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Ready? Almost.

We should get going.

Hey, take it easy.

I am taking it easy.

Okay, is this a coffee thing or is this an ex -boyfriend thing? Eleanor.

Lindsay. Pinkner versus Williams Braylon Tobacco Company.

Oh, yeah.

She's a friend of mine. You actually took this case?

It'll be a winner, Bobby. Maybe not a lot of money. A winner?

You're suing a cigar manufacturer for breaking up a marriage?

What?

Emotional distress.

Basically...

Alienation of affection.

Lindsay. A couple depositions. I mean, if we don't settle, then... How does a

cigar come between a husband and a wife?

That's a question of fact.

Aren't the partners supposed to approve new cases?

It's two days of discovery, topped, and you're not a partner.

Thanks for reminding me.

I am. And how does a cigar come... Aren't you late for trial?

Well, actually, I have a few minutes. Yeah, me too. How much time do you plan

spend on this? Hey, it's for a friend, okay? Two depositions, maybe a summary

judgment motion. 20 hours minimum. I will get money out of it.

I beat the tobacco company once. I will do it again. And, you know, thank you

all very much for your support. Maybe one day you people will have friends in

your life that you'll want to help. And when you do, I'll remember this.

Definitely wedding stress.

My first instinct was to say nothing.

Totally.

The place America comes for health care answers.

A place called WebMD.

Is everything okay?

It's fine.

It's just, you guys have started to gang up, that's all.

Your reaction was a little heightened.

Sorry.

I'll try to settle this as fast as I can. Okay.

Okay. Lindsay, I, um, I think something is going on here.

Talk to me.

You'll just laugh.

I won't laugh. Tell me.

Okay.

I need more sex.

Oh, great.

You need more?

Yes.

I don't think you're attracted to me anymore. Are you crazy?

It's just, we don't, not nearly like... It tapers off a little with all couples.

We're not even married yet.

You don't think I want to make love to you?

1 .6 times a week.

Last year, it was 3 .9.

You do the math.

Bobby, I have a deposition. We'll talk about this later, okay?

We hit a bump.

Helen Gamble doesn't want you in uniform. The judge agreed.

I'm a cop.

On leave, and if the department says you can't wear it, then... This is

ridiculous. Well, they're giving you an hour to change.

They did make an offer.

What? Reckless endangerment. Six months.

I'd have to serve?

Well, a kid died. Doing my job?

Actually, you were off duty.

Rebecca? I turn it down. Hey, hey, hold on. He thought the kid pulled a gun,

Eleanor. I understand our defense, Rebecca, but if we lose on murder too,

looking at life. Tell the DA no.

I was doing my job. I'll go to the mat saying so.

Okay, I'll tell her.

Go change.

Rebecca, right now he needs you to be his lawyer, not his ex -girlfriend.

Helena, don't use that tone with me. Reckless endangerment would be a good

result. If he were guilty, yes, but he's innocent.

He shot an unarmed kid. Who he thought was about to commit a crime, and the kid

did have a gun on him. All I'm saying is you used to love this guy, so maybe...

Hey, you represented George Fogelman. I'm in love with him. But you're a close

friend. And my objectivity wasn't compromised a bit, was it?

The man cut off heads, stabbed co -workers, and I didn't have a clue.

My objectivity on this is fine.

Fine.

Fine.

I know it sounds crazy, but first we started fighting over the smell.

Of the cigars?

Yes. It would get into the fabric of the sofa.

The drapes. The house would reek.

Then there was the health.

I'd start talking about how I was afraid that he was going to get mouse cancer

and it would escalate into a bigger argument.

Then, in order to get out of the house or away from me, he started going to

these cigar clubs.

Spending money we didn't have.

He started spending more and more time there.

Our relationship continued to deteriorate. Did you ever go for

Yes. The therapist said his cigar smoking was an issue and that he should

But he couldn't.

He was addicted.

Are you serious?

If I establish addiction.

You won't. A trial will cost you a lot more than just that. I expected her to

say something half credible.

