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Previously on L .A. Law. If you want this woman, you have to go after her,

you have to go after her strong.

You think she just likes me because she's retarded?

She likes you, Ben, because you're a likable guy.

Uh -huh.

Hi, Benny.

Hi.

I had fun last night.

I did, too.

Good.

What have you been doing since you're out here?

Ah, you know, a little bit of this, a little bit of that.

You know, looking for a job, meeting people, going on a lot of blind dates,

checking out the local culture.

It's not much like New York, is it? It's not anything like New York. It's clean,

sunny all the time, nobody jaywalks, nobody knows how to dress.

Other than that, I love it.

I met your girlfriend yesterday in the ladies' room.

You did?

Yeah, she was sweet. You said you're taking her to an Italian restaurant?

Yeah. You like Italian food?

Yeah.

Do you?

My last name's Ionello. I grew up on it.

Ionello's an Italian named Benny.

Oh.

By the way, was Douglas Brackman serious about only buying office supplies on

sale? If he said it, I'm sure he was serious about it.

Like I got time for that?

I don't know, Denise.

He's pretty serious about that kind of stuff.

Well, Benny, he can forget it, because I'm not going to 11 different stores

looking for the best price on office supplies.

Go find out if she's ever acting. Go ahead. Go ask.

Excuse me.

Do you have any acting background?

What's it to you? Oh, she's perfect.

Excuse me?

This is Rose Steppenhoff?

Yes, so?

I'm a casting director, dear.

I'd like you to come in and read for me.

Benny, let's go.

She's not believing you, Rose.

I know. that and i find that absolutely adorable hey look if you two are looking

to bring me home and take pictures you could just forget about it here's my

ask around about me if you're interested in auditioning for a major motion

picture with a major director and major talent already attached call me

whether you realize it or not you've just been discovered

Morning.

Hi. Hi, I was just looking for you.

So I heard. Put her on ice, Arnold. I just wanted to ask you a question.

Has anybody ever told you that you have a very suspicious mind?

Has anybody ever told you you have a way of making the most innocent comments

sound like a come on?

It's a gift.

So, what's the question?

Well, you have connections in the entertainment business, right?

Yeah, some.

Well, have you ever heard of a Rose Stepanoff? Of course, she's a big

director. How come?

Well, she saw me in a store yesterday.

And she asked me to audition for a movie.

Are you going to do it?

I don't know. I mean, it's not like I have this burning desire to be a

for the rest of my life, you know?

Hi. Hi.

Hey, big guy.

Did you ask him? Yeah, he said she's for real.

So you really were discovered.

Well, it's not like they gave me the part yet, Benny.

Oh, I bet they will, though.

I bet that as soon as they see you, they give you the part.

Well, with that vote of confidence, I'm going to go for it.

All right, well, bye.

Bye.

So, Benny, what's with the wandering eyes? I thought you were getting your

wound with Rosalie.

What do you mean?

I mean, you two are still going out, right?

Yeah. That's what I thought.

Well, that doesn't mean I can't be friends with Denise, does it? No.

But it probably means I can't be good friends with her, though, right? How

Like have supper with her?

Well, that depends what you have in mind. It also depends on whether you and

Rosalie are getting serious.

What do you mean, serious?

Well, there's a variety of indicators.

Let's see.

Has she brought her toothbrush over yet?

No. But she calls me almost every day.

And she always wants to know what I'm doing.

She wouldn't like it if I had supper with somebody else.

Take it from me, Benny.

to get away with lunch.

Oye, oye.

Let's get started.

Before you get down to business, Douglas, I would like to start this

welcoming Eli Levinson to this firm.

Thank you, Leland.

It's a pleasure to be welcomed here. I look forward to working with all of you,

and as soon as I pass the California bar, I'm sure I'll actually be of some

around here.

Don't worry, Eli. We'll keep you busy. Yes, we will. And on that note,

versus Walters, the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Unified

District. What is this? A 10 -year -old girl, as part of the school's drug

awareness program, brings in some pot that her father was growing.

He gets arrested, serves time. The kid's in therapy. Parents are suing for

damages. How does the father justify the fact that he was using drugs?

