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Who the hell are you?
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It's not who so much as what.
This is a men's room.
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What's your name, fella?
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I'm Shirley Schmidt.
Pardon the intrusion but...
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one of our assistants
is suing us under title IX,
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claiming, among other things,
the men have better fixtures.
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So you're Shirley Schmidt
of Crane, Poole &...
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Schmidt.
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Alan Shore. It's a pleasure.
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Surely you intend
to wash that first.
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I keep an extremely clean penis.
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- I know all about you.
- And I you.
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There's much
written in stall number 2.
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I pictured you younger. Much.
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A smart attorney recognizes
who he can or cannot rattle.
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He also knows a good rattle
when he sees one.
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Since I'm your boss,
I can't return your sexual banter,
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but I will say, for the record,
that if I were looking for a rattle,
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he would be taller,
he would be better-looking.
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He would be more evolved
than a junior in high school.
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I prefer the juniors in high school.
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He would be something other than
a self-loathing narcissist with a dwarf fetish,
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and, yes, judging from what
I got a glimpse of in the mirror
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when I first entered the room,
he would be bigger.
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Much.
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My, my, my.
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Boston Legal
1x11. Schmidt Happens
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE ON ABC: 2005/01/09
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She's been in the New York
office the last three years.
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Rumor has it Lewiston called
her back to get things into shape.
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What things?
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Us things. Litigation has been
under performing, Sally.
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Plus, our image around town
is becoming that of...
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- Denny Crane.
- Exactly.
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The truth is, we need a kick
in the ass, and I'm glad she's back.
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- Uh, Lori...
- Is Shirley Schmidt really back?
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Temporarily. I need you in the conference
room on another matter. It's urgent.
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- I'm available.
- As soon as you can, please.
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Why is she back?
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Evidently, Lewiston
asked her to return.
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- Why?
- This I do not know.
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I do not want Shirley Schmidt
in this building.
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Denny, she's a named partner.
You can't exactly ban her presence.
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I'm gonna tell you something
I haven't told anybody.
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I once had a torrid...
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torrid affair with that woman.
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- First, everybody knows that...
- and second, the word would be "horrid."
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Shirley.
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This firm isn't big enough
for the two of us.
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I agree. It would be best if we
could be in different cities but...
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it's our differences, ironically,
that call for me to be here now.
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What differences, specifically?
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Well, for starters,
I still know how to practice law.
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I don't have to go around saying my
name out loud in order to remember it.
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I don't want you here.
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Is it because...
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you still desire me?
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Ha.
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I'm over my wrinkle fetish.
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- You don't arouse me, Shirley.
- Oh, please,
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all I have to do is say those
two combustible little words.
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Denny Crane.
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She's still hot.
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Alan, there's a guy on the phone.
He isn't a client.
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He picked us
out of the yellow pages.
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He said he's committed a crime,
and he needs to speak to a lawyer.
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We advertise in the yellow pages?
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He sounded really upset.
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What should I do?
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- Line four?
- Yes.
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This is Alan Shore.
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If you're a criminal,
please state your name
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and the nature of your crime
at the sound of the tone.
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I killed my mother.
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Sir, excuse me?
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This is a lawyer, right?
What, what I say is privileged, right?
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It might have been wise
to establish that before
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telling me you killed mother,
but, yes, we'll call this privileged.
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It was an accident.
Now I don't know what to do.
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Okay,
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where is mother now?
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On the kitchen floor.
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Okay.
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And have you called
for an ambulance, or...
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She's dead. I don't wanna call the police.
They'd arrest me, wouldn't they?
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Typically.
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Why don't you give me
your name and address, sir?
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Ah, here she is.
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John, this is Lori Colson.
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Lori, John Zenawi,
CEO of Hanley tech.
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- Very nice to meet you.
- My pleasure.
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Please sit.
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John is a long time client
of our corporate department.
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Yes, I think I've done some anti-trust
work for your company on occasion.
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He's here today because...
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John, would you like to explain?
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I was born in Sudan.
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My father transferred
to the states when I was 5.
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I've lived here since.
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Most of my extended family
remains in Sudan.
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One of my cousins was
murdered there last week.
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I'm very sorry.
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That was the 11th family member
to have been killed.
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I can't begin to describe
the sense of futility I feel.
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I need to do something, Ms. Colson.
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I've been fortunate
to have made a lot of money,
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and I can no longer sit passively.
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So, as preposterous as it may sound,
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and as expensive as it may be,
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I want to sue the government.
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Well, our courts wouldn't have jurisdiction
over the Sudanese government.
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I'm sure Paul told you that.
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He's not looking to sue
the Sudanese government.
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I want to go after the United states.
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On what grounds?
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That is what I need you to tell me.
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Typically, Lori, whenever
there's a case that can't be brought,
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I run it by you.
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You call me insane among other things
more colorful, you exit the room,
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then return the next day
with a crazy idea.
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We need that idea, Lori.
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If I can get into court, Ms. Colson,
I can make some noise.
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That is what I'm
desperate to do here,
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put this issue in the
spotlight a little,
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create maybe an outcry of sorts.
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I don't mean to sound harsh,
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but the genocide
going on in Sudan
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has been covered quite
a bit by the press, Mr. Zenawi,
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and the American
people have spoken.
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They don't care.
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Well,
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I guess, for my own peace of mind,
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I need to do whatever I can.
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Maddie.
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Yes. / Hello, dear,
I'm Shirley Schmidt.
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I read your title IX
complaint last night.
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It's very well drafted. You obviously
hired an excellent attorney.
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You're fired, Maddie.
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You can't...
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you can't fire me
for bringing a title IX.
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What are you going to do,
sweetheart, sue me?
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You've already done that.
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Call your persuasive lawyer, tell him
to add a count for wrongful termination.
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Bye-bye.
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By now I'm sure you've
run to Paul Lewiston.
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No.
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I'm coming directly to you because
I don't care what Paul Lewiston wants.
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I'm Denny Crane.
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Crane comes before Schmidt.
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You refer, of course, to
when we were intimate.
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Shirley, I demand
to know your agenda.
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You always have one, so please...
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I told you my agenda, Denny.
It's to fix things.
