1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:04,059 Previously on L .A. Law. So you like this couch, right? 2 00:00:04,700 --> 00:00:06,620 It's a caboutier, what's not to like? 3 00:00:07,100 --> 00:00:08,100 Right. 4 00:00:08,380 --> 00:00:10,160 It's a lot more money than I was told to spend. 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,200 You shouldn't be dictated to by the timid. You were hired to design a new 6 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,120 office, you should design a new office. And I don't have to get approval from 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,640 anyone else. They turned this over to me, and I want offices that have a 8 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,140 sophistication, a little refinement, you know. 9 00:00:24,460 --> 00:00:27,640 From my experience, attorneys are not usually inclined to spend money for 10 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:28,409 like that. 11 00:00:28,410 --> 00:00:31,070 You've obviously been dealing with a more vulgar class of attorney. 12 00:00:32,650 --> 00:00:36,170 This is my cousin, Eli Levins. How do you do? There's a vacant office you can 13 00:00:36,170 --> 00:00:38,690 use, but we're a little short -handed in the secretarial department. 14 00:00:39,050 --> 00:00:40,050 You're being extremely gracious. 15 00:00:40,570 --> 00:00:42,770 I'll make my own arrangements as concerns a secretary. 16 00:00:43,210 --> 00:00:46,130 Eli! Hi, Denise. I can't believe it's you. Get in. 17 00:00:46,370 --> 00:00:47,590 I can't believe what you're driving. 18 00:00:47,810 --> 00:00:49,310 Hey, if you're going to have a car, have a car. 19 00:00:50,330 --> 00:00:54,750 Whether you're here for a week or a month or whatever, Ann and I are your 20 00:00:54,750 --> 00:00:56,710 family, and happily so. 21 00:00:57,420 --> 00:00:59,360 I just want you to think of us that way, okay? 22 00:01:04,180 --> 00:01:06,180 You were the travel agent who booked Mr. 23 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,160 and Mrs. Moffat on their trip. Is that right? 24 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:09,440 Right. 25 00:01:09,580 --> 00:01:12,460 Were you involved in the planning of the trip? 26 00:01:12,900 --> 00:01:17,680 I was there to assist the folks. I was not per se planning the trip. You did 27 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,800 plan the trip? I did not. 28 00:01:20,060 --> 00:01:22,840 Sure, it was my idea to go to Sarajevo. Excuse me. 29 00:01:23,150 --> 00:01:26,590 Who responded enthusiastically when we talked about seeing former fights at the 30 00:01:26,590 --> 00:01:29,750 Olympics? Did you advise them as to the political climate? 31 00:01:30,010 --> 00:01:30,749 Not a word. 32 00:01:30,750 --> 00:01:34,670 This is something I need to tell you? The terror problems over there? 33 00:01:34,910 --> 00:01:39,210 Besides, you weren't staying in Sarajevo. You were staying in Split. I 34 00:01:39,210 --> 00:01:43,430 a villa on the Adriatic for the price of a Motel 6, and they sued me. Can we 35 00:01:43,430 --> 00:01:44,430 continue with the deposition? 36 00:01:44,630 --> 00:01:45,630 What was the thinking? 37 00:01:46,829 --> 00:01:47,829 Behind Azerbaijan. 38 00:01:48,070 --> 00:01:52,070 Well, they wanted to go to Astrakhan for the carpets, and then they wanted to 39 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:53,510 come down the Caspian coast. 40 00:01:53,910 --> 00:01:57,370 Well, that takes you through Azerbaijan. There is no way to avoid it. Did you 41 00:01:57,370 --> 00:02:01,390 advise these people as to the incidence of tropical diseases in the regions they 42 00:02:01,390 --> 00:02:05,270 were traveling to? You know, what is indisputable in all this is that you 43 00:02:05,270 --> 00:02:08,009 seen places that very few people in the world ever get to see. 44 00:02:08,490 --> 00:02:12,730 Whether it's East Timor or the Orinoco Basin, you came to me looking for 45 00:02:12,730 --> 00:02:13,750 something out of the ordinary. 46 00:02:14,330 --> 00:02:16,250 Well, I gave you something out of the ordinary. 47 00:02:16,570 --> 00:02:18,710 You know what? I don't care how long it takes. 48 00:02:18,970 --> 00:02:22,190 I don't care if I have to go to trial, if I have to pay for appeals. 49 00:02:22,490 --> 00:02:26,130 Whatever I got to do, I'm going to do. Because in addition to the fact that 50 00:02:26,130 --> 00:02:29,490 you're a despicable human being, you're the worst travel agent on the face of 51 00:02:29,490 --> 00:02:33,390 the earth. A year from now, you'll only remember the good things. 52 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:02,540 Moffat versus Schiff is mine. 53 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,120 Mr. and Mrs. Moffat went on a world tour booked by Mr. Schiff. 54 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,140 It turned out to be a nightmare. They're suing for damages. We're in 55 00:05:09,140 --> 00:05:11,420 depositions. Settlement appears unlikely. 56 00:05:11,780 --> 00:05:15,300 What happens if it goes to trial? If it goes to trial, I'll engage one of our 57 00:05:15,300 --> 00:05:18,300 crack litigators to try it. I've got back -to -back trials through the end of 58 00:05:18,300 --> 00:05:20,280 the month. I am booked for at least that long. 59 00:05:20,540 --> 00:05:21,540 Sam here. 60 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:22,880 I'll handle it if you want me to. 61 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,220 Don't forget that you're going to be somewhat tied up by me. 62 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:26,359 How so? 63 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,200 I've got her working on the Irizarry divorce. 64 00:05:28,460 --> 00:05:30,420 Should the need arise, I can make myself available. 65 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:31,960 Thank you, Jane. I appreciate that. 66 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,380 I would like to turn our attention to the issue of Eli Levinson. 67 00:05:35,780 --> 00:05:40,080 Am I an issue? You are, now that your trial is over. I told Leland you might 68 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:41,940 open to the possibility of extending your stay. 69 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,040 I love it out here. I just don't know how realistic it is for me to think 70 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,060 staying. Well, let me speak to that question. 71 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,440 After a very brief deliberation, the partners here would like to express 72 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:56,940 unanimously their feeling that you would represent a significant asset to this 73 00:05:56,940 --> 00:06:00,500 firm. We would like to extend to you an invitation to join our firm. 74 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:05,540 My God, I don't know what to say. Don't say anything. Nobody expects you to 75 00:06:05,540 --> 00:06:06,399 answer in the spot. 76 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:07,400 Think about it, though. 77 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,940 I will think about it. It's a good life. 78 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,880 It appears that it is. Should there be any doubt, the offer is an offer of 79 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:14,880 partnership. 80 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,040 And with that, we're adjourned. 81 00:06:26,280 --> 00:06:28,040 Have lunch with me today at my club. 82 00:06:28,420 --> 00:06:30,420 Are you going to use the occasion to twist my arm? 83 00:06:31,180 --> 00:06:33,180 Absolutely. Good. We're on. 84 00:06:34,740 --> 00:06:37,700 Well, this is going to slow things up. Well, the paint specs have been in the 85 00:06:37,700 --> 00:06:41,000 drawing since day one. If correcting the finish is going to slow us up, that's 86 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,000 unfortunate. 