Previously on Eli Stone:
The firm's split has left people with stressful decisions. You can't leave.
What you give up in dollars and cents, you'll make up in quality of life.
What makes you think I can convince Matt not to leave?
He needs a push. Show him great things about public interest law.
- So why are you packing? - This isn't me, Eli.
You're supposed to stay now.
The exodus has begun.
- A lot of life changes ahead. - You're pregnant.
- Don't say anything. Matt doesn't know. - I love you, but I can't stay here.
Where the heck are they?
The tomatoes? The lox? That herb cream cheese I love?
This is the bargain plate. Deluxe is $18.75 extra.
- Charge it to the company account. - This is COD, lady.
Mr. Stone said some woman named Patti De La... something
- would be here to pay for it? - I bet he did. Come on.
Is there a problem, Mr. Stone?
I was just waiting for everyone to get here. So...
This is everyone, Eli.
Right, OK.
So client retention. Taylor, Keith. Any updates?
You've been pursuing Latham.
Good news on Latham, people. I'm happy to report
they're now part of the Posner-Klein family.
What's the score, Woo?
Wethersby, Stone & Associates, five, Posner-Klein, 86!
This isn't a numbers game.
All we need to keep us afloat is one big fish.
I think Jim Cooper is that fish.
Got a call from Jim Cooper.
Turns out our donations to his MS Foundation
and the arts council blew him away. He's very interested in making the move.
It's not fair.
It's like they know what we're gonna do before we do it.
He's right. They win every time.
Posner-Klein is comprised of former colleagues.
Some cross-pollination in terms of strategy is bound to occur.
Let's not overreact.
It is a little suspicious how P & K keep beating us to the punch.
I pitched Latham on Tuesday, an hour later they sign with P & K.
- Same terms. - The same happened
- after meeting Fuller. - Let's not be paranoid.
- No one's trying to sabotage us. - No, they're actually doing it.
Some of our people are in contact with their people,
so some cross-pollination is bound to occur.
- I'm not pollinating with Matt. - I didn't say you were.
I was implying you were pillow talking our business.
I am not the leak, Eli. And to prove it, I'm gonna find out who is. Happy?
Ecstatic.
Your management skills are as deft as ever.
I'm not sure it's good for office morale, or your own for that matter,
- to pin our hopes on one client. - He's the greatest humanitarian
of his generation. We land Cooper, everyone's morale will skyrocket.
Cooper is trying to grow his own marijuana for a clinical trial
which might cure his son's MS. It's signature Wethersby-Stone.
We're a new firm, Eli. We don't yet have a signature,
which is why we should aim to diversify our client base.
If we win the Cooper case, guys still on the fence
- will be lining up outside our door. - That's a very big if.
Maybe. But it's one of the few plays we have left in our deck.
Oh!
- Oh, goodness! - What took you so long?
- Is the records room backed up? - I am the records room.
Where are you going? Go through these files.
I got to figure out a way to get access to Jim Cooper
- before Posner & Klein close in on him. - You mean stalk.
Yes. And your brimming optimism is duly noted.
- Optimism was Maggie's department. - Well, she's gone, so...
Look at this picture of him in the paper with his son.
- What's it say? - Apparently, last month,
Jim Jr. set a new state record for the 200 freestyle.
- I thought you said he had MS. - It's in remission.
Find out where and when his next swim meet is and then get Jordan.
OK.
Whoa
What?
You are just a vision because things do not spontaneously burst into flames.
OK, I am 99.9 percent sure that you are a vision,
but just in case...
What are you doing?
Just...
I'm sorry. I was just...
All right! Yes! Way to go, J.J.! Whoo!
That's what I'm talking about! Whoo!
Mr. Cooper, I don't know if you remember me. My name is Eli Stone.
Jordan. I didn't peg you for a swim junkie.
Jim, I know showing up like this is unorthodox, but...
We can help you with your clinical trial, if you'll just hear us out.
J.J.'s next event is in ten minutes. I'll give you three.
