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Previously on L .A. Law.

I'm not a young gal.

And I know what I want.

You want me.

I do.

I want to be your wife.

I love him very much.

He's on the fence, Ann.

I'd just like for you not to impulsively push him to the other side. What do you

think about the two of us? You seem very cute.

Could you see yourself standing at our wedding ceremony?

I'm sure it would be lovely.

The truth, Anne.

I would sooner dive headfirst into my own vomit.

Rosalind, I'm very happy being with you.

You... You don't have to preface anything, Leland.

Your answer is no.

The partnership agreement authorizes me to make a pro tem designation

unilaterally, and that's what I'm doing. Douglas, for the next six weeks, you're

in charge. I leave it to you to establish a fair and democratic process

everyone can live with.

I am coming forward as an officer of the court to prevent what I believe to be a

gross violation of the judicial process.

Jonathan Rollins is an innocent man.

Nobody's ever gone out on a limb for me as much as you did today.

And you don't even know me.

It's him.

He makes me do crazy things. That's why I had to leave him.

As soon as I heard the shooting, I turned around.

They were shooting at this house on the corner.

Which house?

It was just a big gray house. I didn't know who lived there. I just grabbed

Christy, and I told Scott, my six -year -old, to get down.

Then, as they drove by...

As he drove by, I saw the gun sticking out the back window.

And I saw it go off.

And, Ms. Carter, what happened then?

It sped away. And when I looked around for Scott, he was just lying there.

He wasn't moving.

Ms. Carter, do you see in the courtroom today a man who killed your son?

Ma 'am?

Please identify the person you saw fire the gun.

I'm not sure.

What do you mean you're not sure?

Just what I said.

It could have been him, but I'm not sure. You were positive when you picked

out of the lineup. Well, I have my doubts now. Did the defendant threaten

Move to strike, counsel.

Withdrawn. Have you had contact with the defendant in the last 24 hours?

No.

Your Honor, 10 -minute recess to confer with the witness.

10 -minute.

I want to know what he threatened you with. Nothing.

I think... Damn it, Noreen, he killed your son.

And I got three other children to think about. But if we put him away, he can't

hurt you. Oh, come on.

I look that stupid to you? He's the gang's leader, for God's sake. If he's

alive, he can hurt me. Even if he's in jail, he can... Listen to me, listen to

me. This whole case turns on your positive ID.

And if we don't win this, you can forget about getting a conviction on the

driver in the next trial. I said I don't know. He'll walk, and they'll probably

both walk. And this one wearing, he'll kill again. He's gonna kill again, lady,

no matter what you do.

Only thing I'm making sure of, it won't be another one of my kids.

You lied up there under oath. I can prosecute you for perjury.

Do you think there's anything you can do to me that scares me more than him?

Yeah.

You can prosecute.

You just can't protect.

All right, first up, I note that C .J., who is late again, has brought us

another significant client again.

German Motor Works is opening up an American division, and she's evidently

snagged. All right, C .J. How does she do this? Next up, United States versus

Weeks. Yeah, that's mine, and we're ready for trial. You, don't start with

Douglas. This is tax litigation, okay?

It's my case. I'm a litigator. I'm trying it. Get out of my face. This is

old friend Upton Weeks.

He was arrested for tax evasion. Supreme Court recently held you can't throw a

man in prison for failure to pay his income tax if he had a good faith belief

that he was exempt.

Next up, Recklaw versus Sinai Hospital.

Yeah, we represent Kate Recklaw suing for damages because of an unnecessary

hysterectomy. The depositions will be this week. Anne has been kind enough to

loan me her office. Yes, well, this time I do have an excuse. I've been stuck in

a bloody lift for 30 minutes.

which brings up an administrative item. Besides elevator mishaps, the electrical

difficulties in the building have caused some power surges which have shut down

word processing. Oh. I'm sorry. CJ, you've got the German car company. This

fact. Yeah, meeting with the CEO and four vice presidents on Friday. Looks

a go. Fantastic. And Leland, you're meeting with Rosalind Shays over

lease with Tammann? Tonight.

Let's keep the negotiations at arm's length.

Lastly, a reminder.

Next week is scheduled to be my last as senior partner, unless, Leland, you'd

like me to continue?

No. I'm ready to return.

