1 00:00:03,300 --> 00:00:04,600 Previously on L .A. Law. 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,200 We, the jury, sentence the defendant to death. 3 00:00:08,780 --> 00:00:12,480 Grace, you god, lady, you dead meat! Dead meat! 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:14,440 I'm putting two uniforms on you. 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,380 They'll walk you to and from your car and they'll park outside your place at 6 00:00:18,380 --> 00:00:21,920 night. That's not enough. The man's in custody, Michael. Well, his gang friends 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,620 aren't. Grace, let me ask you something. You got a gun? I have never even fired 8 00:00:25,620 --> 00:00:26,620 a gun. 9 00:00:33,380 --> 00:00:37,140 What is going on? I'm sorry. I found him on the freeway this morning coming in. 10 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,820 For God's sakes, call the pound. 11 00:00:40,220 --> 00:00:42,000 What happened? My dog is gone. 12 00:00:42,220 --> 00:00:43,280 Mr. Brackman took it. 13 00:00:43,540 --> 00:00:47,940 Since you're having a hard time placing him, why don't I take him? Do you want 14 00:00:47,940 --> 00:00:49,600 it? I've always had a way with animals. 15 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,000 I prefer their company to some people in many cases. 16 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,400 I lost my first case, too. Oh, and you just love rubbing my nose in it, don't 17 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:58,400 you? Not really. 18 00:00:58,520 --> 00:00:59,560 Then why did you come down here? 19 00:00:59,820 --> 00:01:01,280 To ask you out on a date. 20 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:02,759 A date? 21 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:03,760 Oh, wait a minute. 22 00:01:04,580 --> 00:01:07,180 Don't spend it, because it's a magic dollar bill. 23 00:01:11,780 --> 00:01:12,780 That was fantastic. 24 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:13,958 Thank you. 25 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:14,960 It's my pleasure. 26 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,660 Sell your condo. Stuart, it's my only asset. 27 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,540 Well, and the whole thing doesn't make sense unless you move in with me. 28 00:01:20,820 --> 00:01:22,320 Whoa. Back up. 29 00:01:24,300 --> 00:01:26,180 It's a big step. Can I think about it? 30 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:27,560 Absolutely. 31 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:31,280 Okay, I thought about it. 32 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:33,700 Then let's go home. 33 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:41,320 Gallagher versus Martin. 34 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:42,480 How do we stand, Victor? 35 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:43,840 Lousy, we lost. 36 00:01:44,380 --> 00:01:46,100 Appeal and notify the client. 37 00:01:46,300 --> 00:01:49,240 That was the appeal, Douglas, and he is no longer a client. 38 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,880 Michael, Abrams versus Bertrand. Jury was impaneled yesterday. 39 00:01:53,300 --> 00:01:54,300 We start today. 40 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:55,900 Why haven't we settled this? 41 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,800 Because we haven't been offered anything worth settling for, Douglas. 42 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:00,680 This case is a loser at trial. 43 00:02:01,130 --> 00:02:04,650 How do you prove sexual assault when she willingly went back to his room? 44 00:02:04,930 --> 00:02:06,270 Well, she wasn't willing to be raped. 45 00:02:06,530 --> 00:02:09,970 Isn't the boy a first -round draft pick? I would think an instant millionaire 46 00:02:09,970 --> 00:02:13,270 should be willing to come up with a few dollars to keep this nastiness out of 47 00:02:13,270 --> 00:02:13,948 the papers. 48 00:02:13,950 --> 00:02:16,730 All right, Douglas, let's move along. Michael has the case in hand. 49 00:02:17,690 --> 00:02:21,630 Miss Kelsey, perhaps you could inform us of this new matter in the list entitled 50 00:02:21,630 --> 00:02:22,770 In Ray Kelsey? 51 00:02:23,010 --> 00:02:26,150 I've got my condo up for sale. Leland said I could open up a file for 52 00:02:26,150 --> 00:02:27,150 administrative convenience. 53 00:02:27,430 --> 00:02:31,290 Fine. Just be aware that these things are never as simple as they appear, and 54 00:02:31,290 --> 00:02:33,290 don't want a lot of office time piled up on this. 55 00:02:33,570 --> 00:02:34,570 Oh, please. 56 00:02:35,130 --> 00:02:36,130 Can we discuss? 57 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,960 Item six on the list, Karras versus Brackman. That's a legitimate lawsuit, 58 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:45,360 did not initiate it. No, but you enlisted Abby to defend you, which means 59 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:49,060 your little barking dog is costing this firm the time of one associate and one 60 00:02:49,060 --> 00:02:53,640 partner for at least one full trial day. For your information, I happen to be a 61 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:54,519 victim here. 62 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,160 I'm being sued by a senseless and vindictive neighbor who's attempting to 63 00:02:58,160 --> 00:02:59,160 Sparky destroyed. 64 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:04,200 I've enlisted Miss Perkins because, A, she knows the dog, B, sympathy happens 65 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,940 be our strong suit in this matter, and she's best able to exploit it, and C, 66 00:03:07,940 --> 00:03:11,640 last time Douglas represented himself, he got pasted by Andrew Taylor. That's 67 00:03:11,640 --> 00:03:13,900 it. I will not sit here and tolerate this abuse. 68 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,660 Douglas! That psychotic is after my dog. 69 00:03:17,260 --> 00:03:20,160 And when I come into this office looking for a little support, I don't need to 70 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,200 be mocked and ridiculed by a group of people completely insensitive to my 71 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,400 feelings. An innocent pet is being maligned and persecuted. 72 00:03:28,340 --> 00:03:29,340 Excuse me. 73 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:38,040 Bye. 74 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,460 Then when I called to complain about it, he was rude. He called me an animal 75 00:05:27,460 --> 00:05:32,180 hater, a bad neighbor. He refused to even consider that his dog could be a 76 00:05:32,180 --> 00:05:34,280 nuisance. Cross, Miss Perkins. 77 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:38,780 Mr. Carrot, since you're representing yourself, you have the right to object 78 00:05:38,780 --> 00:05:39,980 questions you find improper. 79 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:41,320 Thank you, Your Honor. 80 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:45,880 Now, your complaint states that the dog has been barking incessantly since last 81 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:47,600 October. It never stops. 82 00:05:47,940 --> 00:05:48,940 Yep, yep, yep. 83 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,040 At Thanksgiving dinner, I could hardly hear Grace. 84 00:05:53,580 --> 00:05:56,560 Are you aware, sir, that the dog did not come to live at the Brackman residence 85 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:57,560 until early December? 86 00:05:57,940 --> 00:05:58,759 He what? 87 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,380 December 5th, to be exact. 88 00:06:00,780 --> 00:06:05,240 Well, it's been so nonstop that I probably don't ever remember not hearing 89 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,980 Objection. Conclusory, argumentative, and self -serving. Mr. Brackman, you're 90 00:06:09,980 --> 00:06:11,500 not the attorney of record here. 91 00:06:11,740 --> 00:06:14,680 Could I take a moment to confer with my counsel, Your Honor? 92 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:16,360 Hurry up. 93 00:06:18,780 --> 00:06:20,960 Ask him how he can hear it all day when he's at work. 94 00:06:21,260 --> 00:06:24,440 Ask him why his wife never complains. Ask him about the last time he sued me. 95 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,360 Question him about... I'll get to it. You've got to be more aggressive. I'm 96 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,500 starting. I understand. Let's go, Miss Perkins. 