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Previously on L .A. Law.

Your Honor, as stated in our papers, Mr. Becker abruptly severed his partnership

with McKenzie Brackman and breached his fiduciary responsibility owed to our

firm. Upon information and belief, he knowingly solicited McKenzie Brackman

clients and caused certain corporations to discontinue business with us. I'm

restraining you from doing any work for Saul Rosen, Taft. Your Honor, that's

crazy. Those are my clients. Yell at me, Mr. Becker, and you will be in jail

very quickly.

What do you want?

I want my name added to the firm's name.

You want more loyalty out of Arnold Becker? Then stencil in Arnold Becker on

glass door.

I appreciate the free discovery. I do not appreciate the fact that Allison

off looking totally humiliated and nearly like some cheap kind of slut.

This is not about preserving her reputation. It's about getting a rapist

over for trial, which I'll do.

Who?

A woman by the name of Rosanna Graham.

A woman who, until tonight...

Never had the courage to tell anyone that she had been raped by a man named

Enrico Morris.

What?

We've got him now, Allison.

I mean, he is facing a rape conviction.

He seems to move further and further away from me in bed every night. What

that mean to you? To me?

Ask him what it means.

I don't see why that's something that needs to be brought up here.

The truth is that you'd really rather not be here at all.

She's right.

I've never been to a shrink before. I've never been to therapy. I mean, the

closest I've ever been to any of this stuff is the confessional booth before

mass, and I haven't been to one of those in a while.

Why are you here?

I'm here because Allison needs and I think wants me to be here for her, but

mostly because I want to help her get through this.

We are here because you can't bear to touch me anymore, Victor.

Hey, I touch you. When you have to.

You turn away when you don't.

Did Allison getting raped make it hard for you to touch her, Victor?

Look, Caroline, I think that we'll be able to work all of that out between us,

okay? We're here to help Allison because Allison was the one that was raped.

It's not that simple.

When a woman gets raped, the man who loves her is a victim, too.

Right.

Honey, I feel like you blame me. Come on, Allison. I roll over in my sleep at

night and I'm blaming you for being raped?

That's the way it feels.

Lately, I feel like you've grown cold, like it's a struggle for you to be with

me. It's not a struggle.

I think it is.

You were terrific when this happened.

You were terrific during the trial.

But now I feel like you'd rather I just worked it out by myself.

You're wrong, okay?

She's wrong.

Look, honey, I want to get through this.

I want to do whatever we have to do so that we can put all of this behind us

we can get back to the way things were before.

They will never be what they were before. Why not?

Because getting raped changes people.

I loved her before she was raped, and I love her now.

Nothing's changed about me. Yes, it has.

I'm looking at you, and I am telling you that you have changed.

I'm different and you're different too.

Thank you.

I trust Blakely will be satisfied with those results. I also trust we will be

receiving payment forthwith.

Martin versus Sawyer.

We go today.

I thought we were going to make every effort to settle this. We did.

Didn't work.

I don't like sex discrimination cases. You can never win. I don't like suing

federal judges. There's a political fallout for the firm.

The client wants the trial, Doug.

Mm -hmm.

Moving on.

I regret to report my little moral malpractice matter also failed to

I was so sure it would, the trial starts today.

Oh, for God's sake.

No, no, wait a minute, wait a minute. What little moral malpractice matter?

A negligent bris.

My father's dearest friend, an elderly rabbi, was circumcising a young lad.

Seems he snipped too much. Ouch!

Some things were spared, Abby. I'm glad this is one of them.

Hence... I'm in need of a litigator.

I'm willing to do it myself, but it would be better if... I'll do it.

I thought you had your trial, Stuart. Yeah, but I'm on a winning streak.

And I'm Jewish. I know the subject matter.

Come on.

Okay, you take it, Stuart.

Great. I'll talk to you... Oh, wait a minute.

Tomorrow. What about tomorrow?

I'm taking care of Matthew tomorrow.

And in San Francisco with a Bennett deposition.

Now, it's okay. I'll get a sitter. No, it's good. It's good.

Good. Good.

Morning, everyone.

Now that Arnold has returned from his vacation, I have an announcement to

After discussion with Michael and Douglas, we've decided to add Arnold's

the firm's name.

