All language subtitles for LA Law s08e05 The Green, Green Grass of Home

Previously on L .A. Law. If you want
this woman, you have to go after her,

you have to go after her strong.

You think she just likes me because
she's retarded?

She likes you, Ben, because you're a
likable guy.

Uh -huh.

Hi, Benny.

Hi.

I had fun last night.

I did, too.

Good. What have you been doing since
you're out here?

Ah, you know, a little bit of this, a
little bit of that.

You know, looking for a job, meeting
people, going on a lot of blind dates,

checking out the local culture.

It's not much like New York, is it? It's
not anything like New York.

Clean, sunny all the time, nobody
jaywalks, nobody knows how to dress.

Other than that, I love it.

I met your girlfriend yesterday in the
ladies' room.

You did?

Yes, she was sweet. You said you were
taking her to an Italian restaurant?

Yeah. You like Italian food?

Yeah.

Do you?

My last name's Ionello. I grew up on it.

Ionello is an Italian named Benny.

Oh. By the way, was Douglas Brackman
serious about only buying office

on sale?

If he said it, I'm sure he was serious
about it.

Like I got time for that?

I don't know, Denise.

He's pretty serious about that kind of
stuff.

Well, Benny, he can forget it, because
I'm not going to 11 different stores

looking for the best price on office
supplies.

Go find out if she's ever acted. Go
ahead. Go ask.

Excuse me.

Do you have any acting background?

What's it to you? Oh, she's perfect.

Excuse me?

This is Rose Steppenhoff?

Yes, sir.

I'm a casting director, dear.

I'd like you to come in and read for me.

Benny, let's go.

She's not believing you, Rose. I know
that, and I find that... Absolutely

adorable. Hey, look, if you two are
looking to bring me home and take

you could just forget about it. Here's
my card.

Ask around about me. If you're
interested in auditioning for a major

picture with a major director and major
talent already attached, call me.

Whether you realize it or not, you've
just been discovered.

Morning. Hi. Hi, I was just looking for
you.

So I heard.

Put her on ice, Arnold. I just wanted to
ask you a question.

Has anybody ever told you that you have
a very suspicious mind?

Has anybody ever told you you have a way
of making the most innocent comments

sound like a come on? It's a gift.

So, what's the question?

Well, you have connections in the
entertainment business, right?

Yeah, some.

Well, have you ever heard of a Rose
Stepanoff? Of course, she's a big

director. How come?

Well, she saw me in a store yesterday.

And she asked me to audition for a
movie.

Are you going to do it?

I don't know. I mean, it's like I have
this burning desire to be a secretary

the rest of my life, you know?

Hi. Hi.

Hey, big guy.

Did you ask him? Yeah, he said she's for
real.

So you really were discovered.

Well, it's not like they gave me the
part yet, Benny.

Oh, I bet they will, though.

I bet that as soon as they see you, they
give you the part.

Well, with that vote of confidence, I'm
going to go for it.

All right, well, bye.

Bye.

So, Benny, what's with the wandering
eyes? I thought you were getting your

wound with Rosalie.

What do you mean?

I mean, you two are still going out,
right?

Yeah. That's what I thought.

Well, that doesn't mean I can't be
friends with Denise, does it?

No.

But it probably means I can't be good
friends with her, though, right?

How good?

Like have supper with her?

Well, that depends what you have in
mind. It also depends on whether you and

Rosalie are getting serious.

What do you mean, serious?

Well, there's a variety of indicators.

Let's see.

Has she brought her toothbrush over yet?

No. But she calls me almost every day.

And she always wants to know what I'm
doing.

She wouldn't like it if I had supper
with somebody else.

Take it from me, Benny.

It's a lot easier.

to get away with lunch.

Oye, oye.

Let's get started.

Ah, before you get down to business,
Douglas, I would like to start this

by welcoming Eli Levinson to this firm.

Thank you, Leland.

It's a pleasure to be welcomed here. I
look forward to working with all of you,

and as soon as I pass the California
bar, I'm sure I'll actually be of some

around here.

Don't worry, Eli. We'll keep you busy.
Yes, we will. And on that note,

versus Walters, the Los Angeles Police
Department and Los Angeles Unified

District. What is this? A 10 -year -old
girl, as part of the school's drug

awareness program, brings in some pot
that her father was growing.

