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PREVIOUSLY ON THE PRACTICE...

THIS LAW FIRM DOESN'T ADVERTISE.

LOTS OF LAWYERS DO COMMERCIALS.

YEAH, THE SHYSTERS.

I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE HERE.

I WANT TO BRING IN BUSINESS.

AT LEAST GIVE ME THE CHANCE.

THINK NOBODY'LL FIGHT FOR YOU?

YOU'RE JUST A GRUNT?

I'M A GRUNT.

JUST DIAL THE NUMBER:

555-GRNT...

AND ASK FOR JIMMY.

I'LL GET YOUR MONEY.

DOING A COMMERCIAL, IT EMBARRASSES THIS PLACE.

THERE'S LITTLE PEOPLE OUT THERE--

HACKS WITH SMALL-CLAIMS THE SIZE OF A BLACKHEAD

YOU'D GO RUNNING TO YOUR DERMATOLOGIST TO HAVE REMOVED.

I'M HAPPY FOR YOU THAT YOU DON'T FIT INTO THAT CATEGORY.

I DO, AND I'M SELLING WHAT I GOT TO SELL.

JIMMY...

I'M SORRY.

BOBBY SAYS I GOT THIS COMPLEX

THAT I WANT TO BE THE LAW FIRM ACROSS THE STREET.

I REALLY AM SORRY FOR SAYING WHAT I SAID.

OK, EVERYBODY, LISTEN UP.

EXCUSE ME. WHAT WE DO IS A LOTTERY.

NOW, ONLY 6 OF YOU WILL ACTUALLY GET IN TO SEE

JIMMY THE GRUNT.

THE REST OF YOU-- EXCUSE ME.

I'M SORRY--WILL EITHER HAVE TO SEE OTHER LAWYERS

OR COME BACK TOMORROW AND RE-ENTER THE...

[YELPS]

LOTTERY, OR--OR YOU CAN, UH...

WAIT FOR OUR CALL.

YOU HAVE INFORMATIONAL SHEETS TO FILL OUT.

UM, PLEASE INDICATE THE NATURE OF YOUR PROBLEM,

UM, ON LINE NUMBER 3.

VERY IMPORTANT, LINE NUMBER 4....

I'M SORRY, MA'AM. MY DAUGHTER HAS TOURETTE'S SYNDROME.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

SHE GOT EXPELLED FROM HER SCHOOL.

WE NEED A LAWYER.

WELL, UH...

I THINK WE'LL EXEMPT YOU FROM THE LOTTERY.

COME ON IN.

UH, EXCUSE ME.

HI.

WHAT IF YOU'RE NOT HERE TO SEE JIMMY THE GRUNT?

DO YOU STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE LOTTERY?

WELL, WHO ARE YOU HERE TO SEE?

BOBBY DONNELL.

OH, WELL, HE STEPPED OUT--

SHARON?

HI.

WOW.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

YEAH.

ANOTHER EX-GIRLFRIEND?

SH-SHE WAS MY SENIOR PROM DATE.

WHAT--WELL, HI.

HI.

WELL, YOU LOOK...

SO DO YOU. SO DO YOU.

COME ON IN.

ANYBODY ELSE HERE USED TO DATE ATTORNEY DONNELL?

THEY SAID HER OUTBURSTS WERE TOO DISRUPTIVE.

THE TEACHERS?

YEAH.

SEE, THESE ARE TICS.

WHAT HAPPENS IS SHE TRIES TO CONTROL THEM

BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DISTRACT THE CLASS,

BUT THE MORE SHE HOLDS THEM IN,

THE BIGGER THE OUTBURSTS WHEN THEY HAPPEN.

ELLENOR...

THIS LITTLE GIRL WAS TOSSED OUT OF SCHOOL

BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY--

TOURETTE'S SYNDROME.

ELLENOR FRUTT, THIS IS LISA AND WILLIAM WRIGHT.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI, IT'S, UH, LISA?

YEAH. NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI.

BEEN READING ABOUT YOU IN THE PAPERS...

SEEING YOUR FACE ON THE NEWS.

YOU'VE BEEN BUSY.

WELL, SO HAVE YOU, HUH?

2 KIDS.

I HAVE PICTURES.

RIGHT. HERE IS, UH...

MELISSA.

SHE'S 13 GOING ON 20,

AND THAT'S JUSTIN. HE JUST TURNED 5.

AH, THEY'RE GREAT.

WHAT ABOUT, UH, YOUR HUSBAND?

OH, LONG GONE.

UH, I MARRIED YOUNG.

HE WAS IN LAW SCHOOL,

FULL OF IDEALISM.

I WAS SWEPT AWAY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE BECAME A LAWYER.

SO...

YEAH...

SO...

UH, THIS IS THE HARD PART.

UM...

I'M--I'M IN SOME TROUBLE.

WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?

I'VE BEEN ARRESTED.

WHAT?

UH, BOBBY...

MY ARCHITECTURAL CAREER DIDN'T EXACTLY, UM...

TAKE OFF...

SO I STARTED SUPPLEMENTING MY INCOME...

UH, AS A CALL GIRL.

OH.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT...

WHAT?

YEAH.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH

I WOULD WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS,

YOU'RE CERTAINLY ON THE SHORT LIST.

UM...

THE 2 PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE LAST

ARE IN THIS PICTURE.

I CANNOT HAVE THEM FIND OUT.

UH, AS FAR AS I'VE READ, YOU SEEM LIKE A GOOD LAWYER,

AND, UH, I NEED SOMEONE I CAN TRUST.

TAKE IT EASY.

I WON'T TAKE IT EASY! IT KEEPS EATING MY EXHIBITS.

YOU HIT IT.

IF I HIT IT, IT'LL BE DEAD.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THE MATTER IS I'M IN TRIAL AT 2:00.

THIS DAMN MACHINE IS BROKEN AGAIN.

I MEAN, WHY CAN'T WE GET A NEW ONE?

WE BEAT THE STUPID TOBACCO COMPANY.

