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Previously on L .A. Law. Stuart and I want to announce that we have finally

a date.

January 10th at Stuart's house.

Name's Benny Stolwich.

Match the victim's general description.

He took off running when we tried to question him.

You know why you were arrested, Benny?

Sex.

Well, rape is just a little more serious than just sex.

Now, hey, look, we are talking about Benny, okay?

He could not have done this. I know this man. He does not have an aggressive

bone in his body.

Man to man, Benny. Friend to friend.

Did you ever try to make a girl touch you or have sex with you that night?

No, Arnie, no!

That's not him! The man who attacked me didn't talk like that! This man's

retarded, for God's sake!

I've got to get away. I need a vacation desperately.

From what?

I need a check for $10 ,000.

Here's $100.

Have a facial. Get your nails done. You'll feel better.

You all right? Oh, yeah, thanks.

Oh, my God, I'm sorry about your car.

Jimmy Markham, Levi's stroller.

Kind of an expensive way to get introduced.

How about dinner?

I'm sick of the duckling. I'm sick of you.

I'm sick of your bald head and your hairy back.

I'm sick of your humiliating me with your sickening little affairs.

My affairs?

And who are you, the Virgin Mary?

I can't stand another day of this.

My lawyer will call you a lawyer Monday.

I love you so much, too.

Let's not screw it up, okay?

Deal.

Deal.

I now pronounce you man and wife.

Good morning.

I'm Douglas Brackman. I just moved into apartment 209.

Andy Globus.

So, uh, who's your lawyer, Doug?

Excuse me?

Who's handling your divorce?

Arnold Becker.

Who said Arnold Becker?

You all familiar with him?

Familiar? Yeah.

That lousy bastard tore me up in a tiny little piece.

So if your lawyer's such a killer, what are you doing here, Doug?

Who's he kidding?

Men can't get a fair shake in a California court.

Arnie Becker or no Arnie Becker.

How long have you been here?

Oh, you know, a couple years, give or take.

Four for George, and what?

Going on five, right, Leo?

Oh, God.

Forget God. He doesn't handle divorces.

But what about the stewardesses?

I've heard this place was swarming.

Hey, Leo, where's all the stewardesses today?

Sharing condos at the marina, looking for rich guys.

Oh, my God.

Check it out.

She's looking at me.

Be still my heart.

Hey, you just move in?

Aren't you Douglas Brackman?

Yes. You're a judge and a partner in a big law firm.

Andy Globus, retail sales.

I'm sorry, do I know you?

No, we have a lot of friends in common.

Really?

Like who?

Your wife.

Uh -oh.

Summons and complaints.

Nice chains.

Oh, whoopee.

You can say that again.

Are we having lunch?

Uh -uh.

I have something else in mind.

Where and when?

I'll be there.

I'll call you at the room. I love you.

Me too, Jimmy.

My dear.

Don't we look popular?

What can I say?

I've become a slut puppy.

Snazzy outfit, Rox.

Thank you. Must have cost about, what, two, three million dollars?

Elizabeth.

If you had taken Jimmy's advice, you could have made yourself a little money

last week.

How does he do it? I mean, the stock market's been so crazy.

I don't understand it either.

But Jimmy says, if you know what you're doing, you can make money whether the

market goes up or down.

Roxanne, do you think we could hold off on the investment seminar until you get

me squared away for court?

What do you need?

The receiver file. I can't find a copy of the shrink's report.

If I put it on your cadet, you know.

It's only a major custody trial, and my client's access to his only child, not

to mention his reputation, hanging in the balance.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be bothering you with such mundane details.

Here. And you are aware that even the court -appointed shrink says your

a child molester?

Because that's what the little girl told the shrink, because that's what her

demented mother coached her to say.

I don't know, Ernie. The old saying, where there's smoke, there's fire.

Thank you, Roxy. I appreciate the vote of confidence.

I need to talk to you. Not now, Douglas. Now.

Sheila had me served over the weekend.

Give me a couple of days, just till after this trial is over. Of course.

Better you should service the needs of this child molester.

You know, I'm getting real sick of this.

A hysterical ex -wife makes a faceless, vicious accusation, and a devoted father

stands convicted until proven innocent.

Don't ever change, Arnie.

What are you trying to say, Michael?

