All language subtitles for The Guardian s01e13 Privilege.eng

[Groans]

[Sighs]

[Clang]

[Sizzling]

Ohhh!

Hungry?

Yeah. Thanks.

[Grunts]

So, we, uh, got a little
beat up last night, huh?

You know, I've been thinking.

I think you better...

Come back to work for me.

[Groans]

Working for McGee was
not that great an idea

in my opinion.

You need a little
structure in your life.

Yeah.

What about syrup?

Thanks.

Here you go.

So if you want...

I could call McGee
today and just, uh,

explain the situation.

No. I'll do it.

Ok.

Ooh.
Eat up, son.

We're late for a funeral.

Burton: I watched
Susan grow up.

Pretty girl.
Very smart.

We all had high hopes for her.

Nick: What happened?

She married ray Harper,
her college Professor.

He turned her
against her family.

Do you think he had a
hand in her drowning?

Police are still investigating.

Ray was the only one
anywhere near.

What's the estate worth?

11 million, give or take.

Wendy.

Sorry about your sister, honey.

Thank you, Mr. fallin.

Ok.

Frank, I'm so sorry
about Susan.

I'm Nick.
I'm--I'm Burton's son.

I'm sorry for your loss.

[Clears throat]

Excuse me.

Dawn, I'm so sorry.

Thank you for coming.

It means so much
to have you here.

I'm sorry about your wife, ray.
So sorry.

Thank you,
Mr. fallin.

I want you
to meet my son, Nick.

Nick, nice to meet you.

This is ray Harper.
Hi, ray. I'm sorry.

It would mean a lot to Susan

to see so many of her
father's friends here today.

I'm sure it would.
Yeah.

Excuse me.

Frank wants to talk to us.

[Cell phone rings]

Can you just hold
a minute, James?

Nick, are you serious
with that thing?

I need to take this.

No, no. You don't.

I'll be right there.
I need to take it.

In here.

James. Uh, yeah,

I need you to cover for me.

9-year old girl,

her mother's been hospitalized.

The shelter hearing
takes place today

in judge bright's courtroom.

Ok, I really appreciate it.

Oh, I'm sorry. I--

I'm not gonna kill myself,

if that's what you're thinking.

Judge: I am sentencing you
to 1,500 hours

of community service

using your skills
as a corporate attorney

to work as a child advocate.

Dawn: Burton.

Ray killed my baby.

That monster...
Killed my baby.

We don't know that.

He did it.

[Knock on door]

I'm sorry.

Frank: After Susan
married Frank,

she gave up horses,
she gave up piano.

She turned her back
on everything she loved.

I figured that ray
was after her money,

so I got a will drawn up,

leaving her wealth
to the family trust.

6 months ago,
Susan had this drawn up.

It, uh--

it leaves everything to ray.

They found a lawyer
in a mall--

byrnes & brown--

paid $200 for
an $11 million estate.

Burton: Well,
we'll look into this.

Can you get it thrown out?

Well, the investigation
is still open,

but if ray were convicted,

they'd throw that out
in a second.

Well, what if the police
can't make a case?

We could make a settlement
offer to Mr. Harper

before the police
make up their minds.

Never.

Actually, I, uh...

I think Nick has a point.

Well, first, let us just

take a look at this, Frank.

Mr. fallin?

Yeah.

I have to write this essay

about my career interests for school.
Mm-hmm.

I was wondering, um,

could I stop by your offices

and ask some questions
about law?

Sure, you could. Yeah.
We'd love to have you.

Absolutely.

It seems fascinating.

It is. Mm-hmm.

So many secrets.

Ok. Anytime.

Thanks.

Bye-bye.

Good morning.

Morning. Uh, you know,

that, uh, thing that I said,

uh, last night.

The thing I said
about you and me.

Nick, with the--

I had a few drinks,
and I didn't mean to--

to--to--to--I wasn't--
I was not implying

that we should ever--

I mean, 'cause
I'm a professional

and we work together.

I know. It's--
it's really ok.

Ok.

So we're ok on that?

Yeah. We're ok.

All right. What are
you doing for dinner?

Just kidding.

[Laughs]

James: Right.
I understand that,

but it clearly says it
on docket 6087.

You got a second?

Not really.

What do you know about kids
that cut themselves?

