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You're fired.

- What's with all the shoes?
- Previous tenant.

- Got evicted.
- Isn't it looking great?

Looks like a shoe store.

When Malcolm jumped
off that building

bounced off the awning
and then landed on you

and then Adam hit you with his
fully-loaded Mercedes..

Okay, okay, okay.

What are you doing? I'm temping.

It was to bring
the four of us together.

You protect me and my place

my law firm
will defend you for free.

You cut the condescending crap.

It makes you come off bald.

This is how you ask
for a favor?

The tricks you pulled
as patent lawyer?

Don't be pulling them
in my courtroom.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down.

Just take a breath. Fung.

- He's not slowing down.
- Hey!

This is Fung Lao,
the owner of the Laundromat

where Damien..

- Fung, come on.
- Stop it!

'You can't just charge
out into the street'

barking a foreign language
like that.

I'm sorry.

My father is very upset.

We've just been sued
by a former employee, and..

He saw you through the window.

He said you defended Damien.

- Can you help us?
- I can and I will.

I actually specialize
in labor law.

Adam Branch, single. Listen.

Employees, when fired,
threaten to sue all the time.

They almost never win.
Tell your father not to worry.

- Why was this man discharged?
- It's a she.

And she was fired
for getting pregnant.

Oh, and this is against
Laundromat policy, is it?

Well, she already
has a child.

We have a one-child policy.

- Oh, how interesting.
- Just like, uh..

What's the word? China.

You're lovely. Adam.
Your name?

It's a legal restraining order.
Read it for yourself!

That don't mean
you can tie him up.

Man, I know that,
and you know that, but--

- Damien!
- We got a situation.

'He's in a state.
He's volatile.'

'Look, I'm afraid
he's gonna hurt his wife.'

She's the one who got
the restraining order.

- It doesn't matter.
- Listen to me.

I need you to explain to him

in legal talk
that he gotta abide by this--

- I'm not a lawyer.
- Man, Jenna says..

You're like a parapalegal.
Just tell the man.

We got a situation.
He is volatile.

'Sir, this is a valid,
legally-enforceable'

restraining order, understand?

'If you do not comply
with this court order, sir'

it is a punishable offense for
which you might be imprisoned.

I have advised Damien
to keep you restrained

until you become less volatile
and are willing

to comply with the terms
of this court order.

You got it?

I think he got it.

Hey, Harry. Adam.

Got a situation.

- I know.
- Oh.

I don't think
you have any idea.

In the storage room. Now.

Aiding and abetting,
false imprisonment.

- Maybe kidnapping.
- Harry, I get it.

Not to mention
the potential liability.

You never, ever give
legal advice to anybody.

Look, Harry,
it's just that Damien

said the man was a threat.

I don't care.
And rule number two.

You will not be taking
your cues from Damien.

Okay.

Hello. Hi. Hello.

Look, Jenna,
she followed me home.

Just as you left,
we got served with these papers.

She's going
into court tomorrow.

They're going
for a declaratory judgment.

Basically, they're asking
a judge to say the grounds

for firing her are unlawful.

They can do that
without a trial?

A judge can just
rule against us

without even hearing
our defense?

Look, it's really not
a big deal.

We'll simply appear in court..

That was Harry.
We keep her in storage.

Oppose this motion, and..

Oh!

She's represented
by Thomas Jefferson.

The guy feeds off of cases
where he can self-promote.

And he's yelling again.

Look, let me take a meeting
with the guy.

If I don't like
what he has to say

we just go into court,
simple as that.

Everything will be fine.

- He doesn't believe you.
- Look, Steve.

Is it Steve? Why won't you
tell me your name?

- It's Chunhua.
- Chunhua.

That's really beautiful. Wow.

Fung, listen to me.

One way or another,
I will make this go away.

That's my promise.

It's no big deal, Paul.

You write these policies
in your sleep.

Excuse me,
most malpractice policies

don't contemplate
a prospective client

being subject to death
by stabbing or gunshot.

You work in a high-risk
neighborhood.

The bad section is at least
a block over. Ours--

Yes, well,
murderers have been known

to take the occasional stroll.

