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PREVIOUSLY ON "BOSTON LEGAL"...

I HAVE AN 80% CHANCE
OF GETTING ALZHEIMER'S?

IT'S NOT LIKE I'LL REMEMBER IT.
MAD COW.

I GOT WEAK STREAM SYNDROME.

IRRITABLE BOWELS.
(passes gas)

DENNY CRANE.

GRAMMY?
MARLENA.

I AM IN BIG TROUBLE, GRAMMY.
I NEED YOUR HELP.

MELVIN PALMER. HOW ARE YOU?

ATTABOY. YOU'RE STILL A HOOT,
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

HELL, I GET PAID
WIN OR LOSE.

NO REASON THIS CAN'T BE
A WIN-WIN.

I JUST MADE MORE MONEY, THAT'S
WHAT I DID. (clicks tongue)

***

HOW IS IT SHE ENDED UP
IN A PENNSYLVANIA PRISON?

WELL, IT'S A PRIVATE FACILITY,
ONE THAT WE SIGNED OFF ON

BECAUSE IT PROVIDED
DRUG COUNSELING.
WAS SHE AN ADDICT?

I DON'T THINK SHE'S AN ADDICT,
BUT COCAINE POSSESSION AT 15,

IT'S NOT AN ENCOURAGING SIGN.

ANYWAY, THE FACILITY CLAIMED
THAT ALL OF THEIR GUARDS

HAD DEGREES IN JUVENILE JUSTICE,
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY.

THE GUARD WHO RAPED HER DIDN'T
EVEN HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

OKAY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
THEY'RE NOT ANXIOUS TO SETTLE.

I MEAN, WHAT COULD
THEIR DEFENSE POSSIBLY BE?
WELL, PRISONS--

PRIVATE OR OTHERWISE--
AREN'T HELD STRICTLY LIABLE.

WE'D HAVE TO SHOW NEGLIGENCE.
WHICH BASICALLY MEANS
WE HAVE TO PROVE

THEY FAILED TO EXERCISE
A REASONABLE STANDARD OF CARE

USING INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

MY FEELING
IS THEY WILL SETTLE,

BUT ONLY AFTER THE NECESSARY
AMOUNT OF POSTURING.

SORRY I'M LATE. I TOOK
STORROW INSTEAD OF SURFACE.

JERRY, MY MAN.
HOW ARE YOU, MY FRIEND?

BIG HUG. OH! I RUN ON HUGS,
THAT'S WHAT I DO.

MELVIN PALMER. WOW.

YOU ARE A FETCHING YOUNG LASS,
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

AM I RIGHT, JERRY?
TWO POPS FOR YES.
(makes popping noise)

ATTABOY. SO WHAT DO WE GOT? YOU
MUST BE THE FATHER OF THE GIRL.

TELL YOU WHAT, LET'S
FAST-FORWARD PAST THE POINT

WHERE YOU TELL ME THIS IS
A TERRIBLE THING. NO NEED.

SEE, UNLIKE YOUR AVERAGE
G.O.P. FUND-RAISER,

I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING FUN ABOUT A RAPE.

HEY, HOW'S MY BUDDY AL?
THAT BIG HOOT.

WHAT I'M GONNA DO
IS MAKE YOU TWO OFFERS.

ONE'S GREAT,
THE OTHER--BETTER.

HERE'S THE NUMBER.
IT'LL MAKE YOUR EYES POP.

NOW I'VE GOT ANOTHER NUMBER
HERE IN MY BRIEFCASE

EITHER BIGGER OR SMALLER
THAN THAT ONE.

YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE HERE,

JUST SAY DEAL.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,

I OPEN THE BRIEFCASE
AND YOU GET THE OTHER NUMBER.

SO WHAT'S IT GONNA BE,
BIG DADDY?
MY GOD.
HIS DAUGHTER WAS RAPED.

YOU'VE TURNED IT
INTO A GAME SHOW.
LIFE IS NOTHING
BUT A SWEEPSTAKES,

THAT'S WHAT I SAY.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT--I'M GONNA
LET YOU OPEN THE BRIEFCASE

'CAUSE YOU'RE FETCHING,
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

YOU JUST HOLD IT UP LIKE SO--
GOLLY, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

ONE POP FOR OLD TIME SAKE.

HEY, I'LL TAKE A STOMP INSTEAD.

SO WHAT'S IT GONNA BE, DAD,
DEAL OR NO DEAL?

***

***

(elevator bell dings)

HI, GRAMMY.

OH, GOD.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE NOW?

NICE. THAT'S HOW
YOU GREET YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER?

SORRY, SWEETHEART.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I GOT ARRESTED.

JUST TELL ME
IT'S NOT A FELONY.

OH, I COMMITTED THE UTMOST ACT
OF PATRIOTISM.
SO IT IS A FELONY.

IT SEEMS THAT BECAUSE I CARE
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY,

BECAUSE I CARE THAT THE NATIONAL
DEBT IS $9.4 TRILLION,

BECAUSE I CARE
THAT 47 MILLION AMERICANS

ARE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE--

JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU DID.

I VOTED IN THE PRIMARY.
YOU'RE 17.

OH, YES, I'M 17.
I SHOULDN'T GET A VOICE.

MEANWHILE TOOTHLESS-IN-PODUNK
WHO CAN'T EVEN READ A BALLOT

GETS TO DECIDE A SWING STATE?
THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE.
(elevator bell dings)

OH, HEY, IT'S THE OLD GUY.
OH, CARL. DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD HELP ME

WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER MARLENA?

IT SEEMS SHE VOTED
IN THE PRIMARY.
WELL, WELL, WELL,
WELL, WELL. YUM.

OKAY, SERIOUS ICK.
DENNY, YOU REMEMBER
MY GRANDDAUGHTE MARLENA.

OH. CLEARLY YOU'RE AS HOT
AS GRANNY. ARE YOU AS NASTY?

OHH!

(thud)

VERY FUNNY, DENNY.
OKAY, YOU CAN GET UP NOW.

NO, STAY DOWN.

DENNY.

OH, HE'S FAKING.

DENNY?

(Alan) HE'S NOT BREATHING.

DENNY?

(blows air)

HE'S NOT BREATHING.
CALL 9-1-1.

DENNY, IF THIS IS A JOKE...

(grunting) DENNY!

(grunts) DENNY!

(siren wails)

***

(emergency radio chatter)
I'M FINE.

DENNY, YOU'RE GOING TO
THE HOSPITAL.
I JUST FAINTED, THAT'S ALL.

DENNY, YOU STOPPED BREATHING. WE
HAD TO GIVE YOU MOUTH-TO-MOUTH.
WHO GAVE IT TO ME--SHIRLEY?

ME.
OH, GOD.
TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL.

LET'S GO.
(radio chatter continues)

I'M COMING WITH YOU.

JUST DON'T KISS ME.

(radio chatter continues)

(sighs)

$225,000 SEEMS
A LITTLE LOW FOR A RAPE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?

THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF MONEY
THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH.

A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL? A MILLION
SEEMS LOW. AM I RIGHT, JERRY?

GEE, I'M NOT SURE, MEL.
WHY DON'T YOU OFFER A MIL?

I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
YOU'RE A CHIP OFF
THE OLD HOOT BLOCK,

THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

YOU SEE, MR. ADDARIO,
I HAVE TO EVALUATE CASES

USING YOUR MORE OBJECTIVE
JURY VERDICT RESEARCH.

COMES DOWN TO TABLES,
STATISTICS, NUMBERS.

