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[door opens]

God, I look awful.

No, you don't.

I do.

I look awful.

I feel awful.

And I've got three months to go.

- After which the
fun really starts.

[chuckles]

- Least then I'll be
able to-- to see it.

It'll be a real person
instead of just this weight.

Right now, all I can think of
is that I'm fat, I'm alone,

and I can't wait
for it to be over.

And I feel guilty for
not being thankful

and in love with
what's inside me.

- Roxanne, there are
plenty of times that I

felt exactly the same way.

There were?

Of course, there were.

And there's one thing I can tell
you with absolute certainty.

What's that?

- In another three months, it'll
all be over, you won't be fat,

and you'll have a little
baby to show for it.

- Now, if I could just do
something about the alone part,

I'd be all set.

- Well, that's not necessarily
a permanent condition either.

- Right.
Who knows?

Prince Charming could
walk in the door.

Hi, Roxanne.

Look who's here.

Hello, David.

You look positively radiant.

Thank you.

- So tell me, what's
going on in your life?

Oh, you know.

I don't know.

- Well, I'm working part-time.

I'm expecting a baby.

I heard that.

- Well, then I suppose you also
heard that I'm not married.

Yes, I did.

Is there a special someone?

No.

No.

There is no special someone.

Good.

Good?

- Good-- no, I mean
you're on your own.

That's another way to go.

And who's to say that's
not the right way?

How are you, David?

I'm great.

I'm terrific.

I'm, knock wood, doing
fabulously well financially.

And ever since our
divorce, I've been

learning a lot more about
myself as a human being

with each passing day.

I'm glad.

- I got a lot of irons in the
fire, cable radio, marzipan

baskets by mail, whale watching
videos, a lot of stuff,

but that's not what I
want to talk to you about.

- What do you want
to talk to me about?

- First phone, patent
pending, all rights reserved.

What is that?

You're asking me what is that?

That is a device that
permits you to communicate

with the fetus in utero.

And I want to sell this,
not via direct mail,

but via television.

An infomercial, Roxanne.

You, me-- and are
you ready for this--

Candice Bergen, sitting
on a sectional sofa

talking about the
relationship between a woman

and the life inside her.

Will you have lunch with me?

I can't today.

Tomorrow then?

All right, tomorrow.

- This is going to change
your life, Roxanne.

Believe me.

You titian-haired Madonna you.

Ugh.

[theme music]

- Gwen Taylor versus
Anthony Henderson.

[non-english]

Oh, yeah, that's mine.

Actually, I guess that's yours.

- I think it belongs
to both of us.

Gwen is suing her
bar review instructor

for sexual harassment.

- Where do you find the
time to do that now?

- I'm trying to get up
my nerve to go in there

and take the bar.

I feel that this is
helping me do that.

Be smart about this, Ann.

If a reasonable settlement is
there to be had, just grab it.

We will.

- Hackett versus
Steinwald Animation.

That happens to be mine.

I'm happy to say that we're
representing Mr. Buddy Hackett.

Really?

How did that come to pass?

- He's an old friend
of Roxanne's family.

She brought him in.

- For what purpose are
we representing him?

- He claims his likeness
was appropriated

for a Saturday children's
show called Ned and Ed.

- Since when have
you handled right

of publicity cases, Douglas?

I haven't before.

- You know that it's
fairly convoluted law.

I've done quite a bit
of work in the field

of intellectual property,
and it can get very sticky.

- Rest assured,
Melina, I will be

calling on you for assistance.

- Why are you handling
this case, Douglas?

It's Buddy Hackett.

I've always loved Buddy Hackett.

- This is the managing
partner speaking.

[laughter]

- I know you from when you
first started out in Las Vegas.

- You saw me at the
Desert Inn in 1952?

- No, no, it was
much later than that.

- Oh, then it's when
you first started out.

- I'm sure you've heard the
one about the attorney who goes

to visit his client in jail.

Have you heard it?

Doug, please.

- The client is sitting
there stark naked,

except for his hat.

The attorney says,
what's wrong, why are

you sitting here stark naked?

The client says,
what's the difference?

Nobody's coming to see me.

The attorney says,
so why the hat?

The client says,
somebody might come.

