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Justice is Blind

‘Justice is Blind’

Season 1, Episode 17 -  Aired March 21, 2004

Michael is conflicted about betraying Maggie (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and taking the evidence file against George Sr.

Quote from Gob

Narrator: And Gob decided to pass off his break-in assignment to Tobias.
Gob: Hey, there's the cat. Sorry you couldn't have been down at the prison with us. Dad was asking all about you.
Tobias: Oh. I doubt that very much.
Gob: Look, I'm not gonna lie to you. He feels you've been sucking off this family far too long. And if you don't start pulling your weight around here, it's gonna be shape up or ship up.
Tobias: You know, try as I might, I cannot seem to impress that man.
Gob: Isn't that funny I'm about to knock his socks off again. Yeah, I'm gonna break into this house that's got a bunch of evidence in it. Just to borrow it. Ensure his freedom forever. But, it's a tough job. Might require some agility.
Tobias: [pounces on Gob's back] This kind of agility?
Gob: Let's go, little man.

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Quote from Buster

Officer Kelley: This guy's the real deal. He's on the inside. But, he's got some demands. This could be the break we wanted. This is District Attorney Lizer.
Maggie Lizer: All right. What do you want?
Buster: Uh, l-I want immunity for me and my mom and I want my dad to stay in prison. Also, can you send Annyong back to Korea?
Maggie Lizer: Huh?

Quote from Buster

Narrator: Meanwhile, Maggie's interrogation of Buster was proving fruitless.
Maggie Lizer: Do you know anything about your father's trips overseas?
Buster: I knew I'd have a fun time at home alone with Mom.
Maggie Lizer: Fine. Did you ever see him return from these trips with anything unusual?
Buster: Yeah. He came back home once with a black statue with an erect penis. It stayed in our living room until my aunt objected.
Maggie Lizer: What about business associates?
Buster: I have none.
Maggie Lizer: All right. This guy's wasting our time. Take away his grilled cheese.
Buster: Wait, wait, wait, wait. If it's evidence you want, I know where they keep it. According to my brother there are boxes of evidence in a house on Scenic View Drive.
Officer Kelley: Isn't that where you live?
Maggie Lizer: Yeah. And I'm headed there now.

Quote from Michael

Michael: Why don't you go help that handicapped friend of yours?
George Michael: She kind of lied to me.
Michael: I was recently lied to myself. And for what it's worth, George Michael, you cannot let people get away with that.
George Michael: It's just so hard to know what the right thing to do is.
Michael: I know it. It's not like there's some list of rules handed down to us from on high.
George Michael: No.
Michael: Watch your head.

Quote from Maeby

Narrator: So George Michael decided to once and for all put an end to Surely Funke.
George Michael: I need to talk to you.
Maeby: And this is the man who inspired me. George Michael Bluth. He is the one who is responsible for the new ramps at our school. And he will carry on my legacy and put an end to B.S. [crowd cheers]
George Michael: Surely can beat this thing.
Both: [chant] No more B.S. No more B.S.

Quote from Gob

Gob: So, I think we should talk.
Bride of Gob: My parents are getting a divorce. Why aren't you wearing that sweater I bought you? What, you don't like it?
Gob: No. Of course I like it. just because I like it doesn't mean I have to wear it. I don't wear everything I like.
Bride of Gob: Why don't we just get a divorce? Everybody else is.
Gob: No! We're not getting divorced.

Quote from Gob

Gob: What is up with that "prosecutie"? I hope you didn't break up with her?
Michael: No, I didn't. And to make matters worse, she gave me this. It's a summary of the evidence that they have against Dad.
Gob: Okay, Michael. This makes matters better. Let's just destroy it and move on with our lives.
Michael: This is not the actual evidence. It's just a list of the evidence.
Gob: Oh, don't tell me you won't open it on ethical grounds?
Michael: I'm not sure what I'm going to do.
Gob: Ugh, what is with the insane moral code in this family?

Quote from Michael

Maggie Lizer: So what do you think? Do we have a case against this idiot family or what?
Michael: Well, that's actually why I wanted to talk to you, Maggie. You see, uh, it turns out that I am actually one of those idiots. I might even be the main idiot. Well, I'm not the main idiot, but I'm the idiot in charge. Yeah. I'm Michael Bluth. Okay? And I want you to know that I never opened up this folder. And if you could see my face uh, you'd see how sorry I am that I lied to you.
Maggie Lizer: You feel sincere. Damn it. I have spent the last five hours hating you ever since I found out you were Michael Bluth in court.
Michael: What? How did you know?
Maggie Lizer: I'm blind, Michael. I'm not stuffed up.
Michael: You smelled me.
Maggie Lizer: I smelled you, baby.

Quote from Michael

Michael: Maggie, why didn't you tell me at your house? And why did you give me this folder?
Maggie Lizer: I was manipulating you. This isn't the real list. This is a wish list.
Michael: I can't believe you set me up.
Maggie Lizer: Well, you lied to me. Chareth Cutestory?
Michael: I know. "Thou shalt not make up a name in vain." But, you know, I walked into that court, and I saw you there... and this can't happen, right?
Maggie Lizer: You're damn right this can't happen. Look at me. This could get me- Are you actually looking at me?
Michael: Yes, I am.
Maggie Lizer: Okay. I could get disbarred for this. And your dad would have to spend tons more time in prison. I gotta tell you something. The thing that really gets to me is that I keep hearing that Michael Bluth is so [bleep] cute.
Michael: Well, I know Maggie Lizer is adorable. You don't know what you're missing.

Quote from Michael

Maggie Lizer: I can't believe we did this again.
Michael: It was so stupid.
Maggie Lizer: Incredibly stupid. It's like we're making naughty sex even naughtier.
[later:]
Michael: [both panting] Oh, no. I was supposed to be at the prison to talk to my dad a half an hour ago.
Maggie Lizer: Oh, this is bad. This is really bad. This is the second most unethical thing I've ever done.
Michael: We cannot pretend that this didn't happen, Maggie.
Maggie Lizer: Or that it won't happen again.
Michael: You think it's gonna happen again?
Maggie Lizer: You tell me.

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