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POLLACK: Your Honor,
I am outraged

at Mr. Fallin's
insensitivity.

Mr. Debord suffers from
A.B.I., Acquired Brain Injury,

a tearing of the brain's
long connecting nerve fibers.

And yes, an A.B.I. Sufferer will
occasionally experience temper

flare-ups and frustration.

But using his injury against my
client to take his children

violates basic notions
of fundamental fairness.

We're not here to determine
what's fair for Mr. Debord,

We're concerned about
the welfare of his children.

If his wife wants to leave him
over an injury he suffered

on a construction site to
earn money for his family,

then that's her choice.

But she doesn't have the right,
Sir, to take his children.

We're asking that Mr. Debord's
supervised visits be

discontinued until such
time as he is no longer

a physical threat
to his children.

On the last visit,
Mr. Debord threw a glass

at his 9-year-old daughter.

She required 15 stitches...

MAN: Mr. Debord threw that glass
at the wall in frustration.

JUDGE LUTZ: Mr. Pollack,
is this gentleman with you?

Gary Tuggle, director of the
Acquired Brain Injury Institute.

Yes, Mr. Pollack attached some
of your literature to his brief.

TUGGLE: Then you understand the
difficulties A.B.I. Sufferers

encounter when they
enter the legal system.

I've had to modify Mr. Debord's
visitation rights on

3 prior occasions.

Now, I'm afraid, they'll have
to be temporarily suspended.

TUGGLE: But, Judge, l...

Your literature claims that
treatment therapy and counseling

can have wondrous effects
on A.B.I. Victims.

I need to see that for myself.

Come back in 6 months with a
doctor's affidavit, and I'll

consider reinstating
supervised visits.

POLLACK: Sir,
with all due respect,

Mr. Debord's daughter,
Adrienne, turns 10 tomorrow.

He would like
to see her, Sir.

One hour, tomorrow,
at Legal Services,

with Social Services present.

[Judge pounds gavel]

Mr. Fallin, your client wants to

stay in the system
until he's 21?

NICK: That's correct.

Jesse Caputo turns 18 in
3 months and is hoping not

to be removed from the Allegheny
County Children's Shelter

at that time.

Over the last year and a half,

I've seen Mr. Caputo 4 times
for group home violations.

That's right.

He's sold phone cards, illegal
phone cards, from his room.

He was also caught with a
quarter ounce of marijuana,

and he ran a craps game
that involved several of

the group home's staff.

Right.

Jesse, I'm curious.

Why should I allow you
to stay in a system

that you so obviously
do not respect?

Um, well, Judge,
I'm... I'm doing good now.

I'm gonna graduate
high school this afternoon.

Barely graduate.

Well, true, but my diploma is
not gonna have my grades on it,

so it'll just look
like everyone else's.

Mr. Caputo, do you believe
you can keep yourself

out of trouble?

Yes, I do, 'cause... 'cause I want
to go to college, Judge Damsen.

But I can't see doing that

if I don't
have a place to live.

All right. Show me
you're serious.

Earn enough money, legally, to
pay a quarter of their first

year's tuition by your 18th
birthday, and I'll let you stay

in the system till you're 21.

Otherwise, you will be
placed out of the group home.

Oh, man, that...
that was outstanding.

Now all I got to do, is...
is go talk to my mom.

She'll give me the money.

You think that's
a good idea?

Yeah, well, she
told me when I was,

you know,
when I was a kid

that if I ever
got into college,

she would pay for it.

My, uh... uh, kids

Mr. Debord,
l... I don't...

kids.

Listen, man, later.
I have a graduation ceremony.

I can...
I can still, uh, be...

Excuse me, please.

L... listen, I can...

- Hey, hey...
Listen, please!

Doug. Doug!

He's just trying to
communicate with you

Yeah, I don't care.

Seriously, man, listen.

My graduation ceremony,

it's gonna
be outstanding.

Information on Acquired
Brain Injury,

and an invitation
to come to a lecture

by a leading neurologist
next Saturday.

Hey, you know what?
I have another hearing.

You should attend... so you
can be better informed

when responding
to our appeal!