That's very good, Doug.

Listen, are you aware that
Mr. Paul Sherman, my attorney

in New York City, must be
kept aware of everything that

takes place in this matter?

- I will keep him
fully informed.

- Also, I heard that not only do
they have cartoons of my face,

they make them puppets.

I know about that.

I'm on top of it.

Good.

- Plaintiff goes to a
judge and gives him $500.

A defendant in the same
action goes to the judge

and gives him $1,000.

The judge calls the plaintiff in
and says, give me another $500

and I'll call it on the merits.

- Doug, do you
like to tell jokes?

- Well, usually,
I like to feather

them into a conversation.

- Doug, I like to play golf,
but when you tell me a joke,

it's like me waking up
Arnold Palmer at 5:00

in the morning so he
can watch me putt.

- That's great.
I love that.

- [knocking on door]
- You love that?

[door opens]

- Excuse me, I'm
going out for a while.

If I don't see you, I just
wanted to say goodbye.

Let me walk you out.

It's only 15 feet.

I'll walk you to Pittsburgh.

It's not going to
work, I'm afraid.

- Why?
What's wrong?

He keeps telling me jokes.

Oh, God.

- Doesn't he know
you're not supposed

to tell jokes to a comedian?

- I think he's just
trying to impress you.

- He can impress me just
by being a good lawyer.

Do you want me to talk to him?

Nah, I can handle it.

Hey, how are you doing?
How are you getting along?

I'm fine.

- Is there anything
I can do for you?

Oh, no.

Thank you.

I'm fine.

Buddy, I just remembered one.

Let me close the door.

I want you to see what
happens if you tell it.

[chatter]

- Did she get any
sleep last night?

Neither of us did.

- Fran, I'm not going to
take anything away from

your daughter in there,
not her self-esteem,

not her humanity, nothing.

I've decided that while
she might express herself

a little different
than the rest of us,

she knows what she wants, she
knows what she doesn't want.

And I'm not going to
try to prove otherwise.

- How are you going
to get a conviction?

By proving that she was raped.

Rosalie?

Are you ready?

- Rule number one,
think before you speak.

Rule number two, tell them
exactly what happened, no more.

It's going to be fine.

You're going to be fine.

- Rule number one,
think before you speak.

I was in the locker room at the
rec center where I go swimming.

And Clark Sims just
walked right in.

- Do you see Clark Sims
in the courtroom today?

That's Clark.

- Let the record
reflect that the witness

has indicated the defendant.

Rosalie, this was the
girls' locker room.

Did you invite Mr.
Sims to come in there?

No, he just came in.

He came in and locked the door.

- And what did he
say when he came in?

He said that I was pretty.

And what did you say?

I said thank you.

And what else did he say?

- He had an orange soda
in a can that wasn't open.

And he said I could have it.

Did you take it?

- Uh-huh.

And after I had some, he told
me to stick out my tongue,

see if it was orange.

Um, and he said that it
was, but I couldn't see it.

So we went over to the
mirror and I looked.

Um, and then he turned me
around and he kissed me.

He said he wanted to help me
get that orange off my tongue.

Did you kiss him back?

No.

- Now, what did he
do next, Rosalie?

- He did-- he did sex with me.

Did you ever tell him not to?

- I told him I
wanted to go home.

Did you tell him to stop?

Well, I think I did.

I know I told him
I had to go home.

I know I told him
that he was heavy.

And I know I asked
him to get off of me.

And I know that
I started to cry.

- And what did he do
when you started to cry?

He put his hand on my face.

- Rosalie, I want
you to take my hand

and I want you to pretend
that it's Mr. Sims' hand.

And I want you to show these
people exactly how he put it.

Mm.

Like this, Rosalie?

[rosalie sobbing]

I have nothing further.

- Your Honor, with the
court's permission,

I would waive my cross
examination for the present.

- The court appreciates
counsel's solicitude.

The witness is excused.

You may go back to your
seat, Miss Hendrickson.

Bailiff?

[somber music]

- The first time you
spoke to Mr. Henderson

privately, who initiated
the conversation?

I did.

What were the circumstances?

- I asked him if he could
suggest a tutor to help

me study for the bar exam.

