1 00:00:12,387 --> 00:00:17,142 It's exactly just as I typed it. 2 00:00:17,142 --> 00:00:18,310 Who saw this? 3 00:00:18,310 --> 00:00:19,811 Just Sawyer, the Vice President. 4 00:00:19,811 --> 00:00:22,356 Mr. Mellor sent him a draft copy. 5 00:00:22,356 --> 00:00:23,982 - Anybody else? - No. 6 00:00:23,982 --> 00:00:27,778 He destroyed it and it was never officially circulated. 7 00:00:27,778 --> 00:00:31,114 I used to have a copy but he must've taken it from my file. 8 00:00:31,114 --> 00:00:34,660 Without the original, this is no good to me, Cindy. 9 00:00:34,660 --> 00:00:36,161 I need you to testify. 10 00:00:36,161 --> 00:00:38,247 I told you, "No." 11 00:00:38,247 --> 00:00:39,665 I wanna help, that's why I'm here 12 00:00:39,665 --> 00:00:41,375 but I can't do any more than this. 13 00:00:41,375 --> 00:00:45,337 I think, deep down you'll regret not helping her in court. 14 00:00:45,337 --> 00:00:49,132 Deep down Mr. Kuzak, I need my job. 15 00:00:49,132 --> 00:00:50,550 I could subpoena you. 16 00:00:50,550 --> 00:00:53,804 Please, I have done all I can. 17 00:00:53,804 --> 00:00:59,393 If I testify against the station, I'll get fired. 18 00:00:59,393 --> 00:01:03,814 What- what kind of paper was the memo typed out? 19 00:01:03,814 --> 00:01:09,403 Regular blue memo paper. 20 00:01:09,403 --> 00:01:10,737 Thank you. 21 00:01:15,242 --> 00:01:17,160 By any second waiting for... 22 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:18,453 - How do you feel... - No comment, no comment. 23 00:01:18,453 --> 00:01:20,038 No comment, no comment. 24 00:01:20,038 --> 00:01:21,290 Any offer to settle, Miss Gill? 25 00:01:21,290 --> 00:01:22,749 Mr. Kuzak, Mr. Kuzak. 26 00:01:22,749 --> 00:01:24,126 I'm sorry, not now. 27 00:01:24,126 --> 00:01:26,795 Please, please, come on now, right here. 28 00:01:26,795 --> 00:01:29,423 Everybody, right here. 29 00:01:29,423 --> 00:01:31,008 Michael. 30 00:01:31,008 --> 00:01:32,384 Where were you? You were supposed to meet me outside. 31 00:01:32,384 --> 00:01:33,927 Too much Bran in the muffin. 32 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:35,721 - Where's the client? - He'll meet you there. 33 00:01:35,721 --> 00:01:37,889 Division 16, excuse me for a second. 34 00:01:37,889 --> 00:01:40,434 - Sure. - I really appreciate this. 35 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:43,645 It's just a simple little Muni court dog bite case. 36 00:01:43,645 --> 00:01:45,856 Our guy's pet allegedly bit the plaintiff. 37 00:01:45,856 --> 00:01:48,317 - Did he? - To the bone. 38 00:01:48,317 --> 00:01:50,944 It's a loser and we're stalling. 39 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:53,363 Just tell the Judge, I'm in court. 40 00:01:53,363 --> 00:01:56,283 Get a continuance for as long as possible. 41 00:01:56,283 --> 00:01:57,909 Well, will it be a problem? 42 00:01:57,909 --> 00:02:01,121 No, no. Just say unavailability of counsel. 43 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,539 He'll give you the continuance. No sweat. 44 00:02:02,539 --> 00:02:03,790 Okay. 45 00:02:03,790 --> 00:02:08,462 Victor, thank you. I owe you one. 46 00:02:08,462 --> 00:02:11,173 Case Number 2, Sherell vs. Salter. 47 00:02:11,173 --> 00:02:12,674 Reported settled. 48 00:02:12,674 --> 00:02:15,427 Third on the list, Weeks vs. Stokes. 49 00:02:15,427 --> 00:02:17,137 Erica Tuckman for the plaintiff. 50 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:18,347 Ready, Your Honor. 51 00:02:18,347 --> 00:02:21,892 Victor Sifuentes for the defendant. 52 00:02:21,892 --> 00:02:24,436 Your Honor, the defense will be requesting a continuance 53 00:02:24,436 --> 00:02:26,688 at this time due to the unavailability 54 00:02:26,688 --> 00:02:29,524 of defendant's counsel Michael Kuzak. 55 00:02:29,524 --> 00:02:32,277 Mr. Kuzak is in trial in the Superior Court, 56 00:02:32,277 --> 00:02:34,404 and I will therefore be seeking a stay of this action 57 00:02:34,404 --> 00:02:36,156 until the conclusion of that proceeding. 58 00:02:36,156 --> 00:02:38,408 Uh, both counselors step forward. 59 00:02:50,379 --> 00:02:52,297 I'm chagrined. 60 00:02:52,297 --> 00:02:54,758 Now, you have stalled, dragged, 61 00:02:54,758 --> 00:02:56,301 and burdened this matter 62 00:02:56,301 --> 00:02:59,596 with every dilatory measure known to mankind, 63 00:02:59,596 --> 00:03:02,682 and I don't like lawyers who clog the system 64 00:03:02,682 --> 00:03:04,351 just to put off paying a judgment. 65 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:06,103 Your Honor, I appreciate your sense of-- 66 00:03:06,103 --> 00:03:08,063 Don't yank me. 67 00:03:08,063 --> 00:03:11,149 This case was marked no further continuances, 68 00:03:11,149 --> 00:03:13,610 and the honorable Mr. Kuzak knew it. 69 00:03:13,610 --> 00:03:15,278 And if he thinks this stunt 70 00:03:15,278 --> 00:03:17,155 of sending in an unprepared attorney 71 00:03:17,155 --> 00:03:20,742 is gonna buy him another minute, he's very wrong. 72 00:03:20,742 --> 00:03:22,869 [chuckles] Well, what can I do, Judge? 73 00:03:22,869 --> 00:03:24,287 I don't know the case. 74 00:03:24,287 --> 00:03:26,373 Hm, then learn it, 75 00:03:26,373 --> 00:03:29,126 because we're going to trial right now. 76 00:03:29,126 --> 00:03:30,544 With all due respect, Your Honor, 77 00:03:30,544 --> 00:03:32,629 that would be a travesty of justice. 78 00:03:32,629 --> 00:03:34,256 You'd be forcing the defendant to proceed-- 79 00:03:34,256 --> 00:03:36,925 You have two answers, counselor. 80 00:03:36,925 --> 00:03:42,973 Default judgment for plaintiff or ready for trial. 81 00:03:42,973 --> 00:03:48,145 [scoffs] Ready for trial. 82 00:03:48,145 --> 00:03:50,730 [theme music] 83 00:04:17,466 --> 00:04:19,759 [theme music continues] 84 00:04:47,496 --> 00:04:49,664 [music continues] 85 00:05:20,487 --> 00:05:23,240 [upbeat music] 86 00:05:40,882 --> 00:05:42,676 - Hi. - Hi. 87 00:05:42,676 --> 00:05:45,554 Guess we're both running a little late today. 88 00:05:45,554 --> 00:05:47,806 You're at McKenzie, Brackman, right? 89 00:05:47,806 --> 00:05:49,516 - Yes. - I'm Peter Brosens. 90 00:05:49,516 --> 00:05:51,893 I'm right upstairs at Sheer, Taft and Helbrauner. 91 00:05:51,893 --> 00:05:54,104 Oh, sure. I think I've seen you in the elevator. 92 00:05:54,104 --> 00:05:57,816 - I'm Abigail-- - Perkins, I know. 93 00:05:57,816 --> 00:06:00,944 I asked around. 94 00:06:00,944 --> 00:06:04,781 [sighs] I was glad to hear you made an associate. 95 00:06:04,781 --> 00:06:06,908 Thank you. 96 00:06:06,908 --> 00:06:10,453 So how's the search going? 97 00:06:10,453 --> 00:06:12,914 For your son? 98 00:06:12,914 --> 00:06:14,708 You really do ask around. 99 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:18,086 Well, the whole building kind of knows, sort of. 100 00:06:18,086 --> 00:06:22,340 Oh, I see. 101 00:06:22,340 --> 00:06:24,092 So? 102 00:06:24,092 --> 00:06:27,095 Well, it's going. 103 00:06:27,095 --> 00:06:28,888 There's nothing really concrete yet, 104 00:06:28,888 --> 00:06:31,808 but it's um, it's going. 105 00:06:31,808 --> 00:06:34,102 Well, if there's anything I could ever do to help or-- 106 00:06:34,102 --> 00:06:37,188 Thank you. I appreciate it. 107 00:06:37,188 --> 00:06:39,524 Maybe we can get together sometime 108 00:06:39,524 --> 00:06:41,484 for a drink after work or something? 109 00:06:41,484 --> 00:06:42,944 I don't think so. 110 00:06:42,944 --> 00:06:45,196 Oh, okay. 111 00:06:45,196 --> 00:06:47,866 You seem very nice, Peter, 112 00:06:47,866 --> 00:06:50,493 but I don't go out socially. 113 00:06:50,493 --> 00:06:53,622 Do you mind if I ask why? 114 00:06:53,622 --> 00:06:59,961 It's just that... well, I just, I don't. 115 00:06:59,961 --> 00:07:04,215 But thank you. 116 00:07:04,215 --> 00:07:06,134 [phone ringing] 117 00:07:06,134 --> 00:07:09,346 It's the check for $87,000 118 00:07:09,346 --> 00:07:10,805 and the note for your signature. 