[Man singing] Well, there
is trouble in my mind

There is dark

There's dark,
and there is light

There is no order

There is chaos

And there is crime

There is no one home tonight

In the empire of my mind

There is trouble in my mind

All the chaos

In my mind

Uhh.

Hey.

So Pinnacle Point sent us
3 dozen boxes of documents

that are not organized
in any useful way.

Uh, what happened to the
office boy we just hired?

I fired him.

Every time I turned around
he was at the copy machine

making flyers for his band.

Yeah, well,
we need someone.

Fine. I'm... I'm gonna
bring in my cousin.

Is that that kid Rudy who
worked here last summer?

What's wrong with Rudy?

Hygiene.

Well, OK, we
need somebody...

Yeah, I'll find someone.
Just give me 24 hours.

[Sighs]

WOMAN: Hi, Burton.

Good to see you.

- Nice to see you.
- Yeah.

Ah, this is
a beautiful office.

Oh, thank you very much.

Yeah, well, it's
a nice surprise.

Here, sit down.

Oh.

So how you been?

I'm happy to see you.

Same here.

But, uh, not...
not so good.

Oh, really? What's going on?

Well, um, my house...
there was a fire.

Oh. When was that?

10 days ago.

Shannon said she
wasn't feeling well,

so I left her on the
couch and went to work.

And she fell asleep
smoking a cigarette,

set the couch on fire.

Well, is she all right?

Yeah, she's fine.

She's in trouble,
but she's fine.

What about the house?

Uh, there's so much
smoke damage, you know?

There's a hole in
the roof, and, uh... damn.

The guy came to give me an
estimate, and he said it

would be about $60,000.

60? Wow!

Were you insured?

Oh, yeah, that's what I wanted
to talk... to you about.

You see they...

Well, they say I
didn't pay my premium.

So did they, uh, they send
you anything besides this?

You know, the letter
they always send me,

telling me I'm past due.

Do you have a copy of that?

No it's... it's
in my motel room.

...12 years old,
that's 7 years ago.

It's all we could afford.

Yeah, well, it's, uh...

I mean, well, it's...

Yeah, it's...

Why aren't
you at school?

I missed the bus.

Hey, Burton.

Hey, Shannon, how you doing?

Good.

So, I heard you started
a little fire, huh?

Yeah.

Well, you shouldn't
smoke, you know.

- You smoke.
- Not in bed.

Oh, yeah, thanks.

So that must have been
pretty scary, huh?

- Yeah.
- I'll bet.

Um... Mary, listen,
I got an idea.

Why don't you guys just
come stay at my house?

No.

Shannon could stay
in Nick's old room,

you could take
the guest room.

You could borrow my... my
other car if you want.

No. We... we... we couldn't.

Mary, come on.
This place sucks.

Yeah, why not?

You won't see me there.

I'm hardly
ever there anyway.

And Shannon's right...
This sucks.

[Christmas music playing]

Alvin, what's this?

Jesse Caputo's graduation
present, from the clinic.

What's it doing on my desk?

For you to give it to
him at the graduation.

I'm not going
to the graduation.

It's tradition that
an L.S.P. Lawyer...

I'm not an L.S.P.
Lawyer, Alvin.

You've been Jesse's lawyer
for almost 18 months, Nick.

The kid looks up to you.

[Alvin sighs]

I'll credit your hours.

WOMAN: Attention, the graduate
celebrations start at 7:00 P.M.

Hey, man, you made it.

All right, outstanding.

Cool ceremony, huh?

I don't really
know anybody, but...

This is for you.

- Oh, what's this?
- I don't know.

Oh, a gift certificate
for books, outstanding.

Huh. I want to go
see my mom now.

I want her to see me
in my cap and gown.

Well, you'll have to arrange
that with Social Services.

Oh, right.

Hey, you could supervise me.

Uh, well, uh,
actually, no.

Well, if you could
represent me in court,

why can't you
take me to see my mom?

Well, Alan, you have
made a practice of, uh,

accepting my client's
late payments.

Up to two months late,
if I'm not mistaken.

She makes a claim, you're
demanding prompt payment.

I mean...

We extended Mrs. Gressler
courtesies in the past.

You took her money, knowing
that it's always sent in late.

And you figured that if
she ever files a claim

prior to a late payment,
you'll just deny the coverage.

