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Ms. Morton, did you expect Dr.

James to corroborate your charges?

Well, why do you think I put him on the stand?

His testimony hurt your case.

No comment. She has no comment. You didn't seriously expect him to turn

another member of the medical profession.

Holy night.

But when someone's put under oath, I expect them to tell the truth.

Strike that, Mary. She's under a lot of pressure.

Excuse me, everyone.

Do you have any comments? Let us just have one private moment, please. Just

moment, and then I'll give you all you want.

Looking a little frayed around the edges, Counselor. Everything all right?

Not call it. Call it off.

We both know Dr. James was the cornerstone of your case.

It's over.

Drop it, or else.

Or else what?

I'll file my Congress so fast it'll make you dizzy, and that'll blow your

precious little center right out of the water.

I know there's a name for people like you.

Boy, lady, you got all the sensitivity of a three -bean salad, you know that?

And about half the brain.

Whose brainstorm was it to build a mini mall around here anyway? I'll call you

back later. Bye -bye. And then some brainless bimbette hogged the last space

in the parking lot, the handicapped space, if you please, some doe -eyed

Cosmo girl whose brain would probably fit into her compact.

There ought to be a law against people taking up those spaces. There should,

yes.

Our new client, Hollis Marshall, my brother A .J. Simon.

Charmed, I'm sure.

Why didn't you tell me that she was here?

Gee, you two know each other?

Manner of speaking, yeah.

So, you could have told me.

You could have...

Shown me. Shown you what?

Come on, you know that, you know that you're, you know.

Handicapped?

Excuse me, Mr. Simon, sir. I usually carry around a tin cup and a sandwich

that says GIMP on the front. Now, lighten up, will you? You're supposed to

special plates.

I carry a placard. It's on the dash. Go look. No, come on. I'm talking about the

special... Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, time.

All right, now, you two had a little misunderstanding, got off on the wrong

foot, but you can put all that behind you, right?

Right?

I can.

Oh, good.

Please sit down.

Thank you.

Hollis was just beginning to fill me in.

She's trying a malpractice suit, and she's convinced that someone is

her cake.

Hollis Marshall?

Didn't we do this?

Hollis Marshall?

Quick on the uptake, aren't you?

No, I mean, you're...

The Hollis Marshall, the attorney, the lawyer, the Center for Disability

Hollis Marshall, that Hollis Marshall?

Unless there are two of us, yes. That's fantastic. I'll be... I've followed your

career ever since the talk that... When you get your wingtips off your lower

lip, pal, you will learn that she thinks the doctor has stolen briefs and

information from her office about the suit, the malpractice suit which she is

trying currently.

which is why she's come to us.

Look, I don't know how he's doing it, but it's as though he knows every move

going to make in the courtroom ahead of time.

Can you help me?

Look, I can.

Well, thank you.

Are you on board, too, Sherlock?

My friends usually call me A .J.

You, however, may call me Mr.

Simon.

Not bad.

Not bad.

You didn't have to be so rude.

Rude? Rude.

Moi? Rude.

You should have heard all the things I didn't say.

All the things that I'm going to say now.

Fine.

Excuse me. I was directed here by a gentleman downstairs.

You're... You're... You're...

You're Vanna White.

Yes, hi, how are you?

I'm A .J. Simon.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Well, yeah, but please, come in. Thank you. Come in.

It's very nice to meet you in the flesh.

I didn't mean that. I meant, you know, to... Won't you sit down, please? Thank

you.

It's not every day we get a celebrity in here, is it, Rick?

Well, it's... What he's trying to say is our entire office is at your disposal.

Thank you. You're very kind. I bet I know why you're here.

You're scouting for contestants, right? As a matter of fact, yes. We're going to

be here for the next couple of weeks. But right now, I'm looking for an old

friend. Oh, a missing persons case.

But that's our specialty, as a matter of fact.

Oh, well, her office was locked. I assume she's at lunch. You know, I have

always wanted to give the old wheel a spin.

Really? Yeah.

Yeah, take my shot at the big brass ring.

I was pretty good at...

That's hangman as a child.

Well, actually, I was just wondering. You were good.

Yeah. I used to beat the knickers off you every time. That's nonsense.

You don't even know how to spell. How many K's in knickers? Three.

