All language subtitles for Eli.Stone.S01E03.1080p.AMZN.WEBRip.DD5.1.x264-herkz_track3_und

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
THE KIND OF MONTH I'VE HAD.

I'VE BEEN HAVING
THESE HALLUCINATIONS--

LIKE GEORGE MICHAEL
IN MY LIVING ROOM--WHICH MEANS

I'VE EITHER GOT THE BEST
PAY-PER-VIEW SERVICE EVER

OR AN INOPERABLE
BRAIN ANEURYSM.

TURNS OUT, MY LUCK, IT'S "B."
IF I DIDN'T TAKE THE NEWS WELL,

MY FIANCéE TOOK IT EVEN WORSE.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT WE'VE

BEEN FIGHTING BUT THAT THERE'S
BEEN FIGHTING AROUND US.

IRONICALLY, THIS KIND
OF CRAZINESS IS EXACTLY...

WHAT RUINED
MY PARENTS' RELATIONSHIP, TOO.

SINCE MY DAD HAD
THE SAME ANEURYSM,

IT WASN'T EXACTLY A PICNIC
FOR THOSE OF US AROUND HIM.

BUT I'M NOT CRAZY. IN FACT,
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO THINK

THAT THESE VISIONS MEAN
I'M SOME KIND OF--

I HATE THIS PART--
MODERN-DAY PROPHET,

AND I SHOULD BE USING
MY LAW DEGREE TO, UH,

IMPROVE THE WORLD.

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT--
HALLUCINATIONS, ANEURYSM,

PROPHET,
RELATIONSHIP ON THE ROCKS...

EITHER WAY, VERY BAD KARMA
FOR YOU TO TAKE MY CONVERTIBLE.

YOUR LITTLE SOB STORY OVER?
'CAUSE I GOTTA TAKE THE CAR NOW.

IT'S NOT JUST A CAR.
IT'S WHO I AM.
APPARENTLY IT'S WHO YOU WERE.

IT'S WHO I COULD STILL BE
IF YOU'D JUST PUT MY CAR DOWN.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM, PAL.
TECHNICALLY, IT'S NOT YOUR CAR.

THE FIRM PAID THE LEASE,
AND THE FIRM DOESN'T WANT

TO PAY ANYMORE.
IPSO FACTO, CAR GOES BACK-O.

YOU'RE USING "IPSO FACTO"
WRONG. IT'S--
NOT HELPING YOUR CASE.

COME ON. LET ME KEEP IT
ONE MORE DAY.

I'LL GIVE YOU
50 BUCKS CASH.

SEEMS TO ME...

A REAL PROPHET--
HE WOULD'VE SEEN THIS COMIN'.

YOU LOOK TERRIBLE.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU,
TOO, PATTI.

YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE
FOR ANOTHER STAFF MEETING.

I GET A PRIZE FOR THAT?
YEAH, I THINK THEY CALL IT
A PINK SLIP.

WOULD'VE BEEN ON TIME,

BUT JORDAN HAD
MY CAR REPOSSESSED.

I HAD TO TAKE TWO BUSES

AND A B.A.R.T. TRAIN
TO GET HERE.

EVER TAKE THE BUS?
THEY STOP FOR EVERYBODY.
THEY TOOK YOUR COMPANY CAR?

YOUR--WHAT DID YOU
USED TO CALL IT?
MY "MILLENNIUM FALCON."

AND YOU USED TO MAKE
THOSE SHOOTING SOUNDS

WHEN YOU CHANGED LANES?

YEAH, THAT.
THAT'S ONE LESS THING

TO BUG THE HELL
OUT OF ME ABOUT YOU.

MY PRACTICE IS CHANGING,
WHETHER JORDAN LIKES IT OR NOT.

HE'S NOT GONNA BREAK ME, PATTI.
WELL, YOUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY
IS BREAKING ME.

I JUST FINISHED
COLOR-CODING 150 R.S.V.P.s

BECAUSE YOUR FIANCéE ISN'T
HAPPY WITH A SIMPLE YES OR NO.

HAVE I MENTIONED WHAT A GREAT
JOB YOU'RE DOING WITH THAT?

DOESN'T SHE HAVE
HER OWN ASSISTANT?

COME ON. IT'S A WHOLE BONDING
THING FOR YOU TWO.

ANYWAY, HER ASSISTANT'S
BUSY DOING, YOU KNOW...

HER JOB?

AND THE MORNING'S COMPLETE.

MATT DOWD'S OUT OF TOWN
TAKING DEPOS.

SOMEONE NEEDS TO FILL IN
TO ARGUE A MOTION IN LIMINE

FOR HIS KETWILDER CASE,
AND I NEED YOU TO BACK MY PLAY.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT KETWILDER.

IT'S A MOTION TO SUPPRESS,
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I-I JUST NEED TO WIN IT.
AFTER LAST WEEK'S FIASCO,

I JUST NEED TO GET BACK UP
ON THE HORSE

AND TAKE A SECOND BITE
AT THE APPLE.
I'M NOT SURE HOW MY SUPPORTING
YOU GETTING IN OVER YOUR HEAD

IS GONNA HELP
WITH YOUR METAPHORS.
ELI, SERIOUSLY, I CAN SMELL IT.

I NEED A WIN, OR I'M GONNA
GET PUSHED OUT THE DOOR.

HELP ME OUT?

AND ALTHOUGH THE FIRM

HAS ACQUIRED TWO NEW
FORTUNE 500 CLIENTS,

ASSOCIATE BILLABLES ARE
OFF 1/2% FROM LAST QUARTER.

THE PARTNERS ARE CONCERNED.

SIR, MANY OF US ARE ALREADY
STAYING HERE OVERNIGHT,

SLEEPING ON COTS.

AH. MAKE A NOTE
TO REMOVE THE COTS

FROM THE OFFICES. THAT SHOULD
GET THOSE BILLABLES RIGHT UP.

KIDDING... OR NOT.

YOU DECIDE.
WE STILL NEED SOMEONE
TO STEP UP

AND ASSIST
WITH THE KETWILDER MATTER.
OH, I'D LIKE TO STEP UP
AND HANDLE THAT, SIR.

WHO ARE YOU,
AND WHY ARE YOU AT MY TABLE?

MAGGIE DEKKER.
I-I'M FULLY VERSED ON THE CASE,

AND I'VE ENLISTED
MR. STONE TO BACK ME UP.
REALLY?

PERHAPS THIS IS A STEP IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION, MR. STONE.

I HATE YOU.

DOWN! DOWN! GET DOWN!

