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Previously on L .A. Law. I would ask for
a new trial on the grounds of AIDS
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stress syndrome.
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You didn't raise it at trial, so it's
waived.
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I just learned of the AIDS syndrome
defense yesterday.
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Ms. Fenowen told me about it. I must
move for a new trial on the grounds that
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was incompetent in my representation of
Mr. Appleton. My client's accused of
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robbing a John.
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This firm's biggest client happens to be
my client's alibi. She was shacked up
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with Mr. Osborne in his Malibu condo.
Regarding Harold Osborne as a witness in
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your trial, I want you to take a look at
this.
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Nice little prick, Leland.
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All the dirt on Harold Osborne, but
since I've learned it from office files,
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it's privileged information, and now I
can't use it.
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Victor Cifuentes does whatever he can to
protect his client. So do I.
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Well, I won't live with it, Leland.
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I quit.
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You are in contempt, Mr. Hirshberg.
Thank you. Thank you, Your Honor.
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to this job, jail, it's a pleasure.
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Dirtbags in, dirtbags out.
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I'm going nuts!
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Hi, Mike.
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Sid. Sorry I'm late.
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Traffic. No problem. Sit down.
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Good coffee.
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Yes, sir.
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I already ordered.
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Just an English muffin and grapefruit
juice.
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So, let me read your mind.
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He looks okay.
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He sounds okay.
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But is he really okay?
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Or is he going to throw his omelet at
the next table and punch out the busboy?
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Something like that.
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How you doing, Sid?
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Great.
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Really, Mike, just great.
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I know it was embarrassing as hell for
everyone.
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But coming unglued in court like that
was the best thing that ever happened to
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me. I've been disregarding danger signs
for a couple of years. I started
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drinking too much at night, then a
couple of valium to get to sleep.
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Lost my sex drive.
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My marriage was rocky as hell.
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Yours will be up in a second, honey.
Thank you.
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Anyway, it was just too much.
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Something had to give.
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Well, you look great, Sid. Thanks.
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I feel great.
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A couple of weeks in the Laughing
Academy.
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A little psychotherapy.
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Good as new.
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You got it.
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I'm really happy for you.
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Honey,
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bring me a beer, will you?
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Mike?
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It's a little early for me, Sid.
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Or whatever kind you got.
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So, the reason why I called.
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I need a big favor, Mike.
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I got a case I just can't handle.
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I'm jammed up and I gotta be in D .C. to
argue a case in front of the Supreme
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Court. Really? Yeah. And I got this
woman.
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Really, she's a victim.
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Bunch of cops.
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Blow into her apartment.
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Middle of the night, looking for drugs.
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She used to see some guy who was
dealing, so they bust in looking for
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he there?
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Hell no. She hasn't seen him in weeks.
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But they opened fire, wounded her, and
killed her kid.
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She shoots back, self -defense, and
wounds one of the cops. They arrest her
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attempted murder.
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She needs help, Mike. And this Supreme
Court thing has got me crazy.
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What do you say?
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Gee, Sid, I don't know.
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I'm pretty jammed up myself.
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No money in it. That it?
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No, that's not it, Sid.
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You're asking me to take on this woman's
case I know nothing about. Here, just
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look at her file.
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Sid. Mike!
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Just look at the damn thing, would you?
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Continuance.
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Continuance.
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Continuance? Sid, what have you been
doing?
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What do you mean, what have I been
doing?
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Well, you haven't interviewed witnesses.
You haven't argued bail.
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Hold it right there, hotshot.
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What good's bail if you're on welfare
anyway?
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That's a waste of time. What about the
other two kids?
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No, no.
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DPSS has them somewhere.
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Sid, this woman's been in jail for five
months. She hasn't seen her kids. All
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you've done is move for continuances.
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What are you trying to do?
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Heap more guilt on me?
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What the hell was I supposed to do? You
want to tell me that?
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Okay. I got cases of the yin -yang.
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Most of these people are pure scum
anyway.
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I'm under extreme pressure.
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I got the Supreme Court situation
staring me in the face.
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Why the hell do you think I came to you
in the first place? Sid, take it easy.
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You take it easy?
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I mean, what am I supposed to do here to
get a little help from a fellow member
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of the fraternity, huh?
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Stick my omelet on my head? Throw food?
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What's that?
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I get to catch a flight to D .C.
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You think the Supreme Court cares about
my problems?
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Why don't you just say it, Bruce?
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That's just it, Grace. I shouldn't have
to say it.
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I shouldn't have to tell my prosecutors
it's not their job to get murderers off.
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That's not what I did.
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You had lunch with Appleton's attorney.
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You told him about this cockamamie AIDS
stress syndrome, then backed up his
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motion for a new trial.
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I did what I thought was in the interest
of justice.
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Great. Well, the official response from
this office is that you screwed up.
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Don't do it again, Chris.
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You've been reassigned to night court.
You start tonight.
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Is that my punishment?
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Of course not.
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This office does not punish people for
their professional conduct.
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This is completely coincidental. How
long?
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Till you're reassigned or die, whichever
comes first.
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I have to work on Christmas Eve.
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You should love that. With this new
goodwill toward man attitude you've
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developed.
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Merry Christmas, Grace.
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The man just keeps getting continuous,
continuous, continuous while I sit here
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and rot.
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And now he takes off.
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Do you have any money for bail?
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Anything to put up a collateral?
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My sister's got about $2 ,000. Can you
give me back with my kids on that?
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I don't know.
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I can try.
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I can schedule a bail motion.
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I almost forget what they look like.
It's been so long.
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Nina, I know you've been through this a
million times, and I know how painful it
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must be, but I need you to tell me
exactly what happened the night of the
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shooting.
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It was the middle of the night, and I
was asleep next to Sarah, my little one.