Two. Two. Well, what difference does that make? It doesn't make a difference.

You have to know how to be able to spell.

That's what they're looking for in a contestant. No, it is not what they're

looking for. I have presence.

Presence of mind is what they want, Rick.

Hi, Amanda.

You don't know a definition from a diphthong. You're thonging in a minute.

Rick, the point.

Yeah? Great.

Thanks, Pat.

Bye -bye. Pat?

The Pat?

Pat Sajak?

That's the Pat, yeah.

Sorry about that.

What can we do for you? Nothing. You've already done it. I just wanted to use

your phone. Thank you. Oh, you're welcome.

Bye -bye. Bye. Bye. Bye.

Bye. Bye.

Bye.

Thank you. Thank you, little lady.

And the evidence of subdural hematoma, ultrasound, and x -rays ordered February

22nd.

John Longstrand.

Hey. Have a seat.

No, no.

No sitting.

No sitting is too painful. We're talking whiplash here.

Yeah. Yeah, Sam Ricardo, I'm Marty Van Buren.

Maybe you've seen my personal injury commercials on TV there.

Probably not.

That's all right, yeah. We appreciate you seeing us so fast here, Doc, but you

know how these things are. You don't want to let them go. You know, the guy

home, he sits down, boom, he's got whiplash. You know what I mean?

Paralysis, right.

Hey, Sam, tell them what happened.

Well, I'm sitting there on top of Maisie trying to get her warmed up.

You know, you got to caress her buttons just so to get a response, but nothing.

So I kicked her.

Hard.

No, Macy's is forklift.

Oh, I see.

Yeah. So anyhow, I guess I must have dumped the handbrake, because next thing

know, she's jammed in reverse and piles me right into a stack of cracker cases.

Buried alive in biscuits. Have we got a deal here, huh?

So what do you think? You can help me out here, Doc?

Well, um... Have to examine you.

Yeah. Come with me.

If you can walk, that is.

Mind if I use your phone here, Doc?

Thanks.

Confident fast. Wait up. Wait up.

Watch this around here. Something the guy can walk with.

Ooh.

Sorry, Doc. That's all she wrote right there.

Okay, let's get you up here.

Step on this thing here.

Ooh. Ooh. Yeah.

Can you lie back?

I can try.

All right, now it's just

your back, right? The legs are fine.

Legs are fine.

Oh, speaking of legs, did you get a look at my nurse out there?

You ought to check her bedside manner. I'd love to.

This could be serious.

There's one sure way to provide good diagnosis.

Uh, what is that that you got there, Doc?

It's a spinal needle. I'm just going to draw a little fluid, make sure there's

no bleeding. Don't worry, you'll just feel a little tap.

Is that absolutely necessary?

Hey, you really want to sock it to those turkeys for a big accident claim,

right?

That did something.

That did something.

I don't know why, but I think that the mobility is coming back. You know, that

feels actually a little better.

I'll bet it does.

Ah. You know, you make me sick.

I ask you to bend over and you can't do it, but I flex your legs all the way up

to your chest and you don't even flinch. Then the needle comes out and suddenly

a miracle of healing.

Why don't you get out of here before I call the cop?

Hey, come on, a little sense of humor.

Doc, that's wonderful. That's a miracle. Thank you.

Hey, I've never seen him move that fast. That's fantastic.

That's just fantastic.

Yeah.

It's long strand.

Lucky for you, you mean.

I paid you good money to see to it that Dr. James didn't make it to that

courtroom. You blew it.

Look, this may be a big joke to you, but my license and a million -dollar

practice are riding on that lawsuit.

And I'll do anything to ensure that I don't lose.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

I'll do anything.

Your Honor, members of the jury, to enter this deposition as plaintiff's

13.

Surgical nurse Elsa Monroe has relocated to Montreal and cannot appear today.

However, her testimony, as revealed in these statements, will convince you as

it's convinced me.

Abbott's convinced me that Dr. Longstrand was criminally negligent in

elective surgery on Terry Johnson, a surgery that cost her the use of her

for life.

You buy it, Cicero?

Nah, I didn't believe it either.

If I don't believe it, how am I going to get a jury to believe it?

Oh, Lord, what next?

