1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:04,180 Previously on L .A. Law. And Leland, you're meeting with Rosalind Shays over 2 00:00:04,180 --> 00:00:05,280 Velnick's lease with Tammen? 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,940 Tonight. Lastly, a reminder. 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:13,040 Next week is scheduled to be my last as senior partner, unless, Leland, you'd 5 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:13,899 like me to continue? 6 00:00:13,900 --> 00:00:15,280 No. I'm ready to return. 7 00:00:15,540 --> 00:00:19,060 I don't resent you, Leland. If anything, maybe I resent myself. 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:21,820 We're staying with a man who doesn't love you. 9 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:23,520 I really don't want to talk about it. 10 00:00:27,380 --> 00:00:28,380 Rosalind! 11 00:00:28,820 --> 00:00:31,120 Get up. Are you crazy? Get out of here! Shh! 12 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,860 What the hell's the matter with you? Your wife and 20 of your closest friends 13 00:00:34,860 --> 00:00:37,760 are in a reception area waiting to give you a surprise party. That's what's the 14 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,480 matter with me. He just came out of a failed marriage that he himself wrecked. 15 00:00:41,480 --> 00:00:43,000 He has no concept of fidelity. 16 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,260 He's devoid of any ability to trust. And he wouldn't share a stick of gum, much 17 00:00:47,260 --> 00:00:48,260 less his feelings. 18 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,980 They're afraid a trial will expose their $20 million hysterectomy factory. 19 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,040 So what do you think? We should turn down the offer? 20 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,000 That hospital is guilty of mutilation. 21 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:01,220 We represent the rec laws, and counseling them to reject that offer was 22 00:01:01,220 --> 00:01:03,800 grossly irresponsible, it was malpractice. 23 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,080 I'm letting this one get under my skin a little bit too much. Sorry. 24 00:01:10,580 --> 00:01:11,580 Because I'm pregnant? 25 00:01:14,020 --> 00:01:15,020 Yeah. 26 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:16,880 Because you're pregnant. 27 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,120 I just thought that we both agreed to... 28 00:01:22,899 --> 00:01:26,980 To just sit on this for a while. Honey, I've been sitting on this for ten days. 29 00:01:27,260 --> 00:01:28,740 I know what I want, Grace. 30 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,960 I just think that we should talk about it, that's all. 31 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:33,280 Okay. 32 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:34,800 Let's talk. 33 00:01:36,980 --> 00:01:37,980 Okay. 34 00:01:38,540 --> 00:01:40,020 I really want to have the baby. 35 00:01:41,340 --> 00:01:44,180 I mean, I can't even think about abortion. 36 00:01:46,060 --> 00:01:47,220 I want to have my son. 37 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,060 What makes you think it's a boy? 38 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:50,980 I just have a feeling, that's all. 39 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:57,020 Look, I know this sounds really stupid, but the pregnancy right after Charlie's 40 00:01:57,020 --> 00:02:00,740 death, I really want us to have the child. 41 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:05,760 Okay. 42 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:10,120 What happens if we do have the baby? In what? 43 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:16,960 Meaning you, me, you and me. Yeah, well, I assumed 44 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,060 that we'd be together. 45 00:02:21,770 --> 00:02:24,270 As assumptions go, that's a pretty big one. 46 00:02:25,390 --> 00:02:30,290 Victor, our relationship is very new. I mean, we... Grace, we're going to be 47 00:02:30,290 --> 00:02:36,530 parents. We owe it to the child to be living... Yes? 48 00:02:39,210 --> 00:02:43,950 You've never even told me you love me. But now you suddenly want to make this 49 00:02:43,950 --> 00:02:45,130 lifetime commitment. 50 00:02:47,050 --> 00:02:48,690 Maybe we will be together. 51 00:02:49,990 --> 00:02:51,130 Even get married. 52 00:02:51,630 --> 00:02:54,650 Someday. I'm not saying that can't happen. 53 00:02:55,310 --> 00:02:56,310 It could. 54 00:02:57,170 --> 00:02:58,290 I'm just saying. 55 00:03:00,990 --> 00:03:07,930 It won't be simply because I'm 56 00:03:07,930 --> 00:03:08,930 pregnant. 57 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:49,880 Thank you. 58 00:05:39,010 --> 00:05:40,130 Okay, moving on. 59 00:05:40,450 --> 00:05:43,490 Ordover versus Ordover, Arnold. A simple division of property. 60 00:05:43,750 --> 00:05:44,750 No -brainer. 61 00:05:45,410 --> 00:05:46,430 One meeting tops. 62 00:05:46,710 --> 00:05:48,730 Yes? Well, let's try to show up for it. 63 00:05:49,050 --> 00:05:51,590 I know you've missed three appointments in the last week, and I... Hey, big 64 00:05:51,590 --> 00:05:54,350 brother, give it a rest, will you? I won't give it a rest. The last one you 65 00:05:54,350 --> 00:05:57,150 skipped was my client. It's unprofessional, and I... I did not skip 66 00:05:57,150 --> 00:05:58,190 late, and I apologized. 67 00:05:59,330 --> 00:06:00,870 Do you want to give me detention, Douglas? 68 00:06:01,130 --> 00:06:02,130 All right, Arnold. 69 00:06:02,230 --> 00:06:03,229 Moving on. 70 00:06:03,230 --> 00:06:05,650 Fairchild et al. versus Katsu Electronics. 71 00:06:05,870 --> 00:06:09,640 Mine. Wrongful termination. A Japanese company bought out our client's business 72 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:10,640 and fired everybody. 73 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:11,599 On what grounds? 74 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:12,479 Racist grounds. 75 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,160 We're going for compensatories and punitives. 76 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:15,159 I see. 77 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:20,380 Next up, In Re San Diego Sand Sharks. Yeah, that's mine. Group of investors 78 00:06:20,380 --> 00:06:24,220 looking to buy into an expansion franchise in the National Hockey League. 79 00:06:24,220 --> 00:06:28,180 them to Minnesota. Do it. And jump on that with CJ. It sounds promising. 80 00:06:28,580 --> 00:06:32,040 You'll love it. Lastly, Leland, you have an announcement. 81 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:33,440 Yes, I do. 82 00:06:33,770 --> 00:06:38,250 Since the firm has been operating so efficiently and profitably over the past 83 00:06:38,250 --> 00:06:42,630 two months, I've decided to extend Douglas' term as pro tem senior partner. 84 00:06:44,750 --> 00:06:45,750 For how long? 85 00:06:46,630 --> 00:06:47,630 Indefinitely. 86 00:06:48,370 --> 00:06:50,370 Excuse me. You can't just do that. 87 00:06:50,590 --> 00:06:51,590 Oh, yes, I can. 88 00:06:51,730 --> 00:06:54,510 Since it's still a temporary term, I'm authorized. 89 00:06:55,030 --> 00:06:57,790 Besides, we've been doing so well, Ann, it would be foolish... You're doing it 90 00:06:57,790 --> 00:06:58,639 again, Leland. 91 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,900 You're making decisions that affect all of us without consulting us first. This 92 00:07:01,900 --> 00:07:05,300 decision benefits everyone. Last week you said you were retaking control. 93 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:09,260 Now you're doing... I'm sorry, but I am confident that this is the best thing 94 00:07:09,260 --> 00:07:10,740 for the firm. Do we get a vote? 95 00:07:10,980 --> 00:07:12,020 It is temporary. 96 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:13,360 Move along, Douglas. 