Hold on.

What are you talking about?

Razor blades.

Cutters? Yeah,
we've had our share

come through here.

Cutters.
Are they suicidal?

Depends. Shrink says they're
inflicting physical pain

to cover up emotional pain.

Teenage girls, mostly.

Who is it?

Just a kid.

Well, she should get some help.

Yeah. Yeah.

What are you doing here?

Volunteering.
Hey, Nick,

what happened to your face?

I walked into a door.

Does my father
know you're here?

Uh, well, we have
to do pro Bono work.

This is how I'm doing mine.

He doesn't know.

You know, you should
get back to the firm.

Don't your clients realize that
they're paying for all of this stuff?

This will your work?

Yes.

Do you remember the clients?

Of course.

Water?

Please.

Who did all the talking?

[Laughs]

They both did.

Take a seat.

[Clears throat]

You realize that the man is under
investigation for the murder of his wife?

I read the papers.

You didn't think it was unusual

that you were being
asked to draft a will

on an $11 million estate?

Why?

[Laughs]

That's a nice ad.

How many wills
have you written?

A few.

I've done over a thousand.

Tomorrow, you'll be
served a subpoena

to turn over all the notes

you used in preparation.

And we will contest the will.

A good lawyer can work
out of a mall, Mr. fallin.

I'll pit my $200 will

against anything
you care to throw at it.

The $200 will looks solid.

Right. So, uh,

what's next?

We either settle out

or we try to look for evidence

that she wasn't competent
to sign a will.

Well, Nick, I mean,

you can be half
out of your mind,

write a will on a ham sandwich,

and still have it
hold up in court, so--

Ray's not a lawyer.
He doesn't know that.

And what would you do, Nick?

Scare him into a settlement.

Yeah.

You and your father, man.

Why don't you just see
if the family trust

provides a way around the will.

Look, last week, you were
at each other's throats.

You stood right here
and you quit.

And--and now it's
like nothing happened.

Nothing happened.

Ah, Louisa archer,
Amanda bowles.

Amanda works with Nick
over at fallin.

Ah, Lulu.
Nice to meet you.

Hi.

She wants to give us
10 hours a week.

Great. You want
to start right now?

Really?

Yeah.

Have fun.
Thanks.

So, her name's Ruth stern,
she's 87 years old,

and her doctor is suing her for
$34,000 in unpaid medical bills.

Miss stern?

Mrs. stern.

I was married for 52 years.

Mrs. stern.

My name is Amanda bowles.

I'm your attorney.

Your legs are thin.

The color of your hair
is beautiful.

Is it dyed?

Uh...

May I feel your waist?

Oh, it's firm. Good. Mrs. stern.

You keep in shape.

I hear you have a problem
you need to discuss.

Yes. Dr. ettinger.

He's my specialist for my back.

He tells me I have spurs
and herniated discs.

Yes.

But he says I don't have

to live with the pain.

He tells me he has
a pain management clinic.

Ok.

So I start to go 3 days a week.

And the pain goes away
for a while,

but then it always comes back.

So I keep going to him
for a year,

and sometimes
I go 5 days a week.

And then he sends
me this bill--

$34,000.

They say I have be
in court on Friday.

I'm going to lose
everything I have.

Everything.

Ok, Ms. stern.

Let me review this.

Oh. Oh. Well,

when shall we talk again?

Call me. Anytime.

Oh.

Mr. Harper?

This is a new low.

Do you know
how I spent my morning?

Calling old friends.

One after another
I had to break the news.

Mr. Harper, you got Susan
to change her will

so that everything comes
to you, and then she dies.

I didn't kill my wife.

You should settle.

If, uh--
if they file charges,

chances are you'll
wind up with nothing.

There's a chance I could bring
Frank newburg down with me.

You have no idea
the things I know.

You have no idea.

What was Susan's
state of mind when, um,

when the will was drawn up?

Frank: Why? Do you want
to suggest she was insane?

Legally incompetent...

To complete a will.

Can you win
something like that?

I did once...
11 years ago.

Some man thought
his wife was Satan

and that he was Jesus
when he signed the will.

We got it thrown out.

Look, Susan was troubled.

But I mean, bringing
all this into court

would be like killing her
a second time.

Do it.

I'll contest the will.

