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Dad! The principal says he got a phone tip from a parent. Something about you

dealing? Wasn't dealing, that's a lie.

Were they your drugs? No.

Then why were they in your locker? I don't know, maybe I was fed up.

Do you like my clock?

It has a tiny camera in it. A nanny cam.

Two nights ago I come home, and I find this.

I'll meet him at 4 .30. He's going to give me eight bags.

What if I get busted? My dad says if you get caught, never admit to anything,

even to your lawyer, because they'll be stuck with whatever you tell them. Who

gave you the drugs?

Goes by Robbie G. I don't know his full name.

Robbie G. You know him? He might work for a client of mine. I'm not sure.

That's nice.

Father and son.

Both work for the same guy.

I told my lawyer I could handle this, but I forgot to ask whether I needed

witnesses to do this. To do what?

To serve you with this petition.

Change child custody? I don't think you've been a positive influence in

Kendall's life.

I expect we'll do okay.

No judge likes to cut off custody.

But, Eugene, we could be in for a real fight here.

I know. She hired Solomon Taggart.

Where she got the money to do that, I don't know. What I do know is this guy

doesn't fool around.

If I have to get ugly, you have to let me.

I don't want you tearing her up by me. At the end of the day, she's still my

son's mother. And at the end of the day, we want you to still be his father.

Dad?

Kendall, what are you doing here?

I just came. I took the tea.

Your mother know?

No.

What's going on? I had a meet with those doctors and stuff. Why is nobody

telling me what's going on?

Your mother thinks you're getting involved with drugs has something

to do with my influence.

And she thinks it would be best if you didn't spend

time with me.

Ever?

Just for a while.

But you're my dad.

It isn't about that.

She's doing what she thinks is best.

She loves you just like I do.

We just disagree almost best.

And she's asking some judge to stop you from being with me?

Something like that, yeah.

Come on, we're going to be late. We've got plenty of time, Eugene.

Who's up first?

The guardian ad litem, Tanya Morrison. She takes a strong position. She's

Who's the judge?

Bender. Come on.

Ms. Gamble.

Hi. Hi.

Listen, unfortunately, we weren't able to reach a plea, so we go to trial.

Okay. I'll be putting you on first. I remember we talked about his attorney.

Listen, I'll do what I can to protect you, but the main thing, you have to

your composure.

Okay.

You won't let her get brutalized up there. This attorney's tough. He's known

trying anything.

She's going to be attacked, isn't she?

Well, defendants get the right to confront their accusers, Mr. Hayes, and

one will.

Kendall has an above -average IQ, but he appears to be lacking some moral

sensibility with regard to his behavior. What do you mean, Doctor?

With the drug arrest, he focuses on the illegal search rather than his own bad

act. And in lying to his parents about it afterwards, he focuses on how his

denial skirted the truth. Come on, Doctor.

Growing up, my children threw every excuse imaginable at me. Isn't that just

being a kid? The normal kid understands when he's done something wrong and uses

the excuse as a way to escape punishment.

With Kendall, it's almost as if he believes the excuse nullifies the bad

And therein lies the problem.

To what do you attribute Kendall's behavior?

There could be a lot of factors.

But I do believe a significant one derives from contact with his father.

He's a bad role model?

I'm not saying that.

Likely he's a great role model. I'm saying that contact with him is having a

negative influence.

A good model with a bad influence?

Mr. Young is a criminal defense attorney.

I certainly don't have all the answers, but I know that Kendall is somehow...

processing right and wrong through his father's eyes.

And it's resulting in a blurring of the lines for him.

How many hours total did you spend with Kendall?

About six and a half.

And in six and a half hours, you find that Eugene Young is a bad influence on

his son?

Yes.

Because he's a criminal defense attorney?

Because of the emotional and behavioral impact he's had on his son. Because he's

a criminal defense attorney?

Mr. Young faces tough moral choices.

