

but now Shales' aides are turning on each other.

We have cases against three of them.

To make a case against Shales himself, though,

we need someone to directly implicate him,

and we don't have that yet.

And the trick is, we have to get to Shales

before he realizes that we're on to him

and starts destroying evidence.

There's a wiretap in place.

I need you digging up whatever you can find

so that when we catch him in the act,

we're ready to go.

Case files are in the secure conference room

- on the 22nd floor. - Oh, sorry.

Maybe I missed it

while I was praying for you all to leave.

Whose case is this?

Yours.

- Uh... - When you do that thing

- with your head... - Sorry, um?

Yours, all of yours.

This is a major prosecution.

A little teamwork won't kill you.

Or it might. Time will tell.

I'll be out of the office for the rest of the day. You're on your own.

And if you screw this up, I'll be angry,

and you don't want to see me angry.

I feel like I have seen that.

You haven't.

I see you!

We can get you out of there!

Stay calm!

I'll be back...

back, back.

Because there's so much... stuff.

- You okay? - Yeah. New case. I'm fine.

Can I help? I'm happy to swap.

- Really? - Really.

Except... I don't actually have anything to swap.

I'm pretty light right now.

I'm fine.

You sure?

You'd be doing me a favor.

I'm okay, really.

Appointing our next senator is a great honor

and an even greater responsibility.

I have launched a comprehensive search

for the right candidate.

Someone with integrity,

who is forward-thinking yet has...

A lot of liquid cash and connections.

This guy's good.

We should set him up,

send in some rich Republican with a wire.

A sting? That's your go-to now?

It makes sense. It's fast, effective...

It's a waste of resources. The phones are already tapped.

No way Shales is talking about this stuff on the phone.

- He's too savvy. - Leonard's right.