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- So when are we moving offices?

- What do you mean?

- We're taking over Daniel
Morales's office, right?

- Is this definite?

- What do you mean,
is it definite?

Who else is going
to be taking it?

- I don't know.

I don't know who wants it.

- Eli, that's the wrong
question to be asking.

You're a partner and you
have an associate's office.

- Jonathan is a partner
and he's been here longer.

- Yeah, well you've
been a partner longer.

- Have you spoken to
anyone about this?

- Yeah, I spoke to Douglas.

- Well, maybe I should
speak to Jonathan.

- Eli, you know, you're
starting to get on my nerves.

- In what sense?

- In the sense that you
should take what's yours

and stop worrying about
who you're going to offend.

- I do worry about that.

I think I should at
least have a conversation

before I just move in.

- Why?

So you can apologize to him?

So you can pretend it's a
mutually arrived at decision?

Eli, Jonathan has a nice
office, and you've got a closet.

Morales's office
is now your office,

so I think you should
stop agonizing over it

and just, like,
let me know where

you want your desk, all right?

- All right.

[phone ringing]

I hate moving.

- I'll make it go fast.

- I hate feeling as
though I'm pushing

someone else out of the way.
- Ah, you're a lawyer.

I'd think you'd be
used to it by now.

- Eli.
- Jonathan.

- I'm sorry, were you
going to say something?

- Are you happy
with your office?

- Yeah.

Why do you ask?

- I-- I was hoping maybe you
could recommend a decorator.

- I don't think I
used a decorator.

- Ah, in that case, it would
be hard to recommend one.

- Right.

- Very good.

Come on.

[printer scrolling]

- Hi.

- Are you using this office?

- Yeah.

No one else was.

- OK.

- Ah, no, we're using
this office now.

- You mean, you're using this
office now, or beyond now?

- Ah.

- This is Eli's office now.

- Well, I'll get
out of your way.

- You don't have to leave.

- It's OK.

- Oh.

- I don't mind.

- You're forgetting something.

- Thank you.

- Mhm.

- See you.

- You don't have to leave.

Marone.

[theme song]

[soft rock music]

- Rudolph versus Lambert?

- Yes.

Judy Rudolph is suing Jack
Lambert for sexually molesting

her 12-year-old daughter.

- Jack Lambert, the producer?

- The very same.
- Whoa.

- Why are you handling this?

- First of all, I
have handled cases

other than matrimonial cases.

Second of all, I have
a considerable amount

of expertise stemming
from matrimonial cases,

and how to make a case for
sexual molestation of a minor.

Third of all, Mullaney is
going to grand jury this week.

We're going to stand pat,
let the criminal case run

its course.

When and if it comes time
for us to go to trial,

I will bring one of you in--

maybe.

- Might be possible for--

for me to sit-in on this?

- You're not in deep on anything
else right now, are you?

- No, I'm pretty free.

- Then by all means sit it.

I want you exposed to
as much as possible.

- Including Arnold Becker.

- Great.

- Sorry I'm late.

[wolf whistle]

- Ooh, great haircut.

- Thank you.

- That is a great haircut.

- Thanks.

- Cora Lee Cosmetics
versus Regina Cole?

- Yeah, that's mine.

Regina Cole is a model.

She's been under contract
to Cora Lee Cosmetics.

They want to enjoin her from
modeling for anyone else.

- On what grounds?

- They're invoking the morals
clause in her contract,

and generally being as obstinate
and unreasonable as possible.

And it doesn't help matters
that the head of Cora Lee

is her father.

- You know, I have never
met a model in person.

- Are you saying you'd like to?
- No, I'm not even saying that.

I'm just commenting on the
fact that I never met one.

I've never even been
in the room with one.

I've certainly never
represented one.

That's all.

Just an observation.

[laughter]

- Internal Revenue Service
versus Murray Klupman.

- That's mine.

I represent guys named Murray.

The Service is disallowing
capital expenditure

and we're appealing.

- Your hair really
does look great.

- Thank you.

- Would anyone else care to
comment on Ms. Halliday's hair?

- Did I already comment?

- Yes.

- In that case, I
think we're adjourned.

[office chatter]

- You want to talk about it?

- Talk about what?

- About why you cut your hair.

- No, I really don't want to
talk about why I cut my hair.

- I think it's pretty apparent.
- Excuse me.

- I think your emotions were
roiled by our having kissed.

And I think, try
though you might,

you can't get it
out of your mind.

You had to transform
yourself physically

because of the transformation
that's taking place inside.

And you know it.

- I have to tell
you that, no matter

how much we may love
Alexander, there are

12 openings and 300 applicants.

- Alexander has never been one
to shrink from head-to-head

competition, have you son?

