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- How's that article
on 10B5 disclosures?

- I love the law
and I love you, too.

[moaning]

[electronic buzzing]

[phone ringing]

[moan]

[smacking]

[exhale]

Surprise.

Daniel, it's not my birthday.

[baby crying]

Is that some kind
of perverted joke?

- Oh, I guess I
should have poked

air holes in the box, huh?

You are sick, Daniel.

- Gwen.
[crying]

Wait.

[thud]

[evil laughing]

You be a jockey and
I'm the attorney.

[panting]

Oh!

No running in the halls, Gwen.

Leland, Daniel's chasing me.

Yeah, I know.

Been after you for some time.

You have to stop him.

Hmm maybe.

No, you don't understand.

Daniel promised me that
he wasn't the stalker,

but now I know--

I know that he was lying.

- No fooling.
[yells]

[thunderclap]

- Gwen.
Gwen?

- Oh!
- Baby.

Baby, it's OK.

What?

You're having a bad dream.

God.

It's OK.

It's more like a nightmare.

[moaning]

It's OK.

[thunder]

- You shouldn't be
sleeping with my husband.

[smooch]

[exhale]

[muffled screams]

[panting]

[click]

[gasp]

[bugs chirruping]

[theme music]

- Since when are you so
concerned about my punctuality?

Will you lighten up?

It's not my fault you
had a bad night's sleep.

Skip the Haagen-Dazs
before bed, maybe

you won't have nightmares.
[beeping]

- You know, we have to talk.
- Later.

I have a busy day.

Penny.

Staff meetings begin
precisely on the hour.

If you're not ready,
neither are we.

Yes, Mr. Brackman.

- Now, Douglas, things have
relaxed a bit around here.

- Exactly my point.
And look where it's gotten us.

I'm sure you all share
my concern when it

comes to our rating as a firm.

If you want to be
number one, let's

start by putting our collective
noses to the grindstone.

- Cash bonus would
be a nice incentive.

- First, People versus
Emery Lewis and Gary Stubbs.

- Preliminary hearing
gets underway later today.

Good luck.

I know it's been a long
uphill battle for you both.

- And unfortunately,
it's not over yet.

- If Stuart's not
convincing on the stand

this case won't proceed to trial
and his attackers will go free.

Next.

Osgood versus the
State of California.

- I've asked Molina to try
locating an eye witness.

- After 34 years the
trail must be ice cold.

You'd be surprised.

Working at the AG's
office I've learned a lot

about tracking down suspects.

- Finally, City of Los Angeles
versus Peter Philipson.

- Peter Philipson?
I know that name.

- Peter Philipson owns and
operates the newly reopened

gentleman's club downstairs.

Gentleman's club?

Yes.

In addition to steak and
ale, the establishment now

features female entertainers.

Topless dancers?

- There's a strip
joint in the lobby?

- No wonder it's been tough
getting in the elevator.

- Phillipson subleased
space from the city

without incident for
the past 12 years.

Since he's added
the entertainers,

however, pressure
has been brought

to bear by the mayor's office.

- If he's in sync with
the municipal code,

shouldn't be a problem.

- The city attorney is
asking for an injunction

against Phillipson
claiming he's violated

a decency clause in his lease.

- Wasn't it just
last week that you

balked at the firm's taking on
a B&D dominatrix as a client?

This is different.

Upscale adult clubs are popping
up all over the country.

- They're completely respectable.
- That's right.

There's no more perverted old
men in raincoats watching bumps

and grinds.

- I've known Peter Phillipson
for quite some time.

Hard to believe he's operating
this kind of establishment.

- Every paying
client helps ensure

our budget stays in the black.

So if there are
no more questions,

three minutes, 11 seconds.

Now that's what I
call a staff meeting.

All work.

And no play.

We're adjourned.

[phone ringing]

What do you want me to say?

Morning.

[moaning]

I missed you last night.

Me too.

I'm getting used to spooning.

Did you finish your work?

Ready or not, here comes
Stuart's preliminary.

- Tommy, I know you're under
a lot of pressure at work

and I know that we
agreed to just let

our relationship happen, but--

- When you want to
move in together?

- Next weekend.
- Deal.

