All language subtitles for L.A. Law - S07E06 - Love on the Rox

Previously on L .A. Law.

You mean those flowers weren't from you?

No. Oh, God, I'm so embarrassed.

Don't be. No, I know. I shouldn't have.

Please.

Slipper. It's very romantic.

Thank you.

Linda. Huh?

I didn't send it.

You didn't?

City Attorney Dana Romney? That's me.

And you're Douglas Brackman. Let me
introduce... Glenn Taylor.

I used to see you hovering around the
law review office.

Always thought you had great legs.

I want to have a baby.

Rox, I don't know.

I mean... Not with you.

With you.

We better hit it, Tommy.

Tommy.

What?

Leave Lucy.

We're going to need your husband to
identify these men in a lineup.

Today? We've only got them locked up for
72 hours unless the DA files charges.

Why should I have to remember?

These men have to be punished, Stuart.
You were almost killed.

And they took my wallet. They have my
identification.

They know where we live.

Oh, please, don't rush.

I'm aware how difficult this can be.

It's number three and number six.

You sure?

Yeah. What kind of gun are you looking
for?

A big one.

I'm leaving.

Aren't we driving in together?

Can't. Remember, I have court later this
morning.

Right. I'll drop Maddie off on the way
to work. See you in the office.

Ready? Go! Bang!

Ready?

Go!

As of this morning, Mackenzie Brackman
marches boldly into the 21st century.

From this point forward, all staff
meetings will be videotaped so that we

an electronic record of the proceedings.

Therefore, without further ado, let us
start. First, Alna versus Alna. Uh,

that's me.

Uh, two years ago, when the Alnas
couldn't get pregnant, they resorted to

vitro fertilization. Her eggs, his
sperm, and a petri dish. Oh, romantic.

Some of the fertilized eggs were
implanted into Mrs. Ulner, and the other

were frozen.

The pregnancy didn't take, and the
Ulners got divorced, and now they're

over the embryos. Zygots all night. A
show the whole family can enjoy.

I'm representing Mr.

Ulner, who doesn't want to father his ex
-wife's child. He's filed an injunction

to stop her from using the embryos. Ann
Kelsey, a card -carrying feminist,

representing a man's right to choose
over a woman's? Mr. Ulner's position

actually favors abortion rights.

A person's choice to avoid procreation.
What's that noise?

What noise?

It's something like ringing.

Nick, Osgood versus the state of
California. Daniel, wasn't this your pro

case? That's right. Osgood's still in
Lompoc prison.

Well, he should remain.

The guy's as guilty now as he was the
day Leland convicted him.

Stop squandering Mackenzie Brackman
resources trying to be a do -gooder.

in the early stages of an appeal,
Douglas, and I'm going to follow

really? Says who? I do.

Not a problem, Leland.

Moving on.

Galena versus the Santa Monica Planning
Commission.

This will be Gwen's first unsupervised
effort.

All right.

Judge Mende has agreed to allow Gwen to
appear before

the Galena matter without a supervising
attorney.

Mrs. Galena is a shut -in. She installed
a satellite dish to bring the world to

her. Now the Planning Commission wants
her to remove the dish, claiming she's

violation of city building codes.

Haven't you ever heard of cable?

Oh, she speaks only Spanish and only has
one Spanish. But can the woman pay the

firm's freight?

Our client is more than able to pay the
freight.

Am I the only one who hears that
ringing? Finally, with Christmas fast

approaching and with our current
charitable posture, it's been suggested

forego this year's party.

You mean no Christmas party? Perhaps
monies normally used to pay for

are better spent given to selected
charities. No Christmas party? Think

this, folks. We'll bring it up at the
next meeting. We're adjourned.

No Christmas party.

Leland, why are you bothering to pursue
this Osgood case?

Frank Osgood is a man I may have
wrongfully put in jail for 33 years.

I'm seeing this through to the end.

Are you interested in clearing a man's
name or clearing your conscience?

Both, I would hope.

You never forget your first time.

Is that your lascivious way of finally
asking me out?