97 00:06:32,840 --> 00:06:38,120 Mr. Carruth, isn't it true that you sued my client two years ago, also for 98 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:42,580 nuisance, claiming that he failed to keep the lids fastened tightly to his 99 00:06:42,580 --> 00:06:48,000 cans? A good easterly breeze and the reek of his garbage would walk right 100 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,260 through my kitchen. 101 00:06:49,820 --> 00:06:52,180 Objection! Prior bad acts are inadmissible. 102 00:06:53,060 --> 00:06:57,920 Mr. Brackman, your lawyer asked him about it. But his answer was non 103 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,880 to her question, which was merely designed to establish that the witness 104 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,500 personal vendetta and he's been initiating frivolous and baseless 105 00:07:05,500 --> 00:07:10,440 against me. Mr. Brackman, sit down. Could I take a moment to confer with 106 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,420 counsel, Your Honor? No. Now sit down and be quiet. 107 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:21,660 You want to meet me for lunch later? 108 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:23,760 Not if my trial gets started. 109 00:07:24,220 --> 00:07:25,540 It's a loser. Settle it. 110 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,400 We could take the whole day. We could do something fun for a change. 111 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,360 God knows my office won't miss me. 112 00:07:31,660 --> 00:07:33,360 Just say so and I'll tell them to get lost. 113 00:07:33,580 --> 00:07:37,820 Has the team or the league offered any sort of settlement on Bertrand's behalf? 114 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,680 I have no comment on that. Does that mean that it's going to trial? I have no 115 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:42,680 comment. 116 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,560 If I were you, I really would try to drop this case. 117 00:07:46,060 --> 00:07:47,900 You're starting to sound like a broken record. 118 00:07:48,940 --> 00:07:50,960 I'm just trying to get you to look at this realistically. 119 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:55,580 Michael, if there really was a case, my office would have prosecuted. But this 120 00:07:55,580 --> 00:07:58,600 is civil, not criminal. We're not asking a jury to send this guy to jail. 121 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,400 I think we got one hell of a shot. 122 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:01,840 Don't bet on it. 123 00:08:02,260 --> 00:08:05,380 What? Are you saying there was no assault here? I am saying that date rape 124 00:08:05,380 --> 00:08:06,380 hard to prove in court. 125 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:09,319 I'll call you. 126 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:10,320 Good luck. 127 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,780 $50 ,000 conditioned on no disclosure to the press. 128 00:08:16,540 --> 00:08:17,720 I'll take it to my client. 129 00:08:18,140 --> 00:08:21,720 But I have to advise against it. Come on. You got no case. 130 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:23,240 Are you kidding? 131 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:24,960 I like my case just fine. 132 00:08:25,340 --> 00:08:27,040 Your guy signs an MBA contract. 133 00:08:27,340 --> 00:08:30,880 My client, the victim, she has to drop out of school. 134 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:34,380 She's been in therapy. She's broke. Her family's been humiliated. 135 00:08:34,820 --> 00:08:36,960 I know just what I've got, Counselor. 136 00:08:37,419 --> 00:08:38,419 75 grand. 137 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:40,500 That's it. That's as high as I'm authorized. 138 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:45,520 See, for my client, this case is not just about money. 139 00:08:46,020 --> 00:08:47,020 Well, you bounce. 140 00:08:47,290 --> 00:08:49,790 75 grand on the card. We'll see what it's about. 141 00:08:56,170 --> 00:09:03,070 Well, they're offering 75 142 00:09:03,070 --> 00:09:07,230 ,000. That's it? They also want a stipulation barring you from any 143 00:09:07,230 --> 00:09:08,230 the terms of the settlement. 144 00:09:08,610 --> 00:09:10,110 You mean they want to buy my silence? 145 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:11,329 Pretty much. 146 00:09:11,330 --> 00:09:14,150 Forget it. If I take this offer, the truth will never come out. 147 00:09:14,570 --> 00:09:16,650 Lori, this thing will get ugly. 148 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,800 They've got one of your ex -boyfriends to testify against you. They've 149 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,860 subpoenaed one of the therapists who treated you. They're going to do 150 00:09:22,860 --> 00:09:23,860 they have to. 151 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,320 Michael, he raped me. 152 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,400 Nothing those lawyers do to me could be worse than that. 153 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:39,460 The dog does bark at strangers. 154 00:09:39,900 --> 00:09:41,220 An excellent watchdog. 155 00:09:41,460 --> 00:09:44,280 But other than that, he's a very quiet little fellow. I see. 156 00:09:46,220 --> 00:09:47,460 Mr. Brackman, what are you doing? 157 00:09:48,060 --> 00:09:49,060 Nothing, Your Honor. 158 00:09:49,860 --> 00:09:53,780 Could you tell us what steps you took to solve this problem with Mr. Karras? I'm 159 00:09:53,780 --> 00:09:57,680 not sure I understand your question. I think what you mean to ask is, what does 160 00:09:57,680 --> 00:09:59,200 the whole neighborhood think of him? 161 00:09:59,420 --> 00:10:02,480 They hate him. He's been nothing but a source of disruption and discontent for 162 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:03,199 the whole block. 163 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:07,860 Now, that's not true. He's the one. Sit down, Mr. Karras. But, Your Honor... Sit 164 00:10:07,860 --> 00:10:08,860 down. 165 00:10:10,220 --> 00:10:11,220 Continue. 166 00:10:12,340 --> 00:10:15,460 Would you say, then, that there is a good deal of animosity between the two 167 00:10:15,460 --> 00:10:16,680 you? I'm not sure I follow. 168 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:21,360 I think what you mean to ask is, how does he behave when I attempt to work 169 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:22,239 things out? 170 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,760 He verbally assaults me. He's more interested in an argument than he is a 171 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:29,240 solution. Could you tell us what transpired? I'm sure the court would 172 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:33,000 know what he said to my wife last week. The court is getting very annoyed. 173 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,960 The court would like the lawyer to ask the questions, not the witness. 174 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:41,080 And I think the court has heard from both sides by now. Mr. Karras, do you 175 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:42,039 anything further? 176 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:46,140 I'll know, Your Honor, but I would like to add, for the record, that Mr. 177 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:47,440 Brackman is a liar. 178 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:48,920 Objection. 179 00:10:50,820 --> 00:10:52,960 Now, let me say this to the both of you. 180 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:57,800 The courtroom is not a place to play out neighborhood squabbles. 181 00:10:58,380 --> 00:11:01,560 Barking dogs are a fact of life, Mr. Karras, and I don't find these 182 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:06,000 circumstances to be so aggravated as to constitute a deprivation of your quiet 183 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,120 enjoyment of your property. 184 00:11:08,140 --> 00:11:11,660 Accordingly, I find the facts to be insufficient to support your nuisance 185 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,060 And I'm entering judgment for the defendant. 