Your sister Susan prepared
her will in June 2001.

Did you see her often
that summer?

Oh, sure.
All the time.

Did she seem happy?

Susan was never happy.

Can you give me
some specific examples?

One time--I think
it was last June--

she told me she was
the virgin Mary.

The virgin Mary?

From the Bible.
Jesus' mother.

And she told me

ray was the angel of death.

[Sighs]

Nick: Thank you.
No further questions.

Your father set up a trust
for you and your sister?

I guess.

How much do you know
about that trust?

Not a lot.

Did you know that the money
that your sister had

comprises exactly half
of that trust?

I guess.

And if you and your family

were to take your sister's
money away from Mr. Harper,

who do you think
would get that money?

I don't know.

Care to guess?

My mom and dad?

Care to guess again?

Me?

Bingo.

Well, that was a disaster.

Well, we can appeal it
to another trial judge.

You think that's
gonna make a difference?

Depends on--
sorry I missed it.

I was--I got caught up
in--sorry.

You want to show me
your office?

Yeah. Why don't
you do that, son?

Give her a little tour
of the whole place.

Sure.
Yeah.

Dawn?

God.

I could really use a drink.

Take care of that.

Yes, Mr. fallin.

Did I show you my, uh...

My new necklace?

What?

Everything
that you said--

I said what I was supposed
to say, Mr. fallin.

Are you angry with me?

You can tell me the truth.

No, I can't.

There's this thing called
attorney/client privilege.

I'm not your client.
My dad is.

You are as well.

In regards to this will
and your trust,

you're my client.

So what does attorney/client
privilege mean?

You can tell me the truth,

and not only can no one make
me tell them what you said,

I'm prohibited by law.

Oh.

So, you mean, like,

if I tell you a secret
and then you tell on me,

you could go to jail
or something?

Or lose my license
to practice. Yeah.

Last summer...

I stole a boat with my friends.

I got drunk

and I crashed it
into my neighbor's dock.

And then, like,

3 months ago,

I stole
some make-up.

I shoved it down my pants.

And until last month,

I had
a 28-year-old boyfriend.

And you cut yourself.

Yeah.

Why do you do that?

[Laughs]

I'm just bored,
Mr. fallin.

It's nothing tragic.

I'm just really, really bored.

And your sister?

My sister was crazy, but she didn't
think she was the virgin Mary.

Believe me.
Neither of us are that.

You know you perjured yourself?

Are you gonna tell on me?

Thank you.

Mrs. stern.

Dr. ettinger called me
late last night.

He said he would do anything
to get the money from me.

I'm scared.

All right. This is
what we need to do.

We need every document.

We need all your medical
bills and medicare stubs.

Well, they're all in shoe
boxes in my apartment.

I don't know what's
important and what's not.

I'll come with you.
I'll be back in an hour.

Burton: Come in.

Hey there. I, uh,
play in a hockey league,

and the goalie on my team
works in the d.A.'S office.

Gave me this.

Susan newberg.
Autopsy report.

What are they saying,
murder or accident?

They're calling this a suicide.

She had, uh, 3 types of
antidepressants in her blood,

uh, .17 alcohol,
and, uh,

there was past evidence.
She had, uh,

scars on her wrists
from 2 previous attempts.

She was a pretty
messed-up girl.

Well, it's not murder.

It doesn't help with her will.

Excuse me.

Nick: I need to describe
a situation--

hypothetical situation.

Family, 2 daughters.

The younger daughter is 16.

The older daughter is 24.

She commits suicide.

Is she living at home?

No. No.

The younger daughter is completely
controlled by her father.

She lies for him, she
follows his every command.

In return,

he lavishes gifts on her.

What else?

This girl...

Cuts herself

with a razor blade.

Has she ever attempted suicide?

No. No.
Just cuts herself.

The cutting obviously indicates
an underlying problem.

Some kind
of personal violation.

Sexual abuse?

In many instances, yeah.

Well, how would
you know for sure?

I'd ask the child.

[Indistinct chatter]

What are you doing here?

You tell me.

You hide in bathrooms
cutting yourself,

your sister attempts suicide
a couple of times,

then finally she succeeds.

And no one in your family
is doing anything

except blaming ray Harper.

We went to the benedum center

last week, me and my dad.

We saw Lena troeb's
modern dance company.

