1 00:00:00,959 --> 00:00:03,128 [indistinct] 2 00:00:03,128 --> 00:00:05,547 Here's your water. 3 00:00:05,547 --> 00:00:08,884 God, I can't believe I agreed to do this. 4 00:00:08,884 --> 00:00:11,345 What kind of women go to auctions looking for a date? 5 00:00:11,345 --> 00:00:14,264 Will you relax? It's gonna be fine. 6 00:00:14,264 --> 00:00:15,807 What if nobody bids? 7 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:17,809 There's gonna be a frenzy, Arnie. 8 00:00:19,102 --> 00:00:20,520 I want you to bid. 9 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,231 [Roxanne sighs] 10 00:00:22,231 --> 00:00:24,524 Rox, I want you to just keep things going 11 00:00:24,524 --> 00:00:25,609 so I'm not left standing there. 12 00:00:25,609 --> 00:00:27,361 - Arnie! - I'll pay for it. 13 00:00:27,361 --> 00:00:29,571 I just-- I just don't want to be hung up out there. 14 00:00:29,571 --> 00:00:32,407 Emcee: Sold for twenty-five hundred dollars. 15 00:00:32,407 --> 00:00:34,201 I think you got yourself a-- 16 00:00:34,201 --> 00:00:35,327 Okay, look, 17 00:00:35,327 --> 00:00:37,287 they got 1,700 for the mortuary's-- 18 00:00:37,287 --> 00:00:39,665 - Calm down. - Go at least 1,800. 19 00:00:39,665 --> 00:00:42,042 I got to beat the big bald guy who builds coffins. 20 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:44,753 Man: Mr. Becker, you're on. 21 00:00:44,753 --> 00:00:45,796 Oh, God. 22 00:00:45,796 --> 00:00:47,214 [cheers and applause] 23 00:00:47,214 --> 00:00:48,215 [Arnold sighs] 24 00:00:51,093 --> 00:00:53,011 - Oh, sorry. - Excuse me. 25 00:00:54,638 --> 00:00:57,557 I was always the last kid to get picked for the team. 26 00:00:57,557 --> 00:00:59,309 - Get out there. - You get out there. 27 00:00:59,309 --> 00:01:00,978 You get out there. 28 00:01:03,814 --> 00:01:04,856 Good luck. 29 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,235 Emcee: Arnold, you're up. 30 00:01:08,235 --> 00:01:09,987 Come on out, Arnold. 31 00:01:09,987 --> 00:01:11,989 [all laughing] 32 00:01:11,989 --> 00:01:14,241 [applause] 33 00:01:14,241 --> 00:01:17,244 [cheering] 34 00:01:17,244 --> 00:01:19,288 36-year-old divorce attorney, 35 00:01:19,288 --> 00:01:22,249 and isn't he gorgeous? 36 00:01:22,249 --> 00:01:24,209 Now don't start a stampede, ladies. 37 00:01:24,209 --> 00:01:26,044 What's our opening bid? 38 00:01:26,044 --> 00:01:27,170 $400. 39 00:01:27,170 --> 00:01:29,214 Emcee: 400? That's insulting. 40 00:01:29,214 --> 00:01:30,465 Look at his gait. 41 00:01:30,465 --> 00:01:32,342 Somebody give me a thousand this instant. 42 00:01:32,342 --> 00:01:34,594 - 500. Emcee: Oh, ladies. 43 00:01:34,594 --> 00:01:36,680 Emcee: Believe me, I would bid a thousand, 44 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,348 only my husband would be angry 45 00:01:38,348 --> 00:01:39,975 and my boyfriend would kill me. 46 00:01:39,975 --> 00:01:41,268 Now, do I hear a thousand? 47 00:01:41,268 --> 00:01:43,020 There we have a thousand. 48 00:01:43,020 --> 00:01:45,272 Emcee: That should just be the sales tax. 49 00:01:45,272 --> 00:01:47,316 Emcee: Now come on. - 1200. 50 00:01:47,316 --> 00:01:49,318 Emcee: I hear 12, how about 15? 51 00:01:49,318 --> 00:01:51,111 - Alright. Emcee: Come on, ladies. 52 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:53,322 Emcee: This man is an expert on matrimony. 53 00:01:53,322 --> 00:01:54,614 [crowd laughing] 54 00:01:54,614 --> 00:01:56,325 - Two thousand. Emcee: Two thousand. 55 00:01:56,325 --> 00:01:59,119 - 2,200. - 2,200! 56 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:01,038 Woman: 2,300. Emcee: Alright. 57 00:02:01,038 --> 00:02:02,164 2,500. 58 00:02:02,164 --> 00:02:03,665 Woman: 2,750. 59 00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:05,125 2,750. 60 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:06,293 Emcee: 2,900. 61 00:02:06,293 --> 00:02:07,919 3,000. 62 00:02:07,919 --> 00:02:09,296 Emcee: $3,000! 63 00:02:09,296 --> 00:02:11,256 Woman: $3,300. 64 00:02:11,256 --> 00:02:14,634 Emcee: Okay. $3,300. Going once. 65 00:02:14,634 --> 00:02:18,055 Look at his smile, ladies, those teeth. 66 00:02:18,055 --> 00:02:19,222 Going twice. 67 00:02:19,222 --> 00:02:20,515 3,500. 68 00:02:20,515 --> 00:02:24,269 Emcee: $3,500 and he is so worth it. 69 00:02:24,269 --> 00:02:25,520 Okay, anybody else? 70 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,190 How about we make it an even 4,000? 71 00:02:28,190 --> 00:02:30,275 This money is going to help the homeless. 72 00:02:30,275 --> 00:02:31,568 Whoo, there we are, 73 00:02:31,568 --> 00:02:34,279 $4,000 from the pretty little redhead. 74 00:02:34,279 --> 00:02:36,698 [applause] 75 00:02:36,698 --> 00:02:39,993 4,000 once. This is still a bargain. 76 00:02:39,993 --> 00:02:41,244 4,000 twice. 77 00:02:41,244 --> 00:02:43,372 You are a lucky lady because-- 78 00:02:43,372 --> 00:02:46,083 - $5,000. - [gasps] Oh! 79 00:02:46,083 --> 00:02:48,210 Emcee: $5,000. 80 00:02:48,210 --> 00:02:50,879 [applause] 81 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,257 [theme music] 82 00:03:24,413 --> 00:03:26,832 [music continues] 83 00:03:56,987 --> 00:03:59,364 [music continues] 84 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:26,766 [instrumental music] 85 00:04:43,909 --> 00:04:45,911 Santiago: And as the evidence will demonstrate, 86 00:04:45,911 --> 00:04:48,455 Allison Toomey and Elliot Robb first met 87 00:04:48,455 --> 00:04:51,666 while both were under the psychiatric care of Dr. Warren. 88 00:04:51,666 --> 00:04:53,376 The evidence will further establish 89 00:04:53,376 --> 00:04:56,338 that Mr. Robb developed a psychotic obsession 90 00:04:56,338 --> 00:04:57,839 with respect to Ms. Toomey, 91 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,800 which obsession was repeatedly 92 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,010 and graphically revealed to Dr. Warren 93 00:05:02,010 --> 00:05:05,013 both in group encounters and in private sessions. 94 00:05:06,056 --> 00:05:08,016 On October 13th, 1986, 95 00:05:08,016 --> 00:05:10,393 Mr. Robb walked into the defendant's office 96 00:05:10,393 --> 00:05:13,104 and announced that he had bought a machete knife 97 00:05:13,104 --> 00:05:16,274 which he intended to use to slaughter this woman. 98 00:05:16,274 --> 00:05:19,694 He then pulled out the machete from his gym bag... 99 00:05:19,694 --> 00:05:21,530 and showed it to the doctor. 100 00:05:23,031 --> 00:05:26,451 At the end of the session, Mr. Robb left. 101 00:05:26,451 --> 00:05:29,037 Do you know what Dr. Warren did? 102 00:05:29,037 --> 00:05:31,456 He closed up his office for the day... 103 00:05:31,456 --> 00:05:33,959 and he went to a movie. 104 00:05:33,959 --> 00:05:37,587 Three days later, they found Allison's lifeless body 105 00:05:37,587 --> 00:05:40,298 face down in her apartment. 106 00:05:40,298 --> 00:05:44,511 There were 11 stab wounds in her upper body, 107 00:05:44,511 --> 00:05:45,887 face and neck. 108 00:05:45,887 --> 00:05:48,306 Santiago: Mr. Robb, whose testimony you will hear 109 00:05:48,306 --> 00:05:50,433 in this trial, was arrested and convicted 110 00:05:50,433 --> 00:05:52,143 for first degree murder. 111 00:05:52,143 --> 00:05:54,437 His blame has already been assessed. 112 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:58,108 Today's proceeding is a civil action 113 00:05:58,108 --> 00:06:00,360 for wrongful death brought by Allison's parents, 114 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,572 and it concerns the blame of Dr. Warren, 115 00:06:03,572 --> 00:06:08,368 the man who knew it was going to happen and let it. 116 00:06:08,368 --> 00:06:11,121 Santiago: The irony here is that Allison Toomey 117 00:06:11,121 --> 00:06:13,540 placed herself in Dr. Warren's care 118 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:16,042 because she wanted to get well, 119 00:06:16,042 --> 00:06:19,504 and as a madman left his office to chop her to bits, 120 00:06:19,504 --> 00:06:22,382 does this doctor go to the police? 121 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:24,759 Does he bother to go to her? 122 00:06:24,759 --> 00:06:25,719 Uh-uh. 123 00:06:25,719 --> 00:06:27,971 He went to "Crocodile Dundee." 124 00:06:29,514 --> 00:06:30,765 As we go along here, 125 00:06:30,765 --> 00:06:32,976 you're going to hear a lot of legal terms, 126 00:06:32,976 --> 00:06:36,688 but people, all we're really talking about is a man 127 00:06:36,688 --> 00:06:38,940 who could have prevented a savage mutilation 128 00:06:38,940 --> 00:06:42,527 with one phone call and instead chose to do nothing. 129 00:06:42,527 --> 00:06:46,906 We are talking about a doctor who simply didn't care. 130 00:06:46,906 --> 00:06:50,493 And we are talking about two devastated parents 131 00:06:50,493 --> 00:06:52,829 whose only prayer right now 132 00:06:52,829 --> 00:06:54,748 is that you people do. 133 00:07:00,337 --> 00:07:03,506 Patients fantasize about violence all the time. 134 00:07:03,506 --> 00:07:05,634 - Order. Markowitz: This guy had a knife. 135 00:07:05,634 --> 00:07:07,344 Now, I don't see what's wrong with holding the psychiatrist 136 00:07:07,344 --> 00:07:09,012 liable when he could have prevented it. 137 00:07:09,012 --> 00:07:10,513 Kelsey: I'll tell you what's wrong with it. 138 00:07:10,513 --> 00:07:12,015 If shrinks start getting sued, they're gonna 139 00:07:12,015 --> 00:07:14,142 start playing it safe and refusing treatment 140 00:07:14,142 --> 00:07:16,519 to anyone who seems even remotely dangerous. 