All language subtitles for Ally.McBeal.S01E08.1997.Disney+.WEB-DL.1080p.H264.AAC-HDCTV_track6_[eng]

[ Ally ]
What do you mean, it's broken?

Busted. Not a drip.

Billy ran downstairs to Starbucks.

When did he go? Did he just go?
Is he gonna be back soon?

He should be back any second. Are you--

[ Shudders ] After my fourth cup,
I'm-- I'm fine.

Yeah, me too. I haven't had any today.

Ladies, whatever you have scheduled this
morning, I need you to reschedule.

Marci Hatfield,
soon to be Jason Hatfield's ex, is due in.

I want you two there.

It was all I could do to get the meeting.
She's averse to confrontation.

- That's why it's essential--
- Billy!

- B-Both--
- [ Ally ] Thank God!

And thank you. I'll owe you
for the rest of my life.

- Billy, I want you at this meeting too.
- No.

- [ Georgia ] No?
- Don't just drink it.

I'm sorry?
This is your first cup of the day.

Yes.

And you are just going
right to your mouth with it?

That's how I drink, Ally. With my mouth.

E-Excuse me-- [ Ally ] Put it back.

- What?
- Do as I say. Put it back in the tray.

I wanna show you something. [ Sighs ]

Will you excuse us for one minute, please?

Yeah, I--

I hadn't quite finished y--

Ally, what are you doing?

If I don't drink that
in the next 10 seconds--

Do you know how most men
actually make love

as opposed to how you would like them to?

- I'm married. I wouldn't.
- Think back.

[ Sighs ] I remember.

You were about to drink this cappuccino
like most men make love--

Skipping over all the foreplay.

Now just-- just...

hold it in your hands.

Oh, just knowing that it's close.

Yeah. I see what you mean.

Now close your eyes.

And just... think about tasting it.

Now smell it.

Just a little.

[ Georgia ] Mmm.

Now pull it away.

Just tease yourself a little.

Up... [ Inhales ]

and down. Mmm.

[ Ally ] And up--

- [ Both Inhale ]
- Longer sniffs.

[ Inhales ]

[ Exhales ]

Now you see that... foam on the plastic?

Lick it off.

[ Quietly ] Ooh.

- [ Georgia ] I have to drink it.
- [ Ally ] Now bring it up slow.

Don't rush it.
It only happens with the first cup.

Slow.

Slow.

[ Ally Whispering ] Slow.

And drink.

Mmm.

[ Moans ]

[ Both Moaning ]

[ Moaning Continues ] [ Exhales ]

♪ 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 ♪♪

What's so important about this case?
First off, money.

Secondly, money. Must be a lot.

Uh, the prenup limits her to 600,000.

Hatfield's worth over 18 million.

We would take up to one-third
of everything over the contract.

That potentially makes it the biggest case
we've ever handled.

Have you located the Biscuit?

[ Billy ] He's on his way.
He'll be here by 10:00.

Here's the thing. It was
a painful breakup for her.

She doesn't want to relive it.

By that, I mean she has
little interest in a trial.

We have to convince her
we can deal with this quickly

with minimal hardship for her.

Where's Georgia?
She went for another cappuccino.

I want her there.
This woman has to know she's got an army.

Let's do some fast research
on prenups, see if--

[ Elevator Dings ]

[ Scoffs ] Whoa.

Why don't you stare like that
when Mrs. Hatfield's here?

That'll get her business.

Oh, I'm sorry I'm late.
Have you missed me?

We miss you at every opportunity, Elaine.
Kidding. Bygones. Go away.

- He's on edge.
- Oh.

While I have you, Richard,
this is a law complaint.

It hasn't been filed yet,
but it will be if our demands aren't met.

Demands? What demands? What's
this I'm hearing about demands?

- [ Elaine ] That girl. The staring.
- Elaine--

I warned you. This office
is sexually charged.

It amounts to a hostile
working environment.

Almost every woman here
has signed the complaint.

You gotta be kidding.
Oh, I don't kid about serious issues.

I'm sure Ally will back me up on this.

Then why didn't you tell me about it?

Elaine, you're a fathead.

Richard--

This doesn't have to turn personal.

Why did it have to turn stupid? Fathead!

Let's just look over this complaint.
We'll try to reach an accord.

