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We know who took the boy.

He kidnapped a 5-year-old two years ago.

Anything the FBI or the police do,
we have limitations.

What a private citizen does, however…

You're not going in there.

I will give you to the count of three.
If you do not unlock it…

I'm calling the police.

–Brad!
–You wouldn't dare.

Three.

Okay!

Nobody's arrested us yet.

The FBI won't. I know that.

I think we saved our skin
with a happy ending.

I'll take the blonde.

–Melissa, what are we doing in jail?
–They're saying I tried to rob a bank.

I didn't. I just smashed a window.

And they say I'm a prostitute.

–Which is ridiculous.
–Back off, Ho.

–What did you say?
–Come on.

Liz?

Alan?

Oh, my God! You just dropped off
the side of the earth.

I was in a relationship.

But now I'm not.

–You still at 1-800-LIZZIE?
–Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Whoa. Hey! Remember me?

I'm in trouble here. They arrested me.

You're arresting me?

Please, put your hands
behind your back, sir.

You gotta be kidding.

You have the right to remain silent.

–I know my rights.
–What's going on?

They're arresting me
for assaulting the priest.

And kidnapping and false imprisonment.

–Now you have the right to an attorney…
–Son. Son.

This is the United States of America.

We don't really believe in Miranda anymore.

Let's go.

Hey, hey, hey, hey! Ah, Denny Crane.
I'll handle this internally.

Sir, this man's being charged
with three felonies.

Understood, but…

Denny Crane.

Come on.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Come on!

With all that's going on in the world today,

who among us hasn't at least once
wanted to take an axe to a priest?

Come on.

They're arresting him?

And I gave it my best shot.

So they're not pressing charges.

They're not pressing charges?

If you make restitution for the window,
they've agreed not pursuing…

No.

I'm sorry. Did you say no?

I'm not paying for their stupid window. Forget it.

–Melissa, you smashed it.
–After what they've done to me!

Perhaps you should tell me exactly
what they've done to you.

My credit card bills. You're aware
I have some uh, fiscal issues?

It's come up.

So a few months ago, I owe one amount.

The next month it, it like triples.

So I stop buying stuff and the next month,
bam, it's even higher.

So I call the 800 number. Not LIZZIE.

And who answers? But Ms Jones, yes.

From New Delhi. India.
Not Brighton and not Melrose India.

I mean, surprised she's not
terribly helpful, right?

So far I'm on her side.

And I talked to her supervisor
who says that I owe this money, plus more.

This doesn't make any sense!
I need to talk to someone in America.

Hello?

So all I can get is an address for Prominence's
main office in Wilmington, Delaware.

Like I can afford to go there.
So I call them, I get a local office, I go there…

and it's basically just a store front.
–With a big window.

–I'm not paying for it.
–You are paying for it.

And I wanna see those credit card bills.

What? Suddenly you're my father now?

Yes, sir.

321113, commonwealth vs Bradley Chase.

–Assault with a deadly weapon…
–Waive reading, judge,

and ask that these ridiculous charges
be dismissed on the grounds of ridiculousness.

These charges are anything
but ridiculous, your honor.

The defendant abducted one innocent man,
threatened him with torture.

Then assaulted clergy with a deadly weapon!'

–Pick, pick, pick, pick, pick.
–You think this is funny?

Your honor, my client saved the innocent life

of a little kidnapped child
who was innocent and utterly…

kidnapped.

I watch the news like everyone else, Mr Crane.

And your client's conduct was shocking.

Your honor, I'd like to move
for an immediate trial.

–Hold on!
–The facts are not in dispute.

The district attorney clearly
wants his fifteen minutes.

Why should we make him wait?

If you think this is about me
grabbing a spotlight…

It's always about that with you, Frank.

You've been running for office
since you got out of law school.

Hold on!

You two will refrain from personal exchanges.

But it is personal, your honor.

We have a history and the opportunity
for him to saddle me up as a cause.

You attacked a man.

Cutting off his fingers.

As someone who took an oath
to uphold the law, yes,

I take that personally.

