1 00:00:03,389 --> 00:00:04,770 Previously on L .A. Law. 2 00:00:05,130 --> 00:00:06,650 I'm going to file for divorce. 3 00:00:07,870 --> 00:00:09,210 Because of what he did last night? 4 00:00:10,050 --> 00:00:11,250 Because of all of it. 5 00:00:11,970 --> 00:00:14,010 I understand. You have this other relationship. 6 00:00:14,750 --> 00:00:19,290 Yeah. I don't want to break it up. Not that I think I could. 7 00:00:19,850 --> 00:00:21,330 But I am attracted to you. 8 00:00:23,330 --> 00:00:25,650 I'm just going to lay this out and cut to it. 9 00:00:25,950 --> 00:00:29,630 A friend of mine, Mark Ross, is currently residing in division lockup 10 00:00:29,630 --> 00:00:30,630 cocaine with intent. 11 00:00:30,810 --> 00:00:32,610 I want to get him out and I need your help. 12 00:00:32,970 --> 00:00:34,330 Is he guilty? Very much so. 13 00:00:34,750 --> 00:00:36,830 I hope that doesn't end our conversation. 14 00:00:38,530 --> 00:00:39,530 Still listening. 15 00:00:40,510 --> 00:00:42,330 You understand we're looking for an intern. 16 00:00:43,450 --> 00:00:45,670 An extra pair of hands for the scut work. 17 00:00:46,770 --> 00:00:49,890 Mackenzie Brackman is top -heavy with partners. We're not looking to groom 18 00:00:49,890 --> 00:00:50,609 another one. 19 00:00:50,610 --> 00:00:51,790 I'm not looking for that either. 20 00:00:52,950 --> 00:00:57,450 My interest is public policy law. But before I get too tracked, I'd like to 21 00:00:57,450 --> 00:00:58,630 a close look at a private firm. 22 00:00:59,170 --> 00:01:00,890 The birth mother wants her baby back. 23 00:01:01,730 --> 00:01:06,220 What? She changed her mind and... She signed the consent form. What are you 24 00:01:06,220 --> 00:01:06,958 talking about? 25 00:01:06,960 --> 00:01:09,660 She's petitioning the court to have the consent withdrawn. 26 00:01:09,960 --> 00:01:12,140 Why the hell can she do that? Stuart? No, no, no. 27 00:01:13,060 --> 00:01:16,100 The consent form is signed, Arnie. This is a done deal. 28 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:18,640 No, it's not a done deal. The adoption isn't final yet. 29 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:24,020 And until it is, she has the right to withdraw the consent or at least the 30 00:01:24,020 --> 00:01:25,020 to try. 31 00:01:34,539 --> 00:01:37,760 Melanie. Hi. They changed courtrooms on us. We're over here now. 32 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,280 Listen, thanks for letting me observe you in action. 33 00:01:41,580 --> 00:01:42,580 No problem. 34 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,220 I've never played a lawyer before. 35 00:01:44,420 --> 00:01:47,320 I'd like the result to be somewhere in the realm of the possible. 36 00:01:47,940 --> 00:01:49,740 It's a role you helped me get, you know. 37 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,800 Well, remember, this is civil, not criminal. 38 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,280 It could be deadly. Don't expect any fireworks. 39 00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:00,980 We were just sitting around watching the TV when all of a sudden I hear this... 40 00:02:01,429 --> 00:02:02,429 hissing sound. 41 00:02:03,610 --> 00:02:06,230 I look at my wife and I go, you hear that? 42 00:02:06,590 --> 00:02:08,530 And she says, you mean that? 43 00:02:09,150 --> 00:02:11,790 And I go, yeah, you hear it? 44 00:02:12,430 --> 00:02:15,630 Of course, she had to have heard. How else could she imitate it? What happened 45 00:02:15,630 --> 00:02:16,810 next, Mr. Hillbar? 46 00:02:17,050 --> 00:02:18,210 Boom happened next. 47 00:02:18,610 --> 00:02:21,350 A huge explosion ripped out the wall of our den. 48 00:02:21,550 --> 00:02:22,550 What part of the wall? 49 00:02:23,330 --> 00:02:24,330 Objection! 50 00:02:25,050 --> 00:02:27,050 I want to object to that. 51 00:02:28,510 --> 00:02:35,090 I'm objecting now. I say now. I mean right, right, right, right, 52 00:02:35,090 --> 00:02:36,570 right now. 53 00:02:37,950 --> 00:02:39,550 Praise the Lord. 54 00:02:43,530 --> 00:02:48,730 Why don't you step up, Mr. Pastorini? 55 00:02:52,890 --> 00:02:54,870 What the hell was that? 56 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,800 Your Honor, my client and I have discussed this, and we feel our case 57 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,940 more effective if I sing my objections as well as some of the arguments and 58 00:03:01,940 --> 00:03:02,940 procedural issues. 59 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,840 Counselor, you will not sing in my courtroom. 60 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:07,138 You get me? 61 00:03:07,140 --> 00:03:11,060 Very well, Judge, but I'd like an instruction to the jury informing them 62 00:03:11,060 --> 00:03:13,780 being denied my right to incorporate music into my defense. 63 00:03:14,220 --> 00:03:16,040 Fine, I'll tell them. Step back. 64 00:03:16,420 --> 00:03:20,520 Our members of the jury, Attorney Pastorini, will no longer be singing 65 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:21,660 the course of this trial. 66 00:03:22,180 --> 00:03:24,980 He'd like you to know he's stopping only... 67 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:26,200 At my urging. 68 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:28,980 Continue, Mr. 69 00:03:29,180 --> 00:03:33,220 Cusack. What part of the wall exploded, sir? 70 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:34,780 Over the heating vents. 71 00:03:35,060 --> 00:03:36,720 All three of them blew out. 72 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,240 It was a huge boom. I mean, I'm lucky to be alive. 73 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,620 Objection to the term boom, Your Honor. On grounds of violence. 74 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:46,260 Overruled. Sidebar. 75 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:49,160 Approach. 76 00:05:55,180 --> 00:05:58,040 The motion to suppress on Greco is pending. 77 00:05:58,640 --> 00:05:59,940 If we lose on that... 78 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,460 Probably come to trial sometime around the end of the year. In other words, 79 00:06:03,460 --> 00:06:05,800 there's no problem with my being out of the country for a while. 80 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:07,340 Business trip you're taking, Frank? 81 00:06:08,020 --> 00:06:09,260 Business. Pleasure. 82 00:06:09,500 --> 00:06:11,300 I always manage a little of both. 83 00:06:11,660 --> 00:06:12,660 Lucky you. 84 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,420 Frank! We have no drug agents. Keep your hands where we can see them. What is 85 00:06:16,420 --> 00:06:19,300 this? Shut your mouth and put your hands on your head. Keep your hands behind 86 00:06:19,300 --> 00:06:22,320 your back, Frank. I'd like to see a warrant. Your attorney wants to see a 87 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:23,320 warrant, Frank. 88 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:24,520 Here's your warrant. 89 00:06:24,620 --> 00:06:26,360 You're under arrest for the... Get your hands back up! 90 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,440 Conspiracy to sell a... We're under arrest too? Get your hands back! 91 00:06:29,740 --> 00:06:32,980 Stop intimidating a federal witness. You guys should try out for Geraldo Rivera. 92 00:06:33,260 --> 00:06:34,260 You're very tough. 93 00:06:34,740 --> 00:06:37,020 That man is in handcuffs. You don't have to do that. 94 00:06:39,540 --> 00:06:41,200 Just give me a reason, Frank. 95 00:06:48,860 --> 00:06:49,960 Hillbar versus Bradley. 96 00:06:50,300 --> 00:06:52,960 Michael? Hillbar's heating system blew up. 97 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:57,140 Bradley put it in, but it turns out that Bradley wasn't even certified, so we're 98 00:06:57,140 --> 00:06:58,780 suing for compensatory and punitive. 99 00:06:59,950 --> 00:07:04,010 It's like trying a case on the gong show. Moving on. 100 00:07:04,350 --> 00:07:05,990 Maya versus Meyer. 101 00:07:06,390 --> 00:07:08,390 Yeah, it shouldn't be too difficult. 