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[Jimmy]
I had a great time tonight.

I always have a great time
when I'm with you.

We've only been on
three dates, Jimmy.

Well, we're three for three.

That's sweet.

You're sweet.

That was nice.

Um, I'm gonna
French kiss you now.

That'd be okay?

You don't always have to ask.

- We-we've kissed before.
- Okay.

[Kimberly chuckles]

I'm gonna...

touch your buttocks now
with my left hand.

- Okay?
- Mm-hmm.

You're so beautiful.

Mm.

I'm gonna
touch your breasts now

with my right hand, okay?

- Damn it!
- What?

Why do you
have to keep asking?

What can't you just do
what you're gonna do?

- Don't...
- Without consent?

I'm consenting. I mean, why can't you just
assume I'm consenting...

No, they told us never assume.
That's what leads to misunderstanding.

I'm supposed to get consent
at every stage.

Kissing, fondling...

Says who?

The SSC.

- The what?
- The seminar at school on sexual correctness.

You've gotta be kidding.

No, it's gotta be something
we both want.

It's not fun for me
if you're passive.

I'm--I'm not passive.

I'm practically
chewing your tongue off.

So stop playing "Simon Says"
and just kiss me.

This isn't right.

What isn't right?

We're seniors.

We have to be
acting responsibly.

I'm--I'm trying to act
with responsibility, with sensitivity

and... if you're not
mature enough to handle that,

then we have a problem.

Is this a joke?

Good night. I'm sorry.

[theme song playing]

[theme music ends]

Mm-hmm, who's this?

Don't touch that,
I'm alphabetized.

How many valentines
are you giving out, Zack?

Fifteen plus four alternates.

- "Alternates"?
- In case I get a card from somebody I don't plan on,

- I give 'em one of my alternates.
- Ooh.

- Sally Hobbs?
- Gimme it!

- [Matthew] You like Sally Hobbs?
- Give it back, Matt.

- Give it back.
- [Matthew laughs]

Hi, honey,
happy Valentine's Day.

- Yeah, fine.
- What's the matter?

Nothing, I, uh...
I'm just late for school.

Yes!

Happy Valentine's Day.

[Jill] Oh, honey.

- I love you.
- [Matthew] Here we go.

- I love you.
- [Zack] Ew!

- That's really foul. I'm trying to eat my cereal here.
- Ew.

- Oh, old people shouldn't kiss!
- Don't be disgusting.

I've nothing against dogs,
I quite like them.

It's just with all the barking,
I've been unable to sleep.

It's a large dog with
a rather unrelenting yelp.

And you don't think
it was the neighbors dog?

No, I believe it's a stray
and he's been around for a week.

[Kenny] A big dog?

Big, yes.

Okay, we'll check it out.

I'd appreciate that, Deputy.

Thank you for your time.

No problem.

[woman] Good day.

Excuse me, I'm sorry, ahem.

I couldn't help but overhear
you're having trouble with barking dogs?

[clears throat]
If you'd allow me.

[blowing]

My cousin in Baltimore
invented this.

It's basically
a reverse dog whistle.

He's raising capital
for an infomercial as we speak.

See, it makes a frequency
only dogs can hear

but it's an annoying frequency,

so instead of
attracting canines,

it actually drives them away.

I see. [chuckles]

- I'm Carter Pike, chief pathologist.
- Oh...

Would you like
to blow my whistle?

- Um...
- Take it, please, it could help.

- You're very kind.
- No problem. My pleasure.

[laughs]

Thank you.

[Kenny and Max] "Would you like
to blow my whistle?"

- Don't you know who that was?
- The Mourning Widow.

- The what?
- Stacey Halford, the Mourning Widow.

Her husband died four years ago
and she still grieves.

- Let me tell!
- I know more than you.

She never leaves her house
except on Valentine's Day.

She goes out
each year in February to choose a man.

For comfort, but she never sleeps
with any of them.

