1 00:00:04,213 --> 00:00:07,466 - Ms. Grace. - Hey, Bruce. 2 00:00:07,466 --> 00:00:09,885 Uh, Grace, this is, uh, Steve Stirling 3 00:00:09,885 --> 00:00:11,512 from the governor's office. 4 00:00:11,512 --> 00:00:13,263 Bruce: Grace Van Owen. 5 00:00:13,263 --> 00:00:15,390 - Nice to meet you. - It's nice to meet you. 6 00:00:15,390 --> 00:00:17,017 [sighs] Thanks. 7 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:19,728 Bruce: Grace, I don't know if you've heard. 8 00:00:19,728 --> 00:00:22,814 Judge Rabinow had a fatal heart attack last night. 9 00:00:22,814 --> 00:00:27,027 I did hear. Um, how old was he? 10 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:31,198 Bruce: Only 52, but he was fat and he had some habits. 11 00:00:31,198 --> 00:00:34,952 Anyway, aside from the human tragedy of it all, it's created 12 00:00:34,952 --> 00:00:37,329 a real docket crunch, which is why Steven has come-- 13 00:00:37,329 --> 00:00:39,706 Grace: What can I do? - You can take his place. 14 00:00:39,706 --> 00:00:41,625 I beg your pardon? 15 00:00:41,625 --> 00:00:43,502 The governor would like to appoint you 16 00:00:43,502 --> 00:00:47,506 to the position of superior court judge. 17 00:00:47,506 --> 00:00:50,259 You applied for the job, Grace. Don't you want it? 18 00:00:50,259 --> 00:00:53,011 I-- I-- I applied over two years ago, 19 00:00:53,011 --> 00:00:55,931 and, uh, nothing happened, and-- 20 00:00:55,931 --> 00:00:58,809 Not true. It was received quite favorably. 21 00:00:58,809 --> 00:01:00,477 We're acting on it now. 22 00:01:00,477 --> 00:01:03,438 Just like that? I'm a judge? 23 00:01:03,438 --> 00:01:06,733 You've been an outstanding district attorney. 24 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:10,028 Your intellect and your ethics have been beyond reproach. 25 00:01:10,028 --> 00:01:12,656 - There's nobody more deserving. - I'm... 26 00:01:12,656 --> 00:01:14,449 I-- I have a lot of cases here. 27 00:01:14,449 --> 00:01:16,159 I've-- I've got a trial starting... 28 00:01:16,159 --> 00:01:18,537 We'll reassign your cases. 29 00:01:19,830 --> 00:01:22,165 [chuckles] 30 00:01:22,165 --> 00:01:23,959 Don't I, um... 31 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:28,505 Shouldn't I take some course or something on, 32 00:01:28,505 --> 00:01:30,424 you know, judging? 33 00:01:30,424 --> 00:01:32,926 Seven years in the trenches is training enough. 34 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:34,636 You can do this. 35 00:01:34,636 --> 00:01:36,346 I don't know what to say. 36 00:01:36,346 --> 00:01:39,474 Just say you'll accept, judge. 37 00:01:41,184 --> 00:01:43,687 [chuckles] Well... 38 00:01:43,687 --> 00:01:46,940 Okay. [chuckles] I accept. 39 00:01:48,317 --> 00:01:51,236 [theme music] 40 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:22,726 [music continues] 41 00:02:52,964 --> 00:02:55,884 [music continues] 42 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:22,119 [instrumental music] 43 00:03:38,593 --> 00:03:40,929 First off, I'm pleased to announce I've instituted 44 00:03:40,929 --> 00:03:44,057 a policy which increases the work yield of our office staff 45 00:03:44,057 --> 00:03:46,685 without increasing our costs by one penny. 46 00:03:46,685 --> 00:03:49,104 Figured out a legal way to own slaves, Doug? 47 00:03:49,104 --> 00:03:51,606 Staggered lunch hours. 48 00:03:51,606 --> 00:03:53,525 When secretaries eat together, 49 00:03:53,525 --> 00:03:56,778 no work is getting done in the office, lunch hours become 50 00:03:56,778 --> 00:03:58,864 hours-and-a-half, and we pay the freight. 51 00:03:58,864 --> 00:04:01,074 Don't you think that might be a little bit small, Douglas? 52 00:04:01,074 --> 00:04:03,326 We live or die on small, Michael. 53 00:04:03,326 --> 00:04:06,830 Small details, small print, small increments of 54 00:04:06,830 --> 00:04:10,333 profit and loss which add up to prosperity or the lack thereof. 55 00:04:10,333 --> 00:04:11,835 Alright, let's move along. 56 00:04:11,835 --> 00:04:14,796 "Fajed versus the United States of America, et al." 57 00:04:14,796 --> 00:04:16,631 Why do I know this is one I'm going to hate? 58 00:04:16,631 --> 00:04:19,259 You shouldn't, Sherri Fajed is an Iranian woman 59 00:04:19,259 --> 00:04:21,303 that I did some immigration work for. 60 00:04:21,303 --> 00:04:22,679 Her husband, unfortunately, was aboard 61 00:04:22,679 --> 00:04:24,181 that plane that was shot down by the navy. 62 00:04:24,181 --> 00:04:26,099 We're involved in this why, Victor? 63 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:28,393 Well, she's got a damn good cause of action, that's why. 64 00:04:28,393 --> 00:04:30,353 We're gonna go after the government, the navy 65 00:04:30,353 --> 00:04:31,897 and the manufacturer of the radar. 66 00:04:31,897 --> 00:04:33,148 - Do we have an offer? Victor: Yeah. 67 00:04:33,148 --> 00:04:34,608 They've offered all the victims a 68 00:04:34,608 --> 00:04:37,027 100,000, but that's, it's just a token. 69 00:04:37,027 --> 00:04:38,737 Arnie: Well, a token may be better than nothing. 70 00:04:38,737 --> 00:04:40,363 These cases are being dismissed out of hand 71 00:04:40,363 --> 00:04:41,865 on public policy grounds. 72 00:04:41,865 --> 00:04:43,992 Victor: Yeah, I know, and so could this one. 73 00:04:43,992 --> 00:04:47,454 We have an evidentiary hearing on a motion to dismiss today. 74 00:04:47,454 --> 00:04:48,705 Client doesn't wanna settle, though. 75 00:04:48,705 --> 00:04:50,540 Keep us informed on this one, Victor. 76 00:04:50,540 --> 00:04:52,751 "Halliday versus The Spike." 77 00:04:52,751 --> 00:04:55,587 The Spike is a jewelry store that specializes 78 00:04:55,587 --> 00:04:59,090 in erotic body piercing for its customers. 79 00:04:59,090 --> 00:05:01,301 Abby: Linda Halliday availed herself of this service, 80 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:04,721 and as a result, certain parts of her body became infected. 81 00:05:04,721 --> 00:05:08,767 - These would be erotic parts. Abby: In this context, yes. 82 00:05:08,767 --> 00:05:10,852 Douglas: Don't we handle any normal cases anymore? 83 00:05:10,852 --> 00:05:14,606 Simple stuff like real-estate closings, probate proceedings? 84 00:05:14,606 --> 00:05:16,983 Let's go, Douglas. I have a day full of meetings. 85 00:05:16,983 --> 00:05:19,736 Douglas: That's it, except lastly, I'm pleased to announce 86 00:05:19,736 --> 00:05:21,613 that the overjet is a part of my past, 87 00:05:21,613 --> 00:05:24,658 and the braces have at long last been removed. 88 00:05:26,368 --> 00:05:28,954 Douglas: Thank you. And on that, we're adjourned. 89 00:05:28,954 --> 00:05:30,413 [applause] 90 00:05:30,413 --> 00:05:31,623 Oh, Jonathan. 91 00:05:31,623 --> 00:05:33,166 [clears throat] 92 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:35,961 I, uh, spoke to Gracie last night. 93 00:05:35,961 --> 00:05:38,213 And they found the boy's body. 94 00:05:38,213 --> 00:05:39,756 When? 95 00:05:39,756 --> 00:05:42,509 Two days ago. There's no evidence. 96 00:05:42,509 --> 00:05:45,053 I don't think they'll ever be able to trace the driver. 97 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:47,889 That's good. 98 00:05:47,889 --> 00:05:49,558 - Yeah. - I guess. 99 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,609 The problem is that we need to get our overtime costs down, 100 00:05:59,609 --> 00:06:03,989 and cutting down on long lunch hours is one way to do it. 101 00:06:03,989 --> 00:06:06,908 Have any of us been guilty of taking long lunches? 102 00:06:06,908 --> 00:06:10,078 No, you haven't. Consider it a safeguard. 103 00:06:10,078 --> 00:06:12,122 A way to improve office coverage, 104 00:06:12,122 --> 00:06:14,040 a signal to the rest of the staff. 105 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,542 You're treating us like children. 106 00:06:15,542 --> 00:06:17,794 No, I'm not. 107 00:06:17,794 --> 00:06:20,088 Boy, this is lousy timing. 108 00:06:20,088 --> 00:06:22,340 You already turned us down for our pay raises and now-- 109 00:06:22,340 --> 00:06:26,469 Firm revenues are down. We can't afford the raises. 110 00:06:26,469 --> 00:06:28,305 I don't wanna seem disrespectful, Mr. Brackman, 111 00:06:28,305 --> 00:06:32,183 but, well, there are plenty of things that we can't afford. 112 00:06:32,183 --> 00:06:34,436 Yeah, like, our rent. 113 00:06:34,436 --> 00:06:37,188 Gee. Any other complaints, ladies? 114 00:06:37,188 --> 00:06:41,735 Yeah, the new word processors. They flash messages at us. 115 00:06:41,735 --> 00:06:43,945 My world is calm. 116 00:06:43,945 --> 00:06:47,073 - My world is productive. - I love my world. 