1 00:00:01,130 --> 00:00:02,630 Previously on L .A. Law. 2 00:00:02,830 --> 00:00:03,830 Linda Fox? 3 00:00:04,250 --> 00:00:05,250 That's me. 4 00:00:07,330 --> 00:00:08,330 Hi. 5 00:00:09,170 --> 00:00:11,210 I'd like to talk to you about the Tobias case. 6 00:00:11,450 --> 00:00:12,450 Who are you? 7 00:00:12,490 --> 00:00:13,490 Arnold Becker. 8 00:00:14,070 --> 00:00:15,470 I love your car. 9 00:00:16,329 --> 00:00:17,330 Thank you. 10 00:00:17,650 --> 00:00:19,970 What are you doing here? I had a date tonight. 11 00:00:20,230 --> 00:00:25,930 The entire time that I was here with him, I had my eyes on you. 12 00:00:26,570 --> 00:00:30,090 I think we're making a mistake not proceeding with the civil suit right 13 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,980 Once this goes to a criminal trial, Lambert's career is irreparably damaged. 14 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,720 If we offer him the opportunity to prevent that from happening, we offer 15 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:39,860 greatest incentive to settle. 16 00:00:40,060 --> 00:00:44,820 And how is it that we can offer him that? If the girl doesn't testify, 17 00:00:44,820 --> 00:00:45,739 doesn't have a case. 18 00:00:45,740 --> 00:00:49,240 That sick broad just shook down the guy she was pimping her daughter off on, and 19 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,180 you were right there with it! You want to think it was a shakedown? Fine. 20 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,880 I acted at our client's behest. 21 00:00:55,130 --> 00:00:58,810 In our client's best interest. You did not reach down into the mud and pull out 22 00:00:58,810 --> 00:01:02,150 this deal. You swam along the bottom with your mouth open. You engineered 23 00:01:02,150 --> 00:01:05,530 piece of dirty little work from the first bell. I know it, and you know it. 24 00:01:06,570 --> 00:01:07,750 You should know something else. 25 00:01:08,270 --> 00:01:09,270 This isn't over. 26 00:01:15,150 --> 00:01:19,390 As far as I'm concerned, Patrick Flanagan is a felon. He gave assurances 27 00:01:19,390 --> 00:01:22,250 this girl wouldn't testify that it's obstruction of justice. 28 00:01:22,510 --> 00:01:24,070 Do you have any proof of that? 29 00:01:24,510 --> 00:01:25,870 Of course I don't have proof. 30 00:01:26,290 --> 00:01:29,370 Patrick says he tried to notify you of the settlement offer. You were 31 00:01:29,370 --> 00:01:33,650 unavailable. He also maintains that no such assurances were made. He's lying. 32 00:01:34,430 --> 00:01:37,710 Lest you be under any further illusions, this is someone who lies. 33 00:01:38,230 --> 00:01:41,730 He stood in my office. He told me what he wanted to do. I told him in no 34 00:01:41,730 --> 00:01:44,590 uncertain terms, do not do it. He went ahead and did it anyway. 35 00:01:45,190 --> 00:01:48,290 Parenthetically, it should be noted that he did bring in about $9 million. 36 00:01:48,770 --> 00:01:50,310 Douglas, he is dangerous. 37 00:01:50,630 --> 00:01:52,630 Well, I think that might be a little harsh. 38 00:01:53,230 --> 00:01:55,510 All right, Leland, look, you do whatever you want with him. I'm telling you 39 00:01:55,510 --> 00:01:57,210 right now, I will not work with him again. 40 00:01:58,490 --> 00:01:59,490 That's your prerogative. 41 00:01:59,870 --> 00:02:01,770 On this one, Morales was right. 42 00:02:04,670 --> 00:02:07,790 Well, Patrick maintains that no assurances were given. 43 00:02:08,270 --> 00:02:10,930 Patrick maintains a lot of things, Leland. 44 00:02:12,470 --> 00:02:16,970 Yes, he does. At a minimum, he does seem to be someone who gets accused pretty 45 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:17,970 often. 46 00:02:19,030 --> 00:02:21,730 Well, so far, all the accusations have been groundless. 47 00:02:23,620 --> 00:02:24,620 So far. 48 00:04:14,879 --> 00:04:16,800 We can't get started again. 49 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,640 Sure we can't. I've got a staff meeting at 10. 50 00:04:21,140 --> 00:04:23,160 I've got to be in court at 9 .30. 51 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:32,720 Doorbell. 52 00:04:33,620 --> 00:04:35,080 Who's here at this hour? 53 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:36,720 The takeout guy. 54 00:04:37,460 --> 00:04:44,100 You ordered breakfast to be delivered? 55 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:45,980 I knew I'd need my sustenance. 56 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:28,520 I would have made breakfast for us. 57 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,340 That's all right. You were busy doing other things. 58 00:05:31,660 --> 00:05:32,660 I was, wasn't I? 59 00:05:32,980 --> 00:05:34,000 Yes, you were. 60 00:05:35,020 --> 00:05:38,820 You plan on getting dressed in your own clothes any time today? 61 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:40,240 Where do you go? 62 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,300 I got to be out of here in 15 minutes. 63 00:05:43,540 --> 00:05:45,580 So what does that have to do with me getting dressed? 64 00:05:46,780 --> 00:05:48,460 I thought you had to be in court. 65 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,700 When you leave, you want us both to leave, right? 66 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:54,220 We both have to go to work. 67 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,040 I figured we'd both leave. 68 00:05:56,620 --> 00:05:58,980 What exactly do you think I'll do if I'm alone here? 69 00:05:59,260 --> 00:06:00,540 I don't think you'll do anything. 70 00:06:00,940 --> 00:06:03,840 But you'd rather I wasn't here when you weren't here. 71 00:06:04,380 --> 00:06:06,680 Linda, do you want to let yourself out? 72 00:06:07,140 --> 00:06:08,260 Let yourself out. 73 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:11,900 Is this a test? 74 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:13,680 Yes. Good. 75 00:06:14,380 --> 00:06:15,380 How'd I do? 76 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:17,520 You passed. 77 00:06:18,660 --> 00:06:21,000 Then let me have my keys so I can get out of here. 78 00:06:24,740 --> 00:06:25,740 Come get them. 79 00:06:30,540 --> 00:06:31,740 Has anyone heard from Arnold? 80 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,880 His secretary said he's having breakfast with a client not to wait. In that 81 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:41,200 case, Palmer versus Schottles. Mine. We represent Dr. Joseph Palmer, Beverly 82 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,780 Hills dentist who lost half his practice due to a rumor he was HIV positive. 83 00:06:45,060 --> 00:06:48,920 Is he? No, he's not. Who's he suing? The rival dentist who started the rumor. 84 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,660 You can prove he started the rumor? We'll see. Sounds tough. 85 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:53,800 Believe me, I would have preferred to settle. 86 00:06:54,020 --> 00:06:55,140 Stanton versus Fry. 87 00:06:55,380 --> 00:06:58,360 Oh, that belongs to me. We represent Ernest Fry. 88 00:06:58,860 --> 00:07:02,700 He is the defendant in a damage to property suit brought by his neighbor. 89 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:04,260 been damaged? His neighbor's Afghan. 90 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:05,660 Rug? Dog. 91 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:06,880 What happened to the dog? 92 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,960 She was allegedly impregnated by our client's mixed breed. 93 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:15,580 The Afghan's owner is seeking compensation for loss of her breeding 94 00:07:15,580 --> 00:07:16,580 medical expenses. 95 00:07:16,980 --> 00:07:17,919 What's the defense? 96 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,120 We deny paternity. 97 00:07:19,380 --> 00:07:21,720 Assuming paternity, we deny liability. 