1 00:00:17,584 --> 00:00:21,748 This is a staff meeting, Mr. Shore. 2 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:24,790 - I realize that. - Why are you in a Santa suit? 3 00:00:24,891 --> 00:00:28,884 It's after Thanksgiving. Surely you're not suggesting I still dress as a pilgrim. 4 00:00:28,995 --> 00:00:31,395 - And who is this? - She's my elf. 5 00:00:31,498 --> 00:00:33,432 Sometimes... 6 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:37,060 especially after Santa's been drinking, he needs a little helper. 7 00:00:37,170 --> 00:00:39,570 Have you been drinking today? 8 00:00:39,672 --> 00:00:42,106 No. Today I just brought her for amusement. 9 00:00:42,208 --> 00:00:45,371 My doctors are concerned these staff meetings... 10 00:00:45,478 --> 00:00:48,311 could cause me to lapse into a coma. 11 00:00:48,415 --> 00:00:51,111 I see. 12 00:00:51,217 --> 00:00:54,880 Well, since privileged information is exchanged during these staff meetings... 13 00:00:54,988 --> 00:00:57,115 your helper will have to leave. 14 00:00:58,558 --> 00:01:01,220 Would you wait in my office, dear? 15 00:01:01,327 --> 00:01:03,227 Sure. 16 00:01:17,744 --> 00:01:21,271 Actually, there's that walk-in. He's waiting in reception. 17 00:01:21,381 --> 00:01:23,508 Maybe Alan should take that. 18 00:01:23,616 --> 00:01:27,143 - Perhaps you're right. - A wrongful termination. 19 00:01:27,253 --> 00:01:29,949 The guy was fired as a department store Santa. 20 00:01:30,056 --> 00:01:32,991 Since you seem to have such a connection with the subject matter... 21 00:01:33,093 --> 00:01:35,357 I'll do it! 22 00:01:35,462 --> 00:01:38,260 I've always wanted a Santa case. 23 00:01:38,364 --> 00:01:40,264 Oh, this is much more right for Alan. 24 00:01:40,366 --> 00:01:42,698 I said I'll do it. 25 00:01:42,802 --> 00:01:45,362 - Where is he? - Uh, in reception. 26 00:01:52,145 --> 00:01:54,113 Gil Furnald? 27 00:01:55,281 --> 00:01:57,545 That's me. 28 00:02:03,423 --> 00:02:05,448 - No, it isn't. - Yes, it is. 29 00:02:05,558 --> 00:02:09,654 - No, it isn't. - Ho, ho, ho! 30 00:02:09,762 --> 00:02:11,957 Deal with it. 31 00:02:13,333 --> 00:02:15,233 - Alan. - Tara. 32 00:02:15,335 --> 00:02:17,735 - What's with the woman? - What woman? 33 00:02:17,837 --> 00:02:20,237 What woman! The one you brought to the staff meeting. 34 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:22,968 She's my elf, Tara. I thought I was quite clear on that. 35 00:02:23,076 --> 00:02:25,044 Yes. Very amusing. Why is she here? 36 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:27,909 Well, it seems I've put on a few pounds since last year... 37 00:02:28,014 --> 00:02:30,073 so she brought me my new suit. 38 00:02:30,183 --> 00:02:34,051 I do some work with the Salvation Army. We work as a team actually. 39 00:02:34,154 --> 00:02:36,088 Is there a problem? 40 00:02:36,189 --> 00:02:38,521 - Not at all. - But? 41 00:02:38,625 --> 00:02:40,923 Not that I've been doing background checks... 42 00:02:41,027 --> 00:02:44,895 but I have a friend who evidently knows an old friend of yours, and... 43 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:50,436 - And? - You once cohabited with a little person. 44 00:02:50,537 --> 00:02:54,064 Two lovely years. I lived with her for three. 45 00:02:54,174 --> 00:02:57,507 Do you have a thing for little women? 46 00:02:59,279 --> 00:03:01,440 I have a thing for women. 47 00:03:01,548 --> 00:03:04,608 You've never fallen for someone shorter than you? 48 00:03:04,717 --> 00:03:07,618 Well, I believe I'm involved with one now. 49 00:03:13,026 --> 00:03:15,859 Either you're mistaken or I'm jealous. 50 00:03:51,030 --> 00:03:54,363 It's just very difficult to reconcile being drawn to a person... 51 00:03:54,467 --> 00:03:57,903 I consider, well, repugnant. 52 00:03:58,004 --> 00:04:01,440 Oh, you think you're the first good girl to fall for a bad boy? 53 00:04:01,541 --> 00:04:05,102 Is my problem annoying you? 54 00:04:05,211 --> 00:04:07,111 No. I'm sorry. 55 00:04:07,213 --> 00:04:10,273 L... I just meant to convey it's very common... 56 00:04:10,383 --> 00:04:12,851 for women to be attracted to men they don't admire. 57 00:04:12,952 --> 00:04:15,648 What could be at play here... there are qualities in yourself you don't like... 58 00:04:15,755 --> 00:04:17,985 or qualities about Alan Shore you wish you had. 59 00:04:18,091 --> 00:04:20,582 That isn't it. I like myself just fine. 60 00:04:23,596 --> 00:04:26,326 I saw that. 61 00:04:26,432 --> 00:04:29,424 Uh... Look. 62 00:04:29,535 --> 00:04:34,199 This is not a great day for me. Perhaps we should reschedule? 63 00:04:34,307 --> 00:04:36,867 Okay. 64 00:04:38,544 --> 00:04:40,444 Is everything okay? 65 00:04:40,546 --> 00:04:42,446 Yeah. 66 00:04:44,784 --> 00:04:48,982 Could I speak to you as a lawyer? 67 00:04:49,088 --> 00:04:51,386 Uh, sure. 68 00:04:51,491 --> 00:04:54,983 But you're gonna have to face the little clock towards me. 69 00:04:55,094 --> 00:04:58,154 This is all privileged, right? Lawyer-client? 70 00:04:59,332 --> 00:05:01,562 Of course. 71 00:05:01,668 --> 00:05:03,795 Look, I have a patient... 72 00:05:03,903 --> 00:05:06,235 who's been with me for almost four years now. 73 00:05:06,339 --> 00:05:08,307 And he, um... 74 00:05:08,408 --> 00:05:10,603 he habitually speaks of fantasies... 75 00:05:10,710 --> 00:05:12,678 things he plans to do. 76 00:05:12,779 --> 00:05:14,838 They're typically idle ruminations... 77 00:05:14,947 --> 00:05:18,041 I suppose make him feel better. 78 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:21,814 Lately he's been talking about murdering his ex-wife. 79 00:05:21,921 --> 00:05:24,389 And at first I thought, harmless chatter again. 80 00:05:24,490 --> 00:05:27,425 But there seems to be such a resolve. 81 00:05:27,527 --> 00:05:29,586 I can't be sure that it isn't real this time. 82 00:05:29,696 --> 00:05:32,164 This man may very well be planning to kill his ex-wife... 83 00:05:32,265 --> 00:05:34,358 and I'm just not sure what to do. 84 00:05:52,018 --> 00:05:55,852 I just like wearing women's clothes sometimes. 