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SON, DO WANT
TO MAKE PARTNER

WITH THIS FIRM?

NICHOLAS, I NEED
YOUR HEAD IN OUR BUSINESS.

THIS WORK YOU'RE DOING
OUTSIDE THE FIRM

IS--IS GETTING IN THE WAY
OF YOUR OBLIGATIONS.

I'M SORRY. I JUST
CAN'T DO IT TODAY.

JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE MY SON
DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO

GET SPECIAL
TREATMENT AROUND HERE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

IF I HADN'T RUN UP
SUCH HUGE SCHOOL LOANS,

I'D BE WORKING
IN PUBLIC SERVICE.

FATHER ALWAYS TOLD ME
NOT TO WORRY ABOUT MAKING MONEY

BUT TO WORRY ABOUT
MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

I COULD HAVE
HANDLED IT.

YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT
HAPPENED, YOU SHOULD'VE SAID SOMETHING.

COME ON, NICK, PUTTING UP
AN EXPERIENCED GIRL AS LEAD COUNSEL?

IT'S AN OLD TRICK.
THE JURY'S GONNA SEE RIGHT THROUGH IT.

YOU THINK
THEY'D FIND YOU MORE SYMPATHETIC?

WHEN ALL MY LIFE, ALL I'VE
EVER WANTED TO DO IS

BE A PARTNER
IN A FIRM LIKE THIS...

AND WORK FOR A LAWYER
OF YOUR CALIBER.

SO, YOU LIKE BEING
A CORPORATE LAWYER?

SURE.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE
ABOUT IT?

OH, THE HOURS.

YEAH. NO, COME ON.
REALLY.

MAKING DEALS.
LANDING CLIENTS.

I LIKE BUSINESS.

I LIKE BEING
IN THE THICK OF IT.

UH-HUH.

DO YOU ALWAYS BEHAVE
LIKE THIS WHEN YOU'RE APPLYING FOR A JOB?

YEAH. I MEAN,
I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I'M GETTING INTO.

WELL, MY FATHER'S
VERY INTERESTED IN HIRING YOU.

I KNOW. AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE HIS INTEREST.

BUT, UH,
I JUST DECIDED

THAT, UH, I'M GONNA TAKE
A DIFFERENT JOB.

BUT YOU'VE HELPED ME...
YOU KNOW. YOU REALLY HAVE.

THANKS.

ALL SET WITH
THE LIGHTS, DARLING?

MM-HMM.

Man:
Right there.

Spray it.

AAH!

UNH!

AAAHH!

I AM SENTENCING YOU

TO 1,500 HOURS
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE,

USING YOUR SKILLS
AS A CORPORATE ATTORNEY

TO WORK
AS A CHILD ADVOCATE.

WHAT THE HELL ARE--

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

THIS IS MY OFFICE.

THIS IS
THE BROOM CLOSET.

YEAH, WELL...
FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS, IT'S BEEN MY OFFICE.

OH, WELL,
THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS THE BROOM CLOSET.

I MEAN, EXCEPT FOR
THE GUY WHO, UH, USES IT

WHEN HE CHOOSES TO STOP
BY AND MAKE MORE WORK FOR THE REST OF THEM.

I THINK THEY CALL HIM
THE "COMMUNITY SERVICE JERK-OFF"?

I'M THAT COMMUNITY
SERVICE JERK-OFF.

YEAH. I JUST
FIGURED THAT OUT.

THIS IS THE JOB YOU CHOSE
INSTEAD OF WORKING FOR MY FATHER'S FIRM?

YEAH.

THAT'S CRAZY.

IT IS?
DO YOU HAVE

ANY IDEA WHAT THEY'RE
GONNA PUT YOU THROUGH HERE?

THEY--THEY PAY YOU
NOTHING. THEY--

OH, MONEY. YOU THINK
I CARE ABOUT THE MONEY.

I DON'T CARE
WHAT I GET PAID.

I NEVER DID.

I CHOSE TO BE
THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

OF LEGAL SERVICES
OF PITTSBURGH

INSTEAD OF PUSHING
PAPERS FOR YOU.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.

YEAH.

WHICH, I BELIEVE,
MAKES ME YOUR BOSS.

GOOD MORNING, NICK.

THAT GIRL IN MY OFFICE?

LOUISE ARCHER.
WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE GOTTEN HER.

SHE JUST FINISHED
HER FEDERAL CLERKSHIP WITH JUDGE McHENRY. WHY?

I KNOW WHO SHE IS.
CAN YOU JUST GET HER OUT OF MY OFFICE?

IT'S HER OFFICE NOW.

IT'S--IT'S
A BROOM CLOSET.

OH. MS. ARCHER.
COME IN, PLEASE.

I WANT YOU TWO
TO WORK ON A CASE TOGETHER.

WHY?
IT'S SENSITIVE.

AHMAD HASSAN,
AN ARAB-AMERICAN MAN,

TOOK A BASEBALL BAT TO A
KID WHO WAS VANDALIZING HIS RESTAURANT.

I READ ABOUT THAT.
THAT KID WAS ARRESTED, WASN'T HE?

YEAH, FOR
BREAKING AND ENTERING.

SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?THE PROBLEM IS

THE KID'S PARENTS
ARE SUING HASSAN FOR DAMAGES FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY.

YOU'RE KIDDING.NO. THEY CLAIM

THEIR KID'S
HAND AND ARM ARE PERMANENTLY DAMAGED.

HOW MUCH DO THEY WANT?

A MILLION
DOLLARS.

FOR WHAT?

THAT KID WAS JUST
ACCEPTED AT PITT. PRE-MED.

THE PARENTS CLAIM
HE WAS GONNA BE A SURGEON.

HAVE FUN.

SO, YOU'RE PERFORMING
COMMUNITY SERVICE HERE?

YES.

DRUG CHARGE, HUH?

THAT'S RIGHT.
HOW'D YOU GUESS?

IT'S ALWAYS A DRUG CHARGE.

RICH KID...CONNECTIONS...

COMMUNITY SERVICE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

THERE'S SOMETHING
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

REALLY.
WHAT IS THAT?

