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Previously on L .A. Law.

I've decided to go back to New York. My father has cancer, and the doctor's

given him a year or so to live.

I don't want to play house.

I want to get married.

Michael's leaving leaves me with a big hole to fill, and I need a star

litigator. I don't know, Leland.

I need you, Grace.

And I'll do whatever I can to get you.

Is something happening here?

I don't know.

Do you want something to happen?

I'm not really sure what kind of husband I'm going to make. I think you're going

to make a great husband.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to present the Honorable Grace Van Owen,

partner of Mackenzie Brackman Cheney Cooper.

How long have you been a Bears fan, sir?

I grew up in Chicago. I've been a Bears fan all my life.

I mean, it killed me when I got transferred out here. And you continued

Bears fan even after you moved to Los Angeles, did you not? Yeah. This year I

got the satellite dish so I could watch them. I also got season tickets.

Season tickets. Now, why would you do that if they're living in Los Angeles?

Because season ticket holders get first crack at Super Bowl tickets, and that's

where they said they were headed.

The defendant said that?

Yeah. They compared them to the 85 team, and that's why I spent four grand for

the dish. And what do I get?

Six and ten.

Preseason optimism is typical of every team in pro sports, isn't it? If they

don't play up to potential, that's one thing. It's part of the game. I can

accept this. This is a fact.

But when you lie, when you tell loyal fans you're going to have team speed on

defense, when your own stopwatches tell you different, when you puff up your

offense all the while you're getting ready to trade your only quarterback

experience, then you're falsely advertising your product.

That's what they did, and that's why I want my money back.

I have nothing further.

You're not just suing for your money back, are you, Mr. Lewis? You're also

claiming emotional distress.

They lost to Tampa Bay.

Twice. You're tying up the courts, a judge, a clerk, because you don't like

way a team played football.

I spent money, and then watching their games caused me to have a blood pressure

condition. The Chicago Bears did this?

Yeah. Ask the doctors they did this. When they lied, saying they were good,

set me up.

At the time those claims were made, they thought they were good.

Baloney. They had lousy secondary. They couldn't even shut down... The secondary

was fine until Dan Hampton tore his knee apart. Isn't that correct, sir?

Dan Hampton is a lineman, lady.

Not a cornerback.

But with him out, the line couldn't mount a legitimate pass rush, which left

secondary overexposed.

You can't blame it all on the pass rush.

No, that's right. You can't blame it all on the pass rush. What you can blame it

on is unforeseeable injuries.

They didn't lose anybody big.

They lost Donnell Wolford in the second game. Armstrong sprained his ankle

against Tampa Bay.

Morrissey suffered a lacerated kidney and had to miss the whole season. Come

They had all their big guys except for Hampton. The truth is they considered it

a rebuilding year. They traded... McManford's draft picks.

They totally wrote off this year and they didn't tell us.

You are not a shareholder, Mr. Lewis. You are just a fan.

I'm a Chicago Bears fan.

You want to screw with people? Go ahead.

But you don't screw with a Chicago Bears fan.

Not today.

Not ever.

Okay, let's get started.

Where's Victor?

He's in his office here at an unexpected meeting.

All right.

First up, a very enthusiastic welcome to our new partner, Grace Van Owen.

Yeah.

Thank you.

I'm very excited about being here. Anything you need to get started, you

yell. Thanks, but I've already gotten started. Michael gave me the Sutter

You're going to do it?

Well, it's a simple case. The facts aren't disputed. And since Grace has

prosecuted a few mercy killers in her day, I figured she'd have an inside

on how to defend one. Is there a defense?

I mean, the guy did it. Euthanasia is illegal.

I'm going to try diminished actuality. Are you comfortable being on the other

side of one of these cases?

At first, I wasn't. But I met with Mr. Sutter on Sunday.

I can represent him. Good.

Moving on, then. Lewis versus the Chicago Bears.

It's almost over, thank God. Which means that I can start forgetting everything

there is to know about football.