Well, it's just that if you were representing the wife, you'd be calling

saint and him a pervert. That's crap.

Look, I believed in this man three years ago when I handled his divorce, and I

believe in him now.

If I didn't, I never would have taken this case.

Unless the retainer was big enough. Oh, great, great. Now I'm on trial, too.

Thanks a hell of a lot, guys.

All right, that's more than enough.

How about we let the courts unravel that problem?

Well, we deal with one of our own, namely Benny Stolz.

What problem? I thought he was totally cleared on the rape charge.

Mm -hmm.

That doesn't alter the fact that he was picked up wandering on Hollywood

Boulevard late at night after frequenting a porno house.

He is a grown man.

Exactly. With all the sexual feelings and needs of a grown man coupled with

impulse control of a child.

We don't know that.

Well, actually, you're right. The truth is, there's a lot we don't know about

Benny. Maybe because we've been afraid to find out.

I didn't observe any problems when he was staying with me.

Did you ever really talk to him?

Sure. Is that so?

Did you ask him what he does with his time when he's not at work?

Not in so many words. What about his sexual desires?

How does he channel them? Does he know anything about birth control?

You know, it's even possible his mother might have had him vasectomized. Did you

ever ask him about that?

With all due respect, Leland, why is this my responsibility?

It's our responsibility.

Because Benny works here. And more than that, because we made a pact with his

mother that we'd look after him. Uh, it was Abby who did that.

Let her deal with this.

Well, I personally feel Benny would be too uncomfortable talking to a woman

about these matters.

So, gentlemen, cutting to the chase, do I have a volunteer?

Well, I'd do it, Leland, but my feeling is that Benny associates me with that

whole rape charge nightmare, and, well, ever since it happened, he can barely

look me in the eye.

Me? Oh, I, uh... I don't think we have that kind of rapport, Benny and I.

As much as I like the guy, I barely know him. Okay, before this gets around to

me again, I'd like to say that I've been more involved with Benny and his

various life crises than anyone.

And right now, I'm late for court.

What about you, Leland?

You're the real part of familiars around here. I think it would be easier for

Benny if it came from someone closer to his own age.

You're right. He should be a contemporary.

So, where does that leave us?

Me. You'll do it?

Yeah, sure. I mean, what's the big deal here?

I did the birds and the bees with my little brother and my cousins.

I guess I could do it with Benny.

Benny.

Hi, Victor.

How was your weekend?

What do you mean?

Did you do anything this weekend?

No, I didn't do anything.

I stayed inside the whole time.

Except Saturday morning, I went to the supermarket.

Well, that doesn't sound too good.

It's all right.

You don't have to worry about me. I won't hurt anybody.

Hey, hey, Benny.

Nobody says you will.

Say, where do you like to go?

I used to like to go to the zoo, but I haven't been there since I got into

trouble. What do you say you and I take a ride up there at lunchtime?

Today? Sure.

How come, Victor?

Look at animals.

Sounds good?

I guess so.

Okay.

Let me ask you, Ken.

Have you read a copy of the court -appointed psychiatrist's report?

Yes. Reading from the concluding paragraph.

Based on successive interviews with the child and her mother, there's the strong

impression that certain inappropriate touching of a sexual nature took place.

That is a total lie.

When your daughter stayed at your house over the weekend of January 15th through

17th, or any other time, did you ever touch her in a sexual manner?

No, absolutely not. I am affectionate with her, yes, but there is nothing

improper or sexual about it. Your daughter told the court -appointed

psychiatrist, and I quote, Daddy touched me and made me cry.

The only thing I can think is her mother has been mad at me, so she told Katie

to say that.

Nothing further.

Didn't your ex -wife tell you repeatedly that it was inappropriate to bring your

eight -year -old daughter into bed with you?

Well, she complained about a lot of things.

Yet on the Sunday in question, you proceeded to do so. She crawled into my

to watch cartoons. Now, what is wrong with that?

You don't think it's wrong to fondle your daughter's private parts?

Objection. I'll rephrase.

Did you ever fondle your daughter's private parts?

No. Mr. Thiever, didn't you once tell your former wife that you got a sexual

turn -on from giving your daughter a bath?

No. This is absurd.