141 00:07:16,519 --> 00:07:18,396 Abby: The man pulled a-- Brackman: I said order! 142 00:07:18,396 --> 00:07:21,775 The next person to shout out will be sanctioned. 143 00:07:21,775 --> 00:07:23,443 Don't you think you're getting a little carried away 144 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:25,278 with this judge stuff, Douglas? 145 00:07:25,278 --> 00:07:26,571 It's just small claims. 146 00:07:26,571 --> 00:07:28,406 They don't even give you a robe. 147 00:07:28,406 --> 00:07:32,661 For your information, I'm being fitted for a robe tomorrow. 148 00:07:32,661 --> 00:07:34,412 Brackman: Also for your information, 149 00:07:34,412 --> 00:07:36,873 there is nothing trivial about a judicial appointment, 150 00:07:36,873 --> 00:07:40,168 even if it is only a temporary one in small claims. 151 00:07:40,168 --> 00:07:42,587 Brackman: I'll be charged with the administration of justice. 152 00:07:42,587 --> 00:07:45,006 - It'll be my province to-- - Alright, Douglas. 153 00:07:45,006 --> 00:07:46,800 We're all very proud of your judgeship, 154 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,219 but we'd best move on here. 155 00:07:49,219 --> 00:07:50,845 Sustained. 156 00:07:50,845 --> 00:07:53,056 Brackman: But may I add for the record, Mr. Becker, 157 00:07:53,056 --> 00:07:55,600 my activities are of somewhat more consequence 158 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:57,602 than parading around in a tuxedo 159 00:07:57,602 --> 00:07:59,062 for a bunch of divorcées. 160 00:07:59,062 --> 00:08:02,399 I happen to have raised $5,000 for the homeless, Douglas. 161 00:08:02,399 --> 00:08:04,609 I also happen to have shattered last year's record 162 00:08:04,609 --> 00:08:06,027 held by Stamp Keegan, 163 00:08:06,027 --> 00:08:07,696 the Beverly Hills gynecologist. 164 00:08:07,696 --> 00:08:09,239 I'm not surprised. 165 00:08:09,239 --> 00:08:11,116 You're probably more experienced in the field. 166 00:08:11,116 --> 00:08:13,284 Brackman: Order, we're still in session here. 167 00:08:13,284 --> 00:08:15,704 Victor, how's the pajama case proceeding? 168 00:08:15,704 --> 00:08:17,288 I'm ready for trial. 169 00:08:17,288 --> 00:08:19,124 The plaintiff's bringing in some hotshot 170 00:08:19,124 --> 00:08:20,583 from out of state to try this thing. 171 00:08:20,583 --> 00:08:22,293 Oh, yeah? Well, who's the hired gun? 172 00:08:22,293 --> 00:08:25,672 Some shark from Texas. He's an expert on product liability. 173 00:08:25,672 --> 00:08:27,674 He's due here any minute, actually. 174 00:08:27,674 --> 00:08:29,592 [gavel thuds] Moving on. 175 00:08:29,592 --> 00:08:31,219 Brackman: Mr. Markowitz, 176 00:08:31,219 --> 00:08:34,222 I'm still waiting for the Spenko prospectus. 177 00:08:36,015 --> 00:08:37,851 I'll get it to you first thing in the morning, Douglas. 178 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:39,602 Brackman: What is going on? 179 00:08:39,602 --> 00:08:41,730 You said with Mr. Gianelli's help 180 00:08:41,730 --> 00:08:43,022 you'd have it finished in a day. 181 00:08:43,022 --> 00:08:44,649 Yeah, how about I get to you 182 00:08:44,649 --> 00:08:45,859 first thing in the morning, Douglas? 183 00:08:45,859 --> 00:08:47,527 Brackman: I hope so. 184 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:49,654 And with that we're adjourned. 185 00:08:53,742 --> 00:08:55,660 How are the big wedding plans coming? 186 00:08:55,660 --> 00:08:57,871 We're waiting for available dates from the Bel-Air hotel. 187 00:08:57,871 --> 00:09:00,707 [telephone ringing] 188 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:02,125 Brackman: Who is that? 189 00:09:02,125 --> 00:09:04,627 Well, that's Hamilton Schuyler. 190 00:09:06,337 --> 00:09:08,715 McKenzie: He's a gifted trial lawyer. 191 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:10,717 They call him Mighty Mouse. 192 00:09:10,717 --> 00:09:11,926 Victor, 193 00:09:11,926 --> 00:09:14,054 you're going up against Mighty Mouse. 194 00:09:18,933 --> 00:09:20,060 Stuart, 195 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:21,853 thanks for covering my butt before. 196 00:09:21,853 --> 00:09:23,938 I'll have that stuff finished by lunchtime, I promise. 197 00:09:23,938 --> 00:09:26,399 No, take the whole day, just get it right. 198 00:09:28,777 --> 00:09:29,736 Hamilton: Thank you. 199 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:34,741 - Hi. - Hi. 200 00:09:34,741 --> 00:09:36,117 Victor Sifuentes. 201 00:09:36,117 --> 00:09:38,119 Hamilton Schuyler, nice to meet you. 202 00:09:38,119 --> 00:09:39,913 Ah, can I get you a cup of coffee or anything? 203 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:42,123 No, I've got one. 204 00:09:42,123 --> 00:09:43,541 Now, I haven't had a chance to look at 205 00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:45,752 all the papers yet, but I was wondering 206 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:47,462 whether you'd be inclined to settle 207 00:09:47,462 --> 00:09:49,756 before I actually plunge in. 208 00:09:49,756 --> 00:09:51,299 Well, we offered 20,000 209 00:09:51,299 --> 00:09:53,092 to previous counsel, but I'm sure that my-- 210 00:09:53,092 --> 00:09:55,929 I think we both know 20,000 is offensive. 211 00:09:55,929 --> 00:09:58,723 We're talking about a little boy scarred for life. 212 00:09:58,723 --> 00:10:01,893 With all due respect, I think that 20 is more than generous. 213 00:10:01,893 --> 00:10:03,394 There's no design defect here, 214 00:10:03,394 --> 00:10:05,730 no negligence, no proximate cause. 215 00:10:05,730 --> 00:10:08,608 There is a multi-million-dollar fabric company 216 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:10,235 with a product that caught fire, 217 00:10:10,235 --> 00:10:12,862 engulfed the face of a 7-year-old boy 218 00:10:12,862 --> 00:10:15,365 causing irreparable disfigurement. 219 00:10:15,365 --> 00:10:16,741 Mhm-hm. 220 00:10:16,741 --> 00:10:18,952 Well, I'm sure that once counsel has had time 221 00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:20,995 to review the files, he'll see that his predecessor 222 00:10:20,995 --> 00:10:22,914 was warned by the judge to settle this thing. 223 00:10:22,914 --> 00:10:25,208 I'm sure that once counsel has had the opportunity 224 00:10:25,208 --> 00:10:28,753 of seeing me in court, he'll realize I'm not my predecessor 225 00:10:28,753 --> 00:10:31,589 nor am I like any other adversary he has ever faced. 226 00:10:33,132 --> 00:10:36,219 Let me give you a little preview, Mr. Sifuentes. 227 00:10:36,219 --> 00:10:39,556 When we go in there tomorrow, we'll both approach the bench, 228 00:10:39,556 --> 00:10:43,810 all 3 foot 11 of me and you and your 6 foot plus splendor. 229 00:10:43,810 --> 00:10:46,646 Now, a few people on that jury are going to snicker, 230 00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:48,815 some may even laugh. 231 00:10:48,815 --> 00:10:50,608 Now, when they do, 232 00:10:50,608 --> 00:10:53,611 I'm gonna make them feel very ashamed for doing that. 233 00:10:53,611 --> 00:10:55,989 What makes me so gifted in the courtroom, sir, 234 00:10:55,989 --> 00:10:57,824 is that I can take that shame, 235 00:10:57,824 --> 00:10:59,868 compound it with a little compassion 236 00:10:59,868 --> 00:11:03,621 and turn it into a big fat plaintiff verdict. 237 00:11:03,621 --> 00:11:05,790 All the while you'll be sitting there helpless, 238 00:11:05,790 --> 00:11:08,376 knowing if you object or fight back, 239 00:11:08,376 --> 00:11:10,587 you'll come off as a playground bully 240 00:11:10,587 --> 00:11:14,799 maliciously attacking the sympathetic dwarf. 241 00:11:14,799 --> 00:11:16,759 Do yourself a favor, Mr. Sifuentes. 242 00:11:16,759 --> 00:11:19,804 Cut your losses, settle now. 243 00:11:19,804 --> 00:11:23,182 You may be good Mr. Schuyler, but I've seen your cards 244 00:11:23,182 --> 00:11:24,767 and you're not gonna win with the hand you got. 245 00:11:24,767 --> 00:11:27,770 [scoffs] See you in court, sir. 246 00:11:33,902 --> 00:11:34,819 [door shuts] 247 00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:37,238 [chuckles] Mighty Mouse. 248 00:11:37,238 --> 00:11:39,240 Dr. Adelson: And it's quite conceivable, Dr. Warren 249 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:42,035 couldn't predict how dangerous the patient would become. 250 00:11:42,035 --> 00:11:44,996 So talk of violence alone 251 00:11:44,996 --> 00:11:47,081 doesn't always mean call the police. 252 00:11:47,081 --> 00:11:50,043 Do you have any idea how many wives come into my office 253 00:11:50,043 --> 00:11:53,630 and fantasize killing their husbands or vice versa? 254 00:11:53,630 --> 00:11:56,883 Dr. Adelson: Does that make them really dangerous? 255 00:11:56,883 --> 00:11:57,842 Absolutely not. 256 00:11:57,842 --> 00:11:59,802 But why not just play it safe 257 00:11:59,802 --> 00:12:01,220 and alert the police anyway? 258 00:12:01,220 --> 00:12:06,226 The reality is that once you start whistle-blowing, 259 00:12:06,226 --> 00:12:08,186 a lot of potential psychotics 260 00:12:08,186 --> 00:12:11,272 who might otherwise seek help, won't. 261 00:12:11,272 --> 00:12:12,899 Dr. Adelson: They'll stay out there... 262 00:12:12,899 --> 00:12:14,859 and maybe more people will be killed. 263 00:12:14,859 --> 00:12:18,029 Kelsey: Thank you. Your witness. 264 00:12:18,029 --> 00:12:20,573 You're telling this court that as a maniac stalked out 265 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:23,743 on a mission to mutilate Allie Toomey, Dr. Warren served 266 00:12:23,743 --> 00:12:26,287 a societal purpose by keeping his mouth shut? 267 00:12:26,287 --> 00:12:28,122 Dr. Adelson: Please don't twist my words. 