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Double it? - Fine. 12 00:00:36,093 --> 00:00:38,084 Is it not red? 13 00:00:38,253 --> 00:00:39,845 They're always red in the morning. 14 00:00:40,013 --> 00:00:41,082 - See? - Stay out of this. 15 00:00:41,253 --> 00:00:44,450 - I know salmonella when I've got it. - Excuse me. 16 00:00:44,733 --> 00:00:47,611 My name's Jason Canfield. I'm looking for Mr. Poole. 17 00:00:47,773 --> 00:00:51,004 Mr. Poole is not here at the moment. Or there, for that matter. 18 00:00:51,173 --> 00:00:53,892 - May I help you? - I was just passing by your building... 19 00:00:54,053 --> 00:00:56,772 ...and saw the sign, and I need a lawyer, so... 20 00:00:56,933 --> 00:00:59,242 - How about Crane? Mr. Crane is fun. 21 00:00:59,413 --> 00:01:01,643 You can talk about him when he's in the room. 22 00:01:01,813 --> 00:01:06,045 - But I don't think he's your man either. - So that leaves Schmidt. 23 00:01:06,613 --> 00:01:09,411 I'm Schmidt. Let's go to my office. 24 00:01:09,813 --> 00:01:12,885 Why wouldn't he ask for me? Am I not the star of this show? 25 00:01:13,053 --> 00:01:16,204 You see your name up there? This is not about how good you are. 26 00:01:16,373 --> 00:01:18,523 - It's not? - It's all about credit. 27 00:01:18,693 --> 00:01:20,604 - That's what's important in life. - Credit? 28 00:01:20,773 --> 00:01:23,367 - And money. - I thought it was about getting the girl. 29 00:01:23,533 --> 00:01:25,649 It's values. It's about getting the girl. 30 00:01:25,813 --> 00:01:27,690 - Money. Money. - Sex. Sex. 31 00:01:28,253 --> 00:01:30,528 - You call it. - Maybe it's money and sex. 32 00:01:30,693 --> 00:01:32,570 - They go together. - One begets the other. 33 00:01:32,733 --> 00:01:34,803 We're not fighting. We're in sync. 34 00:01:38,093 --> 00:01:41,642 Can't be sure, but I think Carl wants to be in sync too. 35 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:49,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 36 00:02:13,213 --> 00:02:14,965 Was he killed in Iraq? 37 00:02:15,133 --> 00:02:18,648 No. No. They patched him up okay there and brought him back. 38 00:02:18,813 --> 00:02:20,610 He died in a hospital here. 39 00:02:20,773 --> 00:02:22,172 The doctor killed him. 40 00:02:22,333 --> 00:02:24,972 But I know for a fact that there was malpractice. 41 00:02:25,133 --> 00:02:27,044 Because he admitted it. 42 00:02:27,213 --> 00:02:30,808 Mr. Canfield, I've tried a number of medical-malpractice cases in my time. 43 00:02:30,973 --> 00:02:34,090 I've yet to run across a doctor who admitted his or her wrongdoing. 44 00:02:34,253 --> 00:02:35,652 Yeah, but this one did. 45 00:02:36,573 --> 00:02:39,133 I can't sue, because it happened in a military hospital. 46 00:02:39,293 --> 00:02:41,363 The Ferris Doctrine. You heard of that? 47 00:02:41,533 --> 00:02:45,128 Yes. It basically insulates military hospitals and their staffs... 48 00:02:45,293 --> 00:02:48,205 ...from lawsuits when the victims are on active duty. 49 00:02:48,773 --> 00:02:51,606 My brother's not on active duty anymore, Miss Schmidt. 50 00:02:51,773 --> 00:02:53,570 He's dead. 51 00:02:55,693 --> 00:02:58,765 I'm afraid the doctrine would still apply. 52 00:02:58,933 --> 00:03:03,484 So there's nothing I can do? Nothing? 53 00:03:05,733 --> 00:03:06,802 Well... 54 00:03:06,973 --> 00:03:08,292 But the law is clear. 55 00:03:08,453 --> 00:03:09,932 - Soldiers are... - Alan, I know. 56 00:03:10,093 --> 00:03:12,891 It's completely unwinnable. It doesn't make sense to try. 57 00:03:13,053 --> 00:03:15,009 Which is why I've come to you. 58 00:03:15,213 --> 00:03:19,172 I've so missed watching the brave knight fight the windmill. 59 00:03:21,333 --> 00:03:25,121 Shirley, this lawsuit is barred. There's a Supreme Court case directly on point. 60 00:03:25,293 --> 00:03:28,205 And it's not like you to want to waste the firm's money. 61 00:03:28,373 --> 00:03:29,442 What's going on? 62 00:03:31,253 --> 00:03:34,086 What's going on is, when a man comes in off the street... 63 00:03:34,253 --> 00:03:36,403 ...whose brother has been wrongfully killed... 64 00:03:36,573 --> 00:03:38,211 ...and asks you for your help... 65 00:03:39,333 --> 00:03:40,766 ...you help. 66 00:03:40,933 --> 00:03:43,493 It's that simple. You help. 67 00:03:47,373 --> 00:03:51,730 - Would it be the Pentagon, then? - Well, it might. 68 00:03:55,453 --> 00:03:57,045 Are you close, you and your sister? 69 00:03:57,213 --> 00:04:00,603 - Well, mainly, she'd throw rocks at me. - Got it. 70 00:04:00,773 --> 00:04:04,402 She's a bit overbearing and extremely punctual. 71 00:04:04,573 --> 00:04:07,246 - She should be here any... - Hi. 72 00:04:07,413 --> 00:04:11,167 Hi. What are you doing on the desk? Joy Espenson. Get down. 73 00:04:11,333 --> 00:04:13,289 - Are you his girlfriend? - No. I just... 74 00:04:13,453 --> 00:04:15,523 Just what? It's purely sexual? 75 00:04:15,693 --> 00:04:19,049 Joy. This is Katie Lloyd, my colleague, a lawyer. 76 00:04:19,213 --> 00:04:23,001 - You apologize this instant. - Okay. 77 00:04:23,173 --> 00:04:25,323 I'm here about your nephew. I have concerns. 78 00:04:25,493 --> 00:04:26,812 - I need help. - What concerns? 79 00:04:26,973 --> 00:04:30,363 Well, he's going through puberty. He's starting to get an interest in sex. 80 00:04:30,533 --> 00:04:33,684 - Isn't that natural? - And he may be dating his sister. 81 00:04:33,893 --> 00:04:35,212 - What? - You heard me. 82 00:04:35,373 --> 00:04:37,807 - He's an only child. - Or he isn't. We don't know. 83 00:04:37,973 --> 00:04:40,248 He was conceived by an anonymous sperm donor. 84 00:04:40,413 --> 00:04:44,042 I have an excellent sex life, so long as men don't get in the bedroom with me. 85 00:04:44,213 --> 00:04:47,842 Anyway, turns out Fiona... That's the girlfriend, Fiona. 86 00:04:48,013 --> 00:04:50,129 - Was conceived by an anonymous sperm donor. 87 00:04:50,293 --> 00:04:53,410 It also turns out she's the spitting image of Henry. 88 00:04:53,573 --> 00:04:55,404 What are the odds? Are you with me? 89 00:04:55,573 --> 00:04:57,723 I'm still recovering from the gripping apology. 90 00:04:57,893 --> 00:05:02,045 I met Fiona's mother. We both used the same agency. 