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Previously on L .A. Law.

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Effective as of this Friday, I am
resigning as senior partner of this law

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What? I'll stay on as of counsel, but
one of you will have to take over.

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I'm holding that this evidence, as a
matter of law, is insufficient to

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finding of guilt beyond a reasonable
doubt.

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I hereby dismiss the complaint. The
defendant is to be released.

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Will you marry me?

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Yes.

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You will?

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Yes, I will.

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When you get up on that bench, you leave
all those doubts in chambers.

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Up there, you never show the indecision.

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You make that room your courtroom.

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This is hard.

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Yes, it is.

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Senior partners don't have it given to
them, Douglas.

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You want that job? You go out there. You
take it.

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Now, you've got my vote.

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If you can't muster the support of your
colleagues, that's not my problem.

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You can take just enough support away
from each other to make that queen bitch

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the winner.

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Ann. Stuart, I can live with Brackman.

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Not happily, but I can live. But if
Rosalind Shays gets control of it

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It's not gonna happen.

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Rosalind Shays.

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What? She wins.

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Three, two, two.

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You're the new senior partner.

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I'm overwhelmed.

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You cast the deciding vote for Rosalind,
Douglas.

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I didn't think I kept the votes.

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The firm would be better served by
Rosalind than Stuart.

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I was shocked.

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They're running a frog jumping contest.

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It's supposed to be a legitimate thing.
I show up with my frog and they won't

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let him jump.

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What reason did they give for excluding
you, sir?

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They said he was too big. Now, there's
nothing about size in the rules, and

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suddenly they go too big.

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The fix had to be in.

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Objection. Sustained. I paid $1 ,300 for
this frog, plus travel. Plus travel?

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Had him flown in from Africa.

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There's a lot of paperwork to be done on
that, I tell you. You also put him

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through a...

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Rigorous training camp, did you not? We
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little hops. And I even put him on his
little wheel for aerobic conditioning.

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I tell you, I pushed that frog.

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How much did this arbitrary
disqualification cost you, sir? The

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,000, which would have been mine.

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You get an extra $10 ,000 for setting a
record, which my frog could have done on

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one leg.

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Easy. I have nothing further, sir.

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Are you real concerned with fairness,
Mr. Breacher? What's a contest without

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fairness? Yeah.

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Four years ago, you attempted to enter a
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didn't you? I looked like a frog. I was
mistaken.

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And two years ago, your winning entry
tested positive for cocaine, did it not?

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don't know how he got the drug.

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Frog had a life.

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Mr. Breacher, your reptile has been
known to eat small rats.

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Objection, Your Honor. It is not a
reptile. It is an amphibian. Sustained.

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How large is your amphibian, sir? It's
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Exactly how big? Oh.

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With legs extended, I'd say he was about
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Three feet?

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That's one big mother frog.

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Douglas, I think everybody is here. Why
don't you get started?

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Okay.

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People versus Latham.

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Joel Latham's been busted for possession
again. Arraignments tomorrow.

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Why are we in this?

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Because he's Abe Latham's son.

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Say no more.

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Breacher versus Wynn.

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That's mine. Our client package is
county fairs. The main event of one of

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is a frog jumping contest.

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There was prize money involved, and one
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something called an African Goliath
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An African Goliath frog.

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Yeah. It was ruled ineligible, hence the
suit. I understand that there's appeal

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in things novel and strange. I also
understand that as attorneys, we need to

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amuse ourselves. But quite frankly, what
I can't count on are the sort of

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indulgences that hurt us. How does this
hurt us?

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It causes.

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It makes us look foolish.

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What I'm saying, Jonathan, is that I
think you're going to have to be more

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selective of the kinds of cases you take
on. Actually, he didn't take on the

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case, Rosalind.

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I did.

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Moving along.

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Jackson versus Haas.

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That's mine.

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A young black boy was kicked to death by
a skinhead. We're suing the skinhead's

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parents. Why?

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Why? Because a kid doesn't become a
racist thug in a vacuum. But suing the

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parents, to me, this is utter
litigiousness. It's looking to the

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payday. It's looking to the courts to
fight bigotry. Like Brown versus Board

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Education. Was that utter litigiousness?

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What was the age of the defendant's son
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15, Rosalind.

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I think that's young enough to infer
parental liabilities.

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Good luck.

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Move along, Douglas.

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I said, why don't we move along?

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Did you see that? She's taking over. I
told you, Stuart. I told you.

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She just backed you up on your case,
Ann. That's a good thing. That wasn't

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backing me up, Stuart. That was
calculated manipulation.

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She bossed me up. Did you hear the way
she bossed me? She wasn't bossing you,

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Dudley. Support, support, support.
That's all she ever gets from you. She

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me in the election. I'm the one who
should be sensitive here. I think we

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organize a little private meeting.

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See how everyone feels.

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Why don't we just take another vote?
It's got to be done by executive

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Article 3, Section 7.

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Support, support, support. Not support,
Ann, a rule.

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Excuse me.

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What's going on?

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Nothing, we're just talking.

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Benny has a little problem, Stuart.
Could you help him out?

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Sure.

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Let's be grown -ups.

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Two grams, simple possession.

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I could probably plead him out and get
six months minimum security.

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Of course, if we go to trial and lose,
we're talking a year easy.

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Stay prison?

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I doubt it, but the third offense is
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Take the plea.

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No, just a minute.

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Don't forget the motion to dismiss. We
have a real shot at getting it kicked.

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Right.

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In which case, he just walked?

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Exactly.

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Take the plea. Let him do the six
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Excuse me? My son has a drug problem,
Miss Perkins. Nothing we tried has ever

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worked. Programs, clinics.

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This is the third time he's been
arrested. Every time he goes free. Every

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he goes back to drugs. Maybe jail is
just the thing he needs.

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That may be, Mr. Latham, but Joel is the
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would have to be his decision.

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If Joel were capable of making tough
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right now, would we?

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Listen, this is my son, my only son. If
something drastic doesn't happen to

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shake him out of this, I'm going to lose
him. You are asking a defense attorney

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to deliberately put her client in jail
when there is a chance of getting him

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off. That's the way you see it. The way
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save his life.

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Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down. Come on in.
Tell me all about it.

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It started because I wanted a new
refrigerator on account of I'm getting

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married. And the one I have, it doesn't
get cold on the bottom part. And the guy

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who came to fix it said he can't fix it
now. And he said it'd be cheaper to get

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a new one.

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So that's what I want to do.

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Because if I'm going to get married, I
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I agree with that.

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But I don't have enough money in my
emergency savings. I used it for Alice's

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ring. So I decided to sell my baseball
card collection for money.

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So Jerry, he came and looked at my
cards, and he said he wanted them.

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Who's Jerry?

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Oh, he likes my cards.

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Only I can't give him all my cards
because I promised Frank Malzone to Ed.

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Who's that?

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Third base, Red Sox.

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Oh, that's Frank Malzone. Who's Ed?

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Oh, he's my friend who likes my cards.

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Except he doesn't want all of them. He
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Mm -hmm.

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And so I told Jerry that I couldn't give
him Frank Malzone and some of the

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others. And he got real mad.

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And he sent me this.

