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Previously on L .A. Law. I've sat by and watched as this place has changed.

People have dissipated their time and wasted their talent. You have all

other enterprises and neglected the one that this place was built on. Leland.

I'm not done. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a law office. So you're

to have to do a little soul -searching. I want to see all partners in my office

today. I will expect either a commitment or a resignation.

I'm in.

Whatever you need from me, Leland, you got it. That goes for me, too.

That goes for both of us. What about you, Arnold?

You've got me, Leland.

100%. Good.

I want to have a baby.

Oh, well, you'll make a terrific mother.

With you.

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

Goes without saying. Now I know what to do. Name's clear.

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

Roxanne.

What is this?

Took a home pregnancy test.

I'm gonna have a baby.

See ya.

Oh, I almost forgot.

It's never too early for him to work on his three -point shot. I thought you

wanted a girl.

It never fails to amaze me that people actually think they can get away with

these things. Mr. Peck, nobody's trying to get away with anything. If errors

were made in calculating Ms. Bauman's tax return, we're here to rectify those

errors. Come on, Mr. Markowitz, I wasn't born yesterday.

What does that mean?

It means that this isn't someone who makes errors.

This is someone who calculates long and hard to conceal, connive, and defraud.

This is someone who actually thinks that she doesn't have to pay her rightful

share of taxes to the United States government.

and I find that absolutely intolerable. Mr. Pick, this entire problem can be

attributed to Ms. Baum's former accountant.

I don't buy that. It appears that in addition to a significant amount of

unreported personal income, your client was using corporate employees to perform

a variety of distinctly non -business -related functions.

Wait a minute.

I embody my company. What affects me affects my employees. This is all

-related.

You're kidding me, right?

No, I'm not kidding you.

I would appreciate it if you would tell your client to stop wasting my time. We

have tax returns for the last ten years. Where do you want to start? I didn't

build my business on vitamins and nutrient supplements alone, Mr. Pick.

I built it on stamina.

I built it on guts.

And I built it by adhering to a personal philosophy that does not allow me to

become intimidated by anyone.

So, uh, Mr. Pick is just trying to do his job.

That's right.

And my job is to enforce the tax code.

I enforce.

You comply.

You're not a well man, Marvin.

You work in this miserable office. You drink coffee. And you smoke.

And your diet, it's high in fat. It's low in fiber. It's not nearly dense

in nutrients.

And I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if your body wasn't ravaged by

intestinal parasites.

You know what? You're right.

I drink coffee.

I smoke.

I only eat things that are bad for me.

And with all that, I'm still healthy enough to bring you to your knees.

Me and my parasites.

You want to know what healthy is?

I'll tell you what healthy is. How old do you think I am?

I have no idea. I'm 75 years old.

You're 75?

The reason that I don't look my age.

is because I have a healthy, life -affirming attitude toward everybody and

everything. It comes from being at peace with myself and from being at peace

with the whole world.

I'm 75, and I'll live to dance on this little pissant's grave.

Stuart, Gwen, you know where to reach me.

And I know that I shall be hearing from you very soon.

Can we get started? Just start. I'm starting.

People versus Matt.

Yes, yes, that's mine. Matt is accused of selling stolen artwork to an

undercover cop. I'm pleading entrapment. That's a tough sell.

I know it is. He had the stolen artwork in his possession?

He did. And he sold it to the cop?

Yep. So where's the entrapment?

Well, my client's gay. He claims to have fallen for the cop. He also claims that

it was mutual, I say, for the purposes of his trial at least, that the cop

seduced him. In other words, it's your only shot.

Yes, right.

Then it must be true. In the matter of Celeste Bauman. Yes, that's me.

Miss Bauman has a company that markets vitamins and dietary supplements.

The IRS claims that she has underpaid her taxes by some $800 ,000 and for some

reason they're being nasty about it. The IRS nasty?

Celeste is going to need a little managing, but I think we can resolve it.

Gwen, you're observing on this one, correct?