YOU SURE TOOK YOUR DAMN
SWEET TIME GETTING HERE,

DIDN'T YOU, SOLDIER?
WHY ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!
MY VISIONS DON'T TALK TO ME!

PRIVATE SWAIN'S PINNED DOWN
AND TAKIN' HEAVY FIRE.

WHAT?!
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO ADVANCE ON THAT RIDGE.

PRIVATE SWAIN'S
COUNTIN' ON US.

WHO'S PRIVATE SWAIN?!

THE NEXT CASUALTY
IN THIS WAR

UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING,
SOLDIER!
AAH!

OH.

I DROPPED THIS.

THESE SUCKERS SURE CAN ROLL,
HUH?

HE CLIMBED
UNDER THE CONFERENCE TABLE.

LAST WEEK
HE TRIED TO TACKLE YOU.

HIS CASELOAD IS AT 10%
OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE.

I'M TELLING YOU, WHATEVER WE ARE
DOING TO REHABILITATE THIS GUY--

WE'VE TAKEN AWAY HIS CAR. WE'VE
SLASHED HIS EXPENSE ACCOUNT.

TRUST ME, ELI WILL RECLAIM HIS
RAINMAKER STATUS MOMENTARILY.

WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO
PAY HIM DURING HIS DROUGHT?

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS.

IT'S BUILT INTO THE AUTISM
CASE SETTLEMENT LAST MONTH.

WE CAN'T FIRE HIM.
I FOUND A LOOPHOLE.

IMPOSSIBLE. THE SETTLEMENT
LANGUAGE IS IMPENETRABLE.

ELI REDLINED IT HIMSELF.

OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T BE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

TO EMPLOY SOMEONE WHO IS
MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY ILL

OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.

EXCEPT ELI'S NOT
ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT FOR SURE,

ISN'T THERE?

THIS HAS GOTTA STOP. I MEAN,
THEY WERE ALL STARING AT ME

LIKE I WAS CARRIE
AT THE PROM.
HUH?

YOU KNOW, SISSY SPACEK
COVERED IN PIG'S BLOOD...

AT HER PROM?

GET IT ON NETFLIX.
ANYWAY, THE POINT IS,

I'M GIVING NEW MEANING
TO THE TERM "OFFICE FAUX PAS."

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
A PROPHET SACRIFICES IS HIS EGO.
I'M A LAWYER.
I'M NOT A PROPHET!

WOULD IT HELP
IF I WROTE IT DOWN FOR YOU?

YOU'D RATHER THINK OF YOURSELF
AS A DUDE WHO'S LOSING HIS MIND

RATHER THAN A MESSENGER OF GOD?
ABSOLUTELY!
IS THAT STILL AN OPTION?

NOT IF YOU WANT
THIS LATEST VISION TO STOP.

LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED
THE LAST TWO TIMES.

YOU TAKE THE RIGHT CASE,
THE VISIONS STOP.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT,

BUT I CHECKED
THE FIRM'S CLIENT ROSTER.

THERE'S NO PRIVATE SWAIN.

THERE'S NO SWAIN PRIVATE
FINANCIAL GROUP.

THERE'S NO SWAIN. I EVEN SPELLED
IT THREE DIFFERENT WAYS.

I DON'T THINK IT'S AS EASY AS
RUNNING A COMPUTER SEARCH, ELI.

MOSES DIDN'T HAVE GOOGLE,
YOU KNOW?
YOU PLAY THE MOSES CARD A LOT.

I'M JUST SAYING, IF THE SOLDIER
WANTS YOU TO TAKE A RIDGE,

MAYBE THAT'S WHERE
THE ANSWERS ARE.
THAT WOULD SOUND MORE CONVINCING
WITHOUT "IF" AND "MAYBE."

VISION INTERPRETATION ISN'T
AN EXACT SCIENCE, ELI.

BUT EVERYTHING
WILL REVEAL ITSELF IN TIME.

YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE--
DON'T FINISH THAT SENTENCE.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
MY OWN FIANCéE DOUBLE-BOOKED ME.

SHE'S JUST RUNNING
A LITTLE LATE, MR. STONE.

I'M RUNNING A LITTLE LATE.

HER MEETING SHOULD HAVE
FINISHED A HALF-HOUR AGO.
WELL, YOU KNOW

HOW THESE CUSTODY FIGHTS
DRAG ON. POOR KID.

THANKS, EMILY.

OH, SURE.

THEY STILL PUBLISH
"BLOOM COUNTY"?

I LOVE THAT COMIC.

I'M A SUCKER
FOR TALKING PENGUINS.

WELL, THAT'S GRIM.

IT'S WHAT 10-YEAR-OLDS
ARE READING THESE DAYS, I GUESS.

I'M 12.

OH.

WELL, YOU WON'T MIND IF I BORROW
THE FUNNIES THEN, WILL YOU?

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

NO OFFENSE, BUT, UM, YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THAT'S FAIR ENOUGH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

BRIAN, YOU HAVE TO STOP
READING THAT STUFF.

I WANT TO GO HOME.
ARE YOU DONE YET?

SOON. SOON. I PROMISE.
JUST HANG TIGHT FOR A SEC.

WHERE ARE THE RESTROOMS?

DOWN AT THE END OF THE HALL.
THANKS.

WHO'S THAT?

THE REASON
WE'RE NOT HAVING LUNCH.

CUSTODY BATTLE.

AND SHE'S IN THE ARMY.

NATIONAL GUARD, ACTUALLY. SHE'S
SERVING A TOUR IN IRAQ. WHY?

SAY YOU'RE REPRESENTING HER,
TAYLOR. PLEASE TELL ME THAT.

NO, I'VE GOT THE FATHER.

LOOK, I KNOW IT'S NOT
THE BEST WEEK FOR THIS,

BUT THE CASE IS SIMPLE
AND THEREFORE QUICK.

MRS. SWAIN IS A PRIVATE
IN ACTIVE DUTY.

NO COURT IS GONNA GRANT
HER CUSTODY. WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING. IT'S JUST THE WOMAN
YOU'RE UP AGAINST IN COURT...

IS PRIVATE SWAIN.

DO YOU GET HERE EARLY SO YOU CAN
LIE IN WAIT BY THE ELEVATORS?

OH, MY GOD, YOU DO.

LOOK, WE NEED TO PREP.
OUR MOTION'S IN TWO DAYS.
"OUR" MOTION?

THE ONE YOU'RE GONNA
HELP ME WIN?

YOU UNDERSTAND THIS IS
DO OR DIE FOR ME, RIGHT?

