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00:00Afghanistan.
00:28Afghanistan.
00:31Iraq.
00:32Excuse me?
00:33Coalition of the Women.
00:35Basra.
00:36Ah.
00:38What division?
00:392nd Battalion.
00:41Royal Welsh.
00:45You were testing me, weren't you?
00:47But I was lying.
00:48Never.
00:49There you go.
00:51I'm fine.
00:52No, you're all right.
00:53I can't sit while a woman's standing.
00:55Oi, move it, idiot.
00:57How gallant.
01:03Excuse me.
01:07Ah, Mr. Savarese.
01:08I was just coming for you.
01:09Great.
01:10I was just ready to be come for.
01:12So, feeling good, Alicia?
01:14Feeling lucky?
01:15Ah, about the bid.
01:17Um, yes.
01:18I think you're in very good shape, Mr. Savarese.
01:20I'm on hold.
01:21You're?
01:22What happened to where?
01:23I'll get this 25 million for the city's tow truck business.
01:25That's 5% to you.
01:27I think we're in very good shape, Mr. Savarese.
01:31Yes.
01:32Hello?
01:33No, this is Kerry.
01:34Yes.
01:35Are you sure?
01:36Don't do this.
01:37Okay, well, find out more.
01:39They went to Streckler Automotive.
01:44I'm gonna see them.
01:46They said it was a close bid.
01:47You were second.
01:48I don't care if I was eighth.
01:50They cheated.
01:51I had a black partner.
01:52Well, they had diversity, too.
01:53And a female partner.
01:54Okay.
01:55It's what I want to do.
01:56I want you to check out Streckler and Duda,
01:58whatever they're called,
01:59because they paid somebody off.
02:00You paid somebody off.
02:01Whose side are you on?
02:02I paid somebody off because they were.
02:05All right.
02:14Your Honor?
02:16Mr. Gardner.
02:18Um, why are you here?
02:20To court-martial you.
02:22Uh-huh.
02:23To see Alicia Florek.
02:25Does she know you're here?
02:26I gave my name.
02:27Yes, but I don't...
02:28I mean...
02:29Maybe she should've...
02:30Come with me.
02:35Are you Maddie Hayward, the CEO?
02:38Yes, I am.
02:39Mandy Post, Synth Magazine.
02:41Nice to meet you.
02:42Sorry.
02:43Once a reporter, always a reporter.
02:45Given your support for Peter Florek,
02:46do you have any comment on this story
02:47that he slept with a campaign worker?
02:51Judge Kuhn, I'm surprised.
02:53Yes, Mrs. Florek.
02:55This was a bit spontaneous.
02:58I don't need you, Mr. Gardner.
03:00Um, he's a partner.
03:01I'm only a fourth year.
03:02I know.
03:03But I don't need you.
03:06You're welcome.
03:12I was on a judicial panel
03:13studying the mainstreaming of gender in the military.
03:16And there was a speaker who had an issue
03:18our panel could not address.
03:20I would like you to meet her.
03:22You would like me?
03:23Yes.
03:24She's a member of the JAG Corps,
03:25and she was attacked last year while in Afghanistan.
03:28In what way?
03:29Attacked?
03:30By a man on the base.
03:32He tried to rape her.
03:34And you want me to?
03:35Represent her.
03:38I'm sorry.
03:39I find myself a little lost here, Your Honor.
03:41She needs a lawyer, but she's a military lawyer.
03:43Yes.
03:44Is she in trouble?
03:45No.
03:46She's suing.
03:47Who is she suing?
03:48She can't sue the military.
03:49She was an employee of Martinell Security,
03:51one of the independent contractors in Afghanistan.
03:53Given the evidence was deemed insufficient
03:55for criminal prosecution,
03:56she decided to sue in civil court.
03:59I see.
04:02And can I ask you why me?
04:04I didn't think it went so well last time in court.
04:06Everyone deserves a second chance.
04:08Eli.
04:09Oh.
04:10Mandy.
04:11Here to exercise your particular brand of gotcha journalism?
04:14We're printing the story, Eli.
04:15You're printing a story you know is untrue?
04:16No.
04:17We are printing a story that has become a topic of conversation.
04:18It's only become a topic of conversation because some blogger who lives in his mom's apartment
04:21put it out there.
04:22When did the mainstream media become such a big deal?
04:23No.
04:24No.
04:25No.
04:26No.
04:27No.
04:28No.
04:29No.
04:30No.
04:31No.
04:32No.
04:33No.
04:34No.
04:35No.
04:36No.
04:37No.
04:38I just did something, you know,
04:39I do.
04:40You're like apara for Justine's doing.
04:41I gave some free media becomes such a bitch of the blogosphere.
04:42Good quote.
04:43Aren't that in the online edition?
04:44Go to hell.
04:45We're running the story on Monday, Eli.
04:46And Maddie Hayward was here.
04:47What?
04:48Maddie Hayward was here?
04:49No, she left.
04:50She wasn't here for you, Eli.
04:53Who are you?
04:54I am still a partner here.
04:56You can't just give away my offers!
04:58I can.
04:59Who are you?
05:03I am still a partner here.
05:05You can't just give away my office.
05:06I can, and I did.
05:09Well, this sucks.
05:11Diane, what is going on here?
05:13Mr. Gold, you are on a campaign.
05:16The last time you used your office was two months ago.