Once again, if we survive summary judgment, then my... There is no chance

going to recommend to my client that they pay anything on this.

If you proceed, you can be sure I'll be bringing a motion against your client

for costs, attorney's fees.

You can't win that. And even if you could, she's judgment proof.

Just make an offer.

Nothing?

I still think I can get something. I'm deposing a senior management executive

Williams Braylon. If I can shake him up, I should be able to get nuisance.

Cigarette companies don't pay nuisance. There's no way a cigar company... You

don't know that. The precedent alone... Jimmy, this case doesn't involve you.

All right.

Depose the executive if you still get nowhere.

Thank you.

Actually, I would like a second chair showing that the whole firm is behind

case. It'll help me settle it faster.

I've got a status conference on Michaels.

You just said it didn't involve me.

One depo, Jimmy.

You just have to sit there like a big lump. You think you can do that?

She's hostile. One deposition, you can do it.

He came in the store. He was about 70.

The victim?

Yes. I had my back to him. When he got closer to the counter, I turned toward

him. That's when he came in yelling, freeze.

The defendant?

Yes. What happened next?

Well, I thought something must be going down.

I started reaching under the counter for my rifle because I thought I was about

to be robbed.

Then the officer just opened fire.

Mr. Akufo, did you know Mr.

Armstrong was a police officer when he came in the store?

No, he was not uniformed. Did he ever identify himself as a police officer?

No. Could you tell the court?

Did Will Bradley ever make a move toward you or the defendant before the

defendant opened fire?

No. He just came in, the officer yelled, freeze, shot the boy three times.

Did you ever see a gun in Mr. Bradley's hand?

No. Now, as Mr. Armstrong was shooting, could you see whether or not Mr.

Bradley was holding a gun?

I could see that he wasn't.

Thank you.

You said you went looking for your rifle once Officer Armstrong came in. Was

that your testimony?

Yes. So your eyes, they weren't on Will Bradley at this moment?

I was looking back and forth.

Back and forth. So, for part of this time, your eyes were not on Will

right? Yes. So if he made a sudden movement in Mr. Armstrong's direction,

possible you might not have seen that. True? I guess it's possible.

and by the way will bradley was carrying a gun on his person at the time of the

shooting right i didn't see it i was informed later he was carrying a gun

Well, in my professional opinion, we're dead.

Why?

Until now, we always thought the store owner reached for his gun because he

thought the kid was going to rob him. That's what he said.

No, he said he reached for his gun because you came in yelling freeze.

him think the robbery was going down. Greg, try to get this. Don't talk to me

like I'm some ghetto banger, Eleanor. I'm a police officer.

We always thought the owner would corroborate your suspicion that a crime

play. But he only thought that based on your behavior, not that of the victim.

So basically, we have nothing to validate your suspicion.

I've got nine years on the force to validate my suspicion.

I know that element.

I saw it in the store, and if I hadn't shot him, he would have robbed the

What was he doing with a gun, Eleanor?

The problem is... The gun was not in sight when you opened fire. The problem

the gun was not in his hand.

Who the hell are you, the DA?

No, I am your lawyer trying to make you understand the severity of these facts.

And once again, I recommend that you consider taking... I am not pleading

I'm not going to jail. All right, Craig.

The kid was scum.

The store owner might be dead if I hadn't got there. I'm not taking a deal

puts me in prison.

We're deposing an executive from Williams later today. After that, we'll

where we are.

I felt like the biggest fool.

You're not a fool.

I swear to you, Lindsay, I saw it.

I watched how he got sucked in.

The magazines, clubs.

He got sucked into that world. He became an addict.

He spent money we didn't have, and it cost us.

I am not crazy. I watched it happen.

Look, after tomorrow's deposition, we might have to just cut our losses.

I have a duty to my partners.

You'd think I'd be able to sue him.

Well, it's a no -fault state.

I wanted it to happen.

I am not crazy.

Those cigars helped kill our marriage.

You seem to have the same temper I remember.

I didn't shoot because I lost my temper, Beck.

