1 00:00:00,834 --> 00:00:03,170 - Okay. - Thanks. 2 00:00:03,170 --> 00:00:05,088 [door shuts] 3 00:00:05,088 --> 00:00:07,341 Your wife is one of the biggest stars in series television. 4 00:00:07,341 --> 00:00:10,510 She must be pulling down easy 50 grand an episode 5 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:11,720 and she thinks she can discard you 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,347 like a piece of used Kleenex? 7 00:00:13,347 --> 00:00:14,598 Arnie: Forget it. 8 00:00:14,598 --> 00:00:17,726 Now, what sort of work did you do 9 00:00:17,726 --> 00:00:19,478 before your marriage, Mr. Sapin. 10 00:00:19,478 --> 00:00:21,647 Uh. I was a personal trainer. 11 00:00:21,647 --> 00:00:23,273 Mm-mm, I take it that's where you two met? 12 00:00:23,273 --> 00:00:25,984 She was my best client. 13 00:00:25,984 --> 00:00:27,402 She blimped up over a hiatus, 14 00:00:27,402 --> 00:00:28,904 and, uh, I had to get her back in shape 15 00:00:28,904 --> 00:00:31,114 before the start of production. 16 00:00:31,114 --> 00:00:32,532 [light chuckle] Look, I know this is hard 17 00:00:32,532 --> 00:00:35,285 to believe but this was me. 18 00:00:37,412 --> 00:00:39,456 [Mr. Sapin sighs] 19 00:00:39,456 --> 00:00:42,626 Mr. Sapin: Runner up, Mr. Sacramento-1982. 20 00:00:42,626 --> 00:00:45,796 [sniffles] And look at me now. 21 00:00:45,796 --> 00:00:47,965 Mr. Sapin: I really loved this woman. 22 00:00:47,965 --> 00:00:49,925 [sniffles] For five years, 23 00:00:49,925 --> 00:00:52,094 I devoted my whole life to her 24 00:00:52,094 --> 00:00:54,304 and without warning she just dumps me. 25 00:00:54,304 --> 00:00:56,431 I still can't believe it. 26 00:00:56,431 --> 00:00:58,600 [Mr. Sapin sniffles] I deserve better. 27 00:00:58,600 --> 00:00:59,768 Here, here. 28 00:00:59,768 --> 00:01:01,979 Yeah, yeah, sorry. [sniffles] 29 00:01:01,979 --> 00:01:04,356 Arnie: Don't be. You've been deeply hurt. 30 00:01:04,356 --> 00:01:08,151 And I think, uh, 2-3 million dollar settlement 31 00:01:08,151 --> 00:01:10,028 plus some spousal support. 32 00:01:10,028 --> 00:01:12,114 - Alimony? [Arnie] Absolutely. 33 00:01:12,114 --> 00:01:14,825 Look, the feminist door swings both ways 34 00:01:14,825 --> 00:01:17,369 and it's not as if you don't deserve it. 35 00:01:17,369 --> 00:01:19,162 Yeah, well, thank you, Mr. Becker. 36 00:01:19,162 --> 00:01:21,123 - Arnie. - Arnie. 37 00:01:21,123 --> 00:01:24,001 Look, uh, there is one other question I'd like to ask you. 38 00:01:24,001 --> 00:01:25,877 Yeah, anything. 39 00:01:25,877 --> 00:01:27,879 I go to the gym, 40 00:01:27,879 --> 00:01:30,799 I use the machines three times a week, 41 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:36,346 but I can't seem to get any definition right here. 42 00:01:36,346 --> 00:01:38,473 Well, let's have a look. Take off your shirt. 43 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:43,603 Do you use any supplements at all? 44 00:01:43,603 --> 00:01:44,855 Uh. 45 00:01:44,855 --> 00:01:46,815 Crystallized sublingual amino acids. 46 00:01:46,815 --> 00:01:50,694 Lots of CandEs, zinc- dolomite. 47 00:01:50,694 --> 00:01:55,699 Acidophilus, ah, wheat grass, spirolina. 48 00:01:55,699 --> 00:01:57,409 What about the free weights? 49 00:01:57,409 --> 00:01:58,785 No, just the machines. 50 00:01:58,785 --> 00:02:00,287 Well, if you're going to bulk up here 51 00:02:00,287 --> 00:02:01,997 you're going to have to use free weights. 52 00:02:01,997 --> 00:02:04,041 You're going to have to work these pecs till they burn 53 00:02:04,041 --> 00:02:06,335 and quite frankly I'd shave off all that ugly chest hair. 54 00:02:06,335 --> 00:02:08,045 Arnie, I can't figure out your scribbles here. 55 00:02:08,045 --> 00:02:10,005 Rox! Roxanne! 56 00:02:10,005 --> 00:02:12,174 [Roxanne giggles] 57 00:02:12,174 --> 00:02:14,051 Sorry. 58 00:02:14,051 --> 00:02:15,052 [giggles] 59 00:02:15,052 --> 00:02:16,053 [door shuts] 60 00:02:16,053 --> 00:02:17,971 [theme music] 61 00:02:49,086 --> 00:02:51,004 [music continues] 62 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,079 [music continues] 63 00:03:48,019 --> 00:03:49,938 [theme music] 64 00:04:21,178 --> 00:04:23,096 [music continues] 65 00:04:30,729 --> 00:04:32,147 Victor: I'm stuck in traffic, 66 00:04:32,147 --> 00:04:33,648 suddenly smoke is pouring out of the rear, 67 00:04:33,648 --> 00:04:35,108 then the oil light goes on. 68 00:04:35,108 --> 00:04:36,318 By the time I get the car off the freeway 69 00:04:36,318 --> 00:04:38,153 the engine block has crashed. 70 00:04:38,153 --> 00:04:40,113 Didn't you just drop a new transmission into it last month? 71 00:04:40,113 --> 00:04:41,990 Yeah, I've had it, I'm selling that damn thing 72 00:04:41,990 --> 00:04:43,825 and I'm getting me some basic transportation. 73 00:04:43,825 --> 00:04:45,786 Victor: No frills, no statement. Just a car. 74 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:47,704 - I agree. - Oh, I don't know. 75 00:04:47,704 --> 00:04:50,415 We spend so much time driving, why not have a little fun? 76 00:04:50,415 --> 00:04:52,709 Like it or not, Victor, you are what you drive. 77 00:04:52,709 --> 00:04:55,253 - It's nonsense. - No, it isn't. 78 00:04:55,253 --> 00:04:57,839 The car you drive is as personal as the clothes you wear. 79 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,633 Victor: Guys, I'm not looking to make a statement with my car. 80 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:01,259 I just want to get to work. 81 00:05:01,259 --> 00:05:03,428 Douglas: Lest we forgot, the luxury to indulge 82 00:05:03,428 --> 00:05:06,014 in or turn up our noses at pricey automobiles 83 00:05:06,014 --> 00:05:08,934 and other symbols of our professional standing 84 00:05:08,934 --> 00:05:11,478 depends wholly on our capacity to generate fees. 85 00:05:11,478 --> 00:05:13,688 In which spirit, Miss Kelsey, 86 00:05:13,688 --> 00:05:16,358 Hamilton versus Arcan Life and Casualty. 87 00:05:16,358 --> 00:05:18,109 Settlement papers are being drawn. 88 00:05:18,109 --> 00:05:19,861 Miss Hamilton has agreed to drop her suit 89 00:05:19,861 --> 00:05:24,741 in consideration of a lump sum payment of $500,000. 90 00:05:24,741 --> 00:05:26,243 That's excellent, Ann. 91 00:05:26,243 --> 00:05:28,286 Perhaps it will offset the cost of litigating 92 00:05:28,286 --> 00:05:30,247 O'Brien versus Leheigh Tobacco. 93 00:05:30,247 --> 00:05:32,666 Douglas: Mr. Kuzak, where do we stand? 94 00:05:32,666 --> 00:05:34,543 Opening arguments were yesterday. 95 00:05:34,543 --> 00:05:36,503 And how much longer may we expect this 96 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:39,798 crusade to occupy your time? 97 00:05:39,798 --> 00:05:42,217 [inhales] This may be a long shot, Douglas 98 00:05:42,217 --> 00:05:44,094 but cigarettes are as addictive as heroin 99 00:05:44,094 --> 00:05:46,096 and as deadly as poison and if the government 100 00:05:46,096 --> 00:05:47,889 won't put them out of business, somebody has got to. 101 00:05:47,889 --> 00:05:49,349 Go get them, Mike. 102 00:05:49,349 --> 00:05:51,476 How can you advocate suing a tobacco company 103 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:53,645 while you sit there eating that poison? 104 00:05:53,645 --> 00:05:54,938 What are you going to do when your arteries harden? 105 00:05:54,938 --> 00:05:57,065 Sue the bakery? 106 00:05:57,065 --> 00:05:59,484 No one ever died from eating a jelly doughnut, Ann. 107 00:05:59,484 --> 00:06:01,278 - So, far. - What's with you? 108 00:06:01,278 --> 00:06:02,988 Douglas: For future reference, Michael, in view 109 00:06:02,988 --> 00:06:05,740 of the most recent appellate court decisions, 110 00:06:05,740 --> 00:06:07,367 I fail to see the point of pursuing 111 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:09,536 this type of long shot litigation. 112 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:11,162 The point is that my mother smoked 113 00:06:11,162 --> 00:06:13,248 two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years 114 00:06:13,248 --> 00:06:15,292 and finally died of lung cancer. 115 00:06:15,292 --> 00:06:17,502 Michael: That's the point, Douglas. 116 00:06:17,502 --> 00:06:21,089 Douglas, why don't we move on to another item? 117 00:06:21,089 --> 00:06:23,800 Arnold, Sapin versus Miller. 118 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,760 Yeah, as you may have read in the tabloids, 119 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,679 Jocelyn Miller dumped her husband last month. 120 00:06:27,679 --> 00:06:29,472 But we're seeking to set aside the pre-nup 121 00:06:29,472 --> 00:06:31,433 and get him some spousal support. 122 00:06:31,433 --> 00:06:33,393 Are you telling us that a healthy guy in his 30s 123 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:35,437 is going to have trouble supporting himself? 124 00:06:35,437 --> 00:06:37,856 Mr. Sapin set aside a successful career 125 00:06:37,856 --> 00:06:40,150 to become a full time homemaker. 126 00:06:40,150 --> 00:06:41,985 How is that different from women who've done the same 127 00:06:41,985 --> 00:06:43,737 in the service of their high powered husbands? 128 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:45,822 Sounds like a truly liberated man to me. 129 00:06:45,822 --> 00:06:48,199 Sounds to me like a cheap gigolo looking to extend 130 00:06:48,199 --> 00:06:49,743 a free ride on the gravy train. 131 00:06:49,743 --> 00:06:52,996 That's it! I'm out of here! 132 00:06:52,996 --> 00:06:54,414 [door opens] 133 00:06:57,500 --> 00:07:00,211 Lastly, on an administrative note... 134 00:07:00,211 --> 00:07:01,588 Douglas: After battling for two weeks 135 00:07:01,588 --> 00:07:03,840 with building management I finally secured 136 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:05,216 parking for our new-- 137 00:07:07,677 --> 00:07:09,304 Douglas: For our new associates. 