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[indistinct chatter]

- It's dark.
- It's beautiful!

[coughing]

Give me that.

Told you a million times,

don't inhale.

I don't like it here.
Let's go home.

What are you, nuts? We've been
practicin' two weeks for this.

We came here to dance,
we're gonna dance.

- What if they say no?
- They can't say no.

It's a taxi dance. For 30 cents
a minute, they're yours.

- Hello, sweethearts!
- How you doin'?

- Hiya, doll.
- Where you've been all my life?

- And his, too.
- Okay, sport.

[music continues]

See, Benny baby, you don't
even have to bait the hook.

You're with him
and you're mine, honey.

Whatever you say.

[upbeat music]

- You ready, Benny?
- Ready.

Okay.

Man 1: Whoo!
- Five, six, seven, eight.

[music continues]

Aurora: You guys are good!
- Good, nothin'. We're perfect.

- Okay, Benny, now!
- Wow!

Six years as a dance hostess,
first time I've been dipped.

When I dip a girl, baby,
she stays dipped.

Where'd you learn to dance
like this?

- Murray.
- Arthur Murray?

- No, just Murray.
- Regular show.

[Murray laughs]

Yeah.

[music continues]

[indistinct chatter]

Man 2: Yeah.

Whoo!

Are we fun guys or what?

[crowd cheering]

[theme music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

First up,
let us welcome Tommy Mullaney,

our new associate here
on a trial basis.

- Your parking pass.
- Thanks. It's good to be here.

You'll find supplies and
a daily diary in your office.

Time sheets in the top left
drawer of your desk.

Anything else you need...

- Let us know.
- Thanks again.

On another administrative note,
our new copying machine

arrives today.
Very sophisticated.

There'll be a programmer here
all week

to help us handle
the transition.

Your patience is appreciated.

Now, anybody know the
whereabouts of Grace Van Owen?

She's in her office. A friend
of hers has some emergency.

Next up, "Hoblit et al.
versus Exodus Transit."

That's my bus accident,
happened last week,

involving
20 rather large gentlemen

on their way to a fat farm
in Palm Springs.

CJ: Mostly
just bumps and bruises,

but where there's volume,
there's profit.

One of my drivers handled
the wreck. That's how I got it.

- One of your drivers?
- I own a tow-truck company.

Sixteen trucks.
It's a good business.

And all the drivers
refer the fender benders to me.

Feeds a nice, little
whiplash practice.

A whiplash practice.
How exciting.

CJ: Yes, very. Anyway,
the boys are coming tomorrow.

I'll take down the essentials,
file my little complaint,

and, hopefully, have a modest
settlement by Friday lunch.

Ah, you'll never pull that off.

- Yes, I will.
Douglas: Alright, moving on.

"Westin versus Ramel."
I hope you've settled.

We haven't.
Trail starts tomorrow.

Big mistake.
You aren't gonna get a penny.

What, an unprovoked assault,
leaving my client half-dead?

It wasn't unprovoked,
your client

burned an American flag
at a cemetery.

And that's a reason
to attack him?

I'm not saying he should
have been

beaten up, but he did deface

the symbol of our country.

Ann: Oh, come on, Douglas.
- Give me a break.

Douglas: Flag-burning
is reprehensible.

What's reprehensible
is that a guy can commit

a vicious assault like that
and then call himself

patriotic for defending
a piece of cloth!

Well, now, that piece of cloth
is symbolic

for what
this country stands for.

This whole flag business
is out of control.

Ann: Cheap Washington
politicians exploiting

"Yankee Doodle Dandy"
for electoral profit.

Douglas: It's a wonder we're all
not under surveillance

by the FBI
with this kind of sentiment.

Alright, Douglas, move along.

I'm too put off to move on.

Let someone else take over.

I thought you said
these were dull.

Grace: Well, the problem
will be proving it.

My doctor's willing to go
on record if he has to.

But all he has is suspicion.
He has no real proof.

Grace, I was on the transplant
list for almost two years.

This kidney's a perfect match.

And suddenly it's going
to some rich guy from Tokyo

who wasn't even on the list,
there had to be a pay off.

- The kidney arrived when?
- Yesterday morning.

And you're sure it was a match?

My surgeon told me.

Then suddenly I find out
I'm being bumped

by some guy who was
put on the list that morning.

Our senior partner knows
some people at Cedricks.

Let me check it out.

I'm sorry
to hit on you like this.

I hate taking advantage
of friendships--

Will you shut up?

Diabetes and kidney failure
is a bad combo.

Doctors are saying
I'm looking at blindness,

possible stroke, eventual death

if I don't get this kidney.

Bitch, bitch, bitch.
That's all you ever do.

[laughs]

I will do everything
I can, Carol.

I know you will.

What's the matter?
We can't go to lunch?

Benny can't take a lunch break?

Of course, he can.

But what's with the hats?

As a matter of fact,
we have a double date.

The hats
are a fashion statement.

