The Lincoln Lawyer (2022) s04e03 Episode Script

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[Mickey] If I want my life back,
I need to prove I'm innocent.
- You sure you wanna do this?
- Damn right. My life's on the line.
I've been suspicious that deputies
might be spying on me in jail.
- Good to go on Baja?
- [Cisco] All set.
[Lorna] This conversation was a test
to see if attorney-client privilege
has been violated.
[Stone] A serious
injustice has been done.
I'm reducing bail to $1 million
effective immediately.
- Well done.
- [woman] This is your monitor.
- How long does the battery last?
- Up to 40 hours.
If you allow the battery to die,
law enforcement will be notified.
I'm sure Jack is anxious
to have you back.
I haven't seen you, and all
I'm doing is talking about myself.
And him.
I'm looking for a lawyer. Lorna Crane.
I couldn't even afford to stay
in the house with this.
All I end up with is herpes
and a bruise on my leg
from the brake of his car?
You had sex in his car?
Celeste, it's Lorna.
I think I have a plan.
Trying to figure out what I do next.
Get me out of this place in one piece.
Maybe I can help.
- That is definitely a wallet.
- [Mickey] It's not in the property report.
Subpoena this Detective Drucker.
He signed the property report.
I have to pay way more
to my last investor.
If I don't pay, I'm dead.
Sam ran a long con. Something big.
Find that wallet, we find out
what Sam was up to and with whom.
- Mickey.
- They're coming for me.
This is just the beginning.
[intriguing music playing]
[music subsides]
[indistinct chatter]
[intriguing music continues]
[man] Is that Mickey Haller?
Wow.
[woman] He's showing his face?
Just ignore them.
- [Mickey] José.
- [in Spanish] Good to see you, Haller.
[beeping]
[José, in English] Whoa. Hold up.
- [in Spanish] You have any metal?
- I forgot about this thing.
[scanner chirps]
- [scanner beeps]
- [indistinct chatter]
[scanner beeps repeatedly]
[crowd mutters]
[in English] We know we're pretty.
No need to stare.
[sighs]
[in Spanish] Okay, go ahead.
- [in English] You okay?
- Yeah, fine. Everything's fine.
[opening theme music playing]
[music fades]
[Mickey sighs]
I called Cisco this morning.
It went to voicemail.
You know if he found anything
on Sam's finances?
He mumbled something
about catching a flight to Arizona,
but I was half awake, and then he left.
Arizona?
[bell dings]
Haller.
Oh, Bamba. What are you doing here?
Looking for you.
I know my way around the courthouse.
I saw you was on the schedule.
When did you get out?
Yesterday. My PD finally came through,
but my parole officer is on my ass
about finding a job.
Sorry, this is Lorna Crane, my associate.
Lorna, this is Bamba. Remember
he helped me when I was in county?
Oh, right.
My husband dropped off protection money
every week to your girlfriend
so Mickey wouldn't get shivved.
Way it works inside.
But now we're outside.
I'll take you up on that offer.
What what offer?
You said you'd hook me up when I got out.
Oh, right. Yeah.
Yeah.
- You have a have a driver's license?
- Yeah.
I recently lost my wheels,
and I might need a driver occasionally.
[Bamba] Oh, yeah. That's cool.
That's cool, man.
I can see myself with a side gig.
Look, I'm used to
multiple streams of income.
Legal ones.
- [Lorna] Mm.
- You don't have to worry about me.
Just call my office,
talk to my office manager.
She'll hook you up with the paperwork.
I have to get to court,
but good to see you on the outside, man.
- You too, my brother.
- All right.
And thanks, man.
I won't let you down.
Good to see you, Bamba.
What? I had to keep him motivated
when I was in jail.
Besides, I do need somebody,
and he's reliable.
You go head in. I'll be right there.
[phone vibrates]
Hey, Lorna. What's up?
Hey, Izzy, someone named Bamba
is about to call you
about being Mickey's new driver.
Do me a favor. Run a background check
on him, and go deep.
We can afford a new driver?
[Lorna] No, especially not one
fresh out of the clink
with Crip Life tattoos to prove it.
Wait, did you run a background check
on me too?
[Lorna] No.
Of course not.
