1 00:00:10,826 --> 00:00:12,521 My friend, I can't tell you how good to see you. 2 00:00:12,521 --> 00:00:14,689 I got to be honest with you, I thought you were dead. 3 00:00:14,689 --> 00:00:16,961 - Never felt better in my life. - Oh, come on. That's a lie. 4 00:00:16,961 --> 00:00:18,065 Look at you. 5 00:00:18,065 --> 00:00:20,200 - How's Sylvie? - Sylvie is dead. 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,588 Fantastic. And the kids? 7 00:00:22,588 --> 00:00:27,634 Denny, the last time we spoke, you mentioned that despite astronomical odds, 8 00:00:27,634 --> 00:00:31,097 you managed to become yet an even better lawyer. 9 00:00:31,097 --> 00:00:32,459 Hard to believe, isn't it? 10 00:00:32,459 --> 00:00:36,900 I have a motion which, obviously, I'm quite capable of arguing myself, 11 00:00:36,900 --> 00:00:39,524 - being more talented than you. - No, you're not. 12 00:00:39,524 --> 00:00:42,046 I also happen to be the client. 13 00:00:42,046 --> 00:00:46,237 The case is also extremely unconventional. 14 00:00:49,293 --> 00:00:52,214 I want to be frozen. 15 00:00:52,287 --> 00:00:58,558 What do you mean? / I meanI want to be frozen and stored in a cryonic institute. 16 00:00:59,216 --> 00:01:01,847 - What do you mean? - I'm 78 years old. 17 00:01:01,847 --> 00:01:05,704 It won't be long before my body starts to wither. 18 00:01:05,704 --> 00:01:07,093 I've lived a full life. 19 00:01:07,093 --> 00:01:12,154 The technology will soon exist that I will be able to double that life. 20 00:01:12,154 --> 00:01:19,834 I want to be frozen and stored until such time that technology becomes a reality. 21 00:01:20,598 --> 00:01:21,741 What do you mean? 22 00:01:21,741 --> 00:01:26,725 I mean when I leave this world, I don't want it to be forever. 23 00:01:26,725 --> 00:01:29,693 Which mean for now... 24 00:01:29,803 --> 00:01:33,107 I want to be frozen. 25 00:01:33,821 --> 00:01:35,792 What do you mean? 26 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:40,720 Boston Legal 1x16 Let Sales Ring 27 00:02:07,020 --> 00:02:07,820 ORIGINAL AIR DATE ON ABC: 2005/03/13 28 00:02:07,820 --> 00:02:10,473 So basically, he wants to be euthanized. 29 00:02:10,473 --> 00:02:13,299 And preserved on ice. 30 00:02:13,299 --> 00:02:17,059 Evidently, there's some right to privacy law I've never heard of. 31 00:02:17,059 --> 00:02:18,754 Why should you? 32 00:02:18,754 --> 00:02:21,285 It's in the constitution. 33 00:02:21,285 --> 00:02:23,432 What's Milton Bombay doing here? 34 00:02:23,432 --> 00:02:27,837 He wants to be frozen and stored in a cryonics facility. 35 00:02:27,837 --> 00:02:31,817 - All in favor... - And he wants Denny to argue it. 36 00:02:32,345 --> 00:02:35,208 And what could possibly occasion him to want that? 37 00:02:35,208 --> 00:02:40,540 The problem is, the basis of the case, if there is one, would lie in the bill of rights, 38 00:02:40,540 --> 00:02:44,037 which Denny, of course, feels never should have been passed. 39 00:02:44,037 --> 00:02:47,976 We're one supreme court appointment away from overturning it. 40 00:02:47,976 --> 00:02:49,818 - The bill of rights. - Damn right. 41 00:02:49,818 --> 00:02:52,295 Red states rule. 42 00:02:52,295 --> 00:02:55,371 Paul, there seems to be some psychological deficit in play here. 43 00:02:55,371 --> 00:02:57,464 I refer to Milton's, not yours. 44 00:02:57,464 --> 00:02:59,876 Any personho wants to be frozen should perhaps 45 00:02:59,876 --> 00:03:02,875 be referred to a therapist, not a lawyer. 46 00:03:10,952 --> 00:03:12,987 Hey, pretty boy. 47 00:03:12,987 --> 00:03:16,093 I hear you're looking for some interesting cases. 48 00:03:16,093 --> 00:03:19,175 Chelina Hall. We haven't officially met. 49 00:03:19,175 --> 00:03:22,896 Yes, I've peeked at you in the girls' room unofficially. 50 00:03:22,896 --> 00:03:24,693 Cute. 51 00:03:24,693 --> 00:03:26,691 Come with me? 52 00:03:28,161 --> 00:03:31,196 Stuart Milch, Alan Shore. 53 00:03:31,737 --> 00:03:34,063 A pleasure, sir. Thanks again for agreeing to see me. 54 00:03:34,063 --> 00:03:37,775 Not at all, especially since I've made no such agreement. 55 00:03:37,775 --> 00:03:40,515 Show him the gizmo, Stuart. 56 00:03:43,576 --> 00:03:46,086 Tell him what it is, Stuart. 57 00:03:46,086 --> 00:03:47,604 It's called a news blocker. 58 00:03:47,604 --> 00:03:51,144 Sold off the internet. You attach it to the coaxial input on your television, 59 00:03:51,144 --> 00:03:53,812 and it basically blocks news transmissions. 60 00:03:55,195 --> 00:03:56,964 It's true. 61 00:03:56,964 --> 00:03:59,639 My high school principal attached these devices 62 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:01,202 to all the televisions in the building. 63 00:04:01,202 --> 00:04:03,049 The problem is, 64 00:04:03,049 --> 00:04:06,516 it turns out it only blocks one network, the most fair and balanced one. 65 00:04:06,516 --> 00:04:10,726 - All the others, kids can watch. - It singles out one network only. 66 00:04:10,726 --> 00:04:14,352 Yes, because this network supposedly pushes a conservative agenda, 67 00:04:14,352 --> 00:04:15,970 which is a lot of hooey. 68 00:04:15,970 --> 00:04:17,723 This is blatant censorship. 69 00:04:17,723 --> 00:04:22,121 It furthers evidence of a liberal media, and I, for one, am sick of it. 70 00:04:24,355 --> 00:04:26,917 In all my years... 71 00:04:27,037 --> 00:04:29,343 In all his years. 72 00:04:29,744 --> 00:04:33,292 Milton, I consider you a friend. 73 00:04:33,292 --> 00:04:35,416 Actually, I don't. I find you a bit boorish. 74 00:04:35,416 --> 00:04:38,497 But I have always enjoyed your unfettered candor, 75 00:04:38,497 --> 00:04:44,457 and, in the spirit of that candor, the case cannot be won. 76 00:04:44,647 --> 00:04:47,976 Given that this is the only lifetime you'll ever get to have, 77 00:04:47,976 --> 00:04:50,420 please don't waste what's left of it in the vast, 78 00:04:50,420 --> 00:04:53,518 cavernous sinkhole known as our system of juris prudence. 79 00:04:53,518 --> 00:04:55,920 I made my life in that system. 80 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,487 I rose to the very top of this system. 81 00:04:58,487 --> 00:05:00,129 No, you didn't. 82 00:05:00,129 --> 00:05:05,770 Milton, no judge igoing to let you be euthanized and stashed in a sub-zero. 83 00:05:05,770 --> 00:05:09,875 We cannot know that unless we try, Shirley. 