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It's a summons.

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What's that mean? It means he's suing
you, Benny.

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Your friend Jerry's gonna take you to
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Oh, God.

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Oh, don't worry. I'll look into it,
okay? Don't worry.

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I just wanted a new refrigerator because
of the bottom part.

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It doesn't get cold, I know.

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When did you move into the house, Mr.
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April 87.

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I was made the branch manager at the
bank. For the first time in our lives,

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were actually able to own our own home.

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How did you like the neighborhood?

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I liked it a lot.

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We were near a park.

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My son could walk to school.

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We loved it.

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Would you describe for us what happened
to you there, sir? One morning, I went

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out, and white power was painted on the
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I reported it to the police, painted it
out, and got myself ready.

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Ready for what?

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I grew up in the South when people
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It isn't just words.

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It wasn't just words here in California
either, was it, sir?

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No, it wasn't.

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What happened, Mr. Jackson?

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One afternoon I got a call at work from
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They said Nathan had been involved in an
incident.

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They said my son was dead.

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Your Honor, I offer at this time the
stipulation of the parties that the

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of Nathan Jackson, age 14, was caused by
the physical violence intentionally

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inflicted upon him by Keith Haas, the 15
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and Pauline Haas.

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So stipulated.

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It is further stipulated that Keith Haas
was tried and convicted of the murder

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of Nathan Jackson, for which crime he is
presently incarcerated.

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Again, so stipulated.

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Mr. Jackson, would you describe for the
court the anguish caused to you and your

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wife by the loss of your son?

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Your Honor, the defense will also
stipulate that the pain and suffering

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by this tragedy is both extraordinary
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I'd like the witness to give his answer.
The stipulation is noted.

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The witness can still give his response.

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Mr. Jackson.

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I'm sorry, Anna.

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I know you said I had to talk about
this.

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But I'm sorry.

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That's okay, sir.

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I have nothing further, Your Honor.

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Have you ever met these people, Mr.
Jackson?

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Yes, sir.

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When did you meet them?

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After that happened and then again at
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Do you have any reason to think that
they wrote white power on the sidewalk?

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No, sir.

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Did they ever use a racial epithet in
your presence?

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No, sir. Do you have any knowledge that
they knew that their son would commit

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violence against Nathan?

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Their son grew up in their house. They
knew he was a racist.

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But they didn't know he was about to
commit violence, did they? That boy

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fights with six other black people in
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15 months. Move to strike. They knew.

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Overruled. Where'd he learn that kind of
hatred to stop a boy to death at a

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school playground?

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Their son did that, sir. How do you
blame them? Because their son did that,

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boy they raised grew up hating blacks.
Move to strike. The boy they raised

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murdered my son because he was black.

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Your Honor. Mr. Jackson. How can I not
blame you?

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How can I not blame you?

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It wasn't that his frog would have won.
I don't know if it would have even

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budged. It was very obese.

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Why did you disqualify it? Because it
was dangerous.

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He's trying to enter this giant African
thing with teeth, and I had to be

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concerned for the other frogs.

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Come on, Your Honor. Mr.

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Reutemann. It's true.

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The people spend a lot of money on them.
They're like pampered athletes.

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And if one of them gets eaten by his
entrant, we've got a big lawsuit on our

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hands. Move to strike, Your Honor.
There's no evidence that my client's

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eats its competition. Denied. I'm sorry,
but the committee couldn't consider

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this a normal frog within the spirit of
the rule.

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And we felt that disqualification was
warranted. Thank you, Mrs. Wynn.

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Mrs.

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Wynn. Ms. Wynn.

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Are there rules guiding these
competitions?

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There are.

255
00:16:20,260 --> 00:16:24,220
Do these rules limit the size of the
entrance?

256
00:16:24,620 --> 00:16:26,910
Who would have thought they could get so
big?

257
00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:33,759
Is it not true, Mrs. Wynn, that you
disqualified my client's frog because

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knew that it would break the world's
record?

259
00:16:36,051 --> 00:16:38,379
You don't want to be on the hook for an
extra 10 grand.

260
00:16:38,380 --> 00:16:39,319
Not true.

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00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:44,419
That frog was fat and languid, and it
probably wouldn't have budged. You lying

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00:16:44,420 --> 00:16:46,160
cheat. Objection. It jumps huge.

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00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,760
Hey, Mr. Breacher. We also suspected
steroids.

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Objection, Your Honor. Defamation of
character, Judge. That's enough.

265
00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:55,250
All right, I want to see this thing. Can
you bring it in here? In a truck,

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maybe. This is when I'm going to lose my
patience.

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Yes, Your Honor, we could have said frog
here in the a .m. Good. I want to see

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if it's really a frog, and I want to see
if it jumps.

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Have it here at 10 o 'clock tomorrow
morning.

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Drug -free.

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We're adjourned.

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Counselor? You don't deny killing Nathan
Jackson, do you, Keith?

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00:17:15,319 --> 00:17:16,369
No, sir, I don't.

274
00:17:17,819 --> 00:17:19,679
Why would you do something like that?

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It started off as just a fight. I guess
I lost control.

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Can you tell us what part your parents
played?

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They didn't play any part.

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What do you think they might have done
if they had known you were going to do

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00:17:31,020 --> 00:17:32,059
something like this?

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Objection. Speculative.

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Sustained. We tried a different way.

282
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How did they react to this?

283
00:17:37,420 --> 00:17:43,079
They were very unhappy about it. Now,
did you ever indicate to your parents

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you might attack somebody?

285
00:17:44,460 --> 00:17:45,499
No.

286
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As I said, I didn't know myself it was
going to happen. It just did.

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Nothing further.

288
00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,410
You look a little different now than you
used to, don't you, Keith?

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00:17:58,740 --> 00:17:59,790
I guess.

290
00:17:59,791 --> 00:18:03,379
Is this a fair and accurate
representation of the way you looked at

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that you kicked Nathan Jackson to death?

292
00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:09,250
Yes.

293
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Ask that this photograph be admitted
into evidence as plaintiff's exhibit

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one. So ordered.

295
00:18:16,700 --> 00:18:20,070
Ask that the court instruct the witness
to roll up his right sleeve.

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00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:21,930
Mr. Haas.

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00:18:24,860 --> 00:18:31,729
Let the record reflect it on the
witness's right forearm as a tattoo of a

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swastika. Did you have that at the time
of the murder?

299
00:18:34,970 --> 00:18:37,690
I believe I did. Did your parents know
about it?

300
00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:39,330
Yeah, they knew.

301
00:18:39,331 --> 00:18:41,649
What did they say when you first came
home with it?

302
00:18:41,650 --> 00:18:42,700
I don't remember.

303
00:18:42,701 --> 00:18:47,189
The reason that you attacked Nathan
Jackson from behind and kicked him to

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is because he'd taken a walk with a
white girl, is that right?

305
00:18:51,630 --> 00:18:54,580
Isn't that the reason that you gave for
the attack, Keith?

306
00:18:54,990 --> 00:19:00,110
Yes. And you called her a race traitor
for walking with a black boy, didn't

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00:19:00,690 --> 00:19:01,950
She was a race traitor.