98 00:07:22,180 --> 00:07:23,320 Why are you doing this? 99 00:07:23,580 --> 00:07:27,800 Well, I've known Ernest Fry for quite a few years, and I'd like to be of service 100 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,160 to him. Is that an adequate explanation? 101 00:07:32,740 --> 00:07:36,140 Sorry. Well, well. I was in a meeting with a client. 102 00:07:36,420 --> 00:07:39,480 From all appearances, it went pretty well. What is that supposed to mean? 103 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:40,960 Boop, boop. 104 00:07:42,100 --> 00:07:44,780 Now that Arnold has finally arrived, we're adjourned. 105 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,740 I've been informed that the other side is amending their pleadings. 106 00:07:51,060 --> 00:07:52,060 What does that mean? 107 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,060 It means that in addition to money, they're also asking for a court order 108 00:07:56,060 --> 00:07:57,820 compelling your dog to be neutered. 109 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,320 Leland, that will never happen. 110 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:01,980 Ernest, I know how you feel. 111 00:08:02,220 --> 00:08:05,360 My dog did what dogs do. They're going to punish him for that? They're going to 112 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,220 neuter him for that? I don't think so. All right, now, don't get yourself all 113 00:08:08,220 --> 00:08:11,960 worked up over this. The fact that she would even ask for that pretty much 114 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,500 you all you need to know about her, doesn't it? Yeah. 115 00:08:17,060 --> 00:08:18,060 Isabella. 116 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:20,080 Isabella, here. 117 00:08:25,290 --> 00:08:29,190 How long have you had Isabella, Miss Stanton? I got her as a puppy four years 118 00:08:29,190 --> 00:08:32,750 ago. And would you describe for us the kind of dog she is? 119 00:08:33,590 --> 00:08:38,630 Isabella is a purebred champion afghan. Both sire and dam were also champions. 120 00:08:39,049 --> 00:08:44,770 Her grandsire was E. Magnus Rex, one of the top winning afghan in the history of 121 00:08:44,770 --> 00:08:45,489 the breed. 122 00:08:45,490 --> 00:08:48,690 Has Isabella herself, in fact, been judged a champion? 123 00:08:48,970 --> 00:08:51,650 She won her class in puppy, novice, and open. 124 00:08:52,460 --> 00:08:56,320 She's been judged best in breed at enough shows to have earned the 125 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:01,400 champion many times over. Now, I know this is very difficult for you, but I 126 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:05,780 for you to tell us what happened on November 15th, 1993. 127 00:09:06,260 --> 00:09:11,640 I came home from work at around 5 p .m. and found him on top of the picnic table 128 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:17,780 in the backyard, mounting Isabella. Ms. Stanton, are you pointing at Mr. Fry, or 129 00:09:17,780 --> 00:09:19,020 are you pointing at Mr. 130 00:09:19,220 --> 00:09:20,039 Fry's dog? 131 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:21,040 His dog. 132 00:09:21,670 --> 00:09:22,670 I thought so. 133 00:09:23,970 --> 00:09:25,330 Resourceful little fellow, isn't he? 134 00:09:25,910 --> 00:09:30,710 When I say resourceful little fellow, I am referring, of course, to Mr. Fry's 135 00:09:30,710 --> 00:09:31,990 dog, not to Mr. Fry. 136 00:09:32,770 --> 00:09:36,910 Now, Miss Stanton, did you attempt to breed Isabella after this unfortunate 137 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:41,450 incident? Yes, I did. I put Isabella with a triple champion stud. 138 00:09:41,970 --> 00:09:47,030 But she rejected him. All she wanted was the mutt. In the end... 139 00:09:47,290 --> 00:09:51,830 We had to inseminate her artificially. And did Isabella subsequently whelp? 140 00:09:52,050 --> 00:09:55,630 But instead of champion afghans, she gave birth to mongrels. 141 00:09:55,970 --> 00:09:58,850 How much money do you estimate you lost as a result? 142 00:09:59,150 --> 00:10:02,110 Her puppies would have gone for $7 ,500 each. 143 00:10:02,710 --> 00:10:08,590 Speaking conservatively, that comes out to $30 ,000, plus veterinary bills and 144 00:10:08,590 --> 00:10:10,230 food for the puppy she did have. 145 00:10:10,550 --> 00:10:11,570 I have nothing further. 146 00:10:14,530 --> 00:10:15,530 Miss Stanton. 147 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,600 Have you considered that a mixed breed other than Mr. Fry's could have fathered 148 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:21,519 Isabella's puppies? 149 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,880 I caught Mr. Fry's dog en flagrant, Mr. McKenzie. 150 00:10:25,140 --> 00:10:30,660 Assuming that it was Mr. Fry's dog you saw that dark November night, your dog's 151 00:10:30,660 --> 00:10:33,940 pregnancy could still be attributable to another dog, could it not? Objection. 152 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:38,800 Speculative. Oh, is there a specific putative sire, Counselor? Yes, Your 153 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,000 Right. Well, then, confine your questions accordingly. 154 00:10:42,590 --> 00:10:46,450 Are you familiar with an unneutered shepherd mix named Bismarck who lives on 155 00:10:46,450 --> 00:10:47,089 your block? 156 00:10:47,090 --> 00:10:49,190 That dog is 11 years old and blind. 157 00:10:49,470 --> 00:10:53,050 According to its owner, it still functions sexually. He never leaves the 158 00:10:53,050 --> 00:10:56,330 driveway. Is it possible Isabella went to him? Objection. 159 00:10:56,870 --> 00:10:58,290 Speculative. Sustained. 160 00:10:58,830 --> 00:10:59,830 Speculative it is. 161 00:11:00,570 --> 00:11:06,070 Animal control records show that you reported Isabella missing on November 162 00:11:06,300 --> 00:11:10,060 And did not report her found until the following day. The gardener left the 163 00:11:10,060 --> 00:11:15,080 open. So, for almost 24 hours, Isabella was running around loose while in heat, 164 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:16,160 wasn't she? 165 00:11:16,340 --> 00:11:21,680 Yes. During this 24 -hour spree, couldn't Isabella have had intercourse 166 00:11:21,680 --> 00:11:27,300 countless mongrel suitors? You seem to forget, Mr. McKenzie, that I saw that 167 00:11:27,300 --> 00:11:28,500 mounting my Isabella. 168 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:33,120 I saw the tunnel he dug to get from his yard to my yard. How do you know 169 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,980 Isabella didn't dig the tunnel? Mr. McKenzie, I can't help but feel as 170 00:11:36,980 --> 00:11:41,500 dog has been defiled by your client's dog, by your client, and now she's being 171 00:11:41,500 --> 00:11:42,760 defiled again by you. 172 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,040 Miss Stanton, how do you know Isabella didn't dig the tunnel? 173 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:47,440 I know my dog. 174 00:11:47,820 --> 00:11:48,679 I see. 175 00:11:48,680 --> 00:11:49,680 Nothing further. 176 00:11:55,850 --> 00:12:00,950 What did your dental practice generate in income for fiscal 1992, Doctor? 177 00:12:01,210 --> 00:12:02,290 About $800 ,000. 178 00:12:02,650 --> 00:12:03,730 How about 1993? 179 00:12:04,950 --> 00:12:08,310 Less than $100 ,000. To what do you attribute the fall -off? 180 00:12:09,290 --> 00:12:13,510 I attribute it to a rumor started by Dr. Frederick Schotel that I was HIV 181 00:12:13,510 --> 00:12:17,030 positive. Would you tell us on what basis you make that allegation? 182 00:12:17,290 --> 00:12:20,250 Yes. I had a patient named Sid Green. 183 00:12:21,390 --> 00:12:23,550 He'd been with me for a number of years. 184 00:12:24,900 --> 00:12:26,480 Actually, I thought we were friends. 185 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,820 One day, my secretary told me that he called and requested that his records be 186 00:12:31,820 --> 00:12:34,280 sent over to another dental office. How did he respond? 