Maybe he has a handle on it, and maybe he doesn't. You say Mr. Young faces

moral choices. Do you have any evidence of Mr. Young acting amorally? Well, I

think defending somebody accused of murder is perhaps... It's immoral for a

criminal defense attorney to represent murder defendants? I'm talking about how

it impacts on a child. It's your opinion that children can't process... Your

Honor, he's not letting the witness finish. I agree.

Better complete her response, Mr. Donald.

Of course, every defendant deserves representation.

Most 11 -year -olds can appreciate this.

I'm speaking as to what's going on with Kendall. Thank you, doctor, but how... I

still haven't finished.

By defending these people, the drug dealers, the people that use drugs,

sees an implied endorsement of them.

Dad says these people are okay.

Dad says what these people did wasn't so bad.

Dad says it's the police who are at fault. These are the things this kid is

processing.

It's not coming from his mother.

Thank you for taking the time. Sure. I'm going to have Lucy take notes if you

don't mind. Sure.

Well, as I said on the phone, I'm a practicing child psychologist, and I was

recently discharged from my job for grounds I believe to be illegal.

And what were the grounds?

I developed a condition in my eyes, which they cited as cause.

What kind of condition?

It affects the muscles and, well, as you can see, I'm rather cross -eyed.

Can you tell?

Well, since you mention it, and this is why they fired you. Yes. It's a

bilateral nerve palsy. I got it from a head trauma.

Ms. Washington, it does not render me disabled.

I have been and continue to be an excellent psychologist. I'm very good at

I do.

I spent most of the afternoon walking around window shopping, then I walked to

my car.

And what happened? As I started to pull out, that man, he jumped in the

passenger side.

What did you do?

I tried to jump out my side, but he grabbed my wrist so I couldn't get out.

What happened then?

He pulled a knife out of his jacket and pressed it against my neck really hard.

Tell me, what was going through your mind?

Fear.

I was thinking, if he had just wanted the car, he would have let me jump out.

I thought he was going to hurt me.

What happened next?

I started talking.

You started talking?

Yes. I started telling him about myself. I thought maybe if he knew something

about me, he would only kill me. Why did you think that?

I read that one strategy with an attacker is to try to humanize yourself

them so they won't kill you.

And it worked?

Yeah, I guess so, because he told me to get out, which I did, and then he drove

away.

Any bruises on your wrist or your neck?

I don't think so.

You never went to a hospital?

No. Can anybody account for your whereabouts that afternoon when you say

were window shopping?

Not that I know of. I was by myself.

Did you also kiss Randy Strunk?

Excuse me? The truth is, you met Randy, you had consensual sex with him, and

then you loaned him your car. Objection! Are you crazy? You would never sleep

with someone you just met.

Objection! It's a fair question. Sidebar, Your Honor!

She's been known to pick up men and not just with her car. You've got to be

kidding me. She's a social girl. I'm just showing it. That is completely

irrelevant, even if it were true. A victim's sexual history is inadmissible.

Rape field. This is not a rape. Rape field doesn't apply. And I am entitled

cross -examine my client's accuser. I won't let you go there, Mr. Dawson.

You don't know this woman, Judge. She's a real... Problem is, Counsel, I know

you. You're not going there.

He's a good man and, in my opinion, a very good father.

Well, then why are we here?

We're here because of the world he lives in.

My ex -husband fights for bad people.

My son attributes some idealism to this world. The influence scares me.

He's begun to deal drugs, with a sense of pride even, a pride that he gets from

his dad.

Object to that?

It would be one thing if he came home wanting to defend criminals, but to

identify with them as role models, this is beginning to happen. Have you talked

to your ex -husband about this?

My ex -husband breathed this world.

That's what led to us splitting up. He's inside it.

He defends these people on a mission.

It was more important to him than being a husband, more important than being a

father. Objection. That isn't true, Sharon. Mr. Young. You know that's not

Mr. Young, take your seat.