91 00:05:02,213 --> 00:05:05,125 My God, what if? I mean, what if they fall in love... 92 00:05:05,293 --> 00:05:07,602 ...and get married and start reproducing? 93 00:05:08,133 --> 00:05:12,570 - Well, let's simply take DNA swabs... - DNA is not conclusive with half-siblings. 94 00:05:14,413 --> 00:05:16,131 - Could you speak to him? - Me? 95 00:05:16,293 --> 00:05:17,282 He loves you. 96 00:05:19,013 --> 00:05:20,048 Does she ever speak? 97 00:05:33,093 --> 00:05:35,368 I must say, when I first read the complaint... 98 00:05:35,533 --> 00:05:38,570 ...I couldn't decide whether it was just laughable or nonsensical. 99 00:05:38,733 --> 00:05:43,124 Now that I see who the attorney is, it makes sense that it's laughable. 100 00:05:43,293 --> 00:05:44,282 Wade and I go back. 101 00:05:44,453 --> 00:05:46,921 He represents the companies that almost killed Denny. 102 00:05:47,093 --> 00:05:50,244 - How's that discovery going? - It might be proceeding more quickly... 103 00:05:50,413 --> 00:05:53,610 ...if I wasn't sidetracked by a baseless, groundless, frivolous claim. 104 00:05:53,773 --> 00:05:55,126 He's a big fan of adjectives. 105 00:05:55,293 --> 00:05:57,523 Yes, I go back a little bit with Wade as well. 106 00:05:57,693 --> 00:05:58,762 Really? 107 00:05:58,933 --> 00:06:01,288 The hospital has admitted committing misconduct... 108 00:06:01,453 --> 00:06:05,332 ...which caused the victim's death. - It's a military hospital. They're immune. 109 00:06:05,493 --> 00:06:08,291 Fine. We have the merits, you have the legal technicalities. 110 00:06:08,453 --> 00:06:11,604 - Let's meet in the middle. - The technicality here is the trump card. 111 00:06:11,773 --> 00:06:13,365 The Supreme Court clearly held... 112 00:06:13,533 --> 00:06:16,411 ...you can't touch military hospitals. Game over. 113 00:06:16,573 --> 00:06:18,768 That ruling was 50 years ago. Things change. 114 00:06:18,933 --> 00:06:20,491 Things change? 115 00:06:20,653 --> 00:06:22,962 Will that be your legal argument? "Things change"? 116 00:06:23,133 --> 00:06:24,805 Tony Scalia is a friend of mine. 117 00:06:24,973 --> 00:06:27,043 And trust me, he has no interest whatsoever... 118 00:06:27,213 --> 00:06:29,647 ...in what any Supreme Court before him has said. 119 00:06:29,813 --> 00:06:33,601 - I don't know why I bothered to come. - Because you miss me, Wade. 120 00:06:33,773 --> 00:06:35,684 Hug? We're a nation of huggers, you know. 121 00:06:35,853 --> 00:06:37,366 We will take this to court. 122 00:06:40,093 --> 00:06:43,688 Fine. Do that. Have a lovely day. 123 00:06:45,453 --> 00:06:49,241 What? We don't really want it to end quickly, do we? He's fun. 124 00:06:52,893 --> 00:06:57,171 I certainly understand your concerns, but we have contractual agreements... 125 00:06:57,333 --> 00:07:00,643 ...assuring absolute confidentiality with all of our anonymous donors. 126 00:07:00,813 --> 00:07:03,247 - He could be dating his sister. - Joy. 127 00:07:04,373 --> 00:07:05,772 I appreciate your obligations. 128 00:07:05,933 --> 00:07:08,652 But contracts can be vitiated on grounds of public policy. 129 00:07:08,813 --> 00:07:11,281 And your public-policy argument would be what? 130 00:07:11,453 --> 00:07:13,205 - He's dating his sister. - Joy. 131 00:07:16,813 --> 00:07:18,451 Are these your children? 132 00:07:18,613 --> 00:07:21,002 - Yes, they are. - You have a beautiful family. 133 00:07:21,533 --> 00:07:24,093 I can see they even look like you. 134 00:07:25,133 --> 00:07:28,011 Henry Espenson wonders whom he looks like. 135 00:07:28,613 --> 00:07:30,285 Do you really think it's fair... 136 00:07:30,453 --> 00:07:33,365 ...Mr. Chism, that Henry's right to know his genetic lineage... 137 00:07:33,533 --> 00:07:36,923 ...was simply contracted away from him? 138 00:07:37,093 --> 00:07:39,891 Mr. Espenson, without assurance of anonymity... 139 00:07:40,053 --> 00:07:43,363 ...many sperm donors wouldn't donate. Henry might not even exist. 140 00:07:43,533 --> 00:07:46,684 If we were to look at the equation as best interests of the donor... 141 00:07:46,853 --> 00:07:47,842 ...I'd side with you. 142 00:07:48,013 --> 00:07:51,449 But since courts typically opt for best interests of the child... 143 00:07:51,613 --> 00:07:53,251 Henry would be better off unborn? 144 00:07:53,773 --> 00:07:56,731 Believe me, Mr. Espenson, I've heard all the arguments. 145 00:07:56,893 --> 00:08:01,091 And, as I said, I do sympathize. But there is no wiggle room on this one. 146 00:08:01,253 --> 00:08:04,404 We will not tell you who the sperm donor is. 147 00:08:19,293 --> 00:08:23,411 All right. Listen, buddy. I've tried to play nice here. 148 00:08:23,573 --> 00:08:27,771 But if we have to go to court, I'll do it. I'll close your doors. 149 00:08:27,933 --> 00:08:30,493 And then you can liquidate all your little test tubes... 150 00:08:30,653 --> 00:08:34,646 ...and turkey basters, your porn videos. See this here? It's a cigarette, bub. 151 00:08:34,813 --> 00:08:38,089 And you can put it out like this. Just snuff it in an ashtray. 152 00:08:38,253 --> 00:08:43,168 Or I can stomp it with my size-13 boats. Either way, it's extinguished, pal. 153 00:08:43,333 --> 00:08:46,325 Whether you wanna be snuffed, stomped, or sucked dry. 154 00:08:46,493 --> 00:08:49,929 We can do it nice, do it rough. How's it gonna be? 155 00:08:50,813 --> 00:08:51,802 Just... 156 00:08:54,933 --> 00:08:57,049 Yes. Security, please. 157 00:09:02,533 --> 00:09:05,809 I am not being a traitor. I'm supporting our troops. Why aren't you? 158 00:09:05,973 --> 00:09:10,171 Isn't this war costing us enough without the lawyers coming in? 159 00:09:10,333 --> 00:09:13,086 - I don't wanna get into this. - I'm gonna tell you something. 160 00:09:13,253 --> 00:09:16,563 And you need to hear this. America is sick of Bush bashing. 161 00:09:16,733 --> 00:09:18,689 - Enough already. - I'm not bashing Bush. 162 00:09:18,853 --> 00:09:21,890 You're suing the military, which is the Pentagon, the government. 163 00:09:22,053 --> 00:09:23,805 Which is Bush. It comes down to Bush. 164 00:09:23,973 --> 00:09:26,612 Denny, this isn't about Bush. This is about the troops... 165 00:09:26,773 --> 00:09:28,684 ...risking their lives in the... - Please. 