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You think Rogoff would take me back?

Rogoff would kill to have you back.

What about you?

Well, I guess I'm just a sore loser.

But I'll get over it.

Are we gonna kiss and make up?

Sure.

Now.

Okay.

♪ Is a gift to be simple ♪

Hey, Douglas.

Leland.

I'm in need of your wisdom and guidance.

I can help.

I don't know what to do. I'm so confused.

Sheila again, huh?

No, I'm way past that.

This is a matter of far greater complexity.

I'm in love with another woman.

I'm afraid when it comes to matters of the heart, Douglas,

I'm no more qualified to offer guidance

from the next poor soul.

I'm wild about her.

I'm obsessed by this naked memory of

our one sexual encounter,

an encounter so intense, so hot.

Douglas, I don't think

I should be hearing this.

Just tell me what to do.

Well, I don't know.

Enjoy yourself.

But she is older than I am.

Well, maturity can be very inviting in a woman.

She is going to be 60.

Douglas, I'm extremely uncomfortable

with this conversation.

It's Rusty!

Rusty?

Your father's Rusty?

- Yes. - Oh, boy.

Leland, please. I have no one else to turn to.

I'm sorry. You're on your own.

[theme music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[instrumental music]

When does Gracie start back with the D.A.'s office?

Today is her first day.

Oh, any last minute misgivings or...

I think she is ready to hit the ground running.

What's that thing?

That thing is a new high speed office shredder

which will be set up in the file room.

Sensor Micro-Systems has retained

us as his council and insist that we have

secure document disposal procedures.

What's their big secret?

Whatever it is asking us to shred sensitive papers

isn't an unreasonable request.

I suggest we get into the habit of disposing

of all potentially damaging

client material in like fashion.

Moving along Davidoff versus Davidoff.

Yeah, we have a meeting scheduled for next Wednesday.

I assume you will be covering stock valuations

all corporate holdings?

- Absolutely. - Absolutely.

Jonathan, I want you setting in with us on this.

Alright.

In re of the state of Byron Debeque.

I'm leaving for Eau Claire, Wisconsin this afternoon.

With any luck, I should be finished

with all my depositions by Friday.

So, what's the inside poop, Victor?

Tina Bianchi was left $30 million

in Byron Debeque's will.

Two of his children are claiming undue influence

and lack of testamentary capacity.

Come on, come on, give us the dirt.

[chuckles] Well, Byron Debeque owned a chain of theaters.

Tina was hanging around backstage

at one of them during a rock concert

in hopes of meeting the drummer.

When Byron showed up to check on the gates, bingo.

Ah, what kind of relative ages

are we talking about here, Victor.

Tina was 19 to Byron's 75.

[laughing] Anyway, they met and they mated,

and for next eight years, she was his constant companion.

[sighs] The two older children, Philip and Madeline,

claim that she was his dominatrix

who walked around modeling various rubber goods.

[laughs] That sent Byron into such a frenzy

that he would've signed anything.

I don't think we're talking about galoshes here.

The two younger children Holly and Brynn,

they claim that she was a trusting wife

and a loving confidant.

The trouble is Holly and Brynn are 24 year old identical twins

who were last seen in Puerto Vallarta

with this man who keeps them both as his mistresses.

Yeah, and who might that be?

Well, all I know about him right now

is that he is an avid deep sea fisherman

and, uh,

someone of weight in the Reagan administration.

- Who? - Oh, what?

That's what I'm hoping to find out

when I go to Eau Claire.

Tina and the twins

they workout with this acrobatics group

that's headquartered there.

Plenty of snapshots, Victor.

I want you to bring me back plenty of snapshots.

Folks, if we can finish up here,

State of California versus Megan Penny.

Well, they offered me man slaughter,

I turned them down flat.

I don't understand. They have this woman dead to rights.

I disagree, well, I'm-I'm going to plead temporary insanity,

and I expect to see her walk.

That doesn't sound like what I've been reading.

Yeah, I mean, she killed this guy like a pro.

How you gonna sell a jury on insanity?

Easy, by hammering on the context in which it happened.

I mean, how do you think a jury is gonna feel when they

find out that there are close to 40,000 people

living in the United States with full diplomatic immunity.