You and I have
done this before.

You know I can only give
you 20% of the claim value,

just to put this behind us.

Alan, you pay the
full claim, or I'll...

I'll file suit.

[Knock on door]

Jesse, what are you doing here?

I just came by to say
hey and let you know that

I graduated from
high school today.

I can see that.
Who's your friend?

- Oh, Mr. Fallin, my mom.
- Hi.

Mr. Fallin's my lawyer.

He's top notch,
been helping

me out with my
legal stuff.

Anyway, today the court said

that I can't stay
in a group home

after my 18th birthday,
unless I'm enrolled in college.

So...

So?

So you said if I ever got into
college, you'd pay for it.

That don't sound like
something I'd say.

Yeah, you know,
when I was 13, I asked

if I could
go to college,

and, you know, even though...

even if I wasn't any
good at football.

- Don't you remember?
- No.

Well, can we
come in for a bit?

I don't have any money.

Mom, forget about the money.

I just wanted to come
by in my cap and gown

and show you that,
you know, no matter

how bad things were,
I still made it.

So you don't
have to feel so bad.

[Baby crying]

[Sighs]

Who's baby is that?

- That's my baby.
- I have a brother?

A sister, a half sister.

Can I see her?

I'm real glad you
done OK for yourself,

but you can't come
around here anymore.

I have a husband and he
don't know about you,

and I don't have any money.

[Bolts door lock]

- That was outstanding.
- Yeah.

Seeing my mom
dressed like this.

I bet she was kinda
proud, you know?

Yeah, I'm sure she was.

Hey, you know
my name Caputo?

- Mm-hmm.
- That's not it.

Really. It's Simkins.
That's my dad's name.

Yeah, you've told me this.

Played quarterback
for the Seattle Seahawks.

Number 19, just
like Johnny Unitas.

Right.

Then he was the third leading
passer in the league in 1985.

And then he got killed in
some accident on Interstate 5

after my mom had me.

You've mentioned it.

But the cool thing is that,
like, my dad was pretty famous.

He was good at
something, you know?

So there you go.
Runs in the family.

Yeah, may be.

Uh, hey, listen, man.

Can you drive me around
for a couple hours?

So I can run into a few
places and get a job?

You know, like
the gas and goods.

You know, Jesse, I'm
kind of busy right now.

Come on, Mr. Fallin, you
heard what the judge said.

If I don't raise enough
money in 3 months,

I'm gonna be on the streets.

Maybe you could convince her
to give me some more time.

You know, why don't you come
by the office tomorrow morning?

I really need some temp help.

What's temp help?

Well, you run some errands,
you be the office boy.

- Just for the holidays, OK?
- Outstanding!

Mr. Fallin, this is the best
decision you've ever made.

You'll see, I'm gonna be the

best guy that
works at your firm.

I'm so sorry
about this, Burton.

I have to pull
a double tonight.

Oh, hey, don't worry about it.

We'll be fine.

I don't get off till 4:00 A.M.
I'll be real quiet coming in.

You have a key to the
house to get back in?

Yeah. Are you sure
this is all right?

Oh, I love the company.

I can't remember the
last time I've had

a kid in the house, but...

[Laughs]

She likes you.

Well, I like her.
Who doesn't?

She thinks you're, um...
oh, what's the word?

Old.

- No.
- No?

A gentleman.
You're a gentleman.

- Well, buy that.
- Yeah.

Shannon.

What?

I want you to turn the
TV off and go to bed.

I'm in the middle of my show.

Oh, come here.

I want you to turn the
TV off and go to bed.

Ok, honey?

- Yeah.
- Bye-bye.

Bye, Burton.

- Ok, see you later.
- See ya.

So?

So, what do you wanna do?

Well, I think your grandmother
just told you, you have to

go to bed, right?

Can I have a coke?

Uh, all I have is tonic
water and seltzer, so...

Seltzer's gross.

Well, you ever had it with
chocolate syrup and milk?

- Uh-uh.
- Huh?

It's called an egg cream.
You ever had one of those?

- No.
- Wanna try one?

- Yeah, Sure.
- All right.

We'll see... we'll
see how gross it is.

One egg cream coming up.
And then you gotta go to bed.