186 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:16,880 Judges and lawyers, you're all together. 187 00:11:17,340 --> 00:11:18,360 That's enough, sir. 188 00:11:19,100 --> 00:11:23,940 And Mr. Brackman, though this thing has not risen to the level of nuisance yet, 189 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,940 I remind you that it still could. And there is nothing to stop Mr. Kerrison 190 00:11:27,940 --> 00:11:29,620 instituting an action at that time. 191 00:11:29,900 --> 00:11:32,380 I suggest you try keeping the dog quiet. 192 00:11:33,100 --> 00:11:34,100 Yes, Your Honor. 193 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:35,300 This court's adjourned. 194 00:11:39,380 --> 00:11:40,780 Very good, Miss Perkins. 195 00:11:41,020 --> 00:11:42,480 I never had a moment's doubt. 196 00:11:42,820 --> 00:11:43,820 Thank you. 197 00:11:44,300 --> 00:11:46,260 You think you're going to get away with this, Brackman? 198 00:11:46,860 --> 00:11:49,460 Well, I'll get justice in my own way. You wait. 199 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:50,960 Just you wait. 200 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:57,260 Laurie, I want you to tell us everything that happened between you and the 201 00:11:57,260 --> 00:11:58,780 defendant before leaving the party. 202 00:11:59,940 --> 00:12:00,980 We were just talking. 203 00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:04,940 There wasn't even any dancing going on at this party. It was just a lot of 204 00:12:04,940 --> 00:12:05,940 drinking and celebrating. 205 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:07,720 Do you remember what it was you were talking about? 206 00:12:08,190 --> 00:12:09,190 Lots of things. 207 00:12:09,210 --> 00:12:12,670 In fact, I remember being really impressed that he wasn't totally 208 00:12:12,670 --> 00:12:13,670 the game. 209 00:12:13,690 --> 00:12:14,710 The basketball game? 210 00:12:14,930 --> 00:12:18,410 Yeah. They had just won the championship, and everybody was intent 211 00:12:18,410 --> 00:12:19,490 the thing play by play. 212 00:12:20,150 --> 00:12:26,310 And here he was, this big star, and we talked about a lot of things. 213 00:12:26,890 --> 00:12:29,810 I met him a few times before, but this was the first time I'd really gotten a 214 00:12:29,810 --> 00:12:30,810 chance to know him. 215 00:12:31,070 --> 00:12:36,510 And he seemed really personable and unassuming. 216 00:12:37,270 --> 00:12:39,490 You were attracted to him. I thought he was great. 217 00:12:40,630 --> 00:12:43,550 So, what time did the two of you leave the party? 218 00:12:43,990 --> 00:12:44,990 It was about midnight. 219 00:12:45,570 --> 00:12:49,430 It was getting really noisy and rowdy, so we couldn't even hear each other 220 00:12:49,590 --> 00:12:53,790 and his dorm was right across the way, and we thought we'd go over there. 221 00:12:54,250 --> 00:12:57,530 Just the two of you? I know how it looks, but we just wanted to go 222 00:12:57,530 --> 00:12:58,690 quiet where we could talk. 223 00:12:59,050 --> 00:13:00,370 And what happened when you got there? 224 00:13:00,570 --> 00:13:05,430 We sat on the couch in the living room, and we talked some more, and we had some 225 00:13:05,430 --> 00:13:06,430 wine. 226 00:13:06,490 --> 00:13:07,490 And we kissed. 227 00:13:08,330 --> 00:13:09,570 Voluntarily? Yes. 228 00:13:10,270 --> 00:13:11,430 And what happened next? 229 00:13:11,850 --> 00:13:15,730 Well, we kissed for about a minute. I don't think it was any longer than that. 230 00:13:17,590 --> 00:13:20,090 And then suddenly, he started to climb on top of me. 231 00:13:20,590 --> 00:13:23,590 And I said, what are you doing? And then he turned to me and pushed me into the 232 00:13:23,590 --> 00:13:24,590 cushions on the couch. 233 00:13:24,810 --> 00:13:26,090 And I yelled at him to stop. 234 00:13:27,350 --> 00:13:29,810 And then I felt his knees digging into my thighs. 235 00:13:31,370 --> 00:13:32,470 I tried to get free. 236 00:13:33,210 --> 00:13:34,670 And the next thing I knew... 237 00:13:35,210 --> 00:13:40,050 He was reaching up under my skirt and ripped down my panties from the back. 238 00:13:41,790 --> 00:13:45,010 And then he started to force my legs apart with his knees. 239 00:13:45,770 --> 00:13:52,730 And before I could even register what was going on, he was ramming 240 00:13:52,730 --> 00:13:53,730 himself into me. 241 00:13:54,010 --> 00:13:56,930 And I couldn't... I couldn't get up. 242 00:13:57,370 --> 00:14:00,250 You said that you were trying to get free during this time. 243 00:14:00,950 --> 00:14:01,950 Yeah. 244 00:14:02,110 --> 00:14:04,210 He had my arms pinned down with his elbows. 245 00:14:04,780 --> 00:14:06,340 And his legs were on top of my legs. 246 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,860 And he was too strong. I couldn't fight him. 247 00:14:11,340 --> 00:14:13,660 And I took a deep breath. 248 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,720 And I screamed as loud and hard as I could. 249 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,100 And I must have surprised him because he jumped off of me. 250 00:14:22,420 --> 00:14:23,420 And I left. 251 00:14:24,260 --> 00:14:27,960 How long, approximately, did this attack take? 252 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,040 I can't remember. It would happen so fast. 253 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:34,500 But it was like in slow motion. It was like it wasn't happening. 254 00:14:35,980 --> 00:14:37,460 It was like it was somebody else. 255 00:14:38,180 --> 00:14:39,180 But it was me. 256 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:41,240 He was inside of me. 257 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,720 And he... And he wouldn't stop. 258 00:14:44,660 --> 00:14:45,660 Mr. Cusack. 259 00:14:47,140 --> 00:14:51,160 Since it's now four o 'clock and this seems like an appropriate time for a 260 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:54,340 recess, I'm inclined to adjourn till tomorrow morning. 261 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:55,860 That would be fine, Your Honor. 262 00:15:18,180 --> 00:15:25,080 easy, it's only me, okay, going to work now, and be a good boy, okay, be 263 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:26,080 a good boy. 264 00:15:44,620 --> 00:15:48,440 I just get the sense that George wants a lot from me right now, and I don't 265 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,120 really know if I'm in the position to give it to him. 266 00:15:50,620 --> 00:15:52,600 In other words, he's asked you to go to bed with him. 267 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,820 The subject has come up, and I just don't know. 268 00:15:56,560 --> 00:16:01,140 I mean, we both come with so much baggage, and it's... it's all so 269 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,940 I... Sometimes I just think, let's forget the whole thing. 270 00:16:04,260 --> 00:16:07,000 I mean, what is so terrible about celibacy, anyway? 271 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,080 On the other hand, what's so great? 272 00:16:10,830 --> 00:16:15,730 I am serious, Anne. Having sex with someone is a big deal to me, and I am 273 00:16:15,730 --> 00:16:17,050 not comfortable with one -night stands. 274 00:16:17,930 --> 00:16:19,870 You've been out with him at least a dozen times. 275 00:16:20,430 --> 00:16:22,790 And maybe I shouldn't be tying myself down right away. 276 00:16:23,390 --> 00:16:26,830 I mean, right after a divorce, just jumping into another commitment? 277 00:16:27,130 --> 00:16:28,130 Is that what George wants? 278 00:16:28,370 --> 00:16:31,070 That's what he says. But who knows? Maybe he's just talking. 279 00:16:31,550 --> 00:16:34,610 I mean, what if I go to bed with him and he never calls me again? 280 00:16:34,910 --> 00:16:36,810 He doesn't sound to me like that kind of guy. 281 00:16:37,390 --> 00:16:39,870 Besides, I'd like to live long enough to dance at my son's wedding. 282 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:42,520 What? AIDS. 283 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:43,680 You have heard of it. 284 00:16:44,380 --> 00:16:47,740 Before you go to bed with him, you're certainly entitled to ask about his 285 00:16:47,740 --> 00:16:50,200 history. Or you could buy him some condoms. 286 00:16:52,900 --> 00:16:54,220 Well, that's very romantic. 287 00:16:55,100 --> 00:16:58,340 Besides, where are we supposed to do it, anyway? We each have a young child at 288 00:16:58,340 --> 00:17:01,160 home, and there is no way that I'm going to some tacky motel. 