If I had any doubts about your story being true, they're gone now.

You mean you didn't believe me?

I didn't say that.

Whoa.

It's usually not my hands that give me trouble.

Anyone would be nervous after what you've been through.

Welcome to the human race, Ms. Marshall.

Excuse me.

Hello.

Yeah, Rick.

Thank you.

Give me a break.

You were up anyway. You were watching Rockford reruns and dreaming of Anna

White.

Rick says the apartment is fine, quiet, empty, undisturbed.

What did he do, break in?

Yeah, discreetly.

Well, would you like the bed or would you like the sofa?

I beg your pardon?

Read my lips.

Would you like...

The bed is more comfortable, but it's upstairs, so I thought maybe you'd want

the sofa.

You don't honestly think that I'm going to spend the night here?

Hollis, there's no telling what might have happened to you if I hadn't shown

Hey, I think I handled myself very well.

Yeah, too well, as a matter of fact.

But I was not a... Ooh.

Yeah, ooh.

But I was not a determined attacker.

Look, I'm really bushed already, and tomorrow is...

Only the biggest day of my legal career.

So, if you would be so kind as to drive me home.

A woman is as stubborn as a country mule.

It takes two, turkey.

Look, I really appreciate the concern, but I'm going to be on the move

constantly tomorrow, and the trial continues at 11.

I do not want to be dragging around some bodyguard with me.

Capisce? Okay.

What if I can promise you someone totally unobtrusive?

Someone who'd fit in, you'd never even notice him.

Who do you have in mind, Tinkerbell?

Center for Disability Rights, please hold.

Center for Disability Rights, please hold.

I don't know how I ever let you talk me into doing this. Rick, you can handle

it. It's not even 9 .15 and I'm going nuts already. Where is Hollis? She's

here with me.

We'll be there in a few minutes, if we don't stop for breakfast.

Center for Disability Rights. All our operators are busy right now, but if you

will please hold your call, it will be handled by the first available

representative. Thank you.

Hold.

Who are you?

Oh, hi. I'm Rick Davis.

Time out camps.

I'm in Guinea today.

Good.

Finish typing from this brief on my notes, Dick.

All right.

Uh, it's Rick. The agency said there wasn't going to be any heavy typing.

You call that heavy? Wait till Hollis gets here. I'm going over to photocopy.

Oh, I'm real good at photocopy. Maybe I could, uh... Uh, no. No.

No problem.

Personal stuff.

Wow.

Nothing to it.

What do you mean we're going to lose?

I didn't say we were going to lose.

I said that you needed to be prepared for the possibility.

Having a new baby is supposed to be the best time of a woman's life.

But when Nina cries that night, it takes me 15 minutes to get to her. Last

night, I crawled to the crib. All because Dr.

Longstrand was worried about his index options instead of where the scalpel was

going into my spine.

You promised me you wouldn't get away with this. I was wrong.

I didn't know what I was talking about.

What the hell did I do except try to help you?

Mrs. Johnson, she's doing her best.

I don't want to hear it.

Is it friendly around here?

No, thank God.

Some days you actually get to see the impact you make on people's lives.

Is that why you got into this kind of law?

Well, I got to know Hollis.

Hollis is the one who makes it all go.

When I had my accident, she was running the center out of a rat trap storefront

in El Cajon.

She took on one of Detroit's big three for me, and we beat them. She was

something back then.

She's something right now.

In this business, you have to pace yourself or you lose it, and pacing

is something Hollis never heard of.

Why are all the lines flashing hold?

Oh, silly me.

Pacing myself is all that matters.

Hi, hello.

Center for Disability... Hello?

Hold on a second.

Well, well. I thought you'd never come out, Mr. Van Buren.

Or, should I say, Mr. Simon.

Excuse me, Doctor. I'm late.

Go right ahead. Just be where my lawyers can serve you.

That's a great line. Maybe you should have been a lawyer.

Serve me for what?

Good question. I haven't decided that yet. I don't think I could get criminal

action for that little charade you pulled in my office yesterday.

But I wonder what the jury will say when they hear that Hollis hired you to try

to entrap me.

Better be leaving somewhere.

Drop her as a client.

Fat chance.

Do it, or I'll drag you into my counter suit against the center.

