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[exhales sharply]

- Well, thank you very
much, Mr Garabedian,

we are interviewing
a number of people,

and we'll let you
know as soon as we've

made our final decision.

- Before I leave, I want to say
two words to you, class action.

Whether we're talking about
negligently-manufactured

pacemakers or defective
farm machinery,

I believe that multiple
plaintiff lawsuits

will generate heap big moolah.

And I am just the boy to do it.

Huh, thank you.

Thank you.

- How many more of these
do we have to see today?

Five more.

I can't do this.

You guys hire whoever
you want to hire.

I just-- I can't
do this anymore.

Hello?

Uh, you're?

Jane Halliday.

I'm Douglas Brackman.

This is Ann Kelsey, Jonathan
Rollins, and Arnold Becker.

Hi.

Arnold, are you staying?

- Why don't you tell us a
little bit about yourself?

I'm from Oklahoma.

Went to Harvard Law School.

I clerked for a federal judge
for a year after graduation.

Following that, I worked in
the district attorney's office

in Oklahoma City for two years.

- What made you want
to relocate out here?

Well, I have family out here.

Also, I felt I could benefit by
broadening my horizons a bit.

- Is there any particular area
you'd like to specialize in?

- At this point
in my career, I'd

just assume to be guided by
what needs present themselves.

I'd be happy to do
whatever you need me to do.

- It says on your
resume that you

attended Bob Jones University.

Yes.

- That's a religious
school, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

It's a Christian college.

- A fundamentalist
Christian college.

Yes.

- Are you a
fundamentalist Christian?

Yes, I am.

- Well, forgive me for
saying this, but this firm

seems an unlikely setting for
a fundamentalist Christian

to want to be in.

- Perhaps it is, but I made
a decision to pursue a career

and to work and live in a
more mainstream environment

than the one I grew up in.

Your firm is very well regarded
in the legal community,

and I think I could
benefit from working here.

And I also think that I
could make a contribution.

- Miss Halliday,
you might find us

something of a godless bunch.

- I think you'll find that
I'm really pretty accepting

of people, Mr Rollins.

And I don't think any
of us are godless.

- Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,
for thou art with me.

- Thy rod and thy
staff, they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table for
me before mine enemies,

thou anointest my head with oil.

My cup runneth over.

Surely, goodness and
mercy shall follow

me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the House

of the Lord forever.

Amen.

Well.

- It was very nice
meeting all of you.

- And it was nice meeting
you, Ms. Halliday.

We'll let you know as soon
as we've made our decision.

Thank you.

What?

[theme music]

[chatter]

- When is the table going
to be ready, Douglas?

They said another week.

Unbelievable.

Yeah, dust.

- Everywhere is dust.
- Hi.

- Is this it?
- Yeah.

- This renovation is
taking on epic proportions.

- When are they telling us
now it's going to be done?

End of the month.

End of which month?

- Fellas, could
you hold it down.

We are going to try to get
some work done around here.

Folks, if we could
get down to business.

Interviews are ongoing
for new associates.

I'd like to have someone
hired by the end of the week,

if possible.

- Well, I think it's
safe to say that

as far as Arnold's concerned,
we ought to be done looking now.

- I trust that what we witnessed
was momentary infatuation

and nothing more than that.

- We'll see all the candidates,
we'll make a decision.

Like everyone else,
I want whoever

is best qualified for the job.

What are you looking at?

What am I looking at?

I'm looking at the prize
in the Cracker Jack box.

I'm looking at
the big brass ring

and the merry-go-round of life.

What are you looking at?

The Bentley Continental R.

You're getting a Bentley?

Yes, I am.

How much?

List is $275,000.

- You're spending
$275,000 for a car?

You think that's excessive?

[chuckles]

- Folks, as compelling as this
conversation is, I'd really

like to get some work done
before the sounds of hammering

drives me completely crazy.

- You're running the
meeting, Douglas.

Run the meeting.

- Kincaid versus Owens,
Pierce, McIntyre, and Reynolds.

That's mine.

Judith Kincaid is suing her law
firm for sexual discrimination

under Title VII for their
failure to make her a partner.

- Yeah, but for the
grace of God, go we?

- There are no female partners
at Owen, Pierce, Douglas.

Not even one like there is here.

Can this case be settled?

- The offers we
received were insulting.

- Let's try not to get
too much of a reputation

as a repository for litigious
and embittered females,

shall we, Ann?

Moving on.

- [knock on door]
- Excuse me.

Eli.

Is this a bad time?

No, it's a very good time.

Everybody, this is my
cousin, Eli Levinson.

How do you do?

- Stuart told us
you're involved in that

case of the-- the social
worker who was killed.

- The parents of the accused
are all friends of my family,

I'm out here on their behalf.

- Well, if there's anything
any of us can do to assist you,

please let us know.

