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HEY.

HEY, HEY. WE HAVE A MEETING.

YEAH, I KNOW. LIGHTSTONE'S AND LETTER. I'LL BE BACK IN TIME.

WHOA. WHAT ABOUT THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS?

THEY'RE DONE.

YOU MUST HAVE STAYED LATE, HUH?

YEAH.

OH, I TALKED TO ROBERT ABOUT YOUR RUNNING POINT

WHEN HE STEPS DOWN AND GLEN TAKES OVER THE STORE.

AND? HE LIKED THE IDEA.

OK. BOTH OF THEM LIKED THE IDEA.

BY THE WAY,

YOU WERE GONNA COME OVER TO THE HOUSE LAST WEEKEND,

PICK UP YOUR STUFF?

YEAH. I WAS BUSY.

I NEED THAT SPACE FOR SHANNON.

ALL RIGHT. OK.

OK, THE RIVERAS ARE AT 9:00.

GOOD. YOU ALL HERE?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER LAWYER,

THE ONE HANDLING MY CASE?

THAT WAS JAMES MOONEY. I'LL BE YOUR ATTORNEY FROM NOW ON.

OK. SO, 9:15-- THE LONSKI FAMILY.

LONSKIS?

ALL RIGHT, THEN-- OH, GOD.

THEN...

OH, GOOD, YOU GOT MY MESSAGE.

WHAT IS IT?

12 CASES BEFORE NOON IS WHAT IT IS.

WITHOUT JAMES, WE'RE UP THE PROVERBIAL CREEK.

WE? YES.

YOU AND ME. SISYPHUS-- IN SHIRTS AND TIES.

THIS CAME OVER THE TRANSOM.

SUZANNE PELL'S WAITING FOR YOU.

YOU AND ME, NICK.

TOGETHER WE CAN SAVE THE WORLD.

YOU KNOW.

YEAH.

IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO ME-- TO ALL OF US--

IF YOU WOULD STAY ON FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS.

ALVIN...

I KNOW. YOU PROMISED JUDY YOU WOULD START IN OCTOBER.

15th. THAT'S NEXT WEDNESDAY.

I--I'VE MADE MY TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS.

I BOOKED A MOVER.

I PUT A DEPOSIT DOWN ON AN APARTMENT IN BERKELEY.

SO, YOU WON'T STAY

NO MATTER HOW BADLY WE NEED YOU.

ALVIN, I'M SORRY,

BUT I JUST-- I MEAN, I CAN'T.

♪ WELL, THERE IS TROUBLE IN MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS DARK

♪ THERE'S DARK AND THERE IS LIGHT ♪

♪ THERE IS AN 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 ♪

♪ ALL THE CHAOS

♪ IN MY MIND

HEY, I SAW YOU LAST NIGHT LEAVING LA TAVERNETA.

YOU GO THERE A LOT?

WHAT'S THE CASE?

OH, UM, GIRL'S NAME IS SHARON DIAMOND.

SHE WAS PICKED UP FOR SOLICITATION

NEAR THE BUS TERMINAL

ON THE CORNER OF, UM,

LIBERTY AND ELEVENTH.

HOW OLD IS SHE?

SHE SAYS SHE'S 15.

FIRST OFFENSE?

UM, YEAH,

BUT, UM, WELL... THERE IS NO FILE.

SHE SAYS SHE'S FROM EASTON, OUT NEAR PHILLY.

PARENTS?

SHE SAYS THAT THEY'RE DEAD.

I CHECKED WITH NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.

THERE'S NO RECORDS OF HER THERE, EITHER.

AND WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM AT THE BUS TERMINAL?

SHE CLAIMS THAT SHE WAS PANHANDLING

AND THAT THE GUY MISUNDERSTOOD HER REQUEST.

WHAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION, MISS PELL?

OH, I WISH I KNEW MORE ABOUT HER.

RIGHT.

OH, UH, NICK.

SHARON, THIS IS NICK FALLIN,

AND HE'S GONNA BE WORKING WITH YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU, MR. FALLIN.

YOU, TOO.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I'M IN TROUBLE.

I MEAN, I WAS JUST ASKING THE GUY FOR A DOLLAR.

YOU TOLD MISS PELL THAT YOUR PARENTS ARE DEAD?

MY DAD DIED WHEN I WAS A BABY.

MY MOM JUST DIED, LIKE, A YEAR AGO.

SHE WAS A DRUG ADDICT.

DID YOU GO TO A FOSTER HOME?

NO.

WHERE DID YOU LIVE?

WITH MY MOM'S BOYFRIEND--

THIS GUY JONATHAN--

AFTER MY MOM OVERDOSED.

AND THEN JONATHAN LOOKED AFTER ME FOR A WHILE.

WHY'D YOU LEAVE?

HE WASN'T REALLY JUST LOOKING AFTER ME.

YOU KNOW.

WHERE HAVE YOU, UH,

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING LATELY?

DIFFERENT PLACES.

LIKE?

I DON'T KNOW.

IF THE JUDGE THINKS YOU'RE LYING,

THEY'RE GONNA TREAT YOU AS A DELINQUENT.