It's a sound bite, Frank.
Might wanna save it for the cameras.

Which they'll be asking you
to allow in court.

I consent.
–Hey!

I will make the rules in this courtroom.

Are you ready to proceed to trial?

Assuming he's not alleging
any diminished capacity.

I will plead not guilty
on the grounds of necessity.

Necessity?

Yes. You probably skipped over it
in law school.

Necessity.

Look it up, hack.

The commonwealth is ready to proceed.

I must caution you both.

These are serious criminal charges here.

I'm not sure you should want
to rush to judgment.

Judge, you're old. I'm old.

Lock and load. Before we're dead.

Why in God's name did you press
for an immediate trial?

Because I want to trade
on the currency of being a hero.

I've been featured all over the news
and the jury pool is watching.

–Even so, a conviction here means prison.
–I won't be convicted.

How can you be sure of that?
Especially since you're guilty.

Denny Crane.

Look, I know this assistant DA.

He wants to be the DA. He's using
this as a publicity…

He's also good. I've seen him try cases.

–Denny Crane.
–That is not a legal defense.

Are we happy?

Did I not warn both of you?

You know what Shirley? Don't start.

I changed that little boy's diaper. I
would do anything to get him back.

Clearly.

Including going to jail.

Which it come to for Brad.

All right, we're all on the same side here.

Really? I'm not so sure.

Denise, if I were against you,
I'd leave no doubt.

You're really planning to have
Denny handle your defense?

Well…

Denny, given the exposure of this case,
not only to Brad but the firm,

how about you and I team up on this?

I'd love it.

–I'll pitch.
–I'll call balls and strikes.

We'll all need to sign waivers and Denise,
I'm gonna need to call you as a witness,

but before you say yes, you need
to consider the liability.

Yes.

Not so fast.

They could charge you with conspiracy,
or aiding and abetting…

I said yes. I'll testify.

Melissa, you're fifty thousand dollars in debt.

–I know.
–How did this happen?

I don't know. I swear. It's these people.

They've ruined me.

Going to trial.

I'm swelling up just thinking about it.

Trials make me swell with adrenalin.
Do I look swollen?

Somewhat.

Denny, we're a little busy here.

What are you doing?

Taxes? Don't you have an accountant?

I'm helping Melissa who seems to have
fallen into a black hole of debt.

Very black.

What is this sudden concern of yours
for people without money?

–I need to know.
–You need to look at the big picture.

If people don't have it,
they might wanna steal ours.

Right.

Do we have anybody in corporate
who understands this credit card world?

Somebody…
–Hands.

–Sorry?
–Hands Espenson.

Banking and finance genius.
Only don't call him Hands.

Why would I? Why do you?

The contract was deliberately written
to confuse you.

Bait and switch. Bingo!

Promise one thing, say, zero percent interest.

Then they up it to thirty percent. Bingo!

–But, isn't that illegal?
–Used to be.

Used to have usury laws but the States
wanted the credit card business,

so poof! Gone! Bingo!

Ever inquire about a car loan?

–Actually, yes, once.
–Bingo!

–But I didn't buy the car.
–It doesn't matter.

It's called universal default.

Credit bureaus share your information. All of it.

Your credit card company just heard
about your asking for a car loan. Bingo!

They raise your rates.
Why? Because they can.

Why doesn't he move his hands?

The OCC is supposed to police, they don't.

Bought off by the credit card lobbyists.

Is he coming back?

I have no idea.

What's your history with this DA?

We went to law school together.
I beat his ass in moot court.

I licked him several times
in criminal cases since.

Let's just say that we're rivals.

Denise, I'll take your testimony.
Denny, can you take Brad's?

You licked a man's ass?

Denny, if you can't focus here,
I'm not going to let you play.

This trial is a threat to Brad's freedom.

It is potentially an enormous blight
on this firm.

–We need to win this trial.
–I'm sorry.

But, tell me again why it is
that we're rushing this so?

It's a rush job because Ginsberg plans to run
for district attorney in the primaries in March.

–He's using this as a showcase to…
–That explains his urgency.

