1 00:00:03,130 --> 00:00:04,510 Previously on L .A. Law. 2 00:00:04,730 --> 00:00:06,790 I don't take computer fraud lightly, Counselor. 3 00:00:07,110 --> 00:00:10,610 Your client accessed the records of the telephone company and deleted all his 4 00:00:10,610 --> 00:00:11,589 friends' phone bills. 5 00:00:11,590 --> 00:00:13,090 That young man is in love with you. 6 00:00:13,350 --> 00:00:14,350 Come on. 7 00:00:14,730 --> 00:00:16,090 I probably shouldn't say this. 8 00:00:17,850 --> 00:00:18,850 Don't hate me for it. 9 00:00:21,670 --> 00:00:22,850 I think I love you. 10 00:00:23,830 --> 00:00:28,010 Mr. Cromwell, it's tragic that the pilot and those five passengers died, and I 11 00:00:28,010 --> 00:00:31,110 don't doubt that we all sympathize with their families. But the fact remains, 12 00:00:31,230 --> 00:00:32,490 this tragedy was not your fault. 13 00:00:32,790 --> 00:00:34,190 I'm very attracted to you. 14 00:00:34,610 --> 00:00:37,130 I should tell you, George, that I'm involved with someone. 15 00:00:37,730 --> 00:00:44,590 Look, I'm trying not to overreact to this or anything, but I... I'm jealous 16 00:00:44,590 --> 00:00:45,590 this guy. 17 00:00:45,850 --> 00:00:50,490 Your Honor, I have reason to believe that one of my witnesses has lied on the 18 00:00:50,490 --> 00:00:52,970 stand. You're no virgin, Mr. Cusack. 19 00:00:53,430 --> 00:00:55,350 Witnesses lie on the stand every day. 20 00:00:56,010 --> 00:00:57,490 I'm unwilling to proceed, Your Honor. 21 00:00:57,710 --> 00:01:00,850 You're in contempt of court. Bailiff, take Mr. Cusack into custody. 22 00:01:16,010 --> 00:01:21,110 Before we get started, who's got a tan Bjork with California plate number 1 -E 23 00:01:21,110 --> 00:01:22,610 -O -H -1 -O -1? 24 00:01:23,010 --> 00:01:24,510 Um, that's me, Your Honor. 25 00:01:24,970 --> 00:01:26,170 Uh, is there something wrong? 26 00:01:26,390 --> 00:01:28,450 You might say that. You're parked in my spot. 27 00:01:29,570 --> 00:01:32,650 Well, what are you looking at me for? You're holding up a courtroom full of 28 00:01:32,650 --> 00:01:34,350 people. Go and move your car. 29 00:01:35,110 --> 00:01:36,890 Stan, put my cover. It's supposed to be. 30 00:01:37,430 --> 00:01:38,790 Clerk, call the first case. 31 00:01:39,270 --> 00:01:40,970 Kuzak versus Superior Court. 32 00:01:41,730 --> 00:01:42,730 Be seated. 33 00:01:43,180 --> 00:01:46,380 I have a feeling I know why you're here, Leland. You are no doubt going to 34 00:01:46,380 --> 00:01:50,320 demonstrate to me the error of my ways as you've done so many times in the 35 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:51,238 Am I right? 36 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:52,240 Not I, Your Honor. 37 00:01:53,180 --> 00:01:57,360 I have a writ from the Court of Appeals ordering you to instruct the jailer to 38 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,040 release Michael Cusack forthwith. 39 00:02:00,020 --> 00:02:02,880 Well, now, Mackenzie Brackman certainly takes care of his people. 40 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,060 Okay, you've got your Mr. Cusack back. 41 00:02:07,820 --> 00:02:11,440 He might benefit from your tutelage on proper conduct of a criminal trial. 42 00:02:11,950 --> 00:02:15,350 And since I don't recall your ever having been reticent about imparting 43 00:02:15,350 --> 00:02:17,690 wisdom to others, I'm sure that's just what you received. 44 00:02:18,130 --> 00:02:22,730 As of right now, I'm unaware of any misconduct on Mr. Cusack's part. 45 00:02:23,030 --> 00:02:27,870 Are you saying I exceeded my authority in some way? Are you implying that I was 46 00:02:27,870 --> 00:02:30,190 in error by punishing Mr. Cusack for contempt? 47 00:02:30,610 --> 00:02:34,350 I believe the Court of Appeals has spoken on that issue, Your Honor. 48 00:02:35,310 --> 00:02:38,170 Does this writ say anywhere that I was in error? 49 00:02:39,300 --> 00:02:41,320 I take that to be the import of it. 50 00:02:42,300 --> 00:02:46,220 Leland, you're a wizard of ambiguity, you know that? 51 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:53,600 You can turn a phrase that creeps on cat feet up to the edge of being definite, 52 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,480 then turns and disappears without leaving a trace. 53 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,680 Now, I'm going to do something that I dare say no one has ever done to you 54 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,420 before. I'm going to ask you a question. 55 00:03:03,070 --> 00:03:06,870 And if you give me anything other than a one -word answer, the two possible 56 00:03:06,870 --> 00:03:12,510 choices being yes and no, I'm going to cite you for contempt of court, or 57 00:03:12,510 --> 00:03:14,990 someone else is going to have to come down here and get the both of you out. 58 00:03:15,210 --> 00:03:19,570 Now, my question is, does this writ say anywhere that I was an error? 59 00:03:25,750 --> 00:03:26,750 No. 60 00:03:29,870 --> 00:03:30,870 Good. 61 00:03:31,650 --> 00:03:32,650 Then what we have? 62 00:03:32,830 --> 00:03:37,730 is a case of the Court of Appeals exercising their authority differently 63 00:03:37,730 --> 00:03:38,730 exercise mine. 64 00:03:39,190 --> 00:03:42,550 This isn't the first time that's happened. I'm sure it won't be the last. 65 00:03:43,790 --> 00:03:44,850 Release Cusack. 66 00:03:47,590 --> 00:03:49,970 It's always a pleasure to see you, Leland. 67 00:03:52,370 --> 00:03:53,610 Take the day, pal. 68 00:03:55,410 --> 00:03:56,410 He's all yours. 69 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,460 Well, the court officer instructs the gentleman who's reading his newspaper 70 00:04:03,460 --> 00:04:04,940 this isn't a bus station. 71 00:04:09,100 --> 00:04:10,900 Michael, how did it feel? 72 00:04:12,540 --> 00:04:15,860 You know how when American hostages are released, they usually take them to a U 73 00:04:15,860 --> 00:04:19,519 .S. Air Force base in West Germany so they can get checked out, sort of 74 00:04:19,519 --> 00:04:20,920 decompressed before going home? 75 00:04:21,959 --> 00:04:25,900 Uh -huh. Well, what I need right now is for us to go to a comfortable, 76 00:04:26,020 --> 00:04:27,780 professionally run hotel. 77 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:33,820 Take ourselves a room, order up a bunch of room service so I can get checked 78 00:04:33,820 --> 00:04:39,000 out, and then undergo a concentrated regimen of physiological rehabilitation. 79 00:04:41,940 --> 00:04:42,940 Okay. 80 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:48,600 Gracie. 81 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,420 Gracie, were you faithful to me while I was in prison? 82 00:04:54,220 --> 00:04:56,340 I tried, Mickey, but... 83 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,440 Two days is an awful long time. 84 00:07:00,350 --> 00:07:01,350 Hey, where were you? 85 00:07:01,550 --> 00:07:04,570 Just analyzing some data. You don't want to be late to a sentencing hearing, 86 00:07:04,670 --> 00:07:07,350 Andrew. It sends out the wrong kind of message. Yeah, but this wasn't just any 87 00:07:07,350 --> 00:07:10,510 data. I mean, I was completing a crash course in Judge John Englander. 88 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:11,679 I don't follow. 89 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,060 Based on a correlation of incidents and variance analysis, I can expect to be 90 00:07:15,060 --> 00:07:18,620 sentenced to six months summary probation and 80 hours of community 91 00:07:19,020 --> 00:07:21,900 Yeah, well, I hope you're right, but I think you could be looking at a year. 92 00:07:22,140 --> 00:07:25,960 No way. I plotted the judge's sentencing record against the standard deviation 93 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,580 curve. It's an X -Y kind of thing. Now, the projection is based upon a defendant 94 00:07:29,580 --> 00:07:35,060 who is a white male, age 17 to 22, from a middle to upper middle income group 95 00:07:35,060 --> 00:07:39,500 with no prior convictions and a felony which entailed no violence. 96 00:07:40,780 --> 00:07:41,920 What about for non -white? 