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HI.

HEY.

I'M TESSA, 4-C.

HI. UH, ELI.
UH, PENTHOUSE "A."

I JUST MOVED IN OVER THE WEEKEND
FROM BUFFALO.

OH, YEAH?
UM, WELCOME TO THE BUILDING

AND THE WEST COAST.

THANK YOU. YEAH, IT'S BEEN
KIND OF A WHIRLWIND--

A NEW JOB, NEW APARTMENT,
NEW LIFE.

I DID THE NEW LIFE THING MYSELF
LAST YEAR.

REALLY?
SO YOU'RE AN EXPERT THEN?

AH, HAPPY
TO SHARE MY INSIGHTS.

IT'S THE LEAST I COULD DO.

I THOUGHT
THEY GOT THESE THINGS FIXED.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I SAID I THOUGHT
THEY FIXED THESE THINGS!

WHAT?

IT'S A VISION. IT'S A VISION.
IT'S A VISION. IT'S A VISION.

IT'S A VISION. VISION!

UM...

IT WAS REALLY NICE
MEETING YOU.

YEAH.

I'M GOING CRAZY. WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?

WELL?
YOU COULDN'T JUST LET ME
HAVE MY ENGLISH MUFFIN FIRST?

THAT MAN IS DRIVING ME
OUT OF MY MIND.
WHICH MAN EXACTLY IS BEHIND
THE PATTI-GO-BONKERS WHEEL?

JIM NORRIS,
ANNOYING ACCOUNTANT,

THE GUY, YOU KNOW, THAT JORDAN,
IN HIS INFINITE STUPIDITY,

DECIDED TO RENT OUT
OFFICE SPACE TO.

WE NEED THE MONEY, PATTI.

RECENTLY, THE FIRM'S BEEN
HEMORRHAGING WORSE THAN, UH,

MY BRAIN.

YOU'RE GONNA REPRESENT ME
AFTER I KILL HIM, RIGHT?

BECAUSE I'M GONNA NEED ONE HELL
OF A LAWYER TO GET ME OFF

AFTER THE JURY HEARS THE GORY
DETAILS OF WHAT I DID TO HIM.

THE GUY PAYS HIS RENT ON TIME
AND IN FULL.
HE WON'T STOP BOTHERING ME,
ELI.

"PATTI, THE COFFEE MACHINE
IS OUT OF FILTERS.

"PATTI, THE COPIER IS JAMMED.

PATTI, THE MEN'S ROOM
IS OUT OF T.P."

I DON'T DO T.P.
YOU MADE THAT MEMORABLY
AND TERRIFYINGLY CLEAR

THE DAY WE MET.

LET ME BE CLEAR, TAYLOR.

THE ODDS OF JORDAN WETHERSBY

WINNING THE JOEL T. BELMONT
AWARD THIS YEAR

ARE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
"WHEN PIGS FLY"

AND "WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER."

HOLD ON.
ROOM SERVICE.

YOU DO REALIZE I PLACED
THIS ORDER OVER AN HOUR AGO?

MY APOLOGIES, SIR.
THE KITCHEN'S BACKED UP.

SWEETHEART, WITH THE FIRM'S
PRECARIOUS FINANCIAL SITUATION,

I'M NOT SURE WE SHOULD BE
SPENDING MONEY BUYING A TABLE

AT AN AWARDS DINNER WHERE
I AM NOT GOING TO WIN AN AWARD.

UH, UH, FINE.

IF IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO YOU,
THEN PURCHASE THE TABLE.

I-I'LL BE AT THE OFFICE SOON.

I ORDERED
AN EGG WHITE-ONLY OMELET.

THIS IS THE THIRD ORDER
YOU PEOPLE HAVE SCREWED UP

ALREADY THIS WEEK.
HOW TERRIBLE FOR YOU.

EXCUSE ME?
OH, I WAS
JUST EXPRESSING SYMPATHY

FOR YOUR WHOLE
OMELET TRAGEDY.

HOW TERRIBLE TO HAVE TO EAT
YELLOW EGGS. I'M REALLY SORRY.
DON'T LEAVE.

I'D LIKE THE NAME
OF YOUR SUPERVISOR.
SO YOU CAN GET ME FIRED?

I DON'T KNOW
WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE,

BUT YOU CAN'T TALK TO PEOPLE
LIKE THIS.

YOU JUST TALKED TO ME
"LIKE THIS."

YOU THINK 'CAUSE YOU LIVE
IN A HOTEL ROOM,

YOU WEAR $5,000 SUITS,
YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME?

IF ANYTHING,
THAT MAKES YOU WORSE.

IT MAKES YOU JUST LIKE
THE REST OF THEM.
THE REST OF WHOM?

WHAT DO YOU CARE?
YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO SAY.

WHY DON'T YOU SAY IT?

THEM...

IS GUYS LIKE YOU--

MODERN DAY ROBBER BARONS THAT
ARE SUCKING THIS COUNTRY DRY.

AS IT HAPPENS,
I'M AN ATTORNEY,

AND I USED TO REPRESENT
MANY OF THOSE ROBBER BARONS.

WELL, I USED TO...
WORK FOR THEM.

WHY'D YOU STOP?

WE HAD A MUTUAL
PARTING OF THE WAYS.

YOURSELF?

I DECIDED TO TRANSITION
INTO FOOD SERVICE.
YOU WERE FIRED.

I THINK THE FASHIONABLE TERM
IS "DOWNSIZED."

YOU WERE FIRED FOR CAUSE?
IF BY THAT YOU MEAN,
DID THEY HAVE A REASON? YEAH.

YEAH, THEY HAD TO GIVE
CLAYTON WELLS, THE EX-C.E.O.,

A $43 MILLION SEVERANCE.

SO TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY,

THEY LAID OFF ME
AND 300 OF MY COWORKERS.

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED SUING
TO GET YOUR OLD JOB BACK?
THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT OF
BEFORE I REALIZED

THERE PROBABLY
WEREN'T TOO MANY LAWYERS

WILLING TO WORK FOR FREE.
WELL, AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT,

YOU BROUGHT THE WRONG EGGS
TO THE RIGHT LAWYER.

COMPLETE AND TOTAL VICTORY.

THINK APPOMATTOX, MR. ROLLINS.
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.

MAKE THE BASTARDS RUE THE DAY

THEY DARED SUE A CLIENT
OF POSNER-KLEIN.

UH, NOT TO WORRY, SIR.

CHAYKIN TECHNOLOGIES
WON'T PAY A DIME IN DAMAGES.

YES, MS. DEKKER?

WELL, I-I THOUGHT MATT DOWD
WAS HANDLING CHAYKIN.

MR. DOWD HAS LEFT US

FOR THE DECIDEDLY
"UNGREENER" PASTURES

OF WETHERSBY, STONE
& ASSOCIATES.