RIGHT. WHERE DO I
SEND THE FLOWERS?
HA. HILARIOUS. I PULLED
THE RELEVANT CASES,

LAW REVIEW ARTICLES,

AND I'VE GOT YOUR TRIAL ADVOCACY
SEMINAR FROM LAST SUMMER.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S
LOST SOME WEIGHT.
MM. DESPERATION
DISGUISED AS FLATTERY.

YOU KNOW, YOU'LL MISS ME
IF I'M GONE.

I DOUBT IT, BUT LET'S FIND OUT.
YOU GO THAT WAY.
HERE. TRY NOT
TO GET A HERNIA.

WHAT IS ALL THIS STUFF?
BUDGET AND CONTRACT
FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT GALA.

I THINK "GALA" IS A LITTLE BIT
OF AN EXAGGERATION.

150 GUESTS,

A 12-PIECE ORCHESTRA,
3 ICE SCULPTURES--

THAT'S A GALA. LOOK IT UP.

LARRY CONOVER
DIDN'T CALL BACK?

HE SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT
OR NEED YOUR HELP ON HIS CASE,

AND NO WAY IS HE TELLING YOU
WHICH COURTROOM IT'S IN.

CALL TAYLOR'S ASSISTANT
AND FIND OUT IF--
DONE.

THEY'RE IN JUDGE SIMMS' COURT
THIS MORNING.

PATTI, IS YOUR ENTHUSIASM
IN ANY WAY RELATED

TO ME TELLING YOU THAT I MAY
BE GOING UP AGAINST TAYLOR

IN COURT THIS WEEK?
WELL, WHAT'S A GALA
WITHOUT FIREWORKS?

RIGHT. DID YOU GET
THOSE CASES I NEEDED?

WINSTON, BARRA AND POTTER,
ALL ON YOUR CHAIR.

ELI STONE?

YEAH?

YOU'VE BEEN SERVED.

JORDAN WANTS ME
TO TAKE A PHYSICAL.

AND A DRUG TEST.
THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME

THE PARTNERS HAVE DONE
SOMETHING I UNDERSTAND.

WHY WON'T YOU LET ME HELP,
LARRY?
YOU MEAN OTHER THAN THE FACT

THAT YOU STOLE
BETH KELLER FROM ME?

I'M NOT GONNA STEAL
THIS CLIENT FROM YOU.

I WANT TO BE CO-COUNSEL.
WHY? DID YOU NAIL THIS ONE
BACK IN COLLEGE, TOO?

HOW DID YOU... AND DID YOU
REALLY JUST SAY "NAIL"?
MS. KELLER TOLD ME
ALL ABOUT YOUR DORM ROOM

AFTERNOON DELIGHT
WHEN SHE FIRED ME.
WHICH I FEEL BADLY ABOUT,

AND AS PART OF MY MEA CULPA,
I'M OFFERING MY LEGAL EXPERTISE.

WHICH I'M DECLINING.
THE ANSWER IS NO.

I'LL SEE YOU... NEVER...
HOPEFULLY.

THE COURT CAN'T GRANT
SOLE CUSTODY

TO A PARENT WORKING IN
A WAR ZONE 7,400 MILES AWAY.

THAT'S A LIE, YOUR JUDGE--
I-I MEAN, HONOR.

SHE'S ON LIMITED LEAVE,
YOUR HONOR.

SHE GOES BACK TO IRAQ
BY WEEK'S END.
AND IF IT MAY PLEASE THE COURT,

THAT WOULD NOT BE
THE CASE IF YOU--

WHEN YOU GRANT MY CLIENT
SOLE CUSTODY.

THE MILITARY ISN'T GRANTING
HARDSHIP DISCHARGES

EXCEPT IN A CASE
OF EXTREME HARDSHIP,

AND, WELL, WHEN THERE'S
A SECOND PARENT READY, WILLING

AND ABLE TO ASSUME CUSTODY,
THAT'S SIMPLY NOT THE CASE.
PSST! LARRY.

MR. CONOVER,
I'M NOT GRANTING SOLE CUSTODY

TO A PARENT WHO, BY VIRTUE
OF HER MILITARY SERVICE,

CAN'T CARE FOR HER CHILD.

MR. CONOVER?

HELLO?

WELL, YOUR HONOR,

DO THE NAMES WINSTON, BARRA
AND POTTER MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

NOT AT ALL.

IN THAT CASE, YOUR JUDGESHIP,
MY CO-COUNSEL MR. STONE

CAN SPEAK TO THAT POINT.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING, ELI?

YOUR HONOR,
I DIRECT THE COURT'S ATTENTION

TO THE DISCHARGE APPLICATIONS
OF SOLDIERS LISA WINSTON,

SCOTT BARRA, DOUGLAS POTTER...
DO YOU KNOW HER? DID YOU GO
TO COLLEGE WITH HER, TOO?

I'M HIS FIANCéE.
ALL GUARD PERSONNEL...

IS THERE ANY WOMAN
YOU HAVEN'T SLEPT WITH?
WHO, IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS,
WHO WERE GRANTED--

THOSE AREN'T
RULING PRECEDENT.

THE MILITARY MAKES THESE
DETERMINATIONS CASE-BY-CASE.
ALL THAT WE'RE ASKING

IS FOR SPECIALIST SWAIN
TO HAVE HER DAY IN COURT,

WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF
THE RIGHTS SHE'S BEEN FIGHTING

TO PRESERVE FOR ALL OF US.
FAIR ENOUGH. WE'LL PROCEED
WITH THE CUSTODY HEARING,

AND I'LL STAY MY RULING
PENDING DISPOSITION

OF THE HARDSHIP DISCHARGE
APPLICATION.

HONEY, I CAN EXPLAIN.

DON'T "HONEY" ME, ELI.

WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
MR. STONE,
I WOULD LIKE TO DISCHARGE

MR. CONOVER AND HIRE YOU.
SEE?

BUT WE'RE CO-COUNSEL.
I CAN'T AFFORD TWO ATTORNEYS,

AND EVEN IF I COULD--
I'M SORRY, LARRY.

YOU'RE A SWEET MAN, BUT I NEED
A LAWYER WHO'S NOT SWEET.

YOU KNOW, THIS CAN'T BE
A GOOD TREND FOR MY PRACTICE.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU THINKING?

I MEAN, IF YOU WANT
TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH ME,

THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT.
I KNOW, AND I'M SO SORRY.

I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE CASE,
BUT I HAD NO CHOICE.
MY DAD MADE YOU TAKE IT?

NO, NOT YOUR DAD.

I-I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT, AND I KNOW
MY TIMING COULDN'T BE WORSE.

THE CASE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE OVER, ELI.

