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Arnie, can I talk to you
for a minute?

Oh, sure, Benno. Come on in.

What's up?

My friend, Alice...

she's gone to the hospital
for an operation.

What sort of operation?

One that makes it
so she won't have a baby.

An abortion?

Benny,

is Alice going to have
an abortion?

[stammers]
Uh... I-- I-- I don't know.

Benny. [sighs]

Are you and Alice having sex?

[sighs]

Look, if you're gonna get me
involved here,

you're gonna have to tell me
what's going on.

Are you and Alice having
sexual intercourse?

Yeah.

So, what you're trying
to tell me

is that...

Alice is pregnant?

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Brackman: Before we go
any further,

an announcement to all.

In preparation
for Friday's softball game

against Sheer Taft
and Heilbronner,

I've booked Roxbury Park

at one o'clock Wednesday
for a practice.

Wait a second. We're missing

two working days for this game?

It's just an hour on Wednesday
for the practice.

The game isn't until
three o'clock Friday,

so we can all easily bill
a half day.

How much is the bet this year?

Oh, there's no bet. Wagering
would be inappropriate.

- This game is simply for fun.
- Alright.

Brackman: The rules
are the same.

It's coed,
with only one male non-lawyer

allowed to play per team.

Regrettably, Abby has tendered
an invitation to Benny,

who can neither hit nor field.

Oh, come on. Abby!

He wants to play.
Make him catcher.

- Catcher?
Brackman: Then there's Roxanne.

What's the matter with Roxanne?

Brackman: Her diet,
that's what.

This sudden weight loss
has got to affect

her ability
to hit the long ball.

McKenzie: Alright.
That's enough on the game.

Move along, Douglas.

Shelby vs. Carpell.

Pretrial is filed.
We start in three weeks.

Ann, you're doing it?

Yes, I am.
Is there a problem?

It's just that by then,

you'll be almost seven-
and-a-half months pregnant

and too fat
to approach the bench.

I'll manage, Douglas.
But thank you

for your sensitive concern.

Brackman: Michael, where are we
on People vs. Williams?

We go next week. That is,

if we can settle
the documents beef.

We're getting a lot of phone
calls from the press on this.

Well, murder cases
spark a lot of interest.

What can I say? [crunches]

Moving along. Randall Furriers

vs. Save The Animals
Foundation.

I'm back in court
this afternoon.

We've taken a lot of heat
on this one.

I think we deserve the heat.

Sometimes that kind of protest

is exactly what we need.

[indistinct chatter]

Alright,
let's not start this again.

- Abby: We never finished it.
- Abby!

Killing animals
to make fur coats is barbaric.

And I'd still like to know why
we take on clients like this.

We took on this client
12 years ago

when you were still
in junior high school.

I'm sorry
you weren't consulted.

There's certainly
nothing illegal

about making furs, Abby.
And if--

Legal doesn't make it moral,
Douglas.

That's your opinion.

Oh, what, we have a morality

clause for clients now?

Alright.
Let's end this debate, now.

We're in this case,
like it or not,

so we have to see it through.

Move along, Douglas.

That's it. We're adjourned.

It's a healthy release,
you know that, Leland?

I mean, two law firms

battling it out on a
softball field. It's wonderful.

Sure. Sure.
What's the bet, Sam?

Well, since we've taken you
for twenty-five

each of the last two years...

I figured we'd double it.
Give you a chance to pull even.

Five thousand dollars?

Well, that's an awfully big bet
on a softball game, Sam.

Always the smooth-talking
fund raiser, Leland.

Except when it's time
to put up your own nickel.

- If you'll excuse me, Sam.
- Mm.

- Can we win this game?
- Definitely.

That's twenty-five hundred
a piece, Douglas.

Right out of our pockets.

[whispers]
We lost by one run last year

without Victor and Abby.

This is the strongest team
we've ever had.

- Are you sure?
- Make the bet.

We're gonna crush them.

You're on, Sam. Five thousand.

Bring a bank check
if you don't mind.

See you next Friday.

[Leland sighs]

[vehicle whirring]

Van Owen: Oh, my God.

Oh ,my. Oh, my!

What are you doing
on that thing?

Well, it saves gas.
I can skirt through traffic.

And it's fun.

I've just never seen you

with anything
so lethal between your legs.

Huh.

Well, I have never been
on top of anything

quite so responsive,
that's for sure.

[both laugh]

[sighs]

Touché, Kuzak.

