1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,680 Previously on L .A. Law. 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,160 Tommy, I want to have a baby. 3 00:00:04,460 --> 00:00:06,380 Oh, well, you'll make a terrific mother. 4 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:07,720 With you. 5 00:00:08,860 --> 00:00:12,480 No one should become a parent unless they're ready. Now I know what to do. 6 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:13,480 clear. Crystal. 7 00:00:13,700 --> 00:00:15,700 You shouldn't have the baby with Roxanne. I'm having the baby with 8 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:17,660 I love the script. 9 00:00:18,060 --> 00:00:19,400 You're always on my mind. 10 00:00:19,860 --> 00:00:23,300 Mr. Flicker. Back in. Sorry I'm late. Stop with the excuses. 11 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:24,488 Sit, sit, sit. 12 00:00:24,490 --> 00:00:28,330 Oh, this is some studio you have here. Certainly no shortage of beautiful 13 00:00:28,530 --> 00:00:29,590 I'm ready to write my book. 14 00:00:29,850 --> 00:00:31,910 I intend to strike while the iron is hot. 15 00:00:32,150 --> 00:00:34,430 First the flowers, then the glass slipper. 16 00:00:34,770 --> 00:00:37,790 It must be the guy you said was watching you in court. Or it could be anyone, 17 00:00:37,870 --> 00:00:38,849 right? 18 00:00:38,850 --> 00:00:39,850 Can you help me? 19 00:00:40,130 --> 00:00:41,130 Yeah. 20 00:00:41,550 --> 00:00:44,430 A little red riding hood? 21 00:00:46,130 --> 00:00:47,690 I'm going to have it with me all the time. 22 00:00:48,430 --> 00:00:52,450 If those guys that attacked me ever come around, I'll be ready. 23 00:00:53,130 --> 00:00:54,130 Go. 24 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:18,380 When you saw it into this office, I knew you were just another bun -busting 25 00:01:18,380 --> 00:01:19,520 downtown attorney. 26 00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:21,760 You're too smart, Sidney. 27 00:01:22,510 --> 00:01:23,510 to protect my boss. 28 00:01:24,030 --> 00:01:25,030 You're loyal. 29 00:01:25,610 --> 00:01:26,770 That's a rare quality. 30 00:01:32,210 --> 00:01:33,770 Arnie, what's the hurry? 31 00:01:33,990 --> 00:01:36,910 I don't want Ben Flicker catching me with my pants down. 32 00:01:37,170 --> 00:01:38,109 Not this early. 33 00:01:38,110 --> 00:01:42,790 It's his morning to see the nutritionist. Sidney, just between us, 34 00:01:42,790 --> 00:01:47,770 anyone out to stab Ben Flicker in the back? Why stab someone in the back when 35 00:01:47,770 --> 00:01:50,970 you can simply rip their heart out? How does this feel? 36 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:56,540 Oh, please, please, Sidney. Arnie, what is the problem? When we made love, I 37 00:01:56,540 --> 00:01:57,900 never even felt you let go. 38 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:03,680 I didn't. I didn't. I'm trying to stay on a schedule. I need to preserve my 39 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:07,560 essence. By age 40, a man's potency begins declining. Dr. 40 00:02:07,780 --> 00:02:11,820 Sun Tzu Mo believed that ejaculations should be limited to twice a month. 41 00:02:12,020 --> 00:02:16,480 24 orgasms? Even during leap year? Dr. Sun lived to be 101. 42 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,020 Well, I bet Mrs. Sun never stroked the good doctor on a full moon. 43 00:04:31,420 --> 00:04:34,220 Thank you. 44 00:04:48,850 --> 00:04:51,890 I know you're headed for the dentist, but I need two copies of this as soon as 45 00:04:51,890 --> 00:04:52,469 you get back. 46 00:04:52,470 --> 00:04:53,470 Okay. 47 00:04:53,750 --> 00:04:55,990 But I really should go. Lincoln, too. 48 00:04:56,770 --> 00:05:00,310 If he poops in the office again, Douglas won't let me bring him to work. 49 00:05:00,590 --> 00:05:01,590 Benny. 50 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:06,190 Benny. When I gave you this dog, you promised to get him enlightened. 51 00:05:07,430 --> 00:05:10,510 Why? He can't even see over the steering wheel. 52 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,420 That was Stuart's joke. 53 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:16,720 We had a deal. 54 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:18,080 I know. 55 00:05:18,280 --> 00:05:20,420 Well, I haven't had time. I will. 56 00:05:20,980 --> 00:05:24,920 I promise. All right. Come on, Lincoln. Let's go for a walk. 57 00:05:25,140 --> 00:05:26,160 No, not that way. 58 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:28,200 Okay. 59 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,560 Jonathan? Yeah? Can I ask a question? 60 00:05:32,820 --> 00:05:35,460 Shoot. Is everybody afraid of the dentist? 61 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:37,900 Haven't you seen the marathon man? 62 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:39,200 No. Dr. 63 00:05:39,300 --> 00:05:41,780 Cederbaum, he's putting in a new tooth here. 64 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,120 I asked Roxanna, and she said insurance would pay. 65 00:05:45,500 --> 00:05:47,760 Sure, just make sure your dentist gives nitrous. 66 00:05:48,280 --> 00:05:49,660 You know, laughing gas. 67 00:05:50,220 --> 00:05:51,220 Laughing gas? 68 00:05:51,380 --> 00:05:52,380 So you won't hurt. 69 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,540 Oh, laughing gas. 70 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:55,960 That's silly. 71 00:05:56,660 --> 00:05:57,660 Nobody move! 72 00:05:57,700 --> 00:06:01,220 My watch is missing, and I want it returned now. 73 00:06:01,620 --> 00:06:06,980 No one leaves this office until that watch is securely tucked back inside my 74 00:06:06,980 --> 00:06:08,280 pocket. Come on, Douglas. 75 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,700 Lincoln hears the call of the wild. All right, the dog can go. 76 00:06:12,220 --> 00:06:14,160 You want to play hardball? Fine. 77 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:20,440 But if that watch isn't returned by... by end of business this afternoon, 78 00:06:20,660 --> 00:06:24,480 you'll rue the moment we met. Have a nice day. 79 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,600 Hi. I'm Melina Paros. Hi. Ann Kelsey. 80 00:06:32,900 --> 00:06:37,040 Welcome to McKenzie Bragman. Great having another woman to help balance the 81 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,040 scales. Thank you. 82 00:06:38,380 --> 00:06:42,120 Do these staff meetings usually last long? I've got a prelim in 45 minutes. 83 00:06:42,340 --> 00:06:43,340 You shouldn't have a problem. 84 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:48,820 Like some papaya? 85 00:06:49,060 --> 00:06:50,060 Oh, no, thanks. 86 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:51,800 You're in my seat. 87 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:53,960 Oh. Seats are assigned? 88 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,840 No, it's just this is where I always sit. 89 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:58,200 Oh. 90 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,780 Well, I'm a little spread out. Do you mind taking another seat? 91 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:03,720 Of course not. 92 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:11,659 You're in my seat. 93 00:07:11,660 --> 00:07:12,619 Take another. 94 00:07:12,620 --> 00:07:14,380 Why? It'll give you a different outlook. 95 00:07:14,740 --> 00:07:17,180 Melina Paros, Arnold Becker. Ah. 96 00:07:18,220 --> 00:07:19,220 Read your resume. 97 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:20,360 Very impressive. 98 00:07:20,900 --> 00:07:21,900 Arnie, you're in my chair. 99 00:07:22,100 --> 00:07:23,360 Anne's in mine. Sit there. 100 00:07:23,940 --> 00:07:25,280 Jonathan, just sit. 101 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:27,760 Melina Paros, Jonathan Rollins. 102 00:07:28,060 --> 00:07:29,280 I hear you're a great litigator. 