And remember, when my lawyers cut you to ribbons on the stand...

He's the one that'll suffer for it.

Alice Marshall has got more brains, more humanity, and more courage in her pinky

than you've ever dreamed of having.

And people call her a cripple.

I can't believe the judge denied our postponement motion.

Well, it's simple. He just didn't think that the deposition was stolen.

I felt like...

The kid telling the teacher that his dog ate his homework.

I'm going to punch out that judge one of these days.

Oh, that'll fix everything.

I'm a lousy cook, but a great listener. How's that tough steak and tender heart

sound tonight?

I'm sorry, David. I can't.

I've got something else to do.

I give great back rubs.

Especially since I started using my hands to get around instead of my feet.

You're really sweet to ask, but I just... I can't.

Your home is very warm. It really surprised me last night.

Surprised you?

What do you mean, surprised you? What did you expect?

I kind of figured you for chrome and glass.

Me?

Old -fashioned guy like me?

Come on.

All right.

Coco Vin will be ready at 6 .30.

And if I hear any cracks about...

All this, and he can cook, too, or I'll make some woman a wonderful wife. I will

smack you, old -fashioned or no.

Well, I'll take the wine.

Half of the spanking.

Damn.

Hey.

Hey, you got a nail, Doc.

Judge denied her motion today.

A denial can be reversed.

You're paranoid.

I'm careful there's a difference.

Are you aware that she's got some hired help now? A couple of brothers named

Simon? They actually came in here and tried to shake me down yesterday.

Big deal.

Look, I'll tell you what's a big deal. You don't get paid to think, you get

to act.

Hey.

this since... Since when?

I don't know.

Okay.

I've never had a meal like this.

Thank you.

And I thought you lawyers made pots of money and lived in high style.

Well, I thought you PIs were supposed to scrape for every buck and live on

cheeseburgers. To hell with stereotypes.

hell of stereotypes.

Are you sure?

Do you mean can I?

Yes, I can.

As long as it's the old -fashioned way.

That's all I know how to do.

I never thought of my legs as a handicap.

God just doesn't make mistakes, you know?

If it hadn't been for them, I never would have been a lawyer.

Never would have opened the center.

I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I'd gone down that road.

I took my boards.

I had the applications in order, but...

I envy you.

I guess that's why it was hard on you.

I know.

I understand you had a rough time when you first opened the center.

With who?

Says David.

If he... He must be very special to you.

Not as special as he'd like to be.

I was hoping you'd say that.

I knew that, too.

But you know everything I'm going to say before I say it?

Well, that's a lawyer's job, isn't it?

You know what I'm thinking?

Mm -hmm.

Rick Simon for Vanna White.

Of course she'll know who I am. I'm a detective that she met in San Diego

last... Hello.

Yeah, don't hang up. We're old friends.

Now, you think I'm just one more deadbeat trying to weasel my way in as a

contestant, right?

Well, I got news for you, pal.

It, uh,

uh, it has to do with my brother, and it's a dreadful emergency.

Well,

of course you will want to know. Why else do you think I would... It is not.

is who?

It is not.

You're crazy, girl.

You are insane.

Well, that's made it obvious by the company that I'm currently keeping. Oh.

But Phil does make them better than you. Good morning. I have been searching.

For the perfect Spanish omelet for the past 27 years, this is a quest that I

began as a mere child.

I have been searching my soul for the finest ingredients, the best homemade

salsa, what pan to use, salted versus unsalted. Salted, and Phil Steiner makes

them better than you. I'm warning you right now, if you keep this up, I will

never make you another one.

Promises, promises. Hey, look, you guys mind, we have work to do.

Do my ears deceive me?

Circle this date on the calendar. This is a red -letter day. Rick Simon

wants to work. Hey, you drag me out of the rack at 8 o 'clock on a fatted

morning, we're going to do some work.

Yeah!

Delivery for Andrew Simon.

Okay.

Thank you. There you go.

Thank you.

Anytime.

Hi, I listened to that tape you stole out of Longstrand's office twice.

What is that?

Beats me.

Let me see it, AJ.

What is it?

It's a deposition.

In one of my file folders.

What? Well, what's it doing here? Where'd it come from?

You can play stupid, A .J., but don't expect me to.