AND THEN I GET SENT TO JUVIE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'VE BEEN WORKING AS A DISHWASHER.

DOES THAT HELP?

WHERE?

MASON'S RESTAURANT IN GARFIELD.

I'VE BEEN GETTING PAID UNDER THE TABLE

AND LIVING IN A ROOM UPSTAIRS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TELL ME THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE?

BECAUSE MASON'S BEEN NICE TO ME.

HE KNOWS.

HE TELLS ME THAT HE SHOULD JUST CALL THE COPS

ON ACCOUNT OF MY AGE,

BUT--BUT HE'S BEEN NICE.

MASON'S AT GARFIELD.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BOTHER HIM?

HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

IF YOU'RE A DISHWASHER,

YOU'RE A DISHWASHER.

THANK YOU.

HEY, GLEN.

HEY, NICK. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE YOU.

YOU GOING UP?

YEAH, I'M GOING UP, BUT I WANT TO TALK BEFORE THE MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK UPSTAIRS.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS DEAL COULD BE WORTH ALMOST $2 MILLION TO ME.

I KNOW THAT.

LIGHTSTONE'S-- THAT'S WHO I AM.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR MY DAD THERE SINCE I WAS 16.

I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO DID THAT.

MY SISTER, SHE SHOPS THERE.

MY BROTHER, HE'S A SKI INSTRUCTOR SOMEWHERE.

CAN THIS WAIT?

NO, BECAUSE ALL MY LIFE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS,

YOU KNOW, MY CHANCE TO RUN HIS COMPANY.

THE MEETING IS STARTING RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW, BUT I GOT THIS LETTER

FROM THE LAWYER FOR THIS AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN.

IT ALLEGES RACIAL PROFILING.

WHEN DID YOU GET THIS?

LIKE 3 DAYS AGO.

THERE WAS A SHOPLIFTING SITUATION.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

HAS YOUR FATHER SEEN THIS?

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. I MEAN,

I SPOKE TO THIS LAWYER,

AND WE GO BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE BIT

AND THIS GUY THREATENS TO GO TO THE PRESS.

THIS KIND OF PUBLICITY-- NOT GOOD.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WE WERE HAVING, YOU KNOW, A SHOPLIFTING PROBLEM,

SO I HIRED A FORMER DETECTIVE TO RUN SECURITY,

PUT SOME NEW PROCEDURES IN PLACE.

OK.THEN THE OTHER DAY,

THIS BLACK WOMAN COMES IN,

AND THEY SAY THEY SEE HER RIP A TAG OFF A BLOUSE

AND TRY AND WALK OUT WITH IT. AND?

THEY TAKE HER INTO THIS ROOM THAT THEY NOW SET UP

FOR THIS KIND OF SITUATION, AND--I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE THEY WENT A LITTLE TOO FAR.

YEAH, JUST SIGN RIGHT HERE, ROBERT.

AND RIGHT THERE.

NICHOLAS.

AND THAT'S FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS.

IT'S JUST TO MAKE THE LENDER HAPPY. HI, GLEN.

MR. FALLIN.

MR. LIGHTSTONE.

NICK.GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GLEN AND I WERE JUST CATCHING UP.

SO, DID YOU BRING THAT OPINION LETTER?

UH, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DISCUSS.

WHAT'S THAT?

GLEN?

THIS LETTER WAS RECEIVED 3 DAYS AGO.

WELL...

3 DAYS AGO?

GLEN?

IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU. I FIGURED I--

OK, SON. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

WE'LL HANDLE IT.

SO, BURTON, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO THE DEAL?

WE'LL HAVE TO NOTIFY CONSOLIDATED.

YOU DON'T THINK THEY'LL BACK OUT?

I'D BE SURPRISED.

LIGHTSTONE HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF THIS CITY FOR A LONG TIME,

ESTABLISHED A LOT OF GOOD WILL.

YEAH, IT'S A NUISANCE.

THAT'S ALL THIS IS. NICK SAID HE'D TAKE CARE OF IT.

IT SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE MISTAKE.

YOU CAN HANDLE THIS?

I THINK WE CAN PUT THIS THING TO BED

BEFORE TOMORROW EVENING.

OK.

IS MASON IN?

MM-HMM.

I'M MASON KOSINSKI.

NICK FALLIN.

SO?

I'M A LAWYER AT LEGAL SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH.

NEVER HEARD OF 'EM.

I'M REPRESENTING A GIRL NAMED SHARON DIAMOND.

WHO?

SHARON DIAMOND. A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL

WHO WAS ARRESTED LAST NIGHT FOR PROSTITUTION.

I DON'T FOLLOW YOU.

SHE SAID SHE WORKED HERE AS A DISHWASHER.

LIVED UPSTAIRS.

OH. NO GOOD DEED, YOU KNOW, MAN?

NO GOOD DEED.

SO SHE WAS LIVING HERE?

ALL RIGHT. I HAD THIS HELP WANTED SIGN IN THE WINDOW,

AND SHE CAME IN HUNGRY.

