1 00:00:01,199 --> 00:00:03,320 Previously on L .A. Law. Belinda Fox? 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:05,280 That's me. 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:08,360 Hi. 4 00:00:09,180 --> 00:00:11,200 I'd like to talk to you about the Tobias case. 5 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:12,440 Who are you? 6 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:13,520 Arnold Becker. 7 00:00:14,140 --> 00:00:15,460 I love your car. 8 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:17,360 Thank you. 9 00:00:17,700 --> 00:00:19,960 What are you doing here? I had a date tonight. 10 00:00:20,240 --> 00:00:25,940 The entire time that I was here with him, I had my eyes on you. 11 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,100 I think we're making a mistake not proceeding with the civil suit right 12 00:00:30,460 --> 00:00:33,980 Once this goes to a criminal trial, Lambert's career is irreparably damaged. 13 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,720 If we offer him the opportunity to prevent that from happening, we offer 14 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,840 greatest incentive to settle. And how is it that we can offer him that? If the 15 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,500 girl doesn't testify, Mulaney doesn't have a case. 16 00:00:45,740 --> 00:00:49,240 That sick broad just shook down the guy she was pimping her daughter off on, and 17 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,180 you were right there with it! You want to think it was a shakedown? Fine. 18 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,920 I acted at our client's behest. 19 00:00:55,130 --> 00:00:58,810 In our client's best interest. You did not reach down into the mud and pull out 20 00:00:58,810 --> 00:01:02,150 this deal. You swam along the bottom with your mouth open. You engineered 21 00:01:02,150 --> 00:01:05,530 piece of dirty little work from the first bell. I know it, and you know it. 22 00:01:06,530 --> 00:01:07,750 You should know something else. 23 00:01:08,230 --> 00:01:09,230 This isn't over. 24 00:01:15,130 --> 00:01:19,390 As far as I'm concerned, Patrick Flanagan is a felon. He gave assurances 25 00:01:19,390 --> 00:01:22,270 this girl wouldn't testify that it's obstruction of justice. 26 00:01:22,510 --> 00:01:24,070 Do you have any proof of that? 27 00:01:24,510 --> 00:01:25,870 Of course I don't have proof. 28 00:01:26,250 --> 00:01:29,370 Patrick says he tried to notify you of the settlement offer. You were 29 00:01:29,370 --> 00:01:33,650 unavailable. He also maintains that no such assurances were made. He's lying. 30 00:01:34,390 --> 00:01:37,630 Lest you be under any further illusions, this is someone who lies. 31 00:01:38,190 --> 00:01:41,730 He stood in my office. He told me what he wanted to do. I told him in no 32 00:01:41,730 --> 00:01:44,590 uncertain terms, do not do it. He went ahead and did it anyway. 33 00:01:45,150 --> 00:01:48,310 Parenthetically, it should be noted that he did bring in about $9 million. 34 00:01:48,710 --> 00:01:50,310 Douglas, he is dangerous. 35 00:01:50,590 --> 00:01:52,630 Well, I think that might be a little harsh. 36 00:01:53,210 --> 00:01:55,510 All right, Leland, look, you do whatever you want with him. I'm telling you 37 00:01:55,510 --> 00:01:57,210 right now, I will not work with him again. 38 00:01:58,430 --> 00:01:59,450 That's your prerogative. 39 00:01:59,850 --> 00:02:01,770 On this one, Morales was right. 40 00:02:04,650 --> 00:02:07,810 Well, Patrick maintains that no assurances were given. 41 00:02:08,229 --> 00:02:10,910 Patrick maintains a lot of things, Leland. 42 00:02:12,470 --> 00:02:16,950 Yes, he does. At a minimum, he does seem to be someone who gets accused pretty 43 00:02:16,950 --> 00:02:17,950 often. 44 00:02:18,970 --> 00:02:21,730 Well, so far, all the accusations have been groundless. 45 00:02:23,609 --> 00:02:24,609 So far. 46 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:16,839 We can't get started again. 47 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,660 Sure we can't. I've got a staff meeting at 10. 48 00:04:21,140 --> 00:04:23,160 I've got to be in court at 9 .30. 49 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:32,720 Doorbell. 50 00:04:33,620 --> 00:04:35,080 Who's here at this hour? 51 00:04:35,420 --> 00:04:36,520 It's the takeout guy. 52 00:04:38,420 --> 00:04:44,040 You ordered breakfast to be delivered? 53 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,020 I knew I'd need my sustenance. 54 00:05:27,050 --> 00:05:28,550 I would have made breakfast for us. 55 00:05:28,970 --> 00:05:31,330 That's all right. You were busy doing other things. 56 00:05:31,670 --> 00:05:32,670 I was, wasn't I? 57 00:05:32,970 --> 00:05:33,990 Yes, you were. 58 00:05:35,070 --> 00:05:38,830 You plan on getting dressed in your own clothes any time today? 59 00:05:39,190 --> 00:05:40,190 Where do you go? 60 00:05:40,310 --> 00:05:42,310 I got to be out of here in 15 minutes. 61 00:05:43,550 --> 00:05:45,570 So what does that have to do with me getting dressed? 62 00:05:46,790 --> 00:05:48,470 I thought you had to be in court. 63 00:05:50,030 --> 00:05:52,710 When you leave, you want us both to leave, right? 64 00:05:52,950 --> 00:05:54,210 We both have to go to work. 65 00:05:54,550 --> 00:05:56,030 I figured we'd both leave. 66 00:05:56,620 --> 00:05:58,980 What exactly do you think I'll do if I'm alone here? 67 00:05:59,280 --> 00:06:00,540 I don't think you'll do anything. 68 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,840 But you'd rather I wasn't here when you weren't here. 69 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,660 Linda, do you want to let yourself out? 70 00:06:07,140 --> 00:06:08,260 Let yourself out. 71 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:11,860 Is this a test? 72 00:06:12,380 --> 00:06:13,680 Yes. Good. 73 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:15,400 How'd I do? 74 00:06:16,540 --> 00:06:17,540 You passed. 75 00:06:18,660 --> 00:06:21,000 Then let me have my keys so I can get out of here. 76 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:25,760 Come get them. 77 00:06:30,540 --> 00:06:31,720 Has anyone heard from Arnold? 78 00:06:32,020 --> 00:06:35,880 His secretary said he's having breakfast with a client not to wait. In that 79 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:41,380 case, Palmer versus Schotel. Mine. We represent Dr. Joseph Palmer, Beverly 80 00:06:41,380 --> 00:06:44,800 dentist who lost half his practice due to a rumor he was HIV positive. 81 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,920 Is he? No, he's not. Who's he suing? The rival dentist who started the rumor. 82 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,780 You can prove he started the rumor? We'll see. Sounds tough. Believe me, I 83 00:06:52,780 --> 00:06:53,780 have preferred to settle. 84 00:06:54,020 --> 00:06:55,140 Stanton versus Fry. 85 00:06:55,380 --> 00:06:58,360 Oh, that belongs to me. We represent Ernest Fry. 86 00:06:58,840 --> 00:07:02,700 He is the defendant in a damage to property suit brought by his neighbor. 87 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:04,240 been damaged? His neighbor's Afghan. 88 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:05,640 Rug? Dog. 89 00:07:05,860 --> 00:07:06,860 What happened to the dog? 90 00:07:07,100 --> 00:07:10,940 She was allegedly impregnated by our client's mixed breed. 91 00:07:11,220 --> 00:07:15,580 The Afghan's owner is seeking compensation for loss of her breeding 92 00:07:15,580 --> 00:07:16,580 medical expenses. 93 00:07:16,940 --> 00:07:17,919 What's the defense? 94 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,120 We deny paternity. 95 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,720 Assuming paternity, we deny liability. 96 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:23,280 Why are you doing this? 97 00:07:23,580 --> 00:07:27,800 Well, I've known Ernest Fry for quite a few years, and I'd like to be of service 98 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,140 to him. Is that an adequate explanation? 