1 00:00:03,140 --> 00:00:04,540 Previously on L .A. Law. 2 00:00:04,860 --> 00:00:06,160 Where is my son? 3 00:00:06,580 --> 00:00:08,400 He's been very well cared for. 4 00:00:08,620 --> 00:00:10,860 Where is he? Go to your mother's home. 5 00:00:11,140 --> 00:00:12,140 Honey? 6 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,780 You look great, Sid. I feel great. 7 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,080 A couple of weeks in the laughing academy. 8 00:00:20,380 --> 00:00:21,960 A little psychotherapy. 9 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:23,360 I'm good as new. 10 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,920 I need a big favor, Mike. I got a case I just can't handle. I got this woman. 11 00:00:28,260 --> 00:00:29,260 Bunch of cops. 12 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:30,580 Blow into her apartment. 13 00:00:30,990 --> 00:00:35,110 Middle of the night, looking for drugs. He killed her kid. She shoots back. Self 14 00:00:35,110 --> 00:00:37,010 -defense. And wounds one of the cops. 15 00:00:37,230 --> 00:00:39,050 They arrest her for attempted murder. 16 00:00:40,430 --> 00:00:41,910 She needs help, Mike. 17 00:00:42,170 --> 00:00:43,590 They shot Sarah. 18 00:00:44,550 --> 00:00:46,290 They killed my baby. 19 00:00:52,710 --> 00:00:56,390 For the record, detective, please state your name and address. 20 00:00:57,190 --> 00:00:58,910 Detective Sergeant Horace Flint. 21 00:00:59,839 --> 00:01:03,760 1438 Atwater Street, Van Nuys. Could you describe the events leading up to your 22 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,400 going to the home of Nina Emmons on the night of July 30th, 1986? 23 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:13,520 We had a warrant for the arrest of one DeWitt James, whose last known address 24 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,140 was 9220 Chateau Street, apartment 50. 25 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,000 What was the warrant for? 26 00:01:18,900 --> 00:01:21,520 Possession of a controlled substance and felonious assault. 27 00:01:21,900 --> 00:01:22,900 Can you tell us what happened? 28 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,850 Myself... Officers Clayton and Todd went to the door of the apartment, knocked 29 00:01:27,850 --> 00:01:28,850 and announced ourselves. 30 00:01:29,170 --> 00:01:32,030 There was no response. We then obtained entry forcibly. 31 00:01:32,630 --> 00:01:36,270 Once inside the apartment, we announced ourselves as members of the Los Angeles 32 00:01:36,270 --> 00:01:37,270 Police Department. 33 00:01:37,630 --> 00:01:41,010 The perpetrator leveled what appeared to be a 20 -gauge shotgun at us. 34 00:01:41,450 --> 00:01:45,730 I instructed her to drop her weapon. She refused. She then fired, hitting me in 35 00:01:45,730 --> 00:01:46,509 the midsection. 36 00:01:46,510 --> 00:01:48,350 My fellow officers returned fire. 37 00:01:48,650 --> 00:01:51,650 When you say you knocked on the door, what did you say as you knocked? 38 00:01:52,289 --> 00:01:54,430 I said Los Angeles Police Department. 39 00:01:55,830 --> 00:02:00,530 Then, Sergeant, you say you obtained entry forcibly. How did you do that? I 40 00:02:00,530 --> 00:02:01,429 kicked in the door. 41 00:02:01,430 --> 00:02:02,408 One kick? 42 00:02:02,410 --> 00:02:03,268 One kick. 43 00:02:03,270 --> 00:02:04,710 You must be a strong guy, Sergeant. 44 00:02:05,190 --> 00:02:06,930 Now, what did you see when you came through the door? 45 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:11,790 First room was dark. 46 00:02:12,610 --> 00:02:13,890 Didn't appear to be anyone in it. 47 00:02:14,630 --> 00:02:17,810 We moved into the bedroom, and it was there that we encountered the 48 00:02:18,070 --> 00:02:19,070 Sergeant. 49 00:02:19,450 --> 00:02:23,370 When the perpetrator, as you called her, leveled what you said appeared to be a 50 00:02:23,370 --> 00:02:28,010 20 -gauge shotgun at you, did you at that time produce any badge or ID card 51 00:02:28,010 --> 00:02:29,670 identifying yourself as a police officer? 52 00:02:29,870 --> 00:02:33,090 I did that as soon as we entered the apartment. I thought you said there was 53 00:02:33,090 --> 00:02:35,510 one in the front room. If there was no one in the front room, there was no one 54 00:02:35,510 --> 00:02:39,510 to display your badge to. The question is, did you display your badge to Nina 55 00:02:39,510 --> 00:02:41,070 Emmons when you entered her bedroom? 56 00:02:41,410 --> 00:02:42,410 No, I did not. 57 00:02:42,490 --> 00:02:43,570 And why is that, Sergeant? 58 00:02:43,930 --> 00:02:47,130 I didn't happen to have a free hand at the moment. Well, where were your hands, 59 00:02:47,170 --> 00:02:50,110 Sergeant? They were wrapped around my gun, Counselor. 60 00:02:50,410 --> 00:02:54,070 What about your fellow officers, Clayton and Todd, Sergeant? Did either of them 61 00:02:54,070 --> 00:02:55,410 produce a badge or ID card? 62 00:02:55,730 --> 00:02:56,730 Ask them. 63 00:02:59,610 --> 00:03:04,130 Did you happen to see little Sarah Emmons sleeping in the bed, Sergeant? 64 00:03:04,390 --> 00:03:05,390 Yeah. 65 00:03:05,630 --> 00:03:06,630 I saw her. 66 00:03:07,050 --> 00:03:10,730 Did you see her before or after you opened fire? 67 00:03:11,130 --> 00:03:13,610 Objection. Assuming fact's not in evidence. 68 00:03:13,850 --> 00:03:16,170 Hey, you think I'm happy that baby died? 69 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:18,650 The baby didn't die, Sergeant. 70 00:03:19,110 --> 00:03:20,450 The baby was killed. 71 00:03:20,730 --> 00:03:21,750 And you want to know something? 72 00:03:22,110 --> 00:03:24,390 Better her than me. That's a noble thought. 73 00:03:24,650 --> 00:03:26,310 There's nothing more noble than getting out alive. 74 00:03:28,570 --> 00:03:30,370 Let's stick with the format, shall we, gentlemen? 75 00:03:30,890 --> 00:03:33,710 And I want all this colloquy off the record. I don't give a damn if it's on 76 00:03:33,710 --> 00:03:35,910 off the record. You ever go through a door, Mr. Cusack? 77 00:03:36,150 --> 00:03:38,490 You never went through a door. You know why you never went through a door? 78 00:03:38,550 --> 00:03:42,070 Because you send me. My back is screwed up. I've been shot four different times. 79 00:03:42,230 --> 00:03:46,370 I'm going to be 46 next month. I feel like I'm 70. We all have our jobs to do. 80 00:03:46,810 --> 00:03:51,130 Yeah. Well, let's trade for a while. You come down here and I'll go up there. 81 00:03:51,290 --> 00:03:55,230 I'll put on the $700 suit, sit at the big desk and look out the window. You 82 00:03:55,230 --> 00:03:58,090 strap on the Roscoe and go kicking in doors. Are you suggesting that you 83 00:03:58,090 --> 00:04:00,990 shouldn't be held accountable for what you do because your work is dangerous? 