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Susan!
Go away!

Hear me out.
I've got nothing to say.

I am taking the heat for hearing you out.
They're mad upstairs that I copped to 10.

The D.A. won't budge
on Rachel Reynolds.

Dan Moriarity skipped bail, which I put
up personally, and I could use 'cause...

the landlord is threatening
to evict us again,

and it's... it's 2:30.
Another day.

Come on!
Quiet down! Quiet down!

Just out of curiosity,
anybody here who didn't do it?

I'm shocked.

When you were concealing the
truth to protect your brother,

might you act dishonestly
to protect yourself?

Objection. The witness
is being taunted.

Do anything like
that again, I swear to God...

What? You gonna fire me? Am I gonna have
to face not having a paycheck every week?

You got somethin' to say
to me, Ellenor? Do you?

Let's keep this about the case.

You are scared.

You think it's tough defending
the guilty, Lindsay?

Try the innocent.
It's terrifying.

I did not exceed 60. This I can
say with absolute certainty.

How can you be so sure
of that, Mr. Parks?

First off, I have two small children.
Uh-huh?

And, uh, I am not in the habit
of driving at excessive speeds.

But second, I just
picked up a cup of coffee.

Now I customarily put my coffee in the
little, uh, holder on the door arm.

And how is that relevant?

Well, it's relevant in that my
car shimmies if I go over 55.

And coffee would have been
splattering everywhere.

Now I'm sure that the officer is,
uh, conscientious in his job.

But on this occasion,
he was mistaken.

Thank you.

You, uh, say anything to the officer
when he issued the citation?

- Hearsay.
- Hey. Traffic court.

What did you say
to Officer Grody, Mr. Parks?

Well, I was upset at being,
uh, unjustly cited.

And, in addition, he was making
me late for work, so, uh,

I likely communicated
my annoyance.

Did you tell him Alan
Dershowitz was your lawyer,

and he would prove all cops
are trained to lie under oath?

I don't believe I said he
was my personal attorney.

Did you call Officer Grody a...

"pus-infected donkey with the moral
fiber of a disposable douche"?

I don't... That's something
of a non sequitur.

- I don't believe I would have said that.
- Well, did you opine...

that the reason women and children
were being raped and killed...

is because fat donkeys like him
are too busy pinching speeders...

- when they should be fighting serious
crime? - I am a taxpayer. I'm...

- I have a right to my opinion.
- Is any of this at all relevant?

No. Guilty. See Probation.

Next case.

Pay you? Why the hell
should I pay you?

This is my third appearance
without... Yeah, and you're 0-for-3.

What kind of squat-head
do you think I am?

I'm gettin' sick of your repeated...
You're sick? So go puke!

Listen, I'm the client.
Maybe your only one.

I'll garnish your wages. I'll
give you something to garnish.

Taxi.

Hey, how ya doin', Jumbo?
Go get that doughnut. Ah.

Garnish my wages.

Where to?

I just want to turn the corner.

Don't we all?

A T.R.O.? For what?
To keep him away,

given the history of physical
abuse... What history?

There's no documented
proof that he...

I like to talk
in whole sentences.

There's been no suggestion
of abuse in the pleadings.

Because we're in "no fault." Plus,
for the sake of the kid, we wanted...

- Stop using the kid as a trump.
- I haven't finished.

- Is it in the interest of the kid to restrain
his father? -Permission to smack him.

Hey! Don't intimidate me!

Mr. Colson, why don't you let Mr.
Young say what he has to say...

before squealing like
a distressed little pig?

Would that be acceptable?

Fine.

We didn't allege violence because we
hoped that this wouldn't get ugly.

- Mm-hmm. And now?
- It's ugly.

Your Honor, divorced couples
typically behave...

in an antagonistic manner
towards each other.

And it does not behoove
this court...

- to intervene by issuing rash restraining
orders... - How long do we wait?

