1 00:00:03,260 --> 00:00:04,600 Previously on L .A. Law. 2 00:00:10,540 --> 00:00:15,420 I know how you get this time of year, so... I'll pick him up on Monday, okay? 3 00:00:16,620 --> 00:00:17,620 Thank you. 4 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,680 Honey, I really do love you. 5 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:25,680 Everything's gonna be okay. 6 00:00:26,460 --> 00:00:29,460 I'm 44 years old and I'm locked up in a rubber room. 7 00:00:29,860 --> 00:00:30,860 I like you, Sid. 8 00:00:32,110 --> 00:00:33,110 Even if you are nuts. 9 00:00:33,650 --> 00:00:38,590 When I was in the hospital, you were the only one to come see me. And I want you 10 00:00:38,590 --> 00:00:40,490 to know, it meant a lot. 11 00:00:41,910 --> 00:00:43,190 Well, I'm just glad to see you back. 12 00:00:43,590 --> 00:00:47,490 I'm in Division 50 this afternoon. 13 00:00:49,250 --> 00:00:51,010 Why don't you come see me in action? 14 00:00:51,510 --> 00:00:53,570 Friendly faces, it's a nice thing to see. 15 00:01:17,550 --> 00:01:18,550 Hi, Mike. 16 00:01:19,890 --> 00:01:21,310 You want to tell me your thinking, George? 17 00:01:21,790 --> 00:01:24,690 You got a million drug busts backing up like sewage. There aren't enough 18 00:01:24,690 --> 00:01:27,810 courtrooms to handle your current caseload of axe murders. And yet you 19 00:01:27,810 --> 00:01:30,170 to press for a jury trial and a lousy hooker beef? 20 00:01:30,470 --> 00:01:32,870 Hello, George. How are you? I'm fine, Mike. Thanks. 21 00:01:33,210 --> 00:01:36,350 Smog's a bitch, ain't it? Can we cut through the crap here, please? You want 22 00:01:36,350 --> 00:01:37,890 slow down and tell me what you're talking about? 23 00:01:38,130 --> 00:01:41,110 Lurleen Connors. This case never should have gone to court in the first place. 24 00:01:41,210 --> 00:01:43,630 And if it hadn't, there's an outside chance that Sid Hershberg would be alive 25 00:01:43,630 --> 00:01:45,590 today. Sid wanted that trial, not me. 26 00:01:45,930 --> 00:01:48,850 I offered him a lousy fine and credit for time served, so get the hell off my 27 00:01:48,850 --> 00:01:50,030 back before I knock you down. 28 00:01:50,890 --> 00:01:51,669 That's all right. 29 00:01:51,670 --> 00:01:53,470 I thought that... Think again. 30 00:01:57,090 --> 00:01:58,550 Well, is the offer still good? 31 00:01:58,950 --> 00:01:59,950 Of course it is. 32 00:02:00,270 --> 00:02:03,530 I'm looking to build a career on 50 -buck hooker trials, for God's sake. 33 00:02:05,650 --> 00:02:06,650 George. 34 00:02:08,610 --> 00:02:09,870 I'm sorry about the attitude. 35 00:02:13,330 --> 00:02:14,390 I've been under a lot of pressure. 36 00:02:15,140 --> 00:02:16,140 Forget it. 37 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:20,860 You took his caseload, didn't you? 38 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:23,520 Yeah. 39 00:02:24,100 --> 00:02:25,800 Don't ask me why, because I don't know. 40 00:02:30,740 --> 00:02:31,960 Yeah, I'll see you in court. 41 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:34,840 Mike. 42 00:02:36,700 --> 00:02:37,700 You all right? 43 00:02:38,140 --> 00:02:39,140 Yeah. 44 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:40,760 Why? 45 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:42,120 Because I'm not. 46 00:02:42,830 --> 00:02:44,770 Ever since Sid ate his gun, I've been having nightmares. 47 00:02:45,570 --> 00:02:46,930 I'm afraid to go to sleep at night. 48 00:02:47,730 --> 00:02:48,730 I'm depressed. 49 00:02:48,770 --> 00:02:49,770 I'm anxious. 50 00:02:50,070 --> 00:02:51,510 I had to go back to my shrink. 51 00:02:53,790 --> 00:02:55,830 That's the most awful thing I've ever seen in my life. 52 00:02:59,390 --> 00:03:02,430 Man, it makes you stop and think about stuff you don't want to stop and think 53 00:03:02,430 --> 00:03:03,430 about. 54 00:05:09,290 --> 00:05:11,290 People versus Joseph Sears. 55 00:05:11,790 --> 00:05:14,650 Hit -and -run vehicular manslaughter. Sid Hirshberg's case. 56 00:05:15,270 --> 00:05:18,150 People versus Connors, a prostitute. 57 00:05:18,870 --> 00:05:19,870 Sid Hirshberg. 58 00:05:20,310 --> 00:05:22,530 How about it, Mike? Do you want me to take one of them for you? 59 00:05:22,890 --> 00:05:23,890 It's under control. 60 00:05:24,530 --> 00:05:28,650 Just because the man's dead, there's no reason for us to pick up every case he 61 00:05:28,650 --> 00:05:29,489 ever handled. 62 00:05:29,490 --> 00:05:32,390 It's just these two cases, and I'm doing them. You don't like it? 63 00:05:32,730 --> 00:05:35,250 Too bad. What about Cromwell Aircraft? 64 00:05:37,450 --> 00:05:38,470 Please, not again. 65 00:05:40,180 --> 00:05:41,079 Excuse me. 66 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,480 Mo's got a... You've been saying that for a week. We spend thousands of 67 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,900 updating our phone system, and all we get is chaos. 68 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,640 Douglas, I've got a client sitting in my office who's a computer genie. 69 00:05:50,900 --> 00:05:52,660 Forget it. It's sophisticated equipment. 70 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,740 Not a toy for some computer hack. No, the kid's the winner. 71 00:05:56,140 --> 00:05:58,380 He can have his phone miss straightened out in a couple of hours. 72 00:06:00,020 --> 00:06:01,560 I think I know what it is now. 73 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:04,000 Mm -hmm. 74 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,000 Back to Cromwell Aircraft. 75 00:06:08,510 --> 00:06:12,850 This is a huge chance for us to land a major, major client. 76 00:06:13,150 --> 00:06:16,830 George Cromwell will be in town this afternoon to interview the five biggest 77 00:06:16,830 --> 00:06:18,810 firms in the city and us. 78 00:06:19,070 --> 00:06:20,070 How do we rate? 79 00:06:20,210 --> 00:06:23,890 The vice president is a friend of mine. He was kind enough to put us on the 80 00:06:23,890 --> 00:06:27,630 list. He was also good enough to give me a profile on Mr. Cromwell. 81 00:06:28,130 --> 00:06:30,530 This should give us an edge at this afternoon's meeting. 82 00:06:30,830 --> 00:06:33,970 This is major litigation, and I don't want to blow it, Michael. 83 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:38,160 Just because our top trial lawyer is too busy with one of Sid Hershberg's 84 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,220 streetwalkers. I can handle it, Douglas. 85 00:06:40,700 --> 00:06:44,580 Mm -hmm. Well, just the same. Let's have Ann give you some backup on this. 86 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:49,180 I'd like the two of you to review this file and reconvene in my office in 15 87 00:06:49,180 --> 00:06:50,180 minutes. 88 00:06:52,500 --> 00:06:53,500 That's it. 89 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:55,160 We're adjourned. 90 00:07:00,780 --> 00:07:01,780 Mike? 91 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,180 I was serious in there. Let me take some of the weight off. 92 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:07,520 I'm okay. 93 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:08,539 You sure? 94 00:07:08,540 --> 00:07:09,540 It looked like hell. 95 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:11,320 What did I just say, Victor? 96 00:07:11,700 --> 00:07:15,320 Hey, he was standing ten feet away from a guy who blew out his own brain. 97 00:07:16,300 --> 00:07:19,540 I just think now's a good time to take a couple of days off, you know? Take the 98 00:07:19,540 --> 00:07:20,540 long weekend. 99 00:07:20,780 --> 00:07:24,060 Look, when I want your advice, I will ask for it, okay? 100 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:28,400 Look, 101 00:07:31,660 --> 00:07:32,880 Mr. Kuzak, uh... 102 00:07:33,180 --> 00:07:34,180 I've been thinking. Yeah. 103 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:35,820 I've been thinking the whole thing over. 104 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,380 And, uh... Well, here's the brainstorm. 