97 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,540 Well, if you're talking about the Ortega case, I'd be concerned. 98 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,240 If you want, I can do an analysis for you. 99 00:07:52,620 --> 00:07:57,500 And so, based on a careful examination of the report and the recommendation 100 00:07:57,500 --> 00:08:02,160 submitted to me, and based on the fact that this is a first offense, and the 101 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:06,080 defendant appears to be keeping to the straight and narrow, I believe no 102 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:07,200 would be served by incarceration. 103 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,920 Instead, I sentence the defendant, Andrew Putnam, 104 00:08:11,100 --> 00:08:14,700 To six months summary probation and 80 hours community service. 105 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:17,200 Don't disappoint me, young man. 106 00:08:19,100 --> 00:08:20,580 That's fine. We'll see you at 4 o 'clock. Thank you. 107 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,500 Oh, boy. Douglas, what happened? 108 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,380 I broke my ankle playing racquetball. 109 00:08:28,420 --> 00:08:30,120 Here, let me help you. That's quite all right. 110 00:08:30,460 --> 00:08:32,299 I've got to start getting used to these things. 111 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,880 The doctor says I'll be hobbling around for the next six weeks. 112 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:37,200 Are you in a lot of pain? 113 00:08:37,380 --> 00:08:38,380 What do you think? 114 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:39,679 Thanks, Victor. 115 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,200 And how is our jailbird? 116 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,080 Did his absence this morning mean we failed in securing his release from the 117 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:49,860 pokey? He's out, and he's taking the day. Well, as soon as he's recuperated, 118 00:08:49,860 --> 00:08:51,520 want him to jump this Cromwell situation. 119 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,860 Actually, Douglas, I don't think we're going to need him. In all deference to 120 00:08:55,860 --> 00:09:00,020 your good labors in this matter, trial date will be upon us sooner than we 121 00:09:00,020 --> 00:09:04,520 think, and we need to bring our best litigator up to speed. I'm on top of it, 122 00:09:04,560 --> 00:09:07,980 Douglas. George Cromwell trusts me. We have an excellent rapport. 123 00:09:08,730 --> 00:09:11,590 And in my opinion, he'd object to having another litigator brought in this deep 124 00:09:11,590 --> 00:09:12,229 in the case. 125 00:09:12,230 --> 00:09:14,410 Don't you think you're being a little proprietary, Ann? 126 00:09:15,830 --> 00:09:18,750 I mean, I think that's something for George Cromwell to decide, don't you 127 00:09:19,570 --> 00:09:20,570 Excuse me? 128 00:09:20,650 --> 00:09:24,910 I just think that if Michael has his decks cleared, he should jump into the 129 00:09:24,910 --> 00:09:29,150 fray. If Ann feels confident and in control of her case, I think we should 130 00:09:29,150 --> 00:09:29,989 her alone. 131 00:09:29,990 --> 00:09:30,990 Thank you, Leland. 132 00:09:31,650 --> 00:09:33,270 People versus Ortega. 133 00:09:33,650 --> 00:09:35,850 Yeah, my client's charge is knocking over a bar. 134 00:09:36,070 --> 00:09:37,170 People versus Putnam. 135 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,980 Six months summary probation and community service. 136 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:44,160 As an aside, my compliments to the young genius. Our phone system is finally 137 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:45,500 working the way it's supposed to. 138 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:47,240 Richard's in a state. 139 00:09:47,660 --> 00:09:48,940 Notice of elections filed. 140 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:50,200 Morning. 141 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,400 Mr. Heidegger. I hope we didn't drag you out of bed. 142 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:54,640 Is there a problem? 143 00:09:54,700 --> 00:09:56,300 I didn't have any appointments this morning. 144 00:09:56,500 --> 00:09:57,680 And why is that? 145 00:09:58,200 --> 00:09:59,620 Nobody gave me any. 146 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,340 And that's your understanding of the job description? 147 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:04,960 Dribbling your time away like a doofus? 148 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:10,760 collecting in excess of $1 ,000 a week, waiting for someone to throw busy work 149 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:12,740 your way? Hey, I'm sorry. 150 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,580 Well, if there's nothing more, we're adjourned. 151 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,180 Hey, Randy, I need a great handkerchief. 152 00:10:22,020 --> 00:10:24,140 Probably. What the hell is there? 153 00:10:25,780 --> 00:10:27,320 Bragman, that's me. 154 00:10:28,460 --> 00:10:31,620 I have some papers for you. My assistant can see you're provided with the 155 00:10:31,620 --> 00:10:33,400 necessary acknowledgement of service. 156 00:10:33,740 --> 00:10:35,440 No good, Chief. This goes to you direct. 157 00:10:37,100 --> 00:10:38,100 The summons. 158 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:47,880 Hmm? 159 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:52,400 I'm sorry. 160 00:10:53,620 --> 00:10:55,080 I was out of line. 161 00:10:55,630 --> 00:10:58,230 It's definitely way out of line. I have no right stepping on your professional 162 00:10:58,230 --> 00:10:59,230 life like that. 163 00:11:00,410 --> 00:11:03,030 I really appreciate your recognizing that, Stuart. 164 00:11:05,810 --> 00:11:06,810 Ann. 165 00:11:07,490 --> 00:11:08,490 Ann. 166 00:11:08,970 --> 00:11:15,310 I know this isn't very cool of me to admit or anything, but I've just become 167 00:11:15,310 --> 00:11:17,530 like a basket case ever since you got involved with this guy. 168 00:11:18,030 --> 00:11:19,850 Stuart, there is no involvement. 169 00:11:20,550 --> 00:11:24,050 And maybe we can talk later, but right now, if you'll excuse me, I have a 170 00:11:24,050 --> 00:11:25,050 meeting to prepare for. 171 00:11:29,740 --> 00:11:32,820 Arnold, just so you know, I didn't start it. 172 00:11:38,100 --> 00:11:39,100 Oh, boy. 173 00:11:39,460 --> 00:11:40,980 Let the chips fall where they may. 174 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:42,760 I didn't plan it. 175 00:11:43,300 --> 00:11:44,740 I didn't mean for it to happen. 176 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:49,920 But now that it has, now that Sheila's taken the first step, so be it. What 177 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:50,920 brought this on? 178 00:11:51,460 --> 00:11:53,140 She found out I was having an affair. 179 00:11:53,980 --> 00:11:56,240 You? The truth is... 180 00:11:56,640 --> 00:12:00,520 I'd been having a little fling with a low -impact aerobics instructor from 181 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:04,100 del Rey. We were on our way to her apartment when the little vixen said 182 00:12:04,100 --> 00:12:05,660 something particularly provocative. 183 00:12:06,460 --> 00:12:11,560 I tried to take a shortcut to her front door and... I didn't break my ankle 184 00:12:11,560 --> 00:12:12,560 playing racquetball. 185 00:12:12,740 --> 00:12:14,380 I broke it hurtling a hedge. 186 00:12:14,780 --> 00:12:16,140 She took me to the hospital. 187 00:12:16,540 --> 00:12:20,660 And some idiot in the billing department... called to confirm my 188 00:12:20,660 --> 00:12:25,320 coverage. Sheila came racing down to the emergency room and found Shannon 189 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:26,320 holding my hand. 190 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,080 How committed is she to the idea of divorce? 