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Previously on Picket Fences.

I committed a murder.

What was that last one?

I don't think I can be your doctor anymore.

Why not?

I've become attracted to you.

I'm going to jail, Marjorie.

One mistake and my life is ended.

I know I shouldn't say this, but you having a relationship with me would

probably be therapeutic.

It is illegal for a therapist to date his patient. He wouldn't be my therapist

anymore. The doctor -patient relationship is terminated.

N .I .D.'s gonna be tough.

Found one fragment of a tooth in about half of his right foot.

That doesn't make sense, Carter.

Just tell us, how did Bill Pugin die?

Spontaneous human combustion.

Are we really going to do this?

Max.

Okay, that should be enough.

Kenny! Max!

You have the right to remain silent, Danny. Get him out of here! She's sick!

This isn't over! This is far from over!

You broke the law.

There are constitutional questions here, Jimmy, not to mention a guaranteed

entrapment defense.

I told you we're still trying to decide whether to even press the charges. In

the meantime, this is hanging over my head. You should have thought of that

before you hit on your patient. Kenny, look, either dismiss the charges or

arraign me, but I want to put this behind me. The only way to put it behind

is for us not to press charges, so what's the determining factor?

Danny, Danny, please, please.

What's the determining factor?

The complaining witness.

Can we at least talk?

I have nothing to say to you.

Maxine, this may be a little out of line, but I've always had a great

for you.

Almost like my niece.

Not as his lawyer, but maybe as your uncle.

Let me tell you. Drop it.

Otherwise, I'll use the trial to spew out the sordid details of your

malfunctioning genitalia, and it'll be ugly.

Jimmy,

I only say it because I care.

I am not dropping the charges.

This is a mistake.

You made it.

My opinion?

Yeah, your honest opinion.

I think what the guy did was wrong. He should probably be suspended from

practicing psychology for a while. I don't know about the criminal

You were the one to point out that it was a felony for a therapist. 850.

Possible rape in progress at 22 Katona Street.

911 call.

We're on it.

That's Katona on the left.

Wait, wait.

Stay right where you are.

What happened?

Nothing. Are you all right?

I'm okay.

I didn't...

I didn't do anything.

I didn't do anything. What are you doing?

This man assault you?

Did he assault you?

No, no, he... Look, you're going to be all right.

Okay? Nothing can happen to you now.

Nothing can happen to me. We were just having sex, that's all.

Excuse me?

We were just making love. He didn't do anything to me.

It's rape trauma syndrome.

She's just afraid to press charges.

Even so, if she says she consented... She didn't. She was beat up.

I understand.

But what I'm saying is, if she says it's consensual, there's no way we're going

to make anything stick.

He teaches school.

Excuse me?

Patrick Gatwood, the rapist, teaches geometry at the high school. My

in his class.

Look, talk to the victim again.

Try convincing her. I've been talking to her. She won't press charges. She's not

going to budge.

Did the neighbors phone in a disturbance?

Yes. Bring him in. Book him on disorderly. Encourage a statement on the

What good is a coerced confession? The court will just throw it out. Yeah, but

the school board won't.

At least he's going to lose his job.

We don't do business that way.

The man is a rapist, Sheriff. I'm trying to get him out of the classroom.

You have any better ideas?

God, he coaches girls basketball.

Go get him.

Done. Kenny, I don't want to see a mark on him.

I'll go with you. No, you don't.

Dr. Shreve.

Look, I'll go to arraignment if that's what you want me to do, but Dr. Patient

Privilege is out.

Things that you told him in therapy he can use in his defense.

Are you ready for that?

I can take it.

I just fell in love.

I mean, how can I lose my career because... Your career's in jeopardy

you initiated sexual contact with a patient.

After I severed the doctor -patient relationship.

Danny, you told her that an affair would have therapeutic benefits. You stepped

way over the line. What, you think I'm a criminal?

Of course I don't.

Jill, this is a pretty desperate thing here. They bring those charges, my

professional life is over.