ASK ME, IT'S OFFENSIVE TO
QUANTIFY SOMETHING LIKE A RAPE

WITH MONEY VALUES,

BUT THAT'S THE WAY
THE LAW WORKS.

MY COMPUTATION
VALUES THIS CASE AROUND $1.5.

WELL, YOU MUST HAVE ONE OF
THOSE PLAINTIFF'S CALCULATORS,

THAT'S WHAT YOU MUST HAVE.
MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST
SPIN THE WHEEL.

THE THING IS, WHEN I FACTOR IN
ALL THE VARIABLES HERE,

WHICH I WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO DO,

YOU SEE,
AS DEFENDANT'S COUNSEL,

$225,000
WOULD BE THE NUMBER--

ALL PAYABLE TODAY,
BY THE WAY.

EXACTLY WHAT VARIABLES
DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, DO I REALLY NEED
TO SAY IT?

AFRAID YOU DO.
OKAY.

OBVIOUSLY, MS. ADDARIO WAS
QUITE TRAUMATIZED BY ALL THIS.

HELL, I'VE NEVER EVEN MET HER,
BUT MY SUSPICION IS

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES
AND THE LIKE

WOULD BRING BACK A TRAUMA THAT
SHE WOULD JUST AS SOON FORGET.

AM I RIGHT? NOBODY HERE
WANTS TO PUT HER THROUGH

THE ORDEAL OF A TRIAL.

YOU KNOW THE QUESTIONS
I WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO ASK--

HOW SHE FOUND
HER ASSAILANT ATTRACTIVE,

HOW SHE FLIRTED WITH HIM,

HOW SHE, PERHAPS,
STOKED THE PASSIONS

THAT ULTIMATELY OVERTOOK
HIS FREE WILL.

THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL
A LOVING FATHER

WOULD EVER SUBJECT HER

TO ALL THE UGLINESS
THAT GOES WITH A TRIAL.

AND, SEE,
WITHOUT HER TESTIMONY,

YOU'D HAVE A HARD TIME
GETTING ANY JUDGMENT,

THAT'S WHAT I KNOW.

AND KNOWING THAT,
THE NUMBER IS $225,000.

YOU'RE DISGUSTING.

YOU KNOW, MISSY...

I GET THAT A LOT.

I'M ACTUALLY
OKAY WITH IT...

WHICH IS SOMETHING
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER.

I MEAN, WHO WANTS TO SUBJECT
THAT POOR GIRL

TO A DISGUSTING LAWYER

WHO'S WILLING TO TEAR HER UP

AND DO, PERHAPS,

IRREPARABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL
DAMAGE?

I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THAT.
DO YOU?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
SHE VOTED?

SHE FALSIFIED HER BIRTH YEAR,

REGISTERED AND VOTED
IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY,

AND IF WE HADN'T CAUGHT HER,
SHE WOULD BE VOTING

IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.
WHY DON'T WE PROSECUTE
THE LAZY ASSES WHO DON'T VOTE?

MAYBE CHARGE THEM
WITH DERELICTION OF CIVIC DUTY?

THERE'S AN IDEA.
YOUNG LADY, YOU WILL SPEAK
WHEN SPOKEN TO.

YOUR HONOR, COULD WE JUST
PLEAD THIS OUT?

GIVE HER A FINE, SLAP HER
WITH SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE,

AND WE COULD ALL GO HOME.
WHAT KIND OF LAWYERING
IS THAT?

IT'S NOT JUST THAT SHE VOTED,
JUDGE. SHE HAS A YouTube POSTING

WHERE SHE ENCOURAGES
OTHER MINORS TO VOTE

AND OFFERS INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW
TO FALSIFY REGISTRATION FORMS.

ONE YEAR IN JAIL.
WHAT?

WHOA, JUDGE.

NOW I ADMITTEDLY HAVEN'T READ
ALL OF THE--THE PATRIOT ACT,

BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT
YOU CAN'T FIND SOMEBODY GUILTY

WITHOUT A TRIAL.

I COULD BE WRONG.

***

(siren wails)

TOXIC SHOCK?
YOUR BLOOD TESTS SHOW
A LOT OF DRUGS IN YOUR SYSTEM.

HOW MANY MEDICATIONS
ARE YOU ON?
I DON'T KNOW. 30, 40.

WHAT?
30 OR 40?

MY GOD!
IS THAT A LOT?

WHY ARE YOU TAKING THEM?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU NAME IT--
UH, ACID REFLUX,

A WEAK STREAM, RESTLESS LEG,

HEMORRHOIDS, IRRITABLE BOWEL,

UH, MEMORY, CHOLESTEROL,

BLOOD PRESSURE--
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

THESE DRUGS CAN INTERACT.
NO. I KEEP THEM
IN SEPARATE BOTTLES.

DO THEY MAKE ONE
FOR COMMON SENSE?

WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU
GETTING YOUR MEDICAL ADVICE?
TELEVISION.

TELEVISION?

FOR GOD SAKE, DENNY.

WHAT? THEY WOULDN'T ADVERTISE
IF IT WASN'T SAFE.

MR. CRANE,
YOU VERY NEARLY DIED.

YOU'RE LUCKY YOU DIDN'T DIE.

REALLY?

WHOOPS.

***

***

AFTER MY MOTHER DIED,
I STARTED USING.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I WAS ADDICTED, BUT--

YOU WERE ARRESTED AND CONVICTED
FOR POSSESSION OF COCAINE?

YES.

I WAS GIVEN TWO CHOICES--

GO TO A JUVENILE DETENTION
FACILITY,

OR CHOOSE THE PRIVATE ROUTE,
WHICH PROMISED TREATMENT,

WHICH WE OPTED FOR.

WHAT HAPPENED
AT THAT FACILITY?

I WAS RAPED BY A GUARD.

LAUREN, I KNOW
THIS IS DIFFICULT AND--

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN RAPED,
MS. LLOYD?
NO.

THEN PLEASE DON'T TELL ME
YOU KNOW.

OKAY.

CAN YOU TRY TO HELP ME--
I SHOULD SAY THE JURY--

UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED
THAT DAY?

A GUARD...

WHO WAS NOT
A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL

BUT INSTEAD
A PAID-BY-THE-HOUR EMPLOYEE...

CAME INTO MY CELL...

PINNED ME DOWN BY MY NECK,

PULLED MY PANTS DOWN...

WAS THERE
ANYONE ELSE AROUND?

(sniffles)

NO.

THE OTHERS WERE AT RECREATION
OUTSIDE SOMEWHERE.

I WAS HELD IN
FOR DISCIPLINARY INFRACTION.

I WON'T PRETEND TO KNOW

OR EVEN IMAGINE
THE HORROR OF...

MAY I ASK,
DID YOU KNOW THIS GUARD?

I KNEW HIM.

IN FACT, YOU HAD A RATHER
CLOSE FRIENDSHIP WITH HIM,

DIDN'T YOU?
OBVIOUSLY I DIDN'T SEE HIM
AS THE MONSTER THAT HE WAS.

I UNDERSTAND.

HAD YOU EVER KISSED HIM
BEFORE THIS INCIDENT?

YES.

IN FACT, THE DAY
HE CAME INTO YOUR CELL,

YOU TWO KISSED...
CONSENSUALLY.

AM I RIGHT?

I NEVER CONSENTED TO BE RAPED.
OF COURSE NOT.

YOU SAID
YOU WERE HELD INSIDE

FOR A DISCIPLINARY INFRACTION.