105 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,680 How about when my aunt gets up to you to testify about the car registration? 106 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,340 I get her to say that we were together all afternoon. 107 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:48,400 Say we went to the beach or something. 108 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,740 Suborning perjury is not the way I do business, Mr. Sears. 109 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:54,600 Right. 110 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,220 I'll tell you one thing. 111 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:03,300 Sid Hershberg... Would not have given me a hard time. If you are not happy with 112 00:08:03,300 --> 00:08:05,660 the way I'm representing you, feel free to find yourself another lawyer. 113 00:08:05,940 --> 00:08:07,180 You think you can get me off? 114 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,000 Prosecution has to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. 115 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:11,480 You don't think they can? 116 00:08:12,900 --> 00:08:16,440 Their whole case comes down to showing that you were driving your aunt's car at 117 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:17,440 the time of the accident. 118 00:08:18,100 --> 00:08:22,180 All they have to establish that is one unreliable eyewitness. 119 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:23,760 What about the videotape? 120 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,800 Obviously, I will try again to have that excluded. 121 00:08:27,380 --> 00:08:28,800 But even if they show it... 122 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:33,799 The images are so murky that it's... It's less than convincing. 123 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:35,860 So you think 50 -50? 124 00:08:36,159 --> 00:08:37,940 Hmm? 50 -50. 125 00:08:39,900 --> 00:08:42,080 Oh, I think actually better than that. 126 00:08:44,059 --> 00:08:49,240 Look, Mr. Sears, I understand your concern. And I assure you that I will 127 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,080 you the best defense I legally can. 128 00:08:53,140 --> 00:08:56,080 But, um... If you'll excuse me. 129 00:08:58,250 --> 00:08:59,250 for a meeting. 130 00:08:59,690 --> 00:09:00,690 All right. 131 00:09:01,930 --> 00:09:03,850 I'll see you in court. Wear a coat and tie. 132 00:09:06,890 --> 00:09:10,170 Why is he meeting with everyone at the same time? I never heard of anything 133 00:09:10,170 --> 00:09:13,550 that. Well, he's pressed for time. It's the only way he's able to see everyone. 134 00:09:13,770 --> 00:09:14,770 What a bunch of crap. 135 00:09:14,910 --> 00:09:16,230 You have to be at this meeting. 136 00:09:16,530 --> 00:09:20,210 What's Cromwell going to think? If Douglas... I have a 995 motion 137 00:09:20,450 --> 00:09:23,630 I'll go to the meeting, and I'll explain to Mr. Cromwell that my chief litigator 138 00:09:23,630 --> 00:09:25,730 is in court and can't... I think I should go, Leland. 139 00:09:26,460 --> 00:09:29,780 I've read this guy's profile, and he thinks of senior partners as self 140 00:09:29,780 --> 00:09:30,780 -contented and fat. 141 00:09:31,140 --> 00:09:35,040 Not that you are, but he likes the hungry fighter type, and that's me. But 142 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,000 fight may not be what's needed here. This case should probably be settled. 143 00:09:38,220 --> 00:09:39,760 Excuse me, did we read the same file? 144 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,400 How many civil cases have you won, Ann? 145 00:09:42,820 --> 00:09:45,640 Besides which, this should be a simple insurance matter. 146 00:09:45,900 --> 00:09:49,220 Michael, if you read the file carefully, then you would know that Mr. Cromwell 147 00:09:49,220 --> 00:09:50,480 is refusing to settle. 148 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:52,720 And frankly, I agree with him. 149 00:09:53,180 --> 00:09:56,880 The FAA said it was human error. There was nothing wrong with the jet. And if 150 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,800 settles this one, he's on the hook for the five other deaths as well. Product 151 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:04,340 liability can drag on forever. With the discovery, the expense, I say it makes 152 00:10:04,340 --> 00:10:08,120 more sense to avoid the war. But he has already decided to go to war. 153 00:10:08,340 --> 00:10:10,100 What he's shopping for now is a soldier. 154 00:10:10,420 --> 00:10:13,380 If we tell him to shy away from the battle, he's just going to hire another 155 00:10:13,740 --> 00:10:19,080 Fine. You want to take this on? Be my guest. My call. Look, do what you want. 156 00:10:19,340 --> 00:10:20,720 Send me a memo. I'm late. 157 00:10:26,380 --> 00:10:27,620 I can handle this, Leland. 158 00:10:28,660 --> 00:10:30,260 I think I've got a feeling for this guy. 159 00:10:34,140 --> 00:10:38,240 Okay, meet me here at 3 .30 and we'll head over. Leland, let me bang the drum 160 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:39,240 alone. 161 00:10:39,580 --> 00:10:41,840 Trust me, I will get you this client. 162 00:10:42,620 --> 00:10:45,820 And in light of the fact that this is his first defense, Your Honor, I request 163 00:10:45,820 --> 00:10:48,060 that you accept our joint recommendation. 164 00:10:48,900 --> 00:10:50,600 Defendant pleads guilty to count one. 165 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:52,820 Counts two through seven are dismissed. 166 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,320 I don't take computer fraud lightly, Counselor. 167 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,100 Your client accessed the records of the telephone company and deleted all his 168 00:10:59,100 --> 00:11:00,099 friend's phone bills. 169 00:11:00,100 --> 00:11:02,720 As Christmas presents, Your Honor, he didn't act for personal gain. 170 00:11:03,100 --> 00:11:04,100 I see. 171 00:11:05,340 --> 00:11:06,340 Defendant, please rise. 172 00:11:06,980 --> 00:11:07,980 Step up to the bench. 173 00:11:15,820 --> 00:11:17,240 Son, you're 18 years old. 174 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,420 From the things you pulled here, I can see you're a very gifted young man. 175 00:11:22,670 --> 00:11:25,930 I think you do well to take advantage of your talent and not fall victim to your 176 00:11:25,930 --> 00:11:26,930 boyish mischief. 177 00:11:28,190 --> 00:11:33,610 I'm going to grant your lawyer's request and drop the remaining six counts in 178 00:11:33,610 --> 00:11:36,930 the sincere hope that you use your special skills to accomplish all the 179 00:11:36,930 --> 00:11:37,930 things you're capable of. 180 00:11:39,090 --> 00:11:40,610 Please don't disappoint me. 181 00:11:41,710 --> 00:11:45,810 Formal sentencing take place and defendant meets with probation and I get 182 00:11:45,810 --> 00:11:47,170 report. Thank you, Your Honor. 183 00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:51,250 And rebut your legal fees. 184 00:11:51,830 --> 00:11:54,570 Yeah? Well, I think I've got to wait for you to work it off. 185 00:11:55,490 --> 00:11:56,930 You really like the telephones? 186 00:11:57,370 --> 00:11:58,370 Am I good? 187 00:11:58,430 --> 00:11:59,430 Here, watch this. 188 00:12:09,810 --> 00:12:10,789 What are you doing? 189 00:12:10,790 --> 00:12:12,510 This is just to get by all the security checks. 190 00:12:15,990 --> 00:12:16,990 Yes, 191 00:12:17,470 --> 00:12:18,470 is President Reagan in? 192 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:26,440 I came out of the video store and walked across the street to my car. So you had 193 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,380 a clear view of the crosswalk? Yes. 194 00:12:28,700 --> 00:12:31,440 Mrs. Fields, would you please tell us what happened next? 195 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,640 The young lady was in the crosswalk, and then the car came out of nowhere and 196 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:36,499 knocked her down. 197 00:12:36,500 --> 00:12:37,700 It didn't even stop. 198 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:38,960 He kept right on going. 