All language subtitles for L.A. Law S02E12 Hand Roll Express

Previously on L .A. Law.

Oh, woofy.

You can say that again.

I love you.

Me too, Jimmy.

Want to hear the tip du jour?

Put options on Kronstadt Industries any
time before Friday.

What happens Friday?

I'm just telling you what Jimmy told me.

Aren't you Douglas Brackman?

I'm sorry, do I know you?

We have a lot of friends in common.

Like who?

Your wife.

Uh -oh.

Summons and complaint.

Roxanne, you are a wise and generous
person. How much did you win?

You know, I mean, make.

$9 ,000.

Oh, my God.

Mr. Markham, I'm now placing you under
arrest for violation of Section 10B of

the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

Oh, Roxanne, what a trauma.

I feel terrible for her. I can't believe
this guy was trading on inside

information.

Gee, I don't know.

I just hope they didn't drag her into
it.

Thank you.

You come here often?

My first visit. I enjoy sushi, but my
wife never has a stomach for it.

Is he out of town?

Excuse me?

I asked where your wife is tonight.

We're getting divorced.

Oh, that's too bad.

It is and it isn't.

What?

I said it is and it isn't.

This way, I can indulge myself any way I
like.

I'm Douglas.

Hi, Douglas. I'm Sandra.

Are you very experienced at this?

What do you think?

I don't know. I'm so confused.

Everybody's speaking Japanese.

Well, you and I speak the same language.

Then maybe you can help me.

I haven't had me in a long time.

What is it you want?

How's the giant clam?

Or perhaps the red snapper?

Why don't you go for half and half?

Would that be enough of each?

Pretty. How much is it?

Forty. Is it like a hand roll?

A hand roll is 20.

Maybe I should start with the hand roll
then.

That's it.

You're busted.

Taken. What?

Let go of me. You're under arrest.
Assume the position.

What? I didn't do anything. You're
soliciting an act of constitution.

You have the right to remain silent. You
give up your right to remain silent.

Jonathan, McMurray versus Brinkley.

$185 ,000 reward plus cost.

That brings Mr.

Rollins to 5 -0.

I'd like to see those kind of stats from
some other people around here.

Seidel tax audit. Yeah, I'm not going to
have anything definitive on that until

Friday. Emiles versus Southland
Magazine.

Opening arguments are scheduled for
today.

Your case may be editorial section of
the L .A. Times today.

I never would have thought a restaurant
review could generate this kind of

controversy. Are you kidding? Lorna
Landsberg.

Who, by the way, I'd love to meet
sometime if you could.

She's probably the most influential food
critic around. She makes and breaks

restaurants. More importantly, this is
potentially a landmark First Amendment

case. The same elements that were in
Westmoreland v. CBS, Tevaleres v.

The Washington Post, Sharon v. Time
Magazine, they're all there.

It is the kind of case that makes law.

Immortality, Victor.

Nothing less.

It's a serious issue, though.

You don't have a free press if they're
cowed by fear of being sued. Yeah, but

the other hand, is the press entitled to
be malicious if it means this guy with

the restaurant suffers?

Was H .L. Mencken malicious?

Lincoln Steffens, was he malicious?

If you don't like someone's opinions,
it's easy to call him malicious.

Yeah, and there's something else really
important to consider here.

We now have a client who knows Spago's
private number. We'll never be shut out

of a table there again.

Could you find out for me, Victor, if
she knows of a restaurant that's serving

Chinese food from the Hakka region?

I think that this might be the next big
cuisine.

Folks, we have to discuss one other
matter before we conclude.

Michael, what's going on with the United
States of America versus Roxanne

Mellman's own true love?

She's under subpoena.

If she agrees to testify against
Markham, give up whatever profits she

U .S. Attorney is willing to let it go
at that.

Sounds a lot more lenient than I intend
to be. Meaning what?

Meaning she's history around here. I'll
let her get through with her legal

prevails first, out of compassion. But
once they're done, it's goodbye,

That's not really your call. It most
certainly is my call.

All right. All right.

We'll take this issue up at the partners
meeting.

You bet we will.

That's it.

is going to get around to that?

Absolutely not.

Prosecution goes upstream, not
downstream.

That's true.