85 00:05:55,955 --> 00:05:58,048 It's not a sexual turn-on. 86 00:05:58,157 --> 00:06:00,591 It just feels right sometimes. 87 00:06:00,693 --> 00:06:02,854 So, basically, you're a sicko? 88 00:06:02,962 --> 00:06:05,897 - I'm not sick. - Lighten up, man. 89 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,130 So, what, you got caught in a skirt, and that was it? 90 00:06:10,236 --> 00:06:13,433 My employer found out, and, yes, I got fired. 91 00:06:13,539 --> 00:06:17,305 They asked me a lot of questions, like whether I'm gay. 92 00:06:17,410 --> 00:06:19,878 Are you? 93 00:06:19,979 --> 00:06:22,607 Not that there's anything wrong with it. 94 00:06:22,715 --> 00:06:25,616 Yes. But that does not make me an unfit Santa. 95 00:06:25,718 --> 00:06:29,745 - Criminal record? - No. No, no, no. And there's never been any incident. 96 00:06:29,856 --> 00:06:33,451 I have been a good Santa for eight years. 97 00:06:33,559 --> 00:06:36,460 A great Santa. I can show you the letters. 98 00:06:36,562 --> 00:06:41,261 There are kids and families who have specifically come back for me. 99 00:06:41,367 --> 00:06:44,336 And I thought, this is wrong. 100 00:06:44,437 --> 00:06:48,396 I should not lose my job because of how I like to dress. 101 00:06:58,351 --> 00:07:00,319 Does he know you taped him? 102 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:02,820 No. I'm just full of ethical violations. 103 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,923 It's important that I do it with my hands. I don't know why. 104 00:07:11,030 --> 00:07:12,998 You could probably tell me why. 105 00:07:13,099 --> 00:07:15,659 But see, the thing is... 106 00:07:15,768 --> 00:07:18,862 I don't want to shoot her or poison her... 107 00:07:18,971 --> 00:07:21,166 or hit her with a car. 108 00:07:21,274 --> 00:07:23,367 No, it needs to be by strangulation. 109 00:07:23,476 --> 00:07:26,001 Do you have any guess as to why? 110 00:07:26,112 --> 00:07:30,446 Well, for one, I actually want to feel the life going out ofher. 111 00:07:30,550 --> 00:07:33,519 I mean, with my hands, I want to feel her body go limp. 112 00:07:33,619 --> 00:07:37,077 Also, I want her to experience it. 113 00:07:37,190 --> 00:07:40,125 I want her to know that she's dying. 114 00:07:40,226 --> 00:07:42,456 And I want to see her eyes as I do it. 115 00:07:44,096 --> 00:07:47,065 And how do you know that this isn't just talk? 116 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:51,000 I keep telling you, I don't know. He's often fantasized. 117 00:07:51,103 --> 00:07:54,834 Last year he spoke ofblowing up his boss. But his demeanor here... 118 00:07:54,941 --> 00:07:58,001 As I said, there's a certain resolve that really concerns me. 119 00:07:58,110 --> 00:08:01,136 - Have you shown this to any other therapists or... - No. No, no. 120 00:08:01,247 --> 00:08:03,215 I'm the only one who can make that call. 121 00:08:03,316 --> 00:08:05,807 And your call is it's possible he's going to do it? 122 00:08:07,653 --> 00:08:09,814 Do I tell the ex-wife? 123 00:08:09,922 --> 00:08:12,914 Well, I'm sure you know the law on this as well as I do. 124 00:08:13,025 --> 00:08:17,155 You have a duty to warn the victim if you're certain she's in physical danger. 125 00:08:17,263 --> 00:08:19,094 But falling short of being certain? 126 00:08:19,198 --> 00:08:21,189 You honor doctor-patient privilege. 127 00:08:21,300 --> 00:08:23,598 This just seems crazy to me. 128 00:08:23,703 --> 00:08:27,264 I mean, which side is better to err on? 129 00:08:33,379 --> 00:08:35,347 A trial today? 130 00:08:35,448 --> 00:08:38,508 Well, it's not exactly a trial. It's an evidentiary hearing. 131 00:08:38,618 --> 00:08:42,611 - But I'd need to testify? - It's the only way you can get a restraining order. 132 00:08:42,722 --> 00:08:46,089 We'll lose the dress, by the way. Coat and tie. 133 00:08:46,192 --> 00:08:50,959 Alan, excellent! Alan, Gil Furnald. Alan Shore. 134 00:08:51,063 --> 00:08:54,032 Turns out that my Santa Claus... 135 00:08:54,133 --> 00:08:56,624 is a sort of cross-dressing sicko. 136 00:08:56,736 --> 00:08:59,500 - He's more... you. - He is absolutely more me, Denny. 137 00:08:59,605 --> 00:09:01,573 But, unfortunately, my schedule... 138 00:09:01,674 --> 00:09:05,770 Alan, I have trouble with this sort of subject matter. 139 00:09:05,878 --> 00:09:07,971 - You're homophobic. - It's not that. 140 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:09,809 What is it then? 141 00:09:09,916 --> 00:09:12,384 It's my father. 142 00:09:12,485 --> 00:09:14,453 Sometimes he wore dresses. 143 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:19,548 He called it a kilt and sang all those Scottish songs, but we knew. 144 00:09:21,027 --> 00:09:23,257 Please, the hearing's at 2:00. 145 00:09:31,437 --> 00:09:35,396 - Hello. - Hello. 146 00:09:38,711 --> 00:09:40,872 Sally. 147 00:09:40,980 --> 00:09:43,642 Could I trouble you to do a quick background check? 148 00:09:43,749 --> 00:09:46,513 I realize we haven't spoken much since we stopped having sex... 149 00:09:46,619 --> 00:09:50,146 and, frankly, I'm dismayed by that. 150 00:09:50,256 --> 00:09:53,885 But what I need to know is everything you can find out about my new client. 151 00:09:53,993 --> 00:09:55,961 Here's his name, address, Social Security... 152 00:09:56,062 --> 00:09:58,963 Is it true you're taking over the Santa case? 153 00:09:59,065 --> 00:10:01,966 Yes, I am, Bradley. Is it of interest to you? 154 00:10:02,068 --> 00:10:05,037 No, but it could be... 155 00:10:05,137 --> 00:10:07,833 if we, say, bet on it. 156 00:10:07,940 --> 00:10:09,999 Another wager. 157 00:10:10,109 --> 00:10:13,670 - Why not? - And would you already have stakes in mind? 158 00:10:13,779 --> 00:10:15,770 I keep thinking about your elf. 159 00:10:15,881 --> 00:10:17,940 How about if you win, I become your elf for the day... 160 00:10:18,050 --> 00:10:20,211 but if you lose, you become mine? 161 00:10:20,319 --> 00:10:22,287 Complete with a costume, of course. 162 00:10:22,388 --> 00:10:25,619 - And bells. - Oh, can't leave out the bells. 