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Previously on L .A. Law.

It's really your house.

And if we're going to be apart, I should really be the one that goes someplace

else. I've already moved out.

You stay in the house.

I'm not in the industry. I'm just a boring corporate attorney who leads a

dull life. But I happen to have 8 o 'clock reservations at La Dome tomorrow

night. Will I be eating alone?

Yes, you will.

Regulations. Since you're off the show now, it wouldn't be illegal for you and

me to be friends.

Now I know it's a joke. All right, Arnie.

You can come in.

It's no joke. You seem very nice.

If this has anything to do with me, let me quit.

It's not about you, Gwen.

I mean, God knows you are a beautiful woman that any man would want.

This thing is Ann and me.

What are you, a wise ass or a retard?

Why don't you shut your mouth?

Oh, hey, I'm sorry. That's quite all right.

The reason I'm here today is because some jerk in a bar called my friend here

idiot and a retard.

I was sticking up for my buddy.

If that makes me a criminal or crazy, so be it.

Hi.

I can't believe it.

Second game of the series and it's not on television.

What? Baseball. World Series.

What the hell is that?

That's our Christmas tree.

What are you, nuts?

You can't buy a Christmas tree in October.

It won't last.

It's not October. It's December.

Christmas is next Tuesday.

You're having your Alzheimer's again. Shut up. I don't want that in here.

It's Christmas. Don't you talk back to me.

You see any Christmas in here?

Christmas is room full of people and eggnog and relatives spending the night.

You see any eggnog? You see people?

We're here.

I don't want that tree in here. But don't yell at me. Come on, you're having

your Alzheimer's. I can't even smell it. Don't do that, please.

Now stop it. You're going to hurt the tree. Let me go.

No.

Let's get going. We've got a full docket.

First up, a reminder of the annual Christmas party commencing at 6 o 'clock

Friday. Thank you.

Against my better judgment, we put Ms. Lamb in charge.

Could even be a party. Let us note, once again, she skipped out on a staff

meeting. Let us further note, Abby Perkins has decided to follow suit.

All right, Douglas. Moving on.

The early morning draw for the dreaded role of Santa Claus took place this

morning, and the lucky winner is...

Grace Van Owen.

Can I be your... Oh, no!

All right. I like that very much.

All right. Let's turn to business.

Jonathan and I are ready to go forward again with the Noah Cowan proposal.

Isn't he the guy with Tourette's syndrome? Yes. We found another group of

investors for his computer software program.

We have a 10 o 'clock meeting with the client today, then a multi -million

dollar private offering set for tomorrow, and this time, I think we'll

off. Moving on. Cola versus Westbrook Medical?

Well, our last settlement offer was rejected, so the trial starts today.

Best of luck.

Anne, I'm still waiting on your opinion letter to send to the Quebec Nordiques.

I can't do it without the tax projection from Seward, which I still haven't

gotten. I didn't realize it was a rush. Why didn't you tell me? I sent you a

memo. A memo?

Well, let's get on it. ASAP, please.

Now, on a truly exhilarating note, I'm pleased to announce yesterday afternoon

Rosalind Shays was arrested... for SNL fraud. What?

You're kidding.

Indicted? What?

She's one of the directors of the Savings and Loan. The whole board was

up on charges. She could actually be going to jail. Yes!

All right, all right. Now, that's enough.

I'm surprised at all of you.

Wishing that on somebody?

Now, if any of you are questioned on this by the media, I expect you to

with a lot more dignity than you have here. Move along, Douglas.

I believe that's it.

Remember, clients are invited to the party. Cabs and designated drivers are

being arranged.

Oh, boy.

Jonathan,

that would be our 10 o 'clock.

Yeah. We're adjourned.

Grace, a minute in my office, please.

You want me to represent Rosalind Chase?

From what I understand, she's innocent and... I doubt it.

But even if she is, why should we help her?

$300 ,000, that's why.

Meaning what? If we can get this case dismissed, she'll kick back 300 grand

the judgment we paid her. That's an enormous payoff for one afternoon's

Why me? You have a list of so many... Because you have the relationship with

Bruce Rogoff and the entire DA's office.

Rosalind feels if she could just get their ear, she knows they'll drop it.

Leland, I'm sorry, but I cannot... Don't make me pull rank, Grace.

If she's guilty, we'll tell her to forget it. If she's innocent, we can't

not to do this.