308
00:19:02,250 --> 00:19:04,230
Are your parents race traitors, Keith?

309
00:19:04,590 --> 00:19:07,970
Objection. Overruled. Are your parents
race traitors, Keith?

310
00:19:10,170 --> 00:19:13,410
No. Do they feel the same way you do
about blacks and Jews?

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00:19:13,790 --> 00:19:16,860
Objection. Overruled. How do they feel
about blacks and Jews?

312
00:19:17,341 --> 00:19:19,329
Ask them.

313
00:19:19,330 --> 00:19:20,470
I'm asking you, son.

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00:19:20,471 --> 00:19:24,109
You refer to black people as niggers.
Did you hear that word at home? I'll

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00:19:24,110 --> 00:19:25,160
you this much.

316
00:19:25,230 --> 00:19:27,030
They weren't ashamed of being white.

317
00:19:27,250 --> 00:19:29,600
They didn't raise me to be ashamed of it
either.

318
00:19:29,601 --> 00:19:32,349
And you're thankful for that, aren't
you? I'm thankful.

319
00:19:32,350 --> 00:19:36,649
I was born with enough intelligence to
know that white Christian people have

320
00:19:36,650 --> 00:19:38,949
been getting pushed around from every
direction.

321
00:19:38,950 --> 00:19:40,090
We're tired of it.

322
00:19:40,990 --> 00:19:42,050
We're fighting back.

323
00:19:43,310 --> 00:19:45,780
And when the time comes, this will be
our country.

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00:19:46,370 --> 00:19:47,690
This will be our courtroom.

325
00:19:48,650 --> 00:19:51,090
And we'll be the ones asking the
questions.

326
00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,740
I have nothing further, Your Honor.

327
00:20:08,540 --> 00:20:12,279
I can't hack six months in jail. Might
be a good way to get drugs out of your

328
00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:13,330
system.

329
00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,710
What about this motion to dismiss? You
said we could win that.

330
00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:17,770
And then what?

331
00:20:17,771 --> 00:20:19,679
You're back on the street, you're
getting high.

332
00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,579
You're supposed to be my lawyer here,
not my social worker.

333
00:20:22,580 --> 00:20:23,630
I am your lawyer.

334
00:20:24,020 --> 00:20:26,550
And I'm also trying to think of what's
best for you.

335
00:20:26,940 --> 00:20:28,920
This is coming from my father, isn't it?

336
00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,090
This is what he wants, right? Your
father is scared, Joel.

337
00:20:32,091 --> 00:20:34,819
He's scared that drugs are going to end
up killing you.

338
00:20:34,820 --> 00:20:37,120
I can't spend six months in jail, Abby.

339
00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:41,259
I can't. Look, I have always been
straight with you, okay? And I'm being

340
00:20:41,260 --> 00:20:44,800
straight with you now when I say that I
think your father is right.

341
00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:51,079
All right, be straight with me on one
more thing. This motion to dismiss, do

342
00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:52,119
think you can win it?

343
00:20:52,120 --> 00:20:53,170
Yes.

344
00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:54,760
Then that's what I want you to do.

345
00:20:55,820 --> 00:20:59,519
He's the client, not Abe. If he doesn't
want to plead guilty, I can't... Come

346
00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:00,399
on, Abby.

347
00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:01,450
He's a drug addict.

348
00:21:01,451 --> 00:21:04,579
He wasn't on drugs when he was here,
Douglas. I have no reason to question

349
00:21:04,580 --> 00:21:06,140
capacity to make this decision.

350
00:21:06,180 --> 00:21:08,120
Okay, Abby, technically you're right.

351
00:21:08,660 --> 00:21:11,900
Joel is the client. You're supposed to
do what he says.

352
00:21:11,901 --> 00:21:15,519
But look, if we do get this thing
kicked, that kid goes straight back to

353
00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,139
Are you going to feel good about that
just because technically you were

354
00:21:18,140 --> 00:21:19,190
ethically correct?

355
00:21:19,260 --> 00:21:20,760
Let me tell you something else.

356
00:21:20,940 --> 00:21:22,380
If we get the case dismissed,

357
00:21:23,129 --> 00:21:24,750
We'll lose Abe Lassen as a client.

358
00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:26,510
I can't let that be a factor.

359
00:21:26,810 --> 00:21:29,930
Look, Abby, I'm going to be perfectly
honest with you here.

360
00:21:32,890 --> 00:21:36,390
If I lose Abe Lassen as a client, I lose
a big chunk of my clout.

361
00:21:36,391 --> 00:21:40,369
The balance of power tilts even more
heavily in Rosalind Shea's favor.

362
00:21:40,370 --> 00:21:43,789
She already has the biggest client base.
She's already been made senior partner.

363
00:21:43,790 --> 00:21:46,809
Losing Abe Lassen is going to put her
one step closer to having unfettered

364
00:21:46,810 --> 00:21:48,920
control to do whatever the hell she
wants.

365
00:21:48,921 --> 00:21:52,079
Why don't you take me off the case? Cop
the plea yourself.

366
00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,880
If we did that, Joel would smell a rat.

367
00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:58,680
He'd get a new lawyer, and the results
for here would be the same.

368
00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,930
You know the kid is better off doing the
six months, Abby. You know it.

369
00:22:02,931 --> 00:22:06,519
All we're asking you to do is steer him
in the direction that would best help

370
00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:07,570
him give up drugs.

371
00:22:07,571 --> 00:22:12,539
Yes, I'm asking you to do it for Abe,
and yes, I'm asking you to do it for me.

372
00:22:12,540 --> 00:22:14,560
But I'm also asking you to do it for
Joel.

373
00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,090
It may be his only chance, for God's
sake.

374
00:22:19,929 --> 00:22:21,610
Okay. I'll see if I can convince him.

375
00:22:22,490 --> 00:22:23,540
Thank you.

376
00:22:24,310 --> 00:22:25,360
Thank you.

377
00:22:30,850 --> 00:22:35,169
Look, he's willing to sell them to you,
Mr. Svetka. He just wants to hold back a

378
00:22:35,170 --> 00:22:38,989
few for Ed. He's looking to hold back
Heine -Manouche. He's looking to hold

379
00:22:38,990 --> 00:22:39,909
Gus Bell.

380
00:22:39,910 --> 00:22:43,590
He's looking to hold back a 62 Warren
Spahn in near -mint condition.

381
00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:48,299
I never said I'd sell them to you,
Jerry. Whether express or implied,

382
00:22:48,300 --> 00:22:51,659
representations were made, which I
placed reliance upon thereto.

383
00:22:51,660 --> 00:22:52,710
Are you an attorney?

384
00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:53,880
Freelance paralegal.

385
00:22:54,340 --> 00:22:57,170
Aha. Well, you think that's going to
make it easy for you?

386
00:22:57,171 --> 00:23:02,119
Look, what are we talking about here? A
couple hundred bucks? Try 13 ,000, and

387
00:23:02,120 --> 00:23:03,500
it's an appreciating asset.

388
00:23:03,501 --> 00:23:06,979
He's got an important collection, Mr.
Markowitz. I'm not about to just watch

389
00:23:06,980 --> 00:23:08,030
slip away.