OK. We know that you applied to the DEA
for a license to grow marijuana, and your application was rejected...
You know my case. I'm more interested in a strategy for winning.
- Right. - Hey, kiddo. You look great out there.
We caught your race on the way in. You got a gift.
Thanks. I'm hoping I qualify for Olympic pre-trials, if I can keep it up.
We look like suits trying to schmooze your dad, and to be fair, we are.
We're here to help him give you the best shot at a cure.
Better not monopolize your time. Make sure he doesn't miss me
- smashing my best time in the hundred. - I don't want to miss that.
He's a smart kid. "Monopolize" is a good SAT word.
It's also, ironically, our strategy.
The federal government controls the supply of medical marijuana
for FDA trials. That's a de facto illegal monopoly.
If we argue that denying you a license to grow pot is anti-capitalist,
stifles competition and isn't in the public interest.
Well, I'll be damned.
Yes!
Posner & Klein can kiss my hundred-grand-a-week retained ass!
That's how we do things downtown! Sorry.
Quite all right. If I were more prone to outbursts of emotion,
- I'd probably be doing a little jig. - That I would pay real money to see.
Savor this moment, Eli.
Catching your first big fish... Nothing quite like it.
- Where do you think you're going? - To my office?
- Why not to the conference room? - Something going on?
I need your help. It's my daughter, Angela.
She got pulled over for a DUI two days ago.
- What happened? - Nothing.
She was at a bachelorette party, she had a glass of wine, that's it.
- She didn't do anything wrong. - Did they give her a Breathalyzer?
- What'd she blow? - How should I know? That's your job.
- Is Eli busy? - I thought you were the hotshot
- criminal defense lawyer. - That's flattering,
but it's best if we go with someone outside the office with this.
- I'll give Danny Meyer a call. - This Danny character,
- where's he live? - I don't know. What's it matter?
I need to know I can track him down, kick him in the cojones if he messes up.
- That's why I'm not the guy to help. - What's worse?
Going to your grave knowing you let my daughter,
a woman who's never gotten a ticket lose financial aid
and drop out of school for something she didn't do,
or the threat of me knocking your block off?
Which conference room was it again? Thank you.
How'd my mom sucker you?
Massive guilt trip or outright threat?
Hmm!
I'm gonna go with outright threat.
It was both, actually.
Jeez. Well, you know if you help me out here,
it's only gonna get worse, right?
I think I can manage that.
So...
- ...shall we get started? - Oh, my God.
"Sugar substitutes and caffeine can cause prenatal..."
- I am so screwed. - "Screwed."
As usual, the Dowd's timing is impeccable.
You look so hot. I'm not kidding.
The girls are like... Wow!
- Cute. - Sorry, I just...
- You, lunch, this is great. - We see each other every night.
- No, I see you. You see piles of work. - I'm sorry, but you know how it is,
starting a new firm, going to court,
making sure your sleazy new firm doesn't steal all our clients.
These guys are CEOs. They make up their own minds.
And how did you guys know the exact hour I was gonna meet with Latham's CEO?
If you want to play interrogator-detainee, I am game,
but we should close the blinds, don't you think?
Someone on your team is stealing our plays.
I need you to find out for me who it is.
I know I seem like the perfect guy for the job:
young, hot, ethically-challenged.
Thing is, I don't work here anymore.
I ask you to do one thing and you can't handle that?
I wouldn't call this simple.
It's not like things are gonna get easier from here.
"From here?" Where exactly are we going, Taylor?
Nowhere. I'm sorry, I just... Forget I said anything, OK?
You know what? Lunch was a bad idea.
I'll... see you tonight.
Let's be honest. We all know the government has a monopoly
on marijuana for medical research.
As long as it's classified as controlled, we insist on,
- you know, controlling it. - What for?
Marijuana is legal in California for medicinal uses.
Actually, California can pass any law it wants,
but it's still illegal under federal law.
You water a plant, I'll have you arrested.