Hey, so I got here at
6:00 A.M. To look at the

Pinnacle Point case, right?

Your trainee was already here
waiting outside the office.

Hey! Morning, Mr. Fallin.

Morning, Jesse.

Mr. Straka told me
what the case was about

and what the other side
wanted from you guys,

so I just categorized
everything by year,

and then I broke it down into
press releases, promotional

materials, internal
memos, emails,

and whatever these things are.

Government filings.

Well, whatever they are,
they're all in date order

from oldest
to the most recent.

Good work, Jesse.

When you're done sorting
the other documents,

I'll show you how
to bate stamp them.

Actually, I think I might
need Jesse for a while.

- No, but this document...
- Find someone else.

- Who?
- Cousin Rudy.

WOMAN ON INTERCOM: Mr. Straka,
Mr. Merrick is here to see you.

We're gonna talk
about this later, OK?

Listen. You know,
I want to learn

everything about
the firm I can now

because, you know,
after college,

I want to go to law school,
and then after that,

I can come and work
here with you.

Outstanding.

Yeah. So, what should I do now?

You want me to clean
your office?

Well, if you want to
know how things work,

follow me around for the
day, take some notes,

and just keep quiet, OK?

Ok.

I have a deposition
on the north side,

then I have a meeting
at Legal Services.

Let's go.

- Mr. Fallin...
- Yeah?

Thanks, man.

- Hey, hey, hey, no hugs.
- All right.

All right, let's go.

Alan, here's a copy
of every canceled check

from the last 5 years.

There's 20 late
payments in there,

all accepted by
keystone mutual,

which to me is proof

of an established
course of conduct,

making your refusal
to pay unlawful.

But still, Burton...

Alan, what do you
think a jury's gonna do

when I tell them
that you put a woman

and her granddaughter
out on the street?

Especially when I bring up the
subject of punitive damages.

You're going to litigate
a $60,000 claim?

Only if you make me.

Burton, I'm just trying to shave
a few bucks off the full value.

Makes me look good back
at the home office.

I'm sure we can
work something out.

I understand that position
usually, but not...

not in this case.

We need the full payment,
or we're gonna litigate.

OK. Hmm.

Don't do anything yet.

Let me talk
to my supervisor.

I'm sure we can resolve
this first thing tomorrow.

Good.

Well, Wait a minute,
wait a minute.

Tomorrow's... well,
tomorrow's no good for me.

Uh...

The day after tomorrow.

All right?

OK.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Burton bought me a new DVD.

Yeah?

Yeah, and he
helped me get ready

for my test on the
great depression.

You know, Burton was
alive during that.

Did you know that?

I didn't.

Well, I was very young.

I'm gonna watch my movie.

Well, you two had fun.

Yeah, we did.

Hey, what are you doing?
You don't have to do that.

It makes me feel better
if I can help out.

I've got a girl
that does that.

Let me lend a hand, OK?
All right. Oh, listen,

I talked to
that insurance guy,

and things are getting
a little complicated,

and he won't budge an inch,

so l... I threatened to sue him.

Thank you.

I'm sorry it's taking so long.

It's just a lot of
bureaucratic nonsense that...

Oh, by the way,

you're... you're not
working tonight, right?

No.

I thought it'd be fun if
we all had dinner together.

Oh.

Someplace nice like Giselle's,
so l... I made a reservation.

Burton, you don't
have to do that.

I know you lost
most of your clothes,

so I had Gretchen
go over to Kaufmann's

and pick out a couple of
things for you guys to wear.

- Burton...
Look, it's just dinner, OK?

Burton, men don't
always understand me.

Because, well, I've been
in experiences where I'm

saying one thing,
and the men want to

believe I'm saying
something else.

Yeah?

So I just want to make sure

that you understand
we're friends.

I do.

Good. Because...

I really do admire you,
and respect you, and...

Mary, you know,
I have the same problem.

You do?

Yeah, with women.
I don't know.

For some reason,
they always...

They always want
to sleep with me,

and I don't like to lead 'em on,

but, you know,
first thing I know...

I've broken
their hearts, and I...

I don't want to
do that with you.

[Giggles]

What is the matter with you?

It's a couple of
damn dresses and dinner.

