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THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON THE MACHINE.

SOME SCIENTIST AND A MONKEY.

I CALLED BACK AND SET AN APPOINTMENT.

HA HA. YES, A REAL MONKEY.

NAH, NAH, SHE DIDN'T SAY.

NAH. WE HAVE-- [GASPS]

ARE YOU OK?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

THANKS.

HOW YA DOIN', MA'AM?

YOU WANNA MAKE SOME MONEY TODAY?

EXCUSE ME?

GET YOU 4,000 OR 5,000. MAYBE MORE. INSURANCE.

I'M FINE, THANK YOU.

THEY'LL PAY. THEY GOTTA PAY.

LOOK, I SAID I'M NOT HURT.

YEAH, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE.

THAT COULD BE A DELAYED REACTION THING.

NOW, MY MAN HERE-- HE'S GOOD.

HE'LL CHECK YOU OUT, AND IN 6 MONTHS,

GET YOU UP TO 5,000.

IT'S FREE MONEY. JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

IT'S A SCAM. THE WHOLE ACCIDENT WAS PROBABLY STAGED.

YOU THINK?

EXCEPT YOU WERE THE ONE MEANT TO PLOW INTO THE GUY IN FRONT.

THEN THEY COME AFTER YOUR INSURANCE.

SINCE YOU DIDN'T HIT NOBODY, PLAN B.

PLAN B?

THEY SOLICIT YOU TO GO AFTER THE GUY WHO REAR-ENDED YOU.

IT'S A BILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS--

INSURANCE FRAUD.

I ALMOST DECIDED TO GO INTO IT.

THAT WAS A JOKE.

IT'S NOT A JOKE TO ME. I'M REPORTING THEM.

REPORTING WHO?

THE GUILTY ONES FLED THE SCENE.

THE GUY WHO HIT YOU IS PROBABLY AN INNOCENT.

YOU GET ANY OTHER PLATE NUMBERS?

WHAT ABOUT THE GUY THAT GAVE ME THIS CARD?

YOU GET HIS NAME?

NO. I GOT HIS DOCTOR'S NAME.

YOU CAN'T PROVE HE DID ANYTHING.

MY CAR GOT BASHED.

I'M TAKING THIS OUT ON SOMEBODY.

MAYBE ANOTHER RAT WILL RUN BY.

YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY? NO, NO. YOU WOULDN'T KILL A RAT.

PROFESSIONAL COURTESY.

HEY... ALL RIGHT.

WOULD YOU STOP SAYING ALL RIGHT, BIG HEAD?

MY CAR GOT BASHED. THERE'S NOTHING ALL RIGHT WITH THAT.

KNOW WHAT, REBECCA?

I THINK YOU NEED TO HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS.

WHAT? YOU'VE BEEN ACTING NASTY.

I HAVE NOT BEEN ACTING NASTY.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE A FRUSTRATED OLDER WOMAN.

OLDER WOMAN?! WHO YOU CALLIN'--

YOU THINK I'M OLD? DOES THIS LOOK OLD TO YOU?

WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN' ON HERE?

REBECCA GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT,

JIMMY CALLED HER OLD,

AND I THINK HE WANTS TO HAVE SEX WITH HER.

NOT TRUE. I'M INNOCENT.

NOT TRUE.

REBECCA, I WASN'T SOLICITING YOU FOR SEX.

THIS IS SOMETHING I WOULDN'T DO.

'CAUSE YOU THINK I'M TOO OLD.

I NEVER MEANT THAT, EITHER. YOU KNOW I DIDN'T.

I'M A KIND PERSON.

YEAH. YOU HAVE A HEART THE SIZE OF YOUR HEAD.

CAN WE JUST DROP THIS?

RUDE.

IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE WATER?

YEAH, LINDSAY.

BITE ME.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.

AFTER LUNCH, 1:00, STAFF MEETING.

EVERYBODY THERE.

EXCUSE ME. I'M LOOKING FOR ELLENOR FRUTT.

THAT'S ME.

MY NAME IS KATHERINE NESBIT.

I CALLED.

IT'S THE MONKEY.

SHE GREW UP WITH US.

I'VE BEEN HER TEACHER ALMOST FROM BIRTH.

BUT SHE DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU.

NO. SHE'S OWNED BY THE PRIMATE CENTER.

ELLENOR, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THIS.

HERE. YOU MIGHT WANT ONE OF THESE.

Dr. Nesbit: HI, TINA.

GOOD MORNING.

HI.

HI, TINA.

WHAT'S UP?

SHE JUST ASKED IF I WAS HER FRIEND.

I KNOW SIGN LANGUAGE.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT.

MY NAME IS ELLENOR.

Dr. Nesbit: THAT'S HER SIGN NAME.

HI, TINA. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE KNOWS SIGN LANGUAGE.

MODIFIED.

SHE USES UP TO 130 SIGNS,

AND SHE KNOWS A HUNDRED OR SO MORE THAN THAT.

THE BEAR--CAN YOU BRING IT TO ME?

THANK YOU.

REBECCA...

YOU AND I NEED TO CLEAR SOME AIR.

NO.

I WAS...

THE ACCIDENT.

THE THOUGHT THAT THEY DID IT ON PURPOSE.

I COULD'VE BEEN KILLED.

YOU REALLY WANNA GET THEM?

CAN WE?

LET ME SEE THE CARD THAT GUY GAVE YOU.

LIKE A STING.

JUST THE DOCTOR. NOTHING DANGEROUS.

DO YOU REALLY THINK THE ACCIDENT WAS STAGED?

ALL I KNOW IS THAT THE CAR ON THE LEFT WAS BLOCKING ME,

AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT

THEN TOOK OFF.

THAT'S HOW THEY DO IT.

THEN THE MAN WITH THE DOCTOR'S CARD SUDDENLY APPEARS.

YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WEAR A WIRE.

THE GUY WOULD BE EXAMINING YOU.