That means that they can commit arson, rape,

robbery, murder and not be punished.

Fine. What does it have to do with diminished capacity?

Everything.

Megan Penny was told that

because of diplomatic immunity

it was basically okay with her government

that this man raped her,

and in fact, it was okay for him to do it again.

So what's the solution, Mike?

Do away with diplomatic immunity altogether?

Maybe it's not such a bad idea.

Did you ever stop and think what would happen

to American diplomatic personnel abroad

if we did away with immunity?

I'll tell you, I don't have a problem

with an American diplomat getting sentenced

to prison if he commits a rape.

They are still separate issues.

The only issue that I'm concerned with here

is that this woman does not deserve

to spend 10 minutes in jail.

In another words, two wrongs make a right?

Please, I did not say that.

You know, you're pandering to the jury.

You're wrapping her up in the flag,

and you're gambling that no ones gonna

worry too much about the law.

Look, I'm trying to represent a client as best I can.

Are you guys gonna wish me luck or what?

[machine whirring] Roxanne: It's easy.

You can feed in about a dozen pages at a time.

You don't have to worry about paper clips or staples.

The machine just eats them up.

Okay.

Now, Benny,

if the machine jams up you just push stop button here.

Right.

Then you push the reverse button here.

Okay.

And the machine should clear itself.

Uh-huh.

Or else just come and get me.

Okay.

Well, that's about it.

Go ahead. Give it a try.

[machine whirring]

[chuckles]

Hey, looks like what you throw out of the window

when they have a parade.

You're right. It makes great confetti.

[machine whirring]

Is that why we got it?

Not exactly.

We got it so that people can't read papers

after we throw them out.

How come they'd want to?

People always look to get an advantage, Benny.

If they think they can find out secrets

by digging through the trash,

they will do it.

With the shredder all they will find

a quarter inch strips of paper.

Huh.

It does it so fast.

Yeah, you can shred about 60 pages a minute.

[machine whirring]

[knock on door]

Good morning.

Grace.

We were just talking about you.

- Welcome home. - Oh. Thanks.

Nice to have your back, Gracie.

Well, it is really good to be back.

So how things going? You getting situated?

- Yeah, pretty much. - Great.

Listen, you tell me how you want to do it.

You want a couple of days to kind of

ease back into things.

No, not a chance.

You want to give her the Murray case?

Oh, Bruce, I don't know.

- What is it? - Big murder trial.

I want it.

What do you think?

[sighs]

It's a gift.

Wait a minute. Oh, come on!

He murdered a swan?

In broad daylight.

Right in the pond of the 17th tee.

Come on, why are we even charging him with the felony?

PC487, destruction of property worth over $400.

I know what the codes is, Bruce.

I'm asking why are you pushing it?

Call it love of swans.

Call it the Beverly Hills golf club's

breathing down our neck.

Seriously, you should see the letters

from the outraged members.

The Hillside Strangler didn't get this many.

Great.

Look out, Bruce. I think she is gonna quit again.

[laughing]

There is no question here that Megan Penny

killed Wilfred Arguello.

Not only does she admit it, but a news crew

got it on tape and we're gonna show it to you.

The only question, here, is why she killed him

and for that she is claiming temporary insanity.

But as the facts will show you ladies and gentlemen,

there was no burst of insanity here.

This is a case of flat-out revenge.

Pure and simple.

The victim had raped her

three weeks before

and she decided to get even.

There was nothing insane about the way she purchased the gun

and registered it with the authorities.

She didn't seem nuts when she ascertained

the whereabouts of her victim

while planning the murder.

As our psychiatrist will tell you

this woman's behavior

is the product of cool reflective thought.

She deliberated over this murder.

She conceived it. She visualized it.

She picked the time, the place...

...and with icy precision,

she executed it.

That having been said,

I'll come clean and admit right now

that this woman is a victim herself.

The man raped her, the police let him go

and she had every right to be hurt and angry.

But that doesn't change the fact

that she willfully decided

to take the law into her own hands.

That doesn't change the fact that she deliberately,

methodically ended the life of another human being.

That makes her a criminal, ladies and gentlemen.