191 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,720 Who cares? I just as soon hold her to it. That's now, Douglas. 192 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:36,200 But when you've had a chance to think about it a little, I'm sure you'll agree 193 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:40,020 divorce is a pretty drastic solution to any problems you and Sheila are having. 194 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:44,240 And I think a drastic solution may be just what the doctor ordered. 195 00:12:44,780 --> 00:12:48,100 17 years of trudging home to Sheila night after night? 196 00:12:48,730 --> 00:12:52,090 By nine o 'clock, we've eaten. The small talk's over. She's in bed. 197 00:12:52,350 --> 00:12:55,830 I've had a stiff belt of Maalox, and I'm drowsing on the living room couch, 198 00:12:56,010 --> 00:12:57,410 still bloated from dinner. 199 00:12:58,270 --> 00:12:59,670 I'm looking to cut loose a little. 200 00:13:01,650 --> 00:13:03,070 Fatten up the old address book? 201 00:13:03,670 --> 00:13:06,630 I want to see 20 girls naked in the coming year. 202 00:13:07,230 --> 00:13:09,130 I guess I want to live the life of Becker. 203 00:13:09,550 --> 00:13:11,250 I guess I have had my share. 204 00:13:11,810 --> 00:13:13,170 You've had mine as well. 205 00:13:13,850 --> 00:13:16,510 Trust me, it's not always the thrill you think it is. 206 00:13:16,890 --> 00:13:18,330 I'd like to be the judge of that. 207 00:13:18,950 --> 00:13:22,110 Look, Douglas, you can do whatever you want, but I've got to tell you, a 208 00:13:22,110 --> 00:13:23,110 will not be painless. 209 00:13:23,230 --> 00:13:25,950 Besides the emotional anguish which you're going to go through, and believe 210 00:13:25,990 --> 00:13:30,770 you will go through it, Sheila is in a position to wreak absolute havoc with 211 00:13:30,770 --> 00:13:31,449 this firm. 212 00:13:31,450 --> 00:13:33,050 You think she'd go after the partnership? 213 00:13:33,390 --> 00:13:34,329 Count on it. 214 00:13:34,330 --> 00:13:39,470 You can also count on the probability of a claim on all future earnings if she 215 00:13:39,470 --> 00:13:41,750 can show a substantial contribution to your legal education. 216 00:13:42,230 --> 00:13:43,230 Oh, my God. 217 00:13:44,230 --> 00:13:45,230 That's horrible. 218 00:13:45,690 --> 00:13:46,690 It's not a pretty picture. 219 00:13:47,450 --> 00:13:50,130 So you think we're being a little precipitous? 220 00:13:50,370 --> 00:13:53,910 After 17 years, I don't think one little deep knee bend with an aerobics 221 00:13:53,910 --> 00:13:55,850 instructor is reason for divorce. No. 222 00:13:56,250 --> 00:13:57,390 It's easy for you to say. 223 00:13:57,610 --> 00:14:01,410 Look, let me arrange a conference with Sheila and her attorney with the idea of 224 00:14:01,410 --> 00:14:03,150 maybe reconciling your differences. 225 00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:07,630 And if we need to, we'll play hardball later on. 226 00:14:09,310 --> 00:14:11,390 I leave it up to you to guide me, Arnold. 227 00:14:13,860 --> 00:14:15,260 How's the decompression coming? 228 00:14:17,180 --> 00:14:18,360 Decompression largely complete. 229 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:20,840 Serenity's sitting in. 230 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,600 Michael, just what happened to you in jail this weekend? 231 00:14:26,460 --> 00:14:27,460 A lot. 232 00:14:27,740 --> 00:14:31,700 I don't want to make it sound like I'm back from 18 years in Siberia, but it 233 00:14:31,700 --> 00:14:32,700 a hell of an experience. 234 00:14:34,180 --> 00:14:37,640 Lying there on a cot, guys yelling, bars clanging. 235 00:14:39,340 --> 00:14:41,780 I got to see the world through Sid Herzberg's eyes. 236 00:14:43,210 --> 00:14:45,690 I actually began to feel the despair that he felt. 237 00:14:46,710 --> 00:14:50,430 How he had to kill himself to get out of his own prison. How I had to go to 238 00:14:50,430 --> 00:14:54,770 prison to find out and understand how really free I am. 239 00:14:58,030 --> 00:14:59,610 So we're done with Sid now? 240 00:15:00,110 --> 00:15:01,110 Sid's history? 241 00:15:01,130 --> 00:15:02,590 We can get on with our lives? 242 00:15:03,710 --> 00:15:05,150 Yeah. Good. 243 00:15:06,470 --> 00:15:10,610 Because all this stuff about seeing the world through Sid's eyes scares the poo 244 00:15:10,610 --> 00:15:11,610 out of me. 245 00:15:13,420 --> 00:15:20,400 If Sid's eyes saw what mine do now, they would never have seen the world the 246 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:21,400 way they did. 247 00:15:22,540 --> 00:15:25,060 You're the best thing that ever happened to me, Gracie. 248 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:32,820 And I guess I can thank him for showing me how lucky I am to have you. 249 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:37,860 Then here's to Sid. 250 00:15:57,989 --> 00:16:00,510 Mackenzie Brackman. Can you hold them all? 251 00:16:01,470 --> 00:16:02,470 Yes, ma 'am. 252 00:16:02,990 --> 00:16:05,230 Marlena. Let me transfer you. Morris. 253 00:16:06,370 --> 00:16:10,230 Got a few minutes for an old classmate? Oh, yeah. What brings you here? 254 00:16:10,530 --> 00:16:15,210 Well, for starters, I'd like to apologize for my behavior, which I know 255 00:16:15,210 --> 00:16:16,210 bit rash. 256 00:16:16,810 --> 00:16:20,310 Incarcerating an attorney without granting a stay is more than a bit rash. 257 00:16:21,250 --> 00:16:22,250 Perhaps. 258 00:16:22,890 --> 00:16:27,190 But if my judgment was clouded, Lilla, it's just that my job has rendered me a 259 00:16:27,190 --> 00:16:28,490 little short of temper lately. 260 00:16:29,790 --> 00:16:30,790 I'm getting out. 261 00:16:32,310 --> 00:16:33,310 What? 262 00:16:33,750 --> 00:16:36,170 After some 25 years on the bench? 263 00:16:36,630 --> 00:16:38,190 There's no satisfaction anymore. 264 00:16:38,550 --> 00:16:41,670 What few rewards there are don't seem to be particularly sustaining. 265 00:16:42,790 --> 00:16:47,490 When you walked into my courtroom this morning, I suddenly saw all the things 266 00:16:47,490 --> 00:16:51,710 that had passed me by, including the money I must have paid. 267 00:16:54,990 --> 00:16:56,310 I'm sure you'll have no trouble. 268 00:16:57,250 --> 00:17:01,170 The firms in town will start a feeding frenzy over a superior court, Judge. 269 00:17:02,050 --> 00:17:04,950 Actually, Leland, I'm here to give you first bite. 270 00:17:07,089 --> 00:17:08,349 You want to work here? 271 00:17:08,609 --> 00:17:11,869 I think you know that I wouldn't be approaching you if I wasn't damn certain 272 00:17:11,869 --> 00:17:13,329 that I had a contribution to make. 273 00:17:13,810 --> 00:17:17,349 Well, I have no doubt about that, but we are a very small firm. 274 00:17:17,630 --> 00:17:18,710 And I can help you grow. 275 00:17:19,569 --> 00:17:21,829 I've made a lot of connections in my years, Leland. 276 00:17:22,130 --> 00:17:23,230 I can be very valuable. 277 00:17:27,060 --> 00:17:29,540 Naturally, this is something I'd have to take up with the other partners. 278 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:31,420 Oh, I understand completely. 279 00:17:32,120 --> 00:17:36,100 And if it helps in any way, you could tell Mike Cusack I'll be willing to have 280 00:17:36,100 --> 00:17:37,380 my name come after his. 281 00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:41,520 You could also tell him I'm sorry. 282 00:17:42,780 --> 00:17:43,780 I'll pass that on. 283 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:49,700 Hi. Oh, hi, Andrew. 284 00:17:50,180 --> 00:17:51,180 How'd it go? 285 00:17:52,260 --> 00:17:54,120 Unsupervised probation and some community service. 286 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:55,399 Oh, great. 287 00:17:55,400 --> 00:18:00,640 So actually, what I was thinking, what I was hoping, I'd like you to have dinner 288 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:01,640 with me tomorrow. 289 00:18:02,120 --> 00:18:03,240 I don't know. 290 00:18:03,620 --> 00:18:04,620 To celebrate. 291 00:18:05,260 --> 00:18:07,220 You know, I already made the reservation. 