268 00:12:28,122 --> 00:12:31,125 I'm saying that based on the history of the patient, 269 00:12:31,125 --> 00:12:33,127 it is possible for Dr. Warren 270 00:12:33,127 --> 00:12:35,254 to have concluded he was harmless, 271 00:12:35,254 --> 00:12:38,049 and that if so no warning was necessary. 272 00:12:38,049 --> 00:12:41,260 In other words, you're saying it's a guessing game, 273 00:12:41,260 --> 00:12:43,262 and if a doctor has to guess incorrectly, 274 00:12:43,262 --> 00:12:44,931 better to err on the violent side. 275 00:12:44,931 --> 00:12:45,807 Objection. 276 00:12:45,807 --> 00:12:46,849 Better to slash a girl's 277 00:12:46,849 --> 00:12:47,850 throat open than upset 278 00:12:47,850 --> 00:12:49,060 your trust with the patient. 279 00:12:49,060 --> 00:12:50,478 - Objection. - Sustained. 280 00:12:50,478 --> 00:12:52,397 A knife was plunged into her torso 281 00:12:52,397 --> 00:12:54,357 11 times, and you're worried about 282 00:12:54,357 --> 00:12:56,192 the chilling effect on psychotherapy. 283 00:12:56,192 --> 00:12:58,403 Kelsey: Your honor. - Ms. Santiago. 284 00:12:58,403 --> 00:13:00,571 The jury will disregard that last remark. 285 00:13:00,571 --> 00:13:03,408 Santiago: Dr. Adelson, you've been sitting in this courtroom. 286 00:13:03,408 --> 00:13:06,911 You've heard about the threats, the murder. 287 00:13:06,911 --> 00:13:09,497 You really think Dr. Warren done good here? 288 00:13:09,497 --> 00:13:12,792 I'm saying it's possible for him to have determined 289 00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:16,087 that Mr. Robb was not really dangerous. 290 00:13:16,087 --> 00:13:18,006 Good answer, doctor. 291 00:13:18,006 --> 00:13:20,967 You're a very fine witness. 292 00:13:20,967 --> 00:13:23,344 By the way, how much is the defendant paying you 293 00:13:23,344 --> 00:13:25,930 for your expert testimony today? 294 00:13:25,930 --> 00:13:26,889 $2000. 295 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:29,100 Uh-huh. 296 00:13:31,394 --> 00:13:32,854 Hamilton: Your honor, if it please the court, 297 00:13:32,854 --> 00:13:34,772 I'd like a sidebar. 298 00:13:34,772 --> 00:13:35,732 Approach. 299 00:13:41,112 --> 00:13:42,780 [scattered laughter] 300 00:13:51,039 --> 00:13:52,665 Your honor, during the course of the trial 301 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:54,959 I'll be calling my client as a witness. 302 00:13:54,959 --> 00:13:58,588 Since he's only ten years old I'd like permission to lead. 303 00:13:58,588 --> 00:14:00,882 Why don't you make that motion at the time you call him? 304 00:14:00,882 --> 00:14:02,383 It's a little premature right now. 305 00:14:02,383 --> 00:14:05,928 I apologize, judge. I'm ready to proceed. 306 00:14:05,928 --> 00:14:08,556 Well, then, let's do. Step back. 307 00:14:18,399 --> 00:14:22,403 You know, I think the biggest falsity ever told to me 308 00:14:22,403 --> 00:14:25,031 came from my very own mother. 309 00:14:25,031 --> 00:14:27,283 She used to say, "One day, son, 310 00:14:27,283 --> 00:14:29,285 they're gonna stop laughing," 311 00:14:31,245 --> 00:14:34,457 but I soon found out no matter what I did, 312 00:14:34,457 --> 00:14:37,043 the giggles were unrelenting. 313 00:14:37,043 --> 00:14:39,378 There is nothing so piercing, 314 00:14:39,378 --> 00:14:41,964 nothing so emotionally debilitating, 315 00:14:41,964 --> 00:14:44,133 as being laughed at. 316 00:14:44,133 --> 00:14:47,929 It makes one grow up full of pain, full of anger, 317 00:14:47,929 --> 00:14:50,473 but most of all full of the determination 318 00:14:50,473 --> 00:14:53,017 to make it stop. 319 00:14:53,017 --> 00:14:55,686 That's one of the reasons I went to law school. 320 00:14:57,188 --> 00:15:00,274 I assumed that no one would dare to chuckle 321 00:15:00,274 --> 00:15:03,069 at an attorney at law, 322 00:15:03,069 --> 00:15:07,240 but I was wrong, because when I walk into a courtroom, 323 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,033 they don't see a man who graduated 324 00:15:09,033 --> 00:15:10,660 second in his class. 325 00:15:10,660 --> 00:15:12,870 They don't see a man who is an accomplished 326 00:15:12,870 --> 00:15:14,247 attorney at law. 327 00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:16,874 They see exactly what you just saw, 328 00:15:16,874 --> 00:15:20,628 a dwarf standing tippy-toe on his trial case 329 00:15:20,628 --> 00:15:23,631 trying to see over the judge's bench, 330 00:15:23,631 --> 00:15:26,717 and they do exactly what some of you just did. 331 00:15:28,177 --> 00:15:30,471 They laugh. 332 00:15:30,471 --> 00:15:33,641 Now, I don't blame them and nor do I blame you 333 00:15:33,641 --> 00:15:36,853 because I've learned in the science of human nature, 334 00:15:36,853 --> 00:15:41,107 physical deformity always gives rise to ridicule, 335 00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:43,734 and worse, even shock. 336 00:15:45,278 --> 00:15:48,573 It's a very, very painful lesson to learn. 337 00:15:54,287 --> 00:15:57,748 Now, this young man is Kevin Talbot. 338 00:15:57,748 --> 00:15:59,959 Three years ago he was wearing pajamas 339 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:03,087 made of fabric manufactured by the defendant. 340 00:16:03,087 --> 00:16:05,089 Those pajamas caught fire, 341 00:16:05,089 --> 00:16:10,178 and now Kevin too has to learn that same painful lesson. 342 00:16:10,178 --> 00:16:11,512 He may grow up to be many things. 343 00:16:11,512 --> 00:16:14,473 He may be a doctor, he may be an attorney, 344 00:16:14,473 --> 00:16:17,059 he may even be a triple crown batting champion 345 00:16:17,059 --> 00:16:19,312 with one of the major leagues, 346 00:16:19,312 --> 00:16:22,315 but what he'll always be first 347 00:16:22,315 --> 00:16:25,818 to everyone he ever meets is disfigured. 348 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,906 Now, he may rise above his handicap 349 00:16:29,906 --> 00:16:31,490 as I think I have mine. 350 00:16:31,490 --> 00:16:35,244 He may even achieve enough successes to make people 351 00:16:35,244 --> 00:16:37,747 forget his disfigurement, 352 00:16:37,747 --> 00:16:41,292 but every time he tries to forget, 353 00:16:41,292 --> 00:16:44,795 there'll always be a frightened gasp of shock, 354 00:16:44,795 --> 00:16:48,049 a quickly averted stare to remind him, 355 00:16:48,049 --> 00:16:50,218 to bring back the humiliation 356 00:16:50,218 --> 00:16:52,386 and the pain that will afflict him 357 00:16:52,386 --> 00:16:55,389 every single day for the rest of his life. 358 00:16:56,891 --> 00:16:58,100 Believe me. 359 00:17:11,572 --> 00:17:12,240 [telephone ringing] 360 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:13,449 [woman sighs] 361 00:17:15,117 --> 00:17:17,245 - Good morning. - Good morning. 362 00:17:18,371 --> 00:17:20,957 Oh, they're gorgeous. 363 00:17:20,957 --> 00:17:22,541 From Nina Hollander. 364 00:17:22,541 --> 00:17:23,918 Rox, would you look at these? 365 00:17:23,918 --> 00:17:26,254 Reuben lilies, halaconias, sterling roses. 366 00:17:26,254 --> 00:17:28,965 This is easily a $300 arrangement. 367 00:17:28,965 --> 00:17:31,175 When this woman gives to a charity, she really gives. 368 00:17:31,175 --> 00:17:32,760 Where are you taking her? 369 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:34,428 She's taking me, that's the whole beauty of it. 370 00:17:34,428 --> 00:17:36,180 I need some pencils. 371 00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:38,516 You see, she sends the flowers, orchestrates the entertainment. 372 00:17:38,516 --> 00:17:41,394 It's a complete role reversal, Roxanne, I love it. 373 00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:43,145 Do you have any idea what a relief it is 374 00:17:43,145 --> 00:17:44,897 not to have to plan a date? 375 00:17:44,897 --> 00:17:46,607 No. 376 00:17:46,607 --> 00:17:49,610 For once all I have to do is sit back 377 00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:51,320 and let the evening happen to me. 378 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,073 No expectations, no idea of what's to come. 379 00:17:56,284 --> 00:17:58,035 Sounds great, Arnie. 380 00:17:58,035 --> 00:17:59,704 Rox, call Renee Quintana 381 00:17:59,704 --> 00:18:01,622 and have her do a check on this woman. 382 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,167 I like to have some idea of what's to come. 383 00:18:05,167 --> 00:18:06,377 [Roxanne scoffs] 384 00:18:08,337 --> 00:18:09,588 [Arnold sighs] 385 00:18:09,588 --> 00:18:11,173 Markowitz: When am I gonna have it? 386 00:18:11,173 --> 00:18:12,216 Gianelli: I'll have it as soon as possible. 387 00:18:12,216 --> 00:18:14,302 Yeah, how about sooner? Oh. 388 00:18:14,302 --> 00:18:15,970 Ah, excuse me. 389 00:18:17,972 --> 00:18:19,015 Quick lunch? 390 00:18:19,015 --> 00:18:21,684 No, I have a sandwich coming in. 391 00:18:21,684 --> 00:18:23,436 Well, how late are you gonna be tonight? 392 00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:26,272 Oh, maybe 10:30, 11:00. 393 00:18:26,272 --> 00:18:29,066 You know, between my trial and this Spenko mess of yours, 394 00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:31,819 it seems like I'm never gonna see you again. 