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Clarence.

Alan, you… you might
want to look at this.

–Paternity suit?
–No.

–Sexual harassment?
–No.

–Emperor's club?
–Just… read it.

I got in.

I got in the auxiliary coast guard.

Denny!

Denny!

Denny! Denny, I got in! I'm
in the coast guard!

–What?
–Yeah.

–Am I in? –I don't know.
Did you get a letter?

I don't know.
I don't know. I…

I'm in!

I got in!

We're in the coast guard!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
We're in the coast guard!

We're in the coast guard!
Yes!

Alan, we're in the coast guard!

We're in the coast
guard!

Aah! Aah! Coast guard!
Aah! Aah! Coast guard!

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You mean
they actually got in?

We evidently need the soldiers.
Good morning, your honor.

I'm not interested.

I'm here to see Alan Shore.
If he's busy, interrupt him.

–May I tell him what—
–No, you may not.

You may tell him who.
Judge Harvey Cooper.

You mean it's not
a social visit?

I will not suffer
your sarcasm, Mr Shore.

I do not like you.

That having been said,

I have enormous respect
for your legal skills.

I'm here to hire you
in that capacity.

Please sit.

Why, thank you.

I'm in the coast guard.

Do you know where
I hail from, Mr Shore?

A dark and scary place
with enchanted creatures?

I'm from Concord, Massachusetts.

Right.

There's a reason I chose to reside
in Concord, Massachusetts.

I'm an American.

Concord, Massachusetts,
is where the minute men

fought off the British,
personifying the heroism

and patriotism of what it means
to be an American.

Oh, I'm the coast guard, so…

I come to you asking you
to represent our historic town

in a rather drastic
cause of action.

Which is?

We wish to secede.

Secede?

From the union. We want independence.

The people of Concord do not like
the direction of this country.

In particular, its oppressive policies,
both abroad and here at home.

It was Thomas Jefferson who said,

“whenever any form of government
becomes destructive,

”it is the right of the people
to alter or to abolish it

”and to establish new government.”

That is what we wish to do.

The town council unanimously
voted to approve it last night.

You wish to secede from
the United States of America?

We wish to secede from
the United States of America.

You're not serious.

They really want to do it.

And you agreed to represent them?

Yes. And how's it going
with that bomb for Nantucket?

–Alan, come on.
–It's been done, Shirley.

In 1820, a rather large
chunk of Massachusetts

seceded from the Commonwealth.
Today we call it Maine.

That was 1820.

Yes, and today there are
five different groups

who are trying to secede from the United States?
–In February, the Secretary of State from Montana

said they'd secede if the supreme court
limited firearm ownership.

Maybe we could have a tea party.

Did they give you a reason
for seceding?

Yes, they want to hold
some neglected truths to be self-evident.

Isn't it exciting?

You left the room
rather abruptly, Denny.

On the very day
we get in the military…

What's the matter?

I don't want you
to take this case.

Well, I already did.

For years, I've sat back, listening
to you criticize the US of A,

accepting your premise
that dissent is patriotic.

But seceding…

I am a founding father of this firm.

as senior partner, I'm asking you,
drop this matter now.

I can't do that.

This will affect
our friendship, Alan.

I have great… faith
in our friendship.

I trust it will survive
my taking this case.

Get out, Alan.

Denny, this isn't personal.
You have to know—

Please, get out.

What do you think
of this lawsuit Alan is bringing?

Uh, Concord seceding?

I'm against it.

I have an idea.

You had an idea.

I get one… every leap year.

Before we get
too far into this,

I trust you've considered that
you and your entire township

will be deemed anti-american.
–Yes.

And that under
the patriot act,

law enforcement
is practically required

to investigate your motives…
Not just the mayor

and the council, but the whole town.

They get to dig into
everything in your lives…

Your political affiliations, your
bank accounts,

credit cards,
your e-mails, phone records,

the books you've checked out
at the library,

the videos you—
–Mr Shore, we understand fully

the provisions of the patriot act

and the litany of
governmental powers it bestows.

That's one of the very reasons
we want to secede.

You won't likely win.

You gotta know that, judgie-boy.

He's right.

There is no way any court
is going to let a town secede

from the United States.
–You just bring the motion.