I'm talking about you and Eleanor.

Yeah, well, it seems like she thinks I'm guilty.

No, she thinks you have a tough case, which you do.

If I hadn't shot that kid, he would have been killed by one of his homies a week

later. He was a perp.

Juvie wrecked it as long as my arm. You know that neighborhood as well as I do.

You take that attitude on the stand, you're going down.

Craig, are you listening to me?

I'm just frustrated.

I understand.

But you need to listen to us and do what we tell you to.

Giving me orders again?

Just like old times?

Hey, you came to me. Yes, I did, because... I hear you guys are good.

So listen to us.

Okay.

You need to keep an even keel up there.

Matter of fact, don't get defensive.

People who know they're innocent, don't get defensive.

Now the DA, she's going to push.

She's going to try to get you to reveal rage and a temper.

You don't let that happen, Craig.

Okay.

You do publish this magazine.

Yes, and other cigar manufacturers also publish similar... Williams & Braylon

publishes this one.

That's correct.

And one goal of this magazine would be to perhaps induce men to smoke cigars.

Well, it's actually designed more for the cigar lover, men who already smoke.

Is it your testimony that there is no intent to attract new customers? No, no.

Certainly, we'd like to expand our customer base. The magazine promotes the

smoking of cigars. Can we say that?

Yes, but we do not encourage men to leave their wives in order to do so.

Thank you.

But you probably would be aware that cigar smoking, the smell of a cigar, it

an issue with some husbands and wives.

Not an issue to threaten a marriage.

But an issue.

Could be.

These cigar clubs, primarily for men, would that be a fair statement?

Yes, but women aren't excluded.

What percentage of these clubs' members are men on average?

I do not know. Would it surprise you to learn over 95 %?

Cigars are primarily smoked by men. We've established that.

You're aware cigars may be addictive.

There's no scientific evidence to conclude that they are. Is it your

cigars are not addictive?

My testimony is that there is no scientific evidence to confirm it.

cigar smokers have an increased risk of oral cancer.

Yes. You're aware cigar smokers are at an increased risk of esophageal cancer.

Objection. This is not a cancer. This is just a deposition. All objections are

waived till trial except a form of the question.

Esophageal cancer.

Most smokers do not inhale, so... Is your testimony a smoker who doesn't

does not have a higher risk of esophageal cancer than a non -smoker?

not be my testimony.

You're aware of an increased risk?

I'm aware of the possibility, yes.

And are you aware, even for cigar smokers who do not inhale, their risk

larynx cancer is more than ten times greater than it is for non -smokers?

I'm aware of that medical claim. However, I have no basis on which to

agree or disagree with it.

Okay.

Let's turn to heart disease.

That had nothing to do with anything. I know what I'm doing, Jimmy.

All I'm saying, this isn't a cancer case. I have my reasons. Hold on.

Cancer is an issue. We take the case and she's in there talking about cancer.

All right. Now she's opposing the husband. Did you know that?

This has turned into three depositions plus a motion for summary judgment.

We've got two lawyers on it. I thought that was your problem.

I'm just saying. You've said enough.

Is there something I'm not getting here?

It's Lindsay who's not getting it.

From Bobby.

Lucy.

I have a plan, okay?

It's not just about... These people don't want to go to trial.

I have a plan.

I was walking a few doors down from the store. It's on my way home.

i saw the young man mr bradley approaching the store i saw that he had

metal in his hand that was reflecting the sunlight as he went into the store i

hustled up to get a better look and did you get a better look yes when i got to

the door i could see that the suspect was approaching the counter he was then

reaching into his coat it looked to me like he was reaching for a weapon what

did you do then i went into the store and ordered him to drop his weapon he

turned towards me his arm was still inside his coat and I saw what looked

gun. I thought he was pulling it out on me, so I shot.

How many times did you shoot?

I later found out it was three times.

What was the first thought that came to your mind when you saw this gun?

That he was about to shoot me.

I thought my life was in danger, and I reacted.

You were off duty, and you had a gun?

