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[speaking in foreign language]

[speaking in foreign language]

Thank you.

[chuckles]

- You come here often? - My first visit.

I enjoy sushi, but my wife never have stomach for it.

- Is she out of town? - Excuse me?

I asked where your wife is tonight?

We're getting divorced.

Oh, that's too bad.

It is and isn't.

What?

I said it is and it isn't.

This way, I can indulge myself any way I like.

I'm Douglas.

Hi, Douglas. I'm Sandra.

Are you very experienced at this?

What do you think?

I don't know, I'm so confused.

Everybody's speaking Japanese.

Well, you and I speak the same language.

Then maybe you can help me.

I haven't had any in a long time.

What is it you want?

Uh... how's the giant clam

or perhaps the red snapper?

Why don't you go for half and half?

Would that be enough of each?

Greedy.

- How much is it? - Forty.

Is it like a hand roll?

A hand roll is 20.

Maybe I should start with the hand roll, then.

[exhales] That's it. You're busted.

Take him.

What? Let go off me.

You're under arrest. Assume the position.

What? I didn't do anything.

Soliciting an act of prostitution.

You have the right to remain silent...

Ow!

[speaking in foreign language]

Sayonara.

[speaking in foreign language]

- Sayonara. - Bye-bye.

[theme music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[instrumental music]

Jonathan, McMurray versus Brinkley.

Uh, $185,000 award plus costs.

That brings Mr. Rollins to 5 and 0.

I'd like to see those kind of stats

from some other people around here.

Seidell tax audit?

Yeah, Im not gonna have anything

definitive on that until Friday.

Douglas: Emile's versus Southland magazine?

Opening arguments scheduled for today.

Your case made the editorial section

of the L.A. Times today.

I never would've thought a restaurant review

could generate this kind of controversy.

Are you kidding? Lorna Landsberg...

Who by the way I'd love to meet sometime if you could.

She's probably the most influential food critic around.

She makes and breaks restaurants.

More importantly this is potentially

a landmark First Amendment case.

The same elements that were in Westmoreland vs. CBS,

Tavoulareas vs. the Washington post,

Sharon vs. Time magazine, they're all there.

It is the kind of case that makes law.

Immortality, Victor.

Nothing less.

It's a serious issue though.

You don't have a free press

if they're cowered by fear of being sued.

Arnie: Yeah, but on the other hand, is the press entitled

to be malicious if it means this guy with the restaurant suffers.

Was H.L. Mencken malicious?

Lincoln Steffens, was he malicious?

If you don't like someone's opinions,

it's easy to call him malicious.

Stuart: Yeah, and there's something else

really important to consider here.

We now have a client who knows Spago's private number.

We'll never be shut out of a table there again.

Arnie: Could you find out for me, Victor,

if she knows of a restaurant that's serving Chinese food

from the Hakka region?

I think that this might be the next big cuisine.

Douglas: Folks, we have to discuss

one other matter before we conclude.

Michael, what's going on

with the United States of America

vs. Roxanne Melman's own true love?

[exhales]

She's under subpoena.

If she agrees to testify against Markham,

give up whatever profits she made,

U.S. Attorney's willing to let it go at that.

Sounds a lot more lenient than I intend to be.

Meaning what?

Meaning she's history around here.

I'll let her get through with her legal travails first,

out of compassion but once they're done,

it's kumbaya, Charlie.

That's not really your call.

Douglas: It most certainly is my call.

Leland: Alright, alright.

We'll take this issue up at the partners' meeting.

- You bet we will. - That's it.

[phone rings]

I think this is gonna be around us.

Absolutely not.

Prosecution goes upstream, not downstream.

That's true, the U.S. Attorney is only interested

in Roxanne in order to get to Jimmy.

This whole thing will blow over once they're done with him.

I think you're right.

By the way, have you said anything to anybody?

- No. - Good.

- Leland? - Mmm?

- Could I have a word with you? - Oh, certainly.

Shut the door.

I'm in trouble.

I was arrested last night.

They're saying I solicited a prostitute.

Oh, Douglas.

They must be working sushi bars

to crack down a Japanese businessman.

I started talking to this woman.

And she was a vice cop.

- Yes. - What are you gonna do?

That's just it. If I take it to trial,

the whole thing could go public.