84 00:05:09,875 --> 00:05:11,924 I know you recently retired. Is this... 85 00:05:11,924 --> 00:05:15,371 and, please, do not proffer psychological counsel. 86 00:05:15,371 --> 00:05:19,544 I came in here in search of legal and intellectual acuity. 87 00:05:19,544 --> 00:05:21,139 And you sought out Denny? 88 00:05:21,139 --> 00:05:25,919 I assure you, this is something I considered with all due gravity. 89 00:05:25,919 --> 00:05:27,592 I came to a decision, 90 00:05:27,592 --> 00:05:34,504 and now I appeal to you as my attorney to help me execute that decision. 91 00:05:34,984 --> 00:05:37,822 Do I make myself clear? 92 00:05:37,822 --> 00:05:39,762 Perfectly. 93 00:05:39,762 --> 00:05:43,136 We're talking about your execution. 94 00:05:55,496 --> 00:05:57,406 - Frozen. - That's why he's here? 95 00:05:57,406 --> 00:06:01,593 If there's any legal research on point, which I doubt there is, the sooner, the better. 96 00:06:01,593 --> 00:06:05,785 By way of analogy, you might want to look at assisted suicide or right to die. 97 00:06:05,785 --> 00:06:08,611 Brad, you take the math and science because you're male, 98 00:06:08,611 --> 00:06:10,564 and therefore more innately qualified. 99 00:06:10,564 --> 00:06:14,051 Anything and everything you can find on cryonics technology. 100 00:06:14,051 --> 00:06:17,988 Wait, this firm is actually going to help Milton Bombay be put on ice? 101 00:06:17,988 --> 00:06:20,256 Oh, come now, Lori, you of all people should know 102 00:06:20,256 --> 00:06:23,944 it's not so bad to go through life as a popsicle. 103 00:06:24,167 --> 00:06:25,956 What is that supposed to mean? 104 00:06:25,956 --> 00:06:27,610 Nothing. 105 00:06:27,610 --> 00:06:29,901 My, everybody's so sensitive. 106 00:06:29,901 --> 00:06:32,413 Can't we all just get along? 107 00:06:38,084 --> 00:06:41,856 We go to court this morning, so as fast as you can. 108 00:06:46,513 --> 00:06:51,121 First of all, students have no vested rights whatsoever to watch any news during school. 109 00:06:51,121 --> 00:06:53,069 But they are allowed to do so at winslow high, 110 00:06:53,069 --> 00:06:54,549 except for one network. 111 00:06:54,549 --> 00:06:58,544 Ms. Tyler, is this particular broadcast being singled out on content? 112 00:06:58,544 --> 00:06:59,921 Even if it is, your honor, 113 00:06:59,921 --> 00:07:02,521 schools have the right to legislate content, 114 00:07:02,521 --> 00:07:04,228 just as we can search students' lockers. 115 00:07:04,228 --> 00:07:06,285 Objection to the spin, judge. This is a no-spin zone. 116 00:07:06,285 --> 00:07:10,276 A school principal is not subject to grounds of reasonableness when it comes to policy. 117 00:07:10,276 --> 00:07:13,477 This is the first amendment in play here. What's next, burning a few books? 118 00:07:13,477 --> 00:07:17,191 Ms. Tyler, I must say, this has a bad stink to it. 119 00:07:17,191 --> 00:07:20,291 How do you ban one network news program and not the others? 120 00:07:20,291 --> 00:07:23,158 The principal felt this particular network was detrimental. 121 00:07:23,158 --> 00:07:26,430 Well, I want to hear from the principal in this witness chair, 122 00:07:26,430 --> 00:07:29,137 or I'm going to grant the petitioner's motion right now. 123 00:07:29,137 --> 00:07:31,266 Fine. I can get him here this afternoon. 124 00:07:31,266 --> 00:07:35,020 We'll adjourn for lunch. Be back at 4:00. 125 00:07:36,553 --> 00:07:38,081 There they are! 126 00:07:38,081 --> 00:07:40,184 Mr. Bombay, why are you doing this? 127 00:07:40,184 --> 00:07:44,855 It's simply about wanting to continue my legacy for centuries to come. 128 00:07:44,855 --> 00:07:47,252 I'm perhaps the greatest lawyer of all time, 129 00:07:47,252 --> 00:07:49,004 No, he's not. I'm better. Denny Crane. 130 00:07:49,004 --> 00:07:51,165 and I want that time to continue into the future. 131 00:07:51,165 --> 00:07:53,112 How are you, sweetie? Still the king. 132 00:07:53,112 --> 00:07:55,057 Denny Crane. 133 00:07:56,998 --> 00:08:01,663 Mr. Bombay, you are asking for a court order to end your life. 134 00:08:01,663 --> 00:08:03,798 Under today's science. 135 00:08:03,798 --> 00:08:07,588 - Tomorrow might be quite different. - But, sir, let's be realistic. 136 00:08:07,588 --> 00:08:10,833 Why the helldo I have to be realistic? It's my body. 137 00:08:10,833 --> 00:08:13,438 What do I have to do, get pregnant? 138 00:08:13,438 --> 00:08:16,285 Well, you may be couching this in pro-life terms, 139 00:08:16,285 --> 00:08:22,098 but in today's scientific world, being frozen makes you dead. 140 00:08:22,098 --> 00:08:26,825 I am asking for the chance to be alive in tomorrow's world. 141 00:08:26,825 --> 00:08:31,857 To play with my great-great-great -great-grandchildren. 142 00:08:31,857 --> 00:08:34,286 Do you have grandchildren today? 143 00:08:34,286 --> 00:08:36,164 I've got six, all grown. 144 00:08:36,164 --> 00:08:38,159 Three of them love me. 145 00:08:38,290 --> 00:08:42,382 Suppose one of them came into the court at, say, the age of 30 146 00:08:42,382 --> 00:08:43,747 asking to be frozen. 147 00:08:43,747 --> 00:08:46,164 I'd say wait. You've got a lot of years. 148 00:08:46,164 --> 00:08:50,349 Well, but maybe they, too, would like it done before their body starts to go south, 149 00:08:50,349 --> 00:08:52,220 which, at 30, it can. 150 00:08:52,220 --> 00:08:56,160 Look, I don't advocate this for young, healthy people. 151 00:08:56,160 --> 00:09:00,426 But certainly, if you can decide for yourself, so should others, right? 152 00:09:00,426 --> 00:09:02,279 I'm close to 80. 153 00:09:02,279 --> 00:09:04,312 My life is almost over. 154 00:09:04,312 --> 00:09:07,464 Does one have to be old to get this autonomy? 155 00:09:07,464 --> 00:09:09,776 How about somebody 35 with cancer? 156 00:09:09,776 --> 00:09:12,158 If it was incurable, yes. 157 00:09:12,158 --> 00:09:15,384 Parkinson's disease. M.S. 158 00:09:15,384 --> 00:09:18,650 What if somebody wanted to get frozen to avoid the draft? 159 00:09:18,650 --> 00:09:22,190 Let him move to Canada. Freeze his balls off. 160 00:09:24,218 --> 00:09:26,334 Denny Crane. 161 00:09:31,587 --> 00:09:33,696 - Why did you do that? - You were getting picked apart in there. 