The Lincoln Lawyer
Based on: The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
Season 4 – Episode 5
Episode title: You’re the One That I Want
Original release date: February 5, 2026 (Netflix)
Plot: Mickey suggests to the team that Alex Gazarian killed Sam and framed him for revenge, and they should find a connection between Gazarian and Biogreen. Cisco reveals to Izzy that Biogreen is owned by two people, while Mickey calls Dawn Ruth, Vasquez’ partner, and sends the video of them threatening him. Cisco tracks one of the owners to a marina, finding she owns a boat, while Izzy finds the other has been incapacitated for years, but employed the same law firm as Gazarian. The next day, Mickey receives a report showing Sam’s alias was arrested, and finds out he was handed over to Vasquez afterward. Bamba goes missing, and Grace helps Izzy find the connection; Gazarian and the boat owner went to the same high school. The next day, Drucker arrives at Mickey’s home with a warrant for financial statements. Bamba calls Mickey, revealing he has been arrested again. Cisco and Izzy reveal Biogreen’s connection to Gazarian to Mickey. At dinner with Siegel, Mickey is told Berg has filed for another hearing, suggesting they intend to revoke his bail. Lorna confesses her insecurities to Maggie. The next day, in court, Maggie shows up, having replaced Lorna as Mickey’s second chair.
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Transcript
Note for Students & Writers: This transcript is archived here for educational purposes, critical analysis, and screenwriting study. All rights belong to the original creators.
[music stops]
[suspenseful music playing]
[man] On the advice of counsel, pursuant to my Fifth Amendment right, I respectfully decline to answer this or any further questions.
[shocked chattering in courtroom]
[Mickey] Alex Gazarian.
The Armenian mobster?
[music fades]
The guy you forced to plead the Fifth at Lisa Trammell’s trial?
That’s the one. What happened to him after Lisa’s trial?
The fallout killed his construction business. He lost the Olympic contract, and he had to close up shop.
So where is he now?
[Cisco] Unknown. He’s on my MIA list.
I’m confused. Did something happen to make you think he’s involved in this?
What happened is, I got a visit from a couple of FBI agents last night.
What did they say?
They told me to fuck off. It’s not about what they said. It’s about which agent showed up. Felix Vasquez.
The same guy that gave us the target letter on Gazarian?
Yep. Remember he wanted me to make Gazarian testify? He was pretty pissed off when that didn’t happen.
Couldn’t this be a coincidence?
It could be, but there are 600 FBI agents in Los Angeles. He’s the one that shows up at my door? I don’t buy it. Vasquez spent years building a case against Gazarian. Not only construction fraud, but whatever else he was into. There’s no way he forgot about it when Gazarian dropped out of sight. We may not know what Gazarian’s up to, but I’ll bet he does.
So what’s it got to do with Sam?
Wait, hold on. We introduced Gazarian to Sam. We used Sam to plant that subpoena on him at the art gallery.
Oh, that’s right. I forgot about that because I was in the hospital.
Oh yeah. The hospital. That was so fun.
You’re saying that Gazarian was so upset about a subpoena, he whacked Sam and framed you for it? Seems a little thin, Mick.
Maybe there’s more to it.
[pensive music playing]
Gazarian and Sam both pulled scams for a living. Gazarian just pulled bigger ones. That’s all.
Think maybe they were working on something together?
I think that’s what we need to figure out. Fast.
Um, I was using that.
This is more important. What’s the name of the bio fuel company we’re digging into?
Biogreen.
[Mickey] Biogreen. Okay. All right, so we can connect Sam to Biogreen because of the retrofitted truck. And Biogreen is also what led us to that article you found.
The reporter stopped looking into it when his bosses got that cease and desist from the FBI.
[Mickey] So we subpoenaed the FBI, and that brought out Vasquez, who we know is locked in on Gazarian.
You said two FBI agents showed up at your house. Who was the second one?
[Mickey] I never met her before. Her name is Dawn Ruth. I don’t think she knew anything about my history with her partner. I don’t think she was thrilled either. Now, we can connect Gazarian to Sam because of the art gallery. The question is, can we connect Gazarian to Biogreen?
