1 00:00:01,940 --> 00:00:05,060 Previously on L .A. Law. Roger Beekman is out front. 2 00:00:05,420 --> 00:00:07,180 We shared a cell at County. 3 00:00:07,420 --> 00:00:09,700 I told him to look me up when he was released. 4 00:00:10,100 --> 00:00:11,520 I listened to this tape. 5 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,280 The story you tell is touching. 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,080 It even bears a remarkable resemblance to my own adolescence. 7 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,300 Two men who share a six -by -nine room have no secrets. 8 00:00:21,620 --> 00:00:22,620 Roger disappeared. 9 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:24,860 Now I'll never see how my life story ends. 10 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:30,180 Do you notice since we started dating, no weird gifts, no midnight hang -ups on 11 00:00:30,180 --> 00:00:31,180 the phone? 12 00:00:31,230 --> 00:00:32,350 You're too smart, Gwen. 13 00:00:33,210 --> 00:00:34,210 You're right. 14 00:00:34,630 --> 00:00:35,850 It was me all along. 15 00:00:37,730 --> 00:00:41,830 I, um, took a home pregnancy test. 16 00:00:42,870 --> 00:00:44,150 We're gonna have a baby. 17 00:00:44,830 --> 00:00:46,030 We're gonna have a baby. 18 00:00:46,410 --> 00:00:50,390 Not long ago, I had to raise capital and take on a silent partner. 19 00:00:50,610 --> 00:00:54,210 You're referring to Eric Shuler? Have you met my husband, Mr. Beckham? No, ma 20 00:00:54,210 --> 00:00:57,590 'am. Where is Shuler? Right under your nose. 21 00:01:11,020 --> 00:01:12,020 What's for breakfast? 22 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:14,380 Depends on what you're making. 23 00:01:15,980 --> 00:01:18,400 How does this thing work? 24 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,880 Um, actually, I don't know. I use it mostly as a clothes rack. 25 00:01:23,140 --> 00:01:25,000 So, how do you stay toned? 26 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:27,140 Got high metabolism. 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:28,920 I worry a lot in chase after Lucy. 28 00:01:29,300 --> 00:01:30,300 She's still sleeping. 29 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:32,238 Come on. 30 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:33,940 Show me how this contraption works. 31 00:01:41,710 --> 00:01:43,810 What part of your body do you want to concentrate on first? 32 00:01:44,830 --> 00:01:45,830 Boobs. 33 00:01:46,310 --> 00:01:47,510 You mean pecs. 34 00:01:51,830 --> 00:01:52,830 Daniel. 35 00:01:53,130 --> 00:01:56,290 Yeah? My life is finally making sense. 36 00:01:57,490 --> 00:02:01,010 Mentally and physically I am approaching my peak. 37 00:02:01,390 --> 00:02:02,169 Me too. 38 00:02:02,170 --> 00:02:03,470 Going to law school. 39 00:02:05,490 --> 00:02:09,169 Being with you, having Lucy in my life, I couldn't be happier. 40 00:02:09,389 --> 00:02:10,389 That's good, Gwen. 41 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:12,720 What are we talking? 42 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:14,280 Working out. 43 00:02:15,640 --> 00:02:16,880 Let's go for the run. 44 00:04:25,550 --> 00:04:28,070 Time's a -wasting, colleagues. There's much to be discussed. 45 00:04:28,870 --> 00:04:29,870 Let's get started. 46 00:04:30,250 --> 00:04:34,790 First up, people versus Emery Lewis and Gary Stubb. I'm assisting Tommy Mullaney 47 00:04:34,790 --> 00:04:36,250 in prosecuting Stewart's attackers. 48 00:04:36,710 --> 00:04:37,710 What? What's going on? 49 00:04:38,750 --> 00:04:41,070 Why is this table so sticky? 50 00:04:41,410 --> 00:04:43,450 It seems to have affected this finish. 51 00:04:43,690 --> 00:04:45,330 Real bargain on the cleaning crew, Douglas. 52 00:04:45,570 --> 00:04:46,570 Holy cow. 53 00:04:48,590 --> 00:04:49,590 What a mess. 54 00:04:50,270 --> 00:04:53,210 Tempest Fugit pressing ahead? I'm afraid to ask. 55 00:04:53,610 --> 00:04:58,410 People versus Claudia Von Ralt, a .k .a. Mistress Vina. Our client is facing a 56 00:04:58,410 --> 00:05:01,810 rap for involuntary manslaughter and the wrongful death of Eric Shuler. I 57 00:05:01,810 --> 00:05:04,770 thought Ben Flicker was charged with that crime. Had been until the police 58 00:05:04,770 --> 00:05:08,290 investigation revealed that Shuler actually died during a B andD session. 59 00:05:08,590 --> 00:05:12,190 Mackenzie Brackman defending a bondage and discipline dominatrix? Not while I'm 60 00:05:12,190 --> 00:05:15,990 drawing breath. Douglas, no one is more aware than yours truly that image is 61 00:05:15,990 --> 00:05:19,710 everything. But this case and its ramifications could affect our firm. Ben 62 00:05:19,710 --> 00:05:21,050 Flicker, Worldwide Studios. 63 00:05:21,390 --> 00:05:23,070 I've been with us every step of the way, Ace. 64 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:24,520 Lead counsel. 65 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,160 Yeah, son of a... Move along, Douglas. 66 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:33,520 City of Santa Monica joined by the NAACP as amicus versus Alan Ajamian. Judge 67 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:39,940 Wishburn is... is hearing the city's emergency application to remove a statue 68 00:05:39,940 --> 00:05:41,860 Martin Luther King from Mr. Ajamian's building. 69 00:05:42,100 --> 00:05:43,620 Yeah, I saw a picture of that statue. 70 00:05:44,250 --> 00:05:48,230 It was a little too reminiscent of a lawn jockey for my taste. Why are you 71 00:05:48,230 --> 00:05:51,090 defending him? The right to expression should be at the heart of any free 72 00:05:51,090 --> 00:05:54,750 society. Wait, so you don't think he's perpetuating a racist stereotype? 73 00:05:55,150 --> 00:05:56,150 I find the statue offensive. 74 00:05:56,490 --> 00:06:00,310 You won't feel like a token black defending someone? I have to interrupt. 75 00:06:01,370 --> 00:06:04,190 Alan Ajamian is a long -time client. 76 00:06:04,490 --> 00:06:08,270 When this controversy arose, Jonathan approached me about this case feeling 77 00:06:08,270 --> 00:06:12,150 strongly that he was the only attorney at this firm who could walk into 78 00:06:12,490 --> 00:06:17,470 and not be called racist. I wouldn't have it. No, no, no. I admire Jonathan's 79 00:06:17,470 --> 00:06:21,350 ability to put aside all personal conflicts in pursuit of the greater 80 00:06:21,570 --> 00:06:22,610 No one has anything to add? 81 00:06:23,090 --> 00:06:24,090 Readings adjourned. 82 00:06:24,930 --> 00:06:25,950 Table is finished. 83 00:06:32,170 --> 00:06:33,950 Roxanne, it's about time. 84 00:06:34,670 --> 00:06:35,950 I don't work for you, Douglas. 85 00:06:36,310 --> 00:06:39,290 Uh, does that give you the right to traipse in here 47 minutes late? 86 00:06:39,570 --> 00:06:41,770 Arnie knew I had a doctor's appointment. Are you ill? 87 00:06:42,330 --> 00:06:44,630 No. Well, then you haven't any excuse. 88 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:51,990 What did I say? 89 00:06:55,810 --> 00:06:56,810 Mr. 90 00:06:57,410 --> 00:07:00,370 Baker, you represent Santa Monica in this suit. 91 00:07:00,670 --> 00:07:03,190 Describe your 1 % public art program. 92 00:07:03,550 --> 00:07:07,790 The ordinance was conceived to foster a partnership between developers and City 93 00:07:07,790 --> 00:07:12,590 Hall. Approvals for new structures depend upon 1 % of building costs being 94 00:07:12,590 --> 00:07:16,570 allocated for major works of art. Does the ordinance specify subject matter or 95 00:07:16,570 --> 00:07:21,190 medium? No, that's left up to the developer. However, the preamble states 96 00:07:21,190 --> 00:07:23,510 the art should enhance our urban landscape. 97 00:07:23,770 --> 00:07:28,230 In your judgment, as chairperson of the arts program, has the statue 98 00:07:28,230 --> 00:07:31,410 commissioned by Mr. Jamien enhanced... The urban landscape? 