- See, that's just what
we don't want to foster,

is the idea that everybody
is competing for these spots.

It gives the
impression that we are

judging one applicant
over the other

and then deciding
which kids are best.

See, what we are searching
for is a certain balance,

a certain mixture, of which
applicant will bring out

the best in their
fellow students

and-- and which will
derive the greatest

benefits from our school.

- On the way over, Alexander
was drawing an analogy

between the process of
selecting applicants

to a school and the GATT Talks.

He was speaking about the
desire of various nations

to gain admission into the
European Common Market,

weren't you, son?

- Yeah.

- So his interview
is on Wednesday.

- He'll be here.

- More letters of
recommendation?

- Oh, no.

You're very well
covered in that area.

And by the way,
do say hi to Miss

Bertinelli when you see her.

- I'll be seeing you
at my offices tomorrow.

- Yes, you will.

- So nice to have met you.

- You did great.

- Mr. Cole, what's your
position at Cora Lee Cosmetics?

- My mother founded
the company in 1965.

I took over as
president in 1975.

I've been running
Cora Lee ever since.

- What were the
circumstances under which

you hired your daughter,
Regina Cole, as a model?

- The circumstances were, we
wanted to put a pretty black

girl on the front of the box.

Regina was such a girl.

She was my daughter.

I decided to use her.

- And how long has it been
that you've been using her?

- It's been six years.

- And during that
time, have you been

satisfied with the results?

- Overall, I have.

- Did you put your daughter
in a contract, sir?

- Mr. McNeil here required it.

- Is that a yes?

- Obviously, it's a yes.

- In that contract.

Is there any provision making
Regina Cole exclusive to Cora

Lee Cosmetics?

- No, there is not.

There is, however, a
provision forbidding her

from damaging Cora
Lee Cosmetics image.

- Has Regina Cole engaged
in criminal behavior

while she's been
employed by you?

- Not that I know of.

- Excessive alcohol use,
drug use, sexual depravity?

- Regina doesn't do
any of those things.

- Then on what
basis do you invoke

the morals clause to
interfere with her right

to work for anyone else?

- On the basis of the kind
of work she was doing.

- What kind of work was
she doing, Mr. Cole?

- Work which, in my opinion,
tainted her, and by extension

tainted our company.

- Mr. Cole, you
contacted individuals

at Essence magazine, Glamour
magazine and Vogue magazine,

did you not?

- Yes, I did.

- You took it upon
yourself to cancel

her bookings that she had to
appear in those magazines.

- I explained the
situation to her.

I told her that Cora
Lee might be successful

as Black businesses go, but
compared to white companies,

it was tiny.

I told her that we had
to maintain and cultivate

an image of wholesomeness
and propriety,

if we were to have an
identity in the marketplace.

I told her this and--
and she ignored me.

- Is that why you also saw fit
to sue your daughter, Mr. Cole?

- I ask of her what I
ask of any employee.

- Do I have to be
here, Jonathan?

- No, you don't.

[stirring music]

- Now, I just want to set
the ground rules here.

We have a grand jury hearing
coming up, at which I'm

going to seek an indictment.

The fact that a civil
case may or may not

come out of this
at some future date

is of absolutely
no interest to me.

That notwithstanding,
Mrs. Rudolph

has asked that I keep
you in the loop Arnold,

and I'm inclined to
grant her wishes.

- Thank you, Tommy.

- That said, I'd
like you to note

that we are not in the
offices of McKenzie Brackman.

The criminal prosecution
of Jack Lambert

is not a McKenzie Brackman case.

- Understood.

- Can I ask who
this gentleman is?

- Ah, Patrick Flanagan.

If we do proceed
with a civil trial,

he'll be sitting
second chair for me.

- A very small chair.

I promise to keep it in the
corner and out of your way.

- Mrs. Rudolph, I'm going
to put you up first.

Now, we've been over
this, but if there's

anything that you're not clear
about, now's the time to ask.

- It'll only be you
asking the questions?

- That's right.

The counsel for the
defense won't be present.

There will be no
cross-examination.

- The prosecution is given more
leeway in a grand jury hearing.

If you get in trouble
or you get confused,

Mr. Mulaney can
talk you through it.

- What about Cindy?

- I'd like to tell you we
can do this without putting

her on the stand, but we can't.

She is the only one who can
say what actually happened when

she was alone with Lambert.

Without her, it's just hearsay.

We won't even get an indictment.

- She just turned 13.

Since this happened, she
hasn't wanted to go to school.

She doesn't want
to see her friends.

She doesn't even want
to leave her room.

She's totally humiliated.

And I'm just desperately
trying to find some way to help

her put this behind her.

I just don't know
if what we're doing

isn't hurting her even more.