- That's all I'm after-- accord.
- Fine.

What are you doing?

I'm asserting the rights
of the women in the workplace.

Yeah, yeah. What are you doing?

You think it's right,
the way they gawk at her?

Of course not. I just think
that this is a little extreme.

And it shouldn't have to be.

If they address our concerns,
this will go away.

If they fire the girl, she can sue.

They can legislate how she dresses.

Elaine, where do you draw that line?

I mean, with all due respect,

you sort of walk around
with uppity breasts.

And the hair flips aren't the most subtle.

And your perfume-- You could be flammable.

What if somebody shut you down
as a safety hazard?

How would you feel then?

That was with all due respect?

[ Sighs ]

How did you organize all this anyway?

Did you have secret
little meetings at night?

[ Richard ] Ally?

- Marci Hatfield. Ready?
- Ready.

We'll talk later.

I'm not flammable.

I signed the prenuptial.
There's no argument there.

But he did revoke it.

In writing? No. That's the problem.

Did he ever say this to anyone in front of
anybody about revoking the prenup?

Well, not in front of me, but-- [ Sighs ]

Look. As I told Mr.--

- Fish.
- Yeah.

I don't really want to go to court,

but I didn't work.

I stayed home and raised our children
while he advanced up the corporate ladder.

[ Nose Whistles ]
And, uh, since he knew...

I was giving up my career,
he-- he told me--

- [ Nose Whistles ]
- He said--

He said he knew he couldn't
hold me to a prenup if ever--

[ Nose Whistles ]

[ Nose Whistles ]

Um, and then when our marriage
started to get bumpy,

I asked him specifically
about the prenuptial,

and he told me directly--
[ Nose Whistles ]

I apologize.

♪♪ [ Humming Quietly ]

[ Clears Throat ]

Anyway, he said he'd already done it.

He'd said he'd instructed his lawyer to
revoke the prenup, and it was done.

[ Thinking ] Oh, God, no.
He's gonna pick it.

And I know I should've insisted, but--

I guess that's-- that's why I'm here.

Well, we're here
to see that you're protected.

[ Georgia ]
The first thing we need to do...

is research the statute of frauds
with regards to prenups.

How long have you been divorced?
The divorce isn't final.

Uh, this battle over the prenups
is what's holding things up,

and, uh, my former lawyer
said there's nothing I can do.

And truth is, I'm inclined to...

just--

Uh, well, nothing is certain--
Mrs. Hatfield?

Uh, uh, uh, that prenup can be pierced.
I assure you.

Mm-hmm.

You know, I'm-I'm sorry.
I don't mean to be rude,

but I don't find you terribly trustful.

Oh, they're trustful.

Trust is covered. I assure you.

- Yeah.
- [ Nose Whistles ]

♪♪ [ Waltz ]

[ Door Opens ] Hey.

What are you doing?

Just looking in the mirror.
Men do it too, you know.

But you were-- Well, it seemed like
you were staring in the mirror.

- Are you okay?
- Fine.

I-It's just that... whenever you're
really bothered or upset,

usually about something personal,
that's what you do.

You go find a mirror
and stare at yourself and...

that's why I'm concerned.

Oh. I'm fine.

Okay.

[ Sighs ]

Would you mind turning on the faucet?
I have a bashful bladder.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

You know, usually when you looked into the
mirror like that,

it was something about me.

So I figure it must be
a problem with Georgia,

and I can understand why
you wouldn't wanna share that,

but I am totally here for you.
[ Toilet Flushes ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Electricity Crackles ]

I'm here for you too.

I'm here for the both of you.
I am here for everybody.

John, just how big was this client we
just tried to impress?

- Big.
- Big?

- Big, big.
- Right.

And how impressed do you think
the big, big client was...

to see you repeatedly reach
for your left nostril...

during that impromptu excavation project?

I had to address my nose, Richard.
The client could hear the whistling.

When I couldn't rectify the problem with a
quick sniff,

I had to make a judgment call.

And it was your considered judgment to
take your index finger

and corkscrew it--

I nudged it. There was never
a corkscrew motion,

and I will not stand to be disparaged.

♪♪ [ John Humming ]

If you, me and Elaine sit down together,

I think we can make
this harassment thing go away.

I am not even going to
dignify that lawsuit.