He gets arrested, serves time. The kid's
in therapy. Parents are suing for

damages. How does the father justify the
fact that he was using drugs?

He doesn't. He doesn't have to. If his
child was encouraged to inform on her

parents, and as a result the family's
privacy and civil rights were violated

the child was traumatized, the fact that
they smoked pot seems a little

insignificant, don't you think? No, I
don't. If the parents were using drugs,

think it indicates that they were
derelict in their duties as parents.

It was pot.

It wasn't heroin. It wasn't cocaine.

Pot. Pot is a drug.

Pot certainly is a drug. You've smoked a
little reefer in your time, haven't

you, Ernie? Yes, I did.

There was a time in my life when I
smoked pot, when I drank to excess, when

fornicated, when I engaged in debauchery
of many forms.

I'm happy to say those days are behind
me. Stuart, you have a call.

Who is it? He won't say who it is, just
that it's very important. Would you like

me to get rid of him?

Oh, no, no, I'll take it over there,
thanks. What do you attribute this

transformation to, Arnie? The arrogance
of pride, the pleasures of lust, the

poisons of vain curiosity are the
impulses of a soul that is dead.

St. Augustine. God, will these
quotations never cease?

Oh, hi. I was just thinking about it.
Well,

I'll make time.

You want to come over this afternoon?

All right, where do you want me to meet
you?

You're kidding, right?

Mr. Gilleher, will you tell this court
what happened to you and your family on

the evening of February 8th, 1993?

When I came home from work, most of my
neighbors were out on the street.

There were two police cars parked in my
driveway.

My wife had not come home yet.

My daughter Emily was sitting in the
back seat of one of the police cars, and

when she saw me, she started to cry.

What, if anything, did you do? I tried
to open the door, but before I could do

that, three cops came out of my house.
They slammed me against the car and told

me I was under arrest.

They handcuffed me in front of my
daughter.

They wouldn't let me talk to her.

And she was hysterical by then.

And all the time she's trying to get out
of the car, but she can't because there

aren't any handles on the inside of the
doors.

What were you charged with?

Cultivating marijuana, ten plants worth.

And what was the outcome of those
charges?

I was convicted and I served six months
in jail.

My wife was given probation.

I lost my job, she lost hers.

What happened to your daughter?

The first thing that happened was that
she was placed into a foster home.

It was felt...

that she would be abused for having
reported us.

Would you describe the effect all this
had on your daughter?

She used to be a real front -of -the
-line kind of kid.

She was always real excited about
everything. She was always asking a

questions. But now she doesn't even want
to go to school or talk to her friends.

She sees a police car and she hides. And
she cannot bear to be left alone.

Her whole world is different.

She is ten years old, and her whole
world is different.

Thank you, Mr. Gelliher. I have no
further questions.

Do you take any responsibility at all
for the trauma your child and family

gone through? I take responsibility for
growing marijuana.

I do not take responsibility for scaring
my child into thinking that anybody who

uses marijuana is either going to die or
become a heroin addict.

And I do not take responsibility for
turning my child against her parents.

Where did you grow the plant, sir?

In a locked room in the basement.

Did you tell her you kept... pot in
there. I did not. Did you and your wife

smoke pot in front of her? No, we did
not. Why not? Because she's 10 years

My wife and I don't have sex in front of
our daughter, and we don't discuss our

financial problems in front of her
either. I was only trying to protect her

something that I don't think she's old
enough to understand.

When is a child old enough to understand
her parents are breaking the law, Mr.

Gellar? Parents break the law all the
time, Ms. Halbert.

Sometimes they may drive too fast, or
they put an extension on the garage

without a proper permit, or they throw a
can of motor oil into the garbage.

That doesn't give them the right to send
the police into the classrooms to

manipulate the children into turning in
their parents. Have you ever considered

the possibility that your daughter
wasn't manipulated at all? That she

the intervention of authorities because
she was concerned about her parents?

Drug use.

Objection. Compound and irrelevant.

There were two and a half ounces of
marijuana found in the house. That's it.

Period. Mr. Geller. I would just like
somebody to explain to me how that

justifies what he did to my family. I
want someone to explain to me how that

justifies what he did to my kids. Sir,
you will control yourself in my

courtroom.