395 00:18:31,819 --> 00:18:33,237 I don't think its fair for you to take all 396 00:18:33,237 --> 00:18:34,697 the heat for Gianelli's screw-ups. 397 00:18:34,697 --> 00:18:36,449 Let him break in, he's a good kid. 398 00:18:36,449 --> 00:18:38,200 It's not like I hate him or anything, Stuart, 399 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:40,328 I just would love to see you before midnight 400 00:18:40,328 --> 00:18:41,412 one of these nights. 401 00:18:41,412 --> 00:18:42,913 He'll catch on. 402 00:18:42,913 --> 00:18:45,124 You know, if he's not cutting it, Stuart, 403 00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:47,251 you're not doing him a favor. You should maybe talk to-- 404 00:18:47,251 --> 00:18:48,836 It's gonna be fine, Ann. 405 00:18:48,836 --> 00:18:50,671 Everybody's a little slow at first. 406 00:18:50,671 --> 00:18:52,256 A little slow? 407 00:18:52,256 --> 00:18:54,258 [Markowitz laughs] 408 00:18:54,258 --> 00:18:57,219 You are such a nice person. 409 00:18:57,219 --> 00:18:59,430 Maybe I'll wait up for you after all. 410 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,099 I'll... 411 00:19:02,099 --> 00:19:03,851 I'll bring my butterfly net. 412 00:19:06,312 --> 00:19:09,273 "UCLA, Harvard Law, 413 00:19:09,273 --> 00:19:11,984 editor of the law review, 414 00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:14,111 Ames competition... 415 00:19:14,111 --> 00:19:15,529 best oralist." 416 00:19:15,529 --> 00:19:18,407 McKenzie: Well, I am impressed, Mr. Rollins. 417 00:19:18,407 --> 00:19:19,450 Thank you, sir. 418 00:19:19,450 --> 00:19:21,285 Tell us a bit about yourself. 419 00:19:21,285 --> 00:19:23,913 Well, let's see. My-- my mother's an attorney, 420 00:19:23,913 --> 00:19:26,957 my father is a professor of economics at UC Riverside. 421 00:19:26,957 --> 00:19:30,086 I've clerked for a the past few summers at Felder-Ivy-McCoy. 422 00:19:30,086 --> 00:19:32,505 As a matter of fact, they offered me a permanent position, 423 00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:34,757 but under the heading less is more, 424 00:19:34,757 --> 00:19:36,425 I think that a small prestigious firm 425 00:19:36,425 --> 00:19:38,094 such as McKenzie-Brackman 426 00:19:38,094 --> 00:19:40,262 could be more responsive to my personal needs, 427 00:19:40,262 --> 00:19:41,722 or at least Bill Howard thinks so. 428 00:19:41,722 --> 00:19:42,890 Bill Howard? 429 00:19:42,890 --> 00:19:44,975 - As in Howard Enterprises? - Yes, sir. 430 00:19:44,975 --> 00:19:47,436 He's been a close personal friend of my family for years. 431 00:19:47,436 --> 00:19:50,731 That's how Mr. Rollins came to our attention. 432 00:19:50,731 --> 00:19:52,692 Rollins: He also told me that you have a real commitment 433 00:19:52,692 --> 00:19:55,611 to minority hiring that goes beyond tokenism. 434 00:19:55,611 --> 00:19:57,988 That means a lot to me. 435 00:19:57,988 --> 00:20:01,409 Well, Mr. Rollins, your education is top drawer, 436 00:20:01,409 --> 00:20:04,328 your family connections are impressive. 437 00:20:04,328 --> 00:20:06,414 I think you could fit in quite nicely. 438 00:20:06,414 --> 00:20:07,498 Thank you. 439 00:20:07,498 --> 00:20:08,541 What would you be looking for 440 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:10,126 in the way of compensation? 441 00:20:10,126 --> 00:20:11,544 Seventy-two-five, 442 00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:13,921 and I wouldn't be opposed to your designating 443 00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:15,714 a percentage of that as a signing bonus. 444 00:20:15,714 --> 00:20:17,716 Excuse me, but [clears throat] 445 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:19,135 we've been starting our associates at 446 00:20:19,135 --> 00:20:21,095 pretty much commensurate with the going rate, 447 00:20:21,095 --> 00:20:24,348 which as I'm sure you're aware, is considerably lower. 448 00:20:24,348 --> 00:20:26,350 I understand, sir, but I've already been offered 449 00:20:26,350 --> 00:20:27,685 71 with Horton and Gold. 450 00:20:27,685 --> 00:20:30,187 So much for your doctrine of less is more. 451 00:20:30,187 --> 00:20:32,148 [laughing] 452 00:20:32,148 --> 00:20:34,024 Sometimes more is more. 453 00:20:34,024 --> 00:20:35,860 [all chuckle] 454 00:20:35,860 --> 00:20:40,614 Well, perhaps we could reach as high as fifty-seven-five. 455 00:20:40,614 --> 00:20:42,283 With all due respect, Mr. Brackman, 456 00:20:42,283 --> 00:20:43,993 this is not a negotiation. 457 00:20:46,328 --> 00:20:49,415 Gentlemen, it's been a genuine honor 458 00:20:49,415 --> 00:20:52,835 and a pleasure, thank you very much. 459 00:20:52,835 --> 00:20:55,796 Could you give us till the end of business today? 460 00:20:55,796 --> 00:20:56,964 Of course, sir. 461 00:21:04,805 --> 00:21:08,392 Obviously, his salary demands are totally out of line. 462 00:21:08,392 --> 00:21:11,395 Oh, he's bright, he's articulate, 463 00:21:11,395 --> 00:21:13,522 I like his directness. 464 00:21:13,522 --> 00:21:14,815 He's a winner. 465 00:21:14,815 --> 00:21:16,442 I want him to be our winner. 466 00:21:16,442 --> 00:21:18,611 I strongly disagree. 467 00:21:19,653 --> 00:21:21,280 No, I'm pulling rank, Douglas. 468 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,240 What are you going to do when his salary becomes 469 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,367 common knowledge among the other associates? 470 00:21:25,367 --> 00:21:28,245 We'll see that it doesn't. 471 00:21:28,245 --> 00:21:31,499 Then I guess you've bought yourself a lawyer. 472 00:21:31,499 --> 00:21:32,833 Brackman: I hope you haven't bought all of us 473 00:21:32,833 --> 00:21:34,794 a giant headache as well. 474 00:21:36,212 --> 00:21:39,006 So other pajama fabrics have a higher level 475 00:21:39,006 --> 00:21:41,425 of flame retardant than the defendant's? 476 00:21:41,425 --> 00:21:42,802 Walworth: Yes, sir. 477 00:21:42,802 --> 00:21:44,512 The defendant's fabric was treated 478 00:21:44,512 --> 00:21:46,096 with flame retardant chemicals, 479 00:21:46,096 --> 00:21:48,766 but the more protective fabrics are the ones 480 00:21:48,766 --> 00:21:51,227 actually made with flame resistant fibers. 481 00:21:51,227 --> 00:21:53,604 Hamilton: And what would you say is the manufacturing cost 482 00:21:53,604 --> 00:21:56,065 difference between the defendant's fabric 483 00:21:56,065 --> 00:21:58,818 and the other more flame retardant brands? 484 00:21:58,818 --> 00:22:02,488 Walworth: The other one costs about 96 cents more per pair. 485 00:22:02,488 --> 00:22:04,865 Hamilton: So it is possible that if the defendant 486 00:22:04,865 --> 00:22:08,244 saw its way to spending, should we say, an extra dollar 487 00:22:08,244 --> 00:22:09,662 in the name of safety, 488 00:22:09,662 --> 00:22:12,665 Kevin Talbot would still have his whole face? 489 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:14,500 - Objection! - Sustained. 490 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:17,211 - That remark is stricken. Hamilton: Nothing further. 491 00:22:22,132 --> 00:22:25,261 Ms. Walworth, isn't it true that some children are allergic 492 00:22:25,261 --> 00:22:27,888 to the fabrics made with flame resistant fibers? 493 00:22:27,888 --> 00:22:30,558 Some children do have reactions, yes, sir. 494 00:22:30,558 --> 00:22:31,642 And for those kids, their only option 495 00:22:31,642 --> 00:22:33,477 is the chemically treated pajamas 496 00:22:33,477 --> 00:22:35,521 like the ones made by my client's fabric, is that right? 497 00:22:35,521 --> 00:22:36,647 Walworth: That's correct. 498 00:22:36,647 --> 00:22:37,898 And, Ms. Walworth, you're familiar 499 00:22:37,898 --> 00:22:39,149 with the government regulations 500 00:22:39,149 --> 00:22:40,693 regarding flammability standards. 501 00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:42,111 - Are you not? - I am. 502 00:22:42,111 --> 00:22:43,862 And does the fabric used by my client comply 503 00:22:43,862 --> 00:22:45,114 with these safety standards? 504 00:22:45,114 --> 00:22:46,198 Walworth: It does. 505 00:22:46,198 --> 00:22:47,533 Sifuentes: And as a former member of 506 00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:48,534 the consumer products safety 507 00:22:48,534 --> 00:22:49,535 commission, 508 00:22:49,535 --> 00:22:51,620 have you ever had occasion 509 00:22:51,620 --> 00:22:53,497 to question the safety of this fabric? 510 00:22:53,497 --> 00:22:55,541 - No, sir. - Ms. Walworth-- 511 00:22:55,541 --> 00:22:56,709 Woman: Fire! 512 00:22:56,709 --> 00:22:58,669 Sifuentes: What the! Your honor! Judge: Hey. 513 00:22:58,669 --> 00:23:02,548 Sifuentes: Objection! This is outrageous! 514 00:23:02,548 --> 00:23:05,301 [extinguisher sprays] 515 00:23:05,301 --> 00:23:06,760 You rigged that thing to go off! 516 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,054 I apologize, judge. I didn't mean to, I was just-- 517 00:23:09,054 --> 00:23:10,681 Your honor, I move for an immediate mistrial 518 00:23:10,681 --> 00:23:12,349 and I ask that he be held in contempt! 519 00:23:12,349 --> 00:23:14,518 - Counsel, approach. - It was an accident. 520 00:23:14,518 --> 00:23:17,187 - Yeah, sure it was. - Get up here now. 521 00:23:17,187 --> 00:23:19,189 Judge Vance: You try anything like that again, 522 00:23:19,189 --> 00:23:20,441 and you got a mistrial. 523 00:23:20,441 --> 00:23:21,942 I will personally see to it 524 00:23:21,942 --> 00:23:24,403 that you never try another case in this state again. 525 00:23:24,403 --> 00:23:26,780 I apologize judge, I didn't mean to ignite it. 526 00:23:26,780 --> 00:23:29,491 - The hell you didn't. Judge Vance: Cut it out! 527 00:23:29,491 --> 00:23:30,826 Let's proceed. 