99 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,140 Sorry. Well, well. I was in a meeting with a client. 100 00:07:36,420 --> 00:07:39,460 From all appearances, it went pretty well. Well, what is that supposed to 101 00:07:39,940 --> 00:07:40,940 Boop, boop. 102 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,780 Now that Arnold has finally arrived, we're adjourned. 103 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,660 I've been informed that the other side is amending their pleadings. 104 00:07:51,060 --> 00:07:52,060 What does that mean? 105 00:07:52,380 --> 00:07:56,060 It means that in addition to money, they're also asking for a court order 106 00:07:56,060 --> 00:07:57,820 compelling your dog to be neutered. 107 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,300 Leland, that will never happen. 108 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:01,980 Ernest, I know how you feel. 109 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,360 My dog did what dogs do. They're going to punish him for that? They're going to 110 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,220 neuter him for that? I don't think so. All right, now, don't get yourself all 111 00:08:08,220 --> 00:08:11,940 worked up over this. The fact that she would even ask for that pretty much 112 00:08:11,940 --> 00:08:13,520 you all you need to know about her, doesn't it? Yeah. 113 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:18,040 Isabella. 114 00:08:19,060 --> 00:08:20,060 Isabella, here. 115 00:08:25,290 --> 00:08:29,190 How long have you had Isabella, Miss Stanton? I got her as a puppy four years 116 00:08:29,190 --> 00:08:32,730 ago. And would you describe for us the kind of dog she is? 117 00:08:33,549 --> 00:08:38,590 Isabella is a purebred champion afghan. Both sire and dam were also champions. 118 00:08:39,010 --> 00:08:44,570 Her grandsire was E. Magnus Rex, one of the top winning afghans in the history 119 00:08:44,570 --> 00:08:45,429 of the breed. 120 00:08:45,430 --> 00:08:48,690 Has Isabella herself, in fact, been judged a champion? 121 00:08:48,970 --> 00:08:51,650 She won her class in puppy, novice, and open. 122 00:08:52,430 --> 00:08:56,330 She's been judged best in breed at enough shows to have earned the 123 00:08:56,330 --> 00:08:58,050 champion many times over. 124 00:08:58,250 --> 00:09:02,910 Now, I know this is very difficult for you, but I need for you to tell us what 125 00:09:02,910 --> 00:09:05,790 happened on November 15th, 1993. 126 00:09:06,270 --> 00:09:11,630 I came home from work at around 5 p .m. and found him on top of the picnic table 127 00:09:11,630 --> 00:09:16,430 in the backyard, mounting Isabella. Ms. Stanton, are you pointing at Mr. 128 00:09:16,630 --> 00:09:19,010 Fry or are you pointing at Mr. 129 00:09:19,230 --> 00:09:20,049 Fry's dog? 130 00:09:20,050 --> 00:09:21,050 His dog. 131 00:09:21,670 --> 00:09:22,670 I thought so. 132 00:09:23,930 --> 00:09:25,330 Resourceful little fella, isn't he? 133 00:09:25,850 --> 00:09:30,710 When I say resourceful little fella, I am referring, of course, to Mr. Fry's 134 00:09:30,710 --> 00:09:31,970 dog, not to Mr. Fry. 135 00:09:32,730 --> 00:09:36,910 Now, Miss Stanton, did you attempt to breed Isabella after this unfortunate 136 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:41,430 incident? Yes, I did. I put Isabella with a triple champion stud. 137 00:09:41,930 --> 00:09:47,050 But she rejected him. All she wanted was the mutt. In the end... 138 00:09:47,310 --> 00:09:51,830 We had to inseminate her artificially. And did Isabella subsequently whelp? 139 00:09:52,050 --> 00:09:55,630 But instead of champion afghans, she gave birth to mongrels. 140 00:09:55,990 --> 00:09:58,850 How much money do you estimate you lost as a result? 141 00:09:59,150 --> 00:10:02,110 Her puppies would have gone for $7 ,500 each. 142 00:10:02,710 --> 00:10:08,590 Speaking conservatively, that comes out to $30 ,000, plus veterinary bills and 143 00:10:08,590 --> 00:10:10,230 food for the puppy she did have. 144 00:10:10,530 --> 00:10:11,570 I have nothing further. 145 00:10:14,530 --> 00:10:15,530 Miss Stanton. 146 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,600 Have you considered that a mixed breed other than Mr. Fry's could have fathered 147 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:21,519 Isabella's puppies? 148 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,880 I caught Mr. Fry's dog on flagrant, Mr. McKenzie. 149 00:10:25,180 --> 00:10:30,640 Assuming that it was Mr. Fry's dog you saw that dark November night, your dog's 150 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,920 pregnancy could still be attributable to another dog, could it not? Objection. 151 00:10:34,180 --> 00:10:38,800 Speculative. Oh, is there a specific putative sire, Counselor? Yes, Your 152 00:10:39,020 --> 00:10:42,000 Right. Well, then, confine your questions accordingly. 153 00:10:42,590 --> 00:10:46,450 Are you familiar with an unneutered shepherd mix named Bismarck who lives on 154 00:10:46,450 --> 00:10:47,069 your block? 155 00:10:47,070 --> 00:10:49,190 That dog is 11 years old and blind. 156 00:10:49,470 --> 00:10:53,050 According to its owner, it still functions sexually. He never leaves the 157 00:10:53,050 --> 00:10:56,330 driveway. Is it possible Isabella went to him? Objection. 158 00:10:56,850 --> 00:10:58,290 Speculative. Sustained. 159 00:10:58,810 --> 00:10:59,810 Speculative it is. 160 00:11:00,550 --> 00:11:06,070 Animal control records show that you reported Isabella missing on November 161 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:10,060 And did not report her found until the following day. The gardener left the 162 00:11:10,060 --> 00:11:15,080 open. So, for almost 24 hours, Isabella was running around loose while in heat, 163 00:11:15,180 --> 00:11:16,180 wasn't she? 164 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:21,680 Yes. During this 24 -hour spree, couldn't Isabella have had intercourse 165 00:11:21,680 --> 00:11:27,300 countless mongrel suitors? You seem to forget, Mr. McKenzie, that I saw that 166 00:11:27,300 --> 00:11:28,500 mounting my Isabella. 167 00:11:28,780 --> 00:11:33,100 I saw the tunnel he dug to get from his yard to my yard. How do you know 168 00:11:33,100 --> 00:11:36,960 Isabella didn't dig the tunnel? Mr. McKenzie, I can't help but feel as 169 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:41,480 dog has been defiled by your client's dog, by your client, and now she's being 170 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:42,740 defiled again by you. 171 00:11:43,060 --> 00:11:47,420 Miss Stanton, how do you know Isabella didn't dig the tunnel? I know my dog. 172 00:11:47,780 --> 00:11:48,679 I see. 173 00:11:48,680 --> 00:11:49,680 Nothing further. 174 00:11:55,820 --> 00:12:00,960 What did your dental practice generate in income for fiscal 1992, Doctor? 175 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:02,300 About $800 ,000. 176 00:12:02,660 --> 00:12:03,720 How about 1993? 177 00:12:04,980 --> 00:12:08,340 Less than $100 ,000. To what do you attribute the fall -off? 178 00:12:09,300 --> 00:12:13,520 I attribute it to a rumor started by Dr. Frederick Schotel that I was HIV 179 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:17,040 positive. Would you tell us on what basis you make that allegation? 180 00:12:17,300 --> 00:12:20,260 Yes. I had a patient named Sid Green. 181 00:12:21,380 --> 00:12:23,540 He'd been with me for a number of years. 182 00:12:24,859 --> 00:12:26,480 Actually, I thought we were friends. 183 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:31,820 One day, my secretary told me that he called and requested that his records be 184 00:12:31,820 --> 00:12:33,200 sent over to another dental office. 185 00:12:33,420 --> 00:12:34,420 How did he respond? 