Cisco did it.
But you know what?
Look how great it turned out.
Mm-hmm. Okay, I'll take care of it.
[Lorna] Okay, Izzy. Bye.
[music fades]
I see you alerted the press.
Not me.
You think I want this case publicized?
I'm on trial for murder.
Oh, come on.
Everyone knows you love the spotlight.
There's no such thing
as bad publicity, right?
Tell that to my office manager
after all our clients fired us.
It's a stain on my reputation, Dana,
and I resent the accusation.
Well, I resent your accusation, Haller.
This is a bogus motion
to compel discovery.
I have given you everything.
Right.
You're gonna get your ass
handed to you by the judge.
I am shaking in anticipation.
What's up with "Dead-Eyed" Dana?
It's a new one I came up with.
Oh, I've heard that one before.
Damn it. I'll keep working on it.
All rise.
The Honorable Judge
Lionel Stone presiding.
Be seated.
I understand we're here
on a motion to compel.
I thought I made it very clear
how I expect discovery to work
in my courtroom.
[Dana] Your Honor,
before Mr. Haller is allowed to present
his completely unfounded claims
to his friends in the press,
the People request this hearing
be held in chambers
so as not to taint the jury pool.
And the defense objects, Your Honor.
The only thing unfounded
is Ms. Berg's insinuation
that I am somehow responsible
for the presence of the media.
The defense has nothing to hide,
and neither should the prosecution.
This case should remain open
and on the record.
I'm inclined to agree
with Mr. Haller on this.
Request is denied. Let's get on with it.
Mr. Haller, it's your motion.
Do you have any witnesses?
Yes, Your Honor.
The defense calls Detective Kent Drucker.
Detective, you're the lead investigator
on this case. Is that right?
Along with my partner, yes.
I see you brought
your murder book with you today.
I did.
Good. Would you mind turning
to the property report, please?
Okay.
Can you please read the list of items
found on Sam Scales at the scene?
[Drucker] Loose change, a comb,
a money clip containing $180 in 20s,
and looks like some ChapStick.
Anything else in his
pocket? A cell phone?
No, sir.
How about a wallet?
No wallet either.
[Mickey] So there's no driver's license
or ID, I assume?
[Drucker] Correct.
That strike you as odd?
Not particularly, no.
[suspenseful music playing]
Okay, so
how did you identify Mr. Scales?
I mean, if he had no ID?
We ran his fingerprints.
Did that bring up his
criminal background?
It did. He has a long list of frauds,
cons, and other crimes
I'm sure you're well aware of.
And isn't it true that, in all those
frauds, cons, and other crimes,
Mr. Scales used a different alias?
Objection. How is any of this relevant
to the motion to compel?
Let's get to the point, Mr. Haller.
Certainly, Your Honor.
Detective, I'd like to bring
your attention to these two photos.
The one on the left was provided
by the People in discovery.
The one on the right
is an enlargement of that photo.
Now, just for the record,
can you can you describe the photos?
They're crime scene photos
showing the victim's body
lying in the trunk of your car.
And can I draw your attention
to the one on the right?
Specifically, the victim's
left front pocket?
Do you see
the rectangular-shaped pattern here
with this dark patch
coming out of his pocket?
I see some kind of a pattern.
Does it look like
the outline of a wallet, Detective?
Uh, go ahead. Take a closer look.
I can't tell for sure what that is.
But you admit
there's something in his pocket.
I, uh I can't really say.
[murmuring in courtroom]
[scoffs] Which is it, Detective?
You just said you
can't tell what that is.
Do you see something
in the victim's pocket, or don't you?
Objection. Badgering.
I'm just trying to get clarification
from the Detective.
Continue, Mr. Haller.
Could it possibly be that the thing
the victim was carrying
in his front left pocket
was, in fact, a wallet?
Objection. Calls for speculation.
I'll rephrase. Detective,
based on your years of experience,
do you think it looks like the victim
had a wallet in his pocket?
I don't know what he had.
All I know is that there was no wallet
turned over to me by forensics
or the medical examiner's office.
Very well. Nothing further
for the witness at this time, Your Honor.
[murmuring]
[bell dings]
Wait, you did call the press.