97 00:07:13,540 --> 00:07:14,399 That's it. 98 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:15,400 We're done. 99 00:07:22,260 --> 00:07:24,500 How long is Douglas going to be senior partner? 100 00:07:25,150 --> 00:07:27,070 Why is this such a problem? 101 00:07:27,310 --> 00:07:28,310 Because it is. 102 00:07:28,530 --> 00:07:33,290 He's done a good job, I'll admit that. He's a nice interim manager, but none of 103 00:07:33,290 --> 00:07:36,770 us wants the firm's future entrusted to him. Revenues are up, Michael. 104 00:07:37,130 --> 00:07:40,550 We're all making more money. Because he's made a few quick fixes, but he 105 00:07:40,550 --> 00:07:43,990 have the vision to manage the long -term growth of the place. I totally 106 00:07:43,990 --> 00:07:47,950 disagree. Leland, if you want to be senior partner, then be senior partner. 107 00:07:48,250 --> 00:07:52,390 But you can't take the position and just loan it out. I will do whatever I think 108 00:07:52,390 --> 00:07:55,350 is necessary to promote the welfare of the... You're grooming him. 109 00:07:55,930 --> 00:08:00,010 This is your way of passing the baton to Douglas, and it scares me. Why? 110 00:08:00,850 --> 00:08:01,850 What are you afraid of? 111 00:08:02,070 --> 00:08:03,810 Because if the firm goes to him... 112 00:08:05,420 --> 00:08:06,520 It'll never be mine. 113 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:08,280 That's what I'm afraid of. 114 00:08:09,060 --> 00:08:13,560 Michael, you've never expressed the slightest interest in taking over. 115 00:08:13,820 --> 00:08:18,160 I am expressing it now, Leland. I think I am ready to run this place. And if you 116 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:22,320 don't want the job, then I want the chance. I'm not giving up the job, 117 00:08:22,820 --> 00:08:27,880 If and when I do, yes, I think Douglas deserves his chance first. 118 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:32,400 Come on. 119 00:08:34,090 --> 00:08:35,090 You don't have to leave. 120 00:08:36,230 --> 00:08:37,830 I'm the one who has to get back to work. 121 00:08:38,490 --> 00:08:42,070 Arnie, it was an event as usual, but I do have a life. 122 00:08:42,470 --> 00:08:48,210 You are one of the most amazing women I've ever known, Christina. 123 00:08:49,890 --> 00:08:54,690 Smart, funny, indescribably beautiful. 124 00:08:55,170 --> 00:08:56,490 And I have all my own teeth. 125 00:08:57,750 --> 00:08:58,830 Next Monday, same time? 126 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:08,100 Yeah, I'm tired of afternoons. I want a few evenings, a few nights, maybe even a 127 00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:10,520 couple of lazy Sunday mornings. 128 00:09:11,460 --> 00:09:13,000 I want to be a part of your life, Chris. 129 00:09:13,660 --> 00:09:15,260 Look, Arnie, don't get weird on me, all right? 130 00:09:15,540 --> 00:09:16,960 We both knew we were getting here. 131 00:09:17,620 --> 00:09:19,640 We may be lovers, but this isn't love. 132 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:21,080 It's sport. 133 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:23,000 Sport? Yes. 134 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,020 I want you to look at me. 135 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,400 I want you to really look at me. 136 00:09:30,700 --> 00:09:35,730 Not just... The smile or the eyes, but look at me. 137 00:09:38,270 --> 00:09:39,270 What do you see? 138 00:09:40,070 --> 00:09:41,070 A matinee. 139 00:09:42,970 --> 00:09:47,510 Hey, come on, Arnie. You're fun to be with. But if this is getting too 140 00:09:47,510 --> 00:09:50,370 complicated... Oh, no, no, no, no, no. No, big deal. 141 00:09:50,890 --> 00:09:52,650 I mean, you can't blame the guy for trying, right? 142 00:09:53,750 --> 00:09:55,010 Same time, next Monday. 143 00:09:56,310 --> 00:09:57,209 Can't wait. 144 00:09:57,210 --> 00:09:58,210 You're the best. 145 00:10:10,119 --> 00:10:13,160 Microlink was sold to Katsu Electronics in 1989. 146 00:10:13,540 --> 00:10:16,300 Six months later, I was fired. Why? 147 00:10:16,580 --> 00:10:17,960 Because I'm not Japanese. 148 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,740 Objection. That's an opinion, not a fact. 149 00:10:21,060 --> 00:10:22,200 Oh, it's a fact. 150 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:26,260 So what was the reason Katsu Electronics gave for firing you? They said my 151 00:10:26,260 --> 00:10:28,660 performance was unsatisfactory. Was it? 152 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:29,880 Absolutely not. 153 00:10:30,060 --> 00:10:35,060 I worked my way up from sales rep to president. I built this company into 154 00:10:35,060 --> 00:10:36,540 something that they wanted to buy. 155 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:40,130 And you wanted them to buy it, didn't you? Yes, because I knew that Japanese 156 00:10:40,130 --> 00:10:44,930 production and distribution capabilities would enable us to go global. That had 157 00:10:44,930 --> 00:10:49,170 always been our dream for Microlink, to become an international company. 158 00:10:49,490 --> 00:10:51,750 So what changed when Katsu took over? 159 00:10:52,090 --> 00:10:53,990 As soon as they came in, we were cut out of the loop. 160 00:10:54,370 --> 00:10:57,790 Decisions were made, meetings were held, we were never even told. 161 00:10:58,050 --> 00:11:02,010 What did you do? I went to Mr. Nakajima. He was the head of the Japanese team, 162 00:11:02,090 --> 00:11:03,430 and I expressed our concerns. 163 00:11:03,810 --> 00:11:04,830 And how were they received? 164 00:11:05,110 --> 00:11:06,110 He shut me down. 165 00:11:06,730 --> 00:11:10,830 He said that Americans didn't understand their style of management. When I 166 00:11:10,830 --> 00:11:15,310 argued that we hadn't even been allowed to work, he terminated me. How much of 167 00:11:15,310 --> 00:11:19,830 the original management is left at Microlink? None. Within a year of the 168 00:11:19,990 --> 00:11:22,950 Katsu fired every American executive and replaced him with Japanese. 169 00:11:23,730 --> 00:11:25,990 That's when the three of us decided to file suit. 170 00:11:26,210 --> 00:11:30,870 And none of you can find any other work? We shouldn't have to. The three of us 171 00:11:30,870 --> 00:11:32,950 sacrificed everything for this company. 172 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:38,600 My God, in those early years, we all worked every weekend. We never took a 173 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:44,060 vacation. This place was our future. It was our lives, for God's sake. And then 174 00:11:44,060 --> 00:11:45,900 they just discarded us like that. 175 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:47,720 I have nothing further. 176 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,920 You said you were in favor of the Katsu buyout. Isn't that right? 177 00:11:54,220 --> 00:11:59,000 Yes, because I... Because you wanted to go global. And Katsu has made that dream 178 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:03,080 a reality, haven't they? We were lied to. They said they would keep us in 179 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:08,020 Isn't it true, Mr. Fairchild, that Microlink is doing far better now than 180 00:12:08,020 --> 00:12:10,500 you were running it? I wouldn't say far better. 181 00:12:10,740 --> 00:12:16,140 Maybe the sales... Sales are up 63%, profits up 31%. That doesn't mean that 182 00:12:16,140 --> 00:12:18,540 can lock us out and... At the time of the buyout... 183 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:22,240 You promised to learn Japanese, didn't you? They didn't give me time. 184 00:12:22,560 --> 00:12:23,560 Six months. 185 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:27,940 Did you take a single lesson? I intended to. You intended to? Yes. 186 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,720 How do you say, hello, how are you, in Japanese? 187 00:12:32,260 --> 00:12:34,960 Objection. He doesn't speak the language. Asked and answered. You didn't 188 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:36,660 to say even that as a courtesy? 