All language subtitles for Darrow.and.Darrow.2017.1080p.WEBRip.x264-RARBG

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE JURY...

WHAT THEY STOLE FROM HER
WAS MORE THAN JUST MONEY.

THEY STOLE...

A PART OF HER LIFE?

YEAH.

BAH!

WAKE UP! BAH.

BAH! BAH! WAKE UP!

BAH!

WAKE UP.

YOUR ROBOT WOKE ME UP
AT 5:00 THIS MORNING.

YOU WERE
ALREADY AWAKE.

I HEARD YOU
PRACTICING YOUR SPEECH.

YOU WERE UP, TOO?

I COULDN'T SLEEP,

SO I STARTED WORKING
ON AN IDEA I HAVE

FOR SWARM ROBOTS.

AN OPEN-SOURCED
MICROBIOTIC ROBOTIC SWARM

TO DO SPACE RESEARCH.

OKAY, I ONLY UNDERSTOOD
THE WORDS "WORKING"

AND "RESEARCH"
IN THAT SENTENCE,

BUT I'M PROUD
OF YOU.

-THANKS, MOM.
-YEAH!

HEY, CLAIRE!
FREE SAMPLE?

DAVE, HOW MANY TIMES
DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?

GIVING AWAY FREE DOUGHNUTS
IS NOT GOOD BUSINESS.

MM, DEFENDING CLIENTS
WHO CAN'T PAY THEIR BILLS

ISN'T GOOD
BUSINESS EITHER.

TOUCHE, MY FRIEND.
I'LL TAKE A DOZEN.

THE USUAL
COCONUT?

YEAH.

YOU GOT IT!

IT'S A RITUAL.

HER FATHER
NEVER LOST A CASE

IF HE BOUGHT THESE,

SO SHE BUYS 'EM, TOO.

JUST WORKS.

HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

KEEP THE CHANGE.

THANKS.

SO, WHY'D SHE MAKE THE FACE?

BECAUSE SHE HATES COCONUT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

MONDAY BLUES?

NOPE.

I'M STILL
THE YOUNGEST ONE HERE.

WELL, YEAH, YOU SKIPPED
TWO GRADES TO GET HERE.

YOU DON'T LIKE IT?

NO, IT'S FINE.

IT JUST TAKES
SOME GETTING USED TO.

YEAH.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

YOU HAVE TO CONVINCE
THAT ONE.

THE SOCCER MOM.

FIRST ROW,

FIFTH SEAT IN.

LOOK AT
HER BODY LANGUAGE.

SHE'S CLOSED OFF.
SHE'S DECIDED.

WE'LL SEE.

ALL RIGHT. MS. DARROW?

ARE YOU READY
TO PROCEED?

YES. SORRY.
ONE SECOND.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AHEM.

LOOK, I AM A LAWYER.

I WENT TO YALE,
PASSED THE BAR, FINE.

WHAT I REALLY AM,

WHAT I CALL MYSELF

WHEN I'M MAKING BREAKFAST
IN THE MORNING,

AND TAKING MY KID TO SCHOOL,

IS A MOM.

A SINGLE MOM

TRYING TO RAISE MY DAUGHTER
AS BEST I CAN.

LOOK, I KNOW
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE EITHER.

BUT YOU KNOW WHO REALLY
DOESN'T WANT TO BE HERE?

MY CLIENT.

SHE DIDN'T WANT TO SUE
GRUNDY PLASTICS.

SHE HAD TO.

BECAUSE THEY STOLE
SOMETHING FROM HER.

AND WHAT THEY STOLE FROM HER
WAS MORE THAN JUST MONEY.

IT WAS A PART OF HER LIFE.

WHEN JENNIFER PARTISALL
WAS A YOUNG MOTHER,

SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
CLEANING THINGS UP,

AS WE ALL DO.

ONE THING DROVE HER CRAZY!

WHY CAN'T ANYONE INVENT

A SPILL-PROOF CUP
THAT REALLY WORKS?

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING BETTER
THAN THE SO-CALLED "SIPPY CUP."

IT DROVE HER MOTHER CRAZY, TOO.

SO... WHAT'D THEY DO?

THEY DECIDED TO WORK ON IT.

EVERY NIGHT, AFTER JENNIFER
PUT HER KIDS TO BED,

THEY DECIDED TO WORK ON IT
TOGETHER.

IT HELPED THEM TAKE THEIR MINDS
OFF HER MOTHER'S CANCER.

ONE DAY...

THEY FINALLY DID IT!

JUST THE TWO OF THEM,
TOGETHER.

JENNIFER'S MOM
DIED TWO WEEKS LATER.

WELL... SHE PICKED HERSELF UP.

SHE BORROWED A BUSINESS SUIT

AND SHE WENT IN
TO GRUNDY PLASTICS.

WHAT'D THEY TELL HER?

THERE WAS NO MARKET FOR IT.

SHE'D WASTED HER TIME.

WELL, SHE WIPED AWAY HER TEARS

AND SHE WENT HOME.

BUT SHE DIDN'T GIVE UP.

SHE WENT AND MADE IT...

BETTER.

SHE DECIDED
TO SELL IT HERSELF!

SOMEONE TOLD HER SHE SHOULD
PUT A PATENT ON THE IDEA,

SO SHE DID THAT.

SHE BEGAN TO MARKET IT ONLINE
AND SHE DID PRETTY WELL!

MADE A PROFIT, IN FACT.

UNTIL BIG GRUNDY PLASTICS

CAME OUT WITH THIS.

NOW, IT WASN'T AS GOOD
AS JENNIFER'S CUP,

BUT IT HAD THE POWER

OF THE GRUNDY MARKETING DIVISION
BEHIND IT.

IT CRUSHED HER CUP.
SHE WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.

THEY ADMIT

THEY COPIED JENNIFER'S
UNPATENTED DESIGN.

SO, LEGALLY,

THEY HAVE A RIGHT
TO CRUSH HER DREAM.

BUT THE IDEA WAS JENNIFER'S.

THE DESIGN WAS JENNIFER'S.

IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE

TO STAND UP TO A COMPANY
LIKE GRUNDY PLASTICS.

JENNIFER HAS THAT COURAGE...

TO STAND UP
FOR WHAT'S RIGHT.

AND YOU...

YOU, THE JURY,

HAVE THE POWER TO DECIDE HERE.

DOES GRUNDY PLASTICS
DESERVE

TO MAKE MONEY OFF AN IDEA
THAT WAS BORN IN A GARAGE,

BETWEEN
A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER,

IN THEIR LAST DAYS TOGETHER?

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU GOT HER.

HOW DO YOU DO IT?

I TELL THE TRUTH.

THE STATE ARGUED THAT,
BY RENTING THE ROOM

WHICH CONTAINED
THE ILLEGALLY PRODUCED ALCOHOL--

"THE MOONSHINE."

THIS IS
RIDICULOUS.

RENTING A ROOM IN WHICH
MOONSHINE IS PRESENT

DOESN'T CONSTITUTE
POSSESSION.

WHAT'S THE ACTUS REUS?

WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS
SPOUTING LATIN AT ME?

DON'T BLAME ME,

BLAME THE ROMAN EMPIRE
FOR CODIFYING OUR LAWS.

I DON'T LIKE THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
I SAW GLADIATOR.

WE WON!

YAY! ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
BACK TO WORK.

YOU SHOULD LEARN
TO TAKE SOME JOY

IN YOUR VICTORIES, CLAIRE.

OH, JOY.

I SHOULD'VE ASKED
FOR A BIGGER SETTLEMENT.

MOM? CAN I USE
YOUR OFFICE COMPUTER

TO FINISH
MY HOMEWORK?

YES, BUT NO MINECRAFT.

I'VE MOVED ON TO SKYLANDERS.
KEEP UP!

HEY, WINNIE?

DID YOU GET THOSE FILES
THAT I ASKED FOR?

I JUST CAME
FROM THE COURTROOM.

WHEN WAS I SUPPOSED
TO GET THEM?

I THOUGHT
YOU'D DO ANYTHING FOR ME?

DID I EVER SAY THAT?

YOUR EYES
SAID IT.

OH, YEAH?
WHAT ELSE DID THEY SAY?

I THINK
SHE LIKES HIM.

WELL, THERE'S LIKE
AND THEN THERE'S LIKE.

WHAT KIND OF
"LIKE" IS THAT?

THAT WAS LIKE LIKE.

SORRY.

ALL RIGHT, RAYMOND.
CATCH ME UP.

OH! WELL...

BIG STUFF.

SO...

WINNIE HAS A CRUSH ON SCOTT,
RIGHT?

BUT SCOTT ISN'T INTERESTED.

BUT CHESTER,
HE'S IN LOVE WITH WINNIE,

BUT WINNIE DOESN'T KNOW THAT,

AND OF COURSE, WELL, SCOTT'S
IN LOVE WITH HIMSELF,

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

I MEANT THE CASES,
NOT THE OFFICE GOSSIP.

OH, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.

OH, I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT!

I OBSERVE.
I IGNORE.

HELLO, HELLO, EVERYBODY.

BET YOU DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SEE ME.

JOANNA!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WHAT,
I CAN'T PAY YOU A VISIT?

OH, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE

ANYTHING TO DO WITH
THAT INSIDER-TRADING SCANDAL

I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT
IN THE PAPERS?

YOU STILL READ NEWSPAPERS?

THAT IS SO OLD-SCHOOL.

CAN WE TALK?

WHO'S THAT WOMAN?

THAT'S
CLAIRE'S NEMESIS.

CLAIRE HAS
A NEMESIS?

ALL THE BEST PEOPLE HAVE
NEMESISES... OR IS IT NEMISI?

ALSO HAPPENS TO BE
CLAIRE'S MOTHER.

MOTHER?

SO THE FIRM IS BLAMING YOU?

I AM THE DESIGNATED
FALL-GUY, YES.

NOW, I'M NOT
GOING TO JAIL--

THAT'S GOOD.

...BUT I'M OUT OF A JOB,
MY REPUTATION IS IN RUINS,

AND NO LAW FIRM
OF ANY DISTINCTION

WILL HAVE ME.

SO! HOW ARE YOU?

HOW COULD SOMEONE'S
MOTHER BE THEIR NEMESIS?

YOU'VE LIVED A VERY SHELTERED
LIFE, HAVEN'T YOU?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

CLAIRE'S WHOLE ADULT LIFE

HAS BEEN A REBELLION
AGAINST HER MOTHER. RIGHT?

JOANNA LIKES MONEY,

PRESTIGE,

TO PLAY
IN THE BIG SANDBOX.

CLAIRE, WELL...

I MEAN, SHE LIKES... THIS.

I'M REALLY SORRY, JOANNA,
BUT--

I DIDN'T COME HERE
FOR SYMPATHY.

I CAME HERE WITH
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

MOM!
A PUNCTUATION QUESTION--

GRANDMA!

THERE'S MY LITTLE DICKENS!

OH!

YOU KNOW THAT I PREFER IT
WHEN YOU CALL ME JOANNA.

BUT YOU'RE MY GRANDMA.

ALL RIGHT, BUT NOT IN PUBLIC.
OKAY?

SO TELL ME, HOW IS HIGH SCHOOL
TREATING YOU?

IT'S GREAT.
I'M MAKING STRAIGHT "A"S.

AND HOW ARE THE OLDER KIDS
TREATING YOU?

THE TEACHERS THINK
I'M GREAT.

YOU ARE AVOIDING MY QUESTION.

I AM!

YES, YOU ARE.
SO?

COME ON.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT CLAIRE
WORSHIPPED HER FATHER, RIGHT?

HE BUILT THIS FIRM.

HE WAS THE KINDA GUY
WHO WOULD BATTLE

FOR WHAT HE THOUGHT
WAS RIGHT--

CIVIL RIGHTS, CHAMPIONING
THE UNDERPRIVILEGED, AND SO ON.

HALFWAY THROUGH CLAIRE'S
FIRST YEAR AT YALE,

HE DIED
AND SHE WAS DEVASTATED.

OF COURSE.

TO MAKE
MATTERS WORSE,

HER MOTHER CLOSED DOWN THE FIRM,
MOVED TO NEW YORK,

STARTED WORKING FOR ONE OF
THOSE BIG, CORPORATE LAW FIRMS

THAT HER FATHER BATTLED AGAINST
ALL HIS LIFE.