Ms. Haber, I have no further questions.

Hi, Barry.

Hi, Stuart.

What's going on?

Anybody know you're here?

No. You sure? Yeah, you told me not to
tell anybody. I didn't tell anybody.

Good.

Stuart, you've known me for a long time
as Barry Glassman, but that's not who I

am.

My name is Jay Ellison.

The reason I don't use that name...

is because I'm a fugitive.

I've been a fugitive since 1968.

What do you mean?

I was involved in a prison escape of a
Black Panther named Horace Washington.

Guard was killed.

Horace was killed.

I supplied the getaway car.

What are you telling me?

I took off. I hid out in Europe. I hid
out in Algeria. About 1975, I came back.

Wait a minute, Barry.

You're a nice Jewish boy.

I know.

You built a business, you started a
family, and the whole time you were a

fugitive? Stuart, the reason most
criminals get caught is because they

criminals. I live like a nice Jewish
boy.

I grew up in the garment business.

It's what I knew, so when it was time
for me to start making a living, it's

I went to.

Does Faith know?

She does. The kids don't.

Okay.

Why are you telling me this now?

The FBI's been sniffing around, asking
people questions.

I had to disappear.

I haven't been staying at home. I
haven't been going into work.

I haven't had contact with anybody I
think that might be watching.

What do you want me to do?

I want you to go see the U .S. attorney.

Find out what kind of a deal we can
make. I'm a tax attorney, Barry. I know

story. You want a criminal lawyer
representing you in this. You deal with

IRS. I think you can handle these guys.
Let me take somebody in with me.

No, I'd rather you didn't. I'll take
somebody from the front. I'll take Ann.

For now, I'd like it to be just you.

Okay?

Was I dreaming or were you up most of
the night

last night?

No, you weren't dreaming.

I was up almost all night.

Really? Why?

Are you feeling all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Are you nervous about something?

No, no.

Well, what is it?

I told you, I don't know.

Stuart, what is it?

I got a call from Barry Glassman the
other day.

He asked me to meet him on the boardwalk
at Venice Beach.

And he told me that his real name is Jay
Ellison.

He helped a Black Panther escape from
prison, and he has been a fugitive for

last 25 years.

What? And he wants me to go to the U .S.
Attorney and negotiate his surrender.

Wait a minute.

This is Barry Glassman with the Mercedes
and the Range Rover in the house in

Brentwood Park?

Yeah.

Our friend, Barry.

You can't go to the U .S. Attorney by
yourself, Stuart.

He asked me specifically to go by
myself.

That's insane.

And when it comes time to agree to
terms, I'll get help.

Today, I'm just going to listen. I know
how to do that.

See you tomorrow.

Hey, how you doing?

Fine, thanks.

Do you have an appointment?

Uh, no. Don't you remember me?

Oh, right.

Denise Ionella. Right. Okay. Denise,
they're running a little late. You can

a seat right over there.

Okay. No, Angela. I'll fight you. I
will.

No.

No, Angela. I'll fight you. I will.

Excuse me.

You can't do that, Angela.

I'll fight you.

Didn't I see you at the open call to
Starlight Express?

No. You look familiar.

This is my first audition ever.

You're kidding.

Yeah, the casting director saw me in a
store and asked me to come in.

Unbelievable. Do you know that I had to
beg my agent for a month to get me in on

this call?

Well, it's not like I'm going to get the
part, so you can relax.

No, no, no, you will. That's how it
happens.

Harvey Keitel will be Angelo, you'll be
Camille, and I'll still be doing pool

supply trade shows.

You never know, right?

Great accent.

Thanks.

Denise, this is Trubin Tease, our
director, and Rachel Newborn, our

Hello. Hi, Denise.

How do you do? Do you have any questions
before we get started?

Um, is Harvey Keitel really playing the
part?

Yes, he is. Oh, I love Harvey Keitel.

Harvey's great.

Yeah.

Do you have any questions about the
character?

Um, not really. I mean, she's like most
of my near girlfriends, so... I'll be

reading with you.

Where'd you go last night?

What do you care?

Just tell me.

I went out with Teresa.

I'm gonna stop you.

