The Good Wife S4E1 - English Transcript

[KNOCKING ON DOOR] [KNOCKING ON DOOR] The door's open. How you doing? It's, uh, dark in here. No. Oh, don't be that way. He misses you. [SCOFFS] It's not just the money. He wants you back. - Where is he? - Home. He sent me here to... Don't, Bill. It's a phone. I'm just getting you on... You pull it out, and I'll shoot your hand off. Get down on your knees. And keep your hand where it is. Who called my work? Who? Your lawyer called us. Heh. We returned. Phone, huh? Who called her at home? Your lawyer? I did. Why? Ow! [GROANS] What was that for? [CELL PHONE RINGS] He'll get angry if I don't answer. [SCREAMS] You ***! You stupid ***! [GROANS IN PAIN] You ***! Quiet, Bill. [CELL PHONE RINGS] Go to hell. You just go to hell. Hi, honey. Bill's here. You wanna talk to him? [CELL PHONE BEEPS] Ow! Just so you know, the money is mine. Community property. I don't want any trouble, but I am staying put and it's over. I've moved on. You should too. You run again, he'll find you. [SCREAMS] [TALLY HALL'S "MUCKA BLUCKA" PLAYS OVER RADIO] [SIRENS WHOOP] - What's going on? - Nothing. I don't know. Is that for us? What'd we do? Okay, uh, Zach, put your signal on. Grace, turn the radio down. I shouldn't have fallen asleep. OFFICER: Hi there. How's it going? ZACH: It's good. Can I see your driver's license, - registration, proof of insurance? - Sure. - What'd we do wrong? ALICIA: Grace. OFFICER: Where y'all headed? - Uh, home. Chicago. Highland Park. - And where you coming from? ZACH: Washington University. We were checking out colleges. Sorry, I can't really hear very well here. Could you step back with me - and I'll tell you why I stopped you? - Sure. ALICIA: How fast were we going? GRACE: I don't know. Not that fast. Maybe it's Uncle Owen's car? Maybe he has tickets or something. Wait here. Tell him we just bought it. - Everything all right, officer? - Yes, ma'am. Why don't you stay there and I'll be right with you? OFFICER: So there's nothing wrong? Thank you, son. As I was just telling your son, about a half mile back, I saw him hit the brake lights when he saw me and then speed up again. I thought maybe he was having some trouble. Was he? Having some trouble? No. He said you were asleep, so... Just so you know, officer, my son just bought this car. Here's the thing. Your son seemed a bit worried when I was talking to him just now, and this roadway is a major conduit for drugs, money, weapons... He's 17 years old, being questioned by a police officer. That's probably why. Probably right, but if you don't mind, I have my K-9 in my car here. I'd like to just run him around your vehicle, just to be on the safe side. Officer, are we being profiled here? L... How do you mean, ma'am? Well, I was asleep in the backseat, and you saw two kids driving at 8 in the morning. You thought maybe drugs? No. But if you don't mind, ma'am, I'd really like to run my dog around your car, and you'll be on your way. And if I do mind? GRACE: It's like a police state. You should just use Dad's name. What? Why? He'll stop if he knows you're connected with the state's attorney. That's Cook County. This is Madison County. And we don't do that. We don't use Dad's name. We use the law. You use Dad's name? How do we use the law? [CELL PHONE BEEPING] Hey, Cary, it's Alicia. Do you know anyone in Madison County's state's attorney's office? We've just been pulled over on Interstate 55 and I think it's a result of profiling. So I need to get the patrol car's dashboard camera. - Go, Mom. - Yeah. - Get him fired. - You should call his captain. I'll see what I can do. You got the car number? Yes. It is 419. - It's an Officer Robb and it's K-9 unit. - No problem. Oh, yeah, and Eli called. - Something about an interview. - I forgot. Thanks. I'll call him. I'm not upset. Do I sound upset? You just threatened to sue us. No, I said I was going to sue you. That's not a threat. That's a fact. I'm packing up and filing a suit. David, this balloon payment came due at the exact moment we lost our top client. We are suffering through the worst recession... Okay, at a certain point, you have to stop with the recession talk and own this bankruptcy. WILL: Look, we definitely have some issues to work out internally. But if you leave now and file a suit... Yep, always in time for the Fall of Saigon. [CAR DOOR SHUTS] Hold on, Eli. Okay, here's the thing. I run my dog around your car, and on the passenger side, he starts scratching and barking. I now have probable cause to search in the state of Illinois. But I wanna give your son one last chance. So if he has any small personal amount of marijuana, I need to know. Search if you're gonna search. Sorry, Eli. Actually, I'm gonna be late. What? Why? We arranged this