[laughs]

[smooch]

See ya.

Oh, I almost forgot.

[gasp]

Oh.

- It's never too early for him
to work on his 3-point shot.

I thought you wanted a girl.

[laughs]

- Look, Arnie,
aren't they adorable?

- The cutest rocks.
Listen, I'll be--

What's with you?

Ever since I told you
I was having a baby

you've been totally
unsupportive.

- Do I have to listen to this
crap for seven more months?

- No.
- Good.

I'll be at Eric Schuller's
memorial in Worldwide Studios.

You can reach me
on the portable.

[phone ringing]

[office chatter]

[upbeat rock music]

OK.

And what would
you like to drink?

- Frankly, I encountered some
resistance from my partners.

- Don't they understand
that this is simply

a response to changing times?

- People have preconceived
notions about topless bars.

I have to admit, I
wasn't sure myself.

- I got to check the
kitchen before we leave.

Simon had a slight
mishap with the cleaver

watching one of the girls.

My nephew is filling in.

He can't cook, but who notices?

I could sell tasseled loafers
to the guys that watch this show

- and they'd eat.
- [laughs]

I'll be right back.

Douglas Brackman, very nice.

Booth up front.

- Peter Philipson happens to
be a client, not that this

is any of your business.

Oh, but it is.

I'm representing the
City against Philipson.

Personally, I'm
in favor of women

taking off their
clothes to music.

[laughs]

Heck, to a kazoo band.

[laughs]

But winning this case
will be a major career

boost, unless you care to
concede defeat right now.

See you in court, Romney.

That is Allison.

That was not too long
after we were married.

- I can't tell if this is the
woman who came to the house.

Gwen, please believe me.

It's not the woman.

[sighs]

Daniel, there is something.

Last week I had a blood test
for Huntington's chorea.

It's hereditary,
hitting in midlife,

causing lack of coordination,
then mental deterioration,

and finally death.

But there's a 50/50
chance I don't have it,

but I thought I should tell you.

- What--

[sirens]

Let's talk about it later.

OK.

Your wife, she was pretty.

[phone ringing]

- Stuart, you got to
be aggressive out--

I need to get my coat.

Ann, I'm worried.

Getting Stuart to talk about the
attack was like pulling teeth.

You saw that.

Juicy Fruit?

No thanks.

I'm trying to quit smoking.

Stuart will be ready.

Besides, you've got
another eyewitness.

Maureen Wilson?

Yeah.

- Frankly, I'm not sure how
she'll hold up during cross.

What about Adam Baywell?

You spent three hours
prepping his testimony.

Still won't testify.

- Hasn't the DA's office
ever heard of a subpoena?

Sorry.

- Lots of people were
there watching your husband

get played like a bongo drum.

Trick has always
been finding someone

to stand up to the gangs
and ID the suspects.

I know how you feel.

I want the bums bound
over for trial, too.

OK.

- What?
- Nothing.

- You want to remind
me again how I'm

supposed to perform in court?

- Stuart, that's
not what I was--

I'm like a trained seal.

Ann Kelsey's animal act.

Folks, we're going to be late.

[door shuts]

Hello?

Hello?

Hi, Benny.

How are you?

OK, I guess.

- I have something that
might make you feel better.

Woo.

Honey, what's wrong?

Yesterday you were so happy.

Being like this is a sneaky.

Oh, Benny.

You know, if I'm going to be
a good fairy godmother to Gwen

I have to make sure she
doesn't get any more

mail that might upset her.

Yeah.

- Does everybody have
a fairy godmother?

Of course.

Maybe I should tell Gwen.

No.

No, you must never tell Gwen.

Then the magic spell is
broken and I will die.

- But she'd probably liked
to meet you and thank

you for protecting her.

Someday.

Soon.

[laughs]

Run along.

Benny.

Bye.

[footsteps]

- Mrs. Wilson, what'd you see on
the corner of South and Western

the afternoon of April 29, 1992?

It was the day of the verdict.

Start of the riots.

People went crazy.

- And did you see Stuart
Markowitz in your neighborhood

that afternoon?

Yes.

A mob jumped the car.

One man broke the window
while another one pulled

Mr. Markowitz out of the door.