Let's have dinner, OK?
- OK.

JESSE: Hey, this is so cool.

I've only been here
as a client, you know?

Hey, maybe I'll work here, too.

Hey, Mr. Fallin, how
did you get this job?

Just have a seat.

JESSE: This is outstanding.

We'll be in
the meeting room.

[Phone rings]

WOMAN: Legal Services.

[Christmas music playing]

Hi, you must be Mr. Debord.

The woman from Social Services
is running a little late,

so just have a seat, we'll
be right... Mr. Debord!

Down!

Under the table!

WOMAN: Over here!

There's someone with a
gun at Legal Services.

All right, you stay
here, don't make a sound.

You stay with them.

MR. DEBORD: Where are kids?

You... took...

No, l... I didn't...

MR. DEBORD: I want...

No, I was trying
to help you

to get the help
that you need.

Sir, if you could
just calm down.

Where are they?!

MAN: They're not
here, Mr. Debord.

Just calm down.

Need!

Mr. Debord, put the gun
down, and we can go

and we can go and we can
talk about this in my office.

I'm...

We'll go in my office.
We'll just talk about this.

We can work it out, OK?

Mr. Debord...

MAN: Don't!
NICK: Jesse, no!

[Gasps]

I didn't... I didn't...

Sorry, I didn't mean to...

Jesse... Jesse...

I didn't mean to do that.

Did I get shot?

My shirt, I just bought it.

- Get back! Get back!
- Oh, my God!

Who are you?

I'm a... oh, my God.

Who are you?

I'm...

I'm...

I'm, um... l'm
a public defender.

With the early
intervention unit.

I was sent here
to represent you.

I have lawyer!

Is your lawyer here?

No.

That's why
they sent me.

To help you... to help
you get out of this mess...

I want my daughters!

Ok, good, good.
I can arrange that for you.

No, you can't.

I'm... in trouble.

The prosecutor has offered
me a deal for you.

OK?

No jail, you can see
your daughters every day.

But you have to
put the gun down.

No jail.

No jail, just help.
That's all, just help.

I'm your lawyer.
Huh. I am your lawyer.

You have to trust me.

But this deal is not good if
you don't put the gun down, OK?

Come on, please, you
have to put the gun down.

You're my lawyer?

Yes, I am. I'm just
here to help you.

OK.

UGH!

I'm... sorry!
I'm sorry!

MAN: You... you were right there?

Do you have any
information on the victim?

Yeah. His file's...

He was living in the Allegheny
County Children's Shelter.

Orphan?

No, his mother, uh...

Cynthia Caputo...
she lives in Mckees Rocks.

Hey. Where's Nick?

He went with the boy
to the hospital.

I was supposed to go to
the symphony tonight.

I left my tickets in my desk.

That's the only reason
why I came back up.

Well...

go home, get some rest.

- Miss Olsen?
- Yes?

Joshua Pollack,
Doug Debord's lawyer.

OK.

I need to know what you
said to him. Exactly.

Uh...

I don't know... I mean, just
what I had to, I guess.

He's claiming he was promised a
deal that's totally unrealistic.

Right.

Well, you know, I, uh...

You lied to Mr. Debord.

Yeah, of course I did.

You lied to him.

Nicholas?

Yeah.

Alvin called.
Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm... I'm fine.
I'm fine. I'm fine.

I just... you know... the kid.

Yeah, well...

Well, can l... can I
get you something?

No thanks.
Thanks, Dad, no.

God, it must've
been terrible.

Listen, maybe, uh...

Maybe I should spend
the night over here.

What do you think?

No, Dad, you don't
have to do that.

Well, you look
a little shaken, son.

Dad, I'm fine, really.

- You sure?
- Yes.

All right.

I need to change.

TV ANNOUNCER: This is
"KDKA TV News" at 11:00.

With Patrice King
Brown, Ken Rice...

SHANNON: Burton! Burton!

NEWS ANCHORMAN: Earlier tonight,
police arrested a man they say...

[Shannon sobbing]

Hey, hey, hey,
what's happening?

What's wrong, honey?

- Bad dream.
- Abad dream?

I was all alone
in my old house.

- It was burning.
- Oh.

