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Ariel, I am very impressed.
This is gorgeous.
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Oh.
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(giggles)
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LUKE: That was totally meant for Theo.
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I'm so sorry, Ms. Howland.
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Thank you, Kelsey.
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Luke,
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lucky for you, I'm wearing this.
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- So I'm not in trouble?
- Of course you are.
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But not nearly as much as
if we were using oil paints.
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(school bell rings)
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All right, see you soon.
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I'm amazed how well you handled Luke.
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Nothing can get to me today.
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My stocks are way up.
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It's like I hit the lottery.
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My broker told me to hold
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another week or so, but I'm not greedy.
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All I need is enough for
the down payment on this condo.
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No more 90-minute commutes to school.
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Hang on.
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This has to be a mistake.
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It's gone.
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My money's gone.
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$87.26... that's all that's left.
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This is all of my savings.
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GUARD: Hey!
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Where you think you're going?
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I have to talk to my stockbroker!
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(urgent chatter, phones ringing)
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BROKER: I'm calling about your
account at Brannigan Trust.
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Great news, you qualify
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for our free investment
advisory services.
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(chuckles): Yeah, great.
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I've reviewed your account
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and have a couple of strong
performers to recommend.
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Sure, no pressure. Talk to your husband
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when he gets home from work.
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The stock won't be
at this price tomorrow.
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No, no, look, if you're asking me,
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you don't want to sell yet.
But that is between us, okay?
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And, nope, don't ask me
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how I know, just make sure
to send me a postcard
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after you've cashed in
and you're docking
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your yacht in the Bahamas.
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Excuse me.
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- Hello?
- (chatter quiets)
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Uh, which one of you is Alex DuBois?
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Oh.
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No way.
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This is unbelievable.
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This is a stock scam.
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A woman is here.
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She's looking for some advice.
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Sounds like she got scammed
in one of those
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bogus investment deals.
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How much did she lose?
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$19,000.
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That's not really
what we do here, Chunk.
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I know, but it looks like it pretty much
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wiped out her savings.
Can we help her out?
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Well, you could have Benny
take a look at it.
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Maybe there's a small claims case.
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- Okay.
- Where is Benny?
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Late again.
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Oh, he's running some errands.
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(chuckles nervously)
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Hmm.
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Look, um, her name is Erin Howland.
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She went to the U.S. Attorney's Office,
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and they turned her down.
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We can one-up the feds, right?
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Who is she?
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Friend of a friend.
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If it's that fashion editor
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you introduced me to last
month, the answer is no.
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(chuckles) No. She's not.
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Supermodel?
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She's my nephew's fifth grade teacher.
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I can't believe this happened to me.
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It's humiliating. It's okay.
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You can trust Bull.
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Just tell him what you told me.
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About six months ago,
an investment advisor called me.
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He told me about some stocks.
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- A sure thing.
- I know what you're thinking,
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but I'm not one of those
people. Ask anyone.
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Nothing like this has ever
happened to me before.
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Well, telemarketers can be persuasive.
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They once got me for a 400-buck pen.
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It's a valuable lesson
for a ten-year-old, though.
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I wasn't looking for a
get-rich-quick scheme.
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I thought I was investing responsibly.
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As soon as I bought the
stock, the price shot up.
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- I was making a huge profit.
- Mm.
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On paper. I wanted to sell,
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but he told me to hold
on for a few more weeks.
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Well, the price crashed, along
with almost my entire savings.
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$19,000.
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You want us to track this guy down?
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I did that already, which is how
I found out it's a scam.
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Hmm. Well, you're clearly proactive.
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Not a pushover.
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So, I'm curious, why would you trust
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a stranger with
your entire life savings?
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He wasn't a stranger.
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He worked at my bank, Brannigan Trust.
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The Brannigan Trust?
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Yeah.
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BULL: Well, they cleared out fast.
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Looks more like a boiler room
than a bank.
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CHUNK: Brannigan Trust has been
around since J.P. Morgan.
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Why would they get involved
in a boiler room?
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I'm telling you, it was them.
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That's where the sign was; it said:
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- Alternative Investment Division.
- CHUNK: And this is where
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- you were last week?
- As soon as I left, I called the FBI,
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the SEC, the U.S. Attorney,
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the Better Business Bureau,
the Attorney General,
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and Brannigan Trust.
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Well, that explains
why they left so fast.
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And they all gave me
the runaround. Do you think
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there's any chance I get my money back?
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First, we have to find out who stole it.
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- Where did you get that?
- (sighs)
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Belongs to the notary next door.
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We should hurry before
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she notices it's gone.
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- (phone vibrating)
- Check your caller I.D.
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Brannigan Trust.
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See, I told you.
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I know somebody who works there.
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I'm gonna pay him a little visit.
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(door opens)
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Oh, are you the notary
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from next door?
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I was trying to call you.
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I-I think I found your phone.
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♪ ♪
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You hungry?
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No, I try to stay away from that stuff.
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You know, a pastrami sandwich
can usually make things better.
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But not today.
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Does this have anything to do
with that old case of yours?
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Hayden Watkins, yes.
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Last night, the appeals court
overturned the verdict.
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Apparently, there's new DNA evidence.
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The DNA evidence cleared him?
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He did nine years for a crime
he didn't commit.
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And?
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I'm under investigation
by the U.S. Attorney.
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Prosecutorial misconduct.
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What did you do?
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Nothing.
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Any time a murder conviction
is reversed, it's reviewed.
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First person under a microscope
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is the prosecutor.
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When are you gonna tell Bull?
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(sighs)
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BULL: Thanks for seeing me, Griffin.
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I've been meaning to call.
Are you gonna serve
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on the flight museum board
with me again?
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Well, if you insist.
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So, what was so urgent?
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Well, I have this client
who lost 19 grand
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in one of your brokerage divisions.
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Whose daughter is it?
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What trust fund
did she just get access to?
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No trust-afarian. She's a schoolteacher.
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And it seems she was duped
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by an overly aggressive broker
named Alex DuBois.
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Well, I've got somewhere
in the neighborhood
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of 275,000 employees.
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I know you do, but it turns
out that every broker
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in this Alternative Investment Division
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were operating under that name.
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Well, I'll have someone look into it.
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She said she got a call from this bank,
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offering her the deal of a lifetime.
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I've been banking here for 25 years.
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I'm just wondering
why no one ever called
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and made me that offer.
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(sighs)
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My client wants her money back.
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It's 19 grand, Griffin.
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Jason,
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they're called "alternative"
investments for a reason.
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We can't return money
to everyone who complains
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about losing in the market.
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There are others?
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Griffin.
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Cable, do a phone dump
on the outgoing calls
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from those empty bank offices.
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- Would you?
- What are we looking for?
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More victims.
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I never invested in the market before.
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Figured I'd give it a try.
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They conned me out of 12 grand
and lined their pockets.
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My own bank took me for a ride.
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I worked for the transit
authority for 40 years,
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kept all my savings in Brannigan Trust.
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72,000 bucks...
just like that, it's gone.
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Totally. They told me I was
investing in high-tech drones.
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It sounded really cool.
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Turns out, the company only has
one customer and really bad R&D.
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Yeah, well, you know,
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they hustled me out of 37,000 bucks.
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I was planning on buying a Sea Ray,
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doing some fishing,
you know, on the weekends.
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I could kill...
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(urgent chatter)
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Starts with "A" through "C."
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There you go.
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Okay.
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BENNY: Chunk.
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CHUNK: Hey.
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I'm Benny Colón,
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TAC's in-house counsel.
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Erin Howland.
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Oh, so you're the one
responsible for all this.
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And Chunk. I-I had no idea
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there would be this many people
scammed by the bank.
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Got more than we expected.
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Are you gonna be handling the trial?
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I will, so if you have
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any questions at all,
don't hesitate to ask.
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(laughs)
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Nice turnout.
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I have my doubts.
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Class actions don't fall
into your lap every day.
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It's a contingency case
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with 4,000 victims from
across the country.
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The costs will be astronomical.
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High risk, high reward.
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We will have to front all the expenses:
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travel, research, depositions,
financial analysis,
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trial prep, expert witness fees,
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not to mention the
thousands of man-hours
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that TAC would invest in the case.
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Look, Brannigan Trust is gonna fight.
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Hard. We could lose millions.
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We could win millions.
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Exactly, all or nothing.
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You'd be betting the future
of the firm on one case.
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You're right. It's a big gamble.
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Ladies and gentlemen, can I
have your attention, please?
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My name is Dr. Jason Bull.
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Welcome to the class action.
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Synced & corrected by -robtor-
www.addic7ed.com
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- (elevator bell dings)
- We have to prove
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that it was reasonable for our victims
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to have relied on the brokers' advice.
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- (sighs)
- That advice was fraudulent
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because the brokers had information
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that they did not share.
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With the operative word
being "reasonable."
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Civil trial, federal court...
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there's no wiggle room.
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I know. Jury has to be unanimous.
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Hey, you know that Bull wants
to target Griffin Fuller,
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CEO of Brannigan Trust?
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He lawyered up as soon
as Bull left his office.
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'Cause he's got a lot on the line.
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Third largest bank in the world.
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5,700 branches, $2.3 trillion in assets,
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over 72 million clients.
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Well, 4,211 of those clients
are victims.
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Yeah, out $100 million.
269
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Well, with the standard contingency fee,
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if we win, we win a
third of the judgment.
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A third?
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Minus our expenses.
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Could also win millions
in punitive damages.
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This is exactly what
got our victims into trouble.
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The fantasy of a massive windfall.
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- CHUNK: Fantasy sold to them
- Well...
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by a bank they trusted.
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Okay, we are already way over budget.
279
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We can't keep digging into reserves.
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Fantasy of easy money.