I know you love him, but you don't see what you're doing to him.

Ms. Young.

Please do not address your ex -husband.

That was a lie. It doesn't matter. You just sat there. Eugene. You just let her

go on with that. I'll get my chance. You shouldn't shut her down.

Eugene.

You know she gets to tell her side. You know I had to let her. She knows my

values. She knows I don't honor the people I defend. And she knows Kendall

that. Taggart probably told her to come on strong.

Like I said, these kinds of fights you don't win by holding back.

Eugene.

Now it's my turn.

I don't want to hold back.

Anything you got on her that I can use now is the time to tell me.

I'm friends with Sharon. I don't want to go after her. But if you want your son

back, I have no real choice.

And you have to help me.

How long was it from the time Randy allegedly got in the car to the time you

out? It seemed like forever, but it was probably no more than a couple minutes.

So you only had a couple of minutes to reveal the personal details that you

hoped would spare your life. Yes.

And the details that you chose to reveal were, of course, the ones that you

thought would generate the most sympathy.

I guess so, yes.

You told him you had a settlement coming from a car accident.

That you broke up with your last boyfriend because you discovered he was

one of your friends.

And you have allergies.

I probably did.

Your favorite movie is Braveheart.

And you told him you lost your virginity in a car.

You tell him that? I honestly don't remember everything I said. I was

was just rambling on.

Are those things true?

If you're not sure...

We can always verify them with your insurance company, your friends, your

doctor. A lot of it is true. I was trying to talk to him about my life,

feel like he knew me.

What I did was fax a demand letter plus a draft of a motion for injunctive

relief, which we can bring before a judge at any time.

It did succeed in getting their attention.

Which means? Dr. Farabee, your boss, and his lawyer are coming for a meeting.

I suspect they could be offering to modify your severance. Well, that isn't

I... I really want my job back.

Okay, then.

I'll take the shot.

Thank you, Miss Washington.

Okay, I'll call you right after the meeting.

I saw you snickering.

I wasn't laughing. Halsey, Jimmy, real funny.

You're the one with the primary physical custody right now, aren't you, Sharon?

Yes. You're the one spending the most time with Kendall.

Possible you share some blame for his problems, or is that just impossible?

I lived with Eugene for nine years. I know where the blame goes.

Plan B, I know that, too. Plan B?

What's that got to do with Eugene's parenting? It's got to do with Kendall

always bragging that his dad can get anybody off.

He's a bad parent for the way he defends his clients? He's a bad influence when

it comes to teaching him accountability.

What about you as a primary caretaker refusing to accept any responsibility?

What message on accountability does that send?

I'm accepting responsibility to set my son's life back on course. I'm taking

steps necessary to see that he's raised with the right values.

So, your concern in all this... is that Kendall learned the right values.

Yes. And you don't think that Eugene is teaching those values to Kendall. No, I

don't. And values. That's one of the reasons you got divorced. Your

of opinion on values.

You had an affair, didn't you, Sharon?

That was four years ago. How long did that affair last?

Objection, Your Honor. What relevance does an event that happened... Excuse

but this witness is saying that my client's character is deficient and that

son gleaned these deficiencies. I should be allowed to question the petitioner

on her character.

I'll allow it.

Answer the question.

The affair lasted about two months.

And during the affair on more than a few occasions, you told Eugene that you

were having dinner with a girlfriend or you were working late, when in fact...

You were seeing this man. Isn't that right?

It was wrong. I know that, but... You were lying to him.

Yes. And did Kendall know you were lying to his father? What kind of influence?

Kendall never found out about either the affair or... So your son still doesn't

know the truth. The deception lives on. Objection. Withdrawn. The man you were

seeing was married, right?

Yes. What kind of values does that teach your son, Sharon? What kind of values

does it get from a mother's infidelity and adultery? Objection. Sustained.

Move on. You complain about Eugene's job.

