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There was a message on the machine from a scientist and a monkey. I called back

and set an appointment.

Yes, a real monkey.

No, no, she didn't say.

Not much.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

How

you

doing, man?

You want to make some money today?

Yes, ma 'am.

I'll get you the $4 ,000 or $5 ,000, maybe more.

Assurance. I'm fine, thank you. They'll pay. They gotta pay. Look.

I said I'm not hurt.

Yeah, but you never know. I mean, soft tissue damage, that could be the lame

reaction thing.

My man here, he's good.

He'll check you out in six months.

He tripped a 5 ,000.

It's free money.

Just think about it.

It's a scam. The whole accident was probably staged. You think?

Except you were the one meant to plow into the guy in front.

Then they come after your insurance. Since you didn't hit nobody, plan B.

Plan B? Well, they solicit you to go after the guy who rear -ended you.

It's a billion -dollar business insurance fraud.

I almost decided to go into it.

That was a joke.

Well, it's not a joke to me. I'm reporting them.

Reporting who?

Well, the guilty ones fled the scene. The guy who hit you is probably an

innocent. You get any other plate numbers?

Well, what about the guy that gave me this card? You get his name? Well, no, I

got a doctor's name. Well, you can't prove he did anything.

My card got bashed. I'm taking this out on somebody.

Well, maybe another ride will run by.

You think that's fine? All right. No, no, you wouldn't kill her at

courtesy. Hey.

All right. Will you stop saying all right, big head? My car got bashed.

nothing all right with that.

You know what, Rebecca?

I think you need to have sexual relations.

What? You've been acting nasty.

I have not been acting nasty. Maybe it's because you're a frustrated older

woman. Older woman? Who are you calling? You think I'm older? You think I'm

older than you?

What the hell is going on here?

Rebecca got into a car accident. Jimmy called her old, and I think he wants to

have sex with her.

Not true.

I'm innocent.

Not true.

Rebecca, I wasn't soliciting you for sex. This is something I wouldn't do.

Because you think I'm too old. I never meant that either. You know I didn't.

a kind person. Yeah, you have a heart the size of your head. Can we just drop

this? Rude.

Is there something in the water?

Yeah. Lindsay, bite me.

All right, that's it. After lunch, one o 'clock, staff meeting everybody there.

Excuse me. I'm looking for Eleanor Fruss.

That's me.

My name is Catherine Nesbitt, I called.

It's the monkey.

She grew up with us.

I've been her teacher almost from birth.

But she doesn't belong to you. No, she's owned by the Primate Center.

Eleanor, you'll understand why I feel so strongly about this.

Yes, you might want one of these.

Hi, Tina.

What's up?

She just asked if I was her friend.

I know sign language. Yeah, I know that.

My name is Eleanor.

That's her sign name.

Hi, Tina.

It's nice to meet you.

I can't believe she knows sign language.

Modified. She uses up to 130 signs, and she knows 100 or so more than that.

The bear, can you bring it to me?

Thank you.

Rebecca?

You and I need to clear some air.

No, I was...

The accident.

The thought that they did it on purpose.

I mean, I could have been killed.

You really want to get them?

Can we?

Let me see the card that you gave him.

Like a sting.

Just the doctor.

Nothing dangerous.

Do you really think the accident was staged?

All I know is that the car on the left was blocking me, and the car in front of

me stopped short, then took off. That's how they do it, Helen. And then a man

with a doctor's card suddenly appears.

Well, you wouldn't be able to wear a wire. The guy would be examining you.

I make for a good witness, remember?

Are you nuts? I'd only be meeting the chiropractor. What doctors aren't

dangerous? They're criminals. Rebecca, what's wrong with you? Bite me. Now

Rebecca, a .k .a. Pam Greer, is going undercover to break an insurance fraud

ring. What? They almost got me killed. Rebecca.

Do you have any idea what you're getting into?

I already said yes. If you have a problem, bite her.

It's just a meeting with the doctor.

Why are they getting rid of her?

It's not just Tina. The primate center closes on Thursday. All the research

animals have been sold to a biomedical lab.

And at the biomedical lab, Tina... Exactly.

They'll probably experiment on her. Maybe her brain.

There's a likelihood they'll even K -I -L -L.

I don't think she's listening, but just in case, she knows that word.

I don't know. We can try and get a temporary injunction.

Miss Frett, I really don't have a lot of money.

Do you have a house?

I'm kidding.