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These are the stockbrokers
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from Brannigan's Alternative
Investment Division.
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Were. They all got pink-slipped
when the division was shut down.
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- Where are they now?
- MARISSA: Telemarketing,
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sales, brokerage firms.
286
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Wait, Sofia Dern
287
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pulled in nearly $750,000?
288
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Pump-and-dump was very good to her.
289
00:10:37,146 --> 00:10:38,278
CABLE: Yeah, I know a little
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about the stock market,
but my knowledge of
291
00:10:40,149 --> 00:10:42,649
a pump-and-dump doesn't go
beyond that movie Boiler Room.
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00:10:42,651 --> 00:10:45,552
So how are we gonna explain that
to a jury without the aid of
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00:10:45,554 --> 00:10:47,354
a young Ben Affleck or Vin Diesel?
294
00:10:48,157 --> 00:10:50,090
Pump-and-dump fraud is as old
295
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as stock brokering itself.
296
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There are three steps.
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Step one: the buy.
298
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Stockbrokers in Brannigan Trust
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purchased millions of dollars
worth of stocks for themselves.
300
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Then they got their clients
to purchase the same stocks,
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on a massive scale.
302
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You don't want to buy a stock. No.
303
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You want to buy a life, Jake.
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The life you deserve.
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Jake, this is your chance.
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Buy that life.
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Yes!
308
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Step two: the pump.
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More and more people
invested in this stock.
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Let's call it Hagen Tool & Die.
311
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That made the price skyrocket.
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(cash register rings)
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A $2 stock was suddenly worth $10.
314
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The clients were thrilled.
So were the brokers.
315
00:11:36,005 --> 00:11:38,138
(excited chatter, cheering)
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00:11:38,140 --> 00:11:40,207
ALL (chanting):
Chug, chug, chug, chug, chug...
317
00:11:40,209 --> 00:11:42,543
(chanting continues)
318
00:11:45,981 --> 00:11:47,648
(whooping, cheering)
319
00:11:47,650 --> 00:11:50,417
All right, let's hear it
for Hagen Tool & Die
320
00:11:50,419 --> 00:11:53,820
closing in at 15 2/10!
321
00:11:53,822 --> 00:11:55,489
(cheering)
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Step three: the dump.
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When the stock is worth many times
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what the brokers paid
for their shares...
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Sell! Sell!
326
00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,367
Yes, all of my shares. Are you deaf?
327
00:12:07,369 --> 00:12:09,970
The sudden flood of supply
made the stock value tank.
328
00:12:09,972 --> 00:12:14,308
But the brokers had already
cashed out tens of millions.
329
00:12:14,310 --> 00:12:16,410
Yes! Oh, yes!
330
00:12:16,412 --> 00:12:17,844
(exhales)
331
00:12:17,846 --> 00:12:20,747
Meanwhile, the clients...
they lost everything.
332
00:12:22,017 --> 00:12:23,917
The mock jury loved the presentation,
333
00:12:23,919 --> 00:12:25,385
but they still found for the bank.
334
00:12:25,387 --> 00:12:27,788
The majority still think
our clients were greedy
335
00:12:27,790 --> 00:12:29,890
or stupid or both.
336
00:12:29,892 --> 00:12:31,992
Well, they haven't heard from Erin.
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00:12:31,994 --> 00:12:33,527
She'll present well.
338
00:12:33,529 --> 00:12:36,129
Schoolteacher, smart, not out for money.
339
00:12:36,131 --> 00:12:38,327
No, it's not enough.
340
00:12:38,701 --> 00:12:40,467
We have to change the narrative entirely
341
00:12:40,469 --> 00:12:43,503
because this case is all about trust.
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00:12:43,505 --> 00:12:46,607
These investors trusted their bank.
343
00:12:46,609 --> 00:12:50,110
They'd never give their money
to some fly-by-night operation.
344
00:12:50,112 --> 00:12:53,180
We could target jurors who are
loyal to particular brands,
345
00:12:53,182 --> 00:12:54,281
people who understand
346
00:12:54,283 --> 00:12:56,183
why victims trusted the Brannigan name.
347
00:12:56,185 --> 00:12:58,986
No, brand-loyal jurors
will find for Brannigan.
348
00:12:58,988 --> 00:13:02,289
They want to believe in
their established institutions.
349
00:13:02,291 --> 00:13:03,557
We want the opposite.
350
00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,459
Disloyal jurors?
351
00:13:05,461 --> 00:13:07,261
People who aren't attached
to specific brands.
352
00:13:07,263 --> 00:13:10,564
People who know you can't
just blindly rely on a name.
353
00:13:10,566 --> 00:13:12,799
So people how keep their
money under the mattress.
354
00:13:12,801 --> 00:13:15,636
Yeah. They shop in
independent bookstores,
355
00:13:15,638 --> 00:13:18,775
and they eat at mom-and-pop diners.
356
00:13:19,541 --> 00:13:20,941
(sighs)
357
00:13:20,943 --> 00:13:23,677
We want jurors who will accept
358
00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,047
that just because it's called
Brannigan Trust
359
00:13:27,049 --> 00:13:29,216
doesn't mean it can be trusted.
360
00:13:29,218 --> 00:13:30,704
Ah.
361
00:13:34,356 --> 00:13:36,590
So what's this?
362
00:13:36,592 --> 00:13:38,492
Your hand.
363
00:13:38,494 --> 00:13:40,494
It's a sign of uncertainty.
That's unlike you.
364
00:13:40,496 --> 00:13:43,630
It's also an indicator of an itchy neck.
365
00:13:43,632 --> 00:13:44,831
Hmm.
366
00:13:46,535 --> 00:13:48,502
I hope it doesn't get any worse.
367
00:13:48,504 --> 00:13:50,070
I'm sure it's just a bite.
368
00:13:50,072 --> 00:13:52,606
I mean this trend of tardiness lately.
369
00:13:52,608 --> 00:13:56,710
Sorry, I didn't even realize
we had an early meeting.
370
00:14:02,618 --> 00:14:04,217
That's good news.
371
00:14:04,219 --> 00:14:07,200
Judge Vortuba is hearing the case.
372
00:14:08,023 --> 00:14:09,648
That's not good news.
373
00:14:10,292 --> 00:14:12,913
Uh, I thought you guys were buddies.
374
00:14:13,429 --> 00:14:14,594
We were.
375
00:14:14,596 --> 00:14:15,796
BAILIFF: All rise.
376
00:14:15,798 --> 00:14:18,475
The Honorable Judge
Robert Vortuba presiding.
377
00:14:18,477 --> 00:14:20,107
Good morning, everyone.
378
00:14:22,037 --> 00:14:23,837
Dr. Bull.
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00:14:23,839 --> 00:14:24,905
Judge.
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00:14:24,907 --> 00:14:26,539
JUDGE VORTUBA:
Uh, before we get started,
381
00:14:26,541 --> 00:14:28,542
I want to disclose
that I keep some of my money
382
00:14:28,544 --> 00:14:30,210
in Brannigan Trust...
I don't think it's a conflict.
383
00:14:30,212 --> 00:14:32,112
But in the interest of fairness,
384
00:14:32,114 --> 00:14:33,213
I'll entertain argument.
385
00:14:33,215 --> 00:14:34,948
- (quietly): We need a new judge.
- Leave it.
386
00:14:34,950 --> 00:14:37,184
He gave you the stink eye;
that is not a good sign.
387
00:14:37,186 --> 00:14:38,785
If you ask him to recuse himself,
388
00:14:38,787 --> 00:14:41,254
he'll turn you down, and then
he'll hold it against you
389
00:14:41,256 --> 00:14:43,290
- for the rest of the trial.
- What did you do to him?
390
00:14:43,292 --> 00:14:44,324
Long story.
391
00:14:44,326 --> 00:14:45,659
JUDGE VORTUBA:
Any objections, Counselor?
392
00:14:45,661 --> 00:14:47,094
Uh, none whatsoever.
393
00:14:47,096 --> 00:14:48,695
We're confident of Your Honor's ability
394
00:14:48,697 --> 00:14:50,797
to be fair and impartial.
395
00:14:51,490 --> 00:14:54,189
We respectfully request
that you recuse yourself.
396
00:14:54,191 --> 00:14:55,502
JUDGE VORTUBA: Your request is
397
00:14:55,504 --> 00:14:56,937
duly noted and denied.
398
00:14:56,939 --> 00:14:58,939
(clears throat)
Your Honor, for the record,
399
00:14:58,941 --> 00:15:02,242
I have to state that this
lawsuit is nothing more
400
00:15:02,244 --> 00:15:03,844
than a thinly veiled shakedown.
401
00:15:03,846 --> 00:15:05,879
I think that's for the jury to decide.
402
00:15:05,881 --> 00:15:08,315
Dr. Bull, I wasn't aware
you had a law degree.
403
00:15:08,317 --> 00:15:10,550
No, still just the PhDs.
404
00:15:10,552 --> 00:15:11,786
JUDGE VORTUBA: Oh, good.
405
00:15:11,788 --> 00:15:14,221
Well, we're about to start voir dire,
406
00:15:14,223 --> 00:15:16,890
and I'm not going to allow
anybody to manipulate my jury.
407
00:15:16,892 --> 00:15:18,125
Isn't that the purpose of a trial?
408
00:15:18,127 --> 00:15:20,503
Lawyers try to influence the jury
409
00:15:20,505 --> 00:15:22,162
with facts and arguments?
410
00:15:22,164 --> 00:15:23,630
You'll be allowed back in the courtroom
411
00:15:23,632 --> 00:15:24,664
after we finish voir dire.
412
00:15:24,666 --> 00:15:27,200
Uh, (clears throat) respectfully,
413
00:15:27,202 --> 00:15:29,336
I'd ask the court's indulgence.