They started kicking,
hitting him with rocks,

and beating him
with a baseball bat.

- And do you see any of
those men who attacked

Mr. Markowitz here today?

Yes.

- Would you point
them out please?

Let the record show Mrs. Wilson
has identified the suspects

Emery Lewis and Gary Stubbs.

Thank you, Mrs. Wilson.

Nothing further at
this time, your Honor.

- Mrs. Wilson, you've
stated on that afternoon

people went crazy.

I take it you agreed
with the verdict.

Objection.

- Goes to impeach this
witness's credibility.

I'll allow.

Witness will answer.

Yes, I agree.

But even if I didn't,
that's no reason

to turn wild, breaking
windows and looting stores.

- Mrs. Wilson, how long have
you lived in South Central?

All my life.

- And in that time would you say
the neighborhood has changed?

For the worse.

Mostly because of the gangs.

- Yes, I understand you've
organized neighborhood watch

groups dedicated to
eliminating gang activity

from your neighborhood.

Is that correct?

I'm in a watch group.

Yes.

- In fact, on many
occasions, haven't you

confronted members of gangs?

Objection.

Your Honor, defense
is fishing here.

Make your point, counselor.

- Mrs. Wilson, aren't you
really here this afternoon

trying to rid your neighborhood
of people like my clients?

I know what I saw.

- Well, how many people did
you see attack Mr. Markowitz?

Were they more than 10?

Yes.

More than 20?

- I'm not certain.
Yes.

- Well, how many were
African-American?

How many were white?
Hispanic?

Korean?

I'm not certain.

Again, you're not certain.

Why is that?

- Well, there was so
much happening on that--

- Yet you were able to
pick out my clients.

- I've seen them
before causing trouble.

Oh, oh.

Now I understand.

Because if they walk like
muggers, talk like muggers,

act like muggers, then
they must be muggers.

- Because on that you're certain.
- Objection.

Yes.

Mr. Holmes, that'll do.

Nothing further.

[chatter]

[fax machine whirring]

[phone ringing]

HI, Gwen.

Hey, Benny.

What's that on your sweater?

Glitter?

No.

Fairy dust.

Oh, I could use some of that.

You could?

Then I did good.

I've been meaning to ask you.

Hmm?

- How do you feel about
winning the Ajamian case?

Got away cheap.

What do you mean?

- Well, after the verdict
there was a demonstration.

A lot of confusion.

The cops overreacted,
fired off tear gas,

the crowd grew frenzied, and
the statue was pulled down.

A lot of protesters
were arrested.

Some weren't, like myself.

Wait a minute.

You were there?

- I helped topple
the damn statue.

Wow.

Phone for you, Gwen.

Yeah, wow.

Yeah, this is Gwen Taylor.

Can you hold on just a minute.

I'm going to take
this call in private.

[phone ringing]

- You can just--

Roxanne.

Whoa.

What's wrong?

I'm dizzy.

Oh.

Wait.

It just hit me all of a sudden
and I don't feel so hot.

You need the bathroom?

No.

No.

I'm-- I'm going to go lie down.

Can I get you anything?

No thank you.

No.

I-- I'm going to be fine.

[exhales]

Oh, Gwen.

I'm going to rest for a while.

I need these naps.

Do you want to talk?

- Wh-- what's there
to talk about?

That was my doctor.

Roxanne, I have
Huntington's Disease.

[cries]

It's OK.

It's all right.

It's all OK.

- Mr. McClain, as city
lease administrator,

what can you tell us
about the decency clause?

- It's part of every lease
for commercial property

owned and leased by the city.

And why is that?

- Because the government,
not to mention the taxpayers,

has a right to decide what
goes on on city-owned property.

And that includes Mr.
Philipson's establishment.

- Aren't you concerned
about impinging

on Mr. Philipson's rights?

Absolutely not.

After all, he is free to run his
nightclub on private property.

- But aren't you
holding Mr. Philipson

to standards other
adult entertainment

businesses are not?

- The Los Angeles taxpayers have
elected officials to make just

that kind of determination.

If Mr. Philipson's business
is on city property,

then, in effect,
he's representing

the city's interests.

That's the interests
of the community.

The taxpaying community.

