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Previously on LA Law. So what do you propose we do?

I propose we stay as far away from each other as possible.

Well, that may be a problem if I come to work here.

Well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Tell me something. Do your partners know how you feel?

Oh, yes, they do.

It's a little surprising I'm still being considered.

Check his track record.

Plagiarism in law school, fabricating evidence in one case, suborning perjury

another. He would argue that there are legitimate explanations for these

Let's put it to a vote. Patrick Flanagan. I vote yes.

Yes. Also yes.

Also yes.

You're going to understand this time too, right, Eli?

Right. You're going to fall in line behind Leland McKenzie.

He is owed a certain amount of deference, Daniel. He's not owed this.

What does that mean? That means I quit.

Daniel, we'll be meeting later today to go over the disposition of your cases,

yes? Yes.

Very good.

Von Zell versus Stanley Huggins and Castellano Construction.

We're representing Theo Von Zell against her architect and contractor for

damages to her home sustained from the earthquake.

I'm expecting settlement offers sometime today.

I've been led to believe that there'll be more than a million dollars on the

table. And we're on board for a third, not bad for a month's work.

How are you getting settlement offers this fast?

Well, it was a new house, so there was clear -cut liability.

Isn't an earthquake considered an act of God?

We're not holding them responsible for the earthquake. We're holding them

responsible for misrepresenting the... they were providing from the earthquake.

I know we're all lawyers and everything, but it seems to me we were all in this

together. There isn't any one person who was to blame for what happened.

Moving on. Andrew Cass versus Lynn Barnett.

Sexual harassment, wrongful termination. Trial starts today.

Andrew versus Lynn. He's suing her for sexual harassment?

Yep. What'd she do, tie him up?

There are subtler forms of expressing one's desire, Arnie. Like quoting

scripture.

Bullets versus vodka.

Okay, now who asked me for coffee? Me.

And me.

Water? Con gas.

Con gas.

Aftershock.

Bullets versus vodka.

We're in depositions all week. I need to talk to you regarding the offshore

business. There came an island shelter that I can fly.

All right, let's get together right after this. Hazel versus Mahoney. I have

pre -trial conference after 3 o 'clock today.

Well, please do not be overly anxious to try this one. And with that, I think

we're adjourned.

Day after day, more people come to L .A.

Shh, don't you tell anybody the whole place is shaking away.

Where can we go when there's no San Francisco?

Shh, gotta get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho.

One thing this quake did was force me to get organized.

Oh, yeah? Yeah, and I've gone about it with a vengeance.

I've had a structural engineer out to look at the house. I've made up a master

list of supplies.

I have worked out an evacuation route and a telephone tree with the other

parents at Matthew's school. No one in this office is prepared for a major

earthquake except me. Are you kidding? I'm totally prepared.

I've got shoes under all the beds, flashlights in every room, automatic

for the gas, water, canned goods, portable radio with extra batteries. How

a generator?

You put in a generator?

That's right. How about a four -wheel drive Dodge Power Wagon with front

-mounted winch? Milk?

Yeah, what's the point of that?

When the freeways collapse and the roads are barricaded, how are you going to

get around?

What else?

How about $20 ,000 in gold bullion?

What's that for? For when the currency collapses.

You're keeping this in your house?

No, I keep it in the yard. Don't ask me to tell you where.

That's okay. I just hope you'll be able to get home in order to get to it. In

the event that I can't get home?

In the trunk of my car?

I have a water purification kit, flares, dehydrated food, flashlights, blankets,

camp stove, crowbar, first aid kit, and work boots.

You got all that in the trunk of your car? I usually keep it in the trunk of

car. It's not in there right now.

Why not? I needed the room. I went shopping.

Why wouldn't the city be liable?

It's not clear that they wouldn't. It would depend on whether or not they were

negligent. Negligence of the contractor we got, negligence of the architect

we've got.

That's why there is a settlement offer on the table.

Well, as far as I'm concerned, we should still be going after the city.

Well, number one, I don't think we have a case against the city. And number two,

you are being well compensated by the contractor and the architect.