Until he beats her into a coma?
Who is interrupting me?

- I was behooved!
- Shut up!

Mr. Colson!

Your Honor, he does this on purpose.
He goes to get my goat and he gets it.

He gets it every time.
I understand. Mr. Young,

I'm not gonna allow
your client to revise the facts.

The pleadings will
speak for themselves.

He keeps physically threatening
her and you won't allow...

Mr. Colson, instruct your client to stop
with the threats and the intimidation,

otherwise the T.R.O. will issue,
and he will not see his child.

Commonwealth versus
Kenneth Hanks.

Unlawful possession with intent to
distribute controlled substances.

We'll waive reading,
what's left of it.

Plead not guilty.

I'd ask the court for
a probable cause hearing.

- You ready this afternoon?
- Uh, sure.

See if you can
get the officer in.

All right.
Great.

Oh, Lindsay?
Busy.

Oh, come on! One little probable cause
hearing. You're done in an hour.

Sorry. I'm fighting
the tobacco industry this week.

You're the exclusionary queen
here, and I need you.

I've got cocaine, vehicle
search... Oh, know what, Ellie?

My mother's birthday was Sunday.
I promised her...

I wouldn't put any crackheads
back on the street this week.

Otherwise... Yeah,
that's very, very cute.

But I'm serious about this.
We have grounds,

and it's an extra five
if we squash it fast.

- Ellenor?
- Yeah?

You know anything about this? "Single
white female, attorney, 30-ish..."

Where'd you get this?
It was on the computer.

Oh. Oh, yeah.
No, I have, uh...

I have a client who's
suing a dating service.

I was just, uh, you know, typing all the
evidence in for the file, that's all.

Mmm. Oh.

What? "Oh"? What,
do you think you know,

like, every little minute detail
that goes on in this office?

Evidently not.

I'm shutting down the practice.

Get your résumés out there.

I'll try to string out
three more weeks.

You have a suppression hearing
scheduled in 12 minutes.

You see this? Huh?
Eviction notice!

These are the kinds of things that
happen when you can't make the rent.

Which is the kind of thing you
can't make when clients don't pay.

Are we anywhere close to a settlement
on the tobacco case? Tell me.

Ha.
Right.

We shuttin' down again. Oh, that's nice.
Any decaf made?

I've had it. We can't
keep jugglin' like this.

You haven't had it.
Don't tell me you've had it.

I've had it with your being had it.
Eugene? Ruth Gibson.

It's trouble.

Said he was looking
for his Social Security card.

Said he had to look everywhere.

Couldn't leave
until he found it.

He touch you?
No, but...

Oh, God.

Hey, son. Peter Pan.
I always liked him.

I'm Robin Hood.

Right.

Uh, how long was he here?
Long enough to do all this.

And look.

- He stabbed it.
- Uh, what?

My cervical cap. He put a
kitchen knife through it.

All right, we're goin' back to court.
Can I keep this?

It won't be doing me much good.

Keep your doors locked. Use your dead bolt.
I'll have somebody pick you up.

Uh, everything's okay, Mike.

What if he hurts us?

I'm gonna make sure
that won't happen.

Now listen to me, Lyle. Whatever
happens, you stay completely calm.

Well, how's it gonna go?
We'll make our arguments.

When the D.A. is making
hers, you stay quiet, Lyle.

Then after, the judge will either make
his ruling or take it under advisement.

Probably the latter.

Will we win?
We should.

And if we suppress the
videotape, you're home free.

It's their whole case. The victim
couldn't make you, so without the tape...

That's why we stay
completely calm.

I find the evidence
to be admissible.

Your Honor, given the inflammatory
nature of that videotape,

I don't know how... It shows
what he did, counsel.

Putting a gun to the temple of
a person... an elderly person...

Robbing a grocery store,
that's what's inflammatory.

Your Honor, if the jury
views that tape...

They might get an idea of what
actually happened. God forbid.

