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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,419 --> 00:00:06,798 And saving the best for last, it is my profound pleasure 2 00:00:06,798 --> 00:00:10,677 to congratulate Mike Kuzak on landing this firm's 3 00:00:10,677 --> 00:00:15,182 first Fortune 100 client, Northland Pharmaceutical. 4 00:00:15,182 --> 00:00:19,520 [applause] 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,188 They were sufficiently impressed 6 00:00:21,188 --> 00:00:23,607 with Mike's performance in the Stacey Gill case 7 00:00:23,607 --> 00:00:26,526 that they've engaged us to handle a $100 million dollar 8 00:00:26,526 --> 00:00:29,905 products liability suit, a suit brought by five people 9 00:00:29,905 --> 00:00:32,407 who suffered serious neurological impairment 10 00:00:32,407 --> 00:00:34,368 as a result of taking Cold 20. 11 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:36,161 I take that sometimes. 12 00:00:36,161 --> 00:00:39,248 Well, these people were also taking a drug called Benedol. 13 00:00:39,248 --> 00:00:40,791 It's prescribed for the treatment 14 00:00:40,791 --> 00:00:41,875 of severe schizophrenia. 15 00:00:41,875 --> 00:00:43,377 That, I don't take. 16 00:00:43,377 --> 00:00:45,587 And a combination of the two is what did it. 17 00:00:45,587 --> 00:00:47,965 Aren't they going after the makers of the Benedol as well? 18 00:00:47,965 --> 00:00:49,675 Well, unfortunately, that company's 19 00:00:49,675 --> 00:00:52,803 gone into receivership following a rash of lawsuits 20 00:00:52,803 --> 00:00:55,097 over another drug it was manufacturing, 21 00:00:55,097 --> 00:00:56,974 which just leaves Northland. 22 00:00:56,974 --> 00:00:59,017 Anyway, no pressure, Mike. 23 00:00:59,017 --> 00:01:01,645 But a trial like this could kick us into lunar orbit. 24 00:01:01,645 --> 00:01:03,939 Well, I'm not quite ready to conclude that a trial 25 00:01:03,939 --> 00:01:05,274 is what's indicated here. Who knows? 26 00:01:05,274 --> 00:01:06,858 This may be one to settle. 27 00:01:06,858 --> 00:01:08,902 Well, we should have a better idea this afternoon 28 00:01:08,902 --> 00:01:12,114 when we meet with Northland's chief house counsel. 29 00:01:12,114 --> 00:01:14,449 And two people from a consulting firm 30 00:01:14,449 --> 00:01:16,285 they used called the Taggert Group? 31 00:01:16,285 --> 00:01:19,162 - What's to consult? - Jury selection, I guess. 32 00:01:19,162 --> 00:01:21,582 What points to hammer on, what points not to. 33 00:01:21,582 --> 00:01:23,125 I thought that's what they hired us for. 34 00:01:23,125 --> 00:01:25,168 Well, I don't now exactly what they have planned. 35 00:01:25,168 --> 00:01:27,212 But what's wrong with getting a little help? 36 00:01:27,212 --> 00:01:29,381 You didn't need any help on the Stacey Gill case. 37 00:01:29,381 --> 00:01:31,592 I mean, you won that on your instincts and the facts. 38 00:01:31,592 --> 00:01:34,469 As I recall, my instincts told me to settle 39 00:01:34,469 --> 00:01:36,513 before the verdict came in. 40 00:01:36,513 --> 00:01:38,473 Why don't we just keep an open mind 41 00:01:38,473 --> 00:01:40,934 and see what they bring to the table? 42 00:01:40,934 --> 00:01:43,937 We're adjourned. 43 00:01:49,192 --> 00:01:50,736 Stuart, you got a minute? 44 00:01:50,736 --> 00:01:53,822 - I need to ask you a big favor. - Yeah, what's up? 45 00:01:53,822 --> 00:01:56,408 I think I'm gonna need some help with my taxes. 46 00:01:56,408 --> 00:01:59,745 - Ann? I'm honored. - You mean it? 47 00:01:59,745 --> 00:02:01,079 Sure. Just give a couple of weeks. 48 00:02:01,079 --> 00:02:02,331 Let me get my desk cleared. 49 00:02:02,331 --> 00:02:04,624 - Oh. - That's a problem? 50 00:02:04,624 --> 00:02:06,543 The thing is, I'm a little strapped. 51 00:02:06,543 --> 00:02:08,670 I was hoping to get my refund back early. 52 00:02:08,670 --> 00:02:10,839 Okay, no problem. 53 00:02:10,839 --> 00:02:12,174 You're the best. You know that? 54 00:02:12,174 --> 00:02:13,800 - Mm-hmm. - I'll make it up to you. 55 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,385 Yeah, well, I'm very expensive. 56 00:02:15,385 --> 00:02:17,929 I was thinking maybe you could take it out in trade. 57 00:02:19,056 --> 00:02:21,516 [theme music] 58 00:02:53,423 --> 00:02:55,258 [music continues] 59 00:03:34,256 --> 00:03:36,341 [music continues] 60 00:03:51,273 --> 00:03:53,817 [upbeat music] 61 00:04:12,002 --> 00:04:13,503 Sorry I'm late, Arnie. 62 00:04:13,503 --> 00:04:14,880 It's 10:30! 63 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,091 My car broke down. I had to have it towed. 64 00:04:18,091 --> 00:04:19,843 It's the second time this month! 65 00:04:19,843 --> 00:04:21,720 As if I didn't know. What are you looking for? 66 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:26,600 One lousy fresh pencil. Is that too much to ask? 67 00:04:28,977 --> 00:04:30,395 Thank you. 68 00:04:32,355 --> 00:04:33,690 [sigh] 69 00:04:33,690 --> 00:04:36,234 Points? 70 00:04:36,234 --> 00:04:37,319 How old's your car? 71 00:04:37,319 --> 00:04:39,070 In dog years? 72 00:04:39,070 --> 00:04:41,239 You want my advice, you're throwing good money after bad. 73 00:04:41,239 --> 00:04:43,366 You wanna tell me exactly what's my alternative? 74 00:04:44,159 --> 00:04:45,702 Get a new car. 75 00:04:45,702 --> 00:04:47,037 Rox, I want you to read through this 76 00:04:47,037 --> 00:04:48,538 and make sure it's coherent. 77 00:04:48,538 --> 00:04:51,208 I need it typed up before Landetta comes in. 78 00:04:54,503 --> 00:04:56,213 [sighs] 79 00:05:04,846 --> 00:05:06,556 Arnie, we need to have a talk. 80 00:05:06,556 --> 00:05:08,975 - What about? - A raise. 81 00:05:08,975 --> 00:05:11,144 Rox, can't this conversation wait 'til later? 82 00:05:11,144 --> 00:05:13,563 - No. - What'd you get last year? 83 00:05:13,563 --> 00:05:15,607 Cost of living, but that won't do it this time. 84 00:05:15,607 --> 00:05:18,276 - What will? - $100. 85 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:20,987 $100 a week? 86 00:05:20,987 --> 00:05:23,615 I don't eat in restaurants, Arnie. 87 00:05:23,615 --> 00:05:25,826 I don't buy clothes that aren't on sale. 88 00:05:25,826 --> 00:05:27,661 I have a 10-year-old car that spends more time 89 00:05:27,661 --> 00:05:29,162 in the shop that it does on the streets. 90 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:30,372 And with all of that, I've still gotta worry 91 00:05:30,372 --> 00:05:31,623 about my rent check bouncing! 92 00:05:31,623 --> 00:05:34,960 Rox, I gotta tell you. 93 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,629 This is not the year to be pushing for a big raise. 94 00:05:41,716 --> 00:05:43,718 I'm underpaid as it is. 95 00:05:43,718 --> 00:05:46,388 Plus which, I probably average four to six hours a week 96 00:05:46,388 --> 00:05:49,140 extra doing your personal chores for which I receive nothing. 97 00:05:50,225 --> 00:05:51,685 Nothing? 98 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:54,104 You call my love and appreciation nothing? 99 00:05:54,104 --> 00:05:55,522 Will it buy me a new car? 100 00:05:55,522 --> 00:05:57,107 [sighs] 101 00:05:57,107 --> 00:06:00,652 Okay. Okay, look. I will talk to Brackman. 102 00:06:00,652 --> 00:06:03,238 - I'll see what I can do. - Thank you. 103 00:06:03,238 --> 00:06:05,407 Landetta. Tick-tock. 104 00:06:06,241 --> 00:06:07,826 [sighs] 105 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:09,744 [knocking on door] 106 00:06:10,829 --> 00:06:12,205 - Hi. - Hi. 107 00:06:12,205 --> 00:06:14,583 This criminal case of mine? Stulwicz? 108 00:06:14,583 --> 00:06:16,543 I was hoping to kick it around with you a little. 109 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:19,170 - How come? - I value your opinion. 110 00:06:19,170 --> 00:06:21,882 Benny Stulwicz walks into a shoe repair store, 111 00:06:21,882 --> 00:06:24,759 beats up the proprietor and takes off with over $200. 112 00:06:24,759 --> 00:06:25,927 All true. 113 00:06:27,429 --> 00:06:28,972 What's also true is that Benny's IQ 114 00:06:28,972 --> 00:06:31,516 hovers around the mid two-figure range. 115 00:06:31,516 --> 00:06:33,643 Some low-life he knows told him that the shoe repair guy 116 00:06:33,643 --> 00:06:37,939 stole the money and asked Benny to get it back. Key question. 117 00:06:37,939 --> 00:06:42,235 Could Benny form the criminal intent necessary to convict? 118 00:06:42,235 --> 00:06:45,280 Interesting question. Good luck. 119 00:06:46,239 --> 00:06:48,491 Yeah. 120 00:06:48,491 --> 00:06:51,703 Thing is, this case has been assigned to Judge Forstenzer. 121 00:06:51,703 --> 00:06:54,289 Very bad blood there from when I was in the PD's office. 122 00:06:57,542 --> 00:06:59,544 I hate to see it all turn on that. 123 00:06:59,544 --> 00:07:01,046 Forget it. 124 00:07:01,046 --> 00:07:02,672 If you are looking for another trial lawyer, 125 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:05,008 you're in the wrong office. 