I MAKE FOR A GOOD WITNESS, REMEMBER?

ARE YOU NUTS?

I'D ONLY BE MEETING THE CHIROPRACTOR.

WHAT DOCTORS AREN'T DANGEROUS IF THEY'RE CRIMINALS?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

BITE ME.

NOW WHAT?

REBECCA, A.K.A. PAM GRIER, IS GOING UNDERCOVER

TO BREAK AN INSURANCE FRAUD RING.

WHAT?

THEY ALMOST GOT ME KILLED.

REBECCA... DON'T REBECCA ME.

THEY PICKED THE WRONG TARGET THIS MORNING.

BOBBY, LISTEN. I ALREADY SAID YES.

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, BITE HER.

IT'S JUST A MEETING WITH THE DOCTOR.

WHY ARE THEY GETTING RID OF HER?

IT'S NOT JUST TINA.

THE PRIMATE CENTER CLOSES ON THURSDAY.

ALL THE RESEARCH ANIMALS

HAVE BEEN SOLD TO A BIOMEDICAL LAB.

AND AT THE BIOMEDICAL LAB, TINA...

EXACTLY. THEY'LL PROBABLY EXPERIMENT ON HER,

MAYBE HER BRAIN.

THERE'S A LIKELIHOOD THEY'LL EVEN K-I-L-L.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S LISTENING, BUT JUST IN CASE.

SHE KNOWS THAT WORD.

I DON'T KNOW. WE CAN TRY AND GET A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION.

MISS FRUTT, I REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.

DO YOU HAVE A HOUSE?

I'M KIDDING.

FIRST OF ALL, THE IDEA OF A PARTNERSHIP OR EQUITY--

I'M NOT SURE IT'S SOMETHING ANY OF YOU REALLY WANT.

YOU DON'T JUST SHARE THE PROFIT, YOU SHARE THE DEBT,

WHICH WE STILL HAVE.

THAT DEBT CAN BE ERASED BY A BUY-IN.

IF WE BUY INTO THE PARTNERSHIP, THAT WOULD CREATE A SURPLUS

THAT COULD WIPE OUT MOST OF OUR DEFICITS.

PLUS, IN EXCHANGE FOR EQUITY,

WE COULD ALL AGREE TO REDUCE OUR SALARIES.

THAT WOULD LOWER OVERHEAD.

PROBLEM IS, I CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE LESS.

I BARELY CRACK MY NUT AS IT IS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY IN, EUGENE.

IT'S NOT LIKE ANYBODY'S HAND'S BEING FORCED.

YES, BUT IF YOU BUY IN, LINDSAY,

WHICH MAYBE YOU CAN AFFORD

SINCE YOU DON'T PAY CHILD SUPPORT,

YOU BECOME A PARTNER, DON'T YOU?

MEANING?

MEANING YOU'D BE IN A POSITION TO FORCE HANDS.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT POWER.

OH, DON'T GIVE ME THAT.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO--

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SAY IN HOW THIS PLACE IS RUN.

ARE YOU GONNA DENY THAT?

THAT DOESN'T TRANSLATE TO POWER.

COME ON. LET'S NOT DENY THIS IS A LITTLE ABOUT POWER.

IT COULD BE MORE THAT SHE SLEPT WITH HIM.

SHUT UP.

JIMMY, FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD...

THIS IS ABOUT PROMOTING THE FIRM.

AND PROMOTING YOURSELF WITHIN THE FIRM.

TO HELP EVERYBODY!

YEAH, INCLUDING YOURSELF.

YOU GONNA DENY THAT, TOO?

ARE YOU GONNA DENY YOU'RE FRUSTRATED?

DO YOU HEAR ME COMPLAIN?

I DON'T HAVE TO.

A FRIEND OF MINE WORKS AT HARRICK AND DUNNE.

YOU INTERVIEWED THERE LAST WEEK FOR A JOB.

THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

I AM DUE IN COURT. I HAVE TO GO SAVE AN APE.

HAVEN'T WE MOVED UP?

WE REPRESENT MONKEYS NOW.

BUT, HEY, SO LONG AS EUGENE GETS TO CRACK HIS NUTS.

NO PROBLEMS HERE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

TIGHTNESS HERE...

AND HERE.

I'M NOT IN ANY PAIN.

RIGHT. COULD YOU PUSH UP AGAINST ME, PLEASE?

NO. THIS REALLY HURTS.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE A BURNING SENSATION.

SEE, THE WHOLE BACK AREA IS SPASMING.

SEE, THE PAIN RADIATES OUT FROM THE SPINAL COLUMN

LIKE A STARFISH, YOU'LL WANT TO SAY,

OR LIKE ARROWS, BUT WE'LL GO OVER THAT.

UH, MARCUS SAID 4,000 OR 5,000.

JUST A SECOND.

ALISON, COULD YOU COME IN HERE, PLEASE?

NEED TO SEE YOU A NUMBER OF TIMES.

SET UP A PATTERN OF TREATMENT.

WITH THIS TYPE OF SOFT TISSUE INFLAMMATION,

IT COULD TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO TREAT.

I UNDERSTAND.

OK. WE'RE GONNA START MS. WASHINGTON ON A ROUTINE

OF 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR THE FIRST MONTH.

I'LL JUST HAVE YOU SIGN IN FOR THE FIRST 5 WEEKS NOW,

AND THEN I'LL SEE YOU IN JUST OVER A MONTH.

OK.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED A LAWYER TO SUBMIT YOUR CLAIM.

I HAVE A NUMBER OF NAMES.

I'M ACTUALLY THE OFFICE MANAGER OF A SMALL LAW FIRM.

I'M SURE ONE OF OUR ATTORNEYS

WOULD BE GLAD TO HANDLE THIS FOR ME.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.

UH...INSURANCE LAW CAN BE A TRICKY BUSINESS.

YOU WANT SOMEBODY WHO CAN HANDLE THIS KIND OF THING.

