All language subtitles for LA Law s06e13 Steal It Again, Sam

Previously on L .A. Law.

We give thanks for this family, that we
can be together like this, on this

occasion where Victor brings to us his
beautiful friend, Grace Van Allen. Hey,

bring at least 20 girls home for dinner.
None of them get mentioned in the

blessing.

We're going to be parents.

We owe it to the child to be living.

You've never even told me you love me,
but now you suddenly want to make this

lifetime commitment.

Grace. He stinks.

This is good to know, Charlie.

You are in deep trouble here.

Why?

It looks like the brother will have
permanent brain damage.

Oh, God.

Guy who hit him registered .16. Drunk
driver. Okay, I'm hereby granting your

petition. The life support equipment
shall be disconnected.

I'm sorry about the baby.

I got your note, thank you. How is
Victor?

Victor and I...

Victor and I are separated.

I'm no longer practicing with him and
Michael.

No, I can't think about anything else
but this case. If there's a client that

you can't put off for any reason, just
hand him over to Mike.

We can think of later, okay?

What are you doing, Ben?

My parents are suing the man that killed
Charlie, and I'm representing them.

Your father isn't well enough to leave
his house. Your mother... Grace, they

want this.

And we need you as a witness. And this
is how you tell me? The subpoena? Well,

look, you didn't return my phone call.

What exactly do you want me to testify
to? I didn't see anything that's going

to... You saw the accident. You saw how
drunk William Boyd was when he got out

of his truck. I can't prove that he was
drunk.

He could have been in shock from the
accident, and that is the first thing

lawyer will say. You don't have to prove
anything. So you say how he reeked of

liquor and how he could hardly stand up.

You can't win this, Victor.

They didn't charge Boyd with
manslaughter because the D .A. didn't

evidence. He got six months because the
D .A. wasn't even sure he could make

felony DUI.

Boyd got off easy, okay? He was blind,
drunk, and he was driving like a maniac

when he killed Charlie. And the law...
The law lets him get off with a slap on

the wrist.

The jury isn't going to care. I want him
to pay for what he did.

So this is about revenge. No, it's about
justice.

You're the last person to be objective
here, Victor. William Boyd is a killer.

Now, he murdered Charlie just as if he
had picked up a gun and pointed it to

head. If I have to put you up on the
stand, that's what I'm going to do. I'm

going to do whatever it takes. But I'll
be damned, I'm not letting him get away

with the murder.

Great.

I'd like to welcome our new associate,
Alex DePalma, who, along with Tommy

Mullaney, put together the very
lucrative Halifax Chemical Settlement.

Bravo. Welcome. Good. We could use the
help. Yeah, I wasn't too sure about

hooking up with a firm like this, but so
far, so good.

Thank you.

Moving on. Keller versus Sergio?

CJ referred it to me, so we're splitting
the fee. And don't keep us in suspense.

Are we going to be able to buy illicit
one of these days? Not if my client gets

an injunction.

Okay, I'll bite what's illicit.

It's a new fragrance by Sergio.

Sergio who?

Oh, you know, the guy in all the ads.

Uta Keller's bad boy designer.

That's the problem. He's trying to leave
Keller's company. He's claiming she

breached their contract and doesn't have
permission to use his name and

likeness. We slapped a restraining order
on the thousand crates of illicit she

was about to ship out.

Is this serious business?

Sergio's men's cologne generated 20
million in sales last year.

Serious enough for me. On a personal
note, you're testifying in Cifuentes

Boyd? Yes.

I'm not sure my testimony will help, but
Victor wants it. Tell him we're pulling

for him.

I hope he nails the guy's ass.

How does it look?

Well, it's hard to say.

The driver is young, he is nice
-looking, he is sorry that he ever got

wheel after a few too many, and it will
be hard to find a member of the jury who

hasn't done the same.

Well, I guess we're adjourned.

Did Arnie tell you about the switch?

He mumbled something.