103 00:07:29,620 --> 00:07:31,020 Hey, you're in my chair. 104 00:07:31,220 --> 00:07:34,940 Arnie's in mine. Anne's in mine. Stuart, just sit anywhere and don't ask 105 00:07:34,940 --> 00:07:37,820 questions. Not even, who are you? Melina Paros. 106 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:39,640 Stuart, slide over. 107 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,020 Ask John. Ask Arden. Ask Anne. Ask Melina. Who's Melina? Potter. 108 00:07:44,500 --> 00:07:45,860 Would it help if I wore a name tag? 109 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,020 Is there a reason why everyone has changed seats? 110 00:07:55,040 --> 00:08:01,960 If I knew what time it 111 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,240 was, I'd say we wasted enough of it. Let's begin. 112 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,620 Oh, Melina, please, join us. Sit. Sit anywhere you like. 113 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:09,120 Thank you, Melina. 114 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:14,000 By now, I'm sure most of you have met our new associate, Helena Paros. 115 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:19,180 Granted, our hiring procedure was a bit unorthodox, but the opportunity to lure 116 00:08:19,180 --> 00:08:23,680 her from the Attorney General's office was a coup not to be missed. I take this 117 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:25,560 opportunity to extend a warm welcome. 118 00:08:25,780 --> 00:08:26,780 Thank you very much. 119 00:08:27,180 --> 00:08:28,700 I'll do my best to fit in. 120 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:39,720 Lady. 121 00:08:40,140 --> 00:08:41,500 I thought you had a trial today. 122 00:08:41,799 --> 00:08:45,060 Defendant woke up this morning and found his God, pled guilty. 123 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:46,440 Hallelujah. 124 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,080 On my way back from court, I couldn't resist stopping by. 125 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,620 Roxanne, I had a wonderful night with you at the Edgewater. 126 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:55,959 Me too. 127 00:08:55,960 --> 00:09:01,000 No, I mean, I... I really enjoyed myself, and not just because we made 128 00:09:01,560 --> 00:09:08,100 Tommy, I'm trying to get pregnant, and you helping me is strictly 129 00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:09,100 business. 130 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:10,779 Strictly business. 131 00:09:10,780 --> 00:09:11,759 Tom. 132 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,600 Tom. Have you heard from Zoe? Why do you ask me that every time we bump into 133 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:16,600 each other? Oh, wait. 134 00:09:16,700 --> 00:09:18,280 I just want to drop her a line, that's all. 135 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:19,480 What can I ask? 136 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:21,960 Roxanne. 137 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,460 My things are making their way across town. 138 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:30,080 Which, for as slow as it's going, might as well be cross -country. I'll be sure 139 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,680 the movers make the last hundred feet to your office. Thank you. 140 00:09:33,560 --> 00:09:34,640 You're working here now? 141 00:09:35,500 --> 00:09:37,720 How'd you bamboozle your way into this job? 142 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:41,460 The same way I bamboozled my way into the last job. I got them all fooled, 143 00:09:41,540 --> 00:09:42,920 Mulaney. Not me. 144 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,640 You two know each other? Yeah, from this bogus child abuse charge. 145 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,920 You should have had the guts to prosecute that case when the DA threw it 146 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:54,820 desk. Hey, guts has nothing to do with it. The facts don't add up. The mother's 147 00:09:54,820 --> 00:09:55,519 not guilty. 148 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,780 You want to hear my side? Come to the preliminary hearing. 149 00:09:58,140 --> 00:09:59,600 Are you actually proceeding? 150 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:01,900 My last case for the Attorney General. 151 00:10:02,140 --> 00:10:04,240 Going out with a bang. Good luck. 152 00:10:04,910 --> 00:10:05,910 I don't need a lot. 153 00:10:06,410 --> 00:10:09,870 Tommy, it could be a little nicer. It's really his first day. 154 00:10:10,490 --> 00:10:12,550 To take everything so personally. 155 00:10:12,810 --> 00:10:15,350 Yeah, I know. For you, everything's strictly business. 156 00:10:19,150 --> 00:10:26,110 And that's the last time I saw Ward Bond or Abby Singer on my movie lot. So help 157 00:10:26,110 --> 00:10:27,110 me God. 158 00:10:28,070 --> 00:10:31,870 So tell me, what did you find out from my Sidney? 159 00:10:32,270 --> 00:10:34,490 that I have very little self -control. 160 00:10:34,950 --> 00:10:35,950 Enough nonsense. 161 00:10:37,870 --> 00:10:41,170 Actually, sir, with all due respect, I don't believe your assistant is 162 00:10:41,170 --> 00:10:42,970 rumors around town. Of course she isn't. 163 00:10:43,970 --> 00:10:47,490 Then why was it so important that I sleep with her? Because she's a great 164 00:10:47,810 --> 00:10:49,870 I knew you two would hit it off. 165 00:10:50,870 --> 00:10:51,870 Ben, listen. 166 00:10:52,470 --> 00:10:54,230 Our relationship goes way back. 167 00:10:54,510 --> 00:10:58,470 Two weeks? Seems longer. If I'm to help you push worldwide studios into the 168 00:10:58,470 --> 00:11:00,770 black, you need to level with me. 169 00:11:01,260 --> 00:11:02,260 You want the truth? 170 00:11:02,420 --> 00:11:03,420 Which version? 171 00:11:04,060 --> 00:11:05,060 Okay. 172 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:12,740 These last few years haven't been banner box office bonanzas for my studio. Not 173 00:11:12,740 --> 00:11:18,240 long ago, I had to raise capital and take on a silent partner, a snorer who 174 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:22,680 turned out to be not so silent when it came to women and running around. You're 175 00:11:22,680 --> 00:11:27,240 referring to Eric Shuler? In the middle of his divorce, Shuler falls for a girl 176 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:28,240 half his age. 177 00:11:28,560 --> 00:11:34,880 Things get ugly, promises aren't kept, Shula's wife finds out, she cries wolf 178 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,480 astaste. Not yet. 179 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:42,220 Blackmail. The wife knows things. If she demands an audit, I might as well put 180 00:11:42,220 --> 00:11:44,260 Worldwide's books up in Skywriting. 181 00:11:44,560 --> 00:11:46,040 You have something to hide? 182 00:11:46,300 --> 00:11:47,300 Who doesn't? 183 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:51,760 A deal here, a favor there, humbling everywhere. 184 00:11:52,540 --> 00:11:56,100 I'm not always proud, but you gotta keep the wheel greased. After all, I'm still 185 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:57,100 in business, right? 186 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:02,800 What do you want me to do? Try talking sense to Shuler's wife. Stall this 187 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,840 divorce. Otherwise, we all lose. 188 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:06,320 I'll give it a shot. 189 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:09,920 What if I can't? Then you're not the man I thought you were. 190 00:12:16,560 --> 00:12:17,560 Ben? 191 00:12:28,170 --> 00:12:29,170 Tell me honestly. 192 00:12:29,230 --> 00:12:30,250 I can take it. 193 00:12:30,730 --> 00:12:33,630 What you have written is completely devoid of emotion. 