189 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,480 Get on from language, Mr. Spitzer. You made no attempt to learn anything about 190 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:41,520 Japanese management. 191 00:12:42,350 --> 00:12:46,190 You say you were segregated, Mr. Fairchild. Did you welcome them? 192 00:12:46,450 --> 00:12:51,590 We tried, but... Isn't it true you called a meeting the very first week and 193 00:12:51,590 --> 00:12:55,930 all the American executives to watch their backs? Didn't you say that? 194 00:12:57,310 --> 00:12:59,070 Obviously, I was right. 195 00:12:59,350 --> 00:13:01,770 Yeah, obviously you were right. 196 00:13:02,490 --> 00:13:03,750 I have nothing further. 197 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,420 I feel a little uncomfortable about this meeting. 198 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,020 I think we all do. 199 00:13:18,300 --> 00:13:21,780 When this is about safeguarding the firm, we have to be concerned about 200 00:13:21,780 --> 00:13:22,459 going on. 201 00:13:22,460 --> 00:13:24,060 Right. Starting with money. 202 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:28,800 Leland takes 28 % of the partnership draw. That's compared to 12 % and 10 % 203 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:29,800 the rest of us, respectively. 204 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,100 That's way lopsided. And then there's C .J. 205 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,380 What's C .J. got to do with this? She's bringing in most of the new business, 206 00:13:35,500 --> 00:13:39,340 not Leland. And her deal gives her 40 % off the top. That means we're working 207 00:13:39,340 --> 00:13:43,500 for more and more clients where the profit margin maxes out at 60%. The way 208 00:13:43,500 --> 00:13:45,740 things are going, C .J. is going to be the highest -grossing attorney in the 209 00:13:45,740 --> 00:13:48,560 firm. I love Leland McKenzie. I think we all do. 210 00:13:49,050 --> 00:13:53,090 But he's not bringing in new clients, he's not practicing law much, and he has 211 00:13:53,090 --> 00:13:54,490 vested our future with Douglas. 212 00:13:54,950 --> 00:14:00,830 I don't believe I'm saying this, but I think the time has come for a shift in 213 00:14:00,830 --> 00:14:01,830 leadership. 214 00:14:04,090 --> 00:14:05,090 To whom? 215 00:14:05,950 --> 00:14:07,170 To me. 216 00:14:08,090 --> 00:14:12,130 Stuart, I know you might want it, but I think that litigation is our calling 217 00:14:12,130 --> 00:14:16,710 card, and it makes more sense to have a trial lawyer at the helm, and I'm ready 218 00:14:16,710 --> 00:14:17,629 for it. 219 00:14:17,630 --> 00:14:18,630 I'm ready for it, too. 220 00:14:18,810 --> 00:14:24,110 With all due respect, Stuart, if we are going to dethrone Leland, and I'm not so 221 00:14:24,110 --> 00:14:29,070 sure that we should, Michael is the one who should replace him. I think we 222 00:14:29,070 --> 00:14:30,490 should at least go to him first. 223 00:14:30,710 --> 00:14:34,050 I already tried that. He wouldn't budge. He thinks Douglas has earned the 224 00:14:34,050 --> 00:14:37,490 position. Plus, which we all went to him two months ago to confront him about 225 00:14:37,490 --> 00:14:39,850 his unilateral decision -making, and look how he responds. 226 00:14:40,090 --> 00:14:42,970 More of the same. So we just vote him out? That's just it. We can't. 227 00:14:43,180 --> 00:14:46,560 Only the executive committee can schedule a vote before the calendar year 228 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:50,900 and Douglas and Leland make up two -thirds. So what are you suggesting, 229 00:14:50,900 --> 00:14:51,900 overthrow? No. 230 00:14:52,980 --> 00:14:54,760 We make a proposal en banc. 231 00:14:55,060 --> 00:14:58,200 If we are united, I think Leland will bow to the majority. 232 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,720 Do you realize what we're doing? 233 00:15:00,980 --> 00:15:02,080 We're just making a proposal. 234 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:06,300 We're not forcing him into anything, and we're not looking to shed any blood. 235 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:07,560 What if he refuses? 236 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,140 Then we have to honor his position. 237 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:10,840 This is his firm. 238 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,180 He created it. We can't lose sight of that. 239 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,680 We just have to hope that he listens to us. 240 00:15:22,340 --> 00:15:25,420 You were Michael Lane's vice president of marketing. Is that correct, Ms. 241 00:15:25,460 --> 00:15:26,339 Lockhart? Yes. 242 00:15:26,340 --> 00:15:27,560 When did you lose your job? 243 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,400 A week after they fired Bruce Fairchild. They couldn't wait to get rid of me. 244 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:32,639 How do you say that? 245 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,280 They treated me like I didn't exist. 246 00:15:34,860 --> 00:15:37,120 I'd make marketing proposals and I'd be ignored. 247 00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:43,050 I was told we, meaning Americans, didn't have enough refinement to run an ad 248 00:15:43,050 --> 00:15:44,970 campaign. What did they want you to do instead? 249 00:15:45,310 --> 00:15:46,310 I have no idea. 250 00:15:46,650 --> 00:15:51,570 The only positive reaction I ever got from Mr. Nakajima was when I offered him 251 00:15:51,570 --> 00:15:52,570 cup of tea. 252 00:15:52,730 --> 00:15:55,730 Did Mr. Nakajima ever suggest how you should behave? 253 00:15:56,110 --> 00:15:58,410 Not in so many words, but the message was clear. 254 00:15:59,510 --> 00:16:01,210 I shouldn't be so aggressive. 255 00:16:01,810 --> 00:16:04,310 I shouldn't contradict male executives. 256 00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:09,370 I should give serious thought to marriage and children before I got too 257 00:16:09,830 --> 00:16:13,010 The defendants claim they fired you only on the basis of merit. 258 00:16:13,250 --> 00:16:14,250 That's a lie. 259 00:16:14,390 --> 00:16:18,510 I have a B .A. from Princeton, an M .B .A. from Wharton, and ten years of 260 00:16:18,510 --> 00:16:22,490 experience in the industry. While I was at Microlink, sales more than doubled. 261 00:16:22,690 --> 00:16:24,770 I was fired because I'm American. 262 00:16:25,790 --> 00:16:27,090 And because I'm a woman. 263 00:16:28,810 --> 00:16:29,890 And you know it. 264 00:16:30,570 --> 00:16:31,570 Thank you. 265 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:35,020 How long were you at Microlink, Miss Lockhart? 266 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:36,540 A little over three years. 267 00:16:36,740 --> 00:16:40,460 And how many other jobs had you held since graduating from business school? 268 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,940 Objection. Relevance. Goes to work history, Your Honor. I'm trying to 269 00:16:43,940 --> 00:16:46,620 a pattern in Miss Lockhart's professional career. 270 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:52,520 Hello, Lord. Six jobs at six different companies in ten years. 271 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,400 Not exactly a longevity record, is it? Every time I made a move, it was a move 272 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:58,820 up. I have no doubt. 273 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,220 You were blatantly ambitious. 274 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:06,380 You leapfrogged from company to company more concerned with your own advancement 275 00:17:06,380 --> 00:17:07,619 than with loyalty. 276 00:17:08,020 --> 00:17:09,119 Ask them about loyalty. 277 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:13,540 Ask them about throwing competent people out on the street. No, I'll decide 278 00:17:13,540 --> 00:17:14,960 which questions I'll ask them. 279 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:20,660 When you made all these career moves, was it to serve the companies or your 280 00:17:20,660 --> 00:17:21,660 personal career? 