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PREVIOUSLY ON THE GUARDIAN...

TIFFANY SKOVICH.

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

THESE GIRLS, NOBODY CARES.

ALL THEY'VE EVER GOTTEN IS A RAW DEAL.

JANE'S PLACE IS IN A SHELTER FOR YOUNG GIRLS LIKE YOU.

SO I CAN GO THERE AND NOT TO JUVIE?

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE FIRM.

I THINK IT'S TIME YOU BE NAMED MANAGING PARTNER.

I THINK WE SHOULD ACT NOW.

THIS IS VICTORIA LITTLE, CHAIRMAN OF THE AIDS RELIEF ALLIANCE.

I LIKE YOU.

IT'S COMPLIC--

I'VE BEEN ASKED TO RESIGN MY POSITION HERE,

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

I'VE BEEN OFFERED YOUR JOB.

I TOOK IT.

ALVIN, DO YOU WANT TO STAY?

ON YOUR STAFF?

WELL, THE PLACE NEEDS YOU.

THE VANS TO THIS WEEKEND'S FIRM RETREAT WILL BE LEAVING

FROM THE PARKING LOT ACROSS FROM THE FRICK BUILDING

AT EXACTLY 6:30 TOMORROW MORNING.

COFFEE AND DANISHES WILL

BE PROVIDED IN OUR CONFERENCE ROOM

BETWEEN 6:00 AND 6:15.

AND THE PEOPLE AT BUSINESSPERFORMANCE HAVE PUT TOGETHER

A FULL SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES,

RANGING FROM TRUST BUILDING EXERCISES

TO VOLLEYBALL

TO SPEAKER FORUMS.

WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE IS, OF COURSE, MANDATORY.

HELLO.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, SHEILA.

YOU'RE THE BEST.

OH, ALVIN. LULU.

BEAUTIFUL LULU.

WHAT?

YOU'RE RADIANT.OH, PLEASE.

I'VE GAINED 23 POUNDS IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS.

FANTASTIC.

YOU WANT TO COME IN MY OFFICE?

SURE.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL, I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH JUDGE LUTZ.

RIGHT.

SO WHAT IS THIS ABOUT YOU TELLING HIM

TO SHOVE IT UP HIS ASS?

HE CALLED YOU?YEAH, I DO RUN THE PLACE.

SISSY. WHAT?

OH, I'VE KNOWN BERNARD LUTZ FOR 20 YEARS,

AND HE'S TELLING ON ME?

WELL, THAT'S NOT REALLY THE POINT.

I KNOW THE POINT, LULU. IT'S TAKEN.

ALVIN. IN GENERAL.

YES?

IN GENERAL, YOU HAVE BEEN MISSING A LOT OF WORK.

RIGHT. RIGHT.

SO IS THERE MAYBE SOMETHING I COULD DO

TO HELP YOU BE MORE PRODUCTIVE?

HELP ME?

RIGHT.

HELP ME BE MORE PRODUCTIVE.

YEAH, ALVIN. I'M JUST TRYING--

LET'S SAY I SAID YES.

THAT I NEED HELP. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

YOU SEE?

YOU CAN'T HELP ME.

I'M BEYOND BEING HELPED.

OK?

OK THEN.

I QUIT.

ALVIN--NO, I QUIT.

NO HARD FEELINGS, BUT I QUIT.

AND YOU DO LOOK GREAT. I'M SERIOUS ABOUT THAT.

♪ 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

COME IN.

MR. FALLIN.

LULU TOLD ME THAT YOU-- THAT YOU QUIT.

27 YEARS. NEARLY 9,000 CLIENTS.

WHAT MORE CAN I DO?

WELL, YOU KNOW, ALVIN, IF THERE'S--

IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO FOR YOU...

I'M GETTING MARRIED.

PROPOSED TO VICTORIA THIS MORNING.

WOW, THAT'S-- CONGRATULATIONS!

THANK YOU. AND I WAS THINKING,

I WANT YOU TO BE MY BEST MAN.

ME? WHY?

RES IPSA LOQUITOR. SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

JUST SAY YOU'LL DO IT.

WELL, THANK YOU. I'M--I'M FLATTERED.

I JUST-- I DON'T KNOW IF--

AND...

I'M DYING.

WHAT?

ALS.

LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE.

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY ABOUT IT.