A double date with who?

Two lovely, beautiful ladies.

- Right, Benny?
- Right.

Excuse us.

- Hi, dolls!
- Leland!

Uh, sorry to keep you waiting.
Let's go.

Hi, Douglas. I like your hat.

Ah, thanks.

Mr. Westin, what were you doing
in the military cemetery

in Westwood
on November 11th, 1988?

It was Veterans Day.

Westin: We were conducting
a peaceful demonstration

to protest another cut
in the VA budget.

You're a veteran
of the Vietnam War.

- Is that right?
Westin: Yes.

And I was marching with
other veterans.

Were you being disruptive
in any way?

Well, not at first.

We weren't even being noticed.

All the attention was going
to the politicians

posing by the graves.

Kuzak: How did that
make you feel?

Westin: Hurt.
It also made us angry.

We fought for this country.
Some of us died for it.

And they were acting like
we didn't even exist!

So you got their attention
by burning an American flag.

An act of deliberate disrespect.

Guys who served in Vietnam
make up

maybe a third of the homeless.

They're sick, they're hungry,
and nobody cares!

Westin: They're human beings,
Mr. Kuzak.

Our protest was meant
to remind people of that.

What happened
when you burned the flag?

It drew a crowd.
There was shouting.

A few people
started to push and shove,

but mainly
it was just name-calling.

And then he came up from behind
and attacked me.

Kuzak: For the record,
the witness has indicated

the defendant, Daniel Ramel.

Now then, Mr. Westin,

what exactly
did Mr. Ramel do to you?

He tackled me
and knocked me down.

When I tried to get up,
he punched me in the jaw.

Westin: I was sort of half-dazed
by then,

and he started kicking me,
in my head.

- All over.
- Did you fight back?

I tried to, but I was only

sort of half-conscious by then.

If my friends
hadn't pulled him off me,

he probably would've killed me.

How badly were you injured?

Four broken ribs, a concussion,

broken arm, broken jaw,

and I have blurry vision
in my left eye.

The doctors say it's permanent.

Kuzak: Thank you, Mr. Westin.
I have nothing further.

[indistinct chatter]

You went there to start a fight,
didn't you?

I went there to make a point.

Come on, you wanted
to provoke somebody

at that cemetery, didn't you?

You wanted to get somebody,
anybody, mad enough

to get you and your cause
on the six o'clock news.

I didn't know what would happen.

But you knew
when you burned the flag

that you'd get some people
there very upset, didn't you?

- Yes, but--
- But nothing, Mr. Westin.

You slapped my client and those
other mourners in the face.

- That is not what I was after.
- Your Honor, he's badgering!

You went there to express
your hatred for this country.

I went there
to express my outrage!

I enlisted to fight for this
country. I almost died for it!

And I was out there protesting
because I still care about it.

- Non-responsive and irrelevant.
- I am not irrelevant.

Look, I got shot up to pieces
over there.

- Your Honor.
- Alright, Mr. Westin.

Green: That's enough.
- We matter, dammit!

People treat us
like we were traitors!

But for God's sakes,
we should matter!

Maltin: I'm only entertaining
this meeting

as a courtesy to your friendship
with Mr. Hill.

I can't allow you
to influence hospital policy.

Well, I'm not trying to.

We just wanna know
why Carol Graf

was suddenly passed over
for the kidney.

Well, it was a medical decision
made by the transplant surgeon.

Mr. Maltin, Carol Graf
was put on your waiting list

over two years ago.

Mr. Okubo was put on
just yesterday morning.

Seniority doesn't control.
There's a multitude of criteria.

Carol was informed that she
satisfied all those criteria.

Oh, she was suitable,
no question.

It-- it was a tough decision,
based on very detailed--

How detailed could it have been
if you chose a candidate

you hadn't even heard about
over a week before?

Look, this isn't a debate.

Robert said
you had some questions,

and we've been happy to
answer those questions.

Well, I'd like to see
the medical

files on the two candidates.

That's not gonna happen,
and this meeting's over.

Here's an authorized release
signed by Ms. Graf.

You will give us her records.

I don't know what you're trying
to pull here, but I can tell y--

I happen to know that
Medicare puts a fixed ceiling

on how much you can charge
for a kidney transplant,

except with foreigners.

McKenzie: Now, you can bill
this Mr. Okubo

up to $85,000
for this operation,

while you can only get half that
with an American citizen.

- Get the hell out of here.
Stafford: George.

I don't have to tolerate
accusations like that.

And you just better hope
we can't prove 'em.

This discussion
is officially over.

This thing is not over.
We'll see you in court.

- We'll get an injunction.
Stafford: Do whatever you want.

As I said,
this discussion is over.

CJ: Alright, gentlemen, settle
down. Let's get organized.

- I need your attention!
- You know, I think my ribs...

CJ: In the form.
Put it all in the form.

Hand these out to the guys,
would you?

[indistinct chatter]

- What's going on?
- Excuse me.