289 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,900 Look, Abby, if you don't want to go to bed with him, don't go to bed with him. 290 00:17:04,940 --> 00:17:06,720 You don't have to explain it to me. I know. 291 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,780 But I'm so attracted to him. So go to bed with him. 292 00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:16,099 Would you like the keys to my place? 293 00:17:17,740 --> 00:17:19,640 I'm never there. It's just sitting empty. 294 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,140 So that if you do decide to make love with George, you wouldn't have to worry 295 00:17:23,140 --> 00:17:24,140 about logistics. 296 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:25,579 I've been looking all over for you. 297 00:17:25,839 --> 00:17:27,220 In my office, right away. 298 00:17:27,500 --> 00:17:30,660 What's wrong? That lunatic has just slashed my tires. We're going to sue him 299 00:17:30,660 --> 00:17:31,660 blind. 300 00:17:32,810 --> 00:17:36,490 I want one count for property damage, one count for trespassing. I want 301 00:17:36,490 --> 00:17:39,750 negligent infliction of emotional distress and intentional infliction of 302 00:17:39,750 --> 00:17:40,750 emotional distress. 303 00:17:40,790 --> 00:17:44,510 Municipal court? No, superior court. Jury trial. He's going to have to hire a 304 00:17:44,510 --> 00:17:46,130 lawyer this time and it's going to cost him big. 305 00:17:46,490 --> 00:17:50,030 Let's hit him with interrogatories and a request for admissions. Then we'll 306 00:17:50,030 --> 00:17:51,230 depose the filthy roach. 307 00:17:51,810 --> 00:17:54,910 Ask for damages in the amount of $500 ,000. 308 00:17:55,590 --> 00:17:57,970 Half a million for four steel -belted radials. 309 00:17:58,370 --> 00:18:01,150 We're talking emotional distress and punitive damages. 310 00:18:01,820 --> 00:18:04,840 When I get through with him, he's going to have to sell his house. I want a 311 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:08,140 draft copy of the complaint on my desk by 5 o 'clock. I want to be ready to 312 00:18:08,140 --> 00:18:09,140 it tomorrow. 313 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:13,280 This sounds kind of big. Are you sure you don't want Michael to handle it? 314 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:14,119 be silly. 315 00:18:14,120 --> 00:18:15,120 You're my lawyer. 316 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,840 You beat him once, you can whip him again. 317 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:22,840 Ann? Ann. 318 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,400 Hey, what happened with the open house? 319 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:25,679 Nothing much. 320 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:26,679 No offers? 321 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,360 Some airline pilot and his wife. 322 00:18:29,020 --> 00:18:29,839 Airline pilot? 323 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:30,719 That's great. 324 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,800 Not really. It's a lot less than I'm asking. Thanks. 325 00:18:33,180 --> 00:18:34,139 How much less? 326 00:18:34,140 --> 00:18:35,140 $20 ,000. 327 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:36,960 I'll tell you, Ann, it's not so far in the line. 328 00:18:37,220 --> 00:18:40,340 Plus, they only wanted to put 10 % down, and they wanted me to carry a second. 329 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,800 I told the realtor I didn't think it was going to work out. 330 00:18:43,360 --> 00:18:45,040 Wait a minute. You didn't come back with a counteroffer? 331 00:18:45,340 --> 00:18:46,640 What for? We're miles apart. 332 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,600 Ann, it's a negotiation. They come up a little, you go down a little. Forget it. 333 00:18:50,740 --> 00:18:53,760 I don't have the time or energy to hassle over this thing like some rug 334 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,360 merchant. You want me to get into it? 335 00:18:55,580 --> 00:18:56,580 No, that's all right. 336 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:58,800 No problem. I'll call your broker. I'll set up a meeting. 337 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:00,420 Hey, all they can do is say no. 338 00:19:01,780 --> 00:19:03,640 So, I'll expect you Thursday at 11. 339 00:19:04,420 --> 00:19:07,560 May I validate your parking ticket, Mrs. Havens? Thank you much. 340 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:10,680 Hi. 341 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:12,240 Hi. 342 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:14,200 Oh, 343 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:15,520 thank you much. 344 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:17,200 Ciao, Arnie. 345 00:19:17,420 --> 00:19:18,420 Bye. 346 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:19,760 Meow. 347 00:19:21,780 --> 00:19:22,780 Beautiful. 348 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,260 Cosmopolitan. Going through a rough divorce. 349 00:19:26,860 --> 00:19:28,220 Doubting her own attractiveness? 350 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:29,500 I can tell. 351 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:33,740 Some guy could be the beneficiary of all that smoldering passion, Victor. 352 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:38,380 Pass. After my last two disasters, I've taken a vow of celibacy. 353 00:19:39,220 --> 00:19:40,560 Thank you. 354 00:19:42,140 --> 00:19:43,140 Great. 355 00:19:43,420 --> 00:19:44,440 Who sent flowers? 356 00:19:44,700 --> 00:19:45,339 They're for me. 357 00:19:45,340 --> 00:19:47,320 Oh. From Leon. 358 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:50,020 Not much of an arrangement. 359 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:52,060 Why do you keep putting him down? 360 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:55,060 Fox, I'm not putting him down. I think Leon's a perfectly nice guy. 361 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,020 I just don't think he's good enough for you. 362 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:59,820 Leon happens to be a wonderful person. 363 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,320 He's kind, understanding. 364 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:04,600 Cheap? 365 00:20:05,100 --> 00:20:08,540 Take a look at this. He couldn't even spring the extra 20 bucks for roses. 366 00:20:09,300 --> 00:20:10,500 I think they're beautiful. 367 00:20:11,780 --> 00:20:14,480 Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to put them in water. 368 00:20:16,540 --> 00:20:20,420 Miss Abrams, you testified yesterday that while at this party, you became 369 00:20:20,420 --> 00:20:21,680 attracted to my client. 370 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:23,420 Yes. Physically attracted. 371 00:20:24,060 --> 00:20:25,440 Part of the attraction was physical, yes. 372 00:20:25,660 --> 00:20:28,100 And it's likely that Mr. Bertrand sensed this, isn't it? 373 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:29,720 I guess so. 374 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:33,220 Is it conceivable that my client thought you wanted to go to bed with him? 375 00:20:33,620 --> 00:20:38,260 No. Really? A young woman who is physically attracted to him leaves the 376 00:20:38,260 --> 00:20:40,220 and goes back to his room with him after midnight? 377 00:20:40,780 --> 00:20:42,760 Both people are a little tipsy from alcohol. 378 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:47,660 Is it your testimony before this jury that it's inconceivable for a young man 379 00:20:47,660 --> 00:20:51,080 under these circumstances to think that the woman might be interested in having 380 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:52,080 sex? 381 00:20:52,900 --> 00:20:55,060 It's conceivable that he could have thought that at first, maybe. 382 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,560 But when he started to climb on top of me, he knew damn well I didn't want him. 383 00:20:58,620 --> 00:21:00,340 Because you resisted him. Yes, I did. 384 00:21:00,540 --> 00:21:03,600 And have you ever had sex with a man after initially resisting him? 385 00:21:04,100 --> 00:21:05,100 What? 386 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:06,160 No. 387 00:21:07,580 --> 00:21:09,160 Mr. Nesson, would you please rise? 388 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:17,500 Have you ever had sex with this man, Miss Abrams? 