1 00:00:23,832 --> 00:00:25,980 Who the hell are you? 2 00:00:26,842 --> 00:00:30,022 It's not who so much as what. This is a men's room. 3 00:00:30,022 --> 00:00:31,473 What's your name, fella? 4 00:00:31,473 --> 00:00:34,641 I'm Shirley Schmidt. Pardon the intrusion but... 5 00:00:34,641 --> 00:00:37,459 one of our assistants is suing us under title IX, 6 00:00:37,459 --> 00:00:40,332 claiming, among other things, the men have better fixtures. 7 00:00:40,332 --> 00:00:43,806 So you're Shirley Schmidt of Crane, Poole &... 8 00:00:43,806 --> 00:00:45,492 Schmidt. 9 00:00:45,492 --> 00:00:47,963 Alan Shore. It's a pleasure. 10 00:00:48,956 --> 00:00:52,557 Surely you intend to wash that first. 11 00:00:53,003 --> 00:00:56,759 I keep an extremely clean penis. 12 00:00:58,989 --> 00:01:01,186 - I know all about you. - And I you. 13 00:01:01,186 --> 00:01:03,769 There's much written in stall number 2. 14 00:01:03,769 --> 00:01:06,174 I pictured you younger. Much. 15 00:01:06,174 --> 00:01:10,235 A smart attorney recognizes who he can or cannot rattle. 16 00:01:10,235 --> 00:01:13,777 He also knows a good rattle when he sees one. 17 00:01:14,349 --> 00:01:17,832 Since I'm your boss, I can't return your sexual banter, 18 00:01:17,832 --> 00:01:21,930 but I will say, for the record, that if I were looking for a rattle, 19 00:01:21,930 --> 00:01:24,355 he would be taller, he would be better-looking. 20 00:01:24,355 --> 00:01:27,494 He would be more evolved than a junior in high school. 21 00:01:27,494 --> 00:01:29,384 I prefer the juniors in high school. 22 00:01:29,384 --> 00:01:33,380 He would be something other than a self-loathing narcissist with a dwarf fetish, 23 00:01:33,380 --> 00:01:36,082 and, yes, judging from what I got a glimpse of in the mirror 24 00:01:36,082 --> 00:01:41,391 when I first entered the room, he would be bigger. 25 00:01:42,171 --> 00:01:44,701 Much. 26 00:01:49,819 --> 00:01:51,762 My, my, my. 27 00:01:52,186 --> 00:01:55,294 Boston Legal 1x11. Schmidt Happens 28 00:02:20,189 --> 00:02:21,536 ORIGINAL AIR DATE ON ABC: 2005/01/09 29 00:02:22,182 --> 00:02:24,310 She's been in the New York office the last three years. 30 00:02:24,310 --> 00:02:26,897 Rumor has it Lewiston called her back to get things into shape. 31 00:02:26,897 --> 00:02:28,158 What things? 32 00:02:28,158 --> 00:02:30,793 Us things. Litigation has been under performing, Sally. 33 00:02:30,793 --> 00:02:32,632 Plus, our image around town is becoming that of... 34 00:02:32,632 --> 00:02:34,325 - Denny Crane. - Exactly. 35 00:02:34,325 --> 00:02:37,378 The truth is, we need a kick in the ass, and I'm glad she's back. 36 00:02:37,378 --> 00:02:39,523 - Uh, Lori... - Is Shirley Schmidt really back? 37 00:02:39,523 --> 00:02:42,925 Temporarily. I need you in the conference room on another matter. It's urgent. 38 00:02:42,925 --> 00:02:45,399 - I'm available. - As soon as you can, please. 39 00:02:51,607 --> 00:02:52,920 Why is she back? 40 00:02:52,920 --> 00:02:54,863 Evidently, Lewiston asked her to return. 41 00:02:54,863 --> 00:02:56,828 - Why? - This I do not know. 42 00:02:56,828 --> 00:02:59,822 I do not want Shirley Schmidt in this building. 43 00:02:59,822 --> 00:03:03,909 Denny, she's a named partner. You can't exactly ban her presence. 44 00:03:04,775 --> 00:03:08,660 I'm gonna tell you something I haven't told anybody. 45 00:03:09,005 --> 00:03:13,250 I once had a torrid... 46 00:03:13,250 --> 00:03:15,429 torrid affair with that woman. 47 00:03:15,429 --> 00:03:19,278 - First, everybody knows that... - and second, the word would be "horrid." 48 00:03:20,325 --> 00:03:22,642 Shirley. 49 00:03:23,239 --> 00:03:26,746 This firm isn't big enough for the two of us. 50 00:03:26,746 --> 00:03:30,877 I agree. It would be best if we could be in different cities but... 51 00:03:30,877 --> 00:03:33,794 it's our differences, ironically, that call for me to be here now. 52 00:03:33,794 --> 00:03:36,213 What differences, specifically? 53 00:03:36,213 --> 00:03:40,074 Well, for starters, I still know how to practice law. 54 00:03:40,074 --> 00:03:44,651 I don't have to go around saying my name out loud in order to remember it. 55 00:03:44,651 --> 00:03:47,208 I don't want you here. 56 00:03:47,208 --> 00:03:51,312 Is it because... 57 00:03:51,312 --> 00:03:53,150 you still desire me? 58 00:03:53,150 --> 00:03:54,439 Ha. 59 00:03:54,439 --> 00:03:56,662 I'm over my wrinkle fetish. 60 00:03:56,662 --> 00:03:59,587 - You don't arouse me, Shirley. - Oh, please, 61 00:03:59,587 --> 00:04:05,285 all I have to do is say those two combustible little words. 62 00:04:06,969 --> 00:04:09,968 Denny Crane. 63 00:04:21,154 --> 00:04:23,517 She's still hot. 64 00:04:33,828 --> 00:04:36,670 Alan, there's a guy on the phone. He isn't a client. 65 00:04:36,670 --> 00:04:38,202 He picked us out of the yellow pages. 66 00:04:38,202 --> 00:04:40,873 He said he's committed a crime, and he needs to speak to a lawyer. 67 00:04:40,873 --> 00:04:43,107 We advertise in the yellow pages? 68 00:04:43,107 --> 00:04:45,081 He sounded really upset. 69 00:04:45,081 --> 00:04:47,393 What should I do? 70 00:04:53,769 --> 00:04:56,125 - Line four? - Yes. 71 00:04:59,529 --> 00:05:00,856 This is Alan Shore. 72 00:05:00,856 --> 00:05:02,689 If you're a criminal, please state your name 73 00:05:02,689 --> 00:05:05,821 and the nature of your crime at the sound of the tone. 74 00:05:05,821 --> 00:05:07,866 I killed my mother. 75 00:05:07,866 --> 00:05:08,951 Sir, excuse me? 76 00:05:08,951 --> 00:05:12,377 This is a lawyer, right? What, what I say is privileged, right? 77 00:05:12,377 --> 00:05:14,329 It might have been wise to establish that before 78 00:05:14,329 --> 00:05:17,207 telling me you killed mother, but, yes, we'll call this privileged. 79 00:05:17,207 --> 00:05:20,103 It was an accident. Now I don't know what to do. 80 00:05:20,103 --> 00:05:21,524 Okay, 81 00:05:21,524 --> 00:05:23,409 where is mother now? 82 00:05:23,409 --> 00:05:25,989 On the kitchen floor. 83 00:05:26,622 --> 00:05:27,995 Okay. 84 00:05:27,995 --> 00:05:30,291 And have you called for an ambulance, or... 85 00:05:30,291 --> 00:05:34,186 She's dead. I don't wanna call the police. They'd arrest me, wouldn't they? 86 00:05:34,186 --> 00:05:36,141 Typically. 