How are you doing anyway, huh?

- I'm fine.
- Good.

What brings you to my building?

Well, I was in your building
on a discovery matter.

- Oh, your big murder case, huh?
- Mm-hmm.

As a matter of fact,
maybe you could help me

get a little more cooperation
from some of your colleagues.

Now, I never cut you any favors

when we were sleeping together.

What makes you think
you're gonna get any now?

Well, helping people

gives one a sense of power
and superiority.

And as I recall...

you like to feed off that.

Wear a helmet, counselor.

You could get hurt.

Give me a call sometime, huh?

I will.

[bike starts]

Could you describe the nature
of these fashion shows

for the court, Mr. Randall?

Yes. It's how we
display our furs

for designers, wholesalers.

They're supposed to be
pleasant events,

but they haven't been
working out that way.

- Why not?
- Because...

As our models comedown
the runway,

members of the defendant's group

throw animal blood on them.

Sifuentes: On the models?
Mr. Randall: Yes.

The models. The coats.

It's happened over a dozen
times in the last three years.

And lately, it's happening
even more frequently.

Sifuentes:
Now, what consequences, if any,

have resulted
from these instances, sir?

Well, the main consequence is

that my wholesale buyers
are staying away.

My sales in the last year

have dropped almost
thirty-two percent.

And how does that translate
into dollars?

It translates into about

one point three million dollars.

Thank you, sir.
Nothing further.

Your company traps and kills
animals in Canada.

- To make these furs, right?
- That's correct.

And these animals often suffer

very painful deaths,
do they not?

Objection. Whether or not
the animals suffer

has no relevance here.
The defendant's actions

are on trial,
not the plaintiff's.

Your Honor,
I'm trying to establish

what caused my clients to act.

They were voicing
society's outrage--

If society's outraged...

- Then they can pass a law.
Judge Armand: Mr. Sifuentes.

Because trapping
is completely legal.

It's legal because they make
enough money

off these slaughters
to lobby congress.

- Objection.
Judge Armand: Both of you.

Congress is lobbied
by both sides

on this issue, Mr. Trischuta!

And if you don't like the way
they've responded,

then take it up in Washington.

Alright!
Now, everybody be quiet.

Mr. Sifuentes, sit down.

Judge Armand: Mr. Trischuta,
I'll give you a little latitude.

And, Mr. Randall,
just answer the questions

you're asked, please!

Thank you, Judge.

How many minks do you murder
to make a stole?

Sifuentes: Objection.
Judge Armand: Sustained!

Your company kills animals
for profit, isn't that right?

Yes. And cigarette companies
kill humans.

- Why don't you chase them?
- With cigarettes, at least...

People have a choice. What
choice do these animals have?

People have a choice with furs,
too! Let them make it!

- What about the animals?
- You people are lunatics.

Yeah. And you're a murderer!

male #1: You're sick!
male #2: You should be in jail!

Judge Armand: Alright!
Everybody be quiet

or I'll clear this courtroom
right now!

I'll seal this place!

I'll lock up the parties
for contempt

and the rest of you
for disorderly conduct!

Now if you think I'm kidding,
just try me!

[traffic bustling]

Sifuentes: That tape is
inflammatory

and it would be an abuse.

It depicts the truth, Judge!
Mr. Sifuentes is--

I will stipulate that my
client traps animals!

I will stipulate
that animals suffer.

But there is no point
in playing that footage--

- You haven't even seen it!
- I don't need to see it!

- Nor does anybody else.
Judge Armand: Alright!

Mr. Sifuentes, I'm gonna
allow the videotape.

Your Honor,
that is an abuse of discretion.

The jury is entitled
to see the activities

that motivated
the defendant's conduct.

Their motivation
is totally irrelevant!

Your claim for punitive damages
makes it relevant, doesn't it?

The tape is in.

Judge Armand:
I'll see you at two o'clock.

That's all!

Boy, that was a cheap stunt,
John. Cheap crap.

Tell me you wouldn't use it
if you were in my shoes.

I would not be in your shoes.

Your clients are fanatics.

So maybe they love animals
too much.

They're well-meaning people,
Victor.

Yeah.

Oh, God.

reporter: What happened in
there?

Any chance of settlement,
counselor?

Uh, ahem, there's been

no settlement at this time.

And I don't even have
any further comment.

- Alright?
- Murderers!

You defend murderers!

Are you out of your mind, lady?