Mr Phillipson is really
renting from every citizen

of Los Angeles and
he has the burden

of satisfying those citizens.

Nothing further.

Your witness.

- Mr. McClain, Mr. Phillipson
has been a tenant for 12 years,

- correct?
- Yes.

- Other than the
current allegation,

has my client never violated
his lease in any way?

No, not until now.

- Defense would like
to enter into evidence

this conditional use permit
applied for by Mr. Phillipson

and granted by the
city, allowing him

to feature adult entertainment.

So ordered.

- Was your office aware
of this application?

We received notice, yes.

- And did you or
anyone from your office

appear in front of the
zoning board to contest

Mr. Phillipson's application?

Well, these things take time.

Yes or no?

No.

- Even though you had
ample opportunity to appear

before the zoning board.

Isn't it true you
didn't initiate

these proceedings
until after Mr.

- Philipson opened the new club?
- Yes.

But--

Why did you wait?

- As I said, these
things take time.

Mr. McClain, did you
receive a confidential memo

from Councilman Rafferty's
office urging you

to invoke the decency clause?

Objection.

Privilege.

On what grounds?

- Well--

[laughs]

- -political.

You must be joking.

Overruled.

Carry on, counselor.

I will ask you again.

Did you receive a
confidential memo

from Councilman Rafferty's
office urging you

to invoke the decency clause?

Yes.

- Your office has no
interest in my client's

business or community
affairs, for that matter.

You were pressured
by a city councilman

to make this an issue.

No further questions.

- Before we begin, Ben,
speaking for Beatrice

and for your fellow
members of the board,

I just want to say
how touched we all

were by your sensitive eulogy.

Eric Schuller was loved.

My husband was despised.

Everyone attended the funeral
to make sure he was dead.

Spare us the georgie jessel
and read the will, Haber.

Of course.

[clears throat]

Well, as you know,
it's a bit unusual

to have a public reading,
so as executor, I'm required

to follow Eric's instructions.

- How like him not to spare
me a public humiliation.

But then, of course, this
was a man who enjoyed

his humiliation leatherbound.

- I, Eric Rylander Schuller,
being of sound mind--

He was never of sound mind.

Cut to the chase
and why we're here.

Certainly, Beatrice.

In consideration
of my controlling

interest in Worldwide
Studios, I hereby

bequeath all my holdings to--

Spit it out.

- --to my wife, Beatrice.

Oh, Eric, darling.

I miss you so.

Haber, you're fired.

- Oh, but you can't
fire him now, Ben,

because I'm running the studio.

And that means for one brief
moment in time, I am your boss.

Change the locks and have
his ass thrown off my lot.

As for the rest of you,
consider your futures

and weigh your options.

Good day.

- No need for an
escort, Beatrice.

I'll leave this
lot the way I came

in almost a half century ago,
a little bent but not broken.

Becker.

Arnie, you're always welcome.

No thanks, Beatrice.

[phone ringing]

Mr. Fricker's office.

Oh.

[laughs] Mine.

All mine.

[tap dancing]

Beatrice Schuller can walk.

- And she just tap
danced all over us.

- I was on my way to
my partner's wedding

when I must have
taken a wrong turn.

I found myself on a
street I didn't recognize.

And that-- that is when
the rioting broke out.

There was a lot of
traffic in the streets,

people running around.

I just wanted to get home.

What'd you do?

- I tried to find a main
street and then my-- my car was

surrounded by this angry crowd.

Go on.

- The driver's side
window was smashed

and I was pulled from
the car and beaten

until I lost consciousness.

And then, next thing I remember,
I woke up in the hospital.

- Before you lost
consciousness, do

you recall anything
in particular

about your attackers.

Yes, I remember two men.

One of them beat me
with a baseball bat

while the other one
grabbed my wallet.

- Those men, are
they here today?

- Indicate Mr. Markowitz has
identified the defendants

Emery Lewis and Gary Stubbs.

Are these also the men you
identified in a police lineup?

Yes.

Nothing further.

Mr. Markowitz, you
experienced severe head trauma

as a result of your beating,
trauma that interfered

with your memory.

Is that a fair assessment?

Yes, it is.