SALLYING FORTH,
OH, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE

TO ANNOUNCE THAT,
ACCORDING TO INSIDE SOURCES,

ONE OF OUR VERY OWN HAS
AT LONG LAST BEEN NOMINATED

FOR THE CALIFORNIA BAR'S
JOEL T. BELMONT AWARD--

ME.

THE FIRM HAS PURCHASED A HALF
DOZEN TABLES AT THE AWARDS.

BANQUET ATTENDANCE AND APPLAUSE
IS MANDATORY.

SIR?

WHAT'S THIS?
UH, LISTENING
TO JORDAN WETHERSBY

ACCEPT THE LAST SIX BELMONTS,

I'VE HAD OCCASION TO JOT DOWN
A FEW STRAY MUSINGS OF MY OWN.

AND I'D BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU
TWO POOLED YOUR LITERARY TALENTS

AND TYPED THEM UP
INTO A BOFFO ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.

FEEL FREE TO BE BRILLIANT.

I THINK I SPEAK FOR US ALL
WHEN I SAY HOW HAPPY WE ARE

THAT MR. DOWD HAS RETURNED
TO OUR SOMEWHAT EMPTY NEST.

THANK YOU, SIR. IT'S GOOD TO BE
BACK, AND, UH, I'M NOT ALONE.

BEFORE I LEFT POSNER-KLEIN,
I DROPPED A LINE IN THE WATER

TO SEE IF ANY OF THEIR CLIENTS
WOULD CONSIDER LEAVING WITH ME.
DID ANY?

H.C. CLEMENTS--
IF YOU WANT 'EM, THEY'RE YOURS.

H.C. CLEMENTS WON
A NO-BID CONTRACT

TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSES
IN NEW ORLEANS AFTER KATRINA.

EXACTLY HOW MANY OF THOSE HOUSES
DID THEY END UP BUILDING?
THEIR BOARD ISN'T EXACTLY
MADE UP OF SAINTS, KEITH.

SHOW ME THE COMPANY WHOSE IS.
I DON'T SEE HOW THIS FIRM,
WHICH IS DEDICATED

TO FOSTERING SOCIAL JUSTICE,
CAN REPRESENT A COMPANY

THAT GOT RICH NOT HELPING
VICTIMS OF A NATURAL DISASTER.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT
CLEAR CONSCIENCES.

IT'S ABOUT CLEAR CHECKS.
I-I THOUGHT YOU GUYS

WERE HAVING TROUBLE
KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON.
I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER IT.

H.C. CLEMENTS IS

A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY
WITH PROFITS IN THE BILLIONS...

WHICH DOESN'T EXACTLY

LIVE UP TO THE REPUTATION
WE'VE BEEN CULTIVATING.

I WON'T REPRESENT 'EM.
THIS'LL MEAN A WALK FOR ME.
AND WE'RE ALL RIGHT BEHIND YOU

IF THIS FIRM
DOESN'T BEGIN TAKING CASES

THAT END IN GETTING PAID.
H.C. CLEMENTS CURRENTLY HAS
THE LEGAL REPRESENTATION

IT DESERVES.
JORDAN.

AND IN ANY CASE, I'VE ALREADY
BEEN RETAINED BY A NEW CLIENT

WHO REQUIRES OUR ATTENTION.
WHO?

A GENTLEMAN IN HIS MIDDLE YEARS

WHO LOST HIS JOB
DUE TO CORPORATE GREED.
AS A GENERAL RULE,

MIDLIFE CRISES
DON'T MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.

BUT WHAT'S MONEY
COMPARED TO A GOOD CAUSE?

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

I'M AWARE
OF THE FIRM'S PLIGHT, ELI.

BUT WE BEGAN THIS ENDEAVOR
OF OURS WITH A CLEAR IDEA

OF THE KIND OF CASES WE WANTED
TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH.

THIS SUIT AGAINST EVERTON--

IT'S ABOUT BASIC RIGHT
AND WRONG.

IF IT IS TO BE
OUR LAST CRUSADE,

THEN LET THAT CASE BE SOMETHING
WE CAN ALL BELIEVE IN.

TO END OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE TO
COMPLETE OUR QUEST WITH GRACE.

SHOULD I TAKE THE LOOK ON YOUR
FACE TO MEAN YOU DON'T AGREE?

NOT AT ALL.
I JUST--YOU SAID "GRACE."

MADE ME THINK OF... GRACE.

AH. THE WOULD-BE
LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.

PATTI GOSSIPS.

SO SHE'S IN AFRICA?

KENYA.

WELL, LOOKING
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE,

SHOULD OUR FIRM
CLOSE ITS DOORS,

YOU'LL HAVE THE TIME
TO VISIT HER.

WELCOME ABOARD
KEY STAR AIRLINES FLIGHT 212

OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO WITH STOPS
IN NEW YORK AND ROME

BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO
OUR FINAL DESTINATION--NAIROBI.

NAIROBI?

THIS PLANE IS GOING...

KENYA.

AS I SAID, YOUR PLANE
TO KENYA DOESN'T TAKE OFF

UNTIL AFTER OUR FIRM
CRASHES AND BURNS.

MM-HMM.

EVERTON FINANCIAL FIRED
MY CLIENT ON FRAUDULENT GROUNDS.

THEY CLAIMED
HE HAD TO BE LAID OFF

BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T
AFFORD HIS SALARY

AND YET SOMEHOW
FOUND ENOUGH MONEY

TO PAY ITS DISGRACED
EX-C.E.O. CLAYTON WELLS

A $43 MILLION
GOLDEN PARACHUTE.

IT WASN'T
A GOLDEN PARACHUTE.
TRUE. AT $43 MILLION,

IT WAS MORE LIKE
A DIAMOND-ENCRUSTED PARACHUTE.

IT WAS A SEVERANCE PACKAGE
WHICH WAS PAID TO MR. WELLS

AFTER HE WAS FIRED HIMSELF.

IT WAS HIS BOTCHED MANAGEMENT
THAT NECESSITATED THE LAYOFFS

IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AND YOU DON'T FIND IT PERVERSE
THAT AFTER BEING PAID

$220 MILLION TO DO A BAD JOB,

HE GOT REWARDED
WITH A $43 MILLION BONUS?

DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I THINK.

THERE'S ZERO BASIS
IN CALIFORNIA STATUTE

OR CASE LAW
FOR THE PLAINTIFF'S CLAIM.
HE'S RIGHT, MR. WETHERSBY.

YOUR CLIENT WAS
AN AT-WILL EMPLOYEE.

UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW, THAT MEANS
HE COULD BE FIRED AT ANY TIME.

I-I'M SORRY, YOUR HONOR.

ARE YOU ARGUING
OPPOSING COUNSEL'S CASE?
JUST STATING THE LEGAL FACTS
AS I SEE THEM.