Would it help your recollection if I told you that your wife is prepared to

testify to it? Hey, why not? She's made up everything else. Filthy liar, you did

it. Why don't you tell him while you're making up these stories, Rita? Sit down.

You bring your eight -year -old child into bed with you. You buy her silence

with toys and candy. Where do you think Katie picked up her incestual ideation,

Mr. Seaver? Sesame Street? No, from her mother! Your Honor, she's got Katie so

messed up, she probably believes it by now.

Mr. Seaver, please sit down.

Sorry.

So, it's your word against your daughter's, is that right?

It is my word.

against my wife's.

We'll see, Mr. Saver.

Nothing further.

Oh, my.

Are you hungry?

Is that dark?

Mm -hmm.

All right.

Are you going to fire me?

Benny, why do you think that?

Well, I know everybody's mad at me since I had to come and get me out of jail.

No, Benny, we're concerned about you.

Nobody wants you to be hurt.

Okay, I don't go out anymore at all.

Nobody wants you to be hurt.

I won't do anything bad, Victor.

I won't go to those bad places.

Look, Benny, sex isn't bad.

Everybody. Everybody has sexual desires.

I can make them go away.

I can keep my head down when I walk by the store with the dirty magazines. I

wash my face and count to a hundred.

My mom told me I can grab my wrist like this and then squeeze.

Hey, Benny?

Benny? You don't have to do that.

I don't know what else to do.

Hi, stranger.

I haven't seen you for a while.

Hi, Robert. Who's your friend?

Victor. Hi, Victor.

Boy, did you guys miss out on a commotion around here?

A new gorilla named Little Willie.

First time they put him in the cage, he took off after Momo and practically

broke his arm, and then he got real bad.

You see Mrs. Tubbs in there?

He grabbed her around the middle and got real rough with her.

When you pick on the female of the species, you really get people in an

What are they going to do to him?

They got him in isolation, all doped up like a zombie.

Day after tomorrow, they bring him back.

But you know what they got to do to him first?

Strap him down and one by one take out all his teeth.

And then they're going to take his mitts and break every knuckle. No way. They

can't do that. That isn't true.

It is.

I talk to a guy who knows.

And if that don't calm him down, they put him back in solitary.

Why do they do that?

You can't let him go around hurting the women, Benny.

He didn't mean to.

He was new here. He didn't know anybody.

Hey, if it was up to me, you know what I'd do?

I do like they do with the dogs.

I'd nip the old sex drive right in the butt if you get my drift.

No, they can't do that. They won't do that.

It's for his own good, Benny.

I mean, it's better than spending 30 or 40 years in a box by yourself.

Benny?

Benny?

Aside from the fact that we're seriously in love, I've made more money in the

last two weeks than in three months worth of paychecks.

Have you ever been wrong?

Not so far.

I wouldn't have the nerve.

All I know is I've been working full -time since I was 19 years old, and this

the first time I've ever had enough money to buy a new car.

Just in what you've made in two weeks?

Yep.

Well, what do you even do?

You pick up the phone, you call a stockbroker, and you tell him what you

him to do.

And that's it?

Want to hear the tip du jour?

No. Put options on Kronstadt Industries any time before Friday.

What happens Friday?

I'm just telling you what Jimmy told me.

Put options?

Hello, Jack Fishback, please.

Jack? Hi, Ann Kelsey.

Fine.

Listen, um, I want to run something by you.

What would you think if I said that I wanted to take a flyer and go short on

some stock?

Kronstadt Industries.

Of, say, $10 ,000 worth?

It was really great.

I'm just getting him to open up a little.

Telling him it's okay to have sexual feelings when this old janitor comes

and scares the hell out of him with horror stories about this rogue ape

up on a female.

Then he went nuts.

Where is he now?

Hiding out in the file room. He won't talk at all.

Leland, you're a trustee of the zoo, can't you?

We'll rank and do something?

Oh, wait a second. When did we go from sex education to animal conservation?

Look, I may be wrong, but I think that if we can reunite Little Willie and his

girlfriend, we have a real chance to get through to Benny.

That's the ape's girlfriend. Yeah, I did some checking. It seems Little Willie

was at the Stockton Zoo. When they closed down, they sent him here. At the

time, there was a female gorilla named Annabelle. She happened to be his

companion since birth. They sent her to Bakersfield.