[overlapping chatter]
...kill animals!

Hey, how the in hell do you let
these people in here like that?

[shouting indistinctly]

I want these people prosecuted.

Get the hell out of here.
Go home.

You better stay
out of my face, man.

male #3: Calm down.

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, man.

I'm really sorry.
I really am.

That's a hell of a client group
you got there, John.

Good well-meaning folks, huh?

Murder! Murder!

Stuart...

- What are you doing?
- Nothing.

The, uh...
soft ball uniforms came in.

I was trying mine on.

Stuart, you're not thinking
of playing

in that game, are you?

The team needs me, Ann.

[sighs] We have a Lamaze class
on Friday.

Don't you remember?

The class voted to do it
in the afternoon

so everybody could leave early
for the weekend.

Yeah, I-- I know. But since
we're doing one tomorrow,

I thought
I could skip Friday's.

I'm third base, Ann!

[sighs]
I don't believe this.

I have spent
the last seven months

nurturing our child inside me...

and you're willing to risk
everything to be third base!

And you skipped
out of the class last week

five minutes early
so you could get home

to watch "Thirty something."

Tha-- that was an episode
on childbirth.

- It was responsible television.
- Right.

Every time you do something,
it's justified.

Every time I do something,
I'm being unreasonable. Right?

You really think
it's reasonable to...

skip a Lamaze class

to run around
in Spandex knickers?

It's only the biggest game
of the year.

[sighs]
Do whatever you want, Stuart.

- Ann.
- No, it's fine!

- Markowitz: Fine?
- Fine.

[door shuts]

[sighs]

I've asked Ms. Perkins
to join us.

- She's very close to Benny--
- Look, I don't give a damn!

This is none of your business.
It's none of hers either.

Well, I don't
disagree with that.

But we've become almost defacto
guardians of Benny

and I thought since this does
involve him, it would be--

How the hell does it
involve him?

I-- I assume it's Benny's child
that's being aborted here.

Whoa. Whoa!

I don't know
what Benny's told you

but my daughter is not pregnant

and she's not going in
for any abortion.

Then what's going on?

Alice is going in to be
sterilized.

Sterilized? Why?

Because she and Benny are having
sexual intercourse, that's why.

And she could never
take care of her baby.

With all due respect,
Mr. Hackett,

there is birth control.

Yes, there is.

I put her on the pill and she
kept for getting to take it.

IUD's aren't safe.

And she can't get the hang
of using a diaphragm.

Look, I'm-- I'm sure

that you've given this
a lot of thought.

But to sterilize her... that,

that's-- that's the most radical
thing you could ever do.

Believe me, Ms. Perkins,
I've agonized over this

more than you could ever know.
But she is growing up.

Now, like it or not, if I want
her to be "Normalized,"

I have to be willing
to let her have a sex life.

Mr. Hackett: The reality is, she
has the operative intelligence

of an eight-year-old.

She's incapable
of practicing birth control.

She's incapable
of raising a child.

An abortion or an adoption
would be devastating for her.

As radical as
a sterilization may be...

it's still the most
responsible thing I can do.

Okay, third base.

Play's to first.
Here we go. Here we go.

male #4: Okay, team. Here we go.

[indistinct chatter]

male #5: Way to go, Stu-ball.
Way to go!

[indistinct shouting]

- Looking good.
male #6: Here we go.

- Come on, Benny. Go. Go.
male #7: Alright.

male #8: Whoa. Whoa.

Brackman: Come on, pick it up.

Let's go! Let's go!

Come on, Benny.

Be alert.
Catcher's got to be alert.

He's the backbone.

[bike whirring]

Markowitz: Whoa.
Ha cha cha cha cha.

Rollins: Kuzak! You dog.

Roxanne: Come on, Michael.

You're late. Both of you.

Hey, sorry, coach.

Okay. Turn two, turn two.

Looking sharp. Looking sharp.

Brackman: That's the way.
That's the way. We're a team.

Brackman: We're a team.
male #9: Yes!

Brackman: Let's hear the
chatter.

[indistinct chatter]

Roxanne: Alright! Alright!

male #10: Whoa!

And between the years of
1981 and 1986, you in fact

trapped animals whose furs you
sold to the plaintiff.

- Correct?
- That's correct.

Trischuta: And is this tape
we're about to see a fair

and accurate representation
of the trapping process?

- It is.
- Your Honor...

I renew my objection to the
introduction of this evidence.

