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[shower running]

I'm leaving.

Are we driving in together?

Can't, remember?

I have court later this morning.

Right.

I'll drop Maddie off
on the way to work.

See you in the office.

[blows kiss]

[door locking]

Ready?

Draw.

Bang.

Ready?

Draw.

[gunshot, glass shattering]

[theme music]

[theme music]

- As of this morning,
McKenzie-Brackman marches

boldly into the 21st century.

From this point forward,
all staff meetings

will be videotaped so that
we have an electronic record

of the proceedings.

Therefore, without
further ado, let us start.

First, Alner versus Alner.

That's me.

Two years ago, when the
Alners couldn't get pregnant,

they resorted to in
vitro fertilization--

her eggs, his sperm,
and a Petri dish.

Mmm, romantic.

- Some of the fertilized eggs
were implanted into Mrs. Alner,

and the other five were frozen.

The pregnancy didn't take,
and the Alners got divorced,

and now they're fighting
over the embryos.

Zygotes on ice.

- A show the whole
family can enjoy.

- I'm representing Mr.
Alner, who doesn't want

to father his ex-wife's child.

He's filed an injunction to
stop her from using the embryos.

- Ann Kelsey, a
card-carrying feminist,

representing a man's right
to choose over a woman's?

- Mr. Alner's position actually
favors abortion rights--

a person's choice to
avoid procreation.

What's that noise?

What noise?

Do you hear something ringing?

- Next, Osgood versus
The State of California.

Daniel, wasn't this
your pro bono case?

That's right.

Osgood's still in Lompoc Prison.

Where he should remain.

The guy's as guilty
now as he was

the day Leland convicted him.

Stop squandering
McKenzie-Brackman resources

trying to be a do-gooder.

- We're in the early stages
of an appeal, Douglas,

- and I'm going to follow through.
- Oh, really?

- Says who?
- I do.

Not a problem, Leland.

Moving on.

Galena versus The Santa
Monica Planning Commission.

- This will be Gwen's
first unsupervised effort.

- Yay.
[knocking on table]

All right.

Judge Menday has
agreed to allow Gwen

to appear before
the Galena matter

without a supervising attorney.

- Mrs. Galina's a shut-in.

She installed a satellite dish
to bring the world to her.

Now the planning
commission wants

her to remove the dish,
claiming she's in violation

of city building codes.

- Hasn't she ever
heard of cable?

- Oh, she speaks only
Spanish, and only

has one Spanish teacher.

- Can the woman pay
the firm's freight?

- Our-- our client is more
than able to pay the freight.

- Am I the only one
who hears that ringing?

- Finally, with Christmas
fast approaching,

and with our current
charitable posture,

it's been suggested we
forego this year's party.

You mean no Christmas party?

- Perhaps monies normally
used to pay for festivities

are better spent given
to selected charities.

- No Christmas party?
- Think about this, folks.

We'll bring it up
at the next meeting.

We're adjourned.

No Christmas party.

- Leland, why are you bothering
to pursue this Osgood case?

- Frank Osgood is a man
I may have wrongfully

put in jail for 33 years.

Now I'm seeing this
through to the end.

- Are you interested in
clearing a man's name

or clearing your conscience?

Both, I would hope.

- You never forget
your first time.

- Is that your lascivious
way of finally asking me out?

- That's my lascivious way
of wishing you luck in court.

Oh.

Thanks.

Pretty puny case, huh?

You're not excited?

Nervous, maybe?

Actually, I am.

Well, speaking of
lascivious, do you

want to get together
Saturday night

and do dinner and a movie?

Maybe.

- Gwen, I found this for
you in the mail room.

- Is this--

Nope, not from me.

Once again, no card.

Oh, this is gorgeous.

Can you help me?

Yeah.

Little Red Riding Hood.

It's beautiful.

Fits like a glove.

- Probably not the
best fashion statement

for a court appearance, huh?

All the better to eat you with.

- Somebody out there
is pretty warped.

- Oh, who's afraid
of the big bad wolf?

Hey, guys.

You want to take a
ride to South Central?

Sorry, Stuart.

Oh, sorry.

Get my brains bashed in again,
maybe get my memory back.

- I just bought a
new jar of psyllium.

You smell something burning?

Here we are.

Death begins in the
colon, you know.

