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Previously on L .A. Law. I think Arnie's having an affair.

Excuse me?

Something's wrong.

Is he having an affair?

Granada... You're sleeping around, and this marriage is over.

Hold on a second. You have no idea how much you disgust me.

I'm only more disgusted with myself for getting taken in by you. You betrayed

me! No, she suspected you were having an affair, and I... And you confirmed it!

No, all I did was refuse, so I...

was an impossible situation.

Well, you won't ever have to face it again. You're fired.

Would you like to work for me?

Gee, Douglas, that's very nice. I'll raise you.

$125 a week, effective now.

Stuart and I had dinner at Tribeca's the night before last.

We saw you kiss Rosalind Shays. I didn't know that my social life was any of

your business.

It is if it affects the firm. The new partners were voted on.

Victor, then you're out.

Those lying sons of bitches.

It started when I was a teenager.

I thought I was just hearing voices of people I didn't know or even see.

I saw all kinds of doctors, but none of them could help. How did they diagnose

you? As a schizophrenic or a repressive psychotic. Finally, 11 years ago, they

discovered it was multiple personality disorder.

How many personalities do you have?

Originally, they brought out 17.

Through treatment, they've extinguished all but four.

Mr. Edmondson, I'd like for you to describe these four personalities to the

court. Okay. 95 % of the time, I'm just me.

Greg Edmondson. I play the piano and the violin.

For the past 12 years, I've worked in a music store, tuning stringed

instruments. What about the others?

Then there's Alan Witt. He's the teacher.

Intellectual, extremely well -read, also a little arrogant.

Then there's Sean.

Angry, psychotic.

The reason I'm sitting here now. Mr. Edmondson, did Sean come out on the

of August 9th, 1990?

I believe he did. Could you tell us what happened?

I was with my fiancée, Cheryl Eustace, having dinner at her place. Then, to my

shock, after dinner...

She broke off our engagement. You didn't see this coming? No.

After all the times we'd talked over my problem, I thought she'd accepted it.

Cheryl knew about your different personalities.

Oh, yes. She'd met them all. She knew about my illness, and it wasn't an

obstacle.

And then all of a sudden, she says she can't be married to me.

How did you respond?

I was devastated. I got very upset.

My voice grew loud and... The next thing I remember

was her on the floor and her... Her

neck was all twisted.

She'd been strangled. There was a puncture mark on her throat and there

blood everywhere.

She was dead?

Yes. What did you do then?

I called the police.

Mr. Edmondson.

Do you know how Cheryl was killed?

It had to have been Sean.

He comes out sometimes when I'm upset.

Nobody else could have done something like that.

I have nothing further.

Just before Cheryl Eustace was killed, she broke off her engagement with you,

right? Yes.

And just so we're clear...

These are the hands right here that snapped her neck.

Yes. And that's the thumb right there on your left hand that punctured her

throat. Yes. And you're in here today asking this jury to set you free? But I

couldn't have done anything like that.

I loved Cheryl Eustace, Miss Clements. She was everything to me. And the very

last thing she did in life was break your heart.

All right, people.

Good turnout.

Let's begin.

Roxanne? First up, people versus Edmondson. Hold on a second. Why is

here? She's here as my assistant to safeguard against administrative

during my tenure as senior partner. I vested who was controlled over the staff

meeting agenda.

Please proceed, Ms. Melman. People versus Edmondson.

Prosecution's rested. We begin our defense this morning. Insanity defense?

We put up our expert this afternoon.

How's Zoe doing?

Zoe? She's the DA.

She's also my ex -wife.

That woman is your ex -wife?

Yeah. She thinks it's funny you represent a guy with multiple

you yourself don't even got one.

Who's that? She was making a joke.

Moving on. Becker versus Becker. Where are we, Arnold?

Why don't you tell me, Roxanne? You're the one giving testimony against me. I'm

not testifying against you. I've been subpoenaed for a deposition. What are

going to say, Roxanne?

The truth.

You're dead, aren't you? All right.

What's the plan here?

Roxanne's being deposed today.