Not all of them. I might have tipped off
the one from Channel 5, Kacey Montoya.
I want them broadcasting
every dirty trick Dana tries to play.
Izzy!
Oh, good. You're here.
Hey, Mags. What are you doing here?
Well, I was in town.
Um, Lorna, Mickey, this is Jack.
- [tense music playing]
- Jack, Lorna, Mickey.
Hey, nice to meet you.
Hey, yeah, you too.
Heard a lot about you. You too, Lorna.
It's so great that you're both here.
What a treat.
- Izzy, can I just see you in the
- Yeah, sure can.
Why didn't you warn me?
They just got here.
I didn't know Mickey would come with you.
The judge called lunch early.
You know how Mickey gets about lunch.
So, uh, what what are you doing in LA?
Well, Jack is an orthopedic surgeon,
sports medicine,
and one of his clients is a Laker.
I can't divulge any names.
You know how that is.
Oh yeah.
Anyway, he's giving us some
box seats for the game tonight, so
Oh, basketball, huh?
Basketball. Yep.
Hayley's meeting us after class.
That sounds fun.
You just stopped in to say hi?
No, I was gonna ask Lorna for a referral.
A referral? For what?
One of Jack's patients got hit by a man
on a Lime scooter. Broke his foot.
He's a college player with UCLA,
and now his whole draft is screwed up.
You have that PI lawyer you refer?
Oh, you mean, uh, Joe Wilson?
Yeah, no, he retired last year.
Which is why it's me now.
Why don't you give me his information,
and I'll reach out to him?
You're doing personal injury now?
I am doing everything now.
I have no shame, and
we need the business.
[Lorna] Okay, so where should we start?
[Mickey sighs awkwardly]
So, uh, sports medicine, huh?
- Yeah.
- That's very interesting.
You like it?
- Love it.
- Yeah.
Yeah. Always something new.
What about you? You like the law?
Yeah, yeah. I mean,
not so much right now.
Right, right, of course.
Yeah, I am so sorry
about what you're going through.
- Yeah.
- But I mean
It's all just like
a big misunderstanding.
Right?
Like, what's the worst
that can happen? [chuckles]
Well, if I if I get found guilty,
I could be sentenced to death row.
There hasn't been an execution
in California since 2006,
so more likely it would be life in prison
without a chance for parole.
[phone pings, vibrates]
Oh, sorry. I've just got to, uh
Yeah, no, please. Do your thing.
[Mickey clears throat]
Oh, while you're here,
can I ask you a prosecutor-type question?
Sure.
Is it possible to bring charges
against a husband
for giving his wife an STD?
Oh, it's not for me.
It's for my client. Ugly divorce.
Oh, okay. Well, I guess it's possible.
I mean, the problem is
you'd have to prove intent.
He'd have to know he had an STD
and be trying to give it to his spouse.
It's a tall order.
That's what I thought. It's okay.
I have some other ideas. I just kind of
wanted to cover all my STD bases.
Okay. Yeah.
[pensive music playing]
Can I, uh
Can I ask you a question?
Yeah.
So, Lorna.
She's also your ex-wife?
Uh It's complicated.
[Jack exhales]
- I can only imagine.
- Yeah.
So the Lakers, huh?
- Yeah.
- That's pretty cool.
You ever work with any Dodgers?
Haven't had the chance,
but I am on staff with the Padres.
Oh. The Padres.
Hmm. That's cool.
Uh, Lorna, we should
we should get back to court.
[Lorna] Coming.
We should head back too.
I don't want Hayley waiting.
- [Lorna] We'll order lunch on the way.
- [Izzy] Yep.
Bye, Iz.
Please.
I'd take the stairs.
[bell dings]
[Mickey clears throat]
[button clicks]
[Mickey sighs]
[button clicks]
[Maggie sighs]
Detective, were you able to review
the crime scene photos during the break?
Yes, I was.
And did you draw any new conclusions
from what you saw?
Yes. After looking at the photos
more closely,
I now believe
that there was most likely a wallet
in the victim's left front pocket
at the time the body was in the trunk.
And yet the property report
doesn't list a wallet.
How do you explain that?
I can only assume
the wallet was taken at some point.