281 00:17:21,980 --> 00:17:23,240 I cared about the company. 282 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,119 I planned to stay at Microlink forever. 283 00:17:27,609 --> 00:17:31,450 I cared very much, and I had no... You were sending out your resume two months 284 00:17:31,450 --> 00:17:35,750 before Katsu let you go. Because I could read the handwriting on the wall, and 285 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:36,609 I... Did you go to Mr. 286 00:17:36,610 --> 00:17:40,870 Nakajima? Did you try to make things right, or do anything to save your 287 00:17:40,870 --> 00:17:43,510 relationship with Microlink? There wasn't any point. 288 00:17:43,830 --> 00:17:44,830 There wasn't any point. 289 00:17:45,270 --> 00:17:49,510 So, at the time you got pushed, you were looking to jump anyway. 290 00:17:50,030 --> 00:17:51,090 Right, Ms. Lockhart? 291 00:17:53,030 --> 00:17:55,410 Maybe. I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. 292 00:17:57,170 --> 00:17:58,170 I said maybe. 293 00:17:58,630 --> 00:17:59,630 Maybe. 294 00:18:00,590 --> 00:18:01,469 Thank you. 295 00:18:01,470 --> 00:18:02,530 I have nothing further. 296 00:18:07,590 --> 00:18:09,670 Yeah, just a minute, Arnie. 297 00:18:11,230 --> 00:18:12,810 John, where the hell have you been? 298 00:18:13,050 --> 00:18:14,050 Oh, man. 299 00:18:14,610 --> 00:18:18,450 Sig alert on the 405. Harriet and her lawyer left, for God's sake. I'm sorry. 300 00:18:18,490 --> 00:18:22,510 Look, we can do it tomorrow. Damn it, Arnie. I want this divorce over with. I 301 00:18:22,510 --> 00:18:24,270 want to stop thinking about it. Do you hear me? Okay. 302 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,960 How about 11 .45 tomorrow? 303 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:30,900 I'll call Pat Phillips. Yeah, yeah, just be here. 304 00:18:31,180 --> 00:18:32,580 Or the next time, I won't be. 305 00:18:34,580 --> 00:18:35,580 Excuse me. Great. 306 00:18:37,500 --> 00:18:38,500 Where were you? 307 00:18:38,820 --> 00:18:42,100 I don't have to report to you, Gwen. You also had a 9 .30 court date. 308 00:18:44,660 --> 00:18:46,460 Don't worry, Abby got you a continuance. 309 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,620 Arnie, this is not the first time someone's had to cover for you. 310 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,440 You were supposed to have the Morhaime prenup drawn up last week. I've been 311 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,960 deflecting them for three days. Pat Phillips and the Ordovers sat in this 312 00:18:59,960 --> 00:19:03,920 and waited for you to show up for an hour. I know, I know. I know you've been 313 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,000 covering for me, and I know that I don't deserve it, and I'm sorry. 314 00:19:07,820 --> 00:19:12,180 I've been... I've been distracted lately. 315 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:17,760 I got a letter from Chloe the other day. 316 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:19,920 She, um... 317 00:19:21,230 --> 00:19:25,810 She told me that she'd been looking after her mother and... She said that I 318 00:19:25,810 --> 00:19:26,810 shouldn't worry. 319 00:19:30,370 --> 00:19:31,370 I'm sorry. 320 00:19:31,650 --> 00:19:32,650 Yeah. 321 00:19:34,230 --> 00:19:38,370 So have you, um... Have you talked with Corinne lately? 322 00:19:39,590 --> 00:19:42,170 Uh, Corinne and I don't seem to be speaking. 323 00:19:43,510 --> 00:19:49,470 I leave her messages, but, um... I'm a reminder of something she'd rather 324 00:19:49,470 --> 00:19:50,470 forget. 325 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,340 I guess I can understand that. 326 00:19:52,740 --> 00:19:59,460 I'm sorry you were friends and... Gwen, I want you to know that when 327 00:19:59,460 --> 00:20:05,860 we... when we made love that time, it wasn't just my fear of 328 00:20:05,860 --> 00:20:07,900 marriage that made me do it. 329 00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:11,140 Well, I mean, I wasn't using you. 330 00:20:13,140 --> 00:20:16,940 At least I... I hope that I wasn't. 331 00:20:18,820 --> 00:20:19,820 Thank you. 332 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:26,300 The truth of the matter is that I... I found you and I... 333 00:20:26,300 --> 00:20:33,080 I still find you to be the most amazing woman 334 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:34,080 that I have ever met. 335 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:41,740 You postulant little puke. What? What did I do? Using your divorce, using 336 00:20:41,740 --> 00:20:43,800 as just another setup for a seduction. 337 00:20:44,100 --> 00:20:47,540 Gwen, I swear I wasn't thinking of that at all. No, uh -uh. 338 00:20:53,930 --> 00:20:57,090 Believe it or not, I don't hate you for any of this. 339 00:20:59,170 --> 00:21:00,370 I feel sorry. 340 00:21:07,050 --> 00:21:08,530 Hi. What's going on? 341 00:21:08,910 --> 00:21:12,990 Not much. Just getting that up for that meeting. 342 00:21:13,530 --> 00:21:15,570 Yeah. God, I hope it's not too awful. 343 00:21:15,890 --> 00:21:17,230 Yeah, well, probably will be. 344 00:21:18,650 --> 00:21:22,650 Did you want something? No, no, I... 345 00:21:24,419 --> 00:21:27,500 Grace, I just wanted to tell you that I do love you. 346 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:30,880 I do. 347 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:34,920 I'm sorry. 348 00:21:37,460 --> 00:21:38,680 Victor! What? 349 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:41,780 I like the sound of that. 350 00:21:50,420 --> 00:21:51,420 What's this about? 351 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:57,140 The partners, excluding Douglas, have a proposal that we'd like to offer 352 00:21:57,140 --> 00:22:01,220 formally pursuant to Article 11, Section 3 of the partnership agreement. 353 00:22:01,420 --> 00:22:04,520 I wasn't aware that you'd even read the partnership agreement, Michael. 354 00:22:07,100 --> 00:22:08,400 Stuart? Yeah. 355 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:14,440 Nine weeks ago, the partners of this firm convened to address you, Leland 356 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,580 McKenzie, with our concerns regarding your leadership of this law firm. 357 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:21,760 You responded to these concerns by appointing Douglas Brackman as pro tem 358 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:26,000 partner for a six -week period while you attended to expanding our client base. 359 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:27,740 No such expansion occurred. 360 00:22:28,460 --> 00:22:32,240 Now, after nine weeks, you have unilaterally extended Douglas' senior 361 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:33,760 tenure to an open -ended term. 362 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:37,720 Again, without consulting the other partners, you've made a designation 363 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:38,820 affects all of our interests. 364 00:22:39,060 --> 00:22:43,200 We feel we have no choice now but to call on you and the executive committee 365 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:44,200 schedule a new vote. 366 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:48,610 Which vote would serve to either confirm your position... or in turn elect a new 367 00:22:48,610 --> 00:22:49,610 senior partner. 368 00:22:49,630 --> 00:22:53,170 Signed, Michael Cusack, Arnold Becker, Stuart Markowitz, Ann Kelsey, and Grace 369 00:22:53,170 --> 00:22:54,170 Van Owen. 370 00:22:54,270 --> 00:22:57,930 Well, you've obviously all gotten together here. Who do you plan to vote 371 00:23:02,990 --> 00:23:05,850 Michael. Douglas would remain as administrative partner. 372 00:23:06,270 --> 00:23:07,830 Leland, you would go to being of counsel. 373 00:23:08,030 --> 00:23:09,270 You think you can just push me out? 374 00:23:09,470 --> 00:23:11,670 This isn't a push, Leland. It's a proposal. 