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STRINGER: Previously on "The Practice"...

Assuming you do hear God's thoughts,

persuading a jury of that reality

will be difficult for me.

I had the highest winning percentage

of any litigator in my firm.

They had no right to fire me.

You can't be willing to take this to trial.

Oh, but we can.

She was terminated for her disability.

That's against the law.

She will be publicly revealed as a loon,

which you are, Sheila.

SHORE: Listen, I need to meet with your doctors tomorrow.

I have no doctors.

You're not being treated by anybody?

CARLISLE: Why should I be?

Because God speaks to me?

We will need a doctor to testify

that you have a mental illness,

because you do.

Please don't abandon me, Alan.

I won't.

Being alone is not good for me.

Let's not settle. Nobody's gonna hire you,

except maybe me.

Do you even have the authority to hire people?

No.

I'll figure it out.

FRUTT: To the world and to the potential jury pool,

you are the man

who murdered his pregnant wife and unborn son.

I need you to start demonstrating

the zeal that comes with defending

an innocent man.

Daddy! Hey, baby!

Do you think your mom killed herself?

I know my dad didn't kill her.

He loved her,

so I think she must have committed suicide.

CAMPBELL: You stated to the police

that you didn't learn of your wife's affair

until after her death.

And yet the night before,

you were heard screaming,

"Do you love him?"

As I said before,

I don't remember saying that.

I would like to explore murder two.

That is a life sentence, Ellenor.

FRUTT: I don't know what to tell you.

We are dead.

EMMA: Daddy, let me tell.

BRAD: Emma, please be quiet.

Daddy, you said you-- Emma?

WEST: Did your niece indicate to you

that she poisoned your sister?

It appears Mr. Stanfield did not commit the crime.

WEST: The District Attorney feels he is duty-bound

to withdraw the complaint.

The charges against Brad Stanfield

are therefore dismissed.

I killed Molly.

As the case went south,

Emma and I devised a backup plan.

It involved manipulating you.

Getting you to think that she did it.

Now we need to help her.

You killed your wife?

Yes,

and I'm not proud of using my daughter

to secure my freedom.

The mission now is to fix things

and get her out.

So we all need to get on board.

There's nothing you can do.

I can't accept that, Eugene.

Well, you have to.

I am sorry, there are-- She's 10 years old.

Listen to me, both of you.

We represent him, not her.

She arguably thought

I was her attorney when she confessed,

falsely confessed.

YOUNG: Ellenor, all you can do

is ask the client to cure his perjury.

If he refuses, he's not-- She works here?

What?

That cuckoo bird.

The woman who talks to God, she works here?

No, she doesn't work here.

Well, she thinks she does.

She says Alan Shore hired her.

She's out there organizing her desk.

Excuse me.

Did you hire her?

I don't have the authority to hire her, Eugene.

She's here. Look at her.

SHORE: Yes, I said,

"Come practice law with us on a temporary basis," and--

You're temporary.

And she's totally nuts.

Thank you, Jimmy.

I never figured you for the type

who liked to weigh in.

What's that supposed to mean?

Undo this.

He just called me "fat."

First of all, I would never say that.

Second, you are fat,

and third, you should be-- YOUNG: We are not hiring.

If we were hiring,

we would not be hiring her.

SHORE: Eugene,

I've got to keep this woman close to me

until I can persuade her to get back on her medication.

The best means for that

is to employ her.

Trust me,

when she functions as a lawyer,

her insanity is displaced by legal acuity.

As I said,

it's only temporary,

and I will watch her.

Please?

(music playing)

WILSON: So she works here?

Temporarily.

She, like Mr. Shore, will work here

on a trial basis.

She will not draw salary,

and most importantly,

we are not to give her clients,

ever.

Then why is she here?

I'm sorry, do paralegals speak

at staff meetings?

That's not a criticism, Tara,

I'm just trying to get a sense of policy.

You know what-- Keep it personal, now.

Hello, all.

Sorry I'm late.