87 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,840 However, given that you lose money for every day you're over schedule, I think 88 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:47,780 you'll find a way to do it right and to do it on time. 89 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:49,320 Okay. 90 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:51,320 Hi. Hi. 91 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,920 I finally figured out a way to do the threshold detail that will work with the 92 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:55,859 slate. Great. 93 00:06:55,860 --> 00:06:59,560 Yeah, I was up all night working at it. I couldn't get it. I couldn't get it. 94 00:06:59,900 --> 00:07:00,980 I finally fall asleep. 95 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,820 I open my eyes at 5 .30 this morning, and I've got it. 96 00:07:04,340 --> 00:07:07,760 Now I need for you to see a rug. You found one you like? I found one I love. 97 00:07:07,980 --> 00:07:09,620 Great. When are you free? 98 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:10,840 Wednesday afternoon. 99 00:07:10,980 --> 00:07:13,080 Fine. I really love what you're doing here. 100 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,180 Thanks. I'm pretty pleased myself. 101 00:07:16,100 --> 00:07:18,160 Before we go see the rug on Wednesday, could we have lunch together? 102 00:07:19,140 --> 00:07:20,140 Sure. 103 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,700 Good. Well, thanks to your obsession with detail, it appears as though I 104 00:07:24,700 --> 00:07:25,700 be going skiing this weekend. 105 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:35,020 See, many of the new associates coming in have no sense of what it means to be 106 00:07:35,020 --> 00:07:38,500 lawyer, beyond scrambling up some imaginary career ladder. 107 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,760 I guess it's tough sometimes not to think about that. 108 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:42,840 Well, I don't believe that you think about it. 109 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,180 The way you handled the Morrison case showed me that you think about your 110 00:07:46,180 --> 00:07:48,900 client. I was very impressed with your commitment. Thank you. 111 00:07:49,849 --> 00:07:54,650 I don't want to pressure you, Eli, but if it's at all conceivable that you're 112 00:07:54,650 --> 00:07:57,810 ready for a change, I hope you'll give our offer serious consideration. 113 00:07:59,510 --> 00:08:00,510 Thank you. You're welcome. 114 00:08:01,950 --> 00:08:02,950 This is some place. 115 00:08:03,290 --> 00:08:05,210 Oh, this is the oldest men's club in Los Angeles. 116 00:08:05,710 --> 00:08:08,450 Really? I've never been inside a men's club before. 117 00:08:09,630 --> 00:08:10,930 Maybe you'd like to become a member. 118 00:08:12,310 --> 00:08:15,770 I hate to tell you this, Leland, but I don't think they'd be all that welcoming 119 00:08:15,770 --> 00:08:16,770 to someone such as me. 120 00:08:16,910 --> 00:08:17,910 Why wouldn't they be? 121 00:08:18,890 --> 00:08:19,890 I'm Jewish. 122 00:08:20,210 --> 00:08:21,210 So what? 123 00:08:21,250 --> 00:08:25,170 I don't see too many Jewish faces here. I'm sure we have members who are Jewish, 124 00:08:25,270 --> 00:08:30,450 Eli. Why, is this Martin Weiss? Weiss isn't necessarily a Jewish name. 125 00:08:30,690 --> 00:08:35,190 Oh, well, Henry Schiller, Tom Morgenthau? Those may not be Jewish 126 00:08:35,929 --> 00:08:40,750 Well, I'd like to nominate you for membership, unless you have some 127 00:08:40,750 --> 00:08:41,750 that. 128 00:08:42,169 --> 00:08:43,929 I guess I don't have any objection to it. 129 00:08:44,230 --> 00:08:46,950 Good. I'll speak to the board, set up an interview. 130 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:01,980 Can you tell us the events that took place on October 7th, 1992? 131 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:07,380 The Coast Guard was notified by INS officials that a freighter carrying 132 00:09:07,380 --> 00:09:09,660 Chinese immigrants was on its way to Los Angeles. 133 00:09:09,860 --> 00:09:13,320 We intercepted the vessel about three miles off the coast of Long Beach. 134 00:09:13,620 --> 00:09:15,900 What did you find when you boarded the ship? 135 00:09:17,220 --> 00:09:19,620 265 immigrants crammed into the cargo hold. 136 00:09:19,900 --> 00:09:24,520 Dr. Coburn, can you describe for the court the conditions in that cargo hold? 137 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,820 There was one makeshift toilet overflowing with human waste. The floors 138 00:09:28,820 --> 00:09:31,400 walls were damp. They reeked of perspiration and urine. 139 00:09:31,660 --> 00:09:36,300 Can you describe the medical condition of the passenger by the name of Lin Chin 140 00:09:36,300 --> 00:09:40,940 -Zhou? Lin Chin -Zhou exhibited symptoms of an advanced progression of hepatitis 141 00:09:40,940 --> 00:09:45,440 B. We transported him immediately to San Pedro Hospital, but he went into renal 142 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,260 failure. He died 48 hours later. 143 00:09:47,610 --> 00:09:51,970 What, in your opinion, led to the death of Lin Chin -so? The lack of nutrition, 144 00:09:52,130 --> 00:09:55,530 ventilation, and sleep had so compromised his immune system he 145 00:09:55,530 --> 00:09:56,530 off the hepatic infection. 146 00:09:56,750 --> 00:10:01,250 In my opinion, the hepatitis itself, in all likelihood, was caused by the 147 00:10:01,250 --> 00:10:02,350 conditions on that ship. 148 00:10:03,470 --> 00:10:06,650 What if any documents were found on the boat, Doctor? 149 00:10:06,870 --> 00:10:09,250 We seized receipts for fuel, insurance documents. 150 00:10:09,770 --> 00:10:13,270 and the title of the ship. Who was listed as the title holder? Objection, 151 00:10:13,270 --> 00:10:16,910 hearsay. They've authenticated business records, Your Honor. They established 152 00:10:16,910 --> 00:10:20,910 knowledge on the defendant's part of conditions on the boat. Said knowledge 153 00:10:20,910 --> 00:10:22,970 critical element of prosecuting him for murder. 154 00:10:23,250 --> 00:10:25,310 The objection is overruled. Proceed. 155 00:10:25,710 --> 00:10:30,350 Once again, Doctor, who was listed as the owner of the vessel? 156 00:10:31,410 --> 00:10:34,210 Ronald Chow. Did you find any other documents? 157 00:10:34,780 --> 00:10:38,160 There was a log of high -seas phone calls indicating Ronald Chow had 158 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,060 the vessel 27 times during the course of the voyage. 159 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:42,340 I have nothing further. 160 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:48,360 Do you have any evidence that Ronald Chow knew about the conditions in the 161 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,740 hold? He owned the ship. He financed the voyage. 162 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:55,340 He was in telephonic communication with the captain. Do you have any evidence 163 00:10:55,340 --> 00:10:58,120 that Ronald Chow knew about the conditions in the hold? 164 00:10:59,260 --> 00:11:01,680 No, I do not. I have no further questions. 165 00:11:03,560 --> 00:11:06,000 The people call Liu Yushen to the stand. 166 00:11:07,460 --> 00:11:10,300 Until the time of your arrest, what was your occupation? 167 00:11:10,820 --> 00:11:17,600 I was captain of the Jade Moon. And during the 168 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,780 course of your last voyage, were you in communication with the defendant by 169 00:11:21,780 --> 00:11:22,780 telephone? 170 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:28,080 No. 171 00:11:33,599 --> 00:11:38,460 Mr. Liu, are you telling us you had no contact with Mr. Chao? 172 00:11:42,340 --> 00:11:42,780 After 173 00:11:42,780 --> 00:11:49,900 we 174 00:11:49,900 --> 00:11:54,140 left the dock, I had no contact with him. Ronald Chao knew nothing about the 175 00:11:54,140 --> 00:11:55,140 condition of the boat. 176 00:11:55,500 --> 00:11:58,960 Has Ronald Chao pressured you to change your testimony, Mr. Lu? 177 00:12:04,020 --> 00:12:05,020 No. 178 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:11,140 Is the witness aware that lying under oath constitutes a serious crime? 