Corinne gets deposed tomorrow.

Tommy's going to cover it since I don't think it's wise to do it myself.

Why are we even having deposition? Because Corinne got a lawyer and sued me

emotional distress.

It's a cheap ploy to skirt around no fault. I've tried it myself once or

It won't work. Even if it does, it'll be thrown out on appeal.

With the firm footing the bill for this appeal?

Moving on. Abby, I see you've lost the California Rifle Association as a

Yeah, I'm sorry, but don't worry, though. C .J. picked him up.

I beg your pardon? They dropped me and went to C .J. It's her client.

I want to see both of you in my office. Roxanne, slot them ASAP.

8 .45 tomorrow morning.

Last up, Leland, do you have a meeting with Tom Baker of Felt Corps?

Yes, I do. He's upset about something. I don't know what. Keep him surprised.

Michael Kuzak and Ann Kelsey, you're both derelict in timesheets. Jonathan,

you don't code your long -distance calls, we can't bill them. That's it,

We're adjourned.

Excellent, Roxanne. Excellent.

A little coffee, Tom.

Yeah, sure.

I think I'm losing Feldcore, Leland.

What? Alan Wendell, senior VP.

He's been leading a backstabbing campaign to push me out as CEO.

My moles tell me he could succeed.

Now, that can't be right.

It's right.

The bastard set me up.

He turned over the analyst's reports to the directors without showing them to

me. So I walk into the board meetings like an idiot, totally unprepared.

And, uh, they just chewed me up.

He did this on purpose.

Oh, yeah. I find out last night that he asked to see the board privately, where

he tells them that I have lost control.

They've scheduled another meeting for next week, but it doesn't look good.

Well, let me make a few phone calls, see what I can find out.

I don't mean to drag you into this, Leland.

This is really an in -house battle. But if Alan Wendell becomes CEO, he's going

to give the legal work to another firm.

As I said, let me make a few phone calls.

How long have you been in Mr. Becker's direct employ?

Twelve years.

And to your knowledge, over that time... How many affairs has Mr. Becker had

with his divorced clients? What kind of question is that? It goes to show a

pattern. The defendant seduced Miss Hammond while he was representing her,

she was extremely susceptible to undue influence.

Get on with it.

How many affairs with clients over those 12 years?

I don't know. More than 25?

Yes.

More than 50?

Answer the question, ma 'am.

I'm thinking.

Oh, please, 50?

Interrupt again, I'll suspend and move for costs and sanctions.

You threaten me again and I'll pick at you like a crusty scab, you cheap night

school hack.

All right, I want it on the record. Just ask a few questions.

I'm trying.

Now, Miss Melman, turning your attention to the night of January 10th, Mr.

Becker's 39th birthday, could you tell us what transpired?

Corinne and I were...

organizing a surprise party out in reception.

I went in to get Arnie to lead him out to the party, and I discovered him with

Christina Shepard, one of his clients.

Could you tell us what they were doing when you discovered them?

They appeared to be having intercourse.

Okay.

And during Mr. Becker's engagement or marriage to Corinne Hammond, were you

aware of any other romantic or sexual affairs?

Not during the marriage, no.

During the engagement?

Objection. I have a question, Miss Melman. During Mr. Becker's engagement

Miss Hammond, do you have knowledge of sexual relationships with any other

women?

One. Approximately when did this happen?

Approximately a week before the wedding.

Do you know the name of this woman?

Yes. Oh, God. Who was it?

Her name is Gwen Taylor. She's the secretary here.

Well, well.

Now we seem to be getting somewhere.

I first examined Greg in 1978 when he was referred to me by another

psychiatrist. It took us two years to finally diagnose the MPD. Doctor, how

this sort of thing happen to a person? In almost every case, it's a result of

early childhood trauma.

Basically, the child forms a new person as a defense.

With Greg...

He was sexually abused as a young child by his own father, and that's likely the

cause. Now, this can also cause physiological changes as well as

can it not? In some cases, yes. It happens with Greg.

In what way? Well, Greg, who's the core personality, is a normal, physically

healthy person.