I know it's... Unfair to ask you to get involved, but... I've already given

Jimmy my opinion and he's leaving it up to Max.

Then talk to her.

Please.

Okay.

Now, even if Y is the only variable that we change in the equation, it still

affects X and L exponentially.

Now, who can... Patrick Gatwood, could you come with me, please?

What are you doing?

I'm placing you under arrest. Could we step outside?

Hey.

There was no crime. You heard what she said.

You were both guilty of disturbing the peace. I'm bringing you in for

questioning, and you're gonna make a statement.

Hey, everybody, let's go. Come on, come on, come on, you guys. I told you not to

hang around here now. Let's go, all right?

Hey, wait up. Hey, Matthew.

Why aren't you in school?

I thought I'd shop for Kim's birthday present.

Me too.

Hey, get back to school. Come on, all of you. All of you, bed in.

Shower.

Just imagine snuggling up to your wife when she's wearing that.

Amanda, sweetie, let them feel the texture.

Thank you.

Rachel, uh, please.

Thank you,

Amanda.

Lousy timing, Jimmy. Two of these men are investors. I am three minutes away

from franchising the lingerie store with the coffee house.

And now we have Tina. Tina is wearing black satin with a lace bustier and tap

pants. I hate to break up your day, but you're the mayor.

What? Ellen McGrath resigned last May as president of the city council. Next in

line is the secretary.

That would be John Roman, who can't serve because he's dead.

Then we move on to city planning.

Can I make a long story short here? When Bill Pugin exploded, he left you in

charge.

Is this a joke?

No joke.

We need your official path so that we can move on to the treasurer.

And Michael Marchant is willing and able. Oh, wow.

Let me think about it. You'd consider it? You said it was only temporary,

Oh, yeah, until special elections, but that could be January.

January?

It's changed a lot of zoning laws in four months.

Oh! We have Tina here, who's wearing black organza wrap with purple lace.

Excuse me?

Hmm?

You just, uh... Oh, nothing, nothing.

I'm going to think about this.

Ray.

You cannot hold me. You're a rapist. I can't hold you. This is

and I have a right to a lawyer. And you're going to stay. I didn't do

Don't lie to me.

She was bleeding. She was screaming.

There were handcuffs on the bed.

I know you raped her. You don't know anything.

You've got nothing, and if you think this Gestapo crap is going to intimidate

you... You don't think I'm going to intimidate you, big, big man?

Big rapist? Let me go. You don't scare me? Let me go!

Get off me!

You're crazy!

You're crazy!

Yeah, you made me crazy. You raped a woman. I didn't rape any woman. Yes, you

did. You think I'm stupid? You're not going to leave me here. Yeah, you're

stupid. You do. You think I'm stupid? You're stupid.

Tell me what happened. I...

She raped me!

You understand now?

She raped me!

A woman can rape a man.

It's a medically feasible phenomenon. I did my college thesis on sexual arousal,

focusing on non -normative stimulation... Carter.

Here he goes. Quiet, quiet, quiet. I never did any college research on it,

know if I'm not interested, it ain't gonna happen.

That's not true for all men. Some erections are purely mechanical. It's a

reflexive response to direct manual touching, regardless of... Is this true?

Well... Thank you.

Fear can cause physical arousal.

Terror can cause an increase of blood supply to the...

And it can become excited. I remembered. During my very first autopsy. All

right, never mind.

Boing. You're telling me a man can be sexually aroused against his will?

It's medically possible.

All right, pick the girl up, get her statement later. I'd like to question

Jimmy. No, forget it. This is my niche.

I don't care.

Honey, can I go? I got patients packed up. Go. Take Carter with you, will you,

please?

I should be allowed to ask questions. I know, it's your niche. Go, please.

Here, hold on.

You forced water down Gatwood's throat?

I didn't physically hurt him. You lied to me. You're fired. Simple as that.

I told you, no violence. You told me no marks. I never authorized any brutality.

Don't lie to me, sir.

I understood the message you gave me.

I also know you made it a point to stay out of the office yesterday.

