1 00:00:01,500 --> 00:00:04,040 Previously on L .A. Law. So what do you propose we do? 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:06,660 I propose we stay as far away from each other as possible. 3 00:00:06,900 --> 00:00:09,380 Well, that may be a problem if I come to work here. 4 00:00:09,740 --> 00:00:11,740 Well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. 5 00:00:12,020 --> 00:00:12,959 Tell me something. 6 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,260 Do your partners know how you feel? 7 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:15,840 Oh, yes, they do. 8 00:00:16,460 --> 00:00:18,300 It's a little surprising I'm still being considered. 9 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:20,940 Check his track record. 10 00:00:21,540 --> 00:00:25,680 Plagiarism in law school, fabricating evidence in one case, suborning perjury 11 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,900 another. He would argue that there are legitimate explanations for these 12 00:00:29,130 --> 00:00:32,430 Let's put it to a vote. Patrick Flanagan. I vote yes. 13 00:00:32,770 --> 00:00:34,470 Yes. Also yes. 14 00:00:34,850 --> 00:00:35,850 Also yes. 15 00:00:36,590 --> 00:00:38,390 You're going to have to stand this time too, right, Eli? 16 00:00:39,910 --> 00:00:43,090 Right. You're going to fall in line behind Leland McKenzie. 17 00:00:43,330 --> 00:00:46,410 He is owed a certain amount of deference, Daniel. He's not owed this. 18 00:00:46,670 --> 00:00:47,489 What does that mean? 19 00:00:47,490 --> 00:00:48,490 That means I quit. 20 00:00:51,450 --> 00:00:55,250 Daniel, we'll be meeting later today to go over the disposition of your cases, 21 00:00:55,390 --> 00:00:56,309 yes? Yes. 22 00:00:56,310 --> 00:00:57,310 Very good. 23 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,980 Von Dell versus Stanley Huggins and Castellano Construction? 24 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,860 We're representing Theo Von Dell against her architect and contractor for 25 00:01:04,860 --> 00:01:06,880 damages to her home sustained from the earthquake. 26 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,440 I'm expecting settlement offers sometime today. 27 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,900 I've been led to believe that there'll be more than a million dollars on the 28 00:01:12,900 --> 00:01:15,560 table. And we're on board for a third, not bad for a month's work. 29 00:01:15,780 --> 00:01:17,620 How are you getting settlement offers this fast? 30 00:01:18,060 --> 00:01:20,020 Well, it was a new house, so there was clear -cut liability. 31 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,240 Isn't an earthquake considered an act of God? 32 00:01:22,460 --> 00:01:25,120 We're not holding them responsible for the earthquake. We're holding them 33 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:26,840 responsible for misrepresenting the... 34 00:01:28,420 --> 00:01:32,620 I know we're all lawyers and everything, but it seems to me we were all in this 35 00:01:32,620 --> 00:01:35,900 together. There isn't any one person who was to blame for what happened. 36 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:39,600 Moving on. Andrew Cass versus Lynn Barnett. 37 00:01:39,860 --> 00:01:42,200 Sexual harassment, wrongful termination. 38 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:43,400 Trial starts today. 39 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,660 Andrew versus Lynn. He's suing her for sexual harassment? 40 00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:48,840 Yep. What'd we do, tie him up? 41 00:01:49,060 --> 00:01:52,780 There are subtler forms of expressing one's desire, Arnie. Like quoting 42 00:01:52,780 --> 00:01:53,780 scripture. 43 00:01:56,030 --> 00:01:57,110 Bullet versus vodka. 44 00:01:57,410 --> 00:01:59,070 Okay, now who asked me for coffee? Me. 45 00:01:59,710 --> 00:02:00,649 And me. 46 00:02:00,650 --> 00:02:01,650 Water? Con gas. 47 00:02:01,970 --> 00:02:02,970 Con gas. 48 00:02:07,450 --> 00:02:08,449 After talk. 49 00:02:13,490 --> 00:02:14,790 Bullet versus vodka. 50 00:02:15,190 --> 00:02:18,710 We're in depositions all week. I need to talk to you regarding the offshore 51 00:02:18,710 --> 00:02:21,610 business. There came an island shelter that I can fly. 52 00:02:22,140 --> 00:02:25,520 All right, let's get together right after this. Hazel versus Mahoney. We 53 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,800 pre -trial conference after 3 o 'clock today. 54 00:02:28,060 --> 00:02:32,420 Well, please do not be overly anxious to try this one. And with that, I think 55 00:02:32,420 --> 00:02:33,420 we're adjourned. 56 00:04:11,850 --> 00:04:15,730 Day after day, more people come to L .A. 57 00:04:17,070 --> 00:04:20,149 Don't you tell anybody the whole place is shaking away. 58 00:04:20,910 --> 00:04:24,870 Where can we go when there's no San Francisco? 59 00:04:26,130 --> 00:04:29,150 And I get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho. 60 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,700 One thing this quake did was force me to get organized. 61 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,040 Oh, yeah? Yeah, and I've gone about it with a vengeance. 62 00:04:35,380 --> 00:04:39,040 I've had a structural engineer out to look at the house. I've made up a master 63 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,040 list of supplies. 64 00:04:40,100 --> 00:04:43,280 I have worked out an evacuation route and a telephone tree with the other 65 00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:46,500 parents at Matthew's school. No one in this office is prepared for a major 66 00:04:46,500 --> 00:04:49,200 earthquake except me. Are you kidding? I'm totally prepared. 67 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:53,340 I've got shoes under all the beds, flashlights in every room, automatic 68 00:04:53,340 --> 00:04:57,360 for the gas, water, canned goods, portable radio with extra batteries. How 69 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:58,360 a generator? 70 00:04:58,710 --> 00:04:59,770 You put in a generator? 71 00:05:00,110 --> 00:05:03,110 That's right. How about a four -wheel drive Dodge Power Wagon with front 72 00:05:03,110 --> 00:05:04,130 -mounted winch? Milk? 73 00:05:05,130 --> 00:05:06,270 Yeah, what's the point of that? 74 00:05:06,710 --> 00:05:10,090 When the freeways collapse and the roads are barricaded, how are you going to 75 00:05:10,090 --> 00:05:11,090 get around? 76 00:05:11,410 --> 00:05:12,389 What else? 77 00:05:12,390 --> 00:05:14,250 How about $20 ,000 in gold bullion? 78 00:05:15,190 --> 00:05:17,030 What's that for? For when the currency collapses. 79 00:05:17,450 --> 00:05:18,710 You're keeping this in your house? 80 00:05:18,990 --> 00:05:19,990 No, I keep it in the yard. 81 00:05:20,150 --> 00:05:21,230 Don't ask me to tell you where. 82 00:05:21,590 --> 00:05:24,930 That's okay. I just hope you'll be able to get home in order to get to it. In 83 00:05:24,930 --> 00:05:25,950 the event that I can't get home? 84 00:05:26,210 --> 00:05:27,250 In the trunk of my car? 85 00:05:27,870 --> 00:05:31,830 I have a water purification kit, flares, dehydrated food, flashlights, blankets, 86 00:05:32,170 --> 00:05:35,130 camp stove, crowbar, first aid kit, and work boots. 87 00:05:35,770 --> 00:05:37,730 You got all that in the trunk of your car? 88 00:05:37,950 --> 00:05:40,250 I usually keep it in the trunk of my car. It's not in there right now. 89 00:05:40,490 --> 00:05:42,290 Why not? I needed the room. I went shopping. 90 00:05:49,750 --> 00:05:52,010 Why wouldn't the city be liable? 91 00:05:52,350 --> 00:05:56,190 It's not clear that they wouldn't. It would depend on whether or not they were 92 00:05:56,190 --> 00:06:00,460 negligent. Negligence of the contractor we got, negligence of the architect 93 00:06:00,460 --> 00:06:04,480 we've got. That's why there is a settlement offer on the table. Well, as 94 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,500 I'm concerned, we should still be going after the city. 95 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,980 Well, number one, I don't think we have a case against the city. And number two, 96 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,220 you are being well compensated by the contractor and the architect. 97 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:14,640 Brand new house. 98 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:16,240 Brand new foundation. 99 00:06:16,660 --> 00:06:20,560 And the assurances of both of them that it would withstand earthquakes of this 100 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:21,560 magnitude. 101 00:06:21,780 --> 00:06:24,820 Is there any question that I should be compensated? 