194 00:12:34,170 --> 00:12:36,190 Who cares about the legals? 195 00:12:36,930 --> 00:12:40,290 Readers want to know about the people locked behind those prison bars. 196 00:12:40,550 --> 00:12:42,510 Now, frankly, this is very poor storytelling. 197 00:12:42,930 --> 00:12:44,810 Kick a partner when he's down, why don't you? 198 00:12:47,110 --> 00:12:48,110 Yes. 199 00:12:48,770 --> 00:12:50,490 Here? Just a moment. 200 00:12:51,630 --> 00:12:53,490 Roger Beekman is out front. 201 00:12:54,170 --> 00:12:55,590 We shared a cell at county. 202 00:12:55,890 --> 00:12:58,150 I told him to look me up when he was released. 203 00:12:58,350 --> 00:13:00,410 So? He believed me. 204 00:13:00,690 --> 00:13:03,170 Now, Douglas, what about your promise? 205 00:13:04,050 --> 00:13:08,490 I promised to pull at least one man from the River Styx. You can't turn that man 206 00:13:08,490 --> 00:13:11,050 away. Of course not. The receptionist will do that. 207 00:13:12,950 --> 00:13:13,950 All right. 208 00:13:14,170 --> 00:13:15,310 I'll see what he wants. 209 00:13:18,350 --> 00:13:19,410 I'll be right with you. 210 00:13:20,390 --> 00:13:21,390 Where is he? 211 00:13:21,790 --> 00:13:23,490 How you been, Pender? Roger. 212 00:13:24,130 --> 00:13:25,570 Oh, gee. 213 00:13:26,390 --> 00:13:28,910 Um, let's talk in my office. Great. 214 00:13:29,350 --> 00:13:30,830 You know, you're looking pretty good. 215 00:13:31,450 --> 00:13:33,710 Thank you for helping. Hi, I'll sign for that. 216 00:13:34,030 --> 00:13:39,230 I don't know what happened. 217 00:13:39,870 --> 00:13:41,510 Benny, I can't understand you. 218 00:13:41,750 --> 00:13:43,890 The dentist gave my mouth a shot. 219 00:13:44,190 --> 00:13:45,190 A shot? 220 00:13:45,210 --> 00:13:46,670 Oh, no, the kid. 221 00:13:46,930 --> 00:13:47,930 He's gone. 222 00:13:47,970 --> 00:13:48,990 He ran away. 223 00:13:49,270 --> 00:13:51,030 Who ran away? The dentist? 224 00:13:51,420 --> 00:13:53,120 No, Lincoln, come on back. 225 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:57,100 He got loose. I stopped at the novelty shop and left him outside. 226 00:13:57,680 --> 00:13:59,520 Oh, come on with me. We'll make some phone calls. 227 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:01,020 This is all that's left. 228 00:14:01,260 --> 00:14:02,340 We'll find him, I promise. 229 00:14:03,220 --> 00:14:04,840 Roxy, we gotta hurry. 230 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:09,240 Gwen, this is for you. Oh, thanks, Roxy. Bye. Please, I gotta find Lincoln. 231 00:14:12,560 --> 00:14:16,260 Hey. Hey. Another package? What'd you get this time? I don't know. I was 232 00:14:16,260 --> 00:14:17,260 thinking of it. 233 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:18,720 Here. 234 00:14:19,220 --> 00:14:20,220 Now it's off. 235 00:14:45,180 --> 00:14:46,720 Blood never comes out. 236 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,040 I think we should leave the stain there as a warning to clients. 237 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,760 This isn't funny, Jonathan. Now you are going to have to go to the police and 238 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:54,760 report this. 239 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,800 Sending a human heart, isn't that against the law? You look more like an 240 00:14:58,800 --> 00:14:59,800 heart, actually. 241 00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:01,100 How would you know the difference? 242 00:15:02,060 --> 00:15:05,280 Before my brother flunked out of vet school, he used to bring home Bethel 243 00:15:05,860 --> 00:15:07,680 Come on, let's go into my office. 244 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,130 Okay. Here's the address of the animal shelter. 245 00:15:11,430 --> 00:15:15,090 Are you sure Lincoln is safe? I told you, Benny, they have a lot of dogs. You 246 00:15:15,090 --> 00:15:16,330 just have to go pick out Lincoln. 247 00:15:16,630 --> 00:15:18,350 You aren't coming with me? 248 00:15:18,910 --> 00:15:19,910 You want me to? 249 00:15:20,230 --> 00:15:21,410 Rocks, little hand here. 250 00:15:22,490 --> 00:15:23,550 If you want to wait. 251 00:15:24,250 --> 00:15:26,310 No, I'll go myself. 252 00:15:26,930 --> 00:15:27,930 It's my fault. 253 00:15:29,770 --> 00:15:30,770 Okay. 254 00:15:32,650 --> 00:15:34,810 Helping you find work is harder than I thought. 255 00:15:35,460 --> 00:15:38,900 Unfortunately, you're an ex -con, and check -kiting is hardly a marketable 256 00:15:38,900 --> 00:15:40,640 skill. People never forget. 257 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:42,020 Don't take it so hard. 258 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:46,260 The wonderful thing about humanity is eventually they let anyone in. 259 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:48,840 Your dad? 260 00:15:48,940 --> 00:15:51,000 Yes. He founded this firm. 261 00:15:51,860 --> 00:15:52,860 He looks worried. 262 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,560 Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 263 00:15:55,900 --> 00:15:59,080 My father was the most confident man on the face of the earth. 264 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:01,700 Well, his eyes seem troubled. 265 00:16:02,820 --> 00:16:03,820 Really? 266 00:16:06,990 --> 00:16:10,350 I lost my pocket watch today. Passed from generation to generation. 267 00:16:10,850 --> 00:16:14,390 Father loved it. He was a punctual man. A time for everything. 268 00:16:18,630 --> 00:16:19,630 Yes? 269 00:16:19,970 --> 00:16:20,970 I'll be right there. 270 00:16:21,490 --> 00:16:22,990 That's my cue to exit. 271 00:16:23,230 --> 00:16:24,890 I haven't helped you find a job. 272 00:16:25,130 --> 00:16:26,130 But you've done your best. 273 00:16:26,650 --> 00:16:28,270 Now it's on to my next destination. 274 00:16:28,770 --> 00:16:29,770 Where's that? 275 00:16:30,510 --> 00:16:31,510 I don't know. 276 00:16:32,290 --> 00:16:33,630 You were my first stop. 277 00:16:34,010 --> 00:16:35,010 I was? 278 00:16:35,470 --> 00:16:39,330 Absolutely. Hey, even though I had the upper bunk at county, I looked up to 279 00:16:39,930 --> 00:16:41,710 You weren't afraid to stand your ground. 280 00:16:45,170 --> 00:16:46,830 He did have his bad days. 281 00:16:48,430 --> 00:16:49,430 Roger. 282 00:16:50,250 --> 00:16:52,250 Wait here. This meeting won't take long. 283 00:16:52,610 --> 00:16:54,810 You and I, we'll work out something. 284 00:16:56,610 --> 00:17:00,530 Lord knows he wasn't the easiest man in the world to please or call father. 285 00:17:01,530 --> 00:17:02,610 But he loved you. 286 00:17:03,470 --> 00:17:04,470 I can tell. 287 00:17:14,619 --> 00:17:17,800 Dr. Voorhees, tell me about the night Mrs. Hastings brought her daughter to 288 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:22,200 emergency room. The 11 -month -old child presented with a high fever, congested 289 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:23,760 lungs, and an ear infection. 290 00:17:24,060 --> 00:17:25,700 And what was your initial diagnosis? 291 00:17:26,319 --> 00:17:28,680 Pneumonia. However, that wasn't my main concern. 292 00:17:28,900 --> 00:17:29,639 Go on, please. 293 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:33,660 Mrs. Hastings' daughter was severely underweight at only nine pounds. An 11 294 00:17:33,660 --> 00:17:38,060 -month -old, even in the 50th percentile, should weigh almost twice 295 00:17:38,060 --> 00:17:39,340 else raised your suspicions? 296 00:17:39,620 --> 00:17:40,980 Objection. Leading the witness. 297 00:17:41,300 --> 00:17:45,140 I'll rephrase. Was there anything else out of the ordinary about the child's 298 00:17:45,140 --> 00:17:49,440 condition? She had puncture marks on her thigh, surrounded by bruises, as though 299 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:53,540 someone had squeezed the leg and stuck it repeatedly with a needle. 