Beginning February 1, we will thereafter be known as McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney,

Cusack, and Becker.

And on that celebratory note, we're adjourned.

Just a second.

I hope that we can put this behind us, folks.

Yeah.

And so your work had been satisfactory up until this point. Yeah.

My job performance was never in question. He was... Totally upfront

Well, what were his reasons for firing you, then?

Basically, he said he was falling in love with me. That's why he fired you?

Yeah. He said that his feelings for me were jeopardizing his marriage and that,

out of respect for his family, he couldn't let me work for him anymore.

All right. But you did find other employment after leaving Judge Sawyer,

you? Yes, I got hired at a law firm.

But being a first -year lawyer is very different than clerking for a federal

court judge.

How so?

A circuit court clerkship is extremely prestigious.

I had a shot at going on to clerk for the Supreme Court.

And when I got fired, I lost that opportunity.

I suddenly became just another law school graduate.

And do you think that this will continue to affect your professional career?

He is a well -known judge. I was his clerk.

This was a feather that would have helped me for the rest of my

life. But instead, I've spent the last two years explaining as to why I got

fired. And what about the people I don't get a chance to explain to? I mean, to

them, to the real world, I had something great, and I blew it.

Well, I didn't blow it. He blew it for me.

Thank you, Miss Martin.

I have nothing further, Your Honor.

Did Judge Sawyer ever make any sexual advances toward you?

No, he didn't. Did he ever manifest his romantic interests or sexually harass

you in any way?

No.

I didn't even know of his romantic interest until the day he fired me. And

was Judge Sawyer who helped you get the new job at the law firm, wasn't it? Yes,

he helped me. And now, two years later, when you're suddenly dissatisfied with

the progress of your career, you decide to sue him for the blame. The more I

thought about what he did, the more I was convinced he was wrong. I see.

So whenever things don't work out for you, my client's going to be the bad

I don't think of your client as a bad guy, Miss Karras. I never have.

But he fired me because of his failure, and that is wrong.

Move to strike.

Overruled. I earned that clerkship. I finished at the top of my class. I was

editor of the law review, and I earned the right to clerk for the circuit court

judge. And I lost it. Because he fell in love, I lost it. Motion to strike. Miss

Martin, that's enough.

And the ceremony didn't go as expected.

Did it, Mr. Goresh? It was awful. The bris.

The religious, joyous thing.

I've got family there.

Everybody's happy. Why shouldn't everybody be happy?

Then he performed the circumcision.

Precise. He wasn't. Objection. Witness has no foundation as to what precision

entails. It was a nick.

You call yourself a loyal Glickman. Mr. Goresh, please, don't address the

defendant. Mr. Glickman, please don't address anybody.

I show you this photograph.

and I ask if you can identify it.

That's my son, Yehuda.

It pains to look at it. Objection. Move to strike.

Sustained. Your Honor, we have an artist's drawing to scale here depicting

probable extent of disfigurement once the afflicted area has reached full

maturity. Objection to the term disfigurement. Objection to the drawing.

speculation. Your version of full maturity is a little optimistic,

Your Honor, according to family heritage... Forget it.

The photo's okay, the artwork is out.

Now, can we all step back and... Excuse me?

You shouldn't be here. I came to see the pictures.

Well, you shouldn't be up here, sir. This is a sidebar for counsel only. Mr.

Markowitz, take him back and let's get on with this. Why can't I see the

pictures? Mr.

Gourish, what kind of an effect, in your lay opinion, do you think this will

have on your boy?

Good it won't do him.

A woman will make a remark one day, and that's it.

It haunts him for the rest of his life.

It was a nick.

Mr. Glickman, if you make any more outbursts, I'll cite you for contempt.

I have nothing further for this witness, Your Honor.

Mr. Goresh, this mishap caused no physical disabilities, did it? He's a

boy who can know such a thing. But as I understand it, the damage here, aside

from the scar... It's solely the psychological embarrassment your son

to suffer while growing up. Is that correct?

That's a lot.

Thank you, Mr. Garrosh.

I have nothing further.

Is that it?

Shh.

Brackman said you were good.

Shush.

Anybody talking to you?

They've said hi.

Nobody's too chatty. How about you?

Nothing but cold stares. They all hate me. They don't hate you, honey.