Yep. Our neat Jack Lawler's here.

I gotta go.

How are you feeling, Roxanne? Pretty good.

Everything going all right, vis -a -vis the pregnancy?

So far.

Good.

How much paid leave are we on the hook for with this one? Six weeks. You

wouldn't have a problem with that by any chance, would you, Doug? Oh, no. I

think it's the least we can do.

Come on, the kid's only 16.

The victim was 16, too. That doesn't make him any less dead.

Look, would you be willing to consider lowering the charge to manslaughter?

Maybe.

You've also got a request in for a fitness hearing. Is it possible to let

one go and just try him as a juvenile? I don't know, Michael. It seems pretty

grown up to me. He carried the gun into school. He shot this kid point blank and

got in a lot here. He was scared.

He was tired of being picked on.

It's not like this is a career criminal we're dealing with. Give him time.

Come on, Tommy.

All right. You want to try the kid as a juvenile? We will try him as a juvenile.

You're a beautiful human being. I love you, too.

I'm nervous, Jonathan.

I know.

I won't make it.

If they send me to prison, I tell you right now, I will not survive.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves, okay? You're still convinced that entrapment

is the way to go? In other words, you think a jury is going to believe me and

not some big, strong Irish cop?

You want to go in there now and change your plea to guilty?

Come on. Jonathan, wait a minute. I'm telling you right now, you do that and

you're going away for sure.

They've got you dead to rights.

The only way you're not going to prison is to plead entrapment.

I hope that jury buys it.

You're the lawyer.

Okay.

Mr. Matz told an informer he had access to a number of paintings, including an

untitled work by Willem de Kooning. What did you do?

Acting in an undercover capacity, I approached Mr. Matz.

informed him that I represented a Japanese investor who was interested in

some discreet purchases for his private collection, no questions asked.

Matz provided me with a transparency, and I arranged to make the purchase.

Was the purchase made?

Yes.

Undercover Officer Osaki gave Mr. Matz $300 ,000 in marked currency in exchange

for the painting. We arrested him on the spot, recovered the cash.

Thank you, Detective.

No further questions.

Congratulations on a major recovery, Detective.

Thank you.

Tell us what you did in your undercover capacity in order to gain my client's

confidence. I convinced him I was an art dealer.

How'd you do that?

I know a good deal about art. That's how I... I could talk about Jackson Pollock

or Miranda or Bala or Kokoschka and... Well, I sound like I know what I'm

talking about.

And where was it that these discussions took place, detective?

Places of Mr. Matz's choosing.

The Rage?

The Emerald City? The Anvil? Like I said, places of Mr. Matz's choosing.

Gay bars.

Detective, did you sleep with my client?

Absolutely not.

Did you ever indicate to him that you would sleep with him? No, I didn't. You

were aware, were you not, that the defendant was gay?

Yeah, I was aware of that. Did you ever say or do anything, Detective, that

would lead him to believe that you were gay as well?

No. No. Is it common for a straight man to frequent gay bars? I don't know

whether it's common or not. I was a point man in an undercover operation.

I went where the subject wanted to go. Is it fair to say, Detective, that you

did nothing to disabuse Mr. Mathis of the notion that you were, in fact, Okay,

let him believe what he wanted to believe. I was on a case.

Thank you, detective.

I have nothing further.

Marvin, Marvin, Marvin. What am I going to do with you? This woman is delinquent

in the payment of her income tax, sir.

What I am doing is simply that which my job description calls for me to do.

I am enforcing the law.

Is she delinquent in the payment of her income tax?

Yes, we are willing to concede that she is. But we can't address the issue of

repayment before we resolve the problem posed by this man's behavior.

How have I offended this woman's delicate sensibilities, sir?

By holding her to the same standards of accountability as anyone else who earns

their living in the United States of America? You've been rude to her.

I've been rude to her?

Yes, you have been extremely rude to her.