179 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:16,280 Yes. 180 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,460 I have nothing further for this witness. 181 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,180 No questions, Your Honor. 182 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:26,980 The witness is dismissed. 183 00:12:27,420 --> 00:12:34,320 Would you tell us 184 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,880 what was said on the occasion when you and your wife first engaged Mr. Schiff's 185 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:41,340 services? We told them we were interested in going around the world. 186 00:12:41,340 --> 00:12:43,960 what route you would take, Mr. Moffat? Let me put it this way. 187 00:12:44,300 --> 00:12:48,320 He led, we followed. Isn't it the case, sir, that your wife indicated a desire 188 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:52,120 to see places that were, and I believe I'm quoting now, off the beaten track? 189 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:56,120 Assume that she did. We were depending on him to guide us. Well, if you had 190 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,500 you wanted Orlando, Florida, do you think I would have sent you to 191 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,600 Prior to this trip, Mr. Moffat, when was the last vacation you had taken? What's 192 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:07,240 the relevance of that? The relevance is that Herb here hadn't taken a vacation 193 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:08,240 in 15 years. 194 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:09,620 He hated vacations. 195 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,760 And he made up his mind before he ever left that he wasn't going to have a good 196 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:16,180 time. And amazingly enough, getting kidnapped by Armenian separatists did 197 00:13:16,180 --> 00:13:17,320 nothing to improve my disposition. 198 00:13:17,680 --> 00:13:21,040 Let's talk about that for a minute. Why don't you describe the events that took 199 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,700 place in Baku, for which you now hold Mr. Schiff responsible? 200 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:28,120 I had gone to a drugstore looking for something to relieve my, by now, 201 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:29,540 gastrointestinal distress. 202 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,440 While on the street, I was forced into a car at gunpoint. 203 00:13:32,660 --> 00:13:35,200 They said I was an agent for the Azerbaijanis. 204 00:13:35,580 --> 00:13:37,440 I told them I had a store in Woodland Hills. 205 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:39,160 They asked me what my mission was. 206 00:13:39,560 --> 00:13:41,500 I told them it was to purchase kaopectate. 207 00:13:41,700 --> 00:13:45,680 Is it possible that you were kidnapped because you were seen videotaping a 208 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:46,680 political demonstration? 209 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:50,460 We didn't know it was a political demonstration. We thought it was a 210 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,800 Didn't the tanks on the sidewalk indicate to you that it might have been 211 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,660 something other than a purely festive event? 212 00:13:55,860 --> 00:13:58,900 Excuse us. We were looking to bring back something other than shrapnel wounds. 213 00:13:58,940 --> 00:14:03,060 You know, your wife has a spirit of adventure that you are sorely lacking. 214 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,060 I don't pretend to be Vasca de Gama, my friend. 215 00:14:06,460 --> 00:14:10,240 And as far as I'm concerned, if I'm going to go someplace, at least let it 216 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:11,240 a little entertainment. 217 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:14,000 Herb, let's not start talking about Las Vegas. 218 00:14:14,420 --> 00:14:15,540 What's wrong with Las Vegas? 219 00:14:15,820 --> 00:14:17,360 You've seen everything there is to see there? 220 00:14:17,820 --> 00:14:21,640 Herb, there's a whole big, beautiful world out there. 221 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:23,820 Yeah? Well, let me tell you something. 222 00:14:24,060 --> 00:14:28,160 That whole big, beautiful world is about to find out just what kind of operation 223 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,800 you run. I think this is a human interest story. 224 00:14:31,020 --> 00:14:34,690 What do you know about that? I think when the newspapers picked this up... 225 00:14:34,690 --> 00:14:36,270 business is going to drop like a rock. 226 00:14:38,250 --> 00:14:39,510 Go ahead, ask me another question. 227 00:14:40,730 --> 00:14:43,490 So, copies of these and this one. 228 00:14:44,310 --> 00:14:45,310 Thanks. 229 00:14:49,030 --> 00:14:50,030 Ed? 230 00:14:50,350 --> 00:14:51,109 Hi, Eli. 231 00:14:51,110 --> 00:14:52,150 Hi. Do you have a minute? 232 00:14:52,410 --> 00:14:53,410 Yeah, sure. 233 00:14:55,210 --> 00:14:57,050 I've got a little bit of a dilemma in my hands. 234 00:14:57,450 --> 00:14:58,450 What is it? 235 00:14:59,150 --> 00:15:00,870 Leland's put me up for membership in his club. 236 00:15:01,270 --> 00:15:02,269 His men's club? 237 00:15:02,270 --> 00:15:05,820 Yeah. He says that whether I decide to join the firm or not, he'd like me to be 238 00:15:05,820 --> 00:15:06,820 able to use the facilities. 239 00:15:07,540 --> 00:15:10,500 They've also got a reciprocal arrangement with some club in New York. 240 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,320 There's an interview with two of the directors tomorrow. 241 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:14,760 So what's the dilemma? 242 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:16,980 I don't know that they let Jews into this club. 243 00:15:17,260 --> 00:15:20,240 By the look of it, I'd say it was all wasp. What does Leland say? 244 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:23,660 He says it won't be a problem. 245 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,260 Do you actually want to be a member of this club? 246 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:27,500 Not particularly. 247 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,280 I knew he wanted me to be impressed by it, so I behaved as though I was. 248 00:15:31,900 --> 00:15:33,120 It is a pretty nice place. 249 00:15:33,540 --> 00:15:36,860 The problem is, if they reject me, Leland's going to feel compelled to make 250 00:15:36,860 --> 00:15:39,960 big stink about it. What's wrong with that? If they have a restrictive policy, 251 00:15:40,140 --> 00:15:42,760 maybe he should make a big stink about it. I'd rather that didn't happen. 252 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:46,180 He obviously enjoys belonging there. I don't want to disrupt that. 253 00:15:46,740 --> 00:15:48,000 Just tell him you're not interested. 254 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,480 I just get the feeling that he doesn't have a lot of friends. 255 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:52,000 He knows a lot of people. 256 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,260 I'm not sure how many qualify as friends. 257 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,480 I think he'd like it if I joined his club. 258 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:58,620 So what are you going to do, try to pass? 259 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,840 No, I'm just going to go in there and meet with them, and whatever happens, 260 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:03,780 happens. Good luck, I guess. 261 00:16:07,820 --> 00:16:09,060 You think I couldn't pass? 262 00:16:09,300 --> 00:16:10,800 As a white Anglo -Saxon Protestant? 263 00:16:11,220 --> 00:16:14,960 Eli's not necessarily a Jewish name. Look at Eli Whitney, Eli Yale. 264 00:16:15,460 --> 00:16:18,740 Levinson. It could be German. I don't think you're going to fool him, Eli. 265 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:26,080 We're hemorrhaging, Daniel. What do you mean we're hemorrhaging? 