1 00:00:05,839 --> 00:00:09,134 Shirley, I am not going through this again. 2 00:00:09,176 --> 00:00:10,844 Would someone catch me up here? 3 00:00:10,886 --> 00:00:12,304 Denny got engaged. 4 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:14,431 - Mazel tov? - No mazel tov. 5 00:00:14,473 --> 00:00:16,224 - Who is it this time? - Beverly Bridge. 6 00:00:16,266 --> 00:00:17,809 The woman Denny "craned" in the 7 00:00:17,893 --> 00:00:19,603 coatroom at that charity dinner last week. 8 00:00:19,644 --> 00:00:22,731 If this Bev turns out to be another Angie, oh, God! 9 00:00:22,814 --> 00:00:24,399 - Angie? - Number four. 10 00:00:24,483 --> 00:00:26,124 Wife number five was no picnic either. 11 00:00:26,159 --> 00:00:26,897 Clovis. 12 00:00:26,932 --> 00:00:28,130 She most got him to retire, 13 00:00:28,165 --> 00:00:30,463 pull his equity out of the firm and move to Boca. 14 00:00:30,498 --> 00:00:33,074 - Clovis nearly sunk us. - Half the staff quit. 15 00:00:33,109 --> 00:00:35,651 And she was drunk the day president Ford stopped by. 16 00:00:36,285 --> 00:00:40,136 All right, I'll pull out Denny's last prenup, see if I can water-seal it. 17 00:00:40,171 --> 00:00:42,688 Shirley, you talk to the woman. Get her story. 18 00:00:42,723 --> 00:00:45,277 Brad, check the partnership agreement. 19 00:00:45,312 --> 00:00:46,729 We have to be sure there are no 20 00:00:46,764 --> 00:00:48,111 loopholes in the mandatory buyout 21 00:00:48,146 --> 00:00:50,409 in case of a partner's death or incapacity. 22 00:00:50,444 --> 00:00:52,102 - One thing. - What? 23 00:00:52,137 --> 00:00:56,389 Is there any remote possibility we could be overreacting here? 24 00:00:59,142 --> 00:01:05,440 I had the time of my life 25 00:01:05,523 --> 00:01:09,486 I've never felt this way before 26 00:01:09,569 --> 00:01:14,616 Yes, I swear it's the truth Oh, it's true 27 00:01:14,699 --> 00:01:16,201 and I owe it all to you 28 00:01:16,284 --> 00:01:20,802 because I had the time of my life 29 00:01:20,837 --> 00:01:25,320 I'll get the partnership agreement. 30 00:01:26,962 --> 00:01:34,844 And I owe it all to you you, you, you, you, you. 31 00:02:03,456 --> 00:02:06,417 Docket number 249635. 32 00:02:06,459 --> 00:02:09,128 Commonwealth vs. Jerald Espenson. 33 00:02:09,170 --> 00:02:10,629 Attempted murder, assault, 34 00:02:10,713 --> 00:02:12,048 assault with a deadly weapon, 35 00:02:12,089 --> 00:02:15,051 battery, sexual battery, false imprisonment, 36 00:02:15,092 --> 00:02:17,136 torture, terrorist threats. 37 00:02:17,178 --> 00:02:17,899 Alan Shore for the 38 00:02:17,934 --> 00:02:20,097 preposterously charged Mr. Espenson. 39 00:02:20,181 --> 00:02:21,974 Frank Ginsberg for the commonwealth. 40 00:02:22,057 --> 00:02:23,058 How do you plead? 41 00:02:23,142 --> 00:02:25,561 Not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. 42 00:02:25,644 --> 00:02:26,389 As to bail? 43 00:02:26,424 --> 00:02:29,002 We ask that Mr. Espenson be released on his own recognizance. 44 00:02:29,037 --> 00:02:31,541 - Commonwealth opposes bail. - You can't be serious! 45 00:02:31,576 --> 00:02:33,789 Your honor, this incident was an aberration. 46 00:02:33,824 --> 00:02:36,999 Mr. Espenson is an upstanding member of his community, 47 00:02:37,034 --> 00:02:38,969 he is not a danger to society, 48 00:02:39,004 --> 00:02:41,788 and he has a family counting on him at home. 49 00:02:41,823 --> 00:02:43,419 He has dependents? 50 00:02:43,454 --> 00:02:44,981 Her name is Linda. 51 00:02:45,016 --> 00:02:47,070 Your honor, let the record show 52 00:02:47,105 --> 00:02:48,897 that his dependent is a gecko. 53 00:02:48,932 --> 00:02:50,738 Mr. Espenson threatened to kill 54 00:02:50,773 --> 00:02:52,510 his boss in her place of business 55 00:02:52,545 --> 00:02:55,020 and has a history of violent outbursts. 56 00:02:55,055 --> 00:02:56,785 - He could be a flight risk. - Flight risk? 57 00:02:56,820 --> 00:02:58,527 The man can't even hail a cab. 58 00:03:00,754 --> 00:03:01,523 Sorry. 59 00:03:01,558 --> 00:03:05,271 It is incumbent upon the commonwealth to protect the community at large. 60 00:03:05,306 --> 00:03:08,478 God forbid he's released and hurts someone else. 61 00:03:08,622 --> 00:03:09,923 Bail is denied. 62 00:03:09,958 --> 00:03:13,385 Defendant shall be remanded into custody immediately. 63 00:03:13,661 --> 00:03:14,929 Meal worms are in the fridge. 64 00:03:14,964 --> 00:03:16,662 I need to feed Linda. I need to get home. 65 00:03:16,697 --> 00:03:18,463 Jerry, I'll feed Linda. 66 00:03:35,755 --> 00:03:39,092 Sexual battery, torture, terrorist threats? 67 00:03:39,134 --> 00:03:41,794 That isn't justice. It's disproportionate retribution. 68 00:03:41,829 --> 00:03:42,545 And good for you. 69 00:03:42,580 --> 00:03:45,799 You've enlisted the one prosecutor who's running for DA next year. 70 00:03:45,834 --> 00:03:47,788 Tell me, how big was your campaign contribution? 71 00:03:47,823 --> 00:03:50,316 And is there a matching fund here at the firm we can all go in on? 72 00:03:50,351 --> 00:03:52,703 It was sizeable, and speak to Kim in accounting. 73 00:03:52,738 --> 00:03:53,962 Jerry Espenson never intended... 74 00:03:53,997 --> 00:03:56,193 Do not start defending him to me, Alan. 75 00:03:56,228 --> 00:03:57,271 I agreed to defend him. 76 00:03:57,306 --> 00:03:58,552 That's why he put down the knife. 77 00:03:58,587 --> 00:03:59,763 No, you agreed to represent him. 78 00:03:59,798 --> 00:04:01,338 No one here meant for you to defend him. 79 00:04:01,373 --> 00:04:04,336 Shirley, no one is denying what this man has done to you, 80 00:04:04,371 --> 00:04:06,323 but he should at least get a fair trial. 81 00:04:06,358 --> 00:04:07,435 Oh, by all means. 82 00:04:07,470 --> 00:04:09,942 Let's get a fair trial for the man who tried to slit my throat. 83 00:04:09,977 --> 00:04:10,554 Let's. 84 00:04:10,589 --> 00:04:12,957 But understand that everyone at this firm is considered a witness. 85 00:04:12,992 --> 00:04:15,792 Don't expect anyone to help you or speak to you. 86 00:04:15,827 --> 00:04:18,592 And won't that make for a refreshing change? 87 00:04:19,222 --> 00:04:22,382 Shirley, have you talked to Denny's fiancee yet? 88 00:04:22,417 --> 00:04:24,353 I've been a little busy, Paul. 89 00:04:24,388 --> 00:04:27,602 I'm working on the prenup, but we need you to find out her intentions. 90 00:04:27,637 --> 00:04:30,509 You're the one with the kind eyes. I don't do girl talk. 91 00:04:30,544 --> 00:04:33,382 Do I have to remind you how serious this situation is? 92 00:04:33,417 --> 00:04:36,035 If Denny becomes incapacitated... 93 00:04:37,019 --> 00:04:39,435 or should I say further incapacitated, 94 00:04:39,470 --> 00:04:41,817 this woman could become his Nancy Reagan. 95 00:04:41,852 --> 00:04:44,893 She'd have his power of attorney. She could bring down the firm. 96 00:04:45,999 --> 00:04:47,426 I'll talk to her. 97 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,169 - Daniel. - I came to take you to lunch. 