1 00:00:00,876 --> 00:00:02,336 Spotlights women this week and I'm here 2 00:00:02,336 --> 00:00:03,837 to focus on the working woman. 3 00:00:03,837 --> 00:00:05,130 How does the law protect her? 4 00:00:05,130 --> 00:00:06,882 What are her problems, her goals-- 5 00:00:06,882 --> 00:00:10,219 Dammit, Gwen! Why do you always make things so hard for me? 6 00:00:10,219 --> 00:00:12,721 We'll talk about that and more when we come back. 7 00:00:12,721 --> 00:00:14,097 Jack Dearden just called me on the car phone 8 00:00:14,097 --> 00:00:15,682 and he raised holy hell. 9 00:00:15,682 --> 00:00:16,892 What are you doing here? 10 00:00:16,892 --> 00:00:17,976 You are never up to speed anymore. 11 00:00:17,976 --> 00:00:19,061 I told you I taped 12 00:00:19,061 --> 00:00:20,437 my segment this morning, 13 00:00:20,437 --> 00:00:21,855 I've got the meeting with Dearden. 14 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:23,190 Oh, they never received 15 00:00:23,190 --> 00:00:24,816 the third quarter stock valuations. 16 00:00:24,816 --> 00:00:27,194 - I sent them. - Oh, how? Pony Express? 17 00:00:27,194 --> 00:00:28,862 Did it ever occur to you 18 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:30,906 that the screw-up might be on their end? 19 00:00:30,906 --> 00:00:33,367 Until recently, there were no screw-ups. 20 00:00:33,367 --> 00:00:34,993 And there aren't any now. 21 00:00:34,993 --> 00:00:36,328 Really? 22 00:00:36,328 --> 00:00:38,372 Last week you lost the Delahunt file, 23 00:00:38,372 --> 00:00:40,040 my expense reports are late 24 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,084 and there is a giant stack of mail sitting over there 25 00:00:42,084 --> 00:00:43,627 that you haven't even begun to answer yet. 26 00:00:43,627 --> 00:00:45,837 That is your personal fan mail, Arnie. 27 00:00:45,837 --> 00:00:47,589 I will get to it when I can. 28 00:00:47,589 --> 00:00:49,091 Or the station can handle it. 29 00:00:49,091 --> 00:00:51,009 I want a personal touch. 30 00:00:51,009 --> 00:00:53,095 You do ten a day, starting now. 31 00:00:53,095 --> 00:00:56,515 I have a class tonight. I am leaving at 6:00. 32 00:00:56,515 --> 00:00:58,642 You know, I have been really understanding, Gwen. 33 00:00:58,642 --> 00:01:00,727 Yes, I have been understanding. 34 00:01:00,727 --> 00:01:02,145 You are going to law school 35 00:01:02,145 --> 00:01:04,314 and I am trying to be supportive. 36 00:01:04,314 --> 00:01:06,650 But, in the end, I am the one who suffers. 37 00:01:06,650 --> 00:01:09,528 There are a lot of other bosses in the world, Arnie. 38 00:01:09,528 --> 00:01:10,737 Some are even human 39 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:12,489 Don't push me too far-- 40 00:01:12,489 --> 00:01:14,157 Don't you push me! 41 00:01:14,157 --> 00:01:16,285 You don't go to class until you do ten letters. 42 00:01:16,285 --> 00:01:18,120 And if things around here don't start to improve 43 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,746 a lot you're going to have to choose. 44 00:01:19,746 --> 00:01:23,875 Either law school or this job. 45 00:01:23,875 --> 00:01:25,460 First, I'd like to say 46 00:01:25,460 --> 00:01:27,504 that I'm especially sensitive to the concerns 47 00:01:27,504 --> 00:01:28,797 of the working woman. 48 00:01:28,797 --> 00:01:30,424 About the need to be treated with... 49 00:01:30,424 --> 00:01:32,342 [theme music] 50 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,041 [music continues] 51 00:02:34,112 --> 00:02:36,073 [music continues] 52 00:03:02,224 --> 00:03:04,184 [instrumental music] 53 00:03:34,339 --> 00:03:36,425 Sorry, I had a 6 a.m. photoshoot. 54 00:03:36,425 --> 00:03:38,969 The Station has me on a brutal P.R. schedule. 55 00:03:38,969 --> 00:03:40,762 Awww. 56 00:03:40,762 --> 00:03:42,764 Next up, Kendrick vs. McArthur. 57 00:03:42,764 --> 00:03:43,974 You're taking the trial? 58 00:03:43,974 --> 00:03:45,475 I thought you lobbed it to Billy. 59 00:03:45,475 --> 00:03:46,893 Don't worry, Dougie. Billy did the prep, 60 00:03:46,893 --> 00:03:48,395 it's still a joint client. 61 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:49,771 This is the man who was nearly crushed to death 62 00:03:49,771 --> 00:03:51,565 over the health food shake? 63 00:03:51,565 --> 00:03:53,608 Gave the term 'food fight' a whole new meaning. 64 00:03:53,608 --> 00:03:56,111 Susan: It was a diet shake. This case is about weight. 65 00:03:56,111 --> 00:03:58,905 I'm an expert, so I figure I can wipe out the opposition. 66 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:00,991 Good luck. On a semi-personal note, 67 00:04:00,991 --> 00:04:03,410 Grace Van Owen's agreed to handle Veronica Berg's hearing 68 00:04:03,410 --> 00:04:04,411 which is supposed to start today? 69 00:04:04,411 --> 00:04:05,745 Veronica Berg? 70 00:04:05,745 --> 00:04:07,164 Her son is developmentally disabled. 71 00:04:07,164 --> 00:04:08,582 She's fighting with the school board 72 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:10,292 for the money to educate him privately. 73 00:04:10,292 --> 00:04:11,751 Oh, and I'd like to thank the partners 74 00:04:11,751 --> 00:04:12,878 for agreeing to take this at a reduced fee. 75 00:04:12,878 --> 00:04:14,504 Don't be silly, Douglas. 76 00:04:14,504 --> 00:04:16,339 Ann: Glad to do it. - Who's Veronica Berg? 77 00:04:16,339 --> 00:04:18,592 Okay. That's it. We're adjourned. 78 00:04:18,592 --> 00:04:20,510 Who is Veronica Berg? 79 00:04:20,510 --> 00:04:23,513 Douglas' ex-sister-in-law. 80 00:04:23,513 --> 00:04:24,639 Hmm. 81 00:04:26,516 --> 00:04:29,644 We probably should have taken your case in the first place. 82 00:04:29,644 --> 00:04:31,605 You referred me to a good lawyer. 83 00:04:31,605 --> 00:04:33,899 We won at the administrative hearing. 84 00:04:33,899 --> 00:04:36,026 I don't think he counted on the school board appealing. 85 00:04:36,026 --> 00:04:38,778 [knock on door] 86 00:04:38,778 --> 00:04:41,323 Grace Van Owen, Veronica Berg. 87 00:04:41,323 --> 00:04:43,033 - Hello. - Hi. 88 00:04:43,033 --> 00:04:45,410 - It's very nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 89 00:04:45,410 --> 00:04:48,288 I've just read your hearing transcripts. 90 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:49,873 Well, you've still got an uphill climb, 91 00:04:49,873 --> 00:04:51,625 but I guess you know that. 92 00:04:51,625 --> 00:04:54,336 I've been climbing this mountain for two years. 93 00:04:54,336 --> 00:04:58,006 This appeal is just another step. 94 00:04:58,006 --> 00:05:00,300 The thing is, is that even though federal law says 95 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:03,053 the states have to pay for educating disabled children 96 00:05:03,053 --> 00:05:06,723 even if it means moving them to a private school. 97 00:05:06,723 --> 00:05:08,475 In practice, it hardly ever happens. 98 00:05:08,475 --> 00:05:09,976 But I think that with a continuance-- 99 00:05:09,976 --> 00:05:11,770 Veronica: No continuance. 100 00:05:11,770 --> 00:05:13,897 If we don't do this today 101 00:05:13,897 --> 00:05:17,108 the judge says we have to wait another 6 months 102 00:05:17,108 --> 00:05:19,569 for a trial date. 103 00:05:19,569 --> 00:05:21,905 Your attorney dropped you three days ago, Mrs. Berg. 104 00:05:21,905 --> 00:05:23,740 I just got this case this morning. 105 00:05:23,740 --> 00:05:25,992 I don't see how I could possibly represent you. 106 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:27,494 Ms. Van Owen, 107 00:05:27,494 --> 00:05:30,747 my son can no longer put on his own cloths 108 00:05:30,747 --> 00:05:33,583 or respond to a simple question like, 109 00:05:33,583 --> 00:05:35,877 "Do you want some ice cream?" 110 00:05:35,877 --> 00:05:39,422 I will do whatever you need me to do to get ready. 111 00:05:39,422 --> 00:05:41,466 Summarize the hearing testimony 112 00:05:41,466 --> 00:05:44,427 or research the judge's cases on education, 113 00:05:44,427 --> 00:05:47,764 or iron your blouse for court. 114 00:05:47,764 --> 00:05:51,059 But because my son has to stay in that school 115 00:05:51,059 --> 00:05:53,395 until this thing is resolved, 116 00:05:53,395 --> 00:05:57,858 the one thing I cannot do is wait another six months. 117 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,445 You've had your refreshment concession 118 00:06:02,445 --> 00:06:04,364 on Hollywood Boulevard for how long, Mr. Kendrick? 119 00:06:04,364 --> 00:06:05,699 Twenty-five years. 120 00:06:05,699 --> 00:06:07,492 I'm a Hollywood fixture, ask anybody. 121 00:06:07,492 --> 00:06:10,078 And Mr. McArthur has been patronizing you for the past 2? 122 00:06:10,078 --> 00:06:12,247 He'd come over every day and he'd have a Health Shake, 123 00:06:12,247 --> 00:06:13,665 sometimes a veggie burger. 124 00:06:13,665 --> 00:06:15,917 We'd talk sports, all very cordial. 125 00:06:15,917 --> 00:06:17,043 Which is why it was such a shock. 126 00:06:17,043 --> 00:06:18,587 Susan: The assault. 