Yes. And I overrule you again.

Play the tape.

[metal clanks on TV]

female #1: Oh.

[water sloshing]

[metal clanking on TV]

male #11: Oh!

female #2: Oh, my God.

[metal clanks on TV]

Uh, okay, uh, Mr. Trischuta,
that's...

We've seen enough. Turn it off.

Could you describe this thing
for us, Mr. Calder?

This is a standard
one and a half.

It's got the double jaws,

which most trappers want
nowadays.

Trischuta: Why do they want
a double jaw?

Well, most trappers
can't check the traps

on a daily basis. And, uh...

if you give the animals
enough time,

they'll chew off their legs
and free themselves.

[sighs]
They chew off their own limbs?

Right. They gnaw off their feet

right below this jaw
right here.

Calder: Now the other jaw
clamps on a part of leg

that they can't get at.

So, even if you have
a wolf, or fox,

or whatever
and it chews its foot off,

the trapper doesn't lose
his catch.

Trischuta: And how long does the
animal stay trapped like this?

A couple days. Maybe a week.

Depends on how fast the trapper
gets back to his trap.

- And then what happens?
Calder: Well...

If it hasn't already bled
to death, we have to kill it.

Trischuta: And how is
this accomplished?

How do you kill your catch?

Cadler: Well,
if you're near water,

we usually drown 'em.

That's the best way. That way
you don't hurt the pelt.

If that's not possible,
you club it to death.

Or if you have a gun,
you shoot it.

Some trappers have a long spear
and they stab it.

There's all kinds
of different ways.

Trischuta: Thank you, sir.
Nothing further.

I don't have any questions.

Well, you can't pull out now
and you know that.

It would be a mistrial.

Not if someone else else in the
firm took it over.

- Maybe Michael would. Or John--
- Come on, Victor.

- That's crazy!
- Mm.

I just can't do it.
Okay? I can't.

You've defended murderers,
drug dealers, rapists.

McKenzie: Now you've got
a law abiding client

who's a legitimate victim
and you say you can't do it?

I know. I know.

It's just that after seeing
that tape, Leland,

how they make those furs...

I just can't stomach
being their lawyer.

Well, you will stomach it.

Anything else would be
malpractice.

I'm willing to risk that.

Well, I'm not!

You'd also be risking
our contingent fee

which could be upwards of two
hundred thousand dollars.

Oh, come on now.

Well, we've invested
over a hundred thousand

in time on this case. I don't
intend to give that away.

Every thing can't always be
about money, Leland.

Oh, it's not always about money
with me, Victor,

and you know that.

The truth is, we haven't
had a big win around here

in over four months.
Our revenues are down

and this is a good chance
to make some of it up.

You're going to have to do
better than that with me.

I don't have to do
better than that!

You want a good reason
to keep going, counselor?

Here it is.

Consider it an order
from the senior partner!

Leland...

I'm just not sure that
given the way I feel,

that I'd really be
that effective.

Ah-uh.

You'll be great.

And that's exactly
what bothers you most.

[instrumental music]

You guys can have a seat.

Okay, um, I talked about
your operation

with your father.

And what I need to
find out, Alice,

is if you know exactly
what this operation is for.

- Yes.
Abby: What?

Alice, you can tell me.

It's because Benny
and I have sex.

Abby: Okay.

Now why does that mean that
you have to have an operation?

'Cause... whenever you have sex,

you need one
so you don't have a baby.

Alice, I want you to listen
to me very carefully, okay?

Abby: Very carefully.

This operation
that you're gonna have

is gonna make it so that
you can never have a baby.

Do you understand that?

Not ever?

Abby: Not ever.

Is that what you want?

Alice, is that what you want?

Well, I-- I don't know.

Abby: Well, you should
tell your father that, then.

No.

He wants me
to have the operation.

Alice, it's what you
want that matters.

- I'm scared!
Abby: Okay.

I'll talk to your
father again, okay?

But you're gonna have to
talk to him, too.

And you're gonna have
to tell him what you want.

He...

[shivers]
he'll be mad at me.

[sobbing] But-- but daddy will
get mad at me.

[crying]

Alice.

Maureen: Inhale.

[women inhaling deeply]

Exhale.

One more time.

Exhale. [exhales]

And we're done.

Great.

Anybody have
any questions today?

- Maureen: Ann.
- Yeah.

I think Stuart has a question
he'd like to ask the class.