Rumor has it she really only wants
to confirm that there is no other man.

No replacement for her husband.

So she goes out on
one date a year

with a man that she thinks
is the most eligible.

When he doesn't
measure up to her husband,

she goes back into mourning
for another year.

- Give me a break.
- I think I made an impression with my whistle.

She came for Kenny
and she'll be back.

- When?
- This is Valentine's Day.

She'll be back.

[bell ringing]

Okay, now we'll do valentines.

[children] Me! Me!

[Oslo] We'll start with
some of the back rows first.

The rest remain seated.

Okay, now all of you
will get to deliver your valentines,

but we're gonna
do this orderly. Thank you.

Okay, back rows,
you wanna get started there?

[Oslo] That's good. Yes.

Share them with your friends.
Okay, third row.

You can start.

- Thanks.
- [Oslo] As you know, Valentines is a combination of

commerce and religion

...to show each other how much
we like each other, right?

Isn't that nice? Okay.

And as soon as all
the valentines are delivered,

I have a special treat.

It's scented with perfume. Vanilla.

It's going right in
your box. See?

Thank you.
I have one for you, too.

[chuckles]

- Hi.
- Hi.

[music playing]

[indistinct conversation]

[music continues]

I found it.
I knew I had one for you.

Here.

Happy Valentine's Day, Zachary.

Thanks.

[indistinct conversation]

Hi.

I bought you this.

Chocolate hearts.
Low fat, no cholesterol.

Kim, I'm sorry about last night.

- I am.
- You wanna tell me what that was about?

The truth?

Yes, the truth.

Okay. [sighs]

You...

have a reputation.

A reputation for what?

For...

being loose.

[scoffs]

Excuse me?

You know,
it was all over last year,

you sleeping with
Billy O'Connell.

I mean, Billy,
in the locker room

sort of gave
a play-by-play.

I mean, there's a lotta stuff
written about you

in the boy's bathroom.

I-I'm just telling you
the rumors,

I mean, me,
I know you're not that way.

What way?

Well...

I mean that I never
thought of you as being a slut.

I just thought that
maybe Billy started things

and you didn't say no.

I mean, this seminar
I'm taking,

we're learning
about passive girls

who let themselves
get pressured

into having sex,
and last night, I...

I wanted to make sure
you weren't feeling pressured.

You didn't think
I was strong enough to say no?

Yeah. And then you kept
wanting me to go further,

faster and I--I...

I thought, God,
maybe the rumors were true.

I panicked
and that's why I ran off.

So, first you thought
I was weak

- and then you realized I really am a slut.
- [locker closes]

Oh, Kim, don't misunderstand.

I understand perfectly, Jimmy.

Happy Valentine's Day,
and go kill yourself.

[knocking on door]

Come in.

[door opens]

- Excuse me?
- [gasps]

[coughing]

[clears throat] Hello.

Thank you for letting me
use the whistle.

- It did the trick.
- It did?

I think even
the neighbor's dogs ran away.

Oh! [clears throat]
I didn't think about that.

[laughs]
Well, it could be dangerous.

We wouldn't want it
falling into the wrong hands.

So, uh, so here.
I'm returning it.

Okay, thank you.

Ah... [clears throat]

This may seem
a bit forward but, uh...

would you be interested in
having dinner with me tomorrow night?

[gulps, coughs]

[coughs, spits]

Me? [clears throat]
I thought it would be Kenny.

I beg your pardon?

Nothing, uh...

I'd love to have you... dinner...

I'd love to have dinner
with you. [laughs]

Yes. [clears throat]

Uh, you said the whistle worked.

[laughs] I'll cook.

I promise it will be better
than that sandwich.

Oh... [laughs]

'Cause...
[clears throat]

[laughs] Very good.

[laughs]

Very good. [laughs]

Uh, I live at 106 Elm Street.
So eight o'clock?

Fine. Perfect.

- See you then.
- Okay.