You've been expecting to be cool for a while. I mean, we're snuck out clients.

Yeah, well, they're all children.

Every one of them a child.

What's he upset about? I don't know, but he wants a lunch meeting tomorrow.

And I've got a law school class, so you two will have to handle it.

Actually, it might be better if I do it alone.

Are you kidding?

Feldenkrais is our biggest client. If Nigel Leland or I show up... They are

a disgruntled client with a diminishing respect for our work.

Now, if Dan Siegfried finds himself sitting opposite, I'm sorry, Douglas,

himself sitting opposite a lawyer with braces on his teeth, he is not going to

be filled with confidence.

I don't think that's true, Rosalind.

Psychologically, a client wants to see strength.

Braces are an adolescent thing, and we don't need that image running to the

firm. They're hardly noticeable.

They are noticeable.

They're stainless steel, and the sunlight bounces right off them. Let me

alone, Leland. It's what I do.

I'll lock in that client.

Douglas, I don't think your braces are a concern here.

But on the chance that Dan Siegfried could find it silly, let's let Rosalind

solo.

You going out?

Yeah, I'm having dinner with Melanie.

Like that?

Like what?

You just seem a little dressed up, that's all.

It just so happens that this is the first time in two weeks that I'm going

on a non -rape -related activity, and I would like to take off the sackcloth.

So what's your point, Victor?

There's no point, honey. No?

No. You bastard.

Oh, here we go again.

Everything I do or say... You think I asked for it, don't you? I do not think

you asked for it. I'm just concerned about your safety, Allison.

My safety?

Yes, your safety. You get dressed up like that, you attract attention, that's

not safe.

Oh, please.

You think I asked for it. I am sick and tired of you and everybody else telling

me what I think. Can you say it, Victor?

For once, you say what you think. I have said it. I got raped because of

something I said?

I got raped because of something I did? I got raped because of something I wore?

when I had on Victor.

Is this what did it? Shut up, Allison.

Is this what did it? What the hell do you want from me? If I could kill that

of a bitch, I would kill him, okay?

That wouldn't change anything. But it would make me feel a whole lot better.

Then why don't you do it, Victor?

Why don't you wait till he gets out of jail, hunt him down, and kill him?

But just don't act like it's for my benefit.

Right.

I got it.

We were trying to turn out three opinions within a month, all of pretty

substantial import, and we were starting to put in a lot of late hours.

And at some point you found yourself romantically interested in Ms. Martin?

Yes, I did.

And this was a problem?

After a while, yes.

It sounds ridiculous, I know, but if you are lying in bed with your wife at

night thinking about another woman, that is a problem.

And did you tell Ms. Martin about all of this? No.

My feelings were totally inappropriate to burden her with them would have been

more so.

So what did you do?

At first, I tried to dismiss it.

I couldn't.

The more time that I spent with her, the more time I wanted to spend with her.

And I began to wonder whether subconsciously I was inventing ways to

in order to be near her. And what happened?

Well, I told my wife about it. I have no idea why I did that, except for the

fact that we had always been honest with each other.

And I guess I was trying to...

cleanse my conscience any way that I could. What was her reaction?

She was very hurt, jealous, upset that I would be spending 12 hours a day with

that person for the next year.

So you decided to terminate Ms.

Martin's employment?

I had to.

Deidre was starting to fight anxiety, depression.

For her sake, I had to discharge Carrie.

It was threatening my marriage.

Why didn't you just say you weren't happy with her work?

Wouldn't that have been easier?

Well, it would have been a lie. It would have damaged her career far more than

the truth. Her work...

It was fantastic.

I wanted her future employers to know that.

Thank you, Judge Sawyer. Nothing further.

You fired this woman because you were smitten by her, right? I fired her

I was no longer confident in our working relationship, which had been undermined

by my attraction for her, yes. And you don't see anything wrong with that? I

a lot wrong with that, but I still think it was the correct decision.

A judge and his clerk make law.

There has to be an intellectual and professional candor between them, and

candor cannot be compromised by either personal or emotional feelings. Ours

And you're the one who compromised it.

I'm human, Mr.

Sufrantes. Wait a minute. Is that your defense?

I'm human? Your Honor.

You gouge this woman's career, and that's your defense? I'm human? Listen,

public servant.