WELL, ACTUALLY, THIS "KIND OF THING" IS RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY.

REALLY?

HUH. THAT'S SOMETHING WE MIGHT WANNA TALK ABOUT SOMETIME.

OK.

I DON'T GET THE POINT. YOUR CLIENT DOESN'T OWN THE ANIMAL.

MY CLIENT WOULD BE HAPPY TO BUY THE CHIMPANZEE,

BUT THE DEFENDANT WON'T SELL HER.

WE'RE NOT PERMITTED TO SELL OFF

OUR RESEARCH ANIMALS TO INDIVIDUALS,

AND DR. NESBIT KNOWS THAT BETTER THAN ALL OF US.

I AM NOT GONNA STAND UP HERE

AND PRETEND THAT WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT.

I AM STANDING HERE BECAUSE I THINK THIS SITUATION WARRANTS IT.

WHY?

BECAUSE THE CHIMPANZEE

HAS SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY BONDED WITH DR. NESBIT.

OH, PLEASE. MY DOG LIKES TO LICK MY FEET.

SHE'S STILL A DOG.

YES, BUT CAN YOUR DOG LAUGH?

CAN YOUR DOG FORM SENTENCES AND TALK TO YOU?

CAN THE MONKEY?

YES. SHE KNOWS SIGN LANGUAGE.

NOT JUST WORDS, YOUR HONOR, BUT WORD COMBINATIONS--

NOUNS AND VERBS--

AND SHE USES LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE.

YOUR HONOR, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CHIMPANZEES IN PRIMATE CENTERS

THAT HAVE ALL LEARNED SIGN LANGUAGE.

YES, BUT THIS ONE COULD BE KILLED IF SHE'S TRANSFERRED--

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

YOUR HONOR, THIS IS TANTAMOUNT TO A CHILD CUSTODY CASE,

WHERE WE WOULD ASK YOU TO RULE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD.

WITH ONE SMALL EXCEPTION.

THE CHILD HAS RIGHTS. A CHIMPANZEE DOESN'T.

THAT MAY CHANGE, JUDGE.

AS WE SPEAK, THERE IS A CASE BEING BROUGHT

TO CONFER EQUALITY ON GREAT APES.

THAT CASE ISN'T BEFORE ME, COUNSEL,

AND FRANKLY, I DON'T CARE ABOUT IT.

ALL APES MAY BE CREATED EQUAL,

BUT THEY'RE NOT EQUAL TO HUMANS.

YOUR HONOR, I REALLY DON'T APPRECIATE YOUR DISMISSIVENESS--

DOCTOR, DO YOU KNOW HOW BACKED UP MY DOCKET IS?

DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT

FOR THEIR DAY IN COURT?

SHE'S A MONKEY.

Bobby: YES. I'M TO BLAME?

ELLENOR GOES OUT ON AN INTERVIEW, AND I'M--

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO OPENED UP PANDORA'S BOX, NOT ME.

OH, HERE YOU GO AGAIN,

REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR LEADERSHIP.

I COULD FIRE YOU. THAT'S LEADERSHIP.

GO AHEAD! BUT YOU BETTER GET AN OPINION LETTER FIRST

BECAUSE THE FACT THAT WE'VE SLEPT TOGETHER, WITH TODAY'S LAWS--

YOU'RE GONNA CLAIM SEXUAL HARASSMENT NOW?

THAT WOULD SORT OF BE MANIPULATING THE LAW, WOULDN'T IT?

WHAT VACUUM COULD I HAVE POSSIBLY LEARNED THAT IN?

THIS IS GOOD.

JIMMY...

NO, NO. I MEAN, REALLY GOOD.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT OFFICE POLITICS OR IMPROVING THE FIRM.

THIS IS ABOUT YOU AND ME SLEEPING TOGETHER.

Lindsay: WE'RE NOT SLEEPING TOGETHER ANYMORE.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

THAT WE ARE NOT.

YOU CALLED A MEETING BACK THERE TO OPEN A DISCUSSION,

WHICH WE DID, AND IT COMES OUT

THAT ELLENOR HAS PUT HERSELF ON THE MARKET,

AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT'S MY FAULT.

YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH THESE PEOPLE.

YOU WANT TO LAY THEM ALL ON ME?

GO AHEAD. IT'S WHO YOU ARE.

HEY.

HOW'S IT GOIN'?

THAT'S HIM. NO DOUBT.

YOU KNOW HIM?

MARCUS ROBBINS. YEAH. HE USED TO BE A CAPPER OR A RUNNER.

I GUESS HE'S MOVED UP NOW.

THEY WORK FOR DOCTORS?

NO, NO. HE AND THE DOCTORS WORK FOR SOMEBODY BIGGER.

BUT THIS DR. SPIVAK-- HE'S NEW TO US.

HE'S ALREADY GOT ME SET UP FOR 2 MONTHS OF TREATMENT.

HE HAS TO. HE HAS TO RUN YOUR MEDICAL BILLS TO 2,000

BEFORE YOU CAN CLAIM PAIN AND SUFFERING.

THE DOCTOR? SO CAN YOU ARREST HIM?

FROM WHAT YOU TOLD US, MAYBE WE CAN GET HIM UP ON A FRAUD CHARGE, BUT--

BUT WHAT?

HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE THIS?

ME?

THE FACT THAT THIS IS A REAL FIRM...

BUT WHY JIMMY?

WELL, NOTHING PERSONAL.

GO AHEAD.

THOSE JIMMY THE GRUNT COMMERCIALS--

YOU SEEM LIKE THE PERFECT LAWYER TO...

I THINK THEY MIGHT BELIEVE YOU COULD BE ONE OF THEM.

IT'S TOO DANGEROUS. IT'S ONE THING TO MEET WITH THE DOCTOR, BUT--

PLUS, I DON'T EVEN THINK WE CAN DO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE. WE CAN'T STING A CLIENT.