That's my lascivious way of wishing you
luck in court.

Oh, thanks.

Pretty puny case, huh?

You're not excited?

Nervous, maybe?

Actually, I am.

Well, speaking of lascivious, you want
to get together Saturday night and do

dinner and a movie?

Maybe.

Gwen, I found this for you in the mail
room.

Nope, not for me.

Once again, no card.

Oh, this is gorgeous.

Can you help me? Yeah.

A little red riding hood?

It's beautiful.

It's like a glove.

Probably not the best fashion statement
for a corner deer in summer.

All the better to eat you with.

Somebody out there is pretty warped.

Ah, who's afraid of the big bad wolf?

Hey, guys. You want to take a ride to
South Central?

Sorry, Stuart.

Oh, sorry.

Get my brains bashed in again. Maybe get
my memory back.

Here we are.

Death begins in the colon, you know.
That looks awful. What is that?

Powdered psyllium and bentonite mixed
with a little lemon juice.

Looks like a sponge.

Purges a lifetime of accumulated toxins.

What's in South Central, anyway?

Oh, the apartment. I rented it during
the campaign.

Right, your constituent -friendly
address to qualify you as a candidate.

want is to put this whole experience
behind me. Instead, I get a registered

letter from the landlord saying the
apartment's trashed and he's not

my security deposit.

Financial minefields of rental
agreement.

I have to go down there and convince Mr.

Lee Johnson I never set foot in the
place.

Good luck. It's tough getting a check
back. It's already been cashed.

I can smell it burning rubber. You don't
pick that up? Best diet is no better

than the worst if the sewage system of
the bowel is clogged with corruption.

This is a headache I definitely do not
need.

You gotta be kidding. Murder, too?

The kid bought a sawed -off shotgun
three weeks prior.

Listen,

Frank, call me back when you got a legit
plea.

Roxanne.

Is this a bad time? No, no, no. Have a
seat, please.

So, how are you? I'm okay.

You?

Fine. I'm great.

Good.

Listen, I was going to call about the...
Yeah, I couldn't wait for your call.

Look, this is a bad time. No, no, no.
Please sit.

Um, do you want to...

No, I want to stay healthy and get
pregnant, remember?

Right, right.

So, have you had a chance to think about
helping me?

It's actually pretty simple. You
wouldn't be responsible after

But if you feel like this isn't
something that you can do, you know, you

just tell me. No, it's not that. I don't
want you feeling like you have to.

No, no, no, of course. It's just that I
haven't had time to think is all.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

Are you positive?

I'm positive.

Are you lying?

I'm lying.

Actually, I've been avoiding making a
decision, and that's unfair to you.

I apologize.

Oh, so then you're still considering.
Oh, yes, I'm still considering.

considering.

Busy for lunch?

Mr. Ulner, please tell the court why you
and your ex -wife decided to undergo in

vitro fertilization.

Lois and I desperately wanted children,
but she was unable to conceive

naturally. In vitro was our only hope.

Was it successful?

We made one implantation attempt that
failed, and shortly after, so did our

marriage. You divorced?

Yes, rather unpleasantly.

It never occurred to me she'd be getting
pregnant again.

What did you think would happen to the
other five frozen embryos?

I assumed they'd stay frozen a while and
then be disposed of. The doctor said

they weren't viable after a few years.

When did you hear that your ex -wife
planned to implant one of these embryos

into her uterus?

Last month.

Lois had heard my new wife and I are
expecting and said she felt cheated.

Why do you oppose her bearing your
child?

I have a new wife.

A new family.

I don't want a child by Lois.

Even if she raises it without you? By
law, I'd still have to pay child

But aside from that, I grew up without a
father.

I promised myself my kids would never go
through that. Thank you. No further

questions at this time.

Mr. Ulner, you say you and Mrs. Ulner
wanted to have children desperately.

Why is it then that you waited six
years?

When Lois was 37, before trying to
conceive?

We agreed to wait until I felt I could
financially afford a child. Until you

felt you could support a child.