102 00:07:08,650 --> 00:07:12,930 After the obligatory name -calling and breastfeeding, I'm sure we'll settle 103 00:07:13,070 --> 00:07:17,850 In the matter of Markowitz versus Harris... We are due in court in an 104 00:07:18,530 --> 00:07:21,790 Children's Services has rendered its opinion in our favor. For the record, 105 00:07:21,930 --> 00:07:25,950 though, they usually come down against withdrawal of consent, and the judge is 106 00:07:25,950 --> 00:07:28,470 free to disregard their recommendation, but... 107 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:29,880 It is a plus. 108 00:07:30,340 --> 00:07:31,700 Are you going in too, Arnie? 109 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,720 No, Victor thinks that if we're going with an army of lawyers, it's only going 110 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,160 to end up making the girl look more sympathetic. 111 00:07:37,940 --> 00:07:41,440 On a personal note, Ann Stewart, we wish you the best. 112 00:07:42,060 --> 00:07:43,520 And our hearts are with you, Ann. 113 00:07:43,740 --> 00:07:44,740 Little Kelsey. 114 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:46,120 Here, here. 115 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:47,560 Thank you, Douglas. 116 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:49,840 Thanks. 117 00:07:50,700 --> 00:07:56,000 Finally, our payroll snafu has been rectified, our accounts are current, and 118 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:57,940 income tax pressures notwithstanding... 119 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,940 I'm waiting on your billables for the month of March, people. In short, we are 120 00:08:01,940 --> 00:08:07,240 back to business per usual. Now, if there's nothing else, we're adjourned. 121 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:10,080 Good staff meeting, Douglas. 122 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:14,420 Quick, to the point. I like it. Good to have you back in the driver's seat, 123 00:08:14,500 --> 00:08:15,500 Douglas. 124 00:08:19,740 --> 00:08:22,280 Okay, Mickey, let's talk numbers. Let's talk about yesterday. 125 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:24,260 What the hell was that? 126 00:08:26,300 --> 00:08:27,620 Having a little fun, that's all. 127 00:08:28,110 --> 00:08:30,650 You look like a candidate for the rubber room, Frankie. 128 00:08:31,330 --> 00:08:33,289 Exactly. And you know what? 129 00:08:34,230 --> 00:08:37,010 When those jurors went home last night, you think they were telling their 130 00:08:37,010 --> 00:08:40,770 families about what an awful thing the defendant did to the plaintiff? 131 00:08:41,370 --> 00:08:42,370 No way. 132 00:08:42,850 --> 00:08:46,090 They were saying, you should have seen the crazy lawyer we saw today. 133 00:08:46,990 --> 00:08:48,030 And they'll be laughing. 134 00:08:49,510 --> 00:08:52,990 And with each little giggle, the idea that this is a serious thing gets 135 00:08:52,990 --> 00:08:57,290 away. And that translates into a lighter verdict. 136 00:08:58,020 --> 00:09:02,820 Gotta be kidding. Hey, counselor, you need to get them outraged and worked up 137 00:09:02,820 --> 00:09:05,840 order to get your punies. But they're having too much fun to be mad. 138 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,440 We may lose, but we won't lose big. 139 00:09:09,020 --> 00:09:10,020 Trust me. 140 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:13,900 75 ,000. 141 00:09:14,260 --> 00:09:16,180 That's the damages plus 10. No chance. 142 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,420 Your guy lied about being certified. 143 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,220 He all but blew up my client's house. They had to live in a hotel for two 144 00:09:22,220 --> 00:09:23,119 months. No. 145 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,400 You are not sliding out of this with just compensatories. 146 00:09:26,030 --> 00:09:28,430 Any more than 75, my guy has to sell his house. 147 00:09:28,810 --> 00:09:32,310 He won't. Well, I guess we have to go back into court. Okay. 148 00:09:32,910 --> 00:09:35,750 But I gotta warn you, I'm feeling pretty funny. 149 00:09:36,470 --> 00:09:39,630 And I really hate to beat up on such a humorless guy. 150 00:09:40,850 --> 00:09:42,350 I'll see you tomorrow, Frankie. 151 00:09:43,050 --> 00:09:44,510 I'll be the one dressed like Evita. 152 00:09:53,130 --> 00:09:57,950 In the matter of the United States of America versus Frank Wylan Ray Bale. 153 00:09:58,130 --> 00:09:59,130 Counsel? 154 00:09:59,450 --> 00:10:01,510 Terrence Flaherty for the government. Ready, Your Honor. 155 00:10:01,930 --> 00:10:03,610 Abigail Perkins for the defendant. 156 00:10:03,970 --> 00:10:04,970 Ready, Your Honor. 157 00:10:07,670 --> 00:10:10,630 The government asks the defendant be held without bond, Your Honor. 158 00:10:10,870 --> 00:10:14,710 We have information linking this man to the sale of millions of dollars worth of 159 00:10:14,710 --> 00:10:18,970 cocaine and linking him to the murders of Tyrone Weeks and Clifford Bagley. 160 00:10:19,250 --> 00:10:20,610 What's the source of all this information? 161 00:10:20,950 --> 00:10:22,170 A reliable informant. 162 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:23,640 You just can't say who. 163 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:27,960 Well, ask your client why that is, Miss Perkins. Better than that, ask Cliff 164 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,460 Bagley's parents. They ID'd his body just before he was supposed to testify 165 00:10:31,460 --> 00:10:35,400 against one of Frank Weiland's lieutenants. Mr. Flaherty, you're asking 166 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:39,620 court take your word that confidentiality is necessary here. Is 167 00:10:39,980 --> 00:10:43,520 Only long enough to go to trial, Your Honor. Given the opportunity, I am 168 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,540 confident we can prove guilt beyond any reasonable doubt. 169 00:10:46,820 --> 00:10:49,220 I would ask that the identity of the informant be revealed. 170 00:10:49,690 --> 00:10:53,390 I would ask that a reasonable bond be set and a hearing pursuant to Rule 5 .1 171 00:10:53,390 --> 00:10:54,530 scheduled as soon as possible. 172 00:10:54,770 --> 00:10:55,770 Reasonable bond. 173 00:10:55,810 --> 00:10:58,790 He has no flight risk, Your Honor. He's lived here his whole life. He has no 174 00:10:58,790 --> 00:10:59,790 criminal record. 175 00:10:59,890 --> 00:11:02,930 All his current incarceration does is interfere with him assisting in the 176 00:11:02,930 --> 00:11:03,970 preparation of his own defense. 177 00:11:04,270 --> 00:11:07,810 I believe Miss Perkins made the same speech for Mark Ross several weeks ago, 178 00:11:07,870 --> 00:11:09,510 Your Honor. He skipped 24 hours later. 179 00:11:09,750 --> 00:11:12,050 What does that have to do with it? All right, that's enough. 180 00:11:12,570 --> 00:11:16,230 I'm setting bond at a million dollars or $100 ,000 cash equivalent. 181 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:20,300 With the following conditions. Mr. Weiland is to surrender his passport. 182 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:24,240 He's to keep the United States Marshal's office informed of his whereabouts. 183 00:11:24,620 --> 00:11:28,440 And he is to avoid all contact with any potential witnesses. 184 00:11:29,680 --> 00:11:32,460 Suppression hearing will be Thursday morning at 10 a .m. 185 00:11:32,740 --> 00:11:33,659 That's all. 186 00:11:33,660 --> 00:11:36,740 You might have caved a little fast on the passport, Chancellor. 187 00:11:37,180 --> 00:11:40,620 Don't tell me I've got the ball, French. Sentiment is loud and clear. We're 188 00:11:40,620 --> 00:11:43,040 going after the big shots now, not just the flunkies. 189 00:11:43,450 --> 00:11:46,090 You talk a good game, Terrence. You're going to be out here holding a press 190 00:11:46,090 --> 00:11:47,430 conference when the case is dismissed? 191 00:11:47,750 --> 00:11:49,130 It's not going to happen this time, Frank. 192 00:11:49,470 --> 00:11:51,850 You're the scum of the earth, and I'm going to prove it. 193 00:11:52,070 --> 00:11:54,190 You do that in court, Mr. Flaherty, not in the hallway. 194 00:11:54,470 --> 00:11:55,470 You coming? 195 00:11:57,870 --> 00:12:03,410 I guess at first I was afraid to keep her because I didn't have any money and 196 00:12:03,410 --> 00:12:08,970 wasn't married or anything, but now Rick and I are engaged and we know we could 197 00:12:08,970 --> 00:12:09,970 take care of her. 198 00:12:10,270 --> 00:12:12,810 Tammy, why did you sign the consent form two weeks ago? 199 00:12:13,710 --> 00:12:17,090 Well, everybody kept telling me to, but it was wrong. 