Alan Witt, who you heard Greg talk about, well, when he emerges, the blood

pressure goes up.

Alan is left -handed. Greg is right.

Alan has 20 -50 vision. He needs glasses. Greg doesn't.

Sean, who I believe committed the crime, has a severe asthmatic condition.

Greg has no respiratory dysfunction whatsoever.

And all of this happens with the same body?

Depending on which personality he's controlling, yes.

Forgive me, Doctor, but this does sound a little hard to believe.

Well, there have been more extreme cases, Mr. Cusack.

I had a woman who had a lump in her breast with one personality.

while being totally tumor -free as somebody else.

Medically, we can't explain it, but we certainly can document it. Okay, getting

back to my client.

You said you think it was the Sean personality who committed the crime.

I do.

Of the four remaining personalities that occupy that one body, Sean is the only

one I consider to be truly violent.

And you think that he came out the night that Cheryl Eustace was murdered?

I do.

Cheryl Eustace broke off the engagement with Greg. That certainly was traumatic

enough for Sean to emerge.

Second, Greg has no memory of it.

What does that mean? If Sean does something, Greg remembers nothing.

It's like a blackout period for him. Alan has a limited fusion with Sean, and

Alan does have a memory of Sean being with Cheryl Eustace the night of the

murder. It is pretty confusing.

Now, the bottom line is that Sean probably did come out that night.

And I want to say something else.

I have treated Greg Edmondson for over 12 years, and I know the man.

He is totally incapable of the kind of violence that we're talking about. Thank

you, Doctor.

Oh, one last thing.

Can Greg be cured?

Yes.

70 % of all multiple personality disorder cases are cured.

Greg's in treatment. He's making excellent progress.

We started with 17 different personalities.

We're now down to four.

Eventually, he will be cured.

Thank you.

I have nothing further.

Doctor, can you tell us a little more about Sean?

He's a very angry man with psychotic tendencies.

This persona was probably developed to psychologically fend off the abusive

father. When Greg is threatened or traumatized, out he comes.

Is Sean insane?

Well, you have to consider the whole man.

Is Sean insane?

Well, by a strict medical definition, maybe not, but he's certainly... So

whoever killed Cheryl Eustace, Sean or Greg, there's no insanity defense, is

there? Objection. That calls for a legal conclusion.

I'll rephrase.

True or false?

Sean would have understood the nature and quality of his act, right? Yes,

And both Sean and Greg are able to distinguish right from wrong. True or

Doctor?

True. Thank you. I have nothing further.

Well, according to Dan Ory, Wendell has four of the seven board votes locked up.

I can't believe it. Tom Baker is failed court.

Not anymore.

Wendell's smear campaign really poisoned him pretty good.

So go after Wendell.

Anyone that dirty has to have left some tracks.

I don't know.

Let me see the files, Leland.

There must be something to impeach him with.

Well, I don't want to stoop to that level.

Leland, Feldcore is your biggest client.

If Baker goes, you'll lose that client.

You'll be forced to make layoffs, maybe.

You better damn well fight here.

I'm not stupid. I know what's going on with California Rifle.

By making it CJ's client, she gets 40 % of the business.

No doubt she's promised a kickback to you. I'm shocked.

You can't do this. Douglas, I just decided I didn't want the client

picked them up. What's wrong with that? What's wrong is that since you'll be

doing all the work for this client, it doesn't make sense. It's just a sham.

Why? As it is, all I do is slave away and make other people rich.

I would just rather profit CJ than the partners. That's all.

Okay.

Okay.

I'm aware we have a situation here.

And this is what I'm prepared to do.

I'm cutting your salary by 20%, in exchange for which I'm offering you 20 %

the business that you bring in. Can you do that?

Of course I can. I'm seeing your partner.

It's similar to the deal Leland made with you when he was in charge.

Except it's not as good. No, but that's as good as it gets.

I lower overhead as well as give incentive to an associate who's not in

partnership track. You get a big upside now, Abby. As long as you don't have the

right to refuse the clients I want to bring in. Agreed. As long as you still

bill 1 ,800 hours.