weeks ago. Well, circumstances are beyond my control. This is a national sit-down, Alicia. - Get it under control. Okay, got to go. MAN [ON TV]: Kresteva. Father, - husband, citizen. - Peggy. I'm just showing Peter a campaign ad, Eli. That's all. It's not an ambush. Let me just say this to Jax, who is watching on TVright now and has been an inspiration to me every single day of my life. My dad asked me if it was all right if he runs. And I said yeah, because he does a really good job of taking care of me. And I think he'd do a really good job at taking care of everyone. I am running for governor of the great state of Illinois. So Kresteva is making the campaign about family values? I think the campaign's about a lot of things: Our bankrupt state, drugs coming across the border, education... But Kresteva is defining himself as a good father and husband. And you, in a recent deposition, are admitting that you are separated from your wife. Separated but working to mend fences. Look, Peggy, this is gonna be a long campaign. Kresteva is the Republican candidate I will be facing in four months. My goal now is to win the Democratic nomination. The Democratic Committee stands beside you so isn't that a foregone conclusion? In politics, nothing is a foregone conclusion. I win the nomination, you can ask me all you want about Kresteva and his attempts to, uh, redefine himself as a family man. "His attempts"? Do I detect a hint of sarcasm? In four months, you can detect a hint of sarcasm. Okay, I didn't find any drugs at this time in your vehicle, but I did find shake, marijuana shake, - under your front seat. - What? My guess is, this is what my dog was signaling. Mom, that's... Shh. Okay, um, thank you, officer. So I'm gonna give you a ticket and a warning at this time and let you go. So if there's nothing, uh... Son, raise your hand. Son, I said raise your hand. Is that a recording device? It's an iPhone. An iPhone set to record? Yes. Recording an officer is a crime, son. Under Article 14 of the Illinois Criminal Code, it's a Class 1 felony. That was overturned in the Seventh Circuit. It wasn't. Two-party consent is still on the books. And I ask you to erase that recording right now. So it's illegal to record you doing something illegal? I'm not doing anything illegal. And either you erase the recording or I'll impound the phone. - Mom? - Just do it, Zach. - This is so wrong. - I know. Just do it. I need you to erase the recording, son. Now. [WHOOSHING SOUND PLAYS ON CELL PHONE] - Did you just e-mail it? - Everyone, let's just take a breath. Son, did you just e-mail that recording? - It was a mistake. - I did. Put your hands behind your back. We are $60 million in debt, Your Honor. This is mostly due to unforeseen circumstances. The loss of a major client, late receivables, and an exponential increase in our lease. We believe if we are given immediate relief from our creditors, we will need five months to satisfy this debt. My son has a felony notice to appear. He what? Why? The cop said there was marijuana shake in the car, but that's not why. Shake is what they say when they don't find anything. What is this "eavesdropping"? Four to 15 years. Zach was holding a cell phone in his hand. He... Where is Zach? He's at home. But we have to appear tomorrow for the preliminary hearing. And why is Mr. Gardner not standing with you? I was suspended from the law for six months, Your Honor. That suspension ends this week. I'll be fighting alongside Miss Lockhart to restore our firm to its former glory. Could you talk to your friend, get this cop's record, - see if there's any disciplinary action? - They're not gonna pursue this, Alicia. Don't worry. The cop just wanted to make a point. It's on Zach's record. - He's looking at colleges. - Okay. I'll give my friend a call. JUDGE: No, Mr. Gardner. - Thank you. If this were before the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy, I'd probably approve this plan. But I see the same management problems here of excessive debt and compensation. Your Honor, no one wins if you liquidate us. I would agree, but your plan doesn't address - the management issues. - But we're management. Yes, I know. Why are we being punished for Dewey & LeBoeuf? We have to get the partners together. - Oh, no. - A new client, I forgot. We can't be turning down new business. Cary and Alicia, we need you to take this meeting. What is it? It's not one of our most prestigious cases. I own a tow truck company. Okay, and, uh, how may we help you with that, Mr. Saverese? Nick. So, what, I don't get the partners anymore? Oh, no, Diane and Will just asked us to get some detail. Detail, sure. Okay, well, I got a lot of detail. I'm new to town, and the government is putting out an RFP to