BEING A JUDGE AND ALL,
I DO THAT SOMETIMES.

YOU HAVE FAILED TO STATE
A VALID LEGAL CLAIM.

I HEREBY GRANT EVERTON'S
12 MOTION TO DISMISS.

MR. LEBAKOWSKI?

"LEBAKOWSKI"? THAT'S THE BEST
NAME YOU COULD COME UP WITH?

FRANK LEBAKOWSKI
IS MY GIVEN NAME.

"CHEN" IS MY...
NOM DE NEEDLE.

UH, LOOK, IF YOU'RE LOOKING
TO TALK WITH A CERTAIN LAWYER,

I CAN'T HELP YOU, FRANK.

ACTUALLY, I'M LOOKING TO TALK
WITH A CERTAIN DOCTOR.

TALK ABOUT WHAT?

AH...
OKAY, HOW LONG HAS
YOUR THROAT BEEN HURTING?

UH, A FEW DAYS.

MM-HMM.

HOW'S ELI DOING?

WELL, HE WAS DOING GREAT
WHEN HE KICKED YOU AND ME

OUT OF HIS APARTMENT,
SAID HE NEVER WANTED TO TALK

TO EITHER ONE OF US AGAIN,
HMM? ANY FEVER?

NO. YOU TWO WILL WORK
THINGS OUT. YOU'RE BROTHERS.

HMM. BROTHERS WITH
A, UH, SINGULAR ABILITY

TO PISS EACH OTHER OFF
AND LET EACH OTHER DOWN.

TALK TO MY BROTHER SOMEDAY.

I KNOW THAT ELI BELIEVES
THAT SOMEHOW YOU WERE--

I DID.

I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR
YOUR FATHER'S DEATH, NATE.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THIS DARK TRUTH STUFF,

BUT THE MEDICAL TRUTH IS THAT
MY FATHER'S HEART DISEASE

WAS A DIRECT RESULT
OF HIS DRINKING,

NOT SOME VOODOO ACUPUNCTURE.

YOU DIDN'T KILL HIM,
FRANK.

WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN TRUTHS,
NATHAN,

AND WE HAVE TO LIVE BY THEM,

JUST AS WE HAVE
TO ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCES

OF BELIEVING IN THEM.

WHAT IS ELI GONNA DO
WITHOUT YOU, HMM?

THIS IS FOR AMOXICILLIN...
UNLESS YOU, UH,

WANT TO STICK WITH ACUPUNCTURE
AND EYE OF NEWT.

YOU'RE JOKING, RIGHT?
WHY DON'T YOU DO THE TYPING?

BECAUSE YOU TYPE
FASTER THAN I DO,

MAGNUM.

DIDN'T YOU TAKE SOME
SECRETARIAL CLASSES AS A BACKUP

IN CASE THE LAW THING
DIDN'T WORK OUT?

THE QUICKER
WE GET THIS OVER WITH,

THE FASTER I CAN GO BACK
TO NOT WORKING WITH YOU.

FAIR ENOUGH, MAGNA CARTA.

OH, AND STOP GIVING ME
THE CUTE NICKNAMES.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT
IF I CALLED YOU... PAULIE?

MY GRANDFATHER
STILL CALLS ME PAULIE.

HE PHONES ME
EVERY WEDNESDAY.

"HEY, PAULIE, HOW ARE THINGS
GOING AT THE OFFICE?"

THAT'S WHEN I KNOW SOMETHING'S
OFF WITH HIS DIABETES.

THEN HE...

THEN HE CALLS ME PAUL.

DEKKER.

DOWD, DON'T YOU HAVE
A SINKING SHIP TO JUMP ON?

YOU KNOW, PAUL, I AM REALLY
GONNA MISS BUMPING INTO YOU

IN THE MEN'S BATHROOM.

I HAVE NEVER FELT
SO SUPERIOR TO ANOTHER LAWYER.

HEY.

HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME
YOU WERE LEAVING?

I THOUGHT YOU AND I
WERE, YOU KNOW,

CO-STRANGERS
IN A STRANGE LAND.

WHO AM I SUPPOSED TO VENT TO
WHEN THIS PLACE DRIVES ME CRAZY?

YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL...

OR BE SOMEWHERE THAT
WON'T DRIVE YOU CRAZY.

I CAN'T GO BACK, MATT,

BECAUSE THERE,
I'LL ALWAYS JUST BE MAGGIE.

HERE,
I'M A RESPECTED ATTORNEY.

YO, AUTO-MAG!

FOR THE MOST PART.

JERK.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T TELL YOU
ABOUT THE COPY OF DAD'S JOURNAL.

I MEANT YOU'RE A JERK FOR BEING
THE FIRST ONE TO APOLOGIZE

FOR BEING THE BIGGER MAN.

WELL, THE TALLER,
BETTER-LOOKING ONE FOR SURE.

CAN WE JUST SKIP THE HUG

AND GO STRAIGHT
TO TALKING ABOUT SPORTS?

SURE. YOU KNOW WHO ELSE WOULD
LOVE TO TALK ABOUT SPORTS?
DON'T.

I SAW FRANK TODAY.
WE JUST GOT COOL. YOU REALLY
THINK I WANT TO HEAR

THAT YOU'VE BEEN CHILLING WITH
THE MAN WHO KILLED OUR FATHER?
HE DIDN'T.
BESIDES, I KNOW HOW IT FEELS

TO HAVE CONVINCED YOURSELF
OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS

THAT YOU WERE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE DEATH OF JEREMY STONE.
YOU WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR HIS HEART GIVING OUT.

MAYBE NOT, BUT I'M NOT CONVINCED
THAT WHATEVER JUJU FRANK DID

IS WHAT KILLED HIM EITHER.

I AM CONVINCED
THAT HE'S YOUR FRIEND,

AND YOU NEED HIM, ELI.

WHAT HAPPENS THE NEXT TIME
YOU HAVE A VISION, HUH?

WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

I HAD A VISION.
I WAS ON A PLANE LEAVING TOWN.

GUESS WE SHOULDN'T
HAVE BOTHERED TO PRINT UP

ALL THAT WETHERSBY, STONE
STATIONERY, HUH?

WOW, I-I DIDN'T REALIZE
HOW BAD YOUR FIRM WAS HURTING.

MM.

BUT FRANK'S HURTING,
TOO, ELI.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?

I WANT DAD TO BE ALIVE,
AND HE TOOK THAT FROM ME--

FROM YOU, TOO.

HELL, IF THE STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS HADN'T PASSED

YEARS AGO, I WOULD SUE HIM
FOR GURU MALPRACTICE.

I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THERE'S NO
SUCH THING AS GURU MALPRACTICE.

EXECUTIVE MALPRACTICE?

YEAH. PEOPLE SUE THEIR DOCTORS
WHEN THEY BOTCH A PROCEDURE.