102 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,970 No. until Stanley will declare personal bankruptcy. 103 00:06:29,390 --> 00:06:30,630 That is my understanding. 104 00:06:31,070 --> 00:06:33,830 I find myself just wishing there were more people we could sue. 105 00:06:34,110 --> 00:06:36,890 Look, Seal, you should be really happy with this settlement. 106 00:06:37,190 --> 00:06:40,350 To tell you the truth, it's more than any of the attorneys in the office 107 00:06:40,350 --> 00:06:42,010 you would get whether we went to trial or not. 108 00:06:42,230 --> 00:06:46,730 I probably should feel fortunate that while thousands were left homeless by 109 00:06:46,730 --> 00:06:52,130 earthquake, because I own four homes, I'm left with three. That might be one 110 00:06:52,130 --> 00:06:53,750 of looking at it. I don't care. 111 00:06:53,970 --> 00:06:55,010 I feel... 112 00:06:55,390 --> 00:06:57,270 aggrieved by what happened to me. 113 00:06:57,530 --> 00:07:02,430 I feel abused by the forces of nature and I feel abused by tradespeople and I 114 00:07:02,430 --> 00:07:04,990 can't bear it when either of those things happen. 115 00:07:05,610 --> 00:07:10,370 I need you to sign all three of these copies right here. I stay awake nights 116 00:07:10,370 --> 00:07:15,770 compiling lists of grievances and not just earthquake -related grievances. 117 00:07:16,330 --> 00:07:21,410 There are things I blame my family for and there are things I blame my dentist 118 00:07:21,410 --> 00:07:22,410 for. 119 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:27,440 I'm happy with my accountant, and I am unhappy with my housekeeper. 120 00:07:28,340 --> 00:07:34,940 I am not, despite what you may think, a happy person. I'm not sure I know what 121 00:07:34,940 --> 00:07:35,940 to tell you. 122 00:07:36,420 --> 00:07:37,580 You read that Bible? 123 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:40,120 Every day. 124 00:07:40,660 --> 00:07:42,440 I haven't read one since I'm a kid. 125 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,180 Well, maybe you would feel better if you read it again. 126 00:07:48,620 --> 00:07:49,700 I don't think so. 127 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:54,920 Thank you. 128 00:07:57,260 --> 00:07:58,740 Hi. Hi. 129 00:07:59,500 --> 00:08:00,500 Thanks, Ava. 130 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,360 So, how do we do this? 131 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,760 I haven't had anybody pick out my clothes since I was 12 years old. 132 00:08:08,420 --> 00:08:12,360 Well, show me the clothes you're thinking of wearing and I'll give you my 133 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,420 opinion. You want to start with what I've got on? 134 00:08:15,060 --> 00:08:16,060 Sure. 135 00:08:17,460 --> 00:08:18,460 Maybe not. 136 00:08:18,700 --> 00:08:19,700 Too predatory? 137 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:23,040 Yeah. 138 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:24,360 Okay. 139 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:29,000 You know what? 140 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,260 What? You probably don't need me to do this. 141 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,620 You probably know what to wear to court all on your own. I want your help. 142 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,760 You're my lawyer. I want the benefit of your expertise. 143 00:08:37,179 --> 00:08:39,340 I guess that what you wear is a rather personal decision. 144 00:08:39,799 --> 00:08:41,760 Eli, I'm in advertising. 145 00:08:42,500 --> 00:08:45,840 You know what we do before we dress an actor for a commercial? We put 12 146 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,040 executives in a room to decide what he's going to wear. 147 00:08:48,380 --> 00:08:50,800 There is nothing personal about this, believe me. 148 00:08:51,310 --> 00:08:54,270 This is about an image that I am going to project to a jury. 149 00:08:55,130 --> 00:08:57,230 And I want you to help me figure out what that image will be. 150 00:08:58,090 --> 00:08:59,090 Okay. 151 00:08:59,690 --> 00:09:00,690 Okay. 152 00:09:01,770 --> 00:09:03,130 These are the clothes I picked out. 153 00:09:03,630 --> 00:09:04,630 Hmm. 154 00:09:05,210 --> 00:09:06,210 Too upper class. 155 00:09:07,310 --> 00:09:08,310 Okay. 156 00:09:11,110 --> 00:09:12,110 Too sexual. 157 00:09:13,270 --> 00:09:14,270 Really? 158 00:09:14,410 --> 00:09:16,530 All right. Losing both. 159 00:09:22,860 --> 00:09:23,860 These look fine. 160 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,280 You got any suggestions for shoes and handbags? 161 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,420 Those are the real indicators, you know. I think I'll leave them both up to you. 162 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:34,660 Do you ever get involved with anybody at work? 163 00:09:34,940 --> 00:09:36,360 Not really. I'm not officially. 164 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:37,640 Not formally. 165 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,500 If I were you, I would adhere to that policy. 166 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:42,760 At all possible? 167 00:09:42,860 --> 00:09:44,520 I wouldn't necessarily call it a policy. 168 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:49,460 You know, when I first knew that my affair with Andrew would end badly... 169 00:09:50,540 --> 00:09:55,700 We were walking out of a meeting one day, and he put his arm around my waist. 170 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,920 What did that tell you? That told me that he wanted everyone to know he was 171 00:09:58,920 --> 00:09:59,920 sleeping with his boss. 172 00:10:00,060 --> 00:10:01,480 We have a strong case, Lynn. 173 00:10:02,220 --> 00:10:03,640 I don't think he's going to beat us. 174 00:10:04,220 --> 00:10:05,220 Good. 175 00:10:09,780 --> 00:10:12,400 Would you describe for the court your relationship with the defendant? 176 00:10:12,680 --> 00:10:15,440 I was a copywriter. She was a vice president at the agency. 177 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,080 For a period of about three months, she was also someone with whom I was 178 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:20,080 romantically involved. 179 00:10:20,530 --> 00:10:24,270 I'm going to ask you to describe very specifically how that happened. 180 00:10:24,470 --> 00:10:28,130 Your Honor, the fact that these two people had a romantic involvement is not 181 00:10:28,130 --> 00:10:30,830 dispute. I object to this whole line of questioning. The role each of them 182 00:10:30,830 --> 00:10:32,370 played is very much in dispute, Your Honor. 183 00:10:32,570 --> 00:10:34,910 I ask to be permitted to pursue this line of questioning. 184 00:10:35,170 --> 00:10:37,510 The objection's overruled. The witness can answer. 185 00:10:38,170 --> 00:10:39,690 We had just landed a major account. 186 00:10:40,110 --> 00:10:42,090 I'd gotten a raise. She was made a vice president. 187 00:10:42,490 --> 00:10:43,850 And it was St. Patrick's Day. 188 00:10:44,230 --> 00:10:47,850 We drank Irish whiskey at Tom Bergen's until closing time. 189 00:10:48,250 --> 00:10:49,590 Then we went back to my apartment. 190 00:10:50,110 --> 00:10:52,010 Who initiated going back to your apartment? 191 00:10:52,570 --> 00:10:53,570 Objection irrelevant. 192 00:10:54,330 --> 00:10:55,530 Overruled. The witness can answer. 193 00:10:55,890 --> 00:10:57,350 Who initiated it, Mr. Cass? 194 00:10:57,750 --> 00:10:58,750 Lyndon. 195 00:10:59,310 --> 00:11:03,210 Characterize for us, if you would, what kind of relationship you had. I think we 196 00:11:03,210 --> 00:11:04,590 had a fairly intense relationship. 197 00:11:05,570 --> 00:11:08,010 We began spending three or four nights a week together. 198 00:11:08,470 --> 00:11:10,370 We were going away for the weekends together. 199 00:11:11,570 --> 00:11:12,650 For a while, it was great. 200 00:11:12,950 --> 00:11:14,590 Did there come a point at which that changed? 201 00:11:14,950 --> 00:11:17,410 Well, there came a point at which the relationship had run its course. 202 00:11:17,690 --> 00:11:19,330 It wasn't her fault. It wasn't mine. 203 00:11:19,850 --> 00:11:23,970 Just happened. And what effect, if any, did the cessation of your romantic 204 00:11:23,970 --> 00:11:25,910 involvement have on your professional relationship? 205 00:11:26,330 --> 00:11:27,330 It had a profound effect. 206 00:11:27,710 --> 00:11:30,970 She'd exclude me from meetings that I once would have been a part of. She 207 00:11:30,970 --> 00:11:32,310 stopped sending me good assignments. 208 00:11:32,690 --> 00:11:33,690 She'd berate me. 209 00:11:33,950 --> 00:11:35,270 Ultimately, she fired me. 210 00:11:36,330 --> 00:11:38,490 Are you currently employed, Mr. Cass? 211 00:11:38,710 --> 00:11:39,709 Yes, I am. 212 00:11:39,710 --> 00:11:42,930 And how much are you earning relative to what you had been earning before? 