I'd like you to try it again, and I'd
like you to try it with less fear.

Also, I'd like you to dial back the
accent.

Dial back... Okay.

I heard you were at the club. Yes, sir.
I heard you were dancing with Sam at the

club. You and me ain't going out no
more, so I don't got to tell you

Get used to it, Angelo.

I'm not just leaving you. I'm leaving
this whole stinking neighborhood.

I don't want to live in a two -family
house with a husband who thinks that I

should kiss his ring just because he
gives me a second -hand Camaro.

I got bigger hopes and bigger dreams,
and I'm not going to see any of them

true if I stay here. I'm going to make
something of myself, Angelo.

I'm going to be happy. I'm going to live
on Long Island.

That was incredible.

It really was. Yeah? Oh, thank you.

Oh, thanks.

Thank you.

Dr. Walsh, will you tell the court what
Emily's condition was when her mother

first brought her to see you? She was
suffering from a rather severe trauma.

father was in jail, and her mother was
confused and frightened. And Emily felt

responsible for all of it. How is she
today?

Well, she's less anxious than she was,
but her sense of security is still

extremely fragile.

She's afraid to depend on or trust
anyone, especially authority figures.

world is full of danger for her. Do you
have anything against the idea of drug

education for children?

No, I don't. But I think that a
curriculum that depicts every drug user

in mortal danger and that manipulates
children into a state of heightened

anxiety does a lot more harm than good.
What kind of harm does it do?

It forces a child like Emily into having
to choose between her parents and her

teacher at a time in her life when she
desperately wants approval from both.

And, Doctor, what, in your opinion, was
responsible for the psychological harm

done to this family?

The fact that their unity as a family
was destroyed.

Emily was encouraged to believe that her
parents were going to leave her, either

by going to prison or by dying.

She wanted to protect them. Is that in
and of itself an abnormal impulse?

No, it is not. And had she been
encouraged to talk to her parents, then

fears could in all likelihood have been
quieted without the resulting trauma.

Instead, she was encouraged to confide
in Officer Walters. She did so, and her

father was sent to prison.

Thank you. I have nothing further.

Dr. Walsh, in your practice, you see a
number of children from abusive home

situations. Is that correct?

Objection irrelevant.

The Gallagher's home was never in any
way found to be abusive.

Your Honor, one of the things we're here
to determine is whether or not it was

reasonable for Officer Walters to
believe it was abusive.

I'll allow it. Witness will answer the
question.

Yes, many of my patients are from
abusive homes. And isn't it true that

alcohol are almost always part of those
abusive situations? Alcohol and drugs

are frequently present in abusive
situations, but it is not a cause -and

relationship. Alcohol and drugs do not
automatically lead to abuse.

But with the correlation so high, is it
unreasonable for a teacher, even a part

-time teacher like Officer Walters, to
fear an abusive situation when a student

reveals his or her parents are using
illegal drugs?

It's a lot more complicated than that.
Please answer my question, Doctor. Is it

reasonable for someone who... works with
children to suspect abuse when a child

reveals illegal drug use in her home.

It's not necessarily unreasonable, but I
would say one has to look to other

outward signs of behavior before...
Thank you, Doctor.

I have no further questions.

Hmm.

Then maybe I should take a lettuce out
before I put it in the microwave.

I thought you were going to call before
you come to see me at work, Rosalie. I

forgot.

You're gross.

Rosalie.

What? Don't bump me.

What's the matter, Benny?

You've been calling me back for two days
this time.

You don't want me to come to the office
anymore?

You want me to bump you?

Do you have another girlfriend?

No.

Just that I've been really busy.

Do you still like me?

Uh -huh.

Good.

Oh, what do you want to do tonight?

I don't know.

Well, maybe we can stop by your house
because I want to drop something off.

What? La -la!

Now I don't have to use yours anymore.

No, you can't bring that to my house.

Why not? Because I don't want to get
serious.

What do you mean?

I don't want your stuff at my house, and
I don't want my stuff at your house.

I don't want us to always be together.

I thought that you did.

I have to get back to work.

Officer Walters, would you please
describe for this court your role in the

Avenue School anti -drug abuse program?

Specially trained officers like myself
go into fourth grade classrooms one day

week for 15 weeks. We talk to the
students about the dangers of drug

And you performed this role in Emily
Gellerher's fourth grade class?

