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PREVIOUSLY ON "ELI STONE"...

YOU'RE MEANT TO DO GREAT THINGS,
AND YOU'RE GONNA HELP ME.
DAD, YOU OKAY?

I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE
OUR NEW HIRES--

KEITH BENNETT AND MY DAUGHTER.
TAYLOR'S WORKING HERE,
AND YOU DIDN'T STOP IT?

MAYBE I DID THE WRONG THING,
BREAKING UP WITH HER.
GET DOWN!

IS THERE SOMETHING
REALLY WRONG WITH YOU?
NO, SIR.

YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN
SEEING THINGS LATELY.

I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT
THEY'RE 'CAUSE OF MY ANEURYSM.

YOU'RE GONNA SIGN MY PHYSICAL
AFTER WHAT YOU JUST SAW?
I'M GOING OUT ON THE LIMB
WITH YOU.

PROSECUTOR RECOMMENDED THEY
INITIATE DISBARMENT PROCEEDINGS

AGAINST YOU.

I'LL ADMIT IT.
I'M NOT YOUR TYPICAL LAWYER.

FOR ONE THING,
I LIKE BEING A LAWYER.

I MIGHT BE
THE ONLY ONE WHO DOES--

PRESENT COMPANY EXCLUDED.

I ENJOY PRACTICING LAW.

IT'S REPRESENTING OTHER LAWYERS
I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT.

LOOK, I'M IN A BIT
OF A SPOT HERE.
DURING YOUR LAST TRIAL,

YOU INTERRUPTED YOUR OPENING
ARGUMENT TO SING A SONG,

WHICH NOT UNSURPRISINGLY
PROMPTED AN INVESTIGATION

BY THE STATE BAR, AND NOW
YOU'RE LOOKING AT SANCTIONS

AND POSSIBLE DISBARMENT.
YOU'RE NOT IN A BIT OF A SPOT.

YOU'RE IN A DEEP, DARK HOLE
WITH SMOOTH WALLS,

VERY FAR FROM THE SURFACE.

SO YOU'RE OPTIMISTIC THEN.

MR. STONE, WE BILL
BY THE QUARTER HOUR HERE,

SO, UH, WHY DON'T YOU
SAVE YOURSELF $137

AND TELL ME WHY YOU CAN'T SEEM
TO FIND A LAWYER TO DEFEND YOU.

UM...

I THINK YOU GOT A LEAK
IN YOUR A.C. OR SOMETHING.

TICKTOCK AND CHA-CHING,
MR. STONE.

OKAY, SO...

TURNS OUT--

AND YOU MAY FIND THIS FUNNY--

THAT MY ERRATIC BEHAVIOR
WHICH IS CALLING MY FITNESS

TO PRACTICE LAW INTO QUESTION
IS THE RESULT OF...

A-A BRAIN ANEURYSM.

AH.

SO THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST YOU
ARE NOT ONLY TRUE,

BUT YOU'RE ALSO HIDING
A LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE
I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A SHOT.
MY MISTAKE,

BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO CONVEY
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SHOT.

HE'S DEAD?

AS IN DEAD DEAD?

NO, ALIVE DEAD.
HE IS A ZOMBIE.

WE'RE INTO ZOMBIE LAW NOW?
I THOUGHT WE WERE

ALL BOOKED UP
WITH BLOOD-SUCKING CLIENTS.

THOSE OF YOU WHO, LIKE
MR. STONE, MISSED THE FRONT

AND BACK PAGE
OF THIS MORNING'S PAPER,

AT LAST NIGHT'S
GOLDEN STATE MARVELS GAME,

ALL-STAR CATCHER JAYSON TURK
HIT A FOUL BALL

WHICH STRUCK HIS
THIRD BASE COACH IN THE HEAD...

FATALLY.

YES, I PICKED AN EXCELLENT NIGHT
TO BRING THE KIDS OUT

TO THE FIRM'S LUXURY BOX.
MR. TURK BEING
A LONG-STANDING CLIENT,

WE'LL BE MARSHALLING
TO HIS DEFENSE.

DEFENSE OF WHAT?

THEY CAN'T PROSECUTE SOMEONE
FOR AN ACCIDENT.

MR. TURK'S CAREER
HAS BEEN DOGGED

BY ALLEGATIONS
OF STEROID ABUSE.

THE D.A.'s OFFICE IS HOPING TO
USE THE THREAT OF PROSECUTION,

NO MATTER HOW UNJUSTIFIED,
TO FORCE MR. TURK

TO ADMIT TO THE JUICING.
JAYSON'S COMING IN
TO THE OFFICE TODAY,

AND I'M HAVING LUNCH
WITH HIS PUBLICIST.
THIS IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
FROM NEGOTIATING

AN ENDORSEMENT CONTRACT
FOR OVERPRICED CROSS TRAINERS.

MR. BENNETT HAS THE REQUISITE
CRIMINAL LAW EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WHO COULD RESIST THOSE
PUPPY DOG EYES, MR. DOWD?

WHY DON'T YOU BACK UP
MR. BENNETT?

UH, NEXT ITEM--
NEED A VOLUNTEER

TO HANDLE
THE DISCOVERY RESPONSES

IN GARLAND vs. HORNBY.

ACTUALLY, SIR,
I WAS HANDLING GARLAND.

TRUE, BUT GIVEN YOUR UPCOMING
DISCIPLINARY HEARING

WITH THE STATE BAR
THIS AFTERNOON, I THOUGHT

YOU APPRECIATE HAVING
YOUR LOAD LIGHTENED A BIT.

LONG AS I REMEMBER

THE RAIN BEEN COMIN' DOWN

CLOUDS OF MYSTERY POURIN'

CONFUSION ON THE GROUND

5-YEAR PLANS AND NEW DEALS

WRAPPED IN GOLDEN CHAINS

AND I WONDER,
STILL I WONDER

WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN?

AND I WONDER,
STILL I WONDER

WHO'LL STOP...

THE RAIN

I'M GETTING RAINED ON NOW.

IT'S NOT BAD ENOUGH
THAT I'M FACING DISBARMENT.

NOW I GOT MY OWN
PERSONAL WEATHER FRONT.

GOD USED RAIN TO WIPE OUT
HIS FIRST DRAFT OF HUMANITY.

SO DID HURAKAN.

MAYAN GOD.

YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME
ON WIKIPEDIA, DON'T YOU?

SO THIS IS THE SECOND TIME

YOU'VE SEEN YOUR BOSS
SINGING TO YOU, ELI.

WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU?

HE SHOULD TRY OUT
FOR "AMERICAN IDOL"?

YOU SAID HE WAS PERFORMING
"WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN?"

MAYBE JORDAN IS THE ONE
WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN.

NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK
THE RAIN REPRESENTS?

MY DISBARMENT HEARING,
OBVIOUSLY,

BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW JORDAN CAN STOP IT.

