1 00:00:04,609 --> 00:00:07,210 Yeah. You wanted to see me? Yeah, I did. 2 00:00:08,530 --> 00:00:12,710 I've just seen an internal memo that you've got criminal investigators 3 00:00:12,710 --> 00:00:14,210 to tail Arnold Becker. 4 00:00:14,450 --> 00:00:16,510 Mm -hmm. It's in connection with a criminal investigation. 5 00:00:17,150 --> 00:00:19,950 Are you aware that he's a former law partner of mine? 6 00:00:20,190 --> 00:00:24,670 Yeah. So were you planning on saying something to me at some point? No, I 7 00:00:24,670 --> 00:00:28,890 wasn't. Was I obliged to? I think you were. I think common courtesy would have 8 00:00:28,890 --> 00:00:32,409 suggested that a word to a colleague would have been in order. When I conduct 9 00:00:32,409 --> 00:00:33,410 investigations... 10 00:00:34,150 --> 00:00:38,090 There are a few things more important to me than being courteous. I want to know 11 00:00:38,090 --> 00:00:40,470 what this is about, Belinda. It's about the Lambert case. 12 00:00:40,670 --> 00:00:43,570 That one I believe you're familiar with. There's no basis for a criminal 13 00:00:43,570 --> 00:00:47,550 investigation in the Lambert case. I think there is. I think what Becker did 14 00:00:47,550 --> 00:00:48,550 obstruction of justice. 15 00:00:48,750 --> 00:00:52,010 Assume that's true. What he did is done. There's no ongoing crime being 16 00:00:52,010 --> 00:00:54,710 committed. There's no reason for having Becker under surveillance. 17 00:00:55,050 --> 00:00:59,130 Given that the case is on my desk, Tommy, I think that's a determination to 18 00:00:59,130 --> 00:01:00,130 made by me. 19 00:01:00,830 --> 00:01:01,830 All right. 20 00:01:07,839 --> 00:01:14,680 Look, Belinda, I know that you and Arnold Becker were briefly involved with 21 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,820 other. Assuming there is a case to be made here, it is not appropriate that it 22 00:01:18,820 --> 00:01:20,440 be on your desk. It's not appropriate? 23 00:01:22,260 --> 00:01:25,740 You've been sleeping with a sitting judge for the past six months, and 24 00:01:25,740 --> 00:01:27,560 going to tell me what is and isn't appropriate? 25 00:01:27,940 --> 00:01:30,600 I don't conduct official business in that judge's courtroom. 26 00:01:30,820 --> 00:01:33,760 As far as I'm concerned, your dalliance with Carolyn Walker completely 27 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,220 compromises the effectiveness of every prosecutor in this office. 28 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,180 First of all, it's not a dalliance. 29 00:01:39,420 --> 00:01:43,440 Second of all, I have yet to hear Judge Walker accused of using the power of her 30 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,620 office for some vindictive private purpose of her own. Is that what you're 31 00:01:46,620 --> 00:01:47,620 suggesting I'm doing? 32 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:48,720 That's right. 33 00:01:51,340 --> 00:01:53,000 Well, Tommy, I'll tell you what. 34 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:58,140 If you're so sure that neither Becker nor anyone in his office is guilty of 35 00:01:58,140 --> 00:02:01,160 obstruction of justice, I suggest you make that opinion known. 36 00:02:01,380 --> 00:02:05,020 If you think I'm acting solely out of spite, I think you should bring me up on 37 00:02:05,020 --> 00:02:09,229 charges. And let me also say, should your former law partner become cognizant 38 00:02:09,229 --> 00:02:13,390 the fact that he's under investigation, I will assume presumptively that he 39 00:02:13,390 --> 00:02:14,550 found out about it from you. 40 00:02:14,810 --> 00:02:17,470 Are you making threats, Belinda? I'm making assurances. 41 00:02:17,850 --> 00:02:21,990 You tell Arnold Becker that he's being investigated, and I'll see to it that 42 00:02:21,990 --> 00:02:22,990 you're fired. 43 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,520 Why don't we just give him another minute? I think not. Let's get started. 44 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,000 Ruling versus wayside... Ah, ah, ah, Douglas, here he is. Oh, here he comes. 45 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,360 Sorry. Sorry. 46 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,660 Uh -huh. The buses were running late. 47 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:18,440 You actually take a bus? 48 00:04:18,860 --> 00:04:21,800 Yes. Unbelievable, isn't it? It's really not that unbelievable. 49 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,900 Are you doing it for some kind of ecological reason, Eli? I'm doing it 50 00:04:25,900 --> 00:04:26,940 don't have a driver's license. 51 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:31,100 Denise is giving me lessons, however. I'm inching up on being ready to take 52 00:04:31,100 --> 00:04:34,420 road test. And I'm about to buy a car. You're going to buy a car before you get 53 00:04:34,420 --> 00:04:35,099 your license? 54 00:04:35,100 --> 00:04:37,860 My two old partners just settled a case of mine. They sent me a very large 55 00:04:37,860 --> 00:04:41,660 check. I thought I'd do something extravagant. What are you getting? I 56 00:04:41,660 --> 00:04:45,840 idea. Denise has set me up with a car broker who presumably will get me 57 00:04:45,840 --> 00:04:47,320 this as painlessly as possible. 58 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,320 Ultimately, when buying a car, keep one question uppermost in mind. 59 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:56,040 How am I going to feel when I'm standing in front of a restaurant and the valet 60 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:57,400 brings me my car? 61 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:58,720 Thank you, Arnold. 62 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,340 Rulon versus Wayside Hospital. 63 00:05:00,580 --> 00:05:04,600 Yeah, that's mine. A 16 -year -old girl found to be incorrigible by her father. 64 00:05:04,990 --> 00:05:09,050 is being committed to a psychiatric facility by him. She's suing to be 65 00:05:09,050 --> 00:05:12,550 from the facility, and we're representing the father and the 66 00:05:12,550 --> 00:05:13,469 she do? 67 00:05:13,470 --> 00:05:15,170 Drugs, sex, alcohol. 68 00:05:16,030 --> 00:05:18,270 Well, her father feels that she's basically out of control. 69 00:05:18,530 --> 00:05:19,930 There but for the grace of God. 70 00:05:20,810 --> 00:05:26,010 Askoff versus Askoff. Yes, we're representing Frank Askoff. His wife is 71 00:05:26,010 --> 00:05:28,930 him for divorce, also looking to disembowel him financially. 72 00:05:29,330 --> 00:05:31,770 Her leverage is Camilla Greer. 73 00:05:31,990 --> 00:05:35,910 What? He's in her book? Yes, he is. He also runs a publicly traded corporation. 74 00:05:36,370 --> 00:05:38,570 He wants very much for this not to get out. 75 00:05:38,810 --> 00:05:40,010 Who's Camilla Greer? 76 00:05:41,210 --> 00:05:42,210 She's a madam. 77 00:05:42,230 --> 00:05:43,730 A rather well -placed madam. 78 00:05:44,030 --> 00:05:48,050 I suspect there are a number of people in that book who very much don't want it 79 00:05:48,050 --> 00:05:48,669 to get out. 80 00:05:48,670 --> 00:05:51,150 Well, you frequent prostitutes. You run that risk. 81 00:05:51,590 --> 00:05:53,130 Yeah, I have never been with a prostitute. 82 00:05:53,390 --> 00:05:54,390 Oh, gee. 83 00:05:55,110 --> 00:05:56,970 Eli, this is Lenny Pollack. 84 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:58,139 How do you do? 85 00:05:58,140 --> 00:06:00,980 Hi, I'm told you're the man to see about cars. I am that man. 86 00:06:01,380 --> 00:06:03,980 Yeah, he told me he never owned a car before and that you only have a 87 00:06:03,980 --> 00:06:07,620 permit. Oh, you know, if you have any problems with that road test, let me 88 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:11,660 Why? Well, let's just say I have relationships at the Department of Motor 89 00:06:11,660 --> 00:06:13,140 Vehicles. You're kidding. 90 00:06:13,420 --> 00:06:15,680 Look, you buy a car from me, I take care of you. That means plates, 91 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:16,760 registration, insurance. 92 00:06:16,980 --> 00:06:19,620 Turn on the phone, soup the nuts. Plus, you can find him any car that he wants, 93 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:20,940 right? Tell me what you want. 94 00:06:21,420 --> 00:06:23,040 If it's been made, I'll get it. 95 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:24,300 Wow. 96 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:25,760 So, uh, what are you looking to spend? 97 00:06:26,500 --> 00:06:28,180 I'm looking to spend some money, actually. 