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LET'S GO. ALL RIGHT.

COME ON, COME ON.

COME ON.

TV: PUT TO A VOTE BEFORE THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

AND NOW THIS IN LOCAL NEWS...

HEY.

IT WAS LAST WEDNESDAY MORNING WHEN 53-YEAR-OLD

WALTER STRATTON WAS THE VICTIM OF...

CAN YOU STOP EATING THOSE?

WHAT?

WELL--THEY JUST KIND OF MAKE YOUR BREATH--

BRIAN, I'M WATCHING THIS.

COME ON. IT'S JUST THE NEWS.

YEAH, WELL, I'M WATCHING.

WELL, THAT'S DISCOURAGING.

WHAT?

I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN

WHEN I SAW THOSE PAJAMAS.

THEY'RE YOUR PAJAMAS.

EXACTLY.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM?

I MEAN, ARE WE EVER GONNA HAVE SEX AGAIN?

HEY, WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WE NEVER SEE EACH OTHER,

AND WHEN WE DO, IT'S LATE,

AND WE HAVEN'T TALKED, AND WE DON'T GO OUT,

SO, WHY DON'T YOU AT LEAST TRY ACTING

LIKE YOU LIKE ME BEFORE YOU--

I LOVE YOU. YOU KNOW THAT.

I KNOW, BRIAN. AHEM.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M JUST REALLY TIRED.

TV: ...WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU LIVE NOW

TO ANDREW SOLOMON, WHO'S IN WILKINSBURG,

WHERE A POLICE RAID IS IN PROGRESS.

ANDREW?

THANK YOU, JULIE. THAT'S RIGHT. I'M STANDING

HERE AT THE CORNER OF DOVER AND PENN AVENUE,

WHERE A BUST HAS JUST OCCURRED

AT AN ORIENTAL MASSAGE PARLOR

WHERE, ALLEGEDLY, A LOT MORE THAN JUST MASSAGES

COULD BE PURCHASED.

NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE POLICE ARE

IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING SEVERAL ARRESTS.

ONE OF THE OFFICERS HERE...

OH...

MY... GOD.

THIS PARTICULAR ESTABLISHMENT...

MOMMY! IT'S OK, EMILY.

DON'T BE SCARED, OK, HONEY?

JUST GO WITH THIS NICE LADY, AND I'M

GONNA SEE YOU IN A COUPLE HOURS, OK?

ALL RIGHT. BE MY BRAVE GIRL, HONEY.

OK.

ALVIN!

ALVIN, THEY'RE TAKING MY DAUGHTER!

ALVIN, THEY TOOK EMILY.

♪ WELL, THERE IS TROUBLE IN MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS DARK

♪ THERE'S DARK, AND THERE IS LIGHT ♪

♪ THERE IS NO ORDER

♪ BUT THERE IS CHAOS

♪ AND THERE IS CRIME

♪ THERE IS NO ONE HOME TONIGHT ♪

♪ IN THE EMPIRE OF MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS TROUBLE IN MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS CHAOS

♪ AND THERE IS CRIME

I'M SORRY TO GET YOU OUT OF BED.

IT'S OK.

I WANTED ANTHONY HANRATTY

TO HANDLE THIS,

BUT I COULDN'T TRACK HIM DOWN. YOU'D THINK

A DEFENSE ATTORNEY WOULD CARRY A PAGER

OR SOMETHING--

THAT'S OK, ALVIN. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

UH, SORRY ABOUT THE BAIL.

WE--WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY

IN THE HOUSE. SO, UH, I'LL GET IT

FOR YOU FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING.

LULU...

LULU, COULD YOU LOOK AT ME?

TOMORROW, AT THE CLINIC,

DISTRIBUTE THE CASES THAT ARE PRESSING,

GET CONTINUANCES FOR THE OTHERS.

RIGHT. I'LL COVER FOR YOU UNTIL YOU GET BACK.

I NEED SOMETHING ELSE.

SURE.

I NEED YOU TO GO TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE

AND FIND OUT IF BAIL HAS BEEN SET

FOR A WOMAN NAMED JANINE CRANE.

WHO IS SHE?

SHE'S A WOMAN WHO, UH...

THE WOMAN I WAS WITH WHEN I GOT ARRESTED.

HEY, JAKE.

HEY.

SO DID YOU HEAR ABOUT MASTERSON?

YEAH. I HEAR THE D.A.'s GOT AN OPEN-AND-SHUT CASE.

THEY CAUGHT THE WOMAN LEFT HANDED.

COME ON.

WELL, LOOK, HE HIRED HANRATTY TO DEFEND HIMSELF.

ONCE AGAIN, HE'S IN GOOD HANDS.

IT'S A PRETTY--

PRETTY SERIOUS MATTER. APPARENTLY,

THE WOMAN CLAIMS SHE'S INNOCENT.

I'M PRETTY CERTAIN SHE HAD A HAND IN IT.

SO, JAKE, WE HAD A PARTNERS' MEETING YESTERDAY

TO DISCUSS YOUR DEAL.

GREAT.

SO YOU ARE AN INCOME PARTNER.

YOU, UH, YOU DON'T HAVE A VOTE YET,

BUT YOUR, UH, SALARY IS AS WE AGREED,

AND YOUR BONUS WILL BE COMMENSURATE

TO YOUR PERFORMANCE.

OK. SO WHAT'S THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS?

KESSLER KLEANERS.

BEFORE THEY COMMIT TO FRANCHISING,

WE NEED A LEGAL FEASIBILITY STUDY,

INCORPORATION DOCUMENTS,

AND A MASTER FRANCHISE AGREEMENT

BY THURSDAY MORNING.

DONE.

