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I'll just have a drip coffee.

Please leave room for milk.
–Okay. Sure.

You don't want anything?

Oh, no, thank you.
I've already had a coffee.

One's quite enough.

To be honest, I don't really give a crap
about interest rates.

If he didn't get the loan,
he's going into bankruptcy anyway.

The investor's got money.

Let him go cry on the shoulder
of his, uh, trophy wife.

Screw him.

Yeah.

Private conversation, Snoopy,
Mrs Snoopy.

Yes, I'll have a 2% latte
and a blueberry muffin, please.

So what do they want from me, Mike?

6 points?

Really?
That's fair.

Thank you.

Yeah, okay, then you're out of your minds.

Ooh! I apologize.

Oh, you apologize?

How about you look where you're going?
That might help.

How about you demonstrate
a modicum of courtesy?

That's a nice accent.

What is that, french?
–Poop-head.

Come on, Jerry.

Sorry.
Some demento and his nurse.

Winds up for the pitch…

Jerry!

Sorry.

Yes!

Yes!

Any other takers?

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Boston Legal Season 05 Ep 08

You don't like it?

Well, I'm not saying
it's a bad look, but—

Gerry Spence dresses like this all the time,
and he wins almost all his cases.

So do you.

Gerry Spence is a country lawyer.

He tries his cases in Wyoming and…

Are those guns loaded?

Yeah.

Paintball.

Denny, it's good to have a Gerry Spence,
but we certainly don't need two.

Plus, we need a Denny Crane.

Mr Shore?

Yes.

My name is Kim Wang Shu.

I need a lawyer.

Let me guess.

They want to take back your gold medal,
but you really are 16.

I don't have a gold medal,
and I'm only 15.

How can I help you, Ms Shu?

I'm pregnant.

I can't have an abortion
without parental consent.

My father's dead.

My mother won't give it to me.

I need something called a judicial bypass,
and for that, I need a lawyer.

–Well—
–Uh, hold on.

Alan, I don't talk about this much,
but I'm an icon.

Yes, you and Gerry Spence both.

And icons, well…

I like to pretend that everything I say and do
is on television for the whole world to see.

It's just a little game
I play with myself.

And?

And who's gonna watch a show
about abortion?

It's not fun.

Well, Denny, you and I
could make it fun.

I don't think so.

Try to look at it as a challenge.

Consider it your Emmy episode.

Well, yeah, but then
there's the other thing.

Which is?

Well, look at her, Alan—
a sweet, cute little kid.

If we help her get an abortion,
she's gonna burn in hell forever and ever.

We'll represent you.

I can hear them changing the channel.

What are you looking at?

Hey, don't start with me, mack.

I just got finished cappin' one guy,
and there's two things you should know:

it was fun, and the day's
just gettin' started.

I've posted bond.

Arraignment's in half an hour.

Let's go.

Is there a particular reason
your mother opposes the abortion?

Oh, please.

Besides it not being fun.

She just doesn't believe in abortion.

She's very pro-life.

When I was a kid, we'd just
go down to Mexico.

God doesn't care what happens in Mexico
since it's already a kind of pre-hell,

which is why they wanna
come up here illegally.

What?

Okay.

Obviously, it's in our best interest
to get just the right judge.

What about the baby's best interest?

Does that matter?

Don't shove me!

You listen to me right now.

If you're gonna spew your politics
all over this, I—

Politics?
A baby's politics?

Denny, I respect your potion
on the issue.

You need to respect the client's.
–No, I don't. She's a kid.

–Nevertheless, she has the right to choose—
–The right?

The—what about her responsibility?

–Look—
–What about the baby's right?

–The fetus doesn't have a legal—
–“Fetus.”

Does that make it sound less human?

Does that make it easier,

like calling it a procedure instead
of an abortion, or what it really is—

Mr Crane.

No disrespect.

But you're fired.

I told you it wouldn't be fun.

He beat a man up?

Him?

What's so surprising about that?

I beat people up.

Jerry.

Your honor, it was an altercation.

Two people were fighting.

After he committed the initiating assault.

He threw a muffin.

He provoked the fight
and broke a man's nose.

