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Dorian vs Togetherness
Dating Service.

Yeah, that's mine.
Voir dire is complete.

We go to trial this afternoon.

This case really
can't be settled, Stuart?

In all good conscience, I
wouldn't recommend it, Leland.

Why not?

Because the gravamen
of the plaintiff's case is such

that we're gonna beat her cold.

Couldn't that still end up
costing us

more than a settlement?

Uh-uh, not if I'm successful
in my motions

for costs, disbursements
and legal fees.

Plus, let's not forget,
if we settle there'd be

more plaintiffs coming out
of the woodwork.

Gravamen?

Giant Sequoia Tourist Council

vs. Giant Sequoia Beverages.

That's mine, we're representing
a small mineral water company

that's being sued for using
the name Giant Sequoia.

They claim it's a fraudulent
misrepresentation

of where the water comes from.

- Where does it come from?
- El Segundo.

They have mineral water
in El Segundo?

It's municipal water,
it's been filtered

and flavored with junipe extract
and bottled.

Can we expect this to go
to trial, too?

Actually, no,
our guy is trying to come up

with another name
so he can make this

whole thing disappear quietly.

As well he might.

Partners meeting,
tonight 8:00 p.m.

Hmmm. A little party after dark
to split up the pie, ay?

Rollins: To the partners
go the spoils.

What can I say?
We all have a part to play.

- Here.
- Good, Benny. Good.

- What's this?
- Melons-by-mail.

A cut-rate produce outfit
that ships by mail.

Saves money. Saves lugging it up
here from the store.

I ordered thirty pounds
of cantaloup

for a third of what you'd pay
in the store.

[gasp] Oh my God. Get it.
Come on. Get it. Come on.

- Get him, Douglas.
- I'm not getting it.

Why do I have to get it?

Kelsey: Because you sent away
for it, that's why.

You better get it.
It's on the floor.

Benny! Could you get in here
for a minute?

Sifuentes: There he goes.
There he goes.

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[music continues]

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Two years. Minimum security.

No chance. Any kind of guilty
plea, my guy loses custody.

Oh, and what a horrible thing
that would be.

A child molester losing custody
of his daughter.

- How could we sleep at night? -
Hey, Grace.

He's no child molester until you
prove it,

which we both know
is a hard thing to do.

And I'm telling you, Ed was
a very convincing guy

at the Family Court hearing.

Yeah, yeah,
I saw how convincing he was

when he failed
the polygraph test.

Which we know is inadmissible.

Doesn't it bother you, Brian?

You know he's guilty, and you're
actually

helping him to keep custody.

I took the case,
it's my job to advise him

of his options and his chances,
and then carry out his wishes.

He wants the big N.G.
He wants unsupervised visits.

So, I gotta do what I gotta do.

Van Owen: And what made you
first suspect that your daughter

was being molested
by her father?

Last December, Lisa came back
from a weekend

with him and she was very upset.

I asked her what was wrong
but she wouldn't tell me.

And then she started to cry.

So we sat in the rocker
and that's when she told me.

- Objection! Hearsay.
- Sustained.

Did you notice anything unusual
about your daughter that night?

Yes, when she was undressing
for her bath I noticed

that her underwear
was on inside out.

Van Owen: Did you ask her
why it was on inside out?

- Objection.
- Sustained.

What else, if anything,

unusual did you notice about
your daughter that night?

There were bruises on her leg,
way up on the inner thigh.

And, uh, then on her vagina
there were more marks.

Did she have these marks before
going to visit her father?

No, she did not.

As a result of these marks

and as a result of your
conversation

with your daughter,
what did you do next?

I took her to the hospital.

And then I went to the police
and reported

my ex-husband
for sexual child abuse.

Thank you, ma'am.
I have nothing further.

Has your daughter ever had
a bruise?

Well, of course.
She's a little girl.

Exactly. Little girls get
bruises all the time.

But not there. She's never--

In all the time you were married

did you ever see your husband

touch your daughter
in any improper way?

- No. Not then.
- Not then. Or ever.

Would you describe your divorce
as amicable

or bitter, Ms. Haley?

I'd say it was bitter.

Who wanted the divorce,
you or he?

We both did by that point.

Who asked
for the divorce, Ms. Haley?