WHY A JUDGE WOULD
ASK SOMEONE LIKE YOU

TO COME AND DO THIS WORK.
I CAN TOTALLY UNDERSTAND

ASKING YOU TO PUSH PAPERS
OR SPEAK TO HIGH SCHOOL KIDS,

BUT TO ENTRUST YOU
WITH THIS KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY

WHEN YOU'VE PROVEN
THAT YOUR MORAL FIBER IS--

MY MORAL FIBER?

YOUR MORAL FIBER. IT'S--UH, LISTEN.

IF WE HAVE TO WORK
TOGETHER, IS THERE ANY CHANCE

THAT YOU MIGHT DO ME
A FAVOR AND JUST SHUT THE HELL UP?

NO.

WELL, OUR BILLABLE HOURS
ARE DOWN, BUT THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE,

GIVEN THE ECONOMY,
BUT I--I DO THINK

THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE
A VERY HARD LOOK

AT THE WAY
WE'RE DOIN' BUSINESS.

I THINK--
UH...

YEAH, LARRY.

I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
TO MAKE.

I'M LEAVING THE FIRM.

I'VE DECIDED TO WORK
WITH KIRK AND McGEE.

WELL, I'M, UH...

SURPRISED, LARRY.

KIRK AND McGEE
HAS BRANCHES

IN 7 CITIES,
INCLUDING LONDON.

THERE'S MOBILITY THERE.

HERE, I'M JUST WAITING
FOR YOU TO RETIRE, BURTON.

WELL.
NOW YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE

IF YOU CAN STAND ON
YOUR OWN TWO FEET.

WHO WAS THIS FIRM'S
TOP BILLER FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS?

OFF THE STRENGTH
OF MY CLIENTS.

DON'T FORGET
WHO LANDED 'EM.

DON'T FORGET
WHO KEPT THEM.

I ASSUME THIS,
UH, DEAL WAS MADE

BASED ON YOUR CLIENTS'
PORTABILITY?

I'VE MADE
MY ANNOUNCEMENT.

I'LL BE OUT IN THE OPEN
ABOUT IT.

FEEL FREE TO COMPETE.

STAY AWAY
FROM MY STAFF.

I CAN RECRUIT
ANYONE I WANT.

STAY AWAY
FROM MY STAFF.

OK, JUST, UH,
MAKE A LIST

OF EVERY ONE
OF HIS CLIENTS.

GIVE 'EM A CALL,
DROP BY THE OFFICE, WHATEVER.

BUT, UH...

LET 'EM KNOW
IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS

THAT IT'S, UH, SAFER,
SMARTER, CHEAPER TO STAY WITH US.

SO NOW I TRUST
I HAVE THE LOYALTY

OF EVERYBODY.
ABSOLUTELY.

OH...OF COURSE.NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

OF COURSE.ABSOLUTELY.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT THE FAMILY OF THE BOY YOU HIT

IS FILING A PERSONAL INJURY
LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU?

YES.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT THAT LAWSUIT MEANS?

HE'S FILING FOR
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.

THEY'RE GOING TO SAY
I USED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN SELF-DEFENSE.

DO YOU THINK
THEY CAN WIN?

IT'S A FRIVOLOUS
LAWSUIT, MR. HASSAN.

I KNOW THAT.
I'M ASKING

IF YOU THINK
THEY CAN WIN.

WE ARE GOING TO FILE
A SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION,

AND I THINK THE CASE
IS GONNA BE THROWN OUT.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL, I--I THINK
THESE ARE ISSUES FOR A JURY.

I DON'T THINK
ANY JUDGE IS GONNA WANT TO THROW THIS OUT.

AND IF IT GOES
TO COURT?

WELL, IF YOU PUT THAT KID
IN A SUIT AND TIE...

HOLD UP HIS DAMAGED HAND

FOR THE JUDGE
AND JURY TO SEE,

CLAIM THAT
MR. HASSAN OVER-REACTED TO A CHILDISH PRANK...

I--I THINK THIS CASE
HAS STRONGER LEGS THAN MS. ARCHER SEEMS TO THINK.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
I SHOULD DO?

I THINK YOU SHOULD USE
YOUR INSURANCE MONEY TO SETTLE.

I--I DON'T HAVE
INSURANCE.

WELL, I, UM...
I CAN... I CAN SCHEDULE

A MEETING WITH THE HUDSONS
TO SEE IF WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.

SO, HOW ARE THINGS
AT, UH, DUQUESNE UNION?

FINE, BURTON, THANKS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR COMING DOWN HERE ON SUCH A SHORT NOTICE.

NO PROBLEM.

WE--YOU WANT A DRINK?

JAKE, GET HIM--
WHAT DO YOU WANT? A BEER?

GET HIM A BEER,
WILL YOU?

I, UM, I UNDERSTAND
THAT, UM,

THAT, UH, LARRY HINES
WAS THE POINT MAN FOR YOU

FOR THESE, UH,
LAST FEW YEARS.

NOW THAT, UH,
LARRY'S GONE, THOUGH, UM,

I'M GONNA JUMP
IN HERE PERSONALLY AND OVERSEE YOUR MATTERS,

MAKE SURE THAT, UH,
YOUR TRANSACTIONS, LAWSUITS,

WHATEVER SITUATION
ARISES, IS GONNA GET OUR A-PLUS ATTENTION.

YOU'RE A HELLUVA
LAWYER, BURTON.

I'VE GOT
A FIRST-CLASS DILEMMA

CHOOSING BETWEEN
YOU GUYS.

WELL, WE JUST
HOPE WE CAN KEEP YOUR BUSINESS.

OK, CHEERS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, RICHARD.

YOU'RE LOOKIN' GOOD.

THANKS.

I JUST WANT
TO ASSURE YOU THAT, UH,

EVERY TRANSACTION,
EVERY...SITUATION,

EVERY LAWSUIT, WILL GET
OUR PERSONAL

ATTENTION...
BIG TIME.

THAT I WOULD,
UH...

PERSONALLY
OVERSEE YOUR MATTERS...

TRANSACTIONS,
LAWSUITS...

WHATEVER THE SITUATION...
AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU

GET, UH,
A-PLUS ATTENTION.

THAT, UH...

WHATEVER TRANSACTION
OR...LAWSUIT,

WHATEVER
THE SITUATION...

IT'S GONNA GET OUR,
UM, A-PLUS ATTENTION, THAT'S FOR SURE.