117 00:06:47,073 --> 00:06:50,160 Plus, video display terminals can cause birth defects 118 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,411 and-- and miscarriages. 119 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:53,079 What do you want me to do? 120 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:55,582 We want you to look into making them safer. 121 00:06:55,582 --> 00:06:57,250 And we want you to give us our raise. 122 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:59,419 We want you to lay off our lunch hour. 123 00:06:59,419 --> 00:07:03,089 Alright, look, let me give it some thought. 124 00:07:03,089 --> 00:07:05,717 And I'll get back to you tomorrow. 125 00:07:06,343 --> 00:07:07,385 Great. 126 00:07:08,470 --> 00:07:11,014 [instrumental music] 127 00:07:11,014 --> 00:07:12,015 [door opens] 128 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:16,311 [sighs] 129 00:07:16,311 --> 00:07:17,646 [instrumental music] 130 00:07:19,689 --> 00:07:21,650 And, Mrs. Fajed, could you please tell the court 131 00:07:21,650 --> 00:07:23,193 what your husband was doing in Iran 132 00:07:23,193 --> 00:07:25,153 at the time of this incident? 133 00:07:25,153 --> 00:07:28,406 Sherri: All our relatives still live back there. 134 00:07:28,406 --> 00:07:30,659 Uh, he was visiting family. 135 00:07:30,659 --> 00:07:33,912 He was coming back when, uh, when it happened. 136 00:07:33,912 --> 00:07:35,747 Ma'am, when did you first learn 137 00:07:35,747 --> 00:07:38,124 that your husband's plane had been shot down? 138 00:07:38,124 --> 00:07:39,959 Sherri: In the morning I heard 139 00:07:39,959 --> 00:07:44,756 that the navy had shot down an Iranian aircraft. 140 00:07:44,756 --> 00:07:49,511 And when I heard that it was a passenger flight 141 00:07:49,511 --> 00:07:52,389 from Bandar Abbas to Dubai, 142 00:07:52,389 --> 00:07:56,226 I thought, "Oh, God..." 143 00:07:56,226 --> 00:07:58,436 I just had this sick feeling. 144 00:07:58,436 --> 00:08:01,856 [inhales sharply] Somehow I knew he was on it. 145 00:08:01,856 --> 00:08:02,899 What did you do? 146 00:08:02,899 --> 00:08:04,693 Sherri: I put on the television 147 00:08:04,693 --> 00:08:09,406 because all the news stations were talking about it. 148 00:08:09,406 --> 00:08:14,536 T-- they showed pictures of the ocean 149 00:08:14,536 --> 00:08:16,788 with bodies floating, 150 00:08:16,788 --> 00:08:20,583 and they said there were no survivors. 151 00:08:20,583 --> 00:08:23,670 I kept praying and praying 152 00:08:23,670 --> 00:08:28,299 maybe he took another flight, maybe he changed his plans, 153 00:08:28,299 --> 00:08:31,344 maybe he-- he, uh... 154 00:08:33,805 --> 00:08:38,143 I-- I got the call that night. 155 00:08:38,143 --> 00:08:40,520 They told me my husband... 156 00:08:41,855 --> 00:08:44,983 They said he was dead. 157 00:08:44,983 --> 00:08:45,942 Yes. 158 00:08:47,694 --> 00:08:49,195 Do you have children, Mrs. Fajed? 159 00:08:49,195 --> 00:08:52,032 Yes, I have a daughter, nine, 160 00:08:52,032 --> 00:08:53,658 and a boy, seven. 161 00:08:53,658 --> 00:08:55,160 Sherri: They are sitting right there. 162 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,870 Could you describe what life has been like 163 00:08:56,870 --> 00:08:58,872 for your family after the death of your husband? 164 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:00,623 Objection. 165 00:09:00,623 --> 00:09:02,792 The sole issue of this hearing is whether 166 00:09:02,792 --> 00:09:05,086 the court should entertain this cause of action. 167 00:09:05,086 --> 00:09:07,172 Richards: Her damages aren't relevant to this proceeding. 168 00:09:07,172 --> 00:09:09,132 Victor: Your Honor, the assistant US attorney is asking 169 00:09:09,132 --> 00:09:11,217 you to dismiss my client's claim, and I think that 170 00:09:11,217 --> 00:09:13,678 before you consider that, you should consider her economic 171 00:09:13,678 --> 00:09:16,097 and emotional suffering as well as the fact 172 00:09:16,097 --> 00:09:18,016 that she has no other place to redress this harm 173 00:09:18,016 --> 00:09:19,517 except in an American court. 174 00:09:19,517 --> 00:09:21,144 The objection's sustained. 175 00:09:21,144 --> 00:09:24,105 I'm not listening to any evidence on damages here. 176 00:09:24,105 --> 00:09:26,107 I have nothing further then. 177 00:09:26,107 --> 00:09:28,193 Richards: One question, ma'am. 178 00:09:28,193 --> 00:09:29,778 At the time of your husband's death, 179 00:09:29,778 --> 00:09:32,447 he still was an Iranian citizen, was he not? 180 00:09:32,447 --> 00:09:34,532 What difference does that make? 181 00:09:34,532 --> 00:09:36,826 Richards: Well, when a United States military action 182 00:09:36,826 --> 00:09:39,704 results in a casualty to an Iranian man, 183 00:09:39,704 --> 00:09:43,625 that smacks more of foreign policy than a civil lawsuit. 184 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:47,253 There were women and children on that plane. 185 00:09:47,253 --> 00:09:49,756 You can't just kill innocent people 186 00:09:49,756 --> 00:09:51,800 and call it foreign policy. 187 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:53,343 That would never happen in Iran, would it? 188 00:09:53,343 --> 00:09:54,677 - They were civilians! Victor: Objection. 189 00:09:54,677 --> 00:09:57,096 Civilians blew up the Pan Am 103! 190 00:09:57,096 --> 00:09:59,015 Your student civilians took the hostages! 191 00:09:59,015 --> 00:10:01,059 - Objection, Your Honor. Aldrich: Mr. Richards. 192 00:10:01,059 --> 00:10:03,269 - That isn't relevant. Richards: But it is relevant. 193 00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:06,397 Your Honor, Iran is a country where the civilians 194 00:10:06,397 --> 00:10:09,067 can be every bit as dangerous as the military. 195 00:10:09,067 --> 00:10:13,112 So when our servicemen see any type of aircraft coming at them, 196 00:10:13,112 --> 00:10:15,532 there's got to be a concern! It's a terrorist state. 197 00:10:15,532 --> 00:10:18,910 - Objection! - That is why we moved here. 198 00:10:18,910 --> 00:10:23,498 Mr. Richards, because this is not a terrorist nation. 199 00:10:23,498 --> 00:10:27,335 But this country shot down that plane! 200 00:10:27,335 --> 00:10:29,838 This country killed my husband. 201 00:10:31,631 --> 00:10:33,174 [man coughs] 202 00:10:37,387 --> 00:10:40,390 [footsteps approaching] 203 00:10:40,390 --> 00:10:43,434 Alright, Michael, check it out. What do you think? 204 00:10:46,020 --> 00:10:48,606 Come on, this is serious. 205 00:10:48,606 --> 00:10:50,483 If I have any complaints about the fit, I have to tell them 206 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:52,360 by 9:00, and that's in 12 minutes. 207 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,904 - This is the new uniform, huh? Kimberly: Yeah. 208 00:10:54,904 --> 00:10:56,990 Yeah, it feels a little tight through here. 209 00:10:56,990 --> 00:11:01,786 - You think it looks tight? - No, no, it's, uh, it's fine. 210 00:11:01,786 --> 00:11:03,413 Don't start with me, Michael. 211 00:11:03,413 --> 00:11:04,706 [scoffs] What? 212 00:11:04,706 --> 00:11:06,791 You know exactly what. 213 00:11:06,791 --> 00:11:09,294 This uniform helps sell the Laker Girls. 214 00:11:09,294 --> 00:11:11,421 The Laker Girls help sell me. 215 00:11:11,421 --> 00:11:14,382 It's great exposure for my choreography. 216 00:11:14,382 --> 00:11:16,885 So let's try not to be overly dismissive. 217 00:11:16,885 --> 00:11:22,223 Okay, okay, I was just admiring your exposure, that's all. 218 00:11:22,223 --> 00:11:24,684 Would you get that? That's a delivery from the office. 219 00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:26,686 You work too hard, Mr. Litigator. 220 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:27,896 [knocking on door] 221 00:11:27,896 --> 00:11:29,147 [door opens] 222 00:11:31,441 --> 00:11:33,776 You have a delivery? 223 00:11:33,776 --> 00:11:36,404 - No. - Grace! 224 00:11:36,404 --> 00:11:37,822 [paper rustling] 225 00:11:37,822 --> 00:11:39,532 - Michael. - Grace! 226 00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:43,661 Look, uh, uh... [chuckles] You know, this is, uh, uh... 227 00:11:43,661 --> 00:11:45,496 - Kimberly. - K-- Kimberly Dugan. 228 00:11:45,496 --> 00:11:47,040 Kuzak: Grace Van Owen. - Hi. 229 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,917 - Hi. - I, uh... 230 00:11:48,917 --> 00:11:51,628 I-- I just came by to say hi. But you've got company, so I-- 231 00:11:51,628 --> 00:11:54,464 No, no, no, that's fine. Well, come on in. 232 00:11:54,464 --> 00:11:57,091 We were just... 233 00:11:57,091 --> 00:11:59,594 Kuzak: We were just looking over Kimberly's uniform. 