Previously on Chillingworth.

Joe Peel was different from the rest of humanity.

He was what we call a moral.

Joe seduced a female client while he was representing her.

He did the exact same thing with four other women.

Floyd was willing to do anything for Judge Peel.

So the two of them came up with this bribery scheme, which essentially involved Joe as

city magistrate shaking down racketeers.

And he was in a perfect position to do that because all the warrants had to go through

Joe's office. The only thing missing from the plan was an entree into the black neighborhoods.

Bobby Lincoln already had a good thing going before Floyd appeared and presented Joe's proposal.

He may have looked at his options and realized he had no choice.

They had the perfect setup.

By 1955, Joe's bribery scheme had become a well-boiled machine.

They were taking in approximately $1.5 million a year in today's money.

And so Joe felt practically untouchable.

Joe eventually became so consumed with what was going on with the bribery scheme

that he ended up committing malpractice in a divorce case again.

Judge Chillingworth was the one

who was going to preside over the hearing.

Chillingworth was determined to have him disbarred.

So he decided that Judge Chillingworth

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