98 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:29,480 You're single? 99 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:34,520 Yeah. There's a white Carrera in Pasadena that I think we could do very 100 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:35,520 You can have it this afternoon. 101 00:06:35,740 --> 00:06:37,640 A white Carrera. 102 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:40,040 What is that? 103 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:41,080 It's a Porsche. 104 00:06:41,260 --> 00:06:42,700 How about a Mercedes -Benz? 105 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,000 Somehow I've always associated one of those with living in Los Angeles. 106 00:06:46,380 --> 00:06:47,380 You want an SL500? 107 00:06:47,460 --> 00:06:48,379 What is that? 108 00:06:48,380 --> 00:06:50,260 Two -seater convertible. That I can get you by tomorrow. 109 00:06:50,540 --> 00:06:51,540 How much? 110 00:06:51,740 --> 00:06:54,760 A little over $100 ,000. It has to be in five figures. 111 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:56,099 Go with the 320. 112 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:57,240 Ah, how much is that? 113 00:06:57,660 --> 00:06:59,360 85. That I can live with. 114 00:07:00,020 --> 00:07:02,340 And what color are you interested in? 115 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:04,360 Black. 116 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:09,940 Black? You want the car phone, the CD player in the trunk, the basic big shot 117 00:07:09,940 --> 00:07:10,940 package, right? 118 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:12,160 Why not? 119 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:14,080 All right. 120 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,080 Well, I'll call Denise with the amount. 121 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,800 You have a cashier's check for me by the end of business today. You'll have a 122 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:21,800 car by tomorrow. 123 00:07:22,330 --> 00:07:24,150 This, Denise, is the way to buy an automobile. 124 00:07:27,290 --> 00:07:31,770 Linda, I'd like you to describe the events that took place on the 1st of 125 00:07:31,850 --> 00:07:33,010 1994, please. 126 00:07:33,610 --> 00:07:36,270 My father woke me up at 6 o 'clock in the morning. 127 00:07:36,550 --> 00:07:40,650 He was standing next to my bed with a private detective, and he told me that 128 00:07:40,650 --> 00:07:42,790 was taking me down to the center for evaluation. 129 00:07:43,670 --> 00:07:45,090 Did they, in fact, do so? 130 00:07:45,330 --> 00:07:51,310 Yes. They took me by force to Wayside Psychiatric, and I've been there ever 131 00:07:51,310 --> 00:07:52,310 since. 132 00:07:53,580 --> 00:07:55,640 Linda, you ever attempted suicide? 133 00:07:56,420 --> 00:07:59,460 No. You ever deliberately try to hurt yourself in any way? 134 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,280 No. You ever deliberately seek to hurt anyone else? 135 00:08:02,660 --> 00:08:06,580 I've stood up for myself in a fight, but I never attacked anybody. 136 00:08:06,980 --> 00:08:07,919 Do you have a boyfriend? 137 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:08,920 Yes, I do. 138 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:10,480 Does your father get along with him? 139 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,780 No, he doesn't get along with him. In your opinion, why is that? 140 00:08:14,030 --> 00:08:17,710 He doesn't get along with him because he's black. No matter what he says, the 141 00:08:17,710 --> 00:08:21,430 truth is that he doesn't like me being with a black guy. And that's why James 142 00:08:21,430 --> 00:08:25,130 wasn't welcome in his house. And that's why I'm in a mental hospital. 143 00:08:25,850 --> 00:08:27,370 Thank you. I have nothing further. 144 00:08:28,910 --> 00:08:32,669 To the question, have you ever deliberately hurt yourself, you answered 145 00:08:32,770 --> 00:08:33,770 Isn't that right? 146 00:08:33,850 --> 00:08:38,789 Right. On February 6th of this year, you were taken to the county USC emergency 147 00:08:38,789 --> 00:08:39,789 room, were you not? 148 00:08:40,090 --> 00:08:41,090 Yes, I was. 149 00:08:41,250 --> 00:08:42,250 Why was that? 150 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:46,340 I took some pills I shouldn't have taken. You combined said pills with a 151 00:08:46,340 --> 00:08:48,000 significant amount of alcohol, did you not? 152 00:08:49,180 --> 00:08:51,660 Yes. Wouldn't you call that a deliberate attempt to hurt yourself? 153 00:08:51,940 --> 00:08:56,860 No, I wouldn't. I would call it being at a party and getting a little wild. I 154 00:08:56,860 --> 00:08:57,860 see. 155 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:00,860 What's a 40, Miss Rowland? 156 00:09:01,300 --> 00:09:02,480 It's a bottle of malt liquor. 157 00:09:02,740 --> 00:09:06,440 It's a 40 -ounce bottle of malt liquor, isn't it? That's why they call it a 40. 158 00:09:06,980 --> 00:09:08,820 How many of them do you drink in an average day? 159 00:09:09,450 --> 00:09:12,830 I don't know. A ballpark figure. More than one, less than ten. The witness 160 00:09:12,830 --> 00:09:13,609 she didn't know. 161 00:09:13,610 --> 00:09:17,210 Let's move on, Mr. Owens. Have you ever known your boyfriend to carry a gun? I 162 00:09:17,210 --> 00:09:18,650 don't know whether he carries a gun or not. 163 00:09:18,850 --> 00:09:22,070 Did you not on more than one occasion warn your father that your boyfriend 164 00:09:22,070 --> 00:09:23,490 always carries a gun? 165 00:09:24,510 --> 00:09:28,510 If I said it, I said it to scare him. Had you been having sexual relations 166 00:09:28,510 --> 00:09:29,510 your boyfriend? 167 00:09:31,190 --> 00:09:35,270 Yes. What, if any, precautions did you take against sexually transmitted 168 00:09:35,270 --> 00:09:37,950 diseases or the possibility of becoming pregnant? 169 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:43,840 Either we used a condom or we did things you don't need a condom for. Did you 170 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,940 tell your father that more than anything else, you wanted to get pregnant with 171 00:09:46,940 --> 00:09:47,739 James's baby? 172 00:09:47,740 --> 00:09:50,380 If I said that, I said that to scare him. It worked. 173 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:51,640 I have nothing further. 174 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:56,460 Frank, I want to propose something. 175 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,880 Your wife is holding you up with the threat to make public you're going to 176 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:02,580 prostitutes. I'd like to take an aggressive position in response. 177 00:10:02,940 --> 00:10:04,840 What do you mean? Number one, I deny it. 178 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,600 I am in the book. 179 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,600 Maybe you are, maybe you're not. 180 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,040 Meantime, we haven't seen the book. We don't know the book exists. 181 00:10:12,460 --> 00:10:15,720 Look, she had me tailed to Camilla's house, Arnie. She knows that I went 182 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,040 What she knows and what she can prove are not necessarily one and the same. 183 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:24,440 Now, assume... Assume that she can prove it. 184 00:10:25,380 --> 00:10:26,400 What are the damages? 185 00:10:26,680 --> 00:10:28,220 The damages are catastrophic. 186 00:10:28,620 --> 00:10:32,240 Are they? I answered to a board of directors made up of very conservative, 187 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:36,400 Midwestern men. Right, right. None of whom have ever once in their life paid 188 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,620 it. I also answered to the shareholders. 189 00:10:39,260 --> 00:10:42,620 Frank, I'm not saying you want it to come out. I'm saying it's not the end of 190 00:10:42,620 --> 00:10:43,620 the world. 191 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:45,800 I don't want it. 192 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:53,980 I have been incapable of functioning sexually with my wife for over five 193 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,320 We went to therapists, separately, together. 194 00:10:58,920 --> 00:10:59,920 Nothing helped. 195 00:11:01,540 --> 00:11:05,380 It became a source of almost indescribable pain to me. 196 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:09,480 I finally sought out prostitutes. 197 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,120 You see, with prostitutes, I could function. 