- In fact, several
months ago, when

first shown photographs
of my clients,

you had no idea who
they were, did you?

No.

I had a temporary loss of memory
and I have since regained it--

- Yet, when faced with
my clients in a lineup,

knowing they were in
possession of your wallet,

you had a miraculous recovery.

Objection!

This was a police investigation.

Mr. Markowitz clearly
identified the two suspects.

- Sustained Mr.
Holmes, file a motion

to suppress if
you have a problem

with official procedure.

- Mr. Markowitz, since
sustaining your injuries,

you suffer from erratic
behavior, correct?

Mood swings, yes.

Mood swings.

Tossing your chair through
your law firm's window.

Buying a handgun.

Objection.

- Behavior goes to this
witness's competency.

Overruled.

- Mr. Markowitz, did
you buy a 44 magnum?

Yes, I did.

For protection.

Protection from whom?

Surely not the unarmed
attendant at the dog pound

you pulled the gun on.

Objection.

Overruled.

I was afraid of your clients.

They were in jail.

How could they possibly
have harmed you?

I had irrational fears.

- About Mr. Lewis, about
Mr. Stubbs behind bars.

It wasn't just them.

Who then?

I-- I don't--

Who are you afraid of?

The ones who really hurt you,
pulled you from your car,

and beat you senseless?

- They were the men who
pulled me from my car.

No, no, no.

Isn't it true that
your own paranoia

compelled you to make an
erroneous identification

- of my clients?
- No.

- When, in fact, you don't
remember who hurt you.

No.

- Isn't that what
really happened?

No.

Those were the men who
pulled me from the car.

Those were the men
who threw me down

and beat me and beat me and
beat me until I almost died.

[somber music]

[murmuring]

I remember.

Nothing further.

[upbeat instrumental music]

- Mr. Philipson,
what exactly can

be seen in your establishment?

- We feature runway
entertainment, a twice nightly

revue, as well as lap dancing.

Which is?

- A dancer performs her
act at a customers table.

By his request, of course.

- Is there ever a
physical contact?

None whatsoever.

- And the women aren't
actually unclothed, are they?

At the table, never.

On the runway they do
take off their tops,

but they always wear a g-string
bottom similar to bathing suits

you might find on
public beaches.

Objection.

Beaches where?
The--

[laughs]

- -south of France?

Sustained.

- Mr. Philipson,
why did you decide

to incorporate
adult entertainment

into your restaurant?

Well, I'm a businessman.

I've run a successful restaurant
40 years by responding

to the demands of my customers.

- Would you characterize the
entertainment as indecent?

Objection.

Calls for a legal conclusion.

- I'd like the
witness to answer.

- What goes on in
Phillipson's is

something you might see at the
finer casinos in Las Vegas.

I don't consider
it at all indecent.

Thank you.

- We're not in
Las Vegas, are we?

- Or Peoria.
[laughs]

- By that do you mean to slander
the good people of Illinois?

- No, I--

- You assert that
your establishment

provides entertainment which is
decent and morally acceptable?

Yes I do.

I see.

And have you ever
brought your mother

- to the club, Mr. Philipson?
- No.

No?

Why?

If what you offer is
so morally acceptable,

why wouldn't the
show be something

your own mother would enjoy?

She's no longer alive.

Never mind.

I hold in my hand a copy
of the lease agreement

you signed on April 8, 1989.

Is this your signature?

Yes.

- Please read the
highlighted portion,

paragraph 49, clause A.

- And With regard
to the undertaking

of retail entertainment or
public service businesses

to be occupying the premises,
such businesses must comply

with community standards and--

and nudity, partial or total,
shall be deemed indecent.

You should be ashamed.

[knocks]

Arnie?

- Rox, I told you I didn't
want to be disturbed.

- You're being horrible.
- Yeah?

Well I deserve to be horrible.

Wasted months cultivating a
relationship with Ben Flicker

at Worldwide Studios
only to come up empty?

- Well, then you'll
be glad to know

that Beatrice Schuller is here.

Beatrice Schuller is here?

What, is there an echo?

Show her in.

Play this right down the middle,
professional indifference.

Just a hit of
righteous indignation.

Beatrice, I-- I really
don't have the time.