I WANT TO DO IT.

EXACTLY WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

WELL, FOR JIMMY TO BE ASSIGNED SOME CASES,

THE LEADER OF THE RING WOULD WANT TO MEET WITH HIM,

CHECK HIM OUT.

IT SOUNDS TOO RISKY.

IT'S UP TO YOU.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY RISK OF PHYSICAL DANGER,

BUT IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU.

I'M IN.

SO AM I.

BAD...BAD IDEA.

I WAS BASICALLY THE PRIMATOLOGIST

IN CHARGE OF TRAINING HER.

TRAINING HER IN...

LANGUAGE. COMMUNICATION.

SO TINA ACTUALLY KNOWS SIGN LANGUAGE.

YES.

YOU MEAN SHE OBEYS COMMANDS,

OR SHE ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS WHAT WORDS MEAN?

I MEAN SHE CONVEYS INFORMATION, YOUR HONOR.

SHE CAN ACTUALLY TELL ME ABOUT HER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING.

SHE CAN USE ABSTRACT SYMBOLS,

AND SHE CAN TEACH LANGUAGE TO OTHER APES.

YOU MAKE HER SOUND ALMOST HUMAN.

SHE IS ALMOST HUMAN.

IN FACT, 98% OF A CHIMPANZEE'S DNA IS THE SAME,

EXACTLY THE SAME AS A HUMAN'S.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S BE CLEAR.

YOU BELIEVE IN ANIMAL TESTING FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH?

YES, BUT THE LINE BETWEEN--

WE'LL GET TO THE LINE IN A SECOND.

BUT YOU'RE OK WITH USING ANIMALS, SACRIFICING ANIMALS,

FOR AIDS RESEARCH, CANCER RESEARCH?

BUT NOT APES.

BUT NOT APES?

NO CRUELTY TO APES?

THE PRIMATE RESEARCH THAT YOU DO, DOCTOR--

DOES IT EVER INVOLVE CRUELTY TO THE APES?

I TRY NOT TO BE CRUEL TO--

YEAH, YEAH. LET'S CHECK THE HYPOCRISY AT THE DOOR.

IF WE'RE TALKING THE BEST INTEREST OF THE APE,

IT WOULD BE TO LEAVE IT IN THE WILD, RIGHT?

YES.

I MEAN, BEING CAGED IN A PRIMATE CENTER

ISN'T SUCH A GOOD THING FOR THE CHIMPANZEES.

I'M UP HERE TALKING ABOUT ONE CHIMPANZEE. PERIOD.

AND THAT IS NO DOUBT THE TRUTH, ISN'T IT? YOU LOVE THIS APE.

I'M NOT DENYING THAT.

LOVE HER LIKE YOUR OWN CHILD.

ISN'T THAT WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, DOCTOR?

IT'S NOT JUST ME LOVING HER.

SHE LOVES ME.

THIS IS A SPECIES

CAPABLE OF LOVING, MR. MYRON.

CAPABLE OF SADNESS, DEPRESSION.

DO YOU GET THAT?

ARE APES...

THE ONLY SPECIES...

CAPABLE OF EMOTIONAL BONDING?

NO.

DOLPHINS? ELEPHANTS?

NOT NEARLY TO THE CAPACITY OF THE CHIMPANZEE.

YES, BUT A DOLPHIN DOES EMOTIONALLY BOND.

AND AN ELEPHANT CAN GET DEPRESSED.

I EVEN READ A STORY ONCE ABOUT A HAWK

THAT WAS SEPARATED FROM HER OWNER,

AND SHE SUFFERED FROM SEVERE WEIGHT LOSS

AND DIED DUE TO DEPRESSION. WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE?

MIGHT BE.

SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF BONDING TEST?

IF THE ANIMAL PASSES, DIFFERENT RULES?

DON'T MOCK ME, MR. MYRON.

I AM NOT MOCKING YOU, DOCTOR.

I AM JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE NEXT SCIENTIST SITTING IN THAT CHAIR

WHO SAYS, "MY PIG LOVES ME. YOU CAN'T KILL HER."

IF I FIRE HER, WHAT'S THE PULSE GONNA BE AROUND HERE?

BAD.

LOOK WHAT SHE'S DONE, WHAT SHE'S STIRRED UP.

THIS OFFICE HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT GREED.

LINDSAY'S NOT ABOUT GREED, EITHER. WE BOTH KNOW THAT.

YOU THINK I'M GUILTY OF BAD LEADERSHIP?

YOU TALK TO ELLENOR YET? GOIN' OUT ON INTERVIEWS.

YOU ASK HER ABOUT THAT?

I WILL.

YOU WILL.

BOBBY, LINDSAY'S RIGHT.

WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN.

WHY DO WE EVEN REALLY NEED ONE?

WE MAKE A LIVING. WE'RE ALL OUR OWN BOSSES FOR THE MOST PART.

THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR THAT.

THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR OWNING A HOUSE, TOO.

I GOT A SON. I GOT HIS EDUCATION TO THINK ABOUT.

COLLEGE TAKES MONEY.

NOW, IF THOSE DAYS ARE AHEAD FOR HIM,

IF THOSE DAYS ARE AHEAD FOR US,

THEN LINDSAY MAY BE RIGHT.

WE GOTTA HAVE A BETTER PLAN.

SHE HAS POISONED THIS PLACE!

EUGENE...

I THINK WE SHOULD BROOM HER.

WE START FRESH, AND THEN WE BUILD A PARTNERSHIP, IF THAT'S THE ANSWER.

LOOK, MAN, EVERYBODY HERE LOVES LINDSAY.

NOW, NEXT TO REBECCA, SHE'S THE CLOSEST THING

THIS PLACE HAS TO A CONSCIENCE.

AND YOU LOVE HER, TOO.

MAYBE MORE THAN YOU KNOW.

[DOOR CLOSES]

IT'S THE STUPID MONKEY CASE. I'M OFF TO COURT.