198 00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:17,240 Arnie, I don't want people to know anything about that. 199 00:11:18,540 --> 00:11:22,720 It's a source of great embarrassment to me to even be sitting here and telling 200 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:24,260 you. You really needn't be. 201 00:11:26,460 --> 00:11:30,740 I would only ask that you do everything possible so that this does not become 202 00:11:30,740 --> 00:11:31,740 public. 203 00:11:35,300 --> 00:11:36,380 Ms. Ascoff. 204 00:11:36,860 --> 00:11:38,780 You initiated this divorce, did you not? 205 00:11:39,220 --> 00:11:43,920 Yes. And before doing so, you emptied out both the safe deposit boxes held in 206 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:44,940 your and your husband's name. 207 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,260 You also emptied out all joint bank accounts. Is that right? 208 00:11:48,560 --> 00:11:51,360 Yes, it is. Were you aware in doing so that you were leaving your husband 209 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:53,700 without adequate funds to meet his monthly obligations? 210 00:11:54,020 --> 00:11:55,020 Not her problem. 211 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,500 When we work out the finances, we'll pay over what we owe. That's assuming we 212 00:11:58,500 --> 00:11:59,359 owe anything. 213 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:03,580 Now, you're seeking to examine your husband's corporate records. Is that 214 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:04,479 That's right. 215 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,340 My husband was concealing marital assets in corporate accounts. 216 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,980 I want to know just how much of those assets were being spent on prostitutes. 217 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,320 And what do you base your allegations that your husband frequented 218 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:16,540 I based it on reports from private investigators. 219 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:21,940 Do you want to deny it? For the record, we categorically deny it. 220 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:27,040 However, for the sake of argument, let's assume that your husband did in fact... 221 00:12:27,370 --> 00:12:31,350 Pay for the services of a prostitute. Is it possible that said services 222 00:12:31,350 --> 00:12:36,250 represented a last -ditch therapeutic approach to a long -standing condition? 223 00:12:36,530 --> 00:12:41,230 What condition would that be, Mr. Becker? It would be impotence, Ms. 224 00:12:41,450 --> 00:12:46,150 Would it be impotence as in a physiological condition or just 225 00:12:46,150 --> 00:12:49,950 was with me? I think the literature shows impotence to be a fairly complex 226 00:12:49,950 --> 00:12:54,010 condition. I wouldn't presume to ascribe it to one thing or the other. I don't 227 00:12:54,010 --> 00:12:55,370 think it's in the least bit complex. 228 00:12:56,940 --> 00:12:59,680 My husband wasn't physically attracted to me. 229 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:05,000 He clearly was to prostitutes. From the number of times he visited them, one can 230 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,320 safely assume that he was not impotent with them. Again, assuming that's true, 231 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,960 isn't it possible that you bear some of the responsibility? 232 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:13,400 No, it is not possible. 233 00:13:13,740 --> 00:13:15,780 That is wholly irrelevant for the purpose of this exhibition. Was it not 234 00:13:15,780 --> 00:13:19,900 for the past five years subtly and continuously belittled and berated your 235 00:13:19,900 --> 00:13:24,740 husband? I did not do that. I supported my husband. I encouraged him. 236 00:13:25,260 --> 00:13:26,620 To get a physical examination. 237 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,220 I encouraged him to get psychological help. 238 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:35,640 We even went to therapy together, which, I might tell you, was not an easy thing 239 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:36,640 for me to do. 240 00:13:37,680 --> 00:13:38,680 But I did it. 241 00:13:39,680 --> 00:13:40,840 I stood by him. 242 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,780 I was faithful to him. I was desperate, Vivian. 243 00:13:45,140 --> 00:13:47,500 I was desperate and I didn't know what else to do. 244 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,160 Your desperation doesn't move me anymore, Frank. 245 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,440 May I ask a purely practical question? 246 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:54,560 What are you hoping to accomplish here? 247 00:13:55,530 --> 00:13:59,610 If you make these claims in your pleadings, if you argue them in court, 248 00:13:59,610 --> 00:14:02,990 it's true or not, it's going to get out that a big executive went to whores. 249 00:14:03,550 --> 00:14:07,410 Your husband's short term, possibly his long term financial picture worsens. 250 00:14:07,530 --> 00:14:09,670 You're on board for lifetime support, I assume. 251 00:14:10,610 --> 00:14:13,990 Why would you want to poison the well? Because, Arnie, we're not looking for 252 00:14:13,990 --> 00:14:14,990 support. 253 00:14:15,110 --> 00:14:16,430 We want the money up front. 254 00:14:16,670 --> 00:14:22,310 What you're asking for is unconscionable. Mr. Becker, I was 255 00:14:22,310 --> 00:14:23,310 man. 256 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:24,920 I was lied to. 257 00:14:25,500 --> 00:14:27,020 I was frozen out. 258 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,640 I was exposed to a life -threatening disease. 259 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:37,720 Since all I can get from him now is money, I want to get all the money I 260 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,620 And I suggest that you don't appeal to my conscience. 261 00:14:44,700 --> 00:14:46,380 My conscience is clear. 262 00:14:49,860 --> 00:14:51,160 $85 ,000. 263 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,840 Pat, a lot of money. Yes, it is a lot of money. What kind of things do you say 264 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,400 to get someone to overcome panic at this point? I don't say anything. 265 00:14:58,940 --> 00:15:03,260 Crash worthiness, high retail value, comparisons with other luxury 266 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:06,580 Eli, one buys a car like this much the way one buys a Steinway Piano. What 267 00:15:06,580 --> 00:15:08,860 you're paying for is the pleasure of knowing that you own it. 268 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:10,360 What's that worth? 269 00:15:11,380 --> 00:15:13,420 You want to know who else owns this car? What do you mean? 270 00:15:14,460 --> 00:15:17,740 We'd like to know what celebrities drive the same automobile as their personal 271 00:15:17,740 --> 00:15:19,800 car. I don't think I want to know that. I do. Who? 272 00:15:20,740 --> 00:15:21,740 Johnny Depp. 273 00:15:22,130 --> 00:15:23,130 James Caan. 274 00:15:23,610 --> 00:15:24,610 Lenny Pollack. 275 00:15:25,410 --> 00:15:26,410 No, 276 00:15:26,870 --> 00:15:29,430 I have a different model, but it's the exact same body style. 277 00:15:30,030 --> 00:15:31,030 What's the difference? 278 00:15:31,290 --> 00:15:32,290 Oh, mine's a 600. 279 00:15:32,950 --> 00:15:35,650 It's a 12 -cylinder car, very hard to find. How much? 280 00:15:36,090 --> 00:15:38,350 This one was $123 ,000 to me. 281 00:15:38,890 --> 00:15:41,490 I think it's safe to say you can live with four fewer cylinders. 282 00:15:41,910 --> 00:15:42,910 Six fewer cylinders. 283 00:15:43,070 --> 00:15:47,210 You said this one was six cylinders, right? It is a 3 .2 in line six, yes. 284 00:15:47,740 --> 00:15:51,580 In my opinion, an altogether terrific engine. But yours says 600 on it, where 285 00:15:51,580 --> 00:15:52,580 this one says 320. 286 00:15:52,740 --> 00:15:53,740 Yours says 600. 287 00:15:54,100 --> 00:15:55,100 You worried about that? 288 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:57,140 No. Sit in it. 289 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,160 Here's the key. Turn it on. Pull that red button. 290 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:15,680 Wow. 291 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:17,770 Denise. That's beautiful. 