- You or your husband?
- Ed asked for the divorce.

In fact, didn't you ask
your husband

the day before the divorce
became final

if you could have another
chance?

I didn't know he was molesting
our daughter then.

- Motion to strike.
- What's wrong with you?!

- Your Honor.
- Mrs. Haley.

- She's five years old, Ed!
- Mrs. Haley, be quiet.

Or I'm going to call a mistrial
right now. Do you want that?

No, Your Honor,
I just want that bastard

to keep his hands off
my little girl.

And it was at this point
you decided to hire

the defendant's dating service.

I'm not proud of it, believe me.
But I'm a working woman.

I put in a lot of hours
and I just don't have

time to meet people.
So I figured why not.

And I paid the thirty-five
hundred dollars.

And did they match you up
with suitable men?

- Pleeease.
- Objection. Non responsive.

Argumentative.
Move that it be stricken.

Judge: Sustained.

Ms. Dorian, could you tell the
court exactly

how the defendant failed
to live up to its promise?

Objection, leading, assuming
facts not in evidence

argumentative and conclusory.

Overruled.
The witness can answer.

I had very specific criteria.
On education.

Physical attractiveness.
Normalcy.

What I got was unstable

sometimes imbalanced
individuals who--

Objection!
This witness has no foundation

to render psychiatric opinion.

I move to strike that
characterization

or in the alternative,
a mistrial.

Mr. Markowitz,
why don't you come this way.

I will note for the record your
very thorough command

of the rules of evidence.

But can we get through this,
please?

Your Honor, I believe this
witness has been coached.

And I'm sure you've prepared
your witnesses as well.

Yes, but within the bounds
of B and P 6077.

Go back to your table.

Ms. Dorian, could you please
state

for us the defendant's
specific failures.

Well, it was as if they threw my
questionnaire in the trash.

I'd say there were only two men
with whom

I shared any common interest.

The one man I did like, it
turned out

he couldn't...
Well, uh, function.

What do you mean
he couldn't function?

He was...you know.

With a capital I.

Objection.
Calls for a medical conclusion.

You have to let me object
to that.

Alright. Sustained.

Did you voice your complaints
to the defendant, ma'am?

I did. They basically said
"too bad."

They wouldn't refund my money,
and that's why I'm suing them.

I have nothing further.

[clears throat] According
to your testimony, ma'am,

you did in fact meet a man
who you did in fact find

to be compatible, did you not?

No, I did not. In fact.

Then how is it, Ms. Dorian,
that one of your dates

progressed to a point which
occasioned you

to discover the man's sexual
incapacity?

He volunteered it at dinner.
He said, "The salad's delicious.

By the way, I'm impotent."

These are the kind of men
they send me.

And you engaged four other
dating services

before going to my client,
did you not?

Objection. Relevance.

It's offered to show the
witness' pattern

of discontent, Your Honor.

I'll allow it.

Ms. Dorian, how many men

did these other dating services
set you up with?

Probably about twenty a piece.

Whew. So you've rejected over
a hundred men.

Were they all imbalanced?

They were all unacceptable, yes.

Not one met your standards?

- That's correct.
- Thank you, Ms. Dorian.

I have nothing further.

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This is unbelievable.

- This cannot be right.
- It's right.

This is twenty-three thousand
less than my split last year.

Try thirty-seven thousand
for me.

We're all making less.

Leland, what the hell
is going on?

Firm revenues are down,
that's what.

There's been no hint ever

that we were facing rollbacks
like this.

I was counting on my same share,
maybe a little less, but God!

Well, you don't see me
celebrating, do you?

The fact is, this firm
is struggling. Our rent is up.

Michael, your murder defense
of Earl Williams

is going to cost this firm
in excess

of two hundred thousand dollars.

We lost over a hundred in fees
in the furrier case.

- We've lost big cases before.
- Yes. Yes, we have.

But this is the first time
in twenty five years

that our client base
is shrinking.

Now you're all great lawyers.
There's no question about that.

But none of you, with the
occasional exception of Arnold

none of you, brings in
high paying clients.

The role of recruiting cash cows
has always been on my shoulders.

It's still on my shoulders.
But I'm getting old.

I can't do it like I used to.

So we've got to make some
choices.

- Hard choices.
- Such as?

Such as considering
a merger again.