300 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:54,759 Anything else? 301 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:58,240 A severe red rash on her left arm resembling a chemical burn. 302 00:17:58,460 --> 00:18:01,140 Did you question Mrs. Hastings about your concerns? 303 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:05,240 Yes, but for me, her answers didn't measure up, especially in light of the 304 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:06,119 child's condition. 305 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:10,420 In my judgment, Mrs. Hastings' daughter was being neglected at home, probably 306 00:18:10,420 --> 00:18:15,620 abused. At that point, I had an obligation to report to social services. 307 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,000 Thank you. 308 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:18,200 No further questions. 309 00:18:19,980 --> 00:18:23,200 Dr. Voorhees, you said there were puncture marks in the child's thigh? 310 00:18:23,500 --> 00:18:27,380 Seven, eight. They appeared to be deliberate. Not possibly, as Mrs. 311 00:18:27,380 --> 00:18:32,100 tried explaining that night, caused by straight pins mistakenly left in newly 312 00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:33,100 purchased pajamas? 313 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:37,560 It's possible, however. Is it also possible that the bruises were caused 314 00:18:37,620 --> 00:18:41,860 as Mrs. Hastings also tried explaining that night, she firmly held her 315 00:18:41,860 --> 00:18:43,920 daughter's leg and swabbed those punctures with alcohol? 316 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:48,340 Yes, but... And finally, is it possible, as Mrs. Hastings also tried 317 00:18:48,340 --> 00:18:52,160 explaining... that her daughter crawled under the kitchen floor, which at the 318 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,760 time was wet with ammonia and cleanser, thus causing the rash on her leg. 319 00:18:55,860 --> 00:18:59,660 Possible. You are currently on an internship rotation in the emergency 320 00:18:59,660 --> 00:19:00,259 that correct? 321 00:19:00,260 --> 00:19:01,640 Yes. Must be a stressful situation. 322 00:19:02,700 --> 00:19:05,540 How many hours had you been on duty the night Mrs. Hastings brought her daughter 323 00:19:05,540 --> 00:19:06,339 in for care? 324 00:19:06,340 --> 00:19:10,520 23. I was working a double shift. Is it possible that you jumped to conclusions 325 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:15,180 about Mrs. Hastings? About alleged neglect and abuse? That you were 326 00:19:15,180 --> 00:19:16,340 the demands of a double shift? 327 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,320 Objection. This is speech making. 328 00:19:18,540 --> 00:19:19,660 Counselor, ask your question. 329 00:19:19,900 --> 00:19:24,400 Is it possible that in your eagerness to be a good doctor, you jumped the gun, 330 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:29,060 called social services, and had Mrs. Hastings' daughter taken away for no 331 00:19:29,060 --> 00:19:30,560 reason? Is that possible? 332 00:19:30,860 --> 00:19:31,860 Anything. 333 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,280 is possible, but in my opinion... Thank you. Nothing further. 334 00:19:43,060 --> 00:19:44,840 It's always a treat to get out. 335 00:19:45,260 --> 00:19:48,020 Of course, someday all this will be yours. 336 00:19:48,380 --> 00:19:50,640 Really? What makes you think so? 337 00:19:50,980 --> 00:19:54,980 The natural chain of events set in motion by Mr. Shuler's alleged 338 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,700 You're threatening to open up the worldwide books. 339 00:19:58,380 --> 00:19:59,880 That sounds like blackmail. 340 00:20:00,220 --> 00:20:01,480 Ah, come now, Mr. Kuhler. 341 00:20:01,980 --> 00:20:02,980 Your turn. 342 00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:06,580 Do you believe in fate, Mr. Beckham? 343 00:20:06,940 --> 00:20:09,020 I believe for every action, there's a reaction. 344 00:20:09,740 --> 00:20:13,860 Exactly. So when my husband cheated on me, naturally I confronted him. We 345 00:20:13,860 --> 00:20:18,080 argued. I ended up sailing down a flight of stairs. He swears it was an 346 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,840 accident, but he swears about a lot of things. 347 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,760 Have you met my husband, Mr. Beckham? No, ma 'am. 348 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:29,020 Here's a warning. When push comes to shove, make sure you're on firm footing. 349 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,360 Otherwise, he'll cripple you, too. 350 00:20:32,460 --> 00:20:34,780 Beatrice, time to talk turkey. 351 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:37,960 What exactly do you want out of all this? 352 00:20:38,220 --> 00:20:39,540 You're Ben Flicker's attorney. 353 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,800 Surely he must have told you. Mr. Flicker's not about to give you a 354 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:44,800 share of his studio. 355 00:20:44,900 --> 00:20:47,720 That man will stop at nothing to keep his fantasy alive. 356 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,740 This town, this industry has passed him by, so... 357 00:20:52,170 --> 00:20:56,230 He needs young Turks like you to be his foot soldier, to do his bidding. 358 00:20:57,750 --> 00:21:00,370 Don't take anything you see here at face value. 359 00:21:01,350 --> 00:21:03,470 Remember that, Mr. Beckham. 360 00:21:04,810 --> 00:21:05,749 Good day. 361 00:21:05,750 --> 00:21:06,750 Only having one? 362 00:21:07,410 --> 00:21:09,050 No, not today. 363 00:21:09,650 --> 00:21:11,530 At least let me help you back to the limo. 364 00:21:11,750 --> 00:21:15,450 This may come as a surprise to you, but I am able to take care of myself. 365 00:21:16,470 --> 00:21:17,470 Goodbye. 366 00:21:40,010 --> 00:21:45,570 And as the cell door slammed shut... Just what do you think you're doing? 367 00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:50,010 nothing. Here I am, putting myself on the line, inviting you inside the inner 368 00:21:50,010 --> 00:21:53,370 sanctum of my professional life, and this is what I get in return? 369 00:21:53,930 --> 00:21:54,930 Invasion of privacy? 370 00:21:55,250 --> 00:21:56,250 Petty theft? 371 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,440 God knows what's in your pockets. Please don't understand. 372 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:02,940 Boy, oh, boy. You can take the con out of the joint, but that's where it stops, 373 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:07,340 huh? I never trusted you, mister. Not for one minute. Fender! Don't fender me. 374 00:22:07,900 --> 00:22:08,900 Get out. 375 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,480 You're probably responsible for the theft of my watch as well, Mr. 376 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:15,680 Sticky Fingers. 377 00:22:29,770 --> 00:22:30,770 Excuse me. 378 00:22:30,930 --> 00:22:32,410 I'm trying to find my dog. 379 00:22:33,390 --> 00:22:34,390 Name on the tag? 380 00:22:34,670 --> 00:22:35,750 No, there's no tag. 381 00:22:35,990 --> 00:22:36,990 He's called Lincoln. 382 00:22:37,230 --> 00:22:40,030 Because Stewart's at Colorado would be a stupid name. 383 00:22:40,290 --> 00:22:41,290 Do you own this dog? 384 00:22:41,550 --> 00:22:44,390 No, we found him. But then I lost him. 385 00:22:44,770 --> 00:22:45,770 Roots ain't called. 386 00:22:45,870 --> 00:22:49,510 Look, I don't know what you're talking about. But if you want to adopt, here's 387 00:22:49,510 --> 00:22:50,510 form. 388 00:22:52,030 --> 00:22:53,030 Shelter. 389 00:22:53,330 --> 00:22:55,250 No, no, no. Don't bring him down here now. 390 00:22:55,550 --> 00:22:56,550 Hey! Lincoln! 391 00:22:56,670 --> 00:22:57,670 Hey! 392 00:23:02,190 --> 00:23:03,430 Hey! Lincoln? 393 00:23:04,950 --> 00:23:05,950 Lincoln? 394 00:23:07,010 --> 00:23:08,010 Lincoln? 