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We have got to make
this go away, Leland.

The publicity
alone will hurt us.

- She can't win this trial.
Michael: It doesn't matter.

This will be ugly, Leland.
We don't want our

dirty laundry hung out
for everyone to see.

He's right. I think we
should get out now.

[door opens]

Excuse me. They're here.

Well, bring them in.

Douglas and I will take this.

Everybody else outside, hmm?

[door opens]

[door closes]

[door closes]

One hundred and
twenty-five thousand,

sealed, no admission
of liability.

- This isn't a game, Leland.
Leland: Oh, come on, Jack.

There was no bad faith,
no sex discrimination.

You've got no case.

The only reason
I'm offering anything

is to avoid the embarrassment
of a public spectacle.

Five-hundred thousand,
rock bottom.

- You've got to be kidding.
- Not a chance.

You don't want to go
forward with this, my friend.

It'll put you
and this entire firm on trial,

and by the time I get finished,
the public will be laughing

at everybody here.

Everybody except you, Leland.

You, they'll pity.

I'm not giving her
half a million dollars.

Jack: Shall we?

Leland, you just
made your last mistake.

[theme music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[instrumental music]

Douglas: Okay, first up,
as you all probably know,

Shays versus McKenzie Brackman
starts today.

Abby and I got subpoenaed
last night.

- What?
- You?

- What could she want with you?
Ann: I don't know. It may have

something to do with
what I said to her

after she lost
the senior partnership.

Well, what did you say?

Something like, this wouldn't
have happened to her

if she were a man.

I'm hearing this now?

- Oh, my God.
- You said that?

You better not say that
on the stand.

- Am I supposed to lie?
- Of course.

For God's sake, Ann,
you'll make her whole case.

What are you suggesting, Leland?
That I commit perjury?

Leland: I'm suggesting that
that conversation took place

almost six months ago.

You couldn't possibly be
expected to remember it.

And Abby, we know
you liked Rosalind,

but I would expect
a little loyalty

in your testimony as well.

- Meaning what?
- Meaning just that.

From you both.

This firm is risking
serious exposure here.

This is not a time to be
overly righteous.

I still don't think we should
be representing ourselves.

There's a conflict of interest.

Victor and Grace
are not named in the suit.

There is no conflict,
let's move on.

Michael, your murder case seems
to be getting a lot of press.

We plead it out this afternoon,
the media will go away.

Why shouldn't it? It was just
a black kid who died.

Michael: It was an accident.
Jonathan: Yeah?

- An accident by a white cop.
- You got a problem, Jonathan?

Leland: Alright, that's enough.

Now, look, we're all under
a lot of pressure here.

Let's not start
sniping at each other.

Why don't we adjourn
and get ready?

It's going to be a big day.
And I want as many

partners as possible
in that courtroom.

If Rosalind says anything
we can trip her up on,

I want to be able to do it.

Victor, Grace, you ready?

- Ready.
- Yes.

Leland: Good. Well, let's go.

Best of luck to us all.

[indistinct chatter]

Arnold: Wow, great!

Rox, did you buy
the popcorn strings?

Just put it right by the sofa.
You don't buy

popcorn strings, Arnie,
you make 'em.

Did you make 'em?

This is the most ridiculous
thing I've ever seen.

Hey, you want portrait
Christmas cards by December,

you gotta take the pictures now.

Murray: Is it Christmas
time already?

Because if it is, I got
just the right gift for it.

Rox, baby,
this time I done it.

- Hi, Lee.
- Hi.

Daddy, it's a little
hectic here today.

Arnold: Rox, what about hats?
I asked for hats.

Oh, too hectic.
To make a million bucks, huh?

- The hats are here.
- Great. Thanks.

Rox, baby,
this time I done it.

This one's gonna sell.

Watch my hands.
Look, look, look, look.

Nothing here,
nothing there, right?. See?

But when I go like this.
Whoosh! Huh?

- Daddy!
- It's all done with strings.

And I pull 'em behind my back.

Daddy, you can not keep

charging in here
with your little inventions.

- This is a law firm.
- It's as simple as... up.

Down. Up. Down.

Benny, baby,
look here, watch this.

You want to make
a few extra bucks?

- Murray: It's a cinch I tell ya.
- Arnie Becker's office.

- Roxanne: Daddy, please.
- Do this.

And I don't say anything here.

When they call the case, you
step up to the defense table.

The whole thing should
take maybe thirty seconds.

And the judge will definitely
go along with this.

I mean, he's not gonna suddenly
say he wants jail time.

- Brian.
- Michael, it's a felony.

Involuntary manslaughter
is a felony

and I have seen judges
reject joint recommendations.

Well, if the judge doesn't
agree to the suspended sentence

we just reject
the plea, that's all.

- Excuse me.
- Settle down.