Thank you.

- There's a vacant
office you can use,

but we're a little shorthanded
in the secretarial department.

- Oh, please don't
worry about it.

You're being extremely gracious.

I'll make my own arrangements
as it concerns a secretary.

- Do you think $275,000 is
too much to spend on a car?

I don't know.

- I bust my ass working,
I'm at the top of my field,

I have no dependents, who
should own a Bentley, if not me?

Will it make you happy?

Yes, it will.

Then you should own it.

- A wise man arrives
from the east.

Nice to meet you, Eli.

Nice to meet you.

- You think there's any chance
he'll be glad to see us here?

- My God, with the
trouble he's in,

you'd think he'd be
thrilled to see us.

- I think you should be prepared
for that not to be the case.

[buzzer]

Oh, Sandy.

How are you doing, son?

Who's that?

- This is Eli Levinson,
an attorney who's

come with us from New York.

What for?

- Because you need an attorney,
because you have a little bit

of difficulty here.

- Do you still have my Beatles
album, Yesterday and Today?

We probably do.

I haven't thrown
anything of yours away.

Certainly, not your
record collection.

- Well, it's the album
cover with the Beatles

in butcher coats.

See I steamed off
the album cover

it was sold with
because it's got

the original one underneath.

It's probably worth a
fair amount of money.

Should we send for it?

Do you want to have it here?

- No, thinking you
should sell it.

[knock on glass]

I want to go back now.

- Hey, Ray, why don't you
give us a minute by ourselves?

I'll see you soon, son.

[door closes]

Sandy?

[exhales sharply]

Sandy?

You don't know me
and I don't know you.

You've been charged with murder.

That means you need
to have someone

paying very close attention
to what happens to you.

Do you have a cigarette?

I don't smoke.

- I didn't ask you
if you smoke, I asked

you if you had a cigarette.

[scoffs]

I don't.

Sandy, there's a preliminary
hearing scheduled for tomorrow.

Do you have any problem
with me representing you

at that hearing?

No.

Good.

Is there anything you can
tell me about the crime

you're being charged with?

No.

OK.

Can I go now?

Sure.

See you tomorrow.

Yeah, who are you again?

I'm your lawyer, kid.

[door shuts]

- How long did you work
at Owen, Pierce, McIntyre,

and Reynolds, Ms. Kincaid?

Eight years.

I was hired right
out of law school.

- What were you told about your
performance during that time?

- I was told that my analytical
skills were first rate, as were

my briefs, as was my
performance as a litigator,

as was my ability to
supervise other associates.

- Were any conversations
held with reference

to your being made partner?

Yes.

In June of 1989, I came
up for partnership review.

What were you told?

- I was told that while my work
as an attorney was outstanding,

my quote unquote "people
skills" needed some adjustment.

I was told that I could be
abrasive, I could be terse,

and I was told that I
lacked a sense of humor.

How did you respond?

- I said that I
would work on it.

Did you work on it?

- Yes, I tried to be
a little more patient

in dealing with associates.

Tried to explain
myself more, even tried

telling an occasional joke.

- Would you tell the court
what happened the next time you

came up for partnership review?

- I was told that I wasn't on
the partnership track, period.

- Did any of the partners
at Owen, Pierce, McIntyre,

and Reynolds tell you why?

Steve Bullock did.

I went into his office and asked
him, point blank, why I wasn't

being considered for partner.

He said, Judith, I'll deny
it if you ever quote me,

but the truth is,
you're just too butch.

I have no further questions.

- Would you say that
one's ability to get along

with other people was in any way
significant in evaluating one's

performance as an attorney?

- I get along with people
just fine, Mr. McCafferty.

Do you?

February 10, 1991, an associate
by the name of Robin Michael,

after working 14 hour days
for two weeks straight,

was leaving the office at 6:00
PM to attend a hockey game.

You stopped him at the
door, told him you'll

have him fired if he went.

- I was waiting on research
he was responsible for.

- It couldn't have waited
till the following day?

No.

- December 14, 1990, you
initiated a confrontation

with Bob Connolly, a
senior member at the firm,

because of an imagined slight.

And you saw fit to do
so in front of a client.

It wasn't imagined.

I felt as though
Bob Connolly had

addressed me in a
condescending tone of voice.

- Would you tell
us, Ms. Kincaid,

what you hoped to accomplish
by initiating a confrontation

in front of a client?

- I didn't hope to accomplish
anything, Mr. McCafferty.

I did it because I
found Mr. Connolly's

behavior intolerable.

- Do you fit in at
Owen, Pierce, McIntyre,

and Reynolds, Miss Kincaid?

Objection.

I wasn't allowed to fit in.

I'm not sexy, I'm not
funny, and I don't

know the secret handshake.

If they didn't want me around,
they should have said so.