187 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,400 Objection, hearsay. The witness is being asked to testify to state of mind, not 188 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,520 truth, Your Honor. The objection is overruled. The witness can answer. 189 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,600 He said that he worked with a patient of Dr. 190 00:12:45,860 --> 00:12:46,860 Schotel's. 191 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:50,840 He said that they had told him that Dr. Schotel said I was HIV positive. 192 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:52,340 Are you HIV positive? 193 00:12:52,830 --> 00:12:53,830 No, I'm not. 194 00:12:54,070 --> 00:12:58,590 Ask that the witness's stipulated medical report containing his HIV test 195 00:12:58,590 --> 00:13:03,470 be entered as plaintiff's exhibit A. So ordered. Is it fair to say, Doctor, that 196 00:13:03,470 --> 00:13:04,129 you and Dr. 197 00:13:04,130 --> 00:13:05,750 Schotel were in competition with one another? 198 00:13:05,970 --> 00:13:08,390 Well, I never considered us as being in competition. 199 00:13:09,510 --> 00:13:10,530 Apparently, he did. 200 00:13:10,930 --> 00:13:12,310 Objection. Speculation. 201 00:13:12,690 --> 00:13:15,530 Sustained. Was there ever an incidence of Dr. 202 00:13:15,770 --> 00:13:17,890 Schotel's patients becoming your patients? 203 00:13:18,150 --> 00:13:20,270 Yes. A number of his patients came over to me. 204 00:13:20,590 --> 00:13:22,910 Did you ever solicit them to do so? No, I did not. 205 00:13:23,410 --> 00:13:28,450 Some of his patients came over because they had emergency situations and Dr. 206 00:13:28,610 --> 00:13:32,630 Schotel was unavailable. Others came out of various dissatisfactions for the 207 00:13:32,630 --> 00:13:33,630 treatment they'd been receiving. 208 00:13:33,870 --> 00:13:35,170 How, if at all, did Dr. 209 00:13:35,410 --> 00:13:37,050 Schotel react to those losses? 210 00:13:37,310 --> 00:13:42,330 Well, he came into my office and he accused me of stealing his patients by 211 00:13:42,330 --> 00:13:44,390 telling them that he was incompetent. 212 00:13:45,310 --> 00:13:48,070 Well, I denied it, but he refused to believe me. 213 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:53,320 Doctor, what effect, if any, has this rumor had on you? I can't have a dental 214 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:57,220 practice in Southern California any longer. And up until last year, I had 215 00:13:58,140 --> 00:14:01,540 I was successful. I was prosperous. I was happy. 216 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:05,260 Now I am none of those things. 217 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:07,280 I have nothing further. 218 00:14:16,300 --> 00:14:20,080 Dr. Palmer, you were hospitalized over the past year, is that correct? 219 00:14:20,380 --> 00:14:25,400 Yes, I had pneumonia. Is it also correct that you lost a considerable amount of 220 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:26,420 weight over the past year? 221 00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:27,700 Yes, by design. 222 00:14:27,980 --> 00:14:28,980 You gay, doctor? 223 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:30,080 Objection irrelevant. 224 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:32,120 Sustained. Have you ever been married? 225 00:14:32,660 --> 00:14:33,680 Objection. Irrelevant. 226 00:14:33,940 --> 00:14:37,640 Sustained. Your Honor, I'm just trying to establish that this rumor started 227 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:39,260 wholly independent of my client. 228 00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:43,400 Being gay, Mr. Belknap, does not correspond to being HIV positive. 229 00:14:43,740 --> 00:14:47,940 Well, will the court entertain the notion that such correspondence does 230 00:14:47,940 --> 00:14:48,940 the minds of others? 231 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:50,320 The court will not. 232 00:14:52,980 --> 00:14:54,040 You never heard Dr. 233 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,840 Schotel say you were HIV positive, did you, doctor? 234 00:14:59,690 --> 00:15:01,410 He wouldn't say it to my face. 235 00:15:01,750 --> 00:15:03,090 Is that a no, doctor? 236 00:15:04,090 --> 00:15:05,090 Yes, it is. 237 00:15:06,150 --> 00:15:07,370 I have no further questions. 238 00:15:12,450 --> 00:15:14,090 Thanks for sitting in for me, Denise. 239 00:15:14,390 --> 00:15:17,650 If I don't have to get a filling, I should be back before he needs anything. 240 00:15:18,250 --> 00:15:19,830 No rush, Eli. Still in court. 241 00:15:20,050 --> 00:15:21,050 Thanks. 242 00:15:21,790 --> 00:15:22,790 Good luck. 243 00:15:25,930 --> 00:15:28,250 Can I help you? I'm looking for Arnold Becker. 244 00:15:28,450 --> 00:15:29,450 Do you have an appointment? 245 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:30,619 I'm a friend of his. 246 00:15:30,620 --> 00:15:31,620 Oh, he's in a meeting. 247 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,720 Is he in a meeting, or is that a standard line? 248 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,780 Excuse me? I'm asking if that's what you say whenever one of the attorneys asks 249 00:15:38,780 --> 00:15:39,780 not to be disturbed. 250 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,160 No. All right. Do you know how long he'll be in a meeting? 251 00:15:44,460 --> 00:15:45,680 No, I don't. 252 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:47,820 Would it be possible to leave him a note? 253 00:15:49,460 --> 00:15:50,540 By all means, go. 254 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:55,800 Are you sure he's not in there taking a nap? 255 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,320 I was told he's in there with someone. 256 00:15:58,700 --> 00:16:00,510 Hey. What are you doing over here? 257 00:16:00,790 --> 00:16:01,970 I'm filling in for Joanne. 258 00:16:02,250 --> 00:16:03,370 Any messages for me? 259 00:16:03,710 --> 00:16:04,710 Not yet. 260 00:16:04,910 --> 00:16:06,010 You have a bunch of them. 261 00:16:07,010 --> 00:16:08,010 Excuse me. 262 00:16:12,550 --> 00:16:18,710 Wake up, Arnie. 263 00:16:19,910 --> 00:16:20,910 I'm sorry. 264 00:16:21,430 --> 00:16:22,810 I thought you were alone. 265 00:16:23,290 --> 00:16:24,290 Is everything all right? 266 00:16:24,530 --> 00:16:25,650 Yeah, everything's fine. 267 00:16:25,890 --> 00:16:27,730 I was in the neighborhood, thought I'd drop by. 268 00:16:28,350 --> 00:16:30,410 We're in the middle of something here. 269 00:16:31,390 --> 00:16:32,390 Okay. 270 00:16:32,650 --> 00:16:33,650 Okay. 271 00:16:34,430 --> 00:16:37,130 It really isn't necessary to use that tone with me. 272 00:16:37,530 --> 00:16:41,710 Could we talk about this a little later? I don't know what there is to talk 273 00:16:41,710 --> 00:16:45,590 about. I stopped by to say hello, and you bite my head off. I wasn't planning 274 00:16:45,590 --> 00:16:46,590 stay all afternoon. 275 00:16:46,750 --> 00:16:47,750 Would you excuse us? 276 00:16:51,450 --> 00:16:56,010 I won't tolerate being chastised. You walked into the middle of a meeting with 277 00:16:56,010 --> 00:16:59,680 client? I made an honest mistake. That doesn't call for an act of intentional 278 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,520 cruelty. What are you talking about? 279 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,119 You were rude to me. You were rude to me in front of another person. I won't 280 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,079 tolerate that. Look, I don't have time to get into this right now. 281 00:17:08,839 --> 00:17:09,839 Arnie, wait. 282 00:17:10,599 --> 00:17:11,599 What? 283 00:17:13,540 --> 00:17:15,240 I'll apologize if you'll apologize. 284 00:17:15,839 --> 00:17:17,520 Okay, I apologize. 285 00:17:18,599 --> 00:17:19,599 Me too. 286 00:17:23,060 --> 00:17:24,880 Call me. 287 00:17:46,860 --> 00:17:51,280 Have you ever met the gentleman seated on the left? Yes, I have. Dr. Schotel's 288 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:52,059 my dentist. 