Previously, on Family Law...
- While I house-hunt... - She's going to move in with me.
When you break up... and I emphasize when...
I will not be forced to choose sides.
This is Sabrina Bass...
soon-to-be ex-wife of Connery Bass.
What does a lesbian bring on the second date?
A U-Haul! Heh.
I've been suspended from practicing law.
[♪♪♪]
You're not allowed to come to work.
That's a recommendation, Danny, not a requirement.
[LUCY] Dad, maybe time off will be good for you.
- Where'd you get all this? - Isabelle.
- "Isabelle"? - She's Dad's new friend.
I met her on the weekend. She's nice.
[♪♪♪]
[SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE]
Harry... it's only a month.
Why not treat it like a vacation?
Enjoy yourself.
I enjoy going to work...
putting on a nice suit,
watching my staff snap to attention.
My ungrateful children have driven me into exile.
[SCOFFS WITH A CHUCKLE] You aren't King Lear!
Stop wallowing.
Come house-hunting with me.
- No, thanks. I'd rather... - Mope around in your housecoat all day?
Go.
Shower. Dress.
We're leaving in half-an-hour.
[♪♪♪]
So, now I'm actually arguing that an orchid is property,
and not a child of the marriage.
- [MEN CHUCKLE] - Hey, Frank.
We'll catch up later.
Everything all right? Kids okay?
Oh, yeah! Yeah. The kids are peachy.
In fact, yesterday,
Nico told me he made a new friend.
But you already knew that, because you introduced them.
What's her name again? Oh, yeah. Isabelle.
- Isabelle is the woman I've been seeing. - Mm.
Nico and I ran into her at Granville Island Kids Market.
You just happened to "run into" her at the Kids Market?
She's a preschool teacher, okay? She was buying art supplies.
A preschool teacher?
- Could you get any more cliche? - A fireman?
Does she cut the crusts off your sandwiches?
- Don't start, Abby. - I'm not the one
"running into" my girlfriend with our kids.
It wasn't ideal, okay? I'm sorry.
But now that we're talking about it,
I was hoping that you'd let me introduce her to the kids early.
- Officially. - Ho... so this is why
you were suddenly okay with Aidan meeting the kids?
I was trying to build some trust.
When it serves you.
You tried to control my life.
You dragged us through court,
and now you want to change a clause
you insisted on
because you're hot for teacher?
Sorry, no.
We're not changing anything.
You made this bed.
You can lie in it.
Morning.
How'd the rest of the move go?
- Kelly return the U-Haul okay? - It's not getting funnier.
Come on! There was an actual U-Haul parked out front!
You handed me that joke on a platter.
- What was I supposed to do? - It's stereotyping, Abby.
You people need to learn how to take a joke.
"You people"?
[♪♪♪]
Psychologists.
[DANIEL] Good. You're here.
Jerri, get the rest of the staff together.
[♪♪♪]
I know some of you are worried about my father's suspension,
but rest assured,
- my steady hand is steering the ship. - Um, Mr. Svensson?
Please hold your questions until the end.
Now, if you have concerns, at any time,
bring them directly to me.
When's the new copier coming?
Can I talk to you about my banked vacation days?
[QUICKLY] Unless your concerns are about
office management, H.R., I.T., health and safety... those go to Jerri.
Okay!
[CLAPS THREE TIMES]
Thank you.
Yes, Abby?
Do you think your office is big enough to hold your new ego?
Mm.
Winston, what was your question?
Not so much a question as
there are clients who've been waiting in the boardroom.
- Who'd they request? - No one.
They haven't been assigned a lawyer yet.
No. No dibs. Abby, you take them.
I have an entire firm to run.
[QUIETLY SCOFFING] Oh.
Hello. Sorry to keep you waiting. I'm Abigail Bianchi.
Thanks for meeting with us. I'm Paul.
This is my wife, Margo, and our son, Rory.
- [RORY] I have math class now. - I know, love.
Remember, we talked about meeting a lawyer today?
I'm supposed to be in math!
Let's get you a snack, okay?
Rory's upset because his school expelled him.
- No! No! I have the banana first! - We just have the orange today.
Pretend you ate the banana already.
We want to sue his school for refusing our son an education.
Okay, why was Rory expelled?
No. I have the banana first! I have the banana first!
