1 00:00:01,579 --> 00:00:04,059 Previously on L .A. Law. So what do you propose we do? 2 00:00:04,260 --> 00:00:06,660 I propose we stay as far away from each other as possible. 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,400 Well, that may be a problem if I come to work here. 4 00:00:09,780 --> 00:00:11,740 Well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. 5 00:00:12,060 --> 00:00:12,959 Tell me something. 6 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,240 Do your partners know how you feel? 7 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:15,860 Oh, yes, they do. 8 00:00:16,500 --> 00:00:18,300 It's a little surprising I'm still being considered. 9 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:20,940 Check his track record. 10 00:00:21,580 --> 00:00:25,680 Plagiarism in law school, fabricating evidence in one case, suborning perjury 11 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,920 another. He would argue that there are legitimate explanations for these 12 00:00:29,340 --> 00:00:32,430 Let's... Put it to a vote. Patrick Flanagan. I vote yes. 13 00:00:32,750 --> 00:00:34,470 Yes. Also yes. 14 00:00:34,810 --> 00:00:35,810 Also yes. 15 00:00:36,550 --> 00:00:38,410 You're going to abstain this time too, right, Eli? 16 00:00:39,870 --> 00:00:43,110 Right. You're going to fall in line behind Leland McKenzie. 17 00:00:43,330 --> 00:00:46,410 He is owed a certain amount of deference, Daniel. He's not owed this. 18 00:00:46,690 --> 00:00:47,489 What does that mean? 19 00:00:47,490 --> 00:00:48,490 That means I quit. 20 00:00:51,410 --> 00:00:55,250 Daniel, we'll be meeting later today to go over the disposition of your cases, 21 00:00:55,390 --> 00:00:56,910 yes? Yes. Very good. 22 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:58,730 Von Zell versus... 23 00:00:59,210 --> 00:01:00,970 Stanley Huggins and Castellano Construction. 24 00:01:01,310 --> 00:01:04,849 We're representing Theo Von Zell against your architect and contractor for 25 00:01:04,849 --> 00:01:06,850 damages to our homes sustained from the earthquake. 26 00:01:07,190 --> 00:01:09,430 I'm expecting settlement offers sometime today. 27 00:01:09,870 --> 00:01:12,910 I've been led to believe that there'll be more than a million dollars on the 28 00:01:12,910 --> 00:01:15,550 table. And we're on board for a third, not bad for a month's work. 29 00:01:15,770 --> 00:01:17,590 How are you getting settlement offers this fast? 30 00:01:18,050 --> 00:01:20,010 It was a new house, so there was clear -cut liability. 31 00:01:20,590 --> 00:01:22,250 Isn't an earthquake considered an act of God? 32 00:01:22,470 --> 00:01:25,130 We're not holding them responsible for the earthquake. We're holding them 33 00:01:25,130 --> 00:01:28,250 responsible for misrepresenting the protection they were providing from the 34 00:01:28,250 --> 00:01:32,190 earthquake. I know we're all lawyers and everything, but it seems to me we were 35 00:01:32,190 --> 00:01:35,510 all in this together. There isn't any one person who was to blame for what 36 00:01:35,510 --> 00:01:39,610 happened. Moving on. Andrew Cass versus Lynn Barnett. 37 00:01:39,850 --> 00:01:43,350 Sexual harassment, wrongful termination. Trial starts today. 38 00:01:43,590 --> 00:01:46,670 Andrew versus Lynn. He's suing her for sexual harassment? 39 00:01:46,990 --> 00:01:48,850 Yep. What'd she do, tie him up? 40 00:01:49,050 --> 00:01:52,790 There are subtler forms of expressing one's desire, Arnie. Like quoting 41 00:01:52,790 --> 00:01:53,790 scripture. 42 00:01:56,060 --> 00:01:58,740 Bullock versus Bartka. Okay, now who asked me for coffee? 43 00:01:58,940 --> 00:02:00,400 Me. And me. 44 00:02:00,660 --> 00:02:01,660 Water? Con gas. 45 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:02,920 Con gas. 46 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:08,400 After talk. 47 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:14,920 Bullock versus Bartka. 48 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,700 We're in depositions all week. 49 00:02:17,050 --> 00:02:19,190 I need to talk to you regarding the offshore business. 50 00:02:19,470 --> 00:02:21,630 The Cayman Islands shelter is not going to fly. 51 00:02:21,910 --> 00:02:25,550 All right, let's get together right after this. Hazel versus Mahoney. We 52 00:02:25,550 --> 00:02:27,810 pre -trial conference after 3 o 'clock today. 53 00:02:28,050 --> 00:02:32,430 Well, please do not be overly anxious to try this one. And with that, I think 54 00:02:32,430 --> 00:02:33,430 we're adjourned. 55 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,880 We'll be right back. 56 00:04:30,580 --> 00:04:32,720 One thing this quake did was force me to get organized. 57 00:04:33,020 --> 00:04:35,000 Oh, yeah? Yeah, and I've gone about it with a vengeance. 58 00:04:35,380 --> 00:04:39,040 I've had a structural engineer out to look at the house. I've made up a master 59 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,040 list of supplies. 60 00:04:40,100 --> 00:04:43,280 I have worked out an evacuation route and a telephone tree with the other 61 00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:46,480 parents at Matthew's school. No one in this office is prepared for a major 62 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,200 earthquake except me. Are you kidding? I'm totally prepared. 63 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:53,340 I've got shoes under all the beds, flashlights in every room, automatic 64 00:04:53,340 --> 00:04:57,380 for the gas, water, canned goods, portable radio with extra batteries. How 65 00:04:57,380 --> 00:04:58,380 a generator? 66 00:04:58,730 --> 00:04:59,810 You put in a generator? 67 00:05:00,090 --> 00:05:03,110 That's right. How about a four -wheel drive Dodge Power Wagon with front 68 00:05:03,110 --> 00:05:04,130 -mounted winch? Milk? 69 00:05:05,150 --> 00:05:06,290 Yeah, what's the point of that? 70 00:05:06,710 --> 00:05:10,070 When the freeways collapse and the roads are barricaded, how are you going to 71 00:05:10,070 --> 00:05:11,070 get around? 72 00:05:11,410 --> 00:05:12,389 What else? 73 00:05:12,390 --> 00:05:14,250 How about $20 ,000 in gold bullion? 74 00:05:15,190 --> 00:05:17,030 What's that for? For when the currency collapses. 75 00:05:17,450 --> 00:05:18,750 You're keeping this in your house? 76 00:05:19,010 --> 00:05:20,010 No, I keep it in the yard. 77 00:05:20,150 --> 00:05:21,230 Don't ask me to tell you where. 78 00:05:21,610 --> 00:05:24,950 That's okay. I just hope you'll be able to get home in order to get to it. In 79 00:05:24,950 --> 00:05:25,970 the event that I can't get home? 80 00:05:26,210 --> 00:05:27,250 In the trunk of my car? 81 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,840 I have a water purification kit, flares, dehydrated food, flashlights, blankets, 82 00:05:32,180 --> 00:05:35,140 camp stove, crowbar, first aid kit, and work boots. 83 00:05:35,780 --> 00:05:39,160 You got all that in the trunk of your car? I usually keep it in the trunk of 84 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,240 car. It's not in there right now. 85 00:05:40,500 --> 00:05:42,280 Why not? I needed the room. I went shopping. 86 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:52,000 Why wouldn't the city be liable? 87 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:56,200 It's not clear that they wouldn't. It would depend on whether or not they were 88 00:05:56,200 --> 00:06:00,480 negligent. Negligence of the contractor we got, negligence of the architect 89 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:04,480 we've got. That's why there is a settlement offer on the table. Well, as 90 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,500 I'm concerned, we should still be going after the city. 91 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,980 Well, number one, I don't think we have a case against the city. And number two, 92 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,220 you are being well compensated by the contractor and the architect. 93 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:14,640 Brand new house. 94 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:16,240 Brand new foundation. 95 00:06:16,620 --> 00:06:20,560 And the assurances of both of them that it would withstand earthquakes of this 96 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:24,820 magnitude. Is there any question that I should be compensated? 97 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,990 No. until Stanley will declare personal bankruptcy. 98 00:06:29,410 --> 00:06:30,630 That is my understanding. 99 00:06:31,050 --> 00:06:33,850 I find myself just wishing there were more people we could sue. 100 00:06:34,130 --> 00:06:36,890 Look, Seal, you should be really happy with this settlement. 