All language subtitles for LA Law s05e19 Speak, Lawyers, For Me

Previously on L .A. Law. You listen to
me, you son of a bitch. No, you listen.

You don't work here anymore.

You're not allowed on these premises
until April 28th when you're officially

finally voted out.

We don't like having to hire guards.
Using security to stop partners from

in is... I'm ashamed. But Michael is
trying to get files and client phone

numbers. These are our respective
resignations.

Michael Kuzak has opened up a law
office, and the four of us have decided

with him.

Breach of contract, fiduciary duty.

Let's shut them down before they even
get started.

Who do you want handling the motion?

Outside counsel. I want the heaviest
hitter we can get.

You identify this for me, Mr. Kuzak.
It's a piece of stationery. Reading.

Cusack Van Owen and Cifuentes, a
partnership at law.

Grace Van Owen and Victor Cifuentes left
McKenzie Brackman Tuesday, and here you

are with new stationery for another firm
already? How can you not be guilty of

tampering?

I've gone over the two lists of
independent lawyers and businessmen

you both as prospective receivers.

But I'll tell you, I don't know whether
the place should be put into

receivership. The only way I can know is
to appoint a temporary receiver for ten

days and let him make the determination.

I've decided to go with my own man.

And I present to you your new leader,
Mr.

David Meyer.

I don't think this is wise, Your Honor.
It's very wise.

People, people, people.

Let me first go through some things I'm
going to need for people to jump on.

Stewart, I need inventories of all
properties that the firm has an interest

You got it. Leland, a list of all
originating attorneys.

And a breakdown of debts and accounts
receivable. As of now, expense accounts

and credit cards in the firm name are
hereby revoked.

Is that really necessary, Dave? And I
wouldn't put you through this if I

feel it was.

People, I want to tell you who I am. We
know who you are, Dave.

No.

No, Arnie.

I don't think you do.

I stand before you today as an innovator
and as a motivator. I'm going to

convince each and every one of you that
by managing your time and assets

according to sound scientific
principles, you'll come through this

way to a more prosperous and fulfilling
lifestyle than you ever thought

possible. I'm going to make my presence
felt around here, my friends.

If I can get a dispirited and
disorganized sales force at a bankrupt

pharmaceutical house to market, time
release, mocha mint, laxative tablets to

the tune of $35 million a year, then I
can help you people to get this law firm

back on track.

Okay, staff meeting up next, busy day,
cases to try, fees to collect, let's

roll, and hey, hey, hey, let's be
careful out there.

All right, let's get going. Where's Ann?

Matthew's got a doctor's appointment.
She'll be in a little while. First up,

Converse versus Lady Bright Cosmetics.

I am not a litigator. I don't want this
case.

Everybody's in trial except you and
Leland. You've already prepped the case.

Transvestite law is not my niche.

She's not a transvestite. She's a
transsexual.

Whatever. First he's a guy. Now he's a
girl. He or she or it deserve to get

fired. Well, you can't back out now, so
do the best you can.

Webster versus the University of
California Central. Yeah, that was

I've taken it over. It starts today.

That's a steroid case? Yes. I would just
as soon go for the continuance. No, no,

no. We can't be going for continuances.
We cannot postpone our trials.

Kuzak will use that to show that we
can't function. We can't go into court

unprepared, Jack. It isn't fair to the
client. Well, Jonathan is helping me out

on this side. I can do this. You have
to. All our trials have to go as

scheduled. If we wobble, if Dave Meyer
even senses that we're wobbling, it

trouble. I can't take this man invading
our lives like this. I can't. Nobody

likes being at the mercy of that
individual.

But that's what we're faced with. And
since the fate of our firm lies in his

hands, I suggest that we all do
everything to accommodate him. We have a

conference set for tomorrow with all the
partners, including Michael and Grace.

Maybe we can make this go away. Good,
because Dave Meyer goes back into court

Thursday. If he recommends permanent
receivership...

This firm is just about dead.

We have to talk.

About what?

The way you're dressed.

I strongly suggest you don't show up in
court like this again.

Excuse me? Your neckline's too low, your
hemline's too high. We don't want the

jury to think of you as flamboyant.

I don't think I look flamboyant.