Lois, however, wanted children much
earlier. Isn't that correct?

The agreement to wait was mutual. In
your supporting declaration, page six,

state, I quote,

Lois harangued me to have children from
day one.

You see that?

Yes, but... Isn't it a fact that you
prevented your wife?

from having the children that she so
desperately wanted, just like you're

to prevent her now? No, that's not true.

Who asked for the divorce, Mr. Alner,
you or your wife? It was a mutual

decision. Wasn't the reason you divorced
because you fell in love with another

woman? Objection, irrelevant. There were
lots of reasons. Our marriage was

failing. Wasn't it a woman in your
office, ten years your junior? I never

cheated on Lois.

Very noble. Mr. Keith.

I'm sorry, Your Honor.

Mr. Alner, do you recognize that your ex
-wife has but a few childbearing years

remaining? And that if you withhold
these embryos, you may be cutting off

only chance at motherhood? Lois can find
another man, go to a sperm bank, adopt.

But those embryos have as much of me in
them as they do her.

The decision to produce a child must be
mutual. Like the other mutual decisions

you made? And then changed your mind
about? Getting married? Waiting to have

children? Objection! Withdrawn.

Nothing further.

Okay.

So number three, great sense of humor.

I'm lousy at telling jokes. I always
forget the punchline. Let me see.

You made a list of reasons you want me
to father your child.

What does good teeth have to do with...
That's on the optional list.

Boy, you've really done your homework.

I told you. This baby is the most
important consideration in the world to

Number four, you're kind.

You think so?

Five, gentle.

I'm harsh.

Sincere. Phony. Caring.

Nosy. Strong.

Stubborn. Would you stop? This is my
list.

Say I'm not. Say I'm not.

I'm flattered that you think all of
these nice things about me.

Don't you get it? I'm no bargain.

I'm not looking for a bargain.

I'm looking for very special qualities
in a man. Yeah, but you start listing

qualities like that, I got a list of my
own.

I drank too much. I still smoke too
much. I've been down on my luck, broke.

have never been able to sustain a long
-term relationship.

Not to mention I have flat feet.

Tommy, I look at you.

I talk to you. You are a real, genuine,
caring person. The kind of person that I

would like my child to grow up to be.

I don't know.

I'm not sure that I can do this to an
innocent kid.

Okay.

That's the answer that I was waiting
for. Hey, Roxy, I'm trying to... No, no,

Tommy, look, it's okay. I told you.

I'm going to have a baby with you or
without you.

For your own sake, you do smoke too
much.

Thanks for lunch.

Gwen Taylor, is this a small town or
what?

How come you're here? I'm handling the
Galena case. Oh, the satellite dish

Dish beef.

Beef dish.

Sounds like dinner at Sizzler.

I'm opposing counsel.

Yeah, it's a rotating city attorney's
program.

That's a great color. It matches your
thighs.

My what? Eyes, your eyes.

Romney, there's a guy over there staring
at me.

Don't look.

Okay, you can look now.

Who can blame him? Do you have any idea
who that is?

Just some legal beagle who couldn't make
the cut in law school, so he hangs out

in courtrooms, probably sitting there
wishing he was me.

Somehow, I doubt that.

Hello?

Can I help you?

Yeah, this is my apartment.

Sort of.

I'm looking for Lee Johnson.

You found her?

Let us admit.

I was named after my father.

He wanted a boy.

What can I do for you?

I'm Jonathan Rollins.

Used to be Councilman Rollins, right?

Nice concession speech.

I paid first and last on this place.

The lease is up.

I'd like my security deposit back.

We need that money to repair the damage.

I didn't cause any damage.

Your name is on the rental agreement. I
didn't live here.

This is my first time seeing the place.

Why'd you rent it?

Maybe I should speak to your father.

He's not here.

Well, when will he be?

I've got a torn up apartment.

Your name on the lease and your check in
the bank where it's going today.

All right, you know what? Keep the
money.

Forget the whole damn thing.

I don't want to waste more time than I
already have.

You forgot your water.