101 00:06:37,170 --> 00:06:40,370 To tell you the truth, it's more than any of the attorneys in the office 102 00:06:40,370 --> 00:06:44,270 you would get whether we went to trial or not. I probably should feel fortunate 103 00:06:44,270 --> 00:06:48,750 that while thousands were left homeless by this earthquake, because I own four 104 00:06:48,750 --> 00:06:53,570 homes, I'm left with three. That might be one way of looking at it. I don't 105 00:06:53,570 --> 00:06:55,010 care. I feel... 106 00:06:55,390 --> 00:06:57,270 aggrieved by what happened to me. 107 00:06:57,530 --> 00:07:02,430 I feel abused by the forces of nature, and I feel abused by tradespeople, and I 108 00:07:02,430 --> 00:07:05,010 can't bear it when either of those things happen. 109 00:07:05,610 --> 00:07:10,390 I need you to sign all three of these copies right here. A day -awake night, 110 00:07:10,550 --> 00:07:15,790 compiling lists of grievances, and not just earthquake -related grievances. 111 00:07:16,330 --> 00:07:21,410 There are things I blame my family for, and there are things I blame my dentist 112 00:07:21,410 --> 00:07:22,410 for. 113 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:27,460 I'm unhappy with my accountant, and I am unhappy with my housekeeper. 114 00:07:28,340 --> 00:07:34,960 I am not, despite what you may think, a happy person. I'm not sure I know what 115 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:35,960 to tell you. 116 00:07:36,420 --> 00:07:37,580 You read that Bible? 117 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:40,120 Every day. 118 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,460 I haven't read one since I'm a kid. 119 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,180 Well, maybe you would feel better if you read it again. 120 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:49,720 I don't think so. 121 00:07:57,890 --> 00:07:58,890 Hi. Hi. 122 00:07:59,510 --> 00:08:00,510 Thanks, Ava. 123 00:08:01,710 --> 00:08:03,350 So, how do we do this? 124 00:08:03,990 --> 00:08:06,770 I haven't had anybody pick out my clothes since I was 12 years old. 125 00:08:08,390 --> 00:08:12,370 Well, show me the clothes you're thinking of wearing and I'll give you my 126 00:08:12,370 --> 00:08:14,430 opinion. You want to start with what I've got on? 127 00:08:15,050 --> 00:08:16,050 Sure. 128 00:08:17,450 --> 00:08:18,450 Maybe not. 129 00:08:18,670 --> 00:08:19,670 Too predatory? 130 00:08:21,290 --> 00:08:22,290 Yeah. 131 00:08:23,310 --> 00:08:24,310 Okay. 132 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:29,080 You know what? 133 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:31,280 What? You probably don't need me to do this. 134 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,620 You probably know what to wear to court all on your own. I want your help. 135 00:08:34,740 --> 00:08:36,780 You're my lawyer. I want the benefit of your expertise. 136 00:08:37,179 --> 00:08:39,380 It's just that what you wear is a rather personal decision. 137 00:08:39,799 --> 00:08:41,760 Eli, I'm in advertising. 138 00:08:42,539 --> 00:08:44,860 You know what we do before we dress an actor for a commercial? 139 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,060 We put 12 executives in a room to decide what he's going to wear. 140 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,780 There is nothing personal about this, believe me. 141 00:08:51,140 --> 00:08:54,260 This is about an image that I'm going to project to a jury. 142 00:08:55,180 --> 00:08:57,220 And I want you to help me figure out what that image will be. 143 00:08:57,880 --> 00:08:58,880 Okay. 144 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:00,440 Okay. 145 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,120 These are the clothes I picked out. 146 00:09:03,500 --> 00:09:04,500 Hmm. 147 00:09:04,940 --> 00:09:06,100 Too upper class. 148 00:09:07,060 --> 00:09:08,060 Okay. 149 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:11,960 Too sexual. 150 00:09:12,980 --> 00:09:16,520 Really? All right. Losing both. 151 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:23,800 These look fine. 152 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,240 Got any suggestions for shoes and handbags? 153 00:09:27,770 --> 00:09:30,410 Those are the real indicators, you know. I think I'll leave them both up to you. 154 00:09:32,450 --> 00:09:34,650 Do you ever get involved with anybody at work? 155 00:09:34,950 --> 00:09:36,310 Not really. I'm not officially. 156 00:09:36,670 --> 00:09:37,670 Not formally. 157 00:09:39,170 --> 00:09:41,530 If I were you, I would adhere to that policy. 158 00:09:41,750 --> 00:09:42,750 At all possible? 159 00:09:42,830 --> 00:09:44,550 I wouldn't necessarily call it a policy. 160 00:09:45,650 --> 00:09:48,750 You know when I first knew that my affair with Andrew would end badly? 161 00:09:49,210 --> 00:09:50,210 When? 162 00:09:50,550 --> 00:09:52,350 When we were walking out of a meeting one day. 163 00:09:54,130 --> 00:09:55,690 And he put his arm around my waist. 164 00:09:56,010 --> 00:09:57,010 What did that tell you? 165 00:09:57,180 --> 00:09:59,720 That told me that he wanted everyone to know he was sleeping with his boss. 166 00:10:00,020 --> 00:10:01,480 We have a strong case, Lynn. 167 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:03,640 I don't think he's going to beat us. 168 00:10:04,220 --> 00:10:05,220 Good. 169 00:10:09,780 --> 00:10:12,400 Would you describe for the court your relationship with the defendant? 170 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,440 I was a copywriter. She was a vice president at the agency. 171 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,080 For a period of about three months, she was also someone with whom I was 172 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:20,080 romantically involved. 173 00:10:20,550 --> 00:10:24,270 I'm going to ask you to describe very specifically how that happened. 174 00:10:24,470 --> 00:10:28,130 Your Honor, the fact that these two people had a romantic involvement is not 175 00:10:28,130 --> 00:10:30,830 dispute. I object to this whole line of questioning. The role each of them 176 00:10:30,830 --> 00:10:32,370 played is very much in dispute, Your Honor. 177 00:10:32,610 --> 00:10:34,910 I ask to be permitted to pursue this line of questioning. 178 00:10:35,150 --> 00:10:37,530 The objection is overruled. The witness can answer. 179 00:10:38,190 --> 00:10:39,690 We had just landed a major account. 180 00:10:40,130 --> 00:10:42,090 I'd gotten a raise. She was made a vice president. 181 00:10:42,530 --> 00:10:43,850 And it was St. Patrick's Day. 182 00:10:44,250 --> 00:10:47,850 We drank Irish whiskey at Tom Bergen's until closing time. 183 00:10:48,270 --> 00:10:49,590 Then we went back to my apartment. 184 00:10:50,130 --> 00:10:52,010 Who initiated going back to your apartment? 185 00:10:52,610 --> 00:10:53,610 Objection. Irrelevant. 186 00:10:54,370 --> 00:10:55,530 Overruled. The witness can answer. 187 00:10:55,950 --> 00:10:57,370 Who initiated it, Mr. Cass? 188 00:10:57,770 --> 00:10:58,770 Linda. 189 00:10:59,370 --> 00:11:03,210 Characterize for us, if you would, what kind of relationship you had. I think we 190 00:11:03,210 --> 00:11:04,590 had a fairly intense relationship. 191 00:11:05,610 --> 00:11:08,030 We began spending three or four nights a week together. 192 00:11:08,510 --> 00:11:10,390 We were going away for the weekends together. 193 00:11:11,610 --> 00:11:12,630 For a while, it was great. 194 00:11:12,930 --> 00:11:14,610 Did there come a point at which that changed? 195 00:11:14,950 --> 00:11:17,410 Well, there came a point at which the relationship had run its course. 196 00:11:17,730 --> 00:11:19,330 It wasn't her fault. It wasn't mine. 197 00:11:19,850 --> 00:11:23,990 Just happened. And what effect, if any, did the cessation of your romantic 198 00:11:23,990 --> 00:11:25,910 involvement have on your professional relationship? 199 00:11:26,330 --> 00:11:27,330 It had a profound effect. 200 00:11:27,710 --> 00:11:30,970 She'd exclude me from meetings that I once would have been a part of. She 201 00:11:30,970 --> 00:11:32,310 stopped sending me good assignments. 202 00:11:32,690 --> 00:11:33,710 She'd berate me. 203 00:11:33,950 --> 00:11:35,270 Ultimately, she fired me. 204 00:11:36,370 --> 00:11:38,490 Are you currently employed, Mr. Cass? 205 00:11:38,710 --> 00:11:39,709 Yes, I am. 206 00:11:39,710 --> 00:11:42,950 And how much are you earning relative to what you had been earning before? 207 00:11:43,390 --> 00:11:47,770 Half. Why would you take a job that paid you half of what you were making? I had 208 00:11:47,770 --> 00:11:48,770 no alternative. 209 00:11:48,970 --> 00:11:51,750 Miss Barnett got the word out to too many people a little too fast. 210 00:11:52,270 --> 00:11:53,270 Objection. Sustained. 