So far, Biogreen’s come up clean. We haven’t found any red flags.
[Mickey] Then we keep digging. The FBI didn’t shut down that LA Times article for nothing. And they didn’t show up at my house for nothing either. They know something. We gotta find out what.
How are we gonna do that? They clearly didn’t respond to our court order.
[Mickey] Well, I have a plan for that.
[sarcastically] Oh. I am filled with confidence.
[Mickey] You get it?
Yep. It’s all set up. Totally untraceable.
[Mickey] Oh, fancy.
[music fades]
[slaps hand]
[Mickey] I meant the change. I gave you a hundred.
Yeah, like you said, it’s fancy. That baby calls, texts, streams. You get what you pay for.
[Mickey] The boba tea?
[jaunty music playing]
Whatever. I kept the change. All right?
[Mickey] Yeah. Okay, come on. Let’s go. I’ll call when I know anything.
The anticipation is killing me.
You good, babe?
[music fades]
Define good. I have a hearing in 30 minutes that I’m unprepared for. I have to get up to speed on the personal injury client that Maggie’s boyfriend referred. I am up to my eyelashes in trial prep for Mickey. And I have to find a way to cover the money I spent testing vegan doughnuts. So if any of you need me, don’t.
You just reminded me. Cassandra Rhodes, the jewelry thief?
What about her? She fired us.
Yeah, well, she sent over a check for her remaining legal fees, but it bounced.
What? We needed that money. It was $10,000!
Messenger.
Do all the gods just hate me today?
[Izzy sighs]
I’ve been all over Biogreen. Their employees, vendors, customers. If there’s a connection to Alex Gazarian, I haven’t seen it.
[tense music playing]
Maybe we’ve been going about it backwards.
What do you mean?
I’ve been looking into the corporate structure of Biogreen. Turns out, they’re owned by an investment trust. Trace that back through a couple of LLCs, and it appears there’s only two equal shareholders.
Is one of them Alex Gazarian?
Nope. It is these two people. Spencer Bagwell and Jeanine Ferrigno.
Who are they?
Well, that’s what you and I have to find out. Ooh. I’m gonna make us some fresh coffee.
I would not say no.
[tennis rackets hitting ball]
[music fades]
[tennis player grunts]
[indistinct chatter]
[line ringing]
[woman] FBI, Los Angeles Field Office. How may I direct your call?
[Mickey] I need to speak with Agent Dawn Ruth, please.
[woman] She’s unavailable at the moment. Can I take a message?
[Mickey] Sure. This is one of Agent Ruth’s confidential informants calling. My name is Kirk Lennon. Can you tell her it’s urgent?
[woman] Can she reach you at this number?
[Mickey] Yes. Please tell her right away. [sighs]
[sighs]
[phone vibrates]
[Mickey] Oh.
[Mickey] Twenty-one seconds. That might be a new record.
Who the hell is this?
[Mickey] I just wanted to thank you for the surprise visit last night. Very informative.
Haller? What kind of game are you playing?
[Mickey] I don’t know. You tell me. Why is the FBI so interested in Kirk Lennon? As soon as I mention that name, I get a call back right away.
[scoffs, laughs] You’re out of your mind if you think I’m gonna tell you shit. I’m hanging up.
[Mickey] Wait. Before you do that, what side of the building are you on?
What?
[Mickey] The Federal Building. Does your office face the front or the back? Because if you face the back, you should go look out your window.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Mickey] Hello. Hi. Hello. You can come down and talk to me now, or you can answer questions in court. Either way, you’re not gonna be able to dodge this forever.
You’re genuinely certifiable.
[Mickey] I’m on trial for a murder you know I didn’t commit, Agent. I don’t know what was going on between the FBI and Sam, but I’m pretty sure you do. And I think…
Don’t think, Haller. Listen. And let me be very clear. I am not your friend, and your trial is your problem.
[Mickey] And your problem is your partner stepped over the line last night.
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
[Mickey] We both know that isn’t true. Agent Vasquez and I have some history with a guy named Alex Gazarian. I’m gonna guess he’s still following that scent.