And if I'm distracted as a judge, it is my responsibility to remedy the

situation. What happened? You get horny there, Judge?

Objection! Mr. Cifuentes, that's out of line. Your libido goes tilt and she gets

fired? There was no easy solution here. I could either fire her, quit the bench,

or disregard my wife's pain. There was no easy solution here. Oh, yes, there

was. You made Carrie Martin a victim for something that wasn't her fault.

That was easy.

Oh, boy. Now, listen to this.

Oh, you remember that?

You remember that?

Yeah, that's good.

Come on now. Damn it. What?

Stuart? Oh, hi.

Uh, everything okay in here?

Uh -uh. I have to be in court in a half an hour.

And the babysitter's late, and Matthew barked on my brief.

Oh, let me see, Matthew.

There's Uncle Mike.

There's Uncle Mike. Ooh, what's all the racket about, huh?

What's all the racket, huh? What do you have to say for yourself?

Well, now he's quiet.

Yeah, now he's quiet.

What's that noise, Stuart?

Oh, that's womb music.

Dave Meyer has a whole catalog of intrauterine sound effects, so it makes

feel like they're back in the womb, you know, where it's safe and they're secure

and everything.

What's that thing you're wearing?

It's a nursing vest. It's designed for child -father bonding.

It's ridiculous.

Doesn't work either.

She's supposed to be here at 10 o 'clock. Well, why don't I take him,

What? Yeah, sure. You go to court, don't worry about a thing, and I'll hand him

over to the sitter.

Maybe. You, uh, know anything about babies?

Would you listen to him? Do I know anything about babies?

Say bye -bye, Daddy.

Come on.

Bye, Maddie.

Bye -bye, honey.

Now we're alone. Bye, Maddie.

Goodbye, honey. Daddy's going to court. Bye -bye. What do you want to do, huh?

Hi, Benny.

I said hello, Benny.

Hello.

Do you want to tell me what's the matter?

No.

You're mad at me because I left the firm, aren't you?

I'm busy now.

Benny, if you're mad, I think you owe me the courtesy of talking to me about it.

You lied.

I didn't really lie to you, Benno. I just tried to... Yes, you did.

You said you and Rakim were going to the car.

And you said you were coming back.

That's a lie.

Well, I did that for your own protection, believe it or not.

You see, it was important that nobody at the firm know about my leaving, and...

It's kind of hard to explain why. Can you just trust me on that?

No. Well, I think you can trust the fact that you and I are friends, Benny, and

I would never do anything to hurt you. You went away, and you didn't even say

goodbye.

What?

The fact that Leland McKenzie is not here is indicative of my problem. I'm

getting the service I need.

And just how has our service been inadequate?

To begin with, our last three distribution contracts have left us

exposed. For that, I blame you.

That's very interesting, because I blame you.

Excuse me?

Those contracts were all drafted by outside counsel for your subsidiaries,

you didn't let us supervise. So you're going to blame the other lawyers.

That's not very professional. You misunderstood.

I'm blaming you.

You're the one that has hired all those different attorneys. I don't want the

same lawyers for everybody. It's not good business practice.

Well, that's wrong.

There is no reason to arm everybody with different attorneys so they can

generate fees and make separate deals with distributors. It's not only

counterproductive, but it potentially exposes you to antitrust problems.

And that makes you look stupid.

Let one firm draft all of your contracts. Let one firm represent both

your subsidiaries.

And I suppose this one firm should be McKenzie Brackman. I'm not going to lie

you. We've had our problems.

Maybe Leland McKenzie isn't what he used to be, but I will promise you this. If

you leave your business here, I will personally take responsibility.

And I can be sure you're this good? They brought me in here because I'm that

good. I make money, Mr. Siegfried.

Money for my firm, money for the clients I serve, money for you.

Give me three months, if you don't like what you get.

You walk away.

I had just given him the wine on the cotton ball, and he didn't like it. He

began to squirm.

Is that when your hand flips, sir? I wouldn't even call it a slip. He's

whole trim of it. The baby didn't even cry.

Well, at this time... He just made this little squeak.

Rabbi,

have you ever had a problem?

With any circumcision before?

Never. In 46 years, I never had that problem. And if it hadn't been for the

squirming, it wouldn't have happened now.