211 00:11:53,410 --> 00:11:54,410 No further questions. 212 00:11:56,310 --> 00:11:59,210 Do you feel coerced into having a relationship with Miss Barnett? 213 00:12:00,110 --> 00:12:01,270 Coerced? No. 214 00:12:02,650 --> 00:12:05,110 Did she give you an ultimatum? Go to bed with me or else? 215 00:12:05,990 --> 00:12:09,330 No. How did you react to having a woman you were sleeping with being your boss? 216 00:12:09,670 --> 00:12:10,990 I think I reacted fine. 217 00:12:11,330 --> 00:12:12,650 How did you react to your work being rejected? 218 00:12:13,010 --> 00:12:15,050 When I felt my work was being rejected out of spite. 219 00:12:15,470 --> 00:12:18,970 I probably got angry. Yeah, you often felt like your work was being rejected 220 00:12:18,970 --> 00:12:20,890 of spite, didn't you? I did where Lynn was concerned. 221 00:12:21,470 --> 00:12:24,450 Isn't what happened, Mr. Cass, is that you weren't moving up the ladder quite 222 00:12:24,450 --> 00:12:26,410 fast as you would have liked? No, that's not what happened. 223 00:12:26,650 --> 00:12:27,930 You were hoping, were you not? 224 00:12:28,380 --> 00:12:31,000 Sleeping with Lynn Barnett would result in a little career advancement. 225 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:32,680 You wanted it to do you some good. 226 00:12:33,100 --> 00:12:35,100 Objection. Mr. Levinson is browbeating this man. 227 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,780 Sustained. She fired me because I broke up with her. Isn't it possible, Mr. 228 00:12:38,940 --> 00:12:42,340 Cassis, she fired you because your work was unsatisfactory and you wouldn't take 229 00:12:42,340 --> 00:12:46,160 direction? My work was never unsatisfactory while we were going out. 230 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:50,040 your work was never unsatisfactory or that Ms. Barnett covered for you when it 231 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:51,360 was? That never happened. 232 00:12:51,660 --> 00:12:52,660 I have nothing further. 233 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:04,460 I assume you've got a whole argument worked out as to why the Herman case 234 00:13:04,460 --> 00:13:05,640 be yours to take with you. 235 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:10,380 No. You don't want to take it with you? I think it rightfully belongs to the 236 00:13:10,380 --> 00:13:11,440 firm. Okay. 237 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:13,520 What about the Reese brothers? 238 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,620 Well, it seems like the big fees from the Reese brothers have all been had, so 239 00:13:16,620 --> 00:13:18,940 whatever's left, I'm happy to leave behind. 240 00:13:19,340 --> 00:13:22,700 Just out of curiosity, are you setting us up for something? 241 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:24,940 Douglas. Like what? 242 00:13:25,180 --> 00:13:27,380 Like what cases are you hoping to take with you? 243 00:13:29,859 --> 00:13:33,360 I'd like to take the Edelman, and I'd like to take the Snow. 244 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,340 That's it? I would also ask that Jonathan take over for me in the 245 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,140 I think our client would be most comfortable with him. 246 00:13:41,180 --> 00:13:42,180 It's okay with me. 247 00:13:42,940 --> 00:13:44,120 What about the Reinhold? 248 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:45,939 It's yours. 249 00:13:45,940 --> 00:13:46,739 What about Hutton? 250 00:13:46,740 --> 00:13:47,740 Hutton's also yours. 251 00:13:48,580 --> 00:13:49,640 What are you doing, Daniel? 252 00:13:49,980 --> 00:13:53,360 I'm leaving, Douglas, and it doesn't much matter to me what I take with me. 253 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,780 I'll call the clients and let them know, and I'll be out of my office by the end 254 00:13:56,780 --> 00:13:57,780 of the week. 255 00:14:00,610 --> 00:14:01,610 Excuse me. 256 00:14:05,990 --> 00:14:06,990 Daniel. 257 00:14:08,290 --> 00:14:09,350 You adamant about this? 258 00:14:10,370 --> 00:14:14,170 I don't know about adamant, but I have made up my mind. 259 00:14:16,670 --> 00:14:17,710 I miss you, man. 260 00:14:18,210 --> 00:14:19,210 Likewise, brother. 261 00:14:38,990 --> 00:14:41,650 I'm going to be in trial most of the week. I might not see you again. I 262 00:14:41,650 --> 00:14:42,650 to say goodbye. 263 00:14:42,750 --> 00:14:43,750 Okay. 264 00:14:48,490 --> 00:14:49,610 I'm sorry this happened. 265 00:14:49,950 --> 00:14:50,950 I'm sorry about it, too. 266 00:14:51,550 --> 00:14:53,690 It's like watching a train wreck for me. 267 00:14:54,890 --> 00:14:57,090 I knew it was going to end badly, and all I could do was watch. 268 00:14:59,210 --> 00:15:00,210 Is that all you did? 269 00:15:00,710 --> 00:15:02,290 I had to remain neutral, Daniel. 270 00:15:03,090 --> 00:15:05,910 I haven't been here long enough to take positions on these things, I don't 271 00:15:05,910 --> 00:15:07,770 think. Except you did take a position. 272 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,400 I abstained. That's a position, Eli. 273 00:15:10,820 --> 00:15:12,400 It caused something to happen. 274 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,700 If you had voted the other way, it would have resulted in a tie. 275 00:15:15,940 --> 00:15:19,640 Had that happened, Patrick Flanagan would not have been hired, and I would 276 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:20,239 be leaving. 277 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,440 And I'm genuinely sorry that that's what happened. 278 00:15:23,380 --> 00:15:24,380 Fine. 279 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:33,000 And you're right. 280 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:36,380 I did take a position. 281 00:15:41,260 --> 00:15:42,260 I'll see you. 282 00:15:49,660 --> 00:15:52,380 Cashier's checks are on their way over. We closed at a million five? 283 00:15:52,580 --> 00:15:54,200 We closed at a million eight. 284 00:15:54,820 --> 00:15:56,520 Fabulous. I thought you'd be pleased. 285 00:15:56,780 --> 00:15:57,780 I'm extremely pleased. 286 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,220 You handled this case very well. Thank you. 287 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:04,760 I thought this was worth nothing to find that it's dumped $600 ,000 into our 288 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:06,080 lap. This is like found money. 289 00:16:06,940 --> 00:16:08,160 Oh, here you are. Hi, sis. 290 00:16:08,380 --> 00:16:12,620 I just had the most remarkable night of my entire life. Let me leave you two 291 00:16:12,620 --> 00:16:14,260 ladies. No, stay, please. 292 00:16:15,220 --> 00:16:19,620 Jane, you told me to read the Bible, and I read the Bible. 293 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:24,060 You know, instead of falling asleep in front of the television, I made myself a 294 00:16:24,060 --> 00:16:27,880 pot of coffee, bought a fresh pack of cigarettes, got out that Bible, and I 295 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:33,140 read. And let me just say, I was blind, and now I see. 296 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:34,520 That's great. 297 00:16:34,830 --> 00:16:38,030 Such a feeling of serenity and calm I don't believe I've ever had. 298 00:16:38,230 --> 00:16:39,930 And that's before you get your hands on the money. 299 00:16:40,310 --> 00:16:43,430 Forgive, and you will be forgiven, Luke 6. 300 00:16:43,770 --> 00:16:46,270 Absolutely. I'm not taking the money. 301 00:16:47,470 --> 00:16:48,470 What do you mean? 302 00:16:48,630 --> 00:16:53,990 What I mean is that I need to forgive my architect. I need to forgive my 303 00:16:53,990 --> 00:16:58,390 contractor. And the one real way to do that is not to take the money. There may 304 00:16:58,390 --> 00:17:00,670 be other ways. No, there are no other ways. 305 00:17:01,250 --> 00:17:03,790 Now, I want to thank your office for representing me. 306 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:07,560 But I want to thank you for pointing me back toward Jesus. 307 00:17:08,020 --> 00:17:11,619 And I wish for the two of you a very pleasant day. 308 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,440 Are you kidding? 309 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,960 What's your position at the agency, Mr. Justin? 310 00:17:18,319 --> 00:17:22,240 President. Do you deal with Lynn Barnett directly on a day -to -day basis? 311 00:17:22,599 --> 00:17:26,240 Yes, I do. How would you characterize her performance supervising the creative 312 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:27,300 teams that report to her? 313 00:17:27,619 --> 00:17:29,700 I would characterize it as outstanding. 