- Oh, I think in a manner of
speaking, that's what they did,

isn't it, Ms. Kincaid?

- I put my heart and
soul into that job.

I held back nothing.

If they weren't prepared to
treat me like a colleague,

they shouldn't have hired
me in the first place.

They shouldn't have stolen
eight years of my life.

I'm finished, your honor.

[music playing]

- Eli.
- Hi, Denise.

- I can't believe it's you.
Get in.

- I can't believe
what you're driving.

- Hey, if you're going
to have a car have a car.

Good to see you.

- So you and Jeffrey
are finished?

Yeah, we're divorced.

I'm sorry to hear that.

- Hey, it's for the
best, anyway, believe me.

We would have killed
each other if we

would have stayed together.

How's his health?

- Mentally, he's terminal,
physically, he's fine.

[chuckles]

How's Sidney?

Good.

Charlie?

Good.

Everybody's just where
they were when you left.

- You know, I think
about guys a lot.

Yeah?

Yeah.

- So what have you been
doing since you are out here?

- Uh, you know, a little bit
of this, a little bit of that.

You know, looking for
a job, meeting people,

going on a lot of blind dates,
checking out the local culture.

- It's not much like
New York, is it?

- It's not anything
like New York.

It's clean, sunny all the time.

Nobody jaywalks.

Nobody knows how to dress.

Other than that, I love it.

[chuckles]

- You want to work for
me while I'm in town?

Do you need somebody?

Yes, I need somebody.

- Oh, I would love
to work for you.

- In addition to
everything else,

I could use some help
getting around town.

What do you mean?

I don't drive.

- What do you mean,
you don't drive?

- I've lived in New
York City all my life.

Denise, I never
learned to drive.

I'll be your driver.

Great.

- You know, you
don't know how much

easier it is to get around out
here than it is in New York.

I mean, it hardly ever rains.

You never ever have
to fight for a cab.

People are courteous.
They're more relaxed, you know.

They're not always trying
to kill each other.

[music playing]

What are you looking at?

- I'm looking at you, and
I'm liking what I see.

Oh, really?

That's right.

Give me your telephone number.

Drop dead.

Give me your telephone number.

Let's go.

Come on.

- Court will come to order,
Judge Shays presiding.

Be seated.

People versus Sandy Morrison.

- Thomas Mullaney for the
prosecution, your honor.

The defendant is
charged under Section

189 of the California
Penal Code with murder

in the first degree.

- My name is Eli
Levinson, your honor.

I'm an attorney
licensed to practice

in the state of New York.

My appearance on Mr. Morrison's
behalf is pro hac vice.

- Do you have supporting papers
for a pro hac vice appearance?

I do.

Approach.

Is your client prepared
to enter a plea?

- At this point,
your honor, I really

haven't had an
adequate opportunity

to confer with my client.

I beg the court's
indulgence that he might

enter a plea at a later date.

- I'll set it of
down for Thursday.

Is that all right, Mr. Mullaney?

Yes, it is, your honor.

- At this time, your honor,
I would also move for Mr.

Mullaney's disqualification.

On what grounds?

- On the grounds that my
appearance in the state

of California is an association
with a firm of McKenzie,

Brackman, Becker, Kelsey,
Markowitz, and Morales, a firm

of which I believe Mr.
Mullaney was a member.

- Your honor, I
haven't been a member

of the firm for
more than a year,

and I haven't met Mr.
Levinson until today.

- I'm going to have
to take this matter

under advisement, gentlemen.

I am not prepared
to rule on this now.

- Your honor, in that I
sense this is a little more

than a delaying tactic.

I'm prepared to
withdraw from the case.

My office will appoint
another prosecutor.

Very well.

- I would assume that all
evidence related to this case

be made available, be it
inculpatory or exculpatory.

I would also ask that
at Thursday's hearing,

the court entertain an
application for bail.

- I believe that when
Mr Levinson looks over

the evidence, inculpatory
and exculpatory,

he will decline to pursue
his application for bail.

Why is that?

Mr. Morrison confessed.

[chatter]

- I'll see you
back at the office.

Excuse me.

You're Sandy's parents?

Yes, we are.

I'm Jonah Burgee.

It was my wife who was killed.

I want you to know that I'm
not unaware of your pain

in all of this.

And I, certainly, don't want
you to feel as though I'm going

to be sitting here in court
looking at you or your son,

for that matter, with hatred.

This is a tragedy, and it's
a tragedy for all of us.

Yes, it is.

Thank you for saying that.

- If Gail were here,
she would have said it.

But since she isn't, I know
that she would want me to.

- Overall, I was
pleased with yesterday.

What about you?

I thought it went well.

McCafferty got to me.

A little.

It's OK though.

- I didn't want
him to get to me.