This is a classic example
of selective prosecution.

A black teenager is dead,
and a district attorney

is selling justice
because the murderer is a cop!

One hour, tops.

- Oh, God.
Brian: What's going on?

Michael: That's Darryl Holloway.
He represents

the family of the kid you shot.

- Oh, yeah, I know who it is.
- Just stay with me.

- We'll move right through it.
- What's he doing there?

Say nothing.
Now just follow me.

- Female reporter 1: Mr. Kuzak!
- There he is!

The heroic officer who shot
a black kid in the back.

We have no comment.
No comment.

Excuse me.
Just get out of my way.

Don't the cops give out
special merit

for executing ***, huh?

- Excuse me.
- You are not excused, sir!

You people be quiet now,
or I'm movin' you out!

[indistinct chatter]

I wish to hell
you'd warned me about that!

What, don't you watch the news?

Let's get this over with.
Is the clerk ready to call it?

- Uh, Mike.
- Hold on a second.

Things have changed.
The deal's off.

- What are you talking about?
- It isn't me.

It's coming from the top.

- We're going with murder two.
- What?!

Look, if we plead this out,
we've got a race riot, Mike--

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
We have a deal.

We don't have a deal.
I'm really sorry. I am--

What, are you afraid of
the headlines

or something,
is that what's going on?

It isn't me.
Do you understand?

Michael: Well, then who
the hell is it, mayor?

I don't know. All I know is,
it comes to me from Rogoff.

Look, you didn't hear me
say this, but he is scared.

Mostly about all the
noise Holloway is making.

My advice...

show Rogoff you can make
some noise, too.

[indistinct chatter]

- Get me a meeting with him.
- Done.

When Rosalind Shays
joined McKenzie Brackman

last January, she knew it
was a ship taking on water.

That's why she was
brought in, after all,

to fix the leak.

But there was no way
that even she could anticipate

the level of ineptitude
that still pervaded this

stumbling, bumbling
group of lawyers.

The head litigator was so
invested in a murder trial,

for which he wasn't even
getting paid by the way,

that they had to throw their
tax attorney into litigation.

The matrimonial attorney,
when he wasn't

making home videos
for do-it-yourself divorces,

or when he wasn't being
sued over them for malpractice,

was busy stealing files and
planning midnight defections.

The senior partner
was tired and old,

while the administrative partner
went from wearing toupees

to braces,
while bouncing through

love affairs involving women

such as his own
father's mistress,

as well as a sexual surrogate.

Now, ordinarily, I would tell
you to just take a look

at this collection of kooks
and have a good chuckle.

But what they did to
my client... wasn't funny.

Facing bankruptcy, they brought
her in to rescue them

and made her a senior partner
to bring them credibility.

The evidence will show,
ladies and gentlemen,

that Rosalind Shays not only
brought them credibility,

she brought them clients...

she brought them money.

She brought them the profit and
the prestige they never had.

And then, after she had done
all this, this little boys club

decided that they didn't
want a woman at the helm.

And they got rid of her.
Just like that.

After she had served
their purpose,

[snaps] they dumped her.

You know, as a rule,
I don't take cases

where the defendant
is another attorney.

Call it professional courtesy.
I don't know.

But when I saw what they did,
when I saw this repulsive

level of deceit, this blatant
sex discrimination,

yes, I took the case.

As a fellow member of the bar,
I'm embarrassed.

I'm even ashamed by
what they did.

They degrade the entire
profession,

and we're going after them.

Appealing to the evidence,
appealing to the truth.

Appealing to your fundamental
notion of fairness.

I'm going to teach this
unscrupulous bunch of

thieving sharks a lesson
they will never forget.

[indistinct chatter]

[instrumental music]

I'm sorry, honey,
things just got a little

backed up at the office.

We have plenty of time.

- I thought you must've forget.
- Are you kidding?

You think I'd forget
a playoff game?

You think I would let
the team down by failing

to deliver the second
leading scorer in the league?

It's gonna be hard
to score today.

Riverside's got
a pretty good defense.

County's was better
and you scored twice.

Just stay aggressive.
Seat belt.

It's gonna be a big game.

Okay, Mr. Sollers,
let's go.

Jack: Yes, Your Honor.

Plaintiff calls as its first
witness Mr. Stuart Markowitz.

Objection. Your Honor,
this witness is not on his list.

Jack: He's on yours.
Victor: Yes, he is.

And he's prepared to
testify for us, not you.

He can testify for
whomever he wants.

I'm simply asking to do so now.

Your Honor, if counsel intended
to call this witness as part

of his case, then he should have
included him in his list.

What is the big deal,
Mr. Sifuentes?

You were planning on
calling him anyway.

The big deal is that
Mr. Markowitz is scheduled

to be our fourth or fifth
witness,

which is considerably
down the road, now, I haven't

prepared testimony with him
as of yet--

Jack: I don't want
a prepared version.