- No way.
- No. No. I don't want to merge.

Or in the alternative,
bringing in

a major rainmaker.

- As a new partner?
- That's the usual way.

Douglas and I have been working

with a headhunter for the last
few weeks.

He's put us in touch
with a few heavy hitters

with substantial client bases.

I'd like to call a meeting
with one of them.

Exactly where does this new
partner

fit in on the totem pole?

- That would be negotiable.
- Now this stinks.

Arnold!

I'm not getting pushed down the
line for a new partner!

If we don't pull in a rainmaker
and pull him in fast,

this little family could be
breaking apart. For good.

And Dr. Bizland, what conclusion
did you draw based on

your physical examination
of Lisa Haley.

My conclusion is that Lisa Haley
was the victim

of sexual molestation.

On what evidence do you base
your belief?

First, there's behavioral
evidence.

When you examine
a child who has been

the victim of sexual abuse
and you touch

the child's vagina, she will
automatically relax that muscle.

Normal children
will just tense up.

Also, when you touch the abused
child,

they seem to leave their bodies.

Their eyes glaze
as if they've lost contact

with their physical being.

Lisa displayed both
of these symptoms.

And what about
the physical evidence?

I examined her genitalia, both
macro and microscopically,

and found scarring.

Several crescent-shaped scars

around the periphery
of the hymen.

Can you explain the significance
of the scars?

Yes. It means it was penetrated
by an outside object.

These are the telltale signs
of sexual abuse.

Did Lisa tell you anything about
the scars?

Objection. Hearsay.

Spontaneous utterance,
Your Honor,

exception to the hearsay rule.

- The objection is overruled.
- This is prejudicial. It's--

Objection is overruled,
Mr. La Porte. Sit down, please.

What did Lisa Haley tell you

about the scars, Dr. Bizland.

When I examined her vaginal area

she said that that was where
her father would touch her.

Thank you.
I have nothing further.

Doctor, there was no penile
penetration here, was there?

No, I believe this to have been
digital penetration.

But I do not exclude
the possibility

of penile contact against
the vulva of the vagina.

Are you saying that happened?

I'm saying it could have
happened.

- Any traces of semen?
- No.

- And pubic hairs?
- No.

So there's no evidence
whatsoever

that this girl
was ever touched by a penis?

No conclusive evidence.

And, Doctor, as for this digital
penetration,

is there any evidence linking it
to a specific person?

No.

There's no physical evidence

which suggests that Lisa
was touched

by this man right here?

- No. But --
- Thank you.

Doctor, have you ever known a
case where

a child has claimed she was
molested by a parent

when it hasn't been true?

I've never had such a case.

Well, have you ever heard of
such a case

where a child, through
displacement

will blame a parent for
something that didn't happen?

There have been cases, yes.

And, Doctor, as for this vaginal
scarring we're talking about

it could have happened in a
tricycle accident

if she came down too hard
on the bar, right?

I don't believe
that's how it happened.

Well, it's possible,
isn't it?

Well, I suppose anything
is possible. But--

In fact, Doctor, you can't
conclusively

prove sexual abuse here,
can you?

You can never positively
establish

sex abuse a hundred percent.
All--

Thank you, Doctor.
I have nothing further.

There's a number of different
ways you can go with this.

Whatever works.

Let me just outline the options.

I always say the more a client
knows

about what it is I do,
the better.

- Mr. Tumka--
- Call me Steve.

Okay. Steve. We have one rat
loose in our office.

We would like it if you could
get rid of it

as quickly as possible.

This is a standard snap trap.

I bait it with peanut butter,
then place

I would say in the neighborhood
of a dozen

at various points around
the office.

Your rodent takes the bait,
whack.

Spring mechanism breaks
its neck.

That sounds great, Steve.

We can always go with
liquid bait stations.

But let's go
with this approach first.

Okay.

Tumka Pest Control has taken on

a lot tougher jobs
than yours, little lady.

I'm sure you can take care
of this one.

Wish me luck.

[indistinct chatter]

Rosalind, first off, let me
welcome you.

I'm only stating the obvious
when I say that

we all have the highest regard

for your reputation as an
attorney.

Let me state the equally obvious

which is that the admiration
is mutual.

That said, I'm sure there's a
plethora of questions

that need to be asked.