Yes, I did.

Are you also in the classroom to ferret
out information from the children about

drug abuse among their friends and
family? No, we're not. We're there to

these children. We specifically tell
them not to mention the names of parents

friends. What happened on February 6,
1993?

Emily Gallagher came to me after class
and pulled a leaf out of her pocket.

She asked me if it was marijuana.

What did you tell her?

I told her that it was.

What did you do next?

I asked her where she got it.

And what did she say?

She said that she got it from a plant in
her basement.

Then she started to cry.

She said she was worried that her
parents were breaking the law.

I reported the situation to her teacher
and to my commanding officer. Two days

later, we arrested Mr. Gelliher. I have
no further questions.

Is it your testimony, officer, that you
didn't use your position of authority as

both a teacher and a police officer?

To manipulate this 10 -year -old girl
into informing on her parents?

Yes, Counselor. It's my testimony that I
did no such thing. Did you tell her

that she didn't have to answer any
questions?

She came to me.

She needed someone to talk to, and she
couldn't talk to her parents.

I'll take that as a no.

Did you tell her that answering your
questions could result in her father

arrested? She understood that her father
was breaking the law. Just yes or no,

Officer Walters?

I don't remember if we specifically
discussed arrest.

Did you at least let her know when she
had crossed the line, if there is a line

to cross, from talking to her friend and
teacher to talking to a member of the

Los Angeles Police Department?

When drugs are used in the home, the
possibility of the child using drugs

increases significantly.

I thought Emily Gellerher was in a very
dangerous situation, so I acted as an

advocate for her.

And my question to you, Officer Walters,
is who appointed you to be her

advocate? They did, the minute they
broke the law.

Would that be you, the teacher, talking,
or you, the cop, talking? Or are you

having as much trouble distinguishing
between those two as Emily Gellerher

Objection sustained.

No further questions.

I assume, Mr. Markowitz, that you want
to talk about arranging for a surrender.

Is that right?

Mostly, I'd like to hear what kind of
terms you're offering.

What kind of terms do you think you're
in a position to ask for?

Ones that reflect the context that these
events took place in, number one.

And number two, that take into
consideration the fact that Mr. Ellison

living as an upstanding citizen for over
25 years.

The last time I looked, Counselor, the
act of remaining a fugitive from justice

didn't quite qualify one for the status
of upstanding citizen.

What are you looking for, Mr. Shell?

I'm looking to balance the books.

Which means what?

Depends.

Mr. Ellison turns himself in.

We're probably looking at aiding and
abetting an escape.

My guess is he'll draw three years
suspended, six months served in one of

those... Sleepaway camps for inside
traders.

Is that a guarantee?

You're not in a position to ask for a
guarantee, Mr. Markowitz. What I'm

to do with your client simply reflects
what we've done for other individuals in

similar circumstances.

Okay.

What I can guarantee is that he'll do a
damn sight better if he surrenders than

he will if we have to apprehend him.

It's been 25 years, Mr. Shale.

You haven't been able to apprehend him.

Stuart wasn't supposed to tell me, was
he?

It's okay.

I don't mind that Stuart did that too
much.

Why didn't you tell us before this?

I didn't tell anybody.

The only person I was in contact with
who knew was Faith. It's not just that

we're friends and you should have
trusted us, although we are friends and

should have trusted us. We're lawyers.

There might have been times over the
past 15 years when you could have used

I'm sure there were.

And now, at long last, I am.

My recommendation is that we move
forward with setting terms.

Although it doesn't sound like you're
going to get any guarantees.

What does that mean?

It means that you're going to have to
take a leap of faith.

I was hoping not to spend the rest of my
life in prison, sir. Not going to

happen. The political climate is very
different now from when you first went

underground. And people in similar
circumstances turn themselves in and

pretty lenient sentences.

There's absolutely no reason to believe
that it won't be the same with you.

Well, my parents are old.

I'd like to see them again before they
die.

I'd also like my kids to meet.

Well, let us set this up.

Let us bring you in.

Please put your hands behind your back.
I'm placing you under arrest.

What is this? This man is our client. We
understand. We insist on remaining with

our client. Right now, this man is our
prisoner. After he's processed, you can

meet with him.