Oh.

Adjourned.

He took some tests and told me I had a fibroid tumor in my uterus.

This was a benign tumor?

Yes, but he said that if it grew rapidly, there could be problems, even a

chance of cancer.

And what course of treatment did he advise?

A total hysterectomy.

removing both the uterus and the ovaries, as well as the tumor.

And after the surgery, this is when you became symptomatic? He put me on a

hormone therapy that made me sick.

I was tired all the time and depressed.

Did you tell Dr. Kyle about this?

Oh, yes.

He implied that it was all in my head.

He put me on antidepressants.

Did it help?

No.

The lethargy just got worse.

I didn't go out.

Some days I wouldn't even get dressed.

Wouldn't bother to eat.

I was this zombie who sat around the house and cried all the time.

So basically you suffered from depression.

Not just that.

I wasn't able to feel things the way

I used to.

And not just emotions, though that was part of it.

Feelings.

What feelings did you lose?

I lost all sensitivity in my nipples.

Nothing.

And I could no longer achieve orgasm.

I was... I was dead inside.

I wasn't me anymore.

And for all this, you blame the doctor and the hospital.

Oh, yeah, I blame them.

They didn't tell me what it would be like, what a hysterectomy could do to a

woman.

On April 15th, 1990, we received a letter from Mr. Weeks, mailed in the

provided for his tax returns.

And what did Mr. Weeks' letter say?

That he refused to pay his federal income taxes.

Well, did he say why he was refusing to pay?

He wrote, I read his lips, his lips lied, and I won't pay.

Can you tell the court the amount of the defendant's outstanding tax bill?

$14 ,957.

Thank you, Mr. Fletcher.

You had heard from Upton weeks before, hadn't you, Mr. Fletcher?

Many times.

And he made it very clear why he wasn't going to pay his taxes, didn't he? Oh,

yes. I refer to Defense Exhibits 1 through 17, Your Honor.

Would you read the marked paragraph in this letter, please? Your Honor, what

does this have to do with anything?

Either he paid his taxes or he didn't. The Supreme Court of the United States

has made it clear that the reasons why Mr. Weeks refused to pay are relevant,

Your Honor. This is a test case. The political ramifications here are

monumental.

I'm going to allow it for now.

Enough is enough.

I refuse to continue funding rank stupidity.

I won't keep paying my hard -earned money to politicians who flush it down

,000 toilets.

I won't. I won't. I won't.

Sincerely, Upton Weeks.

Thank you, Mr. Fletcher.

That's all I have.

Lyman Hatcher for the defense.

Ready for trial.

Again.

Who's the DA? Your Honor, I am Zoe Clemens. Your Honor, this case was just

reassigned to me. I'll be seeking a continuance.

Opposed. This matter's been continued seven times, Ms. Clemens. It's marked no

further continuance. My apologies to the court, Your Honor, but I'm currently in

the middle of a murder trial. I don't care.

It's something different every time. And meanwhile, the defendant is being

denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. Your Honor, if I could

just... It's a simple robbery.

For God's sake, we can do it in a day. My understanding is there's also an

aggravated assault.

Tomorrow, 2 o 'clock. I'm in with Judge Armand on a murder case. I can't leave

him... Tell him to let you out at 2 o 'clock. I don't like my docket

any more than he does. If he's got a problem, have him call me. Next case.

Case number 69866.

Mr. Johansson? Edward Johansson?

That's me.

Hi. I'm Zoe Clemons. I'm handling your case.

What happened to Mr. Cavallini?

Well, he's no longer with the department. Look, I'm going to put you

We have your statement in the file, and this is a copy for you. I want you to go

over it tonight, and if you have any additions, or if anything's not right, I

want you to let me know.

Okay.

Zoe, the car's waiting up front. All right, let's you and I meet tomorrow at

'clock right here, and we'll go over everything.

Okay, we'll see you then. Let's go.

Simple deal.

Testify that Waring shot the boy we plead you out as an accessory. I'm not

giving you nothing.

Let me do the talking, Billy.

Hey, she's lost her witness, man. She's got no case.

My case may be falling apart against your buddy, Mr. Michaels, but my chances

convicting you just went up. How do you figure?

If I don't get Waring...