528 00:23:33,370 --> 00:23:34,747 All rise. 529 00:23:34,747 --> 00:23:36,707 The session is now called to order, 530 00:23:36,707 --> 00:23:39,501 the honorable Justice Douglas Brackman presiding. 531 00:23:41,545 --> 00:23:43,088 I see that our docket is quite full 532 00:23:43,088 --> 00:23:45,966 and accordingly let us proceed to our first case. 533 00:23:45,966 --> 00:23:48,969 Case number one, Weedon versus Greevy. 534 00:23:48,969 --> 00:23:51,513 $200 I pay for a talking bird 535 00:23:51,513 --> 00:23:52,932 and all it does is cuss me. 536 00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:55,643 - It talks, the bird talks. - Wait a second. 537 00:23:55,643 --> 00:23:57,186 Nothing but smut from the minute it came into my house-- 538 00:23:57,186 --> 00:23:58,437 He wanted a talking bird 539 00:23:58,437 --> 00:24:00,689 and now he's upset over content. 540 00:24:00,689 --> 00:24:01,815 Hold it. 541 00:24:01,815 --> 00:24:03,609 Am I to understand you seek a refund 542 00:24:03,609 --> 00:24:06,820 because the parrot engages in profanity? 543 00:24:06,820 --> 00:24:09,782 Engage? It called my wife a whore. 544 00:24:09,782 --> 00:24:11,659 Greevy: She called her a horse. 545 00:24:11,659 --> 00:24:13,202 There's a big difference. 546 00:24:13,202 --> 00:24:15,371 It was whore. He repeated it twice. 547 00:24:15,371 --> 00:24:16,956 Hold it. 548 00:24:16,956 --> 00:24:19,375 Bailiff, bring exhibit A up here, please. 549 00:24:20,751 --> 00:24:23,462 Brackman: Now, litigants, I am aware of no warranty 550 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:26,715 as to the subject matter of the bird's conversation. 551 00:24:26,715 --> 00:24:28,342 - What's its name? - Penelope. 552 00:24:28,342 --> 00:24:29,593 Spike. 553 00:24:29,593 --> 00:24:33,806 Well, Spike or Penelope, whoever you are, 554 00:24:33,806 --> 00:24:35,933 can you talk for Judge Brackman? 555 00:24:35,933 --> 00:24:39,603 Can you say, "Hello, Judge Brackman"? 556 00:24:39,603 --> 00:24:41,814 - Hello. - Good girl. 557 00:24:41,814 --> 00:24:43,649 Well, Mr. Weedon, it seems-- 558 00:24:43,649 --> 00:24:44,775 - You're a wimp. - Hey. 559 00:24:44,775 --> 00:24:46,568 - You see? Bird: Jackass. 560 00:24:46,568 --> 00:24:47,611 You're in contempt. 561 00:24:47,611 --> 00:24:50,447 And he's a bigot, too. 562 00:24:50,447 --> 00:24:51,824 Order, everybody. 563 00:24:51,824 --> 00:24:53,784 - Suck my beak. Woman: Penelope! 564 00:24:53,784 --> 00:24:55,661 I want punitive damages! 565 00:24:55,661 --> 00:24:57,705 I'll take it under advisement. 566 00:24:57,705 --> 00:24:58,664 20 minute recess. 567 00:24:58,664 --> 00:25:00,249 Bite my shorts. 568 00:25:00,249 --> 00:25:01,625 [bird speaking] 569 00:25:01,625 --> 00:25:02,835 Bird: Kiss my brownie. 570 00:25:02,835 --> 00:25:05,170 In the 17 years I've been a psychiatrist 571 00:25:05,170 --> 00:25:07,881 I must have heard over a hundred different threats like this. 572 00:25:07,881 --> 00:25:09,299 And have you ever warned the 573 00:25:09,299 --> 00:25:11,010 potential victims of these threats? 574 00:25:11,010 --> 00:25:12,970 Yes, sometimes. And the police, too. 575 00:25:12,970 --> 00:25:15,264 But you didn't on this occasion, did you? 576 00:25:15,264 --> 00:25:18,016 No, I honestly didn't think Mr. Robb was capable 577 00:25:18,016 --> 00:25:19,601 of committing this kind of violence. 578 00:25:19,601 --> 00:25:21,645 Dr. Warren: Everything in his history and his medical records 579 00:25:21,645 --> 00:25:23,689 indicated these threats were the products 580 00:25:23,689 --> 00:25:25,607 of delusional episodes. 581 00:25:25,607 --> 00:25:27,651 I still can't believe that I was wrong. 582 00:25:27,651 --> 00:25:29,069 No further questions. 583 00:25:30,487 --> 00:25:33,866 So you hear these threats all the time, doctor? 584 00:25:33,866 --> 00:25:36,493 Between Mr. Robb and my other patients, I... 585 00:25:36,493 --> 00:25:37,661 probably get one a month. 586 00:25:37,661 --> 00:25:39,580 And on how many occasions do your clients 587 00:25:39,580 --> 00:25:41,331 come in wielding machetes? 588 00:25:41,331 --> 00:25:43,083 I thought he was just trying to show off a little. 589 00:25:43,083 --> 00:25:44,626 Is it your testimony, doctor, 590 00:25:44,626 --> 00:25:46,628 that it's customary for patients to expose 591 00:25:46,628 --> 00:25:48,005 weaponry to their psychiatrists? 592 00:25:48,005 --> 00:25:49,506 Dr. Warren: No, but it does happen. 593 00:25:49,506 --> 00:25:52,718 Dr. Warren, you blew this one, didn't you? 594 00:25:52,718 --> 00:25:54,511 - It was not my fault. Santiago: Hey, come on, doctor. 595 00:25:54,511 --> 00:25:57,681 A patient of yours tells you he's gonna go chop up a woman, 596 00:25:57,681 --> 00:25:59,058 then he goes out and does just that 597 00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:01,268 while you do absolutely nothing. 598 00:26:01,268 --> 00:26:03,103 Is it your testimony before this jury 599 00:26:03,103 --> 00:26:05,606 that you feel no compunction here whatsoever? 600 00:26:05,606 --> 00:26:06,565 Of course... 601 00:26:08,901 --> 00:26:10,569 Not a day goes by that I don't replay 602 00:26:10,569 --> 00:26:13,697 that last session with him over and over again. 603 00:26:13,697 --> 00:26:15,699 And, doctor, it just has to be true. 604 00:26:15,699 --> 00:26:17,701 Had you done something, Allison Toomey 605 00:26:17,701 --> 00:26:20,496 might still be alive today. 606 00:26:20,496 --> 00:26:21,622 That's true. 607 00:26:21,622 --> 00:26:22,664 And knowing that, doctor, 608 00:26:22,664 --> 00:26:24,333 how can anyone in this room 609 00:26:24,333 --> 00:26:26,293 truly consider you to be completely blameless? 610 00:26:26,293 --> 00:26:28,045 - Objection. Santiago: Come on, doctor. 611 00:26:28,045 --> 00:26:30,255 Look at the jury and tell them you don't blame yourself. 612 00:26:30,255 --> 00:26:31,882 Kelsey: Objection! Judge Vance: Sustained. 613 00:26:31,882 --> 00:26:33,759 That's okay, I don't think 614 00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:35,677 I have any further questions. 615 00:26:35,677 --> 00:26:37,888 Judge Vance: Thank you. You may step down, doctor. 616 00:26:42,684 --> 00:26:44,686 [instrumental music] 617 00:26:54,822 --> 00:26:58,200 Kevin, can you tell us what the kids say to you? 618 00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:04,998 Kevin, remember our little chat? 619 00:27:05,999 --> 00:27:07,543 You're gonna be a brave boy 620 00:27:07,543 --> 00:27:10,587 and tell the jury exactly what they say to you. 621 00:27:16,718 --> 00:27:18,887 They call me things. 622 00:27:18,887 --> 00:27:20,556 Hamilton: What kind of things? 623 00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:24,768 The big kids say I'm a geek and stuff. 624 00:27:24,768 --> 00:27:26,562 Like a leper, 625 00:27:26,562 --> 00:27:29,189 and the little kids are scared of me. 626 00:27:29,189 --> 00:27:31,024 They think I'm a monster. 627 00:27:32,776 --> 00:27:34,778 Hamilton: Do you think you're a monster, Kevin? 628 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:37,239 Sometimes. 629 00:27:39,074 --> 00:27:40,868 Hamilton: You're not. 630 00:27:40,868 --> 00:27:43,203 You're a very fine, brave young boy. 631 00:27:44,788 --> 00:27:46,790 No further questions. 632 00:27:51,753 --> 00:27:52,963 Kevin. 633 00:27:54,590 --> 00:27:56,842 You testified when you were playing... 634 00:27:57,843 --> 00:27:59,761 with the lighter fluid, 635 00:27:59,761 --> 00:28:02,180 you spilled some on your left sleeve, right? 636 00:28:03,348 --> 00:28:04,182 Yes. 637 00:28:04,182 --> 00:28:05,767 And then you decided to light 638 00:28:05,767 --> 00:28:08,437 one of your mom's cigarettes? 639 00:28:08,437 --> 00:28:09,813 Yes. 640 00:28:09,813 --> 00:28:12,900 And it was the sleeve with the lighter fluid 641 00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:15,235 that caught fire, then, correct? 642 00:28:15,235 --> 00:28:18,947 Yes, and then it spread to the curtains. 643 00:28:18,947 --> 00:28:21,408 Sifuentes: Thank you, Kevin. 644 00:28:21,408 --> 00:28:22,492 Nothing further. 645 00:28:22,492 --> 00:28:24,077 Hamilton: Plaintiff rests, Your Honor. 646 00:28:24,077 --> 00:28:26,246 Your Honor, the defendant moves for a directed verdict. 647 00:28:27,956 --> 00:28:30,042 The jury will be excused 648 00:28:30,042 --> 00:28:32,419 while I entertain a motion from counsel. 649 00:28:32,419 --> 00:28:35,255 See you back here 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. 650 00:28:35,255 --> 00:28:38,717 Kevin, thank you, you can step down. 651 00:28:38,717 --> 00:28:41,511 There's no reason for me to even put on a defense. 652 00:28:41,511 --> 00:28:42,971 As a matter of law, 653 00:28:42,971 --> 00:28:45,432 the plaintiff's claim cannot be sustained. 654 00:28:45,432 --> 00:28:46,934 There is not one shred of evidence 655 00:28:46,934 --> 00:28:48,310 which goes for design defect, 656 00:28:48,310 --> 00:28:50,020 and as for the failure to warn issue, 657 00:28:50,020 --> 00:28:52,314 their whole case comes down to this ludicrous notion 658 00:28:52,314 --> 00:28:54,274 that there should have been a warning label on the pajamas 659 00:28:54,274 --> 00:28:55,859 reading "Do not soak in lighter fluid 660 00:28:55,859 --> 00:28:59,071 before igniting with a match." They have no case, judge. 661 00:28:59,071 --> 00:29:01,907 All this nonsense should stop right now. 662 00:29:01,907 --> 00:29:03,450 Mr. Schuyler? 