163 00:10:25,725 --> 00:10:28,193 Alan? Hey. Can I steal you for a second? 164 00:10:28,294 --> 00:10:31,388 A second? A minute I could maybe do... 165 00:10:31,497 --> 00:10:33,556 but a second would be pushing it. 166 00:10:34,667 --> 00:10:38,125 Would you like me to push it? 167 00:10:38,237 --> 00:10:41,729 You are so disgustingly vulgar. It's important. 168 00:10:48,147 --> 00:10:51,048 - This is Dr. Konigsberg. Alan Shore. - Hello. 169 00:10:51,150 --> 00:10:53,311 Ohh. Alan Shore. 170 00:10:55,488 --> 00:10:59,288 Uh, Dr. Konigsberg has a patient who talks about killing his ex-wife... 171 00:10:59,392 --> 00:11:01,360 and could be serious about it. 172 00:11:01,460 --> 00:11:03,655 "Could" is the operative word. I can't be sure. 173 00:11:03,763 --> 00:11:07,324 Obviously there are some exposure problems. 174 00:11:07,433 --> 00:11:10,425 If the guy does do it, and it was learned Dr. Konigsberg knew of the risks beforehand... 175 00:11:10,536 --> 00:11:12,663 The first thing I'd check is his malpractice policy. 176 00:11:12,772 --> 00:11:16,208 - You don't want to do anything to void coverage. - I have done that already. 177 00:11:16,308 --> 00:11:18,469 - What's your specialty? - Couples counseling. 178 00:11:18,577 --> 00:11:22,877 I first saw the client and his wife. Since the divorce, I've been working with him alone. 179 00:11:22,982 --> 00:11:26,645 So they came to you to improve their relationship, and now one wants to kill the other. 180 00:11:26,752 --> 00:11:29,687 Not your best work, was it, Doctor? 181 00:11:29,789 --> 00:11:33,122 And you're seeing Dr. Konigsberg for what? 182 00:11:33,225 --> 00:11:35,887 Uh, just to deal with the... 183 00:11:35,995 --> 00:11:38,555 As a lawyer. He hired me. 184 00:11:38,664 --> 00:11:41,792 He's a very mischievous man. 185 00:11:41,901 --> 00:11:43,801 Look, can we stick to the case, folks? 186 00:11:43,903 --> 00:11:47,464 Since the proposed victim was or is a patient, you've got real duty problems. 187 00:11:47,573 --> 00:11:49,302 If the threat is real and you don't tell her... 188 00:11:49,408 --> 00:11:52,377 But I can't be sure it's real, which means my duty is to the patient. 189 00:11:52,478 --> 00:11:55,572 Can you have another therapist meet with him, perhaps get an objective opinion? 190 00:11:55,681 --> 00:11:59,981 I tried. No therapist will go near it for fear of potential liability. 191 00:12:00,086 --> 00:12:02,554 If it were me, I'd meet with him myself, pretending to be one of your colleagues. 192 00:12:02,655 --> 00:12:05,715 - That's hardly an option. - Why? You need objectivity... 193 00:12:05,825 --> 00:12:08,123 You can't go there pretending to be a doctor. 194 00:12:08,227 --> 00:12:10,491 Of course I can't, because I'm in trial. But you can do it. 195 00:12:10,596 --> 00:12:13,463 - Oh, sure. And get disbarred? - I'd likely lose my license. 196 00:12:13,566 --> 00:12:17,832 Oh, well, silly me. I was thinking about the ex-wife. 197 00:12:17,937 --> 00:12:20,997 If it's merely a bar card and a medical license you're looking to preserve... 198 00:12:21,107 --> 00:12:24,270 you first opine to Lori that you're not at all convinced... 199 00:12:24,376 --> 00:12:27,004 the man intends to follow through on his threats. 200 00:12:27,113 --> 00:12:30,310 Then you draft an opinion letter to the doctor telling him he need not disclose. 201 00:12:30,416 --> 00:12:34,682 Your asses will be covered, and everybody's happy, assuming you like your asses covered. 202 00:12:34,787 --> 00:12:39,281 Personally, I love the feel of a stiffbreeze against my rosy cheeks. 203 00:12:41,260 --> 00:12:44,024 In any event, pardon my misunderstanding. 204 00:12:44,130 --> 00:12:46,496 I thought it was potentially human life at stake. 205 00:13:09,488 --> 00:13:12,286 Oh. Excuse me. Sylvia. 206 00:13:12,391 --> 00:13:15,883 - What do you want now? - Why do you always think I want something? 207 00:13:15,995 --> 00:13:20,159 Why couldn't I want to see the smiling face of the prettiest girl in the clerk's office? 208 00:13:20,266 --> 00:13:23,531 - What do you want, Brad? - I need a small favor... tiny. 209 00:13:23,636 --> 00:13:26,730 - Mmm. - But first, please, can I see that smile? 210 00:13:26,839 --> 00:13:29,808 - God. - If I were 10 years younger. 211 00:13:29,909 --> 00:13:32,537 Or 10 years older. What's the favor? 212 00:13:32,645 --> 00:13:34,806 There's a motion scheduled for this afternoon... 213 00:13:34,914 --> 00:13:37,178 Furnald versus Gordon's department store. 214 00:13:37,283 --> 00:13:40,719 A lawyer named Alan Shore is seeking injunctive relief, unlawful discharge. 215 00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:43,550 I need this case to fall in Judge Hingham's docket. 216 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:45,487 Judge Hingham? Why would you want him? 217 00:13:45,591 --> 00:13:47,923 Because he's just right for this one. 218 00:13:48,027 --> 00:13:50,825 Exactly what kind of case is this? 219 00:13:50,930 --> 00:13:53,023 A ho-mo-sexual? 220 00:13:53,132 --> 00:13:55,566 That's where we're at now? 221 00:13:55,668 --> 00:13:59,764 Santa Clauses being played by ho-mo-sexuals? 222 00:13:59,872 --> 00:14:02,500 I believe "homosexual" is one word, Judge. 223 00:14:02,608 --> 00:14:04,906 But to avoid confusion, let's say "gay." 224 00:14:05,010 --> 00:14:08,446 Let's say "transvestite" because that was the stated reason... 225 00:14:08,547 --> 00:14:11,243 Well, if dress code is the issue, my client promises to comply with... 226 00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:13,716 A ho-mo-sexual transvestite? 227 00:14:13,819 --> 00:14:17,915 You want me to allow children to sit in his lap? 228 00:14:18,023 --> 00:14:20,218 - Exactly. - Oh, boy. 229 00:14:20,326 --> 00:14:24,626 Gordon's department store certainly supports Mr. Furnald's right to choose who or what he... 230 00:14:24,730 --> 00:14:27,563 That's a lie. You fired him as soon as he told you he was gay. 231 00:14:27,666 --> 00:14:30,635 No, we fired him for cross-dressing, which is considered a fetish. 