We have arrived at Chapter 5 and it begins as we are used to at this point with a review of the relevant material of the past and a too bright look at the future for 30 seconds.
Our glimpse of the future shows Mitch trying to meet Andrew on a patio at Toronto St & Court St in downtown Toronto (posing as Washington DC). I found this location using the Mercatto that Andrew is sitting at and the Pizzaiolo that the thugs stalk past as they are trying to follow Boss Lady Tricia Helfer's instructions of "don't lose him again" (as reviewed in the 'previously on" segment).
Before our hero Mitch can meet up with Andrew, before the thugs can stalk Mitch down and potentially capture him for the unknown nefarious purposes of BLTH, Mitch is thrown to the ground and arrested by a kid dressed as a DC cop. Mitch has thrown someone off a balcony and is under arrest for murder. I have to ask myself, how would an arrest come so soon with no evidence? Last episode the detective wanted to find Mitch since he's their only suspect. But really? How quickly things can change from Suspect (which in my mind means: question him and find out what's up, locate evidence if the story doesn't add up) to Under Arrest face down on a public street so violently that his phone is a foot away from his face. Very dramatic.
Case of the Week
A guy who ran and illegal gambling establishment is accused of killing a very dangerous mob-ish guy. This is the CotW but for some reason it doesn't sit as well with me as some of the other elements this week.
Mitch goes after the prosecution's witness and lays down some very decent reasonable doubt. Mitch, his client and his client's friend Rollerboy are plotting their next attempt to poke holes in the prosecution's case when the ADA pops his head into the room. This ADA is played by Darrin Baker (whom I met at Starbucks a couple of weeks ago). My new fave ADA tells Mitch to prepare for the next witness. He smugly informs Mitch that his "client just got stabbed in the back".
This back stabbing witness is a friend of the defendant. When Mitch points out that he made a deal to testify and that since he went to law school he know just what the prosecutor needs him to say, the witness looks like a giant fraud. This guy looks like he's out to save himself and will throw the accused under the bus to do so.
Ray is sent to look at the hospital video. The entire event happened after Rollerboy got the tar kicked out of him by the dead guy and the ADA is trying to prove that the mob-ish guy was killed as retaliation for Rollerboy's being injured to the point of stuck in the chair. Mitch wants to see what the client's mental state was at the hospital while visiting with Rollerboy before the shooting.
Ray shows Mitch the nugget of awesome he found in the video footage and Mitch's eye do the super wide "OMG" thing I love so much (it'll get old eventually, but not yet). Mitch wants to talk to his client ASAP. When he shows the footage what do we see? Rollerboy not needing to roll. Walking like a normally capable person down the stairs. That's gonna suck for Rollerboy since now Mitch knows the truth that his client was covering for Rollerboy who shot his bully in the back.
Mitch wants to prove his client innocent, he wants the judge to release him from the case so he can testify since his client doesn't want to prove himself innocent at the cost of his buddy. He's solidly sure that the jury will find in his favour with the self defense reasoning. Mitch reminds him for the 2nd or 3rd time (so it must be important) that you never know what a jury is thinking.
Ray tries to act as Rollerboy's conscience to no avail. The ADA makes his closing remarks. They would be brilliant except we know that it's all wrong but we can't do anything about it because the client doesn't want to. Mitch makes his remarks. He continues to weave the story of a scared man who was protecting himself (again, all BS).
The jury reaches it's verdict. The judge views it and gives the defense once last opportunity to make comments (my gut clenches as I think the guy who's name I can't remember is about to go to jail for his dumb ass friend), Mitch shakes his head and the paper is passed back to the jury foreperson. They find the defendant...... *gasp*......... Not Guilty!
Family Drama
The family has really taken a shine to the daughter of a comatose old lady (Althea Sanderson) while they try to get the medical equipment company to fork over a large sum of money because they gave the old lady a defective heart stent and now she's holding on by a thread.
The company offered $210K when Mitch brought in the big guns at K&C but he knows this case is worth so much more so he sends Abby to talk to Andrew to be sure they won't give up.
Andrew shows Abby the room where 10 intern drones are sifting through the boxes of random paperwork that the company sent over to find the key piece of info they need to win. Don't give up yet Abby, the drones will keep working or they won't make associate.
The daughter is distraught because she's 3 months behind on the rent, she has no money to live, is working 2 jobs and her mother is not getting better. The family tries to think of a way to give her money to help her out without breaking the rules about lawyers giving money to their clients (and yes, wife of lawyer who helped establish firm with massive financial backing does count).
Andrew calls Abby, there is shouting in the back ground. The drones have found the golden needle in the haystack of medical paperwork. Why didn't he call Mitch? He's the Lawyer after all. Abby is a school teacher who tried to appeal to the soft heartedness of the firm.
A conference room full of suits. Very intimidating. The guy from the medical company "Mr. Bolson" tries to imply that even though there are papers that can prove that they did something stupid as a company, their lawyers have already secured a large number of experts and K&C wouldn't be able to get anyone. This is when Mitch pulls out "did I forget to introduce everyone?" and shows the blowhard that he has international experts from Franch and Japan who trump his tiny sheet of paper. You can almost see Bolson crap himself.
"Whatever number you have in your head, make it bigger. Much bigger."
Althea's daughter gets her settlement that day and is able to go forward with her life. She cries.
Conspiracy Case
Since Mitch is busy with Rollerboy's friend (seriously I don't have the guy's name in my notes, he's that forgettable) he get's Ray to go visit Sarah Holt for an update on her case.
She's very surprised that Ray went after the dead woman's son. Ray notices that she makes her bed like she was in the military, she denies having served. This is something that should be remembered for later. It will probably come back.
Ray wants to search SH's apartment but Mitch says they need her permission which she hasn't given. He distracts Tammy with sex on her desk and steals and imprint of the apartment key so he can search it anyway. He finds a little shredder puzzle in the paper bin on the desk and dumps it into his pocket before running off to view hospital security tapes.
Ray starts having fun putting together the shredder puzzle and is sidelined by Tammy who finished the puzzle while he was out even though he tried to hide it from her.
The paper holds the names of the last 4 nurses the dead woman had. The nurses she fired before asking a 'random stranger' to come stay with her. Sarah supposedly didn't know this woman before that day, she agreed at the doctor's office, came home to get some things and then spent the rest of the night at the house before being arrested for killing her. When did she get the names? why did she have them and shred them? what does this mean?
Ray decides not to spoil the Sanderson Settlement celebration party so we'll have to wait for Chapter 6.
The episode closes with Mitch in the overexposed future in an interrogation room. He paces a bit and looks in the mirror. That's it until next time.
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