138 00:07:09,304 --> 00:07:12,682 [door opens] Hence beginning tomorrow, Mr. Gianelli 139 00:07:12,682 --> 00:07:16,186 and Ms. Kleinberg may park on lower level C. 140 00:07:16,186 --> 00:07:17,896 Head-in only. 141 00:07:17,896 --> 00:07:21,149 Douglas: Well, as that seems to conclude our agenda, 142 00:07:21,149 --> 00:07:22,484 shall we adjourn? 143 00:07:24,903 --> 00:07:26,613 I found that extremely embarrassing, Stuart. 144 00:07:26,613 --> 00:07:29,240 Oh! You found that embarrassing, really? 145 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:30,742 I say black and you say white! 146 00:07:30,742 --> 00:07:32,452 I say tomato and you say tomahto! 147 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:34,704 You found that embarrassing. 148 00:07:34,704 --> 00:07:36,122 Look, ever since we decided against this 149 00:07:36,122 --> 00:07:37,874 quickie wedding approach-- 150 00:07:37,874 --> 00:07:40,502 You have been racing around like you were planning a coronation. 151 00:07:40,502 --> 00:07:42,587 Hey, you were the one who always dreamed about 152 00:07:42,587 --> 00:07:44,881 having a wedding at the Bel Air Hotel, honey, not me. 153 00:07:44,881 --> 00:07:47,425 Well, then why don't you let me handle it, Stuart?! 154 00:07:47,425 --> 00:07:49,052 Instead of doing what you always do, 155 00:07:49,052 --> 00:07:50,470 which is to take over everything? 156 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:52,055 Because every time I bring up anything to do 157 00:07:52,055 --> 00:07:53,056 with the wedding, you pick a fight! 158 00:07:53,056 --> 00:07:54,432 Hogwash! 159 00:07:54,432 --> 00:07:56,059 Stuart: Ann, you want me to read your mind! 160 00:07:56,059 --> 00:07:57,602 And when I can't, or pardon me, 161 00:07:57,602 --> 00:07:59,270 you change and I'm left holding the bag. 162 00:07:59,270 --> 00:08:02,649 Stuart, whatever you want just let me know. 163 00:08:02,649 --> 00:08:05,151 That's what I'm talking about, you're doing it again. 164 00:08:07,112 --> 00:08:08,279 [sighs] 165 00:08:10,323 --> 00:08:11,408 Alright. 166 00:08:13,451 --> 00:08:15,203 What do you want me to do? 167 00:08:15,203 --> 00:08:17,205 I want us to see a therapist. 168 00:08:17,205 --> 00:08:19,416 Stuart: Somebody with an objective point of view 169 00:08:19,416 --> 00:08:20,709 and somebody who can help us sort through 170 00:08:20,709 --> 00:08:23,253 some obviously complicated stuff here. 171 00:08:23,253 --> 00:08:24,838 That's not my style, Stuart. 172 00:08:24,838 --> 00:08:26,923 - You afraid? - No. 173 00:08:26,923 --> 00:08:30,385 I just believe in working out my own problems. 174 00:08:30,385 --> 00:08:32,846 Ann: Besides, where would we even look for one? 175 00:08:32,846 --> 00:08:35,348 I've compiled a list. 176 00:08:35,348 --> 00:08:37,434 Stuart: I did a little research, Ann. 177 00:08:37,434 --> 00:08:39,102 Typical Markowitz. 178 00:08:39,102 --> 00:08:41,062 First you figure out what's wrong between us, 179 00:08:41,062 --> 00:08:42,939 then you decide how to fix it. 180 00:08:42,939 --> 00:08:45,567 Ann: Where do I fit in? - Right here. 181 00:08:45,567 --> 00:08:48,486 [paper ripping] You're gonna take half the list 182 00:08:48,486 --> 00:08:50,238 and I'm gonna take half the list. 183 00:08:50,238 --> 00:08:52,991 If you want to find some names of your own, be my guest. 184 00:08:52,991 --> 00:08:54,492 I just want to deal with this. 185 00:08:54,492 --> 00:08:56,202 [sighs] 186 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:58,538 - Fine. - Fine. 187 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:00,123 [door opens] 188 00:09:00,123 --> 00:09:01,875 [door slams] 189 00:09:01,875 --> 00:09:03,501 announcer over P.A: Andy Breech, line two. 190 00:09:03,501 --> 00:09:05,503 This one is nice. 191 00:09:05,503 --> 00:09:07,464 What are we looking at in terms of budget? 192 00:09:07,464 --> 00:09:08,840 Uhh. 193 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,550 I just want basic transportation. 194 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:11,843 I can do that. 195 00:09:11,843 --> 00:09:13,970 I can put you in something very cheap. 196 00:09:13,970 --> 00:09:16,389 Remember to change the oil every 5,000 miles, 197 00:09:16,389 --> 00:09:18,099 you'll probably never have a problem. 198 00:09:18,099 --> 00:09:19,809 - That sounds great. - Sounds great. 199 00:09:19,809 --> 00:09:21,186 I just happen to have a different philosophy. 200 00:09:21,186 --> 00:09:22,645 Which is? 201 00:09:22,645 --> 00:09:25,106 I don't believe in depreciating assets 202 00:09:25,106 --> 00:09:27,525 in an inflationary economy. 203 00:09:27,525 --> 00:09:29,152 The minute you hit the streets 204 00:09:29,152 --> 00:09:33,656 in that so-called cheap car, it drops 30% in value. 205 00:09:33,656 --> 00:09:38,328 After four years, it depreciates 80%, 206 00:09:38,328 --> 00:09:42,123 but to me, if you want true value 207 00:09:42,123 --> 00:09:44,375 you go top of the line. 208 00:09:44,375 --> 00:09:48,922 This, Mr. Sifuentes is top of the line. 209 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:53,218 [indistinct announcements over P.A.] 210 00:09:53,218 --> 00:09:55,011 This is a $52,000 car! 211 00:09:55,011 --> 00:09:57,472 It's a $52,000 investment. 212 00:09:57,472 --> 00:09:59,808 Four years out, you'll have an option to buy 213 00:09:59,808 --> 00:10:01,351 and it's still going to yield 214 00:10:01,351 --> 00:10:03,728 85% of its value... 215 00:10:03,728 --> 00:10:05,522 [car door slams] On resale. 216 00:10:05,522 --> 00:10:08,316 [sighs] 217 00:10:08,316 --> 00:10:10,276 I got to admit, it's really comfortable. 218 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:12,695 I can put you in this car today. 219 00:10:12,695 --> 00:10:15,532 It's loaded, top of the line, chrome wheels, 220 00:10:15,532 --> 00:10:17,325 custom sound system. 221 00:10:17,325 --> 00:10:20,662 And believe me, six months from now you don't like it, 222 00:10:20,662 --> 00:10:23,039 I'll have a line stretching to the sidewalk 223 00:10:23,039 --> 00:10:26,126 waiting to take it off your hands. 224 00:10:26,126 --> 00:10:28,837 Would you like to drive it? 225 00:10:28,837 --> 00:10:30,296 [footsteps departing] 226 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:33,424 Mr. O'Brien, would you state 227 00:10:33,424 --> 00:10:35,176 your age and occupation, please? 228 00:10:35,176 --> 00:10:38,972 Forty-six. Construction foreman. 229 00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:41,766 Till I had to stop three years ago. 230 00:10:41,766 --> 00:10:43,351 What have you been doing since then? 231 00:10:43,351 --> 00:10:45,478 In and out of hospitals. 232 00:10:45,478 --> 00:10:48,773 When I'm home with this... 233 00:10:48,773 --> 00:10:50,567 I'm not good for much, 234 00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:53,987 but lying down and watching the T.V. 235 00:10:53,987 --> 00:10:57,407 Michael: Mr. O'Brien... 236 00:10:57,407 --> 00:10:59,033 Are you in pain? 237 00:10:59,033 --> 00:11:02,745 [clicks lips] I have to say... it's real bad. 238 00:11:02,745 --> 00:11:05,164 [struggling to breathe] O'Brien: Like I'm choking. 239 00:11:05,164 --> 00:11:07,083 And it keeps getting worse. 240 00:11:07,083 --> 00:11:10,003 Did you ever smoke cigarettes, Mr. O'Brien? 241 00:11:10,003 --> 00:11:12,964 O'Brien: Two, three packs a day, since I was 16 years old. 242 00:11:12,964 --> 00:11:15,758 Michael: Do you still smoke cigarettes? 243 00:11:15,758 --> 00:11:17,427 Four years ago, 244 00:11:17,427 --> 00:11:20,805 [sniffles] I started having trouble breathing. 245 00:11:20,805 --> 00:11:24,475 O'Brien: The doctors said I have emphysema. 246 00:11:24,475 --> 00:11:28,855 That if I didn't stop smoking, I was going to die. 247 00:11:28,855 --> 00:11:30,857 Michael: And so you stopped right then? 248 00:11:30,857 --> 00:11:34,777 I went to one of those classes and stopped for a while. 249 00:11:34,777 --> 00:11:36,905 O'Brien: But I ended up starting it again. 250 00:11:36,905 --> 00:11:39,741 My breathing got worse and worse. 251 00:11:39,741 --> 00:11:41,075 Finally... 252 00:11:41,075 --> 00:11:44,704 [breathes heavily] I got so scared 253 00:11:44,704 --> 00:11:46,664 [choking] 254 00:11:46,664 --> 00:11:48,625 I just quit cold turkey. 255 00:11:48,625 --> 00:11:50,335 Michael: And did your health improve after that? 256 00:11:50,335 --> 00:11:53,963 No, just kept getting sicker. 257 00:11:53,963 --> 00:11:56,257 Thank you. 258 00:11:56,257 --> 00:11:57,800 Nothing further at this time. 259 00:11:59,469 --> 00:12:01,179 Mr. O'Brien... 260 00:12:01,179 --> 00:12:02,597 [man in audience coughs] 261 00:12:02,597 --> 00:12:03,890 Were you ever aware of the controversy 262 00:12:03,890 --> 00:12:05,683 about the health effects of smoking? 263 00:12:05,683 --> 00:12:08,186 Not when I started. 264 00:12:08,186 --> 00:12:11,773 Just my mother saying it would stunt my growth, 265 00:12:11,773 --> 00:12:13,024 that kind of thing. 266 00:12:13,024 --> 00:12:14,692 But you did know in recent years that 267 00:12:14,692 --> 00:12:15,985 some medical groups believe there 268 00:12:15,985 --> 00:12:18,613 are risks associated with smoking? 269 00:12:18,613 --> 00:12:20,114 Mathers: And you were aware of the warnings 270 00:12:20,114 --> 00:12:22,075 carried on cigarette packages? 271 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:23,159 Mathers: Did anyone ever force you to smoke, Mr. O'Brien? 272 00:12:23,159 --> 00:12:24,827 O'Brien: No. 273 00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:26,996 Did anyone ever try to convince you to quit smoking? 274 00:12:26,996 --> 00:12:28,456 My wife did. 275 00:12:28,456 --> 00:12:30,458 Mathers: Yet you chose to smoke anyway? 276 00:12:30,458 --> 00:12:33,044 Because you wanted to, because you enjoyed it, is that right? 277 00:12:33,044 --> 00:12:36,547 When I knew it was going to kill me, I quit. 278 00:12:36,547 --> 00:12:37,674 Really? 279 00:12:37,674 --> 00:12:38,800 [sighs] 280 00:12:42,303 --> 00:12:43,388 [O'Brien coughs] 281 00:12:48,810 --> 00:12:50,478 Is this a picture of you sitting outside 282 00:12:50,478 --> 00:12:52,063 this courtroom yesterday morning? 