292 00:18:08,020 --> 00:18:09,020 Please. 293 00:18:10,140 --> 00:18:12,400 Well... Do you like French food? You'll love this place. 294 00:18:12,700 --> 00:18:14,420 I'll pick you up at 7 .30, okay? 295 00:18:14,740 --> 00:18:15,740 Okay. 296 00:18:16,620 --> 00:18:18,720 Great. That's great. 297 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:23,960 Some enchanted evening? 298 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,060 Stop. What was I supposed to do? 299 00:18:29,120 --> 00:18:32,060 And the bar was closed at this time. 300 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,960 Well, I didn't think anybody was there until I come out the kitchen and see the 301 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:37,180 cash register busted open. 302 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,240 And that guy running away with the money. 303 00:18:41,060 --> 00:18:44,080 Let the record reflect that the witness has again indicated the defendant, 304 00:18:44,360 --> 00:18:46,660 Francisco Ortega, your witness. 305 00:18:47,140 --> 00:18:48,140 Thank you. 306 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:54,100 When the police arrived, you told them that you couldn't identify the suspect, 307 00:18:54,220 --> 00:18:55,079 didn't you? 308 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:57,120 Well, I didn't think I could until I saw him in the lineup. 309 00:18:57,340 --> 00:19:00,820 Did you know, sir, that Mr. Ortega was sitting on a stool in your bar two 310 00:19:00,820 --> 00:19:01,820 before the robbery? 311 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:04,000 I didn't know that until the district attorney told me. 312 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:05,420 Tell me something, Mr. Simpson. 313 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:10,500 If you were serving a guy for a three -hour period, and then you saw him two 314 00:19:10,500 --> 00:19:12,140 nights later, he'd look familiar, wouldn't he? 315 00:19:12,420 --> 00:19:13,460 Objection. Hypothetical. 316 00:19:14,460 --> 00:19:17,940 Overruled. Isn't it possible, sir, that you recognized my client because he was 317 00:19:17,940 --> 00:19:20,840 the customer in your bar, that when you saw him in the lineup, the only thing 318 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:22,860 that triggered in your mind was that you had seen him before? 319 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:24,920 He's the man I saw with the money. 320 00:19:25,260 --> 00:19:29,340 The kitchen door and the exit are at opposite ends. 321 00:19:29,580 --> 00:19:34,060 If he was running away when you first came in, you couldn't see his face. I 322 00:19:34,060 --> 00:19:38,140 him from the side. The side? He was headed in the opposite direction. You 323 00:19:38,140 --> 00:19:38,739 his back. 324 00:19:38,740 --> 00:19:40,520 I had an angle from the side. 325 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:45,110 And you testified that when you first saw him, He was just at the door. So at 326 00:19:45,110 --> 00:19:48,150 best, we are talking about a two or three second look from the side. 327 00:19:48,850 --> 00:19:49,850 Something like that. 328 00:19:51,010 --> 00:19:54,210 Mr. Simpson, I have no doubt that you are an honest man. 329 00:19:55,350 --> 00:19:58,550 I want you to tell me if the following scenario is possible. 330 00:19:58,810 --> 00:20:00,030 Okay? Just if it's possible. 331 00:20:00,650 --> 00:20:03,110 You walk into a room and you see a man running out the door. 332 00:20:03,550 --> 00:20:06,270 You really don't get a good look at his face. It's all happening so fast. 333 00:20:06,870 --> 00:20:09,790 The police come and you tell them that you really are not going to be able to 334 00:20:09,790 --> 00:20:10,790 identify who did it. 335 00:20:11,230 --> 00:20:15,370 But when they take you down to the station, they show you a face that you 336 00:20:15,370 --> 00:20:16,369 seen before. 337 00:20:16,370 --> 00:20:19,470 And you say to yourself, that must be him. 338 00:20:21,970 --> 00:20:23,610 It's possible, isn't it, Mr. Simpson? 339 00:20:26,810 --> 00:20:27,810 Anything's possible. 340 00:20:29,910 --> 00:20:30,910 Thank you, sir. 341 00:20:32,370 --> 00:20:33,370 No further questions. 342 00:20:37,740 --> 00:20:38,780 Your Honor, this is outrageous. 343 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:42,320 Counsel is asking for summary judgment when there are substantial questions of 344 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:43,219 material fact. 345 00:20:43,220 --> 00:20:46,580 I'm asking for judgment only on the second and third causes of action, Your 346 00:20:46,580 --> 00:20:49,840 Honor, which go to design defect only. Which is a big part of our case. Counsel 347 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:53,440 is so big, he didn't come up with a single fact in support of it. Miss 348 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,620 So big, they didn't file any affidavits or exhibits which would indicate 349 00:20:56,620 --> 00:21:00,780 anything defective in that plane. I must agree, Mr. McLeish, that the evidence 350 00:21:00,780 --> 00:21:05,220 in support of the allegations contained in the second and third causes of action 351 00:21:05,220 --> 00:21:06,220 is rather thin. 352 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:07,960 Have you got anything else? 353 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:11,740 Your Honor, I have submitted numerous affidavits which go to the sophisticated 354 00:21:11,740 --> 00:21:12,960 nature of the craft. 355 00:21:13,180 --> 00:21:16,740 Such sophistication rendering it virtually inoperable by the deceased. 356 00:21:16,940 --> 00:21:20,320 Which goes only to the negligence theory in the first cause of action, Your 357 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:24,000 Honor, and has nothing whatever to do with the question of design defect. 358 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:28,260 She's got you, sir. I'm going to sustain you on the first cause of action. But 359 00:21:28,260 --> 00:21:32,180 as to the second and third, there is simply no genuine issue of material 360 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:33,500 I disagree. 361 00:21:33,780 --> 00:21:38,020 Judgment in favor of defendant as to the second and third causes of action. 362 00:21:38,300 --> 00:21:43,020 Counsel for both sides should prepare to proceed to trial on the first cause of 363 00:21:43,020 --> 00:21:44,020 action only. 364 00:21:44,180 --> 00:21:45,180 Thank you both. 365 00:21:49,460 --> 00:21:50,460 Brilliant. 366 00:21:54,780 --> 00:21:57,320 I still can't believe it. You were just great. 367 00:21:58,460 --> 00:21:59,880 Yes, that'll be fine, thank you. 368 00:22:00,360 --> 00:22:01,480 I felt pretty good. 369 00:22:01,700 --> 00:22:02,700 You were better than that. 370 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:04,920 You were all the champion I could have wanted. 371 00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:06,780 Well, we haven't won yet. 372 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:08,080 That's all right. 373 00:22:08,180 --> 00:22:10,100 Your argument alone deserves a celebration. 374 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:14,300 At least it had the desired effect. 375 00:22:18,700 --> 00:22:22,860 Speaking of which, I'd like to tell you the effect that watching you in action 376 00:22:22,860 --> 00:22:23,860 had on me. 377 00:22:30,190 --> 00:22:34,690 I intend to involve Mackenzie Brackman in the affairs of Cromwell Aviation more 378 00:22:34,690 --> 00:22:35,730 than I originally intended. 379 00:22:36,870 --> 00:22:40,510 See, we're planning an acquisition next year, and I've been told that there's a 380 00:22:40,510 --> 00:22:43,050 possibility we could be involved in some antitrust problems. 381 00:22:44,630 --> 00:22:45,950 I'd like it if you would navigate. 382 00:22:48,330 --> 00:22:51,430 Well, there are a couple of people at the firm with very solid antitrust 383 00:22:51,430 --> 00:22:52,430 experience. 384 00:22:56,110 --> 00:22:57,770 Ann, I'd like you to know something. 