In an election year,
we'll settle for a shot

heard round the world. –All we're looking
for is to survive summary judgment.

If we can just get to
an actual trial—

Right. There's your
political podium.

You just bring the motion.

Of all the ridiculous,

absurd,

preposterous,

outlandish,

far-fetched, incredulous—
–Bring it home now.

–…outrageous…
–There we go.

…cases you have ever brought.

Your honor, I believe
if you just listened to us

with that mind of yours,
which is so notoriously open,

one can hear huge gusts of wind
swirling through on their way…

A town cannot bring a lawsuit to
secede from the United States.

Of course we can.
There's ample precedent for it,

starting with the declaration
of independence, you hack.

–Mr Cooper… –I am still judge
Cooper, especially to you, sir.

And if you were a decent judge,

you would understand
that the jurisdiction

belongs in federal, not state court.
–And if you were a decent judge,

you'd know that the federal courts,

wanting two bites at
the apple to quash this,

would first kick it
right back to state,

hoping you'll do their work for them.
–And I plan to quash it, don't you worry.

Whoa. Let's not do
any rash quashing, judge.

All I ask is for you
to listen to us before—

Why?

Why?

It's what judges do.

They typically weigh the
merits before ruling on them.

Did they not tell you this
in judging school?

Go ahead and quash it now.

That'll simply allow us to refile
with another judge,

preferably one with an IQ
exceeding that of celery.

So go ahead. Dismiss it.
We don't want you anyway.

Well, you've got me.
I will hear this case.

–Uh, wait. That's ridiculous.
–Of course you think it's ridiculous.

You represent the Commonwealth.

By the way, since
the attorney general's office

is the Commonwealth,

our first order of business
would be to disqualify you.

You're the state. The state
is the defendant, judge.

That would be a very clever tactic
if we weren't one step ahead of you.

We've already hired outside,
independent counsel.

In fact, outside counsel came to us.

Really? Who?
I don't see anybody.

You must be joking.

The Commonwealth
has waived conflicts.

Wait a second. The same
firm for both sides?

–Saves on guest cast.
–Mr Shore?

Concord will waive conflict,
your honor.

5:00.

Isn't it exciting?

Could be.

Denny…

Nothing personal, Alan.

This is a very bad idea.

–It was Denny's.
–Oh, well, then…

Shirley, now it is good
that we oppose.

First, it will offset
any fallout this firm will get

for representing
perceived traitors.

Second, what they're doing
is wrong.

Whatever one's problems
with America…

You should be telling Alan to
withdraw, not Denny and me.

Who's arguing?

I am.

But, Denny, you specifically
came to me and—

For backup.

I'll first chair.
–Well, Denny, I…

I believe the client thinks
they're getting me.

Why would they think that?
I'm Denny Crane.

The problem is,
Alan knows you so well,

he might be able to exploit
your weaknesses.

You forget I know him.
I can exploit his weaknesses.

Besides, I don't have
any weaknesses.

I'll first chair.

Denny, I…

What's that?

Rainbow trout.

You'd know
if you ever caught one.

–Can they survive in a tank like that?
–He won't have to live long.

As soon as I catch him, I'm gonna eat him.
–You plan to fish for him?

–Why wouldn't I?
–Is that really sporting?

What do you want, Alan?

Denny, I think you and I
trying a case…

against each other
is a really, really bad idea.

–Fine. Recuse yourself.
–I can't do that.

I've given my word
to those people

I'll represent them. –And I'm
defending my country against a traitor.

This country was started
by traitors, Denny.

I'm preparing a case.
Please leave.

Denny, I don't want
to see you get hurt.

Oh, you think
you'll win, hmm?

I'll certainly survive
summary judgment.

–$50,000 says you won't.
–I am not going to bet you.

Chicken.
You know you'll lose.

I won't lose.

$50,000.

Denny, I don't have to win
on the merits here.

All I have to show is that
there's a possible case to be made.

$50,000.

How could you wager?
We're certain to lose.

Not at the summary judgment.

All the facts should be
construed in our favor.

We're on the side of the
founding fathers here.

The constitution stands for everything

that the town of Concord is advocating.
–Let's not overplay the founding fathers.

Most of them had slaves,
mistresses.

