1 00:00:00,830 --> 00:00:04,190 Previously on L .A. Law. And Leland, you're meeting with Rosalind Shays over 2 00:00:04,190 --> 00:00:05,270 Velnick's lease with Tammen? 3 00:00:05,470 --> 00:00:07,930 Tonight. Lastly, a reminder. 4 00:00:08,310 --> 00:00:13,030 Next week is scheduled to be my last as senior partner, unless, Leland, you'd 5 00:00:13,030 --> 00:00:13,889 like me to continue? 6 00:00:13,890 --> 00:00:15,270 No. I'm ready to return. 7 00:00:15,530 --> 00:00:19,090 I don't resent you, Leland. If anything, maybe I resent myself. 8 00:00:19,930 --> 00:00:21,810 We're staying with a man who doesn't love you. 9 00:00:22,070 --> 00:00:23,490 I really don't want to talk about it. 10 00:00:27,410 --> 00:00:28,410 Rosalind! 11 00:00:28,830 --> 00:00:31,110 Get up. Are you crazy? Get out of here! Shh! 12 00:00:31,550 --> 00:00:34,850 What the hell's the matter with you? Your wife and 20 of your closest friends 13 00:00:34,850 --> 00:00:37,750 are in the reception area waiting to give you a surprise party. That's what's 14 00:00:37,750 --> 00:00:40,850 the matter with me. He just came out of a failed marriage that he himself 15 00:00:40,850 --> 00:00:42,970 wrecked. He has no concept of fidelity. 16 00:00:43,290 --> 00:00:47,270 He's devoid of any ability to trust. And he wouldn't share a stick of gum, much 17 00:00:47,270 --> 00:00:48,270 less his feelings. 18 00:00:48,770 --> 00:00:51,970 They're afraid a trial will expose their $20 million hysterectomy factory. 19 00:00:52,230 --> 00:00:54,050 So what are you saying? We should turn down the offer? 20 00:00:54,330 --> 00:00:56,010 That hospital is guilty of mutilation. 21 00:00:56,570 --> 00:01:01,210 We represent the rec laws, and counseling them to reject that offer was 22 00:01:01,210 --> 00:01:03,790 grossly irresponsible, it was malpractice. 23 00:01:04,110 --> 00:01:07,090 I'm letting this one get under my skin a little bit too much. Sorry. 24 00:01:10,570 --> 00:01:11,570 Because I'm pregnant? 25 00:01:13,990 --> 00:01:14,990 Yeah. 26 00:01:15,870 --> 00:01:16,870 Because you're pregnant. 27 00:01:19,670 --> 00:01:22,110 I just thought that we both agreed to... 28 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,960 To just sit on this for a while. Honey, I've been sitting on this for ten days. 29 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:28,720 I know what I want, Grace. 30 00:01:29,580 --> 00:01:31,960 I just think that we should talk about it, that's all. 31 00:01:32,300 --> 00:01:33,300 Okay. 32 00:01:33,820 --> 00:01:34,820 Let's talk. 33 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Okay. 34 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,020 I really want to have the baby. 35 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,180 I mean, I can't even think about abortion. 36 00:01:46,100 --> 00:01:47,200 I want to have my son. 37 00:01:47,740 --> 00:01:49,060 What makes you think it's a boy? 38 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:50,980 I just have a feeling, that's all. 39 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:57,020 Look, I know this sounds really stupid, but the pregnancy right after Charlie's 40 00:01:57,020 --> 00:02:00,740 death, I really want us to have the child. 41 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:05,800 Okay. 42 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:10,100 What happens if we do have the baby? Meaning what? 43 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:16,960 Meaning you, me, you and me. Yeah, well, I assumed 44 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,060 that, uh, I assumed that we'd be together. 45 00:02:21,770 --> 00:02:24,270 As assumptions go, that's a pretty big one. 46 00:02:25,410 --> 00:02:30,290 Victor, our relationship is very new. I mean, we... Grace, we're going to be 47 00:02:30,290 --> 00:02:36,630 parents. We owe it to the child to be living in... Yes? 48 00:02:39,210 --> 00:02:43,950 You've never even told me you love me. But now you suddenly want to make this 49 00:02:43,950 --> 00:02:45,130 lifetime commitment. 50 00:02:47,050 --> 00:02:48,670 Maybe we will be together. 51 00:02:49,990 --> 00:02:51,130 Even get married. 52 00:02:52,180 --> 00:02:54,640 I'm not saying that can't happen. 53 00:02:55,260 --> 00:02:56,260 It could. 54 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:58,300 I'm just saying. 55 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:07,500 It won't be simply because 56 00:03:07,500 --> 00:03:08,500 I'm pregnant. 57 00:05:38,990 --> 00:05:40,150 Okay, moving on. 58 00:05:40,410 --> 00:05:41,970 Ordover versus Ordover, Arnold. 59 00:05:42,190 --> 00:05:43,490 A simple division of property. 60 00:05:43,710 --> 00:05:44,710 No -brainer. 61 00:05:45,370 --> 00:05:46,410 One meeting tops. 62 00:05:46,710 --> 00:05:48,730 Yes? Well, let's try to show up for it. 63 00:05:48,990 --> 00:05:51,730 I know you've missed three appointments in the last week, and I... Hey, big 64 00:05:51,730 --> 00:05:54,350 brother, give it a rest, will you? I won't give it a rest. The last one you 65 00:05:54,350 --> 00:05:57,150 skipped was my client. It's unprofessional, and I... I did not skip 66 00:05:57,150 --> 00:05:58,190 late, and I apologized. 67 00:05:59,290 --> 00:06:00,870 Do you want to give me detention, Douglas? 68 00:06:01,110 --> 00:06:02,110 All right, Arnold. 69 00:06:02,210 --> 00:06:03,169 Moving on. 70 00:06:03,170 --> 00:06:05,370 Fairchild et al. versus Katsu Electronic. 71 00:06:05,830 --> 00:06:09,650 Mine. Wrongful termination. A Japanese company bought out our client's business 72 00:06:09,650 --> 00:06:10,650 and fired everybody. 73 00:06:10,790 --> 00:06:12,250 On what grounds? Racist grounds. 74 00:06:12,490 --> 00:06:14,170 We're going for compensatories and punitives. 75 00:06:14,410 --> 00:06:15,109 I see. 76 00:06:15,110 --> 00:06:20,370 Next up, In Re San Diego Sand Sharks. Yeah, that's mine. Group of investors 77 00:06:20,370 --> 00:06:24,210 looking to buy into an expansion franchise in the National Hockey League. 78 00:06:24,210 --> 00:06:25,129 them to Minnesota. 79 00:06:25,130 --> 00:06:28,170 And jump on that with CJ. It sounds promising. 80 00:06:28,590 --> 00:06:32,030 You'll love it. Lastly, Leland, you have an announcement. 81 00:06:32,410 --> 00:06:33,410 Yes, I do. 82 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:38,240 Since the firm has been operating so efficiently and profitably over the past 83 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:42,620 two months, I've decided to extend Douglas' term as pro tem senior partner. 84 00:06:44,740 --> 00:06:45,740 For how long? 85 00:06:46,620 --> 00:06:47,620 Indefinitely. 86 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,360 Excuse me. You can't just do that. 87 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:51,600 Oh, yes, I can. 88 00:06:51,740 --> 00:06:54,500 Since it's still a temporary term, I'm authorized. 89 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,780 Besides, we've been doing so well, Ann, it would be foolish... You're doing it 90 00:06:57,780 --> 00:06:58,669 again, Leland. 91 00:06:58,670 --> 00:07:01,890 You're making decisions that affect all of us without consulting us first. This 92 00:07:01,890 --> 00:07:05,310 decision benefits everyone. Last week you said you were retaking control. 93 00:07:05,550 --> 00:07:09,270 Now you're doing... I'm sorry, but I am confident that this is the best thing 94 00:07:09,270 --> 00:07:10,750 for the firm. Do we get a vote? 95 00:07:10,970 --> 00:07:12,010 It is temporary. 96 00:07:12,370 --> 00:07:13,370 Move along, Douglas. 97 00:07:13,530 --> 00:07:14,409 That's it. 98 00:07:14,410 --> 00:07:15,410 We're done. 99 00:07:22,250 --> 00:07:24,470 How long is Douglas going to be senior partner? 100 00:07:25,150 --> 00:07:27,070 Why is this such a problem? 101 00:07:27,290 --> 00:07:28,290 Because it is. 102 00:07:28,530 --> 00:07:33,290 He's done a good job, I'll admit that. He's a nice interim manager, but none of 103 00:07:33,290 --> 00:07:36,750 us wants the firm's future entrusted to him. Revenues are up, Michael. 