200 00:12:19,870 --> 00:12:23,230 Look, I'm sorry to be hurting you like this, but there are lots of babies you 201 00:12:23,230 --> 00:12:24,270 can go out there and adopt. 202 00:12:24,570 --> 00:12:27,450 See, she's got my blood, my genes. She's part of me. 203 00:12:27,990 --> 00:12:29,670 I can't go out and adopt that. 204 00:12:29,970 --> 00:12:33,890 This is non -responsive, Your Honor. No matter what that contract says, I'm her 205 00:12:33,890 --> 00:12:34,890 mama. 206 00:12:35,210 --> 00:12:36,210 I have nothing further. 207 00:12:41,710 --> 00:12:42,990 When are you getting married, Tammy? 208 00:12:44,130 --> 00:12:45,130 I don't know. 209 00:12:45,150 --> 00:12:46,470 Soon. Soon. 210 00:12:47,870 --> 00:12:49,990 And have you found a place to live yet? 211 00:12:50,390 --> 00:12:53,610 Well, Rick says we're going to take care of that as soon as we're married. How 212 00:12:53,610 --> 00:12:54,930 much money does Rick make? 213 00:12:55,330 --> 00:12:57,470 He earns $320 a week. 214 00:12:57,850 --> 00:13:00,610 And do either you or Rick have any kind of health or life insurance? 215 00:13:01,310 --> 00:13:04,390 Well, we're going to get that. Yes or no questions, Tammy. 216 00:13:04,610 --> 00:13:06,610 Do you have medical or life insurance or not? 217 00:13:08,290 --> 00:13:09,290 No. 218 00:13:09,860 --> 00:13:13,700 Now, Rick never graduated from high school, has he? You don't need a college 219 00:13:13,700 --> 00:13:16,640 education to be a committed parent, Mr. Cervantes. 220 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,280 No, you don't, Tammy. Where is this committed parent today? 221 00:13:19,500 --> 00:13:20,500 That's not fair. 222 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,360 Rick couldn't afford to fly out here to California. That is not fair. 223 00:13:24,580 --> 00:13:27,760 You think it's fair to snatch a baby from a loving home when you have no 224 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,620 to live, no insurance... Objection! 225 00:13:29,980 --> 00:13:32,260 ...withdrawn? No, no, no, I want to answer that. 226 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,740 There's no question before you. Now, he's got to make his speech, and I want 227 00:13:34,740 --> 00:13:35,740 make mine. 228 00:13:36,310 --> 00:13:37,590 The witness can make her statement. 229 00:13:37,870 --> 00:13:41,610 No, we don't have money. We're not rich. This baby is not going to get swimming 230 00:13:41,610 --> 00:13:42,970 pools and private schools. 231 00:13:43,190 --> 00:13:45,470 But there are things they can't give her neither. 232 00:13:46,330 --> 00:13:50,190 One day this baby is going to grow up and wonder who her real mom is. And 233 00:13:50,190 --> 00:13:52,970 going to wonder why she doesn't get to live with the people who made her. And 234 00:13:52,970 --> 00:13:56,170 that is when she's going to feel deprived, Mrs. of Wednesdays. That's 235 00:13:56,170 --> 00:13:59,230 going to look around at her friends and wonder why she doesn't have what they 236 00:13:59,230 --> 00:14:02,570 have. And that is a hurt that they can't make go away with money. 237 00:14:02,990 --> 00:14:06,330 Well, if you thought she would be so deprived, why did you give her up for 238 00:14:06,330 --> 00:14:07,450 adoption in the first place? 239 00:14:09,350 --> 00:14:10,450 I changed my mind. 240 00:14:10,770 --> 00:14:14,050 Yes, you did, Tammy. And what happens to this child when you change your mind 241 00:14:14,050 --> 00:14:15,610 again? No, that's not going to happen. 242 00:14:15,850 --> 00:14:16,970 Because you love her so much, right? 243 00:14:18,070 --> 00:14:20,450 Have you ever tried to visit this child in the last three months? 244 00:14:21,090 --> 00:14:24,250 Well, no, but... Have you ever tried to at least call these people? 245 00:14:24,730 --> 00:14:27,970 To at least find out, how's she doing? Well, no, because I didn't think they 246 00:14:27,970 --> 00:14:31,150 would talk to me. Well, did you talk to them before giving up the baby for 247 00:14:31,150 --> 00:14:35,200 adoption? To at least satisfy yourself that these are good people here. 248 00:14:35,460 --> 00:14:41,180 No, it was to pay it for me. I couldn't. So you put your own feelings above the 249 00:14:41,180 --> 00:14:44,540 best interests of the child, then? To be with me is in our best interest. 250 00:14:49,939 --> 00:14:52,960 1984, you were arrested and convicted for selling marijuana, weren't you? 251 00:14:53,380 --> 00:14:54,960 Objection! Overruled. I made a mistake. 252 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:57,960 You gonna smoke a little dope around this baby too, Tammy? Oh, that's not 253 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:00,660 I don't do drugs. You just shut up. I do not do drugs. Let the record reflect 254 00:15:00,660 --> 00:15:03,120 that the witness is hysterical and imbalanced. You don't listen to me. I 255 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,080 done this to anyone. Let the record reflect that the witness is hysterical 256 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:07,880 imbalanced. I am her mama. 257 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:12,440 I have nothing for you. 258 00:15:46,190 --> 00:15:47,650 Why was it necessary to meet here? 259 00:15:48,530 --> 00:15:50,630 Tables in restaurants are too close together. 260 00:15:52,330 --> 00:15:55,370 My house and your office are both probably bugged. 261 00:15:55,670 --> 00:15:58,390 You think my office is bugged? I think it's possible. 262 00:15:59,230 --> 00:16:01,670 They play dirty when it comes to dope, Counselor. 263 00:16:02,170 --> 00:16:04,250 You might also be just a little bit paranoid. 264 00:16:04,770 --> 00:16:06,010 That doesn't mean I'm wrong. 265 00:16:06,910 --> 00:16:08,050 What is it you want to tell me? 266 00:16:09,290 --> 00:16:14,510 The Fed's informant is a whacked -out junkie named Luis Perez who used to work 267 00:16:14,510 --> 00:16:15,369 for me. 268 00:16:15,370 --> 00:16:16,209 How do you know? 269 00:16:16,210 --> 00:16:17,210 I know. 270 00:16:17,490 --> 00:16:18,630 Don't worry about how. 271 00:16:19,650 --> 00:16:21,870 Well, just knowing his name isn't going to help you. 272 00:16:22,410 --> 00:16:24,730 We have to prove he's unreliable for it to make a difference. 273 00:16:25,230 --> 00:16:27,530 I got rid of him because he's unreliable. 274 00:16:28,210 --> 00:16:30,970 If he worked for you, he's in a position to know about you. 275 00:16:31,450 --> 00:16:33,210 He's got a record a mile long. 276 00:16:33,470 --> 00:16:34,490 Most informants do. 277 00:16:35,910 --> 00:16:40,930 Look, unless I can discredit him or he personally recants, the indictment will 278 00:16:40,930 --> 00:16:41,930 probably hold up. 279 00:16:42,070 --> 00:16:44,430 We need to start thinking about what kind of deal we can strike. 280 00:16:45,150 --> 00:16:46,410 Not yet, we don't. 281 00:16:47,190 --> 00:16:50,470 Frank, there's a lot that you can tell them. They might be inclined to reduce 282 00:16:50,470 --> 00:16:51,470 your jail time accordingly. 283 00:16:51,830 --> 00:16:54,270 Hey, that's the wrong way to think. You understand? 284 00:16:55,070 --> 00:16:58,590 Now, Luis Perez does not send me to jail. 285 00:16:59,250 --> 00:17:03,110 This case will never come to trial. This indictment will be dismissed. 286 00:17:04,130 --> 00:17:05,670 Play to win, Counselor. 287 00:17:05,930 --> 00:17:07,270 Otherwise, you never do. 288 00:17:14,190 --> 00:17:17,310 She was fully aware of all the terms when she signed the consent. 289 00:17:17,630 --> 00:17:21,069 In addition to me, she had independent counsel advising her. Then there is no 290 00:17:21,069 --> 00:17:23,569 question in your mind, sir, that she knew what she was signing? 291 00:17:23,790 --> 00:17:24,790 None whatsoever. 292 00:17:24,930 --> 00:17:26,450 Thank you, Mr. Burnett. Nothing further. 293 00:17:32,210 --> 00:17:36,590 How much did the Markowitz's pay you for this baby? I was paid for legal 294 00:17:36,590 --> 00:17:39,690 services rendered in connection with the adoption. How much, Mr. Burnett? 295 00:17:40,419 --> 00:17:41,419 $10 ,000. 296 00:17:41,580 --> 00:17:44,700 And if they now lose this baby, they get that money back, don't they? This isn't 297 00:17:44,700 --> 00:17:49,000 about money, Mr. Iserman. Don't insult me, Mr. Burnett. This is entirely about 298 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:52,720 money. You sell babies for a living, and you're in here now trying to protect a 299 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:58,060 commission. Objection! All those rules. My job is finding good homes for 300 00:17:58,060 --> 00:17:59,060 unwanted babies. 