This I know for true. Thank you, sir.

I have nothing further.

He didn't even cry.

Just a squeak, I know.

Yeah. Sir, do you have any medical training?

I've performed over 3 ,000 circumcisions.

Do you have any medical license of any kind?

Objection. Moyles don't need to be licensed. The question has no relevance.

Sustained.

What did you say while you performed the service?

I said the prayer?

After the prayers.

While you were doing the circumcision, what exactly did you say?

I might have said, oops.

Thank you, Mr. Glickman.

Nothing further.

Won't start?

Too tired to turn the key.

You okay?

Yeah. I got a tough case, you know.

Honorable judge on trial.

Hard to show damages.

Tough case.

Uh -huh.

You okay?

I don't know how to help her, Mike.

Last... Last night, she tells me that when she closes her eyes, she can still

smell the sky. I mean, how am I supposed to help her get by it?

I don't know what to do.

I mean, I can't seem to get to her. I can't... It's gonna take time, Victor.

And as an expert economist, sir, did you have opportunity to determine whether

Ms. Martin suffered damages as a result of this discharge?

Yes, it was my conclusion that she did not.

And your conclusion was based on what, doctor? The law job she took immediately

after paid more than the clerkship. And her greatest opportunity for financial

security lies in a law firm such as this one, not in being a judge or a law

professor down the road.

Assuming she performs well in her firm, Ms. Martin will have suffered...

No economic loss as a result of the discharge.

Thank you, Dr. Cloughlin.

Nothing further.

Now, why did she call you doctor?

I'm a doctor of economics.

As a doctor of economics, you're saying that my client wasn't damaged by being

fired, correct? That's what I'm saying, yes. She's employed in a top law firm

with opportunity for future partnership where her projected income... And, sir,

if you had an employee...

and you knew that she was fired from her last job, would that cause you to think

more or less of her? I don't think it would factor into my opinion. Somebody

gets fired from their job, and you're saying that it has no bearing on their

competency? Objection. That's either incredibly stupid, doctor, or you're a

liar. Your Honor, I made an objection.

Sustained. Call it, Mr. Cifuentes.

The thing is, Counselor, Miss Martin has obviously landed on her feet here. Did

your analysis take into account the emotional scarring that could be

when someone gets fired?

No. Did it take into account...

The possibility of the loss of her self -esteem?

No. Did it take into account what it must be like to get dressed up every

morning?

Being very careful not to be too attractive for fear of tearing on the

No. Did it take into account that when sexual discrimination like this is

tolerated, that it festers until the point of malignancy?

Mr. Cifuentes.

Which one?

Douglas, you'll be happy to hear that not only are we keeping Feldenkrantz as

client, but we've picked up their three subsidiaries as well.

Including Braden? Including Braden. My God, that's fantastic. I figured that

would make you smile.

There may be a kind of a delicate problem for which I need your help.

What is it?

It seems that Dan Siegfried wants me to be the responsible attorney.

Not just for the subs, but for Feldenkrantz itself.

Now, that's Leland's client, and the last thing I want to do is step on his

toes. Why doesn't he want Leland?

God knows you know how these clients are. My gut reaction is to say, no,

McKenzie's your lawyer.

But I don't want to risk losing the business.

Don't do that.

Let me take it up with Leland.

Are you sure?

It's not a problem.

Thanks a lot.

About your braces.

I hope you didn't take that personally.

Don't be silly.

You know, I'll tell you a little secret.

The best kiss of my life came from a boy with braces.

Is that right?

Clint Fernald.

We were studies for six months, and he never once tried to kiss me because he

was so self -conscious about that.

You know?

Mm -hmm.

Well, one night he decided he'd try. I guess he thought he was going to hurt me

or something because it was the loftiest, gentlest kiss you can ever

imagine. Our lips barely touched.

There was something almost fragile about it.

And then he became ever...

Though slightly more urgent with it.

It's the most incredible sensation I've ever felt.

That's... very interesting.

That's our secret, Douglas.

Okay.

I'll pick it up with Leland.

Good.

Bye -bye.

What?

Oh, hi, Benny.

Come on in. I'd like to talk to you.

I'm busy.