It could cause the jury to make
prejudgments. Look, I'm your lawyer. You

trust my strategy. Tomorrow, more
conservative, okay?

Okay. Good. Now let's get in there.

Uh, allow me.

And how long had you been modeling, Miss
Converse?

About two years before I made the
exclusive deal with Lady Bright.

I was with them a little more than a
year when they fired me.

Did they say why they fired you? They
discovered that I wasn't born female.

They said that since I wasn't a real
woman, I couldn't sell products that

intended for women. And you disagree?

I'm a woman.

I mean, I may not have two X
chromosomes, but I was feminine enough

Bright Cosmetics for over a year. And if
they hadn't found out about my surgery,

I still would be feminine enough for
them.

And ma 'am, under your exclusive
contract with the defendant, how much

to be paid?

$200 ,000 a year. And how much do you
earn now after the discharge?

I'll be lucky to make $30 ,000 this
year. Thank you, Miss Converse. I have

nothing further.

Miss Converse, do you think if Lady
Bright Cosmetics had known of your sex

change, they would have hired you to
represent their products?

I honestly don't know. Have any other
companies, knowing your past, signed you

to modeling contracts?

That doesn't mean... A simple yes or no,
ma 'am.

No. You have no ovaries, no uterus, no
fallopian tubes, do you?

No. And if you were to stop taking your
estrogen, what would happen?

Um, my... My breasts would shrink. Your
body would, in fact, go back to the male

proportions before you began taking
hormones.

Is this necessary?

This witness claims to be a woman, Your
Honor. Without drug therapy, she's not.

Move on, Counsel.

Prior to your...

secret becoming public.

Did you tell your friends who'd met you
as a woman that you used to be a man?

It really wasn't any of their business.

Were you afraid they might be repulsed
just a little?

No.

It would not have made a difference to
my real friends.

But you chose not to tell them anyway.

I have nothing else.

What concern is it of yours whether or
not we plan to have another baby? Simply

this. I need to know what kind of income
you'll be generating, i .e., is there a

maternity leave anywhere in your near
future?

You can assume that won't be the case,
David.

And would this be by choice or due to
fertility problems that we're getting

a problem? Listen, listen, I know this
is private stuff.

The whole realm of marriage, family, and
sexual dysfunction is one that we would

prefer to keep to ourselves.

Then... Why don't we?

Well, because last time you ran up $4
,200 in medical bills for the treatment

Stewart's low sperm count, which the
firm's health insurance carrier covered.

Now, I need to know if this could happen
again. It's not going to happen again,

okay, Dave?

Excellent. Great.

This is great.

You know, I've had a few problems in the
bedroom myself.

When Roxanne and I were together, I was
plagued by premature, shall we say,

fruition. My work suffered, my marriage
suffered. I finally solved the problem

by mentally editing my direct mail sales
copy during intercourse.

You know, the three of us ought to get
together for dinner sometime.

That'd be great. I don't mind saying
that at this moment, I feel very close

both of you.

Your brother was at University of
California Central on the football

scholarship, right, Kenny? Yes. He was
doing well?

Very well.

I mean, it's not like his grades were
great, but he was passing. He was

linebacker for two years. The pro scouts
were high on him, and things were

great.

And in his junior year, he started
changing.

How was he changing?

It just wasn't him.

He had these mood swings, and sometimes
he'd throw these fits.

Was your brother a moody person by
nature? No, no, not at all.

It was the drugs that made him go crazy.

By drugs, you mean steroids.

Yeah. He was taking them to get
stronger.

To become a better football player.

And you knew about it. I kept trying to
convince him to stop.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to
keep up with the other players.

That he'd never make All -American.

He said all the guys were taking him.
But at some point, Kenny, your brother

Calvin did stop. Isn't that right?

Yeah.

When my father found out. He found the
pills and yelled at him real good.

Calvin swore he'd quit.

And he did.

A week later, I found him.

And where did you find him, sir? In the
garage.

He'd, uh... He took a

shotgun and put it in his mouth.

How old was your brother when he took
his own life?

He was 20 years old.

Now, Kenny, I want you to tell the court
why it is your family blames the

university and the football program for
Calvin's suicide.

Because they surrounded him with the
steroids that made him suicidal.