Well, just make sure we win. Not that the Chicago Bears will be staring much

business our way, but you never know.

That's it. One good thing about losing all our clients, the staff meetings are

short. We're done. Just a minute.

I've got an announcement.

Oh, God.

Are you leaving now? Not quite.

I'm getting married.

To whom?

To whom? Come on, to Corinne, who I've been with all this time. Is she...

Pregnant? No, she's not pregnant, Douglas. This is the woman I plan to

rest of my life with. Well, have you set a date? Friday evening.

When? This Friday?

It's going to be very small.

We want to keep it simple. We just want to get it done. Corinne's house, Friday,

sunset. You're all invited.

Come right from work.

What's going on here, Arnie? I am getting married. Thank you all very

I've got the whole issue briefed. New studies on long -term methadrine use.

got it all documented.

All you'd have to do is argue... Norman, why suddenly switch to me?

You've been his lawyer the whole way. I didn't grow up with him. You did.

What difference does that make?

It's an angle, Victor. That's all it is.

But with Hector three days away from the gas chamber, we got to use whatever we

got. Norman, the fact that I grew up with the guy has no relevance here

whatsoever. If the methadrine argument doesn't work, it might.

Our only shot may be an emotional appeal from an old friend.

Yeah, but see, that's the point.

I'm not his friend.

I mean, I haven't seen him for 15 years.

How many times did you eat supper at my kitchen table, Victor?

How many times did you sleep in one of my beds? Mrs. Rodriguez, that was a long

time ago.

So you forget.

No, I don't forget.

But I just don't have a relationship with your son anymore. It's been eight

years since the killings.

He was on the drugs then.

But now he's more like the Hector that you used to know.

I don't think I could be of help here.

And I don't understand why you're asking me to do this. Norman... I'm not

asking.

Hector is.

If you want to say no, then say no.

But do one thing for me, Victor, please.

You tell him yourself.

When was your wife first diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Mr. Sutter?

It was June of 83.

She kept forgetting things.

She'd go to the store to get something and then forget what she'd gone for. Did

they prescribe a treatment?

They said she wouldn't get any better.

All we could hope for is that it didn't get worse.

But it did get worse, didn't it?

Yes. Could you tell us what some of the symptoms were that she experienced?

She kept forgetting things.

People's names first, even my name.

And then sometimes she'd mix words up, like she'd go to say chair and come a

chain. And sometimes she'd realize that... And she just started to cry.

She knew what was happening.

That was the worst part at the beginning.

The fact that she knew that her brain was just going away.

Could she take care of herself?

Not for the last year, no. She could walk around, but it'd be dangerous for

to get near a stove or anything.

I had to watch her all the time.

Did you ever consider putting her in a nursing home?

She didn't want that. We made a promise to each other long ago that if one of us

could take care of the other, we would.

We always thought it'd be the other way around, that she'd have to take care of

me. Mr. Sutter, I'd like you to tell us what happened on the day that you took

her life.

Well, I went in to check on her after my breakfast.

She...

She was just sitting there, smearing her own feces on the wall.

I just started to cry.

And she looked at me, and she looked at what she was doing.

Did she know what she was doing?

I don't think so.

She had this look like she was so pathetic.

This woman once so intelligent, so dignified.

And now...

On her hands was her... I couldn't

let this go on anymore.

I guess I snapped or something.

And what did you do?

I went to my bedroom closet and I got the gun.

And then what?

Then I went to her and I took her hand and I held it.

And I sang to her.

It always seemed to bring her... Comfort when I sang to her and I kissed her on

the forehead told her I loved her And then I asked her to look away

And then

I have no further questions, Your Honor.

We'll adjourn until tomorrow.

Hi. I need you to sign the original here.

Hmm? And the copy here.

What?

You want this overnight or regular mail?

Uh, regular mail will be fine. Good.

Oh, I, um... I hear you're getting married.

Yeah, I am.

Congratulations. Thank you.

Thank you.

Hi. Hi. How you doing? Good. Hey, I... Everything okay?