THEY SUE THEIR LAWYERS
WHEN THEY BOTCH A CASE.

WHY SHOULDN'T THEY ALSO BE
ABLE TO SUE THEIR BOSSES

WHEN THEY SCREW UP?
SO WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING?

WE SUE CLAYTON WELLS,
THE EX-C.E.O.,

FOR SCREWING UP THE COMPANY.
LATELY I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT

HOW I'M PERCEIVED
IN THE EYES OF MY PEERS.

THEIR ESTIMATION OF ME
HAS BEEN LOWERED, IN PART,

BECAUSE OF MY ASSOCIATION
WITH YOU.

BUT IT'S MOMENTS LIKE THIS
WHICH AFFIRM THAT PARTNERSHIP.

SO YOU'RE GONNA
CALL OUR CLIENT?

NO. I'M GOING
TO CALL OUR CLIENTS.

I SEE NO REASON
WHY EVERY EMPLOYEE

WHO LOST THEIR JOB
AT EVERTON

SHOULDN'T AVAIL THEMSELVES
OF YOUR BRILLIANT THEORY--

ALL 300 OF THEM.

FIRST,
MR. STEMPLE SUED EVERTON.

NOW HE'S HERE SUING
EVERTON'S FORMER C.E.O.

I HAVE A FEW EVERTON SHARES
IN MY 401.

SHOULD I EXPECT A SUBPOENA,
TOO?

YOU DIDN'T PUT 300 PEOPLE
OUT OF WORK.

THERE'S ABSOLUTELY
ZERO PRECEDENT

FOR EX-EMPLOYEES OF A COMPANY
SUING ITS EX-C.E.O.

FOR NEGLIGENCE. IT'S--
INNOVATIVE, I ADMIT.

MAYBE IF CLAYTON WELLS HAD
BEEN MORE CREATIVE HIMSELF,

HE AND MY CLIENTS
WOULD STILL HAVE JOBS.

THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN
A CLEVER CROWD-PLEASER, JUDGE.

C.E.O.s OWE A FIDUCIARY DUTY
TO THEIR STOCKHOLDERS.

WHY SHOULDN'T THEY OWE THE SAME
TO THEIR EMPLOYEES?

IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED,

CLAYTON WELLS WAS
JUST AS FIRED AS YOUR CLIENTS.
WITH ONE SLIGHT DIFFERENCE--

MR. WELLS LEFT EVERTON WITH
A $43 MILLION CONSOLATION PRIZE.

THOUGH I AM LOATH TO ACCEPT IT,

THE PLAINTIFFS HAVE STATED
A VALID, IF NOVEL, LEGAL CLAIM.

YOUR HONOR--
I'M SORRY, COUNSEL.

I AM CERTIFYING
THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

AGAINST CLAYTON WELLS
FOR EXECUTIVE MALPRACTICE.

IT ISN'T FAIR.
WHAT ISN'T FAIR?

THE VIEW FROM MY OFFICE?
YEAH, IT'S PRETTY SPECTACULAR.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT EXACTLY
FROM YOUR CUBICLE?

I DON'T HAVE A CUBICLE, AND I'M
TALKING ABOUT POSNER'S SPEECH.

WHAT'S WRONG? I THINK WE
KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.
THERE'S NOT A WORD
OF MINE IN THIS.

WHAT DO YOU CARE? YOU DIDN'T
WANT TO WRITE THE THING ANYWAY.
EVERY ASSIGNMENT I'M GIVEN
GETS MY BEST,

WHETHER I THINK
IT DESERVES IT OR NOT.

WHICH IS WHY YOU WROTE
YOUR OWN DRAFT, HUH?

I DID, BUT UNLIKE YOU,

I ACTUALLY INCLUDED
SOME OF YOUR MATERIAL.
PRIEST/RABBI/LAWYER JOKE?

COULDN'T HAVE
DELETED IT FASTER.

WHILE I GREATLY RESPECT
YOUR PREVIOUSLY HIDDEN CAPACITY

FOR ONE-UPSMANSHIP,

THIS IS NOT A CREATIVE WRITING
SEMINAR, MAGAMUFFIN.

THIS IS A LAW FIRM,
AND I AM A PARTNER

WITH A VERY FUNNY
PRIEST/RABBI/LAWYER JOKE

AND VETO POWER.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
POSNER SHOULD USE YOUR SPEECH.

I'M SURE HE'D RATHER
BE READING A SPEECH

WRITTEN BY
HIS VERY OWN MINI ME.
ARE YOU SURE
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE

ISN'T THAT YOU'D RATHER BE
WRITING A SPEECH

FOR JORDAN WETHERSBY?
WHAT I'D RATHER BE DOING,
PAUL, IS PRACTICING LAW,

THE JOB I WAS ACTUALLY
HIRED FOR AT THIS FIRM,

NOT THE JOB YOU MISTAKENLY
THINK I HAVE--

BEING A SUBORDINATE
FOR YOU TO KICK AROUND

JUST SO YOU CAN FEEL BETTER
ABOUT YOUR OWN EMPTY LIFE.

WHAT WENT WRONG?

WE MADE SOME BAD BETS,

EXPANDED INTO MARKETS MAYBE
WE SHOULD HAVE STAYED OUT OF,

MADE INVESTMENTS IN R & D
THAT DIDN'T PAY OFF.

THE PLAINTIFFS SAY YOU'RE GUILTY
OF EXECUTIVE MALPRACTICE,

THAT YOU SHOULD BE HELD

TO THE SAME STANDARD OF CARE
AS DOCTORS.

DO YOU AGREE?

NO. DOCTORS OPERATE IN STERILE,
PREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENTS.

RUNNING A DIVERSIFIED
MULTINATIONAL CONGLOMERATE

IS LIKE--IT'S LIKE
WAKING UP EVERY MORNING

AND TRYING TO DRINK
FROM A FIRE HOSE.
WHAT ABOUT LAWYERS?

SHOULD YOU BE HELD

TO THE SAME STANDARD
OF LEGAL LIABILITY AS, SAY, ME?

WELL, NO, BECAUSE WHEN THOSE
GOOD PEOPLE OF THE JURY BOX

COME BACK WITH A VERDICT,
THIS TRIAL'S OVER.

AS FAR AS MY STEWARDSHIP
OF EVERTON GOES,

WELL, THE JURY'S STILL OUT.
COULD YOU ELABORATE?

WELL, I'M STILL DAMN BULLISH

THAT MY DECISIONS
ARE GONNA PAY OFF.

I'D GIVE ANYTHING
TO STILL BE C.E.O. OF EVERTON

AND TO STEER THAT COMPANY
INTO PORT.
THANK YOU.

SO BASICALLY...

YOU DIDN'T GET FIRED
BECAUSE YOU MADE BAD DECISIONS.

EVERTON'S BOARD MADE A BAD
DECISION WHEN THEY FIRED YOU.