283 00:12:52,063 --> 00:12:53,356 Yes. 284 00:12:53,356 --> 00:12:55,108 Is that a lit cigarette in your mouth? 285 00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:56,651 [sighs] Yes. 286 00:12:56,651 --> 00:12:58,361 Mathers: So if actions speak louder than words, 287 00:12:58,361 --> 00:13:00,321 what this says to me is you're the kind of guy 288 00:13:00,321 --> 00:13:02,699 who does exactly what he wants, no matter what the doctors 289 00:13:02,699 --> 00:13:03,908 or anyone else says. 290 00:13:03,908 --> 00:13:05,618 Objection! Argumentative. 291 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:06,995 Mathers: Withdraw. 292 00:13:06,995 --> 00:13:08,413 I have nothing further. 293 00:13:08,413 --> 00:13:10,331 [O'Brien sighs] 294 00:13:10,331 --> 00:13:13,459 Mr. O'Brien, could you tell us 295 00:13:13,459 --> 00:13:16,754 how you came to be smoking a cigarette yesterday morning? 296 00:13:16,754 --> 00:13:20,758 I was waiting for the trial to start. 297 00:13:20,758 --> 00:13:22,635 I was sweating with nerves. 298 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:24,345 [O'Brien groans] 299 00:13:24,345 --> 00:13:28,516 O'Brien: I had this terrible craving for a smoke... 300 00:13:28,516 --> 00:13:31,853 Like some kind of damned junkie. 301 00:13:31,853 --> 00:13:36,941 I saw this burning bud in the ash can... 302 00:13:36,941 --> 00:13:39,485 And I picked it up. 303 00:13:39,485 --> 00:13:41,779 And you did this even though you had been warned 304 00:13:41,779 --> 00:13:44,657 that smoking would make your condition worse? 305 00:13:44,657 --> 00:13:49,704 I know it was stupid but I thought, "what the hell," 306 00:13:49,704 --> 00:13:51,956 doctors give me a year tops, 307 00:13:51,956 --> 00:13:55,585 [inhales] why deprive myself now? 308 00:13:55,585 --> 00:13:57,587 Michael: Thank you, Mr. O'Brien. 309 00:13:57,587 --> 00:13:59,505 Judge Neiman: You're excused, sir. 310 00:13:59,505 --> 00:14:00,840 [whispering] 311 00:14:11,476 --> 00:14:12,935 [people chattering] 312 00:14:12,935 --> 00:14:14,771 So does this qualify as a power breakfast? 313 00:14:14,771 --> 00:14:16,397 I wouldn't know, I usually have 314 00:14:16,397 --> 00:14:19,942 peanut butter on toast with my 5-year old. 315 00:14:19,942 --> 00:14:22,153 Check please. Waiter: Right away, Sir. 316 00:14:22,153 --> 00:14:25,156 Hey, I really appreciate you taking the time to meet with me. 317 00:14:25,156 --> 00:14:26,657 My mother always says if you want to learn about a firm, 318 00:14:26,657 --> 00:14:28,326 get asking the partners, 319 00:14:28,326 --> 00:14:29,786 they'll just tell you what you want to hear. 320 00:14:29,786 --> 00:14:31,954 Go to the associates. 321 00:14:31,954 --> 00:14:33,706 Well, I probably sound like 322 00:14:33,706 --> 00:14:36,000 some kind of corporate cheerleader. 323 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,211 I really love it at McKenzie Brackman. 324 00:14:38,211 --> 00:14:40,171 Everybody is basically supportive. 325 00:14:40,171 --> 00:14:41,839 They are very responsive to your needs. 326 00:14:41,839 --> 00:14:43,758 It's not like some of those big cut throat firms 327 00:14:43,758 --> 00:14:45,635 I've heard about, where everybody 328 00:14:45,635 --> 00:14:47,678 is trying to get ahead by climbing over the dead bodies. 329 00:14:47,678 --> 00:14:49,555 Sounds almost too good to be true. 330 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:53,309 Well, the pay isn't as good as some of the bigger firms. 331 00:14:53,309 --> 00:14:56,729 That's okay. There are things that matter more than money. 332 00:14:56,729 --> 00:14:59,398 The quality of your life, your work. 333 00:14:59,398 --> 00:15:01,442 I don't want to give you the wrong impression. 334 00:15:01,442 --> 00:15:05,113 Um, I mean about issue cases, pro bono. 335 00:15:05,113 --> 00:15:06,656 They will let you take some on, 336 00:15:06,656 --> 00:15:09,200 McKenzie particularly but Brackman, 337 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,327 he's basically pretty bottom line about billable hours. 338 00:15:11,327 --> 00:15:13,037 It's no problem. 339 00:15:13,037 --> 00:15:15,957 I was looking toward a more general practice anyway. 340 00:15:15,957 --> 00:15:17,583 A-a-and it's not that I'm not unconcerned about 341 00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:21,420 social issues, black issues. 342 00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:23,506 Damn it, I'm an individual first. 343 00:15:23,506 --> 00:15:24,757 And the whole idea that I have to carry 344 00:15:24,757 --> 00:15:28,845 some kind of banners is... 345 00:15:28,845 --> 00:15:31,764 [both laughing] 346 00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:33,599 I don't sound too defensive, do I? 347 00:15:33,599 --> 00:15:35,977 Uh, believe me, I didn't mean anything. 348 00:15:35,977 --> 00:15:38,062 Yeah. 349 00:15:38,062 --> 00:15:41,482 Anyway, my interview is next Tuesday. Any words of advice? 350 00:15:41,482 --> 00:15:44,819 I think you'll knock them dead and if I had to vote... 351 00:15:44,819 --> 00:15:45,987 Let me get this. 352 00:15:45,987 --> 00:15:48,573 You don't have a job yet. 353 00:15:48,573 --> 00:15:50,658 Okay, but only on condition 354 00:15:50,658 --> 00:15:54,203 that when my employment status does change... 355 00:15:54,203 --> 00:15:57,206 You'll let me take you to dinner? 356 00:15:57,206 --> 00:15:58,332 Sounds great. 357 00:15:58,332 --> 00:16:02,461 [tires screeching] 358 00:16:04,714 --> 00:16:06,924 Is that Victor? 359 00:16:06,924 --> 00:16:08,676 Yeah, I think so. 360 00:16:10,928 --> 00:16:13,681 [Victor's car door opens] 361 00:16:13,681 --> 00:16:14,849 Arnie: Come on, let's get him. 362 00:16:14,849 --> 00:16:16,976 [car door slams] 363 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:19,103 Douglas: Mr. Sifuentes? 364 00:16:19,103 --> 00:16:23,107 So, this by you is basic transportation, huh? 365 00:16:23,107 --> 00:16:24,692 This is an investment. 366 00:16:24,692 --> 00:16:27,028 Long-term value instead of short-term savings. 367 00:16:27,028 --> 00:16:28,237 Yeah, definitely going to make a major dent 368 00:16:28,237 --> 00:16:29,947 in your short term savings. 369 00:16:29,947 --> 00:16:32,783 We're talking about lifestyle investment here, Stuart. 370 00:16:32,783 --> 00:16:35,953 This car is going to attract a certain kind of woman in droves. 371 00:16:35,953 --> 00:16:37,914 Douglas: Second best, Mr. Sifuentes. 372 00:16:37,914 --> 00:16:41,959 Probably just as well. Gives you something to aspire to. 373 00:16:41,959 --> 00:16:43,085 [pats] 374 00:16:43,085 --> 00:16:44,420 [footsteps] 375 00:16:44,420 --> 00:16:46,047 Douglas: He seems to be adjusting 376 00:16:46,047 --> 00:16:47,673 to his new status with Mackenzie Brackman. 377 00:16:47,673 --> 00:16:49,467 Victor, think about a car phone. 378 00:16:49,467 --> 00:16:50,760 I've got a guy that can give you a 379 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,180 great deal on the new Mitsubishi. 380 00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:56,599 Whoa, you're going to put a dimple on my door. 381 00:16:56,599 --> 00:16:59,602 [laughing] 382 00:16:59,602 --> 00:17:00,770 [car door slams] 383 00:17:00,770 --> 00:17:02,480 Mm-mm. 384 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,483 No, it wasn't exactly a mutual decision. 385 00:17:05,483 --> 00:17:06,984 Man on phone: Then what exactly was it? 386 00:17:06,984 --> 00:17:08,986 Well, I do think he can be a little 387 00:17:08,986 --> 00:17:11,030 controlling and manipulative. 388 00:17:11,030 --> 00:17:12,907 Man on phone: How's your relationship with your father? 389 00:17:12,907 --> 00:17:16,202 My relationship with my father was fine, why? 390 00:17:16,202 --> 00:17:19,497 No. No, I don't think I'm being defensive at all. 391 00:17:19,497 --> 00:17:20,873 Man on phone: What do you do? 392 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:24,001 Uh, I'm a lawyer. 393 00:17:24,001 --> 00:17:26,379 He's a lawyer too. 394 00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:28,130 What do you mean I sound like a lawyer? 395 00:17:28,130 --> 00:17:31,592 What's that supposed to imply? 396 00:17:31,592 --> 00:17:33,427 Are you telling me that I've been on the phone 397 00:17:33,427 --> 00:17:34,762 for 10 minutes spilling my guts 398 00:17:34,762 --> 00:17:37,306 and you don't even treat attorneys? 399 00:17:37,306 --> 00:17:38,933 What?! 400 00:17:38,933 --> 00:17:40,518 Let me tell you something, buster, 401 00:17:40,518 --> 00:17:42,103 you could use some therapy yourself! 402 00:17:42,103 --> 00:17:43,229 [slams receiver] 403 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:45,147 [scratching] 404 00:17:45,147 --> 00:17:46,566 No, it really, really has a lot to do 405 00:17:46,566 --> 00:17:49,026 with control I think, you know. 406 00:17:49,026 --> 00:17:51,737 No, I... I don't think we're looking for a way out. 407 00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:55,199 We're really looking for a way back in, you know. 408 00:17:55,199 --> 00:17:58,369 What, you don't see couples who want to stay together? 409 00:17:58,369 --> 00:18:00,705 Yeah, I've heard of specialist but... 410 00:18:00,705 --> 00:18:05,042 Yeah, look, I think we should look for somebody else. 411 00:18:05,042 --> 00:18:07,336 Oh, you've written a book. 412 00:18:07,336 --> 00:18:10,464 Hey, well, what's it called? I'll look for it. 413 00:18:10,464 --> 00:18:12,592 "Creative Uncoupling." 414 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:15,761 Thank you, thank you very much. 415 00:18:15,761 --> 00:18:18,472 Linsey: I'm not exactly certain I understand our problem. 416 00:18:18,472 --> 00:18:20,683 We have here a signed, witnessed, 417 00:18:20,683 --> 00:18:23,060 and notarized prenuptial agreement. 418 00:18:23,060 --> 00:18:25,354 Paragraph 1, your client waves 419 00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:26,647 all right to community property 420 00:18:26,647 --> 00:18:28,649 in lieu of a $25,000 cash settlement. 