1 00:00:03,086 --> 00:00:04,630 [chair creaks] 2 00:00:04,630 --> 00:00:06,506 [sighs] What's this? Hawaii? 3 00:00:06,506 --> 00:00:08,342 Mm-hmm, I thought maybe we could get away. 4 00:00:09,927 --> 00:00:11,553 We just filed the appeal. 5 00:00:11,553 --> 00:00:14,056 Well, Victor will let us know if anything happens. 6 00:00:14,056 --> 00:00:15,682 - In the mean time-- - Stuart. 7 00:00:15,682 --> 00:00:16,975 I have to stay here. 8 00:00:16,975 --> 00:00:19,811 [rustling] 9 00:00:19,811 --> 00:00:21,063 - It's over, Ann. - Stuart-- 10 00:00:21,063 --> 00:00:23,273 It's over. 11 00:00:23,273 --> 00:00:25,984 Even if the appeals court finds abuse of discretion, 12 00:00:25,984 --> 00:00:28,195 they are not going to move the baby again. 13 00:00:28,195 --> 00:00:29,780 [sighs] 14 00:00:31,782 --> 00:00:33,575 So, we just give up? Is that the... 15 00:00:33,575 --> 00:00:34,618 She's gone. 16 00:00:35,744 --> 00:00:36,787 She's gone. 17 00:00:37,871 --> 00:00:40,165 And we have to accept it... 18 00:00:40,165 --> 00:00:42,167 and we have to try to get on with the rest of our lives. 19 00:00:42,167 --> 00:00:44,836 Please don't push me on this, Stuart. 20 00:00:46,255 --> 00:00:48,006 [sighs] 21 00:00:48,006 --> 00:00:49,841 She was our whole life for three months. 22 00:00:49,841 --> 00:00:52,552 Don't ask me to just let go of her. 23 00:00:53,804 --> 00:00:55,847 [sighs] What if Tammy calls? 24 00:00:55,847 --> 00:00:58,183 Stuart: She's not going to call. - You don't know that. 25 00:00:58,183 --> 00:01:00,686 She-she's unstable. [cries] 26 00:01:00,686 --> 00:01:02,354 I mean, first, she didn't want the baby, 27 00:01:02,354 --> 00:01:04,064 - then she wanted the baby. - Ann... 28 00:01:07,276 --> 00:01:08,819 I know you need time, but... 29 00:01:10,195 --> 00:01:11,405 Stuart: I don't think Tammy Harris 30 00:01:11,405 --> 00:01:12,531 is going to change her mind. 31 00:01:14,199 --> 00:01:16,285 I have to let it go... 32 00:01:16,285 --> 00:01:17,494 for me. 33 00:01:21,540 --> 00:01:23,000 [chuckles nervously] 34 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,253 How are we ever going to survive this, Stuart? 35 00:01:26,253 --> 00:01:28,755 I don't think we have all that much choice. 36 00:01:28,755 --> 00:01:31,675 [somber music] 37 00:01:33,302 --> 00:01:34,845 [sighs] 38 00:01:40,976 --> 00:01:43,895 [theme music] 39 00:02:11,006 --> 00:02:13,925 [music continues] 40 00:02:41,078 --> 00:02:43,997 [music continues] 41 00:03:07,771 --> 00:03:10,732 [instrumental music] 42 00:03:27,541 --> 00:03:30,168 Father Higuera: Vincent Kyle might have been homeless. 43 00:03:30,168 --> 00:03:33,588 But he was still part of the community. 44 00:03:33,588 --> 00:03:36,675 To those of you who see the homeless as also faceless, 45 00:03:36,675 --> 00:03:40,470 nameless, and worthless, you should at least know this, 46 00:03:40,470 --> 00:03:43,140 they grieve for their own the same as anyone else, 47 00:03:43,140 --> 00:03:45,392 and they also demand justice. 48 00:03:45,392 --> 00:03:47,185 At this trial, there will be 49 00:03:47,185 --> 00:03:50,397 12 of the defendant's peers in the jury box. 50 00:03:50,397 --> 00:03:52,649 Well, I'm here to tell you that there will be 51 00:03:52,649 --> 00:03:55,193 12 of the victim's peers in the courtroom. 52 00:03:55,193 --> 00:03:56,736 And they will be watching. 53 00:03:56,736 --> 00:03:58,655 Feeling any pressure, Ms. Van Owen? 54 00:03:58,655 --> 00:04:00,449 When a man's been killed, for going through 55 00:04:00,449 --> 00:04:02,659 a garbage can, I don't need any pressure. 56 00:04:02,659 --> 00:04:03,952 [man coughs] 57 00:04:03,952 --> 00:04:05,662 The life of a homeless person means 58 00:04:05,662 --> 00:04:07,956 as much as the life of any other human being. 59 00:04:07,956 --> 00:04:10,459 Well, thank you, ma'am. Thank you. 60 00:04:10,459 --> 00:04:12,085 [camera clicks] Thank you, thank you. 61 00:04:12,085 --> 00:04:14,004 We can do without the nonsense today, Leonard. 62 00:04:14,004 --> 00:04:16,339 Come on, father, I think we ought to show 63 00:04:16,339 --> 00:04:18,425 a little gratitude around here. 64 00:04:18,425 --> 00:04:21,261 I mean we get a meal, we get to be on television, 65 00:04:21,261 --> 00:04:25,348 and hey, if somebody kills one of us, they actually arrest him. 66 00:04:25,348 --> 00:04:28,560 - I'm not asking for gratitude. - Like hell you aren't. 67 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,604 You think you're some kind of saint? 68 00:04:30,604 --> 00:04:32,689 I'm just doing my job, sir. 69 00:04:32,689 --> 00:04:34,483 Oh, don't be so modest. 70 00:04:34,483 --> 00:04:36,485 You're-you're the champion of the downtrodden. 71 00:04:36,485 --> 00:04:40,489 Concerned, compassionate Joan of Arc on the nightly news. 72 00:04:40,489 --> 00:04:41,907 That's enough, Leonard. 73 00:04:41,907 --> 00:04:43,909 I'm not doing this for the news. 74 00:04:43,909 --> 00:04:45,535 Well, these are the TV cameras. 75 00:04:45,535 --> 00:04:47,162 And as soon as they turn them off, you get back 76 00:04:47,162 --> 00:04:48,413 Leonard: in your little sports car, and you drive home 77 00:04:48,413 --> 00:04:50,040 as fast as you can. 78 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:51,958 And let one of us come anywhere near your house, 79 00:04:51,958 --> 00:04:54,169 and you'd kill us just as quick as that guy who's on trial. 80 00:04:54,169 --> 00:04:56,087 I am prosecuting this man 81 00:04:56,087 --> 00:04:58,465 because I believe he belongs in prison. 82 00:04:58,465 --> 00:05:01,510 Nobody goes to prison for killing one of us. 83 00:05:01,510 --> 00:05:02,594 We'll see about that. 84 00:05:02,594 --> 00:05:04,387 [siren wails in distance] 85 00:05:04,387 --> 00:05:06,640 [stomps] 86 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,600 It's just like stepping on a bug, lady. 87 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:09,935 [grim music] 88 00:05:09,935 --> 00:05:11,311 It don't mean nothing. 89 00:05:19,528 --> 00:05:22,280 On a potentially bright note, I'm meeting with the CEO 90 00:05:22,280 --> 00:05:25,116 of Hackett Development Corporation this afternoon. 91 00:05:25,116 --> 00:05:26,785 They're looking for a new general counsel, 92 00:05:26,785 --> 00:05:28,954 and if I'm successful in setting the hook, 93 00:05:28,954 --> 00:05:30,956 this could mean an annual billing revenue 94 00:05:30,956 --> 00:05:33,667 in excess of $600,000. 95 00:05:33,667 --> 00:05:35,377 - Good luck. - Go get them, Dougie. 96 00:05:35,377 --> 00:05:38,713 Thank you. Hurrying along, Meyer versus Meyer. 97 00:05:38,713 --> 00:05:41,258 Yeah, Dave Meyer's coming in this morning, undoubtedly, 98 00:05:41,258 --> 00:05:44,553 to try and talk me into talking Roxanne into taking him back. 99 00:05:44,553 --> 00:05:46,346 Is he represented by counsel? 100 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:48,431 Ah, not yet, as far as I know. 101 00:05:48,431 --> 00:05:50,517 Douglas: And what about the Divotski divorce? 102 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:53,061 Mr. Divotski keeps calling me. 103 00:05:53,061 --> 00:05:55,063 [sighs] I'll get to it as soon as I can, Douglas, 104 00:05:55,063 --> 00:05:56,398 I'm a little backed up, I thought we'd have 105 00:05:56,398 --> 00:05:57,774 Arnie: a new associate by now. 106 00:05:57,774 --> 00:05:59,150 Perhaps if you'd contribute 107 00:05:59,150 --> 00:06:01,069 to the interviewing process, we would. 108 00:06:01,069 --> 00:06:03,905 I thought Dorothy and Diana were gonna solve the manpower crisis. 109 00:06:03,905 --> 00:06:05,407 I'm swamped as it is. 110 00:06:05,407 --> 00:06:07,826 And Diana Moses is a part-time clerk, 111 00:06:07,826 --> 00:06:09,411 not a full-time associate. 112 00:06:09,411 --> 00:06:12,789 Plus, which I notice she herself has now become a client. 113 00:06:12,789 --> 00:06:14,708 She's divorcing her husband and I opened up a file, 114 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:16,376 for administrative convenience. 115 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:18,044 It's real simple, she'll be doing it herself. 116 00:06:18,044 --> 00:06:21,548 Fine, so, we pay her to do her work instead of ours. 117 00:06:21,548 --> 00:06:22,841 She'll do the work, Douglas, don't worry. 118 00:06:22,841 --> 00:06:24,217 Why should I worry? 119 00:06:24,217 --> 00:06:25,552 Arnie spends his days representing 120 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:27,429 Roxanne pro bono. 121 00:06:27,429 --> 00:06:30,307 Diana Moses will represent herself pro bono. 122 00:06:30,307 --> 00:06:33,643 Michael's gonna represent Abby, I assume pro bono. 123 00:06:33,643 --> 00:06:35,228 By the way, Mike, what's the deal on that? 124 00:06:35,228 --> 00:06:36,479 Michael: Money laundering. 125 00:06:36,479 --> 00:06:37,606 She's being charged with 126 00:06:37,606 --> 00:06:39,441 knowingly accepting drug money. 127 00:06:39,441 --> 00:06:41,693 With all the time we spend representing each other, 128 00:06:41,693 --> 00:06:44,404 it's a small wonder anybody has time, for paying clients. 129 00:06:44,404 --> 00:06:47,365 Alright, Douglas, you've made your point over and over again. 