She may be the most sympathetic murderer

you ever heard tell of.

But she's nevertheless a murderer.

Adelstein: Okay, uh,

that's Wilfred Arguello there

crossing right in front with his back to me

and he is walking into the crowd.

Now you can see his face right in the top middle here.

That's his father, the ambassador

over on the right

next to the waiter holding the drinks.

Now after these people pass through,

you'll see Ms. Penny come in on the left side of the screen.

Okay, there she is in the blue dress.

Now she is gonna cross to the right

towards Mr. Arguello.

And the rest is pretty self explanatory,

I'll run it in slow motion.

[indistinct chattering]

[gunshot]

Oh.

[gunshot]

[screams]

[screaming]

Man: Grab her.

Grab her.

Get her out of her.

Get her out. Get her out.

[indistinct shouting]

Lights please.

Judge Michael: You may continue with your questioning,

Mr. Angeletti.

Did you hear what Ms. Penny was saying there

as they were pulling her away?

Ah, yes, she said,

"I guess diplomatic immunity

can't stop bullets, can it?"

She said it twice.

Thank you, sir.

No further questions.

We were coming up to the 14th tee.

Lydia was driving the cart

and I was writing down our scores

that's when I heard it, that awful thwacking sound.

What do you mean by "thwacking," Mrs. Graham?

I mean, thwack, thwack.

You know, thwacking.

I see.

Did you have occasion to ascertain

the cause of this noise?

I did.

I turned and saw that hideous person.

- Objection. - Mrs. Graham?

Mrs. Graham, please just state the facts of the case

without any personal remarks about the defendant.

The jury will disregard the characterization.

Continue, Mrs. Graham.

That man was just womping

the swan with a sand wedge.

Oh, the blood, the feathers, the yellow gut.

Objection!

- Mrs. Graham. - It was a vicious murder.

Mrs. Graham, I'm going to ask you again,

please just state the simple facts

without any embellishments.

Now do you think you can do that, please?

- Certainly. - Thank you.

You may continue, Ms. Van Owen.

What happened next, Mrs. Graham?

I had a reaction.

What kind of reaction?

You may elaborate, Mrs. Graham.

I threw up on Lydia.

- Your honor. - Okay.

It just gushed out as soon as I saw the womped swan.

- Mrs. Graham? - This is unbelievable.

It was that little piece of bill,

just dangling from the club.

That is enough.

Sorry, you honor. No further questions.

Boy, was it dead?

Judge: Mrs. Graham?

And based upon your examination of Ms. Penny, doctor,

did you make a diagnosis with respect to her sanity?

Yes, I did.

It was my conclusion that she knew

exactly what she was doing.

There was nothing delusional about her behavior.

No evidence of psychosis.

I think she was completely sane.

Nothing further.

[clears throat]

Have you ever been raped, Dr. Klepp?

Objection, that is inflammatory

and has no relevance to the case being tried here.

She claims to know what's going on

inside my client's mind.

I'm simply trying to find out if she has been there.

Objection overruled.

Have you ever had a man force you

into your own apartment at knife point?

No.

Ever had a man put a knife to your throat

and threatened to kill you?

No.

Ever had a man make you take all your clothes off,

lie face down on your own bed while he sodomized you?

No.

And is it your testimony that you could know

what that's like just by reading

about it in medical text books?

I didn't say that.

Is it possible, Dr. Klepp,

that if you were raped,

violently raped and then the police told you

that they left the man go after he had confessed,

is it possible that just might make you crazy mad?

I would certainly feel raged but I don't think--

Thank you, doctor.

Oh, one more question.

Based upon your examination of Ms. Penny,

do you think that her release

would pose a threat to society?

No. I don't.

No further questions.

Woman: Can you hold, please?

Woman: Hi, can I help you?

Woman 2: Yes, I am.

[indistinct chattering]

Douglas?

Rusty?

Can we talk a minute, please?

Ah, sure.

Come on in.

Woman 3: Mckenzie--

Would you like some coffee?

No. I'll only stay a minute.

Hold my calls.

I came because you didn't return any of my calls.

Ah.

Uh-huh.

I could lie to you.

