All language subtitles for Ally.McBeal.S01E01.1997.Disney+.WEB-DL.1080p.H264.AAC-HDCTV_track6_[eng]

[Woman]
♪ Here's a photo I've been looking for ♪

♪ It's a picture of the boy next door ♪

♪ And I... ♪

[Ally Narrating]
I'm not sure how it all started.

Oh, it was 'cause
I smelled his bottom.

It wasn't that stupid.
We saw dogs do it.

That's how they knew for sure, so--

No, we didn't even smell anything.
[Chuckles]

Oh. It was the kiss.

It was too--so--

[Sighs]
I actually felt my whole body tingle.

Or maybe it was when
our tongues touched or--

No. No, it was that first kiss,

which was so soft,

his lower lip barely
touching my top lip.

That was magic.

The first time wasn't.
I-I pinched a nerve in my neck.

If we could've just
stayed broken up.

But I just had to follow him
to law school.

I-I didn't even wanna be a lawyer.
I-I just, um--

Maybe I studied too hard.

No. No, it wasn't me.
It was him.

He's the one who had
to transfer to Michigan.

Just like that?

Ally, I want to clerk when I get out.
If I don't make Law Review--

You expect me to leave Harvard,

give up my place on Law Review,
so you can--

Of course. I don't expect it.

I wouldn't even ask it. But--

So basically you're putting
your law career between us?

Well, I choose the law too.

But I choose Boston.

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la ♪♪

[Ally Narrating] So here I am,
the victim of my own choices.

And I'm just starting.

♪ I've been down this road ♪

♪ Walkin' the line
that's painted by pride ♪

♪ And I have made mistakes
in my life ♪

♪ That I just can't hide ♪

♪ Oh, I believe I am ready ♪

♪ For what love has to bring
Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I got myself together ♪

♪ Now I'm ready to sing ♪

♪ I've been searching
my soul tonight ♪

♪ I know there's
so much more to life ♪

♪ Now I know
I can shine a light ♪

♪ To find my way back home ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Baby, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪♪

[Phone Ringing]

[Ally Narrating]
Love and law are the same.

Romantic in concept,

but the actual practice can
give you a yeast infection.

But I actually did like my job--

until one of the senior partners
started to like me.

I thought it had to be my imagination.
I mean, please.

It was never that obvious...

till one night.

[Groans]
[Gasps]

Hey! Don't you
ever do that again.

I apologize.
I have Epstein-Barr.

[Grunts]

[Ally Narrating]
When I told Mr. Lyne the story,

-he got fired.
-What?

-The guy grabbed my buttocks.
-What?

-You're fired.
-I'll sue.

[Ally Narrating] And he did.

He claimed O.C.D.--
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The sickness being
to squeeze butts.

I simply had to touch them.

He filed a claim under
the Federal Disabilities Act.

-What are you saying?
-Well, because of attorneys' fees,

punitive and possible treble damages
that go with the suit,

uh, I'm saying the partners
would rather be sued by you.

[Ally Narrating]
They got their wish.

I remembered that
"fool for a client" rule.

So I retained independent counsel,
filed a claim, and planned to go public.

But he didn't care
about it being public.

In fact, to help bolster
his O.C.D. defense,

he started squeezing butts
all over, as strategy!

To do it in the open, he must have O.C.D.
That was the thinking anyway.

It's a complete pretext.
He's mocking us.

I know. It's absurd. This guy's
a master litigator.

He knows how to manipulate
the facts.

We can't prove
it's a pretext.

You don't want to prove it.

He's a rainmaker.
You'd rather lose me than him.

Tell me I'm wrong.

[Ally Narrating]
I quit.

I-I-I had to quit.

If I didn't have my dignity,
I had to at least make it look like I did.

-Ally? Ally McBeal.
-[Thinking] Oh, no.

I can't believe it.
I haven't seen you forever!

-Richard, how are you?
-I'm outstanding. You look fabulous.

-I know. I just got fired for it.
-What?

[Ally Narrating]
Richard and I were classmates.