Oh, well, there you have it. You know what? This sounds to me like a matter of

personal styles conflicting. Excuse me, I don't get involved in matters of

style, personal or otherwise.

I adhere to a principle that is both simple and fair.

Debts must be paid.

She asked that you be nice to her. Is that too much to ask?

Yes.

I have spent two and a half years on this case.

I believe I'm entitled to see it through to fruition.

This is the man you want to see representing the service? Marvin Pick is

agent, Mr. Markowitz.

Well, I think he'd be a lot more effective if he could somehow fool us

believing that he was human.

His personality should not be the issue here. But it is.

To Celeste Bauman, it is the issue.

We can come to an agreement as to the money owed. We can come to an agreement

to the repayment schedule.

But we can't come to an agreement as to Marvin Pick. I can't break faith with my

people, Mr. Markowitz.

I have the morale of an entire office to consider.

Well, then we have come to an impasse.

Well, may I make a suggestion as to how to get through that?

Sure. Tell her what happens if she doesn't pay.

Tommy?

Hi.

Do I smoke dinner?

Wow, I hope that stove can take the shock of being used for something

boiling water.

I finally got my appetite back.

Terrific. So I guess I should cancel my standing order with Chong's takeout for

tonight.

It's okay, I let myself in.

Of course.

Oh, yeah, I mean, it'd be kind of silly if you could only enter when I was here.

How's work?

Everything okay?

Yeah.

So, Tommy, you had any ideas about where we're going to live?

What do you mean, where we're going to live?

I mean, where we're going to live.

Well... I know we haven't talked about it for the last few weeks, but at some

point we have to consolidate our lives a little.

Yeah, you're right, you're right.

So, you want to fix up your place?

I think it'd be a little tight for the three of us.

Ah, you want to look for a new place, huh?

Well, if you want, I'd be content to move in here.

Uh -huh.

Um, I really think...

I don't know, with all the pressure we're going to be under, I think maybe

like to keep this place, you know, for me.

For right now.

Keep this place for you?

Just as a safety valve, you know?

No.

Actually, I don't know.

I thought that's what you wanted, us moving in together.

Well, does that necessarily mean I have to give up my place?

Well, yeah, actually, it does.

I want stability, you know?

I... Think if this child is going to have two parents, it should have two

parents it can count on.

I can't make this decision yet, Rox.

I just can't.

You want to talk about it some more?

We can talk about it later.

I'm willing to talk about it.

Right now.

Let's have supper.

Hey, Tommy.

Arnie. How's the world of impending fatherhood treating you?

All right. Is Roxanne around? She had a checkup during lunch. All right.

What time did she leave? About five minutes ago. You can probably still

her.

No, it's probably just as well.

Is everything all right?

I don't know.

Did you ever consider becoming a father?

I was a stepfather for about six months. It was great. Then I screwed up,

remember?

Do you feel guilty about that?

Sometimes.

Tell you the truth, I don't think I'm cut out for family life. See, I'm not

I am either.

I'd been married. That didn't work out.

Things with Zoe and I were always better when we weren't living together.

Roxanne isn't Zoe.

But I am still me.

I really thought I was ready to do it again. But now that Roxanne really is

ready, I feel like my shoes are nailed to the floor.

In my opinion, men don't have nesting instincts. It's the missing chromosome.

There's one big problem, Arnie. I got a kid on the way. If I cut and run, that's

who suffers.

That's true.

I mean, they'll get over it, right, though? They're kids.

Well, I tried. I couldn't get him reassigned, Celeste.

Marvin Pick is the agent on their case.

In that case, they have a problem.

What kind of problem do they have?

I refuse to deal with him.

You can't refuse to deal with him, Celeste. He represents the United States

government. For our purposes, Marvin Pick is the United States government.

Well, let's just see what they're going to do.

No. You see, there's nothing to see. There's no mystery here.

Here's the way it's going to work. You refuse to pay your taxes, they are going

to seize your assets and put you in jail.