I'm more interested
in the truth.

Victor: Objection--
Judge Marilyn: Alright, counsel.

Mr. Sifuentes, I am overruling
your objection.

I move then for a continuance
to allow discovery--

No! Call the witness.

Clerk: Mr. Stuart Markowitz.

Jack: What was the reason
that Ms. Shays

was brought in
as a partner, sir?

The firm was becoming less
profitable, and we felt we

wanted to bring someone in who
could expand our client base.

Jack: And Ms. Shays
accomplished that.

- Jack: Didn't she?
- Yes, she did.

In fact, in her
short tenure, my client

increased your revenues by 32
percent, is that right?

Stuart: That would be
right, yes.

Jack: It would also be right,
wouldn't it, to say that at the

time that she arrived,
your firm was in

considerable disarray,
even to the point--

No! No, no. The firm
was functioning just fine.

- Jack: Was it now?
- Yes, it was.

Well, I would be
interested in knowing

how a tax attorney
such as yourself,

with no litigation experience
whatsoever in over 18 years

of practice, was suddenly
trying cases?

I was totally prepared
to litigate.

Jack: Really? What prepared
you for that, Mr. Markowitz?

- Watch a lot of Matlock?
Victor: Objection.

Judge Travelini: Sustained.

I'm looking over your
trial record.

Your first case concerned
a woman suing over a bad date.

Your next case
involved an old rabbi

whose hand had slipped
during a bris.

That's right. And I did a good
job with those cases.

No doubt. But you think
that these big trials

really prepared you for your
next case, Mr. Markowitz?

I'm referring to a major
personal injury trial

where you represented
a man who had been tortured

by electrocution.

I was ready.

This was a potential
multi-million dollar lawsuit.

It was a huge case.
And they gave it to you?!

Rosalyn Shayes was
senior partner at the time.

- She okayed it.
Jack: Yes.

Jack: On the recommendation
of your head litigator.

Objection, this has
no relevance--

It goes to show
what a mess this firm was.

Rosalind Shays was
calling the shots, sir!

This man had no business
trying cases,

he's an accountant
with a law degree.

- Objection!
Arnold: Ann!

Judge Travelini: You can't
make objections. ma'am.

You are not an attorney
of record in this matter.

Jack: What happened at this
torture trial, Mr. Markowitz?

- We lost.
Jack: You lost.

And yet the trial transcripts

indicate that the defendant
himself took the stand.

He stood right up there,
and in front of the jury

he admitted to doing it.

He admitted to wiring up
your client's genitals

and sending electric currents
through his body.

- He admitted it! Didn't he?
- That's right.

Jack: And still you lost?
Stuart: Yes, we lost.

What a gifted attorney
you must be.

Victor: Objection.
Jack: Withdrawn.

It's a pity they didn't put
you in charge of this trial.

- Objection--
Judge Travelini: Mr. Sollers.

Withdrawn again.

I'm sorry.

[breathes deeply]

You certainly didn't have to be
so passive, Stuart.

[indistinct chatter]

- Shut up, just shut up.
- Oh, now he fights back.

[indistinct chatter]

- He's trying to bail you out...
- Somebody had to save you.

Shut up, Douglas!
I mean it, just shut up!

I'm really getting a
lot of support from you.

- I'd like to see you up there.
- I said it from the beginning.

Letting him try cases
would come to haunt us,

and he wanted
to be senior partner?!

I'm telling you, I think
we should really think about

just settling this thing,
make it disappear.

Everybody, shut up.

Douglas: Oh, that's
constructive. Let's all shut up.

Ann: Stuart?

Leland: What's wrong?
What is it?

Victor: Is he-- is he having
a heart attack?

- Leland: Hey, Stuart.
- It's a trick. Get up, Stuart!

- Douglas, call an ambulance.
Ann: What's wrong with him?

Shouldn't we get him
on his back?

- Arnold: Oh, my God.
- Go, Douglas!

- I'll get oxygen.
Ann: Oh no.

Arnold: Is he breathing?
Victor: Yes.

- Arnold: Is he... Are you sure?
- Yes. Yes, he's breathing.

Excuse us.

[indistinct chatter]

Did you call the office?

[indistinct chatter]

Alright, Rox, hon,
is Arnie in?

I need a lawyer.

No, daddy, Arnie's in court.

You know that,
I told you this morning.

- Almost everyone's in court.
- Okay.

Truth of the matter is,
I came to see you, too.

- What'd the doctors say?
- I beg your pardon?

Murray: What did the doctor say?

I know you went to see 'em
this morning.

I saw it on your
pocket calendar thing.

You went into my purse
and looked at my calendar?

- Okay, okay, I know.
- Daddy! That's my business.