234 00:11:59,594 --> 00:12:02,180 She's a, she's a Laker Girl. 235 00:12:02,180 --> 00:12:03,473 - Oh! Kimberly: Yeah. 236 00:12:03,473 --> 00:12:05,183 And I have to go try on my other outfit 237 00:12:05,183 --> 00:12:07,352 and make a phone call, if you'll excuse me. 238 00:12:07,352 --> 00:12:08,937 Grace: Sure. - Thanks. 239 00:12:14,317 --> 00:12:16,527 I am sorry. I should have called first. 240 00:12:16,527 --> 00:12:20,198 No, no, no, that's okay. Come on in, s-- sit down. 241 00:12:20,198 --> 00:12:21,950 [paper rustling] 242 00:12:21,950 --> 00:12:23,284 - Here, here. - Look. 243 00:12:23,284 --> 00:12:26,037 The reason I came by, Michael... 244 00:12:26,037 --> 00:12:30,041 [chuckles] today I became a judge. 245 00:12:30,041 --> 00:12:31,876 [chuckles] What? 246 00:12:31,876 --> 00:12:33,503 Yes. 247 00:12:33,503 --> 00:12:35,129 Rabinow died and-- and-- and 248 00:12:35,129 --> 00:12:36,714 they asked me to take his place 249 00:12:36,714 --> 00:12:38,299 and I said yes. 250 00:12:38,299 --> 00:12:41,427 Michael, I am a superior court judge. 251 00:12:41,427 --> 00:12:45,848 [laughs] Gracie, this is fantastic. 252 00:12:45,848 --> 00:12:48,268 Oh, but, God, I'm scared. 253 00:12:48,268 --> 00:12:50,770 - Why? - I start tomorrow. 254 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:52,480 I'm jumping into Muni for an arraignment, 255 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,191 and then on Wednesday, Superior for sentencing. 256 00:12:55,191 --> 00:12:56,818 God! [laughs] 257 00:12:56,818 --> 00:13:00,029 Do I look grown up enough to be a judge? 258 00:13:00,029 --> 00:13:03,032 Oh, you are going to be a great judge. 259 00:13:03,032 --> 00:13:04,784 - You think so? - I know so. 260 00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:06,119 I never thought it could happen, you know, 261 00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:07,537 I'd given up on the idea. 262 00:13:07,537 --> 00:13:09,914 I never thought it could actually happen. 263 00:13:09,914 --> 00:13:13,793 - A judge. - Now, I know this is tight. 264 00:13:13,793 --> 00:13:16,170 You guys think this is tight? 265 00:13:16,170 --> 00:13:17,797 Well, it's-- it's fine. 266 00:13:18,965 --> 00:13:20,258 Very nice. 267 00:13:20,258 --> 00:13:23,177 [instrumental music] 268 00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:29,517 Clerk: This court's in session. 269 00:13:29,517 --> 00:13:31,644 The Honorable Grace Van Owen presiding. 270 00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:33,104 [indistinct chatter] 271 00:13:33,104 --> 00:13:34,230 [door shuts] 272 00:13:34,230 --> 00:13:37,150 [indistinct chatter] 273 00:13:41,612 --> 00:13:45,074 "Case number 8-9-6-0-3, 274 00:13:45,074 --> 00:13:47,035 People versus David Shauger." 275 00:13:47,035 --> 00:13:50,204 Clerk: "Illegal possession of firearms with priors." 276 00:13:50,204 --> 00:13:53,458 Waive reading, Your Honor. Plead not guilty. 277 00:13:53,458 --> 00:13:56,252 - Question of bail? - OR's okay. 278 00:13:56,252 --> 00:14:01,340 Trial date of April 7th. Mr. Shauger, see probation. 279 00:14:01,340 --> 00:14:05,428 Grace: Next case. - "Case number 8-9-1-1-4." 280 00:14:05,428 --> 00:14:10,058 Clerk: "People versus Bosson, West, Keris, Musrey and Wyatt." 281 00:14:10,058 --> 00:14:12,268 That's mine. 282 00:14:12,268 --> 00:14:13,978 These are the Valley Girl robbers. 283 00:14:13,978 --> 00:14:16,355 - Judge. - What? 284 00:14:16,355 --> 00:14:18,149 Martha: They picked up Mr. Douglas Wittenburg, 285 00:14:18,149 --> 00:14:20,276 who's present here today, at a shopping mall. 286 00:14:20,276 --> 00:14:23,279 Apparently, they convinced Mr. Wittenburg that he was about 287 00:14:23,279 --> 00:14:27,116 to be fortunate, and persuaded him to remove his trousers, 288 00:14:27,116 --> 00:14:30,661 at which point they fled with said trousers and his wallet. 289 00:14:30,661 --> 00:14:32,914 We didn't, like, know his pants were loaded. 290 00:14:32,914 --> 00:14:35,124 I want full charges pressed. Larceny and fraud. 291 00:14:35,124 --> 00:14:37,210 We want a lawyer. Somebody good. 292 00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:39,295 Welcome to the bench, Your Honor. 293 00:14:41,714 --> 00:14:43,508 [paper rustling] 294 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:45,343 [door shuts] 295 00:14:45,343 --> 00:14:46,969 How hard are we gonna push this? 296 00:14:46,969 --> 00:14:48,471 How bad do you wanna win? 297 00:14:48,471 --> 00:14:50,515 Well, I feel real strongly 298 00:14:50,515 --> 00:14:52,100 about the lunch issue, I feel 299 00:14:52,100 --> 00:14:54,185 real strongly about the raise. 300 00:14:54,185 --> 00:14:56,896 Question is whether I'm prepared to lose my job over this. 301 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:58,689 You're not gonna lose your job. 302 00:14:58,689 --> 00:15:00,191 - Are you sure? - Look. 303 00:15:00,191 --> 00:15:02,276 We're so used to thinking of ourselves 304 00:15:02,276 --> 00:15:05,029 as, as subordinates that we refuse 305 00:15:05,029 --> 00:15:07,949 to recognize the power that we have. 306 00:15:07,949 --> 00:15:09,951 Roxanne, we're secretaries. 307 00:15:09,951 --> 00:15:11,035 [door opens] 308 00:15:12,578 --> 00:15:14,288 - Hi. - Hi. 309 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:28,261 [door shuts] 310 00:15:28,261 --> 00:15:30,972 First of all, we're good secretaries. 311 00:15:30,972 --> 00:15:33,641 And good secretaries are hard to find. 312 00:15:33,641 --> 00:15:36,185 I happen to know that Douglas Brackman 313 00:15:36,185 --> 00:15:38,479 doesn't speak for the entire firm. 314 00:15:38,479 --> 00:15:40,314 He's the managing partner, Rox. 315 00:15:40,314 --> 00:15:42,733 That doesn't mean they're behind him. 316 00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:46,696 The truth is they don't like him very much. 317 00:15:46,696 --> 00:15:49,574 Oh, so let's just see what he comes back with. 318 00:15:49,574 --> 00:15:52,160 What if it's nothing? 319 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,120 - Then we walk. - Ugh. 320 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,914 Roxanne: Along with all of the other secretaries in the place. 321 00:15:56,914 --> 00:15:58,291 Rox, this is making me nervous. 322 00:15:58,291 --> 00:16:00,293 No, they have never dealt 323 00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:02,420 with us as a group before. 324 00:16:02,420 --> 00:16:05,965 I can't believe that Arnie and Michael and Leland McKenzie 325 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:09,594 would let Douglas cost them their entire office staff. 326 00:16:09,594 --> 00:16:11,179 Well, what'll they do? 327 00:16:11,179 --> 00:16:15,183 I think they'll cut him off at the knees. 328 00:16:15,183 --> 00:16:18,227 I think we'll get everything we want. 329 00:16:19,312 --> 00:16:21,480 Alright. 330 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,484 And as assistant secretary of the navy, sir, 331 00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:26,819 do you think that this litigation 332 00:16:26,819 --> 00:16:29,155 would compromise national security? 333 00:16:29,155 --> 00:16:30,740 There'd be no escaping it. 334 00:16:30,740 --> 00:16:32,742 What would be on trial here is the integrity 335 00:16:32,742 --> 00:16:34,368 of the Nadir weapon system. 336 00:16:34,368 --> 00:16:36,412 Stoner: So in effect, wh-- - Why? 337 00:16:36,412 --> 00:16:38,623 Well, it was the Nadir system that identified 338 00:16:38,623 --> 00:16:41,042 the passenger plane as a hostile aircraft. 339 00:16:41,042 --> 00:16:43,085 Stoner: It would be impossible for us to have a trial 340 00:16:43,085 --> 00:16:45,755 on the limitations of this technology without giving away 341 00:16:45,755 --> 00:16:48,174 classified information as to how the system works. 342 00:16:48,174 --> 00:16:50,176 So the disclosure of this information 343 00:16:50,176 --> 00:16:52,553 would be a national security breach? 344 00:16:52,553 --> 00:16:54,472 Of the highest extreme. 345 00:16:54,472 --> 00:16:55,932 Stoner: We're talking about the navy's 346 00:16:55,932 --> 00:16:57,808 most advanced air-defense system. 347 00:16:57,808 --> 00:17:00,978 But their complaint also goes to the negligence 348 00:17:00,978 --> 00:17:04,273 of the naval officer who ordered that plane to be shot down. 349 00:17:04,273 --> 00:17:06,484 That officer relied upon the data 350 00:17:06,484 --> 00:17:08,486 supplied by the radar system. 