266 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,700 It means the cost of this renovation is getting a little out of hand. 267 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,820 I mean that we're hemorrhaging, and that means that the tourniquet is going on. 268 00:16:33,940 --> 00:16:37,200 At certain stages of the job, it always feels like there's a lot of money going 269 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,260 out. This isn't a perceptual problem. 270 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:43,700 It doesn't feel like there's a lot of money going out. I'm staring at 271 00:16:44,060 --> 00:16:45,560 What in there seems like it's out of hand? 272 00:16:46,170 --> 00:16:49,210 How about $30 ,000 for a slate floor? 273 00:16:49,570 --> 00:16:52,630 Yeah, that is a little high, Daniel. It's for the reception area, Leland. 274 00:16:52,630 --> 00:16:56,250 the first thing people see when they come here. For $30 ,000, let them see 275 00:16:56,250 --> 00:16:57,250 linoleum. 276 00:16:58,570 --> 00:16:59,570 What else? 277 00:17:00,010 --> 00:17:04,270 $17 ,000 for a rug? That rug is an Eileen Gray. 278 00:17:04,530 --> 00:17:05,530 What's Eileen Gray? 279 00:17:05,650 --> 00:17:08,109 She was an architect and a very important designer. 280 00:17:08,430 --> 00:17:12,650 Really? Well, I'm not spending $17 ,000 to walk on one of her designs. 281 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:17,359 As much as we want the offices to look good, we do have to exercise a little 282 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:20,119 restraint. Believe it or not, I have been exercising restraint. 283 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:24,040 Really? Well, between the Sikh contractor and this architect, we're 284 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,240 killed. Hiring this architect was about the only right thing you guys did on 285 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:28,118 this job. 286 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:29,120 She's talented. 287 00:17:29,220 --> 00:17:32,880 She takes chances. She's tough. I've seen her deal with the contractor. I've 288 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,620 seen her deal with the subs. Believe me, she's looking out for our interests. 289 00:17:35,940 --> 00:17:39,240 You should remind her that our interests are best served by avoiding bankruptcy. 290 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:42,620 All right, what are you telling me? 291 00:17:43,110 --> 00:17:47,130 The rug is out. We need to know about any other purchases before they're made, 292 00:17:47,210 --> 00:17:49,110 and we need to put a cap on this thing. 293 00:17:52,890 --> 00:17:55,150 Can you please state your name for the record? 294 00:17:58,170 --> 00:18:01,870 How were you related to the man who died? 295 00:18:05,550 --> 00:18:06,810 He was my husband. 296 00:18:08,610 --> 00:18:13,460 And could you tell us, please, How you and your husband came to leave China. 297 00:18:17,060 --> 00:18:23,660 We approached a snakehead, a smuggler in 298 00:18:23,660 --> 00:18:24,660 Fuzhou. 299 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:29,400 Can you describe for the court what happened on the journey? 300 00:18:40,690 --> 00:18:45,570 We had to stay and hold during the day. At night, only a few could sleep at a 301 00:18:45,570 --> 00:18:47,530 time. There was no room to lie down. 302 00:18:47,750 --> 00:18:49,290 Did the smugglers provide food? 303 00:18:51,810 --> 00:18:54,910 Some days, 304 00:18:56,070 --> 00:18:57,070 there was rice. 305 00:18:57,110 --> 00:18:58,690 Some days, there was nothing. 306 00:18:59,050 --> 00:19:00,430 Did they provide water? 307 00:19:08,670 --> 00:19:13,830 If you had money, you could buy a bottle of water. If not, you get a mouthful a 308 00:19:13,830 --> 00:19:16,830 day. Would you describe what happened to your husband, ma 'am? 309 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:47,460 I gave him my rice. The others gave him their rice. 310 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:52,260 By the end, he was too weak to hold up his head to eat. 311 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:58,220 Mrs. Lin, is there anyone present in this courtroom who was also present when 312 00:19:58,220 --> 00:19:59,700 you boarded the boat in Hong Kong? 313 00:20:03,460 --> 00:20:04,460 Him. 314 00:20:10,810 --> 00:20:13,250 The man they called the big boss, he was there. 315 00:20:13,450 --> 00:20:17,770 Let the record show the witnesses identified the defendant, Ronald Chow. I 316 00:20:17,770 --> 00:20:18,770 nothing further. 317 00:20:20,510 --> 00:20:25,770 Mrs. Lin, had you ever seen Ronald Chow before the day you boarded the 318 00:20:25,770 --> 00:20:26,770 freighter? 319 00:20:34,970 --> 00:20:38,830 I knew who he was. Everyone knew. And did you hear Mr. 320 00:20:39,090 --> 00:20:42,570 Chow give any orders pertaining to the accommodations on the journey? 321 00:20:43,650 --> 00:20:50,610 And isn't it true that you 322 00:20:50,610 --> 00:20:54,550 have no knowledge of what Mr. Chow did or did not know about the accommodations 323 00:20:54,550 --> 00:20:55,550 for the journey? 324 00:21:02,980 --> 00:21:04,780 I know he's a murderer. 325 00:21:09,260 --> 00:21:11,480 That's enough. 326 00:21:13,620 --> 00:21:14,620 Enough! 327 00:21:40,879 --> 00:21:42,140 Levinson, Avery Phipps. 328 00:21:42,460 --> 00:21:43,460 Langston Albright. 329 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:44,680 How do you do? 330 00:21:45,540 --> 00:21:47,060 So, uh, Mr. 331 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:48,560 Levinson. 332 00:21:48,900 --> 00:21:50,860 Please, uh, call me Eli. 333 00:21:52,620 --> 00:21:54,520 Actually, most people call me by my nickname. 334 00:21:54,780 --> 00:21:55,780 And that would be? 335 00:21:56,660 --> 00:21:58,080 Topper. Topper? 336 00:21:58,820 --> 00:21:59,820 Right. 337 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:04,520 So, Topper, uh, Leland tells us you're from New York. 338 00:22:04,740 --> 00:22:06,240 That's where I currently live, yes. 339 00:22:06,580 --> 00:22:07,820 Is that where you're from originally? 340 00:22:08,140 --> 00:22:09,260 Actually, I'm from Connecticut. 341 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:11,120 Whereabouts? Darien. 342 00:22:11,820 --> 00:22:13,820 Really? Great sailing there. 343 00:22:14,180 --> 00:22:18,320 Great sailing. You like to sail? Love it. If I'm not at work or I'm not on the 344 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:22,520 squash court, chances are I'm on the boat. Where do you generally sail? 345 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:23,800 All over. 346 00:22:24,020 --> 00:22:25,020 Long Island, 347 00:22:25,660 --> 00:22:27,380 Block Island, Rhode Island. 348 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:28,640 All the islands. 349 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,920 You've probably been up to Newport, then. I make it a point to get up to 350 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:36,920 Newport. In fact, come August, you'll generally find me, gin and tonic and 351 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:39,220 handshakes. Sailing around a harbor there. 352 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,080 Tell me, what do you sail? 353 00:22:41,300 --> 00:22:42,600 You mean what kind of sail? 354 00:22:43,300 --> 00:22:45,060 I mean what kind of boat. 355 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:47,560 It's wood. 356 00:22:48,020 --> 00:22:49,940 The sail is canvas. 357 00:22:50,980 --> 00:22:51,980 White canvas. 358 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,180 Triangular white canvas. 359 00:23:00,540 --> 00:23:01,540 Ready? 360 00:23:02,740 --> 00:23:06,500 Yeah. I found a colored slate you're going to love. We have to hold off on 361 00:23:06,500 --> 00:23:07,520 slate. Why? 362 00:23:07,780 --> 00:23:10,520 The senior partners have informed me that we can't spend that kind of money. 363 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:12,800 I thought you were given authority to make those decisions. 