390
00:23:08,031 --> 00:23:11,579
You'll see by the affidavits on Act Tier
2 that all parties have been served, a

391
00:23:11,580 --> 00:23:14,879
TRO has been issued, freezing any
subsequent transfers, and depositions

392
00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:15,859
been scheduled.

393
00:23:15,860 --> 00:23:16,939
You've got to be kidding.

394
00:23:16,940 --> 00:23:19,179
I know my way around litigation, Mr.
Markowitz.

395
00:23:19,180 --> 00:23:21,710
Maybe even better than your average tax
attorney.

396
00:23:21,711 --> 00:23:24,919
Look, you want to go to court, we'll go
to court.

397
00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,050
Stewart! Benny, I want those cards
placed on escrow. Excuse me.

398
00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:32,760
Stewart, I don't want to go to court.
You said we wouldn't have to.

399
00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,770
It's going to be fine, Benny, don't
worry. It's just going to be fine.

400
00:23:40,650 --> 00:23:42,050
How goes life at the top?

401
00:23:43,550 --> 00:23:45,650
As lonely as it's cracked up to be.

402
00:23:46,970 --> 00:23:48,850
I'm still a little terrified, Leland.

403
00:23:49,870 --> 00:23:51,550
You've got nothing to worry about.

404
00:23:52,370 --> 00:23:55,650
I'd be a little more self -assured if
I'd gotten your vote.

405
00:23:57,690 --> 00:23:59,550
Well, you won the election, Rosalind.

406
00:24:00,370 --> 00:24:02,410
Having done so, you get my full support.

407
00:24:03,670 --> 00:24:06,050
You need anything, you just ask.

408
00:24:06,330 --> 00:24:07,380
Thank you.

409
00:24:09,610 --> 00:24:12,190
There is one thing you could do for me.

410
00:24:13,390 --> 00:24:14,440
Name it.

411
00:24:14,870 --> 00:24:16,510
Start wearing your hearing aids.

412
00:24:18,270 --> 00:24:20,010
Excuse me? I'm sorry.

413
00:24:20,210 --> 00:24:26,049
I know that you wear them to court and
at home in your private life. I think

414
00:24:26,050 --> 00:24:27,130
should wear them here.

415
00:24:27,170 --> 00:24:31,289
But that's a personal decision,
Rosalind. Leland, if a client's

416
00:24:31,290 --> 00:24:35,610
is compromised because you didn't catch
something or you misheard something,

417
00:24:35,830 --> 00:24:40,470
this firm could be subject to a
malpractice suit. Oh, but that's never

418
00:24:40,570 --> 00:24:42,450
Rosalind. And it probably never will.

419
00:24:43,290 --> 00:24:45,550
But your hearing disability is known.

420
00:24:46,030 --> 00:24:52,329
And that makes the possibility of a
mishap foreseeable. And that leaves us

421
00:24:52,330 --> 00:24:53,950
exposed to potential liability.

422
00:24:57,490 --> 00:25:04,409
Now, just as you had to look after this
place when you were in charge, so

423
00:25:04,410 --> 00:25:05,460
now must I.

424
00:25:07,510 --> 00:25:08,630
Okay, Rosalind.

425
00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:11,530
I will.

426
00:25:17,420 --> 00:25:21,620
I knew he liked to wear his hair short,
and I knew he joined that group.

427
00:25:21,621 --> 00:25:25,559
But kids go through stuff like this. I
thought he'd grow out of it. Kids don't

428
00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:29,700
usually commit murder, sir. I had no
idea he could ever do something like

429
00:25:30,060 --> 00:25:31,560
But what if you had, Mr. Haas?

430
00:25:31,561 --> 00:25:35,539
What if you had had any inkling at all
that your son could attack somebody the

431
00:25:35,540 --> 00:25:37,159
way he went after Nathan Jackson?

432
00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:38,559
I would have tried to stop him.

433
00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,159
I don't know whether I would have
succeeded or not, but I sure as hell

434
00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:41,759
have tried.

435
00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:43,140
I have no further questions.

436
00:25:46,060 --> 00:25:49,020
Did you ever tell your son not to join
the skinhead group?

437
00:25:49,380 --> 00:25:52,140
He was a mixed -up kid, Miss Kelsey.

438
00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:55,220
He never listened to me much. Did you
try?

439
00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:56,490
As best I could.

440
00:25:56,500 --> 00:25:57,550
As best you could?

441
00:25:57,551 --> 00:26:01,079
Well, wouldn't that group sometimes hold
their meetings in your garage?

442
00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:02,459
Well, they weren't meeting.

443
00:26:02,460 --> 00:26:05,799
A few of them would come over and Keith
and them would hang out in the garage,

444
00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:10,220
yeah. And you also let your son hang
Nazi posters in his bedroom in your

445
00:26:10,221 --> 00:26:13,819
Isn't it possible, Mr. Haas, that your
son was led to believe that you approved

446
00:26:13,820 --> 00:26:16,040
of all this? No, I never told him I
approved.

447
00:26:16,340 --> 00:26:18,000
Did you ever say, take him down?

448
00:26:18,001 --> 00:26:21,889
Did you ever say, I don't want posters
in my house that read, death to race

449
00:26:21,890 --> 00:26:25,469
mixing or niggers get out? Hey, lady,
I'm a parent just like everybody else,

450
00:26:25,470 --> 00:26:28,869
praying to God every night just to hang
on to my kid. So you condoned his

451
00:26:28,870 --> 00:26:30,670
bigotry? I didn't condone anything.

452
00:26:31,570 --> 00:26:35,649
Maybe we tolerated some of that stuff
more than we should have because we

453
00:26:35,650 --> 00:26:38,720
want him running out one day and never
coming back. Oh, I get it.

454
00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:44,200
What a relief it must be to know that
after he finishes kicking blacks to

455
00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:48,679
he'll be home for... Objection! If I
thought he was going to do what he did,

456
00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:50,000
would have broken his legs.

457
00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:57,019
Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Jackson, you've got to
believe me when I tell you that I'm

458
00:26:57,020 --> 00:26:58,070
sorry.

459
00:27:34,510 --> 00:27:38,549
Okay, exactly where are we? We've
offered $35 ,000, Your Honor, and

460
00:27:38,550 --> 00:27:39,449
rejected it.

461
00:27:39,450 --> 00:27:44,189
$35 ,000 may seem low, but according to
the financial statements submitted, the

462
00:27:44,190 --> 00:27:45,929
defendants are pretty judgment -proof.

463
00:27:45,930 --> 00:27:47,850
You could be chasing an empty bag.

464
00:27:47,851 --> 00:27:49,549
They have a house, Your Honor.

465
00:27:49,550 --> 00:27:50,600
Yeah, they do.

466
00:27:51,750 --> 00:27:56,929
Valued at $92 ,000, carrying a mortgage
of $41 ,000, leaving them with an equity

467
00:27:56,930 --> 00:27:58,630
of $51 ,000.

468
00:27:59,180 --> 00:28:03,579
and it could take a long time to execute
the attachment and the sale. You really

469
00:28:03,580 --> 00:28:05,810
want to go through all that for the
extra 16?