186 00:12:34,700 --> 00:12:38,400 Objection, hearsay. The witness is being asked to testify to state of mind, not 187 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,520 truth, Your Honor. The objection is overruled. The witness can answer. 188 00:12:42,860 --> 00:12:45,560 He said that he worked with a patient of Dr. 189 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:46,800 Schotel's. 190 00:12:47,020 --> 00:12:50,840 He said that they had told him that Dr. Schotel said I was HIV positive. 191 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:52,320 Are you HIV positive? 192 00:12:52,810 --> 00:12:53,810 No, I'm not. 193 00:12:54,070 --> 00:12:58,590 Ask that the witness's stipulated medical report containing his HIV test 194 00:12:58,590 --> 00:13:03,450 be entered as plaintiff's exhibit A. So ordered. Is it fair to say, Doctor, that 195 00:13:03,450 --> 00:13:04,129 you and Dr. 196 00:13:04,130 --> 00:13:05,730 Schotel were in competition with one another? 197 00:13:05,950 --> 00:13:08,390 Well, I never considered us as being in competition. 198 00:13:09,530 --> 00:13:10,530 Apparently, he did. 199 00:13:10,910 --> 00:13:12,290 Objection. Speculation. 200 00:13:12,690 --> 00:13:15,550 Sustained. Was there ever an incidence of Dr. 201 00:13:15,770 --> 00:13:17,890 Schotel's patients becoming your patients? 202 00:13:18,110 --> 00:13:20,250 Yes. A number of his patients came over to me. 203 00:13:20,590 --> 00:13:22,910 Did you ever solicit them to do so? No, I did not. 204 00:13:23,370 --> 00:13:28,450 Some of his patients came over because they had emergency situations, and Dr. 205 00:13:28,610 --> 00:13:32,630 Schotel was unavailable. Others came out of various dissatisfactions for the 206 00:13:32,630 --> 00:13:33,630 treatment they'd been receiving. 207 00:13:33,850 --> 00:13:35,150 How, if at all, did Dr. 208 00:13:35,410 --> 00:13:37,050 Schotel react to those losses? 209 00:13:37,310 --> 00:13:42,330 Well, he came into my office, and he accused me of stealing his patients by 210 00:13:42,330 --> 00:13:44,370 telling them that he was incompetent. 211 00:13:45,290 --> 00:13:48,070 Well, I denied it, but he refused to believe me. 212 00:13:48,330 --> 00:13:53,310 Doctor, what effect, if any, has this rumor had on you? I can't have a dental 213 00:13:53,310 --> 00:13:57,210 practice in Southern California any longer. And up until last year, I had 214 00:13:58,130 --> 00:14:01,510 I was successful. I was prosperous. I was happy. 215 00:14:03,870 --> 00:14:05,250 Now I am none of those things. 216 00:14:06,230 --> 00:14:07,290 I have nothing further. 217 00:14:16,490 --> 00:14:20,070 Dr. Palmer, you were hospitalized over the past year, is that correct? 218 00:14:20,350 --> 00:14:21,350 Yes, I had pneumonia. 219 00:14:21,690 --> 00:14:26,170 Is it also correct that you lost a considerable amount of weight over the 220 00:14:26,170 --> 00:14:27,690 year? Yes, by design. 221 00:14:27,970 --> 00:14:28,970 You gay, doctor? 222 00:14:29,050 --> 00:14:30,050 Objection irrelevant. 223 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,100 Sustained. Have you ever been married? 224 00:14:32,660 --> 00:14:33,660 Objection. Irrelevant. 225 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:37,600 Sustained. Your Honor, I'm just trying to establish that this rumor started 226 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:39,240 wholly independent of my client. 227 00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:43,440 Being gay, Mr. Belknap, does not correspond to being HIV positive. 228 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,920 Well, will the court entertain the notion that such correspondence does 229 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:48,920 the minds of others? 230 00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:50,320 The court will not. 231 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:54,040 You never heard Dr. 232 00:14:54,260 --> 00:14:56,820 Schoedl say you were HIV positive, did you, doctor? 233 00:14:59,690 --> 00:15:01,350 He wouldn't say it to my face. 234 00:15:01,750 --> 00:15:03,090 Is that a no, doctor? 235 00:15:04,090 --> 00:15:05,090 Yes, it is. 236 00:15:06,150 --> 00:15:07,390 I have no further questions. 237 00:15:12,450 --> 00:15:14,090 Thanks for sitting in for me, Denise. 238 00:15:14,390 --> 00:15:17,650 If I don't have to get a filling, I should be back before he needs anything. 239 00:15:18,250 --> 00:15:19,830 No rush, Eli. Still in court. 240 00:15:20,050 --> 00:15:21,050 Thanks. 241 00:15:21,790 --> 00:15:22,790 Good luck. 242 00:15:25,930 --> 00:15:29,150 Can I help you? I'm looking for Arnold Becker. Do you have an appointment? 243 00:15:29,690 --> 00:15:30,589 I'm a friend of his. 244 00:15:30,590 --> 00:15:31,590 Oh, he's in a meeting. 245 00:15:32,250 --> 00:15:34,730 Is he in a meeting, or is that a standard line? 246 00:15:35,290 --> 00:15:38,770 Excuse me? I'm asking if that's what you say whenever one of the attorneys asks 247 00:15:38,770 --> 00:15:39,770 not to be disturbed. 248 00:15:40,450 --> 00:15:44,150 No. All right. Do you know how long he'll be in the meeting? 249 00:15:44,450 --> 00:15:45,670 No, I don't. 250 00:15:46,270 --> 00:15:47,810 Would it be possible to leave him a note? 251 00:15:49,450 --> 00:15:50,530 By all means, come. 252 00:15:53,910 --> 00:15:55,790 Are you sure he's not in there taking a nap? 253 00:15:56,590 --> 00:15:58,330 I was told he's in there with someone. 254 00:15:58,710 --> 00:16:00,510 Hey. What are you doing over here? 255 00:16:00,790 --> 00:16:01,990 I'm filling in for Joanne. 256 00:16:02,270 --> 00:16:03,370 Any messages for me? 257 00:16:03,690 --> 00:16:04,690 Not yet. 258 00:16:04,930 --> 00:16:06,010 You have a bunch of them. 259 00:16:07,030 --> 00:16:08,030 Excuse me. 260 00:16:13,530 --> 00:16:18,710 Wake up, Arnie. 261 00:16:19,930 --> 00:16:20,930 I'm sorry. 262 00:16:21,430 --> 00:16:22,810 I thought you were alone. 263 00:16:23,310 --> 00:16:24,310 Is everything all right? 264 00:16:24,530 --> 00:16:25,650 Yeah, everything's fine. 265 00:16:25,890 --> 00:16:27,730 I was in the neighborhood, thought I'd drop by. 266 00:16:28,329 --> 00:16:30,410 We're in the middle of something here. 267 00:16:31,390 --> 00:16:32,390 Okay. 268 00:16:32,630 --> 00:16:33,630 Okay. 269 00:16:34,450 --> 00:16:37,130 It really isn't necessary to use that tone with me. 270 00:16:37,530 --> 00:16:40,010 Could we talk about this a little later? 271 00:16:40,210 --> 00:16:43,610 I don't know what there is to talk about. I stopped by to say hello, and 272 00:16:43,610 --> 00:16:46,370 bite my head off. I wasn't planning to stay all afternoon. 273 00:16:46,690 --> 00:16:47,690 Would you excuse us? 274 00:16:51,450 --> 00:16:53,250 I won't tolerate being chastised. 275 00:16:53,870 --> 00:16:57,760 You walked into the middle of a meeting with a client? I made an honest mistake. 276 00:16:58,020 --> 00:17:00,100 That doesn't call for an act of intentional cruelty. 277 00:17:00,420 --> 00:17:01,520 What are you talking about? 278 00:17:01,860 --> 00:17:05,099 You were rude to me. You were rude to me in front of another person. I won't 279 00:17:05,099 --> 00:17:08,060 tolerate that. Look, I don't have time to get into this right now. 280 00:17:08,839 --> 00:17:09,839 Arnie, wait. 281 00:17:10,599 --> 00:17:11,599 What? 282 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,200 I'll apologize if you'll apologize. 283 00:17:15,839 --> 00:17:17,500 Okay. I apologize. 284 00:17:18,599 --> 00:17:19,599 Me too. 285 00:17:22,980 --> 00:17:24,880 Call me. 286 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:51,280 Have you ever met the gentleman seated on the left? Yes, I have. Dr. Schotel's 287 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:52,079 my dentist. 288 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:55,920 Was there ever an occasion on which, while in the offices of Dr. Schotel, you 289 00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:00,540 overheard him refer to the gentleman seated on the right, Dr. Joseph Palmer? 