The U .S. attorney is only interested in
Roxanne in order to get to Jimmy. This

whole thing will blow over once they're
done with him. I think you're right.

By the way, have you said anything to
anybody?

No. Good.

Leland, did I have a word with you? Oh,
certainly.

Shut the door.

I'm in trouble.

I was arrested last night. They're
saying I solicited a prostitute.

Oh, Douglas.

They must be working sushi bars to crack
down on Japanese businessmen.

I started talking to this woman. And she
was a vice cop. Yes. Well, what are you

going to do? That's just it.

If I take it to trial, the whole thing
could go public. The press could get

of it. I hardly think that's likely.

Sheila could find out.

Her attorney will crucify me. I could
lose my children. All right, calm down.

Calm down?

These people are fascists.

You don't know what I'm dealing with.

Would you be willing to plead to a
lesser charge?

Absolutely not.

I'm innocent.

On my father's grave, I was not pursuing
her.

Given my recent state of misadventures,
I don't care if I never see another

woman again.

Leland, I am many things.

A whoremonger is not one of them.

I didn't even find her very attractive.

Well, whether you found her attractive
or not isn't going to sound very

convincing if they produce a transcript.

What? A transcript? She had to be
wearing a wire.

Of course.

Leland, you've got to get hold of it.

You'll see it was all some grotesque
misunderstanding.

I swear.

All we were doing was talking about the
menu.

Let me see what I can do.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The defense will likely say that the
issue here is freedom of the press.

But the evidence will demonstrate it's
not.

Now, we don't mean to suggest that food
critics should not be allowed to review

restaurants or to print their honest
impressions.

First Amendment guarantees that right.

What it does not guarantee is the right
to publish a malicious series of lies.

That woman right over there, Lorna
Landsberg, attacked this restaurant,

its chef with no regard for the truth
whatsoever.

This isn't freedom of speech.

It's libel.

It's slander. And they might want you to
get up and wave the flag and sing a few

bars of God Bless America.

That's fine.

But what she did was not patriotic. It
was reprehensible.

And people got hurt.

Seriously hurt.

You can believe him when he says that
the food critic said some nasty thing.

You can believe him when he tells you
that the restaurant has been losing

lately. But when he stands here and
tells you that this case is not about

freedom of the press, don't you dare
swallow that.

The facts will show that she published
her opinion.

And they're suing because the words were
too harsh. Now, I don't care what kind

of label they hang on it. They are
chasing her because they don't like what

says. And that, ladies and gentlemen,
goes to the very essence of the First

Amendment. Believe me, people, you may
think that a magazine restaurant review

isn't all that important in the scheme
of things.

And if this case were solely about the
relative merits of their salad dressing

or their beignet sauce, then I would be
in complete agreement with you. But it

is not.

It is about a right that is fundamental
to the Constitution, to democracy, and

to every single one of you. They're
actually asking you to punish the

for the expression of an opinion.

My God, what a dangerous, dangerous
request.

Please, don't even consider granting it.

So, not bad, eh?

Oh, not bad.

To you. To you.

You're the one making the big move.

To the quality of life, then.

I'll talk to that.

You remember we were in law school, and
we always said we would open up a

practice together and change the world?

And instead, you married Terry, moved to
New York, had 2 .6 kids, and made a

fortune in business law.

Yes, I hated every minute of it.

We're Californians, Grace.

Quality of life in New York.

Money notwithstanding, it's not what I
wanted for my family.

Well, I toast your courage, Charlie.

It takes a lot of guts to start over.

I didn't see as if I had any choice.

14 -hour days, seven days a week.

No time for my kids.

Fighting with Terry, what little time I
spent at home.

I was running myself right out of a
marriage and running into a nervous

breakdown. They don't teach us how to
handle that in law school.

No, they sure don't.

Anyway, I've got to tell you.

You look terrific.

I feel like I'm about 80 years old.

You think the jungles of New York are a
bitch? You should try a couple of years

at the DA's office.

Follow me.

You like?

It's beautiful.

I've got your name on the door.

What? I'm dead serious.

You've always had integrity.

You work harder than anyone I've ever
met.

You're a terrific litigator.

Which is exactly what I need to
complement my strengths.

Well?