232 00:14:30,736 --> 00:14:33,034 He's played Santa for eight years without incident. 233 00:14:33,138 --> 00:14:36,733 In fact, he's received glowing praise from both parents and employers. 234 00:14:36,842 --> 00:14:40,403 - Would you sit in his lap? - Sure. Why not? 235 00:14:48,988 --> 00:14:52,719 And he hasn't gone Homo erectus on me, if that was your fear. 236 00:14:52,825 --> 00:14:55,259 You're making entendres. 237 00:14:55,361 --> 00:14:58,956 Disgusting, sick innuendo entendres. 238 00:14:59,064 --> 00:15:03,967 I'm not going to put an innocent child in the lap of an unnatural Santa Claus... 239 00:15:04,069 --> 00:15:06,037 who dresses in female attire. 240 00:15:06,138 --> 00:15:08,902 There is a sanctity to the tradition of Christmas. 241 00:15:09,008 --> 00:15:12,967 It is perhaps the most sanctimonious holiday there is. 242 00:15:13,078 --> 00:15:16,514 Then clearly you should be its poster boy. 243 00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:20,014 Motion for T.R.O. Denied. 244 00:15:20,119 --> 00:15:23,088 I'd at least like an evidentiary hearing so that I may present... 245 00:15:23,188 --> 00:15:25,418 Denied! Denied, denied, denied. 246 00:15:32,898 --> 00:15:36,095 Why'd you do that? You antagonized him. 247 00:15:36,201 --> 00:15:38,169 Actually, he antagonized me. 248 00:15:40,806 --> 00:15:44,264 This job means something to me, Mr. Shore. 249 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,448 - Your Honor... - I have made my ruling. 250 00:15:57,556 --> 00:16:02,516 Yes, based on what you think my client is or what the defense has presented him to be. 251 00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:06,394 I ask you to at least hear from him before you take away his livelihood. 252 00:16:06,498 --> 00:16:10,696 Ten minutes as to why he'd make a good Santa. Please. 253 00:16:14,139 --> 00:16:18,007 I'll give you 10 minutes. Five for direct, five for cross. 254 00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:23,380 - I don't understand why she's here. - I explained it, Brian. 255 00:16:23,482 --> 00:16:26,076 When a patient makes a credible threat to commit violence... 256 00:16:26,185 --> 00:16:30,144 my colleague is here to observe because I may need counsel. 257 00:16:30,255 --> 00:16:32,917 Why? You should've told me this before. 258 00:16:33,025 --> 00:16:37,826 Brian, would you tell Dr. Harper why you want to kill your ex-wife? 259 00:16:40,799 --> 00:16:43,962 I have no intention of killing her. 260 00:16:45,104 --> 00:16:47,004 - You don't? - Of course not. 261 00:16:47,106 --> 00:16:49,540 Murder is illegal in Massachusetts. 262 00:16:49,641 --> 00:16:52,109 So when you were saying these things to Dr. Konigsberg... 263 00:16:52,211 --> 00:16:54,771 I never said them. Dr. Konigsberg is mistaken. 264 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,111 I also have absolutely no intention of paying for two therapists. 265 00:16:58,217 --> 00:17:00,117 Good-bye. 266 00:17:07,559 --> 00:17:09,584 Clearly, he's a little hostile. 267 00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:13,529 He's angry over you being here, and I can't say that I blame him. 268 00:17:13,632 --> 00:17:16,226 Well, I don't know if there's enough to go to the police... 269 00:17:16,335 --> 00:17:18,860 but I think you should at least tell his ex-wife. 270 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:24,073 - Will you go with me? - Me? 271 00:17:24,176 --> 00:17:27,236 I'm about to break privilege, and I could very well be sued for it. 272 00:17:27,346 --> 00:17:30,042 This is treacherous ground, and I would like my lawyer present. 273 00:17:30,149 --> 00:17:32,743 So, please, do this with me. 274 00:17:46,632 --> 00:17:49,863 I'm afraid my words are having little impact. 275 00:17:49,968 --> 00:17:52,801 - Yours will have to. - Okay. 276 00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:57,433 You said this job means something to you, and you seemed rather impassioned. 277 00:17:57,543 --> 00:18:00,910 - I am. - You have a college education, Mr. Furnald. 278 00:18:01,013 --> 00:18:02,981 You do well in your computer job. 279 00:18:03,082 --> 00:18:06,108 Why is this part-time employment so important? 280 00:18:07,719 --> 00:18:10,483 - I don't know. - Yes, you do. 281 00:18:13,892 --> 00:18:15,792 I suppose... 282 00:18:17,129 --> 00:18:21,828 as a kid... a gay kid who liked to wear dresses... 283 00:18:23,001 --> 00:18:24,969 That club is very small, by the way. 284 00:18:25,070 --> 00:18:28,164 Most cross-dressers are heterosexual. 285 00:18:28,273 --> 00:18:30,605 Anyway, um... 286 00:18:30,709 --> 00:18:32,836 as a kid who... 287 00:18:36,982 --> 00:18:39,450 felt like he didn't belong anywhere... 288 00:18:42,221 --> 00:18:46,590 I would throw myself into all the make-believe... 289 00:18:46,692 --> 00:18:48,660 that goes with Christmas. 290 00:18:51,063 --> 00:18:54,590 Hmm. As safe retreats go... 291 00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:57,191 I suppose it helped me survive... 292 00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:02,941 and it still does. 293 00:19:06,178 --> 00:19:08,578 Shall I say that tomorrow? 294 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,580 Say all of it. 295 00:19:14,186 --> 00:19:16,882 Would you tell? 296 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:18,923 I don't know. 297 00:19:19,024 --> 00:19:21,151 I mean, if it's a fantasy... 298 00:19:21,260 --> 00:19:23,228 What if it's not? 299 00:19:24,663 --> 00:19:27,564 The benefit of the doubt has to go to privilege. 300 00:19:27,666 --> 00:19:29,964 Even when the downside is death? 301 00:19:31,870 --> 00:19:34,998 I'm not saying that it's an easy call. 302 00:19:43,048 --> 00:19:46,916 - He got a hearing. - Sorry? 303 00:19:47,019 --> 00:19:51,046 Shore. The cross-dressing Santa Claus. He actually got a hearing. 304 00:19:51,156 --> 00:19:54,421 Don't you think you're taking this bet thing a little too far? 305 00:19:54,526 --> 00:19:57,427 I'm not making a big deal about this. I'm just making conversation here. 306 00:19:57,529 --> 00:20:00,965 Brad, you don't like Alan, do you? 307 00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:07,172 I don't give the guy a thought one way or the other. 