DID YOU KNOW THAT LOU GEHRIG DROVE IN

MORE THAN 100 RUNS FOR 13 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS?

13.

I'M SORRY.

I HAD TO TELL SOMEBODY.

CHRIST, ALVIN.

I STARTED TRIPPING OVER THINGS.

DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE IT AT FIRST.

THEN, ONCE IN A WHILE, MY WORDS WOULD GET SLURRY.

DID YOU EVER NOTICE THAT?

I'VE BEEN SEEING A NEUROLOGIST.

3 NEUROLOGISTS, ACTUALLY.

THE MAIN GUY FINALLY DIAGNOSED ME TODAY.

BUT LET'S NOT DWELL.

INSTEAD, LET'S TALK ABOUT MY BACHELOR PARTY.

YEAH, LOOK-- UM, YEAH.

I'LL PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR YOU.

OH, NO NEED.

I'VE TAKEN CARE OF EVERYTHING.

BOOKED US 2 TICKETS, FIRST CLASS,

TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

ALVIN--

FIRST FLIGHT OUT IN THE MORNING.

ALVIN, I GOT TO DO THIS FALLIN FAMILY RETREAT.

OH, COME ON, NICK.

CALIFORNIA. THE SUNSHINE STATE.

LOS ANGELES,

THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS.

FLIGHT LEAVES AT 8:00.

MEET YOU AT THE GATE.

OK.

HOWARD TAFT. DID ANY OF YOU KNOW HOWARD TAFT?

THAT WAS THE MEANEST SON OF A BITCH

I EVER MET IN MY LIFE.

THE CHEAPEST MILLIONAIRE IN PENNSYLVANIA, I CAN TELL YOU THAT.

HEY, CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND?

I WAS JUST TELLING THEM ABOUT HOWARD TAFT.

I'M SORRY. I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

I GOT A PLANE TO CATCH.

WELL, YOU KNOW, OK. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.

EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.

WHAT THE HELL, SON?

I'M SORRY. I CAN'T GO.

DO YOU REALIZE WE'RE SPENDING $43,000 ON THIS THING?

I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE TO GO TO LA WITH ALVIN.

WHY? IT'S PERSONAL.

WHAT?

I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THAT COMMUNITY SERVICE?

NO, IT'S PERSONAL.

SON, LOOK, THE WHOLE IDEA HERE IS TO BUILD UP COMPANY MORALE

WITH YOU RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

I'M SORRY, ALL RIGHT? I HAVE TO GO.

AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHEN I GET BACK.

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

ARE YOU EVEN ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE STATE?

YEAH. NO, I'LL BE THERE. DON'T WORRY.

I PROMISE. I'LL BE THERE.

OK. TALK TO YOU LATER. ALL RIGHT?

OK. BYE.

HOW'D YOU GET IN THIS OFFICE?

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

THE DOOR WAS OPEN.

NO, IT WASN'T.

WAS WHEN I GOT HERE.

WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?

THIS MORNING.

WHERE'S ALVIN?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

TIFFANY.

TIFFANY WHAT?

WHERE'S ALVIN?

ALVIN DOESN'T WORK HERE ANYMORE.

ALVIN'S GONE?

YEAH, HE'S RETIRED.

HEY, WAIT A SECOND! WAIT A SECOND!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

NOW BOARDING FLIGHT 3 TO LOS ANGELES.

FIRST CLASS AND STAR MILEAGE MEMBERS.

WE'D ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME

OUR BUSINESS CLASS PASSENGERS AT THIS TIME.

YOU KNOW, ALVIN, WE SHOULD PROBABLY BOARD NOW.

DID YOU KNOW LOU GEHRIG DROVE IN MORE THAN 100 RUNS--

YOU ALREADY TOLD ME.

PLAYED IN 2,130 CONSECUTIVE GAMES,

THEN ONE DAY JUST TAKES HIMSELF OUT OF THE LINE-UP.

ALVIN--

2,130 CONSECUTIVE GAMES.

ALVIN. ALL RIGHT!

IMAGINE THAT.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR TICKET?

YEAH.

EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS GREAT.

I'VE NEVER FLOWN FIRST CLASS BEFORE!

EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY.

EXCUSE ME.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

GOOD MORNING!

YOU ALL HAVE ENVELOPES.

