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Eli Stone :: Tailspin (02x12)
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| Title: | Tailspin |
| Episode #: | 02x12 |
| Original Airdate: | Saturday July 04th, 2009 |
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Eli is doing laundry at his apartment and runs into a new tenant, Tessa. She starts to talk about her new life but Eli interrupts her to wonder why the dryer is making a loud rumbling noise. He finds himself on a runaway as a jet comes in to land. He yells and flinches, and Tessa quickly gets away from him.
Later, Eli goes back to the office where Eli is complaining about their new tenant, accountant Jim Space. Wethersby-Stone is renting out office space to try and cover their bills but Norris is demanding her to do stuff for him.
Jordan is at his hotel room on the phone, telling Taylor he isn’t interested in going to the Joel T. Belmont award ceremony because there’s no chance he’ll win. The waiter, Doug Stemple, comes in and gives him the wrong food. When Jordan points out he got the eggs wrong, Stemple snaps at him and Jordan demands his supervisor’s name. Stemple complains that Jordan is just like all the rest of the robber barons, sucking the country dry. Jordan admits he used to represent them and Stemple explains that he was laid off along with 300 other employees at Everton Financial to meet the expense of giving CEO Clayton Wells a golden parachute when they let him go. Jordan offers to represent Stemple for free.
At Posner-Klein, Martin Posner discusses one of their clients, Chaykin Technologies. Maggie wonders why Matt is no longer the attorney representing the company and Posner informs her that Matt left Posner-Klein and went to Wethersby-Stone. He then tells Maggie and Paul Rollins to write an acceptance speech for him for the Joel T. Belmont that he assumes he’s going to win.
Jordan and Eli hold their staff meeting and welcome Matt back to the firm. Matt has brought a client with him but Keith objects because the company failed to follow through on its contract to provide housing in the aftermath of Katrina. He warns that if they take the case, he’ll walk, but Matt warns him that they can’t afford not to. Jordan stands by Keith’s position as a matter of principle and then describes the case he’s handling for Stemple. Eli agrees with Matt that they have little chance of winning or getting enough of a settlement to keep W-S afloat. Jordan insists that if they close the office, they do so fighting with grace and dignity. Eli picks up on Jordan’s comment and remembers his love, Grace, who went to Nairobi. He then has a vision where he’s seated on a plane going to Nairobi, Kenya.
Jordan and Stemple go into court and try to claim Stemple was fired on fraudulent grounds. Judge Bortz agrees with Everton’s attorney, making the lawyer’s case for him, and dismisses the motion.
Frank visits Nate at his office and continues to insist that he was the one responsible for the death of Nate’s father, Jeremy. Nate points out that Jeremy was an alcoholic and it was the heart disease that killed him, but Frank isn’t convinced.
Paul and Maggie discuss Posner’s speech and Paul dumps it on her. Maggie is less than thrilled with his attitude, or the nicknames he keeps giving her. Matt comes by to get his things and Maggie admits that she’s surprised he didn’t tell her he was leaving. He invites her to come with him but she insists that at P-K they treat her as a respected attorney, Paul notwithstanding.
Nate goes to Eli’s apartment to apologize to his brother. Eli accepts the apology but isn’t interested in talking to Frank. He idly suggests that he could have sued Frank for guru malpractice and then gets an idea. Back at the office, Eli suggests to Jordan that they sue Clayton Wells for CEO incompetence. Jordan admits that he’s proud to have Eli as a partner and starts a class action suit. Judge Bortz reluctantly agrees to certify the case.
Maggie discovers that Posner’s speech doesn’t include any of her material and Paul informs her that as a senior partner he gets to overrule her. He wonders where her loyalties lie and Maggie insists she’s at P-K to practice law.
In court, Wells testifies that it was the board that made a mistake in firing him and he still wants to work at Everton. Eli responds by showing him e-mails proving he ignored all the warnings about the company’s financial shortfalls. Clayton claims he was too busy and Eli responds by showing him his Internet log, showing he wasn’t too busy to post his golf score on multiple web sites.
Back at the office, Patti borrows money from Eli to cover Norris’ most recent request for soap. He asks her to check on trips to Nairobi and she wonders if he plans on going. Patti tells him that he needs to check with Frank but Eli refuses.
Jordan and Taylor discuss the award ceremony, and Jordan warns that as well as everything else stacked against him, Everton’s lawyer is on the award nomination committee. Stemple comes in and directs their attention to the news. A business commentator is running a piece on how Everton has announced that they’re rehiring Wells. Jordan figures that Everton is trying to restore public confidence in the company, but Eli warns that it’ll undermine their charge of incompetence if Wells’ employer hires him back. Eli then finds himself back in a vision of the plane, Flight 212. He’s onboard and listens as one newlywed couple talks about the wife’s maiden name. Eli looks up and sees his father Jeremy entering the plane.
Eli goes to Nate, who has no idea why their father would be on a plane. He tells Eli to talk to Frank but Frank refuses and checks the Internet. They find an article on Flight 212, which crashed years in the past.
Back in court, Wells’ attorney Mrs. Miller points out that Everton has rehired Wells and moves for summary judgment in his favor. Eli gets an idea and goes over the list of Everton stockholders. Bortz prepares to rule in Wells’ favor but Eli stops him and suggests that the case is important because of its effect on Everton shareholders… and their wives. Bortz reverses his decision and Eli explains to his partner that Bortz’s wife owns shares and he was trying to protect his own interests, so Eli engaged in a little blackmail.
At the Blemont award ceremony, Posner wins the award to absolutely nobody’s surprise. He gives Paul’s speech, but Maggie recognizes it as her own. She goes to get a drink and Eli approaches her. He recognized the speech as Maggie’s as well, and admits he knows she’s together with Paul. Maggie doesn’t want to talk to him about it and leaves. Posner finishes his speech and admits he’s surprised when Jordan is the first to congratulate him. Taylor than takes the podium to announce that the Bar Association has created the Ackerman Humanitarian Award for attorneys who make the world better. She then presents the award to Jordan.
The next day, Paul makes a half-hearted apology to Maggie, explaining that he and the other lawyers in the firm play a role. He’s impressed with the fact she’s the only one who isn’t afraid to be honest and wants to make sure she has all the facts before judging him.
In courts, Ms. Miller tries to persuade the jury that finding against Wells will put other CEOs in danger of losing their job for malpractice and make it harder for the U.S. to compete in the global economy. Jordan argues that Wells, and all CEOs, should be subject to the same standards as competency, as lawyers, doctors, and the jury members themselves. As they wait for the verdict, Eli finds himself back on Flight 212. He watches as his father Jeremy addresses the passengers and tries to warn them that there’s going to be a crash. Jeremy asks them to overlook his scruffy appearance and try to realize that something is happening that will irrevocably alter their future. The newlywed couple decides to disembark as do a mother and her young daughter: Grace.
The jury finds against Wells and awards Stemple and his employees $220 million in punitive damages. Eli and Jordan return to the office to find everyone there ready to celebrate. Patti gets rid of Norris and Eli admits that he misinterpreted his vision.
That night, Eli goes to see Frank at his apartment. He tells Frank about his vision and assures him that his use of the Dark Truth ritual allowed Jeremy to warn the passengers and save at least a few, including Grace. Eli apologizes and assures Frank that he was the son that Jeremy needed when Eli and Nathan were too young to understand what their father was going through or cope with the side effects. Eli thanks Frank for all of them… including his father.
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