[whistles] Thank you.

Plaintiffs, this is Douglas
Brackman, major attorney here.

- Please wish him good morning.
All: Good morning.

Good morning.
What the hell is going on?

I'm organizing my case.

[indistinct chatter]

- I'm the photographer.
- Ah.

- And I'm Dr. Kendall.
- Excellent.

You can't jam up reception
like this.

Listen, looks like I'm gonna be
taking statements all day.

Could you possibly come back
tomorrow?

- It's okay by me.
- Yeah?

- Same time?
- Excellent. Thank you.

I want to get a psychiatrist in
as well.

For God's sakes, CJ,
this is a circus.

We have important clients coming
in. You have to clear the area.

I will be through with this
as soon as I can.

- I really do promise.
- Thank you.

Gentlemen, Douglas is leaving.

- Please wish him good day.
All: Good day!

Okay, those with broken bones
step up first, please.

Let's see those fractures, gentlemen.

They were paid off, Your Honor.
That kidney was bought!

That's a blatant lie. And I ask
that she be sanctioned.

McGrath: No, I'm not gonna
sanction her.

This is going on all the time
at your hospital, Mr. Stafford.

Rich foreign nationals coming
over here, buying body parts,

and Americans are losing out.

- Your Honor--
- Now you tell me.

How come this guy
gets the kidney?

He's not even on the list.

Mr. Okubo was on the list

before the kidney was found,
Your Honor.

Stafford: He suffers
from polycystic kidney

and heart disease,
which is extremely--

According to counsel's papers,
Ms. Graf is just as sick.

Stafford: Yes, but the committee
felt that the need

was more immediate
with Mr. Okubo.

Well, only because
of the heart condition.

Certainly Your Honor
cannot substitute

his own medical opinion
for that of the doctors.

- Who the hell are you?
- Attorney Joseph Fielding.

Your Honor,
I represent Mr. Okubo,

the prospective
kidney recipient,

as selected in full accordance

with the hospital's
medical standards.

Well, shut up and sit down.
You're not relevant.

Stafford: Your Honor, if I may.

The condition of Mr. Okubo
is more dire. If he is--

Ms. Graf will die,
for God's sakes.

She's got a good chance
of surviving

long enough for us to find
another kidney.

Come on, it took you two years
to find this one!

- Counsel.
- Mr. Okubo is 54 years old.

The cut-off age for transplants
is 55. It is now--

My client is in a wheelchair
today. She could go blind.

McGrath: I said hold it.
- She could die!

I said shut up!

Ms. Van Owen,

do you have any proof
this kidney was bought?

I have the suspicions
of Ms. Graf's doctors.

Grace: We also have
this hospital's history

of catering to foreigners.

Which is no proof at all.

In time, I'll get proof.

Alright.

Absent any hard evidence
of wrongdoing by the hospital,

I can't upset
their medical decision.

Ms. Graf, I would love to order
them to give you this kidney

because I think I know
what's going on here.

But without proof,
my hands are tied.

I sincerely hope
another kidney comes along.

And in the meantime,
I pray for your health.

Motion for TRO denied.
Next case.

[indistinct chatter]

[sighs]

[knocking on door]

Ms. Van Owen.

I heard it didn't go so good.

No, it didn't.

Look, I got
a couple of connections.

Tommy: Maybe it does
some good, maybe it don't.

The kidney gets transplanted
in less than two hours.

You'd be a little rushed
to make your connections.

Yeah, well, this would be
for a different kidney.

I know some people
who know some people.

How about I introduce you?

You save some time
end of the day.

[drawer shuts]

[clanking]

Wow. That's a beautiful piece
of equipment.

Arnie Becker. And you are...

Maura Fitzgerald.
Copy master programmer.

I'll be training
your employees.

Oh, nice to meet you.

This is really
quite extraordinary, huh?

Well, it's nice to see somebody

who can appreciate their
photocopier.

Are you kidding,
I've been fascinated by

reproductive techniques since

I hit puberty. [chuckles]

Oh, please, not again.

Every time I go into an office,
it's the same thing.

"Do you like the top tray
or the bottom tray?"

"Aren't multiples thrilling?"

"Oh, come here,
help me get an enlargement."

[chuckles] Or are these things
phallic or what?

I don't know.

But I will tell you this.

I am not someone who needs
to go fishing with entendres.

First,
I'm a happily married man.

Second, if it were my intent
to come on

to someone
as beautiful as yourself,

I wouldn't do it
with flirtatious little puns

about a copying machine.

I would be direct.

I would look
straight into her eyes

and would tell her
how physically attracted I was.

Then I would search those eyes

for the slightest hint
of reciprocity.

And if I found it, I would act.

No verbal foreplay,
I would just go for it,

right then, right there...

if that were my intent.

Hm.

It's now 3:30.

How about I return
all these calls, tell them

you're out for the day, you'll
get back to them tomorrow?

[sighs] That would, uh,
that would be great.