Corinna's meeting my mother today.

We're going to lunch.

Your mother.

Oh, boy.

Oh, boy.

Oh, boy is right. God, I always figured I was going to get married when she was

out of the country or something.

Well, it'll be fine.

Is Gwen a good secretary?

Yeah.

Yeah? Because I'm looking for somebody full -time, and I thought maybe she'd be

good. No.

No. No, she's not that good. No, no.

Well, I mean, she's good, but you don't want her for the long -term thing. Her

secret passion is acting, and she'd leave you the minute a good role came

and I'd trust now.

Well, the thing is, I'm in a real jam. Could I use her afternoons this week,

like after Roxanne gets in? Would that be a problem? No, no.

Why should it be?

Do it. It's not a problem.

No, why would it be?

Okay.

Thanks.

They'll be down to manslaughter, but only if we agree to jail time. How much?

Two years.

I may not even live two years.

They really want to put me in prison?

The D .A. has no choice, Mr. Sutter. You did commit a murder, and he can't just

let you walk.

Look, we can still go for the acquittal, but you have to remember that on the

merits, there really is no defense here.

Everybody knows.

You weren't insane.

So that our only chance is to hope that the jury can muster up enough sympathy

to ignore the law.

Did that happen?

Yes.

Then that's what I want to do, Miss Van Horn.

I don't want to die in prison. I want to die in my own home.

Okay.

As head of the Chicago Bears public relations staff, do you feel that you

false representations concerning your team's potential?

No, of course not. We thought we had a legitimate shot at the Central Division.

And without a few costly turnovers and key games, we would have made it. Thank

you, sir. I have nothing further.

Six and ten.

You stank, didn't you?

It was a disappointing season.

I have statements made by you to the press in August.

Man for man, this is a better team than the 85 club that won the Super Bowl.

I was a little optimistic.

Yes, well, what's interesting is what you said to the press after you lost to

Cleveland on October 23rd. We always considered this a rebuilding year. You

that, didn't you?

Yes, I did.

So you claimed to have a team that you could send to the Super Bowl when in

reality you knew you had a team in need of rebuilding.

I'd call that a little wishful thinking, that's all.

I'd call that fraud.

I'm telling you we've got a problem.

You can't be serious.

We've got a shot at proving a false claim here.

What's more, if he gets a season ticket refund, he'll be faced with 35 ,000 more

claims from all your other fans.

Are you telling me that this coup can win? I am telling you we can't just

this away.

I've got to put on a better defense here.

I'm going to have to call another witness.

Who? I don't know.

Somebody who can convince the judge that this 6 -10 season wasn't foreseeable.

What about this Ditka guy? Would he be able to do it?

Mike Ditka?

He's the coach. Couldn't he talk about what went wrong?

Oh, yeah. He can talk.

Fly him out here. I'm gonna put him on.

You're gonna put Mike Ditko on the stand?

Have him in court by 10 in the morning and tell him to wear a tie.

Hey, Victor.

Hector.

I always knew we'd be getting back together.

Look, Hector, Norm Patton's a good lawyer.

He's the one that should be doing this.

He's good, I know, but he doesn't know me. He knows the law, but he doesn't

me. Well, I'm not sure I'd know you either.

I mean, it's been 15 years, man.

Yeah, and I killed two people.

And I'm the same guy you used to hang with. The same guy I stopped hanging

Well, I don't blame you for that, Holmes.

I was a dangerous person to be around for a while.

Yeah.

I guess it was the speed that did it, huh? No, no, it was me. I did it.

The speed messed up my head, but I took the speed.

The thing is, I'm not the same person I was when I was sent here. I'm clean now.

I'm straight.

I understand that what I did was wrong.

I understand that I deserve to spend the rest of my life in prison.

But? But nothing.

There are people in here who look up to me, man. They listen when I talk.

And I know I could straighten some of them out.

But that would do more to pay back for what I did than dying, right?

I mean it, man.

I never lied to you, Victor.

I'm not lying now.