It works out well, actually. Arnie's got
his flow weak, so he doesn't mind

taking my assistant for a while, letting
me borrow you. Oh, doesn't he? You'd

better gather up your essentials and
camp out at the desk near my office.

Unless you don't want to.

No, I like being passed around like a
used car.

I thought Arnie explained. It's
completely up to you.

But it's a textbook civil procedure
case. When you study in contract law,

there's nothing like a live
demonstration.

You mean you were being nice?

Mostly I was being greedy. I need a top
-notch slave.

Depositions start tomorrow.

Thanks. I would like to be involved, but
there's one thing we need to clear up

first. We got off on the wrong foot.

And I'm sure that kiss under the
mistletoe didn't reassure you. But in

don't like office flirtations.

I promise you won't have to field
advances from me. I value your help too

I'll beat your office in ten minutes.

See if you can make it five.

Officer Hawkins, what did you find when
you first arrived at the scene of this

accident? The car belonging to Charles
Cifuentes was crushed between the

defendant's pickup truck and another
vehicle.

The wreckage was so mangled we had to
use the jaws of life to free Mr.

Cifuentes. His injuries were severe, and
he was taken to St. Jude's Hospital by

ambulance, where he died several days
later.

Yes, and what about the defendant,
William Boyd? He had minor cuts, but his

behavior indicated that he was drunk.
Objection.

That's Officer Hawkins' conclusion.

Ma 'am, you've been a police officer for
ten years. Now, how many drunk drivers

would you say you've booked?

Over a hundred.

Your Honor, I think Officer Hawkins
knows a drunk driver when she sees one.

Objection overruled. Now, did you
administer a field sobriety test to Mr.

Yes, he failed. So we took him to
Rampart Division, where he was booked on

suspicion of drunk driving.

How fast was Mr. Boyd going when his
vehicle struck Mrs. Fuentes?

Objection. The officer wasn't a witness
to the accident.

Your Honor, we offer tests on the
defendant's vehicle.

performed at the request of Officer
Hawkins to determine the speed at which

defendant was driving. These tests
aren't universally accepted, Your Honor.

going to allow them, Mr. Echevarria.

Officer, what did those tests show? A
phenomenon called hot shock, which

to headlights at high -speed collisions.

There's a burn inside the lamp which
doesn't occur at lower speeds.

And did Mr. Boyd's headlights indicate
that hot shock had occurred?

Yes, they did.

Based on these tests and skid marks at
the scene, we calculated that he was

traveling at least 50 miles an hour at
the time of the collision.

Thank you. No more questions at this
time?

Isn't it true, Officer Hawkins, that Mr.
Boyd actually passed the field sobriety

test that you gave him? Objection.

Asked and answered. We believe Officer
Hawkins was in error, Your Honor. Your

Honor, this is maneuvering on counsel's
part.

Objection overruled. I'm going to allow
it.

How did Mr. Boyd fail the test?

He was unable to walk a straight line.
Now, according to your report, he,

made the turn unsteadily, end quote.

But the law says all he had to do was
walk the straight line. Was Mr. Boyd, in

fact, able to do that?

Yes. So then he actually passed that
test, in spite of having just been in a

serious accident?

Yes. Thank you.

Nothing further.

Redirect, Your Honor. Officer Hawkins
was walking a straight line, the only

field sobriety test given to Mr. Boyd?
No, we also tested his hand -eye

coordination and the steadiness of his
peripheral vision, among other things.

And did Mr. Boyd pass those tests?

No, he did not.

Thank you, Officer.

No more questions?

Hey, Rox, where's Benny?

What do you mean?

Come on.

Ow! I'm sorry.

Forget this. Go back and let him finish
the job.

I thought Benny told me you stayed with
friends after school.

Not this week.

Jason's family went up north for some
old dude's funeral.

So, I'm on my own.

Maybe that's not such a good idea.

Sam, what happened?

Hi.

Is that for me? You shouldn't have.

This is for Douglas.