To some people, these embryos are
nothing more than a cluster of cells.

me, these cells embody my hope for
having a son or daughter.

Anyway, that's how I've thought of them
for nearly two years.

Discarding them would be like killing my
own child.

Do you consider this a matter of
religious conviction?

Yes, I do.

After my divorce, I turned to the
church, and that's given me a renewed

spiritual view. I believe human life is
sacred.

Even in its earliest stages.

Your ex -husband says that these embryos
are as much his as yours, and that

therefore his wishes should carry equal
weight.

To prepare for harvesting surgery, I had
hormone injections every day for a

month.

Then they put me under. Then they cut me
open so the doctors could dig out my

eggs. But surely your husband
contributed something to the effort.

He masturbated into a cup.

That's it?

That's it.

Your witness.

Mrs. Ulner, is it coincidence that your
religious conversion comes at a time

when you're fighting for control of
these embryos? Objection! I'll rephrase.

Are you able to reconcile your newfound
reverence for life with the fact that

the vast majority of these embryos fail
to implant properly and wind up expelled

from the body? To me, it would be
irreverent not to try and bring about

In 1978, did you have an abortion?
Objection!

Overruled. The witness will answer.

Yes. Mrs. Ulner, you have a number of
options for motherhood that don't

your ex -husband's genius. It would mean
more surgery.

I would have to go to... Wouldn't that
be preferable to bearing the child of a

man who, and I refer to deposition
transcripts, page 7, lines 21 through

deceived you, subjected you to mental
and verbal abuse, damaged your self

-esteem to where you acquired eight
hours of therapy a week?

Why in the world would you want to have
this man's baby? I'm 41 years old.

It's my right.

Mrs. Ulner, do you resent the fact that
your ex -husband is remarried and

expecting a child?

Objection! Overruled.

Isn't it true that after your husband
left home, you begged him to come back,

phoning him up to 20 times a day? I was
trying to save our marriage. You can't

accept your husband's rejection, can
you? You will do anything to insinuate

yourself into his life. No. That's what
this is about, isn't it? No.

Disrupting the life of a man you cannot
let go of. No, you're wrong.

Nothing further.

Ms. Taylor.

The Planning Commission's order is an
infringement upon my client's First

Amendment rights.

Consequently... Counselor, let me
understand this. You're appealing a

Commission order using a constitutional
argument?

I believe it's applicable, Your Honor.

Remote, Counselor.

Besides, I'd like to be done with this
case while I'm still in my 50s. Your

Honor, may I address the court?

Yes, Mr. Romney. I, too, think Ms.
Taylor's argument is arguable.

Whose side are you on?

Oh, I didn't say it was a winning
argument, just arguable.

Thank you for sharing.

Sit down.

As for you, Miss Taylor, be grateful I
didn't find for the planning commission

by four o 'clock sharp tomorrow.

Come up with a reasonable argument, not
some thesis that wakes my time.

Otherwise, Mrs. Galena's satellite dish
is history.

Next case.

Case number 48392, Berkeley versus
Waterman.

Who the hell do you think you are?

Ms. Olney, we're not supposed to speak
to each other. How dare you make me into

a pathetic, clawing ex -wife? You don't
know who I am. And you have no idea what

I'm about. Or what it's like to want a
child your body can't give you.

Everybody's talking about his choice.
What about my choice? Whatever happened

that?

She'll make an incredible addition to
the firm. Well, let her come up with her

to finalize the detail. We may not have
the luxury, Leland. The deal should have

been concluded sooner.

She's being courted by four other
outfits.

If we expect to come out on top, we need
to... Step lively. Exactly. I mean,

look out.

Oh, this mess is to be cleaned up
immediately.

And for Lincoln's sake, the fiber seal
had better do its job.

That was a good one, Ben.

Looks real, huh?

Yeah.

That's a genuine old smelly.

Lincoln and me got into a novelty shop.

What's the problem now?

You're so intuitive.

In my office.

The whole point of having a baby by
myself was that I wouldn't have to deal

a husband's fear of commitment.