Many witnesses saw it unfold.

Him?

Jerry.

It's an aggravated assault, judge.

–With baked goods?
–With a fist.

It's a he said/he said, judge.

A 1-day case.

Let's just get it over with.

We can't be serious.

It s simply a dispute which escal—

The defense stands ready for trial.

Jerry.

–Make my day.
–Jerry.

I want my day in court.

Fine.

10:00 tomorrow.

Adjourned.

What are you doing?

And I'm representing myself.

–Don't be ridiculous.
–I am.

You can second chair if you want,
but I'm defending myself.

It's what I did in that coffee shop,
and it's what I'll do here.

For you.

What's this?

Subpœna.

You're a witness for the prosecion.

Judge Peyton?

Do you know where
she stands on abortion?

She's a woman.

Alan, many women are pro-life.

This doesn't split along gender lines.

She should be a good judge for this.

Why do you need me?
It seems—

Because I want a woman
at the table.

I don't know if I'm your woman.

Mr Shore?

Yes.

My name is Ming Wang Shu.

I believe you're representing my daughter.

I am.

Please.

And this is Shirley Schmidt.

–Hello.
–Hello.

If I may…

I would ask you to respect that
this is a family matter.

I do respect that, Mrs Shu.

But like it or not, at your daughter's instigation,
this has now become a legal matter as well.

She's a child.

Legally…

your daughter has a right
to terminate this pregnancy.

With parental consent,
which I am withholding.

Or she can obtain a judicial bypass.

They are almost always granted.

Have you ever had a child
of yours terminated, Mr Shore?

I suspect if you have, it haunts you,

particularly if you participated
in that decision.

Mrs Shu, this is not…

about me.

And I must respectfully say,
it's not about you.

She's my daughter.

I know her.
You do not.

And I know that if
she makes this decision…

she'll never get over it.

You need to defer to her mother on this.

Jerry.

Carl.

You mind getting down?

Certainly.

Katie brought me up to speed.

Sounds like you got a little emotional.

You know, a conviction for aggravated assault
is more than just an inconvenience, Jerry.

It could affect your bar status.

You also run the risk of serving time.

Jerry, look at me.

Let me defend you.

No.

First, he collides with me in line.

I'm not sure it wasn't intentional.

Then he throws out some
hollow apology, you know, like…“sorry.”

then while I'm ordering my coffee,
I get hit with a muffin right in my face.

I approach him to say,
“what's up with that?”

and he hauls off and slugs me,
knocks me out.

Do you really believe
I collided with you on purpose, sir?

Hey, I wouldn't know.

You're clearly a vicious person.

Move to strike.

Oh, sorry.

You stepped into that.

Did you not refer to me
as a demento?

No, I did not.

Liar.

See? He was making funny sounds
at me like that.

You didn't say to the person you were
speaking to on the phone that I was
a demento out with my nurse?

–No, I did not.
–Liar!

Mr Espenson!

Did you not come to attack me
after I threw the muffin?

I was angry, but I wasn't
going to attack you.

Liar, liar.

Hey, you can try and make me out
to be the bad guy,

but, uh, I am not violent, I've
never been arrested like you have.

I am a law-abiding person who was
simply looking to buy a cup of coffee.

And look at me now?

My nose is broken.

You all set?

Kim's by the elevator waiting.

Set.

What's wrong?

Alan, this—this does feel
like a family matter.

Shirley, you realize Massachusetts has one
of the more restrictive policies on abortion.

In this state, girls need
attorneys more than—

Is everything a case with you?

–Well—
–is that how it works?

As soon as a client walks in,
you start preparing your closing argument?

That's not fair.

Fair?

You've never been a parent.

I am one.

And an attorney running interference with
a parental-child relationship

hardly feels fair.

If it were my daughter, and a lawyer…

I'd want to throttle him.

And I can also tell you
from personal experience,

anyone who has an abortion—
you never get over it.

Trust me.

No matter how pro-choice…

Are you saying that underage girls should
be forced to carry a baby to term

if the parent so orders, Mrs Schmidt?

No, I'm not saying that.

Well, then perhaps all you
can really do here

is advise me of my legal rights
and represent those rights in court.