119 00:07:10,805 --> 00:07:14,267 Stuart, I've been thinking about this. 120 00:07:14,267 --> 00:07:15,977 - I just can't. - Ann... 121 00:07:15,977 --> 00:07:17,812 I get the interest from you or I get it from the bank. 122 00:07:17,812 --> 00:07:21,399 - What's the difference? - The difference's I don't sleep 123 00:07:21,399 --> 00:07:24,194 I don't sleep with my banker. 124 00:07:24,194 --> 00:07:25,779 He doesn't know what he's missing. 125 00:07:25,779 --> 00:07:32,118 - Stuart. - Okay, okay. Give it back. 126 00:07:32,118 --> 00:07:34,037 [sighs] 127 00:07:34,037 --> 00:07:36,122 I can't. 128 00:07:36,122 --> 00:07:37,999 You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. 129 00:07:37,999 --> 00:07:39,959 Exactly. 130 00:07:39,959 --> 00:07:44,964 Well, you know, there- there is another solution. 131 00:07:44,964 --> 00:07:47,384 You could marry, uh, me. 132 00:07:47,384 --> 00:07:50,178 Well, that way, half your assets become community property, 133 00:07:50,178 --> 00:07:51,763 half your debts become community liability, 134 00:07:51,763 --> 00:07:54,974 and the loan zeroes itself out. 135 00:07:54,974 --> 00:07:57,852 Well, you know, it would get you off the hook. 136 00:07:57,852 --> 00:07:59,562 I'll accept. 137 00:07:59,562 --> 00:08:02,148 Oh, oh, the- the loan. 138 00:08:02,148 --> 00:08:05,735 - The loan. - Yeah. Okay. 139 00:08:05,735 --> 00:08:07,904 [door knocking] 140 00:08:07,904 --> 00:08:12,075 Enter. 141 00:08:12,075 --> 00:08:15,662 Douglas, I think we ought to talk about this. 142 00:08:15,662 --> 00:08:18,039 There's nothing to talk about. I've resigned. 143 00:08:25,588 --> 00:08:28,258 Why? 144 00:08:28,258 --> 00:08:30,051 You made your opinion of my abilities 145 00:08:30,051 --> 00:08:33,221 painfully clear at the partners meeting. 146 00:08:33,221 --> 00:08:35,640 How can I command respect from the other partners 147 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,434 after a humiliation like that? 148 00:08:37,434 --> 00:08:40,103 You don't command respect, Douglas. 149 00:08:40,103 --> 00:08:42,272 You've got to earn it. 150 00:08:42,272 --> 00:08:46,276 Someone's got to wear the black hat, do they not? 151 00:08:46,276 --> 00:08:49,154 Well, it isn't a question of style, Douglas. 152 00:08:49,154 --> 00:08:51,197 Weighing the needs of the individuals 153 00:08:51,197 --> 00:08:54,284 against those of the firm. 154 00:08:54,284 --> 00:08:57,370 I thought I did that. 155 00:08:57,370 --> 00:09:00,373 You're hard on people. 156 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:05,378 You don't make them feel cared for or wanted. 157 00:09:05,378 --> 00:09:08,882 They have you for that. 158 00:09:08,882 --> 00:09:14,262 You know... 159 00:09:14,262 --> 00:09:17,974 when your father was alive, 160 00:09:17,974 --> 00:09:20,310 he was the spiritual leader of this firm, 161 00:09:20,310 --> 00:09:23,480 and I was the lightning rod for peoples' discontent. 162 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,524 And partly because of that, 163 00:09:26,524 --> 00:09:31,237 he was one of the most loved and respected men 164 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:34,115 that I've ever known. 165 00:09:34,115 --> 00:09:39,537 He was a demanding tyrant. 166 00:09:39,537 --> 00:09:43,416 The law according to Douglas Brackman, Sr. 167 00:09:43,416 --> 00:09:44,918 God help anyone who questioned it 168 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:46,669 or fell short of its standard. 169 00:09:46,669 --> 00:09:48,713 The man could carry a grudge. 170 00:09:48,713 --> 00:09:53,384 He could punish with his silence. 171 00:09:53,384 --> 00:09:56,679 I was never able to please him enough. 172 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,724 Then it's long past time you stopped trying to. 173 00:09:59,724 --> 00:10:04,938 He's gone, Douglas. Be your own man. 174 00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:07,357 I hope you'll reconsider. 175 00:10:07,357 --> 00:10:09,692 Um... [sighs] 176 00:10:09,692 --> 00:10:11,694 I'd hate to lose you. 177 00:10:11,694 --> 00:10:13,571 - Do you mean that? - Sincerely. 178 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,833 Thank you, Leland. 179 00:10:24,833 --> 00:10:26,376 Mellor: It was the most difficult decision 180 00:10:26,376 --> 00:10:28,086 I ever had to make. 181 00:10:28,086 --> 00:10:29,546 Personally, I consider Stacey Gill 182 00:10:29,546 --> 00:10:32,340 to be a courageous and exceptional journalist, 183 00:10:32,340 --> 00:10:34,592 but our ratings just dropped dramatically. 184 00:10:34,592 --> 00:10:37,387 What do you mean by dramatically, Mr. Mellor? 185 00:10:37,387 --> 00:10:40,140 Nielsen ratings showed a drop of two full points 186 00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:42,267 after she came back from her treatment. 187 00:10:42,267 --> 00:10:44,936 - Is that substantial? - Are you kidding? 188 00:10:44,936 --> 00:10:47,730 A two point drop can cost the station $3 million a year 189 00:10:47,730 --> 00:10:50,400 in lost advertising revenue. 190 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:51,776 Were there any other alternatives 191 00:10:51,776 --> 00:10:53,069 besides discharging Ms. Gill 192 00:10:53,069 --> 00:10:54,821 which could have remedied this problem? 193 00:10:54,821 --> 00:10:57,490 Unfortunately, this is the news business, 194 00:10:57,490 --> 00:10:59,117 and the only way to quickly boost ratings 195 00:10:59,117 --> 00:11:01,786 is to replace your on-camera people. 196 00:11:01,786 --> 00:11:05,039 I know it's unfair, especially in this case, 197 00:11:05,039 --> 00:11:07,542 but our research showed that the ratings dropped 198 00:11:07,542 --> 00:11:09,711 as a result of the lumpectomy bit 199 00:11:09,711 --> 00:11:12,839 and because she showed her breast on camera, 200 00:11:12,839 --> 00:11:15,466 and this was something we asked her to do. 201 00:11:15,466 --> 00:11:16,968 We feel terrible about it. 202 00:11:16,968 --> 00:11:18,595 Did you give any thought to... 203 00:11:18,595 --> 00:11:20,597 letting her continue as your anchorwoman? 204 00:11:20,597 --> 00:11:22,223 Absolutely, and believe me, 205 00:11:22,223 --> 00:11:24,309 if we could have, we would have. 206 00:11:24,309 --> 00:11:26,394 But the truth is with these ratings, 207 00:11:26,394 --> 00:11:28,188 we would have been signing our own death certificate 208 00:11:28,188 --> 00:11:31,232 by keeping her on the air. 209 00:11:31,232 --> 00:11:35,653 I have nothing further. 210 00:11:35,653 --> 00:11:37,488 You fired her two weeks after she'd been back 211 00:11:37,488 --> 00:11:38,698 on the job, didn't you? 212 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:40,116 Well, yes, but by that time-- 213 00:11:40,116 --> 00:11:41,367 Two weeks? 214 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:43,036 Well, as I said, our ratings plunged 215 00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:44,913 two full points in that period. 216 00:11:44,913 --> 00:11:46,789 Kuzak: Didn't she come back at the beginning of the month? 217 00:11:46,789 --> 00:11:52,128 On May 2, 1985, to be exact? 218 00:11:52,128 --> 00:11:53,254 That's about right. 219 00:11:53,254 --> 00:11:54,631 Isn't it true, Mr. Mellor, 220 00:11:54,631 --> 00:11:57,008 that your ratings drop one full point 221 00:11:57,008 --> 00:11:59,010 during the first 10 days of every month? 222 00:11:59,010 --> 00:12:01,012 Mellor: Well, there's always some decline. 223 00:12:01,012 --> 00:12:02,847 Kuzak: Because the new cable movies come out 224 00:12:02,847 --> 00:12:04,557 at the beginning of each month and that affects your ratings. 225 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:06,267 - Doesn't it? - Yes. 226 00:12:06,267 --> 00:12:09,646 So it's possible that one point of this two-point drop 227 00:12:09,646 --> 00:12:12,482 was directly related to these new cable movies, isn't it? 228 00:12:12,482 --> 00:12:14,359 Perhaps, but market research showed 229 00:12:14,359 --> 00:12:17,111 that her ratings would continue to fall in the ensuing weeks. 230 00:12:17,111 --> 00:12:18,488 Wait a minute. 