HE'S TOO BUSY HOLDING
A FIRE SALE WITH MY CASELOAD.

WELL, HE'S A POWERFUL LAWYER.
MAYBE HE COULD EXERT

SOME PROFESSIONAL INFLUENCE
WITH THE BAR.

NO, IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.
HOLLY RAINES IS PROSECUTING.

SHE'S LIKE
MY OWN PERSONAL JAVERT.

THE LAWYER PROSECUTING YOU
IS NAMED "RAINES"?

AS IN "WHO WILL STOP THE"?
THAT'S NOT IT.

I'M NOT ASKING JORDAN
TO REPRESENT ME.

IF MY ANEURYSM COMES UP, HE'LL
FIGURE OUT THAT I LIED TO HIM

WHEN I TOLD HIM
I WAS PERFECTLY HEALTHY.

YOU LIED? TO YOUR BOSS?

STRAIGHT TO HIS FACE.
I'M VERY GOOD AT IT.

GOT AN "A" IN THE COURSE
AT LAW SCHOOL.

YEAH? WHAT'S THAT DIPLOMA
GONNA BE WORTH

IF YOU GET DISBARRED?

I WAS JUST THINKING,
AN ARGUMENT WITH MY EX

WOULD BE JUST THE THING TO
TAKE MY MIND OFF MY TROUBLES.
I DIDN'T COME TO BRAWL.

WHAT HAPPENED AT
THE STAFF MEETING THIS MORNING?

THAT WASN'T
A GEORGE MICHAEL SONG.

I'M GLAD
WE'VE REACHED THE POINT WHERE

WHAT'S STRANGE ISN'T THE FACT
THAT I'M HEARING MUSIC--

IT'S WHO'S SINGING IT.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT THAT MAYBE...

HAVE YOU THOUGHT
THAT MAYBE NOT PRACTICING

WOULDN'T BE THE WORST THING
IN THE WORLD?

BUT I WANT TO PRACTICE.
WOULD YOU WANT TO BE REPRESENTED
BY AN ERRATIC LAWYER

WHO COULD DROP DEAD
AT ANY MOMENT?
SO MUCH FOR ASKING YOU
TO REPRESENT ME.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE HAVING
SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE FIRM DO IT.

I WAS, UNTIL I
COULDN'T FIND ANYONE

OUTSIDE THE FIRM
WILLING TO DO IT.

WELL, THERE ARE PLENTY
OF LAWYERS IN THIS TOWN.

THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE
RETURNING MY CALLS,

EVEN THE GUY WITH
THE 800 NUMBER AND THE BUS ADS.

SOMETIMES I THINK
THE ONLY THING KEEPING ME

FROM TURNING INTO
MY ALCOHOLIC SCREWUP OF A FATHER

IS... THIS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IS THIS SOME KIND OF DESPERATE
ATTEMPT TO GET BACK WITH ELI?

OF COURSE NOT. HE DOESN'T
EVEN KNOW I'M HERE.
I'M SORRY, BUT I'M AT A LOSS
AS TO WHY YOU THINK I,

OF ALL PEOPLE, WOULD WANT
TO HELP ELI WITH THIS.
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN FOND OF ELI.

YOU WOULD BE RACING
TO HIS DEFENSE RIGHT NOW

IF HE HADN'T BROKEN UP
WITH ME.
PERCEPTIVE.

I WAS SEEING SOMEONE ELSE.

THAT'S WHY WE CALLED OFF
THE WEDDING.

YOUR... BEHAVIOR...

WOULD EXPLAIN ELI
HITTING THE BOTTLE

OR TURNING IN SLOPPY WORK.

IT DOESN'T EXPLAIN
SINGING IN COURT OR DIVING

HEADFIRST INTO THE CAKE
AT YOUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY.
HE'S ANGRY.

I THINK
HE'S JUST ACTING OUT.

NOT ONLY THAT,
HE WAS PROTECTING ME.

AND NOW HE NEEDS
YOUR PROTECTION.

I GUESS THIS IS ME--
THE HOT SEAT.

THIS IS THE STATE BAR
OF CALIFORNIA

HEARING DEPARTMENT "B"

IN RE ELI STONE,

WHO IS CHARGED WITH VIOLATION
OF STATE BAR ACT ARTICLE 12--

INCAPACITY TO ATTEND
LAW PRACTICE,

JUDGE SAMUEL ASQUITH
PRESIDING.

REPRESENTING THE STATE BAR
IN THIS MATTER IS HOLLY RAINES,

AND THE RESPONDENT
IS REPRESENTED BY...

MR. STONE, WHERE IS
YOUR ATTORNEY, SIR?

MY APOLOGIES FOR BEING LATE.

JORDAN WETHERSBY, YOUR HONOR.

I'LL BE REPRESENTING MR. STONE
IN THESE PROCEEDINGS.
VERY WELL.

STUPID...

SO I LOOKED FOR
A "THANKS FOR GETTING YOUR DAD

TO REPRESENT ME
AT MY DISBARMENT HEARING" CARD,

BUT I COULDN'T FIND ONE.
DID YOU LOOK NEXT TO THE "SORRY
I CALLED OFF OUR WEDDING

BECAUSE OF THE GUY FROM WHAM!"
DISPLAY?

I ASSUME YOU DIDN'T TELL HIM
ABOUT THE, UH...

YEAH, SOMEHOW I FIGURED YOU'D
PREFER HE DIDN'T FIND OUT.

DOESN'T MEAN
HE'S NOT GOING TO, ELI.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HOOKED UP
WITH AN ASSISTANT YET,

I COULD SPARE PATTI.

YOU THINK THAT'LL BE
A GOOD IDEA?

SHE'S THE BEST ASSISTANT
AT THE FIRM.

THINK OF IT AS MY WAY
OF THANKING YOU...

AT LEAST TILL I FIND
THAT CARD.

LET'S TALK
ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

WELL, NOT MUCH TO SAY,
REALLY.

I SWUNG THE WOOD, AND I COULD
FEEL FROM THE CONTACT

THAT IT WAS GONNA GO FOUL.

WHEN JOE WENT DOWN,
IT WAS LIKE TIME STOPPED.

HE WAS LYING THERE, AND...
AND HIS LEGS ARE TWITCHIN',

AND I JUST THOUGHT
THAT WAS SOMETHING

THEY DID IN THE MOVIES,
YOU KNOW?
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS,

HOW COULD JAYSON GET
IN TROUBLE WITH THE POLICE?

IT'S NOT THE POLICE.
IT'S THE D.A.'s OFFICE.

THEY KNOW THERE'S NO CRIME HERE,
BUT THEY'RE PUSHING

'CAUSE THEY GOT A TASTE
FOR JAYSON.
I DON'T USE STEROIDS--
NEVER HAVE, NEVER WILL.