I have the banana first! [BANG]
["UH-OH" BY JEREMY FISHER BEGINS]
[♪♪♪]
♪ You can't prove it ♪
♪ Uh-oh ♪
♪ You got nothing legit ♪
♪ Uh-oh ♪
♪ The glove don't fit ♪
♪ Uh-oh ♪
♪ You got to acquit ♪
♪ Uh-oh ♪
♪ The charges won't stick 'Cause ♪
♪ I ain't no sucker ♪
♪ Ain't your lollipop ♪
♪ But ♪
♪ You can kiss my sweet ♪
♪ Uh-huh ♪
♪ Never gonna stop ♪
♪ Never gonna stop Never gonna stop Never gonna stop ♪
- Synced and corrected by ChrisKe - -- for www.addic7ed.com --
Every morning, Rory eats a banana, then an orange.
In that order.
[MARGO] He's on the autism spectrum.
Changes to his routine are destabilizing.
Coming here instead of school, the wrong snack...
- He gets overwhelmed. - That must be tough.
It was manageable...
but ever since he hit puberty,
he gets triggered more easily... his outbursts are...
It's a lot to handle.
And it's hard on Maisie.
She's our seven-year-old.
We need his school to take him back.
Are there any specialized schools
- that might be a good fit? - Yes. But they're private.
We can't afford that.
Rory has a right to a public education, just like any other kid.
Without the school, we are caretaking 24/7.
You're not doing Rory any good if you're running on empty.
No one expects raising a child with special needs to be easy,
but should the school board be allowed to abandon us?
The school has hundreds of other students.
If Rory exhibited dangerous behaviour,
they had no choice but to expel him.
I heard he went Hulk on that mandarin.
Remind me how any of this revokes his right to an education?
Homeschooling may be their best option.
Easy for the guy with no kids to say.
One of them would have to quit their job.
They'd lose half their income.
Not to mention, the hours Rory's at school
are the only break his parents get.
Parents of children with special needs
are expected to become teachers, caseworkers, therapists.
It's completely unrealistic.
We looked after Eleanor's mother
for almost a year after her stroke.
Caregiver burnout's no joke.
Fine, head to the school.
Chances are, they'll fold at the first whiff of legal action.
But get back here A.S.A.P. I need you on other cases.
Aye-aye, Cap'n.
I need to speak to you privately.
Word is out about Harry.
Winston's been taking calls from nervous clients all morning.
We need to do damage control.
He's only out for a month. How much damage can there be?
Plenty. Harry's suspension has
rattled people's confidence in the firm.
All right. Get me a list and I'll make some calls.
Starting with Sabrina Bass... she's about an inch from jumping ship.
Connery Bass is a social-justice icon.
She's a vacuous gold-digger.
Maybe losing her as a client won't be such a bad thing.
[POINTEDLY] Yes, Daniel.
It would be an incredibly bad thing.
Fine.
- She'll be my first call. - No. Not call.
Take the "vacuous gold-digger" to lunch.
[DOOR OPENS]
I'm off to Rory's school.
While I'm gone, I need you to find all of the "Isabelles"...
last name unknown... working at Vancouver preschools.
Yeah. Sure thing. Uh, which client are we billing this to?
Not allowed to say. It's top-secret.
I don't think we have a client code for that!
[♪♪♪]
I'm under strict instructions from Sofia and Nico
that the new house must have a pool.
Oh! And look at that.
And the privacy...
[GASPS]
We'd never have to wear bathing suits again.
What?
Oh, yeah... Mm-hmm.
Yes. It's nice.
[EXASPERATED SIGH]
You're killing my shopping buzz, Eeyore.
Do you live around the corner or something?
No.
The chef's a personal friend.
- We met at Forty Under 40. - "Forty Under 40" worldwide?
- No. A different one. - My ex would love this place.
He was always saying "Don't flaunt your wealth."
The food is incredible.
I can stomach second-rate dining on occasion,
but what I can't stomach is a second-rate legal team
for my divorce.
I'm not Harry's understudy.
I'm a full partner with an impeccable reputation.
I Googled you and the first thing that came up
was a talking pug.
- Daniel. - Chef Martina.
I would like to introduce you to Sabrina Bass.
She's a very important client.
In that case, I'll bring out our new tasting menu.
Fine, as long as we start with Wagyu beef tartare.
I'm afraid we don't serve that.