05:18We cannot afford a part-time lawyer taking up office space.
05:20No, you cannot afford to piss me off.
05:23My candidate wins.
05:25We bring millions of business here.
05:26Your candidate wins.
05:27You'll bring it here anyway.
05:28You have $250,000 in capital contribution, 5% of the yearly draw.
05:32You go somewhere else, you lose that.
05:41This is just stupid here.
05:44All of September.
05:45Captain Hellinger, this is the civilian lawyer we discussed, Alicia Florek.
06:05Oh, yes.
06:06Thank you, Colonel, but I've decided I'm fine on my own.
06:09I'm pursuing this pro se.
06:10I understand.
06:12Good luck.
06:12One second, Mrs. Florek.
06:14You need her.
06:16You need someone who knows civil court.
06:18I'm fine.
06:19I have to argue this brief in two hours.
06:21I can't.
06:21And that's why you need her.
06:23At least let her read the brief.
06:26Mrs. Florek, do you mind reading a motion to compel?
06:29Actually, I don't want to intrude.
06:30You're not intruding, Captain.
06:33Ask her if she will read your brief.
06:34It's just a motion to compel the production of a witness.
06:41Nothing too elaborate.
06:43I can see that.
06:50I'm trying to keep it simple.
06:52It's...
06:53Well?
07:07It's well-reasoned.
07:09Any pointers?
07:10You won't win the motion.
07:13But you just said it was well-reasoned.
07:15Cook County judges don't decide merely on reason.
07:17They decide on fear of being overturned on appeal.
07:20And they have nothing to fear here.
07:21They can sense when something's been written by a novice.
07:24Sorry.
07:25But that's what you are.
07:26I have 12 years in the JAG court.
07:28Yes, and the judges will sense that.
07:30The writing is too perfect.
07:31Too neat.
07:32You need to pull back on all the adjectives.
07:33Are you serious?
07:34Yes.
07:37What do you suggest, Mrs. Florek?
07:39Well, this is a motion for Martinelle Security
07:41to present your attacker in court for questioning.
07:44Yes, Ricky Waters.
07:45And you don't know where Mr. Waters is being stationed in Afghanistan?
07:48They won't respond to my discovery requests.
07:50Well, first, you don't ask them.
07:52They'll lie either way.
07:54You find out yourself.
07:56And how do I do that?
07:59Consultation's over.
08:01Am I hired?
08:04Thanks for doing this.
08:05It comes out on Monday, so I need to be ready.
08:06I need something on the magazine or the editors or the writer.
08:10They're all Democrats, so it can't be politics.
08:11Some bias in their background, a job they didn't get, a lawsuit.
08:15Don't worry if it's obscure.
08:16Just give me something I can build on.
08:17Hey, Kalinda.
08:19Hey.
08:20Are you here with me?
08:22Are you being investigated by the FUDs?
08:25No.
08:26I don't know.
08:27Am I?
08:27Why?
08:29Everybody's investigated at some point or another.
08:31Why?
08:31What are you hearing?
08:33Well, I'm not hearing anything.
08:35Okay, so what are we talking about?
08:42Where'd you get this?
08:44I can't say.
08:47Well, what is it?
08:48I don't know.
08:49Kalinda, what the hell?
08:50It's from a federal investigation.
08:51The question is, is this photo about you or me?
08:53Address and telephone number.
09:00Wow, thanks.
09:02You don't seem happy.
09:04Oh, it's just, I'm just busy.
09:06Your husband lost his bid.
09:11He won't be doing business in Chicago.
09:12Hello, everyone.
09:22I hope you're staying cool today on this unusually hot November day.
09:27And I hope you don't mind me saying,
09:30Global Warming One, Skeptic Zero.
09:34Anyway, I believe we have a motion to consider?
09:38Yes, Your Honor.
09:39My client is suing the military contractor, Martinelle Security,
09:42for the actions of an employee who tried to rape her.
09:44And I see that she herself is military personnel.
09:47Welcome.
09:48I have great respect for all those in uniform,
09:50no matter how our government sees fit to employ them.
09:52Now, let's see.
09:54Oh, you're moving for the return of a witness from overseas.
09:56Actually, Your Honor, there's been new information.
09:58The witness, Ricky Waters, was transported back to the States
10:01on two-week leave and is a mere 12 miles from here in Northbrook.
10:04Unfortunately, Martinelle Security intends to deploy him
10:07to Afghanistan in 48 hours.
10:09So this subpoena needs to be expedited.
10:11Is that true, Mr. Stabler?
10:13Uh, Bucky, Your Honor.
10:15Bucky, of course.
10:16Uh, is this true?
10:17Actually, Your Honor, whether it's true or not,
10:20we believe it's irrelevant.
10:22Martinelle Security is immune from all civil actions,
10:25including this subpoena.
10:26They're going for Ferris.
10:27And why is that?
10:28Ferris versus the United States, Your Honor.
10:30A serviceman or woman, such as the plaintiff,
10:33cannot sue the military.
10:34Therefore, by extension, they cannot sue a contractor,
10:37which is deemed an arm of the military.
10:39Your Honor, the military contractor must prove their aims
10:41and independence are subjected to the military,
10:43and unless Martinelle can prove that the military ordered this rape...
10:47Excuse me.
10:48That is offensive, Your Honor.