Eugene, I was wondering

if we could start at 9:15.

I have my Feldenkrais appointments at 8:00,

and they're murder to reschedule.

Did I miss the breathing?

They don't breathe here, Sheila.

What?

YOUNG: Ms. Carlisle, we're running late.

CARLISLE: Every day should begin with 10 deep breaths.

It oxygenates the brain,

which gives you clarity and optimism,

which is the greatest source of energy.

Let's hold hands.

Let's go,

everybody.

Here we go.

Let's suck in life's juice

deep into the diaphragm.

In.

(inhales sharply)

Jamie, let's go.

(exhales sharply)

CARLISLE: In.

Let's go see Brad Stanfield,

take our best shot.

Yeah, like that'll work.

May I help you?

Yes, I'm Roland Huff,

and I'd like to meet with an attorney.

Do you have an appointment? YOUNG: It's temporary, Jimmy.

It doesn't matter.

She's a loon. ROLAND: No, I'm afraid I don't.

Okay, Roland, if you wouldn't mind taking a seat.

I'll be with you in a moment.

Thank you.

You're smart enough to know whatever your reality is,

Sheila, it's folly--

To impose it on others. To impose it on others.

Got it.

Give me a criminal. I'm sorry?

I'm not asking for a murderer.

Just give me somebody clever.

Give me an embezzler. I'm an embezzler.

We'll get lunch.

Sheila, it's important at the beginning

that you keep a low profile here.

These people are very reticent.

Just give me a case to work on.

I don't like to be alone with my thoughts.

Confess?

Well, wasn't that your plan, anyway?

You can't be retried.

You're free.

Why not save Emma?

Well, I could be prosecuted for perjury, Ellenor.

I did testify that I didn't do it, remember?

If I was to come forward now

and say that I was the killer...

Certainly, you're not gonna allow your daughter

to stay locked up.

My thinking was,

let's see how Emma's trial goes.

She probably has a legitimate

temporary insanity defense.

10 years old?

She figures to be very sympathetic.

You're gonna let her stand trial?

I'll testify on her behalf, Jamie.

I'll talk about how troubled she was.

Brad, I don't think that's going to work.

I got myself off.

Now I'll get Emma off.

You keep forgetting how persuasive I can be.

In my bed,

the two of them.

I since learned

it's been going on for six years.

How long have you been married?

Seven.

Roland,

Massachusetts is a no-fault state,

which basically means

that your wife's infidelity is a nonissue.

That's what I've been told,

but this was--

she didn't just cheat on me, Ms. Wilson.

She did so with my best friend.

He was--he was best man in our wedding.

This just seems so wrong.

I have two young kids.

For me to come home and find out my wife...

(sighs)

my children's mother,

to learn it's been going on for six years?

Roland, it is horrible what your wife has done.

But unfortunately, in a no-fault state,

you have no remedy at law for which--

I'll represent you, Roland.

Sheila.

And I don't think we should just

file a claim against her.

I think we should prosecute that best man as well.

Sheila?

I want you to continue giving the facts to Tara.

And after that, we'll file a claim in superior Court.

We can expect a motion to dismiss.

But surviving that,

discovery should be short,

and we'll be in Court in three months.

And we can win?

Roland,

look at me.

There's a reason you happened to walk into this law office

after all those other lawyers turned you down.

I win my cases.

Not some of them,

not most of them,

every single one of them.

And I shall win this case.

I realize that I'm only

a third-year law student,

but even I know

that public policy

won't let you litigate domestic disputes and--

CARLISLE: We need to appreciate on a deeper level

that you are only a third-year law student.

You see, every law can be bent,

folded, or manipulated,

so long as it conforms

to fairness.

So instead of taking issue,

perhaps you would like to seize the opportunity to learn.

You see, Tara,

I will win.

Aren't you just fascinated to see how?

(door opens)

All you need is one more drink,

and we're having a pool party.

I'm not that drunk.

We can fix that right up.