[Dana] Taken? You mean misplaced?
Possibly. It is standard procedure
to leave the body in place
until the coroner's people arrive.
They took it in for autopsy.
They made the inventory
of the clothing and property.
Got a call the next day to pick it up,
which I did.
And how long after
the discovery of the body was this?
- Approximately 17 hours.
- [tense music playing]
Seventeen hours.
During which time,
the victim's clothing and property
was held at the coroner's office?
Yes. The only possible conclusion
is that the wallet
must have disappeared during that time.
Your Honor, this is a very nice story,
which conveniently absolves
the police and prosecution of any blame
for losing a key piece of evidence,
if we buy the explanation
that it was lost at all.
Your Honor, I object to the defendant
casting aspersions in front of the media
and insinuating
that this was somehow intentional.
Whether or not it was intentional
is beside the point.
The fact is,
a crucial piece of evidence is now gone.
Sam Scales changed identities
the way most people change their shoes.
His wallet likely contained
his current identity.
Without it, my team has no way
to investigate what he was doing
prior to his murder.
My right to a fair trial
is being trampled on.
- Trampled? Your Honor
- [Stone] Enough, Ms. Berg.
I know what you're gonna say
and what Mr. Haller will say.
I don't need to hear it again.
The court finds the information
revealed today very troubling.
The people now concede there
was a wallet in the victim's pocket,
but cannot produce that wallet
for examination by the defense.
I'm not sure how to proceed
or what the remedy might be.
I'm gonna take 48 hours to consider it.
I will give the People that same 48 hours
to either find the wallet
or determine exactly what happened to it.
Ms. Berg, I'd advise you
to not come back empty-handed.
Understood, Your Honor.
Court is now adjourned.
[intriguing music playing]
Suddenly, now,
they're coming clean about the wallet.
Berg's smart. She knows
she had to get Drucker to admit it
so she could preserve
his integrity for trial.
She knows this bullshit
won't hold up in front of a jury.
You really believe
I did this intentionally?
I don't know, but right from the start,
you tried to tilt the board to your side.
Why don't you give me a reason
not to believe it?
Just go find me a wallet.
[Dana huffs]
[music fades]
[sighs quietly]
[soft jazz playing]
- [music ends]
- [excited chatter]
So you ever been in a skybox before?
No. Is it true that you get
your own waiter that brings you food?
- [phone vibrates]
- It's true.
They might have
a whole buffet spread when we get there.
[Hayley] Wow. That does not suck.
Guys, I need to make a quick call.
Meet you in there?
Sure.
[phone vibrates]
Hey, Maggie. You didn't have to call.
Talking is easier than texting.
You excited about the game?
[stilted] Oh, yeah.
Maggie, you hate basketball.
[Maggie] I really do.
Everyone's just running around
scoring a million times.
But Hayley's excited.
And these days, I'll join in on anything
that gets her to smile.
- Yeah, then that makes me happy.
- [tender music playing]
[Maggie] Does it?
I'm worried about you, Mickey.
I'm sorry we just showed up
unannounced today,
but the truth is,
I wanted to make sure you were okay.
You didn't wanna say that
in front of Jack?
I'm okay, Maggie.
You know,
I meant it when I said he seems nice.
You know, he's the first boyfriend
of yours I've ever met.
[Maggie] Weird, because I feel like
I've met every woman you've been with.
Your second ex-wife.
My former colleague.
The chef who murdered her husband.
Okay, all right.
Yeah, that was a close one.
So, you mean you didn't stop by
just to talk to Lorna?
Because the two of you
seem pretty friendly all of a sudden.
Should I be worried about some kind of
revenge of the ex-wives or something?
No, she's just keeping me current
on your case, is all.
She's worried about you too.
We all are.
I can't imagine how much stress
you're under. I just
I need to know
you're taking care of yourself.
I am, Maggie. In fact, Izzy and I
are heading to a meeting soon.
[Maggie] Good.
I'm glad to hear that.
Just call me if you need anything, okay?
Okay.
[crowd cheering outside]
Well, um, I should get back.
[Mickey] Sure, right. Uh
Good night, Mags.
Night, Mick.
[footsteps approaching]
You ready?