You ever once asked him to quit his job? I knew he would never. The question

was, did you ever ask him to quit, yes or no?

No, that doesn't... Did you ever urge him to demand to be made partner? That

ever happen?

Yes. So this world he lives in, which you so object to, you wanted him to

a partner in it.

You get alimony, don't you, Sharon?

Yes. You make money off this world, you urge them to go for partner, and now you

cite that world as ground for parental unfitness. Is hypocrisy a value you pass

on to Kendall? Objection.

Best interest of the child, Sharon, does that include infidelity, lying,

hypocrisy? Objection, Mr. Donald. After you drew this conclusion that Eugene's

job wasn't good for Kendall, did you go to Eugene and say, hey, what do we do

about this? Or did you just move for full cussing? He's not going to change.

Didn't

Eugene

deserve that much? A conversation?

Didn't Kendall deserve that much? He's not going to change!

I love Jerry, and he's a good psychologist.

But if he can't connect with patients... What evidence do you have that he

can't? Look... Have his patients left him since he established this condition?

Some have. But most haven't. The problem is, I need doctors who can help build

our clinic. He's unable to bring in new business. You've effectively discharged

him for a medical condition.

No, the discharge was predicated on the inability to perform the functions of

the job.

What if he wears dark glasses? How would you feel about a therapist where you

can't even see his eyes?

I'd deal with it. Look, part of the job is cultivating new clientele. Jerry is

unable to do this. Look, I like the guy. I wouldn't do this if I didn't have to.

I'd seen Lynette Hayes around, and I'd always wanted to meet her.

I saw her walking across the street looking into some store window.

What did you do?

I thought, what the hell?

So I crossed over and I went to say hello.

And what happened?

Kind of put a light hit on her. She seemed receptive, so we just started

talking. How long were the two of you talking out there on the street?

A few minutes.

Then we started walking.

We got to where she was parked, and then we were just leaning against her car,

talking some more.

Did the two of you get inside the car?

Yeah.

We were getting kind of cold standing outside.

She asked me did I want to get in. What happened once the two of you were in the

car? She ran the heater for a while and we listened to some music.

Then we fooled around.

So after just meeting you, she found you so irresistible she just had to have

you. I guess so.

Then you made such a favorable impression she just gave you her car?

No. She loaned it to me.

I had lost track of time, and I was really late for a job interview that I

across town.

The job was really important to me, and it was too late for me to catch a bus.

So instead of offering to drive you herself, she just gave her car to a

stranger. Well, we weren't total strangers at that point. And anyway, she

some things she needed to get done, and so I was supposed to meet her back there

at that street at 5 o 'clock. But you decided to keep the car instead.

I got lost trying to find the warehouse across town where I was supposed to meet

with this guy in shipping and receiving.

Anyway, by the time I got back, she was gone.

So you figured free car?

No.

I didn't have her phone number or her last name.

I was searching for her registration, and that's when the police arrested me.

That's the truth.

Still love me?

She started it.

I know that.

And she's not finished, Eugene.

Tomorrow morning, you're on that stand.

They'll be coming after you.

Yeah. You can't lose control.

You can't seem erratic or volatile.

You have to remain calm in that chair.

That's a little easier said than done.

You'll do it because of the stakes.

I can't figure how this happened.

Custody battles, divorce.

I know how it could turn into runaway hate, but Sharon and me, we get along.

We still love each other.

No, we both love Kendall.

How'd this happen?

What's up?

Well, I guess my radar.

What's going on?

Lynette, I could be way off, but I get a gut feeling with witnesses, and after

listening to Randy Strunk's testimony, it had a believable ring to it.

You're not serious.

There's just a couple of things that don't exactly make sense. After he took

car, he then returned to the same area.

He didn't change the plates.

He acted like an innocent person.

Why would I say he just stole my car?

Is it possible you thought he did when he didn't come back soon enough?

No.

He carjacked me.

Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, could you excuse us for a second?