Although I did see you sort of stumble out of the cab,

not that I don't welcome you to stumble on over

whenever you feel the urge.

Ellenor,

what are you doing here?

You know,

I have freed murderers,

rapists,

and I usually end up sleeping at night because...

I know my role in the system.

You know, I'm the defense attorney up against

the police state and all.

I sleep.

I never have trouble sleeping.

But?

How do I let a 10-year-old girl

spend her life

in juvenile hall,

when I know

that makes me...

(inhales sharply)

You know what I am, Alan?

Drunk?

A monster.

If I can let a child,

then I have to wear the badge

that "I am a monster."

This is a beautiful,

blossoming girl.

She's a--

she's a child.

She's the future of our country.

(sniffling)

Maybe we're both gonna need another drink.

You know, I'm a terrible drinker,

because I never drink.

(chuckles)

You'll stay here tonight.

Alan,

I am not having sex with you.

That's all right.

Did you bring any friends?

Come on, it's late.

Let's get you inside.

I just wanted your advice.

(laughs)

I'm not sure that I can keep my mouth shut.

I don't want to be disbarred, but--

whoa.

(water splashes)

(dog barking)

And we're going to Court now?

CARLISLE: I've filed for a temporary restraining order.

Injunctive relief gets you right in.

Now, I expect them to file their motion to dismiss.

I don't mind waiving notice on that as long as--

Are they gonna be there?

Who?

My wife and Richard.

They might.

Will that be a problem?

It's hard for me to see them.

I don't know if I'm ready to see them.

I'll handle things.

You just stand there

and look as sad as you can.

I said no clients.

I couldn't stop her.

You should have come and got me.

And you, you said you'd be watching her.

SHORE: She already filed a complaint.

Yes, and she thinks that she's gonna win. She even--

Hold on a second. She said that?

She thinks she'll win?

Yes. What's the problem?

If Sheila says she's gonna win,

she wins, no exceptions.

Did you hear the cause of action?

SHORE: I don't care what the cause is.

If she promises victory,

you've won.

Tara, come with us.

You need to learn.

Oh.

Don't talk to me,

ever.

If you have something to say,

just put it in a note.

Just a guess, but I'd say she got looped

and fell in a pool.

I want you in Court

backing Sheila now.

I've got an appointment.

Tara will be there.

Eugene, she doesn't need help,

not in that room.

This is a domestic dispute.

We're in a no-fault state.

This is a rift between a husband and wife.

Your Honor, he's telling you things you already know.

I'd ask that he respect the robe

and value your time.

You're the one taking my time, counsel,

with this untenable claim.

The restatement of torts recognizes

a valid claim against one,

who, by extreme

and outrageous conduct,

intentionally or recklessly

causes severe emotional distress to another.

There is no immunity for married people.

No exception for domestic disputes.

COLLINS: Your Honor, the Court of law

is a hallowed forum to litigate serious

legal judicial disputes.

CARLISLE: Oh, yes, the hallowed forum defense.

Oprah was sued for criticizing meat.

McDonald's was sued and lost

for serving coffee that was too hot.

The hallowed forum

entertains any claim that is valid,

as is the one

that is before you today.

All right.

The T. R. O. nonsense is dismissed.

On the underlying claim, I want to hear from Mr. Huff.

COLLINS: Your Honor--

BROWN: You're asking me to throw this out, counsel.

I wanna conduct a short evidentiary hearing

before I do so.

2:00.

Well, progress.

(inhales sharply)

Breathe life's juice.

Now let's go.

He didn't tell me about you.

Well, maybe he didn't even know I'd be coming.

Maybe he thought it would be Ellenor or Jamie,

who I work with.

Emma,

I know about the little plan.

And may I say, I admire you.

What a wonderful daughter you must be

to protect your dad like this.

You're a true hero.

But now, in preparation

for your dad to protect you,

we have to get our statements exactly right

to protect you both against perjury.

So, here's your dad's statement.

And I need you to look it over

and tell me how it's going to compare to yours.