WE HAVE THE MONEY.

WHY CAN'T WE GET A NEW MACHINE?

I MEAN, IS THIS A BOSTON THING?

DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE

A RELIC PAUL REVERE USED?

TRIALS MAKE YOU NERVOUS, DON'T THEY?

WHAT'S THAT?

OH...

THE COMMERCIALS ARE GOING GOOD, YOU KNOW,

SO THE MARKETING PEOPLE CAME UP WITH THIS.

IT'S JUST A PROTOTYPE.

ARE YOU A GRUNT? I'M A GRUNT.

CALL ME.

I'M NOT SURE IT'S CLASSY.

Ellenor: IT'S A BLATANT DISCRIMINATION.

I WOULD AT LEAST THINK THEY WOULD TRY TO DISGUISE IT.

YOUR HONOR, THE SCHOOL FEELS TERRIBLE.

THEY DON'T WANT TO EXPEL HER,

BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF STUDENTS WHOSE INTERESTS--

I HAVE SEEN NO SUGGESTION THAT THE INTERESTS OF THE STUDENTS

HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED BY THE--

SHE YELLS OUT DURING CLASS.

SHE JUMPS UP AND DOWN.

[LISA YELPS]

I SUSPECT THAT DESPITE LISA'S OUTBURST RIGHT HERE,

THE COURT WILL CARRY OUT AND CONCLUDE ITS BUSINESS.

I ALSO SUSPECT THAT THE TEACHERS

COULD CARRY OUT AND COMPLETE THEIR BUSINESS IN THE CLASSROOM.

THIS IS AN INTELLIGENT YOUNG GIRL.

IS THIS THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH HER?

Judge: I WANT TO CONDUCT AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING,

AND I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

I WOULD THEN LIKE TO TALK TO LISA.

WE COULD START THIS AFTERNOON.

3:00.

[JUDGE BANGS GAVEL]

OK, THANKS.

THEY'RE WILLING TO DEAL, BUT OPEN-ENDED.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS IF YOU GIVE THEM ENOUGH TO HELP CRACK THE PROSTITUTION RING,

YOU'LL BE OFF WITH NO FINDING--

MORE IMPORTANT, NO RECORD.

BUT FROM WHAT YOU'VE TOLD ME,

I--I'M NOT SURE YOU GOT ENOUGH TO GIVE THEM.

I TOLD YOU EVERYTHING I KNOW.

NO, I UNDERSTAND, BUT IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH

TO--TO SECURE CONVICTIONS AGAINST THE ESCORT SERVICE.

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

WELL, WE MIGHT AS WELL TRY.

WE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE.

SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS ARE INADMISSIBLE,

SO IF WE DON'T LIKE WHAT WE GET,

WE CAN STILL GO TO TRIAL.

OK.

LOOK, IT--

THIS MIGHT NOT...

BE MY-- MY BUSINESS, BUT--

I HAD NO MONEY.

I WAS FACING EVICTION, SO I DID IT ONE TIME.

JUST ONCE...

THEN TWICE-- JUST 2 TIMES--

AND NOW EVERY TIME IS MY LAST TIME.

AND I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR 3 YEARS.

WELL, SHARON, I MEAN...

THERE'S OTHER WAYS.

NOT FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY.

I KEPT THE CONDO AFTER THE DIVORCE.

THE MORTGAGE PAYMENT...

MY KIDS...

PRETTY MUCH LOST THEIR FATHER, AND I--

I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO LOSE THEIR HOME.

BOBBY, I DON'T NEED TO BE TOLD HOW STUPID I WAS.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK.

LET'S--LET'S TALK TO THE DETECTIVE.

OK.

I REMEMBER THEM SAYING THEY HAD TO OPERATE,

THEN THEY PUT ME OUT.

AND YOU CONSENTED TO THE OPERATION ITSELF?

BUT I NEVER AGREED TO THE MAGGOTS.

WHEN DID YOU FIRST REALIZE, MRS. BLAKE,

THAT THE DOCTOR HAD SEWN MAGGOTS INTO YOUR LEG?

WHEN I CAME OUT OF SURGERY,

HE SAID IT WOULD HELP HEAL THE WOUND. HA.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

HA.

OBJECTION.

JURY WILL DISREGARD "HA."

I HAVE A--A PHOBIA WHEN IT COMES TO...

WORMS AND SNAKES

AND SO FORTH.

I HAVE HAD ONGOING NIGHTMARES,

INSOMNIA...

WEIGHT LOSS, ANXIETY...

EVEN DELUSIONS SOMETIMES.

WHAT KIND OF DELUSIONS?

DELUSIONS THAT THEY ARE...

STILL IN ME, THESE...

FAT ALBINO WORMS...

INSIDE MY SKIN,

CHEWING MY DEAD TISSUE,

SQUIRMING AROUND,

EXCRETING THEIR LARVAE INTO MY VEINS,

SPEWING THEIR PUTRID LITTLE BACTERIAL GERMS

INTO MY BLOODSTREAM.

M-MAGGOTS--

BIG, FAT...

VICIOUS...

MAGGOTS. I--

I HAVE DELUSIONS THAT MY ENTIRE PERSON

IS BEING INFECTED AND INVADED

BY BIG, FAT WHITE CHEWING VICIOUS MAGGOTS.

HOW'S YOUR LEG TODAY, MA'AM?

THIS ISN'T ABOUT MY LEG.

YES, MA'AM, BUT MY QUESTION IS,

HOW'S YOUR LEG?

IT'S FINE.

FULLY RECOVERED? YES.

SUFFER ANY INFECTION?

NO.

DID YOU CONSULT WITH OTHER DOCTORS OR SURGEONS

AFTER YOUR OPERATION, MRS. BLAKE?

YES.

ANY OF THEM SAY YOU WERE LUCKY TO KEEP YOUR LEG AFTER THE CAR ACCIDENT?

I'M NOT CRITICIZING HIS SURGICAL SKILLS,

SO LET'S NOT TWIST IT.