213 00:11:43,390 --> 00:11:47,770 Half. Why would you take a job that paid you half of what you were making? I had 214 00:11:47,770 --> 00:11:48,770 no alternative. 215 00:11:48,970 --> 00:11:51,750 Miss Barnett got the word out to too many people a little too fast. 216 00:11:52,250 --> 00:11:53,250 Objection. Sustained. 217 00:11:53,430 --> 00:11:54,430 No further questions. 218 00:11:56,310 --> 00:11:59,210 Do you feel coerced into having a relationship with Miss Barnett? 219 00:12:00,110 --> 00:12:01,250 Coerced? No. 220 00:12:02,650 --> 00:12:05,090 Did she give you an ultimatum? Go to bed with me or else? 221 00:12:05,990 --> 00:12:09,310 No. How did you react to having a woman you were sleeping with being your boss? 222 00:12:09,710 --> 00:12:10,990 I think I reacted fine. 223 00:12:11,330 --> 00:12:12,630 How did you react to your work being rejected? 224 00:12:12,970 --> 00:12:15,050 When I felt my work was being rejected out of spite. 225 00:12:15,370 --> 00:12:16,590 I probably got angry. 226 00:12:16,810 --> 00:12:19,970 Yet you often felt like your work was being rejected out of spite, didn't you? 227 00:12:19,970 --> 00:12:20,970 did where Lynn was concerned. 228 00:12:21,390 --> 00:12:24,430 Isn't what happened, Mr. Cass, is that you weren't moving up the ladder quite 229 00:12:24,430 --> 00:12:26,410 fast as you would have liked? No, that's not what happened. 230 00:12:26,610 --> 00:12:29,950 You were hoping, were you not, that sleeping with Lynn Barnett would result 231 00:12:29,950 --> 00:12:30,950 little career advancement. 232 00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:32,680 You wanted it to do you some good. 233 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,100 Objection. Mr. Levinson is browbeating this man. 234 00:12:35,460 --> 00:12:38,780 Sustained. She fired me because I broke up with her. Isn't it possible, Mr. 235 00:12:38,940 --> 00:12:42,340 Cassis, she fired you because your work was unsatisfactory and you wouldn't take 236 00:12:42,340 --> 00:12:46,160 direction? My work was never unsatisfactory while we were going out. 237 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:50,040 your work was never unsatisfactory or that Ms. Barnett covered for you when it 238 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:51,340 was? That never happened. 239 00:12:51,680 --> 00:12:52,680 I have nothing further. 240 00:12:59,500 --> 00:13:00,620 I assume... 241 00:13:01,370 --> 00:13:04,850 You've got a whole argument worked out as to why the Herman case should be 242 00:13:04,850 --> 00:13:05,850 to take with you. 243 00:13:05,870 --> 00:13:06,870 No. 244 00:13:06,970 --> 00:13:10,630 You don't want to take it with you? I think it rightfully belongs to the firm. 245 00:13:11,030 --> 00:13:12,030 Okay. 246 00:13:12,390 --> 00:13:13,510 What about the Reitz brothers? 247 00:13:13,790 --> 00:13:16,610 Well, it seems like the big fees from the Reitz brothers have all been had, so 248 00:13:16,610 --> 00:13:18,930 whatever's left, I'm happy to leave behind. 249 00:13:19,330 --> 00:13:22,710 Just out of curiosity, are you setting us up for something? 250 00:13:23,610 --> 00:13:27,390 Douglas. Like what? Like what cases are you hoping to take with you? 251 00:13:29,859 --> 00:13:33,340 I'd like to take the Edelman, and I'd like to take the Snow. 252 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,320 That's it? I would also ask that Jonathan take over for me in the 253 00:13:38,420 --> 00:13:40,140 I think our client would be most comfortable with him. 254 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:42,160 It's okay with me. 255 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:44,120 What about the Reinhold? 256 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:45,939 It's yours. 257 00:13:45,940 --> 00:13:46,719 What about Hutton? 258 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:47,720 Hutton's also yours. 259 00:13:48,580 --> 00:13:49,620 What are you doing, Daniel? 260 00:13:49,980 --> 00:13:53,360 I'm leaving, Douglas, and it doesn't much matter to me what I take with me. 261 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,780 I'll call the client and let them know, and I'll be out of my office by the end 262 00:13:56,780 --> 00:13:57,780 of the week. 263 00:14:00,610 --> 00:14:01,610 Excuse me. 264 00:14:05,970 --> 00:14:06,970 Daniel. 265 00:14:08,290 --> 00:14:09,350 You adamant about this? 266 00:14:10,410 --> 00:14:14,170 I don't know about adamant, but I have made up my mind. 267 00:14:16,630 --> 00:14:17,710 I miss you, man. 268 00:14:18,210 --> 00:14:19,210 Likewise, brother. 269 00:14:38,990 --> 00:14:41,730 I'm gonna be in trial most of the week. I might not see you again. I wanted to 270 00:14:41,730 --> 00:14:42,730 say goodbye. 271 00:14:42,770 --> 00:14:43,770 Okay. 272 00:14:48,490 --> 00:14:49,590 I'm sorry this happened. 273 00:14:49,930 --> 00:14:50,950 I'm sorry about it, too. 274 00:14:51,550 --> 00:14:53,670 It's like watching a train wreck for me. 275 00:14:54,850 --> 00:14:57,090 I knew it was gonna end badly, and all I could do was watch. 276 00:14:59,210 --> 00:15:00,210 Is that all you did? 277 00:15:00,690 --> 00:15:02,270 I had to remain neutral, Daniel. 278 00:15:03,090 --> 00:15:05,910 I haven't been here long enough to take positions on these things, I don't 279 00:15:05,910 --> 00:15:07,790 think. Except you did take a position. 280 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,400 I abstained. That's a position, Eli. 281 00:15:10,780 --> 00:15:12,400 It caused something to happen. 282 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,700 If you had voted the other way, it would have resulted in a tie. 283 00:15:15,940 --> 00:15:19,640 Had that happened, Patrick Flanagan would not have been hired, and I would 284 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:20,239 be leaving. 285 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,440 And I'm genuinely sorry that that's what happened. 286 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:24,320 Fine. 287 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:32,960 And you're right. 288 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:36,360 I did take a position. 289 00:15:49,670 --> 00:15:52,390 Cashier's checks are on their way over. We closed at a million five? 290 00:15:52,610 --> 00:15:54,210 We closed at a million eight. 291 00:15:54,810 --> 00:15:56,490 Fabulous. I thought you'd be pleased. 292 00:15:56,770 --> 00:15:57,770 I'm extremely pleased. 293 00:15:57,990 --> 00:16:00,230 You handled this case very well. Thank you. 294 00:16:00,490 --> 00:16:04,770 I thought this was worth nothing. To find that it's dumped $600 ,000 into our 295 00:16:04,770 --> 00:16:06,050 lap. This is like found money. 296 00:16:06,410 --> 00:16:08,190 Oh, here you are. Hi, Steve. 297 00:16:08,470 --> 00:16:12,630 I just had the most remarkable night of my entire life. Let me leave you two 298 00:16:12,630 --> 00:16:13,670 ladies. No, stay. 299 00:16:13,950 --> 00:16:14,950 Please. 300 00:16:15,210 --> 00:16:17,750 Jane, you told me to read the Bible. 301 00:16:18,190 --> 00:16:19,590 And I read the Bible. 302 00:16:19,970 --> 00:16:24,070 You know, instead of falling asleep in front of the television, I made myself a 303 00:16:24,070 --> 00:16:27,870 pot of coffee, bought a fresh pack of cigarettes, got out that Bible, and I 304 00:16:27,870 --> 00:16:33,130 read. And let me just say, I was blind, and now I see. 305 00:16:33,470 --> 00:16:34,470 That's great. 306 00:16:34,550 --> 00:16:38,030 I have such a feeling of serenity and calm. I don't believe I've ever had. 307 00:16:38,230 --> 00:16:39,930 And that's before you get your hands on the money. 308 00:16:40,310 --> 00:16:43,430 Forgive, and you will be forgiven, Luke 6. 309 00:16:43,770 --> 00:16:46,250 Absolutely. I'm not taking the money. 310 00:16:47,500 --> 00:16:53,380 What do you mean? What I mean is that I need to forgive my architect. I need to 311 00:16:53,380 --> 00:16:54,540 forgive my contractor. 312 00:16:54,980 --> 00:16:58,740 And the one real way to do that is not to take the money. There may be other 313 00:16:58,740 --> 00:17:00,680 ways. No, there are no other ways. 314 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,780 Now, I want to thank your office for representing me. 315 00:17:04,060 --> 00:17:07,579 But I want to thank you for pointing me back toward Jesus. 316 00:17:08,079 --> 00:17:11,640 And I wish for the two of you a very pleasant day. 317 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:14,440 Are you kidding? 318 00:17:15,909 --> 00:17:17,970 What's your position at the agency, Mr. Justin? 319 00:17:18,470 --> 00:17:22,230 President. Do you deal with Lynn Barnett directly on a day -to -day basis? 