231 00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:20,156 So what you're saying is you fired her 232 00:12:20,156 --> 00:12:22,492 not only because of this dip in the ratings, 233 00:12:22,492 --> 00:12:25,161 but because of an anticipated dip that was yet to come? 234 00:12:25,161 --> 00:12:26,704 That's correct. 235 00:12:26,704 --> 00:12:27,747 And you couldn't even wait long enough to see 236 00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:29,540 if it actually would happen? 237 00:12:29,540 --> 00:12:31,834 This woman bares her breast and her cancer 238 00:12:31,834 --> 00:12:33,962 to the viewing public at your request, 239 00:12:33,962 --> 00:12:35,672 and you fire her after two weeks 240 00:12:35,672 --> 00:12:38,341 because you think your ratings might drop 241 00:12:38,341 --> 00:12:39,592 if you let her stay. 242 00:12:39,592 --> 00:12:41,177 Objection. Argumentative. 243 00:12:41,177 --> 00:12:42,804 Lucky for her she's such a courageous 244 00:12:42,804 --> 00:12:44,305 and exceptional journalist. 245 00:12:44,305 --> 00:12:45,515 It bought her an extra week. 246 00:12:45,515 --> 00:12:47,892 - Objection. - Sustained. 247 00:12:47,892 --> 00:12:51,354 Mr. Mellor, did you dictate a memo 248 00:12:51,354 --> 00:12:56,609 to Vice President Scott Sawyer on May 18, 1985? 249 00:12:56,609 --> 00:12:58,945 [chuckles] Possibly. That's a long time ago. 250 00:12:58,945 --> 00:13:02,115 It concerned your decision to fire Stacey Gill. 251 00:13:02,115 --> 00:13:05,827 Did you dictate such a memo? 252 00:13:05,827 --> 00:13:08,204 Well, I'm not sure. 253 00:13:08,204 --> 00:13:10,873 Mr. Mellor, did you dictate a memo 254 00:13:10,873 --> 00:13:16,296 saying, and I quote, "How long can the public 255 00:13:16,296 --> 00:13:19,173 accept an anchorwoman with a nicked boob?" 256 00:13:19,173 --> 00:13:21,634 Crowd: Oh! - Who gave you that? 257 00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:23,428 Kuzak: It makes no difference. Did you say it? 258 00:13:23,428 --> 00:13:25,805 That- I- That's out of context. 259 00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:27,306 I can explain that phrase. 260 00:13:27,306 --> 00:13:28,891 Alright. Let me see that memo, please. 261 00:13:28,891 --> 00:13:31,352 I haven't got it, 262 00:13:31,352 --> 00:13:36,357 but you wrote it, didn't you, Mr. Mellor? 263 00:13:36,357 --> 00:13:38,443 Is that a yes? 264 00:13:38,443 --> 00:13:40,028 [sighs] Yes. 265 00:13:40,028 --> 00:13:41,863 [crowd muttering] 266 00:13:41,863 --> 00:13:43,281 No further questions, Your Honor. 267 00:13:53,041 --> 00:13:56,794 Moving on to Gill vs. Barnett Broadcasting. 268 00:13:56,794 --> 00:13:59,589 Well, one more defense witness, then closing arguments. 269 00:13:59,589 --> 00:14:02,258 Excellent, word through the vine 270 00:14:02,258 --> 00:14:05,011 is you're doing an outstanding job. 271 00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:06,763 Congrats. 272 00:14:06,763 --> 00:14:09,140 - Sorry I'm late. - It's quite all right, Victor. 273 00:14:09,140 --> 00:14:10,767 As the hour is unusually early 274 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:12,852 due to respective trial schedules, 275 00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:15,146 we can forgive a little tardiness. 276 00:14:15,146 --> 00:14:17,607 Thanks, but I'm not supposed to have a trial scheduled. 277 00:14:17,607 --> 00:14:19,609 What I'm supposed to have is a continuance. 278 00:14:19,609 --> 00:14:21,819 - Donut? - You set me up. 279 00:14:21,819 --> 00:14:24,280 You knew that Judge would make me go forward. 280 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,992 Brackman: Come now, Victor. Think of the client. 281 00:14:27,992 --> 00:14:30,828 As a result of Michael's cagey maneuver, 282 00:14:30,828 --> 00:14:33,831 Mr. Stokes has the benefit of being represented 283 00:14:33,831 --> 00:14:36,626 by an exceptional defense attorney. 284 00:14:36,626 --> 00:14:39,837 Arnold, anything to report on the Mishkin films? 285 00:14:39,837 --> 00:14:43,174 Hillary's film opens soon. His bombed. 286 00:14:43,174 --> 00:14:45,009 Keep us apprised. 287 00:14:45,009 --> 00:14:47,011 Thank you all for attending. 288 00:14:47,011 --> 00:14:50,056 And now, if there's nothing else, 289 00:14:50,056 --> 00:14:52,183 we stand adjourned. 290 00:14:52,183 --> 00:14:54,018 Don't forget your meeting with Mr. Taylor. 291 00:14:54,018 --> 00:14:55,228 Thank you. 292 00:15:03,861 --> 00:15:06,322 Mike, you could have told me. 293 00:15:06,322 --> 00:15:08,533 I thought your not knowing was gonna give us a better chance 294 00:15:08,533 --> 00:15:10,952 of getting the continuance. 295 00:15:10,952 --> 00:15:12,995 The more unprepared you were, the better. 296 00:15:12,995 --> 00:15:16,457 Yeah? Well, now what? 297 00:15:16,457 --> 00:15:18,876 This case is a flat-out loser. 298 00:15:18,876 --> 00:15:20,294 The dog bit him. 299 00:15:20,294 --> 00:15:22,797 At least now we have a chance for an appeal. 300 00:15:22,797 --> 00:15:24,257 We can say that it was an abuse 301 00:15:24,257 --> 00:15:26,676 of judicial discretion to make you go forward. 302 00:15:26,676 --> 00:15:29,637 Not to ruin your plans, but I'm gonna win this one. 303 00:15:29,637 --> 00:15:32,640 You're good, but you're not that good. 304 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:36,060 Don't be so sure. 305 00:15:36,060 --> 00:15:40,148 Victor, Clarence Darrow couldn't win this case. 306 00:15:40,148 --> 00:15:41,691 You care to make a little wager? 307 00:15:41,691 --> 00:15:43,192 Mm-hmm. Anything you want. 308 00:15:43,192 --> 00:15:45,987 [scoffs] Your leather chair. 309 00:15:45,987 --> 00:15:47,697 Except that. No. 310 00:15:47,697 --> 00:15:49,448 No, you can't have my leather chair. 311 00:15:49,448 --> 00:15:50,950 Come on, counselor. 312 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:53,995 A bet's not a bet unless the stakes are high. 313 00:15:53,995 --> 00:15:55,496 Where's your guts? 314 00:15:55,496 --> 00:16:01,085 Alright. My chair against... 315 00:16:01,085 --> 00:16:03,671 your earring. 316 00:16:03,671 --> 00:16:06,007 No, no, no, no. No way. 317 00:16:06,007 --> 00:16:08,134 Aha! 318 00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:13,181 Okay, you got a bet. 319 00:16:13,181 --> 00:16:14,891 [laughing] 320 00:16:14,891 --> 00:16:16,475 And upon completion of the sale, 321 00:16:16,475 --> 00:16:18,561 all the tenants will be relocated 322 00:16:18,561 --> 00:16:22,940 at Mr. Washington's expense to one of his other buildings. 323 00:16:22,940 --> 00:16:25,359 Why are you doing this for me? 324 00:16:25,359 --> 00:16:26,986 I'm not doing this for you those people shouldn't have 325 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:28,529 to spend another night in that building. 326 00:16:28,529 --> 00:16:30,656 I agree, Andrew, and I swear I'm not looking 327 00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:33,993 to make a single cent from the transaction. 328 00:16:33,993 --> 00:16:37,663 [inhales deeply] If I could just break even or not lose my shirt, 329 00:16:37,663 --> 00:16:40,333 I'll be grateful forever. 330 00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:42,501 I'll see you this afternoon. 331 00:16:42,501 --> 00:16:48,841 I look forward to it. 332 00:16:48,841 --> 00:16:50,718 [door closes] 333 00:16:50,718 --> 00:16:52,220 - [phone ringing] - Sure, I'll get it. 334 00:16:52,220 --> 00:16:56,599 I'll send it back right away. 335 00:16:56,599 --> 00:16:59,352 - Hi, Peter. Peter: Hi. 336 00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:01,771 - Come on in. - Thanks. 337 00:17:01,771 --> 00:17:07,360 Um, look, I'm not really very good at chit-chatting, 338 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:12,198 so, um, I was thinking about what you said 339 00:17:12,198 --> 00:17:16,410 about not going out socially. 340 00:17:16,410 --> 00:17:18,371 I once saw this film 341 00:17:18,371 --> 00:17:22,416 about a man whose only son was kidnapped. 