Brand new house.

Brand new foundation.

And the assurances of both of them that it would withstand earthquakes of this

magnitude. Is there any question that I should be compensated?

No. until Stanley will declare personal bankruptcy.

That is my understanding.

I find myself just wishing there were more people we could sue.

Look, Seal, you should be really happy with this settlement.

To tell you the truth, it's more than any of the attorneys in the office

you would get whether we went to trial or not.

I probably should feel fortunate that while thousands were left homeless by

earthquake, because I own four homes, I'm left with three. That might be one

of looking at it. I don't care. I feel...

aggrieved by what happened to me.

I feel abused by the forces of nature, and I feel abused by tradespeople, and I

can't bear it when either of those things happen.

I need you to sign all three of these copies right here. I stay awake nights

compiling lists of grievances, and not just earthquake -related grievances.

There are things I blame my family for, and there are things I blame my dentist

for.

I'm happy with my accountant, and I am unhappy with my housekeeper.

I am not, despite what you may think, a happy person. I'm not sure I know what

to tell you.

You read that Bible?

Every day.

I haven't read one since I'm a kid.

Well, maybe you would feel better if you read it again.

I don't think so.

Thank you.

Hi.

Hi.

Thanks, Ava.

So, how do we do this?

I haven't had anybody pick out my clothes since I was 12 years old.

Well, show me the clothes you're thinking of wearing and I'll give you my

opinion. You want to start with what I've got on?

Sure.

Maybe not.

Too predatory?

Yeah. Okay.

You know what?

What? You probably don't need me to do this.

You probably know what to wear to court all on your own. I want your help.

You're my lawyer. I want the benefit of your expertise.

It's just that what you wear is a rather personal decision.

Eli, I'm in advertising.

You know what we do before we dress an actor for a commercial? We put 12

executives in a room to decide what he's going to wear.

There is nothing personal about this, believe me.

This is about an image that I'm going to project to a jury.

And I want you to help me figure out what that image will be.

Okay.

Okay.

These are the clothes I picked out.

Hmm.

Too upper class.

Okay.

Too sexual.

Really?

All right. Losing both.

These look fine.

You got any suggestions for shoes and handbags?

Those are the real indicators, you know. I think I'll leave them both up to you.

Do you ever get involved with anybody at work?

Not really. I'm not officially.

Not formally.

If I were you, I would adhere to that policy.

At all possible?

I wouldn't necessarily call it a policy.

You know, when I first knew that my affair with Andrew would end badly...

We were walking out of a meeting one day, and he put his arm around my waist.

What did that tell you? That told me that he wanted everyone to know he was

sleeping with his boss.

We have a strong case, Lynn.

I don't think he's going to beat us.

Good.

Would you describe for the court your relationship with the defendant?

I was a copywriter. She was a vice president at the agency.

For a period of about three months, she was also someone with whom I was

romantically involved.

I'm going to ask you to describe very specifically how that happened.

Your Honor, the fact that these two people had a romantic involvement is not

dispute. I object to this whole line of questioning. The role each of them

played is very much in dispute, Your Honor. I ask to be permitted to pursue

line of questioning.

The objection is overruled. The witness can answer.

We had just landed a major account.

I'd gotten a raise. She was made a vice president.

And it was St. Patrick's Day.

We drank Irish whiskey at Tom Bergen's until closing time.

Then we went back to my apartment.

Who initiated going back to your apartment?

Objection. Irrelevant.

Overruled. The witness can answer.

Who initiated it, Mr. Cass?

Lyndon.

Characterize for us, if you would, what kind of relationship you had. I think we

had a fairly intense relationship.

We began spending three or four nights a week together.

We were going away for the weekends together.

For a while, it was great.

Did there come a point at which that changed?

Well, there came a point at which the relationship had run its course.

It wasn't her fault. It wasn't mine.

Just happened. And what effect, if any, did the cessation of your romantic

involvement have on your professional relationship?

It had a profound effect.

She'd exclude me from meetings that I once would have been a part of. She

stopped sending me good assignments.

She'd berate me.