99 00:07:31,790 --> 00:07:33,730 Absolutely not. There have been demonstrations. 100 00:07:34,210 --> 00:07:37,770 Rocks and bottles thrown, windows broken, not to mention continued threats 101 00:07:37,770 --> 00:07:39,730 violence. Have you been forced to take action? 102 00:07:39,950 --> 00:07:43,550 Yes. The chief of police assigned officers to patrol Mr. Ajamian's 103 00:07:43,850 --> 00:07:45,610 Why protect the statue at all? 104 00:07:45,890 --> 00:07:46,729 We're on notice. 105 00:07:46,730 --> 00:07:51,210 If the demonstration escalates or if something happens, in my opinion, Mr. 106 00:07:51,330 --> 00:07:53,150 Ajamian would sue the city in a second. 107 00:07:53,490 --> 00:07:54,490 Your witness. 108 00:07:55,030 --> 00:07:57,770 Mr. Baker, there's a mural. 109 00:07:58,220 --> 00:08:01,920 on 4th Street that has the likeness of Louis Farrakhan. That mural was not part 110 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:02,779 of our program. 111 00:08:02,780 --> 00:08:06,600 Yes, but nevertheless, a picture of Mr. Farrakhan might offend some of your 112 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:07,459 Jewish citizens. 113 00:08:07,460 --> 00:08:10,940 We want art to contribute to the community, not disrupt and destroy. 114 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:15,260 And the connoisseurs at City Hall will tell us which art contributes and which 115 00:08:15,260 --> 00:08:15,919 does not. 116 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:17,400 Objection, Your Honor. Argumentative. 117 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:19,240 Sustained. Anything further? 118 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:24,120 No. Counsel, I have chosen to make this a closed hearing. 119 00:08:24,670 --> 00:08:27,750 However, I was unable to clear more court time until 9 tomorrow. 120 00:08:28,410 --> 00:08:32,970 Until then, in light of the rowdy crowds which continue gathering outside Mr. 121 00:08:33,030 --> 00:08:37,409 Jamien's building, I urge you to meet in private. Try reaching an accord that's 122 00:08:37,409 --> 00:08:40,909 acceptable on all sides. Before it's too late and there's real trouble. 123 00:08:41,770 --> 00:08:42,770 We're adjourned. 124 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,100 Claudia copped a reckless endangerment. Prosecutor won't go for that. What's the 125 00:08:52,100 --> 00:08:56,180 plan? Barney, relax. We'll see how it unfolds. The judge could suspend Fenton 126 00:08:56,180 --> 00:08:58,980 Claudia pleads to assault with a deadly weapon and agrees to hang up her grip. 127 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:00,720 Fenton. 128 00:09:00,820 --> 00:09:02,780 Attending this trial is a lousy idea. 129 00:09:03,060 --> 00:09:05,180 No, Rischke, I'd have to protect my interests. 130 00:09:05,380 --> 00:09:07,420 Besides, I've been cleared of obstructing justice. 131 00:09:07,680 --> 00:09:10,620 We all would have been better off if you hadn't hidden Shuler's body in your ice 132 00:09:10,620 --> 00:09:14,460 rink. What would you have done? I was staring down the barrel of a major 133 00:09:14,460 --> 00:09:17,820 at the shareholders' meeting. I had to try keeping my partner's current affair 134 00:09:17,820 --> 00:09:21,040 out of the hard copy. Yeah, I know. Only your conscience got the better of you. 135 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,600 Plus, there's no such thing as bad publicity. 136 00:09:24,140 --> 00:09:25,140 Say cheese. 137 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,740 You're smiling now, Ben. This may be your last picture. 138 00:09:28,940 --> 00:09:32,580 To you, Eric Schiller was a business partner. To me, he was a life partner. 139 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:34,720 I've lost my husband. 140 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,660 You don't think I'm sensitive to your situation? 141 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,520 I took the law into my own hands, hoping to spare you the humiliation of 142 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,620 discovering the cause of Eric's death. This wasn't a personal favor, Ben. 143 00:09:46,350 --> 00:09:49,950 You've been buying time, trying to keep things quiet until after Worldwide's 144 00:09:49,950 --> 00:09:51,150 annual stockholders' meeting. 145 00:09:51,490 --> 00:09:54,630 If Claudia's here, I suggest Ben leave and the rest of us retreat to opposite 146 00:09:54,630 --> 00:09:56,550 corners, otherwise there will be a scene we'll all regret. 147 00:09:56,890 --> 00:09:57,890 Ben. 148 00:09:58,830 --> 00:10:00,710 All right, I'm going, I'm going. 149 00:10:01,410 --> 00:10:02,830 Hello, Arnie. I'm Daniel. 150 00:10:03,050 --> 00:10:06,470 Claudia. So, you're the one who killed my husband. 151 00:10:07,450 --> 00:10:08,450 For a whore. 152 00:10:08,930 --> 00:10:10,510 You disguise your sickness well. 153 00:10:10,710 --> 00:10:11,850 See you inside, Beatrice. 154 00:10:27,690 --> 00:10:28,690 I offender. 155 00:10:28,910 --> 00:10:30,010 Don't you offender me. 156 00:10:30,230 --> 00:10:32,670 Where in the living Hades have you been? We had an agreement. 157 00:10:32,910 --> 00:10:34,310 A man's word is his bond. 158 00:10:34,990 --> 00:10:36,710 I've been writing. My book? 159 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:38,170 Our book. Whatever. 160 00:10:38,390 --> 00:10:39,390 I'm almost finished. 161 00:10:41,010 --> 00:10:45,550 Roger, you don't know what a relief this is. All these weeks, my stomach's been 162 00:10:45,550 --> 00:10:46,309 in knots. 163 00:10:46,310 --> 00:10:47,310 Here, I know. 164 00:10:47,930 --> 00:10:49,210 I heard you in the stall. 165 00:10:50,030 --> 00:10:51,170 You need more brand. 166 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,600 Roger, I must say, you're looking rather respectable. 167 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:01,020 Thanks to you for giving me your father's old suit. That was nothing. 168 00:11:01,700 --> 00:11:05,240 Well, not nothing. After all, you are wearing 100 % wool. 169 00:11:05,860 --> 00:11:08,700 Worth $900 when you correct for inflation. 170 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:10,520 These clothes have proven invaluable. 171 00:11:11,460 --> 00:11:14,920 Influenced my storytelling by helping me think like a brat man. 172 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:19,220 Roger, you're a far cry from the ex -con who shuffled into these offices almost 173 00:11:19,220 --> 00:11:22,460 a month ago and began writing my book. Our book? Whatever. 174 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:23,800 The manuscript. 175 00:11:24,330 --> 00:11:27,690 Only two more chapters to go. And the bowels of the brute. 176 00:11:28,190 --> 00:11:31,330 Bowel. I like it. Has a certain resonance. 177 00:11:32,550 --> 00:11:37,170 I'd written my name a million times before, but never on the wall of a roach 178 00:11:37,170 --> 00:11:41,250 -infested jail cell alongside the names of rapists, muggers, and thieves. 179 00:11:42,130 --> 00:11:46,970 I, Douglas P. Brackman, Jr., born into the hallow temple of the American legal 180 00:11:46,970 --> 00:11:49,850 system, was now behind bars, imprisoned. 181 00:11:50,410 --> 00:11:51,410 Like it? 182 00:11:51,770 --> 00:11:52,770 Love it. 183 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:57,060 As worthy as your earlier effort, this reeks with feeling. 184 00:11:57,420 --> 00:11:59,980 Now, let's get busy and finish my book. 185 00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:01,220 Our book. 186 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:02,240 Whatever. 187 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,380 Any chance this is about the Froska deposition? 188 00:12:07,300 --> 00:12:10,900 No. No, this concerns our new insurance carrier. 189 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:15,540 They want to exclude you from coverage because you fall into a high -risk 190 00:12:15,540 --> 00:12:16,540 category. 