(music playing)

Did you trick this girl?

I persuaded her to tell the truth.

I might have used a little trickery.

And this is my statement.

It's hearsay,

since Mr. Stanfield didn't confess to me directly.

But I think you'll find-- Hold on just a second,

would you, please?

This would be privileged.

You're a member of Ms. Frutt's firm.

Anything she told you do--

I haven't even gotten to the good part.

Since Mr. Stanfield accomplished

his mistrial through fraud,

double jeopardy does not attach.

You can try him all over again

on double murder,

and this time, you'll have my testimony.

Mr. Shore,

I will give you the opportunity

to take this all back, because--

That's not gonna happen.

I'll have no choice but to report you to the bar.

That's fine,

but you will use this.

You will probably lose your license.

I've always wanted to farm apples.

Cortland, not McIntosh,

they make for a much tarter crisp.

There's a little girl

in a juvenile facility, Mr. Campbell.

Send for her.

Then send for Mr. Stanfield.

Then you can have the bar send for me.

(music playing)

REPORTER (over TV): In a stunning development,

we've now learned that Brad Stanfield

has been rearrested for the murder of his wife

and unborn son.

Sources say Mr. Stanfield's own lawyers

provided information leading to the arrest.

I did nothing, I swear.

REPORTER (over TV): ...to be arraigned at 2:30.

You may remember earlier charges

against Mr. Stanfield... Jamie?

I didn't say anything.

Hello.

Did I miss something interesting?

Alan,

did you talk to the D. A. about Stanfield?

I might have mentioned he confessed.

Please come to my office.

(music playing)

(door opens)

You don't really know me, Mr. Shore.

Eugene, I know you don't want me here,

and now I've given you

a perfect reason to fire me.

Ellenor would certainly understand.

I would appreciate

the courtesy of my discharge

being a reflective decision, however,

so if you could at least wait

until your anger subsides,

I'd be grateful.

(door closes)

He's not looking well at all.

What's going on, Roland?

I wasn't prepared for seeing them like that,

how it would make me feel.

I don't know if I can testify

in some big public thing.

I don't know.

Take my hand, Roland.

I just don't like the way I'm feeling now.

Why don't you just speak directly to me?

Tell me your story.

Pretend I'm the only one in the room.

Seeing the two of them sitting together like that...

I'll tell you what,

you just look at me.

Tell me your story.

I think the worst part was

I thought everything was wonderful.

CARLISLE: Were you two having sexual relations?

ROLAND: No,

because she--

CARLISLE: Roland,

look at me, please.

She said she couldn't have sex

because she had a fibroid condition.

And I accepted it.

CARLISLE: How did you learn of your wife's affair

with Mr. Ward?

I came home from work early one day,

trying to surprise her.

I had a plan.

I was gonna take her out to dinner.

When I got home, I saw Richard's car

parked out in front.

I didn't think anything of it.

He comes over all the time.

He's...

my best friend.

I figured he came over to borrow something.

Well, I went in, and...

I heard music coming from upstairs.

Actually,

it was my very, very favorite song,

"The Peppermint Twist".

And so I headed up.

Well, other sounds got louder as I got closer,

and when I went in, I saw them.

Richard and my wife...

were having intercourse

in my house in my bed.

And then what happened?

Well, they'd looked at me,

they stopped,

and they started up again.

Right there, with you in the room?

Yes.

Yes.

They didn't even have the decency to stop.

KING: Anything said to Mr. Shore by the other lawyers

would be an extension of privilege.

This was not state action, Your Honor.

Any breach committed by Mr. Shore

is actionable against Mr. Shore civilly.

We should not, however, be banned from using

the information.

This would violate every principle of fairness

for my client to be re-tried.

Counsel, if this information is true,

your client conspired to let his 10-year-old daughter

take the fall for a double murder he committed.

I don't think you mean to play the fairness card.

I see attorneys Frutt and Stringer.

I'll see you and counsel in chambers now.