What do you think?

I don't know. No more downtown traffic

jams. No more crowded elevators. You
keep your own hours.

Starting salary.

One and a quarter.

Exclusive of benefits and bonuses.

Charlie, Charlie, it is incredibly
attractive and flattering.

I just don't think it's realistic.

Why not?

I don't know.

It just isn't. You mean you can't see
yourself on the ground floor office

with a patio, making some real money for
a change, being a full partner, having

a little quality of life?

I just... I don't know what to say. Say
you'll think very seriously about it.

Okay.

Yes, I will.

Here's to the future.

Brilliant. You were absolutely
brilliant.

Thanks. I was doing my job. Maybe you
think of it as only doing your job. But

that opening, well, reminded me that my
journalistic integrity is at stake here.

Here, try my pulpo. Oh, no, not fair.

You know, the fact is, the stakes are
much higher than journalistic integrity.

We're talking about freedom of
expression here, and that affects

In that vein, Victor, I hope that I can
feel free in expressing my personal

attraction toward you.

Excuse me?

I don't mean to embarrass you.

It's just that I'm a sucker for a man
who's big on principle.

Do you mind?

There is nothing like a good oil
drizzled over a warm chef.

Lorna, I'm flattered.

But you do understand that the point of
this dinner is to go over your

testimony? I understand the substance of
my testimony completely.

They can't win unless they prove malice.
Right.

I am therefore to appear passive and
sympathetic without the slightest hint

hostility.

Any further objections?

Look, Lorna, this is probably the
biggest trial that I've ever had.

at least in terms of overall
significance.

I don't want to be distracted.

I've never known a man to become
distracted with me, Counselor.

Ever.

All right. Well, let's just say that my
luck with women hasn't been all that

great lately.

Why not give me a chance?

I guarantee you could get very lucky
with me.

You are a client, Lorna.

House rules.

Come on, baby.

It's not the end of the world.

No? I heard this prosecutor wants to be
governor.

He's supposed to be tough as nails. My
attorney is no pussycat.

I mean, a lot of things can happen.

We could make a deal. We could beat him
cold.

I'm sure not helping you any by
testifying. Oh, listen to me. It's the

thing you can do. You don't have a
choice. You have to testify.

You really think that?

Absolutely.

I don't want you to go to jail for
contempt.

But my sentence wouldn't be as long as
your sentence if you got convicted.

Rox, I don't want you to go to jail for
one single hour.

The trial, the divorce I'm going
through, it's all just a temporary

When they're all over and the dust
settles, you're going to be my wife.

Now that's forever.

You want to know something else?

Who knows how much your testimony is
going to hurt me, huh?

But they're not offering me immunity for
nothing.

I don't want to see you go to jail,
period.

Listen, there's no guarantee I won't see
you go to jail, is there?

Alex, I'm not going to lie to you.

The sentencing guidelines for this kind
of white -collar crime, they come down

pretty hard on.

They think it makes them look even
-handed or something. Now, if I do go, I

don't think I'm looking at more than 18
months.

It's a year and a half.

Well, it'll be a minimum security
prison.

Probably be a bunch of lawyers in there
with me. They'll disbar you.

The hardest thing that we may have to
endure.

You know what scares me the most?

What?

Waking up at night and not having you
there.

Me too.

I'll be late for work.

Be late.

We both may need the memories.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

Come in.

Thank you.

Let me guess, this is on a 167B.

That's right.

Client of yours, good marriage, a lot of
standing in the community.

It's going to ruin his life if this
thing goes on his record.

So I send you down for special pleading.
Actually, I'm here to do you a favor.

Everybody's looking to do me favors
today.

Take a look at this arrest report.

So, what do you know about the
undercover officer?

Sandra Davis?

Mm -hmm.

Are you aware that she graduated police
academy in October of last year?

That she was transferred out of Parker
Center into Bice all of two and a half

weeks. Whoa.

Before you start screaming entrapment.
I'm not entrapment.

Sushi.

Excuse me? Mr. Martin, I'm not about to
argue the legal issues here.

This isn't about questionable police
tactics. Would you take a look at this

menu? It's from the restaurant where my
client allegedly approached the officer.

And could you read aloud from the
circled items, please?