They're ready to put up all the capital? They love the proposal, and they

specifically asked us not to take it to anybody else. I think they're ready to

bankroll your entire company.

Gee, that sounds too good to be true. The question we're asking ourselves,

is whether you should attend the meeting. Why shouldn't I, nigger?

Because the last two offerings have gone south the second investors met you.

Listen, Noah, you know I think you should be open about the Tourette's,

It's obviously scaring people off. They'll find out about it anyway, won't

I mean, won't we be having quarterly or annual meetings where I have to report?

Absolutely. But our thinking is, once the company is running smoothly and

money, they won't care.

And that isn't a kind of fraud, concealing this?

Oh, boy, Paul.

It's okay to do this?

Noah. It's only securities fraud if you withhold material information.

Since Tourette's isn't psychological or mental and doesn't impair your ability

to run a company, we don't consider it material.

Just the same better if they don't know.

No. We both know how hard you've worked on this. We just don't want it to all be

for nothing.

Okay.

Let me know how it goes.

We will for sure.

Hi. Hi, Benny.

I got you chicken with mayonnaise and mustard.

Roxanne wanted me to bring you this soup. She said to make sure you eat it.

She's a sweetheart.

I called Aurora and Crystal. I told them we couldn't come out tonight because

you got to rest.

Benny, look.

I wired the Christmas lights to the plug at the back of the TV set.

Look.

Huh?

Is that beautiful?

Yeah.

Betty, look under the tree.

I got you a present. I wrapped it up myself.

I used all that morning newspaper with December written on it.

You're a good friend, Benny.

A lot of people do a zillion things with their life.

Make a lot of money.

But sometimes the hardest thing to do is be a good friend.

I'm glad we're spending Christmas together.

Me too, Benny.

Me too.

And, Dr. Kohler, you were born with this disease?

Yes. I was diagnosed in 1967. I was 12 years old. Could you tell the court

exactly what neurofibromatosis is?

It's a genetic disorder.

The symptoms vary, but in my case, it's caused some skin discoloration and some

neurofibroma tumors.

This is what is commonly known as elephant man's disease?

That's correct.

Could you describe the progression of it in your case, sir? For most of my life,

it was totally latent. Then during my third year of medical school, I

several small tumors on my back and upper arms.

And, Dr. Kohler, did you have these tumors when you were hired as a general

practitioner by the defendant's medical group?

Yes, and I informed them. They told me it wasn't an issue.

But things changed, didn't they, doctor?

Yes. About a year and a half ago...

The disease radicalized. I experienced rapid growth and spread of the tumors.

They spread to your face?

They spread to my face.

And what did the defendant do then?

He fired me. He tell you why?

He said the patients didn't want to be treated by me.

He said... that he couldn't afford to have a

doctor who looked the way I look.

Sir... Do you believe you can be an effective physician despite your

One of the reasons I chose to become a doctor is because I know what it's like

on the other end of the stethoscope.

I know what it's like to have something. I... Yes, I believe I have been an

effective physician, and I believe I could continue to be. Thank you, sir. I

have nothing further.

Doctor, the day before you were terminated,

A patient by the name of Cindy Knoll came in for a consult. Would that be

correct? Yes.

Please describe for the court what transpired during this examination, sir.

The patient became ill. The patient was caused to vomit.

Yes. You know why?

She said she was repulsed.

By my appearance.

Isn't it true, doctor, that many such patients have had this reaction to your

disfigurement? I wouldn't say many. There have been others, yes. In fact,

the tumors have begun to spread to your hands and face, over half of your

clients have left. Isn't it true? The ignorance of my patients does not excuse

my employers. He's a doctor. He knows that this disease has nothing to do with

my ability.

Sir, sir.

He hired you to cultivate a practice, and you can no longer do that. True or

false? I still have a practice.

Doctor, how do you expect people to come to you to be cured when you yourself

appear to be so ill? I think people should be open -minded to things they

understand. Do you expect them to be comfortable being touched by you? I

in time.

Let's forget about in time, Doctor. I'm talking about right now.

I'm talking about when they first walk in and see you. When they first come in

the door and look at you and see the tumors on your hands and on your face,

you really expect them to be anything other than horrified?

That doesn't make them right.

No, it doesn't.

And I am sure that in a perfect world, this wouldn't happen.

But this isn't a perfect world, is it, Dr. Kohler?

No, Mr. Cifuentes, it certainly is not.