IT'S AN UNFORTUNATE FACT
OF LIFE THESE DAYS--

NOBODY BELIEVES HARD WORK
AND DETERMINATION ALONE

CAN RAISE A BATTING AVERAGE.

BUT WE KNOW THE TRUTH,
AND WE'LL PROCEED FROM THERE.

SO WHAT DO WE DO? I HAVEN'T
BEEN ARRESTED. AM I GONNA BE?
NO. WE'LL MAKE SURE OF IT.

WE'LL TALK TO THE A.D.A.
WHO'S PUSHING THIS,

SEE IF WE CAN COME
TO SOME KIND OF UNDERSTANDING.
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.

THANKS.
TAKE CARE.

TAKE CARE.
THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

A CLIENT COMES IN HERE
LOOKING FOR CONFIDENCE

AND WILLING TO PAY
$550 AN HOUR FOR IT,

YOU GIVE IT TO THEM.
I'M NOT SELLING ANYBODY
SOMETHING

I'M NOT POSITIVE I CAN DELIVER.
IF YOU CAN'T KEEP THE GUY WHO
HIT A FOUL BALL OUT OF JAIL,

STONE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE
WHO SHOULD LOSE HIS BAR CARD.

YOU DON'T KNOW THIS A.D.A.
I DO.

YOU'RE NOT REPRESENTING
SOME GANGBANGER

CAUGHT WITH A NICKEL BAG
OF CRACK.
MARIJUANA.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING
AS A NICKEL BAG OF CRACK.
WHATEVER.

NOW THAT WE'VE SETTLED WHO'S
GOT THE RELEVANT EXPERTISE HERE,

WANNA JOIN ME
AT THE D.A.'s OFFICE?

I CAN SEE THINGS.
WHEN I LOOK AT ELI,

I KNOW SOMETHING'S WRONG,

AND I DON'T JUST MEAN
WITH THE BAR.

I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A PAIN.
I'M TRYING TO BE A FRIEND.

EVEN IF ELI
DOESN'T WANT MY HELP,

I CAN'T HELP WANTING
TO GIVE IT.
HI, PATTI.

LISTEN, I'M STILL
WITHOUT A LEGAL ASSISTANT,

AND ELI SAID
THAT IF I NEEDED ANYTHING,

I COULD TROUBLE YOU.
DID HE? THAT SOUNDS SO...
LIKE HIM.

YEAH.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT TOO BUSY,

AND YOU CAN MANAGE TO READ
MY HANDWRITING, I REALLY NEED

THIS DRAFT TYPED
AND FORMATTED.
I'LL PUT IT RIGHT AT
THE TIPPY-TOP OF MY TO-DO LIST.

SO...

HE FINALLY FREED HIMSELF
OF THAT WOMAN.

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY
BE WRONG WITH HIM?

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

I-I KNOW THINGS HAVE BEEN
STRAINED BETWEEN US OF LATE.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND FROM TAYLOR
THAT THERE WERE...

MITIGATING FACTORS.

AS HER FATHER, I'M...

EMBARRASSED
ON SEVERAL LEVELS.

I-I'M NOT SURE I FOLLOW.
EXCELLENT. THAT SHOULD EXPEDITE
OUR DROPPING OF THE TOPIC.

YOU'RE TAKING
THE STAND TOMORROW.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU'LL BE
CALLED UPON TO ACCOUNT

FOR YOUR ODD BEHAVIOR
THESE PAST TWO MONTHS.

MM. HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO DO THAT?
BY NOT ACCOUNTING FOR IT.

LET'S CUT TO THE CHASE,
MR. STONE.

WE HAVE
AN ENTIRE COURTROOM OF WITNESSES

WHO SAW YOU SINGING
DURING YOUR OPENING ARGUMENT

IN THE ZYRE MOTORS TRIAL.
SINCE I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT
OUTBURST WAS LEGAL STRATEGY

ON YOUR PART,
WE'LL HAVE TO OBFUSCATE.
I CAN'T ADMIT OR DENY

THAT IT WAS PART
OF MY LEGAL STRATEGY

WITHOUT DISCUSSING
MY STRATEGY,

AND I CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT
VIOLATING PRIVILEGE.
SHE WON'T LET YOU HIDE

BEHIND ATTORNEY/CLIENT
CONFIDENTIALITY.
WHAT ABOUT THE SINGING
AND DANCING IN YOUR LAW FIRM?

OR WOULD THAT BE CONFIDENTIAL
STRATEGY AS WELL?

WHAT I DO OUTSIDE
THE ATTORNEY/CLIENT RELATIONSHIP

ISN'T RELEVANT TO MY FITNESS
TO PRACTICE LAW.

MS. RAINES IS
AN EFFECTIVE LITIGATOR,

BUT HER WEAKNESS IS
THAT SHE OVERREACHES.
SO YOU DON'T DENY
THESE OUTBURSTS?

AND YOU HAVE TO
TRAP HER WHEN SHE DOES.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SINGING
WAS AGAINST THE LAW.

WHAT ELSE COULD I LOSE MY
LICENSE FOR--PLAYING THE PIANO?
AND ONCE YOU'VE
MOVED HER OUT OF POSITION,

YOU ATTACK.
IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS,
MY TRIAL RECORD'S BEEN 3 AND 1,

WINNING OVER $15 MILLION
FOR MY CLIENTS.

IF I'M UNFIT TO PRACTICE LAW,

MAYBE THE LAWYERS I BEAT SHOULD
BE INVITED TO YOUR WITCH HUNT.

NICELY DONE.

BY THE WAY, HAVE YOU SEEN
RAINES' WITNESS LIST?

THIRD UP FROM THE BOTTOM.

"NATHAN AARON STONE."

I'M SURE THIS RELATES
TO YOUR PHYSICAL,

WHICH YOUR BROTHER SIGNED OFF
ON LAST MONTH.

RAINES IS JUST FISHING.

THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
CHUMMED THE WATERS.

IT WAS FOOLISH HAVING
YOUR OWN BROTHER EXAMINE YOU.

MAKES IT APPEAR YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO HIDE.

WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING,
THEN, THAT I DON'T.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
THAT'S A LIE.

ANYONE WHO COLLECTS
BASEBALL CARDS

KNOWS THAT JAYSON TURK
IS ON STEROIDS.

IN 5 YEARS, HIS HAT SIZE
WENT FROM 8 1/2 TO 8 3/4.

THE ONLY ADULT I KNOW
WHOSE HEAD ACTUALLY GETS BIGGER

IS THE HULK.
SO WHAT ARE YOU
CHARGING HIM WITH--

FIRST-DEGREE
UNSUBSTANTIATED INNUENDO?
UM, NO. I WAS THINKING,
UH, HOMICIDE.

THE GUY HIT A FOUL BALL.

DID YOU GET BEANED
IN THE HEAD?

WHO'S THE SUIT WITH THE MOUTH?
HE'S GOT A POINT, PAUL.