You didn't want to be here when I brought him in.

That way we can just consider my behavior unauthorized by you. You listen

No, we thought we were dealing with a rapist.

A rapist who teaches your daughter.

You look me in the eye and you tell me you didn't want me to do exactly what I

did.

The next act of brutality like this costs you your badge.

You got that?

Yes, sir.

I got it.

Oh, my.

I got your message. You wanted to talk?

Um...

Okay, for a minute here.

Okay, um, the reason that I called you, I don't condone any therapist dating a

patient. But?

But Danny Shreve isn't some sleazy doctor using his influence for sexual

gratification. He fell in love with you.

The law doesn't make exceptions for that, Jill.

I read it twice.

Maxine.

There's something about him.

Something inside just warned me not to trust him, Jill.

But you have problems with trust in general, right? I mean, that's why you

to see him in the first place.

I don't know.

Maxine, a trial could destroy both of you.

If that's what you want, at least talk to the man. You owe him that much.

Do it, Max.

Before you talk to him, think long and hard about why you felt compelled to

arrest him.

You owe yourself that much.

This is the most ludicrous thing I've ever heard.

You should probably have an attorney, ma 'am.

I don't need a lawyer. I didn't do anything.

Did you handcuff him to the bed?

Look, this is really embarrassing.

Yes, I handcuffed him.

But it was, you know, foreplay.

Did he consent to being handcuffed?

It's kind of a... Part of the turn -on is... well, being dominated.

He undid my blouse. He started the kissing. He says when you cuffed him, he

you to stop.

With all due respect, many men say no when they mean yes.

They want to be taken, sort of.

I mean, why did he come home with me?

Did you threaten to burn him with a steam iron if he didn't perform?

It was all part of the game.

I've done it with other men before. None of them cried rape. This man punched

you. After.

He was very aroused during.

It was only after we finished, and I took the cuffs off, that's when he went

berserk.

Maybe he suddenly felt guilty. I don't know.

But he wanted it.

Look at the way he was dressed. Come on.

Deputy, place Miss Evans under arrest.

You have the right to remain silent.

No! If you arrest her, the whole town will know.

Mr. Gatwood, like you said, she raped you. I'm not going to say she raped me.

I'm not going to testify.

If you don't testify... I'm a teacher, for God's sake. Do you know what this

could do to my credibility with students?

Do you think I'd have even a shred of dignity left?

She committed a criminal act.

Out of civic duty, you should testify.

Is that what you call your little session deputy?

Forcing water down my throat was that civic pride at work?

I keep telling you, I'm sorry about that.

Yeah, something tells me you'll recover.

I got sort of a mean streak when it comes to this particular crime.

I hate to see the bad guy get away.

How am I supposed to face people?

Being overpowered by a woman, how am I even supposed to look them in the eye?

I'm sorry.

I will not testify.

Well, I'll go forward anyway.

I have enough with your statement to make probable cause.

I'm going to call you to the stand, and if you lie, I'll bring perjury charges.

Why are you doing this?

Mr. Gatwood, I've worked three years in the Madison sex crime division. I've

dealt with over 200 rape victims. How many of them were men?

It makes no difference.

Oh, yeah. It makes a difference, Mr. Littleton.

Look.

You don't want to go through the humiliation of a public trial.

That puts you in the majority.

But you are a victim, Mr. Gatwood.

Now, you think you're going to be any less of a victim by walking away? You're

wrong, because the rage is going to eat at you.

Day after day after day, it's going to eat at you until it finally takes you

over.

Now, forgive the little five -and -dime psychology speech, but the best chance

you have at getting back what you think she took away from you is by getting

even.

If I go forward, do you think you can get her?

Rape cases are tough.

But I will take my very best shot.

They're actually going to prosecute a woman for raping a man?

Well, you know Pat Gatwood. It's not like him to make it up. God.

And they're charging Danny Shree for having an affair with Max?

Oh, no, not yet.

Jimmy's going to let her decide.

But you know Maxine.

The things that happen here.

