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Previously on "The Practice"...

"What To Expect When You're Expecting."

Somebody here's pregos.

Did you order that book?

Me? No.

That little witch tricked us.

Either that or somebody else is pregnant.

How did that book get here?

I ordered it. I want to keep it a secret

until I'm sure everything's fine.

Who's the father?

I'm going to be a single parent.

I got a lude and lascivious scheduled

for trial this morning, but Judge Hiller--

-She's ordered me to get co-counsel. -Why?

Something about how I've never won a trial.

Bobby, it's bad for us to even be associated

with Harland Bassett.

-He's a nice guy. -And the world's worst attorney.

I do not want to be in court with that man.

I was blessed with a large penis.

What was that?

I'm huge, judge.

Where the hell is this going?

I would like the jury to have a viewing.

You're asking me to let your client

drop his pants in court?

The intent would only be

to present exculpatory evidence.

Okay.

We face one last motion to dismiss by the defense.

Assuming we get by that, the trial will start tomorrow.

We will get by it, right?

I hope so.

There's a chance...

this may not even go to trial?

Look, I haven't met all of you,

but as I've explained to your husband and son,

this is a very uphill battle.

We're prosecuting one man for murder

that another man committed in a foreign country.

But the other man was his brother.

I understand, but we've only gotten so much cooperation

from Pakistani authorities,

and I've received no help whatsoever

from our own federal government,

which prefers I back off this altogether,

and quite frankly, our case is weak.

So what you're saying is

you think he's going to get away with it.

I'm going to fight for this one,

you have my word,

but things got a little tougher this week.

The defendant switched lawyers,

and his new lawyer is very tough.

I'm not recommending a plea.

I'm just saying it's an option.

Why would I ever agree to a plea?

I'm saying conspiracy, not--

I had nothing to do with it.

You can't condemn a man for the actions of his brother.

The jury could very well think you were involved

since it was your own brother.

Well, that's wrong. I didn't do it.

They have no evidence. Give me one single reason

why I should even consider a plea.

I'll give you three--

you're Pakistani, the victim was American,

and this is Boston.

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If we win the motion, it's over. We'll be back before noon.

If we lose, trial starts immediately.

-What do you think? -The law's on our side.

We just got transferred to Kittleson, so I'm optimistic.

We're becoming a niche practice,

husbands who kill wives.

He's innocent, Lindsay.

Hello.

Good morning.

Ellenor?

She got a date?

BOBBY: What's going on?

I didn't want to say anything until--

but now there's really no reason not to.

Um...

I'm pregnant.

Very funny.

-I am. -She is.

I didn't want to jinx it

before the amnio results came back,

so everything's fine.

I'm four months,

and I'm going to have a baby girl.

Who's the father?

Actually, I'm keeping that confidential.

He's basically just a sperm donor,

and I'm going to be a single mom.

Wow.

That's... fantastic.

Yeah. Ellenor, it's fabulous.

You gonna be a mom?

Yeah.

Okay, so let's not everybody, you know, well up.

Um, Harland Bassett to see Eugene Young.

Is he available?

Um...

Eugene.

Harland. Remember me?

She's my niece,

so naturally I have a vested interest,

besides her being innocent.

Is it a burglary?

No, no, no, just shoplifting.

It's a false I. D., Eugene, I swear to you.

This security guard has it all wrong. Emma--

Hold on. Harland, are you being ordered

by the court again to have co-counsel present?

No.

Then why? It's a shoplifting.

But it's also my niece,

and I've hit an unlucky patch

since the last time we were at trial together.

My malpractice carrier has ordered me

to advise all my clients

that I have never won a jury trial.

You've still never won?

I've won some bench trials, but with a jury, I--

I need to get one under my belt, Eugene,

and not just because I love my niece,

but, also, it's tough to recruit new business

with this mandate from the carrier.

It's a 2-day trial, tops.

I know I'm asking a lot.

I need to get a "W."

There is no basis in law for these charges.

A defendant can't be an accessory-before-the-fact

to a homicide that happened in a foreign country.

If there's a kidnapping with the intent to kill,

we can absolutely assert jurisdiction here.

But she wasn't kidnapped.

She went to Pakistan on vacation.

He tricked her. She thought she was going on vacation.

He already arranged for his brother

to have her killed when she arrived.

Are you serious?

I take it you've tried extraditing the brother.

To no avail.

Approach.

This seems a bit much.

Why are you doing this?