Now, who hit you?

Do I have to tell him?

Oh.

It's humiliating.

They got my allowance, Benny.

But at least I fought him for my shoes.

The night Charles C. Fuentes was killed,
you had dinner with him and myself at

the Imperial Gardens restaurant.

What time did we leave?

It was a little after 8 because we were
supposed to go bowling.

We were joking about it.

We'd all come from work, so we had
separate cars, and Mr. Cifuentes was

get his car.

And then what happened? I was still in
front of the restaurant, and I heard the

sound of brakes and a car skidding, and
when I looked at the intersection, I saw

a yellow truck slam into the side of Mr.
Cifuentes' car.

And Charles Cifuentes was trapped?

In the wreckage?

Yes.

We could see him through the window.

He was unconscious.

He was bleeding.

But we couldn't get to him.

Did you happen to see the driver of the
truck, William Boyd?

Yes. He got out of his truck and he
seemed uninjured.

Then he staggered and...

Then he vomited. Did Mr. Boyd appear to
be drunk?

Objection. Calls for a conclusion.

Sustained. What else did you notice
about Mr. Boyd?

He smelled strongly of alcohol.

Thank you.

Nothing further?

Ms. Van Owen, is it possible that Mr.
Boyd's behavior after the accident, his

staggering and vomiting, could have been
due to shock? Objection. Witness is not

a doctor. She's not qualified to make
that judgment. I'll allow it.

Have you seen a lot of shock victims,
Ms. Van Owen?

No. Well, then how do you know Mr. Boyd
wasn't in shock?

It's possible, but it looked more like
he was drunk. Was he incoherent? Did he

slur his words?

I didn't talk to him. I was more
concerned with taking care of Mr.

Then you weren't really paying attention
to Mr. Boyd, were you?

Your observation was fleeting and
understandably colored by emotion.

I know what I saw.

Ms. Van Owen.

During dinner, did Charles appoint you
to drink any alcohol? Objection. That is

irrelevant. Comparative negligence is
relevant, Your Honor.

Overruled. Witness will answer.

He had two beers during dinner.

Did his behavior at that time reflect
the influence of alcohol?

No. You said you were joking as you left
the restaurant.

Does that mean Mr. Cepuentes was more
buoyant than usual? Not really, no.

Isn't it possible he could have been
feeling the effects of two beers? I

know what you mean by the effects of...
Isn't it also possible that Mr.

Cepuentes' judgment might have been
impaired... Objection! ...and he pulled

the intersection without seeing Mr.
Boyd's truck? You're on account of

fiction here.

Objection overruled. I don't think
that's what happened here. Yes or no,

Owen? Is it possible... Charles
Supuentes' judgment was impaired.

He wasn't at fault here. You said
yourself he had two beers. He could have

feeling the effects. His judgment could
have been impaired.

It is remotely possible.

So it is possible that Charles Supuentes
was at least partially responsible for

the accident.

Yes.

Thank you.

Nothing further.

Gave them comparative negligence.

What was I supposed to do, perjure
myself? You were supposed to help.

You made it sound like it was Charlie's
fault.

I never said... How you didn't, Grace? I
needed you in there!

You needed me.

You needed me.

Where were you when I needed you?

I lay in that emergency room for three
hours after the...

The miscarriage and you never came in.
You never even spoke to me. I couldn't

talk to anybody.

For weeks you were like that.

Like a stranger, you cut me off and then
you left. And I came back.

After months.

When I could deal with it. When it was
convenient. I came back to you, Grace.

I came back to you.

Baby, you wouldn't let me in. You
wouldn't even listen to me. You had no

to expect me to.

I was trying to tell you what I felt.

Tell me now, then.

The miscarriage was my fault.

I wanted the baby so much because of
Charlie.

And then we lost him.

This was a punishment to you. I took my
brother's life.

I took him off the respirator. I took
his life. God just takes away my sons.

He was my son, too.

You still don't see it, do you?