Until then, any attempt to interfere
with our operations constitutes a

offense and subjects you to arrest.

Do you understand?

No, this is not open for debate.

We all agreed that Emily would testify
when we filed the suit. No, Mitch, we

agreed to consider it.

Emily's been a nervous wreck about this.
I don't want to put her through

anything more.

And I don't think we need to do it. Dr.
Wall said it could be helpful because

she feels like it's all her fault. So
tell her that it's not. I have told her

that it's not. Tell her again. Tell her
so that she thinks you mean it. Emily

needs to take an active role in healing
the family. It's not that simple, Mitch.

Testifying in court can be grueling for
a child. I don't want to put her through

it. Emily needs to feel like we are all
aligned on the same side.

Isn't there any other way of
accomplishing that? No.

Look, I don't care if we win that case
or not.

I just want to set things right.

And the only way that I know of to make
her feel like she's part of this family

again is to let her participate in this.

And that means testify.

Okay.

Four o 'clock?

Let me check my schedule.

Yeah, four o 'clock's doable.

Mm -hmm. You have it.

Okay.

I'll see you then.

Eli? You got a minute?

Sure.

What's up?

I got a call back.

You did? Four o 'clock today!

Congratulations. I'm so excited.

Oh, and it's just like one of those
movies.

A star is born, 42nd Street.

God, I was so nervous.

Can you practice with me before I go,
please? Sure.

Now, the scene's between my character
and her no -good boyfriend.

Right. All right?

Um, you have the first line.

Ma!

Ma! Eli, I'm the one who's auditioning,
all right? Why don't you sit down?

Right, sorry.

Okay.

Where'd you go last night? I went out
with Teresa.

I heard you were at the club.

Yeah, so what? I heard you were dancing
with Sal at the club. Hey, Angelo, get

something straight.

You and me ain't going out no more. I
don't got to tell you nothing.

You're going to open the mouth to me.
Hey, if I'm going to open the mouth to

you, I'll open the mouth to you. I ain't
scared of you no more, you skinny

bastard.

Did that make you feel like a man?

You're not going to make a fool out of
me, you little tramp.

I'm going to give you a beating you're
never going to forget.

We were just acting.

I heard you hit her. I just did this.

I got a call back on the audition. We
were just practicing for the part.

You're sure?

Yeah. I'm fine, Benny. Thank you.

Okay.

That's right, Stuart. You do need
someone with trial experience to

him. There can be no question about
that. Yeah, I'm thinking about Eli.

Me. You did a great job representing
Sandy Morris and Eli. People down at the

courthouse are still talking about it.
That was a pro hoc vice appearance.

Until I pass the bar, I can't practice
in California.

Well, as long as you haven't given up
your New York office, this could be a

hoc vice appearance as well. What about
me?

Well, you just finished one trial and
you're about to start another. I'm

to settle it. And if I can't, I can get
a continuance. Well, I don't know if I

want to put you in that position.

Particularly when Eli is available.

I've been a litigator at this firm for
seven years. I've got as good a track

record as anyone here. Anyone.

This particular case involves the Black
Panther Party. It will in all likelihood

entail winning the trust of ex -Black
Panthers to induce them to testify on

client's behalf.

Quite frankly, I think I'm in a better
position to do that than Eli is.

And I also think that if I want a case
bad enough, you should give it to me.

I think I've earned that.

I don't think it's even a question.

You want it that bad, John?

Yes, I do.

You got it.

The arraignment's tomorrow.

Come on.

Hi, Emily.

Hi.

We're going to ask you a few questions.

If you get tired or confused, you just
sing out, okay?

Okay. Okay.

Would you tell us, please, how did you
find the marijuana plants in your

basement?

I took the keys out of my mother's
dresser.

And I opened the door.

Why'd you do that?

It was right before Christmas.

I thought maybe my parents had hidden
one of my presents there.

Did you say anything to your parents?

No. I was afraid they'd be mad at me.
But you felt okay telling Officer

He told us he'd been in trouble a lot
when he was a kid. I thought he'd

understand.

He also told us about what happens to
people who use drugs.

Objection. I'm going to allow a little
leeway with this witness, Miss Harbour.