470
00:28:05,820 --> 00:28:09,360
My son's life was worth more than $35
,000, Judge.

471
00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:11,180
Of course it was, Mr. Jackson.

472
00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:16,119
But I'm sure your lawyer has told you
that this lawsuit is going to be very

473
00:28:16,120 --> 00:28:17,320
difficult for you to win.

474
00:28:17,380 --> 00:28:21,290
Suing parents for the crimes of their
children is a pretty novel approach, Mr.

475
00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:22,370
Jackson. I know that.

476
00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:24,690
And Ms.

477
00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,960
Kelsey tells me that because...

478
00:28:27,230 --> 00:28:30,090
that a lot of people will be watching
what happens here.

479
00:28:31,310 --> 00:28:34,440
That's what I'm after, Your Honor. I
want people noticing this.

480
00:28:35,210 --> 00:28:37,930
Can you tell me what that accomplishes?

481
00:28:37,931 --> 00:28:40,389
If I win, it says you should have done
something.

482
00:28:40,390 --> 00:28:44,289
It says that parents cannot raise up
their children to be racist, murderous,

483
00:28:44,290 --> 00:28:46,030
then just unleash them on the world.

484
00:28:46,190 --> 00:28:50,610
I'm just working stiff, Mr. Jackson. I'm
just working stiff, too. That's right.

485
00:28:51,310 --> 00:28:54,630
The truth is, we're probably more alike
than we are different.

486
00:28:54,890 --> 00:28:55,940
No, see...

487
00:28:56,620 --> 00:29:00,640
Your son is not dead. Mine is, and I
don't want him dying for nothing.

488
00:29:00,641 --> 00:29:02,679
Something's going to come out of this.

489
00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:04,000
Gentlemen, that's enough.

490
00:29:04,500 --> 00:29:05,640
You want to go forward?

491
00:29:06,020 --> 00:29:07,070
Yes, we do.

492
00:29:09,140 --> 00:29:10,700
Summation's at 2 o 'clock, then.

493
00:29:12,620 --> 00:29:15,220
As you can see, Your Honor, this is
clearly a frog.

494
00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:18,060
It's a very big frog.

495
00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:19,980
What's that on its leg?

496
00:29:20,220 --> 00:29:22,140
It's a little lace bandage, Your Honor.

497
00:29:22,570 --> 00:29:25,100
He pulled a hamstring during a workout
yesterday.

498
00:29:25,230 --> 00:29:26,280
Show him the teeth.

499
00:29:26,410 --> 00:29:30,309
All right, all right. I'm sure it is
bigger than any of the contest

500
00:29:30,310 --> 00:29:34,510
commissioners ever imagined, but Mrs.
Wynn, that is a frog.

501
00:29:34,511 --> 00:29:38,349
Thank you, Your Honor. May we expect a
judgment? Hold on. I don't see it doing

502
00:29:38,350 --> 00:29:41,509
much jumping. There's no evidence that
it would definitely have won the event.

503
00:29:41,510 --> 00:29:44,889
Well, I'd like to demonstrate then, Your
Honor. May I remind the court of the

504
00:29:44,890 --> 00:29:45,869
hamstring injury?

505
00:29:45,870 --> 00:29:46,920
Just make it jump.

506
00:29:47,190 --> 00:29:48,240
Okay, Richard.

507
00:29:48,350 --> 00:29:49,990
Inhale and leap.

508
00:29:50,670 --> 00:29:51,720
Come on, boy.

509
00:29:53,219 --> 00:29:56,780
Inhale. I just had breakfast, Your
Honor, so... Probably a donut.

510
00:29:56,781 --> 00:29:58,539
Objection, Your Honor.

511
00:29:58,540 --> 00:30:03,140
May I ask the defendant to cease the
harassment during this demonstration?

512
00:30:03,141 --> 00:30:06,839
What demonstration? It looked dead to
me. He's gathering himself, Your Honor.

513
00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:08,820
About ready to jump. Look at his eye.

514
00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,740
Oh, for God's sake. Oh, no, I can see
it. Hey, you're sticking him with a pen.

515
00:30:12,940 --> 00:30:16,639
Prodders are allowed. Just get on with
it, will you? I told you, it doesn't

516
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:17,690
jump.

517
00:30:21,530 --> 00:30:22,790
He's attacking the judge.

518
00:30:22,970 --> 00:30:27,529
Look at the teeth. I told you. Sit. Stay
right there. It's a vicious frog. Get

519
00:30:27,530 --> 00:30:28,469
this thing now.

520
00:30:28,470 --> 00:30:30,010
I got him. I got him, Your Honor.

521
00:30:31,130 --> 00:30:33,470
I think he pulled another muscle.

522
00:30:33,790 --> 00:30:36,440
I ask that you recuse yourself, Your
Honor. Forget it.

523
00:30:36,530 --> 00:30:39,630
I'm going to take this stupid thing
under advisement.

524
00:30:40,130 --> 00:30:42,600
I want everybody back here at 2 o 'clock
tomorrow.

525
00:30:43,750 --> 00:30:44,990
For God's sake.

526
00:30:48,670 --> 00:30:51,200
Let's just see what the district
attorney offers.

527
00:30:51,201 --> 00:30:55,109
If it's reasonable... Let's cut the
crap, Dad. You want me to do time, so

528
00:30:55,110 --> 00:30:57,810
not pretend... I want you off drugs,
Joel.

529
00:30:58,170 --> 00:31:00,580
Look, I don't even know what our options
are yet.

530
00:31:00,581 --> 00:31:03,889
If we can get an offer of six months,
Joel, we should probably... No! You're

531
00:31:03,890 --> 00:31:07,229
lawyer, not his. You're supposed to
be... We're all on the same side. We are

532
00:31:07,230 --> 00:31:10,189
on the same side. You want me in jail.
Will you listen to me? Get your hands

533
00:31:10,190 --> 00:31:11,450
me! Will you listen to me?

534
00:31:12,090 --> 00:31:15,220
For God's sake, Joel, I'm your father,
you're my son. I love you.

535
00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,000
But we got a problem here.

536
00:31:18,340 --> 00:31:19,520
We can't seem to get by.

537
00:31:20,140 --> 00:31:21,900
Well, prison's not gonna do it, Dad.

538
00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:24,960
Don't make me lose it.

539
00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:28,540
It's the only thing left to try.

540
00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:33,360
Six months is a good deal. Probably the
best we can do. Ask your lawyer.

541
00:31:38,180 --> 00:31:39,230
Come on.

542
00:31:39,660 --> 00:31:40,800
You better get in there.

543
00:31:42,151 --> 00:31:48,459
You're on the right. It's not like
you're going to San Quentin, Joel.

544
00:31:48,460 --> 00:31:53,719
Listen to your lawyer. You don't plea
and you lose and you get two years in

545
00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:54,479
state prison.

546
00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:55,359
You want that?

547
00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:58,619
No, what I want is to be free. Look, I
don't even know what our options are

548
00:31:58,620 --> 00:32:00,120
okay? I've got to talk to the DA.

549
00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,150
When the case is called, step up with
me.

550
00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:09,240
Jim, I've got Joel Lassen.

