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Rhonda, I don't know

any way to say this except to be blunt.

We have to break it off.

I'm being blackmailed.

Oh, no. Your brother?

He is determined to turn this into something

cheap and tawdry.

Oh, Douglas, I'm so sorry.

It's all my fault.

Rhonda, no.

You were wonderful.

You brought feeling back

to what has long been heartless.

Your passion, your kindness,

I'll never forget you.

How does it go, "they know not I knew thee,

who knew too well, long, long

shall I rue thee, too deeply to tell."

What?

It's a poem by Byron.

[sobs]

I can't believe it.

No one ever quoted poetry to me before.

"In secret we met, in silence I grieve,

that thy heart could forget,

thy spirit deceive.

If I should meet thee after long years,

how should I greet thee

with silence and tears."

[sobbing]

[theme music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[instrumental music]

Michael, how's that celebrity hoodlum?

I can't believe the D.A.'s office

is actually making me take this one trial.

He beat up a fan

and they found cocaine in his pocket.

What should they do? Make a movie of the week?

This is simple assault than less than a gram of cocaine.

They usually plead these things out.

Only in this case, the deputy D.A.

likes to see her face on the nightly news.

And on the subject of entertainment,

how's that producer, Gordon bass doing?

Hey he's, he's still unhappy, Douglas.

We filed a complaint against the studio

but he wants instant results.

He will be in tomorrow,

so you all might want to close your doors.

Wonderful!

Rohner versus Gradinger.

Well, the more I go over this, the more convinced I am

the parties really want a reconciliation.

Are you nuts?

I'm going to bring them in for a little heart to heart.

I think they can work it out.

This isn't coffee klatch Miss Perkins.

This is a complex breach of contract

case involving millions of dollars.

The bottom line is that we are talking

about two ex-best friends

suing each other over muffin recipes.

And from everything I've seen, they're looking

for an excuse to get back together.

- This is insanity. - I know what I'm doing.

Abby has the matter in hand, Douglas.

- Next case. - There is no next case.

We're adjourned.

Do you want to get a cup of coffee?

- Sure. Let's go. - Stuart, you got a minute?

Yeah.

[phone ringing distantly]

- What's up? - I had some bad news.

What?

It's my mother.

- Is she sick? - Worse.

She's in San Francisco with some tour group

and she wants to jump off and fly down here tonight.

Well, it's not so unreasonable.

Is she going to stay with us?

No, she stays with some

old college roommate in Hancock Park.

What's the big deal?

What?

She's not sophisticated on lot of ways, Stuart.

I'm just afraid you're not going to like her.

Ann, she's your mom. I'm gonna love her.

Don't underestimate me, okay. I'm to be amazing around moms.

When I was in high school, all 'em had crushes on me.

It was the, the daughters had trouble with.

Trust me, okay.

[elevator dings]

Are you okay?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...

[rumbling]

Oh.

- We're stuck at... - Oh, dear.

Hello. Hello, we're stuck in here.

[operator on radio] Okay, we're on it.

How long do you think that'll take?

We're sending a man right now.

Okay, thank you.

And it shouldn't be real long.

Oh, dear, I'm sorry.

God, I feel like such a fool.

Here!

- Thank you. - It's okay.

[sniffles]

I was with my divorce lawyer all morning.

Mm-hm, that would do it alright.

You divorced?

No, actually I've never been married.

I just could imagine how difficult

it must be seeing your marriage die.

Not this marriage.

Even in front of these two lawyers out there,

my husband was still so abusive towards me.

I mean, finally I just had to run out of there.

And then you get stuck in an elevator.

I guess, this just isn't your day.

Yeah, maybe.

[man shouting at distance] No problem! No problem!

I'm sorry maybe not.

- Anyway, I'm Lauren Sevilla. - Victor Sifuentes.

- How do you do? - Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

[distant rumbling]

[sighs]

- Do you work in this building? - Mm-hmm.

- A lawyer then? - Oh, no.

You mean, I'm really starting to look like one?