- It's private!
- It's my health.

It's my business.

What did the doctors say?

He said you were fine.

You looked at your shoes.

- Excuse me?
- Roxanne.

All your life,
whenever you lied

you looked down at your shoes.

Ten years old, you swiped
your mother's lipstick.

I asked you about it,
you looked at your sneakers.

Nineteen years old,
you stayed out late,

I say, "Are you a virgin?"
You go right for your sandals.

Now you got some doctors
givin' me a million tests,

I ask you what's cookin'
and you look down at...

I don't even know
what those are.

Pumps.

Pumps.

He said he's pretty sure
that you have Alzheimer's.

It's probably
just a very mild stage.

It may not affect you very much.

You probably will just, you
know, forget things a little.

- Like my name?
- Oh, no.

You're not going to forget
your name, daddy.

They got a cure
for this thing?

No.

You know what I think?

I think all those
doctors are nuts.

They dream up this
crazy disease.

It sounds good because
it's hard to pronounce.

And then they tell ya they
don't even have a fix for it,

but they keep scheduling
more appointments

and they take more money.

Just like the lawyers.

Except they wear white coats.

- Yeah.
Murray: Well.

You tell 'em your
old man was nuts

before this Alzheimer thing.

- You tell 'em that, sweetheart!
- Okay.

I gotta go now.

Oh, ah... Tell Arnie to
give me a call, by the way.

It's very important.
Please, tell him to call me.

Roxanne: What for?

Oh, didn't I tell ya?

I got an offer for my pants gag.

Yeah, an adult toy
and game company,

they're gonna give me
18 grand for my patent.

- Really?
Murray: Yeah, really. Huh?!

Pretty good for a guy
who was losing his mind, huh?

Quacks! You tell 'em,
my father's in his prime.

Quacks!

Quacks.

Brian: I don't believe this.

You told me, it would be
over and done with.

- Well, it was supposed to be.
- But it's not.

You see the news? Every channel,
for God's sake,

they're calling me
a-- a-- a racist murderer.

Now take it easy, Brian.

Brian: How am I supposed
to take it easy?

I got groups protesting
in my driveway.

My wife and kids were afraid to
even leave the house.

Listen to me, they have a lousy
case on murder two.

A terrible case, in fact.

The only reason
they're going ahead with this

is because of
all the racial tension.

If their case is so terrible,

how come you're pushing
the plea?

- Because you can never be sure.
- Oh.

- Right. You can never be sure.
- Look, Brian.

I just got off the phone
with the commissioner.

He's issuing a public statement
this afternoon fully backing you

and saying that
under the circumstances,

the shooting was justified.

Tomorrow, I'm meeting with Bruce
Rogoff, the District Attorney.

This whole thing is political.

I'm sure I can get the guy
to back off.

What if you can't?

Then I go in front of the
judge Friday.

At the very least,
we get a continuance

and we delay this thing until
the political climate

has cooled down a little bit.

But in the meantime,
you can't panic.

You understand me?
You cannot panic.

You are innocent, Brian.
It was an accident.

You have to carry that knowledge

and that confidence with you
wherever you go.

You have to walk around
with the outward calm

that comes from knowing
you're going to win this.

Because believe me,
if the press smells your fear,

if Holloway smells your fear,
the media will hang you

before we ever swear
in the first witness.

Do you understand that?

I'm definitely beginning to.

[sighs]

Hi, sweetie.

I'm sorry.

What are you talking about?

You're fine. The doctor says
you're just fine.

- I had a heart attack.
- I know.

But you're okay, Stuart.
You're okay.

I thought I was going to die.

Kept thinking about Matthew.

[shushing]

I don't wanna tell him about it.

So we won't ever tell him, okay?

Come on.

I love you.

I love you too.

[sighs]

Why did you join
McKenzie Brackman?

Rosalind: I guess it was
ego, mostly.

They said they were looking
for a savior,

and that presented a very
romantic challenge.

Jack: You think you lived up
to that challenge, Ms. Shays?

I know it's self-serving
to say I did, but I did.

I brought in new clients.

I generated over
$3 million in revenues,

and I kept existing clients
from walking out the door.

Everyone was so happy,
they made me senior partner.

And then...

one day it all changed.

Rosalind: Yes.

Leland...

Leland McKenzie,
came to me and said...

he said that
it wasn't working out.

He asked me to quietly resign.

And when I told him that
I couldn't do that,

in good conscience,
he said he'd break me.

And that's what he did.

Jack: Could you tell us
what transpired?

A partners' meeting was quickly
arranged, and I was told

it would be best
if I were to leave.

It was obvious the whole
thing had been orchestrated

secretly behind my back.

Objection. That's conclusory.

Overruled.

Jack: Keep going, ma'am.

- I left.
- Quietly?