I failed to make the connection.

It's simple. I think Benny identifies with what happened to Little Willie.

And he's feeling so ashamed and isolated and scared of his own feelings, so he's

made himself a prisoner in his own house.

If we can show him that people care and that there's a chance for Little Willie

to have a good life, then maybe Benny will start to believe that there's a

chance for him, too.

Thank you.

Dr. Freud?

Come on, Leland, make the call.

Who knows? They might name the firstborn after you.

Katie, this is Judge Phillips.

Hello, Katie.

This is Mr. Becker.

Hi. And you know Mrs. Levine.

Come on, honey, sit down here next to me.

Katie, do you know why you're here?

I know you're scared, but there's nothing to be afraid of.

You haven't done anything wrong.

You're just here to answer some questions.

Is that okay with you?

Good. Miss Levine and Mr. Becker are going to question you.

And I want you to tell the truth, just as you know it.

Okay?

Katie, sometimes you stay with Mommy and sometimes you stay with Daddy, right?

When you stay with Daddy, does he do things to you that make you feel

uncomfortable?

I don't think she understands what you're asking.

When you stay with Daddy, does he touch you at bad places?

Katie, can you answer?

I don't know.

I know it's hard, honey, but you've got to tell us what happened.

Katie, when you talked to Dr. Breach, do you remember you told her that Daddy

touched you where he shouldn't?

Objection. She's putting words in the child's mouth.

Katie?

No.

Don't make me say bad things about my daddy.

Katie, would it be easier for you to talk to me alone?

No, I just want to go home.

This isn't going to work, Your Honor. I'm going to take her outside.

Obviously, she's terrified by these proceedings.

The girl can't testify to what never happened in the first place.

I have to tell you, I'm very troubled.

Not only by what I've been hearing, but also by what I haven't heard.

Which is why I see no alternative but to modify the existing order and grant

custody to the mother. Your Honor, no.

What would you do in my position?

These are horrendous allegations.

Which is all they are.

There is not one scintilla of medical evidence that says she's been harmed in

any way. It's true that the evidence is not unequivocal. But this is not a

criminal proceeding.

I have to make my judgment based on what's best for the child, and I'm

cannot take the risk. What risk?

You've heard two psychiatrists testify to his fitness as a parent. And I've

heard another psychiatrist testify that the child said she'd been molested. The

child adores her father.

Loss of contact would be devastating.

Which is why I'm going to grant him weekly visitation, supervised by an

who's agreeable to both parties.

At least grant me a stay of the order pending appeal.

I'm sorry, I can't do that.

You're free to re -petition the court at some later date if there's a change in

circumstances. This is outrageous.

The ruling stands.

Douglas, I'm sorry to think you've been so hectic. How's the new apartment?

A nightmare.

Oh, she's got Ivan McCary.

Good. Good. Things will get hot very fast.

I've heard he's a bomber.

Yeah, Ivan and I have gone a few rounds.

But you think you can beat him?

Douglas, I'm going to eat this guy for breakfast.

He took a nick out of me in a case six months ago. I owe him. When we get

through with Sheila, she will be laid out so flat she will not know what hit

her. Speak.

Two -pronged assault.

First.

You defer your bonus until next year. Second front, let me ask you. Did Sheila

ever execute a power of attorney?

Uh, when she went in the hospital to have Alexander.

Great. You use it to take out a second mortgage on the house, wipe out every

last penny of equity.

Let them come looking for the cash. I love it. I just love it!

But Carrie is going to scream like a stuck pig. It'll be fun.

How's it going today? Great.

I owe you a dinner.

Did you cash out? I made $1 ,100.

I can't believe it. Is this the best?

Did someone else make a phone call she wasn't planning to make? Two phone

one to buy and one to sell.

Roxanne, you are a wise and generous person. How much did you win?

You know, I mean, make.

$9 ,000.

Oh, my God.

Roxanne, where's the rest of the Seaver file?

I put them back in the file room.

Did it ever occur to you I might need to get started on an appeal?

I'll get the file. No, I'll get it myself.

Arnold, I'll get them. How can you pull yourself away from your stock ticker?

To replace General Hospital as required afternoon viewing?

Well, you're all the rage around here, a real financial guru.

How about that?