126 00:07:05,008 --> 00:07:06,384 Isn't it a little early in your career 127 00:07:06,384 --> 00:07:08,136 to be making those kind of pronouncements? 128 00:07:08,136 --> 00:07:09,971 After what happened the last time out, 129 00:07:09,971 --> 00:07:11,556 I say it's staring me in the face. 130 00:07:11,556 --> 00:07:13,600 The thing is, you can't let it stare you down. 131 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,644 I wouldn't even dream of asking you to go into court 132 00:07:15,644 --> 00:07:17,228 on this if I wasn't sure in my own mind 133 00:07:17,228 --> 00:07:19,022 that you could handle it. 134 00:07:19,022 --> 00:07:20,607 I mean, I'm not about to try to build up your confidence 135 00:07:20,607 --> 00:07:22,359 at the expense of a poor sap like Benny. 136 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:26,696 You could do the job, Abby. 137 00:07:28,615 --> 00:07:31,660 I'm telling you. 138 00:07:31,660 --> 00:07:34,037 What we've done, Mike, is to assemble a focus group 139 00:07:34,037 --> 00:07:35,497 that should substantially approximate 140 00:07:35,497 --> 00:07:37,874 the real jury you wanna have at the trial. 141 00:07:37,874 --> 00:07:39,709 The people will also be representative of those 142 00:07:39,709 --> 00:07:43,588 you're most likely to draw from the jury pool. 143 00:07:43,588 --> 00:07:45,006 Aren't we being a little premature here? 144 00:07:45,006 --> 00:07:46,466 How so? 145 00:07:46,466 --> 00:07:48,426 Well, I still haven't seen a file on this case 146 00:07:48,426 --> 00:07:50,387 and you're getting ready to pick a jury. 147 00:07:50,387 --> 00:07:51,888 Mike, that's my fault. 148 00:07:51,888 --> 00:07:53,723 I was in court all morning getting rulings 149 00:07:53,723 --> 00:07:55,266 on a set of interrogatories. 150 00:07:55,266 --> 00:07:58,061 You'll have the file this afternoon without fail. 151 00:07:58,061 --> 00:08:00,689 I also need to talk to some of your technical people 152 00:08:00,689 --> 00:08:04,401 about safety testing and FDA approval criteria. 153 00:08:04,401 --> 00:08:06,611 We have five plaintiffs with serious injuries. 154 00:08:07,987 --> 00:08:09,989 I need to see medical reports. 155 00:08:09,989 --> 00:08:12,659 Believe me, everything's at your disposal. 156 00:08:12,659 --> 00:08:14,577 Let's just run through this now. 157 00:08:14,577 --> 00:08:16,329 When you've had a chance to read through the file, 158 00:08:16,329 --> 00:08:18,081 we'll get into a huddle, fill in the blanks 159 00:08:18,081 --> 00:08:20,750 and see where we're going. Fair enough? 160 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:26,464 - Alright. - Bridget? 161 00:08:28,425 --> 00:08:30,385 [machine whirrs] 162 00:08:36,766 --> 00:08:39,811 This juror, we call the former experiential, 163 00:08:39,811 --> 00:08:42,397 or ex-pothead for short. 164 00:08:42,397 --> 00:08:46,484 37 years old, earns $40,000 a year, married, one child. 165 00:08:46,484 --> 00:08:48,611 Manages a muffler franchise in Encino. 166 00:08:50,155 --> 00:08:52,365 Traits would be low organizational loyalty 167 00:08:52,365 --> 00:08:54,534 tending toward cynicism. 168 00:08:54,534 --> 00:08:56,703 Although he can be counted on to identify 169 00:08:56,703 --> 00:08:58,371 with the corporation's objectives, 170 00:08:58,371 --> 00:09:00,331 their power and size. 171 00:09:00,331 --> 00:09:02,500 Whatever previously held antiestablishment leanings 172 00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:04,377 he may have had got more or less lost 173 00:09:04,377 --> 00:09:06,921 in the conservative shift precipitated by aging, 174 00:09:06,921 --> 00:09:09,007 family responsibilities, and the feeling of betrayal 175 00:09:09,007 --> 00:09:10,425 by his peers. 176 00:09:10,425 --> 00:09:12,302 Now he's a long way from compassionate. 177 00:09:12,302 --> 00:09:13,720 So you don't have to be afraid to portray 178 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,555 the plaintiffs as whiners with this one. 179 00:09:15,555 --> 00:09:17,098 Bridget? 180 00:09:17,098 --> 00:09:20,185 This individual we call martyred and loving it. 181 00:09:20,185 --> 00:09:21,978 53 years old, housewife, 182 00:09:21,978 --> 00:09:25,106 husband's income in the low $50s. 183 00:09:25,106 --> 00:09:28,068 Heavy association with fictional television characters. 184 00:09:28,068 --> 00:09:29,819 High personal bitterness quotient. 185 00:09:29,819 --> 00:09:31,446 Her psychological pivot is greed. 186 00:09:31,446 --> 00:09:32,947 She can be expected to respond well 187 00:09:32,947 --> 00:09:34,532 to the notion that the plaintiffs' attempt 188 00:09:34,532 --> 00:09:37,660 to collect big bucks is nothing but a chance to cash in 189 00:09:37,660 --> 00:09:40,205 on the kind of unfortunate tragedy life is full of. 190 00:09:40,205 --> 00:09:42,290 She's also gonna love your looks. 191 00:09:42,290 --> 00:09:43,958 [chuckles] 192 00:09:49,339 --> 00:09:51,382 I couldn't budge him. When I brought it up, he freaked out. 193 00:09:51,382 --> 00:09:53,009 Rox, I went to the mat for you. 194 00:09:53,009 --> 00:09:54,511 But he said, if he gives it to you, he's gotta give it 195 00:09:54,511 --> 00:09:56,805 to every other secretary in the firm. 196 00:09:56,805 --> 00:09:58,139 How much will he give? 197 00:09:58,139 --> 00:09:59,891 Cost of living like last year. 198 00:09:59,891 --> 00:10:02,352 Rox, I swear I'm not gonna let him off this time. 199 00:10:02,352 --> 00:10:03,937 We'll stay on him. 200 00:10:03,937 --> 00:10:07,607 And if I have to, I'll even go to Leland, okay? 201 00:10:07,607 --> 00:10:09,984 - I guess. - Attagirl. 202 00:10:09,984 --> 00:10:11,653 Hey, we're gonna shake it out of him eventually. 203 00:10:11,653 --> 00:10:13,905 It just may take some time. 204 00:10:13,905 --> 00:10:15,990 Thanks for trying, Arnie. 205 00:10:15,990 --> 00:10:19,869 Rox, you kidding? You're my girl, okay? 206 00:10:21,538 --> 00:10:23,373 - Okay. - Okay. 207 00:10:29,420 --> 00:10:31,673 The thing to remember is that there's more 208 00:10:31,673 --> 00:10:33,758 to finding Benny guilty than whether or not 209 00:10:33,758 --> 00:10:35,176 he took the money. 210 00:10:35,176 --> 00:10:36,719 Benny's never been in any kind of trouble 211 00:10:36,719 --> 00:10:38,179 before, Miss Perkins. 212 00:10:38,179 --> 00:10:42,767 I'm scared to go in front of a judge. 213 00:10:42,767 --> 00:10:45,562 Everybody's nervous when they go to court, Benny. 214 00:10:45,562 --> 00:10:47,063 You're not nervous. 215 00:10:47,063 --> 00:10:49,983 Of course, she's not nervous. She's a lawyer. 216 00:10:49,983 --> 00:10:52,277 The main thing is to just listen 217 00:10:52,277 --> 00:10:55,280 to the questions and answer them. 218 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:59,784 Listen to the questions. Okay. 219 00:10:59,784 --> 00:11:03,121 Uh, short answer is usually better than a long one. 220 00:11:03,121 --> 00:11:04,914 Alright. 221 00:11:04,914 --> 00:11:08,668 And we have a good case. So I think we'll do okay. 222 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:13,506 I ain't never been in any kind of trouble before. 223 00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:15,884 - It's true. - I know it. 224 00:11:15,884 --> 00:11:17,760 You just get a good night's sleep 225 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,388 and try not to worry about it. 226 00:11:20,388 --> 00:11:22,974 Put on a jacket and tie for court. 227 00:11:22,974 --> 00:11:27,145 - It would be better. - Okay. 228 00:11:27,145 --> 00:11:29,105 See you in the courtroom. 229 00:11:29,105 --> 00:11:32,150 You have the address and the room number? 230 00:11:32,150 --> 00:11:36,154 - 210 West Temple, 409. - Right. 231 00:11:36,154 --> 00:11:37,864 You'll meet us at the courtroom? 232 00:11:37,864 --> 00:11:39,699 - I'll be there. - Okay. 233 00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:41,326 Thank you, Miss Perkins. 234 00:11:43,953 --> 00:11:47,081 Um... 235 00:11:47,081 --> 00:11:50,919 Do you really think that things look good for Benny? 236 00:11:50,919 --> 00:11:53,129 There's no guarantee. 237 00:11:53,129 --> 00:11:55,590 But I think we have a good case. 238 00:11:55,590 --> 00:11:58,134 He'd die in prison, Miss Perkins. 239 00:11:58,134 --> 00:12:00,386 He'd just die. 240 00:12:00,386 --> 00:12:02,639 Come on, mom. We're at a meter. 241 00:12:02,639 --> 00:12:04,766 I'm coming, Benny. 242 00:12:09,479 --> 00:12:11,064 [sighs] 243 00:12:12,607 --> 00:12:14,400 - Mike, good morning. - Hi. 244 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,736 - Good morning, Mike. - Hi. What's all this? 245 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:19,697 Oh, not to worry. Just some tricks of the trade. 246 00:12:19,697 --> 00:12:21,783 Ready for a little transformation? 