YOU GONNA LEAVE, ELLENOR?

I WAS JUST SEEIN' WHAT'S OUT THERE, BOBBY.

PEOPLE DON'T GO INTERVIEWING IF THEY DON'T PLAN TO LEAVE.

IF YOU'VE ANSWERED YOUR OWN QUESTION,

WHY EVEN BOTHER TO ASK IT?

THERE'S YOUR ANSWER, AND THERE'S MY ANSWER.

I JUST THINK I NEED TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT'S OUT THERE

AND MAYBE TAKE A BETTER LOOK AT WHAT'S IN HERE.

WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS IF YOU'VE BEEN SLEEPING WITH HER

AND THERE'S BEEN A SHIFT IN THE BALANCE OF POWER THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT,

I DON'T LIKE IT.

H-HELEN SAID DON'T ACT ANXIOUS.

I WON'T.

WHERE'S THE MEETING?

ACROSS THE STREET. COFFEE SHOP.

OH, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I'M SO--

ELLENOR? FRED SPIVAK.

OH, MY GOD! FRED!

I DON'T BELIEVE IT. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GREAT. GOD, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. WHAT A SURPRISE.

LAST I HEARD, YOU WERE IN MEDICAL SCHOOL.

CHIROPRACTOR. AND YOU-- I SAW YOU ON TV ONCE. YOU'RE A LAWYER.

GUILTY.

YOU WERE DEFENDING SOME PORN QUEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER.

YEP, GUILTY AGAIN, BUT SHE WAS INNOCENT.

HA HA HA. YOU LOOK GREAT.

THANK YOU. YOU DO, TOO.

YOU KNOW, I GOTTA GO.

I'M LATE FOR COURT, BUT CAN I CALL YOU?

YES. ABSOLUTELY. HERE. LET ME GIVE YOU MY CARD.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE YA, FRED. YEAH.

I WILL CALL YOU. TODAY.

TERRIFIC.

I DON'T KNOW. SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN?

WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER BIG MEETING.

IT'LL PROBABLY TURN INTO A SHOUT FEST.

BOBBY WILL RUN OFF AND BUY A NEW SUIT,

AND EVERYTHING WILL STAY THE SAME.

THEN LEAVE. COME HERE. IT'S FUN.

WE MIGHT EVEN GET TO BRING THE DEATH PENALTY BACK.

YOU'RE NOT SMILING.

HELEN...

YOU THINK YOU AND BOBBY WILL GET BACK TOGETHER?

OH, BOY.

NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN BETWEEN US,

BUT...OH, I THINK I'M LOVE WITH HIM.

DON'T ASK ME TO SAY IT TWICE.

BOBBY AND I ARE OVER.

DON'T GET ALL DIPLOMATIC WITH ME.

YOU'RE THE ONE HE WANTS, NOT ME,

WHICH IS FINE. I'M OK WITH IT.

BUT WHAT I'M NOT OK WITH IS STAYING THERE IF YOU WANT HIM.

BECAUSE THEN IT'LL BE MESSY.

IF THE TWO OF YOU HAVE A FUTURE,

JUST DON'T FEED ME THAT UNSELFISH, DIPLOMATIC CRAP, OK?

WHO'S FEEDING WHO CRAP?

IF BOBBY AND I HAVE A FUTURE, YOU'LL QUIT THE FIRM?

WHAT ARE YOU, A CROSS BETWEEN CUPID

AND GLENDA THE GOOD WITCH OF THE NORTH?

OH, SHUT UP.

DON'T TELL ME TO SHUT UP.

IF YOU LOVE THE GUY, BE A WOMAN ABOUT IT. CLAW MY EYES OUT.

I'D DO IT TO YOU.

OK, HE'S NOT EVEN INTO ME, HELEN.

NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN, ANYWAY.

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING

IS IF THERE'S ANYTHING BETWEEN BOBBY AND ME, YOU'LL LEAVE.

AND IF THERE ISN'T, YOU'LL STAY AND LET THINGS FALL WHERE THEY WOULD FALL?

BASICALLY.

BOBBY AND I ARE OVER.

YOU LOVE HIM.

WHAT'S MY CUT?

20%.

20? MY CONTINGENCY'S 33. WHY THE HELL WOULD I--

WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU TO BUILD A CASE. WE'RE GIVING IT TO YOU.

LIABILITY AND DAMAGES.

EVEN SO.

REBECCA SAID THIS IS UP YOUR ALLEY.

OH, MY ALLEY'S REAL ESTATE LOANS.

BANKING.

THIS IS A LOT EASIER THAN THAT.

OK.

BUT I DON'T WANNA KNOW NOTHIN'.

YOU TELL YOUR PATIENTS TO JUST GIMME THE BILLS

AND THE VERSION OF HOW IT HAPPENED.

THEY'RE GONNA KNOW YOU'D KNOW.

THAT'S WHY I'D BE SENDING THEM.

I JUST DON'T WANT IT SAID PLAIN.

THEY WANNA WINK, FINE,

BUT MY ASS STAYS COVERED.

OK. GOT IT.

SO, UH, HOW DO WE GO FROM HERE?

A MAN NAMED ROLAND MAPP WILL COME AND SEE YOU.

HE'S THE GUY?

RIGHT. HE'LL WANNA CHECK OUT YOUR PLACE OF WORK.

LISTEN, IF YOU THINK YOU CAN CUT A BETTER DEAL...

GO AHEAD.

WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THIS CASE IF WE WANT,

BUT I JUST HAVE TO ASK.

THIS CAN'T BE BRINGING ANYBODY GOOD PUBLICITY.

IF SHE'S WILLING TO BUY THE MONKEY...

CHIMPANZEE.

WHATEVER.

YOUR HONOR, THESE CHIMPANZEES COST ABOUT $20,000.

COULD YOU REALLY AFFORD TO BUY HER?

NO, BUT MAYBE I COULD RAISE THE MONEY.