98 00:04:56,210 --> 00:04:59,297 - I can't. I have a case. - What is it? 99 00:04:59,380 --> 00:05:00,965 A high school teacher is 100 00:05:01,048 --> 00:05:02,549 seeking a temporary restraining order 101 00:05:02,584 --> 00:05:04,051 against one of her student's parents. 102 00:05:04,093 --> 00:05:05,553 They're hounding the woman day and 103 00:05:05,636 --> 00:05:07,096 night about their daughter's grades. 104 00:05:07,179 --> 00:05:09,713 - Helicopter parents. - Helicopter parents? 105 00:05:09,748 --> 00:05:10,710 Well, that's what they call them now, 106 00:05:10,745 --> 00:05:12,520 you know, parents who hover around their kids, 107 00:05:12,555 --> 00:05:14,296 try to control every aspect of their lives. 108 00:05:14,331 --> 00:05:15,586 That would be the Gerings. 109 00:05:15,621 --> 00:05:16,839 Well, cool, I'm in. 110 00:05:17,557 --> 00:05:18,593 What? 111 00:05:18,993 --> 00:05:21,180 I want to second chair. 112 00:05:21,215 --> 00:05:23,945 Why not? I got my law degree. I keep up with my MCLEs. 113 00:05:23,980 --> 00:05:25,540 Have you ever actually tried a case? 114 00:05:25,575 --> 00:05:27,450 No, but I've always wanted to. 115 00:05:27,485 --> 00:05:31,256 Think of it as the make-a-wish foundation granting a dying kid his fantasy. 116 00:05:33,006 --> 00:05:36,569 If that kid were a rich guy in his 40s. 117 00:05:37,324 --> 00:05:39,075 Besides, I can probably help you. 118 00:05:39,110 --> 00:05:41,673 I'm on the board of the Lexington school. My kids used to go there. 119 00:05:41,708 --> 00:05:43,807 We deal with helicopter parents all the time. 120 00:05:43,842 --> 00:05:44,829 That could be helpful. 121 00:05:44,864 --> 00:05:46,709 I would have to get the client's approval, though. 122 00:05:46,744 --> 00:05:47,422 I can get that. 123 00:05:47,457 --> 00:05:49,336 And I would have to get one of the partners to agree. 124 00:05:49,371 --> 00:05:51,366 Looks like a partner right there. 125 00:05:54,527 --> 00:05:56,228 - Daniel Post. - Denny Crane. 126 00:05:56,311 --> 00:05:57,771 - I'm a client. - I'm a partner. 127 00:05:57,855 --> 00:05:59,986 - CEO, Kreisberg-Pellum. - My name's on the door. 128 00:06:00,021 --> 00:06:02,118 - I love the offices. - Thank you. I love your hair. 129 00:06:02,153 --> 00:06:03,494 - I got a plane. - Indeed? 130 00:06:03,529 --> 00:06:04,834 Could use a little more color, though. 131 00:06:04,869 --> 00:06:05,725 I'll make a note. 132 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:07,406 My fiancee sells office furniture. 133 00:06:07,441 --> 00:06:09,362 Congratulations. I'd love to meet her. 134 00:06:09,397 --> 00:06:11,283 My club, Thursdays. They serve Reubens. 135 00:06:11,318 --> 00:06:12,132 I'll take you flying. 136 00:06:12,167 --> 00:06:13,907 Oh, by the way, I'd like to try 137 00:06:13,942 --> 00:06:15,647 a case with Ms. Bauer over here. 138 00:06:15,682 --> 00:06:17,342 Why not? See you Thursday. 139 00:06:17,377 --> 00:06:18,634 Thursday. 140 00:06:23,547 --> 00:06:25,841 That's what I do. I make connections. 141 00:06:25,882 --> 00:06:28,249 That's how we met, remember? 142 00:06:46,236 --> 00:06:48,321 Shirley, I believe you know my client. 143 00:06:48,363 --> 00:06:49,739 Why isn't this man in jail? 144 00:06:49,781 --> 00:06:51,116 He has an excellent attorney 145 00:06:51,157 --> 00:06:53,104 who filed an emergency writ with the court of appeals, 146 00:06:53,139 --> 00:06:56,728 and the judge agreed the denial of bail was an abuse of discretion. 147 00:06:56,763 --> 00:07:00,646 I'm surprised your lackey at the DA's office didn't keep you abreast of this. 148 00:07:00,681 --> 00:07:02,082 Perhaps you didn't tip him enough. 149 00:07:02,117 --> 00:07:03,449 He's not to be in this building. 150 00:07:03,484 --> 00:07:06,124 I'll get a restraining order if I have to. 151 00:07:09,384 --> 00:07:10,844 She hates me. 152 00:07:10,885 --> 00:07:13,807 Tempers seem frayed all around. 153 00:07:13,930 --> 00:07:16,688 That's why I'm filing for a continuance. 154 00:07:18,893 --> 00:07:20,812 We'll let everyone cool down a bit, 155 00:07:20,895 --> 00:07:22,020 then try again for a plea bargain. 156 00:07:22,055 --> 00:07:22,829 No. 157 00:07:22,864 --> 00:07:24,191 A plea bargain's out of the question. 158 00:07:24,226 --> 00:07:25,564 It's not guilty or nothing. 159 00:07:25,599 --> 00:07:26,867 But you are guilty, Jerry. 160 00:07:26,902 --> 00:07:28,718 A whole office full of people saw you do it. 161 00:07:28,753 --> 00:07:30,321 One of the junior associates took 162 00:07:30,356 --> 00:07:31,854 a video of you on his cell phone. 163 00:07:31,889 --> 00:07:33,915 He's thinking of entering it in a film festival. 164 00:07:33,950 --> 00:07:36,309 No plea bargain. 165 00:07:39,288 --> 00:07:41,040 Proving temporary insanity is 166 00:07:41,124 --> 00:07:42,750 a daunting task. You know that. 167 00:07:42,792 --> 00:07:44,460 A plea bargain is our best 168 00:07:44,544 --> 00:07:46,212 chance to keep you out of jail. 169 00:07:46,254 --> 00:07:51,426 If I plea bargain, I'll be disbarred. 170 00:07:51,467 --> 00:07:55,304 Alan, my whole life is the law. 171 00:07:55,346 --> 00:07:59,100 It's all I have. It's what I love. 172 00:07:59,142 --> 00:08:02,463 You can't let them take that away from me. 173 00:08:04,313 --> 00:08:05,894 Then we go to trial. 174 00:08:21,789 --> 00:08:24,750 Look up any case law, any articles, news reports, 175 00:08:24,792 --> 00:08:26,168 anything that supports the 176 00:08:26,252 --> 00:08:27,667 theory that stress in the workplace 177 00:08:27,702 --> 00:08:28,851 can lead to an individual 178 00:08:28,886 --> 00:08:29,966 losing control of themselves, 179 00:08:30,001 --> 00:08:32,508 especially in the form of a violent outburst. 180 00:08:32,591 --> 00:08:33,842 Got it. 181 00:08:34,510 --> 00:08:35,887 Hello, Garrett. 182 00:08:37,012 --> 00:08:40,432 You're not helping Mr. Shore on the Espenson case. 183 00:08:40,474 --> 00:08:42,059 Because you're a witness. 184 00:08:42,101 --> 00:08:44,782 I'm sure you're aware that would be a conflict of interest. 185 00:08:45,104 --> 00:08:46,564 I was just getting him coffee. 186 00:08:46,647 --> 00:08:48,065 Well, you can't do that, either. 187 00:08:48,107 --> 00:08:49,491 I'll take a decaf, though. Thanks. 188 00:08:49,526 --> 00:08:50,462 Thank you. 189 00:08:50,943 --> 00:08:52,945 Shirley, I know we're fighting, 190 00:08:52,987 --> 00:08:54,894 but there's no reason to take it out on the children. 191 00:08:55,781 --> 00:08:58,751 Alan, this looks like it could be tough on you, 192 00:08:58,786 --> 00:09:02,204 especially since you don't have an assistant anymore. 193 00:09:04,915 --> 00:09:06,834 Shirley fired you? 194 00:09:06,875 --> 00:09:09,450 Worse. I got transferred to human resources 195 00:09:09,485 --> 00:09:12,297 where all the people persons are. 196 00:09:12,339 --> 00:09:14,299 She's building a Chinese wall. 197 00:09:14,383 --> 00:09:15,384 What's that? 198 00:09:15,467 --> 00:09:16,732 It's a legal concept. 