[chuckling]

- Yeah, well. - Great.

- We're moving. - Oh, good. Great.

You know, I can guarantee you, if I were trapped in here

with a dozen screaming kids

they would have taken at least an hour to get me out.

[laughs]

Look, what would you say, to continuing this over lunch?

[elevator dings] Well...

Oh, thank you very much anyway, but I better not.

Thank you. Bye-bye.

Bye.

[distant chattering]

Mr. Cevenko, can you describe the events

on the night of June 21st for us?

My girlfriend and I were walking around on sunset

in a limo pulled up in front of Spagos.

And we saw Patrick Boyd and his date get on go inside.

When my girlfriend wanted to get some pictures

or maybe an autograph or something,

so we hung around waiting for him to come out,

when we did, she goes to take his picture,

he starts cursing at her.

What happened next?

Right, he was acting like he was going to knock

the camera out of her hand.

So, I step in front of her

and I don't know where the guy slugs me.

Now I tried to cool him out, but I couldn't.

So, the cops came, they broke it up

and I told them I wanted to press charges.

Can you tell the court

what you observed at this point?

The police had him up against the car

and they were patting him down.

And when they came up with that little dark brown glass vial,

I saw him just kind of slump.

I have no further questions.

Patrick, you are so gorgeous.

Officer, remove that young woman.

Sorry, Your Honor.

I'm sorry, don't make me leave.

I love you Patrick.

Another such outburst

and I will clear this courtroom.

Mr. Kuzak?

Mr. Cevenko, I've a sworn testimony

from one of the parking attendants at Spago

that you and your girlfriend, were having a heated argument

just prior to your altercation with Patrick Boyd.

Couples fight.

At the moment sir, you and your girlfriend

are the only couple I'm interested in

and the question is

what were you fighting about?

She could not stop talking about him.

She wouldn't leave without seeing him.

I'm standing on a sidewalk waiting for this guy

like an idiot he comes plowing through

like we're not even there.

And when he pushed you, you pushed him back.

Yeah, in self-defense.

And that's when the punching started.

He threw the first punch.

And you punched him back.

He was threatening me.

Mr. Cevenko, do you workout with weights?

Gold's gym five times a week.

And you are currently employed as a bouncer at a disco bar

called the Golden Cadillac.

- Is there right? - Yeah.

And yet in your testimony you say that you think

my client poses a physical threat to you?

I suppose to be so tough in his movies. He ain't nothing.

I would've knocked his teeth down his throat

if the cops didn't showed up.

Thank you, Mr. Cevenko.

No further questions.

Oh, I want to have your baby, Patrick.

[crowd murmuring]

[Judge bangs gavel]

[instrumental music]

[sighs]

It's a charming place, surprises.

Hey we're celebrating.

Besides, nothing is too good

for the mother of my wife to be.

Well, isn't that nice.

So, Stuart. Tell me about yourself.

Now, I understand that you're a brilliant tax attorney.

Well, tax attorney parts right anyway.

You're just being modest, I'm sure.

You people are always so good at that sort of thing.

But me, I can't even balance my checkbook.

Oh, really?

That must be where Ann gets her head for figures, uh?

Stuart tried to do my taxes last year.

Well, aren't you lucky?

Your father used to say if only he had

a Jewish bookkeeper, we'd all be millionaires.

I don't think you should generalize like that, mom.

Oh, god, I meant that as a compliment.

Stuart, I want you to know I do not judge a man

by his race or creed.

That's what's in the heart that really matters.

Good for you, ma'am.

So, how's Aunt Fiddle, mom?

Fiddle's fine. She has to take it easy for a while.

She is so happy that Annie is marrying a Jewish man.

She says, Jewish men don't drink,

Jewish men don't run around with women

and Jewish men put their wives on a pedestal.

Yeah.

You want to know why we put our wives

in the pedestal, Mrs. Kelsey.

Why?

Because that way it's much easier to kiss them on their--

Stuart!

Stuart: I know we can't prove it.

Bass: These things are jacking me up and down like this

and you're doing nothing.