SO, WHEN CLAIRE PASSED THE BAR,

THE FIRST THING SHE DID
WAS MOVE BACK HERE

AND REOPEN THE FIRM.

TO CARRY ON
HER FATHER'S LEGACY?

AND TO GET EVEN
WITH HER MOTHER.

YEAH, SHE ONCE SWORE TO ME

THAT SHE WOULD NEVER ALLOW
HER MOTHER BACK INTO HER LIFE.

WOW.

WHICH ONE
HAS THE TREASURE?

THEY BOTH DO.

YOU'RE RIGHT!

HOW DID YOU
KNOW THAT?

YOU DON'T WANT
TO DISAPPOINT ME.

THAT'S TRUE.

THANKS, GRANDMA.
YOU'RE SPECIAL.

HOW SPECIAL?

YOU'RE LIKE
A BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET.

THE PLANET OF NEW YORK.

OH, I LIKE THAT!

SHE REALLY LIKES YOU.

YEAH, I GUESS
IT SKIPS A GENERATION.

HOW'S THE FIRM
DOING?

OH, SAME AS EVER.

LOSING MONEY.

I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MYSELF
AS A FULL PARTNER.

BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE
WILL HAVE YOU?

EXACTLY.
BUT THERE ARE CONDITIONS.

I WANT TO KEEP ON
PRACTICING CORPORATE LAW.

I CAN BRING IN
SOME RAINMAKERS.

SO?

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

CLAIRE...

LOOK, I HAVEN'T BEEN
EXACTLY FRUGAL WITH MY FINANCES.

YOU KNOW, I... I GUESS

I EXPECTED THE BIG MONEY
TO JUST KEEP ROLLING IN.

I KNOW HOW YOU LOVE MONEY.

I'M UNEMPLOYED,
I'M HOMELESS, AND I'M BROKE.

I NEED THIS.

OKAY, WELL,
YOU CAN STAY WITH US.

FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
A FEW DAYS.

WELL, YOU COULDN'T THROW
YOUR ONLY MOTHER

ONTO THE STREET.

I COULD.
I CHOOSE NOT TO.

WE'LL AGREE TO DISAGREE.

HEY, CLAIRE!
I HEARD YOU WON!

YOUR DOUGHNUTS
ARE MAGICAL.

WELL, THE KIDS AT
THE YOUTH VILLAGE THINK SO.

OH, SO YOU'RE STILL
DOING THAT?

CLAIRE, BRAVO.

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT
CLOSING ARGUMENT.

MILES.
YOU WERE THERE?

I WAS THERE,
I WAS THERE.

AS THE ASSISTANT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY,

I MAKE IT MY BUSINESS
TO OBSERVE

THE BEST TRIAL LAWYER
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI

IN ACTION.

REALLY?

THAT'S RIGHT,
I'M A FAN.

WELL, I'VE SEEN YOU
IN COURT AS WELL,

AND YOU'RE, UH, NOT BAD.

OH!

YOU HEAR THAT?
"NOT BAD."

YOU KNOW WHAT, CAN I
GET THAT IN WRITING?

I WANNA FRAME IT,
GIVE IT TO MY MOM.

TELL ME SOMETHING.

HOW DO YOU GET THE JURY EATING
OUT OF YOUR HAND LIKE THAT?

OH, I USE
A SECRET TRICK.

TELL ME.

I TELL THE TRUTH.

"TRUTH."

THAT'S PREPOSTEROUS!

THE COURT
WILL NEVER ALLOW THAT.

TRY IT.

I MIGHT. I MIGHT.

YOU LOOK DIFFERENT.

THERE'S SOMETHING...

IT'S THE GLASSES.

GLASSES. OH, YEAH!

YEAH.

THEY DON'T SUIT YOU.

-WHAT?
-MM-HMM.

OH, THEY MAKE ME LOOK SMART.

MM. LIKE I SAID,
THEY DON'T SUIT YOU.

OH, HO, HO, HO!
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.
YOU'RE MEAN.

OH, BY THE WAY,
HAVE YOU NOTICED?

SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.

OH, YEAH.
IT'S THE...

NINTH TIME YOU ASK
ME OUT TO DINNER,

AND THE NINTH TIME
I POLITELY DECLINE.

NINE, BUT WHO'S COUNTING?

ALL RIGHT, WELL, CAN'T BLAME ME
FOR TRYING.

I'M STARTING TO.

-OKAY.
-OKAY.

TEN'S THE CHARM.

WHY?

WHAT? WHY WHAT?

WHY DID-- WHY DID
YOU TURN HIM DOWN?

YOU HAVE
SOMETHING BETTER?

YES. MY CAREER,
MY DAUGHTER.

OH, PLEASE.
NO, COME ON, SWEETIE.

I MEAN, VICTOR HAS BEEN
DEAD FOR FIVE YEARS.

DON'T BE GENTLE,
SPEAK RIGHT UP.

THAT IS
A VERY ATTRACTIVE MAN.

WELL, THEN YOU GO OUT WITH HIM!

DON'T THINK I WOULDN'T.

WOULD IT KILL YOU

TO DO SOMETHING
WITH THAT HAIR?

I MEAN, IS THAT HOW
YOU ACTUALLY SHOWED UP--

-...IN COURT TODAY?
-WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY HAIR?

IT IS TIME FOR YOU
TO GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE.

I AM GETTING ON WITH MY LIFE
IN MY OWN WAY.

WELL,
YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOUR OWN WAY IS NOT WORKING.

NO, IT'S LEAVING YOU POOR
AND ALONE.

YOU'RE ONE TO TALK.

JUST LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER.

YOU NEED TO DATE,

AND YOU NEED TO BRING ON
SOME NEW CLIENTS

WHO PAY REAL MONEY.

CLAIRE, YOU HAVE TO TURN
YOUR LIFE AROUND.

MY LIFE DOESN'T NEED TO TURN.
ARE YOU DONE?

EAT YOUR DOUGHNUT.

IS YOUR NAME
DAVID KELLERIN?

UM... YEAH.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
TURN AROUND, FACE THE COUNTER.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!

-ANYTHING YOU SAY--
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! ON?

THEY CAN'T ARREST ME.
I'M ON PAROLE.

THEY'LL SEND ME
BACK TO PRISON.

WHAT IS THIS MAN
BEING CHARGED WITH?

LADY...

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

THIS IS MY BUSINESS.
I'M THIS MAN'S LAWYER.

SINCE WHEN?

SINCE YOU CALLED ME "LADY."

WHAT IS WRONG
WITH "LADY"?

IT'S THE WAY YOU SAID IT.
"LADY..."

THE LADY HAPPENS TO BE
AN EXCELLENT ATTORNEY.

-THANK YOU.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.

OH, YOU GOT
SOMETHING ON YOUR LIP.

-THANK YOU.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME
TO TALK TO HIM

ONCE WE BOOK HIM
FOR GRAND THEFT. LET'S GO.

MAKE SURE THOSE DOUGHNUTS
GET TO THE YOUTH VILLAGE.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE DOUGHNUTS,
AND I'LL SEE YOU AT THE STATION.

DON'T WORRY!

AH, I THINK HE SHOULD WORRY.

WE'LL SEE.

OKAY.

SO, JUST SO
I UNDERSTAND.

YOUR LATEST CLIENT

IS A EX-CON
DOUGHNUT VENDOR?

HE NEEDS MY HELP.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
RICH PEOPLE NEED HELP, TOO.

YOU COULDN'T
REPRESENT THEM?

I'VE KNOWN DAVE
FOR YEARS.

I'M NOT ABOUT
TO DESERT HIM NOW.

WE LIVE
RIGHT ABOVE THE STORE.

THANK GOODNESS, WE WERE
AT MY BROTHER'S HOUSE,

OR WE WOULD'VE BEEN THERE
WHEN THE VAN--

THERE.

THAT'S THE MAN.

YOU SAW HIM IN YOUR STORE?

HOW MANY TIMES?

NEVER.

THAT'S WHY
I REMEMBER HIM.

EXPLAIN THAT.

WELL, HE USED TO STAND
ACROSS THE STREET,

JUST STARING AT THE STORE.

HOW OFTEN?

EVERY DAY.
FOR A MONTH.

I GUESS HE WAS, UH,
OH, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?

"CASING THE JOINT."

HE'S THE GUY.

I'M SORRY,
BUT YOU HAVE TO FACE FACTS.

YOU'RE NOT WEARING
YOUR GLASSES.

NO, 'CAUSE YOU S--

I... BECAUSE
I MIS-- MISPLACED THEM.

SOMEWHERE.

WHY'D YOU
TAKE THIS CASE?

'CAUSE I WAS ASSIGNED
THIS CASE.

UH-HUH.

WHAT? YOU THINK
I TOOK THIS CASE

TO BE NEXT TO YOU, I MEAN,
NEAR TO YOU, WHILE YOU WORK?

OKAY,
DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.

THAT WOULD BE UNPROFESSIONAL.

I'M A-- AH!
I'M A... I'M A PROFESSIONAL.

PUT YOUR GLASSES
BACK ON.

I DON'T KNOW W--

HMM.

HOLD THE VIDEO.

YOUR CLIENT
DID A SMASH-AND-GRAB

AT A JEWELRY STORE

JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS
FROM THE DOUGHNUT SHOP.

NOW, THIS IS THE VIDEO

FROM THE SECURITY CAM
AT THE JEWELRY STORE.

OH, COME ON.
THAT'S YOUR PROOF?

YOU CAN'T EVEN
SEE THE GUY'S FACE!

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYBODY.

THAT'S DAVID
KELLERIN'S VAN.

IT LOOKS LIKE HIS VAN.

THE PLATES MATCH!

OH, FINE, IT'S HIS VAN,

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW
IF HE WAS DRIVING IT.

WE ALSO FOUND ONE OF
THE STOLEN WATCHES

IN DAVID KELLERIN'S
BACKPACK

WHEN WE SEARCHED
HIS VAN.

CAN I HAVE A COPY
OF THIS?

OF COURSE.

KELLERIN
WAS ALSO CONVICTED

OF A SERIES
OF BURGLARIES

IN 2012.

YEAH,
HE MENTIONED IT.

DID HE USE A VAN
TO BREAK IN THOSE TIMES?

NO--

SO WHY WOULD
HE CHANGE HIS M.O.?

YOUR CLIENT ISN'T SMART
ENOUGH TO HAVE AN M.O.

WE ALSO HAVE
AN EYEWITNESS

THAT SAW A MAN
DRIVING THE VAN

AWAY FROM THE SCENE
OF THE CRIME,

AND IDENTIFIED THAT MAN
AS GUESS WHO--

DAVID KELLERIN.

EYEWITNESSES
ARE NOTORIOUSLY UNRELIABLE.

YOU KNOW THAT!

I KNOW YOU DON'T
WANT TO HEAR THIS,

BUT IT MIGHT BE
TIME FOR YOU

START THINKING ABOUT
A PLEA BARGAIN.

WHY WOULD I WANT
TO DO THAT?

HE'S ON PAROLE!

HE'D STILL GO TO PRISON
FOR 20 YEARS.

THIS GUY'S JUST GETTING HIS LIFE
BACK ON TRACK.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO RUIN IT?

LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE.
HE'S GUILTY.

AND YOU SHOULD BE THINKING
ABOUT MAKING THE BEST DEAL

FOR YOUR CLIENT,

BECAUSE THAT IS
WHAT'S BEST FOR HIM.

OH...

WELL, YOU HAVEN'T EXACTLY
BEEN KEEPING THE PLACE UP,

HAVE YOU?

WELL, DAD LEFT ME
THE HOUSE,

BUT HE DIDN'T REALLY
LEAVE ME THE FUNDS

TO KEEP IT UP.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SELL IT?

I MEAN, I'M SURE YOU'D GET
A GOOD PRICE FOR THE LAND.

I ASSUME YOU'RE KIDDING.

IN THE MEANTIME,

THOSE CURTAINS
HAVE GOT TO GO.

OR...

OR YOU COULD SAY,

"THANK YOU, CLAIRE, FOR
OPENING UP YOUR HOME TO ME."