THE BOARD WANTED TO MOLLIFY
PANICKY STOCKHOLDERS.

THEY TOOK THE SHORT-TERM VIEW.

I WAS FOCUSED
ON THE BIG PICTURE.

THESE ARE, UH,
PRINTOUTS OF E-MAILS

SENT TO YOU BY RUSSELL COVEY,

EVERTON'S
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

WHEN YOU WERE C.E.O.

COULD YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE
THE CONTENTS OF THOSE E-MAILS

TO THE JURY?
I'D HAVE TO REREAD 'EM FIRST.

OR READ THEM AT ALL.

UM, ACCORDING
TO EVERTON'S I.T. DEPARTMENT,

YOU DELETED THESE E-MAILS
AND MANY OTHERS

WITHOUT READING THEM.

"FINANCIAL SHORTFALL EXPECTED--
YOUR ATTENTION REQUIRED,"

FOLLOWED DAYS LATER BY,

"PLEASE CALL A.S.A.P.
FINANCIAL SHORTFALL,"

FOLLOWED JUST A WEEK LATER BY,
"URGENT. DO NOT DELETE"--

THAT'S IN ALL CAPS, BY THE WAY--
"YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION NECESSARY

MERGER INTEGRATION
PROBLEMS."

I'M--I'M SENSING
A PATTERN HERE.
I WAS TOO BUSY DOING MY JOB
TO BE READING E-MAILS.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE
THIS DOCUMENT?

IT'S A SNAPSHOT OF
MY VirtualDuffer.com HOME PAGE.

IT'S A WEB SITE THAT GOLFERS USE
TO TRACK THEIR HANDICAP.

YOU ENTER YOU SCORE
AFTER EACH ROUND YOU PLAY.

WOULD YOU CARE TO TELL THE JURY
HOW MANY ROUNDS OF GOLF

YOU PLAYED
WHILE YOU WERE C.E.O.?
I CLOSED A LOT OF KEY DEALS
ON THAT GOLF COURSE.

REALLY? UH, NAME ONE.

I FORGOT.
YOU DON'T DEAL IN SPECIFICS.

YOU'RE A "BIG PICTURE" GUY.

GIVE ME YOUR WALLET.
IF YOU'RE GONNA HOLD UP
PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH,

YOU SHOULD PROBABLY
GO WITH A SKI MASK AND A GUN.

YOU TOLD ME
TO TAKE CARE OF JIM NORRIS.

HE DOESN'T LIKE THE SOAP
IN THE MEN'S ROOM.

HE WANTS HYPOALLERGENIC SOAP,
ALSO KNOWN

AS "WHITE PEOPLE CAN'T DO
ANYTHING THE EASY WAY" SOAP.

AND SINCE OUR FIRM CANNOT AFFORD
A PETTY CASH JAR ANYMORE...

OKAY, BUT AFTER YOU'VE
DONE THIS, DO ME A FAVOR--

FIND OUT HOW MUCH THE FLIGHTS
ARE FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO KENYA.

PLANNING A TRIP?
NO. WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I-I JUST NEED TO KNOW
HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST.
IT'LL COST YOU YOUR ASSISTANT.

WHAT?
THIS PLACE IS HANGING ON
BY A THREAD, ELI.

NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO GO
GAZELLE HERDING WITH GRACE.

WELL, THE VISION I GOT SENT
BY THE NOTORIOUS G.O.D.

SAYS OTHERWISE.
WHAT DID YOU SEE THIS TIME?

THAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT TO GET

A NEVER-ENDING SUPPLY
OF VACATION DAYS.
MAYBE YOU MADE
THE WRONG INTERPRETATION.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME MAKE
AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR. CHEN?
I DIDN'T NEED CHEN. I JUST--
I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TICKET.

I THOUGHT
THINGS WERE GOING WELL.

ELI SAID HE SCORED
SOME POINTS TODAY.
AND SO HE DID.

THEN WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'VE ALREADY LOST?

ANXIETY.

IT'S STRESSFUL ENOUGH
REPRESENTING

A MAN I CONSIDERED
MY "PATH NOT TAKEN,"

AND NOW HAVING
THE RESPONSIBILITY

OF REPRESENTING 300 OF THEM?

YOU SHOULD BE 300 TIMES MORE
PROUD OF YOURSELF. I KNOW I AM.

IT WASN'T SO LONG AGO

THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEFENDING
THE RUTHLESS C.E.O.

IRONIC, THAT BACK THEN,
I SLEPT SOUNDLY.

AT LEAST THERE WILL BE
NO SUCH ANXIETY

ASSOCIATED
WITH TONIGHT'S AWARDS DINNER.

YOU DON'T KNOW
YOU WON'T WIN THE BELMONT.
IN FACT, I DO.

MY OPPOSING COUNSEL
ON THE WELLS CASE

IS ALSO
ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.

DOUG, DID WE HAVE
AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED?

YOU DON'T KNOW?
KNOW WHAT?

AND, OH!
HAVE YOU HEARD THE LATEST

ABOUT EVERTON, FOLKS?
LOVELY EVERTON.

OUR SOURCES IN THE BOARDROOM
TELL US THAT EVERTON FINANCIAL

IS IN FINAL STAGE TALKS

TO REHIRE CLAYTON WELLS
AS ITS C.E.O.!

BA-BA-BA-BA-BA--WHAT?

CAN'T BELIEVE IT? BELIEVE IT.

TAKE IT TO THE BANK AND...

SMOKE IT!
THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE THE C--

CAN THEY DO THAT?
JUST HIRE HIM BACK?
YES.

BUT WHY IN THE WORLD
WOULD THEY WANT TO?
THAT'S WHY--E.N.F.

THE CONTINUED MEDIA COVERAGE
OF THE TRIAL

HAS CAUSED EVERTON'S STOCK PRICE
TO FURTHER ERODE.

SO THEY THINK
IF THEY--THEY REHIRE WELLS,

THEIR STOCK WILL GO BACK UP?
OBVIOUSLY,
BUT THAT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM.

IF EVERTON IS WILLING
TO REHIRE WELLS...

THEN HOW NEGLIGENT COULD HE HAVE
BEEN IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I WANT YOU TO TRY AND GET
AS MUCH OF YOUR HOMEWORK DONE

AS YOU CAN ON THE PLANE.

WHAT?

Y-YOU DON'T WANT
TO TAKE MY NAME?

PEOPLE KNOW ME PROFESSIONALLY
BY MY MAIDEN NAME,

AND I LIKE IT.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE

IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT
BEFORE THE WEDDING.

WHAT THE HELL
WERE THE REPUBLICANS THINKING?

DID ANYONE HONESTLY THINK
THAT CROTCHETY OLD VETERAN

COULD BEAT
MR. YOUNG, HIP AND COOL?