Stuart: Well, we recently filed a complaint.

The movie has grossed 90 million,

and those lying pictures say they're not in profits yet?

And that's why we're suing them, Mr. Bass.

A litigation takes time.

I want an immediate injunction.

- Well, you can't have one. - I want it, damn it.

You're seeking money damages, Mr. Bass.

You're not entitled to equitable relief.

Crap! Legal technical crap.

Nevertheless, the law.

That stinking studio is getting rich off my movie

and you're letting them get away with it.

Read my lips Mr. Bass

they're not getting away with it.

We're suing them. Your rights will be vindicated.

It's going to take a little time.

You know what the problem is here?

What?

There's not enough froth in your mouth.

You're not mad enough.

I'm an attorney, not a pit bull.

Well, you're not my attorney anymore.

Have the files sent over to my house this afternoon.

[slams door]

Did you ever heard a word about the attorney, the movie mogul?

You know, you're the fourth lawyer in four years.

I wish someone would explain to me

what the hell is going on here.

Well, Mr. Rohner, I've been paring over the claims

and the counter claims and deposition transcripts.

And the thing that sort of jumps out here,

is the two men are paying lawyers a lot of money

because their feelings are hurt.

Why shouldn't my feelings be hurt?

Just because my best boyhood friend took my recipes,

went national, international

and now is in all the supermarkets too?

I've read your deposition, Mr. Rohner.

Page 27.

He's the only partner, I've ever had,

the only one who understood me.

His deposition, page 47,

those early days in our first mini-muffin store,

I always thought we'd stay together forever.

And those statements have nothing to do with business

or money or breach of contact, Mr. Rohner.

But those statements say to me

is that you two miss each other.

I hired this firm for legal advice.

- I already have a therapist. - I'm sure you do.

And I'm willing to bet the name Gradinger

comes up at every session.

Look, you came to this office four years ago

because someone had wronged you

and you wanted lawyers to fix everything.

And no matter what the legal ruling is

in this case Mr. Rohner,

I don't think that everything will feel totally fixed

until you sit down with your friend

and you work out your differences.

Even if I agreed he'd never do it.

If I can get him to talk, you promise you'll talk back?

Good, good.

Benny, my man, you got

the Gordon Bass file handy?

Right here.

Mr. Markowitz wants me to bring it

to Mr. Bass in a taxicab.

Well, I'm going out that way I'll take it to him.

Save you some time.

He's supposed to get it today.

No problem, buddy.

It's as good as there.

[phone ringing]

Mr. Sifuentes?

- Hello. - Hello.

I hope I'm not disturbing you.

No, no, not at all. Come in please.

Thank you.

I wanted to return this to you.

Oh, you didn't have to do that.

Sit down.

I'd also like to explain

that I did want to have lunch with you yesterday.

So, why did you say no?

How do I explain...

My husband, Armand Sevilla...

The land developer?

He is a man very used to getting his own way.

And this divorce,

he never wanted it.

He's made certain threats.

And you're frightened of him?

Yes.

I'm very frightened of him.

Well, I'm not.

So, why don't you have dinner with me to night, Lauren?

Yes.

Okay, I'd like that very much.

[distant chattering]

Mike, I just found out

I got to testify in federal court,

so, let's get this held over till tomorrow, okay?

Oh, you got a co-counselor, who can try the case, don't you?

Oh, come on, you're gonna make me

get this continuing with some judge.

You know, there's nothing that says

that we have to finish this trial.

You're not going to start this again. Are you?

My client's an actor, you know what that means?

When he gets on that stand, the jury is going to want

to reach out and touch the hem of his garment.

The last thing they're going to want to do

is send him to jail.

So what's your problem with finishing the trial

if that's the way you feel?

You know, it occurs to me that there is something

more important going on here than either you or me

getting our name in the papers.

But maybe my client could benefit

from being in a drug program.

Now if that jury comes back with an acquittal,

he's going to think he's invincible.

That's only gonna make that problem worse.

So, what's your suggestion?