Maybe that's where Spitzer
found his motivation.

Love the dress, by the way.

You could stop traffic today,
I tell ya.

What was that?

The town of Concord, Massachusetts,
has actually filed a motion

seeking to secede from
the United States

and become
its own sovereign nation.

There is legal precedent for the unusual…
–Hey.

if not extraordinary act…
–Hey.

preparing my case.

I can see that.

You were once
a brilliant attorney.

You're… you're not anymore.

You're forgetful.

You don't stay current
on the law.

The last time I even saw you
open a law book

was because you had a copy
of “rustler” tucked inside,

which I see you found.

The thing…
about Alan is

he's not just
a gifted lawyer.

His competitive ego is extreme.

As much as he loves you, his first
priority will be winning this case.

And, Denny…
he will tear you up.

You are absolutely
no match for him.

I don't want you
to handle this case.

Not your decision.

Now if you'll excuse me,
I've got a case to prepare.

You, too, Alan.

This is not about the people
of Concord hating America.

Just the opposite.

We are simply seeking to form
our own government,

one that reflects the values
of an America that used to be.

Which values are those, sir?

Freedom of speech,
freedom of religion,

majority rule, for starters.

You don't think America
currently values those things?

Certainly much less so.

Today one does not even have
the right to protest

at a presidential appearance.

We have things called
free-speech zones.

News crews are not allowed

to film the return of
military caskets from Iraq,

lest the public get the awful idea
that soldiers are being killed.

This is censorship worthy of the cold war
Soviet Union, not the United States.

Certainly not the America
I love.

Well, since we are in a time of war,
maybe the rules—

Yes, and typically in war, we
observe the Geneva convention.

That's no longer the case.

We torture.

We lock people in prison
camps like Guantanamo,

with no opportunity
for a real hearing.

We are guilty of
the very oppression

the colonists reared up against,
to begin America.

Thank you, sir.

Denny… uh, this would be
the point where you get up

and ask a challenging question.

Do you have any?

What's going on?

Not to worry…

much.

Your honor.

–Mr Crane.
–Mr Crane.

–You miss old America.
–That's exactly right.

Oh, yeah. In old America, we
would never censor free speech.

–No, we would not. –Even though
Woodrow Wilson jailed 5,000 Americans

for speaking out
against World War I.

–That's one example. Would you like a lollipop?
–And locking people up

without giving them a hearing,
like Guantanamo?

–Many of them innocent people.
–FDR jailed 100,000 japanese Americans,

almost all of them innocent,
many of them children.

The japanese internment camps
were an isolated incident

for which we remain ashamed.

One would hope we'd learn from it.

It seems we haven't.
--Spying on our own citizens?

That would never happen in
the America you grew up in. No.

What about Nixon? He spied.

Do I get a lollipop for Watergate?

–Nixon did not represent the American val—
–What about LBJ?

He used the FBI
to spy on reporters.

Bill Clinton—
–You're gonna equate Bill Clinton

with what goes on today?

According to the ACLU,

Bill Clinton expanded
stealth surveillance

far beyond any previous administration ever,
and that was during a time of peace.

Bill Clinton certainly never
tortured people.

No. He practiced rendition.

Shipping suspects off to other countries,
like Saudi Arabia, Egypt,

and they tortured for us.

During the cold war,
we did human experimentation…

Innocent people…

College students, mental
patients.

government-run experiments
on unknowing victims.

We tested everything
from LSD to nerve gas.

We exposed unwitting
black men to syphilis,

trying to discover a cure.

We used them as guinea pigs.

No, judge, you haven't named
one thing America's doing today

that we haven't been doing
for a long, long time.

–He was good.
–He was very good.

Never would know he's dying
from Alzheimer's,

not with that little performance.
–He's not dying.

–I'm sorry. I just meant—
–Why would you say that?

Well…

people with Alzheimer's…

…there's no cure.
–I know there's no cure,

but people can live with it, Jerry,
sometimes for a very long time.

That was a terrible thing to say.
–I'm sorry.

What's wrong?

I'll tell you what's wrong.
I'm not his whipping boy.

Ich fuhle machtig,
dahmi dahmi dahmino.

What language was that?

Swiss-German.

Oh, dear. It's come
to Swiss-German.