What about ours?

At the moment, Brad's a celebrity. His
hero status can only run to our favor.

But it is a risk.

It's not too late to take a deep breath
and say ‘let's do this later’.

Let's do it now.

You're sure?

I have an erection.

It's a good sign.

Let the trial begin.

I'm ready.

Denny Crane.

–Excuse us.
–Denny Crane.

–Excuse us, please.
–My poop doesn't smell.

We have no comment.

Comes out in pretty colors.

Pastels. Denny Crane.

Denny Crane.

And suddenly he's swinging the axe.

I, I put my hand out and he chopped it.

He cut three of my fingers right off,
they, they just fell to the floor.

–And then what happened, sir?
–Well, I was rushed to the hospital.

Two of my fingers were
recovered and reattached,

and then his colleague, that woman,
came in brandishing my third finger.

She wouldn't give it back unless I revealed
privileged information about
one of my parishioners.

He cut it off, and she extorted me with it.

My first question would be,

if someone is swinging an axe,
why stick your hand out?

I didn't think he'd actually try it.

And to be clear, when you speak
of your parishioner,

you refer to the man charged with
kidnapping the child.

Well, yes.

And also to be clear, you knew your
parishioner was a pedophile.

I am not going to reveal
privileged information to you,

just like I wouldn't to him.

But you did reveal information
to Ms Bauer.

You told her where
your parishioner's hide-away was.

You'll reveal privileged information
to get your fingers back,

but not to save the life of a child.

–Objection.
–Sustained.

As a policy, if a pedophile killer confesses
his crime, you'll protect that secret?

I cannot break the confessional seal.

It's Canon law.

–Is that stupid?
–Objection.

I'm sorry, but the laws in this country
to protect again child-abuse supersede

doctor-patient privilege,
lawyer-client privilege,

but not priest-parishioner privilege?

Has the Catholic church earned some special
exemption when it comes to pedophiles?

–Objection!
–Do we trust them more in this area?

That's a cheap shot.

I've been known to take them.

Tell us about the Papal Blessings.

Well…

On that matter, I, I was, uh…

I was wayward.

I apologize.

The Vatican issues Papal Blessings
at about thirty dollars a pop.

You decided to print them yourself
and sell them directly,

bypassing the middleman, who in this
case, happens to be the Pope.

Yes. As, as I said, I was wayward there.

I'm just having a hard time reconciling.

You'll steal from the Pope,

but cloak yourself in Canon law when
it comes to protecting a pedophile.

–Do you support pedophilia?
–Objection!

Do I dare ask where those
three fingers had been prior

to my client's chopping them off?
–Objection!

Ms Schmidt, you are way out of line.

I'm sorry, judge.

I have known many many
wonderful priests in my lifetime.

I am not adding Father Ryan to that list.

Nothing further.

Wait a second. So the deadbeats are
the ones who pay off their debt?

Bingo!

Within the credit card industry,
they're called deadbeats

because they don't make
any money off of them.

The ones who don't pay off,

they're the preferred customers because
they're the ones they make money off of.

They target people they know
won't be able to pay.

People like Melissa.

Bingo!

You making fun of me?

No, sir.

You said what I say. That's making fun.

No! It's just…

I used to have a dog you see,
and Bingo was his name. Oh, B, I…

Never mind.

How we doing?

We're suing them.

Who?

The company that gave you
the credit card.

–Prominence Bank.
–We, we're suing them?

We can't sue, can't sue.
Too big, too big.

The bigger they are, Jerry.

We're suing them.

What do you mean I'm not testifying?

The problem is, if Brad testifies and you testify,

that gives the prosecution
two more opportunities

to play out this horrific chain of events.

There's nothing you can say
that Brad can't say.

–I can support what he says.
–True.

But since you're the one that twiddled
the severed finger using it
for blackmail purposes,

there's the outside chance
you'll come off as less than adorable.

Shirley…

Denise, the DA will have a field day.

–You ready?
–I am.

More importantly, are you ready?

Lock and…

Denny, maybe I should take this.