WHAT--WHAT WAS
THAT DISCIPLINARY INFRACTION?

I WENT INTO AN AREA WHERE
I WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE.

YOU SNUCK OFF TO RENDEZVOUS
WITH THIS PART-TIME GUARD.

ONE LAST QUESTION.

DURING THIS ATTACK...

DID YOU SCREAM?

HE SAID IF I MADE A SOUND,
HE'D KILL ME.

SO YOU NEVER CRIED OUT
FOR HELP.

NOTHING FURTHER.

SUE THE DRUG COMPANIES?
THEY ALMOST KILLED ME.
YOU HEARD THE DOCTOR.

EVEN SO.
HOW ABOUT I SUE THE ONE

THAT MARKETS 16 OF THE 42
PRESCRIPTIONS I WAS TAKING?

DENNY, THE QUESTION WOULD BE,
HOW COULD THEY PREDICT

YOU'D EAT THEM
LIKE JELLY BEANS?

ALAN, HAVE YOU SEEN
THE TELEVISION ADS?
YES, I'VE SEEN THEM.

THEY LIST OFF
THE SIDE EFFECTS

LIKE THEY'RE READING
THE TELEPHONE BOOK.

THE BENEFITS GET
ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES.

THEY NEARLY KILLED ME.
I WANT TO SUE.

LET'S GET 'EM.

***

YOU CAN'T DENY
THAT YOU BROKE THE LAW HERE.

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE,
PURE AND SIMPLE.

IT'S WHAT STARTED
THIS COUNTRY,

AND ONE MIGHT LOOK AT ME
AS A HERO.
OR ONE MIGHT LOOK AT YOU

AS A PERSON
WHO COMMITTED A CRIME,

PUNISHABLE BY UP TO
FIVE YEARS IN JAIL.

OH, SO I CAN'T VOTE, BUT FOR
THE PURPOSE OF LOCKING ME UP,

SUDDENLY I'M AN ADULT.
ISN'T THAT CONVENIENT?

HOW FAIR IS IT

FOR ME TO BE EXCLUDED
FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

WHEN WE MAKE NO SUCH EXCLUSION
FOR DRUG ADDICTS,

THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
OR SENIOR FLORIDIANS

WHO ACCIDENTALLY
VOTED FOR BUCHANAN?

DO YOU THINK THAT YOU
UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES

OF, UH, IMMIGRATION,
THE ECONOMIC RECESSION,

THE MIDDLE EAST BALANCE
OF POWER, THE--
I THINK I UNDERSTAND IT SOME.

DO YOU THINK
MOST AMERICAN VOTERS DO?

I MEAN, AREN'T YOU SICK

OF PEOPLE NOT VOTING
FOR A CANDIDATE BECAUSE,

HEY, THEY DON'T THINK THEY
COULD HAVE A BEER WITH HIM

OR HE'S A LOUSY BOWLER OR HER
PANTSUITS AREN'T FLATTERING?

I'M A LOT MORE INFORMED--
MAYBE YOU'RE AN EXCEPTION.
MOST 17 YEAR OLDS ARE--

ARE WHAT? HOW DO YOU FINISH
THAT SENTENCE

WITHOUT SOME LITTLE NUGGET
OF AGEISM?

I MEAN, I'M OLD ENOUGH
TO BE A PARENT.

I'M OLD ENOUGH
TO GET AN ABORTION,

AND THAT IS A DECISION FAR MORE
COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT

THAN MAKING A CHECK
ON A BALLOT BOX

BASED SOLELY ON WHETHER
THERE'S A "D" OR AN "R"

NEXT TO A CANDIDATE'S NAME,
WHICH IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO.

I MEAN, YOU WANT TO GIVE ME
A TEST, MAKE ME TAKE A CLASS,

MAKE ME EARN MY RIGHT TO VOTE?
FINE. I'LL DO IT.

BUT DON'T JUST SAY "NO WAY"
BECAUSE I'M 17.

JOAN OF ARC LED AN ARMY AT 17,
AND I'M CUTER... WAY.

***

WHAT'S REALLY NAUSEATING
IS HE'S GOOD.

THE JURY SEEMED TO BE
WITH HIM.
HE'S VERY GOOD,
BUT WE'LL GET HIM.

WAIT TILL I GET THAT DEFENDANT
ON THE STAND. HE'S MUFFIN.

I MEAN TOAST.

YOU SEEM TO BE
MORE CONFIDENT LATELY.

YOU MERELY TWIDDLE THE WOODEN
CIGARETTE INSTEAD OF SUCKING IT,

AND IN COURT, YOUR HANDS
ARE IN YOUR POCKETS,

NOT ON YOUR THIGHS,

AND--AND YOUR CLOTHES--
YOU'RE DRESSING MORE UPSCALE.

NEW THERAPIST, NEW JERRY.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LEAVE
THE OLD JERRY

COMPLETELY BEHIND, ARE YOU?
NO.

YOU REALLY THINK
YOU CAN GET THE DEFENDANT?

NEW JERRY IN TOWN.
HE'S BAGEL.

TOAST.

(makes popping sound)

***

WE ACTUALLY OPERATE
MANY PRIVATE PRISONS

AS WELL AS OUR
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS.

OUR SAFETY AND CRIME RECORD

IS TYPICALLY SUPERIOR
TO THE STATE FACILITIES.

BUT JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU'RE
IN THIS FOR PROFIT, RIGHT?

YES, WE'RE FOR-PROFIT.
WE'RE A BUSINESS.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH CAPITALISM.

JUST THE OPPOSITE.

PUBLIC PRISONS ARE WEIGHED DOWN
WITH BUREAUCRACY.

THEY HAVE ARCHAIC CIVIL SERVICE
RULES THAT THEY HAVE TO GO BY.

WE DON'T. WE'VE STREAMLINED
THE ENTIRE PROCESS,

RIGHT FROM CONSTRUCTION
ALL THE WAY TO HUMAN RESOURCES.

WE'VE EVEN ELIMINATED
ALL THE RED TAPE.

SIMPLY PUT, WE CAN BUILD
A BETTER PRISON FOR LESS MONEY,

AND WE DO.

OKAY, BUT, SIR, HOW IS IT
THAT A 15-YEAR-OLD INMATE

COULD GET ATTACKED
BY ONE OF YOUR GUARDS?

WELL, THIS WAS A ROGUE GUARD.

I'M SORRY TO SAY,
BUT EVERY PRISON--

PUBLIC OR PRIVATE--
HAS THEM.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT
WE DO SCREEN OUR EMPLOYEES.

HE HAD NO HISTORY OF VIOLENT
OR SEX CRIME,

AND THERE WAS NO WAY
TO PREDICT THIS.

I CAN ALSO TELL YOU
THAT OUR SCREENING PROCESS

RIVALS OR SURPASSES
THE ONES USED

BY THE STATE-OPERATED
FACILITIES.

AS FOR ROGUE GUARDS, THEY'RE
JUST A REALITY OF PRISON LIFE.

WHEN WE SAY "FOR-PROFIT,"

HOW MUCH PROFIT
ARE WE TALKIN' ABOUT?
(Melvin) OBJECTION. RELEVANCE--

I'D SIMPLY LIKE TO EXPLORE
WHETHER THE SAVINGS

AFFORDED THEM
A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO,

SAY PREVENT THE 15 YEAR OLDS
FROM GETTING RAPED.

OBJECTION.
THAT'S INFLAMMATORY.