What's this about?

I need to speak with your daughter in private.

Please.

Lynette, if you are making this up, a man is facing jail.

I'm not making this up. He carjacked you. Yes.

Look, I know it was your father who reported this to the police. Are you

sticking to the story you gave him?

No.

It's the truth.

If anything, Kendall needs to spend more time with me, not less.

How did Kendall get those drugs?

He got them from someone who works for a former client of mine.

It was an unfortunate coincidence.

Did you ever introduce Kendall to this former client of yours?

Of course not.

Have you ever in any way conveyed to Kendall that it was okay to take or sell

drugs? No.

Why do you think your ex -wife blames you for Kendall's problems?

Sharon has always had ideological problems with my job.

I think when this arrest happened, it hit a lot of nerves and fears.

I also think she blames the failure of our marriage on my job.

She's reliving a lot of that anger, I guess.

Can you understand that?

I can understand her fear.

When Kendall got arrested, I was afraid, too. I also got angry.

But I do not understand her punishing me.

And I certainly don't understand her punishing Kendall.

And that's what you're doing, Sharon.

Your son got arrested for possessing drugs, drugs that he bought off of one

your clients.

That was a coincidence, as I said. Your lawyer, Ms. Frutt, she was recently

arrested on drug charges herself, wasn't she? Those charges were dismissed. She

was set up by the police.

That's exactly what Kendall said when you asked him how the drugs ended up in

his locker, isn't it? Except in Eleanor's case, it was true. A client

bag of what was thought to be drugs on Ms. Frutt's desk.

That's right. And when asked who the drugs belonged to, Ms. Frutt responded,

don't know, didn't she? Yes. But she knew where the drugs came from, didn't

As lawyers, we have a duty not to betray our clients. So Ms. Frutt did the right

thing by lying.

In that context, it wasn't lying.

It was telling the truth?

No. Which was? It was protecting our client, which, as you well know, we have

ethical obligation to do. Yes.

Did you sit down and explain that to your son, Mr. Young? Kendall knows about

our duties. I'm not talking in general. I'm referring to that specific occasion

after he witnessed Eleanor Frutt lying to the police. Did you sit down and

explain the situation to him?

Not that time, no. Can you honestly say that you have taught Kendall right from

wrong, truth from lies? I have never, ever encouraged my son to break the law

to lie.

My dad says if you get caught, never admit to anything, even to your lawyer,

because they'll be stuck with whatever you tell them.

I never told him that.

Is that the truth or a justifiable lie?

Objection! Kendall knows what I do for a living, Mr. Tucker. Yes, in fact, he

spends a lot of time at your office, doesn't he? Until this happened. He was

right there when the police charged in with their guns arresting Eleanor Front.

He was even in the line of fire, wasn't he? You know that wasn't a common

occurrence. On average, how many waking hours a week do you spend with your son

outside the office?

I work a lot of hours. That's why he's with me.

At work. And that's his exposure to you, isn't it? Eugene Young, the lawyer.

And father.

And father. Father at work.

Reference was made earlier to plan B. What is that?

It's a defense strategy.

More specifically, it means accusing someone in open court of committing the

crime. Basically. According to recent court transcripts, you accused a brother

of beheading his sister, even though you didn't believe that he was really

involved in the death. Correct?

Yes.

Ever sit down and talk to Kendall about why you do these things in court?

Yes, I have.

Ever been booked on assault, Mr. Young?

Once. The charge was dropped.

You got mad at one of your clients who sodomized two young boys. You beat him

in open court, right?

Objection! This has no relevance. Everything is fair game. You made that

All right.

I'll give you a little latitude, Mr. Taggart.

When this case was filed...

You were under court order not to discuss the merits of it with your son,

Kendall. Is that right, sir? Yes. You talked to him about it two nights ago?

was confused as to what was going on. You basically tell him that his mother

wrong? I told him we disagree as to what was best.