They're very progressive.

They even took off their
tops for the last piece.

Dad got me this.

Yeah, that's very nice.

My father's a really big donor.

So...

We got to go backstage
and meet Lena personally.

Then we drove home in the rain.

I felt a tingle up my back.

I had this really good talk with
my dad about how nudity is cool.

He talked about
how tasteful it all was

and the shape of their breasts.

How it's all perfectly natural.

How sex is perfectly natural.

Do you often talk like this
with your father?

Are you asking me
as my attorney?

Does your--
does your father--

does he what?

This is good here,
but it just doesn't meet--

oh, excuse me,
Mr. fallin.

I don't know if Nick told you,

but I volunteered
over at legal services.

I thought I could use it
as my pro Bono work.

No, we assign that, Amanda.

You don't choose.

But I thought
since Nick was--

no. Nick has
to be there.

So I can't do it?

Well, I can't stop you,

but I'd prefer
you didn't, all right?

[Clears throat]

You want to make a difference?

Do drugs, get arrested.

Burton: Well, the m.E.
Ruled the--the death

a suicide, your honor.

That's the prima facie
indicator of mental illness.

They're taking advantage
of a tragic situation

to take money away from a man

who just lost his wife.

It is a tragic situation,
but if we can prove

that she was not competent
to sign a will--

you greedy sons of bitches.

Mr. Harper!

You can't wait
to get your hooks

into her money, can you?

You killed my daughter!

Oh, shut the hell up, Frank!

You killed my daughter!

You got away with it.

You sick bastard.
And now you want the money!

Gentlemen!

Frank, sit down.
Sit down.

I'm sorry, your honor.

The suicide by itself

does not preclude competence
to sign a will.

Unless I am presented

with compelling evidence
by Friday,

I will accept the 2001 will
as authoritative.

Look, when I transferred
the shares to Susan,

I had a buy-back option
at the original price

as long as the shares
transferred out of the family.

Well, why didn't you
mention this earlier?

Because I thought
we were gonna win.

I have the documents
back at my place.

Why don't you come
and take a look?

[Footsteps approaching]

I'm going downtown.

I'll be gone
for most of the day.

The rest of the boxes
are in the study.

Ok. Well, then,
I'll see you then.

[Door closes]

[Laughs weakly]

I can imagine
what you're thinking.

It's hard to explain
what happened.

I was very sick back then,
very--very troubled.

Yeah.

Look, I'm not going to, uh,

bore you with my life story.

Suffice to say that my childhood
was not a particularly happy one.

Yeah, you molested
your daughter.

I would trade all of the money

and all the success
in the world

to change what happened.

It was a brief and
terrible period in my life.

It's as if something...

Came through me,
and then it passed.

Why are you telling me this?

Because it has
to do with our case.

Or because you're afraid

that Wendy would tell me first.

Your father has worked
for me for 20 years.

We're like family.

It's important to get
things out in the open.

Yeah, and now it's
covered by privilege.

Oh, well, I hadn't
thought of that.

I just thought if, uh...

We were gonna work together,

it was important
that you be prepared

to, uh, protect me
in case things got bad.

There's abuse going on
at the newberg household.

What--what kind
of abuse?

Sexual.

He molested Susan
when she was a girl,

and I think it may be
occurring with Wendy as well.

Well, how--how do
you know about this?

I saw pictures of Susan.

Pictures?

Yeah, and then
Frank newberg told me.

He told me.

You were on the clock?

Yes.

Did he tell you
he'd do it again?

No, just the opposite.

That son of a bitch.

I had drinks with him
a couple of nights ago,

and he was jokin' around
and talkin' about women.

At one point, he says, "now
you can't tell my wife this.

This is privileged,
right?"

Now I thought he was jokin'...

And then he started asking
questions about privilege--

what was privileged,

what wasn't privileged...

As if out of a,

you know, normal curiosity.

Well--

well, everything he
told you is privileged

unless he told you
he'd do it again.

She's living with a man
who has a history--

Nicholas.

We can't do a damn thing here.

You leak this and they find out
about it, you could be disbarred.

In march of 1998,

you began to suffer
from extreme back pain.

Oh, it was terrible.

I bent down to get the kugel
out of the bottom oven--

I have 2 ovens, you know--
and I couldn't stand back up.