- The tape is admitted.
- You son of a...

You don't care what you're doin'!
You don't give a damn!

Put him back in lockup!
Your Honor.

I'll now be asking that you recuse yourself,
given my client's attack on your safety.

I am not recusing
myself, counsel.

I'm sure your client is very distraught,
and I promise to be understanding.

I'll consider him misunderstood.
Trial's set for Wednesday next.

We've adjourned.

So, are you ever gonna tell me?
Tell you what?

About our new client.

The one placing the personal ad.

Lawyer-client privilege.

Ellenor, there is nothing
wrong with it.

I know.

There's, uh, there's nothing wrong with
not wanting to talk about it, either.

It's, uh...

It's embarrassing, okay?

My best friend met her husband that way.
I was thinking about it, too.

It's no big deal.
Rebecca.

It's embarrassing. Okay?

Why am I here? I told you.
To help me get this loan.

This guy's a buddy of mine. This
you told me. Why am I here?

Shh. Just go along.
Hey, Jimmy.

70,000?
Come due in 90.

With the usurious rates, this will help you
get a promotion. Cut me a small break.

- Do I ask for much?
- You ask all the time, Bobby.

And I give like a cow.
I'm growin' udders here.

We're very close to settling the
wrongful death against T.L. Michaels.

My associate here, Lindsay Dole,
is handling the case.

Do I look like
I got a brain tumor?

You think I think you're gonna
squeeze a tobacco company?

Watch 60 Minutes, Jimmy? I'm
not as stupid as he thinks.

Things are changing.
They'll settle.

If you got half a mil, which you won't,
that's 150 on the contingency...

divided by costs, fees... You'd be lucky
to clear 70, much less pay it back.

You're a legal expert? Maybe
I should throw you the case.

I know what this thing is worth.
I used to be a lawyer, remember?

A terrible lawyer.

- Jimmy, you never won a case.
- Suck up to me. That'll help.

- Excuse me, are you two related?
- No, just friends. So I thought.

And this tobacco case?
I looked at the file clearance.

- The victim never had an autopsy...
- Again with the legal opinions.

It was a stroke! Caused by vascular
disease, caused by smoking.

There's a new craze, Jimmy.
It's called reading!

I read. Your expert doctors... Maybe you
should try comprehending sentences...

Hey!
What is going on here?

He's askin' me to loan out on a dog.
That's what's going on.

Forget it. All right, Jimmy?
Forget it.

I am still loathe to issue
a restraining order.

How can you be loathe? He vandalized
the house. He threatened her again.

He stabbed her diaphragm with a
kitchen knife. Look at this.

Can I see that?

I have seen a diaphragm before.
My wife has one.

But this looks like a thimble.
He stabbed a rubber thimble.

Are you tryin' to confuse this court?
Your Honor,

uh, I believe that
is a cervical cap.

- It's different from a diaphragm.
- How?

Well, the cervical cap is... What difference
does it make? He stabbed the thing.

It's just lucky she wasn't
wearing it at the time.

Your Honor, Mr. Gibson has promised to
seek therapy. He feels deep remorse...

Deep remorse? He doesn't
feel the slightest thing.

This is his first act of vandalism.
He's dangerous.

He represents a threat to my client's
safety. He has promised to seek help.

- And this is going on...
- Quiet, please.

Does your client wish to press
charges on the vandalism?

- What good would that do? - You got to
show imminent threat of bodily harm.

Do I have to drag her in here in a body
sack for you to find against this...

- Hey. Are you gonna hurt her?
- Absolutely, 100% no.

Mr. Young,

show me a bruise, come in
with a couple of stitches,

something more than
a punctured cervical cap.

Now, Mr. Gibson,

you go in that house without an
invitation, it's trespassing.

- It's my place too.
- No, it isn't. You stay out.

I've just been waiting
for a chance to paste you.

I don't think
you want to give it to me.