Your honor, look out there.

That's her family.

How can I not do it?

I can't say I'm overwhelmed by the merits...

but there's enough to go forward.

There's nothing to go forward.

Defendant's motion to dismiss denied.

Bring in the jury.

I don't think it was mistaken identity, counsel.

Your client is slightly distinguishable.

-How so? -She's the size of a cottage.

-No offense. -Offense taken.

Is that how you picked her out-- her size?

No. Her face as well.

In fact, I'd first I. D.'d her face

from a picture where you couldn't even see her girth.

A picture? You picked out a mug shot before the lineup?

She didn't have a mug shot. This was her very first arrest.

The D. A. showed me just a regular picture.

It wasn't a mug shot.

You saw this photo before the lineup?

Look, counsel, she's the one

I saw lift the merchandise.

You think you can shake him?

I'm hoping it won't even come to that.

What do you mean?

Well, I think we should bring a motion to dismiss

on the basis that the I. D. was tainted.

Good idea.

Yes, I thought you'd like it.

On September 14th, I examined a body

that had arrived from Pakistan.

Did you make an identification of this body?

Yes. Through dental records I established

that the body belonged to Julie McGrath.

Is this how Julie McGrath's body

arrived from Pakistan?

That's correct.

What did your examination reveal?

There was carbon monoxide in her blood

and soot in her lungs.

Also, tests revealed gasoline residue

all over her tissue.

Please, doctor, in layman's terms.

She was soaked with gasoline,

set on fire, and then burned to death.

She was burned alive?

Yes.

Nothing further.

Mr. Donnell?

No questions, your honor.

Ms. Gamble?

Commonwealth calls detective Michael McGuire.

We received cooperation

from the Lahore Police Department in Pakistan,

and they provided us with the details

of their investigation.

Detective, what did

the Pakistanian investigation reveal?

That it was a homicide

committed by Javed Sharif, brother of the defendant.

Was he arrested?

Yes, he was.

Did he make any statements?

He did. He confessed to the killing,

said it was done to protect his brother's honor.

How did setting Julie McGrath on fire

protect the defendant's honor?

Ms. McGrath had evidently engaged

in an extra-marital affair.

Adultery is considered a serious breach

of a man's honor in Pakistan.

In his confession,

Mr. Sharif said he set Ms. McGrath on fire

to avenge his brother's disgrace.

It was an honor killing.

What do you mean, "honor killing"?

In Pakistan, there's an ancient tribal custom.

A man's honor is linked to his possessions--

gold, land, women.

Detective, was Javed Sharif

ever prosecuted for this murder?

No, he was not.

Why is that?

According to the Pakistani government,

the defendant invoked qisas.

What does that mean?

Qisas is evidently an Islamic doctrine

which is actually law in Pakistan.

It allows the heirs of a murder victim

to pardon the murderer.

Mr. Sharif here is the heir,

and, in fact, pardoned his brother.

So the defendant pardoned the man

who set his wife on fire?

That's correct.

Thank you, detective.

Under Pakistani law, detective,

what would have happened to my client's brother

had he not been pardoned?

He would have faced death by hanging.

So the only way for my client

to spare the life of his brother

would be to pardon him altogether?

Yes.

And, detective, is there any evidence

of my client directing his brother

to commit this crime?

Not to my knowledge.

Is there any evidence that my client knew

this crime was going to happen?

Not to my knowledge.

Thank you.

You want to do the talking?

I think it would be nice.

'Cause if you win this motion,

I'll still be denied my jury win.

MAN: All rise.

Oh, no.

What's she doing here?

(door slams)

Mr. Young, chambers.

I can't tell him not to talk. It's his case.

I don't care. After what he did the last time,

he is an embarrassment.

It's his niece. I don't think he--

He introduced a penis as evidence

after he had it altered.

Your honor, I-I will do my best to contain him,

and I think he fully appreciates your wrath

over what happened the last time,

and it should be a very quick trial.

Well, I will hold you responsible

for any antics, counsel.

You're on notice.

We had been seeing each other for about three months.

-Then what happened? -She broke it off.

She wanted to work things out with her husband.

-This man? -Yes, that's her husband.

Did you ever have any encounters with this man?

Yes, when he learned of the affair,

he basically accosted me.

How did he accost you, sir?

I was leaving work. He approached me

in the parking lot and threatened me.

Could you describe the threat?

It was pretty vague.