127 00:06:18,587 --> 00:06:20,171 Yeah. I mean one minute, I'm ringing up a sale, 128 00:06:20,171 --> 00:06:21,756 the next minute he's bearing down on me. 129 00:06:21,756 --> 00:06:23,592 Floor's shakin' with every step. 130 00:06:23,592 --> 00:06:24,801 I thought I was in the middle of the buffalo stamped 131 00:06:24,801 --> 00:06:26,469 from "Dances With Wolves." 132 00:06:26,469 --> 00:06:28,680 Object to the buffalo characterization, Your Honor. 133 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,099 - Sustained. - What did Mr. McArthur do next? 134 00:06:31,099 --> 00:06:32,475 Lyle: Started yellin' at me. 135 00:06:32,475 --> 00:06:34,561 Cursing, called me a liar and a fraud. 136 00:06:34,561 --> 00:06:36,354 He blamed me for his weight gain. 137 00:06:36,354 --> 00:06:38,148 I mean, he was crazy, he was out of control. 138 00:06:38,148 --> 00:06:40,317 Demanded his money back, demanded an apology, 139 00:06:40,317 --> 00:06:41,776 and then I just walked away. 140 00:06:41,776 --> 00:06:43,486 And he reached over and he grabbed me, 141 00:06:43,486 --> 00:06:45,238 and he pushed me down. 142 00:06:45,238 --> 00:06:49,075 And then he... sat on me. 143 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:50,577 - Excuse me? - He sat on me. 144 00:06:50,577 --> 00:06:51,828 And he wouldn't get up. 145 00:06:51,828 --> 00:06:53,121 And all of a sudden I heard a crack. 146 00:06:53,121 --> 00:06:54,706 I thought my spine snapped. 147 00:06:54,706 --> 00:06:56,082 It was a ballpoint pen in my pocket, 148 00:06:56,082 --> 00:06:57,334 and they had to surgically remove 149 00:06:57,334 --> 00:06:59,169 the ink cartridge from my thigh. 150 00:06:59,169 --> 00:07:02,047 How long did Mr. McArthur keep you forcibly restrained? 151 00:07:02,047 --> 00:07:04,424 About five minutes. Till the police showed up. 152 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:06,176 And what injuries did you suffer as a result 153 00:07:06,176 --> 00:07:07,594 of this unprovoked attack? 154 00:07:07,594 --> 00:07:09,095 I had a herniated disc, 155 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:10,722 which I may need an operation. 156 00:07:10,722 --> 00:07:12,349 I can only stand for an hour, 157 00:07:12,349 --> 00:07:14,351 it's killing my business, all because of him! 158 00:07:14,351 --> 00:07:18,313 Thank you, Mr. Kendrick. No more questions. 159 00:07:18,313 --> 00:07:20,065 Mr. Kendrick, 160 00:07:20,065 --> 00:07:24,944 your ads say you offer "Fast Food That Isn't Fast Fat. 161 00:07:24,944 --> 00:07:27,697 Low-Calorie, Nutritious Snacks and Shakes." 162 00:07:27,697 --> 00:07:29,908 Yeah, and I've never had a dissatisfied customer 163 00:07:29,908 --> 00:07:31,201 until Namu over there. 164 00:07:31,201 --> 00:07:33,119 - Move to strike "Namu." - So ordered. 165 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:35,205 So you claim your Health Shake is "low calorie"? 166 00:07:35,205 --> 00:07:37,499 Absolutely. Water, soy paste, skim milk. 167 00:07:37,499 --> 00:07:39,209 70 calories. 168 00:07:39,209 --> 00:07:41,753 But what you don't advertise is the caloric content 169 00:07:41,753 --> 00:07:46,049 of the flavorings you put into this alleged Health Shake. 170 00:07:46,049 --> 00:07:48,134 Pineapple, guava and papaya juices, 171 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:49,761 a hundred calories a piece. 172 00:07:49,761 --> 00:07:51,971 Dried coconut, 105 calories. 173 00:07:51,971 --> 00:07:54,683 Banana puree, 168 calories. 174 00:07:54,683 --> 00:07:55,809 So instead of 70 calories, 175 00:07:55,809 --> 00:07:57,394 your basic health shake 176 00:07:57,394 --> 00:08:01,064 is actually 670 calories, isn't that right? 177 00:08:01,064 --> 00:08:02,732 Hey, he didn't have to order the flavorings. 178 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:04,901 Oh, come on, sir, we both know that the plain stuff 179 00:08:04,901 --> 00:08:06,361 tastes like coolant fluid. 180 00:08:06,361 --> 00:08:07,904 - Objection! - Sustained. 181 00:08:07,904 --> 00:08:09,698 No one would drink your so called Health Shake 182 00:08:09,698 --> 00:08:11,199 if it didn't have the flavorings, would they? 183 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:12,909 Absolutely false. 184 00:08:12,909 --> 00:08:15,078 A lot of my customers drink the plain shake. 185 00:08:15,078 --> 00:08:16,746 I drink it myself. 186 00:08:16,746 --> 00:08:18,164 Oh, really? 187 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:20,667 Really. 188 00:08:20,667 --> 00:08:22,752 Your Honor, both parties stipulate 189 00:08:22,752 --> 00:08:26,131 that these are Mr. Kendrick's basic 70 calorie Health Shake. 190 00:08:26,131 --> 00:08:27,590 I'd like the jury to sample them. 191 00:08:27,590 --> 00:08:30,468 Your Honor, I renew my objection to this. 192 00:08:30,468 --> 00:08:32,470 Each juror's palate is different. 193 00:08:32,470 --> 00:08:33,680 - This is highly subjective-- 194 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:35,181 Overruled. 195 00:08:35,181 --> 00:08:37,142 - Get on with it, Mr. Dumphy. Joe: Thank you. 196 00:08:42,814 --> 00:08:45,400 Let the record show that none of the jurors 197 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:48,486 turned handsprings after tasting the evidence. 198 00:08:48,486 --> 00:08:52,282 So as we've just seen, the basic drink is undrinkable. 199 00:08:52,282 --> 00:08:54,659 So to get customers to buy it, 200 00:08:54,659 --> 00:08:55,910 like Mr. McArthur, 201 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:58,246 you had to sell them on additives 202 00:08:58,246 --> 00:08:59,664 that caused them to gain weight. 203 00:08:59,664 --> 00:09:02,417 And Mr. McArthur did gain weight. 204 00:09:02,417 --> 00:09:04,335 Nobody held a gun to his head. 205 00:09:04,335 --> 00:09:06,963 You had him drinking six or seven shakes a day! 206 00:09:06,963 --> 00:09:08,423 That doesn't give him the right to attack me! 207 00:09:08,423 --> 00:09:10,300 Didn't you call him a fat-ass pig? 208 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:11,760 Yeah, after he called me a liar 209 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,887 and he assaulted me with a deadly weapon! 210 00:09:13,887 --> 00:09:15,388 I don't think the State of California classifies 211 00:09:15,388 --> 00:09:16,681 a derriere as a deadly weapon. 212 00:09:16,681 --> 00:09:18,349 Oh yeah, well, he sure as hell is. 213 00:09:18,349 --> 00:09:20,435 Joe: It was your shakes that were deadly, sir, 214 00:09:20,435 --> 00:09:22,812 and you just kept pumping them into Corliss McArthur. 215 00:09:22,812 --> 00:09:25,607 You kept ringing up those sales so you could make more money! 216 00:09:25,607 --> 00:09:27,942 - Objection! - Withdrawn. I'm done here. 217 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:35,950 - Hi. - Hi. 218 00:09:35,950 --> 00:09:38,578 Arnie told me what happened. 219 00:09:38,578 --> 00:09:40,830 I didn't say that I believed him. 220 00:09:40,830 --> 00:09:42,290 Or that I'm taking sides. 221 00:09:42,290 --> 00:09:45,960 I can read between the lines, Gwen. 222 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:49,214 Roxanne, I feel uncomfortable talking to you about this. 223 00:09:49,214 --> 00:09:50,965 Don't. 224 00:09:50,965 --> 00:09:53,760 I haven't forgotten what he's like to work for. 225 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,304 He can be a complete swine. 226 00:09:56,304 --> 00:09:58,014 Well, it's not just that you're involved with him, 227 00:09:58,014 --> 00:09:59,641 it's, you know, other things. 228 00:09:59,641 --> 00:10:02,310 Listen, Gwen, what happened between you and Arnie 229 00:10:02,310 --> 00:10:05,480 is ancient history. 230 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:06,815 I'm just here to help. 231 00:10:08,566 --> 00:10:11,778 [sighs] I never should have taken this job. 232 00:10:11,778 --> 00:10:13,029 He made it perfectly clear what he wanted. 233 00:10:13,029 --> 00:10:14,489 Complete subordination. 234 00:10:14,489 --> 00:10:17,283 That word isn't even in my vocabulary. 235 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:18,993 I'll talk to Arnie. 236 00:10:18,993 --> 00:10:20,370 We'll redefine your job. 237 00:10:20,370 --> 00:10:21,996 McKenzie Brackman work only. 238 00:10:21,996 --> 00:10:23,540 He'll go through the roof. 239 00:10:23,540 --> 00:10:26,209 Look, Gwen, they don't want to lose you. 240 00:10:26,209 --> 00:10:28,044 I mean, you're the only person besides me 241 00:10:28,044 --> 00:10:31,297 who's ever been able to stand Arnie for more than a day. 242 00:10:31,297 --> 00:10:33,675 He knows that. He won't fire you. 243 00:10:33,675 --> 00:10:37,095 No, he'll just work me to death. 244 00:10:37,095 --> 00:10:40,265 Listen. I had a talk with Leland and Douglas. 245 00:10:40,265 --> 00:10:42,350 You know, you're due for a pay raise in March. 246 00:10:42,350 --> 00:10:45,895 Well, we decided it was in the best interest of the firm 247 00:10:45,895 --> 00:10:48,940 to offer that to you now. 248 00:10:48,940 --> 00:10:51,067 Even if I might bolt and run? 249 00:10:51,067 --> 00:10:53,027 Yes. 250 00:10:53,027 --> 00:10:55,113 Working for Arnie isn't that great, 251 00:10:55,113 --> 00:10:58,533 but this is a prestigious firm and they want you. 252 00:10:58,533 --> 00:11:00,160 I mean, as a secretary now, 253 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,204 but why not as a lawyer when you finish school? 