All language subtitles for LA Law s02e06 Auld L Anxiety

Previously on L .A. Law.

As many of you already know, Jonathan
Rollins has joined us as an associate.

My father kept a mistress who made porno
movies?

I was also the mother of his child.

Your?

My mother?

Not yours.

Your brother's.

Who is he? His name is Errol Farrell.

And I am very happy to say he's a lawyer
right here in Los Angeles, like you and

like your father.

Errol Farrell, I'm Douglas Brockman.

I see you've been decorated.

You've got quite an eye, Judge.

You're the first person to notice.

I make it a point of noticing you, Miss
Vasek.

What exactly are you hoping to
accomplish by having lunch with my ex

It's just that if you're so concerned
about Michael and me, I think the person

you should be talking to is Michael.

You're not interested in a second go
-around?

I don't know.

I think we ought to take a little break,
you and me.

I'm moving back to my place, Michael.

You think we need a prenuptial
agreement?

No, I'm just being prudent.

Your willingness to sign this agreement
is all anyone could ever ask for, and I

certainly couldn't ask for more than
that.

You manipulative little bastard.

Ann, come on. This had nothing to do
with your relatives or your family trust

funds. This was a test.

Look, it's all right here in black and
white, Your Honor. We split the cost of

the espresso maker, which she took with
her.

Here's the bill.

Half of which come to $64 .30.

Add to that what I paid for the last
case of B .V. Private Reserve, 1980,

was $248 .40.

Her total indebtedness to me, $312 .70.

Your Honor, my ex...

significant other conveniently fails to
take into account that I regularly pay

the phone bills, including phone rental
and monthly surcharge. I have here

records of all 11 months, and the phone
calls I made are indicated by my

initials. That was part of our
agreement.

Here's my bottom line, Your Honor. He
owes me $374, inclusive of finance

charges. Finance charges? Enough!

Both of you, I must confess that I'm
thoroughly disheartened by testimony

both litigants.

People, you shared a life together.

And here you come into this courtroom
bickering over phone taxes and who paid

the wine bill.

Where are your enduring values?

Trust, forgiveness, mutual support. What
is happening to our society when young

people are so blasé about commitment and
marriage?

If the relationship works, great. If it
doesn't, no problem. Just settle up the

phone bill and no one's the poorer.

Well, let me tell you.

We're all the poorer.

Marriage and family life is the bedrock
upon which our civilization stands.

Well, you didn't come to hear a sermon.
I'm going to delay this decision for ten

days in the hopes that you will work out
a more dignified and honorable parting

on your own.

We'll take a short recess.

Enter. I just wanted to tell you that I
was incredibly moved by what you just

said.

Oh, Douglas, it's so sad.

What is?

The things that I love about you are the
same things that make our relationship

so wrong.

What are you talking about?

The things you said about commitment and
marriage being the bedrock of

civilization.

For better or for worse. That's true,
but this is a different situation.

I couldn't live with myself if I thought
I was wrecking your marriage. You're

not, I swear.

You mean it?

The smell of your perfume rockets me
into orbit.

Oh, God.

Lock the door.

Take off your shirt.

Douglas. I want to fondle your hooters.

Moving along, Claflin versus Safari
National.

Michael? Trial starts tomorrow.

What are our chances?

You know, I've been thinking that maybe
it would be better to have Leland try

this case. Me? What? What we have is an
age discrimination case with a senior

citizen client who was fired because of
his date of birth. So what?

Well, what better way to show a jury
that 60 -year -olds don't have to be put

out to pasture than to have them see
Leland strut his stuff. That's great.

And plus the fact the client loves the
idea.

All right, just a minute. Hold it.

When's the last time you actually tried
a case, no offense?

Well, it was back when you had hair.

No offense.

Oh.

All right, a very simple trial. We'll go
over the facts. You'll be ready

tomorrow.

Do it, Leland.

Go for it, Leland.

Michael and I will discuss this later.
Move on, Douglas.

Turning to the O 'Halloran divorce.

I'm deposing our client's husband this
afternoon.