I mean, they know what's going on. They
know that these drugs are being passed

back and forth in the weight room, and
you think they'd do something about it?

You know what they do? They reward them
with scholarships, game balls, stars on

their helmets. See, all they care about
is winning.

Thank you.

Nothing further.

Do you have any knowledge that Coach
John Lundgren... Or any university

knew your brother was taking steroids?

I played college football.

Everybody knows what's happening. I'll
ask again.

Do you have any specific knowledge that
anybody at the university knew about the

drugs? Can I prove it?

No. Thank you.

And you're not suggesting that any
university official was actually

these drugs, are you? No, look, they
don't have to do the dispensing. The

class will take care.

Now, your brother took these drugs of
his own free will.

You have no knowledge that any
university official either participated

knew about his steroid use, and yet you
hold them responsible.

Oh, yeah, they're responsible.

Move to strike. You told my father you'd
look out after him, coach. Now look

what happened. He's dead.

My kid brother is dead. Now you look at
me and you tell me that you don't feel

responsible?

Mr. Ingalls, how did your company learn
of Susan Converse's sex change?

When we switched insurance carriers,
they required a medical exam of all

employees. After discovering that she
was a biological male, they adjusted the

premium. You didn't fire her just
because you had to pay a higher premium.

No, no.

Femininity is vital to the success of
our advertising campaign.

Pivotal. And Ms. Converse could no
longer project that image.

And what's so terrible about a
transsexual selling cosmetics to women?

Well, basically, we sell sex and sex
appeal.

It's a very competitive market, and we
could not risk associating our products

with gay subculture. Objection. Miss
Converse is not homosexual.

She's a transsexual. But the lay public
doesn't make that distinction.

Advertising is supposed to make the
customer identify with the people in the

I like Susan. We all liked her very
much. But the truth is, the average

not going to identify with what she
perceives as a man in drag.

I'm sorry.

Thank you, Mr. Ingalls.

Nothing else.

The only reason it got out that my
client used to be a man is because you

her for it. She knew we'd never have
hired her if we'd known the truth.

Ever used models who have had nose jobs,
breast augmentation, liposuction?

I'm sure that we have.

And are they required to state up front
that they used to be big -nosed, flat

-chested, and fat?

This isn't alteration.

He cut off parts and manufactured
others. This is not our image. Did Miss

Converse ever project an image other
than that of a feminine, attractive

No.

But when the people discover the
reality... Reality? You airbrush

remove wrinkles and blemishes.

Models inject collagen into their lips
to make them fuller and more sensual. Is

that reality?

You don't understand.

I understand this. Your company was
totally satisfied with the performance

client. So much so, you had her
scheduled to be one of three Lady Bright

girls. Then you fired her because you
found out she used to be a different

You didn't wait to see if it became
public. You didn't respect her privacy.

just moved swiftly and fired her. Isn't
that the reality here, Mr. Ingalls?

Yes. Thank you. I have nothing further.

All right, sir.

You can step down.

Vinnie.

Will you shred this stuff for me, will
you? Hang on a second. I'm afraid I'm

going to have to be the judge of what
gets shredded. They're just notes from

depositions, Dad. Nevertheless, I still
have to go over them.

Whoa, whoa. What are you doing with my
mail?

I have to go through it, Arnie. Like
hell you do. The receiver is required to

review and or examine all incoming and
outgoing correspondence. Count 12,

paragraph 2, line 6. Put it back, Dave.

Arnie. Put it back.

You know, for a smart lawyer, you're
having a lot of trouble grasping a very

simple point of law. Drop my mail or
I'll break your fingers.

I'm going to do my job here. If it means
having you held in contempt, make no

mistake, I'm going to do my job.

Dr. Latimer, why were you called in to
observe the autopsy on Calvin Webster?

Because of my expertise with steroids,
they wanted me to participate.

And what'd you find? The gunshot wound,
of course, but there was a lot of other

damage that had nothing to do with that.

There were blood -filled cysts forming
in his liver.

His testicles were atrophied.

There was severe acne on his back. These
symptoms suggest what, doctor? Long

-term abuse of anabolic steroids.

And could you tell the court, sir, what
exactly are anabolic steroids?

Very powerful drugs, usually
testosterone or a synthetic equivalent,

increase protein synthesis in the body.