Richard, if we don't come to the table,
we'll be faced with a walkout.

A what? That's what she said.
At noon tomorrow.

Let's just sit, talk and buy some time.
[ Knocking ]

Marci Hatfield is here.

Where?

Here. I had her wait
in the conference room.

That's great! She wouldn't
come back to not hire us.

This has to be good.

Hi. Are you okay?

Me? Yeah.

Why?

When I went into the bathroom,

Ally was talking in her stall
about you looking in the mirror,

and how that maybe means
a problem with me.

What?

You know Ally. She can't even sit on a
toilet without drumming up a little drama.

Yeah. And I know you.

And when you stare at yourself
in the mirror,

it usually does
mean something's bugging you.

Well, this stupid claim
with Elaine and all the women--

It's probably that.

Yeah.

Probably.

The quick research says an oral revocation
won't supersede the prenup.

But every contract can be
attacked for bad faith,

and we think we can
make a claim that will get us into court.

I don't want to go to court.
It's just too painful for me--

[ Ally ] Since your husband has
a pretty high corporate profile,

we-we think the threat of court itself
will be enough to make him negotiate.

And that would be the plan. Your husband
does have a record of being a womanizer.

That kind of stuff-- That's laundry he
probably doesn't want to air out.

Well, that's not something
I particularly want to air out either.

He is the father of my children.

We don't need to air laundry.

[ John ] Mrs. Hatfield--

There's a reason you came back in here.

Maybe it's his upcoming marriage has
triggered a nerve. I don't know.

I sense, however, despite your desire
to avoid confrontation,

you don't want to let your husband get
away with what he's done.

Put yourself in our hands.
We're in the business of getting even.

Mrs. Hatfield, let us pull you even.

I'll put myself in their hands.

Just don't judge me by the nose whistle.

I just feel more comfortable with them.

Anything you need. Thanks.

- Can we meet end of the day?
- Sure.

There's a Caroline Poop to see you.

Who's Caroline Poop?

My attorney.

[ Sighs ]

[ Woman ] This is camera one.

Camera two.

Okay, well, now,
how did you get these tapes?

Security. Subpoena. Simple.

Basically, your nuts between
me and a hard place here.

That does not make out a case
for sexual harassment.

You say it doesn't.
The law says, "Possible."

But does it really matter?

A lawsuit with almost every
female employee signing on?

That's blackmail, not to mention
abuse of process.

I'm real concerned.
And don't try to take a moment.

'Cause I'm already clued in
as to how you work.

And, by the way, that little arrest for
solicitation, it need not be a huge issue.

Okay, look, look, look.
What's-What's the bottom line?

8,000 compensatory
for every named plaintiff,

three extra vacation days,

and the delivery girl gets
discharged with prejudice.

That's not fair to her.

I'm here asking you
to be fair to yourselves.

Collect your thoughts. We'll talk.

[ Clears Throat ]

[ Clears Throat ] [ Door Closes ]

Speak to me, John.

She wouldn't let me take my moment.

I'm troubled.

♪ Ooh-wah, ooh-wah Cool, cool kitty ♪

♪ Tell us about the boy
from New York City ♪

Is it so wrong to stare?

If Whipper hadn't asked me to stop gaping
at her, we never would have met.

Sometimes a stare can be a good thing.

The slightest indication
that you're listening would be nice.

- She wants something.
- What?

Elaine. She wouldn't be out
to improve the workplace.

She wants something.

I'll have at her.
Hey, she's represented by counsel.

We really shouldn't talk to her.

I'll happen upon her, and we'll
converse...

when she goes to the unisex.

[ Sighs ]

I apologize for the meeting.

Feel I embarrassed the firm.

It's no harm. We got the client.

It's not like my nose to whistle.

Thing I don't understand-- it's always
been our goal for the place to be happy.

We pay them more than
secretaries at other firms get.

They get more vacation time already.
I would think they'd be happy.

And this lawsuit-- What does that say?

They're not happy.

♪ That's when I fell in love
with just one glance ♪

♪ Yeah, and he was shy-- ♪♪

Are you getting a frown line?

Why can't I just look into a mirror?
Why is everything about you?

What?

Or Georgia? Why is everything
about you and Georgia?

Why can't I just look into a damn mirror?