199 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,880 Mrs. Fields, I know this all happened very fast, but did you get a good look 200 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:47,140 the driver? He was a white man, about 40 years old. He had a mustache. 201 00:12:47,580 --> 00:12:50,220 Would you recognize him if you saw him again? I believe I could. 202 00:12:50,560 --> 00:12:52,180 Do you see him today in his courtroom? 203 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:54,080 Yeah. 204 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:55,440 Right there. 205 00:12:56,100 --> 00:12:59,000 Please stand, sir, and state your name for the record. 206 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:01,180 Jason Cooper, Your Honor. 207 00:13:02,510 --> 00:13:05,370 The record will indicate, Your Honor, that the witness has failed to identify 208 00:13:05,370 --> 00:13:09,250 the defendant, Joseph Sears, who is sitting right behind me. Mr. Cooper is a 209 00:13:09,250 --> 00:13:12,890 paralegal working in my office. He's assisting me on this case. Your Honor, I 210 00:13:12,890 --> 00:13:15,830 ask that Mr. Cusack be sanctioned for this deceptive maneuver. 211 00:13:16,150 --> 00:13:17,750 I do not have to tolerate that. 212 00:13:17,990 --> 00:13:19,790 Take it easy, Mr. Cusack. 213 00:13:20,570 --> 00:13:22,410 Continue, Miss Golkowski. 214 00:13:23,010 --> 00:13:24,130 They look a lot alike. 215 00:13:24,590 --> 00:13:25,590 I agree. 216 00:13:25,670 --> 00:13:26,670 Objection? Withdrawn. 217 00:13:27,130 --> 00:13:31,690 Mr. Fields, I show you a photograph and ask you if you recognize it. 218 00:13:33,270 --> 00:13:37,410 Yes. The police showed me about ten pictures on the night of the accident. I 219 00:13:37,410 --> 00:13:39,570 picked this one out as being the man driving the car. 220 00:13:39,830 --> 00:13:43,870 At this time, I would like to introduce into evidence a picture of Mr. Joseph 221 00:13:43,870 --> 00:13:47,550 Sears taken at the Culver City Police Department at the time of booking. 222 00:13:48,090 --> 00:13:49,250 No objection, Your Honor. 223 00:13:50,070 --> 00:13:52,130 No further questions for Mrs. Fields, Your Honor? 224 00:13:54,390 --> 00:13:55,390 No questions. 225 00:13:56,050 --> 00:13:57,070 You may step down. 226 00:13:57,430 --> 00:14:00,970 Your Honor, at this time, I would like to ask for a brief recess in order to 227 00:14:00,970 --> 00:14:02,550 give me time to set up the video monitor. 228 00:14:03,130 --> 00:14:06,830 And I would like to restate my objection to the introduction of the videotape on 229 00:14:06,830 --> 00:14:09,930 the grounds that it's inflammatory and there's nothing to tie the events 230 00:14:09,930 --> 00:14:11,210 recorded to my client. 231 00:14:11,530 --> 00:14:13,490 Thank you, Mr. Cusack. Motion denied. 232 00:14:13,870 --> 00:14:15,330 We'll take a ten -minute recess. 233 00:14:18,550 --> 00:14:21,190 What are you doing here? 234 00:14:21,490 --> 00:14:24,830 Just being sociable. I had a free hour. Like hell, you're babysitting me. 235 00:14:25,250 --> 00:14:26,250 Take it easy, Mike. 236 00:14:26,570 --> 00:14:27,570 So how did I do? 237 00:14:27,690 --> 00:14:28,690 Do I get your approval? 238 00:14:29,250 --> 00:14:31,230 Come on, we got a break. Let's get a cup of coffee or something. 239 00:14:31,530 --> 00:14:32,530 Get out of here, Victor. 240 00:14:33,030 --> 00:14:34,170 Let me get my job done. 241 00:14:45,810 --> 00:14:46,810 See, 242 00:14:47,430 --> 00:14:48,850 I was having trouble with the light meter. 243 00:14:49,350 --> 00:14:50,990 That's the salesman next to my girlfriend. 244 00:14:52,410 --> 00:14:54,570 It's at this point you can see the lady go around them. 245 00:14:55,470 --> 00:14:56,770 And then I lose her for a minute. 246 00:14:57,090 --> 00:14:58,250 Slow the tape, please. 247 00:15:02,030 --> 00:15:03,230 That's where he hit her 248 00:15:03,230 --> 00:15:19,710 Since 249 00:15:19,710 --> 00:15:29,570 my 250 00:15:29,570 --> 00:15:34,710 grandfather A direct descendant of Oliver Wendell Holmes began this firm 251 00:15:34,710 --> 00:15:35,710 100 years ago. 252 00:15:35,770 --> 00:15:39,710 Ambrone and Fine have been regarded as one of the finest and most prestigious 253 00:15:39,710 --> 00:15:40,970 firms in this country. 254 00:15:41,350 --> 00:15:42,530 But I want to be honest. 255 00:15:42,790 --> 00:15:48,690 The integrity and reputation of every firm here today is beyond reproach, and 256 00:15:48,690 --> 00:15:51,090 you will be well represented whichever you choose. 257 00:15:51,730 --> 00:15:55,570 But if you'll look through those national legal publications I've given 258 00:15:55,590 --> 00:15:59,190 you'll see that our performance record is at the very top. 259 00:15:59,690 --> 00:16:05,610 And if you truly believe that Cromwell Aircraft deserves the best, well, here 260 00:16:05,610 --> 00:16:06,610 are. 261 00:16:06,730 --> 00:16:07,730 Thank you. 262 00:16:09,250 --> 00:16:10,250 Miss Kelsey? 263 00:16:13,630 --> 00:16:16,930 My firm, Mr. Cromwell, hasn't been around for a hundred years. 264 00:16:17,790 --> 00:16:21,370 And I haven't read anything about us in the national journals. But I have read 265 00:16:21,370 --> 00:16:24,230 this complaint, and I can tell you you don't have to be a descendant of Oliver 266 00:16:24,230 --> 00:16:26,230 Wendell Holmes to know that this thing stinks. 267 00:16:27,060 --> 00:16:30,600 It's tragic that the pilot and those five passengers died, and I don't doubt 268 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:32,360 that we all sympathize with their families. 269 00:16:32,700 --> 00:16:35,060 But the fact remains that tragedy was not your fault. 270 00:16:35,740 --> 00:16:39,220 And I'm dismayed that anyone in this room would even think about entering 271 00:16:39,220 --> 00:16:40,220 settlement discussions. 272 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,560 A trial is war, and there's supposed to be casualties. 273 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,620 And if I'm confronted by an empty complaint like this, I don't go out 274 00:16:47,620 --> 00:16:50,640 with settlement feelers. Have you thought about the cost of such a 275 00:16:50,860 --> 00:16:51,859 Miss Kelsey? 276 00:16:51,860 --> 00:16:54,120 Yes, I've thought about the cost, Mr. Marathu. 277 00:16:54,730 --> 00:16:58,210 I've also thought about the fact that McMahon Cramer is here with two partners 278 00:16:58,210 --> 00:16:59,210 and an associate. 279 00:16:59,790 --> 00:17:03,130 If the meter was running, an hour -and -a -half meeting with an hour travel 280 00:17:03,130 --> 00:17:06,650 would bring your firm's bill for this little get -together to almost $1 ,500. 281 00:17:08,170 --> 00:17:11,690 $1 ,500, and all he tells you is to think about rolling over on a worthless 282 00:17:11,690 --> 00:17:12,690 bluff. 283 00:17:13,130 --> 00:17:19,130 I'm here by myself, saying more and prepared to do more, and my time for 284 00:17:19,130 --> 00:17:20,349 meeting would run you about $300. 285 00:17:21,569 --> 00:17:23,829 These are all great firms, Mr. Cromwell. 286 00:17:24,250 --> 00:17:28,470 And they're absolutely right. If you want fine, respectable representation 287 00:17:28,470 --> 00:17:30,950 years of tradition backing you up, pick one of them. 288 00:17:32,150 --> 00:17:37,150 But if you want a firm that despises defeat, if you want someone who will 289 00:17:37,150 --> 00:17:42,430 it right back to shameless lawyers rolling the dice for litigious clients, 290 00:17:42,430 --> 00:17:45,930 you want to win, then we're it, Mr. Cromwell. 291 00:17:47,390 --> 00:17:48,390 We're it. 292 00:17:53,290 --> 00:17:54,290 I was a jerk. 293 00:17:54,570 --> 00:17:58,150 Damn near bit his head off, and it turns out it was Sid Hirshberg who wanted a 294 00:17:58,150 --> 00:18:00,550 trial. Sid Hirshberg wanted an audience. 295 00:18:02,250 --> 00:18:03,550 You look awful, mister. 296 00:18:03,910 --> 00:18:06,670 Would everybody get off my back? All I need to do is make it to the weekend. 