162 00:09:33,696 --> 00:09:36,407 - I was not. I was doing just fine. - I had to stop the other side's momentum. 163 00:09:36,407 --> 00:09:37,675 He was shooting spitballs at a battleship. / Boys. 164 00:09:37,675 --> 00:09:40,165 I was having a real momentin there, and you stepped on it. 165 00:09:40,165 --> 00:09:44,190 Boys, we need to get back to the office and prepare our expert. 166 00:09:44,190 --> 00:09:46,483 - He stepped on my moment. - Did not. / - Boys. 167 00:09:57,438 --> 00:10:00,756 Cryonics proponents don't refer to the patient as "dead," 168 00:10:00,756 --> 00:10:02,446 simply "preserved." 169 00:10:02,446 --> 00:10:04,224 - Frozen. - Yes. 170 00:10:04,224 --> 00:10:09,063 But, doctor, if a person's heart isn't beating, if there's no brain activity, 171 00:10:09,063 --> 00:10:11,039 we tend to call them dead. 172 00:10:11,039 --> 00:10:14,470 Under today's medical definition, yes. But the definition of cryonics 173 00:10:14,470 --> 00:10:18,634 is basically a process using a very cold temperature to prevent people from dying. 174 00:10:18,634 --> 00:10:21,337 Where'd we get this quack? 175 00:10:22,015 --> 00:10:24,864 Uh, doctor, let's be fair. 176 00:10:24,864 --> 00:10:28,644 Has anyone ever been brought back to life after being frozen? 177 00:10:28,644 --> 00:10:32,870 No, and it's not likely to happen soon, but the technology is changing. 178 00:10:32,870 --> 00:10:36,077 We're discovering more and more about molecular nanotechnology every day, 179 00:10:36,077 --> 00:10:38,443 and one day, it will be a reality. 180 00:10:38,443 --> 00:10:40,406 Molecular what? 181 00:10:40,872 --> 00:10:42,724 One second, doctor. 182 00:10:44,412 --> 00:10:47,498 Denny, I'm gonna try something here I don't have time to explain. 183 00:10:47,498 --> 00:10:49,846 I just need you to go with it, okay? 184 00:10:49,846 --> 00:10:53,574 I want you to count backwards from 100 silently. 185 00:10:53,574 --> 00:10:54,903 Why? 186 00:10:54,903 --> 00:10:57,823 I'll explain later. It's important. 187 00:10:58,152 --> 00:11:00,913 Uh, 99, 98... 188 00:11:03,672 --> 00:11:05,319 Okay, doctor, 189 00:11:05,319 --> 00:11:11,567 we've heard that cryonics is in our future, but, please, give me one example, 190 00:11:11,567 --> 00:11:15,956 one piece of evidence that indicates that this could possibly work. 191 00:11:15,956 --> 00:11:17,459 The wood frog. 192 00:11:17,459 --> 00:11:19,482 I'm sorry. Did you say wood frog? 193 00:11:19,482 --> 00:11:20,568 Uh, yes. 194 00:11:20,568 --> 00:11:24,584 A frogin the Canadian arctic that hibernates and completely freezes in the winter. 195 00:11:24,584 --> 00:11:28,201 No heartbeat, no brain activity. It goes completely dead 196 00:11:28,201 --> 00:11:30,264 by today's definition of death. 197 00:11:30,264 --> 00:11:32,145 Then in the spring, it wakens. 198 00:11:32,145 --> 00:11:34,716 Brain activity resumes, heart starts beating. 199 00:11:34,716 --> 00:11:36,124 It's alive again. 200 00:11:36,124 --> 00:11:39,185 And you think if it's possible for a frog... 201 00:11:39,185 --> 00:11:40,772 Why not for a human? 202 00:11:40,772 --> 00:11:44,416 If we can accomplish total metabolic arrest with no tissue damage, 203 00:11:44,416 --> 00:11:46,781 we will be able to freeze people for thousands of years 204 00:11:46,781 --> 00:11:48,885 and bring them back to life. 205 00:11:50,437 --> 00:11:52,293 Thank you, doctor. 206 00:11:52,293 --> 00:11:56,070 Humans are warm-blooded animals designed to stay at 98 degrees. 207 00:11:56,070 --> 00:11:59,842 Those frogs are cold-blooded with a completely different molecular structure. 208 00:11:59,842 --> 00:12:02,021 Well, admittedly, the future of cryonics 209 00:12:02,021 --> 00:12:03,612 involves the development of molecular technology. 210 00:12:03,612 --> 00:12:06,000 For which there is no evidence it can work with warm-blooded... 211 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,506 Yes, there is. 212 00:12:07,506 --> 00:12:11,121 We have frozen rat livers, thawed them, and transplanted them into living rats. 213 00:12:11,121 --> 00:12:13,434 In Israel, they did it with frozen hearts. 214 00:12:13,434 --> 00:12:16,127 In both cases, the rats lived. Not for long, 215 00:12:16,127 --> 00:12:18,164 but the hearts and livers did come back to life. 216 00:12:18,164 --> 00:12:19,711 With humans, we've frozen heart valves... 217 00:12:19,711 --> 00:12:23,032 And you think the idea of freezing people is ethical? 218 00:12:23,032 --> 00:12:26,678 - Is that consistent with... - It's evidently ethical to freeze embryos, 219 00:12:26,678 --> 00:12:28,835 but again, I'm up here to give you the science, 220 00:12:28,835 --> 00:12:31,061 not engage in a moral debate. 221 00:12:45,527 --> 00:12:47,513 He kicked their ass. 222 00:12:47,513 --> 00:12:50,898 And the best part of it was he had integrity, 223 00:12:50,898 --> 00:12:52,853 which is what you need in your expert. 224 00:12:52,853 --> 00:12:55,124 - What did he cost us? - $2,500. 225 00:12:55,124 --> 00:12:56,471 The whore. 226 00:12:56,471 --> 00:12:58,276 - Schmidt. - How are we doing? 227 00:12:58,276 --> 00:13:00,182 The leading federal case would be Schiavo. 228 00:13:00,182 --> 00:13:02,043 It's not first circuit, but since the supreme court 229 00:13:02,043 --> 00:13:05,255 just refused to hear the appeal, we could argue it's controlling. 230 00:13:05,255 --> 00:13:06,678 I want to read it. Can you make me a copy? 231 00:13:06,678 --> 00:13:09,101 - You want to read it, Denny? - Hell no. 232 00:13:09,212 --> 00:13:13,161 Uh, can I talk to you in private for a second, please? 233 00:13:18,409 --> 00:13:19,663 I, uh... 234 00:13:19,663 --> 00:13:23,340 I didn't want to embarrass you in front of your superiors, 235 00:13:23,340 --> 00:13:27,901 but it seems to me the controlling case on this would be Cruzan. 236 00:13:27,901 --> 00:13:32,163 The whole thrust of Rehnquist's opinion was autonomy, 237 00:13:32,163 --> 00:13:34,858 the patient's right to decide. 238 00:13:34,858 --> 00:13:37,637 The opinion was muddled. It was essentially 3-pronged. 239 00:13:37,637 --> 00:13:41,551 Autonomy, the patient's best interests, and the state's interest to preserve life. 240 00:13:41,551 --> 00:13:43,054 You'd win on prong one, 241 00:13:43,054 --> 00:13:45,817 but you'd likely lose on prongs two and three. 