351 00:17:08,486 --> 00:17:10,112 Whether or not his order was negligent 352 00:17:10,112 --> 00:17:12,406 depends upon the reliability of the computers. 353 00:17:12,406 --> 00:17:14,533 And once again, we would be required 354 00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:16,327 to tell how the system works. 355 00:17:16,327 --> 00:17:19,205 Soviet spies would be sitting in court taking notes. 356 00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:21,666 Thank you, Mr. Stoner. 357 00:17:21,666 --> 00:17:23,084 I have nothing further. 358 00:17:23,084 --> 00:17:24,210 [man coughs] 359 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:26,921 Sir... 360 00:17:26,921 --> 00:17:30,424 now, there is a very easy way for you to avoid disclosure 361 00:17:30,424 --> 00:17:33,344 of all this top-secret information, isn't there? 362 00:17:33,344 --> 00:17:36,264 Yes, there is. Dismiss the complaint. 363 00:17:36,264 --> 00:17:37,640 [chuckles] Yes, that would be one way. 364 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,017 Another would be for you to admit liability 365 00:17:40,017 --> 00:17:42,186 so that this trial could be solely about damages. 366 00:17:42,186 --> 00:17:43,521 But the navy wasn't negligent. 367 00:17:43,521 --> 00:17:45,147 The navy shot down that plane, sir. 368 00:17:45,147 --> 00:17:48,192 I understand, but given the technological data available 369 00:17:48,192 --> 00:17:50,194 and the circumstances of the events, 370 00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:52,113 the navy's actions were entirely proper. 371 00:17:52,113 --> 00:17:54,323 Are you telling this court that it was proper for us 372 00:17:54,323 --> 00:17:56,242 to kill 299 people? 373 00:17:56,242 --> 00:17:58,077 We're sorry the tragedy occurred. 374 00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:00,454 That's why we've offered compensation. 375 00:18:00,454 --> 00:18:01,956 But the United States Navy 376 00:18:01,956 --> 00:18:04,542 is not a negligent institution, counselor. 377 00:18:04,542 --> 00:18:06,294 You know damn well you were negligent, you're just 378 00:18:06,294 --> 00:18:08,546 too worried about your public image to admit it. 379 00:18:08,546 --> 00:18:12,091 - Not true! - October 30th, 1989. 380 00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:14,594 One of your F/A-18s accidentally dropped 381 00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:17,638 a 500-pound bomb on one of your own ships, is that right? 382 00:18:17,638 --> 00:18:19,056 Accidents will happen, counselor. 383 00:18:19,056 --> 00:18:20,850 October 31st, very next day, you lose 384 00:18:20,850 --> 00:18:22,560 four-million-dollars' worth of missiles at sea. 385 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,812 Objection. There is no relevance here. 386 00:18:24,812 --> 00:18:27,356 Overruled. Mr. Stoner put it in issue. 387 00:18:27,356 --> 00:18:29,400 Victor: Thank you, Your Honor, November 9, 1989, 388 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,903 a navy attack jet crashes into a Georgia apartment complex 389 00:18:32,903 --> 00:18:35,906 killing two civilians, injuring four more, correct? 390 00:18:35,906 --> 00:18:38,326 - Yes, but-- Victor: November 12th, 1989. 391 00:18:38,326 --> 00:18:40,077 One of your Destroyers collides 392 00:18:40,077 --> 00:18:41,746 with a merchant ship off the Malaysian coast. 393 00:18:41,746 --> 00:18:43,247 - Is that true or false, sir? - True. 394 00:18:43,247 --> 00:18:44,874 Victor: And while that was happening, 395 00:18:44,874 --> 00:18:46,959 two of your A-6 attack jets 396 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:51,339 mistakingly dropped 12 bombs on a California campsite. 397 00:18:51,339 --> 00:18:53,299 These things have nothing to do with this case! 398 00:18:53,299 --> 00:18:57,345 Oh, yes, they do, because it is a pattern of negligence 399 00:18:57,345 --> 00:18:58,763 which has killed innocent people. 400 00:18:58,763 --> 00:19:00,640 It is that pattern which contributed 401 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,558 to the killing of my client's husband! 402 00:19:02,558 --> 00:19:04,560 We had a ship stuck in the middle of a war zone 403 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,354 with hostile aircraft buzzing around. 404 00:19:06,354 --> 00:19:08,022 - Move to strike, Your Honor. Stoner: We were in combat... 405 00:19:08,022 --> 00:19:10,024 With three Iranian speedboats when the radar picked up 406 00:19:10,024 --> 00:19:12,985 an aircraft coming right at us from Tehran at a high speed. 407 00:19:12,985 --> 00:19:14,904 - Move to strike, Your Honor. - Mr. Stoner. 408 00:19:14,904 --> 00:19:16,697 ...his decision in seconds, counselor! 409 00:19:16,697 --> 00:19:18,074 - Move to strike! - You know... 410 00:19:18,074 --> 00:19:19,950 It's so damn easy for the fat-cat lawyers 411 00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:22,453 to sit back and second-guess us. 412 00:19:22,453 --> 00:19:24,997 You get your ass on the firing line in the Persian Gulf, 413 00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:27,041 and your thinking might change in a hurry, mister! 414 00:19:27,041 --> 00:19:28,959 Mr. Stoner, that's enough. 415 00:19:30,586 --> 00:19:32,546 [instrumental music] 416 00:19:32,546 --> 00:19:33,798 Nothing further. 417 00:19:38,719 --> 00:19:41,639 [instrumental music] 418 00:19:44,934 --> 00:19:47,895 Nancy: And it was a relatively small amount of crack. 419 00:19:47,895 --> 00:19:50,815 Given that my client, other than the three drug convictions, 420 00:19:50,815 --> 00:19:53,901 has no criminal record and has demonstrated no threat 421 00:19:53,901 --> 00:19:57,696 to society, I respectfully request three months suspended. 422 00:19:59,490 --> 00:20:01,409 We'd like six months served, Your Honor. 423 00:20:02,576 --> 00:20:03,744 Approach. 424 00:20:09,375 --> 00:20:10,835 Six months, Billy? 425 00:20:10,835 --> 00:20:13,087 - There's no intent. - Grace... 426 00:20:13,087 --> 00:20:16,424 Your Honor, she's a drug addict and she's four months pregnant. 427 00:20:16,424 --> 00:20:17,967 You put her away, she stays clean 428 00:20:17,967 --> 00:20:19,677 and the baby's got a chance. 429 00:20:19,677 --> 00:20:21,720 You can't punish for status. 430 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,889 Come on, Nancy, is she on the stuff? 431 00:20:23,889 --> 00:20:25,850 [sighs] Put her in the program. 432 00:20:25,850 --> 00:20:27,935 She's already been through it twice. 433 00:20:27,935 --> 00:20:30,104 Alright, alright, I'm giving her five months. 434 00:20:30,104 --> 00:20:31,814 And if she delivers earlier, I'll let her out. 435 00:20:31,814 --> 00:20:33,441 - Oh, come on! Grace: Listen. 436 00:20:33,441 --> 00:20:35,484 If the fetus dies, she could go up on manslaughter. 437 00:20:35,484 --> 00:20:36,777 You want that? 438 00:20:38,112 --> 00:20:39,447 Step back. 439 00:20:46,746 --> 00:20:50,583 Grace: One year, seven months suspended. Next case. 440 00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:52,501 "People versus Andrew Steadman." 441 00:21:03,762 --> 00:21:06,390 Mr. Steadman was convicted on two counts 442 00:21:06,390 --> 00:21:09,852 of first-degree murder, Your Honor, in a drive-by shooting. 443 00:21:09,852 --> 00:21:12,396 The people, as previously submitted to Judge Rabinow, 444 00:21:12,396 --> 00:21:13,981 are seeking life imprisonment 445 00:21:13,981 --> 00:21:17,109 with the possibility of parole in 15 years. 446 00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:19,069 Jenkins: Given the defendant's four prior convictions 447 00:21:19,069 --> 00:21:21,030 on robbery and assault, 448 00:21:21,030 --> 00:21:22,990 as well as the attempted rape conviction, 449 00:21:22,990 --> 00:21:25,993 we feel the life sentence is warranted. 450 00:21:25,993 --> 00:21:29,163 - How old is the defendant? - Sixteen, Your Honor. 451 00:21:29,163 --> 00:21:30,748 Jenkins: Pursuant to the order of Juvenile Court, 452 00:21:30,748 --> 00:21:32,583 he was tried as an adult. 453 00:21:37,171 --> 00:21:38,214 Your Honor? 454 00:21:40,508 --> 00:21:44,804 Yes. I'll hear from defense counsel. 455 00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:49,850 Your Honor, this is just a boy. He's 16 years old. 456 00:21:49,850 --> 00:21:51,936 While an adult trial is one thing, 457 00:21:51,936 --> 00:21:54,897 an adult sentence is quite another. 458 00:21:54,897 --> 00:21:57,191 Yzerman: Life imprisonment would be cruel and unusual. 459 00:21:57,191 --> 00:21:59,860 He shot and murdered two people, Mr. Yzerman. 