84 00:04:01,230 --> 00:04:04,450 I'm suggesting that I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6. 85 00:04:04,690 --> 00:04:08,650 And the only thing I regret about the night of July 30th, 1986 is that she got 86 00:04:08,650 --> 00:04:09,730 me before I got her. 87 00:04:10,790 --> 00:04:14,730 Does that mean that I'm not sorry a little girl is dead? I'm very sorry 88 00:04:14,730 --> 00:04:16,709 dead. Do I lose any sleep over it? 89 00:04:18,419 --> 00:04:19,640 No, I do not. 90 00:04:20,140 --> 00:04:21,899 I wish Nina Emmons could say the same. 91 00:04:22,280 --> 00:04:23,520 Let me ask you a question. 92 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:29,220 What would you have done if it was you walking into a one -eyed stare? 93 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:31,960 I don't know. I've never faced that situation. 94 00:04:32,220 --> 00:04:33,320 Well, face it now. 95 00:06:21,610 --> 00:06:24,870 I know the impulse at this time of year is to allow one's professional 96 00:06:24,870 --> 00:06:29,770 responsibilities to take second money to holiday revelry or holiday despondency 97 00:06:29,770 --> 00:06:30,770 or both. 98 00:06:30,910 --> 00:06:35,470 But I would suggest to all of you that in an office that is both overworked and 99 00:06:35,470 --> 00:06:39,350 understaffed, such indulgence is perilous at best. 100 00:06:39,830 --> 00:06:44,870 In short, the courts stay open for business and so must we. 101 00:06:45,750 --> 00:06:48,590 Now, Stanton versus Stanton. Settling. 102 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:54,150 Hall versus Atwood Wade. Uh, contract dispute. 103 00:06:54,450 --> 00:06:58,670 Atwood Wade is marketing a self -squeezing teabag, which my client 104 00:06:58,670 --> 00:06:59,670 claims to have invented. 105 00:06:59,870 --> 00:07:03,470 His employment contract entitles him to share in the royalties and the licensing 106 00:07:03,470 --> 00:07:04,470 arrangements if he did. 107 00:07:04,790 --> 00:07:07,470 Emmons versus City of Los Angeles Police Department. 108 00:07:08,190 --> 00:07:10,490 I have one more deposition to take this afternoon. 109 00:07:11,610 --> 00:07:13,250 People versus Emmons. 110 00:07:14,370 --> 00:07:16,490 Trial set for January 12th. 111 00:07:16,830 --> 00:07:20,390 It's obvious they filed the criminal case as a bargaining chip against the 112 00:07:20,390 --> 00:07:21,390 wrongful death suit. 113 00:07:22,030 --> 00:07:26,670 As that brings us current, a final word as concerns the upcoming Christmas 114 00:07:26,670 --> 00:07:32,210 party. My suggestion is that we limit the alcoholic selection to beer and 115 00:07:32,350 --> 00:07:36,150 order a minimal number of plates and cups with an idea toward reducing 116 00:07:36,150 --> 00:07:41,110 consumption, and that the food be something along the lines of subs are 117 00:07:41,250 --> 00:07:45,570 which would provide us with all the cold cuts, coleslaw, and condiments we 118 00:07:45,570 --> 00:07:49,700 require. and which throws in free -serving utensils to boot. 119 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,920 Well, that sounds like a truly joyous affair, Douglas. 120 00:07:55,180 --> 00:07:57,620 It sounds like an S .P. Fred part. 121 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:01,080 Arnold, why don't you oversee the necessary arrangements? 122 00:08:02,020 --> 00:08:05,320 If that's taken care of, I suggest we adjourn. 123 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:11,520 Hi, Tim. 124 00:08:11,540 --> 00:08:13,700 Hey, they're late. 125 00:08:14,100 --> 00:08:15,540 It's a ploy. Don't let it get to you. 126 00:08:17,130 --> 00:08:19,950 I don't think Marina's looking to make a killing. I think she's just looking to 127 00:08:19,950 --> 00:08:20,950 get out. 128 00:08:21,070 --> 00:08:24,750 That's all either of us is looking for. That generally makes things a lot 129 00:08:24,750 --> 00:08:28,530 easier. I think we just both realize that the things that make a great 130 00:08:28,530 --> 00:08:30,350 are a little different than the things that make a great weekend. 131 00:08:31,030 --> 00:08:33,990 If we'd stuck to the weekends, we'd have been fine. Known as irreconcilable 132 00:08:33,990 --> 00:08:35,169 differences. Yeah. 133 00:08:35,890 --> 00:08:36,890 That's us, all right. 134 00:08:37,770 --> 00:08:38,990 We don't even fight anymore. 135 00:08:39,190 --> 00:08:40,330 We just change the subject. 136 00:08:40,770 --> 00:08:43,409 About the only thing we have going for us is a queen -size bed. 137 00:08:44,270 --> 00:08:45,530 Now you don't have to hear all this. 138 00:08:45,770 --> 00:08:46,770 Hey. 139 00:08:46,890 --> 00:08:52,310 If it helps to talk about it. The thing I don't understand is how sex could be 140 00:08:52,310 --> 00:08:54,110 so good when everything else is so bad. 141 00:08:54,530 --> 00:08:59,430 I mean, Maureen is the most giving woman I've ever been with in my whole life. 142 00:08:59,890 --> 00:09:01,710 And it's not just that she loves sex. 143 00:09:01,930 --> 00:09:04,710 Although I will tell you, she loves sex. 144 00:09:05,410 --> 00:09:08,110 She just gets off on giving someone else pleasure. 145 00:09:08,710 --> 00:09:10,850 She just loved to make me happy. 146 00:09:11,170 --> 00:09:12,830 Totally spontaneous, you know what I mean? 147 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:15,600 I don't know why I'm telling you all this. 148 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,600 You don't have to have a reason, Tim. I'm your lawyer. 149 00:09:17,860 --> 00:09:18,860 I could be driving. 150 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:23,260 I can't tell you the number of near accidents we had coming home at night on 151 00:09:23,260 --> 00:09:24,260 Santa Monica freeway. 152 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:27,080 I started taking Pico, just hit a couple of red lights. 153 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,640 Could be at a movie, at a restaurant. 154 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:32,920 She just didn't care. 155 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:35,360 She sounds like quite a special person. 156 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:37,520 Arnie, they're here. 157 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:41,760 I don't think we have a problem here, Mr. Becker. The condo and the timeshare 158 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:44,560 are both community property. You're not averse to putting the condo on the 159 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:45,940 market, I take it? Not at all. 160 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,880 Maureen would like to hold on to the timeshare so she can buy Tim out from 161 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:51,140 share of the condo proceeds. 