Never heard of him. Either way, my recollection of last night is that two FBI agents paid you a visit and kindly recommended that you leave our case alone. Nothing more.
[Mickey] I thought you might say that. Check your texts.
[phone vibrates]
[Mickey] …Vasquez because, trust me, I’d rather not. All right?
[Vasquez] Here’s your court order, Counselor. You can wipe your own ass with it for all I care.
[Mickey] I’ve got nothing to lose anymore, Agent. I have no problem sending this video to the FBI and the press. Maybe I can get a little misconduct suit going. Call you as a witness? If you’re lucky, they’ll transfer you to Cleveland.
What do you want, Haller? What do you expect me to do, exactly?
[Mickey] I expect you to do the right thing. Isn’t that why you joined the FBI in the first place? Why don’t you sleep on it? You know how to reach me.
[phone line bleeps]
[music intensifies]
[opening theme music playing]
You find anything?
[Izzy] Not really. Spencer Bagwell spent 20 years as a money manager, then went into venture capital. Pretty typical finance bro. But just like Gazarian, he’s been off the grid for a while. Last known address I can find is some building in Whittier.
That’s more than I got on Jeanine Ferrigno. Until a couple of years ago, she was a hostess in a restaurant. Now, all of a sudden, she co-owns a bio fuel company.
Which makes all the sense.
Yeah. Plus, the last known address was in the marina.
So? Marina del Rey is nice.
No, the actual marina. As in a berth for a boat.
Yeah, that doesn’t seem sus at all.
[Cisco] Hm. Well, at least it’s a start. I’ll jump on it in the morning. I gotta go get some food for Lorna. I don’t think she’s remembered to feed herself the last 24 hours.
Oh…
[tense music playing]
What you got?
That address for Spencer Bagwell. It’s not an office building. It’s a hospital.
You wanna check that out while I’m at the marina?
Mm-hmm.
[Maggie] Your daughter needs to delete those posts immediately.
[music fades]
No, I’m aware she’s just a kid, and she’s harassing my kid.
[elegant live piano music playing]
Really? Free speech? That applies to the government, not 12th grade. Oh, you’re gonna explain the legal system to me now? No. [sighs] Sophie needs to stop posting lies about my family, or we’re gonna have a serious problem, Raquel. And I’m happy to educate your entire family on exactly how the legal system works.
[Maggie sighs]
Shrimp cocktail?
I’m gonna need a stronger cocktail than that.
[Jack] Hayley still having problems?
It’s like a mean girls’ social media crusade, and their asshole moms are even worse.
Maggie, I’m so sorry you have to go through this.
I don’t care about me. I deal with monsters all the time. It’s Hayley.
I know. I know. It’s not fair that she has to bear the brunt of all this. I mean, Mickey’s made his own bed, but…
Hold up. Mickey did what?
I meant no offense. It’s just from everything you tell me, you’ve always been uncomfortable with how he conducts his practice.
Being framed for murder is not part of him conducting his practice, Jack. Mickey didn’t ask for this.
I’m not saying he did.
What exactly are you saying?
[Jack sighs] Nothing. It’s just… It upsets me to see Hayley’s life become collateral damage. I’m just trying to give you my perspective.
Well, I don’t need your perspective. I need your support.
Let’s get you that cocktail.
Excuse me. Hi. The lady would like to order a drink, please?
[muffled hip-hop music playing]
[man rapping in French]
[music continues playing from car]
[distant music continues loudly]
[Mickey] Hey, Haller! Can you lower the music?
[volume lowers]
[Mickey] Morning, Bamba. Thanks for the coffee.
Oh spit. Notice anything else? I had the car cleaned this morning, man. Inside and outside.
[Mickey] Oh, yeah. Yeah, looks great.
Oh yeah. Before I forget. Somebody dropped this by for you.
[tense music playing]
[Mickey] Who gave you this?
Some delivery kid on a scooter.
Where to?
[Lorna] Los Alamitos? Where the hell is that?
[Mickey] Orange County.
Orange County? Mickey.