I FELT REAL BAD FOR HER.

SHE WAS ALWAYS ON TIME. DID HER WORK.

BESIDES, I CAN'T STAND THE IDEA

OF HER, YOU KNOW, SLEEPING ON THE STREETS.

YOU COULD HAVE CONTACTED THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY.

AND WHAT? THEY WOULD HAVE DUMPED HER IN SOME CRAPPY GROUP HOME,

TREATED HER LIKE DIRT, PROBABLY RUIN THE REST OF HER LIFE.

LOOK, I'VE BEEN IN AND OUT

OF THOSE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES MY WHOLE LIFE,

SO I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM COMING DOWN TO THE COURTHOUSE

TO CONFIRM SHARON'S SITUATION?

NO, NOT AT ALL.

THANKS.

HELLO. MY NAME IS MANUELA FRANCO,

AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE HERE TO SEE LOUISA ARCHER.

SHE DOESN'T WORK HERE ANYMORE.

WHAT?

WE HAVE TO BE IN COURT NEXT WEEK FOR A HEARING.

WE'RE BEING EVICTED,

AND MRS. ARCHER SPOKE TO US ON THE PHONE AND--

MS. FRANCO, YOUR LAWYER, MS. ARCHER,

DOES NOT WORK HERE ANYMORE,

SO, HERE'S A CARD FOR LEGAL AID OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY.

OH.

THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.

YOU SAID YOU'D HELP ME WITH MY CASES.

WE'RE DROWNING HERE, LULU.

YOU CAN'T JUST SEND CLIENTS AWAY, ALVIN.

YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN ME ANY CHOICE.

WHY ARE YOU MAKING THIS ABOUT ME?

YOU KNOW, YOU ARE THE ONE

THAT WANTED ME TO LEAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I GAVE YOU PLENTY OF NOTICE,

YOU WISHED ME GOOD LUCK,

AND THEN I WENT OUT AND I MADE MY ARRANGEMENTS

LIKE ANY NORMAL PERSON MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

OUR SITUATION HERE HAS CHANGED, LULU.

AS LAWYERS, WE HAVE AN ETHICAL OBLIGATION TO OUR CLIENTS.

YOU'RE JUST WALKING AWAY FROM THEM.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I'M NOT WALKING AWAY.

EXCUSE ME.

WHAT?

THE CASE YOU GAVE ME.

THE RUNAWAY AT THE BUS STATION?

I DON'T KNOW.

SOLICITATION CHARGE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO RECOMMEND.

YEAH?

THE GIRL'S BEEN LIVING OVER THIS RESTAURANT IN GARFIELD.

I WENT OUT AND TALKED TO THE OWNER, A GUY NAMED MASON.

MASON?

KOSINSKI.

YOU KNOW HIM?

YEAH. THERE AREN'T TOO MANY PEOPLE NAMED MASON KOSINSKI.

I PLACED HIM WITH A FEW FOSTER FAMILIES.

EVEN WENT TO HIS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

COUPLE YEARS AGO, HIS NAME COMES UP.

THE SON OF A BITCH IS PIMPING A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

WELL, LOOKS LIKE HE'S BACK AT IT WITH ANOTHER GIRL.

HE LIKES THE YOUNG ONES.

MASON.

WHAT IS IT?

THAT'S NOT SHARON DIAMOND.

WHO IS IT?

WHO? TIFFANY SKOVICH.

THE GIRL I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE 12-YEAR-OLD.

THAT'S THE GIRL HE WAS PIMPING 3 YEARS AGO.

CHANGED HER NAME?

YEAH, WELL, LOOK AT HER CHOICES.

SHE GETS BUSTED AS TIFFANY SKOVICH,

THE PATH LEADS RIGHT TO MASON, HE'S BACK IN TROUBLE,

SHE'S BACK IN DETENTION.

SHE GETS BUSTED AS, WHAT, SHARON DIAMOND,

SHE'S JUST ANOTHER RUNAWAY WHO NEEDS HELP.

HOW ARE YOU, TIFFANY?

SO...I GUESS THAT'S IT FOR ME?

I'M GOING TO LOCKUP, RIGHT?

THERE'S ANOTHER OPTION.

THERE'S A SHELTER CALLED JANE'S PLACE.

FINE. WHATEVER.

JANE'S PLACE IS A SHELTER

FOR YOUNG GIRLS LIKE YOU.

LIKE ME?

THEY HAVE A SCHOOL. THEY HAVE COUNSELORS.

SO I CAN GO THERE AND NOT TO JUVIE?

WELL, THEY'RE WILLING TO DROP THE PROSTITUTION CHARGE

IF YOU TELL THE POLICE ABOUT MASON KOSINSKI.

I CAN'T DO THAT TO HIM.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

MASON CARES ABOUT ME.

HE SELLS YOU ON THE STREET.

MY WHOLE LIFE, NO ONE'S TREATED ME LIKE MASON DOES.

HE BUYS ME NICE THINGS.

HE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.

YOUR COUNTY HOSPITAL RECORDS--

FRACTURED EYE SOCKET, BROKEN ARM,

FACIAL CONTUSIONS.