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Excuse me,
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what's your name?
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- Sally Heep.
- Very nice outfit, Sally.
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Can you spell?
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Wear something more appropriate.
Pretend you're a lawyer.
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This woman happens to be
an excellent attorney.
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She also happens
to have a name.
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What is it?
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Time's up. Bye-bye.
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Denny Crane.
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Could you please state your name?
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Alan Shore.
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Mr. Shore,
thank you for coming.
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I didn't know what to do, or...
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this is a horrible thing.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Where are my manners?
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May I offer you
something to drink?
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Maybe we should
start with the kitchen.
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Yes, okay, um,
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I apologize in advance for...
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you know...
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- the mess.
- I didn't mean for this to happen.
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I don't know what to do.
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See?
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I told you.
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Mr. Ferrion, you really do
need to call the police.
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First, I need to know my options.
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Besides Brazil?
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Well, sometimes, there's circumstances
that excuse or, or justify.
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I, I really need to know
what's available to me.
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Could you first tell me how she came
to be lying dead on the floor?
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I hit her on the head with a skillet.
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Cast iron.
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But it wasn't
premeditated or planned.
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It was just...
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one of those things.
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She was berating me
like she does all the time...
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how I don't make enough money,
how I'm weak.
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All the time, the same litany
of how I am a failure.
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It makes me so enraged.
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It sounds like an accidental
skillet bopping so far.
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She kept on and on,
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and I kept squeezing it tighter and
tighter without even realizing it.
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And then, I swung.
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But I swear, Mr. Shore,
I never decided to.
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Suddenly, my arm was in motion.
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Bam! I hit her,
and she went down.
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What do I do?
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I certainly can't advise you
to conceal evidence in any way,
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but I'm afraid you're going to
have to call the police, Mr. Ferrion.
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And if you don't, I'll have to.
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- But you're my lawyer.
- I understand, but...
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What am I gonna tell them?
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I thought you said she was dead.
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She is. I checked her pulse.
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Sometimes the air remaining
inside the body escapes,
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causing...
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You need not call
the police, Mr. Ferrion.
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Call for an ambulance.
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Mother is still alive.
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Would you like to hit her again?
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Did I witness any of it?
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Mr. Zenawi,
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before I can figure out if
there is a claim,
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I first need to satisfy standing.
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It would certainly help if we could
make out a case for you specifically.
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Legally, we have a term
called zone of danger.
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Basically, if you were
in harm's way yourself.
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That's why I asked if you've
ever witnessed any of it.
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I heard it once.
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You heard it?
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This past Summer,
I was with relatives.
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We were celebrating
one of my uncles' birthdays.
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The army showed up, and, um,
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they, um...
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they accosted us.
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Accosted you by...
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They told us we were slaves,
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that we had no right to be
in the country, that, um,
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we were occupying grazing
land for their cattle.
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My uncle protested.
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They took him behind
a barn structure...
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and set him on fire.
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We all heard the screams.
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And then they raped
one of my cousins.
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Does that set out a case for me...
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specifically...
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to listen to your, uh,
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uncle being burned to death,
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your cousin being raped?
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It's not that I am not relieved.
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I am.
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I certainly do love her,
but what if she tells?
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Perhaps you should have used
a bigger frying pan.
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Mr. Ferrion,
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did you see what happened?
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No, um, she was on a stool
putting some things away.
252
00:14:27,035 --> 00:14:29,066
I went upstairs to have a bath.
253
00:14:29,066 --> 00:14:31,032
I heard a crash,
I came running back,
254
00:14:31,032 --> 00:14:34,284
and she is on the
floor unconscious.
255
00:14:34,284 --> 00:14:36,578
- And you are?
- This is Alan Shore.
256
00:14:36,578 --> 00:14:39,438
He's a friend of the family.
257
00:14:41,691 --> 00:14:44,188
Bernie, you surprise me.
258
00:14:45,173 --> 00:14:46,450
Is she gonna be okay?
259
00:14:46,450 --> 00:14:47,989
We don't know, sir.
260
00:14:59,388 --> 00:15:01,337
I have a crazy idea.
261
00:15:01,337 --> 00:15:02,917
Already?
262
00:15:02,917 --> 00:15:05,648
In tort law, you see a guy lying
on the side of the street,
263
00:15:05,648 --> 00:15:08,137
you have no obligation
to pull over and help.
264
00:15:08,137 --> 00:15:12,647
But if you do pull over, you incur
a duty to complete that rescue.
265
00:15:12,647 --> 00:15:15,151
The theory being other
would-be rescuers pass by,
266
00:15:15,151 --> 00:15:17,981
thinking help is
already on the scene.
267
00:15:18,463 --> 00:15:20,174
And?
268
00:15:20,703 --> 00:15:23,529
The United states has
declared a war on terrorism.
269
00:15:23,529 --> 00:15:25,562
We've talked the talk
when it comes to Sudan,
270
00:15:25,562 --> 00:15:27,443
we've even given financial aid.
271
00:15:27,443 --> 00:15:29,242
Our theory of law
would be analogous.
272
00:15:29,242 --> 00:15:30,766
Other countries have stayed out,
273
00:15:30,766 --> 00:15:33,757
thinking America's stepping in
when we're not.
274
00:15:34,484 --> 00:15:36,170
It's not a winner.
275
00:15:36,170 --> 00:15:39,881
But perhaps colorable enough
to sue and make noise.
276
00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,115
Go draft the complaint.
277
00:15:44,461 --> 00:15:46,950
And?
278
00:15:48,543 --> 00:15:50,641
Thank you.
279
00:15:57,815 --> 00:16:02,424
Lori Colson, you slut.
280
00:16:02,424 --> 00:16:03,890
How are you, Shirley?
281
00:16:03,890 --> 00:16:05,936
Old. Rich.
282
00:16:05,936 --> 00:16:08,013
You look great.
283
00:16:08,153 --> 00:16:09,531
So, who are we sleeping with?
284
00:16:09,531 --> 00:16:11,137
Oh, usual suspects.
285
00:16:11,137 --> 00:16:12,508
You back for good?
286
00:16:12,508 --> 00:16:14,105
Just for bad.