He doesn't. He doesn't have to. If his child was encouraged to inform on her

parents, and as a result the family's privacy and civil rights were violated

the child was traumatized, the fact that they smoked pot seems a little

insignificant, don't you think?

No, I don't. If the parents were using drugs, I think it indicates that they

were derelict in their duties as parents.

It was pot.

It wasn't heroin. It wasn't cocaine.

Pot. Pot is a drug.

Pot certainly is a drug. You've smoked a little reefer in your time, haven't

you, Ernie? Yes, I did.

There was a time in my life when I smoked pot, when I drank to excess, when

fornicated, when I engaged in debauchery of many forms.

I'm happy to say those days are behind me. Stuart, you have a call.

Who is it? He won't say who it is, just that it's very important. Would you like

me to get rid of him?

Oh, no, no, I'll take it over there, thanks. What do you attribute this

transformation to, Arnie? The arrogance of pride, the pleasures of lust, the

poisons of vain curiosity are the impulses of a soul that is dead.

St. Augustine. God, will these quotations never cease?

Oh, hi. I was just thinking about it.

Well,

I'll make time.

You want to come over this afternoon?

All right, where do you want me to meet you?

You're kidding, right?

Mr. Gilleher, will you tell this court what happened to you and your family on

the evening of February 8th, 1993?

When I came home from work, most of my neighbors were out on the street.

There were two police cars parked in my driveway.

My wife had not come home yet. My daughter Emily was sitting in the back

one of the police cars, and when she saw me, she started to cry.

What, if anything, did you do? I tried to open the door, but before I could do

that, three cops came out of my house. They slammed me against the car and told

me I was under arrest.

They handcuffed me in front of my daughter.

They wouldn't let me talk to her.

And she was hysterical by then.

And all the time she's trying to get out of the car, but she can't because there

aren't any handles on the inside of the doors.

What were you charged with?

Cultivating marijuana, ten plants worth.

And what was the outcome of those charges?

I was convicted and I served six months in jail.

My wife was given probation.

I lost my job, she lost hers.

What happened to your daughter?

The first thing that happened was that she was placed into a foster home.

It was felt...

that she would be abused for having reported us.

Would you describe the effect all this had on your daughter?

She used to be a real front -of -the -line kind of kid.

She was always real excited about everything. She was always asking a

questions. But now she doesn't even want to go to school or talk to her friends.

She sees a police car and she hides. And she cannot bear to be left alone.

Her whole world is different.

She is ten years old, and her whole world is different.

Thank you, Mr. Gelliher. I have no further questions.

Do you take any responsibility at all for the trauma your child and family

gone through? I take responsibility for growing marijuana.

I do not take responsibility for scaring my child into thinking that anybody who

uses marijuana is either going to die or become a heroin addict.

And I do not take responsibility for turning my child against her parents.

Where did you grow the plant, sir?

In a locked room in the basement.

Did you tell her you kept... pot in there? I did not. Did you and your wife

smoke pot in front of her? No, we did not. Why not? Because she's 10 years

My wife and I don't have sex in front of our daughter, and we don't discuss our

financial problems in front of her either. I was only trying to protect her

something that I don't think she's old enough to understand.

When is a child old enough to understand her parents are breaking the law, Mr.

Gellar? Parents break the law all the time, Ms. Halbert.

Sometimes they may drive too fast, or they put an extension on the garage

without a proper permit, or they throw a can of motor oil into the garbage.

That doesn't give them the right to send the police into the classrooms to

manipulate the children into turning in their parents. Have you ever considered

the possibility that your daughter wasn't manipulated at all? That she

the intervention of authorities because she was concerned about her parents?

Drug use. Objection. Compound and irrelevant.

There were two and a half ounces of marijuana found in the house. That's it.

Period. I would just like somebody to explain to me how that justifies what he

did to my family. I want someone to explain to me how that justifies what he

to my kids. Sir, you will control yourself in my courtroom.

Miss Haber, I have no further questions.

Hey,

Barry.

Hi, Stuart.

What's going on?