I WAS GONNA SPEND
THE REST OF THIS WEEK

PREPARING FOR
OUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY.

NOW I'M GONNA SPEND IT
FIGHTING YOU IN COURT.
WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?
YOU'RE 4 AND 2 AGAINST ME.

5 AND 2.
YOU'RE COUNTING HILTY
AS A WIN?

HUNG JURY GOES TO THE DEFENDANT.
HONESTLY, I-IS IT SOME

PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE WAY OF
RUINING OUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY?
RUINING? NO, THIS'LL BE
TOTALLY ROMANTIC.

REMEMBER THE GRANT TRIAL?
I REMEMBER SPANKING
YOUR ASS IN COURT.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED
OUTSIDE OF COURT?
ADVERSARIAL SEX.

ELI, THIS CASE
IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

OKAY, IT'S WHY
I TOOK IT PRO BONO.

THIS KID BELONGS
WITH HIS FATHER.

AND BESIDES, I'M NOT SURE
YOUR SELF-ESTEEM

CAN RECOVER FROM 2 AND 6.

I CAN RECOVER IF YOU CAN.

NOW I'M GOOD

NOW I'M FINE

AND I JUST CAN'T STAY IN BED

WITH THESE COVERS
ON MY HEAD

I KIND OF NEED A RIDE.
YOUR DAD TOOK MY CAR.

GET IN.

YEAH

WELL, YOU'RE TOTALLY SCREWED.

THEY WANT A C.A.T. SCAN,
AN M.R.I... CAN YOU FIGHT IT?

IF I OPPOSE THE SUBPOENA,
THE PARTNERS WILL KNOW

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.
ELI, THEY WATCHED YOU CLIMB
UNDER A CONFERENCE TABLE

DURING A STAFF MEETING. THAT
PARTICULAR SHIP MAY HAVE SAILED.

BESIDES, MAYBE THIS IS
ALL FOR THE BEST.

WHAT, GOING PUBLIC
WITH MY ANEURYSM?

LOSING MY JOB, MY MALPRACTICE
INSURANCE, MY CAREER?
DAD DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT HIS ANEURYSM.

HE DRANK HIS LIFE AWAY.
NOW YOU CAN BE DIFFERENT.

YOU CAN DO SOMETHING.
I'M DOING WHAT I WANT TO DO.

THE ONLY THING
THAT STOPS ME

FROM THINKING
I'M TURNING INTO DAD

IS GOING INTO WORK
EVERY DAY,

AND--AND I NEED YOU
TO HELP ME KEEP DOING IT.

OH, NO.

WHAT? WE USED TO FORGE MOM'S
SIGNATURE ALL THE TIME.
IN JUNIOR HIGH!

OKAY, AND THIS ISN'T A NOTE
TO GET YOU OUT OF GYM CLASS.

A MONTH AGO, YOU DIDN'T
KNOW ABOUT MY ANEURYSM.

JUST PRETEND IT'S A MONTH AGO.
"PRETEND"?
I AM NOT RISKING MY LICENSE

TO TRY AND HELP YOU
SAVE YOURS, OKAY?

AND MAYBE THIS
CUTTING BACK ON WORK--

MAYBE THIS ISN'T
SUCH A BAD THING.

SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA
HELP ME?

ELI, I AM HELPING YOU.

IRAQ CHANGED EVERYTHING.

FELICIA--UH, HER UNIT
GOT CALLED UP 24 MONTHS AGO.

SHE CAME BACK ON LEAVE,

AND I DON'T KNOW
WHO THIS WOMAN IS ANYMORE.

SHE WANTS TO SEPARATE.
SHE WANTS A DIVORCE.

FINE.

BRIAN'S GRADES ARE DROPPING.

HE DITCHES SCHOOL.

HE RUNS AWAY.

TWO FULL NIGHTS, HIS FATHER
HAD NO IDEA WHERE HE WAS.

WHICH COULD HAVE
JUST AS EASILY HAVE HAPPENED

IF FELICIA WAS HOME.
MY SON IS AT RISK. HE NEEDS
A STABLE, COMPETENT PARENT

IN HIS LIFE,
AND HE NEEDS IT NOW.

YOUR WITNESS.

SO YOU'RE SAYING BRIAN
DOESN'T ALREADY HAVE

A STABLE, COMPETENT PARENT
IN HIS LIFE.

I'M SAYING
HE NEEDS HIS MOTHER.

NOT IF HIS MOTHER'S SUFFERING
FROM POSTTRAUMATIC--

OBJECTION. ASSUMING FACTS
NOT IN EVIDENCE.
SUSTAINED.

SPECIALIST SWAIN,

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TR--
OBJECTION.

OBJECTION TO WHAT? I DIDN'T
EVEN GET MY QUESTION OUT.

YOUR HONOR, SHE WAS GONNA
ASK IF MY CLIENT HAS EVER

BEEN TREATED FOR
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS ISSUES.
JUST BECAUSE THIS ONCE
HE HAPPENED TO GUESS

WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY
DOES NOT GIVE HIM THE RIGHT--
KNOCK IT OFF, YOU TWO,
OR GET A ROOM.

NOW I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE BOTH
UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE,

WHAT WITH YOUR BIG
ENGAGEMENT GALA--
WHY DOES EVERYONE
KEEP CALLING IT A GALA?

BOTTOM LINE--KEEP YOUR PERSONAL
MISHEGAS OUT OF MY COURTROOM,

OR I'LL FIND OTHER ATTORNEYS
FOR YOUR CLIENTS.

IT'S GONNA BE FINE, OKAY?
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IS ANSWER WHATEVER QUESTIONS
YOU GET ASKED.

DON'T WORRY, 'CAUSE NO ONE'S
GOING TO ASK YOU...

WHO YOU WANT TO BE WITH.

JUST TELL THE TRUTH.

IT'S THE EASIEST THING
TO REMEMBER.

DOES MY DAD
HAVE TO BE THERE?

YES.

THAT'S HIS RIGHT, BRIAN.

HEY, LISTEN, SWEETIE,

WHY DON'T YOU GO
FIND YOURSELF A SNACK?

WE HAVE A KITCHEN
DOWNSTAIRS...

A LOT OF JUNK FOOD.

GO EASY.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE
TO KNOW THAT YOU WERE ENGAGED

TO MY HUSBAND'S ATTORNEY
BEFORE I HIRED YOU.

I WAS GONNA MENTION IT, BUT, UM,
YOU FIRED LARRY SO QUICKLY,

AND, UM, BELIEVE ME,
YOU'RE GETTING MY "A" GAME HERE.

OH, UH, BY THE WAY, DID YOU
LOOK AT THE PHONE BILLS?