162 00:09:51,700 --> 00:09:54,060 Excuse me, Jeanette. I'd just like to ask a question here. 163 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,240 Would it be all right if I paid that off in a few installments instead of all at 164 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:02,160 once? The reason is I'm trying to fix up a place for myself to live, and I was 165 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:03,500 hoping to do it out of some of the money. 166 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:05,600 Tim? 167 00:10:05,700 --> 00:10:06,700 It's all right. 168 00:10:08,069 --> 00:10:10,330 As long as it's secured, I don't have a problem with it. 169 00:10:10,990 --> 00:10:11,990 Great. 170 00:10:12,690 --> 00:10:15,510 Now, there's a pair of diamond earrings and a watch that I would like deemed 171 00:10:15,510 --> 00:10:16,510 separate property. 172 00:10:16,590 --> 00:10:19,130 Miss Brower, I've got to tell you, to me, that opens up a whole can of worms. 173 00:10:19,330 --> 00:10:21,470 We're going to go back and forth on what's separate and what's not. 174 00:10:21,930 --> 00:10:23,490 I thought that's what we wanted to avoid. 175 00:10:24,190 --> 00:10:25,190 It's okay. 176 00:10:25,310 --> 00:10:29,210 I want her to have them. Well, she can still have them, Tim. I just want to see 177 00:10:29,210 --> 00:10:32,610 something on your side of the table to balance them out. 178 00:10:33,990 --> 00:10:36,270 Tim knows that if he wants something, he can take it. 179 00:10:36,730 --> 00:10:39,710 The truth is, if Jeanette wasn't in the picture, I'd probably just have packed 180 00:10:39,710 --> 00:10:41,090 up a suitcase and that would be that. 181 00:10:41,710 --> 00:10:44,350 I think Tim will tell you I'm not the calculating type. 182 00:10:44,870 --> 00:10:46,650 Ask for this or you'll end up with that. 183 00:10:46,970 --> 00:10:47,970 I come in straight. 184 00:10:48,450 --> 00:10:49,930 I don't hold anything back. 185 00:10:50,470 --> 00:10:52,370 And I just assume other people are the same. 186 00:10:53,430 --> 00:10:54,430 Sometimes I'm wrong. 187 00:10:55,510 --> 00:10:56,510 Sometimes I'm not. 188 00:11:00,710 --> 00:11:02,670 How many rounds did you fire, Officer Clayton? 189 00:11:03,860 --> 00:11:06,380 I emptied my chambers. Which would be six, is that right? 190 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:08,520 Right. Did you reload? 191 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,120 Yeah, you always reload after you get off the sixth. How many times did Nina 192 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:15,320 Emmons fire, Officer Clayton? 193 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:16,960 I don't know. 194 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:18,080 I'm not sure. 195 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:19,200 You're not sure? 196 00:11:19,680 --> 00:11:20,680 Well, let me ask you this. 197 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,020 How many spent shells were recovered in the room? 198 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:24,640 Just one. 199 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,980 I think, just one. But you had already laid down six rounds, and you were ready 200 00:11:28,980 --> 00:11:30,360 to lay down another six, weren't you, Officer? 201 00:11:30,780 --> 00:11:31,780 Look. 202 00:11:32,650 --> 00:11:33,990 I didn't want to shoot at all. 203 00:11:34,590 --> 00:11:36,170 I didn't see any baby in that room. 204 00:11:37,650 --> 00:11:38,830 All I saw was the gun. 205 00:11:40,070 --> 00:11:45,150 I was so afraid of getting shot, letting my partners down. 206 00:11:46,130 --> 00:11:48,670 I thought I was aiming low, but the gun kept jumping on me. 207 00:11:52,270 --> 00:11:54,690 I didn't know that baby was there until the lady started screaming. 208 00:11:57,030 --> 00:11:59,130 The whole thing probably lasted 15 seconds. 209 00:11:59,610 --> 00:12:00,650 Noise, smoke. 210 00:12:01,930 --> 00:12:02,930 And then it was over. 211 00:12:05,710 --> 00:12:06,750 The lady screaming. 212 00:12:09,430 --> 00:12:12,190 And Flint was moaning on the floor. 213 00:12:18,450 --> 00:12:21,870 And me standing there with this damn gun in my hand, shaking. 214 00:12:26,130 --> 00:12:28,830 I kneeled down and held a compress on Flint. 215 00:12:30,570 --> 00:12:32,250 And all the time I'm looking over at the bed. 216 00:12:34,210 --> 00:12:35,650 And that kid lying there. 217 00:12:40,750 --> 00:12:42,670 And I can't stop shaking. 218 00:12:46,770 --> 00:12:47,770 Mister. 219 00:12:51,710 --> 00:12:53,770 Everything changed in that room that night, you know? 220 00:12:54,830 --> 00:12:57,730 On account of little kids aren't supposed to get shot and die. 221 00:13:01,770 --> 00:13:02,910 They're supposed to live forever. 222 00:13:15,550 --> 00:13:16,550 Michael. 223 00:13:18,570 --> 00:13:19,570 Sid Hershberg. 224 00:13:19,590 --> 00:13:20,590 Oh. 225 00:13:21,010 --> 00:13:22,010 Thanks, Elizabeth. 226 00:13:22,350 --> 00:13:23,350 Oh, not too bad. 227 00:13:24,550 --> 00:13:27,310 Yeah, for a drugged -out, psychodepressive wacko. 228 00:13:28,270 --> 00:13:30,530 Don't throw those clinical terms at me. How you doing, Sid? 229 00:13:31,350 --> 00:13:37,190 You know, I go through bouts of depression, but at least these drugs 230 00:13:37,190 --> 00:13:38,190 some of the fight out of me. 231 00:13:38,450 --> 00:13:40,430 I haven't swung on anyone in a couple of hours. 232 00:13:43,470 --> 00:13:44,790 Oh, God, Mike. 233 00:13:46,550 --> 00:13:47,590 Truth is, it's a bitch. 234 00:13:49,850 --> 00:13:53,730 I'm trying to pretend there's some meaning in what we do. 235 00:13:54,430 --> 00:13:57,410 Well, what about Nina Emmons? She's out of jail. She has a hell of a shot at a 236 00:13:57,410 --> 00:13:58,410 wrongful death claim. 237 00:13:58,630 --> 00:13:59,630 There's meaning in that. 238 00:14:00,330 --> 00:14:03,070 I want you to know I appreciate you having taken this over. 239 00:14:05,290 --> 00:14:10,030 I hate like hell to see this woman get sent away just because I was one brick 240 00:14:10,030 --> 00:14:11,030 shy of a full load. 241 00:14:11,650 --> 00:14:12,650 Forget it, Sid. 242 00:14:12,890 --> 00:14:14,450 I didn't do anything you wouldn't have done. 243 00:14:16,310 --> 00:14:17,310 Maybe. 244 00:14:17,870 --> 00:14:18,870 Maybe not. 245 00:14:20,250 --> 00:14:25,070 But while we're on the subject of appreciation, I have to tell you, 246 00:14:25,110 --> 00:14:28,830 I'm really grateful to you. 247 00:14:30,220 --> 00:14:31,220 You were there for me. 248 00:14:32,220 --> 00:14:33,720 I'm a lawyer, Sid, like you. 249 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:35,400 I took on a case. 250 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:37,380 I'm not talking about the case. 251 00:14:38,660 --> 00:14:39,940 You were there for me. 252 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:41,920 Come on, Sid. 253 00:14:42,700 --> 00:14:46,760 When I was in the hospital, you were the only one to come see me. 254 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:48,000 I like you, Sid. 255 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:50,200 Even if you are nuts. 256 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:53,560 Nobody else, Mike. 257 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,780 And I want you to know, it meant a lot. 258 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:01,520 Well, I'm just glad to see you back. 259 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:06,480 It's been tough. 