Ready on the left,
ready on the right

ready on the firing line.

I guess I'll start.

You've been successful
where you are

why do you want to make
a move at all?

A large law firm can get very
bureaucratic.

I found myself fighting that too
much of the time.

And as my visibility grew,
it became somewhat

of a threat to other members
of the firm.

You don't have to worry about
that happening here.

We're all very secure.

Let's talk portables
for a minute.

While you've got an all-star
client roster now,

how many of them
will follow you here?

There's a simple rule
at my firm, Douglas.

You eat what you kill.

So any clients
I brought in over there,

I will bring here with me
if I come over.

I love the sound of that.

Bringing them is one thing,

and keeping them
is something else.

Do you anticipate a problem?

- I have some concerns.
- Like what?

Well, let's start with your tax
department.

I understand that, uh, Stuart
Markowitz ... is that his name?

- He's it.
- So what's your concern?

- First off, where is he?
- Stuart's in court today.

On a tax matter? As a matter
of fact, it's not a tax matter.

He, uh, he just stepped into
the breach, so to speak.

- His forte is strictly tax.
- I hope he'll be adequate.

Well, he hasn't been found
wanting up until now.

We're also fully prepared
to make

whatever adjustments
are necessary.

- Assuming any are necessary.
- What else?

- Your litigation department.
- What about it?

Well, other than your tax
attorney having to fill in,

I want to be certain you're not
about to lose one of your aces.

- Who's that?
- Victor Sifuentes.

He's been an
associate for three years.

Given his reputation, he's got
to be looking for a partnership.

Well, Rosalind, the truth is
that a partnership offer

is not contemplated in the near
future for Victor.

On the other hand, I expect that
one ultimately will be made.

And I have no reason to believe

that we're in danger
of losing him.

Good and while we're speaking
about associates,

I should let you know that
I will be bringing one with me.

I see no reason that we can't
accommodate you there.

Maybe we should first get
a better idea

of what that accommodation
entails.

Before we do that, maybe we
should ask ourselves

if this is really a place where
Rosalind can be happy.

Let me say something. Right now,
we're very wary of each other.

We should be very wary.

If this venture's to go forward,
we're going to have

to adjust to each other.
I'm willing to go half way.

If you're looking
for more than that

you've got the wrong dame.

Do you swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth,

nothing but the truth,
so help you God?

I do.

Your Honor, I renew
my objection to this.

The fact that the plaintiff had
a bad date with this witness--

He's being offered to prove the
defendant's willful disregard

of my client's wishes.
He's totally relevant.

Alright, quiet. The objection's
overruled, the witness is in.

- But let's move through it.
- Thank you.

Could you please state your name
for the record.

- Howard.
- Your full name, please.

Howard Hulse.

Mr. Hulse, did you employ
the defendant

Togetherness Dating Service?

I did.

And as a result of that
employment

were you matched up for a date

with the plaintiff,
Dianna Dorian?

Yes.

I'm holding in my hand a copy of
my client's

pre-date questionnaire setting
forth her requirements.

Item twenty three, she lists
leadership.

- Are you a leader?
- I could be.

Given the right set of
circumstances, I could be.

Dynamic.

I'm as dynamic as the next guy.

With a rapier-like
intellectual wit.

Objection. Counsel's mocking
the witness.

I'll overrule it. But I want you
to move fast, Mr. Sanderland.

You know, people find me to be a
very lively

conversationalist and that's
on a wide range of topics.

How about "emotionally stable?"

How about it?

Isn't it true that you refused
to park

in an underground garage because

of what you referred to as,
and I quote

"an overwhelming sense
of claustrophobia?"

Eccentricities don't necessarily

indicate instability, sir.

You sniffed your food

and you sniffed
Ms. Dorian's food

at the restaurant. Why?

I sniffed mine for signs
of putrefaction.

It would have been rude of me

not have sniffed hers as well.

Tell me, what's wrong with that?

Nothing, Mr. Hulse.
Nothing at all.

I have no further questions.

Um, boy, sounds like
a pretty horrible date.

Yes, it was a horrible date.

Mr. Hulse, I have both your
questionnaires here.

It seems like you both
like opera, you both like

the theater, Julio Iglesias,

you like to take long walks
on the beach.