You're under a great deal of stress, aren't you? I'm not under a great deal

stress. You are under a great deal of stress.

Listen, I have something we just came out with. It's made from valerian,

lavender, and balm.

And it's wonderful.

Ms. Baumann, the IRS is capable of doing what Stuart says.

Oh, I know that.

So? I know this is going to sound hopelessly egotistical, but I don't

they're going to do it to me.

Why not?

Because of who I am. Who you are means nothing to the Internal Revenue Service.

Stuart, what do you think accounts for the fact that my company's gross sales

are over $5 .5 million a year?

I think you make a product that people want to buy.

Well, that accounts for about 10 % of the equation.

But what accounts for the other 90 % of my success is that I simply will not

accept failure.

Listen, I'm going to share something with you.

In 1969, my husband walked out on me.

He left me with three small children to raise and no source of income.

Well, I cried myself to sleep every night for about a year. And it took me

about that long to realize...

that sorrow and self -pity would not feed my kids.

So I made a decision.

I walked through the door, set myself down, and I forced the world to deal

me on my terms.

I make it work with my competitors, I make it work with my distributors, and

going to make it work with the Internal Revenue Service.

You owe these people $800 ,000.

You're going to have to deal with them.

Not until they treat me with some respect.

Oh, excuse me. I'm sorry. Good morning.

Good morning.

You must be Leland McKenzie.

Yeah. Yes, I am. Stuart Markowitz told me you are the senior partner here. So

you would say that I look senior?

No.

Actually, I would say that you look old.

Nice to have met you. Which isn't to say that you don't look virile as well.

But I can tell just by looking at you that you are in need of detoxification.

Detoxification? I don't believe anyone's ever said that to me before.

Well, most people can't tell.

But I have been blessed with eyes that see and hands that heal.

And I look at you and I know that your body is littered with impure matter and

your manliness dissipated.

You need to detoxify yourself, Leland McKenzie.

You have no idea the things that you are still capable of.

What are we doing here? I thought you called this hearing off. I changed my

mind. What do you mean you changed your mind?

I mean I want this little bastard prosecuted as an adult after all. I

that's wholly indicated by the facts of the case. Can we talk about this?

There's nothing to talk about. Kids shouldn't have to worry about getting

when they go to school. End of discussion.

Ms.

Walker, would you describe for the court what you saw happen on the afternoon of

February 9th?

I was outside the school supervising a student's departure when I became aware

of commotion and shouting near the parking lot.

I went over to investigate, and I saw about 20 students standing in a circle.

Inside the circle were Raphael and Ronald.

Raphael had a gun pointing at Ronald.

What happened next?

Ronald started calling Raphael names. When Raphael didn't respond, Ronald

closer to him, taunting him, calling him coward, sissy, and even hitting at the

gun. And then? Rafael dropped to one knee, he took aim, and shot Ronald in

chest.

Thank you. I have no further questions.

Ms. Walker, did Rafael Montalvo ever tell you he intended to shoot Ronald

Ortega? Not in so many words. Yes or no, Ms. Walker?

No. And with the exception of February 9th, did you ever hear him threaten

Ronald Ortega in any way?

Objection not relevant.

Overruled. I'll allow that. The answer is no.

Ms. Walker, could you tell the court what happened to you on August 10th,

Objection. Not relevant.

Goes to bias, Your Honor.

I'll allow it.

Ms. Walker.

That was the day one of my students held me at gunpoint for seven hours in my

classroom because I flunked him in English.

And was he tried as an adult or a juvenile?

He got one year in a youth camp.

And how did you feel about that?

Not very good.

Is it possible, Ms. Walker, that that turn of events makes it difficult for

to give this court an objective account of your experiences with my client?

Mr. Owen, I believe that there's something very wrong when a 16 -year

chooses to settle his differences by murdering a classmate on the playground.

Move to strike. We are terrified,

Mr. Owen. Students want to learn. Teachers want to teach. But we can't do

because we live in fear. I have no further questions for this witness, Your

Honor. Ms. Walker, you may step down.