Ultimately, she fired me.

Are you currently employed, Mr. Cass?

Yes, I am.

And how much are you earning, relative to what you had been earning before?

Half. Why would you take a job that paid you half of what you were making? I had

no alternative.

Miss Barnett got the word out to too many people a little too fast.

Objection. Sustained.

No further questions.

Do you feel coerced into having a relationship with Miss Barnett?

Coerced? No.

Did she give you an ultimatum? Go to bed with me or else?

No. How did you react to having a woman you were sleeping with being your boss?

I think I reacted fine.

How did you react to your work being rejected?

When I felt my work was being rejected out of spite.

I probably got angry. Yeah, you often felt like your work was being rejected

of spite, didn't you? I did where Lynn was concerned.

Isn't what happened, Mr. Cass, that you weren't moving up the ladder quite as

fast as you would have liked? No, that's not what happened.

You were hoping, were you not?

Sleeping with Lynn Barnett would result in a little career advancement.

You wanted it to do you some good.

Objection. Mr. Levinson is browbeating this man.

Sustained. She fired me because I broke up with her. Isn't it possible, Mr.

Cassis, she fired you because your work was unsatisfactory and you wouldn't take

direction? My work was never unsatisfactory while we were going out.

your work was never unsatisfactory or that Ms. Barnett covered for you when it

was? That never happened.

I have nothing further.

I assume you've got a whole argument worked out as to why the Herman case

be yours to take with you.

No.

You don't want to take it with you? I think it rightfully belongs to the firm.

Okay.

What about the Reese brothers?

Well, it seems like the big fees from the Reese brothers have all been had, so

whatever's left, I'm happy to leave behind.

Just out of curiosity, are you setting us up for something?

Douglas. Like what?

Like what cases are you hoping to take with you?

I'd like to take the Edelman, and I'd like to take the Snow.

That's it? I would also ask that Jonathan take over for me in the

I think our client would be most comfortable with him.

It's okay with me.

What about the Reinhold?

It's yours.

What about Hutton?

Hutton's also yours.

What are you doing, Daniel?

I'm leaving, Douglas, and it doesn't much matter to me what I take with me.

I'll call the clients and let them know, and I'll be out of my office by the end

of the week.

Excuse me.

Daniel.

You adamant about this?

I don't know about adamant, but I have made up my mind.

I miss you, man.

Likewise, brother.

I'm gonna be in trial most of the week. I might not see you again. I wanted to

say goodbye.

Okay.

I'm sorry this happened.

I'm sorry about it, too.

It's like watching a train wreck for me.

I knew it was gonna end badly, and all I could do was watch.

Is that all you did?

I had to remain neutral, Daniel.

I haven't been here long enough to take positions on these things, I don't

think. Except you did take a position.

I abstained. That's a position, Eli.

It caused something to happen.

If you had voted the other way, it would have resulted in a tie.

Had that happened, Patrick Flanagan would not have been hired, and I would

be leaving.

And I'm genuinely sorry that that's what happened.

Fine.

And you're right.

I did take a position.

I'll see you.

Cashier's checks are on their way over. We closed at a million five?

We closed at a million eight.

Fabulous. I thought you'd be pleased.

I'm extremely pleased.

You handled this case very well. Thank you.

I thought this was worth nothing to find that it's dumped $600 ,000 into our

lap. This is like found money.

Oh, here you are. Hi, Sue.

I just had the most remarkable night of my entire life. Let me leave you two

ladies. No, stay, please.

Jane, you told me to read the Bible, and I read the Bible.

You know, instead of falling asleep in front of the television, I made myself a

pot of coffee, bought a fresh pack of cigarettes, got out that Bible, and I

read. And let me just say, I was blind, and now I see.

That's great.

Such a feeling of serenity and calm I don't believe I've ever had.

And that's before you get your hands on the money. Forgive, and you will be

forgiven, Luke 6.

Absolutely. I'm not taking the money.

What do you mean?

What I mean is that I need to forgive my architect. I need to forgive my

contractor. And the one real way to do that is not to take the money. There may

be other ways. No, there are no other ways.