395 00:23:09,330 --> 00:23:10,570 There you are. 396 00:23:13,230 --> 00:23:14,230 Hey! 397 00:23:14,590 --> 00:23:16,690 This isn't my dog! 398 00:23:16,970 --> 00:23:20,170 Don't you listen, drool bucket. I told you to wait. 399 00:23:20,610 --> 00:23:21,610 This is Lincoln. 400 00:23:22,010 --> 00:23:23,310 He's got no ID. 401 00:23:23,550 --> 00:23:24,810 How are you going to prove it? 402 00:23:25,310 --> 00:23:31,220 Well, let him out. and he'll come to me. So will every other dog in this place. 403 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:35,260 Besides, that one there has got a bad temperament. He tried biting me. 404 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:36,640 Lincoln wouldn't bite. 405 00:23:37,020 --> 00:23:41,560 Look, if that bitch is still here, when you come back, he's all yours. 406 00:23:41,860 --> 00:23:43,940 Hmm? Where would he go? 407 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:45,480 Don's on his flute. 408 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:46,980 All dogs go to heaven. 409 00:23:47,220 --> 00:23:49,120 If no one adopts, we put him to sleep. 410 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:50,479 Do what? 411 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:54,040 We kill him. Now, be a sport, will you please? I want to go home. 412 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:56,080 Huh? If you kill me, you can. 413 00:23:56,420 --> 00:23:59,800 Please don't kill my dog. Please. Please. Don't kill my dog. 414 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,440 Please. Please don't kill my dog. 415 00:24:02,980 --> 00:24:03,980 Please. 416 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:05,520 Lincoln. 417 00:24:16,120 --> 00:24:17,120 Hurry, Stuart. 418 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:19,740 We better not get there too late. 419 00:24:19,940 --> 00:24:23,140 Okay. I've rescued Lincoln once before, and I'm going to do it again. Don't 420 00:24:23,140 --> 00:24:23,959 worry, okay? 421 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:24,879 Let's do it. 422 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,280 You still owe me a written statement. Please, not now. 423 00:24:27,580 --> 00:24:30,920 Tomorrow, okay? It's a date. I don't want those punks who beat you up making 424 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:31,920 bail. 425 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:33,280 Hi. 426 00:24:33,420 --> 00:24:36,220 Oh, no. More gifts. Why do you see what's inside? 427 00:24:36,500 --> 00:24:38,180 Tommy, get this away from me. Gwen, 428 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:40,800 it took me a long time to wrap this. 429 00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:42,780 This is from you? 430 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:44,200 Yeah, it's for Rox. 431 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:46,240 Oh. 432 00:24:46,980 --> 00:24:49,220 I'm Tommy. I'm so sorry. 433 00:24:49,980 --> 00:24:51,180 Excuse me. 434 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:56,240 Hey, good -looking. 435 00:24:56,860 --> 00:24:57,860 Hey, yourself. 436 00:24:58,220 --> 00:25:00,460 You looked here for two years, and now I can't shake you. 437 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,440 Sometimes you have to leave to see what you left behind. 438 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:05,460 Does that make any sense? 439 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,620 Not really. Good, because I haven't been making sense lately. 440 00:25:09,940 --> 00:25:11,880 I'm... smitten? 441 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:15,200 I mean, that's a word I never even used before. I'm not even sure I know what it 442 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,880 means even, but... smitten feels right. 443 00:25:19,660 --> 00:25:20,660 This is for you. 444 00:25:21,260 --> 00:25:22,260 Go ahead, open it. 445 00:25:33,100 --> 00:25:34,840 It's a row from the Edgewater Hotel. 446 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:36,920 Our first night together. 447 00:25:39,260 --> 00:25:42,060 So, you have plans for lunch? 448 00:25:42,460 --> 00:25:44,400 This isn't about lunch, Tommy. 449 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,120 I think we should keep our regular appointment. 450 00:25:49,120 --> 00:25:51,560 But I don't want to become romantic. 451 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:57,240 And you stopping in here and bringing me gifts really throws me off. 452 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,880 Last thing I want is to throw you off. 453 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:04,440 See ya. 454 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:17,200 Hi. Hi. 455 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:21,280 How you doing? 456 00:26:22,260 --> 00:26:23,420 Um, uh, great. 457 00:26:24,060 --> 00:26:26,660 Gwen, you gotta try to put all this behind you. 458 00:26:27,860 --> 00:26:31,380 If someone sent you a glass slipper... 459 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:35,920 A red cape and a bloody heart. God knows what I'll get on Valentine's Day. 460 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,160 How could you put that behind you? 461 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:45,220 For the past two weeks, every night, at midnight, my phone rings. I pick it up. 462 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,900 I hear a clock striking 12 on the other line. 463 00:26:48,740 --> 00:26:50,120 And then the line goes dead. 464 00:26:50,860 --> 00:26:52,360 Can you put a trace on the phone? 465 00:26:53,020 --> 00:26:58,780 I suppose. I just, I was determined not to let this get the best of me. But it 466 00:26:58,780 --> 00:27:01,340 is finally just wearing me down. 467 00:27:03,820 --> 00:27:07,660 I don't want to upset you. You can't upset me any more than I already am. But 468 00:27:07,660 --> 00:27:11,140 whoever is stalking you... You think somebody is stalking me? I don't know. 469 00:27:11,940 --> 00:27:15,000 But whoever it is must be working here in this office. 470 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:18,180 Great. You think I'm being stalked by someone that works here at the office. 471 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:21,460 That's great. Thanks a lot, Anne. Gwen, think about it for a minute. Who else 472 00:27:21,460 --> 00:27:25,900 could know so much about your comings and goings, your daily routine, your 473 00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:26,900 dates? 474 00:27:28,820 --> 00:27:30,920 You must have some notion of who this could be. 475 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:33,900 Actually, I do. 476 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:36,160 Who? 477 00:27:38,180 --> 00:27:39,180 Stuart. 478 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:44,760 Nobody around here has been acting weirder than your husband. 479 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:01,800 How did you find me? 480 00:28:02,110 --> 00:28:03,110 It wasn't easy. 481 00:28:03,730 --> 00:28:04,730 May I sit down? 482 00:28:17,030 --> 00:28:18,030 Good book? 483 00:28:18,230 --> 00:28:19,470 Missed in the last chapter. 484 00:28:20,370 --> 00:28:21,370 But that's fine. 485 00:28:21,470 --> 00:28:23,190 I enjoy making up my own endings. 486 00:28:25,170 --> 00:28:26,690 Listen, I'm sorry I troubled you. 487 00:28:26,930 --> 00:28:28,290 Won't bother you again, Douglas. 488 00:28:29,430 --> 00:28:30,430 Call me Fender. 489 00:28:31,660 --> 00:28:36,240 I listen to this. Hey, the story you tell, is it yours? 490 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:39,500 I had nothing else to do while I was waiting in your office. The recorder was 491 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:44,480 just sitting there, so I figured, why not? The narrative is wonderful, 492 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:48,120 It even bears a remarkable resemblance to my own adolescence. 