[Cliff confronts Howard in his office after the fiasco in the conference room]
Cliff? Is that you? I'm not crazy, and I'm not on drugs. Please, come in. Now somehow, some way, that son of a bitch gave me something that dilated my pupils. I–I don't know what. But it's wearing off already, look. [gestures toward his eyes]
You say that Jimmy McGill drugged you? How is that possible?
The–The photos. They were wet with... something.
The missing photos.
Yeah. My P.I., Genidowski, had to have been in on it. He–He must have shown me one set of photos and then switched them after I left the office.
Howard...
Three weeks ago, Julie got a call from our detective agency. They wanted to update their contact info, so of course she changed the number in the system. But it turns out, it wasn't them. That was Jimmy. So when I needed an investigator to follow Jimmy, I called his fake number and his fake man. She just dialed the old number and, of course, got the actual agency. And, no surprise, no one by the name of Genidowski had ever worked there. I hired a con man. I got played. Every step of the way. I know what it sounds like, but you have to believe me.
I... It doesn't matter. Rich went back to the previous offer. I'll give a recommend to the class that we take it.
No. No way. We do not let Jimmy win this.
Why would Jimmy even do this? He's a profit participant! This means less money for him!
Because he's a child! He wants his money now! He begged me months ago to settle! You know what he does!
Whatever the truth is, we'll never get back to where we were before mediation. We have to settle.
I'm lead attorney. And I won't sanction that decision.
Then, I'm obligated to go to the partners and explain everything I've seen–All of it. You think you're gonna be able to convince them it was all Jimmy McGill?
...Okay, then. We go to trial. Cliff, this case is incredibly strong. I put this thing in front of a jury, then everything will–
I'm not thinking about you, Howard. I'm not thinking about Jimmy. I'm thinking about the time, the expense, the uncertainty. I'm thinking about our clients!
[Howard bows his head in defeat]
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