320 00:17:22,589 --> 00:17:26,250 Yes, I do. How would you characterize her performance supervising the creative 321 00:17:26,250 --> 00:17:27,310 teams that report to her? 322 00:17:27,770 --> 00:17:29,750 I would characterize it as outstanding. 323 00:17:30,850 --> 00:17:33,130 Have you ever observed her being vindictive with anyone? 324 00:17:33,990 --> 00:17:34,990 No, I have not. 325 00:17:35,170 --> 00:17:36,470 Are you familiar with Mr. Cass? 326 00:17:36,870 --> 00:17:40,550 I was aware that he worked for us, but I never dealt with him on a day -to -day 327 00:17:40,550 --> 00:17:43,550 basis. Were you aware of the fact that he and Ms. Barnett... 328 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,880 Had anything other than a purely professional relationship? 329 00:17:46,340 --> 00:17:47,860 I became aware of it, yes. 330 00:17:48,060 --> 00:17:49,200 How did you become aware of it? 331 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:52,420 Well, Miss Barnett came to me and explained the situation. 332 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:57,300 She told me that they had had an affair, that the affair was over, that his work 333 00:17:57,300 --> 00:18:01,140 was deteriorating, and that his attitude was bad, and she wanted to let him go. 334 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:02,360 How did you respond? 335 00:18:02,500 --> 00:18:06,660 I told her that if he wasn't making a contribution, that it was up to her to 336 00:18:06,660 --> 00:18:07,660 rid of him. 337 00:18:08,060 --> 00:18:10,160 Did you trust Lynn Barnett to make that determination? 338 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:11,720 Yes, I did. 339 00:18:11,770 --> 00:18:13,170 Thank you. I have nothing further. 340 00:18:17,050 --> 00:18:20,130 You stated that you didn't deal with Mr. Cass on a day -to -day basis. 341 00:18:20,350 --> 00:18:21,490 Is that true, Mr. Justin? 342 00:18:21,750 --> 00:18:25,750 Yes. That would mean, would it not, that you had no direct knowledge of the 343 00:18:25,750 --> 00:18:26,750 quality of his work? 344 00:18:29,510 --> 00:18:30,449 That's correct. 345 00:18:30,450 --> 00:18:34,010 So, in other words, you just took Lynn Barnett's word for it? I take Miss 346 00:18:34,010 --> 00:18:36,970 Barnett's word for a great many things, Miss Gershon Wu. 347 00:18:37,390 --> 00:18:39,550 Would your confidence in her in this instance? 348 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:44,760 Be it all influenced by the fact that your agency bears principal liability 349 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:45,539 her actions. 350 00:18:45,540 --> 00:18:48,580 My confidence is based solely on her work performance. 351 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,580 I think the fact that she's a vice president of my company would attest to 352 00:18:52,580 --> 00:18:56,820 fact. Just for the record, would you say that Miss Barnett exercised 353 00:18:56,820 --> 00:19:00,440 particularly good judgment in having an affair with a subordinate? 354 00:19:02,660 --> 00:19:03,660 It happens. 355 00:19:03,940 --> 00:19:08,180 Yes, we all know it happens, but I'm asking whether or not you endorse it. 356 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,000 I treat the people that I work with as adults. 357 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:14,820 I don't make a habit of second -guessing how they conduct their personal lives. 358 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:18,780 Except this wasn't Lynn Barnett's personal life. This was her professional 359 00:19:19,360 --> 00:19:24,500 And I am asking you once again whether or not you endorse the practice of 360 00:19:24,500 --> 00:19:27,280 becoming involved sexually with people who work for you. 361 00:19:28,780 --> 00:19:30,680 No, I don't. Why not? 362 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:36,000 Because it introduces a new set of variables into the work environment. 363 00:19:36,650 --> 00:19:41,490 It carries with it the potential of problems in terms of job performance and 364 00:19:41,490 --> 00:19:44,550 lawsuits, such as the present case. 365 00:19:44,850 --> 00:19:49,690 So it's safe to say, is it not, that you would have preferred Miss Burnett not 366 00:19:49,690 --> 00:19:50,770 to have had this affair? 367 00:19:51,490 --> 00:19:54,510 All things being equal, yes. 368 00:19:55,730 --> 00:19:57,590 Thank you. I have no further questions. 369 00:20:03,149 --> 00:20:06,230 Correct me if I'm wrong here, Jane, but it seems as though you convinced this 370 00:20:06,230 --> 00:20:10,630 woman to not take the money? All I did was suggest she read the Bible. Why 371 00:20:10,630 --> 00:20:11,559 you do that? 372 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,900 There is a Bible on my desk. She made mention of it. She said that she hadn't 373 00:20:14,900 --> 00:20:18,660 read it since she was a little girl, so I suggested she read it again. All of 374 00:20:18,660 --> 00:20:20,780 this after she was telling me how unhappy she was. 375 00:20:20,980 --> 00:20:24,220 And we end up taking a half -million -dollar hit. How are you taking a half 376 00:20:24,220 --> 00:20:27,340 -million -dollar hit? Before Steele came in, Douglas said that this was not 377 00:20:27,340 --> 00:20:30,340 money he anticipated getting, that it was found money. 378 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,140 Do you think that makes me any more willing to part with it? It is found 379 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:37,140 Jane. We found it, and we want to keep it. Have you contacted the other 380 00:20:37,420 --> 00:20:39,360 No, I've been ducking their calls. 381 00:20:39,770 --> 00:20:42,910 This fax just came in. They've upped the offer by $100 ,000. 382 00:20:43,250 --> 00:20:46,290 They think you're holding out, and they're willing to pay more. I'm going 383 00:20:46,290 --> 00:20:47,029 kill myself. 384 00:20:47,030 --> 00:20:51,530 Don't overlook the malpractice exposure here. What malpractice? She changes her 385 00:20:51,530 --> 00:20:52,930 mind about Christian forgiveness. 386 00:20:53,470 --> 00:20:56,690 Realizes she signed a release and comes after us to make it up to her. She 387 00:20:56,690 --> 00:20:58,550 agreed to sign a waiver against us. 388 00:20:58,750 --> 00:20:59,750 She'll come after us anyway. 389 00:21:00,030 --> 00:21:03,130 She'll claim that she was delusional when she signed the waiver. Any way you 390 00:21:03,130 --> 00:21:05,130 look at it, we come out on the losing end. 391 00:21:05,470 --> 00:21:06,810 What do you want me to do? 392 00:21:07,340 --> 00:21:10,320 I want you to convince her to do that which is reasonable under the 393 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,920 circumstances. I .e., take the money. You and I could spend an hour this 394 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:17,000 afternoon and find all the biblical citations you need to support that 395 00:21:17,340 --> 00:21:23,140 I am perfectly capable of finding biblical citations on my own, assuming 396 00:21:23,140 --> 00:21:27,020 wanted to use them. The woman's hysterical, Jane. Use whatever you have 397 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:31,480 Nice to have you here, Doctor. 398 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,420 Let me ask you, people are having a lot of trouble. 399 00:21:33,740 --> 00:21:35,960 You can't find people by the slice over here. 400 00:21:36,420 --> 00:21:37,420 Actually, you can. 401 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:39,860 You can't find people. Forget about the slice. 402 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,720 I mean, there's no place like John's or Stromboli. 403 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,600 There's definitely no place like Ellen B. Simone Garden. 404 00:21:45,940 --> 00:21:47,960 I know. Something's been bothering you lately. 405 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:50,560 Yeah, a lot of things have been bothering me lately. I know. 406 00:21:51,860 --> 00:21:56,020 You know, I used to buy my clothes at Caesars Bay Bazaar. There's no place 407 00:21:56,020 --> 00:21:56,779 that out here. 408 00:21:56,780 --> 00:21:58,480 We'll have to talk about it eventually, Denise. 