297 00:18:07,410 --> 00:18:08,410 Get a little rest. 298 00:18:09,310 --> 00:18:10,310 I'll be okay. 299 00:18:10,790 --> 00:18:12,510 But why are you doing this to yourself? 300 00:18:13,110 --> 00:18:17,330 You don't need his scuzzy cases. Grace, please don't lecture me. Okay. 301 00:18:20,690 --> 00:18:22,410 If you're interested, I've pulled a favor. 302 00:18:22,940 --> 00:18:25,020 Lou Corrigan's gonna take my Friday night shift. 303 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:30,080 We can hit the road by five. 304 00:18:31,380 --> 00:18:33,260 Be in Palm Springs at 7 .30. 305 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:38,880 We'll spend the weekend eating, sleeping, sunning, groping each other. 306 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:39,880 you say, stranger? 307 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:42,440 Sounds great. 308 00:18:42,460 --> 00:18:43,460 Great. 309 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:44,800 I gotta go. 310 00:18:45,260 --> 00:18:47,200 But you sit as long as you want. 311 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:49,020 Think about life. 312 00:18:49,740 --> 00:18:50,740 Think about death. 313 00:18:51,340 --> 00:18:53,340 And don't forget to turn the lights out when you leave. 314 00:18:57,620 --> 00:19:01,960 See? And by bypassing the main board, each extension has a direct connection. 315 00:19:02,340 --> 00:19:05,560 Now, here's a neat little feature that I put in just for you. 316 00:19:06,020 --> 00:19:09,880 This foot pedal right here. 317 00:19:10,380 --> 00:19:13,840 And it's connected to the voice terminal. So now you don't have to use a 318 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:14,840 hand to answer a call. 319 00:19:15,180 --> 00:19:17,300 Right? So, uh, you're typing. 320 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:19,020 Oh, God, I'm sorry. 321 00:19:19,620 --> 00:19:23,980 And, um, you can't reach. You just hit the pedal with your foot and there it 322 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,720 Now, let's talk call forward. 323 00:19:28,060 --> 00:19:30,800 Who is that boy dismantling our phones? 324 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:32,320 Brackman. 325 00:19:33,220 --> 00:19:34,880 Mr. Cifuentes brought him in. 326 00:19:35,140 --> 00:19:37,020 I want him out. Are you kidding? 327 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,760 Thanks to him, it's the first time these phones have worked in a week. 328 00:19:40,190 --> 00:19:45,090 You see, sir, what it is that I'm doing is that by eliminating the direct dial, 329 00:19:45,290 --> 00:19:49,390 Office Communications won't be racking up message units. Should save the firm 330 00:19:49,390 --> 00:19:50,830 about $12 ,000 annually. 331 00:19:51,490 --> 00:19:52,490 Now, 332 00:19:54,670 --> 00:19:58,110 Ms. Melman, how about a nice little override system? 333 00:19:58,370 --> 00:19:59,510 Any intercept tone you want. 334 00:19:59,710 --> 00:20:00,710 No, thank you. 335 00:20:00,830 --> 00:20:03,930 It's really no trouble at all. You know, if you want, I could hook up a nice 336 00:20:03,930 --> 00:20:06,370 monitor screen right here so that you could be able. 337 00:20:06,650 --> 00:20:07,650 No trouble. 338 00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,100 Ann, how'd it go? 339 00:20:11,420 --> 00:20:13,100 Um, I think we got a good shot. 340 00:20:14,420 --> 00:20:17,040 Look, I'm sorry about this morning. 341 00:20:17,360 --> 00:20:18,360 It's okay. 342 00:20:18,940 --> 00:20:20,300 Let me change a few appointments. 343 00:20:20,500 --> 00:20:23,120 I ought to be able to free up some time tomorrow for breakfast if Cromwell wants 344 00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:24,120 to sit down with me. 345 00:20:24,180 --> 00:20:25,740 It's okay. I mean, everything's under control. 346 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,120 Ann. Michael, Lillian Connors is on the phone for you. 347 00:20:31,460 --> 00:20:33,520 I'll call her back. She's calling from jail, Mike. 348 00:20:37,460 --> 00:20:38,900 Stuart, hold on a second. 349 00:20:40,850 --> 00:20:41,850 Hey. 350 00:20:42,430 --> 00:20:44,330 Hi. Listen, I've got to break dinner. 351 00:20:45,210 --> 00:20:46,210 Have you been ready? 352 00:20:46,510 --> 00:20:48,150 George Cromwell wants me to meet with him. 353 00:20:48,650 --> 00:20:49,650 No kidding. 354 00:20:49,870 --> 00:20:50,870 That's great. 355 00:20:51,530 --> 00:20:52,990 I mean, that sounds really promising. 356 00:20:54,010 --> 00:20:55,010 You sure you don't mind? 357 00:20:55,390 --> 00:20:57,230 Well, I can probably find something to keep me busy. 358 00:21:01,190 --> 00:21:02,190 Knock me down. 359 00:21:06,390 --> 00:21:08,890 Couldn't you at least have waited and we'd plug you out on the other beat? 360 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:11,760 A person has to eat, Counselor. 361 00:21:12,460 --> 00:21:14,060 Bail per schedule, $2 ,500. 362 00:21:14,620 --> 00:21:16,040 Talk to Barney's bail bonds. 363 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:18,340 Ask for Barney Rosetti personally. 364 00:21:18,620 --> 00:21:19,620 He'll take care of it. 365 00:21:19,860 --> 00:21:22,900 The arraignment is tomorrow afternoon. I may have to ask for a continuance. 366 00:21:23,180 --> 00:21:24,180 No problem. 367 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,580 And by the by, is it okay if I pay you like I paid Sid? 368 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:36,240 Look, why don't you just pay me tomorrow with the arraignment, okay? 369 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:37,480 You sure? 370 00:21:38,540 --> 00:21:39,780 How did you and Sid do it? 371 00:21:40,140 --> 00:21:41,240 Usually in his car. 372 00:21:46,620 --> 00:21:49,580 Our safety record speaks for itself. 373 00:21:53,020 --> 00:21:58,720 That plane is one of the safest in the sky if you've been trained to pilot it. 374 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,160 know. I went over every inch of it myself. 375 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,460 You're a deep pocket, Mr. Cromwell. Those lawyers probably think they can 376 00:22:04,460 --> 00:22:05,460 out some quick money. 377 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:07,460 But you think we can win. 378 00:22:07,740 --> 00:22:08,559 I do. 379 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,400 Furthermore, I think there's a chance that they'll fold before we get to 380 00:22:11,940 --> 00:22:14,920 But it's critical that we communicate right from the outset that we mean 381 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:18,020 business. Well, I must say, I have a very good feeling about us working 382 00:22:18,020 --> 00:22:19,020 together. 383 00:22:20,540 --> 00:22:25,940 I'm very impressed with your intensity, your grasp of the subject, your 384 00:22:25,940 --> 00:22:29,640 competitiveness, your eyes. 385 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:33,640 That's very nice. 386 00:22:34,220 --> 00:22:35,520 Please don't take this wrong. 387 00:22:36,330 --> 00:22:39,010 Not very good at indirectness, so I'm just going to say it. 388 00:22:41,410 --> 00:22:42,870 I'm very attracted to you. 389 00:22:45,250 --> 00:22:47,790 I should tell you, George, that I'm involved with someone. 390 00:22:48,610 --> 00:22:49,610 Stuart Markowitz. 391 00:22:49,870 --> 00:22:50,870 You know him? 392 00:22:51,110 --> 00:22:52,110 No. 393 00:22:52,450 --> 00:22:54,650 But like you, I do my homework. 394 00:22:54,950 --> 00:22:56,390 I like to check out the competition. 395 00:22:57,390 --> 00:23:00,130 Well, then you know how deeply committed I am to the relationship. 396 00:23:01,750 --> 00:23:02,750 I see. 397 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:06,400 I hope I haven't offended you. 398 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,820 Only if getting the job is tied to my romantic interest in you. 399 00:23:11,660 --> 00:23:13,120 No, that was never a question. 400 00:23:13,380 --> 00:23:14,480 The job is yours. 