What was his response?

- He offered to
tutor me himself.

Did he do so?

Yes, he did.

- You alleged that on May
6, Mr. Henderson kissed you.

Is that right?

That's right.

- Did you tell him that you'd
rather he didn't continue.

- As soon as he did
it, he apologized.

He convinced me that
it was a momentary loss

of impulse control.

And he convinced me that it
would never happen again.

- In other words, you
didn't tell him that you'd

rather he didn't continue.

- Did I act like I wanted
you to continue, Tony?

- You're not really
interested in my response

to that question, are you?

No, actually, we're not.

- Leslie, I wonder if I might
not ask Ms. Taylor a question.

- I'd like for the
questioning to be

conducted by your
attorney, Mr. Henderson.

- I just wanted to
ask her whether or not

she saw a certain parallel
between her behavior toward me

and her behavior toward,
say, Arnold Becker.

What?

We know about Frank Kittredge.

We also know about
Daniel Morales.

It's funny how after your
fling with Arnold Becker,

you got a permanent job here.

After Mr. Kittredge, you
were promoted to law clerk.

We still haven't quite figured
out the payoff for Mr. Morales.

- This is supposed to
rattle me, isn't it, Tony?

- I don't know.
Does it rattle you?

- My relationship
with all those men

came about because
I consented to them.

I'm sure that you did.

- You are despicable,
you know that?

Touched a nerve, haven't I?

The way you conduct
yourself with men,

the way you go about
getting what you want,

those are sensitive
subjects, aren't they?

- Do you have any more
questions to ask Ms. Whitestone?

Yes, I do, Ms. Kelsey.

I have a great many
more questions to ask.

- Dr. Carlson, in your opinion,
does Rosalie have a disability?

Rosalie has an IQ of 68.

She would be considered
mentally retarded.

- Would you characterize
for us the manner in which

this condition
distinguishes her from those

of normal intelligence?

- Yes, she's rather naive
and childlike, in fact.

Her social skills
are impaired, as well

as her ability to
communicate whatever she

might be feeling or thinking.

- And based on your
examination of her,

do you have an
opinion as to whether

or not she consented to
having sexual intercourse

with the defendant?

I do.

- And what is that
opinion, Doctor?

- While she may have been
flattered by the attention paid

her, in my opinion,
she was not interested

in having sexual
intercourse with this man

nor did she consent to have
sexual intercourse with him.

Thank you, Doctor.

I have no further questions.

- What physical symptoms
of mental retardation

does Rosalie manifest, Doctor?

Physical symptoms?

- Does she suffer from
congenital microcephaly?

No.

Does she have mongolism?

Down syndrome?

No.

A brachycephalic skull?

A flattened occipital region?

Stubby hands?

Hydrocephalus?

Cretinism?

- She has none of these
disorders, Mr. Curry.

She looks like you and me.

- Actually, Doctor, I'd
say she's better looking.

- Counselor, this
young woman's speech,

her demeanor, her
cognitive skills,

all make it readily
apparent that she

is developmentally disabled.

- Should we assume,
Doctor, that what

is readily apparent to
an expert in the field

of developmental
disabilities is also readily

apparent to a layperson?

- No, but I should think
that even a layperson--

Thank you, Doctor.

No will suffice.

During your
examination of Rosalie,

did she express any
familiarity with the--

the use of
contraceptive devices?

Objection.

- It goes to the complainants
capacity, Your Honor.

I'll allow it.

Yes, she did.

- Does she herself use
any contraceptive devices?

She's on the pill.

- So it's safe to
assume, Doctor,

that she is indeed
capable of consenting

to sexual intercourse.

- She's capable, but
in this instance,

I do not believe that
that is what she did.

- Were you in the
room at the time

this event took place, Doctor?

No, I wasn't.

No further questions.

[chatter]

- Do you have a
reservation, ma'am?

Hi.

Sorry I'm late.

The freeway was a parking lot.

Oh, it's OK.

It's OK.

It is so good to
see you, Roxanne.

I know there were a million
good reasons for us to part,

but the truth is you've left
a yawning void in my life.

- I think I'm going
to have a little wine.

Can you?

- Yeah, doctor says that
once in a while it's OK.