287
00:16:14,105 --> 00:16:16,813
Wanna grab a beer later
and do a little debriefing?
288
00:16:16,813 --> 00:16:18,360
Love it.
289
00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,423
You look awesome, by the way.
290
00:16:20,423 --> 00:16:22,377
I know.
291
00:16:22,911 --> 00:16:24,801
I certainly don't mind
him talking to you.
292
00:16:24,801 --> 00:16:25,909
Look, he already has.
293
00:16:25,909 --> 00:16:27,097
But if I let him take a polygraph?
294
00:16:27,097 --> 00:16:29,629
Come on, I could be
sued for malpractice.
295
00:16:29,629 --> 00:16:32,198
How is it exactly you came
to be here, Mr. Shore?
296
00:16:32,198 --> 00:16:34,231
I drove.
297
00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,269
Bernie's a friend,
I'm here as his friend.
298
00:16:37,269 --> 00:16:39,189
And since I am a lawyer,
look, come on,
299
00:16:39,189 --> 00:16:41,364
there's no sign of a struggle.
300
00:16:41,364 --> 00:16:42,632
She slipped and fell,
301
00:16:42,632 --> 00:16:46,975
and hit her head on either
the table or counter or stool, floor.
302
00:16:46,975 --> 00:16:48,753
Your experts will figure it out.
303
00:16:48,753 --> 00:16:51,824
He'd like to go to the hospital
to be with his mother.
304
00:16:51,824 --> 00:16:54,114
Can I tell him he can do that?
305
00:16:58,233 --> 00:17:00,557
Tell him not to leave the jurisdiction.
306
00:17:11,031 --> 00:17:13,868
I heard some of that.
Do they suspect me?
307
00:17:13,868 --> 00:17:16,292
It's crossed their minds.
308
00:17:17,587 --> 00:17:19,524
Well, you should know that
309
00:17:19,524 --> 00:17:21,669
if you're gonna pass yourself
off as my friend...
310
00:17:21,669 --> 00:17:23,101
You did that, Bernie.
311
00:17:23,101 --> 00:17:26,128
You should know that
my friends call me Bernard.
312
00:17:26,128 --> 00:17:29,773
Ah, so I guess that would
make me your special friend.
313
00:17:29,773 --> 00:17:31,777
Tell me, Bernie,
314
00:17:31,777 --> 00:17:34,657
what exactly became of the skillet?
315
00:17:46,912 --> 00:17:49,816
You weren't expecting them
to throw a parade for you, were you?
316
00:17:49,816 --> 00:17:52,145
No, but if I get too much resistance,
317
00:17:52,145 --> 00:17:55,815
I assume I'm permitted to bring
my big broom out of the closet.
318
00:17:55,815 --> 00:17:58,852
Is that how you get around,
on your big broom?
319
00:17:58,852 --> 00:18:01,674
Shirley, this is Alan Shore.
320
00:18:01,674 --> 00:18:04,868
We've met. / Yes, Shirley was
in the men's room earlier.
321
00:18:04,868 --> 00:18:06,532
Inspecting his fixtures.
322
00:18:06,532 --> 00:18:08,721
I'm a micromanager.
323
00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:10,683
Mr. Shore?
324
00:18:11,983 --> 00:18:13,408
I thought you were
going to the hospital.
325
00:18:13,408 --> 00:18:17,065
I did. We have a little problem.
326
00:18:18,622 --> 00:18:20,280
Excuse me, I have a client.
327
00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,097
Maybe we can
catch up later, Shirley.
328
00:18:22,097 --> 00:18:25,297
Good. You can tell me
about your products.
329
00:18:28,819 --> 00:18:31,400
An excellent lawyer.
330
00:18:31,544 --> 00:18:33,238
If I determine he should go...
331
00:18:33,238 --> 00:18:34,906
he goes.
332
00:18:37,521 --> 00:18:40,071
She's vegetative.
333
00:18:40,189 --> 00:18:43,914
The doctors think it's 50/50
if she'll come out of it.
334
00:18:43,914 --> 00:18:47,527
In the meantime, and, uh,
335
00:18:47,527 --> 00:18:50,491
I say this with a heavy heart.
336
00:18:50,491 --> 00:18:51,784
Of course.
337
00:18:51,784 --> 00:18:58,314
My mother used to be
a Christian scientist, as did I.
338
00:18:58,314 --> 00:19:00,543
She hasn't been one for years.
339
00:19:00,543 --> 00:19:01,941
But I...
340
00:19:01,941 --> 00:19:09,436
I let it slip out to the doctors that she
recently rededicated herself to the faith.
341
00:19:09,436 --> 00:19:12,597
And they've made inquiries
342
00:19:12,597 --> 00:19:15,939
as to her position
on medical treatment.
343
00:19:15,939 --> 00:19:20,248
I really don't think she
would want to be on a respirator,
344
00:19:20,248 --> 00:19:23,773
as much as it pains me to admit.
345
00:19:23,773 --> 00:19:29,338
You let it slip out that your mother is
a born-again Christian scientist?
346
00:19:29,338 --> 00:19:33,806
May I ask, did your mother
rededicate herself to Christian science
347
00:19:33,806 --> 00:19:38,024
before or after you hit her
on the head with the skillet?
348
00:19:38,024 --> 00:19:39,606
I don't appreciate that question.
349
00:19:39,606 --> 00:19:41,653
What are you asking me for, Bernie?
350
00:19:42,664 --> 00:19:46,684
Again, as much as it pains me,
351
00:19:47,346 --> 00:19:51,030
I'd like you to safeguard
her religious freedom.
352
00:19:58,969 --> 00:20:02,021
We filed last night. U.S. Attorney's
office didn't waste any time.
353
00:20:02,021 --> 00:20:04,486
- They brought a 12-B-6.
- Sovereign immunity.
354
00:20:04,486 --> 00:20:06,215
Mm-hmm, this may be
our one day in court.
355
00:20:06,215 --> 00:20:07,895
And therefore, our one
day to make noise.
356
00:20:07,895 --> 00:20:10,345
We've put out a release.
There should be media in the room.
357
00:20:10,345 --> 00:20:12,433
Can you join for the motion?