290 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,860 Objection. Hearsay. This is outside the exception to the hearsay rule, Your 291 00:18:04,860 --> 00:18:07,680 Honor. The objection's overrule. The witness will answer. 292 00:18:08,020 --> 00:18:12,640 Yes. Would you describe the circumstances under which you did so? I 293 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,320 in the chair waiting for a temporary crown to be fitted. 294 00:18:15,770 --> 00:18:19,310 I overheard Dr. Schoto speaking to his nurse just outside the door. In what 295 00:18:19,310 --> 00:18:21,310 context did the name of Dr. Palmer come up? 296 00:18:21,630 --> 00:18:25,390 I heard him ask her if she knew whether or not Dr. Palmer was going back into 297 00:18:25,390 --> 00:18:26,390 the hospital. 298 00:18:26,730 --> 00:18:29,910 I heard him ask her if she had noticed that Dr. Palmer had lost weight. 299 00:18:30,630 --> 00:18:32,870 I heard him ask her if she knew that Dr. 300 00:18:33,070 --> 00:18:34,070 Palmer was gay. 301 00:18:35,250 --> 00:18:37,310 I heard him ask her if she knew Dr. 302 00:18:37,510 --> 00:18:38,510 Palmer was sick. 303 00:18:39,030 --> 00:18:41,810 What did you understand the word sick to mean? 304 00:18:42,270 --> 00:18:43,590 I took it to mean AIDS. 305 00:18:44,030 --> 00:18:47,510 Did you subsequently tell anyone else what you had heard? I'm sure that I did. 306 00:18:47,510 --> 00:18:50,690 don't know who or how many, but I'm sure that I told plenty of people. 307 00:18:51,330 --> 00:18:52,350 I have nothing further. 308 00:18:56,350 --> 00:18:58,790 These people, what did you tell them? 309 00:18:59,070 --> 00:19:01,770 I told them that I heard about a dentist who had AIDS. 310 00:19:02,710 --> 00:19:05,750 Had you, in fact, heard Dr. Schotel say that? 311 00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:06,970 I heard Dr. 312 00:19:07,010 --> 00:19:08,290 Schotel say words to that effect. 313 00:19:08,610 --> 00:19:10,230 But you never heard him say those words. 314 00:19:10,750 --> 00:19:11,750 No. 315 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:18,200 Did you ever have a conversation with Dr. Schotel in which you asked him 316 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,840 or not Dr. Palmer had AIDS? 317 00:19:20,300 --> 00:19:25,860 No. In other words, you took it upon yourself to disseminate as fact that 318 00:19:25,860 --> 00:19:27,940 you had neither heard nor verified. 319 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:32,200 Objection argumentative. Sustained. Did you attribute your actions to Dr. 320 00:19:32,340 --> 00:19:33,340 Schotel? Objection irrelevant. 321 00:19:33,740 --> 00:19:36,020 Objection's overruled. The witness will answer. 322 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,480 No. I have nothing further. 323 00:19:51,149 --> 00:19:52,149 Be seated. 324 00:19:52,790 --> 00:19:57,750 As you can see, I brought my two Boston Terriers with me today. You know, I saw 325 00:19:57,750 --> 00:20:02,350 the two of you here with your dogs, and it made me grow kind of sad, thinking 326 00:20:02,350 --> 00:20:04,930 about my two little fellas at home all alone. 327 00:20:06,470 --> 00:20:10,570 Plus, I thought, well, it's time they saw what Daddy does when he goes to the 328 00:20:10,570 --> 00:20:11,570 office, huh? 329 00:20:11,930 --> 00:20:14,350 Of course, if there's any, would there be? 330 00:20:14,970 --> 00:20:18,370 Any objection to Wally and Sluggo sitting up here beside me? 331 00:20:18,790 --> 00:20:20,670 None here, sir. I have no objection. 332 00:20:20,950 --> 00:20:22,730 Those are good -looking dogs, Judge. 333 00:20:23,010 --> 00:20:24,630 Why, thank you, Mr. Fry. 334 00:20:26,850 --> 00:20:28,970 Where the heck were we? 335 00:20:29,510 --> 00:20:31,510 Please proceed, Mr. McKenzie. 336 00:20:32,290 --> 00:20:37,770 Mr. Fry, during last November, were you aware that Miss Stanton's Afghan was in 337 00:20:37,770 --> 00:20:41,070 heat? No, I wasn't. I don't keep track of her dog's menstrual cycles. 338 00:20:41,550 --> 00:20:46,490 Did you ever see your dog engage in sexual activity with Miss Stanton's dog? 339 00:20:46,890 --> 00:20:51,310 No, I did not. Do you deny that there was a hole under the fence between your 340 00:20:51,310 --> 00:20:52,690 property and Miss Stanton's property? 341 00:20:52,950 --> 00:20:53,950 No, I don't. 342 00:20:54,130 --> 00:20:57,830 What I do deny is that my dog was the only dog doing the digging. 343 00:20:58,250 --> 00:21:02,050 This hole was dug from both directions. This was not a unilateral hole. 344 00:21:02,330 --> 00:21:05,750 Just as much, if not more of it, was dug from the other side. 345 00:21:06,050 --> 00:21:08,050 What does that suggest to you, Mr. Fry? 346 00:21:08,310 --> 00:21:10,150 It suggests to me... 347 00:21:10,590 --> 00:21:14,990 That for all her class and pedigree, Mrs. Isabella knew what she wanted. And 348 00:21:14,990 --> 00:21:20,090 wasn't one of those high -priced, fancy boy studs. She wanted someone a little 349 00:21:20,090 --> 00:21:24,310 more rugged. A little rough around the edges. Someone who was all dog. A dog's 350 00:21:24,310 --> 00:21:25,750 dog. We get the idea. 351 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,080 Mr. Fry. My point, Your Honor, is that she went after the Duke. 352 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:33,380 Yes, and your point is taken, and now it is time to go on to the next point. 353 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:37,900 Did you knowingly or intentionally allow your dog to run loose? 354 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:42,620 No, I did not. If he was out, he was either on a leash or fenced in in the 355 00:21:42,620 --> 00:21:46,820 backyard. The only time he ever got out of the yard was via the aforementioned 356 00:21:46,820 --> 00:21:48,540 hole. I have nothing further. 357 00:21:51,020 --> 00:21:54,960 Mr. Fry, your dog has a history of digging, hasn't he? 358 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,600 You're talking about the rose bushes, aren't you? It is true. Is it not that 359 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,480 your dog destroyed Miss Stanton's rose bushes? 360 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:04,220 First of all, that was three years ago when Duke was a puppy. 361 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,760 Second of all, I replaced those bushes. 362 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,860 Tell us, sir. I bought new ones and planted them during the night so that 363 00:22:10,860 --> 00:22:14,600 Stanton would have a nice surprise in the morning. But instead of thanking me, 364 00:22:14,660 --> 00:22:16,940 she had them dug up. Apparently they were the wrong kind. 365 00:22:19,020 --> 00:22:22,860 Mr. Fry, did you ever have a romantic interest in Miss Stanton? 366 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:26,600 Objection. Irrelevant. Goes to motive for his negligence and failing to 367 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:27,339 his dog. 368 00:22:27,340 --> 00:22:28,340 I'll allow it. 369 00:22:28,700 --> 00:22:31,460 I left a note once in her door inviting her to a barbecue. 370 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:36,140 So what? She never responded, did she, Mr. Fry? No, she didn't. You made a 371 00:22:36,140 --> 00:22:40,000 number of subsequent attempts to contact Miss Stanton, didn't you, Mr. Fry? A 372 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,760 few. And she ignored them all, didn't she? Yes. And that's why you 373 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,540 left your dog out, isn't it, Mr. Fry? 374 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:49,280 You knew Duke was a digger, and you knew he'd get into her yard, and that's 375 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:50,400 exactly what you wanted. 376 00:22:50,620 --> 00:22:54,200 Objection. Because you knew the only way you'd ever have Margo Stanton was 377 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:58,520 vicariously, through the copulation of your dog with her dog. Your Honor. 