10:50No, the offense here is you are trying to protect
10:52one of your employees from facing his accuser in court.
10:55Captain Hellinger has served her country for 12 years.
10:57At the very least, she deserves to face her rapist.
11:00Accused rapist, Counselor.
11:02Ah, yes. Accused rapist. Thank you.
11:04Mr. Stabler, uh, Bucky,
11:06unless you have any more arguments, I'm ready to rule.
11:09Your Honor, one of the consequences of modern warfare
11:11is a blurring of the lines between soldiers and contract workers.
11:15Mr. Waters is being deployed to a military base
11:18that is directly in the line of fire,
11:20which is why he is granted the same protections from liability
11:24as every other soldier.
11:26In fact, Your Honor, it's exactly on the same point of law
11:28that most rulings to the contrary have been overturned, unappealed.
11:32Oh, come on.
11:34You'd be more subtle if you sent the judge a death threat.
11:36Your Honor...
11:36Mrs. Florek, please.
11:38Before I rule, I would like to hear evidence
11:40on how closely aligned Martinelle is with the military.
11:42Your Honor, we only have a 48-hour window here.
11:44I understand that. We can do a lot in 48 hours.
11:47If it's true that Mr. Waters is subject to the military hierarchy,
11:50I will conclude that he and Martinelle are immune to lawsuit.
11:52You're good.
11:58I've had practice.
11:59Take a compliment.
12:08Let's win this.
12:22So I get the fluff piece, and Mandy Post gets the real story.
12:26The false story.
12:27Yeah, why am I here, Eli?
12:29What do you know about Mandy Post?
12:30What do I want to know about Mandy Post?
12:33She had a cousin in Illinois going through a nasty divorce four years ago.
12:38The wife accused him of molesting one of her children.
12:44Okay.
12:44Mandy's cousin denied he was a molester, of course.
12:48But the victim, a sweet nine-year-old girl,
12:53testified against her father, and he was convicted.
12:55Eli, are we gossiping here, or are we working?
12:58He's in prison now, Mandy's cousin.
13:00Twelve years.
13:02Guess who prosecuted him?
13:04Peter Florek.
13:14Not for attribution.
13:16So you're saying that my competitor, Mandy Post,
13:20wrote a story about Peter Florek's sex life
13:22as payback for prosecuting her cousin.
13:25I'm saying it's an interesting observation.
13:28Florek was the prosecutor.
13:29In a sense.
13:30He was the state's attorney at the time.
13:31What? Same difference?
13:34No, it's not.
13:35Well, that's where you come in.
13:36You know, journalism.
13:39You lost the Florek affair story to Mandy Post.
13:41What's the consolation prize?
13:43Showing Mandy had a hidden motive?
13:45Peter?
13:49Mom, mom, just one minute, okay?
13:51I'm fine.
13:52I'm always just fine.
13:55Hey, yeah, it's me.
13:56I just want to warn you.
13:58The story's coming out, and you may be questioned about it.
14:01Is it bad?
14:01It's pretty bad.
14:02They say you approved that we have an open marriage.
14:05Have you heard anything from Maddie?
14:06No, but I don't expect to.
14:08We must be hurting on the money front.
14:10No, we're okay.
14:10For now.
14:12You know, these things always come around, so...
14:13I don't want to.
14:16No, I'm not going to come.
14:17Um, just one more quick thing.
14:21Jackie is firing another caretaker.
14:23Have you got any other references?
14:25Sorry, no.
14:26Hey, is it a woman?
14:28The one she's firing?
14:29Yeah, why?
14:30Try a man.
14:31Really?
14:32Just a hunch.
14:33Ask the hospital if they have any men.
14:35Okay, I will.
14:36Thanks.
14:36Quit, quit.
14:37Go, go, now.
14:38Just go.
14:39Go, go.
14:41Everything all right?
14:43I don't know, but I have given up on caring.
14:47Ryan Hood, I am founder and chief executive officer of Martinelle Security.
14:51And you have been contracting to the U.S. military for how long?
14:54Well, since the beginning, we were there in Iraq, we're there in Afghanistan.
14:58Oh, how nice for you.
15:01Mr. Hood, let's discuss your role in these war zones.
15:05You not only provide support for the military, you essentially fight alongside them.
15:10Essentially.
15:11The American military is understaffed.
15:13There aren't enough personnel to fill all the combat needs.
15:15That's why Martinelle, Blackwater, and now Academy fill the gaps.
15:18But in the field, your employees answer to the military hierarchy.
15:22Yes.
15:23Without the chain of command, there would be anarchy.
15:25So these lawsuits and these subpoenas, they have a tendency to complicate the pursuit of national interest.
15:31Definitely.
15:32Take, for example, this subpoena of the witness, Ricky Waters.
15:34The attempted rapist, Ricky Waters.
15:36Excuse me, Your Honor.
15:37That is uncalled for.
15:38Yes, Mrs. Flourke.
15:40Please refrain.
15:41The witness, Ricky Waters, trains soldiers in counterinsurgency techniques.
15:45If he isn't in Afghanistan, American lives will be endangered.
15:48Thank you, Mr. Hood.
15:49Your witnesses.
15:52Good morning, Mr. Hood.
15:54Or, I'm sorry, what rank would you like to be referred to?
15:57Come on, counselor.
15:58This man is a CEO of a privately held firm.
16:01He admits that.
16:01Not saying he's a general.