Same as before, dismiss the assault.

It's trash anyway.

Suspend the criminal proceedings

on the felony possession

and let him enroll in a drug program.

And I'm supposed to want to do this

because he is a big star, right.

Damn it, Yvonne, maybe you're supposed to want to do it

because it's the right thing to do.

You know, this, this guy kills me.

What's the matter? He's never heard the word no?

Things have all been put on this earth

just to make him happy.

Patrick Boyd is entitled to the chance

to get himself straight,

that's no more than anyone else would get.

Alright. Alright, alright.

Tell Mr. Boyd

if he enters an approved drug program,

I'll ask the court to let the prosecution ride.

Entry into a drug program, by itself, won't do it.

Either he cleans up his act permanently

or the charges get reinstated.

[indistinct chatter]

The D.A. has been subpoenaed to testify in federal court.

So, what is this have to do with me?

One day continuance.

You're telling me I sat in there all morning

for nothing?

It happens sometimes.

Just do me a favor,

don't tell me it happens, alright.

It doesn't mean anything.

It doesn't excuse anything it's nothing.

There's nothing for you to excuse here, Patrick.

This is official court business.

Do the studio lawyers know about this?

I'm not consulting with the studio lawyers.

Well, maybe you should be.

I mean if they're rearranging their shooting schedules

run this trial they'd like to know that some civil service

bimbo is trying to stick it to me.

Well, what can I say, sometimes being a defendant

in a criminal trial has its inconveniences.

And your job is to insulate me

from as many of those as possible

and the more that I have to deal

with those on my own, means that more

that you are not doing your job.

Now, you don't pay for that I pay for that.

Patrick, the D.A. Is willing to suspend

the criminal proceedings provided

that you check into a drug treatment program.

Well, you tell her to jam it, alright.

Now look, drug programs are for people with drug problems.

I don't have a drug problem. Now what are you, my mother?

Your job is to try my case,

not enroll a drug program.

You want to take a poke at me too, Patrick?

Great.

[phone ringing]

Michael.

I got sprung unexpectedly.

I thought I drop by and see what you're up to.

Going over emotions and eating the yogurt.

Well... Well, I have a better idea.

What?

No.

Why not?

Come on, Mickey.

I miss you, Grace.

I miss touching you.

Hmm.

How is your ex-wife?

The operative word there is, ex.

I haven't seen her and I don't think about her.

But I do think about you.

Can I at least have a kiss please? Hm?

There's about a million people outside my door.

So what? Come on just, just one little kiss, okay?

- One kiss. - Mm-hm.

Mickey.

Oh, god.

Mickey.

Mm, mm.

Mickey, stop. Stop.

- I locked the door. - No, no, no.

If we're gonna do it

might as well do it right.

You like the Biltmore or the Bonaventure?

Before we embark down the list of accounts receivable,

there is something else on the table

which is the situation with Miss Perkins.

- I thought we settled this. - We settled nothing.

I think we should give serious consideration

to yanking Rohner versus Gradinger from her before

we risk losing a major client.

Your mind is so made up that she can't do the job.

You won't even give her a chance to prove you wrong.

She has no experience with complex

commercial litigation, particularly not in a matter

in as delicate a phase of negotiation as this one.

My apologies.

Something came up.

Ann: Douglas, Rohner versus Gradinger has been

on the books for four and a half years.

I've had it, Michael's had it

and it is no closer to a resolution now

than it was when it came in.

If Abby has the initiative

and wants to put in the hours,

I don't see the downside.

- I'm with Ann on this. - Fine.

You want to give her enough rope to hang herself,

be my guest.

She just better be prepared to take the consequences.

Excuse me.

Excuse me. If you have a summons I can...

You bastard.

You went to my captain and got me transferred, didn't you?

Excuse me?

You got me put on disciplinary probation.

I'm being reassigned to county jail.

My court, bailiff.

Miss Vasek, I will be happy to discuss

your employment problem.

Employment?

But this is not the appropriate forum.

What a jerk I was? I really thought you cared about me.

