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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY...

WHAT THEY STOLE FROM HER WAS MORE THAN JUST MONEY.

THEY STOLE...

A PART OF HER LIFE?

YEAH.

BAH!

WAKE UP! BAH.

BAH! BAH! WAKE UP!

BAH!

WAKE UP.

YOUR ROBOT WOKE ME UP AT 5:00 THIS MORNING.

YOU WERE ALREADY AWAKE.

I HEARD YOU PRACTICING YOUR SPEECH.

YOU WERE UP, TOO?

I COULDN'T SLEEP,

SO I STARTED WORKING ON AN IDEA I HAVE

FOR SWARM ROBOTS.

AN OPEN-SOURCED MICROBIOTIC ROBOTIC SWARM

TO DO SPACE RESEARCH.

OKAY, I ONLY UNDERSTOOD THE WORDS "WORKING"

AND "RESEARCH" IN THAT SENTENCE,

BUT I'M PROUD OF YOU.

-THANKS, MOM. -YEAH!

HEY, CLAIRE! FREE SAMPLE?

DAVE, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?

GIVING AWAY FREE DOUGHNUTS IS NOT GOOD BUSINESS.

MM, DEFENDING CLIENTS WHO CAN'T PAY THEIR BILLS

ISN'T GOOD BUSINESS EITHER.

TOUCHE, MY FRIEND. I'LL TAKE A DOZEN.

THE USUAL COCONUT?

YEAH.

YOU GOT IT!

IT'S A RITUAL.

HER FATHER NEVER LOST A CASE

IF HE BOUGHT THESE,

SO SHE BUYS 'EM, TOO.

JUST WORKS.

HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

KEEP THE CHANGE.

THANKS.

SO, WHY'D SHE MAKE THE FACE?

BECAUSE SHE HATES COCONUT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

MONDAY BLUES?

NOPE.

I'M STILL THE YOUNGEST ONE HERE.

WELL, YEAH, YOU SKIPPED TWO GRADES TO GET HERE.

YOU DON'T LIKE IT?

NO, IT'S FINE.

IT JUST TAKES SOME GETTING USED TO.

YEAH.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

YOU HAVE TO CONVINCE THAT ONE.

THE SOCCER MOM.

FIRST ROW,

FIFTH SEAT IN.

LOOK AT HER BODY LANGUAGE.

SHE'S CLOSED OFF. SHE'S DECIDED.

WE'LL SEE.

ALL RIGHT. MS. DARROW?

ARE YOU READY TO PROCEED?

YES. SORRY. ONE SECOND.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AHEM.

LOOK, I AM A LAWYER.

I WENT TO YALE, PASSED THE BAR, FINE.

WHAT I REALLY AM,

WHAT I CALL MYSELF

WHEN I'M MAKING BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING,

AND TAKING MY KID TO SCHOOL,

IS A MOM.

A SINGLE MOM

TRYING TO RAISE MY DAUGHTER AS BEST I CAN.

LOOK, I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE EITHER.

BUT YOU KNOW WHO REALLY DOESN'T WANT TO BE HERE?

MY CLIENT.

SHE DIDN'T WANT TO SUE GRUNDY PLASTICS.

SHE HAD TO.

BECAUSE THEY STOLE SOMETHING FROM HER.

AND WHAT THEY STOLE FROM HER WAS MORE THAN JUST MONEY.

IT WAS A PART OF HER LIFE.

WHEN JENNIFER PARTISALL WAS A YOUNG MOTHER,

SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME CLEANING THINGS UP,

AS WE ALL DO.

ONE THING DROVE HER CRAZY!

WHY CAN'T ANYONE INVENT

A SPILL-PROOF CUP THAT REALLY WORKS?

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING BETTER THAN THE SO-CALLED "SIPPY CUP."

IT DROVE HER MOTHER CRAZY, TOO.

SO... WHAT'D THEY DO?

THEY DECIDED TO WORK ON IT.

EVERY NIGHT, AFTER JENNIFER PUT HER KIDS TO BED,

THEY DECIDED TO WORK ON IT TOGETHER.

IT HELPED THEM TAKE THEIR MINDS OFF HER MOTHER'S CANCER.

ONE DAY...

THEY FINALLY DID IT!

JUST THE TWO OF THEM, TOGETHER.

JENNIFER'S MOM DIED TWO WEEKS LATER.

WELL... SHE PICKED HERSELF UP.

SHE BORROWED A BUSINESS SUIT

AND SHE WENT IN TO GRUNDY PLASTICS.

WHAT'D THEY TELL HER?

THERE WAS NO MARKET FOR IT.

SHE'D WASTED HER TIME.

WELL, SHE WIPED AWAY HER TEARS

AND SHE WENT HOME.

BUT SHE DIDN'T GIVE UP.

SHE WENT AND MADE IT...

BETTER.

SHE DECIDED TO SELL IT HERSELF!

SOMEONE TOLD HER SHE SHOULD PUT A PATENT ON THE IDEA,

SO SHE DID THAT.

SHE BEGAN TO MARKET IT ONLINE AND SHE DID PRETTY WELL!

MADE A PROFIT, IN FACT.

UNTIL BIG GRUNDY PLASTICS

CAME OUT WITH THIS.

NOW, IT WASN'T AS GOOD AS JENNIFER'S CUP,

BUT IT HAD THE POWER

OF THE GRUNDY MARKETING DIVISION BEHIND IT.

IT CRUSHED HER CUP. SHE WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.

THEY ADMIT

THEY COPIED JENNIFER'S UNPATENTED DESIGN.

SO, LEGALLY,

THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO CRUSH HER DREAM.

BUT THE IDEA WAS JENNIFER'S.

THE DESIGN WAS JENNIFER'S.

IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE

TO STAND UP TO A COMPANY LIKE GRUNDY PLASTICS.

JENNIFER HAS THAT COURAGE...

TO STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT.

AND YOU...

YOU, THE JURY,

HAVE THE POWER TO DECIDE HERE.

DOES GRUNDY PLASTICS DESERVE

TO MAKE MONEY OFF AN IDEA THAT WAS BORN IN A GARAGE,

BETWEEN A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER,

IN THEIR LAST DAYS TOGETHER?

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU GOT HER.

HOW DO YOU DO IT?

I TELL THE TRUTH.

THE STATE ARGUED THAT, BY RENTING THE ROOM

WHICH CONTAINED THE ILLEGALLY PRODUCED ALCOHOL--

"THE MOONSHINE."

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

RENTING A ROOM IN WHICH MOONSHINE IS PRESENT

DOESN'T CONSTITUTE POSSESSION.

WHAT'S THE ACTUS REUS?

WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SPOUTING LATIN AT ME?

DON'T BLAME ME,

BLAME THE ROMAN EMPIRE FOR CODIFYING OUR LAWS.

I DON'T LIKE THE ROMAN EMPIRE. I SAW GLADIATOR.

WE WON!

YAY! ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. BACK TO WORK.

YOU SHOULD LEARN TO TAKE SOME JOY

IN YOUR VICTORIES, CLAIRE.

OH, JOY.

I SHOULD'VE ASKED FOR A BIGGER SETTLEMENT.

MOM? CAN I USE YOUR OFFICE COMPUTER

TO FINISH MY HOMEWORK?

YES, BUT NO MINECRAFT.

I'VE MOVED ON TO SKYLANDERS. KEEP UP!

HEY, WINNIE?

DID YOU GET THOSE FILES THAT I ASKED FOR?

I JUST CAME FROM THE COURTROOM.

WHEN WAS I SUPPOSED TO GET THEM?

I THOUGHT YOU'D DO ANYTHING FOR ME?

DID I EVER SAY THAT?

YOUR EYES SAID IT.

OH, YEAH? WHAT ELSE DID THEY SAY?

I THINK SHE LIKES HIM.

WELL, THERE'S LIKE AND THEN THERE'S LIKE.

WHAT KIND OF "LIKE" IS THAT?

THAT WAS LIKE LIKE.

SORRY.

ALL RIGHT, RAYMOND. CATCH ME UP.

OH! WELL...

BIG STUFF.

SO...

WINNIE HAS A CRUSH ON SCOTT, RIGHT?

BUT SCOTT ISN'T INTERESTED.

BUT CHESTER, HE'S IN LOVE WITH WINNIE,

BUT WINNIE DOESN'T KNOW THAT,

AND OF COURSE, WELL, SCOTT'S IN LOVE WITH HIMSELF,

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

I MEANT THE CASES, NOT THE OFFICE GOSSIP.

OH, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.

OH, I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT!

I OBSERVE. I IGNORE.

HELLO, HELLO, EVERYBODY.

BET YOU DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE ME.

JOANNA!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WHAT, I CAN'T PAY YOU A VISIT?

OH, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE

ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT INSIDER-TRADING SCANDAL

I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT IN THE PAPERS?

YOU STILL READ NEWSPAPERS?

THAT IS SO OLD-SCHOOL.

CAN WE TALK?

WHO'S THAT WOMAN?

THAT'S CLAIRE'S NEMESIS.

CLAIRE HAS A NEMESIS?

ALL THE BEST PEOPLE HAVE NEMESISES... OR IS IT NEMISI?

ALSO HAPPENS TO BE CLAIRE'S MOTHER.

MOTHER?

SO THE FIRM IS BLAMING YOU?

I AM THE DESIGNATED FALL-GUY, YES.

NOW, I'M NOT GOING TO JAIL--

THAT'S GOOD.

...BUT I'M OUT OF A JOB, MY REPUTATION IS IN RUINS,

AND NO LAW FIRM OF ANY DISTINCTION

WILL HAVE ME.

SO! HOW ARE YOU?

HOW COULD SOMEONE'S MOTHER BE THEIR NEMESIS?

YOU'VE LIVED A VERY SHELTERED LIFE, HAVEN'T YOU?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

CLAIRE'S WHOLE ADULT LIFE

HAS BEEN A REBELLION AGAINST HER MOTHER. RIGHT?

JOANNA LIKES MONEY,

PRESTIGE,

TO PLAY IN THE BIG SANDBOX.

CLAIRE, WELL...

I MEAN, SHE LIKES... THIS.

I'M REALLY SORRY, JOANNA, BUT--

I DIDN'T COME HERE FOR SYMPATHY.

I CAME HERE WITH A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

MOM! A PUNCTUATION QUESTION--

GRANDMA!

THERE'S MY LITTLE DICKENS!

OH!

YOU KNOW THAT I PREFER IT WHEN YOU CALL ME JOANNA.

BUT YOU'RE MY GRANDMA.

ALL RIGHT, BUT NOT IN PUBLIC. OKAY?

SO TELL ME, HOW IS HIGH SCHOOL TREATING YOU?

IT'S GREAT. I'M MAKING STRAIGHT "A"S.

AND HOW ARE THE OLDER KIDS TREATING YOU?

THE TEACHERS THINK I'M GREAT.

YOU ARE AVOIDING MY QUESTION.

I AM!

YES, YOU ARE. SO?

COME ON.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT CLAIRE WORSHIPPED HER FATHER, RIGHT?

HE BUILT THIS FIRM.

HE WAS THE KINDA GUY WHO WOULD BATTLE

FOR WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS RIGHT--

CIVIL RIGHTS, CHAMPIONING THE UNDERPRIVILEGED, AND SO ON.

HALFWAY THROUGH CLAIRE'S FIRST YEAR AT YALE,

HE DIED AND SHE WAS DEVASTATED.

OF COURSE.

TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,

HER MOTHER CLOSED DOWN THE FIRM, MOVED TO NEW YORK,

STARTED WORKING FOR ONE OF THOSE BIG, CORPORATE LAW FIRMS

THAT HER FATHER BATTLED AGAINST ALL HIS LIFE.

SO, WHEN CLAIRE PASSED THE BAR,

THE FIRST THING SHE DID WAS MOVE BACK HERE

AND REOPEN THE FIRM.

TO CARRY ON HER FATHER'S LEGACY?

AND TO GET EVEN WITH HER MOTHER.

YEAH, SHE ONCE SWORE TO ME

THAT SHE WOULD NEVER ALLOW HER MOTHER BACK INTO HER LIFE.

WOW.

WHICH ONE HAS THE TREASURE?

THEY BOTH DO.

YOU'RE RIGHT!

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT ME.

THAT'S TRUE.

THANKS, GRANDMA. YOU'RE SPECIAL.

HOW SPECIAL?

YOU'RE LIKE A BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET.

THE PLANET OF NEW YORK.

OH, I LIKE THAT!

SHE REALLY LIKES YOU.

YEAH, I GUESS IT SKIPS A GENERATION.

HOW'S THE FIRM DOING?

OH, SAME AS EVER.

LOSING MONEY.

I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MYSELF AS A FULL PARTNER.

BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WILL HAVE YOU?

EXACTLY. BUT THERE ARE CONDITIONS.

I WANT TO KEEP ON PRACTICING CORPORATE LAW.

I CAN BRING IN SOME RAINMAKERS.

SO?

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

CLAIRE...

LOOK, I HAVEN'T BEEN EXACTLY FRUGAL WITH MY FINANCES.

YOU KNOW, I... I GUESS

I EXPECTED THE BIG MONEY TO JUST KEEP ROLLING IN.

I KNOW HOW YOU LOVE MONEY.

I'M UNEMPLOYED, I'M HOMELESS, AND I'M BROKE.

I NEED THIS.

OKAY, WELL, YOU CAN STAY WITH US.

FOR A LITTLE WHILE. A FEW DAYS.

WELL, YOU COULDN'T THROW YOUR ONLY MOTHER

ONTO THE STREET.

I COULD. I CHOOSE NOT TO.

WE'LL AGREE TO DISAGREE.

HEY, CLAIRE! I HEARD YOU WON!

YOUR DOUGHNUTS ARE MAGICAL.

WELL, THE KIDS AT THE YOUTH VILLAGE THINK SO.

OH, SO YOU'RE STILL DOING THAT?

CLAIRE, BRAVO.

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT CLOSING ARGUMENT.

MILES. YOU WERE THERE?

I WAS THERE, I WAS THERE.

AS THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY,

I MAKE IT MY BUSINESS TO OBSERVE

THE BEST TRIAL LAWYER EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI

IN ACTION.

REALLY?

THAT'S RIGHT, I'M A FAN.

WELL, I'VE SEEN YOU IN COURT AS WELL,

AND YOU'RE, UH, NOT BAD.

OH!

YOU HEAR THAT? "NOT BAD."

YOU KNOW WHAT, CAN I GET THAT IN WRITING?

I WANNA FRAME IT, GIVE IT TO MY MOM.

TELL ME SOMETHING.

HOW DO YOU GET THE JURY EATING OUT OF YOUR HAND LIKE THAT?

OH, I USE A SECRET TRICK.

TELL ME.

I TELL THE TRUTH.

"TRUTH."

THAT'S PREPOSTEROUS!

THE COURT WILL NEVER ALLOW THAT.

TRY IT.

I MIGHT. I MIGHT.

YOU LOOK DIFFERENT.

THERE'S SOMETHING...

IT'S THE GLASSES.

GLASSES. OH, YEAH!

YEAH.

THEY DON'T SUIT YOU.

-WHAT? -MM-HMM.

OH, THEY MAKE ME LOOK SMART.

MM. LIKE I SAID, THEY DON'T SUIT YOU.

OH, HO, HO, HO! I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.

THAT'S VERY GOOD. YOU'RE MEAN.

OH, BY THE WAY, HAVE YOU NOTICED?

SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.

OH, YEAH. IT'S THE...

NINTH TIME YOU ASK ME OUT TO DINNER,

AND THE NINTH TIME I POLITELY DECLINE.

NINE, BUT WHO'S COUNTING?

ALL RIGHT, WELL, CAN'T BLAME ME FOR TRYING.

I'M STARTING TO.

-OKAY. -OKAY.

TEN'S THE CHARM.

WHY?

WHAT? WHY WHAT?

WHY DID-- WHY DID YOU TURN HIM DOWN?

YOU HAVE SOMETHING BETTER?

YES. MY CAREER, MY DAUGHTER.

OH, PLEASE. NO, COME ON, SWEETIE.

I MEAN, VICTOR HAS BEEN DEAD FOR FIVE YEARS.

DON'T BE GENTLE, SPEAK RIGHT UP.

THAT IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE MAN.

WELL, THEN YOU GO OUT WITH HIM!

DON'T THINK I WOULDN'T.

WOULD IT KILL YOU

TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT HAIR?

I MEAN, IS THAT HOW YOU ACTUALLY SHOWED UP--

-...IN COURT TODAY? -WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY HAIR?

IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE.

I AM GETTING ON WITH MY LIFE IN MY OWN WAY.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOUR OWN WAY IS NOT WORKING.

NO, IT'S LEAVING YOU POOR AND ALONE.

YOU'RE ONE TO TALK.

JUST LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER.

YOU NEED TO DATE,

AND YOU NEED TO BRING ON SOME NEW CLIENTS

WHO PAY REAL MONEY.

CLAIRE, YOU HAVE TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND.

MY LIFE DOESN'T NEED TO TURN. ARE YOU DONE?

EAT YOUR DOUGHNUT.

IS YOUR NAME DAVID KELLERIN?

UM... YEAH.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. TURN AROUND, FACE THE COUNTER.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!

-ANYTHING YOU SAY-- I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! ON?

THEY CAN'T ARREST ME. I'M ON PAROLE.

THEY'LL SEND ME BACK TO PRISON.

WHAT IS THIS MAN BEING CHARGED WITH?

LADY...

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

THIS IS MY BUSINESS. I'M THIS MAN'S LAWYER.

SINCE WHEN?

SINCE YOU CALLED ME "LADY."

WHAT IS WRONG WITH "LADY"?

IT'S THE WAY YOU SAID IT. "LADY..."

THE LADY HAPPENS TO BE AN EXCELLENT ATTORNEY.

-THANK YOU. -YOU'RE WELCOME.

OH, YOU GOT SOMETHING ON YOUR LIP.

-THANK YOU. -YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO TALK TO HIM

ONCE WE BOOK HIM FOR GRAND THEFT. LET'S GO.

MAKE SURE THOSE DOUGHNUTS GET TO THE YOUTH VILLAGE.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE DOUGHNUTS, AND I'LL SEE YOU AT THE STATION.

DON'T WORRY!

AH, I THINK HE SHOULD WORRY.

WE'LL SEE.

OKAY.

SO, JUST SO I UNDERSTAND.

YOUR LATEST CLIENT

IS A EX-CON DOUGHNUT VENDOR?

HE NEEDS MY HELP.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, RICH PEOPLE NEED HELP, TOO.

YOU COULDN'T REPRESENT THEM?

I'VE KNOWN DAVE FOR YEARS.

I'M NOT ABOUT TO DESERT HIM NOW.

WE LIVE RIGHT ABOVE THE STORE.

THANK GOODNESS, WE WERE AT MY BROTHER'S HOUSE,

OR WE WOULD'VE BEEN THERE WHEN THE VAN--

THERE.

THAT'S THE MAN.

YOU SAW HIM IN YOUR STORE?

HOW MANY TIMES?

NEVER.

THAT'S WHY I REMEMBER HIM.

EXPLAIN THAT.

WELL, HE USED TO STAND ACROSS THE STREET,

JUST STARING AT THE STORE.

HOW OFTEN?

EVERY DAY. FOR A MONTH.

I GUESS HE WAS, UH, OH, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?

"CASING THE JOINT."

HE'S THE GUY.

I'M SORRY, BUT YOU HAVE TO FACE FACTS.

YOU'RE NOT WEARING YOUR GLASSES.

NO, 'CAUSE YOU S--

I... BECAUSE I MIS-- MISPLACED THEM.

SOMEWHERE.

WHY'D YOU TAKE THIS CASE?

'CAUSE I WAS ASSIGNED THIS CASE.

UH-HUH.

WHAT? YOU THINK I TOOK THIS CASE

TO BE NEXT TO YOU, I MEAN, NEAR TO YOU, WHILE YOU WORK?

OKAY, DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF.

THAT WOULD BE UNPROFESSIONAL.

I'M A-- AH! I'M A... I'M A PROFESSIONAL.

PUT YOUR GLASSES BACK ON.

I DON'T KNOW W--

HMM.

HOLD THE VIDEO.

YOUR CLIENT DID A SMASH-AND-GRAB

AT A JEWELRY STORE

JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM THE DOUGHNUT SHOP.

NOW, THIS IS THE VIDEO

FROM THE SECURITY CAM AT THE JEWELRY STORE.

OH, COME ON. THAT'S YOUR PROOF?

YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE GUY'S FACE!

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYBODY.

THAT'S DAVID KELLERIN'S VAN.

IT LOOKS LIKE HIS VAN.

THE PLATES MATCH!

OH, FINE, IT'S HIS VAN,

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS DRIVING IT.

WE ALSO FOUND ONE OF THE STOLEN WATCHES

IN DAVID KELLERIN'S BACKPACK

WHEN WE SEARCHED HIS VAN.

CAN I HAVE A COPY OF THIS?

OF COURSE.

KELLERIN WAS ALSO CONVICTED

OF A SERIES OF BURGLARIES

IN 2012.

YEAH, HE MENTIONED IT.

DID HE USE A VAN TO BREAK IN THOSE TIMES?

NO--

SO WHY WOULD HE CHANGE HIS M.O.?

YOUR CLIENT ISN'T SMART ENOUGH TO HAVE AN M.O.

WE ALSO HAVE AN EYEWITNESS

THAT SAW A MAN DRIVING THE VAN

AWAY FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRIME,

AND IDENTIFIED THAT MAN AS GUESS WHO--

DAVID KELLERIN.

EYEWITNESSES ARE NOTORIOUSLY UNRELIABLE.

YOU KNOW THAT!

I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS,

BUT IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR YOU

START THINKING ABOUT A PLEA BARGAIN.

WHY WOULD I WANT TO DO THAT?

HE'S ON PAROLE!

HE'D STILL GO TO PRISON FOR 20 YEARS.

THIS GUY'S JUST GETTING HIS LIFE BACK ON TRACK.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO RUIN IT?

LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE. HE'S GUILTY.

AND YOU SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT MAKING THE BEST DEAL

FOR YOUR CLIENT,

BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT'S BEST FOR HIM.

OH...

WELL, YOU HAVEN'T EXACTLY BEEN KEEPING THE PLACE UP,

HAVE YOU?

WELL, DAD LEFT ME THE HOUSE,

BUT HE DIDN'T REALLY LEAVE ME THE FUNDS

TO KEEP IT UP.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST SELL IT?

I MEAN, I'M SURE YOU'D GET A GOOD PRICE FOR THE LAND.

I ASSUME YOU'RE KIDDING.

IN THE MEANTIME,

THOSE CURTAINS HAVE GOT TO GO.

OR...

