![]() It took some convincing, but Jill (Hope Davis) finally relents and takes a chance on him. Our other case this week was with Jay (Wesam Keesh) who takes on his first client in federal prison. ![]() He struggles with figuring out where he belongs, but Kate reminds him that he belongs there with them fighting for justice. ![]() The other big issue Leonard dealt with this week was the fact that he was chosen for the case simply because of his race, seeing as how the defendant and defense attorney are both black and the optics of the case needed a black prosecutor and his talent amounted to nothing. The courtroom battle between Kaws and Leonard was a tough one but in the end the jury sided with Leonard and finds the defendant guilty. Leonard has to then convince the jury that despite the defendant being kind to the neighborhood and a semi-celebrity, he still committed a crime and needs to be punished for it. Kaws presents a case that contradicts and twists all the facts of the case from day one. Judge Byne (Vondie Curtis Hall) denies almost all of the motions and they start the trial. Now, they have to prep to fight against all of this instead of focusing on the trial. Therefore, Leonard and Kate go to the drawing board and try to figure out a strategy when they get bombarded with motions and appeals galore. After getting stood up at the office in a power move by Kaws, they get invited to his apartment where he dupes them again into changing things around regarding the arrest and trial of the defendant.Īfter scolding Leonard about getting sucked into Kaws’ mind games, Roger (Ben Shenkmen) tells Leonard that this case is from a higher up so he expects his best. It seems like an easy case expect for the fact that the defense attorney they have to go up against, Philip Kaws (Obba Babatundé), is one of the most toughest and best in the game. We open with Leonard (Regé-Jean Page) and Kate (Susannah Flood) as they have to prosecute a high powered community celebrity who is charged with real estate fraud. “You Belong Here” was a powerful episode about race and power. ABC’s For the People had a very Leonard-centric episode last week that was quite intriguing.
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