I've had a homeowner's policy
with you people for years.

Harry, you leave
your cushy practice for..

What are you doing?

Paul, if I knew,
I'd tell you.

It's possible
I've lost my mind.

The good news is I can still
practice law as a lunatic

perhaps even more effectively.

But I can't do it legally
without malpractice insurance.

- Harry.
- Much better tone.

The neighborhood
is a little dangerous

but it just got a huge windfall
that will make it less so.

- The windfall being?
- Me.

Done?

I had to promise
to sleep with him

but yeah,
we got our insurance.

We're off and limping.

What's with him?

'The Laundromat case he took'

the other lawyer
is Tommy Jefferson.

That clown
with the TV commercials?

He'll make
such a meal of this case.

And a snack of me.

What are you doing?

Rachel. Hey. Hi.

Harry, this is,
uh, Rachel Miller.

Uh, Jenna, Malcolm.

Yeah, hi, hi, and hi.

So, this is what you do?

I break up with you
and you commit..

I don't even know
what this is you're committing.

I switched jobs. What,
I'm the first person to do that?

Adam, don't be a dope.

'You are running out
on a life you're mad at.'

No, I'm only mad at you,
actually, so--

Okay. Whatever.
Look, go get your real job back.

- Before it's too late.
- This is my real job.

Oh, my God!

Harry, we have a rat.

- 'Harry!'
- What the hell was that?

Not anymore. Malcolm,
you're on dead-rat duty.

Alert PETA.

I'm sorry,
I didn't catch your name.

Rachel Miller.
That is a lovely gun.

'I'm sure you've been told.'

Rachel, it was so nice
to see you again.

Adam, don't do this.

Who in the hell
do you think you are?

Coming in here,
opening up a fancy law office

in one of
your la-di-dah shoe stores?

I'm sorry.
You seem really mistaken.

And sweet.
I think you want gun-lady.

- Are you coming or not?
- Not.

- Can I help you?
- Are you Harry A. Korn?

Et. Harriet Korn.

Well, you can help
by clearing your fat ass

out of this neighborhood,
Harriet.

Yes, I'm terribly sorry,
but for moving purposes

my fat ass requires
advance notice.

Would there be
anything else?

Don't you condescend me,
either.

People like you move in.
People like me get pushed out.

'You drive up our rents.'

You're just a dirty
block-buster is all.

Yes, and I'm happy to discuss

the relative merits
of gentrification if..

Oh, dear, what's this?

I can feel my fat ass

continental-drifting
to the door.

I must be going to let you out.

It's a pleasure
to meet you, Ms..

Do you have a name,
or do people simply refer

to you only with adjectives?

As a matter of fact,
I need a lawyer.

Do you, now? Kids trying
to commit you again?

I'm in a trial.

My public defender
says I got to do time

which is the one thing
I ain't got.

Now the DA
is that Peyton fellow

they tell me you just beat.

Well, I need you
to beat him for me.

Twenty-six dollars in that.

It's all I got.

What are you being charged with?

- Armed robbery.
- "Armed robbery?"

- Are you serious?
- I need to eat.

So, sit your ass down
so we can talk.

Listen, Ms. Armed-Robber.

Nicholson. Anna Nicholson.

You want to be a lawyer
in this neighborhood, child?

Then you can start out

by being a lawyer
in this neighborhood.

Sit your ass down.

If the trial's already begun

how could you possibly..

The robbery was caught
on video tape.

It's not like
you have a defense.

I have the "She's an 87-year-old
grandmother" defense

which, by the way,
is one of my favorites.

And she's back.

- Is Adam here?
- He's not, at the moment.

Copies of these, please.

Could I be of help?

Well, I, I-I don't know
what you knew

about him
before you hired him.

I didn't hire him.
He came here and hired himself.

The thing is,
Adam is a serial over-reactor.

He once stubbed his toe
on a lamp

and he wanted to move.
It's just who he is.

He either runs away
or reinvents, or..

I'm sensing
he's running from you?

I work at his old firm.
We broke up, like, a month ago.

I'm on the 28th floor.
He was on the 27th.