254 00:11:03,204 --> 00:11:06,624 Just don't cut off your options. 255 00:11:06,624 --> 00:11:08,168 I hadn't thought of that. 256 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:10,503 Yeah. I'll talk to Arnie. 257 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:12,630 I think we can work something out. 258 00:11:15,925 --> 00:11:18,303 When Ricky was two, he was diagnosed 259 00:11:18,303 --> 00:11:21,973 as having mild cerebral palsy, mild autism 260 00:11:21,973 --> 00:11:24,559 and a severe auditory learning disorder. 261 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,811 And what did the doctors say this would mean in terms 262 00:11:26,811 --> 00:11:29,397 of Ricky's ability to cope in the world? 263 00:11:29,397 --> 00:11:31,733 They said he'd never be able to do something 264 00:11:31,733 --> 00:11:35,069 as simple as button his shirt, or ride a tricycle. 265 00:11:35,069 --> 00:11:36,613 But you didn't believe 'em, did you? 266 00:11:36,613 --> 00:11:40,325 No, I sold my house and used the money 267 00:11:40,325 --> 00:11:42,827 to put Ricky in a residential preschool 268 00:11:42,827 --> 00:11:44,495 at the Logan Institute. 269 00:11:44,495 --> 00:11:46,372 And what happened at the Logan Institute? 270 00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:48,124 At the end of three years, 271 00:11:48,124 --> 00:11:51,961 Ricky could answer questions in sentences. 272 00:11:51,961 --> 00:11:54,339 He could recognize written words 273 00:11:54,339 --> 00:11:56,758 and identify shapes and colors. 274 00:11:56,758 --> 00:11:59,469 And he not only rode a tricycle, 275 00:11:59,469 --> 00:12:02,055 he steered it around seven traffic cones. 276 00:12:04,098 --> 00:12:05,725 Why didn't you leave him at Logan? 277 00:12:05,725 --> 00:12:06,893 I ran out of money. 278 00:12:06,893 --> 00:12:08,603 And Woodrow Wilson, 279 00:12:08,603 --> 00:12:10,688 my local public elementary school, 280 00:12:10,688 --> 00:12:11,940 assured me that they had 281 00:12:11,940 --> 00:12:13,816 an appropriate program for Ricky. 282 00:12:13,816 --> 00:12:15,985 Grace: And did they? Veronica: No. 283 00:12:15,985 --> 00:12:18,571 My son was never violent. 284 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:21,491 After two weeks at Woodrow Wilson, 285 00:12:21,491 --> 00:12:24,160 he started having outbursts of anger. 286 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:25,787 He hardly talks anymore. 287 00:12:25,787 --> 00:12:27,372 He's lost ten pounds. 288 00:12:27,372 --> 00:12:29,207 And he won't even go near a tricycle. 289 00:12:29,207 --> 00:12:31,834 Now, Mrs. Berg, would you please tell the court 290 00:12:31,834 --> 00:12:35,880 how Ricky spends his time at Woodrow Wilson. 291 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,757 For fifteen minutes each day 292 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:42,387 he's with the other children in the special education class. 293 00:12:42,387 --> 00:12:44,347 The rest of the time he's in a coat closet 294 00:12:44,347 --> 00:12:46,432 in the back of the room with an aide. 295 00:12:46,432 --> 00:12:48,351 Grace: What is it that you want, Mrs. Berg, 296 00:12:48,351 --> 00:12:49,352 from the school district? 297 00:12:49,352 --> 00:12:51,062 Veronica: The law states 298 00:12:51,062 --> 00:12:54,190 that if a child can't receive an appropriate education 299 00:12:54,190 --> 00:12:55,942 at a public school, 300 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:59,404 then the state has a responsibility to pay for one 301 00:12:59,404 --> 00:13:01,698 at a private school. 302 00:13:01,698 --> 00:13:04,284 I just want them to obey the law. 303 00:13:04,284 --> 00:13:06,869 Thank you, Mrs. Berg. 304 00:13:06,869 --> 00:13:08,913 Mrs. Berg, 305 00:13:08,913 --> 00:13:10,957 didn't you agree that Ricky should be separated 306 00:13:10,957 --> 00:13:12,417 from the rest of the class 307 00:13:12,417 --> 00:13:15,753 because he couldn't handle the stimulation 308 00:13:15,753 --> 00:13:17,380 of being around other children? 309 00:13:17,380 --> 00:13:19,507 The school kept calling me at work. 310 00:13:19,507 --> 00:13:21,551 Two and three times a week, 311 00:13:21,551 --> 00:13:24,721 to come and get Ricky because he was out of control. 312 00:13:24,721 --> 00:13:27,181 Is that a yes or a no, Mrs. Berg? 313 00:13:27,181 --> 00:13:29,225 Veronica: Yes, I agreed. 314 00:13:29,225 --> 00:13:31,102 I didn't know what else to do. 315 00:13:31,102 --> 00:13:34,272 How much was Ricky's annual tuition at Logan, Mrs. Berg? 316 00:13:34,272 --> 00:13:36,357 Eighty-thousand dollars. 317 00:13:36,357 --> 00:13:37,900 - And you couldn't afford that? - No. 318 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:39,193 But an overcrowded, 319 00:13:39,193 --> 00:13:41,070 underbudgeted school district can? 320 00:13:41,070 --> 00:13:42,697 What about the alternatives 321 00:13:42,697 --> 00:13:44,615 the school district offered you, Mrs. Berg, 322 00:13:44,615 --> 00:13:46,159 such as the autistic classroom? 323 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:48,828 Ricky is only mildly autistic. 324 00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:50,705 He needs an individualized program 325 00:13:50,705 --> 00:13:52,790 to address all his disabilities. 326 00:13:52,790 --> 00:13:55,084 A program that includes hypnotism? 327 00:13:55,084 --> 00:13:58,087 - Acupuncture? Faith healing? - Objection, irrelevant-- 328 00:13:58,087 --> 00:13:59,464 Haven't you tried all of these things 329 00:13:59,464 --> 00:14:00,631 with your son, Mrs. Berg? 330 00:14:00,631 --> 00:14:01,883 That's not what this is about! 331 00:14:01,883 --> 00:14:04,469 That is exactly what this is about. 332 00:14:04,469 --> 00:14:05,887 You are not looking 333 00:14:05,887 --> 00:14:08,222 for an appropriate education, Mrs. Berg. 334 00:14:08,222 --> 00:14:10,183 - You're looking for a miracle. - Objection! 335 00:14:10,183 --> 00:14:13,394 My son doesn't need a miracle, Mr. Laporte. 336 00:14:13,394 --> 00:14:16,230 All he needs is the help he was promised. 337 00:14:23,154 --> 00:14:25,698 My weight's gone up and down all my life. 338 00:14:25,698 --> 00:14:28,076 It took me three years to get it down to one ninety 339 00:14:28,076 --> 00:14:30,328 and I was determined to keep it off. 340 00:14:30,328 --> 00:14:33,331 And you thought drinking Mr. Kendrick's "Health Shakes" 341 00:14:33,331 --> 00:14:34,916 would help keep it off? 342 00:14:34,916 --> 00:14:37,627 That's right. I mean, even after I started gaining weight 343 00:14:37,627 --> 00:14:39,378 I told him my troubles. 344 00:14:39,378 --> 00:14:41,089 I mean, I thought the guy was my friend, 345 00:14:41,089 --> 00:14:43,508 and here he is pushing me to drink more 346 00:14:43,508 --> 00:14:44,967 and all the while he knows 347 00:14:44,967 --> 00:14:46,594 how many calories are in these things. 348 00:14:46,594 --> 00:14:47,970 And how did you discover the truth? 349 00:14:47,970 --> 00:14:49,639 I gave one to a nutritionist, 350 00:14:49,639 --> 00:14:51,891 he told me it had over 600 calories. 351 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,392 Joe: And you confronted Mr. Kendrick? 352 00:14:53,392 --> 00:14:55,686 Corliss: I am not a violent man, Mr. Dumphy. 353 00:14:55,686 --> 00:14:57,438 But he provoked me 354 00:14:57,438 --> 00:14:59,941 I just... snapped. 355 00:14:59,941 --> 00:15:02,860 I mean, it wasn't like he just ruined my diet, 356 00:15:02,860 --> 00:15:04,779 he ruined my life. 357 00:15:04,779 --> 00:15:08,533 After I started binging again, I got so fat that... 358 00:15:08,533 --> 00:15:11,285 my wife found me... 359 00:15:11,285 --> 00:15:13,329 sexually undesirable. 360 00:15:13,329 --> 00:15:16,040 My marriage collapsed. All because of him. 361 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,167 His lies and his fraud. 362 00:15:18,167 --> 00:15:19,752 I want him to pay for it. 363 00:15:19,752 --> 00:15:21,796 Thank you, Mr. McArthur. That's all. 364 00:15:23,214 --> 00:15:25,174 Let me get this straight. 365 00:15:25,174 --> 00:15:28,010 You watched my client add juices, 366 00:15:28,010 --> 00:15:31,097 fruit, purees and coconut to your shake, 367 00:15:31,097 --> 00:15:33,266 and you didn't think it might add a few calories? 368 00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:36,394 His sign says "fewer than 70 calories". That's fraud. 369 00:15:36,394 --> 00:15:39,188 If you see a sale advertising clothes 370 00:15:39,188 --> 00:15:41,399 "as low as twenty dollars" do you assume 371 00:15:41,399 --> 00:15:43,901 that every item is twenty dollars? 