Benny, I'm a partner here. When a partner asks you to do something, you do

Now come in and close the door.

Listen, I know that my leaving, that my not telling you the truth, I know that

that upsets you. And you have every right to be upset.

But all this is because of a difference I had with the other partners here. It

has nothing to do with you.

Can you understand that?

Okay.

My friendship with you is very important to me, Benny.

I like to think that we still have that.

Can I go back to work now?

Benny, I want to talk about this.

You have to sort the mail now. Okay, fine. Benny, just go.

No, no, no, no! No, just hold it, Benny.

Do you think because you're retarded you don't ever have to forgive people?

Leave me alone.

How many times have I helped you? How many times have you come crying to me

because you were upset?

Have I ever told you to go away? I'm busy.

Now when I'm going through something, when I need your support, you shut me

cold.

Damn it.

I don't understand this. You make me get up here again.

You've been recalled, sir.

I'm allowed to do that.

Now, you testified that this injury would undermine your son's social life,

you not? What's the matter? You weren't here?

You also testified that you're an Orthodox Jew and you intend to bring

up strictly in that faith. Is that correct?

Correct. But isn't it true, sir, that any social life your son may have as he

grows up would not involve his penis?

What is this? What are you saying? I'm saying that as an Orthodox Jew, your son

will have no occasion for sex prior to marriage.

And as an Orthodox Jew, he will necessarily marry another Orthodox Jew

also be a virgin and will therefore have nothing to compare your son to and will

therefore have no basis to discern any abnormality. You're kidding.

No, it goes to damages, Your Honor. I'm trying to establish that any prospects

this boy has for physical intimacy with women as he grows up... have already

been severely restricted by his religion.

And what about after he's married, Mr.

Attorney? What about then, Mr. Self -Hating Jew?

Do you honestly believe a man gets embarrassed in front of his own wife?

You're married?

Yes, I am.

And the only woman who sees me naked is my wife.

Don't you think it'll be the same with Yehuda?

Answer the question, sir.

All right, he's got a point.

Much, much better.

The 10 ,000th time. Look, I do not blame you.

Maybe you blame yourself.

Allison?

Yesterday, Victor told me that he thought the skirt I was wearing was too

Are we back to that again?

Do you think that what you wore had something to do with you being raped?

Intellectually, I don't, but there's this voice that keeps saying that maybe

could have stopped it. Maybe I could have avoided being alone with him.

Maybe I put out something sexual or some kind of signal or something. I don't

know. People don't commit rape for sex, Allison. They do it to degrade. They do

it to destroy.

Maybe I could have fought more, screamed more. Honey, honey, let that go, okay?

No, don't let go of it. This is exactly what... You're not helping her. Stop it.

You keep telling me not to think things, not to feel things.

You can't make these feelings go away by telling me not to have them. You can't.

I'm trying to help you so that you don't beat yourself up here. No, you don't

want me to talk.

You don't want to talk. I have been talking here.

I love you.

I'm here for you. What the hell else do you need me to say for you?

I want you to tell me what's going on.

God, thanks. I need you to tell me that.

Victor?

I keep seeing this image.

What image?

Of him and her together.

When I look at you, I see him doing it.

I'm sorry.

And I can't make it go away.

I'm sorry, baby.

But I've tried.

I keep trying, and I can't shake it, you know?

Oh.

Look at how beautiful this woman is.

How could he not fall for her?

That's the human thing to do.

It's human for men to be intoxicated by attractive women, and it is not

realistic for us to be expected to function professionally when there are

girls walking around.

You dressed nice. You smiled. You deserve this.

That is the mindset that's at work here, ladies and gentlemen.

That is the mindset that victimizes women.

It is the mindset...

There

was an agreement here.

She was to be his law clerk. He was to be her boss.

She kept her end. He didn't keep his. Instead, he used his power.

to cheat her out of a job and punish her for something that he could not

control.

Use your power, ladies and gentlemen, to hold him accountable.

Tell her she's not to blame.

Tell her he's to blame.

I've been paged.

Rosalind, Daniel Siegfried can't stop raving about you. You did it.

It felt like it went well.

Douglas also suggested that because the client is so impressed with you that we

let you take control of the account.

I'd be happy to.

Feldenkrais is a big chunk of security for us, Rosalind.