292 00:16:21,670 --> 00:16:22,670 Wow. 293 00:16:23,150 --> 00:16:26,750 This is going to be good for me. Owning this car is going to be good for me. 294 00:16:27,170 --> 00:16:31,490 Are you familiar with the petitioner, doctor? Yes, I'm currently treating her 295 00:16:31,490 --> 00:16:34,990 Wayside Hospital, where I'm both a psychiatrist and an administrator. 296 00:16:35,490 --> 00:16:36,490 What's your evaluation? 297 00:16:37,210 --> 00:16:41,030 I find her to possess what we call a borderline personality disorder. 298 00:16:41,470 --> 00:16:44,890 Would you explain what that is? It manifests itself in a variety of ways. 299 00:16:45,430 --> 00:16:46,510 Unstable relationships. 300 00:16:47,180 --> 00:16:52,820 Mood shifts, temper tantrums, coupled with persistent identity disturbances. 301 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,900 Couldn't that description fit a lot of teenagers? 302 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,780 Perhaps it could. What it comes down to, however, is a matter of degree. 303 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:00,680 Linda's behavior is extreme. 304 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,180 She acts without reasonable regard for her own safety. 305 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,780 Is it possible to treat Linda on an outpatient basis? 306 00:17:07,140 --> 00:17:11,599 It's only possible if she's willing. Prior to coming to Wayside, she refused 307 00:17:11,599 --> 00:17:12,640 attend outpatient therapy. 308 00:17:12,900 --> 00:17:15,720 How important is it that Linda Ruland stay at Wayside, Doctor? 309 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,380 In my opinion, it's a matter of life and death. 310 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:20,280 Nothing further. 311 00:17:20,819 --> 00:17:25,940 A borderline personality disorder. This is something of a catch -all diagnosis, 312 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:30,800 isn't it, Dr. White? It's generally used when no one dysfunctional trait is more 313 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:31,779 extreme than another. 314 00:17:31,780 --> 00:17:35,980 In your opinion, when Linda Rulon ingested drugs and alcohol on February 315 00:17:36,140 --> 00:17:39,800 1994, she did so with the intention of killing herself? 316 00:17:40,020 --> 00:17:43,740 With a borderline personality. It's less an intentional act of self 317 00:17:43,740 --> 00:17:44,740 -destruction. 318 00:17:45,100 --> 00:17:49,420 than an inability to realistically assess the consequences of her actions. 319 00:17:49,420 --> 00:17:53,720 was an accident? It was an incident in a pattern of highly self -destructive 320 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:59,320 behavior. In the four weeks that Linda has been at Wayside, has she ever 321 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:01,820 attempted to commit suicide or injure herself? 322 00:18:02,140 --> 00:18:04,020 She's constantly monitored at Wayside. 323 00:18:04,340 --> 00:18:05,340 Is that a no? 324 00:18:05,580 --> 00:18:07,940 Yes. Is Linda Rowland a drug addict? 325 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,340 No. Is she violent toward other people? 326 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:18,010 No. During your treatment, have you had counseling sessions with Linda and her 327 00:18:18,010 --> 00:18:21,610 father? Many of them. Would you say that Larry Rulon is the sort of man that 328 00:18:21,610 --> 00:18:24,390 needs to be in control, doctor? 329 00:18:24,630 --> 00:18:28,470 I'd say he's more comfortable when he's in control. Who isn't? But is it 330 00:18:28,470 --> 00:18:33,050 possible that Larry Rulon committed his daughter not because her condition 331 00:18:33,050 --> 00:18:37,170 warranted, but rather that he needed to reassert that control? 332 00:18:37,470 --> 00:18:41,130 Regardless of Mr. Rulon's motivation, counselor, I would not have admitted 333 00:18:41,130 --> 00:18:42,970 young woman, nor would I be sitting here. 334 00:18:43,290 --> 00:18:47,350 testifying today if I wasn't convinced that her condition warranted it. Doctor, 335 00:18:47,450 --> 00:18:50,870 would you be testifying today if Larry Rulon didn't have the funds to pay for 336 00:18:50,870 --> 00:18:56,050 it? Larry Rulon's financial situation and Linda Rulon's mental health are two 337 00:18:56,050 --> 00:18:56,969 separate issues. 338 00:18:56,970 --> 00:19:00,410 You're not answering the question, Doctor. Would you be here fighting to 339 00:19:00,410 --> 00:19:04,410 Linda Rulon in your hospital if her father couldn't pay the freight? 340 00:19:06,150 --> 00:19:08,370 Unfortunately, no. I probably would not be. 341 00:19:08,670 --> 00:19:09,670 Thank you. 342 00:19:14,990 --> 00:19:18,430 Do you run a house of prostitution, Miss Greer? I'm instructing my client not to 343 00:19:18,430 --> 00:19:19,409 answer that question. 344 00:19:19,410 --> 00:19:20,510 What do you do for a living? 345 00:19:21,990 --> 00:19:22,990 I'm a writer. 346 00:19:23,350 --> 00:19:24,350 What do you write? 347 00:19:24,850 --> 00:19:27,390 Currently, I'm writing a book. Do you have a publisher? 348 00:19:27,790 --> 00:19:28,669 Not yet. 349 00:19:28,670 --> 00:19:32,910 What kind of book is it? Just an honest account of my life and the people I've 350 00:19:32,910 --> 00:19:35,050 met. Have you ever met Frank Ascoff? 351 00:19:35,490 --> 00:19:36,449 Yes, I have. 352 00:19:36,450 --> 00:19:39,930 Would you describe for us the circumstances under which you met him? 353 00:19:39,930 --> 00:19:41,630 instructing my client not to answer that question. 354 00:19:41,950 --> 00:19:42,879 All right. 355 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:46,280 Would you estimate for us the number of times you've had contact with Mr. 356 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:48,840 Ascoff? I really couldn't. More than once? 357 00:19:49,380 --> 00:19:55,180 Yes. More than ten times? I saw or spoke on the phone with Mr. Ascoff an average 358 00:19:55,180 --> 00:19:57,880 of twice a week for more than three years. 359 00:19:58,780 --> 00:20:01,460 Though I haven't seen him very much at all lately. 360 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,040 Did you ever receive money from Mr. Ascoff? I'm going to recommend that my 361 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:06,180 client not answer that question. 362 00:20:06,540 --> 00:20:10,220 Is it fair to assume, ma 'am, that if you had been receiving payments of money 363 00:20:10,220 --> 00:20:10,959 from Mr. 364 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,630 Ascoff... You would have kept a written record of that somewhere? 365 00:20:13,930 --> 00:20:19,170 Given that I'm a Virgo, and given that I'm a writer, I'd say it's fair to 366 00:20:19,170 --> 00:20:20,730 I keep records of everything. 367 00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:22,990 Thank you for your time, Miss Greer. 368 00:20:26,850 --> 00:20:28,070 Nice to see you, Arnie. 369 00:20:28,670 --> 00:20:29,670 You too. 370 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,400 Why did you have your daughter committed to Wayside Psychiatric Hospital, Mr. 371 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:49,480 Rowland? 372 00:20:49,780 --> 00:20:53,580 Over the past year, Linda's behavior had been getting progressively more self 373 00:20:53,580 --> 00:20:54,580 -destructive. 374 00:20:54,940 --> 00:20:58,940 I felt that without drastic intervention, she'd end up killing 375 00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:02,000 Would you tell us what type of destructive behavior you're referring 376 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:03,440 She stopped going to school. 377 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,120 She would habitually lie about where she'd been and with whom. 378 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,460 Sometimes she wouldn't come home for days on end. 379 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:12,880 And when she did... 380 00:21:14,120 --> 00:21:16,340 More often than not, she'd be intoxicated. 381 00:21:16,540 --> 00:21:18,760 Had you tried to address these problems early on? 382 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:20,980 As best I know how. 383 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,200 What did you do? 384 00:21:23,940 --> 00:21:25,680 My mother died when she was eight. 385 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:29,040 From that point on, it was clear that she required special attention. 386 00:21:29,340 --> 00:21:30,900 I sent her to child psychiatry. 387 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:33,640 The two of us went to family counseling together. 