372 00:15:43,901 --> 00:15:46,362 Now, isn't it possible that you started putting on weight 373 00:15:46,362 --> 00:15:47,655 because your wife left you? 374 00:15:47,655 --> 00:15:48,739 That is not true. 375 00:15:48,739 --> 00:15:50,449 Susan: And you still insist 376 00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:53,119 that my client is responsible for your weight gain? 377 00:15:53,119 --> 00:15:55,079 He is and he damn well knows it. 378 00:15:55,079 --> 00:15:58,583 Your Honor, I would like to introduce these photographs 379 00:15:58,583 --> 00:16:00,168 into evidence. 380 00:16:03,045 --> 00:16:05,590 Is this you, sir, last Thursday night, 381 00:16:05,590 --> 00:16:06,924 eating a large pizza 382 00:16:06,924 --> 00:16:08,885 with everything at Pepe's Pasteria? 383 00:16:08,885 --> 00:16:10,720 - Objection! Susan: Introducing to impeach, 384 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:12,471 - Your Honor. - Overruled. 385 00:16:12,471 --> 00:16:14,348 Is this you, sir? 386 00:16:14,348 --> 00:16:16,142 I-- I-- I was under a lot of stress, 387 00:16:16,142 --> 00:16:17,685 you know, this trial was starting-- 388 00:16:17,685 --> 00:16:19,937 - I didn't know where this-- - And here, 389 00:16:19,937 --> 00:16:21,981 three months ago 390 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:24,025 were you under a lot of stress 391 00:16:24,025 --> 00:16:26,277 when you ordered two buckets of fried chicken, 392 00:16:26,277 --> 00:16:27,737 half a dozen biscuits 393 00:16:27,737 --> 00:16:30,072 and a tub of coleslaw the size of Puget Sound? 394 00:16:30,072 --> 00:16:32,241 Corliss: It's called binging, Ms. Bloom! 395 00:16:32,241 --> 00:16:33,826 It's a vicious cycle. 396 00:16:33,826 --> 00:16:35,578 You get fat, you get depressed, 397 00:16:35,578 --> 00:16:37,371 you eat to feel better but you feel worse, 398 00:16:37,371 --> 00:16:38,789 so you eat some more. 399 00:16:38,789 --> 00:16:40,541 I know what it's like, Mr. McArthur. 400 00:16:40,541 --> 00:16:42,376 But no matter how it gets started, 401 00:16:42,376 --> 00:16:45,171 don't we all have it in our power to stop? 402 00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:46,923 Isn't it your own lack of discipline 403 00:16:46,923 --> 00:16:48,382 and willpower to lose weight--- 404 00:16:48,382 --> 00:16:49,967 I was like an alcoholic 405 00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:51,761 and he's shoving drinks into my hand! 406 00:16:51,761 --> 00:16:53,679 Oh, come off it, Mr. McArthur. 407 00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:55,264 You can't face your weight problem 408 00:16:55,264 --> 00:16:57,433 so you need something or someone to blame it on. 409 00:16:57,433 --> 00:17:01,187 And this time, it's Lyle Kendrick, isn't it? 410 00:17:01,187 --> 00:17:02,605 I've been Director of Admissions 411 00:17:02,605 --> 00:17:04,982 for Logan for 12 years. 412 00:17:04,982 --> 00:17:08,069 Ricky's combination of disabilities was unusual, 413 00:17:08,069 --> 00:17:09,695 but his progress 414 00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:12,698 was one of the most remarkable I've seen. 415 00:17:12,698 --> 00:17:15,534 And now, 18 months after he's left Logan, 416 00:17:15,534 --> 00:17:16,994 what is Ricky's condition? 417 00:17:16,994 --> 00:17:19,330 It's almost as if he never went there. 418 00:17:19,330 --> 00:17:21,457 So to make lasting progress, 419 00:17:21,457 --> 00:17:23,167 Ricky would have to stay at Logan indefinitely? 420 00:17:23,167 --> 00:17:24,877 No. 421 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:27,588 Our goal is to give these children a solid foundation, 422 00:17:27,588 --> 00:17:29,632 and then return them to the public school system 423 00:17:29,632 --> 00:17:31,133 as soon as possible, 424 00:17:31,133 --> 00:17:33,135 provided, there's an appropriate program 425 00:17:33,135 --> 00:17:34,595 for the child to go back to. 426 00:17:34,595 --> 00:17:37,848 What does a child get for $80,000 a year? 427 00:17:37,848 --> 00:17:40,101 No class has more than eight students. 428 00:17:40,101 --> 00:17:42,562 Along with the teacher and at least one aide, 429 00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:44,438 there's a speech pathologist. 430 00:17:44,438 --> 00:17:46,524 Children who need it receive occupational 431 00:17:46,524 --> 00:17:48,484 and physical therapy on campus. 432 00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:51,112 So, in your opinion, Mrs. Raulerson, 433 00:17:51,112 --> 00:17:52,863 what would become of Ricky 434 00:17:52,863 --> 00:17:56,075 if he doesn't get this kind of one-on-one education? 435 00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:57,868 Ricky could end up living out 436 00:17:57,868 --> 00:18:00,621 his adult life in an institution. 437 00:18:00,621 --> 00:18:03,374 And what would that cost the state of California? 438 00:18:03,374 --> 00:18:06,544 Up to two-hundred thousand dollars a year. 439 00:18:06,544 --> 00:18:10,172 Thank you. No further questions. 440 00:18:10,172 --> 00:18:11,841 Ms. Raulerson, 441 00:18:11,841 --> 00:18:14,594 you said that if Ricky leaves your program, 442 00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:17,471 he may have to be institutionalized as an adult. 443 00:18:17,471 --> 00:18:19,307 Now, do you guarantee that if he stays 444 00:18:19,307 --> 00:18:20,891 in your program, that won't happen? 445 00:18:20,891 --> 00:18:23,102 Of course not, but his chances of-- 446 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:26,439 Isn't it true that the earlier a disabled child 447 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:29,150 gets mainstreamed into the public school system, 448 00:18:29,150 --> 00:18:31,235 the better chance he has at success? 449 00:18:31,235 --> 00:18:32,236 Yes, assuming that the-- 450 00:18:32,236 --> 00:18:33,738 And yet of the 50 students 451 00:18:33,738 --> 00:18:36,365 currently enrolled at Logan Institute, 452 00:18:36,365 --> 00:18:38,034 ten have been there more than three years, 453 00:18:38,034 --> 00:18:39,785 and four students 454 00:18:39,785 --> 00:18:42,079 have been there more than seven years, haven't they? 455 00:18:42,079 --> 00:18:44,415 We're talking about individuals. 456 00:18:44,415 --> 00:18:46,542 We're a school, not a sausage factory. 457 00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:49,337 But the longer these children stay in your school, 458 00:18:49,337 --> 00:18:50,630 the more State funds you get-- 459 00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:52,089 Objection! Irrelevant. 460 00:18:52,089 --> 00:18:53,758 The witness has a financial interest 461 00:18:53,758 --> 00:18:55,718 in the outcome of this case, Your Honor. 462 00:18:55,718 --> 00:18:57,511 - I'll allow it. Brian: Ms. Raulerson, 463 00:18:57,511 --> 00:18:59,347 how many of your student. 464 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:03,184 attending Logan Institute are on State funds? 465 00:19:03,184 --> 00:19:04,477 Forty-seven. 466 00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:06,896 Brian: Forty-seven out of fifty. 467 00:19:06,896 --> 00:19:08,981 The Education for All Handicapped Children Act 468 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:10,399 has been quite a gold mine for you. 469 00:19:10,399 --> 00:19:12,443 - Objection! Brian: Withdrawn. 470 00:19:12,443 --> 00:19:13,903 No further questions. 471 00:19:16,155 --> 00:19:18,449 Why didn't you tell me this last night? 472 00:19:18,449 --> 00:19:20,076 It would have ruined a lovely evening. 473 00:19:20,076 --> 00:19:21,702 I complain about Gwen's competence. 474 00:19:21,702 --> 00:19:24,038 Her attitude. Her hours. And you give her a raise? 475 00:19:24,038 --> 00:19:26,374 Stuart never had anything but praise for Gwen. 476 00:19:26,374 --> 00:19:27,958 Stuart Markowitz has a small, 477 00:19:27,958 --> 00:19:29,335 quiet, back office practice, 478 00:19:29,335 --> 00:19:31,504 his needs are completely different from mine. 479 00:19:31,504 --> 00:19:34,048 For me, Gwen is a nightmare. 480 00:19:34,048 --> 00:19:35,257 I never had these problems with you. 481 00:19:35,257 --> 00:19:36,801 Like hell. 482 00:19:36,801 --> 00:19:39,553 Eleven years, I had to fight tooth and nail 483 00:19:39,553 --> 00:19:41,097 for every raise I got. 484 00:19:41,097 --> 00:19:43,015 Did you ever think about promoting me? 485 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:45,518 No! It took Douglas Brackman to do that. 486 00:19:45,518 --> 00:19:48,062 And, let's not forget, you fired me. 487 00:19:48,062 --> 00:19:50,439 When did this turn into a conversation about you and me? 488 00:19:50,439 --> 00:19:52,483 What is it you really want, Arnie? 489 00:19:52,483 --> 00:19:54,318 For Gwen to quit law school 490 00:19:54,318 --> 00:19:56,654 so she can spend more time sending out 491 00:19:56,654 --> 00:19:58,364 your eight by ten glossies? 492 00:19:58,364 --> 00:19:59,698 I am a partner in this firm. 493 00:19:59,698 --> 00:20:01,283 Gwen is our employee. 494 00:20:01,283 --> 00:20:04,120 As long as this firm benefits from my exposure, 495 00:20:04,120 --> 00:20:06,706 she will answer my fan mail. Period. 496 00:20:06,706 --> 00:20:09,875 This is your ego talking, Arnie. 497 00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:12,962 You're a legal segment on a local news show, 498 00:20:12,962 --> 00:20:14,797 not Tom Brokaw! 