RAPES ARE AN INFLAMMATORY THING.
MEL, DON'T YOU AGREE?

TWO POPS FOR YES.
MR. ESPENSON--

SORRY, JUDGE. I'M A CHIP
OFF THE OLD HOOT.

EXACTLY HOW MUCH MOOLA
DO YOU MAKE?

WE MADE ABOUT $350 MILLION
THIS PAST YEAR.

THAT'S KIND OF A LOT.
DON'T YOU AGREE, MEL?

ONE POP.
THREE IF YOU LOVE ME.

DO YOU THROW ANY OF IT
TOWARD TRAINING YOUR GUARDS?

OF COURSE WE DO.
OUR GUARDS ARE WELL-TRAINED.

WELL-TRAINED, AS WAS THIS ONE,
THE ONE WHO ATTACKED MY CLIENT.

(chuckles) MR. PALMER
LIKES TO SAY "ATTACKED."

"ATTACK'S" A NICE WORD.
OUR TROOPS ATTACK, FOR EXAMPLE.

TROOPS ARE GOOD.

"ATTACK'S" A GOOD WORD,

MUCH BETTER THAN, SAY, "RAPE,"
WHICH IS UGLY,

WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED
TO MY CLIENT.

DID YOU TRAIN THIS GUARD
NOT TO RAPE, BY THE WAY?

ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES,
INCLUDING THIS ONE, ARE REQUIRED

TO APPLY FOR CORRECTIONAL
OFFICER CERTIFICATION

WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF HIRE.

THEN THEY HAVE ANOTHER
SIX MONTHS TO GET CERTIFIED.

SO ANY EMPLOYEE
CAN WORK FOR YOUR COMPANY

FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR
WITHOUT CERTIFICATION.

AFTER RECEIVING 40 HOURS
OF ANNUAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING

BEFORE--
40 HOURS. THAT WOULD COVER
YOUR RIOTS, BEATINGS,

SHANKINGS, ESCAPES.

YOUR EMPLOYEE TURNOVER
IS TWO TO THREE TIMES THAT

OF PUBLIC PRISONS.
AM I RIGHT?
YES, BUT--

AND YOUR STAFF, LIKE THE STAFF
OF MOST PRIVATE PRISONS,

IS 49% MORE LIKELY
TO BE ASSAULTED

BY THE INMATES IN THEIR CHARGE.
LOOK, IT'S NOT CLUB MED.
IT IS A PRISON.

OH, I SEE.
WE CALL IT "PRISON" NOW.

BUT FOR THE PURPOSE
OF GETTING PARENTS TO ELECT

YOUR FOR-PROFIT ALTERNATIVE,

YOU'RE A "DETENTION
TREATMENT FACILITY."

THAT'S ANOTHER LOVELY WORD--
"TREATMENT."

IT'S ALMOST AS ACCEPTABLE
AS "ATTACK."

DOCTORS, FOR EXAMPLE,

LIKE TO ATTACK DISEASES
WITH TREATMENT.

"TREATMENT, ATTACK,
ATTACK, TREATMENT."

DOESN'T MATTER WHICH WAY,

IT STILL SOUNDS BETTER THAN
"PRISON, RAPE"...

"PRISON, PRISON, PRISON,

RAPE, RAPE, RAPE."
OBJECTION.

(judge) MR. ESPENSON--
HERE WE HAVE CHILD RAPE.

OBJECTION.
BUT GOOD THAT YOU
MADE A PROFIT.

I'M DONE.

UGH. STRAIGHT PROBATION,
SIX MONTHS,

AND YOU TAKE YOUR
INSTRUCTION VIDEO OFF YouTube.

(exhales)

NO.

W-WAIT A MINUTE.
DID YOU JUST SAY "NO"?

THEY'RE WILLING
TO LET YOU GO, MARLENA.

THIS IS MORE
THAN JUST ME, GRAMMY.

I-I AM A MOVEMENT.

MILLIONS OF KIDS--
OH, GIVE ME A BREAK.

I WOULD THINK YOU OF ALL PEOPLE
WOULD UNDERSTAND,

BEING A FORMER SUFFRAGETTE, THAT
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO STAND UP--

THE LAW IS BLACK...

DID YOU JUST CALL ME
"A FORMER SUFFRAGETTE"?

AREN'T YOU?

HOW OLD DO YOU THINK I AM?

I DON'T KNOW. UH, 80?

PLEASE LEAVE NOW, AND TAKE
THE WINDOW. IT'S FASTER.

AND, YOU, CAN'T YOU TALK
SOME SENSE INTO HER?

ACTUALLY,
I THINK SHE'S RIGHT.

UH, UH, NOT ABOUT YOU BEING 80,
BUT SHE SHOULD GET TO VOTE.

EXCUSE ME?

WE HAD TEN MILLION PEOPLE
WITHOUT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS

VOTE IN THE LAST ELECTION.

WHY SHOULDN'T MARLENA
GET TO VOTE?

CARL...

THAT'S HER "I'M NOT HAPPY
WITH YOU" TONE.

YES, I KNOW IT WELL.

SURELY YOU THINK
SHE SHOULD SETTLE THIS CASE.

SURELY I DON'T...

SHIRLEY.

***

GIVE ME ONE REASON
WHY WE SHOULDN'T COUNTERSUE

FOR ABUSE OF PROCESS,
FILING A FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT

AND POSSIBLY EXTORTION.

WELL, MY IMPRESSION OF
THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

IS THAT IT'S ALWAYS SO NICE.

HE HAD A SCARE.

BUT HE'S FINE NOW.
WHAT ARE THE DAMAGES?

WELL, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS,
FOR STARTERS.

BUT HOW DID WE CAUSE IT?

WHAT IS IT EXACTLY
YOU'RE CLAIMING WE DID?

WHAT YOU DID?
YOU BRAINWASHED MY CLIENT.

THE MASSIVE MARKETING STRATEGY

EMPLOYED BY
YOUR TRADE ASSOCIATION

'CAUSED HIM TO GULP DOWN
42 DIFFERENT DRUGS

ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND IT WOULD BE
FORESEEABLE IN YOUR MIND

THAT HE'D DO THIS
JUST BECAUSE---

CERTAINLY FORESEEABLE TO YOU.
YOU MARKET TO SENIOR CITIZENS

BECAUSE YOUR RESEARCH SHOWS
THEY'RE EASY TARGETS,

SUSCEPTIBLE
TO DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING--

I'M SORRY. YOU DID GO
TO LAW SCHOOL, RIGHT?

ACTUALLY, I BOUGHT MY DEGREE
ON THE INTERNET.

UH, WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM

WAS THE PRODUCT
OF HIS OWN STUPIDITY.

THAT HE'S ABLE TO ENLIST
HIS FIRM AND PERHAPS

AN EQUALLY INTELLECTUALLY
CHALLENGED ATTORNEY

TO TYPE A CAUSE OF ACTION
ON A COMPLAINT

DOES NOT GIVE HIM ONE.
I BET YOU DIDN'T PLAY WELL WITH
OTHERS AS A CHILD, DID YOU?

I'M LEAVING.

SIT YOUR ARROGANT ASS DOWN,
MR. MATHIS.

BETTER YOU HEAR
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY NOW.

IT'LL BE CONSIDERABLY CHEAPER
THAN IN COURT.

YOU ACTUALLY THINK
YOU'RE GOING TO INTIMIDATE US?

WE'RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLAYERS
IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.