I simply stand up in front of the jury at your trial and I say, hey, the

that killed Scott Carter came from your car.

Waring was acquitted, so guess who must have done it. That's crap.

A jury's going to hold someone accountable. We all know it. If Waring

it's going to be you. Come on. All you did was drive the car. Do you really

to risk life imprisonment? I'm going to be looking for total immunity before I

let him make a squeak. Testify you saw him shoot the boy. I'll give you use

immunity. I didn't see that.

Billy. I didn't. He was in the back seat.

He was shooting. I didn't see him hit the kid.

Testify to that. Time and place. You saw him stick the gun out. You saw him

fire. Total immunity.

Plus protection.

I don't want him coming after me. He's not coming out of custody, ever.

So I go completely free, even though I was driving?

Yeah.

You go free.

Deal.

We'll videotape your statement under oath this afternoon. You'll be in court

tomorrow morning. Have them there in a suit and tie. Glad we can work it all

out.

I think it's a mistake to just capitulate on the tax abatement. Well,

point? Wasting the time of six attorneys?

Fighting over a moot point?

It's not a moot point, Leland. It's a contingency. It's what every good lawyer

plans for.

Rosalind.

I'm sorry I can't marry you.

This isn't about that.

This is about that. For the past week, I've been getting nothing but

You know that's true.

I don't resent you, Leland. If anything, maybe I resent myself.

For staying with a man who doesn't love you.

I really don't want to talk about it.

Oh, my God!

We didn't know if there was anybody inside.

He was just shooting at the house to give them the message.

So this was basically gang retaliation?

Basically. And after you drove away from the Gray House, did the defendant,

Richard Waring, fire his gun again?

Yeah. Did you drive by a woman and her two children about a block from the

house? Yes.

And did the defendant stick his gun out the window and fire in their direction?

I don't know if it was in their direction.

But he did stick his gun out the window and fire.

Yes, ma 'am. And, sir, you yourself were scheduled to go on trial next, after

Mr. Waring, and you've offered up this testimony in exchange for immunity.

that right?

Yeah, but I'm telling the truth.

Richard fired his gun.

Thank you.

Sir.

Do you know for a fact that my client shot and killed Scott Carter?

No, sir.

Do you know how Scott Carter was killed?

Yes, sir.

How?

I shot him. What the hell is this?

In my chambers.

Now.

Bailiff.

Don't tell me you didn't know about it. I didn't. You both participated in a

fraud on the court. His identity is revoked. It is like hell. Quiet.

Now, I want to know exactly what you instructed your client to do. Nothing. I

told him he had immunity on the murder no matter what he said as long as he

stuck to his proffer, and he did. Too damn perfect. He goes free on immunity

while clearing his buddy. He had to have help from you two. They never even

spoke to us briefly in the holding cell. Maybe they figured it out then, but I

didn't orchestrate this. I have no knowledge that Billy Michaels didn't

the boy. Oh, please, Your Honor, I move for a mistrial on this. I can't just

call a mistrial, Miss Clemens. We've got double jeopardy problems.

It's for your guy's immunity.

I want to see the agreement. I also videotaped his statement. I want to see

that. He said every... Shut up. At a minimum, you've walked the line here,

counsel. His testimony was a surprise to me, too, Judge. Get me a transcript.

If he breached his promise even slightly, he loses immunity and he's

trial. You got it? Got it. Good.

This trial has stayed until I read all the papers.

That's all.

As most of you no doubt know, last night, a little after ten o 'clock,

Shays inadvertently stepped into an empty elevator shaft.

It wasn't known exactly how far she fell, only that she didn't hit bottom.

And the police, by lowering a camera, were able to determine that she'd been

ensnared in some cable wires between the seventh and eighth floors.

We saw no signs of life.

Since this is the...

Express elevator, there's limited access on the lower floors, and they've not

yet retrieved the body. They expect to do so by noon.

I will make the funeral arrangements and let you know.

Jack Sellers is representing Rosalind's estate. He's already been in touch.

Douglas, coordinate that.

As for everyone else, the situation with the elevators is not resolved.

Obviously, your attention before boarding is advised.

I told her recovery would take about six weeks, there'd be localized pain, some

loss of stamina, and that she would need the estrogen therapy.

That's it?

You told her nothing else?