Give you some excuse,

but the truth is...

uh...

You don't want to see me anymore?

Yes.

But not for the reasons you think.

Doesn't matter.

It's okay.

Listen to me.

You are the sexiest woman I've ever known.

I haven't been able to sleep nights thinking about you.

It's just emotionally

I can't handle it.

It's too confusing, too intense.

I'm not asking anything from you, Douglas.

I just thought we had fun, that's all.

Oh, it was more than fun.

It's just who you are.

My father, your son Erroll.

It's just all too complicated.

I don't want to be a complication.

Is there anything I can do,

anything you need?

I'll be alright.

I just want you to be happy.

[sighs]

- Oh, thank you, Rusty. - Mm.

You're a great lover, honey,

strong

like your father was.

[instrumental music]

You know, where to find me if you want me.

And so I walked down to the pond to retrieve my ball.

I could see it there in the shallow water.

Suddenly it just started coming at me.

"It," meaning the swan?

I know how crazy it sounds, but...

...it was just charging me with this-

this dreadful honking sound.

It scared the life out of me.

Roitman: Then what did you do?

Well, I-I just swung my club to fend it off.

I'm not kidding, I was terrified

and I hit it once like this,

and then I-am-I--

think I caught it again

when I brought the club back

and I must have gotten it on the head

because he just kind of dropped in the water.

Mr. Murray, you heard Mrs. Graham's testimony

that you repeatedly "womped" the swan.

No. No, it's just not true.

I mean, I did hit him and yes I did accidentally,

you know, kill it.

But it was purely self-defense.

I would never kill an animal intentionally.

My God,

especially something so beautiful as a swan.

Anyone who knows me knows that.

Thank you, sir.

[clears throat] No further questions.

You had a thousand dollar bet

on this golf match, didn't you?

Yes.

And when you hit your ball into the pond

on the 17th hole,

you screamed it was the swan's fault,

isn't that right?

No. It honked during my back swing.

So you charged it in a fit of rage, didn't you?

No, no. I just went to retrieve my ball!

Mr. Murray, you ruined these slacks

and these shoes to fetch a $2 golf ball?

I never intended to go in.

I must have just slipped in when it scared me.

Oh, yes, the dreadful, frightening honking.

Well, it's the truth.

[honk]

[laughing] Objection.

The jury is entitled to hear the sound that supposedly--

That is a duck call, it is completely irrelevant.

It is a goose call which fairly--

I don't believe this.

Which fairly resembles the swan mating sound.

It was not looking to mate, believe me.

Judge Travelini: Quiet everybody.

Mr. Roitman, I don't see the harm.

Van Owen: Thank you, your honor.

[honk]

Is that what scared you, sir?

No, it was much worse than that little chirp.

Here's one for you.

Why don't you show us? - Fine, I will.

- Your honor, may I? - Why not?

Well, it was huge.

Its wings span must have been 8 feet across

and it was just coming at me wild and crazy

sounding like this.

[honking]

Motion to strike his "honk," judge.

- Objection. - You gave it to him.

It's inaccurate.

Swan's honk in little shorter bursts, like this.

[honk]

What the hell...

I object your honor, she is testifying.

She has no confidence to run the swan impersonations

in a court of law.

Everybody shut up!

I said shut up!

Counsel in my chambers! Now!

Are you having a good time?

The fact that it's silly is exactly my point, your honor.

Nobody could be threatened by those sounds.

Can't you plead this stupid thing?

Your honor, my client is innocent.

I have a rebuttal witness tomorrow.

What?

I just learned about him this morning.

He goes to defendant's state of mind

on the golf course,

and then I rest, I promise.

God help me.

Come on, let's go back in.

- You want to redirect? - Funny Grace.

And what happened after you identified

Mr. Arguello in the police line up?

Megan: I went home.

The detective told me that he would be in touch.

The next day he called

and said that they had let him go.

Now, Megan, I know that this is very difficult for you,

but I want you to tell the jury

exactly how this made you feel.

At first

I just...

...felt numb.

And then I would get

angry and I would...

I...

I was afraid.

There was nothing to stop him from doing it again.

I hardly slept,

and when I did sleep,

I would have these...

these...