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Billy and Anna were in the back room,
and I hear this pounding on the door
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wakes me up.
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Then I heard shouting.
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Do you remember what they were shouting?
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No. No, all I was thinking was about
Mrs. Flood, three doors down, a month
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before she got robbed and raped.
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So I reach for my rifle where I keep it
under my bed.
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Next thing, the door comes crashing
down.
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Three men come rushing in, and all I see
is guns.
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So I lift my rifle, and somebody shoots.
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I just see this flash, and I feel this
hot pain in my arm.
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So I shoot back.
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They shot first, Mr. Cusack.
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I just shoot back to protect my babies,
my baby.
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What happened then?
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I looked down.
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I looked down next to me.
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There's my Sarah.
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They shot Sarah.
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kill my baby she was just lying there
next to me she
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was so quiet so still they murdered my
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baby and before i could bend down and
kiss her goodbye they grabbed me away
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took me to jail i never even got to kiss
sarah goodbye
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Then it's agreed.
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Full -time administrative staff members,
which term I might add does not embrace
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paralegals, shall receive Christmas
bonuses in the amount of three -quarters
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one percent of their per annum salaries
multiplied by the number of years of
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employment. Isn't this a little
complicated?
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Not at all. A secretary earning $20
,000, three years employed, would get
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-quarters of one percent, which comes to
$150, times... Three for the
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three years' worth for a total of $450.
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Simple. Great.
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Now, we're done with this Christmas
stuff. I'd like to address something
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serious.
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Tonight's basketball game.
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What are we going to do without Victor?
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Anybody know where he is?
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No. Guys, this is the playoffs, two out
of three. Now, we won the first game by
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one point with him. We don't have a
prayer without him.
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You know, I'm still trying to get the
whole story on why he left. I told you
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why.
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I made the decision that Petramco
Industries was more important than his
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criminal client, and he took exception
to it. End of discussion.
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Well, I'm afraid his departure has left
this firm with a more serious problem
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than just a power forward.
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We desperately need another associate.
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How are the interviews going?
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Lousy. December is not a good time for
hiring, which is another reason why I
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don't like Michael taking on a pro bono
criminal case.
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Sid Hirshberg is non -compass menace.
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This poor woman's been in jail for five
months without anybody doing anything
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for her. That may be, but how can we
take on this case when we're so
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as it is?
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Just find some help.
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Hire somebody on a temporary basis if
you want, but get it done.
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Let's get somebody with a jump shot.
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I think we're adjourned.
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What's the matter with my jump shot?
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Arnie, there's an attorney here by the
name of Clarence O'Malley who says he
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represents Abby's husband. Where? I put
him in your office. I thought you'd want
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to talk to him. All right.
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Tell him to wait.
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Be there in a second.
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Abby. Yes?
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There's a man in my office claiming to
represent your husband.
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Where's Eric? Is he alive?
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What are you talking about?
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He's been very well cared for. Where is
he? Hear me out, Mr. Becker. Mr. Perkins
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feels very strongly that the boy should
not be denied the regular contact,
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guidance, and support of either one of
his parents.
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For that reason, he's asked me to
express to you his desire to return to
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jurisdiction in exchange for certain
guarantees.
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Where... He's my son.
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No guarantees. Your client is a
fugitive. He's facing federal criminal
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And if you're helping to hide him, that
makes you an accessory.
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Don't you see that it's this very
atmosphere that caused him to leave in
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first place?
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What does he want?
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He's willing to relocate and to look for
work in this area, provided that you
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drop all charges against him and you
agree to a schedule of joint custody.
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Unacceptable and out of the question.
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I'll convey that to my client.
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Wait. Wait.
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If I agree, what'll happen?
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What do you mean, what will happen?
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Excuse us a minute.
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Abby, don't play games with this guy.
He's garbage.
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He knows where Eric is. Abby, you have
got to trust me. Barney, you have been
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telling me that for the past four
months, and nobody has been able to do
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anything.
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I know what I'm doing.
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I want my son.
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Okay.
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I'll agree to it.
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Naturally, we'll want to execute and
sign a stipulation in advance of the
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hearing to modify the existing orders.
When can I see my son?
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Well, I'll have to talk to my client and
tell him the good news.
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But after that, who knows?
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With everybody's good faith and
cooperation, I don't see any reason why
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couldn't have him back in time for
Christmas.
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We're going to play the game and help
him referee.
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Let's go.
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Thank you.
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borderline psychotic. Yeah, we'll see
you in game number three, pal. Yeah,
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come back and the next time wear a
dress.
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Tell
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you what I'm
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gonna do. Because you're new here and
because I like you and because I'm a
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individual, my offer to you for one
night only and despite the dubious
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the state's evidence, I'm willing to
lighten your caseload considerably by
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copying Ballard to one count misdemeanor
possession.
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$250 fine and credit for time served.
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What do you think?
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Sounds perfectly fair.
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Except for the fact that Ballard had a
10 -gallon trash bag full of cocaine in
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his house.
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No deal, Kalins.
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Take it from me. By midnight, you'd be
grateful to get a spitting on the
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sidewalk out of this wobbler.
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Right. Next.
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Okay. Try this.
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Escobar. You drop the receiving count
and seven counts of burglary. He'll cop
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one count, one year county lid.
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Or behind door number three, a weekend
in Las Vegas and a lazy boy lounger.
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Well, here we go.
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It's going to be a long night, boys.
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The lady does not like to deal.
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Lawyers only, sir.
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It's okay. I usually am.
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Mickey, what are you doing here?
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I meant to.
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Me too.
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Look, it's Friday night. I can't believe
the judge will keep us late.
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There'll be plenty of time to pick up
dinner, decorate our tree.
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Is the DA ready to call the calendar
yet?
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Yes, Your Honor.
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Don't go away. It won't be that long.