The press could get wind of it.

I hardly think that's likely.

Sheila could find out!

Her attorney will crucify me.

I could lose my children.

Alright! Calm down!

Calm down? These people are fascists.

You don't know what I'm dealing with.

Would you be willing to plead to a lesser charge?

Absolutely not!

I'm innocent.

On my father's grave, I was not pursuing her.

Given my recent spate of misadventures,

I don't care if I never see another woman again.

Leland, I am many things a whoremonger is not one of them.

I didn't even find her very attractive.

Whether you found her attractive or not

isn't going to sound very convincing

if they produce a transcript.

- What? - A transcript.

She had to be wearing a wire.

Of course! Leland, you've got to get hold of it.

You'll see it was all some grotesque misunderstanding.

I swear,

all we were doing was talking about the menu.

Let me see what I can do.

Thank you!

Thank you.

That's... that's alright.

The defense will likely say

that the issue here is freedom of the press.

But the evidence will demonstrate, it's not.

Now we don't mean to suggest that food critics

should not be allowed to review restaurants

or to print their honest impressions.

First amendment guarantees that right.

What it does not guarantee

is the right to publish a malicious series of lies.

That woman right over there, Lorna Landsberg,

attacked this restaurant, vilified it's chef,

with no regard for the truth whatsoever.

This isn't freedom of speech.

It's libel. It's slander.

And they might want you to get up and wave the flag

and sing a few bars of "God Bless America."

That's fine,

but what she did was not patriotic.

It was reprehensible,

And people got hurt...

seriously hurt.

You can believe him when he says

that the food critic said some nasty things.

You can believe him when he tells you that the restaurant

has been losing money lately,

but when he stands here and tells you

that this case is not about freedom of the press,

don't you dare swallow that.

The facts will show that she published her opinion,

and they're suing 'cause the words were too harsh.

Now I don't care what kind of label they hang on it,

they're chasing her because they don't like what she says.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, goes to the very essence

of the First Amendment!

Believe me, people, you may think

that a magazine restaurant review

isn't all that important in the scheme of things.

And if this case were solely about the relative merits

of their salad dressing and their beignet sauce,

then I would be in complete agreement with you.

But it is not.

It is about a right

that is fundamental to the Constitution

to democracy, and to every single of you.

They're actually asking you to punish the magazine

for the expression of an opinion.

My God, what a dangerous, dangerous request.

Please don't even consider granting it.

So... not bad, eh?

Well, not bad.

[exhales]

- To you. - To you.

You're the one making the big move.

To the quality of life, then.

I'll toast to that.

You remember we were in law school,

we always said we'd open a practice together

and change the world?

And instead you married Terry,

moved to New York, had 2.6 kids,

and made a fortune in business law.

Yes, hated every minute of it.

We're Californians, Grace.

The quality of life in New York,

money not withstanding,

it's not what I wanted for my family.

Well, I toast your courage, Charlie.

It takes a lot of guts to start over.

I didn't see as if I had any choice.

Fourteen-hour days, seven days a week,

no time for my kids,

fighting with Terry what little time I spent at home.

I was running myself right out of a marriage

and right into a nervous breakdown.

They don't teach us how to handle that in law school.

No, they sure don't.

Anyway, I got to tell you...

you look terrific.

I feel like I'm about 80 years old.

You think the jungles of New York are a bitch,

you should try a couple of years in the D.A.'s office.

Follow me.

You like?

It's beautiful.

It's got your name on the door.

- What? - I'm dead serious.

You've always had integrity.

You work harder than anyone I've ever met.

You're a terrific litigator.

Which is exactly what I need to complement my strengths.

Well... what do you say?

[sighs]

Um...

[sighs] I don't know.

No more downtown traffic jams.

No more crowded elevators.

You keep your own hours.

Starting salary... one and a quarter.

[laughs]

Exclusive of benefits and bonuses.

Charlie, Charlie, it's...

it is incredibly attractive and flattering.

I just don't think it's realistic.

- Why not? - I don't know.

Uh, it just isn't.

You mean you can't see yourself

in a ground-floor office suite with a patio,

making some real money for a change,

being a full partner...

having a little quality of life?

I just... I don't know what to say.

Say you'll think very seriously about it.

Okay.