301 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:03,180 State adoption agencies do that, sir. The only difference is you get rich off 302 00:18:03,180 --> 00:18:04,840 it. I'm a professional, Mr. 303 00:18:05,060 --> 00:18:06,060 Iserman. 304 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:09,820 I placed that baby with the Markowitz's because they presented an ideal match 305 00:18:09,820 --> 00:18:11,020 for Tammy Harris's requirements. 306 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:12,360 An ideal match. 307 00:18:12,660 --> 00:18:15,680 The night the Markowitz's took custody, that baby was being shipped from 308 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,060 Arkansas to a Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rowland, correct? 309 00:18:18,460 --> 00:18:20,500 Yes. So what happened to them? 310 00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:22,260 They split up at the last minute. 311 00:18:22,580 --> 00:18:25,820 Gee, it sounds like you were ready to drop this child into a real stable 312 00:18:25,820 --> 00:18:27,320 environment. Objection. 313 00:18:27,780 --> 00:18:30,260 Sustained. And so what happened next, Mr. Burnett? 314 00:18:31,050 --> 00:18:35,310 Did you return the child to Arkansas and begin anew your exhaustive research for 315 00:18:35,310 --> 00:18:36,169 the perfect parents? 316 00:18:36,170 --> 00:18:40,730 I placed the baby with the Markowitz's. I spoke to Tammy Harris at every joke. 317 00:18:40,770 --> 00:18:44,850 In fact, sir, you called three other perfect couples, none of whom happened 318 00:18:44,850 --> 00:18:45,509 be home. 319 00:18:45,510 --> 00:18:49,010 And when the Markowitz's answered their phone, they suddenly became the ideal 320 00:18:49,010 --> 00:18:52,890 parents, didn't they? It wasn't like that. It was exactly like that. All of 321 00:18:52,890 --> 00:18:54,630 talk about your detailed process. 322 00:18:55,230 --> 00:18:58,110 And it comes down to you standing in an airport, dialing numbers on a payphone, 323 00:18:58,170 --> 00:18:59,870 and the first couple to say hello gets the kid. 324 00:19:00,270 --> 00:19:04,450 Objection. This man is not on trial here. His credibility is very much on 325 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:07,620 He was doing everything he could to close the deal, and he has a financial 326 00:19:07,620 --> 00:19:09,860 interest in seeing that the Markowitzes get custody. 327 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:14,120 Tammy Harris said yes to them. Based on your recommendation to her. The 328 00:19:14,120 --> 00:19:17,260 recommendation was based on the fact that I believe they would provide an 329 00:19:17,260 --> 00:19:18,219 excellent home. 330 00:19:18,220 --> 00:19:22,340 True or false, Mr. Burnett, you spent less than 45 minutes matching this baby 331 00:19:22,340 --> 00:19:25,400 and that birth mother with this couple, didn't you? I spent hours with Tammy 332 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,540 Harris. I spent hours with the Markowitzes. But you matched Tammy 333 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:29,680 daughter with the Rowlands. 334 00:19:30,030 --> 00:19:32,950 And less than 45 minutes after it all falls apart, you hand the kid to the 335 00:19:32,950 --> 00:19:36,190 Markowitz's, didn't you? It may have worked out that way, but... Thank you, 336 00:19:36,270 --> 00:19:37,270 Burnett. I have nothing further. 337 00:19:41,550 --> 00:19:45,970 Believe me, nobody feels worse about this disaster than me. I remember seeing 338 00:19:45,970 --> 00:19:49,590 their den before it blew up. Let me tell you, it was lovely. 339 00:19:49,830 --> 00:19:55,230 Now, Mr. Bradley, did you tell the plaintiff that your company was licensed 340 00:19:55,230 --> 00:19:56,330 install these heating units? 341 00:19:58,270 --> 00:19:59,270 Mr. Bradley? 342 00:19:59,879 --> 00:20:03,280 Well, we gave them that impression, but what we actually said was there was no 343 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:07,940 licensed contractor more qualified than us. And that really is true. Thank you, 344 00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:08,940 sir. I have nothing further. 345 00:20:12,460 --> 00:20:15,060 Now, this was a forced air heating system, was it not? 346 00:20:15,580 --> 00:20:16,580 Yes, it was. 347 00:20:17,350 --> 00:20:21,650 And when you installed the new furnace, did you take out the old gas feeds? No, 348 00:20:21,670 --> 00:20:24,950 we didn't. Well, isn't it true, sir, that the kind of gas feeds used in this 349 00:20:24,950 --> 00:20:28,110 house have a known tendency to become corroded or brittle? 350 00:20:28,390 --> 00:20:31,770 Your Honor, due to the unusual dullness of this line of questioning, I'd like 351 00:20:31,770 --> 00:20:32,770 permission to tell a joke. 352 00:20:33,130 --> 00:20:37,570 Objection. Denied. In the alternative, a short riddle, a limerick. No. 353 00:20:39,290 --> 00:20:40,290 Shut down again. 354 00:20:42,470 --> 00:20:43,670 Mr. Pastorini. 355 00:20:44,750 --> 00:20:45,750 Not now, Judge. 356 00:20:46,490 --> 00:20:48,350 Get in my chambers. 357 00:20:48,650 --> 00:20:49,650 Now. 358 00:21:02,370 --> 00:21:03,370 Hi, 359 00:21:07,250 --> 00:21:08,290 Michael. Grace. 360 00:21:09,330 --> 00:21:11,610 Meet Melanie Hayes, Grace Van Owen. 361 00:21:12,330 --> 00:21:13,470 Hi. Hi. 362 00:21:14,140 --> 00:21:15,140 Nice to meet you. 363 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:16,360 I don't want to interrupt. 364 00:21:18,660 --> 00:21:21,080 I've got a call to make before the afternoon session. 365 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:22,520 Sit here. 366 00:21:22,540 --> 00:21:23,540 Thanks. 367 00:21:28,340 --> 00:21:30,240 Are you free to get away this weekend? 368 00:21:31,220 --> 00:21:33,020 Some R andR would be good for us. 369 00:21:35,020 --> 00:21:37,000 You really think that's going to make everything okay? 370 00:21:39,220 --> 00:21:40,300 Are you seeing her? 371 00:21:41,420 --> 00:21:43,160 No, I'm not seeing her. 372 00:21:44,180 --> 00:21:47,720 We had dinner together. It was fun. It was relaxing. It's the kind of thing you 373 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:52,020 and I should be doing a lot more of. I'm sorry, the fun is in short supply. I'm 374 00:21:52,020 --> 00:21:54,720 a little exhausted, you know. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I know. 375 00:21:56,740 --> 00:21:59,640 This relationship is 100 % voluntary, Mickey. 376 00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:00,920 That's right. 377 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:03,080 That's what makes it so fragile. 378 00:22:03,660 --> 00:22:08,780 Grace, when we first met, we had passion. 379 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:11,000 I want to know where that went. 380 00:22:17,230 --> 00:22:18,410 I have a client to meet. 381 00:22:19,190 --> 00:22:20,190 So do I. 382 00:22:20,590 --> 00:22:22,250 I'm willing to be late for mine. 383 00:22:22,870 --> 00:22:23,870 I can't. 384 00:22:28,070 --> 00:22:33,050 Grace, I want to know why two people who care so much spend so much time beating 385 00:22:33,050 --> 00:22:34,050 each other up. 386 00:22:39,290 --> 00:22:44,270 And at five months, the baby knows no other parents than Mr. Markowitz and 387 00:22:44,270 --> 00:22:45,270 Kelsey. 388 00:22:45,740 --> 00:22:49,360 And, Doctor, in your expert medical opinion, what would be the effect of 389 00:22:49,360 --> 00:22:51,660 removing this baby from the market with this custody? 390 00:22:51,980 --> 00:22:56,340 Well, to start with, she could experience serious psychosocial 391 00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:00,480 making it extremely difficult for her to form new attachments with other people. 392 00:23:00,580 --> 00:23:05,080 Her motor skills could regress. Her intellectual development might be 393 00:23:05,140 --> 00:23:07,960 She might even experience the suppression of her immune system. 394 00:23:08,360 --> 00:23:09,820 Would any of this damage be permanent? 395 00:23:10,020 --> 00:23:11,020 It's very possible. 