TIFFANY, YOU HAVE TO START TELLING THE TRUTH.

WHAT ABOUT MY MOTHER?

I COULD GO BACK THERE.

UH, MASON KOSINSKI?

IN THE BACK.

THANKS.

HELLO, MASON.

ALVIN. GOSH, IT'S BEEN, LIKE, FOREVER, MAN.

WHAT'S THE OCCASION?

NICE PLACE YOU GOT HERE.

WELL, YOU HUNGRY? FOOD'S NOT BAD.

MAYBE ANOTHER TIME.

3 YEARS AGO, WHEN YOU ASKED ME

TO SPEAK AT YOUR SENTENCING HEARING, WE MADE A DEAL.

I MEANT WHAT I SAID.

YOU PROMISED YOU'D STAY AWAY FROM TIFFANY.

I'M NOT PIMPING HER, MAN.

I'M TAKING CARE OF HER, GET IT?

YOU WENT TO HER HOUSE, TURNED HER AGAINST HER MOTHER.

HER MOTHER'S BOYFRIEND IS SLEEPING WITH HER.

AT LEAST I CARE ABOUT HER.

SHE'S A CHILD.

I'M NOT PIMPING HER.

SHE KEEPS COMING BACK TO ME.

SHE'S HAPPY HERE.

HAPPY?

WELL, YOU TELL ME, WITH YOUR VAST EXPERIENCE, ALVIN,

WHAT'S GONNA BE BETTER FOR HER,

SOME GROUP HOME OR ME?

GROUP HOMES DO NOT PIMP OUT KIDS.

MASON, YOU ARE TOO SMART

TO BE DOING THIS AGAIN.

FOR GOD'S SAKES, YOU GOT A GOOD BUSINESS GOING HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU.

THAT'S ALL I GOT GOING HERE.

YOU SHOULDN'T BLAME TIFFANY.

HER FATHER DIED WHEN SHE WAS A BABY.

I TOOK GOOD CARE OF HER,

BUT THE GOVERNMENT KEPT COMING AROUND.

WHY DID SOCIAL SERVICES TAKE TIFFANY IN THE FIRST PLACE?

THEY SAID IT WAS ON ACCOUNT OF MY DRINKING.

AND MY OLD BOYFRIEND...AL...

TOUCHED HER, I GUESS. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID.

AND HOW ARE YOU NOW?

DOING A LOT BETTER.

YOU HAVE A NEW BOYFRIEND?

YEAH, YEAH. JOEY.

DOES HE LIVE HERE?

MOST OF THE TIME.

HOW DOES HE GET ALONG WITH TIFFANY?

HE LOVES MY DAUGHTER.

HE TAKES GOOD CARE OF HER WHEN I'M NOT AROUND.

WHY DO YOU THINK SHE RAN AWAY?

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, IF EVERYTHING WAS GOOD...

OR WAS THERE SOMETHING HAPPENING?

I DON'T KNOW.

PROBABLY MASON DID.

YOU KNOW MASON KOSINSKI?

OH...

UH, ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE'S MISSING SCHOOL,

STAYING OUT LATE, AND SHOWING UP WITH NEW CLOTHES.

DON'T TAKE A LOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND THAT'S WHEN SHE LEFT.

MY NEW BOYFRIEND JOEY

STARTED TO GET REAL STRICT WITH TIFFANY.

I JUST STAYED OUT OF IT, BUT...

TIFFANY STARTED TO GET AFRAID OF JOEY.

WHY?

LIKE I SAID, I STAYED OUT OF IT.

WHY DID YOU STAY OUT OF IT?

THAT'S BETWEEN MY DAUGHTER AND JOEY.

THE WAY I SEE IT, YOUR CLIENT'S IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE.

SHACKLING AN INNOCENT WOMAN WHO WAS ONLY IN YOUR STORE

TO RETURN A BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM HER AUNT?

THE SECURITY PERSON SAW HER REMOVE THE TAG.

THE MAN SCARED THIS POOR WOMAN HALF TO DEATH WITH THREATS.

THE BLOUSE WAS IN HER KNAPSACK.

THESE ARE GESTAPO TACTICS USED AGAINST A BLACK WOMAN

IN A STORE KEPT ALIVE BY BLACK CUSTOMERS.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, MA'AM,

THE MANAGEMENT AT LIGHTSTONE WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE

FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN APOLOGIES TODAY, MR. FALLIN.

HOW DOES $5,000 SOUND?

I READ THE BUSINESS PAGES.

THAT MERGER THEY GOT GOING?

I'M GUESSING IT AIN'T CLOSING WITH THIS SITUATION OUTSTANDING.

ONE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER.

THEN I'M WRONG. IT WON'T BE THE FIRST TIME.

NO, I CAN TALK TO MY CLIENT,

SEE IF HE'S WILLING TO GO TO $7,500.

HOW MANY MILLIONS DO THOSE LIGHTSTONE FOLKS

STAND TO MAKE ON THIS DEAL?

ALL RIGHT, YOU TELL ME. WHAT IS THIS GONNA TAKE?