Yes, I thought I could
live with it, but I couldn't.

- I just couldn't.
- So you initiated this lawsuit?

Yes. They brought me in
because they were falling apart.

And after I saved them,

after they didn't need me
anymore, they threw me out.

That isn't right.

Well, with all due
respect, ma'am,

you seem to have
landed on your feet.

Rosalind: In the legal
community, I will always

be known as the dame
who couldn't

cut it as a senior partner.

Because of that, I will
probably never be

given another chance.

Was being a senior partner
so important?

Rosalind: Yes, I suppose.

Since my husband died,
nine years ago...

all I've had is my career
and that dream.

And that's why
I was so, so proud

when it came true
at McKenzie Brackman.

I don't think
I've ever felt a greater

sense of contribution anywhere.

And when they made me
senior partner, I had earned it.

That's what made it so special,
I had earned it.

And that's why when they...

took it away...

They just took it away.

I'm sorry.

Jack: I have nothing further.

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

Hi. What's up?

What've you got planned
for Rosalind's cross?

Well, I'm going to get in
and out as fast as I can.

Basically try to get her
to admit

that she wasn't liked
or trusted.

Now, that's not enough...

Leland, I think
it's a mistake to try to

go in there and attack her.

I mean, the jury really
likes her.

I know what you think,
and I disagree.

You haven't been nearly
aggressive enough.

First, you let Sollers
beat up on Stuart--

- That is ridiculous.
- His opening was malicious.

You should have objected
to that, you should've

objected to the adjournment
yesterday

after Rosalind's direct.

Come on, Leland--

You let her testimony
sink in overnight

when you could have
immediately discredited her.

Victor: Now, wait a minute.
That's wrong. The judge would've

just overrule the objection,
we would have come off

looking like bullies, and that
plays right into her case.

Starting now,
you're second chair.

- Grace, you're taking over.
- What?

- Leland?
Leland: You heard me.

Leland, I happen to
agree with Victor.

Attacking Rosalind now
could play right

into the discrimination claim.

Not when the attack comes
from another woman.

Our feeling is,
we can't win this

trial without destroying her.

You mean you're panicking?

We're doing what we feel
we have to do to win.

And I am telling you both
right now

that you're dead wrong here.

Leland, it's risky,
Rosalind is good

and if we go after her and don't
get her, we'll lose for sure.

Then you've got to
get her, Grace.

You damn well
have got to get her!

[indistinct chatter]

Hey.

You okay?

Uhh, it's...

it's a little weird.

I'm wishing for a
car accident or a...

heart attack.

Arnold: Roxanne...

Both of those things are better
than Alzheimer's, Arnie.

Come on. Nobody knows how
fast it will accelerate.

He may not even end up
dying from that.

But if it does
accelerate, he'll...

he'll lose all his dignity.

No, I keep, I keep thinking
about Grace's client,

his wife had it and, uh...

he said that she would smear her
own feces all over the wall.

- That's not going to happen.
- Hm.

What-- what if he gets that way?

I-- I just...

I just couldn't let him
be like that, Arnie.

I just...

I just couldn't...

[crying]

I just couldn't.

[melancholic music]

[shushing]

He shot and killed an innocent
boy, we can't ignore that.

The IAD cleared him.
They said that--

That's an internal
investigation,

cops clearing another cop.

You think that'll satisfy
the public?

You've got no case, Bruce.
You're prosecuting--

Then you'll have no trouble
getting him off.

With all the hysteria
that Holloway's

whipping up out there,
I'll have lots of trouble!

If we don't prosecute,
it'll be another Bensonhurst.

Oh, we can't have that, can we?

Not with you up
for re election next month.

Your two minutes are up.
Get out.

You worried about
headlines, Bruce? I got plenty.

Don't forget, I used to sleep
with one of your foot-soldiers,

so I know the kind of
politics you play.

You prosecuted Lyle Torrey
with illegal evidence,

and don't think I won't
put that dirt in print.

You'll just look like a
desperate defense attorney.

And anything that sticks
will smear your old girlfriend

in the process,
which is all that she

and your firm need
at the moment.

So don't make me laugh
with your stupid threats.

- But my client is innocent--
- Then get him acquitted.

Hey, with a trial,
you even get a bigger fee.

Nice talking to you.

You son of a bitch.

Hey, here he is.
All ready to go?

Yep. Ready to go.

I was just telling Ann
you should stay quiet

for the next few days.

Take aspirin,
get plenty of rest.

Next week you can
start in with half days.

Oh, well, that's great.

I also want you
on a cardiac rehab program.

Ah-huh, terrific. Okay.
Let's go.

Ann: Um, what about,
uh, you know, sex.

- Ann.
- Stuart, we have to ask.

Will it kill him?

- Dr. Wolin: Oh, of course not.
- Ann!