In my experience, those are the medical consequences of a total hysterectomy,

yes. Are you aware, doctor, of the studies that show that fully one -third

all hysterectomy patients suffer a decreased sexual response as well as an

inability to have uterine orgasms? The uterus, in my opinion, is a reproductive

organ, not a sexual organ. So this was a pretty easy call, wasn't it? You just

chop out her uterus and her ovaries. When there is a potential cancer risk, I

think that it is important... There was a 1 % chance of cancer, doctor, and you

recommended a radical surgery on a 36 -year -old woman.

Now, if a man had a 1 % chance of testicular... cancer, would you opt to

castrate him just to be on his safe side? It's not the same thing.

Here's your medical records here for the past 12 years.

For all of the thousands of women who have come to you with fibroids, with

pelvic pain, you have recommended hysterectomies for 85%. It's no

relevant. Despite alternative treatments, you've been chopping out

out of 10 women. What the hell are you accusing me of? I'm accusing you of

running a hysterectomy farm.

These operations, they take 30 to 40 minutes tops.

The hospital bills $15 ,000 a pop.

Easier than the alternative method. I'm not staying for this. Sit down, Everett.

Let's just get it over with.

Your hospital performs 1 ,500 hysterectomies annually, generating an

$22 million.

You personally perform close to 200 of these procedures a year, with the

surgeon's fee alone being $3 ,000. That means you, yourself.

Make over $600 ,000 a year cutting out women's uteri. That doesn't mean

anything. It means something to these women. This deposition's over.

I'll be going for costs. You do whatever you want. This deposition is over.

What made you so mad that you refused to pay your taxes, Mr. Weeks? I can sum it

up in two words.

George Bush.

George Bush.

He can read my lips.

No new taxes. So, I voted for him.

He's a year into office, and what do we got? New taxes is fraud.

Fraud? Fraud. Listen to what he spends our money on.

Here.

$200 ,000.

$210 ,000 to find out if cow belches affect global warming.

He did that. $1 .2 million to preserve a sewer as a historical monument.

40 ,000 to find out why hockey fans smile, and 1 ,200 for a solar toilet.

Solar toilet?

Yeah, it's written down here, right here.

What are your sources?

The government itself.

General Accounting Office, Office of Management and Budget, Department of

Defense, Department of Agriculture, Department of Housing and Urban

Oh, it's all documented, Your Honor.

$144 ,000 to test supply and demand on pigeons.

Pigeons? $46 ,000 to find out how long it takes to cook breakfast.

And $45 million to allow Medicare to pay for cutting our toenails.

Your Honor, this is ridiculous. Of course it's ridiculous.

We have a ridiculous government.

And I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for it anymore.

I won't. And neither should any of you.

Hold it, hold it.

Calm down out there.

It was just before 8.

I was closing up the newsstand.

And suddenly I felt this thump on the back of my head. And everything went

of brown.

Did you black out?

No, no.

But I went down.

and the next thing I knew, I was getting kicked.

Did you look up to see who was kicking you? Yes, I did. It was that man right

there. You're sure? Very sure. I picked him out at the lineup, and I recognize

him now. What happened after he kicked you, Mr. Johanson?

He took off my cash belt.

How much cash were you carrying?

Oh, about $200, maybe.

And he took my wedding ring, too.

And he kicked me in the head, and he run off.

Thank you, sir.

I have nothing further.

Mr. Johansson, before you first looked at the assailant that night... We have

the transcripts printed. The judge is going on the back of the head, right?

Yes. And it made everything seem brown.

Yes. And when the police arrived... Keep pressing murder on Michael from the

bottom and kick the dust for wearing. Let's try to plead it out. And the only

description you gave police at the time was young, black, over six feet.

Is that right?

Yes. Mr. Pink, it's only 5 '9". Hold.

I was on the ground, so he probably looked bigger.

So your description was wrong.

Yes.

And at the lineup, you said you were pretty sure it was my client, but you

weren't positive, were you? I was under a little shock then, but I'm positive

today. Thank you, sir.

That's all.

Miss Clemmons.

Your Honor, we have one more eyewitness who we've been unable to locate. Can you

assure the court you will locate this witness?

No. Then forget it.

No other witnesses?

No. Mr. Hatcher, defense calls no witnesses, Your Honor.