outsource its tow truck service, but they won't let me bid. Why not? Well, I've had a bit of a problem in my past. It's nothing big, you know. It's just an arrest. Nick, let me stop you right there. You don't wanna tell us anything that might preclude us from working on your case. [KNOCKING ON DOOR] - Do you need to go? - No, I'm fine. Well, here's the thing. I have two businessmen who wanna partner with me on this bid. I supply the service, they act as middlemen. So I need your firm to vet them and help me choose one. Alicia. Alicia. - So how is that legal? - How is? He wants to partner with someone who doesn't have an arrest record so he can make a bid on a governmental contract. Yes, and as long as we keep the bid at arm's length, we're fine. Look, if we weren't in such bad straights, we'd probably cut this one loose, but... No, I get it. I just... I still have one leg in the SA's office. PEGG Y: And how long have you and your husband - been separated? ALICIA: About a year. So you were separated when you stood beside him - for his gubernatorial announcement? - Yes. And you didn't find this hypocritical? No. Heh, you seem to prefer one-word answers. Yes. Your husband said that you are working on mending fences. - Is that true? - It is. Can you expand on that? My husband slept with prostitutes. That made our marriage difficult. But we have children together, and my husband apologized, and I needed time to consider whether to accept that apology. During that time, we separated. But now you're together? We're mending fences. Do you live in his house? I have my own apartment, but I also sometimes stay at his house. In the same room? That's none of your business. Why not? Because my life is mine. But you've made your life public, haven't you? No, my husband has. So I'd like to ask you this, Alicia. Why do you stay with your husband? Why not divorce? Other wives who've been betrayed like you have divorced. Because I don't want to. Isn't that setting a bad example to women everywhere to be such a doormat? - Peggy. - I like my husband. I respect him. He's flawed, but I've grown to accept that. And I committed to a marriage. I don't like breaking commitments. Isn't that dragging women back to the '50s? Women have all the obligation, men have all the freedom? I don't know. This isn't about women or the '50s. This is about me. - Hi there. How's it going? ZACH: Good. Can I see your driver's license...? OFFICER: Come on, Drey. Here you go. Get it, boy. There you go. Get it, boy. Dig for it. What do you got, Drey? Okay, you know how you're not supposed to shop when you're hungry, hm? Well, it's just as important not to do interviews when you're pissed. I wasn't pissed, Eli. And if you don't want me doing interviews... What I want is for you to stay on message. Kresteva is making this all about family. And what's the message about our separation? You're right. You're right. I'll set up a meeting to discuss it. Oh, and I need you to talk to the CWA next Thursday. - I work, Eli. - I'll talk to Will and Diane. No. I want to work, Eli. Peter's free tomorrow night. We'll discuss it then. What's that? Good boy. What's that? Get that. Get it, boy. [DREY BARKING ON VIDEO] Dig for it. What do you got, Drey? Oh, hey, Kalinda, you have a friend who trains canines, don't you? Yeah. Why? I think I was subject to a bogus search. - Can I talk to him? - Her. MAN 1: What about our bonuses? - Sure. The judge approved the plan. That's the important thing. We avoided liquidation. - But? - I thought you were leaving us, David. And miss this? Are you kidding? DIANE: We avoided liquidation. But the judge assigned a trustee to supervise our decisions. Wait. Wait. Everybody will still get paid. Everybody will still work on cases, but new cases will be vetted by this trustee. - Meaning he can veto you. DIANE: In theory. But he hasn't been assigned to us yet, so we don't know. - Excuse me. - Our hope is that this trustee will work closely with us and that he or she will have as much invested in our success as we do. MAN 2: Excuse me? I'm Clarke Hayden. - Yes? - The trustee. [ALL MURMUR] And the paintings, are they leased? No, we own them. - But the office furniture is leased? - Yes. Mr. Hayden, if I could be so bold, we have a fairly refined clientele. And if we start dressing down the office, they'll notice and leave us. I think that's enough for today. What I thought I would do is meet with you both separately to discuss the current staffing situation. [STAMMERING] What current staffing situation? Reduction. That's from my personal collection. - It's pretty. - Thanks. Do you think we've hit bottom yet? Nope. [DOOR SHUTS] Mom, did you know you can videotape a cop, you just can't audiotape them? Did they teach that at