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In order to avoid any grousing later on,
I'd like to make it perfectly clear
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that we are going to clear this calendar
in its entirety before anybody gets out
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of here.
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So, bah humbug, and call your first
case.
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Defendant to remain free on bail until
that time.
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Don't tell me that's a wrap.
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Thank God.
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Well, it's been a little slice of
heaven.
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See you sports fans Monday night.
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Maggie. Honey, come on. Let's go home.
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What time is it?
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Time to leave.
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Let's go home and decorate the tree.
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It's late.
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I'll make it worth your while.
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You ever decorate a tree in the nude?
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Sounds dangerous.
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Depends on where you hang your
ornaments.
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Case number L374005, People v.
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Emmons.
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Michael Cusack for the defendant, Your
Honor.
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At this time, I would move to substitute
in for Mr. Hirshberg as Ms. Emmons'
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counsel. Is this what you want, Ms.
Emmons?
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Yes, Judge.
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No objections, Your Honor.
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Mr. Cusack may substitute in as counsel.
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Thank you, Your Honor.
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As counsel for Ms. Emmons, I would move
at this time for bail modification.
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Your client is currently being held in
lieu of $100 ,000 bail. Is that correct?
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Yes, Your Honor, which I would argue is
excessively high, as Miss Simmons has no
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history of prior violent activity and
poses no threat to the public safety.
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She's being charged with the attempted
murder of a police officer.
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One isolated incident, Your Honor, where
a woman was defending herself and her
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children in her own home against three
men she thought were intruders.
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She has priors, Your Honor.
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Prostitution in 1978 and possession of
marijuana in 1979.
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No police contact at all since then.
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What are you looking for, Mr. Cusack?
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Your Honor, Miss Emmons has lived in L
.A. all of her life. She has two small
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children, roots in the community.
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I would submit that she be released on
her own recognizance.
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O .R. is absurd under the circumstances
of aggravated assault. The lowest I'm
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willing to go is $50 ,000.
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That would seem reasonable.
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She's a mother on welfare, Your Honor.
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$50 ,000 would be the same as no bail at
all.
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$25 ,000, that's the best I can give
you, Mr. Cusack.
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Next case.
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I see you're an associate at Steyer
Roads and Fishbine. Mm -hmm. How long
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you been with them? About 18 months.
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You know, Don Fishbine and I went to law
school together.
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Oh, yeah?
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Does Don know you have plans to defect?
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I don't have a whole lot of dealings
with any of the partners directly.
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I see.
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00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,340
Why McKenzie Brackman? Good rep.
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Good pay.
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And also, I just bought this condo in
Bunker Hill.
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You guys are so close, I could ride my
bike here.
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Sorry, Douglas.
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I was on a conference call.
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00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,850
Quite all right. You haven't missed
much.
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Meet Randy Heidelberg.
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Heidegger.
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Mr. Heidegger was just telling me about
his illustrious career at Steyer Roads.
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Steyer Roads is a graveyard.
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I'd be much happier here.
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Hypothetically speaking.
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Tell us about your outside interests,
Randy. Sports?
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I ride my bike and I work out. Play any
ball?
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Four -year starter at Boston College.
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Counselor.
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This one I think is really good. What do
you think of this one?
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It's okay.
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You like this one better?
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It's fine.
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00:22:03,881 --> 00:22:08,109
Ann, I would really like your opinion on
this, you know.
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00:22:08,110 --> 00:22:10,030
Stuart, fabric is fabric.
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00:22:10,031 --> 00:22:14,229
How come you get so snappish every time
you get within ten feet of this place?
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I am not snappish.
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Oh.
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00:22:17,890 --> 00:22:20,730
Well, correct me if I'm wrong here,
but...
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00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:24,719
You said you would do the office in
Santa Fe colors, right? Now I got adobe
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I have sand.
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Stuart. Forgive me.
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If I happen to think that in the cosmic
order of things, fabric selection
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is not way up there.
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00:22:37,120 --> 00:22:38,580
Now I've got a lot of work to do.
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Excuse me.
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Don't you admit it, Ann.
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You're just mad about losing the office
to me.
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I am not mad.
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Yeah, you are.
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You know how mad you are?
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You haven't even asked me how my eye is.
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00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,100
How is your eye, Stuart?
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It hurts.
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00:22:54,691 --> 00:22:59,059
And you're not going to believe this. I
mean, you were there. You saw it. The
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00:22:59,060 --> 00:23:02,250
guy deliberately threw an elbow at me,
right? Now he's suing me.
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00:23:03,220 --> 00:23:07,190
Unbelievable. Yeah, a process server was
waiting outside my door this morning.
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00:23:07,260 --> 00:23:11,059
That's just an intimidation tactic,
though. He's trying to neutralize my
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00:23:11,060 --> 00:23:14,430
naturally aggressive style for the
playoffs. You know what I mean?
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00:23:14,660 --> 00:23:15,710
What is it?
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The rampant Y chromosome?
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00:23:18,670 --> 00:23:19,720
What do you mean?
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Sometimes I truly fail to understand how
your sex can become so totally
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competitive about every single thing in
the world.
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00:23:34,930 --> 00:23:39,110
Elizabeth. Can we raise Robert Scanlon
at the city attorney's office? Sure,
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00:23:39,111 --> 00:23:39,909
right away.
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00:23:39,910 --> 00:23:42,690
Oh, by the way, Michael, Victor just
came in.
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00:23:42,990 --> 00:23:45,110
Where? He's in his office.
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00:23:50,890 --> 00:23:52,430
I called you maybe 20 times.
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00:23:53,030 --> 00:23:55,560
Thanks a whole hell of a lot for
returning my calls.
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00:23:55,561 --> 00:23:58,289
Well, there's nothing really to talk
about.