289 00:17:52,060 --> 00:17:55,920 Was there ever an occasion on which, while in the offices of Dr. Schotel, you 290 00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:00,540 overheard him refer to the gentleman seated on the right, Dr. Joseph Palmer? 291 00:18:01,180 --> 00:18:04,860 Objection, hearsay. This is outside the exception to the hearsay rule, Your 292 00:18:04,860 --> 00:18:07,660 Honor. The objection's overruled. The witness will answer. 293 00:18:08,020 --> 00:18:12,620 Yes. Would you describe the circumstances under which you did so? I 294 00:18:12,620 --> 00:18:15,320 in the chair waiting for a temporary crown to be fitted. 295 00:18:15,790 --> 00:18:19,330 I overheard Dr. Schoto speaking to his nurse just outside the door. In what 296 00:18:19,330 --> 00:18:21,330 context did the name of Dr. Palmer come up? 297 00:18:21,670 --> 00:18:25,390 I heard him ask her if she knew whether or not Dr. Palmer was going back into 298 00:18:25,390 --> 00:18:26,390 the hospital. 299 00:18:26,730 --> 00:18:29,930 I heard him ask her if she had noticed that Dr. Palmer had lost weight. 300 00:18:30,650 --> 00:18:33,890 I heard him ask her if she knew that Dr. Palmer was gay. 301 00:18:35,270 --> 00:18:37,310 I heard him ask her if she knew Dr. 302 00:18:37,510 --> 00:18:38,510 Palmer was sick. 303 00:18:39,050 --> 00:18:41,830 What did you understand the word sick to mean? 304 00:18:42,270 --> 00:18:43,610 I took it to mean AIDS. 305 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:47,500 Did you subsequently tell anyone else what you had heard? I'm sure that I did. 306 00:18:47,500 --> 00:18:50,680 don't know who or how many, but I'm sure that I told plenty of people. 307 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:52,340 I have nothing further. 308 00:18:56,360 --> 00:18:58,780 These people, what did you tell them? 309 00:18:59,060 --> 00:19:01,820 I told them that I heard about a dentist who had AIDS. 310 00:19:02,700 --> 00:19:05,760 Had you, in fact, heard Dr. Schotel say that? 311 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:06,960 I heard Dr. 312 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:08,280 Schotel say words to that effect. 313 00:19:08,620 --> 00:19:10,240 But you never heard him say those words. 314 00:19:10,740 --> 00:19:11,740 No. 315 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:18,200 Did you ever have a conversation with Dr. Schotel in which you asked him 316 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,900 or not Dr. Palmer had AIDS? 317 00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:25,860 No. In other words, you took it upon yourself to disseminate as fact that 318 00:19:25,860 --> 00:19:27,960 you had neither heard nor verified. 319 00:19:28,340 --> 00:19:32,200 Objection argumentative. Sustained. Did you attribute your actions to Dr. 320 00:19:32,360 --> 00:19:33,360 Schotel? Objection irrelevant. 321 00:19:33,780 --> 00:19:36,020 Objection's overruled. The witness will answer. 322 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,480 No. I have nothing further. 323 00:19:51,209 --> 00:19:52,209 Be seated. 324 00:19:52,790 --> 00:19:57,750 As you can see, I brought my two Boston Terriers with me today. You know, I saw 325 00:19:57,750 --> 00:20:02,350 the two of you here with your dogs, and it made me grow kind of sad, thinking 326 00:20:02,350 --> 00:20:04,950 about my two little fellas at home all alone. 327 00:20:06,450 --> 00:20:10,570 Plus, I thought, well, it's time they saw what Daddy does when he goes to the 328 00:20:10,570 --> 00:20:11,570 office, huh? 329 00:20:11,930 --> 00:20:14,350 Of course, if there's any, would there be? 330 00:20:14,970 --> 00:20:18,350 Any objection to Wally and Sluggo sitting up here beside me? 331 00:20:18,790 --> 00:20:20,670 None here, sir. I have no objection. 332 00:20:20,950 --> 00:20:22,730 Those are good -looking dogs, Judge. 333 00:20:23,030 --> 00:20:24,630 Why, thank you, Mr. Fry. 334 00:20:26,830 --> 00:20:28,970 Where the heck were we? 335 00:20:29,510 --> 00:20:31,530 Please proceed, Mr. McKenzie. 336 00:20:32,290 --> 00:20:37,790 Mr. Fry, during last November, were you aware that Miss Stanton's Afghan was in 337 00:20:37,790 --> 00:20:41,110 heat? No, I wasn't. I don't keep track of her dog's menstrual cycles. 338 00:20:41,580 --> 00:20:46,500 Did you ever see your dog engage in sexual activity with Miss Stanton's dog? 339 00:20:46,900 --> 00:20:51,300 No, I did not. Do you deny that there was a hole under the fence between your 340 00:20:51,300 --> 00:20:52,700 property and Miss Stanton's property? 341 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:53,960 No, I don't. 342 00:20:54,140 --> 00:20:57,820 What I do deny is that my dog was the only dog doing the digging. 343 00:20:58,260 --> 00:21:02,040 This hole was dug from both directions. This was not a unilateral hole. 344 00:21:02,380 --> 00:21:05,740 Just as much, if not more of it, was dug from the other side. 345 00:21:06,060 --> 00:21:08,040 What does that suggest to you, Mr. Fry? 346 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,140 It suggests to me... 347 00:21:10,590 --> 00:21:14,990 That for all her class and pedigree, Mrs. Isabella knew what she wanted. And 348 00:21:14,990 --> 00:21:20,110 wasn't one of those high -priced, fancy boy studs. She wanted someone a little 349 00:21:20,110 --> 00:21:24,310 more rugged. A little rough around the edges. Someone who was all dog. A dog's 350 00:21:24,310 --> 00:21:25,750 dog. If we get the idea. 351 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,080 Mr. Fry. My point, Your Honor, is that she went after the Duke. 352 00:21:29,340 --> 00:21:33,380 Yes, and your point is taken, and now it is time to go on to the next point. 353 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:37,920 Did you knowingly or intentionally allow your dog to run loose? 354 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:42,640 No, I did not. If he was out, he was either on a leash or fenced in in the 355 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:46,820 backyard. The only time he ever got out of the yard was via the aforementioned 356 00:21:46,820 --> 00:21:48,540 hole. I have nothing further. 357 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,980 Mr. Fry, your dog has a history of digging, hasn't he? 358 00:21:55,580 --> 00:21:58,600 You're talking about the rose bushes, aren't you? It is true. Is it not that 359 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,480 your dog destroyed Miss Stanton's rose bushes? 360 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:04,240 First of all, that was three years ago when Duke was a puppy. 361 00:22:04,820 --> 00:22:06,760 Second of all, I replaced those bushes. 362 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,860 Tell us, sir. I bought new ones and planted them during the night so that 363 00:22:10,860 --> 00:22:14,620 Stanton would have a nice surprise in the morning. But instead of thanking me, 364 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,940 she had them dug up. Apparently they were the wrong kind. 365 00:22:19,030 --> 00:22:22,870 Mr. Fry, did you ever have a romantic interest in Miss Stanton? 366 00:22:23,230 --> 00:22:26,610 Objection. Irrelevant. Goes to motive for his negligence and failing to 367 00:22:26,610 --> 00:22:27,369 his dog. 368 00:22:27,370 --> 00:22:28,370 I'll allow it. 369 00:22:28,710 --> 00:22:31,470 I left a note once in her door inviting her to a barbecue. 370 00:22:32,030 --> 00:22:36,150 So what? She never responded, did she, Mr. Fry? No, she didn't. You made a 371 00:22:36,150 --> 00:22:40,010 number of subsequent attempts to contact Miss Stanton, didn't you, Mr. Fry? A 372 00:22:40,010 --> 00:22:43,760 few. And she ignored them all, didn't she? Yes. And that's why you 373 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,540 left your dog out, isn't it, Mr. Fry? 374 00:22:45,780 --> 00:22:49,280 You knew Duke was a digger, and you knew he'd get into her yard, and that's 375 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:50,400 exactly what you wanted. 