- Mrs. Rudolph,
I'm a prosecutor.

My job is to put
criminals in prison.

As a prosecutor, I
would like to ensure

that what happened
to your daughter

doesn't happen to anyone else.

I'm also the father
of a little girl.

And if this had happened to
Casey, I'd want to protect her.

I'd also want her
to be able to face

the man who did this to her
and not to be afraid of

him anymore.

Please, let me
help Cindy do that.

- OK.

- Now, Ms. Cole, when
you signed the contract,

did you understand that there
was a clause stipulating

that you not present
yourself to the public

in a way that would damage the
image of Cora Lee cosmetics?

- I don't believe
I've done anything

to damage Cora Lee cosmetics.

- In July of last year, you
appeared in a fashion show

at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

Is that correct?

- Yes, I did.

- Would you tell
us, please, what

you were wearing that evening?

- I wore a short,
black, leather dress.

- I believe it was an
extremely short, black, leather

dress, was it not, Ms. Cole?

- I was being a
model, Mr. McNeil.

I was wearing what
I was told to wear.

- Did you understand at the
time that what you were doing

could embarrass or harm the
Cora Lee cosmetic company?

- These were the biggest
designers in the world

and I was wearing their clothes.

I didn't think that
would embarrass anyone.

- Had Mr. Cole not specifically
asked you to refrain

from modeling that
type of attire?

- My father has asked
for a great many things.

- Your father also gave
you a great many things.

- Can we possibly avoid--

- When do I get to
be paid up, daddy?

When do I get to decide
what I want for myself?

- When it doesn't
hurt the company.

- This has nothing to
do with the company.

This has everything
to do with me not

being the blindly obedient,
adoring, virginal, teenage

girl anymore.

This has everything to do with
the fact that I'm 23 years old.

- Can we get back to
the deposition, please?

- Sure.

[office chatter]

- Hi.

How's things?

- Good.

- You about ready
to start taking

compliments on your hair?

- It does kind of get
to you after a while.

- Are-- are you
available later on today?

- I think so.

Why?

- I haven't done very
much federal practice.

I know you have.

I've got a federal appeals
case I'm working on.

If I could just talk to you
for, like, half an hour,

it would do me a world of good.

- Sure.

- About 5:00?

- Yeah, 5:00 is great.

- Great.

And if we run late,
I'll order in dinner.

- OK.

- So that's a total of seven
partners with billable hours

well into eight figures.

- Very impressive.

- We could have expanded
much more than we did.

We opted, instead, to go slow.

- There's something
to be said for that.

- We think so.

We think it's more important
to have a sense of community

than to just maximize profits.

- It is.

- It's also important that
it be a diverse community.

And here, I'm talking
about race, gender,

ethnicity-- the whole shot.
- Yes.

- Here's one of our
female attorneys--

Ted Waldron, Ann Kelsey.

- Nice to meet you.

- And here's her husband, Stuart
Markowitz, who also works here,

and who parenthetically
shares childcare

responsibilities with his wife.

- How do you do?

- Ted is headmaster at Freebird.

- Oh, really?

- Matthew is going on four now?

- Indeed.

- Four, yes.

- They'll be calling
you any day now.

- From what I understand,
Freebird is one of the best.

- As far as we're
concerned, it's the best.

- There are a number of very
good schools in Los Angeles.

- The truth is,
Mr. Waldron, Stuart

and I are great believers in
a public school education.

We have a terrific
school in our district

and we intend to
send Matthew there.

- Great talking to you.

This is Jonathan Rollins.

- Hello.

- Ted Waldron, headmaster
at Freebird Academy.

- How do you do?

- Just made partner.

And over here we have--

well, actually he's
not here anymore.

We had a very fine
Hispanic attorney,

who just left
recently for issues

having nothing to do with race.

[phone ringing]

Now down here, we have
the executive offices.

Leland McKenzie, I'd like
you to meet Ted Waldron.

- Actually we've met.

- Have we?

- Yes, we met at a
fundraiser for our school

at the Beverly Wilshire.

- Oh, you're absolutely right.

- And Douglas has
been telling me

your thoughts about
forging a partnership

with a local school.

- Has he?

- Like all responsible
business people,

we keep asking ourselves,
how can we give something

back to the community?

- Yes.

Yes, we do.

I don't know maybe it's
just a fantasy of mine,

but I keep seeing a McKenzie
Brackman Scholarship Fund.

- Well, not to look a gift
horse in the mouth, at present,

our scholarship
needs are being met.

- Are they?

- Currently, we are
working on our gymnasium.

- Perfect.

- And currently what
we are in need of

is underwriting for
a new locker room.

- Done.

- And you understand
that our admissions

committee works independently
of our fundraising apparatus?

- I would assume so.