378 00:22:58,740 --> 00:22:59,740 Mr. 379 00:22:59,980 --> 00:23:02,720 Goddard, get a grip on yourself, man. 380 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:04,300 Yes, sir. Sorry, Your Honor. 381 00:23:05,340 --> 00:23:06,380 Tell us, Mr. Fry. 382 00:23:06,970 --> 00:23:11,370 Once the attraction between your dog and Miss Stanton's dog was known, were you 383 00:23:11,370 --> 00:23:16,130 not asked and asked repeatedly by Miss Stanton to have your dog fixed? 384 00:23:16,410 --> 00:23:17,410 Fixed? 385 00:23:17,790 --> 00:23:19,910 You mean fixed as in castrated? 386 00:23:20,150 --> 00:23:21,150 That kind of fixed? 387 00:23:21,190 --> 00:23:25,670 Yes, Mr. Fry, that kind of fixed. I will not alter my animal's basic nature for 388 00:23:25,670 --> 00:23:28,290 the purpose of making him a more manageable house pet. 389 00:23:28,730 --> 00:23:30,890 I will not see him transformed into a eunuch. 390 00:23:32,090 --> 00:23:33,290 Boys, boys. 391 00:23:34,060 --> 00:23:38,420 There's no use crying after the train has left the station. That was a pretty 392 00:23:38,420 --> 00:23:40,280 thoughtless remark, Mr. Fry. 393 00:23:40,580 --> 00:23:41,580 I'm sorry, Your Honor. 394 00:23:41,940 --> 00:23:43,960 Have you quite finished, Mr. 395 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:45,820 Studdard? Yes, Your Honor. Good. 396 00:23:47,700 --> 00:23:51,620 Well, I'd like to cut through some of this, and so I would like to see both 397 00:23:51,620 --> 00:23:56,020 parties in my chambers tomorrow, and I would like them to bring the puppies. 398 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:08,760 What brings you here? 399 00:24:09,500 --> 00:24:11,080 I'm doing a little estate planning. 400 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:12,320 Stuart's helping me out. 401 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:14,980 Boy, you think I came with a warrant for your arrest? 402 00:24:15,380 --> 00:24:16,460 Can I talk to you for a minute? 403 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:19,960 Sure. In private? 404 00:24:28,700 --> 00:24:31,100 So, you want to confess to obstructing justice? 405 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,180 I want to clear the air between us. 406 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:35,200 And how do you plan to do that? 407 00:24:35,470 --> 00:24:38,590 By telling you if I had a shred of proof that Judy Rudolph and Jack Lambert 408 00:24:38,590 --> 00:24:42,430 struck a bargain for Cindy Rudolph's grand jury testimony, I'd hand it over 409 00:24:42,430 --> 00:24:44,030 you. I don't have that. 410 00:24:44,930 --> 00:24:49,710 No? No, I wasn't there, Tommy. Judy Rudolph cut this deal by herself. I 411 00:24:49,710 --> 00:24:52,750 there when it happened. I didn't know about it till after it happened. And 412 00:24:52,750 --> 00:24:54,970 nothing I said at that point made the least bit of difference. 413 00:24:55,230 --> 00:24:57,410 Did you take the money? Come on, Tommy. Well? 414 00:24:57,670 --> 00:25:02,410 Hey, whether or not I agree with the outcome, I'm entitled to take a fee. 415 00:25:02,830 --> 00:25:04,150 So what do you want from me? 416 00:25:04,750 --> 00:25:05,810 Let me off the hook. 417 00:25:09,030 --> 00:25:11,810 Any truth to the rumor that you're dating Belinda Fox? 418 00:25:13,010 --> 00:25:14,430 Word travels fast. 419 00:25:14,890 --> 00:25:15,890 Do you know her? 420 00:25:16,030 --> 00:25:17,030 Not personally. 421 00:25:17,370 --> 00:25:20,970 She's got a reputation for being pretty gung -ho as a prosecutor, though. 422 00:25:21,210 --> 00:25:22,210 I'm not surprised. 423 00:25:22,650 --> 00:25:26,510 You remember when Judge Frank Gurney got nailed for bribery? 424 00:25:27,650 --> 00:25:32,070 Yeah. Word was that Belinda was sleeping with him at the time. 425 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,480 and she agreed to wear a wire so they could get an indictment. 426 00:25:36,660 --> 00:25:41,580 Dr. Schotel, did you initiate a rumor that Jeffrey Palmer was HIV positive? 427 00:25:42,140 --> 00:25:43,140 No, I did not. 428 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:44,440 Did you hear of such a rumor? 429 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:45,680 Many times. 430 00:25:45,820 --> 00:25:47,420 Do you recall when you first heard it? 431 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:51,400 I honestly can't. Do you recall whom you heard it from? 432 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:53,260 I don't recall that either. 433 00:25:53,980 --> 00:25:58,440 I might have been at a party. I might have been at some sort of professional 434 00:25:58,440 --> 00:25:59,440 function. 435 00:25:59,790 --> 00:26:03,370 All I remember was that I heard it and took note of it. Did you repeat it? 436 00:26:03,590 --> 00:26:07,450 I repeated that I heard it, and I asked whether or not anyone else had heard it. 437 00:26:07,610 --> 00:26:09,810 What was your intention when you did so, Doctor? 438 00:26:10,050 --> 00:26:11,650 I don't recall having any intention. 439 00:26:13,470 --> 00:26:15,430 Somebody you know gets sick, you talk about it. 440 00:26:16,310 --> 00:26:19,810 We're all of us afraid of getting sick. We're all of us afraid of dying. 441 00:26:20,310 --> 00:26:24,870 When you hear about it happening to someone you know, you talk about it. We 442 00:26:24,870 --> 00:26:28,730 do. So, was it your intention or your hope... 443 00:26:28,970 --> 00:26:30,110 to drive Dr. 444 00:26:30,330 --> 00:26:35,090 Palmer's patients away and thereby gain some competitive advantage for yourself? 445 00:26:35,410 --> 00:26:36,410 Of course not. 446 00:26:36,690 --> 00:26:39,210 I feel bad for what happened at Dr. Palmer's practice. 447 00:26:39,630 --> 00:26:42,330 I was also very happy to learn that the rumor was false. 448 00:26:42,750 --> 00:26:43,830 I have nothing further. 449 00:26:48,070 --> 00:26:51,670 You don't remember where you heard it, and you don't remember who you heard it 450 00:26:51,670 --> 00:26:54,090 from. I think that's often the case with snippets of gossip. 451 00:26:54,510 --> 00:26:57,950 Did it ever occur to you what effect this particular snippet of gossip would 452 00:26:57,950 --> 00:26:59,590 have on this man's practice? 453 00:26:59,850 --> 00:27:01,790 As I said, I didn't think of that. 454 00:27:02,130 --> 00:27:06,030 As far as I'm concerned, if you're HIV positive, the fate of your dental 455 00:27:06,030 --> 00:27:08,290 practice is of less than paramount significance. 456 00:27:08,790 --> 00:27:12,350 It doesn't, however, come as a surprise to you that patients might be 457 00:27:12,350 --> 00:27:15,230 apprehensive upon hearing that their dentist was HIV positive. 458 00:27:16,190 --> 00:27:20,740 No. Given that, do you think it might have been incumbent on you to verify the 459 00:27:20,740 --> 00:27:22,640 accuracy of the rumor before you spread it? 460 00:27:22,900 --> 00:27:26,480 Objection. Sustained. I didn't spread the rumor, Mr. Flanagan. You had 461 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,780 conversations with your hygienist, your nurse, and others in which the import of 462 00:27:29,780 --> 00:27:33,940 what you said was that Dr. Joseph Palmer was HIV positive. Is that right? 463 00:27:34,140 --> 00:27:37,940 Yes. We have heard five different people testify that they overheard those 464 00:27:37,940 --> 00:27:41,680 conversations. Were you aware that there were patients sitting in the chair at 465 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:42,279 the time? 466 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:46,380 Given that I have appointments running back to back from 8 .30 in the morning 467 00:27:46,380 --> 00:27:47,580 5 .30 in the afternoon, 468 00:27:48,350 --> 00:27:52,170 you get accustomed to talking about a variety of subjects with a patient 469 00:27:52,170 --> 00:27:52,989 in the chair. 