242 00:13:45,817 --> 00:13:48,314 You're much better off arguing Schiavo. 243 00:13:49,875 --> 00:13:52,850 - Mr. Bombay. - Yes? 244 00:13:53,114 --> 00:13:55,585 - Are you all right? - Oh, yes. 245 00:13:55,585 --> 00:14:00,292 Uh, it's just that you brought me back to a memory of... 246 00:14:01,141 --> 00:14:05,281 I think I was happiest as a lawyer when I was a young associate. 247 00:14:07,284 --> 00:14:10,145 I hated doing all the grunt work, 248 00:14:10,145 --> 00:14:14,078 but there was all the promise of tomorrow. 249 00:14:18,893 --> 00:14:22,426 Would you have dinner with me tonight, Tara? 250 00:14:22,426 --> 00:14:24,810 Milton... 251 00:14:26,049 --> 00:14:29,691 Why don't you have it with me? 252 00:14:33,406 --> 00:14:35,339 Why this one particular network? 253 00:14:35,339 --> 00:14:37,374 Look, I know that all the networks pander, 254 00:14:37,374 --> 00:14:39,534 some to the liberal, some to the conservative, 255 00:14:39,534 --> 00:14:43,252 but when a news organization goes as far as to actually promote a political agenda... 256 00:14:43,252 --> 00:14:45,664 Can I dial you back a second? How do they do that? 257 00:14:45,664 --> 00:14:47,734 Well, first, the broadcasts speak for themselves. 258 00:14:47,734 --> 00:14:51,392 Their CEO used to be the chief media operative for former republican presidents. 259 00:14:51,392 --> 00:14:54,077 I object to his open mind, judge. 260 00:14:54,077 --> 00:14:55,971 - Move to strike. - Sustained. 261 00:14:55,971 --> 00:15:00,423 And then when I saw the documentary "Outfoxed," it blew my mind. 262 00:15:00,423 --> 00:15:04,590 Because... / Because it detailed the extent to which the media can go to promote 263 00:15:04,590 --> 00:15:06,852 conservative republican causes. 264 00:15:06,852 --> 00:15:11,165 Your honor, we'd like to show you a brief series of clips from this documentary. 265 00:15:11,705 --> 00:15:15,017 We weren't necessarily, as it was told to us, 266 00:15:15,017 --> 00:15:18,309 a news-gathering organization so much as we were 267 00:15:18,309 --> 00:15:20,341 a proponent of a point of view. 268 00:15:20,341 --> 00:15:22,359 They wanted all news to be a matter of opinion. 269 00:15:22,359 --> 00:15:25,945 We were ordered from the top to carry propaganda, 270 00:15:25,945 --> 00:15:28,428 carry republican right-wing propaganda. 271 00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:33,218 It was made very clear to us that our activities were being monitored, 272 00:15:33,218 --> 00:15:36,528 and if someone wasn't watching it live, they were at least recording it, 273 00:15:36,528 --> 00:15:40,328 and they would review it after the fact to see what we did. 274 00:15:40,328 --> 00:15:43,894 If you watch the documentary, and I strongly suggest that you do, 275 00:15:43,894 --> 00:15:46,391 you'll see that this goes on and on and on, 276 00:15:46,391 --> 00:15:49,066 and these accounts are from people on the inside. 277 00:15:49,066 --> 00:15:51,749 Okay, but to put a device on the television? 278 00:15:51,749 --> 00:15:54,481 Well, I hate the idea of shutting down free expression, 279 00:15:54,481 --> 00:15:56,925 but this became more of a safety issue. 280 00:15:56,925 --> 00:15:58,356 A safety issue? 281 00:15:58,356 --> 00:16:01,782 They've got their talk show hosts declaring that anyone who is opposed 282 00:16:01,782 --> 00:16:04,488 to the war is an enemy of the state, a traitor. 283 00:16:04,488 --> 00:16:07,920 We're getting more and more fights, kids are being attacked for being unpatriotic, 284 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,230 Arab and muslim students are being targeted. 285 00:16:10,230 --> 00:16:12,301 Maybe this little device is overkill. 286 00:16:12,301 --> 00:16:15,062 I admit that. But I've got a high school to run, 287 00:16:15,062 --> 00:16:18,949 and the first order of the day is keep the kids safe. 288 00:16:19,473 --> 00:16:25,526 I thought the first order of an academic community was embracing diversity of opinion. 289 00:16:25,526 --> 00:16:28,239 Not when it's bias that fosters intolerance. 290 00:16:28,239 --> 00:16:30,931 Did you attach any little blockers 291 00:16:30,931 --> 00:16:35,179 to networks that lie about presidents and, say, the national guard? 292 00:16:35,179 --> 00:16:37,222 I don't dispute there's a liberal bias, too. 293 00:16:37,222 --> 00:16:38,827 But you don't censor those networks. 294 00:16:38,827 --> 00:16:40,778 Those networks don't foster intolerance. 295 00:16:40,778 --> 00:16:44,326 Any blockers for shock jocks? Or is racism and misogyny not a concern? 296 00:16:44,326 --> 00:16:47,095 Look, there's a lot of garbage out there. I'll admit that. 297 00:16:47,095 --> 00:16:49,253 What about your own teachers? 298 00:16:49,253 --> 00:16:50,368 My teachers? 299 00:16:50,368 --> 00:16:54,766 A recent poll showed 6 out of 7 college professors voted for John Kerry. 300 00:16:54,766 --> 00:16:57,704 Does that not suggest a bias in academia, Mr. Harper? 301 00:16:57,704 --> 00:17:01,027 Objection. / We've got countless news programs, 302 00:17:01,027 --> 00:17:05,865 too many talk shows to keep track of, all kinds of opinions being 303 00:17:05,865 --> 00:17:09,850 spewed out over the airwaves, extremes to the left, to the right, 304 00:17:09,850 --> 00:17:13,496 - and the only thing you block... - That's actually not true. 305 00:17:13,496 --> 00:17:15,462 There's all kinds of programs we don't permit. 306 00:17:15,462 --> 00:17:16,710 But this is the only news show. 307 00:17:16,710 --> 00:17:18,912 Look, what does it say that they make a device 308 00:17:18,912 --> 00:17:20,879 to block out this particular news network? 309 00:17:20,879 --> 00:17:23,910 It says that censorship is popular. That doesn't make it right. 310 00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:27,347 And as principal, I have to make that call. 311 00:17:27,347 --> 00:17:30,191 And let me say this. I'm a proud American. 312 00:17:30,191 --> 00:17:32,231 I got a flag on my porch. 313 00:17:32,231 --> 00:17:35,845 I pray for those troops every night. I taught some of those kids. 314 00:17:35,845 --> 00:17:37,835 They're over there fighting for democracy, 315 00:17:37,835 --> 00:17:40,941 which includes the right for you to question your government. 