We're ready for closing arguments.

Same time, same place tomorrow.

Witness may step down.

We're adjourned.

If there's anything to muffle, Michael, it's we have to break the immunity

thing. I don't know how.

These guys are killers, John. They're going to walk. We have to do whatever we

can.

The man broke my jaw, three of my ribs, knocked out two teeth.

How come you didn't ask me about that part?

We got our case in, Mr. Johanson. It went very well. Did you know about that

part?

The birth of this nation was a tax protest.

Americans tossed their tea into Boston Harbor to protest an unfair tax on it,

and pretty soon there was a shot heard around the world. From the Revolution to

the Pentagon Papers, true patriots have never hesitated to tell this country

what was wrong with it.

When he refused to pay his taxes, when he balked at shelling out for more solar

toilets and...

Upton Weeks was living up to his heritage.

When he stood up and said, no, I won't be soaked anymore for any more useless

Hubble telescopes and rockets that explode in our faces, Upton Weeks was

true patriot.

He was saying that a government of the people, by the people, and for the

should not be allowed to rob the people. And so when he saw his taxes so

unfairly raised, Upton Weeks stood up.

As an American.

As a lover of democracy.

And he said, I won't.

I won't.

Read my lips.

I won't.

Upton Weeks is a criminal.

In direct violation of federal law, he refused to pay his taxes.

Now, ladies and gentlemen, we all hate paying taxes. We all hate that some of

our money goes to waste.

But if we were all to be like Mr. Weeks and refuse to pay, we'd have no

government.

We'd have no army, no navy, no Social Security, no Medicare.

Now, if you think it's patriotic to refuse to pay for your fair share of

things, then by all means acquit Upton Weeks. But if you believe...

like our founding fathers, that government is the responsibility of the

governed, and that includes paying for it, then you'll find Upton Weeks guilty.

Thank you.

We've got some serious problems here, people.

And most of them are yours.

On wearing, we are prepared to deal.

Funny thing. Don't give me an excuse to jump on you, Mr. Klein. As it is, I'm

just this close to locking you up.

On what grounds? On the grounds that I don't like you.

Will the Smiths on murder if he cops to assault with deadly plus reckless

endangerment? Rejected. I've got a laundry list of felonies, including

Which you can't make. Yeah, but I can file, and since your boy won't make

that's a two -year sentence.

Assuming he doesn't get kicked right now.

Safe assumption.

We'll agree to two out in one on parole.

That's a year for a murder, Mr. Klein.

Okay, done.

Now, for Michaels, the people would ask for a revocation of the immunity. No

way. He clearly contravened his agreement with that surprise confession.

I'd like to agree with you, Miss Clemens, but he's testified exactly as

he would when you made the deal. Well, I obviously didn't know he would claim to

be the shooter. That's because you didn't ask him all the right questions.

Honor, he lied, for God's sake. He got up on that... I understand that

perfectly, but use immunity is use immunity.

Anything he said can't be used against him. Now, even if I tried to stick him,

I'd only get spanked on appeal.

And with a duck, it's so jammed... He murdered a six -year -old child.

I am not going to throw away hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on a case

where we already know the result.

Billy Michaels has use immunity.

Now, that's all the business for today.

Everybody is free to go.

Miss Clemmons, do you have any further information?

I have no comment. Did you simply make a mistake with... Hey, I said I have no

comment. You keep bothering me, I'll bring you up on harassment. Get lost.

Miss Clemmons.

I found somebody that knows Maxine Raleigh.

Who? She's the eyewitness who saw me get mugged. This guy says she lives

someplace over in Torrance. Does she have an address?

No, but if we could send out a few men over there... Mr. Johanson, the evidence

on your case is closed. The judge won't reopen without a guarantee that she can

be found.

But if you could send a few policemen over there... I don't have the manpower

do that. Now, we've got closing arguments in about 12 minutes, and I

figure out what I'm... I have to go work on my summation.

I'll meet you in the courtroom, okay?

Yeah.

Noreen, what are you doing here?

I've been thinking.

Maybe if you got us into a witness protection or something, I'd identify

It's too late for that.

I just cut a deal.

He gets a one -year sentence.

You can't undo it? It wouldn't matter. The driver took the stand and said he

shot your son. It was Waring, not the driver. I saw who it was.