Can I take your drink orders?

- I would like a
glass of white wine.

- Mineral water for me,
please, sans bubbles.

- Are you sure you
wouldn't like to have

something non-alcoholic?

Yes, I am.

Thank you.

- Are you aware of the risks
involved in drinking alcohol

while you're pregnant?

Yes, I am.

And as a rule, I don't drink.

But today, I would
like a glass of wine.

I can't believe I have
to justify myself to her.

I know.

I thought it was a little nervy.

- Listen, Dave, I have
to tell you something.

I don't want to get involved
in this project of yours.

- Roxanne--

Wait, just hear me out, OK?

You and I made a clean
break with one another.

And I don't want to go back and
re-establish a relationship.

- But this is a
business relationship

we're talking about.

No, it's not.

You know it's not.

Excuse me.

We're really
concerned that you're

unaware of the potential
effects of alcohol on a fetus.

What?

- There's a sign
over the bar here

that says drinking
alcohol during pregnancy

can cause birth defects.

We're not making this up.

It's also on every bottle.

Where's the manager?

I'm the assistant manager.

- I don't want the
assistant manager.

I want the manager.

I want the one who's in charge.

- Sir, we feel as though
she should know what

she's doing, not
just to her body,

but to the body of her child.

Let's go, David.

Let's just get out of here.

- Listen to me,
you sanctimonious

little piss pots, the lady
ordered a glass of wine.

Now, it is your job to smile
sweetly and bring it to her.

Now, either you treat
this woman as an adult

and do exactly as she has asked
you or I will have you fired.

- Come on, Rachel, there's no
point in arguing with them.

Are you all right?

- When would you like me
to do this infomercial?

[chatter]

It's a nursery motif.

You'll be right there.

Candice will be over there.

And I'll be right
there in the middle.

I can't do this, David.

Why not?

Because I can't.

I don't want to
be on television.

I don't want to be
selling that thing.

Listen, you'll do fine
without me, really.

Mr. Meyer.

Hello, Al.

Uh, Roxanne, this
is Al Urbaniak.

He's in charge of
the facilities here.

- It seems you hung some
paper on me, Mr. Meyer.

What do you mean?

What do I mean?

I mean your check bounced.

That's what I mean.

How could that be?

- Let me spare us
both the awkwardness

of pretending that that
question needs an answer.

Suffice it to say, if I
don't have a certified check

for $21,000 in my
hand by 5:00 PM today,

this set will be struck, and
your presence on these premises

will be deemed trespassing.

I'm pleased to meet you.

What's going on, David?

- I thought the
bank would pay it.

I mean, I thought I would at
the very least get on the air.

Roxanne, I lied to you.

I haven't been doing
fabulously well at all.

In point of fact, I'm broke.

I've had to sell
everything I ever owned.

I don't have two
nickels to rub together.

Why did you lie?

- It's the only thing I ever
had any success at was business.

In your eyes, I had
to be a success,

and I just wasn't anymore.

I mean, I wouldn't even
have these fetal phones

if it wasn't for this
obstetrician inventor

that I know who gave up on
trying to move them himself.

Excuse me.

I came up with the
name First Phone

and I thought that I
might be able to sell

myself out of the hole.

Maybe you still can.

How?

By me putting up the 21,000.

- Oh, no, I can't
ask you to do that.

You didn't ask me.

- Roxanne, I don't
think you should put

your funds at risk like that.

- David, I'm doing
this because I want to.

You didn't talk me into it.

Now, don't try and
talk me out of it.

Now, do you actually
have Candice Bergen

or did you lie about that too?

I lied about that too.

- You need a celebrity
to drive this thing.

I've got one.

Who?

Buddy Hackett.

Buddy Hackett?

- Roxanne, Buddy
Hackett can't do this.

He's who I can deliver.

- But we're trying to
sell to pregnant women.

That's right.

And in order to get them to buy,
you have to get them to watch.

And I think that we stand a
better chance of doing that

with Buddy than without him.

I suggest we get out of here.

We've got a lot of work to
do between now and tomorrow.

Buddy Hackett?

[music playing]

- Mr. Henderson, did you kiss
Gwen Taylor during a study

session on May 6?