314 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,160 Do you ever observe her being vindictive with anyone? 315 00:17:34,020 --> 00:17:35,020 No, I have not. 316 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:36,500 Are you familiar with Mr. Cass? 317 00:17:36,900 --> 00:17:40,560 I was aware that he worked for us, but I never dealt with him on a day -to -day 318 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:44,420 basis. Were you aware of the fact that he and Miss Barnett had anything other 319 00:17:44,420 --> 00:17:45,860 than a purely professional relationship? 320 00:17:46,340 --> 00:17:47,860 I became aware of it, yes. 321 00:17:48,060 --> 00:17:49,200 How did you become aware of it? 322 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,420 Well, Miss Barnett came to me and explained the situation. 323 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:57,300 She told me that they had had an affair, that the affair was over, that his work 324 00:17:57,300 --> 00:18:01,140 was deteriorating, and that his attitude was bad, and she wanted to let him go. 325 00:18:01,300 --> 00:18:02,300 How did you respond? 326 00:18:02,700 --> 00:18:06,640 I told her that if he wasn't making a contribution, that it was up to her to 327 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:07,640 rid of him. 328 00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:10,160 Did you trust Lynn Barnett to make that determination? 329 00:18:10,700 --> 00:18:11,700 Yes, I did. 330 00:18:11,820 --> 00:18:13,180 Thank you. I have nothing further. 331 00:18:17,060 --> 00:18:20,820 You stated that you didn't deal with Mr. Cass on a day -to -day basis. Is that 332 00:18:20,820 --> 00:18:21,799 true, Mr. Justin? 333 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:25,740 Yes. That would mean, would it not, that you had no direct knowledge of the 334 00:18:25,740 --> 00:18:26,740 quality of his work? 335 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:30,560 That's correct. 336 00:18:30,570 --> 00:18:34,010 So, in other words, you just took Lynn Barnett's word for it. I take Miss 337 00:18:34,010 --> 00:18:36,970 Barnett's word for a great many things, Miss Gershon Wu. 338 00:18:37,350 --> 00:18:41,470 Would your confidence in her in this instance be at all influenced by the 339 00:18:41,470 --> 00:18:45,330 that your agency bears principal liability for her actions? 340 00:18:45,550 --> 00:18:48,610 My confidence is based solely on her work performance. 341 00:18:48,950 --> 00:18:52,570 I think the fact that she's a vice president of my company would attest to 342 00:18:52,570 --> 00:18:53,870 fact. Just for the record. 343 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:59,100 Would you say that Miss Barnett exercised particularly good judgment in 344 00:18:59,100 --> 00:19:00,440 an affair with a subordinate? 345 00:19:02,620 --> 00:19:03,640 It happens. 346 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:08,760 Yes, we all know it happens, but I'm asking whether or not you endorse it. I 347 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:12,880 treat the people that I work with as adults. I don't make a habit of second 348 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:14,800 -guessing how they conduct their personal lives. 349 00:19:15,180 --> 00:19:18,780 Except this wasn't Lynn Barnett's personal life. This was her professional 350 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,600 And I am asking you once again. 351 00:19:22,190 --> 00:19:26,350 Whether or not you endorse the practice of becoming involved sexually with 352 00:19:26,350 --> 00:19:27,350 people who work for you. 353 00:19:28,870 --> 00:19:30,710 No, I don't. Why not? 354 00:19:32,390 --> 00:19:36,030 Because it introduces a new set of variables into the work environment. 355 00:19:36,410 --> 00:19:41,510 It carries with it the potential of problems in terms of job performance and 356 00:19:41,510 --> 00:19:44,530 lawsuits, such as the present case. 357 00:19:44,890 --> 00:19:49,710 So it's safe to say, is it not, that you would have preferred Miss Burnett not 358 00:19:49,710 --> 00:19:50,790 to have had this affair? 359 00:19:51,649 --> 00:19:54,530 All things being equal, yes. 360 00:19:55,850 --> 00:19:57,590 Thank you. I have no further questions. 361 00:20:03,050 --> 00:20:06,230 Correct me if I'm wrong here, Jane, but it seems as though you convinced this 362 00:20:06,230 --> 00:20:10,630 woman to not take the money? All I did was suggest she read the Bible. Why 363 00:20:10,630 --> 00:20:11,389 you do that? 364 00:20:11,390 --> 00:20:14,910 There is a Bible on my desk. She made mention of it. She said that she hadn't 365 00:20:14,910 --> 00:20:18,670 read it since she was a little girl, so I suggested she read it again. All of 366 00:20:18,670 --> 00:20:20,750 this after she was telling me how unhappy she was. 367 00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:24,280 And we end up taking a half -million -dollar hit. How are you taking a half 368 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,360 -million -dollar hit? Before Steele came in, Douglas said that this was not 369 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:30,340 money he anticipated getting, that it was found money. 370 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,160 Do you think that makes me any more willing to part with it? It is found 371 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:37,180 Jane. We found it, and we want to keep it. Have you contacted the other 372 00:20:37,460 --> 00:20:39,380 No, I've been ducking their calls. 373 00:20:39,700 --> 00:20:42,920 This fax just came in. They've upped the offer by $100 ,000. 374 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:46,280 They think you're holding out, and they're willing to pay more. I'm going 375 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:47,039 kill myself. 376 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,460 Don't overlook the malpractice exposure here. What malpractice? 377 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:52,920 She changes her mind about Christian forgiveness. 378 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,960 Realizes she signed a relief and comes after us to make it up to her. She 379 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,680 to sign a waiver against us. She'll come after us anyway. 380 00:21:00,020 --> 00:21:03,280 She'll claim that she was delusional when she signed the waiver. Anyway you 381 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,140 at it, we come out on the losing end. 382 00:21:05,500 --> 00:21:06,820 What do you want me to do? 383 00:21:07,350 --> 00:21:10,310 I want you to convince her to do that which is reasonable under the 384 00:21:10,310 --> 00:21:13,910 circumstances. I .e., take the money. You and I could spend an hour this 385 00:21:13,910 --> 00:21:16,990 afternoon and find all the biblical citations you need to support that 386 00:21:17,350 --> 00:21:23,150 I am perfectly capable of finding biblical citations on my own, assuming 387 00:21:23,150 --> 00:21:24,150 wanted to use them. 388 00:21:24,250 --> 00:21:27,010 The woman's hysterical, Jane. Use whatever you have to use. 389 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:31,679 I have you here, doctor. 390 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,420 Let me ask you, people are having a lot of trouble. 391 00:21:33,740 --> 00:21:35,980 You can't find people by the slice over here. 392 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:37,440 Actually, you can. 393 00:21:37,740 --> 00:21:39,880 You can't find people. Forget about the slice. 394 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,740 I mean, there's no place like John's or Stromboli. 395 00:21:42,940 --> 00:21:45,660 There's definitely no place like Ellen B's for money gardens. 396 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:47,960 I know. Something's been bothering you lately. 397 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:50,300 Yeah, a lot of things have been bothering me lately. 398 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:51,600 I know. 399 00:21:51,900 --> 00:21:56,020 You know, I used to buy my clothes at Caesars Bay Bazaar. There's no place 400 00:21:56,020 --> 00:21:56,859 that out here. 401 00:21:56,860 --> 00:21:58,480 We'll have to talk about it eventually, Denise. 