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00:23:58,290 --> 00:24:00,210
The great white father shafted me.
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00:24:00,830 --> 00:24:02,710
Fact of life in a law firm, Victor.
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00:24:03,310 --> 00:24:04,990
Sometimes you have to compromise.
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00:24:05,110 --> 00:24:06,990
You knew that going in. Not this.
399
00:24:06,991 --> 00:24:09,609
Believe me, you wouldn't have put up
with this crap either.
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00:24:09,610 --> 00:24:12,229
I've withdrawn from plenty of cases when
there was a conflict that would have
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00:24:12,230 --> 00:24:13,049
hurt the firm.
402
00:24:13,050 --> 00:24:15,529
Yeah, and I would have too if I would
have had the chance.
403
00:24:15,530 --> 00:24:19,349
McKenzie dropped the entire Petramco
file complete with Osborne's tax fraud
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00:24:19,350 --> 00:24:20,430
convictions on my lap.
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00:24:20,431 --> 00:24:23,239
I mean, the minute I took a look at it,
I didn't have a choice.
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00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:24,290
I had to pull out.
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00:24:24,291 --> 00:24:26,639
That's privileged communication.
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00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:28,779
I can't believe you'd do a thing like
that. Right.
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00:24:28,780 --> 00:24:30,100
That man suckered me, Mike.
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00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,990
I'm sorry. I won't work with people like
that.
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00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:34,520
I'm not going to defend him.
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00:24:34,740 --> 00:24:35,790
I can't.
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00:24:35,860 --> 00:24:37,540
But you came here to work with me.
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00:24:37,541 --> 00:24:40,519
And when you open up your own firm free
of the baggage, let me know.
415
00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:42,260
Well, we were just getting started.
416
00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:44,820
I gave you my chair for crying out loud.
417
00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:50,010
Look, nobody said it wasn't good while
it lasted, Mike.
418
00:24:52,751 --> 00:24:57,679
I got a couple of days worth of
paperwork to close out.
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00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:58,730
Then I'm gone.
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00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,170
There's a hiring freeze over at the PD's
office. That's okay.
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00:25:03,360 --> 00:25:04,740
Something to turn up. Victor.
422
00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:09,240
I wish you'd think about this.
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00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,830
That's all I've been doing for the past
three days, Mike.
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00:25:13,940 --> 00:25:15,440
I'm not going to change my mind.
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00:25:15,441 --> 00:25:21,449
At this time, Your Honor, we'd like to
read into the record a stipulation
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regarding temporary custody, both legal
and physical, pending further orders.
427
00:25:25,771 --> 00:25:29,689
I must say, I find these developments
surprising, considering the previous
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allegations, violence, alcoholism,
kidnapping.
429
00:25:32,611 --> 00:25:36,089
Well, there's been a great deal of
mudslinging on both sides, Your Honor,
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00:25:36,090 --> 00:25:40,329
both parties have agreed to set aside
their differences in order to spare the
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00:25:40,330 --> 00:25:44,360
minor child any further anguish. Where
is the respondent husband, Mr. O'Malley?
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00:25:44,380 --> 00:25:48,079
He and the minor child are in this
jurisdiction, Your Honor, but upon
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00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,000
counsel are not at the present hearing.
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00:25:50,001 --> 00:25:53,559
Frankly, Mr. Becker, I'm surprised that
you're joining in this motion. Did you
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00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,999
recommend to your client that the
schedule be accepted?
436
00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,010
I outlined what I thought were the
options open to my client.
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00:25:59,460 --> 00:26:02,260
I believe the decision she made was an
informed one.
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00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:07,099
Mrs. Perkins, did you not testify
previously, under oath, that your
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00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:08,739
violent and you were afraid of him?
440
00:26:08,740 --> 00:26:09,790
Yes, Your Honor.
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00:26:09,791 --> 00:26:12,799
But that's only when he's drinking, and
his attorney has assured me that that's
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00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:13,699
no longer a problem.
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00:26:13,700 --> 00:26:17,279
I have affidavits, Your Honor, as to his
current sobriety and his participation
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00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,000
in an alcohol recovery program.
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Mrs. Perkins, is it your feeling that
you can work with Mr. Perkins and
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cooperate with him effectively on all
decisions insofar as they affect your
447
00:26:28,740 --> 00:26:29,790
Yes, Your Honor.
448
00:26:29,820 --> 00:26:34,240
And do you accept these terms knowingly
and of your own volition, Mrs. Perkins?
449
00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:36,370
I do.
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00:26:36,620 --> 00:26:37,670
Very well.
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00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:38,950
So entered.
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This court is in recess.
453
00:26:41,820 --> 00:26:45,240
Well, seeing that everything turned out
so well,
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I have a little surprise for you.
455
00:27:26,590 --> 00:27:27,640
Eric.
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00:27:34,470 --> 00:27:35,520
Go to mommy.
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00:27:37,110 --> 00:27:38,160
Go on, Eric.
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00:27:39,690 --> 00:27:40,740
Honey?
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00:27:41,290 --> 00:27:42,370
Go to your mother, son.
460
00:28:09,530 --> 00:28:10,590
Social call, Mike?
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00:28:10,591 --> 00:28:12,709
Actually, I'm looking for a favor.
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00:28:12,710 --> 00:28:13,760
As a regard?
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00:28:14,110 --> 00:28:15,160
Nina Evans.
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00:28:15,161 --> 00:28:18,369
Police shot and killed her five -year
-old daughter. And both the court of
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rights and the grand jury found it to be
an accidental death in the line of
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00:28:21,270 --> 00:28:22,320
duty.
467
00:28:22,450 --> 00:28:23,890
That remains to be seen.
468
00:28:23,891 --> 00:28:28,309
And you're here to talk about the
wrongful death action you're going to
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00:28:28,310 --> 00:28:29,360
huh? Not really.