Yes.

- Were you of the belief that
this was an appropriate gesture

under the circumstances?

- Ms. Taylor's manner, including
but not limited to her body

language and the come hither
expression on her face,

indicated to me that
it was appropriate.

- If that was the case, why
did you see fit to apologize?

Because I'm vulnerable.

Because I fear rejection.

Because I can't
seem to accept that

a woman would actually welcome
my advances despite the fact

that she might invite them.

I suffer from low
self-esteem is the problem.

Apologizing is pretty
much of a reflex for me.

- You're unbelievable,
you know that?

- On May 13, you both kissed
and fondled Ms. Taylor,

did you not?

- Does what I did
qualify as fondling?

I guess it does.

Yes, I did kiss and fondle her.

- Did you ask her to
spend the weekend with you

at the San Ysidro Ranch?

Yes, I did.

How did she respond?

- My recollection is that she
said she'd think about it.

I said I'd think about it.

That's my recollection.

- It is the case, is it not,
that Ms. Taylor declined

either to go away with
you for the weekend

or to pursue any sort of
romantic relationship?

Tragically, it is.

- And how did you
respond when she did so?

I acceded to her wishes.

- Were you a partner
at Frew, Eckhouse

& Richards from 1985 to 1990?

Yes.

- Janice Reinecke was your
assistant, was she not?

Yes, she was.

- Isn't it a fact
that she too filed

charges of sexual
harassment against you?

Excuse me.

Janice Reinecke
isn't Gwen Taylor.

There's no relevance to
this line of questioning,

and I'm going to ask
that it be discontinued.

- And she slept with
you, didn't she?

Ms. Kelsey?

- She slept with
you for six months.

And when she broke it
off, you fired her.

- Could you please
control your client.

- You don't know the first
thing about my relationship

with Janice Reinecke.

- We have a signed statement
from her, Mr. Henderson.

That does tell us something.

- We also know that
when she was gone,

you hit on another secretary,
only this one complained

and you were asked to resign.

- We also have an investigator
checking into your career

as a law professor.

As we speak.

Let's go.

- I'm not finished deposing
you, Mr. Henderson.

- I am not willing to
sit here and be vilified

by the two of you
for events in my past

that have nothing to do with the
specific issues of this case.

And since you insist
on delving into them,

I'm terminating my participation
in these proceedings.

Leslie, pick up your
briefcase and let's go.

I think we got him.

- This is a sexually
active young woman.

I should be able to inquire
into the manner in which

she conducts herself with men.

- You know, Mr. Curry forgets
that there's something

called the rape
shield law to prevent

this very line of inquiry.

The manner in which Rosalie
Hendrickson conducts herself

with men has nothing to do
with whether or not she was

raped by one particular man.

- I'll listen to Mr.
Stulwicz's testimony

before ruling on whether or
not the jury can hear it.

Proceed, Mr. Curry.

- Mr. Stulwicz, how long have
you known Rosalie Hendrickson?

I met her about a month ago.

- Did you have sexual
intercourse with her?

Yes, I have.

- How long after
you met Rosalie did

you have sexual intercourse?

- Two-- two weeks maybe.

- Mr. Stulwicz, whose
idea was it to have sex?

Both of us.

Who suggested it first?

Well, Rosalie did.

- How long after you
met her did she do this?

- A-- a couple of days.

A couple of days?

But you didn't have sex
for a couple of weeks,

so you were the one who said no.

She wanted to, but you held off.

- Your Honor, what
possible probative value

does any of this have?

- If the complainant has
a pattern of sexually

aggressive behavior, I believe
that's relevant, particularly

relevant given the way the
prosecution is depicting her.

No, sir.

What this young woman
and this gentleman

may or may not have
done is their business.

And it is utterly irrelevant
to the issues in this case.

There is only one
person on trial here

and that's your client.

- I was standing
by the trophy case.

Rosalie calls to me from
the women's locker room.

And I thought that she
needed my help, so I

went in to see what she wanted.

What happened?

- Well, she was standing there,
um, half naked, you know.

She smiled.

We started talking.

What'd you talk about?

This and that.

She told me how healthy she was.

And she told me how
much she liked to swim.

