In a different courtroom, Keith is saying that the first part of the interviewing process at Andrews's firm went great, but things changed when he met Andrews. While Andrews was once a hero to Keith, Keith could tell that Andrews didn't like him from the start. Jordan stands: "And so begins the speculation." I am so glad we're getting to see him in court. Keith, however, counters that his assessment of Andrews's reaction is based on experience, and he's gotten that "you're less than" look hundreds of times. I have to say up front, though, that if Keith had all these amazing interviews with people in Andrews's firm, it's ridiculous that he's not calling them as witnesses. That seems, potentially, like the strongest part of his case. Matt makes a sarcastic comment about that description and gets wearily smacked down by the judge in response, and the less successful he is in court, the more amused I think I'm going to be. Keith goes on that Andrews asked him if he wore an afro so his criminal clients (he was a public defender) would identify with him more. He adds that Andrews excused himself, allegedly to go to a court appearance, but when he checked the dockets, he found that Andrews didn't actually have one. "Black people like me make black people like Mason Andrews uncomfortable." Jordan isn't going to let the scene end like that, though, as he first establishes that Keith has no real evidence for his claim, and then asks him why he didn't apply for a job at, say, his firm, given that they recruit from the same applicant pool. Keith admits that he didn't think it would be a good fit, and Jordan is quick to point out that that means Keith made a simple choice, yet he's suing Andrews for making the same kind of decision. "Perhaps I should sue you for discrimination." That made me laugh, and I'm not the only one, as Keith shoots a giggler in the jury box a wicked side-eye. Victor Garber needs so much to do on this show, I can't even tell you, and it's not just because I saw the "Sinfully Delicious" Will And Grace episode again just the other day. But that is part of it.
So I was wrong -- Maggie is Catholic, which means not only is she doing no work, bothering Eli, and being a general irritant, she's also ruining my jokes. Anyway, she's complaining that they're "suing God," and then I Hate Patti enters with Brooke and business partner/new husband Adam in tow, causing Eli to freak out, given the absence of their attorney, about the ex parte-ness of the visit. I Hate Patti leaves without acknowledging that, and Adam starts in, saying the lawsuit is "playing havoc" with their lives. Boo hoo, multimillionaires. Brooke adds that they care about Jake a lot, but after three years of the doctors telling them Jake would never wake up, they moved on. Eli isn't having any of this, thankfully, and kicks them out, and then I Hate Patti comes in from a different door from the one she left by. Eli complains that she's supposed to be his gatekeeper, but I Hate Patti responds, "You're suing God and you're telling me what I'm not supposed to do?" Yes, as your boss, he is, you hateful, preposterous thing. She tells him Jordan would like to see him...













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