376 00:22:50,660 --> 00:22:54,200 Objection. Because you knew the only way you'd ever have Margo Stanton was 377 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:59,120 vicariously, through the copulation of your dog with her dog. Your Honor. Mr. 378 00:22:59,980 --> 00:23:02,720 Goddard, get a grip on yourself, man. 379 00:23:03,180 --> 00:23:04,300 Yes, sir. Sorry, Your Honor. 380 00:23:05,340 --> 00:23:06,380 Tell us, Mr. Fry. 381 00:23:06,970 --> 00:23:11,370 Once the attraction between your dog and Miss Stanton's dog was known, were you 382 00:23:11,370 --> 00:23:16,130 not asked and asked repeatedly by Miss Stanton to have your dog fixed? 383 00:23:16,410 --> 00:23:17,410 Fixed? 384 00:23:17,790 --> 00:23:19,930 You mean fixed as in castrated? 385 00:23:20,130 --> 00:23:23,910 That kind of fixed? Yes, Mr. Fry, that kind of fixed. I will not alter my 386 00:23:23,910 --> 00:23:28,290 animal's basic nature for the purpose of making him a more manageable house pet. 387 00:23:28,730 --> 00:23:30,890 I will not see him transformed into a eunuch. 388 00:23:32,070 --> 00:23:33,290 Boys, boys. 389 00:23:34,060 --> 00:23:38,420 There's no use crying after the train has left the station. That was a pretty 390 00:23:38,420 --> 00:23:40,320 thoughtless remark, Mr. Fry. 391 00:23:40,540 --> 00:23:41,540 I'm sorry, Your Honor. 392 00:23:41,900 --> 00:23:44,560 Have you quite finished, Mr. Studdard? 393 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:45,840 Yes, Your Honor. Good. 394 00:23:47,660 --> 00:23:51,640 Well, I'd like to cut through some of this, and so I would like to see both 395 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:56,060 parties in my chambers tomorrow, and I would like them to bring the puppies. 396 00:24:06,120 --> 00:24:07,120 Tommy. Arnie. 397 00:24:07,580 --> 00:24:08,600 What brings you here? 398 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,080 I'm doing a little estate planning. 399 00:24:11,300 --> 00:24:12,300 Stuart's helping me out. 400 00:24:12,700 --> 00:24:14,960 What, you think I came with a warrant for your arrest? 401 00:24:15,360 --> 00:24:16,460 Can I talk to you for a minute? 402 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:19,960 Sure. In private? 403 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,100 So, you want to confess to obstructing justice? 404 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,160 I want to clear the air between us. 405 00:24:33,860 --> 00:24:35,200 And how do you plan to do that? 406 00:24:35,470 --> 00:24:38,610 By telling you if I had a shred of proof that Judy Rudolph and Jack Lambert 407 00:24:38,610 --> 00:24:42,450 struck a bargain for Cindy Rudolph's grand jury testimony, I'd hand it over 408 00:24:42,450 --> 00:24:44,030 you. I don't have that. 409 00:24:44,930 --> 00:24:49,710 No? No, I wasn't there, Tommy. Judy Rudolph cut this deal by herself. I 410 00:24:49,710 --> 00:24:52,750 there when it happened. I didn't know about it till after it happened. And 411 00:24:52,750 --> 00:24:54,970 nothing I said at that point made the least bit of difference. 412 00:24:55,250 --> 00:24:57,410 Did you take the money? Come on, Tommy. Well? 413 00:24:57,650 --> 00:25:02,410 Hey, whether or not I agree with the outcome, I'm entitled to take a fee. 414 00:25:02,810 --> 00:25:04,150 So what do you want from me? 415 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:05,800 Let me off the hook. 416 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:11,800 Any truth to the rumor that you're dating Belinda Fox? 417 00:25:13,060 --> 00:25:14,420 Word travels fast. 418 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:15,920 Do you know her? 419 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,000 Not personally. 420 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,960 She's got a reputation for being pretty gung -ho as a prosecutor, though. 421 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:22,240 I'm not surprised. 422 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:26,520 You remember when Judge Frank Gurney got nailed for bribery? 423 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:32,080 Yeah. Word was that Belinda was sleeping with him at the time. 424 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,480 and she agreed to wear a wire so they could get an indictment. 425 00:25:36,660 --> 00:25:41,640 Dr. Schotel, did you initiate a rumor that Jeffrey Palmer was HIV positive? 426 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,160 No, I did not. 427 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:44,420 Did you hear of such a rumor? 428 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:45,680 Many times. 429 00:25:45,820 --> 00:25:47,420 Do you recall when you first heard it? 430 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:49,360 I honestly can't. 431 00:25:49,580 --> 00:25:51,400 Do you recall whom you heard it from? 432 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:53,260 I don't recall that either. 433 00:25:53,980 --> 00:25:58,400 I might have been at a party. I might have been at some sort of professional 434 00:25:58,400 --> 00:25:59,400 function. 435 00:25:59,770 --> 00:26:03,370 All I remember was that I heard it and took note of it. Did you repeat it? 436 00:26:03,590 --> 00:26:07,450 I repeated that I heard it, and I asked whether or not anyone else had heard it. 437 00:26:07,610 --> 00:26:09,830 What was your intention when you did so, Doctor? 438 00:26:10,050 --> 00:26:11,650 I don't recall having any intention. 439 00:26:13,470 --> 00:26:15,430 Somebody you know gets sick, you talk about it. 440 00:26:16,310 --> 00:26:19,790 We're all of us afraid of getting sick. We're all of us afraid of dying. 441 00:26:20,310 --> 00:26:24,850 When you hear about it happening to someone you know, you talk about it. We 442 00:26:24,850 --> 00:26:28,730 do. So, was it your intention or your hope... 443 00:26:28,970 --> 00:26:30,110 to drive Dr. 444 00:26:30,330 --> 00:26:35,110 Palmer's patients away and thereby gain some competitive advantage for yourself? 445 00:26:35,410 --> 00:26:36,410 Of course not. 446 00:26:36,690 --> 00:26:39,210 I feel bad for what happened at Dr. Palmer's practice. 447 00:26:39,630 --> 00:26:42,350 I was also very happy to learn that the rumor was false. 448 00:26:42,750 --> 00:26:43,830 I have nothing further. 449 00:26:47,030 --> 00:26:51,670 You don't remember where you heard it, and you don't remember who you heard it 450 00:26:51,670 --> 00:26:54,110 from. I think that's often the case with snippets of gossip. 451 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,940 Did it ever occur to you what effect this particular snippet of gossip would 452 00:26:57,940 --> 00:26:59,620 have on this man's practice? 453 00:26:59,860 --> 00:27:01,780 As I said, I didn't think of that. 454 00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:06,020 As far as I'm concerned, if you're HIV positive, the fate of your dental 455 00:27:06,020 --> 00:27:08,280 practice is of less than paramount significance. 456 00:27:08,820 --> 00:27:12,340 It doesn't, however, come as a surprise to you that patients might be 457 00:27:12,340 --> 00:27:15,220 apprehensive upon hearing that their dentist was HIV positive? 458 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:20,740 No. Given that, do you think it might have been incumbent on you to verify the 459 00:27:20,740 --> 00:27:22,640 accuracy of the rumor before you spread it? 460 00:27:22,900 --> 00:27:26,480 Objection. Sustained. I didn't spread the rumor, Mr. Flanagan. You had 461 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,780 conversations with your hygienist, your nurse, and others in which the import of 462 00:27:29,780 --> 00:27:33,940 what you said was that Dr. Joseph Palmer was HIV positive. Is that right? 