YOU CAN'T MAKE A MURDER CHARGE
WITH THESE FACTS.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
SO IS HITTING SOMEONE
WITH YOUR CAR

AFTER YOU'VE HAD
THREE MARTINIS.

IT'S STILL CRIMINALLY
NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE.
I'M NOT SEEING THE MARTINI HERE.

STEROIDS.
HITTING A MAJOR LEAGUE FASTBALL

IN THE VICINITY OF OTHER PEOPLE

WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF STRENGTH-ENHANCING DRUGS?

THAT SOUNDS
PRETTY RECKLESS TO ME.

NOW FORTUNATELY, WE DON'T
HAVE TO BE ADVERSARIAL.

IF JAYSON ADMITS TO USING
STEROIDS AND AGREES TO TESTIFY

AGAINST HIS SUPPLIERS, I CAN
MAKE THIS WHOLE THING GO AWAY.
SO CAN I. WE'LL GET
A JUDGE TO KICK THIS.

OKAY. TELL YOUR CLIENT

TO EXPECT A VISIT
FROM SOME POLICE OFFICERS.

UH-HUH. I THOUGHT
THAT WENT REALLY WELL.

YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO

YOUR LITTLE SMUG ACT
WITH ME RIGHT NOW.

CANCEL YOUR LUNCH PLANS. WE'RE
GONNA TRY THIS THE REAL WAY NOW.

MY LUNCH PLANS?

YOU HAVE TO APPRECIATE
THE IRONY.

THEY'RE TRYING TO DISBAR ME,
AND YOU'RE THE ONE

WHO COULD END UP
LOSING HIS LICENSE.

ALL RIGHT. UM...
SO WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS?

CHOICE ONE--WE TELL THE TRUTH
THAT YOU COVERED UP

MY BRAIN ANEURYSM,
AND I WIND UP DISBARRED,

AND YOU LOSE
YOUR MEDICAL LICENSE.

NOT REALLY FEELING
CHOICE ONE.

THERE IS A CHOICE TWO,
BUT YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE IT.
IF IT DOESN'T INVOLVE ME
LOSING MY LICENSE, I'M ON BOARD.

YOU LIE.
YOU MEAN
CONTINUE TO LIE,

UNDER OATH THIS TIME.

NOT FOR ME. THIS TIME,
YOU HAVE TO DO IT FOR YOU.
AH...

I'M SORRY. I KNOW I GOT YOU
INTO THIS, NATE.

BUT I CAN'T THINK OF
ANY OTHER WAY TO GET YOU OUT.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW
I RAZZ YOU A LOT, ELI,

ABOUT YOUR LIFE,
YOUR CHOICES,

YOUR BEWILDERING DECISIONS.

BUT I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT
YOU'RE AN INCREDIBLE ATTORNEY,

SO JUST TELL ME THE TRUTH.

IF YOU WERE MY LAWYER,
AND I WAS YOUR CLIENT,

WHAT WOULD YOU TELL ME TO DO?
LIE.

...ONE OF THIS CITY'S MANY
FINE AND TALL BRIDGES.

PATTI. PATTI. CAN I GET
THAT DRAFT I LEFT?

I NEVER GOT TO IT.
TRY BACK LATER.

SO WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ONE,
THE HUSKY ONE FROM MARIN?

OH.

I GOTTA CALL YOU BACK.

I ASKED YOU
TO DO SOMETHING.

WHY DIDN'T YOU DO IT?

I'VE BEEN BUSY.
LOOK, PATTI, I WEATHERED YOUR
HOSTILITIES WHEN I WAS WITH ELI.

BUT NOW THAT I WORK HERE,
I HAVE GOT TO KNOW--

WHAT THE HELL
IS YOUR PROBLEM?

CAN I BE HONEST WITH YOU?

THIS IS YOU HOLDING BACK?

I DON'T LIKE WHO ELI BECAME
AFTER HE STARTED DATING YOU.

I DIDN'T CHANGE ELI,
PATTI. I COULDN'T--

AFTER HE STARTED SEEING YOU,

THE FIRM'S SMALLER CLIENTS
WEREN'T WORTH HIS TIME.

ELI HAS BEEN AT THIS FIRM
FOR EIGHT YEARS.

HE'S BEEN DATING ME FOR TWO.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN
THE LAST TWO MONTHS,

THE CASES HE'S TAKEN,

WHAT HE'S DONE RIGHT BEFORE
AND SINCE HE DUMPED YOU?

MAYBE BECAUSE HE'S SICK.

OR... MAYBE NOW HE'S BETTER.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL DO MY OWN TYPING.

OH, HERE WE ARE.

WELL, IF JAYSON TURK'S
GOING TO JAIL,

AT LEAST HIS LAWYERS
WILL BE WELL-FED.

WHY DO YOU THINK
WE ASKED MR. POSNER

TO JOIN US FOR A NICE LUNCH?
HONESTLY, I DON'T CARE.

I HAVE WORK TO DO
ON THE JAYSON TURK CASE.

THIS IS THE JAYSON TURK CASE.
LOWELL!

MARTY!
LOOK AT YOU.

HOW ARE YOU?
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.
UH, TO OF MY FOOT SOLDIERS--
KEITH BENNETT, MATT DOWD.

YOU BOTH KNOW
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
HELLO, KEITH, MATT.

SIR.
JOIN US FOR A MINUTE?

ALL RIGHT.
SIT, SIT. FUNNY WE SHOULD
BUMP INTO YOU.

MY MINIONS HERE
WERE JUST VENTING TO ME

ABOUT ONE OF YOURS--
PAUL SWEREN.
YES.

THE JAYSON TURK MATTER.
TERRIBLE BUSINESS, THAT.
FORTUNATELY,
THE CITY'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY

DOESN'T PROSECUTE
BASED ON GOSSIP.
PAUL SWEREN DOESN'T SEE IT
AS GOSSIP.

ONLY BECAUSE HE'S SITTING
IN THE CHEAP SEATS.

THE VIEW'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT
FROM THE LUXURY BOXES,

LIKE THEY'LL HAVE
AT THE NEW MARVELS STADIUM--

IF THEY CAN EVER GET
THAT THING BUILT, I MEAN.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING
OF A NON SEQUITUR.
NOT AT ALL.
NEW STADIUMS COST MONEY.

MONEY COMES FROM PUBLIC FUNDING,
WHICH COMES FROM LOCAL SUPPORT,

WHICH MIGHT BE HARD TO COME BY
IF YOU SLAP A MURDER CHARGE

ON SAN FRANCISCO'S
FAVORITE SON.

NO,
THAT WOULD BE BARRY BONDS.

STILL, IT WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE
IF THE CITY LOST THAT STADIUM.

AND, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERY DEATH
IS A CRIMINAL MATTER.

EXACTLY.
ACCIDENTS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

MARTY, I'LL TALK TO SWEREN,

SEE IF WE CAN'T
WORK SOMETHING OUT.