DO YOU HAVE THE SLIGHTEST SENSE
OF HOW POWERFUL WE ARE?
I HAVE A VERY ACUTE SENSE.

LAST WEEK I TOOK ON
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.

IMAGINE MY SURPRISE TO DISCOVER
YOU TWO ARE SO MUCH ALIKE.

YOU BOTH DENY THE DAMAGING
HEALTH EFFECTS OF YOUR PRODUCTS,

YOU BOTH PROMOTE SO-CALLED
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH,

WHICH YOU ACTUALLY FINANCE,

YOU BOTH MARKET TO CHILDREN,

YOU BOTH POUR MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS

INTO LOBBYING EFFORTS
TO BUY CONGRESS,

YOU BOTH SUPPRESS INFORMATION

THAT PROVES THAT YOUR PRODUCTS
KILL PEOPLE.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE I CAN SEE
IS THAT WHILE THE F.D.A.

IS HOSTILE TO CIGARETTES,
YOU THEY ROLL OVER FOR.

LOOK--

I KNOW EXACTLY HOW BIG

AND POWERFUL YOU ARE,
MR. MATHIS.

IT MIGHT DO YOU SOME GOOD
TO CHECK ME OUT.

I'M THE GUY
WHO JUST NICKED BIG TOBACCO

FOR $200 MILLION.

NOW I JUST SIT IN MY OFFICE
ALL DAY,

TWIDDLING MY THUMBS,
ASKING MYSELF, "WHO'S NEXT?"

WELL, GUESS WHAT. IT'S YOU.

IT'S YOU.

***

***

THE LAW IS THE LAW,
AND SHE BROKE IT.

NOW SINCE THEY'VE ATTEMPTED
TO PUT THE LAW ITSELF

ON TRIAL HERE,
LET ME DEFEND IT.

THERE IS A REASON
FOR VOTING AGE MINIMUMS.

MOST KIDS AREN'T AS FULLY
INFORMED AS MISS HOFFMAN IS.

MOST KIDS ARE, WELL, KIDS,

AND THEY SIMPLY LACK
THE JUDGMENT AND MATURITY.

A RECENT POLL FOUND
THAT 20% OF STUDENTS AT N.Y.U.

WOULD TRADE THEIR VOTE

IN THE UPCOMING
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

FOR AN iPod touch.

66% WOULD TRADE IT
FOR FREE TUITION.

KIDS ARE KIDS,
WHICH IS WHY THIS STATE--

INDEED MOST STATES--
SET BOUNDARIES.

WE DON'T LET THEM DRINK
UNTIL THEY'RE 21.

WE DON'T LET THEM HAVE SEX.

WE DON'T ALLOW THEM
TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.

IS IT FAIR THAT MARLENA HOFFMAN
NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE

GIVEN HOW POLITICALLY AWARE
SHE IS? MAYBE NOT.

BUT OUR SYSTEM HERE HAS TO BE
WHAT'S BEST FOR THE MASSES--

SPECIFICALLY, WHAT'S BEST
FOR THIS COUNTRY.

LETTING CHILDREN VOTE
DOESN'T SERVE THAT GOAL.

I SALUTE MARLENA HOFFMAN AND HER
CIVIC COMMITMENT. I REALLY DO.

SHE JUST HAS TO WAIT
ANOTHER YEAR.

NOW I KNOW THAT TO HER, THAT
PROBABLY SEEMS LIKE A LIFETIME.

AFTER ALL... SHE'S A KID.

WHAT'S THE FEAR?
THAT THEY'LL SCREW THINGS UP?

WE HAVE A $9.4 TRILLION DEBT,

NO NATIONAL HEALTH CARE,
UNPRECEDENTED POVERTY

CAPPED BY A RECESSION,

A WAR THAT COULD LAST
A HUNDRED YEARS

DEPENDING ON WHO WINS
THIS ELECTION,

AN EARTH THAT IS DYING.

OH, YES, PLEASE,
LET'S NOT DARE

LET THE YOUNG PEOPLE
MESS WITH OUR MASTERPIECE.

OH, COME ON, MR. SUCK.

DON'T YOU THINK
THIS IS RIDICULOUS?
AT FIRST I DID,

AND BY THE WAY,
IT'S "SACK."

BUT THE MORE I LISTENED
TO MS. HOFFMAN...

CHILDREN AREN'T JUST OUR FUTURE,
JUDGE. THEY'RE OUR BEST HOPE.

WE NEED THEM INVOLVED,
ON BOARD,

WITH AN APPRECIATION
OF THE STAKES.

THIS YOUNG LADY IS.

COME ON. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
ELECTING OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

YES, I AM.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
AND LET'S FACE IT--

THESE ELECTIONS ARE
TYPICALLY DECIDED BY OLD COOTS

LIKE YOU AND ME.

WHY? WELL, BECAUSE NOT ONLY
DO SENIOR CITIZENS

HISTORICALLY SWING ELECTIONS
WITH THEIR VOTES,

WE HAVE THE MOST MONEY
TO STUFF THE CAMPAIGN COFFERS.

McCAIN AND OBAMA
CERTAINLY KNOW THAT.

HOW ELSE ARE YOU TO EXPLAIN
THEIR DEAFENING SILENCE

ON WHAT MAY BE
OUR BIGGEST FISCAL NIGHTMARE--

THAT MORE AND MORE OF
THE FEDERAL BUDGET

NOW GOES TO SUBSIDIZING
OLD PEOPLE?

MEDICARE, MEDICAID
AND SOCIAL SECURITY

NOW TAKE UP 40%.

AND SPENDING ON THESE PROGRAMS
IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE

OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS?

AS FAR AS WHAT THE KIDS GET,
WELL, LET'S SEE--

FAILING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS,
A BROKEN ECONOMY.

DON'T FORGET THE BACKDOOR DRAFT
TO GET THEM TO FIGHT OUR WARS.

THE KIDS ARE GETTING SCREWED.

THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THEM ON
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES

WHO ARE INFORMED, PASSIONATE--

OH, FOR GOD SAKE.

YOU MIGHT ALSO CONSIDER, JUDGE,

THAT TEENAGERS SPEND
OVER $176 BILLION A YEAR--

OF THEIR OWN MONEY--

OVER $176 BILLION.

THEY EARN IT.

THEY FILE TAX RETURNS.

TO TAX THEM WHILE NOT
LETTING THEM VOTE?

THAT AMOUNTS TO TAXATION
WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.

I THINK WE STARTED
A REVOLUTIONARY WAR

TO RIGHT THAT WRONG.

FINALLY, YOUR HONOR...

I HESITATE TO SAY THIS,

BUT THE RESISTANCE
TO LETTING YOUNG PEOPLE VOTE

MAY BE MORE INSIDIOUS AND SUBTLE

THAN, "GEE, THEY LACK
THE MATURITY."

WE HAVE AN UGLY LEGACY
IN THIS COUNTRY

OF EXCLUDING CERTAIN SEGMENTS
OF SOCIETY.

THERE ARE WOMEN ALIVE TODAY

WHO WERE ONCE DENIED
THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

EVEN AFTER AFRICAN-AMERICANS
WERE GIVEN THE RIGHT,

MANY WERE SUBJECTED
TO LITERACY TESTS,

LIKE IN ALABAMA,
WHERE BLACKS HAD TO DETERMINE

THE NUMBER OF BUBBLES
IN A BAR OF SOAP

BEFORE THEY COULD CAST
THEIR BALLOT.

TODAY STATES ARE PASSING
VOTER I.D. LAWS

REQUIRING PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP.