You still don't see me or my hurt.

All you can think about is yourself and
your dead brother.

Well, go ahead, Victor.

Wallow in your grief.

I don't care anymore.

Sergeant Faraday, did you administer a
breathalyzer test to William Boyd at

Rampart Division Station on February
20th? Your Honor, I move to suppress

testimony. What? On what ground?

The test is invalid.

That is ridiculous.

My chamber's counsel?

No.

So what are you trying to pull here,
Felix? I want the breathalyzer results

excluded. Opposed?

This client blew a BAC of .19. That is
over twice the legal limit. The records

at Rampart Division show that 161
previous tests were performed on the

used to test my client.

Now, state law requires that machines be
checked and recalibrated after 150

tests. So what? That is a minor
technicality. It goes to weight of

admissibility. I'm not finished.

The machine at Rampart is a computerized
breathalyzer.

and computerized machines have not been
approved by the Department of

Transportation as accurate. So let him
challenge with expert testimony, but the

test result should not be excluded.

Mr. Sifuentes, can you prove that
machine was accurate?

Of course not. There's no way that I
could prove that.

Well, then I have to agree with Mr.

Echeverria. Wait a minute.

Your Honor, you can't do this. You are
excluding the proof that he was drunk.

Look, as far as I'm concerned, if that
machine had never been approved or

certified accurate, then it's not a
minor point.

Motion granted. The jury will hear no
testimony concerning the defendant's

alcohol content. Well, then I move for a
stay to appeal.

Denied. Dammit, Judge, this cripples my
case. You have to reconsider.

You get yourself under control, Mr.
Cifuentes. I have made my ruling.

This discussion is over.

So you agree, Ms. Keller, that Sergio
Designs virtually resurrected Uta

Incorporated?

He helped.

That's why I agreed all the ads and
labels should read Sergio 4, out of

California. Now he's trying to sabotage
our fragrance.

Our fragrance.

Yes, our Sergio.

Meaning Sergio developed and designed
the fragrance, and you were supposed to

market it. I'm aware he thinks my
advertising budget for illicit is

Didn't you also agree to manufacture a
line of lingerie designed by Sergio?

That line is unacceptable.

The Uta woman is bold, but she is not
provocative.

The line was too extroverted.

Outer color is for the woman confident
in her sensuality who chooses the

garments. In what she shows to the
world.

But lingerie is the secret life.

Who's to guess what a woman's choice of
lingerie might be? This woman is a

stranger to me. But I can only wonder
what is under her clothes.

Maybe it's not what we see on the
outside at all.

I don't speak for just any woman.

No offense, darling.

I only address the Uta woman, and I
require my designers do the same. So you

exert considerable control over your
designers?

I would be a poor chief executive if I
did not.

Does that control extend your employees'
personal lives? I fail to see the

relevance of this line of questioning.
Then let me bring you up to date.

This morning we amended our complaint to
include a charge of sexual harassment

in the workplace.

Now, wait a minute. Where did this come
from? There is no proof of a sexual

relationship here. They don't need
proof, dear. I admit it.

Uta, please.

The Uta woman does not apologize for her
appetite.

Let's take a break, shall we? As your
employee, wasn't my client manipulated

into accepting a certain arrangement?

Don't answer that. I manipulated him
into six months of healthy abandon.

And when he ended it, didn't you refuse
to accept or market his design?

He ended it.

I... I ended it when I realized his
passion was nothing but a pretense to

further his career. My passion could not
withstand your jealousy.

Jealousy? Oh, la, la, la, la, la. You
keep saying the bottle is to erect.

It is a fragrance for women.

The erection is a monument to women.
Yes, I'm sure it is. Thank you very

Goodbye.

Your standard textbook, eh?

Benny.

There's a problem with the... Betty's in
the john.

But if it's about the watch for your
son's birthday, Rock's already told him.

He's gonna take it back tomorrow to get
the engraving fixed.