- From the jury's perspective,
it'll probably work

to your advantage that he did.

Sylvia?

Hello, Judith.

- I didn't expect they'd
have you sitting in court.

I am a member of the firm.

- They're using you as
window dressing, Sylvia.

- I don't choose to see
it that way, Judith.

I believe I'm serving
a useful function.

May we join you?

I'd rather that you didn't.

OK.

[chatter]

- Could you tell us why
an offer of partnership

wasn't made to Judith Kincaid?

- I'd say it was a
combination of things.

Her work was good,
albeit, not exceptional.

She demonstrated
no real potential

for generating business,
and her personality

most definitely hurt her.

In what way did it hurt her?

- Those of us who worked
with her found her

to be rather severe, cold even.

And she had a low flash point.

She tended to be well,
abrasive, bossy, ill tempered,

not a lot of fun to be around.

Given all that, we decided she
wasn't partnership material.

- Was this determination
influenced by the fact

that she's a woman?

Absolutely not.

If anything, I'd say it
gave her an advantage.

We're desperately trying to
bring in some women partners.

We're in law schools recruiting.

We have more women
associates at the firm

now than at any time
in the past history.

And I think that at least one of
them is going to make partner.

Oh, I assure you,
we want a woman.

We just didn't want this woman.

I have nothing further.

- How many attorneys are there
in your firm Mr. McIntyre?

43.

How many partners?

- 10 senior partners,
14 junior partners.

- How many senior
partners are women?

None.

- How many junior
partners are women?

- I'm not unaware that
there's a problem.

We are in need of the humanizing
influence a woman would bring.

The right woman just
hasn't come along.

- The truth is,
she doesn't exist.

The attributes you want in
a woman and the attributes

you want in a lawyer
are mutually exclusive.

Your honor.

- What you've done is nothing
more than to construct

- an elaborate pretext--
- Miss Kelsey

- --for never having
to allow a woman

into what you like to think
of as your private club.

- Look, I'm not going
to be bullied by her,

and I'm not going to
be bullied by you.

Every time you don't
get what you want,

it's because you're
a woman, right?

It's the glass ceiling,
whatever that is.

Well, you know what?

I'm a little sick
of all your whining.

- Sick of all who's
whining, Mr. McIntyre?

- Forgive me, your
honor, I didn't

mean to speak in generalities.

- I'm the one that asked the
question, Mr. McIntyre, who's

whining, were you referring to?

- I was referring
to the plaintiff,

and only the plaintiff.

- Your honor, at
this time, I'd like

to announce my intention to
call Sylvia Reiner as a witness.

I object.

Your honor, Sylvia Reiner
is a member of the defense

team in this case.

- Your honor, I insist
on being able to examine

the policies of this firm
as they pertain to women.

I believe the jury is
entitled to determine

for themselves who it was Mr.
McIntyre was referring to.

- Given the lateness of the
hour, we'll adjourn for today.

When we convene again
tomorrow morning,

you may call Miss
Reiner to the stand.

The witness is excused.

Court is adjourned.

[chatter]

- My firm specializes
in environmental law,

and that's the field I'm
primarily interested in.

- You have a good deal of
litigation experience it seems.

Yes, I do.

Very impressive.

- I appreciate you saying
that, but before I'd consider

joining this organization,
there are a few things

we'd have to address.

Like what?

- The air in this
building is bad,

there has to be significantly
better circulation.

I require ergonomically
correct seating for myself

and my assistant, as well as
radiation shielding for all

the video display terminals.

Look, it's one thing to
take on environmental causes

where deep pocket
defendants are involved,

it's another thing to put
one's own affairs in order.

In other words, are you prepared
to walk it like you talk it?

- I don't believe
we have a resume.

- Forget the resume,
I haven't been working

for the last three years.

What have you been doing?

I've been in jail.

I was convicted of mail fraud.

I served 28 months, now I'm
out and I'm raring to go.

- How are you able
to practice law

if you were convicted
of mail fraud?

I'm not able to practice law.

What I am able to do is
make a great deal of money

in commercial real
estate syndication.

What I need is a base of
operations from which to do it.

[exhales sharply]

- I guess I'd like to
start off by asking

about maternity leave.

[distant sirens]

Ms. Kelsey?

Yes.

Hi.

- I wonder if I could
talk to you for a minute.

Come in.

- I'd like to know what it is
you hope to accomplish, really,

by calling me as a witness?

- Exactly what I said
I hoped to accomplish.

To demonstrate that the
way my client was treated

is indicative of the way other
women at your firm are treated.

- I have no complaints
about how I was treated.

I understand that.

Then why call me as a witness?

My testimony isn't going to
affect the outcome of this case

one way or another.

- If I felt that way, I
wouldn't call you as a witness.

- You're a partner
here, Ms. Kelsey?

Yes.