401 00:23:14,780 --> 00:23:17,400 And please accept my apology if I've made you feel uncomfortable. 402 00:23:41,740 --> 00:23:44,880 And I've completely coded the centric so you can reach each extension with a one 403 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,980 or two digit number. I made you number one. Thank you, Andrew. 404 00:23:48,260 --> 00:23:50,500 I'd be happy to come to your house and program your system. 405 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:52,860 My mom can run the dishwasher from the bathroom. 406 00:23:53,120 --> 00:23:54,860 That's really something. Will you excuse me? 407 00:23:55,220 --> 00:23:56,220 Oh, okay. 408 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:02,320 That young man is in love with you. 409 00:24:02,540 --> 00:24:03,359 Come on. 410 00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:05,160 Trust me, his hormones are in flames. 411 00:24:05,700 --> 00:24:06,940 Barney, you're teasing me. 412 00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:08,620 He'll break his heart, Rox. 413 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:14,160 Hi. 414 00:24:15,140 --> 00:24:17,420 Hi. I just heard the good news. Congratulations. 415 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:19,600 Thanks, Stuart. 416 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:27,960 I, uh... I called you last night. I guess you got in late, huh? 417 00:24:28,420 --> 00:24:30,320 It was almost midnight. I didn't want to wake you. 418 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:32,800 Nice flowers. 419 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:34,700 George Cromwell sent them. 420 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:36,160 Yeah, I know. 421 00:24:39,120 --> 00:24:42,560 Look, I'm trying not to overreact here or anything, but I'm... 422 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:46,780 I'm jealous of this guy. 423 00:24:47,420 --> 00:24:48,940 Stuart, it was a pleasant dinner. 424 00:24:49,140 --> 00:24:51,520 We discussed the case. It was entirely professional. 425 00:24:51,940 --> 00:24:55,920 And he just sends people entirely professional $100 baskets of flowers, 426 00:24:56,460 --> 00:24:57,460 Is that a crime? 427 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:01,040 It's not a crime, no. 428 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:03,540 You're making it sound as if I did something wrong. 429 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,540 No, Ann, I don't think you did anything wrong. 430 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:08,720 Want me to send them back? 431 00:25:09,340 --> 00:25:11,440 No, I don't want you to send the flowers back, Ann. 432 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:12,780 I'm sorry, okay? 433 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,900 Maybe... You would prefer it if I just didn't enjoy them? 434 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:19,880 Yeah, I think I would prefer them. 435 00:25:20,980 --> 00:25:22,860 Is George Cromwell on 26th? 436 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:30,440 Detectives, a keynote. 437 00:25:30,660 --> 00:25:34,080 Calling your attention to the evening of July 10th, 1986. 438 00:25:35,020 --> 00:25:39,540 Were you dispatched to an address at 416 Higueras Street in Culver City? 439 00:25:39,780 --> 00:25:41,080 Yes, I was. And why was that? 440 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:45,800 We received notification that a vehicle believed to have been involved in a hit 441 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:49,320 -and -run accident had been recovered, and its registration traced to an Ellen 442 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,260 Pearl who resided at that address. 443 00:25:51,540 --> 00:25:55,820 Detective, what happened when you arrived at 416 Higuera Street? 444 00:25:56,180 --> 00:26:00,420 We were admitted by a man matching the description of the driver. He identified 445 00:26:00,420 --> 00:26:01,460 himself as Mr. 446 00:26:01,700 --> 00:26:02,700 Joseph Sears. 447 00:26:02,980 --> 00:26:07,160 Did you have occasion to question Mr. Sears at that time? When I asked him to 448 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,180 account for his whereabouts at the time of the accident, he became... 449 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:12,040 How so? 450 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:17,820 He made disparaging remarks about my relations with an intimate member of my 451 00:26:17,820 --> 00:26:23,280 family. Detective Zucchino, was there anything about Mr. Sears' appearance or 452 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:25,620 conduct which indicated to you that he'd been drinking? 453 00:26:25,940 --> 00:26:26,940 Objection. Leading. 454 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:29,660 Overruled. You may answer the question. 455 00:26:30,100 --> 00:26:34,600 He was blurring his words, and I detected the smell of alcohol on his 456 00:26:34,780 --> 00:26:37,080 Did you ask him to take a breathalyzer test? 457 00:26:37,360 --> 00:26:38,440 Yes. He refused. 458 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:39,680 And what happened then? 459 00:26:40,010 --> 00:26:43,110 Well, believing there was sufficient evidence that a crime had been 460 00:26:43,110 --> 00:26:44,049 advised Mr. 461 00:26:44,050 --> 00:26:47,150 Sears of his constitutional rights and placed him in custody. 462 00:26:47,790 --> 00:26:48,790 Thank you, Detective. 463 00:26:49,150 --> 00:26:50,150 No further questions. 464 00:26:51,090 --> 00:26:53,250 No questions, Your Honor. State rest, Your Honor. 465 00:26:53,590 --> 00:26:55,910 Mr. Cousin? Ready to proceed, Your Honor. 466 00:26:57,090 --> 00:26:59,550 Call Ellen Pearl. 467 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,720 Are you the owner of a 1978 Ford sedan? 468 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:15,020 Oh, it used to belong to my late husband. I know I should have sold it, 469 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:19,060 well, I guess somewhere I keep hoping I'll get better and can start driving 470 00:27:19,060 --> 00:27:23,460 again. And yet you continue to maintain the vehicle and keep it insured and 471 00:27:23,460 --> 00:27:24,460 registered in any case. 472 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:25,680 Oh, my nephew does. 473 00:27:26,460 --> 00:27:30,080 As far as you know, does Mr. Sears ever drive your car? 474 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:33,520 Oh, why would he want to? I mean, he has two cars of his own. 475 00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:36,040 Does anyone have permission to drive your car, Miss Pearl? 476 00:27:36,300 --> 00:27:39,380 Oh, there's a boy who lives across the street and does my marketing. I hang a 477 00:27:39,380 --> 00:27:45,180 nail. I mean, I hang a key on a nail in the garage, so if he needs the car, he 478 00:27:45,180 --> 00:27:46,180 can borrow it. 479 00:27:46,260 --> 00:27:51,200 So really, any number of people could have access to your car. 480 00:27:51,500 --> 00:27:52,660 I don't understand. 481 00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:57,100 Well, my point is that any number of people could have taken the key down 482 00:27:57,100 --> 00:27:59,280 the nail and driven away in your car. Is that correct? 483 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:01,240 Oh, no. 484 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,820 They're all very nice people. None of them could have done this awful thing. 485 00:28:05,300 --> 00:28:06,840 And it wasn't my nephew either. 486 00:28:07,180 --> 00:28:08,200 And how do you know that? 487 00:28:08,460 --> 00:28:10,340 Because he was with me the whole afternoon. 488 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:12,260 Oh, Your Honor, please. 489 00:28:12,780 --> 00:28:16,200 Forgive an old lady her infirmities, but it would be so much easier if I could 490 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:17,580 just explain what happened. 