663 00:29:03,450 --> 00:29:07,287 Your honor, I don't expect Mr. Sifuentes to like our case, 664 00:29:07,287 --> 00:29:09,998 nor do I expect him to have one ounce of compassion 665 00:29:09,998 --> 00:29:12,292 for my client's crippling injuries, 666 00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:15,253 but take it from somebody who's been a victim his entire life-- 667 00:29:15,253 --> 00:29:18,882 No, I am sorry, I've had enough of that, too. 668 00:29:18,882 --> 00:29:20,842 Mr. Sifuentes. 669 00:29:20,842 --> 00:29:21,802 Your Honor. 670 00:29:23,261 --> 00:29:24,805 He has been beating the jury over the head 671 00:29:24,805 --> 00:29:26,556 with his handicap, using it as a weapon. 672 00:29:26,556 --> 00:29:29,267 I am not handicapped, sir! 673 00:29:29,267 --> 00:29:31,895 I want my objection to this manipulation on the record. 674 00:29:31,895 --> 00:29:33,522 And I object to this attack. 675 00:29:33,522 --> 00:29:35,273 Now that's enough from both of you. 676 00:29:35,273 --> 00:29:37,317 Mr. Sifuentes, you've made your point. 677 00:29:37,317 --> 00:29:40,320 Mr. Schuyler, I must say it's not totally lost on me. 678 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:42,781 Now let's skip these personal digressions 679 00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:44,533 and stick to the facts. 680 00:29:44,533 --> 00:29:45,742 I apologize, Your Honor. 681 00:29:45,742 --> 00:29:48,078 I realize this case is not about myself 682 00:29:48,078 --> 00:29:50,205 nor is it about Mr. Sifuentes, 683 00:29:50,205 --> 00:29:52,124 it's about Kevin Talbot. 684 00:29:52,124 --> 00:29:53,917 Now, if the jury rules against him, 685 00:29:53,917 --> 00:29:55,961 perhaps I can explain that to him, 686 00:29:55,961 --> 00:29:58,505 but how am I gonna explain the fact that the judge 687 00:29:58,505 --> 00:30:00,298 is gonna throw his hopes out of court 688 00:30:00,298 --> 00:30:02,884 before the trial is even over? 689 00:30:02,884 --> 00:30:05,095 Well, I'm not inclined to take this matter 690 00:30:05,095 --> 00:30:06,763 out of the jury's hands, 691 00:30:06,763 --> 00:30:09,558 so I'm going to deny your motion, Mr. Sifuentes. 692 00:30:09,558 --> 00:30:12,102 Open tomorrow morning with your defense. 693 00:30:12,102 --> 00:30:16,106 This case will go on and that is all. 694 00:30:16,106 --> 00:30:18,400 And don't you ever speak to me like that again. 695 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,069 You deserve it. That little fire stunt, the constant-- 696 00:30:21,069 --> 00:30:22,446 Hey, hey, hey. 697 00:30:22,446 --> 00:30:24,156 Enough, enough. 698 00:30:29,453 --> 00:30:33,457 Arnie, Renee Quintana got the make on Nina Hollander. 699 00:30:33,457 --> 00:30:34,624 She's rich. 700 00:30:35,959 --> 00:30:37,753 What do we got here? 701 00:30:37,753 --> 00:30:39,212 Married once, no kids, 702 00:30:39,212 --> 00:30:41,339 well educated, a harpist, no less. 703 00:30:41,339 --> 00:30:43,133 She studied at the conservatory. 704 00:30:43,133 --> 00:30:44,926 This is a renaissance woman, Rox. 705 00:30:46,762 --> 00:30:48,638 Look at this, look at this. 706 00:30:48,638 --> 00:30:49,931 She breeds appaloosas. 707 00:30:49,931 --> 00:30:51,933 Probably between harp lessons. 708 00:30:51,933 --> 00:30:53,977 Here, sign this. 709 00:30:53,977 --> 00:30:57,355 "Worth approximately 30 million dollars." 710 00:30:57,355 --> 00:30:59,608 This lady multi-talented or what? 711 00:30:59,608 --> 00:31:01,818 Guess what? Her limousine service called. 712 00:31:01,818 --> 00:31:03,403 They'll be picking you up on Thursday 713 00:31:03,403 --> 00:31:05,072 and they would like to know what you drink 714 00:31:05,072 --> 00:31:06,823 so they can stock the bar. 715 00:31:06,823 --> 00:31:08,992 I could grow accustomed to this, Roxanne. 716 00:31:11,078 --> 00:31:13,205 Make it dom perignon. 717 00:31:18,168 --> 00:31:21,171 So, what did you hear about this new guy, anything? 718 00:31:22,089 --> 00:31:23,173 Black, 719 00:31:23,173 --> 00:31:25,926 brilliant, Harvard Law. 720 00:31:25,926 --> 00:31:27,928 Job offers up the wazoo. 721 00:31:27,928 --> 00:31:29,805 Oh, great, a star. 722 00:31:29,805 --> 00:31:30,972 That noise you just heard? 723 00:31:30,972 --> 00:31:32,974 That was the sound of my option being dropped. 724 00:31:32,974 --> 00:31:34,768 Stop being so negative. 725 00:31:34,768 --> 00:31:38,146 Abby, if I fail the bar again, I'm dead meat. 726 00:31:38,146 --> 00:31:39,689 You passed. 727 00:31:39,689 --> 00:31:41,233 Tony, you passed. 728 00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:42,651 It's easy for you to say. 729 00:31:42,651 --> 00:31:43,443 Okay. 730 00:31:43,443 --> 00:31:44,945 When do the results come back? 731 00:31:44,945 --> 00:31:47,823 In a couple of weeks, and if I have failed-- 732 00:31:47,823 --> 00:31:49,157 Excuse me. 733 00:31:49,157 --> 00:31:50,283 If I've failed again 734 00:31:50,283 --> 00:31:52,452 I have to go back into the family business. 735 00:31:52,452 --> 00:31:54,246 What's the family business? 736 00:31:54,246 --> 00:31:57,833 Well, suffice it to say, it ain't too lawyerly. 737 00:31:57,833 --> 00:32:00,794 - You'd give up being a lawyer? - I might have to. 738 00:32:00,794 --> 00:32:02,838 You see, my brother was sort of running the business, 739 00:32:02,838 --> 00:32:04,422 but he recently um... 740 00:32:06,049 --> 00:32:08,426 he recently became incapacitated 741 00:32:08,426 --> 00:32:10,220 and now my father is really pressing me 742 00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:12,639 and he's very hard man to say no to. 743 00:32:12,639 --> 00:32:15,892 - [chuckles] All fathers are. - You don't know my father. 744 00:32:15,892 --> 00:32:18,019 Whenever I go for a family dinner at the compound-- 745 00:32:18,019 --> 00:32:19,437 The compound? 746 00:32:20,772 --> 00:32:21,940 Never mind. 747 00:32:21,940 --> 00:32:23,275 You don't wanna know. 748 00:32:25,652 --> 00:32:27,112 Robb: And then I dragged her from the 749 00:32:27,112 --> 00:32:28,655 kitchen to the bathroom. 750 00:32:28,655 --> 00:32:30,365 Santiago: And she was already dead at this point? 751 00:32:30,365 --> 00:32:33,285 Yes, but I kept stabbing her... 752 00:32:34,911 --> 00:32:37,289 over and over and over. 753 00:32:37,289 --> 00:32:38,999 Then I was finished. 754 00:32:38,999 --> 00:32:40,584 I washed my hands. 755 00:32:42,043 --> 00:32:43,503 I had finished. 756 00:32:43,503 --> 00:32:44,880 Nothing further. 757 00:32:54,681 --> 00:32:57,058 [indistinct whispering] 758 00:32:58,518 --> 00:32:59,686 Are you sure? 759 00:33:00,729 --> 00:33:03,190 Why the kitchen knife, Mr. Robb? 760 00:33:03,190 --> 00:33:04,524 All those threats with the machete, 761 00:33:04,524 --> 00:33:06,902 but instead you kill her with a kitchen knife. 762 00:33:06,902 --> 00:33:08,111 I didn't have it with me. 763 00:33:08,111 --> 00:33:09,070 Kelsey: You go to murder someone 764 00:33:09,070 --> 00:33:10,488 and you forget the weapon? 765 00:33:10,488 --> 00:33:12,490 - What kind of a killer are you? - Objection. 766 00:33:12,490 --> 00:33:14,492 Kelsey: Something else is bothering me, Mr. Robb. 767 00:33:14,492 --> 00:33:17,329 Today you tell us that you washed the blood off your hands, 768 00:33:17,329 --> 00:33:18,955 but in the confession you gave to the police, 769 00:33:18,955 --> 00:33:20,373 you said you never took your gloves off. 770 00:33:20,373 --> 00:33:22,167 I object. Will counsel please tell us 771 00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:23,668 where she's headed with all of this? 772 00:33:23,668 --> 00:33:24,711 I'd be glad to. 773 00:33:24,711 --> 00:33:26,296 This man did not kill Allison Toomey. 774 00:33:26,296 --> 00:33:27,672 - What? Robb: I did too! 775 00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:29,174 Kelsey: He'd like to think he did, but I'm 776 00:33:29,174 --> 00:33:30,091 gonna prove that this is simply 777 00:33:30,091 --> 00:33:31,176 another one of his fantasies. 778 00:33:31,176 --> 00:33:32,510 Santiago: Oh, this is crazy. 779 00:33:32,510 --> 00:33:34,095 I don't like surprises, Ms. Kelsey. 780 00:33:34,095 --> 00:33:35,305 Neither do I, Your Honor, 781 00:33:35,305 --> 00:33:37,098 but while listening to Mr. Robb's testimony, 782 00:33:37,098 --> 00:33:38,934 it suddenly became apparent to me. 783 00:33:38,934 --> 00:33:40,936 Judge Ruben: I'll give you a little more latitude. 784 00:33:40,936 --> 00:33:43,146 When you described the murder a few moments ago, 785 00:33:43,146 --> 00:33:44,773 you stabbed with your right hand, 786 00:33:44,773 --> 00:33:46,733 but in the confession you said you were left-handed. 787 00:33:46,733 --> 00:33:48,985 - Why? - I don't remember. 788 00:33:48,985 --> 00:33:51,196 Kelsey: I'll tell you why, because in the paper 789 00:33:51,196 --> 00:33:53,573 it said the police were looking for a left-handed killer, 790 00:33:53,573 --> 00:33:54,991 so that's what you gave them. 791 00:33:54,991 --> 00:33:56,993 - This is a speech. - Tell us, Mr. Robb. 792 00:33:56,993 --> 00:33:59,621 Why did you confess to a murder you didn't commit? 793 00:33:59,621 --> 00:34:02,207 Because I did it, I did too commit it! 794 00:34:02,207 --> 00:34:04,084 Oh, come on, you don't even know the facts. 795 00:34:04,084 --> 00:34:05,543 - You've been found out. Santiago: Objection! 