MAKES SENSE ON ONE LEVEL,
BUT THE NET EFFECT

IS THAT MANY U.S.-BORN CITIZENS
WILL LOSE OUT

BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO POOR
TO AFFORD THE DOCUMENTATION.

MILLIONS OF FELONS CAN'T VOTE.

ALSO MAKES SENSE...

EXCEPT WHEN YOU CONSIDER

THAT 13% OF
THE U.S. BLACK MALE POPULATION

FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY.

THE POOR, THE BLACK, THE YOUNG--

NOW A NUTTY REVEREND
MAY HAVE BEEN RIGHT

WHEN HE SAID THAT THIS COUNTRY
IS RULED BY THE OLD, THE WHITE

AND THE RICH.

SO YOU DON'T FAVOR
ANY AGE REQUIREMENTS?

LOWER IT TO 17.

19 U.S. STATES
ARE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION

TO LOWER THE VOTING AGE.

WHY?

BECAUSE IT'S TIME.

OUR KIDS ARE EDUCATED.

THEY CAN BE PASSIONATE,
SOCIALLY AWARE.

I MEAN, THEY HAVE AN IDEALISM
MANY OF US HAVE FORGOTTEN.

THEY HAVE A VOICE.

IT'S TIME WE LET IT BE HEARD,

NOT JUST FOR THEIR SAKES,

BUT FOR OURS.

***

(sighs)

***

WE GOING INTO COURT?
THEY FILED A MOTION
TO DISMISS.

CAN WE BEAT IT?

WELL, IT'S A PRETTY
POWERFUL INDUSTRY, DENNY.

DO I HAVE TO GIVE YOU
MY BIG PEP TALK AGAIN?

NO. THEY ALMOST KILLED YOU.

YOU CAN CONSIDER ME
SUFFICIENTLY MOTIVATED.

OH, DENNY, PLEASE DON'T...

HUG ME.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK, I'M KIND OF
A SIMPLE GUY, I ADMIT.

WHEN I GET A CASE, I JUST
PLOP DOWN WITH THE COMPLAINT,

A CHEESEBURGER AND A POP,

AND I TRY TO DECIPHER
WHAT THE THING IS REALLY ABOUT.

THAT'S WHAT I DO.

AND I MUST TELL YOU,
I'M A LITTLE BIT STUMPED HERE.

I MEAN, IT CAN'T BE
A STRAIGHT NEGLIGENCE THING,

CAN IT?

FIRST, IT WASN'T FORESEEABLE

THAT THIS GUARD WOULD COMMIT
A SEXUAL ASSAULT.

HE SURE AS HELL
NEVER DID IT BEFORE.

SECOND, THE PRISON'S
OPERATING PROCEDURES

WERE CONSISTENT
WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

THIRD, THE PLAINTIFF HERSELF
WOULD BE DEEMED

CONTRIBUTORILY NEGLIGENT

SINCE SHE CULTIVATED
A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP

WITH THIS MAN.

SHE BROKE PRISON RULES
TO BE WITH HIM.

HELL, SHE KISSED HIM.

THAT'S PROBABLY WHY

THEY DECIDED TO MAKE THIS
A REFERENDUM ON PRIVATE PRISONS.

BETTER TARGET,
'CAUSE "FOR-PROFIT"

TRANSLATES TO
"GREED" AND "AVARICE,"

AND WE LOVE TAKING
THE DEEP POCKETS DOWN A NOTCH,

DON'T WE?

BUT, FOLKS, PRIVATE PRISONS

ARE A GOOD THING.

NOT ONLY DO THEY SAVE
TAXPAYERS MONEY,

THEY MAKE US SAFER.

THEIR RECIDIVISM RATES
ARE LOWER

THAN THE STATE-RUN FACILITIES.

THEY ALSO CREATE JOBS
AND HELP THE ECONOMY.

I'M SORRY,

BUT YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE A GOAT
OF PRIVATE PRISONS.

IF ANYTHING,
WE NEED MORE OF 'EM.

NOW... A HORRIBLE THING
HAPPENED HERE,

NO QUESTION,

AND BLAME WAS ACCESSED.

THE ROGUE GUARD WAS ARRESTED
AND LOCKED UP.

JUSTICE WAS DONE.

THIS IS A CIVIL TRIAL,

WHICH IS TRYING TO FIND
A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY GUILTY

WHEN THEY DID EVERYTHING RIGHT

ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

THAT'S... JUST... THE TRUTH.

HAVE WE ALL GONE
COMPLETELY MAD?

ONE IN A HUNDRED PEOPLE
IN THIS COUNTRY

ARE IN PRISON OR JAIL.

THE UNITED STATES
HAS MORE PEOPLE LOCKED UP

THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD.

THAT INCLUDES CHINA.

FOR A NATION THAT BILLS ITSELF
AS THE LAND OF THE FREE,

AMERICA QUITE FANCIES
ITS SLAMMERS.

AND WITH ALARMING
RECIDIVISM RATES,

DO WE REALLY MEAN TO TURN
THIS PROBLEM OVER

TO THE FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS
WHOSE VERY ECONOMIC SURVIVAL

DEPENDS ON PEOPLE
GOING TO PRISON?

ARE WE REALLY TO BELIEVE THEY'LL
REHABILITATE THEIR INMATES

WHEN THEY HAVE A PROFIT MOTIVE
NOT TO DO SO?

I-IF PEOPLE DON'T COMMIT CRIMES,
THEY'RE OUT OF BUSINESS.

YOU HAVE A CYNICAL VIEW
OF HUMAN NATURE,

THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE,
LITTLE LADY.

MR. PALMER, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT
TO THE FACT

THAT YOU ARE FAR SIMPLER THAN
ANY OF US COULD ASPIRE TO BE,

I SHALL ASK YOU TO NEVER, EVER
CALL ME "LITTLE LADY" AGAIN.

AS FOR HUMAN NATURE, WE SAW IT
IN IRAQ WITH BLACKWATER.

PRIVATE CORPORATIONS
HIRED TO PROTECT OUR TROOPS

CHOSE NOT TO USE
ARMORED VEHICLES

EVEN THOUGH THE CONTRACT
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR THEM.

SOLDIERS DIED
BECAUSE SOME EXECUTIVE DECIDED,

BETTER TO SAVE MONEY
THAN LIVES.

THAT'S WHAT YOU GET
WITH FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS.

THEY NEVER KEEP LEDGER SHEETS
SHOWING THE HUMAN COST.

OUR PRISON SYSTEM RELEASES
650,000 EX-CONVICTS A YEAR

INTO SOCIETY.

TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE

QUICKLY COMMIT CRIMES
AND RETURN.

THAT'S GOOD FOR
THE FOR-PROFIT PRISON BUSINESS.

VERY BAD FOR THE WELFARE
OF OUR CITIZENRY,

AND IF GO WITH A SYSTEM THAT
DISINCENTIVIZES REHABILITATION,

THEN WHAT?

WE'VE ALREADY GOT
2.2 MILLION PEOPLE IN JAIL.

IN FACT, MANY JAILS
HAVE TO RELEASE CRIMINALS

BECAUSE THERE IS SIMPLY
NO PLACE TO PUT THEM.

CORNERS GET CUT,
COSTS GET SHAVED,

OFFICER TRAINING
IS SHORTCHANGED,

AND SUDDENLY WE HAVE CHILDREN
WHO ARE FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS

BEING PHYSICALLY ATTACKED
BY CORRECTIONS OFFICERS.