OR YOU COULD SAY,

"THANK YOU, CLAIRE, FOR OPENING UP YOUR HOME TO ME."

WELL, THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING.

TRY SAYING IT.

THANK YOU, CLAIRE, FOR OPENING YOUR HOUSE,

AND FOR CHANGING THOSE CURTAINS.

AND THAT IS NOT THE ONLY THING I WANT TO CHANGE.

NOW, WE NEED TO START BRINGING IN CLIENTS

WHO CAN REALLY MAKE US SOME MONEY.

HMM?

LET ME SHOW YOU THE GUEST ROOM.

OKAY.

OH.

LOOKS LIKE CAMP.

ANYWAY, THE COMPANY I AM THINKING OF

IS DYLEBROOKE INC.

THEY'RE HAVING A DISPUTE AMONG THEIR SHAREHOLDERS.

THEY MAKE BUS BAR, FUSE PROTECTORS,

LOW-VOLTAGE DISCONNECT SWITCHES.

I'M DOZING OFF JUST HEARING ABOUT IT.

WELL, I'M SORRY

IF IT ISN'T GLAMOROUS ENOUGH FOR YOU.

LOOK... I'VE DECIDED.

YOU CAN STAY HERE FOR A BIT,

BUT YOU CAN'T JOIN THE FIRM.

YOU'RE JUST... YOU'RE NOT...

A GOOD PHILOSOPHICAL FIT FOR THE REST OF THE TEAM.

YOU WOULDN'T BE HAPPY THERE.

LOU?

I'M IN HERE.

HI.

NEED ANY HELP WITH YOUR HOMEWORK?

NOPE.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME LEMONADE?

I WOULD.

OH, NOW, THOSE ARE NICE CURTAINS.

WELL...

WOW.

WELL, I GUESS IF LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS...

MAKE A ROBOT THAT MAKES LEMONADE.

VERY GOOD.

OKAY, LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

UH-HUH.

UH, WELL, YEP. NO, THIS--

THIS ALL LOOKS GOOD TO ME.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, DO YOU?

NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT.

BUT THEN, MATH WAS NEVER MY STRONG SUIT.

WHAT WERE YOU GOOD AT?

UH, BEING POPULAR.

SO, TELL ME, HOW IS SCHOOL GOING FOR YOU?

THE TEACHERS SAY I'M EXCELLING.

AND WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER KIDS?

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON A PROJECT WITH TWO GIRLS

AND I DON'T QUITE...

FIT IN WITH THEM... YET.

I'M YOUNGER THAN THEY ARE. THEY...

...KIND OF TEASE ME.

DO THEY BULLY YOU?

I THINK SO.

OH, HONEY,

IF YOU THINK THEY'RE DOING IT, THEN THEY'RE DOING IT.

LOU ISN'T HAPPY AT SCHOOL.

DID SHE TELL YOU THAT?

NO, SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO.

WHY DID YOU SEND HER TO THAT SCHOOL, ANYWAY?

SHE WANTED TO GO.

IT'S THE BEST SCHOOL IN THE CITY.

SHE LOVES IT.

NO, SHE LOVES THE SCHOOL, SURE,

BUT SHE DOESN'T FIT IN WITH THE OTHER KIDS.

PLEASE. I WAS THE SAME WAY. I NEVER FIT IN.

LOOK HOW I TURNED OUT.

EXACTLY.

OKAY, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE LOU

INVITE THOSE GIRLS SHE'S DOING THE PROJECT WITH

OVER TO THE HOUSE TO DO THEIR WORK TOGETHER,

AND THEN WE CAN WATCH AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE REALLY LIKE.

WHAT IF THEY'RE JERKS?

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT AGE IS LIKE!

FITTING IN IS EVERYTHING.

OH, "FITTING IN," PLEASE.

LIKE PROCRUSTES WITH HIS BED?

SEE, NOW, THAT'S WHY YOU NEVER FIT IN.

YOU SAID STUFF LIKE THAT.

WELL, I--

GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.

GOOD NIGHT, MOMMY.

LOU, YOU KNOW WHO PROCRUSTES IS, RIGHT?

SURE. IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY,

HE'S THE SON OF POSEIDON,

WHO WOULD OFFER TRAVELERS A NIGHT IN HIS BED.

IF THEY DIDN'T FIT, HE'D STRETCH THEM

OR CHOP THEM TILL THEY DID.

SEE? EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

NO, EVERYBODY DOESN'T KNOW THAT.

ONLY NERDS. LIKE US.

WE'RE NOT NERDS!

WE'RE... WE'RE EDUCATED.

SAME DIFFERENCE.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK?

ABOUT WHAT?

OH, ABOUT... THINGS.

ABOUT...

SCHOOL.

SCHOOL'S FINE.

IT TAKES TIME TO MAKE FRIENDS.

OKAY.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

WELL, DEPENDS.

WHY DON'T YOU INVITE SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS OVER TO THE HOUSE?

I DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS THAT ARE WORKING ON YOUR PROJECT?

YOU COULD INVITE THEM OVER.

THEY DON'T LIKE ME.

WELL, THEY DON'T KNOW YOU. GIVE THEM A CHANCE.

I GUESS I COULD ASK THEM.

YOU'D BE HERE?

OF COURSE.

OR... GRANDMA COULD BE HERE.

I'D LIKE GRANDMA.

OKAY.

YOU UNDERSTAND, DON'T YOU?

IT'S THAT GRANDMA, YOU KNOW...

ISN'T A NERD OR A...

YEAH, I-- I GET IT.

GIVE THOSE KIDS SOME TIME.

THEY'LL SEE HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE.

I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK I'M SPECIAL.

I WANT THEM TO THINK I'M NORMAL.

SHE SAYS SHE WANTS TO BE NORMAL.

I NEVER WANTED TO BE NORMAL, EVEN WHEN I WAS LITTLE!

I WANTED TO STAND OUT.

WELL, THAT'S YOU, ISN'T IT?

WANTING TO BE NORMAL IS NORMAL.

WAIT, SO YOU'RE SAYING I'M NOT NORMAL?

NO, NOT AT ALL, I--

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

I THINK.

OKAY, I DID SOME CRAZY STUFF WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

I FELL IN WITH A BAD CROWD,

BUT I HAVE BEEN ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW

EVER SINCE.

YOU WERE CONVICTED OF BURGLARY FIVE YEARS AGO.

YOU'RE WEREN'T THAT YOUNG.

WELL, I WAS YOUNGER.

LIKE YOU SAID,

IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE I'VE STOLEN A THING.

WELL, THREE OF THOSE WERE SPENT IN PRISON.

YOU CAN'T REALLY GET CREDIT FOR THOSE.

I GUESS NOT,

BUT, I MEAN, THE LAST TWO YEARS,

STRAIGHT AND NARROW. TOTALLY!

I STARTING WORKING AT MY UNCLE'S DOUGHNUT SHOP,

AND WHEN HE DIED, I TOOK IT OVER.

I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE,

TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE GONNA SAY THAT WAS JUST A COVER.

THE JEWELRY STORE OWNER SAYS

YOU USED TO STAND ACROSS THE STREET

AND STARE AT THE PLACE.

HE'S LYING!

OR HE'S GOT ME CONFUSED WITH SOMEBODY ELSE!

THEY HAVE AN EYEWITNESS

WHO PLACES YOU AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION.

I WASN'T THERE!

I WAS IN MY APARTMENT.

I RENTED LAWRENCE OF ARABIA ON DEMAND.

UM...

WHAT ABOUT THE VAN?

I TOLD YOU. IT WAS STOLEN.

AND THEN RETURNED TO YOU?

YES.

DID YOU REPORT IT TO THE POLICE?

NO.

THAT SEEMS ODD TO ME.

BECAUSE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO PRISON.

IT MAKES YOU...

YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TO THE COPS.

YOU THINK TWICE ABOUT IT.

BUT IN THE MORNING, I DECIDED I SHOULD REPORT IT STOLEN,

AND THEN I LOOKED, AND IT WAS BACK.

SO HOW COULD I REPORT IT STOLEN, IF I HAD IT?

IF I HAD IT BACK?

ALL RIGHT, WHAT ABOUT THE WATCH?

I-I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S A ROLEX. IT'S WORTH ALMOST $3,000.

A WATCH? WORTH THAT?

SEEMS STRANGE TO ME, TOO, BUT THERE IT WAS.

IN YOUR BACKPACK.

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT GOT THERE.

DAVE...

I GOT TO TELL YOU,

THIS IS THE WEAKEST STORY I HAVE EVER HEARD.

I KNOW.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I BELIEVE YOU.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CHEATING DEATH EVERY TIME YOU RIDE THAT THING.

I CHEAT DEATH EVERY TIME I GET UP IN THE MORNING.

HEY, I WANT TO PLAY YOU SOMETHING.

OKAY.

WINNIE...

YES?

THERE'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU.

FOR WEEKS, ACTUALLY.

YES?

CAN I BORROW A PEN?

I LOST MINE.

WEEKS AGO?

I'VE LOOKED FOR IT EVERYWHERE.

THANKS.

SO BECAUSE HIS STORY IS STUPID, YOU BELIEVE HIM?

EXACTLY.

IT COULDN'T BE THAT HE'S JUST STUPID?

I MEAN, IT COULDN'T BE THAT, RIGHT?

WELL, IT COULD BE THAT, BUT HE'S ALSO TELLING THE TRUTH.

I CAN TELL.

OH. OH, YEAH? YEAH, THAT AGAIN.

I KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE LYING.

I AM NEVER WRONG.

OF COURSE.

SCOTT, I NEED YOUR INVESTIGATIVE ABILITY.

YOU KNOW ME. I CAN FIND ANYTHING, ANYWHERE.

I NEED YOU TO CONFIRM AN ALIBI THAT DOESN'T EXIST.

AH, I'M UP FOR THAT.

GREAT!

THANK YOU. AW.

YOU KNOW, SCOTT'S A GOOD GUY.

YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT HIM.

DID YOU KNOW HE GRADUATED

AT THE TOP OF HIS CLASS FROM PRINCETON?

YEAH.

HE COULD GET A JOB AT ANY FIRM IN THE COUNTRY.

YEAH, EXCEPT FOR THAT LITTLE PECCADILLO

OF CONCEALING EVIDENCE IN A MURDER CASE

TO GET HIS CLIENT OFF.

HE WAS ACCUSED OF CONCEALING EVIDENCE.

HE DIDN'T DO IT.

STILL, IT'S HARD TO GET A JOB AFTER THAT.

UNTIL YOU TOOK A CHANCE ON HIM.

YEAH. HMM. I LIKE TO TAKE CHANCES ON PEOPLE.

YEAH, LIKE CHESTER AND HIS POOR PEOPLE SKILLS?

OR WINNIE AND HER BOSSY PERSONALITY?

OR YOU?

CHOOSING TO DELIBERATELY AND IRRESPONSIBLY GET OLDER

DESPITE BEING AWARE OF THE CONSEQUENCES?

ALL RIGHT, GUILTY AS CHARGED.

I GUESS YOU COULD CALL US THE ISLAND OF MISFIT ATTORNEYS.

I LIKE THAT.

ALL RIGHT, GIVE THIS A LISTEN.

WELL, THAT'S DEFINITELY A MOTORCYCLE.

SOUNDS LIKE HE'S HAD THE BAFFLES TAKEN OFF,

AND MAYBE AFTER-MARKET PARTS OR SOMETHING.

PLAY IT AGAIN?