87 00:05:36,141 --> 00:05:39,704 Why don't you give me your name and address, sir? 88 00:05:42,563 --> 00:05:43,822 Ah, here she is. 89 00:05:43,822 --> 00:05:45,518 John, this is Lori Colson. 90 00:05:45,518 --> 00:05:48,349 Lori, John Zenawi, CEO of Hanley tech. 91 00:05:48,349 --> 00:05:50,804 - Very nice to meet you. - My pleasure. 92 00:05:50,804 --> 00:05:52,300 Please sit. 93 00:05:53,232 --> 00:05:56,401 John is a long time client of our corporate department. 94 00:05:56,401 --> 00:05:59,397 Yes, I think I've done some anti-trust work for your company on occasion. 95 00:05:59,397 --> 00:06:01,938 He's here today because... 96 00:06:02,374 --> 00:06:05,401 John, would you like to explain? 97 00:06:05,879 --> 00:06:07,644 I was born in Sudan. 98 00:06:07,644 --> 00:06:10,477 My father transferred to the states when I was 5. 99 00:06:10,477 --> 00:06:11,906 I've lived here since. 100 00:06:11,906 --> 00:06:15,685 Most of my extended family remains in Sudan. 101 00:06:15,685 --> 00:06:19,033 One of my cousins was murdered there last week. 102 00:06:19,033 --> 00:06:21,091 I'm very sorry. 103 00:06:21,091 --> 00:06:24,616 That was the 11th family member to have been killed. 104 00:06:24,616 --> 00:06:31,014 I can't begin to describe the sense of futility I feel. 105 00:06:31,344 --> 00:06:33,758 I need to do something, Ms. Colson. 106 00:06:33,758 --> 00:06:36,041 I've been fortunate to have made a lot of money, 107 00:06:36,041 --> 00:06:39,198 and I can no longer sit passively. 108 00:06:39,198 --> 00:06:42,099 So, as preposterous as it may sound, 109 00:06:42,099 --> 00:06:45,061 and as expensive as it may be, 110 00:06:45,061 --> 00:06:46,889 I want to sue the government. 111 00:06:46,889 --> 00:06:50,147 Well, our courts wouldn't have jurisdiction over the Sudanese government. 112 00:06:50,147 --> 00:06:51,886 I'm sure Paul told you that. 113 00:06:51,886 --> 00:06:54,568 He's not looking to sue the Sudanese government. 114 00:06:54,568 --> 00:06:57,987 I want to go after the United states. 115 00:06:58,350 --> 00:07:00,168 On what grounds? 116 00:07:00,168 --> 00:07:02,279 That is what I need you to tell me. 117 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,303 Typically, Lori, whenever there's a case that can't be brought, 118 00:07:05,303 --> 00:07:06,859 I run it by you. 119 00:07:06,859 --> 00:07:11,266 You call me insane among other things more colorful, you exit the room, 120 00:07:11,266 --> 00:07:13,745 then return the next day with a crazy idea. 121 00:07:13,745 --> 00:07:16,449 We need that idea, Lori. 122 00:07:16,449 --> 00:07:19,632 If I can get into court, Ms. Colson, I can make some noise. 123 00:07:19,632 --> 00:07:21,779 That is what I'm desperate to do here, 124 00:07:21,779 --> 00:07:23,594 put this issue in the spotlight a little, 125 00:07:23,594 --> 00:07:26,925 create maybe an outcry of sorts. 126 00:07:27,274 --> 00:07:29,544 I don't mean to sound harsh, 127 00:07:29,544 --> 00:07:31,635 but the genocide going on in Sudan 128 00:07:31,635 --> 00:07:35,855 has been covered quite a bit by the press, Mr. Zenawi, 129 00:07:36,063 --> 00:07:39,582 and the American people have spoken. 130 00:07:39,829 --> 00:07:43,169 They don't care. 131 00:07:45,684 --> 00:07:47,475 Well, 132 00:07:47,475 --> 00:07:53,016 I guess, for my own peace of mind, 133 00:07:53,813 --> 00:07:56,823 I need to do whatever I can. 134 00:08:02,687 --> 00:08:03,970 Maddie. 135 00:08:03,970 --> 00:08:05,791 Yes. / Hello, dear, I'm Shirley Schmidt. 136 00:08:05,791 --> 00:08:07,563 I read your title IX complaint last night. 137 00:08:07,563 --> 00:08:10,723 It's very well drafted. You obviously hired an excellent attorney. 138 00:08:10,723 --> 00:08:12,435 You're fired, Maddie. 139 00:08:12,435 --> 00:08:13,962 You can't... 140 00:08:13,962 --> 00:08:16,506 you can't fire me for bringing a title IX. 141 00:08:16,506 --> 00:08:17,942 What are you going to do, sweetheart, sue me? 142 00:08:17,942 --> 00:08:19,245 You've already done that. 143 00:08:19,245 --> 00:08:23,078 Call your persuasive lawyer, tell him to add a count for wrongful termination. 144 00:08:23,078 --> 00:08:24,455 Bye-bye. 145 00:08:26,547 --> 00:08:28,899 By now I'm sure you've run to Paul Lewiston. 146 00:08:28,899 --> 00:08:30,090 No. 147 00:08:30,090 --> 00:08:33,100 I'm coming directly to you because I don't care what Paul Lewiston wants. 148 00:08:33,100 --> 00:08:34,292 I'm Denny Crane. 149 00:08:34,292 --> 00:08:35,692 Crane comes before Schmidt. 150 00:08:35,692 --> 00:08:37,875 You refer, of course, to when we were intimate. 151 00:08:37,875 --> 00:08:39,505 Shirley, I demand to know your agenda. 152 00:08:39,505 --> 00:08:41,494 You always have one, so please... 153 00:08:41,494 --> 00:08:44,868 I told you my agenda, Denny. It's to fix things. 154 00:08:44,868 --> 00:08:46,452 Excuse me, 155 00:08:46,452 --> 00:08:47,701 what's your name? 156 00:08:47,701 --> 00:08:50,006 - Sally Heep. - Very nice outfit, Sally. 157 00:08:50,006 --> 00:08:51,368 Can you spell? 158 00:08:51,368 --> 00:08:53,722 Wear something more appropriate. Pretend you're a lawyer. 159 00:08:53,722 --> 00:08:56,588 This woman happens to be an excellent attorney. 160 00:08:56,588 --> 00:08:59,286 She also happens to have a name. 161 00:08:59,286 --> 00:09:01,250 What is it? 162 00:09:04,706 --> 00:09:07,632 Time's up. Bye-bye. 163 00:09:08,142 --> 00:09:11,042 Denny Crane. 164 00:09:25,163 --> 00:09:27,091 Could you please state your name? 165 00:09:27,091 --> 00:09:29,421 Alan Shore. 166 00:09:30,994 --> 00:09:33,293 Mr. Shore, thank you for coming. 167 00:09:33,293 --> 00:09:36,244 I didn't know what to do, or... 168 00:09:36,244 --> 00:09:38,050 this is a horrible thing. 169 00:09:38,050 --> 00:09:39,846 Oh, I'm sorry. 170 00:09:39,846 --> 00:09:41,498 Where are my manners? 171 00:09:41,498 --> 00:09:44,111 May I offer you something to drink? 172 00:09:44,111 --> 00:09:46,332 Maybe we should start with the kitchen. 173 00:09:46,332 --> 00:09:49,135 Yes, okay, um, 174 00:09:49,135 --> 00:09:52,329 I apologize in advance for... 175 00:09:52,329 --> 00:09:53,786 you know... 176 00:09:53,786 --> 00:09:56,414 - the mess. - I didn't mean for this to happen. 177 00:09:56,414 --> 00:09:59,381 I don't know what to do. 178 00:10:00,731 --> 00:10:02,943 See? 179 00:10:03,049 --> 00:10:05,105 I told you. 180 00:10:10,782 --> 00:10:13,636 Mr. Ferrion, you really do need to call the police. 