414
00:15:29,338 --> 00:15:31,872
Dr. Bull is an integral
part of the team.
415
00:15:31,874 --> 00:15:33,039
I made my ruling.
416
00:15:35,007 --> 00:15:36,176
Hmm.
417
00:15:36,178 --> 00:15:37,210
Have fun.
418
00:15:38,087 --> 00:15:39,212
Your Honor.
419
00:15:41,417 --> 00:15:42,916
Counsel.
420
00:15:44,975 --> 00:15:46,920
Benny did a good job in voir dire,
421
00:15:46,922 --> 00:15:48,588
but we have some problems.
422
00:15:48,590 --> 00:15:50,157
BENNY: Bull could have
been there to help,
423
00:15:50,159 --> 00:15:51,892
if he hadn't ran over the judge's dog.
424
00:15:51,894 --> 00:15:53,660
- It was a cat, actually.
- Oh.
425
00:15:53,662 --> 00:15:55,495
Very old. I'm kidding.
426
00:15:55,497 --> 00:15:56,797
I told you
427
00:15:56,799 --> 00:15:58,632
not to ask him to recuse himself.
428
00:15:58,634 --> 00:16:00,233
BENNY: I made a judgment call.
429
00:16:00,235 --> 00:16:01,506
That's what worries me.
430
00:16:01,508 --> 00:16:04,004
Juror number one, Sienna White,
431
00:16:04,006 --> 00:16:05,539
she has a PhD in linguistics.
432
00:16:05,541 --> 00:16:07,451
Works as a translator for the U.N.
433
00:16:07,453 --> 00:16:09,176
Hard worker, rule follower.
434
00:16:09,178 --> 00:16:10,944
Bad for us.
435
00:16:10,946 --> 00:16:12,112
She'll think our clients were looking
436
00:16:12,114 --> 00:16:13,280
to make a fast buck.
437
00:16:13,282 --> 00:16:14,614
Juror number three is Larry Dane.
438
00:16:14,616 --> 00:16:15,949
BENNY: He's a problem.
439
00:16:15,951 --> 00:16:17,551
He'll think our clients are reckless.
440
00:16:17,553 --> 00:16:19,586
But I ran out of strikes.
441
00:16:19,588 --> 00:16:21,263
Well, don't fret, Benny.
442
00:16:21,265 --> 00:16:23,089
We have a secret weapon.
443
00:16:23,091 --> 00:16:25,926
4,211 clients, and we get to select
444
00:16:25,928 --> 00:16:27,894
which ones the jury will see.
445
00:16:27,896 --> 00:16:29,789
- Shopping for witnesses. Fun.
- Mm-hmm.
446
00:16:29,791 --> 00:16:32,699
We get to pick the ones who
appeal to each of our jurors.
447
00:16:32,701 --> 00:16:34,568
We just need a star witness to lead off,
448
00:16:34,570 --> 00:16:36,072
someone with instant appeal
449
00:16:36,074 --> 00:16:38,038
to Sienna and Larry,
450
00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,292
someone to cement
our narrative in their minds.
451
00:16:40,294 --> 00:16:42,542
I will run all of our clients
through the algorithm
452
00:16:42,544 --> 00:16:44,077
and narrow it down to 50.
453
00:16:44,079 --> 00:16:46,546
Great. Let's make
a competition out of this,
454
00:16:46,548 --> 00:16:48,013
boiler-room style.
455
00:16:48,015 --> 00:16:50,517
Everyone picks their favorite
candidate and argues their case,
456
00:16:50,519 --> 00:16:52,619
and the mock jury
will decide the winner.
457
00:16:52,621 --> 00:16:53,620
Hmm.
458
00:16:53,622 --> 00:16:55,255
And what's the prize?
459
00:16:55,257 --> 00:16:56,424
$5,000 bonus.
460
00:16:56,426 --> 00:16:58,158
Why don't we just go with Erin?
461
00:16:58,160 --> 00:16:59,860
She brought us the case.
462
00:16:59,862 --> 00:17:01,228
BULL: Her demeanor is
too amenable, Benny.
463
00:17:01,230 --> 00:17:02,796
The prosecution will
464
00:17:02,798 --> 00:17:05,365
make her out to be a novice
investor, easily pressured.
465
00:17:05,367 --> 00:17:08,001
They'll say she was coaxed
into buying the stocks,
466
00:17:08,003 --> 00:17:09,636
but there was no fraud.
467
00:17:09,638 --> 00:17:10,937
I'll-I'll prep her.
468
00:17:10,939 --> 00:17:13,139
It'll be good for her
to get hour story out.
469
00:17:13,141 --> 00:17:15,242
She can give a victim impact
statement after we win.
470
00:17:15,244 --> 00:17:16,576
BENNY: Just give me a chance
471
00:17:16,578 --> 00:17:18,211
to see if the mock jury
resonates with her.
472
00:17:18,213 --> 00:17:19,279
Wow.
473
00:17:19,281 --> 00:17:21,748
- You do have a type.
- Come on.
474
00:17:21,750 --> 00:17:24,317
BULL: Okay, fine,
in the spirit of competition,
475
00:17:24,319 --> 00:17:26,753
she is now officially
your pick for the finals.
476
00:17:26,755 --> 00:17:28,255
Prove me wrong.
477
00:17:33,903 --> 00:17:36,563
These people should have met
with their financial advisor
478
00:17:36,565 --> 00:17:38,765
before giving away their life savings.
479
00:17:38,767 --> 00:17:40,700
Well, I've never met
my financial advisor.
480
00:17:40,702 --> 00:17:42,502
What... You have a financial advisor?
481
00:17:42,504 --> 00:17:44,571
Yeah, he handles my portfolio.
482
00:17:44,573 --> 00:17:45,705
She has a portfolio.
483
00:17:45,707 --> 00:17:47,274
DANNY: How much money do you have?
484
00:17:47,276 --> 00:17:48,675
- None of your business.
- Ooh.
485
00:17:48,677 --> 00:17:50,076
What are you invested in?
486
00:17:50,078 --> 00:17:52,379
Okay, if you must know,
I put most of my money
487
00:17:52,381 --> 00:17:53,947
in aggressive S&P index funds.
488
00:17:53,949 --> 00:17:55,882
You know, 'cause I'm young.
489
00:17:55,884 --> 00:17:57,414
DANNY: Wait a minute, what else
are you invested in?
490
00:17:57,439 --> 00:17:58,542
Medical marijuana.
491
00:18:00,889 --> 00:18:02,289
MARISSA: Hmm.
492
00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:06,660
Hmm.
493
00:18:06,662 --> 00:18:08,261
- Uh-uh.
- DANNY: Huh.
494
00:18:08,263 --> 00:18:09,529
Who is that? Uh, don't worry about it.
495
00:18:09,531 --> 00:18:10,931
What... You found someone.
496
00:18:10,933 --> 00:18:13,066
- Why didn't you pick Erin?
- I didn't have a chance.
497
00:18:13,068 --> 00:18:14,137
Benny grabbed her up.
498
00:18:14,162 --> 00:18:16,069
MARISSA: Benny, huh? What's going on
there?
499
00:18:16,071 --> 00:18:18,438
CHUNK: You got me, but I'll
still find someone to win this.
500
00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,408
DANNY: In your dreams.
The five grand is mine.
501
00:18:24,246 --> 00:18:25,412
Hey, hey, hey! (laughs)
502
00:18:25,414 --> 00:18:27,180
Snooze you lose!
503
00:18:27,182 --> 00:18:28,281
(laughs)
504
00:18:28,283 --> 00:18:29,916
BULL: Let the games begin.
505
00:18:29,918 --> 00:18:32,819
Erin Howland, 32.
506
00:18:32,821 --> 00:18:35,288
Single, teacher, fiscally responsible.
507
00:18:35,290 --> 00:18:37,924
- And donates to charity.
- MARISSA: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
508
00:18:37,926 --> 00:18:39,593
Bring her home to your
mom, not this jury.
509
00:18:39,595 --> 00:18:40,560
My client, Nell,
510
00:18:40,562 --> 00:18:41,995
and juror number three, Larry,
511
00:18:41,997 --> 00:18:43,563
both have backgrounds
512
00:18:43,565 --> 00:18:44,664
in computer science.
513
00:18:44,666 --> 00:18:47,133
Their analytical
and forward-thinking mindset
514
00:18:47,135 --> 00:18:49,002
will ensure that Larry
can relate to her.
515
00:18:49,004 --> 00:18:50,804
CHUNK: You got Larry,
516
00:18:50,806 --> 00:18:53,406
but the other 11 jurors
are gonna see Nell as nitpicky.
517
00:18:53,408 --> 00:18:54,941
Hank? No.
518
00:18:54,943 --> 00:18:57,177
Trustworthy,
good eye contact and posture.
519
00:18:57,179 --> 00:18:59,412
He looks arrogant and unapproachable.
520
00:18:59,414 --> 00:19:00,780
He'll alienate our best jurors.
521
00:19:00,782 --> 00:19:03,817
My victim has a strong
social media presence.
522
00:19:03,819 --> 00:19:05,452
He's opinionated, articulate.
523
00:19:05,454 --> 00:19:07,153
- Sienna will love him.
- DANNY: Sienna will hate him.
524
00:19:07,155 --> 00:19:08,722
Your client's a professional victim.
525
00:19:08,724 --> 00:19:10,200
His Yelp posts are all complaints.
526
00:19:10,225 --> 00:19:11,472
CABLE: Yeah, but they're funny...
527
00:19:11,497 --> 00:19:12,746
unlike your client,
528
00:19:12,747 --> 00:19:14,766
who is blocked by every
celebrity on Twitter.