INSIDE IS A CARD WITH A WORD OR A PHRASE.

GO AHEAD. OPEN YOUR ENVELOPES.

OK, NOW, I WANT YOU TO WALK AROUND THE ROOM,

REINTRODUCE YOURSELF TO YOUR CO-WORKERS,

AND ASK THEM WHAT THEIR WORD IS.

YOU'LL KNOW WHEN YOU'VE FOUND A MATCH.

GO AHEAD.

PEANUT BUTTER?

I'VE GOT JELLY. NO...

PEANUT BUTTER?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

MACARONI?

PEANUT BUTTER?

NO, NO.

MACARONI?

WHEN YOU'VE FOUND YOUR MATCH,

YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR WEEKEND ROOMMATE.

PEANUT BUTTER. PEANUT BUTTER.

HOW YOU DOING?

PEANUT BUTTER.

OH, WELL, JELLY.

GREAT. WELL, ALL RIGHT.

DID YOU LOOK DOWN WHEN WE WERE FLYING IN HERE?

AMAZING. THE POSSIBILITIES OF A PLACE LIKE THIS.

SMELL THAT.

JASMINE. AMAZING.

AND THE WOMEN.

OH, MY GOD. THEY'RE UNBELIEVABLE!

LET'S TRY THE RADIO.

WOW, ROCK 'N' ROLL!

TOO LOUD? SORRY.

THANK YOU. THANKS.

SO, WE'LL GO TO THE HOTEL, GOT US AN EARLY CHECK-IN,

CHECK OUT THE POOL, AND THEN LUNCH.

AND THEN WHO KNOWS?

FANTASTIC!

HOPE YOU DON'T MIND SHARING?

THEY CALL THIS THE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE.

I UNDERSTAND CHUCK D AND FLAVOR FLAV STAY HERE

WHEN THEY'RE IN TOWN.

DID YOU SAY FLAVOR FLAV?

YEAH, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC ENEMY.

THANK YOU.

HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WOW, ALVIN. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ROOM.

MY TREAT.

THIS IS YOUR BACHELOR PARTY.

I SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS.

NO, NO, NO. I'M PAYING.

ARE YOU SURE?

YES.

HEY...

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU

FOR COMING HERE WITH ME.

AH, IT'LL BE FUN. IT'LL BE FUN.

THANK YOU.

HEY.

HEY. TIFFANY SKOVICH WAS IN YOUR OFFICE THIS MORNING?

RIGHT. I THINK SHE BROKE IN.

STRANGE.

ACTUALLY, I THINK SHE SLEPT HERE.

WELL, IF SHE COMES BY AGAIN,

CALL ME OR CALL THE POLICE.

OK. YOU KNOW, I READ HER FILE.

IT WAS KIND OF SURPRISING THAT SHE'S A PROSTITUTE.

SHE'S SO YOUNG.

IS SHE GONNA BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO JANE'S PLACE?

NO. SHE WAS EXPELLED YESTERDAY.

RAN OFF BEFORE WE COULD TRANSFER HER.

OH, SO WHERE IS SHE GONNA GO?

JUVIE. ONCE WE FIND HER.

ITS A SHAME, REALLY. JANE'S PLACE IS

AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR A GIRL WITH HER RECORD.

SHE BLEW A GREAT CHANCE.

OH, IT'S COLD!

COLD, COLD, COLD, COLD, COLD!

COLD, COLD, COLD, COLD, COLD!

WHOA! AAH!

HOT.

HOT. OHH.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA SWIM?

NO, I'VE GOT SOME WORK TO DO.

OK. AHH.

AHH.

I CAN REALLY FEEL THE WATER.

GOOD.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?

I FEEL BETTER HERE, FOR SOME REASON.

STRONG.

GREAT.

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST MOVE TO LOS ANGELES.

MAYBE.

NO, I'D MISS YOU GUYS TOO MUCH.

WE'D MISS YOU, TOO.

THANK YOU.

YOU DON'T OPEN UP MUCH.

I JUST WONDER SOMETIMES, IS IT ME OR IS IT--

NO, IT'S JUST ME.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

WHAT?

WE GOT A LOT TO DO, BUDDY.

A LOT TO DO.

COME ON.

ALL DAY LONG, BABY! ALL DAY LONG!

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

HE'S YOURS, DAVEY!