191 00:12:18,180 --> 00:12:20,560 Apparently, a doctor sent them some information. 192 00:12:21,860 --> 00:12:22,860 Well. 193 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:24,860 The letter doesn't specify what sort. 194 00:12:28,540 --> 00:12:29,980 Then you'd like an explanation. 195 00:12:30,380 --> 00:12:32,300 Well, I am concerned. 196 00:12:33,700 --> 00:12:37,340 But your health is your business. I only wanted to apprise you of the situation. 197 00:12:37,680 --> 00:12:38,680 Thank you. 198 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:45,940 Leland, this is between us. 199 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:47,440 Of course. 200 00:12:48,330 --> 00:12:51,650 My father died of Huntington's disease. It's a neuromuscular disorder. 201 00:12:51,850 --> 00:12:52,850 There's no cure. 202 00:12:54,050 --> 00:12:55,050 I'm sorry. 203 00:12:55,850 --> 00:12:58,350 And that's why you believe you're being denied coverage? 204 00:12:59,490 --> 00:13:01,170 Recently, my brother was diagnosed. 205 00:13:01,970 --> 00:13:05,810 The disease is passed on genetically. Children have a 50 -50 chance of 206 00:13:05,810 --> 00:13:06,810 inheriting Huntington's. 207 00:13:07,070 --> 00:13:11,490 Symptoms don't appear until a person's late 30s, early 40s. I believe there's a 208 00:13:11,490 --> 00:13:12,710 way to detect this beforehand? 209 00:13:12,990 --> 00:13:13,990 Yeah, there's a blood test. 210 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:18,140 I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a curse to see the future. 211 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,120 I take it you've elected not to find out. 212 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:23,640 Well, it's a long process, Leland. 213 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:29,000 First, you're counseled, told in detail about the disease. I guess the doctors 214 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,040 want to see whether you'll be suicidal if you get the bad news. 215 00:13:33,460 --> 00:13:35,040 Anyway, I've decided against the test. 216 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,780 I'm trying to go on like everybody else, thinking I'll live to be 100, or 217 00:13:38,780 --> 00:13:40,840 tomorrow, get hit by a bus. 218 00:13:41,900 --> 00:13:43,360 Gwen, if it's all right. 219 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,000 I'd like to pursue this with the insurance carrier. 220 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,800 Well, what's the worst that could happen? 221 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:51,540 I take the test. 222 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:53,800 I find out I have Huntington's. 223 00:13:54,820 --> 00:13:56,980 And I decide I'd rather be hit by a bus. 224 00:14:13,230 --> 00:14:17,490 Thank you. Dr. Patrick, you examined Eric Schuller after the autopsy? That's 225 00:14:17,490 --> 00:14:19,030 correct. What was the cause of death? 226 00:14:19,290 --> 00:14:20,870 Technically, coronary arrest. 227 00:14:21,150 --> 00:14:24,230 But the condition of the body suggested a possible homicide. 228 00:14:24,550 --> 00:14:25,550 Could you explain further? 229 00:14:25,590 --> 00:14:28,590 Mr. Schuller had been frozen in ice for some time. 230 00:14:28,870 --> 00:14:33,490 After he thawed, I discovered roughly 30 second degree welts on his buttocks, 231 00:14:33,550 --> 00:14:35,270 approximately 8 inches in length. 232 00:14:35,490 --> 00:14:37,290 People offer into evidence this twist. 233 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:41,600 Recovered from Mistress Vina's room. Objection. Defense is already stipulated 234 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:42,820 the evidence. This is unnecessary. 235 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:47,880 Sustained. Please. Please continue, Doctor. There were also contusions in 236 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:52,260 ankle area, indicating the deceased had been suspended upside down. Given Mr. 237 00:14:52,420 --> 00:14:56,360 Schuller's medical history of heart failure, in your professional 238 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:02,000 was the beating administered by... The word beating is a value judgment. 239 00:15:02,540 --> 00:15:05,580 Sustained. Last question shall be struck from the record. 240 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,200 You mind? Jump in quicker. Give me a chance. 241 00:15:09,300 --> 00:15:12,560 Was the treatment Mr. 242 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,540 Schuller received at the hands of Mistress Xenia sufficient to cause a 243 00:15:16,540 --> 00:15:17,540 and fatal heart attack? 244 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:21,260 Yes. The shock of blows from that whip, along with the inverted position, would 245 00:15:21,260 --> 00:15:24,780 have been sufficient to induce a heart attack in someone whose circulation was 246 00:15:24,780 --> 00:15:25,780 already compromised. 247 00:15:26,380 --> 00:15:27,380 Nothing further. 248 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,480 Dr. Patrick, you were Mr. Shuler's physician for nearly 13 years. In fact, 249 00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:37,560 according to your records, you saw him every other week after his first heart 250 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:40,660 attack. Correct. Did you advise your patient he could resume sexual activity? 251 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:45,060 Yes or no, Dr. Patrick. Did you advise your patient, Eric Shuler, he could 252 00:15:45,060 --> 00:15:46,960 resume sexual activity? Yes. Thank you. 253 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:48,640 Nothing further. 254 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,000 Tommy, glad you got here early. 255 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:00,640 Let me find Stuart. Oh, gee, and actually, I came early so I could talk 256 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,020 Oh. Well, I'll be in my office. 257 00:16:03,340 --> 00:16:04,380 Oh, sure. It won't take but a minute. 258 00:16:04,780 --> 00:16:05,780 Hey, gorgeous. 259 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:07,680 My body chemistry's out of whack. 260 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:09,540 I'm an emotional train wreck. 261 00:16:10,100 --> 00:16:14,400 This morning, Douglas yelled at me, and I actually took it seriously. 262 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,020 Ah, to heck with him. 263 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:17,300 How's our baby? 264 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:18,640 Oh, Tommy. 265 00:16:18,780 --> 00:16:20,660 Tommy? Only Arnie and Stuart know. 266 00:16:21,420 --> 00:16:24,740 I've got a client in 45 minutes. Maybe we could get started. Sure. Okay. 267 00:16:26,220 --> 00:16:29,640 Roxanne, I can't make heads or tails out of Roger's dog -eared mess. 268 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:30,920 What do you want, Douglas? 269 00:16:31,020 --> 00:16:32,340 I need these typed on the QT. 270 00:16:32,860 --> 00:16:34,200 ASAP. And PDQ. 271 00:16:34,460 --> 00:16:37,060 That's alphabet soup to me, but I'll do the best I can. 272 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:38,940 Two dollars a page. 273 00:16:39,260 --> 00:16:39,839 How's that? 274 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,060 You wouldn't want me using company time to do your personal business. 275 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,660 You're not the only hen who can hunt and peck around here. 276 00:16:50,220 --> 00:16:51,220 Dana? Do it. 277 00:16:52,380 --> 00:16:53,380 Let's go take a walk. 278 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,760 Actually, Stuart, we have to go over your testimony. It's a beautiful day, 279 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,160 want to take... Stuart, you've been avoiding me for weeks. 