308 00:20:09,741 --> 00:20:12,266 Can I say something to you as a friend? 309 00:20:14,313 --> 00:20:17,942 You've seemed kind of knotted up ever since he got here. 310 00:20:18,050 --> 00:20:20,712 It might help you if you just let your feelings out a little. 311 00:20:22,754 --> 00:20:26,383 Come on. It's late at night. You're having a beer with a buddy. 312 00:20:26,491 --> 00:20:29,153 Tell me how you feel about Alan Shore. 313 00:20:32,564 --> 00:20:37,501 - I don't like him. - You can go deeper than that. What do you feel, Brad? 314 00:20:37,603 --> 00:20:40,936 - I hate him. He mocks me. - Deeper. 315 00:20:41,039 --> 00:20:43,007 - He mocks our commander in chief. - Deeper. 316 00:20:43,108 --> 00:20:44,598 He's got a putty ass and a flabby body... 317 00:20:44,710 --> 00:20:48,168 and I can't understand why women would rather sleep with him than me. 318 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:51,010 - There. It's out. - And that includes you, by the way. 319 00:20:53,385 --> 00:20:55,853 First of all, I don't sleep with colleagues. 320 00:20:55,954 --> 00:20:57,785 - You're ducking the issue. - I am not. 321 00:20:57,889 --> 00:21:01,757 I have no interest in ducking either one of you. 322 00:21:03,028 --> 00:21:04,996 We've gone deep enough. 323 00:21:10,736 --> 00:21:12,863 I really need to win this bet. 324 00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:27,074 According to employees at Gordon's, Gil Furnald gets nothing but raves as Santa. 325 00:21:27,185 --> 00:21:29,176 Oh, come on. Would you sit in his lap? 326 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:31,756 Why does everybody keep asking me that? 327 00:21:31,857 --> 00:21:35,349 Tough break drawing Judge Hingham. 328 00:21:35,460 --> 00:21:37,860 Who'd ever imagine that? 329 00:21:37,963 --> 00:21:39,658 Brad? 330 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,660 Did you have something to do with my drawing Judge Hingham? 331 00:21:44,770 --> 00:21:46,965 That would be dirty pool. 332 00:21:53,645 --> 00:21:56,341 I actually want to feel the life going out of her. 333 00:21:56,448 --> 00:21:59,849 I mean, with my hands, I want to feel her body go limp. 334 00:21:59,951 --> 00:22:02,886 Also, I want her to experience it. 335 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:06,185 I want her to know that she's dying. 336 00:22:06,291 --> 00:22:08,282 And I don't want it to be instant. 337 00:22:08,393 --> 00:22:11,658 I want her to actually have the thought, "My God. He's killing me." 338 00:22:11,763 --> 00:22:14,527 And I want to see her eyes as I do it. 339 00:22:17,035 --> 00:22:19,697 What's happened to him? 340 00:22:19,805 --> 00:22:21,602 Let me reiterate. 341 00:22:21,707 --> 00:22:24,904 He's talked like this before without ever going through with it, obviously. 342 00:22:25,010 --> 00:22:27,001 Many people fantasize. 343 00:22:27,112 --> 00:22:31,242 For him to even speak this way... This is not Brian. He is a docile person. 344 00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:34,911 I realize that. This might also simply be talk. 345 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:37,750 Safe talk that allows him to feel strong. 346 00:22:37,856 --> 00:22:40,086 Sometimes the weaker the person's constitution... 347 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:43,093 Is he going to kill me? 348 00:22:43,195 --> 00:22:47,427 Mary, I'm here because I don't know. I really don't think so. 349 00:22:47,532 --> 00:22:51,366 But you are the one person that knows him better than I do. 350 00:22:51,470 --> 00:22:53,768 I've never heard him talk like this, ever. 351 00:22:55,006 --> 00:22:56,974 Did you tell the police? 352 00:22:58,343 --> 00:23:01,210 Uh, it's tricky, Mrs. Stevens. 353 00:23:01,313 --> 00:23:04,407 This is doctor-patient privilege stuff. We shouldn't even be telling you this. 354 00:23:04,516 --> 00:23:06,916 He plans to kill me, for God's sake! 355 00:23:07,018 --> 00:23:10,146 Which is why we are telling you, on the possibility that these threats are... 356 00:23:10,255 --> 00:23:13,713 - I'm calling the police. - I'm not sure that they could do anything at this point. 357 00:23:13,825 --> 00:23:18,888 I mean, they certainly can't arrest him for things he told a therapist in confidence. 358 00:23:18,997 --> 00:23:21,158 What I would suggest... 359 00:23:21,266 --> 00:23:24,793 Let Dr. Konigsberg continue to monitor the situation. 360 00:23:24,903 --> 00:23:27,098 He's seeing your ex-husband every day. 361 00:23:27,205 --> 00:23:30,834 If things progress further, we will call the police. 362 00:23:30,942 --> 00:23:33,467 In the meantime, maybe you could stay with a friend. 363 00:23:33,578 --> 00:23:35,307 I have animals. I can't... 364 00:23:35,414 --> 00:23:37,575 Or get a friend to stay with you. 365 00:23:43,989 --> 00:23:46,924 I've been sitting in that chair as Santa for eight years... 366 00:23:47,025 --> 00:23:48,993 and I've been an exemplary Santa. 367 00:23:49,094 --> 00:23:52,325 People will tell you, even if they don't shop at Gordon's... 368 00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:54,160 they come to see me. 369 00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:57,292 For how many of those eight years have you been dressing as a woman? 370 00:23:57,402 --> 00:23:59,836 All of them. 371 00:23:59,938 --> 00:24:03,874 And in all this time, had your cross-dressing ever been an issue at work? 372 00:24:03,975 --> 00:24:07,502 No. I was always in the Santa costume. People never even knew. 373 00:24:07,612 --> 00:24:12,208 It was always my intention to keep my worlds separate. 374 00:24:12,317 --> 00:24:14,945 So it's been my secret. 375 00:24:15,053 --> 00:24:17,146 But your secret got out. 376 00:24:18,623 --> 00:24:21,717 Last week I had a boy in my lap... eight years old. 377 00:24:21,827 --> 00:24:23,795 I asked him what he wanted for Christmas. 