I mean, I was told he was
taking the stairs just to avoid

seeing me in the elevator,
so, I have a good idea--

Can I stop you one second?
'Cause this might be important.

I've stopped listening.

Well, if you could
convince him to leave

I will make sure
he gets his old job back.

Maybe I don't want him to leave.

He's a good lawyer.
Did you know that?

- The, uh.. The book on you--
- Never read it.

Well, you are a great attorney.

But, you know,
you're a horrible mentor.

I mean, you've never
counseled or tutored

a younger associate
so, the chances of--

Yes, and if you'd bothered
to do your homework

you'd know
the simple reason why.

- Which is?
- I hate young lawyers.

'All they want
is to get somewhere.'

Which, if they knew
where they were headed

they wouldn't be
in such a rush.

'Ms. Korn, all I'm saying'

is Adam has done something
rash here.

And I want to help him undo
it before it's too late.

I've got a little flash for you.

Adam doesn't want to go.

He likes it here.

First, let me say
thank you for meeting me.

I've always been
a-a big fan, huge fan.

As you should be. Look, kid..
Can I call you kid?

- 'Cause you look like a kid.
- Well..

What are you doing
on this case?

This thing is a bus
that will run you over.

China? That's not the way
you want to begin your career.

Going to bat
for Communist Chinese China

'lead-paint export capital
of the world, China.'

The evil empire.
Add to that my client.

Could she be
any more sympathetic?

She wants to have a baby.

China, baby. China, baby.

Gee, I wonder who
the jury's gonna side with.

Plus, there's me.
I never lose.

- Well--
- I'm Tommy Jefferson, kid.

I chew lawyers up and spit 'em
out, and I do it publicly.

In the spotlight.
Look at my office here.

It's pre-lit
for press conferences. On, off.

On, off. On, off.
Run away as fast as you can.

- I'm not running, sir.
- Then you're a dope.

I have a slam dunk
against a dope.

Where's the challenge?
Are you flexible, kid?

- Am I flexible?
- Yes.

Can you bend over and kiss
your legal career good-bye?

'Because that's what'll happen
if you even bother'

to show up tomorrow.
Who do you work for?

- I work for Harriet Korn.
- Harriet Korn?

- The Harry Korn?
- Mm-hm.

Wow. Heard she went off
the deep end.

That must have made
a hell of a splash.

Tell you what.
You want to settle this case?

Come back with the big kahuna.
I don't deal with kids.

We'll talk. Look at the wall.

Something to show
your grandkids. Now beat it.

'I offered the lady three years.
She turned it down.'

I understand, but come on.

Is society really served
by locking up an 87-year-old--

Society is served
by locking up armed robbers.

The same rules apply
to the old ones.

It must be nice to see
everything in black and white.

Counsel, look,
for what she did

she'd probably get
six to eight years.

You know it. I know it.
You know it. I'm offering three.

Three years for a woman
of that age

is the equivalent
of a life sentence.

She robbed the guy at gunpoint.
Three years is a gift.

You want to make me
an ogre or a-a bogeyman

or, uh.. Wh-wh-what did
you call me before?

- Asshole.
- Yeah. Want me to be that?

Fine, but why don't you
pull 50 other DA's

and 50 defense attorneys?

They will all tell you
exactly the same thing.

You will not do better
than three years.

You really want to help
this lady?

Make her understand that.

So where are we?

- Still at three.
- Mm.

That's what the public defender
got me for free.

Well, I only got
a sock full of quarters.

It's not like I shot somebody.

Anna, look at me now.

Aggravated robbery,
which this was

nets you three-to-ten.

The fact that you showed a gun

gets a separate,
gun-specific charge.

That alone brings
another three.

You could possibly
get 13 years here.

More likely six.
Less than that..

Cincinnati takes gun charges
very seriously.

Which is why,
with an offer of three

I think you need to accept it.

I can't.

I can't die in prison,
Ms. Korn.

There are a lot of ways
to go out, but not that.

Anything but that.

- Adam, where is he?
- He'll be here.

I'm told he likes
to make an entrance.