What are you do... What are you doing
here? American history, the War of

1812. Don't be smart, young man. Nice
watch.

Don't let your kid wear it to school.

Wants to hang on to it.

Roxanne?

Mr. Boyd, are you an alcoholic?

Yes, I'm in recovery now. I haven't had
a drink since the night of the accident.

But at the time, you were still drinking
a fifth or more of alcohol a day. Isn't

that right?

Yes, I did for several years.

So you had a high tolerance.

Objection. Mr. Boyd is not an expert or
a doctor.

Overruled. Witness may answer.

I did have a high tolerance.

So even though you had several drinks on
the night of the accident, you didn't

think yourself impaired?

No. When I got in my truck, I was
feeling okay.

Were you angry? I was upset.

I won't deny that. My girlfriend had
just moved out, but it was more pain

anger. Mr. Boyd, did you set out to hurt
somebody when you got behind the wheel?

No.

I was thinking about my problems, not
about my driving.

But I didn't mean to hurt anybody.

Did you intend to kill Charles
Sapuentes?

No.

I didn't even see him till he pulled out
in front of me. I'm sorry it happened.

He's dead.

I'll carry that with me for the rest of
my life. Thank you. Nothing further.

You're sorry?

So you admit Mr. Cifuentes' death was
your fault?

Objection. It was an accident.

It was a terrible accident. But you
caught it. Asked and answered, Your

Sustained.

Night of the accident. You were at
Kelly's Bar and Grill from 6 p .m. until

.10, right? Yes.

How many drinks did you have during that
time?

I wasn't counting. According to the
bartender, you had two Boilermakers,

beer chased with shots of bourbon, and
then four straight bourbon shooters.

That true?

I guess so.

Eight ounces of liquor in a little more
than an hour? You didn't feel drunk? No.

Before this accident, were you ever
arrested for drunk driving?

Objection. Irrelevant and prejudicial.
Goes to the knowledge of the dangers of

drinking and driving.

Overruled. I had two DUIs.

I got probation both times. But the
second time, the other driver was

wasn't he? His leg was severely
fractured.

Yes. Did you feel drunk when you got
into your vehicle before that accident?

No. And after that accident, after
having injured someone, you continued to

drink and drive as you did on the night
you hit Mr. Ciguentes, right? Like I

said, when I left the bar, I didn't feel
drunk.

At the time of the accident, where were
you going?

Home. On downtown surface streets, you
live in the San Fernando Valley. I was

lost. Maybe you're just cruising around
looking for a fight.

Objection, argumentative. I'll rephrase.

You weren't just angry, were you? You
were furious at your girlfriend, at the

bartender who wouldn't serve you more
liquor. You threatened to beat him up,

didn't you? I'm a big talker. I never
would have done that. Come on.

You wanted to make somebody feel as bad
as you did.

Objection, argumentative. The only
person I wanted to hurt was myself. So

you got into your truck...

You were out to kill yourself, and you
didn't care who you took with you. I

wasn't thinking. Because you were too
drunk, right? Because you were in too

of a rage.

Objection. The truth is, you were so
drunk and so angry that it didn't matter

you if innocent people got in your way.

You didn't care, did you? You just
wanted someone to die. Move to strike.

Sifuentes, that is enough.

I'm done here.

Sergio called again. Now cable news
wants to do a piece. As long as he

comment directly on the case.

Did you review the contract?

Yes, and I don't think you'll win an
injunction. The contract protects her.

wasn't in breach. Lucky for us, there's
a question of harassment.

Lucky for Sergio, he's got a lawyer who
can manipulate the situation.

I didn't fabricate that she had sex with
her employee.

No, but you're calling it harassment
when anyone with two eyes can see that

is a consenting adult.

He was a protégé.

At the mercy of her whim.

I can make that argument.

Yes, you can, but it isn't true.

You're exploiting the law to prop up a
weak case. It's called developing a

strategy. And you don't care what really
happened between them? My job is to

represent my client.