You're a partner.

Judith could become a partner
at any number of firms I'm sure.

You two are bright,
successful young women.

Why is it necessary for
you to do this to me?

Why is it necessary
to humiliate me?

- I'm not trying to
humiliate you, Ms. Reiner.

- That's what
you're going to do.

You're going to paint me as this
poor, pathetic creature who's

worked her entire
adult life in return

for whatever scraps these men
have thrown her from the table.

I don't want to be depicted that
way, can you understand that?

Obviously, it's not an
issue of any significance.

[sad music]

[exhales sharply]

- Are you married, Ms. Reiner?
- Objection.

Irrelevant.

- Your honor, I
think the jury is

entitled to view the
totality of circumstances

affecting this woman.

I'll allow it.

I'm divorced.

Do you have children?

I have three grown children.

- How long have
you been divorced?

Since 1970.

- Who provided
most of the income

that you and your children
lived on, Ms. Reiner?

I provided all the income.

- What year did you
come to work for Owen,

Pierce, McIntyre, and Reynolds?

1962.

- And you remained there
ever since as an associate,

is that right?

Yes, I have.

- Now as time went on, one
of your responsibilities

was to train other
associates, wasn't it?

Yes.

- Yet there were a variety
of perquisites and privileges

extended to other associates
that weren't extended to you,

weren't there?

- I really have no
complaints about the way

I've been treated.

- Were you given
your own office?

No, I wasn't.

Your own secretary?

No.

- Isn't it a fact,
Ms. Reiner, that you

make less money than associates
whom you yourself have trained?

- I wouldn't know the
answer to that question.

- Isn't it also a fact, Ms.
Reiner, that until this trial,

you were never once allowed
to set foot in a courtroom?

- As I said, I
have no complaints.

- Have you seen
the evaluation that

was made when you first
came up for partnership

review, Ms. Reiner?

No, I haven't.

I have a copy of it here.

I ask that it be admitted into
evidence as plaintiff's exhibit

number 5.

Objection.

This evaluation is
ancient history.

Attitudes towards
women across the board

were totally different then.

- I would maintain,
your honor, that

what we're here to determine
is just how different they are.

It seems to me that the
only thing that's different

is the degree of
subterfuge those attitudes

are concealed behind.

I'll allow it to come in.

- I quote, "Sylvia is like
most women, good with details,

but utterly lacking in fire
or leadership potential.

Loyal as a Saint Bernard--

keep her chained to the
doghouse, feed her once a day,

and she'll follow us anywhere.

Definitely not partnership
material, not even close."

Would you agree with
that characterization?

- I have no complaints
about the way I was treated.

- Is it possible,
Ms. Reiner, that

having to raise three
children on your own

taught you to have
no complaints?

You have no right to do this.

This is supposed to
be about your life.

You have no right to force
me to talk about my life.

I apologize, Ms. Reiner.

Nothing further.

[knock on door]

- I'm looking for
Beverly Halleran.

You found her.

- I was told that you were
assigned to the Morrison case.

Who are you?

- I'm Eli Levinson, I'm
representing Sandy Morrison.

Sit down.

- I assume you
know we're dealing

with someone who's quite ill?

Are we?

Have you studied his file?

Yes.

Then what's the question?

He's been institutionalized
half a dozen times,

he's been diagnosed as a
clinical bipolar depressive.

You don't doubt that that
was a factor, do you?

A factor in what?

- A factor in Morrison having
killed Gail Burgee, assuming,

of course, that he did.

- Your client is a very
dangerous man, Mr. Levinson.

I'm not interested in
his clinical diagnosis,

I'm interested in getting
him off the street.

Me too.

But the truth is, he never
should have been on the street.

Well.

- And if you force
me to try this case,

I will subpoena every shrink
and hospital administrator

this kid ever saw.

Anyone who had anything to do
with putting him on the street

will be called as a witness.

I'll make this trial
about how Sandy

Morrison got to be a killer,
not whether or not he was one.

- You can try to make it
about that, Mr. Levinson.

Whether you succeed or
not depends on the judge.

- You're right,
and I'm more than

willing to take that chance.

What is it you're looking for?

- Not guilty by
reason of insanity.

Long-term commitment to
a secure mental hospital.

Come on, that should
satisfy your need

to get him off the street and
my need to get him some help.

- I have your assurance
you won't fight

me on the issue of confinement?

Absolutely.

OK.

He pleads guilty in
court, I won't oppose it,

and we'll schedule a
commitment hearing.

He also remains in
custody until such time

as he can be transferred
to a mental hospital.

Agreed.

OK.

Well, nice doing business
with you, counselor.

Nice doing business with you.

- Are you sure I can't
interest you in a little wine?

They've got a great selection.

Thank you, no, I don't drink.