Yes. Why was that?

I carry it for personal protection.

Oh.

You said you were suspicious of Mr. Bradley before he came into the store.

is that?

Like I said, I saw something metal in his hand.

But because of the angle of the sun, you weren't sure what it was.

That's correct.

What was it about this young man that made you immediately think that he had a

gun and not something else?

I just had a feeling is all.

Mr. Armstrong, did that feeling have anything to do with the color of Mr.

Bradley's skin?

That's ridiculous.

Have you ever heard the term racial profiling? Yes.

Could you explain it to us?

It's making assumptions about whether or not someone is a suspect based on their

race. Have you ever used racial profiling in your position as a police

If you look closely, you'll see that I'm black.

Thank you. Have you ever made derogatory statements about any ethnic or racial

group? No.

Not even your own?

No. Is that the truth, Mr. Armstrong?

Yes, it is.

Your Honor, at this time, the Commonwealth would like to call a

witness.

Hillary Pope.

She's an ex -girlfriend. We lived together until about three years ago.

When's the last time you spoke to her? Well, we speak every once in a while. We

split on okay terms.

Well, Craig, she must have something to say. Did you talk to her about the

shooting? Yes, but I told her the same thing I told everybody else. I told her

what happened.

And you never said, God, what have I done, or I've made a big mistake?

I was upset about it. I told her that. But I didn't admit to being wrong or

anything. All right, what about this racial profiling issue? Did you ever

to her about that? No.

What's going on, Rebecca?

What are they doing?

I don't know.

But we'll find out soon enough.

You ready? It's quarter to eight.

I'm ready.

I'm sorry if this has been some trouble.

I never... She's a friend and you need sex.

Please don't make fun of me.

This case, is it pushing a button that I can't see?

Maybe.

I think when a couple splits up, I feel threatened by it.

That marriage doesn't work.

Well, if you're a friend's marriage was truly broken up by...

A cigar, I wouldn't point to it as an example of the institution. They had a

really strong marriage, Bobby, for so long.

Then, poof.

He lit up?

Yes.

She had a baby, she couldn't drop the weight, she got a little fat, and he

switched to a cigar.

Will that be your argument in court?

No.

I still want to make love to you.

And I am not going to switch to a cigar.

If the passion is eroding even before we walk down the aisle... My passion isn't

eroding.

Promise?

Promise.

My parents had a perfect marriage.

Right up until the moment my father left.

Their marriage wasn't perfect, Lindsay. They were just sheltering you from it.

You know that.

I think I'm anxious to blame those cigars myself in this case.

Because I don't want to believe that people just stop loving each other.

We lived together for two years, from 1994 to 1996.

Miss Pope, during the course of your relationship, did the defendant ever

express any feelings about African Americans?

Sometimes.

He'd use derogatory names.

The N -word.

All right.

Occasionally, people will use derogatory terms about people of their own race

affectionately and not maliciously.

Are you sure that wasn't what was going on? No. I know what you're talking

about. When Craig Armstrong calls someone a nigger...

He means it in the way the word was originally intended.

Objection. Foundation. Her foundation is she lived with him. It's also

inflammatory and prejudicial and has nothing to do with me. All right.

I'm allowing the testimony.

Ms. Washington, you're free to cross -examine. Please sit.

When your ex -boyfriend spoke this way, was there a context?

He was usually unwinding at the end of the day.

He'd talk about all the shiftless niggers he had to roust or the welfare

with their litters of kids.

He called them litters like dogs.

That's a lie.

Officer Armstrong, sit down.

Did Officer Armstrong, to your knowledge, ever make these kind of

remarks about white people?

No, he did not.

So when Mr. Armstrong made these comments you said he made, how did you

to them? I didn't say anything.

You never said anything?

You didn't say, please don't use those ugly words when referring to black

people? No. So for two years, you lived with Mr. Armstrong making derogatory

comments about African Americans, and you never said anything?

If his comments were so offensive, why did you stay with him?

He wasn't abusive to me, and eventually I did leave him.