WELL, IT'S, UH,

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD
TO SEE YOU, FRED. TAKE CARE.

AND BE SURE AND SAY
HI TO HELEN, WILL YOU?

TAKE CARE.

BYE, FRED.

GETTIN' WAY TOO OLD
FOR THIS CRAP.

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.
OK?

I SEE WHY HE'S
SO FREAKING SUCCESSFUL.

WE'LL SEE
IF WE COULD

SETTLE THIS
AMICABLY.

WE'LL SETTLE
FOR $1 MILLION.

MR. HASSAN WAS ACTING
OUT OF SELF-DEFENSE.

MAYBE THE FIRST TIME
HE STRUCK MY CLIENT.

SECOND TIME WAS
BRUTAL AND EXCESSIVE.

YOUR CLIENT
WAS VANDALIZING MR. HASSAN'S PROPERTY.

IT WAS A CHILDISH PRANK.THROWING BRICKS

THROUGH WINDOWS
AND SPRAY-PAINTING RACIAL SLURS

ON THE DOOR
OF A MAN'S BUSINESS--

KIDS GET CARRIED AWAY.IS NOT A CHILDISH PRANK.

OH, COME ON.
AND THE TWO OF YOU?

ARE TAKING
HORRIBLE

ADVANTAGE
OF A SENSITIVE TIME.

WHAT ARE YOU
TEACHING YOUR CHILD?

THAT MAN DESTROYED
PERRY'S FUTURE.

HIS HAND IS
PERMANENTLY DAMAGED.

NOW, YOU CAN FIX
A RESTAURANT.

YOU CAN PAINT
OVER A DOOR.

BUT YOU CANNOT REPLACE
WHAT THAT MAN TOOK AWAY FROM MY SON!

PLEASE DROP THIS SUIT
BEFORE THE PRESS GETS AHOLD OF IT.

PRESS IS NOT
OUR CONCERN.

IF YOU'RE SO WORRIED
ABOUT THIS GETTING OUT, PERHAPS

YOU SHOULD ASK
YOUR CLIENT TO SETTLE.

OUR CLIENT DOESN'T HAVE
A DOLLAR TO HIS NAME.

HE HAS
A RESTAURANT.

WHICH HE WORKED
15 YEARS FOR

AFTER HE IMMIGRATED HERE.
HE HAS NOTHING ELSE.

WELL, HE SHOULD'VE
THOUGHT ABOUT THAT

BEFORE HE PICKED UP
A WEAPON.

HE WAS PROTECTING
HIS DAUGHTER, YOU IDIOT!

THAT'S A CARD
FOR MELISSA HENNING.

THAT'S A WOMAN DOWN
AT THE PITTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

THAT SPECIALIZES
IN HATE CRIMES.

WAIT,
YOU'RE NOT THREATENING A CRIMINAL CHARGE

AS A COUNTER
TO A CIVIL SUIT. THAT'S UNETHICAL.

WE CAN FILE
CIVIL HATE CRIME CHARGES.

IF THAT TRIGGERS
A CRIMINAL CHARGE FROM THE D.A.,

AND YOUR CLIENT
HAS TO SPEND SOME TIME IN JAIL,

WELL, THEN, THAT
IS OUT OF OUR HANDS, AND THAT'S IT.

THEY DON'T HAVE
A GOOD CASE, MR. HASSAN.

THEIR ODDS OF PROVING
LIABILITY AREN'T STRONG, AND IT'S GONNA BE

VERY DIFFICULT
FOR THEM TO PROVE

THAT THIS KID'S
FUTURE DAMAGES

ARE SIGNIFICANT.

BUT...YOU
CAN'T BE CERTAIN?

YOU HAVE
THE STRONGER CASE.

DO YOU WANT
TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS?

I--I DON'T KNOW.

THERE ARE
SOME RISKS.

THE PRESS IS PROBABLY
GONNA GET AHOLD OF THIS AND--

I DOUBT THAT.

I--THAT'S
JUST MY OPINION.

WELL, DO YOU THINK

THE HUDSONS WILL
DROP THIS SUIT?

IF THEY DON'T,
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND

YOU TAKE
THIS COURSE OF ACTION.

WELL, LET--LET'S SEE
IF THEY DROP THE CASE

BEFORE WE DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, ALL RIGHT?

OK. THAT'S SMART.

UH, YOU EVER THINK
OF LEAVING YOUR EMOTIONS OUT OF NEGOTIATIONS?

WHY?
BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU LOOK WEAK.

DOESN'T THIS
PISS YOU OFF?

YEAH. BUT I DON'T
GIVE THEM THE SATISFACTION.

WELL, I DO.

MR. FALLIN,
MR. McGEE IS HERE.

OH. SEND HIM IN.
THANK YOU.

HEY, BILL.
HOW ARE YOU?

BURTON.

THANKS FOR COMIN' BY.
I APPRECIATE IT.

PLACE LOOKS GREAT.

YOU'RE MAKIN'
A REAL GO OF IT.

YEAH. I'M GETTIN'
ALONG OK.

SIT DOWN.
SURE.

I ADMIRE YOU,
BURTON...

KEEPING YOUR SHOP
THIS SIZE...

STILL WORKING
ON ALL THE CASES.

YOU KNOW WHAT, BILL?
I--I STILL LIKE THE PRACTICE.

SO DO I.
DON'T GET ME WRONG.

I'VE JUST FOUND
THAT IF YOU'LL LOCATE ENOUGH GOOD LAWYERS

AND LEND YOUR NAME
TO THEIR WORK

THAT BUSINESS
IS BETTER ALL AROUND.

YEAH, I'VE NOTICED THAT.

YOU WANTED TO TALK
ABOUT HINES?

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, BILL,
OUR FIRMS

HAVE GOTTEN ALONG
SO WELL OVER THE YEARS.

YOU KNOW...
REFERRED CLIENTS...

JUST KEPT OUT OF
EACH OTHER'S BUSINESS.

THAT'S TRUE.

I'D JUST LIKE TO CUT
THE CRAP RIGHT HERE.

YOU KNOW,
I NEVER POACHED ANY OF YOUR LAWYERS.