I, uh, I won't pack a lunch.

[laughs]

[inhales]

[exhales deeply]

[indistinct conversations]

[lock latches]

[music playing]

Hello?

Is anybody in here?

[music continues]

[music continues]

[indistinct conversations]

Zachary?

- Hi.
- Hi.

Thank you for the valentine.
It was my favorite one.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Did you like the one
I gave you?

Yeah.

I like you.

I like you, too.

You wanna be
boyfriend and girlfriend?

Just on the weekdays.

Uh... is it allowed?

I think.

I have an idea.

If we're boyfriend
and girlfriend,

maybe tomorrow...

maybe we can meet
in the janitor closet?

But that's for big kids.

We're only in the fourth grade.

It's for boyfriend
and girlfriend

and that's what we are.

So we should kiss.

[gulps]

You? She chose you?

Yes, dinner at her house.

Oh, God, listen to me voice.
It's going up.

The edema
is coming back.

I'm going to sound
like a chipmunk again.

- Calm down.
- Calm down?

She's a goddess.
I've been asked out by a goddess.

Well, then be happy.

Max, I haven't gone out
with any woman in nine months.

Not since the UFO lady
sandbagged me.

The thought of dating
terrifies me.

Well, then don't go.

If it's making you this upset, Carter,

call her up and tell her
you're not going.

What?

Did you ever look at somebody
and get the feeling,

that feeling inside that...
[sighs]

...this person is like
no-one you've ever met?

That's what I felt
when I saw Stacey, she...

I couldn't breathe.
I could not breathe.

Have dinner with her.
You'll be fine.

I'm just so afraid
that I won't be able...

[clearing throat]

Listen. See? [clears throat]

My voice is going up again.

[clears throat]
♪ Mi mi mi... ♪

Carter.

You heard me back when
I got my stupid whistle.

I don't...

I can't talk to women anymore.

- Of course you can.
- I can't! I...

I start going on
about autopsies

'cause its safe turf
but it just makes them nauseous.

Can you help me?

- What can I do?
- You're a woman.

You know things women
like to talk about.

- And?
- Don't laugh, but...

Did you read
Cyrano de Bergerac?

You've got to be kidding.

I've got this tiny earpiece.

You can give me the words.

I've got this
miniature microphone...

You want me to transmit
things to say into an earset

so that you can have
a conversation with your date?

Only at the beginning,
until I get a rhythm.

As soon as I feel comfortable,
I go solo. Please?

This is stupid,
you know it's stupid.

I know it's desperate.

[music playing]

Carter, come on.

Do you have any idea
what it's like to be lonely?

[music continues]

If you do,
how can you not help me?

I don't know what to do.

I hope I never go out
on a date again

because I don't know how to act.

Oh, honey, graffiti is
part of life in high school

and so are macho boyfriends who
like to puff up their sexual conquests.

Ugh, but if you
read that stuff...

[sighs] You know, last year
friends told me that boys found me frigid.

And because I...

Well, that and 'cause
I'm the sheriff's daughter,

they were afraid to even
come near me.

So I tried to be warm,
or affectionate

and I'm branded a slut.

Well, have you been with,
uh, many other boys

the way you were with Billy?

Don't tell me. No, tell me.

Billy's the only one. The pig.

Well, then you know what you are
and what you're not.

I don't care what a few idiot jerks
write on bathroom walls.

A lot on non-idiots read it.

Well, you can't worry about
what other people think.

Mom, this is high school.

What other kids think
is everything.

And this boy Jimmy,
you like him?

He's just a boy.

I like him a lot.

Well, talk to him...

Yeah, but then what?

If I take the lead,

then I'm promiscuous.

If I wait for him
to make the move,

then he thinks
I'm not into it.

Was it this hard for you
when you were a kid?

[indistinct chatter]

You gotta kiss her.

You'd be the first
in our class to make out.

I don't know how to do it.