I do care about you. I care about everybody in my courtroom.

And what about everyone in your chambers?

The disgusting things I let you do to me.

I assure you, I know nothing about what she's talking about.

Waiting for you like a fool, after session

so you could jump on me and do your dirty business.

And then five minutes later, you were back

on your way to your wife.

Rhonda, please.

You know the craziest thing?

I thought all this time you were so decent.

So, above me, but you're not above me at all.

You're a swine Douglas Brackman,

and I will hate you forever.

If you all excuse me.

[theme music]

Oh, Jonathan. Gordon Bass called, looking for his file.

Benny said you took it.

I thought I take it him myself.

I think I can convince him to stay with us.

Oh, we don't solicit clients, Jonathan, that's not our style.

Well, it's not the stationary just a little salesmanship.

Just to say, I might appreciate it

if you just deliver the file without the pitch.

Stuart's handling of the case was fine

and if Bass doesn't like it that's his right.

But we don't stroke clients business.

Okay. I'll get file to him right away.

- Yes. - Mm-hmm.

- Mr. McKenzie . - Oh, yes.

God, she's great. And I think she's smart, beautiful, funny.

You're rolling your eyes. You're rolling your eyes!

Well, forgive me if it sounds like, maybe,

I've heard this story from you before.

Look, look, I know that I haven't had the best

track record that when it comes to picking women,

but she seems totally normal, down to earth.

Oh, Armand Sevilla's wife down to earth.

Kind of hard I think when you're worth $50 million.

- No, she signed the prenup. Arnie: Forget it.

I never say a prenup I couldn't buy.

Thanks Arnie.

But, A- she is really not into the money,

and B- she's already got herself a lawyer.

[phone ringing distantly]

- Michael, Victor. - Doug.

Woman: Steven, do you have a minute?

Michael, Victor, a moment?

I just want you to know I had no idea

that woman would pursue me

into the workplace to recur vendetta.

It's not as if I pursued her,

she practically threw herself at me.

Well, who can resist a woman in uniform?

[toilet flushed]

Don't start.

Hell hath no fury. I just hope you used protection.

If you mean you think you might have messed me

into a paternity situation,

I can assure you I made certain she was on the pill.

Not her, you.

Condom?

AIDS, Douglas, the second coming in the black plague.

AIDS?

Look, if you're going to practice surgery,

take it from someone who knows.

Never operate without your gloves on.

What are you talking about?

Heterosexuals aren't at risk.

I read an article in Playboy.

Do you believe everything you read?

Arnold, it's not as if I'm promiscuous.

Well, okay what about her?

She's what 30, 35 years old, 15 years of sexual activity

average above a dozen guys a year

each with the dance card of his own

that's 12 times 15, 180?

180 to what?

20th power?

Face it, Douglas.

Each time you hit the sheets with someone new

you link yourself up virally with about

half the world population.

Victor, have you met my mom?

Charlotte Kelsey. Victor Sifuentes.

Victor is one of my colleagues.

- Hello. - Nice to meet you.

Mom is here all the way from Waterville, Maine.

Oh, Maine?

Charlotte: Well, that's in New England.

Really?

John: Who's from Maine? - Annie's mother.

Charlotte Kelsey. John Rollins.

John's just joined us.

[phone ringing]

Isn't that nice?

Maine is only about my favorite place in the world.

You've been there?

Couple of us from school used to run a house

for the summer on Deer Isle.

Listen, I love to talk to you about it,

but I have a file to deliver.

I got to get back too.

Pleasure meeting.

I don't understand,

the Spaniard was wearing an earring

and that *** man, is he a lawyer

or the delivery body?

A lawyer, mom.

Can you tell us what happened as you were leaving

Spago's on the night of June 21st?

I'll tell you it's a little hard to say.

It seems though we just stepped out the door

when this flash went off in my face.

I asked both Mr. Cevenko and the young lady

he was with to please respect my privacy

and especially that of the young lady that I was with.

He kept pushing into me though.