Uh... yes, I will.

Here's to the future.

Brilliant. You were absolutely brilliant.

Thanks. Just doing my job.

Maybe you think of it as only doing your job,

but that opening?

Well, it reminded me that my journalistic integrity

is at stake here.

Mmm... here, try my pulpo.

Oh, no. No, thanks.

You know, the fact is the stakes

are much higher than journalistic integrity.

We're talking about freedom of expression here,

and that affects everyone.

In that vein, Victor, I hope that I can feel free

in expressing my personal attraction toward you.

Excuse me?

I don't mean to embarrass you.

It's just that I'm a sucker for a man

who's big on principle.

Do you mind?

I...

Mm!

There is nothing like a good oil

drizzled over warm chevre.

Lorna, I'm flattered,

but you do understand that the point of this dinner

is to go over your testimony.

I understand the substance of my testimony completely.

They can't win unless they prove malice.

Right.

I'm therefore to appear

passive and sympathetic

without the slightest hint of hostility.

Any further objections?

Oh, look, Lorna, this is probably

the biggest trial I've ever had, at least

in terms of overall significance.

I don't want to be distracted.

I've never known a man to become distracted

with me, counselor...

ever.

[chuckles] Alright.

Well, let's just say that my luck with women

hasn't been all that great... lately.

Why not give me a chance?

I can guarantee you can get very lucky with me.

[chuckles] No, no.

You are a client, Lorna.

House rules.

Come on, baby, it's not the end of the world.

No, I heard this prosecutor wants to be governor.

He's supposed to be tough as nails.

My attorney is no pussycat.

I mean a lot of things can happen.

We could make a deal. We could beat him cold.

I'm sure not helping you any by testifying.

Now, listen to me, it's the only thing you can do.

You don't have a choice, you have to testify.

- You really think that? - Absolutely.

I don't want you to go to jail for contempt.

But my sentence wouldn't be as long as your sentence

if you got convicted.

Rox, I don't want you to go to jail

for one single hour.

This trial and divorce I'm going through,

it's all just a temporary thing.

When they're all over, and the dust settles,

you're gonna be my wife.

Now, that's forever.

You want to know something else?

Who knows how much your testimony

is gonna hurt me, huh?

They're not offering me immunity for nothing.

I don't want to see you go to jail, period.

Listen, there's no guarantee I won't see you

go to jail, is there?

Rox, I'm not gonna lie to you.

The sentencing guidelines

for this kind of white-collar crime,

they come down pretty hard on it.

I think it makes me look even handed

or something, if I do go,

I don't think I'm looking at more than 18 months.

It's a year and a half.

Well, it'll be a minimum-security prison,

probably be a bunch of lawyers in there with me.

They'll disbar you.

[exhales] Listen to me.

The hardest thing

that we may have to endure...

you know what scares me the most?

What?

Waking up at night and not having you there.

Me, too.

I'll be late for work.

Be late.

We both may need the memories.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

- Come in. - Thank you.

Let me guess. This is on a 167B.

That's right.

Client of yours,

good marriage, modest standing in the community.

It's gonna ruin his life if this thing

goes on his record,

so he sent you down for special pleading.

Actually, I'm here to do you a favor.

Everybody's looking to do me favors today.

Take a look at this arrest report.

What do you know about the undercover officer?

- Sandra Davis? - Mm-hmm.

Are you aware that she graduated Police Academy

in October of last year?

And she was transferred out of Parker Center into Vice

all of two and half weeks ago.

Whoa. Before you start screaming entrapments...

Not entrapment.

- Sushi. - Excuse me?

Mr. Martin, I'm not about to argue the legal issues here.

This isn't about questionable police tactics.

Would you take a look at this menu?

It's from the restaurant where my client

allegedly approached the officer.

And could you read aloud from the circled items, please?

"Red snapper, giant clam, Tekka maki hand roll."

Now, if you check that against the wire transcript.

[amused] Uh-oh.

I'm sorry. I'm not laughing at you.

- He was ordering sushi. - Yes.

I assure you we see nothing humorous about it.

- No. Of course not. - Let me be more precise.

I've advised my client that he has the potential

for a major lawsuit.

Now, he may or he may not pursue that option.

What would he want?