491 00:28:17,900 --> 00:28:21,600 Your Honor. Your Honor, wait a minute. I'll allow the witness to proceed in a 492 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:22,600 narrative fashion. 493 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:23,539 Miss Pearl. 494 00:28:23,540 --> 00:28:24,540 Thank you. 495 00:28:26,140 --> 00:28:29,530 My... My nephew took me to the beach that Saturday. 496 00:28:29,790 --> 00:28:31,810 We were there the whole afternoon. 497 00:28:32,670 --> 00:28:36,190 Yeah, he's so thoughtful. He knows I get cooped up in that house all week. 498 00:28:36,810 --> 00:28:41,030 Anyway, we had a little lunch and then we sat out in the open air. So we 499 00:28:41,030 --> 00:28:42,250 couldn't have been in that accident. 500 00:28:42,910 --> 00:28:46,410 At what hours were you and your nephew at the beach? 501 00:28:46,930 --> 00:28:50,830 We left at 11 in the morning and we got stuck in awful traffic coming home and 502 00:28:50,830 --> 00:28:54,570 we didn't get back until nearly 5 .30. And the next thing I knew... 503 00:28:55,020 --> 00:28:59,700 We were having a small cocktail, and suddenly the police officers came and 504 00:28:59,700 --> 00:29:01,400 that my car had been in a terrible accident. 505 00:29:02,340 --> 00:29:09,240 And then... That... That's when they 506 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:10,820 took Joseph away. I'm sorry. 507 00:29:15,140 --> 00:29:16,140 I'm sorry. 508 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:17,440 Your Honor? 509 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:19,840 Approach the bench. 510 00:29:20,540 --> 00:29:21,540 Approach. 511 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:28,740 If I could see you in chambers, Your Honor. 512 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,500 All right, Mr. Cusack. We're in recess. 513 00:29:39,740 --> 00:29:44,500 Your Honor, I have reason to believe that one of my witnesses has lied on the 514 00:29:44,500 --> 00:29:48,080 stand. Did you knowingly present this alleged perjured testimony? 515 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,120 No, sir. It came as a complete surprise to me. 516 00:29:51,620 --> 00:29:52,720 The problem then? 517 00:29:52,990 --> 00:29:55,550 Well, now that this evidence has been admitted, if I argue it in my jury 518 00:29:55,550 --> 00:29:58,190 summation, it's like I'm putting my stamp of approval on it. 519 00:29:58,590 --> 00:30:02,110 So don't argue it. Well, then I'd be shirking my responsibility to zealously 520 00:30:02,110 --> 00:30:03,110 defend the client. 521 00:30:03,270 --> 00:30:04,270 Then what do you want from me? 522 00:30:05,710 --> 00:30:06,870 Remove me from the case. 523 00:30:10,330 --> 00:30:14,950 You're no virgin, Mr. Cusack. You know if I relieve you and declare a mistrial, 524 00:30:15,210 --> 00:30:18,890 I could be reversed by the appellate court, which means your client could go 525 00:30:18,890 --> 00:30:20,330 free because of double jeopardy. 526 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:24,500 On the other hand, as far as I can tell, no judge has ever been reversed for 527 00:30:24,500 --> 00:30:26,380 allowing purportedly perjured testimony. 528 00:30:26,820 --> 00:30:28,680 If you won't relieve me, I'll withdraw. 529 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:31,700 And then Sears could get a new trial. 530 00:30:31,900 --> 00:30:34,660 What's to prevent him from playing this same time and money -wasting game with 531 00:30:34,660 --> 00:30:36,340 his next lawyer and the one after that? 532 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:37,900 No, Mr. Cusack. 533 00:30:38,500 --> 00:30:40,300 Withdrawing is not the answer to your dilemma. 534 00:30:40,660 --> 00:30:45,440 The answer is to let the system work. You do your job, let the D .A. do her 535 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:48,820 and the jury will do their job of sorting out the truth, the falsity of 536 00:30:48,820 --> 00:30:51,430 testimony. That's a comforting homily, Your Honor. 537 00:30:51,730 --> 00:30:55,530 But you know as well as I that Sears will be acquitted. That sweet little old 538 00:30:55,530 --> 00:30:57,790 lady had the jury eating out of the palm of her hand. 539 00:30:59,950 --> 00:31:02,010 This was a Hirshberg case, wasn't it? 540 00:31:03,010 --> 00:31:04,010 So what? 541 00:31:05,250 --> 00:31:10,050 So I'm going to do you a big favor and take the problem out of your hands. 542 00:31:10,990 --> 00:31:15,110 I'm ordering you back into that courtroom, and if you refuse, I'll cite 543 00:31:15,110 --> 00:31:16,110 contempt, okay? 544 00:31:16,170 --> 00:31:18,010 Now, I'm the bad guy. 545 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:22,360 And you're still the noble torch carrier going forward in an imperfect world. 546 00:31:24,260 --> 00:31:25,660 Oh, that doesn't solve much. 547 00:31:27,060 --> 00:31:29,780 Witnesses lie on the stand every day, Mr. Cusack. 548 00:31:30,060 --> 00:31:33,220 You want to debate the ethical conundrum? We'll have dinner after this 549 00:31:33,220 --> 00:31:36,940 over. In the meantime, let's just do our jobs, huh? 550 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:39,380 People are ready, Your Honor. 551 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:42,220 Mr. Cusack? 552 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:44,160 Ready, Your Honor. 553 00:31:46,580 --> 00:31:47,580 Miss Pearl. 554 00:31:48,330 --> 00:31:51,350 You testified that on the evening of July 10th you were visited by police 555 00:31:51,350 --> 00:31:52,350 officers, is that correct? 556 00:31:52,730 --> 00:31:53,730 Yes. 557 00:32:00,690 --> 00:32:03,490 Mr. Cusack, are you all right? 558 00:32:06,230 --> 00:32:07,290 Oh, yes, Your Honor, yes. 559 00:32:08,830 --> 00:32:09,830 I'm fine. 560 00:32:10,890 --> 00:32:11,890 Then let's move along. 561 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:29,560 to proceed, Your Honor. 562 00:32:30,460 --> 00:32:37,440 I'm withdrawing from this case. Do you understand 563 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:39,100 the significance of what you're doing? 564 00:32:39,380 --> 00:32:40,380 I do, sir. 565 00:32:44,340 --> 00:32:46,820 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we have a mistrial. 566 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:51,240 What that means is your obligation to this court is concluded and you're free 567 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:57,080 go. We thank you for your patience and your time and apologize that you were 568 00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:00,100 unable... to complete the work you were called here to do. 569 00:33:00,460 --> 00:33:06,560 Mr. Sears, you have ten days to get a new lawyer. Then we'll schedule a 570 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:09,380 and set a new trial date at that time. 571 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:13,520 Miss Pearl, thank you. You're excused. 572 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,020 Ladies and gentlemen, we'll see you all again. 573 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:18,640 Attorneys, approach. 574 00:33:30,350 --> 00:33:32,170 You're really a piece of work, aren't you, Mr. Cusack? 575 00:33:32,710 --> 00:33:35,290 You're going to find out there's a price to pay for everything. 576 00:33:35,590 --> 00:33:36,710 You're in contempt of court. 577 00:33:36,930 --> 00:33:38,530 Anything to say before I pronounce sentence? 578 00:33:38,870 --> 00:33:42,730 Well, I assume I'll be granted the automatic three -day stay, Your Honor. 579 00:33:42,730 --> 00:33:49,070 assume wrong, Mr. Cusack. Bailiff, take Mr. Cusack into custody. 580 00:33:49,870 --> 00:33:53,290 And by the way, while you're serving your five -day sentence, I'd like you to 581 00:33:53,290 --> 00:33:56,610 know I'm getting an early start on my vacation. I'm going skiing in Utah. 582 00:33:57,330 --> 00:33:58,870 Think of me on the slopes, Mr. 583 00:33:59,070 --> 00:34:01,850 Cusack, because I want to be trying very hard not to be thinking of you. 584 00:34:31,130 --> 00:34:32,130 How's your cell? 585 00:34:32,909 --> 00:34:33,909 They got me in isolation. 