It doesn't matter.

We could never get a conviction now, don't you see? With Michael's

Noreen, it's over.

There is nothing either you or I can do now.

It's done.

I made a big mistake, didn't I?

I'm sorry.

So am I.

350. Full settlement.

Payable over the next year, schedule of 12 payments.

With one other condition.

All terms confidential.

I'll have to consult with my clients about that. What's the problem here,

Counselor? There's a statutory cap of $250 ,000.

We're offering you $100 ,000 above what you could get in court as a matter of

law. If you win... We just need to think it over.

That's all.

I'll give you a call as soon as we've had a chance to talk about it.

God, 350.

You said the most we could ever get was 250.

It's a bribe.

What? They want a gag order to stop us from talking about the case or reveal

information that might have been brought up during discovery.

Well, what does that mean?

That we can't ever tell about what they're doing over there?

That's right. See, they're afraid a trial will expose their $20 million

hysterectomy factory.

So what are you saying? We should turn down the offer?

That hospital is guilty of mutilation.

And if we don't speak out, what happened to Kate's gonna keep happening to

thousands of other women. Mr. Puentes, we got two kids.

Kate's been too tired, too depressed to take care of. I make $35 ,000 a year.

We've gone thousands of dollars into debt for daycare, and you're asking us

turn down $100 ,000 more than we could ever get at a trial? Honey, maybe he's

right.

I can't put any other women through what I went through.

And what about you?

This money can never replace what those bastards took from you.

But we sued them.

We're in this for the money.

How could we not take it?

Accepting their offer, in my opinion, is morally wrong.

I'm sorry.

We'll think about it and let you know.

$600 ,000?

Death by elevator shaft pays big.

Come on.

Jack. Tough way to go, Leland, plunging downward into darkness, suddenly

clotheslined by a cable wire. I don't appreciate that. We're not responsible

the elevator.

But you knew about the malfunction. She was invited to the property, and you

didn't warn her. Come on, boys, there's a monster case here.

It figures.

When Rosalind goes down, she'd find a way to take you down with her. For God's

sakes, the body's not even cold yet. Please, if anything, death probably

her up a few degrees.

One more crack like that, and I'll bounce you right out of here.

Jack.

Leland and Roz had a social relationship lately.

Oh, I'm sorry, Leland. I had no idea. I just... Really?

Let's just address this case.

Okay, here's the deal.

I'll be chasing the landlord mainly, plus the elevator people, but let's face

it, you guys are liable too. Make me an offer.

I'll be as reasonable as I can.

We'll think it over, Jack.

Great.

Oh, if you can, think it over fast.

I'm going to settle it.

We have very little exposure here.

Even in... Leland, if I can bring it in under five, it's within our coverage.

And I don't want the firm to act through this. I don't want you put through it.

Oh, don't worry about me. Hey, let me take care of it. Will you please?

You know, the last thing I said to her before she...

I reminded her that I didn't love her.

She knew you cared about her, Leland.

Yeah.

That's all she knew.

That I care.

No witnesses.

Except a victim himself who admitted he was knocked woozy before seeing the

assailant's face.

He identified the suspect as being over six feet. My client is only 5 '9". He

admitted... He wasn't positive at the lineup.

There's no evidence.

Except a tentative ID of a dizzy victim in the middle of a mental brownout.

Ladies and gentlemen, there can be no suggestion that the prosecution has

cleared reasonable doubt.

This has already taken up too much of your time.

Let's go home.

Under the Constitution, Kyle Pinkett gets represented here.

Edward Johansson does not.

I would love to tell you about this man's family.

Get you to see him for the human being that he is and feel his pain.

But I don't even know if he has a family.

And I don't have time to care. I have murder cases, kidnapping, rape. He just

got beat up and robbed.

I have a capital case, for God's sake. Two killers. They killed a child.

One gets a year in prison. The other goes free. Miss Clemens, I direct you to

stick to the facts of this case.

The facts.

He gave you a positive I .D. on the stand.

He told you under oath, that's the guy.

That's... The guy picked him out of a lineup, identified him in this room, and

his testimony, ladies and gentlemen, is uncontroverted, unopposed.

Nobody put up here to dispute the fact that that's the guy. Nothing to dispute

the facts that he put in evidence.