GET 'EM!

GET 'EM!

UHH! GAME!

WHO'S NEXT?

WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BLOCK THAT.

DID YOU SEE THAT?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I'M NOT.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULDN'T PLAY.

WELL, I'M JUST-- TEAM SPORTS, ALVIN,

THEY'RE NOT REALLY, YOU KNOW, MY THING.

VENICE BEACH. THIS PLACE IS LEGENDARY.

ALL THE BALLERS PLAYED HERE.

THE SERIOUS ONES ANYWAY.

MARCUS JOHNSON. BYRON SCOTT.

CHRIS MILLS. PHILIP "HOT SAUCE" CHAMPION.

YOU KNOW, ALVIN, THAT WAS FUN,

BUT I GOT TO GET BACK TO THE HOTEL,

MAKE SOME CALLS.

NO, LET'S GO SWIMMING.

IN WHAT?

COME ON, NICK! WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

YOU'RE IN YOUR UNDERWEAR.

SO? SO'S THAT GUY!

COME ON! YOU COMING IN?

WHOO!

AAH! HA HA HA!

OH, MY GOD!

OHH!

OH, UH...

DO YOU WANT THE BATHROOM LIGHT ON?

NO, I DON'T. WHY, DO YOU?

OH, SOMETIMES WHEN I'M IN A NEW PLACE...

WELL, SURE.

IF YOU WANT IT ON, LEAVE IT ON.

OK.

GREAT.

BURTON?

YEAH?

WHAT HAPPENED WITH NICK?

WELL, HE HAD TO GO TO LOS ANGELES.

LOS ANGELES?

YEAH.

WHY?

PERSONAL MATTER.

IS HE OK?

YEAH, HE'S FINE.

WELL, GOOD.

A FEW OF US WERE CONCERNED.

MMM! WHAT A FANTASTIC DAY.

I MEAN, THIS WAS A--

Hey.

Is that someone famous sitting behind you?

I don't know.

I think that's someone famous.

WELL, MAYBE IT IS.

THIS IS A VERY GOOD CAESAR.

MMM.

SO WHEN ARE YOU GETTING MARRIED?

I HAVEN'T SET A DATE YET.

I JUST ASKED HER YESTERDAY, SO...

DID YOU TELL HER YET?

RIGHT.

I WENT TO HER OFFICE TO TELL HER,

BUT THEN THE CLARITY,

THE NEWS GAVE ME THIS CLARITY,

AND I JUST HAD TO ASK HER TO STAY WITH ME.

IT WAS POWERFUL.

MAY I?OH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS DELICIOUS.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN HEALERS?

LIKE WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, PEOPLE WHO HAVE HEALING POWERS.

WHO CAN DO THINGS WITH ENERGY OR THOUGHT.

I DON'T KNOW.

SUPPOSEDLY, THERE ARE PEOPLE

WHO HAVE GIFTS LIKE THAT.

I'VE BEEN READING INCREDIBLE STORIES,

AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS, I GUESS.

GREAT.

WHAT?

YOU DON'T THINK IT CAN?

UM...

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK, NICK?

I THINK THAT'S ERIK ESTRADA SITTING OVER THERE.

HEY, ERIK!

WHAT'S UP?

TIFFANY, WAIT RIGHT THERE!

HERE YOU GO.

I MET A BOY.

WHAT?

HIS NAME IS CLINT.

WE-- WE'RE GOING OUT.

DATING.

OK.

HE GOES TO A REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL.

HE PLAYS SOCCER.

HIS DAD'S A DOCTOR.

I HAVEN'T TOLD HIM WHERE I LIVE.

SO HE DROPS ME OUTSIDE A HOUSE IN SHADYSIDE,

AND THEN I WALK BACK TO JANE'S PLACE.

I'VE MISSED SO MANY CURFEWS THEY KICKED ME OUT.

YOU KNOW, UM, AHEM...

EVENTUALLY, YOU WOULD HAVE TO TELL HIM THE TRUTH.

THAT I WAS A HOOKER?

DOESN'T EXACTLY GO OVER AS WELL AS YOU'D THINK.

WELL, UH, TIFFANY, THERE'S A--

THERE'S AN ATTACHMENT ORDER OUT FOR YOU, SO--

I KNOW. I'M GOING TO JUVIE.