APPRECIATE THAT, LOWELL.
MY PLEASURE.

LOWELL.

BOYS.

SIR.

DON'T WORRY.

AS STARTING PITCHER,
YOU STILL RECORD THE WIN.

I JUST GET THE SAVE.

DR. STONE,

YOU GAVE YOUR BROTHER
A PHYSICAL

AT THE BEQUEST OF WETHERSBY,
POSNER & KLEIN, CORRECT?

AND AN M.R.I. WITH CONTRAST,
YES.
AND WHAT WERE THE RESULTS?

I-IT'S HARD, UM--
HOW ABOUT I GIVE IT A TRY?

WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING SIMPLE,
LIKE, UH, "BRAIN SCAN NORMAL"?

ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU WROTE

ON YOUR BROTHER'S
MEDICAL CLEARANCE FORM--

"BRAIN SCAN NORMAL"?

IS THAT YOUR SIGNATURE,
DOCTOR?

LOOKS LIKE IT.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE BECOME
A LAWYER LIKE YOUR BROTHER.

IS THAT YOUR SIGNATURE?

DANNY, COME ON,
I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

OH, MAN! LET ME SEE.
LET ME SEE.

OKAY, JUST BE CAREFUL. IF I GET
IT WET, NATE'LL KILL ME.

WOW. I MEAN--I MEAN,
THOSE--THOSE ARE HUGE.

COME DOWN HERE
AND SING THAT!

ELI, ISN'T THAT YOUR DAD?

COME ON! THE CLOUDS MAKING THAT
NOISE TO EXPLAIN THE FACTS...

IN SONG!
NO, THAT JUST
LOOKS LIKE HIM.

SONG!
DUDE, CHECK HER OUT!

MAN, TH-THAT'S YOUR DAD.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BREATHE
WITHOUT THE SKY?!

SHOULD WE CALL, LIKE,
THE POLICE OR SOMETHING?

JUST FORGET IT!

TELL ME THAT! COME DOWN
HERE AND SING THAT!

I CAN BREATHE, BUT YOU
JUST SMELL THE MUSIC--

DAD!
AAH!

ELI.

WHERE'S THE BOTTLE?

LET'S GO HOME.

IS THAT YOUR SIGNATURE?

YOUR HONOR?
ELI?

I NEED TO CLARIFY--
YOU ARE REPRESENTED
BY COUNSEL, COUNSEL.

IF YOU WANT TO ASSERT
AN OBJECTION, YOU HAVE TO--
I DON'T WANT TO OBJECT.

I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING
FOR THE RECORD.

YOUR HONOR, MY CLIENT'S
MISTAKEN. WE DON'T NEED ANY--
I CAN EXPLAIN WHY MY BROTHER
APPEARS TO BE HAVING TROUBLE

IN IDENTIFYING
HIS OWN SIGNATURE.

HE DIDN'T SIGN
MY MEDICAL FORM. I DID.

I FORGED HIS SIGNATURE.

I'D LIKE A RECESS TO SPEAK
WITH MY CLIENT.

WELL, APPARENTLY, THE FEELING
IS NOT MUTUAL, MR. WETHERSBY.

WHY DID YOU DO THIS,
MR. STONE?

BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE,
ESPECIALLY MR. WETHERSBY,

TO DISCOVER THAT I HAVE
A BRAIN ANEURYSM.

DR. STONE,

THIS ANEURYSM--IS IT THE CAUSE

OF YOUR BROTHER'S
ERRATIC BEHAVIOR?
OBJECTION--DOCTOR/PATIENT
PRIVILEGE. DON'T ANSWER.

FINE. MR. STONE,

THE EPISODES
YOU'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING--

ARE THEY SYMPTOMS
CAUSED BY THE ANEURYSM?
OBJECTION.

YES.

AND ARE YOU UNDERGOING
ANY TREATMENT AT THIS TIME?
NO.

AND WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE THERE ISN'T
ANY TREATMENT.

UH, IT'S INOPERABLE.

IS IT FATAL?

UM... IT'S POSSIBLE
THAT I COULD LIVE TO BE 100,

OR--OR YES, IT COULD--
IT COULD BE FATAL.

YOUR HONOR,
I THINK THE STATE BAR RESTS.

I'D LIKE THAT RECESS NOW,
YOUR HONOR.

AND YOU HAVE IT,
MR. WETHERSBY.

BUT I DON'T THINK
EITHER YOU OR YOUR CLIENT

IS GOING TO BE VERY PLEASED WITH
MY DECISION WHEN WE RECONVENE.

SIR, I...

DON'T.

YES, ELI LIED TO YOU.

WHICH, BELIEVE ME, HE AND I
WILL BE DISCUSSING VERY SOON.

FOR RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER, I'M MORE
CONCERNED WITH YOUR DISHONESTY.

I'M SORRY, BUT I NEEDED YOU
TO REPRESENT ELI, AND I HAD NO--

I'M NOT REFERRING
TO THE INFIDELITY FANTASY

YOU CONCOCTED. I'M REFERRING
TO THE FACT THAT YOU STOOD

IN THIS VERY OFFICE AND TOLD ME
ELI WAS IN GOOD HEALTH.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

I LOVE HIM,

AND HE COULD DIE.

ANY MINUTE,
I COULD LOSE HIM.

YOU'RE AN ADULT, AND I EXPECT
THERE TO BE SECRETS BETWEEN US,

BUT FOR THERE
TO BE DISHONESTY...

I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED
IN YOU.

ELI HAS BEEN
LIKE A SON TO YOU...

AND IT'S LIKE YOU DON'T
EVEN CARE THAT HE COULD DIE.

AND YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED
IN ME?

I'M AN IDIOT.

JUST BECAUSE
YOU TOLD THE TRUTH?

NO, 'CAUSE FOR A MINUTE THERE,
YOU ACTUALLY HAD ME THINKING

THAT THERE WAS SOME
GREATER MEANING TO ALL OF THIS,

THAT--THAT MAYBE, JUST MAYBE,
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
FOR THE ALMIGHTY.

AND THAT MAKES ME THE SECOND
BIGGEST MORON IN THIS ROOM.

WHAT MADE YOU REVEAL
THE ANEURYSM?

I HAD A VISION
DURING THE HEARING.

I HAD ONE OF THOSE FUN LITTLE
FATHER/SON FLASHBACKS.

I'D FORGOTTEN HOW
OUT-THERE HE COULD BE

AND HOW--HOW MAD
IT WOULD MAKE ME.

SEEING HIM THERE LIKE THAT,
I...

I WASN'T GONNA LET NATE
RUIN HIS LIFE,

JUST LIKE
OUR FATHER NEARLY DID.

LIE BACK.

WHY?

IN THE PAST,
THE NEEDLE HAS GIVEN CLARITY

TO THESE FLASHBACKS.