I'd like to make a big showing.
358
00:20:12,433 --> 00:20:13,914
Should we get Denny?
359
00:20:13,914 --> 00:20:15,112
Maybe not that big.
360
00:20:15,112 --> 00:20:17,352
It'll help to have him at the table.
361
00:20:17,352 --> 00:20:19,928
Shirley, I want you
to think back and tell me
362
00:20:19,928 --> 00:20:23,848
who is the best attorney
you have ever seen in court.
363
00:20:24,642 --> 00:20:26,316
Me.
364
00:20:26,316 --> 00:20:30,444
We need to survive a 12-B-6
on a pretty untenable claim.
365
00:20:30,444 --> 00:20:33,605
How would you feel about
joining us for oral arguments?
366
00:20:33,605 --> 00:20:34,759
What's the claim?
367
00:20:34,759 --> 00:20:36,852
We're suing
the United states government
368
00:20:36,852 --> 00:20:39,722
for the genocide that's
taking place in Sudan.
369
00:20:39,722 --> 00:20:41,849
What's so untenable about that?
370
00:20:41,849 --> 00:20:44,031
And this is why I love her.
371
00:20:44,539 --> 00:20:48,259
Alan, we're making a show
of force in a high-profile matter.
372
00:20:48,259 --> 00:20:50,924
Could we trouble you to join
us for a motion this morning?
373
00:20:50,924 --> 00:20:52,286
I'd love to.
374
00:20:52,286 --> 00:20:55,093
But, see, I have a client who hit his
mother on the head with a skillet.
375
00:20:55,093 --> 00:20:56,580
We're trying to take her
off life support.
376
00:20:56,580 --> 00:20:58,856
And the police have brought
some nuisance action to try
377
00:20:58,856 --> 00:21:00,247
to keep her breathing,
buggers that they are.
378
00:21:00,247 --> 00:21:05,570
By the way, my fixtures remain
available for further inspection.
379
00:21:08,144 --> 00:21:10,359
Paul.
380
00:21:15,786 --> 00:21:17,295
He's funny.
381
00:21:22,895 --> 00:21:26,990
Denny, may we borrow your
prowess for a motion this morning?
382
00:21:26,990 --> 00:21:29,232
Why did you bring
Shirley Schmidt back here?
383
00:21:29,232 --> 00:21:30,654
Because we need her.
384
00:21:30,654 --> 00:21:33,070
Well, then,
go borrow her prowess.
385
00:21:33,522 --> 00:21:35,092
It was a betrayal.
386
00:21:35,092 --> 00:21:38,574
Calling her back here
says I'm not enough.
387
00:21:38,574 --> 00:21:40,781
Can you get that?
388
00:21:40,935 --> 00:21:42,510
I can.
389
00:21:42,510 --> 00:21:44,536
Then why did you do it?
390
00:21:45,695 --> 00:21:48,371
You're not enough.
391
00:21:48,536 --> 00:21:51,284
I still matter, my friend.
392
00:21:51,876 --> 00:21:53,409
Yes, you do,
393
00:21:53,409 --> 00:21:56,915
which is why I asked you
to be present for this motion.
394
00:21:56,915 --> 00:21:59,497
There's another problem
you don't even know about.
395
00:21:59,497 --> 00:22:01,794
Which is?
396
00:22:02,115 --> 00:22:04,336
That woman...
397
00:22:04,336 --> 00:22:06,596
she's hot for me.
398
00:22:12,779 --> 00:22:15,589
Certainly there's a state interest
in preserving life, your honor.
399
00:22:15,589 --> 00:22:18,440
If a patient wishes to refuse medical
treatment based on religious practices...
400
00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,585
- First of all, we don't know that.
- Objection, your honor.
401
00:22:20,585 --> 00:22:23,331
You can't preface your second
point with "first of all."
402
00:22:23,331 --> 00:22:25,665
This woman has forsaken
Christian science.
403
00:22:25,665 --> 00:22:27,539
- We have no assurance...
- According to her son,
404
00:22:27,539 --> 00:22:29,902
- she's recommitted herself...
- A son who might be a suspect
405
00:22:29,902 --> 00:22:33,474
if we determine there was foul play.
We're dealing with a potential homicide.
406
00:22:33,474 --> 00:22:37,511
Well, if the goal is to charge homicide,
it makes little sense to keep the victim alive.
407
00:22:37,511 --> 00:22:40,051
- I could be wrong.
- I object to this smugness, your honor.
408
00:22:40,051 --> 00:22:41,813
A human life is at stake here.
409
00:22:41,813 --> 00:22:44,676
The family of Della
Ferrion is here today
410
00:22:44,676 --> 00:22:48,096
saying it is her wish not
to be kept alive on a respirator.
411
00:22:48,096 --> 00:22:51,659
And it is simply way too early to
make that call. She could recover.
412
00:22:51,659 --> 00:22:53,304
- The suggestion that...
- The issue isn't recovery,
413
00:22:53,304 --> 00:22:55,941
it's religious freedom,
which is sacred in this country.
414
00:22:55,941 --> 00:22:58,448
Unless, of course, you're muslim.
415
00:22:58,448 --> 00:23:00,129
I'm gonna have to cut you both off.
416
00:23:00,129 --> 00:23:01,945
We've just received word
from the hospital.
417
00:23:01,945 --> 00:23:06,433
Mrs. Ferrion has evidently
regained consciousness.
418
00:23:11,222 --> 00:23:12,872
Excellent.
419
00:23:19,669 --> 00:23:21,967
No comment.
We have no comment at this time.
420
00:23:21,967 --> 00:23:23,550
We'll be making a comment
after the motion.
421
00:23:23,550 --> 00:23:26,013
Denny Crane.
I eat cocoa puffs.
422
00:23:26,013 --> 00:23:27,512
Denny Crane.
423
00:23:27,512 --> 00:23:29,324
Cuckoo for cocoa puffs.
424
00:23:29,324 --> 00:23:31,104
Denny Crane...
425
00:23:31,718 --> 00:23:35,065
They're seeking damages for acts
committed by a foreign government
426
00:23:35,065 --> 00:23:37,038
against a foreign citizenry.