247 00:12:21,783 --> 00:12:24,452 Well, what I'm ready for is that huddle you promised me. 248 00:12:24,452 --> 00:12:26,412 It looks like we have a very reasonable 249 00:12:26,412 --> 00:12:28,456 settlement proposal on the table. 250 00:12:28,456 --> 00:12:30,541 - Uh, Joe? - Yeah. 251 00:12:30,541 --> 00:12:33,461 Look, Mike, you've got quite a bit of ground to cover here. 252 00:12:33,461 --> 00:12:35,713 Maybe if we just get started, then you and I can sit down 253 00:12:35,713 --> 00:12:37,048 on that later this afternoon. 254 00:12:37,048 --> 00:12:38,466 Wait a minute. 255 00:12:38,466 --> 00:12:40,093 Now I don't know what all this is for. 256 00:12:40,093 --> 00:12:42,303 But it seems to me we gotta sort through 257 00:12:42,303 --> 00:12:44,055 some of the hard facts in this case 258 00:12:44,055 --> 00:12:45,765 before we get down anything else. 259 00:12:45,765 --> 00:12:49,435 I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you. 260 00:12:49,435 --> 00:12:51,354 Northland's not just looking for the quickest way 261 00:12:51,354 --> 00:12:54,649 out of this thing nut what I wanna suggest is, 262 00:12:54,649 --> 00:12:56,901 we've got Malcolm and his people here. 263 00:12:56,901 --> 00:12:58,611 They've gotta be in Chicago tomorrow 264 00:12:58,611 --> 00:13:00,738 and we don't have a lot of time before the mock trial. 265 00:13:00,738 --> 00:13:02,490 Well, what about the five people who suffered 266 00:13:02,490 --> 00:13:04,701 massive motor function impairment and memory loss? 267 00:13:04,701 --> 00:13:06,369 I am every bit as aware of the gravity 268 00:13:06,369 --> 00:13:08,204 of this situation as you are. 269 00:13:08,204 --> 00:13:11,916 We're not adversaries, but let's avail ourselves 270 00:13:11,916 --> 00:13:13,751 of the help we're being provided with today 271 00:13:13,751 --> 00:13:15,294 if only for scheduling purposes. 272 00:13:15,294 --> 00:13:17,422 And if settlement's in the cards, so be it. 273 00:13:19,674 --> 00:13:22,260 Okay? 274 00:13:22,260 --> 00:13:24,220 Alright, let's do it. 275 00:13:24,220 --> 00:13:27,098 - We on track? - I'm outta here, Mike. 276 00:13:27,098 --> 00:13:30,476 I'll call you right after lunch. 277 00:13:30,476 --> 00:13:34,480 Mike, that's Shelley and Candy, our stylists. 278 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,190 And basically, what we're all here for today is to see 279 00:13:36,190 --> 00:13:38,901 if we can't sharpen up your instrument a bit. 280 00:13:38,901 --> 00:13:41,112 And, believe me, the adjustments are minor. 281 00:13:41,112 --> 00:13:43,281 You see, by polling the Stacey Gill jury, 282 00:13:43,281 --> 00:13:45,283 we've uncovered a few minor weaknesses. 283 00:13:45,283 --> 00:13:47,452 They're all subject to easy correction. 284 00:13:47,452 --> 00:13:49,829 You polled the Stacey Gill jury? 285 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:51,164 Well, that was the basis of our recommendation 286 00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:52,915 that Northland engage you. 287 00:13:52,915 --> 00:13:54,083 You were quite a hit, but you could have been stronger. 288 00:13:54,083 --> 00:13:55,752 Really? 289 00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:57,628 A few of the jurors felt you were a bit smug and aloof. 290 00:13:57,628 --> 00:13:58,963 But, hey, we can knock out those characteristics 291 00:13:58,963 --> 00:14:00,840 one, two, three. 292 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,133 May I? 293 00:14:08,306 --> 00:14:10,767 Yeah, okay. 294 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:13,936 Now this to me reads sincere. 295 00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:17,690 And physical and self-reliant. No. 296 00:14:19,901 --> 00:14:23,071 Let's see. 297 00:14:23,071 --> 00:14:25,323 Hm, I think we can start accessorizing. 298 00:14:25,323 --> 00:14:28,117 Mike? 299 00:14:28,117 --> 00:14:29,827 Yeah, let's get some pictures. 300 00:14:29,827 --> 00:14:31,704 There was one other read we got from the Gill jury 301 00:14:31,704 --> 00:14:32,914 and that was youthfulness. 302 00:14:32,914 --> 00:14:35,041 Which isn't necessarily bad. 303 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,752 Unless it impacts negatively on credibility. 304 00:14:37,752 --> 00:14:39,170 There's a way of nipping that in the bud 305 00:14:39,170 --> 00:14:40,463 that's real fast and dirty. 306 00:14:40,463 --> 00:14:45,468 That band of gold. 307 00:14:45,468 --> 00:14:46,844 [camera shutter clicks] 308 00:14:48,805 --> 00:14:51,808 - [knocking on door] - Come. 309 00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:00,942 This is not gonna work, Leland. 310 00:15:00,942 --> 00:15:02,777 What's not going to work? 311 00:15:02,777 --> 00:15:04,946 I am not going to put my conscience 312 00:15:04,946 --> 00:15:06,906 and my professional responsibility as a lawyer 313 00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:09,534 on hold in order to serve as Northland Pharmaceutical's 314 00:15:09,534 --> 00:15:12,078 equivalent of the Pillsbury Dough Boy! 315 00:15:12,078 --> 00:15:16,374 Oh, back up a little bit. I think I missed something. 316 00:15:16,374 --> 00:15:18,000 I was here until 2:00 in the morning 317 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,629 last night going over the Northland file. 318 00:15:21,629 --> 00:15:22,964 The plaintiffs in this case 319 00:15:22,964 --> 00:15:25,299 have suffered catastrophic injuries. 320 00:15:25,299 --> 00:15:26,676 Due to Northland's negligence? 321 00:15:26,676 --> 00:15:28,302 Approximately due? 322 00:15:28,302 --> 00:15:30,388 Approximate enough so that the settlement proposal 323 00:15:30,388 --> 00:15:31,681 made by the plaintiff's attorneys 324 00:15:31,681 --> 00:15:34,142 makes a hell of a lot of sense. 325 00:15:34,142 --> 00:15:35,810 This isn't a game, Leland. 326 00:15:35,810 --> 00:15:38,354 These people suffered devastating injuries. 327 00:15:38,354 --> 00:15:40,231 And you couldn't find 12 people in America 328 00:15:40,231 --> 00:15:41,524 to sit in a courtroom 329 00:15:41,524 --> 00:15:43,151 and give these people any less than 330 00:15:43,151 --> 00:15:44,777 they're already asking for. 331 00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:47,530 You've taken up the settlement proposal with Northland? 332 00:15:47,530 --> 00:15:49,282 Well, who am I supposed to take it up with? 333 00:15:49,282 --> 00:15:50,783 The people I've been dealing with think in terms 334 00:15:50,783 --> 00:15:52,660 of how many buttons there are on my coat. 335 00:15:52,660 --> 00:15:55,454 What about Zweibel? 336 00:15:55,454 --> 00:15:57,874 The consummate corporate game player. 337 00:15:57,874 --> 00:16:00,042 We go to trial and we win, he gets the credit. 338 00:16:00,042 --> 00:16:04,088 We go to trial and we lose, we get the blame. 339 00:16:04,088 --> 00:16:08,926 Look, I know that this is a very big client for us. 340 00:16:08,926 --> 00:16:11,721 But either I get to function as an attorney in this case 341 00:16:11,721 --> 00:16:13,598 or Northland can put an ad in Variety 342 00:16:13,598 --> 00:16:16,017 and find themselves another spokesman. 343 00:16:16,017 --> 00:16:18,019 Well, before you do anything rash, 344 00:16:18,019 --> 00:16:20,688 might I suggest that you do what you have to 345 00:16:20,688 --> 00:16:22,857 to make your feelings known. 346 00:16:22,857 --> 00:16:25,735 And if that means marching into Baldred Townsend's office 347 00:16:25,735 --> 00:16:28,863 and talking directly to him, that's what it means. 348 00:16:35,453 --> 00:16:37,079 [knocking on door] 349 00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:38,623 Are you very busy right now? 350 00:16:38,623 --> 00:16:41,667 Just getting my tax stuff together. What's up? 351 00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:44,170 It's the Stulwicz case. 352 00:16:44,170 --> 00:16:45,463 In the long run, you know, 353 00:16:45,463 --> 00:16:47,215 you're gonna be happy you took it. 354 00:16:47,215 --> 00:16:50,384 You should meet him. He is so sweet and trusting. 355 00:16:50,384 --> 00:16:51,802 Ann, if I blow it for him, 356 00:16:51,802 --> 00:16:53,387 I swear to God I'll kill myself. 357 00:16:53,387 --> 00:16:56,015 Maybe that's a little extreme. 358 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,350 Don't worry. 359 00:16:57,350 --> 00:16:59,185 The first few are always the worst. 360 00:16:59,185 --> 00:17:02,730 I've been roughing out some notes on my closing argument. 361 00:17:02,730 --> 00:17:04,982 Do you think you could stand to listen to it? 362 00:17:04,982 --> 00:17:07,818 Shoot. 363 00:17:07,818 --> 00:17:10,321 [clearing throat] 364 00:17:10,321 --> 00:17:13,324 Our system of juris prudence recognizes the element 365 00:17:13,324 --> 00:17:16,452 of Mens Rea, or guilty mind, to be essential 366 00:17:16,452 --> 00:17:18,454 to a finding of guilt. 367 00:17:18,454 --> 00:17:21,582 But where was the guilty mind in Benny Stulwicz? 368 00:17:21,582 --> 00:17:25,586 The prosecution hasn't shown any to have existed. 