104 00:07:37,130 --> 00:07:40,550 We're all making more money. Because he's made a few quick fixes, but he 105 00:07:40,550 --> 00:07:43,990 have the vision to manage the long -term growth of the place. I totally 106 00:07:43,990 --> 00:07:47,950 disagree. Leland, if you want to be senior partner, then be senior partner. 107 00:07:48,250 --> 00:07:52,370 But you can't take the position and just loan it out. I will do whatever I think 108 00:07:52,370 --> 00:07:55,330 is necessary to promote the welfare of this... You're grooming him. 109 00:07:55,910 --> 00:08:00,010 This is your way of passing the baton to Douglas, and it scares me. Why? 110 00:08:00,850 --> 00:08:01,850 What are you afraid of? 111 00:08:02,050 --> 00:08:03,810 Because if the firm goes to him... 112 00:08:05,420 --> 00:08:06,520 It'll never be mine. 113 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:08,280 That's what I'm afraid of. 114 00:08:09,060 --> 00:08:13,560 Michael, you've never expressed the slightest interest in taking over. 115 00:08:13,820 --> 00:08:18,160 I am expressing it now, Leland. I think I am ready to run this place. And if you 116 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:22,320 don't want the job, then I want the chance. I'm not giving up the job, 117 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:27,880 If and when I do, yes, I think Douglas deserves his chance first. 118 00:08:31,380 --> 00:08:32,380 Come on. 119 00:08:34,090 --> 00:08:35,090 You don't have to leave. 120 00:08:36,309 --> 00:08:37,830 I'm the one who has to get back to work. 121 00:08:38,510 --> 00:08:42,070 Arnie, it was an event as usual, but I do have a life. 122 00:08:42,490 --> 00:08:48,210 You are one of the most amazing women I've ever known, Christina. 123 00:08:49,930 --> 00:08:54,690 Smart, funny, indescribably beautiful. 124 00:08:55,170 --> 00:08:56,490 And I have all my own teeth. 125 00:08:57,750 --> 00:08:58,810 Next Monday, same time? 126 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:08,100 Yeah, I'm tired of afternoons. I want a few evenings, a few nights, maybe even a 127 00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:10,540 couple of lazy Sunday mornings. 128 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:12,980 I want to be a part of your life, Chris. 129 00:09:13,660 --> 00:09:15,220 Look, Arnie, don't get weird on me, all right? 130 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:16,960 We both knew we were getting here. 131 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,640 We may be lovers, but this isn't love. 132 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:21,080 It's sport. 133 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:23,020 Sport? Yes. 134 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,020 I want you to look at me. 135 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:29,400 I want you to really look at me. 136 00:09:30,700 --> 00:09:35,730 Not just... The smile or the eyes, but look at me. 137 00:09:38,310 --> 00:09:39,310 What do you see? 138 00:09:40,110 --> 00:09:41,110 A matinee? 139 00:09:43,010 --> 00:09:47,510 Hey, come on, Arnie. You're fun to be with. But if this is getting too 140 00:09:47,510 --> 00:09:50,370 complicated... Oh, no, no, no, no, no. No, big deal. 141 00:09:50,910 --> 00:09:52,650 I mean, you can't win a guy for trying, right? 142 00:09:53,770 --> 00:09:54,990 Same time, next Monday. 143 00:09:56,350 --> 00:09:57,249 Can't wait. 144 00:09:57,250 --> 00:09:58,250 You're the best. 145 00:10:10,060 --> 00:10:13,120 MicroLink was sold to Katsu Electronics in 1989. 146 00:10:13,500 --> 00:10:16,300 Six months later, I was fired. Why? 147 00:10:16,580 --> 00:10:17,960 Because I'm not Japanese. 148 00:10:18,540 --> 00:10:20,760 Objection. That's an opinion, not a fact. 149 00:10:21,060 --> 00:10:22,180 Oh, it's a fact. 150 00:10:22,420 --> 00:10:26,240 So what was the reason Katsu Electronics gave for firing you? They said my 151 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,660 performance was unsatisfactory. Was it? 152 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:29,880 Absolutely not. 153 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:35,040 I worked my way up from sales rep to president. I built this company into 154 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:36,540 something that they wanted to buy. 155 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:40,130 And you wanted them to buy it, didn't you? Yes, because I knew that Japanese 156 00:10:40,130 --> 00:10:44,930 production and distribution capabilities would enable us to go global. That had 157 00:10:44,930 --> 00:10:49,230 always been our dream for Microlink, to become an international company. 158 00:10:49,470 --> 00:10:51,750 So what changed when Katsu took over? 159 00:10:51,950 --> 00:10:53,990 As soon as they came in, we were cut out of the loop. 160 00:10:54,350 --> 00:10:57,790 Decisions were made, meetings were held, we were never even told. 161 00:10:58,070 --> 00:11:02,010 What did you do? I went to Mr. Nakajima. He was the head of the Japanese team, 162 00:11:02,070 --> 00:11:03,430 and I expressed our concerns. 163 00:11:03,810 --> 00:11:04,830 And how were they received? 164 00:11:05,110 --> 00:11:06,110 He shut me down. 165 00:11:06,730 --> 00:11:10,050 He said that Americans didn't understand their style of management. 166 00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:14,850 When I argued that we hadn't even been allowed to work, he terminated me. How 167 00:11:14,850 --> 00:11:19,390 much of the original management is left at Microlink? None. Within a year of the 168 00:11:19,390 --> 00:11:22,970 buyout, Katsu fired every American executive and replaced him with 169 00:11:23,710 --> 00:11:25,990 That's when the three of us decided to file suit. 170 00:11:26,190 --> 00:11:30,870 And none of you can find any other work? We shouldn't have to. The three of us 171 00:11:30,870 --> 00:11:32,950 sacrificed everything for this company. 172 00:11:33,710 --> 00:11:38,630 My God, in those early years, we all worked every weekend. We never took a 173 00:11:38,630 --> 00:11:44,070 vacation. This place was our future. It was our lives, for God's sake. And then 174 00:11:44,070 --> 00:11:45,890 they just discarded us like that. 175 00:11:46,730 --> 00:11:47,730 I have nothing further. 176 00:11:50,330 --> 00:11:53,910 You said you were in favor of the Katsu buyout. Isn't that right? 177 00:11:54,230 --> 00:11:56,810 Yes, because I... Because you wanted to go global. 178 00:11:57,310 --> 00:12:01,530 And Katsu has made that dream a reality, haven't they? We were lied to. They 179 00:12:01,530 --> 00:12:03,050 said they would keep us in place. 180 00:12:03,330 --> 00:12:08,030 Isn't it true, Mr. Fairchild, that Microlink is doing far better now than 181 00:12:08,030 --> 00:12:10,530 you were running it? I wouldn't say far better. 182 00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:16,550 Maybe the sales are up 63%, profits up 31%. That doesn't mean that they can 183 00:12:16,550 --> 00:12:21,010 us out. At the time of the buyout, you promised to learn Japanese, didn't you? 184 00:12:21,130 --> 00:12:22,250 They didn't give me time. 185 00:12:22,750 --> 00:12:23,509 Six months. 186 00:12:23,510 --> 00:12:27,930 Did you take a single lesson? I intended to. You intended to? Yes. 187 00:12:28,290 --> 00:12:31,730 How do you say, hello, how are you, in Japanese? 188 00:12:32,170 --> 00:12:34,950 Objection. He doesn't speak the language. Asked and answered. You didn't 189 00:12:34,950 --> 00:12:36,650 to say even that as a courtesy? 190 00:12:36,990 --> 00:12:40,490 Get on from language, Mr. Spitzer. You made no attempt to learn anything about 191 00:12:40,490 --> 00:12:41,510 Japanese management. 192 00:12:42,210 --> 00:12:46,190 You say you were segregated, Mr. Fairchild. Did you welcome them? 193 00:12:46,470 --> 00:12:50,590 We tried, but... Isn't it true you called a meeting the very first week? 194 00:12:51,130 --> 00:12:55,930 and told all the American executives to watch their backs. Didn't you say that? 195 00:12:56,570 --> 00:12:59,070 Well, obviously I was right. 