Would you excuse us
for a minute, Katie?

Jerry, I'm sorry.

I've been stressed out
with this trial.

And I guess
I've gotten so used to…

calling it “mad cow,” I…

I forget what it really is.

You seem to be going to
the wooden cigarette a lot more lately.

Anything wrong?

No.

I feel as if I haven't…

seen much of you
over the last year.

We haven't really spoken
since, uh, the troubles with Dana.

Well, you've been
really busy, Alan.

So have I, with work.

Work has…

Hey, that's the beauty of being
good friends, isn't it?

Relationships
with long shelf lives,

you can just stick 'em
on the shelf, I tell ya.

What?

I have never, ever
considered myself

someone who puts work
before friendships.

Seems I do.

We all do, Alan.

Friendships are a little like
backyard gardens.

We plan to tend to them…

We just always seem to
put it off till next week.

Catch anything?

Not yet, but I will.

You were quite something
in court yesterday.

Oh, thank you.
Appreciate it.

Denny, could you stop fishing
for a minute?

I'm feeling uncomfortable
about the bet.

We don't need
the kind of competition

or… animosity that a bet
like that can fuel.

Plus—

–You're losing.
–I'm not losing.

Oh, yes, you're losing.

Do you understand
how summary judgment goes?

The burden is totally
on the defense.

You must prove there are
no credible facts whatsoever

upon which relief
can be granted.

It's all but impossible for defendants
to win summary judgments.

Double it?

Fine.

Fine.

Just no doing your closing

in that minuteman outfit
with the musket.

Remember how the jury
just loved that?

Especially with money
riding on this thing,

it would be unfair for you to
take advantage like that.

Promise me you won't wear
the minuteman outfit.

Nice try.

He's doing well?

Extremely.

You know, Denny may have
mad cow, Shirley,

but I don't think
the cow is winning.

Where are you now?

–We've got a retired general testifying,
then we close. –Denny's closing?

He must be on some kind
of medication.

I don't know, but, uh, all
I can say is, he's actually good.

Old America?
Are you kidding me?

We don't live in old America.
This is a new world.

The enemy isn't countries
or states or governments.

It's terrorists capable
of attacking us here.

Hell, they have attacked us here.

This is new warfare
requiring new tactics.

–Including torture?
–Absolutely.

Look, if we have a suspect
who has information

that a bomb is about to go off,
possibly killing thousands of Americans,

are you really suggesting
we… we treat him gently,

that we don't do everything
we can to save american lives?

I… I'm not saying it.
He is.

Look…
I long for yesterday myself.

We used to know how to fight a war
and not trip over ourselves,

but we still stand
for the same principles.

That hasn't changed.

I'm confused.

Those principles you say
we still stand for,

do they include human rights, the
fair and humane treatment of prisoners?

I'm saying, while those values
remain important,

we have to put them in perspective

given the world we now live in.
–And what world is that?

–One of terrorism.
–Right.

One where the muslim world…
much of it… hates us

and would love to see the destruction
of the United States.

Tell me, do you make any room
for the possibility…

any room whatsoever…
that the conduct of our country,

be it starting a war under false pretenses—
–Democrat.

Move to strike. This isn't
republicans vs democrats.

–Oh, right.
–The democrats, virtually all of them,

have supported the worst
of Bush's policies.

Only one democrat in the senate
opposed the patriot act

when it was first proposed. They stumbled
over each other rushing to sign a blank check.

I hardly stand here as a proud democrat.
–Nor do you stand as a loyal American.

–Oh, come on. –We don't question
your country in a time of war.

Why the hell not?
That to me seems like

an especially apt time to ask questions.
–Mr Shore.

I don't know who the hell
came up with the notion that

one can't criticize this
country and still be patriotic.

I bet it was Cheney.
Well, he was wrong.

Some of our most noble
patriots were dissenters…

–Henry David Thoreau, Susan B. Anthony—
–Are we doing closings now?

–Would you like to? I'm ready.
–Would've worn the outfit.

Why don't you just shut up instead?

That's enough, both of you.

Mr Shore…

Do you have anything else?

No.

Working on my closing.
Later.

I'm sorry about
telling you to shut up.

Can we agree just to try this case
and not let it get personal?