470 00:27:52,990 --> 00:27:57,230 Does it occur to you, Doctor, that as a doctor, people place a great deal of 471 00:27:57,230 --> 00:28:00,490 credibility on information coming from your mouth? Yes, it does. 472 00:28:00,770 --> 00:28:04,050 Given that, do you feel you had any obligation to pick up the phone and call 473 00:28:04,270 --> 00:28:08,970 Palmer before repeating again and again and again a rumor you knew would result 474 00:28:08,970 --> 00:28:12,490 in his professional death? Objection. Argumentative. I'd like to answer that. 475 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:21,140 Maybe I did have a special obligation and maybe I did fail to uphold it But if 476 00:28:21,140 --> 00:28:24,580 that's the case and the same can be said for every dentist and doctor in the 477 00:28:24,580 --> 00:28:31,140 city Because every one of them that heard the rumor repeated it I'm no more 478 00:28:31,140 --> 00:28:32,060 less guilty than there 479 00:28:32,060 --> 00:28:38,840 Dr. 480 00:28:38,940 --> 00:28:43,000 Joseph Palmer's professional life has been destroyed by a lie What he has 481 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:46,240 20 years building has been reduced to ruin in a matter of a year. 482 00:28:47,060 --> 00:28:48,920 Is the defendant responsible for that? 483 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:53,220 I submit to you that he is. I submit to you that he spread this rumor 484 00:28:53,220 --> 00:28:57,320 deliberately and insidiously. He said things within earshot of others that had 485 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:01,400 the calculated effect of marking Joseph Palmer as a dentist with AIDS. 486 00:29:01,700 --> 00:29:05,480 The defendant knew what would happen. He knew that he spoke with authority, 487 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:07,120 having doctor before his name. 488 00:29:08,430 --> 00:29:12,270 He knew what makes for a good rumor, and he knew how fast a rumor spreads. 489 00:29:12,770 --> 00:29:16,310 He also knew what this rumor would do to Joseph Palmer's practice. 490 00:29:16,890 --> 00:29:20,310 Frederick Schotel wanted to wipe out a particularly successful competitor. 491 00:29:21,410 --> 00:29:23,010 He did what he set out to do. 492 00:29:24,190 --> 00:29:28,490 We ask that you find for the plaintiff and award him the sum of $1 million in 493 00:29:28,490 --> 00:29:31,850 special damages, $5 million in general damages. 494 00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:44,680 Ladies and gentlemen, nobody here is arguing that what happened to Joseph 495 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:50,580 is right or just or anything but tragic. 496 00:29:51,980 --> 00:29:56,840 But that, by itself, does not entitle him to be compensated. 497 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,360 Now, the defendant did not start this rumor. 498 00:29:59,700 --> 00:30:03,840 In the course of conducting his business, he repeated what he had heard. 499 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:05,140 commented on what he had seen. 500 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:08,440 But there was not one single piece of evidence. 501 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:10,500 that what he did was malicious. 502 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:18,500 There was not one single piece of evidence that he set out to harm this 503 00:30:21,420 --> 00:30:27,280 The worst thing that Dr. Frederick Schotel can be accused of is being 504 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:29,160 of a human nature. 505 00:30:29,420 --> 00:30:33,020 If you make him responsible for the damages under the plaintiff, you will 506 00:30:33,020 --> 00:30:38,160 seen to it that this rumor has destroyed two innocent men. 507 00:30:39,770 --> 00:30:40,770 Rather than one. 508 00:30:43,650 --> 00:30:45,210 Yes, give daddy kisses. 509 00:30:45,450 --> 00:30:48,350 Give daddy kisses. Who's your daddy? Yes, who's your daddy? 510 00:30:49,710 --> 00:30:51,170 Now, now, sluggo. 511 00:30:51,450 --> 00:30:54,190 Don't get jealous and exhibitionistic. Come on over here. 512 00:30:55,350 --> 00:30:56,350 Help, help. 513 00:30:56,450 --> 00:30:57,930 The wild dogs have got me. 514 00:30:58,170 --> 00:30:59,170 Help, help. 515 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:08,980 I was just playing with my dogs. 516 00:31:09,180 --> 00:31:13,280 Yes, Your Honor. Well, we believe an examination of these puppies will prove 517 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:17,400 dispositive in the issue of paternity. Your Honor, I would categorically object 518 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:22,460 to the use of visual examination as a means of establishing paternity. Are you 519 00:31:22,460 --> 00:31:28,800 suggesting that the plaintiff spring for DNA tests, Counselor? They chose to 520 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:29,960 pursue the claim, Your Honor. 521 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:33,940 I'm suggesting that they offer up appropriate proofs. Hmm. 522 00:31:36,970 --> 00:31:39,090 You're saying I can't tell by looking at him, huh? 523 00:31:39,390 --> 00:31:40,410 Yes, I am. 524 00:31:40,990 --> 00:31:47,470 Well, sir, I am going to go way the heck out on a limb, Mr. 525 00:31:47,570 --> 00:31:53,270 McKenzie, and say that visual examination tends to point almost 526 00:31:53,270 --> 00:31:54,290 Duke's paternity. 527 00:31:54,670 --> 00:31:58,670 Assuming, arguendo, that that's true, it still has nothing to do with the issue 528 00:31:58,670 --> 00:31:59,670 of liability. 529 00:32:01,630 --> 00:32:03,190 Judge Zimmering. 530 00:32:03,410 --> 00:32:04,410 Oh, yeah. 531 00:32:05,820 --> 00:32:06,820 Hold on to him. 532 00:32:12,660 --> 00:32:16,100 Now, here's what I propose we do. 533 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:21,060 There aren't any more witnesses, are there? We have no further witnesses. 534 00:32:21,380 --> 00:32:22,740 Nor do we, Your Honor. All right, good. 535 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,780 Now, here's what I propose we do. 536 00:32:26,420 --> 00:32:31,680 Let's suspend oral arguments and let me decide the case based on testimony and 537 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:32,880 trial memoranda. 538 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:34,700 Unless, of course... 539 00:32:34,970 --> 00:32:37,950 Someone insists on giving a summation. 540 00:32:38,390 --> 00:32:39,710 Not I, Your Honor. 541 00:32:40,670 --> 00:32:42,490 Nor I, Your Honor. Excellent. 542 00:32:42,850 --> 00:32:46,030 Well, then I shall see you all in court on the morrow. 543 00:32:47,750 --> 00:32:53,470 Has the jury reached a verdict? 544 00:32:55,890 --> 00:32:57,050 We have, Your Honor. 545 00:32:57,310 --> 00:33:00,890 What say you? In the case of Dr. Joseph Palmer versus Dr. 546 00:33:01,150 --> 00:33:03,530 Frederick Shuttle, we find for the defendant. 547 00:33:04,780 --> 00:33:07,560 The jury is dismissed with the thanks of the court. 548 00:33:07,820 --> 00:33:08,820 We're adjourned. 549 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,460 So, that's it, right? 550 00:33:23,380 --> 00:33:24,380 Pretty much, yeah. 551 00:33:24,900 --> 00:33:25,900 No appeal? 552 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:29,420 I can go through the transcript. I can ask the opinion of some of the attorneys 553 00:33:29,420 --> 00:33:33,560 in the office. You know what it's like to have people look at you and be 554 00:33:34,110 --> 00:33:36,210 They don't want to talk to you. They don't want to touch you. 555 00:33:36,810 --> 00:33:38,050 They don't want to go near you. 556 00:33:40,790 --> 00:33:42,290 I might as well have AIDS. 557 00:33:44,190 --> 00:33:47,230 You know, I never expected to get the kind of money we were asking for. 558 00:33:47,870 --> 00:33:51,090 I was hoping we'd get something. I know you were. 559 00:33:52,190 --> 00:33:54,730 But just enough so I could move to another town, you know? 560 00:33:55,950 --> 00:33:56,950 Start from scratch. 