181 00:10:13,636 --> 00:10:15,992 First, I need to know my options. 182 00:10:15,992 --> 00:10:17,298 Besides Brazil? 183 00:10:17,298 --> 00:10:21,777 Well, sometimes, there's circumstances that excuse or, or justify. 184 00:10:21,777 --> 00:10:26,142 I, I really need to know what's available to me. 185 00:10:26,814 --> 00:10:30,478 Could you first tell me how she came to be lying dead on the floor? 186 00:10:30,478 --> 00:10:32,883 I hit her on the head with a skillet. 187 00:10:32,883 --> 00:10:33,838 Cast iron. 188 00:10:33,838 --> 00:10:37,429 But it wasn't premeditated or planned. 189 00:10:37,429 --> 00:10:39,372 It was just... 190 00:10:39,372 --> 00:10:40,646 one of those things. 191 00:10:40,646 --> 00:10:44,411 She was berating me like she does all the time... 192 00:10:44,411 --> 00:10:47,662 how I don't make enough money, how I'm weak. 193 00:10:47,662 --> 00:10:52,045 All the time, the same litany of how I am a failure. 194 00:10:52,045 --> 00:10:55,158 It makes me so enraged. 195 00:10:55,158 --> 00:10:57,737 It sounds like an accidental skillet bopping so far. 196 00:10:57,737 --> 00:10:59,687 She kept on and on, 197 00:10:59,687 --> 00:11:03,538 and I kept squeezing it tighter and tighter without even realizing it. 198 00:11:03,538 --> 00:11:05,678 And then, I swung. 199 00:11:05,678 --> 00:11:07,814 But I swear, Mr. Shore, I never decided to. 200 00:11:07,814 --> 00:11:09,499 Suddenly, my arm was in motion. 201 00:11:09,499 --> 00:11:11,508 Bam! I hit her, and she went down. 202 00:11:11,508 --> 00:11:13,831 What do I do? 203 00:11:16,097 --> 00:11:19,134 I certainly can't advise you to conceal evidence in any way, 204 00:11:19,134 --> 00:11:21,750 but I'm afraid you're going to have to call the police, Mr. Ferrion. 205 00:11:21,750 --> 00:11:23,630 And if you don't, I'll have to. 206 00:11:23,630 --> 00:11:25,343 - But you're my lawyer. - I understand, but... 207 00:11:25,343 --> 00:11:27,080 What am I gonna tell them? 208 00:11:29,721 --> 00:11:31,255 I thought you said she was dead. 209 00:11:31,255 --> 00:11:34,634 She is. I checked her pulse. 210 00:11:39,231 --> 00:11:44,752 Sometimes the air remaining inside the body escapes, 211 00:11:44,897 --> 00:11:47,309 causing... 212 00:12:03,574 --> 00:12:05,894 You need not call the police, Mr. Ferrion. 213 00:12:05,894 --> 00:12:07,642 Call for an ambulance. 214 00:12:07,642 --> 00:12:10,114 Mother is still alive. 215 00:12:12,637 --> 00:12:15,007 Would you like to hit her again? 216 00:12:23,738 --> 00:12:27,196 Did I witness any of it? 217 00:12:27,196 --> 00:12:28,612 Mr. Zenawi, 218 00:12:28,612 --> 00:12:30,863 before I can figure out if there is a claim, 219 00:12:30,863 --> 00:12:33,511 I first need to satisfy standing. 220 00:12:33,511 --> 00:12:37,328 It would certainly help if we could make out a case for you specifically. 221 00:12:37,328 --> 00:12:39,625 Legally, we have a term called zone of danger. 222 00:12:39,625 --> 00:12:42,031 Basically, if you were in harm's way yourself. 223 00:12:42,031 --> 00:12:45,288 That's why I asked if you've ever witnessed any of it. 224 00:12:45,288 --> 00:12:47,645 I heard it once. 225 00:12:47,956 --> 00:12:49,082 You heard it? 226 00:12:49,082 --> 00:12:51,623 This past Summer, I was with relatives. 227 00:12:51,623 --> 00:12:55,079 We were celebrating one of my uncles' birthdays. 228 00:12:55,616 --> 00:12:58,468 The army showed up, and, um, 229 00:12:58,468 --> 00:13:00,705 they, um... 230 00:13:00,705 --> 00:13:03,014 they accosted us. 231 00:13:04,650 --> 00:13:07,411 Accosted you by... 232 00:13:07,411 --> 00:13:08,930 They told us we were slaves, 233 00:13:08,930 --> 00:13:12,991 that we had no right to be in the country, that, um, 234 00:13:12,991 --> 00:13:17,070 we were occupying grazing land for their cattle. 235 00:13:17,238 --> 00:13:19,170 My uncle protested. 236 00:13:19,170 --> 00:13:22,343 They took him behind a barn structure... 237 00:13:24,844 --> 00:13:27,877 and set him on fire. 238 00:13:28,441 --> 00:13:31,772 We all heard the screams. 239 00:13:33,438 --> 00:13:36,016 And then they raped one of my cousins. 240 00:13:44,739 --> 00:13:48,098 Does that set out a case for me... 241 00:13:48,247 --> 00:13:51,816 specifically... 242 00:13:55,009 --> 00:13:57,683 to listen to your, uh, 243 00:13:58,220 --> 00:14:01,614 uncle being burned to death, 244 00:14:01,614 --> 00:14:05,091 your cousin being raped? 245 00:14:12,298 --> 00:14:14,731 It's not that I am not relieved. 246 00:14:14,731 --> 00:14:15,877 I am. 247 00:14:15,877 --> 00:14:18,684 I certainly do love her, but what if she tells? 248 00:14:18,684 --> 00:14:20,797 Perhaps you should have used a bigger frying pan. 249 00:14:20,797 --> 00:14:22,699 Mr. Ferrion, 250 00:14:22,699 --> 00:14:23,933 did you see what happened? 251 00:14:23,933 --> 00:14:27,035 No, um, she was on a stool putting some things away. 252 00:14:27,035 --> 00:14:29,066 I went upstairs to have a bath. 253 00:14:29,066 --> 00:14:31,032 I heard a crash, I came running back, 254 00:14:31,032 --> 00:14:34,284 and she is on the floor unconscious. 255 00:14:34,284 --> 00:14:36,578 - And you are? - This is Alan Shore. 256 00:14:36,578 --> 00:14:39,438 He's a friend of the family. 257 00:14:41,691 --> 00:14:44,188 Bernie, you surprise me. 258 00:14:45,173 --> 00:14:46,450 Is she gonna be okay? 259 00:14:46,450 --> 00:14:47,989 We don't know, sir. 260 00:14:59,388 --> 00:15:01,337 I have a crazy idea. 261 00:15:01,337 --> 00:15:02,917 Already? 262 00:15:02,917 --> 00:15:05,648 In tort law, you see a guy lying on the side of the street, 263 00:15:05,648 --> 00:15:08,137 you have no obligation to pull over and help. 264 00:15:08,137 --> 00:15:12,647 But if you do pull over, you incur a duty to complete that rescue. 265 00:15:12,647 --> 00:15:15,151 The theory being other would-be rescuers pass by, 266 00:15:15,151 --> 00:15:17,981 thinking help is already on the scene. 267 00:15:18,463 --> 00:15:20,174 And? 268 00:15:20,703 --> 00:15:23,529 The United states has declared a war on terrorism. 269 00:15:23,529 --> 00:15:25,562 We've talked the talk when it comes to Sudan, 270 00:15:25,562 --> 00:15:27,443 we've even given financial aid. 271 00:15:27,443 --> 00:15:29,242 Our theory of law would be analogous. 272 00:15:29,242 --> 00:15:30,766 Other countries have stayed out, 273 00:15:30,766 --> 00:15:33,757 thinking America's stepping in when we're not. 274 00:15:34,484 --> 00:15:36,170 It's not a winner. 