We're hitting the Highland Park meeting.
Better doughnuts.
Let's do it.
[hip-hop music playing]
- [hip hop music continues]
- [rapping in French]
[car rattles]
My bad.
It's my girlfriend's car.
I forget how low it is.
That's all good. I appreciate a classic.
[music continues on radio]
[car rattles]
Jesus, you know what?
On the other hand,
maybe we should go get my Lincoln
out of the impound lot.
[phone vibrating]
Bamba, you mind turning
the music down a little?
[music volume lowers]
Cisco, where the hell are you?
Yuma. I got good news,
and I got bad news.
Good news is, I found out
Sam's been wiring money every month
to a commissary account
of an inmate here at the state prison.
In Arizona?
[Cisco] Yep.
The inmate's name is Austin Niederland.
So I did some digging.
Turns out,
he and Sam were, uh, old cellies
when Sam did some time here
a few years back.
Well, Sam really got around, didn't he?
So what's the bad news?
[sighs]
The bad news is he'll only talk to you,
and even worse,
he'll only do it in person.
I tried, Mick,
but I couldn't get a word out of him.
Cisco, that's more than bad.
I have an ankle monitor.
I I can't leave LA County.
[Cisco] Yeah, I know.
But I really think
this guy knows something, Mick.
He clammed up real fast
as soon as I mentioned Sam.
Just hold tight. Let
me see what I can do.
Get this guy to list me
as one of his attorneys
so we can have a private room, all right?
Already done.
[Bamba] Ooh, this is my jam, bro!
[Bamba sings] Touchdown ♪
[sings gibberish]
Touchdown ♪
Stop, done ♪
Bamba, do you mind?
I need to make another call.
You're just really killing my vibe.
- [volume lowers]
- [phone rings out]
Mickey, there's no way the judge
is letting you leave the state.
[Mickey] Did Cisco call you?
Duh, I'm his wife.
Of course he called me first.
Where are you? Are you with Bamba?
Yeah, why?
[Izzy] His background check came back.
Some drug charges. Nothing violent.
His Lorna, you checked his
[Lorna] Of course I did.
And violent or not,
I am not loving the situation.
[Mickey] We'll deal with that
another time.
We have to try and get the judge
to approve this.
This guy might know
what Sam was up to before he died.
[Izzy] I'm looking at flights.
No nonstop to Yuma.
Fly to Phoenix and drive from there.
Fine. Book a noon flight out of Burbank.
Give Cisco the details. He can pick me up.
And Lorna, meet me at the
courthouse ASAP. All right.
[volume rises]
[Dana] Arizona?
Your Honor, this is outrageous.
Under the terms of Mr. Haller's bail,
he is not allowed out of the county,
let alone the state,
and now he wants to
go all the way to Yuma
to follow some unsubstantiated lead?
Your Honor,
I I recognize how unusual this is,
but Sam Scales was incarcerated in Yuma
three years ago.
His cellmate's still there.
We believe he has valuable information.
Now, unfortunately, he insisted
he'd only talk to me and only in person.
This lead could be crucial to my defense,
Your Honor.
Given the ongoing questions
about the location
of key evidence in this case,
I should be permitted
some leeway to pursue it.
And this lead just happens to be
ten miles away from the Mexican border?
If I may, Your Honor,
I would ask that Ms. Berg refrain
from referencing Mexico.
We've been down that road before.
As I recall, it didn't end very well
for the prosecution.
Your Honor, regardless of what happened
in the past,
we continue to maintain that Mr. Haller
is a flight risk now more than ever.
Come on. That's ridiculous.
Ever since my release, I have
done nothing but prepare for trial.
I want my day in court.
Even with the added burden of a
prosecutor who doesn't play by the rules.
"Who doesn't play by the rules?"
There is no evidence that I
- Come on.
- [Mickey] No evidence?
- [all talk at once]
- [Stone] Stop it. All of you.
I do not intend to start my day
by refereeing you three.
Now, the court recognizes this request
is highly irregular.
That said, Mr. Haller has a point
about being permitted
to pursue leads in his defense.
I am granting Mr. Haller permission
to interview this witness.
I will notify bail and detention
and provide you with a letter
from court to show the prison.