school? No, it's an old law based on taping phone calls. You had to have both parties agree to record a call. What are you reading? Oh, it's a website about my rights. It's actually pretty cool. Yeah. Looks like some pretty cool stuff. I'm not looking at that, heh. Here, look. This is the e-mail that I sent myself. I had my phone set to Bluetooth so I could play music in the car. And I never switched it back. - Okay. - Well, look. This is what I shot. But listen. [TALLY HALL'S "MUCKA BLUCKA" PLAYS OVER SPEAKERS] It's a lovely song. Can we stop it now? Yes, Your Honor. My son never recorded audio. And there can be no Article 14 violation without audio. Therefore, we ask this court to enter a finding of no probable cause. That sounds right to me, ASA Williams. Your Honor, sorry to take over here. ASA Altman. Uh, we would argue that the problem here was never Article 14. It was obstruction of justice. Excuse me, Your Honor, but that wasn't the charge. Yes, but we would ask leave of the court to file an additional charge. Your Honor, this is outrageous. The only one obstructing justice is Officer Robb with his illegal traffic stop. Your Honor, I know Mrs. Florrick isn't from this county, but we take unfounded charges like that very seriously. Yes, we do. Do you have any evidence to that effect, Mrs. Florrick? - I can gather it. - Then gather it. And before I hear on the obstruction of justice charge, I will hear on the legality of the traffic stop. [GAVEL BANGS] - This is about my husband, isn't it? - Excuse me? You want to embarrass my husband by going after my son? Mrs. Florrick, I don't think we've met. I'm the state's attorney for Madison County, Phil Tapia. - I don't go after people. - My son is 17 years old. He has nothing to do with politics. You wanna hurt Peter, I'll give you his number. You can do me the honor, Mrs. Florrick, of talking to me like I'm not some small-town hood. - My son did nothing wrong. - He obstructed justice. After an illegal traffic stop. Well, that will be a hard one to prove. I have to go now. And you might tell your husband, police love their pensions. So am I in trouble? Not if I can help it. Come on. MELINDA: Petey. So the issue isn't the dog, and it's not the trainer. The issue is the handler. So the handler can force a false positive? The point is, Petey doesn't need to be encouraged. He'll alert without prompting. Now, if I wanted to create a false positive... Let's go. Find it. Where is it? Where is it? Where is it? Find it. What's in there, Petey? What's in there? See? I just found probable cause to search through your file box. Get it, boy. Dig for it. - What do you got? What's in there? MELINDA: That's right. That's a manufactured false positive. - Thank you very much. - Yeah. - Excuse me. - Mm-hmm. You see? I'm a good person. - I never said you weren't. - My dogs miss you. You know, I never liked the way they looked at me. There was always something a little bit... What? What is it? So both are stable businessmen. No liens on credit, financially secure. But due to preferential hiring in government bids, we would suggest partnering with Mr. Wells. - Because he's black? - Yes. - And who did the vetting for you? - Who? Our investigator. Can I talk to him? I got a few questions. - Just details. - Her, and... Sure, yeah. She just took off. Um, actually, she stepped out for the moment, but I'm sure we can answer any questions you have. No. I like to hear from the horse's mouth. - When will she be back? - I don't know. - Soon. - Well, let's set another appointment. It's just a few more billable hours, right? So? [WHISPERING] You like that, huh? What does Will bring to the table? What does Will, my partner? - Yes. - Everything. I guess I don't understand the question. I'm starting at the top with these interviews and continuing down. I want to get a sense of how things work. Well, Will is the heart and soul of litigation. - Not for the last six months. - Yes. He's been suspended, which is one of the reasons we're struggling now. You talk about him like he's a trial lawyer, not a partner. Just so we know here, Will's partnership is essential to this firm. Wouldn't it be better if only one person was deciding? No, don't answer yet. I want you to think about it. A lot of my staffing decisions will depend on it. - You guys ready to go to Dad's? GRACE: Yup. Um, I'm just taking this because it's easier and my room's empty at Dad's house anyway, so... ZACH: Did you get the names of the people pulled over by that cop? Not yet. I think the SA's office is freezing us out. Why? - I got a few names. - Really? - Where did you find them? - Online. There's a website where people share stories about police abuse. And I asked if anyone had difficulties with an Officer Robb on