130 00:06:47,365 --> 00:06:50,327 No, actually you left out the most important point of all. 131 00:06:50,327 --> 00:06:52,329 You forgot how Victor represented Ann and me 132 00:06:52,329 --> 00:06:54,623 pro bono last week, and how Arnie did all the leg work 133 00:06:54,623 --> 00:06:57,042 with the baby broker. 134 00:06:57,042 --> 00:07:00,003 - I have no quarrel with that. - I know you don't, Douglas. 135 00:07:00,003 --> 00:07:02,839 Which brings up the point that I want to make. 136 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:06,509 Ann and I would like to thank you all, for your support. 137 00:07:06,509 --> 00:07:10,221 It's one thing to offer compassion, but you people... 138 00:07:10,221 --> 00:07:11,806 Stuart: Each in your own way, 139 00:07:11,806 --> 00:07:14,476 actually managed to provide it somehow. 140 00:07:14,476 --> 00:07:15,769 And we'll never forget it. 141 00:07:20,398 --> 00:07:21,775 Okay. 142 00:07:23,318 --> 00:07:25,028 I guess, uh, we're adjourned. 143 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:27,489 [clicks] 144 00:07:27,489 --> 00:07:28,782 [soft rattling] 145 00:07:28,782 --> 00:07:30,867 [telephone ringing] 146 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:33,787 [indistinct chatter] 147 00:07:35,205 --> 00:07:37,207 [Arnie sighs] He's in there. 148 00:07:37,207 --> 00:07:38,458 Did you talk to him? Did he say anything? 149 00:07:38,458 --> 00:07:39,918 He wouldn't talk to me. 150 00:07:39,918 --> 00:07:41,753 He just said, "Tell Arnie I'm here." 151 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:44,547 Oh, boy. [sighs] 152 00:07:46,841 --> 00:07:48,134 Dave. 153 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:50,136 We've had some happy visits, Arnie. 154 00:07:50,136 --> 00:07:52,472 It's fair to say this will not be one of them. 155 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:54,265 You know, until this thing is settled, you and I 156 00:07:54,265 --> 00:07:55,350 really shouldn't be talking 157 00:07:55,350 --> 00:07:56,935 unless you have a lawyer present. 158 00:07:56,935 --> 00:08:00,021 - I thought you were my friend. - Oh, come on, Dave. 159 00:08:00,021 --> 00:08:02,023 I don't have many friends, I know a lot of people, 160 00:08:02,023 --> 00:08:04,109 yes, but I don't have many friends. 161 00:08:04,109 --> 00:08:06,319 I am your friend. I care about what happens to you. 162 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:08,822 You don't give a rat's ass about what happens to me. 163 00:08:08,822 --> 00:08:10,448 Arnie: That's not true. 164 00:08:10,448 --> 00:08:12,325 "Look, there's someone lying in the gutter, 165 00:08:12,325 --> 00:08:14,327 never mind, its only Dave." 166 00:08:14,327 --> 00:08:17,914 "Stop the car! You ran over him. Never mind, it's only Dave." 167 00:08:17,914 --> 00:08:20,041 You're not the only one involved here. 168 00:08:20,041 --> 00:08:21,876 Roxanne is also devastated. 169 00:08:21,876 --> 00:08:24,087 Arnie: Now she's come to me for support, what should I do? 170 00:08:24,087 --> 00:08:25,588 Arnie: Send her away? - Yes. 171 00:08:27,716 --> 00:08:30,176 There are some things you don't do. 172 00:08:30,176 --> 00:08:33,304 You don't sell solid cakes of insecticide as teething biscuits 173 00:08:33,304 --> 00:08:35,390 and you do not betray your friends. 174 00:08:35,390 --> 00:08:38,017 That's not the way I see it. Now, your wife wants out. 175 00:08:38,017 --> 00:08:39,853 It can either be amicable or it can be bloody. 176 00:08:43,606 --> 00:08:45,316 Trust me on this. 177 00:08:45,316 --> 00:08:47,736 You join forces with that faithless harridan, 178 00:08:47,736 --> 00:08:50,155 and it'll gonna be as bloody as the Battle of Bull Run. 179 00:08:51,239 --> 00:08:53,575 [door opens] 180 00:08:53,575 --> 00:08:55,410 [thudding] 181 00:08:55,410 --> 00:08:57,620 They're saying I had to know that Weiland was paying me 182 00:08:57,620 --> 00:08:59,873 with drug money, no RICO charges, just laundering. 183 00:08:59,873 --> 00:09:01,916 So, no indictment yet, right? 184 00:09:01,916 --> 00:09:03,877 The Grand Jury meets Thursday. 185 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:07,005 This is so unfair, I did nothing illegal. 186 00:09:07,005 --> 00:09:08,256 Well, I think it sounds more like 187 00:09:08,256 --> 00:09:10,675 politics than anything else. 188 00:09:10,675 --> 00:09:12,427 How much money did you get from Weiland? 189 00:09:12,427 --> 00:09:14,095 Abby: Altogether about $70,000. 190 00:09:15,680 --> 00:09:17,682 - In a month? - I went by the book, Mike. 191 00:09:17,682 --> 00:09:19,058 Everything was on the up and up. 192 00:09:21,019 --> 00:09:22,771 I think we got a good chance at suppressing, 193 00:09:22,771 --> 00:09:25,148 the wiretap looks very shaky. 194 00:09:25,148 --> 00:09:27,609 And I know Flaherty, let's set up a meeting for tomorrow. 195 00:09:27,609 --> 00:09:29,319 Maybe we can work something out. 196 00:09:29,319 --> 00:09:32,238 No way. He's looking for a trophy to hang on his wall. 197 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:34,115 If it can't be Weiland's head, he's gonna get mine. 198 00:09:34,115 --> 00:09:36,284 Well, just the same, his case stinks. 199 00:09:36,284 --> 00:09:38,703 It's worth a shot trying to talk him down from his perch. 200 00:09:38,703 --> 00:09:40,830 Yeah, I'll say it's worth it. 201 00:09:40,830 --> 00:09:42,415 I could be looking at disbarment here. 202 00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:45,502 I could go to prison, Mike. 203 00:09:45,502 --> 00:09:47,462 Hang in there, Abby. 204 00:09:47,462 --> 00:09:49,005 We're gonna pull out all the stops on this one. 205 00:09:50,298 --> 00:09:52,425 Thank you, Michael. Thanks. 206 00:09:55,470 --> 00:09:57,555 [car engine rumbling] 207 00:09:57,555 --> 00:10:00,225 [honking] 208 00:10:00,225 --> 00:10:06,106 Mr. Broder, what were you and Vincent Kyle doing that night? 209 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:08,817 We were going through garbage cans. 210 00:10:08,817 --> 00:10:11,236 - What were you looking for? - Food. 211 00:10:11,236 --> 00:10:12,987 But it was pouring rain that night. 212 00:10:12,987 --> 00:10:15,573 We were hungry. 213 00:10:15,573 --> 00:10:17,492 Did you go through the defendant's garbage? 214 00:10:17,492 --> 00:10:18,743 Mr. Broder: Yes. 215 00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:20,495 Grace: Would you describe your encounter 216 00:10:20,495 --> 00:10:22,122 with the defendant, Mr. Broder? 217 00:10:22,122 --> 00:10:24,415 Mr. Broder: He came out and told us to get away, 218 00:10:24,415 --> 00:10:27,919 - or he was gonna call the cops. - And what did you do? 219 00:10:27,919 --> 00:10:30,338 Vincent asked him how come we couldn't have his garbage? 220 00:10:32,257 --> 00:10:34,801 What was his response to this, sir? 221 00:10:34,801 --> 00:10:37,512 Mr. Broder: He just went back in through the gate and he came out 222 00:10:37,512 --> 00:10:39,305 in a little while, and he had a gun in his hand, 223 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:42,809 and he pointed it at Vince, and he said, "Get the-- the... 224 00:10:42,809 --> 00:10:47,522 Uh, uh, get the F away from my house." 225 00:10:47,522 --> 00:10:50,108 Vincent bent down to pick up this pair of sneakers 226 00:10:50,108 --> 00:10:53,695 he had found, and that's when that man shot him. 227 00:10:53,695 --> 00:10:55,238 Grace: And what did you do? 228 00:10:55,238 --> 00:10:57,198 - I ran. Grace: Thank you, sir. 229 00:10:59,117 --> 00:11:00,785 I have nothing further, Your Honor. 230 00:11:02,287 --> 00:11:04,080 Where did you sleep last night, Mr. Broder? 231 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,082 - Objection. - Offered to impeach. 232 00:11:06,082 --> 00:11:08,001 Overruled. 233 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:11,087 I-- I-- I got a-- a room downtown. 234 00:11:11,087 --> 00:11:13,923 - Who paid for it? - Ms. Van Owen. 235 00:11:13,923 --> 00:11:15,550 She pay for that new jacket you're wearing? 236 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:18,970 Uh, yes. 237 00:11:18,970 --> 00:11:20,054 Russell: She pay for the new shoes? 238 00:11:20,054 --> 00:11:21,264 Mr. Broder: Yes. 239 00:11:21,264 --> 00:11:22,307 Do you really think he'd lie 240 00:11:22,307 --> 00:11:23,558 for a pair of shoes? 241 00:11:23,558 --> 00:11:25,351 Or do you just enjoy shaming him? 242 00:11:25,351 --> 00:11:27,729 Sit down, father. 243 00:11:27,729 --> 00:11:32,150 Tell us, did you ever know Vincent to be a violent man? 244 00:11:32,150 --> 00:11:33,943 Vincent took care of me. 245 00:11:33,943 --> 00:11:36,070 He used to cut my hair, he... 246 00:11:36,070 --> 00:11:38,489 he made me brush my teeth. 247 00:11:38,489 --> 00:11:41,576 W-- when I had pneumonia, he got me a blanket 248 00:11:41,576 --> 00:11:44,579 and he stayed up all night, so nobody would bother me. 249 00:11:44,579 --> 00:11:46,664 Russell: He also had a knife with him the night 250 00:11:46,664 --> 00:11:48,833 you two went to Richard Jeffries' house, didn't he? 251 00:11:48,833 --> 00:11:50,585 He had everything he owned with him. 252 00:11:50,585 --> 00:11:53,004 Was he holding a knife when Richard Jeffries shot him? 253 00:11:53,004 --> 00:11:57,133 Vincent wouldn't threaten a guy with a gun in his hand. 254 00:11:57,133 --> 00:11:58,885 Russell: You sure about that? Mr Broder: Yes. 255 00:11:58,885 --> 00:12:00,887 Vincent didn't want to die. 256 00:12:00,887 --> 00:12:02,847 Is that right? 