YEAH. I HAVE TO CALL YOUR SOCIAL WORKER.

THING IS, THERE'S THIS DANCE TONIGHT.

HE INVITED ME TO THE SPRING DANCE,

AND I REALLY WANNA GO.

I--I KNOW IT MAY SOUND STUPID,

BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A REAL DANCE.

OK. THIS IS AN EMPATHY EXERCISE.

JAKE WILL READ FROM 3 PREPARED STATEMENTS

TO HIS PARTNER--BURTON, IN THIS CASE--

AND BURTON WILL RESPOND.

OK. OK?

AS THOUGH YOU WERE IN YOUR OFFICE

AND JAKE WAS COMING TO YOU WITH A PROBLEM.

OH, OK. YEAH.OK. JAKE?

AHEM. UH, I CAN'T WORK WITH THAT CLIENT ANYMORE.

HE'S RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL.

HE TREATS ME LIKE I'M A CLEANING WOMAN--

NOT AN ATTORNEY.

AND WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THAT, BURTON?

WELL, UM...

A CLIENT IS A--

IS A DAMN CLIENT-- AND, UH...

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT IN THE FEELING BUSINESS.

WE'RE IN THE LAW BUSINESS,

SO IF HE COULDN'T HANDLE IT,

I WOULD ASK HIM TO REFER IT TO SOMEONE WHO CAN, AND...

OK, BURTON,

ANOTHER APPROACH TO THIS KIND OF PROBLEM

WOULD BE TO ACT AS A MIRROR TO YOUR COLLEAGUE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WELL, FOR INSTANCE, YOU COULD SAY,

"JAKE, YOU SOUND LIKE YOU'RE REALLY UPSET.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?"

YOU SEE, THAT WAY JAKE KNOWS

THAT YOU'RE ON HIS TEAM

AND THAT HIS FEELINGS MATTER.

OK.

ALL RIGHT. JAKE, READ ANOTHER ONE.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY ABILITY TO FINISH MY WORK THIS WEEK.

MY MOTHER'S SICK,

AND MY WIFE IS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS AT HOME.

WELL, I WOULD CERTAINLY SAY I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

GOOD.AND I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, AGAIN,

"IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T HANDLE IT, THOUGH,

COME TELL ME, AND I'LL FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN."

JAKE, HOW'S THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?

TELL HIM.

I DON'T KNOW. HE'S JUST BEING HIMSELF.

RIGHT, BUT TRY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS

WHEN BURTON TELLS YOU HE'S GOING

TO REFER YOUR WORK TO SOMEONE ELSE.

I WOULD RATHER FINISH IT MYSELF.

YOU WANT A CHANCE TO SUCCEED?

OF COURSE I DO.

YOU WOULD LIKE SOME ENCOURAGEMENT.

WHY ARE YOU SMILING?

WELL, NO, I MEAN, THAT'S JUST NOT, UM--

I--I MEAN, FALLIN AND FALLIN DOESN'T EXACTLY...

WORK LIKE THAT.

WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

NOTHING. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST THE WAY--

IT'S THE WAY--JAKE.

NOW'S THE TIME. TELL HIM.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, EVERYBODY. COME ON.

OK, WELL, I MEAN, IN THIS SITUATION,

I GUESS THAT, UM,

YOU WOULD PROBABLY...

TAKE ME OFF THIS DEAL

AND GIVE IT TO NICK.

NOW, WAIT. WAIT A MINUTE--

BURTON, JAKE IS TRYING TO TELL YOU HOW HE FEELS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I THINK, UH--

I THINK I CAN HONESTLY SAY

THAT I HAVE ALWAYS TRIED

TO TREAT EVERYBODY THE SAME. EVERYBODY.

WELL, YOU MAY TRY, BUT YOU DON'T.

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?

WELL, COME ON, BURTON. I MEAN, HERE WE ARE,

STUCK IN THIS PLACE DOING EMPATHY EXERCISES, AND...

NICK IS IN L.A.,

HAVING FUN.

HOW 'BOUT THAT DIM SUM?

GOOD.YEAH, GOOD STUFF.

YEP. ALL THOSE TRAYS.

WEIRD BREAKFAST FOOD, THOUGH.

THE FISH AND THE STICKY RICE?

I LIKED IT.

GOOD.

NICK...