GIVE MY REGARDS
TO YOUR FATHER.

WHAT?

MY FRIEND SAW...

AT THE PARK.

EVERYONE AT SCHOOL'S
GONNA KNOW NOW.

GONNA KNOW WHAT?

I WAS JUST PLAY-ACTING,
IS ALL.

JUST PLAY-ACTING.

I'M SURE IT DIDN'T LOOK
THAT BAD.

AT LEAST WHEN YOU'RE AT THE BAR,
NOBODY ELSE CAN SEE.

LOOK, ELI,
I KNOW SOMETIMES...

I DON'T SEEM TO BE MAKIN'
A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE.

BUT THE REASON FOR THAT IS I...

IT'S LIKE I CAN SEE TOO MUCH.

YEAH...

I MEAN, WHEN MY EYES ARE OPEN,

I SEE WHAT'S RIGHT
IN FRONT OF ME,

BUT I ALSO SEE...

OTHER THINGS...

UM...

THINGS THAT...
HAVEN'T HAPPENED YET.

AND MAYBE THEY WON'T.
THEY--THEY DON'T ALWAYS,

BUT SOMETIMES...

SOMETIMES THEY DO.

DOES ANYTHING LIKE THAT
EVER HAPPEN TO YOU?

YEAH.

YEAH, I CAN SEE
THE FUTURE, TOO.

IN A FEW HOURS, YOU'RE GONNA
PASS OUT SOME MORE.

MOM'S GONNA GET A PHONE CALL
AND TELL ME

THAT SHE'S GOTTA GO OUT
AND GET MILK

OR EGGS FOR THE MORNING,

BUT REALLY SHE'S GOING OUT
TO GET YOU FROM WHEREVER.

AND WHEN SHE GETS HOME,
SHE'S GONNA TAKE A SHOWER

SO NO ONE IN THE HOUSE
CAN HEAR HER CRYING.

HE TRIED TO TELL ME
THE TRUTH.

THAT HE HAD VISIONS, TOO?

YEAH.

I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO.

BET YOU DIDN'T
SEE THIS ONE COMIN'.

THIS IS TRUE.

I THOUGHT SWEREN WOULDN'T CRACK
UNTIL AT LEAST TOMORROW. WAIT.

GIVE ME A MINUTE. I DON'T HAVE
AN OBNOXIOUS REMARK PREPARED.

GOT IT.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE

FINDING YOUR WAY HERE, DID YOU?
I KNOW THE ELEVATOR RIDE

CAN BE DISORIENTING

FOR SOMEONE USED TO LIVING
AND WORKING IN A BASEMENT.
FUNNY.

THANK YOU.
ALMOST AS HILARIOUS
AS THE PHONE CALL

I GOT THIS MORNING
FROM MY BOSS.

HE JUST WANTED TO TELL ME
THAT I HAD HIS FULL SUPPORT

IN THE TURK CASE.
WHAT, WERE YOU EXPECTING HIM TO,

OH, I DON'T KNOW,
TELL ME TO BACK OFF?

IN FACT, THAT WAS HOW
THE CONVERSATION STARTED,

UNTIL I PRESENTED HIM
WITH THE EVIDENCE.

I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE
AN OBNOXIOUS REMARK PREPARED.

NOW YOU CAN'T MAKE OUT
HER FACE IN EVERY SHOT,

BUT OBVIOUSLY,
THAT'S YOUR CLIENT'S WIFE

OBVIOUSLY ENGAGED
IN A SERIES OF ACTS

WITH A CONSENTING ADULT
OBVIOUSLY NOT HER HUSBAND.

ALL RIGHT, IS THIS GUY
WHO I THINK IT IS?
WELL, THAT DEPENDS...
IF YOU THINK

THAT'S THE THIRD BASE COACH
YOUR CLIENT MURDERED.
THESE PICTURES COULD HAVE
BEEN TAKEN YEARS AGO.

THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
YOUR CLIENT HIRED TO TAKE THEM

WILL TESTIFY THEY WEREN'T.
HE HIRED
A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.

NOW CLEARLY YOUR CLIENT
HAS BEEN LESS THAN CANDID.

MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT ELSE HE
MIGHT NOW BE TELLING YOU, HUH?

YOU WERE RIGHT.

I WAS WRONG.
THIS ISN'T NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE.

IT'S PREMEDITATED MURDER.
YOU ARE CRAZY.
THE--IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

AN ACCIDENT WHERE YOUR CLIENT

JUST HAPPENS TO KILL
THE GUY SCREWING HIS WIFE.

KEEP THE PHOTOS.
I GOT PLENTY OF COPIES.

DON'T SAY IT.

SAY WHAT? HOW GLAD I AM
THAT I HAVE YOU TO SHOW ME

HOW THINGS GET DONE UPTOWN?

YEAH.

THE PARTNERS BELIEVE
THAT YOUR ANEURYSM,

COUPLED WITH THE ERRATIC
BEHAVIOR IT APPEARS TO PRODUCE,

IS GROUNDS FOR DISBARMENT.

IF YOU WANT TO DROP OUT,
I WOULD, OF COURSE, UNDERSTAND.

THAT'S BIG OF YOU, ELI.

BUT WHEN I TAKE ON A CASE,
I TAKE IT ON TO WIN.

I ACTUALLY HAVE AN IDEA
ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT.

BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT ME
TO SAY--

YOU'RE A SMART ATTORNEY, ELI.
IF I FEEL BETRAYED...

AND I DO,

IT'S ONLY BECAUSE I SAW
IN YOU A PIECE OF MYSELF.

GIVEN THAT SYMBIOSIS,

I SUSPECT WE'VE BOTH ARRIVED
AT THE SAME CONCLUSION.

THE ANEURYSM
DOESN'T HURT OUR CASE.

THE ANEURYSM IS OUR CASE.

A BRAIN ANEURYSM.

MR. STONE,
A SENIOR ASSOCIATE AT MY FIRM,

WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ONE
APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO.

IN THAT TIME,
THE ANEURYSM'S SIDE EFFECTS

HAVE BEEN CERTAIN
BEHAVIORAL ECCENTRICITIES,

BUT NEITHER THEY
NOR HIS ANEURYSM HAVE IMPAIRED

HIS ABILITY TO PRACTICE
ONE IOTA.

THEY DIDN'T PREVENT HIM
FROM GRADUATING FROM STANFORD,

CLERKING AT THE SUPREME COURT

OR REPRESENTING HUNDREDS
OF CLIENTS WITH DISTINCTION

AT ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S
MOST PRESTIGIOUS FIRMS.

MR. STONE'S FOCUS HAS BEEN
SHARPENED BY THE POSSIBILITY

OF A PAINFUL
AND PREMATURE DEATH.