257 00:12:02,847 --> 00:12:07,977 Tell us, Mr. Broder, did Vincent ever attempt suicide? 258 00:12:07,977 --> 00:12:10,063 - Objection. - Overruled. 259 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:11,773 Russell: He attempted suicide last Christmas, 260 00:12:11,773 --> 00:12:13,942 - didn't he? - Yes. 261 00:12:13,942 --> 00:12:16,027 And he was kept under observation at Camarillo State 262 00:12:16,027 --> 00:12:17,946 for six weeks following that, wasn't he? 263 00:12:17,946 --> 00:12:19,322 Your Honor, this line of questioning 264 00:12:19,322 --> 00:12:21,074 is inflammatory and irrelevant. 265 00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:23,868 A history of psychotic behavior is irrelevant? 266 00:12:23,868 --> 00:12:26,287 He stayed in the hospital so he could sleep. 267 00:12:26,287 --> 00:12:28,790 - So he could sleep? Mr. Broder: Yes. 268 00:12:28,790 --> 00:12:30,959 When you sleep outside during the night, 269 00:12:30,959 --> 00:12:32,335 the crackheads rob you 270 00:12:32,335 --> 00:12:34,462 and during the day, the cops chase you. 271 00:12:34,462 --> 00:12:35,838 Vincent was tired! 272 00:12:35,838 --> 00:12:38,216 He was crazy, Mr. Broder, not tired. 273 00:12:38,216 --> 00:12:42,095 - No. No. No. - He was dangerously crazy. 274 00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:44,764 You live on those streets for six and a half years, 275 00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:46,808 you see how crazy that makes you! 276 00:12:46,808 --> 00:12:48,559 [Broder gasps] 277 00:12:51,854 --> 00:12:53,189 Russell: No further questions. 278 00:12:53,189 --> 00:12:55,149 [man coughs] 279 00:12:55,149 --> 00:12:56,985 [footsteps] 280 00:12:58,611 --> 00:13:00,613 [phone rings] Okay, Mr. Brackman. 281 00:13:00,613 --> 00:13:01,990 Better get your people in. 282 00:13:01,990 --> 00:13:04,242 - We're in. - Just the two of you? 283 00:13:04,242 --> 00:13:06,202 How many people did the other firms bring? 284 00:13:06,202 --> 00:13:08,746 Bundy Speck sent four partners. 285 00:13:08,746 --> 00:13:10,039 You'll be fine. 286 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:14,252 Woman on phone: Hackett developers. 287 00:13:14,252 --> 00:13:15,795 [chair squeaks] 288 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:17,380 - Benny. - Yeah? 289 00:13:17,380 --> 00:13:20,049 I want you to sit next to me in the meeting, okay? 290 00:13:20,049 --> 00:13:21,092 Like a lawyer. 291 00:13:22,885 --> 00:13:25,471 - I-- I don't know. - It'll be fine. 292 00:13:25,471 --> 00:13:28,850 Sit next to me, just take a yellow pad and write. 293 00:13:28,850 --> 00:13:30,893 Don't talk, don't look around. 294 00:13:30,893 --> 00:13:33,479 Just look down at the pad and write. 295 00:13:33,479 --> 00:13:36,816 - Mr. Brackman? - Put these on. 296 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:38,526 [telephone ringing] 297 00:13:38,526 --> 00:13:40,653 [indistinct chatter] 298 00:13:42,905 --> 00:13:43,990 Great. 299 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:47,326 [soft rattling] 300 00:13:47,326 --> 00:13:48,578 And get rid of the gum. 301 00:13:54,167 --> 00:13:56,002 Head down, write! 302 00:13:59,005 --> 00:14:02,050 McKenzie Brackman may not be all things to all men, 303 00:14:02,050 --> 00:14:05,470 but we think our strengths and your needs make a very nice fit. 304 00:14:05,470 --> 00:14:06,929 I think it's only fair to express 305 00:14:06,929 --> 00:14:09,599 my concern about no Bay Area office. 306 00:14:09,599 --> 00:14:11,559 That's what airlines are for. 307 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,145 Leo: Look, we're severing our ties with Gacey-Whitman 308 00:14:14,145 --> 00:14:15,772 because I wanna be able to pick up the phone, 309 00:14:15,772 --> 00:14:17,315 and talk to my attorneys. 310 00:14:17,315 --> 00:14:18,691 I don't want to wait three days 311 00:14:18,691 --> 00:14:20,693 - for a return call. - Of course, not. 312 00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:23,071 What's going to make this work is compatibility. 313 00:14:23,071 --> 00:14:25,114 Because if you don't like the way I do business, 314 00:14:25,114 --> 00:14:28,034 if you're constantly having to be the bearer of bad news, 315 00:14:28,034 --> 00:14:30,078 it's going to affect your commitment to us. 316 00:14:30,078 --> 00:14:32,705 Rest assured, Leo, that our professional obligation-- 317 00:14:32,705 --> 00:14:33,915 What does your associate think? 318 00:14:33,915 --> 00:14:36,209 [scribbling on paper] 319 00:14:38,336 --> 00:14:40,421 - You. - Ah, Ben. 320 00:14:46,761 --> 00:14:48,471 You've heard all this. 321 00:14:48,471 --> 00:14:50,723 How would you assess this match in terms of compatibility? 322 00:14:57,522 --> 00:14:58,689 I don't know. 323 00:15:01,651 --> 00:15:04,153 I don't know either, Ben, but I appreciate the candor. 324 00:15:04,153 --> 00:15:05,613 [sighs] 325 00:15:05,613 --> 00:15:07,865 For once, a lawyer doesn't bluff an answer 326 00:15:07,865 --> 00:15:10,118 when he doesn't have one. 327 00:15:10,118 --> 00:15:11,619 Leo: Thank you, Ben. 328 00:15:11,619 --> 00:15:14,497 [instrumental music] 329 00:15:22,255 --> 00:15:24,257 [indistinct chatter] 330 00:15:26,175 --> 00:15:29,345 Arnie, look at this, Dave's bringing an expedited motion 331 00:15:29,345 --> 00:15:32,640 to disqualify you, he says you have a conflict of interest. 332 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,601 He's got Sheldon Ganz representing him. 333 00:15:35,601 --> 00:15:38,020 Big Dave's not fooling around here, Rox. 334 00:15:38,020 --> 00:15:39,772 What happens if he wins this motion? 335 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:43,067 It means nobody in this firm can represent you, 336 00:15:43,067 --> 00:15:44,861 you'll have to go outside for counsel. 337 00:15:44,861 --> 00:15:46,696 [phone rings] And there aren't too many out there 338 00:15:46,696 --> 00:15:49,198 as good as Sheldon Ganz, I promise. 339 00:15:50,491 --> 00:15:53,202 [footsteps] 340 00:15:53,202 --> 00:15:54,829 I've got the credit card bill 341 00:15:54,829 --> 00:15:58,958 in front of me, $1200! Daryl, for God's sake! 342 00:16:00,626 --> 00:16:02,753 Hang on. I'm sorry, Victor. 343 00:16:02,753 --> 00:16:04,088 No, I'm sorry, I didn't wanna interrupt. 344 00:16:04,088 --> 00:16:06,382 No, this isn't work, interrupt. 345 00:16:06,382 --> 00:16:08,301 Okay, here's the order, that's Mike's research. 346 00:16:08,301 --> 00:16:10,136 - That's mine. - Then mine. 347 00:16:10,136 --> 00:16:12,263 Just check with me before you do my stuff, okay? 348 00:16:12,263 --> 00:16:14,140 Michael, then you, then you. 349 00:16:14,140 --> 00:16:15,766 Right, later. 350 00:16:15,766 --> 00:16:18,060 Sorry, Daryl. Daryl? 351 00:16:18,895 --> 00:16:19,979 Hello? 352 00:16:21,397 --> 00:16:22,607 [sighs] 353 00:16:22,607 --> 00:16:25,151 [indistinct chatter] 354 00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:26,861 You heard? 355 00:16:26,861 --> 00:16:28,196 Yeah. 356 00:16:28,196 --> 00:16:29,947 Diana: All these agreements we made. 357 00:16:29,947 --> 00:16:32,408 This talk about being good to each other, and he runs off 358 00:16:32,408 --> 00:16:34,744 to Mexico with somebody on my credit card. 359 00:16:34,744 --> 00:16:35,745 Jonathan: You sure? 360 00:16:35,745 --> 00:16:37,830 [sighs] 361 00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:39,999 She's an E.R. nurse at Cedars. 362 00:16:41,584 --> 00:16:43,377 I'm sorry. 363 00:16:43,377 --> 00:16:45,338 Jonathan, when you offered help, were you serious? 364 00:16:46,255 --> 00:16:47,298 Very serious. 365 00:16:48,549 --> 00:16:50,009 Help. [chuckles] 366 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:52,929 [instrumental music] 367 00:17:00,895 --> 00:17:02,855 It's not up to me, Michael, if the Grand Jury 368 00:17:02,855 --> 00:17:04,649 wants to return an indictment. 369 00:17:04,649 --> 00:17:06,734 You're the one pushing this, Terry, not the Grand Jury. 370 00:17:06,734 --> 00:17:07,902 Terry: Because your client broke the law. 371 00:17:07,902 --> 00:17:09,445 Give me a break. 372 00:17:09,445 --> 00:17:11,030 Come on, we all know what's going on here. 373 00:17:11,030 --> 00:17:12,448 You're mad as hell because you lost Weiland, 374 00:17:12,448 --> 00:17:14,242 and you're taking it out on Abby. 375 00:17:14,242 --> 00:17:15,993 If she's innocent, she's got nothing to worry about. 376 00:17:15,993 --> 00:17:19,163 Innocent or not, this puts a big stain on her reputation, which-- 377 00:17:19,163 --> 00:17:20,873 She should have thought about reputation 378 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:22,959 before defending dirt-bags like Weiland. 