Kim, whatever choice you make here…

will follow you the rest of your life.

I came to this country three years ago
for two reasons—

to be with my mother and to become
a citizen in a country that prioritizes
individual freedoms.

My understanding is that attorneys are in
the business of safeguarding those freedoms.

Mr Hellman was carrying on a rather loud
and abrasive conversation on his cell phone.

We turned to look at him while in line,

and he then assaulted us verbally,

referring to us as Mr and Mrs Snoopy,
I believe.

Then what happened?

Then after Jerry placed his order, he turned
and inadvertently collided with Mr Hellman.

And Mr Hellman reacted in a
threatening and discourteous manner.

Then…

Jerry has some verbal ticks.

Mr Hellman proceeded
to ridicule him for that.

And as we were heading off,
he did refer to Jerry as a demento.

You're a close friend of Mr Espenson.

I am.

In fact, you're testifying today
only under subpœna.

That's correct.

But you appreciate your obligation
to tell the truth.

I do.

What happened next, Ms Lloyd?

Well, we proceeded to go
and wait for Jerry's order.

He was becoming increasingly upset
over Mr Hellman's discourteous remarks.

And then he tossed
a blueberry muffin at him.

Tossed it or threw it?

Threw it.

Threw it quite hard.

It was only a muffin.

And then what happened?

Mr Hellman charged at Jerry.

Both appeared
to throw punches simultaneously.

Jerry's fist arrived first.

Mr Hellman was rendered unconscious.

And then what?

–Uh, that's pretty much it.
–Really?

What did Mr Espenson do
after he knocked Mr Heman out?

Did he go to his aid?

No.

What did he do?

He danced.

He danced?

Yes.

What kind of dance?

It was…

celebratory.

Did he yell anything?

He yelled, “Yes. Yes.”

Anything else?

He inquired as to whether
there were any other takers.

Meaning did anyone else
want to fight him?

I suppose.

Anything else?

He sang.

He seemed to enjoy the whole thing?

He did.

I hardly think she was deliberately
trying get you convicted.

Yes, she was.
I heard it.

Jerry, you never should've
represented yourself.

I mean, you never
should've thrown a muffin—

Fine.
Take her side.

–I'm not taking her side. I'm just saying—
–Why am I not surprised?

–Yes, you are!
–Stop yelling at me.

Hey!

He's losing?

Seems so.

Alan, if you don't mind, I'm…

going to withdraw from this case.

I do mind.

Why?

I'm not comfortable arguing…

I—I'm going to just pass on this case.

Shirley, how do you think the judge will
interpret you pulling out all of a sudden?

–We haven't even gone to court yet.
–I need a woman at the table.

–Get another one.
–I want you…

–You don't have—
–Your credibility—

What's your problem, Shirley?

I told you my problem.
I'm not comfortable.

Are you comfortable with
the government legislating abortion?

Check that—outlawing it?

Because that's the next step.

Oh, please.

The supreme court already has the votes.

Stevens is 88 years old.

Once he goes—

–This is not about politics, Alan.
–Of course it is.

–When—
–No, it is not.

When did you have your last abortion?

Until you know everything that goes with it,
don't you dare lecture me or anybody else—

I know what goes with it!

Obviously I haven't
experienced the physical part,

but I know the overwhelming emotion
that goes with it.

I know the sense of loss,
I know the doubt, the guilt.

So please don't…

Shirley, did it
ever occur to you

that one of the reasons I wanted you
on this case is precisely bec—

Maybe we should both get out.

No, we shouldn't.

We're lawyers here first.

A young girl has come to us for help

to fight for a legal right
that we both happen to believe in.

Shirley, we separate ourselves
from our emotions all the time.

It's what we do.

It's what we have to do here.

What?

How's the case going?

Surprising difficult,
you'll be happy to know.

Something's happening.

What do you mean?

I mean it's getting close, Denny.

I can just feel Roe vs Wade being chipped away
at this parental consent law,

the judicial bypass hoops.

The wall's coming down.
I can feel it.

Uh, may I say something,
friend to friend?

You pro-choice people…

you need Roe vs Wade.