388 00:21:33,900 --> 00:21:38,800 When she'd reject one therapist, I'd find another one. When she'd reject one 389 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:40,860 school, I would enroll her somewhere else. 390 00:21:41,060 --> 00:21:43,280 Had you ever tried disciplining your daughter, Mr. Rulon? 391 00:21:43,580 --> 00:21:45,080 Yeah, I'd set rules. 392 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:49,500 She'd break every one of them. I'd ground her. That didn't faze her. She'd 393 00:21:49,500 --> 00:21:51,300 out, steal the car, steal money. 394 00:21:51,740 --> 00:21:56,720 At a certain point, I had to acknowledge that I had no control of her. 395 00:21:56,940 --> 00:22:00,740 How did it make you feel, sir, to put your daughter in a mental hospital? 396 00:22:04,220 --> 00:22:05,220 Horrible. 397 00:22:06,140 --> 00:22:08,860 I keep asking myself, how did this happen? 398 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:10,780 How could this... 399 00:22:13,070 --> 00:22:18,930 A little girl who used to wait by the window for me to come home from work, 400 00:22:18,930 --> 00:22:21,550 into someone who tells me to my face that she hates me. 401 00:22:22,110 --> 00:22:23,570 I didn't know what else to do. 402 00:22:25,090 --> 00:22:26,090 I have not approved. 403 00:22:27,010 --> 00:22:30,350 Are you familiar with James Truby, Mr. Rulon? 404 00:22:30,970 --> 00:22:35,290 Yes. Mr. Truby has been your daughter's boyfriend for nearly a year now, isn't 405 00:22:35,290 --> 00:22:36,290 that right? 406 00:22:36,310 --> 00:22:37,310 So I'm told. 407 00:22:37,860 --> 00:22:42,460 Shortly after Linda began dating Mr. Truby, you forbid her from seeing him, 408 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:46,040 didn't you? The first time he picked her up at the house, he sat in the car and 409 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:50,000 honked the horn. He didn't even bother to introduce himself to me. Then when he 410 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,520 brought her home at 3 o 'clock in the morning, her eyes were glassy and she 411 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:54,520 stunk from pot. 412 00:22:55,740 --> 00:22:56,740 Mr. 413 00:22:57,260 --> 00:22:58,700 Truby is black, is he not? 414 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,000 Objection. Irrelevant. 415 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,300 I'd ask the court for an opportunity to demonstrate relevance. 416 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,440 Objection overruled. Witness will answer. 417 00:23:06,340 --> 00:23:08,780 Yes. Mr. Truby is black. 418 00:23:09,220 --> 00:23:12,260 Does that have anything to do with your attitude toward him? 419 00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:13,740 No, it does not. 420 00:23:14,860 --> 00:23:19,500 Did you at one point tell your daughter that black men consider white girls to 421 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:20,500 be status symbols? 422 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,100 I was talking about one individual. 423 00:23:24,860 --> 00:23:28,260 I wasn't making a sweeping generalization. Sir, isn't it true that 424 00:23:28,260 --> 00:23:30,580 sweeping generalizations all the time? Not true. 425 00:23:30,780 --> 00:23:34,380 You made them in therapy sessions. You made them raging around the house. This 426 00:23:34,380 --> 00:23:35,500 isn't about race, Mr. Sparrow. 427 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:37,899 Objection sustained. 428 00:23:37,900 --> 00:23:39,720 Stop arguing, Mr. Sparrow. 429 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:44,840 Sir, did you ever speak of a special agony at seeing your daughter go out 430 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:45,539 black man? 431 00:23:45,540 --> 00:23:47,980 Again, I was referring to this. 432 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:49,219 Black man. 433 00:23:49,220 --> 00:23:52,780 So if it were another black man, then it wouldn't necessarily have the same 434 00:23:52,780 --> 00:23:55,960 effect. You know, my daughter's got bigger problems than who she goes out 435 00:23:56,120 --> 00:23:59,660 Except that those bigger problems never led you to committing her, against her 436 00:23:59,660 --> 00:24:03,260 will, to a mental hospital, did they? And what am I supposed to do, Mr. 437 00:24:03,940 --> 00:24:06,360 Am I supposed to shrug my shoulders? 438 00:24:06,820 --> 00:24:07,820 Do nothing? 439 00:24:08,620 --> 00:24:10,420 Wait for the phone call from the cops? 440 00:24:10,940 --> 00:24:11,940 Or the hospital? 441 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,860 Or the morgue? Sir, did you give your daughter an ultimatum saying that unless 442 00:24:15,860 --> 00:24:19,940 she stopped going out with black men, you would take drastic action against 443 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,280 First of all, we're not talking about a black man. 444 00:24:23,620 --> 00:24:25,540 At least let's define our terms. 445 00:24:25,820 --> 00:24:30,180 We're talking about a teenager with a criminal record who uses drugs. 446 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,960 This isn't Sidney Poitier we're talking about. 447 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:37,060 Is that what it would take, Mr. Rulon? I'm supposed to say it doesn't matter, 448 00:24:37,120 --> 00:24:40,680 right? I'm supposed to say race doesn't matter. 449 00:24:41,420 --> 00:24:42,600 Well, it does matter. 450 00:24:43,580 --> 00:24:46,720 My daughter is a pelt to this guy. 451 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:53,100 She is a gold necklace or a tricked -out Mercedes or a new pair of sneakers. 452 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:57,900 That has nothing to do with the fact that he's black and she's white. 453 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,220 It has everything to do with it. 454 00:25:00,900 --> 00:25:02,720 Thank you. I have no further questions. 455 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:07,600 It's so frustrating not being able to jump in that car and drive it. 456 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:11,400 I've only been trying to book you a road test for like two months now. Yeah, I 457 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,400 know. You want to go out on it at lunchtime? 458 00:25:13,660 --> 00:25:15,700 It's not the same having somebody take me. 459 00:25:15,940 --> 00:25:18,380 Well, listen, the truth is you could drive it if you wanted to. 460 00:25:18,660 --> 00:25:20,460 Only with a licensed driver present. 461 00:25:20,780 --> 00:25:22,820 Come on, Eli, you can drive it by yourself. 462 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:24,560 What do you mean? 463 00:25:25,100 --> 00:25:26,480 I only have a learner's permit. 464 00:25:27,140 --> 00:25:30,920 That's a part of your intention in buying this car. It's a little 465 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:31,920 know, to take a risk. 466 00:25:32,020 --> 00:25:33,700 To a limited extent, that's true. 467 00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:36,140 Well, consider this a limited risk. 468 00:25:37,430 --> 00:25:41,310 What if the cops stop me? Hila, the cops are not gonna stop you. You're a 40 469 00:25:41,310 --> 00:25:42,310 -year -old man driving a Mercedes. 470 00:25:42,590 --> 00:25:43,590 Come on. 471 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:34,640 Mind turning that off? 472 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:35,840 Of course. 473 00:26:35,860 --> 00:26:37,780 I didn't turn the key all the way. 474 00:26:38,260 --> 00:26:39,760 I haven't had this car very long. 475 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:41,860 Have your license and registration, please. Right. 476 00:26:42,420 --> 00:26:43,760 First, let me get you my registration. 477 00:26:46,940 --> 00:26:47,940 There. 478 00:26:48,340 --> 00:26:49,340 That's the registration. 479 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:50,800 You've got that. 480 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:56,140 As for the license, let me show you what I have. 481 00:26:57,620 --> 00:27:01,340 Do you know how fast you were going? No, I don't know. I didn't feel as though I 482 00:27:01,340 --> 00:27:02,580 was going at an excess rate of speed. 483 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:04,040 You're doing 20. 484 00:27:04,220 --> 00:27:05,220 Ah. 485 00:27:05,340 --> 00:27:06,540 This is a learner's permit. 486 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,400 Yes. There must be a licensed driver over the age of 21 present in the car. 487 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:11,740 There is not one present. 