Now, I want to thank your office for representing me.

But I want to thank you for pointing me back toward Jesus.

And I wish for the two of you a very pleasant day.

Are you kidding?

What's your position at the agency, Mr. Justin?

President. Do you deal with Lynn Barnett directly on a day -to -day basis?

Yes, I do. How would you characterize her performance supervising the creative

teams that report to her?

I would characterize it as outstanding.

Do you ever observe her being vindictive with anyone?

No, I have not.

Are you familiar with Mr. Cass?

I was aware that he worked for us, but I never dealt with him on a day -to -day

basis. Were you aware of the fact that he and Miss Barnett had anything other

than a purely professional relationship?

I became aware of it, yes. How did you become aware of it?

Well, Miss Barnett came to me and explained the situation.

She told me that they had had an affair, that the affair was over, that his work

was deteriorating, and that his attitude was bad, and she wanted to let him go.

How did you respond?

I told her that if he wasn't making a contribution, that it was up to her to

rid of him.

Did you trust Lynn Barnett to make that determination?

Yes, I did.

Thank you. I have nothing further.

You stated that you didn't deal with Mr. Cass on a day -to -day basis.

Is that true, Mr. Justin?

Yes. That would mean, would it not, that you had no direct knowledge of the

quality of his work?

That's correct.

So, in other words, you just took Lynn Barnett's word for it. I take Miss

Barnett's word for a great many things, Miss Gershon Wu.

Would your confidence in her in this instance be at all influenced by the

that your agency bears principal liability for her actions?

My confidence is based solely on her work performance.

I think the fact that she's a vice president of my company would attest to

fact. Just for the record.

Would you say that Miss Barnett exercised particularly good judgment in

an affair with a subordinate?

It happens.

Yes, we all know it happens, but I'm asking whether or not you endorse it. I

treat the people that I work with as adults.

I don't make a habit of second -guessing how they conduct their personal lives.

Except this wasn't Lynn Barnett's personal life. This was her professional

And I am asking you once again.

Whether or not you endorse the practice of becoming involved sexually with

people who work for you.

No, I don't. Why not?

Because it introduces a new set of variables into the work environment.

It carries with it the potential of problems in terms of job performance and

lawsuits, such as the present case.

So it's safe to say, is it not, that you would have preferred Miss Burnett not

to have had this affair?

All things being equal, yes.

Thank you. I have no further questions.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, Jane, but it seems as though you convinced this

woman to not take the money? All I did was suggest she read the Bible. Why

you do that?

There is a Bible on my desk. She made mention of it. She said that she hadn't

read it since she was a little girl, so I suggested she read it again. All of

this after she was telling me how unhappy she was.

And we end up taking a half -million -dollar hit. How are you taking a half

-million -dollar hit? Before Steele came in, Douglas said that this was not

money he anticipated getting, that it was found money.

Do you think that makes me any more willing to part with it? It is found

Jane. We found it, and we want to keep it. Have you contacted the other

No, I've been ducking their call.

This package just came in. They've upped the offer by $100 ,000.

They think you're holding out, and they're willing to pay more. I'm going

kill myself.

Don't overlook the malpractice exposure here.

What malpractice?

She changes her mind about Christian forgiveness.

Realizes she signed a release and comes after us to make it up to her. She

agreed to sign a waiver against us. She'll come after us anyway.

She'll claim that she was delusional when she signed the waiver. Anyway you

at it, we come out on the losing end.

What do you want me to do?

I want you to convince her to do that which is reasonable under the

circumstances. I .e., take the money. You and I could spend an hour this

afternoon and find all the biblical citations you need to support that

I am perfectly capable of finding biblical citations on my own, assuming

wanted to use them.

The woman's hysterical, Jane. Use whatever you have to use.

Nice to have you here, Doctor. Let me ask you, people are having a lot of

trouble. You can't find people by the slice right here.

Actually, you can.

You can't find people. Forget about the slice.

I mean, there's no place like John's and Stromboli.

There's definitely no place like Ellen B. Simone Garden.