199 00:09:16,767 --> 00:09:19,197 It keeps anyone in the firm who may be involved 200 00:09:19,232 --> 00:09:21,098 in this case from talking to me about it. 201 00:09:21,139 --> 00:09:23,721 Well, then you've got a big-ass wall around you. 202 00:09:23,756 --> 00:09:26,277 Shirley's just trying to rattle my cage. 203 00:09:26,962 --> 00:09:29,653 It's only a temporary transfer. 204 00:09:29,688 --> 00:09:31,612 So you won't be mad if I ignore you in the hall 205 00:09:31,647 --> 00:09:33,958 and just look at your shoes? 206 00:09:33,993 --> 00:09:35,778 I need my job. 207 00:09:35,813 --> 00:09:38,784 I'll try to wear nice shoes. 208 00:09:48,125 --> 00:09:51,070 They call me at night on the weekends. 209 00:09:51,105 --> 00:09:54,016 They e-mail, text-message my cell phone. 210 00:09:54,895 --> 00:09:56,550 They drop by for impromptu 211 00:09:56,633 --> 00:09:58,134 parent-teacher conferences. 212 00:09:58,176 --> 00:10:01,846 They challenge every grade, every assignment. 213 00:10:01,888 --> 00:10:03,682 The last straw was when my 214 00:10:03,765 --> 00:10:05,433 sister was delivering her baby, 215 00:10:05,475 --> 00:10:07,310 and I was her coach. 216 00:10:07,352 --> 00:10:09,229 They called me on my cell phone. 217 00:10:09,270 --> 00:10:11,856 And when I said that Kathy was starting to crown, 218 00:10:11,898 --> 00:10:13,858 they asked when she'd be finished. 219 00:10:13,900 --> 00:10:17,380 So we could discuss Rachel's paper on "the red pony". 220 00:10:17,612 --> 00:10:19,406 It used to be that teachers spent 221 00:10:19,489 --> 00:10:21,199 80% of the time with the students. 222 00:10:21,241 --> 00:10:24,035 Now we spend 80% of the time with the parents, 223 00:10:24,077 --> 00:10:26,822 and it's hurting the kids. 224 00:10:27,121 --> 00:10:28,267 Thank you. 225 00:10:33,044 --> 00:10:35,278 Um, excuse me, your honor. Just one moment. 226 00:10:36,673 --> 00:10:39,092 - Judge doesn't like her. - She doesn't like me. 227 00:10:39,133 --> 00:10:41,636 You know who women do find charming? 228 00:10:41,678 --> 00:10:43,721 - Me. - Ms. Bauer? 229 00:10:43,763 --> 00:10:45,765 Let me ask a question, just see how it goes. 230 00:10:45,807 --> 00:10:47,392 - I don't know about that. - Ms. Bauer! 231 00:10:47,433 --> 00:10:49,394 Ms. Carpenter, would you say that it's 232 00:10:49,477 --> 00:10:51,238 true that Rachel Gering is a good student? 233 00:10:51,273 --> 00:10:52,855 Objection. Leading the witness. 234 00:10:52,939 --> 00:10:55,069 Right, sorry. I knew that. Sorry. Right. 235 00:10:55,104 --> 00:10:57,746 What kind of grades does Rachel get? 236 00:10:57,781 --> 00:11:00,388 She has between a B+ and an A- average. 237 00:11:00,423 --> 00:11:02,287 And has the Gerings' attention 238 00:11:02,322 --> 00:11:04,239 done anything to change that grade? 239 00:11:04,274 --> 00:11:06,121 - Not at all. - One more question. 240 00:11:06,156 --> 00:11:08,743 Have the Gerings contacted any other teachers? 241 00:11:08,778 --> 00:11:10,317 All the other teachers. 242 00:11:10,352 --> 00:11:11,974 The one they hounded the most 243 00:11:12,009 --> 00:11:13,729 was Mr. Sheehy, the math teacher. 244 00:11:13,764 --> 00:11:15,414 - How'd he react? - He quit. 245 00:11:15,449 --> 00:11:18,686 He couldn't take it anymore, so he took early retirement. 246 00:11:18,721 --> 00:11:21,968 I'm still 20 years away from that. 247 00:11:22,051 --> 00:11:24,361 I was so excited to become a teacher. 248 00:11:24,396 --> 00:11:26,671 No one told me it would be this way. 249 00:11:27,723 --> 00:11:28,774 Nothing further, your honor, 250 00:11:28,809 --> 00:11:32,616 unless, uh, you can think of anything. 251 00:11:51,830 --> 00:11:53,791 I know what you want, Shirley. 252 00:11:53,832 --> 00:11:56,627 And, yes, Denny does still talk about you. 253 00:11:56,669 --> 00:12:00,214 He remembers his experiences with you so fondly. 254 00:12:00,255 --> 00:12:01,715 Did you know that he has a position called "the Schmidt"? 255 00:12:03,258 --> 00:12:04,982 Would that be the one where I read a magazine 256 00:12:05,017 --> 00:12:07,053 while he lies passed out on the floor? 257 00:12:07,054 --> 00:12:08,722 That's not what I heard. 258 00:12:08,806 --> 00:12:10,447 Look, Bev, I am a busy woman, 259 00:12:10,482 --> 00:12:12,053 so I'll just get to the point. 260 00:12:12,088 --> 00:12:14,307 Who are you and what are you up to? 261 00:12:14,342 --> 00:12:17,449 Oh, we're going to have that conversation. 262 00:12:17,484 --> 00:12:19,232 We are. 263 00:12:19,233 --> 00:12:20,621 So you think I'm screwing 264 00:12:20,656 --> 00:12:22,763 Denny for his money and power? 265 00:12:22,798 --> 00:12:26,859 - It had occurred to me. - Well, good news. I am. 266 00:12:27,575 --> 00:12:31,226 I find money and power just so appetizing. 267 00:12:31,261 --> 00:12:32,957 And why did you screw him? 268 00:12:32,992 --> 00:12:34,642 I lost a bet. 269 00:12:35,602 --> 00:12:39,587 Shirley, you know, I, I thought you were enlightened, 270 00:12:40,396 --> 00:12:43,584 but it turns out you're the worst kind of female there is. 271 00:12:43,619 --> 00:12:45,445 Either you condemn a woman as 272 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,271 a whore because she enjoys sex. 273 00:12:47,306 --> 00:12:47,803 I didn't say that. 274 00:12:47,838 --> 00:12:50,867 Or you assume that she's a manipulative gold digger. 275 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:58,104 Oh, Bev, you know, I've completely misread you. 276 00:12:58,188 --> 00:13:01,059 Here I had you pegged as some kind of predatory shark. 277 00:13:02,063 --> 00:13:04,967 I came here today with the intention of telling you that 278 00:13:04,968 --> 00:13:09,713 if you ever do anything to hurt my friend Denny or this firm, 279 00:13:09,714 --> 00:13:13,663 I will see to it that you are hunted down legally and literally 280 00:13:13,664 --> 00:13:17,554 until you are penniless and left to troll airport bars 281 00:13:17,555 --> 00:13:21,904 looking for alcoholic pilots nearing retirement age. 282 00:13:24,672 --> 00:13:29,094 But I can see I don't need to do that. 283 00:13:30,595 --> 00:13:31,971 You know, 284 00:13:32,013 --> 00:13:36,245 it's reay hard to believe that you're the one that came up with "the Schmidt". 285 00:13:44,442 --> 00:13:49,952 So, uh, what is "the Schmidt"? 286 00:14:18,851 --> 00:14:19,852 May I cut in? 287 00:14:19,936 --> 00:14:21,497 I'm practicing for my wedding. 288 00:14:21,721 --> 00:14:22,783 Come on, join me. 289 00:14:23,397 --> 00:14:24,551 Why not? 290 00:14:26,651 --> 00:14:29,111 No, no, no, no, not on the one. It's not a mambo. 291 00:14:29,153 --> 00:14:31,572 It's a feeling. Like a heartbeat. 292 00:14:31,614 --> 00:14:33,529 Ka-chung, ka-chung, ka-chung! 293 00:14:33,564 --> 00:14:35,444 Shut up and dance, mister. 294 00:14:39,205 --> 00:14:41,791 This case Shirley is pursuing against Jerry... 