He just said, "Stay away from my wife,"

in what I perceive to be a threatening tone.

Did he say anything else?

Yes. He said in his country,

people were killed for committing adultery.

I take it when he said this, he was very upset.

-Yes. -He had just found out

that you had been sleeping with his wife for three months.

That's correct.

This was an angry husband blowing off steam,

wasn't it, Mr. Miller?

Well...

Did you report him to the police?

No.

So you didn't perceive that remark to be a threat

on either your life

or the life of Julie McGrath, did you?

Not at the time, no.

So, I don't want to be personal,

but, um, was this artificial insemination

or the old-fashioned way?

You know, Lucy,

despite our deepening friendship,

I'm going to choose not to answer that.

Aren't you a little scared, Ellenor,

raising a kid alone?

You think it's right?

Do I think it's right?

Well, I mean the right thing with your working and all.

You think it's right for you?

Well, obviously it is something

that I've put a lot of thought into.

Great. That's all I was asking.

You know, I didn't get the feeling

that you were asking anything, Jimmy.

It sounded to me more like you were commenting.

I'm sorry if you got that impression.

Right.

Let's not let our hormones

get the better of us.

It hurts, okay?

When you announced that you were pregnant,

everybody practically jumped over the table,

but with me--

Well, it is a little more unexpected with you.

They'll celebrate it. Just--

Give them time?

You know,

I expected to raise a few eyebrows

with the people that I--

But...

I guess I consider the people here

to be like family,

and I didn't think

that I was going to have to give you all time

to get over it.

Why not just be flush with happiness

if for no other reason than because I am?

Ellenor...

you just sprang the news this morning.

The happiness is there.

Trust me.

What I am saying is the reason the eyewitness

picked my client out of a lineup

is because he was shown a picture of her

by the district attorney.

The witness was identifying

the woman he saw in the store, not the picture.

We can't know that. The witness maybe can't know.

He saw a familiar face. He made--

-Eugene. -It was improper, Susan.

All right.

This was witness bolstering, your honor.

First of all, this wasn't a mug shot.

My client has no record. There is no mug shot.

The district attorney took this picture

out of my client's purse.

-I certainly did not. -Then how'd you get it?

The witness picked it up off the department store floor.

It fell out of her purse when she was running away.

The motion to dismiss is denied.

Let's proceed with the trial.

Perhaps you should have filled me in

on how they got the picture.

I didn't know.

Get your niece in here, Harland.

We're going to trial.

Look at the bright side, Eugene.

I can still get my jury victory now.

Yes, I'm trying to contain my delight on that.

I was always close with my sister.

We were only a year apart.

We were, in many ways,

best friends as well as siblings.

Did your sister confide in you

that she was committing adultery?

Yes. It was I who convinced her

to be honest and tell Imaad.

I certainly regret doing that today.

Why is that, sir?

Because he had her killed.

-Objection. -Sustained.

Mr. McGrath, did your sister ever talk

about her trip to Pakistan?

Yes, she did.

-Could you tell us-- -Objection-- hearsay.

State of mind.

I'll allow it.

Could you tell us what she said?

That it was Imaad's idea

as a way of reconnecting.

He thought it would be good to go back home,

which she thought was a little bizarre.

Why is that?

He'd always told her, and me, too, for that matter,

that he didn't enjoy going home.

He wasn't particularly close to his family.

Then suddenly she's going there without him.

Without him?

Out of nowhere, he has this project he needs to finish,

so he sends her over and says he'll join her in a few days.

She never suspected he was sending her to be executed...

-Objection! -Sustained.

-While he stayed here as an alibi. -Objection!

Sustained. Ms. Gamble, control your witness.

HELEN: Mr. McGrath,

after you learned of your sister's death,

what happened?

Nothing happened.

The brother confessed, said it was an honor killing,

and then nothing happened

-because that son of a bitch... -BOBBY: Objection!

-He made sure of it. -Move to strike!

He didn't even go over there!

I will have you removed, sir.

Mr. McGrath, please,

you need to calm down.

He didn't even go over there.

My sister was burned alive.

Nobody did anything.

That's the answer to your question, Ms. Gamble.

The Pakistani police did nothing,

our government refuses to get involved,

and nobody did anything.

A beautiful woman was murdered,

and nobody did anything.

(sobbing)

My feeling is they haven't made their case,

but I am concerned.

Their last witness was extremely emotional.

My gut says put you up there.

Bec?