THERE'S THIS GUY, DR. LIAO,

FROM A SMALL TOWN OUTSIDE OF BEIJING.

HE'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE SPECIAL ABILITIES.

PEOPLE COME TO SEE HIM FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

I HEARD ABOUT HIM FROM SOME WOMAN I MET ON-LINE

WITH A.L.S.

SHE'S HAD IT FOR 7 YEARS.

SHE STILL LEADS A PRETTY NORMAL LIFE.

SHE SAYS SHE CAME TO SEE HIM, AND HE HELPED HER.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I CAME TO LOS ANGELES,

TO SEE HIM.

DO YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT?

YEAH. IN 20 MINUTES.

SO, UH,

I CAN JUST MEET YOU LATER. NO, I--

I WANNA COME.

I DO.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. WE JUST ATE. I'M ALREADY HUNGRY.

MR. MASTERSON?

HEY. HEY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, COME DOWN. LET ME TAKE A LOOK.

IT LOOKS GOOD.

YOU THINK SO?

MM-HMM.

IF YOU WANT, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SOME THINGS UPSTAIRS

THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE.

REALLY?

YEAH. YEAH. COME ON.

SO...

I GUESS I'M HEALED NOW.

SO, LOU GEHRIG...

CHECKS HIMSELF INTO THE MAYO CLINIC,

GETS DIAGNOSED,

THEN GOES BACK TO YANKEE STADIUM,

MAKES A SPEECH IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE,

SAYS HOW LUCKY HE IS.

I'VE SEEN THE SPEECH.

2 YEARS LATER, GEHRIG'S DEAD.

37 YEARS OLD.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE US TO ECHO PARK?

1023 ESPLANADE AVENUE.

THANK YOU.WHAT'S IN ECHO PARK?

DID I, UH, EVER TELL YOU ABOUT MY SON?

I NEVER MARRIED HIS MOM.

WE HAD A BRIEF FLING,

AND THEN, UH, SHE GOT PREGNANT.

IT WAS ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO.

WHOA.

LAST TIME I SAW HIM, HE WAS 7.

HE MUST BE IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW.

OH...

I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD DO THIS.

NO, ALVIN, YOU SHOULD.

I--I JUST...

YOU SHOULD DO IT.

JUST TELL HIM WHAT? I--

I WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

NO, JUST TELL HIM THAT YOU WANNA SEE HIM.

YEAH.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY WHY.

YEAH.

JENNIFER...

THAT WAS FAST.

HE DIDN'T WANNA SEE ME.

WOULDN'T COME OUT OF HIS ROOM.

HE SAID HE ALREADY HAS A DAD.

LET'S GO BACK TO THE HOTEL.

I'M KIND OF TIRED.

TIFFANY!

HE'S HERE.

WOW.

YOU LOOK GREAT.

YOU LOOK REALLY GREAT.

THANK YOU.

OK, WELL, UM, HAVE FUN,

BUT YOU BE HOME BY MIDNIGHT,

OR YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CALL THE POLICE.

I KNOW.

THANK YOU. OK.

Bye. BYE.

ALVIN, I'M BACK.

I'M IN HERE.

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THE POOL WAS HEATED.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I SAW GEENA DAVIS IN THE HALLWAY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? ARE YOU PACKING?

THERE'S A 10:00 FLIGHT.

WHAT, THE PARTY'S OVER?

YEAH.

OH, WELL, WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH THESE?

LAKER TICKETS?

COURTSIDE. TONIGHT.

YOU PAID $1,900 A TICKET?

IS THAT WHAT THEY COST?

OH, NICK. RETURN THEM.

ALVIN, COME ON, IT'S THE LAKERS, COURTSIDE.

HAVE A CHAT WITH JACK,

GO AND GET SOME SUSHI AFTERWARDS.

THANKS, NO.

ARE YOU SURE?

I JUST WANNA GO HOME.

ALL RIGHT, OK. ALL RIGHT.

SCREW THE LAKERS. WE'LL, UH--

WE'LL GO FOR A WALK, WE CAN JUST TALK ABOUT THIS

AND HANG OUT, GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

NO.

ALVIN, YOU CAN'T DRAG ME ACROSS THE COUNTRY

AND THEN JUST DROP ME.

YOU KNOW HOW COLD IT IS IN PITTSBURGH NOW?