196 00:12:59,350 --> 00:13:01,750 Yeah, obviously you were right. 197 00:13:02,510 --> 00:13:03,770 I have nothing further. 198 00:13:11,590 --> 00:13:16,410 I feel a little uncomfortable about this meeting. 199 00:13:16,730 --> 00:13:17,990 I think we all do. 200 00:13:18,620 --> 00:13:21,780 When this is about safeguarding the firm, we have to be concerned about 201 00:13:21,780 --> 00:13:22,539 going on. 202 00:13:22,540 --> 00:13:24,080 Right. Starting with money. 203 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:28,800 Leland takes 28 % of the partnership draw. That's compared to 12 % and 10 % 204 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:29,800 the rest of us, respectively. 205 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,100 That's way lopsided. And then there's C .J. 206 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,380 What's C .J. got to do with this? She's bringing in most of the new business, 207 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:39,340 not Leland. And her deal gives her 40 % off the top. That means we're working 208 00:13:39,340 --> 00:13:43,500 for more and more clients where the profit margin maxes out at 60%. The way 209 00:13:43,500 --> 00:13:45,740 things are going, C .J. is going to be the highest -grossing attorney in the 210 00:13:45,740 --> 00:13:50,290 firm. I love Leland McKenzie. I think we all do. But he's not bringing in new 211 00:13:50,290 --> 00:13:54,210 clients, he's not practicing law much, and he has vested our future with 212 00:13:54,210 --> 00:14:00,430 Douglas. I don't believe I'm saying this, but I think the time has come for 213 00:14:00,430 --> 00:14:01,430 shift in leadership. 214 00:14:04,090 --> 00:14:05,090 To whom? 215 00:14:05,950 --> 00:14:07,190 To me. 216 00:14:08,110 --> 00:14:12,130 Stuart, I know you might want it, but I think that litigation is our calling 217 00:14:12,130 --> 00:14:15,730 card, and it makes more sense to have a trial lawyer at the helm. 218 00:14:16,190 --> 00:14:17,190 And I'm ready for it. 219 00:14:17,650 --> 00:14:18,650 I'm ready for it, too. 220 00:14:18,870 --> 00:14:24,110 With all due respect, Stuart, if we are going to dethrone Leland, and I'm not so 221 00:14:24,110 --> 00:14:29,090 sure that we should, Michael is the one who should replace him. I think we 222 00:14:29,090 --> 00:14:30,490 should at least go to him first. 223 00:14:30,710 --> 00:14:34,050 I already tried that. He wouldn't budge. He thinks Douglas has earned the 224 00:14:34,050 --> 00:14:37,490 position. Plus, which we all went to him two months ago to confront him about 225 00:14:37,490 --> 00:14:39,850 his unilateral decision -making, and look how he responds. 226 00:14:40,090 --> 00:14:42,970 More of the same. So we just vote him out? That's just it. We can't. 227 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,560 Only the executive committee can schedule a vote before the calendar year 228 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:50,900 and Douglas and Leland make up two -thirds. So what are you suggesting, 229 00:14:50,900 --> 00:14:51,900 overthrow? No. 230 00:14:52,980 --> 00:14:54,760 We make a proposal en banc. 231 00:14:55,060 --> 00:14:58,200 If we are united, I think Leland will bow to the majority. 232 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,720 Do you realize what we're doing? 233 00:15:00,980 --> 00:15:02,080 We're just making a proposal. 234 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:06,300 We're not forcing him into anything, and we're not looking to shed any blood. 235 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:07,560 What if he refuses? 236 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,160 Then we have to honor his position. 237 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:10,860 This is his firm. 238 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,180 He created it. We can't lose sight of that. 239 00:15:14,740 --> 00:15:16,660 We just have to hope that he listens to us. 240 00:15:22,340 --> 00:15:24,520 You were Microlink's vice president of marketing. 241 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:25,720 Is that correct, Ms. Lockhart? 242 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:27,540 Yes. When did you lose your job? 243 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,400 A week after they fired Bruce Fairchild. They couldn't wait to get rid of me. 244 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:32,639 Why do you say that? 245 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,280 They treated me like I didn't exist. 246 00:15:34,860 --> 00:15:37,120 I'd make marketing proposals and I'd be ignored. 247 00:15:37,860 --> 00:15:41,040 I was told we, meaning Americans, didn't have enough. 248 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:45,840 refinement to run an ad campaign what did they want you to do instead i have 249 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:51,260 idea the only positive reaction i ever got from mr nakajima was when i offered 250 00:15:51,260 --> 00:15:56,680 him a cup of tea did mr nakajima ever suggest how you should behave not in so 251 00:15:56,680 --> 00:16:02,700 many words but the message was clear i shouldn't be so aggressive i shouldn't 252 00:16:02,700 --> 00:16:07,780 contradict male executives i should give serious thought to marriage and 253 00:16:07,780 --> 00:16:12,270 children before i got too old The defendants claim they fired you only on 254 00:16:12,270 --> 00:16:13,950 basis of merit. That's a lie. 255 00:16:14,370 --> 00:16:19,570 I have a BA from Princeton, an MBA from Wharton, and ten years of experience in 256 00:16:19,570 --> 00:16:23,650 the industry. While I was at Microlink, sales more than doubled. I was fired 257 00:16:23,650 --> 00:16:24,790 because I'm American. 258 00:16:25,770 --> 00:16:27,090 And because I'm a woman. 259 00:16:28,770 --> 00:16:29,890 And you know it. 260 00:16:30,530 --> 00:16:31,530 Thank you. 261 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,000 How long were you at Microlink, Miss Lockhart? 262 00:16:35,220 --> 00:16:39,460 A little over three years. And how many other jobs had you held since graduating 263 00:16:39,460 --> 00:16:40,460 from business school? 264 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:44,280 Objection. Relevant. Goes to work history, Your Honor. I'm trying to 265 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,620 pattern in Miss Lockhart's professional career. 266 00:16:47,300 --> 00:16:52,500 Hello, Lord. Six jobs at six different companies in ten years. 267 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,380 Not exactly a longevity record, is it? Every time I made a move, it was a move 268 00:16:57,380 --> 00:16:58,800 up. I have no doubt. 269 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,140 You were blatantly ambitious. 270 00:17:02,010 --> 00:17:06,349 You leapfrogged from company to company more concerned with your own advancement 271 00:17:06,349 --> 00:17:07,630 than with loyalty. 272 00:17:08,010 --> 00:17:09,089 Ask them about loyalty. 273 00:17:09,770 --> 00:17:13,490 Ask them about throwing competent people out on the street. No, I'll decide 274 00:17:13,490 --> 00:17:14,950 which questions I'll ask them. 275 00:17:15,210 --> 00:17:20,650 When you made all these career moves, was it to serve the companies or your 276 00:17:20,650 --> 00:17:21,650 personal career? 277 00:17:21,970 --> 00:17:23,250 I cared about the company. 278 00:17:25,010 --> 00:17:27,069 I planned to stay at Microlink forever. 279 00:17:27,609 --> 00:17:31,430 I cared very much, and I had no... You were sending out your resume two months 280 00:17:31,430 --> 00:17:35,750 before Katsu let you go. Because I could read the handwriting on the wall, and 281 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:36,569 I... Did you go to Mr. 282 00:17:36,570 --> 00:17:40,870 Nakajima? Did you try to make things right, or do anything to save your 283 00:17:40,870 --> 00:17:43,510 relationship with Microlink? There wasn't any point. 