PHONE BILLS?

YEAH, I GAVE 'EM TO LARRY.

UH... THERE WAS A 9-1-1 CALL
FROM THE HOUSE.

THAT KIND OF THING NEVER
HAPPENED WHEN I WAS HOME.

MM. WHY ARE YOU
SITTING AT MY DESK?

I'M GETTING A FEEL FOR IT.
PLUS KETWILDER MOTION?

YOU'RE SHEPHERDING ME?

NONE OF THIS RINGS A BELL?
IT DOES, SADLY.

I WAS JUST TRYING
A WISH-IT-AWAY KIND OF THING.

YEAH. IT DIDN'T WORK.
LOOK, I'M ALREADY
IN THE PROCESS

OF DISAPPOINTING TWO WOMEN
THIS WEEK, SO...

I HEARD.
YOU HEARD? OR YOU SNOOPED?

I INQUIRED. YOU, YOUR FIANCéE,
ARGUING IN FRONT OF JUDGE SIMMS,

AND NOT JUST ARGUING
BUT ARGUING.
LOOK, I HAVE SOME REAL,
ACTUAL WORK TO DO, SO--

I NEED A STRATEGY
FOR MY MOTION.

DO I ROPE-A-DOPE OR GO
FOR THE STRAIGHT KNOCKOUT?
WELL, WHATEVER YOU DO,
KEEP IT BRIEF.

BRIEF? RIGHT. SUCCINCT.

I'M ALL ABOUT BREVITY.

MM-HMM.
I NEED TO GO CUT 15 PAGES
OUT OF MY FILING.

GET OVER HERE, PRIVATE!
WE GOTTA TAKE THAT RIDGE!

YOU KEEP SAYING THAT! WHY?!

THOSE ARE OUR ORDERS.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP.

I'M GONNA LAY DOWN COVER FIRE,
AND THEN YOU FOLLOW ME.

ON MY COUNT. YOU GOT IT?
HAVEN'T I ENGAGED ENOUGH?

WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL ME
WHAT'S GOING ON?
INCOMING!

IT'S A GRENADE! PICK IT UP
AND THROW IT, PRIVATE!

PICK IT UP?!
YOU PICK IT UP!

I'M IMAGINING YOU
PICKING IT UP!

THIS IS SO NOT REAL!

ELI?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
UNDER MY DESK?

PATTI. I WAS JUST
PLUGGING THE, UH...

UNPLUGGING THE...
IT'S BETTER.

COULD YOU GET DR. CHEN
FOR ME?

YEAH, I'M THINKING
I SHOULD JUST GO AHEAD

AND PUT HIM ON SPEED-DIAL.
YES.

YEAH.

THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

I ENLISTED.

I'M SAVING PRIVATE SWAIN
THROUGH LITIGATION.

SO WHY DID MY OFFICE JUST
TURN BACK INTO IWO JIMA?

I NEVER SAID THAT'S
EXACTLY HOW IT WORKS.

YES, YOU DID.
YOU SAID IF I TOOK THE CASE,

THERE'D BE A CEASE-FIRE.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY, I WAS WRONG.

IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO KNOW
BEFORE I SUED MY FIANCéE.

MAYBE THERE'S MORE TO THIS
VISION THAN JUST THE CASE.

WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME.

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE ACUPUNCTURE
TO BRING SOME CLARITY?

OKAY. THIS TIME BETTER BE FREE.
I'M STILL MAD AT YOU,

AND I USED UP THE TEN SESSIONS
COVERED BY MY INSURANCE.

RELAH. CLOH EYE.

WHAT'S WITH THE ACCENT?
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HERE.

HABIT.

GET ME IN THE MUHD.

WE--WE GOTTA GET McCULLIN
OFF THAT RIDGE.

WHO'S McCULLIN?

THE NAZIS...
THE NAZIS GOT HIM TRAPPED.

ARE WE PLAYING WAR? COOL.

HURL--HURLEY, DIXON,
LAY DOWN COVER.
WHAT SHOULD I DO, DAD?

PRIVATE STONE, LISTEN TO ME.

YOU STAY HERE, YOU DON'T MOVE,
AND YOU SUPPRESS FIRE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

I'LL MOVE ON McCULLIN...

ON THREE.

DAD?

YOU'RE ALL GOOD MEN.

DAD?

WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT DID YOU SEE?

IT WAS, UM...

THIS WAS A MISTAKE.

THE WORST PART?

I GUESS IT'S...
BEING WORRIED ALL THE TIME...

BEING WORRIED THAT SOMETHING
WILL HAPPEN TO MY MOM.

SOMETIMES IT'S ALL
I CAN THINK ABOUT.

SO WHAT DO YOU DO?

THERE MUST BE SOMEONE IN
YOUR LIFE THAT YOU CAN LEAN ON.

OBJECTION--LEADING.
HE'S A MINOR, YOUR HONOR.

I'LL ALLOW IT.

UH, MY DAD. HE'S AROUND.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE THERE.

THANKS, BRIAN.

BRIAN, LET'S TALK
ABOUT THE TIMES

YOU DIDN'T WANT
TO TALK TO YOUR DAD.

SEPTEMBER 24th--

WAS THAT ONE OF THE TIMES
THAT YOU RAN AWAY?

YEAH.

MY DAD AND I HAD A FIGHT.
SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE MORE THAN
A FIGHT FROM YOUR PHONE RECORDS.

OBJECTION. I HAVEN'T HEARD
ANYTHING ABOUT PHONE RECORDS.
COUNSEL HAS ACCESS
TO THE SAME PHONE RECORDS I DO.

I JUST OBTAINED THEM
BEFORE COURT THIS MORNING.
YOU TWO COULD BE
YOUR OWN REALITY SHOW.

CONTINUE, MR. STONE.

SEPTEMBER 24th, BRIAN.
DID YOU--DID YOU CALL 9-1-1?

DID YOU CALL 9-1-1
AND HANG UP?

IT'S OKAY IF YOU DID.
PEOPLE DO IT ALL THE TIME.

YEAH.
I DIALED IT BY MISTAKE.

ON THE SAME NIGHT
YOU RAN AWAY FROM HOME?

WHAT HAPPENED
ON THAT NIGHT, BRIAN?

BRIAN, YOU KNOW,

WE'RE ALL HERE TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.

OKAY? EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT?

I GUESS.

BRIAN, YOU NEED
TO TELL THE TRUTH

ABOUT WHY
YOU CALLED 9-1-1.

I DID IT BECAUSE I WAS HURT.

HOW DID YOU GET HURT?

SOMEBODY HURT YOU?