551
00:32:10,540 --> 00:32:11,590
Yeah, that's me.

552
00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:12,850
Are we dealing?

553
00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:14,600
I'm looking for next to nothing.

554
00:32:14,601 --> 00:32:17,259
You got a rookie cop searching the trunk
on a moving violation. There's no

555
00:32:17,260 --> 00:32:18,859
way... Yeah, yeah, what was it, two
grams?

556
00:32:18,860 --> 00:32:19,779
No intent.

557
00:32:19,780 --> 00:32:22,370
If you want a guilty plea, let him go
with probation.

558
00:32:22,540 --> 00:32:23,590
Yeah, yeah, okay.

559
00:32:23,980 --> 00:32:25,030
What?

560
00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:26,090
Well, we do it today.

561
00:32:26,091 --> 00:32:29,139
You roll the dice with a dismissal
motion, and I'm going for jail time.

562
00:32:29,140 --> 00:32:30,190
Okay.

563
00:32:30,191 --> 00:32:31,539
Six months?

564
00:32:31,540 --> 00:32:32,590
Done.

565
00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:34,120
People versus Joel Lassen.

566
00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:35,880
Jim Aoli for the people.

567
00:32:35,881 --> 00:32:39,859
Straight possession, Your Honor. I think
we can make this thing go away right

568
00:32:39,860 --> 00:32:41,080
now. How delightful.

569
00:32:41,081 --> 00:32:45,459
Defendant agrees to plead guilty. Joint
recommendation for six months probation.

570
00:32:45,460 --> 00:32:46,519
Defendant still agrees?

571
00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:47,199
We do.

572
00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:48,250
You got it.

573
00:32:48,260 --> 00:32:49,700
Guilty. Six months probation.

574
00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:52,670
Mr. Lassen, check with the probation
officer, please.

575
00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:53,810
Next case.

576
00:32:55,820 --> 00:32:57,620
Probation, that's it. I can go? Yeah.

577
00:32:57,621 --> 00:33:00,639
Way to go, Counselor. Look, Mr. Lassen,
I didn't know the DA was going to... I

578
00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:01,920
don't talk to you anymore.

579
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:03,370
Talk to your boss.

580
00:33:03,820 --> 00:33:04,870
Come on, Joe.

581
00:33:10,081 --> 00:33:16,829
Now, you only want seven cards in total.
The collection is meaningless to me

582
00:33:16,830 --> 00:33:18,210
without those cards. Hold on.

583
00:33:18,211 --> 00:33:22,129
Now, which seven do you want? Don't talk
to my client. I'm asking him a simple

584
00:33:22,130 --> 00:33:25,649
question. You told me I could have them,
Benny. There was an offer and an

585
00:33:25,650 --> 00:33:28,420
acceptance. A valid contract. Now, wait
a minute. Back up.

586
00:33:28,430 --> 00:33:31,680
Now, first of all, let me just say as
delicately as possible that...

587
00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:35,639
There are certain questions as to
Benny's capacity to enter into an

588
00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:38,519
agreement. He's trying to squirm out of
it. I don't appreciate it. Don't talk to

589
00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:43,980
my son. I'll go for puny. When you
needed Elroy face, I got your Elroy

590
00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:48,920
If I gave you Willie Mays... Hold it,
guys!

591
00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:53,939
We're talking about baseball cards.
We're talking about promises my client

592
00:33:53,940 --> 00:33:55,380
relied upon to his detriment.

593
00:33:55,381 --> 00:33:58,579
Now, he could have made other
acquisitions. The trouble with your

594
00:33:58,580 --> 00:34:00,140
is that he doesn't grasp nuance.

595
00:34:00,220 --> 00:34:04,579
I never thought I'd tell him to you,
Jerry. You ever hold a 51 Mickey Mantle

596
00:34:04,580 --> 00:34:07,439
with four sharp corners and original
gloss? You're nuts.

597
00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:14,218
These things come five to a pack with a
stick of guns. That was a 54 Wally

598
00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:16,120
Moon. You ripped my card.

599
00:34:16,121 --> 00:34:19,399
He ripped it, not me. You saw it. I'm
adding on a claim against you.

600
00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:23,250
That was gross negligence. I'm amending.
Pin your ears back, you little squid.

601
00:34:23,260 --> 00:34:24,310
I'm leaving.

602
00:34:24,340 --> 00:34:26,330
The big guy's upset. This is over,
Benny.

603
00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:28,679
You said you'd fix things.

604
00:34:34,860 --> 00:34:39,780
Obviously, we can't start chasing
parents every time a kid screws up.

605
00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:45,579
And I'm certainly not suggesting that
the Haases are criminals or asking that

606
00:34:45,580 --> 00:34:48,239
they be put in jail. Their son did this,
not them.

607
00:34:48,889 --> 00:34:51,839
What I'm asking is that they take a
little responsibility.

608
00:34:52,429 --> 00:34:57,090
Because the hatred that ultimately
killed Nathan Jackson was born in their

609
00:34:57,810 --> 00:35:02,189
They shrugged their shoulders when their
son came home with a swastika burned

610
00:35:02,190 --> 00:35:05,680
into his arm. They let him hang posters
that read, Death to the niggers.

611
00:35:05,770 --> 00:35:09,829
They sat back and did nothing while he
repeatedly instigated fights with black

612
00:35:09,830 --> 00:35:14,489
children. The most malignant assumption
we can make about these people is that

613
00:35:14,490 --> 00:35:16,230
they encourage their son's racism.

614
00:35:16,490 --> 00:35:17,870
The most benign.

615
00:35:18,350 --> 00:35:20,760
is that they ignored it and allowed it
to fester.

616
00:35:21,610 --> 00:35:25,090
Either way, it ended up killing Nathan
Jackson.

617
00:35:25,610 --> 00:35:28,870
Either way, they have to take some
responsibility.

618
00:35:30,750 --> 00:35:33,940
Lawsuits are about allocating burdens,
ladies and gentlemen.

619
00:35:34,130 --> 00:35:38,569
We use lawsuits to place the burden on
the manufacturers to make their products

620
00:35:38,570 --> 00:35:44,109
safer. We use lawsuits to place the
burden on people to act in non

621
00:35:44,110 --> 00:35:45,850
ways. Right now.

622
00:35:46,450 --> 00:35:47,500
Today.

623
00:35:48,290 --> 00:35:53,689
Let's put the burden on the parents that
they can't just close their eyes to

624
00:35:53,690 --> 00:35:55,070
bigotry in their own home.

625
00:35:55,410 --> 00:36:00,649
Because if we allow the parents to
ignore the prejudices in their children,

626
00:36:00,650 --> 00:36:05,529
we allow them to turn away from racism
and just hope that it will go away, it

627
00:36:05,530 --> 00:36:07,430
will never go away.

628
00:36:07,690 --> 00:36:12,710
And more kids like Nathan Jackson are
going to die.

629
00:36:27,790 --> 00:36:29,110
That was a stirring speech.

630
00:36:30,490 --> 00:36:31,570
It really was.

631
00:36:33,250 --> 00:36:38,890
It was so good, it could almost make you
forget the law.