- Six years?
- If we can get it.

Armed robbery,
you could get life.

Six would be a great result. Trust me.
For who? For you?

So you don't gotta
look at me no more?

- What's your problem, Lyle?
- My problem is, I don't trust you.

You were assigned to this case.

I'm just a piece of snot you want to blow
out your left nostril and be done with.

Hey, don't flatter
yourself, all right?

You put a gun to
an 80-year-old lady's head.

If my snot sunk to your level, I'd be
on antibiotics, and you can trust that.

You want to fire me?
Please do!

But as long as
I'm assigned to your ass,

I have an ethical obligation to present
you with your best legal options,

which is what I'm doing.

I haven't even got it down to six years
yet. You should only be so lucky.

Uh, excuse me? It's 20 past.
We're not going till half past.

It might be nice to have
some hint of the facts before...

Look, we've got vehicle search,
we have container in the trunk...

You've done this in your sleep.
Why can't you take care of it?

I just don't have your gift
for constitutional analysis.

You owe me.
I owe ya.

I observed the vehicle to be
weaving in an erratic manner.

I suspected the driver to be under
the influence of alcohol...

or other substances,
and I pulled him over.

And when you went to the car? I
smelled the slight odor of marijuana,

and I saw some marijuana seeds
on the console.

Mm. And what did you
do then, Officer Trimble?

I placed the suspect under arrest, then I
searched the vehicle, incident to the arrest.

And that's when I found the cocaine
in the trunk of the vehicle.

Were there any other occupants
in this vehicle, sir?

No, there were not.

And did you check the registration
on this vehicle, sir?

I did. The defendant
was listed as the owner.

Thank you.

- You pulled him over on suspicion
of D.U.I.? - That is correct.

And you detected
a slight odor of marijuana?

- Yes, I did.
- Which told you what?

That he had probably just
finished smoking some marijuana.

Then you opened the trunk, saw
the briefcase? That's correct.

- And you opened the briefcase,
- discovering cocaine? - Yes.

Is that what you were
looking for? Cocaine?

This was just a general search,
incident to the arrest.

So, you didn't say to yourself,
when you smelled the pot,

- "Boy, we got a big drug dealer here"?
- No, I did not.

It was kind of an innocent search, and
you were surprised to find that cocaine?

I was not looking to find
cocaine. That is correct.

When you opened that container,
did you say, "Oh, my"?

- Objection.
- Withdrawn. Nothing further.

Witness may step down.

So, what do you think? What
do we know about this judge?

Well, Dukakis appointed him.
He's a strict constructionist.

Can we conference, Your Honor?

He had no right to go into the trunk.
Wimberly versus Superior Court...

distinguishes casual users
from drug dealers.

This officer's testimony
was clear.

He concluded my client was smoking
pot in the car. Casual use.

That entitles him to search
the car, but not the trunk.

First of all, she's citing
a California case.

California judges themselves
are casual users. Funny.

You want more precedent? U.S. versus
Nielsen, Tenth Circuit, 1993.

Officer smelled burnt marijuana.
Car search okay, trunk not okay.

U.S. versus Seals,
Fifth Circuit.

And here, you really wobble. He not only
went into the trunk, he opened a container.

Chadwick?
We've all read that one.

Want me to reel off the cases sayin'
the search is constitutional?

'Cause I can do that. No, no, no.
Uh, I don't.

Look, uh, I've been
cut back to one law clerk.

And I'm not going to waste two weeks
of her time researching this pimple.

I'll certify it to appeals,
you can draft your briefs.

Go upstairs and argue it, if
that's what you really want to do.

But on such a small amount of coke,
I hardly think it's worth the time.

So, what then?

Well, let's plead him to
the mis on the marijuana.

Also, uh, plead guilty
to the D.U.I.

I'll, uh, continue the cocaine
charge without a finding for a year.

If he's a good boy, then the count
will be dropped altogether.