First of all, the idea of partnership or equity, I'm not sure it's something

that any of you really want. You don't just share the profit, you share the

debt, which we still have.

That debt can be erased by a buy -in. If we buy into the partnership, that would

create a surplus that can wipe out most of our deficits.

Plus, in exchange for equity, we could all agree to reduce our salaries. That

would lower overhead.

Problem is, I can't afford to make less. I barely crack my nut as it is.

You don't have to buy in, Eugene. It's not like anybody's hand's being forced.

Yes, but if you buy in, Lindsay, which maybe you can afford since you don't pay

child support, you become a partner, don't you?

Meaning? Meaning you'd be in a position to force hands.

This isn't about power. Oh, don't give me that.

This has nothing to do with it. You're looking for a say in how this place is

run. Are you going to deny that? That doesn't translate to power. Come on,

Lindsay. Let's not deny this is a little about power. It could be more that she

slept with him. Shut up. Jimmy, you're crying out loud. This is about promoting

the firm. Yeah, promoting yourself within the firm. To help everybody.

including yourself.

You're going to deny that, too? Are you going to deny you're frustrated,

Eleanor? Do you hear me complain? I don't have to. A friend of mine works at

Herrick & Dunn. You interviewed there last week for a job.

That has nothing to do with it.

I am doing court. I have to go save an ape.

Haven't we moved up?

We represent monkeys now.

But hey, so long as Eugene gets to crack his nuts.

No problems here.

Tightness here.

And here.

I'm not in any pain.

All right. Could you push up against me, please?

No, this really hurts.

It's almost like a burning sensation.

See, the whole back area is spasming.

See, the pain radiates out from the spinal column like a starfish, I want to

say, or like arrows.

But we'll go over that.

Mark, I said 4 or 5 ,000.

Just a second.

Allison, could you come in here, please?

You need to see a number of times, set up a pattern of treatment, all right?

With this type of soft tissue inflammation, it could take several

treat.

I understand.

Okay. We're going to start Ms. Washington on a routine of three times a

the first month.

I'll just have you sign in for the first five weeks now, and then I'll see you

in just over a month, okay?

Okay. You're going to need a lawyer to submit your claim. I have a number of

names. I'm actually the office manager of a small law firm. I'm sure one of our

attorneys would be glad to handle this for me.

Yeah, I don't know.

Insurance law can be a tricky business. You want somebody who can handle it kind

of thing.

Well, actually, this kind of thing is right up our alley.

Really?

That's something we might want to talk about sometime.

Okay.

I don't get the point. Your client doesn't own the animal. My client would

happy to buy the chimpanzee, but the defendant won't sell her.

We're not permitted to sell off our research animals to individuals, and Dr.

Nesbitt knows that better than all of us. Look, I am not going to stand up

and pretend that we're not asking for special treatment. I am standing here

because I think this situation warrants it.

Why? Because the chimpanzee has socially and emotionally bonded with Dr.

Nesbitt. Oh, please. My dog likes to lick my feet. She's still a dog. Yes,

can your dog laugh? Can your dog form sentences and talk to you? Can the

Yes. She knows sign language.

Not just words, Your Honor, but word combinations, nouns and verbs that she

language to communicate.

Your Honor, there are hundreds of chimpanzees and primate centers that

learned sign language. Yes, but this one could be killed if she's transferred.

You don't know that.

Your Honor, this is tantamount to a child custody case where we would ask

rule in the best interest of the child.

With one small exception, the child has rights.

A chimpanzee doesn't. That may change, Judge. As we speak, there is a case

brought to confer equality on great animals. That case isn't before me,

and frankly, I don't care about it. All apes may be created equal, but they're

not equal to humans.

Your Honor, I really don't appreciate your dismissal. Doctor, do you know how

backed up my docket is?

Do you know how long people have to wait for their day in court?

She's a monkey.

I'm to blame?

Yes. Eleanor goes out on an interview, and I'm... You're the one who opened up

Pandora's box, not me. Oh, here you go again, refusing to take responsibility

for poor leadership. Well, I could fire you. That's leadership. Go ahead. But

you better get an opinion letter first, because the fact that we've slept

together with today's laws... What, are you going to claim sexual harassment?

Gee, that would sort of be manipulating the law, wouldn't it? What vacuum could

I possibly learn that in? This is good.

Jimmy. No, no, I mean really good.

You know, this isn't about office politics or improving the firm. This is

you and me sleeping together.

We're not sleeping together anymore.

That's what this is about.