HOW ABOUT 9?

NOW, IF I CAN GET THAT, ARE WE DONE HERE?

$9,000 FOR MRS. WALKER?

ALL RIGHT, THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WILL BE

IN YOUR OFFICE BY THE END OF BUSINESS.

THE CHECK WILL FOLLOW.

VERY GOOD. OK.

NICK, DID YOU HEAR BACK FROM THAT OTHER LAWYER?

HE JUST GOT THE PAPERS.

OH. HE DIDN'T CALL YOU BACK YET?

DAD, HE JUST GOT 'EM.

I'LL GO CALL HIM.

IT'S A SIMPLE SETTLEMENT.

I CAN HAVE IT CLOSED BY TOMORROW MORNING.

I'D FEEL A LOT BETTER KNOWING TONIGHT.

FINE. I'LL CALL HIM.

OH, LISTEN. DON'T FORGET THIS WEEKEND,

PICK UP YOUR STUFF AT THE HOUSE, OK?

LOOK, YOU WANT TO TELL ME EXACTLY

WHAT IT IS I GOTTA PICK UP?

EVERYTHING. THAT JUNK IN THE ATTIC

AND THOSE BOXES IN THE BASEMENT. EVERYTHING.

ROGER?

ROGER! ROGER GREEN!

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

ALVIN! HOW OLD IS THAT GIRL?

WHAT?

THAT GIRL? HOW OLD IS SHE, 14?

OH, THE ONE ASKING DIRECTIONS.

OH, COME ON, ROGER.I WAS GIVING HER DIRECTIONS.

UH-HUH. WHAT?

SHE WAS LOST?

I COME HERE FOR TAKEOUT.

YOU COME TO MASON'S FOR TAKEOUT?

SEE YOU LATER, ALVIN.

GIVE YOUR WIFE MY REGARDS.

HA HA HA!

HEY.

HEY. THANKS FOR COMING BY.

SURE.

SO...THIS IS IT.

YEAH. SATURDAY MORNING I'M ON THAT PLANE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, UM,

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,

I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE TAKING THE JOB.

I MEAN, IF IT WERE ME, I'D PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING.

THANK YOU.

YOUR OWN CLINIC, LIVING IN BERKELEY.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE BEAUTIFUL.

YEAH.

NO MORE PITTSBURGH WINTERS, RIGHT?

THAT'S SOMETHING I COULD DO WITHOUT.

UH, DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?

YEAH. I'LL HAVE A RED WINE.

RIGHT AWAY.

I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO BE SO NICE.

I'M REALLY GONNA MISS YOU, YOU KNOW.

I'M GONNA MISS YOU, TOO.

YEAH.

WELL, LIGHTSTONE GOT ANOTHER LETTER.

EVIDENTLY THIS LAWYER HAS 30 PLAINTIFFS LINED UP

ALLEGING SIMILAR TREATMENT.

WELL, HOW MUCH DOES HE WANT?

$3 MILLION,

INCLUDING PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

HE'S JUST TRYING TO HOLD US UP.

WELL, MAYBE, BUT THIS BUYER'S GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS

THAT WE'RE TAKING OVER A COMPANY

WITH ALL THIS BAD PUBLICITY.

GLEN LIGHTSTONE.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN HIS WORD FOR IT, NICHOLAS.

HE'S THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THAT COMPANY.

SON, HE'S A LIGHTWEIGHT, OK?

HIS FATHER'S ALWAYS TALKING HIM UP

LIKE HE'S SOME KIND OF RETAILING GENIUS.

IF YOU ASK ME, HE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE.

I TELL YOU, THE LUCKIEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO HIM

WAS HAVING A DAD LIKE ROBERT.

WELL, ANYWAY,

TALK TO HIM AGAIN.

GET ALL THE FACTS THIS TIME, OK?

AND LET'S PUT A LID ON THIS MESS.

WE HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM NOW.

THESE NEW CLAIMS ARE FRIVOLOUS.

NO. IT DOESN'T MATTER. THEY'VE OPENED THE DOOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS.

I JUST DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE SERIOUS.

YOU KNEW ABOUT THEM.

SOME OF THEM. LOOK, NICK, I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW?

YOU'VE GOTTA UNDERSTAND THAT THESE SHOPLIFTERS ARE KILLING ME,

SO I HAD TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL.

SO WE RUN SOME NUMBERS,

AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE ACCUSED WERE MINORITIES.

SO YOU UNLEASH THIS NEW COP YOU HIRE ON YOUR BLACK CUSTOMERS?

LOOK, SINCE MY DAD DECIDED TO MERGE,

EVERYTHING HAS BEEN ABOUT MONEY.

I WAS ONLY DOING WHAT I THOUGHT HE WANTED.

DID YOU THINK TO TELL YOUR FATHER ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON?

NO.

GLEN, YOU RUN THE STORE.

IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

NICK, YOU'RE LUCKY BECAUSE YOUR FATHER IS NOT LIKE MINE.

I CANNOT BEAR TO SEE THE LOOK ON HIS FACE,

ALL RIGHT? THE DISAPPOINTMENT.