It's naive to think that what really
happened is necessarily useful in that

pursuit. So wanting to know the truth is
naive.

The truth is only pertinent up to a
point.

Then it's a matter of amateur curiosity.

You know, I really appreciate you
letting me look over your shoulder, but

is a lot I don't want to learn from you.

Okay, here's the proposal.

Billy Boyd's parents have $150 ,000
equity in the house. They're willing to

refinance, give you $40 ,000. No.

Come on, Victor.

They don't have to do anything. They're
just trying to help. Fine. You tell them

not to, because I'm not walking away.

For God's sake, you might not even win.

And even if you do, Billy Boyd's
uninsured. There's nothing to collect

I will get my judgment, and I'll just
wait. He gets a job, he makes any kind

money, I'll attach his wages. If I have
to get it from him nickel by nickel, I'm

going to do it. When we're both dead, my
lawyers will still be chasing his

relatives. I don't care.

Listen to yourself.

No, listen to you, Felix.

You're expecting me to settle for $40
,000. My brother was mangled in that

We're supposed to be friends.

I am not talking to next of kin here. I
am talking to opposing counsel.

And you're rejecting that offer as
malpractice. Well, then you just report

the bar.

No, I'm going to do more than that,
Victor.

You want it to be in the middle here?
I'll put you in the middle. I'm calling

you as my next witness.

That's right.

Your parents waived conflict of interest
at the pretrial, so get yourself ready

to testify, counsel, because you're
going on a stand.

What's up?

I think you know. Douglas.

Sam.

Mr. Brackman has a problem.

And, um, he thinks it's because of you.

Did you see the watch that Mr. Brackman
was giving to his son?

Yeah, he brought it in here yesterday.

Are you saying you didn't go into my
office?

I'm looking at your fish, man. I didn't
even touch your crummy watch.

Sam, settle down. Nobody's accusing you.
We were hoping you might know something

about it. We were hoping you'd own up to
what happened.

Sam, if you know anything, you have to
tell us now.

Now look at me and tell the truth.

I didn't take his watch.

I don't know nothing about it. See, I
told you.

Stay out of my office in the future.

I'll talk to the custodial staff.

You'll be wasting your breath.

Thanks.

All finished?

Oh, finally. But I'm well prepared for
my deposition.

And I'm starving.

Oh, it's late for lunch, but maybe I can
still get you something from the deli

downstairs. Is that one of mine?

Sorry? Oh, no, I see. It's a knockoff.

Not a bad one.

Do you mind?

Of course.

They imitate me better than anyone.

Yours was Silk Aberdeen.

An early homage to the Uta silhouette.

She thought the cat was too playful for
business. But that was before I showed

Uta how much fun business could be.

It's probably the kind of comment you
won't want to make in your deposition.

She's right.

That's what I've been telling you.

Your humor could be misconstrued to
imply you took an active role in

Miss Keller.

Ah, right.

Do you want me to call the deli?

I would rather go out.

If you'll join me.

I know he's a slave driver, but you must
get a lunch hour.

Well, I do, I do, but I... Let's get out
of here.

Okay, I'd like that.

Excuse me.

No, no, no, no, no. You think only the
woman is vulnerable?

When I love,

it is as if my soul were drawn out of me

and is lost, circling her.

Stalking her.

You are too American.

Number one, who wants to always be on
top?

It is no fun if you can never throw back
your arms and surrender.

Am I right? I can't remember.

Gwen, if a woman like you is not falling
in love often, she's fighting it.

Then close your eyes, please.

A language without words. This is why I
love working with fragrance.

It is part essence, part song.

It's wonderful, Elizabeth.

Ah. Suit.

One simple rule and you choose to flaunt
it here. Uta.

No other women.

Uta, please.

This is my attorney's assistant.
Remember?

Miss Taylor?

Oh, yes.

Hello. I think we should avoid an ex
parte conversation.

Why am I smelling this?

Smell what?

Betrayal.