AS A MEMBER OF THE BAR,
I AM EMBARRASSED

BY THE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IT
HAS TAKEN AGAINST MY COLLEAGUE,

MY ASSOCIATE, AND THAT IS WHY

I FELT IT MY OBLIGATION
TO DRAFT AND FILE A LAWSUIT

AGAINST
THE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

ON MR. STONE'S BEHALF.

I'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS NOW.

MR. WETHERSBY!
MR. WETHERSBY!
YES?

LISTEN TO ME.
LISTEN REAL HARD.

NOW WHATEVER YOU SAY TO US
RIGHT NOW MAY BE PRIVILEGED,

BUT WE ARE STILL
STUCK WITH IT FOR TRIAL.

YOU TELL US YOU DID THIS,
WE--WE CAN'T GO AND ARGUE

TO A JURY YOU DIDN'T.
YOU FEEL ME?
SO IF I WANT TO LIE,
NOW WOULD BE THE TIME?

YOU NEED A MINUTE?
NO, I DON'T NEED A MINUTE,
'CAUSE I DON'T NEED TO LIE,

'CAUSE I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
EXCEPT HIRE
A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR...

EXCEPT FIND OUT
YOUR WIFE CHEATED ON YOU

WITH THE GUY YOU KILLED.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.

LOOK, YOU THINK I DID THIS?
YOU REALLY THINK I DID THIS?
I THINK IF YOU COULD
AIM YOUR HITS LIKE THIS,

YOUR ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
WOULD BE .1000.

BUT THAT DOESN'T
CHANGE THE FACT

THE A.D.A THINKS OTHERWISE.
AND HE'S GONNA SEND
SOME BADGES TO YOUR HOME,

AND THEY'RE GONNA PUT YOU
IN THE BACK OF A SQUAD CAR

IN FRONT OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.
OUR FIRM'S GOT SOME PULL
WITH THE D.A.

WE'VE ARRANGED TO HAVE YOU
SURRENDER TO THE POLICE.

NO ARREST.
SURRENDER?

THEY WILL PROCESS YOU THROUGH
CENTRAL BOOKING AND--

SO... I'M...
I'M LIKE A CRIMINAL HERE?

WE'RE GONNA GET YOU
THROUGH THIS, JAYSON,

AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE.

IT'S TOO DAMN LATE
FOR THAT, MR. DOWD.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS,
MR. WETHERSBY.

SINCE YOUR PRESS CONFERENCE,

I'VE BEEN BESIEGED
WITH PHONE CALLS.
YOUR HONOR'S SUMMARY RULING
LEFT US WITH NO OTHER OPTION.

FINE. MY SUMMARY RULING
IS HEREBY WITHDRAWN.

THE HEARING WILL CONTINUE.
CALL YOUR NEXT WITNESS.

SINCE MS. RAINES
RESTED HER CASE,

I SEE NO REASON
NOT TO REST AS WELL.

WE CAN PROCEED
DIRECTLY TO SUMMATIONS.

MR. STONE WILL BE SPEAKING
ON HIS OWN BEHALF.

GO ON, ELI.

THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU
WHY YOU WANT THIS

AND TO BE REMINDED
HOW GOOD YOU ARE AT IT.

AHEM.

I WAS A VERY GOOD LAWYER
BEFORE ALL OF THIS,

AND I THINK I WOULD HAVE
GROWN INTO A GREAT LAWYER.

BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
A GREAT PERSON.

TWO MONTHS AGO, I CARED
ABOUT WINNING MY CASES.

BUT NOW I-I CARE
ABOUT HELPING MY CLIENTS.

AND HOW MUCH HELP
CAN YOU BE TO THEM

IF YOU DIE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THEIR CASE?
WELL, PROBABLY NOT THAT MUCH.

BUT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS...

I KNOW THAT EACH CASE
COULD BE MY LAST...

AND I TRY THAT MUCH HARDER.

I TAKE CASES THAT ARE THAT MUCH
MORE IMPORTANT TO ME...

AND I THINK
I'M A BETTER LAWYER FOR IT.

YES, MY BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN
A LITTLE ODD,

BUT ODD
ISN'T ALWAYS WORSE.

MY FATHER HAD
THE SAME CONDITION,

AND IT DIDN'T PREVENT HIM
FROM RAISING TWO SONS--

ONE WHO BECAME A DOCTOR

AND ANOTHER WHO BECAME
A LAWYER.

AND BEING A LAWYER IS
ALL I EVER WANTED TO BE.

ONE DAY, I MAY HAVE
TO STOP BEING ONE,

BUT THAT'S NOT TODAY.

TODAY I COULD STILL
DO SOME GOOD.

ALL I'M LOOKING FOR
FROM THIS HEARING IS...

THE CHANCE TO KEEP DOING IT.

THIS CASE PRESENTS
A SIMPLE QUESTION--

DOES MR. STONE'S ANEURYSM RENDER
HIM UNFIT TO PRACTICE LAW?

MR. STONE IS CONCERNED IT MIGHT.

WHAT OTHER EXPLANATION
CAN THERE BE

FOR THE LENGTHS TO WHICH
HE'S GONE TO HIDE HIS CONDITION?

MR. STONE, PLEASE.

YOUR SUBTERFUGE IS INCONSISTENT
WITH THE IDEALS OF THE BAR.

I AM THEREFORE
SANCTIONING YOU, SIR,

AND I AM FINING YOU $1,000.

BEYOND THAT, HOWEVER, I SEE
NO EVIDENCE THAT YOUR CONDITION

HAS RENDERED YOU
UNFIT TO PRACTICE.

THEREFORE, TO PROTECT YOU
AND THE INTERESTS

OF YOUR CLIENTS,
EVERY THREE MONTHS

YOU WILL SUBMIT
TO A MEDICAL EXAM

ADMINISTERED BY A PHYSICIAN...
WHO IS NOT A RELATIVE.

AND YOU WILL ALSO HAVE REGULAR
PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS

TO DETERMINE IF YOUR ABILITY

TO PRACTICE LAW
HAS BEEN COMPROMISED.

SO LONG AS IT HAS NOT,
YOU MAY RETAIN YOUR LICENSE.

I WISH YOU WELL, YOUNG MAN.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.

SIR?

GOOD LUCK TO YOU,
MR. STONE.

I HAD 50 BUCKS
GOING THE OTHER WAY.

I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU.
NO MORE PERJURY
WOULD BE NICE.

HEY.

SO YOU PROBABLY HAVE
A FEW HUNDRED QUESTIONS.

YOU KNOW,
THE STRANGE THING IS,

AS HARD AS IT WAS TO KEEP
THE SECRET FROM PEOPLE HERE,

IT WAS ODDLY KIND OF HARDEST
TO KEEP IT FROM YOU...

WHICH SURPRISED ME,
BECAUSE--
YOU'RE AN ASS.

BECAUSE YOU THINK I'M AN ASS.
I THOUGHT YOU CHANGED.