I know. Something's been bothering you lately.

Yeah, a lot of things have been bothering me lately. I know.

You know, I used to buy my clothes at Caesar's Bay Bazaar.

There's no place like that out here.

We'll have to talk about it eventually, Denise.

And there's no A &F.

We had a moment back at the wedding. You know, I used to go dancing at L

'Amour's, Pastel, Elephant. You know, they don't have places like that out

I kissed you, you kissed me back. We didn't plan for it, we didn't expect it,

but there it was.

I used to get my shrimp earrings from the Chinese guy on 34th Street. And do

think I could do that here in L .A.? Look at this.

I'm not going to make this life.

Look at this.

Maybe part of my problem is that I tend to overanalyze things.

This is my worst nightmare.

What happened again? I have no idea.

Am I crazy or is that a crack up thing?

The main thing is I don't want there to be any awkwardness between us. I don't

want to lose intimacy. I don't want to be left close all as a result of this

kiss.

Come on, come on.

You talking to me?

This is absolutely insane.

I know it is.

Denise, what are you doing?

E -line.

Look where you are. Look what you're sitting under.

Where are you going?

I have to be in court.

To me, I just have a learner's permit.

It's been alleged, Ms. Barnett, that you initiated the affair with Andrew Cass.

Is that true?

I always thought that it was more or less mutual.

Technically, you could say I made the first move, yes.

It's also been alleged that it was Andrew Cass who ended the affair. Is

true? Yes.

Would you concede that having an affair in the office is a bad idea?

Yes. Why did you do it?

I work 12 -hour days.

If I'm going to meet a man, the likelihood is I will meet him in the

You also meet men who occupy equal status with you. This man was a

Would you concede that that carries additional problems?

Yes, I would.

This just happens to be who I fell in love with.

How did you react when Mr. Cass told you he wanted to end the affair?

I was relieved.

It had become increasingly difficult to balance our respective roles.

Would you describe what you mean by that?

Before and after work, I was his lover.

At work, I was his boss.

He couldn't handle that.

In what way couldn't he handle it? He would question decisions that I made. He

would question deadlines that I set.

I felt that he was trying to undermine me.

It's been alleged that you rejected work that Andrew Cass had done out of spite.

Was that the case?

I would look at work that he had done.

I would ask other people's opinions about it.

And I tried very hard to... think about it fairly.

And I believe that in the end I used my best professional judgment.

Did you ever communicate to Andrew Cass that his career would suffer if he

refused to continue having a sexual relationship?

No, I did not.

Why was it necessary to fire him?

Because his work was bad.

Because it had been bad for too long.

And mostly because he showed no willingness to improve it.

And I believe in his heart he knows that's true.

Objection. Sustained.

The witness's speculation as to what is in the plaintiff's heart is stricken. I

have nothing further.

How long had it been since you'd had a significant relationship with a man

before Andrew Cass?

Objection. Overruled. The witness will answer.

About five years. Do you like being in a significant relationship with a man?

Yes, I do, if it's the right man.

Was there ever a time when you thought Andrew Cass was the right man?

Yes, there was.

Didn't you, in fact, discuss marriage and children with him?

Yes. And yet you tell us that you had an overwhelming feeling of relief when he

left you.

I was also hurt and lonely and tired. Isn't it possible

that those feelings of being lonely and hurt and tired intruded into your

business relationship as well? No, it is not.

Is it possible that it's your behavior that's changed?

It's not Andrew Cass's work that's changed, but rather your perception of

No, it is not possible.

Miss Barnett, after you fired Andrew Cass, why did you feel it was necessary

blackball him in the business? Objection. Assuming facts... I never did

of the kind. Miss Barnett, please.

The objection sustained.

Subsequent to his being fired, did you ever speak to any individual from any

other agency about Andrew Cass?

No, I did not.

And if my opinion was solicited, I declined to give it. I declined to get

any conversation of any kind about Andrew.

His opinion to the contrary notwithstanding.

From the day he came to work with me, he was talented and charming and

undisciplined and totally ill -equipped to work with clients and colleagues.