284 00:17:43,830 --> 00:17:44,830 There wasn't any point. 285 00:17:45,250 --> 00:17:49,490 So, at the time you got pushed, you were looking to jump anyway. 286 00:17:49,990 --> 00:17:51,090 Right, Ms. Lockhart? 287 00:17:52,990 --> 00:17:55,410 Maybe. I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. 288 00:17:57,190 --> 00:17:58,190 I said maybe. 289 00:17:58,630 --> 00:17:59,630 Maybe. 290 00:18:00,590 --> 00:18:01,469 Thank you. 291 00:18:01,470 --> 00:18:02,530 I have nothing further. 292 00:18:07,570 --> 00:18:09,670 Yeah, just a minute, Arnie. 293 00:18:11,210 --> 00:18:12,810 John, where the hell have you been? 294 00:18:13,030 --> 00:18:14,030 Oh, man. 295 00:18:14,610 --> 00:18:18,430 Sig alert on the 405. Harriet and her lawyer left for God's sake. I'm sorry. 296 00:18:18,470 --> 00:18:22,510 Look, we can do it tomorrow. Damn it, Arnie. I want this divorce over with. I 297 00:18:22,510 --> 00:18:24,270 want to stop thinking about it. Do you hear me? Okay. 298 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,960 How about 11 .45 tomorrow? 299 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:30,900 I'll call Pat Phillips. Yeah, yeah, just be here. 300 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:32,580 Or the next time, I won't be. 301 00:18:34,580 --> 00:18:35,580 Excuse me. Great. 302 00:18:37,500 --> 00:18:38,500 Where were you? 303 00:18:38,780 --> 00:18:42,100 I don't have to report to you, Gwen. You also had a 9 .30 court date. 304 00:18:44,660 --> 00:18:46,480 Don't worry, Abby got you a continuance. 305 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,620 Arnie, this is not the first time someone's had to cover for you. 306 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,420 You were supposed to have the Morhaime prenup drawn up last week. I've been 307 00:18:56,420 --> 00:18:59,960 deflecting them for three days. Pat Phillips and the Ordovers sat in this 308 00:18:59,960 --> 00:19:03,920 and waited for you to show up for an hour. I know, I know. I know you've been 309 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,000 covering for me, and I know that I don't deserve it, and I'm sorry. 310 00:19:07,820 --> 00:19:12,180 I've been... I've been distracted lately. 311 00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:17,760 I got a letter from Chloe the other day. 312 00:19:18,940 --> 00:19:19,940 She, um... 313 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:26,040 She told me that she'd been looking after her mother and... She said I 314 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:27,040 worry. 315 00:19:30,360 --> 00:19:31,360 I'm sorry. 316 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:32,640 Yeah. 317 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:38,380 So have you, um... Have you talked with Corinne lately? 318 00:19:39,620 --> 00:19:42,160 Uh, Corinne and I don't seem to be speaking. 319 00:19:43,500 --> 00:19:49,480 I leave her messages, but, um... I'm a reminder of something she'd rather 320 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:50,480 forget. 321 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,340 I guess I can understand that. 322 00:19:52,780 --> 00:19:59,440 I'm sorry you were friends and... Gwen, I want you to know that when 323 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:05,860 we... when we made love that time, it wasn't just my fear of 324 00:20:05,860 --> 00:20:07,880 marriage that made me do it. 325 00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:11,140 Well, I mean, I wasn't using you. 326 00:20:13,140 --> 00:20:16,940 At least I... I hope that I wasn't. 327 00:20:18,820 --> 00:20:19,820 Thank you. 328 00:20:20,060 --> 00:20:26,300 And the truth of the matter is that I... I found you and I... 329 00:20:26,300 --> 00:20:33,300 I still find you to be... the most amazing woman that 330 00:20:33,300 --> 00:20:34,300 I have ever met. 331 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:41,740 You postulant little puke. What? What did I do? Using your divorce, using 332 00:20:41,740 --> 00:20:43,800 as just another setup for a seduction. 333 00:20:44,100 --> 00:20:47,540 Gwen, I swear I wasn't thinking of that at all. No, uh -uh. 334 00:20:53,950 --> 00:20:57,070 Believe it or not, I don't hate you for any of this. 335 00:20:59,210 --> 00:21:00,330 I feel sorry. 336 00:21:07,070 --> 00:21:08,530 Hi. What's going on? 337 00:21:08,830 --> 00:21:13,010 Oh, not much. Just getting set up for that meeting. 338 00:21:13,570 --> 00:21:15,550 Yeah. God, I hope it's not too awful. 339 00:21:15,870 --> 00:21:17,250 Yeah, well, probably will be. 340 00:21:19,890 --> 00:21:22,650 Did you want something? No, no, I... 341 00:21:24,379 --> 00:21:27,480 Grace, I just wanted to tell you that I do love you. 342 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:30,840 I do. 343 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:34,880 I'm sorry. 344 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:38,680 Victor. What? 345 00:21:40,180 --> 00:21:41,780 I like the sound of that. 346 00:21:50,380 --> 00:21:51,380 What's this about? 347 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:57,120 The partners, excluding Douglas, have a proposal that we'd like to offer 348 00:21:57,120 --> 00:22:01,220 formally pursuant to Article 11, Section 3 of the partnership agreement. 349 00:22:01,420 --> 00:22:04,520 I wasn't aware that you'd even read the partnership agreement, Michael. 350 00:22:07,060 --> 00:22:08,380 Stuart? Yeah. 351 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:14,440 Nine weeks ago, the partners of this firm convened to address you, Leland 352 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,580 McKenzie, with our concerns regarding your leadership of this law firm. 353 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,760 You responded to these concerns by appointing Douglas Brackman as pro tem 354 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:26,000 partner for a six -week period while you attended to expanding our client base. 355 00:22:26,260 --> 00:22:27,720 No such expansion occurred. 356 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:32,240 Now, after nine weeks, you have unilaterally extended Douglas' senior 357 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:33,760 tenure to an open -ended term. 358 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:37,720 Again, without consulting the other partners, you've made a designation 359 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:38,800 affects all of our interests. 360 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:43,200 We feel we have no choice now but to call on you and the executive committee 361 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:44,200 schedule a new vote. 362 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:48,610 Which vote would serve to either confirm your position... or in turn elect a new 363 00:22:48,610 --> 00:22:49,610 senior partner. 364 00:22:49,630 --> 00:22:53,170 Signed, Michael Cusack, Arnold Becker, Stuart Markowitz, Ann Kelsey, and Grace 365 00:22:53,170 --> 00:22:54,170 Van Owen. 366 00:22:54,270 --> 00:22:57,950 Well, you've obviously all gotten together here. Who do you plan to vote 367 00:23:02,990 --> 00:23:05,850 Michael. Douglas would remain as administrative partner. 368 00:23:06,270 --> 00:23:07,810 Leland, you would go to being of counsel. 369 00:23:08,030 --> 00:23:11,650 You think you can just push me out? This isn't a push, Leland. It's a proposal. 370 00:23:11,930 --> 00:23:15,530 This is your firm. The decision is yours. We'll abide by it. 371 00:23:16,030 --> 00:23:17,730 We just want you to know we're... This is an ambush. 372 00:23:18,070 --> 00:23:22,390 It's not an ambush. We are all on the same side. We all want what's best for 373 00:23:22,390 --> 00:23:24,870 firm. Do any of you think you really know how to run a firm? 374 00:23:25,230 --> 00:23:29,250 It isn't all just trying cases and collecting fees. There's a hell of a lot 375 00:23:29,250 --> 00:23:32,310 involved here than... Again, Leland, we're not pushing you out. 376 00:23:32,530 --> 00:23:36,070 To the contrary, we would be counting on your guidance in making the transition 377 00:23:36,070 --> 00:23:38,410 to the new leadership. You go straight to hell, Michael. 