Interstate 55 and three people responded. Here's their numbers. Zach, I'm really impressed. I will call these tomorrow. Actually, l... - You already called them? - Skyped them, heh. This one guy had his car impounded for having a single joint in his ashtray. And someone else had $10,000 taken. Money for a down payment, but Officer Robb suspected it of being drug money. It's a forfeiture corridor. The police department makes money off of drug forfeitures. They stop out-of-town cars, check for drugs, - impound them if they find anything. GRACE: Mom, Dad's here. Zach, I think I have to say this again. I'm really impressed. Wow. Eli, can we have a minute alone? Oh, uh, don't you think - we should do this together? - It's okay. I need to know what events you'll do together. They're gonna ask whether you live together and l... Sorry about that. Life under the microscope. I don't want the kids doing events, Peter. - I know. - Eli is going to insist. Kresteva is putting his son front and center. I know. No kids. Good. Thanks. So do we? Live together? - What did you tell the reporter? - "None of your business." I think we should probably say that we're working on it. - Are we? - Well, in the sense that nothing's definitive, yes. - Why? - Just helps to know the truth. Um... I need to tell you something because I think it involves you now. - I wanna help out with the campaign. - No. He said what? He said, "The police like their pensions." And I told him that if he wanted to come after you, he should leave our son alone. Peter, I'm handling it. I don't wanna make things worse, okay? Don't do anything. You met with the trustee? What'd he say? He wanted to know my thoughts on how to reduce staff. That's it? No. He... He asked whether to drop you as a name partner. He wondered whether you were more important as a litigator, and whether I should make all the decisions. Yeah, he said the same thing to me. - What? - Our friend Clarke seems to have learned his management skills from Mao. - What did he say? - I'm the true litigator. The firm has suffered through your leadership over the last six months. Now it needs a man at the top. He didn't say "a man." No. I added that to *** you off. We need to get out from under this. But we need to make 60 million in five months. Which we can't do. Not without David Lee. You have a problem with my stand on pensions, you come to me. TAPIA: Your son was pulled over. - That's all. I'm following the law. - That's right. Same way I will with your son at the University of Chicago. So we're threatening each other now? No. I'm threatening you. And here's a handy little cheat sheet for the next time you forget. I'm the state's attorney of a county that actually matters, ***. - What do you want? - Three things. Drop the case, expunge the arrest, and tell that stupid son of a *** of a traffic cop to call my son and apologize. Give me a day. I did it. It's done. I don't wanna hear about it. You miss this. Don't flatter yourself. Why were you at my work? Business. What business? Oh, you know, expanding. - Becoming the tycoon. - Ha. Were you robbed? I knew you were coming, so I put everything into storage. What, my money too? So you don't love me anymore. I want you gone. What about dinner tomorrow? Nick, I want you gone. From Chicago forever. Yeah, with you. You're coming home. No, I'm not coming. I forgive you, okay? I just can't stay angry at you. Well, things have changed. You see this? It's my new tattoo. That is a midnight sun, and I got it for you. Means "new beginning." - It's over. - You know why it's not over. You could've run. You knew I was coming. But you stayed. ALICIA: Will. Hi. - Is everything okay? - Yeah. - How you doing? - Good. I've just been... Well, we've been running around in separate worlds. - We have. - Well, if there's anything I can do... You were interviewed by a reporter a few days ago? Yes. Peggy Byrne. Right. Is there anything I should know about that? About my interview? No. - She wants to talk to me. - To you? She wants to know how we work together. Well, she... I don't think... She probably just wants a fuller picture. Yes, I suggested she talk to Diane but she said she wanted me. I don't think that she... - Knows about us? - Yes. We were pretty careful. It's probably nothing. Well, back to it. Did you have a dog here yesterday? Yes. Long story. Hey, your suspension ends tonight, doesn't it? - It does. - Welcome back. Thanks. Uh, Will? I wonder if you shouldn't talk to her. The reporter? I was gonna blow her off. Too busy. Probably best. Don't worry. I got it. DAVID: I'm out the door. - I know. So this interview is a bit pointless unless you want me to tell you where all the bodies are buried, heh-heh. So, what do you want? You're one of our