260 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:08,740 I won't lie to you about that. 261 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,960 I honestly didn't know if I'd ever be able to walk into a courtroom again. 262 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,520 If I'd be able to get out of my own room, for that matter. 263 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:20,480 Looks like you made it. 264 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:22,800 We'll find out today. 265 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:28,600 I'm, uh, in Division 50 this afternoon. 266 00:15:30,330 --> 00:15:32,090 Why don't you come see me in action? 267 00:15:32,330 --> 00:15:33,330 What kind of case? 268 00:15:34,110 --> 00:15:36,650 Solicitation. A jury trial for solicitation? 269 00:15:37,890 --> 00:15:39,530 The girl didn't want to go to jail. 270 00:15:40,090 --> 00:15:42,570 The D .A. didn't want to let her walk with a fine. 271 00:15:43,190 --> 00:15:44,830 Well, if I get a chance, I'll drop by. 272 00:15:45,450 --> 00:15:46,450 If you could, Mike. 273 00:15:49,970 --> 00:15:50,970 Friendly faces. 274 00:15:51,950 --> 00:15:53,590 It's a nice thing to see. Yeah. 275 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:09,660 When one brews oneself a cup of tea, the common practice is to allow the bag to 276 00:16:09,660 --> 00:16:10,940 steep a while in the cup. 277 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:16,300 Then place the bag inside the concave portion of the spoon, wrap the string 278 00:16:16,300 --> 00:16:21,300 several times around both bag and spoon, and by tucking on the string, wring the 279 00:16:21,300 --> 00:16:24,760 bag before discarding. 280 00:16:25,460 --> 00:16:30,820 Now, what I have designed is a tea bag. 281 00:16:31,340 --> 00:16:36,180 which by dint of a heat -sealed covering of polyethylene, 0 .57 millimeters 282 00:16:36,180 --> 00:16:43,180 thick, bent in half, permits one to simply slide the tag downwards, ring 283 00:16:43,180 --> 00:16:47,300 the bag without use of string or spoon. 284 00:16:49,140 --> 00:16:50,240 Quite ingenious. 285 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:51,480 Thank you. 286 00:16:51,660 --> 00:16:54,100 Is this the first thing that you've invented, Mr. Hull? 287 00:16:54,660 --> 00:16:55,940 Oh, my goodness, no. 288 00:16:56,260 --> 00:16:59,720 I've developed numerous advances in the manufacturing of key bags. 289 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:05,060 both to facilitate the osmotic action when immersed in water, and as involves 290 00:17:05,060 --> 00:17:07,839 the actual attachment of tag and string. 291 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,800 And did you receive extra compensation for these inventions? 292 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,619 Yes, per my contract. 293 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,079 But it never amounted to very much. 294 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:23,339 Whereas this... I 295 00:17:23,339 --> 00:17:25,420 suppose there's no fool like an old fool. 296 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:27,300 In any event... 297 00:17:27,609 --> 00:17:31,950 I sat in Mr. Atwood Wade's office not six months ago. I presented him with 298 00:17:31,950 --> 00:17:36,770 drawings, with prototypes, everything necessary to begin production, which is 299 00:17:36,770 --> 00:17:37,790 exactly what he's done. 300 00:17:38,590 --> 00:17:43,490 Except that he now claims the entire process was his idea, and I'm entitled 301 00:17:43,490 --> 00:17:45,090 be compensated not one whit. 302 00:17:45,650 --> 00:17:49,730 As far as teabags go, this figures to be a big item? 303 00:17:50,010 --> 00:17:54,910 Big? This figures to be the biggest breakthrough in teabag technology since 304 00:17:54,910 --> 00:17:56,590 Lipton people developed the W -fold. 305 00:17:57,150 --> 00:17:59,450 since Sir Henry Addison isolated Orange Pico. 306 00:18:00,090 --> 00:18:06,950 Not to appear immodest, Miss Kelsey, but this is a watershed event, and I'll 307 00:18:06,950 --> 00:18:08,710 not be robbed of my moment in history. 308 00:18:11,810 --> 00:18:13,930 The long and the short of it, Nina, is they're worried. 309 00:18:14,310 --> 00:18:16,330 They don't want to go to court on a wrongful death claim. 310 00:18:16,810 --> 00:18:18,270 They don't want to risk a jury verdict. 311 00:18:18,930 --> 00:18:19,930 They don't want publicity. 312 00:18:20,570 --> 00:18:24,630 So the offer is to drop the attempted murder charges in exchange for a 313 00:18:25,030 --> 00:18:26,030 Which means what? 314 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,460 You can walk if you drop your suit. 315 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,060 Just like that? No probation, no nothing? 316 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:32,680 No nothing. 317 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:35,320 What do you think? 318 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:39,680 I think a thing. 319 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,200 They don't have a case against you, and they know it. 320 00:18:42,540 --> 00:18:45,600 What they want is for you to drop the case you have against them. 321 00:18:46,020 --> 00:18:48,700 In other words, they're looking to get something for nothing. 322 00:18:49,060 --> 00:18:50,900 Yeah, well, that's nothing new, Mr. Cusack. 323 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,220 You think I can get money for my baby, right? 324 00:18:54,540 --> 00:18:55,540 Absolutely. 325 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,000 And you don't think I'll end up going to jail? 326 00:18:58,280 --> 00:18:59,280 No, I don't. 327 00:19:00,540 --> 00:19:04,020 If you hadn't taken my case over, I'd still be sitting in that cell. 328 00:19:05,460 --> 00:19:07,060 Here's to my man, Mr. Cusack. 329 00:19:07,260 --> 00:19:09,560 And I appreciate what you did in getting me out. 330 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,740 But I believe I'd like to take their offer. 331 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:15,040 It's not a good offer, Nina. 332 00:19:15,620 --> 00:19:19,180 Yeah, I'm sure it isn't. But see, you're somebody who feels lucky. 