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00:28:29,650 --> 00:28:32,120
I'm here to ask your help in getting an
O .R. release.
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00:28:32,870 --> 00:28:34,610
You've been in jail for five months.
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00:28:34,790 --> 00:28:36,310
No contact with your kids.
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00:28:37,070 --> 00:28:38,120
It's Christmas.
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00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:39,410
I want to get around.
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00:28:39,580 --> 00:28:42,530
Speaking of which, you hear the latest
on Sid Hirschberg?
476
00:28:44,580 --> 00:28:45,630
What now?
477
00:28:46,020 --> 00:28:50,759
He was arrested at LAX. Apparently, he
was advising passengers that their
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00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:54,419
constitutional rights were being
violated by having to walk through a
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00:28:54,420 --> 00:28:56,000
detector. Did he hit anyone?
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00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:57,290
Security guard.
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00:28:57,460 --> 00:28:59,520
They got him in a psycho ward in county.
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00:28:59,521 --> 00:29:01,159
Poor guy.
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00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:04,699
In any event, I wish I could help you
out, but I got nothing to do with the
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00:29:04,700 --> 00:29:05,750
criminal case.
485
00:29:05,751 --> 00:29:08,779
But that's the whole point. There
shouldn't be a criminal case, and you
486
00:29:08,780 --> 00:29:10,040
She shot a police officer.
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00:29:10,260 --> 00:29:13,570
In self -defense, and only after he'd
failed to identify himself.
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00:29:13,571 --> 00:29:17,119
Criminal charges are determined by the
district attorney, Mike, as you well
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00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,300
know. You're lobbying the wrong office.
490
00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,540
The city attorney represents the city
and the department.
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00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,370
And you will be involved in a wrongful
death claim.
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00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:30,999
Have a heart, Bob. This woman has been
completely victimized. First by an
493
00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,229
incompetent attorney, and now by your
office.
494
00:29:33,230 --> 00:29:36,329
The only reason she's in jail is you
know if you don't charge her with the
495
00:29:36,330 --> 00:29:40,249
crime, you're a sitting duck on the
wrongful death case. Look, Counselor,
496
00:29:40,250 --> 00:29:41,990
client shot a cop.
497
00:29:42,470 --> 00:29:43,930
She was charged accordingly.
498
00:29:43,931 --> 00:29:47,269
You got a problem with your criminal
case, take it up with the DA.
499
00:29:47,270 --> 00:29:49,170
You want to file a civil suit? Fine.
500
00:29:49,590 --> 00:29:51,110
I'm right here waiting for you.
501
00:29:51,111 --> 00:29:55,249
In the meantime, you're so hot to have
her out for Christmas, you think she's
502
00:29:55,250 --> 00:29:56,300
such a victim?
503
00:29:56,350 --> 00:29:57,550
You put up her bail.
504
00:30:04,100 --> 00:30:05,540
Come on, this won't take long.
505
00:30:05,860 --> 00:30:09,999
Stuart, truthfully, I don't have time to
look at any more sofa swatches. You
506
00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,380
won't have to. It's finished.
507
00:30:22,820 --> 00:30:23,870
Well?
508
00:30:24,380 --> 00:30:25,430
What do you think?
509
00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:27,060
What do you think I think?
510
00:30:27,061 --> 00:30:28,359
It's beautiful.
511
00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,000
I hope you'll be very happy in it.
512
00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:31,530
Only if you are.
513
00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:33,400
It's your office, Ann.
514
00:30:33,940 --> 00:30:34,990
What?
515
00:30:36,380 --> 00:30:37,430
No.
516
00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:38,550
Mm -hmm.
517
00:30:38,700 --> 00:30:39,750
Merry Christmas.
518
00:30:40,540 --> 00:30:41,590
Absolutely no way.
519
00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:42,770
Why not?
520
00:30:42,771 --> 00:30:45,739
Because I would never forgive myself.
I'd always think that I'd guilted you
521
00:30:45,740 --> 00:30:46,790
giving it to me.
522
00:30:47,140 --> 00:30:49,730
Yeah, but what if it makes me happy to
give it to you?
523
00:30:49,780 --> 00:30:51,540
Thanks anyway, Stuart, but I can't.
524
00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,690
You guys want to excuse us for a second,
please?
525
00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:01,840
Don't be a schnook. Take it.
526
00:31:07,180 --> 00:31:08,230
Sit.
527
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,100
Now, you wanted this office.
528
00:31:16,540 --> 00:31:21,699
Yeah, I wanted it, too. So did I. But I
wanted it for a symbolic value, to prove
529
00:31:21,700 --> 00:31:25,280
my equality as a partner in this firm.
And I loved getting this office.
530
00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:28,320
Now I love giving it to you.
531
00:31:28,321 --> 00:31:32,279
And if you don't have the good sense to
accept it graciously, I'll walk down the
532
00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:35,230
hall. I'm sure Ernie Beck will be glad
to take it off my hands.
533
00:31:36,500 --> 00:31:37,550
But, Stuart... No.
534
00:31:38,220 --> 00:31:39,270
No buts.
535
00:31:41,660 --> 00:31:43,280
Well, I guess.
536
00:31:44,740 --> 00:31:46,240
If you leave me no other choice.
537
00:31:48,500 --> 00:31:49,550
Thanks, Stuart.
538
00:31:50,060 --> 00:31:51,110
I love it.
539
00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:00,160
Do I look like a mogul?
540
00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:01,620
A beautiful mogul.
541
00:32:02,220 --> 00:32:03,440
I like your style, kid.
542
00:32:04,140 --> 00:32:05,190
Great little tush.
543
00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:06,970
Nice pair of legs.
544
00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:08,720
You want to mess around?