I'm not thrilled about junkin'
the cocaine possession.

I understand.
But let's be real.

Even Scalia might
squirm on this one.

You did no blood test,
by the way.

So you could even have
trouble with the marijuana.

Fine. Whatever.

No, that's fine.

Go, and be good citizens.

Unbelievable.

For somebody who hates criminal
law, you're pretty good at it.

Gee, thanks. I guess
however it pays, right?

Ah, Ben, baby.

How's my favorite clerk doin' today?
Tired.

Listen, I've got an ex parte. I'm
tryin' to garnish a deadbeat's wages.

Can you slip it to Weaks?
He's sitting in third. Legit?

Yeah, very. Martin Parks.
You remember.

The stiff in the trademark injunction.
Oh, yeah. Sad.

Well...
Bobby's been in three times.

Last one, traffic court. Guy
hasn't coughed up a quarter.

Hey, I'll take care of it. Here.
You're a sweetheart.

Thanks. Oh, oh, oh, oh. By the way.
All right.

Lyle Roberts, armed robbery, we're tryin'
to cop to six. D.A.'s Susan Alexander.

Can you give her a sniff for us?
See if she'll wiggle?

What was that?
Me doin' my part.

Now it's your turn to do yours.
Excuse me?

Look, Susan Alexander.
We've been workin' her...

to get Lyle Roberts
cut down to six years.

No, but Bobby says she's more
responsive to female attorneys,

except for me
'cause we don't get along.

But she is gonna love you.
Lyle Roberts.

Yep. Armed robbery. You're
gonna owe me again.

Uh, nope. Bobby's gonna
owe you on this one.

You-You owe me.
Okay?

This is payday, Jimmy.
This... No... No.

I'm the piper. I'm standin' right here!
No. No. No! You want me fired?

You're not gonna get fired, because
you're creative and you're talented.

Your doors are closin',
aren't they?

I've had better months.

You still got those blueprints? You know,
for takin' over the empty space next to ya?

Yeah, somewhere.
Dust 'em off.

I can't loan out on this
tobacco case, but, uh,

I'll give you a construction
loan for office expansion.

The space next to us
is no longer empty.

I never heard that.

I never said it.

Seventy.
Ah!

Not a nickel more. It's a point
over prime, and you pay this.

Thank you!

Thank you.
Why do you keep doing this?

I mean, you could go
to any firm you want.

Ropes, Goodwin, Sullivan... they'd gobble.
Take a nice, fat paycheck.

You don't have to keep lookin' over
your shoulder for creditors...

or clients who are
lookin' to kill ya.

Maybe I like lookin'
over my shoulder.

I've been listenin' to your dream for
seven years and you ain't a step closer.

And I'll get back to that dream tomorrow.
Today, I got people countin' on me.

I got associates
lookin' to be paid...

I can't bail.

I can't.

Eugene, she's advertising
in the personals.

- How could she not be honest?
- I'm not saying she should lie.

But you could have put it more gently.
"Big" seems a little blunt.

What would you have told her?
Uh...

I would have suggested...
"shipshape."

"Shipshape"?
Shipshape.

You got a tape recorder?
Have a listen.

Honey, please.

Ruthie, honey?
I am just so concerned,

you bein' worried
about your safety.

And I started thinkin', hell, you must
be just really worried livin' alone.

I mean, somebody could just
break in there and hurt you.

I don't blame you for bein' scared.
I'd be scared, too.

But I just want you to know,
honey, that I sympathize.

I am very scared for you.

I-I got a premonition,
I guess, huh?

Maybe you should just put up a
sign that says, "No Trespassin'."

That man is gonna kill me.
I know it.

Oh, Bobby, you should
have seen her.

She was citing cases
off the top of her head.

State, not just federal. Even
the judge was backpedaling.

She is a keeper.
Yeah, I had a hunch.

What the hell is dyin' in here?
Jimmy.