364 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,960 I thought I was, too. I may have overplayed my hand. 365 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:17,880 With whom? 366 00:23:18,660 --> 00:23:20,300 With everybody, I guess. 367 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:22,640 So, no slate. 368 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:25,560 Okay. 369 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,360 What else aren't we getting? 370 00:23:28,060 --> 00:23:29,060 The rug. 371 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:31,380 No rug? No rug. 372 00:23:33,020 --> 00:23:34,600 Okay. What else? 373 00:23:35,100 --> 00:23:38,200 They put an absolute cap on the budget. We have to go through it and figure out 374 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:39,320 what we can and can't do. 375 00:23:40,420 --> 00:23:43,720 Then I guess there's not much point in us going out this afternoon and seeing 376 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,980 things. I'm answerable to people, all right? Nobody gave me a blank check. 377 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:48,560 It would have been good to have known that. 378 00:23:48,780 --> 00:23:51,100 This can't be the first time that a client has changed their mind about 379 00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:53,840 something. You're right. It's not the first time. Then why are you so upset? 380 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,120 Because I got excited. 381 00:23:55,780 --> 00:23:59,180 For a few minutes there, I felt appreciated, stimulated, supported. 382 00:23:59,790 --> 00:24:02,110 And that doesn't happen very often. It felt great. 383 00:24:02,310 --> 00:24:04,830 Look. What it feels like now is a job. 384 00:24:05,050 --> 00:24:06,310 Did we talk about this over lunch? 385 00:24:07,390 --> 00:24:08,870 There's nothing to talk about. 386 00:24:15,550 --> 00:24:20,310 Mr. Chao, would you tell the court why you bring Chinese immigrants into the 387 00:24:20,310 --> 00:24:21,310 United States? 388 00:24:22,210 --> 00:24:24,570 Many people in my homeland are being persecuted. 389 00:24:25,730 --> 00:24:30,310 Pregnant women stopped at checkpoints and forced to have unwanted abortions. 390 00:24:30,810 --> 00:24:33,550 I know what it's like to want to escape oppression. 391 00:24:33,970 --> 00:24:36,150 26 years ago, I fled China myself. 392 00:24:36,570 --> 00:24:39,770 Mr. Chow, how involved were you in arranging the passage of the immigrants 393 00:24:39,770 --> 00:24:40,770 aboard the Jade Moon? 394 00:24:41,030 --> 00:24:45,010 I played the role of banker, but I entrusted the details to the ship's 395 00:24:45,210 --> 00:24:45,869 Mr. Liu. 396 00:24:45,870 --> 00:24:48,490 And what instructions did you give Mr. Liu regarding the passengers? 397 00:24:48,910 --> 00:24:52,210 I told him to make their journey as safe and comfortable as possible. 398 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:56,760 I had no idea he would betray them and me by putting into his own pocket funds 399 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:58,240 meant for food and medical supplies. 400 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,760 Do you feel in any way responsible for the death of Mrs. Lin's husband? 401 00:25:03,700 --> 00:25:08,460 I had no knowledge of the inhumane conditions suffered by the passengers, 402 00:25:08,460 --> 00:25:13,200 hired the man who committed these atrocities. I feel guilt about that, and 403 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:16,700 tried many times to contact Mrs. Lin to offer condolence and compensation 404 00:25:16,700 --> 00:25:18,420 without success. 405 00:25:18,980 --> 00:25:20,580 No further questions, Your Honor. 406 00:25:22,090 --> 00:25:25,950 You claim that you arranged these trips out of compassion for your countrymen. 407 00:25:25,970 --> 00:25:29,690 Tell us, if that's the case, why do you charge them $20 ,000 a head? 408 00:25:29,910 --> 00:25:31,570 This sort of operation is quite expensive. 409 00:25:31,890 --> 00:25:36,670 20 ,000 times 265 passengers comes out to over $5 million. 410 00:25:37,430 --> 00:25:39,450 Are you telling us you didn't make a profit? 411 00:25:39,690 --> 00:25:42,990 Any profits are channeled right back into the next journey. Isn't it a fact 412 00:25:42,990 --> 00:25:46,170 most of the illegals you bring over are put to work in restaurants you own to 413 00:25:46,170 --> 00:25:47,230 pay off their passage? 414 00:25:47,530 --> 00:25:49,870 I employ many of them, yes. How much do you pay them, Mr. Chow? 415 00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:53,260 I pay them a great deal more than they will ever receive in China. You pay them 416 00:25:53,260 --> 00:25:56,800 70 cents an hour, don't you? Mr. Mulaney, these are peasants. 417 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:01,260 70 cents an hour is a good wage for them. Isn't it a fact that you don't 418 00:26:01,260 --> 00:26:04,760 about the welfare of these people? What you care about is money. 419 00:26:05,020 --> 00:26:05,999 Objection! Mr. 420 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:10,020 Mulaney, that's quite enough. I care about my people. I told Mr. Liu to give 421 00:26:10,020 --> 00:26:14,720 Xiaoxiao fluid and food and to have medication on board. It isn't my fault 422 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:19,260 he ignored my instructions. I thought you didn't know Lin Xinzou was sick. 423 00:26:21,070 --> 00:26:25,030 What I mean to say is at the start of the voyage, I told the captain to 424 00:26:25,030 --> 00:26:28,790 medicine for all who became ill. Do you have any written proof in the form of 425 00:26:28,790 --> 00:26:33,270 receipts or canceled checks to prove you provided adequate food and medical 426 00:26:33,270 --> 00:26:35,610 supplies? All transactions were done in cash. 427 00:26:35,830 --> 00:26:37,150 So the answer is no. 428 00:26:39,630 --> 00:26:40,630 Correct. 429 00:26:41,050 --> 00:26:42,770 I have nothing further from Mr. 430 00:26:42,990 --> 00:26:43,990 Chow. 431 00:26:51,820 --> 00:26:55,840 What exactly is the purpose of this meeting, Mr. Schiff? Conflict 432 00:26:57,940 --> 00:26:58,940 Where's your attorney? 433 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:00,040 She's not here. 434 00:27:00,180 --> 00:27:02,020 Why didn't you want my husband here? 435 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:05,380 Ah, for reasons that will become readily apparent. 436 00:27:07,460 --> 00:27:08,460 What is this? 437 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,920 Kedar! I told you it was my dream to come to America. 438 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:17,640 Here I am. 439 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,860 I am to be an American taxicab driver. 440 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:22,159 Who is this? 441 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:23,740 This is Gaydar. 442 00:27:24,020 --> 00:27:25,400 Why is he here? 443 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:30,520 He is here to supply us with some details of your trip that were left out 444 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:34,300 now. Oh, God. You have nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing. 445 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:39,680 Will someone tell me what is going on? Well, Edie and Gaydar had something of 446 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:40,940 adventure together. 447 00:27:41,340 --> 00:27:43,680 I had never done anything like that before. 448 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,920 Blame it on those torrid 11 teen nights, huh? There was a full moon. 449 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,220 And I wanted to take a walk along the shore of the Caspian Sea. 450 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:55,220 Herb wouldn't go with me. All he wanted to do was sit in the room and watch CNN. 451 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:57,840 I decided to go by myself. 452 00:27:59,060 --> 00:28:00,400 Guédard worked at the hotel. 