I could see his face.

And I could feel that knife up against my...

[stammers]

So

what did you do?

Cried mostly.

I was in counseling and everyone told me

that I should try to go back to work

in order to put it behind me,

and I did.

I went back to work,

but I couldn't--I--

I couldn't function.

How was I supposed to put it behind me?

It wasn't finished, that man was still out there.

So, then at some point,

you decided to do something about it?

He lived in my neighborhood.

We shopped at the same grocery store.

God,

what kind of country is this?

This foreigner rapes me and then he is allowed

to walk around smiling,

enjoying his freedom.

Do you realize that he left

the police station riding in a limousine?

I couldn't live with that.

I couldn't let him live with it.

I just couldn't.

[sobbing]

[instrumental music]

And I want you to tell us exactly what happened, sir.

Mr. Johnson, you are under subpoena,

under oath and I want you to tell the court

what you saw when you were caddying

for Mr. Murray on June 20th 1984.

Well [clears throat]

the foursome had just teed off on the trail,

and we started heading for the fairway.

I've gone about 30 yards or so and I noticed Mr. Murray

wasn't with me.

I turned and I've seen him still up on the tee

in the middle of a backswing.

I thought "shoot he is hitting a mulligan."

What's a mulligan, sir?

That's when you hit a bad tee shot

and you want to hit over again

not supposed to really.

Anyway, I've seen him swinging and all of a sudden

it's just coming right at me and it wasn't no mulligan.

What was it, sir?

- A bullfrog. - Objection.

He teed up a bullfrog.

- That was an accident. - Your honor.

Prior bad acts are totally inadmissible.

Goes to state of mind.

Roitman: This is a travesty of justice.

Overruled Mr. Roitman, please sit down.

You may continue, Ms. Van Owen.

Do you know what occasioned Mr. Murray

to strike the frog, Mr. Johnson?

Well, he was real mad at this frog croaking

in the middle of his tee shot.

He sort of just topped the ball,

and didn't get much of it.

Got all of that frog, though.

- Objection. - Sustained.

Nothing further. [laughing]

Benny, we need one copy of everything

in the Davidoff file for today's meeting.

- Okay. - Front and back, okay.

And shred this one, will you, Mr. Stulwicz?

Sure, Arnie.

[telephone rings]

Oh, Benny, would you give me a hand

with this computer terminal?

Sure.

Just put it over there.

Thank you, Benny.

Yeah.

We've all heard the argument that you can't let people

take the law into their own hands

that if victims go running around

exacting revenge from people.

You gonna have anarchy.

That's why we have law and order,

courts, trials.

The system is all about.

But the system is imperfect, ladies and gentlemen.

If a man can rape at knifepoint

and walk free, because he happens

to be the son of a diplomat,

then you know the system is imperfect.

Nevertheless, we endure that system

because we also know that whatever its flaws,

its underlying objective is justice.

Now when you go back into that little room,

I want you to look at these events very closely

and ask yourself

whether Megan Penny did anything

to contravene that objective.

This woman was brutally raped,

and she did exactly what she was supposed to do.

She notified the police,

she went to the station,

she ID'd the suspect,

she stood ready to go to court

to tolerate the pain of a trial.

In other words, she jumped through

all of society's hoops and then they let him go.

Because he was the son of a diplomat,

they let the rapist go.

And this woman was left with nothing

but violent memories.

No sense of vindication.

No guarantee that this immunized psychotic

wouldn't be back.

So she became consumed with despair, with terror,

with rage to the point where

this young victim felt driven to strike back.

And when she did strike back,

we all know in our bones

that, that was the one and only moment of justice

in this whole horrible story.

Now the district attorney,

he is talking about law and order

and public policy and all of that,

but what he really wants.

What he is really asking you to do

is to punish Megan Penny.

Even though the system couldn't punish Wilfred Arguello,

he is asking you to find it in your hearts

to punish

this girl.

No,

you don't have to cheer her actions.

Hmm, you don't even have to forgive her,

but, my God

after what this girl's been through,

you can't put her in jail.

No.

You have to find that my client

was temporarily insane.

You have to.

Because that's the only way you can let her go.