That looks awful.

What is that?

- Powdered psyllium
and bentonite

mixed with lemon juice.

Acts like a sponge.

Purges a lifetime of
accumulated toxins.

- What's in South
Central, anyway?

- Oh, the apartment.
I rented it during the campaign.

Right.

Your constituent-friendly
address

to qualify you as a candidate.

- All I want is to put this
whole experience behind me.

Instead, I get a registered
letter from the landlord saying

the apartment's
trashed and he's not

refunding my security deposit.

- Financial minefields
of rental agreements.

- I have to go down there
and convince Mr. Lee Johnson

I never set foot in the place.

Good luck.

It's tough getting a check back
that's already been cashed.

It's like the smell
of burning rubber.

You don't pick that up?

- Best diet is no
better than the worst

if the sewage
system of the bowel

is clogged with corruption.

- This is a headache I
definitely do not need.

You got to be kidding.

Murder two?

The kid bought a sawed-off
shotgun three weeks prior.

Wh-- listen, Frank, call me
back when you got a legit plea.

Roxanne.

- Is this a bad time?
- No, no, no.

Have a seat, please.

So how are you?

I'm OK.

You?

Mm.

Fine.

Great.

Listen, I was going
to call about the--

- You know, I couldn't
wait for you to call.

Look, this is a bad time.

No, no, no.

Please.

Sit.

Do you want to--

- No, I want to stay healthy
and get pregnant, remember?

Right.

Right.

- So have you had a chance
to think about helping me?

It's actually pretty simple.

You wouldn't be responsible
after conception,

but if you feel like this isn't
something that you can do,

you know, you
should just tell me.

- No, it's not that.
It's--

- I don't want you
feeling like you have to--

- No, no, no.
Of course.

It's just that I haven't
had time to think is all.

Are you sure?

Uh, yeah, I'm sure.

Are you positive?

I'm positive.

Are you lying?

I'm lying.

Actually, I've been
avoiding making a decision,

and that's unfair to you.

I apologize.

- Oh, so then you're
still considering it.

- Oh, yes, I'm
still considering.

Seriously considering.

Busy for lunch?

- Mr Alner, please
tell the court

why you and your ex-wife
decided to undergo

in vitro fertilization.

- Lois and I desperately
wanted children,

but she was unable to
conceive naturally.

In vitro was our only hope.

Was it successful?

- We made one
implantation attempt

that failed, and shortly
after, so did our marriage.

You divorced.

Yes, rather unpleasantly.

It never occurred to me she'd
be getting pregnant again.

- What did you think would
happen to the other five

frozen embryos?

- I assumed they'd stay frozen
a while and then be disposed of.

The doctor said they weren't
viable after a few years.

- When did you hear
that your ex-wife

planned to implant one of
these embryos into her uterus?

Last month.

Lois had heard my new
wife and I are expecting,

and said she felt cheated.

- Why do you oppose
her bearing your child?

I have a new wife.

A new family.

I don't want a child by Lois.

- Even if she raises
it without you?

- By law, I'd still have
to pay child support.

But aside from that, I
grew up without a father.

I promised myself my kids
would never go through that.

Thank you.

No further questions
at this time.

- Mr. Alner, you say you
and Mrs. Alner wanted

to have children desperately.

Why is it, then, that you
waited six years, when Lois was

37, before trying to conceive?

- We agreed to wait
until I felt I could

financially afford a child.

- Until you felt you
could support a child.

Lois, however, wanted
children much earlier.

Isn't that correct?

- The agreement to
wait was mutual.

In your supporting declaration,
page six, you state, I quote,

"Lois harangued me to have
children from day one."

You see that?

- Yes, but--

- Isn't it a fact
that you prevented

your wife from
having the children

that she so desperately wanted?

Just like you're trying
to prevent her now?

No, that's not true.

- Who asked for the
divorce, Mr. Alner?

- You or your wife?
- It was a mutual decision.

- Wasn't the reason you
divorced because you fell

- in love with another woman?
- Objection, irrelevant.

- There were lots of reasons.
Our marriage was failing.

- Wasn't it a woman
in your office--

- Objection, this
line of questioning

- is totally irrelevant.
- --10 years your junior?

I never cheated on Lois.

Sustained.

Mr. Keene.

I'm sorry, Your Honor.