295 00:14:41,832 --> 00:14:43,381 I'm not allowed to talk out it. 296 00:14:43,416 --> 00:14:44,947 Vietnamese wall. 297 00:14:44,982 --> 00:14:46,478 Chinese wall. 298 00:14:46,629 --> 00:14:48,631 She's pressuring the DA's office. 299 00:14:48,672 --> 00:14:51,300 She's cut off all my resources here, which is fine. 300 00:14:51,342 --> 00:14:52,551 It's just getting a little 301 00:14:52,635 --> 00:14:53,844 crowded around my hotel room 302 00:14:53,886 --> 00:14:56,388 with the two paralegals I've hired from Harvard?. 303 00:14:56,430 --> 00:14:59,301 Can't hear you over the wall. 304 00:15:01,936 --> 00:15:03,997 Hey, you're a natural. 305 00:15:04,188 --> 00:15:05,837 Anything Denny Crane can do, I can 306 00:15:05,872 --> 00:15:07,329 do backwards and wearing high heels. 307 00:15:07,364 --> 00:15:09,181 The feeling I get around here is 308 00:15:09,216 --> 00:15:10,999 that people aren't that hot on Bev. 309 00:15:11,737 --> 00:15:12,942 Haven't noticed. 310 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,991 I don't care if nobody else likes her, 311 00:15:16,033 --> 00:15:17,951 but it's important to me what you think of her. 312 00:15:17,993 --> 00:15:19,664 I imagine I'll like her. 313 00:15:19,787 --> 00:15:21,112 No, Alan, I need a guarantee. 314 00:15:21,147 --> 00:15:23,540 And I'm not talking about getting to 315 00:15:23,624 --> 00:15:25,082 know her and forming your own opinion. 316 00:15:25,117 --> 00:15:28,134 I need you to like her. 317 00:15:28,169 --> 00:15:29,948 Denny, just knowing you care 318 00:15:29,983 --> 00:15:31,727 for her makes me happy enough. 319 00:15:32,450 --> 00:15:34,026 I'm feeling your tension. 320 00:15:34,869 --> 00:15:36,650 You can't have a very strong case. 321 00:15:36,685 --> 00:15:39,095 Jerry Espenson was determined to make partner. 322 00:15:39,130 --> 00:15:40,591 He didn't, and that's what made him snap. 323 00:15:40,626 --> 00:15:42,877 Well, what's so special about that? 324 00:15:43,225 --> 00:15:45,512 All the associates want to make partner. 325 00:15:45,547 --> 00:15:48,459 It's the carrot we dangle in 326 00:15:48,494 --> 00:15:51,316 front of them to keep them working. 327 00:15:52,682 --> 00:15:54,163 Excuse me, Denny. 328 00:15:58,325 --> 00:15:59,659 Melissa, I need your help. 329 00:15:59,701 --> 00:16:01,897 I need access to some personnel files. 330 00:16:02,871 --> 00:16:04,892 Vietnamese wall! 331 00:16:06,416 --> 00:16:09,254 Are you concerned about Rachel's college prospects? 332 00:16:09,289 --> 00:16:10,095 Yes. 333 00:16:10,130 --> 00:16:11,755 Even the state schools have taken to 334 00:16:11,838 --> 00:16:13,381 admitting only the best of the best. 335 00:16:13,423 --> 00:16:14,925 Are you saying Ms. Carpenter isn't 336 00:16:15,008 --> 00:16:16,468 qualified to prepare your daughter? 337 00:16:16,509 --> 00:16:18,511 No, but we would be remiss 338 00:16:18,595 --> 00:16:20,513 if we didn't stay so involved. 339 00:16:20,555 --> 00:16:22,557 Our most important job is to 340 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,517 prepare Rachel for her future. 341 00:16:24,601 --> 00:16:26,041 Nothing further. 342 00:16:28,772 --> 00:16:30,940 Mrs. Gering, are you saying that 343 00:16:31,024 --> 00:16:33,193 Ms. Carpenter is a bad teacher? 344 00:16:33,234 --> 00:16:34,569 No, I didn't say that. 345 00:16:34,611 --> 00:16:37,280 How would you rate her? B- minus, C-plus, what? 346 00:16:37,322 --> 00:16:38,799 I don't think I could really... 347 00:16:38,834 --> 00:16:40,634 Because she has won a teaching award 348 00:16:40,669 --> 00:16:42,160 so maybe if you're not 349 00:16:42,243 --> 00:16:43,536 giving her a good enough grade, 350 00:16:43,578 --> 00:16:45,705 it's your problem, not hers. Is that possible? 351 00:16:45,788 --> 00:16:46,487 I never said... 352 00:16:46,522 --> 00:16:48,602 We know that you're involved with a lot of other teachers. 353 00:16:48,637 --> 00:16:50,683 We just don't want our teacher to get lost in the shuffle. 354 00:16:50,718 --> 00:16:51,681 Maybe you were having a bad day 355 00:16:51,716 --> 00:16:52,645 when you were evaluated her. 356 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:53,524 Objection! 357 00:16:53,559 --> 00:16:54,485 I don't think you see her potential. 358 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,035 We know you don't see how hard she works. 359 00:16:56,070 --> 00:16:58,517 She works so hard. The other teachers are out playing. Traci's inside... 360 00:16:58,552 --> 00:16:59,559 - Your honor! - Ms. Bauer! 361 00:16:59,594 --> 00:17:01,096 Objection! They're badgering the witness! 362 00:17:01,131 --> 00:17:02,564 Of course we're badgering the witness. 363 00:17:02,599 --> 00:17:04,824 - You just figured that out? - Objection sustained! 364 00:17:04,859 --> 00:17:05,774 Thank you, your honor, 365 00:17:05,809 --> 00:17:08,835 for sustaining the objection to the badgeng of this woman. 366 00:17:08,870 --> 00:17:10,989 That's what this whole trial is about. 367 00:17:11,024 --> 00:17:13,483 Let's stop the badgering. 368 00:17:13,518 --> 00:17:15,916 No one should be able to do that sort of thing to anybody. 369 00:17:18,100 --> 00:17:20,981 Unless they themselves are actually... 370 00:17:21,831 --> 00:17:23,294 a badger. 371 00:17:37,757 --> 00:17:40,558 In your opinion, did Mr. Espenson seem insane to you? 372 00:17:40,593 --> 00:17:40,926 No. 373 00:17:40,968 --> 00:17:42,762 He seemed to know exactly what he was doing. 374 00:17:42,803 --> 00:17:44,127 He even negotiated for the 375 00:17:44,162 --> 00:17:46,348 services of Mr. Shore as his attorney. 376 00:17:46,390 --> 00:17:49,643 He only agreed to spare my life on that condition. 377 00:17:49,685 --> 00:17:52,049 Thank you. Nothing further. 378 00:17:55,691 --> 00:17:58,152 Uh, Ms. Schmidt. Sorry, it's 379 00:17:58,235 --> 00:18:00,696 just these damn microphones. 380 00:18:00,738 --> 00:18:02,605 I don't know if you were able to hear her clearly. 381 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,831 I heard some of it, and it sounded great. 382 00:18:05,685 --> 00:18:08,245 Testing, one, two, three. Testing. 383 00:18:08,329 --> 00:18:10,456 Maybe if you sit a little closer. 384 00:18:10,539 --> 00:18:12,569 Mr. Shore, we can all hear the witness just fine. 385 00:18:12,604 --> 00:18:13,926 You can? Good. 386 00:18:13,961 --> 00:18:16,904 It's just Ms. Schmidt and I work together, 387 00:18:16,939 --> 00:18:17,968 and around the office, 388 00:18:18,003 --> 00:18:19,149 Shirley's considered something... 389 00:18:19,184 --> 00:18:20,295 Mr. Shore, do you have a question? 390 00:18:20,330 --> 00:18:20,983 I do. 391 00:18:21,018 --> 00:18:23,900 I have here Jerry Espenson's 392 00:18:23,935 --> 00:18:26,543 performance reviews for the past 15 years. 393 00:18:26,578 --> 00:18:28,750 Would you please read one for us? 394 00:18:28,785 --> 00:18:30,793 Pick a year, any year. 395 00:18:30,828 --> 00:18:32,624 For the record, Mr. Espenson's 396 00:18:32,659 --> 00:18:34,421 work reviews are all excellent. 