275 00:15:36,170 --> 00:15:39,881 But perhaps colorable enough to sue and make noise. 276 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,115 Go draft the complaint. 277 00:15:44,461 --> 00:15:46,950 And? 278 00:15:48,543 --> 00:15:50,641 Thank you. 279 00:15:57,815 --> 00:16:02,424 Lori Colson, you slut. 280 00:16:02,424 --> 00:16:03,890 How are you, Shirley? 281 00:16:03,890 --> 00:16:05,936 Old. Rich. 282 00:16:05,936 --> 00:16:08,013 You look great. 283 00:16:08,153 --> 00:16:09,531 So, who are we sleeping with? 284 00:16:09,531 --> 00:16:11,137 Oh, usual suspects. 285 00:16:11,137 --> 00:16:12,508 You back for good? 286 00:16:12,508 --> 00:16:14,105 Just for bad. 287 00:16:14,105 --> 00:16:16,813 Wanna grab a beer later and do a little debriefing? 288 00:16:16,813 --> 00:16:18,360 Love it. 289 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,423 You look awesome, by the way. 290 00:16:20,423 --> 00:16:22,377 I know. 291 00:16:22,911 --> 00:16:24,801 I certainly don't mind him talking to you. 292 00:16:24,801 --> 00:16:25,909 Look, he already has. 293 00:16:25,909 --> 00:16:27,097 But if I let him take a polygraph? 294 00:16:27,097 --> 00:16:29,629 Come on, I could be sued for malpractice. 295 00:16:29,629 --> 00:16:32,198 How is it exactly you came to be here, Mr. Shore? 296 00:16:32,198 --> 00:16:34,231 I drove. 297 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,269 Bernie's a friend, I'm here as his friend. 298 00:16:37,269 --> 00:16:39,189 And since I am a lawyer, look, come on, 299 00:16:39,189 --> 00:16:41,364 there's no sign of a struggle. 300 00:16:41,364 --> 00:16:42,632 She slipped and fell, 301 00:16:42,632 --> 00:16:46,975 and hit her head on either the table or counter or stool, floor. 302 00:16:46,975 --> 00:16:48,753 Your experts will figure it out. 303 00:16:48,753 --> 00:16:51,824 He'd like to go to the hospital to be with his mother. 304 00:16:51,824 --> 00:16:54,114 Can I tell him he can do that? 305 00:16:58,233 --> 00:17:00,557 Tell him not to leave the jurisdiction. 306 00:17:11,031 --> 00:17:13,868 I heard some of that. Do they suspect me? 307 00:17:13,868 --> 00:17:16,292 It's crossed their minds. 308 00:17:17,587 --> 00:17:19,524 Well, you should know that 309 00:17:19,524 --> 00:17:21,669 if you're gonna pass yourself off as my friend... 310 00:17:21,669 --> 00:17:23,101 You did that, Bernie. 311 00:17:23,101 --> 00:17:26,128 You should know that my friends call me Bernard. 312 00:17:26,128 --> 00:17:29,773 Ah, so I guess that would make me your special friend. 313 00:17:29,773 --> 00:17:31,777 Tell me, Bernie, 314 00:17:31,777 --> 00:17:34,657 what exactly became of the skillet? 315 00:17:46,912 --> 00:17:49,816 You weren't expecting them to throw a parade for you, were you? 316 00:17:49,816 --> 00:17:52,145 No, but if I get too much resistance, 317 00:17:52,145 --> 00:17:55,815 I assume I'm permitted to bring my big broom out of the closet. 318 00:17:55,815 --> 00:17:58,852 Is that how you get around, on your big broom? 319 00:17:58,852 --> 00:18:01,674 Shirley, this is Alan Shore. 320 00:18:01,674 --> 00:18:04,868 We've met. / Yes, Shirley was in the men's room earlier. 321 00:18:04,868 --> 00:18:06,532 Inspecting his fixtures. 322 00:18:06,532 --> 00:18:08,721 I'm a micromanager. 323 00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:10,683 Mr. Shore? 324 00:18:11,983 --> 00:18:13,408 I thought you were going to the hospital. 325 00:18:13,408 --> 00:18:17,065 I did. We have a little problem. 326 00:18:18,622 --> 00:18:20,280 Excuse me, I have a client. 327 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,097 Maybe we can catch up later, Shirley. 328 00:18:22,097 --> 00:18:25,297 Good. You can tell me about your products. 329 00:18:28,819 --> 00:18:31,400 An excellent lawyer. 330 00:18:31,544 --> 00:18:33,238 If I determine he should go... 331 00:18:33,238 --> 00:18:34,906 he goes. 332 00:18:37,521 --> 00:18:40,071 She's vegetative. 333 00:18:40,189 --> 00:18:43,914 The doctors think it's 50/50 if she'll come out of it. 334 00:18:43,914 --> 00:18:47,527 In the meantime, and, uh, 335 00:18:47,527 --> 00:18:50,491 I say this with a heavy heart. 336 00:18:50,491 --> 00:18:51,784 Of course. 337 00:18:51,784 --> 00:18:58,314 My mother used to be a Christian scientist, as did I. 338 00:18:58,314 --> 00:19:00,543 She hasn't been one for years. 339 00:19:00,543 --> 00:19:01,941 But I... 340 00:19:01,941 --> 00:19:09,436 I let it slip out to the doctors that she recently rededicated herself to the faith. 341 00:19:09,436 --> 00:19:12,597 And they've made inquiries 342 00:19:12,597 --> 00:19:15,939 as to her position on medical treatment. 343 00:19:15,939 --> 00:19:20,248 I really don't think she would want to be on a respirator, 344 00:19:20,248 --> 00:19:23,773 as much as it pains me to admit. 345 00:19:23,773 --> 00:19:29,338 You let it slip out that your mother is a born-again Christian scientist? 346 00:19:29,338 --> 00:19:33,806 May I ask, did your mother rededicate herself to Christian science 347 00:19:33,806 --> 00:19:38,024 before or after you hit her on the head with the skillet? 348 00:19:38,024 --> 00:19:39,606 I don't appreciate that question. 349 00:19:39,606 --> 00:19:41,653 What are you asking me for, Bernie? 350 00:19:42,664 --> 00:19:46,684 Again, as much as it pains me, 351 00:19:47,346 --> 00:19:51,030 I'd like you to safeguard her religious freedom. 352 00:19:58,969 --> 00:20:02,021 We filed last night. U.S. Attorney's office didn't waste any time. 353 00:20:02,021 --> 00:20:04,486 - They brought a 12-B-6. - Sovereign immunity. 354 00:20:04,486 --> 00:20:06,215 Mm-hmm, this may be our one day in court. 355 00:20:06,215 --> 00:20:07,895 And therefore, our one day to make noise. 356 00:20:07,895 --> 00:20:10,345 We've put out a release. There should be media in the room. 357 00:20:10,345 --> 00:20:12,433 Can you join for the motion? I'd like to make a big showing. 358 00:20:12,433 --> 00:20:13,914 Should we get Denny? 359 00:20:13,914 --> 00:20:15,112 Maybe not that big. 360 00:20:15,112 --> 00:20:17,352 It'll help to have him at the table. 361 00:20:17,352 --> 00:20:19,928 Shirley, I want you to think back and tell me 362 00:20:19,928 --> 00:20:23,848 who is the best attorney you have ever seen in court. 