We're

on

their board for almost three years, Rosalind.

It'll be difficult to show that you didn't know about the sweetheart loans

the bad real estate deals. If you look at the minutes, you'll see that I wasn't

even present at the meetings. I had nothing to do with the running of the

company or making any of their decisions.

Then why did they indict you?

They indicted the whole board, including Chandler Jeffries, who's been in a

nursing home for the past four years. Look, you may be innocent for all I

but the idea of representing you is repugnant to me. Grease. No, that's

You're honest. I appreciate that.

Now, let me be frank.

I am not looking to mend any fences here, and I am certainly not chasing

your affection.

You can help me avoid the stain of an investigation.

I'm willing to pay you $300 ,000 to do it.

It's a simple business deal. Rogoff isn't going to kick you if he thinks

guilty. All I want is for you to get him to look at the facts closely before he

starts calling press conferences.

We're talking.

Thank you.

And so you knew of his condition at the time you hired him? Absolutely.

So we can't be accused of discriminating against his handicap.

But in effect, you did fire him because of the disease.

I discharged him because he couldn't fulfill the function for which he was

hired. Which was?

To build a practice. To make money for the company.

His caseload just dropped after the tumor spread to his face.

Patients were afraid of him. Well, did you try to take any steps to mitigate

situation? Yes.

At first, we would forewarn and educate the patients in the hopes they wouldn't

be so shocked.

That didn't work.

Then we tried to adjust his responsibilities, so he's doing mostly

other doctors. But the fact is there just wasn't enough consulting work to

him busy. So you terminated his employment?

I had no choice.

I'm certainly sorry that people discriminate against him, but there is

can do about that. Thank you, Dr. Westbrook.

Nothing further.

So you agree patients were discriminating against this man?

Yes. And your response is to accommodate this prejudice by discharging the

victim of the discrimination?

Well, I don't look at it like that. You don't? Well, you fired him because

people couldn't stomach his handicap.

How does that do anything but legitimize their bigotry? I have a business, Miss

Harbour. If patients won't go to him, what else can I do? So if they refuse to

be seen by a doctor in a wheelchair, you'd fire that doctor, too.

Some of your white patients don't want to be examined by a black.

Bye -bye to the black physicians.

Objection. Overruled. I would never support that kind of position. So you do

support their position on this one. I didn't say that. That's exactly what you

said. The discrimination against this handicap is permissible. He's a doctor.

He's supposed to reassure people. They see his condition. How much confidence

you think that instills? There's a law saying you can't fire a person because

his handicap. We never knew it could get that bad. You threw him out like that

furniture because he wasn't commensurate with your aesthetic image. Look! Look

at him, for God's sake, just look at him.

I'm home.

I brought microwave hamburgers today with cheese.

Tree looks great.

Murray?

Wake up!

Molly!

Yeah, I'm coming through.

I'm going to call it in. So was I.

You're Vinnie? Yeah, I guess.

Looks like it was a stroke. I think he went pretty quickly.

All right, where do you take him now?

To the morgue, and then we can send him to the funeral home. All right, that's

Rosen's Funeral Parlor on Sunset.

I want to see him.

Well, I want to get to the mortuary. No, I want to see him before they do

anything to him.

Look what you've done now, Daddy.

Look what you've gone and done.

Go to sleep now.

I wouldn't produce that box. It's all work product.

Yeah, but on the other hand, if we give them all 12 boxes over the holidays,

they're bound to forget about looking at any of them.

Ann? Here.

And I'll have the tax projections for you by the end of the day. Great,

And I think in the future you might find a more direct channel than a memo.

You seem to be the one with communication problems, Stuart.

Don't work.

You know, this is none of my business, but I remember my father.

He had to get a colostomy, and it, like, threatened his manhood and everything,

and finally he just, well, he just had to get some space from my mother, so he

just took off, you know?

Did he ever come back? No, he was a bad example, actually.

But he was nothing like Hewitt.

This box is all ledgers. They can have that.

Right.

You know, at the staff meetings, when you're not aware, he's always looking at

you.

We have a lot of stuff to go through here, Tom. Right.

How does he look at me?

Oh, cute, you know.

Like a little pinched -up hamster.

A 45 % interest is not out of line. He invented the software.

He developed the program. But he isn't putting up anything.

Look. The bylaws provide for a $75 ,000 salary the first year, whether this

flies or not.

It'll fly. We think so, too.