IT'S 31 DEGREES. RIGHT NOW, 31 DEGREES.

OK, FINE.

WE'LL GET SOME DINNER. YOU PICK THE PLACE.

GOOD. GOOD.

I'M JUST GONNA GO FOR A WALK.

ON YOUR OWN?

YEAH, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

I DON'T MIND.

BURTON, ABOUT TODAY...

YEAH.

I'M SORRY. I JUST...

I APOLOGIZE.

I HOPE WHAT I SAID WASN'T OUT OF LINE.

WELL, THAT GUY WANTED US TO TALK, AND...

YOU KNOW, THAT SAID,

I DON'T FEEL THAT THE PLAYING FIELD IS LEVEL.

I MEAN, I LAND CLIENTS.

I BILL MORE HOURS THAN ANYONE ELSE. I--

I HELP OUT WHENEVER NEEDED,

AND I DO WHATEVER I'M ASKED TO DO,

AND STILL NICK IS...

A SENIOR TO ME.

YOU'RE CONSIDERING A MANAGEMENT CHANGE.

I--I KNOW THAT, AND, UM,

I KNOW THAT NICK IS CLEARLY THE HEIR APPARENT.

NOT NECESSARILY, JAKE.

WELL, IF THAT'S TRUE...

YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ME.

HEY.

YOU'RE BACK EARLY.

HOW WAS IT?

THEY MADE THE GYM LOOK LIKE IT WAS HAWAIIAN.

SAND AND TORCHES.

THEY WEREN'T REAL TORCHES.

AND MUSIC.

THAT'S COOL.

GIRLS AT REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL ARE SO DIFFERENT.

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?

WHEN'S YOUR BABY COMING?

IN A FEW MONTHS.

BOY OR A GIRL?

TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, TIFFANY.

I TOLD CLINT THE TRUTH.

OH.

ABOUT HOW I ENDED UP IN JANE'S PLACE...

ABOUT JUVIE...

EVERYTHING.

OK.

HE KIND OF STOPPED TALKING TO ME AFTER A WHILE.

DRANK WITH HIS FRIENDS...

CALLED ME A WHORE...

SO I LEFT.

WALKED HOME.

I'M SORRY.

SO...

ARE YOU HAVING A BOY OR A GIRL?

ALVIN.

MISSED YOU.

AMYOTROPHIC...

LATERAL SCLEROSIS.

IT'S A GREEK PHRASE.

"A" MEANING NEGATIVE,

"MYO" MEANING MUSCLE...

"TROPHIC" MEANING NOURISHMENT.

I'M TRYING TO GET MY MIND AROUND IT, YOU KNOW?

MOTOR NEURONS DEGENERATE...

SO THE BRAIN CAN'T SEND IMPULSES TO THE MUSCLES.

WHEN THE MUSCLES CAN'T RECEIVE MESSAGES,

THEY ATROPHY...

AND MY BRAIN...

MY BRAIN STAYS THE SAME.

I'M SORRY.

SO, NICK...

I WAS THINKIN'...

OF SEEING HOW FAR WEST I COULD SWIM.

I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE IT IN ME.

WHAT ABOUT VICTORIA?

OHH...

SHE'S GONNA WALK AWAY.

AT LEAST, SHE SHOULD.

I MEAN, WHAT WAS I THINKIN'?

I MEAN...

I AM GONNA DIE.

I AM GONNA DIE, NICK.

YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT HERE.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

ALVIN, I'M READY. UH...

I'M JUST GONNA HEAD DOWN TO THE LOBBY AND WAIT.

SHOULD I CALL A CAB?

I ALREADY GOT US A LIMO.

I'LL SEE YOU DOWN THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

ONE SECOND!

I'M COMING, NICK.

WELL, ALVIN, THE WEEKEND,

IT WAS FANTASTIC.

YEAH.

IT WAS.

AND THANK YOU, UH,

WITH MY SON.

THANKS FOR SETTIN' THAT UP.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU NEED A RIDE?

NO, I'VE GOT IT.

WELL, I'M SURE YOU DO.

HI.

HEY. HEY!

DID YOU HAVE FUN?

WE DID.

DID YOU STAY OUT OF TROUBLE?

YES.

LET'S GO HOME.

HANG ON.

HEY, YOU'RE BACK.