796 00:34:05,543 --> 00:34:07,420 - Ms. Kelsey! - You dreamed of killing her. 797 00:34:07,420 --> 00:34:10,006 - But you didn't do it, did you? - I was the one who killed her. 798 00:34:10,006 --> 00:34:12,175 Kelsey: Everything you confessed to was in the paper, 799 00:34:12,175 --> 00:34:13,760 you memorized it. 800 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:15,762 But your memory is lousy today, Mr. Robb, 801 00:34:15,762 --> 00:34:18,014 and everyone in this courtroom knows you didn't do it. 802 00:34:18,014 --> 00:34:21,768 I did! I stabbed her over and over and over... 803 00:34:21,768 --> 00:34:24,354 - You didn't stab anybody. - It was me! 804 00:34:24,354 --> 00:34:26,231 - It was my crime! Judge Ruben: Mr. Robb. 805 00:34:26,231 --> 00:34:29,401 Robb: It's mine! I belong in prison! 806 00:34:30,151 --> 00:34:32,195 You can't do this! 807 00:34:32,195 --> 00:34:33,697 It's mine! 808 00:34:41,079 --> 00:34:44,833 You've heard the testimony of a deluded individual 809 00:34:44,833 --> 00:34:46,626 desperately clinging to the belief 810 00:34:46,626 --> 00:34:49,254 that he murdered Allison Toomey. 811 00:34:49,254 --> 00:34:52,465 A right-handed man claiming to be left-handed, 812 00:34:52,465 --> 00:34:55,093 a man who didn't even remember the facts. 813 00:34:55,093 --> 00:34:58,263 You've also heard three psychiatrists tell you today 814 00:34:58,263 --> 00:35:01,641 that this could all very well just be a fantasy, 815 00:35:01,641 --> 00:35:03,602 that his confession and plea of guilty 816 00:35:03,602 --> 00:35:06,271 could simply be an extension of that fantasy. 817 00:35:06,271 --> 00:35:10,650 The plaintiffs are asking you to punish Dr. Warren 818 00:35:10,650 --> 00:35:13,236 for not having a foresight to predict 819 00:35:13,236 --> 00:35:15,280 that Elliot Robb was a murderer, 820 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:18,742 and yet here we sit with the full benefit 821 00:35:18,742 --> 00:35:22,287 of hindsight and we still can't say he's a murderer. 822 00:35:22,287 --> 00:35:23,747 And in fact, ladies and gentlemen, 823 00:35:23,747 --> 00:35:25,248 whether you believe that psychiatrists 824 00:35:25,248 --> 00:35:27,334 should warn in a situation or not, 825 00:35:27,334 --> 00:35:29,127 it no longer makes any difference, 826 00:35:29,127 --> 00:35:31,630 because if Elliot Robb didn't kill that girl, 827 00:35:31,630 --> 00:35:35,634 then the actions of my client are absolutely no consequence. 828 00:35:37,636 --> 00:35:38,636 Thank you. 829 00:35:43,850 --> 00:35:45,685 Van Owen: Oh, sure, I don't mind. 830 00:35:45,685 --> 00:35:49,272 Whatever time you finish with your deposition. Uh-huh! 831 00:35:49,272 --> 00:35:51,941 Okay, love you, too, Mickey. 832 00:35:51,941 --> 00:35:54,110 Yeah, talk to you later. 833 00:35:54,110 --> 00:35:55,153 Hi. 834 00:35:55,153 --> 00:35:57,906 Hi, stranger in a strange land. 835 00:35:57,906 --> 00:36:00,283 I hope I'm not taking you at a bad time. 836 00:36:00,283 --> 00:36:03,995 No, actually I had a hinky 459 837 00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:05,580 who just copped to a year at county lid, 838 00:36:05,580 --> 00:36:08,291 so I'm a free woman for now. 839 00:36:08,291 --> 00:36:09,501 Huh? 840 00:36:09,501 --> 00:36:12,045 You don't do too much-- much criminal, do you? 841 00:36:12,045 --> 00:36:13,463 [chuckles] Try none. 842 00:36:13,463 --> 00:36:15,340 I've never even been in this building before. 843 00:36:15,340 --> 00:36:17,634 Of course, there was a total wacko 844 00:36:17,634 --> 00:36:19,886 in the elevator on PCP or something. 845 00:36:19,886 --> 00:36:22,097 [Van Owen laughs] 846 00:36:22,097 --> 00:36:24,349 Yeah, so let me guess that since you are not here 847 00:36:24,349 --> 00:36:25,975 to soak in the luxurious ambience, 848 00:36:25,975 --> 00:36:28,311 there must be something I can do for you. 849 00:36:28,311 --> 00:36:29,896 Grace, I hate to impose, 850 00:36:29,896 --> 00:36:33,692 but some evidence came out in a civil trail I'm involved in, 851 00:36:33,692 --> 00:36:35,151 and I know its gonna sound more like 852 00:36:35,151 --> 00:36:36,736 Perry Mason than real life, 853 00:36:36,736 --> 00:36:38,321 but there's a man in prison 854 00:36:38,321 --> 00:36:41,116 serving time for a murder he didn't commit. 855 00:36:41,116 --> 00:36:42,450 And what I was hoping was 856 00:36:42,450 --> 00:36:43,785 that you could do something to get him out 857 00:36:43,785 --> 00:36:46,037 before I lose another night's sleep over it. 858 00:36:46,037 --> 00:36:47,455 Are you representing him? 859 00:36:47,455 --> 00:36:48,706 Not exactly. 860 00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:50,417 Well, it's really up to his counsel 861 00:36:50,417 --> 00:36:51,751 to make a motion for a new trial. 862 00:36:51,751 --> 00:36:53,920 He didn't have a trial, he pled guilty, 863 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:55,505 some PD represented him. 864 00:36:55,505 --> 00:36:58,550 Can't you make a motion as an officer of the court? 865 00:36:58,550 --> 00:37:01,344 I can if the new evidence is compelling enough. 866 00:37:01,344 --> 00:37:02,262 What have you got? 867 00:37:02,262 --> 00:37:04,097 A lot of inconsistencies 868 00:37:04,097 --> 00:37:07,183 in the various statements he made, 869 00:37:07,183 --> 00:37:09,310 and I just know he didn't do it. 870 00:37:11,354 --> 00:37:13,606 Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Ann, 871 00:37:13,606 --> 00:37:15,316 but the police are usually pretty good about 872 00:37:15,316 --> 00:37:17,861 sniffing out compulsive confessors. 873 00:37:17,861 --> 00:37:20,238 And with about thousand other case files 874 00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:22,574 sitting on my desk, I'd really need something more 875 00:37:22,574 --> 00:37:25,243 in the way of hard evidence to get his case re-opened. 876 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:31,291 Okay, thanks for your time. 877 00:37:31,291 --> 00:37:32,584 Sure. 878 00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:34,752 Peletier: This guy is so damn good, Victor, 879 00:37:34,752 --> 00:37:36,171 he's got the jury right in the palm of his hand. 880 00:37:36,171 --> 00:37:37,547 You haven't seen me yet. 881 00:37:37,547 --> 00:37:38,840 At least let's wait until we put on our defense. 882 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:40,425 I know, but... 883 00:37:41,426 --> 00:37:42,969 it's just that win or lose, 884 00:37:42,969 --> 00:37:44,554 my company doesn't look very good 885 00:37:44,554 --> 00:37:46,598 battling this poor little kid. 886 00:37:46,598 --> 00:37:51,060 Besides, I'd sort of like to give him something anyway. 887 00:37:51,060 --> 00:37:52,729 That's fine. I just don't want you throwing out 888 00:37:52,729 --> 00:37:54,439 any offers just because you think we're beat. 889 00:37:54,439 --> 00:37:57,400 I understand, Victor, but I want you to make them an offer. 890 00:37:58,860 --> 00:38:00,195 Okay. 891 00:38:00,195 --> 00:38:02,864 Have you seen, Schuyler? 892 00:38:02,864 --> 00:38:04,407 Let me check the head count, sir. 893 00:38:04,407 --> 00:38:06,409 And make it fast and ready to go. 894 00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:10,455 Schuyler: Do you think this is funny, or what? 895 00:38:11,456 --> 00:38:13,082 Hey. 896 00:38:13,082 --> 00:38:15,376 Pull down those, stud, let's see what you got. 897 00:38:15,376 --> 00:38:16,794 - Hey! - Watch out. 898 00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:18,421 Easy, bud, we're just doing a little 899 00:38:18,421 --> 00:38:21,424 anthropology research here. 900 00:38:21,424 --> 00:38:22,800 What the hell is wrong with you? 901 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,344 Hey, bud, what're you gonna do about it? 902 00:38:24,344 --> 00:38:25,804 I mean, there's three against one here. 903 00:38:25,804 --> 00:38:27,806 [chuckles] Should I say one and a half? 904 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:30,266 [laughing] 905 00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:32,393 [mirror shatters] 906 00:38:32,393 --> 00:38:33,520 Punk 2: Hey, bud! 907 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:34,354 [grunts] 908 00:38:34,354 --> 00:38:36,481 You better redo your math! 909 00:38:36,481 --> 00:38:38,525 Let's go, out! 910 00:38:38,525 --> 00:38:40,527 - Get out! - Be cool. Cool. 911 00:38:43,571 --> 00:38:45,114 Oh, God. 912 00:38:46,616 --> 00:38:48,868 You alright? You okay? 913 00:38:48,868 --> 00:38:50,078 I'm fine. 914 00:38:50,495 --> 00:38:52,455 Am I cut? 915 00:38:52,455 --> 00:38:54,457 Yeah, a little right there. 916 00:38:54,457 --> 00:38:57,210 - Right over here - It's okay, okay. 917 00:39:00,129 --> 00:39:02,423 Oh, boy. 918 00:39:02,423 --> 00:39:05,093 [panting] 919 00:39:08,930 --> 00:39:11,015 - I'm-- I'm really sorry. - Oh, damn! 920 00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:12,058 [clattering] 921 00:39:16,479 --> 00:39:18,898 [people chattering] 922 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:27,907 Schuyler! 923 00:39:27,907 --> 00:39:30,743 Your honor, I'm afraid there has been a slight altercation. 924 00:39:30,743 --> 00:39:32,704 Not with Mr. Sifuentes. 925 00:39:34,330 --> 00:39:35,456 No, with strangers. 926 00:39:35,456 --> 00:39:38,710 Unfortunately, one of the byproducts of... 927 00:39:38,710 --> 00:39:41,880 my abnormality is that I get attacked... 928 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:45,091 simply because of the way I look. 929 00:39:45,091 --> 00:39:48,511 There are bullies in this world who like to beat people up 930 00:39:48,511 --> 00:39:50,847 just because they look different. 931 00:39:50,847 --> 00:39:53,516 It's something I've faced all my life. 932 00:39:53,516 --> 00:39:55,852 Kevin Talbot regrettably will 933 00:39:55,852 --> 00:39:58,313 have to face it all through his. 934 00:39:58,313 --> 00:40:01,566 I'd like a continuance until tomorrow morning... 