316 00:17:40,941 --> 00:17:45,891 And for this network to be saying otherwise offends me as a citizen and as a principal. 317 00:17:45,891 --> 00:17:49,361 I see. So... 318 00:17:49,361 --> 00:17:55,371 you're squashing content to promote democracy. 319 00:17:55,371 --> 00:17:57,295 Once again, 320 00:17:57,295 --> 00:18:02,600 I will shut down any content that fosters intolerance. 321 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,493 That is where I stand. 322 00:18:24,089 --> 00:18:26,932 You're going to dinner with him? 323 00:18:26,932 --> 00:18:28,785 I want to find out what's really going on here. 324 00:18:28,785 --> 00:18:32,931 What's going on is a runaway ego. It's all about the spotlight. 325 00:18:33,355 --> 00:18:35,399 The man wishes he were me. 326 00:18:35,399 --> 00:18:37,118 We all wish that, Denny. 327 00:18:37,118 --> 00:18:40,164 I know. I, I go way back with Milton. 328 00:18:40,164 --> 00:18:43,760 I know Milton like the back of my hand. 329 00:18:45,052 --> 00:18:48,903 He knows he's gonna lose that motion. No risk of him being frozen. 330 00:18:48,903 --> 00:18:52,844 In the meantime, he's all over the news. 331 00:18:52,935 --> 00:18:56,143 I'm telling you, the man wants to be me. 332 00:18:56,143 --> 00:18:58,499 Even so, I'm gonna have a little talk with him. 333 00:18:58,499 --> 00:19:02,572 He's gonna insist you go to Nicky Blair's. Watch. 334 00:19:02,572 --> 00:19:05,654 - Sorry? - He pays them to let him sing. 335 00:19:05,654 --> 00:19:06,656 I beg your pardon? 336 00:19:06,656 --> 00:19:09,147 He slips the maitre d' 100 bucks to come over to the table and say, 337 00:19:09,147 --> 00:19:12,114 "Please, Mr. Bombay, sing us a song." 338 00:19:12,261 --> 00:19:15,486 It's all about the limelight with Milton. 339 00:19:15,486 --> 00:19:17,411 I promise you. 340 00:19:20,197 --> 00:19:21,683 What do you mean, lose? 341 00:19:21,683 --> 00:19:24,563 We're on the side of the first amendment. 342 00:19:24,563 --> 00:19:28,276 The problem is, school principals do have a wide discretion, 343 00:19:28,276 --> 00:19:31,728 and the material is arguably inflammatory. 344 00:19:31,728 --> 00:19:35,690 If they can classify them as disruptive speech... 345 00:19:35,690 --> 00:19:39,377 plus, I don't know which newscast you've been watching recently, 346 00:19:39,377 --> 00:19:42,331 but the first amendment is losing its luster lately. 347 00:19:42,331 --> 00:19:46,083 Some networks are even censoring their scripted dramas. 348 00:19:46,083 --> 00:19:49,098 So what do we go with if not freedom of expression? 349 00:19:49,098 --> 00:19:52,625 Meanwhile, actor Vince Odoms, you know him as the judge 350 00:19:52,625 --> 00:19:55,077 in the Michael Jackson reenactment trial, 351 00:19:55,077 --> 00:19:58,223 has abruptly quit to go play Phil Spector 352 00:19:58,223 --> 00:20:01,926 in the reenactment of that trial on a competing network. 353 00:20:01,926 --> 00:20:05,397 FBS president Rick Silverman is threatening to sue, 354 00:20:05,397 --> 00:20:07,356 claiming the actor is under contract, 355 00:20:07,356 --> 00:20:12,783 and that it would be a material breach to walk in the middle of ongoing litigation. 356 00:20:12,783 --> 00:20:18,332 Meanwhile, it was learned today that the Los Angeles county sheriff's office... 357 00:20:23,878 --> 00:20:26,422 So what's the point? 358 00:20:26,422 --> 00:20:28,487 - The point? - Of us having dinner. 359 00:20:28,487 --> 00:20:29,894 What's the point? 360 00:20:29,894 --> 00:20:33,546 If it's sexual, I'll need notice so I can take my little pill. 361 00:20:33,546 --> 00:20:35,275 You asked to have dinner with Tara. 362 00:20:35,275 --> 00:20:39,052 - What was the point of that? - With her, I wouldn't need a pill. 363 00:20:39,339 --> 00:20:42,522 You've talked a wonderful game about the future, 364 00:20:42,522 --> 00:20:47,016 about wanting to perpetuate your legacy into the next century. 365 00:20:47,016 --> 00:20:51,851 But when you were talking to Tara, what I observed was... 366 00:20:51,851 --> 00:20:56,689 a man looking backwards, a man who, perhaps, is lonely. 367 00:20:56,689 --> 00:20:59,110 You've got it wrong. 368 00:20:59,482 --> 00:21:01,865 I saw Melancholy, Milton, 369 00:21:01,865 --> 00:21:06,823 and Melancholy accompanied by the desire to be dead. 370 00:21:06,977 --> 00:21:09,818 Is this Milton Bombay looking to check out in a way 371 00:21:09,818 --> 00:21:13,310 that doesn't tarnish his grand reputation? 372 00:21:13,310 --> 00:21:16,440 Denny thinks you don't want to win this case, 373 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:20,372 which would explain your hiring him, but you also hired me. 374 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:24,522 You lost your wife, your job... 375 00:21:24,552 --> 00:21:26,879 are you just giving up, Milton? 376 00:21:26,879 --> 00:21:28,716 Let me tell you something. 377 00:21:28,716 --> 00:21:34,384 As science and medicine continue to evolve, so must the law to keep pace. 378 00:21:34,384 --> 00:21:37,608 I'm blazing the trail as a patient today so I can continue to set 379 00:21:37,608 --> 00:21:40,635 the standard as a lawyer tomorrow. 380 00:21:40,635 --> 00:21:43,684 - That's what this is about. - Okay. 381 00:21:43,684 --> 00:21:46,141 Mr. Bombay, the band and some of the patrons 382 00:21:46,141 --> 00:21:47,372 have requested that you grace us with a song tonight. 383 00:21:47,372 --> 00:21:49,510 Yes, tell them to vamp. She's making eyes. 384 00:21:49,510 --> 00:21:51,973 - I'll be right up, Walter. - Excellent. Thank you, sir. 385 00:21:52,148 --> 00:21:57,625 I happen to believe in reincarnation, and I also believe things even out. 386 00:21:57,625 --> 00:21:59,806 Given the hand I was dealt this time, 387 00:21:59,806 --> 00:22:04,048 I could be in for some serious hardships in the next go-around, 388 00:22:04,048 --> 00:22:06,868 and I don't want that in my next life. 389 00:22:06,868 --> 00:22:12,606 I want to be me all over again, Milton Bombay. 390 00:22:12,949 --> 00:22:14,100 Got it. 391 00:22:14,100 --> 00:22:15,644 Ladies and gentlemen, a treat. 392 00:22:15,644 --> 00:22:21,503 A special guest performance from that legendary barrister Milton Bombay! 