586 00:34:35,170 --> 00:34:38,270 You know, the deputy sheriff is all excited. They can't remember when they 587 00:34:38,270 --> 00:34:39,330 former DA in here before. 588 00:34:39,730 --> 00:34:40,750 You gonna make the newsletter? 589 00:34:41,889 --> 00:34:45,530 Great. Look, Mike, I could go ahead and file a writ, but the hard part is 590 00:34:45,530 --> 00:34:46,530 getting somebody to read it. 591 00:34:47,350 --> 00:34:49,770 It's not real sharp getting hit with contempt on a Friday afternoon. 592 00:34:50,170 --> 00:34:53,469 But McKenzie says he's gonna find another judge before everybody goes away 593 00:34:53,469 --> 00:34:54,469 the weekend. 594 00:34:55,449 --> 00:35:00,030 So, if worse comes to worse, you gonna be okay till Monday? 595 00:35:01,769 --> 00:35:05,230 Well, Gracie and I were hoping to get away for the weekend. Yeah, I think 596 00:35:05,230 --> 00:35:06,230 gonna have to change your plans. 597 00:35:08,950 --> 00:35:10,890 Hey, call her again for me, will you? 598 00:35:11,430 --> 00:35:12,430 Sure thing. 599 00:35:14,030 --> 00:35:15,030 Thanks, Victor. 600 00:35:15,310 --> 00:35:20,230 Oh, one other favor. I got a client who's scheduled to appear in Division 40 601 00:35:20,230 --> 00:35:21,129 2 o 'clock. 602 00:35:21,130 --> 00:35:22,850 Lurleen Connors. One of his cases? 603 00:35:23,550 --> 00:35:24,550 Yeah. 604 00:35:25,070 --> 00:35:27,830 I made a deal for her, so all you gotta do is show up and plead her out. 605 00:35:29,189 --> 00:35:32,570 But in the meantime, she's been arrested on another charge. So if you just get a 606 00:35:32,570 --> 00:35:34,470 continuance on that one, I'll handle it when I get out, okay? 607 00:35:35,090 --> 00:35:36,830 Why don't you let me just clean them both up? 608 00:35:37,650 --> 00:35:41,550 That way you get out of here, you don't have to think about Sid Hirshberg 609 00:35:41,550 --> 00:35:42,550 anymore. 610 00:35:43,430 --> 00:35:44,550 I hate to ask, Victor. 611 00:35:45,310 --> 00:35:46,310 No hay problema. 612 00:35:48,590 --> 00:35:49,590 Oh, yeah, Mike. 613 00:35:50,010 --> 00:35:51,270 Stay out of the shower room. 614 00:35:55,180 --> 00:35:59,460 It's my understanding the D .A. and defense counsel have come to agreement 615 00:35:59,460 --> 00:36:04,060 plea bargain, a $200 fine and credit for time served. 616 00:36:04,900 --> 00:36:05,900 Is that correct? 617 00:36:07,060 --> 00:36:08,060 Yes, Your Honor. 618 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:11,500 Actually, Your Honor, the deal was cut with Ms. Connors' previous attorney, 619 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:12,519 Michael Kuzak. 620 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:14,520 So what are you saying? You don't want the deal now? 621 00:36:14,780 --> 00:36:15,780 Not necessarily. 622 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,580 It's merely if the court will peruse the paperwork, Your Honor will notice that 623 00:36:19,580 --> 00:36:21,620 Ms. Connors has had a subsequent arrest. 624 00:36:22,300 --> 00:36:26,580 So you're saying the D .A. doesn't want the deal now? Uh, actually, I was hoping 625 00:36:26,580 --> 00:36:29,560 that we could save the court's time by consolidating the two cases. 626 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:31,000 Consolidate how? 627 00:36:31,020 --> 00:36:34,440 $200 fine and credit for time served for both cases. 628 00:36:34,820 --> 00:36:35,900 I beg your pardon? 629 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:37,840 In the interests of fairness and justice. 630 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:40,920 Kind of throw the last one in at no extra charge. 631 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:45,800 Would you care to enumerate exactly what interests you're talking about, 632 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:49,640 Counselor? Your Honor, my client was originally represented by Sidney 633 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:54,440 and was in fact present in court when Mr. Hirshberg tragically and violently 634 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:55,440 took his own life. 635 00:36:55,580 --> 00:37:00,380 Which unfortunate occurrence we all deeply regret, I'm sure. 636 00:37:00,940 --> 00:37:05,580 And I may be missing something here, but I still fail to see any issue of 637 00:37:05,580 --> 00:37:06,620 justice or fairness. 638 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:13,420 Can you not imagine the trauma my client suffered witnessing this tragic event? 639 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:19,000 And can you not further imagine her even more severe traumatization if you were 640 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:23,000 to deny my motion and leave her sentencing on this second matter to the 641 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:27,200 of some less compassionate jurist who might even go so far as to incarcerate 642 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:29,540 while still in this fragile psychological state? 643 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,860 And given the fact that the court was arguably negligent in appointing for her 644 00:37:33,860 --> 00:37:37,120 an attorney well known for erratic and dangerous behavior in the first place... 645 00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:39,480 Are you threatening a lawsuit, Mr. Cifuentes? 646 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:43,880 I'm merely stating the grievous wrongs the criminal system has inflicted upon 647 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:48,060 Miss Connors. Not to mention her also being deprived of her second attorney 648 00:37:48,060 --> 00:37:51,740 to his present incarceration at the hands of yet another of your brothers. 649 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:57,920 Mr. Handelman, do you have any feelings on this matter? 650 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:00,120 None, Your Honor. 651 00:38:01,660 --> 00:38:02,660 None whatsoever. 652 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:14,080 I thought you went home. 653 00:38:14,620 --> 00:38:16,080 I was just finishing up here. 654 00:38:16,700 --> 00:38:17,700 Finishing up what? 655 00:38:19,740 --> 00:38:20,740 It's dumb. 656 00:38:21,380 --> 00:38:27,020 I was just sitting in a chair, looking at this picture. 657 00:38:28,580 --> 00:38:30,140 Wondering what it would be like to be handsome. 658 00:38:30,940 --> 00:38:32,640 To have women falling at my feet. 659 00:38:33,260 --> 00:38:35,260 You have your own kind of handsomeness, Andrew. 660 00:38:36,060 --> 00:38:37,220 Sure, king of the geeks. 661 00:38:39,380 --> 00:38:43,420 Arnie would kill me if he knew that I was showing this to you. 662 00:38:56,340 --> 00:38:57,340 Arnie? 663 00:38:57,770 --> 00:38:59,070 A fat boy with glasses. 664 00:38:59,430 --> 00:39:00,430 People change. 665 00:39:00,770 --> 00:39:02,030 Yeah, well, I'm a nerd at 18. 666 00:39:03,070 --> 00:39:05,210 And I'll be a nerd at 30, and I'll be a nerd at 60. 667 00:39:05,450 --> 00:39:06,450 God. 668 00:39:07,050 --> 00:39:08,610 Yeah, you must have become a total wimp. 669 00:39:08,850 --> 00:39:09,850 I'm not a wimp. 670 00:39:10,110 --> 00:39:11,730 You are sweet and sensitive. 671 00:39:12,070 --> 00:39:14,290 Yeah, well, that and 50 bucks is the only way that I'm ever going to get a 672 00:39:14,290 --> 00:39:16,610 woman. Is that all you want, Andrew? Sick? 673 00:39:17,390 --> 00:39:18,390 No. 674 00:39:19,590 --> 00:39:21,350 I just want somebody to love me. 675 00:39:21,650 --> 00:39:22,650 No. 676 00:39:24,770 --> 00:39:25,770 Someday. 677 00:39:27,240 --> 00:39:33,980 Believe me, someday when you're older, there will be women who 678 00:39:33,980 --> 00:39:35,540 appreciate a man like you. 679 00:39:37,340 --> 00:39:38,340 Really? 