Maybe the idea of me being mayor is no more ridiculous than anything else that

goes on in this town.

You're going to do it, I can tell.

I know nothing about politics.

Mm -hmm.

I hear that tone. Your mind is made up.

I'd probably have to start wearing underwear.

Well, you know, your little baby girl's gone off to college.

And you have no man in your life right now. Things get boring.

You're gonna be the mayor.

If nothing else, just think about how all the men will react.

You have got to be kidding.

According to her own statement, she forced him to have sex against his will.

That's date rape.

Your Honor.

This penile unit was standing at full attention.

Quiet.

How the hell do you prosecute this?

We established that there's no consent.

Look, I will not go forward with a trial for a woman raping a man unless I'm

satisfied that it is not as ridiculous as it sounds.

Probable cause hearing at three o 'clock. I want the victim on the stand,

medical expert who can convince me this is even possible.

Three o 'clock.

adjourned no appointment today a lot of cancellations since my arrest

funny look i just came by here because jill thought it would be a good

idea to talk i'm gonna be honest with you max i

want to talk to you but only to convince you not to prosecute this case Not to

ruin my life more than you already have.

Aside from that, I never want to speak to you again.

I've never been more betrayed by anybody.

More ambushed.

You were the one... Shut up!

Forgive me for not talking in clinical terms here, but I want you to understand

something completely this time.

I'm not talking to you right now as a therapist, okay?

It would have been one thing if I had tried to manipulate you.

If I had tried to seduce you under the umbrella of treatment.

But I didn't do that.

I severed the professional relationship and I came clean with you.

Do you have any idea how hard that was?

As informed adults, we made a choice.

Mine was honest. Yours was a lie.

No entrapment.

You had predisposition, no entrapment.

Listen to yourself.

You can't even come out from behind that badge long enough to have one

conversation as a human being.

You know what?

I probably should lose my license.

I must be a lousy therapist.

In nine weeks of treatment, I had no idea how deep your problems run.

Don't talk to me that way.

You're ill, Max.

And if you've never believed anything I've told you in here, believe that.

I don't want to go into too much detail. Neither do I. There's no sense giving

away free discovery. We'll just go through the basic facts. And then,

I'll put you up on the stand and you can talk about, um, you know, non

-normative stimulation.

Absolutely. Keep it simple.

Aha. We're the opponents.

How's the voice, Carter? It's fine. Go away.

Kimberly, what are you doing here?

I work for Mr. Wambaugh now, after school.

You're going to be in there? Of course she is. She's my assistant.

I'll be especially good today. Go away.

We're going.

Is my tie crooked?

It's fine.

I just wanted to explain myself to you.

Tell you why I felt it necessary to arrest you.

Thanks, but you're completely incompetent of explaining yourself.

What's that supposed to mean?

Max, I am not your therapist, and please leave.

I'd really like to know what you meant by that.

You know exactly what I mean.

Painted your apartment walls yet?

No.

Because you don't even trust yourself to pick the right color.

They've been ready to paint for six months, and you're paralyzed over

color. I mean, how can you possibly make a decision about a relationship?

I made a decision.

I decided to say no.

Yeah, sure.

Saying no is the only thing you are, Keith. Max.

The fact is, your only sense of control comes from saying no to an orgasm or

to a relationship.

I don't know if you could be with any man.

Don't get me wrong. I mean, as much anger as I feel, I

still love you.

Stupid. But I do.

You'll always find a way to ruin it.

For me.

Anybody else.

You willingly kissed her?

Yes.

I kissed her and fondled her quite willingly.

It was when she suddenly handcuffed me to the bed that I protested.

What happened after you were handcuffed?

She pulled off my pants.

You young people be quiet.

Your Honor, I'd ask that these spectators be removed. They're students

victim's school.

This ordeal is humiliating enough without... It's a public hearing.

I can't throw them out if they behave.

If they don't, I can.

And will.

Move on.

Continue. She, uh...

I was telling her to let me go, that the whole thing was too sick.

How did she respond?