453 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:05,320 He offered to accompany me. It was one of the most beautiful experiences of my 454 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:11,240 life. We went for a boat ride and had a very brief and very passionate affair. 455 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:14,160 And now you're going to blackmail her. Moi? 456 00:28:14,420 --> 00:28:16,440 I don't know what means blackmail. 457 00:28:17,070 --> 00:28:19,270 He sent me the ticket to come, and I came. 458 00:28:19,690 --> 00:28:23,550 Kedar, what happened between us must never happen again. 459 00:28:24,150 --> 00:28:27,790 I love my husband, and I want to stay married to him. 460 00:28:29,590 --> 00:28:30,590 I understand. 461 00:28:30,870 --> 00:28:32,510 Well, I know I'll never tell. 462 00:28:33,630 --> 00:28:37,690 Assuming, of course, that we're able to reach an agreement. 463 00:28:38,130 --> 00:28:43,050 If we're unable to, I will have to defend myself in court. I will have to 464 00:28:43,050 --> 00:28:45,290 demonstrate that there were a few bright spots. 465 00:28:46,190 --> 00:28:49,890 On your trip around the world? You are a despicable human being. 466 00:28:50,530 --> 00:28:51,590 Come, Gaydar. 467 00:28:51,950 --> 00:28:53,090 It's turning ugly. 468 00:28:53,790 --> 00:28:57,130 Remember, Edie, we'll always have Azhar Bejan. 469 00:29:14,150 --> 00:29:15,150 Tommy, you... 470 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:16,540 You talking to yourself now? 471 00:29:16,740 --> 00:29:17,339 Hey, man. 472 00:29:17,340 --> 00:29:18,299 What are you doing? 473 00:29:18,300 --> 00:29:20,360 Trying to pry a continuance out of Judge Salvin. 474 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:23,460 I didn't mean to interrupt you. No, I got to take off. 475 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,240 I'm just practicing my closing. 476 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:28,860 This is the Ronald Chow case, huh? Yep. How's that going? 477 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:32,060 Chow scared off my key witness. It's not going too good. 478 00:29:32,260 --> 00:29:34,240 From what I read in the papers, he's a slippery guy. 479 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:35,600 Oh, he is slippery. 480 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:37,160 Is he going to walk? 481 00:29:37,940 --> 00:29:38,940 I don't know. 482 00:29:39,180 --> 00:29:40,180 I mean... 483 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:44,500 I could fan the flames against the encroaching yellow hordes. That doesn't 484 00:29:44,500 --> 00:29:46,760 exactly go to the issue of guilt, does it? No, it does not. 485 00:29:47,060 --> 00:29:50,440 On the other hand, a little demagoguery can work wonders. 486 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:52,120 I've used it myself. 487 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:54,440 Did you win? 488 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:55,620 As a matter of fact, I did. 489 00:30:06,670 --> 00:30:11,770 We all watched those tanks roll into Tiananmen Square, didn't we? And we all 490 00:30:11,770 --> 00:30:17,370 shivered when we saw that one man stand in the path of one and refuse to get out 491 00:30:17,370 --> 00:30:22,170 of the way. I don't know about you, but when I saw that, I found myself 492 00:30:22,170 --> 00:30:26,890 thinking, if I lived in a society like that, I would do anything to get out. 493 00:30:27,510 --> 00:30:30,570 Now, what Mr. Chao did was to provide. 494 00:30:31,070 --> 00:30:33,630 a way to provide a means of escape. 495 00:30:33,870 --> 00:30:39,510 And if it was John Brown or Raoul Wallenberg, well, we salute those men as 496 00:30:39,510 --> 00:30:43,950 heroes. Why have we chosen to put this man on trial? 497 00:30:44,170 --> 00:30:47,410 There isn't a shred of evidence to prove that Mr. 498 00:30:47,630 --> 00:30:52,650 Chow knew about the conditions on board that ship. There is not a shred of 499 00:30:52,650 --> 00:30:54,210 evidence to prove that Mr. 500 00:30:54,430 --> 00:30:56,910 Chow knew the status of Lin Chansou's health. 501 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:00,220 The ship's captain testified that Mr. 502 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:05,900 Chow, in point of fact, did not know that these were circumstances beyond his 503 00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:06,900 control. 504 00:31:09,020 --> 00:31:13,200 As a matter of fact, I think of this man as a hero. 505 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:20,480 He came to this country impoverished, he became successful, and he cared enough 506 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:24,520 about the plight of his people to actually try to do something about it. 507 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:26,920 he shouldn't have been indicted. 508 00:31:27,220 --> 00:31:30,440 And this trial should never have taken place. 509 00:31:35,180 --> 00:31:37,280 Ronald Chow a hero? 510 00:31:38,140 --> 00:31:39,780 Oh, I don't think so. 511 00:31:40,140 --> 00:31:46,600 What I think is that he is a modern -day slave trader, a shameless 512 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:50,960 exploiter of human beings, and ultimately he is a murderer. 513 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:56,760 He smuggles thousands of undocumented Chinese into our country every year. The 514 00:31:56,760 --> 00:32:01,360 fact that he represents himself as the savior of the oppressed only makes his 515 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:07,200 crimes all the more repulsive. A savior would not demand a fee equaling a 516 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:11,540 lifetime of earnings in rural China for the privilege of being rescued. 517 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:14,040 Ronald Chao. 518 00:32:14,430 --> 00:32:18,350 knew full well what the conditions were like on the Jade Moon. He was on the 519 00:32:18,350 --> 00:32:23,630 dock when it set sail. He was on the phone with the captain. This was a big 520 00:32:23,630 --> 00:32:28,790 investment after all. I'd venture to say that nothing happened on this ship that 521 00:32:28,790 --> 00:32:29,810 he didn't know about. 522 00:32:30,690 --> 00:32:36,150 And so, Lin Shenzhou is dead. 523 00:32:36,570 --> 00:32:38,230 How many more are dying? 524 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:43,320 How much pestilence and disease has been released into our city by the other 525 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:48,540 passengers on this boat? Over two million illegal immigrants enter our 526 00:32:48,540 --> 00:32:50,100 every year. Your Honor, Mr. 527 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:54,680 Mullaney, you will stop doing what you are doing right this second. Your Honor, 528 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:56,340 I move for an immediate mistrial. 529 00:32:56,540 --> 00:32:57,720 I'm going to deny that motion. 530 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:01,720 I'm also going to warn Mr. Mullaney that if he tries to bring the issue of 531 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,880 immigration into this trial one more time, I'm going to hold him in contempt. 532 00:33:05,340 --> 00:33:08,840 The jury will disregard in their entirety all references made thereto. 533 00:33:09,460 --> 00:33:10,500 Proceed, Mr. Mulaney. 534 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:14,900 I ask that you find Ronald Chow guilty of murder. 535 00:33:32,740 --> 00:33:33,740 You're in. 536 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:35,560 What do you mean I'm in? 537 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,820 I mean that Albright and Phipps were duly impressed with you. You're now a 538 00:33:38,820 --> 00:33:39,820 member of the club. 539 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:41,800 You apparently carry a little weight down there. 540 00:33:42,060 --> 00:33:44,320 No more than any other member in good standing. 