529
00:19:14,791 --> 00:19:15,895
Jasmine's background check
530
00:19:15,897 --> 00:19:17,998
was spotless...
not even a traffic ticket.
531
00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,799
See what the promise of money did?
532
00:19:19,801 --> 00:19:23,003
Just like the stockbrokers,
you exaggerated the positives
533
00:19:23,005 --> 00:19:24,404
and omitted the negatives.
534
00:19:24,406 --> 00:19:27,140
And that is what our jury
has to understand.
535
00:19:27,142 --> 00:19:28,341
Yeah, yeah, yeah, but who wins?
536
00:19:28,343 --> 00:19:29,876
BULL: No one, yet.
537
00:19:29,878 --> 00:19:32,178
I want to see them after they've
gone through witness prep.
538
00:19:32,180 --> 00:19:34,714
(chuckles): Oh, well, I can do that.
539
00:19:34,716 --> 00:19:35,782
I don't trust you.
540
00:19:36,451 --> 00:19:37,617
Conflict of interest.
541
00:19:37,619 --> 00:19:39,285
Well, you need someone to lead with.
542
00:19:39,287 --> 00:19:41,021
Want to start with Erin?
543
00:19:41,023 --> 00:19:43,623
No. Doesn't set the right tone.
544
00:19:43,625 --> 00:19:45,325
Break it to her gently.
545
00:19:46,595 --> 00:19:49,029
We might call you to the stand,
546
00:19:49,031 --> 00:19:50,397
just not as the first witness.
547
00:19:51,209 --> 00:19:52,899
I started saving six years ago.
548
00:19:52,901 --> 00:19:55,402
I had $19,000.
549
00:19:55,404 --> 00:19:56,569
Half of it was my mother's.
550
00:19:56,571 --> 00:19:58,104
She was helping me buy a new place
551
00:19:58,106 --> 00:20:00,106
so I don't have to commute
an hour and a half
552
00:20:00,108 --> 00:20:01,563
to school each day.
553
00:20:02,077 --> 00:20:04,144
My mom needs that money.
554
00:20:04,799 --> 00:20:06,356
You can sit next to me
555
00:20:06,767 --> 00:20:09,516
at the plaintiff's table
during the trial.
556
00:20:14,856 --> 00:20:18,625
Did Bull okay you to offer Erin
a seat at the table?
557
00:20:18,627 --> 00:20:21,761
What? You saw her.
It was damage control.
558
00:20:21,763 --> 00:20:23,196
Where's Benny Colón?
559
00:20:23,198 --> 00:20:25,398
Oh, that's me. You are...?
560
00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,400
Sofia Dern. Why the hell'd
you send me a subpoena?
561
00:20:27,402 --> 00:20:28,868
(quietly): You sent her a subpoena?
562
00:20:28,870 --> 00:20:30,437
Bull must have sent it.
563
00:20:30,439 --> 00:20:33,573
Well, uh, you were a broker
at Brannigan Trust,
564
00:20:33,575 --> 00:20:35,175
which means you have
relevant information.
565
00:20:35,177 --> 00:20:37,210
You need to tell the jury what happened.
566
00:20:37,212 --> 00:20:38,611
How much you gonna pay me?
567
00:20:38,613 --> 00:20:39,913
It doesn't work that way.
568
00:20:39,915 --> 00:20:40,971
The SEC involved?
569
00:20:40,973 --> 00:20:43,216
- No one is charging you with a crime.
- Oh.
570
00:20:43,218 --> 00:20:44,551
So I'm an expert witness.
571
00:20:44,553 --> 00:20:46,286
You're lucky you're not
at the defense table.
572
00:20:46,288 --> 00:20:48,888
No money, no testimony.
573
00:20:48,890 --> 00:20:52,192
If you don't show up, you
will be subject to arrest.
574
00:20:53,995 --> 00:20:55,662
(grabs papers)
575
00:20:59,334 --> 00:21:00,800
Our victims all feel like victims.
576
00:21:00,802 --> 00:21:02,402
We need a predator right off the bat.
577
00:21:02,404 --> 00:21:04,637
MARISSA: What...
you got to be kidding me.
578
00:21:04,639 --> 00:21:06,973
No, jury's gonna love her,
especially Sienna and Larry.
579
00:21:06,975 --> 00:21:08,842
Whoa!
580
00:21:08,844 --> 00:21:10,944
Yeah.
581
00:21:10,946 --> 00:21:13,146
We just found our star witness.
582
00:21:20,083 --> 00:21:22,496
We empathize with those who lost money,
583
00:21:22,586 --> 00:21:24,352
but that's the nature of the market.
584
00:21:24,406 --> 00:21:26,442
Mr. Fuller is too much of
a gentleman to say it,
585
00:21:26,456 --> 00:21:27,421
so I'll say it.
586
00:21:27,423 --> 00:21:28,556
The plaintiffs are unwilling
587
00:21:28,558 --> 00:21:31,025
to accept the consequences
of their decisions,
588
00:21:31,027 --> 00:21:32,560
and now they're seeking compensation
589
00:21:32,562 --> 00:21:33,894
from the deepest pockets.
590
00:21:33,896 --> 00:21:36,731
Predictable, trying to paint
our clients as greedy.
591
00:21:36,733 --> 00:21:38,232
We're giving them plenty of ammunition
592
00:21:38,234 --> 00:21:40,468
by starting off with Sofia.
593
00:21:40,470 --> 00:21:42,503
The jury'll see what
our clients were up against.
594
00:21:42,505 --> 00:21:44,105
Prep was a nightmare.
595
00:21:44,107 --> 00:21:45,873
She doesn't want to testify.
596
00:21:45,875 --> 00:21:47,608
Stick with the plan, play to her ego.
597
00:21:47,610 --> 00:21:50,745
She won't be able to resist
bragging about her conquests.
598
00:21:50,747 --> 00:21:53,047
She's gonna help us prove
the elements of fraud.
599
00:21:53,049 --> 00:21:55,082
She is going to be uncooperative.
600
00:21:55,084 --> 00:21:57,151
I'll have to treat her
as a hostile witness.
601
00:21:57,153 --> 00:21:58,419
Vortuba's not gonna let you ask
602
00:21:58,421 --> 00:22:00,354
leading questions, so don't do it.
603
00:22:00,356 --> 00:22:02,039
What is it with you and that judge?
604
00:22:02,041 --> 00:22:03,059
He's not the problem.
605
00:22:03,061 --> 00:22:04,360
I need her cooperative
606
00:22:04,362 --> 00:22:07,161
and not feeling forced;
are you on board?
607
00:22:13,829 --> 00:22:15,328
Where is your star witness?
608
00:22:15,330 --> 00:22:17,764
Building anticipation
for her testimony, no doubt.
609
00:22:20,002 --> 00:22:21,902
Are all parties ready to proceed?
610
00:22:21,904 --> 00:22:24,098
The defense answers ready for trial.
611
00:22:26,598 --> 00:22:28,409
- Mr. Colón?
- Yes, Your Honor.
612
00:22:28,411 --> 00:22:30,377
Our first witness is not here yet.
613
00:22:30,379 --> 00:22:32,145
I'd like to request an arrest warrant
614
00:22:32,147 --> 00:22:33,413
for failure to appear.
615
00:22:33,415 --> 00:22:35,849
It is so ordered. You have
until the end of the day
616
00:22:35,851 --> 00:22:38,373
to find her, but the show must go on.
617
00:22:38,375 --> 00:22:40,065
So we'll have a 30-minute recess,
618
00:22:40,067 --> 00:22:42,055
and then we'll hear opening statements
619
00:22:42,057 --> 00:22:43,790
and go right into witnesses.
620
00:22:50,599 --> 00:22:52,899
SOFIA (recorded): You've
reached Sofia Dern's office.
621
00:22:52,901 --> 00:22:54,501
Straight to voice mail.
622
00:22:54,503 --> 00:22:56,736
None of the other witnesses
are ready to testify.
623
00:22:56,738 --> 00:22:58,405
- Then stall.
- How?
624
00:22:58,407 --> 00:22:59,339
File a motion.
625
00:22:59,341 --> 00:23:00,807
Argue a point of discovery.
626
00:23:00,809 --> 00:23:03,009
You've done this before.
627
00:23:03,011 --> 00:23:05,145
What... Where are you going?
628
00:23:05,147 --> 00:23:07,214
Shop for a car.
629
00:23:07,216 --> 00:23:09,683
Stall till I get back.
630
00:23:09,685 --> 00:23:11,484
You don't have to come up
with some bogus reason
631
00:23:11,486 --> 00:23:13,520
to stall and annoy the
jury; put me on the stand.
632
00:23:13,522 --> 00:23:15,689
Bull wants to see you
in front of a mock jury first.
633
00:23:15,691 --> 00:23:16,756
I'm ready.
634
00:23:16,758 --> 00:23:18,291
Look, we haven't finished your prep.
635
00:23:18,293 --> 00:23:20,393
Then let's finish it. I'm a quick study.
636
00:23:20,395 --> 00:23:21,928
No, we only have 30 minutes.
637
00:23:21,930 --> 00:23:23,797
Have you ever worked with 11-year-olds?
638
00:23:23,799 --> 00:23:25,498
That's an eternity.
639
00:23:26,735 --> 00:23:29,069
Silver Tempest, my favorite color.
640
00:23:29,071 --> 00:23:30,136
You have good taste.
641
00:23:30,138 --> 00:23:31,605
This is the sexiest car on the lot.
642
00:23:31,607 --> 00:23:33,740
Well, I've been eyeing it for a while.
643
00:23:33,742 --> 00:23:35,308
It's the perfect ride
for people like us.
644
00:23:35,310 --> 00:23:36,443
People like us?