379 00:17:22,959 --> 00:17:25,920 You wanna fry Weiland, go after Weiland, but attacking her 380 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,047 is unprofessional, and you damn well know it. 381 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:30,841 What is unprofessional is your waltzing in here under the guise 382 00:17:30,841 --> 00:17:34,011 of friendship to climb up my back for a dismissal! 383 00:17:34,011 --> 00:17:36,430 You think I'm climbing on you now, Terry, this thing goes 384 00:17:36,430 --> 00:17:39,850 to trial, and my footprints will be up and down your head! 385 00:17:39,850 --> 00:17:42,144 Grand Jury meets tomorrow. 386 00:17:42,144 --> 00:17:44,355 I'll let you know how it turns out. 387 00:17:44,355 --> 00:17:46,607 - Let me testify. - Abby. 388 00:17:46,607 --> 00:17:48,609 I don't need to let you do anything. 389 00:17:48,609 --> 00:17:50,194 You wanna tell your story, let me tell mine. 390 00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:51,612 Or you're afraid they're gonna see through you 391 00:17:51,612 --> 00:17:53,030 like a store front window? 392 00:17:53,030 --> 00:17:55,157 You wanna testify, counselor? 393 00:17:55,157 --> 00:17:57,118 I will roll out the red carpet. 394 00:17:58,452 --> 00:18:01,163 2:00, don't be late. 395 00:18:01,163 --> 00:18:02,623 [door opens] 396 00:18:04,584 --> 00:18:06,252 Michael: I wouldn't testify, Abby. 397 00:18:06,252 --> 00:18:08,129 If I don't, there's no avoiding the indictment. 398 00:18:08,129 --> 00:18:09,505 Maybe so, but the main thing 399 00:18:09,505 --> 00:18:11,257 we have to do is avoid a conviction. 400 00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:12,675 We gotta look down the road. 401 00:18:12,675 --> 00:18:15,303 They will not convict me, Mike. 402 00:18:15,303 --> 00:18:17,305 Well, just the same, your testifying for the Grand Jury 403 00:18:17,305 --> 00:18:18,764 hands him free discovery. 404 00:18:18,764 --> 00:18:21,058 He'll be better prepared for you at trial. 405 00:18:21,058 --> 00:18:22,560 I'll take my chances. 406 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,353 I can't go in there with you, you know. 407 00:18:24,353 --> 00:18:26,439 Grand Jury's closed to counsel. 408 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:28,149 I'm just going to have to beat him all by myself. 409 00:18:32,069 --> 00:18:34,864 [indistinct chatter] 410 00:18:36,532 --> 00:18:38,451 May I talk with you a second, father? 411 00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:39,577 Sit down. 412 00:18:42,580 --> 00:18:44,957 I've found that juries tend to get a little spooked 413 00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:46,959 with outbursts in the court. 414 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:49,295 You want me to mind my Ps and Qs? 415 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:52,548 I just think that disrupting the courtroom can work against us. 416 00:18:52,548 --> 00:18:54,717 We disrupt the courtroom just by showing up. 417 00:18:54,717 --> 00:18:56,677 Courtrooms are public places. 418 00:18:56,677 --> 00:18:58,929 These people aren't part of the public, Ms. Van Owen. 419 00:18:58,929 --> 00:19:02,099 Then, at least, let's not make it any worse. 420 00:19:02,099 --> 00:19:04,352 - No promises, but I'll try. - Thank you. 421 00:19:04,352 --> 00:19:05,811 [rustling] 422 00:19:05,811 --> 00:19:07,813 Excuse me, are these people here with you? 423 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:10,399 Why? 424 00:19:10,399 --> 00:19:11,650 We can't have them taking up all these tables 425 00:19:11,650 --> 00:19:13,110 here at lunchtime. 426 00:19:13,110 --> 00:19:15,363 These people are attending a trial upstairs, sir. 427 00:19:15,363 --> 00:19:18,074 They can't sit over a cup of coffee for 45 minutes. 428 00:19:18,074 --> 00:19:19,617 Then, buy them lunch. 429 00:19:19,617 --> 00:19:21,702 I should buy them lunch? 430 00:19:21,702 --> 00:19:23,287 Very simple, either they're out of here 431 00:19:23,287 --> 00:19:25,039 in five minutes, or I'm calling the cops. 432 00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:27,958 [indistinct chatter] 433 00:19:31,837 --> 00:19:34,173 I thought we'd go over a few specifics of an agreement, 434 00:19:34,173 --> 00:19:35,925 and then if you have the time, 435 00:19:35,925 --> 00:19:38,010 I'd like you to meet the other partners. 436 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:41,263 - Fine. - Will Ben be joining us? 437 00:19:41,263 --> 00:19:45,559 Ben? No, he's unavailable. 438 00:19:45,559 --> 00:19:47,812 Leo: Well, make him available, I'd like him at this meeting. 439 00:19:49,605 --> 00:19:52,358 [paper rustling] Mr. Hackett. 440 00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:58,864 Ben... is Benny, Benny Stulwicz. He's not an associate. 441 00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:02,827 He's the firm's messenger, and he's retarded. 442 00:20:02,827 --> 00:20:04,954 I asked him to sit in with me at our first meeting, 443 00:20:04,954 --> 00:20:07,832 because we didn't have an associate who could come. 444 00:20:07,832 --> 00:20:09,917 I assure you that we are in the process of finding 445 00:20:09,917 --> 00:20:12,503 another associate and, in fact, our ability to serve 446 00:20:12,503 --> 00:20:14,505 Hackett Development would not be affected 447 00:20:14,505 --> 00:20:16,382 in any case, because the partners will-- 448 00:20:16,382 --> 00:20:19,927 - That man is retarded? - Yes. 449 00:20:19,927 --> 00:20:21,512 - I regret very much-- - I want to talk to him. 450 00:20:23,305 --> 00:20:25,850 [footsteps] 451 00:20:25,850 --> 00:20:30,104 - Benny. - Yes, sir. 452 00:20:30,104 --> 00:20:32,898 Mr. Brackman, told me that you're not a lawyer. 453 00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:35,734 That you work here as a messenger for the firm. 454 00:20:35,734 --> 00:20:38,028 Ah, y-- yeah, uh... 455 00:20:38,028 --> 00:20:40,322 [groans] 456 00:20:40,322 --> 00:20:41,949 I'm-- I'm-- I'm sorry. 457 00:20:41,949 --> 00:20:43,075 Don't be sorry. 458 00:20:45,870 --> 00:20:49,123 - Y-- y-- you're not mad at me? - Of course not. 459 00:20:49,123 --> 00:20:51,667 Tell me, Benny, do you like working here? 460 00:20:52,501 --> 00:20:54,170 Yeah. 461 00:20:54,170 --> 00:20:57,173 Besides the mail, what else do you do? 462 00:20:57,173 --> 00:21:01,510 Ah, I get donuts and I file stuff. 463 00:21:01,510 --> 00:21:03,721 I go to the cleaners a lot for Arnie. 464 00:21:03,721 --> 00:21:06,474 B-- b-- but I like delivering the mail the best. 465 00:21:06,474 --> 00:21:09,185 Benny... [paper rustling] 466 00:21:09,185 --> 00:21:11,353 I wonder if you'd do me a favor. 467 00:21:11,353 --> 00:21:13,731 I have a daughter named Alice. 468 00:21:13,731 --> 00:21:16,066 She's also retarded. 469 00:21:16,066 --> 00:21:18,611 Would you be willing to talk to her about your job? 470 00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:21,489 [indistinct chatter] 471 00:21:21,489 --> 00:21:22,823 What do you mean? 472 00:21:22,823 --> 00:21:24,408 Well, just say what you did to me. 473 00:21:25,534 --> 00:21:26,869 Alice is scared of people. 474 00:21:26,869 --> 00:21:28,704 She doesn't like to leave the house. 475 00:21:28,704 --> 00:21:30,331 Oh. 476 00:21:30,331 --> 00:21:32,708 When she was a little girl, she got lost. 477 00:21:32,708 --> 00:21:35,794 And we couldn't find her for days. It was terrible. 478 00:21:35,794 --> 00:21:38,422 [paper rustling] But that was a long time ago. 479 00:21:38,422 --> 00:21:40,007 She's grown up now. 480 00:21:40,007 --> 00:21:41,509 And I would like her to come to work 481 00:21:41,509 --> 00:21:44,011 in my office, but she's afraid. 482 00:21:44,011 --> 00:21:47,306 I-- I get scared w-- when I get lost too. 483 00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:49,934 Leo: Would you talk to her? Tell her about your job. 484 00:21:49,934 --> 00:21:52,561 About how you get from place to place by yourself. 485 00:21:52,561 --> 00:21:55,648 About the mail, and about your friends. 486 00:21:57,608 --> 00:21:59,193 I-- I-- I don't know. 487 00:22:00,736 --> 00:22:04,031 I'm not so good at explaining things. 488 00:22:04,031 --> 00:22:06,951 Um, besides, I'm-- I'm real busy all the time. 489 00:22:08,452 --> 00:22:11,664 Well, would you, uh at least think about it? 490 00:22:14,124 --> 00:22:17,670 Okay. But I got to get back to work. 491 00:22:19,463 --> 00:22:21,632 [footsteps] 492 00:22:23,717 --> 00:22:26,345 Mr. Jeffries, we've heard Henry Broder's version 493 00:22:26,345 --> 00:22:27,721 of what happened that night, 494 00:22:27,721 --> 00:22:29,265 I'd like for you now to give us yours. 495 00:22:29,265 --> 00:22:31,600 I heard someone going through my garbage. 496 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,519 I went outside and asked Mr. Broder 497 00:22:33,519 --> 00:22:35,354 and his friend Mr. Kyle not to. 498 00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:39,316 I didn't think I was being disrespectful or impolite. 499 00:22:39,316 --> 00:22:41,277 Richard: I just told them I was concerned about rodents 500 00:22:41,277 --> 00:22:43,362 and I wanted my garbage to be left sealed. 501 00:22:43,362 --> 00:22:44,822 Russell: And what was their response? 