Why is this matter being handled by a
first -year associate?

It's just a few questions on the
disposition of property, Douglas.

It should take less than an hour.
Actually, I was thinking of stringing

a little. The guy gets frazzled pretty
easily and a long deposition might wear

him down.

Well, I wouldn't, Jonathan. We've found
that those types of antics can alienate

you among the legal community.

Probably best to just stay away from
them.

But I really think that... No!

Rona versus Gradinger?

Discovery is complete, and I'm pushing
for an accelerated trial date to try and

stir up some action. What are you doing
with this case?

I gave it to her, and she's doing great.

People, why are all our starters on the
bench?

She can do it, Douglas.

Fine. And when she loses, you can let
Benny handle the appeal.

Douglas? Really? That's uncalled for.

Douglas, I can't believe you.

Oh, you broke it. I guess we're
adjourned.

I haven't tried a case in seven years.

Leland, I've never seen anyone who could
stand up and inspire trust in a jury

the way you can.

It was a long time ago.

You know how hard it is to win an age
discrimination case?

Which is exactly why we need you. You
can fire someone for almost anything.

Performance, personality clash.

All the defendant has to say is that he
doesn't like them.

Leland, what is it?

Come here.

What's that?

which I'm supposed to be wearing, only
I'm too vain.

Michael, there's a chance I won't even
hear everything that happens in there.

Well, maybe you should just wear them.
They make me feel old.

If I get beat up in court, I'll know I'm
old.

I don't think I can do it. Well, now,
that's a hell of a message. The old guy

can't cut it, so they send in the young
legs?

It's not the age.

It's just the symptoms.

Maybe you should take the file back.

Leland.

Take it in your ear.

And I know, sir, your financial
statement was prepared by the accounting

Colby and Bowden.

Could you tell us what occasion you need
to select them?

Hey, I was going to... Wait a minute.

You spend an hour on obsolete bank
records, and now you ask him why he

this accounting firm?

What possible... I'm sure you'll see the
relevancy in a second council.

Why did you pick that firm, Mr.
Halloran? Oh, they were recommended to

heard they did good work. But having
been audited the year prior by

and Gilmore, wouldn't they have been a
more expedient choice?

I wanted Colby and Bowdoin. Perhaps
based on the fact that McLaughlin and

Gilmore refused to discount the value of
the contents contained in the residence

at 927 North Palm. The value of said
contents being directly an issue in this

divorce proceeding.

No, that had nothing to do with it.

Really?

All right, then, directing your
attention to the items labeled household

I'd ask you to go through them with me.

Page one, item one. You're going to go
through that whole book?

We'll be here a week.

We seek the complete truth, sir. The
accomplishment of which can only be

ascertained by conscientious and
exhaustive effort.

Page one, item one. The brass bookend.

Valued according to this at $75, the
pair.

Oh, for God's sake.

You got a minute? Sure. I brought you a
little pizza.

Strasburg goose pate with truffles.

Oh, it's beautiful, Stuart.

Thought we might have a little romantic
dinner tonight.

I can't. I have a Women's Bar
Association meeting tonight.

No problem.

Just hold dinner till you get home? Oh,
I don't know how late I'll be.

And besides, it's got so much
cholesterol.

Why don't you have it, Stuart?

Look, Ann, I was wrong, okay? I was
wrong.

I was...

Testing your love.

Because I was too insecure to accept the
fact that you could love me just for

me.

Finally, I understand that I just have
to risk everything, you know?

To fly without a net. And I'm prepared
to do it again.

I love you. I love you too, Stuart.

Why aren't we sleeping together?

It's been like over a week.

I've been tired, Stuart, that's all. Oh,
tired.

Yeah, I see. Yeah, and I've got a lot of
work to do, so I promise we'll talk

about it when we get home.

Okay? Great.

Here.

Try some of this instead.

It's beautiful.

What is it?

Strasbourg goose pâté with truffles.

No, keep it.

Keep it.

Make sandwiches for Eric with it. Stick
it in his lunchbox with his Twinkies and

his chocolate milk.