499 00:20:14,797 --> 00:20:17,425 And you identify too closely with the secretarial staff. 500 00:20:17,425 --> 00:20:19,009 You're an office manager, Roxanne, 501 00:20:19,009 --> 00:20:21,929 you oughta be a little more objective. 502 00:20:21,929 --> 00:20:24,265 If I were more objective, 503 00:20:24,265 --> 00:20:27,017 I probably wouldn't be with you. 504 00:20:33,274 --> 00:20:36,068 Overeating is a disease much like alcoholism. 505 00:20:36,068 --> 00:20:38,738 If Mr. McArthur were fighting to stay sober, 506 00:20:38,738 --> 00:20:41,031 and Mr. Kendrick had spiked his drinks with liquor, 507 00:20:41,031 --> 00:20:42,283 I doubt anyone would blame 508 00:20:42,283 --> 00:20:44,243 Mr. McArthur for losing control. 509 00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:46,370 And, doctor, what frame of mind 510 00:20:46,370 --> 00:20:49,540 would a person have to be in, to do what Mr. McArthur did? 511 00:20:49,540 --> 00:20:52,501 An obese person's weight is tied to their self-image, 512 00:20:52,501 --> 00:20:54,920 self-confidence, sexual assurance. 513 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,923 When someone promises to help you get slimmer and healthier, 514 00:20:57,923 --> 00:20:59,049 but instead they make you heavier 515 00:20:59,049 --> 00:21:00,551 that's traumatic enough. 516 00:21:00,551 --> 00:21:02,553 But when it's compounded by that same person 517 00:21:02,553 --> 00:21:05,306 calling you a, a fat pig or Namu, 518 00:21:05,306 --> 00:21:07,099 you're looking at psychological damage. 519 00:21:07,099 --> 00:21:08,851 Joe: And you trace all this back to what? 520 00:21:08,851 --> 00:21:11,312 To Mr. Kendrick's misrepresentations. 521 00:21:11,312 --> 00:21:13,022 If not for him, Corliss McArthur 522 00:21:13,022 --> 00:21:14,106 might still be on a diet, 523 00:21:14,106 --> 00:21:15,649 and a happily married man. 524 00:21:15,649 --> 00:21:17,860 Objection, move to strike! Speculative. 525 00:21:17,860 --> 00:21:19,695 - Sustained. - Thank you, doctor. 526 00:21:19,695 --> 00:21:21,030 Nothing further. 527 00:21:23,574 --> 00:21:26,619 If not for my client, Mr. McArthur 528 00:21:26,619 --> 00:21:29,747 might still be on his diet. Or he might not. 529 00:21:29,747 --> 00:21:31,290 Right, doctor? Yes, but I-- 530 00:21:31,290 --> 00:21:33,083 And if my client had never been born, 531 00:21:33,083 --> 00:21:35,169 Mr. McArthur might have been so overwhelmed 532 00:21:35,169 --> 00:21:36,378 by the sight of a King Burrito, 533 00:21:36,378 --> 00:21:37,588 he could have fallen off the wagon 534 00:21:37,588 --> 00:21:39,256 by himself, isn't that correct? 535 00:21:39,256 --> 00:21:40,800 Philip: Maybe, but Mr. Kendrick's actions 536 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,259 virtually assured it. 537 00:21:42,259 --> 00:21:44,303 The obese are especially vulnerable 538 00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:46,013 to this kind of exploitation. 539 00:21:46,013 --> 00:21:49,308 Really? All of us? 540 00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:52,478 This is based on demographic studies, profiles-- 541 00:21:52,478 --> 00:21:55,606 Profiles or stereotypes? 542 00:21:55,606 --> 00:21:57,900 Are you saying, doctor, that all fat people 543 00:21:57,900 --> 00:22:00,361 are so psychologically unstable 544 00:22:00,361 --> 00:22:01,820 that they are moved to physical assault 545 00:22:01,820 --> 00:22:03,405 more easily that thin people? 546 00:22:03,405 --> 00:22:05,741 No, I am not. I was talking about Mr. McArthur. 547 00:22:05,741 --> 00:22:08,702 - Oh, so he's unstable? - He was provoked! 548 00:22:08,702 --> 00:22:12,248 Psychologically damaged, emotionally devastated. 549 00:22:12,248 --> 00:22:13,791 He sure sounds unstable to me. 550 00:22:13,791 --> 00:22:15,668 - Objection! - Sustained. 551 00:22:15,668 --> 00:22:17,086 I have nothing further. 552 00:22:21,257 --> 00:22:24,093 [instrumental music] 553 00:22:28,973 --> 00:22:31,016 I'm leaving, I'll be out of your way in a minute. 554 00:22:31,016 --> 00:22:33,477 Relax. All I need is one book. 555 00:22:33,477 --> 00:22:34,854 I'll get out of your way. 556 00:22:36,647 --> 00:22:37,940 How's it going? 557 00:22:37,940 --> 00:22:39,984 Great. This... just great. 558 00:22:39,984 --> 00:22:41,026 Don't fall behind in the reading, 559 00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:42,736 you'll never catch up. 560 00:22:42,736 --> 00:22:44,280 And you've got to join a study group 561 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,657 or you'll never survive. 562 00:22:46,657 --> 00:22:48,284 I guess by now you've been called on? 563 00:22:48,284 --> 00:22:51,036 No, no, I haven't been called on to recite, 564 00:22:51,036 --> 00:22:52,538 I haven't found a study group, 565 00:22:52,538 --> 00:22:54,665 and I am way behind in my reading. 566 00:22:54,665 --> 00:22:56,917 I'm getting four hours of sleep a night, 567 00:22:56,917 --> 00:22:58,794 I'm carrying a full course load 568 00:22:58,794 --> 00:23:00,671 I'm not even sure I can pay for, 569 00:23:00,671 --> 00:23:02,423 and it's a very real question as to whether 570 00:23:02,423 --> 00:23:05,009 I've even got what it takes to be a lawyer. 571 00:23:05,009 --> 00:23:06,468 Satisfied? 572 00:23:15,603 --> 00:23:19,106 Ah. Palsgraf versus Long Island Railroad. 573 00:23:19,106 --> 00:23:20,482 That brings back memories. 574 00:23:20,482 --> 00:23:22,276 Two porters stop a man from falling 575 00:23:22,276 --> 00:23:25,613 as he tries to catch a train... 576 00:23:25,613 --> 00:23:28,157 what was it he dropped again? 577 00:23:28,157 --> 00:23:29,950 [sighs] A package. 578 00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:32,244 Which turned out to contain fireworks. 579 00:23:32,244 --> 00:23:35,122 Right. The fireworks explode on impact with the tracks, 580 00:23:35,122 --> 00:23:38,167 causing a set of scales to topple and fall 581 00:23:38,167 --> 00:23:41,128 on dear old Mrs. Palsgraf who happened to be passing. 582 00:23:41,128 --> 00:23:42,880 I agree with the trial court, not the appellate. 583 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,757 She should've recovered from the railroad company. 584 00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:46,342 How can you say that? 585 00:23:46,342 --> 00:23:47,885 Cardozo's absolutely right 586 00:23:47,885 --> 00:23:49,762 when he limits duty to foreseeability. 587 00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:51,221 Those porters had no way 588 00:23:51,221 --> 00:23:52,681 of knowing what was in that package 589 00:23:52,681 --> 00:23:54,099 and they're not the proximate cause 590 00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:55,601 of Mrs. Palsgraph's injuries. 591 00:23:55,601 --> 00:23:57,645 Proximate cause is a convenience 592 00:23:57,645 --> 00:23:59,772 used by the law to refuse arbitrarily 593 00:23:59,772 --> 00:24:02,399 to follow a chain of events back beyond a particular point. 594 00:24:02,399 --> 00:24:05,277 Oh, so if I leave a pair of scissors on this table 595 00:24:05,277 --> 00:24:06,904 and someone uses them to murder someone, 596 00:24:06,904 --> 00:24:08,364 I'm liable even though 597 00:24:08,364 --> 00:24:10,074 I couldn't foresee the intended use? 598 00:24:10,074 --> 00:24:12,451 - I think that's off the point. - It's on point. 599 00:24:12,451 --> 00:24:14,745 The law requires reasonable behavior, 600 00:24:14,745 --> 00:24:19,833 not being able to predict the weird chain of events 601 00:24:19,833 --> 00:24:21,835 that you're talking about. 602 00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:28,717 I'd say you have what it takes. 603 00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:36,767 [instrumental music] 604 00:24:51,490 --> 00:24:53,283 Okay, here's our offer. 605 00:24:53,283 --> 00:24:56,954 You pay 1500 compensation for the shakes, 3500 damages. 606 00:24:56,954 --> 00:24:58,622 You're nuts. What about my damages? 607 00:24:58,622 --> 00:25:00,833 I agree. You're in a hole, Joe. 608 00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:02,459 I'd rather take our chances with a jury. 609 00:25:02,459 --> 00:25:03,585 Alright. 3000 total. 610 00:25:03,585 --> 00:25:05,295 No, stop bargaining! 611 00:25:05,295 --> 00:25:07,673 I never wanted to settle, I let you talk me into this. 612 00:25:07,673 --> 00:25:09,633 But I won't stand here and beg. 613 00:25:09,633 --> 00:25:11,135 You should reconsider. 614 00:25:11,135 --> 00:25:13,095 Joe'll tell you, I carved up your expert. 615 00:25:13,095 --> 00:25:14,930 I don't need an expert. I'm in the right here. 616 00:25:14,930 --> 00:25:16,098 Guess again. 617 00:25:16,098 --> 00:25:17,516 What the jury sees is a guy 618 00:25:17,516 --> 00:25:18,642 who's got a lot of emotional problems, 619 00:25:18,642 --> 00:25:20,436 who wants the world to pay-- 620 00:25:20,436 --> 00:25:22,479 And what about what you're carrying around, Ms. Bloom? 621 00:25:22,479 --> 00:25:24,231 What about your weight? 622 00:25:24,231 --> 00:25:25,858 That's not the issue here, Mr. McArthur. 