Objection overruled.

What did Officer Walters do, Emily?

He told me I was brave for coming to
him.

Did he ask you any questions?

Yes. What kind of questions did he ask?

He asked how many plants there were. He
asked where in the house they were kept.

He told me I would be helping my parents
by telling him.

He told you you would be helping your
parents.

And would you tell us, please, what
happened the very next day?

Policemen came to my house before my
parents got home.

And they asked me to show them the
plants. Did you?

Yes. And what did they do after you did
that?

They took the plants out and garbage
bag.

Then they put me in a police car.

When my dad got home, they arrested him
and took him away to jail.

How do you feel now?

About having talked to Officer Walters.

I wish I'd never done it.

Thanks.

Did Officer Walters tell you to bring
that leaf in, Emily?

No. So you did it on your own.

When you showed it to him, did he force
you to tell him where you got it?

So you did that on your own as well,
didn't you?

Can't know.

Okay. I'm going to say something, and
you tell me if I'm right or wrong.

I think you didn't like it that your mom
and dad had drugs in the house.

Objection, Your Honor. I think you told
Officer Walters because you wanted

Officer Walters to make your mom and dad
get those drugs out of the house. Your

Honor. The objection is sustained.

Emily. I'd like you to tell me, in your
own words, why you brought the leaf to

Officer Walters.

I didn't want anything bad to happen to
my mom and dad.

I'll bet that's because you love them
both very much, isn't it? Objection! I

would ask to be given the same leeway as
my adversary was given, Your Honor.

Objection overruled.

Emily, do you love your mom and dad?

Yes. And I'm sure that they both love
you.

You don't think your dad's mad at you
because of what happened, do you, Emily?

don't know.

Do you think he blames you for sending
him to jail?

Emily, honey, I'm going to have to ask
you to answer the question.

I'm sorry, Daddy.

Mrs. Gelliher, please sit down. My
daughter is upset, Judge, and I'm taking

hold.

Due to the lateness of the hour, we'll
adjourn for the day.

We'll resume tomorrow morning at 10 o
'clock.

How are you?

I'm okay.

I checked in at your business.
Everything seems pretty normal. I know.

to him this morning. Thanks.

I've got to say something, Barry.

I don't know what's running through your
mind, and I don't know if anything I

can say can make a difference, but what
I've got to say, whether it makes a

difference or not, is that I didn't do
this.

Do what?

I didn't set you up.

Maybe inadvertently I did.

I'm new to this.

I told you I had no experience as a
criminal lawyer. Obviously, these people

were following me, and I didn't know it.
Well, it takes a certain knack to be a

fugitive, Stuart, and obviously you
haven't acquired it yet.

I didn't willingly leave them to you,
Barry.

It never occurred to me that you did.

Are you sure?

Stuart, I want you to put this out of
your mind and never think of it again.

I trust you with my life.

Okay.

Where do we stand?

Rainmints this afternoon.

And you'll be representing me? No, I
will not. I'm not a criminal lawyer,

I'm not a trial lawyer. I would not be
competent to represent you if this case

goes to trial.

Now, there's an attorney from my firm.
His name is Jonathan Rollins, and he is

extremely competent. And he's going to
be there this afternoon.

And you'll also be there.

Good. Good morning. Your Honor. What's
going

on, Mr. Morales? What are we doing?

My clients want to withdraw their suit.

Why?

We've decided that to continue with the
case would not be in the best interest

of our child.

At the risk of sounding less than
impartial, Mr. Gallagher, I'd say your

concern's coming a little late in the
game.

Yes, Your Honor.

Mr. Morales, your clients will be
responsible for court costs.

They understand that, Your Honor. All
right, then.

Case is dismissed.

Now this way. Okay.

Did we win?

Nobody won, honey.

Nobody won and nobody lost.

We just agreed to stop fighting.

Because of what I did?

No, Emily.

Not because of you.

Because of what I did in court
yesterday.

No, it isn't.

It's my fault, Mommy. I know it is.

Emily, listen to me.

It's not your fault.

What has happened to us happened because
of me.

It's my fault you got arrested.

No, no, it's my fault.

What I did was against the law.

And that's my fault. That's all my
fault.

Nothing that has happened is your fault.