The point is, Mr. Cowan is totally protected, and we're not. How about 40

we recoup? After that, we'll give him the extra five.

I think we can live with that.

Fantastic. Jimmy, you hack out the language with him.

Only thing left, I guess, is to meet Mr. Cowan.

Why? Why?

Because we're about to start a $3 million corporation, we think it would

nice idea to say hi to the CEO.

Is there a problem with that?

No. No.

It's just that we don't know his schedule this week, and, well, I'd hate

up the deal. We're about to convert an ex -market analyst into a very rich

entrepreneur. Something tells me he'll be able to adjust his schedule.

Okay. No problem.

No problem at all.

This is a huge problem.

Let me try the hypnosis. Does it really work? It has sometimes.

Oh, boy.

It can at least help.

What exactly happens with this hypnosis?

It's basically just a relaxing technique. It calms me. Nigger. Nigger.

It calms me down. And if I concentrate, I can control it, but not for... Oh,

boy.

Not for long.

It's worth a try.

Call your therapist and arrange the session for tomorrow morning.

All we can do is pray that it works. We'll make it work.

Hey, I'll see you tomorrow.

Oh, 1115.

This isn't right.

10B5 fraud.

It isn't fraud.

We're withholding information from investors. What do you want to do,

If he comes in whooping and spitting, you know as well as I do, Noah will go

home alone, unemployed, with nothing to show for this last year of his life.

You want that?

May I?

I believe this would be an ex parte communication.

Yeah. Well,

I'll risk it.

I, um...

I wanted you to know that when I try a case, I play to win.

Well, sometimes I say things that I don't

personally believe in.

Which would you be referring to, Mr. Cifuentes?

The part about me being repulsive?

The part about my face making people vomit?

I'm a lawyer trying a case. Oh, now you are.

An excellent lawyer who knows full well the prohibition against introducing

false evidence.

A lawyer who would only offer up facts he knows or thinks to be true.

What I wanted to say... You feel sorry for me.

Imagine my joy at being pitied by the guy who was hired to get me.

I don't pity you. Oh, Mr. Sufrantes, we're talking about a symptom I'm quite

expert at diagnosing.

You talk about being repulsed. Let me tell you what repulses me.

The idea that people feel sorry for me.

The idea that people who don't even know me can, with one glance, know enough to

feel sorry for me. I don't want...

When

these things grew on my face, I didn't give in to them. I had them cut off.

When they grew back again, I cut them off again.

No matter what I do, they keep growing back.

I can be just as resilient as these bumps. I fight back, too.

The irony is, the only way I can win this trial is by getting 12 strangers in

jury box to feel sorry for me.

Just start breathing for me, Noah.

Slow and deep.

We'll start in a minute.

Does this have any chance of working?

We usually can shut down the muscle ticks for a short period. It's never

to be 100%, but if he stays focused, there's a shot.

You ready, Noah?

Ready.

Now, you understand, even if he gets through the meeting, he's likely to have

massive tick break right after.

What do you mean, tick break?

Basically, he just lets it all out.

Swearing, spitting.

The more successful he is at containment, the bigger the tick break

be. Let's just do it.

You guys stand away.

Okay, Noah.

Close your eyes.

Be relaxed now.

Breathe it out.

Now I want you to go from 99 to 0.

Staying relaxed.

99.

98.

97. Excellent. Breathing it right out.

96.

Focused. 95.

94.

Oh, boy.

Your Honor, Dr.

Kohler has requested that he give his own closing argument.

Proceed.

What I have, you know, is not all that uncommon.

Over a million and a half people are afflicted with neurofibromatosis.

Not all as bad as me, but one out of 3 ,000 people are born with it. The

reason you don't know this is that we are driven into dark

closets of secrecy.

We stay hidden so as not to offend.

If you could get used to these lumps.

on my face, you might see me as a human being who laughs like you do, cries

like you do, who dreams of a world, as I'm sure all of you do, where

discrimination of any kind is totally eliminated.

But in my case, that's going to take some doing because the

prejudice against me is so seemingly reasonable.

I look the way I look. How could anyone not be affected?

Nevertheless, to forgive bigotry, and that's what they're

asking you to do here, is to foster it. To excuse it is to give it life.

To conquer it, well, somewhere, somebody...

who's either tired enough or hurt enough or maybe just desperate enough, has to

finally rise up and say, Stop!

Stop.