378 00:24:23,895 --> 00:24:28,855 He said, "Santa, please make me normal." 379 00:24:28,967 --> 00:24:31,197 He was starting to cry as he said it. 380 00:24:31,303 --> 00:24:33,328 - He said, "Make me normal"? - Yes. 381 00:24:33,438 --> 00:24:36,532 He said, um... He said he was sick. 382 00:24:36,641 --> 00:24:39,201 He said that he liked to wear girls' clothes... 383 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,745 and he was sure he'd go to hell. 384 00:24:43,682 --> 00:24:45,582 And I said... 385 00:24:45,684 --> 00:24:48,448 "Son, you're not alone... 386 00:24:49,754 --> 00:24:51,745 and you're not sick." 387 00:24:52,858 --> 00:24:55,326 And I told him about me. 388 00:24:57,062 --> 00:24:59,087 Thank you, sir. 389 00:25:02,767 --> 00:25:04,735 So while on the job... 390 00:25:04,836 --> 00:25:09,637 you told an eight-year-old boy that Santa is a cross-dresser? 391 00:25:12,043 --> 00:25:14,443 Yes. 392 00:25:19,784 --> 00:25:21,684 - Did thejudge rule? - No. 393 00:25:21,786 --> 00:25:24,254 Miraculously, I persuaded him to let me give a final statement... 394 00:25:24,356 --> 00:25:26,324 though I have no idea what to say. 395 00:25:26,424 --> 00:25:29,393 The fact that he told a child he's a cross-dresser... 396 00:25:29,494 --> 00:25:31,792 I never should've put him on the stand. 397 00:25:31,897 --> 00:25:35,060 I've got to somehow make this a gay issue. 398 00:25:35,166 --> 00:25:38,067 Personally, I think you'll look very sexy in the elf outfit. 399 00:25:38,169 --> 00:25:41,468 I have no doubt. Yet I don't want to lose. I've grown attached to this Santa. 400 00:25:41,573 --> 00:25:44,064 Brad seems pretty happy. Does he have reason? 401 00:25:44,175 --> 00:25:48,441 Denny, you said if I ever had another Hail Mary emergency, you'd make the call. 402 00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:52,483 - Really? Are you sure? - I need you to make the call. 403 00:25:52,584 --> 00:25:54,575 - And what's this about? - It's extremely delicate. 404 00:25:54,686 --> 00:25:57,120 Though privilege typically extends to the whole firm... 405 00:25:57,222 --> 00:25:59,952 I have assured him that this would go no further than you and me. 406 00:26:00,058 --> 00:26:01,958 Okay. 407 00:26:02,060 --> 00:26:05,962 Meet Brian Stevens. Brian, this is the attorney I... 408 00:26:09,034 --> 00:26:11,730 - What's going on? - This is your client? 409 00:26:11,836 --> 00:26:14,304 - You're an attorney? - Um, yes. 410 00:26:14,406 --> 00:26:17,773 - You said you were a doctor. - What the hell is going on? 411 00:26:17,876 --> 00:26:20,606 Uh, Paul, we have a conflict. 412 00:26:20,712 --> 00:26:23,476 I represent the therapist who is treating Mr. Stevens. 413 00:26:23,582 --> 00:26:25,846 She's the one who went to my ex-wife. 414 00:26:25,951 --> 00:26:28,784 She's the one who told Mary I planned on killing her. 415 00:26:28,887 --> 00:26:31,822 She pretended to be a doctor. 416 00:26:46,905 --> 00:26:49,874 He can see you for about five minutes. After that, his day is completely... 417 00:26:49,975 --> 00:26:52,739 - Five minutes is more than enough. - You can go in. 418 00:26:52,844 --> 00:26:55,278 Thank you. 419 00:26:57,048 --> 00:26:59,846 Thank you so much for agreeing to see me. 420 00:26:59,951 --> 00:27:02,476 My name is Alan Shore, and... 421 00:27:09,127 --> 00:27:10,651 Go. 422 00:27:10,762 --> 00:27:14,198 My name is Alan Shore. Perhaps you'll remember... 423 00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:17,132 Everyone has a name, son. 424 00:27:17,235 --> 00:27:19,703 I'm not interested in yours. 425 00:27:19,804 --> 00:27:22,637 You have five minutes because you know him. 426 00:27:25,343 --> 00:27:27,903 Bill Clinton? 427 00:27:30,415 --> 00:27:34,977 Ah. Well, you'll remember, at the behest of Mr. Crane... 428 00:27:35,086 --> 00:27:37,577 you made an appearance in one of my cases... 429 00:27:37,689 --> 00:27:40,385 involving an African-American Little Orphan Annie. 430 00:27:40,492 --> 00:27:42,460 And you were extremely effective. 431 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:44,460 "Give us a black Spider-Man. 432 00:27:44,562 --> 00:27:48,658 Give us a black Superman who can leap tall buildings." All the big icons. 433 00:27:48,767 --> 00:27:53,568 Now I have another case featuring a gay man who's being discriminated against. 434 00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:57,608 And this one involves the biggest icon of them all... 435 00:27:57,709 --> 00:27:59,609 Santa Claus. 436 00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:02,612 My problem is the judge. 437 00:28:02,714 --> 00:28:06,673 His tiny brain has been calcified by intolerance. 438 00:28:06,785 --> 00:28:11,552 However, he's certainly a slave to public opinion, as judges tend to be. 439 00:28:11,656 --> 00:28:16,184 But I can't really move the public. You can. 440 00:28:16,294 --> 00:28:20,526 - Do you understand what I'm asking? - You want me to be your rabbit. 441 00:28:20,632 --> 00:28:24,159 I want you to be Reverend Al Sharpton in all his massive glory. 442 00:28:24,269 --> 00:28:26,897 I want you to charge in there, say... 443 00:28:27,005 --> 00:28:30,236 "Give us a gay Santa Claus," and button it with three "God almighties!" 444 00:28:30,341 --> 00:28:32,400 Stop. 445 00:28:32,510 --> 00:28:35,877 I don't do things big. I'm subtle. 446 00:28:35,980 --> 00:28:38,972 Yes. Three "God almighties." 447 00:28:39,084 --> 00:28:42,178 Look, I've written it all out for you. 448 00:28:43,421 --> 00:28:45,389 Give that a look-see. 449 00:28:45,490 --> 00:28:47,958 I've seen you move mountains, Reverend. 450 00:28:48,059 --> 00:28:53,019 I need you to move this one tiny-brained judge. 451 00:28:53,131 --> 00:28:55,190 Please. 452 00:28:58,103 --> 00:29:01,072 Pretty please. 453 00:29:01,172 --> 00:29:02,799 Denny Crane. 454 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,649 - You got to Sharpton? - I don't know. He said he'd think about it. 455 00:29:11,750 --> 00:29:14,514 Does he just do this kind of thing now for lawyers? 