AND I WOULD
JUST LIKE YOUR WORD, AS A GENTLEMAN,

THAT YOU WON'T POACH
ANY MORE OF MINE.

I'LL BE UP-FRONT
WITH YOU, BURTON.

I AM NOT GONNA GIVE YOU
ANY PROMISES

THAT I CAN'T KEEP.

OUR BUSINESS
IS FLOURISHING.

AND DESPITE
THESE HARD TIMES,

WE ARE GAINING
CLIENTS...

AND RETAINING
OUR ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS.

WE'RE ALSO BUILDING,
UH, BRANCH OFFICES.

YOUR FATHER'S FIRM
IS FLATLINING, NICK.

DON'T GET ME WRONG.
HE'S A GREAT ATTORNEY.

BUT HE MICRO-MANAGES
HIS PEOPLE.

AND AS A RESULT
OF THAT STYLE, THE FIRM IS SHRINKING.

I REALIZE THAT

THIS IS,
UH, COMPLICATED

BY YOUR RELATIONSHIP
TO YOUR FATHER.

WE WILL OFFER YOU
A BETTER FUTURE

HERE
AT KIRK AND McGEE.

YOU'LL HAVE
MORE RESPONSIBILITY.

AND YOU'LL MAKE
MORE MONEY.

YOU KNOW...AS LONG
AS YOU'RE WITH YOUR DAD,

NOBODY'S GONNA
BELIEVE THAT YOU EARNED YOUR POSITION.

YOU'LL ALWAYS JUST BE
BURTON FALLIN'S SON.

HERE...YOU'LL BE
YOUR OWN MAN.

WHAT ARE YOU OFFERING?

TO MAKE YOU
A PARTNER.

TAKE A FEW DAYS.

THINK ABOUT IT.

THEY WON'T DROP THE CASE.

OH, DAMN IT.

THE HUDSON'S ATTORNEY

SAID THAT
THEY WOULD SETTLE FOR HALF A MILLION.

I HOPE YOU'RE
NOT SUGGESTING THAT MR. HASSAN--

IT'S JUST MY OBLIGATION
TO INFORM THE CLIENT--

PUT UP WITH THIS
KIND OF THING.

OF WHAT
OPPOSING COUNSEL--

IT WOULD BE BLACKMAIL.

IT WOULD BE BLACKMAIL,
MR. HASSAN. LISTEN TO ME.

I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE

THAT YOU DON'T EVEN
BEGIN TO ENTERTAIN THEIR SPECIOUS CLAIMS,

BECAUSE IF YOU DO,
YOU'RE GONNA GIVE CREDIT

TO THIS KIND
OF OPPORTUNISM.

IT'S--IT'S--IT'S
RACIST OPPORTUNISM.

MS. ARCHER,
I THINK MR. FALLIN WAS JUST TELLING ME THE FACTS.

I WAS.

BESIDES,
I DON'T HAVE $500,

LET ALONE 500,000.

DO YOU WANT
TO GO AHEAD

AND FILE
A HATE CRIME SUIT?

YES.

YES. I'M...
I'M READY.

OK.

JAKE!

HEY, LARRY.
HOW'S IT GOIN'?

IT'S A WHOLE
NEW WORLD, JAKE.

A WHOLE NEW WORLD.

YOU'VE BEEN WITH FALLIN
FOR, WHAT, 7 YEARS?

YEAH?

HOW LONG
HAS FALLIN'S KID BEEN THERE?

4 1/2.

YOU THINK YOU HAVE
A CHANCE IN HELL

OF BEATING NICK
TO THE PARTNERS OFFICE?

LISTEN, I'VE BEEN
IN THOSE PARTNER MEETINGS.

BELIEVE ME, IT'S
NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND,
LARRY?

I NEED YOU
TO COME WITH ME

TO HELP SERVICE
MY BIG CLIENTS.

THEY'RE USED
TO YOU DOIN' THAT DAY TO DAY.

UM...WHAT
ARE YOU OFFERING?

25% OF THE BUSINESS
WE BRING FROM FALLIN, 20% INCREASE IN SALARY.

WHAT ABOUT
THE PARTNER TRACK?

IT'S THERE FOR YOU.
TWO YEARS, TOPS.

BUT I HAVE TO KNOW
IN TWO DAYS.

YOU'VE GOTTA ENSURE
THE CLIENTS MOVING WITH ME.

SO YOU GOTTA
DO IT NOW.

PERRY HUDSON AND HIS BUDDIES
GOT DRUNK THE OTHER NIGHT AND DECIDED THAT IT

MIGHT BE FUN TO TAKE OUT
THEIR PATRIOTIC URGES ON

A FELLOW AMERICAN CITIZEN.

SO THEY, UH, DROVE
TO MY CLIENT'S RESTAURANT,

SPRAY-PAINTED THE DOOR,
BROKE THE WINDOW, AND PROCEEDED

TO MAKE
UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY ONTO THE PREMISES.

ONCE PERRY WAS INSIDE,
MY CLIENT DID

WHAT ANY PROPERTY OWNER
HAS THE RIGHT TO DO.

HE SIMPLY DEFENDED
HIS PROPERTY.

THIS ISSUE HERE
IS WHETHER HE ACTED REASONABLY.

EVEN IF HE WAS AFRAID,
MR. HASSAN CANNOT BEAT MY CLIENT WITH IMPUNITY.

HE DIDN'T JUST
FRIGHTEN HIM, YOUR HONOR.

HE BROKE INTO
HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS AND FRIGHTENED HIM.

AGAIN, THAT'S AN ISSUE
FOR A JURY TO DECIDE.

MR. HASSAN ACTED
IN SELF-DEFENSE

BECAUSE HE WAS
AFRAID FOR HIS LIFE.

HE HIT MY CLIENT
SEVERAL TIMES WITH A BASEBALL BAT.

TWICE, YOUR HONOR.

THE INTRUDER
WAS CARRYING

WHAT APPEARED
TO BE A WEAPON.

A BASEBALL BAT
AGAINST A SPRAY PAINT CAN.

YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO SWAT A FLY WITH A MACHINE GUN.

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY DON'T
HAVE TO SPRAY-PAINT RACIAL EPITHETS

ON YOUR NEIGHBOR'S STORE,
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BREAK WINDOWS

AND MAKE
UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY.