You can.

Thank you.

[ Thinking ] That reminded me of me.

I miss you.

[ Sighs ]

Um, oh.

Uh, that's sweet.

Well--

Just making sure I didn't do
what I came in here to do.

[ Chuckles Nervously ]
I'm gonna be going now.

Ally-- Please! Don't.

It's the dumbest thing in the world,

and you wouldn't
even believe it if I told you.

Um, what?

You'll laugh. [ Laughs ]

[ Clears Throat ]

You were right.

When I saw you holding that
coffee cup this morning,

like you were making love to it--

It made me remember when you and I--

Oh.

And when Georgia and I make love--

Don't get me wrong. It's fantastic.

Great. I would have hated
to have gotten that wrong.

But we don't really look at each other.

In the eyes, I mean.

When you and I--

You remember how we used to lock on to
each other's eyes during--

Do you remember that? Um, vaguely.

As stupid as this sounds, when I saw you
with the coffee cup,

it just sort of hit me again what it was
like to make love to you.

And I think I'm a little
blindsided by how it...

hurts to miss it.

I think that's probably a normal thing.
Maybe.

But it doesn't--

It's not a good feeling to be married to a
person who I am in love with...

and still not be over another.

Yeah. I hate when that happens.

That's why I keep staring
at the mirror all day.

I, uh-- Whatever I tell myself,

I just can't escape that hit
I felt when I saw you this morning.

[ Snorts ] Coffee cups.

I told you it was the dumbest thing ever.

Billy, I'm sure that there's
a right response for this,

but it escapes me at the moment.

I'm not looking for a response.

I was just telling you what was goin' on.

Okay.

Well, see ya.

See ya. [ Door Opens ]

[ Door Closes ]

♪ Once upon a time ♪

♪ A long time ago ♪

♪ I thought that I should leave you ♪

♪ I thought that you should go ♪

♪ I never really said good-bye ♪

♪ Never even heard you cry ♪

♪ And after all this time
it's hard to say ♪

♪ The only love I had I sent away ♪♪

That's your second carton of ice cream.
It won't kill me.

Two cartons of ice cream won't kill me.

I know.

But I wanted some.

Do you think ex-lovers should
be honest with each other?

Not that honest. No way.

Maybe it's just stupid
for us to be friends.

Maybe I should just shut that down.

Don't get me wrong, Ally--

Why does everybody say that to me?

"Don't get me wrong."
Do I get everything wrong?

No. What I'm about to say
may seem like an insult,

so I wanna buffer it.

Oh, okay.

- What?
- Emotionally, you're an idiot.

Well, how exactly would you have put that
without the buffer?

I've been saying this
from the start, Ally.

You goin' to work at that firm, it's
like-- it's like a moth flyin' into fire.

I don't care if you date
D.A.'s, rabbis, whoever.

You got no chance at
starting a good relationship...

so long as you're working
side by side with that man.

I've said it. I'll shut up.

When you make love to a guy,
do you look him in the eyes?

[ Scoffs ]

If our heads are at the same end of the
bed, I most certainly do.

[ Laughs ] Ew! Oh! Oh, seriously.

[ Chuckles ] No.

I don't know. I don't know.
I never think about it.

Do you? [ Both Giggle ]

Well, thinking back
on the few occasions...

I went to bed with a man
I didn't really love--

very few-- Of course, of course.

No. I didn't look 'em
in the eyes. Not during.

- Why?
- I don't know.

Maybe 'cause it feels like a lie.

A lie? Having eye contact
with a man when you--

When you are not in love with a guy and
you're making love to a guy--

And I don't know.
Somehow if you look him in the eyes,

it's-- it's some sort of promise to it.

- A promise of what, Ally?
- Love.

Tomorrow, forever, I don't know. It just--

After Billy said that,
I realized that-- that...

if I am not in love with a guy, I don't
look him in the eyes.

Not during.

I don't think you're supposed
to look 'em in the eyes.

Not if it's good. Really?

Mm-mmm. No.

Well, where do you look?

I don't know. I mean--

Look up, to the side,

to the other side.

Look down. If you look him--

If you're lookin' him in the eye,
he might think it hurts.

Well, maybe if you
look at him like that, yes.

But you don't have to
scrunch up your cheeks.