488 00:27:12,120 --> 00:27:14,440 I'm going to have to give you a citation, Mr. Levinson. 489 00:27:14,740 --> 00:27:15,740 I understand. 490 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:17,980 I'm also going to have to impound your vehicle. 491 00:27:19,540 --> 00:27:21,840 Officer, I just got this car. 492 00:27:22,380 --> 00:27:25,460 Would it be possible for you to follow me back to my office garage and let me 493 00:27:25,460 --> 00:27:29,440 park it there? I give you my word that I will not take it out until such time as 494 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:30,800 there is a licensed driver with me. 495 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,160 My partner's running your plates. Let me check with him. 496 00:27:33,940 --> 00:27:36,080 Place both hands on the steering wheel, sir. 497 00:27:36,460 --> 00:27:38,020 Why? It's a 1037. 498 00:27:38,300 --> 00:27:39,059 What is that? 499 00:27:39,060 --> 00:27:40,100 Step out of the vehicle, sir. 500 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,880 Would you mind explaining what's going on? Placing you under arrest. 501 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:48,600 For driving with a learner's permit? 502 00:27:49,060 --> 00:27:51,300 Possession of a stolen vehicle. Put your hands behind your back. 503 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:53,800 Oh, my God. 504 00:27:54,360 --> 00:27:57,620 Mr. Ascoff, you have in front of you a copy of the financial statements your 505 00:27:57,620 --> 00:27:58,740 accountant has provided us? 506 00:27:58,960 --> 00:27:59,949 Yes. 507 00:27:59,950 --> 00:28:04,490 I draw your attention to page two, item 23, quote -unquote, entertainment 508 00:28:04,490 --> 00:28:05,490 expenses. 509 00:28:06,110 --> 00:28:07,110 Yes, I see it. 510 00:28:07,410 --> 00:28:10,970 That seems to me an unusually large sum of money. Not unusual at all. 511 00:28:11,350 --> 00:28:14,670 Frank Ascoff runs a big company. People who do that spend a lot of money on 512 00:28:14,670 --> 00:28:15,670 dining and entertainment. 513 00:28:15,870 --> 00:28:17,110 Except that since neither Mr. 514 00:28:17,310 --> 00:28:20,990 Ascoff nor his company have thus far furnished us with expense account 515 00:28:20,990 --> 00:28:24,370 statements and check registers, we have no idea what dining and entertainment 516 00:28:24,370 --> 00:28:27,190 mean. We're not going to allow you to take a fishing expedition through the 517 00:28:27,190 --> 00:28:28,830 books of a Fortune 500 company. 518 00:28:29,260 --> 00:28:32,360 The company's accountants weren't satisfied that these were bona fide 519 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,660 They wouldn't have allowed them. Should I take it to mean that you remain 520 00:28:34,660 --> 00:28:36,320 unwilling to comply with our subpoenas? 521 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,220 Yeah, you can take it to mean exactly that. 522 00:28:38,460 --> 00:28:40,360 We'll await a ruling from the court. Sure, fine. 523 00:28:41,380 --> 00:28:42,380 Mr. Azkov? 524 00:28:42,620 --> 00:28:45,980 Yes. In what connection do you know Camilla Greer? I'm going to instruct my 525 00:28:45,980 --> 00:28:49,260 client not to answer that question. Frank, Frank, Frank, I want to answer. I 526 00:28:49,260 --> 00:28:50,480 don't want to play this game anymore, okay? 527 00:28:52,540 --> 00:28:57,380 I know Camilla Greer because she supplied me with prostitutes. How often 528 00:28:57,380 --> 00:28:58,640 supply you with prostitutes? 529 00:28:59,060 --> 00:29:01,760 Initially, it was quite infrequent, but I went. 530 00:29:02,740 --> 00:29:03,960 I was ashamed of myself. 531 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:10,000 I didn't go back for six months, but gradually I found that I could live 532 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:13,420 ashamed of myself easier than I could live without prostitutes. 533 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:18,100 By the time you had me followed, I was going to Camilla three or four times a 534 00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:21,180 week. How did you pay for these visits, Mr. Ascoff? I had a private account. 535 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:22,480 I paid for them out of that. 536 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:26,060 How was this private account funded? Frank, I would not give them this. 537 00:29:27,370 --> 00:29:28,750 It was funded out of my earnings. 538 00:29:29,210 --> 00:29:30,790 Earnings made during the time you were married? 539 00:29:31,390 --> 00:29:34,810 Yes. Earnings that were therefore marital in nature? There isn't a jury 540 00:29:34,890 --> 00:29:36,190 Cicely. Who are you trying to impress? 541 00:29:36,530 --> 00:29:39,390 I'm not trying to impress anyone, Arnold. I'm trying to conduct a 542 00:29:39,550 --> 00:29:42,050 How much are you paying Camilla? I don't know what you're talking about. Vivian, 543 00:29:42,090 --> 00:29:43,090 don't do this, please. 544 00:29:43,430 --> 00:29:46,890 Talk to her. As soon as Mrs. Ascoff has paid what we're asking for, we have no 545 00:29:46,890 --> 00:29:48,050 interest in exposing you. 546 00:29:48,550 --> 00:29:49,550 Yeah. 547 00:29:49,690 --> 00:29:53,550 So for $11 million, give or take, the house in Beverly Hills, the apartment in 548 00:29:53,550 --> 00:29:55,290 New York, and the condo in Palm Springs... 549 00:29:56,149 --> 00:29:57,510 You'll make like it never happened. 550 00:29:58,310 --> 00:29:59,310 Right. 551 00:29:59,990 --> 00:30:01,250 Here's my response to that. 552 00:30:02,130 --> 00:30:06,050 We'll agree to a 50 -50 split of all marital assets. We want Beverly Hills, 553 00:30:06,050 --> 00:30:08,650 York, and Palm Springs sold with all proceeds split. 554 00:30:08,890 --> 00:30:12,250 I take it that means you're willing to let it come out that he was spending six 555 00:30:12,250 --> 00:30:15,270 figures a year on prostitutes? I don't think that you can prove he spent 556 00:30:15,270 --> 00:30:17,370 anywhere near that. Oh, I'm sure we can. 557 00:30:17,590 --> 00:30:18,590 Then prove it. 558 00:30:18,970 --> 00:30:22,030 Meantime, we're putting the houses on the market. Tell your client to start 559 00:30:22,030 --> 00:30:23,030 ordering boxes. 560 00:30:31,610 --> 00:30:32,610 Jonathan. 561 00:30:34,930 --> 00:30:38,750 I feel like I need to say something about what happened on the witness 562 00:30:38,870 --> 00:30:40,970 You don't need to say anything. I feel like I do. 563 00:30:41,170 --> 00:30:44,530 Things came out that don't necessarily reflect the way that I feel. 564 00:30:44,730 --> 00:30:45,709 I understand. 565 00:30:45,710 --> 00:30:47,050 This is my daughter, you know. 566 00:30:47,390 --> 00:30:48,390 We should go in. 567 00:30:48,470 --> 00:30:49,510 You don't have kids. 568 00:30:50,310 --> 00:30:53,290 It's a whole different thing when you have kids. You don't have to say 569 00:30:53,290 --> 00:30:54,290 about it, Larry. 570 00:30:54,730 --> 00:30:58,150 I need to clear the air here, Jonathan. I'm sensing that you're miffed about 571 00:30:58,150 --> 00:31:01,810 what I said, and I need for you to understand where it comes from. Larry, I 572 00:31:01,810 --> 00:31:03,810 understand exactly where it comes from. 573 00:31:04,490 --> 00:31:07,930 If it had been a younger version of me going out with your daughter, you would 574 00:31:07,930 --> 00:31:10,410 have felt a little differently about it, but not that differently. 575 00:31:10,630 --> 00:31:13,290 Jonathan! I knew that long before I put you on the witness stand. 576 00:31:22,860 --> 00:31:26,560 It seems to me that psychiatric care should relate to a psychiatric 577 00:31:26,860 --> 00:31:31,300 It should not represent a disciplinary alternative for a frustrated parent. 578 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:36,920 I'm definitely not here to defend my client's drug use, her truancy, her 579 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:39,620 drinking, and certainly not her sexual behavior. 580 00:31:40,380 --> 00:31:45,140 No doubt she is in need of guidance. No doubt she is in need of attention. 581 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:49,140 What she is not in need of is institutionalization. 582 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:54,420 I submit to you that the basis of this is not her condition, but her father's. 583 00:31:54,420 --> 00:31:59,140 It is being done to relieve him of the quote -unquote special agony at the 584 00:31:59,140 --> 00:32:02,120 of seeing his daughter going out with somebody black. 585 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:07,620 Together with a private for -profit hospital, he's become her jailer. 