342 00:17:22,416 --> 00:17:26,879 He spends every waking minute of his life trying to find him. 343 00:17:26,879 --> 00:17:31,050 He loses his job, he loses his friends. 344 00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:33,135 Finally he even loses his wife. 345 00:17:33,135 --> 00:17:36,097 But he's so obsessed with finding his son 346 00:17:36,097 --> 00:17:38,349 that nothing else matters. 347 00:17:38,349 --> 00:17:42,687 And finally, years later, he thinks he's located him. 348 00:17:45,523 --> 00:17:48,484 But as he gets closer and closer, 349 00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:50,486 he begins to hesitate. 350 00:17:50,486 --> 00:17:53,698 This search has taken up his whole life, 351 00:17:53,698 --> 00:17:55,533 and when it ends, he realizes 352 00:17:55,533 --> 00:17:58,828 that he'll lose his only reason for living. 353 00:17:58,828 --> 00:18:00,705 The point being? 354 00:18:00,705 --> 00:18:04,542 The point being, you've got to have a life 355 00:18:04,542 --> 00:18:08,254 outside of this crisis. 356 00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:13,009 How dare you presume to advise me? 357 00:18:13,009 --> 00:18:17,179 My life inside or outside of this crisis 358 00:18:17,179 --> 00:18:19,181 is none of your damn business! 359 00:18:19,181 --> 00:18:20,891 I wasn't presuming. I was just-- 360 00:18:20,891 --> 00:18:23,728 You were just what, suggesting I lighten up a little? 361 00:18:23,728 --> 00:18:28,232 Butt out of my life! You were not invited! 362 00:18:28,232 --> 00:18:34,905 Uh, look, I- huh, I'm sorry. 363 00:18:34,905 --> 00:18:36,782 I guess I should have kept my mouth shut. 364 00:18:36,782 --> 00:18:38,117 Now there's some advice. 365 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:49,253 Each rating point represents 50,000 households. 366 00:18:49,253 --> 00:18:51,922 A two point drop would mean that 100,000 families 367 00:18:51,922 --> 00:18:54,050 were switching their dials to other stations. 368 00:18:54,050 --> 00:18:56,052 Alright, and what does that translate to 369 00:18:56,052 --> 00:18:57,553 in dollars and cents? 370 00:18:57,553 --> 00:19:00,431 A news show with 24 spots a night 371 00:19:00,431 --> 00:19:05,436 and a two point drop would lose $7,200 a night, 372 00:19:05,436 --> 00:19:08,773 $50,000 a week, $2.6 million a year. 373 00:19:08,773 --> 00:19:11,233 So her drop in ratings could cost the station 374 00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:14,487 approximately $3 million annually? 375 00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:17,281 Yes. And her Q score indicated a further drop. 376 00:19:17,281 --> 00:19:18,824 Robertson: Q score? 377 00:19:18,824 --> 00:19:21,202 Wiener: A formula we use to measure viewer appeal. 378 00:19:21,202 --> 00:19:23,162 It factors in her recognizability 379 00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:25,915 and her likeability, and we come out with a number. 380 00:19:25,915 --> 00:19:29,543 80 is good, 60 is bad. 381 00:19:29,543 --> 00:19:32,129 Hers was 43. 382 00:19:32,129 --> 00:19:38,302 Thank you. Your witness. 383 00:19:38,302 --> 00:19:42,598 Well, pretty extensive data, Mr. Weiner. 384 00:19:42,598 --> 00:19:44,266 We research everything. 385 00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:46,018 Does your research show 386 00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:49,313 how many lives were saved by Stacey Gill's story? 387 00:19:49,313 --> 00:19:51,315 Weiner: No. Kuzak: Does it show how many 388 00:19:51,315 --> 00:19:53,067 women after having seen the story, 389 00:19:53,067 --> 00:19:54,527 opted for a lumpectomy 390 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:56,570 rather than the more mutilating mastectomy? 391 00:19:56,570 --> 00:19:58,072 [scoffs] No. 392 00:19:58,072 --> 00:20:00,408 Does it measure the pain suffered by my client 393 00:20:00,408 --> 00:20:04,036 having to expose herself to millions of people? 394 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:05,204 No. 395 00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:07,540 In fact, sir, these factors 396 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:10,292 count for nothing in your research, correct? 397 00:20:10,292 --> 00:20:12,128 Weiner: That's correct. 398 00:20:12,128 --> 00:20:16,340 Thank you. That's all. 399 00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:17,925 Tuckman: And calling your attention to the morning 400 00:20:17,925 --> 00:20:20,386 of June 6, 1985, 401 00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:22,847 did you then have occasion to see the animal? 402 00:20:22,847 --> 00:20:24,598 Yes, I did. 403 00:20:24,598 --> 00:20:28,269 I was manicuring my shrubs, one of which was turning yellow, 404 00:20:28,269 --> 00:20:29,728 'cause it whiddled on it. 405 00:20:29,728 --> 00:20:33,190 - Objection to the term "it." - Overruled. 406 00:20:33,190 --> 00:20:34,984 Sifuentes: Cockapoo. 407 00:20:34,984 --> 00:20:36,485 I beg your pardon? 408 00:20:36,485 --> 00:20:40,281 "It" is a full-bred cockapoo. 409 00:20:40,281 --> 00:20:42,992 Continue. 410 00:20:42,992 --> 00:20:45,703 Could you tell us then, Mr. Weeks, what happened next? 411 00:20:45,703 --> 00:20:49,623 Well, I said to him, "See what you did?" 412 00:20:49,623 --> 00:20:51,584 These plants are my passion, my family really. 413 00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:53,461 "See what you did?," I said. 414 00:20:53,461 --> 00:20:55,004 Then the little mutt mauled me. 415 00:20:55,004 --> 00:20:57,214 - Objection to the term "mutt." Judge: Counselor! 416 00:20:57,214 --> 00:20:59,175 He is not an "it" or a "mutt." 417 00:20:59,175 --> 00:21:01,260 He's a pet, and just because you hate animals doesn't-- 418 00:21:01,260 --> 00:21:02,553 Weeks: I didn't say I hated-- 419 00:21:02,553 --> 00:21:04,138 Tell the jury what you do to cats. 420 00:21:04,138 --> 00:21:05,556 Judge: Mr. Sifuentes. - I'm sorry, Judge. 421 00:21:05,556 --> 00:21:07,057 But I have no tolerance for animal abuse. 422 00:21:07,057 --> 00:21:08,642 Judge: Mr. Sifuentes! Tuckman: Hey! 423 00:21:08,642 --> 00:21:11,061 Maybe you can sit by and watch vindictive eccentrics 424 00:21:11,061 --> 00:21:12,438 beat up on helpless little puppies-- 425 00:21:12,438 --> 00:21:14,148 Oh, for God sakes! 426 00:21:14,148 --> 00:21:16,525 - Your Honor, please, I-- - Get up here now! 427 00:21:23,157 --> 00:21:24,909 I know your game, cowboy. 428 00:21:24,909 --> 00:21:27,703 You want a mistrial so you can buy more time. 429 00:21:27,703 --> 00:21:29,288 Well, you're not gonna get it. 430 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:31,165 What you will get is sanctions. 431 00:21:31,165 --> 00:21:32,917 What you will get is contempt. 432 00:21:32,917 --> 00:21:35,794 What you will get is a directed verdict for the plaintiff. 433 00:21:35,794 --> 00:21:39,298 Now you step back and act like a lawyer, big shot, 434 00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:43,594 or you're gonna lose this case right now. 435 00:21:43,594 --> 00:21:47,515 Yes, sir. 436 00:21:47,515 --> 00:21:50,017 Tuckman: Now then, Mr. Weeks, 437 00:21:50,017 --> 00:21:51,810 getting back to the day the dog bit you. 438 00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:53,812 Objection to the term "bit." 439 00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:56,732 I'm sorry, Your Honor, but the medical records indicate a nip. 440 00:21:56,732 --> 00:21:59,151 A nip? It was a vicious bite. 441 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:00,986 - You're a liar! Judge: I'm warning you! 442 00:22:00,986 --> 00:22:04,156 - A dog beater and a liar, too. - In my chambers, now! 443 00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:06,992 Jury is excused till 1 P.M. Move it! 444 00:22:14,750 --> 00:22:17,294 You left me no choice. 445 00:22:17,294 --> 00:22:19,880 Do you think I won't order a verdict for the plaintiff? 