Also, Kenwood Manor called.

They said for an extra
12.75 per month,

you get dishes, silverware
and laundry service.

- So I went ahead and booked it.
- Great.

Stuart...

if this has anything to do
with me, let me quit,

because I don't see the point.

It's not about you, Gwen.

I-- I mean, God knows
you are a beautiful woman

that any man would want and
any woman would be jealous of.

But this thing is, uh...

This thing is Ann and me.

If there's anything I can do...

[scoffs] Thanks.

Excuse me.

Oh, yeah, I was just leaving.

Hi.

Stuart, I've been thinking.

[sighs] It's really your house.

And if we're going to be apart,

uh, I should really be the one
that goes someplace else.

I mean, it just
doesn't make sense.

No, no.

I want Matthew
to live in his own house.

I don't want him to be shlepped
back and forth. No.

- Okay.
Stuart: Unless...

Unless you'd consider
leaving him with me.

Absolutely not.

No, right. Well...

I've already moved out.
You stay in the house.

Fine.

[door opens]

[door shuts]

[traffic bustling]

And you did apologize
to Mr. Westin?

Of course.
I'm sorry for what I did.

I still think he's wrong,
but I should never have hit him.

Mr. Ramel,
why did you hit Mr. Westin?

Ramel: When I saw him
burning the flag, I lost it.

I'd just put a flag
on my dad's grave,

and something inside of me
snapped.

When and how
did your father die?

- Objection. Irrelevant.
- Overruled.

He died in Vietnam in 1968
during the Tet Offensive.

He was in a firebase
near Da Nang,

and the whole unit
was wiped out.

Now, the Tet Offensive
was in January,

and you were born
in April of that year?

- That's right.
- So you never met your father?

No, I didn't. I just, uh...

I just have his memory.

Echeverria: And when you saw
Mr. Westin burn

the American flag,
you took that as an insult

to that memory,
and lost control.

My father died for that flag.

Ramel: He gave his life for it.

Thank you.
I have nothing further.

So, you admit in front of
this jury that you were wrong.

And what he did was wrong, too.

Well, how was the expression

of an opinion wrong, sir?

He wasn't expressing an opinion.
He burned the flag.

The Supreme Court
of the United States has ruled

that flag-burning
is expressive conduct protected

by the First Amendment. Now, you
wanna take a whack at them, too?

Ramel: It was Veterans Day.

Families were there
paying respects

to their loved ones,
and he does that

in front of news cameras
and congressmen?

- Well, you had your reasons.
- Yes.

Echeverria: Your Honor.
Kuzak: Well, now I'm confused.

One minute you say you just
snapped, the next minute you say

you had your reasons.
Now, which one is it?

- The reasons made me snap.
Kuzak: Uh-huh?

Now, you tried to enlist in the
army on two separate occasions,

but were turned down both times

because of a heart murmur,
is that right?

- There's no relevance.
- Your Honor.

I'd like a little latitude here.

I'm trying to show
that this man is

a frustrated wanna-be soldier

lookin' to be a hero
wherever he can.

Echeverria: That's ridiculous!
Green: I'll allow it.

What is that supposed to mean?

It means that you're angry.

You're angry
that you never got a chance

to get in there
and mix it up yourself!

Well, at least I tried,
Mr. Kuzak, I didn't pull

some strings and end up
in the reserves like you did.

- Excuse me?
Ramel: Yeah, we checked on you.

When people like my father
were off in Vietnam...

- People like you were not.
- Well, what does that say?

Echeverria: Your Honor.
- It says you use connections.

My dad died for this country
and you get to live!

And I shouldn't live, should I?
No, no,

I should be beat up and stomped
on like Mr. Westin here

because I don't live up
to your standard of patriotism!

- You're a coward!
- Well, go ahead.

- And beat me up, Mr. Ramel.
- Objection.

Mr. Kuzak, that's enough.

Withdrawn. Nothing further.

[indistinct chatter]

Grace: This is illegal.

You're a kidney broker,
and that's against the law.

I've been doing this
for seven years,

Ms. Van Owen,
I've never been arrested--

Because you've never been
caught.

Very true.
Alright, listen, I'm here.

Royko: Do you want me to stay
or should I go?

Exactly what would happen
if we did this?

Well, first I'd check my donors
for tissue typing, make sure--

Wait a second,
you already have donors?

There are certain people in your
less-fortunate neighborhoods

who are willing to help out
for compensation.

They sell their kidneys?

A person only needs one kidney.

- The second is a windfall.
Tommy: Look, Grace.

This is not
a glamorous thing here,

but there are people
who need money

and who want to do this,
it's a reality.

Given it's a fact that
neither you nor I can change,

why not save
your friend's life?

You'll need to get me
her medical records ASAP.

Royko: I need to get her
tissue type and other vitals.

I have a pretty big network,
so if she's

type O, I'll have somebody...

- By tomorrow.
- What's the cost?