378 00:23:40,410 --> 00:23:41,790 I take that as a no. 379 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,540 Leland, that was a betrayal. 380 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:52,240 To go to the others behind my back, that was a betrayal, you son of a bitch. I 381 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,520 got two choices here. Either I can walk away from this firm or I can stay here 382 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:59,620 and fight for it. I chose the latter. You chose to screw me. You chose to step 383 00:23:59,620 --> 00:24:03,160 down. You chose to put Douglas in charge. It's that we're rebelling again. 384 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:04,440 a rebellion against me. 385 00:24:05,179 --> 00:24:10,160 This is spit in my face to be summoned like that and given an ultimatum. It's 386 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,220 not an ultimatum, for God's sake, Leland. Don't you listen. All you had to 387 00:24:13,220 --> 00:24:15,140 was say no. You said it, so it's done. It's over. 388 00:24:15,620 --> 00:24:17,320 You're not the one being pushed out here. 389 00:24:18,260 --> 00:24:19,260 Mr. 390 00:24:21,620 --> 00:24:28,480 Nakajima, when your firm bought out Microlink, did you want to keep the 391 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:29,700 American management? 392 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:30,939 Of course. 393 00:24:30,940 --> 00:24:36,040 But they never understood, or I should say they refused to understand our way 394 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:37,040 doing business. 395 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,800 Well, they claim they weren't given a chance to really work with you. They 396 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:45,840 didn't care to work with us. We felt their distrust from the onset of the 397 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:51,260 buyout. Mr. Fairchild, in six months, refused to run even basic Japanese, 398 00:24:51,260 --> 00:24:53,000 means he could not conference with Tokyo. 399 00:24:54,060 --> 00:24:59,200 Which also made it impossible for him to expand the sales in the Pacific Rim. He 400 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,680 says you froze him out. We needed him. 401 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:06,760 Whenever we acquire companies in American markets, we depend on American 402 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:11,840 executives. But from the beginning, they resisted our management style and they 403 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:13,000 resisted us personally. 404 00:25:14,570 --> 00:25:20,010 The situation finally became unworkable. So you replaced the American executives 405 00:25:20,010 --> 00:25:21,650 with Japanese executives. 406 00:25:22,150 --> 00:25:27,590 All changes were made on merit. And since those changes, productivity and 407 00:25:27,590 --> 00:25:28,890 company value has doubled. 408 00:25:29,130 --> 00:25:30,130 Thank you, sir. 409 00:25:30,210 --> 00:25:31,550 I have nothing further. 410 00:25:32,530 --> 00:25:36,670 How many American companies has the Katsu parent company acquired? 411 00:25:37,210 --> 00:25:38,390 Microlink makes four. 412 00:25:38,630 --> 00:25:42,670 How many presidents in these four companies have been replaced by Japanese 413 00:25:42,670 --> 00:25:43,670 executives? 414 00:25:44,300 --> 00:25:49,360 Four. And how many women in the parent katsu company in Japan work in the elite 415 00:25:49,360 --> 00:25:50,360 management team? 416 00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:55,040 In Japan, the culture is... Sir, just answer my question. 417 00:25:55,740 --> 00:25:59,860 Give me a number. As a matter of fact, round it off. How many of the 2 ,000 418 00:25:59,860 --> 00:26:02,460 upper management katsu executives in Japan are women? 419 00:26:03,380 --> 00:26:08,440 Zero. Because in Japan... Something against women, Mr. Nakajima? We respect 420 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:09,780 the culture is different here. 421 00:26:09,980 --> 00:26:11,120 We have... 422 00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:13,740 women executives in the United States. 423 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,940 In fact, we kept on Miss Lockhart. 424 00:26:17,380 --> 00:26:22,520 She was fired because of performance and because she exhibited no trust or 425 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:23,520 confidence in us. 426 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:25,000 True or false, Mr. Nakajima? 427 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:28,380 You believe Americans to be inferior. 428 00:26:28,700 --> 00:26:29,700 That is false. 429 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:34,680 I simply believe the executive skills of your client are inferior to their 430 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:37,000 replacements. Who just happened to be Japanese? 431 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:38,600 I am from Japan. 432 00:26:40,010 --> 00:26:45,110 Most of my contacts and my sources are Japanese people. So that gives you the 433 00:26:45,110 --> 00:26:47,810 right to just clean house like this because you're from Japan? 434 00:26:48,030 --> 00:26:53,430 What gives me the right to clean house is because I bought the company. 435 00:26:54,210 --> 00:26:55,550 I own it. 436 00:26:57,690 --> 00:26:58,690 Nothing further. 437 00:27:33,100 --> 00:27:34,100 Okay, here it is. 438 00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:37,660 $100 ,000 each, sealed, no admission. 439 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,060 No way. A million five. 440 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:44,780 Forget it. $100 ,000. Take it, O'Deavers. Don't insult us. 441 00:27:45,020 --> 00:27:46,020 You insult us. 442 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,380 See, now this is typical. Nothing is ever their fault. And nothing is ever 443 00:27:49,380 --> 00:27:52,980 yours. You tried to intimidate us. As soon as you came in, you made us afraid 444 00:27:52,980 --> 00:27:56,740 for our jobs. We tried to teach you, but you were too arrogant to run. 445 00:27:56,980 --> 00:27:59,540 You cannot hide behind your inefficiency. 446 00:27:59,940 --> 00:28:03,720 Lying, arrogant son of a bitch. I don't want to make a deal with this man. 447 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,420 I don't want to even be in the same room with him. You never wanted to be in the 448 00:28:07,420 --> 00:28:08,660 same room as us. 449 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,460 All you wanted was money. You want to get him out of here? Okay. 450 00:28:13,020 --> 00:28:14,760 But you can't say we didn't try. 451 00:28:21,900 --> 00:28:22,519 I'm sorry. 452 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:23,660 I thought they were serious. 453 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:27,660 Yeah, so did we. Look, I don't want to cry about this anymore. 454 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:29,940 I just want to bury them. 455 00:28:33,580 --> 00:28:38,620 I don't know exactly what we've got on our hands, Douglas, but this is bad. 456 00:28:39,220 --> 00:28:42,920 I've been a good senior partner, Leland. Revenue and caseloads are up, overhead 457 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:47,100 is down. They have no right to reject me like this. They're rejecting both of 458 00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:47,959 us, my friend. 459 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,820 No. If you'd stayed in command, this wouldn't have happened. 