His girlfriend kept snapping pictures,

and I put up my hand and said, hold it

and that's when he took a swing at me

and I just did the best I could to defend myself.

I'm not much of a fighter to tell you the truth.

Mr. Cevenko testified

that you cursed at his girlfriend

when she asked to take your picture.

When I said no to any more photographs

and she did it anyway, I said,

"damn it, I asked you not to."

And we've heard the testimony of officer Richard Bartke

of the L.A. County Sheriff's department

that you had a vial of cocaine in your jacket pocket.

Well, that's just it. It wasn't my jacket.

You see, it was Karen's birthday and we were going out.

I knew she was going to be all dressed up

and I felt kind of bad that I wasn't.

We were running late on the set and I

wasn't going to have a chance to go home and change.

So I grabbed a sports jacket off the wardrobe rack.

I sure never expected anything like that

to be in the pocket.

So, you're saying the vial of cocaine

in your jacket pocket didn't belong to you?

No, sir, it did not.

I wasn't knowingly carrying drugs of any kind

nor do I use drugs of any kind.

Thank you. I have no further questions.

Take me with you, Patrick.

If they send you to jail take me with you.

[bangs gavel]

Judge: Order.

[dog barking]

If you bend your knees

and really get out in front of the ball

you could cream those for crosscourt winners.

Who are you?

Jonathan Rollins, from McKenzie Chaney Brackman.

I've got the file.

About time, may be now I could do something with it.

Excuse my candor sir, but it's silly

to recruit an entire new team

when all you really have to do

is change quarterbacks.

What are you talking about?

Talking about someone who bust these guys

and crush a few stones in the process.

And I suppose that's you.

You mind?

Go ahead.

Attorney Auden Thompson please, Jonathan Rollins calling.

Excuse me?

Yes, tell them he can talk to me now or see me in court

after I move for sanctions against him

for frivolous motions.

Thank you.

Try keeping your body at a 90 degree angle

when you make contact.

Keep your racquet up and don't turn your wrist over.

This isn't squash.

Yeah, yes, Mr. Thompson, Jonathan Rollins,

New McKenzie, Brackman attorney for Gordon Bass

and I claim against Capitol Studios. Great.

Now, how about we dispense with the pleasantries

and cut right to the chase?

You continue the stalling tactics at my expense

not haul you at the motion for sanctions.

Yeah, I know who I'm talking to.

A heel dragging defense lawyer who likes to make life miserable

for legitimate plaintiffs with legitimate claims

but before you pull that crap this time

I suggest you learn who you're talking to.

Good day, counselor.

[chuckles]

And that was just warming up.

Now, give me 20 minutes with your backhand

and I'll have your next opponent eating the ball.

Abby: Mr. Gradinger, in your interview last year

with Fortune magazine, you said that the one thing missing

in all your success was the opportunity to share

with a person that it all began with.

Do you still believe that?

- Little. - Funny way of showing it.

You're the one who said you never wanted to see me again.

I never said that. You always make--

Now hold on, both of you.

Mr. Rohner, I'd like to ask you a question

and I would like an honest answer.

Do you miss working with Mr. Gradinger?

A little.

And if there was some way to work all of this out

and to get you two back together again.

Would you be interested in exploring that?

Maybe.

Mr. Gradinger.

Maybe.

Now, before I get all choked up here,

may I point out none of this is relevant

to Mr. Rohner's blatant attempt

to rip off royalties from my client.

- Rip off? - Yeah, rip off.

You let my client take all the risks.

Now you want to cash in on the payoff, don't you?

You had to go big time at the expense of quality,

preservatives and the muffins are radiated blueberry.

There we go. You are the purist, I'm the hawk.

Look, let's just get us back--

You're just as blind and petty as the day we split up.

- And you're as greedy. - Hey!

A negative little small-minded rip off artist.

Mr. Burnett you are provoking this.

You like to keep milking your cash cow.

Oh, please.

You are always small time

I carried you for years.

This is it. I'm out of here.

- Manny! - That's it.

Runaway, for once

have the guts to face up to something.