421 00:18:28,649 --> 00:18:29,942 Here is the check. 422 00:18:29,942 --> 00:18:31,360 Paragraph 2, 423 00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:32,987 my client retains her separate property, 424 00:18:32,987 --> 00:18:34,655 your client retains his separate property, 425 00:18:34,655 --> 00:18:37,158 to wit, a single family dwelling in Beachwood Canyon. 426 00:18:37,158 --> 00:18:39,035 Yeah, which I had to sell to meet expenses 427 00:18:39,035 --> 00:18:40,578 I don't even own my own place anymore. 428 00:18:40,578 --> 00:18:42,288 I know. I'll take care of it. 429 00:18:42,288 --> 00:18:44,665 Linsey: So since my client is in total good faith here 430 00:18:44,665 --> 00:18:47,376 and since she's starting a film in Paris in 5 weeks, 431 00:18:47,376 --> 00:18:49,587 if we could just get these papers signed. 432 00:18:49,587 --> 00:18:52,965 Afraid not, your client caused my client to sign this agreement 433 00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:54,258 while under duress and without 434 00:18:54,258 --> 00:18:55,551 sufficient knowledge of the facts. 435 00:18:55,551 --> 00:18:57,636 You can forget about your 25 grand, 436 00:18:57,636 --> 00:19:00,473 my client is entitled to one half of all community property 437 00:19:00,473 --> 00:19:02,767 which according to our preliminary investigation 438 00:19:02,767 --> 00:19:04,101 puts us somewhere in the neighborhood 439 00:19:04,101 --> 00:19:06,103 of two to three million. 440 00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:08,147 [chuckles] This is absolutely ludicrous. 441 00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:10,733 Plus spousal support in the amount of $7,500 per month. 442 00:19:10,733 --> 00:19:13,694 You should be ashamed of yourself, you big tub. 443 00:19:13,694 --> 00:19:15,363 Jocelyn: For five years he spends my money-- 444 00:19:15,363 --> 00:19:16,947 Spend your money? I managed it. 445 00:19:16,947 --> 00:19:18,616 You managed to spend it as fast as I could make it! 446 00:19:18,616 --> 00:19:20,284 It's very simple, Mr. Becker. 447 00:19:20,284 --> 00:19:22,703 Your client has had a nice ride at my client's expense. 448 00:19:22,703 --> 00:19:25,081 Now it's time he hitched his wagon to a new star. 449 00:19:25,081 --> 00:19:27,249 I resent that characterization and frankly, 450 00:19:27,249 --> 00:19:29,835 I see no purpose in continuing this meeting. 451 00:19:29,835 --> 00:19:32,838 We'll see you ladies in court. 452 00:19:32,838 --> 00:19:33,839 Come on. 453 00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:35,299 [people chattering] 454 00:19:35,299 --> 00:19:37,968 Ah, Miss Miller, may I have your autograph? 455 00:19:37,968 --> 00:19:39,929 Yeah, I'd love it too. 456 00:19:39,929 --> 00:19:42,556 They thought they can embarrass you into a bad settlement. 457 00:19:42,556 --> 00:19:45,059 Believe me, they are going to pay the price in court. 458 00:19:45,059 --> 00:19:46,811 I have total confidence in you, Arnie. 459 00:19:46,811 --> 00:19:47,853 Come on. 460 00:19:47,853 --> 00:19:49,480 [office telephone ringing] 461 00:19:50,898 --> 00:19:52,316 [door shuts] 462 00:19:52,316 --> 00:19:53,901 I am going to need a retainer in addition 463 00:19:53,901 --> 00:19:56,529 to the contingency to take this to trial. 464 00:19:56,529 --> 00:19:59,156 Yeah, of course. How much? 465 00:19:59,156 --> 00:20:01,534 $10,000 should do it. 466 00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:04,662 Believe me, it will seem very modest by the time I'm finished. 467 00:20:04,662 --> 00:20:06,080 You're going to be a wealthy man. 468 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:11,252 Well, look, I have a favor to ask. 469 00:20:11,252 --> 00:20:14,088 If you cash this immediately, it will clean me out. 470 00:20:14,088 --> 00:20:18,217 I'd appreciate it if you held it a day or two 471 00:20:18,217 --> 00:20:21,387 until, ah, escrow closes on my Beachwood house. 472 00:20:21,387 --> 00:20:22,888 I have no problem with that. 473 00:20:22,888 --> 00:20:24,682 [rips check] 474 00:20:24,682 --> 00:20:26,684 Rox, come in a minute? 475 00:20:31,605 --> 00:20:34,358 Thanks, Arnie, have a nice day. 476 00:20:34,358 --> 00:20:37,820 Hey, we're going to get them. 477 00:20:37,820 --> 00:20:39,363 And you have a nice day too. 478 00:20:39,363 --> 00:20:40,573 [office telephone ringing] 479 00:20:40,573 --> 00:20:42,783 Rox, take this to the bank 480 00:20:42,783 --> 00:20:44,618 and deposit it immediately. 481 00:20:44,618 --> 00:20:46,203 [people chattering in office] 482 00:20:46,203 --> 00:20:47,830 Yeah, i-it has a lot to do 483 00:20:47,830 --> 00:20:49,707 with control, I-I think. 484 00:20:51,959 --> 00:20:53,794 Anal retentive? 485 00:20:53,794 --> 00:20:56,839 [chuckles] I don't know about that... 486 00:20:56,839 --> 00:20:58,466 Anal retentive. 487 00:20:58,466 --> 00:20:59,467 When can we see you? 488 00:21:01,594 --> 00:21:03,554 Oh, look, I-I don't think it can wait three months. 489 00:21:03,554 --> 00:21:05,723 Stuart: No, can't you shift something around? 490 00:21:05,723 --> 00:21:08,350 [office telephone ringing] 491 00:21:08,350 --> 00:21:11,145 Well, yeah, I'm sorry too, I'm real sorry. 492 00:21:11,145 --> 00:21:12,480 Yeah, thank you. 493 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:13,981 Thanks for your time. 494 00:21:13,981 --> 00:21:15,691 [hangs up receiver] 495 00:21:15,691 --> 00:21:17,318 I've been grinding into a brick wall here. 496 00:21:17,318 --> 00:21:18,861 I just got off the phone with a woman 497 00:21:18,861 --> 00:21:21,363 who calls herself a feminist therapist. 498 00:21:21,363 --> 00:21:22,990 She said she has to see me alone first 499 00:21:22,990 --> 00:21:26,202 to resolve my need to be exploited. 500 00:21:26,202 --> 00:21:28,579 Stuart, I'm just not comfortable telling 501 00:21:28,579 --> 00:21:31,290 the intimate personal details of my life to strangers. 502 00:21:31,290 --> 00:21:32,958 Yeah, but we got to do something, Ann. 503 00:21:32,958 --> 00:21:34,877 Our communication stinks. 504 00:21:34,877 --> 00:21:37,505 Stuart, we're not children, we don't have to run to daddy 505 00:21:37,505 --> 00:21:39,006 every time we have a problem. 506 00:21:39,006 --> 00:21:40,591 That's childish, Ann. 507 00:21:40,591 --> 00:21:43,302 You got to give it a chance first before you say no. 508 00:21:43,302 --> 00:21:44,637 [sighs] 509 00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:47,348 - Fine. - Fine. 510 00:21:47,348 --> 00:21:49,683 [door opens and closes] 511 00:21:49,683 --> 00:21:51,268 Mr. Fredericks, you are the president 512 00:21:51,268 --> 00:21:54,146 of the Lehigh Tobacco company, is that correct? 513 00:21:54,146 --> 00:21:55,856 Yes, since 1967. 514 00:21:55,856 --> 00:21:57,441 Michael: Your industry spends a great deal of money 515 00:21:57,441 --> 00:21:59,068 on advertising, doesn't it? 516 00:21:59,068 --> 00:22:03,072 Something like $2 billion a year, is that correct? 517 00:22:03,072 --> 00:22:05,157 Well, I'm not personally familiar with the total amount, 518 00:22:05,157 --> 00:22:06,951 but I wouldn't argue it with you. 519 00:22:06,951 --> 00:22:08,160 Michael: Mr. Fredericks, is this one of your company's ads? 520 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,870 Fredericks: Yes, sir. 521 00:22:09,870 --> 00:22:11,956 Would it be fair to say that this ad is meant to convey 522 00:22:11,956 --> 00:22:14,750 that smoking is something that young, attractive, 523 00:22:14,750 --> 00:22:17,545 healthy people would enjoy, sort of like skiing? 524 00:22:17,545 --> 00:22:18,963 Well, I hope so. 525 00:22:18,963 --> 00:22:21,131 That's what advertising is all about, Mr. Kuzak. 526 00:22:21,131 --> 00:22:23,842 To get people to buy your product. 527 00:22:23,842 --> 00:22:28,055 Mr. Fredericks, does your company manufacture 528 00:22:28,055 --> 00:22:29,265 this brand of cigarettes? 529 00:22:29,265 --> 00:22:30,933 Yes, it does. 530 00:22:30,933 --> 00:22:32,685 Would you please read for the court, Mr. Fredericks, 531 00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:37,106 what it says there under "Surgeon's General Warning." 532 00:22:37,106 --> 00:22:40,401 "Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, 533 00:22:40,401 --> 00:22:42,278 and may complicate pregnancy." 534 00:22:42,278 --> 00:22:44,864 So contrary to your ad, smoking isn't something 535 00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:47,449 that young healthy people ought to do, 536 00:22:47,449 --> 00:22:49,118 that is if they want to stay healthy. 537 00:22:49,118 --> 00:22:50,452 Fredericks: Well, the government requires us 538 00:22:50,452 --> 00:22:52,621 to print those warnings on our packages, 539 00:22:52,621 --> 00:22:55,332 but that doesn't necessarily mean that we believe them. 540 00:22:55,332 --> 00:22:56,709 Michael: So you're saying that you dispute 541 00:22:56,709 --> 00:22:58,752 the conclusions of the Surgeon General? 542 00:22:58,752 --> 00:23:00,546 Well, I guess what I'm saying is 543 00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:02,089 that I have a hard time believing a lot of things 544 00:23:02,089 --> 00:23:04,174 the government tells me these days. 545 00:23:04,174 --> 00:23:06,427 Mr. Fredericks, do you encourage people 546 00:23:06,427 --> 00:23:09,722 that you know to smoke, say friends or family members? 547 00:23:09,722 --> 00:23:12,600 Oh, I wouldn't presume to recommend one way or the other. 548 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,393 Fredericks: I don't know what it means to you, Mr. Kuzak, 549 00:23:14,393 --> 00:23:16,979 but to me, being an adult American citizen 550 00:23:16,979 --> 00:23:19,273 means having the right to make your own choices. 551 00:23:19,273 --> 00:23:20,566 How about murder, Mr. Fredericks, 552 00:23:20,566 --> 00:23:21,817 do you want that right too? 553 00:23:21,817 --> 00:23:23,902 - Objection! - Withdraw the question. 554 00:23:23,902 --> 00:23:25,237 Michael: Nothing further. 