YOUR HONOR, EVERYTHING
THAT I'M SAYING

IS BASED
ON POLICE RECORDS AS WELL AS

A SWORN AFFIDAVIT
FROM PERRY HUDSON HIMSELF.

MR. HASSAN
WAS CLEARLY ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE.

HE HAD VERY GOOD REASON
TO BELIEVE

THAT HE AND HIS DAUGHTER
WERE IN DANGER.

THESE ARE TRIABLE
ISSUES OF FACT.

MOTION DENIED.

WHAT? UH,
YOUR HONOR,

YOU ARE--YOU'RE
NOT GONNA LET THIS RIDICULOUSNESS CONTINUE.

MS. ARCHER--YOUR HONOR, THIS IS A JOKE!

MS. ARCHER,
ANOTHER WORD, AND YOU'LL BE IN CONTEMPT.

YOUR HONOR,
IF YOU LISTEN--

PLEASE EXCUSE
MY COLLEAGUE, YOUR HONOR.

SHE'S LETTING
HER EMOTIONS GET THE BETTER OF HER.

Sit down.

YOU DID NOT
HAVE TO DO THAT.

OH, YES, I DID.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

IT MEANS
THE HUDSONS' CASE IS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE.

AND WHAT KIND OF LAW
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN, AMANDA?

WELL, I'D LIKE TO DEAL
MORE WITH PEOPLE.

PEOPLE?

YEAH. I MEAN,
I THINK CORPORATE LAW IS INTERESTING,

BUT IT'S
A LOT OF CONTRACTS...

DUE DILIGENCE,
RESEARCH.

CORPORATE LAW'S
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET.

I'D LIKE TO MIX IN

MORE FREE WORK
FOR THE INDIGENT.

KIRK AND McGEE DOES
A LOT OF PRO BONO WORK.

I'VE TALKED
WITH BILL McGEE ABOUT YOU.

HE WAS VERY IMPRESSED
WITH YOUR CREDENTIALS.

HE WAS?

I'VE SCHEDULES
AN INTERVIEW FOR YOU

AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

WITH MR. McGEE?

AMANDA, WHEN YOU COME IN
FOR THE INTERVIEW,

I'D STICK
TO THE CORPORATE LINE, THOUGH. YOU KNOW?

KEEP THE
"SAVE THE WORLD" STUFF BETWEEN US?

CIVIL SUIT WORKED.

THE DISTRICT JUSTICE

CONTACTED
THE D.A.'s OFFICE, AND

THEY'RE PRESSING
CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST PERRY HUDSON.

THIRD DEGREE FELONY.
SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY GONNA SETTLE NOW.

LOOK AT THIS.

A MILLION PEOPLE
READ THAT NEWSPAPER.

IT'S LIKE
AN INVITATION.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK
ABOUT STAYING INSIDE

FOR A FEW DAYS,
MR. HASSAN.

SALAAM HAS TO GO
TO SCHOOL. I HAVE TO WORK.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA
GO TO THE POLICE

AND ASK THEM
TO STEP UP PROTECTION.

NO, I--I CAN TAKE CARE
OF MY DAUGHTER MYSELF.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
TO PERRY HUDSON?

IF THE CIVIL SUIT WORKS,
HIS FAMILY WILL PAY YOUR FATHER DAMAGES.

IF THE HATE CRIME
CHARGES STICK...

HE'LL GO TO JAIL.

DADDY...

YES?

DADDY...

PERRY HUDSON...

YES?

PERRY...

WAS MY BOYFRIEND.

WE DATED
FOR 6 MONTHS.

I NEVER TOLD YOU
BECAUSE I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T APPROVE.

6 MONTHS?

HE'S A REALLY
SWEET GUY, DAD.

HE WAS ALWAYS
NICE TO ME.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST...

I WASN'T READY...

TO DO THE THINGS
THE OTHER GIRLS DO.

AND PERRY...
HE WAS PATIENT.

BUT...I COULD FEEL
HOW MUCH HE WANTED ME TO...

DRESS DIFFERENTLY
OR DRINK OR...

HAVE SEX.

I STARTED TO FEEL
REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE...

SO I BROKE UP WITH HIM.

AND...HE TOOK IT
REALLY BADLY.

HE STARTED
FOLLOWING ME AROUND,

WAITING FOR ME
OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT

AND AT SCHOOL.

HE COULDN'T
ACCEPT IT, I GUESS.

SO HE--HE DID THIS
BECAUSE HE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL ME THIS?

I THOUGHT
YOU WOULD BE ANGRY.

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL
ABOUT ME DATING BOYS.

DADDY...

PLEASE.

PLEASE...

TELL THEM
NOT TO PRESS CHARGES.

I DON'T WANT PERRY
GOING TO JAIL.

NO, HE...HE...

HE WOULDN'T
HAVE DONE THIS TO YOU IF YOU WERE A WHITE GIRL.

DADDY--

I CAME TO AMERICA

TO LIVE
WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

IF SOMEONE DECIDES
TO INSULT ME, I'M NOT JUST GOING

TO SMILE AND SAY,
"THANK YOU."

I'M SORRY, SALAAM,
BUT JUST BECAUSE YOU HURT THIS BOY'S FEELINGS

DOESN'T GIVE
HIM THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT HE DID!

I THINK I MIGHT
LEAVE THE FIRM.

LARRY HINES...MOUNTS...

EVERY SECRETARY,
EVERY PARALEGAL,

EVERY...SOCCER MOM
HE CAN.

I'D BE VERY CAREFUL
BEFORE I BELIEVED A WORD

THAT CAME
OUT OF HIS MOUTH.

YOU THINK
HE'S JUST TRYING TO SLEEP WITH ME?

IT'S WHAT HE DOES.

THAT IS SO OFFENSIVE.

THAT'S WHY
I'M TELLING YOU.

WHAT HAVE I DONE...
TO...OFFEND YOU?

I TRY MY BEST
TO BE FRIENDLY... TO DO GOOD WORK...

AND ALL YOU DO
IS TREAT ME LIKE I'M SOME STUPID SCHOOLGIRL.

DO YOU THINK
THAT KIRK AND McGEE

MIGHT ACTUALLY WANT ME
BECAUSE I'M A GOOD LAWYER?