Mr. Stanfield, you'll stay in custody.

(music playing)

Does Mr. Shore report the facts correctly?

Privilege prevents me from either confirming

or denying Mr. Shore's allegations.

Ms. Frutt...

we have a serious problem here.

If that little girl took the stand and decided

on her own to lie,

then double jeopardy attaches.

And Mr. Stanfield goes free.

If he conspired to commit the fraud, however,

double jeopardy does not attach,

and he can be re-tried.

We understand that, Your Honor, but--

You stepped outside your role as advocates

and stood before me as officers of the Court.

Which we deeply regret.

I am not interested in remorse.

Your Honor-- I'm not speaking to you,

Mr. King.

Without asking you to reveal privilege,

I would like you to either confirm or deny

what you said to me as officers of the Court.

All I will say,

we believed our representations to be true.

Whether we continue

to believe them to be true,

privilege prevents us from saying.

Mr. King...

it is my finding the mistrial

was procured by fraud.

Double jeopardy will, therefore, not attach.

Your client will be re-tried.

Mr. Campbell, get the girl out of jail.

Ms. Frutt, tell Mr. Shore

that I am recommending him for immediate disbarment.

Why does she get to testify?

I mean, why does she get to tell her story?

It's a good sign that the Judge

wants to hear from her, Roland.

It means they're considering our case.

You know, I don't even know if I wanna do this anymore.

I thought it would make me feel better,

but it's only making me feel worse.

I'm getting very angry feelings,

and I don't like it when I feel this way.

Big breath, just-- I don't wanna suck

life's juice!

Roland...

I think that you wanted to do this

because you felt victimized.

And that could be what's been making you feel angry.

Now, you can certainly quit now,

but it might end up making you feel

even more angry.

Alan...

you betrayed me.

Did I?

Sorry.

Don't be flip.

I came to you in distress, in confidence,

because I had a problem that I--

Which I shared.

You couldn't live with the child

being falsely imprisoned.

Neither could I.

You should have come to me for--

In which case, you might be facing disbarment.

Perhaps you could say, "Thanks for the insulation."

BERLUTI: But you didn't insulate her.

What you did goes to this firm,

our reputation,

and it's damaged.

You're right, Jimmy.

I'm sorry.

How about a hug?

BERLUTI: I'm gonna pop this guy, I swear.

I'm just gonna hit him.

YOUNG: What time's the hearing before the bar?

10:00 AM.

Have you retained counsel?

I'll represent myself.

And what are you going to say?

Exactly what I feel at the moment.

Your conduct speaks to the integrity of this firm.

You need to get that.

Got it.

I'm not proud of it,

but I fell in love.

It happens sometimes in marriage.

People have affairs.

I'm sorry I hurt Roland

and, of course, my children,

but I fell in love.

But when Roland came into the room,

did you really continue to have relations?

You know, I really don't believe we did.

But this is embarrassing to talk about,

but when you're about to climax,

you're not completely in control of your faculties.

All I can say...

(sighs)

I never meant to hurt Roland.

He's a dear man.

I love him.

I just--

Fell in love...

quickly, I might add.

After about a year of being married to this man,

having children, you were having an affair

with his best friend.

Yes.

Best friend?

Yes.

Why not get a divorce?

Why have children

if you were in love with somebody else?

That was probably not a wise decision, but--

You made it when you were about to climax.

COLLINS: Objection! CARLISLE: Getting a divorce

would have cost you a lot of money, right, Nance?

Roland had lots.

You had none.

And the best man was unemployed.

This was never about money.

No, simply love, just all about love.

Tell me something, Nance,

how did you not get caught for six years?

Wow, six years,

that's a really long time

to pull off a lie. Objection!

CARLISLE: Six years, she screwed his best friend in his bed.

Objection!

Your Honor, why are you not ruling on my objections?

Oh, all right.

Sustained.

Dial it back, Ms. Carlisle.

People fall in love, Nancy.

I get that.