Anybody know you're here?

No. You sure? Yeah, you told me not to tell anybody. I didn't tell anybody.

Good.

Stuart, you've known me for a long time as Barry Glassman, but that's not who I

am.

My name is Jay Ellison.

The reason I don't use that name...

is because I'm a fugitive.

I've been a fugitive since 1968.

What do you mean?

I was involved in a prison escape of a Black Panther named Horace Washington.

Guard was killed.

Hearth was killed.

I supplied the getaway car.

What are you telling me?

I took off. I hid out in Europe. I hid out in Algeria.

About 1975, I came back.

Wait a minute, Barry.

You're a nice Jewish boy.

I know. You built a business, you started a family, and the whole time you

a fugitive?

Stuart, the reason most criminals get caught is because they live like

criminals. I lived like an ex -Jewish boy.

I grew up in the garment business.

It's what I knew, so when it was time for me to start making a living, it's

I went to.

Does Faith know that?

She does. The kids don't.

Okay.

Why are you telling me this now?

The FBI's been sniffing around, asking people questions.

I had to disappear.

I haven't been staying at home. I haven't been going into work.

I haven't had contact with anybody I think they might be watching.

What do you want me to do?

I want you to go see the U .S. attorney.

Find out what kind of a deal we can make. I'm a tax attorney, Barry. I know

that. You want a criminal lawyer representing you in this? You deal with

IRS. I think you can handle these guys. Let me take somebody in with me. No, I'd

rather you didn't. I'll take somebody from the front. I'll take Ann.

For now, I'd like it to be just you.

Okay?

Was I dreaming or were you up most of the night last

night? No, you weren't dreaming.

I was up almost all night.

Really? Why?

Are you feeling all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Are you nervous about something?

No, no.

Well, what is it?

I told you, I don't know.

Stuart, what is it?

I got a call from Barry Glassman the other day.

He asked me to meet him on the boardwalk at Venice Beach.

And he told me that his real name is Jay Ellison.

He helped a Black Panther escape from prison, and he has been a fugitive for

last 25 years.

What? And he wants me to go to the U .S. Attorney and negotiate his surrender.

Wait a minute.

This is Barry Glassman with the Mercedes and the Range Rover in the house in

Brentwood Park?

Yeah.

Our friend, Barry.

You can't go to the U .S. Attorney by yourself, Stuart.

He asked me specifically to go by myself.

That's insane.

And when it comes time to agree to terms, I'll get help.

Today, I'm just going to listen. I know how to do that.

See you tomorrow.

Hey, how you doing?

Fine, thanks.

Do you have an appointment?

No, don't you remember me?

Oh, right.

Denise Sianella. Right.

Okay, Denise, they're running a little late. You can take a seat right over

there. Okay.

No, Angela, I'll fight you. I will.

No.

No, Angela, I'll fight you. I will.

Excuse me.

You can't do that, Angela.

I'll fight you.

Didn't I see you at the open call for Starlight Express?

No. You look familiar.

This is my first audition ever.

You're kidding. Yeah, the casting director saw me in a store and asked me

come in.

Unbelievable. Do you know that I had to beg my agent for a month to get me in on

this call?

Well, it's not like I'm going to get the part, so you relax.

No, no, no, you will. That's how it happens.

Harvey Keitel will be Angelo, you'll be Camille, and I'll still be doing pool

supply trade shows.

You never know, right?

Great accent.

Thanks.

Denise,

this is Trubin Tease, our director, and Rachel Newborn, our producer.

Hello. Hi, Denise.

How do you do? Do you have any questions before we get started?

Um, is Harvey Keitel really playing the part?

Yes, he is.

Oh, I love Harvey Keitel.

Harvey's great.

Yeah. Do you have any questions about the character?

Um, not really. I mean, she's like most of my New York girlfriends, so... I'll

be reading with you.

Where'd you go last night?

What do you care?

Just tell me.

I went out with Teresa.

I'm gonna stop you.

I'd like you to try it again, and I'd like you to try it with less fear.

Also, I'd like you to dial back the accent.

Dial back... Okay.