363 00:20:24,642 --> 00:20:26,316 Me. 364 00:20:26,316 --> 00:20:30,444 We need to survive a 12-B-6 on a pretty untenable claim. 365 00:20:30,444 --> 00:20:33,605 How would you feel about joining us for oral arguments? 366 00:20:33,605 --> 00:20:34,759 What's the claim? 367 00:20:34,759 --> 00:20:36,852 We're suing the United states government 368 00:20:36,852 --> 00:20:39,722 for the genocide that's taking place in Sudan. 369 00:20:39,722 --> 00:20:41,849 What's so untenable about that? 370 00:20:41,849 --> 00:20:44,031 And this is why I love her. 371 00:20:44,539 --> 00:20:48,259 Alan, we're making a show of force in a high-profile matter. 372 00:20:48,259 --> 00:20:50,924 Could we trouble you to join us for a motion this morning? 373 00:20:50,924 --> 00:20:52,286 I'd love to. 374 00:20:52,286 --> 00:20:55,093 But, see, I have a client who hit his mother on the head with a skillet. 375 00:20:55,093 --> 00:20:56,580 We're trying to take her off life support. 376 00:20:56,580 --> 00:20:58,856 And the police have brought some nuisance action to try 377 00:20:58,856 --> 00:21:00,247 to keep her breathing, buggers that they are. 378 00:21:00,247 --> 00:21:05,570 By the way, my fixtures remain available for further inspection. 379 00:21:08,144 --> 00:21:10,359 Paul. 380 00:21:15,786 --> 00:21:17,295 He's funny. 381 00:21:22,895 --> 00:21:26,990 Denny, may we borrow your prowess for a motion this morning? 382 00:21:26,990 --> 00:21:29,232 Why did you bring Shirley Schmidt back here? 383 00:21:29,232 --> 00:21:30,654 Because we need her. 384 00:21:30,654 --> 00:21:33,070 Well, then, go borrow her prowess. 385 00:21:33,522 --> 00:21:35,092 It was a betrayal. 386 00:21:35,092 --> 00:21:38,574 Calling her back here says I'm not enough. 387 00:21:38,574 --> 00:21:40,781 Can you get that? 388 00:21:40,935 --> 00:21:42,510 I can. 389 00:21:42,510 --> 00:21:44,536 Then why did you do it? 390 00:21:45,695 --> 00:21:48,371 You're not enough. 391 00:21:48,536 --> 00:21:51,284 I still matter, my friend. 392 00:21:51,876 --> 00:21:53,409 Yes, you do, 393 00:21:53,409 --> 00:21:56,915 which is why I asked you to be present for this motion. 394 00:21:56,915 --> 00:21:59,497 There's another problem you don't even know about. 395 00:21:59,497 --> 00:22:01,794 Which is? 396 00:22:02,115 --> 00:22:04,336 That woman... 397 00:22:04,336 --> 00:22:06,596 she's hot for me. 398 00:22:12,779 --> 00:22:15,589 Certainly there's a state interest in preserving life, your honor. 399 00:22:15,589 --> 00:22:18,440 If a patient wishes to refuse medical treatment based on religious practices... 400 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,585 - First of all, we don't know that. - Objection, your honor. 401 00:22:20,585 --> 00:22:23,331 You can't preface your second point with "first of all." 402 00:22:23,331 --> 00:22:25,665 This woman has forsaken Christian science. 403 00:22:25,665 --> 00:22:27,539 - We have no assurance... - According to her son, 404 00:22:27,539 --> 00:22:29,902 - she's recommitted herself... - A son who might be a suspect 405 00:22:29,902 --> 00:22:33,474 if we determine there was foul play. We're dealing with a potential homicide. 406 00:22:33,474 --> 00:22:37,511 Well, if the goal is to charge homicide, it makes little sense to keep the victim alive. 407 00:22:37,511 --> 00:22:40,051 - I could be wrong. - I object to this smugness, your honor. 408 00:22:40,051 --> 00:22:41,813 A human life is at stake here. 409 00:22:41,813 --> 00:22:44,676 The family of Della Ferrion is here today 410 00:22:44,676 --> 00:22:48,096 saying it is her wish not to be kept alive on a respirator. 411 00:22:48,096 --> 00:22:51,659 And it is simply way too early to make that call. She could recover. 412 00:22:51,659 --> 00:22:53,304 - The suggestion that... - The issue isn't recovery, 413 00:22:53,304 --> 00:22:55,941 it's religious freedom, which is sacred in this country. 414 00:22:55,941 --> 00:22:58,448 Unless, of course, you're muslim. 415 00:22:58,448 --> 00:23:00,129 I'm gonna have to cut you both off. 416 00:23:00,129 --> 00:23:01,945 We've just received word from the hospital. 417 00:23:01,945 --> 00:23:06,433 Mrs. Ferrion has evidently regained consciousness. 418 00:23:11,222 --> 00:23:12,872 Excellent. 419 00:23:19,669 --> 00:23:21,967 No comment. We have no comment at this time. 420 00:23:21,967 --> 00:23:23,550 We'll be making a comment after the motion. 421 00:23:23,550 --> 00:23:26,013 Denny Crane. I eat cocoa puffs. 422 00:23:26,013 --> 00:23:27,512 Denny Crane. 423 00:23:27,512 --> 00:23:29,324 Cuckoo for cocoa puffs. 424 00:23:29,324 --> 00:23:31,104 Denny Crane... 425 00:23:31,718 --> 00:23:35,065 They're seeking damages for acts committed by a foreign government 426 00:23:35,065 --> 00:23:37,038 against a foreign citizenry. 427 00:23:37,038 --> 00:23:39,260 There's no jurisdiction here, no standing. 428 00:23:39,260 --> 00:23:40,741 And even if there were, 429 00:23:40,741 --> 00:23:43,656 any such lawsuit would be barred by sovereign immunity, 430 00:23:43,656 --> 00:23:46,228 which prohibits the U.S. Government or its officials 431 00:23:46,228 --> 00:23:49,518 from being sued for foreign policy decisions. 432 00:23:49,518 --> 00:23:51,678 Ms. Colson, I have to agree. 433 00:23:51,678 --> 00:23:54,932 How do I not toss this on its face? 434 00:23:56,253 --> 00:23:57,585 First, 435 00:23:57,585 --> 00:23:59,628 the United states government, through congress, 436 00:23:59,628 --> 00:24:02,910 ratified the U.N. convention against genocide. 437 00:24:02,910 --> 00:24:05,455 The government's current failure to stop the genocide in Sudan 438 00:24:05,455 --> 00:24:07,902 violates both U.S. law and policy. 439 00:24:07,902 --> 00:24:09,399 We have not failed, we have expended.... 440 00:24:09,399 --> 00:24:13,348 You're arguing the merits, which I'm happy to do, but it means a trial. 441 00:24:13,479 --> 00:24:15,677 If a government begins a rescue operation 442 00:24:15,677 --> 00:24:18,706 which, in effect, stops other countries from pursuing that rescue, 443 00:24:18,706 --> 00:24:22,094 that government can be held liable for failing to complete that rescue. 444 00:24:22,094 --> 00:24:27,304 Never! Never has the United states government attempted any rescue mission in Sudan. 445 00:24:27,304 --> 00:24:29,261 Your honor, may I? 446 00:24:31,974 --> 00:24:34,670 We know this lawsuit is a bit of a stretch. 