Yes, you do.

Otherwise you would
have turned me away.

I'm not into games.

Oh, but you are.

[papers rustle]

I think you love games.

Brings out the
little boy in you.

All right.

Man to man, what do you want?

- Ben Flicker had his flaws, but
if there's one thing he knew,

it was plucking
executive talent.

I want you to remain at
Worldwide as my right arm.

- Oh, is that now
conveniently paralyzed

like your legs used to be?

- Surely as a divorce lawyer
you understand a woman scorned.

When it got to the point
where my late husband

threatened me physically, I
played the only cards I had.

You'll find in my employ,
at the very least,

I'm one shrewd cookie.

I know you're shrewd.

I just don't trust you.

- And you trust a man who
would give you that title?

President and Creative
Director of Current Long Form

and Feature Development?

There must be at a
better way to say it.

President, Worldwide Studios?

- The shorter the title,
the greater the power.

This isn't about power.

Well, of course it isn't.

True power comes
through cooperation.

Study the light in
the sky, the gravity

of the Earth, the unfolding
of your own ideas.

Natural events are--

- Potent because nature
works in harmony.

Ah.

Oh, one more thing.

If you decide to
accept my offer,

I think you deserve
your own stock options.

We'll start at 15,000
shares and work from there.

I'll wait for your call.

[door closes]

[knocks]

Come.

You got a minute?

Certainly.

[sniffles and clears throat]

- A little while ago, I got a--

I got a phone call and my
blood test came back positive.

Oh.

[mumbles]

I'm sorry.

- You know what I
said to the doctor

when she told me the results?

I said, thank you.

The woman tells me
that I am destined

for a slow, debilitating
death and I said thank you.

Like you'd say to a-- a--

[laughs]

- -traffic cop
writing you a ticket.

Or a-- I still have 10 good
years left though, right?

Maybe more.

- Gwen, they're--
they're making medical

breakthroughs every day.

There are advances.

If you'd like to take
a leave of absence,

you'll have a job
as long as you want.

- I guess I could learn to sail
or go on an archaeological dig

or join the Peace Corps.

I suddenly have
all these options.

[office chatter]

- The court accepts
Professor Plomp as an expert

in cultural anthropology.

Thank you, your Honor.

Professor, briefly, have Western
society's standards of decency

changed over the years?

Absolutely.

During Napoleon's rule it was
considered fashionable for

women's nipples to be exposed.

Still in the
Victorian era, showing

even the slightest bit of
ankle was considered improper.

People used to cover piano legs.

- Tell me, did you visit
my client's restaurant?

I did.

- And can you place
our controversy

in its appropriate
cultural context?

I'll try.

But first, you must
accept the role that

sexuality plays in propagation.

Survival of the species.

Now a woman, historically,
has wanted the security

provided by a powerful man.

The warrior leader
wanted a woman

that best graced his position.

Maybe so.

But how does this relate
to Phillipson's restaurant

and today's almost
mundane attitude

toward nudity and
topless clubs in general?

- Well, we live in a
time when there is a need

for a redirected sexuality.

AIDS, the new monogamy,
less drug use.

These factors preclude the
discos and the nightclubs

of the '70s and
'80s where people

congregated with the intent
of seeking out casual sex.

- In your opinion, does
the adult entertainment

at my client's establishment
violate contemporary community

standards of decency?

Not at all.

Quite the contrary.

Would be indecent to prevent it.

No further questions.

[scoffs]

- Professor, you say you find
exposure of the human body

socially acceptable.

That's correct.

- And bearing the
female breast beautiful?

- Yes.
- Then take off your blouse.

- Excuse me?
- Your Honor, objection.

- Mr. Romney--

- Your Honor, the witness has
stated she finds public nudity

socially acceptable.

I'm simply asking her
to prove the assertion.

- There's nothing
to be ashamed of.

- Then, if it would please
the court, and it would,

remove your jacket and your bra.

- Breasts are simply
mammary glands.

Seen two you've seen them all.

Of course not.

Well, let's have a look.

Not a problem.

[buttons pop]
[gasp]

[chatter]

Gazebo.

- I object to that
characterization.

- Why?
She has some pair of Winnebagos.