What is it you think I can do for you, man?

Tell those judges, man. Tell them exactly what I used to be like and how

wrote me off.

Then tell them you sat with me now, you talked to me, and I'm different.

They kill me now, they won't be killing the man they sentenced.

Victor, I'm begging you.

My only chance to stay alive is you.

You have no idea what a pleasure this is to meet you. And for me, too.

I tell you, from the second we shook hands, I was swept up in such a sense of

joy and relief.

Mom? Really? Oh, my God, yes. Well, when your son suddenly calls you up and

tells you that he's about to marry a person that you have never even heard

mention before, that can be quite a shock.

Mom, I mentioned Corinne before.

Oh, I'm sure you have, honey, but let's face it.

With you, there have been so many, you couldn't possibly expect me to keep

track. Well, there's just one to keep track of now.

Well, I want to tell you, I couldn't be happier that he's finally settling down.

I was sure a disease would get him. Mom, I don't think Corinne is really

familiar with your sense of humor.

Let us talk, would you please? This is my future daughter.

Corinne, Corinne, yes.

Have you thought about children?

Mom, I think that's something that's really between Corinne and me.

Well, yes, of course it is. I wouldn't know it nearly as, but you're what, 37?

32. God.

32. But it's still time.

Silly me. I can't take this, Mom.

Am I being such a burden? If I am, just tell me. I'll go and leave.

Is that what you want, Arnold? Tell me, and I will go. Is that what you want?

No, Mom.

I didn't think so.

Eat a piece of bread and let us girls talk.

Now, Corinne, how did you marry J .O.?

You said that you took your gun out of the closet, is that correct, Mr. Sutter?

Yes. Was it loaded? No, I had to load it.

Approximately how long did that take, sir?

I don't know, maybe 30 seconds.

Okay.

Then you went to your wife, you took her hand, sang her a song.

About how long did that take?

Maybe a minute or so. So between the time that you, quote, snapped...

Unquote.

And the time that you shot her, you engaged in about two minutes of quiet

-mannered, even thoughtful behavior, didn't you?

Why did you tell her to look the other way?

Because I didn't want her to see it, for God's sake.

Again, very reflective of you, sir.

Objection. Withdrawn.

I'm curious, Mr. Sutter. You gave three different police officers statements

after the incident, and you never...

Use the word snapped.

When did you first decide that you must have snapped?

Objection. Overruled. Did a lawyer tell you to use that word?

Objection. That one sustained.

You spoke of a promise between you and your wife. You said that as long as one

of you could take care of the other, he or she would.

Is that correct?

Yes. And you broke that promise.

Objection. Overruled.

Instead of taking care of her, as you promised, you took a gun and shot her to

death. Objection! Is that what you meant by taking care of her? We never knew

she'd end up like that. Did you discuss it?

Did either of you ever talk about a quality of life that would call upon one

you to murder the other one? Your Honor! It was not gone, sir.

It was ill. Ill?

She didn't even recognize me.

We lived in the same house for 53 years. She was capable of cognitive thought,

wasn't she? She could respond if you spoke to her. Really respond.

Tell me this just before you shot her when you told her to look the other way

What did she do?

What did she do sir

She looked the other way, thank you.

I'm nothing further

And during the trial, evidence was introduced that my client had been a

user of methadrine for a period of more than ten years. I hope you're not going

to ask us to consider that a mitigating factor.

A recent doctoral thesis, completed only last month, on the long -term effects

of amphetamines, makes it a mitigating factor, Your Honor. Five different

psychiatrists were called to the stand.

Every one of them testified about the effects of long -term addiction to

amphetamines. Yes, but none of them knew about the results of this research.

With all due respect, Counselor, this attempt seems a little desperate.

Your Honor, my client is scheduled to die tomorrow.

I think an evaluation of this new evidence is warranted before you comment

its legitimacy.

Let's do this without the attitude, counsel.

I mean no disrespect to the court, but I grew up with Hector Rodriguez.

I know him personally, which causes me to take this case personally.