MR. PALMER CLAIMS HIS CLIENT
OBSERVED INDUSTRY STANDARDS,

YET HIS CLIENT HELD HIMSELF UP

AS BEING ABOVE
THOSE VERY STANDARDS.

THE REASON LAUREN ADDARIO
ELECTED TO GO TO THIS FACILITY

IS BECAUSE IT PROMISED
A SAFER ENVIRONMENT

WHERE SHE WOULD GET TREATMENT.

BUT WHATEVER STANDARD OF CARE

ONE SEEKS TO HOLD A PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE PRISON UP TO,

IT SHOULD BE ONE THAT SAFEGUARDS

AGAINST ITS 15-YEAR-OLD GIRLS
BEING RAPED BY GUARDS.

***

***

ALL RISE.

ALL RIGHT.

I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH
OF MY OWN LAST NIGHT.

I LEARNED THAT OUR BRAIN SIZE
PEAKS AT 14,

AND OUR REASONING ABILITIES
PEAK AT 12.

I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT
IN PREINDUSTRIAL SOCIETY,

WHICH DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A WORD
FOR ADOLESCENCE,

THAT POSTPUBESCENT TEENS
ARE CONSIDERED ADULTS.

IN FACT, PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY
THAT BY IMPOSING

ALL THE RESTRICTIONS
THAT WE DO ON TEENAGERS,

WE ARE INFANTILIZING THEM--

PART OF OUR GRAND SCHEME
TO EXTEND CHILDHOOD.

MANY OTHERS SAY
THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION

TO TEENAGE ANGST
AND IRRESPONSIBILITY

IS TO GO
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION

AND TREAT THEM AS GROWN-UPS.

CAN'T HE JUST SAY THAT I WON
AND BE DONE WITH IT?
(bangs gavel)

I CANNOT GIVE YOU
THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

BUT I AM SATISFIED THAT
YOUR ACTIONS WERE--WERE NOBLE.

THEY WERE OVERT.

THEY DID NOT RISE
TO THE LEVEL OF FRAUD.

AND THEREFORE, I AM DISMISSING
ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

VERY GOOD JOB,
MR. OLD GUY.

YOU KNOW,

I CAN ALMOST SEE WHAT GRAMMY
FINDS ATTRACTIVE ABOUT YOU.

MARLENA, YOU'RE NOT NEARLY
AS CUTE

OR OBNOXIOUS
AS YOU THINK YOU ARE.

WHAT I WILL SAY IS...
PRETTY COOL KID.

YOU WON'T TELL GRAMMY?

I KINDA LIKE
GETTING ON HER NERVES.

(whispers) SECRET'S SAFE.

***

HE'S FAILED TO STATE A CLAIM
EVEN SUGGESTING LIABILITY.

HOW IS IT FORESEEABLE TO US
THAT HE WOULD GOBBLE

MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS,
BUYING THEM OFF THE INTERNET

WITHOUT EVEN CONSULTING
A DOCTOR IN PERSON?
IT'S NOT JUST FORESEEABLE,
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU COUNT ON--

SEDUCING THE MORE
VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY

TO FALL FOR
YOUR SNAKE OIL POTIONS.
OH, THAT'S JUST ABSURD.

YOUR HONOR, HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

DIE EVERY YEAR
FROM PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

27,000 PEOPLE
WERE KILLED BY VIOXX.

IF YOU BELIEVE
ONE F.D.A. OFFICIAL,

POSSIBLY 50,000.

YES, BUT YOU CAN'T SUE
THESE PEOPLE FOR VIOXX.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT VIOXX, WHICH
THEY DON'T EVEN MANUFACTURE.

I'M TALKING ABOUT
AN INDUSTRYWIDE PATTERN.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW

ALL THE POTENTIAL DANGERS
OF THESE DRUGS

BECAUSE
THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

SYSTEMATICALLY CONCEALS THEM.

THEY'VE BEEN CAUGHT
BUYING CLINICAL TRIALS,

BRIBING DOCTORS,
DISTORTING SCIENCE.

MANY OF THESE SO-CALLED
PEER REVIEW ARTICLES

WE SEE IN MEDICAL JOURNALS

ARE ACTUALLY GHOSTWRITTEN BY
THE DRUG COMPANIES THEMSELVES,

AND DOCTORS TAKE PAYOFFS

AND LET THEIR NAMES APPEAR
AS THE AUTHORS.

YOU HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT
ANY OF THAT HAS HAPPENED HERE.
BECAUSE YOU HIDE IT.

YOUR COMPANY
PREVIOUSLY BURIED EVIDENCE

WHICH SHOWED A LINK
BETWEEN ANTIDEPRESSANTS

AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
IN CHILDREN.

YOU DID THAT.
WHICH WE STILL DENY,
AND THIS ISN'T THAT CASE.

HE DOESN'T HAVE
ONE SINGLE FACT TO SUPPORT--
THE FACT IS

THE U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
SPENDS ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH

ON PROMOTION AS IT DOES
ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S OBSCENE.

AMERICAN TELEVISION VIEWERS
SEE AS MUCH AS 16 HOURS

OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADVERTISING
EACH YEAR.

16 HOURS--THAT'S MORE TIME

THAN MOST PEOPLE
SPEND AT THE MOVIES.

THE FACT IS,
THEY INVENT DISEASES,

LIKE SOCIAL PHOBIA,
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER,

TO SELL MIND-ALTERING DRUGS--

ANXIETY
IS A CLINICAL ILLNESS.
COME ON.

TO SUGGEST OTHERWISE

IS NOT ONLY IRRESPONSIBLE,
YOUR HONOR--

WHAT'S IRRESPONSIBLE IS
WE HAVE SCORES OF PEOPLE

BEING DIAGNOSED WITH THESE
VAGUE MENTAL DISORDERS,

MILLIONS OF WHOM
ARE CHILDREN.

WHAT'S IRRESPONSIBLE IS WE HAVE
3 YEAR OLDS ON ANTIDEPRESSANTS.

WHY?
BECAUSE THE DRUG COMPANIES--

JUST LIKE BIG TOBACCO--KNOW THAT
IF YOU CAN GET THESE KIDS

WHEN THEY'RE YOUNG ENOUGH,
YOU HAVE A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE.
I SHOULD SUE YOU RIGHT NOW.

YOU DO NOT GET A PASS
JUST BECAU--
YOU WANT TO SUE ME?

PLEASE DO, BECAUSE TRUTH
IS A COMPLETE DEFENSE,

AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE
SAYING THIS.

THIS INDUSTRY
INVENTS CHRONIC DISEASES,

BE IT RESTLESS LEG,
DRY EYE SYNDROME

OR THESE UNSPECIFIED
SLEEP DISORDERS

THAT REQUIRE TAKING
NIGHTLY DOSES

OF HABIT-FORMING
TRANQUILIZERS.

THEY FIRST CONCOCT THE DISORDER,
NEXT THE DRUG,

AND THEN THEY BLITZ THE PUBLIC
WITH COMMERCIALS

TO CONVINCE 'EM
THEY'RE AFFLICTED,

AND IT'S ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE
WITH SENIOR CITIZENS.

MY CLIENT WAS POPPING PILLS
LIKE CANDY. HE ALMOST DIED.

HE'S OUT OF CONTROL.
YOUR INDUSTRY
IS OUT OF CONTROL.

YOU MANUFACTURE
AND SELL DISEASE

AT EXORBITANT COSTS,

AND THE F.D.A. REFUSES
TO REGULATE YOU.