- Leland, it was good
to see you again.

- It's good to see you, sir.

- And I hope that Alexander's
interview goes well.

- Thank you.

- Have you taken
leave of your senses?

- What?

- How could you ever think
of committing the firm

to those kinds of donations?

- I was expressing an interest.

I wasn't making any commitments.

- You said you wanted to
pay for the locker room.

- First of all, the
exposure couldn't be better.

Every heavy hitter in
this city, from law firms,

to talent agencies, to
production companies,

have their name on
something at the school.

Second of all, anything
above and beyond what

the firm is comfortable
with, I would

make up out of personal funds.

And third of all, let's see
whether or not he gets in.

- Have you thought,
for a moment,

that if they don't want
to accept Alexander based

on his own merits and
potential, that maybe this

isn't the right school for him?

- Leland, if you
had young children,

you wouldn't ask
me that question.

- Would you state your
occupation for the record,

please?
- Yes.

I own the Alessio
Modeling Agency.

- And Regina Cole is
one of your models?

- Yes, she is.

- What first brought
her to your attention?

- I saw her in a
print ad for Cora Lee.

I found her quite striking, so I
made some inquiries, discovered

that she didn't have an agent.

So I flew to LA and convinced
her to sign with me.

- And did you realize that
she was under contract

to Cora Lee at the time?

- My understanding
was, and is, that it's

not an exclusive contract.

- But you encouraged her to
break her contract altogether,

did you not?

- Being featured on the
boxes of hair straightener

in the ethnic product section
of a drugstore doesn't exactly

put her on the fast track to
a career as a fashion model,

now does it?

And she was making nothing.

- I believe she was
making $75,000 a year.

- I have girls who
make that in two weeks.

- So you induced her to get out
of her contract for her good?

- Her and mine both.

He sure as hell wasn't
doing her any good.

He calls up my agency,
speaks to my people,

tries to find out her bookings.

He's abusive on the telephone.

He threatens magazine
editors with lawsuits.

It doesn't matter what
she looks like, this guy

is going to ruin her.

- I ruin her?

- Can we keep to the
deposition, please?

- How is it that
I will ruin her?

- Ellis, please.

- Make it so that no
one will work with her.

- Did it ever occur to
you that my daughter

has options in life other
than showing off her body?

- Yes, of course
she does, Mr. Cole.

But for now, this is
what she wants to do.

And if I may add, if she does
want to show off her body,

then now is the time.

You see, in the
modeling business,

they don't stay ripe for long.

- Your attorney has
advised you that even

though this statement
is made voluntarily,

I can use anything
you say against you.

- Mr. Lambert understands that.

He is coming to you with the
hope of putting a stop to what

we believe is a meritless case
before irrevocable damage is

done to his good name.

- Well, the grand jury
proceedings are to determine

whether or not it's meritless.

- I work in the
media, Mr. Mulaney.

People want fast answers.

They want to know in
30 seconds or less,

is he guilty or innocent?

You ask 100 people what an
indictment is and they'll

tell you it means guilty.

- Which is why the grand
jury is held in secret.

- This is Hollywood,
Mr. Mulaney.

There are no secrets.

- For the record,
I'd like it noted

that Jack Lambert is
a tireless supporter

of the poor and downtrodden.

His Human Touch Foundation has
sheltered more homeless people

than probably any
non-profit organization

in Southern California.

- Duly noted.

- The point is, if
this goes to trial,

my name, for all intents
and purposes, is ruined.

Even if the networks want to
ride out the trial with me,

they won't be able to,
because the advertisers

will, as one, run to the hills.

- We all have
problems, Mr. Lambert,

paupers and kings alike.

- Mr. Mulaney, I'm sure that
you believe in your heart

that you are protecting
an innocent child

against a dangerous predator.

But know this--

I never once touched this child.

I never once made
a suggestive remark

I never did any of the things
that I stand accused of.

This is a shakedown,
pure and simple.

- By the girl?

- By her mother.

This is a woman who
would not hesitate to use

her child any way she could.

- I haven't seen that thus far.

- Of course not,
because she always made

it look so innocent.

Cindy really misses her father.

You're the closest
thing she has.

I wonder, can you take
her to the ballet?

Or maybe you can let
her hang around the set?

Or maybe you can
consider her for a part?

Or maybe you could talked to
her about her school work?

- And as Judy's
employer, you felt it

was your obligation to comply?

- Her late husband was a
very dear friend of mine.

My obligation ran to him.

- Did that also
include skinny-dipping

with his daughter in your pool?

- Even your housekeepers
witnessed that.

- I came out in my backyard
and Cindy was there--

- Do you always walk around
your backyard in the buff, sir?

- Yes, because I
swim in the nude.