- We do have quail shots in-shell. - [SABRINA] Quail?
That is so last year.
[♪♪♪]
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
Was Rory ever intentionally violent in class?
No, never. But he was disruptive.
Deliberately?
I hate that it's come to this.
Rory's a sweetheart, but he's easily set off,
and when he's set off...
I have 27 other students to think about.
What did his individual education plan recommend?
One-on-one support, but the school board denied it.
Really?
Isn't it their job to make sure kids are supported?
Well, it's easy to vilify the board,
but they can't pay for things with money they don't have.
I've been doing this a long time. I have never worked in a high school
with funding for one-on-one aides.
[SCOFFS] How is this not news?
- Do you have kids, Ms. Bianchi? - Yeah, two.
I'm guessing neither of them have learning challenges.
When Connery and I were dating,
he loved... that I was creative and ambitious.
We were gonna be two pillars... blah, blah.
Then we get married,
and suddenly, I'm supposed to be head cheerleader
for Connery Bass. Not what I signed up for!
No, who would sign up for that?
I wasted years of my life on him,
and now he has the balls to say my spending is "unseemly"?
That's why we're committed
to getting you your fair share of the marital assets.
My "fair share"?
Is that a joke?
Harry Svensson promised to bring me my husband's head on a platter.
Well, we're lawyers, not assassins.
Heather Mills was married to Paul McCartney for four years,
and she got 48 million.
- I put in seven years with that dud! - To start...
handmade trofie pasta
baked in truffle sauce with a gruyere cheese.
So, mac and cheese?
Is that what you think I'm worth? Cafeteria food?
You're no better than my husband.
You are not seriously going after her?
She's worth a fortune to the firm.
Bring her in here again,
and I will drag her out by her hair extensions.
[♪♪♪]
- How did it go? - She's a nightmare, Jerri.
She acted like Fodder was a fast-food joint.
You took Sabrina Bass to Fodder?
Martina is a Forty Under 40 chef!
Sabrina Bass is a top 1% client.
Do better.
[♪♪♪]
I've got a new strategy for the Gardiner case.
- Sue the Ministry. - You want to sue the government?
Rory's not some delinquent.
He's got a developmental disability.
If the school had enough funding to support him,
he'd never have been expelled.
They're clearly in breach of their responsibilities!
It's also a massive bureaucracy with endless resources.
You'd be tied up in court for years. The Gardiners can't afford that.
- I'd do it pro bono. - No! No pro bono right now.
- I gotta think about our bottom line. - Is it Freaky Friday?
Because Harry is not a good look on you.
I feel for these people, but this isn't charity.
We need to focus on clients who pay our bills.
Drop... the case.
[♪♪♪]
Want to swap?
Bubblegum for Espresso Flake? I don't think so.
Dad's friend from last week, is that the first time you met her?
Yeah.
- Did you do anything with her after? - We checked out Dragonspace.
- Is she pretty? - I don't know. I don't think so.
- How old is she? - Old?
- Older than me? - Not that old.
Did you catch her, uh, last name? Or what school she teaches at?
Why are you asking all these weird questions?
I don't know. Just curious.
- Need some help with that dribble? - Nice try.
One of my old colleagues is in the obits today.
- Oh. - Where are you off to?
Tennis with Gabby Lipton. Girls' brunch.
More house-shopping.
Should I, um, join you?
Harry, we can't gossip about you at girls' brunch
if you're there. You have your own friends.
They're dropping like flies.
Well, then call a live one.
[♪♪♪]
Have you dropped the Gardiners?
I'm taking the termination papers to them now.
I've got that top-secret information you requested, Ms. Bianchi.
[♪♪♪]
What top-secret information?
Wouldn't be top-secret if I told you, would it?
[♪♪♪]
I found three Isabelles who work at preschools.
Here's... the first one.
If only.
Frank's not dating a grandma, Cecil.
[SCOFFS] Seems a little ageist, but okay.
Meet contestant number two.
She's pretty.
[WINSTON] She plays for the other team.
Because she plays cricket?
Because of the wedding photo of her and her wife.
Let's see who's behind door number three.
The third Isabelle teaches at a preschool in Point Grey.
Sounds about right. Let's see her. Need to know if she has bangs.
33?
- That's awfully young! - How old was Aidan?
I combed her social media, but no selfies.