502 00:22:44,822 --> 00:22:46,657 I guess they thought I had insulted them. 503 00:22:46,657 --> 00:22:48,492 Objection, this witness is in 504 00:22:48,492 --> 00:22:50,244 no position to know what they thought. 505 00:22:50,244 --> 00:22:51,328 Sustained. 506 00:22:51,328 --> 00:22:53,539 What did they say, Mr. Jeffries? 507 00:22:53,539 --> 00:22:56,750 I don't remember his exact words, but Mr. Kyle said 508 00:22:56,750 --> 00:23:00,462 something like, "If it's in the alley, it's ours." 509 00:23:00,462 --> 00:23:02,172 Then he said some other threatening stuff. 510 00:23:02,172 --> 00:23:04,049 He had a knife in his hand the whole time. 511 00:23:04,049 --> 00:23:05,426 What did you do? 512 00:23:05,426 --> 00:23:06,677 Richard: I beat it back into the house. 513 00:23:06,677 --> 00:23:08,220 Russell: Did you call the police? 514 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:10,681 Yes, I did, I told them there were two transients 515 00:23:10,681 --> 00:23:12,850 going through my garbage and that they threatened me. 516 00:23:12,850 --> 00:23:13,809 They refused to leave. 517 00:23:15,269 --> 00:23:17,354 I was told it was a low priority call 518 00:23:17,354 --> 00:23:19,398 and that they would get to it when they could. 519 00:23:19,398 --> 00:23:22,902 Your Honor, I have here a transcript of that phone call. 520 00:23:22,902 --> 00:23:24,778 I ask that it be admitted into evidence 521 00:23:24,778 --> 00:23:27,781 - as defense exhibit number one. Judge McFarlane: So, ordered. 522 00:23:27,781 --> 00:23:30,826 You didn't stay in the house, did you, sir? 523 00:23:30,826 --> 00:23:32,786 My wife and I were going out to dinner. 524 00:23:32,786 --> 00:23:35,914 I didn't feel safe leaving the kids home alone. 525 00:23:35,914 --> 00:23:38,918 I went outside with the gun just to scare them away. 526 00:23:38,918 --> 00:23:42,254 Russell: And what happened? - They didn't scare. 527 00:23:42,254 --> 00:23:46,258 This guy Vincent stared at me with this knife in his hand. 528 00:23:46,258 --> 00:23:48,719 He crouched down and came toward me 529 00:23:48,719 --> 00:23:50,763 with this crazed look on his face. 530 00:23:50,763 --> 00:23:52,765 Objection to that, characterization. 531 00:23:52,765 --> 00:23:56,393 Judge McFarlane: Sustained. - I yelled at him to stay back. 532 00:23:56,393 --> 00:23:59,647 But he just kept coming at me. 533 00:23:59,647 --> 00:24:01,482 I had to shoot him, he would've killed me. 534 00:24:03,108 --> 00:24:04,944 I have no further questions. 535 00:24:04,944 --> 00:24:07,738 [man coughs] 536 00:24:07,738 --> 00:24:10,866 So, you were afraid they'd break into your house, 537 00:24:10,866 --> 00:24:13,202 but you killed him in the alley. 538 00:24:13,202 --> 00:24:15,371 I didn't want to wait until they got inside. 539 00:24:15,371 --> 00:24:17,998 What made you think that they would have? 540 00:24:17,998 --> 00:24:20,376 The way they cursed at me, the look on their faces. 541 00:24:20,376 --> 00:24:23,128 Grace: "The look on their faces," that's not the only time 542 00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:26,048 the look on their faces got to you, was it, Mr. Jeffries? 543 00:24:26,048 --> 00:24:28,926 - Objection! Judge McFarlane: Overruled. 544 00:24:28,926 --> 00:24:31,053 You've lodged more than 15 complaints 545 00:24:31,053 --> 00:24:33,430 with the police department about transients 546 00:24:33,430 --> 00:24:35,182 in your neighborhood, haven't you? 547 00:24:35,182 --> 00:24:37,559 My daughters were afraid to play in the yard. 548 00:24:37,559 --> 00:24:39,853 You complained about them being in front of your office. 549 00:24:39,853 --> 00:24:41,563 They sleep in the doorway. 550 00:24:41,563 --> 00:24:43,399 What does this have to do with anything, Your Honor? 551 00:24:43,399 --> 00:24:45,984 I submit that the defendant wasn't defending himself 552 00:24:45,984 --> 00:24:47,611 that night in the alley, there was nothing 553 00:24:47,611 --> 00:24:49,655 to defend himself from. 554 00:24:49,655 --> 00:24:52,408 Richard Jeffries was obsessed with driving 555 00:24:52,408 --> 00:24:54,159 the homeless out of his neighborhood. 556 00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:57,705 He shot Vincent Kyle to make them go away. 557 00:24:57,705 --> 00:25:00,749 - Objection! - My family was in that house! 558 00:25:00,749 --> 00:25:03,711 Look out here, Mr. Jeffries, just across from your family. 559 00:25:03,711 --> 00:25:04,920 Russell: Objection. Grace: Tell us. 560 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,089 How would you make them go away? 561 00:25:07,089 --> 00:25:09,091 Ms. Van Owen, that's enough. 562 00:25:10,300 --> 00:25:11,593 I have nothing further. 563 00:25:11,593 --> 00:25:14,513 [instrumental music] 564 00:25:21,562 --> 00:25:24,523 [engines whirring] 565 00:25:27,818 --> 00:25:29,570 He's had business dealings with my client, 566 00:25:29,570 --> 00:25:30,988 they're partners, he can't possibly-- 567 00:25:30,988 --> 00:25:32,614 I'm not betraying that partnership. 568 00:25:32,614 --> 00:25:34,658 Nor am I breaking any duty owed to David Meyer. 569 00:25:34,658 --> 00:25:37,286 Mr. Becker has a warped sense of duty, Your Honor. 570 00:25:37,286 --> 00:25:40,289 He's had direct access to my client's financial affairs, 571 00:25:40,289 --> 00:25:42,791 as well as to privileged inter-spousal communications 572 00:25:42,791 --> 00:25:43,792 Sheldon: between the parties. 573 00:25:43,792 --> 00:25:44,918 The only thing warped here 574 00:25:44,918 --> 00:25:46,795 is Mr. Ganz's sense of the law. 575 00:25:46,795 --> 00:25:48,797 The fact that David Meyer shared those communications 576 00:25:48,797 --> 00:25:50,799 with me automatically waives the privilege! 577 00:25:50,799 --> 00:25:54,011 Frankly, Mr. Becker, I'm more concerned about her. 578 00:25:54,011 --> 00:25:56,054 Now, how can I trust you to fight her battles 579 00:25:56,054 --> 00:25:57,514 against a man you're partners with? 580 00:25:57,514 --> 00:25:59,016 She's fully aware of this partnership, 581 00:25:59,016 --> 00:26:00,726 she wants me as her lawyer. 582 00:26:00,726 --> 00:26:02,269 Moreover, my professional responsibility 583 00:26:02,269 --> 00:26:04,062 is beyond reproach. 584 00:26:04,062 --> 00:26:06,815 You're not looking at some sleazy schlockmeister here. 585 00:26:06,815 --> 00:26:09,401 This, uh, business venture was some sort of video thing? 586 00:26:09,401 --> 00:26:12,654 That's correct, "Arnold Becker's Home Guide To Divorce." 587 00:26:12,654 --> 00:26:15,157 With all due respect to the presumption of dignity 588 00:26:15,157 --> 00:26:17,493 this video gives him, his participation here 589 00:26:17,493 --> 00:26:19,661 is both undignified and unethical. 590 00:26:19,661 --> 00:26:21,789 This man has no foundation to comment on dignity 591 00:26:21,789 --> 00:26:24,208 or ethics or any other concept that's foreign to him. 592 00:26:24,208 --> 00:26:26,418 Alright, I've heard enough. 593 00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:29,379 Mr. Becker, you have no business being in the middle of this. 594 00:26:29,379 --> 00:26:31,090 Mr. Meyer is your business partner, 595 00:26:31,090 --> 00:26:33,175 Judge Lobel: you have a fiduciary responsibility 596 00:26:33,175 --> 00:26:35,302 to act in his best interest. 597 00:26:35,302 --> 00:26:37,971 You could even be a witness to this thing, and it is 598 00:26:37,971 --> 00:26:40,641 totally irresponsible, for you to be representing the wife. 599 00:26:40,641 --> 00:26:42,518 It's her choice, it's what she wants. 600 00:26:42,518 --> 00:26:44,228 Judge Lobel: I don't care! 601 00:26:44,228 --> 00:26:46,814 Now, I will let you participate in discovery, 602 00:26:46,814 --> 00:26:48,524 and settlement negotiations, 603 00:26:48,524 --> 00:26:50,526 but if this thing goes to trial, you're out. 604 00:26:50,526 --> 00:26:52,611 Judge Lobel: And furthermore, I want you, not your client, 605 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:54,655 but you, to pay the cost of this motion. 606 00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:56,490 Now, that's all, we're adjourned. 607 00:26:56,490 --> 00:26:58,408 I want it on the record that my client is being denied 608 00:26:58,408 --> 00:27:00,452 the representation of her choice. 609 00:27:00,452 --> 00:27:03,288 She can go rent your video. 610 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:05,249 Thanks. 611 00:27:05,249 --> 00:27:08,210 [rattling] David. 612 00:27:08,210 --> 00:27:10,546 If you have anything to say, speak with my attorney. 613 00:27:12,548 --> 00:27:14,216 [rattling] 614 00:27:16,134 --> 00:27:19,513 Benny, I wanted to tell you what a good impression 615 00:27:19,513 --> 00:27:21,390 you made on Leo Hackett. 616 00:27:21,390 --> 00:27:23,225 The only reason we're still in the running, 617 00:27:23,225 --> 00:27:25,978 for his business is because of you. 618 00:27:25,978 --> 00:27:28,313 Did he tell you about his daughter? 619 00:27:28,313 --> 00:27:29,690 Yeah. 620 00:27:29,690 --> 00:27:31,358 He'd really like you to talk to her. 621 00:27:31,358 --> 00:27:32,651 Uh... 622 00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:35,612 He said I could think about it. 623 00:27:35,612 --> 00:27:38,824 I understand your reluctance, but I want you to know 624 00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:41,076 how helpful it would be to the firm. 625 00:27:41,076 --> 00:27:44,162 It would also be a very nice thing to do for her. 626 00:27:44,162 --> 00:27:46,164 And we'd give you the day off. 627 00:27:46,164 --> 00:27:47,791 Say tomorrow? 