YOU'RE SUING HIM, MA'AM.

HE SAVED YOUR LEG, AND YOU'RE SUING HIM.

THAT'S THE TWIST.

HAVE YOU SOUGHT PSYCHIATRIC HELP AFTER THIS INCIDENT?

YES, I HAVE.

IN FACT--

OBJECTION.

OBJECTION, OBJECTION.

HOLD ON.

SIDE BAR? YES. SPEED IT UP.

I'M ATTEMPTING TO SHOW

SHE WAS GETTING PSYCHIATRIC HELP BEFORE THIS--

EGGSHELL DOCTRINE DOESN'T MATTER. YOU TAKE YOUR PLAINTIFF--

I'M CERTAINLY ENTITLED TO PURSUE THIS LINE OF QUESTIONING.

IT'S IRRELEVANT.

NO, IT ISN'T, COUNSEL.

YOU CAN REDIRECT AND REHABILITATE,

BUT HE CAN ASK. STEP BACK.

JUST ONE SECOND. I DON'T WANT THE JURY TO THINK

I WALKED UP HERE JUST TO GET QUICKLY REBUFFED.

IT'LL MAKE ME LOOK WEAK, SO I'M GOING TO STAY RIGHT HERE

POINTING MY FINGER AT YOU FOR A SECOND.

[MURMURS]

BECAUSE IF I'M UP HERE LOSING THIS POINT,

I'M AT LEAST GOING TO LOOK AUTHORITATIVE IN DOING SO.

THANK YOU. I'M FINISHED.

NOW I'LL STEP BACK.

DOES SHE HAVE TO BE THERE?

WELL-- IT'S A STRESSFUL ROOM.

SHE'S GOING TO TIC WORSE, AND IF THE JUDGE SEES THAT,

YOU KNOW...

I'D ABSOLUTELY WANT YOU THERE, MR. WRIGHT.

OH, OK.

UM, CAN SHE WAIT HERE?

OH, SHE CAN STAY WITH ME.

REALLY?

NO PROBLEM.

SHE'S NOT GOING TO BREAK ANY DECORUM IN HERE.

TRUST ME.

THANKS.

Sharon: I WOULD GET $600 FROM THE ESCORT SERVICE,

AND THEN...

WHATEVER EXTRA WOULD BE DETERMINED DURING THE DATE.

YOU'D HAVE SEX WITH THE CLIENTS?

ABOUT 60 TO 70%.

INTERCOURSE?

YES.

ORAL SEX? DOES IT MATTER?

SHE ADMITTED SHE DID.

ACTUALLY, IT DOES.

SOME KINDS OF SEX ACTS ARE ILLEGAL

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S PROSTITUTION OR NOT.

THERE WAS NONE OF THAT.

AND IT WAS A CONDITION UPON YOUR EMPLOYMENT WITH THIS ESCORT SERVICE

THAT YOU HAD SEX WITH YOUR CLIENTS?

IT WAS UNDERSTOOD.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WELL, THEY NEVER SAID THAT YOU MUST HAVE SEX WITH THE CLIENTS.

THEY, UH...

ONLY SAID THAT WHATEVER HAPPENED DURING THE DATE

WOULD BE PRETTY MUCH UP TO US.

BUT IT BECAME CLEAR THAT IF YOU REFUSED TO OBLIGE THE CLIENT,

YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T WORK MUCH.

WHAT ABOUT THE MONEY YOU GOT DIRECTLY FROM THE CLIENT,

THE NEGOTIATED PART OF THE DATE?

DID ANY OF THAT GO TO THE ESCORT SERVICE?

UH, NO.

THIS IS A WASTE OF MY TIME.

BUT WE ALL KNEW THAT IT WAS PART OF THE JOB. IF--IF YOU DIDN'T--

BUT YOU'VE GIVEN ME ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I CAN USE

TO GET THIS ESCORT SERVICE, HAVE YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW? SEEMS TO ME YOU DO KNOW.

SEEMS TO ME YOU WERE THE PERFECT EMPLOYEE OVER THERE.

HEY. HEY, WHAT?

HELP ME OUT HERE, COUNSEL. YOU'RE A LAWYER.

JUST WHAT THE HELL HAS SHE BESTOWED ME WITH HERE?

REMORSE?

I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY NEVER MIND BECAUSE SHE LOOKS SAD?

MR. MORRISON, YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

I HAVE NO RECORD. MY CRIME HERE IS PRETTY MUCH VICTIMLESS,

BUT I HAVE 2 CHILDREN WHO WILL VERY MUCH BE VICTIMS IF--

YOU SHOULD'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFORE, MA'AM.

I KNOW THAT.

AND I ALSO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A JOB TO DO.

I GUESS, UH...

I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU HAVE SOME DISCRETION...

AND I'M PLEADING THAT YOU USE IT HERE...

KNOWING FULL WELL YOU OWE ME NOTHING.

MAGGOT THERAPY IS NOT HOCUS-POCUS,

AND I TAKE EXCEPTION TO THAT SUGGESTION.

IS THIS THERAPY COMMON, DR. KLOVES?

NOT COMMON, MAYBE. CERTAINLY EFFECTIVE, SOMETIMES SUPERIOR.

WHY?

WELL, MANY DRUG THERAPIES COMBAT BACTERIA,

BUT MAGGOTS NOT ONLY HELP TO DESTROY BACTERIA,

THEY ALSO HELP DEBRIDE THE WOUND.

MOREOVER, THEY ACTUALLY HELP STIMULATE LIVE TISSUE.

DID YOU INFORM MRS. BLAKE

THAT YOU WERE GOING TO SEW MAGGOTS INTO HER LEG?

I COULDN'T AT THE TIME. SHE WAS STILL UNCONSCIOUS.

I SEE. AND IT'S CHEAPER TO USE MAGGOTS

THAN SULFUR OR OTHER COMMERCIAL DRUGS, ISN'T IT?

THIS WASN'T ABOUT THE COST.