623 00:25:25,858 --> 00:25:28,527 The hell it's not You're in denial. 624 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:30,112 You can't even admit you've got a problem. 625 00:25:30,112 --> 00:25:31,572 And instead of dealing with it, 626 00:25:31,572 --> 00:25:34,366 instead of losing your weight, you beat me up. 627 00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:36,034 - That's garbage. Corliss: Is it? 628 00:25:36,034 --> 00:25:38,162 You know how I feel... 629 00:25:38,162 --> 00:25:40,289 but you make jokes about me. 630 00:25:40,289 --> 00:25:42,291 Well, whether you like it or not, Ms. Bloom, 631 00:25:42,291 --> 00:25:43,792 you're one of us! 632 00:25:43,792 --> 00:25:45,753 You're just sleeping with the enemy. 633 00:25:51,050 --> 00:25:52,593 Dr. Leeson... 634 00:25:54,386 --> 00:25:58,432 as the district's special education administrator, 635 00:25:58,432 --> 00:26:00,601 do you believe you are providing Ricky Berg 636 00:26:00,601 --> 00:26:03,604 with the legally-mandated appropriate education? 637 00:26:03,604 --> 00:26:06,940 Yes, Ricky has regular sessions with speech 638 00:26:06,940 --> 00:26:08,650 and physical therapists. 639 00:26:08,650 --> 00:26:11,236 We've also started a home tutoring program. 640 00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:13,530 We've seen improvement in his concentration 641 00:26:13,530 --> 00:26:16,116 and his ability to respond to direct questions. 642 00:26:16,116 --> 00:26:19,953 The home-tutoring seems to be helping his... interaction. 643 00:26:19,953 --> 00:26:22,623 Do you care what happens to Ricky Berg, Dr. Leeson? 644 00:26:22,623 --> 00:26:24,958 Of course, I do. We all do. 645 00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:27,544 I just wish Mrs. Berg believed that. 646 00:26:27,544 --> 00:26:29,922 I have no further questions. 647 00:26:29,922 --> 00:26:31,590 Dr. Leeson, 648 00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:34,718 if you're giving Ricky Berg an appropriate education 649 00:26:34,718 --> 00:26:38,305 why are so many of his skills measurably lower today 650 00:26:38,305 --> 00:26:39,932 than they were when he came to Woodrow Wilson 651 00:26:39,932 --> 00:26:41,517 a year and a half ago? 652 00:26:41,517 --> 00:26:44,019 Part of the challenge of working with kids like Ricky 653 00:26:44,019 --> 00:26:47,022 is that no one knows what is going to get through to them 654 00:26:47,022 --> 00:26:48,357 from one day to the next. 655 00:26:48,357 --> 00:26:50,567 Doctor, if Ricky Berg were your son 656 00:26:50,567 --> 00:26:51,860 would it be okay if he spent 657 00:26:51,860 --> 00:26:53,320 most of his school day in a closet? 658 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,739 - Objection! - I'll allow it. 659 00:26:55,739 --> 00:26:57,741 It's not a closet. 660 00:26:57,741 --> 00:27:02,162 There are no hangers, no coats, no coat racks. 661 00:27:02,162 --> 00:27:03,789 Was it a closet before you needed 662 00:27:03,789 --> 00:27:05,541 a place to stick Ricky Berg? 663 00:27:05,541 --> 00:27:07,251 - Objection! - Was Ricky Berg's 664 00:27:07,251 --> 00:27:11,004 private classroom ever a closet? 665 00:27:11,004 --> 00:27:13,715 Yes, but he's not there alone. 666 00:27:13,715 --> 00:27:15,843 When Ricky's calm enough, 667 00:27:15,843 --> 00:27:18,887 he and an aide work toward specific goals using puzzles 668 00:27:18,887 --> 00:27:20,389 and clay and picture books. 669 00:27:20,389 --> 00:27:22,558 But he's not with a qualified teacher. 670 00:27:22,558 --> 00:27:24,560 He's not with other children, is he? 671 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:25,936 No. 672 00:27:25,936 --> 00:27:28,480 So, if you were Ricky Berg's parent, 673 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:29,857 would you be satisfied 674 00:27:29,857 --> 00:27:31,817 if he spent most of his school day inside 675 00:27:31,817 --> 00:27:34,653 a former closet with a baby-sitter? 676 00:27:34,653 --> 00:27:39,825 Knowing what I know about Ricky and about Woodrow Wilson 677 00:27:39,825 --> 00:27:42,911 yes, I would be satisfied. 678 00:27:45,831 --> 00:27:47,374 No further questions. 679 00:27:47,374 --> 00:27:49,001 If that's your last witness, Mr. LaPorte, 680 00:27:49,001 --> 00:27:50,836 Walter: I'll hear closing arguments. 681 00:27:50,836 --> 00:27:54,506 Your Honor, I request a delay to produce a rebuttal witness. 682 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:57,009 Your Honor, either she has the witness or she doesn't. 683 00:27:57,009 --> 00:27:59,928 He's reluctant to testify but I think he will. 684 00:27:59,928 --> 00:28:02,180 You have 24 hours, Ms. Van Owen. 685 00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:03,348 Thank you. 686 00:28:08,478 --> 00:28:12,316 Lyle Kendrick wasn't just selling health food, 687 00:28:12,316 --> 00:28:15,068 he was selling hope. 688 00:28:15,068 --> 00:28:18,572 People like him prey on more than their victims' wallets, 689 00:28:18,572 --> 00:28:20,157 they prey on their dreams. 690 00:28:20,157 --> 00:28:23,243 If Mr. Kendrick ripped off old people, 691 00:28:23,243 --> 00:28:26,079 by promising them relief from pain or aging, 692 00:28:26,079 --> 00:28:28,248 if he swindled the handicapped or minorities 693 00:28:28,248 --> 00:28:31,126 there'd be no question as to his liability. 694 00:28:31,126 --> 00:28:33,378 But fat people? They're a joke. 695 00:28:33,378 --> 00:28:35,756 How can you hurt them? 696 00:28:35,756 --> 00:28:37,591 Well, you can... 697 00:28:37,591 --> 00:28:39,801 and he did. 698 00:28:39,801 --> 00:28:42,596 Corliss McArthur has a serious illness. 699 00:28:42,596 --> 00:28:44,765 Lyle Kendrick pretended to be his friend, 700 00:28:44,765 --> 00:28:47,476 he held out health and hope 701 00:28:47,476 --> 00:28:50,896 and the promise of a better life. 702 00:28:50,896 --> 00:28:55,859 He betrayed Mr. McArthur's trust. 703 00:28:55,859 --> 00:28:57,611 That betrayal should have a price 704 00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:09,081 Lyle Kendrick is not responsible 705 00:29:09,081 --> 00:29:12,000 for Corliss McArthur's problems. 706 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,044 He is not a therapist, 707 00:29:14,044 --> 00:29:16,004 nor a nutritionist. 708 00:29:16,004 --> 00:29:19,299 He's a businessman trying to sell his product. 709 00:29:19,299 --> 00:29:21,635 And Mr. McArthur chose to buy that product 710 00:29:21,635 --> 00:29:23,553 of his own free will. 711 00:29:23,553 --> 00:29:25,180 How dare they? 712 00:29:25,180 --> 00:29:26,640 How dare they suggest 713 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:28,767 that an entire class of people 714 00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:31,311 are more gullible, more suggestible, 715 00:29:31,311 --> 00:29:34,564 and less able to look out for their own best interests 716 00:29:34,564 --> 00:29:36,483 simply because they are fat? 717 00:29:36,483 --> 00:29:38,193 [chuckles] 718 00:29:38,193 --> 00:29:40,654 They want you to believe 719 00:29:40,654 --> 00:29:43,949 that all fat people are alike. 720 00:29:43,949 --> 00:29:45,784 Why? 721 00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:48,745 Because then they don't have to deal with us as individuals. 722 00:29:48,745 --> 00:29:51,957 They can claim that we're all driven by the same demons, 723 00:29:51,957 --> 00:29:54,668 that we are all so fragile in our self-image... 724 00:29:54,668 --> 00:29:56,753 so unstable, 725 00:29:56,753 --> 00:29:58,422 that physical assault, 726 00:29:58,422 --> 00:30:02,426 like the attack on my client, is somehow justified. 727 00:30:02,426 --> 00:30:05,804 There are good fat people and bad fat people. 728 00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:08,807 There are sloppy fat people and neat fat people. 729 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:11,560 There are well-balanced fat people 730 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,730 and there are unstable fat people. 731 00:30:14,730 --> 00:30:17,441 Corliss McArthur is an unstable man 732 00:30:17,441 --> 00:30:19,860 who battered my client. 733 00:30:19,860 --> 00:30:22,487 It has nothing to do with his being fat, 734 00:30:22,487 --> 00:30:24,823 and if you decide that it does, 735 00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:26,616 then you diminish us all. 736 00:30:26,616 --> 00:30:29,619 Tell everybody that we are people, 737 00:30:29,619 --> 00:30:31,621 not profiles 738 00:30:31,621 --> 00:30:34,332 and that each one of us is different. 739 00:30:40,380 --> 00:30:42,549 [instrumental music] 740 00:30:46,094 --> 00:30:47,304 - Hi. Come on in. - Hi. 741 00:30:47,304 --> 00:30:48,513 Dan: Good Boy! 742 00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:49,931 man: Ricky is the winner this time. 743 00:30:49,931 --> 00:30:51,641 Ricky's the winner. You won! 744 00:30:51,641 --> 00:30:54,561 Hey! Alright. 745 00:30:54,561 --> 00:30:57,439 You are a winner. 746 00:30:57,439 --> 00:30:59,524 Ricky, this is Ms. Van Owen. 747 00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:00,650 Hi, Ricky. 