460 00:21:59,860 --> 00:22:02,029 Yes, I understand that. 461 00:22:02,029 --> 00:22:04,782 And in lieu of a plea from me, 462 00:22:04,782 --> 00:22:07,618 I would like you to hear a statement from Martin Steadman, 463 00:22:07,618 --> 00:22:09,036 the young man's father. 464 00:22:10,996 --> 00:22:14,959 Your Honor, this is my fault. 465 00:22:14,959 --> 00:22:17,127 I've never been there for the boy. 466 00:22:17,127 --> 00:22:19,171 Martin: I always had to work and, uh, 467 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,549 and I wasn't there for him. 468 00:22:21,549 --> 00:22:23,926 But, but he's got good in him, judge. 469 00:22:25,094 --> 00:22:29,014 Uh, I'm, I'm a drunk. 470 00:22:29,014 --> 00:22:32,810 Martin: And it's, i-- it's my fault. 471 00:22:32,810 --> 00:22:35,271 I-- if he can get some help, 472 00:22:35,271 --> 00:22:37,189 uh, then-- then he's gonna be okay. 473 00:22:40,901 --> 00:22:42,945 I'll take this under advisement. 474 00:22:44,989 --> 00:22:47,908 Who am I to be making this kind of a decision? 475 00:22:47,908 --> 00:22:51,704 - He is 16 years old. Conover: You're the judge. 476 00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:53,831 Yeah. 477 00:22:53,831 --> 00:22:57,251 With 36 hours of experience. 478 00:22:57,251 --> 00:22:59,378 Grace: I thought it was tough being a DA, having to put 479 00:22:59,378 --> 00:23:04,133 people away, or to ask for death sentences. 480 00:23:04,133 --> 00:23:07,845 But there I always knew I was just an advocate, that, 481 00:23:07,845 --> 00:23:10,389 that it was someone else who had to make the actual decision. 482 00:23:10,389 --> 00:23:12,933 Conover: And now there is no someone else. 483 00:23:12,933 --> 00:23:14,852 And right after this, there'll be another tough decision 484 00:23:14,852 --> 00:23:17,438 staring you down, and another one after that 485 00:23:17,438 --> 00:23:19,523 and another one after that. 486 00:23:19,523 --> 00:23:21,025 How do you do it? 487 00:23:21,025 --> 00:23:24,528 You decide what kind of judge you wanna be, 488 00:23:24,528 --> 00:23:27,031 what kind of a world you wanna effect, 489 00:23:27,031 --> 00:23:29,617 and you move in that direction as hard as you can 490 00:23:29,617 --> 00:23:32,161 using the law as your boundaries. 491 00:23:32,161 --> 00:23:34,204 But I could be wrong. 492 00:23:34,204 --> 00:23:36,749 Sometimes. 493 00:23:36,749 --> 00:23:40,878 And when you are, you'll be challenged. 494 00:23:40,878 --> 00:23:45,090 Appealed, overturned on appeal. But you stay true to yourself. 495 00:23:45,090 --> 00:23:47,760 And how will I always know what it is that I want? 496 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,596 I mean, with this kid, I am not sure. 497 00:23:50,596 --> 00:23:52,556 Ah, you struggle with it. 498 00:23:52,556 --> 00:23:56,143 You beat yourself up, uh, in your car, 499 00:23:56,143 --> 00:23:58,771 over supper, in your bed. 500 00:23:58,771 --> 00:24:01,106 But the main thing is, when you get up on that bench, 501 00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:03,776 you leave all those doubts in chambers. 502 00:24:03,776 --> 00:24:06,695 Up there you never show the indecision. 503 00:24:06,695 --> 00:24:09,990 You make that room your courtroom. 504 00:24:09,990 --> 00:24:12,076 They listen to your rules. 505 00:24:14,870 --> 00:24:16,372 This is hard. 506 00:24:16,372 --> 00:24:17,706 Yes, it is. 507 00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:20,668 Very hard. 508 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:28,050 - Roxanne, re those requests... - Yes? 509 00:24:28,050 --> 00:24:30,386 The computer people will reprogram the units 510 00:24:30,386 --> 00:24:32,304 to get rid of the subliminal messages. 511 00:24:32,304 --> 00:24:34,390 - Good. - As for the raises... 512 00:24:34,390 --> 00:24:35,974 There isn't a lot I can do. 513 00:24:35,974 --> 00:24:37,601 As for the lunch hours, 514 00:24:37,601 --> 00:24:40,437 I'd like you to give the new system a try. 515 00:24:40,437 --> 00:24:42,564 Roxanne: What you're giving us is nothing. 516 00:24:42,564 --> 00:24:43,899 [machine beeping] 517 00:24:43,899 --> 00:24:45,401 Excuse me? 518 00:24:45,401 --> 00:24:49,196 I said, what you're giving us is nothing! 519 00:24:50,155 --> 00:24:51,865 It's unacceptable! 520 00:24:54,410 --> 00:24:56,245 Shall we? 521 00:24:56,245 --> 00:24:58,664 [indistinct chatter] 522 00:25:01,750 --> 00:25:02,751 Excuse me. 523 00:25:05,963 --> 00:25:07,006 What's this? 524 00:25:07,006 --> 00:25:08,048 This, Douglas, is your 525 00:25:08,048 --> 00:25:10,634 secretarial staff walking out. 526 00:25:12,803 --> 00:25:14,346 Douglas: The terms of your employment 527 00:25:14,346 --> 00:25:18,100 require you to remain here until 5 p.m. 528 00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:22,271 It is now 3:45. 529 00:25:22,271 --> 00:25:24,606 Roxanne: You've heard our demands, Douglas. 530 00:25:24,606 --> 00:25:28,694 When there's a serious response on the table, we'll come back. 531 00:25:28,694 --> 00:25:31,780 Douglas: There won't be any other responses, Roxanne. 532 00:25:31,780 --> 00:25:34,616 As of now, you're all fired. 533 00:25:40,289 --> 00:25:42,499 [indistinct chatter] 534 00:25:42,499 --> 00:25:44,334 [engines revving] 535 00:25:45,794 --> 00:25:48,589 250,000 is as high as they'll go. 536 00:25:48,589 --> 00:25:50,632 [liquid sloshing] 537 00:25:50,632 --> 00:25:52,134 It is a lot of money. 538 00:25:52,134 --> 00:25:54,303 You said the claim was worth two million. 539 00:25:54,303 --> 00:25:56,972 No, no, what I said was, 540 00:25:56,972 --> 00:25:59,933 a high-income husband leaving behind a widow 541 00:25:59,933 --> 00:26:03,145 and two children, no question of liability, 542 00:26:03,145 --> 00:26:06,273 the high end has got to be about two million. 543 00:26:06,273 --> 00:26:08,066 But there are other factors here. 544 00:26:08,066 --> 00:26:09,777 - Such as? - Huh. 545 00:26:09,777 --> 00:26:14,198 Such as, the defendant is the United States of America. 546 00:26:14,198 --> 00:26:17,409 Such as, the plaintiff is Iranian. 547 00:26:17,409 --> 00:26:20,329 You think the judge will dismiss it? 548 00:26:20,329 --> 00:26:22,247 He could, two other Federal judges 549 00:26:22,247 --> 00:26:25,751 have already dismissed the same claim by other victims. 550 00:26:25,751 --> 00:26:29,296 You don't know how hard it was to get out of Iran. 551 00:26:29,296 --> 00:26:32,132 The politics, the threats. 552 00:26:32,132 --> 00:26:35,094 Even the kids, uh, they didn't want to leave their friends. 553 00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:39,389 But my husband would tell them, "America is a moral place." 554 00:26:39,389 --> 00:26:41,642 "It is a land of justice." 555 00:26:42,684 --> 00:26:44,478 Yeah. 556 00:26:44,478 --> 00:26:46,855 A quarter-of-a-million dollars is not nothing. 557 00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:53,153 I will accept on one condition. 558 00:26:53,153 --> 00:26:56,114 I want a public statement from the navy 559 00:26:56,114 --> 00:26:58,492 that they acted improperly. 560 00:26:58,492 --> 00:27:01,286 If they admit guilt, I will accept their offer. 561 00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:02,830 Not a chance, Sherri. 562 00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:04,581 Publicly, neither the government or the navy 563 00:27:04,581 --> 00:27:06,542 will accept blame, they just won't. 564 00:27:06,542 --> 00:27:08,961 Then I am fighting, Victor. 565 00:27:08,961 --> 00:27:11,088 That was my husband. 566 00:27:11,088 --> 00:27:14,591 I cannot just allow them to-- to sweep this away. 567 00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:18,470 Okay. 568 00:27:21,557 --> 00:27:23,559 [traffic bustling] 569 00:27:25,227 --> 00:27:27,771 [cars honking] 570 00:27:27,771 --> 00:27:30,148 Your Honor, Ms. Fajed is suing 571 00:27:30,148 --> 00:27:34,486 over events that transpired during military hostility. 572 00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:37,364 This is foreign policy. 573 00:27:37,364 --> 00:27:40,701 You cannot send a message to our armed forces overseas 574 00:27:40,701 --> 00:27:43,662 that while they are stationed in combat zones, 575 00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:47,124 risking their lives daily to protect you and me 576 00:27:47,124 --> 00:27:50,586 and everyone else in this country, 577 00:27:50,586 --> 00:27:53,839 that their actions are going to be second-guessed by lawyers 578 00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:56,675 and by judges sitting high and mighty back here. 579 00:27:56,675 --> 00:28:00,262 This was a terrible tragedy, we all know that. 580 00:28:00,262 --> 00:28:03,181 Richards: But tragedies happen in combat. 