It's a little high in cholesterol, but a
five -year -old's basically

unconflicted about stuff like that
anyway.

Forget it, Scott.

This is your third continuance. And if
your client has not paid your fee yet,

that is seriously not my problem.

Bye.

Excuse me.

Miss Van Owen? Yeah.

They said I should see you about this.

Oh, great.

The prelim's not till tomorrow, but
that's okay. As long as you're here,

Sweet, I've been wanting to go over your
testimony anyway.

Yeah, but that's just it. I'm not going
to be able to do it. Mrs. Sweet, I'm not

sure you understand.

This is a subpoena, an order from the
court that you have to come and testify.

I changed my mind.

Well, you can't really do that.

I've got your statement to the police
that you saw Maurice Crumman's gun down

Tanya Drummond's, and if you were trying
to go back on that statement now...

I would have to do my job and ask the
judge to hold you in contempt of court.

So what are you telling me, jail?

Try and understand my position, Mrs.
Sweet.

An innocent six -year -old has been
murdered. And if you don't testify, I

prove my case.

Yeah, but if I do testify, I'll be just
as dead as that little girl.

Has someone in Crumman's gang threatened
you? They don't have to. You live in

Watts. You just know.

Because he's under age. Things you have
no idea about. Can I buy you a cup of

coffee, Mrs. Sweet?

I sympathize.

Well, anything we can do, let us know.

She said before, Mrs. Sweet, that there
are things that I don't know or

understand.

Actually, I do.

I was shot by a gang member, and I
remember what my first reaction was.

I was going to get as far away from here
as I could, get a job and a house on

the west side, and just pretend that
other world didn't exist.

But I didn't.

I couldn't.

Because I care about the Tanya Drummonds
of this world.

And so do you.

You tried to save that little girl's
life after the shooting.

You helped the police arrest her killer.
You're not the kind of woman who can

just walk away.

I have a son, Miss Van Owen, and thank
God he's not like those other boys.

So far, he's stayed away from the drugs
and the gang.

Last year, he brought home four A's and
a B. His counselor said that he can get

him a scholarship.

But if I take that witness stand, that
gang is going to come after me, and

yet, my boy.

We have a witness protection program,
Mrs. Sweet. We can move you and your son

to a new place, a safer place, away from
the gangs and the drugs and the

violence. Where is that, Disneyland?

I seem too much to believe in fairy
tales, Miss Van Owen.

Okay, no fairy tales. This is a hard
thing I'm asking you to do, but you are

very brave woman. That is why you did
the right thing before, and that is why

you are going to do it tomorrow in that
courtroom.

And in the meantime...

You are going to have to trust me that I
can protect you and your son.

And if I don't, you're going to put me
in jail.

I wouldn't have any other choice.

Really, Mrs. Sweet, it's going to be
okay. I promise.

And the activewear line was your
concept, was it not? It was.

And then they decide my division should
be run by a younger person, more

commensurate with the image of the
clothing.

Your Honor, please.

Counsel is leading the witness. The
responses are conclusory, self -serving.

This is very upsetting.

I'm sorry, Your Honor. I'll try to evoke
more enjoyable answers.

Sidebar, Your Honor. Yes?

I know it's been years since he's been
in court, but that doesn't excuse him

from the evidentiary rules currently in
effect, which were adopted, I believe,

in the 1950s.

You are out of line. We all know why
he's here, Judge, to show the jury that

senior citizens can still dress up and
lead productive lives, but that's not...

If Mr. McKenzie deviates from any proper
courtroom procedures, I'll rule on it,

Counselor. So far, he's not done so.

Now step back.

Continue. And could you state for the
record your salary at the time of your

termination? I was making $152 ,500 a
year.

And did you attempt to find other
employment after the discharge?

I still try, every single day.

Nobody's breaking down the door to hire
a 64 -year -old who just got fired.

Thank you, Mr. Clapham.

Your witness.

Mr. Claplin, when Safari National made
the decision to franchise two years ago,

this meant more work for you, didn't it?
I made the decision to franchise.