I think there's no question. The evidence may be thin,

but they do have phone records of you calling your brother.

Yes, because I was about to visit.

People call before--

I'm just saying it doesn't look good.

It's going to be hard for the jury to believe

your brother risked burning your wife openly

without some assurance of a pardon,

particularly when the punishment

is death by hanging.

Do you think I'm guilty, Ms. Washington?

My opinion doesn't matter.

Yeah, well, I'm taking a poll.

You pardoned the man that murdered your wife.

Could you kill your sibling?

All right, look,

in your testimony, I don't know if it'll be enough

to simply denounce the murder.

You have to condemn the idea of these honor killings,

and it probably wouldn't hurt

to distance yourself from your homeland altogether.

I'm an American, Mr. Donnell,

but I'm also proud to be Pakistani.

I certainly won't denounce my native country.

I'm just saying it wouldn't hurt.

I looked over and I saw her.

She was stuffing software into her purse.

You saw this woman?

Yes, ma'am.

And what happened next, sir?

I started to approach her. She saw me coming.

She appeared to know I was suspicious.

All of a sudden, she just took off.

-She took flight? -Immediately.

And you couldn't catch her?

Well, I inadvertently collided with another customer,

and as a result, she eluded capture.

Mr. Reddington,

are you absolutely sure this is the woman you saw

stuffing software into her purse?

Absolutely.

She's even wearing the same yellow dress.

She couldn't have come to court in a different outfit?

Mr. Young?

Yes, your honor.

You're up.

Actually, my colleague Mr. Bassett

will be conducting cross.

How nice.

Mr. Reddington, are you certain this is the woman you saw?

-Yes, I am. -Emma Lugar,

the very woman you picked out of a lineup?

Correct.

-This is that woman? You're absolutely sure? -Yes.

-Positive? -Objection-- asked and answered.

Sustained.

Nothing further.

The witness may step down.

Nothing further?

-It went well. -Went well?

You just got the witness to confirm the I. D.

three more times. We represent the defendant.

I realize that.

Mr. Bassett, something to share with the court?

Yes, your honor.

At this time, I would ask

that the real Emma Lugar please stand up.

That's the woman charged with the crime, your honor.

The witness identified this woman here,

whose name is Marjorie Hooley.

I will see counsel in chambers.

Injustice demanded it.

Justice demanded you commit a fraud on the court?

The lineup was tainted. As Ms. Lugar's attorney--

-Harland. -Both of you are in contempt.

I didn't know.

I told you I would hold you accountable.

You're in contempt.

You have to declare a mistrial.

Double jeopardy has been attached, Ms. Alexander.

She could walk with a mistrial.

I would suggest you declare a mistrial on shoplifting,

hold the defendant in contempt of court,

as well as counsel, and slap her hard.

That's completely unethical.

Oh, you're going to raise ethics?

The defendant followed the advice of her attorney.

You can't imprison her

for sitting in the back of a courtroom.

I think we should just finish the trial

and all learn from our mistakes.

This is what will happen.

We will put both of those women at your table,

then allow the witness to make another I. D.

I will instruct the jury to disregard the first one.

That will be tantamount to steering the witness, your honor.

Mr. Bassett, the court is not interested

in anything you have to say.

Get those women at your table.

We will reconvene after lunch.

The contract looks fine

as between you and the biological father.

-But? -Well, you don't have any authority

to waive the child's rights.

If she wants to sue for financial support

down the road, you can't really contract against it.

You didn't think of that?

You got something to say, Jimmy?

-All right-- -No.

What the hell did that mean?

-Ell-- -He made a remark, Lindsay,

and I'm going to address him on that.

What's your problem, Jimmy?

Okay.

My problem is this single mother thing--

more times than not,

I think it's a selfish thing to do.

Is that right?

Yes.

You're getting a child. Good for you.

As for the baby,

she's getting a life with no father.

It's tough enough growing up these days with--

I'm just saying I don't think it's any coincidence

when you drew up that contract there,

you didn't once consider it from the child's side.

Well, consider this, Jimmy.

Go to hell,

which I know you believe in,

given the origins of most of your beliefs.

Fine. Insult me as a Catholic.

All right, this discussion isn't necessary.

No, I am insulting you as a friend,

somebody who I happen to love

and somebody who I expect to be there for me--

You know what?

Forget it.

I was horrified as everybody else.

You didn't know what he planned to do.

Set my wife on fire?

Of course not.