463 00:27:34,140 --> 00:27:37,940 Yes. We have heard five different people testify that they overheard those 464 00:27:37,940 --> 00:27:41,680 conversations. Were you aware that there were patients sitting in the chair at 465 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:45,760 the time? Given that I have appointments running back to back from 8 .30 in the 466 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:47,600 morning to 5. 5 .30 in the afternoon. 467 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:52,180 You get accustomed to talking about a variety of subjects with a patient 468 00:27:52,180 --> 00:27:52,959 in the chair. 469 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:57,220 Does it occur to you, doctor, that as a doctor, people place a great deal of 470 00:27:57,220 --> 00:28:00,500 credibility on information coming from your mouth? Yes, it does. 471 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:04,060 Given that, do you feel you had any obligation to pick up the phone and call 472 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:08,980 Palmer before repeating again and again and again a rumor you knew would result 473 00:28:08,980 --> 00:28:10,240 in his professional death? 474 00:28:10,460 --> 00:28:12,500 Objection. Argumentative. I'd like to answer that. 475 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:21,160 Maybe I did have a special obligation and maybe I did fail to uphold it But if 476 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:24,580 that's the case then the same can be said for every dentist and doctor in the 477 00:28:24,580 --> 00:28:31,160 city Because every one of them that heard the rumor repeated it I'm no more 478 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:38,000 less guilty than there Dr. 479 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:43,000 Joseph Palmer's professional life has been destroyed by a lie What he has 480 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:46,260 20 years building has been reduced to ruin in a matter of a year. 481 00:28:47,060 --> 00:28:48,940 Is the defendant responsible for that? 482 00:28:49,300 --> 00:28:53,220 I submit to you that he is. I submit to you that he spread this rumor 483 00:28:53,220 --> 00:28:57,340 deliberately and insidiously. He said things within earshot of others that had 484 00:28:57,340 --> 00:29:01,400 the calculated effect of marking Joseph Palmer as a dentist with AIDS. 485 00:29:01,700 --> 00:29:05,480 The defendant knew what would happen. He knew that he spoke with authority, 486 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:07,120 having doctor before his name. 487 00:29:08,460 --> 00:29:12,280 He knew what makes for a good rumor, and he knew how fast a rumor spread. 488 00:29:12,780 --> 00:29:16,300 He also knew what this rumor would do to Joseph Palmer's practice. 489 00:29:16,900 --> 00:29:20,320 Frederick Schotel wanted to wipe out a particularly successful competitor. 490 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:23,000 He did what he set out to do. 491 00:29:24,180 --> 00:29:28,500 We ask that you find for the plaintiff and award him the sum of $1 million in 492 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:31,820 special damages, $5 million in general damages. 493 00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:44,680 Ladies and gentlemen, nobody here is arguing that what happened to Joseph 494 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:50,580 is right or just or anything but tragic. 495 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:56,840 But that, by itself, does not entitle him to be compensated. 496 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,360 Now, the defendant did not start this rumor. 497 00:29:59,700 --> 00:30:03,840 In the course of conducting his business, he repeated what he had heard. 498 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:05,140 commented on what he had seen. 499 00:30:05,380 --> 00:30:08,460 But there was not one single piece of evidence. 500 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:10,520 that what he did was malicious. 501 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:18,500 There was not one single piece of evidence that he set out to harm this 502 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:27,300 The worst thing that Dr. Frederick Schotel can be accused of is being 503 00:30:27,300 --> 00:30:29,160 of a human nature. 504 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:33,020 If you make him responsible for the damage done to the plaintiff, you will 505 00:30:33,020 --> 00:30:38,160 seen to it that this rumor has destroyed two innocent men. 506 00:30:39,730 --> 00:30:40,750 Rather than one. 507 00:30:43,590 --> 00:30:45,230 Give daddy kisses. 508 00:30:45,490 --> 00:30:47,030 Give daddy kisses. Who's your daddy? 509 00:30:47,590 --> 00:30:48,590 Who's your daddy? 510 00:30:49,750 --> 00:30:51,230 Now, now, sluggo. 511 00:30:51,430 --> 00:30:54,210 Don't get jealous and exhibitionistic. Come on over here. 512 00:30:55,330 --> 00:30:56,330 Help, help. 513 00:30:56,470 --> 00:30:57,950 Come on, dogs. I've got these. 514 00:30:58,150 --> 00:30:59,150 Help, help. 515 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:08,980 I was just playing with my dogs. 516 00:31:09,180 --> 00:31:13,280 Yes, Your Honor. Well, we believe an examination of these puppies will prove 517 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:17,420 dispositive in the issue of paternity. Your Honor, I would categorically object 518 00:31:17,420 --> 00:31:22,480 to the use of visual examination as a means of establishing paternity. Are you 519 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:28,800 suggesting that the plaintiff spring for DNA tests, Counselor? They chose to 520 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:29,960 pursue the claim, Your Honor. 521 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:33,920 I'm suggesting that they offer up appropriate proofs. Hmm. 522 00:31:36,970 --> 00:31:39,090 You're saying I can't tell by looking at him, huh? 523 00:31:39,390 --> 00:31:40,410 Yes, I am. 524 00:31:40,990 --> 00:31:47,470 Well, sir, I am going to go way the heck out on a limb, Mr. 525 00:31:47,570 --> 00:31:53,270 McKenzie, and say that visual examination tends to point almost 526 00:31:53,270 --> 00:31:54,290 Duke's paternity. 527 00:31:54,670 --> 00:31:58,670 Assuming, arguendo, that that's true, it still has nothing to do with the issue 528 00:31:58,670 --> 00:31:59,670 of liability. 529 00:32:02,150 --> 00:32:03,190 Judge Zimmerman. 530 00:32:03,430 --> 00:32:04,430 Oh, yeah. 531 00:32:05,820 --> 00:32:06,820 Hold on, Gwen. 532 00:32:12,660 --> 00:32:16,100 Now, here's what I propose we do. 533 00:32:17,780 --> 00:32:21,060 There aren't any more witnesses, are there? We have no further witnesses. 534 00:32:21,380 --> 00:32:22,740 Nor do we, Your Honor. All right, good. 535 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,780 Now, here's what I propose we do. 536 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:31,700 Let's suspend oral arguments and let me decide the case based on testimony and 537 00:32:31,700 --> 00:32:32,880 trial memoranda. 538 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:34,700 Unless, of course... 539 00:32:35,020 --> 00:32:37,940 Someone insists on giving a summation. 540 00:32:38,380 --> 00:32:39,720 Not I, Your Honor. 541 00:32:40,660 --> 00:32:42,480 Nor I, Your Honor. Excellent. 542 00:32:42,860 --> 00:32:46,020 Well, then I shall see you all in court on the morrow. 543 00:32:47,740 --> 00:32:53,480 Has the jury reached a verdict? 544 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:57,060 We have, Your Honor. 545 00:32:57,320 --> 00:33:00,900 What say you? In the case of Dr. Joseph Palmer versus Dr. 546 00:33:01,180 --> 00:33:03,540 Frederick Shuttle, we find for the defendant. 547 00:33:04,810 --> 00:33:07,570 The jury is dismissed with the thanks of the court. 548 00:33:07,810 --> 00:33:08,810 We're adjourned. 549 00:33:19,790 --> 00:33:22,450 So, that's it, right? 550 00:33:23,370 --> 00:33:24,370 Pretty much, yeah. 551 00:33:24,890 --> 00:33:25,890 No appeal? 