Boy, on paper it sounds like

you guys have a lot
of potential.

Oh, yes.
On paper I do very well.

Well, then what happened
when you went out with her?

- What happened?
- She was basically very polite.

I brought her flowers
and she thanked me for them.

And then we had our date
which was very horrible.

Afterwards, I took her home
and she told me

that she felt drained and
depressed.

I took that to mean that she
didn't want to see me again.

- Did you like her?
- How can I like her?

She subpoenaed me here as proof
of a lousy date.

No, I don't mean now. I mean,
back when you met her?

Did you like her then?

You know it's funny, because
actually I did.

In fact, when I first got the
summons,

I didn't think it was real.

I thought,
this is a creative way

of asking me out. Stupid me.

I have nothing further.

[instrumental music]

What was Lisa doing
that day, Mr. Haley?

She was riding her trike down
the road.

I could see that she was going
too fast

so I called out to her,
"slow down."

It was right around then that
she hit the bump.

And then what happened?

She fell forward off the seat

and came down hard
on the cross bar.

- It really shook her up.
- And me, too.

Is it your belief
that that is how

Lisa got her scars?

It's the only possible
explanation

because I certainly
didn't molest her.

Mr. Haley, have you ever touched
your daughter

in an inappropriate manner?

I've kissed her.
I've hugged her.

I've extended affection to her

like any father
would his daughter.

But I've never done any of the
things my ex wife said I did.

I couldn't even think about
anything like that.

Thank you, sir. Nothing further.

Are you asking this court to
believe that the vaginal scars

found on your daughter were the
result of a bumpy trike ride?

Like I said,
it was pretty rough.

How do you explain that there
were not cuts or scratches

on her legs
after being thrown off the curb?

The trike went over the curb but
she didn't lose her balance.

I see. Were there any witnesses
to this accident?

- No.
- Nobody?

Nobody out on a beautiful
Sunday afternoon?

Just you and Lisa?

- That's right, Ms. Van Owen.
- Hmmm.

Do you ever give your daughter
baths, Mr. Haley?

Sometimes.

Where do you touch her when you
bathe her, sir?

I wash her and dry her off.

Where do you touch your daughter

when you bathe her, sir?

I wash her and dry her off.

You've never touched your
daughter's vagina

saying, "Daddy has to clean
inside?"

- Objection.
- I never did that.

Objection's overruled.

Does your daughter sometimes
sleep in the same bed with you?

Sometimes if she has a bad dream
she'll come

into my room and get into bed.

- And do you sometimes hold her?
- Of course.

If she's scared, I hug her.

I see.
And what do you wear to bed?

I sleep in the nu..

I'm naked, but you know,

that's how I sleep.

Well, have you ever gotten
an erection

when she was in the bed?

- Objection.
- Can she do this?

Overruled.

Just answer
the question, Mr. Haley.

When you are lying naked
with your five-year-old daughter

do you get an erection?

- Your Honor.
- Ms. Van Owen. No, I don't.

I have nothing further.

[instrumental music]

You said we wouldn't have
to do this!

I said I hoped
we wouldn't have to.

God, I can't, I can't
put her through this.

She's five years old.

Charlotte, if Lisa doesn't
testify

we're looking at a not guilty.

I can't believe this.

Believe it. For every doctor
that we have put up there,

he has put up two.

He has paraded in all these
character witnesses.

His own testimony was pretty
darn good.

I think he's got
reasonable doubt.

Lisa is the only one
who can change that.

And what will that do to her?

Getting grilled on a witness
stand,

what's that going to do
to a five-year-old?

Or growing up knowing she put
her own father in jail?

But it's either that or more
unsupervised visits with daddy.

Oh God.

We had an offer, an acceptance.

My client paid consideration

in the amount of thirty-five
hundred dollars.

A valid contract was formed.

Legally obligating them
to proffer men suitable

for a compatible relationship.

Instead, they sent cologne
soaked foreigners.

They sent ex-cons.
They sent Howard.

They breached that contract.

They breached faith
with my client

wreaking havoc
with her emotions

for maybe the rest of her life.

You people represent society.

You people are Dianna Dorian's

only hope for justice.

A relationship,
ladies and gentlemen,

can't be secured by a contract.

Oh sure, a dating service
can help the odds.