I have 12-foot hedges
around my house.

I did not expect
Cindy to be there.

- Mr. McCafferty, if your
client's purpose here

is to convince me not to
proceed with the grand jury,

he's wasting his time.

- This child's mother
is after one thing.

And when she thinks she
has enough leverage,

she's going to try and cash out.

You're being used, Mr. Mulaney.

Welcome to the club.

Let's go.

[string music]

- She's in breach of contract.

- Well, that's not
my problem, Mr. Cole.

You got no business being here.

- She is under
contract to my company.

- You are going
to have to leave.

- No, I'm not going anywhere.

You're going to
shut this shoot down

is what you were going to do.
- No, I'm afraid you're wrong.

- Excuse me, what
is the problem?

- My father's here and
he's refusing to leave.

- Mr. Cole, can I talk
to you for a moment?

- What do you want
to talk to me about?

- I want to talk to you about
why it is that you're here.

- I am here because what
my daughter is doing

is inimical to the best
interests of my company.

- And does your attorney
know you're here?

- My attorney has thus far
failed to put a stop to this,

so I elected to take
matters into my own hands.

And if that means suing
every person here, so be it.

I will do that.

- Mr. Cole, if I'm not
mistaken, these people

here have work to do.

- Yes, we do.

- And I am here, Mr.
Rollins, to physically

interfere with that work.

- Are you refusing to leave?

- I am refusing to leave.

- Call the cops.

- No.

[set chatter]

I don't want you to do that.

- In that case, where
are your things?

That's it?

Let's go.
- Oh, wait.

Wait, what do you
mean, let's go?

- I mean, I'm concerned
about the physical safety

of my client and I'm
taking her out of here now.

- Well, you know it's
going to cost us a day.

- Tell him.

[set chatter]

[phone ringing]

- How did it go?

- It went all right.

- This is what it's like trying
to get information from him.

- Alexander, listen
to me carefully.

Were you engaging?

- Yeah.

- Did you participate
in the conversation

without dominating it?

When it was your
turn to be listening,

did you appear to be listening?

- I think so.

I don't know.

- He said nothing about
having studied the cello.

- Why not?

- I forgot.

- Not to worry.

We'll mention that in
the followup letter.

You did mention that
you've read Dickens?

- Well, sort of.

- You did mention that you
spent a Thanksgiving serving

meals to homeless people?

Please god tell me that
you mentioned that.

- I did, yeah.

I did mention that.

- [sigh] Good.

Well, we're over that hurdle.

And I think we definitely helped
ourselves with the clothes.

- Next is the essay.

- We should have a draft by
end of business tomorrow.

Can we do that?

- Absolutely.

We just have to
get started on it.

[phone ringing]

- He's in, Sheila.

It's as good as done.

- Yeah.

[office chatter]

- You have a moment?

- Yeah, sure.

- I think we're making
a mistake not proceeding

with the civil suit right away.

- Patrick, we've
been through this.

If there's a conviction, the
civil case against Lambert

gets that much stronger.

If there's an acquittal,
there's nothing

to prevent the civil
suit from going forward.

It costs us nothing to wait.

- On that point, I have
to disagree with you.

Once this goes to a
criminal trial, it's out.

It's-- It's in the papers.

It's on TV.

Lambert's career is
irreparably damaged.

If we offer him the opportunity
to prevent that from happening,

we offer him his greatest
incentive to settle.

- And how is it that
we can offer him that?

- If the girl doesn't testify,
Mullaney doesn't have a case.

- And you're suggesting that
we give him the opportunity

to escape prosecution.

- It would be our
client's decision.

I'm just suggesting
we make it an option.

- That's illegal, Patrick.

- Strictly speaking,
you're right.

Given the upside
potential, I thought

we might still
explore whether or not

something could be worked out.

- And I'm telling
you, there's nothing

of that kind to be worked out.

Setting aside any moral
discussions for the time being,

in this room we don't do that
which is proscribed by law.

- Well, it's just a thought.

[soft rock music]

- This is an application
for a protective order?

- Yes, your honor.

Ellis Cole showed up at
my client's place of work.

He was belligerent.

He was threatening.

- I dispute both those
characterizations.

- He caused my client to leave
her place of work out of fear

for her personal safety.
- I would dispute that as well.

- Mr. McNeil, permit Mr.
Rollins to finish his argument,

then you'll make your argument.
- I was present, your honor.

As an officer of this court,
I can attest to the fact

that Mr. Cole appeared
to be unstable.

I believe he poses a threat
to this young woman's safety.

I would ask the court, in
the strongest possible terms,

to issue a protective order.

- Mr. McNeil?

- Your honor, these two people
are father and daughter,

involved in a contract dispute.

This is posturing.

This is trial strategy.