369 00:17:25,586 --> 00:17:28,172 And what you have before you now, Your Honor, 370 00:17:28,172 --> 00:17:32,885 is a simple man, a man given to trust, not cunning. 371 00:17:32,885 --> 00:17:34,762 For Benny Stulwicz, there was only 372 00:17:34,762 --> 00:17:39,517 one possible response when asked for a favor by a friend. 373 00:17:39,517 --> 00:17:42,353 - Is this too preachy? - Sounds good. 374 00:17:42,353 --> 00:17:44,772 This doesn't sound like a law school moot court brief? 375 00:17:44,772 --> 00:17:48,317 No. It sounds thoroughly professional. 376 00:17:48,317 --> 00:17:51,570 I'm gonna go work on it. Thank you. 377 00:17:51,570 --> 00:17:53,781 - Hi, Stuart. - Morning. You ready for me? 378 00:17:53,781 --> 00:17:55,825 Yeah, I brought everything with me. 379 00:17:55,825 --> 00:17:57,243 You sure you don't mind this, Stuart? 380 00:17:57,243 --> 00:17:58,953 Let's do it. 381 00:18:03,374 --> 00:18:05,418 You have all your receipts in a shopping bag, huh? 382 00:18:05,418 --> 00:18:07,044 Is that all right? 383 00:18:07,044 --> 00:18:09,880 That's the way I always used to bring it in to Irwin. 384 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,301 - Who's Irwin? - My accountant. 385 00:18:13,301 --> 00:18:15,511 Ann, if you have an accountant and he knows your history, 386 00:18:15,511 --> 00:18:17,221 why don't you just send it over to him? 387 00:18:17,221 --> 00:18:21,058 Well, that's the problem. Um, Irwin is in New Zealand. 388 00:18:21,058 --> 00:18:23,102 And I don't think he'll be coming back 389 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:26,480 unless they extradite him. 390 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,232 I won't ask. 391 00:18:28,232 --> 00:18:31,319 Stuart, when it comes to managing my own finances, 392 00:18:31,319 --> 00:18:33,487 Stuart, I admit it. I'm just not too sharp. 393 00:18:36,657 --> 00:18:38,367 Look, if this is too much trouble, 394 00:18:38,367 --> 00:18:40,453 I'll try to find another accountant. 395 00:18:40,453 --> 00:18:42,079 No, no, no. It's fine. 396 00:18:42,079 --> 00:18:47,084 I was just afraid you weren't gonna be organized. 397 00:18:49,378 --> 00:18:52,256 What I would like from you, Mr. Townsend, is authorization 398 00:18:52,256 --> 00:18:55,259 to settle this case for between $5 and $6 million. 399 00:18:55,259 --> 00:18:56,469 Joe? 400 00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:57,887 Mike, I can't help but feel 401 00:18:57,887 --> 00:18:59,347 you're throwing in the towel a little early. 402 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:00,973 Well, I don't consider it throwing in the towel 403 00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:02,683 to recognize that Northland has an accountability 404 00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:04,226 for what it does. 405 00:19:04,226 --> 00:19:06,854 Now there are five people with 100% disability 406 00:19:06,854 --> 00:19:09,357 as a direct result of taking Cold 20 407 00:19:09,357 --> 00:19:11,067 together with other medication. 408 00:19:11,067 --> 00:19:12,818 I'm not about to sit here and tell you 409 00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:14,570 that your corporation ought to ignore that 410 00:19:14,570 --> 00:19:15,988 because it's what you wanna hear. 411 00:19:15,988 --> 00:19:17,740 Mr. Kuzak, sounds to me like you bought 412 00:19:17,740 --> 00:19:19,116 the other side's argument. 413 00:19:19,116 --> 00:19:20,785 Do you think I've got a responsibility 414 00:19:20,785 --> 00:19:22,870 to cross-check my product with every other substance 415 00:19:22,870 --> 00:19:24,455 on the face of the earth? 416 00:19:24,455 --> 00:19:26,707 Because, if that were true, a bottle of aspirin 417 00:19:26,707 --> 00:19:29,794 would cost about $50, assuming you could buy it at all. 418 00:19:29,794 --> 00:19:32,463 People assume some risks in this world. 419 00:19:32,463 --> 00:19:34,757 I'm not about to sit still and take a direct hit 420 00:19:34,757 --> 00:19:36,384 because of some freak occurrence. 421 00:19:36,384 --> 00:19:39,762 Well, you go to court on this issue 422 00:19:39,762 --> 00:19:41,555 and you could be faced with a jury award 423 00:19:41,555 --> 00:19:44,266 that makes this settlement proposal look like chump change. 424 00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:45,935 Taggert seems to feel differently, Mike. 425 00:19:45,935 --> 00:19:49,522 Well, Taggert, for all of his dog and pony shows, 426 00:19:49,522 --> 00:19:51,107 doesn't know juries. 427 00:19:51,107 --> 00:19:53,484 Let me tell you something, as far as I'm concerned, 428 00:19:53,484 --> 00:19:56,028 there's nothing magical about a jury. 429 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:59,532 It's 12 American consumers waiting to be sold. 430 00:19:59,532 --> 00:20:01,867 Joe: In addition, Mike, the mood of the country 431 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:04,829 seems to be shifting away from big awards to plaintiffs. 432 00:20:04,829 --> 00:20:07,498 I mean, besides the fact that that's an excellent case 433 00:20:07,498 --> 00:20:09,417 to be made for all the good Northland does, 434 00:20:09,417 --> 00:20:13,796 we've got five plaintiffs that were diagnosed chronic schizos. 435 00:20:13,796 --> 00:20:15,297 Well, you could punch holes in the other side's case... 436 00:20:15,297 --> 00:20:17,758 - ...with that alone. - Oh, that's great. 437 00:20:17,758 --> 00:20:19,718 I'll just march into court and say as long as the plaintiffs 438 00:20:19,718 --> 00:20:22,221 were nuts anyway, they might as well be paralyzed too. 439 00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:24,890 Come on, Mr. Kuzak. Get in there and fight, will you? 440 00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:26,434 That's what we're paying you for. 441 00:20:26,434 --> 00:20:29,520 You're paying me to be your lawyer, 442 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:33,107 which is exactly what I am doing. 443 00:20:33,107 --> 00:20:35,276 Since we've already got this mock trial scheduled, 444 00:20:35,276 --> 00:20:37,653 why don't we wait to see what the outcome is 445 00:20:37,653 --> 00:20:39,780 before we make our decision on how to proceed? 446 00:20:39,780 --> 00:20:41,740 That's what I've had in mind right along. 447 00:20:41,740 --> 00:20:43,826 We're not locked into anything. 448 00:20:43,826 --> 00:20:46,162 Yeah, well, whether this trial is mock or not, 449 00:20:46,162 --> 00:20:48,289 I've only had the file for one day. 450 00:20:48,289 --> 00:20:50,666 I'm not exactly prepared to go to court on this. 451 00:20:50,666 --> 00:20:52,418 Don't worry about it. 452 00:20:52,418 --> 00:20:55,713 Taggert's got your script all written. 453 00:20:58,048 --> 00:20:59,884 Kuzak: Yeah, forget meaning and substance. 454 00:20:59,884 --> 00:21:01,510 They're lost forever. 455 00:21:01,510 --> 00:21:04,764 A juror in a courtroom, a voter in an election booth? 456 00:21:04,764 --> 00:21:06,974 They might as well be standing in a supermarket aisle 457 00:21:06,974 --> 00:21:09,310 deciding what brand of mouthwash to gargle win. 458 00:21:12,772 --> 00:21:16,567 Hi. I'm Mike Kuzak, attorney. 459 00:21:16,567 --> 00:21:19,195 I eat Cold 20 with every meal. 460 00:21:19,195 --> 00:21:21,280 - Oh, my God. - You believe this? 461 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,866 A sports jacket to go into court? 462 00:21:23,866 --> 00:21:26,076 Oh, they want me to be my own man. 463 00:21:26,076 --> 00:21:29,663 To dispel the corporation image of slick uniformity. 464 00:21:29,663 --> 00:21:31,457 Kind of like one of those giant wine companies 465 00:21:31,457 --> 00:21:34,043 pretending to be two bumpkins sitting on a porch. 466 00:21:36,629 --> 00:21:39,882 I, uh... 467 00:21:39,882 --> 00:21:43,385 I think, I think you look great. 468 00:21:43,385 --> 00:21:45,221 This is packaging, you understand? 469 00:21:45,221 --> 00:21:47,598 - That's all it is. - So what? 470 00:21:47,598 --> 00:21:50,309 So you're telling me that all you're drawn to here 471 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:52,061 is the package? 472 00:21:52,061 --> 00:21:53,812 [instrumental music] 473 00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:56,524 Just what was it that drew you to me? 474 00:21:56,524 --> 00:21:58,234 Seems like the skirt and a pair of high heels 475 00:21:58,234 --> 00:22:01,487 had something to do with it. 476 00:22:01,487 --> 00:22:03,364 Huh! 477 00:22:03,364 --> 00:22:04,865 Package, huh? 478 00:22:04,865 --> 00:22:07,993 Yeah, but I get to unwrap it. 479 00:22:16,794 --> 00:22:19,088 [upbeat music] 480 00:22:26,095 --> 00:22:29,223 Abby: Benny Stulwicz believed that Ron Shaw was his friend. 481 00:22:29,223 --> 00:22:30,891 We may disagree with that. 482 00:22:30,891 --> 00:22:32,852 But in Benny's mind, there was no doubt. 