YOU WANT THE TRUTH?
YES.

NO, I DON'T.
WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
YOU WANT TO BE

A CORPORATE LAWYER,
AMANDA.

I CAN SEE THAT YOU
DON'T LIKE IT NOW,

AND I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GONNA LEARN TO LIKE IT LATER.

YOU SEEM
LIKE A GOOD PERSON

WHO WANTS
TO DO GOOD THINGS WITH YOUR LIFE,

AND IF
THAT'S THE CASE,

I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GONNA FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HERE.

SO, WHAT DOES THIS
DO TO MY CASE?

IT COMPLICATES IT.

YOU SAW THE WORD
HE PAINTED ON MY DOOR.

YES.

AND THIS
BROKEN WINDOW HERE

IS GOING TO COST ME
A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

AT LEAST.

AND NOW I HAVE TO
GET THIS PLACE REINSPECTED

BECAUSE
OF ALL OF THIS.I'M NOT SAYING

THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE A CASE. I AM JUST SAYING

IT IS COMPLICATED
BY THE PREEXISTING RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN SALAAM
AND PERRY.

THEY WILL ARGUE THAT
THIS IS NOT A CRIME MOTIVATED BY HATE,

BUT A CRIME MOTIVATED BY LOVE.OH, LOVE.

SALAAM.

SALAAM, WHO D--

WHO DID THIS TO YOU?

SALAAM, WHO
DID THIS TO YOU?

KIDS.
FROM MY SCHOOL.

BOYS.

THEY WERE ANGRY
ABOUT PERRY, AND THEY CHASED ME,

AND I RAN AND FELL.

WELL, I'M GOING
TO CALL THE POLICE.

NO! DADDY...

PLEASE. I JUST FELL,
THAT'S ALL.

I JUST FELL.

I'M GOING TO CALL
THE POLICE!

CAN YOU GIVE ME
THEIR NAMES?

DO YOU WANT
TO FILE A REPORT?

SALAAM,
DON'T BE AFRAID.

TELL HIM WHO
DID THIS TO YOU.

SALAAM,
LOOK AT ME.

YOU TELL THEM
WHO THIS WAS.

I DON'T WANT
ANYONE ELSE GETTING INTO TROUBLE.

EXCUSE ME.

THE POLICE NEED
TO STEP UP PROTECTION.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW FAR OUR RESOURCES ARE STRETCHED?

THE MEN ARE WORKING
60-HOUR WEEKS,

SKIPPING THEIR VACATIONS
TO KEEP UP

WITH THE HEIGHTENED
STATE OF ALERT THAT WE'RE ALREADY IN.

NOW, WE WANT
TO PROTECT EVERYONE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

DO YOU KNOW
THAT AN ISLAMIC SCHOOL ABOUT 30 MILES FROM HERE

GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM SOMEONE SAYING

THAT THEY WERE GONNA
PAINT THE STREETS WITH THE CHILDREN'S BLOOD?

AND THEN THERE WAS
A MUSLIM STUDENT IN CALIFORNIA

THAT GOT STABBED
IN THE BACK AND IN THE ARM

ON HIS WAY
OUT OF A FUND-RAISER FOR THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES.

A FUND-RAISER.

THERE'S
AN OBVIOUS THREAT

TO THE HASSAN FAMILY
HERE, AND YOU HAVE A SPECIAL DUTY OF CARE.

NOW, IF SOMETHING
HAPPENS TO THEM OR TO THEIR PROPERTY,

WE WILLCLAIM
THAT YOU BREACHED THAT DUTY.

COME IN.

HI, JAKE.

SIT DOWN.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

UH, KIRK AND McGEE
MADE ME AN OFFER.

I'M LISTENING.

20% INCREASE IN SALARY,

A BETTER PACKAGE.

CLEAR PATH
TO A PARTNERSHIP.

YOU THINK YOU DON'T
HAVE THAT HERE?

YOUTELL ME.

YOU JUST GOTTA
BE PATIENT, JAKE.

HOW LONG?

JAKE, YOU
GOTTA UNDERSTAND THAT A PARTNERSHIP

HERE IS
A MUCH STRONGER POSITION THAN AT KIRK AND McGEE.

WILL...NICK...
BE MADE A PARTNER

BEFORE I AM?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

LET ME HAVE
A DAY OR TWO.

I'LL TRY TO FOOL AROUND
WITH SOME NUMBERS

AND SEE
IF WE CAN'T MAKE YOU A LOT HAPPIER. OK?

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
YOU'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS FIRM.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
VERY IMPORTANT.

OK. THANKS.

THANKS
FOR COMIN' IN.

COME IN.

MR. FALLIN.

YEAH.

UM...

WELL...

UH...

WHAT IS IT, AMANDA?

LARRY HINES SAID

HE MIGHT WANT ME
TO COME FILL A POSITION OVER AT KIRK AND McGEE.

HE--HE "MIGHT"
WANT YOU TO.

I MEAN,
I JUST WANT TO BE ON THE UP AND UP.

BUT DID HE MAKE YOU
AN OFFICIAL OFFER?

NO. BUT...THEY SAID
THEY WERE GOING TO.

WELL, WHY DON'T WE
JUST TALK

WHEN, UM, THEY ACTUALLY
MAKE YOU THE OFFER? OK?

OK.

OH, AND, AMANDA...

IN THE FUTURE...

DON'T TELL YOUR BOSS
YOU'RE "THINKING ABOUT LEAVING"

UNTIL THE, UH,
COMPETING OFFER IS ON THE TABLE.

YEAH.

I'M, UH...

WORKIN'
ON THE PALMER CASE.

I NEED A COUPLE
OF SIGNATURES.

NICK.

JAKE AND AMANDA
ARE THINKING

ABOUT GOING OVER
TO KIRK AND McGEE.

DID YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT?

NO. NO, I..I DIDN'T.

THEY'RE NOT TALKIN'
TO YOU,ARE THEY?

ARE THEY?

YEAH. THEY, UH,
MADE ME AN OFFER.

HELLO, BURTON.

MY SON?

HE'S A HELL OF
A GOOD LAWYER.

HE'S ALSO MY SON.

ARE YOU GONNA
MAKE HIM A PARTNER?