333 00:19:19,580 --> 00:19:22,000 You get out there and you figure I'm going to do okay. 334 00:19:22,300 --> 00:19:23,900 And you're right most of the time. 335 00:19:24,380 --> 00:19:25,640 But I don't feel lucky. 336 00:19:26,980 --> 00:19:28,380 I figure I'm going to lose. 337 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,840 And I'm also right most of the time. You could do better. 338 00:19:32,120 --> 00:19:33,480 I could also do worse. 339 00:19:34,740 --> 00:19:38,620 Now, if they're willing to let me keep my kids and not spend any time in jail, 340 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,460 then I'll cut my losses right here. 341 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:42,400 They're bad enough already. 342 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:51,080 You see, the prosecution would have you believe as they do. 343 00:19:52,010 --> 00:19:54,390 That this case should not be wasting your time. 344 00:19:55,410 --> 00:20:01,690 That the defendant is a common whore in a garden variety solicitation case. 345 00:20:02,170 --> 00:20:07,750 And that she should just take her medicine, do her 30 days or her six 346 00:20:07,850 --> 00:20:10,130 then do her parole, and be done with it. 347 00:20:15,230 --> 00:20:21,520 One could argue, what real difference does it make if she goes to prison 348 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,200 or goes free. 349 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,020 She isn't famous, nor is she rich. 350 00:20:28,660 --> 00:20:33,820 When she dies, she will not rate even one line in the newspaper. 351 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,140 There may well be no one there to grieve. 352 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:44,700 She will live out her life, be it long or short, 353 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,100 in the sort of... 354 00:20:52,100 --> 00:20:53,420 Pervading anonymity. 355 00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:57,080 That permits us to dismiss her. 356 00:20:57,580 --> 00:21:01,280 And dismiss her without a second thought. 357 00:21:05,500 --> 00:21:07,760 I have to ask myself. 358 00:21:09,460 --> 00:21:14,320 How many more of us are dismissed in the same manner on this rock -hard earth? 359 00:21:15,820 --> 00:21:18,260 When the reaper's scythe is on the backswing. 360 00:21:19,789 --> 00:21:21,550 What distinguishes any one of us? 361 00:21:23,310 --> 00:21:28,290 What do any of us do with our lives that mark us as worthy of consideration? 362 00:21:33,810 --> 00:21:36,090 Quite honestly, I'm at a loss to say. 363 00:21:42,710 --> 00:21:44,010 Isn't it that once we had dreams? 364 00:21:55,380 --> 00:21:57,120 Maybe that we've been children. 365 00:22:01,060 --> 00:22:02,260 That we've known Christmas. 366 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:12,020 What I always thought Christmas was about is a kind of free pass. 367 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:18,140 A time of saying, hey, you don't have to earn it. 368 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:20,440 We'll consider you. 369 00:22:21,260 --> 00:22:26,320 The least of you. And we'll do it strictly on faith. 370 00:22:30,580 --> 00:22:31,660 Christmas goes. 371 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:35,900 The audition continues. 372 00:22:39,140 --> 00:22:45,820 And each one of us is sent back to hammer on his own personal anvil. 373 00:22:46,890 --> 00:22:51,950 With the idea that we will be hammering until our hearts stop. 374 00:22:54,590 --> 00:23:00,590 And someone kindly pays us to rest. 375 00:23:20,620 --> 00:23:21,680 to Lurleen Connors. 376 00:23:23,340 --> 00:23:28,340 And I hope... you will consider her. 377 00:23:35,700 --> 00:23:36,880 I thank you. 378 00:24:56,100 --> 00:24:57,100 Atlanta. 379 00:24:57,460 --> 00:25:02,000 Rams. Arnie, Mrs. Stanton is on the other line. She says it's very 380 00:25:03,260 --> 00:25:06,460 Bears, Redskins, and Chargers. 381 00:25:07,340 --> 00:25:08,340 Yeah, that's it. 382 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:10,320 Okay, I'll talk to you on Monday. 383 00:25:10,620 --> 00:25:11,620 Bye -bye, thanks. 384 00:25:14,740 --> 00:25:15,740 Mrs. Stanton. 385 00:25:17,180 --> 00:25:18,420 All right, Maureen. 386 00:25:20,620 --> 00:25:21,620 Tonight. 387 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:23,600 Listen, is your lawyer okay with this? 388 00:25:24,810 --> 00:25:25,810 You sure? 389 00:25:26,530 --> 00:25:27,530 Okay. 390 00:25:29,050 --> 00:25:30,050 Eight o 'clock. 391 00:25:32,070 --> 00:25:33,070 I'll see you there. 392 00:25:34,750 --> 00:25:35,750 All right, bye -bye. 393 00:25:40,690 --> 00:25:44,310 I thought we swore to each other. No time for shopping, no presents. 394 00:25:44,850 --> 00:25:45,850 I know. 395 00:25:45,890 --> 00:25:47,730 It's just a little something. 396 00:25:48,790 --> 00:25:49,870 You've been a good friend, Ann. 397 00:25:58,220 --> 00:25:59,280 I can't resist toy stores. 398 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:02,840 You get to assemble it. Eric gets to play with it. 399 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:05,720 Actually, Jim is going to have Eric for the holidays. 400 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,380 I thought he was going to let you see him on Christmas Day. 401 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:10,920 Changed his mind. 402 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:13,640 Oh. 403 00:26:14,300 --> 00:26:16,060 How about spending some time with Stuart and me? 404 00:26:17,180 --> 00:26:18,500 I have a major project. 405 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,540 I'm going to clean out all my closets and drawers. 406 00:26:20,780 --> 00:26:21,780 You have no idea how disgusting. 407 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:26,720 Excuse me, ladies. Am I breaking up a personal moment here? 408 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:28,700 Abby Perkins, Vinnie La Rosa. 409 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,980 You're probably too young to remember Julius La Rosa. The singer, you mean? 410 00:26:34,420 --> 00:26:36,380 Are you related to him? You're kidding me, right? 411 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:38,140 You can't see it in the face? 412 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:46,480 Very nice to meet you. 413 00:26:46,780 --> 00:26:47,780 Pleasure. 414 00:26:49,500 --> 00:26:52,780 Look, I don't want you to get nervous here. I'm going to do this in such a way 415 00:26:52,780 --> 00:26:54,180 as to keep the damage to a minimum. 