Uta!

Hmm?

I'm very sorry for your loss, Mr.
Sepuentes.

After your brother's condition
stabilized at the hospital, what did his

tell you and your family?

The doctor said that the left side of
Charlie's brain had been destroyed. He

in a coma.

The doctor said he could come out of
this coma, did they not? With a quality

life no better than a dog's, he would be
paralyzed.

He would never be able to speak or
understand language. Did they say that

brain dead? You see, that...

That is a legal term. Excuse me, sir,
that's a medical term that the law

recognizes. Medically, your brother's
brain was not dead.

The neurologist on the case agreed with
me, and he said that the quality of

Charlie's life would be so devastating.
The neurologist acknowledged life at

whatever quality.

And the hospital so recognized that
Charlie was living that they refused to

disconnect him from the respirator, and
you fought them. Yes, I did. You went

into court with a lawyer. You advocated
that Charlie's life should end.

You obtained a court order mandating
that the plug be pulled, and you went

to the hospital, and you executed it,
didn't you, Mr. Cifuentes? Charlie's

was over. He ended it the night he
crushed his skull. No, you ended it. Son

a... This is your lawsuit, Victor.
You're pushing the ball here. I am here

because that drunken bastard over there
let my brother lay like a vegetable.

How many days did you wait, Victor?

There is anecdotal evidence of people
coming out of these comas.

Miracles are happening. How many days
did you wait?

Two days?

Three days?

Did you give your brother a week? I was
not going to sit around and watch my

brother lay there like that. So then
whose suffering were you ending, Victor?

Charlie's or yours?

Mr. Suplentes, sit down.

Sit down now.

I've known you for a long time, Victor.

I've never met a lawyer that I respect
more, both personally and

but personally and professionally,
you're messed up here.

Argumentative.

Now, Your Honor, I ask that counsel ask
questions.

Sustained. Okay.

Here's a question.

After your wife, Grace, had the
miscarriage several months ago, didn't

in a hospital waiting room?

that this was God's punishment to you
for Charlie.

I had just lost my son, and I was barely
holding on at that point. But you said

it.

Now tell me.

If you think God would punish you,
doesn't that mean you blame yourself

Are you sick?

Sort of.

Oh, Sam.

I guess I screwed up, huh?

Yeah.

This is bad.

Why did you do it? I don't know.
Brackman's such a jerk.

Mr. Brackman, and that's not nice to
say.

And that doesn't make stealing okay.

I believed you.

I already have my stuff packed to go
back to McLaren.

You're going to leave?

Aren't you going to make me?

No. You did something bad, but now
you're doing something good.

You came and you told me.

That doesn't fix anything.

You still got to take it back to
Brackman.

Mr.. Breckman and tell him what really
happened No,

I don't

Of course, I don't know for sure, but it
would explain a lot, don't you think? I

think you have an overactive
imagination. Just because she may still

with him doesn't mean that... Wait,
please stop wasting my time. Are you

like this because I went out with him?

I'm being like this because I'm running
late.

And because, if you must know, you were
right.

Working with Sergio yesterday, it became
fairly clear that his claim of

harassment is shaky, so now I have a
client who's a loose cannon with an

unsubstantiated claim about to be
deposed. If I'm right, then the

doesn't matter.

Gwen, we'll need coffee.

And that's all I could say for myself,
because I don't have any excuse.

I knew better.

And I want to apologize to Roxanne, too,
because you did all those nice things

for me, and I go and do something like
this.

Your apology is accepted, young man.

As Benny told you, theft is a serious
transgression and lying is worse.

But it isn't easy to come forward known
up to mistakes.

I respect that.

Thank you, Douglas.

Don't mention it.

This is just a taste of the difficulties
of being a parent, Benny.

You should feel good about how well you
handled this.

I don't.

I still feel bad.

Nonsense. Let it go.

Know how I'm feeling, Samuel?

Nah, we're cool, Mr. Brackman.

