Simply as NBC’s Fits LA gave the impression to be hitting a mid-season stoop, Episode 6 wrapped up Lester Thompson’s trial. Lester, a fictional actor launched in Episode 1, was accused of murdering his greatest good friend and co-producer, Simon. The subplot has been dragging by the previous few episodes, however Episode 6, titled “Dester,” goes all in on the trial. The episode is full of basic courtroom drama and objections as Ted Black additionally begins to restore his relationships with Samantha, Stuart, and extra. It isn’t an ideal episode, however the build-up to the tip is properly value it.
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February 23, 2025
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NBC
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Aaron Korsh
Lester’s Trial Kicks Into Gear
In final week’s episode, Ted had his opening assertion interrupted when Assistant District Legal professional Elizabeth Smith tried to delay the trial. Episode 6 opens along with his assertion, the place he tells the jury he staked his profession on this case. Sadly for Ted, Kevin has simply came upon Lester’s actual story and is conserving it a secret so he would not mess with the trial.
Kevin came upon Lester stole the story that Simon killed himself from a script Lester wrote. Kevin will get Lester to confess on digital camera that Simon threatened to kill him. Simon informed Lester, “I will kill you Dester,” which was Simon’s nickname for Lester. The actor says that as Simon was holding the gun, he stumbled, and Lester seized the chance to drag the set off on Simon. Lester says he feels good lastly letting all of it out, however Kevin tells Lester he is by no means going to do it once more.
The trial itself is tense. Each legal professionals give objection after objection and use methods and assaults on witnesses to get the jury to swing a sure manner. The primary witness is Simon’s therapist, who tells Elizabeth that Simon could be extra more likely to kill Lester than himself. Ted then will get the therapist to confess that her assertion is perhaps flawed as a result of she’s labored with Simon for 15 years and has an emotional attachment to him. The following witness is the studio head who was working with Lester and Simon on their latest movie. The manager says that he would have fired Simon and Lester if he had came upon they have been stealing cash from the studio, even though Lester was making an attempt to return the cash Simon stole.
Ted’s afraid he is shedding the facet of the jurors, so he convinces professional bono lawyer Amanda to be a witness with a purpose to make Elizabeth look dangerous. Amanda beforehand confronted Elizabeth within the trial of Dante Everson, who was wrongfully convicted of homicide. On the stand, Amanda explains how, once they discovered lacking proof that might have overturned the conviction, Elizabeth planted an article that stated Dante killed a gang member so he could be murdered in jail. Amanda then says she additionally planted an article on this trial to get Lester’s divorce transcripts.
Ted then calls Lester to the stand and has him recount the story Lester’s been saying this complete time. After, Elizabeth calls a shock witness, who did not come ahead after having signed an NDA to bartend at an illegally rented home. She tells Elizabeth that she was on a break when she heard a person say, “I will kill you useless, sir,” earlier than she noticed Lester shoot Simon. Ted is stunned, and whereas the courtroom is adjourned, he confronts Lester and Kevin as they inform him the entire story.
The Characters Begin To Restore Their Relationships
This is not the primary time Kevin has tried to withhold data from Ted. In flashbacks, Ted’s relationship with Samantha is struggling after Samantha’s consumer was murdered when Ted introduced him right into a case. Ted was making an attempt to take down a mob boss by the identify of Pellegrini, and Samantha’s consumer did an impression of one in every of Ted’s witnesses to assist Ted. Pellegrini later killed the consumer, and Ted tries to pin the blame on the consumer for doing the impression throughout a comedy set, however Samantha’s not having it. She’s grieving as she writes a speech to offer at her consumer’s funeral.
Ted is meant to go to the funeral with Kevin when Kevin will get a cellphone name. Ted can inform it is about work, however Kevin will not say what it’s as a result of he is aware of Samantha wants Ted’s assist on the funeral. After an excessive amount of prying, Kevin lastly tells Ted that Pellegrini can be arrested in an hour. Ted ditches the funeral to look at the arrest and take humiliating photographs of Pellegrini. Again at his condo, Samantha would not present up till the subsequent day as a result of she was ready for Ted to indicate up earlier than deciding to remain the evening at her mother’s home. She tells Ted that she’s taking a job in Los Angeles.
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Within the current day, Ted’s doing a bit higher along with his relationships. After the primary day of Lester’s trial goes horribly, Samantha calls Ted to verify on him. In Episode 5, Amanda stated she did not wish to assist Ted with the trial anymore after he hid Lester, however Ted will get her to assist once more by admitting what he did was fallacious (and by reigniting her hatred for Elizabeth Smith).
Ted’s friendship with Stuart Lane has been gone since Stuart left Ted’s agency within the first episode. Nonetheless, Ted goes to Stuart to determine the right way to change Lester’s plea, and solely convinces Stuart to assist after saying that Lester wants Stuart’s assist. Whereas they work, Ted admits to mistreating Stuart once they labored collectively. They share a quick second quoting A Few Good Males — which is a reference to Fits — earlier than Stuart realizes Lester’s divorce transcripts would assist Ted change the plea. Rick had additionally gotten upset earlier when Stuart requested Erica to leap off Ted’s sinking ship and are available to their agency, however Rick is blissful once more when he hears that Ted and Stuart labored collectively.
Ted Proves He is the Greatest Leisure Lawyer by Saving Lester
Again in courtroom, Ted meets with Elizabeth and Choose Mosely within the choose’s chambers. Ted says he needs to vary Lester’s plea to self-defense, and Elizabeth complains that she’s already constructed her case across the authentic plea. Ted argues that he can change the plea as a result of, within the transcripts for Lester’s divorce, Valerie stated Simon wished to kill Lester. The choose accepts the change and says he hated the ethics Elizabeth used to get these transcripts, and she or he’s getting what she deserves.
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Ted calls Lester again to the stand. He retells his story with out lies this time, and he says that Elizabeth’s shock witness misheard “Dester” as “useless sir” and that anybody in Hollywood would know that is Simon’s nickname for Lester. Lester admits that he lied earlier than, however he stated that he did it as a result of he all the time used to get blamed as a baby by his friends. When the cops confirmed up and interrogated Lester the evening he killed Simon, he may solely consider his friends, which led to him mendacity. Elizabeth says it is handy that Lester had this story after she referred to as her shock witness, however Ted reveals that Kevin gave him the tape of Lester’s recorded story, which was postmarked earlier than the witness was referred to as.
Ted builds his closing assertion round Elizabeth calling him “simply an leisure lawyer” in her opening assertion. Ted says that an leisure lawyer builds his profession by discovering individuals to consider in. He did that with Lester, and he is finished it along with his co-workers. “I am one of the best rattling leisure lawyer you have ever seen,” he tells the jury. Which may be true, because the jury finds Lester “not responsible.”
Ted is perhaps gloating in his speech, however he can nonetheless acknowledge his flaws, as he goes to Samantha and apologizes for getting her consumer killed 15 years in the past. It is a good second, and it appears like an ideal solution to finish the season, however there are nonetheless 4 episodes left. The following episode airs April 6 at 9 p.m. on NBC and can be accessible to stream on Peacock afterward.