Nothing earth-shattering.

I said that we should go
to the beach sometime.

But the thing is that the whole
time that she's talking to me,

she's letting the towel slip
off, and she keeps smiling.

What'd you do?

I smiled back.

[chuckles]

- And then next thing I
know, she's asking me to--

to dry her off.

One thing led to
another, so to speak.

- Mr. Sims, did you know that
Ms. Hendrickson was retarded?

- No, I thought that she
had a speech impediment.

- Did she ever say
that she didn't

want to have sex with you?

No, she did not.

- Did she ever say stop
once you'd started?

No, she did not.

The truth is she came on to me.

Nothing further, Your Honor.

- Why did you lock
the door, Mr. Sims?

I wanted privacy.

I-- I mean, I could see the
way that things were going

and I just didn't want
to get walked in on.

Mm.

Why didn't you simply
go someplace where

you wouldn't get walked in on?

She didn't want to.

She wanted to do it
right where we were.

- Did she also want
you to cover her face

so you didn't have to see it?

I didn't do that.

So she's lying?

Yeah, she's lying.

- This young woman
with an IQ of 68

sat here and made up
this entire story?

That's right.

- So it isn't true that you
put your hand over her face

so you wouldn't have to
hear her or look at her,

so you could turn her into
a receptacle you could roll

off of when you were finished?

Your Honor, I object to this!

- It isn't true
that she was crying?

It isn't true that
she was pleading

with you to let her go?

She's lying?

That's right.

- She's lying and you're
telling the truth?

- She's lying and I'm
telling the truth.

Mr. Mullaney, that's enough.

I have no further questions.

[chatter]

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welcome to my world,
little person.

Depends on the mother, no?

I mean, you might hear some
babies in there running

the water so they won't have
to hear the mother say, welcome

to my world, little person.

[chuckling]

That's good, Buddy.

I like to sing to mine.

Oh, really?

And what kinds of things
do you like to sing?

I like to sing folk songs.

"Kumbaya" is a
particular favorite.

- (SINGING) Kumbaya,
my Lord, kumbaya.

Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya.

[applause]

Very good.

Excellent.

Mm-hmm.

So you sing those songs now,
and then when your baby is born,

do you know whether it's
going to be a boy or a girl?

It's a boy.

- Your little boy will
recognize and respond

to the sound of your voice.

- At which point,
he'll say, so it's

been you that's been
doing all that singing,

I can't take a leak that
I don't hear "Kumbaya.

[non-english speech]

So, Daphne, what about you?

- Well, for me, it's
an educational tool.

I read stories that are
designed to develop a child's

linguistic skills,
and I'm using it

to get an early
start on learning

languages other than English.

[non-english speech]

[applause]

- Daphne, you're of the
Jewish faith, aren't you?

Yes.

Oh, I can always tell.

You know how?

When someone's name is either
Abramowitz or delicatessen.

[chuckles]

Would you permit me to have a
word with the little genius?

Dave, let me have
the First Phone.

- Mm-hmm.

- The $49.95 item that allows
you to communicate pre-birth.

[non-english singing].

- You know, that is--

that's very interesting, Buddy,
but I don't think our audience

understands what you're saying.

[chatter]

Folks, permit me.

Before my new friend
Dave Myer hangs himself

with his own belt,
let me tell you

what I said was it's
a tough world here,

but he has a beautiful mother
and she loves him a great deal.

And this instrument helps
her to love him even more

because she's communicating
long before they

ever even get to meet.

Isn't that wonderful?

This isn't Buddy Hackett,
the comic, talking.

This is Buddy Hackett, the
father and grandfather,

and I'm telling you there is
nothing like that precious love

of a baby.

You wake up in the
middle of the night

and those little arms
go around your neck.

And you can fight a lion and
you can beat that lion because

of the precious love of that
child, the most wonderful thing

on Earth.

Am I right, Roxanne?

[applause]

Right.

Right, Buddy.

Um, and I'd like to tell you how
I like to use my First Phone.

I like to use it just to talk.

I-- I tell my baby that
I-- that I'm scared.

I-- I tell my baby
that I'm lonesome.

I tell my baby that--

that I love her.

You're right, Buddy,
that love is the most

precious thing on this Earth.