SORRY TO JUST DROP IN ON YOU.

THAT'S OK.

I JUST, UH--

WELL, I--I REALLY WANTED TO SEE YOU.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO.

WELL,

THAT'S KIND, LULU, BUT--

ALVIN, THIS IS YOUR CLINIC.

I MEAN, I'M HERE-- I'M JUST--

THIS IS YOUR CLINIC.

THANK YOU.

SO YOU'LL STAY?

YOU WANT ME TO STAY?

YES.

WHY? BECAUSE I'M SICK?

BECAUSE YOU'RE INDISPENSABLE.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, I, UM,

I HAD AN INTERESTING WEEKEND WITH ONE OF YOUR CLIENTS.

REALLY?

TIFFANY SKOVICH.

ALVIN.

HOW ARE YOU, BERNIE?

I'M FINE.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I JUST, UH, WANT TO APOLOGIZE

FOR SAYING WHAT I SAID.

I WAS WAY OUT OF LINE

TELLIN' YOU TO SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS LIKE THAT.

BUT THE MAIN REASON I'M HERE IS MY CLIENT, TIFFANY SKOVICH.

I NEED TO GET HER BACK INTO JANE'S PLACE.

SHE WAS EXPELLED FOR REPEATED CURFEW VIOLATIONS.

WELL, SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH A BOY FROM SEWICKLEY PREP.

DIDN'T WANT HIM TO DROP HER OFF AT A SHELTER

FOR TEENAGE HOOKERS, YOU KNOW?

I UNDERSTAND, BUT, UH--

SHE DESERVES ANOTHER CHANCE.

SHE'S ALREADY HAD 4.

THEN GIVE HER 5.

NO.

SORRY.

WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS A LONG TIME, BERNIE.

RIGHT.

WANT YOU TO KNOW,

I HAVE A.L.S.

OH, MY GOD, ALVIN. I'M SO SORRY.

SO I WON'T BE ASKING YOU FOR MANY MORE FAVORS...

NOT FOR MUCH LONGER, ANYWAY.

YOU ARE MANIPULATING ME.

I AM.

YOU'RE A BASTARD.SO ARE YOU.

COME IN.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

YEAH. HEY. COME ON IN.

SIT DOWN.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

GOOD.

LISTEN, UM...

WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT NICHOLAS...

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I FAVOR HIM.

AND, I...

JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT, UH...

I'M GONNA KEEP THAT IN MIND.

THANK YOU.

HI, NICK.

HEY, JAKE.

SO, UH, DAD, UH,

ABOUT THE WEEKEND--

WELL, YOU SAID IT WAS PERSONAL. I'LL...

TAKE YOU AT YOUR WORD.

RIGHT.

WELL, I CAN EXPLAIN WHY I HAD TO GO.

I'LL TAKE YOU AT YOUR WORD, NICHOLAS.

SHE WON'T LET ME OFF THE HOOK.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I TOLD VICTORIA.

SHE STILL WANTS TO GET MARRIED.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

SO, LIKE IT OR NOT,

YOU'RE STUCK BEING MY BEST MAN.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKIN'...

ABOUT THAT HEALER.

RIGHT.

WELL, WHO KNOWS?

MAYBE IT WORKED. MAYBE.

IF IT DIDN'T--

WELL, MAYBE-- MAYBE IT DID WORK.

LOU GEHRIG'S FINAL SEASON, 1939.

SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIM,

BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

HE STILL PLAYED IN 8 GAMES,

STILL GOT 4 HITS.

4. YEAR BEFORE THAT,

3 YEARS BEFORE HE DIED,

GEHRIG BATTED .295, HIT 29 HOME RUNS.

29. WOW.

THINK ABOUT IT, NICK.

THAT'S A LOT OF HITTING.

EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS IT, YOU KNOW THAT.

NO MORE MISSING CURFEWS.

RIGHT.

I MEAN IT. I--

I CAN'T KEEP GETTING YOU OUT OF THESE SITUATIONS.

AND, TIFFANY,

YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME MY KEY BACK.

YOU'RE A GREAT KID, TIFFANY.

TRY TO STAY PUT.

UM, YOU CAN STEP INTO MY OFFICE.

I'LL BE RIGHT IN.

YOU GAVE HER YOUR K--

I DID NO SUCH THING.