Well, don't. Your relationship with him has no relevance here.

My relationship with him... puts me in a position to recognize his capacity for

change and rehabilitation, which is directly relevant to death penalty

Your Honor. This is not an evidentiary hearing.

I knew Hector Rodriguez on drugs. I know him off drugs.

He's off of them now, Your Honor. You're not a character witness, Mr. Cifuentes.

That's right, Your Honor. I am a lawyer. The three of you are judges.

And we are all here to administer justice.

Killing Hector Rodriguez doesn't accomplish that. In your objective

I know him.

None of you do, and I respectfully request that until you can be as sure as

about all of this, please don't let this man be killed.

Please.

Thank you, Your Honors.

Mr. Keene.

Your Honors, there is absolutely no indication that this new evidence would

made any difference.

The jury heard ad nauseum that Mr. Rodriguez was a user of methadrine. Uh,

Keene, excuse me.

Mr. Sufuentes, as compelling as your argument may have been, this study does

constitute substantial new evidence. And, as we previously stated, your

relationship with Hector Rodriguez is simply not relevant.

Your application for an emergency stay is denied.

You can try your luck with the Supreme Court, but we're not interfering with

execution. You haven't even seen the evidence yet, Your Honor. You don't

Mr. Sequentes, that's enough. No, it's not enough. Look, I don't care how damn

busy your schedules are here. One more word, Counselor, and you're in contempt.

He is off the drugs.

Eight years now, he has been a model prisoner. The court is adjourned.

You go to the Supreme Court now.

Are there any special requests for Mr. Rodriguez?

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but

the truth, so help you God? I do.

Please state your name for the record, sir.

Mike Ditka. And your occupation?

Head coach of the Chicago Bears.

Sir, Mr. Lewis claims that members of your franchise publicly predicted a

successful season when you knew it would be a failure.

Well, that's wrong.

Because I said it. I really believed we were going to have a good season.

Well, what went wrong?

Well, injuries, mostly. We had a lot of people hurt on defense. We had 23

different starters. Only two of our regulars started off 16 games.

And that was totally unpredictable at the beginning of the season. So at the

time you forecasted success, you really believed you'd be a good team. Well, we

were a good team. We opened with four victories against Cincinnati, Minnesota,

Philadelphia, and Detroit.

And you can't beat teams of that caliber unless you're a pretty darn good

football team. Thank you, sir. I believe I have nothing further.

So, you were full of promise at the start, full of genuine confidence. Is

right? Yes, I was.

And yet, as early as the sixth week of play, while you still had a winning

record, you went on record as saying that this fine team of yours was

incapable of winning another football game, didn't you?

I said that. You knew.

If you could make a statement like that when the team was above 500, then you

had to know in your bones that this was one lousy football team.

Objection. Overruled.

And after the Washington game, you said it again. What I said was... We're an

atrocious football team. I remember that. Finisher quarter also said I

myself. Well, why weren't you honest from the start? Hey, buddy, you have a

coach. Mr. Ditka.

Let me coach.

How do you trade McMahon?

Oh, come on. I mean, he's the best quarterback in the league. He unloads

San Diego.

That's enough.

That's enough. I do nothing in San Diego. Move to strikes. Hey, buddy, you

you know football?

Mr. Ditka.

Excuse me, but I'm getting sick and tired of getting letters and complaints

armchair quarterbacks who know nothing about winning. I move that this witness

be held in contempt.

Hey, I'm talking, Mr. Kemple, and winning is having a conviction. You have

it takes to go all the way.

Unresponsive mistrial. If you're going to sue us for that, if that's the kind

fan you are, then maybe you ought to move to New England and cheer for the

Patriots.

Catering is set. The guest list is confirmed. Have you gotten a hold of

Andelman yet?

Not yet. I'll put it on the list for this afternoon.

Roxanne, I've got a very busy day. I've got a lot of things to do. I need you

to... You haven't done a thing all day, Arnie. All you've been doing is pacing

around and talking to me. When I ask for your help, I expect you to give it.