416 00:27:01,070 --> 00:27:02,810 I did a preliminary sift through, Miss Kate. 417 00:27:03,050 --> 00:27:06,250 And I don't know. There might be a few items here that might be worth a look. 418 00:27:07,650 --> 00:27:12,270 I say to myself, what could the garbage from a place like Atwood Wade be like? 419 00:27:12,570 --> 00:27:14,230 Crumpled bits of papers, probably. 420 00:27:14,470 --> 00:27:15,570 Maybe some tea bags. 421 00:27:15,850 --> 00:27:16,850 Clean, though. 422 00:27:17,150 --> 00:27:19,590 Forget about it. Garbage is garbage. 423 00:27:19,870 --> 00:27:22,230 And theirs don't smell like vanilla ice cream cone. 424 00:27:48,450 --> 00:27:49,409 Mr. Hall? 425 00:27:49,410 --> 00:27:50,410 Ann Kelsey. 426 00:27:50,790 --> 00:27:52,810 Atwood Wade's secretary. What's her first name? 427 00:27:54,370 --> 00:27:55,370 Gisela. 428 00:27:55,810 --> 00:27:57,590 Thank you, Mr. Hall. I'll be speaking to you. 429 00:27:57,930 --> 00:27:58,930 Who's the letter to? 430 00:28:01,150 --> 00:28:02,250 Mistress Gisela. 431 00:28:06,750 --> 00:28:08,570 Can I get you something from the bar? 432 00:28:08,810 --> 00:28:10,150 A Fleischman's and a beer, please. 433 00:28:10,390 --> 00:28:11,510 I'll have whatever she's having. 434 00:28:13,910 --> 00:28:15,950 What's behind this, he thought to himself? 435 00:28:16,850 --> 00:28:20,310 Why would my client's wife call me and ask me if I'm free for dinner? 436 00:28:20,830 --> 00:28:22,350 It is an intriguing question. 437 00:28:22,850 --> 00:28:24,130 Want me to answer it for you? 438 00:28:24,350 --> 00:28:25,590 Only if I won't be disappointed. 439 00:28:27,310 --> 00:28:32,030 As soon as you walked into that conference room yesterday, I knew I was 440 00:28:32,030 --> 00:28:33,030 go to bed with you. 441 00:28:33,750 --> 00:28:35,530 I can't put it any other way than that. 442 00:28:36,750 --> 00:28:38,110 That's okay. That way's fine. 443 00:28:39,470 --> 00:28:40,470 Excuse me. 444 00:28:40,590 --> 00:28:41,590 Here you go. 445 00:28:52,540 --> 00:28:55,060 Disappointed? You seem a little, uh, distracted. 446 00:28:56,800 --> 00:29:00,480 No, actually, I was just offering up a prayer of thanksgiving and gratitude for 447 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,040 God's great gifts. 448 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:06,600 Oh, so he gets credit, does he? Yeah, he gets the credit, I get you. 449 00:29:07,020 --> 00:29:08,020 And what do I get? 450 00:29:08,420 --> 00:29:09,540 Anything you want. 451 00:29:22,830 --> 00:29:23,830 You're not put off? 452 00:29:24,530 --> 00:29:25,530 Not hardly. 453 00:29:25,990 --> 00:29:26,990 I'm glad. 454 00:29:27,910 --> 00:29:32,190 You see, Arnie, I don't have the time or the inclination for subtlety. 455 00:29:32,670 --> 00:29:36,790 And I dropped the pretense of being a good little girl the day I took off the 456 00:29:36,790 --> 00:29:40,130 white blouse and plaid skirt that I wore to Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow. 457 00:29:41,550 --> 00:29:44,990 I would like to have seen you in that plaid skirt and blouse. 458 00:29:45,450 --> 00:29:46,450 That can be arranged. 459 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:04,040 Shall I start saying my Hail Marys now for what it is I'm about to do? I have a 460 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:07,700 feeling you'd better. As far as sin goes, I think this is going to be a big 461 00:30:12,340 --> 00:30:12,740 Merry 462 00:30:12,740 --> 00:30:24,080 Christmas. 463 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:27,900 I know how you get this time of year, so... 464 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:30,640 I'll pick him up on Monday, okay? 465 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:32,840 Thank you. 466 00:30:35,420 --> 00:30:37,780 For what it's worth, I'm not drinking. 467 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:41,800 That by itself makes a whole lot of things much clearer. 468 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:49,000 Come on. 469 00:31:09,650 --> 00:31:16,430 Hi, I'm glad you're here to help me decorate the tree Do you 470 00:31:16,430 --> 00:31:24,110 want 471 00:31:24,110 --> 00:31:25,110 to hang a little drum 472 00:31:40,220 --> 00:31:43,640 Honey, I really do love you. 473 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:46,740 And you know that. 474 00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:50,100 Don't you? 475 00:32:31,820 --> 00:32:32,820 Just out of curiosity. 476 00:32:34,420 --> 00:32:36,360 Did Tim tell you anything about me? 477 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:39,300 No, not really. 478 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:41,920 Poor Tim. 479 00:32:42,780 --> 00:32:49,760 Yeah, well... I guess it wasn't 480 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:53,680 too realistic to think that his name wouldn't come up somewhere along the 481 00:32:57,140 --> 00:32:58,980 I wouldn't want to do anything to hurt him. 482 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:01,520 Of course not. 483 00:33:02,780 --> 00:33:08,740 But now, you can put that chapter of your life to rest, and you 484 00:33:08,740 --> 00:33:11,220 can begin taking care of yourself. 485 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:21,160 Not to mention taking care of you. 486 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:43,900 couple of things decent 487 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:08,880 What do we got, Mike? 488 00:34:09,020 --> 00:34:10,480 Are we ready to sign some papers? 489 00:34:10,699 --> 00:34:12,420 Well, why don't we start with what we don't got? 490 00:34:13,060 --> 00:34:16,580 No way, no how, my client's gonna walk away from a good chance at a multi 491 00:34:16,580 --> 00:34:18,159 -million dollar jury verdict. 492 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:22,080 In return for the DA dropping a case that's gonna fold anyway the first time 493 00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:23,080 make a motion to dismiss. 494 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:27,520 When's the last time you heard of a wrongful death award in the millions for 495 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:29,260 black infant female? 496 00:34:29,780 --> 00:34:32,120 Am I giving refresher courses here or what? 497 00:34:38,060 --> 00:34:39,060 What does she want? 498 00:34:39,940 --> 00:34:42,420 I don't even want to go to her with less than a quarter million. 499 00:34:42,659 --> 00:34:46,520 You went to her with a thousand dollars and a bigger apartment and the project, 500 00:34:46,580 --> 00:34:48,380 she'd think she died and went to heaven. 501 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:56,100 Assuming I can get my boss to agree to it, which is by no means a safe 502 00:34:56,100 --> 00:34:57,100 assumption. 503 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:00,040 Would 50 grand square this away? 504 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:01,480 50 grand? 