-There's this really big fat man, right?
-We weren't close.

He's running around pinching
my ass. I'm like-- [Groans]

This is perfect.
I just started my own practice.

You will join us today.

Excuse me?

Yeah. Look, we're just up the street.
We got these great offices.

[Thinking] Working for you?
With your philosophy of law?

Piles and piles of money.

I mean, if I help somebody
along the way, that's great.

But mainly I'm in this for the piles,
the heaps-- the big piles.

And what would I start at?

[Ally Narrating]
I don't understand.

I go to law school 'cause
I was so in love with a guy.

He leaves me to make Law Review.
And now I'm signing up with somebody...

who-who-who-who started
his own firm for the piles.

John Cage is my cofounder.
You'll love him.

He's out today getting his frown lines
Botoxed. Makes rain when he sleeps.

I mean, does it show?
Look at this office. It's avant rich.

It stinks of money.
Over here is your office.

Uh, this is Elaine Vassal.
She'll be your assistant.

Hi. I stocked your office
supply-wise.

I'll program your
speed dial to whatever you want.

Would you like
a voice-activated Dictaphone?

It's in the budget.

Um, I--
You don't have to decide now.

And here's the Man Made file.

-I already filed your appearance.
-I beg your pardon?

The best way for you to get wet
is to jump right in.

I'm not sure--

Motion, second session, Suffolk.
We represent Man Made magazine.

Guy is seeking prior restraint.
Your wheelhouse.

Judge Hopkins is sitting.
He's tough, but fair.

Not big on pantsuits for women.
This'll be fine.

[Richard] Hemline's a little high,
but who am I to notice?

Hey, Billy. Come in here.
I want you to meet somebody.

Ally McBeal, Billy Alan Thomas.

Billy was actually with us at Harvard
first year before he transferred out.

-We know each other.
-You do?

Oh, my God. Oh, you two.

Oh, I feel so stupid.
You two were--

She's working here?

Well, yeah. Is that a problem?
Because if it is--

No, it's not to me.
Is it to you?

Me? No.

[Gulps]
It's fine.

-Fine.
-Fine.

Fine.

I have to go to the bathroom.

It's this way.

[Thinking] This is not a big deal.
It's okay. It's not a tragedy.

It's just a funny bounce of the ball.
That's all.

[Whistling]

[Door Opens]

Ally.

R-Richard. R-Richard.
Richard, I'm in the bathroom.

Oh, well, unisex studies show

it helps men and women employees
breed familiarity,

so long as they don't come in
to just breed. [Chuckling]

Uh, seriously, is working with Billy
gonna be a problem?

'Cause if it is, well,
I can't do anything about it.

But, you know,
I'd be happy to sympathize.

Yeah, um,
before we get to that,

um, if you don't object,
I have this lawsuit against Jack Billings,

and I have a deposition
scheduled for Friday--

Say no more.

You can do it here.
We would be happy to lead the charge.

Great. Great. So, uh,
who's your best litigator?

-Oh, that would be Billy.
-[Chuckles] Oh, that would figure.

-Who's your second best?
-Ally, this lawsuit,

is it more about accounting for yourself,
or do you wanna give it to Billings?

I don't know the whole story.

But I sense you'd like
to grind up this guy's head...

and feed it through his intestines.

-Something like that.
-Then go with Billy. He's your man.

[Door Opens]

[Door Closes]
[Thinking] Go with Billy. He's my man.

[Woman] This will kill you having to
get up so early every morning.

I don't have to get up earlier.

Right. Going to work
with your ex-boyfriend.

Hair and makeup alone
is an extra half hour.

It isn't a factor, Renee.

I stopped caring about
the guy three years ago.

Mm-hmm. That's why you're
in here changing lip liner,

wishing your breasts were bigger.

Out. Out. Out.

[Thinking] I do wish my breasts
were bigger.

Not huge, but less small.

They-They could--
I'd look good less small.

[Snaps]

[Shudders]

Ally, there's no precedent for enjoining
an autobiographical article.

But a minister and a nun?