Agreed. Well, that's all then.

Dismissed.

Ma 'am.

Your complaint states that my client's acts have left you emotionally

devastated. Would that be correct?

Yes. Now, whose opinion is that?

I guess it would be my opinion.

You weren't caused to seek any therapy or psychiatric counseling for this

emotional devastation?

No, I wasn't. So there would be no medical documentation whatsoever of your

mental condition at this time? No, there wouldn't. Very good. Now, you were

married to your first husband for how long?

Seven years.

Did the separation from this man cause you any emotional distress?

I'm sure it did.

But you recovered fully.

I don't know. Well, then, mind some of the emotional damage you suffered today

be the product of that event.

No, I recovered from that event.

Okay. So we're talking about a kind of pain that you do, in fact, recover from.

The trauma is much worse this time. How could the breakup of a nine -month

marriage be more traumatic than that of a seven -year marriage?

Because having once been divorced, I was much more emotionally unstable this

time. You have full custody of your daughter, Chloe, do you not, Miss

Yes. Subject to modification at any time, do you consider yourself to be an

emotionally unstable person? Oh, God.

Is this what you're trying to do? You think you're going to take my daughter

away? We're just concerned about your emotional fitness. There's nothing wrong

with my fitness, Mr. Mullaney. I'm just... You just want to get even with

client. Come on, let's all calm down. Come on, Miss Hammond, that's what this

about, isn't it? You don't have that much mental anguish.

You haven't sought any psychiatric treatment.

Given the settlement we offered, this couldn't be about money.

Why are we here?

Why are we here?

He sleeps with a childhood friend of mine the week of our wedding.

Then he sleeps with a client when I'm throwing a party for him. Why are we

So you want him to hurt? Yes, I want him to hurt.

Corinne. I want him to hurt so much that maybe when he thinks of this marriage,

it will make him cry because that's what I've been going through. That's how

it's felt for me, Mr. Mullaney. That's why the hell we're here.

Okay.

I think I got it.

Could you please state your name for the record?

My name is Alan Kendall Witt.

My name is Michael Kuzak. I represent Greg Edmondson. Mr. Witt, do you know

you came to be here today?

Well, since Dr.

Carlson suddenly appeared standing in front of my face, I can only assume that

was just brought out through hypnosis.

That's right. Do you also know why you're here?

I'd hazard a guess that...

We're in the middle of Gregory's murder trial. You know about the trial.

Oh, yes. Okay, Mr. Witt. Were you present in Cheryl Eustace's apartment

night she was murdered? I certainly was not.

According to Dr. Carlson, you have memory of being there. You're too fused,

Counselor. What I told Dr.

Carlson was that I have a memory of Sean being there, not me.

Because of my limited fusion with Sean, I have memories of his experiences

sometimes.

I, myself, was never in Cheryl Eustace's apartment that night. But Sean was.

I'm not clear on what exactly transpired, but I do remember Sean

Cheryl's body with blood on him. I remember that very clearly.

Thank you, Mr. Witt.

I have nothing further.

Mr. Witt.

You know all about this multiple personality disorder, right? Yes, I do.

know that you and Greg Edmondson occupy the same body?

It's been brought to my attention.

So what happens to Greg if he receives a criminal conviction here, Mr. Witt?

Oh, either he goes to jail...

Or to Congress. These days, I'm not sure which.

Forget about being cute, Mr. Witt, and answer the question.

What happens to Gregory Edmondson if he's convicted of murder?

He goes to prison.

And you go with him, don't you?

Obviously. So by giving testimony here to save Greg, you help save yourself.

Isn't that right, Mr. Witt? As a matter of fact, you couldn't be more wrong.

Gregory is currently undergoing psychiatric treatment, the purpose of

to extinguish his three other personalities, one of whom happens to be

His cure is my demise.

If he goes to prison, on the other hand, his treatment is suspended, in which

case I live on. I don't think you want to go to prison. Men get raped in

Objection. You could be Sean or Greg or Alan. They'd rape any one of them.

Counsel. In fact, they'd really go after Alan. Your Honor. And I think you know

that, don't you?