[Mickey] It’s just over the county line.
[Lorna] You are not allowed to step an inch over the county line.
[Mickey] Don’t worry. I have a plan.
You and your plans are gonna give me an aneurysm. Did you bring your…
[Mickey] Yes, I have my charger, Lorna.
Great. Do you have your backup charger?
[Mickey] It’s in the car. Please forget about the ankle monitor for a second. I texted you the report. According to this, Sam got taken into custody a couple of years ago in Los Alamitos. It wasn’t on his rap sheet because it was under the name Kirk Lennon.
Where did this come from?
[Mickey] I don’t know for sure, but I think maybe Agent Ruth saw the light after I lit a fire under her.
Oh, and by lit a fire, you mean threaten an FBI agent? Do you miss jail?
[Mickey] It was just a little threat, and I get the feeling Agent Ruth is tired of the bullshit too.
Fine. Want me to file a subpoena?
[Mickey] No. That’ll take too long. And until I know what this is, I wanna keep it off Dana Berg’s radar. Just file a public records request with Los Alamitos police. Do it online.
[Lorna] That could take even longer.
[Mickey] Hopefully, with a department like this, we can cut through the red tape. Especially if somebody shows up in person to follow up.
Who?
[funky music playing]
[horn blares]
Can I help you?
Ah, yes, um…Officer…
Hodges. But you can call me Betty. Everyone does.
Okay, cool. Thank you, Officer Betty. Um… Do you mind?
Haller?
[Mickey] Officer Betty?
Who am I speaking to, please?
[Mickey] Michael Haller. I’m an attorney. My office sent over a public records request for one of my clients, Kirk Lennon. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there in person, but I was, um… I was detained in LA County, so I sent my associate instead.
Man, this is really nice in here. Probably the nicest police station I’ve been in.
You said a records request?
[Mickey] Yeah, I’m specifically looking for an outstanding arrest from Los Alamitos a couple years ago.
What was the name again? Your client, I mean.
[Mickey] Lennon. Kirk Lennon.
[keyboard clicking over phone]
[Betty] Okay, I’ve got your request form here. Let’s see what we have.
Like Elton John?
Oh, yeah.
What’s your favorite song?
Traffic violation.
I don’t think I know that one.
No, uh, your client, Mr. Lennon. He was pulled over on Bloomfield for running a stop sign. I have the report right here.
[Mickey] A stop sign?
Yes, he was pulled over by Officer. Roundtree on May 10th of last year.
[Mickey] But why would you arrest him for running a stop sign?
[Betty] We didn’t arrest him exactly. There was a flag on his name in the system to detain him. We just handed him over.
[Mickey] Handed him over to who?
Looks like the FBI. An Agent Vasquez. You want me to make a copy of this for your associate?
[Mickey] Uh, no need. Betty, thank you so much for your help. I appreciate it.
That’s my job.
[Bamba] All right. Thank you.
“I’m Still Standing.”
[Mickey] Sorry?
That’s my favorite song.
That’s a classic.
[quirky music continues]
[Mickey sighs]
[music continues]
[music subsides]
Hello?
Anybody there?
[camera clicks]
[music fades]
[soft rock music playing over PA]
[line ringing]
[earbud chimes]
Hey, I was just about to call you.
Something weird is going on. You couldn’t find Bagwell?
Oh, no. I found him. In fact, I’m looking at him right now.
Only problem is, he was diagnosed with ALS five years ago.
He’s got round-the-clock care.
But Biogreen’s only been in business for three years.
[Izzy] Like I said, weird.
This guy can still breathe on his own, but that’s about it.
He’s cared for by a conservatorship.
They got suspicious when I dug for details.
What about you? Any luck? Not really.
The boat’s here. I texted you a picture of it.
But it looks like Jeanine Ferrigno hasn’t been here for a while.
How do you do this all the time?
Do what? Make sense of all this.
Run up against dead ends constantly. Doesn’t it get frustrating?
You like puzzles?
Yeah, sometimes.
Helps if you like puzzles.
Hmm. [call waiting beeps]
Hey, Cisco, I gotta grab this. I’ll see you back at the office.