You hug her, and then you close your eyes
and then kiss.

And hold it
at least ten seconds.

And then you switch,
upper lip and bottom lip.

- You do not.
- Yes, you do.

My brother told me.
He's a sophomore.

It's too hard.

You can do it, Zack.

And you kiss twice,
then you rub her breasts.

- Nah-uh.
- You have to try.

If you got to second base
in the fourth grade,

that would be a record.

She doesn't even have breasts.

But she will.

Her older sister Julie
is stacked!

Someday Sally's
gonna be stacked.

She might not let you
near them then.

If you do it tomorrow,
you'll always be able to say

- you touched them.
- You think?

[all] Yeah!

Yeah, he's right.

You gotta rub her breasts.

- [all] Yeah!
- Do it.

Do it, man.

[all clamoring]

[spraying]

I'm ready.

This is the dumbest thing
I've ever done.

[sighs] Just get me started
and I'll be fine.

[clearing throat]
♪ Mi mi ♪

[clearing throat]
My voice is a little tight.

[clearing throat] Testing, testing.
Okay, good. Say something?

- Carter, if you wanna impress her...
- Okay, good. It works.

Won't you feel better
if you do it yourself?

Just the first half hour,
Max, I promise.

After that, I go it alone.

[clearing throat] ♪ Mi mi ♪

- Ah, here we go.
- [car door opens]

- [door closes]
- [shivers]

[humming]

[knocking]

[door opens]

Hi.

Oh, you're looking
quite handsome.

And you look just, uh...

just, uh...

Uh, beautiful?

Beautiful. Beautiful.

God.

- Come on in.
- Thank you.

[clears throat]

Let me take your coat.

Compliment her dress.
Is she wearing a dress?

That is a beautiful dress.

- Beautiful.
- Thank you.

It's a bit formal
for dinner at home

and... I felt like
wearing it.

Beautiful.

And your home is beautiful.

Enough with the beautifuls,
Carter, use another word.

- [shushes]
- Hmm?

Nothing.

Um, well, let's go
in the dining room.

- For some wine.
- Beautiful.

[Max] Carter!

Are you ready?

You have beautiful eyes.

You must think
I'm kind of strange, huh?

No, no, not at all.

Actually, to be truthful,

I do.

Actually, to be truthful,

I do...

but strange in a mysterious way.

You keep yourself secluded,

you come out once a year

for one date,

only to go back
into hibernation.

That's not mainstream behavior.

Well, there's a reason.

I know the reason...

And I think it makes you...

both the saddest...

and the luckiest person
I've ever met.

[music playing]

Why?

Well...

sad, because you've shut
yourself off from the world...

shut yourself off from joy...

And lucky...

because you must truly
know joy...

...for you to mourn
the way you do,

the love that you had

with your husband
had to have been extraordinary.

[music continues]

We should all be so lucky
as to have had a passion like that

even if it's just for
a single day.

You must have lost
somebody you loved.

I wish I could say I did...

but what you had, Stacey,

I've only dreamed about.

Well, most people say
it's not healthy,

that I should let go...

and move on with my life.

Well, it's true
you should move forward but...

...but that love
is a part of you,

it's a part of your life.

You shouldn't surrender
a part of yourself that is so rich.

[music continues]

Carter,

change the subject.
I'm starting to cry.

This is stupid.

I'm done!

I'm finished!

This is stupid.

- [sighs]
- Uh, well...

did I ever tell you
about my first bowel dissection?

[indistinct chatter]

Well, here we are.

Yeah, here we are.

I've never kissed a boy before.

Me neither.

- I mean, a girl.
- [giggles]

I'm glad you're my boyfriend.

- That was excellent.
- It was?

You're a good kisser.

Hey!

They told me to do it.

- I just wanna kiss.
- Again?

One more. A good one.
Let's hold it.

- [door opens]
- [gasps]

[music playing]

[gulps]

I'm not like Billy O'Connell,
that's what I keep telling you.