16:02Lucky, please sit down.
16:04Uh, Mrs. Flourke, I think I get your general point.
16:06Please, proceed.
16:07Mr. Hood.
16:07What is the penalty for insubordination in the military?
16:12I don't understand.
16:12What insubordination?
16:13Well, let's take Article 77 through 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
16:20What is the penalty for insubordination in a combat zone?
16:23Do you mean missing the movement of a unit?
16:25Yes.
16:26Well, court-martial, and most probably detention.
16:29Uh-huh.
16:30And any soldier not following orders from a superior into battle would be subject to court-martial.
16:35Yes, ma'am.
16:36And as you said, your employees follow these rules, so they would be subject to court-martial.
16:40Yes, in a combat zone, yes.
16:42Then please explain what happened with Martinelle personnel on October 12th, 2011.
16:46Explain.
16:47Could you be more specific?
16:49Yes.
16:50Weren't Martinelle employees ordered by the military high command to offer security in the
16:54Ganze province on October 12th of last year?
16:57We weren't ordered.
16:57We were asked.
16:58Oh.
16:59Um, I'm reading from a general order, not a general ask.
17:02Well, I think order was being used generically.
17:05Uh, we considered it an ask.
17:07I see.
17:07And didn't Martinelle go on strike?
17:09I wouldn't call it on strike.
17:12Uh, counselor?
17:14Co-counsel wants you.
17:15In a letter to the high command, you called it a strike.
17:23Yes, well, that was a personal joke between friends...
17:26You went on strike until the military ensured the protection of your employees.
17:30Yes.
17:31And if a soldier had done that, refused to go into a combat zone without greater security,
17:36wouldn't he be court-martialed?
17:37That's not a fair comparison.
17:39But it's true.
17:40He would be court-martialed.
17:42Yes, but that's not a fair comparison.
17:44And why not?
17:45Because those were exceptional circumstances.
17:49Okay.
17:50Thank you, everyone.
17:52Mrs. Florek, I think you've made your point.
17:55For the current circumstances, I will grant the subpoena.
17:57Your Honor.
17:58Bucky, no. Please make Mr. Ricky Waters available for questioning by, say, 3 o'clock this afternoon,
18:04or be subject to arrest.
18:06We won.
18:08Oh, not yet.
18:09You don't understand.
18:11Seeing him in court, we won.
18:19It's still crap.
18:20Mr. Hayden, I understand that we might disagree,
18:23but I wish you wouldn't refer to everything as...
18:26Carrie.
18:32How you doing?
18:34Well, thank you.
18:36I'm glad you're in here.
18:38And I'm glad you survived the slaughter.
18:41The firings, yes.
18:42I seem to have a few lives left.
18:45I've seen you talking to Clark.
18:48He seems to like you.
18:50That's good.
18:51There aren't too many people here he likes.
18:53Well, I don't seek him out.
18:54Yeah, I know.
18:55I wonder if you know what's happened to him.
18:58He's become angrier and more abrasive with us.
19:04He's starting to care.
19:06On the Bishop case, he enjoyed it.
19:09He enjoyed participating.
19:11He wants something like that, something to build his life on.
19:13He seems to think that Lockhart Gardner might be it.
19:16It's not his firm.
19:17Oh, I know.
19:17I'm not agreeing.
19:18I'm just suggesting why he might be more abrasive.
19:21He cares.
19:22Could you talk to him?
19:24Find out if that's what this is about.
19:25Sure.
19:26Good.
19:27And how are you doing?
19:28Well, I have a question for you.
19:32Yes.
19:33I'm not sure if I've done anything wrong with Will.
19:35With Will?
19:36Why?
19:37I'm just wondering if he doesn't trust me.
19:38I know the state's attorney's office.
19:41I know how they work, but I haven't been on a single criminal case.
19:43I'm just wondering if there's anything else I should know.
19:45No.
19:47No, I'm surprised.
19:48I'm sorry.
19:50I haven't kept track, Carrie.
19:52No, definitely.
19:53You should be put on criminal cases.
19:54I'll make sure that happens.
19:55Okay.
19:57And I'll talk to Mr. Aiden.
19:59Okay.
20:02Good.
20:08What was that about?
20:10Oh, partner stuff.
20:12I have something on our tow truck magnate.
20:15You have?
20:16What?
20:17The winning bid.
20:19There's a way to invalidate it.
20:21Streckler Automotive?
20:22How?
20:22One of their partners is an ex-government employee.
20:24They have to wait two years before they can bid.
20:27And they did?
20:28No.
20:29The bid got moved up by a month.
20:30They missed it by a week.
20:31They were a government employee?
20:32Yes.
20:33About one week.
20:34That means their bid can be invalidated.
20:36The bid would go to Nick Savarese.
20:38If we want.
20:42If we want Nick Savarese still to be a client.
20:49I'll take care of it.
20:55Mom.
20:57This is Christian.
20:58This is Flory.
21:00Hello.
21:02You're a man.
21:04Yes.
21:05But I have a nursing license.
21:08Christian?
21:09What's Christian?
21:10Mexican?
21:11Christian.
21:12Cuban.
21:13My family is from Cuba.
21:15Excuse me.
21:17Yeah.
21:18Yes, yes, yes.
21:19Send it through.
21:20I don't need help.
21:21Good.
21:22Then I won't supply it.