WELL, THAT GOES
WITHOUT SAYING.

TRY SAYING IT.

THANK YOU, CLAIRE,
FOR OPENING YOUR HOUSE,

AND FOR CHANGING
THOSE CURTAINS.

AND THAT IS NOT THE ONLY
THING I WANT TO CHANGE.

NOW, WE NEED TO START
BRINGING IN CLIENTS

WHO CAN REALLY
MAKE US SOME MONEY.

HMM?

LET ME SHOW YOU
THE GUEST ROOM.

OKAY.

OH.

LOOKS LIKE CAMP.

ANYWAY, THE COMPANY
I AM THINKING OF

IS DYLEBROOKE INC.

THEY'RE HAVING A DISPUTE
AMONG THEIR SHAREHOLDERS.

THEY MAKE BUS BAR,
FUSE PROTECTORS,

LOW-VOLTAGE
DISCONNECT SWITCHES.

I'M DOZING OFF
JUST HEARING ABOUT IT.

WELL, I'M SORRY

IF IT ISN'T
GLAMOROUS ENOUGH FOR YOU.

LOOK... I'VE DECIDED.

YOU CAN STAY HERE FOR A BIT,

BUT YOU CAN'T JOIN THE FIRM.

YOU'RE JUST...
YOU'RE NOT...

A GOOD PHILOSOPHICAL FIT
FOR THE REST OF THE TEAM.

YOU WOULDN'T BE
HAPPY THERE.

LOU?

I'M IN HERE.

HI.

NEED ANY HELP
WITH YOUR HOMEWORK?

NOPE.

WOULD YOU LIKE
SOME LEMONADE?

I WOULD.

OH, NOW, THOSE
ARE NICE CURTAINS.

WELL...

WOW.

WELL, I GUESS IF LIFE
GIVES YOU LEMONS...

MAKE A ROBOT
THAT MAKES LEMONADE.

VERY GOOD.

OKAY, LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

UH-HUH.

UH, WELL, YEP. NO, THIS--

THIS ALL LOOKS GOOD TO ME.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT,
DO YOU?

NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT.

BUT THEN, MATH WAS
NEVER MY STRONG SUIT.

WHAT WERE YOU GOOD AT?

UH, BEING POPULAR.

SO, TELL ME, HOW IS SCHOOL
GOING FOR YOU?

THE TEACHERS SAY
I'M EXCELLING.

AND WHAT ABOUT
THE OTHER KIDS?

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING
ON A PROJECT WITH TWO GIRLS

AND I DON'T QUITE...

FIT IN WITH THEM... YET.

I'M YOUNGER THAN THEY ARE.
THEY...

...KIND OF TEASE ME.

DO THEY BULLY YOU?

I THINK SO.

OH, HONEY,

IF YOU THINK THEY'RE DOING IT,
THEN THEY'RE DOING IT.

LOU ISN'T
HAPPY AT SCHOOL.

DID SHE TELL YOU THAT?

NO, SHE DIDN'T
HAVE TO.

WHY DID YOU SEND HER
TO THAT SCHOOL, ANYWAY?

SHE WANTED TO GO.

IT'S THE BEST SCHOOL
IN THE CITY.

SHE LOVES IT.

NO, SHE LOVES
THE SCHOOL, SURE,

BUT SHE DOESN'T FIT IN
WITH THE OTHER KIDS.

PLEASE. I WAS THE SAME WAY.
I NEVER FIT IN.

LOOK HOW I TURNED OUT.

EXACTLY.

OKAY, I THINK THAT
WE SHOULD HAVE LOU

INVITE THOSE GIRLS
SHE'S DOING THE PROJECT WITH

OVER TO THE HOUSE
TO DO THEIR WORK TOGETHER,

AND THEN WE CAN WATCH AND SEE
WHAT THEY'RE REALLY LIKE.

WHAT IF THEY'RE JERKS?

WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT AGE IS LIKE!

FITTING IN IS EVERYTHING.

OH, "FITTING IN," PLEASE.

LIKE PROCRUSTES
WITH HIS BED?

SEE, NOW, THAT'S WHY
YOU NEVER FIT IN.

YOU SAID STUFF LIKE THAT.

WELL, I--

GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.

GOOD NIGHT, MOMMY.

LOU, YOU KNOW
WHO PROCRUSTES IS, RIGHT?

SURE.
IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY,

HE'S THE SON
OF POSEIDON,

WHO WOULD OFFER TRAVELERS
A NIGHT IN HIS BED.

IF THEY DIDN'T FIT,
HE'D STRETCH THEM

OR CHOP THEM
TILL THEY DID.

SEE?
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

NO, EVERYBODY
DOESN'T KNOW THAT.

ONLY NERDS.
LIKE US.

WE'RE NOT NERDS!

WE'RE...
WE'RE EDUCATED.

SAME DIFFERENCE.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK?

ABOUT WHAT?

OH, ABOUT... THINGS.

ABOUT...

SCHOOL.

SCHOOL'S FINE.

IT TAKES TIME
TO MAKE FRIENDS.

OKAY.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

WELL, DEPENDS.

WHY DON'T YOU INVITE SOME OF
YOUR FRIENDS OVER TO THE HOUSE?

I DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS THAT
ARE WORKING ON YOUR PROJECT?

YOU COULD
INVITE THEM OVER.

THEY DON'T LIKE ME.

WELL, THEY DON'T KNOW YOU.
GIVE THEM A CHANCE.

I GUESS I COULD ASK THEM.

YOU'D BE HERE?

OF COURSE.

OR... GRANDMA COULD BE HERE.

I'D LIKE GRANDMA.

OKAY.

YOU UNDERSTAND, DON'T YOU?

IT'S THAT GRANDMA,
YOU KNOW...

ISN'T A NERD OR A...

YEAH, I-- I GET IT.

GIVE THOSE KIDS SOME TIME.

THEY'LL SEE
HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE.

I DON'T WANT THEM
TO THINK I'M SPECIAL.

I WANT THEM TO THINK
I'M NORMAL.

SHE SAYS
SHE WANTS TO BE NORMAL.

I NEVER WANTED TO BE NORMAL,
EVEN WHEN I WAS LITTLE!

I WANTED TO STAND OUT.

WELL, THAT'S
YOU, ISN'T IT?

WANTING TO BE NORMAL
IS NORMAL.

WAIT, SO YOU'RE SAYING
I'M NOT NORMAL?

NO, NOT AT ALL, I--

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

I THINK.

OKAY, I DID SOME
CRAZY STUFF WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

I FELL IN
WITH A BAD CROWD,

BUT I HAVE BEEN
ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW

EVER SINCE.

YOU WERE CONVICTED
OF BURGLARY FIVE YEARS AGO.

YOU'RE WEREN'T THAT YOUNG.

WELL, I WAS YOUNGER.

LIKE YOU SAID,

IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS
SINCE I'VE STOLEN A THING.

WELL, THREE OF THOSE
WERE SPENT IN PRISON.

YOU CAN'T REALLY
GET CREDIT FOR THOSE.

I GUESS NOT,

BUT, I MEAN,
THE LAST TWO YEARS,

STRAIGHT AND NARROW.
TOTALLY!

I STARTING WORKING
AT MY UNCLE'S DOUGHNUT SHOP,

AND WHEN HE DIED,
I TOOK IT OVER.

I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE,

TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE GONNA SAY
THAT WAS JUST A COVER.

THE JEWELRY STORE
OWNER SAYS

YOU USED TO STAND
ACROSS THE STREET

AND STARE AT THE PLACE.

HE'S LYING!

OR HE'S GOT ME CONFUSED
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE!

THEY HAVE AN EYEWITNESS

WHO PLACES YOU
AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION.

I WASN'T THERE!

I WAS IN MY APARTMENT.

I RENTED LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
ON DEMAND.

UM...

WHAT ABOUT THE VAN?

I TOLD YOU.
IT WAS STOLEN.

AND THEN RETURNED TO YOU?

YES.

DID YOU REPORT IT
TO THE POLICE?

NO.

THAT SEEMS ODD TO ME.

BECAUSE YOU'VE
NEVER BEEN TO PRISON.

IT MAKES YOU...

YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK
TO THE COPS.

YOU THINK TWICE ABOUT IT.

BUT IN THE MORNING, I DECIDED
I SHOULD REPORT IT STOLEN,

AND THEN I LOOKED,
AND IT WAS BACK.

SO HOW COULD I REPORT IT STOLEN,
IF I HAD IT?

IF I HAD IT BACK?

ALL RIGHT,
WHAT ABOUT THE WATCH?

I-I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S A ROLEX.
IT'S WORTH ALMOST $3,000.

A WATCH?
WORTH THAT?

SEEMS STRANGE TO ME, TOO,
BUT THERE IT WAS.

IN YOUR BACKPACK.

I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW IT GOT THERE.

DAVE...

I GOT TO TELL YOU,

THIS IS THE WEAKEST STORY
I HAVE EVER HEARD.

I KNOW.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY
I BELIEVE YOU.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CHEATING DEATH
EVERY TIME YOU RIDE THAT THING.

I CHEAT DEATH EVERY TIME
I GET UP IN THE MORNING.

HEY, I WANT TO PLAY YOU
SOMETHING.

OKAY.

WINNIE...

YES?

THERE'S SOMETHING
I'VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU.

FOR WEEKS, ACTUALLY.

YES?

CAN I BORROW A PEN?

I LOST MINE.

WEEKS AGO?

I'VE LOOKED FOR IT EVERYWHERE.

THANKS.

SO BECAUSE HIS STORY IS STUPID,
YOU BELIEVE HIM?

EXACTLY.

IT COULDN'T BE
THAT HE'S JUST STUPID?

I MEAN,
IT COULDN'T BE THAT, RIGHT?

WELL, IT COULD BE THAT,
BUT HE'S ALSO TELLING THE TRUTH.

I CAN TELL.

OH. OH, YEAH?
YEAH, THAT AGAIN.

I KNOW WHEN
PEOPLE ARE LYING.

I AM NEVER WRONG.

OF COURSE.

SCOTT, I NEED
YOUR INVESTIGATIVE ABILITY.

YOU KNOW ME.
I CAN FIND ANYTHING, ANYWHERE.

I NEED YOU TO CONFIRM AN ALIBI
THAT DOESN'T EXIST.

AH, I'M UP FOR THAT.

GREAT!

THANK YOU. AW.

YOU KNOW,
SCOTT'S A GOOD GUY.

YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT HIM.

DID YOU KNOW HE GRADUATED

AT THE TOP OF HIS CLASS
FROM PRINCETON?

YEAH.

HE COULD GET A JOB
AT ANY FIRM IN THE COUNTRY.

YEAH, EXCEPT FOR
THAT LITTLE PECCADILLO

OF CONCEALING EVIDENCE
IN A MURDER CASE

TO GET HIS CLIENT OFF.

HE WAS ACCUSED
OF CONCEALING EVIDENCE.

HE DIDN'T DO IT.

STILL, IT'S HARD TO GET
A JOB AFTER THAT.

UNTIL YOU TOOK A CHANCE ON HIM.

YEAH. HMM. I LIKE
TO TAKE CHANCES ON PEOPLE.

YEAH, LIKE CHESTER
AND HIS POOR PEOPLE SKILLS?

OR WINNIE
AND HER BOSSY PERSONALITY?

OR YOU?

CHOOSING TO DELIBERATELY
AND IRRESPONSIBLY GET OLDER

DESPITE BEING AWARE
OF THE CONSEQUENCES?

ALL RIGHT,
GUILTY AS CHARGED.

I GUESS YOU COULD CALL US
THE ISLAND OF MISFIT ATTORNEYS.

I LIKE THAT.

ALL RIGHT,
GIVE THIS A LISTEN.

WELL, THAT'S DEFINITELY
A MOTORCYCLE.

SOUNDS LIKE HE'S HAD
THE BAFFLES TAKEN OFF,

AND MAYBE AFTER-MARKET PARTS
OR SOMETHING.

PLAY IT AGAIN?

YEAH, THAT'S AN OLD ONE.
THAT'S A CLASSIC.

COULD BE AN INDIAN,
MAYBE A VINCENT.

I KNEW YOUR DAYS AS A BIG DOG
WOULD PAY OFF.