And then there was
a knock at the door.

It was my mom, and
I couldn't move.

I was just stuck there.

Oh, yeah.

The fire with my mom.

Yeah, I know.
That's terrible.

That's what dreams are.
You can't move... I know.

You want some
water or something?

- Are you hungry?
- No.

Well, Mary...

Mary ought to be home
pretty soon now, OK?

- Burton?
- Yeah?

Can you stay here?

You want me to
stay here with you?

- Yeah.
- Sure, sure.

Lie down. Let me
turn this light off.

Just lie down there.

Close your eyes
and try not to...

think about it, OK?

Bad dreams suck, right?

Yeah.

That guy Tuggle and his
brain injury institute

filed a petition against me
with the disciplinary committee.

They're actually saying
that I made him believe

he was getting legitimate legal
counsel when he wasn't. L...

I mean, I did
lie to him, but...

No, no, no.

Don't take it seriously.

Nick, you've been
in front of the committee.

You got a lunatic
to put his gun down.

You deserve a key to the city.

Well, I could still
be disciplined.

NICK: Oh...

I told the man I was
there to represent him.

- You know, I did. I lied.
- I'll represent you, OK?

Uh, you know what?

No, Nick, I don't
think it's a good idea.

Why not?

Because you've been in
front of the board yourself.

Well...

I came here to ask you about
the guy that represented you.

Michael Stone.

- OK, is he good?
- Yeah.

Well, would you
contact him for me?

Sure.

Thank you.

Um, the boy Jesse,
how's he doing?

Oh, he's gonna be
out of surgery.

I have to get over to the
hospital to speak to his doctor.

Really? Do you want
me to go with you?

No. No, thanks.
I'll contact Stone.

The bullet entered his cheek,
shattered his sinus cavity,

and caused a contusion
in the front of his brain.

He's gonna need
several more surgeries.

He's gonna survive, though?

He's a strong kid.
His vitals are great.

He made it through this
surgery with no problems.

- Will he fully recover?
- No.

With the areas of the brain
that have been damaged,

he'll... he'll have
language difficulty,

lose the ability for cognitive
reasoning, memory loss.

What can I do?

Just what you're doing.
He needs friends, family,

people to help him
through this time.

Do you want to see him?

Uh...

It's no problem.
He's right in there.

He could use a familiar face.

Hey, Jesse.

I just spoke to the doctor.

I wanted to thank you
for what you did.

You shouldn't have done it.

[Knock on door]

I called Michael Stone's office.

He's not available
for the next month.

Great.

You know, I've been doing
research, and... it's not good.

There's precedent.

In Colorado a few years ago,

a prosecutor posed
as a defense attorney

to help capture a rapist,
and his license was suspended.

So?

So, exigent circumstances are
not an excuse for deception

by an officer of the court.

You argue that the intent
of the disciplinary rule

is to prevent lawyers from lying
for their own personal gain.

You didn't do that.

You lied to help other people.

Yeah, but in
the Colorado case...

The prosecutor in
Colorado captured a felon.

He got a conviction.

He gained from it
professionally.

You didn't.

Let me represent you.

Hey.

Hey.

How you doing?
Come on in?

How are you?

- OK.
- Yeah?

Hey, just sit down
for a minute.

How's your son?

Oh, he's fine,
he's fine.

I went over there,
and he's doing fine.

You know,
he's a big boy.

He didn't seem to...

need me much.

- I don't believe that.
- No, it's true.

When he was a little
boy, he was like that.

He's a... he's
a tough little kid.

He'd have a problem
with something,

I'd try to give him money
or help him with things,

and he always seemed to find
a way to say, "no, thanks."

- Really?
- Yeah.

- You know what I think?
- What?

I think you
work too hard.

I know. I know.

12 hours on my feet today.

Yeah. Do me a favor, will you?

Sure.

Come over here a minute.

You sit right back here.

- Right here.
- Why?

OK, Just sit down there
and face that way.

Lean back and relax, OK?

Now, I used to be
pretty good at this.

You are good. Heh

Yeah. How's that?

I think my daughter was
kind of like your son.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

She didn't want anything...

until she wanted everything.

You know, the stuff
that parents do,

the stuff that
you do to keep things

from falling apart...

she just rejected that.