21:23I'll just collect my paycheck.
21:24How much is my son paying you?
21:26Forty dollars an hour.
21:27Forty-five on the road.
21:30I don't need it, Peter.
21:32You're getting it, Mom.
21:33You don't want me to campaign with you?
21:34No, I do.
21:35But I want you to be taken care of.
21:37I don't like him.
21:38You haven't given me a chance.
21:40Don't eavesdrop.
21:42Don't talk so loud when you gossip.
21:45Give him a chance, Mom.
21:47Give him a chance.
21:49Hello.
21:50Yes, I'm on.
21:51Yeah, just send it through.
21:56You okay?
21:58Yes.
22:02Would you please state your name and occupation?
22:05Ricky Waters.
22:06I'm an employee of Martinelle Security,
22:08working in counterinsurgency training in Afghanistan.
22:11Mr. Waters, thank you for taking the time to speak to us today.
22:14You're welcome.
22:15I'm just a little surprised.
22:16There must be some misunderstanding here.
22:18The plaintiff claims that you attacked her on April 30, 2011,
22:21at Camp Dwyer in the Helmand River Valley of Afghanistan.
22:24Yes, I read the charge.
22:25Laura, I'm sorry.
22:26That didn't happen.
22:27Sir, two things.
22:28Don't address my client.
22:29And when you do refer to her, it's Captain Hellinger.
22:33Yes, ma'am.
22:34My apologies, Captain.
22:37So you did know Captain Hellinger at Camp Dwyer?
22:40Yes, she was negotiating contracts for roads and hospitals.
22:43Sometimes we saw each other at the MWR,
22:46the Morale Welfare Recreational Center.
22:48Yes, the MWR.
22:50In fact, you had drinks at the MWR with Captain Hellinger
22:53on the night in question, did you not?
22:55Yes, there was a party for new reservists, including myself.
22:58After which she claims that you both went back to her office.
23:00Well, we both had offices on the first floor
23:02of the 35th Combat Support Hospital, so yes, we did go.
23:05And there, she claims that you threatened her with a demotion
23:09if she refused to sleep with you.
23:10No, there's no way that could have happened.
23:13I have no sway over you.
23:14You were friends with Major Hart.
23:16Captain Hellinger.
23:18You must be quiet.
23:19What happened after that, Mr. Waters?
23:21To the best of your memory.
23:23Captain Hellinger was drinking.
23:25She was tipsy.
23:27I asked her if she wanted me to take her to her barracks.
23:30She said no.
23:31She kept hanging on me.
23:33All I can imagine is that she took offense
23:35at the way I was rebuffing her.
23:37I don't know what.
23:38So it is your sworn testimony
23:40that you never attacked Captain Hellinger.
23:42Correct.
23:43In fact, I couldn't have attacked her.
23:45I was sending an email at 0010 that night.
23:48Look at the time codes.
23:49Exact same time as this supposed attack.
23:52I'll have our investigator look into it.
23:54He may not have sent the email.
23:56He sent the email.
23:57Damn it.
23:57This is a readout of all the emails sent
24:00from the 35th Combat Support Hospital
24:02on April the 29th and 30th.
24:03They got that to you fast.
24:05Yep.
24:05Evidence that works against us.
24:06They always deliver fast.
24:08He sent the email at the time of the attack.
24:10That doesn't change the fact
24:11he could have attacked her and sent the email.
24:13There's something else.
24:14Something good?
24:15Something very good.
24:16One minute later, here,
24:18another email was sent from a terminal
24:20in the next office.
24:22There was a witness.
24:23Yep.
24:23Someone was in the next office
24:24at the time of the attack.
24:25Let's subpoena him.
24:27And I'll get on with...
24:39Just be right back.
24:42Hi.
24:44Hi, Maddie.
24:45What's up?
24:46I tried to see you earlier,
24:47but, uh, you're busy.
24:50We're fine, Maddie.
24:51We really are.
24:52You're not giving money to my husband.
24:54It's okay.
24:55No, um, it's just...
24:59I thought it only fair to warn you
25:01before I announce.
25:04Announce what?
25:05My candidacy.
25:07I'm running against your husband.
25:16Alicia, I know this will probably
25:18affect our friendship,
25:19but I really believe this campaign
25:21needs a woman.
25:21I thought your husband
25:23could represent our interest,
25:24but after this past week,
25:26this last story,
25:26I know you say it's a lie,
25:28but women have always...
25:29Maddie,
25:29you don't need to explain anything.
25:32I know.
25:35But I want you to understand.
25:36I understand.
25:38And you don't have to explain anything.
25:43Okay.
25:43Maybe we could still talk.
25:47Sure, whenever you want.
25:50I'm sorry, Alicia.
25:52It's...
25:52The issues are too important to delay.
25:55And you have the money to run.
25:56It's not personal.
25:56Yep.
25:58Just business.
25:58Alicia, how are you?
26:15What a pleasant surprise.
26:16Maddie Hayward is running against Peter.
26:20She...
26:20What?
26:21Maddie Hayward just came to my office
26:22to tell me that she is running against Peter.
26:25Yes, she doesn't feel he represents female issues.
26:28She's timing it to be a fair story.
26:30Yes.
26:31And she's going to pull all this female support.
26:33I know.
26:34And she has money.
26:35And one last thing.
26:36She befriended me and we talked.