If he doesn't make it
in the next 15 seconds..

- He'll be here.
- Okay, then.

Harriet Korn. Wow.

Tommy Jefferson.
It's an absolute pleasure.

- What do you know about me?
- I think enough.

Well, you know I'm famous
for winning with nothing.

I can walk into a courtroom

shooting blanks
and still win the battle.

Yes. I can picture you
shooting blanks, actually.

That was good. China. Baby.

- China. Baby.
- He likes to say that.

'The issue isn't
whether I win here.'

We both know I do.
The real question is how much.

'How punitive will a jury
be to a foreigner'

from a Communist country
who fires a young woman

for wanting to give birth?

I have in my hand...a number.

It is a non-negotiable number.

You and your client
need to look at this number

for what it is,
an opportunity.

An out. Because let's face it.

Were this case to go public

the wrath your client
would incur from the media

the citizenry.. His doors
will be closing, Harriet.

His doors should close.
They would close.

But for this opportunity

which I'm about
to present you with.

You have presented us
with an opportunity

of 1.2 million dollars.

I've got a homerun here, Harry.

It's a contingency lawyer's
wet dream.

Thank you for your time.
It's a pass.

- Adam?
- Harry.

Many lawyers have dismissed me

as just a full-of-crap
cartoonish buffoon.

I can't imagine.

Those lawyers paid for that.

They paid dearly.

It would be a big mistake
for you to dismiss me, Harry.

Thank you for the opportunity,
Mr. Jefferson.

We'll leave you alone
to enjoy your wet dream.

You can see quite clearly
the gun in her hand

pointed at my head.

And the defendant, that woman..

Well, there,
the-the woman who robbed you

did she say anything to you,
sir, as she trained

the loaded weapon at your head?

Oh, she sure did, she said

"Empty the register, or I'll
blow your head right off."

And at this point,
you gave her the money?

I did, and then
she walked off.

Thank you, sir.
Nothing further.

I have no questions.

What the hell was that?

I can't cross-examine
a videotape.

That was for crap,
that's what that was.

I want my sock back.

I've never tried
a case against him.

But you co-counseled one.

Just tell me.
What should I do?

Okay, um..

Look, the thing about Tommy

is he's gonna treat you
like you don't exist

so your best bet is, just
interrupt him at every turn.

If he tries to shout you down

just keep going right back
at him.

I mean, he's got a temper,
and he's been known

to completely blow
when people take him on.

Oh. Okay.

Now, can we talk
about your case?

China's one-child policy?
Really?

Well, as controversial
as it may be--

She's pretty.

The Chunhua girl.

She's pretty, isn't she?

This is so you.

To go seek affirmation
in the eyes of a--

- I'm not doing that.
- Okay.

Um...I'm going to offend
you now

but according to
the ex-girlfriend's handbook

I'm allowed to do that.

Now, my bet is,
you're gonna leave this..

I don't know,
what was it, a law firm

or a shoe store?
I couldn't tell.

Whatever it was,
you'll leave this place

to the detriment of others
counting on you.

And as for this Chunhua girl?

Adam, you need to grow up.

You really mean to sit here

and lecture me
about how I live my life?

You left a well-paying job
to go work in a ghetto.

You're in crisis.

And your parents called me,
by the way.

They're worried, too.

Hey, come on.

- This is me here.
- I'm fine.

Okay?

I'm fine.

Are you seeing anybody?

Well, actually, I'm between
therapists right now--

That's not what I meant.
Are you seeing anybody?

Well, actually,
I've-I've met someone.

- Yes.
- That's great.

Here you go.

I'm happy for you.

That's great.

- Hey.
- I should go.

I gotta get back to..

- Court.
- Court, yes.

Thanks.

I was barely squeezing by
as it was.

Get some
from Social Security, not much.

Uh, my son,
he-he lives in California.

He had been sending me money,
but then he lost his job.

'And then I got sick.'

I ain't got no healthcare.

Next thing I know, I'm broke.
And starvin'.

I had no money,
not even for food.

So what did you do?

Uh, first,
I wrote my congressman.

'Asked him for a little
of that stimulus money.'