545
00:32:09,660 --> 00:32:14,339
As far as the associate candidates go,
on the merits, it's not much of a
546
00:32:14,340 --> 00:32:17,640
contest. Smolin is top ten in his class
at Stanford.
547
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,260
Order of the coy. I don't think he'd fit
in.
548
00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:23,660
He's a law review editor from Stanford.
549
00:32:24,020 --> 00:32:26,000
Top ten in his class.
550
00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:30,290
A law firm is more than a place of work,
Douglas. It's a collection of people.
551
00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:32,280
We have to have chemistry, harmony.
552
00:32:33,980 --> 00:32:35,140
Smolin is a dork.
553
00:32:35,380 --> 00:32:38,920
Best of the lot without question is
Randy Heidegger. You've got to be
554
00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:43,420
The man is practically incoherent. The
man is six feet, eight inches tall.
555
00:32:43,780 --> 00:32:46,730
Hey, I move we offer him a two -week
trial run with an option.
556
00:32:46,731 --> 00:32:47,679
Will he go for it?
557
00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:51,559
What have we got to lose by trying? How
can you choose him over a law review
558
00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:53,040
editor from Stanford?
559
00:32:53,420 --> 00:32:54,620
Make him an offer as well.
560
00:32:54,660 --> 00:32:55,710
Okay by me.
561
00:32:55,850 --> 00:32:56,900
Hold on.
562
00:32:57,530 --> 00:33:02,350
Before we start taking on new
associates, I want to talk about Victor
563
00:33:02,790 --> 00:33:04,780
I don't know what there is to talk
about.
564
00:33:04,781 --> 00:33:06,749
He quit.
565
00:33:06,750 --> 00:33:08,810
It's not that simple, and you know it.
566
00:33:08,811 --> 00:33:12,949
You never discussed the situation with
him. You know what he's like when he's
567
00:33:12,950 --> 00:33:16,590
representing a client. He goes for the
jugular and can't let go.
568
00:33:16,591 --> 00:33:20,209
Nonsense. He would have withdrawn for
the good of the firm. You never gave him
569
00:33:20,210 --> 00:33:20,809
the chance.
570
00:33:20,810 --> 00:33:22,150
I couldn't take the chance.
571
00:33:22,151 --> 00:33:26,019
What would you have me do, lose our
single biggest client?
572
00:33:26,020 --> 00:33:28,739
Have you any idea what the fallout from
that would have been?
573
00:33:28,740 --> 00:33:31,939
Well, what about the fallout when word
gets out that we betrayed an associate's
574
00:33:31,940 --> 00:33:34,819
trust? At the very least, you could have
discussed it with me. I'm the one who
575
00:33:34,820 --> 00:33:35,479
brought him in.
576
00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:38,319
Well, you were tied up with your death
penalty case, and I had to make a
577
00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:40,550
decision. There was no time for a bloody
vote.
578
00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:42,000
Well, it was a lousy decision.
579
00:33:42,180 --> 00:33:45,310
You panicked, and you cost us a damn
good lawyer in the process.
580
00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,990
Excuse me, but is there something that
I'm not understanding here?
581
00:33:49,260 --> 00:33:53,469
What you are not understanding... is
that Leland slipped Victor the Osborne
582
00:33:53,470 --> 00:33:54,670
and told him to review it.
583
00:33:54,890 --> 00:33:58,569
As soon as he saw the Osborne tax fraud
conviction, he had to withdraw in a
584
00:33:58,570 --> 00:34:01,029
conflict of interest, whether he liked
it or not.
585
00:34:01,030 --> 00:34:02,750
I did what I felt I had to.
586
00:34:03,030 --> 00:34:05,530
And frankly, I don't think it's that
close a call.
587
00:34:05,810 --> 00:34:10,149
With all due respect, if what Michael
says is true, I think it was a totally
588
00:34:10,150 --> 00:34:11,200
wrong call.
589
00:34:16,030 --> 00:34:18,170
Stuart, have you got an opinion?
590
00:34:19,489 --> 00:34:20,539
Yes, sir.
591
00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:26,499
Now, I didn't know Victor all that well,
but if somebody did that to me, I'd
592
00:34:26,500 --> 00:34:27,550
have to quit.
593
00:34:57,500 --> 00:34:59,860
Sit. It may be too little too late,
Victor.
594
00:35:01,740 --> 00:35:05,819
But I'm hoping you'll accept my
sincerest apology for the way I behaved
595
00:35:05,820 --> 00:35:07,500
reconsider your decision to quit.
596
00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:09,480
I accept the apology.
597
00:35:11,460 --> 00:35:14,170
I don't think I'll change my mind about
leaving there.
598
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:17,980
Not to excuse what I did. It was
foolish. It was venal.
599
00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:20,000
And most of all, disrespectful.
600
00:35:20,500 --> 00:35:22,880
But... These things can happen wherever
you go.
601
00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,550
What's to prevent it from happening
again?
602
00:35:26,660 --> 00:35:29,460
I hope I'm old enough to learn from my
mistakes.
603
00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:35,879
It's quite possible you might
occasionally make a mistake yourself,
604
00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:40,259
have the right to expect the same
forgiveness and tolerance from me that
605
00:35:40,260 --> 00:35:41,580
asking from you.
606
00:35:43,720 --> 00:35:46,640
I have to be able to trust the people
that I work with.
607
00:35:47,180 --> 00:35:48,230
I am.
608
00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:53,240
If I didn't trust you, it's because I
didn't know you.
609
00:35:58,300 --> 00:36:01,490
I'd hope you'd at least stay on long
enough for me to remedy that.
610
00:36:12,900 --> 00:36:14,220
What do you think about it?
611
00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:20,350
You're as talented an associate as we've
had, Victor.
612
00:36:20,580 --> 00:36:23,660
It'll be the firm's loss and my failure.