397 00:18:34,456 --> 00:18:35,611 Would you like me to read 398 00:18:35,646 --> 00:18:37,247 one aloud for dramatic effect? 399 00:18:37,282 --> 00:18:40,439 Now that you've taken all the fun out of it, no. 400 00:18:40,474 --> 00:18:41,726 How about I do it? 401 00:18:43,679 --> 00:18:46,911 "Jerry has displayed a vast knowledge of the law," 402 00:18:46,946 --> 00:18:50,108 "delivered all assignments in a timely fashion," 403 00:18:50,143 --> 00:18:53,569 "has consistently met with the firm's minimum billables". 404 00:18:53,604 --> 00:18:56,996 There's no denying Mr. Espenson's exceptional work habits. 405 00:18:57,031 --> 00:18:58,969 Yes, and I quote, 406 00:18:59,004 --> 00:19:03,053 "Jerry Espenson is not partnership material". 407 00:19:03,088 --> 00:19:04,577 What exactly did that mean? 408 00:19:04,612 --> 00:19:06,720 We're a private firm at Crane, Poole & Schmidt. 409 00:19:06,755 --> 00:19:08,213 We have every right to decide what 410 00:19:08,248 --> 00:19:10,121 criteria by which to make people partners. 411 00:19:10,156 --> 00:19:12,867 Yes, but clearly, 412 00:19:12,902 --> 00:19:16,413 Jerry Espenson is not partnership material. 413 00:19:16,448 --> 00:19:19,868 I mean, look at him. He's awkward, unsociable, 414 00:19:19,903 --> 00:19:23,289 keeps his hands on his thighs at all times. 415 00:19:23,324 --> 00:19:25,135 As I said, we have many criteria. 416 00:19:25,170 --> 00:19:27,385 So you've been lying to Jerry. Is that it? 417 00:19:27,420 --> 00:19:28,687 I beg your pardon? 418 00:19:28,722 --> 00:19:30,307 About his chances to make partner. 419 00:19:30,342 --> 00:19:31,741 You never told him that he 420 00:19:31,776 --> 00:19:33,106 wasn't partnership material. 421 00:19:33,141 --> 00:19:35,191 Quite the contrary, you encouraged him 422 00:19:35,226 --> 00:19:37,836 again and again to aspire to that position. 423 00:19:37,871 --> 00:19:41,458 And yet, there it was, "not partnership material," 424 00:19:41,493 --> 00:19:45,046 in his confidential file since 1990, 15 years ago. 425 00:19:45,081 --> 00:19:46,827 You've been lying to Jerry 426 00:19:46,862 --> 00:19:48,740 Espenson for 15 years, haven't you? 427 00:19:48,775 --> 00:19:50,674 As you know, Mr. Shore, not everyone 428 00:19:50,709 --> 00:19:52,538 makes partner at our firm or any other. 429 00:19:52,573 --> 00:19:55,008 Otherwise our letterhead would be 20 pages long. 430 00:19:55,043 --> 00:19:57,060 But as an institutionalized practice, 431 00:19:57,095 --> 00:19:58,842 you keep all associates believing 432 00:19:58,877 --> 00:20:01,084 they have a chance to make partner, 433 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:03,291 especially the exceptional ones, 434 00:20:03,326 --> 00:20:05,084 even if you never have any 435 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,766 intention of doing so. Isn't that right? 436 00:20:07,801 --> 00:20:12,353 We encourage all our attorneys to do good work. It's their job. 437 00:20:16,117 --> 00:20:21,932 That incident in the conference room a week ago with the cake knife... 438 00:20:23,304 --> 00:20:27,950 that really rattled you, didn't it? 439 00:20:29,084 --> 00:20:33,175 - Excuse me? - A man held a knife to your throat. 440 00:20:33,210 --> 00:20:37,267 You perceived it as a grave threat. It rattled you. 441 00:20:40,606 --> 00:20:45,719 The experience was not a pleasant one. 442 00:20:45,818 --> 00:20:49,182 No, I'm sure it wasn't. 443 00:20:52,408 --> 00:20:55,827 But let's talk about what's really going on here, shall we? 444 00:20:55,828 --> 00:20:58,246 A gifted, eccentric and loyal 445 00:20:58,281 --> 00:21:01,876 employee who worked for 15 years on a promise 446 00:21:01,917 --> 00:21:04,920 momentarily lost control of his senses 447 00:21:04,955 --> 00:21:07,923 when his one dream was taken away. 448 00:21:07,965 --> 00:21:10,852 And yet the DA's office has charged my client 449 00:21:10,887 --> 00:21:13,429 with everything short of the Lindbergh kidnapping. 450 00:21:13,470 --> 00:21:16,035 Because ultimately they're just following orders 451 00:21:16,070 --> 00:21:18,600 from the great and powerful Schmidt, aren't they? 452 00:21:18,642 --> 00:21:21,186 - Objection. Relevance? - Sustained. Mr. Shore... 453 00:21:21,228 --> 00:21:23,424 Did someone move for a mistrial? Because I'm fine with that. 454 00:21:23,459 --> 00:21:27,109 You will keep your questions relevant, Mr. Shore. 455 00:21:27,192 --> 00:21:28,490 Nothing further. 456 00:21:31,363 --> 00:21:33,246 When Mr. Espenson was denied 457 00:21:33,281 --> 00:21:36,285 partnership with the firm, was he fired? 458 00:21:36,326 --> 00:21:38,495 No, he was offered a position 459 00:21:38,579 --> 00:21:40,664 of counsel and was free to stay. 460 00:21:40,706 --> 00:21:42,612 And what salary would Mr. Espenson 461 00:21:42,647 --> 00:21:44,519 have made if he'd stayed at the firm? 462 00:21:46,044 --> 00:21:49,981 Approximately $300,000 per year. 463 00:21:50,299 --> 00:21:53,844 $300,000 a year? 464 00:21:53,885 --> 00:21:55,798 Sounds like a real coal mine 465 00:21:55,833 --> 00:21:57,711 at Crane, Poole & Schmidt. 466 00:22:17,784 --> 00:22:20,112 It's not going very well, is it? 467 00:22:21,329 --> 00:22:23,259 No, it's not. 468 00:22:23,373 --> 00:22:25,747 Jerry, it may be time to start thinking 469 00:22:25,782 --> 00:22:28,122 of who will take care of Linda if... 470 00:22:28,378 --> 00:22:29,399 You're away. 471 00:22:29,434 --> 00:22:32,177 Oh, God! Oh, God! 472 00:22:34,968 --> 00:22:36,469 Jerry, I'm going to make a 473 00:22:36,553 --> 00:22:38,012 case for temporary insanity 474 00:22:38,054 --> 00:22:40,849 that is as compelling as it can possibly be, 475 00:22:40,890 --> 00:22:43,393 but it's thin at best. 476 00:22:43,435 --> 00:22:46,437 And I must be frank with you. 477 00:22:46,479 --> 00:22:48,912 I don't know if it will be enough. 478 00:22:50,066 --> 00:22:53,798 My dad is a mathematics professor at Cornell, 479 00:22:53,833 --> 00:22:57,530 and he's always saying, "may I have some toast?" 480 00:22:58,616 --> 00:23:00,034 I don't understand. 481 00:23:00,118 --> 00:23:02,245 He says it over and over again, 482 00:23:02,287 --> 00:23:06,082 "May I have some toast? May I have some toast?" 483 00:23:06,124 --> 00:23:08,918 And eventually he says it enough, 484 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,713 and someone always gives him toast. 485 00:23:11,754 --> 00:23:12,614 Your father? 486 00:23:12,649 --> 00:23:15,133 He never gives up. That's what I'm saying. 487 00:23:15,174 --> 00:23:17,660 It's the toast. Bingo. 488 00:23:17,695 --> 00:23:20,147 We should never give up. 489 00:23:22,140 --> 00:23:23,635 No, we won't give up, Jerry. 490 00:23:33,734 --> 00:23:36,571 I felt like a cross between Clarence Darrow. 491 00:23:36,612 --> 00:23:40,449 And, uh, Al Pacino in that movie where he shouts. 