Red snapper, giant clam,

teck -a -mucky hand roll.

I want you to check that against the
wire transcript.

Oh.

I'm sorry, I'm not laughing at you.

He was ordering sushi.

Yes, and I assure you we see nothing
humorous about it. No, of course not.

Let me be more precise.

I've advised my client that he has the
potential for a major lawsuit.

He may or he may not pursue that option.

What would he want?

Dropping of all charges.

And a letter of apology from every
individual associated with this

arrest.

I will tell my boss.

Okay, if I hang on to this, the guys
would get a kick out of it.

It's almost ten o 'clock, Roxanne.
Sorry.

Did you bring your financial files?

No. No?

Look, I appreciate both of you taking
the time that you have, but I've changed

my mind.

I'm going to take the fifth.

Roxanne, once they've granted you
immunity, you have no right to take the

But they can't keep me in jail once they
see that it won't make me change my

mind. Did your boyfriend tell you that?

Isn't it true?

Oh, yes.

But a judge can keep you in jail for up
to a year before he decides that it

won't change your mind.

What's more, the U .S. Attorney's Office
could withdraw the immunity and

prosecute you for insider trading and
mail fraud.

Now, why go through all of that? Because
one day this is going to be over.

One day I'm going to say...

Goodbye to Mackenzie Brackman and make a
life with Jimmy.

So whatever else happens, I can't do
anything to hurt him.

Doesn't it bother you at all that those
brokerage accounts were in your name?

No, it doesn't. He was in the middle of
a divorce and he didn't want his wife to

find out about them. Why didn't he tell
you? He was going to tell me as soon as

the divorce became final.

Well, that sounds real convincing coming
from a straight arrow like him.

Michael, please, tell the federal
prosecutor that the deal is off.

Absolutely not.

If you're intent on putting yourself
through this kind of a ringer, I want

to march into open court tomorrow and
tell him and the judge yourself.

Maybe between now and then you'll come
to your senses.

He's got her too twisted for that, she
said.

Ernie. You don't know the first thing
about him.

You've never even met him. Oh, Roxanne,
I've met this guy. I've met him a

thousand times.

His wife hires me, I make him look bad.
He hires me, I make him look good.

Either way, I know him for what he is
the minute I see him. He comes on like a

romantic, but he's only in business for
himself.

I know this guy, Roxanne.

Hell, I've been this guy.

Thanks for the legal advice.

So, on the one hand, more money, more
autonomy, more time with you.

But on the other hand, where's Rogoff?

He'll be thrilled for you.

Are you kidding?

Don't chew my head off.

He hates it when people leave.

He'll make me feel guilty for selling
out.

Besides which, what if in two months I
can't cut it?

Well, you'll go crawling back to the
DA's office with your incredibly sexy

between your legs.

I don't know.

Well, whatever you decide, you know I'll
support you.

Don't be so damn neutral.

Well, don't you go setting me up to make
all your decisions for you.

Michael, I don't know what to do.

Look, Grace, there are two kinds of
mistakes you can make.

Ones of commission and ones of omission.

You learn from what you do, not from
what you don't.

It's easy for you to say. I guarantee
you, when the moment comes, you will

what decision to make.

Mr. Bowers, would you tell the court
your occupation?

I've been a professional food critic for
14 years.

And in your capacity as such, have you
had the opportunity to dine at a meals?

Several times.

And on each such occasion, I found both
the food and the service beyond

reproach.

You're familiar with Ms.

Landsberg's negative review of this
restaurant. I found it to be totally

malicious and unprofessional.

Do you see any basis at all for the
aspersion cast in her article? None

whatsoever. The whole review is
completely lacking in foundation.

And as a fellow food critic, I was
embarrassed.

Thank you, sir.

Nothing further.

The function of a food critic is to
sample the food and say what he thinks.

Isn't that right?

There's a big difference between saying
what you think and an unmitigated

attack. Ah, I see.

Well, perhaps then I can quote one of
your reviews to illustrate exactly where

that line lies regarding Putnam's
restaurant.

Quote, the sewage they call clam broth
will induce you to vomit.

But don't.

Management will scoop it up and proffer
it to the next patron as pea soup.

Putnam's was an unsanitary restaurant.