I laid on
the kitchen floor--

Mrs. stern, you just have
to answer the question

like we talked about.

In march of 1998, you began
suffering from back pain?

Yes.

And you sought treatment
from Dr. ettinger?

Treatment is what he calls it.

And what was his diagnosis?

He said the pain
was in my head.

Did he recommend
a course of treatment?

Yes, talk therapy.

Talk therapy, for back pain?

Mrs. stern: Yes.

How often did you go?

Oh, sometimes every day.

How much did this cost?

You have it there.

Please read it.

$34,516.74.

Amanda: Did the pain...

Go away?

No.

No further questions,
your honor.

Lawyer: Mrs. stern,

did Dr. ettinger
perform any tests?

Yes.

An m.R.I. And 4 separate
motion examinations?

Yes.

But you rejected
his recommendation

of anti-inflammatory
drugs?

Well, the pills
made me all rumbly.

He recommended surgery as well.

Surgery, I can't do that.

Lawyer: You rejected
his advice,

and yet you kept
coming to see him?

Well, Dr. ettinger was
always very welcoming to me.

Your honor, I would like
to enter into the record

the 9 separate letters

requesting Mrs. stern to leave Dr.
ettinger alone.

Did your client charge Mrs.
stern for these visits?

Only when she
took up appointments

that legitimate
patients needed.

And how many times was this?

From, uh, August of 1999
to September 2001,

Mrs. stern came to Dr.
ettinger's office on 203 occasions.

Your honor.
Your honor...

Dr. ettinger is willing
to waive these bills.

In return, he simply wants
a promise from Mrs. stern

that she will leave him alone.

Your honor.

I'd like a moment to
confer with my client.

[Church bells ring]

I didn't think
you were the type

to hang around children's
playgrounds, Mr. fallin.

I know the truth
about your sister.

Your father told me
what happened.

[Sighs]

Is it happening to you?

It's not.

Wendy, I wanna help you.

Do you think I want them
to tear the roof off my life

and make me tell every
bad thing that ever happened

to a bunch of strangers
who wanna cure me?

Wendy, I--
my sister went

to expensive
psychiatrists and clinics.

She had every kind
of treatment,

and look how she wound up.

Amanda:
Is that the truth?

You were just lonely?

I had pain, but nobody
would listen to me.

Some of the women in my
building play cards together.

Some of them have
children and grandchildren...

Pictures in their wallets.

I don't have those things.

I lived my life for my
husband, and then he died...

And I was left with no one...

And the pain.

Some days, I can
hardly get out of bed.

Will you promise to leave
that doctor alone?

Come on. Let's go
tell the court.

Nick.
Ray. Have a seat.

Thanks.
Scotch, rocks.

Frank's decided not
to contest the will.

I know...

About what happened
to Susan. I...

I know.

Amazing what
he can get away with.

What about Wendy?

Is he raping her?

I don't know.

But you suspect.

Well...

What do you think?

I'll get you the tickets,
and they're on me. Shh.

Ha ha.

How you doin', Frank?
Sit down.

[Clears throat]

Ah.

So what's, uh,
what's on your mind?

Well, I have some,
uh, sensitive business

I--I wanna
talk to you about.

Yeah?

Newberg brewing sponsors a,
uh, America's cup yacht.

Right.

So we're gonna need
some high-level help.

You're gonna be able to travel
on the, uh, "beer jet."

That's what we like to call it.
[Chuckles]

That's it?

That's it.

Yeah, well, uh,
we'll look it over.

Look it over?
Burton,

I'm giving you free money here.

Frank, I'm not so sure

we can do any of this anymore.

You're not in the business

of representing saints, Burton.

I'm not judging you.

Then what are you doing?

We got a little problem.

A potential conflict
between you and your daughter.

Since you're
both clients of ours.

You represent me,
not my daughter.

No, that's not exactly true.

We represent your family,

and we can't be adverse
to any of you.

What did she tell you?

Don't make me say it, Frank.

We both know
what I'm talkin' about.

Whatever she said
to you, it's not true.

I'll be glad to
recommend another firm

to see you through this,
uh, transition, um...

[Coughs]

So you ready to do this?

Do what?

Call social services.

I just washed my hands of him.

I can't do anything else.