280 00:16:59,580 --> 00:17:04,500 No, no, I haven't. I have an audit starting soon, and if I dredge up what 281 00:17:04,500 --> 00:17:06,599 happened and clog my head with testimony, I'm not going to be able to 282 00:17:06,599 --> 00:17:09,160 concentrate on the audit. Okay, we go to trial in a couple of weeks. 283 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:10,859 How about tomorrow? I promise. 284 00:17:11,099 --> 00:17:12,099 Okay. 285 00:17:17,859 --> 00:17:19,839 Roxanne, you're the only person I can trust. 286 00:17:20,140 --> 00:17:21,440 Would you, please? 287 00:17:22,030 --> 00:17:23,130 Two and a quarter are paid. 288 00:17:23,930 --> 00:17:26,589 The hand comment was uncalled for. 289 00:17:26,849 --> 00:17:27,849 Deal. 290 00:17:28,150 --> 00:17:29,990 Single -spaced. Narrow margins. 291 00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:33,050 And not on your computer. I don't want this coming up on someone else's screen. 292 00:17:36,730 --> 00:17:40,870 Well, the question is, is it legal to deny Ms. Taylor coverage for a condition 293 00:17:40,870 --> 00:17:42,470 which she doesn't currently have? 294 00:17:42,750 --> 00:17:46,510 There is nothing in the California Insurance Code precluding insurers from 295 00:17:46,510 --> 00:17:49,370 making underwriting decisions based on genetic makeup. 296 00:17:49,630 --> 00:17:50,630 That's discrimination. 297 00:17:51,070 --> 00:17:54,810 What's next? Excluding people with family histories of heart disease or 298 00:17:55,010 --> 00:17:59,470 Genetic links to cancer and heart disease are tenuous. In Ms. Taylor's 299 00:17:59,610 --> 00:18:03,290 there's a definite chance of her developing Huntington. And an equal 300 00:18:03,290 --> 00:18:08,230 I won't. I'm sorry, but in order to cover subscribers at affordable rates, 301 00:18:08,230 --> 00:18:09,770 need to screen for bad risk. 302 00:18:10,090 --> 00:18:15,330 I refer to page 13 of your policy, where you list conditions excluded from 303 00:18:15,330 --> 00:18:16,330 coverage. 304 00:18:16,780 --> 00:18:22,280 Huntington's disease is not among them. No, but page 15, subheading F, excludes 305 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:23,760 all pre -existing conditions. 306 00:18:24,180 --> 00:18:28,260 If Miss Taylor does have Huntington, she's had it since the day she was born. 307 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:34,860 In addition, on your policy application, question 23 asks, are there any pre 308 00:18:34,860 --> 00:18:38,840 -existing conditions? You wrote no. There wasn't any pre -existing 309 00:18:39,060 --> 00:18:42,120 and there still isn't. I don't mean to sound glib. 310 00:18:42,970 --> 00:18:46,510 But why not find out whether you have the Huntington's gene? 311 00:18:46,890 --> 00:18:50,070 If the test comes back negative, we can cover you. 312 00:18:50,310 --> 00:18:51,470 What if it's positive? 313 00:18:52,150 --> 00:18:54,410 At least you'll be able to prepare for the future. 314 00:18:57,570 --> 00:18:58,570 Almost finished. 315 00:18:59,070 --> 00:19:03,010 Roger, I'm not sure you're aware how much that phone call meant from Marvin 316 00:19:03,010 --> 00:19:08,010 Rosenthal, longtime friend, senior editor at Harper, Dutton and Rowe, wants 317 00:19:08,010 --> 00:19:09,010 read my book. 318 00:19:09,210 --> 00:19:10,210 Our book? Whatever. 319 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:14,030 As soon as Roxanne types the first three chapters, I'll read and messenger them 320 00:19:14,030 --> 00:19:16,330 over. Give Marvin a whiff to whet his appetite. 321 00:19:16,650 --> 00:19:17,910 Fender, don't you think we should wait? 322 00:19:18,530 --> 00:19:20,750 At least until you've gone through the entire book yourself. 323 00:19:21,230 --> 00:19:22,230 When will you be done? 324 00:19:22,390 --> 00:19:23,390 Just two more words. 325 00:19:24,550 --> 00:19:26,570 The end. 326 00:19:31,990 --> 00:19:33,850 Excellent. Tell you what. 327 00:19:34,050 --> 00:19:35,050 Where are you staying? 328 00:19:35,110 --> 00:19:36,110 The YMCA. 329 00:19:36,270 --> 00:19:38,210 I have a clean bed, a hot shower. 330 00:19:38,590 --> 00:19:42,570 And I'm learning judo. You, rush back to the Y. Get a full night's sleep. 331 00:19:42,810 --> 00:19:46,730 Tomorrow, we meet back here, work on a strategy to sell my book. Our book. 332 00:19:46,910 --> 00:19:50,030 Whatever. I did it. 333 00:19:50,930 --> 00:19:55,430 You're so smug. It's only that I am unaccustomed to this role of patron of 334 00:19:55,430 --> 00:19:57,570 arts. Jamion, you wouldn't know art. Gentlemen. 335 00:19:58,750 --> 00:19:59,750 Please. 336 00:20:00,470 --> 00:20:04,490 I will pound that statue into floor tile, if that's what you want. 337 00:20:05,090 --> 00:20:06,090 Mr. Jamion. 338 00:20:06,510 --> 00:20:10,210 City Hall wants that eyesore removed, so be it. 339 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:14,010 The cost is $275 ,000. 340 00:20:14,450 --> 00:20:18,250 You arrogant slob. If you want, I will take a 10 -year tax abatement. 341 00:20:18,530 --> 00:20:22,530 By the time the voters wake up, this administration is long gone. 342 00:20:22,790 --> 00:20:24,890 Jonathan, I am wasting my client's time. 343 00:20:25,110 --> 00:20:27,290 How about you give him a break on the next project? 344 00:20:27,490 --> 00:20:29,790 Jamion has burned his bridges in Santa Monica. 345 00:20:30,170 --> 00:20:31,230 See you in the morning. 346 00:20:34,050 --> 00:20:35,050 Fallen from grace. 347 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:37,200 How is one to carry on? 348 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:38,680 I ask you. 349 00:20:39,540 --> 00:20:43,140 Mr. Jamion, is this just a big joke? I'm afraid so. 350 00:20:43,780 --> 00:20:45,180 And not a very good one. 351 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:51,020 I can understand how someone would find that statue offensive, but that is not 352 00:20:51,020 --> 00:20:51,859 my problem. 353 00:20:51,860 --> 00:20:55,020 You're responsible for putting up the statue. How do you separate yourself 354 00:20:55,020 --> 00:20:56,440 what you did? This is business. 355 00:20:56,900 --> 00:20:59,960 In the future, the city will think twice before they start telling developers 356 00:20:59,960 --> 00:21:01,660 how to spend their own money. 357 00:21:03,449 --> 00:21:05,630 Perhaps I should testify. Perhaps you shouldn't. 358 00:21:13,670 --> 00:21:14,670 Lee. 359 00:21:19,910 --> 00:21:22,470 You are a beautiful sight. 360 00:21:23,750 --> 00:21:26,930 You know, ever since we met, I haven't been able to forget you. 361 00:21:27,550 --> 00:21:29,110 You've been on my mind too, Jonathan. 362 00:21:30,310 --> 00:21:31,610 That's why I called your office. 363 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:37,220 But when I found out you were down here actually protecting this guy, how can 364 00:21:37,220 --> 00:21:41,440 you... Hey, I don't like defending this Jameon guy. I believe in the First 365 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:45,260 Amendment. The First Amendment was written by slave owners. If we let 366 00:21:45,260 --> 00:21:48,540 be threatened by someone else's expression, then who is the master? I'll 367 00:21:48,540 --> 00:21:51,860 understand how lawyers detach themselves from the people they defend. 368 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:56,420 Lee, I chose this case because during the short time I was on the road, I 369 00:21:56,420 --> 00:22:00,740 traveled through Nigeria, Zambia, military rule, one -party states, places 370 00:22:00,740 --> 00:22:02,220 the government dictates your rights. 371 00:22:02,540 --> 00:22:04,020 No one has a choice. There is no choice. 