Heart attack victims can lead
normal sex lives.

Uh... sounds great.

So normal is okay,
but anything more than that--

- Stuart: Ann.
- Stuart, this is our doctor.

We have to be candid. He tends
to be a little rigorous.

- Oh, for God sake!
Dr. Wolin: How rigorous?

He usually perspires.

Well, try and avoid positions

where you're on your arms
for a long time.

Right, no positions on my arms.

No hot or cold showers
before or after.

About how long does it
usually take

between arousal and resolution?

- Oh, uh, fifteen minutes.
- Yeah.

But it's a good fifteen minutes.

- Okay, that's it.
Ann: Stuart.

Ann: Stuart, don't wheel
yourself out like that.

I was only being concerned.
Thank you, doctor.

Stuart, I was only
being concerned.

Okay, Ms. Shays,
just a couple of questions

about yesterday's testimony.

Do you feel strong enough
to continue?

- Yes.
Grace: Good.

First, you kept talking about

getting "forced out" of
McKenzie Brackman.

- Were you fired?
- It was made clear to me--

- Were you fired, ma'am?
- Technically, no.

Grace: Technically, you resigned

without anyone directly
or indirectly asking

for your resignation, correct?

Rosalind: I knew
I wasn't wanted.

Yes, but quitting because

you felt unwanted is different
than being fired.

You also suggested
that your departure cost you

your share of the profits,
but you took clients

with you when you left,
didn't you?

- A few, yes, I did.
Grace: A few?

In fact, you took every client
that you had brought in,

plus several
pre-existing clients

who had been at
McKenzie Brackman

years before you arrived.

I didn't force anybody
to come with me.

Grace: But the point is,
you led this jury to believe

you built this firm up
only to be discarded

after you were no longer needed,
when, in fact,

you left this firm much weaker
than when you found it,

when, in fact, you weren't
discarded at all.

You left voluntarily.
True or false, Ms. Shays?

It may be true--

And isn't it also true that

you make more money
than any partner

at McKenzie Brackman right now?

Yes.

Do you think anybody on
this jury got that impression

from yesterday's performance?

- Objection.
Judge Travelini: Sustained.

How many firms had you been with
prior to McKenzie Brackman?

I had been with
seven law firms previously.

Well, it seems like
you have a tough time

getting along with anybody.

Were they all
sex discriminators?

Jack: Objection!
Judge Travelini: Sustained.

Isn't it true, Ms. Shays,
that you have alienated

almost everybody
you have ever worked with?

- No, that isn't true.
Grace: Okay.

Those seven firms
totaled 452 lawyers.

How many of those colleagues
are friends of yours today?

Objection.

Her propensity to sever
relationships

is directly at issue.

Her inability to get along with
the people she works with

is directly at issue.

I get along with people
I work with.

Name a friend, Rosalind.

There are 452 names
on this list,

pick one, pick one person
who is a friend.

- This is badgering.
- Go ahead, choose one.

But I'll subpoena whoever it is.

Judge Travelini: Ms. Van Owen.
Grace: Sorry, Your Honor.

Ms. Shays, given the fact that
you have never established

a close friendship
with any of your colleagues,

given the fact that you have
left eight law firms,

four of them on very
unfriendly terms,

given the fact that
nobody at McKenzie Brackman

even remotely liked you
at the end, despite once

having liked you enough to elect
you senior partner.

Is it possible that you are
not a nice person to be around?

Jack: Your Honor,
this is total badgering.

I'm done here.

[indistinct murmuring]

[festive music]

Alders: Great. Great.
Keep it just like that.

Okay, now, give me that smile.

[camera clicks] Got it. Got it.

Great. Just gonna
check the lighting,

a couple of more shots
and then we're finished.

Roxanne, I'm going to give you

a mailing list,
to put in your computer.

- And then we can work off that.
- Okay.

And then when you have the
chance, maybe you could go

through Arnie's Rolodex and add
the appropriate clients.

I... You know,
I don't know who they are

and I really hate to bother
Arnie with it.

Yeah, that'd be fine.

Rox, darling, could you please
put this over the light there?

Just shade this a little bit
there, just like that.

Very nice. And Benny,
you're tall,

you could block
that light with this.

Go on. Very nice.

Okay?

Great. Okay, gang.

Let's keep those
smiles up, smiles up.

Assistants,
block that light. Ready?

Perfect. Get another smile
like that. Great, great.

Get Jonathan for me.
I need to see him right away.

- Okay.
- Mickey, you got a second?

Sure.

You want to explain
the little stunt with Rogoff?

What stunt?

Grace: Threatening him
with information you learned

through your involvement
with me.

Grace, we both know
Rogoff can be intimidated--

My relationship
with the DA's office

is extremely valuable to me,

it's valuable
to the whole firm.