We are aware of the supremacy of federal law, but we also think
it's obvious Mr. Cooper is not a drug trafficker.
He's a father desperate to fight his son's disease.
Infer what you will about public opinion fallout.
I'm concerned about public consumption. We start making exceptions,
and it's a slippery slope. Marijuana is a gateway to more dangerous drugs.
Like ecstasy and LSD, both of which scientists can easily obtain
- from private laboratories. - So that's what's next? LSD for cancer?
Ecstasy for Parkinson's? Hey, maybe I can get some crack for my eczema.
Look, you want to grasp at straws, be my guest.
Just stick to snake oils that aren't federally-regulated, OK?
We're not giving up. With your son still in an early stage of the disease...
Early is too late with MS. With every new attack,
the damage is done. And it's permanent. At least, it was with Vanessa.
- That's my mom. - I'm so sorry.
J.J. was three when she got sick.
At first, her episodes were so few and far between,
we thought we could keep it at bay, but...
I can't promise you you'll be able to swim forever.
But I can promise you I'm gonna get your dad's hands on enough pot
- for the study. - Don't say you know a guy
- who knows a guy. - Well, I do. His name is Uncle Sam.
- Gonna sue the government for dope? - When it's grown on tax dollars,
- it's your dope, too. - I like this guy.
Let me take J.J. to school. We'll talk more over lunch.
Whoa!
Hey! Hey, you!
You've got to get out of there!
Watch your step here.
Come on.
The building was burning? You'd think a vision about a pot case
- would be more fun. - You'd think with my brain aneurysm,
God would avoid sharp spikes to my blood pressure.
So you were surrounded by flames. There's the obvious association.
Drop the case or burn in the fires of hell?
Remember which of us said it first. But fire can also represent
the manifestation of the divine.
Like when God appeared at Mount Sinai in a cloud of smoke and fire.
No, I'm pretty sure it's the going-to-hell one.
A few days ago, my files on Cooper burst into flames.
- Another vision? - I didn't think much of it,
- until the musical vision... - A third vision?
Jordan sang You Don't Mess Around With Jim.
- That one ended with fire too. - You waited to come to me
until after three visions warned you to drop this Cooper case?
- Maybe they weren't. - "Don't mess around with Jim,"
and you're messing around with Jim.
A vision has never told me to drop a case before. And why Cooper?
This man's going to the ends of the Earth for his son.
My dad couldn't even make it to parent-teacher conference.
A devoted and protective father.
I see why you're having trouble letting go of this.
No. I'm just having trouble seeing how God's plan
is "don't find a cure for a debilitating and possibly fatal disease."
- He's God. Don't backseat deify. - I'm not. I'm frontseat litigating.
Am I supposed to just blindly follow visions? I'm not just a messenger.
Be careful, Eli. Going against the visions, it's risky.
Yeah? Well, if God wanted a puppet for a prophet,
he should've chosen an accountant.
Mr. Smalls, who is usually granted access to NIH cannabis stores?
Universities, health agencies, scientific institutions.
- Controlled environments. - Private individuals?
- Do they receive NIH-sanctioned pot? - Object to "pot" as prejudicial.
- My client isn't asking for a doobie. - Sustained.
Let's keep the slang to a minimum, people.
Plaintiff's lawyers claim that your decision not to grant him its marijuana
constitutes a capricious and arbitrary decision.
It's a security issue. Two identical studies involving cannabis and MS
were already approved and ongoing. We didn't see the need for a third one.
So these other two studies,
they were designed to test the efficacy of cannabis on juvenile onset MS?
- No. - Sorry, I thought that you said
they were identical to Mr. Cooper's study.
Identical in that they both tested the effects of cannabis on MS.
But both those studies only accept subjects over the age of 18, right?
The NIH isn't gonna supply cannabis to any study involving minors.
So you would never supply cannabis to Mr. Cooper's study.
Are you aware that federal law prohibits unjustified discrimination based on age?