She said if I wasn't a good boy, she'd have to punish me.

It was a kinky game or something.

And then she had the iron.

Where'd that come from?

I don't know.

But she threatened me with it and said if I didn't make her happy, she'd burn

with the thing.

Then what happened?

I begged her to get off.

She kept saying, you want it, you want it.

And then she... She put me inside her and we...

had intercourse.

Against your will?

Yes. And, sir, after she took the handcuffs off, did you assault her?

Yeah, yes, I did.

Why did you assault her?

Because she raped me, that's why.

That I will bear true faith and allegiance... To the Constitution of the

States of America and to the Constitution of the state of Wisconsin.

To the Constitution of the United States of America and to the Constitution of

the state of Wisconsin.

That's it. You're the mayor.

Congratulations, Mayor. Will you be making changes in your administration?

I don't even know what the job entails yet.

The only promise I can make is that I will try to run the town with the same

fiscal responsibility that I've run all my business ventures. Any examples of

irresponsibility by the town?

Well, this prosecution against a woman for raping a man is just a little silly,

economics -wise.

Why? Well, don't misunderstand me. It's very important that we enforce the law.

But the likelihood of a conviction coupled with the cost of such a

well, it makes the decision to move forward questionable.

And one of my main functions is to take our sheriff off the hook in these

situations where the merits of the case don't necessarily warrant the cost of

such a prosecution.

I'll try to be brief, Mr. Gatwood, because I know this is a delicate

At the time, your penile member was saluting due north.

Objection. Step out of line and you'll go right into contempt.

When you went on to date with my client... You were wearing tight

jeans, were you not?

Yes. You had on cologne and you were wearing a tight -form fitting sweater.

What's the point?

The point is, you wanted to make yourself physically desirable to this

Didn't you? I suppose. It was a date.

Well, you had wine at dinner.

You went back to her apartment.

You kissed her. You spent an entire evening trying to turn her on. The

has already testified he was a willing participant up until he was handcuffed.

Here's a dollar.

Go out and get yourself an ice cream.

After you're gone, I'll ask my questions.

How did he get away with this? I won't warn you again.

And after the handcuffs were put on you, you say you were no longer interested?

That's right.

And the erection you had, was that one of life's funny coincidences?

Objection. Sustained.

Did you achieve climax?

Objection. Sustained. My client is up for rape. He calls it violence.

I'm entitled to know. Many women victims experience climax during rape. That

doesn't matter.

So why are you so opposed to the question?

Be quiet.

Both of you, shut up. The objection is sustained.

Move on.

When the police arrived, did you tell them that you've been raped?

No. Well, it was only after you've been charged with rape that you came up with

this story. Isn't that true?

Only because I was... You didn't cry rape until you were arrested. Isn't that

true?

Yes.

So why is it, Mr. Gatwood? Why didn't you tell the truth?

I was afraid.

Oh, lucky for us, you're brave now. Wombo.

Objection. I have nothing further.

I don't know what to think anymore.

Max. He says that I'm incapable of making even the simplest decisions.

I think maybe he's right.

Oh, Max, if anything, you've always been quick to make judgments.

On the one hand, I don't know whether I should trust him.

But like he said, if I can't even trust myself, how am I ever going to be able

to trust anybody else?

What else did he say?

That I need to... What's the word?

Precipitate.

That I need to precipitate rejection.

Because without rejection, there's no struggle. And without struggle...

I don't know.

I arrested him because I need to fail at relationships.

Max, it wasn't nearly so complicated as that. You arrested him because you

thought he broke a law.

You were thinking like a cop, as usual. Maybe your judgment was clouded, but

that... I gotta go.

I'll see you tomorrow.

What was that all about?

Nothing. Girl talk.

What's this?

Summons.

Jim, I want you to testify at a probable cause hearing.

I thought Carter was testifying.

Did you talk Rachel Harrison to taking the marriage out?

No, I didn't talk her into anything. She just had some questions.

Yeah, she, uh... She asked a few questions, all right.

No dinner?