166 00:09:28,853 --> 00:09:31,606 After the debacle at Walter Reed? You must be kidding. 167 00:09:31,773 --> 00:09:34,333 These kids are returning with catastrophic wounds. 168 00:09:34,493 --> 00:09:37,326 Who the hell is looking out for them, really? Not Congress. 169 00:09:38,613 --> 00:09:41,366 - It's one you can't win, Alan. - Says who? 170 00:09:41,533 --> 00:09:44,570 Says the law. Says the United States Supreme Court. 171 00:09:44,733 --> 00:09:48,931 - Says $50,000. - You know what? I don't... 172 00:09:51,773 --> 00:09:53,491 - You wanna bet? - Uh-huh. 173 00:09:53,653 --> 00:09:57,612 If you insist on being an idiot, at least let me profit from it. 174 00:09:58,093 --> 00:10:01,881 - Have you no shame whatsoever? - None. 175 00:10:03,293 --> 00:10:06,046 - All proceeds go to the troops. - Fine. 176 00:10:06,533 --> 00:10:08,125 Fine. 177 00:10:09,093 --> 00:10:10,845 Fine. 178 00:10:24,573 --> 00:10:27,690 There are reasons for this doctrine, Miss Schmidt. 179 00:10:27,853 --> 00:10:31,528 Yes, Your Honor. Bad ones. These kids fight our wars. 180 00:10:31,693 --> 00:10:33,604 It's an undue burden to compensate them... 181 00:10:33,773 --> 00:10:35,923 ...when they're victims of medical malpractice? 182 00:10:36,093 --> 00:10:39,165 The soldier in question lost his life because of an avoidable... 183 00:10:39,333 --> 00:10:40,812 ...negligent hospital screwup... 184 00:10:40,973 --> 00:10:44,488 It's not just the money. Subjecting the military hospitals to discovery... 185 00:10:44,653 --> 00:10:46,006 - Oh, come on. - May I finish? 186 00:10:46,173 --> 00:10:49,006 You didn't let me finish. This goes beyond bad faith. 187 00:10:49,173 --> 00:10:52,688 We send these kids to war. They come back in need of medical care. 188 00:10:52,853 --> 00:10:55,287 Our doctors commit malpractice, and we tell them: 189 00:10:55,453 --> 00:10:57,762 "Whoops, you can't sue, because of a doctrine... 190 00:10:57,933 --> 00:11:00,811 ...that selectively singles out and punishes soldiers"? 191 00:11:00,973 --> 00:11:03,441 - I thought he was the speechmaker. - Today, you got me. 192 00:11:03,613 --> 00:11:06,446 At least let me call a witness or two. 193 00:11:07,373 --> 00:11:09,933 My client lost his only brother. 194 00:11:10,093 --> 00:11:13,563 If he can't have his day in court... 195 00:11:14,173 --> 00:11:16,289 ...at least give him an hour. 196 00:11:18,133 --> 00:11:23,048 All right. I'll allow you to call witnesses as to the legality of the doctrine. 197 00:11:23,213 --> 00:11:24,612 If she doesn't like the law... 198 00:11:24,773 --> 00:11:27,003 ...her recourse is the legislature, not a judge. 199 00:11:27,173 --> 00:11:32,042 Well, thank you, Mr. Mathis. I know what my role is. 200 00:11:32,213 --> 00:11:33,441 Two o'clock. 201 00:11:37,693 --> 00:11:39,411 You started sucking on the cigarette? 202 00:11:39,573 --> 00:11:43,043 I think I got some wood fibers lodged in my lungs. 203 00:11:43,773 --> 00:11:45,126 Well, what happened? 204 00:11:45,293 --> 00:11:49,081 Well, I just saw my sister looking at me like I was this big loser. 205 00:11:49,253 --> 00:11:52,290 - The way she did growing up. - Did she really throw rocks at you? 206 00:11:52,453 --> 00:11:55,047 Yes. She thought if an object came hurtling at my head... 207 00:11:55,213 --> 00:11:57,773 ...I'd have to lift my hands off my thighs to block it. 208 00:11:57,933 --> 00:12:00,891 She does love me in her way. But her way sucks. 209 00:12:04,373 --> 00:12:05,488 It's a prop. 210 00:12:07,013 --> 00:12:10,130 - So, what happens now with the case? - Well, we go to court. 211 00:12:10,293 --> 00:12:11,931 But first, we have to tell Henry. 212 00:12:12,093 --> 00:12:14,368 - How can I help? - You can't, really. 213 00:12:14,533 --> 00:12:16,524 - I need to do this. - Can you? 214 00:12:16,733 --> 00:12:17,768 Mm... 215 00:12:20,853 --> 00:12:22,081 It's a prop. 216 00:12:28,933 --> 00:12:32,448 Sometimes I think about retiring, but what would I do? 217 00:12:32,613 --> 00:12:36,686 I hate golf. I don't much like to travel. Do you ever think about retiring? 218 00:12:37,293 --> 00:12:38,646 Not really. 219 00:12:38,813 --> 00:12:41,043 As long as I can practice law on my own terms. 220 00:12:41,573 --> 00:12:42,642 And you're doing that? 221 00:12:42,973 --> 00:12:44,008 Hmm. 222 00:12:44,173 --> 00:12:47,688 Still able to put your judgments in question form, I see. 223 00:12:49,653 --> 00:12:53,009 You know, Shirley, I'm still on the Board of Bar Overseers. 224 00:12:54,053 --> 00:12:57,363 There's a lot of talk about your firm lately. 225 00:12:58,493 --> 00:13:02,202 - Is there? - Yes. Regarding its, uh... 226 00:13:02,373 --> 00:13:03,931 ...slide. 227 00:13:04,733 --> 00:13:06,883 I wasn't aware of any slide. 228 00:13:07,053 --> 00:13:10,568 Two of your name partners have lost their minds. And you? 229 00:13:11,413 --> 00:13:13,085 What about me? 230 00:13:13,573 --> 00:13:15,962 I've known you a long time. May I be brutally honest? 231 00:13:16,133 --> 00:13:17,566 Oh, please. 232 00:13:17,733 --> 00:13:20,566 This Alan Shore is dragging you into the sewer. 233 00:13:20,733 --> 00:13:24,203 It's now his thumbprints all over Crane, Poole & Schmidt, not yours. 234 00:13:24,853 --> 00:13:28,163 He's unscrupulous. He's disrespectful to our judiciary. 235 00:13:28,333 --> 00:13:30,164 He's a bad seed. 236 00:13:30,333 --> 00:13:35,851 And his reputation is running to your firm as a whole. 237 00:13:36,013 --> 00:13:39,210 To you. I see his influence in play in this very case. 238 00:13:39,373 --> 00:13:42,171 You've brought a baseless, frivolous cause of action... 239 00:13:42,333 --> 00:13:44,642 ...barred by law? Why? 240 00:13:46,453 --> 00:13:50,492 - Are you done? - Go ahead, let me have it. I'm a big boy. 241 00:13:54,093 --> 00:13:56,971 I've practiced a long time. Worked with some of... 242 00:13:57,133 --> 00:14:00,603 ...the highest-ranking members of our profession. I include you among them. 243 00:14:00,773 --> 00:14:06,484 But I have yet to be associated with a more skilled, more principled... 244 00:14:06,653 --> 00:14:09,486 ...more noble attorney than Alan Shore. 245 00:14:10,653 --> 00:14:15,090 If his is the reputation I'm to be saddled with, I will take it. 246 00:14:15,773 --> 00:14:17,923 And lunch is over. 247 00:14:19,093 --> 00:14:22,369 If you wanna reject my opinion, that's your prerogative. 