It was my idea to open up the outlets
and... But the point is, they gave you

more job responsibilities, didn't they?
They didn't give me anything.

I created the position and devised its
functions.

Move to strike, non -responsive. It's
directly responsive.

You're implying I couldn't live up to
the job requirements when it was my

province to define those requirements.

Your Honor, please instruct the witness.
He has a lawyer to help argue the

evidentiary matters.

Your Honor, please instruct counsel.

I'd never offer help to those who don't
need it. I object. I object. I

absolutely object.

This damn bureaucracy drives me crazy.

I promise this woman detectives... Don't
detective me, Grace.

What am I supposed to do? I've been on
the phone all morning long. I keep

running into the same damn wall.

Without proof of a direct threat, we
cannot get her immediate relocation.

is the lamest, most moronic... That
whole community is so intimidated by the

gangs, their mere presence constitutes a
direct threat.

God, Milton.

How am I supposed to force this woman to
testify if I have no way of protecting

her?

Okay.

I'll get her to the courthouse.

I'll take her home.

I'll sit with her in the courthouse, and
I will protect and patrol her home as

best as I can.

I thought you said you were going away
on vacation.

Looks like I lied.

I owe you.

What were you doing last night? I didn't
hear you come in.

After the meeting, a bunch of us went
out.

Carol Fulgate split up with her husband.

You're kidding.

So we commiserated over a couple of
bowls of peanuts and too much cheap

I didn't get in until after 2 a .m., so
I didn't want to wake you. I slept in

the guest room.

Well,

here's four ounces of Beluga Triple O
and a bottle of Pink Dom Perignon.

I thought we'd jump into bed, have a
little snack, see what develops.

Oh, Stuart, that is so sweet.

And normally I'd love it.

But I'm a little hungover.

And I'm holding water from all the salt
and the peanuts.

And there's so much sodium in the
caviar.

I think I'd better just stick with
celery and mineral water today.

Victor.

Hi,

sir. Hi. Do you like caviar?

Oh, I love it.

How about expensive champagne?

Well, if you trust my arm.

Now, you wouldn't by any chance have a
hot date tonight, would you?

As a matter of fact, Stuart, yes, I do.
Yeah, well, watch it.

Have yourself a party.

Maybe you'll get lucky.

Mrs. Sweet, what is your occupation?

I'm a licensed vocational nurse at
Martin Luther King Hospital.

Drawing your attention to September
18th, 1987, did...

Did anything unusual occur as you were
returning home from work?

I had just got off the bus, and I was on
my way home when I saw this blue car

turn the corner and stop near the
grammar school.

How many people were in that car?

Three or four.

Do you recognize any of them in this
courtroom today?

Him. He had the gun. Let the record
reflect that the witness has indicated

defendant, Maurice Crimmins. Lying
bitch.

Bailiff, remove that individual.

Now, the next person who speaks out of
line in this courtroom will be held in

contempt. You all understand that back
there?

Proceed.

What happened after the car slowed down?
He stuck the shotgun through the

window. He yelled the name of his gang.

Then he started shooting at these boys
who were standing in front of this

And the boys started running. I don't
think he hit any of them. He drove off,

I just wanted to go home.

But then I heard her crying.

Who was that?

The little girl, Tanya Drummond.

She was on the playground behind the
fence.

The bullets must have gone through the
chain link.

And hit her instead of them.

So what did you do? I yelled to somebody
to call an ambulance.

Then I tried to help her.

I tried to stop the bleeding.

I tried to get her to breathing.

When the police came, she was gone.

What did you tell the police when they
arrived?

I told him Maurice Crimmins shot her.

Now, you knew him by name?

He was the only one I did know.

His mother and his sisters used to live
next door to me.

Thank you, Mrs. Sweet.

I have nothing further at this time.

As the hour is late, we will recess
until 10 a .m. tomorrow morning, at

time, Mr. Muhlenberg, you may begin your
cross -examination.

This court is in recess until 10 o
'clock tomorrow morning.

You were great. Thank you.

My home phone number is written on the
back. If you need anything, I want you

call. I'll take you home now. I'll pick
you up in the morning, okay?