Mr. Edmondson?

Mr. Witt?

Your Honor, I don't think that's Gregor Allen.

What is your name, sir?

You are in a court of law. You have to tell us the truth. Please state your

name. Sean.

Okay, Sean, I'd like to ask you a few questions.

Objection, Your Honor.

Overruled. We've got Sean here now. Let's just do this. Your Honor, this

isn't even on her list.

Step back, Mr. Cusack.

Sean.

Were you with Cheryl Eustace the night she got killed?

Were you with Cheryl Eustace? You are under oath.

She was dead by the time I got there.

Greg did it.

Objection. He strangled her. He got mad at her and he strangled her. Unfair

surprise, Judge Mistroth. I didn't do nothing. You killed Cheryl Eustace. You

shut up. I don't even know this man, Judge. He's not my client. Damn right

not. All right. Counsel in chambers. Dr.

Carlson, too. Bailiff.

Your Honor, Sean is a completely different person.

He's not on her witness list. I need time to prepare my cross.

I'd be happy to give you a continuance, Mr. Cusack, if there were some guarantee

we could get the Sean character back.

I can bring him out through hypnosis.

I thought you couldn't bring the Sean persona out that way. Not normally, no.

But the stress of the trial has obviously made him accessible.

I think I can get him back.

All right. Tomorrow, 10 o 'clock, we'll meet here.

You hypnotize him. You ask him your questions.

And that'll be it.

Let's go back in there and send the jury home.

It's unbelievable.

Thank you.

Miss Chase, I don't know you. Why should I bother to trust you?

Maybe you have to take a chance, Mr. Wendell. Anyone ambitious enough to go

after Feldcore Industries certainly must be willing to take chances. Mm -hmm.

What exactly is in this for you?

Leland McKenzie is a close personal friend of mine. Losing Feldkor would

seriously threaten his firm and maybe even his own job.

So? I help you overthrow Tom Baker.

You promise to leave Feldkor's business at McKenzie Brackman after you become

CEO. First of all, Miss Shays, I'm not sure I need your help.

Secondly... You have a one -vote lead with the board right now. It's tenuous

best. I have information which in your hands would make... Baker resigned

without a fight.

I'm listening.

Through my relationship with Leland, I got access to files this morning,

business and personal. I found evidence of a certain vice crime committed by Mr.

Baker, as well as evidence of a possible cover -up. What kind of cover -up? I'm

not sure. A memo makes clear.

that he was arrested on three counts of solicitation, one with a minor, but

there is no public record of it at the DA's office.

There's a second memo talking about a payoff to a district attorney identified

only with initials. My thinking is there had to be a bribe. Now, I will give you

these memos, but you're going to have to pretend you got them elsewhere.

Excuse me. Thank you.

You think this will make Tom Baker roll over?

You call the meeting.

I'll get myself invited to it by Leland, ostensibly to lend him support.

You drop the bomb, and then I, in my infinite wisdom, will objectively advise

that he can't risk this becoming public.

You'll be CEO by the end of the week.

In return, you guarantee Feldkor's business to Mackenzie Brackman.

It can't be as simple as that.

Oh, yes, it can.

And if for some reason they turn down your business, you guarantee to my firm

minimum of two years.

You're every bit as good as they say.

I beg your pardon?

You know damn well if I didn't see Tom Baker using these kinds of tactics,

Leland McKenzie would never touch my business.

He'd sooner die than get in bed with me.

This isn't about helping him.

This is about helping you.

Very deaf.

There's an offer on the table, Mr. Wendell.

Accept it or reject it.

Okay.

You've got a deal, Miss Shays.

Please call me Roz.

You know something?

This is actually better than being a partner because I can build my own

practice and still have time for Eric. This partnership stuff's pretty

overrated, if you ask me. All that bonding with corporate boneheads.

Can you imagine going on a retreat with those guys, sitting in a mud bath

between Leland and Dublin?

Hey, listen, thanks for dinner, Abby.