- Mr. Alner, do you recognize
that your ex-wife has but a few

childbearing years remaining?

And that if you
withhold these embryos,

you may be cutting off her
only chance at motherhood?

- Lois can find another man,
go to a sperm bank, adopt.

But those embryos have as much
of me in them as they do her.

The decision to produce
a child must be mutual.

- Like the other
mutual decisions

you made and then
changed your mind about?

Getting married?
Waiting to have children?

Objection.

Withdrawn.

Nothing further.

- [laughs] OK, so number
three, great sense of humor.

I'm lousy at telling jokes.

I always forget the punchline.

Let me see.

You made a list of reasons you
want me to father your child?

What does good teeth
have to do with--

That's on the optional list.

- Wow, you've really
done your homework.

- I told you, this baby is the
most important consideration

in the world to me.

Number four, you're kind.

You think so?

Five, gentle.

I'm harsh.

- Sincere.
- Phony.

- Caring.
- Nosy.

- Strong.
- Stubborn.

Would you stop?

This is my list.

- Sam, now, Sam--

I'm flattered that you think all
of these nice things about me.

But don't you get it?

I'm no bargain.

I'm not looking for a bargain.

I'm looking for very
special qualities in a man.

- Yeah, but you start
listing qualities like

that, I got a list of my own.

I drank too much.

I still smoke too much.

I've been down on my luck broke.

I have never been
able to sustain

a long term relationship.

Not to mention I have flat feet.

- Tommy, I look at
you, I talk to you--

you're a real,
genuine, caring person.

The kind of person that I would
like my child to grow up to be.

I don't know.

I'm not sure that I can do
this to an innocent kid.

OK.

I guess that's the answer
that I was waiting for.

- Hey, Roxanne, try to--

No, Tommy, look.

It's OK.

I told you, I'm going to have a
baby, with you or without you.

For your own sake,
you do smoke too much.

Thanks for lunch.

Gwen Taylor.

Is this a small town or what?

How come you're here?

I'm handling the Galina case.

Oh, the satellite dish beef.

Dish beef.

Beef dish.

Sounds like dinner at Sizzler.

Well, I'm opposing counsel.

Yeah.

It's a rotating city
attorney's program.

That's a great color.

- Matches your thighs.
- My what?

Eyes.

- Your eyes.
- Romney.

Hm?

- There's a guy over
there staring at me.

Don't look.

OK, you can look now.

- Who can blame him?
You--

- Do you have any
idea who that is?

- Just some legal
beagle who couldn't

make the cut in law school,
so he hangs out in courtrooms.

Probably sitting there
wishing he was me.

Somehow, I doubt that.

[laughs]

[siren in distance]

Hello?

Can I help you?

Yeah.

This is my apartment.

Sort of.

I'm looking for Lee Johnson?

You found her.

Letter said Mr.

I was named after my father.

He wanted a boy.

What can I do for you?

I'm Jonathan Rollins.

- Used to be Councilman
Rollins, right?

Nice concession speech.

- I paid first and
last on this place.

The lease is up.

I'd like my security
deposit back.

- We need that money
to repair the damage.

I didn't cause any damage.

- Your name is on
the rental agreement.

I didn't live here.

This is my first time
seeing the place.

Why'd you rent it?

- Maybe I should
speak to your father.

He's not here.

Well, when will he be?

- I've got a torn-up apartment,
your name on the lease,

and your check in the bank,
where it's going to stay.

All right, know what?

Keep the money.

Forget the whole damn thing.

I don't want to waste any
more time than I already have.

You forgot your water.

- To some people, these
embryos are nothing

more than a cluster of cells.

But to me, these
cells embody my hope

for having a son or daughter.

Anyway, that's how I've thought
of them for nearly two years.

Discarding them would be
like killing my own child.

- Do you consider this a
matter of religious conviction?

Yes, I do.

After my divorce, I
turned to the church,

and that's given me a
renewed spiritual view.

I believe human life is sacred,
even in its earliest stages.

- Your ex-husband says that
these embryos are as much his

as yours, and that
therefore his wishes

should carry equal weight.

- To prepare for
harvesting surgery,

I had hormone injections
every day for a month.

Then they put me under.

Then they cut me open so the
doctors could dig out my eggs.