I GUESS EXPERIENCE DOESN'T
COUNT FOR MUCH THESE DAYS.
HUH. NOT AGAINST A ROCK STAR.

THIS ISN'T MY FUTURE.
IT'S THE PAST.

SIR, CAN I HELP YOU FIND
YOUR SEAT?

WHAT? NO. NO, I'M OKAY.

DAD.

IT'S KIND OF IRONIC.

YOU KNOW, WE'D NEVER GET DAD
TO--TO SHOW UP FOR BALL GAMES

OR--OR SCHOOL PLAYS,
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES...
NOW HE'S A SERIES REGULAR
IN MY VISIONS.

HMM.
THIS ONE WAS
FROM ABOUT A DECADE AGO.

DID YOU REMEMBER HIM
TAKING A TRIP ABOUT THAT TIME?

NO. BUT EVEN IF I DID,
HE WOULDN'T HAVE FLOWN.

DAD HATED FLYING.

WHY DO YOU THINK WE ROAD-TRIPPED
FOR ALL OUR FAMILY VACATIONS?

I JUST WANT TO KNOW
WHAT HE WAS DOING ON THAT PLANE.

WELL, THERE IS...
ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

COME ON, ELI. DON'T YOU THINK
NOW MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME

TO BURY
THE ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE?

WE DON'T NEED FRANK.
WE NEED GOOGLE.

ALL RIGHT.

I SAW THE CARRIER NAME
AND THE FLIGHT NUMBER--

KEY STAR AIRLINES,
FLIGHT 2-1-2.

LET'S SEE IF THERE'S
ANYTHING WEIRD-ISH

OR DAD-ISH.

WHOA. THAT PLANE...

BUT DAD--
HE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.

NOW THAT MY CLIENT HAS HIS JOB
BACK, THIS CASE IS OVER.

THE JURY REACHED A VERDICT?
DID WE WIN?

NO, YOU LOST.

I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE
A PLAN "B."

I'M THINKING
OF KILLING THE JUDGE.
LET'S LEAVE THAT FOR A PLAN
FURTHER DOWN THE ALPHABET.

JUDGE BORTZ'S WIFE
WOULD MISS HIM TERRIBLY.
LUCKY GIRL--GETTING
TO TRADE IN HER MAIDEN NAME

TO BECOME MRS. BORTZ.

ALL RISE.

"IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE
IF YOU TOLD ME THIS

BEFORE THE WEDDING."
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SIR, CAN I SEE THE LIST
OF EVERTON SHAREHOLDERS?

COUNSEL,
I HAVEN'T GOT ALL DAY.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, THE DEFENSE HAS
APPARENTLY MADE A MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.
BASED ON IRRELEVANT
DEVELOPMENTS, YOUR HONOR.

TO USE YOUR DYING PATIENT
ANALOGY,

THE PATIENT
HAS HIRED BACK HIS DOCTOR.

THIS ENTIRE CASE IS PREMISED
ON CLAYTON WELLS' TERMINATION.

THAT TERMINATION
HAS BEEN RESCINDED.

THEREFORE,
THE CASE MUST BE DISMISSED.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

ACTUALLY, I CAN.

WATCH
AS I SLOWLY RAISE THE GAVEL

AND SAY "MOTION GRANTED.
CASE DISMISSED."

ARE YOU ENTIRELY
OUT OF YOUR MIND?

THE FACT THAT EVERTON'S BOARD

WANTS TO HIRE CLAYTON WELLS
IS IRRELEVANT.

THIS CASE IS NOT ABOUT EVERTON'S
BOARD. IT'S ABOUT ITS EMPLOYEES,

ITS SHAREHOLDERS...
ENOUGH, MR. STONE.

EVEN THEIR SPOUSES. BUT I THINK
THAT YOU ARE JUST THE JUDGE

TO TAKE US ON OUR MAIDEN NAME--
I MEAN, VOYAGE.

YOU, UH,

RAISE
AN, UH, EXCELLENT POINT,

MR. STONE.

AHEM.

ON FURTHER REFLECTION,

EVERTON'S DECISION
TO REHIRE CLAYTON WELLS

SHOULD NOT PRECLUDE THE JURY
FROM RENDERING JUDGMENT

ON HIS PREVIOUS TENURE
AS C.E.O.

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
DENIED.

DID YOU...
JUST BLACKMAIL THE JUDGE?

NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING.
SOMETHING YOU SAID REMINDED ME
THAT BRENDA HUDSON

OWNS 7,500 SHARES OF EVERTON
STOCK IN HER RETIREMENT FOLDER.

WHO'S BRENDA HUDSON?

BRENDA BORTZ, ACTUALLY.
HUDSON WAS HER MAIDEN NAME.

JUDGE BORTZ HAS HIS RETIREMENT
TO WORRY ABOUT.

AND NOW FOR THE MOMENT
YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.

THE JOEL T. BELMONT AWARD
FOR EXCELLENCE IN JURISPRUDENCE

IS THE HIGHEST HONOR
THE CALIFORNIA BAR ASSOCIATION

CAN BESTOW
ON ONE OF ITS COLLEAGUES.

IT IS MY DISTINGUISHED PLEASURE
TO PRESENT

THE 2009 JOEL T. BELMONT AWARD
TO MARTIN POSNER.

THANK YOU, NEIL.

THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE JURY.

AN OBSCURE 19th CENTURY
AMERICAN LAWYER

YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HEARD
OF--ABRAHAM LINCOLN--

SAID... "THE LEADING RULE
FOR THE LAWYER

"IS TO LEAVE NOTHING
FOR TOMORROW

WHICH CAN BE DONE TODAY."

LINCOLN'S CHALLENGE
TO HIS FELLOW ATTORNEYS

HOLDS AS TRUE NOW AS IT DID
A CENTURY AND A HALF AGO.

WINE, PLEASE.

...IN THE FUTURE. TOO CONCERNED
WITH WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN...

NICE JOB WITH THE SPEECH.

HOW DID YOU KNOW
IT WASN'T POSNER'S JOB?

NOTHING SAYS "MAGGIE DEKKER"

MORE THAN
AN OBSCURE HISTORICAL QUOTE.

YOU'LL BE INTERESTED
TO KNOW I ONLY COWROTE IT.
WITH PAUL ROLLINS?

HOW DID YOU KNOW?
OH, IT WAS A LUCKY GUESS.

I KNOW YOU TWO HAVE BEEN
SPENDING SOME TIME TOGETHER.

DID YOU... HAVE A VISION
ABOUT ME? ABOUT ME AND PAUL?

LET'S JUST SAY
I, UH, I SAW YOU TOGETHER.

I KNOW
IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
NO KIDDING.

MM. SO THERE IS SOMETHING
GOING ON WITH YOU TWO?
YOU KNOW WHEN I SAID LAST WEEK
THAT WE WERE FRIENDS?

