Diane and Kurt try to go on vacation, but Diane gets called in to work to be reviewed by STR Laurie. Wackner hears a case about secession, or splitting Illinois into two States. Diane and Liz discuss race politics within the firm. Jay and Marissa attend Matteo Vargas's trial in Vinetta Clark's court in her suburban home.
Tropes:
- As the Good Book Says...: Pretty much any Bible quote will earn you points in Vinetta's court.
- Bait-and-Switch: Isabel Rivi is set to testify that her husband wants her dead, but changes her mind on the stand and testifies instead that he would never hurt her.
- Blatant Lies: Diane tries to convince Matteo to lie to Vinetta to get her to release him. It doesn't work, because Vinetta was listening in on their conversation.
- Death of a Child: Vinetta's motivation for starting her court was that kids on her street kept dying of gang violence.
- Gratuitous Latin: Exploited by Dr. Goat, who has a document full of Latin phrases that he claims prove that he has ownership rights to half of Illinois.
- Murder Is the Best Solution: Carmen and Liz ask Oscar Rivi to ask his wife to sign a post-nup to find out if she means to betray him. He decides that he has to kill her.
- Properly Paranoid: Eli Gold was this, according to Marissa.
- The Reveal: Vinetta Clark had a court first. Wackner plagiarized her.
- Shout-Out:
- Diane references Waiting for Godot."They do not move." Stage directions from "Waiting for Godot".
- Kurt thinks Dances with Wolves is a shit film.
- Diane sings "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls while high.
- Diane references Waiting for Godot.
- Spotting the Thread: Wackner is easily able to tell from details such as air pressure and printing that Goat's "treaty" is an obvious forgery.