632
00:36:39,630 --> 00:36:45,089
Under the law, ladies and gentlemen, you
can't hold parents liable just because

633
00:36:45,090 --> 00:36:46,490
their child is a racist.

634
00:36:47,050 --> 00:36:52,050
Under the law, you can't punish parents
for the sins of the children.

635
00:36:52,550 --> 00:36:54,290
You can only hold them liable.

636
00:36:54,710 --> 00:36:58,970
If they knew this crime was going to
happen and they did nothing to prevent

637
00:36:59,010 --> 00:37:03,989
and there was no evidence whatsoever
that my clients knew their son was going

638
00:37:03,990 --> 00:37:05,390
attack Nathan Jackson.

639
00:37:06,250 --> 00:37:07,300
None.

640
00:37:07,630 --> 00:37:10,170
This is not a case about racism.

641
00:37:10,950 --> 00:37:12,710
It is about a murder.

642
00:37:12,950 --> 00:37:15,050
And the evidence is uncontroverted.

643
00:37:16,850 --> 00:37:22,589
My client's only connection to this
crime is that they were the parents of

644
00:37:22,590 --> 00:37:27,479
killer. In Miss Kelsey's world, that's
enough to hold them liable, I guess. But

645
00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:33,260
in this world, under the laws of this
country, it isn't.

646
00:37:34,340 --> 00:37:36,200
It just isn't.

647
00:37:52,891 --> 00:37:58,859
What was I supposed to do? The D .A.
went for it. I was supposed to say...

648
00:37:58,860 --> 00:38:01,919
Because you pushed for it. Listen, Abe,
this was a difficult call. Where the

649
00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:04,359
hell were you? You're supposed to be
taking care of me.

650
00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:05,410
I thought Abby would.

651
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:06,850
Thanks, Arnie.

652
00:38:07,060 --> 00:38:08,160
I agree with Abe.

653
00:38:08,500 --> 00:38:09,940
Jail time is what Joel needs.

654
00:38:10,340 --> 00:38:11,390
Sorry I'm late.

655
00:38:11,620 --> 00:38:12,670
Who the hell are you?

656
00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:16,660
I'm Rosalind Shays, Mr. Lass. I'm the
new senior partner here.

657
00:38:16,661 --> 00:38:19,199
Douglas has explained to me what's
happened. Good.

658
00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:20,819
Explain to me what you're going to do
about it.

659
00:38:20,820 --> 00:38:24,099
Well, under the circumstances... I don't
want any circumstances. I want her

660
00:38:24,100 --> 00:38:25,150
fired today.

661
00:38:25,690 --> 00:38:27,370
Now, why would I do that? Why?

662
00:38:27,371 --> 00:38:31,469
Because she ignored my instructions.
That's why. Miss Perkins was bound by an

663
00:38:31,470 --> 00:38:34,480
attorney's code of ethics, and she
behaved appropriately.

664
00:38:34,810 --> 00:38:36,350
This firm stands behind her.

665
00:38:36,570 --> 00:38:38,620
These two don't seem to stand behind
her.

666
00:38:38,710 --> 00:38:41,290
As I said, I'm the senior partner.

667
00:38:42,570 --> 00:38:44,740
I'll have somebody here to pick up my
files.

668
00:38:45,090 --> 00:38:48,470
You just lost yourself a client, senior
partner.

669
00:38:48,961 --> 00:38:56,249
I appreciate that, Rosalind. That was my
client you just encouraged out the

670
00:38:56,250 --> 00:38:59,590
door. How dare you hang an associate out
like that.

671
00:38:59,591 --> 00:39:00,989
Both of you.

672
00:39:00,990 --> 00:39:04,629
Abby had no choice but to do what she
did. And for you not to support her here

673
00:39:04,630 --> 00:39:05,680
is reprehensible.

674
00:39:05,710 --> 00:39:08,470
Abe Latham is good for about $500 ,000 a
year.

675
00:39:08,670 --> 00:39:12,589
There was no price tag on our ethics
when Leland was in charge, and there

676
00:39:12,590 --> 00:39:13,640
now.

677
00:39:20,170 --> 00:39:24,589
If you find the defendants knew of their
son Keith Haas' propensity to commit

678
00:39:24,590 --> 00:39:29,089
violence, then you must consider whether
they had opportunity to prevent this

679
00:39:29,090 --> 00:39:33,449
violence. And if your answer to this
question is yes, you then must consider

680
00:39:33,450 --> 00:39:39,329
whether the defendants failed to take
reasonable steps to prevent the violence

681
00:39:39,330 --> 00:39:44,769
from occurring. And if your answer to
that question is also yes, you must then

682
00:39:44,770 --> 00:39:48,719
find... for the plaintiff and award
damages which you find to reasonably

683
00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:51,980
compensate the plaintiff for the loss of
their son.

684
00:39:52,540 --> 00:39:54,840
I must caution you, however.

685
00:39:56,640 --> 00:40:01,599
It is not enough that the defendants
knew their son to be racist. It is not

686
00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:06,980
enough that they tolerated or even
contributed to his racist beliefs.

687
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:14,479
There is no legal obligation upon
parents to shape the opinions of

688
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:15,530
their children.

689
00:40:15,630 --> 00:40:20,950
You are to focus only on the propensity
for the violence and the parents'

690
00:40:21,030 --> 00:40:23,590
opportunity to prevent this violence.

691
00:40:25,010 --> 00:40:26,750
This concludes my instructions.

692
00:40:27,050 --> 00:40:30,830
This court is hereby adjourned, pending
your deliberations.

693
00:40:31,270 --> 00:40:32,320
And good luck.

694
00:40:35,790 --> 00:40:38,200
How could you possibly give a charge
like that?

695
00:40:38,201 --> 00:40:41,049
Anne, this is ex parte. You know better
than to come in here. And you know

696
00:40:41,050 --> 00:40:43,609
better than to practically guarantee a
defense verdict.

697
00:40:43,610 --> 00:40:47,369
I didn't do that. That's exactly what
you did. You said... What I did, Ann,

698
00:40:47,370 --> 00:40:51,349
to focus them on the issue at hand
instead of the societal problem you

699
00:40:51,350 --> 00:40:52,400
them to cure.

700
00:40:52,530 --> 00:40:56,649
I cannot send a jury back with the idea
that they have an obligation to wipe out

701
00:40:56,650 --> 00:41:00,669
bigotry. The issue was the violence and
the defendant's connection to the

702
00:41:00,670 --> 00:41:04,189
violence, and that's it. The parents
helped cultivate the racism, which... If

703
00:41:04,190 --> 00:41:07,200
that's all they're guilty of, then the
defendants win here.

704
00:41:08,270 --> 00:41:11,910
Your speech was sensational, but it was
way ahead of the law.

705
00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:16,239
And you want to run for office, I'll
vote for you. But in my courtroom, I go

706
00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:19,259
what's in the books. Those instructions
weren't in the books, Grace.

707
00:41:19,260 --> 00:41:22,330
Those instructions were tailor -made for
a defense verdict.

708
00:41:22,380 --> 00:41:23,940
This is ex parte communication.

709
00:41:24,100 --> 00:41:28,279
It is inappropriate. And my friendship
for you aside, I will hold you in

710
00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:29,330
contempt.