402 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:00,000 And there's no A andS. 403 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,560 We had a moment back at the wedding. You know, I used to go dancing at L 404 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:07,240 'Amour's, Pastel's, Elephant's. You know, they don't have places like that 405 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:10,840 here. I kissed you, you kissed me back. We didn't plan for it, we didn't expect 406 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:11,840 it, but there it was. 407 00:22:12,060 --> 00:22:15,520 I used to get my shrimp earrings from the Chinese guy on 34th Street. And do 408 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:19,300 think I could do that here in L .A.? Look at this. 409 00:22:19,620 --> 00:22:20,680 I'm not going to make this look. 410 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:24,080 Look at this. 411 00:22:32,300 --> 00:22:35,420 Maybe part of my problem is that I tend to overanalyze things. 412 00:22:35,940 --> 00:22:37,140 This is my worst nightmare. 413 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:38,940 What happened again? I have no idea. 414 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:41,940 Am I crazy or is that a crack up thing? 415 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,640 The main thing is I don't want for there to be any awkwardness between us. I 416 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,920 don't want to lose intimacy. I don't want to be left closed all as a result 417 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:49,920 this kiss. 418 00:22:50,180 --> 00:22:51,180 Come on, come on. 419 00:22:51,360 --> 00:22:52,440 You talking to me? 420 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:53,800 This is absolutely insane. 421 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:55,240 I know it is. 422 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:58,480 Denise, what are you doing? 423 00:22:58,680 --> 00:22:59,680 E -line. 424 00:22:59,820 --> 00:23:01,500 Look where you are. Look what you're sitting under. 425 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:06,360 Where are you going? 426 00:23:07,380 --> 00:23:08,900 I have to be in court. 427 00:23:09,300 --> 00:23:10,300 Denise! 428 00:23:11,060 --> 00:23:12,640 I just have a learner permit. 429 00:23:43,199 --> 00:23:46,880 It's been alleged, Ms. Barnett, that you initiated the affair with Andrew Cass. 430 00:23:47,260 --> 00:23:48,260 Is that true? 431 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:50,280 I always thought that it was more or less mutual. 432 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:53,520 Technically, you could say I made the first move, yes. 433 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,000 It's also been alleged that it was Andrew Cass who ended the affair. Is 434 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,000 true? Yes. 435 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,000 Would you concede that having an affair in the office is a bad idea? 436 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:03,880 Yes. Why did you do it? 437 00:24:04,620 --> 00:24:06,140 I work 12 -hour days. 438 00:24:06,980 --> 00:24:10,340 If I'm going to meet a man, the likelihood is I will meet him in the 439 00:24:10,780 --> 00:24:14,780 You also meet men who occupy equal status with you. This man was a 440 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,200 Would you concede that that carries additional problems? 441 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:18,440 Yes, I would. 442 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:21,220 This just happens to be who I fell in love with. 443 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,820 How did you react when Mr. Cass told you he wanted to end the affair? 444 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:26,160 I was relieved. 445 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:30,080 It had become increasingly difficult to balance our respective roles. 446 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:32,440 Would you describe what you mean by that? 447 00:24:34,180 --> 00:24:37,540 Before and after work, I was his lover. 448 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:40,380 At work, I was his boss. 449 00:24:41,220 --> 00:24:42,440 He couldn't handle that. 450 00:24:42,740 --> 00:24:46,540 In what way couldn't he handle it? He would question decisions that I made. He 451 00:24:46,540 --> 00:24:48,220 would question deadlines that I set. 452 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,820 I felt that he was trying to undermine me. 453 00:24:51,820 --> 00:24:57,100 It's been alleged that you rejected work that Andrew Cass had done out of spite. 454 00:24:57,180 --> 00:24:58,180 Was that the case? 455 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:00,160 I would look at work that he had done. 456 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:03,380 I would ask other people's opinions about it. 457 00:25:04,270 --> 00:25:08,010 And I tried very hard to think about it fairly. 458 00:25:08,650 --> 00:25:13,210 And I believe that in the end, I used my best professional judgment. 459 00:25:13,590 --> 00:25:17,030 Did you ever communicate to Andrew Cass that his career would suffer if he 460 00:25:17,030 --> 00:25:19,190 refused to continue having a sexual relationship? 461 00:25:19,710 --> 00:25:20,710 No, I did not. 462 00:25:21,010 --> 00:25:22,690 Why was it necessary to fire him? 463 00:25:22,890 --> 00:25:24,090 Because his work was bad. 464 00:25:24,410 --> 00:25:26,170 Because it had been bad for too long. 465 00:25:26,650 --> 00:25:29,490 And mostly because he showed no willingness to improve it. 466 00:25:30,850 --> 00:25:33,490 And I believe in his heart he knows that's true. 467 00:25:33,910 --> 00:25:37,910 Objection. Sustained. The witness's speculation as to what is in the 468 00:25:37,910 --> 00:25:39,670 heart is stricken. I have nothing further. 469 00:25:41,850 --> 00:25:46,390 How long had it been since you'd had a significant relationship with a man 470 00:25:46,390 --> 00:25:47,390 before Andrew Cass? 471 00:25:47,730 --> 00:25:50,090 Objection. Overruled. The witness will answer. 472 00:25:50,450 --> 00:25:54,190 About five years. Do you like being in a significant relationship with a man? 473 00:25:54,510 --> 00:25:56,010 Yes, I do, if it's the right man. 474 00:25:56,250 --> 00:25:59,170 Was there ever a time when you thought Andrew Cass was the right man? 475 00:25:59,980 --> 00:26:00,919 Yes, there was. 476 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,720 Didn't you, in fact, discuss marriage and children with him? 477 00:26:04,540 --> 00:26:08,920 Yes. And yet you tell us that you had an overwhelming feeling of relief when he 478 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:09,920 left you. 479 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:18,020 I was also hurt and lonely and tired. Isn't it possible 480 00:26:18,020 --> 00:26:22,200 that those feelings of being lonely and hurt and tired intruded into your 481 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,720 business relationship as well? No, it is not. Is it possible that it's your 482 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:26,860 behavior that's changed? 483 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,980 It's not Andrew Cass' work that's changed, but rather your perception of 484 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:32,220 it is not possible. 485 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:37,760 Miss Barnett, after you fired Andrew Cass, why did you feel it was necessary 486 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:38,940 blackball him in the business? 487 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,500 Objection. Assuming facts... I never did anything of the kind. 488 00:26:42,700 --> 00:26:43,700 Miss Barnett, please. 489 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:45,700 The objection sustained. 490 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:51,480 Subsequent to his being fired, did you ever speak to any individual from any 491 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:53,180 other agency about Andrew Cass? 492 00:26:53,380 --> 00:26:54,380 No, I did not. 493 00:26:54,730 --> 00:26:59,210 And if my opinion was solicited, I declined to give it. I declined to get 494 00:26:59,210 --> 00:27:03,410 any conversation of any kind about Andrew, his opinion to the contrary 495 00:27:03,410 --> 00:27:04,490 notwithstanding. 496 00:27:06,730 --> 00:27:13,490 From the day he came to work with me, he was talented and charming and 497 00:27:13,490 --> 00:27:18,350 undisciplined and totally ill -equipped to work with clients and colleagues. 498 00:27:20,730 --> 00:27:23,690 I was infatuated with him, so I protected him. 499 00:27:25,770 --> 00:27:29,250 I didn't punish him because of how he made me feel when he left. 500 00:27:31,690 --> 00:27:35,350 I protected him because of how he made me feel when he was there. 