That we are not. You called a meeting back there to open a discussion, which

did, and it comes out that Eleanor has put herself on the market, and you're

saying that's my fault.

You have issues with these people, Bobby.

You want to lay them all on me? Go ahead. It's who you are.

Hey.

How's it going?

That's him.

No doubt.

You know him?

Marcus Robbins, yeah. He used to be a capper or a runner. I guess he's moved

now. They work for doctors?

No, no, no. He and the doctors work for somebody bigger. But this Dr.

Spivak, he's new to us.

He's already got me set up for two months of treatment. He has to.

He has to run your medical bills to 2 ,000 before you can claim pain and

suffering. So can you arrest him? The doctor?

You know, from what you told us, maybe we can get him up on a fraud charge, but

I... But what?

How far are you willing to take this?

Me? The fact that this is a real firm... But why Jimmy?

Well, nothing personal.

Go ahead.

Those Jimmy the Grunt commercials, you seem like the perfect lawyer to... I

think they might believe you could be one of them.

It's too dangerous. It's one thing to meet with a doctor, but... Plus, I don't

even think we can do what you're talking about. Attorney -client privilege? We

can't sting a client. I want to do it.

Exactly. What are we talking about here? Well, for Jimmy to be assigned some

cases, the leader of the ring would want to meet with him, check him out.

It sounds too risky.

Well, it's up to you. I don't think there's any risk of physical danger, but

it's totally up to you.

I'm in.

So am I.

Bad, bad idea.

I was basically the primatologist in charge of training her. Training her in?

Language. Communication. So Tina actually knows sign language? Yes.

You mean she obeys commands or she actually understands what words mean?

I mean she conveys information, Your Honor. She can actually tell me about

physical and mental well -being. She can use abstract symbols.

And she can teach language to other apes.

You make her sound almost human.

Well, she is almost human. In fact, 98 % of a chimpanzee's DNA is the same.

Exactly the same as a human's.

All right, let's be clear.

You believe in animal testing for medical research?

Yes, but the line between it... We'll get to the line in a second.

But you're okay with using animals, sacrificing animals, for AIDS research,

cancer research?

But not apes. But not apes.

No cruelty to apes.

The primate research that you do, doctor, does it ever involve cruelty to

apes? I try not to be cruel. Yet, yet, yet. Let's check the hypocrisy at the

door. If we're talking the best interest of the ape...

it would be to leave it in the wild, right?

Yes. I mean, being caged in a primate center isn't such a good thing for the

chimpanzees. I'm up here talking about one chimpanzee, period.

And that is no doubt the truth, isn't it? You love this ape. I'm not denying

that. Love her like your own child.

Isn't that what this is all about, Doctor? It's not just me loving her.

She loves me.

This is a species capable of loving, Mr. Myron.

Capable of sadness, depression.

Do you get that?

Are apes the only species capable of emotional bonding?

No. Dolphins?

Elephants? Not nearly to the capacity of the chimpanzee. Yes, but a dolphin does

emotionally bond.

An elephant can get depressed.

I even read a story once about a hog that was separated from her owner and

suffered from severe weight loss and died due to depression. Would that be

possible? Might be.

So what are we supposed to do? Are we supposed to come up with some kind of

bonding test?

If the animal passes, different rules? Don't mock me, Mr. Myron.

I'm not mocking you, Doctor. I am just wondering about the next scientist

sitting in that chair who says, My pig loves me.

You can't kill her.

If I fire her, what's the pulse going to be around here?

Bad. What she's done.

What she's stirred up. This office has never been about greed.

Look, Lindsay's not about greed either. We both know that.

You think I'm guilty of bad leadership?

You talk to Illinois yet? Going out on the interviews, you ask about that? I

will.

You will.

Bobby, Lindsay's right.

We don't have a plan. Why do we even really need one? We make a living. We're

all our own bosses for the most part. There's something to be said for that.

There's something to be said for owning a house, too.

I got a son. I got his education to think about.

College takes money.

Now, if those days are ahead for him, if those days are ahead for us, then

Lindsay may be right.

We gotta have a better plan. She has poisoned this place.

Eugene, I think we should broom her.

We start fresh, and then we build a partnership, if that's the answer.

Look, man, everybody here loves Lindsay.

Now, next to Rebecca, she's the closest thing this place has to a conscience.

And you love her too.

Maybe more than you know.

It's the stupid monkey case. I'm off to court.

You're going to leave, Eleanor.