Don't snap at me.

Don't you snap at me. Hey, you snap at me, I snap back.

I am terrified.

One person.

Forever, forever, one person.

Until I die.

The same person ever and ever.

The thought of being without her, that... scares me even more.

Rox.

Do you think that I'm going to be any good at this?

Believe it or not, Ernie, I do.

I really think you're going to be great at it.

before me.

Meaning what?

Am I still secretly in love with you and devastated by the fact that you're

getting married?

Only a little.

Not that long ago, as a DA, I was prosecuting Murphy Killers.

And I still remember...

The dialogue.

We cannot let people take the law into their own hands.

We cannot let individuals ignore the law.

We'll become a state of anarchy. The law must be upheld.

No exceptions.

Now, Henry Sutter is a law -abiding citizen.

He is not... Insane.

But that morning, he wasn't in his right mind either.

For seven years, Alzheimer's disease had been eating away at Maura Sutter's

brain. It had gotten to the point where she didn't even know who she was. And

she would only suffer more.

And that fact made the person who loved her more than anybody,

it made him crazy.

He wasn't thinking about societal policy.

He wasn't thinking about legislative intent or criminal statutes. He was

at his wife, the person he had spent his entire adult life

with, the person he cherished. He saw her pain, and he

acted to end it. He saw... her dignity, and he acted to preserve

it. Now, if you feel that Henry Sutter is a criminal who should be punished,

then find him guilty.

But if you know otherwise, then please find

otherwise.

I didn't want to prosecute this one.

He's a good man.

Who tried to spare his wife, Payne.

And he did what he did.

Because he loved her.

Just like Miss Van Owen said.

But he committed a murder.

He knowingly...

reflectively put a gun to her temple and blew her head off.

Now, they've offered up a defense of demented actuality, but all of the

psychiatric evidence as well as his own testimony make clear that his mental

faculties were in complete working order.

However much you may feel for him, we have a job to do here.

A person cannot act unilaterally to end another person's life, and that's what

Mr. Sutter did.

She didn't ask to die.

She didn't ask to be killed. There's no evidence whatsoever that she wanted to

stop living. He made that decision all by himself.

He decided that another person was unworthy of life, so he killed her.

Now, we have two choices.

Either we permit that or we don't. And our society has chosen not to permit

that. Our laws say that people cannot go around deciding who shall live

and who shall die.

And that means that this man committed a crime.

And no matter how much compassion we all may feel for him, you

cannot ignore that simple fact.

Supreme Court denied the writ.

Norman says he's going to try to get a meeting with the governor.

Doesn't look good.

Hector?

Yeah, Bob?

Listen, if there's anything special you want to eat tonight, just name it.

We'll go out to a restaurant and bring it in.

Just, uh, just bring me some tea.

You know, if they're going to kill me, why don't they just do it? Shoot me in

the head.

Stick me with a knife. I'd be just as dead.

You don't even see the gas, you know?

They dropped a cyanide pellet into some acid.

It's right under your chair. You don't even see it.

People pay me a whole lot of money to go in there and get them off the hook, you

know?

I wish I would have been there for you sooner.

I'm sorry.

You didn't owe me anything, man.

Yeah, I did.

I always figured we'd catch up, you know?

The years will go by, but we'd catch up.

I never thought we'd run out of time.

I know.

I know, man. I know.

Is there anything that I can do?

You could be there just in case the governor doesn't call.

You could be where I could see you if you think you could

handle it.

I'll be there, all right?

I'll be wherever you want me to be.

All right.

Let's have the lawyers and the parties approach.

You too, Mr. Ditka.

Now, as much as I've thoroughly enjoyed this trial, given the backlog on my

docket, I don't think we should take up any more time with it. I think we have a

bona fide cause of action, Judge. Mr. Kumpel, I don't think there was anything

willful or negligent in the defendant's conduct.

Although I believe it was a mistake to trade McMahon, given the relative

insecurity of the situation.

Mr. Lewis.