483 00:22:32,852 --> 00:22:35,229 Nor was there any doubt that, when asked to do a favor 484 00:22:35,229 --> 00:22:36,689 by a friend, he did it. 485 00:22:46,282 --> 00:22:49,368 Rox, it's Wednesday. Where are my shirts? 486 00:22:49,368 --> 00:22:51,328 At the laundry. 487 00:22:51,328 --> 00:22:53,038 Roxanne, I have wall to wall meetings through dinner. 488 00:22:53,038 --> 00:22:54,707 I don't have time to get my shirts. 489 00:22:54,707 --> 00:22:58,002 Neither do I. 490 00:22:58,002 --> 00:23:01,005 Would you come on? What is the problem? 491 00:23:01,005 --> 00:23:03,591 The problem is, I can't just accept 492 00:23:03,591 --> 00:23:06,969 another cost of living raise, not and live with myself. 493 00:23:06,969 --> 00:23:08,596 I understand you're disappointed. 494 00:23:08,596 --> 00:23:10,222 But do you have to take it out on me? 495 00:23:10,222 --> 00:23:13,183 Who else is there? 496 00:23:13,183 --> 00:23:15,227 Rox, come on. I sympathize. 497 00:23:15,227 --> 00:23:17,438 But what can I do? 498 00:23:17,438 --> 00:23:21,066 Arnie, don't you think I'm worth another $100 a week? 499 00:23:21,066 --> 00:23:23,861 If it were up to me, you'd be worth another $1,000 a week! 500 00:23:23,861 --> 00:23:25,654 But do you want me to pay you out of my pocket? 501 00:23:25,654 --> 00:23:27,197 That's like me taking a pay cut. 502 00:23:27,197 --> 00:23:29,325 - Is that fair? - I could live with it. 503 00:23:32,328 --> 00:23:34,121 Could you give us a minute? 504 00:23:43,380 --> 00:23:48,302 You want me to take a pay cut? 505 00:23:48,302 --> 00:23:52,514 Arnie, you spend $100 on flowers every week. 506 00:23:52,514 --> 00:23:56,185 What's going on here? I've never heard you so, I don't know. 507 00:23:56,185 --> 00:23:59,396 - Assertive? - Try hostile. 508 00:23:59,396 --> 00:24:03,067 I am finally starting to take responsibility for my life. 509 00:24:03,067 --> 00:24:05,653 I can't be your doormat anymore. 510 00:24:05,653 --> 00:24:07,196 I can't let you wipe your feet on me 511 00:24:07,196 --> 00:24:09,198 and then say thank you, Arnie. 512 00:24:09,198 --> 00:24:11,116 Thank you for letting me be your slave. 513 00:24:11,116 --> 00:24:12,368 Thank you for letting me take 514 00:24:12,368 --> 00:24:13,994 your dirty shirts to the laundry! 515 00:24:13,994 --> 00:24:17,373 - Rox, this is not you talking. - Oh, yes, it is me. 516 00:24:17,373 --> 00:24:20,918 With a little help from my therapist maybe, but it's me. 517 00:24:20,918 --> 00:24:23,337 - You're unhappy? - Yes! 518 00:24:23,337 --> 00:24:26,215 What do you need with a shrink? 519 00:24:26,215 --> 00:24:28,550 When you don't have a life? 520 00:24:28,550 --> 00:24:30,678 When you let people walk all over you? 521 00:24:30,678 --> 00:24:32,137 When the only man you ever want to be with 522 00:24:32,137 --> 00:24:34,139 is totally unavailable? 523 00:24:34,139 --> 00:24:36,850 When you start dating 18-year-old boys? 524 00:24:36,850 --> 00:24:39,687 It is time to take a good hard look at yourself! 525 00:24:39,687 --> 00:24:41,271 Rox? 526 00:24:41,271 --> 00:24:43,357 Did it ever occur to you that, if you weren't 527 00:24:43,357 --> 00:24:48,779 seeing this shrink, you wouldn't need such a big pay raise? 528 00:24:48,779 --> 00:24:51,699 What I do with my raise is my business. 529 00:24:51,699 --> 00:24:55,452 Do I get it or not? 530 00:24:55,452 --> 00:24:57,913 I'm gonna have to think about it. 531 00:24:57,913 --> 00:25:00,499 Tick-tock, Arnie. 532 00:25:06,630 --> 00:25:11,135 You wanted to see me? 533 00:25:11,135 --> 00:25:13,137 Sit down for a second, would you? 534 00:25:15,973 --> 00:25:17,683 [sighs] 535 00:25:17,683 --> 00:25:20,018 Ann, I have to tell you, I'm very concerned 536 00:25:20,018 --> 00:25:22,354 about the state your finances are in. 537 00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:25,899 Look at this. 538 00:25:25,899 --> 00:25:32,114 Um do you have any idea how much you spent on clothes last year? 539 00:25:32,114 --> 00:25:34,283 Over $7,000. 540 00:25:34,283 --> 00:25:36,160 That's what clothes cost. 541 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:40,080 You don't think that's a trifle excessive? 542 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:43,333 Well, that's why you're 36 years old 543 00:25:43,333 --> 00:25:46,253 and you have $540 to your name. 544 00:25:46,253 --> 00:25:50,632 For example, you spent over $5,200 545 00:25:50,632 --> 00:25:54,261 in various charitable contributions last year. 546 00:25:54,261 --> 00:25:56,930 Now the Coalition for the Homeless, I understand. 547 00:25:56,930 --> 00:25:59,767 But the Fund for Rare Welks? 548 00:25:59,767 --> 00:26:01,935 Ann, you can't afford to be that magnanimous. 549 00:26:01,935 --> 00:26:03,812 Irwin didn't think it was a problem. 550 00:26:03,812 --> 00:26:06,690 Yeah, well, Irwin must have been on drugs. 551 00:26:06,690 --> 00:26:07,983 Because I just went back and reviewed 552 00:26:07,983 --> 00:26:09,777 your '83 and '84 returns. 553 00:26:09,777 --> 00:26:11,153 And? 554 00:26:11,153 --> 00:26:13,530 And I can't believe what this guy did. 555 00:26:13,530 --> 00:26:15,407 Worse, what you allowed him to do. 556 00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:17,117 Like what? 557 00:26:17,117 --> 00:26:18,619 Like taking a depreciation allowance on a car you paid 558 00:26:18,619 --> 00:26:21,080 for 10 years ago. Ann, you can't do that. 559 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:23,207 Like deducting the sofa in your living room 560 00:26:23,207 --> 00:26:24,625 as office furniture. 561 00:26:24,625 --> 00:26:26,794 - I work there sometimes. - Yeah? 562 00:26:26,794 --> 00:26:28,796 Well, I hope you aren't audited. 563 00:26:28,796 --> 00:26:31,715 Because my idea of relationship isn't driving 200 miles 564 00:26:31,715 --> 00:26:34,092 every Saturday to visit you at the women's penitentiary 565 00:26:34,092 --> 00:26:35,719 at Lompoc, you know. 566 00:26:35,719 --> 00:26:38,138 What is the point of this little diatribe, Stuart? 567 00:26:38,138 --> 00:26:39,890 Okay, the point is, I want you to sit down 568 00:26:39,890 --> 00:26:41,934 and do some long-term financial planning. 569 00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:44,102 - I want you on a budget, Ann. - Stuart-- 570 00:26:44,102 --> 00:26:46,688 Look, I've taken the liberty of putting together 571 00:26:46,688 --> 00:26:49,733 some investment options for your perusal. 572 00:26:49,733 --> 00:26:52,486 Hold on a minute. I did not ask you to do all of this. 573 00:26:52,486 --> 00:26:54,363 Well, if you didn't revert to infancy the minute 574 00:26:54,363 --> 00:26:55,656 you started thinking about managing your money, 575 00:26:55,656 --> 00:26:57,449 - I wouldn't have to. - Excuse me! 576 00:26:57,449 --> 00:27:00,702 How I choose to manage my money is my business and not yours! 577 00:27:00,702 --> 00:27:02,538 I should have known better than to think 578 00:27:02,538 --> 00:27:04,540 you were capable of having a professional relationship 579 00:27:04,540 --> 00:27:06,041 with me without letting it become 580 00:27:06,041 --> 00:27:08,001 a forum for your personal feelings. 581 00:27:08,001 --> 00:27:10,629 Hey, wait a minute! I actually spent two hours putting 582 00:27:10,629 --> 00:27:12,047 that stuff into little piles. 583 00:27:12,047 --> 00:27:13,924 Well, it's my tax return. I'll file it. 584 00:27:13,924 --> 00:27:16,218 Fine! Go get indicted! See if I care! 585 00:27:16,218 --> 00:27:20,597 - I will! Fine! - Fine! 586 00:27:20,597 --> 00:27:22,641 [machine whirring] 587 00:27:25,018 --> 00:27:29,815 Oh, that's fantastic! 588 00:27:29,815 --> 00:27:34,903 Yeah, now that reads pure JFK to me, young JFK. 589 00:27:34,903 --> 00:27:39,283 Oh, I did take the liberty of making one change. 590 00:27:39,283 --> 00:27:40,909 I hope you don't mind. 591 00:27:40,909 --> 00:27:43,620 I asked someone to play the lawyer for the plaintiffs. 592 00:27:43,620 --> 00:27:46,582 - What? A different actor? - A lawyer. 593 00:27:46,582 --> 00:27:49,543 A lawyer? What about the script? 594 00:27:49,543 --> 00:27:51,211 Well, I thought we might get a truer reading 595 00:27:51,211 --> 00:27:53,755 if we had someone who wasn't working from a script. 596 00:27:53,755 --> 00:27:56,508 [clearing throat] I'm troubled by that. 597 00:27:56,508 --> 00:27:58,719 It shouldn't make any difference as long as 598 00:27:58,719 --> 00:28:00,804 you don't deviate from the script. 599 00:28:00,804 --> 00:28:03,056 Absolutely not. 600 00:28:07,895 --> 00:28:11,231 Speaking of which, take a look at this guy. 601 00:28:11,231 --> 00:28:13,442 This is supposed to be the plaintiff's attorney? 602 00:28:13,442 --> 00:28:15,444 It is totally wrong. 603 00:28:15,444 --> 00:28:18,155 Totally. 604 00:28:18,155 --> 00:28:21,450 Mr. Stulwicz, how old are you? 605 00:28:21,450 --> 00:28:25,370 Benny Stulwicz, 38. 606 00:28:25,370 --> 00:28:28,123 My birthday's the day after the Fourth of July. 607 00:28:28,123 --> 00:28:29,666 And where do you live, Benny? 