613
00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:25,290
Could you leave?
614
00:36:38,660 --> 00:36:41,610
You may want to peruse this division of
property schedule.
615
00:36:41,611 --> 00:36:45,239
Are you kidding? There's nothing here.
616
00:36:45,240 --> 00:36:48,719
Which means really the only substantive
issues to address are alimony and child
617
00:36:48,720 --> 00:36:53,819
support. What are you offering? We're
requesting alimony in the amount of $250
618
00:36:53,820 --> 00:36:54,870
week. What?
619
00:36:54,871 --> 00:36:58,319
Until Mr. Perkins gets back on his feet
financially, at which time, obviously,
620
00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:00,539
he'll want to assume his fair share of
child support.
621
00:37:00,540 --> 00:37:04,059
This man cleaned out their joint
accounts, both checking and savings, to
622
00:37:04,060 --> 00:37:05,320
tune of over $3 ,000.
623
00:37:05,620 --> 00:37:08,450
He borrowed another $1 ,500 against
their credit cards.
624
00:37:08,451 --> 00:37:12,319
And you want us not only to waive child
support, but you're looking for alimony
625
00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:12,959
as well?
626
00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:18,119
Mrs. Perkins' gross income is $875 per
week, plus medical and pension, which
627
00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:23,599
projects out to $45 ,500 per annum
before bonuses. Mr. Perkins, on the
628
00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:27,480
hand, has no income at the present time.
Which projects out to zero per annum.
629
00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:32,519
Mr. Perkins fully expects to locate
meaningful employment. He has no desire
630
00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:35,420
indefinitely freeload off of Mrs.
Perkins. Oh.
631
00:37:35,980 --> 00:37:38,380
How long does Mr. Perkins intend to
freeload?
632
00:37:39,820 --> 00:37:43,559
Sorry, that was an unfortunate choice of
phrasing. We're simply availing
633
00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:46,879
ourselves of the current statutes, which
make no distinction between parties
634
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:49,590
based on gender, but simply on the
ability to provide.
635
00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:54,079
How can you have the gall, after what
you did, to come in here and ask me to
636
00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:55,520
support you? It's immoral.
637
00:37:55,940 --> 00:37:58,170
Morality is not the issue here, Mrs.
Perkins.
638
00:37:58,300 --> 00:37:59,350
Reality is.
639
00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:03,899
The reality is that Mr. Perkins needs
more time to reestablish his ties to the
640
00:38:03,900 --> 00:38:05,060
community. Excuse me.
641
00:38:07,050 --> 00:38:11,509
bastard stole my son he stole my money
he stole my peace of mind excuse me
642
00:38:11,510 --> 00:38:17,549
counselor this abusive behavior is not
going to solve anything abusive abby
643
00:38:17,550 --> 00:38:23,389
on no no no i will not come on let me
tell you about abusive abusive is not
644
00:38:23,390 --> 00:38:27,549
being able to see your child for months
on end not knowing where he is not being
645
00:38:27,550 --> 00:38:31,549
able to tell him that you love him
praying that his father doesn't get
646
00:38:31,550 --> 00:38:35,529
kill him in a car wreck and then finally
getting him back and have him punch you
647
00:38:35,530 --> 00:38:38,569
because he thinks that you abandoned him
i don't have to put up with this crap
648
00:38:38,570 --> 00:38:41,569
get out of my life and you don't have to
you ought to be grateful i brought him
649
00:38:41,570 --> 00:38:44,689
back at all instead i'm hearing the same
kind of manipulative garbage that drove
650
00:38:44,690 --> 00:38:49,809
me away in the first place you are a
coward and a criminal give him whatever
651
00:38:49,810 --> 00:38:54,689
wants write it up and i'll sign it but i
am not going to sit here and listen to
652
00:38:54,690 --> 00:38:55,740
any more of this
653
00:39:04,839 --> 00:39:06,620
What? No luck? No answer.
654
00:39:06,621 --> 00:39:09,959
I don't know what could be wrong. The
guy said he'd be here. What's wrong is
655
00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:11,400
your Mr. Heidegger is an idiot.
656
00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:15,159
He reminds me of one of those big
dinosaurs with a little head and the
657
00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:18,079
size of a peanut. Meanwhile, we're going
to have to take these guys on four
658
00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:18,999
against five.
659
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,050
No, you won't.
660
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:21,570
Victor. Hey.
661
00:39:21,571 --> 00:39:23,659
I thought you were permanently retired.
662
00:39:23,660 --> 00:39:26,070
I had to come back and save your bacon,
didn't I?
663
00:39:26,071 --> 00:39:28,279
Well, seriously, you're coming back to
work?
664
00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:29,480
Yeah, we work things out.
665
00:39:29,660 --> 00:39:30,710
All right.
666
00:39:31,260 --> 00:39:34,220
That's great. Really great. I'm, uh...
I'm really delighted.
667
00:39:36,420 --> 00:39:38,220
Well, come on, get suited up. Let's go.
668
00:39:41,620 --> 00:39:44,630
You're practically a living legend over
at criminal court.
669
00:39:44,720 --> 00:39:45,770
Oh, yeah?
670
00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:47,560
But I stood up for you.
671
00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:51,610
I said, no way the guy's that stupid. He
goes bail for his client.
672
00:39:53,540 --> 00:39:54,620
I was right, wasn't I?
673
00:39:56,640 --> 00:39:57,690
I take the fifth.
674
00:39:59,580 --> 00:40:01,200
You are that stupid, aren't you?
675
00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:03,660
I figure she's good for it.
676
00:40:08,040 --> 00:40:10,210
Anyway, that's the real reason I came
back.
677
00:40:10,860 --> 00:40:12,970
I mean, somebody's got to look out for
you.