WHERE DID YOU GET
THOSE BRUISES, BRIAN?

BRIAN! BRIAN, DON'T!

ASK THE COURT TO INSTRUCT
THE RESPONDENT TO REMAIN SEATED,

OR I'LL DO IT
WITH MY OWN HANDS, YOUR HONOR!
SIT DOWN, MR. SWAIN.

YOUR HONOR, WE'D LIKE
TO TAKE A SHORT RECESS, PLEASE.

NOT UNTIL I GET AN ANSWER.
BRIAN, WHO DID THIS TO YOU?

MY DAD.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY
SOMETHING?

I THOUGHT MAYBE
I WAS BEING PARANOID.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT ROBERT WAS CAPABLE OF THAT.

BRIAN'S OKAY.

THE DOCTOR'S LOOKING
AT HIM RIGHT NOW.

THERE'LL PROBABLY BE
A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

THE GOOD NEWS IS,

I THINK YOU'LL BE
GETTING FULL CUSTODY.

I-I CAN'T SEE THAT GOING
ANY OTHER WAY RIGHT NOW.

YOU STOOPED--
I ONLY GOT THE PHONE RECORDS
THIS MORNING.

IT'S A BREACH OF ETHICS
SPRINGING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

YOU'RE JUST ANGRY
BECAUSE YOU FOUND OUT

YOU'RE REPRESENTING A BAD GUY.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT MY CLIENT.

WELL, I--
HEY, BILL, SHEILA.
HEY, SO GLAD YOU GUYS MADE IT.

WANT TO SEE YOU
ON THE DANCE FLOOR, PAL.

I KNOW THAT YOUR CLIENT
BEATS HIS SON. NICE.

THOSE BRUISES COULD HAVE BEEN
FROM SKATEBOARDING, FOOTBALL--

I SPOKE TO HIS COACH AT SCHOOL.
HE TOLD ME HE GETS

THREE KIDS A WEEK,
SENDS 'EM TO THE NURSE

WITH BRUISES EXACTLY LIKE THAT.
THE 12-YEAR-OLD KID IS A LIAR.
THAT'S YOUR DEFENSE?

I TOLD YOU TAKING THIS CASE THIS
WEEK WAS GONNA BE A DISASTER.

OKAY, MAYBE I COULD HAVE
GIVEN YOU MORE OF A HEADS-UP.
IS THAT AN APOLOGY?

FOR TAKING THE CASE, SURE,
BUT--BUT NOT FOR REVEALING

THIS GUY FOR THE SLIME--
ELI, IS THAT AN APOLOGY?

YES. I'M SORRY.

GOOD.

LISTEN, UM,
ABOUT THE OTHER DAY...

ARE WE GOOD?
WHY WOULDN'T WE BE?

I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU
WOULDN'T DO SOMETHING FOR ME

THAT IF THE POSITIONS
WERE REVERSED

I WOULD TOTALLY DO
FOR YOU,

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
BEING BROTHERS MEANS.

OKAY, SO LONG AS YOU'RE NOT
HOLDING ON TO ANY RESENTMENT.

WHAT THE HELL
IS SHE DOING HERE?

WHO'S THAT?

THAT'S BETH KELLER--
FORMER CLIENT, AUTISM CASE.

WE KNEW EACH OTHER...

WAIT. BETH--BRUNETTE BETH
FROM U.C.L.A.?

THE BETH THAT WAS
YOUR FIRST... AT BAT?

WOW!

WHO DIDN'T YOU INVITE?

I DIDN'T INVITE HER.

I-I-I-I DIDN'T EVEN
SEE THE LIST.

I'VE NO IDEA HOW SHE...

I'M GONNA KILL HER.
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.

HI.

BETH! I'M SO GLAD
YOU COULD MAKE IT.

OH, THANKS.
MM.

I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED
TO GET THE INVITATION, BUT...
HOW'S BEN?

HE'S GOOD. HE'S GOOD.
I GOT HIM IN A NEW SCHOOL.

YAY!

TELL ME THE TRUTH.

IS IT A LITTLE BIT WEIRD
THAT I'M HERE?
WHAT? NO!

NO, IT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT.
IT'S NOT WEIRD AT ALL.

I'M NATE...

ELI'S BROTHER--THE ONE
THAT'S NOT COMPLETELY LAME.

I'M SORRY. UH, BETH, NATE.
NATE, BETH.
HI.

HI.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU GUYS SHOULD DANCE.

SERIOUSLY. HE'S GOT MAD SKILLS
ON THE DANCE FLOOR.

MAD...
SKILLS?

MM...

WHAT THE HELL
WERE YOU THINKING?

I WAS EXPRESSING MY OPINION.

I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE
OF WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE.
AT MY ENGAGEMENT PARTY?

WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE
I INVITED HER TO YOUR WEDDING.

YOU THINK I'M LETTING
YOU HAVE ANYTHING

TO DO WITH THE WEDDING--
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

WE LOVE YOU, HONEY.

OH, DEAR. I'M SORRY.

I PROMISED YOUR FATHER
I WASN'T GONNA CRY.

SO I THINK I'M JUST GONNA
GIVE YOU THE MIKE NOW.

MY DAUGHTER IS
AN AMAZING YOUNG WOMAN.

SHE HAS MADE ME
SO HAPPY AND PROUD

EVERY SINGLE DAY OF HER LIFE,

AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE PLEASED
THAT SHE HAS FOUND SOMEONE

WHO APPEARS TO DO
THE SAME FOR HER.

I HAVE PRESIDED
OVER MANY MERGERS...
OH, NO.

SOLDIER!

GET DOWN HERE!

GOOD JOB, SOLDIER.
WE GOT THAT RIDGE.
WE DID?

GOOD, 'CAUSE I GOT AN ENGAGEMENT
PARTY TO GET BACK TO.

THAT'S THE RALLY POINT!
WE TOOK THE RIDGE,
AND NOW THERE'S A RALLY POINT?

DO YOU KNOW GEORGE MICHAEL?

HE USUALLY JUST
SHOWS UP AND SINGS.

IT'S A WHOLE LOT SAFER.
I'M GONNA POP SOME SMOKE.
YOU MAKE A RUN FOR IT.

YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

GO! GO!

GO!

SO...

BEST ENGAGEMENT PARTY EVER?
HUH? ANYONE?

NO?

"HEY, NATE, WHY DON'T YOU
GO MAKE SOME COFFEE?"

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I'M SORRY.

DON'T.

DON'T APOLOGIZE.

IS THIS WHAT IT WAS LIKE
WITH YOUR FATHER?

A LITTLE.