680 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:40,960 You'll be fighting them off. 681 00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:43,120 Yeah. 682 00:39:44,100 --> 00:39:45,660 I probably shouldn't say this. 683 00:39:47,240 --> 00:39:48,400 Don't hate me for it. 684 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:52,440 But I think I love you. 685 00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:56,080 Andrew. No, really. 686 00:39:57,480 --> 00:39:58,680 Oops. Sorry. 687 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,560 Oh, excuse me. I gotta go. 688 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:09,160 I told you you're playing with fire. 689 00:40:09,980 --> 00:40:11,620 He's seriously in love with you, Rox. 690 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:13,040 He's just a boy. 691 00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:16,940 Well, his hormones don't know that. He's feeling very real adult emotions. 692 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:20,060 Barney, all he did is fix my phones. 693 00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:23,180 The question is, are you gonna fix his phones? 694 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:24,480 Would you stop? 695 00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:25,720 You know... 696 00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:27,980 I was a young boy like Andrew once. 697 00:40:28,700 --> 00:40:30,000 Low self -esteem. 698 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:32,580 Hits all over my face. 699 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,740 Christmas vacation, my family went to Hawaii with the Boucher family. 700 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:40,560 God, she was mesmerizing. 701 00:40:41,500 --> 00:40:43,320 Who? Mrs. Boucher. 702 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:48,260 So elegant, so feline. 703 00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:52,560 I'd do anything just to be around her, just to smell her perfume. 704 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:55,240 Just before the big hotel luau. 705 00:40:55,770 --> 00:40:59,290 I ordered three Tom Collins from room service, and I chugged them down just 706 00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:00,490 the courage to ask her to dance. 707 00:41:01,310 --> 00:41:02,410 She turned you down. 708 00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:03,850 She never had a chance. 709 00:41:04,330 --> 00:41:08,430 Mr. Boucher overheard me asking her and started to make fun of me in front of my 710 00:41:08,430 --> 00:41:09,430 parents. 711 00:41:10,630 --> 00:41:12,410 Most humiliating moment of my life. 712 00:41:13,550 --> 00:41:14,550 What'd you do? 713 00:41:14,870 --> 00:41:15,870 I ran. 714 00:41:16,330 --> 00:41:19,770 I hid out by the pool on a chaise lounge in the pitch black nursing my first 715 00:41:19,770 --> 00:41:20,770 hangover. 716 00:41:21,790 --> 00:41:24,430 God, I felt like the loneliest person in the whole world. 717 00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:25,920 I know what that's like. 718 00:41:26,700 --> 00:41:28,900 Except suddenly, there she was. 719 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:33,920 Wearing this strapless, backless dress, which I couldn't figure out how it 720 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:39,380 stayed up. I guess she'd come looking for me. She sat on my chaise, stroked my 721 00:41:39,380 --> 00:41:40,380 forehead. 722 00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:41,700 She asked me if I was okay. 723 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:47,220 And I couldn't hold it in anymore. I started to cry. 724 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:50,340 God, I was so embarrassed. 725 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:54,360 But she said that was okay. She said I shouldn't be. She said I was very 726 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:57,900 sensitive and deep, and she said I was a very old soul. 727 00:41:58,140 --> 00:42:01,240 And someday women would appreciate a gentle man like me. 728 00:42:01,580 --> 00:42:02,580 What happened? 729 00:42:03,900 --> 00:42:07,900 Mrs. Boucher held me to her bosom, and she comforted me. 730 00:42:08,740 --> 00:42:10,720 Just like you were holding Andrew. 731 00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:17,560 And that did it for the dress. It just slithered down, and I guess I started 732 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:19,700 getting kind of grabby, and she... 733 00:42:20,370 --> 00:42:23,970 Took my hand, and she told me to slow down, and she showed me what to do. 734 00:42:25,350 --> 00:42:29,610 And I started thinking, my God, this is it. This is it. I'm going to get sex. 735 00:42:30,630 --> 00:42:34,570 And then, like she was reading my mind, she whispers in my ear, and she says, 736 00:42:34,710 --> 00:42:36,350 No, Arnie. 737 00:42:37,570 --> 00:42:39,450 I'm going to teach you all about love. 738 00:42:42,190 --> 00:42:43,910 You mean right there? 739 00:42:44,870 --> 00:42:46,470 Next morning, I woke up in my bed. 740 00:42:47,470 --> 00:42:50,930 First I thought it must have been a dream woman to have these waffle -wee 741 00:42:50,930 --> 00:42:55,430 and blue marks all over my legs, and my complexion was totally cleared up. 742 00:42:57,530 --> 00:43:00,510 Did anyone ever find out? 743 00:43:01,250 --> 00:43:02,250 Uh -uh. 744 00:43:02,810 --> 00:43:05,210 After that one night, she pretended like it never happened. 745 00:43:07,450 --> 00:43:12,670 But it was the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me. 746 00:43:14,230 --> 00:43:15,770 What a sweet story. 747 00:43:19,720 --> 00:43:20,720 I gotta go. 748 00:43:28,500 --> 00:43:29,700 Be gentle with him, okay? 749 00:43:33,380 --> 00:43:37,720 I mean, I thought by this time tonight we'd be halfway across the desert with 750 00:43:37,720 --> 00:43:42,400 the top down and the stars over our heads and we'd have the whole weekend to 751 00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:45,700 look forward to. I mean, this is not exactly what I had in mind, Cusack. 752 00:43:46,190 --> 00:43:50,410 First, I do not see you for days on end. It's not my fault. 753 00:43:53,050 --> 00:43:57,170 Then the first weekend in months, we have a chance to spend some time 754 00:43:57,570 --> 00:43:59,470 And you get yourself thrown in jail. 755 00:43:59,750 --> 00:44:01,390 It's not like I planned this, Grace. 756 00:44:01,730 --> 00:44:03,190 I heard you goaded him. 757 00:44:03,710 --> 00:44:05,550 You know me better than that. 758 00:44:06,210 --> 00:44:11,470 Michael, ever since Sid Hirshberg killed himself, I don't know if I know you 759 00:44:11,470 --> 00:44:12,470 anymore at all. 760 00:44:13,100 --> 00:44:16,120 I don't know if I know myself anymore at all. 761 00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:18,840 Talk to me, Michael. 762 00:44:20,860 --> 00:44:25,460 I went for a walk during the lunch recess. 763 00:44:27,580 --> 00:44:29,200 And I decided to compromise. 764 00:44:30,240 --> 00:44:33,420 That I wouldn't use the old animal testimony in my jury information. 765 00:44:33,940 --> 00:44:34,960 So why didn't you? 766 00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:46,600 I started to pick up my direct examination of the old lady. I opened my 767 00:44:46,600 --> 00:44:47,600 ask her a question. 768 00:44:47,900 --> 00:44:49,700 And Sid Hirshberg came out. 769 00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:52,040 What? 770 00:44:52,980 --> 00:44:54,680 I know that this sounds nuts. 771 00:44:57,180 --> 00:44:59,920 But he's in me, Grace. 772 00:45:01,240 --> 00:45:02,580 He's inside of me. 773 00:45:03,500 --> 00:45:07,060 And I'm trying to understand him so that he doesn't take me over. 774 00:45:08,500 --> 00:45:09,800 Does that make any sense? 775 00:45:13,610 --> 00:45:14,610 Oh, Mickey. 776 00:45:16,410 --> 00:45:17,450 I'm so sorry. 777 00:45:17,650 --> 00:45:18,650 No. 778 00:45:19,250 --> 00:45:20,250 It's okay. 779 00:45:23,210 --> 00:45:29,450 It's not so bad in here, really. It sort of puts everything in limbo for a 780 00:45:29,450 --> 00:45:30,550 while. Gives me a... 781 00:45:48,110 --> 00:45:49,110 hours over counseling.