446 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:21,340 You think I won't? 447 00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:23,259 With all due respect, if you direct a verdict 448 00:22:23,259 --> 00:22:25,052 before I even present my case 449 00:22:25,052 --> 00:22:27,054 after already forcing an unprepared attorney 450 00:22:27,054 --> 00:22:29,723 to go forward, I'm gonna have automatic grounds for an appeal, 451 00:22:29,723 --> 00:22:31,058 and you know it. 452 00:22:31,058 --> 00:22:32,643 You want it, just ask for it. 453 00:22:32,643 --> 00:22:35,854 Go ahead. Take it. I'd love it. 454 00:22:35,854 --> 00:22:38,816 Face it, the only way your guy can be a real winner 455 00:22:38,816 --> 00:22:42,945 is to win this trial on the merits right here. 456 00:22:42,945 --> 00:22:47,324 On the other hand, if you think I've got you, 457 00:22:47,324 --> 00:22:49,118 take the directed verdict. 458 00:22:49,118 --> 00:22:55,833 You'll lose money, but at least you'll save face. 459 00:22:55,833 --> 00:22:59,587 No DV, no mistrial, Your Honor. 460 00:22:59,587 --> 00:23:03,924 Let's go back in there. 461 00:23:03,924 --> 00:23:06,343 [engine revving] 462 00:23:10,347 --> 00:23:12,099 He's busy! 463 00:23:12,099 --> 00:23:13,726 They loved it! 464 00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:16,020 Brilliantly written and executed, "Rose Bush" looks like 465 00:23:16,020 --> 00:23:18,606 the sleeper box office smash of the season. 466 00:23:18,606 --> 00:23:20,816 You can't pay for a better review. 467 00:23:20,816 --> 00:23:23,527 Eroticism so highly charged 468 00:23:23,527 --> 00:23:27,239 you can feel the heat coming off of the screen. 469 00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:29,742 Every teenager with raging hormones 470 00:23:29,742 --> 00:23:32,453 will be lining up for this one. 471 00:23:32,453 --> 00:23:35,164 [chuckling] 472 00:23:35,164 --> 00:23:38,375 You were totally right about the sex scene, Arnie. 473 00:23:38,375 --> 00:23:41,378 I never thanked you. You're a genius. 474 00:23:41,378 --> 00:23:43,547 Aw, come on. I bet you say that to all the guys. 475 00:23:52,097 --> 00:23:53,932 I'll make some reservations at Michael's. 476 00:23:53,932 --> 00:23:57,144 We'll start the celebration there, continue at my place. 477 00:23:57,144 --> 00:24:00,105 Oh, I can't. 478 00:24:00,105 --> 00:24:03,233 - I already have a date. - Well, break it. 479 00:24:03,233 --> 00:24:05,194 I can't. 480 00:24:05,194 --> 00:24:07,571 I did for you. 481 00:24:07,571 --> 00:24:10,574 Arnie, I'm having dinner with a highly bankable actor. 482 00:24:10,574 --> 00:24:14,078 If I can get him interested in me and/or my script, 483 00:24:14,078 --> 00:24:17,414 I've got a go project. 484 00:24:17,414 --> 00:24:19,667 Anyway, I just wanted to tell you 485 00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:24,505 that I love you a lot and when things are less crazed, 486 00:24:24,505 --> 00:24:29,802 I'll call and we'll have lunch. 487 00:24:29,802 --> 00:24:31,470 [exhales deeply] 488 00:24:33,389 --> 00:24:35,224 Arnie? 489 00:24:35,224 --> 00:24:36,976 Did that woman do something to you? 490 00:24:36,976 --> 00:24:41,855 No, no, I did it to myself. 491 00:24:41,855 --> 00:24:43,607 I let my guard down. 492 00:24:43,607 --> 00:24:45,234 I let myself care. 493 00:24:45,234 --> 00:24:48,570 Oh! Argh! I should be smarter about women by now. 494 00:24:48,570 --> 00:24:50,906 All they see is the package, 495 00:24:50,906 --> 00:24:54,576 the money, the clothes, the flash. That's all they want. 496 00:24:54,576 --> 00:24:57,705 And when they've used you up, they just spit you out. 497 00:24:57,705 --> 00:25:00,708 You go out with the wrong women, Arnie. 498 00:25:00,708 --> 00:25:05,337 There's a sincere loving woman somewhere 499 00:25:05,337 --> 00:25:10,008 who could really appreciate you for who you are. 500 00:25:10,008 --> 00:25:15,514 Rox, I've never shown this to anyone. 501 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:20,227 I've never trusted anyone enough. 502 00:25:20,227 --> 00:25:22,062 Can I trust you? 503 00:25:22,062 --> 00:25:23,439 With your life. 504 00:25:32,781 --> 00:25:38,495 Arnold Becker in high school. 505 00:25:38,495 --> 00:25:41,206 You look different. 506 00:25:41,206 --> 00:25:42,499 Fat. Fat boy with glasses. 507 00:25:45,586 --> 00:25:47,963 A little stocky. 508 00:25:47,963 --> 00:25:52,050 I went out on a blind date once, Roxanne. 509 00:25:52,050 --> 00:25:57,264 Peggy Miller, daughter of one of my mother's friends. 510 00:25:57,264 --> 00:25:59,558 [sighs] 511 00:25:59,558 --> 00:26:01,060 When I got to the door, there was one of those 512 00:26:01,060 --> 00:26:02,686 little peephole things, 513 00:26:02,686 --> 00:26:05,898 this eyeball looking me over, 514 00:26:05,898 --> 00:26:11,528 and I heard a lot of muffled voices moving around inside. 515 00:26:11,528 --> 00:26:15,115 Finally, Peggy's friend let me in. 516 00:26:15,115 --> 00:26:19,620 Peggy was standing there in a robe. 517 00:26:19,620 --> 00:26:25,501 Her friend said that she was too sick to go out. 518 00:26:25,501 --> 00:26:29,171 As I walked away from the door, 519 00:26:29,171 --> 00:26:33,342 I heard them laughing in there. 520 00:26:33,342 --> 00:26:37,304 They were laughing at me, Roxanne. 521 00:26:37,304 --> 00:26:39,890 [sighs] 522 00:26:39,890 --> 00:26:44,520 You have no idea what that felt like. 523 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:48,649 I know. 524 00:26:48,649 --> 00:26:50,651 What you need is someone to... 525 00:26:50,651 --> 00:26:55,155 to really love you, to hold you, 526 00:26:55,155 --> 00:26:57,491 and take away all the hurt. 527 00:26:57,491 --> 00:26:59,868 [sighs] 528 00:26:59,868 --> 00:27:01,954 Rox, you ever been to Michael's? 529 00:27:01,954 --> 00:27:03,580 No. 530 00:27:03,580 --> 00:27:05,207 I really used to think the day that I could afford 531 00:27:05,207 --> 00:27:07,167 to eat at a place like that, 532 00:27:07,167 --> 00:27:10,796 then I'd be a happy man. 533 00:27:10,796 --> 00:27:12,589 Where's the happiness if you haven't got somebody 534 00:27:12,589 --> 00:27:14,216 to share it with, right? 535 00:27:14,216 --> 00:27:17,010 Right. 536 00:27:17,010 --> 00:27:19,263 [sighs] 537 00:27:19,263 --> 00:27:22,933 So, it's difficult as it is, 538 00:27:22,933 --> 00:27:25,185 I think the thing to do is to go to Michael's, 539 00:27:25,185 --> 00:27:26,812 a beautiful companion on my arm, 540 00:27:26,812 --> 00:27:28,730 and try to enjoy the pleasure of the moment, right? 541 00:27:28,730 --> 00:27:30,774 Right. 542 00:27:30,774 --> 00:27:32,734 So let's try Christina Amarelli. 543 00:27:32,734 --> 00:27:36,989 If she's not there, Barbara St. John. 544 00:27:36,989 --> 00:27:39,908 [mellow music] 545 00:27:40,617 --> 00:27:42,703 Rox. 546 00:27:42,703 --> 00:27:44,329 I don't know what I'd do without you. 547 00:27:52,170 --> 00:27:54,798 Kuzak: So all I'm asking, ladies and gentlemen, 548 00:27:54,798 --> 00:27:58,093 is that when you assemble all of this evidence, 549 00:27:58,093 --> 00:28:01,972 you take a good long whiff of what they did, 550 00:28:01,972 --> 00:28:04,391 because it stinks. 551 00:28:04,391 --> 00:28:08,186 They asked her to showcase her cancer, 552 00:28:08,186 --> 00:28:12,816 to bare her breast, her pain, 553 00:28:12,816 --> 00:28:15,277 her humiliation, 554 00:28:15,277 --> 00:28:19,573 and when she did, they fired her. 555 00:28:19,573 --> 00:28:23,035 Sacrifice your personal privacy, they said. 556 00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:26,288 Do it for the job, they told her. 557 00:28:26,288 --> 00:28:29,249 And then they took away that job. 558 00:28:29,249 --> 00:28:32,878 And now, after doing all of that to her, 559 00:28:32,878 --> 00:28:36,423 they are asking you to say, "It's okay." 560 00:28:36,423 --> 00:28:38,467 [inhales deeply] 561 00:28:38,467 --> 00:28:43,138 This one reeks of unfairness, people. 562 00:28:43,138 --> 00:28:46,224 Draw upon your sense of justice, 563 00:28:46,224 --> 00:28:49,061 upon your sense of fairness, 564 00:28:49,061 --> 00:28:52,731 and send a message loud and clear 565 00:28:52,731 --> 00:28:56,860 that this sort of blatant prejudice 566 00:28:56,860 --> 00:29:01,949 will not be tolerated. 