393 00:22:27,086 --> 00:22:29,563 Thank you, thank you. Good to be here, folks. 394 00:22:29,563 --> 00:22:32,993 Here's one of my favorites. I hope it's one of yours, too. 395 00:22:37,858 --> 00:22:42,431 Ma, she's making eyes at me 396 00:22:42,431 --> 00:22:46,718 Ma, she's awful nice to me 397 00:22:46,718 --> 00:22:51,228 Ma, she's almost breaking my heart 398 00:22:51,228 --> 00:22:53,592 I'm beside her 399 00:22:53,592 --> 00:22:55,599 Mercy, let her conscience guide her 400 00:22:55,599 --> 00:22:59,756 Ma, she wants to marry me 401 00:22:59,756 --> 00:23:04,171 be my honeybee 402 00:23:04,171 --> 00:23:06,579 every minute she gets bolder 403 00:23:06,579 --> 00:23:08,759 now she's leaning on my shoulder 404 00:23:08,759 --> 00:23:13,018 Ma, she's kissing me 405 00:23:21,315 --> 00:23:22,790 What do you mean you're closing? 406 00:23:22,790 --> 00:23:24,830 - What happened to Shirley? - Milton, 407 00:23:24,830 --> 00:23:26,985 there's a reason you came to me in the first place. 408 00:23:26,985 --> 00:23:29,652 In your gut, you know I'm better than you. 409 00:23:29,652 --> 00:23:32,891 - Go with your gut. - I'd sooner go with my intestine. 410 00:23:32,891 --> 00:23:36,749 - I'd prefer Shirley doing the closing. - I'm not doing it, 411 00:23:36,838 --> 00:23:39,969 - and neither are you. - Well, who does that leave, 412 00:23:39,969 --> 00:23:42,480 - Tammy? - Tara. 413 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,700 As I said from the start, the law doesn't support us here. 414 00:23:45,700 --> 00:23:48,151 If we're going to get a court order allowing you to die, 415 00:23:48,151 --> 00:23:50,184 which would be the result in today's world, 416 00:23:50,184 --> 00:23:52,041 that judge is going to have to hear from you. 417 00:23:52,041 --> 00:23:55,519 - He did hear from me. - I don't think so. 418 00:23:55,519 --> 00:24:00,996 If this is only about you getting to perpetuate your legacy in the next century, 419 00:24:00,996 --> 00:24:04,533 I'm afraid you're gonna have to make do with sustaining it in this one. 420 00:24:04,533 --> 00:24:05,981 You need to do better. 421 00:24:05,981 --> 00:24:07,916 And, Milton, for my money, 422 00:24:07,916 --> 00:24:14,672 any guy who is asking to get stuck in a freezer isn't that desperate to live. 423 00:24:21,947 --> 00:24:25,942 Every major media watchdog group has labeled this news program 424 00:24:25,942 --> 00:24:29,464 as the most biased, right-wing news program on television. 425 00:24:29,464 --> 00:24:33,027 So what? Political bias is rampant throughout the news business, 426 00:24:33,027 --> 00:24:34,444 including liberal bias. 427 00:24:34,444 --> 00:24:37,195 We're not talking about just a slant, judge. 428 00:24:37,195 --> 00:24:40,897 A recent poll showed that the more people watched this news show, 429 00:24:40,897 --> 00:24:43,354 the less they know about foreign policy 430 00:24:43,354 --> 00:24:46,070 and the more inclined they are to support the government. 431 00:24:46,070 --> 00:24:50,543 Now, that may be good team spirit, but it's disgraceful journalism. 432 00:24:50,543 --> 00:24:52,161 But, come on, you talk about a democracy. 433 00:24:52,161 --> 00:24:54,787 What kind of principal censors free expression? 434 00:24:54,787 --> 00:24:57,056 Um, your honor, if I may? 435 00:24:57,528 --> 00:25:00,169 Any principal has the right, if not the obligation, 436 00:25:00,169 --> 00:25:02,082 to rail against bias wherever he sees it. 437 00:25:02,082 --> 00:25:04,735 - You saw that tape. - Which was also biased and self-serving. 438 00:25:04,735 --> 00:25:09,614 Their most popular commentator threatens retribution against those who dissent. 439 00:25:09,614 --> 00:25:12,243 It almost rises to the level of hate speech, 440 00:25:12,243 --> 00:25:16,150 and if, in my view, it jeopardizes the welfare of the students, 441 00:25:16,150 --> 00:25:19,670 I certainly have the authority to shut it down. 442 00:25:21,731 --> 00:25:24,466 Mr. Shore, this is a school. 443 00:25:24,466 --> 00:25:28,587 Is it wise to expose students to programs which send the message 444 00:25:28,587 --> 00:25:31,259 you're anti-American if you question the government? 445 00:25:31,259 --> 00:25:35,165 Your honor, before we convict them as the network of conservative values 446 00:25:35,165 --> 00:25:37,521 or any values, for that matter, 447 00:25:37,521 --> 00:25:39,629 Let's remember these are the folks who brought you 448 00:25:39,629 --> 00:25:41,654 "Joe, Billy, and Aaron, who's your papa?" 449 00:25:41,654 --> 00:25:45,545 That's the entertainment division, Mr. Shore. I'm talking about the news. 450 00:25:45,545 --> 00:25:49,234 And I'm telling you it's all the same. This isn't about political content. 451 00:25:49,234 --> 00:25:52,207 This is a corporation looking to make money. 452 00:25:52,207 --> 00:25:56,122 They began as alternative news programming to grab a market share 453 00:25:56,122 --> 00:25:59,022 they saw ratings and profit in a conservative demographic, 454 00:25:59,022 --> 00:26:02,153 and they've been waving the flag ever since, and so what? 455 00:26:02,153 --> 00:26:05,245 News today, all of it, is infotainment. 456 00:26:05,245 --> 00:26:09,674 Last February, a deadly toxin known as ricin was found in the mailroom 457 00:26:09,674 --> 00:26:11,410 of the senate majority leader. 458 00:26:11,410 --> 00:26:14,895 Headline news led with Janet Jackson's exposed breast. 459 00:26:14,895 --> 00:26:17,789 A month ago, while we're in the middle of a war, 460 00:26:17,789 --> 00:26:21,917 newscasts all across the country led with prince Harry's costume at a keg party. 461 00:26:21,917 --> 00:26:23,042 It's a business. 462 00:26:23,042 --> 00:26:26,910 And while some news groups go with the deeper social issues 463 00:26:26,910 --> 00:26:28,593 like Brad and Jennifer's breakup, 464 00:26:28,593 --> 00:26:31,465 the one here chooses to run with red, white, and blue. 465 00:26:31,465 --> 00:26:33,582 And, by the way, before you vilify them, 466 00:26:33,582 --> 00:26:40,071 a survey done in 2002 revealed that 70% of the people in this country 467 00:26:40,071 --> 00:26:46,271 believe it is good when news organizations take a strong, pro-American point of view. 468 00:26:46,271 --> 00:26:49,061 - 70%. - Does that make it right? 