My client poses no threat
whatsoever to his daughter.

- Why did he show
up at her work?

- He wanted to discuss
something with her.

- That's what he's
got a lawyer for.

Mr. McNeill I'm going to err
on the side of caution here.

Protective order is issued.

Ellis Cole is hereby prohibited
from coming within 100

feet of the applicant.

The clerk will issue
a written order.

Call the next case.

- People versus Harmon.

[courtroom chatter]

[elevator bell]

- Hey.

- Hi, Patrick.

- How are you holding up?

- About as well as can be
expected for someone about

to go before the grand jury.

- You'll do fine.

- How come you're here?

- I thought you could use
a little moral support.

- Is Arnie here as well?

- No, just me.

- It was very sweet
of you to come.

- You ready?

- Patrick can't come in with me?

- I'm afraid not.

- [sigh] Oh, god, I--

- Hey, Lambert's not
going to be in there.

His lawyer's not
going to be in there.

No one's going to
cross-examine you or try

to trip you up in any way.

All you have to do is
tell us what happened.

- I still wish you
could come in with me.

- In there, Tommy's your lawyer.

You don't need me.

Right?

- Right.

[courtroom chatter]

[elevator bell]

- Mrs. Rudolph, how long had
you worked for Mr. Lambert?

- Four years, but I'd
known him almost 20.

- Would you describe the
circumstances by which

you came to work for him?

- He was a friend of
my late husband's.

When Mel died, I had
to go back to work,

and Mr. Lambert offered me a
job at his production company.

- In what capacity?

- Personal assistant.

He had four television
series and two or three

movies going at any one time.

I would work mostly
at his office,

but I would also go on location.

He'd say, we're working in
Hawaii tomorrow, and we'd go.

- Wasn't this kind
of schedule very

disruptive for your daughter?

- The whole time I was growing
up, I never went anywhere,

I wanted it different for her.

So when we had the chance
to travel, I took her along.

She'd bring her schoolwork.

It got to be normal for her.

Jack would insist on paying
for her to accompany me.

I thought he was
just being generous.

Even when I worked
out of his home,

he would encourage me
to bring her along.

She'd swim in his pool,
and they'd play tennis,

and he'd take us to
dinner after work.

- Did there come a
point at which he began

taking her places without you?

- Yes.

After two years, I
started dating again.

Jack would have tickets to a
basketball game or a ballet,

and he'd say, Cindy
can come with me.

Cindy took the death of
her father very hard.

She missed him very much.

After he died, Jack
became the closest

thing she had to a father.

- At what point did you begin
to suspect that Mr. Lambert's

relationship with
your daughter was

something other than fatherly?

- I never did.

- Your daughter was
spending an increasing

amount of time with an adult
man and you never suspected?

- Mr. Mulaney, I don't know
what your personal life is like,

but I don't know anyone that
I would look at and say,

this person could
be a child molester.

You see it on talk shows and TV
movies, but that's not my life.

That's somebody else's life.

- How did you find out that
your daughter was being sexually

molested, Mrs. Rudolph?

- My daughter told me.

- How long did she say
it had been going on?

- Six months.

- Did you ever ask her why she
had never come to you before?

- She said she was scared.

She thought it was her fault And
she didn't want me to be mad.

Part of me says, I didn't know
because I didn't want to know.

Being in Jack Lambert's life,
being in his inner circle,

made my life better.

I thought it also
made her life better.

- Mrs. Rudolph, what effect
has this had on your daughter?

- She sees a therapist
twice a week.

And I'm hoping she'll see
the man responsible for this

brought to justice.

Those things may help.

As to the effect it had,
I think it will take

the rest of her life to know.

[phone ringing]

- Sheila, what's wrong?

No.

How?

A form letter?

- [sniffling]

- Here, Doug.

[phone ringing]

- I was too subtle.

That's where I failed.

- Somehow, I don't
think that was it.

- The truth is, we
must have appeared

to him as being altogether
pathetic with our desire.

- You're right, I
wasn't subtle enough.

I should have hinted
at it without making

him feel complicitous.

- Well, it isn't
as though Alexander

doesn't have other options.

- [scoffs] Other options.

- I know.

- Are there no other options?

Is there no other
school that would

be satisfactory for
Alexander to attend?

- All I can do right
now is rethink the past.

What have we done,
what have we not done,

that this should happen
to us, that this circle

should be drawn,
separating us from what

we want for our child?

- I can't help but feel
that this failure permeates

every aspect of our life.

- I feel very badly
for both of you.

- Thank you Leland
Thank you for being

with us in our time of need.

- Leland, you got a minute?

- Yeah come in.

- Oh, sorry.

- No, no.

Please.

Even in times like, this
the world keeps turning.