389 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:21,680 I renew my objection to Your Honor's previous ruling on this entire line of 390 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,660 questioning, and I object to her method here. 391 00:21:24,900 --> 00:21:28,560 It goes to state of mind and credibility, Your Honor, and as for my 392 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:32,040 can do it this way, or I can call Mr. Nesson to the stand and then recall Miss 393 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:33,460 Abrams when I conclude with him. 394 00:21:33,700 --> 00:21:34,960 I'm going to allow it. 395 00:21:35,740 --> 00:21:37,340 You may sit down, Mr. Nesson. 396 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:42,860 Miss Abrams, will you tell the court whether or not you engaged in sex with 397 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:44,960 Nesson prior to the evening in question? 398 00:21:46,100 --> 00:21:48,060 We had been going out for four months. 399 00:21:49,500 --> 00:21:50,920 Yes, I had sex with him. 400 00:21:51,140 --> 00:21:56,060 And on the first occasion that you engaged in intercourse with him, you 401 00:21:56,060 --> 00:21:57,180 him at first, didn't you? 402 00:21:59,500 --> 00:22:01,060 Answer the question, Miss Abrams. 403 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:05,940 Yes. In fact, you told him no, didn't you? You even pushed him away at first, 404 00:22:05,980 --> 00:22:08,080 right? I didn't think it was a good idea at first. 405 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,560 And then you engaged in intercourse. Was that rape, Mr. Brooks? No. 406 00:22:11,780 --> 00:22:12,940 It's not the same. 407 00:22:13,140 --> 00:22:16,740 So you're telling the court that in some instances when you push away and say 408 00:22:16,740 --> 00:22:19,500 no, it's rape. And in other situations, it's not. 409 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:23,700 With Mark, it was a matter of judgment. I wanted to have sex with him. I didn't 410 00:22:23,700 --> 00:22:26,240 want to rush into it. So even though you said no, you wanted it. 411 00:22:26,740 --> 00:22:28,100 Objection. Overruled. 412 00:22:29,260 --> 00:22:31,260 I was reluctant with Mark, but I did consent. 413 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,700 With him, it was rape. I said no, and he raped me. 414 00:22:36,360 --> 00:22:38,760 How do we know when to believe a little girl who cries no? 415 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,000 Objection. Sustained. 416 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:44,460 Miss Abrams, you told your therapist that you felt this whole event was 417 00:22:44,460 --> 00:22:45,740 partially your fault, didn't you? 418 00:22:46,060 --> 00:22:49,060 Objection. Communications between the witness and her doctor are privileged. 419 00:22:49,420 --> 00:22:52,840 Well, she's seeking to recover mental pain and suffering, Your Honor, thereby 420 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:56,920 putting her mental condition at issue. Any statements she made to her doctor in 421 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,200 regard to that condition are therefore not privileged. 422 00:22:59,860 --> 00:23:01,440 I'm going to overrule the objection. 423 00:23:02,659 --> 00:23:06,620 Tell us, Miss Abrams. Did you not, in fact, tell your therapist that you 424 00:23:06,620 --> 00:23:08,300 yourself for much of what happened? 425 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,040 At first, I blamed myself a little. 426 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,940 But then as I thought about it... No further questions. I realized it wasn't 427 00:23:16,940 --> 00:23:18,240 fault, and I shouldn't be blamed. 428 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:20,580 There are no questions before you, Miss Abrams. That's all. 429 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:26,360 Redirect, Mr. Cusack. 430 00:23:31,980 --> 00:23:33,100 Do you still blame yourself? 431 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:36,600 No. 432 00:23:37,820 --> 00:23:39,100 He did it to me. 433 00:23:40,420 --> 00:23:41,840 I didn't do anything wrong. 434 00:23:42,980 --> 00:23:46,220 The only thing that I was guilty of is trusting him. 435 00:23:51,540 --> 00:23:52,540 Thank you. 436 00:24:06,270 --> 00:24:10,370 Look, I love the place. I really do, but I just can't swing 225. 437 00:24:10,750 --> 00:24:12,750 And even if I could, I'd never get the financing. 438 00:24:13,450 --> 00:24:15,750 Well, that's it, I guess. 439 00:24:16,990 --> 00:24:20,670 I feel terrible. For you, too. I mean, all that work and no commission. 440 00:24:21,310 --> 00:24:23,030 Well, it's a real shame. 441 00:24:24,610 --> 00:24:28,810 You know, there is a way we could salvage this. 442 00:24:29,310 --> 00:24:33,550 How? Well, you know, you... Never mind. 443 00:24:34,210 --> 00:24:35,210 Oh, what? 444 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:40,160 We could cut the purchase price to 2 .15, and you'd take a 3 % commission 445 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:41,240 instead of 6. What? 446 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:45,560 That was drastic, I know, but not when you consider that 3 % of 2 .15 is a hell 447 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:46,680 of a lot better than 6 % of nothing. 448 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:48,360 But... Yeah, I know. 449 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:51,920 2 .15 is still a little high for you, but we could give you 100 % financing, 450 00:24:51,940 --> 00:24:53,920 completely relieving you of the burden of a down payment. 451 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:58,360 What? You take a note for, say, 12%, interest payable only, with a balloon 452 00:24:58,360 --> 00:25:00,880 payment for the principal to 2 .15 at the end of five years. 453 00:25:01,340 --> 00:25:02,059 Sweeten it, no? 454 00:25:02,060 --> 00:25:03,060 Stuart. I mean, no... 455 00:25:03,340 --> 00:25:06,720 Down payment at all? Works out very nicely. Solves your cash flow problems. 456 00:25:06,900 --> 00:25:07,900 Gorgeous condominium. 457 00:25:08,220 --> 00:25:09,179 Well, Ned? 458 00:25:09,180 --> 00:25:10,180 Sounds good to me. 459 00:25:10,220 --> 00:25:11,440 Stuart, can I talk to you for a minute? 460 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:13,420 Yeah. Excuse me. 461 00:25:16,860 --> 00:25:20,680 Yeah, what's up? I don't want to wait five years for my money. Ann, Ann, look. 462 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,440 If you get your money right now, you're going to plop it down on a savings 463 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,180 account and get a 6 % return on it, right? 464 00:25:25,380 --> 00:25:28,820 I'm giving you 12%. Plan to get to defer your capital gains taxes for five 465 00:25:28,820 --> 00:25:33,410 years. Ann, it's a deal. Believe me. No, it's too convoluted. Are you nuts? 466 00:25:34,550 --> 00:25:37,550 Look, this way you're getting more than your asking price because of the 467 00:25:37,550 --> 00:25:39,290 commission cut and the investment yield of a lifetime. 468 00:25:39,690 --> 00:25:40,710 I can't. 469 00:25:41,070 --> 00:25:42,070 Ann. 470 00:25:43,930 --> 00:25:46,350 I'm sorry. I just can't accept those terms. 471 00:25:47,110 --> 00:25:49,850 Thank you for your interest, and I apologize for the inconvenience. 472 00:25:53,030 --> 00:25:57,250 Give it until the morning, and I'll talk to her. 473 00:26:02,290 --> 00:26:04,950 I'll have to call her back. She says it's a crisis. 474 00:26:09,590 --> 00:26:10,590 What? 475 00:26:11,330 --> 00:26:12,790 Sheila, stop shrieking. 476 00:26:13,650 --> 00:26:14,650 Take a moment. 477 00:26:16,730 --> 00:26:17,730 What? 478 00:26:19,890 --> 00:26:21,010 What do you mean he's dead? 479 00:26:23,030 --> 00:26:25,210 Are you sure he's not just sleeping? 480 00:26:27,310 --> 00:26:28,570 Oh, my God. 481 00:26:29,690 --> 00:26:30,790 I'll call you right back. 482 00:26:35,229 --> 00:26:37,050 Hilda, get me the police. 483 00:26:39,550 --> 00:26:40,930 For God's sake. 484 00:26:42,570 --> 00:26:43,570 Sparky. 485 00:26:44,330 --> 00:26:47,970 So, you thought that she wanted this to happen? Oh, yeah. I mean, I thought she 486 00:26:47,970 --> 00:26:51,870 was expecting to have sex and that I'd be kind of a wimp if I didn't, like, 487 00:26:51,870 --> 00:26:52,870 charge. 