608 00:28:29,666 --> 00:28:31,585 On Orange Grove Street. 609 00:28:31,585 --> 00:28:33,879 With your mother? 610 00:28:33,879 --> 00:28:36,381 And Hogan. He's my dog. 611 00:28:36,381 --> 00:28:39,801 Are you presently employed? 612 00:28:39,801 --> 00:28:42,387 Do you have a job, Benny? 613 00:28:42,387 --> 00:28:45,933 Sometimes I do the grass and leaves for Mrs. Ratner. 614 00:28:45,933 --> 00:28:48,101 She's a lady down the block. 615 00:28:48,101 --> 00:28:51,063 And once I had a paper route. 616 00:28:51,063 --> 00:28:55,275 Only the man said it took too long getting them there. 617 00:28:55,275 --> 00:28:58,236 Do you know Ron Shaw, Benny? 618 00:28:58,236 --> 00:29:00,572 Sure. He's my friend. 619 00:29:00,572 --> 00:29:03,241 He lets me go to the liquor store for him. 620 00:29:03,241 --> 00:29:05,786 And do you remember the day you were arrested 621 00:29:05,786 --> 00:29:07,579 by the police? 622 00:29:07,579 --> 00:29:09,539 Sure. 623 00:29:09,539 --> 00:29:13,502 Did you go somewhere with Ron that day? 624 00:29:13,502 --> 00:29:15,963 I went to a store where they fix shoes. 625 00:29:15,963 --> 00:29:17,673 Can you tell us why? 626 00:29:17,673 --> 00:29:21,927 Ron told me the man in there had stole money from him. 627 00:29:21,927 --> 00:29:24,554 Ron said he wanted his money back 628 00:29:24,554 --> 00:29:27,140 only he wasn't strong enough. 629 00:29:27,140 --> 00:29:28,725 So what did you do, Benny? 630 00:29:28,725 --> 00:29:34,398 I went in there and I said give me Ron's money. 631 00:29:34,398 --> 00:29:36,441 And the guy just looked at me. 632 00:29:36,441 --> 00:29:37,859 So I said it again. 633 00:29:37,859 --> 00:29:40,320 "Give me Ron's money!" 634 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:42,823 Then the guy picked up this hammer 635 00:29:42,823 --> 00:29:45,117 and he looked like he was gonna hit me with it. 636 00:29:45,117 --> 00:29:48,829 So I went like this and I pushed him. 637 00:29:48,829 --> 00:29:51,623 Then I took the money and I gave it to Ron. 638 00:29:51,623 --> 00:29:53,417 And what happened then? 639 00:29:53,417 --> 00:29:56,628 Ron told me to walk home, so I did. 640 00:29:56,628 --> 00:29:58,755 And when I got to my house, 641 00:29:58,755 --> 00:30:05,137 there was two policemen there waiting for me. 642 00:30:05,137 --> 00:30:07,931 I never seen Ron again after that. 643 00:30:07,931 --> 00:30:10,350 Did they arrest you, Benny? 644 00:30:10,350 --> 00:30:13,437 Yeah, they did. 645 00:30:13,437 --> 00:30:18,400 My mom was crying when they put me in the police car. 646 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,111 I'm sorry, mom. 647 00:30:21,111 --> 00:30:25,115 Thank you, Benny. 648 00:30:25,115 --> 00:30:27,701 I have nothing further at this time. 649 00:30:27,701 --> 00:30:31,621 Mr. Berenbaum? 650 00:30:31,621 --> 00:30:37,252 [clearing throat] When Ron Shaw asked you to steal money, 651 00:30:37,252 --> 00:30:39,212 you agreed to do that, didn't you? 652 00:30:39,212 --> 00:30:41,673 He wouldn't ask me to do that. 653 00:30:41,673 --> 00:30:43,258 Mr. Berenbaum: You agreed to get the money for him 654 00:30:43,258 --> 00:30:45,510 when he asked you to, though, didn't you? 655 00:30:45,510 --> 00:30:49,848 Sure. Ron's my friend. 656 00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:52,017 I have nothing further. 657 00:30:52,017 --> 00:30:55,645 Witness may step down. 658 00:30:55,645 --> 00:30:59,191 You can return to your seat now, Mr. Stulwicz. 659 00:31:01,234 --> 00:31:03,236 Have you any further witnesses, Miss Perkins? 660 00:31:03,236 --> 00:31:04,696 No, Your Honor. 661 00:31:04,696 --> 00:31:07,157 I am prepared to begin my closing argument. 662 00:31:07,157 --> 00:31:08,909 I don't believe that will be necessary. 663 00:31:08,909 --> 00:31:12,370 From testimony presented, expert and otherwise, 664 00:31:12,370 --> 00:31:15,999 it is my opinion that the defendant was incapable 665 00:31:15,999 --> 00:31:19,419 of forming the requisite intent to commit this crime. 666 00:31:19,419 --> 00:31:21,797 Accordingly, I find the defendant, 667 00:31:21,797 --> 00:31:23,840 Benny Stulwicz, not guilty. 668 00:31:27,094 --> 00:31:29,721 Does that mean you don't wanna hear any closing arguments? 669 00:31:29,721 --> 00:31:32,224 How not guilty do you want me to find him? 670 00:31:32,224 --> 00:31:34,518 You won, counselor. Case dismissed. 671 00:31:36,394 --> 00:31:39,397 Miss Perkins, you were really something in there. 672 00:31:39,397 --> 00:31:41,358 I can't tell you how much I appreciate 673 00:31:41,358 --> 00:31:42,901 what you done for Benny. 674 00:31:42,901 --> 00:31:44,653 Well, I'm just glad that everything worked out. 675 00:31:44,653 --> 00:31:48,406 And if that bastard shows up here again, 676 00:31:48,406 --> 00:31:51,034 I want you to stay away from him. Do you hear? 677 00:31:51,034 --> 00:31:53,411 Mr. Shaw's all right, Ma. 678 00:31:53,411 --> 00:31:55,455 What am I gonna do? 679 00:31:55,455 --> 00:31:57,541 Well, good luck, Benny. 680 00:31:57,541 --> 00:32:01,795 Thank you. Thank you very much. 681 00:32:01,795 --> 00:32:05,298 You're welcome and you take care, okay? 682 00:32:06,883 --> 00:32:10,053 [instrumental music] 683 00:32:22,023 --> 00:32:24,192 Doctor, how common is the use of Benedol 684 00:32:24,192 --> 00:32:25,652 for the treatment of schizophrenia? 685 00:32:25,652 --> 00:32:28,071 Sifuentes: Objection. 686 00:32:28,071 --> 00:32:31,575 Outside the witness's stated expertise. 687 00:32:31,575 --> 00:32:33,285 I'll allow it. 688 00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:35,036 It's quite uncommon. 689 00:32:35,036 --> 00:32:38,665 Hmm. Have you yourself ever prescribed the drug, doctor? 690 00:32:38,665 --> 00:32:40,542 Oh, yes, I have. 691 00:32:40,542 --> 00:32:42,252 Do you continue to prescribe it? 692 00:32:42,252 --> 00:32:46,506 No. I haven't prescribed it in four or five years now. 693 00:32:46,506 --> 00:32:48,091 Why is that? 694 00:32:48,091 --> 00:32:49,843 Well, because there are other drugs that attain 695 00:32:49,843 --> 00:32:52,262 the same if not better results without the side effects. 696 00:32:52,262 --> 00:32:53,972 Kuzak: Uh-huh. 697 00:32:53,972 --> 00:32:55,724 To the best of your knowledge, is that opinion 698 00:32:55,724 --> 00:32:59,019 shared by the medical community at large? 699 00:32:59,019 --> 00:33:02,939 - Yes, it is. - Thank you. 700 00:33:02,939 --> 00:33:06,860 Oh, by the way, doctor, what is your opinion of Cold 20? 701 00:33:06,860 --> 00:33:08,361 It's one of the better over-the-counter 702 00:33:08,361 --> 00:33:11,031 cold remedies available. 703 00:33:11,031 --> 00:33:12,824 No further questions. 704 00:33:12,824 --> 00:33:15,160 Counselor? 705 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:18,330 Dr. Schwartz, before you would prescribe Benedol 706 00:33:18,330 --> 00:33:21,166 or any other drug, for that matter, do you inquire 707 00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:24,252 as to what other medications a patient might be taking? 708 00:33:24,252 --> 00:33:26,755 If a patient is under my care, I expect to know exactly 709 00:33:26,755 --> 00:33:29,174 what medication that patient is taking. 710 00:33:29,174 --> 00:33:31,134 What about over-the-counter medications? 711 00:33:31,134 --> 00:33:33,220 I like to know about those too. 712 00:33:33,220 --> 00:33:36,389 Do you have your patients keep logs recording every time 713 00:33:36,389 --> 00:33:38,308 they take a cold pill or an antacid? 714 00:33:38,308 --> 00:33:39,935 Schwartz: No, I don't. Sifuentes: Why not? 715 00:33:39,935 --> 00:33:42,520 Well, it seems excessive, unnecessary. 716 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,065 Isn't it because you assume the over-the-counter medications 717 00:33:45,065 --> 00:33:47,776 to be safe, doctor or it wouldn't be on the market? 718 00:33:47,776 --> 00:33:49,861 I would assume them to be safe, yes. 719 00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:51,821 Isn't it a fact that the reason that you assume 720 00:33:51,821 --> 00:33:54,366 these over-the-counter remedies to be safe to be taken 721 00:33:54,366 --> 00:33:56,451 with other medications is that there would be 722 00:33:56,451 --> 00:33:59,329 a warning printed on the label if they weren't? 723 00:33:59,329 --> 00:34:01,331 That would be one way to tell. 724 00:34:01,331 --> 00:34:03,416 The other being your faith in a major pharmaceutical 725 00:34:03,416 --> 00:34:05,961 company like Northland, isn't that right? 726 00:34:05,961 --> 00:34:07,671 Well, I've placed my faith in Northland 727 00:34:07,671 --> 00:34:10,215 for more than 35 years. 728 00:34:10,215 --> 00:34:12,300 What would it do to your faith, doctor, 729 00:34:12,300 --> 00:34:15,178 if five of your patients were rendered permanently disabled 730 00:34:15,178 --> 00:34:16,888 by one of Northland's products? 731 00:34:16,888 --> 00:34:19,474 - Objection. Sifuentes: Withdrawn. 