Dropping of all charges

and a letter of apology from every individual

associated with this disgraceful arrest.

I will tell my boss.

[phone rings]

Uh... okay if I hang on to this?

The guys would get a kick out of it.

It's almost 10 o'clock, Roxanne.

Did you bring your financial files?

- No. - No?

Look, I appreciate

both of you taking the time that you have,

but I've changed my mind.

I'm going to take the Fifth.

Roxanne, once they've granted you immunity,

you have no right to take the Fifth.

But they can't keep me in jail

once I see that it won't make me change my mind.

Did your boyfriend tell you that?

- Isn't it true? - Oh, yes.

But a judge can keep you in jail for up to a year

before he decides that it won't change your mind.

What's more, the U.S. Attorney's office

could withdraw the immunity and prosecute you

for insider trading and mail fraud.

Now, why go through all of that?

Because one day this is going to be over.

One day I'm going to say

goodbye to McKenzie, Brackman

and make a life with Jimmy.

So whatever else happens,

I can't do anything to hurt him.

Arnie: Doesn't it bother you at all

that those brokerage accounts were in your name?

No, it doesn't, he was in the middle of a divorce

and he didn't want his wife to find out about them.

Why didn't he tell you?

He was going to tell me

as soon as the divorce became final.

Well, that sounds real convincing

coming from a straight arrow like him.

Michael, please,

tell the federal prosecutor that the deal is off.

Absolutely not.

If you're intent on putting yourself

through this kind of a ringer,

I want you to march into open court tomorrow

and tell him and the judge yourself.

Maybe between now and then, you'll come to your senses.

He's got her too twisted for that. She's set.

Arnie, you don't know the first thing about him.

You've never even met him!

Oh, Roxanne, I've met this guy.

I've met him a thousand times.

His wife hires me, I make him look bad.

He hires me, I'll make him look good.

Either way I know him for what he is the minute I see him.

He comes on like a romantic but he's only

in business for himself. I know this guy, Roxanne.

Hell, I've been this guy!

Thanks for the legal advice.

[door opens]

[door slams]

So on the one hand, more money,

more autonomy...

More time with you.

But on the other hand, Bruce Rogoff.

He'll be thrilled for you.

Huh, are you kidding?

He'll chew my head off.

He hates it when people leave.

He'll make me feel guilty for selling out.

Besides which what if in two months, I can't cut it?

Well, you'll go crawling back to the D.A.'s office

with your incredibly sexy tail between your legs.

I don't know.

Well, whatever you decide, you know I'll support you.

Don't be so damn neutral.

Well, don't you go setting me up

to make all your decisions for you.

Michael, I don't know what to do.

Look, Grace, there are two kinds of mistakes you can make.

Ones of commission and ones of omission.

You learn from what you do, not from what you love.

Easy for you to say.

I guarantee you when the moment comes,

you'll know what decision to make.

Mr. Bowers, would you tell the court your occupation?

I've been a professional food critic for 14 years.

And in your capacity, as such,

have you had the opportunity to dine at Emile's?

Several times, and on each such occasion,

I found both the food and the service beyond reproach.

Mm-hmm, you're familiar with Ms. Landsberg's

negative review of this restaurant?

I found it to be totally malicious and unprofessional.

Do you see any basis at all

for the aspersions cast in her article?

Bowers: None whatsoever.

The whole review was completely lacking in foundation.

And as a fellow food critic,

I was embarrassed.

Thank you, sir.

Nothing further.

The function of a food critic

is to sample the food and say what he thinks,

isn't that right?

There's a big difference between saying what you think

and an unmitigated attack.

Uh, I see.

Well, perhaps when I can quote one of your reviews

to illustrate exactly where that line lies.

Regarding Putnam's restaurant,

quote "The sewage they call clam broth

will induce you to vomit.

But don't, management will scoop it up

and proffer it to the next patron as pea soup."

Putnam's was an unsanitary restaurant.

Every critic said the same thing.

Are you saying that if every other critic loved Putnam's,

you wouldn't have printed your opinion?

Certainly not, I expressed my opinion

regardless of what others think.

And why shouldn't Ms. Landsberg do the same thing?

She should, but...

her opinion stinks.

So as I understand it, sir,

while you disagree with the content

of Ms. Landsberg's opinion,

you fully support her decision to publish it?