IT WAS ABOUT THIS THERAPY BEING THE BEST.

LET ME SEE IF I GET IT.

WHAT HAPPENS IS, YOU PUT THE MAGGOTS INTO THE WOUND

TO EAT AT THE PATIENT'S TISSUE.

YES.

THE MAGGOT SOMEHOW KNOWS TO EAT ONLY THE DEAD TISSUE.

AND, IF I UNDERSTAND IT,

IT CAN ALSO KILL BACTERIA EVEN WITHOUT EATING IT.

YES, IN THEIR EXCRETIONS,

THERE'S A COMPOUND THAT'S LETHAL TO BACTERIA.

AND HOW DOES THE MAGGOT HELP THE LIVE TISSUE?

BY MASSAGING IT,

STIMULATING IT.

YOU MEAN BY...

CRAWLING OVER IT? YOU KNOW, SQUIRMING AROUND?

YES.

SQUIRMING AROUND INSIDE THE PATIENT.

YES.

WHILE IT EATS TISSUE. YES.

AND WHILE IT EXCRETES ITS FECES.

YES.

AND WHAT EVENTUALLY HAPPENS TO THE MAGGOT, DR. KLOVES?

IT EVENTUALLY METAMORPHOSES INTO A FLY.

[PEOPLE MURMUR]

E-C-H-O-L-A-L-I-A.

ECHO, WHAT?

ECHOLALIA.

IT MEANS REPEATING A WORD OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

IT'S PART OF TOURETTE'S.

YEAH, WELL, YOU'RE NOT GETTING CREDIT FOR IT UNTIL I LOOK IT UP.

LET'S SEE.

ECHO...

MM-HMM.

IT SEEMS TO BE A REAL WORD.

OOPS. SORRY.

YEAH, YOU DID THAT 'CAUSE I'M WINNING.

SHE'S A WONDERFUL GIRL.

SHE'S VERY BRIGHT,

AND WE'D LOVE TO KEEP HER,

BUT WE HAVE TO BALANCE HER INTERESTS

AGAINST THOSE OF THE OTHERS IN HER CLASS.

AND HOW EXACTLY DOES LISA COMPROMISE THOSE INTERESTS, MR. GILBERT?

WELL, UM...

SHE LETS OUT THESE LITTLE YIPS.

LIKE THIS--YIP, YIP.

AND, UH, WHEN SHE GETS NERVOUS,

SHE'LL STOMP HER FEET ON THE FLOOR

OR--OR STAND UP AND TWIRL AROUND,

AND THIS HAPPENS A LOT DURING EXAMS.

AND THIS IS WHY SHE WAS THROWN OUT,

FOR STOMPING HER FOOT OR MAKING YIP SOUNDS?

I'M THE PRINCIPAL. I HAVE TO MAKE THE SCHOOL WORK.

AND DID YOU TALK TO THE OTHER STUDENTS

TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND LISA'S DISORDER?

YES, BUT I CAN'T MANDATE TO A STUDENT BODY

THAT THEY NOT BE DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING THAT DISTRACTS.

I COULD TELL YOU NOT TO JUMP WHEN A CAR BACKFIRES,

BUT A BOOM IS A BOOM.

YES, BUT IF A CAR KEPT GOING BOOM,

I'D EVENTUALLY GET USED TO IT,

AND WHAT'S TO SAY THAT LISA'S CLASSMATES

WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN USED TO HER TICS IF--

I'M--I'M TELLING YOU THEY DIDN'T.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE PHENOMENON OF HABITUATION IS, MR. GILBERT?

YES, IT'S A FANCY NAME FOR SAYING "YOU'LL GET USED TO IT,"

BUT I'M TELLING YOU THE PROBLEM WAS ONGOING.

THE PROBLEM WAS ONGOING, IN PART, BECAUSE THE IGNORANCE WAS ONGOING.

DID YOU EVER EXPLAIN TO LISA'S CLASSMATES WHAT TOURETTE'S IS

OR ONLY THAT SHE HAD IT?

DOCTORS DON'T EXACTLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS.

NO, THERE IS A LOT THAT IS UNDERSTOOD, MR. GILBERT,

AND THE TRUTH IS, YOU DIDN'T MAKE ANY EFFORT.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SET FOOT

INTO AN URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOL, COUNSEL?

PLEASE JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION.

THE ANSWER IS, WE'D LOVE TO TAKE TIME OUT

TO TEND TO SPECIAL NEEDS,

BUT WE'RE UNDERFUNDED, UNDERSTAFFED, AND OVERPOPULATED.

THERE'S A NAME FOR IT. IT'S CALLED PUBLIC SCHOOL,

AND LIKE IT OR NOT, WE'RE NOT ABOUT INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION.

WE'RE ABOUT TEACHING LARGE GROUPS--

THROWING THE EDUCATION AT A BUNCH OF STUDENTS

ALL LUMPED INTO ONE BIG GROUP

AND HOPING TO HELL THE LEARNING STICKS WITH MORE KIDS THAN NOT.

MM-HMM, AND IF ONE KID IS DIFFERENT, JUST THROW HER OUT.

IF SHE'S ADVERSELY AFFECTING EVERYBODY ELSE,

YES.

HMM.

SO, BASICALLY, I'M SUNK.

WELL, IT ISN'T OVER YET. HE SAID HE'D THINK ABOUT IT.

LET'S--LET'S JUST WAIT.

BUT YOU DON'T HOLD OUT MUCH HOPE.

THIS DETECTIVE ISN'T ONE OF THE MORE COMPASSIONATE ONES.

WE COULD STILL GO TO TRIAL, THOUGH.

THIS CASE ISN'T A SLAM DUNK.

IF WE GO TO TRIAL, HOW WILL MY KIDS...

NOT FIND OUT?

I MEAN, THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. I CAN'T.

ALSO, WITH A RECORD, IF MY HUSBAND EVER CHALLENGES FOR CUSTODY...

I KNOW.