[Cisco] Okay, bye.
[operatic music playing over phone]
Are you at the opera?
[operatic music continues] Not by choice. I have a request.
Are you talking to me or the orchestra in your office?
[Grace scoffs] Cute. No.
I have to work through dinner, and I am in desperate need of a chill place to escape my boss listening to Wagner on 11.
Then I thought what would be better is if I could do all that while occasionally getting to look at you.
I gotta work tonight too. Welcome to join me at the office.
No opera. Promise.
Maybe Radiohead.
I will pick up takeout.
It’s a date.
[intriguing music playing]
[quietly] Where did you go?
[line ringing]
What up? It’s Bamba. You know what to do. [line bleeps]
Bamba, where the hell are you? I told you to pick me up at the Starbucks.
And why is there somebody putting a ticket on my car?
Just call me back. All right?
[line ringing]
It’s Cisco. Leave a message.
[mutters]
[line ringing]
[phone vibrating]
Mickey, I told you I was in court all day today.
I’m stuck in Los Alamitos.
What do you mean you’re stuck in Los Alamitos?
I told Bamba to pick me up at a Starbucks, but the line was pretty long.
It took a while. Now, I don’t know where he is. He’s not picking up.
Starting to get worried.
About what? I don’t know.
Can you check with his girlfriend, see if he called?
I can see the Lincoln down the street.
So walk to it.
I can’t. It’s over the county line.
It wouldn’t matter anyway. Bamba’s got the keys.
You know where Cisco is?
No, and Mickey, I really have to go.
If you don’t hear from Bamba in five minutes, call an Uber.
Make sure he doesn’t drive you into Orange County.
[Mickey] It’s the only car I have left.
I can’t leave it behind. I… Hello? [line beeps]
[mutters, sighs]
[sighs]
[quietly] Jesus.
[phone vibrates]
There you are.
Sorry, Mick. Reception’s not great here. What’s up?
I need you to get the spare key to the Lincoln and bring it to Los Alamitos.
Sorry, Bamba’s missing.
Missing? Yeah, Lorna’s on it.
Just come get me. I’ll text you the address.
[dream pop music playing quietly]
[shouting and gunshots on video]
What was that?
Mm, sorry, I didn’t realize I had the sound on.
Do I wanna know?
[Grace] I’m just slowing down some security footage from a bank robbery.
Believe it or not, the speed of the video affects the way the jury responds to it.
You guys going to trial soon?
[Grace] It’s actually not our case.
A few years back, my boss really leaned into digital forensics as a side hustle.
Now it’s where most of our work comes from.
Did this for about 50 other homicides last year.
So he was on to something.
Unlike me right now.
What are you working on?
Trying to run down background on some lady, and all I have is a picture of a boat.
Her name is Sandy?
Not that I’m aware of.
Did she go to Herbert Hoover?
The president?
No, the… the high school.
In Glendale?
I used to run track. They were in our league.
Then I dated their best long jumper, Melanie.
She was cute, but her parents didn’t know about us, and that got a little…
Anyway, uh, their mascot was the tornado.
I mean, it looked kind of like that.
Here. Let me.
Hmm.
Yeah. See?
[romantic music playing]
[Izzy exhales]
[kisses, grunts]
You know, I could tell you some other high school stories if you like them so much.
[music fades]
[knocking at door]
Good morning, Mr. Haller.
We have a warrant to search the premises.
You’re kidding me.
[quiet, tense music playing] [police radio chattering]
Billing records and financial statements?
I don’t have any of that here.
You’re wasting your time, Detective, and mine.
[Drucker] We’re just being thorough.
The warrant includes your offices and the storage facility as well.
[Mickey mutters]
May we, or are we gonna do this the hard way?
Thank you.
[line ringing]
[phone vibrates]
Thank you so much for coming in so early. I have a crazy day today.
No problem. I’ve got physical therapy in an hour anyway, so…
Listen.
I appreciate how fast you took this on and how quiet you’re keeping it.
As an athlete, you get injured, word gets out, suddenly, every billboard lawyer in town is blowing up your phone.