I was infatuated with him, so I protected him.

I didn't punish him because of how he made me feel when he left.

I protected him because of how he made me feel when he was there.

And when I stopped protecting him, he turned on me. And that really made you

furious, didn't it? That made you want to just do anything to get even with

Objection. Counsel is making speeches.

Sustained. What it made me do was attend to business.

I have nothing further.

Your housekeeper said that I would find you here.

What brings you?

I wanted to talk to you about your decision to drop the suit.

Oh, I'll see you later.

Do you mind if we keep walking while we talk?

Not at all. It's my daily regimen.

I wanted to tell you that I don't think you're taking the money from these

people is necessarily an unchristian thing to do.

Oh, well, wouldn't that depend on what's in the heart of the taker? Yes, but I

don't think there's anything unchristian about your heart.

Oh, well, you're charitable and you're kind, and I appreciate it. But you also

may not know me very well.

There is a great deal that's unchristian in my heart.

Well, I think the same could be said about most of us, but I also think that

matter how much you want to affect a change in your life, not taking the

is an extreme gesture.

Oh, but I think this calls for extremes.

What is it that they say?

If you want something you've never had, you have to do something that you've

never done. And I have never forgiven anyone for anything.

Yes, but legitimately, you're owed something here.

The contractor and the architect were negligent in the way that they

your house. Love your enemy.

Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you.

And pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you. That's from the

book of Matthew.

Yes, you could still do that. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain

mercy. That's also the book of Matthew.

Yes, you could still be merciful.

If you hold anything against anyone, you must forgive him so that the Lord in

heaven will forgive you. That's the Book of Mark.

A man's gifts make it room for him. The Book of Proverbs.

Oh. Would that then support my taking of the money? It might.

People have justified all kinds of actions by using scriptural passage.

Being able to do that doesn't necessarily mean they did the right

I think it's great that you're so enthusiastic about the Bible, but I

think that it requires you not taking the money. I really think that could be

something that you would come to regret.

You don't believe I'm sincere, do you? I don't doubt that you're sincere.

Oh, yes, you do.

You think of me as some sort of Christian wannabe who's grasping to make

dramatic but basically empty gesture.

I don't think anything of the kind.

Well, see you. See you. Wait a second. I don't know what to do.

Jane, excuse me. I just think I'd better go off and be by myself right now.

I think I'd like to go home.

How do you just leave the man there?

I had an anxiety attack. Well, that never happens.

No, no, no. Hey, it happens. Oh, Eli managed to drive himself to court. You

know, everything worked out.

Listen, Denise, nobody wants to be under a freeway overpass in an earthquake.

You're right about that.

You probably also don't want to be in that underground garage we got to park

You probably don't want to be in this office.

Believe me, though, when the aftershocks die down, you'll forget all about it.

What happened, Len?

The big one.

That wasn't a big one.

That wasn't a big one.

4 .5. Here's that.

Oh, 4 .5. No, no, no, 4 .5. No, I'd say 4 on top. I'd say you're all out of your

minds. In what way?

We're going along like this with nothing.

Why, what should we do?

Nothing, we should do something.

Like what?

Like move someplace where there's not earthquakes every day.

Denise, these are aftershocks.

Aftershocks are earthquakes, Jonathan.

We just call them aftershocks. And you guys are standing around trying to

out what number they are. What difference does it make?

Who cares if we die in a 6 .2 or a 7 .3?

And we don't have the slightest idea what's going to happen next. I mean, no

does. We don't know how big they are. We don't know when they're going to stop.

We don't know if they're going to stop. All we know is that we've got to go back

to work. I think it shows the strength of the human spirit.

I think it shows that we're completely nuts.

And right now, I'm going home.

We know the following.

Andrew Cass worked at the ad agency for eight months prior to becoming involved

with Miss Barnett.

During that time, his work was, by all outward appearances, satisfactory.

But the truth is, it was better than that.

This is a talented, hard -working young man whose career has been derailed by

the actions of a spiteful, embittered woman.

Did she force him to have an affair with her?