396 00:23:11,340 --> 00:23:14,660 A separation like this could shatter the child's sense of trust to the point 397 00:23:14,660 --> 00:23:18,500 where she might never go back to developing it. She could grow up 398 00:23:18,500 --> 00:23:20,240 indifferent to human attachments. 399 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:24,960 Now, Doctor, based on your medical training and your observation of the 400 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,760 you have an opinion as to whether she should be taken away from the 401 00:23:27,860 --> 00:23:31,600 It's my opinion that such a separation would be extremely detrimental to the 402 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:33,080 child. Thank you very much, Doctor. 403 00:23:33,740 --> 00:23:34,740 Nothing further. 404 00:23:40,460 --> 00:23:42,620 There's no scientific evidence to... 405 00:23:42,970 --> 00:23:46,650 support your view that a separation of this type would cause any long -term 406 00:23:46,650 --> 00:23:50,330 to a five -month -old child, is there? There may be no scientific evidence, but 407 00:23:50,330 --> 00:23:52,010 there's plenty of anecdotal information. 408 00:23:52,430 --> 00:23:56,230 But anecdotal information is insufficient to support a definite 409 00:23:56,230 --> 00:24:01,190 conclusion, right? My opinions are based on years of research, Counselor, as 410 00:24:01,190 --> 00:24:05,450 well as my specific findings that Tammy Harris would provide an environment of 411 00:24:05,450 --> 00:24:06,890 instability for the child. 412 00:24:07,290 --> 00:24:08,450 You ever meet Tammy Harris, Doctor? 413 00:24:08,650 --> 00:24:12,150 Well, not personally, no, but I've read the social worker's report. 414 00:24:12,430 --> 00:24:14,790 But you've never met Tammy Harris, have you? 415 00:24:15,190 --> 00:24:16,190 No, I haven't. 416 00:24:16,690 --> 00:24:17,690 Thank you. 417 00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:23,210 Dr. Nagel, you testified that you observed a bond between the baby and 418 00:24:23,210 --> 00:24:24,210 Kelsey, isn't that right? 419 00:24:24,410 --> 00:24:28,290 Yes. And you also observed a bond between the baby and the Markowitz's 420 00:24:28,350 --> 00:24:29,590 Stella Lee, didn't you? 421 00:24:29,930 --> 00:24:33,930 Yes. And you didn't see any noticeable difference between those two bonds, did 422 00:24:33,930 --> 00:24:37,890 you? The fact that the child also bonded with the nanny does not undermine the 423 00:24:37,890 --> 00:24:39,010 attachment to Miss Kelsey. 424 00:24:39,330 --> 00:24:40,330 I see. 425 00:24:41,130 --> 00:24:45,630 And what would happen if the Markowitzes replaced this nanny, as they did the 426 00:24:45,630 --> 00:24:46,389 last one? 427 00:24:46,390 --> 00:24:47,970 What effect would that have on the child? 428 00:24:48,290 --> 00:24:49,630 It could cause a disruption. 429 00:24:50,010 --> 00:24:52,530 In fact, it could cause all of those things you were talking about. 430 00:24:52,950 --> 00:24:56,850 Loss of trust, insecurity, damage to self -esteem. All of that could happen, 431 00:24:56,950 --> 00:24:57,609 couldn't it? 432 00:24:57,610 --> 00:25:01,570 It's possible, but I don't think it could. And, Doctor, in your opinion... 433 00:25:02,090 --> 00:25:07,310 A baby is generally better off with one primary caretaker rather than a rotating 434 00:25:07,310 --> 00:25:11,210 mother -nanny system, right? Well, in general, one primary caretaker is 435 00:25:11,210 --> 00:25:13,170 preferred, yes. Thank you, Doctor. That's all. 436 00:25:13,810 --> 00:25:14,810 Redirect, Your Honor. 437 00:25:15,330 --> 00:25:18,110 Specifically, Dr. Nagel, who is this baby better off with? 438 00:25:18,310 --> 00:25:19,249 The Markowitz's. 439 00:25:19,250 --> 00:25:20,250 Thank you, Doctor. 440 00:25:21,310 --> 00:25:24,790 How much are you being paid for today's testimony, Dr. Nagel? $3 ,000. 441 00:25:25,170 --> 00:25:26,310 And who's paying you? 442 00:25:26,590 --> 00:25:27,590 The Markowitz's. 443 00:25:27,810 --> 00:25:28,810 Thank you. 444 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,520 Did you want the Truex file? I dug it out last night. 445 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,520 Great. I wasn't going to start on it till the weekend. 446 00:25:54,940 --> 00:25:57,940 They're not paying you overtime, Dinah. Don't go giving them your nights. I like 447 00:25:57,940 --> 00:25:58,619 it here. 448 00:25:58,620 --> 00:26:01,380 And home isn't that great these days. 449 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,320 Daryl and I have separated. We're divorcing. 450 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:08,480 I'm sorry that's sudden. 451 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,300 No, we've been talking about it since Christmas. 452 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:13,860 Now appears to be the time. 453 00:26:14,900 --> 00:26:16,900 He's found someone to share a place with. 454 00:26:18,029 --> 00:26:22,810 and I'm getting a paycheck, so I can handle the rent on my own. Well, sounds 455 00:26:22,810 --> 00:26:23,810 like you got a plan. 456 00:26:24,630 --> 00:26:26,690 You seem fine about it. Are you? 457 00:26:27,350 --> 00:26:28,350 No. 458 00:26:28,770 --> 00:26:30,190 There's got to be something to do here. 459 00:26:31,190 --> 00:26:32,750 Let's cheer you up. You want to go roller skating? 460 00:26:33,430 --> 00:26:36,710 We'll drive to El Monte, see if Mississippi Burning is less obnoxious, 461 00:26:36,710 --> 00:26:37,710 Spanish. 462 00:26:37,930 --> 00:26:39,890 I shouldn't have said I wasn't fine. I am. 463 00:26:40,130 --> 00:26:43,390 I'm functioning. I'm fine. 464 00:26:43,990 --> 00:26:44,990 Okay. 465 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,560 The Truex file is on the deck on top of the box. 466 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:50,320 Oh, okay. 467 00:26:56,780 --> 00:26:57,780 Thanks. Sure. 468 00:26:59,220 --> 00:27:00,480 Let's hear it, Miss Perkins. 469 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:05,720 Your Honor, I have reason to believe that the informant in this case is an 470 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:10,100 individual by the name of Luis Perez, also known as Luis Cato, also known as 471 00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:11,100 Rosario Cruz. 472 00:27:11,610 --> 00:27:14,490 I also have reason to believe that he is wholly unreliable, and the government's 473 00:27:14,490 --> 00:27:17,430 reliance upon him as a witness should serve to dismiss the indictment against 474 00:27:17,430 --> 00:27:18,430 client. 475 00:27:18,690 --> 00:27:22,230 Mr. Flaherty? Your Honor, it is the policy of the United States Attorney's 476 00:27:22,230 --> 00:27:25,850 Office to neither confirm nor deny the identity of a confidential informant. 477 00:27:25,850 --> 00:27:27,990 When to do so would compromise their security. 478 00:27:31,210 --> 00:27:34,490 Judge, there's a guy named Louis Perez out there. He says he wants to testify. 479 00:27:34,750 --> 00:27:37,570 You knew he was going to show up, didn't you? I didn't know anything of the 480 00:27:37,570 --> 00:27:38,570 kind. 481 00:27:39,790 --> 00:27:40,790 Mr. Perez. 482 00:27:41,180 --> 00:27:44,260 Earlier this week, an individual appeared before a federal grand jury and 483 00:27:44,260 --> 00:27:48,280 accused Frank Weiland of bringing more than 500 kilograms of cocaine into this 484 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:52,680 country and of ordering the murders of Tyrone Weeks and Clifford Bagley. Are 485 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:53,499 that individual? 486 00:27:53,500 --> 00:27:54,500 Yeah, I'm him. 487 00:27:54,540 --> 00:27:55,600 Were those charges true? 488 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:59,740 No. Why'd you make them? I got picked up for possession. 489 00:28:00,940 --> 00:28:02,200 Two stinking rocks. 490 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:07,880 Mr. Flaherty said I got eight to ten, so I gave him what he wanted and he let me 491 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,180 go. Why are you changing your story now? Believe it or not, I got kids. 492 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:17,020 And one thing I always tell them, I say, what goes around comes around. 493 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:19,460 I've been getting high for 20 years. 494 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:23,140 All I want to do is go straight and not burn nobody no more. 495 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:25,140 I have no further questions. 