I sure as hell don't need you
to poison it.

- I didn't do that.
Grace: Of course you did.

Rogoff is pissed at me.

Which means, instead of
having an advantage

when I deal
with the DA's office,

which I should have after
putting in nine years there,

I am disadvantaged.

You hurt me, you hurt
every lawyer in this firm.

- I disagree.
Grace: Really?

Well, the next time you want
to commit political suicide

like that, I'd appreciate
you leaving me out of it.

- Grace.
- Yeah.

You wanted to see me, Mike?
Michael: Yeah.

You're second chairing
the Chisum case as of now.

- Why?
Michael: Because you're black.

Because the media and everyone
else is making this

into a race thing, because
I need some window dressing.

- I'm not comfortable with that.
- It's not a request, Jonathan.

I've got a motion for
continuance this afternoon

at two, we leave here at 1:15.

A ground ball to
Matthew Markowitz.

He scoops it up and he
throws it in his mouth,

and then he throws it
to daddy back at first.

[indistinct] Here. Oh!
I'll get it, I'll get it.

I'll get it. Don't worry.

- Ann: Stuart? [screams]
- What?!

- Oh, God! What are you doing?
- What are you doing?

I thought you had another
heart attack for God's sake!

Ann, you're gonna give me a
heart attack, screaming like--

What are you doing
lying down on the floor--

I'm getting the baby's ball,
it's under...

Oh, come here, honey.
Come here.

Don't you ever
do that to me again.

No, don't you ever
do it to me again.

[indistinct chatter on TV]

I'm sorry.

I'm fine, honey. Right?

You don't have
to be so skittish.

- Heart attacks are very common.
- I'm totally fine.

- The doctor said I'm fine.
- I know you're fine.

Go to court, go testify.

Bye, Matthew.

Do I look sympathetic enough?

Yeah, you look fine.
What are you gonna say?

If I repeat that story, Stuart,

we're gonna be
out a lot of money.

It would be hard to
remember what I said

back then, don't you think?

- It's hard.
- Anybody could forget.

Woman on TV: ...weren't able
to find out was that...

was any additional strength.

They-- they're able to
live longer, be younger

but they don't necessarily
have greater strength.

Jack: You had any
conversations with him?

Not since I left the firm, no.

- Hi, Abby.
Abby: Hi.

Ms. Perkins,
thanks for meeting us.

Listen,
this is a terrible thing.

We really hate
putting you in the middle

like this, we really do.

I don't know why you
subpoenaed me.

Well, I won't be asking you
to say anything

negative about
McKenzie Brackman.

- You can rest easy about that.
- Ah-huh.

But, it is my understanding
that you considered your work

experiences with Rosalind
to be quite positive.

I'd simply be asking you to
comment on those

positive experiences.

But before you put me out there,
you want to be sure

that I'll say the right thing.

Well, naturally, I'd like
to know that I have an

accurate understanding
of your feelings for Rosalind.

You don't want my testimony.

If you're in that witness chair,

Ms. Perkins, you have to
tell the truth.

I know which side of my bread
is buttered, Mr. Sollers.

You're telling me that you're
prepared to commit perjury?

I'm telling you that if you put
me up there, you'll get hurt.

Excuse me.

You know her better than I do.
Is she bluffing?

Skip her. Let's just
put up Ann Kelsey.

Your Honor, the defense would
move for a six-week

continuance, so that
we may have time

to fully prepare for trial.

Opposed.

Michael: Your Honor, the
district attorney had agreed

to a plea bargain,
which agreement was

suddenly revoked two days ago.

We didn't anticipate a trial,
therefore we're not ready.

An innocent boy gets murdered,

and they don't anticipate
a trial?

Judge Stone: Mr. Holloway,
I'll ask you

not to disrupt this court.

Mr. Kuzak, I understand
that the district

attorney has afforded you
complete discovery.

That's right, Your Honor,
but I would

like to conduct
my own investigations.

Well, you've had five months
for that.

Well, as I explained, we
expected to plead this out--

Well, that's just lawyering,

it's no grounds
for a continuance.

I'm not delaying this trial.

- You can't be serious.
Stone: I'll give you one week.

- Next Tuesday, we impanel.
- That's ridiculous.

Derron: Why is it ridiculous,
Mr. Kuzak?

Is it ridiculous to
expect a life of a black--

Judge Stone: Mr. Holloway,
I don't want to warn you again.

Your Honor, I also move for
an order, restraining this man

in saying anything publicly
about this case.

Mr. Holloway is representing
the family of the victims

in a civil litigation,
and it is my belief

that he is publicly promoting
a criminal conviction here

in order to bolster his own
civil cause of action.

Is counsel seeking to squash
my first amendment rights?

Counsel seeks to stop your
hysterical grandstanding.

Alright, that's enough.