493 00:28:48,340 --> 00:28:51,360 Two men who share a six -by -nine room with no secrets. 494 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,380 Where did you learn to tell such moving stories? 495 00:28:54,700 --> 00:28:55,700 I didn't. 496 00:28:55,900 --> 00:29:00,620 It's just something I can do like, you know, like this. 497 00:29:02,670 --> 00:29:03,670 I have an idea. 498 00:29:04,050 --> 00:29:05,050 Come with me. 499 00:29:08,570 --> 00:29:09,750 Can we eat first? 500 00:29:10,450 --> 00:29:11,450 Sure. 501 00:29:13,370 --> 00:29:17,110 Dr. Paretsky, how long have you been Mrs. Hastings' pediatrician? Three 502 00:29:17,410 --> 00:29:21,210 And during that time, how would you describe her daughter's health? 503 00:29:21,470 --> 00:29:23,350 Generally speaking, I'd have to say poor. 504 00:29:23,670 --> 00:29:25,290 Why is that, in your opinion? 505 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:29,440 Mrs. Hastings' daughter suffers from a medical condition commonly referred to 506 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:30,640 a failure to thrive. 507 00:29:30,980 --> 00:29:34,500 Would you explain exactly what is a failure to thrive? 508 00:29:34,820 --> 00:29:38,960 There is no precise medical definition. However, typically it refers to a child 509 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:42,920 who, despite repeated attempts, refuses to eat and thus gain weight. 510 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,500 What are some causes of this condition? 511 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:51,380 Food allergies, inability to break down certain carbohydrates, fussiness. The 512 00:29:51,380 --> 00:29:53,140 cause often remains a mystery. 513 00:29:53,630 --> 00:29:57,070 Have you been encouraged by Mrs. Hastings' efforts on her daughter's 514 00:29:57,770 --> 00:30:01,950 Unquestionably. Karen Hastings is tireless in her crusade for little 515 00:30:01,950 --> 00:30:03,630 life. She rarely leaves her side. 516 00:30:03,870 --> 00:30:06,930 As a single parent, her efforts are even more extraordinary. 517 00:30:07,390 --> 00:30:12,210 Dr. Paretsky, have you ever seen Karen Hastings behave in any way other than as 518 00:30:12,210 --> 00:30:13,690 a loving, caring mother? 519 00:30:13,930 --> 00:30:16,410 No, I haven't. No further questions, Your Honor. 520 00:30:18,450 --> 00:30:21,290 Your cross, Miss Patters. I'm ready, Your Honor. 521 00:30:22,090 --> 00:30:26,410 Dr. Peresky, you describe Miss Hastings as tireless in her efforts on her 522 00:30:26,410 --> 00:30:27,410 daughter's behalf. 523 00:30:27,650 --> 00:30:28,650 What do you mean? 524 00:30:28,910 --> 00:30:32,270 Karen often detects symptoms early and brings them to my attention. 525 00:30:32,950 --> 00:30:36,230 She used to be a nurse and has exceptional diagnostic skills. 526 00:30:36,530 --> 00:30:40,170 Which makes me wonder why Mrs. Hastings' first child died mysteriously. 527 00:30:40,390 --> 00:30:43,150 Objection irrelevant and highly prejudiced. Where are you headed, Miss 528 00:30:43,150 --> 00:30:45,410 Burroughs? It goes to a pattern of abuse, Your Honor. 529 00:30:46,330 --> 00:30:50,910 I have here the coroner's report for the death of Colin Hastings. 530 00:30:51,510 --> 00:30:53,610 Overruled. Watch yourself, Counselor. 531 00:30:55,470 --> 00:30:57,090 Introducing People's Exhibit 4. 532 00:30:57,650 --> 00:31:00,090 Doctor, would you mind reading the cause of death? 533 00:31:01,310 --> 00:31:04,810 Gastroenteritis caused by severe dehydration leading to coma. 534 00:31:05,070 --> 00:31:09,170 Thank you. Now tell me, wouldn't someone with, as you say, exceptional 535 00:31:09,170 --> 00:31:12,870 diagnostic skills have been able to spot this condition before it resulted in 536 00:31:12,870 --> 00:31:13,870 the death of a child? 537 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:18,560 Doctors are not perfect, Miss Paros. Neither are nurses, nor mothers, not 538 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,620 lawyers. We all make mistakes. That doesn't make us criminals. 539 00:31:22,140 --> 00:31:23,140 Thank you. 540 00:31:23,180 --> 00:31:24,240 No further questions. 541 00:31:43,180 --> 00:31:44,180 Ben? 542 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:45,640 Back here. 543 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,000 Talk to me. 544 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:49,480 We really should speak in private. 545 00:31:49,740 --> 00:31:54,620 Attorney -client confidentiality doesn't mean bookers. Besides, Kimiko doesn't 546 00:31:54,620 --> 00:31:55,620 speak a word of English. 547 00:31:57,920 --> 00:31:58,980 It's warm in here. 548 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:02,400 Take off your jacket. You're starting to schwitz. 549 00:32:03,100 --> 00:32:07,620 Tell me what you found out. Beatrice Shuler isn't budging, right? Speaking of 550 00:32:07,620 --> 00:32:11,180 budging, I'm a little confused. She told me about her accident and implicated 551 00:32:11,180 --> 00:32:12,180 Mr. Shuler. 552 00:32:12,300 --> 00:32:14,280 Perhaps I should meet him. Perhaps you should not. 553 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:18,580 Why? If it wasn't for that gun, if Worldwide Studios wouldn't be in a 554 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:22,280 and I wouldn't be fighting a prostate with a mind of its own. Yeah, I may be 555 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:25,660 of line, but whatever possessed you, take on Shuler as a silent partner. 556 00:32:25,660 --> 00:32:28,600 get me started. I was thinking with my money clip. 557 00:32:29,060 --> 00:32:31,260 What kind of man pushes his wife down the stairs? 558 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:34,260 Don't make such a timid. It was an accident. 559 00:32:34,780 --> 00:32:38,480 She got drunk and drifted. She contends he put her in a wheelchair. 560 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:45,040 That woman could out -sprint me to the ready teller with a 50 -yard head start. 561 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:50,880 Sir, Mrs. Shuler was... You are dope, chicken walk. Believe me. Look, let me 562 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:51,900 tell you something. Oops. 563 00:32:53,020 --> 00:32:55,060 I fell over my daughter. 564 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:59,900 She's sweet and wonderful and doesn't give a rat's ass about being Tori 565 00:32:59,900 --> 00:33:02,060 Spelling. You, you're different. 566 00:33:02,500 --> 00:33:05,960 And if you ever want to be considered my heir apparent, you better make up your 567 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:06,960 mind who you believe. 568 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:08,480 I'll take care of this. 569 00:33:08,810 --> 00:33:11,110 Go talk to Beatrice Schuller. 570 00:33:17,450 --> 00:33:18,750 That's the era, Pam. 571 00:33:19,030 --> 00:33:20,030 What do you think? 572 00:33:20,730 --> 00:33:21,730 Perfect. 573 00:33:22,570 --> 00:33:29,510 I tried explaining our policy to your friend 574 00:33:29,510 --> 00:33:31,230 here. I'm sorry that I got upset. 575 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:34,820 But those are the rules. Look, under the circumstances, don't you think it might 576 00:33:34,820 --> 00:33:37,280 be better for all concerned if you just give the man his dog back? 577 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:38,660 How can I be sure that it's his? 578 00:33:39,180 --> 00:33:43,020 For all I know, there's a sad little girl on her way down here right now, 579 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:45,420 desperate to hug and hold the very same dog. 580 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:46,700 Here's my business card. 581 00:33:47,020 --> 00:33:50,400 I'm an attorney with Mackenzie Brackman. Mr. Stulwitz is a colleague of mine. 582 00:33:50,620 --> 00:33:52,540 You can't convince me he got through law school. 