- What's up?
- What? A friend can't, uh, say hello?

One of your problems as a lawyer,
Jimmy, was your lousy poker face.

What are you doin' here? You're
askin' my bank to float you 70 G's.

I felt I'd better take a glance
at the plank I'm walkin'.

Especially since your
T.R.W.'s growin' a fungus.

You agreed to the loan.
We have an oral on this.

I ain't backin' off the loan.

But I got superiors. They're
gonna be askin' questions.

I felt I'd better
take a look-see.

What do you think you're doing? I
warned you. You don't pay your bills.

You embarrass me in my place of
business, having my wages withheld?

Oh, I did that.
Who the hell are you?

"Single, white, loves
horseback riding."

- Rebecca!
- Bunch of comedians, huh?

You're gonna regret doin' this.

Jimmy, come on.

Mr. Gibson.
Thank you for coming.

Yeah. I'd like to know
what this is all about.

It's about settling this matter
in an amicable way.

Since Mr. Gibson is represented by counsel,
it'd be against the canons of legal ethics...

for me to speak to him
outside the presence of counsel.

That's why I was
behooved to call you.

You are not gonna get my goat.

I'll make this quick. Most
of my clients are criminals.

Some are broke
and even have to pay in trade.

So much as go near your ex-wife
again, drive by the house,

leave a funny message
on the machine, whatever...

I will be dispatching two
of my delinquent accounts...

to separate
the tops of your kneecaps.

- Ha, ha...
- Hey, hey, hey!

I'm glad you got a sense of humor
to help you through the hard times.

Hey, what are you doing? Who are
you people, huh? What is this?

Cowards make me crazy!

I'm gonna tell you something.
I'm gonna see you in jail.

Do what you gotta do.
I've got your address, too.

Come on.

Is this the kind of practice
my bank is investing in?

Excuse me, Jimmy.
Eugene?

A moment.

You want to explain
what that was?

Self-help. Husband threatens the wife.
The judge won't restrain.

I don't want to take chances. The
guy smells like a bomb to me.

You're a lawyer, Eugene,
not a P.I. anymore.

You want to be taken
seriously as a lawyer.

This firm wants to be taken
seriously in the legal community.

That kind of crap does not help
this practice. You got that?

I got it.
Bobby, your hookers are here.

Clients, Rebecca.

Yeah, your clients. They're here.
Send 'em in.

Hi, Bobby.

Hey, Eugene.
Salutations.

There's been some anxiety concerning
last week's police sweeps,

together with recent court decisions
regarding laws of entrapment.

Let's review.

What is this? Tag team? How many
lawyers does this Roberts guy have?

We all cover for each other.

It just seems, in the
interest of judicial economy,

a joint recommendation
could save us all some time.

I'm all for pleading this
out, but not to six years.

Listen, this guy is scum.
I won't pretend.

He could get two. What if we get
an acquittal? Thought about that?

Not for a second.
Have you?

Six is a good compromise. Get him off the
street for a long time, avoid a trial...

You're good.
I'll settle for 10.

Oh, and tell Ellenor nice try,
goin' to the clerk. That was deft.

Wave to Benny over there.

You threatened to break his kneecaps?
Uh, not break.

- Dislocate.
- Right in front of his lawyer?

It would have been unethical to do it
outside of counsel. He threatened me too.

Your Honor, he vowed that he knew where I
lived and he said it with vicious malice.

- As opposed to
affectionate malice.

I saw that. You're finding
judicial amusement in this?

- I am absolutely astounded.
- Stop being such a mole.

I want that put on the record.

"M-O-L-E,"

as in tiny little
annoying rodent.

Look, I heard your client's tape,
and I'm sick of all this crap.

I am hereby restraining Kevin Gibson from
any contact with Ruth Gibson for 60 days.

Any and all contact.

And I'm fining you $200.

You?
Hold out your hand.