409 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:00,040 And there's no A andF. 410 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,560 We had a moment back at the wedding. You know, I used to go dancing at L 411 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:07,260 'Amour's, Pastel's, Elephant's. You know, they don't have places like that 412 00:22:07,260 --> 00:22:10,860 here. I kissed you, you kissed me back. We didn't plan for it, we didn't expect 413 00:22:10,860 --> 00:22:11,860 it, but there it was. 414 00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:15,520 I used to get my shrimp earrings from the Chinese guy on 34th Street. And do 415 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:19,300 think I could do that here in L .A.? Look at this. 416 00:22:19,620 --> 00:22:20,700 I'm not going to make this life. 417 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:24,080 Look at this. 418 00:22:32,300 --> 00:22:35,380 Maybe part of my problem is that I tend to overanalyze things. 419 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:37,140 This is my worst nightmare. 420 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:38,920 What happened again? I have no idea. 421 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:41,920 Am I crazy or is that a crack up speech? 422 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,760 The main thing is I don't want there to be any awkwardness between us. I don't 423 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:49,040 want to lose intimacy. I don't want to be left closed all as a result of this. 424 00:22:49,180 --> 00:22:51,040 Come on, come on. 425 00:22:51,360 --> 00:22:52,440 You talking to me? 426 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:53,800 This is absolutely insane. 427 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:55,280 I know it is. 428 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:58,480 Denise, what are you doing? 429 00:22:58,680 --> 00:22:59,680 E -line. 430 00:22:59,740 --> 00:23:01,460 Look where you are. Look what you're sitting under. 431 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:06,400 Where are you going? 432 00:23:07,420 --> 00:23:08,860 I have to be in court. 433 00:23:09,140 --> 00:23:10,140 To me? 434 00:23:11,100 --> 00:23:12,560 I just have a learner permit. 435 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,880 It's been alleged, Ms. Barnett, that you initiated the affair with Andrew Cass. 436 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:48,280 Is that true? 437 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:50,260 I always thought that it was more or less mutual. 438 00:23:51,380 --> 00:23:53,540 Technically, you could say I made the first move, yes. 439 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:56,980 It's also been alleged that it was Andrew Cass who ended the affair. Is 440 00:23:56,980 --> 00:23:57,980 true? Yes. 441 00:23:59,180 --> 00:24:01,980 Would you concede that having an affair in the office is a bad idea? 442 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:03,880 Yes. Why did you do it? 443 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,120 I work 12 -hour days. 444 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,320 If I'm going to meet a man, the likelihood is I will meet him in the 445 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:14,780 You also meet men who occupy equal status with you. This man was a 446 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,200 Would you concede that that carries additional problems? 447 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:18,440 Yes, I would. 448 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,220 This just happens to be who I fell in love with. 449 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,820 How did you react when Mr. Cass told you he wanted to end the affair? 450 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:26,160 I was relieved. 451 00:24:26,360 --> 00:24:30,100 It had become increasingly difficult to balance our respective roles. 452 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:32,440 Would you describe what you mean by that? 453 00:24:34,140 --> 00:24:37,560 Before and after work, I was his lover. 454 00:24:38,700 --> 00:24:40,380 At work... I was his boss. 455 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:42,440 He couldn't handle that. 456 00:24:42,740 --> 00:24:46,540 In what way couldn't he handle it? He would question decisions that I made. He 457 00:24:46,540 --> 00:24:48,220 would question deadlines that I set. 458 00:24:48,620 --> 00:24:50,820 I felt that he was trying to undermine me. 459 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:57,100 It's been alleged that you rejected work that Andrew Cass had done out of spite. 460 00:24:57,180 --> 00:24:58,180 Was that the case? 461 00:24:58,300 --> 00:25:00,160 I would look at work that he had done. 462 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,380 I would ask other people's opinions about it. 463 00:25:04,180 --> 00:25:08,080 And I tried very hard to think about it fairly. 464 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:13,200 And I believe that in the end, I used my best professional judgment. 465 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:17,040 Did you ever communicate to Andrew Cass that his career would suffer if he 466 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,200 refused to continue having a sexual relationship? 467 00:25:19,700 --> 00:25:20,700 No, I did not. 468 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:22,680 Why was it necessary to fire him? 469 00:25:22,900 --> 00:25:24,100 Because his work was bad. 470 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,160 Because it had been bad for too long. 471 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,480 And mostly because he showed no willingness to improve it. 472 00:25:30,780 --> 00:25:33,500 And I believe in his heart he knows that's true. 473 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:35,000 Objection. Sustained. 474 00:25:35,420 --> 00:25:39,080 The witness's speculation as to what is in the plaintiff's heart is stricken. I 475 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:40,080 have nothing further. 476 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:46,380 How long had it been since you'd had a significant relationship with a man 477 00:25:46,380 --> 00:25:47,380 before Andrew Cass? 478 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,080 Objection. Overruled. The witness will answer. 479 00:25:50,460 --> 00:25:54,180 About five years. Do you like being in a significant relationship with a man? 480 00:25:54,500 --> 00:25:56,020 Yes, I do, if it's the right man. 481 00:25:56,260 --> 00:25:59,220 Was there ever a time when you thought Andrew Cass was the right man? 482 00:26:00,020 --> 00:26:00,939 Yes, there was. 483 00:26:00,940 --> 00:26:03,720 Didn't you, in fact, discuss marriage and children with him? 484 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:08,950 Yes. And yet you tell us that you had an overwhelming feeling of relief when he 485 00:26:08,950 --> 00:26:09,950 left you. 486 00:26:11,190 --> 00:26:18,030 I was also hurt and lonely and tired. Isn't it possible 487 00:26:18,030 --> 00:26:22,210 that those feelings of being lonely and hurt and tired intruded into your 488 00:26:22,210 --> 00:26:24,110 business relationship as well? No, it is not. 489 00:26:24,350 --> 00:26:26,970 Is it possible that it's your behavior that's changed? 490 00:26:27,290 --> 00:26:30,790 It's not Andrew Cass's work that's changed, but rather your perception of 491 00:26:30,790 --> 00:26:32,170 No, it is not possible. 492 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:37,760 Miss Barnett, after you fired Andrew Cass, why did you feel it was necessary 493 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,680 blackball him in the business? Objection. Assuming facts... I never did 494 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:42,679 of the kind. 495 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:43,680 Miss Barnett, please. 496 00:26:44,260 --> 00:26:45,680 The objection sustained. 497 00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:51,480 Subsequent to his being fired, did you ever speak to any individual from any 498 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:54,240 other agency about Andrew Cass? No, I did not. 499 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:59,220 And if my opinion was solicited, I declined to give it. I declined to get 500 00:26:59,220 --> 00:27:01,720 any conversation of any kind about Andrew. 501 00:27:02,060 --> 00:27:04,480 His opinion to the contrary notwithstanding. 502 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:13,440 From the day he came to work with me, he was talented and charming and 503 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:18,360 undisciplined and totally ill -equipped to work with clients and colleagues. 504 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,660 I was infatuated with him, so I protected him. 505 00:27:25,620 --> 00:27:29,240 I didn't punish him because of how he made me feel when he left. 506 00:27:31,850 --> 00:27:35,350 I protected him because of how he made me feel when he was there. 