You know, for the time being, you
shouldn't have to leave your apartment

anything except to come to court. I'll
make arrangements to have your shopping

and whatever else you need done for you.
I don't like having people to do things

for me. I'm used to doing for myself.

We're still working on relocating you.

It's taking a lot of kicking and
screaming, and it may not even happen

the prelim's over.

But by the time of trial, I promise.

Hey,

man, hold the door.

Page 37, item 206.

The Royal Copenhagen Christmas dishes.

I have no idea. What, more than $20?

Yeah, I suppose.

More than $50? No way.

$30 tops.

So when you stated on the record just
now that you had no idea, that was a

wasn't it? Mr. Rawlings, I really must
object to this protracted... Well,

whoopee. This little snot grills me for
two straight days and you finally get

around to objecting? Thank you. Can we
go off the record? No, on the record,

item 207, the Easter plates.

Damn it. I note for the record that
Attorney Kilbourne is trying to disrupt

orderly flow of this proceeding. You
want to see disruption?

I'll show you disruption.

Let the record reflect that Attorney
Kilbourne has risen manifesting violent

propensities. Excuse me.

Mr. Arlinds.

Could I see you a minute?

You know what this kid's doing.

Pardon us for a second.

With my understanding that this
deposition should have taken an hour at

I'm wearing him down, sir. He's about to
give up. I can... No!

What if other firms did this to us?

tying up Michael Kuzak or Arnold Becker
for two full days? Do you have any idea

how much that would cost us or the
client? I am mindful of your job to look

the big picture of running a law firm,
sir, but my job is to take each case one

at a time and try to win, which is what
I'm going to do with this case. What

you're going to do is compromise the
integrity of this firm. It violates

norm of professional courtesy.

Our client's not paying for professional
courtesy. She wants a satisfactory

settlement, which is... Don't push us,
young man.

The partners are very upset, including
Leland McKenzie. Now wrap this thing up

immediately.

Sorry

for

the disturbance.

Now, Mr. O 'Halloran.

We're turning our attention to the
Danish seasonal dishes, specifically the

Easter series. That's page 37, item 207.

So then, we get a message from the
coroner.

One of the jurors refusing to deliberate
until he knows the defendant's

astrological sign. Oh, you're kidding.

The judge already dismissed the
alternates. I say, judge, it's open and

drug sale to an undercover cop. Can't we
just excuse this guy and proceed with

11? No sale.

Myth trial.

We have to start all over again.

Mickey.

Mickey, you know Jim Ailey?

Hi. How you doing?

Sit in. I gotta head home anyway.

See you tomorrow, Jim.

You know, I called you a couple times.
I've been so underwater with this

Freeman. I'm sorry.

You know, I can hardly hear myself
thinking here. You want to go someplace

quiet?

Nicky, I am so beat.

Besides, I just ordered a hamburger.

Cancel it.

Cancel it?

Grace, you were right.

Look, we have a lot to talk about.

I know.

And it's not that I don't want to. It's
just that now is not a good time.

Well, what do I have to do? Make an
appointment?

life of six -year -old Tonya Drummond.

Billy, turn that up.

Gene Kasabian is live with more on this
tragic story.

Sherry, the friends and neighbors of
Nani Sweet are grieving tonight over her

brutal murder.

Investigators told me she was gunned
down a short time ago in the entranceway

her home here in Watts.

Police are now looking for any possible
witnesses to that shooting.

Earlier today, Sweet had testified at
the preliminary hearing of Maurice

Crimmins, the gang member charged with
the murder of little Tanya Drummonds, a

crime that shocked and saddened this
neighborhood.

Thank you.

I got to go.

Excuse me, ma 'am. Would you like to
talk to Julius Sweet?

Trust me.

Julius, I'm Grace Fenowen from the
district attorney's office, and this is

Detective Levine. Julius?

We want you to know how deeply we regret
your mother's death.

I hear Maurice Crimson's gonna get out
of jail tomorrow.

How can that be?

Because your mother... Because your
mother was killed before his lawyer

cross -examine her, the judge is gonna
have to dismiss the case.