THAT'S NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS.

ASSOCIATES HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN FAIR GAME, BURTON.

IF YOU THINK YOU'RE
GONNA CAPITALIZE ON MY NAME

BY OFFERING MY SON
A POSITION

THAT YOU AND I
BOTH KNOW HE'S NOT READY FOR...

THAT'S YOUR OPINION.

THAT'S A FACT.

YOU THINK YOUR BUSINESS
IS SAFE?

I'LL GO AFTER
YOURASSOCIATES, YOURCLIENTS,

YOUR PARALEGALS.

AND YOUR SECRETARIES.

AND THAT'S A PROMISE.

HEY.

HI!

GREAT NEWS.

McGEE WANTS TO HIRE
SOMEONE TO OVERSEE ALL PRO BONO WORK.

A KIND OF
HALF-AND-HALF POSITION.

REALLY?

AND HE THINKS YOU'D
BE PERFECT FOR IT.

HA HA HA HA!

WHAT?

OH, MY GOD.I--I WASN'T--

OH, MY GOD.
YOU JUST WANTED TO--

AMANDA, GET
AHOLD OF YOURSELF.

I JUST PATTED YOUR HAND,
THAT'S ALL.

I OVERREACTED.

AMANDA...YOU'RE
A LOVELY YOUNG WOMAN,

BUT I AM
A HAPPILY MARRIED MAN WITH KIDS.

BELIEVE ME,
IF I WERE YOUNGER...

WELL...I'D BE YOUNGER
THEN, WOULDN'T I?

OH, YOU'LL SEE.
YOU'LL...

WHEN YOU MEET
WITH BILL McGEE, YOU'LL SEE.

I WASN'T JUST
SAYIN' ALL THIS.

WE'RE LEARNING MORE TODAY ABOUT A STORY INVOLVING

A RESTAURANT OWNED
BY A MUSLIM IMMIGRANT

THAT WAS SET ON FIRE
LAST NIGHT.

THE BLAZE WAS
QUICKLY PUT OUT,

AND DAMAGE WAS NOT THOUGHT
TO BE EXTENSIVE.

BUT REPORTS NOW INDICATE
THAT THAT SAME RESTAURANT,

OWNED AND OPERATED
BY AHMAD HASSAN,

WAS DAMAGED BY VANDALS
JUST 10 DAYS AGO.

NOW, POLICE WON'T CONFIRM
IF THE TWO INCIDENTS ARE RELATED

OR IF THEY'RE
RACIALLY MOTIVATED...

I DON'T THINK
SUING THE POLICE IS A GOOD IDEA.

I THINK YOU SHOULD
MOVE YOUR FAMILY TO A SAFER PLACE,

JUST UNTIL
THIS THING SETTLES.

LIKE WHERE?

HOMELESS SHELTER.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES.

THE HASSANS
ARE NOT HOMELESS.

YES, I UNDERSTAND.

DON'T LET MR. FALLIN
DISSUADE YOU.

I DON'T THINK
IT'S A GOOD IDEA

CALLING
EVEN MORE ATTENTION TO OURSELVES.

WE CAN DO THIS.

YOU HAVE RIGHTS, AND
YOU SHOULD ASSERT THEM.

THE POLICE
DIDN'T DO THIS TO MY RESTAURANT.

THE GOVERNMENT
DIDN'T SEND ME THOSE LETTERS.

MY FELLOW AMERICANS
DID.

MY COUNTRYMEN
BURNED MY RESTAURANT.

I--I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
20% RAISE IN SALARY.

HOW ABOUT 10%
OF ALL THE WORK WE DO FOR VAN OWEN?

SAME FOR
HALDERSON AND SMITH?

WELL, THEY OFFERED ME
25% OF ALL NEW BUSINESS.

FINE. 25%
OF ALL NEW BUSINESS.

BETTER OFFICE.

NEW FURNITURE?

NEW FURNITURE.

THEY TOLD ME TWO YEARS
BEFORE I MADE PARTNER.

THEY DIDN'T
GUARANTEE YOU THAT.

NO. BUT I WANT YOUR WORD

THAT YOU WON'T MAKE ME
WAIT MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

YOU GOT IT.

THANK YOU, BURTON.

THANK YOU, JAKE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

SO, ARE YOU STILL, UM,
CONSIDERING THEIR OFFER?

YEAH.

YOU THINK YOU'RE READY
TO BE A PARTNER?

YEAH.

BASED ON WHAT?

HOW MANY...
OF YOUR OWN CLIENTS DO YOU HAVE?

I HAVE DUQUESNE
UNION BANK.

SINCE WHEN?

YESTERDAY.

ADAMSON TOLD ME
THAT HE WOULD GO WHEREVER I WENT.

YOU STILL DON'T
THINK I'M READY?

UH, SON...IT'S--
IT'S JUST A MATTER

OF JUDGMENT
AND EXPERIENCE.

AND I DON'T MEAN
LEGAL EXPERIENCE.

I MEAN...
LIFE EXPERIENCE.

OH, YOU'RE...YOU'RE
STILL FIGURING THAT OUT.

IT'S ABOUT THE DRUGS,
ISN'T IT?

IT'S ABOUT STRAIGHTENING
OUT YOUR LIFE.

I MEAN, YOU CAN'T
SCRAPE BY ON YOUR WITS.

AND UNTIL YOU WORK OFF
THAT COMMUNITY SERVICE

AND DEVOTE YOURSELF
TO THIS FIRM,

AND I MEAN DOUBLE TIME,

YOU'RE JUST NOT READY.

WHAT HAVE I GOTTA DO?

OH...
WHAT?

ALL MY LIFE,
I'VE LISTENED TO THAT SPEECH--

"MATURITY,
RESPONSIBILITY, WISDOM."

YOU WANT
TO KNOW SOMETHING?

I LOOK AT YOU...

ALL RIGHT?

I LOOK AT YOU,

AND I DON'T EXACTLY SEE
THOSE QUALITIES

POURING OUT
FROM BEHIND YOUR DESK.

OH, NICHOLAS.

I HAVE NEVER ASKED YOU
TO MAKE ME PARTNER.NO.

NO, I'VE JUST WORKED
VERY HARD FOR THIS FIRM.

I HAVE DONE VERY WELL
BY THIS FIRM.