- By the way, I heard your
son was interested in going

to Freebird.

- Black humor is a trademark
of the Irish, isn't it?

- I was just going to say,
if I could be of any help--

- It's too late, Patrick.

Thank you.

Come on, Sheila.

Let's go.

[phone ringing]

[radio chatter]

- Hey, what's going on?

- Can you get in the car, sir?

Watch your head.

[radio chatter]

- Taking him in?

- He violated the
protective order.

We have to take him in.

- You going to be
all right, miss?

- Yes.

- OK.

- Thank you, officer.

- Sure.

[engine starting]

- He wouldn't stop
banging on the front door.

- Gina, you did the right thing.

- Did I?

- Yes, absolutely.

Absolutely.

- Thanks for getting
here so fast.

- Hey, call me anytime.

OK?
- OK.

- OK?

- OK.

Are you sure you're all right?

- Yeah.

I'll make a cup of tea,
and I'll get in bed,

and hopefully I'll fall asleep.

- OK.

I'll talk to you tomorrow.

- You sure you
don't want some tea?

- You could come in if you want.

- No, that's-- that's OK.

You go to sleep

[dog barking]

- OK.

Thanks again, Jonathan.

- Would you like some coffee?

- I'm fine, Thanks.

- I guess you're
going to prepare

Cindy for her testimony.

- If you elect to
proceed that way,

I certainly will
want to prepare her.

- What do you mean,
elect to proceed?

- If you decide that's
what's in the best

interests of your daughter.

- Mr. Mulaney said,
if she didn't testify,

there was no case.

- Well, Mr. Mulaney
is a prosecutor.

He doesn't represent
you or your daughter.

He represents the
State of California.

It's his job to put
Jack Lambert in jail.

It's your job-- our job--

to do what's best for Cindy.

- I'm sorry, I still
don't understand

what you're suggesting.

If your primary concern is to
get Lambert convicted and put

away for as long
as possible, that's

exactly how we'll proceed.

If your primary concern is
your daughter's well-being--

- Well, of course
my primary concern

is my daughter's well-being.

- Mrs. Rudolph, if there were
a way to make this go away--

[stirring music]

- would you want me to
explore that possibility?

- You're our attorney.

If you want to
explore something,

go ahead and explore.

- This is it?

- I wanted to keep it simple.

- There's no
reference here to what

your client would do in
exchange for this settlement.

- That's correct.

- But we understand each other.

- We understand
what we understand.

- And how are we protected
from misunderstandings?

- I think the date of
the last and largest

payment has some significance.

It coincides with the expiration
of the statute of limitations.

- This is my copy?

- I don't think there
should be any copies.

- I think you're right.

[whirring]

[jailhouse chatter]

[panting]

[phone ringing]

- Look, he's here.

- You know, your lawyer
should be present.

- I don't need for my
lawyer to be present.

- What is it you
wanted to see me about?

- I want to know
Regina is all right.

- No, she's not all right.

She knows you spent the night
in jail, and she's upset.

- I need for her to
know that I would

never hurt her physically.

- I think you should
decide how far

you're willing to go with this.

- I haven't changed my mind.

- Mr. Cole, I'm talking to you
now as a man, not as a lawyer.

In this world, what we've
achieved-- you and I--

didn't come easy.

You graduated from Harvard.

You've built a
successful business.

You've got wealth,
education, opportunity,

and you have those things
because you earned them.

And for all that
right now, you're

just another Black man in jail.

- Whatever it is that
I've accomplished

in my life, whatever I've
done, the most important thing

was raising my daughter.

After her mother died,
that was left to me.

We may have eaten more takeout
than home-cooked, but I did it.

I took care of her.

I kept her safe.

Now, you are telling me that
I should stop doing that.

- I'm telling you she's
not a little girl anymore.

I'm telling you the time
has come to let her go.

- I can't do that.

- Then you're going to
lose her, completely.

And as hard as that
would be for you,

it'll be 1,000 times
harder for her.

[phone ringing]

Mr. Cole, you did a
good job of raising her.

What you got to do
now is trust her.

- What's going on, Arnie?
- What do you mean?

- I just got off the
phone with Judy Rudolph.

She told me that
her daughter would

not be available to testify for
the grand jury, now or ever.

She also made it clear that
her own testimony may have been

colored by her emotional
state and could not

necessarily be relied
upon if we went to trial.

- She made that decision
without consulting me.

- There's no way
this woman would have

backed down without a deal.

- What, you think I'm
lying to you, Tommy?

- Yeah, I do.

And the day comes that I can
prove it, I'll nail your ass.

- For what?

- Obstruction of
justice, how about?

Cutting a deal so
a witness doesn't

testify in a criminal
trial is a felony.