I didn't get home till 8 o 'clock. Kim took the boys out for pizza.

Is there a problem?

I'm tired, okay? Is that all right?

There's a few things that don't meet the eye about this job sometimes.

Oh, really?

Yeah, really.

It's not enough I gotta keep the streets of this town safe.

I've got to deal with reckless deputy, aggressive lawyers, rape cases that defy

medical logic.

I'm going to take time out to swear on a new mayor, and after 18 hours of being

the town glow, I wouldn't mind coming home and finding a little something that

looks like dinner on the table.

Is that all?

That's all.

Good.

Let me tell you about my day.

The reason I didn't get home until 8 o 'clock is because I had patients backed

out into the street. Why?

First, the town sheriff hauls me into the station for a medical opinion on

penises. Then I get hit by Danny Shreve, who's devastated because you arrested

him. Then I sit with Max.

The contrite officer who made the arrest. Then I hold court with Rachel

you tell her that she's going to be the mayor. I do an emergency appendectomy. I

treat seven more patients.

I crawl home for round two with Max. I get slapped with a summons from my

husband who's simultaneously crying because he didn't get his lousy supper.

Here's a chicken pot pie. Preheat to 350 and cook for 40 minutes.

And then shove it up the orifice of your choice.

Good night, Mr. Clue.

Excuse me.

You're working kind of late.

You may or may not know, this afternoon I became a new mayor.

Well...

We both had busy days.

I assume you're here because of something to do with me.

Yeah.

Mr. Gatwood, I knew when I took this job, I'd be forced to make some

decisions. I never expected that I'd have to make one so soon.

I've decided to suspend you.

Indefinitely from your faculty position.

The parents are complaining.

I'm the victim in this. I am not the criminal.

I know.

But you did go to bed with the woman on the first date. You did allow yourself

to be handcuffed. You did physically assault her.

You can't do this.

You can't do this.

The parents are threatening to pull their children from your classes.

I'm not going to look you in the eye and tell you that this is fair.

Anxiety doesn't always cause failure. It can generate an increased blood flow to

the genitalia, causing one's manhood to become engorged.

Let's assume this banana is a man. Objection. No.

Put it down.

It's a wonderful example, Your Honor. No bananas.

Move on.

Dr. Pike, according to your medical opinion... A man can appear ready and

willing when actually he's not.

Absolutely. Full arousal with no erotic stimulation.

I also have diagrams.

I'm sure you do.

Thank you. No further questions.

You're saying that this man was victimized just like a woman rape

Same thing?

Actually, he may have been victimized more.

This man watched his own body betray him. He didn't know that his response

purely mechanical reflex. He might think on some level that he enjoyed it.

From what little I remember about sex, a climax does suggest some gratification,

does it not? Not always, no.

Not always? You say that even if a man doesn't want sex, even when he's

protesting, physically he can appear ready and willing.

That's correct.

Well, so then I guess it would be possible, as this man protested and said

for him to nevertheless appear to Sarah Evans that he was ready and willing.

Right?

Uh, I guess that could be right.

Thank you, Carter.

You've done very nicely.

Counsel in chambers, now.

If this was a man raping a woman, there's no way I'd even be in here right

It isn't a man raping a woman.

We shouldn't consider that. We should just look at this case and treat it like

any other rape. Like any rape, the case is tough to make.

They're usually losers.

With this one, the odds are terrible. Which is exactly why I should reject the

plea. He's got a hell of an assault case with the steam iron. And if we have to

try it, I won't be lenient.

You want to put that man through the ordeal of a humiliating trial, knowing

the outcome will be?

We're going to plead this out.

And we're going to do it right now.

Your Honor.

Put something on the table.

Now.

Knock, knock.

Jill, come on in.

What are you doing here?

I think we've worked things out, Jill.

Well, Max, can I speak to Danny in private?

Sure.

I've got to get back to work anyway.

Call me this afternoon.

Okay.

What's wrong?

How long have you been doing original pain work with her?

Excuse me?

How long? Specifically, how much recreation of her father's ridicule?