372 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:09,260 You can't hide behind an American Express card. You know what? I don't 373 00:22:09,260 --> 00:22:10,219 for this. 374 00:22:10,220 --> 00:22:11,220 I don't need it. 375 00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:12,939 That's enough. 376 00:22:12,940 --> 00:22:14,020 Maybe that's what you're about. 377 00:22:14,820 --> 00:22:16,860 Always running away whenever there's a problem. 378 00:22:19,340 --> 00:22:23,300 I know 379 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:28,040 testifying has been difficult, Mrs. Shuler. 380 00:22:28,380 --> 00:22:29,540 Just a few more questions. 381 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:31,280 I'll do my best. 382 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:35,660 It's Mr. Zinnia's contention the punishment given your husband was not 383 00:22:35,660 --> 00:22:39,580 extraordinary. That, in fact, he had submitted to such treatment on a regular 384 00:22:39,580 --> 00:22:43,280 basis for quite some time. Objection assumes fact, not in evidence. Mr. 385 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:44,280 has not testified. 386 00:22:44,580 --> 00:22:47,280 Sustained. The jury shall ignore the last remark. 387 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:50,940 Mrs. Tuller, can you think of a reason why Mr. 388 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:52,700 Zinnia would want your husband dead? 389 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:54,600 Objection. Overruled. 390 00:22:54,860 --> 00:22:56,540 I'd like the witness to answer. 391 00:22:57,500 --> 00:23:01,100 Not long ago, my late husband rewrote his last will and testament. 392 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:05,020 His executor plans on making those changes known next week. 393 00:23:05,500 --> 00:23:10,140 Until I'm proven otherwise, I have reason to believe that Ms. Van Raad 394 00:23:10,140 --> 00:23:15,720 Eric into leaving the controlling interest of Worldwide Studios to her. 395 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:16,720 final question. 396 00:23:16,780 --> 00:23:19,800 Did you ever notice welts of any sort on your late husband's body? 397 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:21,520 Never. 398 00:23:22,020 --> 00:23:23,100 Thank you, Mrs. Shuler. 399 00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:26,100 Mrs. Shuler. 400 00:23:27,530 --> 00:23:31,310 How would you describe your marriage to Mr. Shuler, especially during the last 401 00:23:31,310 --> 00:23:32,310 ten years? 402 00:23:33,670 --> 00:23:34,970 Not without its ups and downs. 403 00:23:35,350 --> 00:23:37,990 Actually, the two of you were heading for a divorce, isn't that true? 404 00:23:38,350 --> 00:23:42,090 Yes. You once warned Arnold Becker, and I quote, 405 00:23:42,990 --> 00:23:48,450 If you ever meet my husband, make sure you have firm footing, otherwise he'll 406 00:23:48,450 --> 00:23:49,590 cripple you too. 407 00:23:50,430 --> 00:23:51,430 Correct? 408 00:23:51,710 --> 00:23:53,550 My husband could be a cruel man. 409 00:23:53,790 --> 00:23:55,070 Yes or no, Mrs. Shuler? 410 00:23:55,540 --> 00:23:59,460 Yes. Is it true, in fact, you and Mr. Shuler barely remained civil these last 411 00:23:59,460 --> 00:24:03,600 ten years, sleeping apart, sometimes not exchanging a word for weeks on end? 412 00:24:04,120 --> 00:24:07,720 Yes. And is it also true there was no physical intimacy whatsoever between the 413 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:08,720 two of you? Yes. 414 00:24:10,060 --> 00:24:12,040 Since my spinal injury, I've been unable. 415 00:24:14,660 --> 00:24:16,020 What difference does it make? 416 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:20,860 For starters, if you didn't see him naked, how could you have known about 417 00:24:20,860 --> 00:24:23,760 that may or may not have been on your late husband's body? 418 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:27,960 Nothing further. 419 00:24:39,820 --> 00:24:40,820 Hi. 420 00:24:41,340 --> 00:24:43,280 Have a seat and roll up your sleeve. 421 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,480 Does it matter which arm? 422 00:24:46,100 --> 00:24:47,100 Either one. 423 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:50,460 And make a fist. 424 00:24:58,090 --> 00:25:00,950 Weather's gorgeous this time of year in California. 425 00:25:01,650 --> 00:25:03,030 Almost like we have seasons. 426 00:25:03,850 --> 00:25:05,310 I'm originally from New York. 427 00:25:06,070 --> 00:25:07,070 Where about? 428 00:25:07,190 --> 00:25:10,150 A little town called Armonk, Westchester County. 429 00:25:10,870 --> 00:25:12,910 Rolling hills, lots of trees. 430 00:25:14,190 --> 00:25:15,530 Sounds pretty. 431 00:25:16,590 --> 00:25:18,010 Not this time of year. 432 00:25:18,450 --> 00:25:19,450 Tupou. 433 00:25:28,030 --> 00:25:29,030 Relax your hand. 434 00:25:30,770 --> 00:25:31,770 Sorry. 435 00:25:37,030 --> 00:25:38,090 The worst is over. 436 00:25:57,870 --> 00:26:00,950 There's dominance and submission in all human sexuality. 437 00:26:01,870 --> 00:26:07,250 When someone hugs you, part of them is possessing, holding you captive. 438 00:26:08,230 --> 00:26:10,270 But submissive people, those like Mr. 439 00:26:10,470 --> 00:26:12,870 Schuller, outnumber dominance seven to one. 440 00:26:13,350 --> 00:26:17,350 What position of submission was Mr. Schuller in when he suffered his heart 441 00:26:17,350 --> 00:26:21,470 attack? He was bound and gagged, hanging upside down by his ankles. 442 00:26:22,170 --> 00:26:25,510 It was the first time in more than a decade of sessions that he dropped the 443 00:26:25,510 --> 00:26:26,469 ball. 444 00:26:26,470 --> 00:26:27,470 Dropped the ball? 445 00:26:28,430 --> 00:26:32,950 Whenever one of my clients is gagged, we put a ping -pong ball in their hand. 446 00:26:33,390 --> 00:26:37,690 If the pain becomes too severe or there's any undue discomfort, they let 447 00:26:37,690 --> 00:26:39,890 the ball and we stop immediately. 448 00:26:40,630 --> 00:26:43,630 And there is no sex in these sessions? 449 00:26:44,030 --> 00:26:45,030 None. 450 00:26:45,330 --> 00:26:50,690 Clients may have an orgasm, a tremendous release of tension, but no contact. 451 00:26:51,070 --> 00:26:53,510 When Mr. Schuller dropped the ball, what did you do? 452 00:26:53,870 --> 00:26:56,790 Immediately had one of my assistants dial 911. 453 00:26:57,190 --> 00:27:00,810 Then we administered CPR until the paramedics arrived. 454 00:27:01,230 --> 00:27:03,850 Were you aware Eric Shuler had had a previous heart attack? 455 00:27:04,130 --> 00:27:09,610 Yes. However, he told me his doctor said exertion of a sexual nature wasn't a 456 00:27:09,610 --> 00:27:13,630 problem. Ms. Monroe, was it necessary to strike Mr. 457 00:27:13,850 --> 00:27:16,850 Shuler repeatedly and with force? 458 00:27:17,190 --> 00:27:20,230 Yes. The therapy session... Objection. 459 00:27:20,540 --> 00:27:23,900 Defendant is not a qualified therapist. Defendant has a Ph .D. in behavioral 460 00:27:23,900 --> 00:27:24,900 sciences. 461 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,280 Overruled. Witness may continue. 462 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,480 Mr. Shuler had a high threshold. 463 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,040 If I didn't hit hard, he felt I didn't care. 464 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:36,440 Did you care? 465 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:37,620 He was a dear friend. 466 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,200 It broke my heart to know the burden of guilt he carried. 467 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:43,280 Any idea what caused this guilt? 468 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:44,840 Objection. Overruled. 469 00:27:45,360 --> 00:27:48,300 Unresolved trauma involving his deceased mother. 