I MADE MY BED HERE.

WELL, THANKS FOR WALKING ME.

YEAH.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME YOU WALKED ME TO THE DOOR?

I REMEMBER IT TOOK ME 20 MINUTES

JUST TO WORK UP THE COURAGE TO KISS YOU,

THEN JUST AS I STARTED TO,

YOUR FATHER OPENED THE DOOR.

YEAH, AND HE SAID, "WHOOPS, SORRY,"

THEN HE CLOSED THE DOOR,

AND IT TOOK YOU ANOTHER 20 MINUTES.

YEAH.

[DOOR OPENS]

Child: MOM?

HI.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

[SARCASTIC] HELLO.

I'M GOING TO SUZIE'S TO EAT, REMEMBER?

YEAH.

THIS--

AHEM--

IS MY DAUGHTER MELISSA.

THIS IS MR. DONNELL.

HI. HI.

MOM...

MOM, STEVIE PEABODY HIT ME IN THE EYE WITH A STICK.

I CAN SEE THAT. IT'S ALL RED.

Melissa: HE HIT STEVIE FIRST.

YOU WEREN'T THERE.

BYE, MOM.

BYE. DID YOU HIT STEVIE FIRST, SWEETIE?

WELL, HE LOOKED AT ME FUNNY.

ARE WE SUPPOSED TO HIT PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT US FUNNY?

NO.

WELL, DO YOU THINK MAYBE I SHOULD JUST KISS THAT EYE?

DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD HELP?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I THINK IT MIGHT.

THEN WHY DO YOU THINK STEVIE LOOKED AT YOU FUNNY?

MAYBE 'CAUSE HE KNEW I WAS ABOUT TO HIT HIM.

I'M SUPPOSED TO SECOND CHAIR FOR LINDSAY.

I'M OK. THEIR LAST WITNESS IS JUST ON THE SURGERY.

THERE'S NOTHING IN DISPUTE.

IT'S ONLY FOR THIS MORNING.

Ellenor: HEY, YOU ALL SET?

THANKS.

THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR KNOWING THE COMPUTERS.

Lindsay: SPEAKING OF WHICH, SEE IF YOU CAN RETRIEVE MY CLOSING.

COPY-THING OVER THERE ATE IT.

I COULD SECOND CHAIR FOR YOU, LINDSAY. MY MORNING'S CLEAR.

OH, THAT'S OK.

ACTUALLY, I'D SORT OF ENJOY IT.

I HAVEN'T BEEN TO COURT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

I--I'M FINE, REALLY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NO PROBLEM.

UH, ACTUALLY, I'M--

YOU KNOW, IT CAN THROW THE JURY IF A NEW LAWYER SUDDENLY APPEARS.

I'D RATHER NOT RISK IT.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, IS BOBBY HERE?

YEAH. RIGHT HERE.

CAN I TALK TO YOU IN PRIVATE?

SURE.

HOW COME LINDSAY DOESN'T WANT ME AT HER TABLE?

CASE IS JUST ABOUT OVER, JIMMY.

NO REAL POINT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, HE--HE CALLED YOU?

JUST WHAT I SAID.

BOBBY, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS DETECTIVE?

NOTHING MUCH AND NOTHING GOOD.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME HE CALLED YOU?

AT YOUR HOME?

HE BASICALLY OFFERED ME A QUID PRO QUO.

I GET OFF IF I GET HIM OFF FIRST.

COULD THIS BE SOME KIND OF STING?

WHY WOULD HE STING YOU? HE'S ALREADY GOT YOU.

THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED.

YOU--YOU GOT ANY WAY OF PROVING THIS?

NO.

ALL RIGHT.

TELL ME EXACTLY-- AND I MEAN EXACTLY--

WHAT DID HE SAY?

EXACTLY...

HE SAID...

THAT HE IS A LONELY MAN,

AND IF I WOULD KEEP HIM COMPANY FOR A HALF AN HOUR OR SO,

HE WOULDN'T FILE.

DETECTIVE MORRISON SAID THIS?

HE ALSO SAID THAT IF I REITERATED THIS TO YOU,

HE WOULD DENY IT, AND THE DEAL WAS OFF.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, HOW-- HOW DID YOU LEAVE IT?

HE SAID HE'S COMING TO MY CONDO TOMORROW NIGHT,

AND I'M EITHER TO SAY,

"WHAT A SURPRISE. COME IN,"

OR "I'M BUSY,"

DEPENDING ON WHAT THE ANSWER IS.

NO OTHER DISCUSSION, OR THE DEAL'S OFF.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

SO WHAT SHOULD I DO?

I GOT TO THINK. JUST-- JUST LET ME THINK.

LISA...

I'VE HEARD FROM YOUR DAD, AND I'VE HEARD FROM YOUR LAWYER,

BUT I'D REALLY LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Ellenor: CAN I JUST SAY ONE THING BEFORE WE BEGIN?

OF COURSE.

AS YOU TALK ABOUT HER TWITCHING OR TICCING,

SHE'S MORE LIKELY TO DO IT. POWER OF SUGGESTION.

I UNDERSTAND.

LISA...

I'VE HEARD YOUR TICS DISTRACT THE OTHER STUDENTS.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S TRUE?

SHE'LL BE BACK.

DOES SHE DO THAT IN CLASS?

SOMETIMES.

DO YOU THINK IT'S FAIR THAT--

IF YOUR BEHAVIOR...

MAKES IT HARDER FOR THE OTHER STUDENTS TO LEARN

OR HARDER FOR THE TEACHERS TO TEACH,

IS IT FAIR FOR YOU TO WANT TO BE THERE?

I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON WHAT'S BEING TAUGHT.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GO TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL

RATHER THAN A SPECIALIZED PRIVATE ONE?

YES.

WHY?

BECAUSE WHEN I GROW UP, I'M GOING TO LIVE MY LIFE OUT IN THE OPEN.

WE MIGHT AS WELL START GETTING USED TO EACH OTHER NOW.