CONGRATULATIONS, JAKE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YEAH, AND IT'S, UH, IT'S A SHAME ABOUT ALVIN.

YEAH.

SURE HOPE HE GETS OFF.

LEGAL SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH. CAN I HELP YOU?

MR. HALLOWELL?

OH--SETH.

SETH. OK.

WELL, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR THE CLINIC.

ALL OF US ON THE BOARD,

WE'RE ALL VERY, VERY CONCERNED.

WELL, JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP.

FOR NOW, TAKE OVER THE CLINIC.

BE THE FACE OF THE PLACE.

NOW, MAKE NO MENTION OF ALVIN.

WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST

TO SPIN THIS AWAY FROM ALVIN

AND ON TO YOU.

EXCUSE ME?

YOUR IMAGE. IT'S WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.

SOMEONE LIKE YOU, MARRIED WITH FAMILY VALUES,

TO MEET WITH THE PRESS,

I MEAN, TO HELP US THROUGH THIS TIME.

ALVIN HAS JUST BEEN CHARGED,

HE'S NOT CONVICTED OF ANYTHING.

MORAL TURPITUDE CLAUSE, IT'S IN HIS CONTRACT.

IT'S IN YOURS AS WELL.

I MEAN, THIS IS A FAMILY CLINIC--

OH, NO, I KNOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT,

I'M JUST SAYING--

YOU WERE HIRED

AS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THIS CLINIC.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO DO THAT JOB.

LULU.HEY.

SO, UH, THIS WHOLE ALVIN THING'S

A LITTLE CRAZY, HUH?

I THINK IT'S STUPID, IF YOU ASK ME.

REALLY? WHY?

YEAH, GOING TO A MASSAGE PARLOR?

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM

WITH A MAN GOING TO A MASSAGE PARLOR?

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH GETTING UP AT 3 A.M.

TO BAIL ALVIN OUT, AND I HAVE A PROBLEM

TAKING ON ALL OF HIS CASES

BECAUSE HE CAN'T CONTROL HIMSELF.

YEAH.

WELL, I'LL--I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.

UH, NICK, YOU HAVE A SHELTER HEARING

AT 10:30. BRYANT WILCOX.

OK.

BARBARA!

I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.

NO, NO, IT'S NO PROBLEM, I--

I JUST, UH, I'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK

GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SO--

MAYBE LATER.

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

CAN I JUST--

PLEASE, UH, I NEED SOME HELP,

AND I CAN'T TALK TO ANYBODY AT L.S.P.

ABOUT IT.

OK. WHY DON'T YOU COME ON IN MY OFFICE?

IS YOUR COMPUTER ON?

YEAH, WHY?

UH, CAN YOU GO ON THE INTERNET?

PUNCH IN "THELOVELORN."

WHY?

JUST PUNCH IT IN.

IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE?

GOT IT? YEAH.

OK, SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.

THAT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF YOU.

CLICK IT.

BARBARA, I'M SORRY.

GOSH, THAT SUCKS.

YEAH, I USED TO GO TO THIS SITE, IRON CITY SINGLES,

AND I'D STAY LATE AT WORK,

'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER.

ANYWAY, I, UH, MET THIS GUY THERE.

IGNATIUSJREILLY, YOU KNOW,

FROM "CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES," WHICH IS A GREAT BOOK,

BUT ANOTHER STORY.

I WAS MYRNAMINKOFF, AND WE STARTED CHATTING,

AND, I DON'T KNOW,

THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT IT,

HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO, JUST TALK,

WITHOUT BEING JUDGED OR STARED AT.

I JUST FELT LIKE,

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY, VERY LONG TIME,

SOMEONE WAS REALLY LISTENING TO ME,

CONSIDERING ME.

WHY DON'T YOU, UH--

HOW--HOW LONG DID THIS GO ON FOR?

A FEW MONTHS. WE STARTED CHATTING,

HE ASKED FOR MY PICTURE AFTER A COUPLE OF CHATS,

AND I SAID THAT I WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO HIM

BECAUSE I'VE HAD EXPERIENCES WITH MEN

WHEN THEY SEE ME. AND I DIDN'T WANT

HIM TO IMAGINE ME LIKE I AM, I GUESS.

AND THEN, AT ONE POINT I EMAILED HIM.

I TOLD HIM ABOUT MY SIZE.

HE SAID THAT IT WAS FINE,

THAT, UH, HE WASN'T PERFECT EITHER.

SO I HAD MY MOM TAKE THAT PICTURE,

AND I SCANNED IT AT WORK. AND THEN I SENT IT.

AND THEN LAST NIGHT

HE EMAILED ME TO GO TO THE LOVELORN SITE.

I'M SO SORRY, BARBARA.

I WANT IT DOWN, JAKE.

YEAH, WELL, I DON'T BLAME YOU,

BUT, UH, LISTEN, THIS IS A TOUGH CASE.

I MEAN, WE CAN ARGUE DEFAMATION,

BUT HE'S GOT HIS RIGHTS.

I WANT IT DOWN.

LEAVE ME ALONE! LEAVE ME ALONE!

COME ON, BRYANT, COME ON OUT.

DAMN!

MISS SOLT, WHERE IS THIS CHILD'S COUNSEL?

I'M HERE, YOUR HONOR.

HE IS OUT OF CONTROL, MR. FALLIN.

CALM HIM DOWN OR YOU'RE SANCTIONED!

HEY, COME HERE, COME HERE.

OW! OW!

LET GO OF ME! PUT ME DOWN!

COME HERE, YOU.

ALL RIGHT. LISTEN,

YOU'RE GOING TO STAND HERE

AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE QUIET, OK?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

WHAT IS HE DOING NOW?

HE'S HAVING A CONVULSION.