Athletes basically take them to build
muscles and increase strength.

Okay. Can they cause the kind of
behavioral changes that Kenny Webster

his brother?

Yes.

Steroids can induce roid rages, which
are violent, sometimes with psychotic

symptoms. In extreme cases, users have
beaten people to death, crashed cars

walls.

Some have committed suicide.

But Calvin Webster took his life after
he stopped with the steroids.

That's totally consistent.

Abrupt withdrawal from steroids can
cause severe, even suicidal, depression.

You think this is what happened to
Calvin?

Yes. Given the fact that he had no
history whatsoever of psychiatric or

emotional problems, given the physical
condition of his body, it would be my

medical opinion.

Steroid use drove him to put that gun in
his mouth.

Thank you, Doctor. Nothing further.

Dr. Latimer, to your knowledge, have any
large -scale clinical studies been done

on anabolic steroids?

No. Your evidence is anecdotal.

It's based on case studies, not
controlled experiments.

Yes, but there are an overwhelming...
And you never conducted a psychiatric

examination of Calvin Webster's mental
state, did you? No, but his patterns

been... Thank you.

And you yourself have no evidence
whatsoever that any university official

endorsed or encouraged steroid use, do
you?

No, I do not.

Thank you, sir. I have nothing further.

In your opinion, sir, would you consider
it likely that Coach John Lundgren knew

this boy was using steroids?

It would have been impossible for him
not to know.

And why is that?

This young man's muscle growth over an
11 -month period was grossly

He put on 33 pounds of muscle, for God's
sake.

That can only happen with drugs. He also
had the acne all over his back. That's

a clear, telltale sign of steroid abuse.

Thank you, Doctor.

You have proof that Coach Lundgren knew
of the steroid use. I can't prove it,

but I'd say... Thank you. That's all.

Obviously, the fact that even a
temporary receiver was appointed means

there's at least a threat of dissolution
here. And since that's in none of your

best interests, we have come up with a
proposal that we think you can live

Well, I can't wait. I so love your last
proposal.

Here's a list of 24 clients, all
victors, mine, and graces whom we would

seeking to take with us. We will call
off the warfare immediately if you will

agree to refer the top 12 to us.

The remaining 12 we will neither solicit
nor accept.

This will give us a chance to establish
our new firm while not crippling you

with a mass exodus. Top 12 generate
about 70 % of the business of this whole

list combined, Michael. It translates to
four clients per person.

It's hardly rape.

Spoken like a true rapist. That's out of
line. Well, these clients would come

with us anyway. Untrue. Once Grace's
clients learn that she has no real

intention of practicing, that she's just
there to lend her name until her baby

is born, I think you're going to find
that... You're having a baby? Excuse me.

told you that as one friend to another.
Are you the father? Grace, we're not

going to use that against you. The hell
we won't. Arnold.

Victor Cifletti. Shut up, Jack. All of
these clients are ours anyway. We

them here.

Hey, what about when I walked with my
clients and he jumped all over me?

Could we just keep this on the offer,
please?

The offer is rejected.

You haven't even considered it. Why
should we think?

We're being real mature here, guys.

You tried to put it into receivership
and now you want to come here with us?

It's not necessary, but you had to have
power. You had guards drag me out of

here. No, you fired the first shot.

Everybody,

shut up! What have we done?

Hey, look!

And, Mr. Rhodes, how long were you
personally involved with Susan Converse?

About ten months.

Did you love her? I renew my objection
to this witness, Your Honor. He has no

relevance to this. The plaintiff claims
my client's actions were unreasonable,

Your Honor. This witness goes to show
even her close friends... I'll allow it,

Counsel, but get to it.

During the time of your relationship
with Ms. Converse, were you aware she

biological male?

No. And, sir, when this person you loved
told you she used to be a male, how did

you respond?

You're under oath, sir.

I ended our relationship.

Why? I, uh... I couldn't make love to
her anymore.

I mean, the thought that she's really
a... that she used to be a man.

I just couldn't do it.

I'm sorry, Sue.

I have nothing further.

During your ten -month relationship, did
she do anything or look or

behave in any way that wasn't consistent
with being female?

No. The two of you could make love and
have conventional, satisfying

intercourse.