Yes, I'm also aware the government shouldn't be helping teens
- get baked on the taxpayers' dime. - The kids in the study
wouldn't be getting baked, they'd be getting relief from a horrible disease.
MS doesn't discriminate based on age. Why should the government?
It's not gonna happen.
I let you smooth-talk your way out of Roner, but I can't this time.
- It's her first offense, Sam. - Not with blood alcohol level of .085.
You have to have tolerance to drink and drive
- with that much alcohol in your system. - This isn't a regular thing.
She's got zero priors. This is a one-time mistake.
You and I both know that a Breathalyzer can be off by at least ten percent.
- Blood test won't be. - Doesn't change the fact
- she didn't commit a moving violation. - She did according to Officer Sawyer.
There's a trustworthy source.
In his sworn statement, he said Ms. Scott was, quote,
"Weaving in and out of traffic" and "appeared disoriented."
He only said that after she turned him down for a date.
He mention that in his statement? I'm guessing not.
That's just an unsubstantiated allegation.
And six allegations in a row is a sexual harassment lawsuit.
Angela's the sixth woman he's tried to pick up while on the job.
Since November. Officer Sawyer's definition of "to protect and serve"
might need a little adjustment.
I think I liked the smooth-talk better.
Wow, impressive. My mom was right. You are a hotshot lawyer.
- Some pretty mad skills back there. - It helps when you're extra motivated.
So you doing anything special to celebrate?
I was gonna get loaded.
Kidding.
Wait, were you just asking me out?
Trying to. I guess I don't have the same mad skills with women
that I do in the courtroom.
I kind of like that in a guy.
So is that a yes?
Yeah.
What, the cool kids ban you from their table?
They all went to Godzilla's. Sushi freaks me out.
You live in San Francisco.
I'm from Ohio, where we believe in cooking fish.
Midwest sounds awesome. Remind me never to go.
Shut up. So, what's your excuse? I thought you were meeting Taylor.
No, that would require her actually wanting to see me.
- You guys got in a fight? - A little hard to tell. She...
She thinks someone at Wethersby is leaking information
- so we can steal all their clients. - You know who's doing it?
I don't know. Taylor wants me to find out, but...
- You're in the doghouse. - You'd think life would get
less complicated when we weren't working together.
She'll forgive you. Maybe not right away, but she will.
You get caught spying on these guys over here,
I don't think they're gonna be as nice.
- Hey. - Hey.
- Everything OK? - Yeah.
I just thought I'd stop by and see how the trial's going.
My dad says he's gonna win, but he always thinks that.
In this case, he has reason to be optimistic because we're in great shape.
So having your dad go to court so that you can get high.
You must be the coolest kid in school.
I'm a swimmer. I don't put alcohol or drugs in my body.
Absolutely. I was a mathlete. We had a similar ethos.
Yeah. If the league finds out, you know, that I have pot in my system,
even for this study, I'll be disqualified from competitions
and I won't go out for Olympic pre-trials.
- I didn't realize that. I'm sorry. - Yeah.
I know there's this thing eating away at my brain,
but it's like, right now, I don't care.
All I care about is swimming. It's the only part of my life that's still mine.
- What do you mean? - My dad. He's...
Everything has to be his way.
He's been telling me what to do for so long, even when he's not around,
I can't get his voice out of my head.
Except when I'm swimming.
When I'm underwater, I don't think about stuff.
I'm just counting the tiles on the bottom, back and forth.
He can't get to me.
Do you even want to be in this clinical trial?
No.
But this whole case... is about you.
I mean, I'm fighting for you and now you tell me that you don't even want this?
- No, I don't. - Does your dad know?
Mm-hm.
- Then why is he pushing so hard? - He doesn't care what I want.
I've tried to talk to him. He never listens to me.
Maybe it's that he knows what you're up against.
I mean, what happened with your mom. He obviously loves you very much.
I mean, you have to believe that he wants what's best for you.
You wouldn't think that if you knew him.
Look, if you want to win this case for him, fine.
But don't do it for me. I never asked for your help.
Beautiful morning, isn't it?