I color-coded the pleadings--
Notice, motions and memo.

I also know the clerk in second session,
so I put in a good word. Also--

[Ally Narrating] I think Elaine,
while telling me what's been done,

really only wants you to know
that she's the one doing it.

People like this-- I imagine their heads
growing when they speak.

It could be me.
I-I don't know.

...your initials on a few things before
you leave, so I'll be back.

-Thank you.
-Also, remember your Law Review article

on Fortune 500's
federal and state taxation?

Yeah. I'm still trying
to sell the movie rights.

[Laughs] Seriously,

we've got a meeting coming up
with counsel for Air National.

You could possibly be of help.
This is a very big opportunity for us.

[Ally Narrating] Help how?
What does he want me to do?

I know how he lands clients.

-We will take care of this. No, no.
-[Sobbing, Muttering]

[Ally Narrating] He either drools
with sympathy, makes them feel heard--

Yes, we will.

Or he just promises whatever
to get even with somebody.

Let me tell you something.

I didn't become a lawyer
because I like the law.

The law sucks. It's boring.

But it can also
be used as a weapon.

You wanna bankrupt somebody?
Cost him everything he's worked for?

Make his wife leave him?
Even cause his kids to cry?

Now we can do that.

It's very important they come out of that
meeting believing they'll pay less taxes.

Less taxes, reduced, not as much,
diminished, abated.

Less--Less than lower.

I'm nothing if not redundant.
I also repeat myself.

-Hey.
-[Gasps]

Hey, Billy. Hi.

[Gulps]
Mornin'.

Coffee?
Um--

Oh.

Sure.

[Phone Rings]

Richard asked me to cover your deposition
against Jack Billings.

-Yeah. It's a stupid case, I know.
-You wanna get him.

-I do.
-Okay.

And you're comfortable
with me handling it?

-Sure.
-Okay.

You don't know how many times
I almost picked up the phone--

Yeah, well, you won't have
to think about that now.

We'll be passing each other
in the hallway. Hmm.

So, um, last I heard
you were clerking for Souter.

Yeah. And then I took
a job with Steptoe.

But when Richard started this place,
it was too tempting to pass up.

-You know Richard.
-Yeah.

So, you, um,
seeing anybody?

Actually, uh, I'm married.

Oh. How wonderful.

Does that change your feelings
about wanting to work here?

-Do you have kids?
-No.

I-I'm sorry, you know,

if it hurts.

I--I know it'd be hard for me
the other way around.

Thank you, but you really don't
have to worry. I'm fine.

Well, believe it or not,
I'm actually glad you're here.

-[Thinking] Really?
-Not as an ex-boyfriend,

but as a lawyer who appreciates
a talented addition to the firm.

Well, as a lawyer, I guess
I better get down to court.

I have to go get wet.

Okay.

♪ We have driven ♪

-See you around.
-Yep.

Oh.

♪ Just to get back to a place
we had already found ♪

♪ Now you're driving me
downtown, baby ♪

♪ On a rainy night ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

[Ally Narrating]
Men are like gum anyway.

After you chew,
they lose their flavor.

I hate his new haircut.
I'm glad he's married now.

I don't ever have to think about him.
I should be happy. I am happy.

I'm actually feeling good.

Sorry.
Hey! No.

Don't say you're sorry
when you're not sorry.

You didn't even look and see
who you bumped into.

What if I was an old lady?

I could've fallen down
and broken a hip.

I could be lying on my back
in some H.M.O.,

my lungs filling up with phlegm
till I'm on life support,

draining my family of every
last cent of their inheritance,

while I asphyxiate on
my own dry, half-hacked mucus.

No. Don't say you're sorry
when you're not sorry.

You with him?

[Ally Narrating]
That probably wasn't normal behavior.

Case number 60320.

Reverend Kessler versus
Man Made magazine.

Good morning, Your Honor.
Henry Thorton for the petitioner.

Ally McBeal for
the defendant.

Your Honor, Reverend Kessler
today requests

this court issue
an injunction prohibiting--

[Ally Narrating] I always
get nervous walking in,

but as soon as I take my feet I'm fine.