Thanks, Ally.
What kind of faces do you make?

- Forget it.
- No, show me.

- Nuh-uh.
- Show me. Show me!

Renee, I am not capable of just conjuring
up a look like that on command.

Try.

Okay, um--

Okay, here. Um-- [ Clears Throat ]

[ Sighs, Moans ]

You're right. That's a lie. That's a lie!

That's a lie. [ Both Laughing ]

[ Elaine ] I know that's you, John.
I see your shoes.

I'm not denying it's me.
Have you come in here to negotiate?

I'm represented by counsel.
I've come to use the facilities.

I know your rituals.
You're not a morning person.

- I've simply come to pee.
- Then why are you sitting?

- I prefer it.
- I'd be able to hear it.

You're not peeing.

[ Peeing ]

You drank extra coffee so you'd be ready.

You knew I'd test you.

How'd it go?

She's wily.

We're offering a full
100,000 above the contract.

It's not good enough. Not even close.

Look, you want to go into court,
waste your client's money--

Do you want to go into court?

Your children hearing
some of the grievances?

Hold on here. This is a no-fault state.
Let's not go down the blame path.

Oh, we've researched that. Don't worry.

We can end around no-fault.

We can even sue your client's
new fiancée...

for interference in marital relations.

Good luck serving her.
She lives in London.

What is going on here?

We only want to work this out.

Well, we're done.

- We came here in good faith.
- Good faith?

You're taking the position of good faith?

It's pound of flesh time, Marci, that it?
[ Man ] Come on, Jason.

Who do you think the jury's
gonna like, Mr. Hatfield?

And whose side do you think
your children will be on

if your womanizing comes out?

[ Thinking ] I'm disgusting.

I'm sure your fiancée
might form an opinion.

She knows my past,
and she knows my future.

And it won't include any of you.

Mr. Hatfield, you told her
that you were gonna cancel that prenup.

She misunderstood.

Why did you bring up my children?
I asked you not to do that.

I know. I was trying
to scare him and-- I apologize.

I don't wanna do this anymore.

So, you didn't scare him.

- I don't think so.
- Huh.

Set up another meeting for tomorrow.
We got one last shot.

- What?
- Just-- Just set it up.

- Is this a bad time?
- Yes, yeah.

We've decided to
walk out at noon tomorrow.

Rather than hold this over everybody's
head, we'd prefer to push it to a head.

That's the best way
for us all to move ahead.

If you can word things cleverly,
it's more meaningful.

That's a Jesse Jacksonism.

[ Scoffs ]

[ Sighs ]
Can I have everyone's attention, please?

How many women here, if we don't cede to
the demands of Elaine's complaint,

are prepared to walk out tomorrow?

Thank you.

[ Gasps ] Seen Georgia?

She went to Social Law to see if there are
any new cases on prenups.

Listen. It wasn't fair
to say what I said to you.

It's okay. You know I wasn't trying to--

- I know.
- It's just, uh--

I don't know. Sometimes I think you
see through me anyway.

It feels like a lie not to tell you...

things.

Look, Billy, if-if...

we're gonna be friends,
and I do want that,

- we gotta draw some lines.
- I know.

I am a fan of being honest,
but I can only be so strong.

And I think there are certain territories
that we just should stay clear of.

I agree. And if I can't have a cup
of coffee without you--

- Ally, I agree. I apologize.
- Okay.

And, um, as long as we're drawing lines,

do you think it would
be possible for you to,

you know, not feign orgasms in the office?

[ Groans ] That was hardly orgasmic.

And you of all people should know what
I sound like when I--

Oh, lines, lines. We are drawing lines.

And I will watch myself with the coffee.

Okay.

- See ya.
- See ya.

Well, I feel something chemical in here.
What did I miss?

You haven't missed anything,
Elaine. In fact, you're just in time.

- In time for what?
- In time for this.

[ Sighs ] I like you.

Despite our little frictions,
I actually enjoy working with you,

but there is nothing more dangerous than
your good intentions.

That was a snappish remark
disguised in a soft tone.

You always have some sort of project going
on, some quest du jour.

The face bra one day,
the lawsuit the next.

And this, this quest is selfish.

Well, that's certainly
your limited opinion.

If all the women walk out of this firm,
the firm could shut down.