469 00:26:49,061 --> 00:26:50,925 Of course it makes it right. 470 00:26:50,925 --> 00:26:54,554 Because the rule in infotainment is "give the people what they want." 471 00:26:54,554 --> 00:26:57,678 This is money, your honor, not politics. 472 00:26:57,961 --> 00:27:00,936 Let me say, I am a great lover of the news. 473 00:27:00,936 --> 00:27:03,297 - I can see that. - I watch it all. 474 00:27:03,297 --> 00:27:08,115 On days like 9/11 or for other world-changing events, 475 00:27:08,115 --> 00:27:12,659 the news programs are nothing short of spectacular. 476 00:27:12,659 --> 00:27:16,840 When Martin Luther King delivered "I have a dream." 477 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,264 When president Kennedy was shot. 478 00:27:19,264 --> 00:27:21,122 When we walked on the moon. 479 00:27:21,122 --> 00:27:22,830 The tet offensive. 480 00:27:22,830 --> 00:27:28,165 Our lives are shaped by these events, in part because of the news. 481 00:27:28,165 --> 00:27:31,432 But on all other days, they're businesses 482 00:27:31,432 --> 00:27:36,059 looking to compete, like anybody else, in a highly competitive marketplace. 483 00:27:36,059 --> 00:27:37,869 They sell product. 484 00:27:37,869 --> 00:27:40,615 And even if you're determined to believe 485 00:27:40,615 --> 00:27:45,473 that this particular network is some evil empire looking to spread right-wing propaganda, 486 00:27:45,473 --> 00:27:48,966 that still doesn't change the fact that we are in this room today 487 00:27:48,966 --> 00:27:53,021 because a principal is shutting down the expression of ideas, 488 00:27:53,021 --> 00:27:56,220 simply because he disagrees with the content. 489 00:27:57,573 --> 00:28:01,087 If anything needs a champion today, 490 00:28:01,087 --> 00:28:03,423 it's the first amendment. 491 00:28:03,572 --> 00:28:05,230 In a recent poll, 492 00:28:05,230 --> 00:28:07,712 half of today's high school students 493 00:28:07,712 --> 00:28:12,856 thought newspapers should get government approval of stories before publishing them. 494 00:28:12,856 --> 00:28:16,777 The first amendment has become an endangered species, 495 00:28:16,777 --> 00:28:22,256 and here, we have a high school principal practicing censorship. 496 00:28:23,632 --> 00:28:25,703 My, my. 497 00:28:25,703 --> 00:28:28,297 We do have a problem. 498 00:28:42,707 --> 00:28:46,322 There is nothing in the law to support Mr. Bombay's request 499 00:28:46,322 --> 00:28:49,200 that he be assisted in his quest to die. 500 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:52,932 And that's what this is, assisted suicide. 501 00:28:52,932 --> 00:28:57,829 Now, we hear a lot of talk about personal autonomy. 502 00:28:57,829 --> 00:29:01,096 But there is a sanctity to life, your honor. 503 00:29:01,096 --> 00:29:03,819 A state has interest in that sanctity. 504 00:29:03,819 --> 00:29:07,452 If we erode that in any way, 505 00:29:07,452 --> 00:29:12,224 well, we make the idea of suicide more acceptable, 506 00:29:12,224 --> 00:29:17,398 perhaps more conceivable for the troubled teenager or the depressed mother. 507 00:29:17,398 --> 00:29:21,658 You say suicide in some situations is an option. 508 00:29:21,658 --> 00:29:23,834 But we have an overriding state interest 509 00:29:23,834 --> 00:29:28,698 and a humane one in not sending that message. 510 00:29:36,966 --> 00:29:38,001 You... 511 00:29:38,001 --> 00:29:40,158 That was beautiful. Now sit. 512 00:30:01,705 --> 00:30:05,221 At the risk of sounding immodest, 513 00:30:05,221 --> 00:30:09,039 I am one of the greatest lawyers, possibly the greatest to grace 514 00:30:09,039 --> 00:30:11,240 the courtrooms of this commonwealth, 515 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:19,243 and just the possibility of being able to still try cases in the 22nd century... 516 00:30:34,759 --> 00:30:37,967 I have A.L.S. 517 00:30:37,967 --> 00:30:40,176 In a few months, 518 00:30:40,176 --> 00:30:42,777 I'll lose motor control, 519 00:30:42,777 --> 00:30:45,552 control of my bowels. 520 00:30:45,552 --> 00:30:48,954 My brain will begin to... 521 00:30:49,323 --> 00:30:53,215 and in a year or so, I'll be dead. 522 00:30:55,099 --> 00:30:57,991 Legends shouldn't die like that. 523 00:30:57,991 --> 00:31:01,955 I don't want to die like that. 524 00:31:03,236 --> 00:31:06,460 Cryonics might not work. 525 00:31:06,460 --> 00:31:12,803 But 100 years ago, nobody was talking about cloning or the human genome. 526 00:31:12,803 --> 00:31:17,902 And 100 years from now, who knows what's possible? 527 00:31:18,036 --> 00:31:23,422 I truly, truly love life. 528 00:31:23,422 --> 00:31:27,053 And the chance to be living again 529 00:31:27,053 --> 00:31:32,782 seems preferable to eternal nothingness. 530 00:31:33,022 --> 00:31:35,787 And, uh, well... 531 00:31:36,997 --> 00:31:43,290 what Red sox fan wouldn't jump at the chance to lie next to Ted Williams? 532 00:31:44,178 --> 00:31:46,287 I realize, your honor, 533 00:31:46,287 --> 00:31:51,893 that no judge would do what I'm asking for. 534 00:31:59,605 --> 00:32:02,320 Do it anyway. 535 00:32:34,504 --> 00:32:36,826 Why didn't you tell me you were sick? 536 00:32:36,826 --> 00:32:38,971 Because I'm a tree. 537 00:32:38,971 --> 00:32:42,803 When I fall, I want it to be in a forest. 538 00:32:43,067 --> 00:32:45,225 What the hell does that mean? 539 00:32:45,676 --> 00:32:48,811 It means I didn't want anybody to know. 540 00:32:48,811 --> 00:32:51,261 I don't want to be pitied. 541 00:32:51,261 --> 00:32:53,127 All I want is to be... 542 00:32:53,127 --> 00:32:55,385 Denny Crane. 543 00:33:01,426 --> 00:33:03,767 Mine's bigger. 544 00:33:05,171 --> 00:33:07,636 You know... 545 00:33:09,986 --> 00:33:13,291 I've always admired you, Milton. 546 00:33:13,386 --> 00:33:16,199 I'm not dead yet. 547 00:33:16,667 --> 00:33:19,920 When is the judge gonna rule? 548 00:33:20,578 --> 00:33:24,056 He said by tonight. 549 00:33:27,701 --> 00:33:31,236 I grew up watching Walter Cronkite. 550 00:33:31,236 --> 00:33:37,148 It was a time the news seemed to be fair, objective, trusted. 551 00:33:37,148 --> 00:33:41,852 In fact, whenever we doubted the blather coming out of the politicians' mouths, 552 00:33:41,852 --> 00:33:45,440 it was the press we turned to to get a sense of the truth. 