496 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:39,080 Did I ever tell you what to say to that grand jury, Mr. Perez? 497 00:28:39,420 --> 00:28:42,740 The cop that was beating the crap out of me told me. I didn't get his name. 498 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:44,260 Where'd this beating take place? 499 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:45,760 An alley off of Hope Street. 500 00:28:46,220 --> 00:28:47,500 Did you get any medical attention? 501 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,440 No. Any marks you can show us? 502 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:52,800 Cops don't leave marks. 503 00:28:53,220 --> 00:28:55,780 Dark alley, a nameless cop, and no marks of bruises. 504 00:28:55,980 --> 00:28:57,680 Hey, look, I was sick. 505 00:28:58,020 --> 00:28:59,640 You guys had me scared to death. 506 00:28:59,940 --> 00:29:01,100 Well, who's scaring you now, Louie? 507 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:03,060 Objection! Sustained. 508 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:08,000 Did Frank Weiland contact you at all prior to this hearing? 509 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:09,800 No. What? No. 510 00:29:10,220 --> 00:29:11,480 Did he threaten to kill you? 511 00:29:11,740 --> 00:29:13,000 No, nobody threatened me. 512 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:14,320 What about your kids? 513 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:16,520 What about my kids? 514 00:29:16,940 --> 00:29:19,560 Did he threaten to kill your kids? 515 00:29:21,020 --> 00:29:23,180 No, nobody threatened to kill my kids. 516 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:26,220 Anything else, Mr. Flaherty? 517 00:29:26,860 --> 00:29:28,400 Not at the present time, Your Honor. 518 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,060 That being the case, I'm prepared to rule. 519 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:33,980 I find this informant to be wholly unreliable. 520 00:29:34,410 --> 00:29:39,450 Mr. Flaherty, I believe you actually sought to conceal that fact. I find your 521 00:29:39,450 --> 00:29:43,370 conduct reprehensible and an abuse of the grand jury process. 522 00:29:44,930 --> 00:29:47,930 Accordingly, this indictment is dismissed. 523 00:29:48,490 --> 00:29:50,510 The defendant is free to go. 524 00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:57,750 One thing you have to know about trial lawyers, ladies and gentlemen, they love 525 00:29:57,750 --> 00:29:58,669 to perform. 526 00:29:58,670 --> 00:30:03,210 And if all the world's a stage and all the people are merely players... 527 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:06,620 then counsel for the defense is one of the best. 528 00:30:06,860 --> 00:30:08,100 He tells jokes. 529 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:09,660 He sings songs. 530 00:30:10,540 --> 00:30:16,360 I can't even carry a tune, and I have never been very good with jokes. 531 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,740 I got the old gorilla suit out of the closet this morning. 532 00:30:20,900 --> 00:30:27,840 But I have to tell you that on a stage, I'm no match for my 533 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:31,280 opponent. But I wonder how entertaining... 534 00:30:31,690 --> 00:30:36,510 His jokes would be if someone had been killed or maimed. I wonder how 535 00:30:36,510 --> 00:30:41,330 we'd find his musical numbers if we had been forced to hole up in a hotel for a 536 00:30:41,330 --> 00:30:45,450 month. Well, the fact of the matter is that all the world is not a stage, and 537 00:30:45,450 --> 00:30:47,890 all the men and women are not players. 538 00:30:49,670 --> 00:30:53,870 And this man, this man really lied. 539 00:30:54,470 --> 00:31:00,230 He really endangered the lives of people who trusted him. These people were 540 00:31:00,230 --> 00:31:01,230 really hurt by him. 541 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,700 Now, let's not enjoy ourselves at their expense. 542 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:09,620 All the funny bits in the world are not going to change the fact that these 543 00:31:09,620 --> 00:31:14,360 people really suffered or relieve us of our obligation to take it seriously. 544 00:31:18,180 --> 00:31:22,220 And do you feel you see evidence of this bonding in the way the baby behaves? 545 00:31:22,580 --> 00:31:24,240 She doesn't like to be held by strangers. 546 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:28,260 She cries, and when she's given back to me or Stuart, she stops. 547 00:31:28,540 --> 00:31:29,540 Miss Kelsey. 548 00:31:30,540 --> 00:31:32,880 Do you really think this child knows you? 549 00:31:34,220 --> 00:31:39,880 It's so hard to prove my relationship to a person who can't really communicate. 550 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:44,800 All I can say is, when she sees me, she sees a person who will take care of her. 551 00:31:44,900 --> 00:31:46,660 A person who will love her forever. 552 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:48,340 She feels comfort. 553 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:50,540 She feels safe. 554 00:31:52,020 --> 00:31:54,220 The kind of safe that a baby feels with her mother. 555 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:56,220 Thanks. I have nothing further. 556 00:32:00,740 --> 00:32:02,260 How's your relationship with your mother? 557 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:06,780 Objection. Studies show that a relationship with a parent directly 558 00:32:06,780 --> 00:32:07,860 the relationship with a child. 559 00:32:08,060 --> 00:32:11,100 I'll allow it. You didn't invite her to your own wedding last year, did you? 560 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:12,400 She was at my wedding. 561 00:32:12,660 --> 00:32:14,280 That's because she showed up uninvited, right? 562 00:32:14,820 --> 00:32:18,020 My mother and I have had some difficult times, but we've worked them out. 563 00:32:18,220 --> 00:32:18,959 Thank you. 564 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:20,760 How many hours do you work each day, ma 'am? 565 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:23,300 I'm in the office about five hours a day. 566 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:27,860 Well, according to your firm's billing records, you've been averaging 39 .7 567 00:32:27,860 --> 00:32:29,940 hours a week for the last two months. 568 00:32:30,460 --> 00:32:31,760 That's 7 .9 hours a day. 569 00:32:32,020 --> 00:32:33,060 I take work home. 570 00:32:33,260 --> 00:32:35,940 Yes, well, the point is, you represented to Mr. 571 00:32:36,140 --> 00:32:39,420 Burnett, and derivatively to Miss Harris, that you'd be putting in half 572 00:32:39,420 --> 00:32:42,640 after you got the baby. Standard work day is eight hours. You've been putting 573 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:43,640 7 .9. 574 00:32:43,740 --> 00:32:45,660 Big cutback. Those figures are misleading. 575 00:32:46,020 --> 00:32:48,940 Sometimes... You mean you've been billing clients for hours not really 576 00:32:49,140 --> 00:32:53,860 I mean, some of those hours are spent reading at home with Kelsey on my lap. 577 00:32:54,060 --> 00:32:55,200 Oh, yes, that's right. 578 00:32:55,980 --> 00:32:59,840 You have no aversion to bringing work to the baby or baby to the work, do you? 579 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,700 What's that supposed to mean? I mean, you've sometimes brought this child into 580 00:33:02,700 --> 00:33:06,760 the law firm to be babysat by secretaries. That happened in a couple 581 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,040 when we were between nannies. 582 00:33:08,260 --> 00:33:11,380 And did you once use this baby as a device to frustrate an opponent's 583 00:33:11,380 --> 00:33:12,480 deposition? What? 584 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:18,320 I have here a motion for cost filed against you by attorney John Bryanson, 585 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:20,420 which he claims you deliberately used this baby... 586 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:22,220 to protract the discovery process. 