You don't see anything wrong in doing that?

I don't see much wrong with keeping her out of jail.

Oh, come on, Mickey.

You know, you basically winked at that jury and said,

"look we all know she was sane,"

but since the guy deserved it

and since the only way to acquit her

is to find her temporarily nuts,

let's find her insane, okay.

So what is so terrible about that?

Hey, pal, you told the jury to do exactly what she did.

Disregard the law,

take the fastest route

to their interpretation of justice.

In the big picture, Grace, I agree with you

but the bottom-line here is this girl

should not be doing a life sentence.

No, the bottom-line, counselor

is that you endorse street justice, that's wrong.

We wouldn't be doing what we do if we thought it was right.

Fine, so what would you have done?

I...

I don't know.

I guess that's why I'm glad to be back at the D.A.'s.

Look, I hear what you're saying

and we're not in disagreement here.

But if you spend five minutes with this woman,

let her tell you herself what she went through,

you would see it differently.

That's all I'm asking the jury to do.

This is why America is a great country

because while you're out there

wrestling with the big picture, Mr. Darrow.

I'm making the world a safer place for swans.

[chuckles]

When David Murray

came home that night,

he had to look his six year old daughter, Sarah

straight in the eye,

and admit to her...

...that he had taken the life of a swan.

And if you could imagine the sense of remorse

that he must have felt at that moment.

Try, try ladies and gentlemen,

to comprehend the utter humiliation

that he must have felt

when telling his eight year old son, Jimmy

that he was afraid of this bird.

It was no more embarrassing, people... then it was true.

The swan scared him, it suddenly flew at him.

He was startled, he was afraid and he swung.

If it had been a mountain lion,

there would be no trial here.

But since the district attorney believes

that no man has the right

to be afraid of a beautiful swan,

that no man has the right to be timid or jumpy,

she is looking for a criminal conviction.

David Murray is not heroic

and David Murray is certainly not proud,

but members of the jury,

David Murray is definitely

not guilty.

[coughing] Thank you.

[laughing]

Objection.

Ms. Van Owen.

I'm sorry, your honor.

That was really good.

- Your honor. - Miss Van Owen.

[sighs]

I apologize.

I really do.

But

let-let's all...

...try and imagine

the humiliation,

little eight year old Jimmy would have felt,

if he had been on the golf course

to see daddy tee out the bullfrog.

I mean, come on,

he bashed in that bird's head,

because it cost him a golf bet.

And I do feel badly for laughing, ladies and gentlemen,

and the fact that we have all chuckled a little

during this trial in no way undermines its severity.

Human nature

covets sick jokes.

Either as a defense mechanism

or as a release, or simply

as a means of coping with events

we find tragic and this is tragic.

What he did is cruel,

it's sick

and it's totally unforgivable.

And for you to excuse it

would be equally unforgivable.

He shamelessly and brutally killed a beautiful swan.

His behavior is unacceptable

and repugnant to decent human beings.

I'm asking you to tell him that.

Thank you.

Benny, they are waiting for the Davidoff file.

They want to get set up for the meeting.

Oh, ah, there it is.

Ah,

Benny, this isn't the Davidoff file.

I made copies of the wrong file?

Oh.

Oh, no.

Benny, you made copies of the file

you were supposed to shred.

Roxy, where's the file?

[stuttering] I can find it.

I-I can- I can put it back together.

He got two files mixed up.

Oh, no.

People, how long does it take

to get a file around here?

We got a problem.

I accidentally shredded it, Leland.

You what?

I fed the Davidoff file into the shredder

by mistake.

- I'm sorry. - You're sorry?

You very well may have cost us this case.

It's not a problem, I'll go over to Wainwright and O'Connor

and photocopy their files.

There were original documents in that file

that Wainwright and O'Connor doesn't have copies of.

That Sol Davidoff doesn't have copies of.

Give me a chance to reconstruct them.

We can reschedule the meeting.

Right now, sir,

that is the least of your problems.

We the jury in the matter of People versus David Murray

finds the defendant guilty as charged.

Mr. Murray, Mr. Roitman, three months probation,

$2000 fine,

full restitution on the bird.

Your honor, may I say something...