But, Mr. Haller,
let me make myself very clear.
You have until midnight tonight
to get what you need
and get back to LA County,
or you will be considered a fugitive
and your bail will be revoked
accordingly. Understood?
Understood, Your Honor. Thank you.
Izzy sent your boarding pass.
Your flight leaves in one hour.
All right. Good.
Did you bring your Mexican passport,
just in case?
- Lorna.
- I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
- Kind of.
- [phone vibrates]
[phone vibrates]
Hey, Lorna.
Hey. Maggie's not back, is she?
[Izzy] No. No. It's your client, Celeste.
She's gonna be late to your meeting.
[Lorna] Oh shit.
I completely forgot.
How fast can I get from here
to Woodland Hills?
[Izzy] Woodland Hills?
[elevator bell dings]
I am so sorry.
No, it's fine. I'm just confused.
What are we doing at
an insurance company?
How does this have
anything to do with my divorce?
It's not just any insurance company.
It's actually your insurance company.
- You wanna collect from the shithead.
- Well, that is why I hired you.
The pesky prenup is getting in the way.
I have a plan, but you have to trust me.
Hi, I'm Lorna Crane with Celeste Baker.
We're here to see Ms. Eldridge.
I'll let her know.
[phone key clicks]
Thank you so much
for meeting with us on short notice.
Customer service
here is really top-notch.
Thank you, Ms. Crane.
As I said yesterday,
I'm not sure how I can help.
If your client has a claim, she
should file it with the claims office.
Yes, well, this is an exceptional case
involving matters
of a very personal nature,
which is why I thought it best
to come directly to the general counsel
and keep things private
for the time being.
Okay, well
Um
Uh, well, from what I can gather,
you're not even the listed driver
of the car in question.
[Lorna] The policy
is in her husband's name.
Soon to be ex. Thank God.
Tom Baker,
but he wasn't driving the car either.
Then who was driving?
Nobody. They were having sex in the car
when Ms. Baker experienced
a severe bodily injury.
In a parked car?
It would be kind of hard
to have sex in a moving car.
Not that people haven't tried.
Okay, what exactly is the nature
of this injury?
Did something fall on you?
Did another car hit your car?
Oh, that asshole gave me herpes.
[Lorna] I know what you're gonna say.
That an STD doesn't constitute
a bodily injury
for the purposes of an insurance policy.
I am afraid the courts
are against you on that one.
This is full documentation of our claim.
And here are cases in California
finding all kinds of things
that are covered by auto insurance,
provided that they do happen in the car.
And the Bakers also have
an umbrella insurance policy,
which covers everything,
hence the term umbrella.
And as I'm sure you are aware,
state law resolves any ambiguity
strictly in favor of the insured.
Oh.
Here's the amount we're seeking.
You're not serious?
Well, that's just the number
if we settle things quietly.
We're more than willing to sign
a nondisclosure agreement,
or we can take this public.
Which would be very embarrassing
for your client.
[Celeste laughs]
Bring it on.
Let the world know
where Tommy's been sticking it.
[Lorna] The real point is that,
while I recognize this is a novel claim,
a lot of people have sex in cars.
And you have millions of customers
all over the country.
Just imagine how many
potential plaintiffs that would be.
Or you can make this all go away.
The good news is
there's always paragraph 17C
of the insurance policy.
See?
Cool, right? Everybody wins.
Holy shit!
They're actually going
to write me a check.
I cannot believe you pulled this off.
Well, I told you. I had an idea.
Admittedly,
it was an insane idea, but still.
[Celeste sighs]
Yeah, but now the only problem
is that Tom gets off scot-free.
Not exactly.
That's where paragraph 17C comes in.
The subrogation clause in your policy.
- The what?
- It's a legal term.
The insurance company can turn around
and go after the responsible party.
The responsible party?
Normally, they can't use it against
their own insured.
But they can
if there's negligence involved.
I would say having
unprotected sex with your wife
after having sex with anything
that walks by counts as negligence.
- [elevator dings]
- [funky music playing]
You are a genius.
I'm getting there.
- [music fades]
- [buzzer sounds]
We have to start heading to Phoenix soon
if we're gonna make your flight.
Let's give it another five.