Yes. And you?

were in love with her, weren't you, Mr.
Rhodes?

I thought I was. Then tell me, what
expectations do you have of a woman that

Susan didn't fulfill?

Probably none.

Thank you. That's all.

We're certainly aware that steroid abuse
occurs, but we do everything we can to

discourage it.

And that's including the distribution of
materials to every incoming freshman,

which details the dangers.

Did you know that Calvin Webster was
taking these drugs?

No, I did not. And sir, what would
happen if you discovered that one of

players was taking steroids?

He'd be suspended.

There's no room for drug abuse in my
football program. Every one of my

knows that. Thank you, sir.

I have nothing further.

This kid goes from 198 pounds to 234 in
less than a year, and you don't think

steroids. They're all on weight
programs. They all build muscle.

They all have the acne across the back
like Calvin had? I never noticed that.

I've got over 100 football players. I
don't have time to watch them shower.

You have time to give random drug tests?

You got time to have a physician look at
them for potential steroid abuse?

We can't be expected to have doctors
giving physicals around the clock. How

does your university receive for the
network television rights to your

games? Objection. This man is also an
athletic director in addition to head

coach. He's got foundation.

Go ahead. How much money does UCAL
Central get per year for the television

rights to your football games?

That varies.

Around $2 million.

How about gate revenues and alumni
donations?

Around $11 million.

And what's your salary, Coach?

Objection. Overruled. How much a year do
you make, Coach Lundgren?

With endorsements, $1 .2 million.

There's a lot of people making a lot of
money, and nobody can spend the time and

effort to see if these kids are taking
steroids.

We make the effort, Mr. Mullaney. We
can't stop it. You don't want to stop

Because if you do, your players won't be
so strong.

You won't go 10 -1 every year. The
university could lose its TV money, and

might lose your million -dollar salary.

Objection! I care about these kids. You
had dinner with Calvin's parents, told

them you personally would look out for
him.

You think you kept your promise, Coach?

These young men are adults. No, Coach!
They're kids.

Trusted to you by their parents. They
are kids.

And the one we're talking about today is
dead.

They've made a settlement offer, 175.

No. Susan, your boyfriend's testimony
hurt us. He showed it's reasonable for

people to be disgusted.

Including you, right, Mr. Brackman? I
didn't say that. You don't have to.

get me wrong, I think you're doing a
great job in there.

But I felt your revulsion.

I certainly... And don't deny it.

Not if you're going to recommend that I
just walk away from this blatant

discrimination. That's a jury of
ordinary people.

They can't help but be put off by what
you are.

I understand your feelings. You see me
as a freak.

You think it's reasonable for them to
see me as a freak. This isn't relevant

our case. It's relevant to me. When I
was 19...

When I was 19, I fell

in love with my brother's best friend,
Brian.

I never told him.

I never told anyone.

I didn't want to be...

A man loving a man. I wanted to be a
woman loving a man.

Back then, I thought of myself as a
freak. So here I am. I finally feel like

person.

I'm finally whole.

And now you and that jury and the rest
of the world, now you're the ones who

me as a freak.

Your Honor, first let me say that this
has been a very interesting week.

To wit, my findings are that this is an
erratic, at times strife

-torn and tumultuous organization.

Nevertheless, after careful scrutiny of
billing procedures, client base,

liabilities, costs, and projected
revenues, I am convinced that the

nucleus of attorneys can sustain a
viable practice of law.

However, one...

Cannot ignore a number of very serious
problems.

Contested ownership of receivables, the
threat of substantial client attrition,

insufficient protection of invested
assets, and potential loss of operating

capital. What's your recommendation?

You're asking me what is my
recommendation.

My recommendation is that the firm be
placed in receivership for a period of

months, with the court retaining the
option of extending said period as it

proper. In the alternative, Your Honor,
it would be my recommendation that

McKenzie, Brackman, Cheney, Cusack, and
Becker be dissolved as a law

partnership. Thank you. I'll review your
report and make my official ruling

tomorrow.

That's all.

Don't think this is over.

This isn't over.

Our only option is to go Chapter 11,
reorganize... I don't want this place

into any kind of bankruptcy. Leland,
this firm will never withstand

receivership. It's much worse than
anybody ever... Excuse me.