Yeah, so where's it coming from?

What? Stock tips. I know you're not thinking them up yourself.

Jimmy. Jimmy?

A man I've been seeing. Since when? Since about two weeks.

Why is this Jimmy person such an authority on the stock market, or

for that matter?

He happens to be an attorney right here in the building.

Levi Stroller and Hinkle.

Levi and Stroller is an arbitrage firm, Rox.

So? So it's illegal to buy and sell stocks based on insider information.

Oh, come on, Arnie. Come on, Arnie. This guy's an operator, and he's going to

take a pulp as sure as I'm standing here. And when he does, you're going

him. We don't even know him. I don't want to.

You can't stand it that I have a boyfriend who loves me, can you? Let's

much he loves you if your butt lands in jail. In other words, it's all right for

Arnie Becker to be financially independent, but God forbid Roxanne

get a little of the pie.

Did it ever occur to you that I might be genuinely concerned about you? Not for

a split second.

Where's Katie? What has he done with her?

What? Your client snatched the child from the school playground at 10 .30

morning.

Oh, God.

Let me be blunt here. What do you know about it?

You think I'd actually counsel my client to commit a felony?

I probably shouldn't answer that.

Come on, I told you this was a waste of time. My only regret is that we didn't

make it a police matter in the first place. Wait.

Wait. Hold on.

Putting a felony warrant out on Ken isn't going to get your child back.

Let me put an investigator on it.

And when I do locate him, if I could give him some sort of incentive to

surrender, Katie, like telling him that you'd agreed on supervised visitation.

How dare you try to manipulate my client? Your client is a kidnapper and a

molester. He should be in prison, and we're going to see that he gets there.

Come on, Rita.

He isn't.

He isn't what?

He isn't a molester.

What?

I made it up.

I knew it.

Damn it, I knew it. You orchestrated the entire thing.

No.

It was you.

You did it.

Me? That agreement you forced me to sign three years ago, that wasn't a divorce.

It was a rape.

And you and Ken just loved ramming it to me, didn't you?

Give me a break, lady. If you didn't think it was fair, you should have gone

the court for a modification. Not brand your husband as the worst kind of sex

pervert. You know, I always said that the divorce settlement didn't bother me.

That it was just money.

And then one Sunday, I went to pick Katie up at her father's house in

And she started to cry because she didn't want to leave.

It wasn't that she loved her daddy more, she told me. It was just that she

really liked having her own bedroom with a big canopy bed.

And running to the ocean with her sheepdog.

And playing tennis. And swimming in the pool.

Hell, Ken even promised her that if she came to live with him full -time, he'd

buy her a pony.

A pony.

He was using the money that he was cheating me out of to get between me and

daughter, and I hated him for it.

And I hated you.

Just so you understand, I knew nothing about this.

Under the circumstances, if you can get the child back...

We won't be seeking criminal sanctions for kidnapping.

What about the joint custody?

Anything.

Anything. Just plead.

Get her back.

Hi. Hi.

Everything all right?

I brought you a present.

You're kidding.

Anne.

Aren't you going to open it?

My

God.

You like it?

I love it.

It's absolutely beautiful.

It's a little extravagant, isn't it?

That's kind of what I like about it.

Yeah, but can we afford it?

I don't know about we, but I was cleaning out my desk the other day and I

this old savings account that I had completely forgotten about.

Well, you know how I am about money.

And I guess you didn't feel any overwhelming desire to apply it to our

quarterly taxes, did you?

That isn't very romantic.

Ann. Do it.

I love you.

I wanted to give you something. Can't you just accept that?

I guess I'm better at giving than receiving.

Well, you better get used to getting, Stu Ball.

Because who knows, there may be more where that came from.

You know, no one has ever given me anything like this before.

That's because you never had an extravagant wife before.

Well, I love it.

I love having an extravagant wife.

This is something I could definitely get used to.

I'm going to love this watch forever.

You better.

Pull out his teeth.

Break his hands. Where on earth did you get that idea?

Some old guy who works at the zoo. That's totally false, Mr. Cifuentes. We

not do that.

We have never done that. We would never consider it. I don't know of a single

zoo that would.

So, what are you going to do with little Willie?

Well, if he doesn't settle down on his own, we'll have to keep him sedated.