- Professor, this
is not a nightclub.

Put your clothes back on or
I'll hold you in contempt.

- I'd still respect
you in the morning.

- Gwen, your doctor's
on line three.

Again?

- Why don't you take
it in Douglas's office?

Thank you.

[phone ringing]

[officer chatter]

[clears throat]

This is Gwen Taylor.

What?

[ominous music]

Why are you calling back?

I didn't request any counseling.

No.

Look-- look, I don't need
reminding of how much

I'm going to suffer.

[clank]

- [chatter]
- Mr. Markowitz.

Mr. Markowitz.

Hold on.

Hold on.

I will answer one
question at a time.

- What will the defendants
be charged with?

- Attempted murder, assault
with a deadly weapon,

aggravated battery, robbery.

- Mr. Markowitz, how do you
feel about the attempted murder

- charge?
- I have no comment.

We feel very good.

- When will you
proceed with trial?

Next week.

- Mr. Markowitz,
were you surprised

- the defendants made bail?
- I don't want to say anything--

- The important
thing is the DA's

commitment to
prosecute this case

to the full extent of the law.

- I think it's necessary
for me to remind all of you,

the judicial process is based
on the premise of innocence

until proven guilty.

- And I will not rest until
the men that he's defending

- are punished for what they did.
- Allegedly.

As a lawyer, you should choose
your language more precisely.

- I'm not the acting
attorney in this case,

I'm the victim's wife.

- Who's really being
victimized in this case?

This trial is further
evidence of the media

and the judicial system's
inherent prejudice.

That prejudice is based
on a double standard,

one for white cops,
another for poor blacks.

This is a media trial,
ladies and gentlemen, one

that you should be aware of.

[toilet flushes]

Do you need something?

No.

- Awful sure yourself
up there, weren't you?

Pssh.

[soap dispenser clicks]

[water flows]

[rubbing]

I'm done, Daddy.

Don't forget to flush.

[toilet flushes]

Hey, man.

[laughs]

Let me see if you zipped up.

Son, you all zipped up there?

OK, let's go wash your hands.
Come on.

[laughs]

Here we go, man.

Huh?
Come on.

[water flows]

All right.

[laughs]

OK, let's dry them off.

- [laughs]
- Dry them off.

Let's dry them off.

Yes.

- I-- I have a kid
about the same age.

[laughs]

- Let's go.
Come on.

[laughs]

[footsteps]

[door closes]

[office chatter]

Where are you going?

Out of here.

Home.

My place?

I don't think so.

Hey.

Come here.

Let's be together tonight, OK?

With all the stuff
that's going on,

I need to know that
we have each other.

[phone ringing]

Yeah.

I need that, too.

- So I'll finish
as soon as I can.

OK.

- You'd be handing
over your license.

- Pssh.
What does it matter?

I mean, lately, how effective
have I really been as a lawyer?

That's not the point.

What I did was a crime.

A misdemeanor.

And even if you
aren't disbarred,

you can bet there'll be an
ugly ethics investigation.

Jonathan, you cannot go to
the police with the statue.

- You know innocent people
were hurt in the process.

What?

I should just be glad
I got away with it?

Absolutely.

For a couple of seconds
you lost your head.

Like the rioters last summer?

Trust me.

Trust me.

Go to church,
flagellate yourself.

Anything.

Only don't talk to the police.

[officer chatter]

- The evidence presented fails
to convince me Mr. Phillipson's

restaurant will cause
the city irreparable harm

if the nude entertainment
isn't terminated immediately.

As a result, at this time,
I cannot grant a motion

for a preliminary injunction.

Aha.

- [sighs]
- However--

Aha.

- --the lease does clearly
prohibit nullity of any type.

What isn't clear is whether
the city can enforce this kind

of standard of decency in
a contractual instrument

rather than by ordinance.

Los Angeles has chosen not
to enact such an ordinance

and I'm not altogether
certain there

aren't some serious
constitutional concerns here,

as well.

Therefore I want briefs
from both parties

on these questions in 30
days, after which time

I'll make my final ruling.

Till then, this
court's adjourned.

[chatter]

[upbeat instrumental music]

- Uh-uh, no.

I don't care for this.