732 00:34:19,474 --> 00:34:20,892 By the way, doctor, how much you receiving 733 00:34:20,892 --> 00:34:24,020 to testify here today? 734 00:34:24,020 --> 00:34:27,232 My rate is $3,500 per day. 735 00:34:27,232 --> 00:34:28,858 No further questions. 736 00:34:28,858 --> 00:34:30,277 Pretty good. 737 00:34:30,277 --> 00:34:32,612 Kuzak could blow him away in summation. 738 00:34:32,612 --> 00:34:34,906 He wears an earring, for God's sake. 739 00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:37,826 It would be easy to think of this case as being 740 00:34:37,826 --> 00:34:41,579 five innocent and unfortunate people 741 00:34:41,579 --> 00:34:45,417 against a huge, profit-hungry corporation. 742 00:34:45,417 --> 00:34:48,086 But it wouldn't be true. 743 00:34:48,086 --> 00:34:52,048 Northland Pharmaceutical is working men and women, 744 00:34:52,048 --> 00:34:55,093 chemists, secretaries, 745 00:34:55,093 --> 00:34:58,888 factory workers, truck drivers. 746 00:34:58,888 --> 00:35:01,224 All working toward providing the public with the most 747 00:35:01,224 --> 00:35:04,102 recent advances in pharmacological research. 748 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:08,148 All doing their part as healthcare providers. 749 00:35:08,148 --> 00:35:10,442 Now keep in mind, ladies and gentlemen, 750 00:35:10,442 --> 00:35:13,486 that it was risk-taking by drug companies 751 00:35:13,486 --> 00:35:15,530 that brought us such modern-day miracles 752 00:35:15,530 --> 00:35:21,036 as insulin, penicillin, tetracycline. 753 00:35:21,036 --> 00:35:23,330 That gave us vaccines for polio, 754 00:35:23,330 --> 00:35:26,583 small pox, whooping cough. 755 00:35:26,583 --> 00:35:30,211 And Northland is proud to be part of an industry 756 00:35:30,211 --> 00:35:31,755 that accomplished all of that. 757 00:35:36,384 --> 00:35:39,721 The reaction of five plaintiffs to Cold 20, 758 00:35:39,721 --> 00:35:42,307 a cold remedy that has been used safely by millions 759 00:35:42,307 --> 00:35:45,769 for more than 18 years, were freak occurrences 760 00:35:45,769 --> 00:35:47,437 that no amount of research or planning 761 00:35:47,437 --> 00:35:50,899 could have been expected to predict. 762 00:35:50,899 --> 00:35:54,611 Now we are all familiar with the human desire 763 00:35:54,611 --> 00:35:57,322 to find a villain, particularly a villain 764 00:35:57,322 --> 00:35:59,449 with a great deal of money. 765 00:35:59,449 --> 00:36:04,829 But each of you as jurors has a moral obligation 766 00:36:04,829 --> 00:36:06,915 to weigh the facts. 767 00:36:06,915 --> 00:36:09,292 We may feel for the plaintiffs' pain. 768 00:36:09,292 --> 00:36:13,505 But if the facts indicate that Northland could not have 769 00:36:13,505 --> 00:36:15,840 reasonably expected that Cold 20 would be used 770 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,676 in conjunction with Benedol to the detriment of the user, 771 00:36:18,676 --> 00:36:22,097 then you as jurors have an obligation 772 00:36:22,097 --> 00:36:24,933 to find in favor of the defendant. 773 00:36:24,933 --> 00:36:28,937 I wish to thank you in advance for your lending 774 00:36:28,937 --> 00:36:31,481 a careful eye and ear to the arguments 775 00:36:31,481 --> 00:36:32,899 raised in this courtroom. 776 00:36:32,899 --> 00:36:35,985 - How's the basal skin response? - Excellent. 777 00:36:35,985 --> 00:36:38,279 Plus a rough body language analysis shows 778 00:36:38,279 --> 00:36:40,115 that we're hitting on all cylinders. 779 00:36:40,115 --> 00:36:41,825 Jurors 5 and 10 look like they'd give it up to Kuzak 780 00:36:41,825 --> 00:36:43,451 on the first date. 781 00:36:43,451 --> 00:36:46,121 Let's just get through Clarence Darrow's summation 782 00:36:46,121 --> 00:36:47,747 and we've got what we need. 783 00:36:47,747 --> 00:36:50,375 Sifuentes: Kevin O'Neal, Ruth Hodges, 784 00:36:50,375 --> 00:36:55,088 Corbin de Genowitz, Quan Tan Yu, 785 00:36:55,088 --> 00:36:56,756 Mildred Hipolitto. 786 00:36:56,756 --> 00:36:59,134 Not long ago, all five were struggling mightily 787 00:36:59,134 --> 00:37:02,470 to overcome their mental illness and succeeding. 788 00:37:02,470 --> 00:37:05,640 Their friends and their families were proud of them. 789 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:07,308 Happy to have them back. 790 00:37:07,308 --> 00:37:09,394 Then one winter, they along with millions 791 00:37:09,394 --> 00:37:11,604 of other people caught colds. 792 00:37:11,604 --> 00:37:14,441 Each of them went to a drugstore looking for the pill 793 00:37:14,441 --> 00:37:16,734 that they had seen advertised countless thousands 794 00:37:16,734 --> 00:37:18,611 of times on television, 795 00:37:18,611 --> 00:37:20,822 the cold remedy that promised fast, 796 00:37:20,822 --> 00:37:23,032 effective relief without drowsiness, 797 00:37:23,032 --> 00:37:24,993 without side effects, 798 00:37:24,993 --> 00:37:29,956 safely and instantly and without a doubt. 799 00:37:29,956 --> 00:37:33,710 They each bought a bottle of Cold 20, went home. 800 00:37:33,710 --> 00:37:36,713 Took it without a second thought and had their lives 801 00:37:36,713 --> 00:37:40,425 shattered like a wine glass thrown out of a window. 802 00:37:40,425 --> 00:37:44,387 They will never work again nor will they be able 803 00:37:44,387 --> 00:37:47,807 to walk through a park, go to a movie. 804 00:37:47,807 --> 00:37:51,603 Their existences will be maintained only by elaborate, 805 00:37:51,603 --> 00:37:54,022 enormously expensive and intrusive care. 806 00:37:54,022 --> 00:37:58,359 All semblance of independence and spontaneity gone... 807 00:37:58,359 --> 00:38:01,112 ...forever. 808 00:38:01,112 --> 00:38:04,782 Now Northland Pharmaceutical has told you 809 00:38:04,782 --> 00:38:07,285 that this was a freak occurrence. 810 00:38:07,285 --> 00:38:09,913 They have told you how careful they are, 811 00:38:09,913 --> 00:38:11,414 how sorry they are. 812 00:38:11,414 --> 00:38:13,541 How, despite their massive advertising 813 00:38:13,541 --> 00:38:15,919 and promotion to have people buy their products 814 00:38:15,919 --> 00:38:17,962 and ingest them into their systems, 815 00:38:17,962 --> 00:38:20,590 they owe these five people nothing 816 00:38:20,590 --> 00:38:22,717 but a shrug of their shoulders. 817 00:38:22,717 --> 00:38:27,180 But the simple fact is that these five lives 818 00:38:27,180 --> 00:38:30,225 might very well have not been destroyed 819 00:38:30,225 --> 00:38:35,355 if Northland would have given them a simple warning. 820 00:38:35,355 --> 00:38:40,568 A little extra ink is all it would have taken. 821 00:38:40,568 --> 00:38:44,447 While it is true that money will never make 822 00:38:44,447 --> 00:38:46,616 these lives whole again, 823 00:38:46,616 --> 00:38:48,826 tragically, money is all 824 00:38:48,826 --> 00:38:54,832 that Northland now has to give. 825 00:38:54,832 --> 00:38:59,420 At least let it give them that. 826 00:38:59,420 --> 00:39:01,005 Alright. 827 00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:03,675 By my read, earring was close, but no cigar. 828 00:39:03,675 --> 00:39:06,844 What do you think? 829 00:39:06,844 --> 00:39:10,431 - How's the basal? - Huh? 830 00:39:10,431 --> 00:39:16,521 - How is he tracking? - I'm not sure. 831 00:39:16,521 --> 00:39:20,066 What do you mean, you're not sure? 832 00:39:20,066 --> 00:39:21,943 All right, juror number six, could you give us 833 00:39:21,943 --> 00:39:24,320 some of your immediate impressions, please? 834 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,823 Particularly about Mike Kuzak and how you would vote? 835 00:39:26,823 --> 00:39:28,575 It's a tough one. 836 00:39:28,575 --> 00:39:32,370 I mean, well, you can't expect the company 837 00:39:32,370 --> 00:39:35,415 to baby-sit everyone that takes one of their pills. 838 00:39:35,415 --> 00:39:38,293 Kuzak seems like a straight shooter to me. 839 00:39:38,293 --> 00:39:40,712 I don't know. I mean, you know, 840 00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:41,921 if they'd have received a warning, 841 00:39:41,921 --> 00:39:43,381 I'd say it was a tough break. 842 00:39:43,381 --> 00:39:47,594 But without a warning, maybe give 'em 843 00:39:47,594 --> 00:39:51,806 a couple million dollars apiece and call it a day. 844 00:39:51,806 --> 00:39:53,516 Juror seven? 845 00:39:53,516 --> 00:39:55,768 I thought the doctor was very good. 846 00:39:55,768 --> 00:40:00,023 I thought Mr. Kuzak was terrific, but fair is fair. 847 00:40:00,023 --> 00:40:01,983 These people can't even work. 848 00:40:01,983 --> 00:40:04,235 What are they supposed to do, go on welfare? 849 00:40:04,235 --> 00:40:06,029 I'd make the company pay. 850 00:40:06,029 --> 00:40:08,406 And, excuse me, but $2 million each 851 00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:12,076 is nothing for people who have suffered the way they have. 852 00:40:12,076 --> 00:40:16,414 I think they deserve at least $5 million apiece. 