385 00:22:59,120 --> 00:23:03,900 As far as I'm concerned, McKenzie Brackman, well, it's you. 386 00:23:34,860 --> 00:23:37,920 You shouldn't take your lawyer out like this before the case is over. 387 00:23:39,420 --> 00:23:42,760 I'm glad I don't have to be in court in the morning. I'm sure you do just fine. 388 00:23:43,980 --> 00:23:46,080 You show a lot of faith in me, I've got to say that. 389 00:23:47,340 --> 00:23:48,340 Complete faith. 390 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:50,160 It's appreciated. 391 00:23:55,340 --> 00:23:56,340 It's well earned. 392 00:23:59,850 --> 00:24:00,850 Thank you for dinner. 393 00:24:01,450 --> 00:24:03,150 Thank you for the company. 394 00:25:06,510 --> 00:25:08,570 When were you planning on saying something to me? 395 00:25:09,710 --> 00:25:12,170 Around the time the two of you took a long weekend together in Paris? 396 00:25:12,450 --> 00:25:14,070 Stuart, could we possibly do this later? 397 00:25:14,450 --> 00:25:16,310 Save the continuance of this recording, okay? 398 00:25:23,170 --> 00:25:24,170 Okay, Stuart. 399 00:25:24,930 --> 00:25:28,550 There's obviously a series of burning questions that you're afraid to ask. So 400 00:25:28,550 --> 00:25:29,550 let me answer them. 401 00:25:29,630 --> 00:25:33,230 Yes, he does have a romantic interest in me. No, that doesn't bother me 402 00:25:33,230 --> 00:25:34,230 particularly. 403 00:25:34,810 --> 00:25:36,690 And no, I haven't slept with him. 404 00:25:37,330 --> 00:25:38,330 So far. 405 00:25:38,650 --> 00:25:39,990 You gonna sleep with him in the future? 406 00:25:41,050 --> 00:25:44,270 You know, the fact that you feel compelled to ask that question means 407 00:25:44,270 --> 00:25:47,830 have a problem, you and I. But the problem isn't George Cromwell. No. 408 00:25:48,030 --> 00:25:49,030 No, 409 00:25:49,290 --> 00:25:51,410 George Cromwell is just a guy that you kissed last night. 410 00:25:52,270 --> 00:25:54,050 What? I saw you, Ann. 411 00:25:54,830 --> 00:25:56,150 You spied on me? 412 00:25:56,770 --> 00:25:58,410 I started out just waiting. 413 00:25:58,990 --> 00:25:59,990 Waiting for what? 414 00:26:00,370 --> 00:26:01,550 Waiting for you to come home. 415 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:05,160 You knew I went out to dinner with him. And does dinner necessarily entail 416 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:06,099 coming home drunk? 417 00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:09,000 Forgive me, Ann. The last time I saw you, that plow, you went to bed with me 418 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,900 you didn't even remember it. I will not be made to feel like a slut because I 419 00:26:11,900 --> 00:26:12,900 had dinner with my client. 420 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,180 And I will not tolerate your spying on me. 421 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:16,560 I'm jealous, Ann. 422 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:20,420 Forgive me. I'm jealous. Is that a big sin where you come from? 423 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:21,880 You're more than jealous. 424 00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:25,520 The problem you have with George Cromwell is entirely in your mind. 425 00:26:25,980 --> 00:26:27,700 If he didn't exist, you'd think of something else. 426 00:26:29,780 --> 00:26:30,780 Wrong. 427 00:26:31,050 --> 00:26:32,450 Because you could have shut him down. 428 00:26:32,990 --> 00:26:33,990 And you didn't. 429 00:26:34,730 --> 00:26:35,730 You let him wonder. 430 00:26:36,650 --> 00:26:37,690 And you let him hope. 431 00:26:39,290 --> 00:26:40,290 You let a man. 432 00:26:41,070 --> 00:26:42,130 You let him kiss you. 433 00:26:45,010 --> 00:26:46,550 What was I supposed to do, Stuart? 434 00:26:47,110 --> 00:26:48,130 Punch out his lights? 435 00:26:49,990 --> 00:26:51,410 Stop smothering me. 436 00:26:52,410 --> 00:26:56,710 We have gone from friendship to courtship to total domesticity so fast I 437 00:26:56,710 --> 00:26:57,710 like I can't breathe. 438 00:27:00,699 --> 00:27:02,920 You are the sweetest man that I've ever met, Stuart. 439 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:06,900 But you are also the neediest. 440 00:27:14,820 --> 00:27:16,820 Well, maybe you need somebody a little less needy. 441 00:27:24,980 --> 00:27:30,100 Now, I'd like to report happily that his basketball season is over. 442 00:27:30,590 --> 00:27:34,330 Mr. Heidegger has been prevailed upon to tender his long overdue resignation. 443 00:27:34,930 --> 00:27:38,530 So, if there's nothing more, Arnold and I are expected across town. 444 00:27:38,750 --> 00:27:40,470 I have one more piece of business. 445 00:27:41,330 --> 00:27:45,270 Judge Morris Hood of Superior Court has approached me with the news that he's 446 00:27:45,270 --> 00:27:49,110 looking to retire from the bench and he'd like to join this firm. 447 00:27:49,650 --> 00:27:50,650 Are you kidding? 448 00:27:50,810 --> 00:27:51,810 Wait a minute. 449 00:27:51,890 --> 00:27:53,950 This is the same guy that threw Mike in the slam? 450 00:27:54,230 --> 00:27:58,470 Yeah, Morris and I have known each other since law school. He is a seasoned 451 00:27:58,470 --> 00:28:02,240 jurist. And there's no doubt he can make a contribution here. 452 00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:05,580 Wait a minute. Are you telling us that you've already invited him? 453 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,480 I told him that I would air it with the members of the firm. 454 00:28:09,060 --> 00:28:11,200 So I now throw it open to you. 455 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:13,040 Absolutely not. 456 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:17,100 Quite apart from the personality conflicts which will inevitably result. 457 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,220 The fact is, this firm needs more foot soldiers. 458 00:28:20,420 --> 00:28:22,420 The last thing we need is another general. 459 00:28:22,820 --> 00:28:26,840 Yeah, I agree. I think we ought to reject him simply out of solidarity to 460 00:28:27,290 --> 00:28:30,490 Besides which, this is definitely not the time, earnings -wise, to take on 461 00:28:30,490 --> 00:28:31,490 another profit participant. 462 00:28:33,190 --> 00:28:34,670 What are your feelings about it, Leland? 463 00:28:35,530 --> 00:28:38,090 At the present, I would rather not say. 464 00:28:38,790 --> 00:28:43,890 Whatever you do say can and will be used against you by somebody sometime. 465 00:28:44,250 --> 00:28:46,550 You brought it up. You've got to have feelings one way or the other. 466 00:28:46,770 --> 00:28:51,010 Knowing him for as long as you have, you're in the best position to guide us, 467 00:28:51,050 --> 00:28:52,050 Leland. 468 00:28:53,590 --> 00:28:55,650 I think that's exactly what he's doing, Douglas. 469 00:28:57,130 --> 00:29:01,770 Oh, Morris, surely you can understand that I'm under serious constraints here. 470 00:29:01,910 --> 00:29:05,310 What my firm is in need of is associates, not partners. 471 00:29:05,510 --> 00:29:07,610 That's just a hard economic fact. 472 00:29:08,150 --> 00:29:10,890 Why didn't you offer me a position as an associate in that case? 473 00:29:11,170 --> 00:29:12,950 Oh, come on. Why not? 474 00:29:13,190 --> 00:29:14,190 Were you afraid I'd accept? 475 00:29:14,670 --> 00:29:17,750 I'm no more about to become your employer than you are mine. 476 00:29:18,090 --> 00:29:21,290 If you and I were to have an association, I wouldn't think of doing 477 00:29:21,290 --> 00:29:23,070 anything other than a partnership basis. 478 00:29:23,530 --> 00:29:28,050 Oh, the ways that exist for telling someone no. The ways in which I've heard 479 00:29:28,130 --> 00:29:31,350 My hands are tied, Morris. I wish it had been up to me. I've got bigger things 480 00:29:31,350 --> 00:29:32,350 in mind for you, Morris. 