I DON'T RECALL HIM
DIVING INTO ANY PASTRIES.

LIKE WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH PROBLEMS THIS WEEK.

I AM SORRY, TAYLOR,
FOR ALL OF IT.

YEAH. SO AM I.

I SHOULD GET BACK
TO MY PARENTS.

I'M SURE THEY'RE WONDERING
WHAT HAPPENED

IN THE "EMERGENCY ROOM."

WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM?

COMMITMENT MAKES YOU FAINT.

YOU WOULDN'T
BE THE FIRST GUY.

YOU OKAY?

NOT ACCOUNTING FOR THE FACT
THAT I DEMOLISHED

WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE
OF THE BEST NIGHTS OF HER LIFE,

I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD.

AM I GONNA BE
THE WORST HUSBAND EVER?

FORTUNATELY, DAD ALREADY
LOCKED UP THAT TITLE.

HMM.

WHY DO YOU THINK
MOM STAYED?

SHE LOVED HIM.

ALL RIGHT, HERE YOU GO.

ENGAGEMENT PRESENT.

YOU'RE GONNA SIGN
MY PHYSICAL NOW--

AFTER WHAT YOU JUST SAW?

I HEARD WHAT TAYLOR SAID
ABOUT WHETHER THIS IS LIKE

WHAT DAD WAS LIKE,
AND IT'S NOT.

YOU ARE NOT HIM, ELI.

YOU'RE MY BROTHER, AND I'M NOT
GONNA LET YOU BECOME LIKE HIM.

AND TO PROVE IT...

I'M GOING OUT
ON A LIMB WITH YOU.

I GOTTA DO SOMETHING.

30?

I USUALLY ONLY MAKE APPOINTMENTS
DURING BUSINESS HOURS.

AND I DON'T USUALLY DIVE
HEADFIRST INTO CAKES,

ESPECIALLY
AT MY OWN ENGAGEMENT PARTY.

TURNS OUT
DENIAL'S NOT JUST A RIVER.

IT'S ALSO A LOUSY
COPING STRATEGY.
YOU WANT TO FINISH
THE FLASHBACK.

NO, BUT I NEED TO.
CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO. COME ON.

YOU WANT ME
TO PAINT YOU A TARGET?

ELI...

WHEW. WHAT HAPPENED?

GIVE ME THE GUN.

YOU'LL GET IN TROUBLE.

GIVE ME THE GUN.

I'LL TELL 'EM IT WAS ME.

GOOD BOY...

SON.

I TOOK THE GUN.

WHAT GUN?

MY DAD SHOT A HOLE IN THE WALL
DURING ONE OF HIS EPISODES.

I TOOK THE GUN FROM HIM

AND TOLD MY MOM
AND THE POLICE THAT I DID IT.

YOU LIED TO PROTECT HIM?

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING A PARENT
SHOULD ASK ANY CHILD TO DO, ELI.

HE DIDN'T ASK.
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO.

I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE HIM

OR HAVE MY MOM KICK HIM OUT.
IT'S TOO MUCH RESPONSIBILITY
FOR A CHILD, ELI,

TO LIE TO THE POLICE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

NO CHILD SHOULD BE PUT
IN THAT POSITION.

HEY, PRIVATE SWAIN,

I KNOW IT'S LATE,
BUT WE NEED TO TALK.

I THINK THERE'S A CHANCE--
A STRONG POSSIBILITY--

THAT YOUR HUSBAND
AND YOUR SON

ARE PERPETUATING
A FRAUD ON THE COURT.
PERPETUATING A FRAUD?

THE BOTH OF THEM--

THE BRUISES, THE ABUSE CLAIMS,
THE ANGRY DENIALS--

THEY'RE LYING TO GET THE JUDGE
TO GIVE YOU CUSTODY.

YOU GET SOLE CUSTODY,
YOU GET DISCHARGED,

AND YOU WON'T HAVE
TO GO BACK TO IRAQ.

I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY,
'CAUSE IT IS.

THEY COULD NOT BE MAKING
A BIGGER MISTAKE.

THE D.S.S. IS RECOMMENDING
CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST ROBERT.

HE COULD GO TO JAIL.
I KNOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

ALL OF IT.

YOU KNOW?

EVERYTHING I SAID UP THERE
ON THAT STAND WAS TRUE.

BRIAN IS FALLING APART, AND I
CAN'T REASSURE HIM ANYMORE,

BECAUSE EVERY DAY
I'M OVER THERE,

MY ODDS OF COMING HOME ALIVE
GET WORSE.

FELICIA, THERE ARE OPTIONS--
LEGAL AVENUES--

I'VE BEEN DOWN THEM ALL,
OVER AND OVER.

I HAVE PETITIONED MY SERGEANT,
MY COMMANDER, MY CONGRESSMAN

AND MY PRESIDENT
FOR A DISCHARGE.

THEY DON'T CARE.

SO YOU FILED FOR DIVORCE
AND WENT AFTER SOLE CUSTODY.

WE HAD TO MAKE IT LOOK REAL,
LIKE A FAMILY IN DISTRESS.

AFTER ALL MY LETTERS,
WE KNEW THEY'D BE SUSPICIOUS.

SO YOU CAME UP WITH ABUSE?
IT WAS OUR ONLY WAY OUT!

BRIAN BANGED HIMSELF UP PRETTY
BAD ON HIS SKATEBOARD ONE DAY,

AND S-SO WHILE ROBERT WAS
PUTTING ICE ON THE BRUISES,

THE WHOLE THING
JUST CAME TO HIM.

AND THEN THEY CAME TO YOU.

IT TOOK ME A COUPLE
OF DAYS TO COME AROUND,

BUT EVENTUALLY
WE CALLED LAWYERS.

WHO YOU PROCEEDED
TO LIE TO.

YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME.

OH, DOESN'T FEEL
VERY GOOD, DOES IT?

YOUR SON
COMMITTED PERJURY!

AND--AND--AND ROBERT--

DOES HE UNDERSTAND
THE SACRIFICE HE'S MAKING?

HE COULD GO TO PRISON.

THE WAY HE SEES IT,
EVENTUALLY HE'LL GET OUT.

BUT I MAY NEVER COME HOME.

I STILL HAVE TO DELIVER
MY CLOSING ARGUMENT TOMORROW,

AND... I CAN'T KNOWINGLY
LIE TO THE COURT.

MR. STONE...

NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

I HIRED YOU
BECAUSE I NEED YOU...

TO FIGHT FOR ME, TO FIGHT
FOR MY SON, FOR MY FAMILY!

THIS CASE IS ABOUT FAMILY.