I DIDN'T MEAN
THE KIND OF FRIENDS

WHO COULD HAVE
THIS KIND OF CONVERSATION.

OH.

THANK YOU.

MARTIN, CONGRATULATIONS.

IT'S A WELL-DESERVED HONOR.

WHY, I HAVE TO CONFESS
A BIT OF SURPRISE.

I WOULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED YOU
TO BE THE BETTER MAN.

WELL, THAT WOULD EXPLAIN OUR
PARTING OF PROFESSIONAL WAYS.

EXCUSE ME.

BEFORE WE WIND THINGS UP
TONIGHT,

WE HAVE ONE MORE COLLEAGUE
TO HEAR FROM--

TAYLOR WETHERSBY.

GOOD EVENING.

THIS YEAR,
THE CALIFORNIA BAR ASSOCIATION

IS INTRODUCING A NEW ACCOLADE

TO RECOGNIZE COMMITMENT
TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM

BEYOND THE COLLECTION
OF COURTROOM

AND BOARDROOM VICTORIES.

AND WHILE MOST OF US ARE
JUST TRYING TO FIND OUR WAY

IN THIS WORLD AS LAWYERS,
THERE ARE VERY FEW OF US

WHO USE THE LAW
TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER.

AND SO IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE
THAT I'VE BEEN ASKED TO PRESENT

THE FIRST ANNUAL
ACKERMAN HUMANITARIAN AWARD

TO JORDAN WETHERSBY.

WOW.

YOU REALLY DO HAVE
YOUR OWN OFFICE.

AND I HAVE AN ACTUAL LAW DEGREE
TO GO WITH IT.

I THOUGHT POSNER GAVE A PRETTY
GOOD SPEECH THE OTHER NIGHT.

I THOUGHT SO, TOO,
SINCE I WROTE IT.

YEAH, NO NEED TO THANK ME
ABOUT THAT, BY THE WAY.

WHAT DO YOU NEED, PAUL?

I, UH, I MINORED
IN THEATER IN UNDERGRAD.

SO YOU WOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER
JOB DELIVERING THE SPEECH?

THE PAUL ROLLINS YOU WORK FOR--
IT'S A PART I PLAY.

IT'S A--IT'S A CHARACTER.

NOW TRUTH BE TOLD,
THE OTHER LAWYERS IN THIS FIRM

ARE THE SAME WAY--
THEY'RE PLAYING ROLES,

SO THAT WHEN THEIR--
THEIR ALTER EGOS CUT CORNERS

OR--OR BREACH
ETHICAL BOUNDARIES

OR SPEAK INAPPROPRIATELY
TO HIGHLY TALENTED SUBORDINATES,

IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE
BAD BEHAVIOR,

BECAUSE THEY'RE
NOT REALLY DOING IT.

THIS IS
THE WEIRDEST APOLOGY EVER.

OKAY, MY POINT IS...

DESPITE MY CONSIDERABLE
INTELLIGENCE,

IT HAS TAKEN ME A WHILE
TO SEE THAT

IN THE PRODUCTION
KNOWN AS POSNER-KLEIN...

THE PART OF MAGGIE DEKKER
IS BEING PLAYED BY HERSELF.

WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS,
PAUL?

BECAUSE I SUSPECT
THAT YOU'RE A--

YOU'RE A PRETTY GOOD JUDGE
OF CHARACTER.

THIS WEEK...

I SUDDENLY FOUND MYSELF

WANTING YOU NOT TO, UH...

JUDGE ME
WITHOUT ALL THE FACTS.

I'LL SEE YOU...

MAGGIE.

ELI STONE IS A CLEVER LAWYER.

MAIN STREET IS FURIOUS
WITH WALL STREET LATELY,

AND FOR VERY GOOD REASON.

PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS

WHILE THE HEADS
OF THESE CORPORATIONS

CONTINUE TO COLLECT
7 AND 8-FIGURE BONUSES

AND GOLDEN PARACHUTES.

IT'S A PATENT UNFAIRNESS
THAT THE PLAINTIFFS ARE HOPING

THEY CAN CONVERT
INTO A FINANCIAL WINDFALL.

AND IT ALL SEEMS SO PERFECTLY
REASONABLE, DOESN'T IT?

WHY SHOULDN'T C.E.O.s BE HELD
TO THE SAME STANDARD AS DOCTORS?

WELL, HAVE YOU BEEN
TO A DOCTOR LATELY?

THE HIGH PRICES,
THE NEEDLESS TESTS,

THE BUREAUCRACY--

THAT'S ALL TO SHIELD THEM
FROM LAWSUITS.

AND NOW THEY WANT
CORPORATE EXECUTIVES

TO BE SUBJECT
TO THE SAME SECOND-GUESSING.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WILL DO
TO AMERICA'S ABILITY

TO COMPETE
IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE?

IF YOU TAKE AWAY
THE GOLDEN PARACHUTE,

HOW WILL WE ATTRACT
QUALIFIED MEN AND WOMEN

TO RUN THESE CORPORATIONS
THAT GIVE US OUR JOBS?

MR. STEMPLE AND HIS COWORKERS--
THEY LOST THEIR JOBS,

AND THAT IS A TRAGEDY--

ONE THAT HAPPENS FAR TOO OFTEN
THESE DAYS.

BUT TO GIVE THEM
WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR

COULD COST YOU YOUR JOB.

MS. MILLER'S ARGUMENT
HAS A-A FAMILIAR RING TO IT.

C.E.O.s HAVE TO MAKE BILLIONS
BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM,

THERE ARE NO JOBS
FOR THE REST OF US.

"GREED IS GOOD."

"A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS."

"PROSPERITY TRICKLES DOWN."

"DON'T TIE OUR HANDS
WITH REGULATION."

WELL,
WE SEE HOW THAT WORKED OUT.

DOUG STEMPLE AND HIS COWORKERS
DIDN'T "LOSE" THEIR JOBS.

CLAYTON WELLS "LOST" THEIR JOBS
FOR THEM,

AND NOT BECAUSE
ANYONE "SECOND-GUESSED" HIM

OR "TIED HIS HANDS."

HE RAN EVERTON INTO THE GROUND,

THEN RAN AWAY
WITH A GOLDEN PARACHUTE.

BUT MS. MILLER IS RIGHT
ABOUT ONE THING--

THE VAST MAJORITY OF US DEPEND

ON C.E.O.s LIKE CLAYTON WELLS
FOR OUR LIVELIHOODS.

SO WHY SHOULDN'T THE LAW

HOLD THEM
TO THE SAME STANDARD OF CARE

AS DOCTORS AND STOCKBROKERS?

AS ACCOUNTANTS AND ATTORNEYS?

WHY SHOULDN'T THEY BE HELD
TO THE SAME STANDARD

OF BASIC COMPETENCY

THAT YOU'RE HELD TO

IN YOUR JOB?