- But surely your
husband contributed

something to the effort.

He masturbated into a cup.

That's it?

That's it.

Your witness.

- Mrs. Alner, is it coincidence
that your religious conversion

comes at a time
when you're fighting

for control of these embryos?

Objection.

I'll rephrase.

Are you able to reconcile your
newfound reverence for life

with the fact that the vast
majority of these embryos

fail to implant properly and
wind up expelled from the body?

- To me, it would
be irreverent not

to try and bring about life.

- In 1978, did you
have an abortion?

Objection.

Overruled.

The witness will answer.

Yes.

- Mrs. Alner, you have
a number of options

for motherhood
that don't involve

your ex-husband's genes.

It would mean more surgery.

I would have to go through--

- Wouldn't that be preferable
to bearing the child of a

man who--

and I refer to
deposition transcripts

page 7, lines 21
through 23-- deceived

you, subjected you to
mental and verbal abuse,

damaged your self-esteem
to where you required

eight hours of therapy a week?

Why in the world would you
want to have this man's baby?

I'm 41 years old.

It's my right.

- Mrs. Alner, do
you resent the fact

that your ex-husband
is remarried

and expecting a child?

Objection.

Overruled.

- Isn't it true that after
your husband left home,

you begged him to come back,
phoning him up to 20 times

a day?

- I was trying to
save our marriage.

- You can't accept your
husband's rejection, can you?

You will do anything
to insinuate

- yourself into his life.
- No.

- That's what this
is about, isn't it?

No.

- Disrupting the life of a
man you cannot let go of.

No, you're wrong.

Nothing further.

Ms. Taylor.

- The planning
commission's order

is an infringement
upon my client's

First Amendment rights.

Consequently--

- So now, Councilor,
let me understand this.

You're appealing a planning
commission order using

a constitutional argument?

- I believe it's
applicable, Your Honor.

Remote, counselor.

Besides, I'd like to
be done with this case

while I'm still in my 50s.

- Your Honor, may I
address the court?

Yes, Mr. Romney.

- I, too, think Ms. Taylor's
argument is arguable.

Whose side are you on?

- Oh, I didn't say it
was a winning argument.

Just arguable.

Thank you for sharing.

Sit down.

As for you, Ms. Taylor,
be grateful I didn't find

for the planning commission.

By four o'clock sharp
tomorrow, come up

with a reasonable
argument, not some thesis

that wastes my time.

Otherwise, Mrs. Galena's
satellite dishe is history.

Next case.

- Case number 48392,
Berkeley versus Waterman.

- Who the hell do
you think you are?

- Ms. Alner, we're not
supposed to speak to the--

- How dare you make me into
a pathetic, cloying ex-wife?

You don't know who I am, and
you have no idea what I'm about,

or what it's like to want a
child your body can't give you.

Everybody's talking
about his choice.

What about my choice?

Whatever happened to that?

I'm sorry.

[melancholy music]

- She'll make an incredible
addition to the firm.

Well, let her come up.

We'll try to
finalize the details.

- We may not have
the luxury, Leland.

The deal should have
been concluded sooner.

She's being courted
by four other outfits.

If we expect to come
out on top we need to--

- Step lively.
- Exactly.

I mean, look out.

- [groan] This mess is to
be cleaned up immediately.

And for Lincoln's
sake, the fiber seal

had better do its job.

[scoffs]

That was a good one, Ben.

Looks real, huh?

Yeah.

That's a genuine old smelly.

- Lincoln and me got
it at the novelty shop.

What's the problem now?

You're so intuitive.

In my office.

- The whole point of
having a baby by myself

is that I wouldn't have
to deal with the husband's

fear of commitment.

Only there I was, practically
begging Tommy Mulaney to--

Whoa, Tommy Mulaney?

Yes.

It was humiliating.

Mulaney?

You picked Mulaney?

- Yes, but he was afraid the
kid would end up like him.

- Out of all the guys in
this town, you chose--

Yes, yes, yes.

Tommy Mulaney.

Only it doesn't matter
now, because he said no.

Oh.

What do you mean, he said no?

Mulaney doesn't want to
have a baby with you?

- Oh, he didn't say
that in so many words.

You want me to talk to him?

Arnie, no.

Who does this guy think he is?

- Well, maybe this whole
idea was a mistake.