YOU FIGURE THIS GUY
WHO WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE

MIGHT'VE SEEN SOMETHING
THE COPS DIDN'T?

YEAH.

ONLY PROBLEM IS,
HOW DO WE FIND HIM?

HEY... HOW ABOUT I TAKE YOU
SHOPPING TOMORROW?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CLOTHES?

NOTHING.
YOU LOOK GREAT.

I'M DOOMED.

SO, SHOW ME THE GIRLS
THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE OVER.

I DON'T WANT
TO HAVE THEM OVER.

YOU DO.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

COME ON.

THE SHOPS WERE
ALL CLOSED AT 11:00.

THERE'S OFFICES ON
THE SECOND FLOOR.

MAYBE SOMEBODY
WAS THERE.

YEAH, SURE, I WAS HERE.
I HAD TO FINISH UP A COMMISSION.

SO WHAT'D YOU SEE?

WELL, I HEARD A SOUND
THAT WAS LIKE SMASHING GLASS,

AND BY THE TIME
I WENT OVER TO THE WINDOW,

ALL I SAW WAS THE VAN
PULLING OUT.

DID YOU SEE THE DRIVER?

NO, I DIDN'T.

CAN YOU REMEMBER
ANYTHING ELSE?

MM, SORRY.

OH, THERE WAS
THAT STUPID MOTORCYCLE...

WHAT ABOUT IT?

OH, IT DROVE BY
RIGHT AFTER THE SMASHING SOUND,

JUST LIKE ALWAYS.

SO LOUD!

LIKE ALWAYS?

FOR THE PAST WEEK,

THAT MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN DRIVING
DOWN THIS STREET

THREE TIMES A DAY
9:00, 6:00, AND 11:00.

LIKE CLOCKWORK, ALWAYS GOING
IN THE SAME DIRECTION.

I MEAN,
WHERE COULD HE BE GOING?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

IN THE CASE OF THE STATE
VERSUS DAVID PETER KELLERIN,

HOW DOES THE DEFENDANT PLEAD?

UH, NOT GUILTY.

YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE
TO BRING UP THE MATTER OF BAIL.

UH, YOUR HONOR...

AHEM. MR. KELLERIN
IS AN EX-CONVICT

AND A CLEAR FLIGHT RISK.

MR. KELLERIN
WAS A MODEL PRISONER

WHO NEVER VIOLATED

ANY OF THE TERMS
OF HIS PAROLE.

IN FACT, I'D FEEL COMFORTABLE
HAVING HIM IN MY OWN HOME.

YOU WOULD?

ABSOLUTELY,
YOUR HONOR.

ALL RIGHT, THE COURT
SETS HIS BAIL AT $10,000,

ON THE CONDITION

THAT THE DEFENDANT IS REMANDED
TO THE CUSTODY OF MS. DARROW.

I'M SORRY, WHAT?

DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH THAT, MS. DARROW?

OH! NO, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS YOU'LL BE HELPING
MY DAUGHTER WITH HER HOMEWORK.

AHEM. YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.

HMM?

I SAID, YOU'RE MAKING
A MISTAKE.

I DON'T KNOW,
I GET DOUGHNUTS FOR BREAKFAST.

I THINK IT'S A WIN-WIN.

YOU SHOULD BE THINKING LESS
ABOUT DOUGHNUTS

AND MORE ABOUT YOUR CLIENT.

PLEA BARGAIN.
PLEAD GUILTY.

WHAT IF HE'S INNOCENT?

IN--

YOU KNOW, DARROW,
I ADMIRE YOUR IDEALISM, OKAY?

WE EXAMINED THE SO-CALLED
"STOLEN" VAN.

IT ONLY HAS KELLERIN'S
FINGERPRINTS ON IT,

MEANING HE'S GUILTY,

HE DID IT,

AND YOU'RE MAKING
A MISTAKE.

SO ARE YOU.

ME? HOW AM I MAKING A MISTAKE?

YOU LOOK BETTER
WITH THE GLASSES.

-M-- I DO?
-MM-HMM.

THAT'S GOOD,

BECAUSE I SEE BETTER
WITH 'EM, TOO.

HELLO.

YOU'RE GOOD-LOOKING.

-OH, THANK YOU.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.

BUT YOU SHOULD PROBABLY PICK
A BETTER TIME TO FLIRT.

IT'S KINDA WEIRD.

WHY? IT'S THE SECOND WEDNESDAY
OF THE MONTH.

-YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
-YES. AND YES.

OKAY, CAN'T BLAME A GUY
FOR TRY-- WHAT?

I-- WHAT? I'M GONNA GO OUT
TO DINNER WITH YOU.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

I'M SERIOUS!

YOU MIKED? IS THIS A THING?
IS THIS A-- THIS A CAMERA THING?

SERIOUSLY. WHAT DID I DO?

WHAT DID I DO DIFFERENT?
WHAT DID I DO RIGHT?

NOTHING.

-NO?
-NO.

I'M GOING OUT
TO DINNER WITH YOU

BECAUSE, UH...

IT'S THE NORMAL THING TO DO,
SO...

-OKAY.
-YEAH.

OKAY, GREAT.

OKAY.

'KAY.

BYE.

I'M NOT SURE
HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT.

OKAY, YOU'RE GONE NOW,
SO I'M JUST A GUY IN A HALLWAY.

OKAY, NOW THE TRICK
IS TO HAVE THEM RISE,

BUT NOT OVER-RISE.

OKAY, I'M TAKING NOTES.

HEY, UH,
THANKS FOR PUTTING ME UP.

I-I FEEL LIKE
I'M INTRUDING.

OH, NO, PLEASE.

WE DON'T USE
THAT OLD SEWING ROOM ANYWAY.

WHO SEWS?

ARE THEY HERE YET?

YOUR FRIENDS?
THEY'LL BE HERE SOON.

THEY'RE NOT MY FRIENDS.

THEY'RE MY CLASSMATES.

CLASSMATES
WHO DON'T LIKE ME!

LOU, REMEMBER WHAT YOUR DAD
ALWAYS SAID--

WHEN YOU GET OVERWHELMED
OR SCARED,

YOU THINK ABOUT...

I KNOW, I KNOW.

MY SAFE PLACE.

YES, AND WHERE
IS YOUR SAFE PLACE?

SNUG IN MY BED AT HOME.

YOU KNOW, I USED
TO DO THAT ALL THE TIME.

WHAT? REALLY?

YEAH, MY SAFE PLACE

WAS IN MY GRANDMA'S
KITCHEN.

IT'S WHERE I FIRST
LEARNED TO MAKE DOUGHNUTS.

MAYBE I'LL TRY THAT.

MY SAFE PLACE
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING.

YOU'LL BE FINE!

DAVE, ARE YOU SURE
YOU CAN'T REMEMBER

ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT
THE NIGHT OF THE BURGLARY?

I TOLD YOU,
I LIVE ALONE.

ONE NIGHT JUST KINDA
BLENDS INTO ANOTHER.

BUT I TELL YA,
I'M GONNA HAVE A SOLID ALIBI

FOR EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE
FROM NOW ON.

OH, BOY!

HI!

HI. IS THIS
LOU DARROW'S HOUSE?

YES. COME IN,
COME IN.

LOU! YOUR FRIENDS--
UH, CLASSMATES ARE HERE!

LOU?

SHE COMES OUT HERE
SOMETIMES,

SO SHE'S PROBABLY
JUST HANGING OUT.

OH! THERE SHE IS.

THEY'RE HERE.

HELLO, LOU.

NICE PLAYHOUSE, KID.

DID YOUR DADDY
BUILD IT FOR YOU?

YES, HE DID.
BEFORE HE DIED.

SO WHO WANTS LEMONADE?

SO?
HOW'S IT GOING?

THIS IS HOPELESS.

WE CAN'T DO THIS.

WELL, I BET
LOU CAN HELP.

WHERE IS LOU?

IN THERE, I GUESS.

BE RIGHT BACK.

HEY, LOU.

HEY.

NOW, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS ISN'T
WHAT WE HAD IN MIND.

IT'S NO USE.

THEY DON'T LIKE ME.

WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T LIKE ME

WHEN I FIRST MEET THEM,

BUT I DON'T
LET THAT STOP ME.

I JUST FIND OUT WHAT THEY NEED
AND I HELP THEM GET IT.

THAT WORKS?

THEY LIKE YOU THEN?

WELL, THEY RESPECT ME,
WHICH, YOU KNOW,

IS BETTER THAN LIKING.

SO TELL ME

ABOUT THIS PROJECT
THAT YOU'RE ALL WORKING ON.

WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO MAKE

A ROBOT THAT CAN
NAVIGATE AN OBSTACLE COURSE

WHILE TRANSFERRING
GEOMETRIC SHAPES.

WELL, YOU'RE A NATURAL AT THAT.

I MEAN, YOU'RE GREAT
AT BUILDING THINGS.

I KNOW!

SO, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

WE KNOW HOW
TO BUILD IT.

WE JUST CAN'T GET OUR HANDS
ON ENOUGH EQUIPMENT.

YOU KNOW, SCRAP METAL,
ELECTRONIC STUFF.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I MIGHT
BE ABLE TO HELP YOU WITH THAT.

SO, HOW'S THE OLD FIRM
TREATING YOU?

OH, IT'S NOT THE SAME
SINCE YOU LEFT.

I DON'T THINK
I'M BIG ENOUGH FISH FOR THEM.

RIGHT, YOU ONLY
BRING IN, LIKE,

$10 MILLION A YEAR,
DON'T YOU?

15, THIS YEAR.

SMALL CHANGE.

YOU KNOW, I WENT BACK
TO THE FAMILY FIRM,

AND DARROW & DARROW
WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPRESENT YOU.

I KNOW CLAIRE PERSONALLY.

SHE'S A GREAT LADY,

BUT I DON'T THINK
I'M THE KIND OF CLIENT

HER FIRM USUALLY TAKES ON.

WE'RE GOING A DIFFERENT WAY.

GOOD TO HEAR.

SO, TELL ME...
WHO IS THIS?

OH, THIS IS MY ASSOCIATE,
LOUISE DARROW.

"ASSOCIATE?"

SHE SEEMS RATHER YOUNG.

IS IT "BRING YOUR DAUGHTER
TO WORK DAY"?

GRANDDAUGHTER.

AHH.

LOUISE IS
AN APPRENTICE-IN-TRAINING.

SHE'S IN CHARGE OF RECYCLING,
RE-PURPOSING,

YOU KNOW, GENERALLY KEEPING
THE COMPANY GREEN.

GOOD FOR YOU.

SO, BEFORE WE BEGIN,

LET'S TALK
ELECTRONIC DONATIONS

AND RECYCLING,
SHALL WE?

SOUNDS GOOD.

THANKS AGAIN,
MELISSA.

THANK YOU.

SO YOU'RE SURE
YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH STUFF?

ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS GREAT!

UH, OH, ONE THING.

DON'T TELL YOUR MOM,
OR ANYONE, ACTUALLY,

WHERE YOU
GOT THIS STUFF

UNTIL I SORT OF, YOU KNOW,
LAY THE GROUNDWORK.

-OKAY?
-OKAY.

GOOD.
WATCH YOUR STEP.

YOU WATCH
YOUR STEP!

OH, HONEY,
I'M AN OLD PRO AT THIS.

WHOA...

WOW.

WHERE DID YOU
GET ALL THAT STUFF?

I CAN'T SAY.
IT'S A SECRET.

WHOA.

NOW, WHY AREN'T
YOU GETTING READY

FOR YOUR DATE
WITH MILES?

I DON'T THINK
I'M UP FOR THIS.

WHY DID I AGREE TO GO?

BECAUSE YOU WANTED
TO BE NORMAL.

WHY'D I WANT THAT?

YOU GOTTA TRUST ME.

ALL RIGHT?

IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ON A DATE
IN...

OH, MY GOSH,,
IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS!

SO IT'S TIME.

IT'S NOT!

I'M EXTINCT.
I'M A DATING DINOSAUR.

CLAIRE,
MILES IS A REALLY NICE GUY.

WELL, MAYBE...

OR MAYBE HE IS
A SERIAL KILLER.

YOU DON'T KNOW!