IT WOULD JUST SIMPLY KILL HIM, OK? YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

THE FRANCOS, THEY'RE IN THE MEETING ROOM.

WHAT?

I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID. YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE CAN'T JUST DROP THEM.

OH. WELL, THANK YOU, ALVIN.

THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

THEY'RE WAITING TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

WAIT. ALVIN--

NO. IT'S ALL WORKED OUT. I SPOKE WITH JUDY.

SHE CAN SPARE YOU UNTIL NOVEMBER,

CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO, PROBLEM SOLVED.

HELLO, ALVIN.

ROGER.

I WAS HOPING WE COULD TALK.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

WORRIED ABOUT ME?WELL, ACTUALLY,

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.

I RAN INTO SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

FRANKLY, THERE'S CONCERN.

CONCERN?

YEAH. ABOUT HOW YOU'RE HOLDING UP.

I MEAN, THE TWO MURDERS HERE,

THE PERSONNEL ISSUES,

THE BUDGETARY PRESSURES YOU'RE UNDER.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NEVER EASY HERE,

BUT I'M HANDLING IT.

REALLY?

YEAH.

BECAUSE YESTERDAY,

WELL, YOU WERE ACTING KIND OF STRANGE,

AND I'M JUST HOPING THE PRESSURE ISN'T STARTING TO GET TO YOU.

YOU KNOW, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM,

GIVEN YOUR POSITION HERE.

YOU'RE ONE OF OUR IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTORS.

OK.

SO...

YOU KNOW--

WHAT?

I MIGHT BE MISTAKEN ABOUT THIS.

I MEAN, YOU SORT OF STARTLED ME OUT THERE.

ARE WE BACK TO YESTERDAY?

I WAS WONDERING, DID YOU HAVE A CAMERA?

I DID. I SEE.

WHY? NO REASON. JUST ASKING.

YOU CAN'T DICTATE WHERE I WORK, ALVIN.

I'M NOT DICTATING.

I SIMPLY ASKED HOW FIRM YOUR START DATE WAS.

JUDY SAID SHE COULD WAIT UNTIL JANUARY FIRST IF NEED BE.

JANUARY FIRST?

LULU, I NEED HELP HERE!

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WON'T STAY.

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO, ALVIN.

BECAUSE YOU HAVE TURNED THIS PLACE INTO A MESS.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW GREAT L.S.P. COULD BE

AND I THINK ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS WE COULD ACCOMPLISH,

I GET SICK.

YOUR FUND-RAISERS ALWAYS FALL SHORT,

THE CLIENTS COME SECOND TO YOUR NEEDS.

I MEAN, MY GOD, YOU HAVE HAD WEEKS TO FILL THESE OPEN POSITIONS.

SO DON'T BLAME ME FOR YOUR PROBLEMS.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A GOOD LAWYER, LULU.

YOU HAVE A SHARP, ANALYTICAL MIND.

IF I WERE IN TROUBLE, I'D WANT YOU ON MY TEAM.

YEAH?IN THE BACKGROUND, RESEARCHING THE LAW.

OUT FRONT, I'D WANT SOMEBODY WHO'D RATHER DIE THAN LOSE A CASE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I HATE TO LOSE.

BUT YOU TOLERATE IT.

TIFFANY SKOVICH.

WHAT?

I'M TRYING TO GET HER INTO JANE'S PLACE

AND SHE RAN AWAY FROM HER SHELTER.

THE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR HER.

THEY'RE GONNA CALL HERE WHEN THEY GET HER.

RIGHT.

WHAT?

I WAS OVER AT MASON'S RESTAURANT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 GIRLS WORKING THE STREETS AROUND THERE.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING THERE? TAKING PICTURES.

YOU HAVE TIME FOR THAT?

THE COPS JUST AREN'T INTERESTED.

I THOUGHT--I THOUGHT IF I BROUGHT THEM EVIDENCE...

THESE GIRLS, NOBODY CARES.

ALL THEY'VE EVER GOTTEN IS A RAW DEAL.

UNLESS MASON'S OFF THE STREET--

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU

TIFFANY RAN AWAY. OK?

SO, I TALKED TO ROBERT AND CONSOLIDATED.

THEY THINK THEY'VE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.

WHAT?

THEY'LL TAKE OVER THE COMPANY

WITH THE LITIGATION LIABILITY.

IN RETURN, THEY WANT ROBERT TO FIRE GLEN.

AND HIS DAD AGREED WITH THAT?

NO, NOT AT FIRST,

BUT I HAD TO, YOU KNOW, LAY IT OUT FOR HIM.

YOU KNOW, GLEN'S NOT HIS ONLY CHILD.

HE HAS A WHOLE FAMILY TO CONSIDER.

AND THIS DEAL, YOU KNOW--

HE'S BEEN WORKING ALL HIS LIFE

BUILDING THE STORE.

YOU KNOW, GLEN WAS SUPPOSED TO RUN THE NEW COMPANY AFTER THE SALE.

YEAH. I'M AWARE OF THAT.