I THOUGHT YOU REALIZED ALL BY
YOURSELF THAT IT'S NOT ENOUGH

TO BE A GOOD LAWYER IF YOU'RE
NOT ALSO A GOOD PERSON.

BUT YOU'RE THE SAME SELFISH,
SELF-CENTERED LAWYER

YOU ALWAYS WERE.

ALL THAT'S CHANGED NOW IS THAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP

YOUR RECORD JUST IN CASE
THERE'S A HEREAFTER.
NO, I'M NOT.

I-I DID THIS WHOLE THING
ON A MOUNTAINTOP

WITH A COFFEE CAN--
IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT THE ANEURYSM,

WOULD YOU HAVE EVER EVEN
LOOKED AT A PRO BONO CLIENT?

WOULD YOU HAVE EVER
EVEN HELPED ME?

I REST MY CASE.

MAGGIE.

YOU REALLY HAVE
A WAY WITH WOMEN.

I'M NOT SURE
HOW IT HAPPENED,

BUT I THINK MY HAVING
AN ANEURYSM PISSES HER OFF!

NOT JUST HER.

JORDAN WANTS YOU
IN HIS OFFICE.

ARE YOU IN PAIN?

EXCUSE ME?

YOUR ANEURYSM. DOES IT CAUSE
YOU ANY PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT?

NO, SIR.

I UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU LIED TO ME.

I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DONE
THE SAME THING IN YOUR POSITION.

BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT
THAT YOU KEPT SECRET A CONDITION

THAT COULD HAVE
EXPOSED THIS FIRM

TO A CATASTROPHIC
MALPRACTICE SUIT.
I REALIZE THAT I WAS--

I'M TALKING RIGHT NOW,
MR. STONE.

I LIKE BEING LIED TO
ONLY LESS THAN I APPRECIATE

MY LIFE'S WORK BEING
THREATENED BY SELFISHNESS.

I WON'T TOLERATE IT
WITHIN THESE WALLS,

AND I WON'T PUT MY MONEY
IN SUCH A PERSON'S POCKET.
YOU'RE FIRING ME?

I CAN'T FIRE YOU.

EVEN IF I COULD GET AROUND

THE LANGUAGE
OF THE KELLER SETTLEMENT,

I COULDN'T DISCHARGE
THE VERY ATTORNEY

WHOSE FREEDOM TO PRACTICE
I SO PUBLICLY CHAMPIONED.

BOTTOM LINE--I'M OBLIGATED
TO KEEP EMPLOYING YOU.

WHAT I'M NOT OBLIGATED TO DO
IS PROVIDE YOU WITH AN OFFICE,

AN ASSISTANT OR A CASELOAD.

I'M NOT OBLIGATED
TO TREAT YOU WITH RESPECT,

AND I'M NOT OBLIGATED
TO MAINTAIN

A PROFESSIONAL OR PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

WE'RE DONE.

YOU WANT ME
TO TALK TO HIM?

NO, I MADE MY BED.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO PUT IT
WITHOUT AN OFFICE, BUT...

YEAH, THAT'S ACTUALLY

WHAT I WANT TO TALK
TO MY FATHER ABOUT.

YOU'RE THE NEW TENANT.

IT'S--IT'S WRONG,
AND I-I SHOULDN'T EVEN--

NO.

NO, THIS WAY IT STAYS
IN THE FAMILY.

IT'S JUST AN OFFICE.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS
I'M STILL A LAWYER.

YOU REMEMBER
MY FIRST DAY HERE?

YOU WERE JORDAN'S ASSISTANT,
AND I PARKED IN HIS SPACE

BY ACCIDENT NOT EVEN FOR
15 MINUTES, AND, UH, AND YOU--

I HAD YOU TOWED.
YEAH.

AND I THOUGHT, "I AM KEEPING
MY DISTANCE FROM HER."

PATTI,
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,

I DIDN'T GET JORDAN
TO REPRESENT ME.

TAYLOR DID.

...THE SEVEN WONDERS

THE SIGHTS AND THE SOUNDS

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL JUST BE DOWN THE HALL.

TAYLOR WETHERSBY'S OFFICE.

IT'S LOVE
THAT TURNS THEM AROUND

PRETTY LOUSY DAY?

WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS
I STILL HAVE MY DIGNITY.

OH, NO, WAIT. I FORGOT.
I LOST THAT, TOO.

I SUPPOSE IT WOULDN'T HELP
TO REMIND YOU

THERE'S A HIGHER PLAN
TO ALL THIS.
OH, I BELIEVE IT.

AND IF THE PLAN IS TO
MASSIVELY SCREW UP MY LIFE,

I-I THINK
IT'S GOING PRETTY WELL.

IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE
TO BE BITTER, ELI.

I'M NOT BITTER.
I'M RELIEVED.

EVER SINCE I WAS DIAGNOSED,
I'VE BEEN AFRAID

OF BECOMING LIKE MY DAD,
YOU KNOW?

THIS PATHETIC GUY WHO COULDN'T
HOLD HIS LIFE TOGETHER

WITH BOTH HANDS.

NOW... HERE I AM.

YOUR FATHER MAY HAVE
BEEN SAD, ELI.

HE MIGHT EVEN HAVE BEEN
A LITTLE LOST,

BUT HE WAS NEVER PATHETIC.
YEAH, WELL,
YOU DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

REMEMBER WHEN I TOLD YOU

AT FIRST, I COULDN'T GET
ANY WORK AS AN ACUPUNCTURIST?

I WAS JUST OUT OF MY 20s,
AND ALL I HAD

WAS A DOG-EARED COPY
OF THE "I CHING"

AND MY COLLECTION
OF C.C.R. RECORDS.
C.C.R.?

AS IN CREEDENCE CLEARWATER--
CLEARWATER REVIVAL.

WANT TO GUESS
WHAT MY FAVORITE SONG WAS?
"WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN?"

ANYWAY...

I WAS OUT OF SCHOOL,
I JUST GOT BACK FROM BEIJING,

AND I COULDN'T GET HIRED TO
STICK NEEDLES IN PINCUSHIONS.

SO I TOOK THIS JOB
AT A TV REPAIR SHOP.

IT WAS THE ONLY JOB
I COULD GET, AND I WAS GRATEFUL.

I ASKED THE MAN I WORKED FOR

WHAT I COULD DO
TO REPAY HIS KINDNESS.

AND HE TOLD ME
ABOUT HIS SON,

WHO WAS AWAY
AT COLLEGE AT THE TIME.

HE TOLD ME THAT

I WOULD MAKE GOOD
ON MY DEBT TO HIM ONE DAY.

WHAT ARE Y...

WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME?

I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT YOUR DAD MEANT,

HOW I COULD HELP YOU.

BUT THREE MONTHS AGO,
YOU WALKED INTO MY OFFICE.

HE SAW THE FUTURE...

JUST LIKE HE SAID HE COULD.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THAT HIGHER PLAN NOW?