JAMES, EXCUSE ME. WE HAVE 3 FAMILIES

COMING IN WITH NEW CASES. WILL YOU TAKE THEM?

I'M SWAMPED.

WE ALL ARE.

THOSE...

HEY, EVERYBODY.

LULU...

AFTER I MEET WITH SETH, I NEED TO SEE YOU.

LEGAL SERVICES. I'M SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

GOSH, ALVIN, UM, WE'VE BEEN CONCERNED.

THE CLINIC IS GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS.

WELL, ABOUT YOU.

SETH, THIS WILL ALL CLEAR UP. I'M FACING

A THIRD DEGREE MISDEMEANOR, AND THEY HAVE A WEAK CASE.

LISTEN, ALVIN,

YOU BUILT THIS PLACE.

YOU MADE IT WHAT IT IS.

IT'S YOUR VISION.

YOU WANT ME OUT OF HERE?

ALVIN, IT'S NOT ME. YOUR CONTRACT

CONTAINS A MORALS CLAUSE.

THE BOARD WANTS TO SUSPEND YOU

UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED.

I'M ON THE BOARD. HELL, I CREATED THE BOARD.

IF I'M NOT CONVICTED OF A CRIME,

HOW CAN THE BOARD ARGUE THAT I DID ANYTHING WRONG?

YOU WERE ARRESTED IN A MASSAGE PARLOR.

ALVIN, YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG.

NO, SETH, I DIDN'T.

LULU. YEAH.

I NEED YOU TO REPRESENT

JANINE CRANE.

WHY? SOCIAL SERVICES

TOOK HER DAUGHTER EMILY.

THEY PUT HER IN A SHELTER

AND THEY'RE MAKING NOISES

ABOUT NOT LETTING HER OUT.

OHH, ALVIN, YOU KNOW, MR. HALLOWELL SAYS--

THIS ISN'T SETH'S CLINIC. IT'S MINE.

LISTEN, SHE'S ALREADY A CLIENT.

5 YEARS AGO, I REPRESENTED JANINE

IN A SHELTER HEARING.

YOU DON'T THINK THIS IS A CONFLICT?

I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS WITH HER.

SHE'S WAIVED WHATEVER CONFLICT THERE MIGHT BE.

BESIDES, FOR NOW, I'M SUSPENDED.

HE HAD A SEIZURE.

THEY TOOK HIM TO PITTSBURGH COUNTY.

WHERE'S THE MOTHER?

IN PRISON. SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR DRUGS 4 WEEKS AGO.

THE FATHER'S NOT OF THE PICTURE.

WHERE'S HE BEEN STAYING SINCE THE MOTHER'S ARREST?

HE'S BEEN STAYING WITH HIS AUNT CHERYL

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

SHE TOOK HIM IN BECAUSE THE MOTHER WOULD BE GONE

FOR WEEKS AT A TIME GETTING HIGH,

BUT THE AUNT CAN'T HANDLE HIM.

THAT'S WHY WE WERE IN COURT TODAY.

CAN'T THE MOTHER MAKE MEDICAL DECISIONS FOR THE CHILD?

SHE'S FINDING

RECOVERY CHALLENGING.

JUST LAST WEEK,

THEY FOUND DRUGS IN HER CELL.

MR. FALLIN, I NEED TO APPOINT A MEDICAL GUARDIAN.

YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THE RESPONSIBILITY?

WELL, I...

MS. WILCOX SAID HER SISTER CHERYL

COULD MAKE MEDICAL DECISIONS.

OH, MR. FALLIN WILL STEP IN

AS TEMPORARY MEDICAL GUARDIAN.

I'LL HAVE MY CLERK NOTIFY YOU

OF THE NEW HEARING DATE. BE PREPARED

TO FULLY BRIEF THE COURT ON THE CHILD'S CONDITION.

IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE, JANINE.

YOU WIN YOUR CASE, YOU'LL PROBABLY KEEP YOUR DAUGHTER,

OTHERWISE SHE WILL END UP IN FOSTER CARE.

MM.

I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU WANT TO KEEP EMILY.

OF COURSE.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEY'RE

GOING TO LOOK INTO YOUR HOUSING SITUATION,

SO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I NEED TO KNOW?

ABOUT?

WHERE YOU LIVE.

UM, IN AN APARTMENT.

ABOVE MY BUSINESS.

OH, YOU MEAN YOU LIVE RIGHT ABOVE THE, UH--

YEAH. OK.

WHAT?

WHY DO YOU DO THIS?

WHY? YEAH.

UH...

MONEY. WHY ELSE?

I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I DON'T WORK JUST FOR MONEY. SO...

WELL, GOOD FOR YOU.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

NO COLLEGE. NO HIGH SCHOOL, REALLY.

NO PARENTS, NO MONEY. I MEAN,

I'M NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU A SOB STORY,

BUT LOOKING AT YOU, I--I'M GUESSING

SOMEBODY OUT THERE LOVES YOU,

HELPS YOU.

BUT, STILL, I MEAN, SELLING, UH--

A LOT OF THE MEN THAT YOU SEE ARE--ARE MARRIED.

THAT'S NOT MY FAULT.

WHAT ABOUT THEIR WIVES?

I CAN'T SAY

IT'S THEIR FAULT, EITHER. IT'S...

THE WAY SOME MEN ARE.

IT'S JUST SEX, MRS. OLSEN.

IT'S NOT FUN. I DON'T LIKE IT,

BUT IT'S SOMETHING I KNOW HOW TO DO.

MOMMY!

EMILY, OH, I MISSED YOU. I MISSED YOU.

THEY CAN'T RELEASE HER.

WHY NOT? I MEAN, JANINE HASN'T BEEN

CONVICTED OF ANYTHING YET.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE COURT CASE,

SO FOR NOW, EMILY HAS TO STAY IN THE SHELTER.