GLEN'S OUR CLIENT, DAD.

IF HE GOES, WE STAND TO LOSE A LOT OF BUSINESS HERE.

I KNOW THAT, AND I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, NICHOLAS,

BUT HE'S BEEN A CLIENT OF MINE FOR 30 YEARS,

AND THAT'S THE WAY HE WANTS IT.

WELL, CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME ANOTHER SHOT WITH THIS LAWYER

BEFORE YOU FINALIZE THIS?

THE DEAL'S ALMOST MADE.

NO, JUST GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE WITH THE GUY.

I'D LIKE TO TRY AND MAKE THIS WORK.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

I NEED 200,000 TO PLAY WITH.

YEAH. LET ME TALK TO ROBERT.

THANKS.

YEAH.

ALVIN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THE GIRL, MASON. I WANT THE GIRL. WHAT GIRL?

TIFFANY. I KNOW SHE'S IN THERE.

SHE'S NOT HERE.LET ME IN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE CRAZY!

ALVIN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M LOOKING FOR TIFFANY.

THEY HAVE AN ATTACHMENT ORDER.

THEY'RE PICKING HER UP.

NICK.

DAD, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WAIT.

I WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR STUFF,

AND I CAME ACROSS YOUR OLD LETTER JACKET,

A PICTURE OF YOU AND YOUR BUDDIES

AND THAT FISHING ROD I GOT YOU

UP AT LAKE ARTHUR.

NO. I DON'T REMEMBER.

YOU CAUGHT A BUNCH OF TROUT. MADE US A GREAT DINNER.

YOU KNOW WHAT? MY STUFF, JUST GET RID OF IT. GIVE IT AWAY.

GET RID OF IT?YEAH.

GIVE IT TO GOODWILL, SALVATION ARMY,

WHOEVER WANTS IT.GET RID OF IT?

YEAH. GET RID OF IT.

ALL OF IT?

ALL OF IT.

NICK.

AM I IN A LOT OF TROUBLE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I--I JUST GOT SO FREAKED,

YOU SAYING I HAD TO RAT ON MASON

OR GET SENT TO JUVIE.

THAT PLACE...

THE WAY IT SMELLS...

IT MADE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH.

I HAD TO GET SOME FRESH AIR.

MASON...

HE WAS NICE TO ME.

HE COOKED ME DINNER.

WE PLAYED SOME MUSIC.

I ALWAYS FEEL SAFE WITH HIM.

YOU'RE NOT SAFE THERE.

GIRLS THAT DO WHAT YOU DO,

MOST OF THEM EITHER GET VERY, VERY SICK OR DIE.

SO WHAT NOW?

WELL, TIFFANY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO YOU.

WHAT ABOUT THAT SHELTER YOU TALKED ABOUT?

THINK THEY'LL TAKE ME?

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TELL THE POLICE ABOUT MASON.

STILL?

THAT'S THE DEAL.

YEAH. YEAH.

YEAH, ALL NIGHT.

NO, NO, NO. I'M FINE.

I TOLD THEM EVERYTHING I KNOW.

WHAT I SAW OUTSIDE HIS RESTAURANT,

TIFFANY'S ARREST, EVERYTHING.

WELL, YOUR STATEMENT WOULD HELP,

BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THE COPS DON'T NEED IT TO MAKE A--

MY LAWYER CALLED IT HERESY.

EVERYTHING YOU SAID HAD NOT BEEN SUPPORTED

BY COLLABORATION OF AN INDEPENDENT NATURE.

I'LL SEE YOU BACK AT THE OFFICE.

YOU NEED A HAND?

NO, I'M ALMOST DONE.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, TELL ME.

THANKS.

NICK...YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE

WHAT THIS BASTARD SAID TO ME.

WHO?

THE DETECTIVE IN CHARGE.

I HANDED THIS THING TO HIM, A SLAM DUNK.

ALL HE COULD SAY WAS MISDEMEANOR.

TIFFANY'S NOT GONNA HELP.

SO SHE'S THROWING HER LIFE AWAY FOR MASON KOSINSKI.

ROGER?

WE HAVE TO TALK.

NOT NOW. IT'S A VERY BAD DAY.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT, BUT, ALVIN--

NO! WHAT?!

THE PICTURES YOU TOOK THE OTHER DAY,

I NEED THEM.YOU MUST BE KIDDING.

I HAVE A FAMILY. A BUSINESS.

GET OUT, ROGER. GET OUT OF MY CLINIC NOW!

YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN. NO!

ALVIN-- WHAT?

GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME.IN YOUR OFFICE.

HEY. HEY.

ALVIN. ALVIN. ALVIN.

TAKE IT EASY, MAN. COME ON.

HEY, MELVIN.

SO, NICK, GOT A NUMBER FOR ME?

2,000 PER CLAIM.

IT'S GENEROUS, CONSIDERING.

NICK, WE ALREADY SET A FLOOR. 9,000.

THE SUIT WE SETTLED AT LEAST HAD A FACTUAL BASIS.

THESE NEW CLAIMS, YOU'RE JUST PULLING THEM OUT OF THE AIR.