555 00:23:27,489 --> 00:23:29,116 Mr. Fredericks, how old are you? 556 00:23:29,116 --> 00:23:31,827 I'm 66, I'll be 67 next month. 557 00:23:31,827 --> 00:23:33,412 Are you a smoker? 558 00:23:33,412 --> 00:23:35,789 I am, two packs a day ever since I was 19. 559 00:23:35,789 --> 00:23:37,291 Mathers: And how is your health? 560 00:23:37,291 --> 00:23:39,168 Well, in my last physical my doctor told me 561 00:23:39,168 --> 00:23:42,546 I'll live to be 100, unless I get hit by a bus first. 562 00:23:42,546 --> 00:23:45,466 So you haven't experienced any ill effects from smoking? 563 00:23:45,466 --> 00:23:47,885 For me at least, I find it to be a benefit. 564 00:23:47,885 --> 00:23:49,345 Mathers: In what way, Mr. Fredericks? 565 00:23:49,345 --> 00:23:51,388 It helps to alleviate stress 566 00:23:51,388 --> 00:23:52,765 which in my opinion is really 567 00:23:52,765 --> 00:23:54,725 what's killing people these days. 568 00:23:58,062 --> 00:24:00,230 [pleasant music] 569 00:24:00,230 --> 00:24:01,732 Mm. 570 00:24:01,732 --> 00:24:04,443 I am so excited about Victor's new car. 571 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:06,695 Have you seen it? It's so elegant. 572 00:24:06,695 --> 00:24:10,574 It's such a power statement, and he's so cute with it too. 573 00:24:10,574 --> 00:24:12,076 [giggling] 574 00:24:12,076 --> 00:24:13,744 Sherry, it's only a car. 575 00:24:13,744 --> 00:24:15,329 Oh, who is he kidding? 576 00:24:15,329 --> 00:24:17,414 He thinks it's sexier than I am. 577 00:24:17,414 --> 00:24:19,541 [awkward chuckling] 578 00:24:19,541 --> 00:24:21,627 So, Mike, how's the trial going? 579 00:24:21,627 --> 00:24:23,253 Well, I'm holding my own. 580 00:24:23,253 --> 00:24:26,006 [clears throat] Do you really have to smoke? 581 00:24:26,006 --> 00:24:28,926 Oh, come on, Mickey, it's only my second one today. 582 00:24:28,926 --> 00:24:30,803 Grace: It isn't going to kill me. 583 00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:34,598 It's not just you, it's everyone around you that it affects. 584 00:24:34,598 --> 00:24:36,517 Okay, fine. 585 00:24:36,517 --> 00:24:40,354 Excuse me, I'm going to the Little Girls. 586 00:24:40,354 --> 00:24:42,398 Grace: Wait. I'll go with you. 587 00:24:42,398 --> 00:24:43,816 [pleasant music continues] 588 00:24:45,943 --> 00:24:47,736 I'll sneak one in there. 589 00:24:51,115 --> 00:24:52,408 - Excuse me. - Boy. 590 00:24:52,408 --> 00:24:53,992 Does he always rag on you 591 00:24:53,992 --> 00:24:56,078 like that about your smoking? 592 00:24:56,078 --> 00:24:59,206 I mean, everybody has got something, right? 593 00:24:59,206 --> 00:25:02,501 I mean, I get around a man that, that I really want to impress 594 00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:05,546 and all I do is eat and talk, eat and talk. 595 00:25:05,546 --> 00:25:06,964 I hate it! 596 00:25:06,964 --> 00:25:09,508 - But I can't stop myself. - Mmm. 597 00:25:09,508 --> 00:25:12,219 Don't be silly, Sherry. You were fine. 598 00:25:12,219 --> 00:25:14,763 Besides with a figure like yours, why worry? 599 00:25:14,763 --> 00:25:17,433 Now if I ate the dessert you just ate, 600 00:25:17,433 --> 00:25:19,268 I'd gain 5 pounds. 601 00:25:19,268 --> 00:25:21,937 What's your secret? 602 00:25:21,937 --> 00:25:24,064 - Do you really want to know? - Yeah. 603 00:25:26,233 --> 00:25:27,401 [gagging] 604 00:25:27,401 --> 00:25:28,527 [laughingly] You're kidding. 605 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:31,071 Hey. It's not a major problem. 606 00:25:31,071 --> 00:25:33,615 I just do it when I eat too much. 607 00:25:35,075 --> 00:25:36,702 I'll wait outside, okay? 608 00:25:36,702 --> 00:25:39,288 Sherry: Okay, see you in a sec. 609 00:25:39,288 --> 00:25:42,040 Fine. 610 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:43,959 [pleasant music continues] 611 00:25:46,962 --> 00:25:50,007 Sherry will be along in a minute. 612 00:25:50,007 --> 00:25:53,218 I'm, uh, parked in the street. 613 00:25:53,218 --> 00:25:55,054 I don't trust valet parking. 614 00:25:55,054 --> 00:25:57,014 So, why don't I get the car and meet you guys out front? 615 00:25:58,932 --> 00:26:00,434 [car alarm blaring] 616 00:26:01,935 --> 00:26:04,062 [suspenseful music] 617 00:26:04,062 --> 00:26:06,899 Hey! Hey you, that's my car! 618 00:26:08,942 --> 00:26:10,277 Hey, you come back here! 619 00:26:10,277 --> 00:26:11,403 Give me that! 620 00:26:11,403 --> 00:26:12,780 [car engine revving] 621 00:26:12,780 --> 00:26:14,031 [tires squealing] 622 00:26:17,201 --> 00:26:19,036 [car tires screeching] 623 00:26:22,581 --> 00:26:24,374 Oh, no. 624 00:26:28,587 --> 00:26:30,339 [glass crackling] 625 00:26:30,339 --> 00:26:31,882 Oh. 626 00:26:35,177 --> 00:26:36,929 [slams car door] 627 00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:40,599 Yeah. 628 00:26:43,685 --> 00:26:45,771 [theme music] 629 00:26:52,402 --> 00:26:53,987 Roxanne: The good news is that escrow on 630 00:26:53,987 --> 00:26:56,198 Mr. Sacramento's Beachwood house closed. 631 00:26:56,198 --> 00:26:57,658 Oh, great. 632 00:26:57,658 --> 00:26:59,660 The bad news is that his share of the proceeds 633 00:26:59,660 --> 00:27:03,038 came to $3,452. 634 00:27:03,038 --> 00:27:06,416 Come on, Rox. He refinanced the house and took out a second. 635 00:27:06,416 --> 00:27:07,584 By the time everyone was paid up, 636 00:27:07,584 --> 00:27:09,795 that was all that was left. 637 00:27:09,795 --> 00:27:11,922 W-what about the check for $10,000? 638 00:27:11,922 --> 00:27:13,465 Pure rubber. 639 00:27:13,465 --> 00:27:14,508 Do you want to petition the court 640 00:27:14,508 --> 00:27:16,301 to have a new lawyer assigned? 641 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:19,304 [sighs] Uh, no. No. 642 00:27:19,304 --> 00:27:22,015 No, look he's a swine, Rox, but he's my swine 643 00:27:22,015 --> 00:27:24,101 and all my best instincts tell me that there is money there. 644 00:27:24,101 --> 00:27:27,229 I just have to figure out how to shake the tree. 645 00:27:27,229 --> 00:27:28,856 [office telephone ringing] 646 00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:31,692 Arnie: Rox? - Mm-mm? 647 00:27:31,692 --> 00:27:33,485 How about this? 648 00:27:33,485 --> 00:27:36,363 She starts shooting a movie in Paris in five weeks, right? 649 00:27:36,363 --> 00:27:38,782 Arnie: If we file for an accelerated trial, 650 00:27:38,782 --> 00:27:40,617 it may just be Au Revoir Gay Paree. 651 00:27:40,617 --> 00:27:42,244 Hello Oxnard. 652 00:27:42,244 --> 00:27:44,496 Let's see if that gives us a little more leverage. 653 00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:46,748 [office telephone ringing] 654 00:27:46,748 --> 00:27:48,500 [indistinct chattering] 655 00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:50,210 Ann. Ann, I found the answer. 656 00:27:50,210 --> 00:27:52,754 Intelligent, reasonable, no psycho-babble, 657 00:27:52,754 --> 00:27:54,464 plus they can see us tomorrow at 5.30. 658 00:27:54,464 --> 00:27:58,093 - They? - It's a married therapist team. 659 00:27:58,093 --> 00:27:59,845 Stuart, I'm have enough trouble with one person, 660 00:27:59,845 --> 00:28:01,305 don't you think two is overkill? 661 00:28:01,305 --> 00:28:03,557 Think about it, Ann, makes a lot of sense. 662 00:28:03,557 --> 00:28:05,601 We get the wisdom of two therapists instead of one. 663 00:28:05,601 --> 00:28:06,935 Plus they are married, you know, 664 00:28:06,935 --> 00:28:08,687 they know the territory intimately. 665 00:28:08,687 --> 00:28:11,148 And there's a balance, no ganging up two against one. 666 00:28:11,148 --> 00:28:13,150 Maybe we should just take this to a jury, Stuart. 667 00:28:13,150 --> 00:28:15,152 That way we get the benefit of 12 opinions. 668 00:28:15,152 --> 00:28:17,988 Ann, one shot, it's all I'm asking. 669 00:28:19,865 --> 00:28:22,618 Fine. I'll tell them everything. 670 00:28:22,618 --> 00:28:25,621 I'll tell them about how my mother never breastfed me 671 00:28:25,621 --> 00:28:27,080 and about how I had a crush on my father 672 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,708 from the time I was four. 673 00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:32,419 You never told me about that. 674 00:28:32,419 --> 00:28:35,464 Mathers: Finally, Dr. Saxon, will you describe for the court 675 00:28:35,464 --> 00:28:36,715 the research which you have done 676 00:28:36,715 --> 00:28:39,343 on the effects of smoking tobacco? 677 00:28:39,343 --> 00:28:41,887 In more than two dozen experiments on laboratory rats 678 00:28:41,887 --> 00:28:44,389 pumping the equivalent of three packs of cigarettes a day 679 00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:47,142 into their lungs, I was never able to induce 680 00:28:47,142 --> 00:28:50,479 emphysema or any other disease. 681 00:28:50,479 --> 00:28:53,482 Your witness, Mr. Kuzak. 682 00:28:53,482 --> 00:28:55,359 I want some water. Pour me up. 683 00:28:55,359 --> 00:28:57,444 Mmm. 684 00:28:57,444 --> 00:29:00,405 Dr. Saxon, do you agree or disagree 685 00:29:00,405 --> 00:29:01,990 with the Surgeon General's conclusion 686 00:29:01,990 --> 00:29:04,326 that one in four smokers will die prematurely 687 00:29:04,326 --> 00:29:06,495 from diseases caused by cigarettes? 688 00:29:06,495 --> 00:29:08,747 I don't believe a cause or relationship between 689 00:29:08,747 --> 00:29:11,124 smoking and disease has been established by anyone 690 00:29:11,124 --> 00:29:12,501 including the Surgeon General. 691 00:29:12,501 --> 00:29:14,962 And can you name any reputable 692 00:29:14,962 --> 00:29:16,797 medical organization that shares your view? 693 00:29:16,797 --> 00:29:18,256 I don't keep lists. 694 00:29:18,256 --> 00:29:19,925 Michael: What about a statistical correlation 695 00:29:19,925 --> 00:29:21,635 between smoking and disease? 696 00:29:21,635 --> 00:29:24,137 There's an old saying... "There are liars, 697 00:29:24,137 --> 00:29:26,556 damned liars and statisticians." 698 00:29:26,556 --> 00:29:29,267 Which means you can make statistics prove anything. 