628 00:27:49,001 --> 00:27:51,378 [breaths shakily] 629 00:27:51,378 --> 00:27:54,965 I would consider it a personal favor, if you'd say yes. 630 00:27:59,136 --> 00:28:01,763 Okay. I'll try. 631 00:28:01,763 --> 00:28:03,223 [taps] Good man. 632 00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:07,769 [telephone ringing] 633 00:28:07,769 --> 00:28:09,688 [wrapper rustling] 634 00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:12,649 [bus engine rumbling] 635 00:28:15,527 --> 00:28:18,530 And during the last five weeks, Mr. Weiland retained you 636 00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:20,657 to represent 12 different drug trafficking defendants, 637 00:28:20,657 --> 00:28:22,117 is that right? 638 00:28:22,117 --> 00:28:23,744 Including Mr. Weiland, there were 12, yes. 639 00:28:23,744 --> 00:28:25,913 And in consideration for which, he paid you 640 00:28:25,913 --> 00:28:30,000 - $72,000 in cash, did he not? - That's correct. 641 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,085 Well, now, tell me, Ms. Perkins, from where did you think 642 00:28:32,085 --> 00:28:34,504 - Mr. Weiland got this money? - I didn't know, Mr. Flaherty. 643 00:28:34,504 --> 00:28:35,631 Terry: Did you ever ask him where he got it? 644 00:28:35,631 --> 00:28:37,174 Abby: No, I didn't. 645 00:28:37,174 --> 00:28:39,092 Because you know, like we all know, that 646 00:28:39,092 --> 00:28:41,595 that money is the proceeds of drug transactions. 647 00:28:41,595 --> 00:28:43,931 It's not incumbent upon the attorney to ascertain 648 00:28:43,931 --> 00:28:45,724 the source from which a client pays his fee. 649 00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:47,851 No, no, it isn't, but you knew the source. 650 00:28:47,851 --> 00:28:49,937 You knew it was drug money when you took it. 651 00:28:49,937 --> 00:28:51,980 No, I didn't know that and I still don't. 652 00:28:51,980 --> 00:28:53,774 Come on, counselor, you're a sharp woman. 653 00:28:53,774 --> 00:28:55,484 Can't you put it all together? 654 00:28:55,484 --> 00:28:57,361 Why don't you tell us how you put it all together? 655 00:28:57,361 --> 00:28:59,696 The only reason you know the $72,000 amount 656 00:28:59,696 --> 00:29:01,448 is because that's the amount that I reported 657 00:29:01,448 --> 00:29:03,367 to the Federal government for tax withholding purposes! 658 00:29:03,367 --> 00:29:05,077 Well, thank you, thank you, counselor, but-- 659 00:29:05,077 --> 00:29:06,370 Abby: I never tried to cover up anything, Mr. Flaherty! 660 00:29:06,370 --> 00:29:07,371 Quiet, Ms. Perkins! 661 00:29:07,371 --> 00:29:08,830 What are you trying 662 00:29:08,830 --> 00:29:09,957 Abby: to cover up now?! - I said be quiet! 663 00:29:09,957 --> 00:29:11,625 Excuse me, I'd like to 664 00:29:11,625 --> 00:29:12,834 let the witness make her statement. 665 00:29:12,834 --> 00:29:15,420 Thank you. 666 00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:18,632 There are a few things that Mr. Flaherty forgot to tell you. 667 00:29:18,632 --> 00:29:20,008 Abby: He forgot to tell you that I've never tried 668 00:29:20,008 --> 00:29:21,677 to conceal anything. 669 00:29:21,677 --> 00:29:23,929 He forgot to tell you that my representation of 670 00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:26,056 those 12 defendants was completely within 671 00:29:26,056 --> 00:29:27,891 the bounds of the law. 672 00:29:27,891 --> 00:29:30,560 And you know what else he forgot to mention? 673 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:33,689 11 of those 12 people were never convicted. 674 00:29:33,689 --> 00:29:37,401 Because the prosecution could not make its case. 675 00:29:37,401 --> 00:29:38,986 So, what that means, ladies and gentlemen, 676 00:29:38,986 --> 00:29:40,737 is when he stands here today 677 00:29:40,737 --> 00:29:43,657 and he tells you that these 12 people were drug traffickers, 678 00:29:43,657 --> 00:29:45,409 he's asking you to believe something 679 00:29:45,409 --> 00:29:49,413 that he was unable to prove in a court of law. 680 00:29:49,413 --> 00:29:51,206 And the reason he is coming after me 681 00:29:51,206 --> 00:29:55,919 is exactly because he could not get them. So, he's angry. 682 00:29:55,919 --> 00:29:59,756 He's angry and he's upset because I successfully defended 683 00:29:59,756 --> 00:30:02,009 people that he tried to convict. 684 00:30:02,009 --> 00:30:03,677 And he's angry because I've put a big dent 685 00:30:03,677 --> 00:30:05,470 in his track record two years before he runs 686 00:30:05,470 --> 00:30:07,305 - for Lieutenant Governor. - Very good, Ms. Perkins. 687 00:30:07,305 --> 00:30:09,224 So, what are you going to do if you can't get me, Mr. Flaherty? 688 00:30:09,224 --> 00:30:10,851 - Go after this jury next? - Ms. Perkins! 689 00:30:10,851 --> 00:30:12,894 Run them through the computer for old parking tickets? 690 00:30:12,894 --> 00:30:16,815 Quiet now, or I'll put you up for contempt. 691 00:30:16,815 --> 00:30:19,526 That was a very nice little song, Ms. Perkins, 692 00:30:19,526 --> 00:30:21,695 but you never answered my question. 693 00:30:21,695 --> 00:30:24,948 From where did you think Mr. Weiland's money came? 694 00:30:24,948 --> 00:30:28,493 I answered your question. I told you I didn't know. 695 00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:30,454 Now, why don't you tell us, if you're so sure 696 00:30:30,454 --> 00:30:32,456 that my clients are criminals, why can't you prosecute them? 697 00:30:32,456 --> 00:30:34,249 I will prosecute them! 698 00:30:34,249 --> 00:30:36,043 After you get their attorney out of the way, right? 699 00:30:37,878 --> 00:30:38,920 [clears throat] 700 00:30:41,214 --> 00:30:43,216 Russell: You live on the same street as the defendant. 701 00:30:43,216 --> 00:30:44,968 - Is that right, Ms. Mack? - Yes. 702 00:30:44,968 --> 00:30:46,928 Russell: Did you ever know him to be a violent man? 703 00:30:46,928 --> 00:30:48,013 Ms. Mack: Absolutely not. 704 00:30:48,013 --> 00:30:49,306 Russell: How about those two men 705 00:30:49,306 --> 00:30:50,891 who were going through his garbage, 706 00:30:50,891 --> 00:30:53,060 - had you ever seen them before? - Sure, I had seen them. 707 00:30:53,060 --> 00:30:56,063 Will you tell the court what you had seen them doing? 708 00:30:56,063 --> 00:30:59,107 Besides going through the garbage? 709 00:30:59,107 --> 00:31:02,110 I had seen them drinking, I had seen them fighting, 710 00:31:02,110 --> 00:31:04,071 Ms. Mack: I'd seen them urinating on the street. 711 00:31:04,071 --> 00:31:06,406 They are homeless, where are they supposed to urinate? 712 00:31:06,406 --> 00:31:07,741 Judge McFarlane: Order. 713 00:31:07,741 --> 00:31:09,034 Where are they supposed to urinate? 714 00:31:09,034 --> 00:31:11,161 Father, that's enough. 715 00:31:11,161 --> 00:31:13,747 Were you ever accosted by these men, Ms. Mack? 716 00:31:13,747 --> 00:31:17,334 Ms. Mack: Every single day. There was a whole group of them. 717 00:31:17,334 --> 00:31:19,669 They'd come up to me in the street, and ask for money. 718 00:31:19,669 --> 00:31:22,089 Except they weren't really asking. 719 00:31:22,089 --> 00:31:23,256 They'd glare at me. 720 00:31:24,341 --> 00:31:26,384 They'd glare at my kids. 721 00:31:26,384 --> 00:31:27,844 Ms. Mack: The only way to deal with it is just 722 00:31:27,844 --> 00:31:30,013 never make eye contact and never break stride. 723 00:31:30,013 --> 00:31:32,557 Some would say that's not a very charitable approach. 724 00:31:32,557 --> 00:31:35,602 I'll choose my own charities, thank you. 725 00:31:35,602 --> 00:31:38,980 We're not talking about mothers with children. 726 00:31:38,980 --> 00:31:41,525 We're not talking about elderly people. 727 00:31:41,525 --> 00:31:43,235 Ms. Mack: These are able bodied men. 728 00:31:43,235 --> 00:31:44,444 But they're homeless. 729 00:31:44,444 --> 00:31:45,821 We'd be homeless too if we spent 730 00:31:45,821 --> 00:31:47,447 all day drinking and taking dope. 731 00:31:47,447 --> 00:31:49,032 Grace: Move to strike. 732 00:31:49,032 --> 00:31:50,826 Sustained and stricken. 733 00:31:50,826 --> 00:31:54,121 - Were you frightened of them? Ms. Mack: You bet I was. 734 00:31:54,121 --> 00:31:56,331 I'll never forget going outside one morning, and seeing 735 00:31:56,331 --> 00:32:00,293 one of them tearing up a garden across the street. 736 00:32:00,293 --> 00:32:02,504 He was stomping on the flowers, 737 00:32:02,504 --> 00:32:05,298 and throwing dirt at people as they walked by. 738 00:32:05,298 --> 00:32:08,385 How can you not be frightened of a person like this? 739 00:32:08,385 --> 00:32:12,097 Thank you, I have no further questions. 