Every critic said the same thing. Are
you saying that if every other critic

loved Putnam's, you wouldn't have
printed your opinion?

Certainly not. I express my opinion
regardless of what others think. And why

should Ms. Landsberg do the same thing?

She should, but her opinion stinks.

So, as I understand it, sir, while you
disagree with the content of Ms.

Landsberg's opinion, you fully support
her decision to publish it.

Yes, that's right.

Thank you, sir.

I have nothing further.

Hey, don't you see the sign? No smoking.

I'm smoking where I want and when I
want.

Sign don't mean nothing. I said put it
out.

Come on, man.

Take it easy.

Come on, bro.

Be cool.

Mr. Brackman, I'm Officer Davis.

I didn't recognize you in your uniform.

May I come in?

I realize I'm supposed to write you a
letter of apology, but I wanted to tell

you in person how sorry I am about what
happened.

And I know that as a lawyer, you'll take
whatever action you think is

appropriate, and that if I get
suspended, I only have myself to blame.

Has the suspension been threatened?

Not yet, but it's a pretty safe bet if
you go through with the lawsuit.

I see.

I don't have a right to ask you for
anything.

But I know I'm going to be a good cop,
Mr. Brackman.

All I've ever wanted is a career in law
enforcement.

Yes.

I believe I'm taking the full measure of
that commitment, even as we speak.

If you go through with the suit, sir, I
understand.

But if there's any way we can rectify
the situation...

Perhaps we could work out some kind of
settlement, and I could pay you out of

salary.

Money is not the issue.

No.

Well, I just wanted you to know that
whatever you decide to do, I'm prepared

take the consequences.

I'm sorry.

Oh, wait.

Go on. He's not going to kill you.

Yeah.

Bruce? Want to see me, Grace?

Yeah.

Bruce,

I've had an offer to join a law firm.
Really?

A lot of money?

It's not just the money. It would be a
whole change for me. A whole new set of

challenges.

Tell him I'll call him back in five
minutes.

I guess what I am trying to say is I'm
leaving.

And, Bruce, I want you to know how hard
a decision this has been for me.

And that I am not leaving because of
anything that has happened here. When

you have to start?

It's flexible. I made it clear that I
could not leave you in the lurch. Can

finish the week?

Sure. We'll be sorry to see you go,
Grace, but it sounds like a fine

opportunity.

Okay. I gotta take this call. We'll talk
later. Okay?

Okay.

Yes.

Uh -huh.

Grace, excuse me. How did he take it?

Not great. He was very upset.

She's here.

Roxanne!

Roxanne, where have you been?

You were supposed to be here at 9 o
'clock.

Jimmy's lawyer called and said the trial
was put over to 11.

Ask your boyfriend if it's all right if
you consult with your lawyer. I got a

name, Ace. I wasn't talking to you. Come
on, Jimmy, let's go.

You do a pretty good job of talking
about me. Why don't you say something to

face? I'm interested in her.

Well, I'm in love with her. And what's
between us doesn't concern you. You're

going to tell me what concerns me? Whoa,
whoa, whoa. Are we going to have a

fistfight right here in the corridor?

Roxanne, everything's going to be fine.

I love you.

Will you be?

Attorney's lounge.

So, have you thought any more about what
you're going to do in there?

Yeah.

I've thought a lot about it.

And there's no way I'm going to testify
against him. This guy's got himself a

slave girl.

Arnie, maybe you ought to get a cup of
coffee. You know something? I don't give

a damn about the insider trading.

But for him to let you take this kind of
rap, we've got to be talking about a

world -class slug. For your information,
he doesn't know anything about it. He

wants me to testify.

What a guy.

Did he tell you that?

Why is it you need to poison my love for
him, Arnie? He never did anything to

you. Yeah, but he sure as hell is doing
something to you.

Forget it, Michael.

There's nothing I want to discuss with
either of you.

Well, that was helpful.

Come on.

Officer Davis.

Mr. Bradford.

A moment?

How did you know I was here?

I called your death sergeant and he told
me you were in court testifying. Not

another solicitation bust, I hope.

Speeding. Guy was doing 53 at a school
zone. Good for you.

Sorry.