I knew there would be a holdup
with the ankle monitor.
- [buzzer sounds]
- [lock clicks]
I had to call the court in LA
to verify this.
Your judge was in session,
but he finally called back.
You can go in.
Just you. Not him.
I'll wait out here.
And, Mick, last flight leaves at 9:00.
- So make it quick.
- Yeah.
- [clock ticks]
- [buzzer sounds]
- [animated chatter]
- [man] Hey, pretty boy!
[whistling]
[inmates shouting, clamoring]
[repeated banging]
[guard] Wait there.
Mr. Niederland, sorry
to keep you waiting.
- Mickey Haller.
- [clamoring subsides]
Didn't use to chain you up like this.
Sorry?
Didn't use to chain you up like this
when meeting with your lawyer.
Oh. It's, uh, protocol, I guess.
Yeah.
If I wasn't chained up,
I'd fucking kill you right now.
Excuse me?
[Austin bangs table]
[tense music playing]
Look, Mr. Niederland,
I flew all the way from Los Angeles
because you said you wanted to see me.
You killed my best friend.
Who, Sam? I didn't kill Sam.
I swear to you. That's why
I need to talk to you. I was set up.
That's what everybody in here says.
I'm trying to find
the person who killed Sam.
I came all this way
to see if you could help me.
I ain't helping you with shit.
Great. That's That's just great.
You may not believe me,
and I may even go down for it,
but I am telling you,
there's someone else out there
who killed your friend.
All right? And he's walking free.
By not helping me, you're helping him.
I'm on trial for my life, Austin!
If you want me to find out what happened
to Sam, I need your help, man.
[bangs table] Fine.
Whatever. Thanks for wasting my time.
Did you like Sam?
What?
Did you like Sam?
Uh
He Sam ripped off a lot of people,
including me.
But he was funny, and, uh,
he helped me out a couple of times,
so, yeah.
Despite it all, I guess I kind of did.
[Austin sighs]
Yeah.
Sam outstayed his welcome
with a lot of people.
But not you?
[soft, poignant music playing]
We had plans for when I got out of here.
One last big score. [chuckles softly]
Can you tell me about this big score?
- Did Sam already find it?
- I don't know.
It's not like he could put it
in one of his letters.
You can't have any contact
with ex-cons on the outside.
So how did you communicate?
[scoffs] Yeah, right.
[hesitates]
I'm your lawyer now, Austin.
That's why they let me in here.
So you can tell me anything.
They can't listen. I can't repeat it.
It's privileged.
I had him send me letters as my uncle.
That's what I told him to do.
This uncle. What's his name?
[Austin] Was.
He died a few years ago. His name was
Kirk Lennon.
Lennon, like John.
Kirk Lennon.
Did you ever send him letters back?
The hell else am I
supposed to do in here?
And do you remember
where you sent those letters?
[tense music playing]
San Pedro.
2723 South Cabrillo.
- 2723 South Cabrillo.
- Mm-hmm.
Now, what was he doing in San Pedro?
Like I said, I don't know. I didn't ask.
I didn't wanna tip off anyone
or get him in any trouble.
That's all I know.
Thank you, Austin.
Listen, somebody from the LAPD
might come talk to you.
Just refer him to me.
I'm your lawyer now.
I ain't telling them dick.
Listen, you just find who did this,
all right?
You find them, and you put them down.
[tense music continues]
- [buzzer sounds]
- [music fades]
- You get what you need?
- Yeah, let's go.
[alarm beeping]
[Mickey] Shit.
The ankle monitor.
- It's running out of battery.
- Well, how long does it last?
40 hours. I don't know
if I gave it a full charge yesterday.
You didn't bring a charger?
It's at home. I had to run to
the airport. I didn't have time.
Once it beeps, we have an hour
to plug it in before it dies.
We're not gonna make the flight.
Shit.
Hey, you know where I can charge this?
We don't need ankle monitors in here.
Everybody's locked up already.
Okay.
But I think my cousin has one of those.
[dynamic music playing]
[music fades]
[hip-hop music playing inside]
Uh Deputy Gomez sent me.
You know, from county.
You mean Tito?
Yeah, yeah, Tito.
Yeah, he said he would call.
