Perry Mason
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Mateo, Rafael, and Sofia look out over an unfinished McCutcheon stadiums moonlit.
Its hard to look at and not think about what happened, Sofia says.
But Mateo is here to remember the good times too.
Get back everything we lost.
Have our own place, a family.
He gets down on one knee and proposes.
Sofia says yes, they embrace, and Rafael cheers them on.
Time to get up.
The morning of the trial.
Morning in America and Perry Mason still doesnt know how to fight this case.
Fight is the keyword here.
Michael Jordan inThe Last Dance, furious righteous combat only.
Hes ready to be anywhere but in that courtroom today.
Well, you have 58 minutes, Ginny says with a kiss.
We all need a personal brand to lean on, right?
And branding couldnt be more at the center of the conversation as the trial begins.
But who among you has resorted to murder as their remedy?
Youll be asking who didnt?
The whole room reacts scornfully to that one, which is not an excellent start for our team.
Well, what if there was someone else who wanted him dead?
So what do we know now?
So now the question is, who wanted Brooks dead?
Theres always another finger on the trigger, right?
What about Councilman Taylor, Noreen Lawsons brother whose district just so happens to be home to McCutcheon stadium?
And Masons cool with some hot air to get the temperature up on this case.
But wait, the plot thickens again.
Before they get the chance, old Hamilton Burger calls a recess to confer with the defense council.
The directives have changed.
Its a good offer on paper, but why is he making it?
Because Della was right?
Theyre just kids, and weve had enough suffering for both the McCutcheonsandthe Gallardos?
As Mason points out, Burger was Mr. Hang-em-high a minute ago.
Now hes Mr. Mercy?
There are more questions than ever, and right when the rubber is hitting the road.
Aint that just the way at the mystery midpoint?
And this is where we get the full backstory.
That used to be our neighborhood, our whole family lived there, Rafael says.
The police came in like stampeding bulls, not giving a shit about what they stomped on.
You took a life, for whatever reason.
Theres no taking that back, Mason says.
But your finger wasnt the only one on that trigger.
All they have to do now is trust Mason enough to give him a name.
Ozzy Jackson, low-level racketeer, part of Melvin Perkins crew, giving serious middle-man energy here.
He holds out his hand and Perkins takes the photos without reciprocating a Gentlemens shake.
The deal is struck right quick, but the actual transaction will be something other than pretty.
Meanwhile, Masons back at his desk with a bottle of booze and a head of racing thoughts.
Upon cross-exam, Mason plays the scene like a magician, props and all.
And the reveal is a banger.
Someone like the police or Mr. Milligans investigators.
Mason sneaks that last quip in there under the wire, one the jury willnotdisregard.
Pauls night wont be so hot.
Everything weve heard about Perkins so far is much more likely to be true than it isnt.
Hes a net-positive presence in the community, the best resource for respite they got.
But hes also more of a gangster than Paul was prepared for.
Youre gonna have to put a beat on a man till your fists are aching.
And most of the time, you dont even know youve jumped in the mud until its too late.
Hes a lot craftier than you think.
Damn, watch out for Pete Strickland, I guess.
Also, watch out for this mysterious beefy cigarette guy following our crew around.
Yikes, the heats really on here, isnt it?
I guess the ongoing is Dellas actual girlfriend still around?
question has finally been answered.
I wasnt entirely convinced by Paul and Clairas conversation when Paul got home from the Ozzy Jackson affair.
How many times are we going to go back to the prestige TV am I a good man??
well, you know?
Hell, Im ready for aThin Man-esque spinoff where Paul and Claira start their own private detective agency.