He sent back
some kind of a form letter

asking me to give
to his campaign. Asshole.

Sorry.

Then I asked neighbors.

They helped for a while,
but most of them was broke

so then, I resorted to
what they call self-help.

- You robbed a store.
- Not just a store. That store.

- The liquor store.
- Damn right.

'I was sick of their asses
selling to under-aged kids.'

Drug pushers is what they are.

And he knows it. Don't you?

- Objection.
- Sustained.

Ms. Nicholson,
you certainly know

that what you did
was against the law.

Sure, I know.

'But I'll tell you
what else is wrong.'

People are starving, dying

and the government
bails out Wall Street

the ones who caused this mess.

Well, what about us?

- Where's mine?
- So, you were starving.

Your Congressman wouldn't
send you any stimulus money.

So you did the next best thing.
You knocked over a liquor store.

Well, I hope I made it
sound better than that.

Well, actually, you did. You
made it almost sound adorable.

You did a terrific job,
I'm just having a hard time

reconciling your rendition of it

with the footage I saw
on the monitor.

Well, that's 'cause
you're a douchebag.

You know, I actually am.
You got me there.

I can be a bit of a douchebag,
I'll admit it.

And you're an armed robber.
Aren't you?

'And not just that.
You seem to be a proud one.'

No apologies whatsoever.

You put a gun
to an innocent man.

'You threatened
to blow his head off.'

And you sit there a proud,
proud woman.

Mr. Peyton..

...I assure you,
I am not a proud woman.

I had to beg my neighbors
for money.

Then I take to beggin'
in the street.

The things I've had to do
these last 12 months to..

I'm anything but proud.

- Adam.
- What? Oh. Hey.

Chunhua, can you sit
for a second?

I think I've been guilty
of misleading you somewhat.

How so?

When I said
I could win this case.

This, um..

You took this case because you
wanted to have sex with me.

Oh, no! Actually, much more
old-fashioned than that.

I wanted a dinner.
A movie, a walk in the park.

Maybe at some point,
leading to..

Look, I'm gonna go
in there and do my best.

But..

...I had no right to give you
or your dad the impression..

Anyway..

Adam?

What do you think
of China's one-child policy?

Case number 3261.
Diana Kremp versus Fung Lao.

Tommy Jefferson appearing
for the plaintiff, Your Honor.

- How are you this fine day?
- Adam Branch for the defendant.

- Oh, great.
- Your Honor, I think--

Hold on, before we start

Mr. Branch, you will respect
the decorum of this court.

If I hold up my finger,
you stop talking.

- Do we understand each other?
- Yes, Judge.

- Go ahead, Mr. Jefferson.
- Thank you.

Nobody loves the practice of law
more than I do.

The more novel the case,
the better.

But I have to be honest.
This one scares me.

'The one-child law in China
epitomizes the oppression'

practiced
on the Chinese citizenry

by the Communist regime.

Imagine a government
dictating whether or not

a family can have children.

'I remember
when I first heard of it.'

'I thanked God I live'

'in the United States
of America.'

Because that could
never happen here

in the United States of America.

And yet here we are.
Here we are.

I'm sorry, small point,
but I see local rules

'favor judicial economy.'

Does this mean we should skip
over the obvious?

Like, you know,
"Here we are

in the United States
of America"?

- Good to review--
- May I continue, please?

Of course. I apologize.

There are certain
freedoms we hold precious

'in this country,
the right to procreate'

to have a baby,
it is the most cherished

of all civil liberties
safeguarded by the Constitution.

I'm sorry, again small point

but are we talking
about our Constitution?

'Cause there's actually
nothing in our Constitution

about the right
to have children.

I'm happy to consider others,
if that helps.

The right is so inferred
by the Supreme Court

as an extension of our right
to privacy, a right--

Also not mentioned
in the Constitution.

- But whatever, go for it. Hm?
- Counsel?

And every lower court
to address the matter

has repeatedly
and unanimously held

that the government cannot deny
the right to have children

without violating
the fundamental principles

of liberty and justice.

Here we have a young woman
who, together with her husband

wants to have a baby.