Why, thank you for helping me make my stand. I never could have pulled it off

without your help. Well, you have a big fan in me, Abby. You have a big fan in

me too, CJ.

Aw.

Um, I'm sorry, I have to go home.

I've got to go.

Okay.

Why the hell is Rosalind coming to this meeting tomorrow?

Because Leland thinks she can be of help, and I happen to... This is crazy.

Let's face it, Anne.

Rosalind's pretty damn good at controlling a room.

If she can help us save Felcor, then we can all keep our egos in the drawer for

a day. Well, I'm talking to Leland. Great. Be my guest.

Hi.

Hi.

Um...

Listen, I, uh... Um... I wanted to...

About last night, I was feeling very indebted to you and

probably very close as well, and that's why when you kissed me, I didn't push

you away. You kissed me back?

Yeah, well, I'd sort of like to forget the whole thing.

It's no big deal, Abby.

Look, it happened once.

It doesn't have to affect our friendship.

Good, good, because I'm not physically a... I

like men.

So do I.

Oh, then you mean you're, um... Flexible?

I see.

Relax, Abby.

It was just, well, the way the moonlight hit your face the other night.

Look, in the daytime, you're not even that cute.

Why did you kiss me back?

I don't know. I don't know. I was probably a little curious. I don't know.

did you kiss me?

You don't have to answer that.

Look,

I didn't plan it.

And I hope you don't think my helping you with Douglas was part of some

design to seduce you.

Oh, no.

No, don't be silly.

It is going to affect our friendship, isn't it?

No. No, I don't think so.

Step away, Greg.

Let Sean come out.

Now.

Let him out.

Let Sean come out now.

I'm sorry.

Greg? Yes?

I don't know what else to do, Your Honor. We've been at this for over an

can't access him. Your Honor, under the circumstances, I'm going to have to move

for a mistrial.

What? The Sean character made testimony against my client. We're being denied

our constitutional right to confront that witness on cross -examination. Oh,

you don't. You had the opportunity to cross yesterday.

When you asked for the continuance, you knew the risk.

Bad judgment on my part, then.

New trial on grounds of inadequate counsel.

Wrong. The case goes on, Mr. Cusack.

Greg, you have to let Sean out.

Greg, you have to.

I'm trying, Michael.

I am.

I just can't.

All right, then I'm not representing you anymore.

What? You murdered her, you son of a bitch. You lied to me to help you get

didn't you? Sean, where the hell are you?

Come on, Greg's getting hurt, Sean. Come out now. Let me go.

Who dares you?

What gives you the right to be so abusive with another human being?

My word, it's shameful.

Who are you?

I'm Camille Green, and you have no right, young man. Doctor, I've never met

Camille.

Excuse me, ma 'am.

I would like to talk to Sean, if you don't mind.

Well, you're not going to.

None of you are, and you're to stay away from Greggy as well. Do you understand

me? My word.

What's your relationship to Sean and Greg?

I'm their aunt.

I raised them.

And they're good boys, both of them. And they didn't kill anybody, miss. How can

you be so sure?

Because I killed her.

I strangled Cheryl Eustace. I'm not as brittle as I look.

I'm quite strong.

She caused my Greggy so much pain.

You, of all persons, Dr. Carlson, should understand, I couldn't let her continue

to do this.

I'm always the one that has to save my boys.

I saved Greggy from his father, and I saved him from the hurt of loving that

woman forever.

What do you mean you saved Greg from his father?

They all thought it was suicide, didn't they?

Well, I wrote the note, and I fired the gun.

He was touching Greggy, making him do

unspeakable things.

I had to protect him.

Talk to me, Doctor.

I don't know what to tell you, Judge.

What happened?

Are you Greg?

Yes.

Something happened.

Yeah.

Something happened.

Thank you.

You've been awfully quiet, Leland.

Hardly said two words.

Sorry.

I guess I'm a little preoccupied with tomorrow's meeting.

If Tom Baker loses Velcro, we lose Velcro. It's hard not to think about

It's going to be fine.

To be totally honest, Rosalind, I'm also a little conflicted about you being

involved in this meeting.