DO THE LAWYERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

NOT ME.

UH...

JUST A COUPLE.

LISA...

WHEN YOU MAKE SOUNDS OR NOISES,

DOES THE TEACHER HAVE TO REPEAT THINGS OVER AGAIN FOR THE CLASS?

YES.

DO YOU THINK SOMETIMES YOU SLOW THE CLASS DOWN?

MAYBE SOMETIMES, BUT NOT MUCH.

HMM.

NOW, THERE ARE MEDICATIONS, AREN'T THERE,

THAT WOULD HELP CONTROL YOUR TICCINGS?

[YELPS]

YES, BUT I DON'T LIKE THEM.

THEY MAKE ME FEEL SLUGGISH.

WHAT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO IS FORESEEABLITY.

WAS IT FORESEEABLE THAT THIS WOMAN

MIGHT HAVE A NEGATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTION

TO THOSE GROSS, DISGUSTING THINGS

SQUIRMING AROUND INSIDE HER?

LOOK AT THAT.

IMAGINE THEM BITING, GNAWING AWAY AT YOUR TISSUE

EXCRETING THEIR REPULSIVE LITTLE MAGGOT FECES INSIDE YOU.

THERE WERE OTHER ALTERNATIVES--

DRUGS.

NOT AS CHEAP AS MAGGOTS, I GRANT YOU,

AND WE DO HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH RISING HEALTH COSTS.

ABSOLUTELY.

BUT THIS IS A HUMAN BEING SITTING HERE.

MY CLIENT PERFORMED A VERY DIFFICULT PROCEDURE.

HE HAD TO REATTACH ARTERIES.

HE HAD TO PIECE TOGETHER PIECES OF BONE,

AND THEN HE HAD TO COMBAT A SEVERE RISK

OF BACTERIAL INFECTION,

AND HE TREATED THAT THREAT WITH THE BEST THERAPY AVAILABLE TO HIM,

AND IT WORKED.

IT WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS.

MRS. BLAKE WALKS TODAY

ONLY BECAUSE OF DR. KLOVES'

SUPERIOR MEDICAL PERFORMANCE,

AND SHE'S SUING HIM.

YOUR HONOR, COULD I ASK THE PLAINTIFF--

MRS. BLAKE, IF YOU COULD REFRAIN FROM SCRATCHING

DURING DEFENSE COUNSEL'S SUMMATION.

WILL IT BE LONG?

I COULD GO TO HIS SUPERIOR,

OR I COULD--I COULD TRY TO BACK HIM DOWN

BY REVERSING THE THREAT.

IF HE--

HE SAID IF I EVEN TOLD YOU.

BOBBY, UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF GUARANTEED PLAN,

I DON'T WANT YOU GOING TO HIM.

OK, UM, MAYBE IF YOU WORE A WIRE.

THAT'S WHY HE SAID NO DISCUSSION.

HE'S ALREADY PREPARED FOR THAT.

BOBBY, EVEN IF WE COULD TRAP HIM,

I'M NOT SURE...

IF WE EXPOSE HIM, IT'S NEWS.

THAT WOULD BE IN THE PAPERS FOR SURE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU, SHARON.

I MEAN, I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT ANY OF THIS GETTING OUT,

BUT YOUR ONLY OPTION HERE SEEMS TO BE

TO ROLL THE DICE WITH A TRIAL OR PLEAD.

THAT'S NOT MY ONLY OPTION.

MAYBE THE SMARTEST THING IS TO JUST GIVE HIM WHAT HE WANTS.

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

IF IT'LL MAKE IT ALL GO AWAY.

BOBBY, I'M A PROSTITUTE.

WHAT WOULD I BE DOING THAT I HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE?

SHARON...

DO YOU HAVE A BETTER PLAN?

WELL, WE COULD TALK TO THE D.A.,

TURN STATE'S EVIDENCE AGAINST MORRISON.

IN WHICH CASE, HE SAYS IT'S MY WORD AGAINST HIS.

SHOULD THEY BELIEVE ME,

THIS BECOMES AND EVEN BIGGER SCANDAL.

WELL, AS YOUR LAWYER, I AM CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO COUNSEL YOU

TOWARDS PROSTITUTION.

RIGHT.

AS YOUR FRIEND...

AND AS MY FRIEND...

YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THIS MAY BE THE BEST WAY

TO MAKE THIS WHOLE THING GO AWAY.

I MEAN, THIS COULD BE MY ONLY WAY.

I'VE DONE IT FOR MONEY.

WHY AM I SUDDENLY TOO PROUD TO DO IT FOR MY KIDS?

[DOOR OPENS]

TRUTH IS I CAN SEE THEIR SIDE OF IT.

IT HAS TO BE DISTRACTING IF SHE DOES IN CLASS--

SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION, EUGENE.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT SHE DOESN'T,

BUT THIS MAINSTREAMING THING CAN GET CARRIED AWAY.

LINDSAY, COULD I HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE?

SURE.

YOU WANT TO GO INTO THE CONFERENCE ROOM?

NO. IT'S OK.

I'D JUST LIKE AN HONEST ANSWER

AS TO WHY YOU DIDN'T WANT ME WITH YOU IN COURT.

OH, THAT. WELL...

AND I'D APPRECIATE YOU NOT INSULTING

WHAT LITTLE INTELLIGENCE I HAVE

WITH SOME STORY ABOUT JURIES GETTING SPOOKED

BY NEW FACES.

I'D LIKE THE TRUTH.

OK.

I HAVE A CLIENT WHO COULD BE PERCEIVED AS, UM...

A LITTLE TOO QUICK TO SUE.

I'M WORRIED ONE OR MORE OF THE JURORS

MIGHT HAVE SEEN YOUR COMMERCIAL.

AND?

AND, UM, WITH A LITIGIOUS PLAINTIFF,

I DON'T THINK IT HELPS OUR CAUSE

TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH JIMMY THE GRUNT.

GO TO HELL.

JIMMY...

SHE'S NOT WRONG.