678
00:40:18,060 --> 00:40:19,110
Here we go.
679
00:40:20,180 --> 00:40:21,230
Let's go, let's go.
680
00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:23,720
All right, let's go. Hey,
681
00:40:24,380 --> 00:40:26,060
hey, hey, get off the court. Yo, ref.
682
00:40:26,061 --> 00:40:29,219
Please take a seat in the stand, sir.
We're about to start the game. Who's
683
00:40:29,220 --> 00:40:30,270
Harris Decay?
684
00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:31,410
Right here.
685
00:40:31,411 --> 00:40:32,609
Season's greetings.
686
00:40:32,610 --> 00:40:33,690
What the hell is this?
687
00:40:33,990 --> 00:40:35,310
A summons and a complaint.
688
00:40:35,311 --> 00:40:36,569
For what?
689
00:40:36,570 --> 00:40:38,800
Abuse of process for malicious
litigation.
690
00:40:38,950 --> 00:40:40,390
I'm Mr. Markowitz's attorney.
691
00:40:40,510 --> 00:40:43,930
Oh, get out of here. Hey, hey, hey, come
on. Break it up. Break it up.
692
00:40:44,210 --> 00:40:47,530
You two want to sue each other, do it
somewhere else.
693
00:40:48,110 --> 00:40:49,310
You've got a game to play.
694
00:41:40,021 --> 00:41:42,049
He's our new center.
695
00:41:42,050 --> 00:41:44,809
You can't bring a ringer in the game.
League rules stipulate the roster has to
696
00:41:44,810 --> 00:41:47,429
be announced before the game, and he has
to be a lawyer. Aren't you listening,
697
00:41:47,430 --> 00:41:48,690
Murray? We just hired him.
698
00:41:48,691 --> 00:41:52,409
I want to see a pay stub, and I demand
to see some letterhead with his name on
699
00:41:52,410 --> 00:41:53,460
it. Is he legit?
700
00:41:53,570 --> 00:41:55,190
We brought him on this afternoon.
701
00:41:55,191 --> 00:41:58,649
Yo, ref, I want you to know we're
playing this game under protest. Every
702
00:41:58,650 --> 00:42:01,349
ever officiated with you guys was played
under protest.
703
00:42:01,350 --> 00:42:03,150
Take it to the commissioner, Murray.
704
00:42:03,250 --> 00:42:04,300
Where were you?
705
00:42:04,330 --> 00:42:07,280
I had to get my knee brace. I've got a
lot of cartilage damage.
706
00:42:07,330 --> 00:42:09,010
The guy that gave... Get out.
707
00:42:09,390 --> 00:42:10,590
All right, guys, come on.
708
00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:43,650
How you doing?
709
00:43:44,600 --> 00:43:47,540
Look at me.
710
00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:51,320
I end up like some kind of dog that's a
pound.
711
00:43:53,020 --> 00:43:54,070
It's a hell of a thing.
712
00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:58,540
I'm sorry about all this, Mike.
713
00:43:59,420 --> 00:44:02,070
Don't worry about it. You worry about
getting better.
714
00:44:03,740 --> 00:44:06,120
They had me on some kind of drug.
715
00:44:08,060 --> 00:44:09,200
I'm pretty cool to have.
716
00:44:10,071 --> 00:44:14,879
I wanted you to know I got Nina Emmons
out on bail.
717
00:44:14,880 --> 00:44:16,780
We got a really short court date.
718
00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:19,790
I think we're going to have a happy
ending.
719
00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:21,250
Great.
720
00:44:22,060 --> 00:44:23,110
That's great.
721
00:44:24,080 --> 00:44:25,300
I can't thank you enough.
722
00:44:26,100 --> 00:44:27,150
Yeah.
723
00:44:27,740 --> 00:44:28,790
Hey, Mike.
724
00:44:30,360 --> 00:44:31,440
I want to explain.
725
00:44:33,720 --> 00:44:36,370
You know, all that stuff about my
Supreme Court case.
726
00:44:36,980 --> 00:44:38,040
All that was crap.
727
00:44:38,940 --> 00:44:39,990
I was...
728
00:44:40,590 --> 00:44:42,760
Just so scared I was going to blow it
for her.
729
00:44:43,150 --> 00:44:45,050
I didn't trust myself to go into court.
730
00:44:47,050 --> 00:44:50,120
It's all going to work out, Sid. Don't
beat yourself up over it.
731
00:44:54,810 --> 00:44:57,210
Oh, God.
732
00:44:58,610 --> 00:45:00,750
I don't know what's happening to me.
733
00:45:01,650 --> 00:45:08,629
I go along feeling okay, and then
suddenly, with no warning, a psychos
734
00:45:08,630 --> 00:45:09,990
comes up from my gut.
735
00:45:10,520 --> 00:45:12,200
And then it moves through my chest.
736
00:45:12,500 --> 00:45:16,440
And then when it gets to my eyes, I
gotta throw something or hit someone.
737
00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:19,840
I'm not a violent man, Mike.
738
00:45:20,580 --> 00:45:22,120
I'm so ashamed of myself.
739
00:45:24,220 --> 00:45:25,270
Hey, Sid.
740
00:45:26,320 --> 00:45:27,700
Everything's gonna be okay.
741
00:45:29,300 --> 00:45:30,350
What if it's not?
742
00:45:33,120 --> 00:45:34,620
What if it's never okay again?
743
00:45:36,280 --> 00:45:37,330
Look at me.
744
00:45:37,440 --> 00:45:40,320
I'm 44 years old and I'm locked up in a
rubber room.
745
00:45:42,020 --> 00:45:45,160
Look at this. I can't even wipe my own
nose.
746
00:45:47,660 --> 00:45:48,880
What's happening to me?
747
00:45:48,930 --> 00:45:53,480
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