So the only way for you to not convict here is to just look at Edward Johanson

and dismiss him. Dismiss him.

The thing is, the only hope...

for Edward Johansson and victims like him, is that people living outside the

oppression of the system, people like you, can find it in your hearts to care.

Because the people living inside it, people like me, we haven't got the time.

And I'm sorry for that.

Mr. Foreman, you have a verdict. Yes, Your Honor.

How do you find?

In the matter of the people versus Kyle Pinkett, count one, first degree

assault, we find the defendant guilty.

On count two, robbery, we find the defendant guilty.

Thank you. We're done.

Sentencing is on the 29th at 9 a .m., same bail.

We're adjourned.

Maureen Carter just shot and killed Richard Waring.

What? They were transferring him to the county. She was standing outside the

courthouse. She just shot him dead.

I certainly do.

Ed Reckler called me this morning.

Both he and his wife wanted to accept the hospital's offer, but Kate Recklaw

upset about the prospect of facing you.

I accepted the defendant's offer. You did what?

It was $100 ,000 above what you could get at trial. How could you even

advising them against it? Because it contained a gag order, Douglas.

Which means that that hospital can continue to perform these unnecessary

hysterectomies on these unsuspecting women. We don't represent those women.

represent the Recklaws.

and counseling them to reject that offer was not only grossly irresponsible, it

was malpractice. Well, I'm sorry, but I just think my quote... No excuse,

Victor. What you did was unethical, and you damn well know it. Well, you know

something? I don't care.

I'm sick and tired of following the lawyer's ethical guidelines. From now

I'm going to follow my own ethics, not the damn ABA's. And I might just go out

there and make a public statement about that hospital. If you do that, you'll

vitiate the settlement and make no mistake. I'll fire you before you finish

first sentence. You don't have the authority to fire me. I do. I do.

If a lawyer willfully disregards the professional rules of responsibility,

senior partner can discharge that lawyer without a vote, and I'll do it, Victor.

If it's the last thing I do as senior partner, I'll do it. You indulged your

conscience at the expense of this firm and at the expense of your clients.

You better hope the state bar doesn't find out.

The matter of the United States versus Weeks. Have you reached a verdict?

Yes, Your Honor.

Though we all feel a bond with Mr. Weeks, we find him guilty.

Heroic, but guilty.

Thank you. Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, you're dismissed.

A pronounced sentence in this matter on Monday morning. Until then, court is

adjourned. We're lost again.

I want you to appeal. Supreme Court.

You need a procedural error. There was a procedural error.

Deceit, heroism, George Bush.

Oh, God.

I couldn't.

Just couldn't walk away.

I wish I could get that other one, too.

You say you cared about your children.

What now for them, Noreen?

What kind of mother could I have been, living with me?

They'd have just grown up with all my hate.

This way, I'd live with myself.

You'd be prosecuted.

You know that.

But that other one, Michaels, he don't get prosecuted, does he?

No.

Can you tell me how that can be?

He goes free, and I go to jail.

You got an answer for that?

Do you know that the risk of breast cancer and heart disease is triple that

hysterectomy patients than of other women?

I know.

I also know you're obsessing just a little.

Grace, this is not just this particular hospital. This is going on everywhere.

Hysterectomy is the most overperformed operation in the country. How can I just

let that go?

Victor,

you've been a lawyer for what, for nine years?

I mean, you know all of this.

You've been down this road before. It's nothing new.

Rub me right there.

No, I'm just... I don't know, I guess I just... I'm letting this one get under

my skin a little bit too much. Sorry.

Because I'm pregnant?

Yeah.

Because you're pregnant.

Excuse me?

Visiting hours are over at 10.

Five minutes? Thank you.

Hi.

Oh, Anne.

Oh, thanks for coming.

I thought I'd be here sooner, but I had the closing in Sacramento. I know, I

know. It's good of you to come.

Everybody in the firm made it.

Yeah,

I appreciate that.

Were there many other people here?

No. her daughter, a few friends.

She made me alive again.

A year ago, I was a tired old man, and she came in and challenged

me.

She empowered me.

She did a little of that to all of us.

But you, she loved.

I miss you.

Goodbye.

Come on, they're going to throw us out of here.