460 00:28:51,050 --> 00:28:53,450 Maybe so, but it's too late now. 461 00:28:54,970 --> 00:28:56,290 I've lost their trust. 462 00:28:58,030 --> 00:29:01,290 See, we're the old guard, and they're ready for the new guard. 463 00:29:01,590 --> 00:29:02,590 So what do we do? 464 00:29:03,390 --> 00:29:07,030 Well, Michael may be the only person who could hold this place together right 465 00:29:07,030 --> 00:29:11,390 now, but if he goes, it could all crumble like a stale cracker. You want 466 00:29:11,390 --> 00:29:16,050 surrender? No, no, but I don't want to disintegrate either. 467 00:29:16,930 --> 00:29:19,010 Oh, could we use Rosalind now? 468 00:29:19,340 --> 00:29:21,020 Damn it, Leland. I want to fight them. 469 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,280 Let them all leave if they want to. 470 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:27,440 But how the hell could we face ourselves if we just suck up to what they're 471 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,920 doing? That's my father on the wall there. 472 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,840 He built this place from the ground with you, and they're trying to snatch it 473 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:35,240 away? We're not old. 474 00:29:35,580 --> 00:29:40,060 You're 62. I'm 41. That's not old, damn it. I want to fight them. I want to 475 00:29:40,060 --> 00:29:41,360 fight. I'm with you, Douglas. 476 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:43,340 But we have to be prepared. 477 00:29:44,020 --> 00:29:45,860 I mean, they could all walk. 478 00:29:46,060 --> 00:29:47,960 We could have an office with no lawyers. 479 00:29:52,850 --> 00:29:53,850 Roxanne? Yes? 480 00:29:55,630 --> 00:29:56,790 Have you been eavesdropping? 481 00:29:57,910 --> 00:29:58,910 No. 482 00:29:59,690 --> 00:30:00,790 Yes. Why? 483 00:30:01,650 --> 00:30:02,890 Are you spying for them? 484 00:30:03,150 --> 00:30:03,829 Oh, no. 485 00:30:03,830 --> 00:30:04,830 I'm with you. 486 00:30:05,550 --> 00:30:10,430 And if my opinion counts for anything, I'm glad you're not going to take this. 487 00:30:10,430 --> 00:30:13,390 think they're spoiled, selfish, overgrown brats. 488 00:30:13,630 --> 00:30:16,210 And I hope you wipe the floor with every one of them. 489 00:30:17,510 --> 00:30:20,010 Get a hold of Rod Osborne Placements. 490 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,740 He's the top head hunter in town. We're going to find some new lawyers. 491 00:30:23,940 --> 00:30:24,940 Good. 492 00:30:27,060 --> 00:30:28,120 Am I seeing your partner? 493 00:30:28,340 --> 00:30:31,780 Absolutely. Then I'm going to take action. What I need from you is 100 % 494 00:30:31,780 --> 00:30:32,920 backing. Don't worry. 495 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:34,800 They think they can just flick us to the side? 496 00:30:35,020 --> 00:30:37,260 They have no idea what they're in for. 497 00:30:38,189 --> 00:30:40,170 Now, as for the cars, we propose Mr. 498 00:30:40,410 --> 00:30:44,450 Ordover retain ownership of the Mercedes, Mrs. Ordover the Thunderbird, 499 00:30:44,450 --> 00:30:48,830 Jetta wagon to be sold as previously agreed, proceeds to be split between the 500 00:30:48,830 --> 00:30:52,630 parties. That's a 57 Thunderbird in pristine condition. I put in hundreds of 501 00:30:52,630 --> 00:30:53,770 hours of work on it. Fine. 502 00:30:54,250 --> 00:30:57,150 You want the Thunderbird, you give me back your half of the timeshare in 503 00:30:57,150 --> 00:30:58,550 Boulder. What? That's outrageous. 504 00:30:58,790 --> 00:30:59,790 Arnie. 505 00:31:01,430 --> 00:31:02,430 Arnie. 506 00:31:03,470 --> 00:31:05,290 Just give her the timeshare, John. What? 507 00:31:05,690 --> 00:31:08,610 The values are roughly comparable. You don't even use the condo that much. Just 508 00:31:08,610 --> 00:31:10,790 give her the stupid timeshare. Let's move on. 509 00:31:11,919 --> 00:31:16,840 Item number 134, limited edition serigraph Thomas Doherty, number 22 and 510 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:17,840 edition of 200. 511 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:21,340 This was Mr. Ordover's separate property prior to his marriage, which was 512 00:31:21,340 --> 00:31:25,340 converted to Mrs. Ordover's property when he presented it to her as a gift. 513 00:31:25,340 --> 00:31:28,400 like to see you prove that. Come on, people, we can work this out. Doesn't 514 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,480 mean anything to you? You never even liked the damn picture. You've got to 515 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:33,880 him. You've got to believe him. You are not getting this, too. 516 00:31:34,420 --> 00:31:36,160 It's just a damn picture! 517 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:40,460 See? It doesn't bleed! 518 00:31:40,830 --> 00:31:45,270 When you cut it, they don't cry when you drop them. They are things. They are 519 00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:46,270 just property. 520 00:31:46,650 --> 00:31:51,590 No matter how expensive it is, no matter how much you love it, they will never 521 00:31:51,590 --> 00:31:52,590 love you back. 522 00:31:53,410 --> 00:31:57,950 Is this what it all comes down to? Just a division of property? 523 00:32:00,070 --> 00:32:01,890 Itemizing silverware and furniture? 524 00:32:02,150 --> 00:32:05,070 Arnie, calm down. Take it easy. 525 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:12,100 Is that all there is to it? 526 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:15,960 Is that all we ever get out of it? 527 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:17,480 Arnie? 528 00:32:17,500 --> 00:32:18,700 Arnie, come outside with me. 529 00:32:43,950 --> 00:32:45,970 I'm just kind of sitting here in my foxhole. 530 00:32:47,990 --> 00:32:49,750 Place has gone crazy, Jonathan. 531 00:32:50,570 --> 00:32:53,450 Partners walking around with bayonets sticking to each other. Arnie's flipped 532 00:32:53,450 --> 00:32:54,450 out. 533 00:32:55,510 --> 00:32:59,130 I just figured I'd sit in here and duck the scuds. 534 00:33:02,750 --> 00:33:04,270 You think the firm's going to break apart? 535 00:33:05,750 --> 00:33:06,750 I don't know. 536 00:33:07,690 --> 00:33:09,090 It's awful noisy out there. 537 00:33:09,990 --> 00:33:11,510 I think I'm going to talk to Leland. 538 00:33:11,970 --> 00:33:12,970 No. 539 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,360 You should just let the elephants fight it out. 540 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,320 Us little people can just stay out of it. 541 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,360 You seem pretty sanguine about all this. 542 00:33:23,660 --> 00:33:24,660 Yeah. 543 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:31,360 Well, it's just a place of work, you know? I mean, more important things to 544 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:32,460 worry about than work, right? 545 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:34,760 Yeah. 546 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:36,480 Like what? 547 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:39,760 How's your case going? 548 00:33:40,460 --> 00:33:42,880 Man, lousy. 549 00:33:43,810 --> 00:33:47,270 Yeah, well, it started off okay, but they've made a pretty good business 550 00:33:47,270 --> 00:33:52,830 defense. I don't even think the jury even sees Katsu as racist now, just good 551 00:33:52,830 --> 00:33:54,310 Japanese businessmen. 552 00:33:56,090 --> 00:33:57,250 Well, they are Japanese. 553 00:33:59,630 --> 00:34:00,630 Meaning what? 554 00:34:01,650 --> 00:34:06,970 Meaning maybe the way to winning isn't their racism, maybe it's ours. 555 00:34:07,230 --> 00:34:12,150 I can't stupid that as a tactic. Well, they hired you to win a lawsuit, 556 00:34:12,270 --> 00:34:13,270 Jonathan. 