I'll face up to you.

Ah, you're still the scared little man.

Manny? Stop this.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. We just have to...

[glass shatters]

- Oh, no. - Oh, my god.

Are you alright?

[people murmuring]

[phone ringing]

Man: 47 and 5 inch.

It's a miracle no one was hurt.

Tell me the truth. Should I offer to pay for the new glass?

Insurance will cover besides you didn't break it.

- Tell that to Brackman. - Why, did he say something?

No, that's what has me terrified.

He's been in his office all morning with the door shut

and I know they're gonna fire me.

They're not going to fire you.

You miscalculated that's all.

Says you.

Come on. I'll buy you a cup of coffee.

You think you got problems.

My mother is driving me nuts.

The woman drops in out of the blue

and expects everyone to run around

and dance attendance on her.

Is it really that bad?

It's that bad.

Besides that, Stuart is convinced

that she is anti-semitic.

Oh, now why would he think that?

Because she is.

- Oh! - Oh!

At least, she want to be here a couple more days,

but tonight is the worst.

Tonight the people she is staying with

are throwing a party

complete with cut glass punch bowls

and a guest list out of the descendants at the mayflower.

Ugh.

Stuart will have a chip on his shoulder

and I can feel my neck getting as tight as piano wire.

They're both adults, right?

I'm sure that they're going to behave themselves.

Of course, that's what I said about Rohner versus Gradinger.

With the January start that in Portugal but this time

no one is going to jack me around on net profits.

[knocking on door]

- You wanted to see me? - Here's my killer.

It seems you persuaded Mr. Bass to stay with the firm.

As long as you're my lawyer, and I've told about

a thousand of my closest friends about you.

- Great. - I better go.

I know your hourly rates.

Go get them, man, and keep me informed.

- We will. - Bye.

Alright.

Well, whatever you play was,

it must have been pretty effective.

What can I say?

How about nothing?

Last week, you were instructed

to make short shrift of a deposition.

You've turned it into a marathon.

Yesterday, I directly told you

not to solicit for his business and you did just that.

And the execution of this grandstanding,

I'm told, consisted of your berating

of respected attorney

in this community over the telephone.

I'm not that crazy, sir.

The only thing I berated was my own answering machine.

I'm the one who brought you in here.

I thought then and still do

that you have the potential to be a colossal talent.

But my name comes first on the letterhead

defy me, disobey me, or embarrass me

and you'll be doing a little dance

at somebody else's prom, understood?

I hear you.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

Yes, your honor, we have.

On a charge of assault, we find the defendant,

Patrick Boyd, not guilty.

[crowd cheering]

On a charge of possession of a controlled substance,

we find the defendant also not guilty.

Yeah. [crowd cheering]

The jury is discharged the defense of the court.

This court's in recess.

There's a little celebration planned at Jardino tonight.

Really? How'd you know there's going to be some celebration?

I think positive is the key to success.

Anyway, look, I hope you can make it

because I intend to tell everybody

that when I'm in a jam you are my man.

Patrick, to tell you the truth,

I really don't need the business.

Not to worry my days of defendant are over.

Patrick. Patrick.

- Congratulations, Patrick. - Thank you.

Have any statement for the press?

Ah, maybe later, right now I want to thank the jury,

I think they'd like that.

[instrumental music]

Gracie?

What?

I want you to move back in with me.

I don't think so.

Not yet.

Well, what about the other afternoon?

Maybe I'm crazy, but I was on the distinct impression

that you still kind of like me.

[chuckles]

Making love to you has never been problem, kiddo.

Well, realistically then,

you work 12 hours a day,

I work 12 hours a day.

So, how are we going to work things out

if we don't live together?

You sound like an efficiency expert.

Oh, Grace, these last few weeks without you...

Well, what I'm trying to say is,

that you are the most important thing

in the world to me.

And if I thought to being apart

would make things right,

I'd have no problem with it.

But I believe that the only way

we're going to heal this relationship

is by being together

and fighting for it as hard as we can.