CLAIRE, YOU KNOW
MILES NOT A SERIAL KILLER.

YOU ARE MAKING EXCUSES.

COME ON.

BUT THEY'RE GOOD EXCUSES.

COME ON.

OKAY.

PROMISE YOU'LL CALL ME
IN 30 MINUTES, OKAY?

GIVE ME A WAY OUT.

I DEFINITELY
WILL NOT CALL YOU.

AND WE HAVE TO HAVE
A CODE WORD,

IN CASE
HE'S HOLDING ME HOSTAGE.

GO. HAVE THE SAND DABS.
THEY'RE TERRIFIC.

RIGHT! IF I SAY "SAND DABS,"
CALL THE POLICE.

IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

IT MIGHT EVEN BE FUN.

PROMISE YOU'LL CALL.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL CALL.

YOU'RE A REALLY
NICE PERSON.

YES, I KNOW.

THANK YOU.

I REALLY APPREC--

YOU'RE GOING NOW.

THANK YOU.

HI.

UH--

-HI.
-HI THERE.

SORRY.
I MEANT TO DO THAT.

YEAH, I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU
DO THAT IN COURT.

-THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
-NO. NO, I PREPARED IT.

I DON'T DO IT IN COURT

BECAUSE THEY DON'T
ALLOW BREADSTICKS.

ALL RIGHT, I WANT TO LAY DOWN
SOME GROUND RULES FOR THIS DATE.

OKAY, THE FIRST RULE
IS THAT WE ARE NOT

GOING TO DEFINE THIS AS A DATE
OR NOT A DATE.

UH-HUH.

SO THIS IS,

OR IS NOT,

A DATE.
UNDERSTOOD.

SECOND, WE ARE NOT

GOING TO DISCUSS
THE KELLERIN CASE,

OR WORK IN ANY FORM,

INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
JUDGES AND/OR CO-WORKERS.

SUSTAINED.
'CAUSE WE'RE PROFESSIONALS.

WHAT CAN WE DISCUSS?

THE FIELD IS WIDE OPEN.

NICE...

WEATHER WE'RE HAVING.

YES! A GOOD, NEUTRAL TOPIC.
I APPROVE.

YOU APPROVE OF THE WEATHER
OR THE TOPIC?

OKAY, I GUESS
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

THAT'S OKAY.
I'M NERVOUS, TOO.

WE'RE-- YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE BOTH ADULTS.

LET'S JUST TALK. YOU KNOW WHAT?
ASK ME QUESTIONS, FIRE AWAY.

ASK ME ANYTHING.

I'M AN OPEN BOOK.

WHY ARE YOU STILL SINGLE?

MAN... YOU GO STRAIGHT
FOR THE JUGULAR, DON'T YOU?

NO, I'M SERIOUS.

ARE YOU DIVORCED?
A WIDOWER?

A CONFIRMED BACHELOR?

WHY ARE YOU STILL ALONE
AT YOUR AGE?

I'M ALONE,

IF YOU MUST KNOW,
NOSY PARKER,

BECAUSE...

OF MY OBSESSION WITH FIGURINES
AND SNOW GLOBES.

COLLECTING THEM.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

I'M KIDDING.

OKAY. HERE GOES.

I WAS MARRIED...

BUT MY WIFE PASSED AWAY,
SHE HAD CANCER.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

AND I KNOW YOUR HUSBAND...

YEAH.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.

IT'S FUNNY, NOBODY REALLY
KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE.

I MEAN, THEY OFFER
THEIR SYMPATHY--

OH, I HATE IT
WHEN THEY OFFER THEIR--

RIGHT? IT'S THE WORST.

I WISH THEY WOULDN'T
SAY ANYTHING.

I PREFER
THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

WHAT CAN YOU SAY?

UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS...

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, ME...

...AND HER...

YOU KNOW,
I WANTED TO BE THERE,

ALL THE TIME, SO...

JUST STAY BY HER SIDE,
YOU KNOW, HOLD HER HAND.

YOU KNOW, HOURS...
DAYS...

WEEKS.

AND FINALLY, MY BROTHER,
YOU KNOW,

MADE ME GO HOME
TAKE A SHOWER,

GET CLEANED UP...

AND WHEN I CAME BACK...

SHE WAS GONE.

WE HAD A FIGHT...

WE HAD A FIGHT
THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM.

A STUPID...
IT WAS A STUPID LITTLE FIGHT.

AND...

I TOLD HIM WE'D TALK ABOUT IT
WHEN HE GOT BACK.

BUT HE NEVER DID.

THAT'S
HEARTBREAKING.

ALL THE CONVERSATIONS
YOU NEVER HAVE.

TO THIS DAY,
SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN

AND I'LL SAY,
"OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL AMY."

YOU'LL TELL HER.

ONE DAY.

YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME,

WE'D JUST STAY IN
AND WATCH OLD MOVIES.

OH, WE DID
THAT, TOO!

LIKE, UM, ANATOMY OF A MURDER.

OH!

ONE OF OUR FAVORITES.
ABSOLUTELY. THE VERDICT?

OH, YES! LOVED IT!

WHAT ABOUT
A FEW GOOD MEN?

"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!"

YEAH. 12 ANGRY MEN?

OH, ONE OF THE BEST.

YES, IT IS.

ALL, I NOTICE,
TRIAL MOVIES, OF COURSE.

-OF COURSE!
-YEAH.

ARE YOU GONNA ANSWER THAT?

NO.

THAT'S MY ESCAPE CALL.

YOUR "ESCAPE" CALL?

WHAT?
I'M SORRY.

YEAH, I IGNORED MINE
10 MINUTES AGO.

-WHAT?
-YEAH.

THIS IS NICE.

YEAH, IT IS.

MAYBE WE SHOULD GO ON A DATE.

YEAH, I'M CONSIDERING IT.

CLAIRE?

HOW'VE YOU BEEN?

OH, MELISSA!
HOW ARE YOU?

BETTER,
SINCE YOU TOOK MY CASE.

SINCE I WHAT?

I HAVE TO SAY,
I'M REALLY GLAD

YOU GOT BACK TOGETHER
WITH YOUR MOTHER.

THE TWO OF YOU
ARE GONNA BE UNSTOPPABLE.

EXCUSE ME.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

MY MOTHER...

SHE'S UNSTOPPABLE.

HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?

I THOUGHT,

IF I PRESENTED IT
AS A FAIT ACCOMPLI--

THAT I'D JUST GO ALONG WITH IT?

YES! AND REALIZE
THAT IT WAS FOR THE BEST.

YOUR FIRM CAN GO CHASING
WINDMILLS ALL IT WANTS,

BUT SOMEBODY HAS BRING IN
SOME REAL MONEY.

LET ME DO IT!

YOU HAD NO RIGHT
TO PRESENT YOURSELF

AS A MEMBER
OF THIS FIRM.

EXCUSE ME.

WHAT IS THE NAME
OF THE FIRM AGAIN?

"DARROW & DARROW."

AND WHAT IS MY NAME?

THAT DOESN'T MATTER!
YOU SHUT IT DOWN.

I AM TRYING TO SAVE IT.

WELL, SO AM I!

NOW, I KNOW YOU THINK
THAT I RAN OUT ON YOU,

WHEN YOUR FATHER DIED,
BUT I J...

I JUST COULDN'T STAND TO GO BACK
INTO THAT OFFICE EVERY DAY.

EVERYTHING IN THERE
REMINDED ME OF HIM,

AND IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH.

SO, WHEN I GOT OFFERED A JOB
BY THAT FIRM IN NEW YORK,

I THOUGHT "THIS IS MY CHANCE
TO START FRESH,

TO FOLLOW MY DREAM."

CAN'T YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT?

SO NOW YOU'RE BACK BECAUSE
YOU HAVE NO PLACE ELSE TO GO?

BECAUSE I WANT TO BE

WITH MY DAUGHTER
AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER!

EVERYTHING I DID,
I DID FOR HER.

HOW IS THAT?

DYLBROOKE MAKES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.

THEY HAVE ALL THIS COMPUTER
AND ELECTRICAL STUFF

LYING AROUND,

AND I THOUGHT THAT LOU COULD
USE IT FOR HER PROJECT.

WELL, THAT WAS VERY NICE.

YES! IT WAS.

AND I-I THOUGHT IT WOULD
IMPRESS HER FRIENDS.

OH, THAT'S WHY YOU DID IT?

YOU TOLD LOU THAT,
IN ORDER TO MAKE FRIENDS,

SHE HAS TO GIVE THEM
SOMETHING THEY WANT?

IT'S ONE WAY.

WELL, I AM TRYING
TO TEACH HER ANOTHER WAY.

I AM TRYING
TO TEACH HER THAT IF

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE HER
FOR WHO SHE REALLY SHE IS,

THEY SHOULDN'T
BE HER FRIENDS.

OKAY, DO YOU REALLY
BELIEVE THAT?

I MEAN, THIS IS WHY YOU DIDN'T
HAVE ANY FRIENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

OKAY, SO YOU SAY

YOU WERE HOME ALONE,
WATCHING LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO CONFIRM THAT?

WE COULD CHECK
HIS ON DEMAND ACCOUNT.

SEE IF HE ORDERED IT AT THE TIME
THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED.

CAN'T BE
IN TWO PLACES AT ONE TIME.

WHY DON'T YOU RUN IT BY CLAIRE?

UH, SHE'S BUSY.

EVER SINCE MY FATHER DIED,

MY BROTHER'S BEEN TRYING
TO TAKE OVER THE COMPANY.

WE'RE FIGHTING
FOR CONTROL OF THE BOARD--

MELISSA, I TOLD YOU.

I CAN'T TAKE ON YOUR CASE
AT THIS TIME.

MY MOTHER DOES NOT
WORK FOR THIS FIRM.

THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING...

CAUSED BY HER
TELLING YOU A LIE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT I'M HERE.
I'M IN YOUR OFFICE.

I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION.

WON'T YOU
JUST LISTEN?

I REALLY CAN'T.

PLEASE, THEN?

LET'S JUST CHAT
FOR FIVE MINUTES.

I GUESS I COULD TALK
FOR FIVE MINUTES.

I'M SORRY.
I GOT TO TAKE THIS.

HELLO?

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE
WITH LOU'S SCHOOL.

SHE'S BEEN SENT HOME.

GO.

SHE WAS SUSPENDED?

SHE WAS SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL.

SHE CAN GO BACK TOMORROW,
BUT--

WHY WAS SHE SENT HOME?

SOMETHING ABOUT
ALL THE EQUIPMENT YOU GOT HER.

I DON'T KNOW
THE SPECIFICS YET.

NO SPECIFICS?

WHAT IS THIS?
A FASCIST STATE?

OKAY, YOU CAN'T JUST CALL

EVERYONE YOU DON'T LIKE
A FASCIST, IT LOSES ITS POWER.

OH, SO NOW YOU'RE ON
THEIR SIDE?

I THOUGHT YOU FOUGHT
FOR THE LITTLE GUY?

OR GIRL,
IN THIS CASE.

DON'T PRETEND
THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU.

EVERYTHING
IS ALWAYS ABOUT YOU,

EXCEPT THE STUFF
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY ABOUT YOU.

HOW IS THIS ABOUT ME?

HOW IS THIS NOT ABOUT YOU?

DO THEY ALWAYS
ARGUE LIKE THIS?

THEY DO LATELY.

WHAT DID YOU THINK
WOULD HAPPEN?

WHAT TIME IS IT?

TWO MINUTES
TO 9:00.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

SOMETHING ABOUT

THIS PHANTOM MOTORCYCLIST
BOTHERS ME.

I WANT TO TALK TO HIM.

JUST BECAUSE
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS

DOESN'T MAKE HIM A PHANTOM.

WELL--

HELLO. WHOA--

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

OKAY, HE IS
A PHANTOM.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE,

I KNOW THIS IS QUICK,

BUT THE MAYOR'S ON
A LAW-AND-ORDER KICK,

AND THIS CASE
HAS BEEN FAST-TRACKED.

WE ARE GOING TO TRIAL.

ALL I ASK
IS THAT YOU DO YOUR BEST.

AMEN.

THAT WASN'T A PRAYER.