456 00:29:14,619 --> 00:29:17,179 He does it for Denny. Let's hope he does it for me. 457 00:29:17,288 --> 00:29:19,449 All set? 458 00:29:20,959 --> 00:29:23,325 You don't want me to miss the ruling, do you? 459 00:29:24,529 --> 00:29:26,997 Got the costume. 460 00:29:36,107 --> 00:29:38,041 My God. 461 00:29:38,143 --> 00:29:40,737 To impersonate a doctor. 462 00:29:40,845 --> 00:29:43,871 I thought a human life was at stake, and I didn't... 463 00:29:43,982 --> 00:29:46,450 It doesn't matter, Lori. 464 00:29:46,551 --> 00:29:50,317 You're suddenly gonna start playing Solomon and break rules... 465 00:29:50,421 --> 00:29:53,913 sacred rules... whenever you see fit? 466 00:29:54,025 --> 00:29:56,186 I could be disbarred for this. 467 00:29:56,294 --> 00:29:58,489 You? Why? 468 00:29:58,596 --> 00:30:01,190 For not turning you in. 469 00:30:03,535 --> 00:30:06,629 I'm sorry, Paul. I just... I'm sorry. 470 00:30:06,738 --> 00:30:09,935 I think it's this Alan Shore character. Ever since he got here... 471 00:30:10,041 --> 00:30:13,135 This has nothing to do with Alan Shore. I'm not influenced by him. 472 00:30:13,244 --> 00:30:15,178 You used to be influenced by me. 473 00:30:18,683 --> 00:30:21,914 Tell me what you want me to do. I'll resign if you... 474 00:30:22,020 --> 00:30:24,488 Just tell me what you want. 475 00:30:24,589 --> 00:30:27,251 First, I want you to apologize to Mr. Stevens. 476 00:30:27,358 --> 00:30:29,656 - I did that. - Well, you need to do it again. 477 00:30:29,761 --> 00:30:32,161 And hope to God he doesn't sue us. 478 00:30:38,203 --> 00:30:40,831 How long have you known this man, Paul? 479 00:30:40,939 --> 00:30:43,203 Years. Only through work. 480 00:30:46,244 --> 00:30:50,681 But he doesn't strike me as being capable of violence, if that's what you're asking. 481 00:30:53,384 --> 00:30:55,614 I'll get him back in here. 482 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,951 And on the chance that he could be violent... 483 00:30:59,057 --> 00:31:03,084 when you apologize, I will be in the room. 484 00:31:06,531 --> 00:31:10,023 And for the sake of humoring me... 485 00:31:10,134 --> 00:31:14,935 let's stay completely away from Alan Shore. 486 00:31:28,119 --> 00:31:30,053 What's all the media doing here? 487 00:31:30,154 --> 00:31:32,054 I have no idea. 488 00:31:32,156 --> 00:31:34,647 All rise. 489 00:31:36,327 --> 00:31:38,557 - Uh-oh. - What? 490 00:31:38,663 --> 00:31:41,359 We're 10 minutes early. 491 00:31:51,109 --> 00:31:53,009 Please be seated. 492 00:31:57,448 --> 00:32:02,283 Mr. Phillips, have you got anything to say before I listen to him? 493 00:32:05,657 --> 00:32:09,423 Mr. Furnald was fired mainly because my clients feared... 494 00:32:09,527 --> 00:32:12,052 he'd share his secret proclivity with a child... 495 00:32:12,163 --> 00:32:16,327 which, by his own testimony, is exactly what he did. 496 00:32:22,573 --> 00:32:25,133 I object to that summation. It was entirely too short. 497 00:32:25,243 --> 00:32:27,837 - What? - I'm only worried for you, Your Honor. 498 00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:29,971 If you're inclined to rule against us... 499 00:32:30,081 --> 00:32:33,278 he's got to at least give you a good argument to hang your hat on... 500 00:32:33,384 --> 00:32:36,683 so it looks good to all this media. 501 00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:39,914 Did you notice the media here? 502 00:32:41,125 --> 00:32:44,788 Are you on drugs? You've got 30 seconds. 503 00:32:44,896 --> 00:32:49,060 That's what I was afraid of. 504 00:32:49,167 --> 00:32:53,695 Your Honor, the child in question, whom my client shared his secret with... 505 00:32:53,805 --> 00:32:55,636 that child was in pain. 506 00:32:55,740 --> 00:33:00,006 Being a good Santa Claus, Gil Furnald sought to relieve that pain. 507 00:33:00,111 --> 00:33:02,875 By telling him he was a ho-mo-sexual. 508 00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:05,142 Those three little words again. 509 00:33:06,617 --> 00:33:08,585 He did not tell the boy he was gay. 510 00:33:08,686 --> 00:33:11,177 He only said that he also liked to dress in female attire. 511 00:33:11,289 --> 00:33:14,816 - Why does he keep looking back here? - I have no idea. 512 00:33:14,926 --> 00:33:18,054 He encouraged the boy not to feel that he was sick. 513 00:33:18,162 --> 00:33:20,653 He urged him not to feel alone. 514 00:33:20,765 --> 00:33:25,725 It was a one-time occurrence strictly intended to speak to the heart of this one child. 515 00:33:25,837 --> 00:33:29,466 There is no evidence that this man has committed any wrongdoing... 516 00:33:29,574 --> 00:33:33,533 nor is there any compelling evidence that cross-dressers are inherently lascivious... 517 00:33:33,644 --> 00:33:35,669 and the defendant knows that. 518 00:33:35,780 --> 00:33:39,045 Cross-dressing is but a pretext that the defendant has hung its hat on... 519 00:33:39,150 --> 00:33:43,109 to disguise the fact that Gil Furnald was terminated because he is gay. 520 00:33:43,221 --> 00:33:47,783 Last time I checked, it was not a firing offense for a civilian to be either ho, mo or sexual. 521 00:33:47,892 --> 00:33:50,520 All right already. I've heard enough. I'm going to rule on this. 522 00:33:50,628 --> 00:33:52,391 - You can't rule yet. - Why not? 523 00:33:52,497 --> 00:33:54,727 I don't know. Well... 524 00:33:54,832 --> 00:33:58,233 What if, say, some big celebrity were to come charging through the door? 525 00:33:58,336 --> 00:34:01,965 - Sorry I'm late, Judge. I'll make this quick. - And subtle. 526 00:34:02,073 --> 00:34:04,439 Who the hell are you? 527 00:34:04,542 --> 00:34:06,840 The image of Santa Claus has been crafted... 528 00:34:06,944 --> 00:34:10,311 for hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years... 529 00:34:10,415 --> 00:34:12,383 but we're supposed to be in a different day. 530 00:34:12,483 --> 00:34:15,782 Give the world a black Santa Claus. 531 00:34:15,887 --> 00:34:19,755 Let the people have an African-American come down the chimney... 