We're going to get your mother's killer
son. Count on it. Someone's going to get

her killer son, but it ain't going to be
you. Yeah, well, give me a chance to

prove you wrong, okay? How you going to
do that? I mean, who's going to testify?

Everybody in this neighborhood knows who
killed 90 Sweet.

Everybody in this neighborhood knows
what happened when you opened your

and everybody knows you got no power to
change it.

Julius, if I believe that, then I
believe there's no chance here. Not at

But I don't believe that, and neither
did your mother.

That's why she was willing to tell you.
She was not willing. You made her and

then you didn't do a damn thing to
protect her.

Now her death is on your hands, lady.

You killed the both of you. Now just get
off my property.

Julius, now what mattered to your mother
more than anything else was that you

stay out of the gangs and stay in school
and make something out of yourself.

Now don't dishonor her life by trying to
avenge her death. That'd be very, very

stupid, Julius.

Do you hear me?

Very stupid.

It was a difficult conclusion, and I
would never have made the decision to

discharge him if I hadn't been 100 %
certain it was in the best interest of

company. The man simply couldn't do the
job.

Thank you, Mr. Ackerson.

Nothing further.

Mr. Ackerson, when it came time to
replace my client, you told your

to look for someone preferably in his
40s or younger, didn't you?

Yeah. So it's fair to assume if two
candidates come in equally qualified,

years old and the other 40, you'd choose
the younger man, correct?

But you see, that isn't really fair.

Because regardless of their present
abilities, one is going to have many

years of productivity.

So certainly one of the factors that I'd
have to look at is which person is

going to develop and grow and contribute
to the company for the longest period

of time. I see. And which person would
that be?

The 40 -year -old.

Well, did this presumption in favor of
you impact on your decision to discharge

William Claflin? No. He was fired
because sales in his division weren't up

expectations.

There was potential that he wasn't
realizing, and we felt we could do

Your Honor, may I approach the witness?

Do you recognize these annual reviews
regarding the performance of my client

the last four years?

Yes.

I wrote them.

1983.

Increased sales of 28%. Blowing
accolades with a recommendation for a

1984. Sales up 27%. There's more praise
and another raise.

1985, sales up 31%. There's more kudos
and still another raise.

1986, sales up 37%. That's the biggest
jump yet.

And he gets fired.

Well, tell me, Mr. Ackerson.

What did Mr. Claflin do or not do in
1986 to cause this sudden change of

opinion? We felt that with more
aggressiveness, more zealous leadership,

should have been generating even higher
revenues.

Did you ever tell my client, be more
aggressive, be more zealous? No. Did you

ever make one single suggestion that
he'd do anything differently?

No. Isn't it true, sir, every candidate
that you interviewed to replace my

client? Was under the age of 45?

Yes, but that doesn't mean... And isn't
it true, sir, of the seven executives

you fired in the last two years, six
were over the age of 60?

But that doesn't mean anything. And
isn't it true, sir, of all the annual

reviews you wrote, only one made mention
of his age, and that's the one that

says he should be fired?

That's just a coincidence.

The 1986 review, Mr. Ackerson, read the
second to the last sentence.

Your Honor.

Overruled. Read the sentence.

Mr. Claflin is now 63 years old.

Now read the line immediately following
that sentence.

This is all taken out of context. No,
read it.

It's my suggestion that Mr. Claflin be
terminated at this time.

Don't you just love a good coincidence?

Objection. Withdrawn.

Nothing further?

Want one?

What is it? Oh,

Stuart, my favorite.

White licorice drops.

Take one.

Kind of early.

Besides, you know me. Once I have one,
I'll have them all.

I can't stop once I get started.

Morning, Benny.

This one's for you, Miss Kelsey.

Thanks, Benny.

Do you like these?

What are they?

Licorice. How come they're not black?

Taste one.

Good. Here, take them all. Save me from
myself.

See, thanks, Miss Kelsey.

No thanks.

Ann?

Yeah? What, are you trying to punish me?

Of course not.