587 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:26,620 That motion is ludicrous, and so are you for trying to take advantage of it. Let 588 00:33:26,620 --> 00:33:28,680 the record reflect the hostility of the witness. 589 00:33:30,220 --> 00:33:33,680 I took the baby to work two days. 590 00:33:35,140 --> 00:33:37,420 Most of the work I do at home is after she's asleep. 591 00:33:38,020 --> 00:33:40,340 Miss Kelsey, what religion do you intend for this child? 592 00:33:40,700 --> 00:33:44,340 We haven't decided yet. You haven't decided whether this person shall be 593 00:33:44,340 --> 00:33:47,660 as a Christian or a Jew? We will decide. We just haven't yet. 594 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:51,040 In fact, ma 'am, you and your husband cannot agree on this issue, can you? 595 00:33:53,260 --> 00:33:54,600 Answer the question, Miss Kelsey. 596 00:33:57,620 --> 00:33:58,800 No, we don't agree. 597 00:33:59,140 --> 00:34:00,140 Well, that's okay. 598 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:01,520 It's just religion. 599 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:06,120 As long as you can concur on the big things like what depositions to use her 600 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:07,099 for. 601 00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:08,100 Objection! Withdrawn. 602 00:34:09,139 --> 00:34:12,280 You're divorced from a previous marriage, are you not? 603 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:13,840 Yes. 604 00:34:14,040 --> 00:34:15,040 Mm -hmm. 605 00:34:15,060 --> 00:34:16,060 I have nothing further. 606 00:34:19,850 --> 00:34:21,630 I don't like this. I think I just got killed. 607 00:34:21,850 --> 00:34:24,409 You held up okay, Ann. We knew this guy was going to come after you. 608 00:34:24,909 --> 00:34:28,330 You put me up there, Victor. I'm ready for Mr. Eisenman. I am not putting you 609 00:34:28,330 --> 00:34:29,228 the stand, Stuart. 610 00:34:29,230 --> 00:34:32,270 What are you talking about? How can you not? If I let you testify, Eisenman's 611 00:34:32,270 --> 00:34:33,409 going to grill you the same way. 612 00:34:33,650 --> 00:34:36,170 Victor, how's the judge going to know what I am if I don't testify? 613 00:34:36,590 --> 00:34:38,150 She'll know because you're doing the closing. 614 00:34:38,489 --> 00:34:39,810 What? What? 615 00:34:40,370 --> 00:34:43,610 You are an attorney of record, Stuart. There is no problem. I'll just inform 616 00:34:43,610 --> 00:34:47,550 court. This way we get to put you up there before the judge with no risk of 617 00:34:47,550 --> 00:34:48,550 cross -examination. 618 00:34:48,830 --> 00:34:52,350 Victor, I... I don't... You've never done a closing? 619 00:34:52,710 --> 00:34:54,730 Stuart, this thing is too damn close. 620 00:34:55,230 --> 00:34:59,130 We have used every advantage that we can get. I think a plea from a parent is 621 00:34:59,130 --> 00:35:01,230 going to be a lot more powerful than any argument from counsel. 622 00:35:01,510 --> 00:35:02,510 He may be right, Stuart. 623 00:35:02,970 --> 00:35:04,290 I'll do the closing if you want. 624 00:35:04,950 --> 00:35:06,930 But right now, I think that you're our best shot. 625 00:35:09,370 --> 00:35:10,370 Then I'll do it. 626 00:35:12,630 --> 00:35:13,630 You sure? 627 00:35:13,950 --> 00:35:14,950 I'm very sure. 628 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:22,160 In the matter of Hillbar v. Bradley, we the jury find in favor of the plaintiff 629 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:27,040 and order the defendant to pay compensatory damages in the amount of 630 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:31,660 and punitive damages in the amount of $125 ,000. 631 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:35,640 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank you for your time. Your service is at an 632 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:37,420 end. This court is now adjourned. 633 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:44,460 Well done, Michael. 634 00:35:46,930 --> 00:35:50,890 Melanie, about this trial, it was absolutely typical. 635 00:35:52,630 --> 00:35:55,430 Uh -huh, uh -huh. Well, you were wonderful. 636 00:35:56,270 --> 00:35:57,970 I hope we can do this again sometime. 637 00:35:58,410 --> 00:35:59,410 Me too. 638 00:36:07,990 --> 00:36:08,990 Congratulations. 639 00:36:09,670 --> 00:36:13,890 Yeah, I almost managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. 640 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:16,440 The gorilla suit was a great idea. 641 00:36:16,700 --> 00:36:19,500 Oh, a desperate act by a desperate man. 642 00:36:19,820 --> 00:36:21,980 I fell in love with you in that monkey suit. 643 00:36:22,260 --> 00:36:26,820 And judging by the look on Melanie Hayes' face during your closing, she did 644 00:36:27,060 --> 00:36:29,840 You have nothing to be jealous about, Grace. Yes, I do. 645 00:36:30,500 --> 00:36:31,540 That's the problem. 646 00:36:32,660 --> 00:36:39,440 If we were really happy together, if we really were in love with each other, 647 00:36:39,500 --> 00:36:41,360 there'd be no reason to be jealous. 648 00:36:42,060 --> 00:36:43,340 I love you, Cusack. 649 00:36:45,740 --> 00:36:46,740 I do. 650 00:36:47,620 --> 00:36:48,740 I always will. 651 00:36:50,900 --> 00:36:53,180 But I think we should take a break from each other. 652 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:56,780 Grace, don't you think we should work on this? 653 00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:00,060 We've done nothing but work on it. 654 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:03,920 I love you too, Grace. 655 00:37:15,980 --> 00:37:22,740 you do so if we love each other so much why is this 656 00:37:22,740 --> 00:37:29,740 happening I don't know maybe maybe maybe some 657 00:37:29,740 --> 00:37:30,740 time apart 658 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:51,140 I promised myself I wouldn't cry. 659 00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:58,540 I have never loved you more. 660 00:38:30,090 --> 00:38:31,350 They may want her judge. 661 00:38:34,170 --> 00:38:37,310 But the Markowitz's do not present an ideal household. 662 00:38:37,650 --> 00:38:40,930 Their fundamental differences in religion can only breed instability. 663 00:38:41,330 --> 00:38:43,030 Their work schedules are prohibitive. 664 00:38:43,290 --> 00:38:46,990 Miss Kelsey comes from a failed marriage, a failed relationship with her 665 00:38:46,990 --> 00:38:50,610 mother. Some question exists as to whether she's capable of sustaining any 666 00:38:50,610 --> 00:38:51,610 loving relationship. 667 00:38:52,590 --> 00:38:58,130 Tammy Harris may not be able to pay experts and psychiatrists to testify for 668 00:38:58,130 --> 00:39:01,300 her. But she's ready to be what her child needs most. 669 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:02,960 A full -time mother. 670 00:39:03,180 --> 00:39:07,380 Not somebody who squeezes in quality time between depositions and partners' 671 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:11,200 meetings. Not somebody who, as she holds the child on her lap at night, reads 672 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:13,760 trial transcripts. But somebody to be there. 673 00:39:14,100 --> 00:39:15,100 Every day. 674 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:16,200 All day. 675 00:39:17,660 --> 00:39:19,720 Tammy Harris's daughter deserves that. 676 00:39:21,220 --> 00:39:24,520 Tammy Harris's daughter deserves Tammy Harris. 677 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:46,680 We'll probably let her choose her own religion when she's old enough. 678 00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:53,380 And whereas Anne and I may not share the same underlying tenets in our 679 00:39:53,380 --> 00:40:00,000 respective faiths, we both know that any religion starts with the love of God 680 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:03,020 and commitment to family. 681 00:40:04,940 --> 00:40:06,620 And we have that, Your Honor. 