532 00:34:19,857 --> 00:34:22,451 bearing joy and good will. 533 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,152 Gay, not black. 534 00:34:25,930 --> 00:34:28,262 The prejudice against gay people must stop. 535 00:34:28,366 --> 00:34:31,062 We all say we're for gay rights. 536 00:34:31,169 --> 00:34:34,070 We all say we accept homosexuality. 537 00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:36,504 But give a gay man a hug, sit in his lap... 538 00:34:36,607 --> 00:34:41,067 - Who is this man? - Let the bells of tolerance ring out this Christmas. 539 00:34:41,179 --> 00:34:46,139 Let people open their minds as they open their presents underneath the tree. 540 00:34:46,250 --> 00:34:48,013 We need your mind, Judge, today. 541 00:34:48,119 --> 00:34:52,317 Let the gay man be my brother, be your brother... 542 00:34:52,423 --> 00:34:56,325 be the schoolteacher, be the construction worker! 543 00:34:56,427 --> 00:34:59,988 Give the world a gay Santa Claus! 544 00:35:00,098 --> 00:35:02,794 God almighty, God almighty, God almighty! 545 00:35:02,900 --> 00:35:06,529 Leave out the cookies and the milk this Christmas Eve... 546 00:35:06,637 --> 00:35:10,004 for a holly, jolly homosexual! 547 00:35:10,108 --> 00:35:12,542 - God almighty. - And cut. 548 00:35:20,118 --> 00:35:22,985 - I threw in one extra. - Thank you. 549 00:35:50,648 --> 00:35:53,276 One of the reasons why I've been such an even-tempered businessman... 550 00:35:53,384 --> 00:35:55,352 is because I've been able to find an outlet. 551 00:35:55,453 --> 00:35:58,911 A safe, confidential outlet with my therapist. 552 00:35:59,023 --> 00:36:01,890 But you must admit, threatening to kill your ex-wife like this, it isn't... 553 00:36:01,993 --> 00:36:04,461 Miss Colson, I've been in therapy since I was 16. 554 00:36:04,562 --> 00:36:07,258 I spent most of those sessions planning on how to kill my father. 555 00:36:07,365 --> 00:36:10,425 They're rants. They help me get the anger out. 556 00:36:11,536 --> 00:36:13,504 This is gonna ruin me. 557 00:36:13,604 --> 00:36:15,936 Mary acts on hysteria. 558 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:19,498 She's gonna panic, and this is going to get out. 559 00:36:19,610 --> 00:36:24,274 Let us talk to Mary. Perhaps we can settle her down. 560 00:36:24,382 --> 00:36:27,681 I'll lose my job if this goes public. 561 00:36:27,785 --> 00:36:30,948 Let us try to unring this bell a little. 562 00:36:31,055 --> 00:36:32,920 Okay. 563 00:36:36,227 --> 00:36:40,061 - We need to fix this. - How? 564 00:36:40,164 --> 00:36:42,758 We go to the wife, and we explain that you overreacted. 565 00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:45,859 She saw the tape for herself, Paul. It's not gonna... 566 00:36:45,970 --> 00:36:48,700 We further explain that people say things to their therapists that sometimes... 567 00:36:48,806 --> 00:36:50,637 We did that. 568 00:36:50,741 --> 00:36:54,108 - Well, we'll do it again. Where does she live? - Weston. 569 00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:56,203 Well, we'll leave here at 5:00. 570 00:37:18,636 --> 00:37:20,934 I don't want to talk about it. 571 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:24,340 You won. 572 00:37:24,442 --> 00:37:28,776 Judge Hingham, whore that he is, bowed to public sentiment, reinstated Gil as Santa. 573 00:37:32,516 --> 00:37:36,008 And if you don't mind, I would like to get back to work as soon as I can. 574 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:39,817 Could I steal you for just a minute, in private? 575 00:37:39,924 --> 00:37:42,358 Sure. 576 00:37:50,835 --> 00:37:54,362 Listen. Uh, thank you. 577 00:37:54,472 --> 00:37:56,463 Not just for getting my job back. 578 00:37:56,574 --> 00:37:59,543 But, well, it's not often that you meet a lawyer... 579 00:37:59,644 --> 00:38:01,612 with a soft spot for cross-dressers. 580 00:38:01,712 --> 00:38:05,876 Now you have, Mr. Furnald. It wasn't that so much. 581 00:38:05,983 --> 00:38:10,044 It's just from everything I've heard, you are a magnificent Santa Claus. 582 00:38:12,056 --> 00:38:14,991 - Thank you. - You're quite welcome. 583 00:38:27,705 --> 00:38:30,902 I guess you should take the lead with her since you know her. 584 00:38:31,008 --> 00:38:32,908 Yeah. I also know her lawyer. 585 00:38:33,010 --> 00:38:35,501 All I can say is I hope she hasn't contacted him yet... 586 00:38:35,613 --> 00:38:38,138 'cause if he should get ahold of this... 587 00:38:38,249 --> 00:38:40,717 What the... 588 00:38:46,023 --> 00:38:48,287 Oh, dear God, no. 589 00:39:04,442 --> 00:39:08,435 - What happened? - Homicide. The ex-husband just showed up and... 590 00:39:08,546 --> 00:39:10,207 Where is he? He's represented. 591 00:39:10,314 --> 00:39:13,715 - I don't think a lawyer's gonna help him, counsel. - I want to speak with him. 592 00:39:13,818 --> 00:39:17,777 I don't think that's gonna happen either. He's over there. 593 00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:25,492 Wh... What happened? 594 00:39:25,596 --> 00:39:28,690 He showed up. She says he came here to kill her. 595 00:39:28,799 --> 00:39:32,360 Says she fired in self-defense. 596 00:39:40,644 --> 00:39:42,544 Mary? 597 00:39:46,717 --> 00:39:49,413 Am I gonna need a lawyer? 598 00:39:50,921 --> 00:39:52,821 What happened? 599 00:39:52,923 --> 00:39:54,823 He showed up... 600 00:39:55,926 --> 00:39:58,451 said we needed to talk. 601 00:39:58,562 --> 00:40:02,464 I didn't trust it, you know, after what I saw on that tape. 602 00:40:02,566 --> 00:40:06,627 I got the gun out of the drawer, told him to leave. 603 00:40:06,737 --> 00:40:08,830 He said he just wanted to talk. 604 00:40:08,939 --> 00:40:10,907 I told him, "Get out." 605 00:40:13,010 --> 00:40:15,342 And then he started walking toward me. 606 00:40:16,447 --> 00:40:18,506 And you shot him. 607 00:40:21,585 --> 00:40:23,780 He was gonna kill me, right? 608 00:40:26,524 --> 00:40:28,583 You told me. 609 00:40:28,692 --> 00:40:30,819 He was gonna strangle me. 610 00:40:33,731 --> 00:40:36,097 Promise me I had to do it. 611 00:40:37,201 --> 00:40:39,101 Promise me!