Her entire feed is just nature and baking,
and quotes about gratitude.
- She seems down-to-earth. - She's a phony.
- Or ugly. - Or both!
[JERRI] Ahem!
Cecil? Winston?
I'm sure you both have work to do.
Abigail, a word?
[♪♪♪]
[DOOR CLOSES]
We are trying to staunch the bleeding here
and you have Cecil stalking a preschool teacher?
Staunch the bleeding?
Harry's been gone a day! Dial back the drama.
You and your brother woefully underestimate your father's value.
I just wanted to see Frank's new girlfriend, that's all.
- I didn't know Frank was dating. - Neither did I.
Till he sprung it on me
that he wanted to introduce her to the kids.
Are you gonna let him?
After what he put me through? Hell, no!
"Revenge is a dish best served cold," like you said.
I said, "The best revenge is a life lived well."
Same diff.
Punishing Frank for the past
won't help either of you move forward.
Maybe you should give Isabelle a follow.
Sounds like one of the saccharine sayings she'd post.
Here's another one for you...
"Mockery is the last refuge of the bitter."
[♪♪♪]
[DOORBELL CHIMES]
[PAUL] Ms. Bianchi, come in.
Did you make any headway with the school board?
Uh, unfortunately, no.
I have to go to school! I have to go to school!
I play Uno with Scott and Javi at recess!
I know, love, but you can't be on school grounds right now.
I have to go to school!
You need to stay here. I'm sorry.
- [RORY SHRIEKS] - Rory, you can't go today.
Okay? You need to listen, please.
I have to go to school! I have to go to school!
- Rory... Rory, No. - I have to go to school!
- Rory.
- [YELPING] - Rory, it's okay.
- Ah! - That's enough!
[THUDDING]
Rory! You need to breathe, Rory!
- [HYPERVENTILATING] - Breathe!
- Ah! - Maisie! Get in the car!
Lock the doors!
- [RORY THRASHING] - Call 9-1-1, please.
- [HYPERVENTILATING, SHRIEKING] - Rory, breathe! Breathe, Rory!
[♪♪♪]
[RORY THUMPING HEAD AGAINST GROUND]
Tuesdays, Tuesdays...
Tuesdays at recess, I play Uno.
Nobody likes to have their routine disrupted.
You should see me if I don't get my Americano before work.
Super-grouchy.
Would you like to stay with us today, Rory?
I think we might have a deck of Uno cards around somewhere.
Okay.
I can play with you.
Maybe you'll even let me win once in a while?
Seems so comfortable with them.
Rory's landed himself in this hospital so many times,
he knows them all by name.
[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT CRACKLES]
Hi, love.
How are you doing?
Feeling better now?
Better now.
[GASPS]
I'm all right...
I'm all right.
There was too much. There was too much!
I know.
- I know, it was scary. - [RORY] Yeah! Scary.
- We know you don't want to hurt anyone. - Hate it!
We're doing okay.
Got you yogurt and onion... your favourite.
[PAUL] It's a terrible thing to be grateful for, but...
at least, when he's here, Rory gets the care he needs...
and everyone's safe.
[♪♪♪]
She finds out he's been sleeping with the neighbour,
so she takes his pet fish...
the $200,000 pet fish... batters it, fries it, eats it.
[HARRY CHUCKLES] Classic.
Oh, Phil... I got to say,
I do not enjoy sitting on the sidelines.
Oh, come on. It's only four weeks. You're not Drew Bledsoe.
- Who? - Drew Bledsoe.
Starting quarterback for the Patriots?
Until he had to sit out a few weeks with an injury.
His backup was a kid named Tom Brady.
Guess who never got his job back.
- Not helping, Phil! - Sorry.
We appreciate the vote of confidence, Mr. Gupta.
[KNOCKING]
See you Thursday.
I have it on good authority
that Sabrina was out for dinner with Eric Russell last night.
She's shopping for a new lawyer.
Seriously? I sent her flowers and a bottle of Dom after our lunch!
Daniel, any fool can buy flowers and wine.
She owns a vineyard in Tuscany.
You have to give her something she needs.
- What does she need? - I have no idea!
Get inside her head... that's what Harry would do.
How did I not see the writing on the wall, Phil?
The world is changing so damn fast.
Come on, Harry.
You think there's a man our age practicing family law
who hasn't done what you did?