Billboard lawyers are the worst.
I’ve gotta control the narrative on this thing. You know?
Absolutely. Narrative control is my middle name.
Now I need your doctor to explain the full extent of your injury, and also, I need you to sign this authorization form releasing your medical records.
[banging at door] [door opens]
[tense music playing] LAPD!
Um, could you excuse me for one second?
Can I help you?
We have a warrant to search these premises, ma’am?
[indistinct chatter over police radios]
[sighs]
[tense music continues]
[phone vibrating]
Oh, now you wanna talk?
Mickey, we’re being rudely searched and potentially seized.
I know. I was calling to warn you. The cops are here.
Look, the warrant is for financial records only.
Everything else is privileged.
Meanwhile, I have Drucker looking through my microwave.
No, Freddy. This is just like a…
I knew your boss was in a bind, but I can’t have my information getting caught up in whatever this is.
I don’t think this is gonna work out.
[sighs] No… I’m sorry, Lorna.
[Mickey] Everything okay over there? Okay? Not really.
Jack’s referral just hobbled out the door.
The basketball player?
Ah shit. I’ll talk to Maggie.
[Lorna] No, I can handle it, and I’ll deal with these guys
’cause there’s nothing even here.
After two months, all the billing stuff gets sent to the storage unit.
Well, they have a warrant for that too. [sighs heavily]
As soon as the cops are done at the office, just meet me there.
I wanna keep an eye on everything they do, and we don’t have anything to hide, so…
Are you sure?
Just meet me there, Lorna.
[music fades]
Wow.
I ought to give that guy my card.
That is a torn rotator cuff waiting to happen.
Another thing prosecutors and surgeons have in common. Never short on cases.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Listen, um, about the other night, when I made an ass out of myself…
Uh-huh.
I’m really sorry. It was a rusty two cents I had no place giving.
Is that all it was?
Yeah, maybe there was a touch of caveman jealousy. Just a little bit.
Okay.
I care about Hayley, and I just want her to be okay, but I was way out of line.
Mickey seems like a good guy. He must be to have you two in his corner.
I just didn’t need the extra drama. That was all.
I hear that.
You know, my daughter went through something like this when, um…
What’s the name of the…
The one with the pictures that disappear? Snapchat.
That one. Yes. I can never keep the names straight.
I hate them all. [chuckles]
[phone vibrating] [Jack] Hold on.
Sorry.
Freddy, how’s it going?
[suspenseful music playing]
[music continues]
We got it from here.
[Mickey] I’ll be watching from here.
And the others?
These are the cabinets that contain the business records you’re allowed to search.
They have invoices, billings, tax returns, all the financial stuff.
The other cabinets are off-limits.
How do I know you’re not withholding anything relevant in these other drawers?
Take it up with the judge. Privileged means privileged.
Detective, I led you here. Clearly, I’m not hiding anything.
I know it’s important to project innocence, but you have to start thinking like a lawyer here.
For years, you’ve told your clients not to cooperate with people who are trying to take their freedom.
You should’ve told Drucker to fuck off and find the garage himself.
[Mickey sighs]
Mickey, do we have something to hide?
I can’t think of anything.
Berg wouldn’t go to all this trouble for nothing.
She’s looking for something specific.
[phone vibrates]
I take it Freddy called you?
You’re being raided by the police?
What are they looking for? I wish I knew.
This is a shot across the bow, even for Dana Berg.
Is this gonna be bad for Jack?
He’ll deal with it, I guess.
I’m so sorry, Maggie.
[phone vibrating]
Hello?
[man] This is a collect call from…
Bamba.
…at Twin Towers Correctional Facility.
Do you accept the charges? Yes, I accept.
[Bamba] Haller? What the hell happened?
Picked me up on some bullshit probation violation again.
In the police station? Nah, outside of it.
Some cop gave me a hassle ’cause I parked a foot into the red zone.
One thing led to another.
What probation violation? Man, I don’t know.
But it’s some bullshit.
Sometimes the man is just out to get you.
Yeah, tell me about it.
All right. Sit tight. Let me see what I can do.