My father's a lawyer.

I spent a lot of time sitting
in a courtroom watching him--

[Indistinct]
listening to him, studying him.

[Thorton] ...show a reckless
disregard for the truth.

What he's asking for is censorship.
There's no other word for it.

My client is
an Episcopalian minister.

He's depicted as a sex-crazed,
depraved pervert.

One of the by-products of living in a free
country with a free, rigorous press--

-[Judge] Stop.
-[Thinking] Uh-oh.

I'm not gonna have you stand before me
saluting the flag.

This piece of filth has nothing
to do with democracy.

Are you able to quantify filth,
Your Honor?

Because the Supreme Court
so far has not been able to.

Did your client take steps
to verify this nun's version of events?

[Thinking]
Oh, God. He cares about the facts.

Did you interview the minister?
Did you get his account?

Um--No.

I'm shocked.

Well, uh, Ms. McBeal,

as a matter of law,
you're a hundred percent correct.

The magazine has every constitutional
right to publish the article.

But I'm enjoining them
from doing so anyway.

-What?
-Go to appeals.

You'll no doubt get it overturned.

It'll just cost you a little time
and money.

That's all. And that's what this is
really about, isn't it?

Money. Selling.

Well, let's see how bad
you want it.

Petitioner's motion
for injunction granted.

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

[Ally Narrating]
I had the Founding Fathers on my side.

I mean, the Constitution, public policy,
and the case couldn't be lost, and-and--

-and I lost it.
-♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ Tell me is this really life ♪

-And Billy's married.
-♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪♪

[Elevator Bell Dings]

I'm not gonna pretend, Ally.
I am feeling some shock here.

I thought I argued well, Richard.

The judge seemed to
have an agenda contrary to law.

I filed the appeal.

I also brought up on the computer
all of our First Amendment briefs.

This will head start you
on your memorandum.

I also clipped the hornbook
pages on prior restraint.

-Thank you, Elaine.
-[Richard] I still don't understand.

You had the Constitution
totally on your side.

All right, look.
It serves no purpose to second-guess.

I'm sure Ally did her best.
Don't you stick up for me.

-Excuse me?
-I don't need you sticking up for me.

-I'm not sticking up.
-You're sticking up.

Bygones, people. Look, we got a big
meeting with Air National's counsel...

tomorrow on this rebate case.
Let's focus on that.

Can you brush up
on your tax law?

I'll be brushed.

Whatever you need.

♪ And all those friends ♪

♪ Where did they go ♪

♪ I don't know ♪

♪ And all those friends ♪

♪ We used to know ♪♪

Ally? What the hell
was that back there?

Obviously our breakup has left you
with some residual f--feelings--

angry feelings.

No, actually, Billy,
the residual feeling was hope.

And that's why I-I--

[Chuckles]
I'm fine, Billy.

I just--I just have a slight
problem adjusting to change.

-Here you are.
-Georgia.

You ready?
Hi. Uh--

Yeah.

This is Ally McBeal.
Ally, my wife, Georgia.

-Hi. It's nice to meet you.
-It's a pleasure.

Georgia works over at Goodwin.
We met in law school.

She was my editor.
You're a lawyer?

Don't ask me why.

Well, we really should go.
We have reservations at 7:00.

-Okay. I just need two seconds.
-Okay.

I'll hold the elevator.
Nice meeting you, Ally.

You too.

She-She, uh--
She seems nice.

This is a memo outlining the tax analysis
done on Air National.

Thanks.

Ally, look.

We've known each other
too well to pretend that--

You were hoping she was fat.

And stupid.

Maybe missing a couple of teeth.

Mm-hmm.

-I should go.
-No. You know, Billy,

you gotta give me
something more.

You gotta give me something more than
that. You can't just leave me like that.

All right.

She snores.

And the roots aren't
quite so blonde, okay?

No, no. Something more.

I need one more thing.

Left little toe--

bunion.

Thank you.