505 00:35:01,900 --> 00:35:03,760 That's insulting, Scanlon. Yeah? 506 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:08,000 Anybody ever insult your client like that before? Nobody ever murdered her 507 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:09,480 before, either. All right, look. 508 00:35:10,380 --> 00:35:15,180 If I can come up with a hundred grand, have we got a deal? 509 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:19,740 You come up with a hundred grand, get the D .A. to drop the case with 510 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:23,820 expunge her records of the arrest, and I think maybe I can sell it. 511 00:35:24,060 --> 00:35:27,420 But no tricks. I don't want this woman coming away from this with as much as a 512 00:35:27,420 --> 00:35:29,180 traffic ticket. Yeah, yeah, all right. 513 00:35:29,620 --> 00:35:32,140 You work it out on your end, I'll work it out on mine. 514 00:35:33,740 --> 00:35:34,920 Going to Hirschberg's funeral? 515 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:37,400 Yeah. 516 00:35:39,860 --> 00:35:41,120 You think of it. 517 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:42,880 Pay my respects, will you? 518 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:54,320 Although Sidney Hirschberg's life was taken far too soon, we must not judge 519 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:57,960 or those pressures which he found, for whatever reason, unendurable. 520 00:35:58,730 --> 00:36:02,610 Although I personally never had the pleasure of knowing this man, his 521 00:36:02,610 --> 00:36:03,870 leaves us that much poorer. 522 00:36:04,450 --> 00:36:09,810 He'll be missed by his friends, his colleagues, his clients who were 523 00:36:09,810 --> 00:36:14,850 by him, who benefited from his experience, his wisdom, his 524 00:36:15,610 --> 00:36:21,550 Now I would ask any of Sidney's friends or loved ones to come forward and speak 525 00:36:21,550 --> 00:36:22,550 in his memory. 526 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:42,040 By the way, do you prefer to be called simply Mr. Atwood or Mr. Atwood Wade? 527 00:36:42,460 --> 00:36:44,520 Atwood Wade is the correct appellation. 528 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:47,480 Thank you. 529 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:50,680 Mmm. 530 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:52,800 Nice. Earl Grey? 531 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:54,340 I believe it is, yes. 532 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:58,900 You said you wished to discuss an omission in discovery? 533 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:02,420 Yes. You failed to produce a document that I asked for. 534 00:37:02,980 --> 00:37:04,980 And which document might that be? 535 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:09,080 The transcription of notes taken at the meeting at which my client presented his 536 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:10,160 invention to your client. 537 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:14,840 There were no notes taken at that meeting. My client seemed to think that 538 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:17,740 Gisela Radford was taking copious notes at that meeting. 539 00:37:17,940 --> 00:37:18,940 No notes. 540 00:37:19,260 --> 00:37:20,600 You did have a meeting. 541 00:37:21,900 --> 00:37:23,260 If you could call it that. 542 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:27,620 Gunther Hall came into my office and started rambling on about a self 543 00:37:27,620 --> 00:37:28,299 tea bag. 544 00:37:28,300 --> 00:37:31,920 Well, I stopped him after approximately 30 seconds and told him that we'd had 545 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:34,260 that idea under development for at least six months. 546 00:37:35,180 --> 00:37:36,180 And that was that. 547 00:37:37,220 --> 00:37:38,220 Miss Radford. 548 00:37:38,300 --> 00:37:42,100 Exactly what he said happened. In other words, it's the two of you against the 549 00:37:42,100 --> 00:37:43,100 word of my client. 550 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:46,680 That would appear to be a correct evaluation. 551 00:37:48,980 --> 00:37:52,520 You wouldn't have any reason to lie for Mr. Atwood Wade, would you, Miss 552 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:53,660 Radford? What are you suggesting? 553 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:59,520 A personal relationship, perhaps. A uniquely intimate relationship between 554 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:00,520 Ackley and Gisela. 555 00:38:01,450 --> 00:38:06,550 As you've crossed over the line of good taste, Miss Kelsey, I must ask you now 556 00:38:06,550 --> 00:38:07,550 to leave. 557 00:38:07,950 --> 00:38:08,950 As you wish. 558 00:38:09,410 --> 00:38:11,150 We can do this in open court instead. 559 00:38:11,730 --> 00:38:15,130 However, I must warn you that I do intend to impeach the testimony of Miss 560 00:38:15,130 --> 00:38:17,130 Radford with evidence of that very relationship. 561 00:38:17,470 --> 00:38:19,230 What evidence are you talking about? 562 00:38:19,850 --> 00:38:24,650 I'd rather not say at this moment, but I do have reason to believe, Mr. 563 00:38:24,730 --> 00:38:28,230 Atwoodway, that there are certain articles of Miss Radford's clothing 564 00:38:28,230 --> 00:38:29,730 find to be particularly compelling. 565 00:38:32,540 --> 00:38:35,560 including, but not limited to, her shoes. 566 00:38:40,140 --> 00:38:41,280 What would it take? 567 00:38:41,540 --> 00:38:42,940 Ackley! Gisela, please. 568 00:38:43,940 --> 00:38:45,580 My client only wants what's fair. 569 00:38:45,940 --> 00:38:48,540 May I ask what's going on here? 570 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:49,920 Of course you may. 571 00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:53,960 I believe your client is agreeing to pay my client that to which he is 572 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:54,960 contractually entitled. 573 00:38:57,160 --> 00:38:59,160 Am I correct, Mr. Atwood -Wade? 574 00:39:01,660 --> 00:39:06,860 Mistress Gisela, it's you who are powerful, and I only are a calcitrant 575 00:39:06,860 --> 00:39:11,800 boy who needs to be taught his lesson, to suffer every bit of the humiliation 576 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:18,600 and derision I deserve, to wait until your Yorkie has eaten his fill that 577 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:21,040 I might have a bit of the kibble he's left over. 578 00:39:22,060 --> 00:39:25,100 If I could but worship at the altar of your shoes. 