Ally, you're basically
threatening Mr. Hatfield to squeeze out...

just a little bit more money.

That's all I'm doing.

[ Thinking ]
My God, she actually has a point.

This lawsuit is a tool
to advance our position.

It's completely
in the spirit of Richard Fish.

In a strange way,
I bet he's proud of what we're doing.

I don't think Richard
is finding any spirit in being sued.

And aside from all that, Elaine, I--

Um, oh, never mind.

No, if you have something to say,
I should love to hear it.

Okay.

I, um--

[ Sighs ] I think that there is something
a little desperate about you.

It takes one to know one.
I know. I have my own-- Problems.

Yes. And your problem is--

is that you feel the need to be included,

to be in the middle of things.

And you invent ways to
put yourself in the center.

And I think that's what
this lawsuit's about.

And it makes me--

It makes me feel sorry for you.

It makes you look sad.

John Cage fed you that, didn't he?

This little speech was just a maneuver.
You don't fool me.

Excuse me.

- [ Ally ] What's up, Richard?
- Gold is up, as in struck.

As in struck by us. You like photography?

What's this?

On a whim, I had Hatfield followed
last night.

There's been that rumor of the mistress.

I'm assuming this is a mistress,
since his little fiancée is in London.

Oh. What--

What are we supposed to do with these?

[ Richard ] What do we do?

We extort. That's what we do.

We all wondered,
"What is this guy afraid of?"

Not his past, maybe.
But, perhaps, his future.

If his bride-to-be saw these--

Richard, I don't mean to be
a naive little schoolgirl, but--

I do. I am not comfortable
with this kind of tactic.

- Why?
- Why?

Yeah. Richard, this is gumshoe law.
We are not that kind of lawyer.

Your whole negotiation has been to jack
the guy up with the fear of bad publicity.

This just cranks the jack
to the next level.

It's no shift in philosophy.

To me, th-this crosses a line.

Tailing somebody, invading their privacy?

We didn't "Gifford" the guy.
We just followed.

It feels awful. Look, I'll take the
meeting if necessary,

but I think that sends a mixed message.

We can't have opposing
counsel smelling dissension.

Lawyers play cards.
This one is in your hands. You'll play it.

I didn't realize we were
this kind of law firm.

Neither did I. [ Scoffs ]

- Cappuccinos.
- [ Gasps ] Excellent.

Come on, Ally. Let's go somewhere private
and drink these.

I don't do that anymore.

There's strength in numbers, boys.

The women around here have solidarity.

- Tick, ticktock.
- High noon is approaching.

Would you take a bribe?

- Kidding.
- [ John ] Miss Poop,

would you allow Richard and I
to discuss this?

You've had time. What's there to discuss?
We're all lawyers.

This is one of those situations where a
person has to have the wisdom to collapse.

It's cheap umbrella time.

Just the same. If we could discuss this.

Twenty minutes? I'll wait outside.

- I think she's got us.
- [ Scoffs ]

We would be on the cover of Law Weekly.

She has no case.
It's nothing but blatant--

Extortion.

Call it what you want.
[ Thinking ] 'Cause it is that.

I'm going to report you to the bar.

- Ouch.
- If your fiancée in London...

should become aware of your other life,

she might frame her future differently.

You can live with yourself
pulling this kind of slime?

We can live with ourselves just fine.

The issue is, do you live with it?

What wonderfully moral people you are.

[ Ally ] You cheated on your wife.

You lied to her about the prenup,

and these pictures show you
cheating on your next wife.

Talk to us about morality, Mr. Hatfield.

[ Richard ] They made an offer?

They offered two. We countered
at three and a half,

probably land in the middle.

Regardless, we made a lot of money,

and we won ugly. You should be thrilled.

Hey, I-I-I don't appreciate your tone.

I hate to be a pest, but
it's about quarter of 12:00...

and the girls wanna take an early lunch.

[ Sighs ] Anything?

Mmm. So, Elaine has actually got us here?

[ Whispers ]
She is well-organized and wily.

Can I have your attention,
please, everybody?

Everybody? [ Clears Throat ]

Uh, I'll make this brief.

[ Sighs ] The reason John and I started
this firm was because...

we wanted to go to work every day
to a place that was fun.

Make money, throw office parties.
Fun place to work.