Oh, with all due respect, I think that's
exactly what you're doing.

You know, you're being just as
controlling and manipulative as you

being. Stuart, that's just not true. You
won't accept one single gift from me.

You don't want to make love?

You won't even let me hold you. I call
that punishment.

I plead no low contendere.

What? I'm not saying you're right, but
I'll take it under advisement. Oh,

Thank you very much, Counselor.

Thank you.

You want to see me, Arnie? Yeah,
Jonathan.

Two things.

First of all, Mr. O 'Halloran caved in
on the divorce settlement.

That's great.

I say he couldn't take it anymore and
signed a fantastic agreement.

Our client's ecstatic.

Oh, I knew it. Second, McKenzie and
Brackman aren't ecstatic. They didn't

your attitude. They didn't like your
tactics.

They want me to reprimand you for your
behavior.

So... Bad boy, Jonathan.

Bad, bad boy.

All right.

Don't let us ever catch you doing
anything like this again.

Are we clear?

Absolutely. Oh, my man.

Go away!

I said go away!

Uh, you down there. Did you find it? My
bailiff lost her contact lens.

Got it!

I'll be out of your way now.

State your business.

Dougie, am I sensing a less than cordial
reception for your only brother?

Yes, I have a very full calendar.

What's on your mind? I got a live one,
Dougie. Get this.

I'm at a newsstand in Wilshire when all
of a sudden, ba -boom.

An old lady in a Jaguar plows into a
crosswalk, lays this poor guy out flat.

Plus which, now I discover she has a bit
of a drinking history.

Errol, I have no interest in hearing
about your low -rent ambulance chasing.

Correction, high rent. The guy in
question happens to be part owner in a

video stores all over the South Coast,
which is where you come in. Hey, look,

the minute a Tony guy like this walks
into a dump like mine, I'm finished,

right? So I'm thinking, how about I tell
him I'm a partner at McKenzie Brackman?

Are you crazy?

No. All I'm asking is a little favor,
which is let me partake in some of your

primo office space when no one's using
it. Where's the harm?

The answer is unequivocally no. Now, if
you'll excuse me, I have work to do.

Out of curiosity, does your wife know
you're carrying on with that nearsighted

tootsie you had under your desk just
now? That is a slanderous and completely

false assumption.

Not to worry. We're brothers, remember?

Brothers help each other.

Like you're going to help me with office
space nights and weekends.

I'll need some letterhead stationery,
too, while you're at it.

Nice seeing you, Dougie.

Your lovely bride. What's her name?
Sheila?

What about the three of us putting a
night together in some time, huh?

Hi.

Did you find out how it happened?

Well, about 7 o 'clock last night, she
sent a neighborhood kid to the store.

Damn it.

I told her we'd do her shopping.

Maybe she figured she could get a quart
of milk without us.

Anyway, they must have been watching her
house.

They beat the kid up, sent a trigger man
back. When she opened the door, he

killed her.

Will the kid testify to anything?

He says he doesn't know who they were.

That's great.

Crimmins and his gang walk away from
both killings scot -free.

Crimmins is dead.

Oh, God.

Julius.

He's in custody.

Detention hearing's tomorrow morning, 10
a .m.

Any witnesses?

Crimmins was shot on a crowded street in
broad daylight. Of course there's no

witness.

Except us.

The DA expects us to testify to the fact
that Julius expressed his intent.

Well, I guess it wasn't enough for me
just to get his mother killed.

Might as well ruin his life too, huh?

Come on, Grace.

It just happened to land on your death.

That's right.

But when it landed, one person was dead.

Now there are three.

There is a common belief that the
elderly are people without promise,

capacity to develop or improve, without
the ability to perform as ably as our

youth. So entrenched is that mindset
that I won't even bother to take issue

it because I know if my case comes down
to having to prove that old folks can

still cut it as well as young, I might
as well quit and go home right now.

Fortunately, I don't have to do that.

You see, there is a law that says you
can't fire someone because of his age.