579 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:30,960 wincing with exquisite pain at the sharp jab of your heel. I would be for you an 580 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:33,220 abject slave until the end of time. 581 00:39:33,660 --> 00:39:35,180 Do with me what you will. 582 00:39:35,740 --> 00:39:38,780 Your loyal spongebob, Ackley. 583 00:39:40,860 --> 00:39:41,860 An idea. 584 00:39:43,060 --> 00:39:45,420 I actually find that to be a very moving letter. 585 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:50,020 Knock yourself out, Gordon. 586 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:57,360 Hey, Gracie. 587 00:39:58,760 --> 00:39:59,840 Merry Christmas, Victor. 588 00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:01,280 Did he snubby that to you, too? 589 00:40:01,580 --> 00:40:02,740 I thought you were doing that court. 590 00:40:03,460 --> 00:40:04,460 I am. 591 00:40:04,660 --> 00:40:06,700 But the judge got a case of Christmas spirit. 592 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:08,200 Hallelujah. 593 00:40:08,300 --> 00:40:09,300 Is Cusack around? 594 00:40:09,560 --> 00:40:10,560 Yes, somewhere. 595 00:40:10,940 --> 00:40:11,940 See ya. 596 00:40:16,260 --> 00:40:16,660 Merry 597 00:40:16,660 --> 00:40:24,320 Christmas, 598 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:25,400 Iris. 599 00:40:25,930 --> 00:40:26,930 There, then. 600 00:40:27,770 --> 00:40:28,770 Can I? 601 00:40:34,450 --> 00:40:35,450 Oh. 602 00:40:35,990 --> 00:40:38,070 First -year law student has to have a briefcase. 603 00:40:38,730 --> 00:40:40,650 Oh, it's beautiful. 604 00:40:40,950 --> 00:40:43,530 It's just beautiful. 605 00:40:44,070 --> 00:40:45,650 What's that inside there? 606 00:40:51,870 --> 00:40:54,090 Black's Law Dictionary. Oh, it's a must. 607 00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:57,620 Thank you, Leland. 608 00:40:58,060 --> 00:41:01,820 Not just for the briefcase, but for your support and encouragement. 609 00:41:03,220 --> 00:41:05,620 Just remember there's plenty more where that came from. 610 00:41:06,700 --> 00:41:07,700 Good luck, Iris. 611 00:41:08,820 --> 00:41:09,820 Merry Christmas. 612 00:41:13,580 --> 00:41:18,260 I made it myself. 613 00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:22,660 It's beautiful, Roxanne. You sure you really like it or you wouldn't have 614 00:41:22,660 --> 00:41:23,660 had blue? 615 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:24,800 It's perfect. 616 00:41:26,350 --> 00:41:28,750 I forgot my mistletoe. Well, you don't need it, Arnie. 617 00:41:34,250 --> 00:41:35,750 I got you a little something, too. 618 00:41:45,290 --> 00:41:46,510 Antique marcasite and pearl. 619 00:41:48,030 --> 00:41:49,030 It's gorgeous. 620 00:42:08,650 --> 00:42:09,650 I'm really beat. 621 00:42:10,290 --> 00:42:11,590 One cup of eggnog? 622 00:42:14,130 --> 00:42:15,130 Arnie? 623 00:42:23,690 --> 00:42:24,690 Hi. 624 00:42:25,010 --> 00:42:27,650 I want to apologize for putting you in this position. 625 00:42:28,730 --> 00:42:30,510 You didn't exactly do it by yourself. 626 00:42:30,930 --> 00:42:32,070 So what does that make us? 627 00:42:32,410 --> 00:42:33,410 Partners in crime? 628 00:42:33,810 --> 00:42:35,310 I sure as hell feel like a criminal. 629 00:42:35,710 --> 00:42:36,730 I do too, Arnie. 630 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:42,020 But I know that all day today I really wanted to talk to someone. 631 00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:45,560 And as much as I fought it, the person I wanted to talk to was you. 632 00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:49,100 I guess we just let things get out of control. 633 00:42:50,300 --> 00:42:51,279 That's it. 634 00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:54,260 An innocent guy, a guy who trusted both of us, is made to suffer. 635 00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:56,960 Does it make it any better that we're suffering too? 636 00:42:57,500 --> 00:42:58,399 We're guilty. 637 00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:00,260 We're supposed to suffer. I know. 638 00:43:00,660 --> 00:43:03,600 Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. 639 00:43:04,330 --> 00:43:06,930 We could have at least waited, Maureen. We didn't have to hurt him the way we 640 00:43:06,930 --> 00:43:08,790 did. I mean, he's a nice guy. 641 00:43:09,710 --> 00:43:10,710 That's true, Arnie. 642 00:43:11,710 --> 00:43:14,570 Unlike you and me, he is nice. 643 00:43:15,430 --> 00:43:16,430 But you know something? 644 00:43:17,770 --> 00:43:20,150 Nice people are real killers. 645 00:43:20,930 --> 00:43:27,650 The ones like Tim, nice, vulnerable, wearing that vulnerability -like body 646 00:43:27,650 --> 00:43:30,390 armor, constantly reminding you it's there. 647 00:43:30,870 --> 00:43:32,150 You know where Tim is now. 648 00:43:33,060 --> 00:43:35,260 He's at an orgy of his own imagination. 649 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:41,740 While you and I have been beating ourselves with guilt and remorse, he's 650 00:43:41,740 --> 00:43:44,080 writhing in ecstasy at his vision of us together. 651 00:43:44,540 --> 00:43:47,200 Come on, Maureen, don't you think that's taking it a little too far? 652 00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:48,760 Really? 653 00:43:49,880 --> 00:43:50,880 Tell me the truth. 654 00:43:52,100 --> 00:43:53,600 Did he tell you things about me? 655 00:43:55,240 --> 00:43:57,360 Of course he did. 656 00:43:58,100 --> 00:43:59,420 He likes to do that. 657 00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:01,200 Tell people things. 658 00:44:02,030 --> 00:44:04,330 The car rides, the movie theaters. 659 00:44:06,030 --> 00:44:08,210 He had a friend with a two -seater Alfa. 660 00:44:09,170 --> 00:44:11,210 One night we were all driving to a party. 661 00:44:12,130 --> 00:44:13,490 Go with Tom, he said. 662 00:44:14,210 --> 00:44:15,210 I'll meet you there. 663 00:44:16,330 --> 00:44:19,570 We arrived every bit as late as he knew we would. 664 00:44:25,270 --> 00:44:26,710 We're not betraying him, Arnie. 665 00:44:28,070 --> 00:44:30,010 We're giving him exactly what he wants. 666 00:44:31,270 --> 00:44:32,270 I'm gonna lock the door. 667 00:45:03,370 --> 00:45:04,370 What is it, Mickey? 668 00:45:08,470 --> 00:45:11,090 You know how many people showed up for Sid Hirschberg? 669 00:45:13,890 --> 00:45:14,890 How many? 670 00:45:18,010 --> 00:45:19,010 Maybe ten. 671 00:45:21,070 --> 00:45:22,530 His wife looked relieved. 672 00:45:25,690 --> 00:45:27,770 The rabbi didn't even know him. 673 00:45:31,130 --> 00:45:32,670 Nobody had anything to say. 674 00:45:56,510 --> 00:45:59,690 This poor bastard couldn't keep the gun from his head. 675 00:46:02,090 --> 00:46:03,550 And nobody cried. 676 00:46:03,930 --> 00:46:04,930 It's okay. 677 00:46:06,350 --> 00:46:07,350 It's okay. 678 00:46:08,650 --> 00:46:09,710 It's okay, Mickey.