SECOND, IF WE OPEN THE DOOR TO THE IDEA

THAT THEY COULD BE BOUGHT, WATCH OUT.

WHY?

BECAUSE ANIMAL GROUPS ALL OVER

WILL BE STARTING TRUST FUNDS.

RESEARCH CANNOT BE CONTAMINATED BY POLITICS OR--

BOTTOM LINE IS THIS IS A RESEARCH ANIMAL,

AND THEY'RE ASKING YOU TO TREAT IT OTHERWISE.

AND IF YOU DO, WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT CHIMP?

AND THE ONE AFTER THAT?

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET HER.

WHO?

TINA. I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET THE RESEARCH ANIMAL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SHE COULD BE BROUGHT HERE, RIGHT?

ABSOLUTELY.

I'M AFRAID OF MONKEYS.

WE ALL KNOW HER FATE

IF SHE GOES OFF INTO THE WORLD OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.

IS IT TOO INHUMAN OF US TO SPEND 15 MINUTES WITH HER FIRST?

2:00.

AW, COME ON. YOUR HONOR?

2:00! I'LL MEET WITH THE APE.

IN CHAMBERS. YOU'RE BRINGING THE BABOON TO CHAMBERS?

CHIMPANZEE.

DO WE GET ANY MONEY ON THIS?

EUGENE, NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT MONEY. JUST ASK LINDSAY.

YOU CAN BITE ME TWICE.

OK.

FIRST, THIS IS MY FIRM. I STARTED IT.

IT WILL ALWAYS BE MORE MINE THAN ANYBODY'S ELSE'S.

SECOND, I'M NOT ABOUT TO CHANGE THE WAY WE OPERATE. THIS IS WHAT IT IS.

NO MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES, NO ADMINISTRATIVE PARTNERS,

WE SEE A CASE WE WANT, WE TAKE IT.

THE THIRD?

THERE'S GOTTA BE A THIRD.

THIRD... I NEED YOUR COMMITMENT.

TO GET IT, I'M WILLING TO COMMIT BACK.

I'LL WAIVE BUY-IN. STARTING TODAY,

BASED ON SENIORITY, EUGENE, YOU GET 12%;

ELLENOR, 10; LINDSAY, 8; REBECCA, 5.

JIMMY, IN ANOTHER YEAR, YOU START AT 8.

VOTING RIGHTS: I GET 2, THE REST OF YOU GET ONE,

THAT'S AS FAIR AS I GET.

LINDSAY, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN SUCH A CATALYST,

I'LL PUT YOU IN CHARGE OF DRAFTING THE PAPERS.

ANY QUESTIONS?

GOOD.

I GOT A QUESTION.

WHY DO I GOT TO WAIT A YEAR?

JIMMY, YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A YEAR AND A HALF.

YOU'LL GET EQUITY AFTER BEING HERE ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS.

WHERE ELSE COULD YOU DO THAT?

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A COMPLAINT?

SHE WON'T HURT YOU.

I THINK SHE'S JUST BEING SHY.

SHE GETS SHY.

WHICH, I MIGHT ADD, IS SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER.

SHE'S CAPABLE OF SHYNESS.

OH, BOY. CAN YOU SPIN.

MAYBE SHE'S JUST PLEADING THE FIFTH.

YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DON'T NEED THAT.

HOW OLD IS SHE?

SHE'S 5.

AND HER INTELLIGENCE WOULD BE...

THE SAME AS A 3-YEAR-OLD.

HUMAN? HUMAN, YES.

TINA.

TELL THE JUDGE "HELLO."

TELL HER YOUR NAME. GO AHEAD.

HERE. TRY THIS.

OH.

UH, WOULD YOU LIKE A BANANA, TINA?

SHE JUST FLIPPED ME OFF!

NO. NO, SHE DIDN'T.

DOCTOR, I KNOW WHEN I'M BEING FLIPPED OFF.

BAD MONKEY.

[TINA SHRIEKS]

Hiller: HEY! THAT'LL DO.

TINA! NO!

VERY, VERY BAD MONKEY.

SHE'S A LITTLE BITCH.

NO. IT IS NOT FUNNY. WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE HER LIFE.

WELL, YOU DO GET SOME INTERESTING CASES, ELLENOR.

I WISH I DID.

IT'S NOT FUN BEING A CHIROPRACTOR?

OH, I CAN'T SAY EVERYTHING TURNED OUT, YOU KNOW,

THE WAY I THOUGHT OR HOPED.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT TOO OLD TO SWITCH CAREERS.

THANKS.

I KNOW THAT WAS MEANT TO FLATTER ME,

BUT I GOT ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT...

HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU HAVE?

2...

GREAT ONES. LIVE WITH THEIR MOM.

DO YOU GET TO SEE 'EM?

YEAH. I COACH LITTLE LEAGUE, AND MY OLDEST KEVIN

PLAYS FOR ME, SO IN THE SPRING, I SEE HIM EVERY DAY.

THAT'S GREAT.

YOU? NONE FOR YOU?

MM, NO. WAITING FOR THAT PERFECT GUY TO COME ALONG, YOU KNOW.

YEAH. ELLIE, YOU KNOW THOSE STORIES YOU HEAR

ABOUT HOW CHILDREN CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

YEAH.

ALL TRUE.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU LOVE 'EM.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

I'M GOING, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO LOCK UP.

OK.

I'M JUST A SECRETARY, YOU KNOW.

EXCUSE ME?

WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME A PARTNER?

BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT JUST A SECRETARY.

I DON'T EVEN THINK IT'S LEGAL TECHNICALLY

TO MAKE A NON-LAWYER A PARTNER.

SUE ME.

BOBBY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

SPLITTING UP THE PIE, THAT WAS THE DIFFICULT DECISION.

GIVING SOME OF IT TO YOU, THAT WAS EASY.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

H-HOW'S THAT, UM, THAT STING THING GOING?