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING.

WE'RE IN A BIT OF A DELAY HERE,
BUT WE SHOULD BE CLEARED

TO PUSH BACK IN JUST
A FEW MINUTES, SO PLEASE...
CHAMPAGNE, SIR?

SIT BACK AND RELAX.

NO.

CHAMPAGNE, MA'AM?

CHAMPAGNE?

EXCUSE ME.

COULD EVERYBODY JUST STOP WHAT
THEY'RE DOING FOR A MINUTE?

PLEASE, COULD EVERYONE
JUST LISTEN FOR A MINUTE?

THIS PLANE IS GOING TO CRASH.

I-I-I'M--I'M TRYING TO IMAGINE

WHAT--WHAT YOU MUST
BE THINKING, LOOKING AT ME,

THE WHACKED OUT GUY
IN A DIRTY WORK JACKET,

TELLING YOU
THAT THIS--THIS PLANE,

THE PLANE THAT YOU'RE ON IS...
GONNA CRASH

AND THAT YOUR LIVES
WILL END TODAY.

BUT I SAW IT.

I SAW YOU...

AND YOU AND YOU...

AND YOU AND YOU ALL...

LOOK, I NEED YOU
TO IMAGINE SOMETHING ELSE.

I NEED YOU TO IMAGINE BEING
IN YOUR HOMES TONIGHT, SAFE,

WATCHING TV, WATCHING THE NEWS,

WATCHING STORY AFTER STORY
ABOUT THIS PLANE GOING DOWN.

AND THEN IMAGINE YOUR FRIENDS
AND YOUR FAMILY

CALLING IN A PANIC,
AND THEN IMAGINE ANSWERING...

BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T
ON THIS PLANE.

YOU LISTENED TO THE NUT
IN THE DIRTY JACKET,

AND YOU GOT OFF AND YOU LIVED.
YOU LIVED.

SIR,
I NEED YOU TO COME WITH US.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO--

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE
IN THE MESSENGER

TO BELIEVE IN THE MESSAGE.
HEY, GET HIM OUTTA HERE!

COME ON, SIR.

GET YOUR STUFF.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

YES, I AM. WE ARE NOT
FLYING ON THIS PLANE.

GRACE.

THIS IS SO WEIRD.

HAS THE JURY REACHED
A VERDICT?

"IN THE MATTER OF STEMPLE et al
vs. CLAYTON WELLS,

"WE, THE JURY, FIND IN FAVOR
OF THE PLAINTIFFS

"AND AWARD DAMAGES
IN THE AMOUNT OF $300.

"FINDING GROSS NEGLIGENCE
TO EXIST,

"WE FURTHER AWARD
PUNITIVE DAMAGES

IN THE AMOUNT
OF $220 MILLION."

WHOA!

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

SURPRISE!

YOU'VE ONLY MISSED
OUR BIRTHDAYS

BY FOUR MONTHS AND EIGHT MONTHS,
RESPECTIVELY.

WELCOME TO WS&A's FIRST
"WE JUST WON A GAZILLION DOLLARS

AND SAVED THE FIRM" PARTY.
JUST SAY THIS WON'T NEED
TO BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT.

WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
OH, THESE ARE THE MOVERS I HIRED
TO CLEAR OUT JIM NORRIS' OFFICE.

I WAITED A FULL MINUTE
AFTER HEARING THE JURY VERDICT

BEFORE TOSSING HIS ANNOYING ASS
OUT THE DOOR.

COME ON.
TASTE THESE MUSHROOM CAPS.

THEY'RE DIVINE.

WHAT IF THE VERDICT
HADN'T GONE OUR WAY?
IT'D BE A WAKE.

SO LONG AS IT'S NOT
A GOING AWAY PARTY.

DON'T WORRY. I KIND OF
MISINTERPRETED THE VISION.

TRY TO IMAGINE
MY GALLOPING SHOCK.

YOU'RE NOT PLANNING
ON JUMPING, ARE YOU?

IT'S ONLY ONE STORY.

I'M NOT SURE A BROKEN LEG
WOULD LIFT MY SPIRITS ANY.

LONG TIME NO VISIT.

WHAT BRINGS YOU TO CHINATOWN?

THERE'S A GREAT DIM SUM PLACE
AROUND THE CORNER.

FROM THE FIRST TIME
YOU WALKED INTO MY SHOP,

I KNEW ONE DAY
THE TRUTH WOULD COME OUT

ABOUT HOW YOUR DAD DIED.

I'D PRACTICE MY GRAND SPEECH
ABOUT HOW YOUR DAD

BEGGED ME TO DO IT
AND HOW I...

I WAS NOW BEGGING YOU
FOR FORGIVENESS.

FRANK--

DID YOU KNOW
YOUR DAD'S NAME JEREMY

IS A DERIVATION OF JEREMIAH?

GOD TOLD JEREMIAH,
"YOU WILL GO TO THEM,

BUT THEY WILL NOT
LISTEN TO YOU."

HOW'S THAT
FOR A MIND-SCREW?

THEY DID LISTEN, FRANK--

THE VISION THAT HE HAD, UM,

WHY HE DESPERATELY
NEEDED THE DARK TRUTH...

HE SAW A PLANE CRASH,

PEOPLE DYING, AND...

HE SAVED THEM...

SOME OF THEM, AT LEAST.

UM, HE CONVINCED THEM
TO GET OFF THE PLANE.

ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
WAS GRACE.

SHE WAS ON THAT PLANE.

HE SAVED HER, TOO.

YOU HELPED SAVE HER.

I'M SORRY.

I'M SO SORRY I TOOK
YOUR FATHER FROM YOU, ELI.

YOU DIDN'T, AND IT WAS--

IT WAS WRONG OF ME
TO ACCUSE YOU LIKE THAT.

YOU HAD EVERY RIGHT TO BE ANGRY.
YOU'RE HIS SON.

YEAH.

WELL, THAT'S THE THING.

I, UM...

FINALLY REALIZED THAT...

SO WERE YOU.

YOU WERE A SON
IN THE WAYS THAT MATTERED.

WHEN ME AND NATE COULDN'T GET
FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM HIM,

YOU WERE THERE...

BEING WHAT I NEVER WAS.

HE LOVED YOU, ELI.

I KNOW. I KNOW THAT.

BUT I-I DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

YOU KNOW?

AT LEAST NOT THE HIM

NOT STINKING OF ALCOHOL
AND FAILURE.

BUT YOU,
EVEN FOR THE BRIEFEST MOMENT,

YOU KNEW HIM
FOR WHAT HE COULD BE--

SOMEONE WHO COULD
CHANGE THE WORLD.

SO WHAT I CAME HERE TO SAY
IS THANK YOU...

FROM THE BOTH OF US.

THANKS.

HEY, SIT.