699 00:29:29,267 --> 00:29:30,769 You don't smoke, do you, Dr. Saxon? 700 00:29:30,769 --> 00:29:32,270 Dr. Saxon: No, I don't. 701 00:29:32,270 --> 00:29:34,398 And is one reason for that because you feel 702 00:29:34,398 --> 00:29:36,483 that smoking is bad for your health? 703 00:29:36,483 --> 00:29:38,026 It just never interested me. 704 00:29:38,026 --> 00:29:40,320 You didn't answer my question, Dr. Saxon. 705 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:42,364 Dr. Saxon: Smoking may carry some risk, 706 00:29:42,364 --> 00:29:44,700 so does breathing the air in Los Angeles. 707 00:29:44,700 --> 00:29:46,827 Every day we're exposed to all kinds of risks 708 00:29:46,827 --> 00:29:48,537 from carcinogens in our environment 709 00:29:48,537 --> 00:29:50,038 and there's no way of avoiding it 710 00:29:50,038 --> 00:29:52,499 unless you want to live in a cave somewhere. 711 00:29:52,499 --> 00:29:54,584 Michael: Where do you get your funding for your research? 712 00:29:54,584 --> 00:29:56,420 The Council for Tobacco Research. 713 00:29:56,420 --> 00:29:57,963 Which is funded entirely 714 00:29:57,963 --> 00:29:59,923 by the tobacco companies, isn't that true? 715 00:29:59,923 --> 00:30:01,383 Dr. Saxon: I believe that's essentially correct 716 00:30:01,383 --> 00:30:02,801 but that has no bearing on how 717 00:30:02,801 --> 00:30:04,636 I conduct my research. I'm a scientist. 718 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:07,431 How many times have you given depositions or testified 719 00:30:07,431 --> 00:30:10,308 on behalf of the tobacco companies in suits like this? 720 00:30:10,308 --> 00:30:11,768 Dr. Saxon: I can't say exactly. 721 00:30:11,768 --> 00:30:13,645 A dozen, perhaps 15 times. 722 00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:17,441 Seventeen times exactly. Isn't that true? 723 00:30:17,441 --> 00:30:18,442 If you say so. 724 00:30:18,442 --> 00:30:21,445 [scoffs] I say so. 725 00:30:21,445 --> 00:30:23,071 No further questions. 726 00:30:26,074 --> 00:30:27,492 At this time, Your Honor, the defense 727 00:30:27,492 --> 00:30:31,580 would like to call Phyllis O'Brien. 728 00:30:31,580 --> 00:30:34,207 - I can't. - It's alright. Trust me. 729 00:30:34,207 --> 00:30:37,586 Mrs. O'Brien, you're seeking damages in this matter 730 00:30:37,586 --> 00:30:40,047 for the loss of your husband's companionship, is that right? 731 00:30:40,047 --> 00:30:41,840 Yes. 732 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,217 Did you ever try to convince your husband to quit smoking? 733 00:30:44,217 --> 00:30:45,427 Phyllis: A million times. 734 00:30:45,427 --> 00:30:46,928 After the doctors told him 735 00:30:46,928 --> 00:30:49,139 he had emphysema, I begged him to stop. 736 00:30:49,139 --> 00:30:50,849 At which time, as I understand it, 737 00:30:50,849 --> 00:30:52,392 he went to a quit smoking class 738 00:30:52,392 --> 00:30:55,854 and did manage to stop for a while, right? 739 00:30:55,854 --> 00:30:57,064 Yes. 740 00:30:57,064 --> 00:30:58,440 And then as soon as he did, 741 00:30:58,440 --> 00:30:59,775 you walked out on him, didn't you? 742 00:30:59,775 --> 00:31:01,234 Objection! Irrelevant. 743 00:31:01,234 --> 00:31:02,652 Mathers: Your Honor, it goes to the issue 744 00:31:02,652 --> 00:31:04,488 of liabilities and damages. 745 00:31:04,488 --> 00:31:06,698 Not to mention the numerous studies indicating 746 00:31:06,698 --> 00:31:10,035 that stress is an important concomitant in many diseases, 747 00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:12,120 including emphysema. 748 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,122 I'll allow you a little more latitude. 749 00:31:14,122 --> 00:31:16,917 Mathers: Mrs. O'Brien, did you or didn't you walk out 750 00:31:16,917 --> 00:31:19,878 on your husband just two weeks after he stopped smoking? 751 00:31:22,172 --> 00:31:25,217 I-it was a hard time for both of us. 752 00:31:25,217 --> 00:31:28,220 And isn't it true that you had an affair during that period? 753 00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:29,805 Mathers: And that you became pregnant and had an abortion 754 00:31:29,805 --> 00:31:31,723 because you weren't sure who's baby it was? 755 00:31:31,723 --> 00:31:33,600 Michael: Objection, Your honor! - Please don't do this to him. 756 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:34,976 ...without foundation. 757 00:31:34,976 --> 00:31:37,354 Counsel approach. 758 00:31:37,354 --> 00:31:38,980 [man in audience coughs] 759 00:31:41,983 --> 00:31:44,444 Mr. Mathers, where is this going? 760 00:31:44,444 --> 00:31:45,862 Till to the issues of stress 761 00:31:45,862 --> 00:31:48,323 liability and damages, Your Honor. 762 00:31:48,323 --> 00:31:49,908 If I could be allowed the indulgence 763 00:31:49,908 --> 00:31:51,535 of just one last question. 764 00:31:51,535 --> 00:31:52,494 One. 765 00:31:55,372 --> 00:31:56,456 Mrs. O'Brien. 766 00:31:56,456 --> 00:31:58,250 Yes. 767 00:31:58,250 --> 00:32:01,086 Mathers: I want you to remember that you're under oath. 768 00:32:01,086 --> 00:32:02,462 Isn't it true that you left your husband 769 00:32:02,462 --> 00:32:03,839 because you wanted a divorce, 770 00:32:03,839 --> 00:32:05,507 and the only reason you went back was 771 00:32:05,507 --> 00:32:08,093 because you figured he was going to die soon? 772 00:32:08,093 --> 00:32:09,094 Mathers: And you could make some money off his corpse? 773 00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:10,345 Michael: I'd ask the counsel 774 00:32:10,345 --> 00:32:11,930 be censured and the jury be-- 775 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:14,933 Oh, my God! You are trying to kill him right now! 776 00:32:14,933 --> 00:32:16,893 Mr. O'Brien, are you alright? 777 00:32:16,893 --> 00:32:20,689 He needs a doctor. 778 00:32:20,689 --> 00:32:22,732 Judge Neiman: We're in recess. 779 00:32:22,732 --> 00:32:24,776 Mr. Kuzak, you'll let me know 780 00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:26,862 when and if we are able to proceed. 781 00:32:26,862 --> 00:32:29,197 [O'Brien breathing heavily] 782 00:32:29,197 --> 00:32:30,490 Yes, Your Honor. 783 00:32:33,827 --> 00:32:35,495 Officer Goodman? 784 00:32:36,788 --> 00:32:38,248 Sergeant Wilkins? 785 00:32:38,248 --> 00:32:40,375 The judge is getting real antsy back there. 786 00:32:40,375 --> 00:32:42,169 Are you ready to go with anything yet? 787 00:32:42,169 --> 00:32:44,880 I'm still calling witnesses, okay? 788 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:48,425 Mrs. Malory? Bernice Malory. 789 00:32:48,425 --> 00:32:50,552 Victor Sifuentes, witness on the Cochran, madam. 790 00:32:50,552 --> 00:32:53,430 Victor, you did not have to come down. 791 00:32:53,430 --> 00:32:56,224 - I could have put you on call. - It's okay. 792 00:32:56,224 --> 00:32:58,059 I thought it might be interesting to see this stuff 793 00:32:58,059 --> 00:32:59,436 from the witnesses point of view. 794 00:32:59,436 --> 00:33:00,854 [chuckles] Great, huh? 795 00:33:00,854 --> 00:33:02,856 Hey. How did this guy get busted anyway? 796 00:33:02,856 --> 00:33:05,650 The routine traffic stop, your radio was in his trunk. 797 00:33:05,650 --> 00:33:07,194 Can I look at the rest of the report? 798 00:33:07,194 --> 00:33:10,989 Yeah, you'll enjoy his rap sheet. 799 00:33:10,989 --> 00:33:14,034 Five auto burglary priors, a couple of GTA's. 800 00:33:15,702 --> 00:33:17,954 By the way, have you seen Sherry again? 801 00:33:17,954 --> 00:33:19,789 [mumbles] 802 00:33:19,789 --> 00:33:23,627 You know, they always seem so normal when I first meet them. 803 00:33:23,627 --> 00:33:25,754 Uh. 804 00:33:25,754 --> 00:33:30,175 Officer Durslag? 805 00:33:30,175 --> 00:33:33,637 Officer Varian? Oh, great. 806 00:33:33,637 --> 00:33:36,306 Grace, it looks to me like there's going to be a problem 807 00:33:36,306 --> 00:33:38,516 with probable cause on the search of the trunk. 808 00:33:38,516 --> 00:33:40,268 Victor: I mean, I think this guy is going to walk. 809 00:33:40,268 --> 00:33:42,896 Victor, trust me, I am not going to let the guy 810 00:33:42,896 --> 00:33:44,648 who ripped you off skate out of here. 811 00:33:44,648 --> 00:33:46,566 Now believe me, I know what it's like. 812 00:33:46,566 --> 00:33:48,860 Even though it is just a radio, i-i-it's like this 813 00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:52,364 personal violation when it happens to you, right? 814 00:33:52,364 --> 00:33:56,159 And this PD, he's brand new, 815 00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:57,911 he's even more swamped than I am 816 00:33:57,911 --> 00:34:00,205 and I'll just make him an offer he can't refuse. 817 00:34:00,205 --> 00:34:01,581 Goodman: Excuse me. 818 00:34:01,581 --> 00:34:03,833 Officer Goodman on the Rodrick's 459. 819 00:34:03,833 --> 00:34:05,335 Where the hell have you been? 820 00:34:05,335 --> 00:34:07,295 Victor, go back to work. 821 00:34:07,295 --> 00:34:08,797 I'll take care of your thing. 822 00:34:08,797 --> 00:34:10,590 I'll call you with the disposition. 823 00:34:10,590 --> 00:34:12,300 Okay. 824 00:34:12,300 --> 00:34:14,594 Responsibility, ladies and gentleman. 825 00:34:14,594 --> 00:34:17,847 That's what this case really boils down to. 826 00:34:17,847 --> 00:34:21,309 These huge tobacco companies are selling addiction 827 00:34:21,309 --> 00:34:25,021 suffering, disease, death, 828 00:34:25,021 --> 00:34:26,731 and they are not being held accountable. 829 00:34:29,067 --> 00:34:34,698 Tragically, absent a miracle... 830 00:34:34,698 --> 00:34:37,659 There's nothing we can do to save my client's life. 831 00:34:37,659 --> 00:34:39,244 Michael: But all you can do for Mr. O'Brien 832 00:34:39,244 --> 00:34:40,537 is to compensate him for 833 00:34:40,537 --> 00:34:44,124 his medical bills, his lost wages. 834 00:34:44,124 --> 00:34:46,001 You could even attempt to compensate him 835 00:34:46,001 --> 00:34:47,210 for the terrible pain and suffering 836 00:34:47,210 --> 00:34:48,712 that he's been through. 