He's admitted it.

What he said is privileged.

He will do it again.

You can't prove--

you know what he is.
He will do it again.

We both took an oath, ok?

We both accepted
the terms of our profession.

What if I make
an anonymous call?

He'd find out.
He'd file a complaint.

He'd call that tip into court

and we'd both be disbarred.

So you're comfortable doing
nothing about Wendy?

No.

Well?

So go ahead.

Do what you think is right.

Laurie.

I think
an improper relationship

exists between Wendy newberg
and her father.

You've gotta give me
something to point to,

some kind of evidence.

Can you get me a
statement from Wendy?

She'll never admit it.

I saw photos,
but you'll never see them.

All I can give you is my word.

Call the child abuse hotline.

It's anonymous.

Once there's a tip, we can
take her out of the house

for an investigation.

God help us
if you're wrong, Nick.

Thank you.

After careful consideration,

we've determined
that this child

should be placed in a
temporary shelter,

the location to be concealed
from the parents.

Why the concealment?

Your honor, this is a
4302 investigation.

Suspicion of incest.

Does the child concur
with the recommendation?

No, your honor.

Miss newberg, you disagree with
your counselor's recommendation?

Yes.

Why?

Nothing happened.

Judge:
I don't understand.

Nothing happened.

I shouldn't even be here.

All right.
What is going on?

I had a confidential
informant alert

about a problematic situation.

A c.I.?

You're tearing
this family apart on a tip?

Absolutely not, miss solt.

It was a very
trustworthy source.

Your honor--
thank you, your honor.

This has been a very
difficult time for us.

You're the only voice of reason

that we've encountered.

Your honor--

miss solt,
I will not remove this child

on the basis of a phone call

that could have
been made by anyone.

Miss solt:
Judge damsen--

I made the call.

I made the call.

Mr. fallin,

please approach the bench.

I'm so sorry.

Ma'am, please come with us.

Mrs. newberg, you're
not allowed to follow.

I'm so sorry, sweetheart.

It's going to be all right.

You'll be fine.
I love you.

This way. We're going to
go to the shelter.

7 hours after you were
fired by my client,

you made an anonymous call

to a sexual abuse hotline.

That's retribution, slander,

and a breach
of confidentiality.

We're going to sue
you on all counts.

There was impending harm.

You can't prove that.

Frank.
I will.

I'll depose your daughter,
I'll depose your wife.

I will subpoena every doctor
who ever treated Wendy,

her best friend,
her schoolteachers.

To what end?

The only legal question left

is whether incestual pedophilia

rises to the standard
of impending harm,

but my guess is Mr. newberg
doesn't want to find that out.

You son of a--

thank you.

Mr. fallin.

I wanted to apologize for
volunteering without asking you.

Well, you know
how I felt about it.

I'm sorry.

You work here,
miss bowles. Here.

Not there.

You let Nick do it.

Miss bowles,
why don't you, um...

Why don't you finish
those briefs for me, ok?

You favor your son.

You ignore everyone else.

I mean, Nick quit,
took his clients with him,

then just decided to come back,

and there are
no repercussions at all.

All I did was spend 15 hours
working on something,

trying to make a difference.

And you treat me
like I'm the one around here

that committed a crime.

What is it you want,
miss bowles?

To be more than
a glorified paralegal.

That's what a first
year associate is.

Yeah. Well, I quit, then.

Well.

Well.

Welcome back, son.

[Rock music playing]

[Music stops]

Don't look at me like that.

Like I'm some kind of victim.

'Cause I'm not.

Ok?

I'm not.

Don't you get it?

I've put in my time.

2 more years, and I would
have been in college.

2 more years, I would have been
able to put this all behind me

without anyone knowing.

What do you want to do?

What do you think?

I mean, look at my choices.

I can go live
with foster parents,

leave my school,
and spend half my day

talking to some shrink
about what happened to me.

Or I can go back home

and keep my life,

keep what's mine.

What I've earned.

What would you do?

I'd leave.

Why?

It's already happened.

You can't take that away.

It's already happened,

and I've learned
to deal with it.

What more can I say?

It's just the way it is.

You deserve better.

I deserve better than this.

Ok. I'll be around
if you need anybody.

Anybody to help you
with anything, I--

[rock music playing]

I'll be around.

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