[Candies Rattling]

♪ I know something about love ♪

[Ally Narrating] Whenever I'm depressed,
Renee makes me go dancing.

I guess to cheer me up.

Look at this guy. If he did that
in a hospital, they'd sedate him.

I'm pretty good at not laughing.

Renee is less good.

♪ Tell him that you're never
gonna leave him ♪

♪ Tell him that you're
always gonna love him ♪

The dancing twins, we love 'em.

♪ Tell him
Tell him right now ♪

♪ I know something ♪♪

If you don't get Billings, he's gonna
keep doing this to other women.

I know, Renee, but let's face it. I'm a
little girl playing in an old boys' club.

That's all the more reason
not to back down.

I'll tell you this. If I could prove
that they influenced that judge,

I'd file the criminal
charges myself.

[Knocking]

Georgia.

Uh, long time.

I'm so sorry
to intrude.

No. No, no. That's okay.
Come on in.

Uh, this is Renee, my roommate.
This is Georgia Thomas.

-Hi.
-It's good to meet you.

Could I speak to you in private?

Sure.

I feel so stupid for coming here.
[Chuckles]

If Billy even knew--

He said you two actually
went on a few dates in high school.

Um, yeah.

Yeah, we-we were buds.
[Chuckles]

[Thinking]
A few dates?

Reading between the lines,
I get the idea...

that you might still harbor
some feelings toward Billy,

and that makes me
uncomfortable.

I feel embarrassed even-even
to be saying this,

but my policy is just
to be truthful about things.

Oh, well,
I have no such policy.

That was a joke.

Oh.
[Chuckles]

Georgia, I'm not--I mean,
you don't have to worry.

I mean, nothing is
gonna happen between--

You do...
still have feelings.

Oh, uh--
Uh, listen, um--

It was more than a few dates.

We were...

more.

We were exclusive
in high school and...

then again at Harvard.

You--You two...

were in love?

We were in--

volved.

So, uh,

I suppose that you,

you know,

uh, made love.

Yeah.
[Breathing Heavily]

Georgia. Georgia.
[Chuckles]

I am-- Billy is an honest guy.
I mean, we both know that.

I am sure that he downplayed
our past

because he knew that it would
make you uncomfortable.

And it really is the past.

I'm sorry, but isn't this something
that you should hear from him?

Yeah.

I just, uh--

In your office today,
I picked up a vibe I've never felt before.

I am so embarrassed
to be acting--

Uh--Th-That's
just a memento.

I'm-I'm sorry, but...

I really hate you.

-I'm ashamed to admit it--
-No.

No, it's okay,
because I, um--

I really hate you too.

Really?
Yeah.

-You're not just saying it?
-No.

[Laughing]

I just wanted you to know

that the partners aren't casting
any negative assumptions.

Losing is something
that happens to everyone.

I also reminded them it's a difficult time
when people change jobs.

I only lost one motion,
Elaine.

That's what I told them.

You ready?
For what?

The depo.
Jack Billings.

Oh.

Oh. Uh, yeah, I'm ready.

You wanna make this more
about discovery or retaliation?

'Cause I can take it either way.

Fine. Whatever.
Let's go.

I'm trying to get some information
on her cycle.

Less taxes, Billy.
Not as much, reduced, de minimis.

Yeah.
[Mutters]

Mmm, excuse me.

So I'm to understand you're representing
yourself in this matter.

That's what I'm doing.

Whether or not you're to understand it
is anybody's guess.

Sir, when did you first
become aware

that you suffered
from a compulsive disorder?

Right around the time she sued me.

I think it was just after.

I was so jarred by the implications
of what I had done.

Seeing it in print, I just
had to seek professional help.

And my doctors, of which there are many,
diagnosed me.

It still hurts.

Can we go off the record
for a second?

Certainly. It would allow me
to compose myself.

We're off.
You having fun?

Yeah, I'm having a ball.
Do I look intimidated to you?

Well, as a matter of fact,
you look like a young squirt...

who's trying his best
not to look intimidated.

-I'm impressed.
-Good, 'cause I get even better.