YEAH, THAT'S AN OLD ONE. THAT'S A CLASSIC.

COULD BE AN INDIAN, MAYBE A VINCENT.

I KNEW YOUR DAYS AS A BIG DOG WOULD PAY OFF.

YOU FIGURE THIS GUY WHO WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE

MIGHT'VE SEEN SOMETHING THE COPS DIDN'T?

YEAH.

ONLY PROBLEM IS, HOW DO WE FIND HIM?

HEY... HOW ABOUT I TAKE YOU SHOPPING TOMORROW?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CLOTHES?

NOTHING. YOU LOOK GREAT.

I'M DOOMED.

SO, SHOW ME THE GIRLS THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE OVER.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THEM OVER.

YOU DO.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

COME ON.

THE SHOPS WERE ALL CLOSED AT 11:00.

THERE'S OFFICES ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

MAYBE SOMEBODY WAS THERE.

YEAH, SURE, I WAS HERE. I HAD TO FINISH UP A COMMISSION.

SO WHAT'D YOU SEE?

WELL, I HEARD A SOUND THAT WAS LIKE SMASHING GLASS,

AND BY THE TIME I WENT OVER TO THE WINDOW,

ALL I SAW WAS THE VAN PULLING OUT.

DID YOU SEE THE DRIVER?

NO, I DIDN'T.

CAN YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING ELSE?

MM, SORRY.

OH, THERE WAS THAT STUPID MOTORCYCLE...

WHAT ABOUT IT?

OH, IT DROVE BY RIGHT AFTER THE SMASHING SOUND,

JUST LIKE ALWAYS.

SO LOUD!

LIKE ALWAYS?

FOR THE PAST WEEK,

THAT MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN DRIVING DOWN THIS STREET

THREE TIMES A DAY 9:00, 6:00, AND 11:00.

LIKE CLOCKWORK, ALWAYS GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION.

I MEAN, WHERE COULD HE BE GOING?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

IN THE CASE OF THE STATE VERSUS DAVID PETER KELLERIN,

HOW DOES THE DEFENDANT PLEAD?

UH, NOT GUILTY.

YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP THE MATTER OF BAIL.

UH, YOUR HONOR...

AHEM. MR. KELLERIN IS AN EX-CONVICT

AND A CLEAR FLIGHT RISK.

MR. KELLERIN WAS A MODEL PRISONER

WHO NEVER VIOLATED

ANY OF THE TERMS OF HIS PAROLE.

IN FACT, I'D FEEL COMFORTABLE HAVING HIM IN MY OWN HOME.

YOU WOULD?

ABSOLUTELY, YOUR HONOR.

ALL RIGHT, THE COURT SETS HIS BAIL AT $10,000,

ON THE CONDITION

THAT THE DEFENDANT IS REMANDED TO THE CUSTODY OF MS. DARROW.

I'M SORRY, WHAT?

DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, MS. DARROW?

OH! NO, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS YOU'LL BE HELPING MY DAUGHTER WITH HER HOMEWORK.

AHEM. YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.

HMM?

I SAID, YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.

I DON'T KNOW, I GET DOUGHNUTS FOR BREAKFAST.

I THINK IT'S A WIN-WIN.

YOU SHOULD BE THINKING LESS ABOUT DOUGHNUTS

AND MORE ABOUT YOUR CLIENT.

PLEA BARGAIN. PLEAD GUILTY.

WHAT IF HE'S INNOCENT?

IN--

YOU KNOW, DARROW, I ADMIRE YOUR IDEALISM, OKAY?

WE EXAMINED THE SO-CALLED "STOLEN" VAN.

IT ONLY HAS KELLERIN'S FINGERPRINTS ON IT,

MEANING HE'S GUILTY,

HE DID IT,

AND YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.

SO ARE YOU.

ME? HOW AM I MAKING A MISTAKE?

YOU LOOK BETTER WITH THE GLASSES.

-M-- I DO? -MM-HMM.

THAT'S GOOD,

BECAUSE I SEE BETTER WITH 'EM, TOO.

HELLO.

YOU'RE GOOD-LOOKING.

-OH, THANK YOU. -YOU'RE WELCOME.

BUT YOU SHOULD PROBABLY PICK A BETTER TIME TO FLIRT.

IT'S KINDA WEIRD.

WHY? IT'S THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.

-YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. -YES. AND YES.

OKAY, CAN'T BLAME A GUY FOR TRY-- WHAT?

I-- WHAT? I'M GONNA GO OUT TO DINNER WITH YOU.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

I'M SERIOUS!

YOU MIKED? IS THIS A THING? IS THIS A-- THIS A CAMERA THING?

SERIOUSLY. WHAT DID I DO?

WHAT DID I DO DIFFERENT? WHAT DID I DO RIGHT?

NOTHING.

-NO? -NO.

I'M GOING OUT TO DINNER WITH YOU

BECAUSE, UH...

IT'S THE NORMAL THING TO DO, SO...

-OKAY. -YEAH.

OKAY, GREAT.

OKAY.

'KAY.

BYE.

I'M NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT.

OKAY, YOU'RE GONE NOW, SO I'M JUST A GUY IN A HALLWAY.

OKAY, NOW THE TRICK IS TO HAVE THEM RISE,

BUT NOT OVER-RISE.

OKAY, I'M TAKING NOTES.

HEY, UH, THANKS FOR PUTTING ME UP.

I-I FEEL LIKE I'M INTRUDING.

OH, NO, PLEASE.

WE DON'T USE THAT OLD SEWING ROOM ANYWAY.

WHO SEWS?

ARE THEY HERE YET?

YOUR FRIENDS? THEY'LL BE HERE SOON.

THEY'RE NOT MY FRIENDS.

THEY'RE MY CLASSMATES.

CLASSMATES WHO DON'T LIKE ME!

LOU, REMEMBER WHAT YOUR DAD ALWAYS SAID--

WHEN YOU GET OVERWHELMED OR SCARED,

YOU THINK ABOUT...

I KNOW, I KNOW.

MY SAFE PLACE.

YES, AND WHERE IS YOUR SAFE PLACE?

SNUG IN MY BED AT HOME.

YOU KNOW, I USED TO DO THAT ALL THE TIME.

WHAT? REALLY?

YEAH, MY SAFE PLACE

WAS IN MY GRANDMA'S KITCHEN.

IT'S WHERE I FIRST LEARNED TO MAKE DOUGHNUTS.

MAYBE I'LL TRY THAT.

MY SAFE PLACE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING.

YOU'LL BE FINE!

DAVE, ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN'T REMEMBER

ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE NIGHT OF THE BURGLARY?

I TOLD YOU, I LIVE ALONE.

ONE NIGHT JUST KINDA BLENDS INTO ANOTHER.

BUT I TELL YA, I'M GONNA HAVE A SOLID ALIBI

FOR EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE FROM NOW ON.

OH, BOY!

HI!

HI. IS THIS LOU DARROW'S HOUSE?

YES. COME IN, COME IN.

LOU! YOUR FRIENDS-- UH, CLASSMATES ARE HERE!

LOU?

SHE COMES OUT HERE SOMETIMES,

SO SHE'S PROBABLY JUST HANGING OUT.

OH! THERE SHE IS.

THEY'RE HERE.

HELLO, LOU.

NICE PLAYHOUSE, KID.

DID YOUR DADDY BUILD IT FOR YOU?

YES, HE DID. BEFORE HE DIED.

SO WHO WANTS LEMONADE?

SO? HOW'S IT GOING?

THIS IS HOPELESS.

WE CAN'T DO THIS.

WELL, I BET LOU CAN HELP.

WHERE IS LOU?

IN THERE, I GUESS.

BE RIGHT BACK.

HEY, LOU.

HEY.

NOW, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS ISN'T WHAT WE HAD IN MIND.

IT'S NO USE.

THEY DON'T LIKE ME.

WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ME

WHEN I FIRST MEET THEM,

BUT I DON'T LET THAT STOP ME.

I JUST FIND OUT WHAT THEY NEED AND I HELP THEM GET IT.

THAT WORKS?

THEY LIKE YOU THEN?

WELL, THEY RESPECT ME, WHICH, YOU KNOW,

IS BETTER THAN LIKING.

SO TELL ME

ABOUT THIS PROJECT THAT YOU'RE ALL WORKING ON.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE

A ROBOT THAT CAN NAVIGATE AN OBSTACLE COURSE

WHILE TRANSFERRING GEOMETRIC SHAPES.

WELL, YOU'RE A NATURAL AT THAT.

I MEAN, YOU'RE GREAT AT BUILDING THINGS.

I KNOW!

SO, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

WE KNOW HOW TO BUILD IT.

WE JUST CAN'T GET OUR HANDS ON ENOUGH EQUIPMENT.

YOU KNOW, SCRAP METAL, ELECTRONIC STUFF.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU WITH THAT.

SO, HOW'S THE OLD FIRM TREATING YOU?

OH, IT'S NOT THE SAME SINCE YOU LEFT.

I DON'T THINK I'M BIG ENOUGH FISH FOR THEM.

RIGHT, YOU ONLY BRING IN, LIKE,

$10 MILLION A YEAR, DON'T YOU?

15, THIS YEAR.

SMALL CHANGE.

YOU KNOW, I WENT BACK TO THE FAMILY FIRM,

AND DARROW & DARROW WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPRESENT YOU.

I KNOW CLAIRE PERSONALLY.

SHE'S A GREAT LADY,

BUT I DON'T THINK I'M THE KIND OF CLIENT

HER FIRM USUALLY TAKES ON.

WE'RE GOING A DIFFERENT WAY.

GOOD TO HEAR.

SO, TELL ME... WHO IS THIS?

OH, THIS IS MY ASSOCIATE, LOUISE DARROW.

"ASSOCIATE?"

SHE SEEMS RATHER YOUNG.

IS IT "BRING YOUR DAUGHTER TO WORK DAY"?

GRANDDAUGHTER.

AHH.

LOUISE IS AN APPRENTICE-IN-TRAINING.

SHE'S IN CHARGE OF RECYCLING, RE-PURPOSING,

YOU KNOW, GENERALLY KEEPING THE COMPANY GREEN.

GOOD FOR YOU.

SO, BEFORE WE BEGIN,

LET'S TALK ELECTRONIC DONATIONS

AND RECYCLING, SHALL WE?

SOUNDS GOOD.

THANKS AGAIN, MELISSA.

THANK YOU.

SO YOU'RE SURE YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH STUFF?

ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS GREAT!

UH, OH, ONE THING.

DON'T TELL YOUR MOM, OR ANYONE, ACTUALLY,

WHERE YOU GOT THIS STUFF

UNTIL I SORT OF, YOU KNOW, LAY THE GROUNDWORK.

-OKAY? -OKAY.

GOOD. WATCH YOUR STEP.

YOU WATCH YOUR STEP!

OH, HONEY, I'M AN OLD PRO AT THIS.

WHOA...

WOW.

WHERE DID YOU GET ALL THAT STUFF?

I CAN'T SAY. IT'S A SECRET.

WHOA.

NOW, WHY AREN'T YOU GETTING READY

FOR YOUR DATE WITH MILES?

I DON'T THINK I'M UP FOR THIS.

WHY DID I AGREE TO GO?

BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO BE NORMAL.

WHY'D I WANT THAT?

YOU GOTTA TRUST ME.

ALL RIGHT?

IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ON A DATE IN...

OH, MY GOSH,, IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS!

SO IT'S TIME.

IT'S NOT!

I'M EXTINCT. I'M A DATING DINOSAUR.