And these people,
who have immigrated here

from Chinese China, say no.

China, a country which,
until recently, was on the list

of top ten human rights
violators. That China.

How dare they try to impose
their Chinese, Communist

totalitarian,
oppressive regime--

Alright, Mr. Jefferson.

I kinda get where
you're going here.

Mr. Branch. What do you say?

- This is America.
- Your Honor--

And I want short sentences.
To the point.

- Or I'll sit you down.
- Yes, Your Honor.

The Constitution guards
against state action.

It says what
the government can't do.

It's silent on Laundromats.

'She entered into a contract'

at a private business.
His business.

Nobody's trying to dictate
her family planning.

She's free to work
someplace else

and have as many kids
as she wants.

'But if she chooses
to work at this Laundromat'

these are the terms
which she agreed to.

But there are certain liberties
that even a private company

is not allowed to trample.

Unless the trampling

satisfies a compelling
state interest.

- And what would be yours?
- Humanity.

Of all the things
threatening to doom our world

global warming,
nuclear proliferation, BP

Tommy, the biggest threat
is overpopulation.

Too many people.
We've got eight billion now.

By 2050, we're projected
to add another billion.

You can drive around
in your little Priuses

use the curly-cue light bulbs
recycle all you want.

None of it, none of it,
will make a dent.

What we have to do
is curb population.

Say what you want
about Chinese, Communist

totalitarian, oppressive China.
Did I get them all?

But their
one-child policy program

is the most historic,
most meaningful step

taken by any country to improve
the well-being of society.

'And we all love to preach
that every person'

should do his part, don't we?

Fung Lao is doing his.

And in so doing, he obliterates

one of the very principles
that defines--

Oh, please! We toss out
principles left and right.

We shelve civil liberties
all the time.

We've been doing it
for 200 years.

The Alien and Sedition Acts
of 1798..

But the history all know
includes the Bill of Rights.

During the Civil War,
we censored the press.

Honest Abe did that.

In World War I,
Woodrow Wilson

'approved the Espionage..'

'This is about
a one-child policy'

'that won't let that woman
have a baby.'

And overpopulation
is not our fault..

Not our fault?
Are you on drugs?

'We're maybe
the worst offenders.'

We may make up five percnt
of the world's population

but we account for 35 percent
of the consumption..

Genocide!

Okay. You got me with that one.

- Did you say, "Genocide"?
- You're damn right.

This one-child policy
is contributing

to the female genocide in China.

Because couples
can only have one child

'and Chinese couples want boys'

girls are not being born.

Okay. He made a valid
point there, judge.

First one since, "Here we are."
Credit where it's due.

But female genocide
wouldn't happen here.

People want girls
just as much as they want boys.

For those who have met Tommy,
I bet they prefer girls.

- I could be wrong there.
- You little snot!

- Don't call me little.
- Alright.

You both raise a lot
of interesting points

but I'm afraid this one's
a little above my pay grade.

I'm gonna certify this issue

'whether a private company
has the right to impose'

a one-child policy
on its employees

to the Ohio Supreme Court
for immediate appellate review.

'As for now, you two can
finish your business'

in the parking lot.
We're adjourned.

Did you say,
"Ohio Supreme Court"?

I did.

Wow!

Awesome!

I will close
for all I'm worth.

I give you my word.

- I'm not taking prison.
- I don't blame you.

I'm not recommending prison.

Then what is it
you're tellin' me?

Well, there are certain things
I can't tell you, Anna.

We talk a lot
about attorney-client privilege

and we make it seem like we're
such faithful servants to..

We're servants to the system.

That's what lawyers are.

For example,
if the client's best chance

of avoiding prison is to tell
a big lie on the stand

we can't advise that.
Lawyer rules.

If you had a murder
weapon in your bag

we couldn't tell you
to ditch it. Even though..

Lawyer rules.

Ms. Korn, what in the hell
are you babblin' about?

What I can tell you is

if we lose here...
they'll take you

right into custody.
And that'll be it.

You wouldn't have time,
for example

to go visit
your son in California

to say goodbye.

If you cared about that,
the time to go see him

would be right now.