Only there I was practically begging
Tommy Mullaney to... Whoa, Tommy

Yes. It was humiliating. Mullaney? You
picked Mullaney? Yes, but he was afraid

the kid would end up like him.

Out of all the guys in this town, you
chose... Yes, yes, yes, Tommy Mullaney.

Only it doesn't matter now because he
said no.

Oh.

What do you mean he said no?

Elaine, he doesn't want to have a baby
with you? Oh, he didn't say that in so

many words. You want me to talk to him?
Arnie, no.

Who does this guy think he is?

Well, maybe this whole idea was a
mistake.

I have enough trouble finding a date.

Rox, don't give up.

You can always go to a sperm bank.

Oh, I want a real, live father for my
child. Someone kind, gentle, sincere.

Someone stubborn who doesn't know how...
Perfect, he'd be.

Tommy Mulaney.

Okay, okay, follow your internal
impulses. The truth is before you now.

illuminate that truth to the one who
refuses to see.

The...

First Amendment?

You and I discussed that argument.

You discussed it, Gwen.

I said argue the standard that's in the
municipal code.

I thought we had a better shot with the
First Amendment.

You thought? Based on what? Your prior
courtroom experience?

I'm sorry. I guess I was a little over
-eager.

It won't happen again.

You may have won the Weston case using
unorthodox methods, but that does not

make you a free agent. Now...

Go back into that court and you litigate
this case the way it should have been

tried in the first place.

Yes, sir.

First Amendment.

Douglas, I'm heading over to Worldwide
Studios for another meeting.

There'll be kudos all around if you land
the business.

Say, I never asked you, how'd your golf
game go with Flicker?

Oh, I let him beat me on the 18th, of
course. Whoa, watch it!

See ya.

Again? What's this dog been eating,
anyway?

I want him gone.

Enough's enough.

Douglas. Douglas.

It's not real.

I bought it at the novelty shop.

A real laugh riot, boys.

Were they out of the plastic vomit?

Got him.

Does Douglas really want Lincoln gone?

Nah. Man, my ears are still ringing.

How come?

I think I heard him yesterday.

How?

I shot a gun.

You have a gun? Shh.

I blasted out the bathroom mirror.

I told Ann I got angry and threw the
scale, but... Where did you get a gun?

Store.

Didn't I see it?

Not right now, but maybe after work.

Wow. Hey, don't tell anybody.

I'd find you here. You got a minute?

45, then closing arguments.

I need to get a written statement from
Stuart about the attack.

Call him. Well, that's the problem.

He tells me he doesn't have time.

Stuart's been afraid of us every step of
the way.

It's understandable.

From what I hear, it's a miracle he
survived the attack.

But you and I both know these cretins
got to stay locked up.

Identifying them was only the first
step.

Go talk to him.

Well, the building's all abuzz with this
Alner case.

Could set a precedent.

No, this is the same right to choose
that's being challenged all across the

country.

So how come all I'm feeling is sympathy
for Mrs. Alner?

Anne, I'll see you around.

You talked to Mrs. Alner yesterday after
court? She contacted me, ex parte. I

didn't say a word.

She wants to propose a settlement.

Find your client.

We'll meet you in the witness room.

That's Pet.

Mr. Rollins?

I'll get back with you.

You here to make more false claims?

May I come in?

I have a proposition.

What do you mean?

My father hasn't been able to put our
building back together since the riots.

No electricity in weeks. He paid a small
fortune to an electrician who says he

should call the power company.

Power company says the problem's faulty
wiring.

Where do I fit into all this? The
electrician says if Dad's not happy, he

sue him.

I've got my cancel check and a signed
work agreement.

But I need someone to convince this guy
he'll be hauled into court unless he

does what he was paid to do.

And I'm that someone? In exchange, I'll
return your deposit check.

I know you didn't trash the place.

Oh, now you know.

Miss Johnson, I'm sorry, but I don't
make deals anymore. Now that you're not

public office... Hey, hey, look.

I didn't ask you to come down here, and
I don't need you giving me grief.