I hear the night is gonna be lovely, too. Clear skies. Stars out.
Very romantic. Do you have any big plans?
- Patti, I was just about to... - When I asked for an attorney at law,
- I wasn't asking for a son-in-law. - I'm not marrying Angela.
Just dinner. Are you really threatening to shank me with a butter knife?
Just suppose I am.
Now, do you really want to take my sweet little Angela on a date?
I'll take good care of her. I promise.
May 6th, 2007.
I'll never forget it.
I went into J.J.'s bedroom to wake him up for school
and he said he couldn't feel anything in his arms.
That first attack lasted several weeks.
Then shortly after he was diagnosed, I was driving him to his swim meet
and he just turned to me, out of the blue,
and asked why I couldn't work on a cure.
"You do everything else, Dad," he said.
And that's when I decided I was gonna beat this thing.
Still, setting up your own clinical trial, that is no small undertaking.
Why not simply donate money to existing studies on MS?
If I wait for nonprofit research to bring a drug to market,
it could be too late for J.J..
I lost my wife to this disease. J.J.'s all I've got left.
If I could just get this study going, I think we both need that hope.
The fact that my son is willing to give up swimming just to be able
to take part in this clinical trial, that says it all.
You have never heard him say that in so many words.
I mean, just remember everything you say here is on record, so let's avoid
speculating as to your son's state of mind.
It's not speculation. He's told me this. Many times.
That's hearsay. I guess I have nothing further.
- I have a few questions. - I would like a recess.
- That won't be necessary. - I think it is,
if for no other reason than for you two to get on the same page.
It was a misunderstanding between my partner and me.
I'll take over and get you back on track.
- You better. I was on a roll. - Rolling right into prison for perjury.
- Are you out of your mind? - We don't accuse our clients
- of breaking the law. - As your lawyer,
- it's my responsibility to protect you. - Everything I said was the truth.
The truth is your son does not want to be in this trial.
He told me. He just wants to swim.
Wait outside for me.
You talked to my son without me?
Think about what's best for J.J.
Placing him in a trial against his will...
He's 16. He doesn't know what's good for him.
He doesn't need you putting ideas in his head.
He came to me. He knows a lot more than you give him credit for, if you listen.
I'm not paying for parenting advice. I'm paying you to win this case for me.
You involve yourself with my family, I'll have to get involved with yours.
- What's that mean? - Your brother works at St. Vincent's?
Small world. I'm the largest donor to that hospital.
Are there any other conversations I should be privy to as your co-counsel?
I'm sorry. I didn't think it was relevant.
I had no idea Cooper would perjure himself.
I should've listened to you from the start.
Clearly not the perfect client, but we can get out of this.
- That's not an option. - Neither is being in bed with this guy.
I have been representing Jim Cooper since 1987, when he first retained WPK.
In the years I've known him, he's been nothing less
than a brilliant businessman, magnificent philanthropist
and a world-class ass.
Apparently, I'm the ass. Here I was thinking that we had a new mission.
We do. It's to represent clients whose business practices do no harm,
not clients who win the Father of the Year award.
If that were criteria, there wouldn't be anyone on our roster.
Nor would I be running this firm, for that matter.
You're pulling out all the stops.
- How'd you know I liked Thai? - I didn't.
I just figured I'd be safer with chopsticks on the table.
I can't believe my mom pulled a butter knife on you.
- I'm so mortified. - Don't be.
- So, what's good here? - The pineapple duck curry.
- I had it last week. - You mean on another date?
No, I was just out with some friends.
Uh-huh.
OK, if you think I'm some sort of player, trust me, I'm not.
Yeah, which is exactly what a player would say.
You probably got girls lined up all weekend.
Try me.
Oh?
You call your mom.
A lot.
OK, so that makes you a mama's boy and a player.
- You're tough. Like your mom. - Well...
Dad, the law firm, me.
Uh, uh, uh. And a call to Terry.
And another one, and another one. So she's your Saturday night?