You're tellin' me to flee.

Oh, I could never
tell you that.

Lawyer rules.

Well, I appreciate
what you're not tellin' me.

I-I've lived
my whole life here.

Right here
in this neighborhood.

This is my home.

I should probably work
on my closing.

See you at the courthouse.

It's a really big deal to go
to the Ohio Supreme Court.

That's where law is made.

New precedents get established.
It's a, it's a big, big deal.

You happy with that little
performance in there?

Let me tell you what that was.
First, it was rude.

Second, you just gave me
a bigger stage to play on.

The Ohio Supreme Court.

The bigger the stage,
the better I am.

I came here today to swat
you away like a gnat.

But now I can see
you're not a gnat.

You're more like a tick.

You like to puff yourself up
like a tick.

You know what happens
to ticks, tick?

Somebody comes along,
squeezes them, and they go pop.

That's what I'm gonna
do to you, tick.

Just a matter of time.
Listen to the clock.

Tick, tick, tick, tick. Pop.

I gotta tell you,
it isn't easy

going through life
a douchebag.

That's what the defendant
called me.

And I guess I'm actually
a professional douchebag.

My job is to go after some
very nice people sometimes

sympathetic people..

...who do bad things.

This nice, sympathetic person,
she did a very bad thing.

'She robbed a man at gunpoint.'

She did it, so she says,
because she was poor.

Needed to eat.

Problem is,
a lot of people are hungry.

We have 45 million people in
this country living in poverty.

'What, we send them all
the message'

"Go get a gun.
Go out and do what she did"?

Really? 45 million people?

You wanna feel bad
for this woman, please do.

I know I do.

After all, she's poor.

'He was poor. So was he.'

And him. Him, too.

- Objection.
- All armed robbers.

- Objection!
- Overruled.

- Are you kidding?
- Ms. Korn?

You wanna let her go?

What do we tell those that
got prison for their crimes?

"You look too mean"?

'We judge the act,
not the person.'

'She committed
the same act they did.'

And lest you think,
"Hey, she's old.

Let's cut her some slack."

Elderly crime is on the rise.

We've all read about the
80-year-old woman selling crack.

'The woman who sold
her grandchild for money.'

And she's not the only
adorable person

out there
with a deadly weapon.

'And if you happen to be
a victim of a violent crime'

I can tell you,
it's no consolation

that the perpetrator was old.

I say all this because I know..

...a part of you must
wanna let her go.

How could you not?

But she stuck a loaded gun..

...in a man's face
and robbed him.

'That isn't cute. It isn't
adorable. It isn't excusable.'

Do I ask you to hate her? No.

I only ask..

...that you abide by your duty

'to uphold the law.'

That's all.

There is a legal defense
known as necessity.

Basically, it means,
if a defendant commits a crime

to prevent a greater harm

the test is what's the lesser
of the evils.

I would submit,
Anna Nicholson

starving to death
is a greater--

Your Honor, necessity
is an affirmative defense.

It must be raised prior
to trial. Here, it was not.

I wasn't around prior to trial.

The defense is denied, Ms. Korn.

'You know better than that.'

Sorry.

Okay, for technical reasons,
I'm not allowed to argue

what we all know this was.

- Objection!
- Ms. Korn.

Sorry.

Look, you can certainly choose
to put her away.

It's probably
the reasonable thing to do.

And after all, it's not as if

Anna Nicholson should expect
anybody's compassion, right?

As Mr. Peyton said,
45 million Americans

'live below the poverty line.'

What he left out
is we really don't give a crap.

'You saw what happened
when we went about'

passing healthcare.

We had a revolt.

We are free market
kind of folks.

'We're capitalists.'

People should get
what's coming to them in America

nothing more.
And the poor, the elderly..

Well, they seem to get
what's coming to them

every time, don't they?

I thought it was very clever
of Mr. Peyton

to lump my client
into the same category

with all those mean-looking
villains, didn't you?

But there is a difference.

She was starving.

And she's a little old
to go into the labor market.

'And she has no prior
criminal record'

'which I'm guessing
is not the case'

with all the leading men
featured

in Mr. Peyton's slideshow.