581 00:28:04,016 --> 00:28:05,017 Your Honor... 582 00:28:07,311 --> 00:28:10,606 this lawsuit is barred as a political question. 583 00:28:10,606 --> 00:28:13,442 It is precluded by the States Secrets Doctrine, 584 00:28:13,442 --> 00:28:17,154 and the United States has not waived sovereign immunity. 585 00:28:18,947 --> 00:28:22,075 In the interests of national security, 586 00:28:22,075 --> 00:28:25,746 I respectfully request that you dismiss this complaint. 587 00:28:26,914 --> 00:28:27,915 Richards: Thank you. 588 00:28:34,087 --> 00:28:35,172 [clears throat] 589 00:28:38,592 --> 00:28:41,345 This wasn't military combat. 590 00:28:41,345 --> 00:28:43,597 Victor: It was a mistake. 591 00:28:43,597 --> 00:28:47,184 Navy mistake which resulted in a civilian airliner, 592 00:28:47,184 --> 00:28:50,562 in the middle of commercial airways, being blown up. 593 00:28:50,562 --> 00:28:52,397 Now, Your Honor, that's no different than if they'd shot 594 00:28:52,397 --> 00:28:55,067 down an American airliner off the coast of Florida. 595 00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:58,278 Calling this foreign policy, sir, is an insult, 596 00:28:58,278 --> 00:28:59,780 because it is not our foreign policy 597 00:28:59,780 --> 00:29:01,823 to blow up passenger planes. 598 00:29:01,823 --> 00:29:04,910 It is not our foreign policy to kill innocent people 599 00:29:04,910 --> 00:29:08,080 and then crawl behind the cloak of national security 600 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,832 in order to shield ourselves from responsibility. 601 00:29:10,832 --> 00:29:14,586 National security. What about national morality? 602 00:29:14,586 --> 00:29:19,633 Because of what we did, this woman lost her husband. 603 00:29:19,633 --> 00:29:21,802 Victor: Because of what we did, 604 00:29:21,802 --> 00:29:24,513 those children lost their father. 605 00:29:24,513 --> 00:29:27,766 The United States of America did this. 606 00:29:27,766 --> 00:29:30,519 Victor: And we have to make good on that, Your Honor, we have to. 607 00:29:30,519 --> 00:29:32,688 Because what kind of people are we if we don't? 608 00:29:36,525 --> 00:29:37,567 Thank you. 609 00:29:44,950 --> 00:29:47,536 McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak. 610 00:29:47,536 --> 00:29:51,415 I mean, McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney, Kuzak and Becker. 611 00:29:51,415 --> 00:29:52,499 Hold on. 612 00:29:53,667 --> 00:29:56,086 [telephone ringing] 613 00:29:56,086 --> 00:29:57,796 Does anyone know how to turn these on? 614 00:29:57,796 --> 00:30:00,173 Yeah, push that button on the right. 615 00:30:00,173 --> 00:30:03,343 - Which one? - Uh, I'll-- I'll show you. 616 00:30:03,343 --> 00:30:07,097 Uh, Benny, you don't know how to type, do you? 617 00:30:07,097 --> 00:30:09,599 No. Uh, ju-- ju-- just a second. Uh... 618 00:30:11,351 --> 00:30:13,061 It's a disaster out there. 619 00:30:13,061 --> 00:30:15,313 Douglas, the office is chaos. 620 00:30:15,313 --> 00:30:17,190 It was too late to line up temps. 621 00:30:17,190 --> 00:30:19,151 We'll be fully staffed as of tomorrow. 622 00:30:19,151 --> 00:30:21,987 That's beside the point, Roxanne was my secretary. 623 00:30:21,987 --> 00:30:24,531 - You had no right to fire her. - I had every right. 624 00:30:24,531 --> 00:30:26,116 - I'm the managing partner. - Oh. 625 00:30:26,116 --> 00:30:27,576 So now it's come down to pulling rank. 626 00:30:27,576 --> 00:30:29,578 I'll pull whatever I have to pull. 627 00:30:29,578 --> 00:30:30,912 And you don't think this could have been resolved 628 00:30:30,912 --> 00:30:32,581 a little more amicably? 629 00:30:32,581 --> 00:30:33,957 - They walked out. Arnie: Yeah. 630 00:30:33,957 --> 00:30:35,584 But this whole thing was precipitated 631 00:30:35,584 --> 00:30:37,252 by your stupid lunch-hour edict. 632 00:30:37,252 --> 00:30:39,379 Rosalind: I don't think it was stupid at all. 633 00:30:39,379 --> 00:30:41,089 I also think that if we're going 634 00:30:41,089 --> 00:30:42,883 to make a rule, we have to stick to it. 635 00:30:42,883 --> 00:30:46,261 But the truth is these women are being nickel-and-dimed to death. 636 00:30:46,261 --> 00:30:47,763 Listen, Michael, nickels and dimes 637 00:30:47,763 --> 00:30:49,264 are the lifeblood of this firm. 638 00:30:49,264 --> 00:30:50,474 Since you and Arnie are too grand 639 00:30:50,474 --> 00:30:52,100 to worry about them, I have to. 640 00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:54,394 Well, we can't all be as petty as you are, Douglas. 641 00:30:54,394 --> 00:30:56,605 You don't have to be. I'll putty up the cracks. 642 00:30:56,605 --> 00:30:58,815 I'll stoop and pick up what falls to the ground. 643 00:30:58,815 --> 00:31:00,859 Try to remember, though, that the only reason you can tend 644 00:31:00,859 --> 00:31:03,070 to your high-minded, high-profile cases 645 00:31:03,070 --> 00:31:05,655 is because I look after the details and the dirty work. 646 00:31:05,655 --> 00:31:07,407 The day you try to pre-empt me, though, 647 00:31:07,407 --> 00:31:08,700 that's the day I walk out. 648 00:31:08,700 --> 00:31:10,327 Oh, come on, Douglas. 649 00:31:10,327 --> 00:31:12,370 - It's a ploy. - Just you try me and see. 650 00:31:12,370 --> 00:31:16,124 Decisions on hiring and firing staff are up to Douglas. 651 00:31:16,124 --> 00:31:17,626 Leland: It's his call. - I agree. 652 00:31:17,626 --> 00:31:19,211 - And I have to live with it. Leland: Yes. 653 00:31:19,211 --> 00:31:20,712 You have to live with it. 654 00:31:23,423 --> 00:31:25,092 [traffic bustling] 655 00:31:26,718 --> 00:31:28,762 Mr. Steadman, will you please rise? 656 00:31:31,973 --> 00:31:33,725 I've reviewed the transcripts of the trial 657 00:31:33,725 --> 00:31:35,519 as well as the probation reports 658 00:31:35,519 --> 00:31:38,897 and the affidavits filed in support of leniency, 659 00:31:38,897 --> 00:31:41,525 and I am rejecting the defense counsel's request 660 00:31:41,525 --> 00:31:43,276 for a 20-year sentence. 661 00:31:43,276 --> 00:31:46,488 This was a serious crime, Mr. Steadman. 662 00:31:46,488 --> 00:31:49,866 Grace: It was premeditated, it was coldblooded, 663 00:31:49,866 --> 00:31:52,994 and it caused the violent death of two people. 664 00:31:52,994 --> 00:31:55,705 The fact that you were seeking revenge 665 00:31:55,705 --> 00:31:57,833 of the gang slaying of a friend of yours 666 00:31:57,833 --> 00:32:00,752 i-- is not a mitigating factor. 667 00:32:00,752 --> 00:32:02,712 On the two counts of first-degree murder, 668 00:32:02,712 --> 00:32:05,966 I am sentencing you to life-imprisonment. 669 00:32:05,966 --> 00:32:08,593 Sentence to begin immediately in the Youth Authority. 670 00:32:08,593 --> 00:32:10,345 Your Honor, this is just a boy! 671 00:32:10,345 --> 00:32:12,389 There is no precedent for a sentence like this. 672 00:32:12,389 --> 00:32:14,015 There is now. 673 00:32:15,892 --> 00:32:18,061 You're a murderer, young man. 674 00:32:18,061 --> 00:32:21,731 If you kill people, you live your life in jail. 675 00:32:25,902 --> 00:32:27,195 Next case. 676 00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:31,158 Why didn't you come to me? 677 00:32:31,158 --> 00:32:32,993 [indistinct chatter] 678 00:32:32,993 --> 00:32:34,870 I don't wanna come running to you 679 00:32:34,870 --> 00:32:37,205 every time I have a problem, Arnie. 680 00:32:37,205 --> 00:32:40,876 The secretaries there have to learn how to stand together. 681 00:32:40,876 --> 00:32:42,752 Well, I don't wanna discourage your career as a labor leader, 682 00:32:42,752 --> 00:32:44,588 Roxanne, but the truth is, 683 00:32:44,588 --> 00:32:46,756 you're in a different boat from these other secretaries. 684 00:32:46,756 --> 00:32:48,216 - Why? - 'Cause you have money. 685 00:32:48,216 --> 00:32:50,177 That's why. You don't need the job. 686 00:32:50,177 --> 00:32:51,720 You can afford to lose it, you led 687 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:53,471 these other women into battle, and they can't. 688 00:32:53,471 --> 00:32:55,765 So long as I am working there, 689 00:32:55,765 --> 00:32:57,893 I am affected by the working conditions. 690 00:32:57,893 --> 00:33:00,854 Besides which, I never expected that we would get fired. 691 00:33:00,854 --> 00:33:02,105 Well, maybe you should have. 692 00:33:02,105 --> 00:33:03,607 [scoffs] I just never thought 693 00:33:03,607 --> 00:33:06,193 that the firm would back Douglas. 694 00:33:06,193 --> 00:33:09,029 Well... they did. 695 00:33:10,363 --> 00:33:13,408 And I don't know what we're gonna do. 696 00:33:13,408 --> 00:33:16,453 I guess what I'm gonna have to do is go see Douglas. 