I gotta run. Thanks, Haller.
Who was that on the phone?
Maggie. Freddy called Jack.
Don’t worry. I handled it.
What do we actually think is going on here?
They’re asking for billing records. They think they can make this about money.
Maybe they found something in Sam’s accounts.
No, Cisco checked Sam’s money.
Nothing led back to you.
All right, we’re done.
[Mickey] What are those?
There’s nothing in the warrant that requires me to share what we seized.
And there’s nothing that says I have to cooperate with you either, but I did.
Whatever you take comes back in discovery. Why be an asshole about it?
You didn’t have to rake me over the coals about that wallet shit.
Oh, if you think that was raking you over the coals wait until I get you in front of a jury.
Mm.
Oh, I almost forgot.
Here’s your receipt.
Have a good day now.
[car door opens, closes] [Lorna speaks Spanish]
[“Do It Like We Do” by Samuel Jack playing]
♪ Been a hard day’s night Of grindin’ and hustle ♪
♪ Got a suitcase full of cash ♪
♪ Gotta roll up on it And take care of business ♪
♪ Guaranteed or your money back ♪
♪ Three-piece suit, blood stain upon it ♪
♪ And the vulture’s out today ♪
♪ We gotta buy some time And make us some money ♪
♪ Till those birds turn into prey ♪
♪ We run the games you’re playin’ ♪
♪ We play them too ♪
♪ We load the dice you’re rollin’ ♪
♪ No one do it like we do ♪
♪ We load the dice you’re rollin’ ♪
♪ No one do it like we do it, whoo! ♪
♪ No one do it like we do ♪
♪ No one do it like we do ♪
♪ We run the games you’re playin’ We play… ♪
Holy shit.
♪ We load the dice you’re rollin’ ♪
♪ No one do it like we do ♪
♪ No one do it like we do ♪
♪ No one do it like we do ♪
[music ends]
So Biogreen, on paper, is owned by two individuals, Spencer Bagwell and Jeanine Ferrigno.
Question is, can we connect either of them to Alex Gazarian?
And?
Izzy discovered that Spencer Bagwell is incapacitated, and he has no family, so his estate is controlled by a conservatorship.
That means everything is under seal.
So a dead end?
[Cisco] Not exactly.
Everything, that is, except for the court proceedings.
They’re public.
Now the lawyer who handled those goes by the name of Christopher Young of Zimmer and Young, the exact same law firm who represented Alex Gazarian in the Lisa Trammell trial.
Probably the lawyer’s idea to use Bagwell, and for a fee no less.
Or it could just be a coincidence.
[pensive music playing]
This couldn’t.
Turns out, Jeanine Ferrigno was an aspiring thespian in high school.
[Mickey] What am I looking at? Her yearbook. Turn the page.
They grew up together.
[Lorna gasps]
Holy shit. [Izzy] That’s what I said.
Izzy, how did you find this?
It’s a long story.
Our guess is that Gazarian is still in touch with Jeanine and that he probably never knew Bagwell.
He was just a convenient patsy.
So two figureheads own the company on paper, but it’s got to be Gazarian who’s really behind it.
It’s classic mob shit.
Something we taught Gazarian the hard way in Lisa’s trial.
No paper trails.
What about the documents that Drucker seized?
We went through the files after they left. I couldn’t find anything missing.
Hopefully, there’s nothing to worry about. Either way, we’ll know soon enough.
Great work, everybody. My dinner date’s gonna love this.
His what?
[music fades]
I’m just happy we cut through the smoke and mirrors.
Now I have some idea why I got dragged into this mess.
[rock music playing over PA] Gazarian wanted revenge.
I think he might have been killing two birds with one stone.
What do you mean?
Well, I can’t prove it yet, but I think Sam might have been talking to the FBI.
What if Gazarian found out?
What?
I’m worried about you, kid.
If the most dangerous client is an innocent one, what happens when you’re on both sides of that coin?
All of this is interesting, but it’s not enough yet.
I’m… I’m just taking your advice, Legal.
Acting like a winner, so I can become one.
I just hope you’re not after more than just the win.