LIGHTSTONE DEPARTMENT STORE'S BEEN TARGETING MINORITIES FOR YEARS.

IF WE LET THIS SITUATION SLIDE--

IF YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE A STATEMENT, YOU'VE DONE IT.

HAVE I?

I CAN GO TO 5 PER CLAIM, 150,000 TOTAL.

WELL, YOU'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,

BUT YOUR TOTAL'S OFF.

WHY?

I FOUND 23 MORE PEOPLE ALREADY.

AND THAT WAS JUST YESTERDAY.

HEY.

I HEARD 53 CLAIMS.

I HEARD.

RIGHT.

SO, WE, UH, MADE THE DEAL.

HE FIRED GLEN?

THE LIGHTSTONE MERGER'S GOING THROUGH AS SCHEDULED.

DOES GLEN KNOW?

WE JUST MADE THE DEAL, SO...

HIS FATHER'S GONNA TELL HIM?

I WOULD IMAGINE SO. YEAH.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

HEY, BUDDY.

HEY.

SO, I HEAR THE DEAL'S CLOSING.

YEAH. YEAH.

SO, THE CLAIMS, YOU SETTLED OUT?

UH...NO.

MY FATHER'S NOT TALKING TO ME.

HE, UH--YOU KNOW, I CALLED HIM LIKE 7 TIMES TODAY.

HE DOES THAT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW?

WHEN HE'S MAD OR EMBARRASSED, HE JUST--HE JUST STOPS.

JUST STOPS TALKING.

I MEAN, I KNOW I SCREWED UP.

BUT, UH, I MEAN, IT'S--

WE DID IT, RIGHT? THE DEAL'S DONE.

WE CAN MOVE ON NOW, YEAH?

YOUR, UH, YOUR FATHER...

THE NEW COMPANY WANTED YOU OUT AND YOUR FATHER AGREED.

WHAT?

YOU WON'T BE RUNNING THE COMPANY.

YOU'VE BEEN TERMINATED.

NO.

NOW, I SHOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU THIS.

RIGHT.

I'M SORRY.

I SHOULDN'T BE THE ONE TO TELL YOU THIS.

ROGER GREEN'S A MEMBER OF THE BOARD,

SO...I'VE BEEN ASKED TO RESIGN MY POSITION HERE,

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

DID YOU TELL THEM WHAT HE WAS DOING THE OTHER NIGHT?

THE CONVERSATION DIDN'T GO IN THAT DIRECTION.

ALVIN, YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD THEM.

THE BOARD FEELS-- SEVERAL KEY MEMBERS FEEL

THAT I'VE OUTLIVED MY USEFULNESS TO THIS INSTITUTION

AS DIRECTOR.

IT'S OK, THOUGH.

THIS PLACE JUST--IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME NOW

WITH EVERYTHING.

JAMES. LULU.

ANYWAY...

UH, ALVIN, I JUST GOT A PHONE CALL.

YEAH?

I'VE BEEN OFFERED YOUR JOB. DIRECTOR. FOR NOW.

OH.

I TOOK IT.

SO, YOU KNOW THAT THIS MEANS I'LL BE YOUR--

RIGHT. YOU'RE IN CHARGE HERE NOW.

AND YOU CAN HANDLE THAT?

I CAN.

SO, UH, I'LL SEE YOU FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING, RIGHT?

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

I'LL SEE YOU FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

HEY.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

I TOLD THE POLICE THE TRUTH

ABOUT MASON.

OK.

ABOUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

I THOUGHT THAT WOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY.

YOU DIDN'T DO IT FOR ME.

RIGHT.

UH, I GUESS I JUST GOT TIRED OF THE THINGS I HAD TO DO TO GET BY.

YEAH.

SO...

NOW I GO TO THAT SHELTER...

WHERE THEY'RE GONNA HELP ME?

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

YEAH, I--I THINK SO.

RIGHT. WELL, I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

SO THEY'LL TAKE ME?

I'LL, UH, SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

HEY.

HEY.

SO, UH...I HEARD YOU BROKE THE NEWS

TO GLEN LIGHTSTONE.

YEAH.

YEAH, THAT'S A SHAME.

HE HAD TO DO THAT TO HIS OWN SON.

YEAH, WELL, IT'S DONE NOW.

OH, BY THE WAY, SATURDAY MORNING

I'M HAVING A COUPLE OF MESSENGERS COME OVER TO THE HOUSE

AND PICK UP YOUR THINGS AND DELIVER 'EM TO YOUR PLACE.

DAD, I TOLD YOU, I DON'T NEED THAT STUFF.

I KNOW--NO, I DON'T NEED IT.

LISTEN TO ME A MINUTE, ALL RIGHT?

I TESTED OUT YOUR ROD AND REEL.

IT WORKS FINE STILL.

AND THAT OTHER STUFF, THAT'S YOUR CHILDHOOD.

FINE.

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

WHEW.

YEAH.

ALVIN.

DO YOU WANT TO STAY?

ON YOUR STAFF?

WELL, THE PLACE NEEDS YOU.