541 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:48,660 Oh, come on, Leland. Those guys read me like a book. It was painfully obvious 542 00:33:48,660 --> 00:33:49,660 that I didn't fit in. 543 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:53,740 I think you may have an overly narrow view of what it means to fit in. 544 00:33:55,140 --> 00:33:56,320 You're saying they want me? 545 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:58,640 Yeah. I don't believe it. 546 00:33:59,100 --> 00:34:02,500 Eli, I sponsored you for membership because... 547 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,280 Well, you're someone with whom I'd like to spend some time. 548 00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:07,260 I hope you accept it. 549 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:09,320 It's a gesture of friendship. 550 00:34:14,139 --> 00:34:15,139 I do. 551 00:34:16,179 --> 00:34:17,179 Good, good. 552 00:34:17,900 --> 00:34:19,840 I look forward to seeing you at the club. 553 00:34:21,179 --> 00:34:22,179 Our club. 554 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,159 Whether you join this firm or not. 555 00:34:24,380 --> 00:34:25,118 Thank you. 556 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:26,120 You're quite welcome. 557 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:28,000 Topper? 558 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:33,300 I don't understand. Why would I settle? 559 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:36,420 Herb, I'm up nights because of this case. I want it to be over. 560 00:34:36,639 --> 00:34:39,940 When that son of a bitch comes across with the money, it'll be over. Until 561 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:41,060 take a tranquilizer. 562 00:34:41,659 --> 00:34:42,659 Hello, everybody. 563 00:34:42,780 --> 00:34:46,540 Are we about to beat our swords into plowshares? Look at this guy. 564 00:34:47,020 --> 00:34:48,020 He's unbelievable. 565 00:34:48,139 --> 00:34:50,659 I'm hoping that we can walk out of here with a deal. 566 00:34:51,020 --> 00:34:55,679 Yeah, I think we can put this whole affair to rest, in a manner of speaking. 567 00:34:55,679 --> 00:34:58,260 think we can persuade the lion to lie down with the lamb. 568 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:02,900 Speaking of which... Travel opportunities may be opening up on the 569 00:35:02,980 --> 00:35:03,980 The West Bank? 570 00:35:04,140 --> 00:35:05,140 Christmas in Gaza? 571 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:07,300 Trekking through occupied territories? 572 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:09,780 Well, I know it appeals to the vagabond spirit in me. 573 00:35:10,220 --> 00:35:11,640 Give us your best offer, Nina. 574 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:16,340 $15 ,000, payable over five installments over one year. I think we should take 575 00:35:16,340 --> 00:35:17,340 it. 576 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:21,180 Would you mind telling my wife that $15 ,000 is not a serious offer? 577 00:35:22,900 --> 00:35:26,660 Excuse me. Oh, good. I ordered a little snack. I hope you don't mind. 578 00:35:27,550 --> 00:35:30,230 I get frightfully cranky when my blood sugar's low. 579 00:35:32,170 --> 00:35:33,170 Keep it. 580 00:35:37,550 --> 00:35:40,850 I think you should take it, Herb. I think you should take it and have done 581 00:35:40,850 --> 00:35:41,850 this. 582 00:35:44,810 --> 00:35:46,690 So it won't come out that my wife had an affair? 583 00:35:47,050 --> 00:35:48,470 What are you talking about? 584 00:35:48,730 --> 00:35:51,470 And you flew him here just for this? 585 00:35:51,770 --> 00:35:55,810 May I suggest that we adjourn this meeting for today? I think both sides 586 00:35:55,810 --> 00:35:56,810 confer among themselves. 587 00:35:57,550 --> 00:36:00,130 What did you know about it? I couldn't sleep one night. 588 00:36:00,350 --> 00:36:03,030 I went to the window, and I saw him walking you back. 589 00:36:03,270 --> 00:36:05,550 When you came to the room, I pretended that I was asleep. 590 00:36:06,490 --> 00:36:07,690 Then you took a shower. 591 00:36:08,530 --> 00:36:10,570 That told me all I needed to know. 592 00:36:10,810 --> 00:36:12,810 Why didn't you say something, Herb? 593 00:36:13,090 --> 00:36:14,090 Didn't you care? 594 00:36:14,330 --> 00:36:15,330 I cared plenty. 595 00:36:15,550 --> 00:36:16,550 What could I do? 596 00:36:17,030 --> 00:36:18,310 Ask you why you did it? 597 00:36:18,990 --> 00:36:20,450 I know why you did it. 598 00:36:21,250 --> 00:36:23,150 You wanted a little romance. 599 00:36:23,850 --> 00:36:25,910 You wanted a little happiness in your life. 600 00:36:26,490 --> 00:36:27,690 I didn't give you these things. 601 00:36:28,110 --> 00:36:29,110 He did. 602 00:36:29,390 --> 00:36:30,390 You went with him. 603 00:36:31,710 --> 00:36:36,030 It broke my heart for me to realize that I was capable of going with him, Herb. 604 00:36:36,390 --> 00:36:39,170 It broke my heart because I never stopped loving you. 605 00:36:41,270 --> 00:36:46,250 Forgive me for interjecting, but could I just kind of wonder out loud whether a 606 00:36:46,250 --> 00:36:50,350 lawsuit is what you two should really be involved with right now? What would you 607 00:36:50,350 --> 00:36:52,720 suggest? How about a weekend at Esalen? 608 00:36:53,460 --> 00:36:58,240 Scenic drive up the coast, visit some little galleries in Carmel, and then two 609 00:36:58,240 --> 00:37:01,680 solid days of intensive group therapy at the Institute. 610 00:37:01,980 --> 00:37:05,080 I have a better idea. Two tickets on the Concorde for Paris. 611 00:37:05,340 --> 00:37:10,800 Three weeks in a suite at the Ritz, and $50 ,000 in spending money. 612 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:14,400 Shall we take that to be a counteroffer, Mr. Brackman? 613 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:15,640 How about it, folks? 614 00:37:15,780 --> 00:37:16,780 Would that do it? 615 00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:19,880 It would do it for me, Herb. Then it would do it for me, too. 616 00:37:20,410 --> 00:37:22,350 Could I persuade you to settle for a junior suite? 617 00:37:22,650 --> 00:37:23,650 Absolutely not. 618 00:37:24,370 --> 00:37:26,870 Nina, drop the papers. I'm going to go home and get in bed. 619 00:37:29,930 --> 00:37:30,930 Hey! 620 00:37:36,470 --> 00:37:37,470 Hi. 621 00:37:37,750 --> 00:37:39,510 I think I need to explain myself. 622 00:37:40,870 --> 00:37:41,870 Come in. 623 00:37:46,850 --> 00:37:49,330 Yesterday's diatribe was not directed or... 624 00:37:50,180 --> 00:37:51,900 Should not have been directed towards you. 625 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:55,360 It's all right if it was directed at me. There are things we can do that are 626 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,680 less expensive that'll still be good. It'll be okay. 627 00:37:58,260 --> 00:37:59,260 No doubt. 628 00:37:59,780 --> 00:38:01,000 I'm sorry to put you through it. 629 00:38:04,140 --> 00:38:05,140 Are you free at all? 630 00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:06,700 Yeah, let me see when. 631 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:08,580 No, I mean now. 632 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:12,120 Now? Yeah, I don't want you to write it in your book. 633 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:15,720 If you can get away for like an hour, there's some place I want to take you. 634 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:18,400 Come on. 635 00:38:37,230 --> 00:38:38,370 You said you liked Neutra. 636 00:38:39,650 --> 00:38:40,870 Oh, yeah, that's great. 637 00:38:41,190 --> 00:38:43,610 There's such an elegance to his lines. They're so simple. 638 00:38:43,970 --> 00:38:45,010 I love the pillars. 639 00:38:46,350 --> 00:38:47,350 The pillars? 640 00:38:47,530 --> 00:38:51,090 He had such a distinctive vision, you know? You see it in all his work. 641 00:38:52,790 --> 00:38:54,190 You're looking at the wrong house. 642 00:38:55,070 --> 00:38:56,070 I am? 643 00:38:56,750 --> 00:38:57,750 That's the Neutra. 644 00:38:59,150 --> 00:39:00,150 Oh, of course. 645 00:39:00,750 --> 00:39:04,010 I was actually thinking that the other one was not particularly representative 646 00:39:04,010 --> 00:39:05,010 of his work. 647 00:39:05,370 --> 00:39:07,130 How much do you know about Neutra, Daniel? 