470 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,560 Mr. Schuller felt he never lived up to her expectations. 471 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:55,620 To the best of your knowledge, did his mother strike him? 472 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,700 Never. That is significant. 473 00:27:58,220 --> 00:28:02,420 Freud suggested children who aren't punished and never spanked and then 474 00:28:02,420 --> 00:28:05,280 in love sometimes become masochistic. 475 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:12,420 Eric Schuller paid me to be his mother, to whip him, and afterwards put my 476 00:28:12,420 --> 00:28:14,840 arms around him and say I loved him. 477 00:28:15,260 --> 00:28:16,540 What would happen then? 478 00:28:16,990 --> 00:28:18,530 He would break down and cry. 479 00:28:19,470 --> 00:28:20,470 Thank you. 480 00:28:23,470 --> 00:28:28,450 Mistress Xenia, this honorable profession of yours... Actually, Mr. 481 00:28:28,450 --> 00:28:29,830 do consider it honorable. 482 00:28:30,870 --> 00:28:32,490 I help people. 483 00:28:32,730 --> 00:28:36,330 I know I helped Eric Schuller. Does it give you sexual satisfaction? 484 00:28:37,090 --> 00:28:38,230 Are you turned on? 485 00:28:39,030 --> 00:28:41,510 Occasionally. Were you aroused when you beat Eric Schuller? 486 00:28:41,890 --> 00:28:42,890 Sometimes. 487 00:28:43,710 --> 00:28:48,210 Most day I felt sorry for him. About $250 an hour, I feel sorry for him too. 488 00:28:48,350 --> 00:28:49,350 Objection. Sustained. 489 00:28:49,530 --> 00:28:50,970 The money is important. 490 00:28:51,230 --> 00:28:52,790 It helps remove the guilt. 491 00:28:53,110 --> 00:28:55,830 I think you felt compassion for Eric Schiller. 492 00:28:56,290 --> 00:28:57,610 So you beat him to death. 493 00:28:58,050 --> 00:28:59,050 Objection. Withdrawn. 494 00:29:05,110 --> 00:29:08,910 The human figure is a sculptural tradition, old as Pericles. 495 00:29:09,410 --> 00:29:12,630 Aren't you concerned that many have found your work to be offensive, even 496 00:29:12,630 --> 00:29:17,970 racist? My art demands that be of no concern to me. In Mexico City, an angry 497 00:29:17,970 --> 00:29:21,190 defaced Diego Rivera's mural at the Hotel Del Prado. 498 00:29:21,730 --> 00:29:23,650 The Mona Lisa was considered revolutionary. 499 00:29:24,550 --> 00:29:28,090 Frankly, I am surprised that my statue is such a point of controversy. 500 00:29:28,310 --> 00:29:29,189 Thank you. 501 00:29:29,190 --> 00:29:30,190 Nothing further. 502 00:29:32,830 --> 00:29:36,390 Mr. Verderamo, how can you be surprised by the controversy? 503 00:29:37,250 --> 00:29:41,090 Where is your nude statue of Margaret Thatcher? To the best of my knowledge, 504 00:29:41,090 --> 00:29:42,079 a warehouse. 505 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:43,019 In Brighton, England. 506 00:29:43,020 --> 00:29:46,500 Because when you tried to exhibit it, you and the statue were pelted with 507 00:29:46,740 --> 00:29:47,599 were you not? 508 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:51,240 That's right. However, I... A moment ago, you mentioned the riot caused by 509 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:52,240 Rivera. 510 00:29:52,540 --> 00:29:54,480 What part of that mural is defaced? 511 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:55,980 The words, Dios no existe. 512 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:57,720 God does not exist. 513 00:29:58,740 --> 00:30:01,300 Fighting words in a Catholic country, wouldn't you say? 514 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:04,920 Perhaps. It's a bit like shouting fire in a crowded theater, isn't it? Isn't 515 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:07,220 that what you're trying to do with your work, Mr. Verderamo? 516 00:30:07,690 --> 00:30:09,350 Shot fire in a crowded theater. 517 00:30:09,730 --> 00:30:13,910 So when, to your delight, there's a stampede, you can sit back and simply 518 00:30:14,010 --> 00:30:15,010 who, me? 519 00:30:15,170 --> 00:30:17,790 Objection. I have no further questions for this artist. 520 00:30:18,830 --> 00:30:20,510 You may step down, Mr. Vertorama. 521 00:30:26,110 --> 00:30:29,630 Stuart, describe the man who pulled you from your car. 522 00:30:30,770 --> 00:30:36,970 I remember the breaking of the glass and the door swinging open, but I can't... 523 00:30:37,150 --> 00:30:40,250 Stuart, the night of the police lineup, you said he was wearing a blue shirt. 524 00:30:41,570 --> 00:30:44,850 Did I say blue shirt? If you're not razor sharp on these answers, your 525 00:30:44,850 --> 00:30:48,450 credibility as a witness will come into serious question. Yeah, I know, Ann. 526 00:30:48,750 --> 00:30:51,490 Look, can we wrap this up? I'm really tired. 527 00:30:51,690 --> 00:30:54,790 Okay, Stuart, can you describe the man who allegedly swung the bat? 528 00:30:55,810 --> 00:30:59,010 He was six feet tall, and he wore sweatpants. 529 00:30:59,230 --> 00:31:01,830 Originally, you said dungarees. Ann, maybe you should... I'm done. 530 00:31:02,510 --> 00:31:03,930 Stuart, I need your statement. 531 00:31:04,170 --> 00:31:07,070 Just put me on the stand, all right? I'll be fine. We're trying to help. 532 00:31:07,290 --> 00:31:11,270 No. No, you're not. You're not trying to help. You're trying to convict these 533 00:31:11,270 --> 00:31:12,270 people. 534 00:31:12,510 --> 00:31:13,770 Who's to blame here, Ann? 535 00:31:13,990 --> 00:31:17,170 The people in South Central for not getting their fair share or the rest of 536 00:31:22,310 --> 00:31:25,250 Stuart's our key witness. If he can't testify... He'll be okay, Tommy. 537 00:31:26,070 --> 00:31:27,070 I'll make sure. 538 00:31:30,710 --> 00:31:32,070 This is not a case. 539 00:31:32,490 --> 00:31:36,570 about an artist who, in the privacy of his own studio, created an offensive 540 00:31:36,570 --> 00:31:41,730 statue. This is a case about a developer who was so upset by the requirement 541 00:31:41,730 --> 00:31:45,930 that he devote a small fraction of his projected cost to the public that he 542 00:31:45,930 --> 00:31:47,730 purposely incited civil unrest. 543 00:31:48,370 --> 00:31:51,490 Alan Ajamian has violated the public's trust. 544 00:31:51,770 --> 00:31:55,690 Now Mr. Rollins will ask, what is more fundamental than the First Amendment 545 00:31:55,690 --> 00:31:57,270 right to free speech and expression? 546 00:31:58,510 --> 00:32:04,410 But when certain forms of expression so disrupt the functioning of society, that 547 00:32:04,410 --> 00:32:09,790 freedom must be suspended to preserve order. When the social fabric is torn, 548 00:32:09,790 --> 00:32:13,370 the arts and all the words are meaningless. 549 00:32:16,570 --> 00:32:21,370 Your Honor, we might not share the perspective of an Alan Lejamian or 550 00:32:21,370 --> 00:32:27,170 Verderamo, but an insecure totalitarian regime controls and censors its artists. 551 00:32:27,660 --> 00:32:32,700 sends them to Siberia. But a free society exposes its art to public 552 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,800 And we can't always have the good without the bad. Some art endures. 553 00:32:37,540 --> 00:32:40,480 This abominable disgrace may not. 554 00:32:40,860 --> 00:32:42,740 Let's not confuse the messenger with the message. 555 00:32:43,060 --> 00:32:47,940 The issue, Your Honor, is one of tolerance, a measure of our compassion 556 00:32:47,940 --> 00:32:48,940 society. 557 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:01,380 Douglas? That the rest? 558 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:05,080 Except for the first three chapters that we sent over last night. 559 00:33:05,420 --> 00:33:07,780 Roger came by and picked up the originals. 