I want you to know I think you're coming
to see me this morning displayed a

great deal of spirit and character.

Thank you.

Given that and that I have no desire to
be punitive, I've decided to drop the

lawsuit.

I don't believe a promising career
should be derailed because of a single

incident of poor judgment.

Mr. Brackman, I'm very grateful. I don't
know how to thank you. May I make a

suggestion?

Let me buy you lunch.

Right now?

Is now not a good time?

Well, it's not that. It's just... Well,
I'm in my uniform and everything.

So?

You don't mind?

On the contrary, I...

I think the authority of Blue Surge
makes for a most pleasing, and if I may

so, feminine appeal.

Shall we?

Now, you have reviewed a meal several
times in the past.

Isn't that true, Miss Glansberg?

Yes.

Why do you review a restaurant more than
once? Well, they change.

Improvements need to be recognized.

As does decline.

And could you summarize your most recent
impressions for the court?

The food was disgustingly vile.

It was an affront.

Hold on.

I would like you to calmly tell us your
specific criticisms of the food and

service.

I actually found the service to be quite
acceptable.

The problem was the incompetence of the
chef.

I object to that. Order.

I happen to be the chef at the meal. I
don't care who. You're the one who

be on trial.

Quiet, please. I was too, chef.

Under Stephan de Sueza, I have worked in
three -star restaurants throughout

Europe. I don't care who you are.

You're disrupting this court, and if you
don't return to your seat, I'll hold

you in contempt.

Unbelievable.

Proceed, Counselor. Thank you, Your
Honor.

It was your opinion then, ma 'am, that
the work of the chef was substandard.

As a food critic, one of the things that
I look for is...

How the style or the personality of the
chef is reflected in the culinary

product.

What I tasted here was a total lack of
commitment. I tasted fraud.

I tasted impotence. How can you do this
to me? Have that man removed.

She's lying.

You're a complete disgrace.

It's my constitutional right to say so.
Order.

Miss Landsberg. You're a little toad.
How can you do this? A puny man.

Miss Landsberg.

Sit down, Miss Landsberg.

It's not true.

I'll ask you to control your witness.

Your Honor, can I have a short recess to
confer with the witness?

Yes, you may.

What do you think you're doing?

Just stating my opinion, you ask. I told
you not to sound vindictive or mean

-spirited, and you deliberately did just
that. Well, whatever happened to free

speech, Mr. First Amendment?

Look, I'm trying to win a lawsuit here,
which I will not do if you're up there

showing malice.

Can I help you?

Hasn't this gone far enough?

Please, get that man out of here. I'm
leaving her, Lorna.

I'm getting a divorce just like I
promised. What the hell is this?

I know how much I must have hurt you.

Forgive me.

I beg you.

Oh, my God.

I still love you.

I miss your passion, Lorna, your fire.

You devour my tete d 'oeuvre like no
woman in the world.

That's what this is about?

A jilted lover punishing her boyfriend
with a bad review? You are really going

to tell your wife?

Everything, including the fact that I
want to spend the rest of my life with

you. Let's get out of here right now.

Oh, Victor, I'm quitting this thing. You
tell me. Oh, no.

This is a test case, for God's sake, so
you don't quit a trial on the Bill of

Rights. I do. You quit, and the magazine
will lose, and they will get full

indemnity from you.

It won't happen.

You tell them that I'll retract the
review and write a new one.

And I will also publish a four -part
series on the food critic who fell in

and ran off with the chef.

That restaurant will be more popular,
more trendy, and more lucrative than

anybody's wildest dreams.

That won't work. It just won't work.

You'll make it work.

Victor, this is the kind of stuff that
makes a Hollywood restaurant.

I'm offering them more positive exposure
than they could get with a thousand

reviews. You just ask them. They'll
jump.

My darling.

Please, state your name and address.

Roxanne Millman, 1509 Cherimoya.

And are you acquainted with the
defendant, James Markham?

Yes. Miss Millman, have you ever sold or
bought stocks?

Yes. And has the defendant ever offered
you any advice as to which stocks to buy

and sell?

Miss Millman?

I refuse to answer on the grounds that
it may tend to incriminate me.

Your Honor, may I have a short recess to
confer with my client?

Your Honor, I don't need to confer.