26:40You...
26:41Yes, I shared some things she could possibly use.
26:44You don't...
26:45About you and Will?
26:47No.
26:48About how I feel about Peter,
26:49about being in the public eye,
26:50about issues I think he's weak on.
26:52Okay, we need to debrief you.
26:53And Mike Christiva needs to keep his hands off
26:56seniors' medical benefits.
26:59Is that the right line?
27:01Where are your glasses?
27:03Maybe if you find your glasses,
27:04you could read the line.
27:06Maybe if you kept track of my glasses.
27:08You can't read the lines unless you...
27:09I can read the lines.
27:09Don't even ask.
27:10I need to go to court.
27:12You need to deal with this.
27:13No.
27:14After court.
27:15Yes.
27:16Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
27:17It's in your lap now.
27:18You can't do the robocop.
27:19That's why you're going to do it.
27:20You lost your glasses and you have to find it.
27:22I do not.
27:22The difficulty we're running into,
27:24your honor,
27:24is that this witness,
27:25the one who emailed at the same time
27:26and who we think heard
27:27and possibly observed the attack,
27:29is Sergeant Wade Compton,
27:30who is still serving in Afghanistan.
27:32We can't subpoena him, Colonel.
27:34And the command is rebuffing our efforts
27:35to transfer him home to testify.
27:37Yes, I know.
27:38So you know we need him?
27:39We think this sergeant heard everything.
27:40I understand that.
27:41I'm not sure what you think I can do.
27:43Contact his superiors.
27:44Request that he testify in court.
27:46Captain, you know I can't do that.
27:48You know that exceeds my authority.
27:50We thought that maybe
27:51you could make an extra effort
27:52given your previous sympathy
27:53for Captain Hellinger's situation.
27:55Mrs. Florek,
27:56you are asking something of me
27:57that goes beyond my ability.
28:00Thank you, Colonel.
28:08Is there something else, Mrs. Florek?
28:11You know what's going on here.
28:13The Army doesn't want her to win.
28:15They are siding with Martinelle
28:17because they don't want
28:18their contract to undercut.
28:19Yes, that's my understanding.
28:20She's being pressured to quit.
28:21Did you know that?
28:22I didn't know that.
28:23But I understand it.
28:25So why won't you help?
28:26Mrs. Florek,
28:27stop playing on my emotions.
28:28I know what you're saying.
28:30And if it were in my ability to help,
28:32I would.
28:35He's reading the Steve Jobs biography.
28:39Excuse me?
28:40You were wondering why Mr. Hayden
28:41was acting so abrasive.
28:42He's reading the Steve Jobs bio.
28:44That's why he says everything sucks.
28:45It was crap.
28:46The same thing happened
28:47at the state's attorney's office.
28:48Some managers,
28:49they think it worked for jobs.
28:50It'll work for them.
28:52What would you do?
28:54It wears off.
28:56Do you want me to talk to him?
28:57That'd be good.
28:59Oh, and I have two criminal cases
29:01I want you to look at.
29:02They might plead out,
29:03but I'm not sure.
29:04Thanks for doing this.
29:23Having a drink?
29:24Why not?
29:27There's a chance the winning bid
29:28could be invalidated.
29:30My husband's bid.
29:35Streckler Automotive made a mistake.
29:37One of their partners
29:37used to be connected to the city.
29:39That makes sense.
29:42So,
29:43he'll win the bid?
29:45Only if he knows about it.
29:47How could he not know about it?
29:49He asked us to check into
29:50Streckler Automotive's payoffs.
29:52He did not ask us
29:54to check into their partners.
29:55Do you love him?
30:04No.
30:06Then...
30:08I...
30:09I have difficulty
30:12being away from him.
30:17Is he dangerous?
30:20Sometimes.
30:21Shouldn't you stay away, then?
30:27Yeah.
30:31It's fine.
30:33Judge Kuhn.
30:36And the panel investigating
30:37the mainstreaming of gender
30:38in the military
30:39is back in session.
30:41We have one more witness
30:42for the panel.
30:43Are you ready to be questioned,
30:44Sergeant?
30:45Yes, ma'am.
30:46Please supply your name
30:47for the record.
30:48Sergeant Wade Compton.
30:49Thank you, Sergeant.
30:50for returning from Afghanistan
30:51for this session.
30:52This panel has only one question
30:54for you, Sergeant.
30:54Yes.
30:56What do you think
30:57of the mainstreaming of gender
30:58in the military?
31:01What do I think?
31:02Yes.
31:06I don't...
31:07know.
31:10Uh...
31:11It's...
31:11good?
31:12Thank you, Sergeant.
31:13You're excused.
31:16That's it?
31:17Yes.
31:18Thank you for returning
31:19at our request.
31:20Sergeant Compton.
31:33You have a moment?
31:34Seem to have a lot of moments.
31:36What do you need?
31:41Sergeant Wade Compton
31:43came to YR Afghanistan.
31:44I serve as liaison
31:45with private contractors
31:46during training.
31:47And where's your office located?
31:49In the 35th Combat Support Hospital.
31:50Near Captain Hellinger's
31:51and Mr. Waters' offices?
31:53Yes, ma'am.
31:54Captain.
31:55And given your proximity
31:56to them,
31:57did you have occasion
31:58to hear anything unusual
32:00in the night?
32:00Objection.
32:01Hearsay, Your Honor.