- I beg your pardon?
- Hold it out!

You get a slap on the wrist.

Put it on the record.
He's mad.

Oh, excuse me. I...

- I'm looking for Mr. Donnell?
- Yeah, that's me.

Gary Newman. I'm sorry.
I did try to call first,

but a recording came on
saying service was disconnected.

- Well, only for an hour. The
phones are working now. - Ah.

I'm assuming representation
of Martin Parks.

To be frank, Mr. Donnell,
this is most disturbing.

For a lawyer to bring an ex parte
motion against his own client?

Former client. Mr. Parks
wouldn't pay his legal fees.

Even so, did you send
a demand letter first?

Did you withdraw as counsel? Did
you bother to give him any notice?

Believe me, I'm not comfortable
criticizing other attorneys...

but this goes
beyond unprofessional.

I think it's actionable.
You know what, Mr. Newman?

You may be right. Tell Mr. Parks
he wins, and he can take it all.

Rebecca, sign over our entire
law practice to Mr. Parks.

Give him the office, the files, the
Chapter 7 application, everything.

- We got any petty cash?
- $32.60.

Give it to Mr. Newman, please!
You think this is funny?

Do we look amused? First rule
for a plaintiff lawyer...

is to ascertain whether or not
the defendant is judgment-proof.

I am glad that Mr. Parks
is suing us. Now...

Now we get the counter-claim without
having to file the $15.00 filing fee.

Tell your new client thanks. And
tell him I'm gonna get him.

I'm gonna get him.

See?
They're working.

Donnell and Associates.
What?

Oh, my God.

Watch your backs, guys.
Some room.

He came in screaming.
The kid shot him.

You think that he was drunk? These
people are represented by counsel.

There will be no more discussion.
Ruth, listen to me.

They'll be taking you to the precinct. You
say absolutely nothing until I get there.

Michael, same for you.
Michael?

- You don't talk.
- Okay.

Anders versus
Rhode Island, people.

You don't even ask
if they're thirsty.

No!

He kicked in the door.
He was a madman.

Said he didn't care
what the court said.

He started throwing things.

Next thing...

I saw his neck sort of...

exploded.

There was blood
spurting everywhere, and...

I turned around...

and there was Michael.

He shot his dad!

Did your ex-husband...

Did he say he was
going to kill you?

No, but he had that look.
He was... He looked all crazy.

All right, listen to me,
Mrs. Gibson.

Listen to every word I say to you.
Listen to me.

I don't know exactly what happened,
but let me tell you what will happen.

If Michael is charged with murder,
he's gonna be doing some time.

Somewhere.
But how could they do that?

Listen to me.

If it's self-defense,
that's fine.

If it's defense of others... for example, if
he was defending you... that's fine, too.

But it's only okay if he thought Kevin
was going to kill either of you.

As I said,
I don't know what happened.

But if your ex-husband wasn't
posing some kind of deadly threat,

then Michael is in
some serious trouble.

Do you understand
what I'm saying here?

Yes.

He was going to kill me.

All right.

Could have been me that inflamed the guy.
I might've provoked him.

No, no, no, no, no.
This has been comin' on, Eugene.

Ruth even said her husband was trying to
kill her. Let's not forget the tape, okay?

I mean, you did whatever you could to prevent
this. You got the restraining order.

Alexander got the case,
I'm told. This could be good.

Yeah. She didn't
help us with Roberts.

Ah, she's... She's a good lady, though.
Straight shooter.

Look, everything this kid's been through,
if he's forced to go through a trial,

or if he's locked up in some hole, then there's
somethin' seriously wrong with things.

♪

Well, I guess this one's
on the both of us.

Me more than you.
I pushed him over the edge.

No.

I knew how close
he was to it, so...

I'm gonna argue self-defense.

This kid gets stuck
in some juvenile hall...

D.A. might look to you for a bead
on the father's temperament...

I'll support self-defense.