583 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,020 And I can't convince you to give his dog back? 584 00:33:56,380 --> 00:33:59,520 No. Well, is it possible that this will convince you? 585 00:34:00,430 --> 00:34:01,550 Is the dog back or not? 586 00:34:01,790 --> 00:34:04,070 Yeah. Where is he? Back there. 587 00:34:05,230 --> 00:34:06,230 Show me. 588 00:34:06,890 --> 00:34:07,930 Come on. Come on. 589 00:34:12,750 --> 00:34:13,750 He's over there. 590 00:34:13,929 --> 00:34:18,010 Don't let him out. Okay, please. Please, just don't let that thing go off. 591 00:34:18,270 --> 00:34:19,370 I've got a family. 592 00:34:19,889 --> 00:34:20,889 And a kid? 593 00:34:20,949 --> 00:34:21,748 How many? 594 00:34:21,750 --> 00:34:23,190 Three. Under five. 595 00:34:23,570 --> 00:34:25,050 That's a handful, huh? Yeah. 596 00:34:25,370 --> 00:34:26,469 Come on, open it up. 597 00:34:27,270 --> 00:34:28,270 Here you go. 598 00:34:28,650 --> 00:34:29,650 Here's the dog. 599 00:34:30,159 --> 00:34:31,179 Hey, Lincoln. Hey, 600 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:34,280 Lincoln. What happens to all these other dogs? 601 00:34:35,340 --> 00:34:39,280 Well, if no one adopts them or we run out of space, they've got to be 602 00:34:39,679 --> 00:34:40,679 Who makes up these rules? 603 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:41,678 Not me. 604 00:34:41,679 --> 00:34:42,679 Well, let them out. 605 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:43,738 All of them. 606 00:34:43,739 --> 00:34:46,100 Benny, give him a hand. Hurry up. Go on. Let him out. 607 00:34:46,460 --> 00:34:47,540 Let's go. Let's go. 608 00:34:47,780 --> 00:34:48,678 Out of the way. 609 00:34:48,679 --> 00:34:49,679 Out of the way. 610 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:21,480 Before I make my ruling, I'd like counsel to approach. 611 00:35:21,780 --> 00:35:22,780 Be seated. 612 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:32,100 Ms. Parros, you have no direct evidence of any wrongdoing as regards Mrs. 613 00:35:32,260 --> 00:35:36,740 Hastings. And your circumstantial evidence is just a tad more convincing. 614 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,900 To quote opposing counsel, you are out on a limb. 615 00:35:40,860 --> 00:35:43,380 What you do have is a chronically sick baby. 616 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:48,400 with no satisfactory medical explanation despite the scores of diagnostic tests 617 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:49,400 that have been performed. 618 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:54,800 You also have a sibling who died with similar unexplained symptoms and a 619 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:57,660 who is the only person present during the onset of illness. 620 00:35:57,940 --> 00:36:02,220 Now, that may be enough to get you probable cause here, but in my opinion, 621 00:36:02,220 --> 00:36:04,480 light years away from convincing a jury. 622 00:36:04,700 --> 00:36:09,960 Get busy, Miss Paros. Put some teeth into this case before you go to trial. 623 00:36:11,140 --> 00:36:12,140 Otherwise... 624 00:36:12,410 --> 00:36:15,130 You are looking at a directed verdict for the defendant. 625 00:36:15,590 --> 00:36:16,610 Now step back. 626 00:36:23,050 --> 00:36:28,110 This court hereby finds probable cause has been established, and the defendant 627 00:36:28,110 --> 00:36:31,090 is bound over on charges of felony child endangerment. 628 00:36:31,650 --> 00:36:35,450 Her daughter remains in the protective custody of social services. I want to 629 00:36:35,450 --> 00:36:38,890 bring my daughter home with me. Trial will commence one week from today. 630 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:42,120 Until then, we are adjourned. I'm a good mother. 631 00:36:42,460 --> 00:36:46,180 You have to believe me. You'll get a chance to testify. No, please, Your 632 00:36:46,380 --> 00:36:50,000 if you would just listen to me. Mrs. Hastings, my decision stands. But my 633 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:51,200 daughter needs me. 634 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:54,260 She should be sleeping in her own bed. 635 00:36:54,660 --> 00:36:55,660 Mrs. 636 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:03,300 Shuler, I appreciate your coming down here. 637 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:05,040 Frankly, this isn't easy. 638 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:07,860 It is difficult for me to get around. 639 00:37:08,220 --> 00:37:09,220 Yeah, right. 640 00:37:10,620 --> 00:37:13,640 Nevertheless, I wanted to hear what you have to say face to face. 641 00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:15,100 All right. 642 00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:18,600 I think your marriage was already disintegrating when Mr. Shuler became 643 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:19,600 with another woman. 644 00:37:19,720 --> 00:37:23,220 You grew despondent to the point where one night, blind drunk, you fell down 645 00:37:23,220 --> 00:37:26,120 stairs, and now you're looking to take advantage of what could possibly prove 646 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:27,140 be a financial windfall. 647 00:37:27,420 --> 00:37:31,580 But as a representative for Worldwide's Business Affairs, I won't let you get 648 00:37:31,580 --> 00:37:35,120 away with it. I find it hard to believe that Ben Flicker would hire you. 649 00:37:35,470 --> 00:37:36,468 Yeah, why's that? 650 00:37:36,470 --> 00:37:38,070 Flickr despises vulnerability. 651 00:37:39,230 --> 00:37:43,130 And I believe that deep down you are a kind man who hates doing what he's been 652 00:37:43,130 --> 00:37:44,130 asked to do. 653 00:37:44,490 --> 00:37:47,370 You're unable to mask your gentle nature. 654 00:37:47,790 --> 00:37:51,010 Talk about duplicity, Beatrice. The wheelchair gig, is it all just for great 655 00:37:51,010 --> 00:37:52,010 parking spaces? 656 00:37:52,110 --> 00:37:53,089 Ernie, apologize. 657 00:37:53,090 --> 00:37:56,310 Rock, stay out of this. And you, stand up. I'm leaving. 658 00:37:56,510 --> 00:38:00,350 Rock, stay where you are. I want you to witness this woman is a fraud. 659 00:38:01,210 --> 00:38:03,210 Please, don't do this. 660 00:38:03,850 --> 00:38:04,850 Walk. 661 00:38:05,210 --> 00:38:06,210 Mrs. Shuler. 662 00:38:07,270 --> 00:38:10,590 Hollywood. What you see isn't always what you get. 663 00:38:11,510 --> 00:38:13,670 The pin told me she can walk. 664 00:38:14,230 --> 00:38:15,310 Can't you, Mrs. Shuler? 665 00:38:15,890 --> 00:38:16,890 Arnold. 666 00:38:18,970 --> 00:38:19,970 What? 667 00:38:28,230 --> 00:38:29,230 Do it! 668 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:33,440 What in heaven's name are you doing? I'm helping to balance it all out, Leland. 669 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:34,439 It's just like you said. 670 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:36,100 Too much law, not enough justice. 671 00:38:36,340 --> 00:38:37,500 Stuart helped me free Lincoln. 672 00:38:37,740 --> 00:38:40,620 Yeah, well, somebody had to. I mean, the guy the dog found just wouldn't listen. 673 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:43,220 You should have seen him when he pulled out his gun and made him listen. 674 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:46,880 What? No, it's okay. I was real careful, you see. I took all the bullets out. 675 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:48,000 It's not loaded. Stuart! 676 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,900 Give me the gun. No, it's okay, Leland. Police, free him! Watch out! 677 00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:53,500 Drop it! 678 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:54,840 No, it's okay. 679 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:55,960 This gun's not loaded. 680 00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:57,259 Don't shoot. 