Very well. Stuart.

Yeah. I-- I may have to miss
next Friday's class...

My firm has a softball game
with, uh, it's arch rival.

It's once-a-year
kind of a thing.

You're gonna skip Lamaze
for softball?

Yeah.

[indistinct chatter]

Well, uh, look,

I promised my wife
I wouldn't do it

unless you people said
it was okay.

- female #3: Ha-ha.
- Okay. Uh...

No way.

I think you
better quit while you're only

slightly behind, Markowitz.

- Yeah.
- Alright. Now, now...

I-- I know you may
consider that childish.

I-- I'd like you to think
of something else here.

Now we're all about
to become parents, right?

And, uh, to the extent that

each of us can recapture
our own childhood

and our dreams of growing up,

a-- and in a sense,

m-- my playing in this game...

[sighs]
is a chance for all of us to

remember that a dream,
whatever the dream maybe,

must never be repressed
or ignored.

Play the game!

What?

You should definitely play.

I'll tutor you
on what you miss Friday.

- I can play?
- Yes.

- Alright!
Ann: I don't believe this.

Ann?

Play ball, Markowitz.

[laughter]

Barret: I don't apologize
for cutting into their profits

when those profits are derived
from killing innocent animals.

Trischuta: But throwing blood
on people,

vandalizing private property

that's a little, uh,
extreme, isn't it?

First of all, it isn't
real blood, it's a dye.

Barrett: And, yes,
we are extreme.

We have to be,
to get attention.

It's only through exposure

that we can create
public awareness.

But what about
working to change the laws

instead of resorting
to violence?

Barrett: We are working
to change the laws,

but it takes a long time.

So you see fit
to break the law?

None of us enjoys
being arrested,

but if we have to go to jail
to stop the atrocities

being committed
by these corporations,

that's a sacrifice
we're prepared to make.

Trischuta: Thank you,
Mrs. Barrett.

Nothing further.

It's not just the corporations

you attack, is it,
Mrs. Barrett?

Your group members
have also splashed

people on the streets
wearing furs, right?

Again, I wish we didn't have
to take actions like this--

- But you do, don't you?
- Yes.

And sometimes you've hit people
wearing synthetic furs, right?

We don't mean to victimize
these people.

But you do, don't you?

- It's happened.
Sifuentes: It's happened.

Sifuentes: And sometimes,
some of the people

that you've hit
wear furs that come from

fur ranches and
not traps, right?

Makes no difference.
The fur ranches are cruel, too.

Wait a second!
This big presentation

we had here about
the evils of trapping

and suddenly
it makes no difference?

The point is, anybody

who buys furs
is guilty of contributing

to the killing
of innocent animals!

Well, what about the people
who eat meat?

The people who eat beef,
chicken, and fish

contribute to the killing
of innocent animals too.

- Don't they?
- Yes.

And the people
who sit in leather seats...

they're guilty too,
aren't they?

Leather is the skin
of an animal, Mr. Sifuentes.

Uh-huh, so that when we see kids

kicking leather soccer balls
in the park we should just

splatter them with
blood too, right?

- Objection!
- We never threw blood...

- On anybody.
Judge Armand: Sustained.

How about the folks
who wear wool, Mrs. Barrett?

Wool shearing causes sheep
to suffer stress

and over exposure to the cold.
The-- the sheep suffer sores--

I see. I see. And, ma'am,
how does you organization feel

about using animals
for medical research?

- We are against it.
Sifuentes: Well...

Better for a little child
to die of cancer

than to kill a mouse, right?

Better for restaurants
to be infested

with vermin than ever call an
exterminator!

Mr. Sifuentes!

Better to save a rat
than wipe out a plague!

- Objection!
- Mr. Sifuentes, that's enough.

Withdrawn.

Animals matter more than
people to you, don't they?

Animals are more deserving
than people,

a lot of times.

Thank you, Mrs. Barrett,

for showing us
exactly where you stand.

Nothing further.

She's afraid to tell her father

and he doesn't believe me
when I tell him, so I think--

We can't afford to butt in here.

It's none of our business.

Involuntary sterilization
is illegal.

We cannot just look
the other way while this guy--

Ann, come on.

No doctor's going to do it

unless he's convinced
of the consent.

You're talking about risking
a million dollar client.

And for what? So Alice
can get pregnant one day

and have a kid?
Does anybody here

really believe
she should be a parent?

Ann: Retarded people
can make very good parents.