IT SOUNDED LIKE ONE.

THE TV RENTAL IDEA
DIDN'T PAN OUT.

HE ORDERED THE FILM AT 10:15.

THE BURGLARY
HAPPENED AT 11.

STILL PLENTY OF TIME

FOR HIM TO HAVE HIT
THE JEWELRY STORE.

RAYMOND.

YEAH?

I'M GONNA ASK
WINNIE TO DINNER.

SHE'S OUT OF PENS.

HEY, WINNIE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
SATURDAY NIGHT?

I THOUGHT
WE COULD GO OUT.

SURE. WHY NOT?

ALL RIGHT, GANG.
LET'S DO THIS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NO DOUGHNUTS.

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO DO IT ON YOUR OWN.

I GUESS.

COME ON.

LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.

GOOD LUCK.

-GOOD LUCK.
-THANK YOU.

UH, HELLO?

OH. HELLO.

HELLO.

SO...

YOU DIDN'T CALL.

AFTER OUR DATE,
THE NON-DATE.

YOU DIDN'T CALL EITHER.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF
I WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL.

AM I SUPPOSED TO CALL YOU?
OR YOU CALL ME?

OR HOW LONG DO WE WAIT?

-OR ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TEXT?
-I KNOW!

I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S ALL VERY CONFUSING.

THEY SHOULD PUT OUT
A MANUAL.

I'D BUY IT.

-I WOULD TOO!
-YEAH?

THIS ISN'T THE TIME
FOR CHIT-CHAT.

-THIS IS TRIAL TIME.
-I KNOW! YES.

OPPOSING ATTORNEYS.
OUT FOR BLOOD.

VERY PROFESSIONAL.

MAYBE I'LL CALL YOU AFTER?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW EITHER.

I'D WISH YOU
LUCK IN THERE,

BUT I PLAN TO CRUSH YOU
LIKE A BUG.

-REALLY?
-IN A PROFESSIONAL SENSE.

HAVE FUN WITH THAT.

OKAY. I WILL.

OKAY.

-THANK YOU.
-LADIES FIRST.

OH, BOY.

AHEM.

-DON'T WORRY.
-I'M WORRIED.

HELLO, COUNSELOR.

WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, I THOUGHT PERHAPS
YOU NEEDED AN ADVISOR.

ARE YOU WEARING THAT
IN COURT?

YES. AND I HAVE
ADVISORS.

OODLES OF THEM.

YES, BUT ARE ANY OF THEM ME?

NO! THANK GOODNESS.

LOOK, I KNOW WE SAID
A LOT OF THINGS LAST NIGHT--

THIS REALLY ISN'T THE TIME.

WE SAID A LOT OF
THINGS LAST NIGHT--

THAT WE DIDN'T MEAN,
I KNOW.

NO, WE MEANT THEM.

AT LEAST I DID.
EVERY WORD.

BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD
THAT WE CLEARED THE AIR.

IS THAT WHAT WE DID?

LOOK, I JUST NEED TO KNOW
IF WE'RE OKAY.

ARE WE OKAY?

REALLY?
YOU PICK NOW FOR THIS?

IS IT BECAUSE I HAVE TO SAY YES

OR YOU'RE JUST
GONNA KEEP TALKING?

NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YES,

BUT ARE WE OKAY?

YES! NOW JUST--

COME ON.

ALL RISE!

HERE. SEE WHO IT IS.

HELLO?

TAKE IT OUTSIDE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

UH, CAN YOU JUST HOLD ON
ONE MINUTE?

MAKE SURE
SHE DOESN'T COME BACK.

YEAH.

YES, THIS IS MS. DARROW.

UH, NO, ANOTHER MS. DARROW.

UH-HUH.

YES. I'LL--
I'LL TELL HER.

WHAT IS IT?

IT WAS LOU'S SCHOOL.

SHE'S RUN AWAY.

YOUR HONOR,
THE STATE WILL PROVE

THAT NOT ONLY
WAS DAVID KELLERIN

AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME--

HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON
AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

WE HAVE AN EYEWITNESS

PLACING DAVID KELLERIN
AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

WELL?

THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF OPENING ARGUMENTS.

SHE WOULDN'T WANT
TO BE INTERRUPTED.

YEAH, BUT LOU IS GONE.

JUST GIVE ME AN HOUR,
AND DON'T TELL CLAIRE.

JUST ONE HOUR.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I'M GONNA FIND LOU.

ONE HOUR.

YOUR HONOR,

I'M ONLY STATING THE CASE

THAT THE EVIDENCE

WILL PROVE.

THANK YOU.

AHEM.

OH, HEY. DID YOU
GET RID OF HER?

UH... SHE'S
RUNNING AN ERRAND.

GOOD THINKING!

THE DOCTOR
ON THE END.

HE'S THE LINCHPIN.

AHEM.

MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT...

ALL RIGHT, THE STATE HAS
A LOT OF EVIDENCE AGAINST DAVE.

I DON'T LIKE TO CALL HIM
"MY CLIENT".

I LIKE TO CALL HIM DAVE.

HE'S DAVE, THE GUY
WHO MAKES DOUGHNUTS.

DAVE...

THE GUY WHO WAS ACCUSED
OF A CRIME HE DIDN'T COMMIT.

NOW, THEY HAVE A VIDEO
OF THE CRIME.

THEY HAVE THE VAN
THAT BELONGS TO DAVE.

AND THEY HAVE AN EYEWITNESS

WHO SAYS HE SAW DAVE

DRIVING AWAY
FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

BUT...

ON THE VIDEO, YOU CAN'T SEE
THE DRIVER'S FACE.

WE WILL PRESENT EVIDENCE

THAT SHOWS
THAT THE VAN IN QUESTION

WAS STOLEN
BEFORE THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED.

SO THE ONLY EVIDENCE
THAT THE STATE HAS

THAT LINKS DAVE KELLERIN
TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

IS THIS EYEWITNESS.

BUT A WITNESS'S DESIRE TO HELP
IS A POWERFUL ONE.

A PERSON WHO SLIGHTLY RESEMBLES
THE CULPRIT

IS LIKELY TO BE MISIDENTIFIED
BECAUSE OF THAT.

THE STATE HAS
NO OTHER EVIDENCE

THAT PLACES DAVE
AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

NOTHING

EXCEPT FOR THE DESIRE
TO HAVE SOMEONE TO BLAME.

YOU DO REALIZE
THAT WHEN YOU PLAY HOOKY,

YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK?

I FEEL GUILTY.

I'M DOING EXTRA CREDIT WORK.

OH, YOU ARE ONE STRANGE
LITTLE JUVENILE DELINQUENT.

I CAN'T STAND
BEING AT SCHOOL.

I'M DROPPING OUT.

WHY?

WHEN I SHOWED UP

WITH ALL THOSE
HIGH-TECH MATERIALS

AND I COULDN'T SAY
WHERE I GOT THEM,

EVERYONE THOUGHT
I'D STOLEN THEM.

BUT I TOLD YOU TO TELL THEM!

I DID!

BUT, BY THEN,
IT WAS TOO LATE.

EVERYONE JUST THOUGHT
I WAS MAKING IT UP

TO COVER
WHAT I REALLY DID.

I AM SO SORRY.

WHEN I GOT BACK
FROM BEING SUSPENDED,

IT WAS EVEN WORSE.

EVERYONE LOOKS AT ME
LIKE I'M A CRIMINAL.

SOME OF THEM
EVEN THINK IT'S COOL,

BUT MOST OF THEM
ARE SCARED OF ME.

IT'S SO STUPID.

HONEY, I CAN'T ARGUE

THAT SCHOOL
ISN'T STUPID SOMETIMES,

BUT YOU'RE GONNA FIND
THAT A LOT OF THINGS

YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN LIFE
ARE STUPID.

BUT WE PUT UP WITH THEM,

FOR WHEN THE NON-STUPID PARTS
COME ALONG.

WHEN DOES THAT HAPPEN?

WELL...

THAT'S THE HARD PART.
YOU NEVER KNOW.

COURT IS ADJOURNED.

CLAIRE?

YES?

I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.

WHAT?

JOANNA'S AT HOME.
SHE WISHES YOU LUCK IN TRIAL.

GOOD. WE GOT SOMETHING
WE GOT TO DO.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

-THANK YOU.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.

HE'S HERE.
IT'S GO-TIME.

OKAY.

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.
CAN WE TALK?

LADY, I'M JUST DOING MY JOB.

ME TOO.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

WHERE IS CLAIRE?

SHE'S PROBABLY TALKING
WITH THE D.A.

ABOUT WHAT?

SHE'S TELLING HIM
THAT SHE CAN'T WIN, ISN'T SHE?

SHE'S SENDING ME
BACK TO PRISON!

DON'T GO THERE.

YOU'RE NOT IN PRISON
AT THIS MOMENT, ARE YOU?

BE HERE NOW.

WHY DOES EVERYBODY SAY THAT?

WHAT IF "HERE"
ISN'T SO GREAT?

I MEAN, DAVE'S "HERE"

IS BEING ON TRIAL FOR BURGLARY
AND FACING LIFE IN PRISON.

WHY ON EARTH WOULD
HE WANT TO BE HERE?

MS. DARROW, I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE HELPING.

I'M JUST TRYING
TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS.

I MEAN, IF IT WAS ME,
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TAKE IT.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE ACCUSED

OF SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T DO.

IT'S WORSE THAN BEING ACCUSED
OF SOMETHING YOU DID DO.

NO, I'M TELLING YOU,
I WOULD BE TEMPTED

TO MAKE A RUN FOR IT.

AHEM!
MS. DARROW.

WHERE COULD I RUN TO?

OH, RUNNING WOULD NOT
BE A GOOD IDEA.

RUNNING DOESN'T SOLVE ANYTHING.

I DO NOT APPROVE OF RUNNING.

BUT STILL, I WOULD...
I WOULD PROBABLY RUN.

JUMP BAIL.

NOT TRY TO LEAVE TOWN
FOR A WHILE, LAY LOW.

NO, THEY'D HAVE ALL THE AIRPORTS
AND HIGHWAYS STAKED OUT.

NO, I WOULD
CHECK INTO A CHEAP MOTEL

NEAR THE BUS STATION
AND JUST HIDE OUT.

WHAT EXACTLY
DID I WALK IN ON?

GRANDMA'S TELLING DAVE
HOW TO RUN AWAY.

IF HE WAS GOING TO,
WHICH HE'S NOT.

YEAH, I-I-I'M NOT.

YOU HAD TO BE HERE.

I AM HERE.

HEY, LOU. HOW WAS SCHOOL TODAY?
WAS IT BETTER?

IT WAS BETTER.
KINDA.

IT WASN'T BETTER,
WAS IT?

I'M SORRY.

AND JOANNA, I'M...

I'M SORRY I WAS SO SHORT
WITH YOU TODAY.

WELL, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

NO, I MEAN, AND MY TIMING
WAS REALLY OFF, SO...

WELL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT WE'RE OKAY.

OH, WELL, THANKS.

OH, I'LL-- I'LL GET IT.

NO. IT'S LOU'S SCHOOL.

HELLO?

I SEE...

I SEE.

UH, NO, SHE'S, UM,
SHE'S FINE NOW.

THANK YOU.

DID I MENTION
THAT LOU RAN OFF FROM SCHOOL,

BUT I TOOK HER BACK AGAIN,
SO EVERYTHING'S FINE?

AND YOU WERE GONNA
TO TELL ME THIS WHEN?

OH, NEVER.

WE WERE HOPING THAT
YOU WOULDN'T FIND OUT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME, LOU?

BECAUSE...

GRANDMA SAID
WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW

WOULDN'T HURT YOU.

OH, SHE SAID THAT, DID SHE?

I BELIEVE THAT IS A DIRECT
QUOTE FROM THE DALAI LAMA.

WHY DID YOU RUN
AWAY FROM SCHOOL?

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE.

WHY DIDN'T
I KNOW ABOUT THIS?

BECAUSE
I DIDN'T TELL YOU.

AND BESIDES,
I KNEW I COULD HANDLE IT.

LOU IS MY DAUGHTER!

DON'T YOU THINK I SHOULD'VE
MADE THAT DECISION?

SHE'S MY GRANDDAUGHTER!