I told on you. But, honey, you did what
we always told you you should do.

You saw something that was wrong and you
went and you told a grown -up about it.

I love you, Daddy.

Oh, I love you too, honey.

What? Go home.

Thank you. You're welcome. Good luck to
you.

Bye. Bye, Emily.

Ah, Benny, when you get done with those,
I want you to leave one copy on my

desk. I want you to messenger the other
copy to Hugh Nolan at this address.

Okay. All right? Thanks.

Hey, what's the word on the movie?

Don't quit your day job.

You didn't get the part?

No.

Well, you know what they say about the
lights on Broadway.

No, I don't. What do they say?

There's a broken heart for every one of
them.

Benny, make sure you get that messenger.

Yeah.

I can't believe they didn't want you.

You know, it sounded like Arnold needed
to get those out. Maybe you ought to

start copying them.

Benny, can I tell you something just
between me and you?

Uh -huh.

I couldn't believe they didn't want me
either.

When I was there, they acted like they
loved me. I mean, the director, he

couldn't get over it.

And then nothing.

I mean, I had... I had to call them to
find out I didn't get it. They didn't

even call me. I had to call them.

I couldn't believe it.

You know, it's weird. I never considered
being an actress until that day at the

stationery store.

You know, even the audition seemed like
a big goof.

You know, when they told me I didn't get
it, I was, like, crushed.

You know, it was like something I wanted
my whole life.

Stupid, huh?

I don't think that's stupid.

Huh?

No.

Thanks, Penny.

All rise. United States of America
versus Jay Ellison. Please be seated.

John Shale, Your Honor, representing the
United States government. Jonathan

Rollins, representing the defendant.

What are the charges, Mr. Shale?
Unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

aiding and abetting the escape of a
prisoner, and conspiracy to murder a

correctional officer.

What? Stuart. Your Honor, I was lied to.
I sat with Mr. Shale not two days ago

and was told by him the only charge
contemplated was aiding and abetting.

you identify yourself, sir? Yes, my name
is Stuart Markowitz. I'm a member of

Mr. Rollins' firm.

Your Honor, no guarantees of any kind
were made during my conversation with

Markowitz. But representations were
made, Your Honor. The opportunity was

to be provided for me to arrange a
surrender.

And no one said anything about
conspiracy to commit murder. And no one

anything about the FBI following me in
order to rob my client of his chance to

surrender. Mr. Markowitz, I don't know
how much experience you have as a

criminal attorney, but the fact is no
one had to say anything.

Is the defendant ready to enter a plea?

I am, Your Honor. How do you plea?

Not guilty.

Application for bail, Your Honor.

Application for bail. This man has
substantial roots in the community. He

family. The man has been a fugitive. He
was ready to turn himself in, Your

Honor. He was denied that opportunity.

He has had 25 years in order to turn
himself in. He has proven himself to be

flight risk, Your Honor. The government
strenuously opposes his release on bail,

regardless of any amount set.

The issue of bail will be taken under
advisement.

In the meantime...

I suggest that you, Mr. Rollins, and
you, Mr. Markowitz, determine who it is

that's going to be trying this case,
because it's not going to be both of

What was that? Sorry. You think I'm
going to miss something? Jonathan,

I said I was sorry. I thought there were
things that needed to be said, so I

said them. In the future, I'd appreciate
it if you said them to me.

Write me a note, whisper in my ear, and
if necessary, I will ask for a recess.

But don't you ever do that to me in
front of a judge. Jonathan, I wasn't

to show you up. I was trying to help our
client. That's what I'm trying to do,

too, Stuart. And I think maybe our
client would be better served if you

didn't come to court.

That I didn't come altogether?

That's right. You're emotionally
involved in the case, Stuart.

You're not a trial lawyer, and I don't
need anybody backing me up in there. I

understand, Simpson.

I got enlisted in this case because this
man was my client and because he is my

friend. And then, unfortunately, because
of something I did, I made matters

worse for him. I intend to see this
through. I will be in court. I will be

involved in everything that happens
outside of court. Nothing will happen

pertaining to this case that I don't
know about. And this is not Markowitz, a

tax attorney.

This is Markowitz, the partner in your
firm.

Am I emotionally involved?

Like it was me sitting in that jail
cell.