He's not playing. What is this? Would Longstrand offer you a better deal than

the little non -profit nobody could?

This is Nurse Monroe's deposition.

Yes, with the key pages missing, the most incriminating testimony.

What did that make last night?

Diverting suspicion?

Well, Hollis, hey, hey, hey, wait.

I've never seen this thing before in my life. Stop it!

told me not to trust PIs, but I needed one.

God help me if I ever need anyone again.

I'm gonna get you for this, AJ.

Get out of here.

David, the background on the Longstrand case.

We need your help.

You're up it without a paddle, pal.

Hollis told me what you did.

She's wrong.

Long Strand set us up so she wouldn't get the help she needs.

I warned her what one of you investigators tried on me when I was

Radine.

Company BP paid him a grand for all the evidence he could find or manufacture to

smear me.

Guy comes back to me asking for two grand not to turn it over.

Oldest trick in the book.

I broke his jaw.

If I didn't need your help, I'd break yours wheelchair or no.

Fry it. AJ.

You say you care for Hollis.

Her only chance of nailing Longstrand and saving the center is to find the

missing pages of that deposition and enter them as evidence Monday morning.

I intend to deliver them to her.

With or without your help.

You can go to hell without my help.

I could stand a long time till the Christ centennial. He'd never show his

You're in love.

We've got to be more... What did you say? I said you're... Hello,

guys. What the devil are you doing in our office?

A .J., you have the right to remain silent.

What? Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

You have a right to an attorney.

Wait a minute. Cut out the Miranda garbage. This is A .J. What's going on?

What's the charge?

Breaking and entering.

Burglary. Vandalism.

Obstruction of justice?

My complaint is all in order. If you let him go, I will have your badge.

As I said, you have a right to an attorney, and I wouldn't use that.

Well, it's about time. What took you so long? I thought you'd forgotten your

name. Well, it was a little hard to track her down. She was busy.

Why are you wearing a ball gown first thing in the morning?

Hot date last night.

You know there's a flaw in the system on this riffraff like him loose on the

streets.

You know I'm innocent, Mom.

Of course, honey, but next time don't get caught.

I wasn't caught. I got framed, all right?

Let's go. In 24 hours, Longstrand's off the hook.

If I ever see Hollis again, I'm gonna wring her neck.

This is a man in love? I'd stake my life on it. Take a ten spot and I'll give

you eight to five.

Hi, hon, it's me.

Could you please pick up a quart of milk on the way home?

Love you. Bye -bye.

See, like I told you, it's nothing. Just trivial personal stuff. It's just

private line.

I just want to make sure your mind is on this and not Vanna White.

They say jail does strange things to people's minds. Just shut up and listen,

all right?

I'll see you then.

Dr. Longstrand, the results you wanted from the lab are back. Call me.

That is David Jenner's voice.

No way.

How could... I mean, why would he...

Surprise.

Oh, my God.

I've been working on for you. I figured you could use the lift.

Want to see how I did it?

Boy, do I ever.

I just can't believe it.

All right.

Everything's going to be all right.

this place now so freaking out i've got a key remember i used to work here right

time out attempts i can't wait to hear what the judge thinks of that yeah well

if you accuse david right now with what we've got hollis is gonna throw you

through the nearest window if he had that file what color was it what color

it the file what color was it well it was kind of file colored file colored

colored you know like a file

And you're sure it had to do with Longstrand? No, I'm not sure it had to

Longstrand. It was real secretive about him. He wouldn't let me touch it.

He insisted on copying it himself.

How many lawyers do you know want to do their own copying?

I don't know that many lawyers, but this won't have to be a real dumbbell to

leave that thing here for us to find.

Any better ideas were important to your fertile brain.

AJ, over here.

Bingo. That's how he got into our locked office.

You think he could handle the climb through the crawl space?

He can't even walk.

Are you sure?

Could you handle the weight that he was curling in the gym?

In my dreams, maybe.

I think Towne ought to be in on this.

Good idea. I'm going to go find Hollis. Under the circumstances, I think maybe I

ought to do back. You two aren't exactly two peas in a pod right now.

I'll find David.

Are you just going to call him on the phone?

No. I'm going to call her and warn her.

Hi, this is Hollis. Leave a message at the beep.