560 00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:09,480 Maybe I should make a copy. 561 00:33:09,700 --> 00:33:11,340 Not yet. I can't put this down. 562 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:15,400 If the other chapters are as good as those I've read so far, I should begin 563 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:16,400 sequel. 564 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,000 You actually helped write this? 565 00:33:19,340 --> 00:33:22,020 What do you think? It is my autobiography. 566 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:27,780 Well, ever since the riots and you were tossed into jail, I've doubted that 567 00:33:27,780 --> 00:33:28,780 you've changed. 568 00:33:29,130 --> 00:33:31,150 But you exposed yourself. 569 00:33:31,590 --> 00:33:32,830 That took courage. 570 00:33:33,450 --> 00:33:34,450 I know. 571 00:33:36,170 --> 00:33:42,590 Oh, I work fast. There may be some typos, especially in some of the racier 572 00:33:42,590 --> 00:33:46,730 sections, like Chapter 15. That's why the monkey's mom invented whiteout. 573 00:33:50,570 --> 00:33:51,570 Racier sections. 574 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:02,860 I put my arms around Roger and nestled against him. 575 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:07,860 My heart leaped with ecstasy, even in our bleak, dank cell. 576 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:11,420 I had found love and felt no less a man. 577 00:34:12,900 --> 00:34:13,900 Where is he? 578 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:16,620 I'll roll up his ribcage like a Venetian blind. 579 00:34:16,900 --> 00:34:19,940 What are you ranting about? He'll need two stretches to carry out his body. 580 00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:24,060 Whose body? I offender. Don't you offender me. We never made love. 581 00:34:24,260 --> 00:34:25,300 No, we didn't. 582 00:34:25,770 --> 00:34:29,610 But I used to climb down from my bunk and rap myself against you. Feel your 583 00:34:29,610 --> 00:34:30,308 heart beating. 584 00:34:30,310 --> 00:34:31,009 You did what? 585 00:34:31,010 --> 00:34:32,929 I held on to you for dear life. 586 00:34:33,389 --> 00:34:34,469 And you let me. 587 00:34:35,210 --> 00:34:37,530 Bless you, you let me. I was asleep. 588 00:34:37,989 --> 00:34:39,750 I sleep like a heavy appliance. 589 00:34:40,190 --> 00:34:41,429 Every night, Fender. 590 00:34:41,730 --> 00:34:42,730 Be honest. 591 00:34:42,750 --> 00:34:46,570 You're living a fantasy, and this book is libelous. My word against yours. 592 00:34:47,130 --> 00:34:51,409 Hey, it makes for a good story and controversy sells. How dare you print 593 00:34:51,409 --> 00:34:52,409 faith on truth. 594 00:34:52,550 --> 00:34:56,510 Then give me back our book. Your book, mister. I want no part of this. Douglas, 595 00:34:56,750 --> 00:35:00,150 that was Marvin Rosenthal on the phone. He wants to option the manuscript. 596 00:35:01,370 --> 00:35:02,370 Not so fast. 597 00:35:02,790 --> 00:35:04,290 Give me. It's mine, Spender. 598 00:35:04,750 --> 00:35:06,770 Out of my way, miscreant. 599 00:35:15,690 --> 00:35:17,590 This case leaves me with agita. 600 00:35:19,070 --> 00:35:24,870 I am suspect of Mr. Ajaymian's intentions and dubious of Mr. 601 00:35:24,870 --> 00:35:25,870 artistic integrity. 602 00:35:26,370 --> 00:35:31,210 However, freedom of expression is, on occasion, the right to make some people 603 00:35:31,210 --> 00:35:32,210 furious. 604 00:35:32,970 --> 00:35:37,890 I am, therefore, denying the city's application for a restraining order. The 605 00:35:37,890 --> 00:35:39,250 statue remains in place. 606 00:35:39,630 --> 00:35:41,210 My fervent hope... 607 00:35:41,580 --> 00:35:46,700 is the outraged citizens will be as forgiving as is our Constitution, and 608 00:35:46,700 --> 00:35:48,360 this unrest will fade with time. 609 00:35:49,860 --> 00:35:50,900 We're adjourned. 610 00:35:53,420 --> 00:35:56,900 You did a commendable job. 611 00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:58,800 Right. 612 00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:00,780 Why are you angry? 613 00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:06,360 You won. Mr. Jamion, to be perfectly honest, I don't care what you think. 614 00:36:12,970 --> 00:36:15,850 Ms. Van Rolf has not been put out of business. 615 00:36:17,150 --> 00:36:21,690 She's still at the same address, whipping away, charging $5 a stroke. 616 00:36:21,910 --> 00:36:26,530 But Mr. Zinnia is not a sexual deviant. In fact, she only occasionally gets her 617 00:36:26,530 --> 00:36:27,550 kick beating men. 618 00:36:29,090 --> 00:36:35,850 Instead, she is an entrepreneur of horror, a pain merchant, 619 00:36:36,030 --> 00:36:37,430 and total cynic. 620 00:36:37,710 --> 00:36:41,890 There is a limit, even as adults, to what we may consent. 621 00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:48,680 Eric Shuler did not consent to his own murder, and yet that's exactly what he 622 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:54,200 got. Knowing full well of his weakened condition and earlier heart attack, Ms. 623 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:58,000 Van Ralt beat him to death and kept the money. 624 00:36:58,660 --> 00:37:01,160 You must not let her get away with that. 625 00:37:08,060 --> 00:37:12,440 Manslaughter is defined as unlawful killing without premeditation. 626 00:37:13,580 --> 00:37:17,280 What Miss Van Ralt does for a living may be considered by most to be 627 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:21,380 distasteful, warped even, but criminal, not by law. 628 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:27,900 Eric Shuler assured Miss Van Ralt of his physical condition and voluntarily 629 00:37:27,900 --> 00:37:30,140 consented to everything she did. 630 00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:35,840 She knew Mr. Shuler's body, his life story, better than his own wife. 631 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:41,840 Claudia Van Ralt and Eric Shuler trusted one another. It was not her intent to 632 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:42,840 hurt. 633 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:44,280 But to heal. 634 00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:50,320 How'd you make out? 635 00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:55,460 I managed to grab 87 random pages before Roger ran off with the other. 636 00:38:00,100 --> 00:38:02,300 I'm sorry your manuscript wasn't on a disc. 637 00:38:02,660 --> 00:38:05,800 In the bowels of the brute would have ruined me anyway. It was filled with 638 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,260 and hallucinations. 639 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:11,120 Yes. People in the legal profession would have needed an exhumation order to 640 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:11,919 find me. 641 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:12,709 Uh -huh. 642 00:38:12,710 --> 00:38:16,730 Roxanne, you were the only one to read the entire manuscript. 643 00:38:17,530 --> 00:38:18,750 What was your opinion? 644 00:38:19,110 --> 00:38:21,450 Runaway bestseller. That's what I was afraid of. 645 00:38:22,850 --> 00:38:23,850 Sorry, Douglas. 646 00:38:24,690 --> 00:38:28,150 Roxanne, I want to apologize. 647 00:38:29,210 --> 00:38:30,630 Yesterday, I made you cry. 648 00:38:30,930 --> 00:38:32,610 It's not entirely your fault. 649 00:38:33,450 --> 00:38:36,790 Lately, my hormones have been a little schizo. 650 00:38:37,250 --> 00:38:38,250 Change of life. 651 00:38:39,090 --> 00:38:40,090 In a way. 652 00:38:41,500 --> 00:38:42,500 New life. 653 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:44,280 I'm going to have a baby. 654 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:47,700 Do you know who the father... I mean, who is the father? 655 00:38:48,020 --> 00:38:49,020 Tommy Mullaney. 656 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:50,480 Mullaney? 