YOU GO TO HELL, TOO.

OH, HI.

HI, MELISSA. IS, UH, IS YOUR MOM HOME?

ARE YOU TWO, LIKE, GOING TOGETHER?

NEVER MIND, HONEY. GO GET YOUR COAT. WE'RE RUNNING LATE.

HERE, TOAST.

CAN I TALK TO YOU?

SHARON, WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING HERE--

BOBBY, THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR THIS DISCUSSION.

I CANNOT JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH YOU DO THIS.

I WILL GO TO YOUR OFFICE.

WE ARE NOT DISCUSSING THIS HERE.

FINE.

I'M READY.

MM-HMM. OK. LET'S GET YOUR BROTHER.

SEE YOU AT YOUR OFFICE.

OK.

IT WOULD BE NICE, YOUR HONOR,

IF WE COULD MAINSTREAM ALL THE CHILDREN LIKE LISA,

AND IT WOULD BE GREAT, WOULDN'T IT,

IF WE COULD ERADICATE IGNORANCE AND INTOLERANCE

WITH ONE WAVE OF A WAND.

WAVE IT ONCE MORE AND MAKE EVERYBODY NORMAL,

BUT TODAY WE'RE STUCK WITH REALITY.

AND LIKE PRINCIPAL GILBERT TOLD US,

THE REALITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS UGLY:

OVERCROWDED, UNDERFUNDED, UNDERSTAFFED.

IT'S ALL WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT FUNCTION.

I MEAN, FORGET ABOUT INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION.

IT'S EDUCATION FOR THE MASSES.

AND AS REMARKABLE AS LISA WRIGHT IS--

AND SHE IS...

SHE IS ALSO A WRENCH IN A SYSTEM

THAT IS ALREADY LIMPING BADLY.

YOUR HONOR, THERE ARE 400 OTHER KIDS AT WHEATON EAST.

THEY COUNT, TOO.

YOUR HONOR, REBECCA WASHINGTON FROM MY FIRM

IS AGAIN WITH US.

SHE'S NOT A MEMBER OF THE BAR,

BUT WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT FOR HER TO ADDRESS THE COURT?

IF THE CLIENT DOESN'T OBJECT.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

AHEM.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY

EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE BALANCING LISA'S INTERESTS

AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF THE OTHER STUDENTS,

BUT FROM WHERE I SIT,

THEY DON'T CLASH.

AFTER KNOWING HER EVEN FOR ONE DAY,

ANY CHILD SHOULD BE SO LUCKY AS TO GO TO SCHOOL

WITH SOMEBODY LIKE THIS GIRL.

EVEN SO, MS. WASHINGTON,

TO KNOW HER IS NOT THE SAME

AS HAVING TO ATTEND SCHOOL WITH HER.

BUT A SCHOOL NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN JUST READING AND WRITING.

SCHOOL IS THE FIRST REAL WORLD FOR A KID,

AND IT SHOULD BE A PLACE THAT SAYS,

"GEE, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO BE TOLERANT,

BUT ORDER AND DECORUM HAVE TO COME FIRST."

MAYBE THE SCHOOL SHOULD TEACH CHILDREN NOT TO DISCRIMINATE,

NOT TO BE PREJUDICED AGAINST PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT

AND THEN GET AROUND TO PHONICS AND ARITHMETIC.

YOU RAISE SOME INTERESTING IDEALS,

BUT THE ORDER OF THE DAY IS TO MAKE THE SCHOOLS FUNCTION.

NO, THE ORDER OF THE DAY, AS I'VE BEEN LISTENING,

IS TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE STUDENTS AT WHEATON EAST.

NOW YOU'VE MET LISA WRIGHT.

YOU'VE SEEN HER TICS INTERRUPT YOUR COURTROOM.

BALANCE ALL THAT, AND YOU'RE GLAD YOU MET HER.

YOU'RE BETTER OFF.

GIVE THOSE STUDENTS THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT,

THAT THEY CAN LEARN TO TOLERATE LISA.

IN THE END, IT'S LIKE WHAT LISA HERSELF SAID--

YOU CAN LET HER STAY, OR YOU CAN KICK HER OUT.

ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS YOU'RE TRYING TO TEACH.

THANK YOU.

Judge: MR. FOREMAN, HAS THE JURY REACHED ITS VERDICT?

WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR.

WHAT SAY YOU?

WE FIND IN FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF

AND ORDER THAT THE DEFENDANT PAY DAMAGES

IN THE AMOUNT OF $62,000.

Judge: THE JURY IS DISMISSED WITH THE THANKS OF THE COURT.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

THAT ISN'T VERY MUCH.

Lindsay: HEY, WE WON,

AND IT'S TAX-FREE.

THIS IS A GREAT RESULT.

I DON'T KNOW.

WAY TO GO, LINDSAY.

THANKS.

ONLY COMES TO 1,200 PER MAGGOT.

SEEMS LOW.

I'D APPRECIATE YOU NOT COMING TO MY HOME LIKE THAT.

YOU WOULDN'T RETURN MY PHONE CALLS.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, AREN'T YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

OH, MY GOD, SHARON, HOW CAN YOU EVEN THINK OF IT?

TELL ME ANOTHER WAY, BOBBY.

GIVE ME THE SUREFIRE PLAN.

YOU THINK THIS HELPS YOUR CHILDREN

FOR YOU TO DO THIS?

OF COURSE IT HELPS THEM.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW DEVASTATED THEY'D BE?

THEIR FATHER WALKED OUT ON THEM.

IN TERMS OF ROLE MODELS, I AM IT.

THOSE KIDS NEED A MOTHER WITH SOME KIND OF SELF-ESTEEM,

AND IF YOU DO WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF DOING,

IT'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.

THAT RIGHT?

BEING A WHORE CATCHES UP.

I'VE REPRESENTED ENOUGH OF THEM TO KNOW.