You're all alike, that's what
I keep trying to tell you.

It's not your fault.

Conquest, it's a male thing.
I get it.

I wish I was attracted
to Lisa Fen.

Ha-ha.

Do you think it's so easy
for guys, Kim?

The truth is...

I was scared to kiss you
the other night.

What?

Um, I'm not that experienced.

And the girls...

They keep their little
score cards, too.

Don't deny it.

You all talk about
who the good kissers are

and who's the fumbling idiots.

Don't think that doesn't
make its way back to the locker room.

I was hoping you'd say no
the other night.

To take the pressure off.

But what's the big deal with

how smooth a kisser you are?

Right, Kim.

Tell me you never worried
about doing stuff right.

[sighs]

It's almost noon.

You don't have to go to work?

I can be late.

We didn't fall asleep
till almost four.

Carter...

I don't mean to make this
sound like...

I know last night
didn't just happen

because we drank
two bottles of wine

but...

But what?

[sighs]

I can't lie.

[sighs]

I'm feeling a little shocked

that I could go to bed
with a man on a first date,

a man I don't even
know that well.

Are you saying that
you don't want it to happen again?

Oh, no.

No. [sighs]

No, I'd like very much
to see you again.

What happened between us, Carter,

had to be for a reason.

I don't know, maybe I was...

seduced by your truthfulness.

I don't know.

[music continues]

[Oslo] I've had this problem
with fifth and sixth graders.

But fourth graders?

I'm just shocked.

They were kissing?

According to the Hobbs girl,
Zachary attempted to

fondle her breasts.

Zack, is this true?

Your mother asked you
a question. Did you...

do that to Sally?

Yes.

Why?

I was trying to set a record
for the fourth grade.

All right, Zachary.

You can return to class.

I wanna speak alone
with your parents.

[door opens]

[door closes]

I've spoken with
Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs,

they're quite upset.

Look, I know this is innocent

but believe it or not,

I'm going to have to suspend
Zachary from school.

- What?
- For making out in a closet?

You can't suspend
a student for that.

Try to appreciate my situation.

We have been advised that
the Supreme Court and the lower courts

have expanded the scope
of sexual harassment.

School's are now vulnerable
to lawsuits.

Basically, we can be held
accountable for, um...

cultivating hostile environments.

You've gotta be kidding.

It's as ridiculous to me
as it is to you,

but if the school
is ever sued...

- For this?
- Not for this,

but for something more serious.

If the school is ever sued for
any sexual harassment claim,

the courts, evidently,
will look at our track record.

Now how did we deal
with sexual harassment?

Did we foster it?
Did we look the other way?

By responding to small incidents
such as this one,

we demonstrate our commitment
to fight harassment

and that, in turn,
could insulate us from a lawsuit.

That...

is the most absurd thing
I've ever heard.

I know, but as principal,

I have to take steps
to fight sexual misconduct.

His touching of Sally Hobbs' breasts
was unwelcome.

He is suspended for one week.

I'm taking this
to the school committee.

[Oslo] Do what you have to do.

I am doing
what I have to do.

Surprise.

Stacey.

Hi.

Am I interrupting?

No, no, come on in.

[Carter sighs]

- For me?
- Yeah.

I'm being a silly school girl,
aren't I?

[laughs]

Well, I can't help it.

Um...

Stacey, there is something
I have to tell you.

What's the matter?

[sighs] The matter is this...

Um...

The things that I said to you
last night at dinner...

about the love that you had
with your husband,

not surrendering it
or yourself...

Those were not my words.

What do you mean?

I was petrified
going into your house.

I get tongue-tied
with women and I...

I had an earset in my ear,
a microphone under my tie...

It--it was...
I was like Cyrano de Bergerac.

Somebody else was
feeding me those words.

I was just a parrot.

Very funny, Carter.

It's not a joke.

The words that I spoke
were not my own.