Look, the Law Society needed to set an example.
You drew the short straw.
[JUDGE CROMBIE] Look who's here.
- Judge Crombie. - Sterling.
- Always a pleasure, Harry. - Get on, Phil.
Slept with what's-her-knobs, huh?
You should've known that was gonna blow up in your face.
The firm is in excellent hands in my absence.
Sure!
Pukey and the talking Pug have it all under control.
[CHUCKLES SMUGLY]
Ah!
[♪♪♪]
[GIRL] Miss Isabelle... Braiden pushed me!
Okay.
Stay here for a second, okay?
Braiden?
You having some big feelings right now?
What can we do instead of push, huh?
♪ If... ♪
♪ You're mad and you know it ♪
♪ Stomp your feet ♪
♪ If you're mad and you know it ♪
♪ Stomp your feet ♪
Hi! Are you here to pick up a child?
Uh, n... no. I'm just... casting for a juice box commercial.
[♪♪♪]
[MOCKINGLY] ♪ If you're mad and you know it ♪
♪ Stomp your feet ♪ [GAGS TWICE]
She was committed to the bit.
- Did it calm the kid down? - It's not the point, Winston.
The point is Frank's new girlfriend is so sweet,
- she made my teeth hurt. - Is she pretty?
I suppose. In a certain light.
I read, in my sister's Cosmopolitan, that people tend to rebound
with someone who's the polar opposite of their ex.
So I'm the polar opposite of pretty? Or sweet?
How's that, uh, moral inventory coming along?
Great. Why do you ask?
Oh, because obsessing about your ex-husband's girlfriend
seems like a step in the wrong direction.
[♪♪♪]
You all suck at gossiping.
♪ If you're mad and you know it ♪
♪ Stomp your feet ♪ [TAPS BOARD TWICE]
[♪♪♪]
Any tips for getting inside a narcissist's head?
Short answer? Don't.
She's a client I need to win over, or Dad
will never trust me to take over this firm.
Okay. Wow. Hmm. Lots to unpack there.
- Let's just stick to the narcissist. - I'm not endorsing mind games,
but if you figure out what she's insecure about and big that part up.
She's a hot 29-year-old with more money than a small country.
She's not insecure about anything.
Everyone is insecure about something.
Where have you been? I've been calling you all day.
Sorry, I've been busy running a law firm.
- Did you drop the Gardiners? - No, I didn't, because when I arrived,
Rory had a violent outburst.
He's in the hospital...
which you'd know, if you checked your messages.
It was a nightmare, Daniel.
If you'd seen it, you'd understand
why we have to take this case pro bono.
I don't have time for this, Abby!
I have to figure out what makes a trophy wife tick.
My clients' son is in the hospital,
and kissing Marie Antoinette's ass takes priority?
That poor family.
The staff were amazing with him. He needs trained careworkers.
Ironically, if he didn't have supportive parents,
he'd have a better chance of getting them.
Autistic teens in the system
often get placed in group homes with professional support.
[PAUL] Ms. Bianchi, hello. We weren't expecting you.
We were about to go get Rory.
Uh... just hear me out.
I think I know how you can get your son the help he needs.
How?
Don't pick him up from the hospital.
You want us to ditch our 14-year-old son at the hospital?
If you refuse to pick him up,
you'd be surrendering Rory to the Ministry.
That would make him the legal responsibility of the government.
So, what? Rory gets put into a foster home?
He'd be placed in a group home,
with caregivers trained to support autistic youth.
I think Nurse Wendy worked in a place like that
- when she was in nursing school. - No! No way!
- He'd think we've abandoned him. - I understand.
It was a radical suggestion.
But if we pick him up as planned...
then we keep living in triage mode.
- We're doing okay. - Are we?
I don't even know if Rory's okay.
And I don't know how much longer
I can keep him from accidentally hurting someone.
And what about Maisie?
She has to lock herself in the car
because she doesn't feel safe in her own home?
Could he still come home when he wants?
Yes.
- [PHONE BUZZING] - _
[BUZZING CONTINUES]
[♪♪♪]
I thought you said you were getting out of the condo.
I did. Yesterday.
It did not go well.
I thought you liked Phil.
It's all... shop talk on the course.
- So? - So... I don't have a shop.
There must be somebody's company you enjoy...
who isn't a lawyer.
Call them.