We met at a gallery opening in Santa Monica. I was attracted to him

I got the impression he felt the same way. What, if anything, did he say to

you that impression?

I knew it from the moment we met.

It was everything. We'd have dinners. We'd go out for drinks. Greg would call

them business meetings, but we both knew they were dates.

Objection as to what they both knew.

Sustained. The last part of the witness's response is stricken. Who

the first discussion about the stolen artwork?

He did. Would you tell the court what he said?

He said he had this Japanese collector desperate for a de Kooning that had

recently been stolen. He said there'd be no questions asked and that we'd make

enough money to go to Ibiza and live together without worrying about a thing.

Did you have sex with Detective Riley, Mr. Matz?

Yes, I did. How many times?

Only once.

After I got the painting for him, I never heard from him again.

Nothing further.

You say you never would have committed this crime were it not for the fact that

you were in love with Detective Riley.

That's right. How did you know where to go to procure a stolen painting, Mr.

Matz? I know my way around the art world.

It's a rather small, insular environment. I made some inquiries,

I needed to know. It's not that difficult.

Particularly since you'd done it before, hadn't you? Objection. Goes to

credibility, Your Honor.

Overruled. You were involved with the transportation and sale of a group of

stolen drawings by Arshile Gorky, weren't you? Not knowingly. What does

mean, not knowingly? It means that I didn't know they were stolen.

I see.

And when you were convicted of selling a forged canvas of the German painter Max

Pechstein, is it your testimony that you didn't know it was forged?

Yes, that is my testimony.

This night...

Of passion. You claim to have had with Detective Riley.

Where did it take place?

In my apartment.

Anyone there beside the two of you?

No. Anyone see you enter the apartment?

No. Anyone see you leave?

No. In other words, it's just your word against his.

Yes. I have nothing further, Your Honor.

Wait. One second.

Greg?

What do you want?

I want to talk to you. No, I don't want to talk to you. It's important.

Hey, I said I don't want to talk to you. Simon, come on. Greg, I'm HIV positive.

I just found out I think you should get tested.

Simon, you're HIV positive?

No, in point of fact, I'm not.

I think if you put a private investigator on him, I think you should

Mr. Carlos Sordo.

How long have you been a probation officer in the juvenile system?

Almost 20 years. And in that time, how many investigations have you conducted

help the court determine whether or not a minor is fit to be dealt with through

the juvenile court?

Hundreds. And what is your recommendation?

with regard to Rafael Montalvo? The boy acted without premeditation. He has no

affiliation to gangs.

He has no prior record of violent behavior, no history of drug use.

He does have a previous arrest record. The offenses were petty theft, and the

probation department found him very responsive to rehabilitation.

What about his family life?

It seems relatively stable, and his mother's willing to do anything she can

get him back on the right track.

Thank you, Mr.

Calasurdo. I have no further questions.

Mr. Calasurdo, it is your belief that Rafael Montalvo acted without

premeditation. Is that correct?

Yes. You don't think bringing a gun to school and bragging about how Mr. Ortega

wouldn't be able to mess with him shows premeditation?

I don't think it shows premeditation to murder.

What does it show premeditation to do? To protect himself.

Do you know how many weapons were recovered from schools in Los Angeles

year? Objection.

765. Mr. Mullaney, there's been an objection and the objection's sustained.

on, please.

Does it bother you?

Even a little bit?

That all of the other predators who are roaming the halls of our schools will

have their faith in the leniency of our courts confirmed.

Objection. Does it bother you that he opened fire in a crowded schoolyard? And

does it bother you that we will have failed once again to protect our young?

Counselor. I think there may be some critical issues here, Your Honor, that

being overlooked. If there are, you should address them in the appropriate

manner. This is my courtroom, and you're going to conduct yourself as an

attorney, not as a demagogue. Can you do that?

Yes, Your Honor. Good.