248 00:14:22,813 --> 00:14:27,409 He is putting your firm in peril. 249 00:14:27,573 --> 00:14:29,325 Believe me when I tell you that. 250 00:14:47,013 --> 00:14:48,924 Thank you so much for helping me tell him. 251 00:14:49,093 --> 00:14:52,483 I'm just so afraid, if he hears it from me, he'll hate my guts forever. 252 00:14:52,653 --> 00:14:57,204 - Hey, Mom. Hi, Uncle Jerry. - Henry. Hello. Welcome. 253 00:14:58,853 --> 00:15:00,047 This could take a while. 254 00:15:01,493 --> 00:15:04,963 - So good to see you. - You too. This is my girlfriend, Fiona. 255 00:15:05,133 --> 00:15:08,648 - I brought her along, if that's okay. - We're kind of inseparable. 256 00:15:13,533 --> 00:15:16,331 So, what's the big mystery? Did I inherit money or something? 257 00:15:16,493 --> 00:15:18,245 - Did my birth father keel? - Henry. 258 00:15:18,893 --> 00:15:20,611 So, really, what's the deal? 259 00:15:22,573 --> 00:15:26,851 Let's go into the conference room, where we all can sit. 260 00:15:32,893 --> 00:15:35,168 Are you currently serving in the military, sir? 261 00:15:35,333 --> 00:15:38,006 No, I'm a retired captain for the U.S. Army. 262 00:15:38,173 --> 00:15:39,322 Served until last year. 263 00:15:39,493 --> 00:15:41,529 And what were your primary responsibilities? 264 00:15:42,133 --> 00:15:45,250 For the last nine years, I was mainly in Recruiting. 265 00:15:45,413 --> 00:15:46,687 Getting young men to enlist. 266 00:15:46,853 --> 00:15:49,367 - Did you retire on good terms? - Not so much. 267 00:15:49,533 --> 00:15:50,761 Could you tell us why? 268 00:15:50,933 --> 00:15:54,767 Well, it was suggested I retire, after I was a little too outspoken... 269 00:15:54,933 --> 00:15:57,083 ...on what I perceived as a backdoor draft. 270 00:15:57,253 --> 00:16:01,610 - When you say "backdoor draft"...? - I mean, we target the poor. 271 00:16:01,773 --> 00:16:04,446 No one likes to say it publicly, but that's what we do. 272 00:16:04,613 --> 00:16:07,252 And you target low-income youth because...? 273 00:16:07,413 --> 00:16:11,292 They needed the money. Most kids don't wanna go fight wars if they can avoid it. 274 00:16:11,453 --> 00:16:13,569 So we hone in on the kids without options. 275 00:16:13,733 --> 00:16:15,371 - The poor? - The poor. 276 00:16:15,533 --> 00:16:18,684 We set up our recruitment stations in the poor-neighborhood malls. 277 00:16:18,853 --> 00:16:21,083 - And in the poor high schools. I'm sorry. 278 00:16:21,253 --> 00:16:23,687 Can you at least tell me the connection to this case? 279 00:16:23,853 --> 00:16:25,889 It goes to fairness, Mr. Mathis. 280 00:16:26,053 --> 00:16:29,125 We go after the lowest economic demographic in our society... 281 00:16:29,293 --> 00:16:30,806 ...to fight our wars. 282 00:16:30,973 --> 00:16:33,771 These kids are risking their lives out of financial duress. 283 00:16:33,933 --> 00:16:35,525 I'm sorry, Miss Schmidt. 284 00:16:35,693 --> 00:16:39,891 This is an entirely different issue. This witness is disallowed. 285 00:16:40,053 --> 00:16:42,442 I would like you to understand the context of this. 286 00:16:42,613 --> 00:16:44,365 No. We're gonna stay on issue. 287 00:16:44,533 --> 00:16:48,287 If you've got a witness who can talk about this case or the doctrine itself... 288 00:16:48,453 --> 00:16:52,128 ...well, I'll listen. Otherwise, this witness is disallowed. 289 00:16:52,293 --> 00:16:53,965 Now, who else do you have? 290 00:16:54,133 --> 00:16:57,523 Yes. I would like to hear from the doctor who treated my client's brother. 291 00:16:57,693 --> 00:17:00,685 Defense stipulated that he committed an avoidable error... 292 00:17:00,853 --> 00:17:04,129 ...rising to the level of malpractice. - I'd like to hear from him. 293 00:17:04,293 --> 00:17:06,488 There's no point in hearing from the doctor... 294 00:17:06,653 --> 00:17:09,929 ...unless you're trying to manipulate me with horror or emotion... 295 00:17:10,093 --> 00:17:12,812 ...neither of which informs us of the legitimacy... 296 00:17:12,973 --> 00:17:15,533 ...or the lawfulness of the Ferris Doctrine. 297 00:17:15,693 --> 00:17:18,844 Certainly you're allowed to be horrified by the facts in this case... 298 00:17:19,013 --> 00:17:21,322 The doctor is disallowed. 299 00:17:21,493 --> 00:17:25,532 In order to fully appreciate this doctrine and its capricious application... 300 00:17:25,693 --> 00:17:27,092 ...Your Honor needs to hear... 301 00:17:27,253 --> 00:17:30,290 Now, wait a minute. You've wasted enough of my time already. 302 00:17:30,453 --> 00:17:32,967 I'd like to hear summations from counsel... 303 00:17:33,133 --> 00:17:37,172 ...in this court tomorrow at 10 a. m. And then I'll rule. 304 00:17:37,333 --> 00:17:40,291 In the meantime, I'd like to see counsel in my chambers. 305 00:17:44,773 --> 00:17:46,206 Well... 306 00:17:46,373 --> 00:17:52,289 ...it, um, might be best if this conversation were private. 307 00:17:52,453 --> 00:17:54,409 Mom, whatever it is, I'm gonna tell Fiona. 308 00:17:54,813 --> 00:17:58,328 - She's my soul mate. - Okay. 309 00:17:58,893 --> 00:18:00,451 Well... 310 00:18:01,493 --> 00:18:03,404 ...the thing is, Henry... 311 00:18:06,493 --> 00:18:07,528 Tell him. 312 00:18:09,293 --> 00:18:11,204 Well, Henry, hello. Welcome. 313 00:18:11,373 --> 00:18:13,967 This is a little bit about your birth father, actually. 314 00:18:14,133 --> 00:18:15,361 - Did he croak? - No. 315 00:18:15,533 --> 00:18:19,367 No. Well, we have no way of knowing, since we have no idea who he even is. 316 00:18:19,533 --> 00:18:23,208 - Fiona's a sperm-donor baby too. - It's one of the things we bonded over. 317 00:18:23,373 --> 00:18:27,048 Yes. In fact, you're not just sperm-donor babies... 318 00:18:27,213 --> 00:18:31,126 ...but you both come from the same sperm bank, actually. 319 00:18:31,293 --> 00:18:32,851 Really? 320 00:18:33,013 --> 00:18:38,133 - Cool. You see? We're so much alike. - More alike than you might imagine. 321 00:18:38,293 --> 00:18:43,242 It's possible you came from the same sperm donor. 