645
00:23:36,445 --> 00:23:37,744
Someone who won't settle for
646
00:23:37,746 --> 00:23:39,512
anything but the best.
647
00:23:40,582 --> 00:23:41,982
Am I wrong?
648
00:23:41,984 --> 00:23:44,417
Well, cars like this
can be temperamental.
649
00:23:44,419 --> 00:23:46,741
I don't want to spend
my whole life in the shop.
650
00:23:46,743 --> 00:23:48,774
Well, that is the best
feature of them all.
651
00:23:48,776 --> 00:23:50,557
It's a brand you can trust.
652
00:23:50,559 --> 00:23:52,626
How about we take it for a spin?
653
00:23:52,628 --> 00:23:53,860
Why don't we?
654
00:23:55,497 --> 00:23:56,696
I trusted them.
655
00:23:56,698 --> 00:23:58,298
I had no reason not to.
656
00:23:58,300 --> 00:24:00,667
I'd been with Brannigan
since I was a teenager.
657
00:24:00,669 --> 00:24:02,936
My babysitting money was in there.
658
00:24:02,938 --> 00:24:04,938
(quietly): This looks a lot
easier when Bull does it.
659
00:24:04,940 --> 00:24:06,439
ERIN: I've never fallen
for anything like this.
660
00:24:06,441 --> 00:24:07,807
Fool me once. (chuckles)
661
00:24:07,809 --> 00:24:09,242
MARISSA (over earpiece): How's it going?
662
00:24:09,244 --> 00:24:10,277
Sienna's tilting her head.
663
00:24:10,279 --> 00:24:11,745
It looks like she's warming to Erin.
664
00:24:11,747 --> 00:24:12,879
I can relate.
665
00:24:12,881 --> 00:24:14,848
Pretty much every teenage
girl on the planet
666
00:24:14,850 --> 00:24:16,149
earned money babysitting.
667
00:24:16,151 --> 00:24:17,117
Not me.
668
00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:18,652
- Why not?
- All my siblings were older.
669
00:24:18,654 --> 00:24:19,819
They babysat me.
670
00:24:19,821 --> 00:24:21,021
My parents made me come up
671
00:24:21,023 --> 00:24:23,323
with more creative ways to make money.
672
00:24:23,325 --> 00:24:24,991
- Like hacking?
- Maybe.
673
00:24:24,993 --> 00:24:27,160
GLAUSTER: Years ago, Ms. Howland,
674
00:24:27,162 --> 00:24:31,031
you donated to the
Humanitarian Fund of America.
675
00:24:31,479 --> 00:24:32,799
I think that was the name of it.
676
00:24:32,801 --> 00:24:34,367
Uh, is there a point to this,
Your Honor?
677
00:24:34,369 --> 00:24:35,802
Charity was a fraud.
678
00:24:36,168 --> 00:24:39,039
Shut down by the IRS three years ago.
679
00:24:39,041 --> 00:24:40,540
MARISSA: Wait, why did Erin not tell us
680
00:24:40,542 --> 00:24:41,641
that she'd been conned before?
681
00:24:41,643 --> 00:24:43,743
CHUNK: By the looks of
it, she just found out.
682
00:24:43,745 --> 00:24:46,780
It's not like we have a list
of every charity she donated to.
683
00:24:46,782 --> 00:24:49,215
We need to prove that her
actions were reasonable.
684
00:24:49,217 --> 00:24:50,417
Like Bull predicted,
685
00:24:50,419 --> 00:24:52,185
he's making her look uninformed,
686
00:24:52,187 --> 00:24:53,653
like she doesn't do her homework.
687
00:24:53,655 --> 00:24:54,988
HFOA was a fraud?
688
00:24:54,990 --> 00:24:57,157
- Are you sure?
- GLAUSTER: So I guess it's...
689
00:24:57,159 --> 00:25:00,193
fool you twice, isn't it, Ms. Howland?
690
00:25:00,195 --> 00:25:01,421
Objection!
691
00:25:01,423 --> 00:25:02,595
(chuckles nervously)
692
00:25:04,166 --> 00:25:06,333
We still have other witnesses.
693
00:25:06,335 --> 00:25:08,601
How am I so gullible?
694
00:25:08,603 --> 00:25:09,636
Hey.
695
00:25:10,226 --> 00:25:12,505
We all make mistakes.
696
00:25:12,507 --> 00:25:15,547
Sometimes well-meaning,
but still life-changing.
697
00:25:16,545 --> 00:25:20,080
I recently had a case resurface.
698
00:25:22,159 --> 00:25:23,883
I sent a man to prison for nine years
699
00:25:23,885 --> 00:25:25,685
for a crime he didn't commit.
700
00:25:26,730 --> 00:25:28,089
So...
701
00:25:28,623 --> 00:25:30,778
I know what you're dealing with.
702
00:25:32,327 --> 00:25:35,969
Look, you are not a fool.
703
00:25:36,398 --> 00:25:37,731
Okay?
704
00:25:37,733 --> 00:25:39,566
You are a kind
705
00:25:39,568 --> 00:25:40,800
and beautiful woman,
706
00:25:40,802 --> 00:25:43,737
whose kindness got taken advantage of.
707
00:25:43,739 --> 00:25:44,971
Yeah?
708
00:25:44,973 --> 00:25:46,373
Yeah.
709
00:25:54,627 --> 00:25:56,449
I bet you love the control.
710
00:25:57,071 --> 00:25:58,590
Indescribable.
711
00:25:58,592 --> 00:26:00,286
(chuckles)
712
00:26:00,288 --> 00:26:01,812
This isn't my normal route,
713
00:26:01,814 --> 00:26:03,723
but we're having fun, right?
714
00:26:04,244 --> 00:26:06,126
Right.
715
00:26:10,098 --> 00:26:11,231
Why are we stopping here?
What's going on?
716
00:26:11,233 --> 00:26:14,182
Well, that man has
a warrant for your arrest.
717
00:26:14,184 --> 00:26:16,458
You're supposed to appear
in court and testify.
718
00:26:16,460 --> 00:26:19,305
In fact, you have about five minutes.
719
00:26:19,307 --> 00:26:20,673
If you hurry, you can make it.
720
00:26:20,675 --> 00:26:21,808
What about my car?
721
00:26:21,810 --> 00:26:23,576
Oh, don't worry, it's in good hands.
722
00:26:23,578 --> 00:26:25,311
I'll keep it warm for you.
723
00:26:27,916 --> 00:26:28,982
Tell the truth.
724
00:26:28,984 --> 00:26:30,483
Sofia Dern, come with me.
725
00:26:30,485 --> 00:26:32,051
(chuckles)
726
00:26:37,215 --> 00:26:38,914
BENNY: Uh, Ms. Dern,
727
00:26:38,916 --> 00:26:42,131
so you were one of the top stockbrokers
728
00:26:42,156 --> 00:26:43,555
at Brannigan Trust?
729
00:26:43,557 --> 00:26:44,752
Are you serious?
730
00:26:44,785 --> 00:26:46,719
I was the top earner.
731
00:26:46,721 --> 00:26:48,621
BENNY: Which means what?
You were making about
732
00:26:48,623 --> 00:26:50,464
$300,000 a year?
733
00:26:50,466 --> 00:26:53,209
Last year, I netted over $750,000.
734
00:26:53,907 --> 00:26:55,745
BENNY: Did you disclose
735
00:26:55,747 --> 00:26:57,433
your own interest in the stocks
to your clients?
736
00:26:57,435 --> 00:26:58,713
It was part of the pitch.
737
00:26:58,738 --> 00:27:00,147
What about when you
were planning to sell?
738
00:27:00,149 --> 00:27:01,041
Did you disclose that?
739
00:27:01,043 --> 00:27:02,027
Sometimes.
740
00:27:02,029 --> 00:27:03,105
But I never said I would.
741
00:27:03,107 --> 00:27:04,874
You used the name
"Brannigan Trust" as bait.
742
00:27:04,876 --> 00:27:06,008
Objection. Leading.
743
00:27:06,010 --> 00:27:07,009
Sustained.
744
00:27:07,011 --> 00:27:08,292
BENNY: Would it surprise you to learn
745
00:27:08,294 --> 00:27:10,579
that you mentioned Brannigan Trust
746
00:27:10,581 --> 00:27:14,283
an average of seven times per call?
747
00:27:15,268 --> 00:27:17,158
You have to lead with
your strongest suit.
748
00:27:17,910 --> 00:27:19,322
MARISSA: Biometrics are telling me
749
00:27:19,324 --> 00:27:21,628
that even though we proved
the elements of fraud,
750
00:27:21,630 --> 00:27:23,693
the mirrors for Sienna and Larry
751
00:27:23,695 --> 00:27:25,528
don't think they'd fall for her pitch.
752
00:27:25,530 --> 00:27:27,063
They want more than the law requires.
753
00:27:27,065 --> 00:27:29,157
They need to see it
wasn't just fraudulent,
754
00:27:29,159 --> 00:27:30,577
but malicious as well.
755
00:27:30,579 --> 00:27:31,567
(pen taps paper)
756
00:27:34,172 --> 00:27:35,571
Excuse me, Your Honor.
757
00:27:45,049 --> 00:27:47,550
Were specific Brannigan
clients targeted?
758
00:27:47,552 --> 00:27:48,851
We call them leads.
759
00:27:48,853 --> 00:27:51,598
Oh. People like Erin Howland
760
00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:52,922
and first-time investors.
761
00:27:52,924 --> 00:27:53,989
Who else?
762
00:27:53,991 --> 00:27:55,358
Elderly clients near retirement,
763
00:27:55,360 --> 00:27:57,860
so we could pitch them
on a last push into wealth
764
00:27:57,862 --> 00:27:59,495
before they have to dip
into their savings.
765
00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,131
BULL: Sienna's getting uncomfortable.