Please.

Stop.

As you listen to this man, I think it's hard not to be overwhelmed by his

eloquence and his dignity.

And I have no doubt that to know Dr. Paul Kohler is to know an integrity and

spirit that could almost blind you to his handicap.

But...

That doesn't change the fact that when you first look at this man, what you see

is a freak.

Horribly disfigured freak.

I can't but wonder if any of you were to walk into an examination room and saw

this man as your doctor, what would you think?

That's why they discharged him, ladies and gentlemen.

Because people don't want to see disease in the face of their doctor.

And with this particular doctor it is difficult to see anything else.

The distribution contract with AmFab is tentatively set for five years.

Since the lifespan of the software, even your best software, is three to four

years, AmFab shouldn't be your concern.

Your bigger worry should be, when does this package go from being state of

the art to obsolete?

And it's on that front that our software is superior.

Bless you. Thank you. Obviously, we're very interested in your projection for

expansion. Oh, I think it would be a big mistake to emphasize expansion early

on. The best thing you can do to promote this product is to develop its

reputation.

And for that, you have to exalt quality control over your

blitzing marketing techniques.

When would you anticipate an increase in production?

Oh, uh...

16 months.

Not sooner.

Oh, definitely not sooner. Maybe later.

Demand will have to precede supply.

Well, you've certainly developed an outstanding program.

Thank you very much. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. This is going to be

great. Lawyers, go ahead and draft.

Let's close this thing tomorrow.

Douglas and Jonathan have my power of attorney. I assume they can execute.

Absolutely. It's been a genuine pleasure.

We'll be in touch.

You actually got her off?

Rogoff is going to dismiss the charges. I'm sorry, this is despicable.

Why? Why?

Because we are total whores to do anything for Rosalind Shays after what

done to us. A paying client is a paying client.

That's crap, Leland, and you know it. We turned down Anderson Industries last

year, a million -dollar client, because we didn't like what they stood for.

We're in a different situation now.

You could all be looking at no partnership bonus this year and... I

Leland. You damn well do care.

You'd be the first one to cry about it. You know, I can't believe that you went

along with this.

She's innocent.

They have no case.

I'll bet. She's not innocent.

Hey, come on. This benefits all of us. There's nothing to be ashamed about.

Well, then why wasn't this out in the open, Leland? I wasn't hiding it.

I just decided not to publicize it. I knew there'd be opposition.

You knew how long it was.

All right, that's enough.

Now, I made a decision as senior partner.

I made a decision I felt was in the best interest of the firm. And that decision

stands, and I don't want to hear another damn word about it from anybody.

Oh, boy.

Nigger.

Slut.

Bitch. Bitch.

Slut. Whore. There you go.

I've gotten some strange requests from jurors over the years, and I suppose

one, well, if it will help you reach a verdict, then, Miss Harbour, the jury

would like to inspect the hands of your client.

Your Honor?

As I understand their intent in determining whether it is reasonable for

patients to reject being examined by this man, they'd like to see his hand.

Your Honor, the state of mind of the patients is not at issue here. This case

deals with discrimination. I understand that, counsel.

But the defendant's conduct was based on the foreseeable reactions of patients.

Dr. Kohler, I am sorry about this.

But I'd like you to walk in front of the jury box and hold your hands out for

inspection.

Your Honor, we have no objection to the jurors touching the hands, if they so

desire.

Good to see you, Dr. Kohler.

The only thing we refused to delete was the financing contingency, but that

appears to be pretty moot. The way banks are busting out today, I just don't

like taking any chances. That's not a problem. The contingency is good for 21

days? Exactly.

That's fine.

Mr. Cowan, good to see you again.

Thank you.

Listen, there's something, oh boy, that you don't know about me, and I think you

should before signing those papers.

No, no, no, please.

I, uh, I suffer from Tourette's syndrome.

Oh, boy.

My lawyers didn't want you to know because they were afraid that

you'd back out of the deal. But I want you to know. I want you to know. Oh,

Exactly what you're getting.

Tourette's syndrome is a neurological disorder.

It causes muscle tics and an inability to control impulses to make certain

sounds. But he didn't do this yesterday.

Yesterday, I was under hypnosis.

This is me.

I have Tourette's syndrome.

But it didn't stop me from inventing this software, and it won't stop me from

running this company.

I'm not a nut, and I'm not crazy.

I have this thing that makes me different.