488 00:26:53,110 --> 00:26:56,570 But her resisting didn't suggest to you that she was less than willing? 489 00:26:56,810 --> 00:26:57,810 Well, a lot of women resist. 490 00:26:58,230 --> 00:27:02,590 Not that I've been with that many, but some think it's... 491 00:27:02,910 --> 00:27:06,850 More sexy if they're sort of overpowered. 492 00:27:07,130 --> 00:27:08,089 Why is that? 493 00:27:08,090 --> 00:27:12,790 I don't know. I think some women are turned on by the macho thing. 494 00:27:13,150 --> 00:27:16,530 And do you think that Miss Abrams was turned on by it that night? 495 00:27:16,730 --> 00:27:18,570 Yes, I really thought she was until she screamed. 496 00:27:19,090 --> 00:27:20,410 What happened when she screamed? 497 00:27:20,950 --> 00:27:23,710 Well, it was sort of like a blood -curdling yell. 498 00:27:24,430 --> 00:27:27,890 I could tell something was wrong, so I got off of her, and that's when she got 499 00:27:27,890 --> 00:27:28,890 up and ran out of the room. 500 00:27:29,150 --> 00:27:30,150 Nothing further. 501 00:27:33,770 --> 00:27:37,710 Is it your testimony, sir, that women are turned on by having their panties 502 00:27:37,710 --> 00:27:39,350 ripped off and their legs forced apart? 503 00:27:39,750 --> 00:27:43,810 Hey, look, I'm not a rapist, all right? She wanted to have sex with me. What 504 00:27:43,810 --> 00:27:44,810 about these bruises? 505 00:27:44,950 --> 00:27:46,330 Did she want these, too? 506 00:27:46,550 --> 00:27:47,550 Objection. 507 00:27:48,570 --> 00:27:50,470 Overruled. Take a look at these, people. 508 00:27:50,910 --> 00:27:53,550 Now, here is a girl having fun. 509 00:27:53,970 --> 00:27:55,270 Objection. Sustained. 510 00:27:55,930 --> 00:27:57,590 She was yelling at you to stop. 511 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:02,200 She was struggling to get away. Now tell me, Mr. Bertrand, what exactly does a 512 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,480 woman have to do in order for you to get the message? 513 00:28:04,740 --> 00:28:06,380 I don't know. Maybe she shouldn't have come to my room. 514 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:07,760 And why is that? 515 00:28:08,340 --> 00:28:10,020 Do you only rape at home? 516 00:28:10,620 --> 00:28:13,040 Objection! Sustained. No further questions. 517 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:31,880 No, Mr. 518 00:28:32,060 --> 00:28:33,060 Brackman, over here. 519 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:40,220 It's good to see you. 520 00:28:41,140 --> 00:28:43,540 I must have driven by this place five or six times. 521 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:45,840 You said dark and out of the way. 522 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:50,120 Listen, everything all right, Mr. B? If you don't mind my saying so, you sounded 523 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:51,120 terrible on the phone. 524 00:28:51,780 --> 00:28:52,960 I'm in a nightmare, Vinnie. 525 00:28:53,300 --> 00:28:56,380 Please, I need your assurances that we never had this meeting. 526 00:28:56,620 --> 00:28:57,620 Oh, let me say this. 527 00:28:58,300 --> 00:28:59,620 PI, 15 years now. 528 00:28:59,960 --> 00:29:03,100 Client swears me to secrecy, goes with me to my grave. 529 00:29:04,020 --> 00:29:07,540 You want some lunch? They make a nice brisket here. I'm too upset to eat. 530 00:29:08,140 --> 00:29:09,340 My dog's been killed. 531 00:29:09,580 --> 00:29:11,560 What? My neighbor poisoned him. 532 00:29:12,060 --> 00:29:14,860 We haven't had an autopsy, but the vet thinks it was strychnine. 533 00:29:16,020 --> 00:29:17,020 That's terrible. 534 00:29:17,860 --> 00:29:20,800 Sparky, my wife found him in the back corner of the yard. 535 00:29:21,180 --> 00:29:22,920 He must have crawled over there to die. 536 00:29:23,460 --> 00:29:24,480 You call the police? 537 00:29:24,900 --> 00:29:26,480 They say they can't do anything. 538 00:29:27,230 --> 00:29:29,910 I'm a dog lover myself. I know what you must be going through. 539 00:29:30,270 --> 00:29:33,550 Some spookbowl did this to my little queenie. I mean, I want to go nuts here. 540 00:29:33,590 --> 00:29:35,030 You know, I think I want to kill somebody. 541 00:29:35,310 --> 00:29:36,310 Exactly. 542 00:29:36,510 --> 00:29:37,510 What about that? 543 00:29:37,590 --> 00:29:38,549 What about what? 544 00:29:38,550 --> 00:29:39,550 Justice. 545 00:29:39,670 --> 00:29:43,530 Justice? Surely you must know some people out there, people in the 546 00:29:43,750 --> 00:29:45,410 who could give me justice. 547 00:29:46,070 --> 00:29:47,070 Justice? How? 548 00:29:47,330 --> 00:29:48,390 As in Hitman. 549 00:29:48,830 --> 00:29:49,789 Hitman? Shh. 550 00:29:49,790 --> 00:29:52,850 Look, time out here, Mr. B. I mean, this is extreme. 551 00:29:53,550 --> 00:29:56,050 If you're talking about murder, you're going to have to let me out right here. 552 00:29:56,190 --> 00:29:57,190 All right. 553 00:29:57,330 --> 00:29:58,350 Just break his knees. 554 00:29:58,690 --> 00:30:02,510 Look, Mr. B, if you're serious, and I only pray that you're just very 555 00:30:02,510 --> 00:30:06,850 overwrought and emotional here, I mean, what you're thinking about doing, it's 556 00:30:06,850 --> 00:30:11,090 just plain wrong. I can't just let Sparky's death go unavenged. Could I 557 00:30:11,090 --> 00:30:12,090 a piece of advice here? 558 00:30:12,470 --> 00:30:16,130 Now, look, whatever your differences are with this guy, and I'm not trying to 559 00:30:16,130 --> 00:30:20,450 make light of it, I mean, how do you know he even did this terrible thing? 560 00:30:21,130 --> 00:30:22,750 Go see him. Talk to him. 561 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:24,380 Confront him directly. 562 00:30:24,940 --> 00:30:27,820 It's the only way. You're a very wise man, Vinnie. 563 00:30:28,860 --> 00:30:30,140 Thank you for the good advice. 564 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:31,720 Anytime, sir. 565 00:30:32,060 --> 00:30:33,320 It's all part of the service. 566 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:36,800 This isn't about sex, ladies and gentlemen. 567 00:30:37,540 --> 00:30:39,080 Sex is something that's shared. 568 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:43,800 What we're talking about here is one person physically overpowering another. 569 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:47,560 What we're talking about is a man sexually assaulting a woman. 570 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,320 What we're talking about is a rape. 571 00:30:51,050 --> 00:30:54,170 that's not mitigated by the fact that they knew each other, or by the fact 572 00:30:54,170 --> 00:30:56,690 she liked him, or even by the fact that she kissed him. 573 00:30:57,170 --> 00:31:01,190 Now, I don't care how benign the setting was. The fact remains that he 574 00:31:01,190 --> 00:31:03,770 physically forced himself onto her, and he raped her. 575 00:31:05,290 --> 00:31:09,610 I know that this is not your standard guy jumps out of dark alley with ski 576 00:31:09,610 --> 00:31:11,310 and a knife scenario. This is worse. 577 00:31:12,190 --> 00:31:15,570 Worse, because after what he did to her, she's not only afraid of strangers, 578 00:31:15,730 --> 00:31:16,890 she's afraid of friends. 579 00:31:17,950 --> 00:31:18,970 And she was raped. 580 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:20,500 By someone she knew. 581 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,040 Someone she had made a judgment about. 582 00:31:24,860 --> 00:31:26,940 And she was betrayed by that judgment. 583 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,260 She no longer can trust friendship. 584 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:31,340 She no longer can trust her own instincts. 585 00:31:31,700 --> 00:31:35,460 And she no longer has faith in her ability to tell the good guys from the 586 00:31:36,380 --> 00:31:41,560 But because of what he did to her, every time she meets a man, she asks herself, 587 00:31:41,740 --> 00:31:43,520 could this guy be a rapist? 588 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:46,980 Believe me, folks, that's one hell of a scar to walk around with. 589 00:31:48,110 --> 00:31:52,010 The damage done to my client by this man is irreparable. 590 00:31:52,850 --> 00:31:54,790 Absolutely irreparable. 