32:02It's an admission
32:03against interest.
32:04Sergeant Compton's job
32:05depends on positive reports
32:06from Mr. Waters,
32:07his superior.
32:08Anything negative
32:09that he says
32:09is therefore an exception
32:10to hearsay.
32:11Uh, overruled.
32:13You may answer.
32:14I heard voices.
32:16Captain Hellinger
32:17and Mr. Waters arguing.
32:18About what?
32:19Well, Mr. Waters
32:20wanted to have sex
32:21with Captain Hellinger.
32:22And she resisted
32:23his advances?
32:24Yes, ma'am.
32:25Physically?
32:26Yes.
32:26I heard them struggle.
32:28I think he ripped her clothes
32:29and she kicked him
32:31and then he called her
32:32a bitch.
32:34A nasty bitch,
32:35I think is what he said.
32:37And then she ran out of there.
32:39And why didn't you
32:39come forward until now, Sergeant?
32:41Well, like you said,
32:42Mr. Waters is kind of like
32:43my boss.
32:44I mean, he's close
32:45with my CO, so...
32:46So you feared for your job?
32:49I...
32:50Yes, ma'am.
32:54Nothing further, Your Honor.
33:00Anything, Counselor?
33:03Counselor?
33:04Uh, yes.
33:04You're Sergeant Compton.
33:07You seem pretty clear
33:09as to the events
33:10of that night.
33:10You remember it well?
33:11Yes, sir.
33:13Then do you remember
33:14what time it was
33:15that you heard
33:16this attack
33:17on Captain Hellinger?
33:18I always wait
33:19until close to midnight
33:20to email my girlfriend
33:21because with the time difference.
33:23So I remember
33:24I was waiting
33:24for an email back
33:25when I heard the fight.
33:27It was about 0-0-15.
33:300-0-15.
33:32So for the benefit
33:33of us civilians,
33:33that's after midnight.
33:35Yes, 15 minutes after.
33:37What's he after?
33:38Defense Exhibit D,
33:39Your Honor.
33:40Mr. Waters
33:40reserve deployment orders.
33:44And as you can see,
33:45Mr. Waters
33:46was officially called up
33:47to active duty
33:48as of that very same midnight.
33:50Objection, Your Honor!
33:51What could you possibly
33:52object to, Mrs. Flourke?
33:54You proved your point.
33:55Mr. Waters
33:56attacked your client.
33:57I did not!
33:57But at the time
33:58of the attack,
33:59he was no longer
34:00working for Martinell's security.
34:02By 15 minutes,
34:02Your Honor!
34:03Doesn't matter
34:03if it was 15 seconds.
34:05He was in the army
34:06on active duty
34:06and therefore protected
34:07by Ferris
34:08versus the United States.
34:10And Captain Hellinger
34:11is barred by law
34:12from suing him.
34:13Your Honor!
34:14Mrs. Flourke,
34:14you will have
34:15every opportunity
34:16to verify the timeline,
34:17but I'm afraid
34:18Mr. Stabler is right.
34:19Unless you can prove
34:20that the attack
34:20occurred before midnight,
34:22I will have no choice
34:23but to dismiss the case.
34:25I wasn't watching the clock.
34:26I was trying to get out of there
34:27without getting raped.
34:28Of course you were.
34:30That's not the issue.
34:31The issue is the length
34:32of the assault.
34:33Meaning what?
34:34You said he started
34:34harassing you in the bar
34:35at the MWR.
34:36Yes.
34:37And then he followed you
34:38back to the office.
34:38So it could be viewed
34:39as one long attack.
34:41I can't lie.
34:42It's not about lying.
34:43It's about more fully
34:45remembering a past event.
34:47I know.
34:47It sounds like a rationalization.
34:49It's not.
34:50You were hit on in the bar.
34:51You pushed him off.
34:52Maybe even laughed.
34:53Not because it was funny
34:54but because it's the easiest way
34:55to make him go away.
34:56Then I went back to my office
34:57and I wasn't afraid
34:58until he followed me there.
34:59Do you think that he had
35:00the same intent at the bar
35:02as he did in the office
35:03to have sex
35:04or force you to have sex?
35:06Yes, but legally
35:07it doesn't matter.
35:08The only thing that matters
35:09is whether I experienced
35:10it as one attack.
35:11Laura, you need to stop
35:12thinking as a lawyer.
35:13We're your lawyers.
35:15Experience it as a woman.
35:20So when Mr. Waters
35:21first propositioned you,
35:22it was at the bar
35:23at the MWR?
35:24Yes.
35:25What did you do?
35:26I said no.
35:27And he persisted?
35:28Yes.
35:28It was like he wouldn't
35:29take no for an answer.
35:30He'd been drinking.
35:30He was getting angry.
35:32Did you fear for your safety?
35:33Yes.
35:34That's why I left the MWR
35:35because his behavior
35:36was scaring me
35:37but then he followed me
35:38to my office.
35:38And one last question,
35:39Captain Hellinger.
35:40What time did this conduct
35:42take place at the bar?
35:43It was about 2330.
35:50So you're saying
35:50this was one
35:51prolonged assault.
35:53Is that it?
35:53And since it began
35:55before midnight,
35:56Martinell's security
35:57is in fact still liable.
35:58Yes.
35:58So we are to assume
35:59that you were in fear
36:00for your safety
36:01during this whole time.