447 00:24:34,670 --> 00:24:37,046 - You understate it. - But the truth is, 448 00:24:37,046 --> 00:24:39,255 our country puts it out there. 449 00:24:39,255 --> 00:24:42,662 "We will root out terrorism wherever it thrives." 450 00:24:42,662 --> 00:24:45,001 We elect our presidents on that theme. 451 00:24:45,001 --> 00:24:46,475 We go to war over it. 452 00:24:46,475 --> 00:24:50,054 Wherever oppression abounds, we get involved. 453 00:24:50,054 --> 00:24:52,654 It's almost become a motto. 454 00:24:52,843 --> 00:24:56,693 No one here denies an ethnic genocide is taking place in Sudan. 455 00:24:56,693 --> 00:25:00,214 Arab militia are wiping out the black population of Darfur. 456 00:25:00,214 --> 00:25:02,310 Am I boring you? 457 00:25:02,466 --> 00:25:06,020 Ms. Schmidt, the court recognizes the atrocity. 458 00:25:06,020 --> 00:25:08,898 Why should the United states be held liable? 459 00:25:08,898 --> 00:25:12,583 Well, if we're not going to do anything about it, 460 00:25:12,583 --> 00:25:14,200 maybe we should just say so. 461 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,068 Lord knows the world will understand. 462 00:25:16,068 --> 00:25:18,689 We've certainly got our hands full. 463 00:25:18,689 --> 00:25:22,530 But when our leaders do their bipartisan puffing, 464 00:25:23,712 --> 00:25:25,734 other countries think we're going to do something. 465 00:25:25,734 --> 00:25:28,902 They then stay out of it. And in the end, nothing gets done. 466 00:25:28,902 --> 00:25:32,538 while millions of people are being persecuted. 467 00:25:32,538 --> 00:25:35,173 Maybe as a compromise, 468 00:25:35,173 --> 00:25:39,366 we could just get the U.S. government to declare for the record, 469 00:25:39,366 --> 00:25:42,031 "hey, not our problem." 470 00:25:42,031 --> 00:25:46,481 That way, the world would be on notice somebody else should play hero. 471 00:25:46,481 --> 00:25:49,487 I could try to sell that to my client. 472 00:25:49,817 --> 00:25:53,200 Mr. Joiner? / The United states response to an ethnic genocide is 473 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,228 certainly not gonna be "hey, not our problem." 474 00:25:57,953 --> 00:26:01,807 See, this is how other countries get confused. 475 00:26:02,708 --> 00:26:05,359 We're satisfied the judge took it under advisement. 476 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,909 It at least demonstrates a recognition on her part 477 00:26:07,909 --> 00:26:09,761 that we have a colorable cause of action. 478 00:26:09,761 --> 00:26:12,066 Did you understand a word that was said in there? 479 00:26:12,066 --> 00:26:13,698 Just go with it. 480 00:26:13,698 --> 00:26:16,093 Denny Crane. Trix are for kids. 481 00:26:16,093 --> 00:26:17,292 Glad to meet you. 482 00:26:17,292 --> 00:26:18,563 Did he just say, "trix are for kids?" 483 00:26:18,563 --> 00:26:19,775 He did. 484 00:26:21,435 --> 00:26:24,236 She's very weak, of course, and quite sedated. 485 00:26:24,236 --> 00:26:25,809 Can I talk to her? 486 00:26:25,809 --> 00:26:28,411 For a minute or two. I'd like her to rest. 487 00:26:30,764 --> 00:26:33,311 Mom? 488 00:26:34,822 --> 00:26:37,324 Mom? 489 00:26:39,434 --> 00:26:41,513 It's me. 490 00:26:41,513 --> 00:26:43,830 Bernard. 491 00:26:44,457 --> 00:26:46,755 Bernard. 492 00:26:46,755 --> 00:26:49,661 The doctors say you're gonna be just fine. 493 00:26:49,661 --> 00:26:51,325 You just need to rest, mother. 494 00:26:51,325 --> 00:26:54,766 My Bernard. 495 00:26:56,372 --> 00:27:00,235 He hit me on the head. 496 00:27:00,414 --> 00:27:03,284 I think with a skillet. 497 00:27:03,935 --> 00:27:05,775 Ma... 498 00:27:05,775 --> 00:27:08,345 what are you talking about? 499 00:27:08,345 --> 00:27:09,741 You fell. 500 00:27:09,741 --> 00:27:13,424 You tried to kill me. 501 00:27:14,503 --> 00:27:17,053 She's a Chatty Cathy. 502 00:27:32,552 --> 00:27:35,737 If we're going to work together, we should reach some kind of accord. 503 00:27:35,737 --> 00:27:37,943 I don't wanna be working together. That's the whole point I'm trying to make. 504 00:27:37,943 --> 00:27:40,791 - Can you tell me why? - Well, first off, you're a Liberal. 505 00:27:40,791 --> 00:27:43,784 Yes. Besides that? 506 00:27:43,784 --> 00:27:45,709 I figured out what you were doing in court today. 507 00:27:45,709 --> 00:27:48,575 - You were Bush-bashing. - I assure you I wasn't. 508 00:27:48,575 --> 00:27:50,801 You made war comments. 509 00:27:50,801 --> 00:27:53,131 When a Liberal makes comments about the war, 510 00:27:53,131 --> 00:27:55,742 they're Bush-bashing. It's un-American. 511 00:27:55,742 --> 00:28:00,149 - To criticize a president? - While he's in office, yes. 512 00:28:00,149 --> 00:28:02,613 Denny, you and I go way back. 513 00:28:02,613 --> 00:28:04,112 I know you. 514 00:28:04,112 --> 00:28:08,940 Your aversion to my return has nothing to do with politics. 515 00:28:08,940 --> 00:28:11,541 Can we talk about it? 516 00:28:15,801 --> 00:28:18,599 You left me, Shirley. 517 00:28:18,599 --> 00:28:21,198 Women don't leave Denny Crane. 518 00:28:21,198 --> 00:28:23,869 And for a secretary? 519 00:28:24,905 --> 00:28:27,055 It was the Secretary of Defense. 520 00:28:27,055 --> 00:28:29,349 It doesn't matter. I have an image. 521 00:28:29,349 --> 00:28:32,799 One could even say I'm, I'm all image. 522 00:28:32,799 --> 00:28:35,203 One could. 523 00:28:36,924 --> 00:28:40,702 Imagine the fun working together again. 524 00:28:40,702 --> 00:28:43,407 It won't be fun. 525 00:28:43,934 --> 00:28:47,392 There's only room for one at the mountaintop. 526 00:28:50,790 --> 00:28:53,153 It's my mountain. 527 00:28:55,724 --> 00:28:56,919 Denny... 528 00:28:58,610 --> 00:29:00,432 The judge just called us back. 529 00:29:00,432 --> 00:29:01,513 Already? 530 00:29:01,513 --> 00:29:04,070 Is there any way that could be a good sign? 531 00:29:04,514 --> 00:29:08,178 I was hoping to at least survive till the 6:00 news. 532 00:29:14,104 --> 00:29:15,879 He called the police? 533 00:29:15,879 --> 00:29:18,373 - I'm afraid so. - What do I do? What do I do? 534 00:29:18,373 --> 00:29:20,802 Well, Brazil come back to mind. 535 00:29:20,802 --> 00:29:23,231 Bernie, listen to me, 536 00:29:23,231 --> 00:29:26,124 if you were overcome, like you say, when this happened... 