375 00:23:12,010 --> 00:23:15,530 This is your firm. The decision is yours. We'll abide by it. 376 00:23:16,030 --> 00:23:17,730 We just want you to know we're... This is an ambush. 377 00:23:18,090 --> 00:23:22,350 It's not an ambush. We are all on the same side. We all want what's best for 378 00:23:22,350 --> 00:23:24,910 firm. Do any of you think you really know how to run a firm? 379 00:23:25,190 --> 00:23:29,270 It isn't all just trying cases and collecting fees. There's a hell of a lot 380 00:23:29,270 --> 00:23:32,290 involved here than... Again, Leland, we're not pushing you out. 381 00:23:32,510 --> 00:23:36,070 To the contrary, we would be counting on your guidance in making the transition 382 00:23:36,070 --> 00:23:38,430 to the new leadership. You go straight to hell, Michael. 383 00:23:40,370 --> 00:23:41,790 I take that as a no. 384 00:23:45,970 --> 00:23:47,530 Leland, that was a betrayal. 385 00:23:47,770 --> 00:23:52,230 To go to the others behind my back, that was a betrayal, you son of a bitch. I 386 00:23:52,230 --> 00:23:55,530 got two choices here. Either I can walk away from this firm or I can stay here 387 00:23:55,530 --> 00:23:59,630 and fight for it. I chose the latter. You chose to screw me. You chose to step 388 00:23:59,630 --> 00:24:02,810 down. You chose to put Douglas in charge. It's that we're rebelling 389 00:24:02,990 --> 00:24:04,430 It's a rebellion against me. 390 00:24:05,270 --> 00:24:10,190 This is spit in my face to be summoned like that and given an ultimatum. It's 391 00:24:10,190 --> 00:24:13,230 not an ultimatum. For God's sake, Leland, don't you listen. All you had to 392 00:24:13,230 --> 00:24:15,150 was say no. You said it, so it's done. It's over. 393 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,320 You're not the one being pushed out here. 394 00:24:17,660 --> 00:24:18,660 Yeah. 395 00:24:19,660 --> 00:24:20,660 Mr. 396 00:24:21,540 --> 00:24:28,480 Nakajima, when your firm bought out Microlink, did you want to keep the 397 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:29,700 American management? 398 00:24:30,060 --> 00:24:34,780 Of course, but they never understood, or I should say they refused to understand 399 00:24:34,780 --> 00:24:36,540 our way of doing business. 400 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,820 Well, they claimed they weren't given a chance to really work with you. They 401 00:24:40,820 --> 00:24:44,140 didn't care to work with us. We felt their distrust. 402 00:24:44,620 --> 00:24:49,740 from the onset of the buyout. Mr. Fairchild, in six months, refused to run 403 00:24:49,740 --> 00:24:55,060 basic Japanese, which means he could not conference with Tokyo, which also made 404 00:24:55,060 --> 00:24:58,720 it impossible for him to expand the sales in the Pacific Rim. 405 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,540 He says you froze him out. 406 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:01,800 We needed him. 407 00:25:01,940 --> 00:25:06,780 Whenever we acquire companies in American markets, we depend on American 408 00:25:06,780 --> 00:25:11,860 executives. But from the beginning, they resisted our management style, and they 409 00:25:11,860 --> 00:25:13,020 resisted us personally. 410 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:20,000 The situation finally became unworkable. So you replaced the American executives 411 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,660 with Japanese executives. 412 00:25:22,180 --> 00:25:24,020 All changes were made on merit. 413 00:25:24,220 --> 00:25:28,880 And since those changes, productivity and the company value has doubled. 414 00:25:29,180 --> 00:25:30,179 Thank you, sir. 415 00:25:30,180 --> 00:25:31,540 I have nothing further. 416 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:36,680 How many American companies has the Katsu parent company acquired? 417 00:25:37,180 --> 00:25:41,500 Microlink makes four. How many presidents in these four companies have 418 00:25:41,500 --> 00:25:43,100 replaced by Japanese executives? 419 00:25:44,250 --> 00:25:49,370 Four. And how many women in the parent katsu company in Japan work in the elite 420 00:25:49,370 --> 00:25:50,370 management team? 421 00:25:51,070 --> 00:25:55,050 In Japan, the culture is... Sir, just answer my question. 422 00:25:55,710 --> 00:25:59,870 Give me a number. As a matter of fact, round it off. How many of the 2 ,000 423 00:25:59,870 --> 00:26:02,470 upper management katsu executives in Japan are women? 424 00:26:03,350 --> 00:26:07,990 Zero. Because in Japan... Is something against women, Mr. Nakajima? We respect 425 00:26:07,990 --> 00:26:11,110 that the culture is different here. We have... 426 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,720 women executives in the United States. 427 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,940 In fact, we kept on Miss Lockhart. 428 00:26:17,380 --> 00:26:22,520 She was fired because of performance and because she exhibited no trust or 429 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:23,520 confidence in us. 430 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:25,000 True or false, Mr. Nakajima? 431 00:26:25,620 --> 00:26:28,380 You believe Americans to be inferior. 432 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:29,680 That is false. 433 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:34,680 I simply believe the executive skills of your clients are inferior to their 434 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:37,000 replacements. Who just happened to be Japanese? 435 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:38,600 I am from Japan. 436 00:26:40,010 --> 00:26:45,130 Most of my contacts and my sources are Japanese people. So that gives you the 437 00:26:45,130 --> 00:26:47,810 right to just clean house like this because you're from Japan? 438 00:26:48,010 --> 00:26:53,450 What gives me the right to clean house is because I bought the company. 439 00:26:54,230 --> 00:26:55,550 I own it. 440 00:26:57,710 --> 00:26:58,710 Nothing further. 441 00:27:33,100 --> 00:27:34,100 Okay, here it is. 442 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,660 $100 ,000 each, sealed, no admission. 443 00:27:38,060 --> 00:27:40,060 No way. A million five. 444 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:44,780 Forget it. $100 ,000. Take it, O'Deavers. Don't insult us. 445 00:27:44,980 --> 00:27:45,980 You insult us. 446 00:27:46,220 --> 00:27:49,380 See, now this is typical. Nothing is ever their fault. And nothing is ever 447 00:27:49,380 --> 00:27:53,000 yours. You tried to intimidate us. As soon as you came in, you made us afraid 448 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,740 for our jobs. We tried to teach you, but you were too arrogant to run. 449 00:27:56,980 --> 00:27:59,540 You cannot hide behind your inefficiency. 450 00:27:59,960 --> 00:28:03,720 Lying, arrogant son of a bitch. I don't want to make a deal with this man. 451 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,420 I don't want to even be in the same room with him. You never wanted to be in the 452 00:28:07,420 --> 00:28:08,640 same room as us. 453 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:10,880 All you wanted was money. 454 00:28:11,140 --> 00:28:14,760 You want to get him out of here? Okay, but you can't say we didn't try. 455 00:28:21,540 --> 00:28:22,479 I'm sorry. 456 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:23,680 I thought they were serious. 457 00:28:24,020 --> 00:28:27,660 Yeah, so did we. Look, I don't want to cry about this anymore. 458 00:28:28,260 --> 00:28:29,960 I just want to bury them. 459 00:28:33,540 --> 00:28:38,600 I don't know exactly what we've got on our hands, Douglas, but this is bad. 460 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:42,920 I've been a good senior partner, Leland. Revenue and caseloads are up, overhead 461 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:47,120 is down. They have no right to reject me like this. They're rejecting both of 462 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,840 us, my friend. No. If you'd stayed in command, this wouldn't have happened. 463 00:28:51,060 --> 00:28:53,460 Maybe so, but it's too late now. 464 00:28:54,980 --> 00:28:56,300 I've lost their trust. 