You're desperate for it,

not because you're sure of your opinion,
but because you're not.

You need to cling to that ruling
as moral validation

for a position you're not
entirely comfortable with…

deep down.

I don't know exactly what he plans to do,
but it's not going well at all.

Does he plan to testify?

He has to, otherwise…

Throw me under the bus,
why don't you?

And then back up over me.

I did not throw you under a bus.

Oh, you most certainly did.

Ow. Hey!

He asked me questions.
I was under oath.

What am I supposed to do now?

Thanks a lot.

Howdy, partner.

Hey!

What did I do?

Ow!

How dare you attack me like that?

How dare you?

I thought we were friends.

I should've committed perjury?

You didn't have to relish it.

–I did not relish it.
–Yes, you did.

There was judgment in it, Katie.

You have been throwing out
judgment from the start.

Instead of having my back or supporting—

Jerry, you went bonkers!

You launched a muffin,
knocked a man unconscious,

challenged the rest of the café
to a fight and then did a dance.

It was grotesque.

If anything, I've underplayed my dismay.

And by the way, what if
you hadn't landed the first blow?

Maybe Joe-Bob might have turned on me.

You might've put me in danger.

How about taking a little responsibility?

How about an apology?

Poop-head!

Poop-head yourself!

Let me tell ya, hot cakes.

If you can't stand the heat,
get—

I can take the heat just fine.

And do not ever call me hot cakes.

Here's my problem—

on the one hand, you're telling me she just had
an impulsive lapse of judgment four months ago,

and yet, you are maintaining
that she has the maturity

to make one of the most
important and far-reaching
decisions that any person could be called upon—

Judge, that's how it works with abortion.
Let's not kid ourselves.

And let's not pretend you know
better than her mother the impact
this will have for the rest of her—

I'm considering the impact of a teenager
having to raise a child—

She doesn't have to raise it.

There's adoption.

The law gives her the right
to terminate this pregnancy.

No, only with parental consent,
which she does not have.

The bypass is therefore—

Come on.

Let's at least wait till the Supreme
Court repudiates Roe v. Wade.

Why rob them of all their fun?

Mr Shore—

Your honor, this bypass requirement
is unreasonable,

perhaps even unconstitutional,
as is the requirement of parental consent.

The reality is, most kids
won't tell their parents.

Many will resort to unsafe methods.

Some just secretly have the child.

Mr Shore—

And if we're really going to exalt human
life here, it should be pointed out

that death associated with
childbirth is ten times
as high as that associated with abortion.

You're talking about the mother.

The death rate of the unborn child
is 100%.

–A fetus is not—
–Hey, hey.

I am not going there.

Like you say, Mr Shore, let us not step
on the supreme court's moment.

All I care about today is the maturity
and the best interests of Kim.

May I be heard on that, your honor?

Please.

This is a young lady who…

is in love with a boy one day,
and then over him the next.

Last week, she was going
to be a marine biologist,

and as of this morning,
she planned to invent software games.

She's only at the beginning of discovering
who she is, like any teenager, and—

But that process could be nipped in the bud
if she becomes a teenage mother.

I know the values she was raised with.

I know her values.

And I feel that she will evolve to
be a person who is very much pro-life,

and this decision might
emotionally devastate her.

You do not know her.

I do.

May I respond, your honor?

Okay.

I know I'm just a kid.

I had unprotected sex.

What better example is there
of immaturity or recklessness?

But I also know my family is poor.

I will likely have to go on welfare like
nearly 80% of teen mothers are forced to do.

I will not be able
to continue my education.

I will not be able to provide for my child,
give her a good education.

I know the odds facing me.

I know the odds facing this child
should I carry her to term.

And I believe terminating this pregnancy
is in my best interest.

This is very difficult.

You do strike me as a conscientious
and mature young woman.

And yet, I find the mothers
of 15 year olds

typically know those 15 year olds
better than those children know themselves.

I'm gonna take time to think about this.

We will adjourn until 2:00.

Mom, please.

You need to listen to me,
Kim, not him, not him.

Mrs Shu, as odd as this sounds, I'll
ask you not to talk about this to my client.

Why don't you talk to her, Mr Shore?