LISTEN, IT'S OKAY.
I TALKED TO THE SCHOOL.

I TOLD THEM
THAT SHE DIDN'T FEEL WELL,

SO SHE CAME HOME FOR A WHILE,
THEN I TOOK HER BACK--

WAIT A MINUTE.
SO YOU LIED?

I MADE THINGS RIGHT!

BY LYING!

THAT'S A GREAT THING
TO TEACH LOU.

STOP FIGHTING!

WE'RE NOT FIGHTING!
WE'RE JUST DISCUSSING!

YEAH, BY FIGHTING.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE THIS
IN MY ROOM?

FINE WITH ME.

GREAT!

THEY'RE LIKE THIS...?

ALL THE TIME.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
SHE RAN AWAY?

SHE DIDN'T RUN AWAY.
SHE RAN HOME.

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.

AND, BESIDES,
YOU WERE WORKING.

NO, THAT'S THE PROBLEM
WITH YOU.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM
WITH YOU AS A MOTHER.

YOU ALWAYS PUT WORK FIRST.

YOU ALWAYS PUT MAKING A LIVING
ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE.

DAD AND I,
WE JUST CAME SECOND.

CLAIRE--

I'M NOT LIKE THAT!

I PUT MY FAMILY FIRST.

YOU DIDN'T GO TO THAT COMPANY

TO GET EQUIPMENT FOR LOU,
DID YOU?

YOU WENT THERE
AS AN EXCUSE TO HELP YOURSELF.

AND THAT'S WHAT
YOU REALLY THINK?

I THINK YOU'RE
A BAD INFLUENCE ON LOU.

A BAD INFLUENCE?

TEACHING HER TO BUY
PEOPLE'S AFFECTION,

BY LYING.

THEY AREN'T LIES.
LITTLE WHITE LIES.

LIES.

LIES!

I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU
TO MOVE OUT.

OH, I... IS, UM...

IS THAT HOW
YOU PUT FAMILY FIRST?

I'M ASKING YOU
TO LEAVE MY HOUSE.

FINE.

IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

AT LEAST I WON'T HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THOSE STUPID CURTAINS.

I ONLY KNOW
WHAT I SAW, MS. DARROW.

HE USED TO STAND
ACROSS THE STREET,

JUST STARING AT THE STORE.

IT GAVE ME
THE CREEPS.

YOU'RE SURE
IT WAS DAVID KELLERIN?

IT WAS HIM.

LOOK, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
AT ALL AGAINST THE GUY,

BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY--

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

WERE YOU EXPECTING
SOMEBODY ELSE?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU GOT SO MAD AT GRANDMA.

SHE WAS JUST
TRYING TO HELP ME.

WAS SHE?

WHY DON'T YOU LIKE GRANDMA?

I LOVE GRANDMA.

MAYBE.

BUT YOU DON'T LIKE HER.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER THIS,

BUT WHEN GRANDPA DIED,
GRANDMA SHUT DOWN THE FIRM.

SHE GAVE UP
ON GRANDPA'S DREAM

BECAUSE SHE WANTED
TO MAKE MONEY.

AREN'T YOU ALWAYS TELLING ME
I SHOULD FOLLOW MY DREAMS?

THAT'S RIGHT!

WELL, MAYBE GRANDMA'S DREAM
WAS TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.

I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT
THAT WAY BEFORE.

AND WOULD
YOU RECOGNIZE THE MAN

YOU SAW DRIVING
AWAY FROM THE JEWELRY STORE

IF YOU
SAW HIM AGAIN?

WITHOUT A DOUBT.

IS THIS MAN
IN THE COURTROOM?

YES, HE IS.

POINT HIM OUT TO US, PLEASE.

THAT MAN...

THERE.

LET THE RECORD SHOW
THAT THE WITNESS IS POINTING

TO THE DEFENDANT,
DAVID KELLERIN.

THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
YOUR HONOR.

YOUR WITNESS, MS. DARROW.

THANK YOU.

WELL, THAT
WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE--

THANK YOU.

...MR. GRIEG.

YOU IDENTIFIED MR. KELLERIN

QUITE CONFIDENTLY.

THAT'S HIM.
NO DOUBT.

AND SO WHAT IF I TOLD YOU

THAT DAVE HAD A BEARD
AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST?

YOU'D RECALL THAT, RIGHT?

UH, YES.

AND YET, YOU IDENTIFIED HIM
QUITE READILY

WITHOUT THE BEARD.

WELL, IT'S HIS EYES.

I REMEMBER HIS EYES.

HIS EYES?

DRIVING PAST YOU
IN A VAN AT NIGHT,

YOU REMEMBER HIS EYES?

YES. THEY WERE VERY INTENSE.

MM. THANK YOU.

YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE
THE RECORD

TO STATE
THAT MR. KELLERIN DID NOT

HAVE A BEARD
AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST.

-OBJECTION!
-SUSTAINED.

CAN'T BLAME ME
FOR TRYING.

DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU GOT HIM ON THE RUN.

IT'S NOT GOING WELL.

PLEASE STOP SAYING THAT.

I KNOW IT'S NOT
GOING WELL.

I MEAN, YOU'RE DOING FINE

AND YOU'VE GOT
SOME GOOD STRATEGY,

BUT LET'S FACE IT,
YOU HAVE NO CASE.

I'M GOING
BACK TO PRISON.

DON'T GIVE UP.

I CAN'T GO
BACK TO PRISON.

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
DAVE, DAVE.

DAVE, BREATHE, BUDDY.

COME ON, LET'S GO GRAB
SOMETHING TO EAT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?
COME ON. ATTABOY.

HELLO, COUNSELOR.

THAT WAS A PRETTY SHREWD
MANEUVER IN THERE,

WITH THE EYEWITNESS.

YEAH, IT WAS, WASN'T IT?

YEAH, IT WAS.
LOOK, LET'S TALK.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE
TO PLEAD GUILTY.

I CAN STILL MAKE YOU
A VERY GOOD DEAL.

WHY WOULD I DO THAT?

WHY? BECAUSE OF THE EVIDENCE.
YOUR GUY IS GUILTY!

LOOK, NO ALIBI.

HAS THE WATCH, HIS VAN
IS COVERED IN FINGERPRINTS.

HE DIDN'T DO IT.

HE DID DO IT.

LOOK AT THE VIDEO!

WHAT?

LOOK AT THE VIDEO.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'D I SAY?

DO YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?

NO, I'LL JUST
HAVE SOME COFFEE.

YOU WANT COFFEE WITH THAT?

YEAH.

CLAIRE...

CLAIRE?

HMM?

WHY DON'T YOU USE
THAT INFORMATION?

YOU KNOW,
FROM THE MOTORCYCLE GUY.

WE HAVE TO USE IT
AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME.

-IT'S NOT ENOUGH BY ITSELF.
-OKAY, IT'S YOUR CALL.

SCOTT, CHECK THE SECURITY VIDEO.

WE'VE CHECKED IT.

NO. NOT AT THE JEWELRY STORE,
THE DOUGHNUT SHOP.

CHECK THE SECURITY VIDEO
AT THE DOUGHNUT SHOP.

TWO DAYS-- THREE DAYS
BEFORE THE BURGLARY.

THE DOUGHNUT SHOP
DOESN'T HAVE A SECURITY CAMERA.

THE FRIED CHICKEN PLACE
NEXT DOOR

HAS A CAMERA OUT FRONT.

IT MIGHT COVER
THE FRONT ENTRANCE.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT, BOSS.

OH! SORRY, CLAIRE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH CHESTER?

WINNIE... AND SCOTT

HAVE A DATE TONIGHT.

SO?

DON'T YOU PAY ATTENTION

TO ANYTHING THAT GOES ON
AROUND HERE?

RIGHT. THE SOAP OPERA.

WHY CAN'T PEOPLE
PAY ATTENTION TO THE CASE?

OH, THEY ARE.
THEY'RE JUST MULTITASKING.

WELL, I WANT THEM
TO SINGLE-TASK.

WHY CAN'T THEY SINGLE-TASK?

WINNIE?

YES?

CAN YOU COME HERE
FOR A SECOND, PLEASE?

I NEED YOU TO WORK
LATE TONIGHT.

I WANT YOU AND CHESTER
TO GO OVER SOME RECORDS

FOR THE TRIAL.

TONIGHT?
BUT I HAVE PLANS.

-COFFEE?
-SORRY, IT CAN'T BE HELPED.

TELL SCOTT
YOU'LL GIVE HIM A RAINCHECK.

OKAY.

YOU STILL PLAYING CUPID?

I DO WHAT I CAN.

LISTEN, UM...

THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU SHOULD KNOW.

I KNEW LOU HAD RUN AWAY
FROM SCHOOL YESTERDAY.

I DIDN'T TELL YOU EITHER.

WHAT? WHY NOT?

YOU WERE IN THE ZONE.

IS MY ZONE THAT PRECIOUS?

I DON'T
WANT COFFEE.

CLAIRE?

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING
FOR, CLAIRE?

WHERE'S DAVE?

UH-OH.

-DAVE!
-DAVE!

WHAT ARE YOU
SHOUTING FOR?

-HAVE YOU SEEN DAVE?
-NO.

WHERE'S JOANNA?

SHE'S GONE.
SHE MOVED OUT.

YOU HERE BY YOURSELF?

RAY, I'M 12, I CAN HANDLE
A FEW HOURS AT HOME.

RIGHT.

WHERE DID SHE GO?

SHE WAS GONE
WHEN I GOT HERE.

SHE LEFT THIS NOTE.

"GOODBYE,

AND REMEMBER
YOUR SAFE PLACE, LOU."

I'LL CALL THE POLICE.

NO, WAIT.
LET ME JUST THINK.

SCOTT? HAVE YOU
SEEN DAVE?

NO, SORRY,
BUT I HAVE BEEN GOING OVER

THE SECURITY FOOTAGE
FOR THE DOUGHNUT SHOP.

OH. YOU DIDN'T HAVE
TO DO THAT TONIGHT.

AH, WELL...

MY DATE WITH WINNIE
GOT POSTPONED.

RAYMOND GAVE HER
SOME BUSY WORK, SO.

WELL, RAYMOND KNOWS
WHAT HE'S DOING.

YEAH. ANYWAYS...

I THINK I FOUND SOMETHING.
CAN I COME OVER?

SURE!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT

WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE LOOKING FOR.

ANY PRECEDENT THAT CAN
HELP CLAIRE WITH THE CASE.

THAT SEEMS
KIND OF VAGUE.

SOMETIMES,
VAGUE IS ALL YOU NEED.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I LIKE TO DO?

WHAT?

I LIKE TO COLLECT
OBSCURE AND OUTDATED LAWS.

YOU TOO?

DID YOU KNOW, IN MISSISSIPPI,

IT'S ILLEGAL TO HAVE MORE
THAN ONE ILLEGITIMATE CHILD?

I DID!

AND DID YOU KNOW,

IN COLORADO,

IT'S AGAINST THE LAW
TO MUTILATE ROCKS?

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT MY FAVORITE IS?

IN ALASKA,

IT'S AN OFFENSE TO PUSH
A LIVE MOOSE OUT OF AN AIRPLANE.

I LOVE WEIRD LAWS!

ME TOO!

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE
DINNER SOMETIME?

SURE.

I DIDN'T THINK SO.
I'M SORRY.

DID YOU SAY YES?

I SAID "YES."

AND CHESTER?

YEAH?

COULD I BORROW A PEN?

LOU! DON'T FORGET
TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH, PLEASE.

I WON'T!

OKAY, WHAT DO YOU GOT?

LOOK AT THIS.

THAT'S IT!

IT SURE IS.

ATTABOY, SCOTT!

OKAY, NOW WE JUST
HAVE TO FIND DAVE.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

NEVER MIND.

GO TO SLEEP.

SLEEP BETTER IN MY BED.

WAIT HERE.

NEVER MIND.
COME WITH ME.

WELL, YOU TOOK
LONG ENOUGH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP, SPORTY?

I DON'T KNOW.
MOM BROUGHT ME.

I COULDN'T LEAVE HER
AT HOME ALONE.

WHY NOT? SHE'S 12!

I TOLD YOU, MOM.