I heard you were at the club. Yes, sir? I heard you were dancing with Sam at the

club. You and me ain't going out no more, so I don't gotta tell you nothing.

Get used to it, Angelo.

I'm not just leaving you. I'm leaving this whole stinking neighborhood.

I don't want to live in a two -family house with a husband who thinks that I

should kiss his ring just because he gives me a second -hand Camaro. I got

bigger hopes and bigger dreams, and I'm not gonna see any of them come true if I

stay here. I'm gonna make something of myself, Angelo. I'm gonna be happy. I'm

gonna live on Long Island.

That was incredible.

It really was. Yeah?

Thank you.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Dr. Walsh, will you tell the court what Emily's condition was when her mother

first brought her to see you? She was suffering from a rather severe trauma.

Her father was in jail and her mother was confused and frightened. And Emily

felt responsible for all of it. How is she today?

Well, she's less anxious than she was, but her sense of security is still

extremely fragile.

She's afraid to depend on or trust anyone, especially authority figures.

The world is full of danger for her. Do you have anything against the idea of

drug education for children?

No, I don't. But I think that a curriculum that depicts every drug user

in mortal danger and that manipulates children into a state of heightened

anxiety does a lot more harm than good. What kind of harm does it do?

It forces a child like Emily into having to choose between her parents and her

teacher at a time in her life when she desperately wants approval from both.

And, Doctor, what...

in your opinion, was responsible for the psychological harm done to this family?

The fact that their unity as a family was destroyed.

Emily was encouraged to believe that her parents were going to leave her, either

by going to prison or by dying. She wanted to protect them.

Is that, in and of itself, an abnormal impulse?

No, it is not. And had she been encouraged to talk to her parents, then

fears could, in all likelihood, have been quieted without the resulting

Instead, she was encouraged to confide in Officer Walters. She did so, and her

father was sent to prison.

Thank you. I have nothing further.

Dr. Walsh, in your practice, you see a number of children from abusive home

situations. Is that correct?

Objection irrelevant.

The Gellohers' home was never in any way found to be abusive.

Your Honor, one of the things we're here to determine is whether or not it was

reasonable for Officer Walters to believe it was abusive.

I'll allow it. Witness will answer the question.

Yes, many of my patients are from abusive homes. And isn't it true that

alcohol are almost always part of those abusive situations?

Alcohol and drugs are frequently present in abusive situations, but it is not a

cause -and -effect relationship.

Alcohol and drugs do not automatically lead to abuse.

But with the correlation so high, is it unreasonable for a teacher, even a part

-time teacher like Officer Walters, to fear an abusive situation when a student

reveals his or her parents are using illegal drugs? It's a lot more

than that. Please answer my question, Doctor.

Is it reasonable for someone who works with children to suspect abuse when a

child reveals illegal drug use in her home?

It's not necessarily unreasonable, but I would say one has to look to other

outward signs of behavior... Thank you, Doctor.

I have no further questions.

Hmm. Then maybe I should take a lettuce out before I put it in the microwave.

I thought you were going to call before you come to see me at work, Rosalie. I

forgot.

You're gross!

Rosalie.

What? Don't bump me.

I'm not a baby.

You've been calling me back for two days this time.

You don't want me to come to the office anymore?

You want me to bump you?

Do you have another girlfriend?

No.

Just that I've been really busy.

Do you still like me?

Uh -huh.

Good.

Oh, what do you want to do tonight?

I don't know.

Well, maybe we can stop by your house, because I want to drop something off.

What?

Now I don't have to use yours anymore.

No, you can't bring that to my house.

Why not?

Because I don't want to get serious.

What do you mean?

I don't want your stuff at my house, and I don't want my stuff at your house.

I don't want us to always be together.

I thought that you did.

I have to get back to work.

Officer Walters, would you please describe for this court your role in the

Avenue School Anti -Drug Abuse Program?

Specially trained officers like myself go into fourth grade classrooms one day

week for 15 weeks.

We talked to the students about the dangers of drug abuse.

And you performed this role in Emily Gelliher's fourth grade class?

Yes, I did.