CLAIRE, MILES IS A REALLY NICE GUY.

WELL, MAYBE...

OR MAYBE HE IS A SERIAL KILLER.

YOU DON'T KNOW!

CLAIRE, YOU KNOW MILES NOT A SERIAL KILLER.

YOU ARE MAKING EXCUSES.

COME ON.

BUT THEY'RE GOOD EXCUSES.

COME ON.

OKAY.

PROMISE YOU'LL CALL ME IN 30 MINUTES, OKAY?

GIVE ME A WAY OUT.

I DEFINITELY WILL NOT CALL YOU.

AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A CODE WORD,

IN CASE HE'S HOLDING ME HOSTAGE.

GO. HAVE THE SAND DABS. THEY'RE TERRIFIC.

RIGHT! IF I SAY "SAND DABS," CALL THE POLICE.

IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

IT MIGHT EVEN BE FUN.

PROMISE YOU'LL CALL.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL CALL.

YOU'RE A REALLY NICE PERSON.

YES, I KNOW.

THANK YOU.

I REALLY APPREC--

YOU'RE GOING NOW.

THANK YOU.

HI.

UH--

-HI. -HI THERE.

SORRY. I MEANT TO DO THAT.

YEAH, I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU DO THAT IN COURT.

-THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. -NO. NO, I PREPARED IT.

I DON'T DO IT IN COURT

BECAUSE THEY DON'T ALLOW BREADSTICKS.

ALL RIGHT, I WANT TO LAY DOWN SOME GROUND RULES FOR THIS DATE.

OKAY, THE FIRST RULE IS THAT WE ARE NOT

GOING TO DEFINE THIS AS A DATE OR NOT A DATE.

UH-HUH.

SO THIS IS,

OR IS NOT,

A DATE. UNDERSTOOD.

SECOND, WE ARE NOT

GOING TO DISCUSS THE KELLERIN CASE,

OR WORK IN ANY FORM,

INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, JUDGES AND/OR CO-WORKERS.

SUSTAINED. 'CAUSE WE'RE PROFESSIONALS.

WHAT CAN WE DISCUSS?

THE FIELD IS WIDE OPEN.

NICE...

WEATHER WE'RE HAVING.

YES! A GOOD, NEUTRAL TOPIC. I APPROVE.

YOU APPROVE OF THE WEATHER OR THE TOPIC?

OKAY, I GUESS I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

THAT'S OKAY. I'M NERVOUS, TOO.

WE'RE-- YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE BOTH ADULTS.

LET'S JUST TALK. YOU KNOW WHAT? ASK ME QUESTIONS, FIRE AWAY.

ASK ME ANYTHING.

I'M AN OPEN BOOK.

WHY ARE YOU STILL SINGLE?

MAN... YOU GO STRAIGHT FOR THE JUGULAR, DON'T YOU?

NO, I'M SERIOUS.

ARE YOU DIVORCED? A WIDOWER?

A CONFIRMED BACHELOR?

WHY ARE YOU STILL ALONE AT YOUR AGE?

I'M ALONE,

IF YOU MUST KNOW, NOSY PARKER,

BECAUSE...

OF MY OBSESSION WITH FIGURINES AND SNOW GLOBES.

COLLECTING THEM.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

I'M KIDDING.

OKAY. HERE GOES.

I WAS MARRIED...

BUT MY WIFE PASSED AWAY, SHE HAD CANCER.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

AND I KNOW YOUR HUSBAND...

YEAH.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.

IT'S FUNNY, NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE.

I MEAN, THEY OFFER THEIR SYMPATHY--

OH, I HATE IT WHEN THEY OFFER THEIR--

RIGHT? IT'S THE WORST.

I WISH THEY WOULDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

I PREFER THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

WHAT CAN YOU SAY?

UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS...

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, ME...

...AND HER...

YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO BE THERE,

ALL THE TIME, SO...

JUST STAY BY HER SIDE, YOU KNOW, HOLD HER HAND.

YOU KNOW, HOURS... DAYS...

WEEKS.

AND FINALLY, MY BROTHER, YOU KNOW,

MADE ME GO HOME TAKE A SHOWER,

GET CLEANED UP...

AND WHEN I CAME BACK...

SHE WAS GONE.

WE HAD A FIGHT...

WE HAD A FIGHT THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM.

A STUPID... IT WAS A STUPID LITTLE FIGHT.

AND...

I TOLD HIM WE'D TALK ABOUT IT WHEN HE GOT BACK.

BUT HE NEVER DID.

THAT'S HEARTBREAKING.

ALL THE CONVERSATIONS YOU NEVER HAVE.

TO THIS DAY, SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN

AND I'LL SAY, "OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL AMY."

YOU'LL TELL HER.

ONE DAY.

YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME,

WE'D JUST STAY IN AND WATCH OLD MOVIES.

OH, WE DID THAT, TOO!

LIKE, UM, ANATOMY OF A MURDER.

OH!

ONE OF OUR FAVORITES. ABSOLUTELY. THE VERDICT?

OH, YES! LOVED IT!

WHAT ABOUT A FEW GOOD MEN?

"YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!"

YEAH. 12 ANGRY MEN?

OH, ONE OF THE BEST.

YES, IT IS.

ALL, I NOTICE, TRIAL MOVIES, OF COURSE.

-OF COURSE! -YEAH.

ARE YOU GONNA ANSWER THAT?

NO.

THAT'S MY ESCAPE CALL.

YOUR "ESCAPE" CALL?

WHAT? I'M SORRY.

YEAH, I IGNORED MINE 10 MINUTES AGO.

-WHAT? -YEAH.

THIS IS NICE.

YEAH, IT IS.

MAYBE WE SHOULD GO ON A DATE.

YEAH, I'M CONSIDERING IT.

CLAIRE?

HOW'VE YOU BEEN?

OH, MELISSA! HOW ARE YOU?

BETTER, SINCE YOU TOOK MY CASE.

SINCE I WHAT?

I HAVE TO SAY, I'M REALLY GLAD

YOU GOT BACK TOGETHER WITH YOUR MOTHER.

THE TWO OF YOU ARE GONNA BE UNSTOPPABLE.

EXCUSE ME.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

MY MOTHER...

SHE'S UNSTOPPABLE.

HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?

I THOUGHT,

IF I PRESENTED IT AS A FAIT ACCOMPLI--

THAT I'D JUST GO ALONG WITH IT?

YES! AND REALIZE THAT IT WAS FOR THE BEST.

YOUR FIRM CAN GO CHASING WINDMILLS ALL IT WANTS,

BUT SOMEBODY HAS BRING IN SOME REAL MONEY.

LET ME DO IT!

YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO PRESENT YOURSELF

AS A MEMBER OF THIS FIRM.

EXCUSE ME.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FIRM AGAIN?

"DARROW & DARROW."

AND WHAT IS MY NAME?

THAT DOESN'T MATTER! YOU SHUT IT DOWN.

I AM TRYING TO SAVE IT.

WELL, SO AM I!

NOW, I KNOW YOU THINK THAT I RAN OUT ON YOU,

WHEN YOUR FATHER DIED, BUT I J...

I JUST COULDN'T STAND TO GO BACK INTO THAT OFFICE EVERY DAY.

EVERYTHING IN THERE REMINDED ME OF HIM,

AND IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH.

SO, WHEN I GOT OFFERED A JOB BY THAT FIRM IN NEW YORK,

I THOUGHT "THIS IS MY CHANCE TO START FRESH,

TO FOLLOW MY DREAM."

CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

SO NOW YOU'RE BACK BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO PLACE ELSE TO GO?

BECAUSE I WANT TO BE

WITH MY DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER!

EVERYTHING I DID, I DID FOR HER.

HOW IS THAT?

DYLBROOKE MAKES ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.

THEY HAVE ALL THIS COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL STUFF

LYING AROUND,

AND I THOUGHT THAT LOU COULD USE IT FOR HER PROJECT.

WELL, THAT WAS VERY NICE.

YES! IT WAS.

AND I-I THOUGHT IT WOULD IMPRESS HER FRIENDS.

OH, THAT'S WHY YOU DID IT?

YOU TOLD LOU THAT, IN ORDER TO MAKE FRIENDS,

SHE HAS TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING THEY WANT?

IT'S ONE WAY.

WELL, I AM TRYING TO TEACH HER ANOTHER WAY.

I AM TRYING TO TEACH HER THAT IF

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE HER FOR WHO SHE REALLY SHE IS,

THEY SHOULDN'T BE HER FRIENDS.

OKAY, DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?

I MEAN, THIS IS WHY YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

OKAY, SO YOU SAY

YOU WERE HOME ALONE, WATCHING LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CONFIRM THAT?

WE COULD CHECK HIS ON DEMAND ACCOUNT.

SEE IF HE ORDERED IT AT THE TIME THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED.

CAN'T BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONE TIME.

WHY DON'T YOU RUN IT BY CLAIRE?

UH, SHE'S BUSY.

EVER SINCE MY FATHER DIED,

MY BROTHER'S BEEN TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE COMPANY.

WE'RE FIGHTING FOR CONTROL OF THE BOARD--

MELISSA, I TOLD YOU.

I CAN'T TAKE ON YOUR CASE AT THIS TIME.

MY MOTHER DOES NOT WORK FOR THIS FIRM.

THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING...

CAUSED BY HER TELLING YOU A LIE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT I'M HERE. I'M IN YOUR OFFICE.

I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION.

WON'T YOU JUST LISTEN?

I REALLY CAN'T.

PLEASE, THEN?

LET'S JUST CHAT FOR FIVE MINUTES.

I GUESS I COULD TALK FOR FIVE MINUTES.

I'M SORRY. I GOT TO TAKE THIS.

HELLO?

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH LOU'S SCHOOL.

SHE'S BEEN SENT HOME.

GO.

SHE WAS SUSPENDED?

SHE WAS SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL.

SHE CAN GO BACK TOMORROW, BUT--

WHY WAS SHE SENT HOME?

SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE EQUIPMENT YOU GOT HER.

I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS YET.

NO SPECIFICS?

WHAT IS THIS? A FASCIST STATE?

OKAY, YOU CAN'T JUST CALL

EVERYONE YOU DON'T LIKE A FASCIST, IT LOSES ITS POWER.

OH, SO NOW YOU'RE ON THEIR SIDE?

I THOUGHT YOU FOUGHT FOR THE LITTLE GUY?

OR GIRL, IN THIS CASE.

DON'T PRETEND THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU.

EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS ABOUT YOU,

EXCEPT THE STUFF THAT'S OBVIOUSLY ABOUT YOU.

HOW IS THIS ABOUT ME?

HOW IS THIS NOT ABOUT YOU?

DO THEY ALWAYS ARGUE LIKE THIS?

THEY DO LATELY.

WHAT DID YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN?

WHAT TIME IS IT?

TWO MINUTES TO 9:00.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

SOMETHING ABOUT

THIS PHANTOM MOTORCYCLIST BOTHERS ME.

I WANT TO TALK TO HIM.

JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS

DOESN'T MAKE HIM A PHANTOM.

WELL--

HELLO. WHOA--

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

OKAY, HE IS A PHANTOM.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE,

I KNOW THIS IS QUICK,

BUT THE MAYOR'S ON A LAW-AND-ORDER KICK,

AND THIS CASE HAS BEEN FAST-TRACKED.

WE ARE GOING TO TRIAL.

ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU DO YOUR BEST.

AMEN.

THAT WASN'T A PRAYER.