748 00:31:00,650 --> 00:31:02,819 Look, there's an elephant here. 749 00:31:02,819 --> 00:31:03,987 Do you see it? 750 00:31:03,987 --> 00:31:07,365 That's neat. 751 00:31:07,365 --> 00:31:09,743 Uh, Grace, this is Dan Bardwell, 752 00:31:09,743 --> 00:31:10,994 Ricky's favorite teacher. 753 00:31:10,994 --> 00:31:13,080 This is Grace Van Owen, my new attorney. 754 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:14,664 - Hi. - Hi. 755 00:31:14,664 --> 00:31:15,791 Uh, you sure you don't want me to stick around, 756 00:31:15,791 --> 00:31:17,250 help get Ricky to bed? 757 00:31:17,250 --> 00:31:19,669 Oh no, it's okay, I can take care of it. 758 00:31:19,669 --> 00:31:21,630 But, um, Grace, would 759 00:31:21,630 --> 00:31:24,257 Grace would like to talk to you. 760 00:31:24,257 --> 00:31:26,301 Ronnie, we've been over this. 761 00:31:26,301 --> 00:31:30,305 Dan, I know. And I wasn't going to ask you again, but... 762 00:31:30,305 --> 00:31:32,808 [mumbling] 763 00:31:36,311 --> 00:31:37,813 Oh, sweetie, come on. 764 00:31:37,813 --> 00:31:40,107 Come on, let's go brush your teeth, okay? 765 00:31:40,107 --> 00:31:41,441 You like that, huh? 766 00:31:41,441 --> 00:31:44,319 Come on, sweets. That's a good boy. 767 00:31:44,319 --> 00:31:46,530 Good boy. 768 00:31:46,530 --> 00:31:48,031 Say good night, okay? 769 00:31:48,031 --> 00:31:49,241 Bye. 770 00:31:51,993 --> 00:31:53,411 Veronica tells me you think 771 00:31:53,411 --> 00:31:56,331 that Ricky should move back to Logan. 772 00:31:56,331 --> 00:31:58,041 I need you to tell that to a judge. 773 00:31:58,041 --> 00:31:59,543 Did she also tell you 774 00:31:59,543 --> 00:32:01,503 that if I testify against the school district, 775 00:32:01,503 --> 00:32:02,838 I'll lose my job? 776 00:32:02,838 --> 00:32:05,423 They can't fire you if you testify, 777 00:32:05,423 --> 00:32:06,883 they can't do that. 778 00:32:06,883 --> 00:32:09,219 So they'll come up with some other reason. 779 00:32:09,219 --> 00:32:10,387 Then we'll take them to court. 780 00:32:10,387 --> 00:32:12,556 I'll represent you, no fee. 781 00:32:12,556 --> 00:32:15,308 Will you feed my kids when I'm on unemployment? 782 00:32:15,308 --> 00:32:16,852 And the students I leave behind, will you 783 00:32:16,852 --> 00:32:18,979 finish teaching them for the rest of the year? 784 00:32:18,979 --> 00:32:20,730 I could subpoena you. 785 00:32:20,730 --> 00:32:22,858 I won't be cooperative. 786 00:32:22,858 --> 00:32:24,401 I won't lie but I won't say anything 787 00:32:24,401 --> 00:32:25,527 that'll help you either. 788 00:32:25,527 --> 00:32:27,362 I don't need your help. 789 00:32:27,362 --> 00:32:29,030 Ricky needs your help. 790 00:32:29,030 --> 00:32:30,991 Do you think I'd come here three nights a week 791 00:32:30,991 --> 00:32:33,410 if I didn't want to help Ricky? 792 00:32:33,410 --> 00:32:34,953 I want to. 793 00:32:34,953 --> 00:32:36,371 I want what's best for him. 794 00:32:36,371 --> 00:32:38,456 Then tell that to the court. 795 00:32:40,959 --> 00:32:42,836 I care for them all, Ms. Van Owen. 796 00:32:42,836 --> 00:32:44,754 For Ricky, yes, but also for John, 797 00:32:44,754 --> 00:32:49,551 and Kara, and Billy, and Rachel, and a dozen more. 798 00:32:49,551 --> 00:32:52,429 And some of them are far more disabled than Ricky. 799 00:32:52,429 --> 00:32:55,015 I owe them something, too. 800 00:32:55,015 --> 00:32:56,516 I'm sorry. 801 00:33:08,653 --> 00:33:10,405 Your Honor, counsel is supposed 802 00:33:10,405 --> 00:33:12,365 to produce a witness, not a media show. 803 00:33:12,365 --> 00:33:14,117 I will produce a witness, 804 00:33:14,117 --> 00:33:16,786 but this tape is relevant to his testimony. 805 00:33:16,786 --> 00:33:18,663 Objection overruled. 806 00:33:18,663 --> 00:33:20,832 But let's get on with it, Ms. Van Owen. 807 00:33:24,961 --> 00:33:26,588 Your Honor, about two months 808 00:33:26,588 --> 00:33:28,506 after this home movie was made, 809 00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:30,425 the little boy, Ely King, 810 00:33:30,425 --> 00:33:33,678 was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, autism, 811 00:33:33,678 --> 00:33:35,722 and an auditory learning disability 812 00:33:35,722 --> 00:33:37,515 very much like Ricky Berg. 813 00:33:37,515 --> 00:33:41,102 Now that was 11 years ago. 814 00:33:41,102 --> 00:33:43,897 Your Honor, I would like you to meet Ely King. 815 00:33:53,782 --> 00:33:55,951 Where did you go to, school, Ely? 816 00:33:57,911 --> 00:34:04,125 I graduated from Grover Cleveland High School. 817 00:34:04,125 --> 00:34:07,629 And what about when you were a little boy? 818 00:34:07,629 --> 00:34:11,549 I went to the Logan Institute. 819 00:34:11,549 --> 00:34:15,470 Grace: And today, do you have a job at the Public Library? 820 00:34:15,470 --> 00:34:17,806 Yes! 821 00:34:17,806 --> 00:34:22,227 I put away books and c-- c-- c-- c-- c... 822 00:34:24,562 --> 00:34:26,231 You need some help, Ely? 823 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:31,403 Uh, yes, I do. 824 00:34:31,403 --> 00:34:32,904 Catalogue. 825 00:34:32,904 --> 00:34:38,243 Yes. I c-- c-- catalogue new, new, new books. 826 00:34:38,243 --> 00:34:40,161 Grace: Do you get paid for your work? 827 00:34:40,161 --> 00:34:43,748 Yes, and I just got a raise, too. 828 00:34:43,748 --> 00:34:45,625 Grace: Congratulations. 829 00:34:45,625 --> 00:34:47,127 Thank you. 830 00:34:47,127 --> 00:34:50,672 Do you support yourself? 831 00:34:50,672 --> 00:34:53,383 My, my parents help. 832 00:34:55,677 --> 00:34:58,388 But I do most of it. 833 00:34:58,388 --> 00:35:01,600 Thank you, Ely. No more questions. 834 00:35:06,813 --> 00:35:08,231 Hi, Ely. 835 00:35:10,525 --> 00:35:13,236 Who brought you here today? 836 00:35:13,236 --> 00:35:20,035 Uh, Grace and Miss Raulerson. 837 00:35:20,035 --> 00:35:23,288 How long were you at Logan? 838 00:35:23,288 --> 00:35:27,876 Till 9th grade. 839 00:35:27,876 --> 00:35:29,419 Eight years. 840 00:35:29,419 --> 00:35:32,422 And then you went to a public high school. 841 00:35:32,422 --> 00:35:33,965 Yes. 842 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:37,093 Did you learn as much at the public high school 843 00:35:37,093 --> 00:35:40,555 as you did at Logan? 844 00:35:40,555 --> 00:35:44,934 Yes! I did! 845 00:35:44,934 --> 00:35:46,269 Brian: Thank you, Ely. 846 00:35:49,564 --> 00:35:51,399 Walter: Has the jury reached a decision? 847 00:35:51,399 --> 00:35:53,234 We have, Your Honor. 848 00:35:53,234 --> 00:35:55,362 On the claim of assault and battery, 849 00:35:55,362 --> 00:35:57,906 we find for Mr. Kendrick, and order damages 850 00:35:57,906 --> 00:36:00,241 in the amount of 5000 dollars. 851 00:36:00,241 --> 00:36:03,578 And on the cross-claim of fraud and false advertising 852 00:36:03,578 --> 00:36:05,205 we find for Mr. McArthur, 853 00:36:05,205 --> 00:36:08,291 and order damages in the amount of 5,000 dollars. 854 00:36:08,291 --> 00:36:10,085 Well, I'll be damned. 855 00:36:10,085 --> 00:36:14,339 Well, it would seem the scales of justice have balanced out. 856 00:36:14,339 --> 00:36:16,299 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank you. 857 00:36:16,299 --> 00:36:18,301 - We are adjourned. - Sorry. 858 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:26,059 I know you called me unstable, 859 00:36:26,059 --> 00:36:28,228 but I'd still like to thank you for what you said. 860 00:36:36,027 --> 00:36:38,279 Your Honor, have you ever had one of those dreams 861 00:36:38,279 --> 00:36:40,907 where someone is talking to you, 862 00:36:40,907 --> 00:36:42,200 but you don't understand them, 863 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:44,869 no matter how hard you concentrate, 864 00:36:44,869 --> 00:36:48,706 you cannot figure out what the words mean? 865 00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:52,544 Now imagine experiencing the whole world like that. 866 00:36:52,544 --> 00:36:56,464 Everything you see, or touch, or smell 867 00:36:56,464 --> 00:36:58,133 makes no sense to you, 868 00:36:58,133 --> 00:37:02,095 it's all chaotic and, and frightening. 869 00:37:02,095 --> 00:37:05,098 Now, imagine that you only have 870 00:37:05,098 --> 00:37:07,559 partial control of your own body, 871 00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:11,813 and the world is this constant, clamoring jumble 872 00:37:11,813 --> 00:37:15,442 that you're supposed to navigate, somehow. 873 00:37:15,442 --> 00:37:20,697 Well, that's what Ricky Berg experiences every day. 874 00:37:20,697 --> 00:37:23,783 But somehow the Logan Institute 875 00:37:23,783 --> 00:37:25,827 made contact with Ricky 876 00:37:25,827 --> 00:37:29,205 and they helped him to communicate. 877 00:37:29,205 --> 00:37:32,375 They helped him to recognize shapes and colors. 878 00:37:32,375 --> 00:37:35,378 They helped him to take a tricycle 879 00:37:35,378 --> 00:37:39,090 and make it do what he wanted it to do. 880 00:37:39,090 --> 00:37:43,094 And what did Woodrow Wilson Elementary school do? 881 00:37:43,094 --> 00:37:45,555 They put him in a closet. 