561 00:34:25,380 --> 00:34:27,860 You're still mad about what happened at the office, aren't you? 562 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:30,040 No. 563 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:32,260 I told you I was sorry. 564 00:34:36,739 --> 00:34:39,699 I heard something I wanted to ask you about. 565 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:41,320 What did you hear? 566 00:34:41,420 --> 00:34:44,440 I heard that you were involved with Frank Gurney when he got busted for 567 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:48,400 bribes. I heard that you wore a wire so that your office could nail him. 568 00:34:49,460 --> 00:34:50,540 Who told you that? 569 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:52,000 Is it true? 570 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:53,300 I want to know who told you. 571 00:34:53,690 --> 00:34:55,429 It was told to me in confidence. I can't say. 572 00:34:56,050 --> 00:34:57,050 Really? 573 00:34:58,470 --> 00:35:02,230 Okay. Yes, I had a relationship with Frank Gurney. 574 00:35:02,730 --> 00:35:03,890 Yes, I wore a wire. 575 00:35:04,570 --> 00:35:06,210 Is there anything else you'd like to know? 576 00:35:06,930 --> 00:35:08,970 Whatever else there is that you'd like to tell me. 577 00:35:09,990 --> 00:35:13,970 I can tell you that it was the hardest thing I ever did. I can tell you that I 578 00:35:13,970 --> 00:35:15,670 felt as though I had no choice. 579 00:35:17,070 --> 00:35:21,270 But the problem with telling you that is that it sounds like I'm asking for 580 00:35:21,270 --> 00:35:22,270 forgiveness. 581 00:35:26,540 --> 00:35:27,760 Sounds like an explanation. 582 00:35:28,720 --> 00:35:29,720 Oh. 583 00:35:30,860 --> 00:35:32,060 Oh, I love this. 584 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:37,940 You, with your past, should be asking me for an explanation? 585 00:35:39,140 --> 00:35:41,920 When were you going to tell me about the blonde associate in your office? 586 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:46,610 Who? Jane Halliday, I think, is her name. I heard that she's a devout 587 00:35:46,610 --> 00:35:49,650 and that the two of you are something of an item. Who told you that? 588 00:35:49,950 --> 00:35:52,550 It was told to me in confidence, Arnie. I can't say. 589 00:35:52,830 --> 00:35:56,270 Well, whoever told you was wrong. How could you bring up Frank Gurney to me? 590 00:35:57,290 --> 00:35:59,670 How could you be talking about me behind my back? 591 00:35:59,890 --> 00:36:01,710 It came up in the course of a conversation. 592 00:36:02,770 --> 00:36:05,770 You'll have to concede it's a somewhat disquieting piece of information. 593 00:36:06,150 --> 00:36:07,710 Do you think I did it because I wanted to? 594 00:36:08,130 --> 00:36:09,130 Because I'm wicked? 595 00:36:09,870 --> 00:36:13,970 I mean, are you afraid that I'll do it to you? Are you afraid that I'm doing it 596 00:36:13,970 --> 00:36:14,970 to you? 597 00:36:21,470 --> 00:36:22,610 Let's just check and see. 598 00:36:24,450 --> 00:36:25,490 All clear, Arnie. 599 00:36:25,710 --> 00:36:27,150 Belinda, don't do this. 600 00:36:41,509 --> 00:36:42,509 Belinda! 601 00:36:43,130 --> 00:36:44,390 Is there a problem here? 602 00:36:44,990 --> 00:36:45,990 No. 603 00:36:47,210 --> 00:36:48,210 No problem. 604 00:36:57,030 --> 00:37:03,190 Who is that? 605 00:37:03,910 --> 00:37:05,930 I like to get in early, get a jump on the day myself. 606 00:37:07,650 --> 00:37:08,650 What do you want? 607 00:37:09,230 --> 00:37:10,230 I want to talk to you. 608 00:37:10,540 --> 00:37:11,540 About what? 609 00:37:11,980 --> 00:37:14,040 About how we can resolve this case. 610 00:37:15,340 --> 00:37:16,800 I thought it was resolved. 611 00:37:17,820 --> 00:37:20,340 No. What do you want, Mr. Flanagan? 612 00:37:20,620 --> 00:37:22,120 And shouldn't my lawyer be here? 613 00:37:22,740 --> 00:37:25,240 I want $750 ,000, doctor. 614 00:37:26,380 --> 00:37:27,480 Give that to me again. 615 00:37:27,700 --> 00:37:29,180 One payment, non -negotiable. 616 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:32,560 In case no one mentioned it to you, I won. 617 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:34,860 The jury came back for me. 618 00:37:36,780 --> 00:37:40,160 According to my lawyer, you got less chance at appeal than you had at trial. 619 00:37:41,260 --> 00:37:43,360 So if you're going to threaten me with that, forget it. 620 00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:47,500 I don't think your lawyer is taking all the facts into account. 621 00:37:48,720 --> 00:37:49,720 Like what facts? 622 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:53,940 Like things about you that would unfortunately become public should we be 623 00:37:53,940 --> 00:37:54,940 to settle. 624 00:37:55,900 --> 00:37:56,960 Things about me? 625 00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:58,200 What things? 626 00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:02,080 Like what happened to your practice in Philadelphia. 627 00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,620 I never had a practice in Philadelphia. 628 00:38:06,230 --> 00:38:07,230 I think you did. 629 00:38:07,650 --> 00:38:11,070 I think you had to pack up and leave Philadelphia just like you had to pack 630 00:38:11,070 --> 00:38:14,610 and leave Framingham, Massachusetts and Exeter, New Hampshire. 631 00:38:14,830 --> 00:38:16,170 I've never even been to those places. 632 00:38:16,730 --> 00:38:17,730 I think you have. 633 00:38:18,310 --> 00:38:19,310 You think I have? 634 00:38:20,910 --> 00:38:22,170 I'm telling you I haven't. 635 00:38:22,470 --> 00:38:25,950 What do you think it would do to your reputation, Doctor, if it came out that 636 00:38:25,950 --> 00:38:29,710 the reason you left those places was because you'd been caught molesting 637 00:38:29,710 --> 00:38:31,450 patients while they were anesthetized? 638 00:38:31,730 --> 00:38:32,850 Who told you that? 639 00:38:33,390 --> 00:38:34,750 I honestly don't recall. 640 00:38:35,230 --> 00:38:37,970 It might have been at a party. It might have been at some sort of professional 641 00:38:37,970 --> 00:38:38,970 function. 642 00:38:39,550 --> 00:38:42,450 All I remember was that I heard it and I took note of it. 643 00:38:43,170 --> 00:38:44,170 End quote. 644 00:38:44,510 --> 00:38:46,610 So you're telling me you're going to start this rumor. 645 00:38:47,790 --> 00:38:49,170 I'm just telling you what I heard. 646 00:38:50,970 --> 00:38:55,970 Consider the dog. In its heart, there's no pretension, no prejudice, no vanity. 647 00:38:56,350 --> 00:39:00,550 It cares nothing for titles or pedigrees or breeds. 648 00:39:01,870 --> 00:39:06,410 As Juliet Capulet once so wisely pointed out, what's in a name? 649 00:39:06,670 --> 00:39:12,650 However, we must recognize that this is a court of humans. 650 00:39:13,170 --> 00:39:18,190 Thus, it is humans that we must consider. 651 00:39:18,470 --> 00:39:25,450 Doing so, this court finds that by leaving a prize -winning animal out 652 00:39:25,450 --> 00:39:30,410 of doors during the full bloom of estrus, the plaintiff... 653 00:39:30,730 --> 00:39:35,910 was contributorily negligent and partially responsible for the act of 654 00:39:35,910 --> 00:39:38,370 that henceforth occurred. 655 00:39:38,670 --> 00:39:44,570 That, however, does not relieve the defendant of responsibility, as I find 656 00:39:44,570 --> 00:39:50,030 evidence that Duke, that is to say the defendant's dog, is the sire of the 657 00:39:50,030 --> 00:39:55,990 litter, is overwhelming, and that the act of sexual congress between the dogs 658 00:39:55,990 --> 00:39:59,450 occurred against the express wishes of the plaintiff. 659 00:40:00,170 --> 00:40:05,290 As such, I award her the sum of $30 ,000. 660 00:40:05,550 --> 00:40:07,050 $30 ,000? 