322 00:18:44,013 --> 00:18:45,287 Ha-ha-ha. What do you mean? 323 00:18:45,453 --> 00:18:46,966 Well... 324 00:18:47,413 --> 00:18:50,007 ...you may have... 325 00:18:52,813 --> 00:18:53,962 ...um... 326 00:18:55,613 --> 00:18:57,968 ...the same birth father. 327 00:18:58,613 --> 00:19:02,845 The odds are against it, of course, but there's a wee chance that... 328 00:19:05,733 --> 00:19:09,521 ...Fiona is... 329 00:19:11,133 --> 00:19:13,442 ...your half-sister. 330 00:19:17,213 --> 00:19:21,411 - It can't be. - I'm sure it isn't, but it might be. 331 00:19:23,733 --> 00:19:29,842 - How can we know for sure? - Well, that's the thing. 332 00:19:30,013 --> 00:19:32,891 We can't. 333 00:19:33,053 --> 00:19:35,886 We're trying. But so far... 334 00:19:36,573 --> 00:19:38,529 ...we can't. 335 00:19:46,213 --> 00:19:49,444 I have been informed... 336 00:19:49,613 --> 00:19:54,926 ...that counsel has been wagering on this case. Is that true? 337 00:19:57,093 --> 00:19:59,971 - That is absolutely false. - Mr. Shore? 338 00:20:01,293 --> 00:20:02,965 - What about you? - Me? 339 00:20:03,133 --> 00:20:06,011 I've been informed that you and Denny Crane have a side bet... 340 00:20:06,173 --> 00:20:10,371 ...for $50,000. Is that true? 341 00:20:12,333 --> 00:20:14,130 - Well... - Alan? 342 00:20:17,693 --> 00:20:20,924 Proceeds go to the troops. I never bet on baseball. 343 00:20:21,093 --> 00:20:23,971 I bet we'd win here. So it's not as if I'm throwing anything... 344 00:20:24,133 --> 00:20:27,250 But a senior partner in your firm... 345 00:20:27,413 --> 00:20:29,881 Denny and I have these little side bets all the time. 346 00:20:30,053 --> 00:20:31,964 It's not like... 347 00:20:32,133 --> 00:20:35,603 ...that answer remotely helped me. I lied about that, actually. 348 00:20:35,773 --> 00:20:38,685 Denny and I don't bet all the time. I never bet. 349 00:20:38,853 --> 00:20:40,684 I just lie. 350 00:20:41,653 --> 00:20:44,372 My therapist recommends that I lie to get past... 351 00:20:45,693 --> 00:20:48,924 ...the gambling problem. - I'm recommending you for disbarment... 352 00:20:49,093 --> 00:20:50,890 ...as soon as this case is through. 353 00:20:51,053 --> 00:20:54,170 All right, summation 10:00 a. m. Tomorrow. 354 00:21:13,413 --> 00:21:14,812 You told the judge. 355 00:21:14,973 --> 00:21:17,043 - What? - About our bet. You told the judge. 356 00:21:17,213 --> 00:21:20,205 - I did no such thing. - Well, he knows. How would he know? 357 00:21:20,373 --> 00:21:22,967 - Don't ask me. - You never said anything to anybody? 358 00:21:23,133 --> 00:21:26,603 Well, I might've mentioned it to the clerk in passing. 359 00:21:26,773 --> 00:21:28,684 - I don't believe it. - Calm down. 360 00:21:28,853 --> 00:21:32,209 You sabotaged a case of this firm so you could win a bet? 361 00:21:32,373 --> 00:21:34,284 - You sabotaged me. - Keep your voice down. 362 00:21:34,453 --> 00:21:37,013 I will not keep my voice down. You sold me out. 363 00:21:37,173 --> 00:21:38,970 I'm up for disbarment. You might be too. 364 00:21:39,133 --> 00:21:41,567 - I'll make a few calls. - Denny, we wagered on a case. 365 00:21:41,733 --> 00:21:44,930 Do you have any idea how unethical that is? 366 00:21:45,093 --> 00:21:49,245 - Well, it's not like we bet on baseball. - You did this to me, to your best friend. 367 00:21:49,413 --> 00:21:51,529 Winning a bet is...? 368 00:21:52,173 --> 00:21:53,845 My God. 369 00:21:58,893 --> 00:22:01,771 - She looks mad. - Of all the things you have done... 370 00:22:01,933 --> 00:22:06,131 Never mind the illegality of it, the insensitivity. 371 00:22:06,293 --> 00:22:08,807 - A soldier lost his life. - Shirley. 372 00:22:08,973 --> 00:22:12,488 - There is no excuse, Alan. - I wasn't about to offer any. 373 00:22:12,653 --> 00:22:15,850 We never should've done it. If I'd thought it'd have any bearing... 374 00:22:16,013 --> 00:22:18,811 ...on the case, I never... - Of course it has bearing. 375 00:22:18,973 --> 00:22:21,248 The judge now takes our case much less seriously... 376 00:22:21,413 --> 00:22:23,973 Which was Denny's plan, which was why he told the clerk. 377 00:22:24,133 --> 00:22:25,930 - Sure, sell me out. - You sold me out. 378 00:22:26,093 --> 00:22:29,802 - You betrayed me. - You both betrayed me. 379 00:22:29,973 --> 00:22:32,487 And this firm and the client. 380 00:22:36,133 --> 00:22:39,284 You sicken me, both of you. 381 00:22:43,973 --> 00:22:46,328 - Maybe I shouldn't have told. - Maybe? 382 00:22:48,053 --> 00:22:53,525 You risked everything. Our friendship, our trust, our nights on the balcony. 383 00:22:54,253 --> 00:22:56,323 You put a stupid bet before it all. 384 00:22:56,493 --> 00:23:01,044 I mean, you know what? I don't care. I'm done. We're done. 385 00:23:01,213 --> 00:23:04,205 - Alan? - I can't even look at you. 386 00:23:10,893 --> 00:23:13,282 So this isn't any kind of in vitro facility...? 387 00:23:13,453 --> 00:23:15,125 No, Your Honor. It's simply a bank. 388 00:23:15,293 --> 00:23:18,569 - People buy and sell sperm. - And do people buy and sell a lot of it... 389 00:23:18,733 --> 00:23:21,930 ...or has the weakened American dollar taken its toll there as well? 390 00:23:22,093 --> 00:23:24,163 I hope you're not finding humor in this. 391 00:23:24,333 --> 00:23:26,449 The consequences here are potentially dire. 392 00:23:26,613 --> 00:23:29,650 Look, the odds of two people from the same donor meeting are... 393 00:23:29,813 --> 00:23:31,132 Not preposterous. 394 00:23:31,293 --> 00:23:33,363 Many donors donate buckets of sperm over time. 395 00:23:33,533 --> 00:23:37,321 In fact, with designer babies and genetic engineering being the new must-have... 396 00:23:37,493 --> 00:23:41,042 ...for wealthy families, many prospective parents look for that athletic... 397 00:23:41,213 --> 00:23:43,443 ...good-looking man with the Ivy League degree. 398 00:23:43,613 --> 00:23:48,164 There are some donors who have sired more offspring than Secretariat. 399 00:23:48,333 --> 00:23:52,963 It's only a matter of time before two people from the same seed hook up. 400 00:23:53,133 --> 00:23:54,930 Crown Cryobank follows the guidelines... 401 00:23:55,093 --> 00:23:58,290 ...recommended by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine... 402 00:23:58,453 --> 00:24:01,126 ...to guard against the possibility of co-sanguinity. 