586 00:32:08,060 --> 00:32:11,260 I submit to you that he has violated the civil rights of this young woman. 587 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:16,200 I submit to you that his actions are wholly unwarranted, and I appeal to this 588 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:17,340 court for her release. 589 00:32:19,470 --> 00:32:20,470 Mr. Owens. 590 00:32:21,450 --> 00:32:26,230 I would argue that when a person engages in behavior that is demonstrably life 591 00:32:26,230 --> 00:32:29,670 -threatening, that person is in need of intervention by others. Now, whether you 592 00:32:29,670 --> 00:32:35,210 choose to call it a psychiatric condition or not, that person's life 593 00:32:35,210 --> 00:32:36,450 someone doing something. 594 00:32:37,670 --> 00:32:41,270 One could well ask, is this the appropriate thing to do? 595 00:32:42,030 --> 00:32:45,210 By our own admission, this is the girl who drinks to excess. 596 00:32:46,010 --> 00:32:47,150 She uses drugs. 597 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:51,340 She refuses all attempts at voluntary treatment. 598 00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:56,060 She shows every indication of progressing toward actions with 599 00:32:56,060 --> 00:32:59,020 consequences, be they pregnancy or be they crime. 600 00:33:00,420 --> 00:33:05,820 To those such as my adversary who claim that confinement is categorically 601 00:33:05,820 --> 00:33:08,900 inappropriate, I would ask for an alternative. I would ask, is it 602 00:33:08,900 --> 00:33:13,040 that in the interest of this person's civil rights, we effectively abandon 603 00:33:16,620 --> 00:33:22,540 is not about race your honor this is about trying to reach someone who needs 604 00:33:22,540 --> 00:33:29,440 be reached i believe this father has acted out 605 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:35,580 of love for his daughter i really do i believe he's done the only thing he 606 00:33:35,580 --> 00:33:40,120 do thank you 607 00:33:47,050 --> 00:33:48,710 Appreciate you getting there as fast as you did. 608 00:33:48,990 --> 00:33:51,390 Coles from relatives in jail always assume the highest priority. 609 00:33:51,750 --> 00:33:52,990 I still can't believe I got arrested. 610 00:33:53,310 --> 00:33:55,730 Why don't you do a dealer like a normal person? I know. 611 00:33:56,210 --> 00:33:59,210 So what are the prospects of you getting the money back? Who knows? 612 00:33:59,430 --> 00:34:03,450 Eli, $85 ,000 is the theory. How could he have done this? Well, that's easy. 613 00:34:03,570 --> 00:34:04,249 He's a criminal. 614 00:34:04,250 --> 00:34:07,410 I just don't understand how someone has the audacity to pass themselves off as 615 00:34:07,410 --> 00:34:10,989 legitimate, take $85 ,000 for a stolen car, and think they can actually get 616 00:34:10,989 --> 00:34:11,569 with it. 617 00:34:11,570 --> 00:34:13,929 Oh, Eli, Lenny Pollack called. He wanted to know how you like the car. 618 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:19,639 I haven't seen you in a while. 619 00:34:20,020 --> 00:34:21,440 Much too long a while. 620 00:34:22,340 --> 00:34:23,380 Camilla's out by the pool. 621 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:25,100 Thanks, April. Sure. 622 00:34:35,940 --> 00:34:36,940 Hello, Arnie. 623 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:39,440 Hi. 624 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:41,440 Can I get you something? 625 00:34:42,460 --> 00:34:43,460 No. 626 00:34:43,620 --> 00:34:44,578 No, thanks. 627 00:34:44,580 --> 00:34:46,900 I kind of figured you'd be paying me a visit. 628 00:34:47,610 --> 00:34:49,429 Well, I have a very nervous client. 629 00:34:50,150 --> 00:34:51,210 I'll bet you do. 630 00:34:51,550 --> 00:34:52,550 Do you mind if I sit down? 631 00:34:52,889 --> 00:34:55,110 Please. Let me ask you something. 632 00:34:57,850 --> 00:34:59,830 How much is his wife paying you? 633 00:35:00,030 --> 00:35:02,270 What makes you think she's paying me anything? 634 00:35:02,650 --> 00:35:05,910 You're not in this for your graduate school thesis, doll. Whatever you do, 635 00:35:05,910 --> 00:35:06,910 do for money. 636 00:35:07,290 --> 00:35:10,890 At present, I have no arrangement of any kind with Mrs. Vascoff. 637 00:35:11,130 --> 00:35:12,770 Does that mean you're open for business? 638 00:35:13,430 --> 00:35:14,810 That's exactly what it means. 639 00:35:15,290 --> 00:35:19,870 If Frank wants his name out of that book, it's going to cost him. I always 640 00:35:19,870 --> 00:35:21,530 thought you were a stand -up broad, Camilla. 641 00:35:21,790 --> 00:35:22,790 What happened? 642 00:35:24,010 --> 00:35:25,010 I adapted. 643 00:35:25,190 --> 00:35:27,750 What's going to happen to your business when it gets out that you blackmailed a 644 00:35:27,750 --> 00:35:28,750 steady customer? 645 00:35:28,930 --> 00:35:30,110 Look around, Arnie. 646 00:35:30,330 --> 00:35:31,730 I don't have any business. 647 00:35:32,010 --> 00:35:35,490 The DA's office is breathing down my neck. I can't so much as walk into a 648 00:35:35,490 --> 00:35:38,890 restaurant that it doesn't show up in variety the next day. My clients aren't 649 00:35:38,890 --> 00:35:40,770 coming near me. I'm done in this business. 650 00:35:41,050 --> 00:35:43,870 Frank Ascoff and a few others like him will give me... 651 00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:47,020 Let's call it a pension. 652 00:35:48,820 --> 00:35:49,920 How much? 653 00:35:50,180 --> 00:35:51,260 A million five. 654 00:35:51,700 --> 00:35:55,320 Which buys me what? All records pertaining to Frank Ascoff are 655 00:35:55,740 --> 00:36:00,520 Neither myself nor my employees will reveal that Frank Ascoff was ever a 656 00:36:02,300 --> 00:36:03,360 I'll let him know. 657 00:36:05,420 --> 00:36:08,180 Also tell him I have a standing offer from his wife. 658 00:36:16,230 --> 00:36:18,990 You're aggravated, you have every right to be aggravated. Are you on the lam, 659 00:36:19,090 --> 00:36:20,090 Lenny? 660 00:36:20,150 --> 00:36:21,950 Because I know the police are looking for you. 661 00:36:22,230 --> 00:36:25,430 Excuse me, the police are not looking for me. I've already spoken to police. 662 00:36:25,670 --> 00:36:27,690 The matter's been taken care of. What does that mean? 663 00:36:27,930 --> 00:36:31,730 It means that it was a mishap. A bill of lading went awry. An erroneous report 664 00:36:31,730 --> 00:36:32,730 was made. 665 00:36:33,010 --> 00:36:35,570 Miscommunication, pilot error. You know, call it whatever you want. It wasn't 666 00:36:35,570 --> 00:36:36,590 supposed to happen, but it happened. 667 00:36:36,910 --> 00:36:39,070 Listen, the cops said they found it stolen off the pier in Brooklyn. 668 00:36:40,610 --> 00:36:43,330 My point is this. Whether or not it was stolen... 669 00:36:43,530 --> 00:36:47,170 You and I both stand in the position of good -faith third -party Vendees, if I 670 00:36:47,170 --> 00:36:50,810 remember my law school training. What about the $85 ,000? Yeah. Well, let's go 671 00:36:50,810 --> 00:36:53,310 after the $85 ,000. We'll sue the vendor together. 672 00:36:53,650 --> 00:36:57,550 Lenny, as far as I'm concerned, you're the vendor. 673 00:36:57,910 --> 00:37:01,890 Now, that would be, I think, a misreading of basic agency law. And even 674 00:37:01,890 --> 00:37:02,910 was the case, I have no assets. 675 00:37:03,230 --> 00:37:04,250 I live with my parents. 676 00:37:05,070 --> 00:37:08,970 I can be instrumental in going after the parties who I think are responsible, 677 00:37:09,170 --> 00:37:11,310 and I would like to get to work putting you in another car. 678 00:37:11,870 --> 00:37:13,390 You want to put me in another car? 679 00:37:13,730 --> 00:37:14,730 Yes. 680 00:37:15,290 --> 00:37:17,790 This time I think you should look into a cabriolet. 681 00:37:18,710 --> 00:37:21,750 You know the difference between a cabriolet and a roadster? No, Lenny, in 682 00:37:21,750 --> 00:37:22,750 of fact, I do not. 683 00:37:23,230 --> 00:37:26,930 But the truth is, I already know what my next car is. 684 00:37:27,330 --> 00:37:28,169 Tell me. 685 00:37:28,170 --> 00:37:29,570 My next car is yours. 686 00:37:30,270 --> 00:37:32,490 Again? That car you were driving the other day. 687 00:37:32,870 --> 00:37:35,130 You're going to give that to me. Wait a minute, Eli. 688 00:37:35,550 --> 00:37:37,790 You're going to give that to me because if you don't give that to me, I'm going 689 00:37:37,790 --> 00:37:38,790 to sue you. 690 00:37:39,020 --> 00:37:42,560 And if I remember my law school training, in all likelihood, I am going 691 00:37:42,780 --> 00:37:43,558 Don't agree. 