501 00:27:36,910 --> 00:27:43,290 And when I stopped protecting him, he turned on me. And that really made you 502 00:27:43,290 --> 00:27:47,250 furious, didn't it? That made you want to just do anything to get even with 503 00:27:47,310 --> 00:27:48,530 Objection. Counsel is making speeches. 504 00:27:49,090 --> 00:27:53,270 Sustained. What it made me do was attend to business. 505 00:27:55,820 --> 00:27:56,820 I have nothing further. 506 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:11,920 Phil! 507 00:28:12,620 --> 00:28:13,620 Oh, Jane! 508 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,500 Your housekeeper said that I would find you here. 509 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:17,840 What brings you? 510 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:21,020 I wanted to talk to you about your decision to drop the suit. 511 00:28:21,380 --> 00:28:22,980 Oh, I'll see you later. 512 00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:25,220 Do you mind if we keep walking while we talk? 513 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,460 Not at all. It's my daily regimen. 514 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:34,440 You know, I wanted to tell you that I don't think you're taking the money from 515 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:37,640 these people is necessarily an unchristian thing to do. 516 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:42,340 Oh, well, wouldn't that depend on what's in the heart of the taker? 517 00:28:42,540 --> 00:28:45,860 Yes, but I don't think there's anything unchristian about your heart. 518 00:28:46,340 --> 00:28:48,180 Oh, well, you're charitable. 519 00:28:48,500 --> 00:28:53,280 You're kind, and I appreciate it. But you also may not know me very well. 520 00:28:53,850 --> 00:28:56,270 There is a great deal that's unchristian in my heart. 521 00:28:56,490 --> 00:28:59,950 Well, I think the same could be said about most of us, but I also think that 522 00:28:59,950 --> 00:29:03,610 matter how much you want to affect a change in your life, not taking the 523 00:29:03,610 --> 00:29:05,130 is an extreme gesture. 524 00:29:05,670 --> 00:29:07,750 Oh, but I think this calls for extreme. 525 00:29:08,290 --> 00:29:09,490 What is it that they say? 526 00:29:09,870 --> 00:29:14,190 If you want something you've never had, you have to do something that you've 527 00:29:14,190 --> 00:29:18,270 never done. And I have never forgiven anyone for anything. 528 00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:21,950 Yes, but legitimately, you're owed something here. 529 00:29:22,780 --> 00:29:26,900 The contractor and the architect were negligent in the way that they 530 00:29:26,900 --> 00:29:27,639 your house. 531 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:28,760 Love your enemies. 532 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:33,380 Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. 533 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:38,220 And pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you. That's from the 534 00:29:38,220 --> 00:29:40,680 book of Matthew. Yes, you could still do that. 535 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:45,380 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. That's also the book of 536 00:29:45,380 --> 00:29:47,770 Matthew. Yes, you could still be merciful. 537 00:29:47,990 --> 00:29:53,310 If you hold anything against anyone, you must forgive him so that the Lord in 538 00:29:53,310 --> 00:29:56,170 heaven will forgive you. That's the Book of Mark. 539 00:29:56,470 --> 00:30:00,070 A man's gift, make it room for him, the Book of Proverbs. 540 00:30:00,810 --> 00:30:05,390 Oh. Would that then support my taking of the money? It might. 541 00:30:05,790 --> 00:30:10,450 People have justified all kinds of actions by using scriptural passage. 542 00:30:10,650 --> 00:30:13,930 Being able to do that doesn't necessarily mean they did the right 543 00:30:14,620 --> 00:30:19,400 I think it's great that you're so enthusiastic about the Bible, but I 544 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:23,240 think that it requires you not taking the money. I really think that could be 545 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:24,680 something that you would come to regret. 546 00:30:26,860 --> 00:30:30,920 You don't believe I'm sincere, do you? I don't doubt that you're sincere. 547 00:30:31,300 --> 00:30:32,440 Oh, yes, you do. 548 00:30:32,700 --> 00:30:37,200 You think of me as some sort of Christian wannabe who's grasping to make 549 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:39,640 dramatic but basically empty gesture. 550 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,660 I don't think anything of the kind. 551 00:30:47,219 --> 00:30:50,980 Well, see you. See you. Wait a second. I don't know what to do. 552 00:30:51,500 --> 00:30:56,060 Jane, excuse me. I just think I'd better go off and be by myself right now. 553 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:57,780 I think I'd like to go home. 554 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:10,720 How do you just leave the man there? 555 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,460 I had an anxiety attack. What, that never happened? No, no, no. Hey, it 556 00:31:14,460 --> 00:31:17,600 happened. Well, Eli managed to drive himself to court. You know, everything 557 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:18,600 worked out. 558 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:23,100 Listen, Denise, nobody wants to be under a freeway overpass in an earthquake. 559 00:31:23,340 --> 00:31:24,340 You're right about that. 560 00:31:24,420 --> 00:31:27,820 You probably also don't want to be in that underground garage we got to park 561 00:31:27,980 --> 00:31:29,480 You probably don't want to be in this office. 562 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:35,040 Believe me, though, when the aftershocks die down, you'll forget all about it. 563 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:40,600 What happened, one? 564 00:31:43,140 --> 00:31:44,140 It's a big one. 565 00:31:52,590 --> 00:31:53,590 That wasn't a big one. 566 00:31:53,870 --> 00:31:54,950 That wasn't a big one. 567 00:31:55,230 --> 00:32:00,870 4 .5. If that's... Oh, 4 .5. No, no, no, 4 .5. No, I'd say 4 on top. I'd say 568 00:32:00,870 --> 00:32:02,790 you're all out of your minds. In what way? 569 00:32:02,990 --> 00:32:04,530 We're going along like this was nothing. 570 00:32:04,910 --> 00:32:07,770 Why? What should we do? Nothing. We should do something. Like what? 571 00:32:08,030 --> 00:32:10,450 Like move someplace where there's not earthquakes every day. 572 00:32:10,670 --> 00:32:12,910 Denise, these are aftershocks. 573 00:32:13,850 --> 00:32:15,430 Aftershocks are earthquakes, Jonathan. 574 00:32:15,690 --> 00:32:19,370 We just call them aftershocks. And you guys are standing around trying to 575 00:32:19,370 --> 00:32:21,830 out what number they are. What difference does it make? 576 00:32:22,140 --> 00:32:25,900 Who cares if we die in a 6 .2 or a 7 .3? 577 00:32:26,140 --> 00:32:29,300 And we don't have the slightest idea what's going to happen next. I mean, no 578 00:32:29,300 --> 00:32:32,620 does. We don't know how big they are. We don't know when they're going to stop. 579 00:32:32,780 --> 00:32:35,620 We don't know if they're going to stop. All we know is that we got to go back to 580 00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:38,040 work. I think it shows the strength of the human spirit. 581 00:32:38,340 --> 00:32:40,080 I think it shows that we're completely nuts. 582 00:32:40,700 --> 00:32:42,580 And right now, I'm going home. 583 00:32:49,140 --> 00:32:50,140 We know the following. 584 00:32:50,750 --> 00:32:54,970 Andrew Cass worked at the ad agency for eight months prior to becoming involved 585 00:32:54,970 --> 00:32:55,970 with Miss Barnett. 586 00:32:56,610 --> 00:33:00,230 During that time, his work was, by all outward appearances, satisfactory. 587 00:33:00,890 --> 00:33:03,430 But the truth is, it was better than that. 588 00:33:03,950 --> 00:33:07,990 This is a talented, hard -working young man whose career has been derailed by 589 00:33:07,990 --> 00:33:09,710 the actions of a spiteful, embittered woman. 590 00:33:10,270 --> 00:33:12,430 Did she force him to have an affair with her? 591 00:33:13,170 --> 00:33:14,930 Depends on your definition of the word force. 592 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:18,600 She was several tiers above him in the hierarchy at the agency. 593 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:20,920 She made it very clear what it is she wanted. 