403 00:24:01,293 --> 00:24:02,282 But it can happen. 404 00:24:02,453 --> 00:24:05,286 Looking at these two kids, you can see the possibility. 405 00:24:05,453 --> 00:24:08,650 Your Honor, if I may, we limit the number of live births per donor... 406 00:24:08,813 --> 00:24:11,532 ...to 25 per population of 800,000. 407 00:24:11,693 --> 00:24:15,322 You have no means of actually tracking that number. There's no obligation... 408 00:24:15,493 --> 00:24:18,963 ...for women to tell you the results of the sperm once it leaves the depot. 409 00:24:19,133 --> 00:24:21,408 We have binding contracts with our donors. 410 00:24:21,573 --> 00:24:25,771 But if you talk to adopted children, they will tell you there is a need... 411 00:24:25,933 --> 00:24:28,811 Even the ones raised by loving adoptive families... 412 00:24:28,973 --> 00:24:33,171 ...there is a fundamental, perhaps even primal need... 413 00:24:33,333 --> 00:24:36,370 ...to know who and where they came from. 414 00:24:36,533 --> 00:24:41,926 And these contracts say, "No, sorry. Sperm donor's privacy counts more. " 415 00:24:42,093 --> 00:24:45,130 That's wrong. Parents have always treated children like chattel... 416 00:24:45,293 --> 00:24:46,885 ...like acquisitions, but this... 417 00:24:47,053 --> 00:24:48,771 The U.K. Passed a law... 418 00:24:48,933 --> 00:24:51,367 ...ending the practice of donating sperm anonymously. 419 00:24:51,533 --> 00:24:54,843 Fertility clinics started to dry up. Some have no sperm at all. 420 00:24:55,013 --> 00:24:56,605 Desperate parents lose out. 421 00:24:57,493 --> 00:25:00,246 All right. I think I know the arguments. 422 00:25:01,893 --> 00:25:02,882 Yes, son? 423 00:25:04,453 --> 00:25:07,889 I just wanna say, judge, nobody ever consulted me. 424 00:25:08,093 --> 00:25:11,130 Now if I wanna know where I came from, who my birth father is... 425 00:25:11,293 --> 00:25:12,726 Does cancer run in the family? 426 00:25:12,893 --> 00:25:15,851 Are there any other diseases I might be more likely to get? 427 00:25:16,013 --> 00:25:17,605 Do I have any brothers or sisters? 428 00:25:17,773 --> 00:25:21,049 Is there anybody else out there who looks like me? 429 00:25:21,213 --> 00:25:23,204 I don't get to know any of that. 430 00:25:23,373 --> 00:25:27,286 Because, before I was born, some people entered into a contract. 431 00:25:43,733 --> 00:25:45,132 I'm sorry. 432 00:25:45,333 --> 00:25:49,008 Go tell someone who's interested. I'm working on my summation. 433 00:25:49,173 --> 00:25:50,572 - Alan... - Get out. 434 00:25:50,733 --> 00:25:52,963 You don't do something like... 435 00:25:53,693 --> 00:25:55,729 "Sorry" isn't good enough. 436 00:26:02,613 --> 00:26:03,648 Alan... 437 00:26:05,213 --> 00:26:06,282 ...I'm slipping. 438 00:26:08,933 --> 00:26:13,802 What would ever possess me to...? 439 00:26:13,973 --> 00:26:18,330 I mean, I do crazy things, but I always know what I'm doing. 440 00:26:19,533 --> 00:26:21,728 And my judgment on this was... 441 00:26:27,293 --> 00:26:29,170 I know I'm slipping. 442 00:26:31,533 --> 00:26:32,966 I'm so, so sorry. 443 00:26:33,133 --> 00:26:37,968 For me to have done this to the person I love most is... 444 00:26:39,493 --> 00:26:41,211 What's happening to me? 445 00:26:41,853 --> 00:26:44,321 - Nothing's happening to you. - Yes, it is. 446 00:26:45,133 --> 00:26:48,648 I'm not sure. Maybe I shouldn't practice anymore. 447 00:26:48,813 --> 00:26:50,166 Look, don't overreact. 448 00:26:50,333 --> 00:26:55,282 I told the clerk of a sitting judge we had a bet on the case. 449 00:26:59,173 --> 00:27:02,848 If I'm going down, I'm not taking you down with me. 450 00:27:03,013 --> 00:27:04,446 It's time I quit. 451 00:27:04,613 --> 00:27:05,932 If you quit work, Denny... 452 00:27:06,093 --> 00:27:08,971 ...your brain will shrivel up to the size of a small raisin... 453 00:27:09,133 --> 00:27:10,725 ...and you surely will die. 454 00:27:16,813 --> 00:27:20,601 Have you been feeling other symptoms lately? 455 00:27:21,373 --> 00:27:26,322 Sometimes I feel a little foggy. Don't seem to always get things. 456 00:27:26,893 --> 00:27:28,565 - For example? - Obama. 457 00:27:28,733 --> 00:27:31,122 - Another example. - The Patriots losing to the Giants. 458 00:27:32,333 --> 00:27:33,607 You're covering. 459 00:27:39,253 --> 00:27:43,007 - The idea of not having you... - You will never not have me. 460 00:27:44,973 --> 00:27:48,283 - You said we were done. - I was angry, Denny. 461 00:27:48,453 --> 00:27:50,728 I'll get by it. 462 00:27:51,173 --> 00:27:56,725 Our friendship will survive an act of poor judgment. 463 00:27:57,213 --> 00:27:59,966 - Really? - Really. 464 00:28:09,893 --> 00:28:13,044 - Lf you wanna call off the bet... - I have no interest in doing that. 465 00:28:13,213 --> 00:28:14,805 I plan on winning. 466 00:28:16,013 --> 00:28:17,890 - Double it? - Done. 467 00:28:19,493 --> 00:28:22,212 - Don't tell. - I won't. 468 00:28:22,373 --> 00:28:23,772 Thank you, Alan. 469 00:28:24,733 --> 00:28:27,850 You forgive, I forget. Make a good team. 470 00:28:28,013 --> 00:28:32,086 Yes, we're a very good team. 471 00:28:49,013 --> 00:28:50,571 All right. 472 00:28:51,373 --> 00:28:52,772 Look, when I grew up... 473 00:28:52,933 --> 00:28:56,323 ...it was relatively rare to meet a person who was adopted. 474 00:28:56,493 --> 00:29:01,248 Today, adoption is commonplace, as are multicultural families. 475 00:29:01,413 --> 00:29:06,771 Genealogy is almost considered irrelevant. But it is relevant. 476 00:29:06,933 --> 00:29:09,208 People do want to know their genetic history... 477 00:29:09,373 --> 00:29:14,083 ...whether it is for medical reasons, or just, well, to feel complete... 478 00:29:14,253 --> 00:29:16,642 ...as one adopted friend recently told me. 479 00:29:17,093 --> 00:29:18,765 I agree with Mr. Espenson. 480 00:29:18,933 --> 00:29:22,767 We cannot allow a contract to usurp the autonomy of the child. 481 00:29:22,933 --> 00:29:24,924 The current laws are anything but current... 482 00:29:25,093 --> 00:29:27,209 ...and they need to be reexamined. 483 00:29:27,373 --> 00:29:30,763 In the meantime, I am not ordering the defendant... 484 00:29:30,933 --> 00:29:34,528 ...to tell the plaintiff the identity of his biological father. 