Or find another zoo for him.

What about Annabelle?

We have offered Mr.

Malvesi here the first baby that's born and a choice of lesser apes in exchange

for Annabelle. I don't know what else we can do. The first baby that's born.

Have you ever heard the expression, a bird in hand?

How about an ape in the newspaper?

What's that mean?

Romeo and Juliet among the primates. The big plaintive eyes of two gorillas

separated by the callous indifference of man.

This is a breeding pair of a highly endangered species being kept apart.

We already have a mate for Annabelle. She rejected him during her last cycle.

Well, why not send Willie to Bakersfield?

I don't want two males.

I cannot accept this impasse. I'm afraid I don't see a way out of it.

Well, damn it, you're not looking hard enough.

We watch species become extinct at the rate of one a year.

If you, as the appointed guardians of their existence, can tell us that

is more important than their procreation and survival, then I think we must

seriously consider just what it is about us that's evolved.

Look, I don't relish being the heavy here.

You find a way to send that gorilla down here.

And I will personally pledge my considerable fundraising efforts on your

I'll make it worth your while.

Believe me.

Arnie?

Not now, Rox.

It's Ken Seaver on the phone.

I was afraid you weren't gonna show up.

Where's Katie? Don't worry about it. Where the hell is she, Ken? She is being

taken care of. She's perfectly safe.

You know, this is getting crazy.

You're in a lot of trouble.

If you're not prepared to come in right now, I can't be responsible for what

happens. It's too late, Arnie.

You've won.

She signed an affidavit, Ken.

I don't care what she signed.

There's no way I'm gonna get a fair deal in front of that judge.

So this is how it's gonna be? You're gonna be on the run for the rest of your

life?

If I come in, what happens?

There'll be another hearing. The judge will look at the new evidence.

He has your wife's sworn statement.

What about me?

It's only been 24 hours. I can make a case for extreme emotional disturbance.

Given the circumstances, I can't imagine that he'd go that hard on you.

And if you're wrong?

I'm telling you, Ken, you don't have a choice.

My client feels genuine remorse about her prior lack of veracity, Your Honor,

and has expressed renewed determination to put the past behind her and to

cooperate fully with her ex -husband, and joins him in asking that the

order be vacated and the original joint custody provision be reinstated. You'd

like things back the way they were, is that right, Mrs. Seaver? Yes, Your

And you, sir?

Your Honor, I was desperately afraid of losing all contact with my daughter. I

saw no way out of the situation, so I panicked.

I see.

Your Honor, you can at least understand and empathize with the terrible wrongs

my client has endured.

Yes, I can understand and perhaps even empathize.

But I cannot and I will not condone what he did.

I will not send a message to every disgruntled parent who comes into this

that the answer to his or her problem lies in kidnapping a child.

Now, I have reviewed both counsel's declarations and the law on this matter,

I must tell you, I have serious reservations about the emotional

either the father or the mother to act in the best interests of this child.

Now, I'm going to take this under submission.

But my present inclination is to transfer this case to the dependency

to place the child in a foster home pending their evaluation.

You're going to give my baby to strangers? You can't give her to

Truthfully, from what I've heard, she would be better off.

And I advise both you and your husband to get into therapy if you have any

expectation of having your daughter back with you again.

Lastly, a word for the attorneys.

Mr. Levine, Mr. Becker, I am dismayed by the constant parade of attorneys whose

agenda is simply to win, and to win at all costs, regardless of the lives

that are destroyed in the process. You pour gasoline on an already incendiary

situation, and then you seem genuinely surprised when the fire has consumed

everything in its path, at the very least.

You too have contributed to the adversarial climate which has fostered

exacerbated this family's misery.

And I strongly urge both of you to go back and think long and hard about your

conduct in this case.

We're adjourned.

Arnold.

Violet. Arnold.

Listen, I've had a thought.

I've got $100 ,000 in a CD account.

I'm thinking, supposing I cash it, wash it through a couple of dummy

corporations, then reconvert into jewelry, which we could stash, say, in a

safety deposit box on the Cayman Islands. We can cover our tracks by

went into a failed business. I don't want to do it, Douglas.

Any of it.

What? Look, Sheila's been a good wife to you for a lot of years. If you're

reasonable, I'm sure she'd be willing to meet you halfway.