How did he find out about your wife's affair?

I told him.

I was very hurt about it, so I shared my--

What was his reaction?

He was angry, but he certainly gave me no indication

that he planned to take her life.

These honor killings--

are they sanctioned by Islamic law?

No, nor are they by Pakistani law.

It's simply a custom, an ancient one,

which is hardly ever practiced.

The question becomes your brother.

Did you know that he believed

in honor killings?

No. It was nothing we ever talked about.

He's an educated man.

He burned your wife.

Yes.

And you pardoned him.

Because he's my brother.

I know his heart, and...

if I didn't, he would have been hanged.

As much as I hate him for what he did--

as much as I--

I will never be able to forgive him,

I couldn't sign his death warrant.

Your brother decides to redeem you

by burning your spouse alive.

He doesn't check with you first

to say, "Hey, do you mind?"

He knew I would have stopped him.

Did he know you'd pardon him?

No.

He commits murder in front of a lot of witnesses

-with no assurance that you'd-- -That's right.

Where is he now, Mr. Sharif?

He's in Pakistan.

So he'll burn a woman to preserve your honor,

but he can't get on a plane

and come testify on your behalf?

If he came to this country, he'd be jailed for life.

So he's letting you take the fall.

He kills the wife, you take the rap.

Getting convicted of murder-- that's not a dishonor to you?

In your country, it's not a disgrace

-to be a convicted murderer? -Objection.

Overruled.

How about simply committing murder?

Any dishonor in that?

Your brother is even a hero over there, isn't he?

BOBBY: Objection-- what's the relevance?

The relevance is this is win/win.

One brother gets rid of a wife

while the other one gets to enjoy a hero's status.

-Objection. Move to strike. -I don't consider my brother a hero.

The objection is sustained.

Mr. Sharif, is it your testimony

that, knowing Pakistani culture,

it wasn't at all foreseeable

that your brother might attempt to kill your wife?

Murder is not part of Pakistani culture,

Ms. Gamble.

Wait a second.

We're here today because a man's honor

has been placed above a woman's life.

It's an ancient custom.

It doesn't reflect today's practice.

Mr. Sharif, are little girls used

to settle disputes in Pakistan?

Again, you're talking about an archaic custom.

Practiced by the same people

that commit these honor killings.

Objection-- this is so far off track.

Sustained. Keep it about the case, Ms. Gamble.

This is about the case, your honor.

He knew where he was sending his wife

and he knew what would happen to her.

-Objection. -Sustained.

Mr. Sharif, did you call your brother from the airport

the day your wife flew out?

-Yes, but I was-- -And you called him again

the same day your wife was set on fire, didn't you?

With respect to my trip.

With respect to your trip.

I have nothing further.

I didn't really think it was an illegal thing to do.

Then why didn't you tell me you planned to do it?

Well, I knew it was dicey and I didn't want

-to get your hands dirty. -Didn't want me to get my hands dirty?

My hands are all over this, Harland.

-Eugene-- -I'm here as a favor to you.

You walk into my office,

ask for my help, and this is what you do?

Now, you may not care about your reputation,

but I damn well care about mine,

and sitting at the same table with you

hurts my reputation. Can you understand that?

You did that to me in there.

That wasn't my intent.

See this briefcase, Eugene?

It's my office.

I got evicted from--

Hard to make a rent when you can't get a client.

And you think acting like a buffoon

will get you clients?

I think if I can get one victory

and I can stop having to advise potential clients

that I've never--

It was worth risking contempt!

When this case is over,

don't you ever,

ever come to see me again.

You got that?

Got it.

Did I miss something?

Did you?

The commonwealth put no evidence of any conversation

between my client and his brother

concerning the death of Julie McGrath--

no evidence of any planning, any aid,

no evidence whatsoever

that my client knew it was going to happen.

The prosecution's entire case is,

"Gee, they were brothers. He must have known."

That's it.

Imaad Sharif is on trial here only out of frustration.

They can't get the real killer.

A sympathetic family sits over there wanting justice.

A frustrated district attorney wants somebody to pay,

so it's, "Let's nail the brother."

You know, usually I find myself standing up here

asking juries to analyze the evidence...

find not guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

Here, there is no evidence.

None.

HELEN: You want evidence?

A wife cheats on her husband.

Suddenly, he plans a trip to Pakistan.

He sends her off alone.

His brother kills her

while he sits comfortably in the United States

with an alibi.