I realize employees will always gripe.
It's part of being an employee.

Don't like people staring at pretty girls,

don't like the tactics
we use to win cases--

It's the nature of an employee
to complain.

There's always someplace better.

But this lawsuit--
This carries the gripe too far.

It-- It saps the fun out of it for me.

And since fun was the point,

anybody who isn't happy, leave.

And if you all go,

John, we'll just have
to start another firm.

There's always another one.

It's declare time. [ Door Slams ]

If we did file the complaint,
is there a chance we could win?

- Snowball.
- In hell?

Are we ready to walk out?
Raise your hands.

[ Phone Rings, Chattering ]

The strike was really a formality.

The important thing
is that we have been heard.

[ Ringing, Chattering Continue ]

[ Light Knocking ]

Hey.

- Well, they're all staying.
- Mmm.

You called their bluff. Suit's over.

Great.

Why aren't you happy?

[ Sighs ] It's 'cause they needed
their jobs. That's all.

Where else would they go?

No, it's 'cause they
like it here, Richard.

[ Scoffs ]
Elaine just had 'em all whipped up.

They like it here a lot.

Almost as much as you, I'm sure.

I love it here.

Doesn't mean I have to
like what I do all the time, but--

What we do is slightly connected to
what the place is, Ally.

It's a little inconsistent to like it here
and not like what you do here.

What this place is is evolving.

I mean, w-w-we are a bunch of young
lawyers. I mean, we're kids.

You work on me. I'll be working on you.

And I look forward to one day...

when I wake up and I come here
and I find you with character.

Now that is the whole challenge of it.

And that is fun.

I plan to have character
one day, great character.

But if you want to be rich, you better get
the money before the scruples set in.

- That's a, uh-- You know.
- Fishism.

[ Sighs ] I'm serious, Ally.
When I dreamed this place up,

it was to be an alternative
to those stuffy firms.

I want it to be fun.

It's a party, Richard. I promise.

♪ It's my party
and I'll cry if I want to ♪

♪ Cry if I want to ♪

♪ Cry if I want to ♪

♪ You would cry too
if it happened to you ♪

♪ Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone ♪

♪ But Judy left the same time ♪

I think it's really gracious of you to
forgive me on such short notice.

I think I was on kind of a search for some
internal fulfillment.

- Ally and I are so similar.
- Yeah, spitting image.

Bygones?

People think you're strange, you know,
when you sit there and don't talk.

- I'm an enigma.
- You're a cute little enigma.

Do you think if I took you
on that dance floor,

you could hold your own against my bosom?

I thought you had a date
with a rabbi tonight.

I had to reschedule.
It's hard having a date with a rabbi...

after a tough day of blackmail.

Yeah. Have to admit,

it was easier being sleazy
knowin' you were with me.

Thanks.

Renee, I'm gonna go upstairs and pack up.

I'll be right back.
I'll be right here with the Biscuit.

Hey, tell Billy to hurry up, would you?

I will.

♪ Judy's wearing his ring Ohh ♪♪

- Hey.
- Hey.

Your wife's waitin' for you
down at the bar.

She-- She misses you.

- Yeah. I was just gettin' ready to go.
- Mmm.

Wild day, huh?

- Can't say it's boring here.
- Nope.

Goin' home early, huh? To shower?

How did you know?

Don't beat yourself up too much over that
photograph thing, Ally.

You should only hope that's as dirty as
our hands get on this job.

Yeah.

Billy,

you know what I said before
about drawing lines?

Well, I've been thinking a lot about--

And when we say we're friends,
we say it like it's a consolation prize.

And the truth,

um, for me--

Our friendship--

It's the greatest thing I got goin'.

I cherish it.

And to put honesty boundaries on it,
I don't want to.

Me neither.

So?

So... free-fall with the truth,
hope we both survive. Deal?

Deal.

See ya.

See ya. ♪♪ [ Vonda Vocalizing ]

♪ So I send this out ♪

♪ Wherever you may be ♪

♪ To tell you I still love you ♪

♪ You're still a part of me ♪

♪ If you can ever find a way ♪

♪ Then I'll be hoping for the day ♪

♪ You can smile and tell me ♪

♪ It's okay ♪

♪ That the only love I had ♪

♪ I sent away ♪♪

[ Woman ] You stinker!