No, you may not.

Mr. Murray,

your attack on that swan was reprehensible

and my only regret here is that I can't find a way

to nail your for the frog.

Your honor, it hopped on top of my balls.

Quiet!

Mr. Murray,

you will not play golf for one year.

You will perform 200 hours of community service work

at the Culver City animal shelter

and if you ever do anything

even remotely like this again,

I will personally throw you in jail.

- Is that clear? - Oh, yeah.

Take your client to probation, counselor.

- Yes, your honor. - Case adjourned.

[rattling]

[knocking on door]

Come in.

Mr. McKenzie .

Yes, Benny.

It wasn't Jonathan who shredded that file.

That was me.

I know you can't let me work here anymore so,

here are my keys.

Benny.

Close the door.

Sit.

Did I fire Jonathan when I thought he did it?

No.

Then why would I fire you?

Because I might get mixed up and make another mistake.

There isn't anybody I know who doesn't make mistakes.

But this was a really big one.

Yeah.

Yes, it was.

But you are part of this firm and you work very hard

and the work that you do is appreciated.

We care about you.

We don't turn away people whom we care about.

Is there anyway that I can fix what I did?

Nope.

But what you can do is learn from your mistakes.

Yes, sir.

There are lot of smart people in the world, Benny,

never wouldn't have had the courage to come in here.

You showed honesty

and that has nothing to do with being smart.

You

understand what I'm saying?

- Yes. I-I-I do. - Yeah.

Alright.

Oh, Benny...

Here, don't forget your keys.

Rusty?

Douglas.

I'm fine. How are you?

Good. Good.

Look, I might as well just say this.

I want us...

...I need to see you.

Are you free tonight?

Good.

I don't know, it doesn't matter,

wherever you want to go.

If that's what you want to do,

that's what we will do.

I'll pick you up at 8:00?

Me too.

Bye.

[indistinct chattering]

Clerk: This court will come to order.

Please be seated.

How are you doing?

Scared.

[man coughs]

Will the defendant please rise.

In the matter of People versus Megan Penny,

the jury finds the defendant...

...not guilty for reason of temporary insanity.

[indistinct chattering]

Your honor, I move you set aside this verdict.

Judge Michael: Order. This matter is not adjourned.

Psychiatric evidence is uncontroverted here.

She testified herself that she could distinguish

between right and wrong at the time that she killed him

and there was no evidence to support their finding

of temporary insanity.

They just went back in there and with blind sympathy,

they completely disregarded...

Motion denied.

The defendant is free to go,

case adjourned.

- Can we go? - Yeah.

I thought that I would never be free again.

You are not a criminal, jury saw that.

I own you my life, Mr. Kuzak.

We got your clients.

For my brother.

[gunshots]

- Oh, my God! - Oh, Megan!

[screaming]

- Hey, come out. - I'm a diplomat!

Immunity!

I have immunity!

Call my embassy!

[indistinct shouting]

My embassy, call!

[smooth music]

Your perfume is intoxicating.

Thank you, honey.

I guess all those childhood dancing lessons

I took paid off.

[instrumental music]

Love you.

[applause]

Do you want to sit down for a while or get a drink?

[music continues]

Just one more dance, first?

I can't explain it...

If this is wrong,

why am I so happy?

Why is it wrong?

Don't you think it's a little strange?

The fact that you were my father's lover.

Do I make you happy?

Oh...

- I've never been happier. - Hmm.

Am I a good lover?

You're an amazing lover.

I never thought it could be like this.

I never thought I deserved it like this.

Oh, honey,

you deserve all the happiness you can get.

I don't think I've ever known anybody

as generous and as kind as you.

I try to keep life simple.

Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad.

If you wait out the bad, without getting bitter,

the good rolls around again.

[laughs]

I don't know what's gonna happen with us,

but when I'm with you, it doesn't matter.

I guess because...

...because I love you.

Come to Rusty, honey,

because she loves you, too.

Errol: Mom?

[knocking on door]

Douggie ?

Douggie and mom.

[saxophone music]

Coming to bed soon?

Yeah, soon.

I won my case.

Me too.

You okay, Kuzak?

No.

[theme music]