Shirley, if the jury doesn't get
to see me in action,

they'll feel cheated.
They'll think we cheated them.

Walk them through what happened,

giving Brad a chance to explain
why he did what he did and…

I know how to question a witness, Shirley.

Denny, our whole case is his testimony.

Whose?

Kidding. I'm ready.

Just for fun, show me
how you plan to start off.

‘Brad, what occasioned you
to even get involved,

pretending to be an FBI officer?’

His response will occasion the jury to feel

and experience the horror of a child
being kidnapped.

Like it was their child.

–Good.
–There.

You must show contrition.
You must be apologetic.

You did what you did
to get the child back,

but you feel compassion and sympathy
for everybody you victimized.

Got it.

Do not make yourself the story.

The jury needs to be focused on him.

Did you just say don't make me the story?

He's coming here? Tomorrow?

–Claiming he wants to work things out.
–Can't meet, can't meet.

–What do you mean you can't meet?
–I don't do meetings.

I'm background.

You've got all the expertise, Jerry,
and I need you to be around.

–I'll give you a memo.
–Just a whisper in my ear.

You won't even have to talk out loud.
And I'll do all the gesturing.

I'm sorry. That was an extremely
poor joke and I apologize.

Is he like the president of the company? Or…

He's their general counsel, actually.
Happens to be in Boston.

Jerry, I'm sorry.

I need you.

I'll be present.

I'll give feedback on my computer.
You can read it off the screen.

Deal!

I am so sorry.

I'm the one who led you into all this.

You have nothing to apologize for,
Denise. I made my own decision.

But a week ago you were up for partner,
and now you're up on trial.

Denise, the little boy is alive.

Unfortunately that's not the issue.

Well, it is for me.

Are you always like this?

Like what?

Brad, you could be looking at jail.

It's okay to show a little fear.

Okay.

Thanks.

Okay. Thanks. That's it?

Denise, what do you want me to do?

Cry? We got the kid back.

If I had to do it all over again,
I would do it again.

I'll live with the consequences.

Okay.

So I'll see you in court.

Yep.

How's my hair? Does my hair work?

It does appear to grow each month.

It's my first settlement conference.

There is a lot of power
in a woman's hair.

Yes, there is.

I think we'll let my slightly less
powerful hair run the meeting.

Good morning.

Melvin Palmer. How are you?

I'm grand, actually but I go by Alan Shore.

A pleasure.

This is Melissa Hughes.

I would be your plaintiff.

And real honor to meet you, Melissa.

Melvin Palmer.

Jerry Espenson. He doesn't shake.

Excellent! Well then, shall we get started?

You're not gonna be cheerful
about all this, are you?

You know, I have been told
to keep my exuberance down

until people have had their morning coffee.

Let me tell you a little about me.

Oh, dear.

I am a problem solver. It's what I love to do.

Now I consider it a personal failure
when one of my cases ends up in court.

I also feel I haven't succeeded when people
walk away from one of my tables unhappy.

It's actually our table.

What I do in matters like this? I set
aside my whole day, okay?

Because the goal is finding a solution.

One that works for you, and one that works for us.

That's just the way I work.

So this doesn't have to be
an acrimonious experience.

Wonderful.

Why don't we begin then by you
giving her back all her money?

Well, well…

I don't know if we can do that.

But I do think we can make
this pretty young woman happy.

Okay, then.

We have this saying in Texas,

Time to let the horses out of the barn.

You swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth

and nothing but the truth,
so help you God?

I do.

Denny!

First off, if it had been my child
who had been kidnapped,

there are no words that could express
my gratitude. I'm sure we all agree.

Objection.

Mr Crane, do not address the jury.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Brad, first question.

I got involved because my colleague
Denise Bauer came to me distraught

that her housekeeper's child
had been kidnapped

and frustrated the police and FBI
were making no progress.

Second question.

I went to a friend of mine Kevin Drummond
at the FBI and asked him for help.

Third question.

He told me that while the FBI
was limited by State action

that private citizens had sometimes
successfully taken things into their own hands.

Fourth question.