You think you know what's going on?

You have no idea.

My suggestion would be
to let Carl step in.

Let him mitigate some of the damage.

It's a little too late.

He could certainly help you
with your testimony.

I'm gonna testify in the narrative.

It'll double as my closing.

I think I can be more compelling
that way.

More compelling?

That would suggest you've been the least bit
compelling so far, which you haven't.

I don't mean to come in here
driving a bus.

Jerry…

you know I'm on your side.

If you're to absolve yourself,

you cannot simply get up there
and say the man had it coming.

There are disagreements, disputes,
altercations every day.

Adults respond as adults.

They don't hurl pastries,
they do not punch,

and they most certainly do not engage
in victory war dances over fallen bodies.

I think you have to examine
where your behavior came from

and make the jury want to excuse
your rather inexcusable actions.

It's not that I don't think
it's her right.

I do.

And God knows she seems smart enough
to make the decision, but…

But?

But as someone
who's exercised that right…

this girl just strikes me
as too struggle-free.

You say she was raised
in China?

Until three years ago.
Why?

And the baby's female?

Don't be ridiculous.

Shirley, female infanticide in China
has been going on for a thousand years.

Well, in China, yes, b—

Also here.

I don't believe it.

In the United States?

I can show you the studies.

Since China's “one child per family” policy
was introduced in 1980, sex selection spiked.

They want boys.

Ultrasounds?

Not a good thing
for female chinese babies.

He started the altercation
by throwing the muffin.

He ended it with a vicious punch,
shattering the victim's nose,

knocking him unconscious.

And instead of showing any concern
or contrition, he danced,

did a little jig, sang a song and
said to the bystanders, “who's next?”

Violent, unrepentant, criminal…

that's the only way to describe
the conduct of the defendant.

The legal definition would
be aggravated assault.

I have various emotional…

deficits, some of which are
consistent with Asperger's syndrome,

others simply reflective
of my lack of social development.

Even in my late 40s,
I am often childlike.

All my life, I have been
picked on for being… weird.

The thing about being bullied…

it stays with you.

I-I certainly don't mean I think
about it every day, but it's there.

And when picked on now, today,
as I was by Mr Hellman,

it wasn't just his actions that
were causing me to boil up and react,

but the actions of many
over many, many years, because…

it never goes away.

Most victims…

cower, run away.

I always did.

I probably would've here except this time,
the abuse happened in front of somebody I'm…

well…

so I threw a muffin.

A small gesture, but for me…

then suddenly Mr Hellman came charging,
and I had to defend myself—

something I had never done, something
I thought myself incapable of doing.

And I squeezed my hand…

into a fist and I threw a punch.

It's a wonder I hit him—
I had my eyes closed—

and by some miracle,
the bully went down.

For the first time in my picked-on,

ridiculed, taunted, laughed-at life…

I had stood up for myself.

And it was joyous.

It was a feeling that…

Yes, I sang and I danced
and I challenged everybody else,

quickly, before they tumbled
to the truth that I was afraid.

I, um…

I certainly regret the celebrating.

I wish I could take that back.

But I will never take back that punch.

It was a punch that had
been coming for over 40 years.

Shirley, we're due back.

Come in for a second.

Sit, Kim.

Your mother told Alan in court that he had
no idea what was really going on here.

What did she mean by that?

I don't know.

She was probably just
being a little irrational.

Mothers are like that.

She didn't strike me that way.

Why are you having this abortion, Kim?

I think I've been clear on that.

Clear?

Yes.

Truthful?
I wonder.

Shirley, what's going on?

You refer to the baby as “she.”
It's a girl?

I don't know.

I was just saying “she”
instead of “he” or “it.”

Does it matter?

You tell me.

Shirley, unless it's a Monday
crossword, I'm lousy at puzzles.

Kim's culture has a preference
for male offspring.

What your mother knows but isn't
telling us, at least not directly, is…

you're aborting this baby
because it's a girl, aren't you, Kim?

I asked you a question.

The reason I want to terminate
this pregnancy has no legal relevance.

I suspect if the clinic learns that
this is about sex selection, that they'll—

It's not.