Not at the beginning.

You were wearing a wire?

Our--our conversation
was being monitored?

Yes.

There's something else.

- What?
- You said, um...

Maybe the wine or something,
you said...

you were shocked
to have gone to bed with me.

Do you really think the wine,
or were you...

really not yourself?

Oh, what are you getting at?

I poured a couple of shots
of tequila

into our last two glasses
of wine

to sort of get us
into the mood and...

You drugged me?

I didn't drug you, I...

It--it was to relax us.

I swear, I...

I'm sorry.

[Carter] Stacey?

[door slams shut]

Yeah.

Yeah.

You got suspended?

Yeah. And I'm a legend.

Joey was saying
we'd all get invited to all the parties

'cause I was the first one
to get to second base.

So all the boys
think it's great, huh?

That you touched her breasts?

Yeah.

What does Sally think?

I don't know.

[door opens]

[door shuts]

Excuse me?

Hi. How was your, uh...

How's the barking dog situation?

Oh, that's okay.

Um, I'm here on another matter.

I need to report a crime.

"A crime"? What kind of a crime?

Rape.

I've been raped.

You?

You were supplying the words?

He was so nervous.

I was just trying
to help a friend.

What a contradiction...

that you can say
the things you said and yet...

I didn't think the two of you
would go to bed together.

I just wanted to
give him a start.

Maybe I should speak directly
to the District Attorney.

Ms. Halford,
I know you're upset,

but come on,

this doesn't amount to rape.

Don't be so sure about that.

She consented,
I didn't force anything.

You used fraud and tequila
to lower her inhibitions.

You can't be serious.

Look, the law is changing.

Now this woman
was under the influence.

Her capacity to consent
was impaired.

According to your own statement,

you did these things purposefully.

You had a plan schemed
to get her into bed.

You're not really thinking
about making an arrest, are you?

At the minimum,
we have a sexual battery.

Now whether or not
it amounts to rape,

that's a jury's call,
that's not mine.

[breathing heavily] Please.

Please.

My--my career will be ruined.

Please.

You should have thought about that
before trying to deceive that woman.

Could you wait outside,
please, Carter?

Just consider what
this would do to me.

Wait outside, please.

What is wrong with you?

I didn't think anything
like this could happen.

Yeah, well, I'm not sure
you think at all.

Don't talk to me like that.

Look, understand something,
okay?

As the District Attorney,
I rely on the credibility

of the arresting officers
to secure convictions.

Everything that you do,

even things
on your private time,

they speak to your credibility.

I'll ask you again
not to lecture me.

Well, you need this lecture.

You playing cupid
with the chief pathologist...

it's unprofessional,

it threatens to compromise
my prosecutions

and I'm not gonna stand for it.

Is that all?

No, that's not all.

Arrest Carter Pike.

Bring him to the courthouse
for arraignment.

You can't suspend a kid
for fondling.

This suspension
is not to punish Zack

as much as to send a message
that sexual misconduct is unacceptable.

But what do you think
the psychological effects are gonna be

on a fourth grader

who's suspended
for sexual curiosity?

This isn't adolescent
exploring, Jill.

We are dealing with
unwelcome sexual advances.

Oh, come on.

Kids explore all the time.

This line between
welcome and unwelcome...

Teenage sex is supposed to be
a little scary.

A hand moves here,
a mouth goes there,

it's the uncertainty of it all
that makes it...

romance.

I don't know what side
you think we should err, Jill.

Like Michael says,

sexual harassment's
a problem in school,

don't you agree?

Well, of course, I agree,

there's things written
on the bathroom walls

about my daughter.
of course, I agree.

Well, what do we do about it?

I think what we do
is just... start over.

Let's go on a date.

Fresh.

Ugh. I don't know if...

I mean, it's...

It's like it can't be
natural now.

All we'll be thinking about what
the other one's thinking about

and how we should behave and...