With this kind of acceleration,
15,000.

She doesn't have that kind
of money, but even if--

Tommy: Look,
I could front her a little.

I recently came
into some tobacco money.

We're doing exactly
what Mr. Okubo did.

- We're buying a kidney!
- Set it up, Frank.

But get the donor in here.
I gotta talk to her first.

- Tommy--
- We either do it or she dies.

Get to work.

You slap her on the thigh
and ride the tide in.

- Aha-ha...
- Oh, Leland.

- I don't get it.
- Ha-ha-ha...

That's what I love
about this guy.

He refuses to get a dirty joke.

I love it! [laughs]

How about another pitcher
of beer, lovely ladies?

- Sure.
- Okay, come one.

Let's go, Douglas.

- Oh. Dammit!
- Sorry.

Watch where you're goin',
for God's sakes.

- You idiot!
- He said he was sorry.

Him sayin' he's sorry
isn't gonna unruin my tie!

I-- I-- I can get a towel
and then I can dry it off.

What are you,
a wise ass or a retard?

Why don't you shut your mouth?

- Hey, Dick.
- Oh, hey, I'm sorry.

- Oh, that's quite alright.
- Ow! Ow!

- Hey!
- Leave him alone!

[clamoring]

- Are you okay?
- Okay, that's it!

Let's take it outside!

[glass shattering]

[screaming]

[clamoring]

Outside. Take it...

You don't wanna
get mixed up in this.

[clamoring]

- Stop it!
Murray: Get off of me.

- Get him out of here.
- Stop it!

[indistinct chatter]

[instrumental music]

CJ: Come on, gents,
this way, please.

- Excuse me.
- Rox, just calm down.

Don't tell me to calm down.

They spent the whole night
in jail.

We'll have 'em out by noon.

Arnie, you got the file?
I'm off.

Right here,
remember, plead not guilty

to everything.
We have diminished capacity.

I got it, I got it. You ready?

I'm ready. I can't believe this.

Arnold Becker.

Melody, calm down, calm down.

I'm going in my office.

The reason I wanted to meet you,

I wanna be sure
you know all the risks.

Mr. Royko told me.

And you are absolutely certain

that this is something
that you wanna do.

- Yes.
- And you realize, ma'am...

Tommy: That even though you can
live just fine with one kidney,

if something should ever
go wrong with your

remaining kidney, it would be,
well, very serious.

She knows all this, Tommy.
You have her written release.

Alright, okay, here's a summary
of Mrs. Graf's personal history.

- Alright.
Royko: Remember, I told you.

The hospital
won't do the operation

unless they're convinced
you two are really cousins.

W-- we'll have to go over
all this.

Helena: Okay.
- Okay.

We meet with the hospital
9:30 a.m.

And on the outside chance
they could operate tomorrow,

no eating
after midnight tonight.

Mrs. Washington, I want you
to know how grateful I am.

- This could save my life.
- When do I get the money?

Royko: After the operation.

As soon as you come out
of the hospital.

- Okay.
Tommy: Great.

Then we'll all see each
other, uh, tomorrow morning.

- Good.
- Good.

Now, doctor,
are you telling this court

that my client
was conditioned to snap?

I'm saying it's possible.

Many people, particularly men,

are raised to regard
the American flag as sacred.

- Even more than religion.
- And this was a factor here?

Well, you have a young man
whose entire image of his father

is attached to a coffin
draped by this symbol.

He also went to a school
as a youth where the first thing

every morning, the students
pledged their allegiance

to this flag. Then you have
our own government.

Now, what's the government
got to do with it?

Greggory: There's military
recruitment all over

the airwaves,
certainly selling patriotism.

You have the President
of the United States,

with this country
trillions of dollars in debt,

suggesting that we spend
millions of dollars

on a constitutional amendment
to protect the flag.

What's the relevance of this?

The relevance is,
this country has exalted

the importance of the flag
to a disproportionate level.

Now, there's a medical opinion.

Alright, doctor, just stick

to your examination
of the defendant.

My psychiatric conclusion
is that

this man was raised to attach

extraordinary meaning
to the American flag.

And seeing it desecrated
was an extreme shock

to his sensibilities,
and it was that shock

that caused him
to act aggressively.

Thank you, doctor.
I have nothing further.

How much did they pay you
to come up with that?

Echeverria: Objection.
Green: Withdrawn.

So what is this now?
The red, white and blue defense?

Greggory: Those colors can be
pretty blinding, counselor.

There are 300,000 kids
in the Persian Gulf right now,

ready to die
for cheaper oil prices.

- Move to strike.
Green: Doctor.

I'm going to ask you again
to refrain from

politics
and stick to medical testimony.

The two are not exclusive,
Your Honor, I am talking

about patriotism
causing irrational behavior,

and that is what
we're dealing with here.

So then, doctor,
it is your medical opinion

that patriotism
can render people incapable

of distinguishing
right from wrong?

- Not specifically, no, but--
- In fact, doctor...