557 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:15,060 Gotta try to win it. 558 00:34:20,940 --> 00:34:22,360 Having a nice day so far? 559 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:24,239 Yeah. What's this? 560 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:25,560 Oh, this is security. 561 00:34:25,639 --> 00:34:28,719 Never know when you might need it. By the way, you're fired. 562 00:34:29,100 --> 00:34:32,520 What? By meeting secretly with your little group and orchestrating that 563 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:36,040 proposal, you've breached your fiduciary duty to both Leland and me. 564 00:34:36,620 --> 00:34:40,980 Accordingly, I, as senior partner, am authorized to summarily discharge you 565 00:34:40,980 --> 00:34:43,040 pursuant to Article 4, Section 2. 566 00:34:43,469 --> 00:34:47,350 You can't do that. I can, and I have. You have the right to an automatic 567 00:34:47,350 --> 00:34:49,090 before the entire firm partnership. 568 00:34:49,429 --> 00:34:53,570 Set appeal to be scheduled by the senior partner not later than 30 days after 569 00:34:53,570 --> 00:34:54,348 the discharge. 570 00:34:54,350 --> 00:34:58,050 I hereby schedule your appeal for April 28, 1991. 571 00:34:58,330 --> 00:35:00,430 Until then, you're fired. Get out. 572 00:35:00,890 --> 00:35:02,010 I'm not going anywhere. 573 00:35:02,230 --> 00:35:05,410 Then I'll have you arrested as a trespasser. It's up to you, Michael. You 574 00:35:05,410 --> 00:35:08,830 walk out or these men drag you out and take you to the police. 575 00:35:09,610 --> 00:35:12,730 Congratulations, Douglas. You just guaranteed the end of this firm. 576 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:14,140 You make your moves. 577 00:35:14,380 --> 00:35:15,380 I make mine. 578 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:16,960 See you in a month. 579 00:35:17,180 --> 00:35:18,180 Get him out of here. 580 00:35:18,500 --> 00:35:19,479 This is unbelievable. 581 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:20,480 Come on, let's go. 582 00:35:20,940 --> 00:35:24,480 Roxanne, have his parking permit revoked. I don't even want him in the 583 00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:31,940 Everybody in there? All except Arnold, who we can't seem to track down. But 584 00:35:31,940 --> 00:35:33,100 can't wait. Okay, let's go. 585 00:35:33,900 --> 00:35:36,780 What the hell have you done, Douglas? What I've done is to take appropriate 586 00:35:36,780 --> 00:35:40,200 action against a threat to this firm. There is nothing appropriate about what 587 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:43,580 you did. Michael Cusack is a valued member of this partnership, and you 588 00:35:43,580 --> 00:35:46,720 him without consulting us. And having him removed by security? 589 00:35:47,140 --> 00:35:50,940 That's a disgrace, Douglas. It's an insult. Everybody here. I had my 590 00:35:50,980 --> 00:35:54,040 and I... There is no legitimate reason for treating anyone like that, much less 591 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:56,740 a partner. Want to hear me out, or do you all want to just scream? I don't 592 00:35:56,740 --> 00:35:57,638 to hear anything. 593 00:35:57,640 --> 00:35:58,638 I would. 594 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:02,160 You want to be ashamed of yourself, Leland. Why don't you let us talk for a 595 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:03,160 change, Grace? 596 00:36:03,470 --> 00:36:04,448 Go ahead, Douglas. 597 00:36:04,450 --> 00:36:07,930 Michael Cusack was undoubtedly planning to leave this firm. He most likely would 598 00:36:07,930 --> 00:36:11,930 have cultivated his clients to go with him. And as a precautionary safeguard, I 599 00:36:11,930 --> 00:36:13,210 fired a preemptive strike. 600 00:36:13,450 --> 00:36:18,570 By cutting his access off to clients and files, we stand a much better chance of 601 00:36:18,570 --> 00:36:19,650 holding on to those clients. 602 00:36:19,870 --> 00:36:24,230 You don't treat people like that. No, the better way, I suppose, is to 603 00:36:24,230 --> 00:36:26,190 meet and plan a backstabbing coup. 604 00:36:26,530 --> 00:36:27,530 That is not what we did. 605 00:36:27,990 --> 00:36:29,550 The hell you didn't. All right. 606 00:36:30,140 --> 00:36:33,320 Michael's termination is scheduled for an appeal before the partnership in one 607 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,720 month, at which time you can override my decision in accordance with the 608 00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:40,660 partnership agreement. Until then, his caseload will be reassigned, and he will 609 00:36:40,660 --> 00:36:43,080 have no access to this office. You threw a person out of his job. 610 00:36:43,660 --> 00:36:44,660 Hey! 611 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:46,740 The decision's been made. 612 00:36:47,180 --> 00:36:49,920 And if any of you don't like it, I suggest you quit. 613 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:51,380 This is my firm. 614 00:36:51,620 --> 00:36:53,640 This will always be my firm. 615 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:55,940 And don't you forget that for a second. 616 00:36:56,620 --> 00:36:58,240 You people started this fight. 617 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:00,600 And if I have to, I'll finish it. Come along, Douglas. 618 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:09,100 The Japanese are taking over this country. 619 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:16,220 They own 25 % of the banks here in California and almost 15 % of all U .S. 620 00:37:16,220 --> 00:37:22,500 banks. They control 20 % of the U .S. car market and 45 % of the commercial 621 00:37:22,500 --> 00:37:24,180 estate in downtown Los Angeles. 622 00:37:24,720 --> 00:37:26,520 They're colonizing us, ladies and gentlemen. 623 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:32,000 See, this may be more subtle than Pearl Harbor, but the threat is much worse. 624 00:37:32,540 --> 00:37:35,240 Today, California and New York. 625 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,840 Tomorrow, Montana and Maine. 626 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:42,720 And make no mistake, every time they take over an American company, they'll 627 00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:47,160 replacing the American management with Japanese. Because not only do they 628 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:51,580 consider themselves to be superior, they believe in racial purity. 629 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:56,320 See, they didn't even let Westerners within the bounds of Japan until 150 630 00:37:56,320 --> 00:38:02,210 ago. Before that, Japan was considered too pure, too sacred to be polluted by 631 00:38:02,210 --> 00:38:06,670 foreigners. Today, they're still worried about diluting the superiority of their 632 00:38:06,670 --> 00:38:11,130 race. The difference is, instead of staying home in Japan, they're branching 633 00:38:11,130 --> 00:38:12,049 out. 634 00:38:12,050 --> 00:38:13,130 And here they come. 635 00:38:14,130 --> 00:38:16,830 Ladies and gentlemen, we have to stop them. 636 00:38:17,030 --> 00:38:20,670 Because if we just give them the opportunity to march over us, they will. 637 00:38:21,670 --> 00:38:22,670 They will. 638 00:38:25,050 --> 00:38:26,170 Bruce Fairchild. 639 00:38:26,810 --> 00:38:31,290 Paige Lockhart and Donald Schwartz were not incompetent, but Katsu Electronics 640 00:38:31,290 --> 00:38:33,230 fired them anyway, and we all know why. 641 00:38:33,790 --> 00:38:39,430 What you need to do here today is show them that here in our country, and it's 642 00:38:39,430 --> 00:38:44,050 still our country, that is not our way of doing business. 643 00:38:49,890 --> 00:38:55,810 Oh, yes. 644 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:01,160 The little red ants are marching over here to colonize us. 645 00:39:02,300 --> 00:39:03,540 Isn't it just awful? 646 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:06,340 Pearl Harbor? 647 00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:10,220 That kind of Japan bashing is disgraceful. 