Are you also in the classroom to ferret out information from the children about

drug abuse among their friends and family? No, we're not. We're there to

these children. We specifically tell them not to mention the names of parents

friends. What happened on February 6, 1993?

Emily Gelliher came to me after class and pulled a leaf out of her pocket.

She asked me if it was marijuana.

What did you tell her?

I told her that it was.

What did you do next?

I asked her where she got it.

And what did she say?

She said that she got it from a plant in her basement.

Then she started to cry.

She said she was worried that her parents were breaking the law.

I reported the situation to her teacher and to my commanding officer. Two days

later, we arrested Mr. Gelliher. I have no further questions.

Is it your testimony, officer, that you didn't use your position of authority as

both a teacher and a police officer to manipulate this 10 -year -old girl into

informing on her parents?

Yes, counselor. It's my testimony that I did no such thing. Did you tell her

that she didn't have to answer any questions?

She came to me.

She needed someone to talk to, and she couldn't talk to her parents. I'll take

that as a no.

Did you tell her that answering your questions could result in her father

arrested? She understood that her father was breaking the law. Just yes or no,

Officer Walters?

I don't remember if we specifically discussed arrest.

Did you at least let her know when she had crossed the line, if there is a line

to cross, from talking to her friend and teacher to talking to a member of the

Los Angeles Police Department?

When drugs are used in the home, the possibility of the child using drugs

increases significantly.

I thought Emily Gellerher was in a very dangerous situation, so I acted as an

advocate for her. And my question to you, Officer Walters, is who appointed

to be her advocate?

They did, the minute they broke the law.

Would that be you, the teacher, talking, or you, the cop, talking? Or are you

having as much trouble distinguishing between those two as Emily Gellerher

Objection sustained.

No further questions.

I assume, Mr. Markowitz, that you want to talk about arranging for a surrender.

Is that right?

Mostly, I'd like to hear what kind of terms you're offering.

What kind of terms do you think you're in a position to ask for?

Ones that reflect the context that these events took place in, number one.

And number two, that take into consideration the fact that Mr. Ellison

living as an upstanding citizen for over 25 years.

The last time I looked, Counselor, the act of remaining a fugitive from justice

didn't quite qualify one for the status of upstanding citizen.

What are you looking for, Mr. Shell?

I'm looking to balance the books.

Which means what?

Depends.

Mr. Ellison turns himself in.

We're probably looking at aiding and abetting an escape.

My guess is he'll draw three years suspended, six months served in one of

those...

Sleepaway camps for inside traders.

Is that a guarantee?

You're not in a position to ask for a guarantee, Mr. Markowitz. What I'm

to do with your client simply reflects what we've done for other individuals in

similar circumstances.

Okay.

What I can guarantee is that he'll do a damn sight better if he surrenders than

he will if we have to apprehend him.

It's been 25 years, Mr. Shale.

You haven't been able to apprehend him.

Stuart wasn't supposed to tell me, was he?

It's okay.

I don't mind that Stuart did that too much.

Why didn't you tell us before this?

I didn't tell anybody.

The only person I was in contact with who knew it was Faith. It's not just

we're friends and you should have trusted us, although we are friends and

should have trusted us. We're lawyers.

There might have been times over the past 15 years when you could have used

I'm sure there were.

And now, at long last, I am.

My recommendation is that we move forward setting terms.

Although it doesn't sound like you're going to get any guarantees.

What does that mean?

It means that you're going to have to take a leap of faith.

Well, I was hoping not to spend the rest of my life in prison, sir. Not going to

happen. The political climate is very different now from when you first went

underground. And people in similar circumstances turn themselves in and

pretty lenient sentences.

There's absolutely no reason to believe that it won't be the same with you.

Well, my parents are old.

I'd like to see them again before they die.

I'd also like my kids to meet.

Well, let us spend this time.

Let us bring you in.

FBI, freeze!

FBI,

please put your hands behind your back. We're placing you under arrest.

This man is our client. We understand. We insist on remaining with our client.

Sir, right now, this man is our prisoner. After he's processed, you can

with him.