427
00:23:37,038 --> 00:23:39,260
There's no jurisdiction here,
no standing.
428
00:23:39,260 --> 00:23:40,741
And even if there were,
429
00:23:40,741 --> 00:23:43,656
any such lawsuit would be barred
by sovereign immunity,
430
00:23:43,656 --> 00:23:46,228
which prohibits the U.S. Government
or its officials
431
00:23:46,228 --> 00:23:49,518
from being sued for foreign
policy decisions.
432
00:23:49,518 --> 00:23:51,678
Ms. Colson, I have to agree.
433
00:23:51,678 --> 00:23:54,932
How do I not toss this on its face?
434
00:23:56,253 --> 00:23:57,585
First,
435
00:23:57,585 --> 00:23:59,628
the United states government,
through congress,
436
00:23:59,628 --> 00:24:02,910
ratified the U.N.
convention against genocide.
437
00:24:02,910 --> 00:24:05,455
The government's current failure
to stop the genocide in Sudan
438
00:24:05,455 --> 00:24:07,902
violates both U.S. law and policy.
439
00:24:07,902 --> 00:24:09,399
We have not failed,
we have expended....
440
00:24:09,399 --> 00:24:13,348
You're arguing the merits,
which I'm happy to do, but it means a trial.
441
00:24:13,479 --> 00:24:15,677
If a government begins
a rescue operation
442
00:24:15,677 --> 00:24:18,706
which, in effect, stops other
countries from pursuing that rescue,
443
00:24:18,706 --> 00:24:22,094
that government can be held liable
for failing to complete that rescue.
444
00:24:22,094 --> 00:24:27,304
Never! Never has the United states government
attempted any rescue mission in Sudan.
445
00:24:27,304 --> 00:24:29,261
Your honor, may I?
446
00:24:31,974 --> 00:24:34,670
We know this lawsuit
is a bit of a stretch.
447
00:24:34,670 --> 00:24:37,046
- You understate it.
- But the truth is,
448
00:24:37,046 --> 00:24:39,255
our country puts it out there.
449
00:24:39,255 --> 00:24:42,662
"We will root out terrorism
wherever it thrives."
450
00:24:42,662 --> 00:24:45,001
We elect our presidents
on that theme.
451
00:24:45,001 --> 00:24:46,475
We go to war over it.
452
00:24:46,475 --> 00:24:50,054
Wherever oppression abounds,
we get involved.
453
00:24:50,054 --> 00:24:52,654
It's almost become a motto.
454
00:24:52,843 --> 00:24:56,693
No one here denies an ethnic
genocide is taking place in Sudan.
455
00:24:56,693 --> 00:25:00,214
Arab militia are wiping out
the black population of Darfur.
456
00:25:00,214 --> 00:25:02,310
Am I boring you?
457
00:25:02,466 --> 00:25:06,020
Ms. Schmidt, the court
recognizes the atrocity.
458
00:25:06,020 --> 00:25:08,898
Why should the United states
be held liable?
459
00:25:08,898 --> 00:25:12,583
Well, if we're not going
to do anything about it,
460
00:25:12,583 --> 00:25:14,200
maybe we should just say so.
461
00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,068
Lord knows the world will understand.
462
00:25:16,068 --> 00:25:18,689
We've certainly got our hands full.
463
00:25:18,689 --> 00:25:22,530
But when our leaders do
their bipartisan puffing,
464
00:25:23,712 --> 00:25:25,734
other countries think
we're going to do something.
465
00:25:25,734 --> 00:25:28,902
They then stay out of it.
And in the end, nothing gets done.
466
00:25:28,902 --> 00:25:32,538
while millions of people
are being persecuted.
467
00:25:32,538 --> 00:25:35,173
Maybe as a compromise,
468
00:25:35,173 --> 00:25:39,366
we could just get the U.S. government
to declare for the record,
469
00:25:39,366 --> 00:25:42,031
"hey, not our problem."
470
00:25:42,031 --> 00:25:46,481
That way, the world would be on notice
somebody else should play hero.
471
00:25:46,481 --> 00:25:49,487
I could try to sell that to my client.
472
00:25:49,817 --> 00:25:53,200
Mr. Joiner? / The United states
response to an ethnic genocide is
473
00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,228
certainly not gonna be
"hey, not our problem."
474
00:25:57,953 --> 00:26:01,807
See, this is how other
countries get confused.
475
00:26:02,708 --> 00:26:05,359
We're satisfied the judge
took it under advisement.
476
00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,909
It at least demonstrates
a recognition on her part
477
00:26:07,909 --> 00:26:09,761
that we have
a colorable cause of action.
478
00:26:09,761 --> 00:26:12,066
Did you understand a word
that was said in there?
479
00:26:12,066 --> 00:26:13,698
Just go with it.
480
00:26:13,698 --> 00:26:16,093
Denny Crane. Trix are for kids.
481
00:26:16,093 --> 00:26:17,292
Glad to meet you.
482
00:26:17,292 --> 00:26:18,563
Did he just say, "trix are for kids?"
483
00:26:18,563 --> 00:26:19,775
He did.
484
00:26:21,435 --> 00:26:24,236
She's very weak, of course,
and quite sedated.
485
00:26:24,236 --> 00:26:25,809
Can I talk to her?
486
00:26:25,809 --> 00:26:28,411
For a minute or two.
I'd like her to rest.
487
00:26:30,764 --> 00:26:33,311
Mom?
488
00:26:34,822 --> 00:26:37,324
Mom?
489
00:26:39,434 --> 00:26:41,513
It's me.
490
00:26:41,513 --> 00:26:43,830
Bernard.
491
00:26:44,457 --> 00:26:46,755
Bernard.
492
00:26:46,755 --> 00:26:49,661
The doctors say you're
gonna be just fine.
493
00:26:49,661 --> 00:26:51,325
You just need to rest, mother.
494
00:26:51,325 --> 00:26:54,766
My Bernard.
495
00:26:56,372 --> 00:27:00,235
He hit me on the head.
496
00:27:00,414 --> 00:27:03,284
I think with a skillet.
497
00:27:03,935 --> 00:27:05,775
Ma...