Yes. That's right.

Thank you, sir.

I've nothing further.

[bell rings]

- Man 1: Hold that elevator. - Woman 1: Excuse me.

[woman clears throat]

Hey, don't you see the sign? No smoking.

I'm smoking where I want and when I want.

- Sign don't mean nothing. - I said put it out.

Come on, man. Take it easy.

Get out of my face!

Come on, bro. Be cool, okay?

- Be cool. - Aah!

[engine revving]

[knock on door] Douglas: Come in.

Mr. Brackman. I'm officer Davis.

I didn't recognize you in your uniform.

May I come in?

[door shuts]

I realize I'm supposed to write you

a letter of apology,

but I wanted to tell you in person

how sorry I am about what happened.

And I know that as a lawyer you'll take

whatever action you think is appropriate.

And that if get suspended, I only have myself to blame.

Has the suspension been threatened?

Not yet, but it's a pretty safe bet

if you go through the lawsuit.

I see.

I don't have a right to ask you for anything...

but I know I'm gonna be a good cop, Mr. Brackman.

All I've ever wanted is a career in law enforcement.

Yes, I believe I'm taking the full measure

of that commitment even as we speak.

If you go through with this suit, sir,

I understand,

but if there's any way we can rectify the situation...

perhaps we could work out some kind of settlement.

I could pay you out of my salary.

Money is not the issue.

No.

Well, I just wanted you to know that whatever you decide to do,

I'm prepared to take the consequences.

- I'm sorry. - Well, wait.

Go on, he's not gonna kill you.

Yeah.

[knock on door]

Bruce?

Want to see me, Grace?

Yeah.

[clears throat]

[sighs] Bruce...

I... I've had an offer to join a law firm.

Really? A lot of money?

[sighs] It's not just the money.

It would be a whole change for me,

a whole new set of challeng--

[intercom buzzes]

Tell him I'll call him back in five minutes.

Sorry.

I guess what I am trying to say

is I'm leaving,

and, Bruce, I want you to know

how hard a decision this has been for me.

And that I'm not leaving

because of anything that's happened here.

When would you have to start?

It's flexible. I made it clear

that I could not leave you in the lurch.

- Can you finish the week? - Sure.

We'll be sorry to see you go, Grace,

but it sounds like a fine opportunity.

[intercom buzzes]

Okay. I got to take this call.

We'll talk later, okay?

Okay.

Yes.

Uh-huh.

- Oh, Grace. Excuse me. - Sure.

How did he take it?

Not great. He was very upset.

She's here. Roxanne!

Roxanne, where have you been?

You're supposed to be here at 9 o'clock.

Jimmy's lawyer called and said the trail was put till 11:00.

Ask your boyfriend if it's alright if you consult with--

- I got a name, Ace! - I wasn't talking to you.

Come on, Jimmy, let's go.

You do a pretty good job of talking about me.

Why don't you say something to my face?

- I'm interested in her. - Well, I'm in love with her.

What's between us doesn't concern you.

You're gonna tell me what concerns me?

Whoa, whoa, we're gonna have a fistfight

right here in the corridor?

Roxanne, everything's gonna be fine.

I love you.

- Where will you be? - Attorneys' lounge.

So have you thought anymore about

what you're gonna do in there?

Yeah. I've thought a lot about it

and there's no way I'm going to testify against him.

This guy got himself a slave girl.

Arnie, maybe you ought to get a cup of coffee or...

You know something I don't give a damn

about the insider trading.

But for him to let you take this kind of rap,

we've got to be talking about a world-class slug.

For your information, he doesn't know anything

about and he wants me to testify.

What a guy. Did he tell you that?

Why is it you need to my poison my love for him, Arnie?

He never did anything to you.

Yeah, but he sure as hell is doing something to you.

Forget it, Michael!

There's nothing I want to discuss with either of you.

Well, that was helpful.

[scoffs]

Come on.

Officer Davis.

- Mr. Brackman. - A moment.

How did you know I was here?

I called your desk sergeant

and he told me said you were in court testifying.

Not another solicitation bust, I hope.

Speeding. A guy was doing 53 in a school zone.

Good for you.

[beeper beeps]

Sorry.

I want you to know I think your coming

to see me this morning display the great deal

of spirit and character.