553 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:51,307 Well, Walter Cronkite has definitely left the building. 554 00:33:51,307 --> 00:33:55,047 When it comes to credibility, big media is dead. 555 00:33:55,047 --> 00:33:57,423 Networks pander, 556 00:33:57,423 --> 00:34:00,065 some to conservatives, others to liberals. 557 00:34:00,065 --> 00:34:04,602 This past election, you could turn to one channel to see president Bush ahead. 558 00:34:04,602 --> 00:34:07,664 Turn to another to see Kerry leading. 559 00:34:07,751 --> 00:34:09,445 Ridiculous. 560 00:34:10,076 --> 00:34:12,494 And I agree with Mr. Shore. 561 00:34:12,494 --> 00:34:15,756 It's probably more about money than ideology, 562 00:34:15,756 --> 00:34:18,530 and being about money, 563 00:34:18,530 --> 00:34:21,319 well, why shouldn't networks be free to adopt a bias 564 00:34:21,319 --> 00:34:23,902 in hopes of attracting a bigger audience? 565 00:34:23,902 --> 00:34:26,298 This is America. 566 00:34:27,438 --> 00:34:29,573 Mr. Harper, 567 00:34:29,573 --> 00:34:33,363 I realize times have changed in the high schools as well. 568 00:34:33,363 --> 00:34:35,898 Hate violence is on the rise. 569 00:34:35,898 --> 00:34:40,018 Administrators have to be freer to curtail students' civil liberties, 570 00:34:40,018 --> 00:34:42,351 including disruptive speech. 571 00:34:42,351 --> 00:34:47,666 But attaching a device to a television that blocks out a certain network 572 00:34:47,666 --> 00:34:52,736 because of the content, that seems to go too far. 573 00:34:53,297 --> 00:34:55,517 It's censorship, sir. 574 00:34:56,910 --> 00:34:59,658 And I can't let it stand. 575 00:35:01,465 --> 00:35:04,756 The motion for the plaintiff is granted. 576 00:35:13,471 --> 00:35:15,765 I don't know what to say, Mr. Shore. 577 00:35:15,765 --> 00:35:18,185 You were incredibly brilliant. 578 00:35:18,185 --> 00:35:20,170 Yes. 579 00:35:20,343 --> 00:35:23,511 If there's any retribution at the school, let us know. 580 00:35:23,511 --> 00:35:25,124 Yeah, I will. 581 00:35:25,124 --> 00:35:27,320 Thank you both. 582 00:35:28,299 --> 00:35:30,978 Your country thanks you. 583 00:35:40,181 --> 00:35:42,388 My country thanks me. 584 00:35:52,343 --> 00:35:55,324 This is where he gives his ruling. 585 00:35:55,324 --> 00:35:57,567 Thank you. 586 00:36:04,316 --> 00:36:07,415 Mr. Bombay, it seems ironic, 587 00:36:07,415 --> 00:36:09,304 if not indecent, 588 00:36:09,304 --> 00:36:12,709 that the state's interest in preserving life 589 00:36:12,709 --> 00:36:16,563 should mandate that you die a wrenching and painful death, 590 00:36:16,563 --> 00:36:20,644 rather than be frozen in hopes of finding a cure. 591 00:36:20,644 --> 00:36:24,600 But that is the law as it stands today. 592 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:28,822 We live in a country that celebrates individual liberties and personal autonomy, 593 00:36:28,822 --> 00:36:32,659 but when it comes to controlling your own destiny, 594 00:36:32,659 --> 00:36:36,712 this is a freedom that does not yet ring. 595 00:36:36,843 --> 00:36:39,923 I will pray for you, 596 00:36:39,923 --> 00:36:43,129 but I cannot grant you your request. 597 00:36:44,025 --> 00:36:46,017 Your motion is denied. 598 00:36:48,103 --> 00:36:50,332 God bless you. 599 00:36:55,172 --> 00:36:56,714 I'm sorry. 600 00:36:56,714 --> 00:36:58,316 We can appeal. 601 00:36:58,316 --> 00:36:59,874 Next time, I'll close. 602 00:36:59,874 --> 00:37:02,897 That's all right, that's all right. I'm, uh, 603 00:37:03,172 --> 00:37:05,660 heading for Arizona, 604 00:37:05,660 --> 00:37:07,940 try my luck with the courts down there. 605 00:37:07,940 --> 00:37:12,231 Milton, no court anywhere is going to rule in your favor. 606 00:37:12,231 --> 00:37:16,232 Even so, there's a cryonics facility there, 607 00:37:16,232 --> 00:37:17,955 so whenever the time comes... 608 00:37:17,955 --> 00:37:19,840 Do you know anybody in Arizona? 609 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,181 No, and that's the point. 610 00:37:22,181 --> 00:37:24,720 I don't want to deteriorate in front of my... 611 00:37:24,720 --> 00:37:28,352 Clearly, you're not inclined to follow my advice, 612 00:37:28,352 --> 00:37:30,709 but do not go off to die alone. 613 00:37:30,709 --> 00:37:34,324 Hey, you live your way, Shirley, 614 00:37:34,324 --> 00:37:36,347 I'll die mine. 615 00:37:36,347 --> 00:37:40,302 I'm entitled to be remembered for... 616 00:37:43,571 --> 00:37:47,558 Thank you both for your efforts. 617 00:37:49,398 --> 00:37:51,748 Milton. Milton. 618 00:37:59,275 --> 00:38:01,673 We go way back, you and I. 619 00:38:02,779 --> 00:38:04,789 Let's not get carried away. 620 00:38:04,789 --> 00:38:08,820 We were worthy adversaries, occasional drinking buddies, 621 00:38:08,820 --> 00:38:14,307 but it's not as if we had great affection for one another. 622 00:38:14,949 --> 00:38:17,867 Anyway... 623 00:38:26,594 --> 00:38:28,751 We'll see you, Milton. 624 00:38:30,051 --> 00:38:32,766 Yeah. See you. 625 00:38:38,595 --> 00:38:41,235 See you, Denny. 626 00:38:53,227 --> 00:38:55,424 Good-bye, my friend. 627 00:38:55,522 --> 00:38:57,830 Good-bye. Good-bye. 628 00:39:43,947 --> 00:39:46,511 I'm sorry. / Hey. 629 00:39:48,580 --> 00:39:52,482 People get old, get sick. It happens to everybody. 630 00:39:53,290 --> 00:39:56,118 How close were you? 631 00:39:56,118 --> 00:39:59,047 It's not that we went that deep. It's... 632 00:39:59,047 --> 00:40:00,932 We went... 633 00:40:00,932 --> 00:40:02,928 way back. 634 00:40:04,098 --> 00:40:08,771 You can be larger than life, just not death. 635 00:40:12,098 --> 00:40:14,567 - He went off to Arizona? - Yeah. 636 00:40:16,603 --> 00:40:22,680 I really admired him more than... 637 00:40:28,097 --> 00:40:32,378 You go through life, and you never tell people how much you care about them, 638 00:40:32,378 --> 00:40:34,927 when... 639 00:40:37,897 --> 00:40:41,456 people should probably do that more, you know? 640 00:40:44,525 --> 00:40:47,128 I care about you. 641 00:40:47,128 --> 00:40:51,388 I wasn't fishing for that. I fish for steelhead, not mush. 642 00:40:52,469 --> 00:40:55,074 I care about you, Denny. 643 00:40:56,292 --> 00:40:58,565 You don't have to say it back. 644 00:41:06,762 --> 00:41:09,417 Wasn't planning to.