594 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:22,860 Make no mistake about it. 595 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:27,340 This woman wielded the same authority in their personal relationship that she 596 00:33:27,340 --> 00:33:30,760 wielded in their professional relationship, and she did not like to 597 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,180 authority questioned one bit. 598 00:33:32,500 --> 00:33:36,840 And when it was, and her will was not complied with, she sought to punish 599 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:37,840 whoever defied her. 600 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:43,880 Now, whatever Andrew Cass' responsibility may have been in the 601 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:48,440 continuation of this love affair, he does not deserve to be both 602 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:51,340 and financially savaged as a consequence of it. 603 00:33:51,780 --> 00:33:56,380 Dare I say, were he a woman, we would not hesitate to award him due 604 00:33:56,380 --> 00:33:57,380 compensation. 605 00:33:57,740 --> 00:34:00,340 Let us not hesitate because he is a man. 606 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:09,520 These two people had an affair. 607 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:14,780 Not a single shred of evidence has been adduced to support the contention that 608 00:34:14,780 --> 00:34:18,500 this affair was coerced by the defendant, that it was anything other 609 00:34:18,500 --> 00:34:22,460 volitional on the part of both of them. That this affair took place does not 610 00:34:22,460 --> 00:34:26,360 entitle the plaintiff to compensation of any kind. The only basis for 611 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:31,600 compensation would be that the plaintiff was harassed or humiliated or 612 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,340 wrongfully terminated as a result of ending the affair. 613 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,820 And much as the plaintiff and his attorney would like you to believe 614 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:39,860 there's no proof of that either. 615 00:34:40,380 --> 00:34:44,719 You may think that Lynn Barnett exercised less than impeccable judgment 616 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:45,719 having this affair. 617 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,480 Maybe she threw caution to the winds. 618 00:34:48,739 --> 00:34:52,900 What she also did was to continue carrying out the responsibilities of her 619 00:34:52,900 --> 00:34:57,660 position. I submit to you that her treatment of the plaintiff while he 620 00:34:57,660 --> 00:34:58,660 at the agency... 621 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:03,660 and her subsequent termination of his employment there represent precisely and 622 00:35:03,660 --> 00:35:04,980 exclusively that. 623 00:35:06,620 --> 00:35:11,440 The fact is, Lynn Barnett had wholly legitimate reasons to fire the 624 00:35:11,780 --> 00:35:14,440 She had them because he gave them to her. 625 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:20,460 By the quality of his work and the nature of his conduct, he brought it on 626 00:35:20,460 --> 00:35:21,460 himself. 627 00:35:23,580 --> 00:35:27,360 Lynn Barnett proved not to be the girlfriend Andrew Cass wanted her to be. 628 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:31,240 In the end, she wasn't the boss he wanted her to be either. 629 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:36,540 That should not entitle him to exact from her anything more than the pain and 630 00:35:36,540 --> 00:35:39,520 the humiliation that this trial has already yielded. 631 00:35:40,140 --> 00:35:41,140 Thank you. 632 00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:00,400 Jane, any news? 633 00:36:00,860 --> 00:36:02,160 I talked to her. 634 00:36:02,460 --> 00:36:03,460 She's confused. 635 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,680 They just upped their offer by another $75 ,000. 636 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:08,800 Unconfuse her. 637 00:36:23,940 --> 00:36:25,920 I don't suppose there's any way to talk you out of this. 638 00:36:27,220 --> 00:36:28,220 Uh, no. 639 00:36:28,830 --> 00:36:29,830 It's done. 640 00:36:29,850 --> 00:36:32,050 I'd like to explain to you why I voted the way I did. 641 00:36:32,610 --> 00:36:33,730 You don't have to do that, Stuart. 642 00:36:34,190 --> 00:36:35,190 Yeah, I do. 643 00:36:35,310 --> 00:36:36,590 I feel bad about it, Daniel. 644 00:36:37,730 --> 00:36:41,610 I had no idea that voting for Patrick Flanagan was going to result in your 645 00:36:41,610 --> 00:36:45,150 leaving, and in that it did, I want to explain why I did it. 646 00:36:45,490 --> 00:36:46,490 Okay. 647 00:36:47,390 --> 00:36:49,150 It's not that I thought Leland was right, Daniel. 648 00:36:50,690 --> 00:36:53,270 It's that I think that Leland doesn't have to be right. 649 00:36:53,570 --> 00:36:54,970 Sometimes it's enough that he's Leland. 650 00:36:55,770 --> 00:36:57,330 Well, I don't see it that way. 651 00:36:58,450 --> 00:37:00,570 Yeah, you haven't been with him as long as I have. 652 00:37:01,490 --> 00:37:05,810 Length of service has nothing to do with it. The man showed me a complete lack 653 00:37:05,810 --> 00:37:09,590 of respect for no other discernible reason than to throw his weight around. 654 00:37:09,970 --> 00:37:13,010 Did it ever occur to you that sometimes it's important for him to throw his 655 00:37:13,010 --> 00:37:13,769 weight around? 656 00:37:13,770 --> 00:37:14,770 Why is that? 657 00:37:14,790 --> 00:37:15,790 Because he's old. 658 00:37:15,950 --> 00:37:18,810 Because he's looking for a sign that he's got any weight left. 659 00:37:19,870 --> 00:37:22,070 And I think when I'm his age, that's what I'll be thinking about. 660 00:37:22,350 --> 00:37:25,070 And 50 years later, when you're his age, that's what you're going to be thinking 661 00:37:25,070 --> 00:37:26,070 about. 662 00:37:29,070 --> 00:37:30,090 Have you spoken to him? 663 00:37:31,030 --> 00:37:32,030 No. 664 00:37:32,650 --> 00:37:33,650 Do you intend to? 665 00:37:35,490 --> 00:37:36,910 I wasn't planning on it. 666 00:37:37,950 --> 00:37:39,450 You know, I mean, what is there to say? 667 00:37:41,350 --> 00:37:42,950 I think you know that better than I do. 668 00:37:51,810 --> 00:37:52,810 Jane. 669 00:37:54,150 --> 00:37:57,990 Hi. May I come in? Just a moment. Talk to you. Of course. 670 00:37:58,650 --> 00:37:59,650 This won't take long. 671 00:38:00,030 --> 00:38:03,390 I want you to know that I've done what you asked me to do. 672 00:38:03,610 --> 00:38:07,530 I thought about it, I read the Bible, and I prayed. 673 00:38:08,390 --> 00:38:12,450 And I did find scriptural authority that would support my taking the money. 674 00:38:12,690 --> 00:38:16,070 And I found scriptural authority for not taking the money. 675 00:38:16,370 --> 00:38:20,850 Well, the truth is, the only solace I found last night came from a five 676 00:38:20,850 --> 00:38:22,910 canister of barbecue -flavored potato chips. 677 00:38:25,339 --> 00:38:28,300 Look, Seal, you can take some time to think about this. 678 00:38:28,620 --> 00:38:30,300 Oh, I don't want to take any time. 679 00:38:30,860 --> 00:38:32,980 My heart tells me I should give back the money. 680 00:38:33,380 --> 00:38:35,720 But my head says that that would be foolhardy. 681 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:38,800 So I want you to decide what I should do. 682 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:43,880 I can't do that, Seal. Well, I listened to you when you suggested I read the 683 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:48,100 Bible. That gave me a great deal of serenity. So I am fully prepared to 684 00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:49,098 to you again. 685 00:38:49,100 --> 00:38:51,020 Oh, please don't do this to me, Seal. 686 00:38:51,790 --> 00:38:54,570 Jane, you're in a better position to judge than I am. 687 00:38:55,230 --> 00:39:01,630 I'm asking you as my attorney, as my spiritual seeing -eye dog, so to speak, 688 00:39:01,850 --> 00:39:03,870 take this burden from me. 689 00:39:05,110 --> 00:39:08,910 Now, I'm going to go drop my car at the dealership. I'll be home late this 690 00:39:08,910 --> 00:39:10,950 afternoon. Call me and let me know. 691 00:39:15,130 --> 00:39:16,970 Has the jury reached a verdict? 692 00:39:17,230 --> 00:39:18,750 We have, Your Honor. What say you? 693 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:22,100 In the matter of Cass v. 694 00:39:22,340 --> 00:39:24,680 Barnett, we fine for the defendants. 695 00:39:25,660 --> 00:39:28,100 The jury is dismissed with the thanks of the court. 696 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:29,840 We're adjourned. 