Would you be willing to drop your claims in exchange for an opportunity to fully

air your grievances with Mr. Ditka? Yeah.

He has to listen, right?

He has to listen, and you get him for three hours.

You gotta be kidding. No, I'm not kidding. The only alternative to

to play this thing to a verdict. And you might not like what I have to say, sir,

given the fact that I'm from New England originally, and I'm a very big Patriots

fan. We accept the settlement, Your Honor.

We're adjourned.

Hey, Mike.

Can I call you Mike? No. Let's start with special teams.

Will the defendant please rise?

Ms. Foreman, have you reached your verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

What say you?

In the matter of people versus Henry Sutter on the charge of second -degree

murder, we find the defendant guilty.

Members of the jury, you're dismissed.

Bailiff, take the defendant into custody.

Your Honor.

It's murder, too, Miss Van Owen.

Bailiff.

I am so sorry.

I'll be okay, Miss Van Owen.

I'll be okay.

Will you escort Mr. Rodriguez out of the holding cell, please?

Yeah, okay.

I can't. I can't do this.

Victor?

Proceed with the execution.

Wait! I'm not ready!

Hey, Michael.

How about a lift to the wedding, huh?

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Grace, I just spoke with my father.

I've asked him hundreds of times if he wanted to come out here to live, and he

always said no.

So suddenly now he calls me, and he tells me he's changed his mind.

What?

He said he's tired of the cold and that he thinks that moving to Los Angeles

would be a great idea.

You mean you're not leaving?

I suppose I have to leave the firm. You and I shouldn't be working here under

the same roof. Oh, no, no, no. Michael, Michael, for God's sakes, this is your

firm. Yeah, but Grace, you threw away a judgeship to be here specifically.

It would be stupid for you to leave. It would be more stupid for you to leave if

you're staying in L .A.

Look, a week ago, we slept together.

Now, under the circumstances, Grace, it wouldn't be fair to you for me to stay.

I mean, you couldn't work with me. Oh, no, no, no, I could. Don't worry about

me. But I don't think you could.

Well, I could.

Oh, it would be a little weird.

But it wouldn't be a problem, I don't think.

Nor for me.

I don't think.

So, uh, so... So, socially,

we would still be apart.

We would just be working together here.

Would that be it?

Yeah.

That would be it.

Believe you? She got him.

Nailed. You heard it here first.

Pregnant.

Why are they coming in together?

They're not supposed to enter together.

She won't let go of his hand, that's why. She's afraid he'll scoot.

Look at his face.

He wants to scoot.

The...

The contract of marriage is most solemn.

It's not to be taken lightly, but thoughtfully and seriously, with a deep

of its obligations and responsibilities.

You must be so thrilled.

I can hardly speak.

I do.

You promise to love her, honor and cherish her, forsaking all others for as

as you both shall live.

Forsaking all others, absolutely.

Do you, Corinne, take this man Arnold to be your lawfully wedded husband?

I do. You promise to love, honor, and cherish him, forsaking all others for as

long as you both shall live?

I do.

Unbelievable. Repeat after me.

I,

Arnold. I, Arnold.

Take thee, Corinne.

Take thee, Corinne. To be my lawfully wedded wife.

To be my lawfully wedded wife.

I, Corinne. I, Corinne. Take thee, Arnold.

Take thee, Arnold.

To be my lawfully wedded husband.

To be my lawfully wedded husband.

Well, that does it. I herefore declare you to be husband and wife.

Nailed!

Whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.

You may kiss your wife.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Mr. and Mrs.

Arnold Becker.

Hi, Victor.

Hi, Marie.

Does it all look the same way you remember it?

Yeah, pretty much.

I'm glad you came.

Come,

I want to show you something.

Look at this.

Oh, God.

Do you have any pictures of him?

No.

Take this one.

You're all together.

You're all happy.

Keep it.

Thank you.

I never made excuses for what he did.

I also never loved him any less for it.

You were his mother.

That's right.

I was his mother.

Gracias, Victor.