- This office didn't
cut any deals.

And as far as I'm concerned,
my client didn't cut any deals.

- Well, as far as I'm
concerned, your client

was pimping off her own
kid, and I'm going to nail

her ass for child endangerment.

- Do me a favor, Tommy.

Don't threaten.

- You know, when
I worked here, I

would have thought that
no one in the firm,

including you, was capable
of something like this.

Well, either I'm a real bad
judge of character or things

have changed.

- Arnie, come in.

I had a call in to you.

I don't think I need to
listen to my voicemail.

Mulaney was just in my office.

- I decided I couldn't put
Cyndy through any more of this,

so I asked Mr. Flanagan
to do whatever he could.

- All right, look, we're
behind closed doors here.

Let's pretend to
be human beings.

Lady, I don't know exactly
what you did, but don't try

and tell me it has
anything to do with what's

good for your daughter.

- Do you have anything
else for me to sign?

- No.

- Are you aware that
Mullaney's coming

after you for child endangerment
and half a dozen other charges?

- Do you really think Lambert's
going to cooperate with him?

I don't think it's likely.

And my attorney assures me
that, even with cooperation,

there's no basis
for prosecution.

- Your attorney assures you?

- Yes, he does.

- Mom?

- Hi, honey.

- It's getting late.

- I'm all done.

Thanks again.

- You're welcome.

[office chatter]

- This was all her.

- Did you meet
with her, Patrick?

Did you meet with her
when I wasn't there?

- That's what she wanted.
- Don't tell me what she wanted.

You're an associate.

You don't get coffee without
letting me know about it.

- Meantime, I just brought
$10 million into the firm.

- Jack Lambert we've never
paid that kind of money

unless he had an assurance
the girl wouldn't testify.

Did you give him that assurance?

- No, I did not.

- That sick broad
just shook down

the guy she was pimping
her daughter off on,

and you were right
there with it.

- You want to think it
was a shakedown, fine.

I acted at our client's behest,
in our client's best interests.

- Patrick, you're talking
to Arnie Becker here.

Don't try to justify
your actions with me.

I mastered rationalization
before you figured

out how to tie a Windsor knot.

You did not reach down into
the mud and pull out this deal.

You swam along the bottom
with your mouth open.

You engineered this piece
of dirty little work

from the first bell.

I know it and you know it.

You should know something else--

this isn't over.

[tense music]

- [vocalizing]

- Hi.

- I never should have done this.

- What are you talking about?

You look fabulous.

- I went to the place
where I always get my hair

done, just to get a trim.
- Uh-huh.

- And Mary Ellen
said, oh, you would

look so great with short hair.

And just like that, I said, OK.

- So, good.

You were impulsive.

- I just hate that
everybody notices.

- Yeah, well imagine how much
you'd hate it if they didn't.

- Well, I hate that
everybody feels

compelled to say something.

- Only until the right
person says the right thing.

Hey, by the way, what do
you think of the new lawyer?

- What do you mean?

- He's a good looking
guy, don't you think?

- Yes.

[door closing]

[phone ringing]

- She'll take care of it, so--

hey, come on in.

Listen, let me get back to you.

All right.

Hey.

- Hi.

How is he?

- He's good.

He's home, and he said
he'd like for you to give

him a call, when you're ready.

- I will.

- He's dropping the
lawsuit, Regina.

- He is?

- He's formally withdrawing
the action for an injunction.

And he says he'll release
you from your contract.

That's good news.

It's--

- I know it is.

I think I just need
to let it sink in.

- Come on.

- Thank, you Jonathan.

- You're very welcome.

Yeah, it's not usually
a good idea for lawyers

to get involved with clients.

- Well, since my dad dropped
the lawsuit, technically

I'm not a client.

- Well--

- True.

- That's true, I think.

- I think I'd like to go
out with you, Jonathan.

- I think I'd like to
go out with you, too.

[office chatter]

- Mr. Brackman.

- What?

- I spoke to my friend
on the board at Freebird,

and he said to bring
Alexander down next week,

and he'll walk you
through the paperwork.

- I'm sorry?

- It's a great school.
I'm sure he's going to love it.

- What?

I don't under-- how?

- It was no big deal, really.

[office chatter]

- Leland, ever since our
primordial ancestors picked up

a rock, man has been
trying to define

the true nature of power.

- Mhm.

- I believe we
just witnessed it.

- Yeah.

- Whoa, $30 millo--

way to go, Arnie.

- And we cleared what?

- Over $9 million.

- Wow, congratulations.

- Congratulate Flanagan.

He made the deal.

- What's this, the
new Arnie Becker?

- Don't get modest
on us now, Arnie.

This one's yours.
- Way to go.

[stirring string music]

[sigh]

[theme music]