Depends on your definition of the word force.

She was several tiers above him in the hierarchy at the agency.

She made it very clear what it is she wanted.

Make no mistake about it.

This woman wielded the same authority in their personal relationship that she

wielded in their professional relationship, and she did not like to

authority questioned one bit.

And when it was, and her will was not complied with, she sought to punish

whoever defied her.

Now, whatever Andrew Cass' responsibility may have been in the

continuation of this love affair, he does not deserve to be both

and financially savaged as a consequence of it.

Dare I say, were he a woman, we would not hesitate to award him due

compensation.

Let us not hesitate because he is a man.

These two people had an affair.

Not a single shred of evidence has been adduced to support the contention that

this affair was coerced by the defendant, that it was anything other

volitional on the part of both of them. That this affair took place does not

entitle the plaintiff to compensation of any kind. The only basis for

compensation would be that the plaintiff was harassed or humiliated or

wrongfully terminated as a result of ending the affair.

And much as the plaintiff and his attorney would like you to believe

there's no proof of that either.

You may think that Lynn Barnett exercised less than impeccable judgment

having this affair.

Maybe she threw caution to the winds.

What she also did was to continue carrying out the responsibilities of her

position. I submit to you that her treatment of the plaintiff while he

at the agency...

and her subsequent termination of his employment there represent precisely and

exclusively that.

The fact is, Lynn Barnett had wholly legitimate reasons to fire the

She had them because he gave them to her.

By the quality of his work and the nature of his conduct, he brought it on

himself.

Lynn Barnett proved not to be the girlfriend Andrew Cass wanted her to be.

In the end, she wasn't the boss he wanted her to be either.

That should not entitle him to exact from her anything more than the pain and

the humiliation that this trial has already yielded.

Thank you.

Jane, any news?

I talked to her.

She's confused.

They just upped their offer by another $75 ,000.

Unconfusing.

I don't suppose there's any way to talk you out of this.

Uh, no.

It's done.

I'd like to explain to you why I voted the way I did.

You don't have to do that, Stuart.

Yeah, I do.

I feel bad about it, Daniel.

I had no idea that voting for Patrick Flanagan was going to result in your

leaving, and in that it did, I want to explain why I did it.

Okay.

It's not that I thought Leland was right, Daniel.

It's that I think that Leland doesn't have to be right.

Sometimes it's enough that he's Leland.

Well, I don't see it that way.

Yeah, you haven't been with him as long as I have.

Length of service has nothing to do with it. The man showed me a complete lack

of respect for no other discernible reason than to throw his weight around.

Did it ever occur to you that sometimes it's important for him to throw his

weight around?

Why is that?

Because he's old.

Because he's looking for a sign that he's got any weight left.

And I think when I'm his age, that's what I'll be thinking about.

And 50 years later, when you're his age, that's what you're going to be thinking

about.

Have you spoken to him?

No.

Do you intend to?

I wasn't planning on it.

You know, I mean, what is there to say?

I think you know that better than I do.

Jane.

Hi. May I come in? Just a moment. Talk to you. Of course.

This won't take long.

I want you to know that I've done what you asked me to do.

I thought about it, I read the Bible, and I prayed.

And I did find scriptural authority that would support my taking the money.

And I found scriptural authority for not taking the money.

Well, the truth is, the only solace I found last night came from a five

canister of barbecue -flavored potato chips.

Look. Theo, you can take some time to think about this.

Oh, I don't want to take any time.

My heart tells me I should give back the money.

But my head says that that would be foolhardy.

So I want you to decide what I should do.

I can't do that, Theo. Well, I listened to you when you suggested I read the

Bible. That gave me a great deal of serenity. So I am fully prepared to

to you again.

Oh, please don't do this to me, Theo.

Jane, you're in a better position to judge than I am.

I'm asking you as my attorney, as my spiritual seeing -eye dog, so to speak,

take this burden from me.

Now, I'm going to go drop my car at the dealership. I'll be home late this

afternoon. Call me and let me know.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor. What say you?

In the matter of Cass v. Barnett, we fine for the defendants.