Well, would it surprise you if he went home with the idea that you thought she

was wrong? The night before the hearing, you violate a court order. Position

your son on your version of the merits.

Are these the good footsteps for a son to step in?

He's being fired for a medical condition that's contrary to law. He's being

terminated for an inability to perform the function.

Appearance is not a function. He has six nerve palsy brought on by a head

trauma. I don't know much about psychology, counsel, but I do suspect

were to go see a therapist to unearth my troubles, it wouldn't help to have him

look back at me cross -eyed. And that is bigotry. So he looks different in time.

Step up here, Mr. Pyle.

Dr. Paya.

Okay, I'm looking to get an idea.

My mother -in -law has got delirium. Tell us what that is.

Delirium is basically a disturbance of consciousness.

It can affect cognition, often manifested by a reduced clarity of

the environment.

It can cause focus problems.

Attention deficit problems are common.

And it's often difficult to engage in long, sustained periods of conversation.

There's also disorientation as to time. I'm sorry, I'm upholding the discharge.

Your Honor.

Ms. Washington, this may not seem fair, but it's tough to take him seriously.

You can't penalize him for something he can't control.

Nor should I penalize them.

Dr. Pyle.

You may be an excellent doctor, but medicine is business these days, too.

And under the adage, you only get one chance to make a first impression, I

to sympathize with the defendant as well.

This isn't fair.

And your problem, young lady, is that you think justice is fair.

I'm not a big fan of ex parte. What's the mystery?

I'm not sure I have good faith belief in the defendant's guilt anymore.

Why?

I guess it comes down to credibility.

My gut tells me she fed her father this story. He insisted on the arrest, and

she's cornered.

What have you got to support this? Oh, just listening to their testimony. I

think I believe him.

So what? You're not the jury.

Still, if a DA doesn't have a good faith belief... That may affect your bringing

the charges, but your way in the testimony is irrelevant.

Come on. And if I brought a motion to dismiss?

Forget it.

And don't tank your closing either.

Defense attorneys aren't the only ones with obligations in that room.

Why'd you do this, Sharon?

Here you go, disobeying another court order. We're not supposed to talk about

this outside.

Why'd you do this?

I know you love him.

But I also know I'm losing him.

If it were to you, Eugene, I could deal with it.

But I'm losing him to something that... He's a

good kid becoming a bad kid.

You don't see that either because you don't want to.

Or you can't.

Do you really think he's better?

This isn't about who's a better person or who loves Kendall more. It's what's

the boy's best interests.

We've listened to the guardian ad litem, somebody who is neutral, linking

Kendall's problems to his contact with his father, a boy losing an ability to

distinguish right from wrong. We all saw that tape.

An 11 -year -old boy versed on the how -tos of drug dealing. Who in this room

wasn't horrified?

Eugene Young was sued for intentional infliction of emotional distress when in

open court he accused a brother of killing his own sister, an allegation he

admittedly didn't really believe.

And in defense of Eugene Young, his colleague, Jimmy Berluti, described him

being in extreme denial, a man struggling to survive what he does for a

That struggle is affecting Kendall.

We're not asking for punishment or that it be permanent. But for now, we have

to follow Dr. Morrison's recommendation and appoint Sharon Young as full

custodian.

In the end, it's not about a mother or a father. It's about the welfare of an 11

-year -old boy who very clearly needs help.

We see young kids in this room every day arrested for drugs.

We don't take them away from their parents.

Just the opposite.

The courts usually plead for the parents to step in.

That's exactly what Eugene Young would like to do.

This is a huge overreaction to a bad event. There is nothing, nothing to even

suggest any parental unfitness.

Mr. Taggart quoted Jimmy Belluti's closing argument as evidence.

Well, he left out the part of the summation where Mr. Berluti referred to

Young as deeply honorable, dignified, a hero.

I second that.

So do you, Sharon.

There is nobody.