481 00:29:32,550 --> 00:29:35,850 Play ball on this one, Morris. There's a federal judgeship in it for you. 482 00:29:36,890 --> 00:29:41,330 If you were coming in at any other time, I'm sure the others could have been 483 00:29:41,330 --> 00:29:43,610 persuaded. If you wanted me, you could have done it now. 484 00:29:43,910 --> 00:29:47,930 But once you decided against me, it was a dead issue as far as anyone else was 485 00:29:47,930 --> 00:29:49,450 concerned. Let's face it, Leland. 486 00:29:49,870 --> 00:29:52,790 You're afraid of the competition a presence like mine would generate. 487 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:55,540 I'm not afraid of competition, Morris. 488 00:29:56,340 --> 00:30:01,360 The truth is, I have no reason to expect your temperament as attorney to be any 489 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,460 more to my liking than your temperament as a judge. 490 00:30:03,740 --> 00:30:07,980 But I've watched kids out of school two, three years come before me making more 491 00:30:07,980 --> 00:30:10,760 money than I'll ever see. You're damn right my temperament can get a little 492 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:12,920 nasty. No, damn it. There's more to this than money. 493 00:30:14,420 --> 00:30:16,520 Well, one time there was. 494 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:18,800 My ambition ran to politics. 495 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:23,520 When the Democrats lost the State House in 66, that ambition became a drawer 496 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,720 full of mementos and a foul cabinet full of failure that sits next to the water 497 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:27,720 heater in my basement. 498 00:30:28,180 --> 00:30:31,880 They gave me a parking place next to the courthouse. They let me sit on the dais 499 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:35,840 at dinners, but they told me superior court is as far as I go. 500 00:30:36,940 --> 00:30:40,600 I don't care if it doesn't live up to your lofty ideals, ideals you can so 501 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:44,620 easily afford to indulge in. My dreams have been broken. What I want is the 502 00:30:44,620 --> 00:30:45,620 money. 503 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:47,120 That's mine. 504 00:30:48,300 --> 00:30:51,520 I realize that an expensive lunch is only proper form for telling someone 505 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:52,900 thanks, but no thanks. 506 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:57,960 And while I don't want to appear ungracious or unappreciative of the 507 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:03,860 and the largesse, thanks, but no thanks. 508 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:11,600 This way, gentlemen. 509 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:14,440 Thank you. 510 00:31:19,050 --> 00:31:20,050 Good morning, gentlemen. 511 00:31:20,670 --> 00:31:21,670 Lisa. 512 00:31:22,870 --> 00:31:26,210 Where's Alvin? I'll be handling the preliminary stages of this case. 513 00:31:27,030 --> 00:31:29,190 I didn't even know that you worked here. 514 00:31:29,910 --> 00:31:30,910 Shall we get started? 515 00:31:31,830 --> 00:31:35,150 I read a copy of your settlement offer, and I was wondering if I could take a 516 00:31:35,150 --> 00:31:36,150 look at your copy. 517 00:31:36,370 --> 00:31:37,370 Why do you want to see our copy? 518 00:31:37,510 --> 00:31:39,830 I think there may be some pages missing for a moment. 519 00:31:40,570 --> 00:31:41,570 Pages missing? 520 00:31:41,590 --> 00:31:44,190 Yes, I didn't see anything in there about the partnership. 521 00:31:44,650 --> 00:31:46,490 I assumed it was a clerical error. 522 00:31:47,020 --> 00:31:49,220 What were you expecting to see about the partnership, Lisa? 523 00:31:49,740 --> 00:31:54,020 Mr. Brackman is a managing partner with vested interests in all income earned by 524 00:31:54,020 --> 00:31:54,879 your firm. 525 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:58,880 Before we even begin serious discussions, I need to see financial 526 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:02,200 going back nine years or co -terminus with his being made partner. 527 00:32:02,620 --> 00:32:04,660 Don't you think that might be a little premature? 528 00:32:05,340 --> 00:32:08,560 Particularly in light of the fact that Mr. Brackman feels extreme remorse about 529 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:12,440 this entire matter. I would very much like to explore the possibility of a 530 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:15,840 reconciliation with Mrs. Brackman, in spite of the circumstances. 531 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:20,240 It's nice to see you, Sheila. I have advised my client to resist any attempt 532 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:25,120 reconciliation. Have you advised your client as well of the fact that you have 533 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:26,880 personal axe to grind with me? 534 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:31,760 Mr. Becker must be referring to an extremely brief romantic incident in 535 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:32,760 were both involved. 536 00:32:32,860 --> 00:32:35,560 You apparently mistake ambition for romance. 537 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:37,200 But that's not surprising. 538 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,740 Coming from someone whose only passion is scrambling up on the backs of others. 539 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:45,840 How would you know what my passion is? I never displayed any of it to you. 540 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:47,120 Oh, what was it? 541 00:32:47,500 --> 00:32:48,500 Make -believe? 542 00:32:48,740 --> 00:32:50,080 Bad or pity. 543 00:32:50,940 --> 00:32:54,900 There's something so desperate about you, Becker. The way you always fuss 544 00:32:54,900 --> 00:32:57,440 your clothes and your car and your condo. 545 00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,080 Who's more desperate than you, Lisa? 546 00:32:59,660 --> 00:33:02,240 Oh, you're fairly young now, but in a few years you're going to be clutching 547 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:05,640 a box of saltines late at night trying to figure out how it is that you managed 548 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:06,940 to wind up so all alone. 549 00:33:07,180 --> 00:33:08,620 And where will you be, I wonder? 550 00:33:08,900 --> 00:33:12,180 Probably tucked in bed somewhere with the largest collection of pornographic 551 00:33:12,180 --> 00:33:16,460 videotapes in West L .A. You'll lull yourself to sleep with the images of 552 00:33:16,460 --> 00:33:17,660 strangers on the screen. 553 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:23,620 Young ones, Arnie. The younger, the better. And you watching them, fat, 554 00:33:23,620 --> 00:33:24,620 out, and bald. 555 00:33:24,740 --> 00:33:25,740 Excuse me. 556 00:33:26,700 --> 00:33:27,940 Whose divorce is this? 557 00:33:29,719 --> 00:33:32,780 Sheila, I can't help feeling that this is getting away from us. 558 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:36,440 That's what usually happens when you start trying to jump over another 559 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:37,940 bushes. I had an affair. 560 00:33:39,260 --> 00:33:40,320 These things happen. 561 00:33:40,980 --> 00:33:43,380 I have no doubt that there are consequences to that. 562 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:44,820 You better believe it, mister. 563 00:33:45,260 --> 00:33:47,620 I'm willing to try to patch things up. 564 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:49,040 Well, maybe I'm not. 565 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,660 And it has nothing to do with this affair, Douglas. 566 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:54,980 You've had affairs, I've had affairs. It runs deeper than that. 567 00:33:55,620 --> 00:33:56,680 You've had affairs? 