PRETTY GOOD.

BOBBY?

THANK YOU.

DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO TELL HER?

ELLENOR, IF WE LOSE, SHE GOES TONIGHT.

I HAVE TO PREPARE HER.

I THOUGHT SHE SORT OF ALREADY KNOWS.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW TONIGHT.

KATHERINE.

CARDS ON THE TABLE.

EXCUSE ME?

OBVIOUSLY, YOU DO LOVE HER.

IS THIS MORE ABOUT THAT, OR ARE THESE ANIMALS REALLY CAP--

THEY'RE DIFFERENT, ELLENOR.

I'M NOT DENYING LOVING HER.

BUT WE USED TO SAY WHAT SEPARATED HUMANS FROM ALL OTHER SPECIES WAS LANGUAGE.

THAT ISN'T TRUE ANYMORE.

BRAIN SCANS SHOW THEY HAVE THE SAME BRAIN ARCHITECTURE AS WE DO FOR LANGUAGE

AND YET...

I BETTER TELL HER.

DO YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE YOU ALONE?

ACTUALLY, NO.

SHE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE STOIC IN FRONT OF STRANGERS.

IT'LL MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME.

I DON'T WANT HER TO SEE ME GETTING...

TINA...

WE TALKED BEFORE.

YOU MAYBE HAVE TO GO LIVE WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.

YES. YOU MAYBE HAVE TO GO SOON.

TONIGHT.

NO, THAT'S NOT WHY.

I DO LOVE YOU.

JIMMY? JIMMY.

ROLAND MAPP, HE JUST CALLED.

OK.

11:00, THE GUY'S COMING NOW.

ARE WE READY? IS THE ROOM READY?

IT'S ALL SET.

OK. DON'T PUSH IT.

I WON'T.

IF YOU'RE TOO ANXIOUS--

I AIN'T GONNA BE TOO ANXIOUS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

BIG STING. 11:00. THE GUY'S COMING.

OH, I SHOULD CALL HELEN.

YOU NEED ANY BACKUP?

NO. I, UH, BETTER GO IT ALONE.

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

I CAN DO IT ALONE. I DON'T NEED BACKUP.

FINE.

FINE?

I APPRECIATE THE CONFIDENCE.

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

YOU MAKE THE OTHERS PARTNERS. ME, I GOTTA WAIT.

YOU DON'T TRUST ME WITH CASES. I GOTTA DIG 'EM UP MYSELF.

I'M A LITTLE SICK OF IT ALL.

HOLD IT. CLOSE THE DOOR, JIMMY.

THERE ISN'T A SINGLE LAW FIRM IN THIS CITY

THAT WILL GIVE YOU EQUITY INSIDE 3 YEARS.

YOU COULD BE ON THE STREET THAT LONG

TRYING TO FIND ONE THAT WOULD EVEN HIRE YOU.

ELLENOR, EUGENE, AND LINDSAY HAVE HELPED BUILD THIS PLACE.

GIVING THEM PARTNERSHIP WOULD BE MEANINGLESS

IF I ALSO GAVE IT TO YOU.

I'M SORRY TO SAY IT, BUT YOU NEED TO HEAR IT.

I'M GONNA SEE THIS STING THING THROUGH.

AND THEN I QUIT.

GO AHEAD. IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY, QUIT!

I'M TIRED OF TRYING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY AROUND HERE!

LAST WEEK, A COLLEAGUE OF MINE STOMPED A RAT TO DEATH,

AND I CHEERED.

DON'T GET ME WRONG. I LOVE ANIMALS,

YOU WOULD NEVER CATCH ME WEARING A FUR COAT,

BUT I DO KNOW THE FOOD CHAIN.

I'VE HAD FRIENDS DIE OF CANCER, AIDS,

AND I'M IN FAVOR OF USING ANIMALS IN LABORATORIES

IF IT WILL HELP US FIND A CURE FOR THESE TERRIBLE DISEASES.

BUT AT SOME POINT, WE DO HAVE TO DRAW A LINE.

WHERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I WOULD MAKE FOR A VERY LOUSY JUDGE.

BUT WE ALL MET TINA, DIDN'T WE?

IF AN ANIMAL CAN THINK,

IF IT CAN PUT A NOUN TOGETHER WITH A VERB AND COMMUNICATE,

IF IT CAN FEEL, AND IF IT CAN LOVE,

IF IT IS SMART ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE OF WHAT THIS HEARING IS ABOUT,

SMART ENOUGH TO LOOK RIGHT BACK AT YOU AND ASK "WHY?"...

AND WHEN SHE DOES ASK WHY, IF OUR ONLY ANSWER

IS THAT, WELL, WE'RE HUMAN AND YOU'RE NOT,

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.

WE WOULD NEVER SEND A 2-YEAR-OLD CHILD

TO SOME LABORATORY FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

AND NOT JUST BECAUSE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION A HUMAN CHILD HAS RIGHTS,

BUT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE UNTHINKABLE.

SO WHY DOESN'T THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLY HERE?

BECAUSE SHE'S INHUMAN?

WELL, THERE'S INHUMAN, YOUR HONOR,

AND THERE'S INHUMAN.

COUNSEL PRESENTED A PERSUASIVE MORAL ARGUMENT,

BUT THAT'S ALL IT WAS, A MORAL ONE.

AND AS SHE'S ADMITTED, LEGALLY, THEY LOSE.

UNLESS I'M WILLING TO RE-EXAMINE THE LAW.

YOU COULD DO THAT, BUT TALK ABOUT YOUR SLIPPERY SLOPE.

YOUR HONOR, NO MATTER HOW-HOWEVER MORAL WE TRY TO PAINT HUMANITY,

WE ARE A SPECIES THAT KILL ANIMALS FOR FOOD,

FOR CLOTHING, FOR...BELTS, SHOES, POCKETBOOKS.

WE KILL THEM FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH.