And then, you know,

out of nowhere, there's
this major problem,

and one that I can't really fix,

and that's when she
comes to me for help.

I know how that goes.

The trick is...

you never let them
know you're helping them.

You're lucky you have
another shot at it, though.

Yes.

Thank you.

No, no, hey, hey,
what are you doing?

Come here.
Come back here.

Look, l... No, it's good.

Just got started.

Just relax, OK?

I'm not really used to
people taking care of me.

Well, you should be.

Why?

You deserve it.

The affidavit from the dean
of your law school is solid.

What is the name of the
judge that you clerked for?

Judge McHenry.

Well, we're still waiting
on an affidavit from him.

OK.

- Now the committee...
- Nick.

The committee... now,
they're gonna say

that by condoning your actions,

it might open the doors for
other lawyers to deceive

and then claim their
intentions were honorable.

- Nick...
- They're gonna say that the law

is the law, and that
you agreed to abide by

the rules of our profession
when you were sworn in.

Here is the first
thing that we do.

We completely
humiliate Tuggle.

We make him seem like a zealot
who is using the situation

for his own
political purposes.

Nick, will you
look at me for a second?

What is it?

- You think this is a good idea?
- Yes.

You're acting like
you hate the Committee

and Tuggle, and
you should remember

that this is just a legal
issue, not personal.

No, you're wrong.
It is personal.

It's personal.

There's not a strong legal
argument to be made here.

I'm gonna argue this on a
very emotional level, Lulu.

Well, what if they feel like
they have to follow precedent?

You saved Debord
from doing more harm.

You didn't gain
a thing by doing it.

You did what every
other human being

wishes they were able to
do in that situation.

Lulu, there were a half a
dozen lawyers in the room.

We all wish that we could've
lied as well as you did then.

Burton...

We've drafted a release stating
she'll make no other claim and

that she accepts this amount.

She signs it, we'll
cut the check tomorrow.

OK. Great, Alan.

Any other lawyer, we would've
dragged this out for months.

So next time we butt heads,
I want you to remember this

and thank me.

I will, I will.
Thanks, Alan.

Take care.

NICK: His injuries
are very severe.

The cops gave me the details.

He's gonna need
a lot of care.

- I don't have any money.
- I'm not here for your money.

What do you want?

Jesse is gonna need someone to
make medical decisions for him.

I wouldn't know
how to do that.

I wasn't expecting you to.

I was planning on
doing it myself.

I just...

Mrs. Caputo, I need
your permission.

OK.

And the doctor said that
things from his childhood

may help stimulate
brain function,

and I was wondering if you
had any of his old things.

- Not really.
- Any photographs?

I don't think so.

I have some of his
dad's clippings.

You know, football cards.

- Football cards?
- Yeah.

Jesse's real into that.

On account of his dad
being a pro quarterback.

Yeah. Mrs. Caputo...
I've seen Jesse's file.

I know who his father is.

You do?

Yeah, I do... he lives
4 blocks from here,

he's a 67 -year-old alcoholic, he
used to beat you, and he's never

shown any interest
in Jesse at all.

Don't tell him that.

He loved that football
player story so much.

Don't tell him the truth.

Wait here.

I'll get you
the football cards.

SHANNON: Hey, Burton.

- Hey.
- Why the long face?

- I don't have a long face.
- You were scowling.

Well, never mind that.

How'd you do
on that test?

B-minus.

B-minus? Wow.

Maybe a little celebration's
in order here, huh?

OK.

Pizza, go to a movie after?

Really?

- Yeah.
- Cool.

Oh, if it's OK with
your grandmother.

Well...

it's fine with me.

Great, thanks.
I'll get my coat.

OK.

She was supposed
to be grounded.

Oh, my God.
Oh... oh, I'm sorry.

No, watching you with her

makes me realize maybe
I'm too hard on her.

No, you're not.

Yeah. You're so good with kids.

You know how to talk
to them as equals

and not talk down to them.

You are.

Well, I wasn't always...

Well, with Shannon, I guess
it's just easy. She's...

Not with me.

Oh, well, anyway,
good news, Mary.

The insurance company came
through with the settlement.

Yeah?

Yeah. $60,000 worth.