Given that and that I've no desire to be punitive

I've decided to drop the lawsuit.

I don't believe a promising career should be derailed

because of a single incident of poor judgment.

[chuckles]

Mr. Brackman, I'm very grateful.

I don't know how to thank you.

May I make a suggestion, let me buy you lunch.

Right now?

Is now not a good time?

Well, it's not that. It's just...

Well, I'm in my uniform and everything.

So?

- You don't mind? - On the contrary.

I think the authority of blue serge

makes for a most pleasing,

and if I may say so, feminine appeal.

Shall we?

Now you have reviewed Emile's

several times in the past.

Isn't that true, Ms. Landsberg?

Yes.

Why do you review a restaurant more than once?

Well, they change.

Improvements need to be recognized...

as does decline.

And could you summarize your most

recent impressions for the court?

The food was disgustingly vile.

- It was an affront. - Hold on.

I would like you to calmly tell us

your specific criticisms of the food and service.

I actually found the service to be quite acceptable.

The problem was the incompetence of the chef.

- I object to that! - Judge: Order.

I happened to be the chef at Emile's.

I don't care who--

You're the one who should be on trial.

I was sous chef under Stefan De Sueza.

I have worked in three-star restaurants throughout Europe!

I don't care who you are!

You're disrupting this court.

And if you don't return to your seat,

I'll hold you in contempt.

Unbelievable.

- Judge: Proceed, counselor. - Thank you, your honor.

It was your opinion then, ma'am,

that the work of the chef was substandard?

As a food critic,

one of the things that I look for is how the style

or the personality of the chef

is reflected in the culinary product.

What I tasted here was a total lack of commitment.

- I tasted fraud. - I tasted impotence.

- How can you do this to me? Judge: Have that man removed.

- She's lying! - You're a complete disgrace.

It's my constitutional right to say so.

- Order. - Ms. Landsberg.

You're a little toad.

How can you do this?

- A puny man! - Ms. Landsberg!

Judge: Sit down, Ms. Landsberg.

It's not true!

I'll ask you to control your witness.

Your honor, can I have a short recess

to confer with the witness?

Yes, you may.

What do you think you're doing?

Just stating my opinion you asked.

I told you not to sound vindictive or mean-spirited

and you deliberately just did that.

Whatever happened to free speech,

Mr. First Amendment?

Look, I am trying to win a lawsuit here,

which I'll not do if you're up there showing malice.

- Can I help you? - Hasn't this gone far enough?

Please, get that man out of here.

I'm leaving her, Lorna.

I'm getting divorce just like I promised.

What the hell is this?

I know how much I must have hurt you.

Forgive me, I beg you.

Oh, my God.

I still love you.

I miss your passion, Lorna, your fire.

You devour my Tetriour like no woman in the world.

That's what this is about?

A jilted lover punishing her boyfriend with a bad review?

You are really gonna tell your wife?

Everything, including the fact

that I want to spend the rest of my life with you.

Let's get out of here, right now.

Victor, I'm quitting this thing.

- You tell-- - Oh, no.

This is a test case, for God's sakes.

You don't quit a trial on the bill of rights!

- I do. - You quit.

And the magazine will lose

and they will get full indemnity from you.

Won't happen, you tell them

that I'll retract the review and write a new one.

And I will also publish a four-part series

on the food critic who fell in love

and ran off with the chef.

That restaurant will be more popular, more trendy,

and more lucrative than anybody's wildest dreams.

That won't work. It just won't work.

You'll make it work.

Victor, this is the kind of stuff

that makes a Hollywood restaurant.

I'm offering them more positive exposure

than they could with a thousand reviews.

You just ask them. They'll jump.

- Let's go. - My darling.

Please state your name and address?

Roxanne Melman, 1509 Cheremoya.

And are you acquainted with the defendant, James Markham?

Yes.

Miss Melman, have you ever sold or bought stocks?

Yes.

And has the defendant ever offered you any advices

to which stocks to buy and sell?

Ms. Melman?

I refuse to answer on the grounds

that it may tend to incriminate me.

Your honor, may I have a short recess

to confer with my client.

Your honor, I don't need to confer.

Approach the bench.