But more likely they'll
make bad ones.

Alice's IQ
is lower than Benny's.

And to tell you the truth, I...

I don't think
Benny could raise a kid.

Look, we could argue all day
and never agree.

The only thing we can
and should agree on

is that it would be stupid
for us to get involved.

You know, uh,
we may not have a choice.

- What?
- Like Ann said...

Forced sterilization is illegal
in California.

And if we know that Alice
is about to be sterilized,

we also know that a crime
is about to be committed.

In which case,
as officers of the court,

we may have to come forward.

- That's crazy.
- No, we don't.

We have no standing.

There's a conflict of interest.

Kuzak: Well, if not legally

or ethically,
then at least morally.

We don't have time to go around
taking moral stands.

Then make time!

Cancel the damn softball game.

- You're over-reacting.
- Alright, that's enough.

Now look,

regardless
of our personal feelings,

forced sterilization

is legal in other states.

McKenzie: Even if we stop this
here, Leo Hackett can just

fly his daughter
to another state

where they won't stop him.

So why alienate
a million dollar client

when no purpose will be served?

So let's stop him here

and then enjoin him from
taking her to any other state.

McKenzie: Well, we can't
do that and you know it.

Now, the bottom line is,
if Leo Hackett is determined

to sterilize his daughter,

there is nothing
we can do to stop him.

It is therefore the position
of this firm...

not to try.

McKenzie:
This meeting is adjourned.

[soft dramatic music]

The issue here is not

whether animals
should die needlessly

to satisfy human wants.

Like it or not, that happens.

Animals die because
they please our palates.

Not because they're
necessary for our diets,

but because they taste good.

Sifuentes: They die
so that we can wear leather.

So we can make footballs
out of pigskins.

They die sometimes because

wool feels
softer than polyester.

This is the human race,
ladies and gentlemen,

and we are higher up
on the food chain.

Now...

you don't have to feel
good about that.

Nor do you even have
to like my client.

That is a matter
of individual choice,

also known as a freedom.

But whatever your beliefs
are on anything,

if you break a law

and resort to violence to
impose your beliefs on others,

then you are guilty
of terrorism.

And if you endorse that,

if you say it's okay
to disregard a law

just because you don't like
something, [scoffs]

well, then
we're all in trouble.

As a direct result

of the defendant's
illegal activity,

my client lost one point
three million dollars.

It's that simple.

And all the protesting,

all the blood,
all the finger pointing

can't change that.

And shouldn't keep you
from recognizing it.

Thank you.

[clears throat]

Where do we start
drawing the line?

He's right.

If you're gonna get upset
about fur, then what about meat?

I mean, we shouldn't have to be
a vegetarian society.

And leather? Well, leather's
not as bad either

since leather goods,
unlike fur,

are by-products from animals
killed specifically for food.

And laboratory research?

Like Mr. Sifuentes said,

those experiments could lead

to a cure for AIDS
or something.

Yeah, I guess
you can always legitimize

killing animals
if you look hard enough.

Except...

except...

when animals are murdered

for no other reason than
to serve our sense of vanity.

I have no trouble drawing
the line there,

ladies and gentlemen.

When animals are slaughtered...

so that we can prance around
exuding luxury,

you can draw
your damn line right there.

No, we can't have people
running around breaking laws

just because they don't
like something. I agree.

But my client's
people were arrested for it.

They did jail time. They paid
their debt to society.

What we have here
is a civil trial folks.

And a civil trial
is not about punishment,

it's about compensation.

They are here asking you

to award them money.

You saw that tape.

You saw what they do.

I don't know whether to
appreciate all your concern

or just sue you for harassment.

[laughs] Well, I'm not here...

- To do battle, Leo.
- Hmm-hmm.

If you wish still to sterilize
your daughter,

my firm won't stand
in your way.

Nevertheless,
you didn't show up

to help deliver
the morning paper.

No. No...

Well, I just wanted
to see you because,

well, personally...

I think that what you're about
to do is wrong.

What would happen
if she ever had a child?

I'm a widower, Leland,
pushing sixty.

I could never take on
that kind of responsibility.

And if I didn't...

they'd take the baby away.

My daughter could never recover
from a pain like that.

I'm told your daughter
isn't sure about this.

No. One minute she agrees,

the next she doesn't know.
She's retarded.

She doesn't know
what's best for her.

Are you sure that you do?

[chuckles] No.