Nobody who's walked through these doors with more honor, more dignity, and

morality than the man sitting over there.

If you recant, I promise there will be no perjury charges. Why are you doing

this? Lynette, I'm just saying, if you did make this up... It's bad enough the

defense attorney attacks me. Now the DA goes after me, too.

He carjacked me.

He did.

Randy's drunk. Well, he's got to be the luckiest man in the world.

He meets a very attractive woman who, even though she's a complete stranger,

just can't help herself.

and agrees to fool around with him in her car.

Then, well, she generously gifts him with her car.

That happens every day, doesn't it?

Randy isn't lucky, ladies and gentlemen.

He's just careful.

He chose his victim.

He chose the time.

He chose the location where there would be no eyewitnesses.

Randy chose every single detail of the attack to work to his advantage.

And after he got caught, he, along with his attorney, chose the strategy of

putting the victim on trial.

He said, she said equals reasonable doubt.

Go ahead.

Put him back out there.

Just don't forget to lock your car doors.

My definition of the luckiest man in the world wouldn't be an innocent man

convicted for a crime he didn't do.

Here's the flash.

Sometimes the defendant actually is the victim of false charges.

Maybe she thought he stood her up. Or duped her. Or maybe wasn't really coming

back with her car.

I don't know what was in her mind when she told her father what happened.

But she wasn't carjacked.

No bruises.

No physical signs of anything violent.

She wasn't carjacked.

This case reminds me of a question we used to have on test in school when I

growing up.

Orange, apple, pear, hammer.

Which one doesn't fit?

Here, according to Lynette Hayes, we have an attacker with a knife who took

car, who also happens to know about her past relationship with an ex -boyfriend,

among other things.

These are things you tell someone you have a personal relationship with.

However brief.

Not an attacker.

Something doesn't fit.

I'm sorry.

You tried.

Should I appeal?

Sit. We could appeal, but I don't think we'd win.

You're not in what we call a suspect class, and there's no special protection

for people with... Funny faces.

So you're not recommending that we keep going with this case?

No.

Well,

Thank you for your time, Ms. Washington.

I wish I could have been more help.

Well, I appreciate you not laughing anyway.

Good day.

Goodbye, Mr. Pyle.

Between all of the back and forth, the one piece of evidence that stands out

most is that you didn't try.

The boy was arrested, court papers were filed.

The fact that you didn't first try, Ms. Young, to work something out, that tells

me that you were leading with fear and anger, not necessarily Kendall's

interests. That isn't true.

Well, I'm not satisfied that you've exhausted every possible remedy, taking

a boy's father.

That's severe enough not to be the first course of action.

So I'm ordering you both to try again.

If you fail, try again.

Then, maybe, come to me.

Mr. Young, I am tempted to restrain your son from coming to your office, but I'm

not there yet.

We seem to have two intelligent and loving parents here.

So let's put some of that intelligence and love to work.

For God's sake, this is not about you.

This is about your son.

The petition to modify custody is denied.

Will the defendant please rise?

Madam foreperson, the jury has reached a verdict.

We have, Your Honor.

Commonwealth v.

Randy Strunk on the charge of assault and confinement for the purpose of

stealing a motor vehicle while armed. We find the defendant, Randy Strunk,

guilty.

The jury is dismissed for the thanks of the court. We're adjourned.

He ready?

Not quite.

I'll wait.

Hey, Dad.

Hey.

Just do a couple minutes.

All right, almost done.

How many tablespoons of water does it take to fill a gallon container three

-quarters full?

Who would use a tablespoon to fill a gallon container?

Somebody with too much time on his hands. How many tablespoons are you

out? Two.

Okay, figure it out.

192. Good.

Last one.

This is a version from Beat Commuters.

Oh, man.

Never mind.

You go to Europe someday, somebody asks you a question, you answer their feet,

they'll look at you like you're crazy.

Because it'll be Paris, France, and I'm talking English.

Never mind.