36:02Yes.
36:04Well, that's very convenient,
36:05isn't it?
36:05Argumentative, Your Honor.
36:06Sorry.
36:07I'll withdraw that
36:08and offer this instead.
36:09Instead, you sent
36:11a text message
36:12on that same night
36:13to a Lieutenant Parisi
36:15of the JAG Corps.
36:17Is she a friend of yours?
36:18Yes, that's right.
36:19Would you read it for us,
36:20please?
36:20Out loud.
36:24Leaving MWR now,
36:25CK was blitzed,
36:27LMAO.
36:28Would you clarify
36:29for the court
36:30what LMAO means?
36:31Um, that's quite all right.
36:33I think I'm aware.
36:34LOL.
36:35Very well, Your Honor.
36:37Oh, please, Captain,
36:38continue.
36:39So happy I'm off tomorrow,
36:42off to catch some Z's
36:44night, girl.
36:45And what's the timestamp
36:47on that text message?
36:5011.52 p.m.
36:5211.52 p.m.
36:53So you must have sent
36:54that message
36:54while you were walking back
36:56from the MWR
36:57to your office
36:58at that time.
36:59Should we not?
37:01Yes.
37:03It doesn't sound
37:05like you were in fear
37:06for your safety, though.
37:08as you were walking
37:09back to your office.
37:12Does it?
37:22Damn you!
37:24You got in line.
37:25I got fired, Eli.
37:27What?
37:28My editor thought
37:28it was unprofessional
37:29that I was pursuing
37:30a personal agenda.
37:31Now I'm the story.
37:32You sicked Peggy Byrne
37:33on me like an attack dog,
37:34and now I am out.
37:35Well, look at it this way.
37:38The good thing
37:38about a 24-minute news cycle
37:40is that they'll all
37:40be on to something else soon.
37:41If it's any consolation,
37:47I do feel a tiny bit
37:48bad about it.
37:51They say dancing
37:52the mumbo
37:52is like talking to angels.
37:56Oh, you kidder.
37:57What?
37:58It's true.
37:59We'll teach you
37:59the mumbo.
38:00It's so easy.
38:00Come on.
38:01We'll be late.
38:02Let's get the car.
38:04You were right.
38:06I just had to give him
38:07a chance.
38:08I see that.
38:08Sometimes a mother
38:10has to listen to her son.
38:18Good evening, Mr. Gold.
38:21Indeed it is,
38:23Mrs. Floric.
38:26What?
38:27She's happy.
38:29Yeah, she is.
38:36Please sit.
38:38I have given this
38:44a great deal of thought
38:44and I want you to know,
38:47Captain Hellinger,
38:49that I am truly sympathetic
38:50to your plight.
38:52To be denied justice
38:53in military court
38:54was tragic.
38:56To be denied justice again
38:57in civilian court
38:58is just cruel.
38:59But I'm afraid
39:00the Supreme Court
39:01has spoken very clearly
39:02in fairs
39:03as much as I may
39:04personally disagree.
39:05Mr. Waters
39:07was an army reservist
39:08at the time
39:09of the attack
39:10and therefore
39:10is immune
39:12from liability.
39:13As such,
39:14I'm afraid
39:15I must dismiss
39:17the case.
39:23Thank you, Bucky.
39:24Now, where are feelings?
39:35Step back.
39:40Yes, Colonel.
39:50Captain.
39:50Colonel.
40:02We'll appeal.
40:02No.
40:04No appeals.
40:05I'm done.
40:07I'm so sorry.
40:08Hey, we got him
40:09into court.
40:10That's more than
40:10I thought we'd do.
40:17What do you do
40:18when it's all over?
40:19You start up again?
40:33Well, thank you very much.
40:35That's really great news.
40:37Okay.
40:38Done.
40:40Any more money calls, Eli?
40:42There are always
40:43more money calls.
40:44Maddie Hayward.
40:48The competition.
40:50Well, I couldn't just
40:50let you run away with this.
40:53Your innermost feminist
40:54demanded satisfaction?
40:56Something like that, yes.
40:57Well,
40:58first of all, Maddie,
41:00I'm going to beat you.
41:01And then I'm going to beat
41:02the Republican, Christiva.
41:04No.
41:05Peter,
41:05you need money.
41:06I have money.
41:07I'm willing to spend my own.
41:08People are drawn to people
41:09willing to spend their own.
41:10Maybe you beat me,
41:12but you'll be tapped out.
41:13And Christiva will
41:14outspend you.
41:15But there is another way.
41:17I can hardly wait.
41:19You drop out
41:19and run as my
41:20Lieutenant Governor.
41:21Uh-huh.
41:23It's a good position.
41:24You'd be good at it.
41:27You used my wife.
41:31You befriended her
41:33and used her.
41:33I didn't use her.
41:35I befriended her.
41:37I didn't know
41:37I was going to do this.
41:39You know,
41:39I can trust a cynic
41:41and a con man,
41:42but I can't trust
41:43a hypocrite.
41:45Because the hypocrite
41:46doesn't know
41:47when she's lying,
41:48and that's the most
41:48dangerous liar
41:49of them all.
41:50So that's a no.
41:51That's more than a no.
41:53That's a never.
41:56Okay.
41:58See you out there.
41:58See you out there.
42:03Let's get started.
42:33See you out there.
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