Are you the cousin?
[man] Nah, homey.
Not me.
Tia Eugenia!
There's some suit here to see you.
And a Hell's Angel.
Road Saints, actually.
Well, don't just stand there. Come on in.
Come on.
Hey. How are you?
[bell dings]
[laid-back music playing on radio]
[man singing in Spanish]
[game bleeping]
[clears throat]
Here you go, mijo.
Thank you.
These are safe. No [inhales sharply]
Oh. [chuckles]
Thank you, Eugenia.
Call me Tia. Everyone does.
Let me give you a tip for next time.
You get some foil,
and you wrap the bracelet real tight.
It gives you ten more minutes of charge.
- Good to know.
- Mm-hmm.
[phone vibrates]
[phone vibrates]
[Mickey] It's Lorna?
Mm-hmm.
- [phone vibrates]
- Oh.
[clears throat] Hey, Mags.
- You missed your flight?
- I take it Lorna called you.
Keeping you current on my case.
[Maggie] Where are you, Mickey?
Well, it's it's a long story.
Are you taking this seriously?
You have less than five hours
to get back to LA,
or they'll throw you back in jail.
I'm well aware, and we're How long?
Four hours from the county line.
So plenty of time.
You have got to keep a charger
with you at all times.
I know that now.
[Maggie] Oh God.
If you don't make it back,
what am I gonna tell Hayley?
That's not gonna happen, Maggie.
I promise you. All right?
- Don't worry.
- Easy for you to say.
[Mickey] Okay, listen.
I've got to go, but I'll check in
as soon as I get there. All right?
[Maggie] Good luck.
[phone line bleeps]
Dammit.
[flamenco music playing]
Thanks.
[soccer commentary on TV]
Come on!
[music continues]
[monitor beeps]
- [music ends]
- Time to go.
[sighs] Can't this thing go any faster?
I got the cheapest one I could, Mick.
Trying to save money, remember?
[purposeful music playing]
[mutters]
They're gonna make it.
Yeah.
Tomorrow, you have one job.
Go back to that ankle monitor place
and buy three chargers.
He needs to have one everywhere he goes.
Come on, come on.
[exhales forcefully]
[sighs heavily]
[downtempo hip-hop playing]
[Mickey exhales]
How much further?
A couple of miles to the county line.
But, uh
We got another problem.
What problem?
How long has the light been on?
Thirty minutes.
Thir
Well, I made a call, Mick.
And it was out of our way.
It would've taken too long.
I don't understand it.
We filled it up before we left.
Yeah, I know,
but this has only got a nine-gallon tank.
- [Mickey sighs]
- Please, just relax. We're gonna make it.
- I think.
- Oh, you think?
Well, I can't see the
future, Michael, so
[both huff]
[Cisco] Look, we're moving now.
We should be fine.
As long as we don't hit any tr
traffic.
[music slows]
[distant horn blares]
Oh no, no, no. What the hell is this?
[Cisco] An accident up ahead, I think.
Oh, come on. [sighs]
[horn honks repeatedly]
You know what? Just get off at this exit.
- No.
- Get off at this exit!
No, that's going out of our way.
It'll be faster than
this. Do it. Come on.
Well, I can't get out of this.
- Hey! Can I? Thank you.
- [indicator ticking]
Go, go, go.
[horns blare]
[purposeful music continues]
What are they doing?
- How much longer now?
- Less than a mile, but, uh
What?
[car rattles]
- We're not gonna make it up this hill.
- Shit.
No, no. Come on!
Come on!
- Screw this. Come on. Let's go. Let's go!
- Where?
[tense, pulsing music playing]
[panting]
[panting]
Now what the hell are they doing?
[panting]
[horn blares repeatedly]
[music intensifies]
- [grunts]
- [phone alarm rings]
[pants, sighs]
- [alarm rings]
- [exhales]
[Mickey laughs]
[breathes heavily]
[Cisco pants]
[breathes raggedly]
[Mickey chuckles]
Never been happier to be home.
[vibrant music playing]
[message alert dings]
Oh!
[phone vibrates]
[sighs]
Fucking Haller.
[breathing heavily]
[laughing]
[music continues]
[music fades]