IT SOUNDED LIKE ONE.

THE TV RENTAL IDEA DIDN'T PAN OUT.

HE ORDERED THE FILM AT 10:15.

THE BURGLARY HAPPENED AT 11.

STILL PLENTY OF TIME

FOR HIM TO HAVE HIT THE JEWELRY STORE.

RAYMOND.

YEAH?

I'M GONNA ASK WINNIE TO DINNER.

SHE'S OUT OF PENS.

HEY, WINNIE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING SATURDAY NIGHT?

I THOUGHT WE COULD GO OUT.

SURE. WHY NOT?

ALL RIGHT, GANG. LET'S DO THIS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NO DOUGHNUTS.

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IT ON YOUR OWN.

I GUESS.

COME ON.

LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

GOOD LUCK.

-GOOD LUCK. -THANK YOU.

UH, HELLO?

OH. HELLO.

HELLO.

SO...

YOU DIDN'T CALL.

AFTER OUR DATE, THE NON-DATE.

YOU DIDN'T CALL EITHER.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL.

AM I SUPPOSED TO CALL YOU? OR YOU CALL ME?

OR HOW LONG DO WE WAIT?

-OR ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TEXT? -I KNOW!

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S ALL VERY CONFUSING.

THEY SHOULD PUT OUT A MANUAL.

I'D BUY IT.

-I WOULD TOO! -YEAH?

THIS ISN'T THE TIME FOR CHIT-CHAT.

-THIS IS TRIAL TIME. -I KNOW! YES.

OPPOSING ATTORNEYS. OUT FOR BLOOD.

VERY PROFESSIONAL.

MAYBE I'LL CALL YOU AFTER?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW EITHER.

I'D WISH YOU LUCK IN THERE,

BUT I PLAN TO CRUSH YOU LIKE A BUG.

-REALLY? -IN A PROFESSIONAL SENSE.

HAVE FUN WITH THAT.

OKAY. I WILL.

OKAY.

-THANK YOU. -LADIES FIRST.

OH, BOY.

AHEM.

-DON'T WORRY. -I'M WORRIED.

HELLO, COUNSELOR.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, I THOUGHT PERHAPS YOU NEEDED AN ADVISOR.

ARE YOU WEARING THAT IN COURT?

YES. AND I HAVE ADVISORS.

OODLES OF THEM.

YES, BUT ARE ANY OF THEM ME?

NO! THANK GOODNESS.

LOOK, I KNOW WE SAID A LOT OF THINGS LAST NIGHT--

THIS REALLY ISN'T THE TIME.

WE SAID A LOT OF THINGS LAST NIGHT--

THAT WE DIDN'T MEAN, I KNOW.

NO, WE MEANT THEM.

AT LEAST I DID. EVERY WORD.

BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE CLEARED THE AIR.

IS THAT WHAT WE DID?

LOOK, I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF WE'RE OKAY.

ARE WE OKAY?

REALLY? YOU PICK NOW FOR THIS?

IS IT BECAUSE I HAVE TO SAY YES

OR YOU'RE JUST GONNA KEEP TALKING?

NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YES,

BUT ARE WE OKAY?

YES! NOW JUST--

COME ON.

ALL RISE!

HERE. SEE WHO IT IS.

HELLO?

TAKE IT OUTSIDE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

UH, CAN YOU JUST HOLD ON ONE MINUTE?

MAKE SURE SHE DOESN'T COME BACK.

YEAH.

YES, THIS IS MS. DARROW.

UH, NO, ANOTHER MS. DARROW.

UH-HUH.

YES. I'LL-- I'LL TELL HER.

WHAT IS IT?

IT WAS LOU'S SCHOOL.

SHE'S RUN AWAY.

YOUR HONOR, THE STATE WILL PROVE

THAT NOT ONLY WAS DAVID KELLERIN

AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME--

HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

WE HAVE AN EYEWITNESS

PLACING DAVID KELLERIN AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

WELL?

THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OPENING ARGUMENTS.

SHE WOULDN'T WANT TO BE INTERRUPTED.

YEAH, BUT LOU IS GONE.

JUST GIVE ME AN HOUR, AND DON'T TELL CLAIRE.

JUST ONE HOUR.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I'M GONNA FIND LOU.

ONE HOUR.

YOUR HONOR,

I'M ONLY STATING THE CASE

THAT THE EVIDENCE

WILL PROVE.

THANK YOU.

AHEM.

OH, HEY. DID YOU GET RID OF HER?

UH... SHE'S RUNNING AN ERRAND.

GOOD THINKING!

THE DOCTOR ON THE END.

HE'S THE LINCHPIN.

AHEM.

MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT...

ALL RIGHT, THE STATE HAS A LOT OF EVIDENCE AGAINST DAVE.

I DON'T LIKE TO CALL HIM "MY CLIENT".

I LIKE TO CALL HIM DAVE.

HE'S DAVE, THE GUY WHO MAKES DOUGHNUTS.

DAVE...

THE GUY WHO WAS ACCUSED OF A CRIME HE DIDN'T COMMIT.

NOW, THEY HAVE A VIDEO OF THE CRIME.

THEY HAVE THE VAN THAT BELONGS TO DAVE.

AND THEY HAVE AN EYEWITNESS

WHO SAYS HE SAW DAVE

DRIVING AWAY FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

BUT...

ON THE VIDEO, YOU CAN'T SEE THE DRIVER'S FACE.

WE WILL PRESENT EVIDENCE

THAT SHOWS THAT THE VAN IN QUESTION

WAS STOLEN BEFORE THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED.

SO THE ONLY EVIDENCE THAT THE STATE HAS

THAT LINKS DAVE KELLERIN TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

IS THIS EYEWITNESS.

BUT A WITNESS'S DESIRE TO HELP IS A POWERFUL ONE.

A PERSON WHO SLIGHTLY RESEMBLES THE CULPRIT

IS LIKELY TO BE MISIDENTIFIED BECAUSE OF THAT.

THE STATE HAS NO OTHER EVIDENCE

THAT PLACES DAVE AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

NOTHING

EXCEPT FOR THE DESIRE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO BLAME.

YOU DO REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU PLAY HOOKY,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK?

I FEEL GUILTY.

I'M DOING EXTRA CREDIT WORK.

OH, YOU ARE ONE STRANGE LITTLE JUVENILE DELINQUENT.

I CAN'T STAND BEING AT SCHOOL.

I'M DROPPING OUT.

WHY?

WHEN I SHOWED UP

WITH ALL THOSE HIGH-TECH MATERIALS

AND I COULDN'T SAY WHERE I GOT THEM,

EVERYONE THOUGHT I'D STOLEN THEM.

BUT I TOLD YOU TO TELL THEM!

I DID!

BUT, BY THEN, IT WAS TOO LATE.

EVERYONE JUST THOUGHT I WAS MAKING IT UP

TO COVER WHAT I REALLY DID.

I AM SO SORRY.

WHEN I GOT BACK FROM BEING SUSPENDED,

IT WAS EVEN WORSE.

EVERYONE LOOKS AT ME LIKE I'M A CRIMINAL.

SOME OF THEM EVEN THINK IT'S COOL,

BUT MOST OF THEM ARE SCARED OF ME.

IT'S SO STUPID.

HONEY, I CAN'T ARGUE

THAT SCHOOL ISN'T STUPID SOMETIMES,

BUT YOU'RE GONNA FIND THAT A LOT OF THINGS

YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN LIFE ARE STUPID.

BUT WE PUT UP WITH THEM,

FOR WHEN THE NON-STUPID PARTS COME ALONG.

WHEN DOES THAT HAPPEN?

WELL...

THAT'S THE HARD PART. YOU NEVER KNOW.

COURT IS ADJOURNED.

CLAIRE?

YES?

I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.

WHAT?

JOANNA'S AT HOME. SHE WISHES YOU LUCK IN TRIAL.

GOOD. WE GOT SOMETHING WE GOT TO DO.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

-THANK YOU. -YOU'RE WELCOME.

HE'S HERE. IT'S GO-TIME.

OKAY.

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. CAN WE TALK?

LADY, I'M JUST DOING MY JOB.

ME TOO.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

WHERE IS CLAIRE?

SHE'S PROBABLY TALKING WITH THE D.A.

ABOUT WHAT?

SHE'S TELLING HIM THAT SHE CAN'T WIN, ISN'T SHE?

SHE'S SENDING ME BACK TO PRISON!

DON'T GO THERE.

YOU'RE NOT IN PRISON AT THIS MOMENT, ARE YOU?

BE HERE NOW.

WHY DOES EVERYBODY SAY THAT?

WHAT IF "HERE" ISN'T SO GREAT?

I MEAN, DAVE'S "HERE"

IS BEING ON TRIAL FOR BURGLARY AND FACING LIFE IN PRISON.

WHY ON EARTH WOULD HE WANT TO BE HERE?

MS. DARROW, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE HELPING.

I'M JUST TRYING TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS.

I MEAN, IF IT WAS ME, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TAKE IT.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ACCUSED

OF SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T DO.

IT'S WORSE THAN BEING ACCUSED OF SOMETHING YOU DID DO.

NO, I'M TELLING YOU, I WOULD BE TEMPTED

TO MAKE A RUN FOR IT.

AHEM! MS. DARROW.

WHERE COULD I RUN TO?

OH, RUNNING WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA.

RUNNING DOESN'T SOLVE ANYTHING.

I DO NOT APPROVE OF RUNNING.

BUT STILL, I WOULD... I WOULD PROBABLY RUN.

JUMP BAIL.

NOT TRY TO LEAVE TOWN FOR A WHILE, LAY LOW.

NO, THEY'D HAVE ALL THE AIRPORTS AND HIGHWAYS STAKED OUT.

NO, I WOULD CHECK INTO A CHEAP MOTEL

NEAR THE BUS STATION AND JUST HIDE OUT.

WHAT EXACTLY DID I WALK IN ON?

GRANDMA'S TELLING DAVE HOW TO RUN AWAY.

IF HE WAS GOING TO, WHICH HE'S NOT.

YEAH, I-I-I'M NOT.

YOU HAD TO BE HERE.

I AM HERE.

HEY, LOU. HOW WAS SCHOOL TODAY? WAS IT BETTER?

IT WAS BETTER. KINDA.

IT WASN'T BETTER, WAS IT?

I'M SORRY.

AND JOANNA, I'M...

I'M SORRY I WAS SO SHORT WITH YOU TODAY.

WELL, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

NO, I MEAN, AND MY TIMING WAS REALLY OFF, SO...

WELL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE OKAY.

OH, WELL, THANKS.

OH, I'LL-- I'LL GET IT.

NO. IT'S LOU'S SCHOOL.

HELLO?

I SEE...

I SEE.

UH, NO, SHE'S, UM, SHE'S FINE NOW.

THANK YOU.

DID I MENTION THAT LOU RAN OFF FROM SCHOOL,

BUT I TOOK HER BACK AGAIN, SO EVERYTHING'S FINE?

AND YOU WERE GONNA TO TELL ME THIS WHEN?

OH, NEVER.

WE WERE HOPING THAT YOU WOULDN'T FIND OUT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME, LOU?

BECAUSE...

GRANDMA SAID WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW

WOULDN'T HURT YOU.

OH, SHE SAID THAT, DID SHE?

I BELIEVE THAT IS A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE DALAI LAMA.

WHY DID YOU RUN AWAY FROM SCHOOL?

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE.

WHY DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS?

BECAUSE I DIDN'T TELL YOU.