Until then, any attempt to interfere with our operations constitutes a

offense and subjects you to arrest.

Do you understand?

No, this is not open for debate.

We all agreed that Emily would testify when we filed the suit. No, Mitch, we

agreed to consider it.

Emily's been a nerd. I don't want to put her through anything more.

And I don't think we need to do it. Dr. Wall said it could be helpful because

she feels like it's all her fault. So tell her that it's not.

I have told her that it's not. Tell her again. Tell her so that she thinks you

mean it. Emily needs to take an active role in healing the family. It's not

simple, Mitch.

Testifying in court can be grueling for a child. I don't want to put her through

it. Emily needs to feel like we are all aligned on the same side.

Isn't there any other way of accomplishing that? No.

Look, I don't care if we win this case or not.

I just want to set things right.

And the only way that I know of to make her feel like she's part of this family

again is to let her participate in this.

And that means testify.

Okay.

Four o 'clock?

Let me check my schedule.

Yeah, four o 'clock's doable.

Mm -hmm. You have it.

Okay. Uh, I'll see you then.

Eli?

You got a minute?

Sure.

What's up?

I got a call back.

You did?

It's four o 'clock today!

Congratulations! I'm so excited!

Oh, this is like one of those movies.

A star is born, 42nd Street.

God, I was so nervous.

Can you practice with me before I go, please? Sure.

Now, the scene's between my character and her no -good boyfriend.

Right. All right?

Um, you have the first line.

Ma!

Ma! Eli, I'm the one who's auditioning, all right? Why don't you sit down?

Right, sorry.

Okay.

Where'd you go last night?

I went out with Teresa.

I heard you were at the club.

Yeah, so what?

I heard you were dancing with Sal at the club. Hey, Angelo, get something

straight. You and me ain't going out no more. I don't got to tell you nothing.

You're going to open up a mouth to me. Hey, if I'm going to open up a mouth to

you, I'll open up a mouth to you. I ain't scared of you no more, you guinea

bastard.

Did that make you feel like a man?

You're not going to make a fool out of me, you little tramp.

I'm going to give you a beating you're never going to forget.

I just did this.

I got a call back on the audition. We were just practicing for the part.

You're sure?

Yeah. I'm fine, Benny. Thank you.

Okay.

That's right, Stuart. You do need someone with trial experience to

him. There can be no question about that. Yeah, I'm thinking about Eli.

Me. You did a great job representing Sandy Morris and Eli. People down at the

courthouse are still talking about it. That was a pro hoc vice appearance.

Until I pass the bar, I can't practice in California.

Well, as long as you haven't given up your New York office, this could be a

hoc vice appearance as well. What about me?

Well, you just finished one trial and you're about to start another. I'm

to settle it. And if I can't, I can get a continuance. Well, I don't know if I

want to put you in that position.

Particularly when Eli is available.

I've been a litigator at this firm for seven years.

I've got as good a track record as anyone here. Anyone.

This particular case involves the Black Panther Party. It will in all likelihood

entail winning the trust of ex -Black Panthers to induce them to testify on

client's behalf.

Quite frankly, I think I'm in a better position to do that than Eli is.

And I also think that if I want a case bad enough, you should give it to me.

I think I've earned that.

I don't think it's even a question.

You want it that bad, Jonathan?

Yes, I do.

You got it.

The arraignment's tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

Hi, Emily.

Hi.

We're going to ask you a few questions.

If you get tired or confused, you just sing out, okay?

Okay. Okay.

Would you tell us, please, how did you find the marijuana plants in your

basement?

I took the keys out of my mother's dresser.

And I opened the door.

Why'd you do that?

It was right before Christmas.

I thought maybe my parents had hidden one of my presents there.

Did you say anything to your parents?

No. I was afraid they'd be mad at me. But you felt okay telling Officer

He told us he'd been in trouble a lot when he was a kid. I thought he'd

understand.

He also told us about what happens to people who use drugs.

Objection. I'm going to allow a little leeway with this witness, Miss Harbour.

Objection overruled.

What did Officer Walters do, Emily?

He told me I was brave for coming to him.

Did he ask you any questions?