465 00:28:58,020 --> 00:29:01,280 See, we're the old guard, and they're ready for the new guard. 466 00:29:01,580 --> 00:29:02,580 So what do we do? 467 00:29:03,379 --> 00:29:07,040 Well, Michael may be the only person who could hold his place together right 468 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:11,400 now, but if he goes, it could all crumble like a stale cracker. You want 469 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:16,060 surrender? No, no, but I don't want to disintegrate either. 470 00:29:16,980 --> 00:29:19,020 Oh, could we use Rosalind now? 471 00:29:19,300 --> 00:29:21,040 Damn it, Leland, I want to fight them. 472 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,300 Let them all leave if they want to. 473 00:29:23,660 --> 00:29:27,440 But how the hell could we face ourselves if we just suck up to what they're 474 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,940 doing? That's my father on the wall there. 475 00:29:30,650 --> 00:29:33,830 He built this place from the ground with you, and they're trying to snatch it 476 00:29:33,830 --> 00:29:35,230 away? We're not old. 477 00:29:35,570 --> 00:29:37,150 You're 62. I'm 41. 478 00:29:37,370 --> 00:29:41,130 That's not old, damn it. I want to fight them. I want to fight. I'm with you, 479 00:29:41,130 --> 00:29:43,330 Douglas. But we have to be prepared. 480 00:29:44,030 --> 00:29:47,950 I mean, they could all walk. We could have an office with no lawyers. 481 00:29:52,470 --> 00:29:53,750 Roxanne? Yes? 482 00:29:55,670 --> 00:29:56,790 Have you been eavesdropping? 483 00:29:57,950 --> 00:29:58,950 No. 484 00:29:59,750 --> 00:30:00,880 Yes. Why? 485 00:30:01,620 --> 00:30:02,880 Are you spying for them? 486 00:30:03,140 --> 00:30:03,839 Oh, no. 487 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:04,840 I'm with you. 488 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:09,860 And if my opinion counts for anything, I'm glad you're not going to take this. 489 00:30:10,060 --> 00:30:15,220 I think they're spoiled, selfish, overgrown brats. And I hope you wipe the 490 00:30:15,220 --> 00:30:16,220 with every one of them. 491 00:30:17,500 --> 00:30:20,020 Get a hold of Rod Osborne Placements. 492 00:30:20,460 --> 00:30:23,720 He's the top head hunter in town. We're going to find some new lawyers. 493 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:24,960 Good. 494 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:28,680 Am I seeing your partner? Absolutely. 495 00:30:28,980 --> 00:30:32,220 Then I'm going to take action. What I need from you is 100 % backing. 496 00:30:32,420 --> 00:30:33,159 Don't worry. 497 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:34,800 They think they can just flick us to the side? 498 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,260 They have no idea what they're in for. 499 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,180 Now, as for the cars, we propose Mr. 500 00:30:40,420 --> 00:30:42,780 Ordover retain ownership of the Mercedes, Mrs. 501 00:30:42,980 --> 00:30:47,180 Ordover the Thunderbird, and the Jetta wagon to be sold as previously agreed, 502 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:51,120 proceeds to be split between the parties. Let the 57 Thunderbird in 503 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:53,740 condition. I put in hundreds of hours of work on it. Fine. 504 00:30:54,380 --> 00:30:57,160 You want the Thunderbird, you give me back your half of the timeshare in 505 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:58,520 Boulder. What? That's outrageous. 506 00:30:58,900 --> 00:30:59,900 Arnie. 507 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:02,480 Arnie. 508 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:07,120 Just give her the timeshare, John. What? The values are roughly comparable. You 509 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:10,380 don't even use the condo that much. Just give her the stupid timeshare. Let's 510 00:31:10,380 --> 00:31:11,380 move on. 511 00:31:11,940 --> 00:31:16,840 Item number 134, limited edition serigraph Thomas Doherty, number 22 in 512 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:17,840 edition of 200. 513 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:21,340 This was Mr. Ordover's separate property prior to his marriage, which was 514 00:31:21,340 --> 00:31:25,320 converted to Mrs. Ordover's property when he presented it to her as a gift. 515 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:28,400 like to see you prove that. Come on, people, we can work this out. Doesn't 516 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,940 mean anything to you? You never even liked the damn picture. 517 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:36,160 It's just a damn picture! 518 00:31:38,340 --> 00:31:39,340 See? 519 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:40,520 It doesn't bleed! 520 00:31:40,730 --> 00:31:41,729 when you cut it. 521 00:31:41,730 --> 00:31:45,990 They don't cry when you drop them. They are things. They are just property. 522 00:31:46,650 --> 00:31:51,590 No matter how expensive it is, no matter how much you love it, they will never 523 00:31:51,590 --> 00:31:52,590 love you back. 524 00:31:53,390 --> 00:31:57,950 Is this what it all comes down to? Just a division of property? 525 00:32:00,030 --> 00:32:01,910 Itemizing silverware and furniture? 526 00:32:02,150 --> 00:32:05,070 Arnie, calm down. Take it easy. 527 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:12,100 Isn't that all there is to it? 528 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:15,960 Isn't that all we ever get out of it? 529 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:17,480 Arnie? 530 00:32:17,500 --> 00:32:18,760 Arnie, come outside with me. 531 00:32:43,950 --> 00:32:45,970 I'm just kind of sitting here in my foxhole. 532 00:32:48,010 --> 00:32:49,750 Place has gone crazy, Jonathan. 533 00:32:50,590 --> 00:32:53,450 Partners walking around with bayonets sticking to each other. Arnie's flipped 534 00:32:53,450 --> 00:32:54,450 out. 535 00:32:55,510 --> 00:32:59,110 I just figured I'd sit in here and duck the scuds. 536 00:33:02,750 --> 00:33:04,270 You think the firm's going to break apart? 537 00:33:05,790 --> 00:33:06,790 I don't know. 538 00:33:07,710 --> 00:33:09,090 It's awful noisy out there. 539 00:33:10,030 --> 00:33:11,530 You think I'm going to talk to Leland? 540 00:33:12,010 --> 00:33:13,010 No. 541 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,360 You should just let the elephants fight it out. 542 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:19,320 Us little people can just stay out of it. 543 00:33:21,260 --> 00:33:23,340 You seem pretty sanguine about all this. 544 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:24,680 Yeah. 545 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:31,360 Well, it's just a place of work, you know? I mean, more important things to 546 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:32,480 worry about than work, right? 547 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:34,760 Yeah. 548 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:36,480 Like what? 549 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:39,760 How's your case going? 550 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:42,900 Man, lousy. 551 00:33:43,850 --> 00:33:47,270 Yeah, well, it started off okay, but they've made a pretty good business 552 00:33:47,270 --> 00:33:52,830 defense. I don't even think the jury even sees Katsu as racist now, just good 553 00:33:52,830 --> 00:33:54,310 Japanese businessmen. 554 00:33:56,090 --> 00:33:57,250 Well, they are Japanese. 555 00:33:59,630 --> 00:34:00,630 Meaning what? 556 00:34:01,650 --> 00:34:06,970 Meaning maybe the way to winning isn't their racism, maybe it's ours. 557 00:34:07,190 --> 00:34:08,790 I can't stick to that as a tactic. 558 00:34:09,170 --> 00:34:12,590 They hired you to win a lawsuit, Jonathan. 559 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:15,060 Got to try to win it. 560 00:34:20,940 --> 00:34:22,360 Having a nice day so far? 561 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:24,239 Yeah. What's this? 562 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:25,560 Oh, this is security. 