Objection. He's not asking any questions.

I told him last night the questions
I was gonna ask him.

Judge, I'm just trying
to speed things up for the jury

who I know are already annoyed at even
being here for this ridiculous prosecution.

Objection.

Mr Crane…

Call me Denny, judge. Denny Crane.

You will ask the question in their entirety,

so that we may understand what
the witness is answering.

–Outrageous!
–You kidnapped an innocent man?

Now the brother wasn't so innocent.

He'd provided safe harbor for the
suspect, and he had information.

–So that's when you used violence?
–Threatened violence.

–Only threatened?
–Only threatened.

–Didn't use it?
–Did not.

What a fiend.

He's making light of a kidnapping,
false imprisonment…

Objection!

You're a witness.

–Objection! Objection!
–Objection!

Stop it!

None of us is making light
of this, judge.

We're just trying to put
some perspective on things.

–There is no question before the witness.
–Sustained.

–What can you tell us about perspective?
–Objection.

–That's a question!
–Sustained.

–The brother told you about the priest?
–Yes.

And that's when you went to the church
and cut off his fingers?

I swung an axe at his imported door
knowing it cost a lot of money.

–How much?
–Nine thousand.

–Dollars?
–Dollars.

–For a door?
–He somehow could afford it.

–Objection.
–Bitch, bitch.

–Mr Crane!
–Call me Denny, judge.

–No, I will not call you Denny!
–So you swung at the door?

I only wanted to make him think that
I was about to destroy the door

and he stuck his hand out right
at the last second.

I never meant to make contact.
It was an accident.

You didn't mean to hit his hand?

No. And I regret that I did.

To the extent that it led to the safe recovery
of Tito Perez, I'm glad about that.

But I never meant to cause
any physical injury to Father Ryan.

And again, I apologize.

Denny Crane. Fair and balanced.

The nut job. Fair and balanced.

Denny Crane.

That was you not becoming the story?

–I was practically invisible.
–What the hell was that about?

The prosecutor wants to horrify the jury.

We were diluting the horror…scope.

To my money, you trivialized it.

You may have just alienated the jury.

People like a happy ending.

The child came home safe.
We play the happy ending.

–It's not that simple, Denny.
–Yes, it is, Shirley.

We're talking juries.

It always comes down to simple.

And, I mean, there's nobody
simpler than me.

–Please tell me you're making this up.
–I am not.

He said, question one, question two,
question three and so forth.

Almost as if he were deliberately
mocking the whole proceeding.

–And we could very well lose, Paul.
–Is he out of his mind?

Well, he's always out of it.

Clearly it's where he's most comfortable.

What are you doing in my office?

This is my office, Denny.

Oh…

That must mean I've come to see you.

Why?

I don't know.

It could be to say we were right
to mock the proceedings.

A child was saved. That's what
you say in your closing.

–It isn't.
–Yes, it is.

That's the button for your closing.

It's that simple.

It's not polite to talk about
crazy people behind their backs.

I accept that I have debt and that
I should pay it.

But to suddenly up it from ten
to fifty thousand? I…

Melissa…

You know in the short time
that we've spent together,

I can appreciate that
you are an honorable person.

And one that lives up to her obligation.
Am I right about that?

Yes.

Well, you did apply
for the Prominence bank card

and entered into a contract
accepting its terms.

–I'm right about that too, aren't I?
–Yes.

And you then went out

and made voluntary purchases
pursuant to the terms of that contract.

These sound like trial questions.

Oh, I assure you they are not.

No. See. Here's the thing about me.

I like to take the adversary out
of adversary system, okay?

I'm just trying to get the full picture here

so that I can better understand where
you're coming from.

And so you can better understand me.

You seem swell.

Of course, we're all happy that
Tito Perez was rescued safely.

But the ends cannot justify the means.

Not when the means involve kidnapping,

FBI impersonation, false imprisonment,
chopped off fingers, extortion and assault.

And whether he intended to severe
the fingers of Father Ryan or not…

he clearly and intentionally swung
that axe with reckless disregard.

We are a nation of laws.