552 00:33:26,110 --> 00:33:29,410 I can go through the transcript. I can ask the opinion of some of the attorneys 553 00:33:29,410 --> 00:33:33,190 in the office. Do you know what it's like to have people look at you and be 554 00:33:33,190 --> 00:33:36,210 afraid? They don't want to talk to you. They don't want to touch you. 555 00:33:36,830 --> 00:33:38,050 They don't want to go near you. 556 00:33:40,910 --> 00:33:42,290 I might as well have AIDS. 557 00:33:44,210 --> 00:33:47,230 You know, I never expected to get the kind of money we were asking for. 558 00:33:47,890 --> 00:33:51,090 I was hoping we'd get something. I know you were. 559 00:33:52,190 --> 00:33:54,750 But just enough so I could move to another town, you know? 560 00:33:55,950 --> 00:33:56,950 Start from scratch. 561 00:34:00,210 --> 00:34:01,210 Come on. 562 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:27,860 You're still mad about what happened at the office, aren't you? 563 00:34:29,020 --> 00:34:30,020 No. 564 00:34:30,900 --> 00:34:32,260 I told you I was sorry. 565 00:34:36,659 --> 00:34:39,719 I heard something I wanted to ask you about. 566 00:34:40,300 --> 00:34:41,300 What did you hear? 567 00:34:41,420 --> 00:34:44,440 I heard that you were involved with Frank Gurney when he got busted for 568 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:48,400 bribes. I heard that you wore a wire so that your office could nail him. 569 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:50,560 Who told you that? 570 00:34:50,980 --> 00:34:51,980 Is it true? 571 00:34:52,020 --> 00:34:53,300 I want to know who told you. 572 00:34:53,710 --> 00:34:55,449 He was told to me in confidence. I can't say. 573 00:34:56,090 --> 00:34:57,090 Really? 574 00:34:58,530 --> 00:35:02,250 Okay. Yes, I had a relationship with Frank Gurney. 575 00:35:02,770 --> 00:35:03,890 Yes, I wore a wire. 576 00:35:04,630 --> 00:35:06,210 Is there anything else you'd like to know? 577 00:35:06,990 --> 00:35:08,970 Whatever else there is that you'd like to tell me. 578 00:35:10,050 --> 00:35:13,890 I can tell you that it was the hardest thing I ever did. I can tell you that I 579 00:35:13,890 --> 00:35:15,690 felt as though I had no choice. 580 00:35:17,130 --> 00:35:21,290 But the problem with telling you that is that it sounds like I'm asking for 581 00:35:21,290 --> 00:35:22,290 forgiveness. 582 00:35:26,540 --> 00:35:27,760 Sounds like an explanation. 583 00:35:28,700 --> 00:35:29,700 Oh. 584 00:35:30,820 --> 00:35:32,060 Oh, I love this. 585 00:35:33,980 --> 00:35:37,940 You, with your past, should be asking me for an explanation? 586 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:41,920 When were you going to tell me about the blonde associate in your office? 587 00:35:42,260 --> 00:35:46,630 Who? Jane Halliday, I think, is her name. I heard that she's a devout 588 00:35:46,630 --> 00:35:49,650 and that the two of you are something of an item. Who told you that? 589 00:35:49,950 --> 00:35:52,550 It was told to me in confidence, Arnie. I can't say. 590 00:35:52,810 --> 00:35:56,270 Well, whoever told you was wrong. How could you bring up Frank Gurney to me? 591 00:35:57,290 --> 00:36:01,170 How could you be talking about me behind my back? It came up in the course of a 592 00:36:01,170 --> 00:36:02,170 conversation. 593 00:36:02,770 --> 00:36:05,810 You'll have to concede it's a somewhat disquieting piece of information. 594 00:36:06,170 --> 00:36:07,710 Do you think I did it because I wanted to? 595 00:36:08,150 --> 00:36:09,150 Because I'm wicked? 596 00:36:09,810 --> 00:36:12,770 I mean, are you afraid that I'll do it to you? Are you afraid that... 597 00:36:12,990 --> 00:36:14,250 Are you afraid that I'm doing it to you? 598 00:36:21,530 --> 00:36:22,590 Let's just check and see. 599 00:36:24,470 --> 00:36:27,190 All clear, Arnie. Belinda, don't do this. 600 00:36:28,130 --> 00:36:29,130 Right. 601 00:36:41,450 --> 00:36:42,450 Belinda! 602 00:36:43,210 --> 00:36:48,050 There a problem here no no problem 603 00:36:48,050 --> 00:36:55,910 Who 604 00:36:55,910 --> 00:37:03,050 is 605 00:37:03,050 --> 00:37:09,690 that I like to get in early get a jump on the day myself What do you want I 606 00:37:09,690 --> 00:37:14,050 to talk to you about what about how we can resolve this case. 607 00:37:15,390 --> 00:37:16,810 I thought it was resolved. 608 00:37:17,870 --> 00:37:20,330 No. What do you want, Mr. Flanagan? 609 00:37:20,690 --> 00:37:22,110 And shouldn't my lawyer be here? 610 00:37:22,810 --> 00:37:25,250 I want $750 ,000, doctor. 611 00:37:26,410 --> 00:37:27,470 Give that to me again. 612 00:37:27,790 --> 00:37:29,190 One payment, non -negotiable. 613 00:37:30,290 --> 00:37:32,570 In case no one mentioned it to you, I won. 614 00:37:33,310 --> 00:37:34,850 The jury came back for me. 615 00:37:36,690 --> 00:37:40,170 According to my lawyer, you got less chance at appeal than you had at trial. 616 00:37:41,390 --> 00:37:43,390 So if you're going to threaten me with that, forget it. 617 00:37:44,470 --> 00:37:47,490 I don't think your lawyer is taking all the facts into account. 618 00:37:48,730 --> 00:37:49,730 Like what facts? 619 00:37:49,930 --> 00:37:53,950 Like things about you that would unfortunately become public should we be 620 00:37:53,950 --> 00:37:54,950 to settle. 621 00:37:55,870 --> 00:37:56,950 Things about me? 622 00:37:57,190 --> 00:37:58,190 What things? 623 00:37:59,390 --> 00:38:02,090 Like what happened to your practice in Philadelphia. 624 00:38:03,750 --> 00:38:05,590 I never had a practice in Philadelphia. 625 00:38:05,910 --> 00:38:06,910 I think you did. 626 00:38:07,690 --> 00:38:11,070 I think you had to pack up and leave Philadelphia just like you had to pack 627 00:38:11,070 --> 00:38:15,310 and leave Framingham, Massachusetts and Exeter, New Hampshire. I've never even 628 00:38:15,310 --> 00:38:16,310 been to those places. 629 00:38:16,710 --> 00:38:17,710 I think you have. 630 00:38:18,270 --> 00:38:19,290 You think I have? 631 00:38:20,870 --> 00:38:22,210 I'm telling you I haven't. 632 00:38:22,430 --> 00:38:25,950 What do you think it would do to your reputation, Doctor, if it came out that 633 00:38:25,950 --> 00:38:29,710 the reason you left those places was because you'd been caught molesting 634 00:38:29,710 --> 00:38:31,450 patients while they were anesthetized? 635 00:38:31,690 --> 00:38:32,850 Who told you that? 636 00:38:33,330 --> 00:38:34,770 I honestly don't recall. 637 00:38:35,230 --> 00:38:37,970 It might have been at a party. It might have been at some sort of professional 638 00:38:37,970 --> 00:38:38,970 function. 639 00:38:39,550 --> 00:38:42,450 All I remember was that I heard it and I took note of it. 640 00:38:43,190 --> 00:38:44,190 End quote. 641 00:38:44,510 --> 00:38:46,630 So you're telling me you're going to start this rumor. 642 00:38:47,790 --> 00:38:49,170 I'm just telling you what I heard. 643 00:38:50,970 --> 00:38:55,990 Consider the dog. In its heart, there's no pretension, no prejudice, no vanity. 644 00:38:56,350 --> 00:39:00,550 It cares nothing for titles or pedigrees or breeds. 645 00:39:01,870 --> 00:39:06,410 As Juliet Capulet once so wisely pointed out, what's in a name? 646 00:39:06,710 --> 00:39:12,650 However, we must recognize that this is a court of humans. 647 00:39:13,170 --> 00:39:18,190 Thus, it is humans that we must consider. 648 00:39:18,470 --> 00:39:25,450 Doing so, this court finds that by leaving a prize -winning animal out 649 00:39:25,450 --> 00:39:30,410 of doors during the full bloom of estrus, the plaintiff... 650 00:39:30,710 --> 00:39:35,910 was contributorily negligent and partially responsible for the act of 651 00:39:35,910 --> 00:39:38,350 that henceforth occurred. 652 00:39:38,670 --> 00:39:44,570 That, however, does not relieve the defendant of responsibility, as I find 653 00:39:44,570 --> 00:39:50,030 evidence that Duke, that is to say the defendant's dog, is the sire of the 654 00:39:50,030 --> 00:39:55,990 litter, is overwhelming, and that the act of sexual congress between the dogs 655 00:39:55,990 --> 00:39:59,470 occurred against the express wishes of the plaintiff. 656 00:40:00,170 --> 00:40:05,290 As such, I award her the sum of $30 ,000. 