Then, pursuant to Pakistani law, he grants a pardon,

and his brother completely gets away with it.

Yes, it's a little frustrating.

The murderer falls back on Pakistani law

where this tribal qisas thing can get him off,

while the conspiring husband relies on American courts

and takes advantage of our higher burdens of proof.

This man comes from a society

that treats women as commodities,

a nation that burns bad wives.

In America, we don't do that.

We don't condone honor killings.

We don't consider any murder to be honorable.

You all know what he did.

Come back with a verdict which reminds him

what country he is in now.

REDDINGTON: And as I said before,

as she saw me coming, she took off.

I continued pursuit,

but after colliding with another customer,

she got away.

And, Mr. Reddington, one more time,

I would ask you to identify for the court

the woman you saw in the store that day.

She's sitting right there in the blue dress.

Mr. Reddington, I'd like you to look closely.

Are you sure the woman in the blue dress is the one?

Absolutely.

Sir, one more time.

Objection.

That's her in the blue dress.

Are you sure it wasn't me?

I'm directing a verdict of not guilty.

Ms. Lugar, you are free to go,

as are you, Ms. Blue dress.

I don't even know your name.

Bailiff, take Mr. Bassett into custody.

Mr. Bassett, I sentence you to 15 days in lockup

for contempt of court,

sentence to begin immediately.

(bangs gavel)

We won.

Yes, we did.

This counts.

It's a jury trial.

It counts.

Thank you, Eugene.

Sure.

The truth is, I do have a problem

with the single mother thing as an ideal, like I said.

The truth is I do consider us like family,

and family members judge each other all the time.

We're always in each other's business.

I took the liberty of butting into yours

because I do care about you, Ellenor.

You're like a sister to me,

and while I may have doubts about what you're doing,

there should be no doubt

that I will be there for you every step,

whatever you need.

I know that, Jimmy,

and I appreciate that.

I wish you could see

what I need right now

is for you to share in my joy.

KITTELSON: Mr. Sharif, please rise.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

We have, your honor.

What say you?

Commonwealth vs. Imaad Sharif,

count one on the charge

of accessory before the fact to murder--

we find the defendant Imaad Sharif...

guilty.

Count two, on the charge

of conspiracy to commit murder,

we find the defendant Imaad Sharif...

guilty.

Ask the court enter findings of not guilty

of both counts, notwithstanding the verdict.

Denied. Security, take the defendant into custody.

We'll schedule sentencing later.

Members of the jury, thank you for your service.

We are adjourned.

I need a second.

Ex parte, counsel.

Oh, we're suddenly going to exalt the law?

It would be a big mistake

for you to come in here and insult me.

Well, this seems to be the day for big mistakes.

There was no basis for that verdict,

and you know it. It was totally--

You're going to tell me what I know?

Let me tell you what I know.

I've always known you to be a judge who's about the law,

despite all the wacky stuff you got going on.

When you put that robe on, you've always been a judge--

a good one, a fair one.

You pride yourself on that.

Where the hell was your pride today?

The district attorney delivered

one of the most bigoted closings I've ever seen,

and you didn't blink.

The prejudice in this trial has been screaming!

And the loudest scream

came in the form of that verdict.

How in God's name can you let it stand?

For the record, counsel, what you call bigotry

the district attorney calls motive,

and she is free to argue that.

Second, circumstantial evidence

is enough to convict,

and this jury found that evidence to be compelling.

It is not my function to substitute my judgment.

And lastly, off the record,

any man whose brother burns women alive--

he can't be all good.

Now please leave.

Wow.

I guess prejudice

is cloaked in black robes sometimes, too.

I asked you to leave,

and you would be wise to do so now.

(door slams)

Hey, Eugene.

Hey.

You doing okay?

Oh, sure.

They took away my tie, my shoelaces,

like I'm going to hang myself or something.

Believe that?

On this day, coming off a victory?

Yeah, right.

It was a victory. You realize that?

Oh, of course I do.

I want to apologize for humiliating you.

I never meant to.

Ahh, I know.

The insurance company

has to lift that mandate now.

No more having to warn clients you've never won.

Yeah.

It's a start.

You take the victory, you enjoy it,

then you build on it.

Oh, I will.

I'm just sitting here savoring the moment.

Nobody has to be worrying about me anymore.

Good.

Thanks, Eugene.

Sure thing.

Night, Harland.

Night.

♪ (theme)

You stinker!