YOU'VE ALSO REPRESENTED RAPISTS AND MURDERERS, BOBBY.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

IT MEANS WE MAY HAVE GONE DOWN DIFFERENT PATHS,

BUT WE BOTH ENDED UP DOING DESPICABLE THINGS FOR A FEE.

DON'T TELL ME YOU FREE CHILD MOLESTERS

TO GRATIFY YOUR SOUL.

YOU THINK MY JOB IS WHORING?

I THINK WE BOTH MADE COMPROMISES.

THE ONES I'VE MADE HAVE BEEN MORE STUPID,

BUT THEY HAVE BEEN MADE TO PROVIDE FOR MY KIDS.

WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE?

HEY, YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME.

YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME!

SO WHY DON'T WE JUST CALL THIS EVEN?

I AM NOT GOING TO JUDGE YOU,

YOU DON'T JUDGE ME!

LISTEN, I CAN BRING MYSELF TO UNDERSTAND

YOU DO THIS CALL GIRL THING ONCE OR TWICE

TO DIG YOURSELF OUT.

IT CONTINUES AND THE MONEY...

BUT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW,

IT'S MORE REPULSIVE.

IT'S WORSE.

PLEASE DON'T DO IT.

I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.

I HOPE I DON'T.

MAYBE I WON'T.

LOOK...

ALL I'M GOING TO SAY IS

FROM EVERY HOLE, YOU--YOU CLIMB OUT.

THAT GIRL I KNEW IN HIGH SCHOOL...

THIS ISN'T-- THIS ISN'T YOU, SHARON.

THIS ISN'T YOU.

WE BOTH KNOW THAT.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE HE ALLOWED THE VIDEO.

EXCUSE ME.

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

BOBBY'S NOT TALKING MUCH.

YOU WON, HUH?

62,000.

GOOD RESULT.

LISTEN, UH, I'M SORRY FOR WHAT I SAID YESTERDAY.

FORGET ABOUT IT.

NO, UH, I WAS OUT OF LINE.

YOU SEE THIS?

KEEPSAKE.

I'VE HAD IT 10 YEARS.

"WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU

"THAT YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE BAR EXAMINATION

OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS."

YEAH. I REMEMBER WHEN MY LETTER CAME.

I FAILED MY FIRST 2 TRIES, YOU KNOW.

NO, I DIDN'T KNOW.

YEAH.

WHEN I FINALLY PASSED, I CRIED FOR AN HOUR.

I WAS SUDDENLY A LAWYER, SOMETHING.

HMM.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS

I--I THINK I GOT SOME KIND OF COMPLEX

THAT I USED TO THINK ENDED WHEN I GOT THAT LETTER.

ONLY MAYBE IT DIDN'T.

JIMMY, ALL THIS IS IS A PIECE OF PAPER

THAT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE LAW.

I KNOW THIS.

YOU KNOW, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,

LINDSAY MADE THE SAME MISTAKE.

SHE THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME AUTOMATIC DIGNITY IN BEING A LAWYER,

THAT IT CAME WITH THE DEGREE.

IT DOESN'T.

AND WHEN SHE FIRST CAME HERE, SHE HATED IT

'CAUSE SHE THOUGHT THE CASES WE TOOK

WERE A REFLECTION ON HER,

AND NOW SHE KNOWS BETTER.

SHE CAN GO IN COURT AND ARGUE OVER MAGGOTS

AND STILL BE DIGNIFIED IN DOING IT.

JIMMY, THE CASES DON'T MAKE YOU.

YOU MAKE YOU.

WHAT'S THE PUNCH LINE?

I NEVER GOT THE TRUE MEANING OF NOTHING WITHOUT THE CLIFF NOTES.

YOU GOT TO DECIDE WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO BE.

UH...

FALLEN AND YOU CAN'T GET UP?

CALL A GRUNT.

IS THAT IT?

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE--

I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHEN--

PRAGMATISM BECAME A GOOD THING IN THIS COUNTRY.

WE NOW CELEBRATE THE MAN WHO STARTS OFF WITH "SEEMS TO ME..."

THEN SPUTTERS OFF A PIECE OF FOLKSY WISDOM

DROOLING WITH PRACTICALITY...

AND WE'VE HAD THAT HERE,

HAVEN'T WE?

"IT'S GREAT TO BE TOLERANT.

"WOULD LOVE TO HELP THE REMARKABLE LITTLE GIRL,

BUT WE HAVE A SCHOOL TO RUN."

SOUNDS SO DAMN LOGICAL--

IF ONE APPLE HURTS THE BUNCH, REMOVE THE APPLE.

THAT'S THE PRACTICAL AND PRAGMATIC THING TO DO.

ONLY PROBLEM IS

PRAGMATISM, WHERE WE USED TO SETTLE FOR IT

WHEN IDEALISM COULDN'T BE ACHIEVED,

IS NOW THE TARGET GOAL,

AND THAT'S LOUSY.

THIS SCHOOL DIDN'T TRY HARD ENOUGH.

IT JUST MOVED ALONG IN ITS PRACTICAL, EFFICIENT WAY,

AND THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

MR. GILBERT, YOU GO BACK THERE AND TRY TO MAKE IT WORK,

AND IF IT DOESN'T,

TRY AGAIN.

THEN TRY AGAIN.

AND IF YOUR SCHOOL STILL CAN'T ACCOMMODATE THIS GIRL,

THEN MAYBE I'LL HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE YOU...

BUT FIRST, I'M GOING TO MAKE ROOM

FOR THE REMOTEST OF POSSIBILITIES

THAT IT'S YOU THAT HASN'T GOT IT RIGHT YET.

PLAINTIFF'S PETITION GRANTED.

THANK YOU.

YOU JUST STUDY HARD, LISA.

THANK--THANK--THANK--

THANK YOU, REBECCA. YOU DID IT.

YEAH, WELL, I'M GOOD.

CONGRATULATIONS. SEE YOU AT SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. OK.

CONGRATULATIONS, LISA.

THANKS.

SORRY.

THANK YOU.

YOU STINKER!