661 00:40:07,510 --> 00:40:13,230 As for the application for a court order to have Duke, that is to say, the 662 00:40:13,230 --> 00:40:20,210 defendant dog neutered, said application, Duke, is denied. 663 00:40:21,770 --> 00:40:26,090 This court is adjourned. Come, boys. 664 00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:31,640 I'm going to have to declare bankruptcy. 665 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:35,620 Well, we could appeal, but that process could cost you as much as the judgment. 666 00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:36,558 Excuse me. 667 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:37,560 Have you got a moment? 668 00:40:37,580 --> 00:40:38,558 What is it? 669 00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:43,020 Miss Stanton has generously offered to forego the cash reward on the condition 670 00:40:43,020 --> 00:40:45,400 that Mr. Fry neuter his animal. 671 00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:49,520 My concern is protecting my dog. This would seem more than fair. 672 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:50,840 What do you think of that, Ernest? 673 00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:54,380 What about this? I agree to keep him inside except when I walk him. No. 674 00:40:54,700 --> 00:40:56,380 I don't want to run the risk he'll get out. 675 00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:57,299 All right. 676 00:40:57,300 --> 00:40:58,700 All right. A vasectomy. 677 00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:03,150 A vasectomy? If I can find a veterinary urologist to perform a reversible 678 00:41:03,150 --> 00:41:05,410 vasectomy, I'll have that procedure performed. 679 00:41:05,670 --> 00:41:06,970 Why does it have to be reversible? 680 00:41:07,310 --> 00:41:09,930 At some point, I may want to breed him. 681 00:41:10,130 --> 00:41:14,250 He's a mutt. At some point, he may want to sire another litter. The answer is 682 00:41:14,250 --> 00:41:18,950 no, Mr. Fry. I'm not interested in a reversible vasectomy. Would you excuse 683 00:41:18,950 --> 00:41:19,950 for a moment, please? 684 00:41:20,770 --> 00:41:24,950 Ernest. I think you're letting some kind of emotional attachment get in the way 685 00:41:24,950 --> 00:41:28,770 of common sense. I can't do it, Leland. I can't do that to my dog. 686 00:41:29,150 --> 00:41:30,590 But Duke has had his day. 687 00:41:31,150 --> 00:41:32,450 He's sown his oats. 688 00:41:32,670 --> 00:41:35,150 And there's so many dogs looking for homes. 689 00:41:35,670 --> 00:41:38,950 It could be said you were being socially responsible by having it done. 690 00:41:41,710 --> 00:41:44,530 Duke, is this something I should be considering? 691 00:42:05,210 --> 00:42:06,210 It's my dog. 692 00:42:15,830 --> 00:42:17,070 Leland? Yes. 693 00:42:17,970 --> 00:42:18,970 You wanted to see me. 694 00:42:19,550 --> 00:42:21,370 Yes, I did. Come in. Close the door. 695 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:25,020 I want to talk to you about the Rudolph case. 696 00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:30,200 I know that Arnold feels as though I engineered the whole thing and 697 00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:31,200 went behind his back. 698 00:42:31,380 --> 00:42:33,040 That's really not the case. 699 00:42:33,260 --> 00:42:34,260 No, Patrick. 700 00:42:35,380 --> 00:42:40,140 I've always thought of Mackenzie Brackman as more of a family than a law 701 00:42:40,460 --> 00:42:43,100 I want the people who work for me to be happy. 702 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:46,280 I also want them to be honorable. 703 00:42:47,740 --> 00:42:49,920 There are some cases we won't take on. 704 00:42:50,460 --> 00:42:52,220 There are some things we won't do. 705 00:42:53,439 --> 00:42:56,160 I don't believe I've done anything wrong in this case, sir. 706 00:42:57,380 --> 00:43:01,000 I'm going to ask you one question, Patrick, and I want you to look me in 707 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:02,000 and tell me the truth. 708 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:04,598 All right. 709 00:43:04,600 --> 00:43:07,380 Did you give assurances that that girl would not testify? 710 00:43:08,700 --> 00:43:09,700 No, I did not. 711 00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:13,040 Okay. 712 00:43:30,030 --> 00:43:35,170 Before you say anything, I just want to tell you that I'm very sorry about what 713 00:43:35,170 --> 00:43:36,170 happened last night. 714 00:43:38,130 --> 00:43:41,510 I would have told you that over the phone, but you didn't return any of my 715 00:43:41,510 --> 00:43:42,510 calls. 716 00:43:43,710 --> 00:43:44,710 Melinda, look. 717 00:43:45,790 --> 00:43:50,370 You're a very attractive, very intriguing woman. 718 00:43:52,070 --> 00:43:55,370 And you're a very attractive, very intriguing man. 719 00:43:57,410 --> 00:43:58,870 This isn't going to work out. 720 00:43:59,480 --> 00:44:03,100 I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but I need someone who is more 721 00:44:03,100 --> 00:44:04,360 predictable. 722 00:44:05,220 --> 00:44:07,060 So I'll be more predictable. 723 00:44:07,360 --> 00:44:08,360 It's not that simple. 724 00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:12,160 You're looking for a certain level of commitment that I'm not ready for. 725 00:44:12,460 --> 00:44:15,560 If you want to go a little slower, we can go a little slower. 726 00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:20,800 That's not a problem. And that's not what we're talking about. You brought up 727 00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:25,400 the subject of Frank Gurney, and that's what set me off. But it's over. 728 00:44:25,860 --> 00:44:31,920 It's... It's done with, and now we can go back to exactly the way we were. No, 729 00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:33,040 we can't. Yes, we can. 730 00:44:33,340 --> 00:44:35,160 No, we can't. Yes, we can. Stop! 731 00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:39,020 You're hurting me. 732 00:44:40,700 --> 00:44:42,780 I think we should call it a day, Belinda. 733 00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:44,380 I should have seen it. 734 00:44:45,160 --> 00:44:47,440 What the hell are you talking about? I'm a prosecutor. 735 00:44:47,920 --> 00:44:50,380 I deal with domestic violence every day. 736 00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:55,480 And I can promise you it's not going to happen to me. I will not be a victim. 737 00:45:06,220 --> 00:45:07,580 Explain this to me again. 738 00:45:08,080 --> 00:45:10,720 I went to see him, and he acknowledged he was wrong. 739 00:45:11,380 --> 00:45:12,540 And he offered compensation. 740 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:14,460 Why didn't he acknowledge it in court? 741 00:45:14,980 --> 00:45:16,840 Because then his reputation would be ruined. 742 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:18,080 But he won. 743 00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:19,440 Right. 744 00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:21,040 So why would he pay anything? 745 00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:26,020 I convinced him that we viewed this trial as the beginning rather than the 746 00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:30,940 That there would be appeals and depositions and private investigators 747 00:45:30,940 --> 00:45:33,980 publicity. And that in the end, the best... 748 00:45:34,440 --> 00:45:36,940 And cheapest way to put an end to it was to pay the money. 749 00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:40,880 Was his lawyer there? 750 00:45:41,420 --> 00:45:43,660 Of course he was. I could never have spoken to him otherwise. 751 00:45:44,260 --> 00:45:45,820 I can't believe this. 752 00:45:47,440 --> 00:45:48,560 Well, I only wish it was more. 753 00:45:49,760 --> 00:45:50,760 Oh, it's enough. 754 00:45:52,600 --> 00:45:53,600 Good luck.