492 00:23:40,491 --> 00:23:42,285 You are really good at trial law. 493 00:23:42,326 --> 00:23:44,954 You should, um... 494 00:23:44,996 --> 00:23:47,623 Maybe next life. 495 00:23:47,665 --> 00:23:49,853 Anyway, enough about me. Let's talk about you. 496 00:23:50,153 --> 00:23:55,297 Why are you getting involved with a dead guy? 497 00:23:55,339 --> 00:23:58,300 I, uh, try not to think about it. 498 00:23:58,342 --> 00:24:02,929 I do find myself being strangely forthcoming with you. 499 00:24:02,930 --> 00:24:06,786 Oh, so you're my count Guido. 500 00:24:06,821 --> 00:24:08,978 Who? 501 00:24:09,061 --> 00:24:11,397 Count Guido da Montefeltro. 502 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:13,274 Uh, from Dante's "inferno". 503 00:24:13,357 --> 00:24:14,748 Dante meets Guido in hell. 504 00:24:14,783 --> 00:24:16,361 Guido tells him that if he thought his 505 00:24:16,396 --> 00:24:17,905 words would ever reach the real world, 506 00:24:17,940 --> 00:24:20,298 he'd never reveal his true feelings to anyone. 507 00:24:20,614 --> 00:24:22,023 But because he thinks Dante's dead, 508 00:24:22,058 --> 00:24:24,094 he tells him everything. 509 00:24:24,323 --> 00:24:26,661 So you think I'm honest with you 510 00:24:26,696 --> 00:24:29,000 because you're, um, a dead guy? 511 00:24:30,652 --> 00:24:31,817 Something like that. 512 00:24:32,886 --> 00:24:37,756 So, Guido, can I do the closing? 513 00:24:42,636 --> 00:24:44,179 It's called Asperger's syndrome. 514 00:24:44,221 --> 00:24:46,557 And as you suspected, it is hereditary. 515 00:24:46,598 --> 00:24:48,756 Asperger's syndrome? 516 00:24:49,768 --> 00:24:52,604 Sounds like something you cure with an ointment. 517 00:24:52,646 --> 00:24:54,690 It's a form of autism. 518 00:24:54,731 --> 00:24:56,900 From the behavior that you've described 519 00:24:56,942 --> 00:25:00,195 and from what I read in his, uh, personnel file... 520 00:25:00,237 --> 00:25:03,156 Oh, dear, however did you get hold of that? 521 00:25:03,198 --> 00:25:06,284 Jerry Espenson is a classic case. 522 00:25:06,326 --> 00:25:09,746 No eye contact, strange tic-like behaviors, 523 00:25:09,788 --> 00:25:12,165 passion for a single subject, in this case, the law. 524 00:25:12,207 --> 00:25:13,708 Sudden outbursts. 525 00:25:13,750 --> 00:25:15,627 Basically their brains can't process 526 00:25:15,669 --> 00:25:17,587 ordinary nonverbal cues that 527 00:25:17,671 --> 00:25:19,506 most people use to communicate. 528 00:25:19,548 --> 00:25:21,474 I know it sounds strange. 529 00:25:21,509 --> 00:25:23,400 I'm not one to judge. 530 00:25:24,135 --> 00:25:26,555 Do you think Jerry Espenson knows he has it? 531 00:25:26,596 --> 00:25:29,140 I doubt it. Most adults don't know. 532 00:25:29,182 --> 00:25:32,655 It wasn't even considered a disorder until 1995. 533 00:25:45,156 --> 00:25:46,517 Denny. 534 00:25:47,659 --> 00:25:48,625 What's this? 535 00:25:48,660 --> 00:25:51,939 It's your prenup from your last marriage. 536 00:25:57,585 --> 00:25:59,921 It's hard to believe I was ever that young. 537 00:25:59,963 --> 00:26:02,341 I took the liberty of drawing 538 00:26:02,376 --> 00:26:04,719 up a new one with some addendums. 539 00:26:09,305 --> 00:26:10,593 "In the event that either party 540 00:26:10,628 --> 00:26:12,857 becomes physically or mentally incapacitated, 541 00:26:12,892 --> 00:26:14,710 their assets... " 542 00:26:15,603 --> 00:26:16,794 This isn't about protecting me. 543 00:26:16,829 --> 00:26:17,985 This is about protecting the firm. 544 00:26:18,020 --> 00:26:19,792 You've been through wives 545 00:26:19,827 --> 00:26:21,497 before, Denny, five of them. 546 00:26:21,532 --> 00:26:23,132 This firm is the constant. 547 00:26:23,167 --> 00:26:24,737 We're the ones who are still here, 548 00:26:24,772 --> 00:26:28,026 and this does look after your best interests. 549 00:26:28,061 --> 00:26:29,951 You mean the best interests of the firm. 550 00:26:29,986 --> 00:26:31,506 Oh, for God's sake, Denny. 551 00:26:31,541 --> 00:26:32,854 Someone has to worry about this 552 00:26:32,889 --> 00:26:34,648 firm, and since you won't, I have to. 553 00:26:34,683 --> 00:26:36,497 Because you're a senior partner, 554 00:26:36,532 --> 00:26:38,658 yet your name isn't on the door. 555 00:26:38,693 --> 00:26:40,749 Mine is. First name on the door. 556 00:26:40,784 --> 00:26:43,691 I'm not interested in getting into an historical argument with you. 557 00:26:43,726 --> 00:26:46,397 Why, because I built this firm from the ground up? 558 00:26:46,432 --> 00:26:49,069 I care about what could happen to this firm now! 559 00:26:49,104 --> 00:26:51,233 Let me tell you what'll happen to this firm if Denny Crane left. 560 00:26:51,268 --> 00:26:53,530 It would dry up and blow away and you with it! 561 00:26:54,923 --> 00:26:57,681 I'm the big gun on this boat, the captain! 562 00:26:57,916 --> 00:27:02,666 And you're nothing but a skinny, overpaid deckhand! 563 00:27:02,701 --> 00:27:05,518 No, I am the deckhand who steers the ship, 564 00:27:05,553 --> 00:27:08,280 because the captain isn't up to it anymore! 565 00:27:08,315 --> 00:27:09,466 Get out. 566 00:27:10,170 --> 00:27:13,737 Look over the new document, sign it and get it back to me today. 567 00:27:13,977 --> 00:27:15,823 I'm not signing anything. 568 00:27:24,380 --> 00:27:25,903 I can't believe we're here today 569 00:27:25,938 --> 00:27:28,647 because these parents care too much about their child. 570 00:27:29,639 --> 00:27:31,328 The truth is our children are growing up 571 00:27:31,363 --> 00:27:33,017 in a frighteningly competitive world. 572 00:27:33,052 --> 00:27:34,464 They'll face global competition the 573 00:27:34,499 --> 00:27:35,877 likes of which we've never seen before, 574 00:27:35,912 --> 00:27:37,979 and we are unprepared. 575 00:27:38,014 --> 00:27:39,931 The most recent study ranked American students 576 00:27:39,966 --> 00:27:41,648 16th in the world in science, 577 00:27:41,683 --> 00:27:43,330 19th in the world in mathematics. 578 00:27:43,365 --> 00:27:44,582 Of American 12th graders, 579 00:27:44,617 --> 00:27:49,358 30% of the boys and 17% of the girls cannot read at the basic level. 580 00:27:49,393 --> 00:27:51,131 This type of failure will kill our kids, 581 00:27:51,166 --> 00:27:53,591 and that's what George and Gigi Gering are trying to prevent. 582 00:27:53,626 --> 00:27:55,533 These parents are simply trying to secure 583 00:27:55,568 --> 00:27:57,440 their daughter's future as best they can, 584 00:27:57,475 --> 00:27:59,282 a future that they know will be 585 00:27:59,317 --> 00:28:01,518 challenged with ever-increasing competition. 586 00:28:01,553 --> 00:28:03,898 What I would have given to have 587 00:28:03,933 --> 00:28:06,244 parents as involved as the Gerings. 588 00:28:06,644 --> 00:28:10,121 If you ask me, their daughter's lucky her parents care so much. 589 00:28:17,432 --> 00:28:19,684 Before I start, um, 590 00:28:19,726 --> 00:28:22,817 I know you think your parents weren't involved, but look at you. 591 00:28:22,852 --> 00:28:25,090 I think you turned out super. 