Now, do you have any further questions for this witness?

No, Your Honor, I do not.

He remains convinced that the IRS will somehow bend to her will, and no matter

what I say to her, she can't be persuaded from that.

Would it accomplish anything to have her meet with the supervisor?

What would that accomplish?

Well, maybe she could work out a settlement or a payment schedule

him and bypass Marvin Pick altogether.

It doesn't work that way, Gwen. They have their way of doing things, and

not about to abandon that in order to accommodate us. I think we have to send

her packing.

You mean refuse to represent her anymore?

She's ignoring our advice, Gwen. Well, maybe we could try a little harder to

convince her. Not yet being a lawyer.

It may be hard for you to accept the degree to which a client will become

fixated on doing that, which to an objective observer is utterly inimical

their own interests.

It happens.

I don't think you have to be a lawyer to understand this woman. I just think you

have to listen to her. You're not making this a woman's thing, are you? I'm not

making this any kind of thing. I just don't think we've exhausted our

to her, and I don't think we should send her packing until we do.

Well... Then there's the other problem. That's right.

It's called malpractice. And the risk of getting sued for it makes even me be

willing to forego the fees this client would generate.

You think she'd sue us? Let the IRS take her house away and see whose fault all

this becomes.

And it's something that we, as partners in this firm, have to worry about. While

you, who are neither a partner nor a lawyer, don't. This may come as a shock

you, Douglas.

But once in a great while, even those who are neither partners nor lawyers

something to say.

Gwen. And when they do, they like to be able to pretend that they're being taken

seriously.

Rafael, how long did you know Ronald Ortega?

About two years.

And what was the nature of your relationship?

We, uh, we hated each other.

Why? I don't know why he hated me.

I hated him because he picked on me all the time.

Accused me of doing things I never did. Such as?

Dissing him to his girlfriend.

What, breaking his car window?

Did you do those things?

No.

When you say he picked on you, what do you mean?

He'd follow me home from school with some of his friends.

Beat me up, take my money.

One time he, uh, took my pants and my shoes.

I had to walk four blocks like that.

He said fat boys like me made him sick.

How did you respond to this treatment?

I tried to ignore him.

What were you planning to do with the gun, Rafael?

Nothing. Nothing. It just made me feel safer to have it, you know?

I thought he would stop bothering me if I had a gun.

What happened on February 9th?

My friend Richard was going to give me a ride home.

When we got out to the parking lot...

Ortega was there. He said he had heard I had a gun.

Started grabbing at me, trying to find it.

So I broke free.

I took it out and I pointed it at him.

He kept on coming at me, though, you know?

He kept on taunting me.

Finally, the gun went off.

How do you feel about what happened, Rafael?

I'm sorry.

I have no further questions.

The gun went off.

Yeah. Rafael, we've got at least ten witnesses who say you dropped to one

You steadied the gun and aimed it before it went off.

Are they telling the truth?

Look, I was shaking all over. If I didn't kneel down, I would have fallen

I didn't mean to shoot him. I just wanted him to know that I could take

myself. And the only way you could do that was with a gun? Hey, I don't know

to fight, okay?

I was afraid of this guy. What was I supposed to do? Did you ever go to a

teacher and say you were afraid of him?

That would have made it worse.

You took a human life, Raphael.

Objection! A 16 -year -old boy like you is dead.

Mr. Mullaney, you don't think I know that?

I wish he wasn't dead. I wish none of this had ever happened.

I didn't know what else to do.

I just wanted to go to school.

I didn't know what else to do.

The defense calls Detective Gregory Riley.

Your Honor, I can't imagine what Mr. Rollins omitted in his lengthy cross

-examination of this witness. There's no information, Your Honor.

Proceed with your questioning, Mr. Rollins.

Detective Riley, after court yesterday, did you visit the Kaiser Permanente

Clinic for the purpose of HIV testing?

Yes, I did. My girlfriend and I are discussing marriage.

Yesterday afternoon.