697 00:33:16,453 --> 00:33:19,039 I'm the one who led the charge here. 698 00:33:19,039 --> 00:33:22,626 I'm the one who's going to have to take responsibility. 699 00:33:22,626 --> 00:33:25,420 - You're ready to grovel? - No. 700 00:33:25,420 --> 00:33:27,255 But I'm ready to talk. 701 00:33:27,255 --> 00:33:28,882 [indistinct chatter] 702 00:33:31,051 --> 00:33:35,180 This is a very difficult situation. 703 00:33:35,180 --> 00:33:38,600 If I allow this cause of action to be sustained, 704 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:42,437 it could result in top-secret information being disclosed. 705 00:33:42,437 --> 00:33:45,106 Aldrich: What's more, it would put our military's 706 00:33:45,106 --> 00:33:48,151 rules of engagement on trial, which, of course, 707 00:33:48,151 --> 00:33:50,779 would be a very serious precedent. 708 00:33:50,779 --> 00:33:53,531 As a matter of public policy, 709 00:33:53,531 --> 00:33:56,660 we simply cannot second-guess our soldiers' ability 710 00:33:56,660 --> 00:34:00,664 to defend themselves in times of hostility. 711 00:34:00,664 --> 00:34:02,832 On the other hand, I've got a grandchild 712 00:34:02,832 --> 00:34:05,001 who starts first grade next year. 713 00:34:05,001 --> 00:34:06,962 And the thought of him one day in school 714 00:34:06,962 --> 00:34:09,464 reading about sovereign immunity 715 00:34:09,464 --> 00:34:11,925 and seeing it defined as America's right 716 00:34:11,925 --> 00:34:16,137 to blow up passenger planes from countries we don't like, 717 00:34:16,137 --> 00:34:18,473 that terrifies me even more. 718 00:34:18,473 --> 00:34:21,476 In ten years on the Federal bench, I've probably thrown out 719 00:34:21,476 --> 00:34:23,728 over a 100 complaints against the government 720 00:34:23,728 --> 00:34:26,982 on national security and political question grounds. 721 00:34:27,899 --> 00:34:31,111 I'm tired of doing that. 722 00:34:31,111 --> 00:34:35,365 Mr. Richards, your client killed innocent people. 723 00:34:35,365 --> 00:34:38,034 Maybe there was no negligence, that's entirely possible. 724 00:34:39,744 --> 00:34:43,748 But I am not dismissing this cause of action. 725 00:34:43,748 --> 00:34:46,751 If the navy really wants to keep its secrets, 726 00:34:46,751 --> 00:34:49,546 then pay those victims what they deserve. 727 00:34:49,546 --> 00:34:52,924 I'll certify this ruling for appeal. 728 00:34:52,924 --> 00:34:55,802 So the whole thing's going to take a while. 729 00:34:55,802 --> 00:35:00,265 But for now, this lawsuit lives. 730 00:35:00,265 --> 00:35:02,809 - That's all. - Thank you, Your Honor. 731 00:35:04,394 --> 00:35:05,937 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 732 00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:08,064 - Thank you. Yeah. - Step one. 733 00:35:11,401 --> 00:35:12,444 [knocking on door] 734 00:35:12,444 --> 00:35:13,737 [door opens] 735 00:35:13,737 --> 00:35:15,155 Hi, Leland. You wanna see me? 736 00:35:15,155 --> 00:35:17,949 Leland: Yes. Come on in, Victor. 737 00:35:17,949 --> 00:35:19,576 I heard about the judge's ruling. 738 00:35:19,576 --> 00:35:21,202 Yeah, the press hasn't stopped calling. 739 00:35:21,202 --> 00:35:23,538 I know, That's what I wanna talk about. 740 00:35:27,208 --> 00:35:28,877 [door shuts] 741 00:35:28,877 --> 00:35:31,713 I don't want this firm handling the case, Victor. 742 00:35:33,006 --> 00:35:34,966 Excuse me? 743 00:35:34,966 --> 00:35:37,010 One of Rosalind's clients, or one of our clients, 744 00:35:37,010 --> 00:35:40,096 I should say, has bid on a big defense contract 745 00:35:40,096 --> 00:35:42,223 that's worth many millions of dollars. 746 00:35:42,223 --> 00:35:44,768 And they're concerned that our involvement in a lawsuit 747 00:35:44,768 --> 00:35:48,480 against the Pentagon could hurt their chances. 748 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:52,901 And their concern must necessarily become our concern. 749 00:35:52,901 --> 00:35:54,027 Wait a minute, wh-- what are you saying, 750 00:35:54,027 --> 00:35:55,820 that I can't represent her? 751 00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:57,572 - I'm sorry, Victor. - No! 752 00:35:57,572 --> 00:35:59,866 She's my client, I'm not gonna turn my back on her. 753 00:35:59,866 --> 00:36:02,911 We had a meeting last night on this and took a vote. 754 00:36:02,911 --> 00:36:04,913 This is the decision of the partners. 755 00:36:04,913 --> 00:36:06,873 [scoffs] Yeah? Well, you can all go to hell. 756 00:36:06,873 --> 00:36:08,291 Don't you talk to me like that. 757 00:36:08,291 --> 00:36:10,460 Don't you tell me to abandon my client 758 00:36:10,460 --> 00:36:12,295 so that you can pad your damn purse! 759 00:36:12,295 --> 00:36:14,047 You can't win this case, Victor. 760 00:36:14,047 --> 00:36:16,383 I can win. I am winning. 761 00:36:16,383 --> 00:36:18,426 All you've won is the right to march in front 762 00:36:18,426 --> 00:36:21,221 of a red, white and blue American jury 763 00:36:21,221 --> 00:36:23,264 and ask them to find for an Iranian 764 00:36:23,264 --> 00:36:24,724 against the United States. 765 00:36:24,724 --> 00:36:26,726 - You think that will happen? - It might. 766 00:36:26,726 --> 00:36:29,604 Oh, come on, Victor, you could comb this entire country 767 00:36:29,604 --> 00:36:32,357 and not find 12 people sympathetic to Iran. 768 00:36:32,357 --> 00:36:35,985 She is not Iran, Leland! She's a person! She's a victim! 769 00:36:35,985 --> 00:36:39,239 You're up against a bigotry you can't beat! 770 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:41,491 You forget, when that plane went down, 771 00:36:41,491 --> 00:36:43,368 there was no public outcry here. 772 00:36:43,368 --> 00:36:46,746 The people in this country weren't outraged. 773 00:36:46,746 --> 00:36:48,748 Nah, this case can't be won. 774 00:36:48,748 --> 00:36:51,000 And I'm surprised that you can't see that. 775 00:36:57,257 --> 00:37:00,343 You know, when I first joined up with this place, 776 00:37:00,343 --> 00:37:02,470 it was headed up by a man who would never back down 777 00:37:02,470 --> 00:37:04,180 in the face of prejudice, 778 00:37:04,180 --> 00:37:07,225 even if it was endorsed by a partnership vote. 779 00:37:07,225 --> 00:37:08,852 I have to look out for this firm. 780 00:37:08,852 --> 00:37:12,439 Uh-uh. You've turned into a scared old man, Leland. 781 00:37:12,439 --> 00:37:14,649 You're more concerned with your pension than your principles. 782 00:37:14,649 --> 00:37:17,068 You wanna make this personal now, Victor? 783 00:37:17,068 --> 00:37:19,529 I didn't start attacking you personally. You don't-- 784 00:37:19,529 --> 00:37:22,574 When I have to turn away from clients who are hurt, 785 00:37:22,574 --> 00:37:24,909 when I find myself and the things that I believe in 786 00:37:24,909 --> 00:37:28,621 compromised by office politics, I take it very personally. 787 00:37:29,414 --> 00:37:31,750 Yeah. 788 00:37:31,750 --> 00:37:34,627 - I've made my position clear. Victor: Yeah, you have. 789 00:37:34,627 --> 00:37:35,795 And at the risk of sounding redundant, 790 00:37:35,795 --> 00:37:37,422 let me make my position clear. 791 00:37:37,422 --> 00:37:38,882 You can still all go to hell! 792 00:37:38,882 --> 00:37:40,800 [door opens] 793 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:41,885 [door shuts] 794 00:37:44,137 --> 00:37:45,180 [door shuts] 795 00:37:45,180 --> 00:37:47,015 I'm willing to concede that 796 00:37:47,015 --> 00:37:49,100 what we did wasn't too smart. 797 00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:50,351 Agreed. 798 00:37:50,351 --> 00:37:51,978 Roxanne: You have no idea how frustrating 799 00:37:51,978 --> 00:37:54,189 it is not to be taken seriously. 800 00:37:54,189 --> 00:37:56,608 Actually, I have a pretty good idea. 801 00:37:58,026 --> 00:38:00,528 In fact, I suspect one of the reasons 802 00:38:00,528 --> 00:38:02,447 you were so quick to walk out 803 00:38:02,447 --> 00:38:04,449 is that you didn't take me seriously. 804 00:38:04,449 --> 00:38:07,869 I know I haven't commanded a wealth of respect 805 00:38:07,869 --> 00:38:09,621 from my fellow partners, Roxanne. 806 00:38:09,621 --> 00:38:12,415 And I know you know that. 807 00:38:12,415 --> 00:38:13,833 But what I also know is 808 00:38:13,833 --> 00:38:16,336 the disrespect comes with the territory. 809 00:38:16,336 --> 00:38:18,755 Somebody has to be the son-of-a-bitch around here. 810 00:38:18,755 --> 00:38:20,215 And that somebody is me. 811 00:38:20,215 --> 00:38:21,716 Do you really think that the things 812 00:38:21,716 --> 00:38:24,636 we asked for were all that unreasonable? 