DR. WASSERMAN I'M LOOKING FOR HIM.

DR. WASSERMAN, I'M NICK FALLIN.

BRYANT WILCOX, RIGHT? YOU'RE HIS MEDICAL GUARDIAN?

THAT'S RIGHT.

HIS, UH, FILMS SHOW NO ANEURISMS,

NO BRAIN TUMORS, HE'S NOT AN EPILEPTIC,

NOTHING NORMALLY ASSOCIATED

WITH THE TYPE OF SEIZURE THAT HE SUFFERED,

BUT THE RESULTS FROM HIS BLOOD WORK

SHOW A LEAD LEVEL OF 85.

IS THAT HIGH?

ANYTHING ABOVE 10

IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.

WELL, UH, HOW COULD IT GET LIKE THAT?

THE PROJECTS ARE FULL OF LEAD PAINT

THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABATED YEARS AGO.

THE KIDS EAT THE PAINT CHIPS,

INHALE DUST THAT FLAKES FROM THE WALL,

BY THE TIME THE PARENTS REALIZE IT,

THEIR CHILD'S ALREADY SICK.

COULD IT HAVE CAUSED HIS SEIZURE?

HIS SEIZURE,

HIS INTENSE HYPERACTIVITY,

HIS SPEECH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY,

AND NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE.

CAN IT BE TREATED?

CHELATION THERAPY ATTEMPTS TO DRAIN

THE LEAD PARTICLES FROM THE BLOOD.

IT'S PAINFUL, AND ONLY SO EFFECTIVE.

HI.

REMEMBER ME FROM COURT? MY NAME'S NICK.

BRYANT LIKES TO HUG.

I NEED A COPY OF HIS RECORDS.

I'M TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A MEDICAL HISTORY.

SO ARE WE, BUT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW

IF HE HAS A PEDIATRICIAN,

AND WE CAN'T LOCATE THE MOTHER.

WE WERE HOPING YOU'D KNOW WHERE SHE IS.

SURE.

CAN YOU TELL ME

THE NAME OF YOUR SON'S PEDIATRICIAN?

SOME CLINIC. THE ONE UP ON FORBES AND OAKLAND.

TOOK BRYANT THERE.

WELL, SHOULD I JUST ASK

YOUR SISTER CHERYL?

ABOUT BRYANT? SHE NEVER TOOK HIM TO NO DOCTOR.

YOU TOOK HIM

EVEN WHEN HE WASN'T LIVING WITH YOU?

HE'S MY KID.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE NAME OF

ANY OF THE DOCTORS THAT TREATED BRYANT?

YOU NEED ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU TALK TO MY LAWYER.

WHY WOULD YOUR PUBLIC DEFENDER

HAVE A MEDICAL RECORD ON YOUR SON?

NOT HIM. MY PRIVATE GUY. MR. HANSEN.

MARC HANSEN?

OH. OK... THANK YOU.

UM...?

AND ME AND MR. HANSEN, WE'RE SUING THE LANDLORD

ON ACCOUNT OF THE LEAD PAINT.

WHEN I GET OUT, I GET BRYANT BACK, RIGHT?

THAT'S FOR THE COURT TO DECIDE.

NUMBER 697!

BRYANT WILCOX? SURE.

LEAD CASE. CARTER STREET PROJECTS.

A LOT OF SICK KIDS. HOW DO YOU KNOW HIM?

I'M REPRESENTING HIM. HIS MOM'S IN JAIL,

AND, UH, I'M PLACING HIM.

JAIL? NICE TO LET HER LAWYER KNOW, HUH?

HEH HEH. BUT THAT'S THE KIND OF CLIENTS

YOU DEAL WITH WHEN YOU DO PERSONAL INJURY.

HOW'S BUSINESS, MAN?

IT'S FINE.

YOU'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE.

I TRIED CALLING YOU 2 WEEKS AGO AT THE NEW FIRM,

BUT THE PHONES FORWARDED ME BACK TO YOUR DAD'S PLACE.

WELL, WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER AGAIN.

IT'S CALLED FALLIN AND FALLIN.

SO, BEFORE I CAN FIND BRYANT A HOME,

I NEED A COPY OF HIS MEDICAL RECORDS.

IS THERE A CHANCE THIS KID MIGHT NEED

TO BE PLACED IN SOME KIND OF GROUP HOME?

SPECIAL NEEDS HOME, YEAH.

THAT HELPS THE CASE. WORTH MORE MONEY.

TARA, COULD YOU PLEASE MAKE A COPY

OF THE BRYANT WILCOX FILE?

YES, SIR.

HOW'S JULIE?

BEAUTIFUL AS EVER.

SAY HELLO TO HER FOR ME.

HEY, WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER FOR DINNER

SATURDAY NIGHT, HUH, YOU KNOW?

IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. I KNOW SHE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU.

YEAH, IT'D BE GREAT. I'D LIKE TO DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL HAVE TARA MESSENGER

A COPY OF BRYANT'S MEDS TO YOU TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU, UH,

CAN YOU SEND THEM TO LEGAL SERVICES?

HOW MUCH LONGER YOU GOT TO DO THAT?

HUH.

I, UH, I JUST CAME BY TO SEE HOW THINGS

ARE GOING WITH JANINE AND EMILY.

UH, WELL, SOCIAL SERVICES IS KEEPING EMILY FOR NOW.

YOU CAN'T GET HER OUT?

NO. LAURIE SOLT SAID NO, SO...

ALVIN...

ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO LOSE YOUR JOB OVER THIS?

THE D.A.'s OFFERING ME A DEAL.

OH?

I GIVE UP JANINE, AND THEY'LL REDUCE

MY CHARGE TO A VIOLATION.