537 00:29:26,124 --> 00:29:29,544 I was. I, I obviously had problems with her, Mr. Shore, 538 00:29:29,544 --> 00:29:32,062 but I truly never intended to kill her. 539 00:29:32,062 --> 00:29:35,401 I did not conscious... 540 00:29:35,930 --> 00:29:38,295 If we could show heat of passion... 541 00:29:38,295 --> 00:29:41,921 I never broken a law in my life. She just got me so enraged. 542 00:29:41,921 --> 00:29:44,121 God... 543 00:29:44,121 --> 00:29:45,647 my life is over. 544 00:29:45,647 --> 00:29:47,913 - Mr. Ferrion. - What? 545 00:29:47,913 --> 00:29:49,920 I, uh, 546 00:29:50,056 --> 00:29:52,563 I'm very sorry to tell you, 547 00:29:52,563 --> 00:29:55,673 your mother has passed away. 548 00:29:56,727 --> 00:29:59,300 I beg your pardon? 549 00:29:59,300 --> 00:30:05,031 She went back to sleep, and she just quietly passed. 550 00:30:17,214 --> 00:30:18,535 To be honest, 551 00:30:18,535 --> 00:30:21,504 I might have a hard time finding Sudan on a map. 552 00:30:21,504 --> 00:30:23,578 I certainly know they've got big problems, 553 00:30:23,578 --> 00:30:28,323 innocent people murdered every day, systemic rape, many of them children. 554 00:30:28,323 --> 00:30:31,142 It's the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. 555 00:30:31,142 --> 00:30:32,804 Please don't say "but." 556 00:30:32,804 --> 00:30:34,135 But... 557 00:30:34,135 --> 00:30:38,464 why does every crisis automatically fall to the United states to solve? 558 00:30:38,464 --> 00:30:41,569 We've got Iraq, Iran, North Korea. 559 00:30:41,569 --> 00:30:45,091 and these are people who might murder us. 560 00:30:45,184 --> 00:30:49,288 We're supposed to tend to a bunch of Africans killing each other? 561 00:30:49,288 --> 00:30:53,183 Why? Because we're Americans? 562 00:30:53,751 --> 00:30:55,662 The answer is... 563 00:30:55,662 --> 00:30:58,236 yes. 564 00:30:59,114 --> 00:31:01,471 Because we're Americans. 565 00:31:01,471 --> 00:31:04,404 Because we're a nation, perhaps the nation, 566 00:31:04,404 --> 00:31:06,949 that's supposed to give a damn. 567 00:31:06,949 --> 00:31:13,225 What's going on is an organized extermination of an entire race of people. 568 00:31:13,225 --> 00:31:17,837 We're the country that's supposed to give a damn. 569 00:31:18,477 --> 00:31:21,063 Ms. Schmidt, Ms. Colson, 570 00:31:21,063 --> 00:31:25,141 your claim here most likely won't survive some re-judgment and, 571 00:31:25,141 --> 00:31:31,341 maybe the American people don't care about what's happening over there, but, 572 00:31:31,341 --> 00:31:35,331 for today, here, now, 573 00:31:35,331 --> 00:31:37,760 at least one federal court judge does. 574 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,266 Defendant's motion to dismiss... 575 00:31:40,266 --> 00:31:42,417 Denied! 576 00:31:50,099 --> 00:31:52,042 Can't believe it. 577 00:31:52,042 --> 00:31:54,467 Neither can I. 578 00:32:03,985 --> 00:32:07,810 I thought perhaps I'd be relieved if she died. 579 00:32:07,810 --> 00:32:10,784 But the truth is, um, 580 00:32:11,717 --> 00:32:15,342 she's all I really had. 581 00:32:15,342 --> 00:32:17,831 I lived with her. 582 00:32:19,213 --> 00:32:22,277 I can't believe she's gone. 583 00:32:23,717 --> 00:32:25,845 She looks at peace. 584 00:32:28,569 --> 00:32:31,995 Though she did on the kitchen floor as well. 585 00:32:33,992 --> 00:32:37,652 Mr. Shore, can you make room for the possibility 586 00:32:37,652 --> 00:32:40,837 that I both killed my mother, 587 00:32:40,837 --> 00:32:44,273 and I'm devastated with losing her? 588 00:32:45,884 --> 00:32:48,002 I can. 589 00:32:48,002 --> 00:32:50,806 I'm so sorry. 590 00:32:50,806 --> 00:32:54,352 Mother, I'm so sorry. 591 00:32:56,562 --> 00:32:57,954 Bernard Ferrion. 592 00:32:57,954 --> 00:32:59,923 That's me. 593 00:33:00,256 --> 00:33:01,492 Kidding. 594 00:33:01,492 --> 00:33:02,983 I'm Bernard Ferrion. 595 00:33:02,983 --> 00:33:05,292 You're under arrest for the murder of Della Ferrion. 596 00:33:05,660 --> 00:33:06,889 Please place our hands behind your back. 597 00:33:06,889 --> 00:33:09,487 - Yes, sir. - You have the right to remain silent. 598 00:33:09,487 --> 00:33:12,584 Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. 599 00:33:12,584 --> 00:33:15,974 You have the right to hire an attorney and have him present before any questioning. 600 00:33:15,974 --> 00:33:18,869 If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you by the courts. 601 00:33:18,869 --> 00:33:21,560 You just waive your right to be silent, make a statement... 602 00:33:30,011 --> 00:33:34,425 32611, commonwealth vs Ferrion, charge of murder in the first. 603 00:33:34,425 --> 00:33:36,832 Alan Shore appearing for the defendant. We'll waive reading. 604 00:33:36,832 --> 00:33:39,910 I'd ask that my client be released on his own recognizance. 605 00:33:39,910 --> 00:33:42,177 Opposed, the man is charged with homicide. 606 00:33:42,177 --> 00:33:43,900 - Bail would certainly... - He has no record, your honor. 607 00:33:43,900 --> 00:33:45,776 - He would be a threat to society. - Nonsense. 608 00:33:45,776 --> 00:33:48,666 He only kills mothers, allegedly. And he's fresh out of them. 609 00:33:48,666 --> 00:33:52,159 Bail is set at $1 million. Let's conference tomorrow at 9:00 A.M. 610 00:33:52,159 --> 00:33:53,880 We'll set up a trial schedule. 611 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:55,897 Wait, one second your honor. 612 00:33:56,376 --> 00:33:58,682 It seems there's been a terrible mistake. 613 00:33:58,682 --> 00:34:01,112 My client never should have been arrested. 614 00:34:01,502 --> 00:34:03,463 - Because? - There's no evidence. 615 00:34:03,463 --> 00:34:05,129 According to the police report, 616 00:34:05,129 --> 00:34:08,608 there's been no determination of cause of death, no witnesses. 617 00:34:08,608 --> 00:34:10,977 The victim identified the defendant as the killer. 618 00:34:10,977 --> 00:34:13,136 - That would be hearsay. - It was a dying declaration, 619 00:34:13,136 --> 00:34:15,061 and therefore an exception to the hearsay rule. 620 00:34:15,061 --> 00:34:17,156 For the dying declaration exception to apply, 621 00:34:17,156 --> 00:34:20,788 the declarant must know he or she is about to die when making the statement. 622 00:34:20,788 --> 00:34:23,273 Mrs. Ferrion was told by the doctor she was gonna survive. 