882 00:37:45,555 --> 00:37:48,892 And because they cannot provide Ricky 883 00:37:48,892 --> 00:37:50,685 with an appropriate education, 884 00:37:50,685 --> 00:37:53,772 they want you to believe that no one can. 885 00:37:53,772 --> 00:37:55,398 They want you to think 886 00:37:55,398 --> 00:37:59,277 that this is unnecessary spending, when the truth is, 887 00:37:59,277 --> 00:38:03,281 the more we, the taxpayers, spend on Ricky now, 888 00:38:03,281 --> 00:38:06,451 the more we save in the long run. 889 00:38:06,451 --> 00:38:10,997 Ricky Berg can be as independent as Ely King, 890 00:38:10,997 --> 00:38:13,291 but until the public schools 891 00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:16,002 can fulfill their obligations 892 00:38:16,002 --> 00:38:19,172 to a child like Ricky, 893 00:38:19,172 --> 00:38:20,840 sending him back to Logan 894 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:22,800 is not just the right thing to do, 895 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:28,431 not just the legally correct thing to do, 896 00:38:28,431 --> 00:38:32,060 it is the responsible thing to do. 897 00:38:32,060 --> 00:38:33,061 Thank you. 898 00:38:41,736 --> 00:38:45,532 Your Honor, in an ideal world, 899 00:38:45,532 --> 00:38:48,785 every child would have his own teacher, 900 00:38:48,785 --> 00:38:50,745 his own computer, 901 00:38:50,745 --> 00:38:53,498 the best textbooks, 902 00:38:53,498 --> 00:38:55,333 and for a disabled child, 903 00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:57,752 a whole battery of therapists. 904 00:38:57,752 --> 00:39:01,130 In the real world, the State of California 905 00:39:01,130 --> 00:39:06,052 gets about 4,500 dollars per child per year. 906 00:39:07,470 --> 00:39:09,597 Now, if they're going to have to pay 907 00:39:09,597 --> 00:39:11,266 private tuitions out of that, 908 00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:13,685 they're going to have to cut a lot of services. 909 00:39:13,685 --> 00:39:16,896 And I'm not talking about intramural sports 910 00:39:16,896 --> 00:39:18,773 and art supplies. 911 00:39:18,773 --> 00:39:22,193 They lost those two or three budgets ago. 912 00:39:22,193 --> 00:39:25,655 I'm talking about science equipment 913 00:39:25,655 --> 00:39:30,118 and desks and books 914 00:39:30,118 --> 00:39:31,744 and teachers. 915 00:39:31,744 --> 00:39:34,122 The law says that the state 916 00:39:34,122 --> 00:39:36,291 must provide every disabled child 917 00:39:36,291 --> 00:39:38,710 with an appropriate education, 918 00:39:38,710 --> 00:39:41,921 not the best that money can buy. 919 00:39:41,921 --> 00:39:46,676 The school district can give Ricky Berg an appropriate, 920 00:39:46,676 --> 00:39:51,556 beneficial education in a main-stream environment. 921 00:39:51,556 --> 00:39:52,890 Let them do it. 922 00:39:55,310 --> 00:39:58,813 Let Ricky Berg get on with the business of learning. 923 00:40:04,235 --> 00:40:06,029 On my desk. Tomorrow. A.M. 924 00:40:06,029 --> 00:40:09,073 Arnie, these depositions have to be filed by 5:00 today. 925 00:40:09,073 --> 00:40:11,159 So? I'm not tracking here. Is there a problem? 926 00:40:11,159 --> 00:40:13,328 - Yes. Another late night. - Excuse me, Gwen. 927 00:40:13,328 --> 00:40:14,912 I have to be on the air in 40 minutes. 928 00:40:14,912 --> 00:40:17,373 The last thing I have time for are your problems. 929 00:40:23,171 --> 00:40:25,757 There is no question that public school funding 930 00:40:25,757 --> 00:40:28,176 in this state is disgraceful, 931 00:40:28,176 --> 00:40:30,053 and that cost is an appropriate 932 00:40:30,053 --> 00:40:33,806 and necessary consideration in these situations. 933 00:40:33,806 --> 00:40:37,894 But, the bottom-line is a beneficial education. 934 00:40:37,894 --> 00:40:39,395 While it may be cost-effective 935 00:40:39,395 --> 00:40:41,731 to put this child in a closet with an aide, 936 00:40:41,731 --> 00:40:44,525 I find it neither educationally beneficial, 937 00:40:44,525 --> 00:40:48,529 nor the least restrictive environment. 938 00:40:48,529 --> 00:40:50,114 I am upholding the finding 939 00:40:50,114 --> 00:40:52,533 of the Administrative Hearing Officer, 940 00:40:52,533 --> 00:40:53,952 and order that Ricky Berg 941 00:40:53,952 --> 00:40:56,287 be re-enrolled at the Logan Institute 942 00:40:56,287 --> 00:40:59,958 until a truly appropriate public school program 943 00:40:59,958 --> 00:41:02,460 can be found or designed for him. 944 00:41:02,460 --> 00:41:04,587 This hearing is adjourned. 945 00:41:04,587 --> 00:41:07,298 - Thank you. - No, my pleasure. 946 00:41:09,968 --> 00:41:11,344 Nicely done. 947 00:41:13,513 --> 00:41:15,139 Grace, Mrs. Berg, 948 00:41:15,139 --> 00:41:17,558 the School Board will file an appeal, of course. 949 00:41:23,648 --> 00:41:27,527 Wish I could afford you for the next round. 950 00:41:27,527 --> 00:41:29,988 Well, you can. 951 00:41:32,657 --> 00:41:35,284 Sure. 952 00:41:35,284 --> 00:41:36,994 Thank you. 953 00:41:36,994 --> 00:41:39,038 man: Fifteen seconds to floor. 954 00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:42,667 - Here you go. - Thank you. 955 00:41:42,667 --> 00:41:45,169 - How do I look? - Fabulous. 956 00:41:45,169 --> 00:41:47,004 You've come a long way in five weeks. 957 00:41:47,004 --> 00:41:48,756 - You think so? - Definitely. 958 00:41:48,756 --> 00:41:51,843 You have mastered the art of video foreplay. 959 00:41:51,843 --> 00:41:56,389 And three... two... one... 960 00:41:56,389 --> 00:41:59,016 We're back, with legal eagle, Arnold Becker. 961 00:41:59,016 --> 00:42:00,476 Arnie, what do you say we go back to the phones? 962 00:42:00,476 --> 00:42:02,270 We have time for one more call. 963 00:42:02,270 --> 00:42:04,188 Agnes from City of Industry is on the line. 964 00:42:04,188 --> 00:42:06,149 She's got a problem at work. 965 00:42:06,149 --> 00:42:08,151 Hi. This is Arnie Becker. How can I help you? 966 00:42:08,151 --> 00:42:11,279 Agnes: Mr. Becker, I have a problem at work. 967 00:42:11,279 --> 00:42:13,030 I feel like a slave. 968 00:42:13,030 --> 00:42:15,491 I'm sorry to say that's not unusual. 969 00:42:15,491 --> 00:42:18,286 Agnes: My boss keeps giving me more and more work to do. 970 00:42:18,286 --> 00:42:21,122 Sometimes he threatens to fire me unless I stay late. 971 00:42:21,122 --> 00:42:22,665 That's really unfair. 972 00:42:22,665 --> 00:42:24,250 Agnes: Well, I think so, too. 973 00:42:24,250 --> 00:42:26,002 Isn't there anything I can do? 974 00:42:26,002 --> 00:42:28,421 What do you think, Arnie? 975 00:42:28,421 --> 00:42:30,631 It doesn't sound like she has enough for harassment. 976 00:42:30,631 --> 00:42:33,092 Now, if he had propositioned her-- 977 00:42:33,092 --> 00:42:37,221 Agnes: Oh, oh, he's done that several times. 978 00:42:37,221 --> 00:42:40,349 Well, once he even seduced me. 979 00:42:40,349 --> 00:42:42,268 Right in his office. 980 00:42:42,268 --> 00:42:43,770 - You're kidding! - Arnie, I certainly hope 981 00:42:43,770 --> 00:42:45,730 she can sue this slime. 982 00:42:45,730 --> 00:42:47,565 Absolutely. In fact, you've got yourself 983 00:42:47,565 --> 00:42:49,650 one hell of a lawsuit. 984 00:42:49,650 --> 00:42:51,110 Agnes, at the very least, I'd say 985 00:42:51,110 --> 00:42:53,196 you're looking at the high six figures. 986 00:42:53,196 --> 00:42:54,739 Agnes: Wow! 987 00:42:54,739 --> 00:42:57,825 That is, assuming that he's got the money. 988 00:42:57,825 --> 00:43:00,411 What does the creep do for a living? 989 00:43:00,411 --> 00:43:03,581 Agnes: Well, that's just it. You'd think he'd know better... 990 00:43:03,581 --> 00:43:06,250 Well, he's a lawyer. 991 00:43:06,250 --> 00:43:08,628 - A lawyer? - Right. 992 00:43:08,628 --> 00:43:11,047 Someone who should be able to sympathize 993 00:43:11,047 --> 00:43:13,800 with someone going to law school. 994 00:43:16,177 --> 00:43:17,678 Arnie: Law school? 995 00:43:17,678 --> 00:43:20,181 That's what I said, Arnie. 996 00:43:24,102 --> 00:43:28,314 I think maybe you should try talking to him again. 997 00:43:28,314 --> 00:43:30,983 Forget talk. Sue the miserable pig. 998 00:43:30,983 --> 00:43:34,987 Can I include pain and suffering? 999 00:43:34,987 --> 00:43:36,989 Agnes. Let's not be too hasty. 1000 00:43:36,989 --> 00:43:38,449 People can change. 1001 00:43:38,449 --> 00:43:40,409 Now you sound like an exceptionally 1002 00:43:40,409 --> 00:43:42,078 fair-minded person. 1003 00:43:42,078 --> 00:43:43,538 Why not avoid litigation? 1004 00:43:43,538 --> 00:43:45,331 Give him one last chance. Negotiate. 1005 00:43:45,331 --> 00:43:47,250 Maybe you'll get everything that you want. 1006 00:43:47,250 --> 00:43:50,086 Why, do you really think so? 1007 00:43:50,086 --> 00:43:52,421 I've got a very good feeling about this. 1008 00:43:52,421 --> 00:43:53,923 Give it a shot. 1009 00:43:53,923 --> 00:43:57,552 And if that doesn't work, then sue him. 1010 00:43:57,552 --> 00:44:01,222 Well, thank you for the advice... Arnie. 1011 00:44:01,222 --> 00:44:03,140 Julie: And thank you all for watching. 1012 00:44:03,140 --> 00:44:04,809 That's the news for now. 1013 00:44:10,064 --> 00:44:12,024 [theme music]