Did you report any of this to Officer Armstrong's superiors?

No. Well, we should believe you now.

I'm telling the truth.

Or maybe you saw your ex -boyfriend on TV and thought you could really stick it

to him one last time.

Objection. Sustained.

Did the police come to you or did you go to them?

I went to them.

Why?

Because I think Craig might be quick to pull the trigger on a black person he

happened on in a convenience store.

I specifically asked, did she have anything to say on the racial profiling?

never said the stuff she said I did. Why would she lie? I don't know.

Maybe that's the way she heard it, but I never said it like that.

Did you call black women Jemimas and their children litters of kids? It

like that.

Well, how was it like?

How was it like? Come on. You're a defense attorney, Rebecca. We deal with

same scum. I do not think of human beings as scum. And if you do... Hey,

ever been out there?

It's a tough job.

After a while, it's hard to sympathize with people who are smoking crack or

boosting VCRs or shooting children.

Sympathize with black people. You're going to tell me when you see a news

for some awful crime, you don't say a silent prayer that it's not one of us?

And when you see that it is, Rebecca, do you sympathize or are you disgusted?

Neither.

I'm in pain.

It hurts. Look, it's these criminals that make us look bad.

And that's why I sometimes blow off steam in the privacy of my own home.

Make us look bad to who? To white folks? All folks.

Look, if you want to be lumped in with those animals out there, that's fine.

Animals? Yes.

Some people act like animals and they deserve the same amount of respect.

That's all I was saying to Hillary.

Nothing more.

Did you take one look at Will Bradley and think he was one of those animals?

was a clean shoot, Rebecca.

Do you hear yourself?

I don't know who you are anymore.

I'm somebody who wanted to get out of the neighborhood just as bad as you.

Look at you.

You're a lawyer.

You made it.

Well, so did I.

Yeah.

And you returned one of those white cops we grew up with.

All right, look.

If we can still plead this out, you have to let us try.

I would hardly consider a cigar the doom of my marriage.

Can you tell us what was?

Mainly, we stopped communicating.

May sound like the old cliche, but we drifted apart.

Eventually, the estrangement left us both feeling rather isolated.

And then... Then what?

Then I met somebody else.

I fell in love. And it was after you met this other woman. We filed for divorce

shortly after.

At some point during your estrangement, you began smoking cigars.

Yes, but that... Thank you.

Are you addicted to them?

Probably. How many do you smoke a day?

Six or seven.

How's your professional life at the moment?

Is that what you're telling them? I didn't tell her anything.

Please direct your responses to me.

How's your professional life?

It's not good.

I was laid off as a senior accountant 11 months ago.

Now I'm employed as a junior accountant.

Less money?

Yeah. Mr. Pinkner, according to your wife, when you would argue over your

smoking cigars, you would say you like the way they make you feel.

Could you explain that?

Well, uh...

Cigar means success.

They're expensive.

They stand for victory.

You look at these magazines.

Success.

You said something about flicking an ash.

Oh, yeah.

When I flick an ash, it's like I dust off a problem.

It makes me powerful.

The more expensive the cigar, the more important I am.

Why the cigar clubs, Mr. Pinkner?

I don't know.

The exclusivity of it makes you feel like somebody.

Sitting, talking with men.

I liked it.

I'm still so confused.

Where are you going with all this?

One more meeting. I just need to do a little research.

Bobby. Hi.

If I could get you to sit in, that'd be great. Show of strength. The meeting is

at three.

You won't have to do anything. Just back me up when necessary.

I'll be back in an hour and a half. Lucy, could you straighten out the

conference room?

Do you know where she's headed with this?

Not really.

Then I guess we'll find out.

Come on. You put reckless on the table, Helen. That was before you made me try

it. I'm not pleading out now. Look, you know at worst this guy was overzealous.

He is certainly... Look, Eleanor, I put the offer out there. You said no. You

can't have it both ways. We have grounds on unfair surprise anyway. Why not just

bank your conviction?

Sorry.

You've been hanging around Richard B. too long.