853 00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:18,124 Juror number eight? 854 00:40:18,124 --> 00:40:20,752 Juror #8: I thought Mr. Kuzak was very sincere. 855 00:40:20,752 --> 00:40:24,339 And I don't mind saying I think he is gorgeous. 856 00:40:24,339 --> 00:40:26,466 It's just that, well, what are you gonna do? 857 00:40:26,466 --> 00:40:28,176 I mean, you have to give these people some money 858 00:40:28,176 --> 00:40:29,719 for what happened to them. 859 00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:32,180 It's not like Northland can't afford it. 860 00:40:32,180 --> 00:40:36,309 I'd give them maybe $20 million altogether. 861 00:40:36,309 --> 00:40:38,978 Mr. Kuzak? Can I see you for a minute? 862 00:40:41,689 --> 00:40:44,400 Uh, thank you very much. We'll pick this up in a moment. 863 00:40:47,862 --> 00:40:50,907 Mike, you've got your authorization to settle. 864 00:40:50,907 --> 00:40:53,701 Malcolm, I'm not going near a jury with this one. 865 00:40:53,701 --> 00:40:56,037 Well, hold on a second. This is one focus group. 866 00:40:56,037 --> 00:40:57,789 The data we're getting is very raw. 867 00:40:57,789 --> 00:40:59,374 Kuzak: It seems to me that I recall your saying 868 00:40:59,374 --> 00:41:01,751 this was a representative sampling, Malcolm. 869 00:41:01,751 --> 00:41:03,294 Don't tell me your methods are anything less 870 00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:05,046 than fully accurate. 871 00:41:05,046 --> 00:41:07,090 Well, perhaps the delivery wasn't all it could have been. 872 00:41:07,090 --> 00:41:08,466 I mean, the script is only as strong 873 00:41:08,466 --> 00:41:09,717 as the one speaking the lines. 874 00:41:09,717 --> 00:41:11,636 That's not where the problem lies. 875 00:41:11,636 --> 00:41:16,015 We've got an exposure. Why not just accept it? 876 00:41:16,015 --> 00:41:18,810 Pay the $2 like the man says and be done with it. 877 00:41:18,810 --> 00:41:21,437 It's your $2. I'm just here to pinpoint your options. 878 00:41:21,437 --> 00:41:23,356 And you do a damn good job of it. 879 00:41:23,356 --> 00:41:25,233 Gentlemen? 880 00:41:28,861 --> 00:41:31,531 [sighs] Someone will be around to pick up the clothes tomorrow. 881 00:41:40,248 --> 00:41:41,624 [sighs] 882 00:41:43,710 --> 00:41:45,712 'Night. 883 00:41:47,046 --> 00:41:48,548 [sighs] 884 00:41:52,969 --> 00:41:55,346 Rox? This isn't any fun. 885 00:41:55,346 --> 00:41:57,265 For either of us. 886 00:41:57,265 --> 00:41:59,058 Look, if you're unhappy, if you can't live with things 887 00:41:59,058 --> 00:42:04,230 the way they are, maybe you oughta think about another job. 888 00:42:04,230 --> 00:42:05,773 Maybe that's a good idea. 889 00:42:05,773 --> 00:42:08,234 I'm gone all next week anyway for jury duty. 890 00:42:08,234 --> 00:42:10,194 You can start interviewing then. 891 00:42:10,194 --> 00:42:13,573 - [sighs] In my office. - What's the point? 892 00:42:13,573 --> 00:42:17,243 Can we talk about this in my office? Please? 893 00:42:26,127 --> 00:42:29,380 Look, I'm sorry. 894 00:42:29,380 --> 00:42:32,592 I was way out of line, that business about replacing you. 895 00:42:32,592 --> 00:42:37,764 - It's your option. - Rox, nobody can replace you. 896 00:42:37,764 --> 00:42:40,099 Then pay me what I'm worth. 897 00:42:40,099 --> 00:42:43,936 You are absolutely refusing to see this thing through my eyes! 898 00:42:43,936 --> 00:42:47,106 I'm sorry, Arnie. I'm worth what I'm worth. 899 00:42:47,106 --> 00:42:50,443 And if I can't get it here, then I'll get it somewhere else! 900 00:42:50,443 --> 00:42:52,779 I thought we were friends. 901 00:42:52,779 --> 00:42:57,116 I thought, I thought that we could count on each other. 902 00:42:57,116 --> 00:43:00,661 Your idea of friendship is a little uneven if you ask me. 903 00:43:00,661 --> 00:43:04,248 You are driving a skewer through my heart, Roxanne. 904 00:43:04,248 --> 00:43:07,084 I've never been so hurt in my entire life. 905 00:43:07,084 --> 00:43:08,920 Will you please don't say that? 906 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:10,797 I am not trying to hurt you! 907 00:43:10,797 --> 00:43:13,841 Ever since Carolyn Glasband shot her husband, 908 00:43:13,841 --> 00:43:16,385 never mind that I could have been killed, 909 00:43:16,385 --> 00:43:18,262 I have been living with a nightmare. 910 00:43:18,262 --> 00:43:19,972 I have had to wrestle with the question of whether or not 911 00:43:19,972 --> 00:43:22,016 I was responsible for what happened in there! 912 00:43:22,016 --> 00:43:24,310 It has been the worst two weeks of my life! 913 00:43:24,310 --> 00:43:26,854 Plus which, I have just moved into a new house. 914 00:43:26,854 --> 00:43:29,899 I am financially on the ropes myself. 915 00:43:29,899 --> 00:43:32,693 Roxanne, I thought that we loved each other! 916 00:43:32,693 --> 00:43:35,947 But to find out that you have reduced our relationship 917 00:43:35,947 --> 00:43:38,950 into nothing more than a couple of lousy dollars? 918 00:43:38,950 --> 00:43:41,160 And all I am to you is a paycheck? 919 00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:43,830 - Arnie, please. - No! 920 00:43:44,664 --> 00:43:46,707 [mellow music] 921 00:44:22,201 --> 00:44:23,953 Hi. 922 00:44:25,204 --> 00:44:29,000 [breathes heavily] Hi. 923 00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:32,003 Can we just pretend that this whole thing never happened 924 00:44:32,003 --> 00:44:35,381 and be friends again? 925 00:44:35,381 --> 00:44:37,466 What about your taxes? 926 00:44:37,466 --> 00:44:39,802 I'll figure something out. 927 00:44:39,802 --> 00:44:41,554 Actually, I could forward all your docs over 928 00:44:41,554 --> 00:44:44,682 to Alan Duke at Crosgrove, Climan. You'd like him. 929 00:44:44,682 --> 00:44:47,768 He's your basic everything in a shopping bag kind of guy. 930 00:44:48,769 --> 00:44:51,772 [chuckles] 931 00:44:51,772 --> 00:44:54,275 Ann, I really feel like I have to get to the bottom of this. 932 00:44:56,694 --> 00:44:59,906 I mean, don't you care what happens to you after you're 65? 933 00:44:59,906 --> 00:45:01,407 Maybe I don't wanna retire. 934 00:45:01,407 --> 00:45:04,660 Maybe I just plan to work until I drop. 935 00:45:04,660 --> 00:45:06,913 What if you got sick, God forbid? 936 00:45:06,913 --> 00:45:09,957 Okay, when I talk to Alan Duke, 937 00:45:09,957 --> 00:45:14,045 I'll ask him about setting up a retirement plan, okay? 938 00:45:14,045 --> 00:45:15,755 Can we stop talking about it now? 939 00:45:15,755 --> 00:45:17,548 And go have some dinner? 940 00:45:17,548 --> 00:45:20,843 - One more thing. - Stuart... 941 00:45:20,843 --> 00:45:24,764 It'll help for next year's taxes, okay? 942 00:45:24,764 --> 00:45:28,184 - Sell your condo. - What? 943 00:45:28,184 --> 00:45:31,520 Given your situation and property values 944 00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:33,105 in your neighborhood, it's really the best time. 945 00:45:33,105 --> 00:45:35,358 I mean, the market's absolutely topped out. 946 00:45:35,358 --> 00:45:36,859 Interest rates have got to go back up. 947 00:45:36,859 --> 00:45:38,736 Stuart, it's my only asset. 948 00:45:38,736 --> 00:45:42,573 Right, so convert it and make a quick $60, $70,000 profit. 949 00:45:42,573 --> 00:45:45,034 You remember what I told you about capital gains taxes? 950 00:45:45,034 --> 00:45:46,535 Got all that money to play with. 951 00:45:46,535 --> 00:45:48,454 Great, if I wanna live under a park bench. 952 00:45:48,454 --> 00:45:50,039 Well, Ann, the whole thing doesn't make sense 953 00:45:50,039 --> 00:45:52,375 unless you move in with me. 954 00:45:52,375 --> 00:45:54,835 Whoa. Back up. 955 00:45:54,835 --> 00:45:58,130 Are you saying I should move in with you for tax purposes? 956 00:45:58,130 --> 00:45:59,840 No, not primarily. 957 00:45:59,840 --> 00:46:02,009 I mean, you're there most of the time anyway. 958 00:46:02,009 --> 00:46:03,928 [chuckles] 959 00:46:03,928 --> 00:46:05,805 Certainly not the most romantic proposition 960 00:46:05,805 --> 00:46:07,765 I ever imagined. 961 00:46:07,765 --> 00:46:12,436 Well, I was gonna propose you move in because... 962 00:46:12,436 --> 00:46:15,398 because I love you 963 00:46:15,398 --> 00:46:19,610 and because you give my life meaning 964 00:46:19,610 --> 00:46:22,530 and joy 965 00:46:22,530 --> 00:46:25,366 and because the thought of waking up next to you 966 00:46:25,366 --> 00:46:27,451 is my profoundest happiness. 967 00:46:30,621 --> 00:46:32,748 But I thought, if I did that, I might scare you off. 968 00:46:35,001 --> 00:46:37,545 It's a big step. Can I think about it? 969 00:46:37,545 --> 00:46:40,840 Absolutely. 970 00:46:43,175 --> 00:46:46,512 Okay, I thought about it. 971 00:46:46,512 --> 00:46:48,639 And? 972 00:46:48,639 --> 00:46:51,058 Let's go home. 973 00:46:53,394 --> 00:46:55,271 [theme music] 974 00:47:25,843 --> 00:47:28,596 [music continues] 74842

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