Daniel Ramel knew the nature
of his act that day, didn't he?

- Yes, he did, but--
- He got angry.

And instead of controlling
his anger, he acted upon it,

and he beat up Bob Westin, correct?

- So it would seem.
Kuzak: So it would seem.

Thank you, Dr. Greggory.
[sighs]

Clerk: "Case number 9-0-8-2-3,
People versus Murray Melman,

People versus
Benjamin Stulwicz."

"Assault and battery.
Wanton destruction of property."

Victor Sifuentes
for both defendants, Your Honor.

- Waive reading.
- Barroom brawl, judge.

Victor: Your Honor, I think
we can get rid of this today.

Mr. Melman suffers
from Alzheimer's disease,

Mr. Stulwicz
is mentally retarded.

There's some serious question
as to whether the defendants

can form criminal intent here.

Plus which,
this was just a fight

where the only real damage
was to property.

I'd be seeking a dismissal
conditioned on my clients

paying their fair share
of restitution to the bar.

I do this for you, I gotta kick
the two guys they fought with.

Shubow: Can you live with that?
- Oh, I'll get by, judge.

Mr. Melman, I see last year
you also swiped a bus.

Shubow: If I send you home,
am I gonna be seeing you again?

Uh, i-- if it pleased the court,
Your Honor, Mr. Melman's episode

with the bus occurred at a time
where he was

particularly vulnerable
to the Aizheimer's.

He's progressed
somewhat now and--

He's breaking bottles
over peoples' heads.

Uh, excuse me, sir.
May I say something here?

- Oh, God.
- I wish you would.

Well, the thing is this, judge.

I know that this Alzheimer's
thing makes me wacky sometimes,

but the reason I'm here today
is because some jerk in a bar

called my friend here
a-- an idiot and a retard.

I was sticking up for my buddy.

If that makes me a criminal
or crazy, so be it.

[sighs]

I don't wanna see
either of you two again.

Next time
I'm not such a nice guy.

Complaint conditionally
dismissed. Next case.

[indistinct chatter]

- Left.
- Okay.

Inhale. Deep breath.

- And exhale.
- Wear this at least two weeks.

You could take it off at night.

[indistinct chatter]

CJ: So how's it going over here?
- I don't believe this.

Douglas: In God's name,
I never thought

I'd ever see anything like this.

Where'd you find this woman,
Douglas?

Leland hired her
after she trashed us

in the SLAPP suit.

It's going great,
don't you think?

I've got a wonderful assortment
of bruises here.

This is shaping up to be
quite an exciting case.

- Wonderful.
- The doctor.

He said I might have punctured
a lung!

You're kidding!

- Come on.
Man 3: Right there, that's...

[indistinct chatter]

Man 4: Yeah.

[knocking on door]

Oh, hi, Leland. How's it goin'?

Fine.

Everything settled okay?

I tell ya, I think it's gonna
take me a little while

to break everything in.

- But I'm having fun.
- That's good.

I had a call from Bob Hill
over at Cedricks Hospital.

Said they had a request
for a meeting

over a potential new donor
for Carol Graf.

He said the request
came from you.

Yeah, we got lucky.

We may have lined up a donor,

so I want the hospital
to be ready to go.

You went to a kidney broker,
didn't you?

Well, see,
now I got a dilemma here.

I mean, you're the senior
partner, I gotta ask myself,

"Is he in here
looking for insulation

or does he wanna have
a candid conversation?"

- I want the truth.
- I got a kidney broker.

Alright, now you listen to me.

I'm aware that
this sort of thing goes on.

I'm also aware that you're not
used to doing business

the way we do it, but I will
not allow my integrity

or the integrity of this firm
to be compromised,

no matter what the situation.

- Do you understand me?
- I think so.

A woman's dying and you're
worried about your reputation.

I'm worried about being involved
in illegal actions, criminal--

But you're not involved,
I didn't tell you

about the meeting,
so you could just stay in

your office uninvolved.
Why don't you do that?

I never stay uninvolved, counselor.

And you're starting off
on the wrong foot here.

Alright, Leland,
I'll tell you what.

Why don't you just
give Carol Graf a call?

You tell her that you're sorry
she's gonna die,

but you got an image to protect.

Look, there is
a bigger picture at--

I never look at the big picture.

I just do one job at a time.

The only question I ask is,
can I live with myself?

On this one, I can.

And I'm telling you, I can't.

Alright, come on,
75,000 is a great offer.

Bob?

I need the money.

- But I'm not gonna take it.
- Good.

'Cause I don't wanna pay it
anyway.

- Dan.
- No, no.

Ramel: Look, I said I was sorry
for hurting you, and I am.

But what you did was despicable.

You think I care what you think?

Alright, can we just
keep this on the offer?

...how sorry you can feel
for yourself.

- Okay, Dan, that's enough.
- The same lies.

The same delusions
that killed your old man.

Let me tell you something
about my father.