740 00:32:12,097 --> 00:32:15,350 Mrs. Mack, if you made it a point of never making 741 00:32:15,350 --> 00:32:17,769 eye contact with these men, how is it 742 00:32:17,769 --> 00:32:20,355 you're sure Vincent Kyle was one of them? 743 00:32:20,355 --> 00:32:22,774 I saw him going through my garbage, too. 744 00:32:22,774 --> 00:32:24,276 Grace: Did you ever ask him not to? 745 00:32:25,443 --> 00:32:27,696 I don't have the nerve for that. 746 00:32:27,696 --> 00:32:29,781 I also don't have a gun. 747 00:32:29,781 --> 00:32:33,285 Would you use a gun to keep a man out of your garbage? 748 00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:35,078 I'd use a gun to protect myself. 749 00:32:35,078 --> 00:32:37,205 Grace: How about to drive him out of your neighborhood? 750 00:32:37,205 --> 00:32:41,376 It's not our neighborhood anymore. It's theirs. 751 00:32:41,376 --> 00:32:43,378 What's theirs, Mrs. Mack? 752 00:32:43,378 --> 00:32:44,963 All the garbage you let them eat? 753 00:32:44,963 --> 00:32:46,173 Objection. 754 00:32:46,173 --> 00:32:48,049 How dare you sit in judgment of me? 755 00:32:48,049 --> 00:32:50,927 How dare you pretend to know a man whom you've never met? 756 00:32:50,927 --> 00:32:53,263 To you, they're just carcasses. 757 00:32:53,263 --> 00:32:55,140 Load them on a truck and haul them out. 758 00:32:55,140 --> 00:32:58,143 These people scare me to death. 759 00:32:58,143 --> 00:33:00,228 What do I do about that? 760 00:33:00,228 --> 00:33:02,731 What do I tell my kids when they ask me 761 00:33:02,731 --> 00:33:05,275 why they can't play in the park anymore? 762 00:33:05,275 --> 00:33:07,944 Ms. Mack: What do I tell them when they ask why there are men 763 00:33:07,944 --> 00:33:09,696 picking through our garbage cans? 764 00:33:09,696 --> 00:33:11,489 Tell 'em there's poor people in the world. 765 00:33:11,489 --> 00:33:12,908 - Father Higuera. - Yeah. 766 00:33:12,908 --> 00:33:14,284 Tell 'em not everybody is lucky enough 767 00:33:14,284 --> 00:33:15,702 to have a roof over their heads. 768 00:33:15,702 --> 00:33:17,621 Will the court officer remove that man? 769 00:33:17,621 --> 00:33:20,498 Tell 'em not everybody is lucky enough to eat every day. 770 00:33:20,498 --> 00:33:22,542 Not everybody can go to a doctor when they're sick. 771 00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:24,169 Father Higuera: Just tell 'em the truth, that's all, 772 00:33:24,169 --> 00:33:25,545 just tell 'em the truth! 773 00:33:25,545 --> 00:33:26,880 [thudding] 774 00:33:29,466 --> 00:33:31,676 Should Richard Jeffries have permitted 775 00:33:31,676 --> 00:33:34,387 those two men to pick through his garbage? 776 00:33:34,387 --> 00:33:36,598 That's not the issue. 777 00:33:36,598 --> 00:33:39,726 Should he have asked them in for a bowl of beef stew? 778 00:33:39,726 --> 00:33:43,271 That's not the issue, the only issue... 779 00:33:43,271 --> 00:33:46,149 is whether Richard Jeffries could've reasonably believed 780 00:33:46,149 --> 00:33:49,152 that Vincent Kyle was about to attack him. 781 00:33:50,654 --> 00:33:54,199 For six and a half years, Vincent Kyle 782 00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:56,910 had been sleeping on the street. 783 00:33:56,910 --> 00:33:59,871 For six and a half years, he'd been chased away by cops... 784 00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:01,915 by shopkeepers. 785 00:34:01,915 --> 00:34:06,753 He'd been shunned by anyone less wretched than himself. 786 00:34:06,753 --> 00:34:12,384 He was sifting through soiled diapers... maggots. 787 00:34:12,384 --> 00:34:16,680 And putrid meat in the pouring rain looking for food. 788 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:18,723 Russell: He was staring at Richard Jeffries 789 00:34:18,723 --> 00:34:21,184 with a knife in his hand. 790 00:34:22,686 --> 00:34:27,816 He was staring at the warm, dry house... 791 00:34:27,816 --> 00:34:29,859 in which Richard Jeffries lived. 792 00:34:32,028 --> 00:34:33,822 The District Attorney maintains that 793 00:34:33,822 --> 00:34:36,491 my client had nothing to be afraid of. 794 00:34:38,410 --> 00:34:40,120 Before you send him to prison... 795 00:34:41,997 --> 00:34:47,043 imagine if Vincent Kyle had been staring at you. 796 00:34:54,801 --> 00:34:57,012 [rustling on chair] 797 00:34:57,012 --> 00:35:01,266 What kind of person eats out of garbage cans? 798 00:35:01,266 --> 00:35:04,269 Or keeps all their worldly goods in a shopping cart 799 00:35:04,269 --> 00:35:07,314 they push around in the rain? 800 00:35:07,314 --> 00:35:11,693 Richard Jeffries remembers when people like that... 801 00:35:11,693 --> 00:35:14,446 could only be found on Skid Row. 802 00:35:14,446 --> 00:35:18,992 They were called bums, derelicts, hoboes. 803 00:35:18,992 --> 00:35:22,329 Now, they're the homeless. 804 00:35:22,329 --> 00:35:24,622 Grace: Children call them the dirty people. 805 00:35:24,622 --> 00:35:27,959 And now, they are everywhere. 806 00:35:27,959 --> 00:35:31,504 He sees them near his office, near his gym... 807 00:35:31,504 --> 00:35:35,091 outside of restaurants and supermarkets. 808 00:35:35,091 --> 00:35:38,887 They skulk by with their matted hair and filthy clothes. 809 00:35:38,887 --> 00:35:41,598 They smell worse than any human being he's ever known. 810 00:35:41,598 --> 00:35:46,269 In fact, to the defendant, they weren't human at all. 811 00:35:46,269 --> 00:35:48,772 Grace: They were more like a pack of rabid dogs 812 00:35:48,772 --> 00:35:51,316 that just kept growing. 813 00:35:51,316 --> 00:35:54,277 A blight of vermin and disease, and madness 814 00:35:54,277 --> 00:35:58,156 that had invaded his perfect world. 815 00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:02,660 Richard Jeffries, could never wind up homeless. 816 00:36:02,660 --> 00:36:06,706 You or I could never wind up homeless. 817 00:36:06,706 --> 00:36:09,417 The homeless did something wrong to get that way. 818 00:36:09,417 --> 00:36:11,628 We don't owe them anything. 819 00:36:11,628 --> 00:36:14,422 Not a dry place to sleep, not even the right 820 00:36:14,422 --> 00:36:16,841 to eat out of garbage cans. 821 00:36:16,841 --> 00:36:19,094 And it just makes it a lot easier 822 00:36:19,094 --> 00:36:21,888 to think about them that way. 823 00:36:23,556 --> 00:36:26,768 The only trouble is, once we do... 824 00:36:28,478 --> 00:36:31,439 once we can look at people living in such misery, 825 00:36:31,439 --> 00:36:36,861 no matter what the reason... and feel nothing... 826 00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:39,447 then it is us who have ceased to be human. 827 00:36:42,075 --> 00:36:46,121 Vincent Kyle got too close to Richard Jeffries' world. 828 00:36:46,121 --> 00:36:49,999 But that is not something he deserved to die for. 829 00:36:49,999 --> 00:36:54,087 It is not something that allowed Richard Jeffries to kill him. 830 00:36:54,087 --> 00:36:56,047 Tell Richard Jeffries that. 831 00:36:58,967 --> 00:37:00,009 Tell them. 832 00:37:04,222 --> 00:37:05,390 [man coughs] 833 00:37:10,353 --> 00:37:11,354 Arnie? 834 00:37:12,313 --> 00:37:15,316 [indistinct chatter] 835 00:37:15,316 --> 00:37:19,863 I've been thinking, I don't want to make a war of this. 836 00:37:19,863 --> 00:37:21,948 Hey, kiddo, your husband's already declared war. 837 00:37:21,948 --> 00:37:24,451 Your only choice is to fight or surrender. 838 00:37:24,451 --> 00:37:26,661 Well, then maybe I should surrender. 839 00:37:26,661 --> 00:37:28,621 I mean, I-- I don't want his money. 840 00:37:28,621 --> 00:37:31,624 We've been married less than a year, I'm not entitled to it. 841 00:37:31,624 --> 00:37:33,418 [paper rustling] The law says that you are. 842 00:37:33,418 --> 00:37:35,587 I don't care about the law. 843 00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:40,592 I-- I still have to live with myself after this is over. 844 00:37:40,592 --> 00:37:44,512 That's very admirable, Rox, but pride isn't gonna pay your rent. 845 00:37:44,512 --> 00:37:46,931 Besides which, you earned a percentage 846 00:37:46,931 --> 00:37:49,934 of that video money. You brokered the deal. 847 00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:52,061 You'd be getting a chunk of it even if you weren't married 848 00:37:52,061 --> 00:37:54,147 to him, why should you forfeit it just because you were? 849 00:37:55,774 --> 00:37:57,901 I-- I never thought of it like that. 850 00:37:57,901 --> 00:38:00,403 It's my job to think of it like that. 851 00:38:00,403 --> 00:38:02,947 As your lawyer, which I still am, and as your friend, 852 00:38:02,947 --> 00:38:05,784 which I will always be, I'm telling you we have to fight. 853 00:38:05,784 --> 00:38:08,578 Sheldon Ganz is gonna try and crush you, and your only shot 854 00:38:08,578 --> 00:38:12,207 at a fair settlement here, is for me to try and crush Dave. 855 00:38:14,250 --> 00:38:16,336 I just want to be free of all this. 856 00:38:16,336 --> 00:38:19,005 Being alone isn't being free. 857 00:38:19,005 --> 00:38:22,800 Being alone with two million bucks... that's being free. 858 00:38:25,512 --> 00:38:27,680 [mumbling] 859 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:30,683 - Leland? Leland: Abby! 860 00:38:30,683 --> 00:38:33,019 Well, fresh off the victory trail! 861 00:38:33,019 --> 00:38:34,020 [smacking lips] Michael told you? 862 00:38:34,020 --> 00:38:35,522 Oh, he's been telling everybody, 863 00:38:35,522 --> 00:38:37,607 [thudding] as well he should. 