I would hope, 'cause you
can't win with the facts.

So I grabbed her.
Where's the harm?

She doesn't look
emotionally wrought.

The job she has now
pays her more money.

You can't just sue somebody
for being wrong, counselor.

You have to show damages.

Do they not teach that
in law school these days?

I was taught very well, Jack.

Oh, big Supreme Court clerk.

I'll assume you're blinded by the fact
that you once slept with your client...

and that this isn't a true reflection
of your professional talent.

Should we go back
on the record now?

Let's. Back on.

Uh, let the record reflect

that the deponent is a fat, arrogant,
overweight, bald pig.

Ooh! [Chuckles]

That wasn't helpful.

I wasn't about to just sit there
and let him ooze like that.

Well, you should've sat quiet.

He'll be arguing that
your claim was retaliatory,

and you gave him
a little nugget of a sound bite.

Sometimes, Billy, you have to prove
to the other side you're a fighter.

A fighter in control.

A lawyer stays at his best
when he's dispassionate.

Well, in that case
I'm certainly in good hands here.

-I beg your pardon?
-Oh, forget it.

No. I wanna know
what you meant by that.

I mean that you have a gift for
dispassion, not to mention downplaying,

Mr. "A Couple of Dates
in High School."

Georgia told me how you
characterized our past.

-I didn't say a couple of dates.
-Yes, you did.

-You did.
-I said we dated.

Maybe Georgia
heard a couple of dates--

-We dated? That's how you put it?
-What should I have said?

-You should've told her the truth.
-The truth?

Yes, the truth that you loved me.

You--

You loved me.

Yeah. That's the truth.

So much that sometimes
when we were apart...

we used to keep an open phone line
at night, so while sleeping...

I could listen to you breathe.

Is that what I should've told Georgia?

[Water Flushes]

-[Billy] Richard.
-I can wash my hands later. That's okay.

I looked under those stall doors.
You had your feet up.

Oh, I've got an L5 disk problem.
My chiropractor advised I sit that way.

Hey, lucky it was me

and not somebody who's at all
interested in other people's lives.

-Oh, Ally, great.
-[Sighs]

I've got the National Law Journal
on line three. They're doing a piece

on the erosion of the First Amendment,
and they heard about your big loss.

Would you be interested
in giving a quote?

Could I give it to you?

-Ally, about that airline case--
-Richard, I can't do that meeting.

What? Why not?
I--

I have a problem in conference room
meetings and meeting with clients.

A problem? What problem?
What's this I'm hearing about a problem?

I-I just get insecure.
I-I don't know.

Whenever I'm in a conference room
meeting, I-I just... shrink.

I-I feel like the clients look
at me like I'm a little girl,

-and I feel puny.
-You'll be there as estrogen.

Their lead counsel's a woman.
Fact is she bats from the other side,

and the other guy's
a bit of a wolf.

I was hoping you could
flirt with them both.

-I beg your pardon?
-Teamwork. It's what makes us.

-No, no, you can't do this to me.
-What? Do what?

Do what?
Yeah.

Do what? Bring me here
to work next to him,

make me argue cases when
the judge is biased against me,

and then put me in a room
to smile at lesbians?

It's too much.

♪ I guess I'll drown ♪

♪ Ooh, in my own tears ♪

♪ Yeah
I sit and cry, yeah ♪

It's probably just stupid
for me to work there.

So leave, Ally.

I can't leave, Renee.
That would make me look weak.

This is all about Billy, okay?

I know there was something
special between you two,

but I'm going to say this
for your own good.

He's a nice guy. Cute little bangs.
You two were like Barbie and Ken.

-He's a wimp.
-He's not a wimp.

Five years from now, he's nothing
but one of those boring little lawyers,

looking over his stock portfolio,
playing golf at a country club,

with nothing left to offer you
at the end of the day

but a sad, limp,
little piece of fettuccine.

And you can do better.

So stop being in love with him.

Okay.

-Deal?
-Deal.