AND BESIDES, I KNEW I COULD HANDLE IT.

LOU IS MY DAUGHTER!

DON'T YOU THINK I SHOULD'VE MADE THAT DECISION?

SHE'S MY GRANDDAUGHTER!

LISTEN, IT'S OKAY. I TALKED TO THE SCHOOL.

I TOLD THEM THAT SHE DIDN'T FEEL WELL,

SO SHE CAME HOME FOR A WHILE, THEN I TOOK HER BACK--

WAIT A MINUTE. SO YOU LIED?

I MADE THINGS RIGHT!

BY LYING!

THAT'S A GREAT THING TO TEACH LOU.

STOP FIGHTING!

WE'RE NOT FIGHTING! WE'RE JUST DISCUSSING!

YEAH, BY FIGHTING.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE THIS IN MY ROOM?

FINE WITH ME.

GREAT!

THEY'RE LIKE THIS...?

ALL THE TIME.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SHE RAN AWAY?

SHE DIDN'T RUN AWAY. SHE RAN HOME.

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.

AND, BESIDES, YOU WERE WORKING.

NO, THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH YOU.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH YOU AS A MOTHER.

YOU ALWAYS PUT WORK FIRST.

YOU ALWAYS PUT MAKING A LIVING ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE.

DAD AND I, WE JUST CAME SECOND.

CLAIRE--

I'M NOT LIKE THAT!

I PUT MY FAMILY FIRST.

YOU DIDN'T GO TO THAT COMPANY

TO GET EQUIPMENT FOR LOU, DID YOU?

YOU WENT THERE AS AN EXCUSE TO HELP YOURSELF.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY THINK?

I THINK YOU'RE A BAD INFLUENCE ON LOU.

A BAD INFLUENCE?

TEACHING HER TO BUY PEOPLE'S AFFECTION,

BY LYING.

THEY AREN'T LIES. LITTLE WHITE LIES.

LIES.

LIES!

I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO MOVE OUT.

OH, I... IS, UM...

IS THAT HOW YOU PUT FAMILY FIRST?

I'M ASKING YOU TO LEAVE MY HOUSE.

FINE.

IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

AT LEAST I WON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH THOSE STUPID CURTAINS.

I ONLY KNOW WHAT I SAW, MS. DARROW.

HE USED TO STAND ACROSS THE STREET,

JUST STARING AT THE STORE.

IT GAVE ME THE CREEPS.

YOU'RE SURE IT WAS DAVID KELLERIN?

IT WAS HIM.

LOOK, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AT ALL AGAINST THE GUY,

BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY--

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

WERE YOU EXPECTING SOMEBODY ELSE?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU GOT SO MAD AT GRANDMA.

SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP ME.

WAS SHE?

WHY DON'T YOU LIKE GRANDMA?

I LOVE GRANDMA.

MAYBE.

BUT YOU DON'T LIKE HER.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER THIS,

BUT WHEN GRANDPA DIED, GRANDMA SHUT DOWN THE FIRM.

SHE GAVE UP ON GRANDPA'S DREAM

BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO MAKE MONEY.

AREN'T YOU ALWAYS TELLING ME I SHOULD FOLLOW MY DREAMS?

THAT'S RIGHT!

WELL, MAYBE GRANDMA'S DREAM WAS TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.

I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY BEFORE.

AND WOULD YOU RECOGNIZE THE MAN

YOU SAW DRIVING AWAY FROM THE JEWELRY STORE

IF YOU SAW HIM AGAIN?

WITHOUT A DOUBT.

IS THIS MAN IN THE COURTROOM?

YES, HE IS.

POINT HIM OUT TO US, PLEASE.

THAT MAN...

THERE.

LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THE WITNESS IS POINTING

TO THE DEFENDANT, DAVID KELLERIN.

THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR.

YOUR WITNESS, MS. DARROW.

THANK YOU.

WELL, THAT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE--

THANK YOU.

...MR. GRIEG.

YOU IDENTIFIED MR. KELLERIN

QUITE CONFIDENTLY.

THAT'S HIM. NO DOUBT.

AND SO WHAT IF I TOLD YOU

THAT DAVE HAD A BEARD AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST?

YOU'D RECALL THAT, RIGHT?

UH, YES.

AND YET, YOU IDENTIFIED HIM QUITE READILY

WITHOUT THE BEARD.

WELL, IT'S HIS EYES.

I REMEMBER HIS EYES.

HIS EYES?

DRIVING PAST YOU IN A VAN AT NIGHT,

YOU REMEMBER HIS EYES?

YES. THEY WERE VERY INTENSE.

MM. THANK YOU.

YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE THE RECORD

TO STATE THAT MR. KELLERIN DID NOT

HAVE A BEARD AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST.

-OBJECTION! -SUSTAINED.

CAN'T BLAME ME FOR TRYING.

DOESN'T MATTER. YOU GOT HIM ON THE RUN.

IT'S NOT GOING WELL.

PLEASE STOP SAYING THAT.

I KNOW IT'S NOT GOING WELL.

I MEAN, YOU'RE DOING FINE

AND YOU'VE GOT SOME GOOD STRATEGY,

BUT LET'S FACE IT, YOU HAVE NO CASE.

I'M GOING BACK TO PRISON.

DON'T GIVE UP.

I CAN'T GO BACK TO PRISON.

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. DAVE, DAVE.

DAVE, BREATHE, BUDDY.

COME ON, LET'S GO GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY? COME ON. ATTABOY.

HELLO, COUNSELOR.

THAT WAS A PRETTY SHREWD MANEUVER IN THERE,

WITH THE EYEWITNESS.

YEAH, IT WAS, WASN'T IT?

YEAH, IT WAS. LOOK, LET'S TALK.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO PLEAD GUILTY.

I CAN STILL MAKE YOU A VERY GOOD DEAL.

WHY WOULD I DO THAT?

WHY? BECAUSE OF THE EVIDENCE. YOUR GUY IS GUILTY!

LOOK, NO ALIBI.

HAS THE WATCH, HIS VAN IS COVERED IN FINGERPRINTS.

HE DIDN'T DO IT.

HE DID DO IT.

LOOK AT THE VIDEO!

WHAT?

LOOK AT THE VIDEO.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'D I SAY?

DO YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?

NO, I'LL JUST HAVE SOME COFFEE.

YOU WANT COFFEE WITH THAT?

YEAH.

CLAIRE...

CLAIRE?

HMM?

WHY DON'T YOU USE THAT INFORMATION?

YOU KNOW, FROM THE MOTORCYCLE GUY.

WE HAVE TO USE IT AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME.

-IT'S NOT ENOUGH BY ITSELF. -OKAY, IT'S YOUR CALL.

SCOTT, CHECK THE SECURITY VIDEO.

WE'VE CHECKED IT.

NO. NOT AT THE JEWELRY STORE, THE DOUGHNUT SHOP.

CHECK THE SECURITY VIDEO AT THE DOUGHNUT SHOP.

TWO DAYS-- THREE DAYS BEFORE THE BURGLARY.

THE DOUGHNUT SHOP DOESN'T HAVE A SECURITY CAMERA.

THE FRIED CHICKEN PLACE NEXT DOOR

HAS A CAMERA OUT FRONT.

IT MIGHT COVER THE FRONT ENTRANCE.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT, BOSS.

OH! SORRY, CLAIRE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH CHESTER?

WINNIE... AND SCOTT

HAVE A DATE TONIGHT.

SO?

DON'T YOU PAY ATTENTION

TO ANYTHING THAT GOES ON AROUND HERE?

RIGHT. THE SOAP OPERA.

WHY CAN'T PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION TO THE CASE?

OH, THEY ARE. THEY'RE JUST MULTITASKING.

WELL, I WANT THEM TO SINGLE-TASK.

WHY CAN'T THEY SINGLE-TASK?

WINNIE?

YES?

CAN YOU COME HERE FOR A SECOND, PLEASE?

I NEED YOU TO WORK LATE TONIGHT.

I WANT YOU AND CHESTER TO GO OVER SOME RECORDS

FOR THE TRIAL.

TONIGHT? BUT I HAVE PLANS.

-COFFEE? -SORRY, IT CAN'T BE HELPED.

TELL SCOTT YOU'LL GIVE HIM A RAINCHECK.

OKAY.

YOU STILL PLAYING CUPID?

I DO WHAT I CAN.

LISTEN, UM...

THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW.

I KNEW LOU HAD RUN AWAY FROM SCHOOL YESTERDAY.

I DIDN'T TELL YOU EITHER.

WHAT? WHY NOT?

YOU WERE IN THE ZONE.

IS MY ZONE THAT PRECIOUS?

I DON'T WANT COFFEE.

CLAIRE?

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR, CLAIRE?

WHERE'S DAVE?

UH-OH.

-DAVE! -DAVE!

WHAT ARE YOU SHOUTING FOR?

-HAVE YOU SEEN DAVE? -NO.

WHERE'S JOANNA?

SHE'S GONE. SHE MOVED OUT.

YOU HERE BY YOURSELF?

RAY, I'M 12, I CAN HANDLE A FEW HOURS AT HOME.

RIGHT.

WHERE DID SHE GO?

SHE WAS GONE WHEN I GOT HERE.

SHE LEFT THIS NOTE.

"GOODBYE,

AND REMEMBER YOUR SAFE PLACE, LOU."

I'LL CALL THE POLICE.

NO, WAIT. LET ME JUST THINK.

SCOTT? HAVE YOU SEEN DAVE?

NO, SORRY, BUT I HAVE BEEN GOING OVER

THE SECURITY FOOTAGE FOR THE DOUGHNUT SHOP.

OH. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT TONIGHT.

AH, WELL...

MY DATE WITH WINNIE GOT POSTPONED.

RAYMOND GAVE HER SOME BUSY WORK, SO.

WELL, RAYMOND KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.

YEAH. ANYWAYS...

I THINK I FOUND SOMETHING. CAN I COME OVER?

SURE!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING FOR.

ANY PRECEDENT THAT CAN HELP CLAIRE WITH THE CASE.

THAT SEEMS KIND OF VAGUE.

SOMETIMES, VAGUE IS ALL YOU NEED.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE TO DO?

WHAT?

I LIKE TO COLLECT OBSCURE AND OUTDATED LAWS.

YOU TOO?

DID YOU KNOW, IN MISSISSIPPI,

IT'S ILLEGAL TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE ILLEGITIMATE CHILD?

I DID!

AND DID YOU KNOW,

IN COLORADO,

IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO MUTILATE ROCKS?

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY FAVORITE IS?

IN ALASKA,

IT'S AN OFFENSE TO PUSH A LIVE MOOSE OUT OF AN AIRPLANE.

I LOVE WEIRD LAWS!

ME TOO!

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE DINNER SOMETIME?

SURE.

I DIDN'T THINK SO. I'M SORRY.

DID YOU SAY YES?

I SAID "YES."

AND CHESTER?

YEAH?

COULD I BORROW A PEN?

LOU! DON'T FORGET TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH, PLEASE.

I WON'T!

OKAY, WHAT DO YOU GOT?

LOOK AT THIS.

THAT'S IT!

IT SURE IS.

ATTABOY, SCOTT!

OKAY, NOW WE JUST HAVE TO FIND DAVE.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

NEVER MIND.

GO TO SLEEP.

SLEEP BETTER IN MY BED.

WAIT HERE.

NEVER MIND. COME WITH ME.

WELL, YOU TOOK LONG ENOUGH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP, SPORTY?

I DON'T KNOW. MOM BROUGHT ME.