I was just seeing what's out there, Bobby.

Well, people don't go interviewing if they don't plan to leave. Well, if

answered your own question, why even bother to ask it? There's your answer,

there's my answer.

I just think I need to take a good look at what's out there.

And maybe take a better look at what's in here.

What the hell does that mean?

It means if you've been sleeping with her, and there's been a shift in the

balance of power that I don't know about, I don't like it.

Helen said don't act anxious.

I won't.

Where's the meeting?

Across the street.

Coffee shop.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Eleanor?

Fred Spivak. Oh, my God, Fred.

I don't believe it. How are you? I'm great.

God, it's great to see you. What a surprise.

How are you?

Last I heard, you were in medical school.

Chiropractor. And you, I saw you on TV once. You're a lawyer.

Guilty. You were, like, defending some porn queen or something charged with

murder. Yep, guilty again, but she was innocent.

You look great. Thank you. You do, too.

You know, I got to go. I am late for court, but can I call you? Yes,

Here, let me give you my card.

It's great to see you, Fred.

Yeah.

I will call you.

Today. Terrific.

So what's going to happen? I don't know.

We'll have another big meeting. It'll probably turn into a shout fest.

Bobby will run off and buy a new suit and everything will stay the same.

Then leave. Come here. It's fun.

We might even get to bring the death penalty back.

You're not smiling.

Helen.

You think you and Bobby will get back?

Together.

Oh, boy.

Nothing's going to happen between us, but I think I'm in love with him. Don't

ask me to say it twice.

Bobby and I are over.

Don't get all diplomatic with me, okay? You know, you're the one he wants, not

me, which is fine. You know, I'm okay with it. But what I'm not okay with is

staying there if you want him. You know, because then it'll be messy. You know,

and if the two of you have a future, just don't feed me that unselfish

diplomatic crap, okay? Who's feeding who crap?

If Bobby and I have a future, you'll quit the firm?

What are you, a cross between Cupid and Glinda the Good Witch of the North? Oh,

shut up. Don't tell me to shut up. If you love the guy, be a woman about it.

Claw my eyes out.

I'd do it to you.

Okay, he's not even into me, Helen. You know, nothing's going to happen anyway.

What you're saying is, if there's anything between Bobby and me, you'll

And if there isn't, you'll stay and let things fall where they would fall?

Basically.

Well, Bobby and I are over.

We love him.

What's my cut?

20%. 20?

My contingency is 33.

Why the hell would I... Yeah, we're not asking you to build a case. We're giving

it to you.

Liability and damages. Even so.

Rebecca said this is up your alley.

Oh, my alley's real estate loans.

Banking.

It's a lot easier than that.

Okay.

But I don't want to know nothing.

More coffee?

You tell your patients to just give me the bills and a version of how it

happened. Yeah, well, they're going to know you'd know. That's why I'd be

sending them. I just don't want it said plain.

They want to wink.

Fine. But my ass needs cover.

Okay.

So,

how do we go from here?

A man named Roland Mapp will come and see you.

He's the guy.

You'll want to check out your place of work.

Listen, if you think you can cut a better deal, go ahead.

We can continue with this case if we want, but I just have to ask, this can't

bringing anybody good publicity, if she's willing to buy the monkey.

Chimpanzee. Whatever.

Your Honor, these chimpanzees cost about $20 ,000.

Could you really afford to buy her?

No, but maybe I could raise the money.

Second, if we open the door to the idea that they could be bought, watch out.

Why? Because animal groups all over will be starting trust funds.

Research cannot be contaminated by politics or... The bottom line is this

research animal, and they're asking you to treat it otherwise.

And if you do, what about the next chimp? And the one after that? I'd like

to meet her.

Who? Tina, I'd like you to meet the research animal we're talking about. She

could be your body, right?

Absolutely.

I'm afraid of monkeys.

Look, we all know her fate if she goes off into the world of biomedical

research. Is it too inhuman of us to spend 15 minutes with her first?

Two o 'clock.

Your Honor. Come on. Two o 'clock. I'll meet with the eighth.

In chambers. You bringing a baboon to chambers?

Chimpanzee. Can we get any money on this?

You know, Eugene, not everything is about money. Just ask Lindsay. You can

me twice.

Okay.

First, this is my firm. I started it. It'll always be more mine than anybody

else's. Second, I'm not about to change the way we operate. This is what it is.

No management committees, no administrative partners.

We see a case you want, we take it.

Third?

It's got to be a third.