592 00:28:25,919 --> 00:28:28,026 By the way, your honor, I'm, uh, I'm dying. 593 00:28:28,068 --> 00:28:29,778 - I object! - You object. 594 00:28:29,819 --> 00:28:31,695 He's trying to garner sympathy, your honor. 595 00:28:31,730 --> 00:28:32,781 Not at all, your honor. 596 00:28:32,822 --> 00:28:34,676 I only mean to say that my current 597 00:28:34,711 --> 00:28:37,203 situation gives me a unique view on life. 598 00:28:37,786 --> 00:28:41,498 Sustained. Mr. Post, proceed with your closing. 599 00:28:41,581 --> 00:28:43,833 Right. Moving on. 600 00:28:43,917 --> 00:28:46,065 The Gerings want to be involved in their child's education, 601 00:28:46,100 --> 00:28:47,551 and they should be. 602 00:28:47,586 --> 00:28:52,908 But in their zealotry, they left one thing out of the equation. 603 00:28:53,318 --> 00:28:54,481 The teacher. 604 00:28:54,516 --> 00:28:58,313 Because let's face it, your honor, we treat our teachers like crap. 605 00:28:58,315 --> 00:29:00,892 Instead of training our educators properly 606 00:29:00,975 --> 00:29:03,378 and believing in them and incentivizing them with 607 00:29:03,413 --> 00:29:05,146 decent wages, we disrespect them, 608 00:29:05,181 --> 00:29:06,844 we challenge them at every turn. 609 00:29:06,879 --> 00:29:08,483 And the government, in their no child 610 00:29:08,518 --> 00:29:10,052 left behind act, have created a monster. 611 00:29:10,087 --> 00:29:12,188 Instead of teaching children to be innovative, 612 00:29:12,223 --> 00:29:14,289 our educators are forced to cheat to the test. 613 00:29:14,324 --> 00:29:16,296 And it's been documented at nationwide, 614 00:29:16,331 --> 00:29:18,141 some teachers are themselves cheating on those tests, 615 00:29:18,176 --> 00:29:20,199 because their salaries, their bonuses, 616 00:29:20,234 --> 00:29:23,651 their job security are linked to the test scores. 617 00:29:34,842 --> 00:29:36,784 Sit down, sit down. 618 00:29:38,888 --> 00:29:41,121 And on the other side we have parents like the Gerings 619 00:29:41,156 --> 00:29:44,709 coming at them from all angles, questioning their every move, 620 00:29:44,744 --> 00:29:47,237 instead of putting their faith in them. 621 00:29:47,272 --> 00:29:48,564 But they do it from a good place. 622 00:29:48,606 --> 00:29:51,264 I mean, all they want is complete and utter control. 623 00:29:54,403 --> 00:29:55,727 And believe me, I know all 624 00:29:55,762 --> 00:29:57,198 about wanting control of your life 625 00:29:57,239 --> 00:29:59,616 and having very little of it. 626 00:29:59,909 --> 00:30:01,709 But you can't control life. 627 00:30:01,744 --> 00:30:03,189 You can't control your daughter. 628 00:30:03,224 --> 00:30:04,599 You can't control the teacher. 629 00:30:04,634 --> 00:30:07,556 All you can do is inspire them to be innovative thinkers, 630 00:30:07,591 --> 00:30:12,161 people who tap into their own creativity and competence to try new things, 631 00:30:12,196 --> 00:30:14,401 to challenge the status quo, to make new discoveries. 632 00:30:15,143 --> 00:30:17,534 And our kids will do all that and more 633 00:30:17,569 --> 00:30:19,926 if we just back off and let them grow. 634 00:30:26,310 --> 00:30:29,984 Just my luck, one of the little bastards will come up with a cure for cancer. 635 00:30:43,577 --> 00:30:45,301 They say Albert Einstein may 636 00:30:45,336 --> 00:30:47,025 have had Asperger's syndrome. 637 00:30:47,873 --> 00:30:50,292 Thomas Jefferson. 638 00:30:50,334 --> 00:30:53,901 Some say even Bill Gates exhibits certain signs of it. 639 00:30:54,129 --> 00:30:56,516 Very good company. 640 00:31:00,177 --> 00:31:01,485 Jerry? 641 00:31:04,890 --> 00:31:07,236 It's a relief, actually. 642 00:31:07,271 --> 00:31:08,371 You think? 643 00:31:08,977 --> 00:31:12,023 I always hated that I couldn't be normal. 644 00:31:13,023 --> 00:31:17,292 Turns out... it's because I'm not. 645 00:31:19,836 --> 00:31:22,888 Jerry, it's also a viable defense. 646 00:31:22,923 --> 00:31:25,133 We just need the psychiatrist to give you a diagnosis. 647 00:31:25,168 --> 00:31:26,392 Oh, no, no, no, no. 648 00:31:26,427 --> 00:31:27,923 Jerry, without a clinical diagnosis... 649 00:31:27,958 --> 00:31:31,232 With a diagnosis in court, it'll be a matter of public record. 650 00:31:31,267 --> 00:31:33,473 I will be the autistic lawyer. 651 00:31:33,508 --> 00:31:35,073 Forget about disbarment! 652 00:31:35,108 --> 00:31:37,393 No one will ever hire a mental case! 653 00:31:37,428 --> 00:31:38,451 Jerry, listen to me... 654 00:31:38,486 --> 00:31:40,329 No, then I certainly could never be a lawyer again. 655 00:31:40,364 --> 00:31:42,910 No, no, no, no! 656 00:31:52,270 --> 00:31:54,564 After carefully reviewing the testimony, 657 00:31:54,606 --> 00:31:59,235 as well as my own conduct as a parent of a teenager, 658 00:31:59,277 --> 00:32:02,113 I am ruling in favor of the plaintiff. 659 00:32:02,155 --> 00:32:04,741 - Yes! - Mr. Post, control yourself. 660 00:32:04,782 --> 00:32:07,368 Sorry, your honor. Sorry, everybody. 661 00:32:07,410 --> 00:32:09,162 Mr. and Mrs. Gering, 662 00:32:09,204 --> 00:32:11,581 it is plainly evident that you love your daughter, 663 00:32:11,623 --> 00:32:13,291 but your interest in her studies 664 00:32:13,326 --> 00:32:16,878 has, in my view, become interference. 665 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:18,976 Therefore, I am granting the 666 00:32:19,011 --> 00:32:22,175 petitioner's request for injunctive relief. 667 00:32:22,216 --> 00:32:25,136 You may call Ms. Carpenter once every three weeks, 668 00:32:25,219 --> 00:32:28,677 and you can have one parent-teacher conference per term. 669 00:32:29,140 --> 00:32:30,709 We're adjourned. 670 00:32:32,810 --> 00:32:36,981 - Thank you both so much. - You're welcome. 671 00:32:37,023 --> 00:32:38,566 Thank you. 672 00:32:38,608 --> 00:32:41,402 - Nice work, counselor. - Yeah. Oh, nuts! 673 00:32:41,444 --> 00:32:43,038 You know, I didn't get a chance to ask the court reporter 674 00:32:43,073 --> 00:32:44,385 to read back someone's testimony. 675 00:32:44,420 --> 00:32:45,697 That would have been awesome. 676 00:32:46,083 --> 00:32:48,878 Do you want to go, um, celebrate? 677 00:32:49,583 --> 00:32:51,982 You know what? I'll be out in a minute. 678 00:32:52,017 --> 00:32:54,382 I just want to, um, savor the moment. 679 00:32:55,644 --> 00:32:57,058 Okay. 680 00:33:34,955 --> 00:33:36,832 - Asperger's syndrome. - What? 681 00:33:36,874 --> 00:33:38,625 I wasn't familiar with it either, 682 00:33:38,667 --> 00:33:40,461 but these three highly regarded 683 00:33:40,544 --> 00:33:42,338 psychiatrists have heard of it, 684 00:33:42,379 --> 00:33:45,263 and they're all convinced Jerry Espenson suffers from it. 685 00:33:45,841 --> 00:33:47,196 It doesn't change anything. 