You know,
things won't happen...

natural.

Let's just go on a date.
We'll try to have fun.

Yeah, we're teenagers,
we're carefree.

Yeah.

Well, we'll just have fun.

[Carter] I'm sorry,
I was scared.

What you did to me was wrong.

It may not be an excuse
but I was more attracted to you

than to anybody
I've ever met.

It made me afraid.

I think you understand fear.

Yes, I do.

Can we start again?

No.

I made a mistake.

You were dishonest
by mistake?

No.

[bailiff] Case number 6266,

People vs. Carter Pike.

[Judge] Mr. Littleton,
what gives?

According to the papers,
the victim consented.

Well, that's the issue, Judge.

The law today says that
if a man has reason to doubt

a woman's capacity to consent,

and he nevertheless
proceeds to have intercourse,

it's rape.

She had capacity.

She was induced by fraud.

Now the victim thought
she was hearing

the intimate thoughts of Carter

when really it was coming
from somebody else.

Who?

Deputy Maxine Stewart.

And then, he sneaked tequila
into her drink

with the specific purpose
of breaking down her inhibitions.

And he already knew that
her capacity was undermined.

His intent was to obliterate it.

[Douglas] What man hasn't told
a few lies for sex, Judge?

My wife loves horses.

When we first met,
I told her I was a jockey.

- Shut up.
- Consent has to be meaningful, Your Honor.

And in this case,
Stacey Halford's consent

was based on fraud
and inebriation.

This is just a case of
"regret the morning after."

She woke up and found herself
next to Carter.

What woman wouldn't
kick herself?

- [Judge] Shut up.
- [Douglas] Again, "shut up."

If we weren't so close,
Henry, I'd get a complex.

Shut up!

[Judge] Ms. Halford,
on your feet.

So I'm clear,
you went to bed with this man

because you connected
with words

which were really not his

but Deputy Stewart's

and because you were under
the influence of alcohol?

- Yes, Your Honor.
- All right.

Sit back down.

I have had it.

I am sick of sitting up here

hearing case after case
after case

that should never
enter this courtroom.

Your Honor, I seriously hope

you're not about to trivialize
this matter.

Acquaintance rape
is a widespread problem in this country.

Mr. Littleton,

I'm going to say
something to you

that I usually reserve for
your counterpart over there...

Shut up and sit down.

I know all about date rape

and how severe the problem is.

I also know Mr. Wambaugh
speaks the truth.

In courtship,
everybody lies a little.

We try to remake ourselves,

put forth the best
possible image,

even if that image is false.

And many people
have an extra glass of wine

to get in the mood.

Maybe Carter went
a little too far

using tequila
and somebody else's words...

but let's all grow up.

There comes a point

instead of protecting women,

these laws reduce them

to helpless victims
in need of protection.

I don't mean to trivialize
the severity of date rape,

but nor will I insult women
or common sense

by saying that's what
happened here.

The case against Carter Pike
is dismissed

and I'm ordering all of you
to get real!

- We're adjourned.
- [gavel pounds]

[indistinct chatter]

Oh.

Get out!

Ms. Halford.

I want to apologize...

and to say that Carter
really didn't intend

to cause you any pain.

Are you speaking again
for Carter?

I think for both of us.

You know...

they say that love
can make a person crazy...

so can loneliness.

It's not that
I don't sympathize with you

and Carter.

You're both...

very sad.

[music playing]

I've had enough sadness

for one lifetime.

I do wish you well.

[music continues]

I wish sex were illegal.

I mean, it would take
such pressure off.

Yeah, we could just
go to movies.

Yeah, and not to spend
the last half of the movie worrying about

what was gonna
happen afterwards.

So, Judge Bone's ruling today,
that must have made things easier for you.

Ha-ha.

[sighs]

Sorry.

Me, too.

[music playing]

Happy Valentine's Day.

[chuckles]

- May I kiss you?
- You may.

[music continues]

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