S3E5 · Chicanery

Complete story — includes the ending

In a flashback, sometime after their divorce, Chuck invites Rebecca to dinner, and works with Jimmy to hide his EHS. Rebecca answers her cell phone during the dinner, and Chuck knocks it out of her hand; he refuses to explain and forbids Jimmy from doing so, so Rebecca angrily departs. In 2003, the bar association hearing occurs, with Kim arguing the situation being a more personal argument between brothers, in particular relating to Chuck's supposed EHS. When Chuck arrives for his testimony, Rebecca appears having been called over by Jimmy, which Chuck believes is a ploy to embarrass him. During Jimmy's cross-examination with Chuck, he questions how close an electronic device has to be before Chuck is affected. Suspecting a trick, Chuck correctly guesses that Jimmy is carrying his cell phone. However, Jimmy then reveals that he had Huell plant his cell phone battery in Chuck's pocket, which Chuck carried for more than an hour without noticing. The bar association's counsel suggests that Chuck's mental illness should not affect the proceedings, and the idea that his illness is not real triggers an outburst from Chuck, who vents all his frustrations about Jimmy. Chuck realizes too late that his tirade has shocked the entire room into silence.