686 00:33:47,231 --> 00:33:48,552 It actually changes a lot. 687 00:33:48,594 --> 00:33:51,638 According to the Americans with disabilities act, 688 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,494 it changes Jerry Espenson from 689 00:33:53,529 --> 00:33:55,057 an oddball who attacked his boss 690 00:33:55,092 --> 00:33:56,980 to a man who has suffered his whole 691 00:33:57,015 --> 00:33:58,833 life from a form of behavioral autism. 692 00:33:58,868 --> 00:34:03,035 It also changes your case from a winner to a loser. 693 00:34:04,902 --> 00:34:05,981 What are you looking for? 694 00:34:06,016 --> 00:34:07,085 Dismiss the charges. 695 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:08,004 No. 696 00:34:08,039 --> 00:34:10,177 There's no reason to prosecute this man. 697 00:34:10,212 --> 00:34:12,426 Shirley, you must have something to say about this. 698 00:34:12,461 --> 00:34:13,702 I do. 699 00:34:13,785 --> 00:34:16,919 I'm sorry Jerry has autism. It explains a lot. 700 00:34:16,954 --> 00:34:20,054 But what's to stop him from doing it again, 701 00:34:20,089 --> 00:34:23,128 from attacking someone else or worse? 702 00:34:23,170 --> 00:34:25,283 Because he wants to get better. 703 00:34:27,007 --> 00:34:28,467 There's medications that can 704 00:34:28,550 --> 00:34:29,926 help control his outbursts, 705 00:34:29,968 --> 00:34:31,344 behavioral therapy to 706 00:34:31,428 --> 00:34:32,804 rehabilitate his social skills, 707 00:34:32,846 --> 00:34:35,609 occupational therapy for his tics. 708 00:34:35,644 --> 00:34:38,373 It's what's fair and what's right. 709 00:34:40,770 --> 00:34:43,435 Would you excuse us, please? 710 00:35:02,417 --> 00:35:04,210 Shirley, in the time that I've known you, 711 00:35:04,252 --> 00:35:07,031 I've never seen you do what you're doing now. 712 00:35:08,423 --> 00:35:09,897 You said to me at the outset 713 00:35:09,932 --> 00:35:11,372 you were looking for justice. 714 00:35:11,407 --> 00:35:12,992 Jerry Espenson has been 715 00:35:13,027 --> 00:35:17,056 suffering needlessly his entire life. 716 00:35:17,098 --> 00:35:19,642 Now he has a chance to find a measure of peace. 717 00:35:19,684 --> 00:35:23,277 That's justice, Shirley, isn't it? 718 00:35:29,610 --> 00:35:31,404 You'll get him help? 719 00:35:31,446 --> 00:35:33,418 My word. 720 00:35:44,584 --> 00:35:45,889 It's over? 721 00:35:47,253 --> 00:35:48,818 It is. 722 00:35:50,756 --> 00:35:54,594 Jerry, it's best you leave now. 723 00:35:54,635 --> 00:35:58,107 Shirley's largesse will only go so far. 724 00:36:02,727 --> 00:36:05,953 I just, I want to, um... 725 00:36:07,940 --> 00:36:10,333 Good-bye, Alan. 726 00:36:25,332 --> 00:36:26,876 So Guido? 727 00:36:26,917 --> 00:36:28,961 Who do you see playing me in the movie? 728 00:36:29,003 --> 00:36:30,296 I'm thinking Denzel. 729 00:36:30,337 --> 00:36:31,672 I don't think this case was 730 00:36:31,755 --> 00:36:33,048 the stuff Oscars are made of. 731 00:36:33,090 --> 00:36:34,696 To me it was. 732 00:36:34,731 --> 00:36:36,302 I don't get it. 733 00:36:36,343 --> 00:36:37,886 You've built a 734 00:36:37,970 --> 00:36:39,680 billion-dollar company from the ground up. 735 00:36:39,722 --> 00:36:42,391 Why does this excite you? 736 00:36:42,474 --> 00:36:44,226 I don't know. 737 00:36:44,310 --> 00:36:46,228 Having stocks, futures, it's 738 00:36:46,311 --> 00:36:48,147 sort of a fantasy, you know? 739 00:36:48,230 --> 00:36:50,607 You can't really see it. 740 00:36:50,691 --> 00:36:54,268 But a courtroom, a judge, someone who needs my help, 741 00:36:54,303 --> 00:36:58,907 that I can see, smell, hear, touch, taste. 742 00:36:58,991 --> 00:37:03,162 It's four stars, five senses. 743 00:37:03,245 --> 00:37:05,080 I was really good in there, wasn't I? 744 00:37:05,164 --> 00:37:11,086 I imagine you'd be pretty good at anything you try. 745 00:37:16,633 --> 00:37:20,637 I start chemo again tomorrow. 746 00:37:21,930 --> 00:37:23,140 Okay. 747 00:38:29,872 --> 00:38:31,377 Good evening. 748 00:38:36,212 --> 00:38:39,014 You hate me, too, don't you? 749 00:38:39,257 --> 00:38:41,801 Bev, I don't know you well enough to hate you 750 00:38:41,843 --> 00:38:44,820 or love you or be indifferent to you. 751 00:38:46,222 --> 00:38:49,406 Denny said you spoke your mind, but jeez Louise. 752 00:38:52,061 --> 00:38:54,063 I will say the fact that 753 00:38:54,098 --> 00:38:56,398 everyone else at this firm does not have 754 00:38:56,433 --> 00:38:58,935 a favorable opinion of you is 755 00:38:58,970 --> 00:39:01,437 certainly a point in your favor. 756 00:39:20,047 --> 00:39:22,529 - Paul. - Denny. 757 00:39:23,884 --> 00:39:25,678 I've got a pair of Celtic 758 00:39:25,761 --> 00:39:27,513 tickets for tomorrow night, 759 00:39:27,555 --> 00:39:30,391 if you're interested. 760 00:39:33,018 --> 00:39:34,809 Thanks. 761 00:39:36,105 --> 00:39:38,857 - Denny. - Yeah? 762 00:39:38,899 --> 00:39:42,152 Well, I'm just surprised 763 00:39:42,236 --> 00:39:44,210 after our argument. 764 00:39:44,706 --> 00:39:45,530 Argument? 765 00:39:45,531 --> 00:39:47,574 Denny, it was just yesterday. 766 00:39:47,616 --> 00:39:50,202 Paul, I would remember if we had a fight. 767 00:39:50,244 --> 00:39:52,705 We almost came to blows. How could you not... 768 00:39:52,746 --> 00:39:54,832 Paul, would you rather rehash all that, 769 00:39:54,915 --> 00:39:56,917 or should we just pretend that I forgot? 770 00:39:56,959 --> 00:40:01,004 If you'll forgive me. I left Bev on simmer. 771 00:40:01,046 --> 00:40:03,632 She should be coming to a boil rather nicely now. 772 00:40:15,269 --> 00:40:17,062 Hey. 773 00:40:17,104 --> 00:40:19,606 My favorite girl, my favorite guy. 774 00:40:19,648 --> 00:40:22,109 I warmed up your cigar for you. 775 00:40:22,150 --> 00:40:23,777 Well, it's not the first 776 00:40:23,860 --> 00:40:25,362 time you left my stogie smoking. 777 00:40:25,404 --> 00:40:26,900 Well, I'm gonna let you 778 00:40:26,935 --> 00:40:28,573 two young men have your time, 779 00:40:28,615 --> 00:40:30,666 and I ll see you later. 780 00:40:31,243 --> 00:40:32,869 - Bev? - Yeah? 781 00:40:32,911 --> 00:40:35,455 Do it once before you leave. 782 00:40:35,497 --> 00:40:39,446 - Bev Crane. - Oh, that's my girl. 783 00:40:39,626 --> 00:40:41,287 Good night, Alan. 784 00:40:41,322 --> 00:40:42,949 Good evening, Bev. 785 00:40:48,885 --> 00:40:50,637 So... 786 00:40:50,679 --> 00:40:53,059 do you like her yet? You promised. 787 00:40:53,094 --> 00:40:54,427 I did, and I do. 788 00:40:54,462 --> 00:40:55,761 I thought you would. 789 00:40:57,018 --> 00:40:58,687 She has many fine qualities. 790 00:40:58,728 --> 00:41:00,019 She makes my friend smile. 791 00:41:00,054 --> 00:41:02,154 That's the only quality that matters. 792 00:41:02,565 --> 00:41:04,734 Alan, 793 00:41:05,276 --> 00:41:08,578 Bev is the woman I've always dreamed of. 794 00:41:10,573 --> 00:41:13,952 An angel in the bedroom, a whore in the kitchen. 795 00:41:13,993 --> 00:41:15,917 I think it's the other way around. 796 00:41:16,454 --> 00:41:19,092 Not last night.