623 00:34:23,273 --> 00:34:26,147 She never thought for a second she was gonna die. 624 00:34:26,529 --> 00:34:27,880 Even so, your honor, 625 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:31,073 for her to incriminate her own son would be a declaration against her interest, 626 00:34:31,073 --> 00:34:34,300 which would also qualify as an exception to the hearsay rule. 627 00:34:34,300 --> 00:34:37,563 I refer your honor to officer Coulier's... 628 00:34:37,563 --> 00:34:40,193 interviews with the neighbors noted at the bottom of the page. 629 00:34:40,193 --> 00:34:43,244 "Mr. Ferrion was reportedly verbally abused by his mother." 630 00:34:43,244 --> 00:34:46,041 "She would blame himfor anything that went wrong in her life." 631 00:34:46,041 --> 00:34:48,574 Well, here again, she was blaming him for the bump on her head. 632 00:34:48,574 --> 00:34:51,020 It was not a declaration against her interests, 633 00:34:51,020 --> 00:34:52,355 but just more of the same. 634 00:34:52,355 --> 00:34:54,715 The court cannot be satisfied as to its reliability. 635 00:34:54,715 --> 00:34:57,403 The hearsay rule very much applies. 636 00:34:57,922 --> 00:35:01,192 Is this all you've got, the statement of the victim? 637 00:35:05,499 --> 00:35:07,126 We'll get more. 638 00:35:07,126 --> 00:35:10,390 Well, when you do, you can refile. Right now you've got nothing. 639 00:35:10,390 --> 00:35:12,352 The victim's statement is inadmissible. 640 00:35:12,352 --> 00:35:16,164 The charges against Mr. Ferrion are dismissed without prejudice. 641 00:35:18,981 --> 00:35:22,133 I can't believe it. I just, I can't believe it. 642 00:35:22,133 --> 00:35:24,887 - It's been an exciting week. - Do you think they'll be back for me? 643 00:35:24,887 --> 00:35:27,239 Frankly, Bernie, I don't think they'll get the evidence, 644 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:30,053 which, I can see, brings you right back to. 645 00:35:30,053 --> 00:35:32,117 I can't believe it. 646 00:35:32,431 --> 00:35:35,082 May I say something else? 647 00:35:35,399 --> 00:35:39,452 I see in you, Bernie, an innately kind person. 648 00:35:39,452 --> 00:35:44,409 A man whose docile, gentle nature 649 00:35:44,409 --> 00:35:49,620 was worn down by a relentlessly mean, dark-hearted woman. 650 00:35:49,620 --> 00:35:52,730 I could be wrong, but... 651 00:35:54,836 --> 00:35:57,219 I'm hoping... 652 00:35:57,219 --> 00:36:00,191 it's the kind, gentle person who goes on from here, 653 00:36:00,191 --> 00:36:02,747 not the one who swung that skillet. 654 00:36:04,128 --> 00:36:06,500 I promise you with all my heart. 655 00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:09,375 You don't have to worry about that. 656 00:36:09,867 --> 00:36:11,224 Bernie, 657 00:36:11,224 --> 00:36:15,384 through your grief, which I know is very real, 658 00:36:15,384 --> 00:36:18,104 try to see this as an opportunity. 659 00:36:18,104 --> 00:36:20,662 For once, finally, 660 00:36:20,662 --> 00:36:24,607 you get to live your life free of mother. 661 00:36:41,264 --> 00:36:43,107 Now, international news. 662 00:36:43,107 --> 00:36:46,765 According to the United nations secretary general Kofi Annan, 663 00:36:46,765 --> 00:36:51,493 one in three people in Darfur now requires lifesaving assistance, 664 00:36:51,493 --> 00:36:54,321 due to either violence or malnutrition. 665 00:36:54,321 --> 00:36:57,077 Efforts to negotiate a peaceful solution to the underlying... 666 00:36:57,077 --> 00:36:58,226 What you doing? 667 00:36:58,226 --> 00:36:59,961 Watching the news. 668 00:37:00,587 --> 00:37:03,172 CBS just declared Bush the winner. 669 00:37:07,182 --> 00:37:09,579 - Cheers. - Cheers. 670 00:37:10,407 --> 00:37:13,551 I see our little case is getting play. 671 00:37:14,173 --> 00:37:17,011 You think it could actually make a difference? 672 00:37:19,671 --> 00:37:24,615 I remember reading when the press went to Bosnia, 673 00:37:24,615 --> 00:37:27,402 people rejoiced at the sight of American media. 674 00:37:27,402 --> 00:37:30,157 They figured if word got out, something would be done, 675 00:37:30,157 --> 00:37:33,354 murders and rapes would stop. 676 00:37:33,779 --> 00:37:35,405 They waited... 677 00:37:35,405 --> 00:37:37,782 and they waited... 678 00:37:37,782 --> 00:37:40,058 and nobody came. 679 00:37:40,844 --> 00:37:43,921 Maybe we need Sudan to attack us. 680 00:37:44,691 --> 00:37:49,063 We might fall short as humanitarians, but we're pretty good avengers. 681 00:37:49,355 --> 00:37:54,246 If you don't mind, I'll cling to the idea we're still pretty decent humanitarians. 682 00:37:57,965 --> 00:37:59,655 What's that? 683 00:37:59,655 --> 00:38:02,727 I don't know. I thought it was from you. I was waiting to open it. 684 00:38:02,727 --> 00:38:04,346 It's not from me. 685 00:38:13,217 --> 00:38:18,060 "Objects in mirror are bigger than they appear." 686 00:38:18,639 --> 00:38:20,973 He's funny. 687 00:38:21,944 --> 00:38:24,770 He's also trouble, isn't he? 688 00:38:29,517 --> 00:38:31,457 She's big trouble. 689 00:38:31,457 --> 00:38:33,662 Did she break your heart? 690 00:38:33,876 --> 00:38:35,947 She might have. 691 00:38:37,773 --> 00:38:39,562 So what? 692 00:38:40,461 --> 00:38:43,130 I've had my heart broken lots of times. 693 00:38:43,477 --> 00:38:46,175 It stings for a minute. 694 00:38:47,140 --> 00:38:50,045 I would think it would be fun to have her back. 695 00:38:50,045 --> 00:38:52,535 I don't know about you, but when I travel, 696 00:38:52,535 --> 00:38:55,064 going to new places isn't always as interesting 697 00:38:55,064 --> 00:38:57,776 as revisiting some of the old ones. 698 00:39:01,461 --> 00:39:04,975 What is it that has you so balled up? 699 00:39:07,401 --> 00:39:10,313 She isn't slipping, that's what. 700 00:39:12,098 --> 00:39:15,343 You're worried about her seeing you age? 701 00:39:17,269 --> 00:39:19,421 You might not believe this. 702 00:39:20,694 --> 00:39:24,037 But I was once a very remarkable man. 703 00:39:25,398 --> 00:39:27,295 Denny. 704 00:39:28,782 --> 00:39:30,965 Denny. 705 00:39:32,259 --> 00:39:35,269 You're a remarkable man. 706 00:39:39,762 --> 00:39:42,483 Between you and me, 707 00:39:43,165 --> 00:39:47,151 that woman is too much for me. 708 00:39:51,563 --> 00:39:54,298 Between you and me, 709 00:39:54,298 --> 00:39:56,352 we'll take her. 710 00:39:59,983 --> 00:40:01,785 I'd like that. 711 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:11,221 I'd like that.