IT'S ABOUT THESE TWO PARENTS
AND THEIR PRECIOUS BOY,

NOT ABOUT IRAQ.

I WILL POINT OUT
THAT ALL WE HAVE

ARE THE EMOTIONAL ACCUSATIONS
OF A VERY TROUBLED BOY.

THAT EVIDENCE TELLS US
THAT BRIAN SWAIN NEEDS HELP--

FROM HIS FATHER,
FROM HIS MOTHER,

FROM EVERY ONE OF US HERE.

SHE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

BRIAN COULD BE LYING.

THOSE, UH, BRUISES
COULD BE FROM A FALL,

FROM A FIGHT WITH ANOTHER KID,
SKATEBOARDING ACCIDENT.

BECAUSE AS MISS WETHERSBY SAID,

THE ONLY THING WE KNOW
WITH ABSOLUTELY CERTAINTY

IS THAT BRIAN SWAIN
IS IN CRISIS,

AND HE'S BEEN IN CRISIS
SINCE HIS MOTHER SHIPPED OFF

TO A WAR WITHOUT END.

NOW BRIAN IS EITHER
BEING ABUSED BY HIS FATHER,

OR HE'S LYING.

EITHER WAY, THAT FATHER'S
NOT GETTING THE JOB DONE.

BRIAN NEEDS HIS MOM.

WHETHER YOU AGREE
THAT FELICIA SWAIN PROMISED

TO SERVE INDEFINITELY OR NOT,

SHE VOLUNTEERED
TO JOIN THE GUARD.

BRIAN SWAIN DIDN'T.

WHATEVER HAPPENS, YOU'RE STILL
THE BEST LAWYER I KNOW.

NICE TRY.

ABOUT THE PARTY--

NOT NOW, ELI.

IT'S NEVER GONNA STOP,
IS IT?

THE CRAZINESS?

I DON'T KNOW.

TELL EVERYONE WHERE I AM

THE JUDGE HAS A DECISION.

OOH, TELL EVERYONE

WHERE I AM, BUT PLEASE...

THE STANDARD IN THIS CASE

IS THE BEST INTEREST
OF THE CHILD.

I CAN'T, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE,
AWARD CUSTODY TO A PARENT

WHO IS UNDER THE SHADOW
OF AN ALLEGATION OF ABUSE.

THEREFORE,
BRIAN SWAIN WILL BE PLACED

IN THE CARE OF HIS MOTHER.

THE COURT WILL ADVISE
THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD

OF OUR RULING,
AND I EXPECT THAT FELICIA SWAIN

WILL BE DISCHARGED
FROM HER SERVICE

WITH ALL DELIBERATE SPEED.

ONLY TIME...

PLEASE STAND UP,
MR. SWAIN.

I DRIVE AROUND

SOME BAR BOUND

TRAPPED
IN THIS LONG FAREWELL

AND I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TELL

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME,
SIR?

COME IN.

I GOT
YOUR PHYSICIAN'S REPORT.

CONGRATULATIONS
ON A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.

I NOTICED THE EXAMINING
PHYSICIAN'S NAME IS ALSO STONE.

HMM. SMALL WORLD.

MICROSCOPIC, SIR.

PERHAPS IT WAS A MISTAKE
FOR ME TO ASSUME

THAT IF I TOOK AWAY YOUR CAR,
YOUR EXPENSE ACCOUNT--

MY CHAIR.

YOU ALSO TOOK MY CHAIR.

IT WAS ERGONOMIC.

IT SEEMS PETTY AND WRONG

TO ASSUME THAT THE REMOVAL
OF A FEW PERKS

WOULD HAVE YOU TOEING THE LINE
LIKE A RECALCITRANT PUPPY.

LISTEN, ELI, WHATEVER CRISIS
YOU MAY BE GOING THROUGH,

YOUR EFFECT ON THIS FIRM
WILL BE MARGINAL.

YOUR EFFECT ON MY DAUGHTER,
HOWEVER--

I LOVE TAYLOR.

I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING
TO HURT HER.

LOOK AT THAT--

COMMON GROUND.

WITH THAT IN MIND,
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ONCE.

AND IF I FIND OUT
YOU'RE LYING TO ME,

IT WILL FOREVER ALTER
OUR RELATIONSHIP.

IS THERE SOMETHING
REALLY WRONG WITH YOU?

NO, SIR.

I'M PERFECTLY HEALTHY,
JUST LIKE THE FORM SAYS.

NOW ARE WE DONE?

'CAUSE I KIND OF HAVE
A BUS TO CATCH.

YES, WE'RE DONE.

INSIDE YOU KNOW...

ANOTHER BREAD MAKER.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT US
THAT SAYS WE LOVE BREAD?

GUILTY CONSCIENCE, HUH?

I STILL FEEL BAD
ABOUT THE PARTY.

IS THAT IT?

OR DO YOU FEEL GUILTY
THAT ROBERT'S GOING TO JAIL,

EVEN THOUGH ALL HE WAS TRYING
TO DO WAS PROTECT HIS WIFE?

HOW DID YOU...
I MEAN, WHY WOULD YOU THINK--

YOU DIDN'T CONDEMN HIM.
YOU CONDEMNED THE SITUATION.

YOU WERE THREADING THE NEEDLE
BECAUSE YOU KNEW SOMETHING.
PRIVILEGE.

HOW ABOUT THAT BOY?

TRUE LOVE, HUH? CAN YOU IMAGINE
DOING THAT FOR SOMEONE?

IT'S LOVE

YEAH.

I DID SOMETHING LIKE THAT
FOR MY DAD ONCE.

I USED TO WONDER...

WHY DIDN'T DAD JUST LEAVE,
YOU KNOW?

WHY--WHY DID
HE HAVE TO STAY...

MAKE OUR LIVES SUCK
SO MUCH?

YOU'RE NOT YOUR FATHER,
ELI.

I KNOW.

HE STAYED...

INFLICTING HIMSELF
ON US AND...

I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THAT
TO SOMEONE ELSE...

OR, GOD FORBID, A FAMILY.

I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS--

NO. NO, DON'T DO THIS, ELI.

LOOK AT ME.

THIS IS SIMPLE.

DO YOU LOVE ME?

YOU KNOW THAT I DO.

BUT I CAN'T--

I CAN'T PUT YOU THROUGH
WHAT MY DAD PUT US THROUGH.

I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH FOR THAT.

MAYBE YOU JUST DON'T
LOVE ME ENOUGH.

SO HOLD ON

THIS IS THE RIGHT THING
TO DO.

YEAH.

YEAH, SURE FEELS RIGHT,
DOESN'T IT?