'She's been law-abiding
her whole life.'

And where did it get her?
Starving.

'Unable to pay her rent.
And pretty damn pissed off.'

With good reason, if you ask me.

We're the richest nation
in the world

'and one in seven of us
lives in poverty.'

'Tell me how that can happen.'

Somehow, somebody needs
to get a wakeup call here.

I'm thinking you can send it

not by putting Anna in prison.

But rather, if you don't.

'It should also be said'

a guilty verdict
for an 87-year-old woman

is a death sentence.

- Objection!
- 'Sustained.'

Ms. Korn,
you know better than that.

Clearly, I don't, judge.

I'm not allowed
to argue necessity

'which this was,
I'm not allowed'

to argue reality,
which this is.

Ms. Korn, you are one step
away from contempt.

Oh, I'm already at contempt.

'We let our poor starve,
we let them get sick.'

This isn't Third World.
This is America.

We're supposed to be
the country that cares.

We also care
about law and order.

We are a nation
built on law and order.

Okay, I see we've reached
the rebuttal portion

of closing arguments.

Mr. Peyton.

Look, I'm new at this
criminal law thing.

I'm told it's primarily about
rehabilitation and retribution.

Do you really feel the need
to rehabilitate Anna Nicholson?

Really?

As for retribution

she sits here in shame,
having to endure..

Trust me.

There's nothing you can
really do to this woman

that the government
hasn't already done.

They certainly didn't take long.

They probably figured
you'll be dead soon.

Maybe so.

Will the defendant please rise?

Madam Forewoman

has the jury reached
a unanimous verdict?

- Yes, Your Honor.
- What say you?

We, the jury, in the matter

of The State of Ohio
versus Anna Nicholson

'on the charge of armed robbery'

'hereby find the defendant'

Anna Nicholson, not guilty.

You have got to be kidding me!

'Ladies and gentlemen
of the jury..'

Now, that's what I call
a fine verdict.

That's what I call
a lucky verdict.

If not preposterous.

Sometimes,
it's a single-justice review.

Sometimes,
it's a three-judge tribunal.

It'll take a while. The parties
have to submit briefs.

It's kind of a big deal.

This is my place here.

Adam?

My father and I really
appreciate your efforts

but...I don't feel comfortable,
you doing this for free.

I'm gonna tell you something
I never told anybody before.

When I was in high school,
I had this fantasy.

Playing quarterback
for the varsity football team

with the most beautiful girl
in the world up in the stands

watching me lead
the team to victory.

I never made
the football team.

Truth is, I was too chicken
to even try out.

I was captain
of the debate team.

Whether I ever have dinner
with you or not..

...the idea of arguing
before the Ohio Supreme Court..

...with you watching?

Wow.

I'd do that for free anytime.

I don't know what to say.

You don't have to say anything.

Just...see you in court.

I'll say thank you.

And see you in court.

Good night, Adam.

- Did you kiss her?
- Of course, I didn't kiss her.

I just met her.

But did you let it be known

that you'd like to kiss her?

Yes, I sent her an e-mail.

Adam, it's good to go slow,
but she needs to know

it's out of respect,
not disinterest.

Thank you.

Are you okay, Harry?
You should be celebrating.

I don't know,
I wonder what the hell

I've gotten myself into.

Last week, I'm a patent lawyer

making almost $600,000 a year.

Now, I'm defending armed robbers
for dirty socks.

- Did you say $600,000?
- Never mind.

Harry, in all your years
as a patent attorney

did you ever have one single
client who truly needed you?

In a week, you've had two.

Wait. Don't tell me.

You just rolled somebody
in an alley.

I didn't say a proper
thank you before.

To be honest, I didn't think
you were all that ghetto.

But you were good enough,
I guess.

Thanks.
Can I offer you a beer?

Glass of wine? Your sock?

I also came back

'cause I wanted
to tell you something.

And this here I hope you get.

Welcome to the neighborhood.

Okay, is it just me,
or did that feel really good?

I think we're staying around
for a while.

Maybe.

- Yeah!
- Ah! You stink!