567 00:29:01,949 --> 00:29:07,621 Thank you. 568 00:29:07,621 --> 00:29:10,290 Draw upon your emotion. 569 00:29:10,290 --> 00:29:14,336 That's what Mr. Kuzak wants you to do. 570 00:29:14,336 --> 00:29:17,464 Because emotion is blind, ladies and gentlemen. 571 00:29:17,464 --> 00:29:20,050 And if he can blind you, 572 00:29:20,050 --> 00:29:26,056 then you won't see the things that hurt his case like facts. 573 00:29:26,056 --> 00:29:28,266 The fact that she had the worst ratings 574 00:29:28,266 --> 00:29:32,270 of any anchorperson in the last four years. 575 00:29:32,270 --> 00:29:34,898 The fact that she turned down a job 576 00:29:34,898 --> 00:29:36,608 that would have paid her most of the money 577 00:29:36,608 --> 00:29:39,903 she claims to have lost. 578 00:29:39,903 --> 00:29:43,907 The fact that newscasters on every station 579 00:29:43,907 --> 00:29:47,786 get fired all the time for bad ratings. 580 00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:49,538 [sighs] 581 00:29:49,538 --> 00:29:52,916 The only fact the plaintiff wants you to concentrate on 582 00:29:52,916 --> 00:29:57,379 is the fact that this whole thing is unfair, 583 00:29:57,379 --> 00:30:03,010 and to that charge, I say they're absolutely right. 584 00:30:03,010 --> 00:30:05,303 It's unfair that outstanding news people 585 00:30:05,303 --> 00:30:08,181 get fired for low ratings. 586 00:30:08,181 --> 00:30:13,228 It's unfair that Stacey Gill in particular got fired. 587 00:30:13,228 --> 00:30:16,815 It's grossly unfair that what caused her ratings to fall 588 00:30:16,815 --> 00:30:23,155 was a piece that perhaps will end up saving women's lives. 589 00:30:23,155 --> 00:30:26,658 And what really tips the scales of equity here 590 00:30:26,658 --> 00:30:29,244 is that the station told her to do 591 00:30:29,244 --> 00:30:35,625 what ultimately caused her ratings to drop. 592 00:30:35,625 --> 00:30:37,794 If the question here were fairness, 593 00:30:37,794 --> 00:30:41,840 I'll admit we wouldn't have much of a case. 594 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,426 But the issue in this court of law 595 00:30:44,426 --> 00:30:49,389 is not whether Stacey Gill was treated fairly. She wasn't. 596 00:30:49,389 --> 00:30:55,437 The question is whether Stacey Gill was treated legally. 597 00:30:55,437 --> 00:31:01,526 Whether she has been denied any of her legal rights, 598 00:31:01,526 --> 00:31:07,949 and the facts of this case say she hasn't. 599 00:31:07,949 --> 00:31:09,451 Thank you. 600 00:31:11,203 --> 00:31:12,746 [crowd muttering] 601 00:31:14,956 --> 00:31:17,459 Judge Pehlman: And if you find, members of the jury, 602 00:31:17,459 --> 00:31:20,003 that defendant's discharge of plaintiff 603 00:31:20,003 --> 00:31:22,380 was motivated by any factor 604 00:31:22,380 --> 00:31:26,093 concerning her physical anatomy or sexuality, 605 00:31:26,093 --> 00:31:28,637 then you must find for the plaintiff. 606 00:31:28,637 --> 00:31:30,931 But if you find that the discharge 607 00:31:30,931 --> 00:31:33,892 was motivated solely by ratings, 608 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:37,479 as that term has been defined, then you must 609 00:31:37,479 --> 00:31:39,272 - find for the defendant. - What? 610 00:31:39,272 --> 00:31:43,568 Judge Pehlman: No matter how unfair or unpopular 611 00:31:43,568 --> 00:31:46,738 you may consider that discharge to be, 612 00:31:46,738 --> 00:31:53,036 given the particular circumstances of this case. 613 00:31:53,036 --> 00:31:54,955 I don't understand. What happened? 614 00:31:54,955 --> 00:31:56,873 The judge went with the other side's instructions. 615 00:31:56,873 --> 00:31:58,708 - Not ours. - So, what's the difference? 616 00:31:58,708 --> 00:32:02,671 Ours would have allowed them to consider fairness as an issue. 617 00:32:02,671 --> 00:32:04,256 Mr. Kuzak, do you feel more or less-- 618 00:32:04,256 --> 00:32:05,882 Can I see you a minute? 619 00:32:05,882 --> 00:32:07,425 Excuse me for a second, alright? 620 00:32:07,425 --> 00:32:10,178 Come on, counsel. Just a couple of questions. 621 00:32:10,178 --> 00:32:14,057 Are you settling now? 622 00:32:14,057 --> 00:32:15,642 Alright, try this out. 623 00:32:15,642 --> 00:32:17,978 Dismiss the sex discrimination claim. 624 00:32:17,978 --> 00:32:20,689 Settle the breach of contract for 200,000. 625 00:32:20,689 --> 00:32:22,482 You're offering $200,000 626 00:32:22,482 --> 00:32:24,401 with that dream instruction you just got from the judge? 627 00:32:24,401 --> 00:32:26,778 It's a jury, give them all the instructions in the world, 628 00:32:26,778 --> 00:32:29,364 they could still say we got a big TV corporation 629 00:32:29,364 --> 00:32:32,367 against a mother with a school-aged kid, 630 00:32:32,367 --> 00:32:35,203 cancer, and no husband. 631 00:32:35,203 --> 00:32:37,998 You know, the truth is, I think I made my case, 632 00:32:37,998 --> 00:32:41,084 but a sex discrimination rap ain't good for a TV station. 633 00:32:41,084 --> 00:32:42,794 We just can't take the risk. 634 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:44,379 Lump sum or structured? 635 00:32:44,379 --> 00:32:47,549 All of it, payable today. 636 00:32:47,549 --> 00:32:49,676 I'll recommend to my client that she accept this offer. 637 00:32:49,676 --> 00:32:50,802 Alright then. 638 00:33:00,478 --> 00:33:02,606 You ready for this? 639 00:33:02,606 --> 00:33:03,982 They just offered us 200 grand 640 00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:06,526 if we drop the discrimination claim. 641 00:33:06,526 --> 00:33:07,944 - I don't believe it. - Believe it. 642 00:33:07,944 --> 00:33:09,362 But let's not sit on it. 643 00:33:09,362 --> 00:33:10,572 The jury could come back any minute. 644 00:33:10,572 --> 00:33:13,200 Michael, I won't settle. 645 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,785 I've come too far. 646 00:33:15,785 --> 00:33:18,413 Now hold on a minute. 647 00:33:18,413 --> 00:33:19,873 There's a good chance... 648 00:33:19,873 --> 00:33:22,125 No, no, make that a great chance 649 00:33:22,125 --> 00:33:24,419 that we could lose and get nothing here. 650 00:33:24,419 --> 00:33:27,631 And even if we win, it may not be $200,000. 651 00:33:27,631 --> 00:33:30,508 But if I drop the sex discrimination claim, 652 00:33:30,508 --> 00:33:31,760 it's like I'm selling out. 653 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:34,554 Stacey, listen. [chuckles] 654 00:33:34,554 --> 00:33:37,933 I know that I counseled you to hold to your convictions, 655 00:33:37,933 --> 00:33:40,143 and I think you did the right thing. 656 00:33:40,143 --> 00:33:42,646 But now, in my professional opinion, 657 00:33:42,646 --> 00:33:45,565 this is the best result we can hope for. 658 00:33:45,565 --> 00:33:47,692 But what about upholding my principle? 659 00:33:47,692 --> 00:33:53,782 [chuckles] Your principle won't get upheld if we lose. 660 00:33:53,782 --> 00:33:55,617 I won't settle. 661 00:33:55,617 --> 00:33:57,661 [sighs] I admire your fortitude, 662 00:33:57,661 --> 00:34:01,122 but don't let it interfere with common sense. 663 00:34:01,122 --> 00:34:03,250 Michael, you said it the other day. 664 00:34:03,250 --> 00:34:05,168 If I settle, it's like telling them 665 00:34:05,168 --> 00:34:08,463 it was okay for them to do what they did to me. 666 00:34:08,463 --> 00:34:09,756 I won't tell them that. 667 00:34:15,679 --> 00:34:16,846 [dog whimpers] 668 00:34:16,846 --> 00:34:20,183 You hate this dog, don't you? 669 00:34:20,183 --> 00:34:22,352 No, I don't hate the dog. 670 00:34:22,352 --> 00:34:26,523 Come on, Mr. Weeks. Come clean. 671 00:34:26,523 --> 00:34:28,733 The jury won't believe you unless you level with us. 672 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:31,903 - Objection! - Those shrubs are your passion. 