So you understood when you signed your
contract that Miss Keller would not

market every whim that crossed your
mind. Illicit is not a whim.

It took years of hard work to create.

Good morning.

But didn't you wait until the campaign
had been launched before you complained?

The first plans had been scaled back
without my knowledge.

The bottle was too small.

I beg your pardon.

Oh, sorry.

And when did that happen?

I can't recall the exact date.

And you allege that suddenly, for no
reason at all, Miss Keller stopped

to you. Well, not for no reason. Tell
him about how jealous she gets.

Gwen, what is this?

Oh, come on. She knows. I know. She
knows. I know.

What did you tell her? I told her
nothing.

Yeah, you told me the whole plan. Let's
go off the record.

What's going on here? What did you tell
her? Nothing. I swear to you, Uta, this

girl is crazy.

Come on, another woman will add spice to
the story. It'll make the plan even

better. No, it's the end of the plan.

What plan?

It was her plan. There is no plan. You
just said there was.

All right, what the hell's going on?
Nothing is going on. I'm stopping her

here. I won't participate in this. Shut
up another minute. You spoil it, Sergio.

You declare a woman never plays the
victim. Don't tell me I'm hearing that

all been involved in a fraud.

Not a fraud, an ad campaign.

Is this true? You did tell her. I did
not tell her. Why should I tell her? It

was all your idea.

I had to do something. Your expenses
were bankrupting me.

I assure you, Miss Keller, his expenses
will be nothing compared to the

sanctions for perpetrating a fraud on
the court.

That's it. I'm out of business. I warned
you. Thanks. So far, the court's

involvement has been minimal. Thank you,
Miss Taylor. I think Mr. Klein and I

can handle this.

Mr. Cifuentes?

There is no real issue of liability
here.

It is clear whose fault this is.

Charles Cifuentes is dead because of the
willful or negligent act

of the defendant.

The trial isn't about that.

This trial is about compensation for
loss, for pain.

They always say time heals.

Give it time.

In time, things will be okay.

Sometimes time does nothing but...

ferment and it makes the pain more
malignant the hurt just it just can grow

inside you like a cancer until you It
can be so preemptive that you can't

function You can't love You

can't be there for anybody because all
you have to offer is anger

and That anger turns to hatred

And instead of trying to get rid of it,
you cling to it. Because somehow you

feel less a victim if you can be active.

If you can hate.

I hate you so much. Mr.

Cifuentes. And yes, maybe I hate myself.

Maybe I blame myself.

But I know one thing.

Charlie wouldn't want to live like that.

He was strong.

He was proud.

They had taken away his life. He didn't
deserve to lose his dignity as well.

Your Honor, may we have a recess?

Till tomorrow.

The jury is excused.

There is nothing I hate more than being
made a fool of.

And I don't handle it very well when I
am.

I owe you a thank you.

If I felt like an idiot in that
deposition, I hate to think what I'd

like if that rubbish had come to trial.

You weren't an idiot.

Someone else just had a better strategy
than you.

Thank you for pointing that out.

You're welcome.

Well, I guess you've got your car. Yeah.

And it is kind of late. Are you asking
me out?

We could go to the Santa Monica Pier and
rent TACMA fish all night and tell each

other how we ended up at the Genzy
Brackman.

I thought you didn't like office
rotations.

We're not in the office?

What was that?

I don't like you making all the first
moves.

Come on in. Come on in.

I'm glad you're here.

I was worried about you.

I have settled the case.

Good.

Yeah.

Do you want something to drink? Grace,
I'm sorry.

For the baby and for not being there for
you.

I wasn't there for you either.

Can you forgive me?

Always.

Look, I know I've got things to work
out.

I've got all this stuff to deal with.

But, Grace, our marriage...

Do you want to try again?

I don't know.

I don't want to lose you.

But I'm not ready right now.

I love you.

But I have to go on with my life.

So do you.

Yeah.

We'll talk, right?

Sure.

I do love you, Craig.