681 00:38:57,260 --> 00:39:00,060 I said drop the gun. Put the gun down, Stuart. That's my husband. Leland, will 682 00:39:00,060 --> 00:39:01,480 you explain to them that I'm fine? 683 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:26,440 And as the cell door slammed shut, all I could hear were the anguished cries of 684 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:29,360 mournful weeping in this place of despair. 685 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:31,440 Wow. 686 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:32,640 You like it? 687 00:39:32,740 --> 00:39:33,740 Roger, I'll be frank. 688 00:39:33,980 --> 00:39:37,800 I was raised in the classics. I minored in contemporary American literature. 689 00:39:38,340 --> 00:39:42,060 Steinbeck, Faulkner, Hemingway, a man's writer. And I'd be lying if I said you 690 00:39:42,060 --> 00:39:42,759 measured up. 691 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:47,200 But what you do have, what you were born with, is the talent that may help write 692 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:48,200 a bestseller. Yeah? 693 00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:51,720 Tomorrow I'll have my secretary begin transcribing the opening chapters. 694 00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:53,240 We're going to make a great team. 695 00:39:53,660 --> 00:39:54,660 What do you say? 696 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:56,020 Meet me here tomorrow morning? 697 00:39:56,400 --> 00:40:01,520 Listen, if it's all right with you, I'd like to camp out on your couch. 698 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:04,200 Sleeping in the alley was kind of rough. 699 00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:06,260 You've never had a place of your own? 700 00:40:06,700 --> 00:40:09,080 I've been in and out of jail since I ran away at 17. 701 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:10,900 Don't even have a family. 702 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:15,340 My father was a very famous lawyer, you know. 703 00:40:16,180 --> 00:40:17,340 As a youth... 704 00:40:17,610 --> 00:40:21,210 Every night, I'd sit at the top of the stairs and wait for him to return home. 705 00:40:21,710 --> 00:40:25,230 He'd walk through that front door and ask. He had a baritone voice. 706 00:40:25,830 --> 00:40:29,990 Douglas, what did you do today to make the world a better place? 707 00:40:30,330 --> 00:40:34,270 What would you tell him? I'd lie mostly. But tonight, I could tell him I offered 708 00:40:34,270 --> 00:40:35,089 a man shelter. 709 00:40:35,090 --> 00:40:36,090 Are you sure you got room? 710 00:40:36,450 --> 00:40:38,770 Absolutely. Shouldn't you check with your wife? 711 00:40:39,010 --> 00:40:41,370 We haven't remarried yet, but that's another story. 712 00:40:41,590 --> 00:40:43,430 Benny! Benny! How are you? 713 00:40:43,890 --> 00:40:46,170 My new teeth got knocked out in the fight. 714 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:48,480 That can be fixed. 715 00:40:48,820 --> 00:40:50,280 And now I'm worried about Stuart. 716 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:53,360 Well, well, hopefully that can be fixed as well. 717 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:57,860 We didn't hurt anybody. The gun wasn't even loaded, and that man was going to 718 00:40:57,860 --> 00:41:02,360 kill Lincoln. These last few days have been confusing for all of us, but the 719 00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:04,700 important thing is we're all safe. 720 00:41:04,940 --> 00:41:06,480 That goes for you too, Lincoln. 721 00:41:06,940 --> 00:41:09,360 Yeah. How about I give you two a ride? 722 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:10,760 In your new car? 723 00:41:10,900 --> 00:41:12,860 Yeah. You'd be really excited. 724 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:15,060 Well, we put down some paper. 725 00:41:20,839 --> 00:41:21,839 Hey. 726 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:24,800 This city is so deceptively pretty at night. 727 00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:29,280 You heading home? 728 00:41:29,420 --> 00:41:31,880 I got the phone from a buddy of mine who's leaving tomorrow for Africa. 729 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:37,560 15 days, Botswana, Mozambique, Sudan, Ivory Coast. 730 00:41:38,020 --> 00:41:40,040 He's supposed to be traveling with his girlfriend, but she fell out. 731 00:41:40,540 --> 00:41:44,360 So he asked me. Are you going to go? I don't know. I took an extended leave of 732 00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:47,060 absence. Doesn't seem like the right time to take a vacation right now. 733 00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:49,160 Here's where I'd be. 734 00:41:51,650 --> 00:41:53,290 Ooh. That's Skiathos. 735 00:41:54,030 --> 00:41:58,030 It's the place where people feel most welcome on Earth, I think. 736 00:41:58,290 --> 00:41:59,290 It's beautiful. 737 00:42:00,270 --> 00:42:02,310 You think you'd be happier at McKenzie Brackman? 738 00:42:02,710 --> 00:42:04,790 It's hard to say, hard to say. 739 00:42:05,870 --> 00:42:08,110 I haven't gotten off to an auspicious start. 740 00:42:08,490 --> 00:42:09,950 I'll let you know when you get back. 741 00:42:10,530 --> 00:42:11,530 If I come back. 742 00:42:13,310 --> 00:42:14,890 I'll see you. Bon voyage. 743 00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:22,879 Hi, Tommy. 744 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:26,940 Curtain's in an hour. We could still make it if... Not tonight. 745 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:29,080 Okay. I'll give them away. 746 00:42:31,660 --> 00:42:33,380 Smells a little gamey. 747 00:42:34,460 --> 00:42:37,120 Yeah, Lincoln dropped by with a few of his friends. 748 00:42:37,980 --> 00:42:40,280 What's this about Stuart pulling a gun? 749 00:42:40,860 --> 00:42:41,940 It wasn't loaded. 750 00:42:42,460 --> 00:42:44,780 Yeah, but that's still nutsoid behavior. 751 00:42:45,220 --> 00:42:49,480 I always thought this office was safe. But lately with... Arnie's hunger for 752 00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:53,620 power, Stuart's confusion, Gwen's fear, everything's out of control. 753 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:59,020 Why would I want to bring a baby into this insanity? 754 00:42:59,640 --> 00:43:01,880 Because not two is giving up hope. 755 00:43:04,080 --> 00:43:05,980 So what's really got you rattled? 756 00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:08,800 I know I'm going to make a good mother. 757 00:43:10,380 --> 00:43:12,860 But I'm a lousy, significant other. 758 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:17,060 I've got a failed marriage, a failed romance. 759 00:43:18,090 --> 00:43:22,570 The truth is that I've been pushing you away because I'm afraid to fall in love. 760 00:43:25,190 --> 00:43:26,270 I'll tell you what. 761 00:43:27,150 --> 00:43:33,270 How about we forget about relationships and we just spend the night together, 762 00:43:33,570 --> 00:43:34,570 hmm? 763 00:43:35,370 --> 00:43:39,190 Oh, in a purely professional sense, of course. 764 00:43:39,770 --> 00:43:40,770 Strictly business. 765 00:43:58,040 --> 00:43:59,120 They're just gonna kill me. 766 00:44:06,340 --> 00:44:07,340 Hey. 767 00:44:09,380 --> 00:44:11,060 Don't let this creep get you down. 768 00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:14,320 You're the fairest of them all. 769 00:44:15,100 --> 00:44:16,600 Yeah, means no white. 770 00:44:49,900 --> 00:44:55,120 When the huntsman came back with the heart of a young boar he had killed, the 771 00:44:55,120 --> 00:45:00,240 queen had insulted and ate it, leaving it with no wife. 772 00:45:05,040 --> 00:45:06,040 Cinderella. 773 00:45:07,120 --> 00:45:08,520 Little Red Riding Hood. 774 00:45:18,120 --> 00:45:20,060 You son of a bitch. 775 00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:23,140 Why are you...