568 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:00,760 What kind of affairs have you had? 569 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:07,100 They didn't amount to much. The point is, I'm more than just a housewife or a 570 00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:08,719 -signer. I need attention. 571 00:34:09,159 --> 00:34:11,340 I just need to get this straight in my mind. 572 00:34:11,820 --> 00:34:13,659 Have you had multiple affairs? 573 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:14,960 Was it once? 574 00:34:15,199 --> 00:34:16,520 Was it someone I know? 575 00:34:17,340 --> 00:34:19,000 It was the pool man, okay? 576 00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:21,500 Angelo? Tony. 577 00:34:22,219 --> 00:34:23,320 The new pool man. 578 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:25,199 Oh, my God. 579 00:34:26,199 --> 00:34:30,679 Look. You both had a little extracurricular activity. Who else? The 580 00:34:30,679 --> 00:34:35,239 contractor? The roofer? Oh, my God, what's his name? The tennis pro? 581 00:34:35,900 --> 00:34:40,380 Bjorn. People, please, look. The important thing here is not what you've 582 00:34:40,380 --> 00:34:44,120 outside the bonds of your marriage, but what you've built within the marriage. 583 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:48,960 Oh, please. A home, a family, a life. 584 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:52,120 I can't stand the thought of you with another man. 585 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,320 I thought we were getting a divorce here. 586 00:34:54,830 --> 00:34:57,870 There's no one who wants you more than I. Take me back, Sheila. 587 00:34:58,690 --> 00:34:59,690 Please. 588 00:34:59,930 --> 00:35:02,550 Douglas, are you begging me? 589 00:35:08,190 --> 00:35:09,190 Yes. 590 00:35:11,930 --> 00:35:12,930 All right. 591 00:35:16,650 --> 00:35:20,850 Mr. Fuentes, Mr. Oley, having considered your closing arguments and having heard 592 00:35:20,850 --> 00:35:24,380 the testimony adduced at three days of trial... including that of an 593 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:25,760 I found to be substantially credible. 594 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:30,780 I now find the defendant, Francisco Ortega, guilty of robbery in the first 595 00:35:30,780 --> 00:35:31,780 degree. 596 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,220 Sentencing set for February the 9th, 10 a .m. 597 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:38,260 Your Honor, at this time, I move for a new trial and the disqualification of 598 00:35:38,260 --> 00:35:39,260 Your Honor from this case. 599 00:35:39,340 --> 00:35:40,340 On what grounds? 600 00:35:41,380 --> 00:35:42,380 Bigotry, Your Honor. 601 00:35:44,180 --> 00:35:48,740 This statistical analysis demonstrates a clear -cut racist predisposition based 602 00:35:48,740 --> 00:35:51,380 on Your Honor's conviction and sentencing record over the years. 603 00:35:52,140 --> 00:35:53,058 It's outrageous. 604 00:35:53,060 --> 00:35:56,800 Your Honor's conviction rate in non -jury trials for non -white defendants 605 00:35:56,800 --> 00:36:00,580 the prosecution has the white eyewitness is nearly six times as great as when 606 00:36:00,580 --> 00:36:02,880 the defendant is white or the eyewitness is non -white. 607 00:36:03,799 --> 00:36:07,120 This includes Your Honor's time on the municipal as well as the superior 608 00:36:07,300 --> 00:36:10,680 and it clearly demonstrates that Your Honor's racism has served to deny my 609 00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:13,460 client a fair trial. I don't know what all this is, Counselor, but I tell you, 610 00:36:13,460 --> 00:36:14,460 you're way out of line. 611 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:17,740 Your Honor, I am not trying to provoke or offend you, but the fact remains that 612 00:36:17,740 --> 00:36:20,740 these statistics... Don't stand there calling me a racist and pretend you're 613 00:36:20,740 --> 00:36:21,740 trying to provoke or offend me. 614 00:36:22,260 --> 00:36:24,540 I sit here very much offended, Mrs. Sufuentes. 615 00:36:27,240 --> 00:36:30,260 Shall I take this to be a denial of my motion, sir? Take it as a personal 616 00:36:30,260 --> 00:36:31,380 response to your accusation. 617 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:36,980 I'll respond to my official capacity at a later date. In the meantime, this 618 00:36:36,980 --> 00:36:38,180 motion is taken under advisement. 619 00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:46,700 May I help you? I have a reservation for two in the name of Putnam. 620 00:36:47,260 --> 00:36:48,260 Putnam. 621 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:49,540 Putnam. Putnam. 622 00:36:50,420 --> 00:36:51,420 Thank you. 623 00:36:51,900 --> 00:36:53,980 Right this way, if you... 624 00:37:05,930 --> 00:37:06,930 Enjoy your dinner. 625 00:37:09,750 --> 00:37:12,990 How much are you supposed to tip those guys? 626 00:37:13,250 --> 00:37:14,410 I've never really known Andrew. 627 00:37:14,790 --> 00:37:15,810 Maybe five dollars. 628 00:37:16,250 --> 00:37:18,590 Really? Gee, I wish I'd known. I just gave him two. 629 00:37:18,950 --> 00:37:20,030 It's all right. Really. 630 00:37:20,450 --> 00:37:21,450 Two's fine. 631 00:37:21,630 --> 00:37:22,630 I hope you're right. 632 00:37:23,250 --> 00:37:25,130 You don't think I should just go over and give him... No. 633 00:37:26,150 --> 00:37:27,150 Definitely not. 634 00:37:28,070 --> 00:37:29,090 Not a big thing. 635 00:37:31,090 --> 00:37:32,090 Good evening. 636 00:37:32,270 --> 00:37:33,810 Would you care for anything from the bar? 637 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:37,240 Uh, yes, we'd like a bottle of Dom Perignon, please. 638 00:37:38,220 --> 00:37:39,220 Chill. 639 00:37:41,940 --> 00:37:46,660 So, this must be a tremendous weight off your shoulders. 640 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:51,220 Oh, it is. I intend to put that all behind me. I'm sorry to bother you, sir, 641 00:37:51,220 --> 00:37:55,580 I wonder if I might see some identification that would verify your 642 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,480 Actually, gentlemen, that's quite a compliment. I appreciate it. 643 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:03,308 Hang on. 644 00:38:03,310 --> 00:38:04,390 It's just a thing of an ID. 645 00:38:06,190 --> 00:38:09,110 Why don't I just order the champagne? 646 00:38:09,850 --> 00:38:13,650 If your companion is underage, we cannot permit him to drink on the premises. 647 00:38:13,990 --> 00:38:14,990 I understand. 648 00:38:15,590 --> 00:38:16,950 It'll just be for me. 649 00:38:21,750 --> 00:38:23,970 Bring the young man a soft drink. 650 00:38:38,660 --> 00:38:41,620 Well, don't you look exceptionally alluring this morning. 651 00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:43,040 Thank you. 652 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:54,900 Uh -huh. I knew it. 653 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:57,800 What? You can always tell with a woman. 654 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:00,120 The whites of her eyes get totally clear. 655 00:39:00,540 --> 00:39:02,120 That's really dumb, Arnie. 656 00:39:05,580 --> 00:39:06,580 Tell me what happened. 657 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:08,080 No. 658 00:39:11,050 --> 00:39:13,990 It's none of your business, Arnie. Oh, come on, Rock. Share. 659 00:39:14,350 --> 00:39:15,350 No. 660 00:39:15,690 --> 00:39:17,050 And don't ask me again. 661 00:39:26,210 --> 00:39:31,350 You wanted him? 662 00:39:31,670 --> 00:39:32,670 Yeah. 663 00:39:33,390 --> 00:39:34,390 Come on in. 664 00:39:38,210 --> 00:39:39,790 I've been reading through your motion papers. 665 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:41,840 I must say I'm really stunned. 666 00:39:43,620 --> 00:39:47,840 I was just going by the numbers, Your Honor. Numbers are a funny thing, 667 00:39:47,940 --> 00:39:51,360 Counselor. Do you want to hear some interesting numbers about Victor 668 00:39:55,180 --> 00:40:00,220 When you worked in the public defender's office, you were nine times more likely 669 00:40:00,220 --> 00:40:04,460 to seek a trial when the defendant was of Hispanic descent than when he was 670 00:40:04,460 --> 00:40:05,460 either black or white. 