591 00:31:55,190 --> 00:32:01,710 And for the sake of this scared young woman, I ask you 592 00:32:01,710 --> 00:32:04,210 to make him pay for it. 593 00:32:13,190 --> 00:32:16,350 It's a strange phenomenon sometimes when boy meets girl. 594 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:21,620 Everything is so unstated. There are no pronouncements of affection or 595 00:32:21,620 --> 00:32:26,820 declaration of attraction, just the opposite. We send signals, a little 596 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:28,880 maybe a squeeze of the hand. 597 00:32:30,060 --> 00:32:31,620 Sometimes signals get mixed. 598 00:32:32,740 --> 00:32:37,780 And the problem with playing this little guessing game is that people guess 599 00:32:37,780 --> 00:32:41,620 wrong. According to the plaintiff, my client did just that. 600 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:45,600 But the thing you people have to consider here is not whether his guess 601 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:49,280 right or wrong, but whether it was reasonable under the circumstances. 602 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:52,820 They meet at a party. 603 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:54,680 Both have been drinking. 604 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:58,120 She's attracted to him, he to her. 605 00:32:58,460 --> 00:33:02,400 And they leave after midnight to go back to his room together. They sit on the 606 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,080 sofa. They embrace. 607 00:33:04,380 --> 00:33:05,380 They kiss. 608 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:09,540 And then it goes further. Then she now says she wanted it to go. 609 00:33:09,930 --> 00:33:13,370 And she now claims that he must have known that she wanted him to stop. 610 00:33:13,790 --> 00:33:18,810 Because she said no, well, unfortunately, one of the little signals 611 00:33:18,810 --> 00:33:20,890 women are schooled to flash is the sign of resistance. 612 00:33:21,550 --> 00:33:24,070 It's simply not proper to give sex freely. 613 00:33:25,230 --> 00:33:28,810 Now, we can all say, hey, this is the 80s, but every woman in this courtroom 614 00:33:28,810 --> 00:33:34,030 knows that it is more respectable, more feminine, and sometimes more alluring to 615 00:33:34,030 --> 00:33:36,270 manifest the sign of resistance, at least initially. 616 00:33:37,370 --> 00:33:38,550 You know something else? 617 00:33:39,210 --> 00:33:40,230 The men know it too. 618 00:33:41,410 --> 00:33:45,450 The simple fact is that sometimes we say no when we really mean yes. 619 00:33:45,650 --> 00:33:48,050 And sometimes we say no when we really mean no. 620 00:33:49,030 --> 00:33:52,170 And sometimes men can't tell which is which. 621 00:33:53,610 --> 00:33:57,410 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the plaintiff is asking you to punish my 622 00:33:57,410 --> 00:33:59,530 client for not being a better mind reader. 623 00:33:59,730 --> 00:34:03,910 But before you do, I want to remind you of a few indisputable facts. 624 00:34:06,010 --> 00:34:07,050 She admitted... 625 00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:10,659 that it was conceivable for my client to think that she wanted to have sex with 626 00:34:10,659 --> 00:34:14,000 him. She admitted that she had said no in the past when she really didn't mean 627 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:17,560 no, and she admitted that as soon as she cried out, he retreated, and she 628 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:22,020 admitted that she blamed herself for much of what happened. 629 00:34:25,780 --> 00:34:28,320 Two kids and a lot of suffering already. 630 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:30,719 There's no rape here. 631 00:34:31,739 --> 00:34:33,360 Did things get out of hand? Sure. 632 00:34:34,179 --> 00:34:35,179 But rape? 633 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:37,520 You know better. 634 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:58,600 Can I help? 635 00:34:59,180 --> 00:35:02,560 Herb, wait a minute. Stand up, you murderer. 636 00:35:02,780 --> 00:35:03,780 What? 637 00:35:07,530 --> 00:35:09,650 If you want a piece of me, you know where to find me. 638 00:35:11,470 --> 00:35:12,550 Somebody call the police. 639 00:35:13,210 --> 00:35:14,570 Mr. Carrot, are you all right? 640 00:35:21,950 --> 00:35:22,950 All right. 641 00:35:26,190 --> 00:35:27,190 Be seated. 642 00:35:29,150 --> 00:35:32,070 Mr. Foreman, has the jury reached a verdict? 643 00:35:32,630 --> 00:35:33,630 We have, Your Honor. 644 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:47,700 In the matter of Abrams v. 645 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:52,340 Bertrand, we, the jury, find in favor of the plaintiff, Laurie Abrams. 646 00:35:52,740 --> 00:35:56,520 We further find that the defendant, Richard Bertrand, be held liable to pay 647 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,560 damages to the plaintiff in the amount of $1. 648 00:36:00,500 --> 00:36:05,680 The jury is dismissed. 649 00:36:06,700 --> 00:36:08,060 The court is adjourned. 650 00:36:14,810 --> 00:36:16,830 Ms. Abrams, what does the verdict mean? 651 00:36:17,130 --> 00:36:21,410 The jury reaffirmed our belief that Mr. Bertrand sexually assaulted my client. 652 00:36:21,570 --> 00:36:24,050 Ms. Abrams, are you disappointed in the monetary amount? 653 00:36:24,350 --> 00:36:27,390 Oh, it's great. After legal fees, I get 60 cents. 654 00:36:27,630 --> 00:36:28,630 Can we change? 655 00:36:28,750 --> 00:36:30,470 This stinks. 656 00:36:33,870 --> 00:36:34,870 I want a new trial. 657 00:36:35,870 --> 00:36:38,930 I don't know that we have grounds for a new trial. And even if we did, I'm not 658 00:36:38,930 --> 00:36:39,930 sure it would do any good. 659 00:36:40,270 --> 00:36:43,030 How can you say that? The man raped me. Laurie, look. 660 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:47,120 You knew this was going to be a tough case going in. You were drinking, you 661 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:50,580 go to his room, and at least initially you consented to what was going on. So I 662 00:36:50,580 --> 00:36:54,200 deserve what I got? I didn't say that. But I think the jury was saying with its 663 00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:57,260 verdict that even though you were assaulted, you have to take some measure 664 00:36:57,260 --> 00:36:58,640 responsibility for what happened. 665 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:02,240 The next jury will probably say the same thing, or even worse, we could flat out 666 00:37:02,240 --> 00:37:03,240 lose. 667 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:06,820 You never really believed in me, did you, Mr. Cusack? I mean, you took my 668 00:37:06,820 --> 00:37:09,620 because you thought you could win, and because you didn't, it isn't worth any 669 00:37:09,620 --> 00:37:10,620 more of your time. 670 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:14,420 I'm suggesting that it isn't worth any more of your time. 671 00:37:15,580 --> 00:37:20,320 Let it go, Laurie. You had your day in court. You established that he raped 672 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:24,460 Now, for your own good, just drop it. Get on with your life. 673 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:27,300 I'll tell you something, Mr. Cusack. 674 00:37:27,900 --> 00:37:30,540 The only thing that I'm thinking of dropping is you. 675 00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:39,320 You got a minute? 676 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:42,800 I think we better discuss the situation. 677 00:37:43,540 --> 00:37:44,540 What's to discuss? 678 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:47,020 Well, you left those people hanging. Are you going to take their offer or not? 679 00:37:47,940 --> 00:37:51,220 No. I shouldn't have to explain this to you, Ann. Then don't. 680 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:52,800 Ann. 681 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:56,160 Look, these people negotiated in good faith. If you pass on it, that's it. You 682 00:37:56,160 --> 00:37:59,340 lose the sale. I'm aware of that, Stuart. And are you aware of the fact 683 00:37:59,340 --> 00:38:00,340 opened yourself up to a lawsuit? 684 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:03,880 Your broker could sue you for this. Will you stop browbeating me? I'm not 685 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:07,240 browbeating you. I'm explaining. Yes, you are. You're selling my home out from 686 00:38:07,240 --> 00:38:07,879 under me. 687 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,440 My things, my privacy, my space. 