AND WE KILL THEM FOR SPORT.

BUT ONCE YOU START SAYING, "OH, NO, NO, NO.

CERTAIN ANIMALS SHOULD BE EXEMPT BECAUSE THEY'RE SMARTER."

WELL, GOOD LUCK.

I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF TEST DO WE APPLY HERE, DNA?

INTELLIGENCE? EMOTIONAL CAPACITY?

I--I--WE'RE TALKING OPENING A FLOODGATE HERE.

I COULD OPEN THE GATE ONLY FOR THE CHIMPANZEE.

YES, BUT THEN HERE COMES

THE "SAVE THE WHALE" FOUNDATION

CALLING YOU ARBITRARY.

THE ANIMAL WORLD, IT'S WONDERFUL,

AND IT'S JUST FULL OF MIRACLES

AND REASONS FOR US TO JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE.

LOOK AT EVERY SPECIES AND YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING MIRACULOUS,

SOMETHING THAT SAYS, DON'T SACRIFICE THAT LIFE.

BUT IN A COURT OF LAW,

WE DEAL WITH THE HUMAN RACE, YOUR HONOR.

LIKE IT OR NOT, IN THIS ARENA...

IT'S ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS...

AND JUST AS YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF ALL OF THIS,

SHE'S A MONKEY.

ONCE WE GET A RECORD OF TREATMENT, WE'RE IN THE CLEAR.

OK. THE CHECK COMES IN, SO WHEN DO I SEE MINE?

YOU GOTTA GET POWER OF ATTORNEY,

AND ALL THE PAYMENTS ARE GONNA BE MADE OUT TO YOU.

I'M NOT SURE I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT KIND OF PAPER TRAIL.

WELL, WE CAN'T COUNT ON THE CLIENT TO CUT AND DIVVY.

LOOK, YOU PAY ME IN CASH.

I PAY THE DOCTOR.

THAT'S A NO GO.

YOU SEE WHO I'M IN PRACTICE WITH HERE?

BOBBY DONNELL, HE'S PRETTY HIGH PROFILE.

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO KNOW A THING.

ALL HE KNOWS IS THESE ARE YOUR CLIENTS.

THAT DOESN'T BRING EXPOSURE TO YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE HERE.

I HAVE NEVER HAD A LAWYER ARRESTED YET.

HE'S PRETTY GOOD. YES, HE IS.

I'M NOT GONNA START NOW. BELIEVE ME.

WE'LL START WITH REBECCA, SEE HOW IT GOES?

OK.

Bailiff: ALL RISE.

BE SEATED.

I DIDN'T MUCH CARE FOR THE PERSONALITY OF YOUR LITTLE APE.

AND, MR. MYRON, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE HUMAN RACE RULES ON THE PLANET AND IN THIS ROOM.

BUT, AS SUCH, I THINK JUDGES ARE ALLOWED TO BE HUMAN ONCE IN A WHILE.

I LOOKED INTO HER EYES.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE THE ONE TO SEND HER OFF TO BE EXPERIMENTED ON.

DR. NESBIT, WE NEED TO WORK OUT A RESTITUTION PLAN,

BUT YOU GET CUSTODY.

[RAPS GAVEL]

ADJOURN.

I MEAN, I'VE HAD WINS, I'VE HAD BIG WINS.

BUT FOR A MONKEY, I'M ALMOST CRYING.

RIGHT. CAN IT BE OVERTURNED?

NO. THEY'RE NOT GONNA APPEAL.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, I HAVE THE COURT ORDER.

I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET THE DOCTOR AT THE CENTER.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DINNER.

CAN I SEE YOU AGAIN?

I'D LOVE THAT.

GREAT. GREAT.

WELL, I'LL CALL.

BYE. BYE.

OK. SEE YA.

SO, BASICALLY, YOU JUST PLAY IT OUT.

AND AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, PLAY IT OUT IN THAT ROOM.

OK.

AND NO NEED TO RUSH IT.

JUST LET IT TAKE ITS OWN COURSE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT?

UH...THANKS, JIMMY.

FOR ALL THE BAD BLOOD, YOU KNOW.

WE'RE ON THE SAME SIDE NOW.

YEAH, RIGHT. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO QUIT.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU.

I DO BELIEVE IN YOU.

AND I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU'LL BE A GOOD PARTNER.

BUT WHEN YOU GET IT, YOU'LL FEEL BETTER KNOWING YOU EARNED IT.

I'M TIRED OF BEING THE BRUNT.

I KNOW I BROUGHT A LOT OF IT ON MYSELF WITH THE COMMERCIAL,

BUT I'VE BEEN DOING GOOD WORK HERE.

WITHOUT A DOUBT.

AND, UH...

I DON'T LIKE BEING TOLD TO SHUT UP.

I DON'T LIKE EVERYBODY CALLING ME "BIG HEAD,"

AND I DON'T LIKE BEING LAUGHED AT.

MAYBE I HAVEN'T EARNED PARTNER YET,

BUT I'VE EARNED RESPECT...

AND I WANT IT.

JIMMY, EVERYBODY KIDS YOU BECAUSE...

THEY ADORE YOU.

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT?

I'M NOT A PET.

[DOOR CLOSES]

I DO PLAN ON PAYING FOR HER.

I KNOW.

KATHY, I DON'T AGREE WITH THIS RULING, AND PUBLICLY I'LL DISSENT.

BUT PRIVATELY...

NOW YOU TELL US.

YOU TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF HER.

I WILL.

TINA, YOU...ME...

LIVE TOGETHER.

THINK THE PLACE WILL CHANGE?

A LITTLE, BUT THAT'S THE POINT.

IN SPIRIT, WE WON'T CHANGE.

HOW ABOUT WITH YOU AND ME?

WHAT?

YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND, LINDSAY.

WHATEVER HAPPENS WITH YOU AND BOBBY...

IT WON'T AFFECT YOU AND ME.

YOU STINKER.