864 00:38:37,607 --> 00:38:40,527 Do you know how unusual it is for a Grand Jury not to indict? 865 00:38:41,694 --> 00:38:43,071 What did you say in there? 866 00:38:43,071 --> 00:38:44,405 I don't know but it worked. 867 00:38:44,405 --> 00:38:46,908 [chuckles] And the money? 868 00:38:46,908 --> 00:38:48,785 Looks like I get to keep it, no forfeiture. 869 00:38:48,785 --> 00:38:50,036 Hmm! 870 00:38:50,036 --> 00:38:52,247 - Well, congratulations. - Thank you. 871 00:38:52,247 --> 00:38:53,748 Abby: And thanks for letting me borrow Mike 872 00:38:53,748 --> 00:38:55,166 I would've been lost without him. 873 00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:56,334 Leland: Well, the people in this firm 874 00:38:56,334 --> 00:38:58,419 feel very strongly about you, Abby. 875 00:38:58,419 --> 00:39:01,172 Which brings me to the reason why I asked to see you. 876 00:39:02,799 --> 00:39:04,759 - We'd like you to come back. - Excuse me? 877 00:39:04,759 --> 00:39:06,886 We've been interviewing would-be associates 878 00:39:06,886 --> 00:39:10,014 for three months, not one more qualified than you. 879 00:39:10,014 --> 00:39:13,226 I'm flattered, Leland, but I left here for a reason. 880 00:39:13,226 --> 00:39:16,145 Yeah, yeah, you left because you weren't considered 881 00:39:16,145 --> 00:39:17,772 partnership material. 882 00:39:17,772 --> 00:39:21,234 You left because, however much we liked you... 883 00:39:21,234 --> 00:39:22,443 Leland: we didn't think you were tough enough, 884 00:39:22,443 --> 00:39:24,487 well, we've been watching you. 885 00:39:24,487 --> 00:39:28,032 Daring to do what most lawyers wouldn't even try. 886 00:39:28,032 --> 00:39:30,076 And succeeding at it. 887 00:39:30,076 --> 00:39:33,621 Yeah. Hey, you're touch enough. 888 00:39:33,621 --> 00:39:35,707 And you are exactly what this firm 889 00:39:35,707 --> 00:39:38,418 is looking to build its future with. 890 00:39:38,418 --> 00:39:41,629 - I have my own practice now. - Hmm, bring it with you. 891 00:39:41,629 --> 00:39:43,965 There would be some objection to drug defense work, 892 00:39:43,965 --> 00:39:46,217 but I suspect that's not what you want anyway. 893 00:39:47,969 --> 00:39:49,596 Oh, Abby, I know, I know. 894 00:39:49,596 --> 00:39:51,598 It's-- it's exciting to be out on your own. 895 00:39:51,598 --> 00:39:55,310 But there's a lot to be said for going to work with people too. 896 00:39:55,310 --> 00:40:00,898 Especially people who care about you, as much as we do. 897 00:40:00,898 --> 00:40:03,610 I don't know exactly what to say. 898 00:40:03,610 --> 00:40:06,029 Just say you'll think about it. 899 00:40:06,029 --> 00:40:08,323 - Okay, I will. - Alright. 900 00:40:10,033 --> 00:40:12,952 [birds chirping] 901 00:40:21,461 --> 00:40:23,087 Afternoon, sir. 902 00:40:23,087 --> 00:40:24,756 Hi. 903 00:40:24,756 --> 00:40:25,840 Pretty, isn't she? 904 00:40:29,302 --> 00:40:30,303 The car. 905 00:40:31,512 --> 00:40:33,389 Oh. [chuckles nervously] 906 00:40:33,389 --> 00:40:36,017 It's the, it's the most beautiful car I ever saw. 907 00:40:36,017 --> 00:40:37,560 Benny! 908 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:40,271 [chuckles] Nice to see you, Benny. 909 00:40:40,271 --> 00:40:41,356 Come on in. 910 00:40:45,068 --> 00:40:47,904 You're right on time. I like that in a person. 911 00:40:47,904 --> 00:40:49,280 I took the Wiltshire bus. 912 00:40:50,948 --> 00:40:52,950 Alice. 913 00:40:52,950 --> 00:40:54,786 Meet Benny Stulwicz. 914 00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:58,915 He came all the way here on the bus, by himself to visit you. 915 00:41:01,334 --> 00:41:02,835 Benny, this is my daughter, Alice. 916 00:41:05,296 --> 00:41:07,006 Hi. [chuckles nervously] 917 00:41:11,427 --> 00:41:13,763 Why don't I leave you two to get acquainted. 918 00:41:15,848 --> 00:41:18,434 [footsteps] 919 00:41:18,434 --> 00:41:23,773 [sighs] Ah, your-- your father, he wanted me 920 00:41:23,773 --> 00:41:26,442 to tell you about by job at McKenzie Brackman. 921 00:41:26,442 --> 00:41:29,112 Uh... I-- I deliver the mail. 922 00:41:30,905 --> 00:41:32,156 I don't want a job. 923 00:41:33,866 --> 00:41:35,368 You'd like it where I work. 924 00:41:35,368 --> 00:41:36,661 I have lots of friends. 925 00:41:36,661 --> 00:41:38,454 I don't need lots of friends. 926 00:41:39,330 --> 00:41:41,165 I have Edward. 927 00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:43,292 Who's Edward? Alice: He's my friend. 928 00:41:43,292 --> 00:41:49,132 Edward drives the car. I go places with Edward. In the car. 929 00:41:49,132 --> 00:41:52,427 Well, I go places by myself. 930 00:41:52,427 --> 00:41:54,804 Sometimes Edward lets me drive. 931 00:41:54,804 --> 00:41:56,305 You can drive? [chuckles] 932 00:41:56,305 --> 00:41:57,682 [shushing] 933 00:42:00,268 --> 00:42:02,603 You, you can drive? 934 00:42:02,603 --> 00:42:04,397 You want to see me do it? 935 00:42:04,397 --> 00:42:05,732 Yeah. 936 00:42:05,732 --> 00:42:08,651 [footsteps] 937 00:42:17,076 --> 00:42:18,661 Bailiff: Will the defendant rise? 938 00:42:18,661 --> 00:42:21,456 [rustling] 939 00:42:21,456 --> 00:42:24,000 Has the jury reached a verdict? 940 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:25,585 - We have, Your Honor. Judge McFarlane: What say you? 941 00:42:25,585 --> 00:42:27,336 We find the defendant not guilty. 942 00:42:27,336 --> 00:42:28,337 [sighs] 943 00:42:28,337 --> 00:42:29,839 Not guilty? 944 00:42:29,839 --> 00:42:32,341 Jeffries: Thank God! Thank God! 945 00:42:32,341 --> 00:42:34,552 Don't go thanking God, he had nothing to do with it. 946 00:42:34,552 --> 00:42:35,970 Judge McFarlane: That'll be enough. 947 00:42:35,970 --> 00:42:37,972 Your Honor, I want the jury polled. 948 00:42:37,972 --> 00:42:40,516 Didn't you think Vincent had some value? 949 00:42:40,516 --> 00:42:42,226 Didn't you think this was a life? 950 00:42:42,226 --> 00:42:44,937 [groaning] Didn't he count for anything? Anything? 951 00:42:44,937 --> 00:42:50,401 ♪ My country 'tis of thee ♪ 952 00:42:50,401 --> 00:42:54,030 ♪ Sweet land of liberty ♪ 953 00:42:54,030 --> 00:42:56,074 Stop this outburst! 954 00:42:56,074 --> 00:42:58,868 ♪ Of thee I sing ♪ 955 00:42:58,868 --> 00:43:00,620 I want order in this courtroom! 956 00:43:00,620 --> 00:43:06,375 ♪ Land where my father died ♪ 957 00:43:06,375 --> 00:43:09,295 [birds chirping] 958 00:43:09,295 --> 00:43:10,880 [tires screech] 959 00:43:14,008 --> 00:43:17,011 [car engine rumbling] 960 00:43:17,011 --> 00:43:18,012 [soft rattling] 961 00:43:18,012 --> 00:43:19,138 [door opens] 962 00:43:25,394 --> 00:43:26,771 You want to sit in the front? 963 00:43:35,363 --> 00:43:36,948 [thudding] 964 00:43:36,948 --> 00:43:38,157 [door opens] 965 00:43:40,493 --> 00:43:41,536 [thudding] 966 00:43:43,663 --> 00:43:46,082 [rustling] 967 00:43:50,795 --> 00:43:51,754 Ready? 968 00:43:52,797 --> 00:43:54,132 Ready. 969 00:43:54,132 --> 00:43:55,466 Drive carefully. 970 00:43:59,554 --> 00:44:02,473 [car engine revving] 971 00:44:04,225 --> 00:44:05,977 See, I can do it. 972 00:44:05,977 --> 00:44:08,062 [gasps and chuckles] 973 00:44:08,062 --> 00:44:10,106 Oh! Oh! 974 00:44:10,106 --> 00:44:13,150 I always wanted to drive my mom's car. 975 00:44:13,150 --> 00:44:15,111 But she-- she wouldn't let me. 976 00:44:15,111 --> 00:44:17,321 [tires screeching] 977 00:44:17,321 --> 00:44:20,283 [soft rattling] 978 00:44:20,283 --> 00:44:21,826 You could drive this one. 979 00:44:23,786 --> 00:44:26,747 [gasps] No, I, I-- I couldn't. 980 00:44:26,747 --> 00:44:30,334 It's easy. See, down there. 981 00:44:30,334 --> 00:44:33,504 That pedal makes it go, and the other one makes it stop. 982 00:44:38,259 --> 00:44:40,595 Will, will-- will-- will Edward be mad at me? 983 00:44:40,595 --> 00:44:42,471 Edward is my friend. 984 00:44:42,471 --> 00:44:43,598 Come on. 985 00:44:44,974 --> 00:44:46,601 [laughs] 986 00:44:46,601 --> 00:44:48,060 [rattling] 987 00:44:48,060 --> 00:44:51,022 [birds chirping] 988 00:44:54,901 --> 00:44:56,527 [door closes] 989 00:44:56,527 --> 00:44:59,447 [seat belt rustling] 990 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:06,454 [car engine revving] 991 00:45:06,454 --> 00:45:08,748 You have to do this. 992 00:45:08,748 --> 00:45:10,583 [car engine revving] 993 00:45:10,583 --> 00:45:11,626 [tires screeching] 994 00:45:11,626 --> 00:45:13,210 [instrumental music] 995 00:45:13,210 --> 00:45:15,546 [tires screeching] 996 00:45:16,631 --> 00:45:19,091 Wha-- [sighs] 997 00:45:19,091 --> 00:45:20,635 [giggling] 998 00:45:20,635 --> 00:45:21,761 [car engine revving] 999 00:45:21,761 --> 00:45:23,012 [tires screeching] 1000 00:45:25,139 --> 00:45:26,390 [chuckles] 1001 00:45:26,390 --> 00:45:27,516 [murmurs] 1002 00:45:33,814 --> 00:45:35,900 [laughing] 1003 00:45:37,151 --> 00:45:39,862 I'm doing it! I'm driving! 1004 00:45:40,780 --> 00:45:42,698 I told you it was easy. 1005 00:45:42,698 --> 00:45:44,200 [giggling] 1006 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:47,119 [instrumental music] 1007 00:46:10,851 --> 00:46:13,771 [theme music] 1008 00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:43,592 [instrumental music]