Come in, Alan. Sit down.

Something I thought
you understood,

but you clearly don't understand…

for people of my generation,
being an American…

is personal.

I realize—

No, you don't. You don't.

In your life, growing up,

you just took for granted
that America would always be.

Why not? It's a superpower,
strongest country in the world.

In my lifetime, with Hitler
trying to take over the world

and having the means to do so,

we went to bed scared at night
that America would end.

Imagine that feeling, Alan.

The tragedy for me here is…

you have no idea
how deeply offended I am

by the idea that a town…
wanting to secede.

You have no…

Which means…

you don't know me, Alan,

not really.

Our friendship has all the depth
of a jigger of scotch.

I really need to work
on my closing right now.

Why are you wearing
that ridiculous costume?

It's not a costume,
your honor.

I'm a member of the United States
auxiliary coast guard.

I stand ready to defend
my country against enemies,

high crime and treason.

Objection. I object
to the implication—

Oh, Mr Shore, sit down.

Thank you, your honor.
I'll make this short.

It is my belief that the best
closing arguments are short.

There's a lot to criticize
about America today.

I realize that.

Truth be told, I'm embarrassed
by the current administration.

Who isn't?

But whatever one wants to say
about George Bush,

there can be no question
that he loves his country.

He once made a simple statement
that, simply put,

reflects who and what he is.
–Simple?

Mr Shore.

He said, “you're either with
us or against us.”

The town of Concord
comes into court, says…

they no longer choose to be with us.
They want to abandon America.

It is the most unpatriotic
act of heresy imaginable.

It's treason.

Your honor, if you allow
this case to continue

a week, a day, an hour,

you are saying that abandoning
America in a time of war

is conceivably acceptable.

If you love this nation just one
fraction of what George Bush does

or I do or most Americans do,
you cannot possibly find that acceptable.

Not too long ago, we set
the example for the world

on civil liberties
and human rights.

Today…

Today we have this bipartisan
piece of legislation…

the patriot act…
that criminalizes free speech,

authorizes warrantless searches,

allows for wiretaps
without probable cause.

People can now be locked up
on suspicion alone,

denied due process
or even a hearing.

As for foreign nationals,
forget it.

They can be deported
for what they say or think,

even if they're
completely law-abiding.

They can be kept from ever entering this
country under the ideological exclusion rule,

again, based on what
they say or think.

All this accomplished by a bill that
our leaders rushed to pass

just six weeks
after those towers came down.

Did you… read
the patriot act, judge?

Members of congress
certainly didn't.

It was pushed through
with so much haste,

there was
almost no deliberation.

Because few if any members
of the house of senate

had bothered to read it…

—most still haven't—

A bill that mocks our constitution
and moves us ever closer to tyranny.

We now round up suspects
and throw them in detention camps,

claiming they're not
prisoners of war

so that we may torture them
in violation of the Geneva convention.

We set up these camps in Cuba
and other foreign locations.

This is not something done by a
government with moral integrity.

It does not reflect a nation
with a conscience.

And let's talk about the torture.

This isn't slapping around some suspect
who knows of a ticking bomb.

We now use torture
as a matter of course.

We use it against people just to see if
they have information, any information.

Torture is no longer
the exception, but the rule.

It's systemic.

Waterboarding,
sexual humiliation,

extreme psychological
and physical abuse…

We all know the horrors of Abu Ghraib.
And those orders came from the very top.

George Bush knew
and approved of these tactics,

as did Rummy, Condi, Dick,
Ashcroft, Tenent, even Colin Powell.

They all knew and participated in
creating the policy, as did many others,

and yet not one high-ranking officer

or member of this administration has
been held accountable, not one.

We set up these secret prisons

using techniques modeled on
the dungeons of Egypt.

We chain prisoners to ceilings,
we subject them

to simulated drownings
or sexual abuse.

This is not moral leadership.

This is not the conduct of a country

that regards the law or
respects human rights.

And the country I speak of
is not Egypt or Saudi Arabia

or even North Korea.

It's the United States of America…
my country, your country.

Denny Crane said to me
that I cannot know

the experience of lying down at night
and facing the idea of losing America.

Since September 11, 2001,

I think most of us have
laid down on many a night

and imagined exactly that.