WHERE IS HE?

HE'S IN THE ROOM
NEXT DOOR.

WHY'D HE CALL YOU?

WELL, DIDN'T YOU
GET MY NOTE?

I'M HIS "SAFE PLACE."

OH, IS THAT
WHAT THAT MEANT?

HIS GRANDMA
WAS HIS REAL SAFE PLACE,

AND I GUESS SINCE

I'M THE ONLY
GRANDMOTHER AVAILABLE...

IT'S NOT REALLY THE SAME,
IS IT?

NO.

AND I DON'T EVEN
LIKE DOUGHNUTS.

ALL RIGHT, WAIT HERE, OKAY?

WHATEVER YOU SAY, MOM.

HEY, CLAIRE? UH...

ARE WE OKAY?

REALLY?

WELL, I FOUND HIM!

DOESN'T THAT COUNT
FOR SOMETHING?

YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME
ABOUT LOU RUNNING AWAY.

OH, ARE WE STILL ON THIS?

AND THAT THING
WITH THE EQUIPMENT...

I MEAN, IF SHE HADN'T KEPT
WHERE SHE GOT IT A SECRET,

IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM.

OKAY, I WAS THINKING
THE SAME THING.

NO, I THINK
THAT WE SHOULD

ALWAYS BE OPEN WITH EACH OTHER
ABOUT EVERYTHING.

YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOLD HER
TO KEEP IT A SECRET!

I MAY HAVE IMPLIED

THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD
FOR HER TO WAIT.

JOANNA...

ADMIT IT.

YOU USED LOU'S PROBLEM AT SCHOOL

TO GET ME
TO TAKE THAT STUPID CASE.

NO!

WELL... ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW THE PHRASE
"KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE"?

JOANNA,
LOU IS YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER,

SHE'S NOT A BIRD.

OKAY. LOOK. I...

I REALIZE THAT I WASN'T
A PERFECT MOTHER TO YOU.

I JUST...

...NEVER UNDERSTOOD YOU.

AND I STILL
DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU HAVE THIS OBSESSION

TO ALWAYS DO GOOD.

I DON'T EITHER.

AND MAYBE I...

I REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN A GOOD
GRANDMOTHER TO LOU EITHER.

YOU KNOW,
I THOUGHT I WAS, BUT...

ALL I KNOW

IS THAT I DID
WHAT I DID FOR LOU.

AND MAYBE I DID IT A LITTLE BIT
FOR MYSELF, TOO.

I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS THAT'S, UH...

THAT'S JUST WHO I AM.

THAT MUST'VE BEEN REALLY HARD
FOR YOU TO SAY.

YOU BET IT WAS.

I GUESS WE'RE SORT OF OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I GOTTA GO AND GET DAVE.

RIGHT.

HI.

HI, DAVE.

GUESS WHAT?
IT'S GOING WELL.

IT'S TOO LATE.

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.

HE WOULD STAND ACROSS THE STREET
FROM THE STORE EVERY DAY.

HE NEVER CAME IN,
AND I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT.

NOW I KNOW.

NOW WE KNOW.

THANK YOU.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

SO MR. KELLERIN NEVER
CAME INTO THE STORE?

IS THAT RIGHT?

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

AND WE'VE CHECKED
THE SECURITY VIDEO

FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH
LEADING UP TO THE BURGLARY.

HE NEVER CAME INTO YOUR STORE,
NOT ONCE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND THAT WATCH THAT WAS FOUND
IN MR. KELLERIN'S BACKPACK--

YOU'RE SURE
THAT THAT WATCH

WAS AMONG THE JEWELRY
THAT WAS STOLEN?

OH, YES, I'M SURE.

DO YOU KNOW DAVE KELLERIN?

I'VE BOUGHT DOUGHNUTS
FROM HIS SHOP.

I-I DON'T KNOW HIM.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW
HE WAS ON PAROLE?

I HAD HEARD RUMORS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS NICE

THAT THE GUY WAS GETTING
ANOTHER CHANCE.

AW. THAT'S KIND OF YOU.

YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW
THE SECURITY VIDEO, IF I MAY.

UH, OBJECTION,
YOUR HONOR.

THIS IS A WASTE
OF THE COURT'S TIME.

WE'VE ALREADY
SEEN THE VIDEO.

WE HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO,
MS. DARROW.

NOT THE JEWELRY STORE
SECURITY VIDEO.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE VIDEO

FROM THE FRIED CHICKEN PLACE,
NEXT DOOR.

OBJECTION. "THE VIDEO
FROM THE FRIED CHICKEN PLACE

NEXT DOOR"--
NONDISCLOSURE, YOUR HONOR.

HOW 'BOUT THAT, MISS DARROW?

I APOLOGIZE,

BUT THIS HAS JUST NOW
COME TO MY ATTENTION,

AND I DO BELIEVE IT HAS
GREAT BEARING ON THE CASE.

YOUR HONOR...

ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO ALLOW IT.
PROCEED.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

NOW, YOU WILL SEE,

FROM THE TIME STAMP,
THAT THIS TAKES PLACE

TWO DAYS
BEFORE THE BURGLARY.

WHAT IS THAT YOU'RE PUTTING

INTO MR. KELLERIN'S BACKPACK,
MR. DRESCHER?

UM...

I...

IT LOOKS LIKE A WATCH. HMM!

I-I CAN'T
REALLY TELL.

OH, LET ME ENLARGE IT FOR YOU.

WOW!

NOT ONLY IS THAT A WATCH...

THAT APPEARS TO BE THE WATCH...

LIKE THIS WATCH THAT WAS FOUND
IN MR. KELLERIN'S BACKPACK.

EXACTLY LIKE THE WATCH

THAT SUPPOSEDLY
STOLEN FROM YOUR STORE,

TWO DAYS LATER.

HUH!

I REFUSE TO ANSWER

ON THE GROUNDS
THAT IT MAY INCRIMINATE ME.

I DIDN'T ASK YOU A QUESTION,
MR. DRESCHER.

I STILL REFUSE
TO ANSWER.

MR. DRESCHER...

IS IT TRUE
THAT YOU'VE RUN UP

A SERIOUS GAMBLING DEBT
WITH THE RUSSIAN MOB?

THE WHAT?

YOU KNOW, THE RUSSIAN MOB.

THE RED MAFIA,
THE BRATVA.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR W--

BUT YOU DO HAVE
GAMBLING DEBTS?

OTHERWISE, WHY WOULD
DEMETRI BEREZIN

DRIVE HIS MOTORCYCLE
PAST YOUR STORE

THREE TIMES A DAY
FOR A MONTH?

I, UH...

AREN'T YOU GOING TO OBJECT?

ME--? YES!

OBJECTION... YOUR HONOR.

I'D LIKE TO SEE
WHERE THIS IS GOING.

SO WOULD I. PROCEED.

IN FACT...

WE HAVE DEMETRI RIGHT HERE.

HE CAN TELL US,
IF YOU WON'T.

UH...

I... DID RAKE UP
A FEW GAMBLING DEBTS.

YEAH. HOW MUCH?

100...

...THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THAT'S QUITE A FEW.

YES, AND...

DEMETRI TOOK
TO STRAFING MY STORE...

AS A REMINDER...

A REMINDER, OR A THREAT?

WELL, THAT IS ANOTHER
WAY OF PUTTING IT.

DIDN'T HE SAY
HE WAS GONNA BREAK YOUR LEGS

IF YOU DIDN'T
PAY YOUR DEBT?

I-I THINK HE WAS
JUST BEING COLORFUL.

BUT DID YOU HAVE THE MONEY,
MR. DRESCHER?

I DID NOT.

DID YOU THINK OF A WAY
TO GET THE MONEY?

I REFUSE TO...

YOU KNOW.

I DO KNOW.

YOU DECIDED

TO ROB YOUR OWN STORE
AND COLLECT THE INSURANCE MONEY.

THEN YOU COULD
PAY EVERYTHING BACK,

AND WHY NOT?

INSURANCE FRAUD
IS A VICTIMLESS CRIME.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ISN'T?

FRAMING AN INNOCENT MAN
AND SENDING HIM TO PRISON.

BUT HE'S AN EX-CON.

SO HE DIDN'T DO THIS.
SO WHAT?

AND WHO DID DO THIS,
MR. DRESCHER?

I, UH... I REFUSE...

TO ANSWER.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
YOUR HONOR.

THE WITNESS MAY STEP DOWN.

PERMISSION
TO APPROACH, YOUR HONOR?

GRANTED.

YOUR HONOR,
IT'S CLEAR...

DRESCHER WANTED
TO COLLECT ON THE INSURANCE,

BUT HE NEEDED A FALL GUY.

HE KNEW THAT MY CLIENT
WAS A CONVICTED FELON,

SO HE PLANTED THE WATCH,
STOLE HIS VAN,

AND DID A SMASH-AND-GRAB
OF HIS OWN STORE.

YOUR HONOR, THE STATE MOVES

TO DROP THE CASE AGAINST
DAVID KELLERIN.

THE DEFENSE AGREES.

WHAT?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

I KNOW.
I AGREE ANYWAY.

CASE IS DISMISSED!

SO I'M FREE?

YOU'RE FREE!

THANK YOU.

I STILL HAVE NO IDEA
HOW YOU DID IT.

I TOLD THE TRUTH.

IF ONLY MORE PEOPLE
WOULD DO THAT...

OH!

TIME TO MAKE THE DOUGHNUTS!

WELL, WELL, WELL.

CONGRATS, COUNSELOR.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB IN THERE.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU SEEM ODDLY HAPPY
FOR SOMEONE WHO JUST LOST.

OH, WELL, WHY WOULDN'T
I BE HAPPY?

JUSTICE PREVAILED.
JUSTICE IS GOOD. I LIKE JUSTICE.

GOOD TO KNOW.

YEAH. YEAH, IT IS.

ANYWAY. LOOK, NEXT TIME,
I'M GONNA CRUSH YOU LIKE A BUG.

PROFESSIONALLY, OF COURSE.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

YEAH. YEAH.

-HEY, MILES!
-HMM?

YOU KNOW WHAT
I JUST REALIZED?

IT'S THE THIRD FRIDAY
OF THE MONTH.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

NO...

IT MEANS IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO ASK YOU OUT.

-REALLY?
-MM-HMM.

-DOES IT?
-YEAH.

I THINK I LIKE
THE THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.

YEAH. ME TOO.

YEAH.

COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON, COME ON.

SHE DID GREAT!

YOUR DAD WOULD'VE
BEEN PROUD OF YOU.

AND YOUR ROBOT.

YOU THINK?

YEAH, I'M SURE.

GRANDMA!
DID YOU HEAR?

MY ROBOT WON!

I KNOW.

WHAT?
YOU WERE THERE?

YEP.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY HI?

WELL, I DIDN'T
WANT TO INTERRUPT LOU.

SHE WAS IN THE ZONE.

SO ARE YOU
MOVING BACK IN?

I THINK MAYBE YOU
AND YOUR MOM

NEED YOUR OWN SPACE.

JOANNA,
MOVE BACK IN WITH US.

REALLY?

REALLY!
WE'RE A FAMILY.

IT'S TIME WE STARTED
ACTING LIKE IT, MOM.

BESIDES, WE HAVE
CASES TO DISCUSS.

CASES?

YEAH, LIKE
THE DYLBROOKE CASE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
THAT ONE AT ALL.

WAIT. YOU'RE GONNA
TAKE THAT CASE?

I'M GONNA TAKE THAT CASE.

W-WHY?

BECAUSE
YOU'RE RIGHT!

WE NEED TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

WE JUST SPENT A MONTH

DEFENDING A GUY
WHO RUNS A DOUGHNUT SHOP.

THANK YOU.

BUT YOU'RE
HANDLING IT.

SO YOU'RE MAKING ME
A PARTNER?

NOT SO FAST.

"CONSULTING ATTORNEY."

TO START WITH?

WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, I AM GONNA WANT
TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

AND I WILL HEAR
YOUR SUGGESTIONS.

YOU KNOW, LIKE THOSE CURTAINS,
FOR INSTANCE.

THE CURTAINS STAY.

YEAH? WE'LL SEE.

MM!

IT'S GOOD,
ISN'T IT?