She's my brother, Terence.
Oh.
- You guys are close, huh? - Yeah.
He's 17, thinking about dropping out of high school.
I'm talking him off the ledge.
Yeah, well, don't push him too hard, OK?
My mom's been pushing me since kindergarten, and...
You didn't turn out so bad.
Wow, that meal was to die for.
I can't believe I'm going to ruin it by getting
hospital commissary fro-yo for dessert.
Well, I'm up for some bad fro-yo, if you want some company.
I would love to, but my shift starts in, like, 30 minutes.
- Hey, maybe next time? - As long as there is a next time.
Hey! Come in. What...?
You want a coffee or something? You want a soda? Water?
No. Actually, I just came by about some work-related stuff.
OK. So we'll skip coffee and you can help me
with my closing for the Cooper case.
I'm just kidding. Or not.
I heard about the trial, how your client almost perjured himself.
How'd you hear about that? And why are you passing me a piece of paper?
With the name of one of my employees on it?
It's the leak. Matt told me about it.
To be honest, I'm surprised you didn't ask for my help.
Well, you were gone, and I didn't think it was right.
Besides, you could lose your job for this.
Turns out it's kind of an advantage to be the lone guppy in the shark tank.
Since I do pro bono work,
everyone thinks I'm noble and trustworthy,
like the Oprah of P & K.
I ask a few choice questions, people tell me everything.
So head of pro bono and the office shrink.
- Sounds like you got promoted twice. - Yeah.
It's not at all what I thought it was gonna be like.
The work is good and the people are super friendly.
I love it.
I'm very happy for you.
Yeah. Thanks.
Well, I guess I better let you get back.
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Hey, it was...
It's... It's great to see you.
You too.
I can't help but miss... things.
Yeah. I miss things, too.
I could stand up here for hours and talk about
the humanitarianism of Jim Cooper.
But I'm not gonna do that.
See, I'm a lawyer, and as you know, we lawyers love hypotheticals.
So, what if my client weren't the admirable philanthropist?
What if he was someone else entirely? An egomaniacal jerk, for instance.
Let's even say... Remember, this is for the sake of argument.
...that he does not have his son's best interests at heart.
Even if you assume all this, the law is still on his side.
Whatever Jim Cooper is or is not,
the fact is that his study will take place
in a controlled, high-security facility.
The fact is that it would not violate any of the U.S. international treaties
regarding marijuana. And I'll tell you another fact:
Two hundred years ago, another father injected his son with a live virus.
The experiment was considered risky and lacking in merit.
And that gave us the vaccine for smallpox.
Can you make sure that gets to Judge Phelps by noon? Thanks.
- Keith. - Look. I know what you're gonna say,
and you have every right to be protective of your daughter,
but the truth is I like her. I think she might like me.
If you don't mind, how about giving us space?
I just came to tell you she said she had a great time last night.
- Did she say anything else? - Don't push your luck.
In ruling on Jim Cooper's study, I have to balance drug use by minors
against potential scientific benefits.
In light of the government's failure to present evidence
that Mr. Cooper's study would adversely effect drug enforcement in this country,
I find in favor of the petitioner.
How about that, kiddo? We won.
With all due respect, sir, you won.
Trial's over, Eli. Mr. Cooper no longer requires our advice. Just our bill.
I'll throw this one in for free. You've already had 16 years with him.
He's done everything you've told him to. Maybe just this once
you could let him make his own decision.
Tell him what you told me. About how you feel about the study.
- Eli, let's go. - Just tell him.
Right here, right now.
What do you want to tell me, J.J.?
Go on. You can do it. He needs to hear this from you.
It's nothing. I'm sorry. It's nothing.
What do you say we celebrate? Any restaurant you want.
How does that sound?
Thank you again for all your hard work. I'll be in touch.
Keith Bennett.
Hey, I'm sorry, but didn't we settle this two days ago?
We did, but then we got the results of Angela's blood test back,
and we found traces of BE and EME.
Cocaine?