NICHOLAS,
THEY ARE TRYING TO EXPLOIT MY NAME.

ALL MY LIFE,
I'VE WORKED MY ASS OFF TO BUILD UP THIS FIRM.

ALL I'VE GOT
IS MY NAME...

MY REPUTATION.

IT'S MY NAME, TOO.

WHO IS IT?

IT'S NICK FALLIN.

COMING.

HEY.HI.

WHAT IS HE
DOING HERE?

HE CAME BY
THE OFFICE TODAY.

HE HAS SOMETHING
TO SAY TO YOU.

I'D APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU HEARD HIM OUT.

YOUR--YOUR DAUGHTER...

I REALLY,
REALLY LIKED HER.

I DIDN'T REALLY...
TRY TO UNDERSTAND ANYTHING ABOUT HER...

WHERE YOU'RE FROM...
YOUR RELIGION.

WH-WHEN WE WOULD GO OUT
WITH MY FRIENDS,

IT JUST NEVER
REALLY WORKED OUT, YOU KNOW?

I THOUGHT
SHE WAS UPTIGHT.

I--I G--I GUESS
I KNEW SHE WAS GONNA DUMP ME...

BUT WHEN SHE DID,
AND SHE SAID THAT YOU TOLD HER TO...

I DON'T KNOW.

I ASKED MY PARENTS
TO DROP THE LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU.

MR. FALLIN TOLD ME
I SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE THE GUTS

TO TELL YOU THAT
TO YOUR FACE.

WHY DID HE COME HERE?

HE'S IN A TIGHT SPOT--

CRIMINAL CHARGES,
STRONGER CIVIL SUIT.

YOU THINK HE'S TRYING
TO MANIPULATE ME?

MAYBE. MAYBE NOT.

YOU THINK I SHOULD DROP
MY LAWSUIT AS WELL.

OH, I NEVER SAID THAT.

WELL, I CAN SEE THAT'S
HOW YOU'RE FEELING.

YOU HAVE
A VERY STRONG CASE, MR. HASSAN.

IF YOU WISH TO PROCEED,
IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE TO BE THERE FOR YOU.

I WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THAT BOY'S PARENTS.

OK.

DID YOU KNOW
THAT OUR CHILDREN WERE DATING?

NEITHER DID I.

I'VE HAD TO RAISE
MY DAUGHTER ALONE.

HER MOTHER DIED WHEN
SHE WAS TWO YEARS OLD.

I'M A PROUD MAN.
I'M A MUSLIM MAN.

I WAS RAISED
IN A...VERY, VERY DIFFERENT CULTURE.

I HAVE BEEN VERY STRICT
WITH MY DAUGHTER, AND I WILL ALWAYS BE THIS WAY.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
AND I HAD JUST MET MY WIFE, I...

I WOULD SNEAK
OVER TO HER HOME

AND--AND TRY
TO TALK TO HER, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT

HER PARENTS' PERMISSION.
I...

I--I REMEMBER
THE FEELING...

I HAD WHEN I WAS
AWAY FROM HER.

I THOUGHT ABOUT HER
ALL THE TIME.

I STILL DO.
I LOOK AT MY DAUGHTER...

AND I SEE MY WIFE.

AND IF YOUR SON FEELS...

THE WAY I...DO ABOUT HER,
I CAN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND.

HE DID A TERRIBLE THING.

BUT I DO NOT THINK
HE DID IT BECAUSE I AM MUSLIM.

I'LL DROP MY CASE
AGAINST YOUR SON.

HIS INJURY
IS SEVERE. I THINK...

I THINK PERHAPS
HE HAS SUFFERED ENOUGH.

MR. McGEE?

I'M AMANDA BOWLES.

OH. WELL...

HELLO THERE.

YOU'VE NEVER HEARD
MY NAME, HAVE YOU?

UH...I'M SORRY,
BUT NO.

YEAH.

I DIDN'T THINK SO.

HMM.

OK...

THIS SHOULD
TAKE CARE OF IT.

HI, AMANDA.
THERE'S A MEETING IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

HEY. HEY, HEY, HEY.

AMANDA.

WHAT'S WRONG?

OH--NOTHING.

I'M FINE.

COME ON.

WE'VE DONE WELL
THIS WEEK.

WE HELD
ONTO ALL BUT 3

OF LARRY'S
MAJOR CLIENTS,

AND OUR ASSOCIATES
HAVE PROVEN THEIR LOYALTY.

AND, UH,
AS OF THIS AFTERNOON,

WE HAVEN'T HAD
ANOTHER DEFECTION.

I KNOW THAT
SOMETIMES I'M A...

HARD MAN TO WORK WITH.

I KNOW THAT
I'M DEMANDING.

SOMETIMES, YOU PEOPLE
DON'T REALIZE HOW...

HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE
YOUR HARD WORK.

WELL...KNOW THAT I DO.

EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF YOU

IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
TO THIS FIRM.

AND IT WOULD BE
A SHAME

IF YOU THOUGHT OTHERWISE.

UM...WELL.

LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.

COME IN.

HEY.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA NAME
A NEW PARTNER.

NO.

NOT YET.

WHEN YOU MADE ME THE OFFER
TO COME AND WORK WITH YOU...

YEAH?

WHY DID YOU?

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE
AN ASSET TO THE FIRM.

NOT BECAUSE
I'M YOUR SON.

NO, NO.

NO, I DON'T, UH...

I DON'T DO
THINGS THAT WAY.

YEAH, THAT'S
WHAT I THOUGHT.

BUSINESS COMES FIRST.

MAKES SENSE.

WELL, I'M, UH...

I'M GLAD
YOU UNDERSTAND, SON.

I'M GONNA TAKE THAT POSITION
OVER AT KIRK AND McGEE.

DID YOU TAKE
THE DAY OFF FROM WORK TODAY?

NOPE.
I QUIT MY JOB.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

NO, I DID. I START WORK
AT KIRK AND McGEE NEXT WEEK.

AHA.

MR. HASSAN.

YES?

I JUST, UM...

I JUST...

YES?

WELL, I TOOK THE DAY OFF AT SCHOOL.

AND, UH,
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DIDN'T MIND...

THOUGHT MAYBE
I COULD HELP OUT.