563 00:34:25,639 --> 00:34:28,719 Never know when you might need it. By the way, you're fired. 564 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:32,520 What? By meeting secretly with your little group and orchestrating that 565 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:36,040 proposal, you breached your fiduciary duty to both Leland and me. 566 00:34:36,620 --> 00:34:40,980 Accordingly, I, as senior partner, am authorized to summarily discharge you 567 00:34:40,980 --> 00:34:43,040 pursuant to Article 4, Section 2. 568 00:34:43,469 --> 00:34:47,370 You can't do that. I can, and I have. You have the right to an automatic 569 00:34:47,370 --> 00:34:49,090 before the entire firm partnership. 570 00:34:49,429 --> 00:34:53,570 Set appeal to be scheduled by the senior partner not later than 30 days after 571 00:34:53,570 --> 00:34:54,348 the discharge. 572 00:34:54,350 --> 00:34:58,050 I hereby schedule your appeal for April 28, 1991. 573 00:34:58,330 --> 00:35:00,430 Until then, you're fired. Get out. 574 00:35:00,910 --> 00:35:02,010 I'm not going anywhere. 575 00:35:02,250 --> 00:35:05,390 Then I'll have you arrested as a trespasser. It's up to you, Michael. You 576 00:35:05,390 --> 00:35:08,850 walk out or these men drag you out and take you to the police. 577 00:35:09,570 --> 00:35:12,710 Congratulations, Douglas. You just guaranteed the end of this firm. 578 00:35:13,100 --> 00:35:14,160 You make your moves. 579 00:35:14,380 --> 00:35:15,380 I make mine. 580 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:16,960 See you in a month. 581 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:18,160 Get him out of here. 582 00:35:18,500 --> 00:35:20,040 This is unbelievable. Come on, let's go. 583 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:24,480 Roxanne, have his parking permit revoked. I don't even want him in the 584 00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:31,940 Everybody in there? All except Arnold, who we can't seem to track down. But 585 00:35:31,940 --> 00:35:33,080 can't wait. Okay, let's go. 586 00:35:33,870 --> 00:35:36,790 What the hell have you done, Douglas? What I've done is to take appropriate 587 00:35:36,790 --> 00:35:40,210 action against a threat to this firm. There is nothing appropriate about what 588 00:35:40,210 --> 00:35:43,590 you did. Michael Cusack is a valued member of this partnership, and you 589 00:35:43,590 --> 00:35:46,730 him without consulting us. And having him removed by security? 590 00:35:47,150 --> 00:35:49,810 That's a disgrace, Douglas. It's an insult. Everybody here. 591 00:35:50,030 --> 00:35:53,630 I had my reason. There is no legitimate reason for treating anyone like that, 592 00:35:53,650 --> 00:35:56,550 much less a partner. Want to hear me out, or do you all want to just scream? 593 00:35:56,550 --> 00:35:57,529 don't want to hear anything. 594 00:35:57,530 --> 00:35:58,530 I would. 595 00:35:58,650 --> 00:36:02,170 You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Leland. Why don't you let us talk for a 596 00:36:02,170 --> 00:36:03,170 change, Grace? 597 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:04,399 Go ahead, Douglas. 598 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:07,920 Michael Cusack was undoubtedly planning to leave this firm. He most likely would 599 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:11,920 have cultivated his clients to go with him. And as a precautionary safeguard, I 600 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:13,200 fired a preemptive strike. 601 00:36:13,420 --> 00:36:18,560 By cutting his access off to clients and files, we stand a much better chance of 602 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:19,640 holding on to those clients. 603 00:36:19,860 --> 00:36:21,540 You don't treat people like that. 604 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:26,200 No, the better way, I suppose, is to covertly meet and plan a backstabbing 605 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:27,600 That is not what we did. 606 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:29,560 The hell you didn't. All right. 607 00:36:30,140 --> 00:36:33,340 Michael's termination is scheduled for an appeal before the partnership in one 608 00:36:33,340 --> 00:36:36,740 month, at which time you can override my decision in accordance with the 609 00:36:36,740 --> 00:36:40,660 partnership agreement. Until then, his caseload will be reassigned, and he will 610 00:36:40,660 --> 00:36:43,760 have no access to this office. You threw a person out of his job like this. The 611 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:46,740 agreement does not allow you... Hey! The decision's been made. 612 00:36:47,180 --> 00:36:49,940 And if any of you don't like it, I suggest you quit. 613 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:51,380 This is my firm. 614 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:53,640 This will always be my firm. 615 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:55,940 And don't you forget that for a second. 616 00:36:56,620 --> 00:36:58,240 You people started this fight. 617 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:00,600 And if I have to, I'll finish it. Come along, Douglas. 618 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:09,100 The Japanese are taking over this country. 619 00:37:10,240 --> 00:37:16,220 They own 25 % of the banks here in California and almost 15 % of all U .S. 620 00:37:16,220 --> 00:37:22,500 banks. They control 20 % of the U .S. car market and 45 % of the commercial 621 00:37:22,500 --> 00:37:24,220 estate in downtown Los Angeles. 622 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:26,540 They're colonizing us, ladies and gentlemen. 623 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:32,000 See, this may be more subtle than Pearl Harbor, but the threat is much worse. 624 00:37:32,540 --> 00:37:35,240 Today, California and New York. 625 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,860 Tomorrow, Montana and Maine. 626 00:37:38,220 --> 00:37:42,700 And make no mistake, every time they take over an American company, they'll 627 00:37:42,700 --> 00:37:47,160 replacing the American management with Japanese. Because not only do they 628 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:51,580 consider themselves to be superior, they believe in racial purity. 629 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:56,320 See, they didn't even let Westerners within the bounds of Japan until 150 630 00:37:56,320 --> 00:38:02,220 ago. Before that, Japan was considered too pure, too sacred to be polluted by 631 00:38:02,220 --> 00:38:06,680 foreigners. Today, they're still worried about diluting the superiority of their 632 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:11,140 race. The difference is, instead of staying home in Japan, they're branching 633 00:38:11,140 --> 00:38:13,120 out. And here they come. 634 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:19,020 Ladies and gentlemen, we have to stop them. Because if we just give them the 635 00:38:19,020 --> 00:38:20,680 opportunity to march over us, they will. 636 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:22,680 They will. 637 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:26,160 Bruce Fairchild. 638 00:38:26,750 --> 00:38:31,310 Paige Lockhart and Donald Schwartz were not incompetent, but Katsu Electronics 639 00:38:31,310 --> 00:38:33,250 fired them anyway, and we all know why. 640 00:38:33,790 --> 00:38:39,450 What you need to do here today is show them that here in our country, and it's 641 00:38:39,450 --> 00:38:44,070 still our country, that is not our way of doing business. 642 00:38:49,910 --> 00:38:55,810 Oh, yes. 643 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:01,140 The little red ants are marching over here to colonize us. 644 00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:03,560 Isn't it just awful? 645 00:39:05,140 --> 00:39:06,360 Pearl Harbor? 646 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:13,600 That kind of Japan bashing is disgraceful. The fact is, Japan bashing 647 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:16,540 convenient way for us to avoid responsibility. 