Parenting is a very
inexact science, my friend.

All you can do
is love your child

and do what you think is best.

And that's what I'm doing here.

I don't doubt that.

And you may be right.

The fact is, I have a hard time

seeing Benny as a--
as a parent.

But what I have seen in Benny,

is an enormous capacity
to develop and grow.

And a still
bigger capacity to love.

And that combination

makes it difficult
to preclude the fact

that he could be a parent.

[sighs] I really think

I'm making the right call,
Leland.

Ah. Could be right,
could be wrong.

The only thing I'm telling you

is that it's premature.

[sighs] And what do we do...

in the meantime?

In the meantime,
I talk to Benny.

I make sure he wears
a prophylactic.

And if he doesn't?

[chuckles]
It's not like you'll be there

at the appropriate moment,
Leland.

Well, [chuckles].

I trust him.

And if I'm not sure he's
being responsible about it...

then we'll chaperone 'em.

Well...

that's still less extreme
than a sterilization.

Okay. For now, I'll hold off.

I just pray to God
this works out.

So do I.

Mr. Foreman,

has the jury reached a verdict?

- We have, Your Honor.
Judge Arman: What say you?

Foreman: In the matter of
Randall Furriers Inc.

verses
Save The Animals Foundation,

we find in favor
of the defendant.

[indistinct chatter]

Your Honor, motion for judgment

not withstanding the verdict,

or in the alternative,
a new trial.

Opposed.

I'll see counsel in my
chambers immediately.

Members of the jury,

it's my custom at this time
to dismiss you

and to thank you
for your service.

Unfortunately, however,
all I can do here

is dismiss you.

And I would be remiss
if I didn't convey to you

just how disappointed I am
in your decision.

If you had found
for the plaintiff

but denied punitive damages,
I could've let that stand.

If you had awarded nominal
compensatory damages,

I could let that stand.

But an out right verdict
for the defendant,

when the facts were
so clearly uncontroverted,

suggests to me
that you were not impartial.

That you disregarded the law

in order to punish a plaintiff
that you didn't like.

Now, yes, my stomach was turned
by that videotape too.

And I'm sure the lawyers
were affected

by the footage as well.

But we all continued
to do our jobs.

You people didn't.

You let yourselves
become inflamed,

and you ignored your obligation

to be objective.

Judge Armand:
Now, I blame myself

for admitting the tape
into evidence.

But more than that,

I blame myself for putting
so much trust in you.

Because you failed.

Miserably.

Motion for JNOV is denied.

But the verdict is set aside.

Motion for new trial
is granted.

I'll see counsel in chambers.

That's all.

[indistinct murmuring]

[yelling]

Let's go.
Come on, come on, come on...

[cheering]

[indistinct shouting]

- female #4: Whoo!
- Yeah!

[cheering and applause]

I think,
it's time for a change.

I'm just finding my rhythm,
Leland.

No, you're coming in
straight and flat.

Look, it's only the third
inning. Just let me--

Look, you got us down
by three runs already.

I can't wait for you
to turn around. Abby!

This is ridiculous.

If I was a lawyer,
I wouldn't be yanked.

This is typical
of the type of respect

secretaries get around here.

- Second base.
- I get no support.

The fielding stinks!

Second base, Roxanne!

Alright, Abby.
Let's give them junk.

- Mm-hmm.
- In and out.

Move it around. Only junk.

Mm-hmm. Mmm.

male #12: Come on, girl,
you can so it.

[rapid breathing/exhaling]

[rapid breathing/exhaling]

[shoes squeaking]

[women exhaling]

Oh, Stuart.

- Markowitz: Hi.
- What happened to the game?

- I left after the first inning.
- Why?

Well, I got a little winded
running the bases

and I started to
pant and gasp

and... naturally, I thought
about all of you.

[laughter]

And I figured that as good as
childhood dreams may be...

[chuckles]
parenthood dreams are better.

Beautiful.

If I could get up,
I'd kiss you, honey.

Lie there and wheeze.

Markowitz: I'll take over now.
Tom: I understand.

Okay, transitional breathing.

[breathing rapidly/exhales]

Why didn't you just direct
the verdict if you weren't--

Because I expected the jury
to follow the evidence.

You can't just throw a whole
trial down the dumper like this!

Oh, the jury threw
the trial down the dumper.

And since I'm the one
that's wearing the robe,

I'm the one
that's got to fix it.

[sighs]

So, let's fix it, gentlemen.
Right now.