THE PHARMACEUTICAL LOBBY
HAS A DEATH GRIP ON CONGRESS.

MR. SHORE,
YOU NEED TO SETTLE DOWN.

YOUR HONOR, THE F.D.A. REFUSES
TO GO AFTER THESE PEOPLE,

SO LET IT BE ME.

THEY VERY NEARLY KILLED A MAN
I DEARLY LOVE. LET IT BE ME.

BUT LET ME GET STARTED,
BECAUSE THEY STALL.

OF THE 27,000 TO 50,000
VIOXX DEATHS,

ONLY 18 CASES
HAVE REACHED JURIES SO FAR--18.

MOST OF THE PLAINTIFFS
WILL IN FACT BE DEAD

BEFORE THEY'RE COMPENSATED
IN ANY WAY.

WELL, MY CLIENT IS 75.

SO PLEASE LET ME
GET STARTED ON DISCOVERY

SINCE CLEARLY I'LL NEED
EVERY SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
I WILL LET THIS CASE STAND.

WHAT? ARE YOU CRAZY?
PERHAPS YOU HAVE
A PILL SHE COULD TAKE.

YOU'RE ALLOWING HIM TO GO
FORWARD WITH NO PROXIMATE CAUSE.

THAT'S PREPOSTEROUS.

WHAT WOULD BE PREPOSTEROUS, SIR,
IS IF I WERE TO EXTEND

THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
TO YOUR INDUSTRY.

DO I LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT?
THEY'VE GOT A PILL
FOR THAT, TOO.

WILL YOU SHUT UP?

I HAVE MADE MY RULING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.

(bangs gavel)

YOU'VE BITTEN OFF MORE THAN YOU
CAN CHEW THIS TIME, MY FRIEND.

OH, I DON'T SWALLOW. I JUST
CHEW UP AND SPIT OUT.
WE'LL SEE.

ZING. I CAN SEE
YOU'RE GOOD AT THIS.

***

(indistinct conversations)

NERVOUS, JERRY?

INTERESTING CROSS
OF YOURS.

LITTLE PIECE OF ADVICE,
MY FRIEND,

NEVER, EVER GET UP IN COURT
AND TRY TO OUT "ME" ME.

ALL RIGHT, MR. FOREMAN, THE JURY
HAS REACHED ITS VERDICT?

WE HAVE, JUDGE.

WHAT SAY YOU?

"IN THE MATTER
OF LAUREN ADDARIO

"vs. SUPERIOR
CORRECTIONAL CENTERS,

"WE THE JURY FIND IN FAVOR
OF THE PLAINTIFF

"AND ORDER THE DEFENDANT
TO PAY DAMAGES

IN THE AMOUNT
OF $1.7 MILLION."

DEFENSE APPEALS, JUDGE.
SO NOTED.

MEMBERS OF THE JURY,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THE JUDGMENT IS ENTERED.
THIS MATTER IS ADJOURNED.

(bangs gavel)
YOU DID IT.

CONGRATULATIONS, LAUREN.
THANK YOU.

(Mr. Addario) THANK YOU.

CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL, MEL.
HEY, CAN YOU WIN ANY?

TWO POPS FOR YES, BRO.

JERRY, IN ENGLAND WE'RE TAUGHT
TO BE GRACIOUS IN VICTORY.

I COULDN'T HELP IT.
HE'S A BIG BOOB-HEAD.

(chuckles)
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

IT SEEMS YOUR CROSS
CARRIED THE DAY.

NO, IT WAS YOUR CLOSING.

IT WAS AS PERSUASIVE
AS IT WAS ELEGANT.

I GUESS WE MAKE
QUITE A TEAM, YOU AND ME.

AS--AS COLLEAGUES.

OF COURSE. ABSOLUTELY.
AS COLLEAGUES.

(makes popping noise)

***

LAST WEEK, BIG TOBACCO.

THIS WEEK,
BIG PHARMACEUTICALS.

WELL, WHY NOT
GO OUT SWINGING, RIGHT?

WHO SAYS WE'RE GOING OUT?

I READ SOMEWHERE
YOU SHOULD LIVE EVERY YEAR

AS IF IT'S YOUR LAST.
REALLY?

I CAN'T IMAGINE
THIS IS OUR LAST YEAR.

AREN'T THERE STILL SOME
TIME SLOTS WE HAVEN'T TRIED?

(sighs)

DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT
THE END, DENNY?

DEATH?

I FEEL SOMEHOW
I'LL JUST KEEP GOING ON

EVEN AFTER IT'S OVER,
LIKE HILLARY.

(laughs)

REINCARNATION--
YOU BELIEVE IN THAT?

I DO, ACTUALLY.
WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE?

NOTHINGNESS?
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

NO.

YOU BELIEVE
IN REINCARNATION?

I DON'T KNOW.

I SUPPOSE IF I EVER DID
GET TO HEAVEN,

GOD WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY
RETURN ME.

TRUE. (laughs)

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE
IN YOUR NEXT LIFE?

I HOPE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
I COULD TOUCH MYSELF.

I MIGHT WANT TO TOUCH YOU.
YOU'VE ALREADY HAD YOUR KISS.

HOW WAS IT FOR YOU?
I'VE HAD BETTER.

YOU DIDN'T TONGUE ME,
DID YOU?
(laughing) OH, MY GOD.

I MUST SAY...

I FEEL... GREAT COMFORT,

THE WAY YOU'RE THERE
FOR ME.

WHEN THE DAY DOES COME,

AT LEAST I WON'T BE ALONE.

YOU WON'T BE ALONE.

YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE TO THINK
OF IT AS OUR LAST YEAR,

WE NEED TO THINK
OF HOW BEST TO GO OUT.

FISHING FOR SURE.
FOR SURE.

SUPREME COURT--
GOTTA GO BACK.
SCALIA MISSES ME.

SHIRLEY.

(inhales) ONCE WITH SHIRLEY
BEFORE I GO.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ACTUALLY
GOT TO SUCK FACE WITH ME.

AND IT BROUGHT YOU
BACK TO LIFE.
LIKE SNOW WHITE.

(laughing) LIKE SNOW WHITE.

(chuckles)

OF ALL THE WOMEN
I HAVE LOVED, BEEN LOVED BY,

WHOEVER WOULD HAVE BELIEVED

THAT ALAN SHORE
WOULD BE MY PRINCE CHARMING?

LET NO MAN TEAR ASUNDER.

TILL DEATH DO US PART.

AMEN.

***

NEXT ON "BOSTON LEGAL"...

MY EX-HUSBAND--UH, HE'S
TRYING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER.
HER MOTHER SELLS HER BODY
AS A SEX WORKER.

SHE'S NOT A SEX WORKER.

YOUR DIALOGUE
WITH OPPOSING COUNSEL WAS...

SEXUALLY AGGRESSIVE.
DO YOU FIND ME TERRIBLY SEXIST?

(laughs)
I COMMIT THE CRIME.

YOU ABSOLUTELY HAD TO SHOOT HIM?
I SHOOT PEOPLE ALL THE TIME.

YOU HAD TO SHOOT HIM
THREE TIMES?
CARL SACK FOR THE DEFENDANT.
WE'LL WAIVE THE READING.

WHAT HAS HE DONE NOW?
HE USES THE MAD COW
AS AN EXCUSE

TO DO WHATEVER THE HELL
HE WANTS.
IS HE GOING TO WIN HERE?

THAT I DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T
REALLY HAVE A DEFENSE.