- Everything God
created is good,

and nothing is to
be rejected if it's

received with thanksgiving.

1 Timothy, Chapter 4.

- Why did you ask me
to lunch, Mr. Becker?

- I was very impressed
with you the other day.

I was hoping I
could interest you

in the field of matrimonial
law, working directly under me,

so to speak.

Does that mean I have the job?

- Well, partners still
have to vote on it,

but I'd say you're a
pretty serious contender.

- Well, maybe we better wait
until they've made a decision.

- Are you involved with
anyone at the present time?

No, I'm not.

- Well, praise the Lord, as
it happens, neither am I.

- Um, Mr. Becker, am I correct
in assuming that you're

interested in entering into some
sort of romantic relationship

with me?

- Possible inappropriateness
of such candor notwithstanding,

interested would be
far too mild of a word.

- Please understand
something, I don't

believe in recreational sex.

- Do not deprive each
other so that you may

devote yourselves to prayer.

Come together so that Satan
will not tempt you because

of your lack of self control.

1 Corinthians Chapter 7.

- Paul's letter
to the Corinthians

was referring to
married couples.

- But the principle still
obtains, does it not?

No, Mr. Becker, it does not.

I'm a virgin.

I'm a virgin by choice,
and I will remain a virgin

until the night of my wedding.

Now, if there's nothing
else we need to discuss,

I'd like to go.

I do hope you'll still
consider me for the position,

and I hope that you'll be able
to confine our relationship

should I get the
position to one strictly

professional in nature.

And I also hope that you will
continue to read the Bible.

I got it, she's a virgin.

Woo!

- There are those
who will tell you

that Judith Kincaid is in here
asking for special treatment.

I'm here to tell you that the
reason Judith Kincaid has come

into this courtroom
is that she's already

gotten special treatment.

She has been judged,
not as an attorney,

but as a woman attorney.

She found herself being
punished for the very

same behavior for which male
associates were rewarded.

They were assertive,
she was abrasive.

They showed leadership,
she was bossy.

They were businesslike,
she was cold.

Nobody told her when she first
interviewed with the firm

that she would be judged
not on how hard she worked,

but on how much fun
she was to be around.

Nobody told her that
her failure to smile

or her lack of
interest in sports

would represent an
insurmountable obstacle

to advancement.

And the reason
nobody told her was

that the men who interviewed
her wanted her to work for them.

They knew that this
was a bright, driven

attorney who could be depended
upon to work her tail off.

They knew that it would
be six or seven years

before they'd have
to tell her that she

wasn't going to make partner.

They knew what a good
deal they had here.

They had only to
look at the deal

they had with Sylvia Reiner.

Now, I have no doubt but
that the man of Owen, Pierce,

McIntyre, and Reynolds are
made somewhat uncomfortable

by Judith Kincaid.

I have no doubt
that they are more

comfortable having as partners
other men like themselves.

We ask that you consider
the cost of that comfort.

We ask that you look at
the lives that are expended

without recognition or reward.

We ask that you do
something about it.

- When Judith Kincaid
came to work at Owen,

Pierce, McIntyre,
and Reynolds, what

did she have a right to expect?

She had the right to
expect to be paid fairly

and to be given the
same opportunities as

other associates at the firm.

The fact that she was
judged and found wanting

does not translate into
an act of discrimination.

Her work was satisfactory,
her demeanor less so.

Given the range of candidates,
the senior partners chose who

they felt were best qualified.

They made a decision.

So long as there were legitimate
reasons for that decision,

they were wholly within
their rights to make it.

Now, if you decide otherwise,
if you compensate Judith Kincaid

for this alleged
wrong, by extension,

you will hurt the prospects
of all women who work.

You will presume by inference
that women can't be judged

honestly, that
they can't compete

on the basis of
their own abilities,

that they need attorneys
shepherding their progress.

Now, I believe that hard work
and talent will result in women

taking their rightful
place alongside men

in all strata of society.

But in order for that to happen,
they must be permitted to fail.

And all of us who
work for a living,

stand on our own two feet.

We all vie for promotions, we
are all subject to the judgment

of others.

If we get knocked
down, we get back up,

brush ourselves off,
get back into the ring.

We learn from our failures,
we learn from our mistakes.

Let Judith Kincaid do
the very same thing.

[soft music]

You like this place?

Yeah, it's nice.

- I know the owner.
- Oh yeah?

- Yeah.
- Hmm.

- Where are you
from in New York?

Queens.

- Get out of here.
- Yeah.

- [chuckles]
- What?

- I can't believe I'm sitting
here in LA with a chick

- from Queens.
- And why is that?

Where do you think I'm from?

- I have no idea
where you're from.

- I'm from Bayside.
- Get out of here.

- Yeah.
[laughter]

Excuse me.

You just got ticketed.

- What do you mean,
you just got ticketed?