837 00:34:48,712 --> 00:34:51,131 You could even attempt to compensate his wife 838 00:34:51,131 --> 00:34:52,507 for all of the years that she's gonna be 839 00:34:52,507 --> 00:34:54,217 deprived of his company. 840 00:34:54,217 --> 00:34:58,680 But there is one more very important thing that you can do. 841 00:35:00,598 --> 00:35:04,102 By awarding Mr. O'Brien substantial damages, 842 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:06,021 you can send a powerful message 843 00:35:06,021 --> 00:35:07,772 to the tobacco industry... 844 00:35:07,772 --> 00:35:11,651 That if you insist on marketing this insidious product, 845 00:35:11,651 --> 00:35:14,321 be prepared to pay dearly for that right. 846 00:35:14,321 --> 00:35:17,240 [man in audience clears throat] 847 00:35:17,240 --> 00:35:18,700 [woman coughs] 848 00:35:27,167 --> 00:35:31,796 To paraphrase a great American patriot, 849 00:35:31,796 --> 00:35:33,506 I may not agree with a single word 850 00:35:33,506 --> 00:35:35,550 of what Mr. Kuzak says, 851 00:35:35,550 --> 00:35:38,678 but I would defend to my death his right to say it. 852 00:35:38,678 --> 00:35:42,515 And in the end, isn't that what this case is really about? 853 00:35:42,515 --> 00:35:46,102 Freedom, those precious rights guaranteed 854 00:35:46,102 --> 00:35:50,482 under the constitution to every American citizen. 855 00:35:50,482 --> 00:35:52,776 Mathers: To express himself as he chooses 856 00:35:52,776 --> 00:35:56,488 in thought, speech and action. 857 00:35:56,488 --> 00:35:59,616 You've heard a lot of conflicting testimony here. 858 00:35:59,616 --> 00:36:02,535 Maybe smoking is dangerous, maybe it isn't. 859 00:36:02,535 --> 00:36:06,831 But if smoking is dangerous, then so is flying an airplane 860 00:36:06,831 --> 00:36:09,000 or skiing down a mountain. 861 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,044 All of us, everyday 862 00:36:11,044 --> 00:36:14,089 measure risks and make choices. 863 00:36:14,089 --> 00:36:16,591 That's exactly what Mr. O'Brien did. 864 00:36:16,591 --> 00:36:19,260 Only now, he's asking to have it both ways. 865 00:36:19,260 --> 00:36:21,888 He wants the freedom to do as he wants, 866 00:36:21,888 --> 00:36:23,556 but he also wants someone else 867 00:36:23,556 --> 00:36:24,974 to take the responsibility 868 00:36:24,974 --> 00:36:27,727 if he doesn't like the outcome. 869 00:36:27,727 --> 00:36:31,523 As much compassion as we may feel for Mr. O'Brien, 870 00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:34,192 that does not entitle him to seek out 871 00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:37,737 scapegoats or financial windfalls. 872 00:36:37,737 --> 00:36:39,239 Ladies and gentleman, 873 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:42,200 in the furtherance of your oath as jurors, 874 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:45,203 I ask you to set aside your emotions, 875 00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:48,331 and draw that important distinction. 876 00:36:48,331 --> 00:36:51,167 [woman in audience coughs] 877 00:36:51,167 --> 00:36:52,794 Thank you. 878 00:36:58,925 --> 00:37:01,052 Are you sure you won't join me in champagne? 879 00:37:01,052 --> 00:37:02,929 Not when I'm doing business. 880 00:37:02,929 --> 00:37:04,389 I ought to tell you, Miss Miller, 881 00:37:04,389 --> 00:37:06,307 I'm uncomfortable being here at all. 882 00:37:06,307 --> 00:37:08,351 As I told you over the phone, it's highly unethical 883 00:37:08,351 --> 00:37:10,311 for me to see you without your attorney present. 884 00:37:10,311 --> 00:37:12,939 And I told you on the phone I fired my attorney. 885 00:37:12,939 --> 00:37:14,607 I'm representing myself. 886 00:37:14,607 --> 00:37:16,443 Fair enough, but I have to warn you my client 887 00:37:16,443 --> 00:37:18,069 has been deeply wounded. 888 00:37:18,069 --> 00:37:19,612 They are not the kind of wounds 889 00:37:19,612 --> 00:37:22,866 that are easily healed by a settlement. 890 00:37:22,866 --> 00:37:24,701 You forced my hand with this motion 891 00:37:24,701 --> 00:37:27,454 for an accelerated trial, Mr. Becker. 892 00:37:27,454 --> 00:37:29,080 But there's no cliche I believe in 893 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:30,999 when it comes to cutting a deal. 894 00:37:30,999 --> 00:37:34,711 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 895 00:37:34,711 --> 00:37:36,629 Excuse me. 896 00:37:36,629 --> 00:37:38,590 [footsteps] 897 00:37:53,813 --> 00:37:56,191 [briefcase thudding] 898 00:37:56,191 --> 00:37:57,901 Jocelyn: Coin of the realm, Mr. Becker. 899 00:37:57,901 --> 00:38:00,737 $500,000. Cash. 900 00:38:00,737 --> 00:38:03,948 In return Dan Sapin is out of my life forever 901 00:38:03,948 --> 00:38:07,035 by sundown tomorrow. 902 00:38:07,035 --> 00:38:08,495 You should have been a lawyer, lady. 903 00:38:08,495 --> 00:38:11,790 [laughs] You couldn't afford the pay cut. 904 00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:13,792 Well? 905 00:38:13,792 --> 00:38:17,962 I, uh, I think I can sell this to my client. 906 00:38:23,176 --> 00:38:25,595 Then have we consummated our deal, Mr. Becker? 907 00:38:25,595 --> 00:38:28,431 [sighs] 908 00:38:28,431 --> 00:38:29,849 I believe that we have. 909 00:38:29,849 --> 00:38:31,392 Good. 910 00:38:31,392 --> 00:38:33,311 [glass clanks] To us then. 911 00:38:37,232 --> 00:38:39,901 [inhales deeply] 912 00:38:39,901 --> 00:38:41,694 [zipper rolling down] 913 00:38:50,328 --> 00:38:52,914 [car door opens] 914 00:38:52,914 --> 00:38:54,082 [car door slams] 915 00:38:54,082 --> 00:38:56,292 [cars rumbling on road] 916 00:39:04,592 --> 00:39:06,594 Pardon me. 917 00:39:06,594 --> 00:39:09,305 Excuse me, I'm here about Cochran. 918 00:39:09,305 --> 00:39:10,890 [office telephone ringing] 919 00:39:10,890 --> 00:39:12,225 Uh, I think you should petition 920 00:39:12,225 --> 00:39:13,726 to get his guilty plea set aside. 921 00:39:13,726 --> 00:39:15,103 Cochran? 922 00:39:15,103 --> 00:39:17,480 Yeah, uh, he ripped off my car radio, 923 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:19,274 you let him cop out to a misdemeanor theft? 924 00:39:19,274 --> 00:39:21,776 And what, you think he deserves the gas chamber? 925 00:39:21,776 --> 00:39:23,570 I think he should have been dismissed. 926 00:39:23,570 --> 00:39:26,322 There was no probable cause to search the trunk of the car. 927 00:39:26,322 --> 00:39:28,575 What are you, some kind of lawyer? 928 00:39:28,575 --> 00:39:31,035 Yeah, I used to be a P.D. 929 00:39:32,745 --> 00:39:33,788 For four years. 930 00:39:33,788 --> 00:39:35,540 Oh, and you think I screwed up? 931 00:39:35,540 --> 00:39:37,876 No, I... Look, I know it's a tough job. 932 00:39:37,876 --> 00:39:39,294 I mean, they throw you in with piranhas 933 00:39:39,294 --> 00:39:41,087 when you're still real green, but 934 00:39:41,087 --> 00:39:43,298 this was pretty obvious from the arrest report. 935 00:39:43,298 --> 00:39:44,674 When did you get to see it anyway? 936 00:39:44,674 --> 00:39:46,134 Yesterday the D.A. showed it to me. 937 00:39:46,134 --> 00:39:47,719 Yesterday? 938 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:49,387 You mean, you wait until I'm totally 939 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:50,722 sandbagged and then you tell me? 940 00:39:50,722 --> 00:39:53,141 I think I got my priorities screwed up. 941 00:39:53,141 --> 00:39:54,726 I mean, some stupid car radio meant more to me 942 00:39:54,726 --> 00:39:56,561 than your client's fourth amendment rights. 943 00:39:56,561 --> 00:39:58,688 It was only after being up all night that I realized 944 00:39:58,688 --> 00:40:01,107 that if his rights get trampled on, who knows, 945 00:40:01,107 --> 00:40:03,610 maybe yours and mine are next. 946 00:40:03,610 --> 00:40:06,237 Anyway, I did some research for you 947 00:40:06,237 --> 00:40:09,073 on getting the plea set aside. 948 00:40:09,073 --> 00:40:11,701 I think if you can do that and get the case dismissed... 949 00:40:13,661 --> 00:40:15,455 That will make us both feel a whole lot better. 950 00:40:17,790 --> 00:40:18,958 Thanks. 951 00:40:22,795 --> 00:40:24,047 [truck rumbling] 952 00:40:26,591 --> 00:40:27,800 [car honks] 953 00:40:40,563 --> 00:40:42,440 Hey! 954 00:40:48,905 --> 00:40:50,615 [clanks] 955 00:40:50,615 --> 00:40:51,824 Hey. 956 00:40:51,824 --> 00:40:52,950 My car. 957 00:40:52,950 --> 00:40:55,119 Someone stole my car, man. 958 00:41:04,504 --> 00:41:05,922 [woman clears throat] 959 00:41:07,715 --> 00:41:09,676 Has the jury reached a verdict? 960 00:41:09,676 --> 00:41:11,803 Yes, Your Honor . 961 00:41:11,803 --> 00:41:15,723 Foreman: In the case of O'Brien versus Lehigh Tobacco, 962 00:41:15,723 --> 00:41:18,059 we the jury find in favor of the plaintiff. 963 00:41:18,059 --> 00:41:19,936 [all celebrating] 964 00:41:21,646 --> 00:41:23,314 In the matter of damages, 965 00:41:23,314 --> 00:41:24,774 we order the defendant to pay 966 00:41:24,774 --> 00:41:27,777 the plaintiff the sum of $1,000. 967 00:41:27,777 --> 00:41:29,153 [all mumbling] 968 00:41:34,075 --> 00:41:36,536 And how long do you anticipate that appeal process taking? 969 00:41:36,536 --> 00:41:38,371 However long it takes. 970 00:41:38,371 --> 00:41:40,456 Mr. Kuzak, how do you interpret the verdict? 971 00:41:40,456 --> 00:41:41,499 Maybe later. 972 00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:42,834 A moment of your time. 973 00:41:42,834 --> 00:41:43,876 Excuse us. 974 00:41:43,876 --> 00:41:45,002 Alright. 975 00:41:48,423 --> 00:41:50,800 I have a proposal to make. 976 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:52,427 I'm listening. 977 00:41:52,427 --> 00:41:54,137 We both know how harmful it is for your client 978 00:41:54,137 --> 00:41:55,930 for this precedent to remain on the books. 979 00:41:55,930 --> 00:41:58,266 I have every confidence we will prevail on appeal, counselor. 980 00:41:58,266 --> 00:42:00,852 On the federal preemption issue alone, you're dead. 981 00:42:00,852 --> 00:42:02,687 In this circuit maybe, maybe not, 982 00:42:02,687 --> 00:42:05,106 but I'm sure your client will prefer a sure thing. 