673 00:34:31,903 --> 00:34:35,156 You weed 'em, you prune 'em, you mulch, sprits 'em. 674 00:34:35,156 --> 00:34:36,616 Then that little mutt comes over 675 00:34:36,616 --> 00:34:38,827 and lifts his leg till all the leaves fall off. 676 00:34:38,827 --> 00:34:40,620 - You like that dog? - I never said I liked him. 677 00:34:40,620 --> 00:34:43,456 That's your family that he leaks on biweekly. 678 00:34:43,456 --> 00:34:44,874 You hate that dog. 679 00:34:44,874 --> 00:34:46,793 - I don't like the dog. - [dog growls] 680 00:34:46,793 --> 00:34:48,503 - 'Cause he yellows your plants. - That's right. 681 00:34:48,503 --> 00:34:50,380 - Cause he goes to the bathroom. - In my yard. 682 00:34:50,380 --> 00:34:52,090 Well, why don't you just shoo him away? 683 00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:53,633 I try. He growls. 684 00:34:53,633 --> 00:34:55,218 That's right, he bit your bamboo rake 685 00:34:55,218 --> 00:34:57,095 and punctured the shaft, didn't he? 686 00:34:57,095 --> 00:34:58,722 Yes. 687 00:34:58,722 --> 00:35:00,432 What were you doing with the rake when he bit it, sir? 688 00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:02,058 - I was shooing him away. - You hit the dog with the rake! 689 00:35:02,058 --> 00:35:03,935 - I didn't hit that dog! - I got three witnesses here. 690 00:35:03,935 --> 00:35:05,478 Mr. Weeks, you wanna change that answer? 691 00:35:05,478 --> 00:35:07,981 - Objection! - Overruled. 692 00:35:07,981 --> 00:35:12,110 I just brushed him with it to shoo him. 693 00:35:12,110 --> 00:35:16,698 You called the pound three times in the last year. 694 00:35:16,698 --> 00:35:18,325 Tell us, Mr. Weeks, tell us. 695 00:35:18,325 --> 00:35:21,953 Tell us why you called the pound. 696 00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:26,499 [dog whimpers] 697 00:35:26,499 --> 00:35:31,296 Answer the question, sir. 698 00:35:31,296 --> 00:35:34,632 I called, I called 699 00:35:34,632 --> 00:35:38,636 to suggest that they look into... 700 00:35:38,636 --> 00:35:41,264 that they explore the possibility 701 00:35:41,264 --> 00:35:45,644 of whether it would be appropriate 702 00:35:45,644 --> 00:35:51,066 to put the dog humanely to sleep. 703 00:35:51,066 --> 00:35:52,776 - In other words-- - Ah! 704 00:35:52,776 --> 00:35:54,152 You beat on him with a rake, and now you want him dead 705 00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:55,403 for no good reason. 706 00:35:55,403 --> 00:35:57,489 - Objection! Weeks: For every reason! 707 00:35:57,489 --> 00:35:59,908 That damn mutt is nothing but a bag of worms. 708 00:35:59,908 --> 00:36:01,534 The damn dog destroyed my shrubs! 709 00:36:01,534 --> 00:36:02,994 He deserves to die, doesn't he? 710 00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:04,371 - Oh, you bet he does! Crowd: Ugh! 711 00:36:04,371 --> 00:36:06,748 Oh! 712 00:36:06,748 --> 00:36:08,375 Ah! 713 00:36:08,375 --> 00:36:09,876 Sifuentes: No further questions, Your Honor. 714 00:36:09,876 --> 00:36:12,212 [instrumental music] 715 00:36:19,886 --> 00:36:21,471 [dog whimpers] 716 00:36:25,558 --> 00:36:28,395 [upbeat music] 717 00:36:34,818 --> 00:36:40,365 - Good night, Peter. - Hi. 718 00:36:40,365 --> 00:36:42,534 You get off on the wrong floor? 719 00:36:42,534 --> 00:36:45,620 Just the wrong foot. 720 00:36:45,620 --> 00:36:47,080 You and me both. 721 00:36:54,838 --> 00:37:00,135 - Look, I am really sorry-- - Peter, I wanted to-- 722 00:37:00,135 --> 00:37:02,011 I really am sorry. I had no business. 723 00:37:02,011 --> 00:37:04,848 We were both out of line. 724 00:37:04,848 --> 00:37:07,267 Look, for what it's worth, 725 00:37:07,267 --> 00:37:09,519 you did give me something to think about, 726 00:37:09,519 --> 00:37:13,773 and, well, I was kind of hoping 727 00:37:13,773 --> 00:37:16,359 that maybe we could wipe the slate clean 728 00:37:16,359 --> 00:37:18,403 and start all over. 729 00:37:18,403 --> 00:37:19,863 Yeah, that sounds good. 730 00:37:19,863 --> 00:37:24,200 [laughing] 731 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:26,202 So. 732 00:37:26,202 --> 00:37:28,413 A beer after work. 733 00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:31,708 Yeah. 734 00:37:31,708 --> 00:37:34,878 Okay, Mr. Washington will purchase the building 735 00:37:34,878 --> 00:37:37,046 at the agreed-upon price 736 00:37:37,046 --> 00:37:40,467 and assume the cost of relocating the tenants. 737 00:37:40,467 --> 00:37:45,430 In addition, he will pay $2,500 in settlement to each family. 738 00:37:45,430 --> 00:37:47,182 In consideration of this arrangement, 739 00:37:47,182 --> 00:37:52,687 the tenants agree to drop their suit against Mr. Brackman 740 00:37:52,687 --> 00:37:56,900 and release him from all liability. 741 00:37:56,900 --> 00:37:59,235 Are we agreed? 742 00:37:59,235 --> 00:38:01,863 Agreed. 743 00:38:01,863 --> 00:38:04,616 Oh, you guys really play hardball... 744 00:38:04,616 --> 00:38:06,034 [sighs] 745 00:38:06,034 --> 00:38:11,915 but... okay. 746 00:38:11,915 --> 00:38:14,459 Alright, if you'll both initial, 747 00:38:14,459 --> 00:38:16,503 I'll draw up full papers tomorrow for signature. 748 00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:24,469 [sighs] 749 00:38:24,469 --> 00:38:26,054 [upbeat music] 750 00:38:26,054 --> 00:38:28,431 Gentlemen, good night. 751 00:38:28,431 --> 00:38:31,226 Dwight, how's it going? 752 00:38:31,226 --> 00:38:33,686 Oh, pretty good, sir. How about yourself? 753 00:38:33,686 --> 00:38:36,481 A little lonely at this hour, isn't it? 754 00:38:36,481 --> 00:38:39,359 Oh, I don't know, sir. 755 00:38:39,359 --> 00:38:43,112 I like it quiet. Besides, I got my music. 756 00:38:43,112 --> 00:38:45,865 How long have you been with us now, Dwight? 757 00:38:45,865 --> 00:38:50,161 Well, it's been nine years now, sir. 758 00:38:50,161 --> 00:38:52,956 Are you happy here? 759 00:38:52,956 --> 00:38:55,375 I don't got no complaints. 760 00:38:55,375 --> 00:38:58,169 That's incredible, Dwight. 761 00:38:58,169 --> 00:39:01,381 There aren't many people able to say that. 762 00:39:01,381 --> 00:39:03,341 Well, we all have our problems, sir. 763 00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:05,051 But you seem to bear yours 764 00:39:05,051 --> 00:39:08,429 with such dignity and good humor. 765 00:39:08,429 --> 00:39:12,642 May I ask how much you earn in a week? 766 00:39:12,642 --> 00:39:16,354 Uh, I take home about 285. 767 00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:21,776 Hm! Now, I earn 10 times that. 768 00:39:21,776 --> 00:39:23,736 But do you know something, Dwight? 769 00:39:23,736 --> 00:39:26,155 You're the richer man. 770 00:39:26,155 --> 00:39:28,658 Oh, I don't know. I ain't got much. 771 00:39:28,658 --> 00:39:30,326 You've got peace of mind, 772 00:39:30,326 --> 00:39:33,121 and that's what it's all about, my friend. 773 00:39:33,121 --> 00:39:35,415 Well, if you say so. 774 00:39:35,415 --> 00:39:37,959 I can learn much from a man like you. 775 00:39:37,959 --> 00:39:40,211 Thank you, Dwight. 776 00:39:40,211 --> 00:39:47,010 Thank you for your outlook, my friend. 777 00:39:47,010 --> 00:39:49,387 Uh, I want you to have this. 778 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:51,097 Oh, no! I don't want your money, sir. 779 00:39:51,097 --> 00:39:53,558 Take it. I want you to have it. 780 00:39:53,558 --> 00:39:56,686 Thank you, sir. Thank you very much. 781 00:39:56,686 --> 00:39:58,896 - Good night. - Good night. 782 00:39:58,896 --> 00:40:00,189 Sir. 783 00:40:04,193 --> 00:40:05,695 Woman: Here they are. They are coming in. 784 00:40:16,164 --> 00:40:18,583 Judge Pehlman: Has the jury reached a verdict, Mr. Foreman? 785 00:40:18,583 --> 00:40:20,001 We have, Your Honor. 786 00:40:20,001 --> 00:40:23,463 Very well. What then say you, Mr. Foreman? 787 00:40:23,463 --> 00:40:25,632 "We, the jury, find in favor of the plaintiff 788 00:40:25,632 --> 00:40:28,468 "on count one and count two of the complaint. 789 00:40:28,468 --> 00:40:30,261 "And order the defendant to pay damages 790 00:40:30,261 --> 00:40:32,764 in the amount of $1.3 million." 791 00:40:32,764 --> 00:40:34,182 Oh! 792 00:40:34,182 --> 00:40:38,227 Congratulations. You were right. 