648 00:39:10,420 --> 00:39:16,540 The fact is, Japan bashing is a convenient way for us to avoid 649 00:39:17,540 --> 00:39:22,800 Is it their fault their kids spend 60 days more a year in school than ours do? 650 00:39:23,420 --> 00:39:27,960 that their blue -collar workers can do algebra while some of ours can't even 651 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:28,960 read. 652 00:39:29,740 --> 00:39:34,780 We like to blame the Japanese for our problems, but the truth is we've made 653 00:39:34,780 --> 00:39:36,800 ourselves right here at home. 654 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:43,220 We've forgotten all the good old American values like excellence and hard 655 00:39:43,420 --> 00:39:45,860 and the Japanese remember them. 656 00:39:46,900 --> 00:39:51,260 Katsu's used them to bring micro -link into the global market. 657 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:57,380 Bruce Fairchild, Paige Lockhart, and Donald Schwartz couldn't do that. When 658 00:39:57,380 --> 00:40:02,660 Katsu fired them and replaced them with more gifted executives, the company 659 00:40:02,660 --> 00:40:05,000 became bigger, more profitable. 660 00:40:05,240 --> 00:40:06,500 It flourished. 661 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:12,980 Merit, ladies and gentlemen. 662 00:40:13,780 --> 00:40:15,260 That's what we call this. 663 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:17,880 That used to be the American way. 664 00:40:18,580 --> 00:40:20,420 You can prove it still is. 665 00:40:37,770 --> 00:40:38,770 chance. Jeff, don't. 666 00:40:39,190 --> 00:40:40,190 Please. 667 00:40:40,390 --> 00:40:41,390 It's hard enough. 668 00:40:41,830 --> 00:40:45,930 As angry as I am at what he's done, I can't abandon Ken now. Not while I'm 669 00:40:45,930 --> 00:40:46,930 drunk. 670 00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:08,560 I like it. 671 00:41:09,240 --> 00:41:11,980 It's got that lived -in feel. 672 00:41:15,020 --> 00:41:16,640 Haven't had a chance to unpack yet. 673 00:41:17,420 --> 00:41:18,420 Uh -huh. 674 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:29,860 I really did to myself this time, didn't I, Rox? 675 00:41:31,380 --> 00:41:33,140 Everybody loses their temper. 676 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:35,020 It's no big deal. 677 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:39,000 I don't mean the office. I mean my life. 678 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:40,760 Yeah. 679 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:43,460 You really did it this time, Arnie. 680 00:41:44,300 --> 00:41:45,900 I really loved her. You know that. 681 00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:47,520 I loved her. 682 00:41:48,720 --> 00:41:49,720 Aunt Chloe. 683 00:41:50,940 --> 00:41:51,940 I know. 684 00:41:55,180 --> 00:41:56,580 So why'd you do it, Arnie? 685 00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:58,640 I felt a hold. 686 00:42:00,240 --> 00:42:06,080 I... I feel afraid. 687 00:42:08,770 --> 00:42:11,190 Nobody's ever going to really love me if they know the real me. 688 00:42:15,390 --> 00:42:18,550 And you just have to keep making them prove it. 689 00:42:19,430 --> 00:42:23,670 Sometimes I hear the boardwalk, the beach, and I see these little old men 690 00:42:23,670 --> 00:42:28,610 walking up and down, and I know that they're just marking time because they 691 00:42:28,610 --> 00:42:30,370 no place to go and nobody to be with. 692 00:42:35,180 --> 00:42:37,960 want to die alone, Roxanne, and I know that I'm going to. 693 00:42:39,460 --> 00:42:40,620 You need help, Arnie. 694 00:42:43,060 --> 00:42:45,140 Please, let me get you help. 695 00:42:52,020 --> 00:42:53,380 Has the jury reached a verdict? 696 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:58,380 We have, Your Honor. I'll say you. In the matter of Fairchild et al. versus 697 00:42:58,380 --> 00:43:02,920 Katsu Electronics, we find in favor of... the plaintiff, and order the 698 00:43:02,920 --> 00:43:08,220 defendants to pay compensatory damages in the amount of $160 ,000 to Mr. 699 00:43:08,360 --> 00:43:13,080 Fairchild, $80 ,000 to Ms. Lockhart and Mr. Schwartz. We further order the 700 00:43:13,080 --> 00:43:18,220 defendant to pay punitive damages in the amount of $3 .2 million to be split 701 00:43:18,220 --> 00:43:20,520 equally between the plaintiffs. 702 00:43:21,080 --> 00:43:24,300 Members of the jury, your service is ended. This matter is adjourned. 703 00:43:24,980 --> 00:43:26,400 Mr. Rollins, approach. 704 00:43:33,320 --> 00:43:37,800 That was probably the most racist closing argument I have ever heard in 19 705 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:42,940 on the bench. I just hope to God you realize that this verdict does not 706 00:43:42,940 --> 00:43:45,040 legitimize the crap you've been saying. 707 00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:48,100 It only means there's a market for it. 708 00:43:48,860 --> 00:43:49,860 Is that all? 709 00:43:49,940 --> 00:43:50,940 Yeah. 710 00:43:52,060 --> 00:43:53,060 That's all. 711 00:43:56,800 --> 00:43:59,780 You don't think it'd be easier just to come back? I mean... 712 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:02,640 The partners are going to override this. You know they are. I'm not sure I even 713 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:03,519 want to go back. 714 00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:06,480 The truth is, Victor, the time is right for me to move on. 715 00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:09,420 The Ricky Davis trial has given me a tremendous profile. 716 00:44:09,760 --> 00:44:12,540 It's time for new challenges, and I want you to come with me. 717 00:44:13,700 --> 00:44:14,800 I don't know about that. 718 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:20,420 Mike, Grace and I are... She's pregnant. 719 00:44:23,140 --> 00:44:24,140 Really? 720 00:44:25,300 --> 00:44:26,380 Wow. Congratulations. 721 00:44:27,080 --> 00:44:27,899 That's great. 722 00:44:27,900 --> 00:44:31,500 Yeah. There's been a whole lot of things racing through my mind because of it. 723 00:44:31,740 --> 00:44:35,080 I gotta tell you, opening up a law practice with you hasn't been one of 724 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:37,660 Victor, I can deal with you and Grace. 725 00:44:38,660 --> 00:44:39,660 This is business. 726 00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:42,140 You and I have a tremendous record. 727 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:44,100 Incredible capital experience. 728 00:44:44,460 --> 00:44:47,240 We can build a hell of a practice. 729 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:49,280 And we'll have fun. 730 00:44:50,180 --> 00:44:51,400 What do you say? Are you interested? 731 00:44:53,400 --> 00:44:55,100 Maybe. Then let's do it. 732 00:44:55,820 --> 00:44:59,100 I need some help with the files, though. You can be my inside man. I want to 733 00:44:59,100 --> 00:45:03,360 take as many clients as possible. I also want to talk to Jonathan, Abby, and 734 00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:06,280 Tommy. I'll bet you anything we can get them to come with us. 735 00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:08,960 What about Grace? 736 00:45:09,580 --> 00:45:12,940 What about her? You'd want her, too? An ex -judge? Hell, yes. 737 00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:18,220 Victor, we can be an elite litigation shop, plus which we will decimate the 738 00:45:18,220 --> 00:45:20,160 litigation department at McKenzie Brackman. 739 00:45:20,840 --> 00:45:23,820 We won't even have to woo clients. They will come running to us. 740 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:26,860 Like you really want to take down the firm? 741 00:45:28,300 --> 00:45:33,360 Douglas and Leland declared this war. If they're not me, I'm just going to be 742 00:45:33,360 --> 00:45:34,360 the one who wins.