Halfway?

You're supposed to be my tactician, not my shrink.

You asked for my advice. If you don't want to take it, get yourself another

lawyer.

What has gotten into you?

Maybe if the two of you didn't have any kids and you just wanted to wail on each

other, but like this, Douglas, it's just... There's too much at stake.

I certainly hope this isn't how you're handling your other clients. With legal

advice like this, you'll be out of business in six months. Maybe everybody

be better off.

Get another lawyer, Douglas.

I'm not going to be able to do this right now.

I guess I was wrong about Ken Seaver.

It's really kind of a hard break for him, huh?

It's pretty hard.

Maybe it's easy to get the wrong idea about somebody if you don't know the

situation.

What's that supposed to mean?

I misjudged Ken Severs.

Isn't it possible you misjudged Jimmy?

For God's sakes, Roxanne, no.

You are so close -minded.

Self -centered, self -involved. That's it. I've had as much as I can take.

I'm going for a massage.

Thanks, man.

Oh, Benny.

Four o 'clock today. Come get me in my office.

Why, Victor?

Surprise.

What kind of surprise?

A good one.

I got

a choice for you.

We can spend the weekend at Laguna Nigal in a suite overlooking the ocean and

live off room service and sunshine.

Or? Or we can go to the city of industry and take a room in the Motel 6 and

listen to trucks outside of our window and test the depth of our love for one

another. I'll take Laguna Nigal.

Easier to get.

Arnold Becker.

He's here.

It's for you.

Yeah, hello.

What?

You didn't.

Well, why didn't you just tell him I was gone?

Mr. Markham?

You are James Markham?

Yeah. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Please stand with your feet apart and put your hands on the edge of that desk.

Mr. Markham.

I'm now placing you under arrest for violation of Section 10B of the

and Exchange Act of 1934.

You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to an attorney. If you

cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed by the court. Anything you say

can and will be used against you in a court of law.

Okay, fellas, let's go.

Wait a second. Why are you taking him?

What's your name?

She doesn't have a name. Just sit tight. My firm will have me out of there in a

couple hours.

Don't count on it.

Michael. What's Section 10B?

Security's fraud.

Most likely insider information.

Where do they take him?

Lockup. Federal court building.

Gotta go down there. I wouldn't recommend that.

Someone's gotta bail him out.

Yeah, but you don't have that kind of money.

I've got $15 ,000.

Roxanne, I'm not gonna ask you where you got that kind of money.

But if you post his bail, the feds will.

Poor Roxanne. What a trauma.

I feel terrible for her. I can't believe this guy was trading on inside

information.

Gee, I don't know.

I just hope they didn't drag her into it.

What do you mean?

Well, you gotta notice. She got a new car, clothes.

The feds take this stuff pretty seriously. Believe me, if she profited

information, they're gonna get her.

Really? Yeah.

What if she gave a tip to a secretary or something?

They're finished, too.

Jail? Well, at the very least, they got civil liability, and they'll be forced

to disgorge any profits that they make. Any way you look at it, it's not a

pretty picture.

Oh, my God.

Well, look, there's nothing more we can do.

And according to my new watch, we better get home and change. We're going to be

late for dinner.

He looks happy.

Yeah.

I guess Annabelle makes all the difference.

How about you? Happy?

I don't know.

Sometimes I will wish that there was somebody for me.

How do you know there isn't?

My mom told me.

She said not to wish for things I couldn't have, like...

Driving a car or playing with children or going to the movies with a girl.

Maybe mom was wrong then.

No.

You know, my mom told me I couldn't be a lawyer.

She didn't say to be mean. She loved me a lot.

She just didn't want me to be disappointed.

Guess what?

I'm a lawyer.

Is your mom mad at you?

Oh, no.

She just wanted me to be happy.

I think that's what your mom wanted for you.

You know, Benny, I've done some checking, and there's a center here in

Angeles. They've got bus directions on how to get there.

They do all kinds of things. They have dancers and mixers.

That's a nice girl.

They wouldn't like me.

I think they'd like you a lot.

Are they retarded?

Yeah, they are.

Huh.

Worth a try.

Maybe if one of them liked me, maybe we could keep each other company sometimes.

Yeah.

That's what people do for each other.