507 00:27:36,910 --> 00:27:43,290 And when I stopped protecting him, he turned on me. And that really made you 508 00:27:43,290 --> 00:27:47,010 furious, didn't it? That made you want to just do anything to get even with 509 00:27:47,030 --> 00:27:48,410 Objection. Counsel is making speeches. 510 00:27:49,090 --> 00:27:53,270 Sustained. What it made me do was attend to business. 511 00:27:55,610 --> 00:27:56,650 I have nothing further. 512 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:14,040 Oh, Jane! 513 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,520 Your housekeeper said that I would find you here. 514 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:17,800 What brings you? 515 00:28:17,940 --> 00:28:21,020 I wanted to talk to you about your decision to drop the suit. 516 00:28:21,380 --> 00:28:22,980 Oh, I'll see you later. 517 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:25,240 Do you mind if we keep walking while we talk? 518 00:28:25,580 --> 00:28:27,460 Not at all. It's my daily regimen. 519 00:28:29,740 --> 00:28:34,440 You know, I wanted to tell you that I don't think you're taking the money from 520 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:37,620 these people is necessarily an unchristian thing to do. 521 00:28:38,270 --> 00:28:42,350 Oh, well, wouldn't that depend on what's in the heart of the taker? 522 00:28:42,610 --> 00:28:45,830 Yes, but I don't think there's anything unchristian about your heart. 523 00:28:46,430 --> 00:28:51,810 Oh, well, you're charitable and you're kind, and I appreciate it, but you also 524 00:28:51,810 --> 00:28:53,250 may not know me very well. 525 00:28:53,570 --> 00:28:56,270 There is a great deal that's unchristian in my heart. 526 00:28:56,470 --> 00:28:59,950 Well, I think the same could be said about most of us, but I also think that 527 00:28:59,950 --> 00:29:03,610 matter how much you want to affect a change in your life, not taking the 528 00:29:03,610 --> 00:29:05,050 is an extreme gesture. 529 00:29:05,740 --> 00:29:07,820 Oh, but I think this calls for extremes. 530 00:29:08,180 --> 00:29:09,500 What is it that they say? 531 00:29:09,740 --> 00:29:14,180 If you want something you've never had, you have to do something that you've 532 00:29:14,180 --> 00:29:18,280 never done. And I have never forgiven anyone for anything. 533 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,960 Yes, but legitimately, you're owed something here. 534 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:26,860 The contractor and the architect were negligent in the way that they 535 00:29:26,860 --> 00:29:28,780 your house. Love your enemies. 536 00:29:29,540 --> 00:29:33,380 Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. 537 00:29:33,900 --> 00:29:38,220 and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you. That's from the 538 00:29:38,220 --> 00:29:42,880 book of Matthew. Yes, you could still do that. Blessed are the merciful, for 539 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,720 they shall obtain mercy. That's also the book of Matthew. 540 00:29:45,940 --> 00:29:47,760 Yes, you could still be merciful. 541 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:53,320 If you hold anything against anyone, you must forgive him so that the Lord in 542 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:56,140 heaven will forgive you. That's the book of Mark. 543 00:29:56,440 --> 00:30:00,060 A man's gifts make it room for him. The book of Proverbs. 544 00:30:00,900 --> 00:30:05,380 Cool. Would that then support my taking of the money? It might. 545 00:30:05,820 --> 00:30:10,460 People have justified all kinds of actions by using scriptural passage. 546 00:30:10,660 --> 00:30:13,920 Being able to do that doesn't necessarily mean they did the right 547 00:30:14,180 --> 00:30:19,580 I think it's great that you're so enthusiastic about the Bible but I don't 548 00:30:19,580 --> 00:30:23,240 that it requires you not taking the money. I really think that could be 549 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:24,660 something that you would come to regret. 550 00:30:26,820 --> 00:30:29,100 You don't believe I'm sincere, do you? 551 00:30:29,470 --> 00:30:30,870 I don't doubt that you're sincere. 552 00:30:31,310 --> 00:30:32,430 Oh, yes, you do. 553 00:30:32,730 --> 00:30:37,210 You think of me as some sort of Christian wannabe who's grasping to make 554 00:30:37,210 --> 00:30:41,650 dramatic but basically empty gesture. I don't think anything of the kind. 555 00:30:46,170 --> 00:30:50,990 Well, see you. See you. Wait a second. I don't know what to do. 556 00:30:51,450 --> 00:30:56,050 Jane, excuse me. I just think I'd better go off and be by myself right now. 557 00:30:56,430 --> 00:30:57,790 I think I'd like to go home. 558 00:31:08,850 --> 00:31:10,710 How do you just leave the man there? 559 00:31:10,970 --> 00:31:13,130 I had an anxiety attack. What, that never happens? 560 00:31:13,350 --> 00:31:14,810 No, no, no. Hey, it happens. 561 00:31:15,030 --> 00:31:18,110 Oh, Eli managed to drive himself to court. You know, everything worked out. 562 00:31:19,510 --> 00:31:23,090 Denise, nobody wants to be under a freeway overpass in an earthquake. 563 00:31:23,370 --> 00:31:24,370 You're right about that. 564 00:31:24,390 --> 00:31:27,810 You probably also don't want to be in that underground garage we got to park 565 00:31:28,010 --> 00:31:29,430 You probably don't want to be in this office. 566 00:31:30,790 --> 00:31:35,030 Believe me, though, when the aftershocks die down, you'll forget all about it. 567 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:40,920 We're having one. 568 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:44,040 This is a big one. 569 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:49,440 Oh, God. 570 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:53,520 That wasn't a big one. 571 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:54,960 That wasn't a big one. 572 00:31:55,260 --> 00:31:56,680 4 .5. Yeah, that. 573 00:31:56,920 --> 00:32:01,760 Oh, 4 .5. No, no, no, 4 .5. No, I'd say 4 on top. I'd say you're all out of your 574 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:04,520 mind. In what way? We're going along like this was nothing. 575 00:32:04,940 --> 00:32:06,960 Why? What should we do? Something. We should do something. 576 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:08,240 Like what? 577 00:32:08,300 --> 00:32:10,440 Like move someplace where there's not earthquakes every day. 578 00:32:10,660 --> 00:32:12,960 Denise, these are aftershocks. 579 00:32:13,860 --> 00:32:15,420 Aftershocks are earthquakes, Jonathan. 580 00:32:15,700 --> 00:32:19,340 We just call them aftershocks. And you guys are standing around trying to 581 00:32:19,340 --> 00:32:23,620 out what number they are. What difference does it make? Who cares if we 582 00:32:23,620 --> 00:32:25,880 6 .2 or a 7 .3? 583 00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:29,300 And we don't have the slightest idea what's going to happen next. I mean, no 584 00:32:29,300 --> 00:32:32,620 does. We don't know how big they are. We don't know when they're going to stop. 585 00:32:32,780 --> 00:32:35,440 We don't know if they're going to stop. All we know is that we've got to go back 586 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:36,189 to work. 587 00:32:36,190 --> 00:32:38,050 I think it shows the strength of the human spirit. 588 00:32:38,250 --> 00:32:40,070 I think it shows that we're completely nuts. 589 00:32:40,610 --> 00:32:42,590 And right now, I'm going home. 590 00:32:49,070 --> 00:32:50,170 We know the following. 591 00:32:50,730 --> 00:32:54,970 Andrew Cass worked at the ad agency for eight months prior to becoming involved 592 00:32:54,970 --> 00:32:55,970 with Miss Barnett. 593 00:32:56,630 --> 00:33:00,230 During that time, his work was, by all outward appearances, satisfactory. 594 00:33:00,910 --> 00:33:03,410 But the truth is, it was better than that. 595 00:33:04,010 --> 00:33:07,990 This is a talented, hard -working young man whose career has been derailed by 596 00:33:07,990 --> 00:33:09,710 the actions of a spiteful and bittered woman. 597 00:33:10,430 --> 00:33:12,450 Did she force him to have an affair with her? 598 00:33:13,150 --> 00:33:14,970 Depends on your definition of the word force. 599 00:33:15,610 --> 00:33:18,610 She was several tiers above him in the hierarchy at the agency. 600 00:33:18,890 --> 00:33:20,910 She made it very clear what it is she wanted. 601 00:33:21,250 --> 00:33:22,850 Make no mistake about it. 602 00:33:23,110 --> 00:33:27,310 This woman wielded the same authority in their personal relationship that she 603 00:33:27,310 --> 00:33:28,890 wielded in their professional relationship. 