657 00:40:05,550 --> 00:40:07,070 $30 ,000? 658 00:40:07,490 --> 00:40:13,230 As for the application for a court order to have Duke, that is to say, the 659 00:40:13,230 --> 00:40:20,210 defendant dog neutered, said application, Duke, is denied. 660 00:40:21,830 --> 00:40:26,090 This court is adjourned. Come, boys. 661 00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:31,620 I'm going to have to declare bankruptcy. 662 00:40:31,940 --> 00:40:35,620 Well, we could appeal, but that process could cost you as much as the judgment. 663 00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:36,558 Excuse me. 664 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:38,080 Have you got a moment? What is it? 665 00:40:38,580 --> 00:40:43,060 Miss Stanton has generously offered to forego the cash award on the condition 666 00:40:43,060 --> 00:40:45,400 that Mr. Fry neuter his animal. 667 00:40:46,100 --> 00:40:49,540 My concern is protecting my dog. This would seem more than fair. 668 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:50,860 What do you think of that, Ernest? 669 00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:54,360 What about this? I agree to keep him inside except when I walk him. No. 670 00:40:54,700 --> 00:40:56,400 I don't want to run the risk he'll get out. 671 00:40:56,640 --> 00:40:57,479 All right. 672 00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:58,720 All right. A vasectomy. 673 00:40:59,310 --> 00:41:03,150 A vasectomy? If I can find a veterinary urologist to perform a reversible 674 00:41:03,150 --> 00:41:05,430 vasectomy, I'll have that procedure performed. 675 00:41:05,670 --> 00:41:06,970 Why does it have to be reversible? 676 00:41:07,370 --> 00:41:09,930 At some point, I may want to breed him. 677 00:41:10,150 --> 00:41:14,250 He's a mutt. At some point, he may want to sire another litter. The answer is 678 00:41:14,250 --> 00:41:18,950 no, Mr. Fry. I'm not interested in a reversible vasectomy. Would you excuse 679 00:41:18,950 --> 00:41:19,950 for a moment, please? 680 00:41:20,770 --> 00:41:24,930 Ernest. I think you're letting some kind of emotional attachment get in the way 681 00:41:24,930 --> 00:41:28,750 of common sense. I can't do it, Leland. I can't do that to my dog. 682 00:41:29,150 --> 00:41:30,590 But Duke has had his day. 683 00:41:31,170 --> 00:41:32,470 He's sown his oats. 684 00:41:32,690 --> 00:41:35,150 And there's so many dogs looking for homes. 685 00:41:35,670 --> 00:41:38,950 It could be said you were being socially responsible by having it done. 686 00:41:41,710 --> 00:41:44,530 Duke, is this something I should be considering? 687 00:41:59,210 --> 00:42:00,210 You okay? 688 00:42:00,450 --> 00:42:01,450 You okay? 689 00:42:02,850 --> 00:42:03,850 You okay? 690 00:42:05,290 --> 00:42:06,290 My dog. 691 00:42:15,790 --> 00:42:17,070 Leland? Yes. 692 00:42:17,950 --> 00:42:18,950 You wanted to see me. 693 00:42:19,550 --> 00:42:21,350 Yes, I did. Come in. Close the door. 694 00:42:22,950 --> 00:42:25,030 I want to talk to you about the Rudolph case. 695 00:42:25,630 --> 00:42:27,230 I know that... 696 00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:30,760 Arnold feels as though I engineered the whole thing and deliberately went behind 697 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:31,519 his back. 698 00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:37,000 That's really not the case. You know, Patrick, I've always thought of 699 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:40,160 Brackman as more of a family than a law firm. 700 00:42:40,460 --> 00:42:43,100 I want the people who work for me to be happy. 701 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:46,300 I also want them to be honorable. 702 00:42:47,740 --> 00:42:49,940 There are some cases we won't take on. 703 00:42:50,460 --> 00:42:52,220 There are some things we won't do. 704 00:42:53,180 --> 00:42:56,160 I don't believe I've done anything wrong in this case, sir. 705 00:42:57,400 --> 00:43:00,960 I'm going to ask you one question, Patrick, and I want you to look me in 706 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:02,000 and tell me the truth. 707 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:04,598 All right. 708 00:43:04,600 --> 00:43:07,380 Did you give assurances that that girl would not testify? 709 00:43:08,680 --> 00:43:09,680 No, I did not. 710 00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:13,040 Okay. 711 00:43:30,030 --> 00:43:35,170 Before you say anything, I just want to tell you that I'm very sorry about what 712 00:43:35,170 --> 00:43:36,170 happened last night. 713 00:43:38,110 --> 00:43:41,530 I would have told you that over the phone, but you didn't return any of my 714 00:43:41,530 --> 00:43:42,530 calls. 715 00:43:43,710 --> 00:43:44,710 Melinda, look. 716 00:43:45,790 --> 00:43:50,370 You're a very attractive, very intriguing woman. 717 00:43:52,070 --> 00:43:55,370 And you're a very attractive, very intriguing man. 718 00:43:57,410 --> 00:43:58,870 This isn't going to work out. 719 00:43:59,480 --> 00:44:03,120 I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but I need someone who is more 720 00:44:03,120 --> 00:44:04,360 predictable. 721 00:44:05,220 --> 00:44:07,060 So I'll be more predictable. 722 00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:08,400 It's not that simple. 723 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:12,160 You're looking for a certain level of commitment that I'm not ready for. 724 00:44:12,540 --> 00:44:15,540 If you want to go a little slower, we can go a little slower. 725 00:44:16,580 --> 00:44:20,800 That's not a problem, and that's not what we're talking about. You brought up 726 00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:25,400 the subject of Frank Gurney, and that's what set me off. But it's over. 727 00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:31,930 It's... It's done with, and now we can go back to exactly the way we were. No, 728 00:44:31,970 --> 00:44:33,050 we can't. Yes, we can. 729 00:44:33,350 --> 00:44:35,170 No, we can't. Yes, we can. Stop. 730 00:44:38,010 --> 00:44:39,030 You're hurting me. 731 00:44:40,710 --> 00:44:42,790 I think we should call it a day, Belinda. 732 00:44:43,270 --> 00:44:44,390 I should have seen it. 733 00:44:45,170 --> 00:44:47,450 What the hell are you talking about? I'm a prosecutor. 734 00:44:47,930 --> 00:44:50,390 I deal with domestic violence every day. 735 00:44:51,370 --> 00:44:55,470 And I can promise you it's not going to happen to me. I will not be a victim. 736 00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:07,600 Now, explain this to me again. 737 00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:10,700 I went to see him, and he acknowledged he was wrong. 738 00:45:11,380 --> 00:45:12,520 And he offered compensation. 739 00:45:12,980 --> 00:45:14,460 Why didn't he acknowledge it in court? 740 00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:16,840 Because then his reputation would be ruined. 741 00:45:17,100 --> 00:45:18,100 But he won. 742 00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:19,440 Right. 743 00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:21,040 So why would he pay anything? 744 00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:26,020 I convinced him that we viewed this trial as the beginning rather than the 745 00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:30,940 That there would be appeals and depositions and private investigators 746 00:45:30,940 --> 00:45:34,060 publicity. And that in the end, the best... 747 00:45:34,430 --> 00:45:36,950 And cheapest way to put an end to it was to pay the money. 748 00:45:39,890 --> 00:45:40,890 Was his lawyer there? 749 00:45:41,430 --> 00:45:43,670 Of course he was. I could never have spoken to him otherwise. 750 00:45:44,270 --> 00:45:45,830 I can't believe this. 751 00:45:47,450 --> 00:45:48,570 Well, I only wish it was more. 752 00:45:49,770 --> 00:45:50,770 Oh, it's enough. 753 00:45:52,610 --> 00:45:53,610 Good luck. 754 00:45:55,710 --> 00:45:56,710 Thanks, Pat.