Third, I need your commitment.

To get it, I'm willing to commit back.

I'll waive buy -in starting today based on seniority. Eugene, you get 12%.

Eleanor, 10%. Lindsey, 8%. Rebecca, 5%. Jimmy, in another year, you start at 8%.

Voting rights, I get 2%. The rest of you get 1%. That's as fair as I get.

Lindsey, since you've been such a catalyst, I'll put you in charge of

the papers.

Any questions?

Good.

I got a question.

Why do I gotta wait a year?

Jimmy, you've only been here a year and a half. You'll get equity after being

here only two and a half years. Where else could you do that?

Anybody else have a complaint?

I think she's just being shy.

She gets shy.

Which, I might add, is something else to consider. She's capable of shyness.

Oh, boy, can you spin.

Maybe she's just pleading the fifth.

You know what? We don't need that.

How old is she?

She's five.

And her intelligence would be?

The same as a three -year -old. Human? Human, yes.

Tina, tell the judge how well.

Tell her your name. Go ahead.

Here.

Try this.

Oh. Would you like a banana, Tina?

She just flipped me off. No, no, she did. I know when I'm being flipped off.

monkey. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hey, get off.

Tina!

No. Very, very bad monkeys.

That's a little bitch.

It is not funny. We are trying to save her life.

Well, you do get some interesting cases, Eleanor.

I wish I did.

It's not fun being a chiropractor?

I can't say everything turned out, you know, the way I thought or hoped.

Well, you know, you're not too old to switch careers.

Thanks. I know that's meant to flatter me, but... No, I've got alimony and

support and... How many kids do you have?

Two.

Great ones. Live with their mom.

Did you get to see them? Oh, yeah. I coach Little League, and my oldest,

plays for me. So in the spring, I see him every day. That's great.

You? None for you?

No. I'm waiting for that perfect guy to come along, you know.

Yeah. Ellie, you know those stories you hear about how children change your

life? Yeah.

All true.

Sounds like you love them.

I'm going, Phil. You have to lock up.

Okay.

I'm just a secretary, you know.

Excuse me?

Why are you making me a partner?

Because you're not just a secretary.

I don't even think it's legal technically to make a non -lawyer a

Sue me.

Bobby, you don't have to do this.

Splitting up the pie, that was a difficult decision.

Giving some of it to you, that was easy.

Thank you.

Yeah.

How's that, um, that thing thing going?

Pretty good.

Bobby?

Thank you.

Do you really have to tell her?

Eleanor, if we lose, she goes tonight.

I have to prepare her.

I thought she sort of already knows.

She doesn't know tonight.

Catherine. Cards on the table.

Excuse me?

Obviously, you do love her. Is this more about that, or are these animals really

capable... They're different, Eleanor.

I'm not denying loving her.

But, you know, we used to say that what separated humans from all other species

was language.

That isn't true anymore.

Brain scans show they have the same brain architecture as we do for

and yet...

me to leave you alone.

Actually, no.

She's a little bit more stoic in front of strangers, so it'll make it easier

me.

I don't want her to see me getting...

Tina,

we talked before.

You maybe have to go live with somebody else.

Yes, you maybe have to go soon.

Tonight.

No, that's not why. I do love you.

Jimmy, Jimmy, Roland, Matt, he just called.

Okay. 11 o 'clock, the guy's coming now.

Are we ready? Is the room ready? It's all set.

Don't push it. I won't. If you're too anxious, Jimmy. I ain't gonna be too

anxious, Rebecca.

What's going on?

Big sting, 11 o 'clock, the guy's coming. Ooh, I should call Helen.

You need any backup?

No, I better go in alone.

I can do it alone.

I don't need backup.

Fine. Fine?

I appreciate the confidence.

What's that about?

You make the other partner, me, I gotta wait.

You don't trust me with cases, I gotta dig them up myself.

I'm a little sick of it all.

Hold it.

Close the door, Jimmy.

There isn't a single law firm in this city that would give you equity inside

three years.

You could be on the street that long trying to find one that would even hire

you.

Eleanor, Eugene, and Lindsay have helped build this place.

Giving them partnership would be meaningless if I also gave it to you.

I'm sorry to say it, but you need to hear it.

I'm going to see this sting thing through.

And then I quit.

Go ahead. If you're not happy, quit.

I'm tired of trying to make everybody happy around here.