Now, I'm sympathetic to your problems.
But they're not your problems.

What do you want from me, Miss Johnson?

Nothing.

Here's your deposit back.

And having a kid changes your life,
right?

For sure you don't get as much sleep.

I thought Roxanne was raising this baby
herself.

She is.

Oh, Roxanne will make a grandmother.

Still, you would be the father.

I can barely take care of myself.

No one should become a parent unless
they're ready. Right.

Goes without saying. Now I know what to
do. Seems clear.

Crystal. You shouldn't have the baby
with Roxanne. I'm having the baby with

Roxanne. Excuse me?

Just Roxanne has so much hope for the
future, like this baby could make a

difference in the world.

You have children, you know, there's
going to be a tomorrow.

Listen, um, don't tell Roxanne we
talked, hmm?

What are we talking about?

Do whatever it takes.

You'll have no financial responsibility
whatsoever.

All I ask is that you drop the
injunction and let me have this

You don't understand, do you?

It's not the money.

You think I could ignore that I had a
child in the world?

We live in the same city. I'll move
anywhere you want me to.

Lois had built a new life.

A daughter on the way.

How could I explain to her she's got a
brother or sister out there we know

nothing about?

Please.

Lewis,

I'm sorry.

I just can't.

I have my own life now.

I don't want a baby with you.

How's that?

Tommy. After a lot of thought... I've
had a change of heart.

You have?

But... You know, I'll meet you tonight
at the

Edgewater. The sound of boats reminds me
of growing up on Boston Harbor.

And if you don't want me...

I have nothing further, Your Honor.

Ms. Taylor, care to present your case
again?

Oh, I don't mind giving the little lady
another shot, Your Honor. One more

demeaning comment like that, and you're
bucking for sanctions.

My client, Marguerite Galena, complied
with all city requirements in the

installation of her satellite dish.

But the records show this is an
affidavit from the contractor stating

installation complied precisely with
building permit conditions.

This contractor also happens to do a
considerable amount of work for the

However, prompted by a call from an
unhappy but influential neighbor, the

changed its requirements after the fact.
Therefore, the city has no right to

revoke Mrs. Galena's permit.

Very nice, Miss Taylor.

Any rebuttal for the little lady?

No, Your Honor.

Good. Then I'm finding for the
plaintiff.

Doesn't happen very often, but the
city's actions were improper.

Mrs. Galena's dish stays.

Looking forward to seeing you in my
courtroom again, Miss Taylor.

So long, Mr. Romney.

Next case.

Lucky break.

Bye, Doc.

You know, there's an old courthouse
tradition, the winner buys the loser a

drink. Not today.

Aaron Ulner isn't trying to prevent his
ex -wife from becoming a mother.

He simply wants to avoid becoming a
father.

It's a matter of personal privacy.

At the moment, the courts still protect
a woman's right to terminate an unwanted

pregnancy. My client asks only that the
same protection be afforded him.

Ms. Ulner can still be a biological
mother to her child without those frozen

embryos, and while it places a
substantial burden on her to find a

donor to undergo surgery, it would be an
even greater burden to foist onto Mr.

Ulner a child.

He does not want.

Thank you.

Mrs. Ulner's best chance at motherhood
is to have these existing embryos

implanted. A simple, non -surgical
procedure.

By refusing her access to the embryos
that they produced, Mr. Ulner would

her to undergo torturous egg -harvesting
surgery with all of the pain and the

risk. that a major operation brings, and
Mrs. Ulner should not have to go

through such physical and emotional pain
again.

Your Honor, to her, these embryos are
more than just cell tissue.

They're her children.

She's their mother.

Allow this woman to nurture her
offspring, and God willing, to bring

this world as fully formed human beings.

Hello?

When? What film? Somebody's following
me.

Take Lucy on the back upstairs.

Call security.

Doing a nice job.

It's easier.

Now that there's light to work by.

How did you convince the electrician to
finish the wiring?

Didn't take much more than waving the
Mackenzie Brackman letterhead in his

And a few remarks about how financially
draining legal action can be.