983 00:42:05,106 --> 00:42:07,191 In consideration of Mr. O'Brien's ill health, 984 00:42:07,191 --> 00:42:08,901 we are prepared not to contest your appeal 985 00:42:08,901 --> 00:42:10,236 or to pursue our own. 986 00:42:10,236 --> 00:42:11,612 In consideration of? 987 00:42:11,612 --> 00:42:14,490 $250,000 payable immediately. 988 00:42:14,490 --> 00:42:16,367 No public disclosure of the terms. 989 00:42:16,367 --> 00:42:18,327 I'm afraid not, Mr. Kuzak. 990 00:42:18,327 --> 00:42:20,747 As a matter of policy we never settle these cases. 991 00:42:20,747 --> 00:42:23,166 And believe me, we don't lose them either. 992 00:42:23,166 --> 00:42:25,126 If your client thinks he got put through the wringer this time, 993 00:42:25,126 --> 00:42:27,295 I assure you that was just a rinse. 994 00:42:27,295 --> 00:42:30,006 The heavy duty cycle is coming up. 995 00:42:30,006 --> 00:42:31,632 I don't take kindly to threats. 996 00:42:31,632 --> 00:42:34,302 Then consider this a statement of fact instead. 997 00:42:34,302 --> 00:42:36,429 My client is prepared to litigate this case 998 00:42:36,429 --> 00:42:38,598 into the 21st century and beyond 999 00:42:38,598 --> 00:42:40,516 if that's what it takes. 1000 00:42:40,516 --> 00:42:41,934 Between you and me, Mr. Kuzak, 1001 00:42:41,934 --> 00:42:43,311 I don't believe it will. 1002 00:42:48,649 --> 00:42:50,276 Jan: How dare you use that condescending male 1003 00:42:50,276 --> 00:42:53,237 manipulating tone with me, you arrogant chauvinist! 1004 00:42:53,237 --> 00:42:56,282 Robert: Go kill yourself, you frigid, chop busting bitch! 1005 00:42:56,282 --> 00:42:58,951 I just can't stand the thought that we could be them 1006 00:42:58,951 --> 00:43:00,244 and there could be another couple like us 1007 00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:01,913 out here listening. 1008 00:43:01,913 --> 00:43:04,832 Well, you can't really hear what they are saying. 1009 00:43:04,832 --> 00:43:06,501 What, are you deaf? 1010 00:43:06,501 --> 00:43:08,294 Robert: It doesn't mean the whole world is frigid! 1011 00:43:08,294 --> 00:43:10,421 Jan: Roosevelt doesn't think I'm frigid! 1012 00:43:10,421 --> 00:43:12,423 Robert: Why don't you scream it a little louder, you... 1013 00:43:12,423 --> 00:43:15,092 You know, uh, if you're going to yell, 1014 00:43:15,092 --> 00:43:16,761 hey, this is the place to do it. 1015 00:43:16,761 --> 00:43:18,179 [door opens] 1016 00:43:18,179 --> 00:43:19,722 Uh, Mr. Markowitz and Ms. Kelsey, 1017 00:43:19,722 --> 00:43:21,682 I'm Dr. Robert Ingram, 1018 00:43:21,682 --> 00:43:24,811 and I'm afraid this is not an ideal time to see you. 1019 00:43:24,811 --> 00:43:26,854 Ideal? How about lousy? 1020 00:43:26,854 --> 00:43:28,606 Jan, stop this right now. 1021 00:43:28,606 --> 00:43:30,817 Oh, stick it, you anal retentive sociopath! 1022 00:43:30,817 --> 00:43:33,528 Do you know the only reason I married him to begin with 1023 00:43:33,528 --> 00:43:36,030 was because my mother hated his lousy guts! 1024 00:43:36,030 --> 00:43:38,074 Jan, I'm going to lose my temper in a moment. 1025 00:43:38,074 --> 00:43:39,909 Jan: Oh, I quake with terror! 1026 00:43:39,909 --> 00:43:43,496 That's it! We can't see you. I'm getting a divorce! 1027 00:43:43,496 --> 00:43:45,331 I wish you two the best of luck. 1028 00:43:45,331 --> 00:43:46,749 [door slams] 1029 00:43:46,749 --> 00:43:49,126 [indistinct shouting] 1030 00:43:49,126 --> 00:43:50,586 Sorry. [door slams] 1031 00:43:54,382 --> 00:43:56,300 Hey, Arnie. 1032 00:43:56,300 --> 00:43:59,011 I brought you some arginine supplements. 1033 00:43:59,011 --> 00:44:01,055 We're going to build up these pecs yet. 1034 00:44:01,055 --> 00:44:02,390 Would you come into my office for a minute? 1035 00:44:02,390 --> 00:44:04,642 Sure. [office telephone ringing] 1036 00:44:06,144 --> 00:44:08,354 Listen, there was a problem with your check. 1037 00:44:08,354 --> 00:44:11,023 Oh, that. Look, I'm sorry if the bank screwed up. 1038 00:44:11,023 --> 00:44:12,900 Well, it bounced again when we tried to redeposit. 1039 00:44:12,900 --> 00:44:16,028 Look, don't worry. Your confidence has inspired me. 1040 00:44:16,028 --> 00:44:17,738 You know, at this point I wouldn't consider 1041 00:44:17,738 --> 00:44:19,991 anything less than three million. 1042 00:44:19,991 --> 00:44:22,285 Funny you should mention that. 1043 00:44:22,285 --> 00:44:24,996 I had a meeting with your wife. 1044 00:44:24,996 --> 00:44:26,414 She fired her attorney. 1045 00:44:26,414 --> 00:44:28,374 So you got her on the ropes. 1046 00:44:28,374 --> 00:44:31,460 Actually she made a settlement offer I... 1047 00:44:31,460 --> 00:44:33,004 I think it's one worth considering. 1048 00:44:33,004 --> 00:44:35,381 Well, it better be at least two million. 1049 00:44:36,966 --> 00:44:38,301 [grunts] 1050 00:44:40,261 --> 00:44:42,638 [thudding] 1051 00:44:42,638 --> 00:44:43,931 Good God, how much is that? 1052 00:44:43,931 --> 00:44:47,059 Half a million. Cash. 1053 00:44:47,059 --> 00:44:48,352 Where do I sign? 1054 00:44:50,938 --> 00:44:52,607 [laughs] 1055 00:44:55,818 --> 00:44:57,486 [main door opens] 1056 00:45:01,157 --> 00:45:05,077 [main door shuts] Mickey, hi. 1057 00:45:05,077 --> 00:45:06,537 I heard you won. 1058 00:45:06,537 --> 00:45:08,039 Yeah, some win. 1059 00:45:08,039 --> 00:45:11,667 Jury came back with a lousy $1,000 in damages. 1060 00:45:11,667 --> 00:45:14,378 Tobacco company has all the money and time in the world. 1061 00:45:14,378 --> 00:45:15,922 My clients don't have the stomach 1062 00:45:15,922 --> 00:45:18,466 to fight out the appeal. 1063 00:45:18,466 --> 00:45:20,218 Come on, get up. 1064 00:45:20,218 --> 00:45:22,553 I'll buy you some dinner. 1065 00:45:22,553 --> 00:45:24,639 Grace... 1066 00:45:24,639 --> 00:45:27,725 I really think I ought to be alone tonight. 1067 00:45:27,725 --> 00:45:29,143 Well, what am I supposed to do? 1068 00:45:29,143 --> 00:45:32,313 Disappear until you decide I can come back? 1069 00:45:32,313 --> 00:45:34,607 I really don't feel very social tonight. 1070 00:45:34,607 --> 00:45:36,150 Grace: And I'm not your date. 1071 00:45:39,111 --> 00:45:43,324 Mickey... I know how much this meant to you, 1072 00:45:43,324 --> 00:45:46,869 but under the circumstances did you really expect to win? 1073 00:45:46,869 --> 00:45:50,957 What do you say we put a hold on the postmortem, alright? 1074 00:45:50,957 --> 00:45:52,500 You're looking for a fight, aren't you? 1075 00:45:52,500 --> 00:45:54,126 No, I'm looking for sympathy, 1076 00:45:54,126 --> 00:45:55,419 and if you can't give me that then 1077 00:45:55,419 --> 00:45:57,129 why don't you just leave me alone? 1078 00:45:57,129 --> 00:45:59,632 Why are you putting all of this on me? 1079 00:45:59,632 --> 00:46:01,384 You tilt at windmills and then you beat us 1080 00:46:01,384 --> 00:46:03,135 both up because you lose. 1081 00:46:03,135 --> 00:46:05,221 Thank you for pointing out what a jerk I have been. 1082 00:46:05,221 --> 00:46:08,266 I really appreciate the insight, Grace. 1083 00:46:08,266 --> 00:46:09,809 You're welcome. 1084 00:46:13,187 --> 00:46:14,397 We should have kept the appointment 1085 00:46:14,397 --> 00:46:15,898 and offered to reverse roles, 1086 00:46:15,898 --> 00:46:17,525 maybe we could have helped them. 1087 00:46:17,525 --> 00:46:19,318 Typically, I got this one guy last week, he said, 1088 00:46:19,318 --> 00:46:21,320 "I'm sorry, Mr. Markowitz, I'm going away on vacation 1089 00:46:21,320 --> 00:46:22,321 to Hawaii next week." 1090 00:46:22,321 --> 00:46:23,990 I said, "hey, no problem, 1091 00:46:23,990 --> 00:46:25,658 we could use a couple of weeks in the sun ourselves. 1092 00:46:25,658 --> 00:46:28,369 We'll join you." He didn't get it. 1093 00:46:28,369 --> 00:46:29,704 [both laugh] 1094 00:46:29,704 --> 00:46:31,914 I had it down to a little set piece. 1095 00:46:31,914 --> 00:46:33,791 He's controlling and manipulative. 1096 00:46:33,791 --> 00:46:35,543 I'm distant and withholding. 1097 00:46:35,543 --> 00:46:38,129 [inhales] Or was it vice versa? 1098 00:46:38,129 --> 00:46:39,463 [people chattering at bar] 1099 00:46:42,383 --> 00:46:43,676 I think I've actually figured 1100 00:46:43,676 --> 00:46:45,511 what this is all about for me. 1101 00:46:47,555 --> 00:46:49,724 It's pretty basic stuff. 1102 00:46:49,724 --> 00:46:52,768 I was terrified to lose you, Ann. 1103 00:46:52,768 --> 00:46:54,270 I just... 1104 00:46:56,022 --> 00:46:58,524 [sighs] 1105 00:46:58,524 --> 00:47:02,278 I never quite believed that you chose me 1106 00:47:02,278 --> 00:47:06,532 so I'm always half expecting you to leave. 1107 00:47:09,326 --> 00:47:12,204 The harder you try to hold on, 1108 00:47:12,204 --> 00:47:16,584 the more I look for excuses to pull away. 1109 00:47:16,584 --> 00:47:18,961 It's a perfect neurotic match. I've missed it. 1110 00:47:20,796 --> 00:47:23,591 Me too. 1111 00:47:23,591 --> 00:47:25,926 You know what, Markowitz? 1112 00:47:25,926 --> 00:47:27,595 Maybe the lesson is we just have 1113 00:47:27,595 --> 00:47:29,555 to paddle our own canoe. 1114 00:47:29,555 --> 00:47:31,557 Yeah, well. 1115 00:47:31,557 --> 00:47:34,268 If we are going to do that I think we should, uh... 1116 00:47:34,268 --> 00:47:36,312 Paddle it right on up to room 604. 1117 00:47:36,312 --> 00:47:39,732 I have very fond memories of room 604. 1118 00:47:39,732 --> 00:47:44,570 Well. I'm really glad to hear that because I reserved it. 1119 00:47:44,570 --> 00:47:46,447 [chuckles] 1120 00:47:46,447 --> 00:47:48,449 You know, just on the off chance that this conversation 1121 00:47:48,449 --> 00:47:50,034 might take this little turn. 1122 00:47:50,034 --> 00:47:51,327 [soft music] 1123 00:47:51,327 --> 00:47:52,620 Controlling. 1124 00:47:54,330 --> 00:47:55,623 Manipulative. 1125 00:47:57,291 --> 00:47:59,293 I'm not sorry for that. 1126 00:47:59,293 --> 00:48:00,878 What about prepared? 1127 00:48:06,967 --> 00:48:08,886 [outro theme music]