766
00:28:02,133 --> 00:28:03,699
She thinks Sofia's deceptive.
767
00:28:03,701 --> 00:28:05,067
But our projections indicate that
768
00:28:05,069 --> 00:28:06,836
six of our jurors
won't hold their ground.
769
00:28:06,838 --> 00:28:09,801
They'll cave to Larry within
the first day of deliberations.
770
00:28:09,803 --> 00:28:12,575
And these leads... were they on a list?
771
00:28:15,319 --> 00:28:16,419
Yes.
772
00:28:16,606 --> 00:28:18,214
And what was that list called?
773
00:28:25,733 --> 00:28:27,533
The Sucker's List.
774
00:28:31,272 --> 00:28:33,272
BENNY: The Sucker's List
landed on the jury.
775
00:28:33,274 --> 00:28:34,573
Sofia's really going to help us.
776
00:28:34,575 --> 00:28:35,975
Why'd you call Erin to the stand?
777
00:28:35,977 --> 00:28:37,443
You said stall.
778
00:28:37,445 --> 00:28:40,679
Was anything I said unclear
when we discussed this?
779
00:28:40,681 --> 00:28:43,182
I didn't think she'd sway
the jury, and she didn't.
780
00:28:43,184 --> 00:28:44,483
Now we need a new strategy.
781
00:28:44,485 --> 00:28:46,218
- Why?
- I... I was in a jam.
782
00:28:46,220 --> 00:28:47,286
You can't lie to me,
783
00:28:47,288 --> 00:28:48,733
- so don't try.
- Fine!
784
00:28:48,735 --> 00:28:49,806
Fine.
785
00:28:49,808 --> 00:28:51,468
I thought she'd do better.
786
00:28:51,470 --> 00:28:52,625
But come on.
787
00:28:52,627 --> 00:28:55,361
We just started our attack, okay?
788
00:28:55,363 --> 00:28:57,799
- Sofia went well.
- Not well enough.
789
00:28:58,266 --> 00:28:59,698
We need to call Fuller.
790
00:28:59,700 --> 00:29:00,853
Brannigan's CEO?
791
00:29:00,878 --> 00:29:01,965
Mm-hmm.
792
00:29:01,967 --> 00:29:05,004
If we call him, Glauster
will get to cross-examine him
793
00:29:05,006 --> 00:29:06,138
with softball questions.
794
00:29:06,140 --> 00:29:07,744
Let the defense call him to the stand.
795
00:29:07,746 --> 00:29:09,264
We have to call him;
otherwise, it'll look like
796
00:29:09,266 --> 00:29:10,960
we're afraid of what he has to say.
797
00:29:11,033 --> 00:29:13,166
Worse, it'll look like he's
a witness for the defense.
798
00:29:13,168 --> 00:29:15,235
- He is.
- But it won't look that way
799
00:29:15,237 --> 00:29:16,903
if we call him as a witness
for the prosecution.
800
00:29:16,905 --> 00:29:18,205
He's smooth.
801
00:29:18,207 --> 00:29:20,463
Expose him for who he is:
802
00:29:20,465 --> 00:29:22,843
a man who made $76 million last year,
803
00:29:22,845 --> 00:29:24,945
while his clients lost everything.
804
00:29:24,947 --> 00:29:28,982
His company targeted these
people and stole their money.
805
00:29:28,984 --> 00:29:31,218
I need aggro-Benny. Pit bull.
806
00:29:31,220 --> 00:29:34,154
All right. I hear you.
807
00:29:34,156 --> 00:29:35,155
Do you?
808
00:29:35,157 --> 00:29:36,323
Yes!
809
00:29:38,127 --> 00:29:39,226
(door closes)
810
00:29:39,228 --> 00:29:41,962
Brannigan Trust has a long-standing
811
00:29:41,964 --> 00:29:43,630
tradition of excellence.
812
00:29:43,632 --> 00:29:45,265
It's a respected institution,
813
00:29:45,267 --> 00:29:47,768
part of the fabric of so many lives.
814
00:29:47,770 --> 00:29:49,703
We offer small business loans...
815
00:29:49,705 --> 00:29:54,107
Eh, let's-let's focus on your
Alternative Investment Division,
816
00:29:54,109 --> 00:29:55,485
where Sofia Dern worked.
817
00:29:55,487 --> 00:29:58,232
Ms. Dern is an overly
aggressive salesperson.
818
00:29:58,234 --> 00:30:00,414
- But your company hired her.
- And we fired her.
819
00:30:00,416 --> 00:30:03,283
Because she was involved
in a pump-and-dump
820
00:30:03,285 --> 00:30:04,851
supported by Brannigan Trust.
821
00:30:04,853 --> 00:30:05,919
Objection. Leading,
822
00:30:05,921 --> 00:30:07,654
compound and badgering.
823
00:30:07,656 --> 00:30:10,357
Sustained, sustained and sustained.
824
00:30:10,359 --> 00:30:11,858
Benny's invading Fuller's space.
825
00:30:11,860 --> 00:30:13,093
MARISSA: Well, you said pit bull.
826
00:30:13,095 --> 00:30:14,695
BENNY: Did you close the division?
827
00:30:14,697 --> 00:30:18,065
It was folded into another division.
828
00:30:18,067 --> 00:30:19,599
It was a corporate decision made
829
00:30:19,601 --> 00:30:21,001
due to several factors,
830
00:30:21,003 --> 00:30:22,869
all in the best interest
of our shareholders.
831
00:30:22,871 --> 00:30:24,271
But not your clients.
832
00:30:24,273 --> 00:30:25,887
- Is there a question coming?
- BENNY: Yes, sure.
833
00:30:25,889 --> 00:30:27,301
Here's one:
834
00:30:27,303 --> 00:30:30,043
Putting all the corporate
babble aside, isn't it true
835
00:30:30,045 --> 00:30:32,079
that the division was nothing more than
836
00:30:32,081 --> 00:30:33,280
a boiler room in a high-rent office?!
837
00:30:33,282 --> 00:30:34,381
GLAUSTER: Objection!
838
00:30:34,383 --> 00:30:35,782
Sustained. Last warning.
839
00:30:35,784 --> 00:30:37,317
BULL: He's supposed to make
Fuller look like the bully,
840
00:30:37,319 --> 00:30:38,351
not the other way around.
841
00:30:38,353 --> 00:30:40,487
BENNY: The high volume
842
00:30:40,489 --> 00:30:42,055
and the timing of the sale
843
00:30:42,057 --> 00:30:44,958
clearly shows intent to defraud,
don't you agree?
844
00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:46,326
FULLER: No, I don't.
845
00:30:46,328 --> 00:30:48,261
Our brokers didn't sell penny stocks,
846
00:30:48,263 --> 00:30:50,530
which are what you normally associate
847
00:30:50,532 --> 00:30:52,632
with the boiler rooms
you're talking about.
848
00:30:52,634 --> 00:30:54,835
All stocks were listed on NASDAQ
849
00:30:54,837 --> 00:30:56,436
and the New York Stock Exchange.
850
00:30:56,438 --> 00:31:01,141
More than 4,000 people
lost their entire savings.
851
00:31:01,143 --> 00:31:03,443
FULLER: And tens
of thousands made money.
852
00:31:03,445 --> 00:31:05,512
Now, I do feel for your clients,
853
00:31:05,514 --> 00:31:07,514
but in the same way
that I feel for those
854
00:31:07,516 --> 00:31:09,783
who lose their savings in Vegas.
855
00:31:09,785 --> 00:31:12,052
It's about personal responsibility.
856
00:31:12,054 --> 00:31:14,387
You buried the fact
that you targeted Erin,
857
00:31:14,389 --> 00:31:16,356
all of these victims,
who were referred to
858
00:31:16,358 --> 00:31:18,492
as "suckers," because
they were vulnerable.
859
00:31:18,494 --> 00:31:21,328
GLAUSTER: Objection! Again,
where's the question?
860
00:31:21,330 --> 00:31:22,362
JUDGE VORTUBA: Sustained.
861
00:31:22,364 --> 00:31:24,030
BULL: Larry's checked out.
862
00:31:24,032 --> 00:31:26,017
He's made up his mind,
and it's not in our favor.
863
00:31:26,019 --> 00:31:27,400
Your Honor, let me rephrase.
864
00:31:27,402 --> 00:31:28,368
We've rephrased enough.
865
00:31:28,370 --> 00:31:29,936
Sit down.
866
00:31:30,988 --> 00:31:33,707
MARISSA: By the way, costs are
double our initial estimate.
867
00:31:33,709 --> 00:31:34,975
We'll make it back.
868
00:31:34,977 --> 00:31:37,778
Well, if not, you may need
to hit Fuller up for a loan.
869
00:31:41,150 --> 00:31:43,651
BENNY: Hey, we should talk.
870
00:31:43,653 --> 00:31:45,171
I-I know. I didn't mean
to look embarrassed
871
00:31:45,173 --> 00:31:46,787
in front of the jury,
but I didn't know you were gonna
872
00:31:46,789 --> 00:31:48,522
call me out for being vulnerable.
873
00:31:48,524 --> 00:31:52,159
It wasn't scripted, and I
was a little out of control.
874
00:31:52,161 --> 00:31:54,060
(exhales)
875
00:31:54,062 --> 00:31:55,962
That kiss should've never happened.
876
00:31:55,964 --> 00:31:57,597
I know. You're right.
877
00:31:57,599 --> 00:31:59,699
Can't happen again.
878
00:31:59,701 --> 00:32:01,234
It was unprofessional.
879
00:32:01,236 --> 00:32:03,370
And fun.
880
00:32:03,372 --> 00:32:05,238
(exhales)
881
00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:07,641
You are my client.