648 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:22,800 Is it their fault their kids spend 60 days more a year in school than ours do? 649 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:27,960 that their blue -collar workers can do algebra while some of ours can't even 650 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:28,960 read. 651 00:39:29,740 --> 00:39:34,780 We like to blame the Japanese for our problems, but the truth is we've made 652 00:39:34,780 --> 00:39:36,820 ourselves right here at home. 653 00:39:37,220 --> 00:39:43,240 We've forgotten all the good old American values like excellence and hard 654 00:39:43,420 --> 00:39:45,860 and the Japanese remember them. 655 00:39:46,900 --> 00:39:51,300 Katsu's used them to bring micro -link into the global market. 656 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:57,380 Bruce Fairchild, Paige Lockhart, and Donald Schwartz couldn't do that. When 657 00:39:57,380 --> 00:40:02,660 Katsu fired them and replaced them with more gifted executives, the company 658 00:40:02,660 --> 00:40:04,980 became bigger, more profitable. 659 00:40:05,240 --> 00:40:06,500 It flourished. 660 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:12,980 Merit, ladies and gentlemen. 661 00:40:13,780 --> 00:40:15,260 That's what we call this. 662 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:17,880 That used to be the American way. 663 00:40:18,580 --> 00:40:20,420 You can prove it still is. 664 00:40:32,110 --> 00:40:34,310 Always in the way. Always coming between us. 665 00:40:34,870 --> 00:40:38,750 If I could believe that now we would have a chance... Jeff, don't. 666 00:40:39,190 --> 00:40:40,190 Please. 667 00:40:40,390 --> 00:40:41,390 It's hard enough. 668 00:40:41,810 --> 00:40:45,990 As angry as I am about what he's done, I can't abandon Ken now. Not while he's 669 00:40:45,990 --> 00:40:46,990 up. 670 00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:08,560 I like it. 671 00:41:09,260 --> 00:41:11,980 It's got that lived -in feel. 672 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:16,640 Haven't had a chance to unpack yet. 673 00:41:17,420 --> 00:41:18,420 Uh -huh. 674 00:41:27,080 --> 00:41:29,860 I really did to myself this time, didn't I, Rox? 675 00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:33,120 Everybody loses their temper. 676 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:35,020 It's no big deal. 677 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:39,020 I don't mean the office. I mean my life. 678 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:40,760 Yeah. 679 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:43,480 You really did it this time, Ernie. 680 00:41:44,300 --> 00:41:45,900 I really loved her. You know that. 681 00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:47,520 I loved her. 682 00:41:48,740 --> 00:41:49,740 Aunt Chloe. 683 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:51,960 I know. 684 00:41:55,180 --> 00:41:56,580 So why'd you do it, Ernie? 685 00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:58,640 I felt a hold. 686 00:42:00,140 --> 00:42:06,040 I feel afraid. 687 00:42:08,770 --> 00:42:11,210 Nobody's ever going to really love me if they know the real me. 688 00:42:15,410 --> 00:42:18,550 And you just have to keep making them prove it. 689 00:42:19,430 --> 00:42:23,690 Sometimes I hear the boardwalk, the beach, and I see these little old men 690 00:42:23,690 --> 00:42:28,610 walking up and down, and I know that they're just marking time because they 691 00:42:28,610 --> 00:42:30,370 no place to go and nobody to be with. 692 00:42:35,310 --> 00:42:38,010 I don't want to die alone, Roxanne, and I know that I'm going to. 693 00:42:39,410 --> 00:42:40,630 You need help, Arnie. 694 00:42:43,010 --> 00:42:45,170 Please, let me get you help. 695 00:42:51,990 --> 00:42:53,370 Has the jury reached a verdict? 696 00:42:54,250 --> 00:42:55,250 We have, Your Honor. 697 00:42:55,390 --> 00:43:00,070 I'll say you. In the matter of Fairchild et al. versus Katsu Electronics, we 698 00:43:00,070 --> 00:43:04,280 find in favor of... the plaintiff, and order the defendants to pay compensatory 699 00:43:04,280 --> 00:43:10,820 damages in the amount of $160 ,000 to Mr. Fairchild, $80 ,000 to Ms. Lockhart 700 00:43:10,820 --> 00:43:14,880 and Mr. Schwartz. We further order the defendant to pay punitive damages in the 701 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:20,520 amount of $3 .2 million to be split equally between the plaintiffs. 702 00:43:21,080 --> 00:43:24,280 Members of the jury, your service has ended. This matter is adjourned. 703 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:26,400 Mr. Rollins, approach. 704 00:43:33,360 --> 00:43:37,800 That was probably the most racist closing argument I have ever heard in 19 705 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:42,960 on the bench. I just hope to God you realize that this verdict does not 706 00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:45,080 legitimize the crap you've been saying. 707 00:43:46,180 --> 00:43:48,120 It only means there's a market for it. 708 00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:49,880 Is that all? 709 00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:50,960 Yeah. 710 00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:53,080 That's all. 711 00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:00,540 You don't think it'd be easier just to come back? I mean... The partners are 712 00:44:00,540 --> 00:44:03,260 going to override this. You know they are. I'm not sure I even want to go 713 00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:06,480 The truth is, Victor, the time is right for me to move on. 714 00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:09,400 The Ricky Davis trial has given me a tremendous profile. 715 00:44:09,760 --> 00:44:12,540 It's time for new challenges, and I want you to come with me. 716 00:44:13,700 --> 00:44:14,820 I don't know about that. 717 00:44:17,860 --> 00:44:20,400 Mike, Grace and I are... She's pregnant. 718 00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:24,160 Really? 719 00:44:25,300 --> 00:44:26,380 Wow. Congratulations. 720 00:44:27,100 --> 00:44:27,939 That's great. 721 00:44:27,940 --> 00:44:31,520 Yeah. There's been a whole lot of things racing through my mind because of it. 722 00:44:31,760 --> 00:44:35,080 I gotta tell you, opening up a law practice with you hasn't been one of 723 00:44:35,240 --> 00:44:37,660 Victor, I can deal with you and Grace. 724 00:44:38,680 --> 00:44:39,680 This is business. 725 00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:42,120 You and I have a tremendous record. 726 00:44:42,900 --> 00:44:44,140 Incredible capital experience. 727 00:44:44,480 --> 00:44:47,260 We can build a hell of a practice. 728 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:49,280 And we'll have fun. 729 00:44:50,220 --> 00:44:51,400 What do you say? Are you interested? 730 00:44:53,400 --> 00:44:55,100 Maybe. Then let's do it. 731 00:44:55,839 --> 00:44:59,100 I need some help with the files, though. You can be my inside man. I want to 732 00:44:59,100 --> 00:45:03,360 take as many clients as possible. I also want to talk to Jonathan, Abby, and 733 00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:06,280 Tommy. I'll bet you anything we can get them to come with us. 734 00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:08,960 What about Grace? 735 00:45:09,580 --> 00:45:12,940 What about her? You'd want her, too? An ex -judge? Hell, yes. 736 00:45:13,620 --> 00:45:18,240 Victor, we can be an elite litigation shop, plus which we will decimate the 737 00:45:18,240 --> 00:45:20,160 litigation department at McKenzie Brackman. 738 00:45:20,840 --> 00:45:23,800 We won't even have to woo clients. They will come running to us. 739 00:45:25,180 --> 00:45:26,860 Like you really want to take down the firm? 740 00:45:28,320 --> 00:45:33,360 Douglas and Leland declared this war. If they're not me, I'm just going to be 741 00:45:33,360 --> 00:45:34,360 the one who wins.