They can introduce you
to people with common interests

and help your chances.
But there's no guarantee.

My client promised to bring
Dianna Dorian together

with men and they did so.

But in all those dates,
what did Dianna Dorian bring?

I'm sorry, this is not
a very compassionate person.

We all saw what she put
poor Howard through.

And all this talk about whether
these men

had all the qualities
on her list is insulting.

Because those of us who have
been there know

love isn't getting
all the qualities on your list.

Love is accepting all those
things that aren't on your list.

And until Dianna Dorian
learns that, until she's willing

to give of herself as much
as she's ready to ask of others,

then she will never be
accessible

to a real relationship.

And no dating service

can be held responsible
for her misery.

See, your common rodent,
must decumanus, mus rattus,

is what's known as comensile.

Huh?

It's adapted to living
with humans.

I've seen them make
a three course meal

out of what gets put
in a trap and avoid

the spring mechanism entirely.

What happens
after you catch them?

Depends.

If it's a glue board
that they're on

I generally dispatch them

with a blunt instrument
to the cerebellum.

Most of the time, though,
poison's the agent of mercy.

Central nervous system shuts
down.

All of a sudden Mickey
can't breathe so good.

A couple of faint dry gasps,
then morte.

- Morte?
- Dead.

Done. Finished.

What do you do with them then?

Landfill, buddy.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

The paths of glory lead but
to the grave.

I'm sorry, it feels to me like
we're panicking.

Ann, the wolves are at the door.

You're gone in February on
maternity leave,

further reducing our income.

Financially, this firm
is in dire straits.

I don't think that she is our
salvation, Douglas.

She would, however, increase our
billables by some

one-and a-half-million dollars
per year.

I find that alone pretty hard
to give up.

She's bringing over clients that
are accustomed to a large firm.

Why do you have any confidence
that they'll stay?

Well, it's her feeling
that they will.

Well, that doesn't
really give us

a helluva lot to go on, does it?

Given our current make-up, Ann,

I would've thought you'd be
only too glad

to get a little estrogen
in here.

I say that we're dealing with
a real prima donna.

Fundamentally,
she is not a team player.

Fundamentally, neither are you.

Now what speaks loudest of all
to me right now

is that she's a rainmaker
of the first order.

That's what we need.
That's what we'd be getting.

I guess the kind of rain
is beside the point.

- Rain is rain.
- I disagree.

Look at the clients she
represents.

Banks involved
in slum refinancing.

Real estate syndicates,
a personal favorite of mine.

Ann, she's a lawyer
representing clients.

Now, if want to continue to do
pro bono work,

we have to have a client base
that will keep us on our feet.

Rosalind can give us that.

Michael, there is no guarantee

- She's going to--
- Alright.

We've all spoken our piece.

I vote yea.

- Same.
- Nix.

- I vote yes.
- I vote no.

- What about Stuart?
- He gave me his proxy.

- What is it?
- Stuart votes yes.

- You're kidding?
- No, I'm not kidding.

- Ohhh.
- That's it, then.

We can open up negotiations
and see where it goes.

[engine revving]

Lisa, you know what it means
to tell the truth, don't you?

And, Lisa, if you don't
understand a question,

or if you need any help at all,

you just tell me, alright?

- Yes.
- Okay.

Lisa, do you know
why you're here?

- Yes.
- Can you tell us?

Because Daddy touched me
in bad places.

Okay. I want you to pretend
that this doll is you.

Renew my objection to the doll.

Overruled.

Lisa, I'd like

for you to show us on this doll

where it is that daddy
touches you. Okay?

It's okay.
It's pretty scary here.

I know that. Alright.

Now, can you show us
where daddy touches you?

Let the record reflect that the
witness has indicated the legs.

Let the record reflect that the
witness has indicated the chest.

Let the record reflect
that the witness

has indicated the buttocks.

Let the record reflect she has
indicated the vagina.

You are a very brave
little girl, Lisa.

Now can you tell us when it is
that daddy touches you?

When I take a bath.
And in his bed.

Okay.

And what parts of daddy's body

does he use to touch you with?

- His hands.
- Just his hands?

- His mouth.
- Anything else?

Does he touch you
with anything else, Lisa?

Lisa, does your daddy touch you
with anything else?