Fall victim to passion.

But this...

this was six years

of careful planning

to avoid detection.

This was reflective,

orchestrated,

premeditated deceit.

Don't you dare clump that

under the banner of "love."

This was evil.

You are an evil person.

COLLINS: Objection.

Your Honor, God would like to apologize to the Court.

She says she's terribly overextended.

And sometimes, when she's spread too thin...

people like Nancy happen.

He wants to see me?

STRINGER: And only you.

What's going on?

Brad Stanfield asked to see me.

You can't.

I mean, he's represented by counsel, and--

He waived it.

Sheila, Judge Brown's office called.

She's ruling at 10:00.

Okay.

How's she doing?

Fabulous, although she got a little religious

at the end of her cross.

Nuts religious or just...

I couldn't tell.

The problem with this lawsuit,

every husband will start suing his ex-wife

as a way to circumvent alimony.

We may get to the point where husbands even entrap

their wives into having affairs

so they can avoid losing their houses.

This is why we have no-fault,

why the Court doesn't even wanna go there,

asking who's to blame.

However...

divorce law should not be used to shield a person

when he engages in egregious,

outrageous conduct

to the emotional detriment of others.

Six years with his best friend?

Ms. Huff...

I'm sorry.

A jury might throw this out,

but I won't.

The motion to dismiss is denied.

I don't believe it.

We've got a long way to go.

With three months minimum on discovery,

you've got to decide if you wanna settle,

but the leverage is ours, Roland.

NANCY: You think you've won, Roland?

You're represented by counsel, Miss--

I don't care.

Drop this now, Roland,

or you'll lose the kids.

CARLISLE: I don't think that's your call, Nance.

You think you know everything?

Certainly not, just a little more than most.

Little news flash, Roland.

The kids aren't yours.

They're Richard's.

Nancy. What?

NANCY: Yeah.

So drop this case, Roland,

or you'll never see them again.

It wasn't a master plan, Roland.

It just happened.

NANCY: Didn't you even wonder why they don't look like you,

not even slightly?

CARLISLE: All right, talk time's over.

You're not looking so smug anymore.

Come on, Richard.

All right.

I want you to drop by the office, Roland,

and we will figure out your legal options.

Tara, I want you to do some research.

Done.

Roland, look at me.

I told you in the beginning I'd take care of you,

and I will.

MAN: You turned in your own client?

SHORE: I did.

Do you have any defense?

No.

That's all you have to say to us, "no."

Well, I thought if I saved time,

you might go easier.

Mr. Shore, if you find this amusing--

I find it preposterous, Your Honor.

A 10-year-old girl climbs into the witness chair

to declare herself the killer,

the daughter of the defendant.

And what happens?

The Judge says mistrial,

the child goes to jail,

and the only thing horrifying you

is that I revealed the double murderer's secret.

Yes, Mr. Shore, because privilege--

Privilege is fundamental to the system.

Problem is, Judge, the system is a disaster.

We have over 10,000 wrongful convictions--

You're not helping yourself.

SHORE: And who might you be helping, Judge?

Your Honor.

May I be heard?

Who are you?

My name is Eugene Young.

Mr. Shore is a member of our firm, and as such,

I believe I have standing to address this tribunal.

And Mr. Shore was doing so well without you.

I, like this tribunal, believe lawyer/client privilege

to be sacrosanct,

and that there could be no greater violation

to this process than the breach of that trust.

But, Your Honors,

in order for there to be a breach,

there has to be an underlying trust to begin with.

Here there wasn't.

Brad Stanfield lied to Ellenor Frutt

and Jamie Stringer.

He deceived them for the express purpose

of defrauding the Court.

The fact that they couldn't trust him

doesn't mean he wasn't trusting them.

Well, I would submit, a fiduciary relationship

has to be somewhat mutual.

Beyond that, Alan Shore had the legal right

to reveal Mr. Stanfield's secret.

And how do you get that?

Well...

directing the Court's attention

to the rules of professional conduct,

rule number 1.6(b)(1).