697 00:39:42,860 --> 00:39:47,880 Good work, Eli. 698 00:39:48,180 --> 00:39:50,580 Thank you, from all of us. Really, good job. 699 00:39:50,820 --> 00:39:54,020 No matter what kind of job I did, it all came down to the jury believing Lynn. 700 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:55,860 Absolutely. It goes without saying. 701 00:39:56,620 --> 00:39:58,920 Hey, why don't I call my office? We can go have a celebratory drink. 702 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,320 I can't do that. Just the cap off the trial. 703 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:03,220 I'd love to, but I'm already running. 704 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:04,760 Maybe another time. 705 00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:09,000 Maybe you guys would like to go. Well, I've got to jump on the freeway, and if 706 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,420 I'm not mistaken, these gentlemen are heading back to the office. 707 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:12,640 Some other time. 708 00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:14,560 Bye. Bye. 709 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:16,000 Thank you. 710 00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:19,480 Is it something I said? 711 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:23,040 It's just not something they would do. 712 00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:27,860 What is it? Go out, have a drink together. That's not something that we 713 00:40:29,180 --> 00:40:32,880 They were on the hook for half a million dollars. I would think they'd be 714 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:34,680 thrilled. They hate this. 715 00:40:35,740 --> 00:40:38,880 They hate learning about my personal life. They don't want to know. 716 00:40:40,220 --> 00:40:41,220 Why is that? 717 00:40:41,660 --> 00:40:42,680 Because I'm a girl. 718 00:40:44,140 --> 00:40:45,180 And they're the boys. 719 00:40:45,770 --> 00:40:48,070 And we may work together, but that doesn't mean we're friends. 720 00:40:50,430 --> 00:40:54,430 Well, we can go have a drink. 721 00:40:55,810 --> 00:40:57,210 Yeah, that would be nice. 722 00:41:08,570 --> 00:41:09,570 Well? 723 00:41:11,450 --> 00:41:12,610 Thea left it up to me. 724 00:41:13,010 --> 00:41:14,010 Fantastic. 725 00:41:17,610 --> 00:41:19,230 I advised her to drop the suit. 726 00:41:20,070 --> 00:41:21,510 Now tell us what really happened. 727 00:41:21,830 --> 00:41:23,410 I am telling you what really happened. 728 00:41:23,830 --> 00:41:26,810 She told me that in her heart she didn't want the money, but she would do 729 00:41:26,810 --> 00:41:29,650 whatever I advised. I advised her to follow her heart. 730 00:41:31,230 --> 00:41:33,410 Has this been communicated to the other side as yet? 731 00:41:33,650 --> 00:41:34,890 Thiel told it to them herself. 732 00:41:35,410 --> 00:41:38,250 Does that allow us to bring an action to Novo claiming it had to come from 733 00:41:38,250 --> 00:41:42,490 counsel? Let it go, Douglas. I hate letting it go. I hate letting it go. 734 00:41:42,730 --> 00:41:43,649 I'm sorry. 735 00:41:43,650 --> 00:41:46,090 Yeah, you're sorry. You did the same thing all over again. 736 00:41:46,490 --> 00:41:50,270 If that means that I would refuse to ask someone to act against their religious 737 00:41:50,270 --> 00:41:53,930 beliefs, then you're right. If that means that I would profane the word of 738 00:41:53,930 --> 00:41:56,690 by using it to manipulate someone, then you're wrong. 739 00:41:57,170 --> 00:41:59,350 I did that this time. I won't do it again. 740 00:41:59,730 --> 00:42:02,550 If that's grounds for dismissal, I assume you'll let me know. 741 00:42:02,810 --> 00:42:06,330 Letting your religious beliefs interfere with your fiduciary responsibility to 742 00:42:06,330 --> 00:42:09,550 the other members of this firm most certainly is grounds for dismissal. 743 00:42:09,910 --> 00:42:11,210 Are you firing me? 744 00:42:11,670 --> 00:42:12,670 Absolutely not. 745 00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:15,880 As far as I'm concerned, you did the only thing you could. 746 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:17,880 Thank you. 747 00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:27,900 Hey. Hi. 748 00:42:28,460 --> 00:42:29,460 So I'll see you. 749 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:31,420 You leaving? In a little while, yeah. 750 00:42:31,660 --> 00:42:34,520 Well, I may not be too far behind you. You're thinking about leaving? 751 00:42:34,820 --> 00:42:36,040 I'm thinking about moving. 752 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:37,279 How come? 753 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:38,238 How come? 754 00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:41,940 Because the city feels completely unsafe to me. That's how come. Because of the 755 00:42:41,940 --> 00:42:42,940 earthquake. Yeah. 756 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:45,920 So where would you move? Where would I move? I live in New York. Where else am 757 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:49,500 going to move? There are other places, you know. No, not for me. For me, it's 758 00:42:49,500 --> 00:42:50,479 either here or there. 759 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:52,840 New York's not exactly safe either. No, you're right. 760 00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:58,080 It just depends what risk you choose to live with. I mean, hey, there's misery 761 00:42:58,080 --> 00:42:59,080 in both places. 762 00:42:59,300 --> 00:43:01,340 You know, I'm on the subway. I'm on the bus. 763 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:04,960 I walk late at night on the street. There's maniacs on every street corner. 764 00:43:04,980 --> 00:43:06,660 Believe me, I die from the cold. 765 00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:08,120 I die from the heat. 766 00:43:08,680 --> 00:43:11,960 I mean, until all this happened, I was very happy here. You know, I was riding 767 00:43:11,960 --> 00:43:13,580 around in my car. I was loving it. 768 00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:16,480 Maybe you should wait a month and see how you feel about it then. 769 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:18,840 Yeah, I suppose. 770 00:43:20,460 --> 00:43:23,500 So, uh, what about you? What are you going to do? 771 00:43:24,380 --> 00:43:26,020 I'm going to take a little time to think about it. 772 00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:30,080 I might end up at another firm, or I might start my own. 773 00:43:30,500 --> 00:43:31,500 Think you'll do it here? 774 00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:33,800 Maybe. Maybe in Santa Barbara. 775 00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:36,260 Think of earthquakes in Santa Barbara? 776 00:43:38,430 --> 00:43:40,410 I don't know. I'm out of here. Oh, good luck. 777 00:43:40,950 --> 00:43:43,570 Good luck to you. You're the best. I'll miss you. 778 00:43:43,790 --> 00:43:44,790 I'll miss you. 779 00:43:44,830 --> 00:43:46,130 Maybe I'll see you around town sometime. 780 00:43:46,630 --> 00:43:47,630 I hope. 781 00:43:48,730 --> 00:43:49,730 Unless I move. 782 00:43:58,490 --> 00:43:59,490 Leland. 783 00:44:01,110 --> 00:44:02,110 I'm leaving. 784 00:44:02,550 --> 00:44:03,750 I thought I'd say goodbye. 785 00:44:12,650 --> 00:44:15,750 I assume this is not the last time we'll be seeing one another. 786 00:44:16,350 --> 00:44:17,510 I'm sure it isn't. 787 00:44:20,770 --> 00:44:26,290 Should any of the clients you're leaving behind choose to follow you, naturally 788 00:44:26,290 --> 00:44:27,670 we'll forward their files. 789 00:44:28,030 --> 00:44:30,950 Thanks. You'll let us know when you're situated. 790 00:44:31,250 --> 00:44:32,250 Yeah. Yeah. 791 00:44:34,170 --> 00:44:39,210 And I'm sure there'll be referrals going back and forth as time goes on. 792 00:44:41,190 --> 00:44:42,190 I'm sure. 793 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:48,240 Do you think there'll ever come a time when we'll actually talk about what 794 00:44:48,240 --> 00:44:51,020 happened? My door is always open, Daniel. 795 00:44:52,120 --> 00:44:53,340 That's not why I asked. 796 00:44:54,540 --> 00:44:56,600 What exactly is there to talk about? 797 00:44:57,680 --> 00:44:59,200 We opposed one another. 798 00:45:00,540 --> 00:45:05,760 I enjoyed the support of the majority. You opted to quit. 799 00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:08,420 Do you think you were right? 800 00:45:10,340 --> 00:45:11,340 Yes, I do. 801 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:18,000 Good luck, Daniel. 802 00:45:19,460 --> 00:45:20,460 Thank you.