His penis.

How do you feel about him
touching you this way?

I don't like it.

- Do you want him to stop?
- Yes.

Thank you, Lisa.
I'm all finished, honey.

Now, Mr. La Porte
has a few questions to ask you

and then we'll be finished.

That was very, very good.

That was very good.
Very, very good.

You were excellent.

Did your mother help you go over

what you were going
to say today?

- Yes.
- She did.

And did Ms. Van Owen also help
you to prepare for this?

- Yes.
- Did they tell you what to say?

- A little bit?
- Yes.

Tell me, Lisa.

Where did you first hear
the word "penis?"

From Mommy.

And was it mommy
who first told you

that daddy touched you
in bad places?

- I think so.
- Okay.

And, Lisa, this weekend that you
were at your daddy's house

the weekend
that we're talking about

did you fall down
on your tricycle?

I don't remember.

Well, have you ever fallen
on your trike

when riding it at daddy's house?

- Yes.
- Thank you very much, Lisa.

You did a good job.

Lisa, just a couple
of more questions, okay?

Did daddy touch you in the
places

that you pointed to
on this doll?

Yes.

Now did this really happen,

or did you just say that because
mommy or I told you to?

It really happened!

Thank you very much, Lisa.

I have nothing further.

- Mr. La Prote?
- Nothing.

Alright, Lisa, you can step down
now. Thank you.

[instrumental music]

[crying]

Charlotte: It's okay, honey.
Let's go.

Judge: Has the jury reached
its verdict, Mr. Foreman?

- We have.
- What say you?

In the matter of Dianna Dorian
vs Togetherness Dating Service

we find in favor
of the defendant.

Yes! I won! Oh, congratulations.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

I hope you've all had a very
pleasant time.

- We're adjourned.
- Here we go.

Congratulations.

[clears throat]
Excuse me.

Great.

- Uh, Mr. Markowitz?
- Yeah.

Oh, Hi. Uh, look, ex parte.

Oh, it's okay. Look, I want
to say congratulations.

And also, I may have lost, but

I'm not walking away from this
with nothing.

You gave me a lot
to think about.

Thanks.

Figures you're married.

- Stuart. Stuart Markowitz!
- Hi, Dave. How are you?

- Another time, another place.
- What are you doing here?

Just picking up some lists
of judgment debtors.

Really.

Let the other guys go after
the Mercedes owners.

I want to know who got their
truck repossessed.

- Why?
- Why? You're asking me why?

Because I have the field
to myself.

What makes you think that a guy
a little down on his luck

isn't interested
in the occasional purchase?

Well, what can he afford to buy?

Oh, how about a serpentine
silver neck chain

to buoy up his spirits?

A tri-fold leatherette wallet
with a gold tone clasp?

Both less than five dollars,
yet conceivably priceless

to a drowning man.

Dave, this is Dianna Dorian.
Dianna, Dave Meyer.

How do you do?

If you two have a minute,

I would love to show you
something.

Actually, Dave,
I really have to go.

I ... I ... I have a minute.

Do you know much about
the direct mail game, Dianna?

Beyond a reasonable doubt.

That's the standard they have
to satisfy here

and they don't even come close.

The medical evidence
is conflicted.

Even their own doctor admitted
it was impossible

to conclude
there was sexual abuse here.

Impossible to conclude.

There's no medical evidence
whatsoever

which suggest penile
penetration.

And there's no medical evidence
whatsoever

which specifically implicates
Ed Haley.

The only evidence they have
which points

to my client is the testimony
of a five-year-old girl.

A girl whose testimony was
prepared by her mother,

still bitter over the divorce.

A girl whose testimony
was prepared

by the District Attorney.

Five-year old girls
can be very impressionable.

They can be influenced
into saying

what you want them to say.

And while no one wants

to call Lisa Haley a liar.

I'll remind you of the
psychiatric evidence

we introduced
on how little girls

sometimes make these charges up.

Sometimes to blame parents

for not spending
enough time with them.

There's plenty of doubt,
ladies and gentlemen.

Plenty of it.

He didn't do it.

I suppose you're not out of line
if you think he did.

I'll admit, it's possible to
suspect him.

But beyond a reasonable doubt?

Not a chance.

It was the opinion of the doctor
who examined her

that the vaginal scarring
was caused by sexual abuse.