And the only thing I have to convince
you people of is that he broke it.

easy. Not only is the statistical
evidence overwhelming, but he has

right here in court that a 40 -year -old
is, per se, better than a 60 -year

-old. His case is so bad, ladies and
gentlemen, one has to wonder how did he

think he could get away with it?

Well, the answer is...

Employers get away with it all the time.
The worst thing about age

discrimination is that it's so damn
forgivable.

You fire someone because of the color of
his skin and everyone thinks it's

repugnant. You fire someone because he's
60 years old because you think he won't

grow or that he has little future or
that he's past his prime and everyone

nods and says, hmm, makes sense.

Now, I'm not asking you to look at the
defendant and be morally outraged at

he did.

I'd like you to be, but I'm not asking
for that.

I just want you to recognize what he did
and recognize its illegality, and I

want you to remember that the
defendant's illegal conduct served to

client over a million dollars in salary,
not to mention his self -worth.

And his very identity.

Now, all you have to do is go back to
that jury room and follow the law.

And if you do that, you can give back to
my client his pride.

You can give him his self -esteem. But
most of all, members of the jury, you

give him the money.

Oh, thank you, Your Honor.

Do you have anything further, Ms.
Farrow, to tie the defendant to the

at this time, Your Honor. Well, then,
based on the insufficiency of the

case, the court will grant the
defendant's motion to dismiss charges

Julius Sweet.

Defendant is hereby released from
custody.

I think when witnesses come forward, we
can always

refile.

Right.

So you had to join the gang, huh?

The one thing your mother was afraid of.
My mother's dead. And you're a killer.

Does that make you feel good? You proud
of yourself?

Get out of my face. I'm in your face.
Step off my man. Now you shut up, man.

Just shut up.

See, man, you had something these dudes
don't have. You had a future.

Now you've got nothing.

Now you're just a punk. You're just
another punk who'll probably wind up

down in the pool of blood.

Way to be, Julius.

Way to be.

Let's go.

We're losing, Van Owen. Our side is
losing.

We, the jury, find in favor of the
plaintiff and order the defendant to pay

damages in the amount of $1 .8 million.

The jury is dismissed with the
appreciation of

the court.

Congratulations,

Van Owen.

I don't know how to thank you. Well,
thank you.

Let me make a suggestion.

Let's settle this for $900 ,000.

But they just gave me almost $2 million.

Why the hell should I settle for that?

Because they'll appeal, tie up the
judgment for two years, maybe longer.

You told me you wanted to start your own
business. If you're really serious

about that, you're going to need the
money.

You're not getting any younger, you
know. Yeah, but $900 ,000?

Well, it beats waiting two years for a
verdict that could possibly be trimmed

down and maybe overturned.

No.

My advice is take the $900 ,000 today
and get on with your life.

May I see you, Mr. Lewis? Excuse me.

Tell your client we'll cut the judgment
in half if he inks the check today.

I'll think it over, maybe. Tell him now.
The offer's good for five minutes.

Look, I can appeal this thing, you know.
Do yourself a favor, Mr. Lewis.

Exercise a little of that personal
growth you young people are so good at.

Ditch your ego and do what's best for
your client.

And do it now.

I'll recommend the offer to my client.

Tell him he's got four minutes left.

Put it over there.

Is this Kelsey?

Yeah.

What is it?

Sign here, please.

Ew, smells like fish.

Thank you.

Um, Fannie, would you help me open this
box, please?

Sure, Miss Kelsey.

Look,

lobster.

Yeah, they're delivered specially from a
place called the Lobster Shack in

Waterville, Maine.

Oh, Stuart.

My favorite thing from my favorite place
in the whole world. How did you know?

I remembered you told me a story about
this little girl who loved the lobsters

in Waterville, Maine.

They're exactly two pounds apiece.

Four of them.

Oh, Stuart, I can't believe you
remembered.

Sure, I remember, Dan.

I love you.

Stuart, you were right.

I was just as controlling and
manipulative as you were, only I

it.

You are the sweetest, the most generous,
the sexiest man I have

ever known.

And I want desperately to take these
lobsters home and eat them and make mad,

passionate love to you.

In which order?