935 00:40:01,566 --> 00:40:04,944 so that I can seek medical attention and get fresh clothes. 936 00:40:04,944 --> 00:40:06,904 Judge Vance: Certainly, tomorrow morning 10:00 a.m. 937 00:40:06,904 --> 00:40:09,532 Members of the jury, this incident is not relevant 938 00:40:09,532 --> 00:40:11,576 to any issue that's before you. 939 00:40:11,576 --> 00:40:13,620 You're instructed to disregard it entirely. 940 00:40:13,620 --> 00:40:16,539 This court is adjourned until tomorrow morning. 941 00:40:16,539 --> 00:40:19,125 Judge Ruben: Mr. Foreman, has the jury reached a verdict? 942 00:40:19,125 --> 00:40:22,211 - We have, Your Honor. - What say you, Mr. Foreman? 943 00:40:22,211 --> 00:40:24,130 We the jury in the case of the estate 944 00:40:24,130 --> 00:40:26,633 of Allison Toomey versus Peter Warren 945 00:40:26,633 --> 00:40:28,384 find in favor of the defendant. 946 00:40:30,178 --> 00:40:31,137 [laughs] 947 00:40:32,138 --> 00:40:33,348 Congratulations. 948 00:40:37,936 --> 00:40:40,438 So what happens to Elliot? 949 00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:43,441 - He goes back to prison. - Even after that verdict? 950 00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:45,652 Well, that was just a civil trial about you, Peter. 951 00:40:45,652 --> 00:40:46,861 Unfortunately it has nothing to do 952 00:40:46,861 --> 00:40:48,863 with the criminal disposition on him. 953 00:40:48,863 --> 00:40:51,407 Can I talk to you for just a minute? Would you excuse us? 954 00:40:51,407 --> 00:40:52,408 Sure. 955 00:40:55,828 --> 00:40:58,831 You see, this is exactly what's bothering me. 956 00:40:58,831 --> 00:41:01,751 I have the sinking feeling that my job is only half done. 957 00:41:01,751 --> 00:41:03,962 Elliot Robb is going back to prison 958 00:41:03,962 --> 00:41:06,547 and the real murderer is still out there. 959 00:41:06,547 --> 00:41:07,757 Won't the police do something? 960 00:41:07,757 --> 00:41:09,968 I hope so, but I doubt it. 961 00:41:09,968 --> 00:41:13,763 As far as they're concerned Elliot's still the killer, 962 00:41:13,763 --> 00:41:16,391 which is why I need to review your medical files. 963 00:41:16,391 --> 00:41:18,726 I want to refresh myself on the case histories 964 00:41:18,726 --> 00:41:20,186 of the other members of that therapy group. 965 00:41:20,186 --> 00:41:21,396 Why? 966 00:41:21,396 --> 00:41:23,106 I think the DA's office will do something 967 00:41:23,106 --> 00:41:24,816 if I can give them something to work with, 968 00:41:24,816 --> 00:41:27,485 and I am willing to bet that the real murderer 969 00:41:27,485 --> 00:41:29,612 is a member of that group therapy session, 970 00:41:29,612 --> 00:41:32,740 somebody who knew Allison and who heard Elliot's threat. 971 00:41:32,740 --> 00:41:33,992 Wait, just a second. 972 00:41:33,992 --> 00:41:35,618 You see, if I can talk to some of those people, 973 00:41:35,618 --> 00:41:37,453 maybe I can stir something up. 974 00:41:37,453 --> 00:41:40,873 Maybe there was some sexual involvements, some jealousies. 975 00:41:40,873 --> 00:41:43,418 You said yourself those groups can get pretty intimate. 976 00:41:43,418 --> 00:41:44,377 Hey... 977 00:41:46,212 --> 00:41:49,674 We're still talking in the scope of our attorney-client 978 00:41:49,674 --> 00:41:50,675 relationship here, right? 979 00:41:50,675 --> 00:41:51,884 Of course. 980 00:41:51,884 --> 00:41:53,219 Then let me tell you this 981 00:41:53,219 --> 00:41:54,595 in total confidence. 982 00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:59,475 I murdered Allison Toomey. 983 00:42:01,227 --> 00:42:03,604 Is this is a joke? 984 00:42:03,604 --> 00:42:06,065 We were having an affair... 985 00:42:06,065 --> 00:42:07,650 and when she threatened to go public it, 986 00:42:07,650 --> 00:42:10,653 well, a psychiatrist can lose his license, his whole life, 987 00:42:10,653 --> 00:42:13,865 for getting sexual involved with a 17-year-old patient. 988 00:42:16,492 --> 00:42:21,080 She threatened to expose me, Ms. Kelsey, so I killed her. 989 00:42:22,707 --> 00:42:25,042 You son of a bitch. 990 00:42:25,042 --> 00:42:27,336 Psychologically, it wasn't very hard to convince Elliot 991 00:42:27,336 --> 00:42:29,630 he'd done it, poor bastard is so wracked with guilt anyway. 992 00:42:30,715 --> 00:42:33,259 He wanted to be punished. 993 00:42:33,259 --> 00:42:35,678 Why are you telling me this? Dr. Warren: So you'll stop. 994 00:42:35,678 --> 00:42:38,431 I'm well versed the laws pertaining to privilege, 995 00:42:38,431 --> 00:42:40,475 not simply doctor-patient, but attorney-client as well, 996 00:42:40,475 --> 00:42:42,685 and I know that by telling you these things, 997 00:42:42,685 --> 00:42:45,480 you are forever precluded from directly or indirectly 998 00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:46,898 telling anybody else. 999 00:42:48,399 --> 00:42:50,693 I also know... 1000 00:42:50,693 --> 00:42:52,111 that you'll have to cancel this little 1001 00:42:52,111 --> 00:42:53,738 fact-finding safari you're planning, 1002 00:42:53,738 --> 00:42:55,323 unless you care to be disbarred. 1003 00:42:55,323 --> 00:42:57,325 What makes you think I won't do it anyway? 1004 00:42:57,325 --> 00:42:58,743 Dr. Warren: As we both know, the things I tell you 1005 00:42:58,743 --> 00:43:00,078 in the context of our privilege 1006 00:43:00,078 --> 00:43:02,205 are inadmissible in a court of law. 1007 00:43:03,956 --> 00:43:05,958 You can't get me, lady, 1008 00:43:05,958 --> 00:43:08,127 even if you wanted to throw away your career to do it. 1009 00:43:10,755 --> 00:43:13,257 [tense music] 1010 00:43:13,257 --> 00:43:15,676 Thank you for the excellent representation. 1011 00:43:17,345 --> 00:43:18,763 I recommend you. 1012 00:43:34,362 --> 00:43:37,740 Damn it! I'm just so tempted to turn him in. 1013 00:43:38,658 --> 00:43:39,951 What good will it do? 1014 00:43:42,203 --> 00:43:44,163 Okay. 1015 00:43:44,163 --> 00:43:47,166 Nothing you say can be used against him, right? 1016 00:43:47,166 --> 00:43:49,085 And with Robb still confessing, 1017 00:43:49,085 --> 00:43:50,753 they can easily get reasonable doubt. 1018 00:43:50,753 --> 00:43:53,422 So your doctor gets off, you get disbarred. 1019 00:43:54,882 --> 00:43:56,592 So what am I supposed to do? 1020 00:43:56,592 --> 00:43:58,719 You do what lawyers have to do sometimes, 1021 00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:00,221 you put it behind you. 1022 00:44:00,221 --> 00:44:01,722 You think about something positive, 1023 00:44:01,722 --> 00:44:03,349 something worthwhile,. 1024 00:44:04,642 --> 00:44:08,187 Linguine al pesto, for example. 1025 00:44:08,187 --> 00:44:10,648 And you accept the fact that what's best about the system 1026 00:44:10,648 --> 00:44:12,817 is also sometimes hardest to live with. 1027 00:44:12,817 --> 00:44:14,986 [insects chirping] 1028 00:44:14,986 --> 00:44:17,822 That and pray that my client gets hit by a bus. 1029 00:44:17,822 --> 00:44:19,407 Yeah, that, too. 1030 00:44:20,992 --> 00:44:22,827 Come on, let's go to bed. 1031 00:44:24,579 --> 00:44:27,415 I have to sit out here for a while. 1032 00:44:27,415 --> 00:44:30,168 Do you want me to make you something to eat? 1033 00:44:30,168 --> 00:44:31,377 I'm fine. 1034 00:44:34,380 --> 00:44:36,174 I, I love you. 1035 00:44:48,811 --> 00:44:52,398 The important thing is that it's all for a worthy cause. 1036 00:44:52,398 --> 00:44:54,025 Absolutely. 1037 00:44:54,025 --> 00:44:56,277 When you think this is providing shelter for the homeless, 1038 00:44:56,277 --> 00:44:59,280 it all becomes a very small sacrifice, doesn't it? 1039 00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:01,824 Well, we all do what we can. 1040 00:45:01,824 --> 00:45:04,994 Yet I keep getting the feeling that somehow 1041 00:45:04,994 --> 00:45:08,289 we just haven't done quite enough. 1042 00:45:08,289 --> 00:45:10,750 I so agree. 1043 00:45:10,750 --> 00:45:13,210 [instrumental music] 1044 00:45:20,801 --> 00:45:24,680 Funny thing is, I just agreed out of curiosity. 1045 00:45:26,641 --> 00:45:28,893 I wanted to see what these auctions were like. 1046 00:45:30,937 --> 00:45:32,146 That's why I went. 1047 00:45:32,146 --> 00:45:36,067 I was curious, no intention of bidding, 1048 00:45:36,067 --> 00:45:39,487 but when I saw you, I said... 1049 00:45:39,487 --> 00:45:41,280 "Mhmm, I want it." 1050 00:45:45,701 --> 00:45:47,453 Ooh. 1051 00:45:47,453 --> 00:45:49,288 I'm glad you did. 1052 00:46:10,059 --> 00:46:11,560 Where are you going? 1053 00:46:13,145 --> 00:46:15,731 It's 1:30, Nina, I've got a full day tomorrow. 1054 00:46:15,731 --> 00:46:18,317 Arnold: I should probably-- - Give me your hand, Arnie. 1055 00:46:24,615 --> 00:46:25,700 [kisses] 1056 00:46:25,700 --> 00:46:26,909 So soft. 1057 00:46:28,995 --> 00:46:30,913 [cuffs rattling] 1058 00:46:30,913 --> 00:46:32,415 What are you doing? 1059 00:46:33,624 --> 00:46:36,877 Relax, Mr. Becker, you are my prisoner. 1060 00:46:36,877 --> 00:46:39,296 [ominous music] 1061 00:46:40,715 --> 00:46:44,093 Nina, come on, it's too late for a game. 1062 00:46:44,093 --> 00:46:46,095 This is no game, mister. 1063 00:46:46,095 --> 00:46:48,139 I paid $5,000 for this 1064 00:46:48,139 --> 00:46:50,599 and intend to get my money's worth. 1065 00:46:50,599 --> 00:46:52,601 Every last penny. 1066 00:46:52,601 --> 00:46:55,104 [jazz music] 1067 00:47:07,658 --> 00:47:10,161 [theme music]