682 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:11,140 We have that big. 683 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:17,480 As for this woman's ability to sustain a loving relationship, let me tell you 684 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:23,260 that the last two years have been the most loving and most meaningful time of 685 00:40:23,260 --> 00:40:24,260 life. 686 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:29,700 And if this little baby gets half of what I've gotten from this wonderful 687 00:40:29,700 --> 00:40:35,520 person, then her life will be very rich indeed, believe me. 688 00:40:35,940 --> 00:40:41,200 Look, you've heard from us, you've... Excuse me. 689 00:40:41,860 --> 00:40:44,180 heard from us, you've heard from the psychiatrists. 690 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:47,120 I just wish you could hear from her. 691 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:55,640 She would say that her name is Kelsey Markowitz and that 692 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:59,200 she lives at 495 Kenter Avenue in Brentwood, California. 693 00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:04,920 And that this is her mother and I'm her father. 694 00:41:07,240 --> 00:41:10,540 And we would all just like to go home now. 695 00:41:21,130 --> 00:41:24,510 Are you eating with anybody? Just picking up. I want to talk. Grab that 696 00:41:29,530 --> 00:41:31,050 What are you going to do with that? 697 00:41:31,370 --> 00:41:32,370 Have it for dinner. 698 00:41:33,910 --> 00:41:34,910 Listen. 699 00:41:36,590 --> 00:41:39,510 I was dense yesterday. There's a very obvious way for me to help. 700 00:41:40,250 --> 00:41:41,550 Let me represent you in the divorce. 701 00:41:42,690 --> 00:41:44,130 Jonathan, no. 702 00:41:44,630 --> 00:41:45,790 We're just going to do it ourselves. 703 00:41:46,110 --> 00:41:47,130 There's nothing to split up. 704 00:41:47,390 --> 00:41:48,390 Sure there is. 705 00:41:48,410 --> 00:41:49,890 Furniture? A car? 706 00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:52,000 You want him running off with the dishes? 707 00:41:53,460 --> 00:41:58,000 This is a no -frills marriage. It's going to be a minimalist divorce. 708 00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:01,740 Besides, Daryl and I have been very careful to keep this clean. 709 00:42:02,500 --> 00:42:05,660 I don't want him to think I'm taking advantage of him by rolling in the heavy 710 00:42:05,660 --> 00:42:07,440 artillery. I'm flattered. 711 00:42:08,620 --> 00:42:09,620 Okay. 712 00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:11,540 Promise me two things. Number one, 713 00:42:12,580 --> 00:42:14,560 you let me go over everything before you sign it. 714 00:42:14,940 --> 00:42:17,780 Two, if it gets at all sticky, you come get me. 715 00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:20,230 Okay. And a third thing. 716 00:42:20,590 --> 00:42:24,110 What? Talk to somebody about this. Because if you don't, you're going to 717 00:42:24,110 --> 00:42:25,110 walking into doors. 718 00:42:26,230 --> 00:42:27,650 All right. 719 00:42:28,290 --> 00:42:29,590 All right. 720 00:42:35,490 --> 00:42:36,810 Ten thousand, huh? 721 00:42:37,170 --> 00:42:38,170 Ten thousand. 722 00:42:38,590 --> 00:42:39,590 Tell you what. 723 00:42:42,070 --> 00:42:43,690 Here's the ten you're asking for. 724 00:42:44,350 --> 00:42:47,230 And here's another ten I just feel like giving you. 725 00:42:48,200 --> 00:42:49,640 Just pay me my fee, Frank. 726 00:42:49,940 --> 00:42:52,280 If I wanted to work for tip, I'd still be a waitress. 727 00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:54,120 Counselor, counselor. 728 00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:57,400 I really think you could kill children, you know that? What are you talking 729 00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:58,960 about? You threatened Louis Perez. 730 00:42:59,260 --> 00:43:00,640 I didn't have to threaten him. 731 00:43:00,840 --> 00:43:04,160 No, I can't represent someone that I can't bear to look at. Go find yourself 732 00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:05,160 another lawyer, Frank. 733 00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:07,400 Abby? 734 00:43:07,660 --> 00:43:08,660 Abigail Perkins? 735 00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:12,960 Yes? I'd like you to leave everything exactly the way it is, please. Stand up, 736 00:43:13,020 --> 00:43:14,120 put your hands on your head. 737 00:43:14,340 --> 00:43:16,700 What? I have a warrant for your arrest, ma 'am. 738 00:43:17,070 --> 00:43:20,130 You're being charged with engaging in a monetary transaction involving 739 00:43:20,130 --> 00:43:21,650 criminally derived proceeds. 740 00:43:22,770 --> 00:43:26,190 Now I'm going to ask you once again, stand up, put your hands on your head. 741 00:43:27,690 --> 00:43:29,570 Would you please stand with your legs apart? 742 00:43:30,010 --> 00:43:32,650 You do this to every lawyer who beats you, Terrence? 743 00:43:34,030 --> 00:43:35,570 Your lawyer broke the law, Frank. 744 00:43:36,030 --> 00:43:37,330 I'm just doing my job. 745 00:43:37,590 --> 00:43:39,290 Since when is it against the law to be paid? 746 00:43:39,510 --> 00:43:40,610 To be paid in drug money? 747 00:43:41,010 --> 00:43:43,570 Ever since they passed the Money Laundering Control Act. 748 00:43:43,790 --> 00:43:46,670 And it's always been against the law to threaten a federal witness. 749 00:43:46,970 --> 00:43:49,850 You think I threatened a federal witness? I know somebody did. 750 00:43:50,250 --> 00:43:51,470 I just can't prove it. 751 00:43:52,430 --> 00:43:55,610 As far as you're taking drug money, though, that I can prove. 752 00:44:12,810 --> 00:44:17,870 Whenever I get a case like this, I secretly hope one of you will turn out 753 00:44:17,870 --> 00:44:24,610 a monster or at least unfit so as to make my decision an easy one. That 754 00:44:24,610 --> 00:44:25,610 didn't happen here. 755 00:44:25,810 --> 00:44:31,690 Miss Kelsey, Mr. Markowitz, Miss Harris, you're all worthy parents, and I have 756 00:44:31,690 --> 00:44:35,890 no reservations about any of your respective abilities to love and care 757 00:44:35,890 --> 00:44:36,890 child. 758 00:44:39,110 --> 00:44:41,730 Which makes this decision all the more difficult. 759 00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:45,420 Economically, the Markowitz's are better positioned. 760 00:44:45,800 --> 00:44:46,800 There's no question. 761 00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:51,200 Nor is there any doubt that a change at this time will traumatize the child, 762 00:44:51,340 --> 00:44:54,160 though there is no proof it will cause any long -term harm. 763 00:44:55,300 --> 00:44:56,500 I'm a working woman. 764 00:44:58,100 --> 00:45:03,180 My children had successive nannies, yet they were loved by their mother and they 765 00:45:03,180 --> 00:45:04,180 knew it. 766 00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:10,460 But when I consider the essence of parenting, 767 00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:18,240 then I must consider who's most likely to provide continuous emotional support. 768 00:45:19,900 --> 00:45:24,140 Who's most likely to be there for the child and be with the child during these 769 00:45:24,140 --> 00:45:25,880 very crucial formative years. 770 00:45:30,980 --> 00:45:37,460 Mr. Markowitz, Miss Kelsey, I know this will cause you devastating 771 00:45:37,460 --> 00:45:39,200 pain. Oh, no. 772 00:45:39,740 --> 00:45:43,300 Unfortunately, that pain cannot factor into my judgment here. 773 00:45:44,880 --> 00:45:49,680 I hereby find the circumstances of Tammy Harris' life too significantly changed, 774 00:45:49,860 --> 00:45:52,780 making reasonable the withdrawal of her consent. 775 00:45:53,080 --> 00:45:55,800 I further grant her petition for habeas corpus. 776 00:45:56,220 --> 00:45:58,820 Bailiff, please deliver the baby to Miss Harris. 777 00:46:05,100 --> 00:46:07,920 Your Honor, could we... 778 00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:10,760 At least have another day to say goodbye. 779 00:46:11,320 --> 00:46:12,500 I'm sorry. No. 780 00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:14,760 You have to say your goodbye now. 781 00:46:35,940 --> 00:46:36,940 My honey. 782 00:46:38,860 --> 00:46:39,860 I love you. 783 00:46:40,540 --> 00:46:41,540 Goodbye, Kelsey. 784 00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:44,520 Be good. 785 00:46:49,840 --> 00:46:50,360 I'm 786 00:46:50,360 --> 00:46:59,220 never 787 00:46:59,220 --> 00:47:01,140 going to tell you before. 788 00:47:03,380 --> 00:47:04,560 Hi, Carol. 789 00:47:04,860 --> 00:47:07,540 Oops. Hi, Carol. It's your mama. 790 00:47:10,670 --> 00:47:11,670 I'm back with Mama.