Damn it. Kuzak you're not playing fair.

You know I love you.

You know I lust after you.

You're seducing me.

Thank God, I still can.

Mr. Kuzak?

Yeah.

You have a telephone call.

[chuckles]

You get the most wonderful parties.

There are so many people I want to meet you.

You don't have to stay that long.

- I'm okay. - Are you sure?

Will you stop worrying, Ann.

I'm fine, I'm fine.

No, thank you.

Nice, nice, slice of South Africa.

I need a drink. Can I get you some?

- Would you, white wine. - White wine. Yeah.

[people chattering indistinctly]

Excuse me.

Can I have a vodka martini and a white wine, please.

Yes.

And what about the children?

They'll be Jews you know.

He'll never let her take them

to church or be baptized.

Well, I'm just so afraid of the alienating her.

Charlotte, it's a mother's duty

to let her child know how she feels.

She's such a lovely girl.

I can't believe she couldn't do better

that some awful little money man.

But she said, she's happy.

Listen to me.

Jews are not like us.

They look different, they think differently.

Let them keep to their own kind.

Excuse me. I couldn't help but hear your conversations.

Stuart?

You've expressed so much hostility to me,

the Jews in general. Let me ask you a question.

Has a Jew ever done anything to you personally

to fill you with such hatred?

Why?

No.

Well, excuse me.

Step aside please.

Thank you.

[thud]

Now one has.

[people murmuring]

Well, didn't take you long, did it Patrick?

You wipe out your car, send your date to the hospital.

Get nailed with two and a half grams in the glove compartment.

Oh, just do what you have to do to get me out here, okay.

Nope. Not this time. I'm finished mopping up after you.

Hey counselor, lawyers are a dime a dozen in this town.

Oh, yeah? [sirens blaring at distance]

I'm not releasing you, okay.

Don't bother.

I'm releasing myself.

Wait. Come on, you're going to tell me

that you don't reach for a little nose candy

every once in a while jumping on occasion. Huh?

This conversation isn't about me.

You're the one whose names on the arrest report.

You're the self-destructive little jerk

who has a drug problem

that you can't even come close to controlling.

Yeah, well it's my right isn't it? Huh?

Live fast, die young.

Leave a good looking corpse.

Yeah, you want to be James Dean,

why don't you do it right?

Why all the meaningless fistfights and drug busts?

Just get off my back, alright?

Oh, put the pedal to the metal.

Check out clean, no skid marks, no mop up, no nothing.

Look, I don't want to die, alright.

Really?

Well, you sure as hell give the impression of someone who does.

Wait a minute.

Please, you don't know what's it's like

to lie in bed at night, scared to death, that they're gonna

find you out and take everything away.

I do a couple of rails of cocaine

and the whole world is mine.

[mumbling]

The truth is, I can't imagine

what it would be like not to do cocaine.

Well, maybe the first step is to get some help imagining it.

I don't know how to explain it.

Just, I heard them...

and this rage started building up

till it reached the flash point.

I'm not like that.

I've never done anything like that.

I know.

I'm not a very good Jew.

I don't go to temple

I don't observe the holidays.

It's who I am.

I don't know it's like the way to 5000 years or whatever.

Stuart, you don't have to justify anything to me.

What happened, what they said,

I'm just so sorry you had to hear it.

I hate that I'm the cause of this rift

between you and your mother.

That's old business.

And anyway she had it coming.

Yeah, well, given what happened.

Are you sure you want to get married?

How can you ask that?

Well, she and I are never gonna

be able to repair this thing.

Stuart, if there's really any doubt in your mind

let me make it simple.

I love you unconditionally and unequivocally.

And if she's gonna to make me choose between you,

it's no contest.

She either accepts you and me for who we are

or if that's too much for her, it's even simpler.

She's out of our lives.

I'm nuts about you.

And I want to marry you.

And right now, I'm freezing cold

and I'm gonna to take you home

and make you something to eat.

I'm very hungry.

Some nice chicken soup, what could it hurt?

[chuckling]

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