creditors now. Your creditor? I like to identify with the firm. Well, then, yes, I am owed $1 million for my capital contribution, my yearly draw is 5 percent, and so I am owed approximately 3 million. Hm. It's good that you're leaving, then. - What do you mean? - It's less of a burden. Five cents on the dollar makes it 150,000. No. I was a partner. First money in is first money out. Mm-hmm. For partners. But you'll be a creditor. - So thank you. - Wait a minute. I'll be a creditor in name only. I put up the capital contribution. Yes, and thank you. Good luck. Wait. Eighty cents on the dollar. Mr. Lee, you misunderstand me. I'm not negotiating. You'll get 5 cents on the dollar and you'll get it last after we pay off the lease, the furniture, the bottled water delivery, then we'll get to you. - Why? - I don't like people who quit. What do you got, Drey? What's in there? What's in there? Good, boy. Your Honor, Officer Robb creates false positives to search cars for drugs. What does this have to do with obstruction of justice? There was no obstruction. There was an illegal impounding of my son's phone. - Oh, come on. - This section of the Interstate is a forfeiture corridor, a place where the police and the state's attorney, Phil Tapia, make their money from the war on drugs by illegally impounding cars and cash. We have witnesses who haven't received their cars and cash back after stops by Officer Robb. Maybe it's not a problem in Mrs. Florrick's county, but we have a drug problem in Madison County. Then why are all these stops being made on the north-running side? My son checked these traffic stops resulting in drug searches. Over the last six months, 90 percent of them were made on the north-running side of the highway. - Why is that important? - Because the drugs are coming from the Canadian border down the south-running side. And all the money made from these drug sales heads up the north. They're not trying to stop drugs. They're trying to confiscate the money made from these drug sales. - An outrageous lie, Your Honor. - Mr. State's Attorney... Your Honor, these are very serious allegations. - That's putting it lightly. - We intend to refute them. We ask for a trial date to give us time to prepare. For what? For the obstruction of justice charge, - or for the impounding? - The obstruction charge, of course. We can do this. Together we can do it. Thank you for coming out. [UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING] - You send your wife against me? - What? You think Cook County is above our problems? Get off my bus. - You came after my forfeiture corridor. - I don't know what you're talking about. We are coming after your son to the fullest extent of the law. You wanna come after my corridor, I'll come after yours. My guess is your haul on l-94 is ten times what mine is. And I'm not the one running for governor. I just wanna say I decided to stay. You've shown me loyalty, I wanna show you the same in return. Can't wait to get started. Just wanted to tell you, I'm staying. Talk to you later. - Did you? - Yes. What happened? What? I don't know. Maybe Mao's not so bad if he works for you. Kalinda. You okay? Yeah. Good. We have another meeting with that new client. Um... Could you sit in? He's got some questions about the vetting. - The new client? - Mr. Tow Truck. Saverese. He asked for you yesterday, but you stepped out. He'll be in in an hour. Wow, you are really somewhere else today. Yeah. - Yeah, I'll sit in. - Okay, good. Hey, good job with the video. I would have never thought of that. What? What video? The one online about your traffic stop. Smart. Like Breakfast in Collinsville. - you a ticket and a warning at this time and let you go. So if there's nothing... ZACH: Meet Officer Robb. A four-year veteran of the Madison County Police Department. And a real putz. [WOMAN SCREAMING] Could I see your driver's license, registration, proof of insurance? GRACE: What'd we do wrong? ZACH: It turns out, we did nothing wrong except get stopped by Officer Robb. [CELL PHONE RINGS] Hello? This is Officer Curtis Robb. Is this Zachary Florrick? Yes. I wanted to say I'm sorry about pulling you over. I was wrong. - Really? - I think we're dropping the case and expunging your arrest and... That's it. Okay? Okay. Great. I'm going now. Five hundred thousand views? Really? Kids. WOMAN [ON COMPUTER]: Hi. I'm Kitty, and I'm ready to talk... I've, uh, given it some thought. I need Will. It can't be just one partner. - Lockhart & Associates? - No. We're a team. All right. Then come tomorrow ready to work. We have to cut 30 percent from the staff. Oh. Ready? Five, four, three, two, one. You're a lawyer again. Just like that. An odd year, huh? I think we're heading towards an even odder one.