In the hallway outside this courtroom, Mr. Matt told you he was HIV positive.

Isn't that so?

He may have.

Well, did he or didn't he?

Yes, he did. And you got tested because you're concerned that you may have

gotten the virus from him.

That's not true.

You say you're discussing marriage, detective.

HIV tests aren't required for marriage in the state of California.

Testing for syphilis is, though.

Did you test for syphilis yesterday?

No, I didn't. Why didn't you?

Because I didn't think of it. You didn't think of it because all you could think

of was HIV, and the only reason you thought about that was because Simon

told you he had it. Objection. Counsel's badgering this man.

You're not getting married, detective. You're a gay man living an outright lie.

Your Honor, I've made an objection.

How long are you going to keep this up, detective?

How long are you going to let your police work be compromised by your

identity? I never let that happen.

I never, ever let it get in the way of my work.

Listen to me. This man is a criminal, okay?

This... was a good bust.

You never let what get in the way, Detective?

Man, I'm so... I am so... tired of hiding.

You hear me?

So the whole world's gonna know I had sex with this guy. Okay, I did.

Okay?

So the whole world's going to know I'm a faggot.

I'm a faggot.

And I just... I mean, I can't keep doing what I've been doing.

I just... I

can't keep it in anymore.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Would you please just put the files on the table, and then you can go on your

way.

I'd like to talk to you.

Your boss has already talked to me. He told me to get myself another lawyer,

that's exactly what I'm going to do. Finding another lawyer isn't going to

change anything.

Are you trying to talk me into staying with Mackenzie Brackman, Ms. Taylor?

Yes. I had the distinct impression that Mr. Markowitz wanted to get rid of me.

I think he feels at a loss for what to do.

And you don't. Right. I don't. I want to talk you into paying what you owe. Why

is this issue of such importance to you?

Because I think I understand you.

You do?

And could you favor me with your understanding?

Okay.

I think you're tired.

I think you're tired of being strong.

You're tired of being cheerful.

Tired of being healthy.

I think you're tired and the only way for you to rest is to self -destruct.

Don't you think that you're being a little patronizing, Miss Taylor? I think

it's true.

You do?

You think that it's true?

You think I'm tired and that all I need is to rest.

I also think you need to be acknowledged.

For a woman to have done what you did when you did it is a remarkable thing.

Someone needs to say that to you.

Now, the IRS won't. Maybe your lawyer didn't. But I will.

I think you are a remarkable woman.

You dear, sweet girl.

The job of the police is to apprehend criminals, not to entice law -abiding

citizens into committing crimes.

The purpose of the entrapment defense is to prevent them from doing that.

Simon Matz tried to sell a stolen painting. Yes, he did. Nonetheless,

find him guilty, you must ask yourselves, if he would have tried to

he not been manipulated into doing so by Detective Riley.

Now, with the exception of a few saints, all of us have a price.

A point at which breaking the law becomes an acceptable alternative.

For some, it might be the promise of wealth or power.

For others, it might be the threat to one's home or job or family.

Simon Matt was the promise of love.

Detective Riley took advantage of this man's vulnerability for his own personal

and professional gratification.

He stopped at nothing, up to and including having sexual relations with

Matt in order to make an arrest.

Mr. Matz was indeed entrapped. He was victimized by an unscrupulous cop and

induced into committing a crime.

Ladies and gentlemen, if you find him guilty, you will be rewarding conduct

threatens the members of this community infinitely more than the theft of a

painting. I implore you not to do so.

I implore you to find him not guilty.

Thank you.

No one is defending Detective Riley's behavior.

Contrary to what Mr. Rollins would have you believe, however, that behavior does

not constitute entrapment. In Mr. Rollins' scenario, Detective Riley

found Simon Matz's area of vulnerability and used it to coerce a completely

innocent victim into committing a crime.

But if Mr. Matz was indeed...

a law -abiding citizen prior to his encounter with Detective Riley.