What are you saying, Your Honor?

I'm saying...

that he's about to make an offer

of $100,000 and
you're about to accept.

- Why the heck would I do that?
- That's not enough!

No, no, no, no. You people
don't seem to understand.

Now, Mr. Sifuentes,

the negative publicity
from another trial

would be very bad
for your client's business

and you know that. Plus which,
you'll probably lose...

if today's verdict
is an indication.

And, Mr. Trischuta,
expense of a new trial

could easily cost you more than
a hundred thousand dollars.

Ten times that if you should
somehow get beat.

My hands are tied, Your Honor.

My client refuses
to cough up a nickel.

Well, then,
untie your damn hands

and tell your client that
she better settle this thing.

And if she still refuses,
then you remind her

that I'm gonna be sitting
on the bench

for any retrial.

Now, are we getting
a clear picture?

Yes, sir.

Judge Armand: Mr. Sifuentes?

Oh, yes, I-- I know.

You're gonna lose
your big contingency fee.

But, at least your client
can claim a victory here

which is probably more than he'd
get from a second trial,

which could take years...

given the way
that these cases can get

buried in the court dockets.

I'll recommend the offer.

Oh, good.

Well, you both can go now.

- Thank you, You Honor.
- Thank you, You Honor.

[indistinct yelling]

Big stick, Mickey.
Big stick! Big stick!

Just singles.
Nobody swings for the fence.

Just singles. No need to panic.

There's one out, nobody on,
last inning and we're losing.

I'll panic if I want to.

[yelling]

[cheering and applause]

Beautiful hit!

[cheering and applause]

Abby: Guys, we're gonna win
this thing. You watch.

Alright, Jonathan,
drive 'em home.

- Yeah, Jonathan, yeah!
- I'm not up, Leland.

Uh, Benny's up after Michael.

Roxanne: Come on, Benny.
You can do it.

Pitcher: It's Little Abner!

Come on, we got Little Abner!

[laughs]

Umpire: Strike one.
Pitcher: Great swing.

[indistinct chatter]

Hey, come on, you guys.
Remember Mighty Casey?

He swung twice,
he missed the first two,

and you remember
what happened next?

He struck out.

- Umpire: Strike two.
- Nice.

[clapping]
Come on, what do you say?

Let's go, Benny! Come on!

- Let's go, Benny! Come on!
- Home run! Home run!

[indistinct shouting
and applause]

[cheering]

[dramatic music]

Umpire: Strike three.
You're out of there.

[indistinct yelling]

Hey, shake it off, Benno.
It's good that you whiffed.

I prefer to hit my game-winning
homers with two outs.

male #13: Back it up, boys.

Rollins: Come on, Arnie,
let's drive him in.

Brackman: Wait your pitch,
Arnold.

Hey, forget it.

They were all good pitches.

I stink.

Umpire: Ball two.
male #14: Come on, heads up.

Come on, now, Pitch,
give me something I can hit.

I'm smacking it
right out of here.

Probably left center.

Abby: Come on, you can do it,
Arnie. Come on, come on.

- Come on, Arnie!
Abby: Come on.

Umpire: Strike.

That's okay. I like the drama.

Just trying to stretch it out
a little, that's all.

He's all mouth.

Just meet the ball, Arnie!

Five thousand dollar round!

Abby: You can do it. Come on.

[smack]

[dramatic music]

[cheering and applause]

Told you. I did't even
get all of these.

[laughter]

male #15: Arnie!

You can go home now.
The game's over.

[indistinct shouting]

I do this all the time.

Man: Alright, buddy.
Bring it out here.

[cheering and applause]

[whooping]

Whoa!

Am I the greatest or what?

[cheering and applause]

[music continues]

Did uh... he get mad?

No. He just said

I didn't have
to get the operation.

- That's good.
- Yeah.

Alice...

do... do you ever want
to have our baby?

I don't know.

Do you?

No.

How come?

Because I couldn't
take care of it.

Because you're retarded?

Yeah.

Retarded people
can have... babies.

Mm.

But what if it wasn't retarded?

What... what if it was smart?

So?

It-- it would be ashamed.

No, it wouldn't.

But... but what

if something really bad
happened to it?

- Like what?
- Hmm...

I don't know.

We-- we can take care of it.

We could help each other.

You think?

Yeah.

[serene music]

I love you, Benny. [chuckles]

I love you, too.

[theme music]