498
00:27:05,775 --> 00:27:08,345
what are you talking about?
499
00:27:08,345 --> 00:27:09,741
You fell.
500
00:27:09,741 --> 00:27:13,424
You tried to kill me.
501
00:27:14,503 --> 00:27:17,053
She's a Chatty Cathy.
502
00:27:32,552 --> 00:27:35,737
If we're going to work together,
we should reach some kind of accord.
503
00:27:35,737 --> 00:27:37,943
I don't wanna be working together.
That's the whole point I'm trying to make.
504
00:27:37,943 --> 00:27:40,791
- Can you tell me why?
- Well, first off, you're a Liberal.
505
00:27:40,791 --> 00:27:43,784
Yes. Besides that?
506
00:27:43,784 --> 00:27:45,709
I figured out what you
were doing in court today.
507
00:27:45,709 --> 00:27:48,575
- You were Bush-bashing.
- I assure you I wasn't.
508
00:27:48,575 --> 00:27:50,801
You made war comments.
509
00:27:50,801 --> 00:27:53,131
When a Liberal makes
comments about the war,
510
00:27:53,131 --> 00:27:55,742
they're Bush-bashing.
It's un-American.
511
00:27:55,742 --> 00:28:00,149
- To criticize a president?
- While he's in office, yes.
512
00:28:00,149 --> 00:28:02,613
Denny, you and I go way back.
513
00:28:02,613 --> 00:28:04,112
I know you.
514
00:28:04,112 --> 00:28:08,940
Your aversion to my return
has nothing to do with politics.
515
00:28:08,940 --> 00:28:11,541
Can we talk about it?
516
00:28:15,801 --> 00:28:18,599
You left me, Shirley.
517
00:28:18,599 --> 00:28:21,198
Women don't leave Denny Crane.
518
00:28:21,198 --> 00:28:23,869
And for a secretary?
519
00:28:24,905 --> 00:28:27,055
It was the Secretary of Defense.
520
00:28:27,055 --> 00:28:29,349
It doesn't matter.
I have an image.
521
00:28:29,349 --> 00:28:32,799
One could even say I'm,
I'm all image.
522
00:28:32,799 --> 00:28:35,203
One could.
523
00:28:36,924 --> 00:28:40,702
Imagine the fun
working together again.
524
00:28:40,702 --> 00:28:43,407
It won't be fun.
525
00:28:43,934 --> 00:28:47,392
There's only room
for one at the mountaintop.
526
00:28:50,790 --> 00:28:53,153
It's my mountain.
527
00:28:55,724 --> 00:28:56,919
Denny...
528
00:28:58,610 --> 00:29:00,432
The judge just called us back.
529
00:29:00,432 --> 00:29:01,513
Already?
530
00:29:01,513 --> 00:29:04,070
Is there any way that
could be a good sign?
531
00:29:04,514 --> 00:29:08,178
I was hoping to at least survive
till the 6:00 news.
532
00:29:14,104 --> 00:29:15,879
He called the police?
533
00:29:15,879 --> 00:29:18,373
- I'm afraid so.
- What do I do? What do I do?
534
00:29:18,373 --> 00:29:20,802
Well, Brazil come back to mind.
535
00:29:20,802 --> 00:29:23,231
Bernie, listen to me,
536
00:29:23,231 --> 00:29:26,124
if you were overcome, like you say,
when this happened...
537
00:29:26,124 --> 00:29:29,544
I was. I, I obviously had
problems with her, Mr. Shore,
538
00:29:29,544 --> 00:29:32,062
but I truly never intended to kill her.
539
00:29:32,062 --> 00:29:35,401
I did not conscious...
540
00:29:35,930 --> 00:29:38,295
If we could show heat of passion...
541
00:29:38,295 --> 00:29:41,921
I never broken a law in my life.
She just got me so enraged.
542
00:29:41,921 --> 00:29:44,121
God...
543
00:29:44,121 --> 00:29:45,647
my life is over.
544
00:29:45,647 --> 00:29:47,913
- Mr. Ferrion.
- What?
545
00:29:47,913 --> 00:29:49,920
I, uh,
546
00:29:50,056 --> 00:29:52,563
I'm very sorry to tell you,
547
00:29:52,563 --> 00:29:55,673
your mother has passed away.
548
00:29:56,727 --> 00:29:59,300
I beg your pardon?
549
00:29:59,300 --> 00:30:05,031
She went back to sleep,
and she just quietly passed.
550
00:30:17,214 --> 00:30:18,535
To be honest,
551
00:30:18,535 --> 00:30:21,504
I might have a hard time
finding Sudan on a map.
552
00:30:21,504 --> 00:30:23,578
I certainly know
they've got big problems,
553
00:30:23,578 --> 00:30:28,323
innocent people murdered every day,
systemic rape, many of them children.
554
00:30:28,323 --> 00:30:31,142
It's the worst humanitarian
crisis in the world.
555
00:30:31,142 --> 00:30:32,804
Please don't say "but."
556
00:30:32,804 --> 00:30:34,135
But...
557
00:30:34,135 --> 00:30:38,464
why does every crisis automatically
fall to the United states to solve?
558
00:30:38,464 --> 00:30:41,569
We've got Iraq, Iran, North Korea.
559
00:30:41,569 --> 00:30:45,091
and these are people
who might murder us.
560
00:30:45,184 --> 00:30:49,288
We're supposed to tend to a bunch
of Africans killing each other?
561
00:30:49,288 --> 00:30:53,183
Why? Because we're Americans?
562
00:30:53,751 --> 00:30:55,662
The answer is...
563
00:30:55,662 --> 00:30:58,236
yes.
564
00:30:59,114 --> 00:31:01,471
Because we're Americans.
565
00:31:01,471 --> 00:31:04,404
Because we're a nation,
perhaps the nation,
566
00:31:04,404 --> 00:31:06,949
that's supposed to give a damn.
567
00:31:06,949 --> 00:31:13,225
What's going on is an organized
extermination of an entire race of people.
568
00:31:13,225 --> 00:31:17,837
We're the country that's
supposed to give a damn.