They're giving out tickets.

Well, send Matty in here.

What's going on?

I'm handling the parking here.

- What do yo mean, you're
handling the parking?

- Well, I have a valet parking
service, among other things.

I mean, last week, I did parties
at Eddie Van Halen's, Mickey

Rourke's, and at Stallone's.

I'm impressed.

- Yeah, I know, sometimes
I can't believe it myself.

- I don't know what's going
on, Anthony, suddenly they're

handing out parking tickets.

- What, do I have to
do everything myself?

No, you don't.

Excuse me for the
interruption here.

- Hey, Matty, just give
the meter maid $100

or park it somewhere else.

- $100, I'm going to wind up
in a jackpot, I give him $100

Then you win a jackpot.

Go ahead.

- All right, I'll
take care of it.

- So you're working now?
- Do I look like I'm working?

- Yeah, you do.
- Hey?

What?

- I'm sitting here entranced and
entrapped by a gorgeous woman

from the borough of Queens.

- So it's just a
coincidence that we

came to this restaurant?

Well, what do you think?

What do I think?

I think I'm remembering
all the reasons why

I never wanted to end up with
a guy from Queens, that's

what I think.

- Hey, how'd you
like to meet Sly?

- Anthony?
- What?

- I hate to bother you, but
Matty's getting arrested.

Yeah, for what?

- He offered money
to the meter maid.

- This is what I
get for bringing

these meatballs out here.

Go ahead.

Listen, give me five
minutes, all right?

I'll straighten everything out.

I come back, we finish the meal,
we'll head out to Nicky Blair's

and we'll hang out with Sly.

All right, gorgeous?

Aight.

Aight?

Be right back.

[chatter]

God.

[exhales sharply]

Oh yeah?

[chuckles]

All right?

Yeah.

Yes, absolutely.

[chatter]

[laughter]

Phil Garabedian?

Too green.

I agree.

Lloyd Hassock?

A prima donna.

I agree with that too.

Jane Halliday?

Pass.

Why pass?

- Because she's a member
of the religious right.

- Wait a second, all we know
is that she's a young woman

who happens to believe in God.

Is that all we know?

She went to Bob
Jones University.

Yeah?

- Ask her her position on
freedom of choice for women.

Ask her her position
on homosexuality.

- She's not being nominated
for the Supreme Court, Ann.

We're looking for a
first year associate.

Wait a minute.

Whatever the relative
merits of this woman,

I think the fact that
Ann is as adamantly

opposed to her as she is
should account for something.

- So you're saying we
shouldn't consider her?

- I'm saying we
shouldn't consider her.

If we can dismiss those
other people out of hand,

- we can dismiss her out of hand.
- Tell me something, Stuart.

How would you feel if we
were talking about a Jew?

Not the same thing.

Not the same thing?

Exactly the same thing.

This woman hasn't said one word
about abortion or homosexuality

or anything else.

What you're doing
is exactly what

all those white-shoe downtown
firms do when they sit around

and refuse to consider
tainting themselves by allowing

a Jew in their midst.

It's exactly the same thing,
and the two of you know it.

- It appears that since
we started interviewing,

she's far and away the
best candidate we've seen,

and we need to hire someone.

If she starts proselytizing,
well, we'll tell her to stop.

If she doesn't stop,
we'll get rid of her.

I vote we hire her.

So do I.

- I vote no.
- Me too.

- I can't see keeping her
out because of her beliefs.

I vote to hire her.

Four to three, right, Arnold?

Four to three.

You let her know, Douglas?

Yes, I will.

- Also, see if she's
free to start Monday.

And also, find out when
they're supposed to be

done with this renovation.

- Tell me, Arnie, is it possible
you would have made a slightly

less impassioned
speech if you hadn't

wanted to go to bed with her?

I resent that.

- Are you saying
you have no interest

in going to bed with her?

- I'm saying that the thought
never crossed my mind.

[exhales sharply]

[chatter]

Have you tasted these things?

What?

These, California bagels.

Look at this, raisin, blueberry.

I don't know what
this one is, it's red.

Bluh, it's like cotton.

- I hate to tell
you, Eli, but not

everybody likes hard bagels.

H&H, they are not.

- Kossar's Bialys, they are not.
- Eli?

- Barney Greengrass's
Sturgeon King, they are not.

- Eli?
- What?

- I have something to
tell you, that's what.

- Last night I was
at this restaurant,

and the husband of the
woman who your client was

charged with killing was there.

Yeah?

- Well, it looked like the
mourning period was over.

What do you mean?

- He was with this
hot tomato, and they

were all over each other.

They were drinking,
grabbing, kissing.

I mean, it was like
nauseating already.

Huh.

- I mean, if it
was me who died, I

wouldn't want my
grieving husband

doing what this guy was doing.