Jill, you're a doctor.

You should know better than anyone. I can't reveal what goes on in therapy.

also known Maxine Stewart to be an extremely autonomous person.

Aside from her problems with emotional bonding, she's been remarkably

functional. She's a gifted decision maker. That's always been one of her

strengths. What are you getting at?

The person who came crying to me yesterday was psychologically

had no sense of autonomy, no sense of control, no facility to trust herself.

dismantled her.

Are you serious?

I guess if you can obliterate a person's foundation, then she wouldn't make much

of a witness, would she, Danny? She doesn't know if she's coming or going.

testimony would be worthless.

And you think that I did that?

It was the equivalent of mental rape.

Maybe you had good intentions.

Maybe you've done all this unconsciously because you do love her and you want to

cultivate her dependency.

Jill, you can't possibly think that I'd try to manipulate... That patient is

much more unstable and much more fragile as a result of your treatment.

That's a fact.

Either you don't know what you're doing or you do.

Stay away from her, Danny.

Stay away.

I've done something wrong?

No, no, no, no, no.

Just that, uh... Well, yesterday you seemed to suggest that the mayor's

would be overseeing the sheriff's department, what cases to prosecute,

of thing. I didn't mean to criticize your department. I really didn't.

Well, Rachel, when you said that together the two of us would decide

to prosecute, what exactly did you mean by that?

Well, that I might have some input.

Not authority, but input.

Uh -huh.

And, pardon me, but why would I need your input?

I think that my main function is to build the economy. And the best way I'm

going to do that is to sell Rome, Wisconsin to outside industry.

So the more integrity the town has, the easier the sale.

And?

And... I was hoping to help preserve some of our integrity so that... Well,

know... Well, maybe by checking some of the things that come out of your

department. What things?

Nothing specifically.

What things, Rachel? There must be something specific. What?

Well, right now you're prosecuting a woman for raping a man.

Last Christmas you arrested your own daughter's boyfriend after you caught

in bed. Now, wouldn't current affair just love to get hold of that?

So what?

Jimmy, I don't know a better sheriff than you. I really don't.

But I think I can help steer you in directions sometimes that make for

for Rome. That's all.

This office.

has never steered the sheriff's department.

Never. Well, what can I say?

There's a new mayor in town.

At this time, Your Honor, I offer the joint recommendation from both parties

that the defendant accept a guilty plea on misdemeanor assault with a joint

recommendation for a sentence of one year suspended.

All other charges will be dropped.

Ms. Evans, you understand the plea and accept it?

I do, Your Honor. Wait a second. I don't accept it. Sit down, Mr. Gatwood. A

misdemeanor with a suspended sentence? She doesn't even go to jail?

I asked you to take your seat.

I didn't agree to this, Your Honor. Nobody asked me.

You have no legal say in this.

No, damn it. This isn't justice, you son of a bitch, and you know it.

Go ahead, throw me in jail. You can't do anything to me you haven't already

done. I was put on trial here.

And I was screwed over by some stupid plea just because I'm a man.

Mr. Gatwood.

Her punishment may be nowhere near proportionate to the crime she

But if you think you're getting different treatment because you're a

up.

You are getting treated like any rape victim who walks into a courthouse.

The system does its best, and it has done so here.

The plea bargain is accepted, and this matter is adjourned.

I can't sleep.

You want to talk about it?

No.

Well, stuff at work.

I've been taking it out on you the last few days. I'm sorry for that.

Is it Rachel?

I know you two are friends, but I think she's trouble.

No, Jimmy, if she doesn't step over the line, then she won't know where they

lie.

This is a feeling out period for both of you.

I think you're going to be great together.

I had my differences with Bill Pugin.

But I always felt safe with my job.

I don't with her.

You think she's going to fire you? You've got to be kidding.

This woman's going to do what she's going to do.

I forgot what that was like.

God, are you healed?

You okay?

I'm more than okay.

I don't think I've ever felt so safe before.

I just want to free fall because I know you'd catch me.

I'll always catch you.