569
00:31:18,477 --> 00:31:21,063
Ms. Schmidt, Ms. Colson,
570
00:31:21,063 --> 00:31:25,141
your claim here most likely
won't survive some re-judgment and,
571
00:31:25,141 --> 00:31:31,341
maybe the American people don't care
about what's happening over there, but,
572
00:31:31,341 --> 00:31:35,331
for today, here, now,
573
00:31:35,331 --> 00:31:37,760
at least one federal court judge does.
574
00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,266
Defendant's motion to dismiss...
575
00:31:40,266 --> 00:31:42,417
Denied!
576
00:31:50,099 --> 00:31:52,042
Can't believe it.
577
00:31:52,042 --> 00:31:54,467
Neither can I.
578
00:32:03,985 --> 00:32:07,810
I thought perhaps
I'd be relieved if she died.
579
00:32:07,810 --> 00:32:10,784
But the truth is, um,
580
00:32:11,717 --> 00:32:15,342
she's all I really had.
581
00:32:15,342 --> 00:32:17,831
I lived with her.
582
00:32:19,213 --> 00:32:22,277
I can't believe she's gone.
583
00:32:23,717 --> 00:32:25,845
She looks at peace.
584
00:32:28,569 --> 00:32:31,995
Though she did on the kitchen
floor as well.
585
00:32:33,992 --> 00:32:37,652
Mr. Shore, can you make
room for the possibility
586
00:32:37,652 --> 00:32:40,837
that I both killed my mother,
587
00:32:40,837 --> 00:32:44,273
and I'm devastated with losing her?
588
00:32:45,884 --> 00:32:48,002
I can.
589
00:32:48,002 --> 00:32:50,806
I'm so sorry.
590
00:32:50,806 --> 00:32:54,352
Mother, I'm so sorry.
591
00:32:56,562 --> 00:32:57,954
Bernard Ferrion.
592
00:32:57,954 --> 00:32:59,923
That's me.
593
00:33:00,256 --> 00:33:01,492
Kidding.
594
00:33:01,492 --> 00:33:02,983
I'm Bernard Ferrion.
595
00:33:02,983 --> 00:33:05,292
You're under arrest for
the murder of Della Ferrion.
596
00:33:05,660 --> 00:33:06,889
Please place our hands
behind your back.
597
00:33:06,889 --> 00:33:09,487
- Yes, sir.
- You have the right to remain silent.
598
00:33:09,487 --> 00:33:12,584
Anything you say can and will be
used against you in a court of law.
599
00:33:12,584 --> 00:33:15,974
You have the right to hire an attorney
and have him present before any questioning.
600
00:33:15,974 --> 00:33:18,869
If you cannot afford an attorney,
one will be appointed to you by the courts.
601
00:33:18,869 --> 00:33:21,560
You just waive your right to be silent,
make a statement...
602
00:33:30,011 --> 00:33:34,425
32611, commonwealth vs Ferrion,
charge of murder in the first.
603
00:33:34,425 --> 00:33:36,832
Alan Shore appearing
for the defendant. We'll waive reading.
604
00:33:36,832 --> 00:33:39,910
I'd ask that my client be released
on his own recognizance.
605
00:33:39,910 --> 00:33:42,177
Opposed, the man is
charged with homicide.
606
00:33:42,177 --> 00:33:43,900
- Bail would certainly...
- He has no record, your honor.
607
00:33:43,900 --> 00:33:45,776
- He would be a threat to society.
- Nonsense.
608
00:33:45,776 --> 00:33:48,666
He only kills mothers, allegedly.
And he's fresh out of them.
609
00:33:48,666 --> 00:33:52,159
Bail is set at $1 million.
Let's conference tomorrow at 9:00 A.M.
610
00:33:52,159 --> 00:33:53,880
We'll set up a trial schedule.
611
00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:55,897
Wait, one second your honor.
612
00:33:56,376 --> 00:33:58,682
It seems there's been
a terrible mistake.
613
00:33:58,682 --> 00:34:01,112
My client never should
have been arrested.
614
00:34:01,502 --> 00:34:03,463
- Because?
- There's no evidence.
615
00:34:03,463 --> 00:34:05,129
According to the police report,
616
00:34:05,129 --> 00:34:08,608
there's been no determination
of cause of death, no witnesses.
617
00:34:08,608 --> 00:34:10,977
The victim identified
the defendant as the killer.
618
00:34:10,977 --> 00:34:13,136
- That would be hearsay.
- It was a dying declaration,
619
00:34:13,136 --> 00:34:15,061
and therefore an exception
to the hearsay rule.
620
00:34:15,061 --> 00:34:17,156
For the dying declaration
exception to apply,
621
00:34:17,156 --> 00:34:20,788
the declarant must know he or she is
about to die when making the statement.
622
00:34:20,788 --> 00:34:23,273
Mrs. Ferrion was told by the doctor
she was gonna survive.
623
00:34:23,273 --> 00:34:26,147
She never thought for a second
she was gonna die.
624
00:34:26,529 --> 00:34:27,880
Even so, your honor,
625
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:31,073
for her to incriminate her own son
would be a declaration against her interest,
626
00:34:31,073 --> 00:34:34,300
which would also qualify
as an exception to the hearsay rule.
627
00:34:34,300 --> 00:34:37,563
I refer your honor to officer Coulier's...
628
00:34:37,563 --> 00:34:40,193
interviews with the neighbors
noted at the bottom of the page.
629
00:34:40,193 --> 00:34:43,244
"Mr. Ferrion was reportedly
verbally abused by his mother."
630
00:34:43,244 --> 00:34:46,041
"She would blame himfor anything
that went wrong in her life."
631
00:34:46,041 --> 00:34:48,574
Well, here again, she was blaming
him for the bump on her head.
632
00:34:48,574 --> 00:34:51,020
It was not a declaration
against her interests,
633
00:34:51,020 --> 00:34:52,355
but just more of the same.
634
00:34:52,355 --> 00:34:54,715
The court cannot be satisfied
as to its reliability.
635
00:34:54,715 --> 00:34:57,403
The hearsay rule
very much applies.
636
00:34:57,922 --> 00:35:01,192
Is this all you've got,
the statement of the victim?
637
00:35:05,499 --> 00:35:07,126
We'll get more.