Leland, you've got to call this office
together. It's all over the place that

we're going under, and everybody... We
don't have time to hold hands, Roxanne.

It's very simple, Leland. We go into
federal court, we file... No, damn it!

Leland, he's right. It totally stays the
receivership, then we start over again.

There is no stigma to it anymore.

Oh, I don't believe that. All right,
Leland, look. If we go into bankruptcy,

run the firm. If we stay in
receivership, we don't. It's as simple

I'm going to get security.

Penny. Penny.

Penny.

Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny.

I'd like you to take a look at my
client.

A good, long look.

Go ahead.

Stare.

Gape.

Gawk.

It's all right.

Really.

She's used to the snickering.

She gets it all the time.

She even got it from me.

We wouldn't look at a paraplegic this
way, of course, or someone who's blind

deformed.

But sexual dysfunctions aren't real
handicaps. We can laugh at them.

We have to laugh at these people because
they make us uncomfortable.

Mr. Ingalls fired her despite her
excellent job performance because he

transsexuality would make society
uncomfortable and because society would

her.

Well, today, you represent society.

I hope you can represent one that's free
of that man's bigotry.

One that can see her, not glance at, but
see and appreciate her

for the beautiful, admirable woman she
is.

No one expects you to eliminate your
anxiety here. Just put it aside long

to be fair.

If people look at her and see something
other than a woman, she won't sell many

cosmetics, ladies and gentlemen.

That's the common sense part.

Her own boyfriend, someone who loved
her, couldn't look at her as a woman.

Can you?

That's the brutal truth part.

A shotgun didn't kill Calvin Webster,
ladies and gentlemen.

Greed did.

College sports is big business.

ABC paid $112 million for eight years of
Pac -10 Big Ten football.

Notre Dame gets $38 million from NBC for
home games over the next five

years. CBS, they just paid $1 billion.

$1 billion. billion for seven NCAA
basketball tournaments.

Coaches make in excess of a million
dollars a year. These athletic programs

like pro franchises, but it only
happens, it only happens if you win.

That is why these coaches, programs,
even universities are willing to look

other way when it comes to steroid
abuse.

Without the muscle, they don't get the
bowl bids.

Without an offensive line that averages
at least 260 pounds, forget about the

television contracts.

So these academic institutions pretend
they don't see what these kids are doing

to themselves.

And young men like Calvin Webster are
exploited.

Sure, he made the decision to take the
drugs.

But kids like him are arriving on
college campuses every day where steroid

is rampant. It is the norm.

And these kids know if they don't
perform as well as the next guy, they

their scholarships.

Now, the universities could try to stop
all this, but they choose not to.

Kenny Webster found his only brother in
a garage with his head blown off.

Let's make these academic institutions
rethink things a little.

Nobody at the university forced or even
encouraged him to take those drugs.

Nobody said or even implied that he
should enhance his performance

Calvin Webster alone made that decision.

It's always tragic when somebody that
young dies.

And my heart goes out to the Webster
family, as yours does.

But in our sympathy for the family, we
can't assign blame where it doesn't

belong. Calvin Webster was old enough to
vote.

He was old enough to serve in the
military. He chose to go out for the

team. He chose to take steroids.

And he chose to take his own life.

Mr. Lundgren had no control over any of
those things. Neither did the

university. Sitting here is a
university.

Sitting there is a parent.

Who really dropped the ball here?

Madam Foreman, have you reached a
verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

What say you? In the matter of Converse
versus Lady Bright Cosmetics, we find in

favor of the plaintiff and order the
defendant to pay compensatory damages in

the amount of $400 ,000.

Members of the jury, thank you.

We're adjourned.

I don't believe it. Thank you. Thank you
so much. I'm delighted we won.

Not just for winning, but for the things
you said in the summation.

Just arguing the facts, that's all.

Thanks again.

My pleasure, Miss Converse.

How's she doing?

Not good.

He's non -responsive.

Did they say what? Yeah.

Severe depression. Yeah.

Caused by trauma, probably by us.

Oh, God.

Hey, you.

Everything's going to be okay.

Doctor's going to take good care of you.
You're going to get a lot of rest.

Everything's going to be great, Benny.

We love you, Benny. You know that.

We're all here for you.