You know the saying about a lawyer who has himself for a client, right?
[Mickey] Hmm.
This is the case of my life, literally.
I promise you I’ve got my head on straight here.
And if I need help, I’ve got the best coach in the world in my corner.
I’d bet on you every time, kid.
Just take care of my guy in the ring.
Always.
Mickey, David. Always nice to see you.
Hey, Nancy.
I brought you something from the mozzarella bar. It’s on the house.
[Legal] Oh, it looks delicious.
[Nancy] I hear you’re in hot water.
I really hope this is not your last good meal.
The perks and the perils of being famous.
[phone vibrating]
I should take this.
What’s up, Lorna? I’m still at dinner with Legal.
Hey, Mickey. Um, Dana Berg just called.
They want us in court first thing tomorrow.
She wouldn’t say why, but she did say that you need to be prepared to turn yourself in.
[tense music playing]
The only thing I can think of is that she got a new indictment for murder with special circumstances.
You were right.
They’re gonna say that they found evidence that you killed Sam for money.
And that means they’ll revoke your bail.
[restrained] Yeah. Yeah. I… I agree. That sounds right.
We’re gonna fight this, Mickey.
We can ask for a probable cause hearing on the special circumstances.
And I can file an emergency motion to keep Stone’s bail ruling and protect the speedy trial timeline.
That all sounds good, Lorna. You do that. All right?
And get some rest. Thanks.
All good, kid?
Yeah. Yeah. It’s all fine.
Just some… [inhales deeply]
…administrative stuff.
This is delicious. Wanna try it?
Uh, I’m good. Thank you.
[Lorna sighs wearily]
If you tell me everything’s gonna be okay, Cisco, I’m gonna pull my hair out, be bald, and you will not love me anymore.
Babe. None of this is okay.
Mickey cannot go back to jail.
This is already borderline impossible with him not in jail.
I’m so far behind on all my work.
Mickey’s trial starts in a few weeks. Dana Berg keeps throwing us curve balls.
At this rate, we’re gonna be working out of the Lincoln again.
Hell, we’ll be living out of the Lincoln.
Perhaps it’s time to acknowledge the reality of the situation.
Can you hand off some cases to Tony Walsh?
Or try other lawyers.
I can ask Grace if her boss would lend a hand.
First of all, we cannot offload cases to other lawyers. We need the money.
And second of all, who the hell is Grace?
[quirky music playing]
She’s, uh, just this…
Do you have a girlfriend you haven’t told us about?
[hesitates] It’s not like I…
We will discuss your secret girlfriend when I am not about to completely lose my shit, but we will… discuss it.
[breathes deeply]
Please excuse me.
[music ends]
[Lorna screams]
[screaming stops]
[music resumes]
[phone vibrating]
Hey, Lorna. What’s going on?
Hey, Maggie.
I’m sorry to bother you so late, but I need some advice.
I think Dana Berg is dropping the charges and filing a new indictment for murder with special circumstances.
[Maggie] What?
So that’s what she was up to with the raid.
Oh my God. I can’t believe this.
I don’t know how I’m gonna do this.
Maggie, the thought of Mickey going back to jail…
You can’t think like that. How else can I think?
They’re gonna revoke his bail.
And we’re barely hanging on as it is.
I feel like a liability.
I’ve been a lawyer for, like, five minutes, and everything is going to shit.
And if I fuck this up, Mickey goes away for life.
Maggie, please tell me what to do.
[anxious music playing]
[indistinct whispering]
[door opens]
[bailiff] All rise.
[Stone] Ms. Berg, Mr. Haller, I expect we’ll have a lot of back and forth with the latest turn of events.
I’d appreciate keeping the bickering and personal remarks to a minimum.
[Dana] Of course, Your Honor.
Mr. Haller, is your cocounsel with us?
Uh…
Yeah, Your Honor, she’s just…
[door opens]
[footsteps approaching]
[door closes]
Maggie McPherson for the defense, Your Honor.
[shocked muttering]
[tense music playing]
[music ends]
[slow, suspenseful music playing]
[music fades]