We are also a country that stands
for civil liberties and human rights.

These are principals embedded in our constitution.

Our Bill of Rights.

This man not only broke the law.

He obliterated fundamental
constitutional tenants in the process.

Vigilante justice may be acceptable in
other lands.

It is not so here.

–This is…
–Here it comes.

the United States of America.

Don't even think about it.

We keep hearing about the rights
of the accused in this country.

What about the victims?

What about his rights?
We're supposed to say,

“Sorry, Tito, we'd love to save you,
but there are these rules?”

There's a murder in this country
every thirty-one minutes,

a forcible rape every six minutes,
a robbery every one minute.

But, “Hey! let's all band together
and protect the constitutional principals

that make this country great”.

Things clearly got ugly here.

But a human life was at stake.

With all due respect to the civil
liberties of the suspect's brother,

with great deference to Canon law

and Father Ryan's Italian
imported door and his fingers,

the life of a four year old boy
was at stake.

Brad Chase saved that little boy's life.

It's that simple.

You're not giving me anything here?

First of all, if I were to forgive
your obligations, believe it or not,

I'd be hurting you.

Hurting me?

Okay, this is me.

The way I raise my own kids.
It's not what you give them.

It's how you teach them
to get things for themselves.

Just making sure you're real.

You know, I don't know you yet, Mr Shore.

But I get this feeling
I'm gonna like you.

May I ask? You spoke of honoring
obligations as if it's a good thing?

Indeed I did.

Then why do you
and other credit card companies

refer to the customers who pay off
their debts promptly as deadbeats?

Well, that's not a term
I would personally use.

No. Because you're swell.

But your company uses the term like a mantra.

Here's the thing.

Let me tell you a little about me and why
I chose to represent Prominence Bank.

Like any other credit card service,
it's a business, sure.

But it is a service.

We help people who are short of cash.

Help them make their rent so they don't
get thrown out on the street.

Help them make a car payment
so they can get to work.

Help them buy Christmas presents
for their children during tough times.

You're like Santa Claus.

I can see you and I need to go out
and shoot some ducks together.

Do you explain all the credit terms
to your customers?

Well, they're on the back
of every application.

Like this? With the tiny print?

I have JD and an MBA from Harvard and

even I can't make heads nor tails
of this deception and fraud.

It's deception and fraud!

Well, look who found his tongue!

And you, Mr Shore.

You're a hoot. That's what.

Is it true your company actually targets
people with bad credit ratings?

Well, we have an extremely
complex marketing strategy,

one that I'd be happy to take
some time and explain to you.

That's okay.

I think I've got it.

You find people in dire straits
and market directly to them

with the hope of forming a lifelong relationship.

I had a former client who kind of
operated his business the same way.

Really? What line of work was he in?

He sold heroin.

My friend, I'm not a man
who offends easily.

So I could call you a loan shark
and you'd be fine.

When you charge your customers 30
percent interest, you're a loan shark.

That term implies criminal conduct.

It's not criminal,

because your parasitic lobbyists have
penetrated both aisles of Congress.

The credit card industry is more profitable
than McDonalds, Microsoft and Walmart.

You've got yourself a multi-billion
dollar racket going, Mr Palmer.

Given that we are bigger than Walmart
or McDonalds or Microsoft,

we enjoy some security.

And potential lawsuits like this?

We have an expression in Texas, Mr Shore.

You're all hat, and no cattle.

Here's the thing about me.

I am a hoot.

But I insist on putting adversary
back into the system.

And I do it openly and notoriously
for all to hear.

While a swell guy like you
doesn't want the public to know

that of the thousands of industries
tracked by the Better Business Bureau,

the credit card racket is number one
in customer complaints.

You don't want them to know that
you deliberately target

those who won't be able
to pay off their debts.

People you call, revolvers.

People who see, zero percent interest
in big blue print,

and don't know that with
just one late payment,

you skyrocket their interest
to 30 percent.

That if they so much as inquire about
leasing a car, you raise their rates.