And put this housecoat in the wash, I'm begging you!
[SNIFFING]
Hello? I was wondering if you might be available
to grab a quick bite to eat later?
[♪♪♪]
[CHUCKLING]
Oh, sorry. Didn't know you had company.
Hello, Kelly.
Your... hair looks very nice today.
What is it, Abby?
Oh. I just wanted to let you know, that I did what you said...
the Gardiners have surrendered their son to the Ministry,
- so thanks for that. - What?
- That's not what I said! - Yes, you did.
Y-You said he'd be entitled
to placement in a group home with professionals.
Do you know how many kids are "entitled"
to services that they never get?
They could stick him in a home that's understaffed,
or with foster parents who can't cope! Abby!
Well, somebody had to do something.
[DOOR SHUTS]
I would never advise anyone to surrender their child!
- Obviously, you wouldn't. - I mean, what is she thinking?
There are so many ways this could go wrong.
Why do you let her wind you up like that all the time?
It's not... all the time.
- Abby doesn't do it on purpose. - No, of course not.
She whips up drama because she was neglected as a child.
It's trauma. She can't help it.
Hey.
Just looking out for my Lucy.
Oh.
And...
I...
Ooh!
Love that.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
[♪♪♪]
Jerri...
truthfully...
how bad would it be if I can't win her over?
Well, we can survive without Sabrina Bass.
But the danger is, these West Van wives are like lemmings.
If one jumps... they all follow.
[FOOTSTEPS RECEDE]
[SIGHS]
[CLICK]
[DANCE SONG STARTS]
♪ Sabrina Bass Champagne glass ♪
♪ All the boys stare at my turnt-up ass ♪
♪ Spending cash And rocking jewels ♪
♪ Top to bottom So [BLEEP] cool ♪
♪ Income in the stratosphere ♪
♪ Mirror, mirror On the wall ♪
♪ Who's the hottest of them all? ♪
♪ You think I care About your snub ♪
♪ Drinking Cristal in the club ♪
♪ Drinking Cristal ♪
♪ In the clu-u-u-u-ub ♪
♪ Baby ♪
♪ Cristal in the club ♪
♪ In the club ♪
♪ Cristal in the club ♪
[HITS KEY, VIDEO RESTARTS]
♪ Sabrina Bass Champagne glass ♪
♪ All the boys stare at my turnt-up ass ♪
♪ Spending cash... ♪
[♪♪♪]
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to see me.
Sorry I couldn't come sooner.
- School gets out at three. - Mm.
I've never seen you wear a shirt without buttons before, Grandpa.
- Are you okay? - Yeah... Yes.
I'm not going into the office much these days.
Why not?
Powers that be decided... I broke a rule.
- But you didn't? - Well, no, I did.
It's just a stupid rule.
I reject the premise that my actions were harmful
and therefore should be eligible for punishment.
Like when I got suspended for forging signatures?
Exactly! And now I have to stay home from work for a month.
[INHALES SHARPLY]
I feel for you. I had serious F.O.M.O.
when I had to stay home from school.
- "F.O.M.O."? - "Fear of missing out."
Ah!
Yes! I-I most definitely have F.O.M.O.
The only thing that got me through my suspension
was my homework mole.
You know, my friend, Steph, made notes for me in every class,
so that I wouldn't miss out on anything.
Are you ready to order?
Yes, I'll have the rib-eye steak, medium-rare,
with a baked potato... all the fixings...
and a Shirley Temple, please.
Uh, make that two.
Sub the Shirley Temple for a dry martini, two olives.
[♪♪♪]
I need to see Ms. Bianchi.
Unfortunately, Ms. Bianchi's currently on a call.
She needs to get off the call!
Mr. Gardiner?
- Can I get you a cup of tea or coffee? - No. I-I don't want coffee!
What's wrong?
Is Rory all right?
We have been accused of child abuse and neglect.
The Ministry has applied for a protection order
to stop us from having any contact with Rory.
[CHOKES UP] We could lose Maisie, too.
[♪♪♪]
What were you thinking?
I wouldn't have had to make this play if you hadn't Scrooged-out
- and forced me to drop their case. - No way this is on me, Abby.
If word gets out that you advised clients
to surrender their child to the Ministry,
and the parents end up losing both their children,
the firm's reputat...
[ROARS] we could get sued!
Congratulations.