Okay, this meeting's over.
We're done here.

- To think he gave his life--
- You would have made him sick!

- Ugh!
- Alright, alright.

You wanna come head-on
this time?

Shut your mouth!

United States of America
killed your father!

You shut up! Shut up!

Your father...

Don't you understand?
We were there.

We killed civilians,
we killed babies,

your father and me!

We were only 19 years old.

[instrumental music]

[sighs]

[sighs]

None of you was in Vietnam.

So there's not
the slightest chance

that you or I could ever know
the frustration

or the rage
that Bob Westin must know,

having risked his life
for a country

that would only ignore him
upon his return.

Likewise, we can never know
the emptiness of Dan Ramel

or the rage that he must feel
having lost a father to a war

that the American people
would willingly forget.

Both of these men
are victims of the Vietnam War.

And there isn't a jury anywhere
that can make them whole.

But that's not
what this trial was about.

This trial is only about
the suffering of a plaintiff

caused by the illegal acts
of a defendant.

And your job here,
ladies and gentlemen,

is to sift through
all of the emotion

and all of the passion
and apply the law.

The law, as declared
by the Supreme Court

of the United States,
provides that

flag-burning
is protected free speech.

Under the law,

that man beat up that man

because he exercised
his First Amendment right.

Now, this country
should be ashamed of the way

it's treated
its Vietnam War veterans.

It's an unforgivable disgrace.

The government should be ashamed

that there are people
like Dan Ramel

who have grown up
never knowing their fathers.

But if you condone
what the defendant did,

then you attack the one thing

that this country
should be most proud of,

the right for its citizens
to enjoy free speech.

The freedom to engage
in open and frank debate,

it's what this country is
all about, ladies and gentlemen.

And if you do anything today
to discourage that...

you should be ashamed
of yourselves.

All the plaintiff did
was exercise free speech.

He just made a statement.

And this is the statement
that he made.

- Objection!
- Mr. Echeverria!

This is how he expressed his

free speech, ladies and
gentlemen.

Both parties stipulate this
as expressive conduct, Your--

Move for sanctions, Your Honor,
ask for instruction.

...Mr. Kuzak,
that it's prejudicial?

That the jury will be inflamed
by something

my client had no right
to be inflamed by?

Alright, that's enough,
just finish your closing,

Mr. Echeverria,
and no more stunts.

How did you feel as you saw
our flag being burned?

Imagine how Dan Ramel
must have felt.

At the cemetery,
honoring his dead father,

imagine how he must have felt.

The only thing his father
gave him was cause to be proud.

And the plaintiff
tried to take that away.

The plaintiff spit on that!

What son wouldn't do...

what Dan Ramel did?

[indistinct chatter]

You expect us to believe that
this woman is Ms. Graf's cousin?

Why would you not believe it?

I just have doubts,
Mr. Mullaney.

And naturally, the hospital has

to be concerned
with potential exposure

should they accept a kidney
from a living donor,

whose motive
isn't purely altruistic.

Oh, you couldn't possibly be
thinking about exposure here,

'cause if you were,
you'd be thinking about

the wrongful death action
we'd file should Carol Graf die.

Tommy: Even if she don't die,
you'd be thinking about

the emotional distress claim
we're drafting as we speak.

- On what grounds?
- Conflict of interest.

- Breach of implied promise.
- Come on!

And if you're really worried
about exposure,

you've gotta be thinking
of the big public stink

I'm gonna make on
how Mr. Okubo got that kidney.

You already tried that,
you've no evidence--

Yeah, that's because
I haven't investigated it yet.

I haven't deposed everyone
on your selection committee.

I haven't deposed
Carol Graf's doctor,

who I know is gonna
point me to some leads.

I haven't deposed every doctor,
nurse, radiologist, orderly

and employee who works here.
And you know what?

Even if I scrape up nothin',
I like what I got already.

A dying woman,
two years on the waiting list,

suddenly pushed aside for a rich
alien who can pay twice as much.

And, of course, gentlemen,
should that Japanese guy

ever make a gift to this place,

imagine how bad
that would look to the jury.

But, fortunately,
we're all on the same side.

We don't have to be
confrontational here.

Certified medical records
attesting to the cross-matching

of the donor and the donee.

I got signed releases here
from everybody

insulating you from liability,

including releases
for litigation

currently under consideration
by Ms. Graf.

All you have to do
is perform the transplant.

It protects the hospital
from exposure

and you get to save
Ms. Graf's life,

something I know you wanna do.

It's a win-win situation.

Very nice presentation,
Mr. Mullaney.

You should see me with slides.

All of this is conditioned on
our own testing of both women.

Absolutely! They're ready to go.

Okay, get them in here.

[traffic bustling]

Ms. Lamb. Just the person
I'm looking for.

What a coincidence. I was just
about to go looking for you.

What happened yesterday
simply cannot happen again.

Besides paralyzing our kitchen,

this bus accident
is not the kind of case

McKenzie, Brackman takes on.