Heh heh heh!
Oh, thank you!

Oh!

So, I was thinking about
this, Mary, coming home,

and I think it would be a good
idea if you put it in the bank.

Some of it in a Roth I.R.A.,

some of it in a CD,
and just use it

to pay for Shannon's college.

That's a good idea,
Burton, but...

we've gotta have
a place to live.

Well, I was thinking you could
stay on here a while longer.

- Save the money.
- What do you mean?

Mary, it's a great big house.

And the school district,
by the way, is terrific.

Burton, uh, thank you, you know.

Thank you.

I'm gonna raise Shannon.
It's my second chance.

You know, my second chance.

Yeah.

I have to do it,
you know, for her.

My way, you know.

No, no, I understand. Um...

But thank you.

Well, anyway, this is...
this is the release form.

You have to sign this before...
they'll give you the money,

so when you get a chance...

- OK.
- Ready?

Yeah.

So, why don't we see
one of those

Adam Sampson movies
you like so much?

- Sandler.
- I knew that.

You coming, Mary?

No. I'm gonna stay here
and pack our things.

Pack? Where are we going?

We got our money.

So, we can rent a place
and fix up our house.

Oh, cool. Thanks, Burton.

- Yeah. OK.
- You two have fun.

- All right. Ready?
- Yeah.

- See you later.
- Bye.

Louisa Olsen lied.

She misrepresented
herself to Doug Debord.

And this committee,
unless they want to create

a precedent for ethics
committees across the country,

has no choice
but to sanction her.

Louisa Olsen knows she broke the
rules of professional conduct.

Knowing that, Miss Olsen
only wishes she'd just

lied a few moments earlier.

If she had, she may have
prevented a shooting

in which a 17 -year-old kid was
shot in the head at close range.

But what happened to that
kid, what Doug Debord did

that afternoon, isn't
why we're here today.

The only thing that seems
to matter in this room

is that Louisa Olsen lied
to a man brandishing a gun

and shooting innocent people.

She lied.

And 15 adults and 7 children...
children hiding under tables and

behind chairs can attest
to that fact, and so can I.

I watched her as she stood out
in the open with a gun pointed

at her head, and I can tell
you firsthand, she lied.

Before you make your decision,

given the exigent circumstances
that legally have no bearing

here, given the lives saved,
given the life basically lost,

let me tell you something.

The lawyer you're about to
sanction is one of the finest,

kindest, most honest, one of the
best people you'll ever meet...

best I know.

So punish her... because she
lied for no other reason

than to help other people.

Sanction her.
She must deserve it.

How'd it go?

3-month suspension, stayed,
pending a 6-month probation.

Oh, that's great, you won't
have to miss a day of work.

Right.

Uh, Nick...

You did a great job in there.

Thank you.

Judge Damsen...

I spoke with
Jesse Caputo's mother.

She's agreed to allow me
to be his medical guardian.

If you'll approve me.

That's a major
responsibility, Mr. Fallin.

I understand that.

Instead of being a
dependent until he's 21,

he'll be one
the rest of his life.

I can do this.

Fine.

This...

This won't take long.

I just went over
the annual report.

And, quite frankly, this year's
the low point in the history

of this firm.

Billing was down,
revenue was down.

I can't even remember the last
time we landed a big client.

So I'm challenging each
and every one of you

to recommit to the firm.

That's a commitment that I need.

So if anybody in here is not
willing to give 110% from

this point on, let me remind
you that Kirk and McGee is right

across the street.

NICK: Jesse...

Look, I spoke to your mom
and I spoke to Judge Damsen,

and they've both agreed to let
me be your medical guardian,

so...

it's good.

And I brought some stuff
for you to, uh... look at.

It's your dad's stuff.

His football cards.
You can...

You can just look at 'em.

MAN: Mr. Fallin, got your call.

I'll do everything I can.

Thank you.

So I'll just put them
here for you, OK?

How's Jesse doing?

Not good.

I'm sorry.

Uh, nick, you know,
those things you said

in court today about me?

Yeah?

Did you mean them?

I was just representing
my client.

I know.

You know me, Lulu.
I just like to win.

Right.

Lulu.
- Yeah?

I meant most of them.