GREAT. DO IT.

WELL, THEY'RE ASKING ME TO LIE.

JANINE AND I, IT WAS NEVER ABOUT MONEY.

I NEVER PAID HER.

HMM. ALVIN, YOU KNOW,

YOU WORK SO HARD AND-- AND EVERYONE RESPECTS YOU,

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I MEAN, WHY? WHY WOULD YOU GO--

WHAT'S ONE GOT TO DO WITH THE OTHER?

AM I ANY LESS OF A LAWYER

BECAUSE I HAVE A SEX LIFE?

NO, BUT--BUT THE PROSTITUTE

IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SHE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROSTITUTE,

BUT SHE WASN'T WITH ME.

IGNATIUSJREILLY.

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

I'M JAKE STRAKA.

AND THIS IS A CEASE AND DESIST LETTER.

WHAT?

MYRNAMINKOFF WANTS OFF YOUR WEB SITE.

I EXPECT IT TO BE DOWN

BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT TOLD ME TO COME HERE?

YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.

WHERE'S MY MONEY?

YOU DON'T GET IT, DUMB ASS.

IF YOU DON'T TAKE THIS DOWN,

I'M GOING TO SUE THE CRAP OUT OF YOU

AND YOUR PARENTS, OK?

OH, REALLY? YEAH.

WHERE'S MY MONEY?

ALL YOU'RE GETTING IS A LAWSUIT, PAL.

FELLAS!

THIS GUY POSED AS A FAT CHICK.

LOOK, GUYS, THIS IS A LEGAL DISPUTE, OK?

I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS.

TAKE IT EASY.

HE'S THE ONE THAT PROMISED US 600 BUCKS.

TAKE IT EASY, OK? JUST TAKE IT EASY.

OHH!

HEY, I WANT MY MONEY.

OK?

EAT THIS.

BARBARA.

I MET WITH IGNATIUSJREILLY.

LEGAL SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH. CAN I HELP YOU?

SO HE'S NOT GONNA TAKE THE PICTURES DOWN.

OK.

SO WE'RE GONNA GO AFTER HIM IN COURT.

WE ARE?

I'M GONNA HIT HIM WITH A PETITION

FOR SPECIAL INJUNCTION, HAUL HIM INTO COURT TODAY.

ON WHAT BASIS? DEFAMATION.

YEAH, BUT YOU SAID--

NO, THE SITE STATES

THAT YOU WANTED TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM.

THAT GOES TO YOUR CHARACTER. THAT IS DEFAMATION.

SO, FIRST WE'RE GONNA GET HIM TO TAKE THE SITE DOWN,

THEN WE'RE GONNA SUE HIM. IF HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY MONEY,

WE'LL GO AFTER HIS ASSETS. IF HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY ASSETS,

WE GO AFTER HIS PARENTS' ASSETS.

HIS PARENTS'?

YEAH, I WENT TO PITT, TOO, AND I KNOW PEOPLE.

SO, I'M GETTING HIM THROWN OUT.

HE'S A COLLEGE STUDENT?

YEAH, I'M SORRY. HE IS.

I'M GONNA BURY HIS ASS.

I CAME AS SOON AS I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

UH, THIS SEIZURE WAS WORSE.

HE'S IN A COMA.

BUT HE'S GONNA COME OUT OF IT, RIGHT?

IT'S TOO EARLY TO KNOW.

I HAVE A COPY OF HIS MEDICAL RECORDS.

THEY SAY THAT HIS LEAD LEVELS KEPT INCREASING

UP UNTIL THE LAST MONTH AND THEN LEVELED OFF.

WELL, IF THEY LEVELED OFF,

THAT MEANS THE EXPOSURE PROBABLY ENDED.

IF A DECISION NEEDS TO BE MADE ABOUT LIFE SUPPORT--

NO. I--

NO, WHAT?

JUST NO. I--

ALVIN, COME ON IN.

LISTEN--

ALVIN, YOU DON'T HAVE--

JANINE AND I HAVE AN ADULT RELATIONSHIP.

CLEARLY.

WHAT I MEAN IS,

YEARS AGO, AFTER I GOT DIVORCED,

I REPRESENTED HER.

WE SPENT TIME. WE LIKED EACH OTHER.

WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?

I NEVER PAID HER, LAURIE.

SHE WAS NOT--IS NOT-- THE KIND OF PERSON

WHO DESERVES TO BE KNOWN JUST AS ANOTHER--

ANOTHER WHAT?

A PROSTITUTE.

WHAT IS SHE, THEN?

SHE'S A KIND WOMAN,

A GOOD MOTHER.

SHE DESERVES TO HAVE HER CHILD...

WITH HER.

AND IF SHE GOES TO PRISON?

WELL, THEN THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

BUT UNTIL THE CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE RESOLVED,

WHY NOT ALLOW HER TO HAVE THE TIME

SHE SHOULD HAVE WITH HER DAUGHTER?

OK.

THANK YOU.

ALVIN?

YEAH?

IF YOU PAID FOR IT,

SO WHAT?

CHERYL WILCOX?

YEAH?

HI, I'M NICK FALLIN. WE SPOKE EARLIER.

HOW IS HE?

UM, HAVE YOU EVER HAD YOUR APARTMENT TESTED

FOR LEAD PAINT?

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CAME THROUGH.

AND WHAT DID THEY FIND?

TOLD ME IT WAS CLEAN.

OK. IN THE TIME THAT BRYANT WAS WITH YOU,

DID YOU EVER NOTICE

ANY KIND OF CHANGE IN HIS BEHAVIOR?

HE WAS JUST GOING BACKWARDS.

FORGETTING STUFF HE ALREADY KNEW.