657 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:53,640 He didn't force himself on you. Douglas! 658 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:55,680 Roxanne, this is wonderful. 659 00:38:58,040 --> 00:38:59,900 Give the puppet a B, my congratulations. 660 00:39:00,380 --> 00:39:01,380 I will. 661 00:39:01,660 --> 00:39:06,640 And tomorrow, if you'd like, we could begin reconstructing your autobiography. 662 00:39:06,940 --> 00:39:08,340 I thought you'd never offer. 663 00:39:15,759 --> 00:39:16,759 Tommy. Hi. 664 00:39:17,660 --> 00:39:18,660 Hey. 665 00:39:18,980 --> 00:39:21,760 You tell Brackman if he picks on you, he's got to deal with me? 666 00:39:22,060 --> 00:39:24,180 Douglas says congratulations on the baby. 667 00:39:24,540 --> 00:39:25,540 That's better. 668 00:39:25,700 --> 00:39:26,700 I'll walk you home. 669 00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:30,140 I'll even carry your books. 670 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:37,840 Oh, Gwen. 671 00:39:37,900 --> 00:39:39,100 I'm glad I caught you. 672 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:43,580 If you go along... I'd like to initiate action against our insurance carrier. 673 00:39:44,140 --> 00:39:45,340 On what grounds? 674 00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:48,100 Well, under California law, we have no recourse. 675 00:39:48,460 --> 00:39:52,120 But the Americans with Disabilities Act appears to offer some protections. 676 00:39:52,740 --> 00:39:54,060 Sounds like a long shot. 677 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:59,140 Now, this would be a test case, and it could be the usual publicity which 678 00:39:59,140 --> 00:40:00,300 accompanies such actions. 679 00:40:00,700 --> 00:40:03,960 I appreciate your effort, Leland, but I prefer to keep this private. 680 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:09,040 Oh, by the way, I took the test. 681 00:40:09,900 --> 00:40:10,900 On our turn. 682 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:17,720 Have you reached a verdict? 683 00:40:17,980 --> 00:40:18,980 We have, Your Honor. 684 00:40:19,140 --> 00:40:23,040 What say you? In the matter of the people versus Claudia Van Ralt on the 685 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:26,420 of manslaughter, we find the defendant not guilty. 686 00:40:28,260 --> 00:40:31,160 Congratulations. Ms. Van Ralt, you are free to go. 687 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:35,100 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank you for your service. 688 00:40:44,620 --> 00:40:45,840 Good job, my son. 689 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:47,480 Thank you, Father. 690 00:40:49,060 --> 00:40:53,640 Ben? It's not the exorcist. Although I did have lunch in the cafeteria, so 691 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:54,640 your shoes. 692 00:40:54,740 --> 00:40:55,740 Pretty good, huh? 693 00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:57,400 One fitting at wardrobe. 694 00:40:57,720 --> 00:41:00,580 What are you doing back here? Never spent much time in a courtroom. 695 00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:06,040 Riveting. Inherit the wind, twelve angry men to kill a mockingbird can't hold a 696 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:07,340 candle to this kind of drama. 697 00:41:07,870 --> 00:41:10,210 How do you think this will affect the worldwide shareholders' meeting? 698 00:41:10,470 --> 00:41:11,650 I was hoping you had the answer. 699 00:41:13,010 --> 00:41:16,350 Don't look so foreshadowed. Well, it's just, when Schuller's will is read, if 700 00:41:16,350 --> 00:41:19,690 Beatrice does assume controlling interest of the studio, I can't imagine 701 00:41:19,690 --> 00:41:20,710 going to want either of us around. 702 00:41:21,610 --> 00:41:22,950 Light a candle, Becker. 703 00:41:26,950 --> 00:41:27,990 Thank you, Arnie. 704 00:41:28,910 --> 00:41:29,910 You're welcome. 705 00:41:31,550 --> 00:41:33,270 Did that hurt? 706 00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:45,300 Worse in person, isn't it? 707 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:50,820 And you just spent two days pouring every drop of your energy into ensuring 708 00:41:50,820 --> 00:41:52,680 statue remains up there. I hate this. 709 00:41:53,340 --> 00:41:57,460 But I'll still defend Verderamo's right to sculpt it and Jamion's right to 710 00:41:57,460 --> 00:42:01,700 display it. That trash is a free pass into the white man's mind and how he 711 00:42:01,700 --> 00:42:03,800 us. Lee, a single artist created this. 712 00:42:04,260 --> 00:42:08,120 I've never seen a statue crushed into a million pieces and used to fill the 713 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:09,160 potholes of our streets. 714 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:13,980 I don't think the king fought for civil rights. Next you'll say we should turn 715 00:42:13,980 --> 00:42:14,980 the other cheek. 716 00:42:15,240 --> 00:42:17,900 My father always warned me, when your heart's running in front of your head, 717 00:42:18,060 --> 00:42:20,100 take a deep breath and let your head catch up. 718 00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:27,480 My heart, once the statue removes, it gives me an ectovision. My head says we 719 00:42:27,480 --> 00:42:28,820 can't afford another provocation. 720 00:42:29,260 --> 00:42:31,480 Turn down! Turn down! Turn down! 721 00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:37,280 It's time, Jonathan. Not this time, Jonathan. For once, follow your heart, 722 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,060 your brain. It's going to be all right. 723 00:43:35,660 --> 00:43:38,000 Scientists uncovered a man's body. Check this out. 724 00:43:38,620 --> 00:43:40,660 Figured it's almost 5 ,000 years old. 725 00:43:41,380 --> 00:43:43,840 No one's sure why he was up in the Italian Alps. 726 00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:46,120 Probably lost. 727 00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:49,100 Too stubborn to ask directions. 728 00:43:52,020 --> 00:43:53,020 Touche. 729 00:43:57,800 --> 00:44:00,820 Daniel, can I ask you a hypothetical question? 730 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:02,980 I hate hypotheticals. 731 00:44:04,490 --> 00:44:08,690 Before my wife died, she used to play games like, if something happened to 732 00:44:08,730 --> 00:44:09,730 would I remarry? 733 00:44:10,290 --> 00:44:11,810 Would I find Lucy a new mom? 734 00:44:12,770 --> 00:44:14,310 No time for needless speculation. 735 00:44:20,230 --> 00:44:25,270 Daniel, there might be a chance that I have... 736 00:44:25,270 --> 00:44:28,390 Baby days. 737 00:44:28,610 --> 00:44:29,610 You want me to rock Lucy? 738 00:44:30,310 --> 00:44:32,270 No, why don't you grab the door and I'll... 739 00:44:33,100 --> 00:44:34,440 I know how to put her back to sleep. 740 00:44:45,060 --> 00:44:46,060 Hello. 741 00:44:46,480 --> 00:44:47,480 Hi. 742 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:49,680 Who are you? 743 00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:51,080 Bad dream. 744 00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:53,000 You're worth nightmare. 745 00:44:55,780 --> 00:44:59,600 Who are you? I'm the Wicked Witch. The Evil Queen. 746 00:45:00,810 --> 00:45:04,390 Didn't you get me little gifts? You shouldn't hang up when I call. Why are 747 00:45:04,390 --> 00:45:05,610 doing this to me? 748 00:45:05,970 --> 00:45:08,170 You refuse to stay away from my husband. 749 00:45:08,590 --> 00:45:09,890 Who are you? 750 00:45:10,390 --> 00:45:11,470 I'm Allison Morales. 751 00:45:12,970 --> 00:45:13,970 Daniel's wife. 752 00:45:15,430 --> 00:45:16,430 Lucy's mother. 753 00:45:16,730 --> 00:45:17,730 That's who I am. 754 00:45:17,890 --> 00:45:18,890 No, you're dead. 755 00:45:19,770 --> 00:45:20,770 You're dead. 756 00:45:21,810 --> 00:45:22,810 Daniel?