813 00:38:24,636 --> 00:38:27,847 No. I just can't give them to you. 814 00:38:27,847 --> 00:38:30,600 The lawyers here have all deferred their bonuses. 815 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:33,019 The secretaries have to defer their raises. 816 00:38:33,019 --> 00:38:35,897 As for your various complaints about the word processors, 817 00:38:35,897 --> 00:38:38,399 I'll look into them, but that's it. 818 00:38:38,399 --> 00:38:40,109 What about the lunch hour? 819 00:38:40,109 --> 00:38:43,905 Roxanne, why has this become so important? 820 00:38:43,905 --> 00:38:47,617 Just like you want respect, Douglas, so do we. 821 00:38:47,617 --> 00:38:49,536 You're treated with respect. 822 00:38:49,536 --> 00:38:51,746 We're not out to cheat you. 823 00:38:51,746 --> 00:38:54,624 You get an honest day's work out of every one of us. 824 00:38:54,624 --> 00:38:56,000 I'm not saying I don't. 825 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,586 That's exactly what you're saying. 826 00:38:58,586 --> 00:39:01,506 If you've got a problem with someone slacking off 827 00:39:01,506 --> 00:39:04,926 or padding their overtime, get rid of them. 828 00:39:04,926 --> 00:39:08,096 If you've got people putting in a full day's work out there, 829 00:39:08,096 --> 00:39:10,807 let them use their lunch hour however they want. 830 00:39:10,807 --> 00:39:12,642 Don't rob the people who work for you 831 00:39:12,642 --> 00:39:14,686 of their dignity, Douglas. 832 00:39:15,812 --> 00:39:17,856 You want it back the way it was? 833 00:39:19,065 --> 00:39:20,275 Yes. 834 00:39:23,111 --> 00:39:25,321 [sighs] You got it. 835 00:39:26,155 --> 00:39:28,199 Good. [chuckles] 836 00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:31,119 [instrumental music] 837 00:39:36,457 --> 00:39:37,625 [door opens] 838 00:39:40,545 --> 00:39:42,338 So the storm has passed. 839 00:39:42,338 --> 00:39:44,465 [door shuts] 840 00:39:44,465 --> 00:39:46,968 This one has, anyway. 841 00:39:46,968 --> 00:39:49,637 Things get a little, uh, nasty sometimes. 842 00:39:49,637 --> 00:39:53,892 Seems to me things have been nothing but nasty around here. 843 00:39:53,892 --> 00:39:57,145 You know, there's still residual resentment over Rosalind. 844 00:39:58,104 --> 00:39:59,898 Arnold is seething. 845 00:40:01,232 --> 00:40:03,735 Victor is seething. 846 00:40:03,735 --> 00:40:06,237 Every day it's somebody else's turn to quit. 847 00:40:06,237 --> 00:40:10,033 I come to work wondering what crisis will present itself next. 848 00:40:10,033 --> 00:40:12,577 Well, we'll survive. 849 00:40:12,577 --> 00:40:15,705 Well, I'm not so sure I will. 850 00:40:15,705 --> 00:40:19,500 Getting too old for hand-to-hand combat. 851 00:40:19,500 --> 00:40:22,045 You know, this was once a pleasant place to work. 852 00:40:22,045 --> 00:40:24,631 There was fellowship, there was trust. 853 00:40:24,631 --> 00:40:28,718 Hey, it's not that bad, Leland. 854 00:40:28,718 --> 00:40:30,762 Really, it's not that bad. 855 00:40:30,762 --> 00:40:32,221 Yeah, it is. 856 00:40:33,765 --> 00:40:36,851 For me... it is. 857 00:40:44,067 --> 00:40:45,860 - Sherri? Hi. - Hi. 858 00:40:45,860 --> 00:40:47,695 What's up? I wasn't expecting you. 859 00:40:47,695 --> 00:40:51,908 I want to accept the 250,000 and settle this case. 860 00:40:51,908 --> 00:40:53,534 - What? - You heard me. 861 00:40:53,534 --> 00:40:54,535 Uh... 862 00:40:56,371 --> 00:40:59,207 [sighs] What's the matter, Sherri? 863 00:40:59,207 --> 00:41:01,417 The INS subpoenaed my phone records. 864 00:41:01,417 --> 00:41:03,920 - What? - Uh, maybe it means nothing. 865 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:07,882 Maybe it means they are about to start deportation proceedings. 866 00:41:07,882 --> 00:41:10,468 Victor, I cannot lose my residence. I cannot. 867 00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:13,346 Oh, Sherri, the INS just doesn't deport people. 868 00:41:13,346 --> 00:41:16,432 They do if they find subversive activities. 869 00:41:16,432 --> 00:41:19,811 My husband and I were politically active. 870 00:41:19,811 --> 00:41:22,772 They could probably come up with something if they wanted to. 871 00:41:22,772 --> 00:41:24,816 What politically active? You attended a few protests. 872 00:41:24,816 --> 00:41:26,359 - We all have. - Yes. 873 00:41:26,359 --> 00:41:29,404 Well, when a naturalized citizen protests, 874 00:41:29,404 --> 00:41:31,698 he is being patriotic. 875 00:41:31,698 --> 00:41:34,826 If an alien protests, he is a dangerous dissident. 876 00:41:34,826 --> 00:41:36,994 Victor, you and I both know 877 00:41:36,994 --> 00:41:40,248 if the INS targets somebody, you can't stop them. 878 00:41:40,248 --> 00:41:42,291 Yes, I also know that it's just about impossible 879 00:41:42,291 --> 00:41:43,501 to deport somebody to Iran. 880 00:41:43,501 --> 00:41:46,629 I am not taking any chances. 881 00:41:46,629 --> 00:41:49,924 If the lawsuit goes away, I think Immigration will, too. 882 00:41:49,924 --> 00:41:52,010 Sherri, don't you quit. Don't you quit. 883 00:41:52,010 --> 00:41:53,761 Drop it, Victor. 884 00:41:53,761 --> 00:41:56,347 It is time to forget about justice 885 00:41:56,347 --> 00:41:58,725 and concentrate on survival. 886 00:41:58,725 --> 00:42:01,018 If I didn't have kids, I would fight. 887 00:42:01,018 --> 00:42:04,522 But I cannot risk being sent back to Iran. 888 00:42:05,732 --> 00:42:07,275 I know you tried. 889 00:42:11,612 --> 00:42:13,531 [paper rustling] 890 00:42:17,201 --> 00:42:18,661 Kuzak: Knock, knock. 891 00:42:18,661 --> 00:42:20,621 Permission to enter and have an ex parte 892 00:42:20,621 --> 00:42:22,874 communication, Your Honor? 893 00:42:22,874 --> 00:42:24,167 Granted. 894 00:42:27,420 --> 00:42:28,421 Hm. 895 00:42:29,714 --> 00:42:30,965 Very nice. 896 00:42:32,592 --> 00:42:35,970 - I brought you a gift. - Oh, my! 897 00:42:35,970 --> 00:42:37,847 Look at this! 898 00:42:37,847 --> 00:42:40,475 Oh, Michael. Oh. 899 00:42:40,475 --> 00:42:43,311 I almost traded it in for a rope. 900 00:42:43,311 --> 00:42:45,354 Two days on the job, they're already calling you 901 00:42:45,354 --> 00:42:47,523 the hanging judge. 902 00:42:47,523 --> 00:42:50,276 Yeah, well, I had to sentence 903 00:42:50,276 --> 00:42:53,654 a 16-year-old kid to a life term yesterday. 904 00:42:53,654 --> 00:42:56,449 You didn't have to, Grace. 905 00:42:56,449 --> 00:42:58,201 He'll be paroled in 15, Michael. 906 00:42:58,201 --> 00:43:00,495 If I wanna take a stand against gang violence, 907 00:43:00,495 --> 00:43:02,205 I have to be tough about it. 908 00:43:02,205 --> 00:43:03,372 Hm. 909 00:43:06,959 --> 00:43:08,669 [chuckles] 910 00:43:08,669 --> 00:43:11,130 I think you're gonna be good at this job, Grace. 911 00:43:12,507 --> 00:43:14,300 Thank you for this, Michael. 912 00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:18,262 I'm proud of you, Grace. 913 00:43:20,056 --> 00:43:21,933 I'm really proud of you. 914 00:43:23,267 --> 00:43:24,685 Thank you, Michael. 915 00:43:26,395 --> 00:43:28,731 Michael, I'm really sorry about surprising you 916 00:43:28,731 --> 00:43:31,400 that way the other day. It's just... 917 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:34,112 I-- I-- I guess that when something big happens, 918 00:43:34,112 --> 00:43:36,697 instinctively, you're still the one 919 00:43:36,697 --> 00:43:39,367 that I wanna rush off and tell. 920 00:43:39,367 --> 00:43:40,451 Hm. 921 00:43:41,619 --> 00:43:43,621 Yeah. Me, too. 922 00:43:45,289 --> 00:43:46,457 [chuckles] 923 00:43:51,170 --> 00:43:52,130 [chuckles] 924 00:43:53,422 --> 00:43:55,258 Wh-- why did you do that? 925 00:43:57,635 --> 00:43:58,845 Don't know. 926 00:44:10,731 --> 00:44:11,899 [inhales sharply] 927 00:44:15,778 --> 00:44:18,948 Now, that we shouldn't have done. 928 00:44:22,243 --> 00:44:24,537 - Yeah, you're right. - Maybe you should go. 929 00:44:26,247 --> 00:44:28,166 Yeah, yeah, I better go. 930 00:44:32,044 --> 00:44:33,129 Bye. 931 00:44:35,548 --> 00:44:36,507 Bye. 932 00:44:40,344 --> 00:44:43,264 [instrumental music] 933 00:44:53,107 --> 00:44:54,775 I'm a judge. 934 00:44:54,775 --> 00:44:56,402 I have to avoid... 935 00:44:57,486 --> 00:44:58,905 the appearance... 936 00:45:00,656 --> 00:45:02,325 of impropriety. 937 00:45:03,534 --> 00:45:05,411 [sighs] I know. 938 00:45:06,704 --> 00:45:07,914 I know. 939 00:45:11,083 --> 00:45:12,752 Grace: Don't rip my robe. 940 00:45:12,752 --> 00:45:15,671 [music continues] 941 00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:22,720 [theme music] 942 00:45:49,789 --> 00:45:52,208 [instrumental music]