Last week a colleague of mine stomped a rat to death and I cheered Don't get me

wrong. I love animals. You would never catch me wearing a fur coat But I do

the food chain I've had friends die of cancer AIDS and

I'm in favor of using animals in laboratories if it will help us find a

these terrible diseases But at some point we do have to draw a line where

I don't know.

I would make for a very lousy judge.

But we all met Tina, didn't we?

If an animal can think, if it can put a noun together with a verb and

communicate, if it can feel and if it can love, if it is smart enough to

understand a little of what this hearing is about, smart enough to look right

back at you and ask why.

And when she does ask why, if our only answer is that, well, we're human and

you're not.

There's something wrong.

We would never send a two -year -old child to some laboratory for medical

research, and not just because under the Constitution a human child has rights,

but because it would be unthinkable.

So why doesn't the same principle apply here?

Because she's inhuman?

Well, there's inhuman, Your Honor, and there's inhuman.

Council presented a persuasive moral argument, but that's all it was, a moral

one. And as she's admitted, legally, they lose.

Unless I'm willing to re -examine the law. You could do that, but talk about

your slippery slope.

Your Honor, no matter how, however moral we try to paint humanity,

we are a species that kills animals for food, for clothing, for belts.

shoes, pocketbooks. We kill them for medical research and we kill them for

sport.

But once you start saying, oh, no, no, no, no, certain animals should be exempt

because they're smarter.

Well, good luck.

I mean, what kind of test do we apply here? DNA?

Intelligence? Emotional capacity?

We're talking opening a floodgate here.

I could open the gate.

Only for the chimpanzee. Yes, but then here comes the Save the Whale Foundation

calling you arbitrary.

The animal world, it's wonderful, and it's just full of miracles and reasons

us to just leave them alone. Look at every species, and you'll find something

miraculous, something that says, don't sacrifice that life.

But in a court of law, we deal with the human race, Your Honor.

Like it or not, this arena, it's about human rights.

And just as you said at the beginning of all of this, she's a monkey.

Once we get a record of treatment, we're in the clear.

Okay, the check comes in, so when do I see mine?

You gotta get a power of attorney, because all the payments are gonna be

out to you.

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that kind of paper trail.

You can't count on the client to cut and dibby.

Look, you pay me in cash.

I pay the doctor.

That's a no -go.

You see who I'm in practice with here?

Bobby Donald.

He's pretty high profile.

He doesn't have to know a thing.

All he knows is these are your clients.

That doesn't bring exposure to you or anybody else here.

He's pretty good.

Yes, he is.

So we'll start with Rebecca, see how it goes.

All right.

Be seated.

I didn't much care for the personality of your little ape.

And, Mr. Myron, you're right, the human race rules on the planet and in this

room. But as such, I think judges are allowed to be human once in a while.

I looked into her eyes.

I'm not going to be the one to send her off to be experimented on.

Dr. Nesbitt, we need to work out a restitution plan, but you get custody.

Adjourned.

I mean, I've had wins.

I've had big wins. But for a monkey, I'm almost crying.

Can it be overturned? No, they're not going to appeal.

Speaking of which, I have the court order. I'm supposed to meet the doctor

at the center. So thank you very much for dinner.

Can I see you again?

I would love that.

Great. Great.

I'll call.

Bye. Bye.

So basically, you just play it out.

And as much as you can, play it out in that room.

Okay. And no need to rush it.

You know, just let it take its own course.

All right.

All right?

Um... Thanks, Jimmy.

For all the bad blood. Yeah. We're on the same side now. Yeah.

Yeah. All right. I'll be in touch.

I don't want you to quit.

I don't want to lose you.

I do believe in you.

And I do believe that you'll be a good partner.

But when you get it, you'll feel better knowing you earned it.

I'm tired of being the brunt.

I know I brought a lot of it on myself with the commercial, but... I've been

doing good work here.

Without a doubt.

And, uh... I don't like being told to shut up. I don't like everybody calling

big head, and I don't like being laughed at.

Maybe I haven't earned partner yet, but I've earned respect.

And I want it.

Jimmy, everybody kids you because they adore you.

Don't you know that?

I'm not a pet.

I do plan on paying for her.

I know.

Kathy, I don't agree with this ruling, and publicly I'll dissent.

But privately... Now you tell us.

You take very good care of her.

I will.

Tina, you, me.

Think the place will change?

A little, but that's the point. In spirit, we won't change.

How about with you and me?

What?

You're my best friend, Lindsay.

Whatever happens with you and Bobby... It won't affect you and me.