Ms. Melman, as I would hope your attorney has advised you,

since the U.S. Attorney's office

has offered you full immunity from prosecution,

you're in no danger of self-incrimination.

As such I'm ordering you to answer.

With all due respect to the court, Your Honor,

I refuse to answer anyway.

The prosecution asks that the witness be held in contempt.

Your honor, I insist on speaking to my client.

No, Michael, there's nothing to say.

Do you understand that you'll be taken

to the Sybil brand institute for women

and held there until you do decide to cooperate?

That day will never come.

Tell me that again after you've been in jail.

Take the witness into custody.

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They told me, my attorney was here to see me.

- Who are you? - My name's Gay Halloran.

How did you get in here? They only allow lawyers.

I'm a legal secretary at Tecowsky and Goldfarb.

I presented our letterhead to the guard.

- And I told him I was a lawyer. - Why?

Because I want to tell you something about Jimmy Markham

that you obviously don't know.

You're his wife.

I'm his girlfriend.

Oh, my God.

I'm who he wants to make a life with

just as soon as his divorce becomes final.

I'm who he reaches for in the middle of the night.

Or maybe you thought that was you.

Something like that.

I read about you in newspapers this morning,

probably with the same dumb expression on my face

that you have on yours right now.

My God, I can't believe this is happening.

Yeah, well, I didn't come here

for us to cry on each other's shoulders.

I was involved in Jimmy's stock deals too.

The same way they come after you,

they're gonna come after me.

Only I don't want to give back the money I made

I don't want to have to hire a lawyer,

and I don't think you want to spend

another night here in jail.

So why don't you save us both

the trouble and stop protecting him?

I trusted him.

How could he lie to me when I trusted him?

I guarantee you he never lost any sleep over it.

So now you're in jail,

I'm expecting a subpoena, any minute

and we've both had our hearts stomped on.

You stand fast, they come after me,

I'm gonna send that bastard up without a second thought.

Nothing heals like vengeance.

Your Honor, the prosecution having failed

to make a Prima facie case, against the defendant.

I would move that all charges be dismissed against him.

Mr. Kelly?

Your Honor prior to the court's disposition

of defense counsel's motion, I would ask

to recall Roxanne Melman to the stand.

Proceed.

Ms. Melman, does your presence here suggest

that you're now ready to discharge

the contempt citation against you and testify?

Yes, I am.

[serene music]

While I'm sure we're all glad

that Roxanne is out of her legal difficulties,

by this time we're aware that hers

were not the only indiscretions committed.

While personal investments

are, as a rule, personal business,

anyone trading on stock tips

even remotely questionable

is compromising the integrity of this firm.

I trust that those of you involved

would take appropriate steps to rectify the situation.

Leland, if I may,

the only thing I would add is that since Roxanne's matter

with the U.S. Attorney's office is concluded,

I'd like to give her two weeks' notice

before the close of business today

and start interviewing for a replacement

Now, wait a minute, it hasn't been established

that Roxanne knew that those tips were illegal.

That maybe, but this isn't a criminal prosecution.

It's a law firm depending upon

the good judgment of it's employees.

Roxanne let us down. Get rid of her.

If she didn't know the tips were based

on inside information, how can we punish her?

And what was her conduct when she did know?

Did she immediately offer her cooperation

to the federal prosecutor

and seek to contain the damage

or was your priority to shield her paramour

and further involve this firm's time and manpower

in some tawdry little melodrama?

Who the hell are you to vilify her?

How many times have you had to call out for help

for the simple reason that you couldn't keep your fly zipped?

Alright, Arnie, let's not get into that now.

Whatever my past scrapes, I had gotten into

I've never put this firm in jeopardy.

For all your sanctimonious braying,

Douglas, neither has she.

Well, I don't intend to let this drop.

Fine, let me make things very clear then.

You can express your outrage about this incident.

We can have a series of discussions

about moral consequences,

situational ethics, or whatever you want.

Just so you know, if you fire Roxanne,

I walk out right behind her.

What are you doing in today?

I just came in to pick up my check.

Why don't you stay home tomorrow?

Home will feel as bad as any place else.

I know that you loved him, Roxanne.

But you know he was a bad guy anyway, right?

That's not what I was going to say.

But it's great to be right, isn't it, Arnie?

Do you think that I like seeing you hurting?