485 00:29:34,693 --> 00:29:38,766 But I am ordering you to tell him if he and his girlfriend... 486 00:29:38,933 --> 00:29:40,651 ...come from the same sperm donor. 487 00:29:42,093 --> 00:29:45,085 You have my ruling. We are adjourned. 488 00:29:47,013 --> 00:29:48,241 So, what happens now? 489 00:29:49,133 --> 00:29:51,249 We at least find out if you two are related. 490 00:29:51,413 --> 00:29:55,042 - How long will that take? - I would think we'd know today. 491 00:29:55,213 --> 00:29:58,649 Good work, Jerry. I'm very impressed. 492 00:30:08,133 --> 00:30:12,046 It isn't just the undue economic burden on the government, Your Honor... 493 00:30:12,213 --> 00:30:14,169 ...though that alone would be crippling... 494 00:30:14,333 --> 00:30:17,211 ...but to subject the military hospitals to discovery? 495 00:30:17,373 --> 00:30:19,682 That could result in the free trade of secrets. 496 00:30:19,853 --> 00:30:22,321 It could compromise military discipline. 497 00:30:23,493 --> 00:30:24,926 Representative Duncan Hunter... 498 00:30:25,093 --> 00:30:27,482 ...a member of the House Armed Services Committee... 499 00:30:27,653 --> 00:30:30,611 ...and a former fighter pilot, consider what he said: 500 00:30:30,773 --> 00:30:33,367 "The Ferris Doctrine represents a reasonable approach... 501 00:30:33,533 --> 00:30:36,923 ...to ensuring that litigation does not interfere... 502 00:30:37,093 --> 00:30:40,802 ...with the objectives and readiness of our nation's military. " 503 00:30:40,973 --> 00:30:43,771 Now, think of it. Do we really want our military personnel... 504 00:30:43,933 --> 00:30:46,527 ...bogged down in depositions and motions... 505 00:30:46,693 --> 00:30:48,411 ...while we're trying to fight a war? 506 00:30:49,133 --> 00:30:52,250 And finally, Your Honor, consider this. 507 00:30:52,413 --> 00:30:55,849 Military hospitals tend to deal with high volume... 508 00:30:56,013 --> 00:30:59,210 ...and, as Mr. Shore noted, many catastrophic wounds. 509 00:30:59,373 --> 00:31:01,568 We want these kids getting treatment. 510 00:31:01,733 --> 00:31:06,761 The last thing we need is for doctors to be balking out of fear of getting sued. 511 00:31:06,933 --> 00:31:11,449 If you take away this immunity, the reality is you'll lose doctors... 512 00:31:11,613 --> 00:31:14,685 ...and our kids won't get the medical treatment they've earned... 513 00:31:14,853 --> 00:31:16,491 ...and deserve. 514 00:31:16,653 --> 00:31:19,645 Lawyers love to sue. It's what we do. It's how we heat our pools. 515 00:31:19,813 --> 00:31:21,929 But sometimes... 516 00:31:22,093 --> 00:31:24,288 ...we have to put our country first. 517 00:31:24,453 --> 00:31:25,522 And failing that... 518 00:31:26,453 --> 00:31:28,205 ...how about you put our troops first? 519 00:31:37,693 --> 00:31:40,969 It's surprising to have to explain the rudiments of our legal system... 520 00:31:41,133 --> 00:31:43,772 ...to opposing counsel. But I am not suing anyone. 521 00:31:43,933 --> 00:31:46,367 My client is suing because his brother, a soldier... 522 00:31:46,533 --> 00:31:48,808 ...was killed by a military hospital. 523 00:31:48,973 --> 00:31:52,045 By the way, there are no pools being heated here. I don't have one. 524 00:31:52,213 --> 00:31:55,922 As for my client, he should be so lucky to have a house, let alone a pool. 525 00:31:56,093 --> 00:31:58,561 Although I'm sure he'd prefer to have his brother. 526 00:31:58,733 --> 00:32:01,805 Private Richard Canfield was in the Fort Wayne Military Hospital... 527 00:32:01,973 --> 00:32:05,045 ...getting basic follow-up treatment for wounds sustained in Iraq. 528 00:32:05,213 --> 00:32:08,603 Wounds he was healing from nicely. He began to have trouble breathing... 529 00:32:08,773 --> 00:32:11,367 ...due to a reaction to medicine he was mistakenly given. 530 00:32:11,533 --> 00:32:14,366 The doctor then inserted a breathing tube incorrectly... 531 00:32:14,533 --> 00:32:16,683 ...and proceeded to pump air into his stomach. 532 00:32:16,853 --> 00:32:19,003 By the time they figured out their mistake... 533 00:32:19,173 --> 00:32:21,289 ...Private Canfield had severe brain damage. 534 00:32:21,453 --> 00:32:24,445 Three days later, he died. None of this is in dispute. 535 00:32:24,613 --> 00:32:28,162 Had this same malpractice happened to me or you... 536 00:32:28,333 --> 00:32:31,370 ...our estates would receive million-dollar settlements. 537 00:32:31,533 --> 00:32:34,525 But because Private Canfield was a GI, not a nickel. 538 00:32:34,693 --> 00:32:36,809 Apparently, we can all live with that. 539 00:32:36,973 --> 00:32:42,684 This Ferris Doctrine is as unfair as it is patently ludicrous. 540 00:32:42,853 --> 00:32:45,890 There is no danger of revealing military secrets. 541 00:32:46,053 --> 00:32:48,009 Discovery would only go to medical records. 542 00:32:48,173 --> 00:32:49,811 And frankly, I am mystified... 543 00:32:49,973 --> 00:32:52,726 ...as to how this could possibly affect military discipline. 544 00:32:52,893 --> 00:32:58,126 Would the troops suddenly stop saluting, or begin marching in crooked lines? 545 00:32:58,293 --> 00:33:01,091 And as for the supposed burden on the government... 546 00:33:01,253 --> 00:33:05,565 ...you've gotta be kidding me. What about Private Canfield's horrific ordeal? 547 00:33:05,733 --> 00:33:07,325 Not to mention the obvious fact... 548 00:33:07,493 --> 00:33:10,053 ...that while our government will undoubtedly survive... 549 00:33:10,213 --> 00:33:11,726 ...Private Canfield did not. 550 00:33:15,853 --> 00:33:19,289 I would say to you, Your Honor, these are our kids who are dying. 551 00:33:19,453 --> 00:33:24,891 But it's not really our kids, is it? Not for the most part. 552 00:33:25,053 --> 00:33:26,372 It's the poor people's kids. 553 00:33:26,533 --> 00:33:29,525 And the dirty little secret, some might say windfall... 554 00:33:29,693 --> 00:33:32,161 ...of our record poverty and disparity of wealth... 555 00:33:32,333 --> 00:33:34,893 ...is we've got plenty of poor people to fight our wars. 556 00:33:35,053 --> 00:33:37,248 - I'm sorry, but I'm offended by that. - Are you? 557 00:33:37,413 --> 00:33:39,005 How about a Republican candidate... 558 00:33:39,173 --> 00:33:41,607 ...who opposes educational benefits for Gls... 559 00:33:41,773 --> 00:33:43,684 ...so as not to encourage troops to leave? 