♪ Here without you ♪

♪ It keeps a-rainin' ♪

♪ More and more ♪

♪ Why can't you
come on home ♪♪

[Ally Narrating] Today's gonna be
a less bad day. I can feel it.

Sometimes I wake up and I just know
everything's gonna be... less bad.

There is no suggestion
of obscenity here.

Judge Hopkins's ruling not only has
no basis in law, it violates it.

-You know what my problem is?
-[Thinking] The comb-over?

These magazines print the outrageous.
Move their product.

Then if the story later
stands to be corrected, well,

that happens on page 42,
months later in a footnote.

Moreover, a libel claim's
only about money.

It can't restore reputation.

Would Reverend Kessler truly
have a legal remedy here?

This magazine represents democracy.
[Narrating] They sell sex.

It may contain material
that might seem vulgar,

but so does Vanity Fair, Esquire, Vogue.
[Ally Narrating] More sex.

And if this court is suddenly prepared to
be the guardian of content absent libel,

absent obscenity, then you should
at least have the integrity and honesty...

to admit that your ruling
abolishes, certainly in part,

the notion of free press
in America.

[Ally Narrating] Sometimes I'm more
persuasive when I lack conviction.

-Thanks so much. Come on in.
-Well, thank you.

[Laughing]
What's going on?

Uh, this is private, Ally.

Oh, no, Richard.
What's going on?

Uh, I just offered to double this man's
salary if he'd come to work here.

Let's face it. Coming up
with that O.C.D. defense,

being so brazen about it--

He sort of represents
everything I stand for.

-In time, I know you'll agree.
-In time? Are you serious?

Ally, this is the kind of lawyer you hate
when he's on the other side,

but when he is on your side--

I won't be on his side,
Richard. I quit.

You can't quit two law firms
in one week.

It'll leave a reek on the résumé.
Come on.

Let's all just work this out.

I can forgive. You expect me
to work with a man who has--

Promise you won't go near her buttocks,
even during holidays?

I promise.

Are you on drugs?

Richard, he-- You realize the hook
you're putting yourself on?

You have knowledge
of what he does.

That makes you and the firm liable
if he does it again.

-He says he won't.
-He can't help himself.

Remember, he can't control it.
It's a sickness.

I'm assuming he made the whole O.C.D.
thing up. You did, didn't you?

-Completely. But you didn't hear that.
-I didn't have to.

I got it right here, on tape.

The offer of employment is revoked.
The lawsuit continues on

with this lovely little admission.

It's not just winning.
It's winning ugly that matters.

[Door Opens]
Sorry I'm late. Did I miss anything?

Jack.

It actually worked, Renee.
Can you believe it?

He's gonna have to settle.

Maybe we can get
those new drapes.

How far away are you anyway?
I'm starved.

I'm on the elevator.

-Oh, okay.
-Oh, Ally.

[Gasps]
[Door Opens]

You have a Georgia Thomas
waiting in your office.

Thank you, Elaine.

Did you really have to tell Billy
I came to your apartment?

Well, I-I told him in an upbeat way.

Look, it was wrong for me to come.

All I was trying to say was--

Well, I was admitting a difficulty--
you working here.

I'm sure it'll get easier with time.

Yeah.
[Chuckles]

How much time, do you think?

-[Door Opens]
-Your lunch date has arrived.

I hope you haven't barged
in here to be nice again.

Georgia, you remember Renee?

Yes. Hi.

Never mind "hi."
I know what you're up to.

You think by striking up
a friendship with Ally

it'll serve as some kind of
prophylactic

to stop her from ever doing
the Hokey Pokey again with Billy?

I beg your pardon?

What's going on?
It certainly sounds good.

-Tell him.
-No, you tell him.

You seem to have it all figured out.

I'll tell.
Georgia is upset with Ally...

for telling Billy
that she showed up at her apartment.

Ally is upset with Billy
for denying their past.

And Renee seems to be angry

that Georgia is being friendly
with Ally as a prophylactic.

I haven't had time
to suss it all out.

-What's this?
-And now Billy's upset--

-Quiet. Quiet.
-Look,

there's a lot of
personal stuff going on.