When did you ever notice?

Excuse me.

Come here.

[sobbing]

Thank you.

I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm sorry.

Just so you know,

when the suggestion was made to fire you,

Arnie said, "If she goes, I go."

Oh, yeah.

He just wants to keep me around so he can rub my nose in it.

I think he wants to keep you around

because he needs you and values you.

Look, Roxanne, tell me to shut up

if it's none of my business, but the fact is

you brought this on yourself.

It doesn't mean you're a bad person,

it doesn't mean you're a criminal.

But I think all of us are gonna have to accept

the consequences for what we did.

I lost my boyfriend. I'm broke.

I used my old car

as a down payment on my new car.

So now I don't have any car at all.

Why am I the only one who has to take the consequences?

Why not you or Abby?

Or Elizabeth?

You all profited from Jimmy's tips as much as I did.

So what's your consequences?

I'm not sure,

but like it or not I think I'm gonna have to find out.

Roxanne, I'm sorry for your pain.

Maybe self-interest blinded me

from the risks you were taking.

[serene music]

No. It's not your fault.

Or anybody else's.

Come in, Grace.

- Jim. - Grace.

Jim is gonna take your office.

Fine I thought I'd come in over the weekend

and get everything ready for you.

No rush.

Also I'm gonna have to take your badge.

[sighs] Right.

You gonna have to pay your traffic tickets now, Gracie.

[exhales]

Well, I guess that's it then.

Gracie, seriously,

it's good working with you.

- You, too. - Good luck, Grace.

Come back and visit us anytime.

Thank you.

Uh, one more thing.

♪ For she's a jolly good person ♪

♪ Which nobody can deny ♪

For you.

- What is it? - Open it!

Mmm. Help me.

All: Ohh!

Oh, my God.

One of the court artists threw it together for you.

It was Bruce's idea.

He's trying to get on your good side so if you get

too much business, you'll bring business him into the firm.

Huh.

I, um...

I can't believe it. It... it's really great.

Look! She really is a girl.

- She's crying. - Stop it.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

When he realizes that it totally skews market.

Yeah, just little bit on the salad.

People are invited their invest money

in publicly held corporations as though they had a fair shot.

What they're getting here is a rigged deck.

That seems to me the deck was rigged

long before insider trading.

Big investment bankers aren't there business

to give Johnny small-time a fair shot.

There's a difference between having an edge

because you're smarter and having an edge

because you're a criminal.

Aren't you hungry?

Stuart, I have a confession to make.

The watch I gave you, I bought it with the money

I made from one of Roxanne's stock tips.

This watch? My watch?

Yeah.

Ann, how could... oh!

Stuart, it doesn't change the fact

that it was an expression of my love for you.

[sighs]

I don't understand how could you do something like this?

Maybe you can say that Roxanne

didn't know the tips were illegal, but you're a lawyer.

She's getting them from an arbitrager.

They're always right.

At some point they ought to put two and two together.

I just didn't stop to analyze it

quite that thoroughly, Stuart.

Well, maybe you should have.

Maybe I should have.

But since I didn't, can't you accept

the watch in the spirit in which it was given?

I don't know.

I love this watch.

But I hate the idea that every time I look at the time

I'm going to think of it is...

I don't know, as ill-gotten gains or something.

Stuart, the watch is bought and paid for.

What you want me to do should I hock it

and give the money to charity?

Would that make you feel better?

I don't know.

Stuart, aren't you overreacting a little bit?

How woul you feel if I told you your engagement ring

was bought with stolen money?

- It's not the same thing. - How is it different, Ann?

I don't know.

I just wish we could purge ourselves of this.

Excuse me? Have you got the time?

Yeah. It's 10:30.

- Nice watch. - Thanks.

- Can I have it? - What?

It's stickup time.

Stuart.

Hand it over. Watch, rings, money, come on.

- You, too, miss. - Do as he says, Ann.

Can I keep my wedding ring?

Well, in consideration of the watch and the diamond ring,

what the hell. Okay.

Hey, aren't you going to say thank you?

Thank you.

Okay.

Attorneys, right?

Well, you folks have a nice evening.

[tires screeching]

[engine revving]

You wanted a purge? You got a purge.

Stuart: Purge?

I just purged my shorts.

[theme music]