[applause]

- Miss Hendrickson,
may I remind you

that you are still under oath?

May I call you Rosalie?

Yeah, that's my name.

My name is Arthur.

That's what you can call me.

- OK-- Arthur.

- Clark told you he'd be
your boyfriend, didn't he?

Yeah.

Did you like that idea?

Well, I guess so.

- Did you like it
when he kissed you?

I don't know.

- Maybe-- maybe
just a little bit?

Maybe.

- You know, kissing-- kissing
is kind of fun, isn't it?

Yeah.

- Even an old man
like me knows that.

Oh, you're not that old.

[chuckles]

Thank you for saying that.

You're welcome.

- Uh, tell me
something, Rosalie,

if Clark was your boyfriend,
kissing isn't the only thing

you'd do with him, is it?

- Well, he wasn't
my boyfriend though.

- But you wanted him to be
your boyfriend, didn't you?

I don't know.

- Well, you talked about
going out on a date with him

and you kissed him.

- But I--

I-- I didn't want to
keep kissing him, though.

- Are you sure
about that, Rosalie?

Are you sure you didn't want to
keep on not just kissing him,

- but to go all the way with him.
- Objection.

- Badgering.
- Are you sure--

Sustained.

- --that you didn't
want to do the type

of things with Clark
that would make

him be your boyfriend for sure?

Your Honor.

- Mr. Curry, there's been an
objection and the objection

is sustained.

- I wanted him to
be my boyfriend

when he was being nice to me.

Then he stopped
being nice to me.

Then I just want to go home.

- Rosalie-- I think it's time
you started telling the truth.

Isn't what really happened
is that you had sex

willingly and freely
and because it was fun

and that you went
to Mr. Mullaney

because your new boyfriend
Benny Stulwicz told you to?

That's not true!

Sit down, Mr. Stulwicz.

- I asked him to let me
go home and he wouldn't.

I asked him to get off
of me and he wouldn't.

I asked him to stop
doing what he was

doing to me and he wouldn't.

And now-- now, Clark, why
are you so mean to me?

Why did you hurt me like that?

Why?

- Mr. Curry, do
you have any more

questions for this witness?

No, Your Honor.

- In that case, I think we
should adjourn until tomorrow.

[chatter]

- Rosalie Hendrickson
is a pretty woman.

Clark Sims was attracted to her.

She was flattered
by his attention.

They enjoyed each
other's company,

and they enjoyed
each other sexually.

The fact that she may have
a disability is in no way

apparent nor does it rob her of
her right to live her life as

freely as any other
adult, to have boyfriends,

to exercise and feel
good about her body.

And yes, to have spontaneous
consensual sex with someone

of her choosing,
which, despite what

the prosecution is alleging,
is exactly what happened.

She chose Clark Sims.

Today, many months
after the fact,

Rosalie Hendrickson
feels bad about having

sex with Clark Sims.

It isn't because she was
raped, it's because she

has a new boyfriend.

She doesn't want him to know
that she had sex willfully

and wantonly with another
man, but that's what happened.

I don't think
Rosalie has trouble

saying what's on her mind.

If she wanted to say no,
she would have said it!

She never did!

What Clark Sims did isn't a
crime, ladies and gentlemen.

What he did was human nature.

- It takes courage
for any rape victim

to step forward and testify
against her attacker.

But to understand Rosalie
Hendrickson's kind of courage,

you have to know that her world
moves a third slower than ours,

that people of
average intelligence

can easily confuse her, that
people who offer her friendship

can take advantage of her.

To do what Rosalie
did here today

was utterly terrifying for her.

She surprised her mother.

She surprised herself.

She surprised Clark
Sims most of all.

I dare say he was counting
on her to keep quiet.

For whether or not she said
no on that terrible day,

she made it clear to him
that no was what she meant.

It was easy enough to
ignore that, though.

She didn't fight back.

She didn't scream.

She was trusting.

She was weak.

All he had to do
was hold her down

with the weight of his
body and cover up her face.

She was easy to rape--

if you didn't mind
the whimpering,

and he didn't mind
the whimpering.

She could be counted
on not to complain.

And even if she did,
who would believe her?