I have enough trouble
finding a date.

Rox, don't give up.

You could always
go to a sperm bank.

- [groan] I want a real,
live father for my child.

Someone kind, gentle, sincere.

Someone stubborn, who doesn't
know how perfect he'd be.

Tommy Mulaney?

OK, OK, follow your
internal impulses.

The truth is before you.

Now you must
illuminate that truth

to the one who refuses to see.

[theme music]

The First Amendment?

- You and I discussed
that argument.

No, you discussed it, Gwen.

I said argue the standard
that's in the municipal code.

- I thought we had a better
shot with the First Amendment.

You thought?

Based on what, your prior
courtroom experience?

I'm sorry.

I guess I was a
little overeager.

It won't happen again.

- You may have won the Weston
case using unorthodox methods,

but that does not
make you a free agent.

Now go back into that court and
you litigate this case the way

it should have been
tried in the first place.

Yes sir.

First Amendment.

- Douglas, I'm heading
over to Worldwide

Studios for another meeting.

- There'll be kudos all around
if you land the business.

Say, I never asked you, how'd
your golf game go with Flipper?

- Oh, I let him beat me
on the 18th, of course.

Whoa!
Watch it.

Whoa.

See you.

Again?

What's this dog
been eating, anyway?

I want him gone.

Enough's enough.

Douglas.

Douglas.

It's not real.

I bought it at the novelty shop.

A real laugh riot, boys.

Were they out of
the plastic vomit?

[chuckles] Got him.

Does Douglas really
want Lincoln gone?

Nah.

Man, my ears are still ringing.

How come?

I think I hurt them yesterday.

How?

Shot a gun.

You have a gun?

Shh!

Blasted out the bathroom mirror.

I told Ann I got angry
and threw the scale.

Where did you get a gun?

Store.

(WHISPERS) Can I see it?

- Not right now, but
maybe after work.

Wow.

Yeah.

Hey, don't tell anybody.

Ann.

I thought I'd find you here.

Got a minute?

- About 45, then
closing arguments.

- I need to get a
written statement

from Stuart about the attack.

Call him.

Well, that's the problem.

He tells me he
doesn't have time.

- Stuart's been afraid of
this every step of the way.

It's understandable.

From what I hear, it's a
miracle he survived the attack.

But you and I both know these
cretins got to stay locked up.

Identifying them was
only the first step.

I'll talk to him.

Thanks.

Well, the building's all
abuzz with this Alner case.

Could set a precedent.

- No, this is the same right to
choose that's being challenged

all across the country.

So how come all I'm feeling
is sympathy for Mrs. Alner?

Ann.

Um, I'll see you around.

- You talked to Ms. Alner
yesterday after court?

- She contacted me, ex-parte.

I didn't say a word.

- She wants to
propose a settlement.

Find your client.

We'll meet you in
the witness room.

That depends.

Mr. Rollins?

I'll get back with you.

You here to make
more false claims?

May I come in?

I have a proposition.

What do you mean?

- My father hasn't been
able to put our building

back together since the riots.

No electricity in weeks.

He paid a small fortune to
an electrician who says he

should call the power company.

Power company says the
problem is faulty wiring.

Where do I fit into all this?

- The electrician says if dad's
not happy, he should sue him.

I've got my canceled check
and a signed work agreement,

but I need someone
to convince this guy

he'll be hauled
into court unless he

does what he was paid to do.

And I'm that someone?

- In exchange, I'll
return your deposit check.

I know you didn't
trash the place.

Oh, now you know?

Ms. Johnson, I'm sorry, but
I don't make deals anymore.

- Now that you're not in
public office, that it?

Hey, hey, look.

I didn't ask you
to come down here,

and I don't need
you giving me grief.

Now, I'm sympathetic
to your problems--

But they're not your problems.

- What do you want
from me, Ms. Johnson?

Nothing.

Here's your deposit back.

- And having a kid
changes your life, right?

[baby cooing]

- For sure, you don't
get as much sleep.

I thought Roxanne was
raising this baby herself.

She is.

Oh, Roxanne will
make a great mother.

- Still, you would
be the father.

- I can barely take
care of myself.

- No one should become a
parent unless they're ready.

- Right.
- Goes without saying.

Now I know what to do.

- Seems clear.
- Crystal.