Your Honor, he is inflaming
the public and the media

and undermining my client's
right to a fair trial.

What about the fairness
to blacks

who are being murdered
by white Americans?

Judge Stone: Sit down,
Mr. Holloway.

Your Honor,
this man is a sideshow!

- Quiet! I've made my ruling.
- And I object to that ruling.

Judge Stone: Well,
that's too bad.

We go to trial next week.
We're adjourned.

[people clapping]

[cheering]

Well, would you consider
yourself a friend

to Rosalind Shays, Ms. Kelsey?

I don't harbor any ill will
towards her.

Hm. But would you consider
yourself to be her friend?

No.

Jack: In fact, you were
totally opposed to her

ever joining the firm.

You repeatedly clashed with
her after she came to the firm,

and you loathed the idea of
her becoming a senior partner.

Now, would that assessment
be fair or unfair, Ms. Kelsey?

Fair.

You, ah...

you also had a pet nickname
for her, didn't you?

Objection.
This has no relevance.

I'm trying to show, Your Honor,
that if this witness has

any bias or predisposition,
it goes against my client.

I think we've established that.

Your Honor,
I'd like the jury to see

the level of hostility
at work here.

Judge Travelini: I'll allow it.

Jack: So what was the nickname
you used to call my client?

I'm not sure what you mean.

Come on, I've subpoenaed
Ms. Perkins

and several secretaries
that heard you say it.

I can also recall your husband,

after he's feeling better,
of course.

Now, what was the name
you used to call her?

The Queen Bitch.

[indistinct murmuring]

Now, given how unwilling
you must be to help her,

having dubbed her
what you dubbed her,

I'm going to ask you to recall
now a certain conversation

that you had with Rosalind Shays

after she was forced
out of being senior partner.

Objection. Calls for hearsay.

It's an admission as well as

a declaration against
interest, Your Honor.

Objection is overruled.

Do you remember that
conversation, Mr. Kelsey?

I had many conversations
with her.

I certainly can't remember
all of them.

I'm talking about a very
specific conversation

you had in the ladies room

shortly after
she was forced out.

Now, do you remember that one?

I can recall talking
with her in the

ladies room
a few different times.

Jack: Did you say to her that,
uh, "If a man had done

the things that she'd done,

he would have been hailed
as a hero and a great leader."

"But because Roslyn Shayes
was a woman,

she was punished
and forced out?"

I don't think I used
those words, no.

Well, did you use words
to that effect?

I never used any words,
like punished or forced out.

Did you represent to her
that things

might have been different
if she had been a man?

- Yes or no?
- In sympathy, I might have.

Yes or no, Ms. Kelsey.

Did you tell her that things
might have been different

if she were a man?

Yes or no?

Yes.

[indistinct murmuring]

Oh, and Ms. Kelsey,

when you said that to her,
when you said that

she had basically been
discriminated

against because
she was a woman,

were you lying
or did you really mean it?

- I really meant it.
Jack: Thank you, ma'am.

Jack: Nothing further.

[indistinct murmuring]

[dog barking]

[door opens]

What you doin'?

Nothin'.

Watching a little television.

It's not turned on.

Details.

You know what I'm gonna
like about bein' cuckoo?

I won't have to think up
all the logical reasons

to do all the stuff
I want to do.

I'm gonna have carte blanche.

You're not gonna be cuckoo.

Oh, yes, I am.

I read an article on it.

It just degenerates the brain.

You wind up a child.

You know what scares me
most of all?

That I won't even know
what I don't know any more.

I mean, how will I know
if I don't know something...

or if I used to know it...

but I just forgot?

H-- how will I know
the difference?

You'll know.

You'll know because I'll be
right there beside you,

nagging you.

You know...

I used to say when I grow old,

I'll probably end up
with nothing but my memories.

[laughs]

Yeah.

Wishful thinking.

I don't want to forget.

I don't want to forget the first
time I kissed your mother.

I fell in love with her
the first time I kissed her.

I don't want to forget
the first time

you and I went fishing together.

You were six years old.

Just you and me, all alone.

I remember.

You remember you were afraid
of the worms, huh?

You wouldn't touch them? Huh?

You remember what you
used to say they did to you?

- They squiggled me. [laughing]
- They squiggled you.

[both laughing]

- They did. [laughs]
- They squiggled you.

You remember?

Well, I'll tell you this...

I won't forget our song.

You remember when I used to
tuck you in?

You always asked me
to sing it for you?

- Mm-hm.
- You remember?

♪ Let me call you sweetheart ♪

♪ I'm in love with you ♪

♪ Let me hear you whisper ♪

♪ That you love me too ♪

♪ Keep your love light glowing ♪

♪ With your eyes so true ♪

♪ Let me call you sweetheart ♪

♪ I'm in love ♪

♪ With you ♪♪

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