Let's take our lunch breaks.

And to keep it in perspective,
think about this--

After lunch there's gonna be clients
in our conference room.

And what we all
need to remember is "less taxes."

Not as much. Less than.
Reduced, lower, less tax--

Taxes.
Taxes.

I'm sorry.
Right.

-Renee?
-What?

Bygones.

Obviously you can have it
in any jurisdiction you choose.

Exactly. So why choose to bring it
in a state known as "Taxachusetts"?

It's my feeling that
we exploit that mind-set.

Massachusetts,
and particularly Boston,

is very sensitive to being
labeled the tax capital of the country.

This is a state that proposed taxing
professional athletes pro rata...

for the away games--

[Thinking]
Why does he have to be so cute?

They're still feeling the backlash
from that.

Yes, but even assuming

the state wants to change its image,
under the code we owe the taxes we owe.

We need to go in with something
more than "It's too much."

We could argue
selective enforcement,

saying it's tantamount
to discrimination.

Discrimination?

The I.R.S. goes after the airlines

because of the money involved.
It isn't random.

By admission, the airline
industry is singled out.

That's a form of
de facto discrimination.

[Pops]
Yes.

[Laughing]
You were both fantastic. I mean it.

You were fantastic. I can tell you,
speaking as an attorney,

I did not follow anything
that you said.

No, I didn't. But that doesn't matter,
because they did,

and that is what matters,
because they pay the bills.

Here is to a very big account.

Mmm. And since we have
the glasses out,

we should welcome with a toast
our new associate--

Oh.

...who in two days has argued and won
her case before the appeals court

and has helped land the client
we're all celebrating having landed.

-To Ally.
-To Ally.

Um, I gotta go.

[Door Opens, Closes]

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪

-[Billy] Ally?
-[Gasps]

This isn't gonna work,
is it?

Um--

You could be right.

-Maybe you should leave.
-Me?

-I like this firm.
-So do I.

I came all the way from Michigan--

Well, if you hadn't gone to Michigan
in the first place--

[Sighs]

So I still love you.

I'm not afraid to admit it.

I still love you.
But I love the woman I'm married to.

Billy, I am not looking
to go down that road again.

I am just admitting a difficulty.

It'll get easier in time.

Yeah.

How much time, do you think?

♪ He knows what I'm thinking
without a sign ♪

I, um, have some work I gotta do.

Okay. Well, see you tomorrow?

Yep. Tomorrow.

-Night.
-Good night.

[Door Opens]

[Sighs]

I have my health.

I have my health.

I have my health?
[Elevator Bell Dings]

♪♪ [Woman Vocalizing]

-Yeah. Hey.
-Hey.

-Tough day?
-Well, tough first week, I guess.

Mmm. Ally, you know,
it's really none of my business,

but, well, as senior partner, I think I'm
entitled to be avuncular now and then.

Love, you can't bank on it.
It's an unsafe bridge.

The only thing you can really
take to the bank--money.

Piles.

Make enough money,
everything else will follow.

Quote me. That's a Fishism.

Got it.

♪ Here's a photo I've been looking for ♪

♪ It's a picture of the boy next door ♪

♪ And I loved him more
than words could say, yeah ♪

♪ Never knew it
till he moved away ♪

♪ Faded pictures in my scrapbook ♪

♪ Just thought I'd take
one more look ♪

♪ And recall when we were all ♪

♪ In the neighborhood ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪♪

[Ally Narrating] The real truth is

I probably don't wanna be
too happy or content,

because then what?

I-I actually like the quest, the search.

That's the fun. The more lost you are,
the more you have to look forward to.

What do you know? I'm--
I'm having a great time,

and-and I don't even know it.

♪ And recall when we were all ♪

♪ In the neighborhood ♪

♪♪ [Vocalizing]

♪♪ [Ends]

♪ I've been searching my soul tonight ♪

♪ I know there's so much more to life ♪

♪ Now I know I can shine a light ♪

♪ To find my way back home ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Baby, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪♪

[Woman]
You stinker!