Are you sure it's okay to be in here when it's closed?

The owner's an old friend of mine.

I have a lifetime membership.

This place is my kingdom, you know.

I always felt most comfortable in a gym, even when I was little.

Let me just take off my jacket and grab a towel.

Okay. Be right back. Okay.

Hollis, this is AJ.

If you're there, please pick up. It's very urgent. And please don't hang up,

right?

I know you're angry. What are you doing? I know you may not believe this. I'm

just checking my answer machine. You don't mind, do you?

Hollis, it was David.

David's the one who tried to hurt you.

I'll show you the evidence. I'll let you decide for yourself.

But we have proof.

I want you to be careful.

I think he's very disturbed.

Hollis, are you there?

You're not going to take that jerk's word for it, are you?

After what he did to you?

Look, David.

I've had a lot of things happening to me the last couple days, and I just don't

know who to believe, so... I'm going to leave, okay?

No!

It's not okay!

Two years it's taken.

To learn to walk for you. You didn't do it for me. I did.

Ever since the accident.

Everything I've done, I've done for you, Hollis.

I love you.

I know.

I know you do.

Then how could you?

How could you have... What?

Last night.

To make you realize you can't go through life alone.

That you need someone like me.

Dad, don't touch me.

Hollis.

Hey, let her go.

Come on, let her go.

You don't want to hurt her. I know how you feel.

What the hell are you doing?

Look at you, Mr. Perfect.

David, I didn't plan any of this. It just happened.

Yeah, well, that makes me feel a lot better. I planned it for two years and

nothing ever happened for me.

David, we found the place where you climbed into Hollis' office.

We know you talked to Longstrand. We know you passed him documents.

I think you need help.

I'm not going to do that.

And you're not going to hurt her.

Because you love her very much.

Just let her go, David.

Let her go, David.

You alright?

Stop talking how much I have to live for.

Well, what about the center? Doesn't that mean anything to you?

Keep on talking.

I never cared one bit about those crypts that flogged in and out of that place.

Except for Hollis.

I don't believe you.

When I saw him in the courtroom, you had to carry her somewhere.

David, please.

I know you care.

Sorry to disillusion you, Hollis.

All I ever wanted was to be near you.

No pep talk.

Brooklyn, I don't think you've got the gut to jump.

I think you're a self -indulgent jerk who's getting off on hurting a woman who

doesn't deserve it just because she didn't happen to fall in love with you.

Come on.

For once in your life, do the brave thing. Come on down.

Let me get a hold of you. Wait a minute.

Hold on. Hey.

Hang on.

Don't.

Don't let go.

Okay. Hang on.

Hang on just one minute.

I'm sorry, Holland.

That's wonderful. I hope they give the good doctor ten years.

Bye -bye, Holland.

Yeah, I'll see you in a few minutes.

Six million dollars in damages, plus they're bringing a criminal indictment

against Longstrand.

That's terrific. I'll tell you what, if you pick up Hollis right now, you can

still make your 5 .30 dinner at Chez Rosine. Not only that, but David is

a leave of absence from the center. He's checking himself into Maystream.

Hollis is going to hold his position for a year anyway while he's in therapy.

That's my period ticket for the theater, Globe.

Remember, no seating after the 8 o 'clock curtain, and I understand that

the hottest place in town for...

Late supper.

Uh, Rick, why do I get the feeling that you're trying to hustle me out of here?

Me? No.

Adios, Oscar. Away you go. Oh, thank God I'm not too late.

Hey, Jay.

Hi. You look terrific.

Looks can be deceiving, can't they?

Rick told me about your condition and your last request.

Oh, he did?

I know you don't like to talk about it, but I want the hay.

It's very kind of you to drop by.

Drop by? Dropping by is the least I could do.

I really admire your bravery.

Oh, shucks, huh?

Rick? I don't know what you told her, but I forgive you.

Vanna was all a lie. I only did this to get on the show.

I know.

You do?

Sure. But you blew it. I did?

You told the coordinator that we were old friends.

I did?

It's a conflict of interest.

It is.

I'm sorry.

So am I.

Make the move to your left, Dave. I plan to.

Bye. Bye -bye. Bye.

Bye.

Rick?

Thank you.