Good morning.

- Leland, this is my
secretary, Denise.

Well, how do you do, Denise?

Hey, Leland, how you doing?

It's OK if I call you Leland?

Of course.

Yeah.

Cool.

see ya.

Cool.

[chatter]

I need to talk to you, Sandy.

I can either plead insanity
or I can plead not guilty.

I need to know from you
what you want me to do.

Don't ask me.

- I've got to ask you, it's
you who's accused of murder,

it's your life
that's on the line.

- They didn't let me finish
my breakfast this morning.

- Do you understand the
nature of these proceedings?

Took away my cereal.

I wasn't done with it yet.

Sandy, do you understand?

- What you have to understand,
Mr. Levinson, is I don't care.

- Did you confess
because you didn't care?

Court will come to order.

Judge Rona Shay is presiding.

First case on the docket,
People versus Morrison.

Please be seated.

Where do we stand on
this case, Ms. Halleran?

- Mr. Morrison has
indicated, through counsel,

that he is interested in
entering a plea of insanity.

The people are prepared
to agree to such a plea,

provided the
defendant's confinement

to a secure facility remains
continuous and unopposed.

Mr. Levinson?

Mr. Levinson?

- The defense will
not be entering

a plea of insanity, your honor.

At this time, we would like
to enter a plea of not guilty.

Excuse me?

- Set down for
trial, October 21.

- The defense would like
to make an application

for bail, your honor.

Denied.

The defendant's
remanded to custody.

Next case.

Next case on the docket.

Can I go now?

Yeah.

Hey?

[chatter]

Here.

[chatter]

- You talk out of both sides
of your mouth, Mr. Levinson.

I had a change of heart.

Oh, did you?

Well, in the future,
I would appreciate it

if you wouldn't go
through the pretense

of giving me your
word, since, quite

apparently, it's worthless.

- You'll forgive me if
my client's future is

a somewhat greater significance
to me than remaining

in your good graces.

- You think you have a
shot at an acquittal?

Good luck.

You also thought getting
Tommy Mullaney off this case

helped your chances,
well, I think you may have

miscalculated there as well.

- Has the jury
reached a verdict?

We have, your honor.

How say you?

- We find, for the plaintiff, an
award the sum of $1.5 million.

- On the issue of
specific performance,

the court rules the firm
of Owen, Pierce, McIntyre,

and Reynolds is hereby
compelled to make

an offer of full partnership
to Judith Kincaid.

With that, we are adjourned.

[knocking on gavel]

[chatter]

- I don't want this
thing to drag out.

Get rid of her as
soon as you can.

You got it.

- Sylvia, I'm sorry to have
put you through testifying.

If I thought of what it was
going to be like for you,

I never would have done it.

- Given the outcome of the
case, it's a good thing

you didn't think about it.

- We should schedule
a meeting, Ms. Kelsey.

For what purpose?

- For the purpose of
determining how much

more time and effort is going
to be consumed by this lawsuit.

- If there's a willingness
on your client's part

to waive the
partnership offer, we

would consider
foregoing any appeals

and paying her the
money damages in full.

Judith?

- I think I'd probably
agree to that.

I thought you might.

Come on, Syl, let's go.

[sad music]

[knock on door]

Hey.

So?

- Looks like we're
going to trial.

I don't think my
client is guilty.

- What about his--
his confession?

- I think he signed it
because he was nuts.

And I think I have
another suspect.

Who?

The husband.

- So it looks like you're
going to be around for a while.

Looks that way.

Good.

Good.

- Do you remember the last
time we saw each other, Stuart?

It was my grandmother's funeral.

We went back to Aunt
Ida's to sit shiva,

and you and I went
upstairs to play Risk.

Aunt Ida, ooh.

You remember all that?

Yeah.

Good.

- It's odd, things
remember, isn't it?

This guy that I came
out here to represent,

he sits there in
a psychotic haze

and remembers these
seemingly trivial events

that appear to have
no relationship

to what's going on around him.

And everyone sits there and
looks at him as though he

were on another planet.

Two years ago, I had
a nervous breakdown,

Stuart, and that's the way
everyone used to look at me.

Looks like you've recovered.

[chuckles]

- About 90% of the time
I feel like I have.

[chuckles]

- You wanna go out, you want
to get something to eat?

Thanks, I don't think so.

- Look, I-- I know you
don't believe this,

but we have some very good
restaurants in Los Angeles.

Let's do it another night.

I got some files
to read through,

and when I get done
with that, I think

I'm going to go for a walk.

A walk?

Eli, this is LA,
nobody walks in LA.

I think I'm going to anyway.

- Listen, I-- I--

I just want to tell you
that whether you're here

for a week or a
month or whatever,

Ann and I are your
family, and happily so.

So I-- I just want you to
think of us that way, OK?

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