711
00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:37,900
Be seated.

712
00:41:39,980 --> 00:41:43,650
First of all, let me thank all of you
for the entertaining demonstration.

713
00:41:43,900 --> 00:41:48,079
I've decided to muzzle him, Judge. I
don't care. Be glad I don't have him put

714
00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:52,759
sleep. First of all, I find that under
these very unusual circumstances, the

715
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,780
creature did pose a safety risk.

716
00:41:54,781 --> 00:41:56,719
Your Honor, how can you be objective?

717
00:41:56,720 --> 00:41:57,499
It bit you.

718
00:41:57,500 --> 00:42:01,919
Mr. Reutemann, if you make one more
objection or move for a mistrial one

719
00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:04,440
time, I shall order you to bathe with
it.

720
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:10,420
The exclusion, however, was nevertheless
illegal.

721
00:42:10,740 --> 00:42:16,159
The event was an invitational open to
all frogs, and Mr. Breacher did in fact

722
00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:20,539
proffer a frog, albeit a gigantic one.
There's no evidence that the physical

723
00:42:20,540 --> 00:42:24,980
size was drug -induced, and so the
disqualification was therefore

724
00:42:24,981 --> 00:42:28,499
Fine for the plaintiff. Order the
defendant to pay damages in the amount

725
00:42:28,500 --> 00:42:29,550
,000.

726
00:42:29,551 --> 00:42:31,439
That's all.

727
00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:35,640
You have doubles of Luis Aparicio, his
rookie of the year card? Uh -huh.

728
00:42:35,900 --> 00:42:39,440
Okay. I'll give you that. You give me
Johnny Padres and Gil Hodges.

729
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:43,000
What's, uh, what's going on?

730
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:45,100
We're having a meeting.

731
00:42:45,101 --> 00:42:49,039
Benny, I think I should be involved,
especially it affects the base... No,

732
00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:50,700
lawyers, I can fix it myself.

733
00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:55,879
Benny, we're talking about a
considerable... Here's the check. You

734
00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:58,470
escrow pending the completion of the
transaction.

735
00:42:58,471 --> 00:42:59,799
This is for the full amount.

736
00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:03,290
Hey, you're dealing with card collectors
here. We're an honest group.

737
00:43:03,380 --> 00:43:05,360
You have all the Dodger pictures.

738
00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:07,140
I still need Ralph Branca.

739
00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:11,220
Oh. You give him Ralph Branca, and you
give him Pee -wee Reese.

740
00:43:11,420 --> 00:43:12,470
Pee -wee Reese?

741
00:43:12,700 --> 00:43:13,800
It's a good trade.

742
00:43:14,700 --> 00:43:16,930
Wait a minute. There's a gum stain on
this one.

743
00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:19,720
Well, give him Norm Sherry, too. What?

744
00:43:19,980 --> 00:43:22,270
You still have his rookie card. That's
better.

745
00:43:25,020 --> 00:43:28,210
I don't know how you can do it, Ben. How
can you give up your cards?

746
00:43:29,180 --> 00:43:30,230
I'm getting married.

747
00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:32,690
Ah, oh.

748
00:43:33,320 --> 00:43:35,240
Now, you need Joe Pignatano.

749
00:43:35,870 --> 00:43:37,310
And he needs Chuck to seed you.

750
00:43:37,461 --> 00:43:39,509
Thanks a lot.

751
00:43:39,510 --> 00:43:42,989
Listen, I just had to come in and tell
you, you're the greatest, and I thank

752
00:43:42,990 --> 00:43:45,010
you, and you won't regret it.

753
00:43:45,250 --> 00:43:48,970
I know the old man's upset, but
everything's gonna work out okay.

754
00:43:49,330 --> 00:43:51,620
Don't you worry. It's all gonna work out
great.

755
00:43:52,570 --> 00:43:54,310
Are you on cocaine right now, Joel?

756
00:43:54,610 --> 00:43:56,270
No, I'm just up.

757
00:43:56,810 --> 00:43:57,860
You're lying.

758
00:44:00,290 --> 00:44:03,950
Listen, I'm gonna stop, but I'm gonna
stop my way.

759
00:44:04,150 --> 00:44:05,530
There's only one way to stop.

760
00:44:05,720 --> 00:44:07,780
And you need help to do it. No, I don't.

761
00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:12,380
I'm young, and I'm smart, and I'm too
loose to break.

762
00:44:13,560 --> 00:44:16,940
What I'm trying to say, Abby, is that
this boy comes out on top.

763
00:44:24,031 --> 00:44:31,139
I'll have those contracts ready for you
by the end of the week. That'll be

764
00:44:31,140 --> 00:44:32,190
great, Daniel.

765
00:44:33,620 --> 00:44:35,300
Leland. They got you working.

766
00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:37,440
Well, we're under new management here.

767
00:44:37,500 --> 00:44:39,610
Rosalind tells me the prospectus is
done.

768
00:44:39,700 --> 00:44:41,300
Oh, it's at the printers. Great.

769
00:44:41,820 --> 00:44:43,380
It's good to see you, old friend.

770
00:44:43,720 --> 00:44:44,770
You too, Leland.

771
00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:50,460
I never knew he wore a hearing aid.

772
00:44:50,720 --> 00:44:53,070
Oh, you're getting a little up there,
you know.

773
00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:54,520
Is that why he stepped out?

774
00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:58,120
He's still a valuable contributor,
Daniel.

775
00:44:58,520 --> 00:44:59,680
I know, but...

776
00:44:59,681 --> 00:45:04,319
There's nothing for me to be concerned
about, is there? Of course not. You're

777
00:45:04,320 --> 00:45:05,319
very good hands.

778
00:45:05,320 --> 00:45:06,900
I'm in complete charge here now.

779
00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:08,690
Good.

780
00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:09,890
Talk to you tomorrow.

781
00:45:10,020 --> 00:45:11,070
Good.

782
00:45:13,900 --> 00:45:15,600
Has the jury reached a verdict?

783
00:45:16,820 --> 00:45:17,870
We have, Your Honor.

784
00:45:18,060 --> 00:45:19,110
What say you?

785
00:45:20,440 --> 00:45:25,699
In the matter of Jackson v. Haas, we
find for the plaintiff an award the sum

786
00:45:25,700 --> 00:45:26,940
$150 ,000.

787
00:45:27,880 --> 00:45:30,480
The jury is discharged with the thanks
of the court.

788
00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:32,680
This matter is concluded.

789
00:45:33,220 --> 00:45:34,840
Court is now adjourned.

790
00:45:39,731 --> 00:45:41,319
You can

791
00:45:41,320 --> 00:45:48,300
take my house,

792
00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:49,410
but that's all I got.

793
00:45:50,200 --> 00:45:52,380
I don't want your house, Mr. Hollis.

794
00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:53,840
I got what I wanted.

795
00:45:54,760 --> 00:45:56,380
Is there anything I can give you?

796
00:46:02,090 --> 00:46:03,140
I'm so sorry.

797
00:46:03,141 --> 00:46:04,699
I know you are.

798
00:46:04,700 --> 00:46:09,250
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