Yes. What kind of questions did he ask?

He asked how many plants there were.

He asked where in the house they were kept.

He told me I would be helping my parents by telling him.

He told you you would be helping your parents.

And would you tell us, please, what happened the very next day?

Policemen came to my house before my parents got home.

And they asked me to show them the plants.

Did you?

Yes. And what did they do after you did that?

Cut the plants out and garbage back.

Then they put me in a police car.

When my dad got home, they arrested him and took him away to jail.

How do you feel now?

About having talked to Officer Walters.

I wish I'd never done it.

Thanks.

Did Officer Walters tell you to bring that leaf in, Emily?

No. So you did it on your own.

When you showed it to him, did he force you to tell him where you got it?

No. So you did that on your own as well, didn't you?

Can't know.

Okay. I'm going to say something, and you tell me if I'm right or wrong.

I think you didn't like it that your mom and dad had drugs in the house.

Objection, Your Honor. I think you told Officer Walters because you wanted

Officer Walters to make your mom and dad get those drugs out of the house. Your

Honor. The objection is sustained.

Emily. I'd like you to tell me, in your own words, why you brought the leaf to

Officer Walters.

I didn't want anything bad to happen to my mom and dad.

I'll bet that's because you love them both very much, isn't it? Objection! I

would ask to be given the same leeway as my adversary was given, Your Honor.

Objection overruled.

Emily, do you love your mom and dad?

Yes. And I'm sure that they both love you.

You don't think your dad's mad at you because of what happened, do you, Emily?

I don't know.

Do you think he blames you for sending him to jail?

Emily, honey, I'm going to have to ask you to answer the question.

I'm sorry, Daddy.

Mrs. Gelliher, please sit down. My daughter is upset, Judge, and I'm taking

hold.

Due to the lateness of the hour, we'll adjourn for the day.

We'll resume tomorrow morning at 10 o 'clock.

Who here?

You're in number two.

So you got me covered? Yeah.

Hi. Hi. How are you?

I'm okay.

I checked in at your business. Everything seems pretty normal. I know.

to him this morning. Thanks.

I've got to say something, Barry.

I know what's running through your mind, and I don't know if anything I can say

can make a difference, but what I've got to say, whether it makes a difference

or not, is that I didn't do this.

Do what?

I didn't set you up.

Maybe inadvertently I did.

I'm new to this.

I told you I had no experience as a criminal lawyer. Obviously, these people

were following me, and I didn't know it. Well, it takes a certain knack to be a

fugitive, Stuart, and obviously you haven't acquired it yet.

I didn't willingly leave them to you, Barry.

It never occurred to me that you did.

You sure?

Stuart, I want you to put this out of your mind and never think of it again.

I trust you with my life.

Okay.

Where do we stand?

Raymonds this afternoon.

You'll be representing me. No, I will not. I'm not a criminal lawyer, Barry.

not a trial lawyer. I would not be competent to represent you if this case

to trial.

Now, there's an attorney from my firm. His name is Jonathan Rollins, and he is

extremely competent. And he's going to be there this afternoon.

And you'll also be there.

Good.

Good morning.

Your Honor. What's going on, Mr. Morales? What are we doing?

My clients want to withdraw their suit.

Why? We've decided that to continue with the case would not be in the best

interest of our child.

At the risk of sounding less than impartial, Mr. Gallagher.

I'd say your concern's coming a little late in the game.

Yes, Your Honor.

Mr. Morales, your clients will be responsible for court costs.

They understand that, Your Honor. All right, then.

Case is dismissed.

Now this way. Okay.

Did we win?

Nobody won, honey.

Nobody won and nobody lost.

We just agreed to stop fighting.

Because of what I did?

No, Emily.

Not because of you.

Because of what I did in court yesterday.

No, it isn't.

It's my fault, Mommy. I know it is.

Emily, listen to me.

It's not your fault.

What has happened to us happened because of me.

It's my fault you got arrested.

No, no, it's my fault.

What I did was against the law.

And that's my fault. That's all my fault.

Nothing that has happened is your fault.

I told on you. But, honey, you did what we always told you you should do.