Somebody's fingers.

No, we can never medically
establish this

with a hundred percent
certainty.

But her diagnosis was
corroborated

by Lisa Haley herself.

In the most terrifying of
settings,

she came up to this witness
stand

and asserted one unshakable
fact.

That man touched her

on her buttocks, on her vagina.

And while they offered the best

expert testimony money could buy

to cast doubt wherever
they could,

they offered you nothing

to contradict that fact.

Yes, we talked
to her before she testified.

We talk to all our witnesses.

And, yes, sometimes little girls
do tell lies.

But as she told you,
as Lisa told you

her daddy really did molest her.

And let me tell you something,
ladies and gentlemen

it's a terrible thing to put
a little girl

through the ordeal of a trial.

But I made her do it.

I made Lisa come in here and
relive

what happened because it was
the only way

I could keep it
from happening again.

Because Edward Haley
is a child molester.

He did it. He did it.

And for Lisa's sake, please
don't give him

the chance to do it anymore.
Thank you.

[indistinct chatter]

And that is the piece of artwork
I was telling you about.

You see who's going into
McKenzie's office?

Uh-huh. Looks like
they pushed the button.

She won't start off as any
associate, that's for sure.

- No.
- What's going on?

Look who's with them.

Did you pump anything
out of Michael?

No. Only that there are going
to be changes.

Yeah. Well, there goes the first
change right there.

I tell you, if they're bringing
in a new partner

we all better start
updating our resumes.

Oh, come on.
Hey.

There's them and there's us.

And when they start plotting
behind closed doors

they're not trying to figure out
how to benefit us.

- She's overreacting.
- No, she's not overreacting.

Oh, come on, Victor. You know
you're a lock for partnership.

Nobody's a lock here, Jonathan.

Now don't get me wrong,
they like us all.

But nobody is ever safe.
Abby's right.

Never trust them. Not totally.

Why can't you ever admit
when you're wrong?

- I'm not.
- You're wrong.

- You misplaced it.
- I told you, Arnie.

No, I didn't. Hi, Benny.

- What's up, Buddy?
- It's dead.

Wow. It certainly is.

It didn't hurt anybody.

Hey, Benno,
he's happier this way.

He doesn't look happy.

Well, he's at peace now, Benny.

He's gone to heaven.

- My Mama's in heaven!
- Whoa. Hey, hey, hey.

He's not going
to bother your mother.

He's in rat heaven.

And your mother,
she's in, uh, mother heaven.

Gee, do you think that

that that hurt him?

No.

[instrumental music]

Will the defendant please rise.

In the matter of the People v.
Edward Haley,

we the jury find
the defendant not guilty.

- Ahhh.
- Congratulations.

Oh God!

Members of the jury,
we thank you for your time.

Oh, God!

This matter is concluded.

- The defendant is free to go.
- Oh!

- Court is adjourned.
- I don't believe it.

Are you okay?

I'm so sorry.
Are you alright?

I'm so sorry, Charlotte.

Double jeopardy won't stop me
from going after him again.

If he touches her again,
you tell me, and I'll get him.

You said you'd get him this
time! And he's free! My God!

I'm sorry, Charlotte.
You're sorry?

She's been through thirty-seven
interviews.

Policemen, detectives,
social workers

gynecologists examining her
with microscopes.

And for what?

So she can be dragged into court
to relive it

and then sent back to daddy?!

Oh, I'll tell her, Ms. Van Owen.

I'll tell her the district
attorney is real sorry.

- That's not fair.
- Tell me about fair!

He molested her
and nothing happens!

This system can't even keep him
from raping my little baby.

[sobbing]

Can you get some kind of
restraining order

to keep him away?

Not after an acquittal.

What happens if I just take Lisa
and we disappear?

Charlotte, he has custody
rights.

You'd be charged with kidnaping.

Uh-huh. So, what if I do that?

That's the only way
I can keep him away

from Lisa, isn't it?

As a district attorney it would
be inappropriate

for me to encourage
an illegal act.

Give me another choice!

I can't let this happen
to her again.

As a district attorney,
it would be inappropriate

for me to encourage
an illegal act.

I hear you, Ms. Van Owen.

I hear you loud and clear.

[instrumental music]