882
00:32:08,413 --> 00:32:10,443
And you're going through a lot.
883
00:32:10,445 --> 00:32:12,345
I don't want to take advantage of that.
884
00:32:13,758 --> 00:32:16,449
Maybe you're the one
who can't handle it.
885
00:32:18,987 --> 00:32:21,354
Congratulations. You could
sell water to a whale.
886
00:32:21,356 --> 00:32:22,489
Whales need water.
887
00:32:22,491 --> 00:32:24,424
Thanks for taking care
of my arrest warrant.
888
00:32:24,426 --> 00:32:25,559
Thanks for your testimony.
889
00:32:25,561 --> 00:32:26,626
So we're even.
890
00:32:26,628 --> 00:32:28,094
- Yeah.
- I'll see you around.
891
00:32:28,513 --> 00:32:30,797
I was hoping, uh, we
could make one more deal.
892
00:32:30,799 --> 00:32:32,199
(chuckles) I don't think so.
893
00:32:32,201 --> 00:32:33,733
You might enjoy it.
894
00:32:33,735 --> 00:32:35,502
Whatever it is, it'll cost you.
895
00:32:35,504 --> 00:32:38,605
We have one juror who was not
convinced by your testimony.
896
00:32:38,607 --> 00:32:39,706
Oh, really?
897
00:32:39,708 --> 00:32:41,408
Mm. Thinks he's immune to being sold.
898
00:32:41,410 --> 00:32:44,244
You convince him that it's not
just suckers who get scammed,
899
00:32:44,246 --> 00:32:45,612
you can name your price.
900
00:32:45,614 --> 00:32:46,880
One provision.
901
00:32:46,882 --> 00:32:49,583
You cannot, under any
circumstances, discuss the case.
902
00:32:49,585 --> 00:32:51,799
Because that would be tampering?
903
00:32:53,021 --> 00:32:55,021
Here's the way I think this works.
904
00:32:55,924 --> 00:32:58,191
It's all about the approach.
905
00:32:58,193 --> 00:33:00,393
At least, that's what
they taught us at the FBI.
906
00:33:00,395 --> 00:33:01,862
You know, one time I spent a month
907
00:33:01,864 --> 00:33:03,430
jogging on the same path as a target
908
00:33:03,432 --> 00:33:05,398
until it felt natural
to introduce myself.
909
00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,067
Sofia's on the accelerated plan.
910
00:33:07,069 --> 00:33:09,669
She doesn't need him to get
to turn state's witness.
911
00:33:09,671 --> 00:33:10,871
All she needs to do is convince him
912
00:33:10,873 --> 00:33:13,273
that not only suckers get conned.
913
00:33:15,677 --> 00:33:17,110
Didn't I see you in court?
914
00:33:17,112 --> 00:33:18,144
Yeah.
915
00:33:18,146 --> 00:33:19,212
I'm Sofia.
916
00:33:19,214 --> 00:33:20,380
Larry.
917
00:33:20,382 --> 00:33:21,911
You're not gonna get
that cake pop, are you?
918
00:33:21,913 --> 00:33:23,348
Oh, no.
919
00:33:23,719 --> 00:33:24,851
Deferential.
920
00:33:24,853 --> 00:33:26,052
Good first step.
921
00:33:26,054 --> 00:33:27,120
Very appealing to Larry.
922
00:33:27,122 --> 00:33:28,421
SOFIA: You know, it's so funny.
923
00:33:28,423 --> 00:33:31,524
I get to stand up there and
you get to hear all about me,
924
00:33:31,526 --> 00:33:33,793
but I don't get to know
anything about you.
925
00:33:33,795 --> 00:33:35,862
We won't get in trouble
for talking, will we?
926
00:33:35,864 --> 00:33:38,064
- As long as we don't talk about the case.
- Oh.
927
00:33:38,066 --> 00:33:39,232
I'm an accountant.
928
00:33:39,234 --> 00:33:41,668
You know, I love numbers.
929
00:33:41,670 --> 00:33:43,670
Finance is my passion.
930
00:33:47,209 --> 00:33:48,623
Mint?
931
00:33:49,678 --> 00:33:52,612
BULL: Best way to solidify trust
is to offer something.
932
00:33:52,614 --> 00:33:54,547
If they accept and offer
something in return,
933
00:33:54,549 --> 00:33:56,182
a bond has been formed.
934
00:33:56,184 --> 00:33:57,384
Hmm.
935
00:33:57,386 --> 00:33:58,685
My-my treat.
936
00:33:58,687 --> 00:34:00,387
DANNY: And there it is.
937
00:34:04,404 --> 00:34:05,834
BULL: And now he'll trust her
no matter what she says.
938
00:34:05,859 --> 00:34:07,205
There's a table.
939
00:34:07,207 --> 00:34:08,728
Uh, sorry. I have to be back in court.
940
00:34:08,730 --> 00:34:10,730
Oh, no. No, you don't. Not yet.
941
00:34:10,732 --> 00:34:12,365
- You have at least 15 minutes.
- Really?
942
00:34:12,367 --> 00:34:13,566
Yeah.
943
00:34:15,370 --> 00:34:16,736
Judge. Hello.
944
00:34:16,738 --> 00:34:17,971
Ms. Dern?
945
00:34:17,973 --> 00:34:19,372
Exactly what are you two doing?
946
00:34:19,374 --> 00:34:22,275
Uh, we're allowed to talk, aren't we?
947
00:34:23,145 --> 00:34:24,945
(chuckles): Oh.
948
00:34:24,947 --> 00:34:26,246
Hey, Judge Vortuba.
949
00:34:26,875 --> 00:34:28,308
That's not good.
950
00:34:31,336 --> 00:34:33,436
Oh, don't give me that.
I know this was you, Bull.
951
00:34:33,438 --> 00:34:37,370
I know it was you!
Disgraceful. More cheating.
952
00:34:37,457 --> 00:34:40,024
I didn't, and I don't cheat, Judge.
953
00:34:40,026 --> 00:34:41,659
And I can have you disbarred.
954
00:34:41,661 --> 00:34:44,262
Your Honor, I had no idea
Ms. Dern was with one of the jurors.
955
00:34:44,264 --> 00:34:46,798
GLAUSTER: Oh, their witness was
clearly trying to influence him.
956
00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:49,260
The defense moves
for an immediate dismissal,
957
00:34:49,307 --> 00:34:50,186
with prejudice.
958
00:34:50,219 --> 00:34:51,985
Do you have any proof
that there was misconduct?
959
00:34:51,987 --> 00:34:53,286
I would be delighted to hear it.
960
00:34:53,288 --> 00:34:55,003
Res ipsa loquitur. It speaks for itself.
961
00:34:55,005 --> 00:34:57,424
If I find a scintilla
962
00:34:57,426 --> 00:34:59,092
of proof that there was
jury tampering...
963
00:34:59,094 --> 00:35:01,228
Tuba, you know better than that.
964
00:35:01,230 --> 00:35:03,138
BENNY: Now, the prudent
thing to do is to have
965
00:35:03,140 --> 00:35:04,998
juror number three
removed from the panel
966
00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:06,099
and replaced with an alternate.
967
00:35:06,101 --> 00:35:07,334
You've got to be kidding me!
968
00:35:07,336 --> 00:35:09,085
You want to be rewarded
for what you've done?
969
00:35:09,087 --> 00:35:12,839
Even absent any evidence
that they discussed the case,
970
00:35:12,841 --> 00:35:14,040
or that his opinion was altered,
971
00:35:14,042 --> 00:35:16,176
you still have the option
of removing the juror.
972
00:35:16,178 --> 00:35:17,911
No, thank you, Your Honor.
973
00:35:17,913 --> 00:35:19,913
JUDGE VORTUBA: Fine.
We'll move to closing arguments.
974
00:35:19,915 --> 00:35:22,684
And you are barred from my courtroom.
975
00:35:23,252 --> 00:35:24,784
(sighs)
976
00:35:24,786 --> 00:35:26,386
(door slams)
977
00:35:27,956 --> 00:35:30,457
Well, your plan was inventive.
978
00:35:30,459 --> 00:35:32,125
I'll give you that.
979
00:35:32,127 --> 00:35:34,961
Judge Vortuba hasn't been in
a coffee shop in two years.
980
00:35:34,963 --> 00:35:36,896
Today he decides to
get his own beverage?
981
00:35:36,898 --> 00:35:38,898
Vortuba already hated us.
982
00:35:38,900 --> 00:35:40,367
I'm worried about Larry.
983
00:35:40,369 --> 00:35:43,570
We need a unanimous vote,
and we humiliated him.
984
00:35:43,572 --> 00:35:45,157
Total backfire.
985
00:35:45,159 --> 00:35:47,107
Not necessarily.
986
00:35:47,109 --> 00:35:49,376
True, he's embarrassed.
987
00:35:49,378 --> 00:35:51,711
And he's gonna blame it on me.
988
00:35:51,713 --> 00:35:54,681
As an unintended consequence,
we almost got Larry booted.
989
00:35:54,683 --> 00:35:57,384
All we have to do is
spin this in our favor.
990
00:35:57,386 --> 00:35:58,752
Bull. (sighs)
991
00:35:58,754 --> 00:36:00,487
Our juror is angry.
992
00:36:00,489 --> 00:36:02,255
We tried to trick him.
993
00:36:02,257 --> 00:36:04,424
Tried.
994
00:36:04,426 --> 00:36:07,894
To prove fraud, we don't need
Larry to have fallen for this.
995
00:36:07,896 --> 00:36:10,063
All we need is to show
him he fell for Sofia,
996
00:36:10,065 --> 00:36:11,097
so he can still
997
00:36:11,099 --> 00:36:12,866
identify with our victims.