692 00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:47,000 In the course of suing you, I will depose the entire chain of title to that 693 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:48,600 starting with whoever stole it off the pier. 694 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:52,280 By the end of that, we'll see how much of a good -faith third -party vendee you 695 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:55,420 are. And you don't want to mess with Eli and Courtney. 696 00:37:55,700 --> 00:37:56,780 This is a shakedown. 697 00:37:57,140 --> 00:38:00,520 I also think that your entertainment industry clientele is going to fall off 698 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,260 some when it comes out that you deal in hot cars. 699 00:38:02,780 --> 00:38:05,520 You're aware of the fact that your car was a 320 and mine is a 600? 700 00:38:06,170 --> 00:38:08,470 That's a disparity in price of over $40 ,000. 701 00:38:08,690 --> 00:38:11,630 Come on. Consider it the cost of continuing to do business. 702 00:38:12,970 --> 00:38:13,970 Up the key. 703 00:38:23,790 --> 00:38:25,950 I'll send somebody by for the pink slip in the morning. 704 00:38:27,210 --> 00:38:28,490 He can't even drive it. 705 00:38:29,270 --> 00:38:33,190 Until I get my license, she can drive it. 706 00:38:34,700 --> 00:38:35,920 I've reached a decision. 707 00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:42,900 The issues in this case are far from clear, and reaching a decision was far 708 00:38:42,900 --> 00:38:43,900 easy. 709 00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:48,240 Raising children in violent times can be a terrifying ordeal. 710 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,920 Clearly, this young woman did nothing to make it easier. 711 00:38:52,140 --> 00:38:57,100 That in and of itself does not justify her being held against her will. 712 00:38:58,020 --> 00:39:00,940 A teenager is not without civil rights. 713 00:39:01,420 --> 00:39:06,420 and any encroachment on those rights must be made only if that teenager 714 00:39:06,420 --> 00:39:11,560 a danger to herself and even then solely as a last resort. 715 00:39:12,720 --> 00:39:15,640 Sadly, I believe this to be the case here. 716 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:20,780 Based on the evidence shown, I will not second -guess the opinion of the medical 717 00:39:20,780 --> 00:39:22,760 profession or of that of her father. 718 00:39:23,060 --> 00:39:27,540 I choose instead to err on the side I believe to be caution. 719 00:39:28,710 --> 00:39:34,710 I hereby remand Linda Rulon back to Wayside Psychiatric Hospital for further 720 00:39:34,710 --> 00:39:39,370 treatment until such time her doctor or her father feels she's ready to be 721 00:39:39,370 --> 00:39:41,350 released. This court is adjourned. 722 00:39:41,570 --> 00:39:42,570 Thank you. 723 00:39:45,510 --> 00:39:46,510 Linda? 724 00:39:52,530 --> 00:39:54,370 Can I bring you anything from home? 725 00:39:54,610 --> 00:39:56,090 I don't have a home. 726 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:58,640 I live in a hospital, remember? 727 00:39:58,980 --> 00:40:01,640 Linda, why do you insist on making everything so difficult? 728 00:40:02,340 --> 00:40:05,040 If you cooperate, these people just might be able to help. 729 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:07,240 Don't touch me! 730 00:40:08,740 --> 00:40:12,240 Linda, this is a temporary thing. You're going to get out of the hospital. 731 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:13,560 You bet I am. 732 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:15,920 And when I do, you know what? 733 00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:19,840 You will never see me again. 734 00:40:20,980 --> 00:40:23,560 Larry, I think it's time to let her go back now. 735 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:25,000 Come on, come on, let's go. 736 00:40:25,260 --> 00:40:27,230 The day they left... me out, I'm gone. 737 00:40:28,010 --> 00:40:29,550 I'll move to another state. 738 00:40:29,790 --> 00:40:34,430 Change my name. And just like that, you don't have a daughter anymore. 739 00:40:35,510 --> 00:40:36,930 Say goodbye to me, Daddy. 740 00:40:38,570 --> 00:40:39,570 This is it. 741 00:40:43,290 --> 00:40:44,290 Let her go. 742 00:40:46,810 --> 00:40:47,810 Larry, what are you doing? 743 00:40:50,570 --> 00:40:51,910 Give her what she wants. 744 00:40:53,290 --> 00:40:54,290 Let her go. 745 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:57,980 I'll sign the release papers. 746 00:41:24,779 --> 00:41:26,340 No, thanks, Denise. I'm fine. 747 00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:28,080 All right. See you. 748 00:41:34,140 --> 00:41:35,920 Do you ride this bus often? 749 00:41:40,940 --> 00:41:41,940 Frank, 750 00:41:42,900 --> 00:41:44,140 come on in. I'll be right with you. 751 00:41:48,020 --> 00:41:51,360 Arnie, I need you to go back to Camilla. 752 00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:53,780 It's not going to do any good, Frank. 753 00:41:55,310 --> 00:41:59,530 I want you to tell her that I will give her $100 ,000 now. I will consider the 754 00:41:59,530 --> 00:42:04,230 balance alone, which I will repay with interest according to schedule. 755 00:42:04,570 --> 00:42:06,150 She's not interested in the payout. 756 00:42:06,830 --> 00:42:08,190 She wants the money up front. 757 00:42:08,650 --> 00:42:09,650 Uh -huh. 758 00:42:10,390 --> 00:42:13,210 Well, if plan A doesn't work, then we'll go to plan B. 759 00:42:13,670 --> 00:42:17,750 I inherited a house from my father in Montecito. I will sell it, and I will 760 00:42:17,750 --> 00:42:18,750 her out of the proceeds. 761 00:42:18,930 --> 00:42:21,050 Frank, I think you're crazy to be doing this. Arnie. 762 00:42:22,090 --> 00:42:24,650 I can't allow that information to become public. 763 00:42:24,910 --> 00:42:27,150 Forgive me for being presumptuous, but I say that you can. 764 00:42:27,390 --> 00:42:30,990 I say it'll do you infinitely less harm than you think it will. Moreover, paying 765 00:42:30,990 --> 00:42:32,450 off Camilla is no guarantee of anything. 766 00:42:32,650 --> 00:42:34,930 She sells you one book, she'll keep another one for herself. 767 00:42:35,190 --> 00:42:36,190 I'll have to risk that. 768 00:42:37,030 --> 00:42:39,050 See, I think Camilla will honor an agreement. 769 00:42:39,270 --> 00:42:42,570 I think she could be trusted. Frank, be serious. Am I sure of it? 770 00:42:43,230 --> 00:42:47,910 No, I'm not sure of it, but... I still want you to make the offer. 771 00:42:49,330 --> 00:42:51,310 Okay. Okay. Arnie. 772 00:42:52,590 --> 00:42:55,550 I would appreciate it if you could please do it today. 773 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:30,520 I'd like to talk to you. Yeah, now, who are you? 774 00:43:31,140 --> 00:43:32,380 He's my father's lawyer. 775 00:43:32,860 --> 00:43:36,080 What are you going to talk to him about? I have some business to talk to her 776 00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:38,560 about. I don't mean to disrespect you or anyone else. 777 00:43:39,860 --> 00:43:41,500 I'm going to ask her if I can talk to him privately. 778 00:43:43,820 --> 00:43:44,820 It's okay. 779 00:43:51,240 --> 00:43:52,480 I don't want you to give it to me. 780 00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:59,720 They tell you to tell me what I'm not supposed to spend it on? 781 00:44:00,100 --> 00:44:01,920 Cash, limit, you can spend it on whatever you want. 782 00:44:03,460 --> 00:44:05,720 Okay. I also want to give you my card. 783 00:44:08,700 --> 00:44:10,180 What's that, in case I get arrested? 784 00:44:10,620 --> 00:44:11,920 It's in case you want to call me. 785 00:44:12,140 --> 00:44:13,280 Why would I want to do that? 786 00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:17,400 For a variety of reasons. Maybe you want to communicate with your father without 787 00:44:17,400 --> 00:44:21,040 speaking to him directly. You might need help in going back to school. 788 00:44:22,280 --> 00:44:24,700 You might have medical problems you can't afford treatment for. 789 00:44:25,180 --> 00:44:26,800 Oh, yeah, in case you get arrested. 790 00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:30,900 You doing this because my father's paying you to do it? 791 00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:32,580 Or are you actually interested? 792 00:44:34,060 --> 00:44:35,820 Both. Yeah, both. 793 00:44:36,820 --> 00:44:40,220 You were the one trying to keep me locked up. You're not exactly the first 794 00:44:40,220 --> 00:44:41,220 person I'd call. 795 00:44:41,420 --> 00:44:44,140 Whether I'm the first or the last, you might as well have the phone number. 796 00:44:53,280 --> 00:44:54,460 Tell my father thanks.