Now I have to let you work pro bono for these people. Fix this!
[♪♪♪]
♪ Sabrina Bass, champagne glass All the boys stare at my turnt-up ass ♪
♪ Spending cash, rocking jewels Top to bottom so damn cool ♪
♪ Income in the stratosphere ♪ [HUMMING ALONG]
I need to pull you in on something.
No, Jerri said I can't do any more top-secret projects.
I need you to draft an expedited motion for the Gardiners.
[♪♪♪]
You're working late.
When Cecil filed the emergency application,
they offered us a slot this week.
If we didn't take it,
the Gardiners could go months without seeing their son.
Don't worry. I already added "reckless" to my moral inventory.
Abigail...
yeah, maybe it was reckless...
but those people were stuck,
and no one else was helping them.
[♪♪♪]
[MINISTRY LAWYER, COLIN] Mr. Vagas,
is it true the child was brought to your group home
because his parents abandoned him at the hospital?
My understanding is that his parents were trying...
Yes or no, Mr. Vagas.
Yes.
Is it true, that when he arrived,
he'd sustained injuries
to his head, his face, and his hands?
[VAGAS] Yes, but those types of injuries...
[COLIN] Just a yes or no.
[HESITANTLY] Yes.
And according to his file,
he was confused and distraught on arrival?
Would you say that's an accurate description
of his mental and emotional state?
- Yes or no? - Yes.
But he's adapted quickly.
He's bonded with the staff, made friends, joined activities.
[COLIN] Well, that's wonderful to hear.
I'm not surprised he's thriving.
Now that he's been separated from his parents...
parents who did not want to put the time
or money into their autistic child,
so they... off-loaded him.
- Objection, prejudicial! - Sustained.
No further questions.
Mr. Vagas, how many trained professionals
are on the clock at your group home at any given time?
Three or four.
- And how long are your shifts? - Eight hours.
So, if there are three shifts in a 24-hour period...
times three staff... that means it takes nine trained professionals
to care for the child?
And yet the Ministry somehow believes
his parents, with no training,
working full-time jobs, with another young child,
should be able to do it just as successfully?
Objection. Leading the witness.
Sustained.
Did the Ministry support the Gardiners at home?
They got monthly consults with Ministry therapists.
So, once a month,
someone talked to them,
and then left them alone to do the work of nine people?
Yes.
Do you believe the Gardiners harmed their child?
No. Scrapes and cuts like those could happen in a meltdown.
Thank you.
Insinuating abuse
is just a low blow
from an institution desperate to distract from the fact
they are woefully failing
families of children with special needs.
- Objection. Improper characterization. - Is it, though?
The Gardiners didn't leave their son at the hospital
because they're neglectful. They did it because they had
no other way to get him the care he needs.
The only one guilty of abandonment
is the Ministry.
They've shirked their responsibilities
- and deserted this family in crisis. - Objection!
Is Ms. Bianchi even going to pretend to question the witness?
The only reason they're pretending to care now
is to scare other families away from a last-ditch gamble
no one should ever be desperate enough to use!
[♪♪♪]
Nice little speech in there.
Well, it's easy when you're on the right side of things.
Oh, give me a break.
No one forced them to have kids.
There's the compassion I'd expect from Children's Services.
You know as well as I do,
the court's default is to defer to the Ministry.
Anything else means serious blowback.
There is no way in hell
that Lee risks that her second year on the bench.
[♪♪♪]
Shall we start with some Wagyu tartare?
I'll stick with water. I have another meeting in 15.
In that case, I'll get right to it.
You gave me an ear-worm.
What are you talking about?
♪ Think I care about your snub ♪
♪ Drinking Cristal in the club? ♪
- You listened to "Cristal". - I did.
Now I can't get it out of my head.
How can I get my hands on more of your tracks?
Connery only paid for one single,
and then he buried it.
He sabotaged your career
to keep you as his full-time trophy wife.
That's exactly what he did.
If not for him... you could've been the next Beyoncé.
Your ex-husband robbed you of a lucrative singing career,
and in my professional opinion,
the bastard needs to repay every cent.
Nothing would give me more pleasure
than to sue him
for the biggest support claim the court has ever seen.
In addition to half of everything he owns...
obviously.
Would you allow me that honor?
Are you ready to order?
We'll start with the Wagyu beef tartare
and a bottle of your best champagne.