671 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:08,840 My clients happened to be primarily Hispanic. 672 00:40:09,370 --> 00:40:12,330 Numbers of Hispanics was slightly less than twice the number of blacks and 673 00:40:12,330 --> 00:40:13,330 whites. 674 00:40:14,510 --> 00:40:19,050 The number of hours you logged per case shows a distinct predisposition towards 675 00:40:19,050 --> 00:40:23,130 favoring clients with Hispanic surnames. Not unlike your present client, I might 676 00:40:23,130 --> 00:40:27,450 add. With all due respect, you don't know the first thing about the cases 677 00:40:27,450 --> 00:40:30,150 handled. And just how much do you know about the cases I handled? 678 00:40:31,290 --> 00:40:32,290 Nothing at all. 679 00:40:32,540 --> 00:40:35,980 But I cannot ignore a computer analysis of your record on the bench when there 680 00:40:35,980 --> 00:40:38,940 appears to be a good chance that my client was convicted because he is a 681 00:40:38,940 --> 00:40:41,500 Chicano. Judges don't judge by computer, Mr. Cifuentes. 682 00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:44,760 We judge with our hearts and minds and experience. 683 00:40:46,140 --> 00:40:48,900 I don't think of myself as a bigot any more than you think of yourself as one. 684 00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:52,120 Nevertheless, I'm granting your motion. 685 00:40:54,420 --> 00:40:56,900 These numbers at least entitle your client to the benefit of the doubt. 686 00:40:59,700 --> 00:41:00,700 Thank you, Your Honor. 687 00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:04,620 My reputation is that of a liberal counselor. 688 00:41:04,900 --> 00:41:09,180 I have supported various civil rights causes over the years because my sense 689 00:41:09,180 --> 00:41:10,800 decency told me they were worthy of support. 690 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:16,740 But now you come along with this frankly chilling bit of news that for all my 691 00:41:16,740 --> 00:41:19,940 professed liberalism, I've in fact been sending men to prison, at least in part 692 00:41:19,940 --> 00:41:21,080 because of the color of their skin. 693 00:41:22,380 --> 00:41:24,080 That is not something I can ignore. 694 00:41:25,420 --> 00:41:27,080 I will think long and hard on this. 695 00:41:32,170 --> 00:41:33,170 if you do the same. 696 00:41:48,870 --> 00:41:51,290 Yes? Judge Morris Hood, sir. 697 00:41:52,350 --> 00:41:54,850 Tell him... tell him I'll call him back. 698 00:41:55,210 --> 00:41:56,210 He's been arrested. 699 00:42:12,620 --> 00:42:13,840 hate your guts, Becker. 700 00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:18,300 I don't hate yours, Lisa. 701 00:42:19,260 --> 00:42:23,320 You didn't give a damn about saving that marriage. You just wanted to humiliate 702 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:24,400 me all over again. 703 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:26,000 Not true. 704 00:42:26,500 --> 00:42:30,340 I pride myself in knowing what the client really wants, delivering it. 705 00:42:31,500 --> 00:42:33,100 Humiliating you was just a bonus. 706 00:42:34,680 --> 00:42:38,080 You don't know what I had to do to get Cronus to let me handle that case. 707 00:42:38,420 --> 00:42:39,700 I have a pretty good idea. 708 00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:40,920 No, see, you don't. 709 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:43,780 I lost one job that way. I'm not about to lose another. 710 00:42:44,720 --> 00:42:46,420 Oh, you're really something, Arnie. 711 00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:51,760 You stabbed me in the back. You poisoned this entire firm against me. And then 712 00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:55,640 you saw to it that I didn't get hired at a time when I really needed a job. 713 00:42:56,620 --> 00:43:00,540 And all because you decided it would be awkward to work in the same office with 714 00:43:00,540 --> 00:43:01,780 a girl you had an affair with. 715 00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:04,120 Well, it wouldn't have had to be awkward at all. 716 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:07,900 In fact, I could have easily forgotten that it ever happened. 717 00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:09,440 That was the whole problem. 718 00:43:10,470 --> 00:43:11,470 I couldn't have. 719 00:43:12,790 --> 00:43:17,370 When I found out that was just another rung on the ladder for you, Lisa, it 720 00:43:17,370 --> 00:43:18,370 me. 721 00:43:18,730 --> 00:43:19,730 Look, will you do me something? 722 00:43:21,050 --> 00:43:24,510 I'm not the hard guy you think I am. Oh, you lying sack. 723 00:43:24,850 --> 00:43:27,890 Hey, I'm a sucker for a pretty girl's affection. And when I find out that I've 724 00:43:27,890 --> 00:43:31,110 been had, sometimes, yeah, I can get a little ugly. Trying to get ahead of 725 00:43:31,110 --> 00:43:33,550 someone online at the post office is a little ugly. 726 00:43:34,190 --> 00:43:36,310 What you did to me was despicable. 727 00:43:36,830 --> 00:43:40,590 You seem to forget that as a partner in this firm, I have an obligation to 728 00:43:40,590 --> 00:43:44,710 assist my colleagues in making informed decisions about who we hire and who we 729 00:43:44,710 --> 00:43:49,270 don't. And having a first -year associate who has shown a pronounced 730 00:43:49,270 --> 00:43:53,310 to sleep around as a method of career advancement is not in the best interest 731 00:43:53,310 --> 00:43:54,310 this firm. 732 00:43:54,770 --> 00:43:57,350 Besides, you seem to have landed on your feet. 733 00:43:58,050 --> 00:43:59,450 Yeah, I did, didn't I? 734 00:43:59,950 --> 00:44:03,630 Kind of makes you curious about what a second go -round would be like, doesn't 735 00:44:03,630 --> 00:44:04,630 it? 736 00:44:04,990 --> 00:44:06,630 No. Why? 737 00:44:06,930 --> 00:44:08,890 Because I'm a lawyer in my own right? 738 00:44:09,110 --> 00:44:12,490 Because I have a bright future at the firm I'm with? 739 00:44:13,250 --> 00:44:17,890 Because the uncertainty of my getting hired or not getting hired isn't hanging 740 00:44:17,890 --> 00:44:18,890 over us anymore? 741 00:44:18,990 --> 00:44:22,290 I just don't think that this is appropriate right now, Lisa. 742 00:44:22,770 --> 00:44:24,090 No, I bet you don't. 743 00:44:24,610 --> 00:44:27,730 It isn't nearly sorted enough for Arnold Becker, is it? 744 00:44:29,190 --> 00:44:34,630 No slave trade, no trap doors, no ice pick through the heart. 745 00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:38,600 Nothing to gain except the pure turn -on of it all. 746 00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,920 And that's no turn -on at all for Arnold Becker, is it? 747 00:44:43,420 --> 00:44:44,420 I don't know. 748 00:44:46,240 --> 00:44:50,900 But if you want to try, come on, let's try. 749 00:45:00,420 --> 00:45:03,420 Stop it. What's the matter, kid? Not sorted enough for you? 750 00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:07,120 I guess not. 751 00:45:11,820 --> 00:45:15,040 The tragedy of this is, I'm just like you. 752 00:45:15,740 --> 00:45:17,900 Arnold Becker with a pair of jugs. 753 00:45:35,710 --> 00:45:36,750 I'm going to hang out here. 754 00:45:37,570 --> 00:45:40,930 Excuse me, sir. I'm Judge Hudson Charles. We have to wait out here until 755 00:45:40,930 --> 00:45:41,930 two are being processed. 756 00:45:44,350 --> 00:45:45,350 I'm the lady, Charles. 757 00:45:45,990 --> 00:45:46,990 Address? 758 00:45:47,430 --> 00:45:49,670 1139 South Crest, West Los Angeles. 759 00:45:49,950 --> 00:45:52,090 Charge with one count, PC -93. 760 00:45:53,190 --> 00:45:54,970 Receiving a bribe by a judicial officer. 761 00:45:55,490 --> 00:45:57,230 Have you read him his rights? 762 00:45:57,490 --> 00:45:59,570 Yeah, he's been read and he understands them all right. 763 00:46:00,010 --> 00:46:02,870 All right, Judge, I'm going to fingerprint you now, so just extend your 764 00:46:02,870 --> 00:46:04,830 hand, relax your fingers, and I'll do the rest.