688 00:38:10,990 --> 00:38:13,290 I didn't put your house on the market, Ann. You did. 689 00:38:13,550 --> 00:38:16,230 Well, whose idea was it? Hey, go kill yourself, will you? 690 00:38:16,730 --> 00:38:18,490 Don't you dare talk to me like that, Stuart. 691 00:38:18,850 --> 00:38:19,850 Not you, Ann. 692 00:38:19,870 --> 00:38:20,870 Them. 693 00:38:24,930 --> 00:38:27,350 Look, I've got a lot of work to do, Stuart, okay? 694 00:38:28,530 --> 00:38:31,070 Ann, if you have a problem with me, then deal with me. 695 00:38:31,410 --> 00:38:33,890 If you have a problem with our living together, then somehow we'll deal with 696 00:38:33,890 --> 00:38:36,650 that. But you're giving me mixed signals. It's not fair to me, Ann. 697 00:38:37,030 --> 00:38:38,790 It's not fair to you. It's not fair to these people. 698 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,420 Dude, I'm really busy. I'm running late. 699 00:38:41,900 --> 00:38:43,800 Can we please talk about this later? 700 00:38:44,100 --> 00:38:46,940 I have to call your broker. What am I supposed to tell her? Tell her anything 701 00:38:46,940 --> 00:38:49,280 you want. The deal is off. 702 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,080 So I just have to go and clean up your little mess, is that it? 703 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:53,920 You are some piece of work, lady. 704 00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:56,880 And you are a manipulative, controlling piece of... Anne! 705 00:38:57,340 --> 00:38:59,460 The world according to Garpowitz. 706 00:39:00,540 --> 00:39:01,540 Hey, do you mind? 707 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:03,580 Close the shutters. 708 00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:05,560 Shutters don't close. 709 00:39:05,940 --> 00:39:06,940 Let me do it. 710 00:39:13,480 --> 00:39:15,020 I can't get any work done in this place. 711 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:18,600 Home. 712 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:23,120 I got to work late. I'll be home late. 713 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:25,380 Not your home. My home. 714 00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:33,320 Michael, there's a woman here to see you about the Laurie Abrams trial. 715 00:39:33,540 --> 00:39:34,720 She says it's real important. 716 00:39:35,900 --> 00:39:36,900 Well, tell her to come in. 717 00:39:42,299 --> 00:39:43,299 Mr. Cusack? 718 00:39:43,660 --> 00:39:44,660 Fran Winston. 719 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:50,460 Hi. What can I do for you? It's about the Abrams case and the man that raped 720 00:39:50,460 --> 00:39:51,460 her. 721 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:55,080 He raped me, too. 722 00:40:00,240 --> 00:40:01,240 What? 723 00:40:01,420 --> 00:40:02,420 About a year ago. 724 00:40:02,660 --> 00:40:06,920 It was the same kind of thing. We were on a date, and on the way home, he 725 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:08,400 over to the side of this mountain road. 726 00:40:08,830 --> 00:40:11,970 He pulled right to the ledge so that there was no way out on my side. It was 727 00:40:11,970 --> 00:40:12,970 sheer drop. 728 00:40:14,810 --> 00:40:15,910 And then he raped me. 729 00:40:18,050 --> 00:40:19,110 Well, did you tell the police? 730 00:40:19,450 --> 00:40:22,870 No, and I'm not going to either, or anybody else for that matter. 731 00:40:23,550 --> 00:40:26,210 But he raped you. It doesn't do any good. 732 00:40:26,890 --> 00:40:30,410 The police won't prosecute, and you can see what happens when you try to sue. 733 00:40:31,810 --> 00:40:34,970 Why didn't you come forward before now? I could have put you on the stand. We 734 00:40:34,970 --> 00:40:35,970 could have nailed him. 735 00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:38,880 I don't want to tell anybody about this. I'm married now. 736 00:40:39,700 --> 00:40:43,160 I won't let it destroy my life any more than it already has. 737 00:40:44,020 --> 00:40:45,300 Then why are you here today? 738 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:50,920 I want you to tell your client. I just want her to know that she's not crazy. 739 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:52,600 That man is a rapist. 740 00:40:53,900 --> 00:40:54,900 Mrs. Winston. 741 00:40:55,240 --> 00:40:57,520 And just so you know, that's not my real name. 742 00:41:09,260 --> 00:41:13,580 I just found out that the guy who raped Lori Abrams raped somebody else before. 743 00:41:14,900 --> 00:41:20,540 Well, that information would in all probability be inadmissible. 744 00:41:20,540 --> 00:41:24,780 think I was casting the same presumption as everyone else. That somehow she 745 00:41:24,780 --> 00:41:25,780 brought this on herself. 746 00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:30,180 That she deserved it. When the fact is, she was every bit as wrong as she says 747 00:41:30,180 --> 00:41:30,819 she was. 748 00:41:30,820 --> 00:41:33,600 Do you think your feelings in this case compromised your performance? 749 00:41:34,140 --> 00:41:35,140 Yes, dammit. 750 00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:38,340 When I lost a part of me. 751 00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:42,400 turned on her. It was easier for me to blame her than it was to blame myself. 752 00:41:42,900 --> 00:41:46,500 Excuse me. Mike, Doug Brackman's on three. He says it's an emergency. 753 00:41:51,660 --> 00:41:52,660 Douglas? 754 00:41:53,860 --> 00:41:55,900 Where are you? 755 00:41:56,620 --> 00:41:57,980 No, no. I'll be right down. 756 00:42:02,140 --> 00:42:03,220 Douglas has been arrested. 757 00:42:33,130 --> 00:42:34,089 Oh, my God. 758 00:42:34,090 --> 00:42:36,710 I'm so sorry. 759 00:42:52,190 --> 00:42:58,770 Thank God you're here. 760 00:42:59,310 --> 00:43:02,910 You've got to get me out. I'm going crazy. Okay, then. Douglas, take it 761 00:43:02,990 --> 00:43:03,928 You take it easy? 762 00:43:03,930 --> 00:43:07,930 They deliberately put me in a cell with homosexuals. What? 763 00:43:08,770 --> 00:43:09,850 Homosexual rapists. 764 00:43:10,270 --> 00:43:11,410 They've all been eyeing me. 765 00:43:11,790 --> 00:43:15,670 I've only been safe so far by keeping my back to the wall. Douglas, what is 766 00:43:15,670 --> 00:43:19,830 going on with you? This business has gotten way out of hand. Out of hand? 767 00:43:20,550 --> 00:43:24,610 He killed Sparky and they throw me in jail? He's got a concussion. You could 768 00:43:24,610 --> 00:43:26,610 have killed him. You could get jail time for this. 769 00:43:26,870 --> 00:43:28,770 He killed my Sparky. 770 00:43:30,730 --> 00:43:31,730 Okay, Douglas. 771 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:33,700 You loved your dog. 772 00:43:34,500 --> 00:43:35,500 But come on. 773 00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:39,180 That dog was the only creature on this earth who loved me for me. 774 00:43:39,840 --> 00:43:41,960 And this bastard took him away from me. 775 00:43:42,340 --> 00:43:43,340 Forever. 776 00:43:44,380 --> 00:43:46,660 When he killed Sparky, a part of me died. 777 00:43:47,700 --> 00:43:49,580 You can't just let him get away with it. 778 00:43:51,400 --> 00:43:52,400 All right. 779 00:43:52,620 --> 00:43:53,620 All right. 780 00:43:55,140 --> 00:43:59,800 But there's nothing we can do about it tonight, so first things first. Now 781 00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:00,738 get you bailed out. 782 00:44:00,740 --> 00:44:01,740 Okay. 783 00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:03,320 You alright? 784 00:44:38,379 --> 00:44:39,880 Busy? Yeah, as a matter of fact, I am. 785 00:44:41,820 --> 00:44:42,860 Too busy for an apology? 786 00:44:45,980 --> 00:44:49,980 I'm sorry for all the chaos, Stuart. I was worried that I would lose all my 787 00:44:49,980 --> 00:44:53,840 autonomy, and I panicked. Ann, all I ever wanted was for you to do whatever 788 00:44:53,840 --> 00:44:54,840 makes you happy, all right? 789 00:44:55,340 --> 00:44:56,340 I'm trying to. 790 00:44:57,000 --> 00:44:58,000 So what do you want? 791 00:44:58,180 --> 00:44:59,180 Did you call the realtor? 792 00:44:59,540 --> 00:45:01,500 Yeah. Yeah, I told her the deal was off. 793 00:45:02,520 --> 00:45:03,520 Oh. 794 00:45:03,740 --> 00:45:05,020 Well, you said that's what you wanted, right? 795 00:45:14,380 --> 00:45:17,320 I'll call her in the morning, and we'll make it work, okay? 796 00:45:18,460 --> 00:45:19,460 Thanks. 797 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:22,120 Hey. 798 00:45:24,820 --> 00:45:25,820 Home? 799 00:45:28,380 --> 00:45:29,380 Home. 800 00:45:38,320 --> 00:45:39,580 I love you, Garbowit.