Ouch. Well, you got any ideas, Rebecca?

His juvie record.

Excuse me? The victim. Craig said he had a long juvie record. It shouldn't be

sealed anymore.

Does the seal survive death?

I don't think so. Let's go get him.

You want to put the victim on trial? We just want to introduce his priors. Why?

Our client made a judgment call, Your Honor, a judgment based on nine years of

experience in the field. Mr. Bradley has a pretty extensive juvenile criminal

record, including being a suspect in a murder. What are you saying?

That your client knows one when he sees one? Well, in essence, yes. Oh, please,

shoot away.

The kid was a suspected murderer. The jury should be allowed to hear that. You

know, this is absolutely ridiculous. The only relevancy goes to the defendant's

state of mind, and he did not know the victim was a murder suspect when he

opened fire.

He had opportunity to observe his demeanor. Nice try, but forget it. The

victim's priors did not come in. Your Honor. No chance.

Any more witnesses?

Closing argument, 3 .30.

So now what?

We argue the elements.

You still have a shot. If the jury believes you, you're home.

Well, this kid was bad.

He had two aggravated assaults.

In a murder charge, got kicked because of a bad search.

Oh, my God, I knew the man this kid killed.

Craig, it was Gavin Page. Remember, he lived in our street. He was this tall

guy.

What? You're closer, Captain Page.

When was the last time you saw him?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, what?

This shooting wasn't a mistake, was it, Craig?

This Bradley kid shot your friend?

Got kicked because of a bad search?

You executed him.

Clean shoot.

You're a murderer.

Clean shoot.

The reason the store owner saw no gun, he had no gun.

You planted it on him after the kid went down.

Clean shoot.

I grew up with a man.

I loved him even.

Rebecca, you hadn't seen him for over ten years. But when you know somebody,

know somebody.

I can't believe... We just put our best faces on and we do the job.

That's what they taught us in law school, remember?

Legal ethics class, we just... I'm not sure I can close.

Look. If you feel you're going to be too emotional about it, I suppose I can do

it, but it should probably be you.

Why?

Because you're black.

And in the wake of this racial profiling thing, we need a black attorney to

stand up there and close.

It'll help, Rebecca. Let's not kid ourselves.

Our best chance at acquittal is you.

That's what we're supposed to be going for, right?

An acquittal.

Now, I have already given you way more time than this case deserves, and I'm at

the point of instructing counsel to bring an action against you for abuse of

process. That's not going to happen, Mr. Stewart.

Do you really think I'm going to pay your client money?

A broken marriage because her husband smoked cigars?

Do I look like the idiot of the new millennium to you?

No. I see symptoms of intelligence, and that's why you will settle this case.

You might think we have a lousy claim, Mr. Stewart.

But we'll survive summary judgment, and here's why.

It's foreseeable that cigar smoking breeds contempt between men and women.

when you promote institutions like cigar clubs, which serve to segregate

husbands and wives, it's foreseeable that it could lead to some marital

estrangement. When you publish magazines that seduce men with imagery of success

and affluence that goes along with smoking a Cohiba...

It's foreseeable that some men will fall for it, especially men like Mr.

Pinkner, who by his own testimony started smoking just because it made him

good, made him feel commensurate with the luster of your magazine.

Will that survive a judgment?

Probably not.

Will we survive summary judgment?

Yes. And when we get to trial, you can be sure we will be playing the addiction

card. Mr. Pinkner had no choice but to smoke these things once he became

addicted. Do we like that word?

Addicted. Addicted.

Addicted.

And we certainly don't want any forum asking that question, do we, Mr.

Because it still remains the dirty little secret of the cigar

The attorneys general of every state have already targeted cigarette

You don't see characters on TV puffing palm oils anymore.

But with cigars, they still remain untouched. They're still trendy,

correct. And the idea that that could change billions and billions of dollars.

Addicted, addicted, addicted.

This law firm beat the tobacco companies once with cigarettes. I'm all set to

take you on here.

Cancer of the lip, tongue, throat, larynx, esophagus.