Are you saying Angela, I mean, my client,
was on cocaine?
- Are you sure? - We already dropped the charges,
but given your relationship with the client's mother, you should know.
Yeah. Thanks, Sam.
And finally, we have had our first big victory this week.
Jim Cooper's clinical trial will be going ahead
using the government's supply of marijuana.
As we anticipated, Cooper's presence has given us an opening
with other heavy hitters. Thanks to Mr. Stone's legal ingenuity,
not only are our calls being returned,
we've also been able to upgrade to a better class of breakfast.
I just spoke with the president of the UCSF pension fund
and the CEO of the Essen Ware Charitable Foundation,
both of which are now our clients. So great work, everyone.
Rudy, do you have a second?
- I've got a depo in ten. Can it wait? - No, but I'll make it quick.
We know you have been feeding information
about our business strategies to Posner & Klein.
You jeopardized the future of this firm and everyone who works here.
If you want to fire me, just get it over with.
- Why did you stay here? - I don't know. Shorter commute, maybe?
Or maybe because you couldn't go to P & K?
They didn't even make you an offer.
Wethersby, Stone & Associates is only gonna be as good as the people in it.
For that to work, you have to want to be here.
You have to believe in our cases and in what we're doing.
If that's not what you want, you're free to go. But if it is,
you have to show me what you can do and why you should be here.
I think I can do that.
I'm not sure I could've been that gracious.
You would have. You were with me.
I should've been more gracious with you this week.
You were doing what you thought was best for the firm.
This is our firm. We're equals. We make decisions together.
- And I need to respect that. - Yes, sir.
It's Jordan. People call you sir now, Eli, not the other way around.
Hindsight being twenty-twenty, you wish you had followed the visions?
- You mean foresight twenty-twenty? - I was trying not to rub it in.
I wish I hadn't messed things up for Cooper's son.
But maybe something good is gonna come of this study.
And with Cooper as our client, our firm has a future.
- You just keep telling yourself that. - Come on. Things went pretty well,
considering this was the first time I stood up to the big guy.
Our relationship is evolving, we're having a dialogue.
What you did this week, that's not a dialogue.
You didn't change your relationship with God. It's still one-way.
You reversed the direction. God tried to tell you something
- and you ignored him. - I did not.
Right. You defied him. Yeah, my bad.
Or maybe I convinced Him I was right and He had nothing more to add.
- I haven't had anymore fiery visions. - Night's still young.
Come on, you really think that...
OK, so, what exactly happens to someone who defies God?
Lots of things. None of them ever good.
Moses made one little mistake.
God told him to speak to a rock to get water for the Israelites.
Instead he hit it with a stick, and bam!
God forbids him from ever entering the Promise Land.
- For hitting a rock? - Yeah. And Lucifer. This dude...
OK, I get it. I get it. Wow. Lucifer.
Way to kill the conversation.
- Hey. - I hope it's OK I came by.
No. Yeah, I'm glad you did. You want a soda or something?
- Sure. Water. - How'd you know where I live?
My dad likes to keep a personal file on everyone who works for him.
That's good to know.
So I guess I disappointed you yesterday.
No, come on.
It's hard to stand up to a parent. Particularly your parent.
You did. Everyone else is afraid of him.
But not you. I've never seen anyone stand up to him before.
It helps that he's not my father.
- I wish he weren't mine. - No, you don't.
I'm serious. I want to be emancipated. I don't want to be his son anymore.
Look, you're upset about the clinical trial...
It's... It's not just that.
It's everything.
At least when my mom was around, she'd try to protect me.
I know it's hard, OK? But you have to keep trying.
I'm done trying.
You showed me.
There's only one way to stand up to my father.
I got to get him out of my life.
I want to take him to court and I want you to represent me.
- Oh! No. No, no, no. No. - Yes. Please. Please.
Mr. Stone, I don't want to live in the same house with him.
I don't even want to talk him.
I don't want to have anything to do with him.
I can't take it anymore.
Will you help me, Mr. Stone?