Thank you.

I'm just happy to be a contributor.

Speaking of which, I have a client.

A former client, actually.

Industrial Plating.

It's a $50 million a year steel manufacturer, and they're ready to come

Well, that sounds great.

There's a possible glitch.

Douglas has a client, Hauser Metals Inc., who just happens to be competing

the same government contract as Industrial.

We can't represent them both. It would be a conflict of interest.

Leland, Industrial could generate over $1 million a year in fees.

But Hauser Metal is a long -standing client.

It was Douglas's father's client.

A client worth maybe $100 ,000 a year to his top.

I'm sure Douglas would agree to drop them.

But if he didn't, at the very least, we would have to take it to a partnership

vote, which could be very humiliating for him. And given how embarrassed he

already is over the braces, thing.

I think it would be much simpler if you spoke to him privately.

All right, Rosalind.

I'll talk to Douglas.

Thank you.

Arnie?

Yeah?

Sorry.

I'm sorry too, Benny.

I did lie to you and I shouldn't have.

I can keep a secret. I know you can.

I should have trusted you.

We're still friends?

Yeah.

We're still friends.

Okay.

I guess I should get back to work now.

What?

Go to work. Do something.

Members of the jury, have you reached a verdict? We have, Your Honor.

In the matter of Goresh v.

Glickman, we, the jury, find in favor of the plaintiff and award damages in the

amount of $40 ,000.

$40 ,000.

There's a jury, I thank you. Where did they get this from?

Tell me.

Mr. Glickman, Mr. Markowitz, would you please approach?

It's not typical for me to issue equitable orders on the heels of a jury

but I feel compelled to do so here.

Mr. Glickman, I'm hereby restraining you from doing any more circumcisions.

What? Based on the evidence in this trial, I don't think you're competent.

Your Honor, you have no jurisdiction for this.

Watch me.

Ten -day restraining order. We'll schedule the prelims. Because I'm not a

doctor, right?

Rabbis are better at this than doctors. How do you like that?

On average, they probably are.

But I'm talking about one 74 -year -old rabbi who has no business going near

anybody's genitalia with sharp instruments.

I'm a moral.

It's my livelihood.

I've made my ruling.

We're adjourned.

It wasn't me.

Come on. Come on.

Excuse me just one second.

Hi.

I came down to spy on Daddy.

Hey, come here, Daddy.

Come to daddy. Hi.

Daddy lost.

40 ,000. He got off light.

Yeah.

Isidore Glickman.

This is my wife, Ann Kelsey, and my son, Matthew.

How did he do?

Look, he can't stop me from doing circumcision. This is not illegal.

Isidore, you have to stop.

You hurt that little boy.

This time it was just a scar, but what about next time?

Try to understand me.

Nothing gives me greater pleasure than the bridge. It's the only thing I do

makes me feel alive.

You see this?

This is my greatest joy.

And to think that his safety or the safety of another child might be

even slightly because your hand shakes.

You can't do it anymore, Isidore.

So what am I?

If I can't even hold a child, so what am I?

Boy, Kanahore's a good boy.

I can tell just by the feel of him he's a good boy.

Yeah.

Mr. Foreman, has the jury reached its verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

What say you, sir?

In the matter of Martin v.

Sawyer, we find in favor of the plaintiff, Kerry Martin.

And we hereby order the defendant to pay compensatory damages to the plaintiff

in the amount of $15 ,000.

We further order the defendant to pay punitive damages in the amount of $250

,000.

Members of the jury, thank you for your time.

And your service. This matter is concluded.

We're adjourned.

You did it.

No, you did it. Congratulations.

Thank you.

Look, can I take you out to celebrate or something? Maybe dinner?

Rain check.

Okay, I... Gotta get home.

Hi. Hi.

Why?

Because I have to, honey.

I am never going to get over this if we're together.

I know. I can do better. I can do a whole lot better. You're doing great.

It's just that when I'm with you, I feel like something less than what I was.

Well, you know, it's only been a month, and I don't think that you've given

yourself enough time. I am looking at myself through your eyes, and I can't do

that anymore.

I'm not saying that this is forever.

Maybe one day I'll be able to look at you and not... I just know that I have

got to get away from certain things, and one of them is you.

Do you know that I love you?