Approach the bench.

Wait a minute. Mr. Melman, as I would
hope your attorney has advised you,

the U .S. Attorney's Office has offered
you full immunity from prosecution,

you're in no danger of self
-incrimination.

As such, I'm ordering you to answer.

With all due respect to the court, Your
Honor, I refuse to answer anyway.

The prosecution asks that the witness be
held in contempt.

Your Honor, I insist on speaking to my
client.

No, Michael, there's nothing to say. Do
you understand that you'll be taken to

the Sybil Brand Institute for Women and
held there until you do decide to

cooperate?

That day will never come.

Tell me that again after you've been in
jail. Take the witness into custody.

They told me my attorney was here to see
me. Who are you?

My name's Gay Halloran.

How'd you get in here? They only allow
lawyers.

I'm a legal secretary at Takowski and
Goldfarb. I presented our letterhead to

the guard and I told him I was a lawyer.

Why?

I want to tell you something about Jimmy
Markham that you obviously don't know.

What is what?

I'm his girlfriend.

Oh, my God.

I'm who he wants to make a life with
just as soon as his divorce becomes

I'm who he reaches for in the middle of
the night. Or maybe you thought that was

you.

Don't be like that. I read about you in
the newspapers this morning.

Probably with the same dumb expression
on my face that you have in yours right

now.

I can't believe this is happening. Yeah,
well, I didn't come here for us to cry

on each other's shoulders.

I was involved in Jimmy's stock deals,
too.

The same way they came after you,
they're going to come after me. Only I

want to give back the money I made. I
don't want to have to hire a lawyer. And

don't think you want to spend another
night here in jail.

So why don't you save us both the
trouble and stop protecting him?

I trusted him.

How could he lie to me when I trusted
him?

I guarantee you he never lost any sleep
over it. So now you're here in jail, I'm

expecting a subpoena any minute, and we
both had our hearts stomped on. You

stand fast, they come after me, I'm
going to send that bastard up without a

second thought.

Nothing heals like vengeance.

Your Honor, prosecution having failed to
make a prima facie case against the

defendant, I would move it.

All charges be dismissed against him.

Mr. Kelly? Your Honor, prior to the
court's disposition of defense counsel's

motion, I would ask to recall Roxanne
Melman to the stand.

Proceed.

Ms.

Melman, does your presence here suggest
that you're now ready to discharge the

contempt citation against you and
testify?

Yes, I am.

While I'm sure we're all glad that
Roxanne is out of her legal

this time we're aware that hers were not
the only indiscretions committed. While

personal investments are, as a rule,
personal business, anyone trading on

tips, even remotely questionable, is
compromising the integrity of this firm.

I trust that those of you involved will
take appropriate steps to rectify the

situation. Leland, if I may?

The only thing I would add is that since
Roxanne's matter with the U .S.

Attorney's Office is concluded, I'd like
to give her two weeks' notice before

the close of business today and start
interviewing for a replacement.

Wait a minute. It hasn't been
established that Roxanne knew that those

illegal. That may be.

But this isn't a criminal prosecution.

It's a law firm, depending upon the good
judgment of its employees.

Roxanne, let us down.

Get rid of her.

Uh -uh.

If she didn't know the tips were based
on inside information, how can we punish

her? And what was her conduct when she
did know?

Did she immediately offer her
cooperation to the federal prosecutor

contain the damage?

Or was her first priority to shield her
paramour and further involve this firm's

time and manpower in some tawdry little
melodrama? Who the hell are you to

vilify her?

How many times have you had to call out
for help for the simple reason that you

couldn't keep your fly zipped?

All right, Arnold, let's not get into
that now. Whatever past scrapes I've

gotten into, I've never put this firm in
jeopardy. For all your sanctimonious

brain, Douglas, neither has she. Well, I
don't intend to let this drop.

Fine. Let me make things very clear,
then.

You can express your outrage about this
incident. We can have a series of

discussions about moral consequences,
situational ethics, or whatever you

Just so you know, if you fire Roxanne, I
walk out right behind her.

What are you doing in today?

I just came in to pick up my check.

Well, why don't you stay home tomorrow?

Home will feel just as bad as any place
else.

I know that you loved him, Roxanne.