648 00:39:08,790 --> 00:39:10,770 How much do you know about architecture altogether? 649 00:39:11,810 --> 00:39:14,810 I did study it in school. I just forgot a lot of what I knew. 650 00:39:15,610 --> 00:39:18,490 In other words, you've been slinging it around a bit, haven't you? 651 00:39:18,890 --> 00:39:19,890 A bit, yeah. 652 00:39:21,270 --> 00:39:22,270 How come? 653 00:39:22,590 --> 00:39:24,110 I guess I wanted to make a good impression. 654 00:39:24,730 --> 00:39:25,810 Why would you want to do that? 655 00:39:37,230 --> 00:39:40,230 People going through construction can be quite vulnerable, you know. 656 00:39:40,690 --> 00:39:42,150 Why are you telling me that now? 657 00:39:42,730 --> 00:39:44,930 In case you were planning on taking advantage of me. 658 00:39:46,450 --> 00:39:47,470 What if I was? 659 00:39:48,210 --> 00:39:49,450 I'd tell you to go right ahead. 660 00:39:53,470 --> 00:39:55,550 Mr. Foreman, has the jury reached its verdict? 661 00:39:55,830 --> 00:39:56,830 Yes, we have, Your Honor. 662 00:39:57,010 --> 00:39:57,828 What say you? 663 00:39:57,830 --> 00:40:02,190 In the matter of the people versus Ronald Chow on the charge of murder in 664 00:40:02,190 --> 00:40:05,170 second degree, we find the defendant guilty. 665 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:10,060 The jury is dismissed for the thanks of the court. This court is adjourned. 666 00:40:13,380 --> 00:40:14,380 Mr. 667 00:40:19,140 --> 00:40:20,140 Mullaney. 668 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:23,660 I want to tell you something. 669 00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:27,880 You couldn't win this case on fact, so you won it on racism. 670 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:31,240 Mr. Klein, I won because the jury believed your client was guilty. 671 00:40:31,460 --> 00:40:35,400 Out and out, racist. Hey, spare me the righteous indignation, Counselor. 672 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:38,500 If he'd gotten your client off, he'd gone right back to packing those scouts 673 00:40:38,500 --> 00:40:40,720 full of poor people desperate enough to get on board. 674 00:40:41,020 --> 00:40:43,300 He's a scum of the earth. He belongs in prison. 675 00:40:43,660 --> 00:40:46,980 I feel no remorse whatsoever about what it took to put him there. 676 00:40:47,580 --> 00:40:48,580 Excuse me? 677 00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:50,640 Mr. 678 00:40:52,340 --> 00:40:54,660 Mullaney, Mrs. Ling asked me to translate. 679 00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:57,060 She'd like to say something to you. Sure. 680 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:05,990 She wants to know if you hate... The Chinese people. 681 00:41:06,190 --> 00:41:11,230 Well, tell her no. Tell her I just wanted to punish the man responsible for 682 00:41:11,230 --> 00:41:12,230 husband's death. 683 00:41:18,370 --> 00:41:19,370 She says, 684 00:41:26,350 --> 00:41:31,430 I'm glad Chao is in prison, but I'm also glad there are many to take his place. 685 00:41:40,310 --> 00:41:43,230 I'm being sent back to China because I'm illegal. 686 00:41:43,890 --> 00:41:45,830 I will work and I will wait. 687 00:41:56,870 --> 00:42:02,010 Someday, I will contact another snakehead, the same as Chao, and I will 688 00:42:02,010 --> 00:42:04,030 to let me lie in the same kind of boat. 689 00:42:05,460 --> 00:42:06,460 Because for me, 690 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:12,440 there is no other way. 691 00:42:23,980 --> 00:42:27,160 I was on the phone with my shrink for an hour and a half last night. How come? 692 00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:30,820 Because I'm actually thinking about taking the sperm up in the soft and 693 00:42:30,820 --> 00:42:32,380 it. What did your shrink say? 694 00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:34,760 He said it sounded like I was asking his permission. 695 00:42:35,340 --> 00:42:36,520 Well, did he give you his permission? 696 00:42:37,180 --> 00:42:38,460 No, he said I didn't need it. 697 00:42:39,940 --> 00:42:40,940 So? 698 00:42:42,020 --> 00:42:45,220 Well, the truth is, I could do it. 699 00:42:46,020 --> 00:42:47,640 Sidney and Charlie would get along without me. 700 00:42:48,020 --> 00:42:50,840 I'd go back there and wrap up whatever I need to wrap up in a matter of days. 701 00:42:51,300 --> 00:42:52,300 Yeah, so? 702 00:42:52,460 --> 00:42:55,400 Audrey and I are an on -again, off -again kind of thing. That wouldn't 703 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:56,400 me from moving. 704 00:42:56,840 --> 00:42:58,460 Well, it sounds like nothing's stopping you. 705 00:42:58,700 --> 00:43:00,660 Well, there is what I'd be leaving. 706 00:43:01,480 --> 00:43:03,860 Central Park, day bars. 707 00:43:05,180 --> 00:43:06,500 Fairway. I love Fairway. 708 00:43:07,060 --> 00:43:09,240 Buying the next day's newspaper on the night before. 709 00:43:10,340 --> 00:43:11,340 Decent rye bread. 710 00:43:12,260 --> 00:43:15,340 Those soft, sooty pretzels they sell near the courthouse. 711 00:43:15,980 --> 00:43:17,900 Eli, I know exactly what you're talking about. 712 00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:21,560 I mean, I thought, how could I leave my family, my friends? 713 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:24,240 And I finally got my own apartment. I had to leave that too. 714 00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:25,520 You don't hate it here. 715 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:26,680 What's there to hate? 716 00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:30,140 I mean, there's different people, different opportunities, whole different 717 00:43:30,140 --> 00:43:32,860 ocean. I mean, come on. The weather's not bad either. 718 00:43:33,360 --> 00:43:35,740 Not bad. Eli, we're on the beach. It's almost November. 719 00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:37,360 Gorgeous here. 720 00:43:38,300 --> 00:43:41,000 Man tracht und Gott lacht. 721 00:43:41,500 --> 00:43:42,500 Excuse me? 722 00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:46,380 Man plans and God laughs. 723 00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:47,920 Ain't that the truth. 724 00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:52,280 You go along tethered to this idea of what your life is going to be. 725 00:43:52,940 --> 00:43:53,960 Things happen. 726 00:43:54,260 --> 00:43:55,620 Your life isn't like that. 727 00:43:56,340 --> 00:43:59,560 You realize this is something you could do. 728 00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:01,600 But is it something I will do? 729 00:44:07,340 --> 00:44:08,560 You know what? What? 730 00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:11,140 I'm not going to woo you. 731 00:44:12,060 --> 00:44:13,060 What about that? 732 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,720 I'm not going to spend a lot of time in contemplation. 733 00:44:17,140 --> 00:44:21,060 I'm not going to weigh the pluses and minuses. And I'm not going to call 27 734 00:44:21,060 --> 00:44:23,720 different people and ask them what they think I should do. 735 00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:27,100 This one time in my life, I am going to act. 736 00:44:27,600 --> 00:44:31,220 I'm going to act. I'm going to choose a course of action. I'm going to set out 737 00:44:31,220 --> 00:44:32,220 on it. 738 00:44:32,260 --> 00:44:35,160 Denise, I am moving to Los Angeles. 739 00:44:35,400 --> 00:44:38,300 Yeah? I am joining his firm and I am moving to Los Angeles. 740 00:44:40,320 --> 00:44:41,320 I'm so happy. 741 00:44:41,720 --> 00:44:43,480 Oh, me too. I'm so glad. 742 00:44:46,820 --> 00:44:48,420 Now, you know, can I make one suggestion? 743 00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:49,920 Yes. 744 00:44:50,060 --> 00:44:51,160 We're on the beach, right? 745 00:44:51,460 --> 00:44:54,420 Yeah. Why don't you loosen your tie and lose the shoes? 746 00:44:56,940 --> 00:44:57,940 Let's not push it. 747 00:45:03,540 --> 00:45:04,720 A whole different notion. 748 00:45:06,280 --> 00:45:07,300 Whole different note.