♪

My God.

Wh-What have we done?

I can't believe
it's that simple.

The threats were documented in court.
No, actually, they weren't.

In the divorce pleadings,
there was no mention of threats.

That's what this whole restraining
order business was about.

This guy was trying to kill her.
I got all the backstory.

I still got a kid in a Peter
Pan suit... Robin Hood.

Yeah. who jumps up from behind the
couch and murders his father.

What was he doing
with real arrows?

He father used to take him hunting.
Susan...

Bobby!
The boy is 11 years old.

He's already in a...
In a psychological wasteland.

If he has to go to some facility,
his life is forever shot.

- What are we doin' here?
- He's a good kid.

Is he? From what I understand,
he is the victim.

This isn't lawyering, Susan.
I promise.

Uh-huh.

Now, on Roberts, when you try
for six years instead of 12,

that is lawyering, isn't it?
That is not fair.

I'm just lookin' for a point
of reference here, Bobby.

When you tell me that I shouldn't
let this kid be charged,

are you saying that with the same
conviction you bring to the Roberts case?

This isn't right.
And you know it.

It's a tough world. I gotta go
walk upstairs to my superiors...

and tell them that I let
a juvie killer go scot,

and settle for six for an armed robber who
put a gun up to a senior citizen's temple.

That's one for you, one for me.
Take your pick.

This is completely unethical.
You're right.

And I withdraw the offer.

And I'm dealing
with one case at a time.

Roberts is first.

- Now you're tellin' me 10?
- Ten is good, Lyle.

It's the best that I can do.
Yesterday, six was good.

Listen to me.
Judge White is tough.

There's a possibility you could get life.
I don't think that will happen.

But what if he just slaps you with 20?
What then?

Maybe I should roll
the dice and go to trial.

You're not gonna
beat the rap on this.

Would every lawyer tell me that?

Maybe not before
they got your retainer.

Look, Lyle, as I said, you want to fire
me, fine. I won't be losing sleep.

But 10 is good.

One of the reasons we're getting 10 is
because I got a dialogue with the D.A.

You want to play craps?

It's your choice.

But I think that...

I think that
you should take the deal.

Okay.
You take it.

But this sucks!

I know.

He'll take it.
Ten years.

Good.

Let's turn to our next case.

Michael, the little boy.

I talked to the officers,
read the reports.

I'm concluding
it's self-defense.

Good.

Oh, the psychologist wants to see
you both again in the morning.

Okay.

Thank you.

I don't know how we're gonna get
through this, but thank you.

As long as Michael's not going to jail.
No, he isn't.

Hey, Mike?

This is gonna hurt
for a long, long time.

So, uh, you don't have to be this brave
Robin Hood or... or any kind of hero.

You just got to talk
to the doctors.

I've got to take care
of my mother.

You did that, son. Now, you got to let
your mother take care of you, okay?

Okay?

Okay.

Uh, y-you go ahead.

I got some business here.

Thank you.

I lied to my client.
You didn't lie.

You told him 10 years
was a good deal. It is.

So it's... It's coincidental.

Roberts wouldn't
have done better.

And this kid gets a chance.
We both know that.

Yeah.

Come on.
Buy you a beer.

Next onThe Practice.
What's the problem?

People at the bank are asking questions
about the loan we extended to you.

Somebody from Boston Fidelity called
inquiring about our office expansion?

And you informed 'em that this
office was not expanding?

Talk about Ronald Martin... how he was
temporarily insane, how he wasn't responsible.

Ronald Martin, the man who strangled
Donna Braun for seven minutes.

Then your motion is denied. Mr.
Pearson, you may resume the deposition.

You'll pay the court costs
for this hearing,

- and I'm fining you $500 to boot.
- What?

There is definitely some favorable
treatment going Pearson's way.

Intentional or not, I don't know.
I don't care.

I don't like it,
and I don't like you.

You stinker!