THE BOY COULDN'T EVEN DRESS HIMSELF ANYMORE.

I HAVE THE RECORDS OF BRYANT'S BLOOD TESTS,

THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO YOUR SISTER'S ARREST.

DID YOU TAKE HIM FOR THOSE TESTS?

NO. MYRIAM DID ALL THAT.

EVEN WHEN SHE WAS OUT BINGING,

SHE'D ALWAYS MAKE SURE SHE'D COME BY

TO TAKE BRYANT TO THE CLINIC.

SHE'S GOT HER PROBLEMS, BUT SHE'S A GOOD MOTHER.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

AMY, I NEED A COPY OF THE CASES

ON INTERNET PRIVACY LAW, OK?

JAKE, LOOK, I TOOK A LOOK AT THESE KESSLER CLEANER PAPERS

THAT YOU PREPARED. UM--

OK.

I CAN'T GIVE THEM TO MY FATHER.

THEY'RE BAD?

WELL, THEY'RE NOT GREAT.

OK, I'LL HAVE THEM DONE ON TIME.

WHAT'RE YOU WORKING ON?

UH,

UH, BARBARA LUDZINSKI CAME BY TO SEE ME.

SHE, UH, SHE GOT INTO THIS RELATIONSHIP

WITH THIS GUY ON THE 'NET,

AND, UH, HE HUMILIATED HER, SO I'M JUST TRYING

TO GET HIM TO TAKE THE SITE DOWN.

DO YOU NEED A HAND WITH THAT KESSLER CASE?

NO, NO. I'M ON TOP OF IT.

I COULD TAKE IT OVER.NO.

DO YOU WANT TO HELP WITH THE LUDZINSKI PROBLEM?

NO. THIS IS MY THING.

ALL RIGHT.

AMY! DAMN IT, I NEED A COPY OF THE CASE LAW.

OK?

THANK YOU...

FOR GETTING THEM TO GIVE EMILY BACK TO ME.

YOU KNOW THAT MIGHT ONLY BE TEMPORARY?

IF YOU'RE CONVICTED--

I KNOW...

I'M IN TROUBLE.

THE D.A., THEY'RE PRESSURING

THAT NEW GIRL, LEE, TO TESTIFY.

THEY'RE PRESSURING ME, TOO.

I NEVER ASKED YOU FOR MONEY.

NOBODY WANTS TO BELIEVE THAT.

LOOK, LEE'S GONNA SAY

WHATEVER THEY WANT HER TO SAY. SHE'S 19. SHE'S SCARED.

JANINE, SHE COULD IMPLICATE BOTH OF US.

YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A DEAL?

I KNOW OUR RELATIONSHIP WASN'T LIKE

THEY WANT ME TO SAY IT WAS.

I ALSO KNOW HOW YOU MAKE YOUR LIVING,

AND THEY'RE GONNA GET YOU FOR THAT,

WITH OR WITHOUT MY HELP.

HENRY LEAN POSTED MISS LUDZINSKI'S

PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE AND PHOTOGRAPH

ON A WEB SITE UNDER

"CHECK OUT THIS FAT LOSER WHO WANTS

TO GET IT ON WITH ME."

NOW, THIS INSINUATES THAT MISS LUDZINSKI

IS WILLING TO HAVE SEX WITH A COMPLETE STRANGER,

AND IS THEREFORE, UNDER COMMON LAW,

DEFAMATION, PER SE.

HOW SO?

WELL, A CLAIM THAT A WOMAN IS UNCHASTE IS DEFAMATORY

AS A MATTER OF LAW, AND HAS BEEN SINCE THE 1700s.

JUDGE. AHEM.

I'M NOT A LAWYER.

BUT, UH, I AM PRE-LAW.

WE HAVE COVERED WHAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT MEANS.

SO, I KNOW THAT AS SOON AS MISS LUDZINSKI

GAVE ME THAT MATERIAL, I WAS ALLOWED

TO DO WHATEVER I WANTED WITH IT.

NOW, I ASKED MY LAW PROFESSOR,

AND HE TOLD ME THAT, UH, SHE--

EXCUSE ME.

"MISS LUDZINSKI HAS

"NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY.

"IT'S BEEN WELL ESTABLISHED

BY THE COURTS ALREADY."

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME.

JAKE?

JAKE, YOU DID YOUR BEST.

MY BEST? SEE MY ASS HANDED ME ON A PLATTER

BY A COLLEGE STUDENT?

WELL, UH--

DID YOU EVER ASK THAT LITTLE--

DID YOU EVER ASK THAT LITTLE--

DID YOU EVER ASK HIM

TO NOT SHOW THE LETTERS OR THE PHOTOS TO ANYONE?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

THINK, DAMN IT. DID YOU EVER ASK HIM?

I MAY HAVE.

IS THERE ANY CORRESPONDENCE THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN?

I--I DON'T REMEMBER.

I'M GONNA SUBPOENA HIS COMPUTER.

LISTEN, JAKE--

LOOK, JUST GO BACK TO WORK.

CHECK EVERYTHING THAT YOU EVER SAVED.

SEE IF YOU EVER ASKED HIM NOT TO SHOW

THE LETTERS TO ANYONE.

WELL, I DON'T THINK I DID.

DO IT! WE CAN CLAIM BREACH OF CONTRACT.

BUT, JAKE-- JUST DO IT, OK?

I'LL COME BY LATER.

I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN FEEDING

BRYANT PAINT CHIPS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THEN EXPLAIN TO ME WHY BRYANT'S LEAD LEVELS

KEPT INCREASING THE MONTH BEFORE YOUR INCARCERATION.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW. THERE WAS LEAD ALL OVER THAT DAMN APARTMENT.

HE WASN'T LIVING IN YOUR APARTMENT THAT LAST MONTH.