How do you account for his two prior convictions?

One for trafficking in stolen art, one for trafficking in forged art? Quite

frankly, I don't understand how it is that defense counsel can stand before

with a straight face and say Mr. Matz would not have committed a crime but for

Detective Riley.

The fact of the matter is he already had.

It's claimed.

that he was motivated by love.

I think it was greed.

I think it was avarice.

Simon Matz is a thief.

Don't let him go free because of another man's indiscretion.

Yeah, it's open.

Hi.

Oh, hi. Come in.

Sorry to bother you.

Don't be silly.

We have to talk.

I know.

It's not going to work, is it?

I know that not everyone who has kids gets married.

Some people don't even live together.

But I can't do that.

I'm a nice Jewish girl from the Fairfax district.

I'm not that sophisticated.

If I'm going to do this on my own, then I have to do it on my own.

You know, I've been trying to convince myself I can do this.

But the truth is, I can't.

I have no faith in my ability to be a good husband. I have no faith in my

ability to be a good father.

I have no faith in my ability just to stay sober.

Wouldn't having a kid help you do that?

Well, it didn't help my old man.

And if there is one thing I am sure of, it's that I don't want this kid to have

a drunk as a father.

If I can't protect him from anything else,

Let me protect him from this Okay

As

the

jury reached a verdict we have your honor I'll find you

In the matter of the people versus Simon Matz, we find the defendant not guilty.

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen of the jury.

Mr. Matz, you are free to leave. I told you to trust me.

Give me a minute.

Hey, Simon.

You aren't really HIV positive, are you?

You'd actually lie about something like that. You lied to protect yourself. I

lied to protect myself.

There's one difference.

You're a criminal.

I mean, forget everybody else, Simon. I mean, you and me both know I didn't have

to twist your arm to get you to fence that painting.

You did it because that's what you do.

But you're a lowlife, Simon. I mean, whatever else I am, I'm a cop, and I

you for it. That's right, Greg.

You nailed me, but the jury let me go, which means I'm a free man.

I can walk out of here.

Which is exactly what I'm going to do, Jonathan.

I'll meet you at the elevator.

All right.

So this is what it feels like to watch your career go down the toilet, huh?

There are gay cops.

Yeah.

Yeah, there are.

Most of them keep their mouths shut.

The department is entitled to discipline you for having sex with a suspect.

They are not entitled to do anything to you for being gay.

Right.

A 16 -year -old boy has been shot dead.

My client may be found responsible for that death.

But contrary to what Mr. Mulaney would like you to believe,

Rafael Montalvo is a perfect candidate for the juvenile court system.

Bringing the gun to school was a tragic mistake, not a premeditation to murder.

If he is found guilty as a juvenile, He will be held accountable for his

actions. But in an atmosphere of hope.

One young man is already lost to us.

Let's not throw away another.

We try to keep the children safe.

We have laws. We have cops.

We have metal detectors in schools.

We do anything and everything we can so they get to grow up healthy and strong

and secure so that they get to grow up, period.

But sometimes we fail.

I withdraw my motion that Rafael Montalvo be tried as an adult, Your

If he's found guilty, it is my hope...

that he can be reached by the treatment and training available through the

juvenile court system.

Oh, I've been looking for you.

Found me.

Yeah, we worked out a payment schedule between Celeste and the IRS.

Good. And we wouldn't have been able to do it without you.

There were just some things she needed to hear.

And you knew what they were.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You're about ready to take the bar, aren't you?

Mm -hmm.

Well, I think you're going to make a very good lawyer.

Oh, we'll see.

Oh, no, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind.

Thanks. You're very welcome.

Celeste wanted me to give you these. What are they? They're iron supplements.

She thinks you're looking a little anemic.

Oh.

Rox, what are you still doing here?

Oh, I just had a few things to finish up.

You and Tommy get everything straightened out?

Yeah. Yeah, we're straight.

Don't stay too late.

Remember you got a family to think about now.

Right.