Okay? We have to take him downstairs for
some more tests.

You can visit again this afternoon.

We'll be back, Benny.

Take care, Benny.

We're due back in court.

Yeah.

All right, people, I've reviewed Mr.
Meyer's report very carefully and...

the hell is our moving party?

Two o 'clock, counsel.

I don't like lawyers showing up late.
I'm sorry, Your Honor.

If I may, Judge, at this time we would
like to withdraw our petition for

receivership. Why?

Because I cannot stand here as an
officer of the court and tell you that

firm is no longer viable.

Sitting there, Your Honor...

is an extraordinary pool of talent.

As much as my ego would like to think
that they can't get along without us, I

know better.

Tommy Mullaney took over Jonathan
Rollins' trial, and he hasn't missed a

Yesterday, I sat and listened to Douglas
Brackman deliver a closing argument

that is one of the best I have ever
heard, and he is not even supposed to be

litigator.

Maybe you should be, Douglas. You're
better than Jack here.

Stuart Markowitz, Ann Kelsey, Arnold
Becker, Leland McKenzie.

These are great lawyers.

There's a tremendous spirit at McKenzie
Brackman.

I can think of no greater atrocity, Your
Honor, than to have that spirit or this

firm extinguished.

I'll miss working with you.

We apologize for taking up the court's
time, Your Honor. We are prepared to pay

costs. Morgan withdrawn.

Case adjourned.

Now what?

A moment of your time, Leland?

Yeah.

We won't be

touching any past or present Mackenzie
Brackman clients.

You can apply my vested capital in the
firm to the Earl Williams bill.

I don't know what kind of practice we're
going to be able to put together.

Victor and Grace want to try.

But I don't think we're going to be able
to afford Jonathan and Abby now.

They're welcome to come back.

As are you.

I... I think it's time for the child to
leave the parent now, Leland.

I really want to try this.

Okay.

You remember when you interviewed me for
this job?

You told me my hair was too long.

And then like an idiot, I went ahead and
hired you anyway.

I'll always love you, you old man.

Well, we still see each other.

Have lunch?

Yeah.

not officially discharged as receiver.

This is an outrage, not to mention
disrespect.

Rox, honey, call your dogs, would ya?
Ding dong, the receiver is dead!

Throw this man out!

Rat -a -coot all over! It kills me! What
a thing!

Hey. What are you doing here?

Did you hear all that commotion out
there? They just hauled out receiver

Thank God.

And... Jonathan and I are coming back to
work here.

Hey, that's fantastic.

We'll be co -workers again.

I thought maybe we could go out tonight
and celebrate.

Absolutely, yeah. Let's, uh... Let's get
Tommy and Jonathan. We'll make it a

party.

Well... Actually, I was...

I was thinking maybe it could be just
you and me.

Alone.

You mean like a date?

No.

Yeah.

Forget it. No, no. Forget it.

I'm just a little confused.

Well, if you'd rather not.

No, no.

Let's do it.

Dinner? Eight o 'clock?

Eight's good.

Eight's perfect.

I'll pick up.

Okay. Okay.

Eighth, um, it's perfect.

Okay.

Mr. Foreman, have you reached the
verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

In the matter of Webster versus the
University of California Central, we

for the plaintiffs.

and order the defendants to pay damages
in the amount of $3 .2 million.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank
you for your service. This court is

adjourned.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Mr. Webster, I just want you to know how
truly sorry I am.

Calvin was a... good boy.

Listen to what that jury told you, Mr.
Lundgren. Do something, coach. Just

raise ticket prices to pay off the
judgment.

Do something.

Are you okay?

Yeah, sure.

Leaving is a little tough, you know.

We'll survive, huh?

It must be tougher for you than for
Victor or me.

We have been here for 14 years, Michael.

The places.

A part of you.

And you a part of it.

You will struggle with it.

What are you doing?

Huh?

Hey, Mike, remember this?

Dog bite case?

I bet you, your chair, that I'd win.

And I did.

I love this chair.

I mean, he broke it in so well.

You know, Victor, I don't know how to
tell you this, but this chair belongs to

the firm, and you can't take it with
you.

Okay. Easy come, easy go.

We're really walking out of here, huh?

We'll meet you outside.

No.

No, I'm ready to go.