998
00:36:12,868 --> 00:36:16,803
Feel the same thing: shame, then anger.
999
00:36:16,805 --> 00:36:18,338
We got this, Benny.
1000
00:36:19,675 --> 00:36:24,711
These plaintiffs knew
exactly what they were doing.
1001
00:36:24,713 --> 00:36:27,647
They played the market, and they lost.
1002
00:36:27,649 --> 00:36:29,794
So now they're suing the bank?
1003
00:36:29,819 --> 00:36:31,185
(laughs)
1004
00:36:31,856 --> 00:36:33,386
I mean, what next?
1005
00:36:33,388 --> 00:36:37,957
Suing the lottery
when you don't win the jackpot?
1006
00:36:37,959 --> 00:36:39,926
That's not reasonable.
1007
00:36:39,928 --> 00:36:43,330
Investors have to take responsibility
1008
00:36:43,332 --> 00:36:45,598
for their own decisions.
1009
00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:47,567
MARISSA: He's effective.
1010
00:36:47,569 --> 00:36:49,402
Sienna's mirror is wavering.
1011
00:36:49,404 --> 00:36:54,641
Being the victim of a scam
is a frustrating
1012
00:36:54,643 --> 00:36:59,479
and embarrassing experience,
whether you fall for it or not.
1013
00:37:00,849 --> 00:37:03,917
That's no reason to blame the victim.
1014
00:37:03,919 --> 00:37:07,620
Blame the people
who manipulated the system
1015
00:37:07,622 --> 00:37:09,689
with target research
1016
00:37:09,691 --> 00:37:14,661
and sophisticated marketing
tools to con the people
1017
00:37:14,663 --> 00:37:16,396
that they didn't think
had the wherewithal
1018
00:37:16,398 --> 00:37:17,797
to take on the system.
1019
00:37:17,799 --> 00:37:20,033
Brannigan Trust,
1020
00:37:20,035 --> 00:37:21,968
a name we all thought we can trust,
1021
00:37:21,970 --> 00:37:26,573
committed fraud
simply by making the offer.
1022
00:37:26,575 --> 00:37:28,975
You don't have to buy into it to see it.
1023
00:37:28,977 --> 00:37:32,112
We proved it, their brokers admitted it.
1024
00:37:32,114 --> 00:37:34,047
Any reasonable person
1025
00:37:34,049 --> 00:37:37,484
can see their misrepresentation
of the facts.
1026
00:37:40,591 --> 00:37:42,555
They've been out for five hours.
1027
00:37:42,557 --> 00:37:43,990
Bull would say that's a good thing.
1028
00:37:43,992 --> 00:37:45,703
How much money
did we spend on this trial?
1029
00:37:45,705 --> 00:37:47,446
A... lot.
1030
00:37:48,198 --> 00:37:49,896
Are we gonna be okay if we lose it?
1031
00:37:49,898 --> 00:37:51,197
DANNY: What are you worried about?
1032
00:37:51,199 --> 00:37:53,472
With your joint ventures
and your bank accounts?
1033
00:37:53,474 --> 00:37:56,026
I told you, I don't talk about
personal finance at work.
1034
00:37:56,028 --> 00:37:57,279
MARISSA: Okay, we're fine.
1035
00:37:57,281 --> 00:37:59,739
- You have nothing to worry about.
- (phone vibrates)
1036
00:38:03,476 --> 00:38:04,644
Jury's back.
1037
00:38:06,448 --> 00:38:08,848
What is it with you and this judge?
1038
00:38:08,850 --> 00:38:11,050
TP his house or something?
1039
00:38:11,052 --> 00:38:12,519
Chunk, no.
1040
00:38:12,521 --> 00:38:13,920
That's very juvenile.
1041
00:38:13,922 --> 00:38:15,174
Did you sleep with his wife?
1042
00:38:15,176 --> 00:38:16,489
No.
1043
00:38:16,491 --> 00:38:18,625
He thinks I kicked
my ball out of the rough.
1044
00:38:18,627 --> 00:38:19,699
It was just an acorn.
1045
00:38:19,701 --> 00:38:20,879
This is about golf?
1046
00:38:20,881 --> 00:38:22,562
- Isn't everything?
- Oh, man.
1047
00:38:22,564 --> 00:38:23,730
You cheated?
1048
00:38:23,732 --> 00:38:25,031
I don't need to cheat with him.
1049
00:38:25,033 --> 00:38:27,400
Vortuba's eyes are failing.
1050
00:38:27,402 --> 00:38:28,568
He won't get checked.
1051
00:38:28,570 --> 00:38:29,969
That's what I think
this is really about.
1052
00:38:29,971 --> 00:38:31,838
Maybe you can give him a session
before this verdict.
1053
00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:33,039
- REPORTER: Here they come!
- REPORTER 2: Can you tell us the verdict?
1054
00:38:33,041 --> 00:38:34,409
REPORTER 3: Did they find in your favor?
1055
00:38:34,411 --> 00:38:35,408
MAN: We won!
1056
00:38:35,410 --> 00:38:36,887
Brannigan Trust is guilty!
1057
00:38:36,889 --> 00:38:39,212
(people cheering, clamoring)
1058
00:38:40,749 --> 00:38:42,060
Excuse me.
1059
00:38:43,118 --> 00:38:45,252
Hi. Thank you.
1060
00:38:46,121 --> 00:38:47,554
Thank you so much.
1061
00:38:47,556 --> 00:38:48,688
You're welcome.
1062
00:38:48,690 --> 00:38:50,332
Thank you for everything.
1063
00:38:54,529 --> 00:38:56,180
Be careful with her.
1064
00:38:56,632 --> 00:38:58,798
What? No, no, no.
1065
00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,700
You got it all wrong. We're not...
1066
00:39:00,702 --> 00:39:02,168
Looks like you are.
1067
00:39:02,170 --> 00:39:04,304
(laughs)
1068
00:39:04,306 --> 00:39:05,738
I thought about it.
1069
00:39:05,740 --> 00:39:07,006
I wanted to.
1070
00:39:07,008 --> 00:39:08,808
Not the right time.
1071
00:39:10,078 --> 00:39:13,379
You tell Bull about the
Hayden Watkins thing yet?
1072
00:39:14,232 --> 00:39:16,983
Don't want to bother the boss
with my little problems.
1073
00:39:16,985 --> 00:39:19,118
It's not little, Benny.
1074
00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:20,854
ERIN: (laughs) It's great.
1075
00:39:20,856 --> 00:39:22,088
I'm so happy.
1076
00:39:22,090 --> 00:39:24,023
Well, good. You deserve it.
1077
00:39:24,025 --> 00:39:26,159
So I get my $19,000 back?
1078
00:39:26,161 --> 00:39:28,495
And add a zero for punitive damages.
1079
00:39:28,497 --> 00:39:29,863
(chuckles)
1080
00:39:29,865 --> 00:39:30,830
That's amazing.
1081
00:39:30,832 --> 00:39:32,098
Spend some of it on yourself.
1082
00:39:32,100 --> 00:39:33,233
And my mom.
1083
00:39:33,235 --> 00:39:34,501
And your mom.
1084
00:39:34,503 --> 00:39:37,170
But you should go out
and get what you really want.
1085
00:39:37,813 --> 00:39:39,713
Buy yourself a house.
1086
00:39:39,975 --> 00:39:42,775
Cut down on that hour-long
commute to school.
1087
00:39:42,777 --> 00:39:44,010
(laughs)
1088
00:39:45,113 --> 00:39:46,546
BENNY: By the way,
1089
00:39:46,548 --> 00:39:49,382
you never told me
how you got Sofia to cooperate.
1090
00:39:49,384 --> 00:39:51,417
Easy. She's transactional by nature.
1091
00:39:51,419 --> 00:39:52,986
Just had to come up
with the right offer.
1092
00:39:52,988 --> 00:39:55,054
Luckily, I needed a new car.
1093
00:39:55,056 --> 00:39:56,189
- Hey.
- Hey.
1094
00:39:56,191 --> 00:39:57,891
Enjoy it.
1095
00:39:57,893 --> 00:39:58,992
Thanks.
1096
00:39:58,994 --> 00:40:01,194
Come on, I'll give you a lift home.
1097
00:40:02,464 --> 00:40:04,731
♪ ♪
1098
00:40:15,510 --> 00:40:18,101
You want to tell me
what's going on with you?
1099
00:40:19,120 --> 00:40:20,286
It's nothing.
1100
00:40:20,415 --> 00:40:23,316
Well, it... It's this thing
with my co-op,
1101
00:40:23,318 --> 00:40:26,280
and it's not even worth getting into.
1102
00:40:27,355 --> 00:40:29,593
So you'll tell me when you're ready.
1103
00:40:30,665 --> 00:40:31,809
It's nothing.
1104
00:40:33,695 --> 00:40:35,600
(sighs)
1105
00:40:35,625 --> 00:40:36,991
Benny.
1106
00:40:37,016 --> 00:40:38,515
Yeah.
1107
00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:40,807
Get it together.
1108
00:40:43,338 --> 00:40:45,705
♪ And I say hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
1109
00:40:45,707 --> 00:40:47,206
♪ Living like we're renegades ♪
1110
00:40:47,208 --> 00:40:48,675
(sighs)
1111
00:40:48,677 --> 00:40:50,977
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
1112
00:40:50,979 --> 00:40:53,446
♪ Living like we're renegades ♪
1113
00:40:53,448 --> 00:40:54,714
♪ Renegades... ♪
1114
00:40:54,716 --> 00:40:57,817
A wise man told me
to go after what I want.
1115
00:40:57,819 --> 00:40:59,986
So here I am.
1116
00:40:59,988 --> 00:41:01,955
♪ Renegades. ♪
1117
00:41:10,706 --> 00:41:12,513
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