604 00:33:29,150 --> 00:33:32,150 And she did not like to see that authority questioned one bit. 605 00:33:32,490 --> 00:33:36,840 And when it was, and her will was not complied with, she sought to punish 606 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:37,840 whoever defied her. 607 00:33:38,420 --> 00:33:43,880 Now, whatever Andrew Cass' responsibility may have been in the 608 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:48,440 continuation of this love affair, he does not deserve to be both 609 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:51,340 and financially savaged as a consequence of it. 610 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:56,380 Dare I say, were he a woman, we would not hesitate to award him due 611 00:33:56,380 --> 00:33:57,380 compensation. 612 00:33:57,780 --> 00:34:00,340 Let us not hesitate because he is a man. 613 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:09,520 These two people had an affair. 614 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:14,780 Not a single shred of evidence has been adduced to support the contention that 615 00:34:14,780 --> 00:34:18,500 this affair was coerced by the defendant, that it was anything other 616 00:34:18,500 --> 00:34:22,460 volitional on the part of both of them. That this affair took place does not 617 00:34:22,460 --> 00:34:26,360 entitle the plaintiff to compensation of any kind. The only basis for 618 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:31,600 compensation would be that the plaintiff was harassed or humiliated or 619 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,340 wrongfully terminated as a result of ending the affair. 620 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,820 And much as the plaintiff and his attorney would like you to believe 621 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:39,860 there's no proof of that either. 622 00:34:40,380 --> 00:34:44,719 You may think that Lynn Barnett exercised less than impeccable judgment 623 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:45,719 having this affair. 624 00:34:46,540 --> 00:34:48,500 Maybe she threw caution to the winds. 625 00:34:48,739 --> 00:34:52,900 What she also did was to continue carrying out the responsibilities of her 626 00:34:52,900 --> 00:34:57,660 position. I submit to you that her treatment of the plaintiff while he 627 00:34:57,660 --> 00:34:58,660 at the agency... 628 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:03,660 and her subsequent termination of his employment there represent precisely and 629 00:35:03,660 --> 00:35:04,960 exclusively that. 630 00:35:06,620 --> 00:35:11,460 The fact is, Lynn Barnett had wholly legitimate reasons to fire the 631 00:35:11,780 --> 00:35:14,440 She had them because he gave them to her. 632 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:20,460 By the quality of his work and the nature of his conduct, he brought it on 633 00:35:20,460 --> 00:35:21,460 himself. 634 00:35:23,580 --> 00:35:27,360 Lynn Barnett proved not to be the girlfriend Andrew Cass wanted her to be. 635 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:31,260 In the end, she wasn't the boss he wanted her to be either. 636 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:36,560 That should not entitle him to exact from her anything more than the pain and 637 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:39,520 the humiliation that this trial has already yielded. 638 00:35:40,180 --> 00:35:41,180 Thank you. 639 00:35:59,279 --> 00:36:00,400 Jane, any news? 640 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:02,160 I talked to her. 641 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:03,480 She's confused. 642 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,660 They just upped their offer by another $75 ,000. 643 00:36:07,860 --> 00:36:08,860 Unconfusing. 644 00:36:23,940 --> 00:36:25,880 I don't suppose there's any way to talk you out of this. 645 00:36:27,220 --> 00:36:28,220 Uh, no. 646 00:36:28,519 --> 00:36:29,519 It's done. 647 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:32,020 I'd like to explain to you why I voted the way I did. 648 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:33,700 You don't have to do that, Stuart. 649 00:36:34,180 --> 00:36:35,180 Yeah, I do. 650 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:36,580 I feel bad about it, Daniel. 651 00:36:37,720 --> 00:36:41,600 I had no idea that voting for Patrick Flanagan was going to result in your 652 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:45,140 leaving, and in that it did, I want to explain why I did it. 653 00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:46,480 Okay. 654 00:36:47,380 --> 00:36:49,120 It's not that I thought Leland was right, Daniel. 655 00:36:50,700 --> 00:36:53,240 It's that I think that Leland doesn't have to be right. 656 00:36:53,580 --> 00:36:54,960 Sometimes it's enough that he's Leland. 657 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:57,320 Well, I don't see it that way. 658 00:36:58,609 --> 00:37:00,570 Yeah, you haven't been with him as long as I have. 659 00:37:01,530 --> 00:37:05,810 Length of service has nothing to do with it. The man showed me a complete lack 660 00:37:05,810 --> 00:37:09,570 of respect for no other discernible reason than to throw his weight around. 661 00:37:10,010 --> 00:37:12,990 Did it ever occur to you that sometimes it's important for him to throw his 662 00:37:12,990 --> 00:37:13,808 weight around? 663 00:37:13,810 --> 00:37:14,810 Why is that? 664 00:37:14,850 --> 00:37:15,850 Because he's old. 665 00:37:15,990 --> 00:37:18,790 Because he's looking for a sign that he's got any weight left. 666 00:37:19,910 --> 00:37:22,050 And I think when I'm his age, that's what I'll be thinking about. 667 00:37:22,390 --> 00:37:25,070 And 50 years later, when you're his age, that's what you're going to be thinking 668 00:37:25,070 --> 00:37:26,070 about. 669 00:37:29,089 --> 00:37:30,110 Have you spoken to him? 670 00:37:31,070 --> 00:37:32,070 No. 671 00:37:32,690 --> 00:37:33,690 Do you intend to? 672 00:37:35,550 --> 00:37:36,910 I wasn't planning on it. 673 00:37:37,970 --> 00:37:39,450 You know, I mean, what is there to say? 674 00:37:41,390 --> 00:37:42,950 I think you know that better than I do. 675 00:37:51,830 --> 00:37:52,830 Jane. 676 00:37:54,210 --> 00:37:57,990 Hi. May I come in? Just a moment. Talk to you. Of course. 677 00:37:58,650 --> 00:37:59,650 This won't take long. 678 00:38:00,030 --> 00:38:03,390 I want you to know that I've done what you asked me to do. 679 00:38:03,610 --> 00:38:07,530 I thought about it, I read the Bible, and I prayed. 680 00:38:08,390 --> 00:38:12,430 And I did find scriptural authority that would support my taking the money. 681 00:38:12,690 --> 00:38:16,050 And I found scriptural authority for not taking the money. 682 00:38:16,350 --> 00:38:20,850 Well, the truth is, the only solace I found last night came from a five 683 00:38:20,850 --> 00:38:22,910 canister of barbecue -flavored potato chips. 684 00:38:25,270 --> 00:38:28,280 Look... Theo, you can take some time to think about this. 685 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:30,260 Oh, I don't want to take any time. 686 00:38:30,860 --> 00:38:32,980 My heart tells me I should give back the money. 687 00:38:33,380 --> 00:38:35,720 But my head says that that would be foolhardy. 688 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:38,800 So I want you to decide what I should do. 689 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:40,800 I can't do that, Theo. 690 00:38:41,020 --> 00:38:45,100 Well, I listened to you when you suggested I read the Bible. That gave me 691 00:38:45,100 --> 00:38:48,720 great deal of serenity. So I am fully prepared to listen to you again. 692 00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:51,040 Oh, please don't do this to me, Theo. 693 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:54,560 Jane, you're in a better position to judge than I am. 694 00:38:55,230 --> 00:39:01,650 I'm asking you as my attorney, as my spiritual seeing -eye dog, so to speak, 695 00:39:01,850 --> 00:39:03,850 take this burden from me. 696 00:39:05,070 --> 00:39:08,910 Now, I'm going to go drop my car at the dealership. I'll be home late this 697 00:39:08,910 --> 00:39:10,950 afternoon. Call me and let me know. 698 00:39:15,370 --> 00:39:16,970 Has the jury reached a verdict? 699 00:39:17,230 --> 00:39:18,750 We have, Your Honor. What say you? 700 00:39:20,690 --> 00:39:22,110 In the matter of Cass v. 701 00:39:22,490 --> 00:39:24,680 Barnett... We fine for the defendants. 702 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:28,100 The jury is dismissed with the thanks of the court. 703 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:29,800 We're adjourned. 