- Uh, d--
- Uh-uh-uh, I'm sorry.

I don't mean to be abrupt,
but I wish

you would terminate
our involvement

in this matter
as soon as possible.

I already terminated
this morning.

We settled with the bus company
for 225,000.

And here is a check
made payable to the firm

for $36,400.

Oh.

Did you need me
for anything else?

- No.
- Okay.

[indistinct chatter]

Thank you.

[knocking on door]

- Hi.
- Hi.

I just wanna know
if I could get Matthew at 9:00

instead of 11:00 on Saturday.
I, uh...

Stuart: I wanna get
an early start with him.

Okay.

Okay, thanks.

[indistinct chatter]

[indistinct chatter]

- Hi. He in?
- Hi. Oh, no.

He's still at lunch. He should
be back in a few minutes though.

- I'll just wait in his office.
- Okay.

Excuse me,
I'm kind of pressed for time,

and I need
your boss' home phone number.

- What for?
- Actually, it's private.

Actually, Arnie's
a happily married man.

Well then,
there wouldn't be any threat

in me having his number,
would there?

Listen to me,
if you make one move

in Arnie's direction,
even the tiniest little wiggle,

I'll go right
to the senior partner.

I'll make sure
you never reproduce

around here again. Got it?

[indistinct chatter]

I heard all that.

Did Arnie... Never mind. Heh.

Arnie doesn't even know her,
Corrine.

That woman makes tracks
for everything in pants.

She needs no invitation.

Hm.

[sighs]

Thanks, Roxanne.

Sure.

Has the jury reached a verdict,
Mr. Foreman?

- We have.
Green: How say you?

"In the matter of Robert Westin
versus Dan Ramel,

we find in favor
of the plaintiff

and order the defendant
to pay compensatory damages

in the amount of $9000."

"We further order the defendant

to pay punitive damages
in the amount of one dollar."

Green: Thank you, ladies
and gentlemen of the jury.

We are now adjourned.

I want to appeal.

[sighs] Bob,
even if we did have grounds,

the best we could get
is a new trial.

I'm not sure the situation
would be any different.

- Look, I wouldn't risk bankr--
- I know you wouldn't.

You play it safe.
You don't take risks.

That's why you joined
the reserves.

Now, what's that got to do
with anything?

I'm not taking the easy way out,
Michael.

What I fought for 20 years ago,
what Ramel's father died for,

was my right to burn that flag.
And I want an appeal.

Look, whatever your demons are
with this, listen to me.

As lawyer to client,
I'm telling you

you have to look at this
objectively.

- No, you listen to me.
- The jury--

From a guy who was there
to one who wasn't,

don't you tell me
how to look at this situation.

[chair creaking]

Hi. The transplant
was a success.

- Really?
- Yeah.

The new kidney was a take.

- Both patients are fine.
- Oh, that is great.

- That's fantastic, Grace.
- Thank you, Tommy.

- No problem.
- Well...

Not only for helping
to save Carol,

but also for taking me
off the hook.

- I beg your pardon?
- Well...

I-- I'm an ex-DA, an ex-judge.

I've spent my life preaching
that people can't take the law

into their own hands, but for
Carol's sake, somebody had to.

And, uh, you knew it couldn't
be me, so you took over.

Yeah, well, my ex-wife's a DA,

and I figured...

Well, so long
as the job got done, right?

Yeah. It got done.

I owe you.

McKenzie: I'm aware
of what transpired today.

To you, all I can say is
I am shocked.

And to you, if I could
figure out a way to fire you

without firing her, you'd be
packing out of here right now.

You aided and abetted
a federal crime.

If you ever do anything
remotely like that again,

you will be out of here.

And the same goes for you.

[door opens]

[door shuts]

[instrumental music]

The girls called.

Oh. Good. Very good.

We'll call 'em back
in five days.

Five?

We're hard to get,
but not too hard.

Oh. [laughs]

You sure know a lot about women.

Ah, nobody knows a lot
about women.

But my wife used to say
I was a good student.

Your wife.
That's Roxanne's mom.

Murray: Yeah. She had red hair.

Uh, boy, she loved to laugh.

She loved to tell me off, too.
[laughing]

- You miss her.
- Look at the dragon.

Hey, come here, come here, come
here, come here. Look at this.

Look at this.
You know who that is, huh?

- That's Fred and Ethel.
- Ha-ha-ha...

Murray: That's right.
Fred and Ethel.

I smell the blood
of a McGillicuddy.

- Ha-ha-ha...
- What's a McGillicuddy?

Lucy! Come here,
come here, sit down.

Sit down, look at this.
Look at that [indistinct].

Yeah, yeah, I'm tomorrow's
blue-plate special.

[screams]

[both laughing]

- Eat me.
- Oh, no, we couldn't do that.

Spanish food gives us heartburn.

[both laughing]

Ethel: Now get up...

[both laughing]

[theme music]

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