I'm a teenager.
I'm simply unfit to be a mother.

My personal reasons are
none of your business.

We're gonna be late.

Mrs Shu, admittedly, I cannot possibly know
your daughter as well as you do.

But as I said,

I cannot help but be impressed
by her apparent clarity on this.

And as a judge, as a woman,

I simply cannot impose upon
her the duty to carry through—

–Your honor—
–Shirley.

In addition to being
Kim's advocate, I'm also…

well, a woman.

Thank you, Ms Schmidt.

I suspected, but one can
never be too sure.

It is my opinion that my client seeks
to terminate this pregnancy

because the child she is carrying
is female.

That isn't true.

Is it true, Mrs Shu?

As a matter of public policy—

This is not your call.

…the abortion laws were intended
to liberate women, not eradicate them.

Ms Schmidt, I think
you're out of line.

Your honor, sex selection,
at least for this purpose,

it should shock
the sensibility of this court.

This woman is fired as my attorney.

Kim, I'm going to say something that perhaps
only a mother should get to say…

Sit down and be quiet.

In India, almost half a million female fetuses
are aborted every year because…

the gender is considered inferior.

In China, it's become epidemic,
and according to our own census polls,

US-born children of Chinese parents
tend to be male.

It's female infanticide.

It is sexism. It is vile,
and I am not going to be part of it. I…

I'm not going to stay silent

while we let the abortion license be exploited
to accomplish the holocaust of women.

If that gets me disbarred for betraying
a client or revealing a privilege…

so be it.

And what do you propose
we do, Ms Schmidt?

That we add to our current abortion law
the right of the government

to investigate why a woman chooses
to terminate her pregnancy?

You really want to go down that road?

Subject pregnant teens
to interrogation and discovery?

I admire your moral instinct here.

But it is logistically unenforceable.

I am convinced that the minor is mature enough
to make the decision, and the bypass is granted.

Unbelievable.

–At sounds promising.
–Not necessarily.

Alan told me he was bullied as a kid.

The judge?

By his mother.

Mr Espenson, please rise.

Mr Foreman, the jury has
reached a unanimous verdict?

We have, your honor.

What say you?

“In the matter of
the Commonwealth vs Jerry Espenson

”on the charge of aggravated assault,

we the jury find the defendant
Jerry Espenson”…

not guilty.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
thank you for your service.

Adjourned.

Wow.

Well, a little dance
would certainly be in order now.

I think I'll pass on that.

Thank you, Katie.

If I hadn't taken your little lecture to heart,
I might not have closed that way.

Thank you.

How about you let me take you
to dinner to celebrate?

That I accept.

Lesson to you, bub.

Tell a friend.

Not necessary.

You did win.

Did she have the procedure?

I don't know.

You know, Denny…

I am very pro-choice.

I believe it's a woman's right.

But from a scientific
and human perspective,

it's hard to argue that
life doesn't begin at conception…

even if it's only in organism form.

I suppose I am…

desperate for Roe to remain law…

in part, maybe to…

reaffirm my own moral position.

How many procedures were you a part of?

Two.

And they, um…

haunt you?

Let's just say they weigh on me.

Do you really think…

Roe will be overturned?

I don't know.

You know, Sarah Palin talks
about how proud she is
of her teenager for choosing to have the baby,

but the truth is, if Sarah gets her way,
her daughter won't have a choice at all.

If it comes before the Supreme Court,
probably it's game over.

Probably.

But they do purport
to be tough on crime.

What's that got to do with it?

Well, it's possible Roe v. Wade
has brought our crime rates down.

How do you figure?

Well, Roe became law in the '70s,

and studies have shown that the typical child
that went unborn after Roe

was more likely to have come
from poor families, single parents—

the very children most likely
to grow up to become criminals.

After Roe became law, many of
those children were being aborted.

The would-be criminals of the '90s
weren't around

because they were never born in the '70s.

You're making all this up.

I'm not making it up.

There's a book— “freakonomics.”

Read it.

You still not reading?

Just newspapers.

It's anti-American.

So legalized abortion might
actually bring down the crime rate?

Wow.

Does that make it easier for you
to feel okay about your procedures?

No.

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