Thank you.

What made you change your mind, anyway?

City council.

Turned out to be a lot of rhetoric and
hype and closed -door meetings.

And then you walked into my office and
there's something I could do to help.

You missed a spot.

Grab another paintbrush.

That's not in the deal.

I feel bad.

What?

I voted for your opponent, Councilman
Ellis.

Did I thank you?

Not enough.

I feel...

As

a matter of law, an embryo is not a
human life.

But it is potential life, which makes
this decision a troubling one. In this

case... Mr. Ulner's right to privacy
includes the right to avoid becoming a

parent against his will.

On the other hand, Mrs. Ulner has the
right to become a mother, and she is

willing to give life to these embryos.

However, Mrs. Ulner has other
opportunities for motherhood, burdensome

they may be.

And in light of that fact, Mr. Ulner's
right to avoid fathering children by

these embryos must take precedence.

Accordingly... I'm granting his motion
for a permanent injunction.

Court is adjourned.

Should

we

order champagne?

I don't want any, but if you do... Oh,
no, no, I just thought it might be more

romantic.

What? Never mind.

Oh, you look very pretty.

Thank you.

I always wondered what the honeymoon
suite would look like.

Pretty swanky, huh?

Perfect.

So, what do you think?

A boy or a girl?

I don't know.

Either, I guess a girl would be nice.

With red hair like yours?

Oh, it's not.

Sorry,

I'm sorry.

Roxanne.

I want to have a baby with you, but this
just feels kind of... Strange. Yeah,

like we're doing business.

Yeah, I know.

We never even talked about... Yeah,
well, maybe I'm just more old -fashioned

than I thought.

Should I turn out the light?

Um, how about if we, I don't know, ate
dinner first?

Well, we could go downstairs.

Room service?

You got it?

That's a real gun.

I didn't get it at a novelty store.

Want to hold it?

I better not.

Well, if you don't pull the trigger, I
won't shoot.

Come on.

Okay.

You got any bullets?

Yeah, six of them. Well, five after what
happened yesterday.

Give it back, give it back.

are dangerous.

You're the only person who knows I have
this.

I won't tell. I promise.

I'm gonna have it with me all the time.

If those guys that attacked me ever come
around, I'll be ready.

First the flowers, then the glass
slipper, the briefcase.

You don't think it's Alec Weston?

His ego's too big. He not only signed
the card, he delivered the gift himself.

Tell me more about the city attorney.

What's to tell?

Romney's a ferret. He said he likes you.
And he makes no bones about it. Why

wouldn't he own up to all this if he was
responsible?

Don't get mad, all right? I'm just
trying to help.

I know.

It must be the guy you said was watching
you in court.

Or it could be anyone, right?

I had to go to class.

Let me drive you. No.

No, I appreciate the offer, but I am not
going to let some sick bastard scare

me.

I'll be okay.

And, um... I'd love to go out with you
on Saturday.

Great.

Hey, this is a surprise.

Daddy. I thought I was going to meet you
at home.

We thought we couldn't wait to see you.
Douglas, you should know, I closed the

deal. When does she arrive?

Sometime next week.

But I still have some reservations.

About her? Oh, our methods.

Not consulting the others before hiring
a new associate.

It won't sit well. This is a bold move,
and we had a strike first. She's an

excellent attorney.

When do you suggest we make the
announcement?

Let's wait.

Nobody needs to know anything until
absolutely necessary.

Oh, this plastic dog dropping is getting
to be an old joke.

Oh!

Lincoln!

They do not call it a meatball. They do,
they do.

Lay pitch right over the plate. That's
called a meatball.

Well, what do they call a good pitch?

Well, you got your fastball called a
cheese.

Curved inside the kitchen.

And a pitch that drops right before the
plate is known as off the table.

What? Man, I always want to be reminded
of your mom's kitchen. Well, why not?

You want one? Mm -hmm. They're
delicious.

Ooh, you're right.

Juicy. Want another?

Mm -hmm.

Oh, here.

Oh, sorry.