But you know he was a bad guy anyway,
right?

That's not what I was going to say.

But it's great to be right, isn't it,
Arnie?

Do you think that I like seeing you
hurting?

When did you ever notice?

Come here.

Thank you.

I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm sorry.

Just so you know, when the suggestion
was made to fire you, Arnie said, if she

goes, I go.

Oh, yeah.

He just wants to keep me around so he
can rub my nose in it.

I think he wants to keep you around
because he needs you and values you.

Look, Roxanne, tell me to shut up if
it's none of my business, but the fact

you brought this on yourself.

Doesn't mean you're a bad person,
doesn't mean you're a criminal, but I

all of us are going to have to accept
the consequences for what we did. I lost

my boyfriend.

I'm broke.

I used my old car as a down payment on
my new car, so now I don't have any car

at all.

Why am I the only one who has to take
the consequences? Why not you?

Or Abby?

Or Elizabeth?

You all profited from Jimmy's tips as
much as I did, so what's your

consequences?

I'm not sure.

But like it or not, I think I'm going to
have to find out.

Roxanne, I'm sorry for your pain.

Maybe self -interest blinded me from the
risks you were taking.

No.

It's not your fault.

Or anybody else's.

Come in, Grace.

Jim? Grace.

Jim is going to take your office.

Fine. I thought I'd come in over the
weekend and get everything ready for

No rush.

Also, I'm going to have to take your
badge.

Right. Going to have to pay your traffic
tickets now, Gracie.

Well, I guess that's it.

Gracie, seriously, it's good working
with you. You too.

Good luck, Reese.

Come back and visit us anytime.

Thank you.

Uh, one more thing.

She's a jolly good person.

She's a jolly good person.

She's a jolly good person.

Which nobody can deny.

Oh, my God.

One of the court artists threw it
together for you. It was Bruce's idea.

He's trying to get on your good side, so
if you get too much business, you'll

bring him into the firm.

I, um... I can't believe it. It's really
great. Look.

She really is a girl. She's crying.

Stop it.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

It seems kind of funny, though.

What you don't realize is that it
totally skews the market.

A little bit on the salad.

People are invited to invest their money
in publicly held corporations as though

they had a fair shot.

What they're getting here is a rigged
deck.

It seems to me the deck was rigged long
before insider trading.

What? Big investment bankers aren't in
business to give Johnny Smalltime a fair

shot. There's a big difference between
having an edge because you're smarter

having an edge because you're a
criminal.

Want chocolate?

Stuart. I have a confession to make.

The watch I gave you.

I bought it with money I made from one
of Roxanne's stock tips.

This watch?

My watch?

Ian, how could... Oh.

Stuart, it doesn't change the fact that
it was an expression of my love for you.

I don't understand how you could do
something like this.

Maybe you can say that Roxanne didn't
know the tips were illegal, but you're a

lawyer. She's getting them from an
arbitrager. They're always right.

At some point, don't you put two and two
together?

I just didn't stop to analyze it quite
that thoroughly, Stuart.

Well, maybe you should have.

Maybe I should have.

But since I didn't, can't you just
accept the watch and the spirit in which

was given?

I don't know.

I love this watch.

But I hate the idea that every time I
look at the time, I'm going to think of

as, I don't know, ill -gotten gains or
something.

Stuart, the watch is bought and paid
for.

What do you want me to do, hock it and
give the money to charity?

Would that make you feel better?

I don't know.

Stuart, don't you think you're
overreacting just a little bit? How

feel if I told you your diamond
engagement ring was bought with stolen

It's not the same thing. How is it
different, Anne?

I don't know.

I just wish we could purge ourselves of
this somehow. Excuse me, have you got

the time?

Yeah, it's 10 .30. Oh, nice watch.

Nice. Can I have it? What?

Pick up time.

Stuart.

Hand it over. Watch, rings, money. Come
on.

You too, man.

Do as he says, Anne.

Could I keep my wedding ring?

Well, in consideration of the watch and
the diamond ring, what the hell, okay.

Hey, aren't you going to say thank you?

Thank you.

Attorneys, right?

Well, you folks have a nice evening.

You wanted a purge? I got a purge.

Purge? I just purged my shorts.