- You shouldn't have
the baby with Roxanne.

- I'm having the
baby with Roxanne.

Excuse me?

- Just, Roxanne had so
much hope for the future,

like this baby could make
a difference in the world.

You have children, you know
there's going to be a tomorrow.

Listen, um, don't tell
Roxanne we talked.

What did we talk about?

Aaron.

I'll do whatever it takes.

You'll have no financial
responsibility whatsoever.

All I ask is that you
drop the injunction

and let me have this operation.

You don't understand, do you?

It's not the money.

You think I could ignore that
I had a child in the world?

We live in the same city.

What if we bumped
into each other?

- I'll move.
Anywhere you want me to.

Lois, I've built a new life.

A daughter on the way.

How could I explain to her
she's got a brother or a sister

out there we know nothing about?

Please, Aaron.

Lois, I'm sorry.

I just can't.

I have my own life now.

I don't want a baby with you.

Roxanne.

Tommy.

- After a lot of thought--

I've had a change of heart.

You have?

But if you still
want me to, you know,

I'll meet you tonight
at the Edgewater.

Sound of boats reminds me of
growing up on Boston Harbor.

And if you don't want
me to, you know--

well, thanks for asking.

I think.

- I have nothing
further, Your Honor.

- Ms. Taylor, care to
present your case again?

- Oh, I don't mind
giving the little lady

another shot, Your Honor.

- One more demeaning
comment like that,

and you're bucking
for sanctions.

- My client, Marguerite
Galina, complied

with all city requirements
in the installation

of her satellite dish.

Let the record show this is an
affidavit from the contractor

stating his
installation complied

precisely with building
permit conditions.

This contractor also happens
to do a considerable amount

of work for the city.

However, prompted by a call
from an unhappy but influential

neighbor, the city changed its
requirements after the fact.

Therefore, the city has no right
to revoke Mrs. Galina's permit.

Very nice, Ms. Taylor.

Any rebuttal for
the little lady?

No, Your Honor.

Good.

Then I'm finding
for the plaintiff.

Doesn't happen very often,
but the city's actions

were improper.

Mrs. Galina's dish stays.

Looking forward to seeing you in
my courtroom again, Ms. Taylor.

So long, Mr. Romney.

Next case.

Lucky break.

Buzz off.

- You know, there's an
old courthouse tradition.

The winner buys
the loser a drink.

Tom.

Not today.

- Aaron Alner isn't
trying to prevent his

ex-wife from becoming a mother.

He simply wants to
avoid becoming a father.

It's a matter of
personal privacy.

At the moment, the
courts still protect

a woman's right to terminate
an unwanted pregnancy.

My client asks only
that the same protection

be afforded him.

Ms. Alner can still be a
biological mother to her child

without those frozen embryos.

And while it places a
substantial burden on her

to find a suitable donor,
to undergo surgery,

it would be an even greater
burden to foist onto Mr. Alner

a child he does not want.

Thank you.

- Mrs. Alner's best
chance at motherhood

is to have these existing
embryos implanted--

a simple, non-surgical
procedure.

By refusing her access to the
embryos that they produced,

Mr. Alner would
force her to undergo

torturous egg-harvesting
surgery, with all

of the pain and the risk that
a major operation brings,

and Mrs. Alner should not have
to go through such physical

and emotional pain again.

Your Honor, to her, these
embryos are more than

just cell tissue, they're--

they're her children.

She's their mother.

Allow this woman to nurture
her offspring, and God willing,

to bring them into this world
as fully-formed human beings.

[car brakes in distance]

Hello?

[tense music]

[rings bell]

Oh, Daniel!

What's wrong?

Someone's following me.

Take Lucy.

Head back upstairs.

Right.

Call security.

[tires screeching]

Hey!

[jazz playing on radio]

Doing a nice job.

- It's easier now that
there's light to work by.

How did you convince
the electrician

to finish the wiring?

- Didn't take much more than
waving the McKenzie-Brackman

letterhead in his face.

And a few remarks
about how financially

draining legal action can be.

Thank you.

What made you change
your mind, anyway?

City council.

Turned out to be a lot
of rhetoric and hype

and closed door meetings.

And then you walked
into my office,

and there was something
I could do to help.

You missed a spot.

Grab another paintbrush.