I COULDN'T LEAVE HER AT HOME ALONE.

WHY NOT? SHE'S 12!

I TOLD YOU, MOM.

WHERE IS HE?

HE'S IN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR.

WHY'D HE CALL YOU?

WELL, DIDN'T YOU GET MY NOTE?

I'M HIS "SAFE PLACE."

OH, IS THAT WHAT THAT MEANT?

HIS GRANDMA WAS HIS REAL SAFE PLACE,

AND I GUESS SINCE

I'M THE ONLY GRANDMOTHER AVAILABLE...

IT'S NOT REALLY THE SAME, IS IT?

NO.

AND I DON'T EVEN LIKE DOUGHNUTS.

ALL RIGHT, WAIT HERE, OKAY?

WHATEVER YOU SAY, MOM.

HEY, CLAIRE? UH...

ARE WE OKAY?

REALLY?

WELL, I FOUND HIM!

DOESN'T THAT COUNT FOR SOMETHING?

YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME ABOUT LOU RUNNING AWAY.

OH, ARE WE STILL ON THIS?

AND THAT THING WITH THE EQUIPMENT...

I MEAN, IF SHE HADN'T KEPT WHERE SHE GOT IT A SECRET,

IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM.

OKAY, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.

NO, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD

ALWAYS BE OPEN WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT EVERYTHING.

YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOLD HER TO KEEP IT A SECRET!

I MAY HAVE IMPLIED

THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR HER TO WAIT.

JOANNA...

ADMIT IT.

YOU USED LOU'S PROBLEM AT SCHOOL

TO GET ME TO TAKE THAT STUPID CASE.

NO!

WELL... ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW THE PHRASE "KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE"?

JOANNA, LOU IS YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER,

SHE'S NOT A BIRD.

OKAY. LOOK. I...

I REALIZE THAT I WASN'T A PERFECT MOTHER TO YOU.

I JUST...

...NEVER UNDERSTOOD YOU.

AND I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU HAVE THIS OBSESSION

TO ALWAYS DO GOOD.

I DON'T EITHER.

AND MAYBE I...

I REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN A GOOD GRANDMOTHER TO LOU EITHER.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I WAS, BUT...

ALL I KNOW

IS THAT I DID WHAT I DID FOR LOU.

AND MAYBE I DID IT A LITTLE BIT FOR MYSELF, TOO.

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS THAT'S, UH...

THAT'S JUST WHO I AM.

THAT MUST'VE BEEN REALLY HARD FOR YOU TO SAY.

YOU BET IT WAS.

I GUESS WE'RE SORT OF OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I GOTTA GO AND GET DAVE.

RIGHT.

HI.

HI, DAVE.

GUESS WHAT? IT'S GOING WELL.

IT'S TOO LATE.

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.

HE WOULD STAND ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE STORE EVERY DAY.

HE NEVER CAME IN, AND I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT.

NOW I KNOW.

NOW WE KNOW.

THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

SO MR. KELLERIN NEVER CAME INTO THE STORE?

IS THAT RIGHT?

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

AND WE'VE CHECKED THE SECURITY VIDEO

FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH LEADING UP TO THE BURGLARY.

HE NEVER CAME INTO YOUR STORE, NOT ONCE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND THAT WATCH THAT WAS FOUND IN MR. KELLERIN'S BACKPACK--

YOU'RE SURE THAT THAT WATCH

WAS AMONG THE JEWELRY THAT WAS STOLEN?

OH, YES, I'M SURE.

DO YOU KNOW DAVE KELLERIN?

I'VE BOUGHT DOUGHNUTS FROM HIS SHOP.

I-I DON'T KNOW HIM.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS ON PAROLE?

I HAD HEARD RUMORS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS NICE

THAT THE GUY WAS GETTING ANOTHER CHANCE.

AW. THAT'S KIND OF YOU.

YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW THE SECURITY VIDEO, IF I MAY.

UH, OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

THIS IS A WASTE OF THE COURT'S TIME.

WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THE VIDEO.

WE HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO, MS. DARROW.

NOT THE JEWELRY STORE SECURITY VIDEO.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE VIDEO

FROM THE FRIED CHICKEN PLACE, NEXT DOOR.

OBJECTION. "THE VIDEO FROM THE FRIED CHICKEN PLACE

NEXT DOOR"-- NONDISCLOSURE, YOUR HONOR.

HOW 'BOUT THAT, MISS DARROW?

I APOLOGIZE,

BUT THIS HAS JUST NOW COME TO MY ATTENTION,

AND I DO BELIEVE IT HAS GREAT BEARING ON THE CASE.

YOUR HONOR...

ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO ALLOW IT. PROCEED.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

NOW, YOU WILL SEE,

FROM THE TIME STAMP, THAT THIS TAKES PLACE

TWO DAYS BEFORE THE BURGLARY.

WHAT IS THAT YOU'RE PUTTING

INTO MR. KELLERIN'S BACKPACK, MR. DRESCHER?

UM...

I...

IT LOOKS LIKE A WATCH. HMM!

I-I CAN'T REALLY TELL.

OH, LET ME ENLARGE IT FOR YOU.

WOW!

NOT ONLY IS THAT A WATCH...

THAT APPEARS TO BE THE WATCH...

LIKE THIS WATCH THAT WAS FOUND IN MR. KELLERIN'S BACKPACK.

EXACTLY LIKE THE WATCH

THAT SUPPOSEDLY STOLEN FROM YOUR STORE,

TWO DAYS LATER.

HUH!

I REFUSE TO ANSWER

ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT MAY INCRIMINATE ME.

I DIDN'T ASK YOU A QUESTION, MR. DRESCHER.

I STILL REFUSE TO ANSWER.

MR. DRESCHER...

IS IT TRUE THAT YOU'VE RUN UP

A SERIOUS GAMBLING DEBT WITH THE RUSSIAN MOB?

THE WHAT?

YOU KNOW, THE RUSSIAN MOB.

THE RED MAFIA, THE BRATVA.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR W--

BUT YOU DO HAVE GAMBLING DEBTS?

OTHERWISE, WHY WOULD DEMETRI BEREZIN

DRIVE HIS MOTORCYCLE PAST YOUR STORE

THREE TIMES A DAY FOR A MONTH?

I, UH...

AREN'T YOU GOING TO OBJECT?

ME--? YES!

OBJECTION... YOUR HONOR.

I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING.

SO WOULD I. PROCEED.

IN FACT...

WE HAVE DEMETRI RIGHT HERE.

HE CAN TELL US, IF YOU WON'T.

UH...

I... DID RAKE UP A FEW GAMBLING DEBTS.

YEAH. HOW MUCH?

100...

...THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THAT'S QUITE A FEW.

YES, AND...

DEMETRI TOOK TO STRAFING MY STORE...

AS A REMINDER...

A REMINDER, OR A THREAT?

WELL, THAT IS ANOTHER WAY OF PUTTING IT.

DIDN'T HE SAY HE WAS GONNA BREAK YOUR LEGS

IF YOU DIDN'T PAY YOUR DEBT?

I-I THINK HE WAS JUST BEING COLORFUL.

BUT DID YOU HAVE THE MONEY, MR. DRESCHER?

I DID NOT.

DID YOU THINK OF A WAY TO GET THE MONEY?

I REFUSE TO...

YOU KNOW.

I DO KNOW.

YOU DECIDED

TO ROB YOUR OWN STORE AND COLLECT THE INSURANCE MONEY.

THEN YOU COULD PAY EVERYTHING BACK,

AND WHY NOT?

INSURANCE FRAUD IS A VICTIMLESS CRIME.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ISN'T?

FRAMING AN INNOCENT MAN AND SENDING HIM TO PRISON.

BUT HE'S AN EX-CON.

SO HE DIDN'T DO THIS. SO WHAT?

AND WHO DID DO THIS, MR. DRESCHER?

I, UH... I REFUSE...

TO ANSWER.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR.

THE WITNESS MAY STEP DOWN.

PERMISSION TO APPROACH, YOUR HONOR?

GRANTED.

YOUR HONOR, IT'S CLEAR...

DRESCHER WANTED TO COLLECT ON THE INSURANCE,

BUT HE NEEDED A FALL GUY.

HE KNEW THAT MY CLIENT WAS A CONVICTED FELON,

SO HE PLANTED THE WATCH, STOLE HIS VAN,

AND DID A SMASH-AND-GRAB OF HIS OWN STORE.

YOUR HONOR, THE STATE MOVES

TO DROP THE CASE AGAINST DAVID KELLERIN.

THE DEFENSE AGREES.

WHAT?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

I KNOW. I AGREE ANYWAY.

CASE IS DISMISSED!

SO I'M FREE?

YOU'RE FREE!

THANK YOU.

I STILL HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU DID IT.

I TOLD THE TRUTH.

IF ONLY MORE PEOPLE WOULD DO THAT...

OH!

TIME TO MAKE THE DOUGHNUTS!

WELL, WELL, WELL.

CONGRATS, COUNSELOR. YOU DID A GOOD JOB IN THERE.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU SEEM ODDLY HAPPY FOR SOMEONE WHO JUST LOST.

OH, WELL, WHY WOULDN'T I BE HAPPY?

JUSTICE PREVAILED. JUSTICE IS GOOD. I LIKE JUSTICE.

GOOD TO KNOW.

YEAH. YEAH, IT IS.

ANYWAY. LOOK, NEXT TIME, I'M GONNA CRUSH YOU LIKE A BUG.

PROFESSIONALLY, OF COURSE.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

YEAH. YEAH.

-HEY, MILES! -HMM?

YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST REALIZED?

IT'S THE THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

NO...

IT MEANS IT'S TIME FOR ME TO ASK YOU OUT.

-REALLY? -MM-HMM.

-DOES IT? -YEAH.

I THINK I LIKE THE THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.

YEAH. ME TOO.

YEAH.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

SHE DID GREAT!

YOUR DAD WOULD'VE BEEN PROUD OF YOU.

AND YOUR ROBOT.

YOU THINK?

YEAH, I'M SURE.

GRANDMA! DID YOU HEAR?

MY ROBOT WON!

I KNOW.

WHAT? YOU WERE THERE?

YEP.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY HI?

WELL, I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT LOU.

SHE WAS IN THE ZONE.

SO ARE YOU MOVING BACK IN?

I THINK MAYBE YOU AND YOUR MOM

NEED YOUR OWN SPACE.

JOANNA, MOVE BACK IN WITH US.

REALLY?

REALLY! WE'RE A FAMILY.

IT'S TIME WE STARTED ACTING LIKE IT, MOM.

BESIDES, WE HAVE CASES TO DISCUSS.

CASES?

YEAH, LIKE THE DYLBROOKE CASE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT ONE AT ALL.

WAIT. YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THAT CASE?

I'M GONNA TAKE THAT CASE.

W-WHY?

BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT!

WE NEED TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

WE JUST SPENT A MONTH

DEFENDING A GUY WHO RUNS A DOUGHNUT SHOP.

THANK YOU.

BUT YOU'RE HANDLING IT.

SO YOU'RE MAKING ME A PARTNER?

NOT SO FAST.

"CONSULTING ATTORNEY."

TO START WITH?

WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, I AM GONNA WANT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

AND I WILL HEAR YOUR SUGGESTIONS.

YOU KNOW, LIKE THOSE CURTAINS, FOR INSTANCE.

THE CURTAINS STAY.

YEAH? WE'LL SEE.

MM!

IT'S GOOD, ISN'T IT?