He didn't have to
listen to Rosalie.

He has to listen to you.

He's guilty of rape,
ladies and gentlemen.

Find him guilty.

- Well, this is in no way
should be taken as an admission

of guilt. In the
interest of bringing

this matter to a close, we're
prepared to pay you $10,000.

We're suing for 50.

- Is there any
flexibility there?

Is there?

I'd come down to 40.

How flexible is your client?

I don't know.

How flexible are you?

I'd come up to 20.

- Correct me if I'm
wrong, Gwen, but if 20

is as high as he's
willing to go,

I'd say we're going to court.

You're absolutely right.

- I don't think the
adverse publicity

will affect enrollment
in your bar review course

all that much.

And even if it does, I
suspect it's not irreversible.

- You're pretty confident
you'll prevail at a trial.

Yes, we are.

- Truth is it doesn't matter
whether you prevail or not.

I'll be depicted
as the harasser.

You'll be depicted
as the harassee.

And given the
tenor of the times,

I'll be ducking feminist
buckshot for the next decade.

That said, I will go
to court if I have to.

I'd rather not if I don't.

What is the lowest
figure you will accept?

- You're at 20.
We're at 40.

Split the difference
and I'll settle.

30,000?

30,000.

Done.

- I also want an absolute
guarantee of confidentiality.

Fine.

- You sure you
can resist telling

the world of your triumph?

- It's enough that you and
I know what happened, Tony.

I don't have to tell the world.

[music playing]

- Has the jury
reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

Is the verdict unanimous?

It is, Your Honor.

What say you?

- In the matter of the
People versus Clark Sims,

we find that the
defendant forced

Rosalie Hendrickson to
have sexual intercourse

against her will.

We find him guilty as charged.

[chatter]

- The jury is discharged
with the thanks of the court.

The defendant will be
remanded into custody.

Sentencing to take
place in two weeks.

It's over.

Yeah.

You got through it.

Now this guy's going to jail.

I'm tired.

- You want to go get
something to eat?

I don't know.

- We could go to the
Apple Panic Hamburgers.

Yeah?

We could go anywhere you want.

- I don't know, Benny,
I'm not that hungry.

I owe you an apology.

- You were protecting
your daughter

and there is nothing
to apologize for.

[chuckles]

- Thank you for
saying that and thank

you for doing what you did.

Sure.

Rosalie?

What do you feel like doing?

- Oh, I feel like going home,
getting under the blankets,

and going to sleep.

[chuckles]

OK.

- We'll go another
time, OK, Benny?

OK.

- Benny, thank you
very, very much.

Rosalie?

[music playing]

- Come on, Ben, I'll
give you a ride home.

- I once was lost,
but now I'm found.

Was blind, but now I see.

What's that mean?

- That means that
we broke the bank.

We aired in three major
markets last night.

Our 600 number has
yet to stop ringing.

Well, that's great.

- I have already
called my suppliers,

told them to gear
up for production.

We could move 100,000 units
by the end of the month.

- Oh, David, I am
so happy for you.

- Oh, don't just be
happy for me, Roxanne,

we are 50/50 partners
in this venture.

No.

No, you don't have to do that.

Yes, I do.

You bankrolled me.

You put me together with
Buddy Hackett, which proved

to be utterly inspirational.

- Oh, no, no, you are
on board for half.

That is done.

- Well-- thank you.

- Uh, Roxanne, I don't know
whether you're going to want

to hear me say this
or not, but, in fact,

I'm pretty sure you
won't, but I'm going

to have to say it anyway, OK?

In the time that
we've been apart--

I have never stopped loving you.

I have never stopped
thinking about you.

I have never stopped
hoping that one day I

might find my way back to you.

If I could play a part in your
life or the life of your child,

you only have to say the
word, and you would make me

the happiest man in the world.

- You're a great
salesman, David.

It sounds like you're
trying to make a sale.

Oh, no, no.

No, that's how I lost you.

I never listened and I
never stopped selling.

But if you can believe anything,
believe that I've changed.

Losing you changed me.

I've changed too.

- What do you think that--

maybe, just maybe
we've changed enough?

I don't know.

I don't know either.

Take me home.

[soft music]

[theme music]