HE WAS LIVING WITH YOUR SISTER,

AND HER APARTMENT IS LEAD-FREE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOU WOULD PICK BRYANT UP ONCE A WEEK,

AND TAKE HIM TO YOUR APARTMENT AND FEED HIM

PAINT CHIPS. A FEW HOURS LATER,

YOU WOULD TAKE A DRIVE TO THE CLINIC,

AND HE WOULD GET A BLOOD TEST.

YOU'RE CRAZY!

I'M GONNA GO AND TALK TO THE D.A.

HE DIDN'T SAY NOTHING ABOUT NO SEIZURES.

WHO?

THE LAWYER.

HANSEN.

WHEN I TOOK BRYANT TO THE DOCTOR

FOR HIS START OF SCHOOL CHECK-UP,

THEY SAID HE HAD THE LEAD.

SO, ONE OF MY FRIENDS IN THE BUILDING

SAID I SHOULD GO SEE MR. HANSEN,

THAT HE COULD GET US SOME MONEY.

BUT MR. HANSEN SAID THAT--

THAT MY BOY'S LEVEL WAS TOO LOW

TO BE WORTH HIS TIME.

BUT I COULD DO STUFF THAT COULD

MAKE THE CASE WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS.

HE TOLD YOU THAT?

YEAH.

HE TOLD ALL THE MOTHERS THAT.

HEY!

WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE?

JUST--JUST WORKING ON A CASE.

YOU?

SNUCK IN.

AFTER EVERYBODY WAS GONE.

DIDN'T FEEL LIKE SITTING AROUND MY APARTMENT.

I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU THIS WEEK.

THAT NIGHT IN JAIL.

I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE, YOU KNOW.

GETTING ARRESTED FOR PROTESTS.

BUT, UH,

WHEN YOU'RE IN FOR SOMETHING PERSONAL...

IT'S-- SCARY.

YEAH.

WHEN YOU WERE AWAITING TRIAL, UH,

THEY OFFERED YOU A DEAL, RIGHT?

MM-HMM.

BUT YOU DIDN'T TAKE IT? NO.

WHY NOT?

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

HI.

HI. OH, THANK YOU.

SO?

I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING.

Y-YOU LOOKED EVERYWHERE ON THE SITE?

WELL, I--I NEVER TOLD HIM

HE COULDN'T SHOW ANYONE ELSE.

Y-YOU SURE YOU LOOKED?

W-W-WHAT ABOUT YOUR HARD DRIVE? DID YOU--

JAKE, PLEASE.

UM, I--I DON'T WANT TO LOOK

AT THIS STUFF ANYMORE, OK? I MEAN--

LIE. NO.

J-JUST SAY THAT MAYBE YOU HAVE IT ON--

JAKE, NO.

LOOK, BARBARA, I--

I KNOW YOU MEAN WELL.

AND THESE LAST COUPLE DAYS,

I NEVER IMAGINED THAT YOU WOULD FEEL SO STRONGLY--

BARBARA-- ABOUT ME...

THAT--THAT--THAT YOU COULD-- COULD DROP EVERYTHING

AND BE SO--I DON'T KNOW-- PASSIONATE?

THEY--THEY BEAT ME UP.

WHEN I WENT TO SEE THEM, THEY, UH--

THE KID? AND HIS FRIENDS, THEY, UH,

THEY--THEY PUNCHED ME AND THEY

THREW ME ON THE GROUND. OK?

I--I AM A PARTNER IN A LAW FIRM NOW.

AND THEY--THEY DID THAT.

SO WHAT--WHAT I AM ASKING YOU TO DO IS--

LET YOU GET EVEN, RIGHT?

LET YOU GET EVEN.

SORRY.

NO, I--I JUST MISUNDERSTOOD.

LET IT GO, JAKE, OK?

IF I CAN, SO SHOULD YOU. JUST--JUST LET IT GO, OK?

HEY, MAN. HAVE A SEAT.

GET THOSE FILES I SENT YOU?

YEAH.

SATURDAY NIGHT JULIE HAS A FRIEND

COMING IN FROM PHILLY. HEH.

VERY PRETTY FRIEND.

DID YOU TELL YOUR CLIENTS

TO FEED THEIR CHILDREN PAINT CHIPS?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

MYRIAM WILCOX.

SHE TOLD ME YOU WOULDN'T TAKE HER CASE

UNTIL HER SON'S LEAD LEVELS WERE HIGHER.

HER CASE WASN'T WORTH ENOUGH. BUT I DIDN'T TELL HER--

SHE SAID YOU TOLD THAT TO ALL THE MOTHERS

IN THE BUILDING.

YEAH, WELL.

LET'S REMEMBER WHO YOU'RE TALKING

WITH HERE, NICK? ALL RIGHT?

THIS IS A CRACK ADDICT IN PRISON. COME ON.

YOU DIDN'T FIND IT STRANGE THAT THE KID'S LEVELS

WERE 4 TIMES HIGHER

ON THE SECOND VISIT TO YOUR OFFICE?

I HAVE 37 LEAD CASES, NICK.

I'M NOT A DOCTOR, OK?

I DON'T MONITOR THEM ALL.

BUT YOU DID TELL HER THE CASE WOULD BE WORTH MORE

WITH HIGHER LEAD LEVELS.

WHY ARE WE EVEN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, MAN?

I MEAN, IF THIS WOMAN IS STUPID ENOUGH

TO FEED HER KID LEAD PAINT, HUH?

IF SHE'S THAT DUMB,

ANYTHING I SAY TO HER COULD BE MISCONSTRUED.

MISCONSTRUED?

OR WAS SHE JUST FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS?

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

NICK.