In one state in this country,

a lawyer may break client privilege

to prevent the wrongful incarceration of another.

That state is Massachusetts.

FLYNN: Mr. Young, that is an obscure exception,

which, to my knowledge,

has never been relied upon, ever.

But it is there.

It is written.

The fact that Mr. Shore is the first to invoke

it does not undermine its validity.

Technically, Alan Shore acted legally.

And moreover, Your Honor, he acted morally.

He did the right thing.

The three of you speak of prioritizing trust.

But what about the public trust in our profession?

What about the erosion of respect

for who and what we are?

Alan Shore is an honorable man.

He saw an unspeakable wrong.

A child imprisoned for something she didn't commit.

And he acted to right it.

He acted within both the technical bounds of the law

and the moral bounds of decency.

Accordingly, he should neither be suspended,

nor expelled from practice, because he is just.

He is just.

And, Your Honors...

you need to reach into yourselves like Alan Shore did,

and do what is right.

I'm sure the whole town's applauding for you right now.

They probably wanna buy you a gold watch

or something like that.

I didn't rat you out, Brad.

Neither did Jamie.

It was another lawyer in our firm.

Are you telling me you had nothing to do with this?

Oh, I would love to claim I did.

I wish I had the courage to throw away my career,

but somebody else did the dirty work for me.

You're a fan of dirty work, aren't you?

I'm glad you're enjoying this.

I am.

But you need to remember two things, Ellenor,

first, I will walk away from the second trial,

just like I walked away from the first.

Because you make such a favorable impression.

People like you.

And second,

when I do walk away,

I'll be looking you up.

Is that a threat?

Of course not.

I don't believe you had nothing to do with this, Ellenor.

I am in here now, but I won't be for long.

Keep talking.

I am free to repeat it all.

We're in each other's lives, Ellenor.

And the story is just beginning.

We've done some research,

and it's not the end of the world.

Don't handle me!

Even if they're not your biological children,

they are still yours.

Any child born into marriage is presumed to be--

I wanna hurt her now.

WILSON: Roland, I need you to listen to me.

She can't take away your kids.

Even if they are Richard's biologically,

legally, we still think that they're yours.

There are estoppel arguments to be made against Richard,

and under current adoption laws--

is he listening to me?

I don't think he's listening to me.

CARLISLE: We're gonna win this lawsuit, Roland.

We're gonna try to get you full custody.

This is gonna backfire on them.

Promise me that.

Please, promise.

We can't promise, Roland, but--

CARLISLE: Yes, we can.

I promise, Roland.

I'll win this for you.

WHITE: We are not persuaded that Mr. Shore

did the moral thing

when he blatantly broke privilege.

We don't think he was just at all

when he betrayed his own client.

Mr. Shore, in our view,

you have offended the very essence

of what it means to be a Criminal-Defense Attorney.

But technically,

under Rule 1.6(b)(1),

a rule which you probably

weren't even aware of, were you?

Absolutely. I read it twice.

Under this obscure provision,

which will undoubtedly be erased

now that someone has actually invoked it,

you're covered.

We don't have the grounds to suspend you,

however much we might like to.

We deeply hope

that you will give us another chance soon.

We're adjourned.

(gavel bangs)

What do you know?

Eugene, thank you.

I did it for the firm.

Don't mistake it for affection.

Yes.

Thank you.

(music playing)

(doorbell ringing)

WILSON: Roland?

(knocking on door)

WILSON: Roland?

Roland, what's going on?

Are you all right?

Bedroom...

I think I need a lawyer.

Bedroom?

(sighs) I need a lawyer.

I need help. CARLISLE: Let's go. Come on.

(Joey Dee & The Starliters' "Peppermint Twist" playing)

(gasps)

Holy Mary, Mother of God.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done.

Lead us not into temptation...

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom and the power

and the glory forever.

Amen.

MAN: ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

(music playing)

WOMAN: You stinker!

(music playing)