638
00:35:07,126 --> 00:35:10,390
Well, when you do, you can refile.
Right now you've got nothing.
639
00:35:10,390 --> 00:35:12,352
The victim's statement is inadmissible.
640
00:35:12,352 --> 00:35:16,164
The charges against Mr. Ferrion
are dismissed without prejudice.
641
00:35:18,981 --> 00:35:22,133
I can't believe it.
I just, I can't believe it.
642
00:35:22,133 --> 00:35:24,887
- It's been an exciting week.
- Do you think they'll be back for me?
643
00:35:24,887 --> 00:35:27,239
Frankly, Bernie, I don't think
they'll get the evidence,
644
00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:30,053
which, I can see,
brings you right back to.
645
00:35:30,053 --> 00:35:32,117
I can't believe it.
646
00:35:32,431 --> 00:35:35,082
May I say something else?
647
00:35:35,399 --> 00:35:39,452
I see in you, Bernie,
an innately kind person.
648
00:35:39,452 --> 00:35:44,409
A man whose docile, gentle nature
649
00:35:44,409 --> 00:35:49,620
was worn down by a relentlessly
mean, dark-hearted woman.
650
00:35:49,620 --> 00:35:52,730
I could be wrong, but...
651
00:35:54,836 --> 00:35:57,219
I'm hoping...
652
00:35:57,219 --> 00:36:00,191
it's the kind, gentle person
who goes on from here,
653
00:36:00,191 --> 00:36:02,747
not the one who swung that skillet.
654
00:36:04,128 --> 00:36:06,500
I promise you with all my heart.
655
00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:09,375
You don't have to worry about that.
656
00:36:09,867 --> 00:36:11,224
Bernie,
657
00:36:11,224 --> 00:36:15,384
through your grief,
which I know is very real,
658
00:36:15,384 --> 00:36:18,104
try to see this as an opportunity.
659
00:36:18,104 --> 00:36:20,662
For once, finally,
660
00:36:20,662 --> 00:36:24,607
you get to live your
life free of mother.
661
00:36:41,264 --> 00:36:43,107
Now, international news.
662
00:36:43,107 --> 00:36:46,765
According to the United nations
secretary general Kofi Annan,
663
00:36:46,765 --> 00:36:51,493
one in three people in Darfur
now requires lifesaving assistance,
664
00:36:51,493 --> 00:36:54,321
due to either violence or malnutrition.
665
00:36:54,321 --> 00:36:57,077
Efforts to negotiate a peaceful
solution to the underlying...
666
00:36:57,077 --> 00:36:58,226
What you doing?
667
00:36:58,226 --> 00:36:59,961
Watching the news.
668
00:37:00,587 --> 00:37:03,172
CBS just declared Bush the winner.
669
00:37:07,182 --> 00:37:09,579
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
670
00:37:10,407 --> 00:37:13,551
I see our little case is getting play.
671
00:37:14,173 --> 00:37:17,011
You think it could actually
make a difference?
672
00:37:19,671 --> 00:37:24,615
I remember reading
when the press went to Bosnia,
673
00:37:24,615 --> 00:37:27,402
people rejoiced at the sight
of American media.
674
00:37:27,402 --> 00:37:30,157
They figured if word got out,
something would be done,
675
00:37:30,157 --> 00:37:33,354
murders and rapes would stop.
676
00:37:33,779 --> 00:37:35,405
They waited...
677
00:37:35,405 --> 00:37:37,782
and they waited...
678
00:37:37,782 --> 00:37:40,058
and nobody came.
679
00:37:40,844 --> 00:37:43,921
Maybe we need Sudan to attack us.
680
00:37:44,691 --> 00:37:49,063
We might fall short as humanitarians,
but we're pretty good avengers.
681
00:37:49,355 --> 00:37:54,246
If you don't mind, I'll cling to the idea
we're still pretty decent humanitarians.
682
00:37:57,965 --> 00:37:59,655
What's that?
683
00:37:59,655 --> 00:38:02,727
I don't know. I thought it was from you.
I was waiting to open it.
684
00:38:02,727 --> 00:38:04,346
It's not from me.
685
00:38:13,217 --> 00:38:18,060
"Objects in mirror are
bigger than they appear."
686
00:38:18,639 --> 00:38:20,973
He's funny.
687
00:38:21,944 --> 00:38:24,770
He's also trouble, isn't he?
688
00:38:29,517 --> 00:38:31,457
She's big trouble.
689
00:38:31,457 --> 00:38:33,662
Did she break your heart?
690
00:38:33,876 --> 00:38:35,947
She might have.
691
00:38:37,773 --> 00:38:39,562
So what?
692
00:38:40,461 --> 00:38:43,130
I've had my heart
broken lots of times.
693
00:38:43,477 --> 00:38:46,175
It stings for a minute.
694
00:38:47,140 --> 00:38:50,045
I would think it would
be fun to have her back.
695
00:38:50,045 --> 00:38:52,535
I don't know about you,
but when I travel,
696
00:38:52,535 --> 00:38:55,064
going to new places
isn't always as interesting
697
00:38:55,064 --> 00:38:57,776
as revisiting some of the old ones.
698
00:39:01,461 --> 00:39:04,975
What is it that has
you so balled up?
699
00:39:07,401 --> 00:39:10,313
She isn't slipping, that's what.
700
00:39:12,098 --> 00:39:15,343
You're worried about
her seeing you age?
701
00:39:17,269 --> 00:39:19,421
You might not believe this.
702
00:39:20,694 --> 00:39:24,037
But I was once
a very remarkable man.
703
00:39:25,398 --> 00:39:27,295
Denny.
704
00:39:28,782 --> 00:39:30,965
Denny.
705
00:39:32,259 --> 00:39:35,269
You're a remarkable man.
706
00:39:39,762 --> 00:39:42,483
Between you and me,
707
00:39:43,165 --> 00:39:47,151
that woman is too much for me.
708
00:39:51,563 --> 00:39:54,298
Between you and me,
709
00:39:54,298 --> 00:39:56,352
we'll take her.
710
00:39:59,983 --> 00:40:01,785
I'd like that.
711
00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:11,221
I'd like that.
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