704 00:39:42,820 --> 00:39:47,880 Good work, Eli. 705 00:39:48,140 --> 00:39:50,540 Thank you. From all of us. Really, good job. 706 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:54,020 No matter what kind of job I did, it all came down to the jury believing Lynn. 707 00:39:54,340 --> 00:39:55,860 Absolutely. It goes without saying. 708 00:39:56,620 --> 00:39:59,720 Hey, why don't I call my office? We can go have a celebratory drink. I can't do 709 00:39:59,720 --> 00:40:01,340 that. Just a cap off the trial. 710 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:03,200 I'd love to, but I'm already running. 711 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:04,760 Maybe another time. 712 00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:08,980 Maybe you guys would like to go. Well, I've got to jump on the freeway, and if 713 00:40:08,980 --> 00:40:11,360 I'm not mistaken, these gentlemen are heading back to the office. 714 00:40:11,580 --> 00:40:12,580 Some other time. 715 00:40:13,580 --> 00:40:14,580 Bye. Bye. 716 00:40:15,020 --> 00:40:16,020 Thank you. 717 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:19,320 Was it something I said? 718 00:40:21,550 --> 00:40:23,030 It's just not something they would do. 719 00:40:24,230 --> 00:40:27,850 What is it? Go out, have a drink together. That's not something that we 720 00:40:29,190 --> 00:40:32,830 They were on the hook for half a million dollars. I would think they'd be 721 00:40:32,830 --> 00:40:34,670 thrilled. They hate this. 722 00:40:35,750 --> 00:40:38,870 They hate learning about my personal life. They don't want to know. 723 00:40:40,210 --> 00:40:41,210 Why is that? 724 00:40:41,650 --> 00:40:42,650 Because I'm a girl. 725 00:40:44,150 --> 00:40:45,190 And they're the boys. 726 00:40:45,590 --> 00:40:48,090 And we may work together, but that doesn't mean we're friends. 727 00:40:50,450 --> 00:40:51,450 Well? 728 00:40:53,339 --> 00:40:54,420 We can go have a drink. 729 00:40:55,740 --> 00:40:57,220 Yeah, that would be nice. 730 00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:09,520 Well? 731 00:41:11,420 --> 00:41:12,600 Thea left it up to me. 732 00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:13,960 Fantastic. 733 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,220 I advised her to drop the suit. 734 00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:21,500 Now tell us what really happened. 735 00:41:21,870 --> 00:41:23,430 I am telling you what really happened. 736 00:41:23,810 --> 00:41:26,810 She told me that in her heart she didn't want the money, but she would do 737 00:41:26,810 --> 00:41:29,650 whatever I advised. I advised her to follow her heart. 738 00:41:31,230 --> 00:41:33,410 Has this been communicated to the other side as yet? 739 00:41:33,630 --> 00:41:34,890 Steele told it to them herself. 740 00:41:35,430 --> 00:41:38,250 Does that allow us to bring an action de novo claiming it had to come from 741 00:41:38,250 --> 00:41:39,850 counsel? Let it go, Douglas. 742 00:41:40,050 --> 00:41:42,510 I hate letting it go. I hate letting it go. 743 00:41:42,730 --> 00:41:43,629 I'm sorry. 744 00:41:43,630 --> 00:41:46,090 Yeah, you're sorry. You did the same thing all over again. 745 00:41:46,490 --> 00:41:50,270 If that means that I would refuse to ask someone to act against their religious 746 00:41:50,270 --> 00:41:53,930 beliefs, then you're right. If that means that I would profane the word of 747 00:41:53,930 --> 00:41:56,690 by using it to manipulate someone, then you're wrong. 748 00:41:57,210 --> 00:41:59,350 I did that this time. I won't do it again. 749 00:41:59,750 --> 00:42:02,550 If that's grounds for dismissal, I assume you'll let me know. 750 00:42:02,830 --> 00:42:06,330 Letting your religious beliefs interfere with your fiduciary responsibility to 751 00:42:06,330 --> 00:42:09,550 the other members of this firm most certainly is grounds for dismissal. 752 00:42:09,950 --> 00:42:11,190 Are you firing me? 753 00:42:11,770 --> 00:42:12,770 Absolutely not. 754 00:42:13,130 --> 00:42:15,870 As far as I'm concerned, you did the only thing you could. 755 00:42:16,860 --> 00:42:17,860 Thank you. 756 00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:27,880 Hey. Hi. 757 00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:29,380 So I'll see you. 758 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:30,698 You're leaving? 759 00:42:30,700 --> 00:42:31,658 In a little while, yeah. 760 00:42:31,660 --> 00:42:34,520 Well, I may not be too far behind you. You're thinking about leaving? 761 00:42:34,780 --> 00:42:36,060 I'm thinking about moving. 762 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:37,279 How come? 763 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:38,198 How come? 764 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:41,940 Because the city feels completely unsafe to me. That's how come. Because of the 765 00:42:41,940 --> 00:42:42,940 earthquake? Yeah. 766 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:44,279 So where would you move? 767 00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:46,240 Where would I move? I live in New York. Where else am I going to move? 768 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:50,080 There are other places, you know. No, not for me. For me, it's either here or 769 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:52,840 there. New York's not exactly safe either. No, you're right. 770 00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:58,080 It just depends what risk you choose to live with. I mean, hey, there's misery 771 00:42:58,080 --> 00:42:59,080 in both places. 772 00:42:59,300 --> 00:43:01,340 You know, I'm on the subway. I'm on the bus. 773 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:04,960 I walk late at night on the street. There's maniacs on every street corner. 774 00:43:04,980 --> 00:43:06,660 Believe me, I die from the cold. 775 00:43:06,860 --> 00:43:08,100 I die from the heat. 776 00:43:08,740 --> 00:43:11,940 Man, until all this happened, I was very happy here. You know, I was riding 777 00:43:11,940 --> 00:43:13,580 around in my car. I was loving it. 778 00:43:13,780 --> 00:43:16,480 Maybe you should wait a month and see how you feel about it then. 779 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:18,880 Yeah, I suppose. 780 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:23,480 So, uh, what about you? What are you going to do? 781 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:26,000 It might take a little time to think about it. 782 00:43:26,820 --> 00:43:30,080 I might end up at another firm, or I might start my own. 783 00:43:30,460 --> 00:43:31,460 Think you'll do it here? 784 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:33,800 Maybe. Maybe in Santa Barbara. 785 00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:36,260 Like an earthquake in Santa Barbara? 786 00:43:36,980 --> 00:43:40,420 I don't know. I'm out of here. Oh, good luck. 787 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:42,580 Good luck to you. You're the best. 788 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:43,759 I'll miss you. 789 00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:44,760 I'll miss you. 790 00:43:44,860 --> 00:43:46,120 Maybe I'll see you around town sometime. 791 00:43:46,620 --> 00:43:47,620 I hope. 792 00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:49,760 Unless I move. 793 00:43:58,500 --> 00:43:59,500 Leland. 794 00:44:01,140 --> 00:44:02,140 I'm leaving. 795 00:44:02,580 --> 00:44:03,780 I thought I'd say goodbye. 796 00:44:06,040 --> 00:44:07,040 Come here. 797 00:44:12,650 --> 00:44:15,750 I assume this is not the last time we'll be seeing one another. 798 00:44:16,350 --> 00:44:17,490 I'm sure it isn't. 799 00:44:20,770 --> 00:44:26,290 Should any of the clients you're leaving behind choose to follow you, naturally 800 00:44:26,290 --> 00:44:27,670 we'll forward their files. 801 00:44:28,010 --> 00:44:30,930 Thanks. You'll let us know when you're situated. 802 00:44:31,250 --> 00:44:32,250 Yeah. Yeah. 803 00:44:34,170 --> 00:44:39,210 And I'm sure there'll be referrals going back and forth as time goes on. 804 00:44:41,190 --> 00:44:42,190 I'm sure. 805 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:48,240 Do you think there'll ever come a time when we'll actually talk about what 806 00:44:48,240 --> 00:44:51,000 happened? My door is always open, Daniel. 807 00:44:52,180 --> 00:44:53,340 That's not why I asked. 808 00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:56,580 What exactly is there to talk about? 809 00:44:57,700 --> 00:44:59,200 We opposed one another. 810 00:45:00,540 --> 00:45:05,760 I enjoyed the support of the majority. You opted to quit. 811 00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:08,420 Do you think you were right? 812 00:45:10,320 --> 00:45:11,320 Yes, I do. 813 00:45:17,020 --> 00:45:18,020 Good luck, Daniel. 814 00:45:19,460 --> 00:45:20,460 Thank you.