793 00:40:38,227 --> 00:40:42,398 Oh, thank you, thank you. 794 00:40:42,398 --> 00:40:44,400 Were you surprised by the verdict, Ms. Gill? 795 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:45,902 Do you plan to go back to broadcasting? 796 00:40:45,902 --> 00:40:47,487 - What do you think... - I don't know. 797 00:40:47,487 --> 00:40:49,572 Will you ever go back to the station, Ms. Gill? 798 00:40:49,572 --> 00:40:50,990 Ms. Gill, do you ever think 799 00:40:50,990 --> 00:40:53,034 they'll let you back in to broadcasting? 800 00:40:53,034 --> 00:40:56,037 What are you going to do with all that money, Ms. Gill? 801 00:40:56,037 --> 00:40:57,622 Ms. Gill, is it true that you signed a book contract 802 00:40:57,622 --> 00:40:59,290 for the Stacey Gill story 803 00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:01,250 in the neighborhood of a half million dollars or so? 804 00:41:01,250 --> 00:41:03,169 I have signed a book contract, yes. 805 00:41:03,169 --> 00:41:05,129 And is it also true that the deal was conditioned 806 00:41:05,129 --> 00:41:07,090 upon this case going to a final verdict? 807 00:41:07,090 --> 00:41:09,217 I'd rather not talk about the book right now, if you don't... 808 00:41:09,217 --> 00:41:10,760 Excuse me. Can I talk to you for a second? 809 00:41:23,731 --> 00:41:26,067 What's this book deal? 810 00:41:26,067 --> 00:41:28,528 It was something I was offered during the trial. 811 00:41:28,528 --> 00:41:30,154 How much? 812 00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:34,367 I don't think that's really your concern. 813 00:41:34,367 --> 00:41:36,244 How much? 814 00:41:36,244 --> 00:41:39,122 $450,000 advance. 815 00:41:39,122 --> 00:41:42,125 Conditioned on your getting a jury verdict, right? 816 00:41:42,125 --> 00:41:45,420 The publisher wanted an ending, win or lose. 817 00:41:45,420 --> 00:41:47,714 So that's why you wouldn't settle 818 00:41:47,714 --> 00:41:49,632 because you would have blown the book deal. 819 00:41:49,632 --> 00:41:52,135 [scoffs] You lied to me. 820 00:41:52,135 --> 00:41:53,678 I didn't lie. 821 00:41:53,678 --> 00:41:56,556 Kuzak: Well, you omitted the truth. The same thing. 822 00:41:56,556 --> 00:41:58,850 And if I had told you, 823 00:41:58,850 --> 00:42:01,686 would you have been so passionate, so fired up? 824 00:42:01,686 --> 00:42:03,563 - I doubt it. - That's right. 825 00:42:03,563 --> 00:42:06,399 And it was your fire that won this thing. 826 00:42:06,399 --> 00:42:08,860 It was your passion that got the jury. 827 00:42:08,860 --> 00:42:10,778 It paid off in there, 828 00:42:10,778 --> 00:42:12,947 and it's gonna pay off again when I capture it in my book. 829 00:42:12,947 --> 00:42:16,993 [scoffs] In other words, anything for a story. 830 00:42:16,993 --> 00:42:20,788 Oh, well, forgive me for thinking 831 00:42:20,788 --> 00:42:23,916 that the livelihood of the client or the client's family 832 00:42:23,916 --> 00:42:25,918 could ever come before the attorney's interest 833 00:42:25,918 --> 00:42:30,339 in his tidy little trial. 834 00:42:30,339 --> 00:42:33,134 [breathes deeply] 835 00:42:33,134 --> 00:42:38,473 Grow up, Michael. You won and so did I. 836 00:42:38,473 --> 00:42:40,767 And as far as results go, 837 00:42:40,767 --> 00:42:42,393 I think that's a pretty good one. 838 00:42:42,393 --> 00:42:44,979 [instrumental music] 839 00:43:13,090 --> 00:43:15,802 [music continues] 840 00:43:29,398 --> 00:43:31,234 You didn't. 841 00:43:31,234 --> 00:43:35,154 Verdict for defendant in 17 minutes. 842 00:43:35,154 --> 00:43:38,449 Congratulations yourself. 843 00:43:38,449 --> 00:43:40,368 This is a great country, huh? 844 00:43:40,368 --> 00:43:42,578 [scoffs] What happened to your foot? 845 00:43:42,578 --> 00:43:44,372 The fleabag bit it. 846 00:43:44,372 --> 00:43:47,291 - So sue. - No, it'll be okay. 847 00:43:47,291 --> 00:43:48,668 I'll just keep it elevated 848 00:43:48,668 --> 00:43:52,130 as I lean back in my nice soft chair. 849 00:43:52,130 --> 00:43:56,342 [chuckles] Come on, Victor. I want it back. 850 00:43:56,342 --> 00:43:58,594 A bet's a bet. 851 00:43:58,594 --> 00:44:02,140 Victor, it took me a long time to break in that chair. 852 00:44:02,140 --> 00:44:04,559 You know, you did a good job. 853 00:44:04,559 --> 00:44:09,188 The soft spots, they're just in the right place. 854 00:44:09,188 --> 00:44:11,774 Yeah, well, it's not just the time. 855 00:44:11,774 --> 00:44:15,736 I've spent every day of my professional life in that chair. 856 00:44:15,736 --> 00:44:19,323 It's... it's part of me. 857 00:44:19,323 --> 00:44:22,827 These things happen, Mike. 858 00:44:22,827 --> 00:44:25,830 You could use that one if you want. 859 00:44:25,830 --> 00:44:27,665 Another four or five years, 860 00:44:27,665 --> 00:44:32,211 and it'll be broken in... like this one. 861 00:44:34,964 --> 00:44:36,549 Damn! 862 00:44:38,176 --> 00:44:40,720 [instrumental music] 863 00:44:44,599 --> 00:44:51,147 Kuzak: Damn! - Ha ha ha! 864 00:44:51,147 --> 00:44:52,773 Reporter on TV: The Stacey Gill trial ended today 865 00:44:52,773 --> 00:44:56,527 when a jury awarded her $1.3 million in damages. 866 00:44:56,527 --> 00:44:58,654 - No! - No what? 867 00:44:58,654 --> 00:45:00,489 I'm not letting you in until you agree with me. 868 00:45:00,489 --> 00:45:03,868 - Huh! You stop it. - I'm serious. 869 00:45:03,868 --> 00:45:06,245 You won a big case. 870 00:45:06,245 --> 00:45:08,247 You're a hero in the news and with your client, 871 00:45:08,247 --> 00:45:10,333 and you made $400,000 for your firm, 872 00:45:10,333 --> 00:45:12,293 and you're telling me I can't get in under your sheets 873 00:45:12,293 --> 00:45:15,212 unless I agree you were victimized? 874 00:45:15,212 --> 00:45:16,756 Uh, she used me. 875 00:45:16,756 --> 00:45:19,508 Oh! Look! 876 00:45:19,508 --> 00:45:22,803 But I am most grateful to my attorney Michael Kuzak, 877 00:45:22,803 --> 00:45:25,222 who was not only brilliant throughout, 878 00:45:25,222 --> 00:45:27,683 but a great source of strength. 879 00:45:27,683 --> 00:45:29,435 - During the very trying times. - Look! 880 00:45:29,435 --> 00:45:31,145 How do you feel about the outcome? 881 00:45:31,145 --> 00:45:33,940 Uh, we're happy that justice was done. 882 00:45:33,940 --> 00:45:35,524 The verdict was fair 883 00:45:35,524 --> 00:45:37,777 and we're grateful that the truth came out. 884 00:45:37,777 --> 00:45:39,612 Hurray for justice. 885 00:45:39,612 --> 00:45:40,780 Well... 886 00:45:44,951 --> 00:45:46,619 Uh-uh. Tell the truth. 887 00:45:46,619 --> 00:45:48,496 If you had to do it all over again 888 00:45:48,496 --> 00:45:49,872 and she walked into your office 889 00:45:49,872 --> 00:45:52,667 and she said "Take my case", would you? 890 00:45:52,667 --> 00:45:54,085 - Well... - Of course you would. 891 00:45:54,085 --> 00:45:57,088 Because it is juicy, newsy, exciting stuff. 892 00:46:01,550 --> 00:46:04,887 Come on. Come on. 893 00:46:04,887 --> 00:46:07,056 [grunts] 894 00:46:07,056 --> 00:46:10,601 She may have used you to get her kicks as a journalist, 895 00:46:10,601 --> 00:46:15,856 but you used her to get your kicks as an attorney. 896 00:46:15,856 --> 00:46:17,608 To tell you the truth, I don't see the difference 897 00:46:17,608 --> 00:46:20,987 between what she did to you and what you did to Victor. 898 00:46:20,987 --> 00:46:22,071 Uh-huh. 899 00:46:24,865 --> 00:46:29,120 So give me one good reason to be so upset. 900 00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:30,871 [inhales deeply] 901 00:46:30,871 --> 00:46:34,041 I lost my chair. 902 00:46:34,041 --> 00:46:39,755 What? 903 00:46:39,755 --> 00:46:41,132 I lost my chair. 904 00:46:43,843 --> 00:46:48,431 You have my deepest sympathies, Mikey, 905 00:46:48,431 --> 00:46:51,350 but don't worry. 906 00:46:51,350 --> 00:46:53,102 As long as we're together, you'll always have 907 00:46:53,102 --> 00:46:54,687 something to sit on. 908 00:46:56,063 --> 00:46:57,982 [instrumental music] 909 00:47:04,155 --> 00:47:06,574 [theme music]