IF YOU MAKE ANY NOISE ABOUT THIS,

YOUR CLIENT, MY CLIENT,

WON'T SEE A DIME.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

I SPOKE TO THE D.A.

TESTIFY AGAINST HANSEN

AND YOU WON'T BE PROSECUTED

FOR CHILD ABUSE.

I--I--I DON'T KNOW.

THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU.

THEY CARE ABOUT HANSEN.

AND SO I GOT TO--I GOT TO SNITCH ON ALL THE MOMS

IN MY PROJECT?

YES.

THE ONES GIVING THEIR KIDS THE LEAD?

YES.

OK.

THERE'S ONE MORE THING.

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S YOUR CONSENT

TO RELINQUISH PARENTAL RIGHTS.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS THAT YOU WILL NO LONGER

HAVE LEGAL STANDING AS BRYANT'S MOTHER.

YOU WANT TO TAKE MY BABY AWAY FROM ME?

YOU GONNA DO THAT TO MY BOY?

YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA BE LIKE FOR HIM,

GROWING UP WITHOUT A MOTHER?

YEAH.

DO NOT DISRESPECT ME! EVER!

HEY.

YOU LOOK VERY PRETTY IN THESE PAJAMAS.

BUT YOU WOULD LOOK A LOT BETTER OUT OF THEM. HMM?

BRIAN. BRIAN.

WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU, LULU?

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN NICE ALL WEEK,

AND, WE, UH, WENT OUT TO DINNER.

AND I CALLED YOU AT THE OFFICE

AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU.

I MEAN, WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO DO?

STOP HAVING SEX WITH HOOKERS.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

A FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE GOT MARRIED,

YOU GOT ARRESTED FOR SOLICITATION

BY AN UNDERCOVER COP

IN THE BAR OF THE GRAND HOTEL.

YOU PLED NO CONTEST,

GOT A $600 FINE

AND 4 SATURDAY AFTERNOONS

AT JOHN SCHOOL.

NOT EXTRA CLASSES IN COLUMBUS.

JOHN SCHOOL. LULU--

DO YOU THINK THAT I'M STUPID?

I WAS A CLERK, FOR GOD'S SAKES.

I'VE GOT FRIENDS ALL OVER THE COURT SYSTEM.

NICK TOLD YOU?

NO, BUT I KNOW THAT HE REPRESENTED YOU.

LULU, LISTEN--

YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW

YOU COULD DO THAT WITH OTHER WOMEN--

HOOKERS--

AND THEN COME HOME TO ME.

IT'S NOT YOU.

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT IT'S NOT ME!

IT'S YOU!

IT WAS A STUPID THING I DID.

L-LIKE LAST-SECOND JITTERS.

OH, OH, OK.

SO THEN YOU ONLY DID THIS ONCE?

YES.

DON'T LIE TO ME.

I--I--I MEAN, I'M SICK.

IT'S A SICKNESS. I NEED HELP.

SHUT UP! YOU'RE NOT SICK!

BUT, BRIAN, WHY--I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU--

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR

OUT THERE?

REALLY. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

SHOULD I LEAVE?

NO.

I ACCEPTED A DEAL.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

TWO YEARS. I'LL BE OUT IN 12 MONTHS.

I'LL MAKE SURE EMILY GETS A GOOD PLACEMENT.

IF IT WASN'T LEE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN

ONE OF MY OTHER EMPLOYEES

OR ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS THAT WERE BUSTED.

I WOULDN'T HAVE TESTIFIED

AGAINST YOU.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T PAY ME MONEY.

ALVIN, A FEW YEARS AGO

YOU HELPED ME OUT WITH MY KID.

EVERY TIME I HAD A LEGAL PROBLEM, I CALLED YOU.

RIGHT.

ALVIN.

THAT'S HOW YOU PAID ME.

JAKE, I TOOK A LOOK AT THAT WORK.

IT'S VERY GOOD.

I, UH, I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT WORKING ON IT.

I WAS KIND OF, LIKE, IN THE ZONE.

WELL, IT WAS WORTH IT.

KESSLER'S GONNA LIKE IT A LOT.

I KNOW.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH BARBARA LUDZINSKI?

THAT THING?

UH, THE KID.

I, UH, I DEALT WITH HIM.

GOOD.

COME ON IN.

THEY DROPPED THE CHARGES.

ALL THEY WANTED WAS JANINE,

SO, UH, IT'S BEHIND US.

WELL, I GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

ALVIN, WE'RE PLEASED. WE'RE VERY PLEASED.

AND WE HAVE NO QUALMS

IN YOU RETAINING YOUR POSITION

AS DIRECTOR OF THE CLINIC.

THANK YOU.

HOWEVER, YOUR SEAT ON THE BOARD

HAS BEEN REASSIGNED.

THERE WAS NO CONVICTION.

WE'RE NOT COMFORTABLE.

I FOUNDED THIS CLINIC.

RIGHT, BUT, YOU REPORT TO THE BOARD.

THE BY-LAWS REQUIRE THAT A DIRECTOR

OF THE CLINIC BE ON THE BOARD.

IN THIS CASE, THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR WILL HAVE TO DO.

WHAT?

MRS. OLSEN HAS BEEN APPOINTED IN YOUR PLACE.

SO, YOU'LL STILL BE DIRECTOR OF THIS CLINIC,

BUT LULU WILL HAVE THE VOTE UPSTAIRS.

I'M SORRY, ALVIN,

BUT WE HAVE DONORS TO THINK ABOUT.

MR. FALLIN.

OH, I, UH, HI. I JUST--

VISITING HOURS ARE--

YEAH, I KNOW. I GOT HELD UP AT WORK.

THAT'S FINE. TAKE YOUR TIME.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE

TO COME VISIT HIM, ANYWAY.