The Humanitarian 2.5

Eli and Jordan try to figure out a way to retain their clients as they are losing most of them to their competition. They luck out and are hired by Jim Cooper, a humanitarian who wants to grow marijuana for his son to treat him for MS. Read the BeeSight recap and review to find out what happened on the fifth episode of the second season of Eli Stone on ABC and join in the discussion.

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Eli assembles a meeting and talks about client retention. Meanwhile, the competition is celebrating the massive number of clients that they've been able to snag from the firm.

Jordan tells Taylor and Eli not to worry about their competition. Eli suggests that Taylor may be the leak since she's sleeping with the enemy. Taylor is offended and says that she will find out who the leak is just to prove him wrong. Eli tells Jordan that they just need to land Cooper and that will cause morale to skyrocket. Eli says that Cooper is trying to grow his own marijuana to treat his son for MS, saying that he is right up their alley.

Eli asks Patti for her help to get in touch with Cooper. Patti says that was Maggie's department, but Eli reminds her that Maggie is gone. He asks Patti to get Jordan and try to find Cooper.

Eli then looks at a file and it bursts into flames. The whole box of files starts on fire and Eli questions whether or not it is a vision. He pours water on the fire, but the flames shoot higher. Jordan walks in and asks what Eli is doing. Eli turns around and sprays Jordan with flame retardant. Eli apologizes then sees he was imagining the flames.

Eli and Jordan meet with Jim Cooper at his son's swim meet. They tell him that they can help him out with his marijuana growing operation. They meet JJ, Cooper's son, and he tells them that he is trying to get into the Olympics. Eli tells Cooper that their strategy is to point out that the government has exclusive control over medical marijuana and they plan to argue that it is anti-capitalistic. Cooper agrees to hire them

Eli and Jordan celebrate their victory. Eli then hallucinates that a chorus singing and dancing to Jim Croce's "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" while yielding torches. Eli then looks up and sees a building on fire. He snaps out of his vision and Jordan says that nothing is like catching a big break.

Patti asks Keith to help her daughter who was arrested for DUI. Patti says that her daughter was at a bachelorette party and only had a glass of wine. Keith asks if she had a breathalyzer and Patti says she doesn't know. Keith suggests that Patti find another lawyer and Patti uses threats to convince him. Keith then walks in to the conference room and sees Patti's daughter Angela.

Taylor finds out that sugar substitutes and caffeine can cause prenatal issues and she gets upset. Matt walks in and Taylor asks him how he knew about details inside their firm. Taylor asks Matt to find out who the source of the leak is, but Matt says he can't. Matt gets upset then leaves.

Cooper, Eli and Jordan meet with the DA and tell him that marijuana is being monopolized by the government. He says that he is intent on arresting people who grow marijuana because of the slippery slope of public consumption of controlled substances. Eli points out that the government does prescribe LSD and ecstasy, but the DA tells him that he won't allow anyone to grow a federally controlled substance. Copper is upset, but Eli and Jordan tell him that they will not give up. Eli suggests that he is going to sue the government.

Eli gets into the elevator. The lights flicker and it crashes into the ground. The doors open, revealing flames. Eli walks out and looks around and sees a man. He yells for him to get out, then the ceiling bursts into flames. Eli dives to avoid a falling beam, then wakes up to see his client laughing at him.

Eli talks to Dr. Chen about his visions. He says that flames have an obvious association with Hell, but it could also represent a meeting with the divine. Eli tells Dr. Chen that he had three other visions and Dr. Chen wonders why Eli is ignoring the strong messages. He warns Eli that going against the visions is risky.

The DA asks a representative from the NIH who has access to pot. Jordan objects to the term and the Judge agrees that they should keep the slang to a minimum. The man says that the government already has done two studies that concluded marijuana did not help patients with MS and they see no need for a third one. Eli then stands up and asks if he did a study on the effect of marijuana on juvenile onset MS. The representative says no because the government is not going to supply cannabis to a minor. Eli points out that there is no way they would supply cannabis to Mr. Cooper's study and says that it is discrimination based on age. The man says that he's not going to let teens get baked on the government dime.