Why? Because it makes me look bad.

As if I need you.

I don't want Tom Baker seeing that. I don't need Ann Kelsey seeing that.

Okay.

As for me, you said yourself you weren't feeling confident.

Persuasion is my strength, Leland. You know that.

If I can help save Tom Baker's job, anything else should be secondary.

But if you don't want me there, It certainly makes no difference to me.

No.

No, it's best you be there. We'll take all the help we can get.

Whatever you want, you decide.

Uh, could I, uh... Could I talk to Corinne alone for a minute? I don't

that would be wise.

Corinne, please, sooner or later, you and I have to talk.

Okay. Could you, uh, could you excuse us?

I miss you.

I miss you too, Arnie.

Look, I think I've been in the divorce business long enough to know what's

on here.

Are you going to tell me what I'm feeling now? No, no, I guess I'm

since I've admitted that I screwed up and since I pleaded with you to take me

back, I'm just wondering why you want to be so punishing.

Tell me about punishing.

Look, I don't want to have a fight here.

Drop the guard for a second and just talk to me.

Please, if we're going to be leaving each other's lives, just talk to me once

before you go.

Do you know how much you hurt me?

Yes.

We can give it another try, though.

No, Arnie, I try to convince myself of that, but I can't. Please, why can't we

just give it another chance? No, because as much as I love you, I don't respect

you.

I don't trust you.

And that's never going to change.

Maybe we could just separate for a while? No, Arnie, I have to be done. I

live in the middle of this. I can't survive.

Where I am now. Let's just do it.

What'd you tell Chloe?

I told her that you wouldn't be living with us anymore.

But she wants to see you.

She'd like to say goodbye.

We really are over, aren't we?

I've decided not to let this case go to the jury. I'm finding you not guilty by

reason of insanity.

Disposition? I'm ordering that he be placed in the State Institution for the

Criminally Insane.

Well, that's prison.

Mr. Edmondson, you committed two vicious murders.

Doctor, the hospital will be making a recommendation, but what do you consider

his prognosis to be? We're making progress.

I think eventually we'll get there. How long?

Well, he's 90 % there now, more or less. The emergence of Camille is a setback.

This is a person none of the others have fused with.

But I still think we're going to make it. All right. Well, as far as I can

there are only two personalities that pose a threat to society.

That's Sean and Camille. I'm going to sentence the defendant to the state

institution. Provision will be made so you can continue treatment.

It may not be necessary to wait for a total cure.

If Sean and Camille are extinguished, I'll consider a petition to put them on

outpatient status.

You're not putting my boys in one of those awful places. I won't let you.

Mr. Edmondson. Oh, no, no, no.

You're not going to put them in jail. They'll be treated like rats in there.

I won't care if it's... Oh, no. No.

Your Honor, I'd like to talk to Camille in private.

Hey, what's the matter? You don't return your phone calls.

I was going to buzz you. It's just it's been a wild day.

Uh -huh.

I was sent two tickets to the premiere of Runt Ranger.

You have any interest?

Tonight? Uh -huh.

I couldn't get a sitter this fast.

Thanks, though.

Okay.

It's supposed to be terrible, you know.

What is it?

Runt Ranger.

How about renting a decent movie instead? Have dinner at my house. I have

surround sound.

Okay.

You're on.

Eight o 'clock. Don't be late.

Oh, Abby, one small favor.

Where that... Tight little black skirt you had on at the Christmas party.

Kidding, Abby.

You're easy.

You're a real jerk, Lamb.

What's going on?

Camille has totally taken over.

I don't understand.

How? Judging from her memories.

She's been there over 30 years.

She raised both Sean and Greg since they were babies. She's just been locked up

inside. Well, why is she coming out now?

The ultimate protector.

By becoming the dominant, maybe even sole personality, Greg and Sean will

have to experience prison life. But as long as he stays Camille, he'll stay

locked up. That's exactly what she has to know.

Go in there as a lawyer, as a judge. Tell her she has to let Greg out.

I'm Michael Cusack.

Oh, I know who you are, young man.

Could I please talk to Greg?