You saw something that was wrong and you went and you told a grown -up about it.

I love you, Daddy.

Oh, I love you too, honey.

What? Go home.

Thank you. You're welcome. Good luck to you.

Bye. Bye, Emily.

Ah, Benny, when you get done with this, I want you to leave one copy on my desk.

I want you to messenger the other copy to Hugh Nolan at this address.

Okay. All right? Thanks.

Hey, what's the word on the movie?

Don't quit your day job.

You didn't get the part?

No.

Well, you know what they say about the lights on Broadway.

No, I don't. What do they say?

There's a broken heart for every one of them.

Benny, make sure you get that messenger.

Yeah.

I can't believe they didn't want you.

You know, it sounded like Arnold needed to get those out. Maybe you ought to

start copying them.

Benny, can I tell you something just between me and you?

Uh -huh.

I couldn't believe they didn't want me either.

When I was there, they acted like they loved me. I mean, the director, he

couldn't get over it.

And then nothing.

I mean, I had... I had to call them to find out I didn't get it. They didn't

even call me. I had to call them.

I couldn't believe it.

You know, it's weird. I never considered being an actress until that day at the

stationery store.

You know, even the audition seemed like a big goof.

You know, when they told me I didn't get it, I was, like, crushed.

You know, it was like something I wanted my whole life.

Stupid, huh?

I don't think that's stupid.

Huh?

No.

Thanks, Penny.

All rise. United States of America versus Jay Ellison. Please be seated.

John Shale, Your Honor, representing the United States government.

Jonathan Rollins, representing the defendant.

What are the charges, Mr. Shale? Unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

aiding and abetting the escape of a prisoner, and conspiracy to murder a

correctional officer.

What? Stuart. Your Honor, I was lied to. I sat with Mr. Shale not two days ago

and was told by him the only charge contemplated was aiding and abetting.

you identify yourself, sir? Yes, my name is Stuart Markowitz. I'm a member of

Mr. Rollins' firm.

Your Honor, no guarantees of any kind were made during my conversation with

Markowitz. But representations were made, Your Honor. The opportunity was

to be provided for me to arrange a surrender.

And no one said anything about conspiracy to commit murder. And no one

anything about the FBI following me in order to rob my client of his chance to

surrender. Mr. Markowitz, I don't know how much experience you have as a

criminal attorney, but the fact is no one had to say anything.

Is the defendant ready to enter a plea?

I am, Your Honor.

How do you plea?

Not guilty.

Application for bail, Your Honor.

application for bail. This man has substantial roots in the community. He

family. The man has been a fugitive. He was ready to turn himself in, Your

Honor. He was denied that opportunity.

He has had 25 years in order to turn himself in. He has proven himself to be

flight risk, Your Honor. The government strenuously opposes his release on bail,

regardless of any amount set.

The issue of bail will be taken under advisement.

In the meantime...

I suggest that you, Mr. Rollins, and you, Mr. Markowitz, determine who it is

that's going to be trying this case, because it's not going to be both of

What was that? Sorry. You think I'm going to miss something? Jonathan, I

said I was sorry. I thought there were things that needed to be said, so I said

them. In the future, I'd appreciate it if you said them to me.

Write me a note, whisper in my ear, and if necessary, I will ask for a recess.

But don't you ever do that to me in front of a judge. Jonathan, I wasn't

to show you up. I was trying to help our client. That's what I'm trying to do,

too, Stuart. And I think maybe our client would be better served if you

didn't come to court.

That I didn't come altogether?

That's right. You're emotionally involved in the case, Stuart.

You're not a trial lawyer, and I don't need anybody backing me up in there. I

understand, Simpson.

I got enlisted in this case because this man was my client and because he is my

friend. And then, unfortunately, because of something I did, I made matters

worse for him. I intend to see this through. I will be in court. I will be

involved in everything that happens outside of court. Nothing will happen

pertaining to this case that I don't know about. I don't mean... And this is

Markowitz, a tax attorney.

This is Markowitz, the partner in your firm.

Am I emotionally involved?

Like it was me sitting in that jail cell.