[knocks]

- Opportunity card gets
turned over, I have to play.

I'll talk to you later.

- Can't go through
life wondering what if.

When can you get started?

- I won't just abandon
McKenzie, Brackman,

but I'll do my best to split
my time until I finish.

- Mr. Flicker--

Get your hands off of me.

- We can't let you--

Let me go.

At least I'm entitled
to get my Rolodex.

Turn him loose.

[phone ringing]

Et tu, Becker?

You know, Brando was
a great Marc Anthony.

I told Mankiewicz, so
what if he mumbles?

It's over, Ben.

You know how I'm sure?

Since I stepped in, Worldwide
Stock hit a 2-point uptick

to $23 a share.

Becker, how could you?

I took you under my
wing, the heir apparent.

- You manipulated, used, and
abused me every chance you

had, Ben.

You were like a son.

A son.

Goodbye, Ben.

Let's get started.

Read these screenplays,
see if any of them

spark your interest.

- My interest is
already sparked.

- Marv Rosenthal called
from Harper, Dutton & Roe.

He's sending over the galleys
to a hot novel about a lawyer

mistakenly sent to prison.

Sounds perfect for
an Easter release.

- I'll get back to you
first thing tomorrow.

Arnie?

You made the right choice.

[phone ringing]

[upbeat music]

- Ladies and gentlemen,
that was the lovely Tiffany.

[applause]

Beautiful.

- Peter Philipson said
I'd find you here.

- Do you believe
this twerp Romney?

I should have won this hearing.

- Philipson said until you
go back to court you've

worked some kind of solution.

Big deal.

At least he's still operating.

- Evening gents, I couldn't
find a church so here I am.

You're soused.

Yes, indeed.

And I'm hoping to see
some naked women, as well.

Show begins any minute.

Well, I'll see you tomorrow.

- Phillipson's Lounge
is proud to present--

You're not staying?

No, I don't think so.

- I dare any judge
to try to enforce

that decency clause
when he hears them play

the Schubert Trout Quartet.

One of my favorites.

[FRANZ SCHUBERT, "SCHUBERT TROUT
QUARTET"]

Shh.

Show's starting.

Well, good night, everybody.

Shh.

[somber music]

Are you ready?

Almost.

You were terrific today.

Confident.

Unshaken.

The perfect witness.

Testify like that at
the trial, the judge

will be sure to hand down an
attempted murder conviction.

Those men are going to jail.

Boys.

What?

They're not men, Ann.

They're boys looking
at life imprisonment.

They committed a brutal crime.

They have to answer for that.

- We take so much for granted,
you and I. Our son's fine.

He's safe.

Well fed.

Goes to a great school.

We're doing just fine.

But what do we
know about bringing

up a kid in South Central LA?

I mean, enough of those kids
grow up without fathers.

What's this about, Stuart?

I'm not sure.

All my life as a
lawyer I was taught

to look at things
objectively, look

at both sides of the issues.

- For God's sakes, Stuart,
you were so sure on the stand.

What happened?

- I'm not sure that this
hasn't become personal.

That we're not
looking for revenge.

- The fact that you
think there could even

be two sides to
this beating makes

me think that maybe you
were hit on the head

harder than anybody imagined.

That's nice.

- Look, you handle
this any way you want.

Only don't come in here
expecting me to feel

sympathy for Lewis and Stubbs.

I am the one who sat
by your bed and watched

you fight for every breath.

I am the one who faced a
future without a husband,

without a father for my child.

You're damn right it's personal.

You're damn right it's revenge.

It's also called justice.

- Justice is fine, Ann,
but justice for who?

Can we go?

[bugs chirruping]

[murmuring]

[keys clatter]

Daniel?

Daniel?

Daniel isn't here.

[gasps]

Who let you in here?

What are you doing?

Whipping egg whites.

Lemon meringue pie is
my husband's favorite.

Who are you?

I want us to be friends.

We just got off
on the wrong foot.

After all, you do
work with Daniel.

He thinks you are going to
make a wonderful lawyer.

I'd give you a hug but my
egg whites are peaking.

[laughs]

Aren't you going
to stay for dinner?

[ominous music]

[car starts]

[tires on gravel]

[theme music]