But I wonder,

what is it about America
that we most fear losing?

and I wonder, how much of that
have we lost already?

The town of Concord…
what can it really do,

stage a protest, have a rally,
a parade, call a press conference?

Would that even make the news?

But threaten to secede, that
would get some attention.

and if you look at
all the facts here,

you'll see Concord isn't really
seeking to leave America at all.

It's America that has left them.

And, of course, ultimately,

Concord will not be
allowed to secede.

We all know that.

But if you quash this at the
summary judgment stage,

you will, in effect, be ruling
that their concerns

are not even legitimate.

And how can any true American
conclude that?

We stand here today
asking you to defend a democracy

that our congress and
our president refuse to defend.

We're asking you to stand up
for the constitution,

which every judge is
duty-bound to protect.

We ask you to stand up for
an America that, 60 years ago,

our soldiers stormed a beach
in Normandy to defend.

This case is personal to you,
and it's personal to me.

It's personal to everyone
in this courtroom.

I love this country, Denny.

I just…

sometimes, I just don't
recognize it anymore.

I, like many Americans,
am horrified

that our government
tortures prisoners of war

that we've turned
our police powers…

many of them illegal…
against our own citizens.

If the goal of the terrorists
on 9/11

was to knock down democracy,

then they surely have succeeded.

But I, like many Americans,

care more about
the protection of our children,

grandchildren…

than I do our nation's ideals.

I do not doubt for a moment

that the government is acting
in good faith to make us safe.

No do I doubt that if there's
any time in our nation's history

when we must simply
stick together, it is now.

The concerns and questions
you have raised, Mr Shore,

are indeed legitimate, but I cannot
and I will not allow to stand

Concord's motion
to secede from this country.

We're adjourned.

Still undefeated.

Never in doubt.

How about our friendship?

A man is never so rich
as he is with friendship…

except when he's got $50,000.
–I thought we doubled it.

I'll give you half off
'cause I like you.

Walk out with me?

Please.

Men's room.

I got it wrong.

No biggie.
The stalls are empty.

I got it wrong about your no longer
being a brilliant attorney.

Seems you still are.

Sex?

Not tonight.

Oh. I had a dream.

You and I were swimming
in my pool buck naked.

We began
to make ferocious love.

You screamed so loudly

the police came
and looked over the fence

and said, “oh, that's just
Crane, pool and Schmidt.”

And on that lovely note,
good night, Denny.

And way to go.

She's still in love with me.

Everybody loves a winner.

You were pathetic,

trying to get me to wear
that minuteman outfit.

You wore it before.

I actually did listen
to your closing.

Almost made me cry.

Really?

Yeah, 'cause for a second there,
I thought you'd win.

Let me ask you a question.

Don't you get tired of going on
and on and on like that?

Yes.

When you think of the hours
and hours I've spent

standing in front of a jury…

Let's not.

Jerry said something about

how we don't tend to
the friendships in our lives.

We do, every night,
right here.

Yes, but…

When I consider my job,
with all those closings…

–Endless closings.
–…many of them quite personal…

–Long-winded closings.
–All right.

What's your point?

My point is, I've spent perhaps
most of my adult life

talking and talking
and talking to strangers.

Why don't people take more time
to be with the ones they love?

Why don't we take more vacations?

We keep talking about
going fishing again.

My god, you bought a trout
from a pet store.

Alan… Let's go. Now.

I'm being serious, Denny.

So am I.

Let's hang the “gone fishin'”
sign on the door and go.

Where?

We'll start with the Charles river,

go from there.
Road trip, you and me.

–Don't tease me. I'll do it.
–I'm not teasing. Let's go.

We'll camp, we'll fish,
we'll toast marshmallows.

Same tent.

Separate sleeping bags.
Come on. Nature awaits.

Oh, god. Why'd you
have to bring up nature?

You know I hate nature.

I'll hold your hand.

What was that quote you said
from Ralph Waldo Emerson?

He said quite a few things.

“A friend may well be reckoned
the masterpiece of nature.”

Can't remember what I had for
breakfast, but that I remember.

You constantly surprise me.

Keeps the love fresh.

Alan…

Let's go fishing.

Let's go fishing.

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