You don't want the public to know
that while over seven million families

have filed for bankruptcy
in the last five years,

you got Congress to change
the bankruptcy code

to make it next to impossible for people
to discharge credit card debt.

You don't want people to know that
the credit card industry is

essentially a pack of hyenas crunching
on the bones of the poor, do you?

I smell something awful.

I think it's you.

Yes, this case has the stench of
big tobacco and asbestos all over it.

Luckily our firm has nine offices around
the US, London and Hong Kong,

strategically positioned for
massive class action suits.

And once the company you represent
smells it, too.

They'll find you're not nearly smart
or powerful enough

and they'll drop you for a firm that
employs expertise and intimidation

rather than down home
hokum and smiley handshakes.

And this is my favorite part,

when your firm fires your obsequiese ass
for losing their client, oh, my God!

The stress! Your tan will fade,
you'll gain a few pounds,

drink a bit more, scream at the kids,

and maybe your wife will finally leave you.

For the realtor who sells your house

because after all he'll still be able
to afford Christmas in Aruba

and next year's convertible.

Hey, fella. Don't worry about it.

It'll be a hoot.

You okay?

Brad!

–Jury's back.
–Already?

Let's go.

Mr Shore…

May I borrow a moment of your time?

At 30 percent interest.

You know what you are?

You're a pistol, that's what.

Listen. I've thought a lot of many
of the issues you raised.

And, well, you touched me.

Did I?

It was certainly never our intent
to victimize Melissa.

Or anybody for that matter
in her financial constraints.

–No?
–I talked to my clients.

Relayed to them that, well…

You were touched.

We've decided to forgive
all debts and loans to Melissa.

Just wipe it clean. How about that?

–Now I'm touched.
–Of course…

my people are concerned about precedent.

And others demanding similar amnesty so…

the offer would have to be
conditioned on confidentiality.

Well, may I say as a personal aside,

it has been a real pleasure
meeting both you and Melissa.

I wish you continued health
and happiness in the future.

You know we have a little saying
in Massachusetts.

Maybe someday you'll get
horribly sick and die.

Until then!

You…

You dog.

Mr Foreman, have you reached a verdict?

–We have, your honor.
–What say you?

On the charge of kidnapping we find
the defendant, Bradley Chase…

not guilty.

On the charge of false imprisonment
we find the defendant, Bradley Chase…

not guilty.

On the charge of aggravated assault,
we find the defendant, Bradley Chase…

not guilty.

The jury is dismissed.

The court thanks you for your service.

Mr Chase, you are free to go.

Though personally I find your behavior
to be shocking and outrageous!

We are adjourned.

Thank you.

You got lucky, Brad. You do know that.

I know.

Denny?

Thanks.

Thank you.

First of all, I just wanna say thank you.

Which, of course, goes totally without
saying, but I'm saying it anyway.

Second, I will work here for free to pay
off my legal fees if you want me to.

I don't.

Third, and this is not a come-on,
it is just a statement of fact.

When you rattled off that whole, you
don't want the public to know, laundry list…

That was the single sexiest thing I have
ever seen a man do.

You should see me when I do it naked.

I'm just gonna go, um, change my…

screensaver.

We won our case. Did you hear?

I did.

Brad must be relieved.

How'd your case with Hands go?

Well.

Can I ask you something,
friend to friend?

Of course.

Shirley made this comment,

“Don't make it about me”.

Do I do that?

–Get outta town.
–Seriously.

Do I act like I'm
the only one in the room?

Denny, one of the things I love
about you is when we talk.

Often it's as if you're not
even in the room.

Promise?

I was brilliant by the way.

I wish you've been there.

I wish I had as well, Denny.

I must tell you though,

it's not that I don't appreciate
the value of fascistic problem solving,

but given Brad and the FBI's tactics here,

if I had been the prosecutor,
Brad'd be in prison tonight.

And if I'd represented the pedophile,

I'd be getting him out.

I'd have shot him.

Right.

Think we'll ever see the day
when the defense lawyer…

will be legally permitted
to shoot the defendant?

We seem to be making progress.

Denny Crane.

I'll be your attorney.