560 00:33:43,853 --> 00:33:46,083 Keep their options limited. Does that offend you? 561 00:33:46,253 --> 00:33:48,403 How about all the war profiteering by the rich? 562 00:33:48,573 --> 00:33:53,089 How about the fact that while a sergeant gets an annual salary of $ 70,000... 563 00:33:53,253 --> 00:33:56,131 ...private security guards hired by Blackwater and DynCorp... 564 00:33:56,293 --> 00:33:58,409 ...get 4 to 500,000? Does that offend you? 565 00:33:58,573 --> 00:34:01,883 All kinds of wonderful, lucrative deals can happen in war. 566 00:34:02,053 --> 00:34:04,123 For the Gls, we've got the Ferris Doctrine. 567 00:34:04,293 --> 00:34:07,171 Which means when a GI is killed by hospital negligence... 568 00:34:07,333 --> 00:34:10,052 ...or even deliberately by a doctor, not a nickel. 569 00:34:10,213 --> 00:34:13,410 How can this not shock our national conscience? 570 00:34:13,573 --> 00:34:17,361 The media gives it little, if any, shrift. Mr. Mathis clearly doesn't care. 571 00:34:17,533 --> 00:34:20,127 And me, hell, I even placed a bet on the case. 572 00:34:24,693 --> 00:34:29,289 How can it be that we don't much care? 573 00:34:31,013 --> 00:34:33,766 Maybe because it's not our kids who are dying. 574 00:34:34,693 --> 00:34:36,331 It's the poor people's. 575 00:34:54,173 --> 00:34:55,811 Yes. Yes, that's fine. I'll wait. 576 00:34:56,573 --> 00:34:58,006 I'm on hold. 577 00:34:59,493 --> 00:35:01,609 - They have the answer? - It seems so. 578 00:35:03,973 --> 00:35:05,247 It's going to be fine. 579 00:35:06,053 --> 00:35:07,122 I read a study. 580 00:35:07,853 --> 00:35:11,004 People are attracted to other people who look like them. 581 00:35:11,173 --> 00:35:13,528 It's not unusual for us to resemble each other. 582 00:35:13,973 --> 00:35:15,804 Yes, thank you. 583 00:35:18,573 --> 00:35:20,052 Well? 584 00:35:28,013 --> 00:35:29,605 You have the same sperm donor. 585 00:35:37,493 --> 00:35:39,006 I'm sorry. 586 00:35:39,533 --> 00:35:41,683 This isn't fair. 587 00:35:45,453 --> 00:35:46,852 I'm so sorry. 588 00:36:10,293 --> 00:36:12,204 All rise. 589 00:36:14,013 --> 00:36:15,765 Be seated. 590 00:36:22,773 --> 00:36:25,241 I'm allowing the plaintiff's case to stand. 591 00:36:25,413 --> 00:36:27,881 Your Honor, the precedent set by the Ferris Doctrine... 592 00:36:28,053 --> 00:36:31,523 The Ferris Doctrine is no longer applicable in today's world. 593 00:36:31,693 --> 00:36:33,445 Well, the remedy is the legislature. 594 00:36:33,613 --> 00:36:38,004 I disagree, counselor. This doctrine unfairly victimizes the poor. 595 00:36:38,173 --> 00:36:41,609 There are far more rich people registered to vote than poor people. 596 00:36:41,813 --> 00:36:45,203 This will never get fixed by an electable legislature. Never. 597 00:36:45,373 --> 00:36:47,648 - Your Honor... - I'm allowing the case to stand. 598 00:36:48,053 --> 00:36:49,486 We are adjourned. 599 00:36:52,213 --> 00:36:54,568 - Well... - What does this mean? 600 00:36:54,733 --> 00:36:56,530 It means, for now, you still get to sue. 601 00:36:56,693 --> 00:36:59,446 - Hopefully we can settle it quickly. - Thank you. 602 00:36:59,613 --> 00:37:01,808 I'll schedule a meeting with opposing counsel. 603 00:37:01,973 --> 00:37:04,487 We'll see where it goes. I'll let you know. 604 00:37:08,053 --> 00:37:12,205 Shirley, I apologize again for any embarrassment, but... 605 00:37:16,133 --> 00:37:17,725 Okay. 606 00:37:25,133 --> 00:37:27,567 She'll forgive us. 607 00:37:27,733 --> 00:37:31,203 - Sounds like she's already halfway there. - What makes you say that? 608 00:37:31,733 --> 00:37:34,850 Shirley has no trouble expressing her displeasure. 609 00:37:35,013 --> 00:37:38,767 But when she says nothing or walks away in silence... 610 00:37:38,933 --> 00:37:43,723 ...it's like she's saying, "I'm still angry, but I'll forgive you. " 611 00:37:48,213 --> 00:37:50,647 Will you really forgive me? 612 00:37:51,973 --> 00:37:53,804 I did already. 613 00:37:58,653 --> 00:38:02,851 I can't believe I actually said that to the clerk. 614 00:38:03,573 --> 00:38:05,131 Promise me something. 615 00:38:05,293 --> 00:38:08,091 When I do something crazy, you'll tell me. 616 00:38:08,733 --> 00:38:11,645 Okay. Let's start with doubling the bet. 617 00:38:12,453 --> 00:38:14,250 Oh, right. 618 00:38:18,053 --> 00:38:21,204 At least tell me it's going to a good cause, like a hooker. 619 00:38:21,373 --> 00:38:25,605 - It's going to the troops, remember? - Oh, right. Yes. I feel better now. 620 00:38:31,013 --> 00:38:32,287 You okay, Denny? 621 00:38:33,533 --> 00:38:35,364 Oh, yeah. 622 00:38:37,933 --> 00:38:41,209 - You really yelled at me. - I just lost my temper. 623 00:38:42,773 --> 00:38:44,491 I'm over it. 624 00:38:47,253 --> 00:38:51,132 You know what's long overdue? You and me on a road trip. 625 00:38:51,293 --> 00:38:52,726 A road trip? 626 00:38:52,893 --> 00:38:56,568 Maybe we should go to Rome. Or the balcony on the other side of the building. 627 00:38:56,973 --> 00:38:58,531 Yeah, I've got it. 628 00:38:58,693 --> 00:39:01,127 - A dude ranch. - A dude ranch? 629 00:39:01,293 --> 00:39:05,923 It's horses and sheep and fresh air... 630 00:39:06,453 --> 00:39:07,568 ...and sheep. 631 00:39:08,613 --> 00:39:12,925 - Let's go west, to the Wild West. - I don't really like horses. 632 00:39:13,613 --> 00:39:15,012 How can you not like horses? 633 00:39:15,173 --> 00:39:16,970 - Dude ranch? - Yeah. Just leave it to me. 634 00:39:17,133 --> 00:39:21,843 I'll make all the arrangements. We'll have campfires and marshmallows and tents... 635 00:39:22,413 --> 00:39:26,008 ...and sheep. Me and you and... 636 00:39:26,173 --> 00:39:30,007 Fresh air would do us both good. That is what we need. 637 00:39:36,693 --> 00:39:38,490 Thank you. 638 00:39:40,773 --> 00:39:42,286 For being... 639 00:39:44,253 --> 00:39:45,447 Thank you. 640 00:39:46,413 --> 00:39:48,449 I don't think you're slipping, Denny. 641 00:39:50,893 --> 00:39:52,406 I really don't. 642 00:39:55,773 --> 00:39:57,126 Okay. 643 00:39:58,305 --> 00:40:04,313 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 54490

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