Pulmonary lung disease, coronary heart disease, all of these risks come into

play in this case.

Why? Because my client testified that her health concerns attributed to the

arguments that led to estrangement.

Fear of cancer is an issue.

Were her fears reasonable?

Question of fact.

You people peddle carcinogens, toxic little cancer sticks with carbon

nicotine, hydrogen cyanide, and people still think it's cool. By the time this

trial is over, I will make you seem so uncool and I'll get the attention. You

know why?

Because I have a... track record already of beating the tobacco companies all

the law journals are waiting to see who i take on next it's you so keep laughing

make my day it's you

he

saw what he thought was a gun what was he supposed to do Even the store owner

was going after his own rifle. He thought he was about to be robbed.

You heard my client's testimony.

This was a mistake.

He saw Will Bradley reach for his gun.

The victim never grabbed his gun.

It was found inside his jacket.

We also heard testimony from Mr. Armstrong's former girlfriend.

She told us how this man would discriminate against some blacks.

How he was prejudiced towards kids because of their color, their poverty.

He walked into the store, made a judgment, and started shooting.

And there is no evidence to suggest that.

None. And nobody in the department ever heard him say the things his ex

-girlfriend says he said because he never said them.

What would be her motive to lie?

A lot of trouble to go to just because of her feelings.

What would be Mr. Armstrong's motive to shoot? The Commonwealth has offered no

motive whatsoever here. Why?

Because this was an accident. This is a police officer sitting at that table.

A good man who thought he was preventing a robbery. And let's ask ourselves,

why did Will Bradley have that gun?

Let's ask ourselves.

If Craig Armstrong hadn't come in, what would have happened?

Maybe the store owner would be dead.

So easy for us to second guess. This happened in a second, and Craig

had to make a quick call.

And he just opened fire. That's the call he made. He shot a man three times. The

call he made was murder.

Now, do we just excuse that because he's a cop?

That's your call.

$270 ,000.

What did you say?

Minus contingency and cost, you'll net out around $175 ,000 or so.

How? I don't understand. You all but assured me I had no case.

You didn't.

But that's the thing about this business.

The merits of the actual case sometimes have nothing to do with the outcome.

My God.

Congratulations.

Lindy.

Can we sue her?

Who? The woman he fell in love with. The other woman. She knew he was married

when she... Alienation of affection. Same cause of action.

I think you're all out of people to sue on this one.

You need to move on now.

What am I going to do?

Just go home with $175 ,000?

He's gone, Martha.

You have to move on.

Thank you.

Sure.

Hey.

You won.

Will the defendant please rise?

Mr. Foreman, you have reached a unanimous verdict.

We have, Your Honor.

What say you?

In the matter of the Commonwealth v.

Armstrong on the charge of murder two, we find the defendant, Craig Armstrong,

not guilty.

On the charge of manslaughter, we find the defendant not guilty.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury.

This court is adjourned.

You did it.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Congratulations, Craig.

You can go.

I can live with myself.

Well, that's the difference between us, I guess.

Case is over. Week is over.

Let's go home.

I'm ready.

You've got everybody stunned, Lindsay. How you manufactured that case got them

to pay money.

I know the fear of a trial scared them, but still, you sued a cigar company for

breaking up a marriage.

Yeah.

You don't seem too thrilled for someone who just pulled a rabbit out of a hat.

You know what scares me, Bobby?

The cigar really did break them up.

They were a close couple.

He lost his job, suffered some esteem problems, some depression. He bought a

of those silly cigar magazines and saw the beautiful people in expensive

puffing away, and he basically tried to escape to that world.

By smoking cigars and joining those clubs and he... Suddenly was in this

universe that excluded Martha and they... So you think the cigar company

really be held liable?

No.

I'm thinking... How fragile marriage is.

Lose a job.

Suffer depression, seek escape.

A loving couple.

And they were loving. I saw them.

I knew them.

Half of the cards.

I'm never going to stop loving you.

How do you know?

I've only just begun to love you.