[♪♪♪]
[JUDGE LEE] There is no evidence of child abuse here.
I'm dismissing that claim.
But for the allegation of neglect,
the Ministry's argument holds.
In their desperation, the Gardiners did abandon their son.
- Your Hon our... - However...
I can't ignore the conditions
that led to the Gardiners' desperation.
This is what I can do...
the Gardiners' custody of their daughter
is not in question.
And while the government has guardianship
of the older child,
the parents will have full physical access to him.
- You can see your son. - [MARGO GASPS]
We'll review the matter in 12 months.
I strongly suggest the Ministry review its policy.
This family should never have been forced
to choose between their parental rights
and getting their son the resources he needs.
[BANG]
[♪♪♪]
I'm so sorry... you had to go through this.
I'll be back here in 12 months' time to fight this again,
- if I have to. - We appreciate that.
I heard what that other lawyer said.
"Their kid, their problem."
You're supposed to take care of your kids.
That's what makes you a parent.
I couldn't take care of my son.
[♪♪♪]
[WHISPERS] It's okay.
[♪♪♪]
[JERRI] How are we low on toilet paper?
We just received a new shipment last week.
I think someone in the office has IBS.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
Proofed and ready for Ms. Bass to sign.
Great.
I took on the Ministry and won!
Is there anything I can't do?
Hit your billable hours target?
'Kay, I have your back from now on.
We'll manage with Harry out of commission.
We're already managing.
I bagged Sabrina Bass.
Um... isn't that how Harry got suspended?
Not like that, Cecil.
Let's just say, as of noon today,
Svensson and Svensson will be very well retained.
Good job, Daniel. Do you need the boardroom booked off?
Sabrina requested we meet at a recording studio.
She's staging a comeback.
A comeback from what?
Seems the "Harry" gene kicked in.
Yeah, for better or for worse.
So, I've decided
I'm going to let Frank introduce Isabelle to the kids.
Oh, so you realized
the best revenge is a life lived well?
I realized Sofia's gonna eat that sugar cookie alive.
- [WINSTON] Mr. Svensson! - Hello, Winston.
- What are you doing here? - Anything I damn well please, Daniel.
It's my name on the lease.
Cecile!
Am I fired again, sir?
On the contrary.
You are going to be my "homework mole".
It would be an honor, sir.
[♪♪♪]
[ABBY] How's he doing?
He's adjusting.
It's good. I think.
Oh, Rory, we have a visitor.
Hey, Rory. I don't know if you remember me.
Ms. Bianchi the lawyer!
Yeah! That's right.
I brought you a little housewarming gift.
I don't eat bananas for dinner.
Maybe my friends will eat the bananas.
We play Uno every night at eight.
Dad's supposed to be driving me now.
"Thank you for the fruit, Ms. Bianchi."
Thank you for the fruit, Ms. Bianchi.
Dad! It's time to go.
Okay, okay. We're leaving.
Okay. Love you, Mom. Maze.
[♪♪♪]
Love you.
[♪♪♪]
[ABBY] Honey, I'm home!
[JARS RATTLE ON DOOR]
- Hi. - Hello, Abby.
What's going on?
This has some real intervention vibes,
and I've been sober almost a year.
Can you sit?
I'm good.
So, I've been taking stock, and...
I realize that I need to start making healthier choices.
That's great.
I'm glad you think so,
because part of that is setting boundaries.
And while there's some positives to us sharing a space...
I, um...
[CHUCKLES WEAKLY]
I think it would be best...
if you started looking
for somewhere else to stay during your off weeks.
You're kicking me out?
I'm just saying...
I'm not sure if this is the best situation
- for either of us, long-term. - This your idea? Or hers?
- Um... - You know what?
Doesn't matter.
I didn't mean you should leave right this second, Abby!
[♪♪♪]
[SLAM]
♪ Sabrina Bass Champagne glass Boys stare at my turnt-up ass ♪
♪ Spending cash rocking jewels Top to bottom I'm so cool ♪
♪ Income in the stratosphere Mirror, mirror, on the wall ♪
♪ Who's the hottest of them all? It's me ♪
♪ You think I care about your snub Drinking Cristal in the club ♪
♪ Drinking Cristal In the club ♪
♪ Baby Cristal in the club ♪
♪ In the club Cristal in the club ♪
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