That's not in the deal.

I feel bad.

What?

- I voted for your
opponent, Councilman Ellis.

[laughing]

- Well, um--

Did I thank you?

Not enough.

I'll see you.

- As a matter of law, an
embryo is not a human life.

But it is potential
life, which makes

this decision a troubling one.

In this case, Mr.
Alner's right to privacy

includes the right
to avoid becoming

a parent against his will.

On the other hand, Mrs.
Alner has the right

to become a mother, and
she is willing to give

life to these embryos.

However, Mrs. Alner has other
opportunities for motherhood,

burdensome though they may
be, and in light of that fact,

Mr. Alner's right to
avoid fathering children

by these embryos
must take precedence.

Accordingly, I'm
granting his motion

for a permanent injunction.

Court is adjourned.

[jazz music]

Should we order champagne?

- I don't want
any, but if you do.

Oh, no, no.

I just thought it
might be more romantic.

What?

Never mind.

Hi.

Oh, you look very pretty.

Thank you.

I always wondered
what the honeymoon

suite would look like.

Pretty swanky, huh?

Perfect.

So, what do you think?

A boy or a girl?

I don't know.

Uh, either I guess.

A girl would be nice.

With red hair like yours?

- Oh, it's not--

Mmm.

You smell pretty.

[soft laugh]

Wait.

Whoa.

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

Roxanne.

I want to have a baby with you,
but this just feels kind of--

Strange.

Yeah.

Like we're doing business.

Yeah, I know.

We never even talked
about test tubes or--

- Maybe I'm just more
old-fashioned than I thought.

Should I turn out the light?

- Um, how about if we, I
don't know, ate dinner first?

Well, we could go downstairs.

Room service?

You got it?

It's a real gun?

- I didn't get it
at a novelty store.

Want to hold it?

I'd better not.

- Well, if you don't pull
the trigger, it won't shoot.

Come on.

OK.

Got any bullets?

Yeah.

Six of them.

Well, five after what
happened yesterday.

Huh.

- Whoa, easy.
Give it back.

Give it back.

Guns are dangerous.

You're the only person
who knows I have this.

- Oh, I won't--

I won't tell.

I promise.

- I'm going to have it
with me all the time.

If those guys that attacked
me ever come around,

I'll be ready.

- First the flowers, then the
glass slipper, the briefcase.

- You don't think
it's Alec Weston?

His ego is too big.

He'd not only signed the card,
he'd deliver the gifts himself.

- Tell me more about
this city attorney.

What's to tell?

Romney's a ferret.

You said he likes you.

- And he makes no
bones about it.

Why wouldn't he own up to all
this if he was responsible?

Don't get mad, all right?

I'm just trying to help.

I know.

- It must be the guy you said
was watching you in court.

Or it could be anyone, right?

I've got to go to class.

Let me drive you.

No.

No, I appreciate the offer,
but I am not going to let

some sick bastard scare me.

I'll be OK.

And, um, I'd love to go
out with you on Saturday.

Great.

Hey, this is a surprise.

Daddy.

- I thought I was going
to meet you at home.

- We decided we couldn't
wait to see you.

Douglas.

You should know I
closed the deal.

When does she arrive?

Sometime next week.

But I still have
some reservations.

About her?

No, our methods.

Not consulting the others
before hiring a new associate.

It won't sit well.

- This is a bold move, and
we had to strike first.

She's an excellent attorney.

- When do you suggest we
make the announcement?

Let's wait.

Nobody needs to know anything
until absolutely necessary.

- Oh, this plastic
dog dropping's

getting to be an old joke.

[groan]

Oh!

Lincoln!

- They do not call
it a meatball.

They do, they do.

Lame pitch right over the
plate, that's called a meatball.

- Well, what do they
call a good pitch?

- Well, you got your
fastball, called a cheese.

Curved inside, the kitchen.

And a pitch that drops
right before the plate

is known as off the table.

[laughs]

What?

Men.

Always want to be reminded
of your mom's kitchen.

Well, why not?

[laughs] You want one?

- Mm-hmm.

They're delicious.

Oh, you're right.

Juicy.

Want another?

- Mm-hmm.

Oh, here.

Oh, sorry.

Sorry.

[bed creaking]

[glass shattering]

[roxanne laughs and sighs]

[theme music]