Well, I'll be honest.

I do want to get some more information on this Tourette's thing.

But I can say that nothing I've seen here tonight causes me to change my

Good. In fact, Mr. Cowan, I'm probably even more impressed with you. It seems

addition to brains, we're getting some integrity here.

Thank you, douchebag.

As for you two, I'm reporting you to the State Bar.

I'm also drafting a declaration stating my belief that you both committed

willful violation of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act, and it will be filed with

the SEC by the end of business today.

I want to thank you all for coming.

But mostly, I want to thank you for the way you treated my father.

We weren't very close.

Our main form of...

Dialogue was argument.

But no matter what we were fighting about, my father always let me know

that he never stopped loving me.

That's the thing about Daddy.

You could hit him right between the eyes, and the only thing to swell up

be his heart.

I know you're up there with God, Daddy.

Please don't tell him how to run things.

I love you.

I love you forever.

Excuse me.

Um, Murray wrote this before, and he

asked me to read it after he died.

And he wanted me to do it with some music.

By now, I, Murray Melman, have croaked. I want to

say goodbye to my family and to my country.

Roxanne, tell your mother I wish her a long life.

so I can get some quality time in heaven before she gets there.

Tell her that when her time has come, I only regret it

couldn't be me driving the bus that runs her down.

And then...

Backs up over her again. Yeah.

Goodbye to my friends.

I salute life.

I salute you all.

Now, salute me back.

Can we stand up?

I don't think the SEC will do anything.

Why not? It was material disclosure. You hear that? You're going to roll on me,

Jonathan? I just sensed you, Vanna.

I'm Vanna.

Vanna White.

He was great, too.

Ann Kelsey, Jonathan Rollins, Vanna White. Hi. How you doing? Hello. Love

show. Thank you.

Come on, Douglas. Let's go.

I'm ready.

Nice to meet you.

Noah, thanks for the dance.

It was my pleasure, slut.

Oh, boy.

No, really.

You shouldn't have. Come on. It's no big deal.

I just wanted to say Merry Christmas and... And thank you.

For what? For being a friend when I needed one.

Oh, that was my pleasure.

Excuse me. The clerk's office called. Your jury's back.

Thanks.

Oh, the jury's back. I heard.

four person. Has the jury reached verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

What say you?

In the matter of Kohler v.

Westbrook Medical Group, we find in favor of the plaintiff and order the

defendant to pay damages in the amount of $375 ,000.

I'm sorry.

Members of the jury, thank you for your service. Have a happy holiday. We are

adjourned.

Dr.

Westbrook. My client has an offer he'd like to be considered.

Paul?

Pay me the $375 over three years as salary.

You'll let me have my job back. You'll let me try to build a practice. If I

fail, you'll only end up paying the judgment. If I sustain any kind of

you'll see some return and end up paying less. Who knows? You may make some

money. It's not just that you failed to make money for us, Paul.

You'll lose money.

The patients are the other doctors. They see you in the halls.

It's just not fair to the other physicians.

That jury just told you you were wrong. Didn't you hear them? They told you I

deserve a chance.

That jury was just playing Santa Claus to an orphan, Paul.

They felt badly for you, just as I feel badly for you.

But I have to safeguard the welfare of the company.

You'd rather just pay me to walk away?

Yes. Yeah.

Okay. Well, um, hey, I promised if we won, we'd celebrate, so let's celebrate.

Come on.

I'm sorry, Paul.

What? You lost here, not me, George. I just got a big judgment.

I'm rich.

What? I want to come home.

Why? I'd like us to be together.

I want to spend Christmas with my son and my wife. And without the holidays

factoring into the equation, would you still want to be coming home?

You want to come over Christmas Day, Stuart, you're absolutely welcome.

But don't you dare tell me that you are ready to come home.

until you can say that you are ready to come back to me.

Anne, I know that I love you.

Yeah.

Well, I'm getting a lawyer, Stuart.

I'm not going to sit around and wait until... I'm getting a lawyer, Stuart.

It's nice to see everybody having fun together again.

It's been so damn long since the people in this firm really enjoyed one another.

I suppose that's my fault.

Well, actually, nobody's helped bring us closer together than you, my friend.

Hey, no jail for you this year.

Thank you, Leland.

I don't know how I could ever repay you.

Oh, yes, you do.

$300 ,000.

Is everything always about money?

Merry Christmas, Rose.

Merry Christmas.