The jury is dismissed with the thanks of the court.

We're adjourned.

Good work, Eli.

Thank you. From all of us. Really, good job.

No matter what kind of job I did, it all came down to the jury believing Lynn.

Absolutely. It goes without saying.

Hey, why don't I call my office? We can go have a celebratory drink. I can't do

that. Just a cap off the trial.

I'd love to, but I'm already running.

Maybe another time.

Maybe you guys would like to go. Well, I've got to jump on the freeway, and if

I'm not mistaken, these gentlemen are heading back to the office.

Some other time.

Bye. Bye.

Thank you.

Is it something I said?

It's just not something they would do.

What is it? Go out, have a drink together. That's not something that we

They were on the hook for half a million dollars. I would think they'd be

thrilled. They hate this.

They hate learning about my personal life. They don't want to know.

Why is that?

Because I'm a girl.

And they're the boys.

And we may work together, but that doesn't mean we're friends.

Well, we can go have a drink.

Yeah, that would be nice.

Well?

Thea left it up to me.

Fantastic.

I advised her to drop the suit.

Now tell us what really happened. I am telling you what really happened.

She told me that in her heart she didn't want the money, but she would do

whatever I advised. I advised her to follow her heart.

Has this been communicated to the other side as yet? Steele told it to them

herself. Did that allow us to bring an action to Novo claiming it had to come

from counsel?

Let it go, Douglas. I hate letting it go. I hate letting it go. I'm sorry.

Yeah, you're sorry. You did the same thing all over again.

If that means that I would refuse to ask someone to act against their religious

beliefs, then you're right. If that means that I would profane the word of

by using it to manipulate someone, then you're wrong.

I did that this time. I won't do it again.

If that's grounds for dismissal, I assume you'll let me know.

Letting your religious beliefs interfere with your fiduciary responsibility to

the other members of this firm most certainly is grounds for dismissal.

Are you firing me?

Absolutely not.

As far as I'm concerned, you did the only thing you could.

Thank you.

Hey.

Hi. So I'll see you.

You're leaving?

In a little while, yeah.

Well, I may not be too far behind you.

You're thinking about leaving?

I'm thinking about moving.

How come?

How come?

Because the city feels completely unsafe to me. That's how come. Because of the

earthquake? Yeah.

So where would you move? Where would I move? I live in New York. Where else am

going to move?

There are other places, you know. No, not for me. For me, it's either here or

there. New York's not exactly safe either. No, you're right.

It just depends what risk you choose to live with. I mean, hey, there's misery

in both places.

You know, I'm on the subway. I'm on the bus.

I walk late at night on the street. There's maniacs on every street corner.

Believe me, I die from the cold.

I die from the heat.

Man, it's all that's happened. I was very happy here. You know, I was riding

around in my car. I was loving it. Maybe you should wait a month and see how you

feel about it then.

Yeah, I suppose.

So, uh, what about you? What are you going to do?

I'm going to take a little time to think about it.

I might end up at another firm, or I might start my own.

Think you'll do it here?

Maybe. Maybe in Santa Barbara.

Like an earthquake in Santa Barbara?

No, I'm out of here. Oh, good luck.

Good luck to you. You're the best.

I'll miss you. I'll miss you.

We'll both be around town sometime.

I hope.

Unless I move.

Leland.

I'm leaving.

I thought I'd say goodbye.

To me.

I assume this is not the last time we'll be seeing one another.

I'm sure it isn't.

Should any of the clients you're leaving behind choose to follow you, naturally,

we'll forward their files.

Thanks. You'll let us know when you're situated.

Yeah. Yeah.

And I'm sure there'll be referrals going back and forth as time goes on.

I'm sure.

Do you think there'll ever come a time when we'll actually talk about what

happened? My door is always open, Daniel.

That's not why I asked.

What exactly is there to talk about?

We opposed one another.

I enjoyed the support of the majority. You opted to quit.

Do you think you were right?

Yes, I do.

Good luck, Daniel.

Thank you.

Oh, let me get that screen.

Oh, it's cool. Here.