Oh, I'm sorry, no.

I realize how much you want to help him, but I know what's best.

Camille, you have to go away.

If you don't, Greg and Sean will have to spend the rest of their lives in jail.

Do you understand that? Oh, no, no.

They're not going to jail.

You see, I put them to sleep.

Oh, God.

Camille. Please, you've got to let them out. It's best this way. I've spared

them all that suffering.

They were such wonderful children. I wish you'd known them when they were

little. I used to sing Puff the Magic Dragon to them every night. Oh, how they

loved that song.

Camille, you have to let me speak with Greg.

Dragons live forever.

Not so little boys.

Painted wings and ceiling strings make way for other toys.

One gray night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more.

And Puff, the mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.

Right in here.

Ellen? Tom?

Well, nice little team assembled.

All right, let's not waste everybody's time. You said you had a proposal?

Yes, and it's very simple. We avoid a nasty and divisive fight in front of the

board next week by you voluntarily stepping down today.

Now, why would I do that? To avoid a public and private humiliation caused by

the revelation of your arrest three years ago for soliciting prostitutes.

We have evidence of your bribing an assistant district attorney to drop the

charges. I have connections with certain people in the DA's office.

Here's a copy of the secret memo your lawyer sent to A .D .A .L .T. on the

matter. Let me see that. This is blackmail.

It's me thinking of the good of the company.

Something this serious has to be brought to the board's attention.

Unless, of course, you step down.

Assuming you can prove this, what kind of a deal are you prepared to make?

I'm not going to make any deal. You might have to, Tom.

My God, if this is true.

That's very good, Rosalind.

The other night when you asked to look in the file, I didn't quite trust you.

God knows I wanted to, but I didn't.

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about the fact that Tom Baker was never arrested for

I wrote those memos myself the other day and planted them in the file to see

what you would do with them. You lying, conniving bitch.

Would somebody please explain to me what's going on? Stop talking, Mr.

Was it to see me fall?

Was it all a charade just to...

Look, Tom, they've got nothing on you.

I see no reason to entertain this meeting any longer. If you'll excuse me.

Leland, this was to help you.

The deal was that he was going to leave Feldkor's business here.

All of this was for you.

Even if that's true, you would have destroyed him in the process.

I'm sorry.

You got the memo from her? Come on, let's go.

Hold on a second.

The deal just changed.

You're resigning from the company, or else we go public with your little

blackmailing scheme and you get thrown out without any settlement at all. Hey,

you guys made up the lies here, not me. But you tried to use them for extortion.

You promised us Feldkor's business in exchange for that information.

You think your board of directors is going to stand for that? You make me

As for you, I admire your consistency.

Let me put together some severance numbers.

I have no intention of... Be quiet, Alan. Just keep your mouth shut.

I'll get back to you with a proposal.

Well?

It worked.

Yes! You guys did something.

You were incredible, Rosalind. Brilliant. Me. What about Leland? Did

performance? Congratulations, Tom. Thank you, Leland.

And you.

Does he

know

that I'm coming?

Yeah.

Hey. Hi, Arnie.

Hi, sweetheart.

Boy, have I missed you.

I went there. I went there.

Come on, let's get these covers up over you. It's my job to tuck you in tonight.

And I am going to do it just right.

Back.

Get all snug.

All snuggie, snuggie, snuggie. All snuggie, snuggie, snuggie, snuggie,

Arnie? Yeah?

Why do you have to leave?

Well, it's kind of complicated, but... Your mom...

Your mom and I feel it's best for me not to live here anymore, and... Is Mommy

making you leave?

No.

Oh, no.

No, it's... This is my fault that this is happening, and your mom, she...

She's going to need you to be extra good for a little while because this is a

little hard for everybody.

So you and I are going to have to make a secret pact where you help take care of

her.

Okay?

Okay. Okay.

Now, don't you be kicking these blankets off tonight. It's getting kind of cold

outside and we don't want you getting pneumonia, do we?

We don't want Tracy getting anything either.

Not to live.

I don't think so.

Love you very much, Chloe.

Love you, too.