1 00:00:02,068 --> 00:00:04,161 Previously on Boston Legal. 2 00:00:04,270 --> 00:00:06,261 You're dying, and it's eating me up inside. 3 00:00:06,373 --> 00:00:09,035 - So are we okay? - You're going off like a dog, aren't you? 4 00:00:09,142 --> 00:00:11,440 - What do you mean? - When a dog knows it's gonna die... 5 00:00:11,544 --> 00:00:12,875 it goes off into the woods by itself. 6 00:00:12,979 --> 00:00:14,844 - Denny got engaged. - Who is it this time? 7 00:00:14,948 --> 00:00:18,611 - Beverly Bridge. - You think I'm screwing Denny for his money and power. 8 00:00:18,718 --> 00:00:22,552 - It had occurred to me. - I'm prepared to give you $500,000 right now... 9 00:00:22,655 --> 00:00:25,715 if you walk away and never have any contact with Denny Crane ever again. 10 00:00:25,825 --> 00:00:28,521 Bev turned down the offer that I made her. 11 00:00:28,628 --> 00:00:31,927 - She was very offended. - [ Paul ] This is going to get ugly. 12 00:00:55,555 --> 00:00:58,217 - Hello. - Hello. 13 00:01:05,231 --> 00:01:07,722 [ Sighs ] 14 00:01:09,035 --> 00:01:11,003 Not much going on around here, is there? 15 00:01:11,104 --> 00:01:13,664 No. 16 00:01:13,773 --> 00:01:16,435 I suppose coming to a lawyer's office can't be much fun. 17 00:01:16,543 --> 00:01:19,512 Actually, everybody seems friendly here. 18 00:01:19,612 --> 00:01:21,637 They're given an unlimited supply of doughnuts. 19 00:01:21,748 --> 00:01:24,012 Here, sweetheart. 20 00:01:25,218 --> 00:01:27,584 - Phyllis? - Alan. 21 00:01:27,687 --> 00:01:30,986 - Hello. - Hi. [ Chuckling ] Hello. 22 00:01:32,358 --> 00:01:35,350 - I see you have met Marissa. - I have now. 23 00:01:36,796 --> 00:01:41,495 - Could we talk in your office? - Of course. 24 00:01:41,601 --> 00:01:44,434 Would you mind watching her just a little longer? 25 00:01:44,537 --> 00:01:47,370 Thanks. 26 00:01:47,474 --> 00:01:50,102 If you get restless, we'll be right down this hall. 27 00:01:59,719 --> 00:02:02,449 I had a hard time trying to find you. 28 00:02:02,555 --> 00:02:06,355 - I called Caruthers Abbot. - I was fired. Embezzlement. 29 00:02:06,459 --> 00:02:08,893 - Then I tried Young, Frutt and Berluti. - Yes. That ended badly. 30 00:02:08,995 --> 00:02:11,964 And here you are at Crane, Poole & Schmidt. 31 00:02:12,065 --> 00:02:15,159 - For now. And you? - Still a legal secretary. 32 00:02:15,268 --> 00:02:17,600 Although the law isn't as much fun as it was... 33 00:02:17,704 --> 00:02:19,899 when I used to watch you bend it. 34 00:02:21,007 --> 00:02:23,339 I need your help. 35 00:02:23,443 --> 00:02:25,843 You used to say that I could come to you for anything. 36 00:02:25,945 --> 00:02:28,209 - I meant sexually. - [ Chuckling ] 37 00:02:30,617 --> 00:02:33,518 - This is for Marissa. - She's lovely, Phyllis. 38 00:02:33,620 --> 00:02:35,815 She seems to be having a bad day though. 39 00:02:37,323 --> 00:02:39,223 Marissa can't smile. 40 00:02:39,325 --> 00:02:43,386 She had nerve damage from a car accident... 41 00:02:44,430 --> 00:02:46,762 and she had surgery... 42 00:02:46,866 --> 00:02:49,027 to try to correct the problem, but it didn't work. 43 00:02:49,135 --> 00:02:54,664 Alan, she's had a really tough time of it at the public school. 44 00:02:54,774 --> 00:02:58,266 She's been teased mercilessly. 45 00:02:58,378 --> 00:03:00,278 There you go. See that? 46 00:03:00,380 --> 00:03:02,848 Now, watch this. 47 00:03:02,949 --> 00:03:05,383 It's disappeared. [ Laughs ] 48 00:03:05,485 --> 00:03:10,513 What--What's up your ear? And a-- [ Laughing ] 49 00:03:10,623 --> 00:03:13,888 Okay, kid. Let's try it again. 50 00:03:13,993 --> 00:03:18,020 I'm trying to get her into the Adams Academy for a fresh start. 51 00:03:18,131 --> 00:03:21,225 The admissions director, he was so excited to meet her. 52 00:03:21,334 --> 00:03:25,703 And then he met her, and she didn't smile, and that was that. 53 00:03:25,805 --> 00:03:28,740 These private schools have become so competitive. 54 00:03:28,841 --> 00:03:32,140 They don't need to let anyone in who isn't perfect. 55 00:03:32,245 --> 00:03:35,305 When I was in school, the closest I ever came to that appellation... 56 00:03:35,415 --> 00:03:37,781 was to be called a perfect bastard. 57 00:03:39,619 --> 00:03:42,281 I don't wanna sue them, because if I get known as a litigious parent... 58 00:03:42,388 --> 00:03:44,754 I'm never gonna get Marissa into any school. 59 00:03:44,857 --> 00:03:49,419 But... I do know that you can be... 60 00:03:49,529 --> 00:03:52,396 well, a perfect bastard. 61 00:03:56,002 --> 00:03:59,369 - [ Funk ] - [ Man Vocalizing ] 62 00:04:06,779 --> 00:04:08,644 [ Continues ] 63 00:04:13,753 --> 00:04:15,846 [ Continues ] 64 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:26,091 [ Ends ] 65 00:04:26,733 --> 00:04:29,463 Denise, I understand you're going through... 66 00:04:29,569 --> 00:04:31,662 some difficulties in your personal life. 67 00:04:31,771 --> 00:04:34,501 Um, yeah. It's hard, but I'll get through it. 68 00:04:34,607 --> 00:04:36,575 From what I know about you, when things get tough... 69 00:04:36,676 --> 00:04:38,803 you prefer to bury yourself in your work. 70 00:04:38,911 --> 00:04:41,345 Allow me to provide you with a shovel. 71 00:04:42,582 --> 00:04:45,142 This is Theresa Warner and her daughter Amelia. 72 00:04:45,251 --> 00:04:47,378 Denise is going to be working with us on the case. 73 00:04:48,988 --> 00:04:50,922 Amelia is 18. 74 00:04:51,024 --> 00:04:53,015 She was assaulted and raped two months ago... 75 00:04:53,126 --> 00:04:55,822 and taken to the nearest hospital, St. Mary's. 76 00:04:55,928 --> 00:04:59,955 Once we knew she was stable, my first thought was the morning after pill... 77 00:05:00,066 --> 00:05:02,500 only the treating physician at the hospital told us... 78 00:05:02,602 --> 00:05:06,003 that type of treatment was not available at St. Mary's. 79 00:05:06,105 --> 00:05:08,164 He refused to give it to my daughter. 80 00:05:08,274 --> 00:05:11,732 But the legislature recently passed a law requiring hospitals... 81 00:05:11,844 --> 00:05:14,540 to provide emergency contraception for rape victims. 82 00:05:14,647 --> 00:05:17,514 They did. But Massachusetts law also contains a conscience clause. 83 00:05:17,617 --> 00:05:20,142 Catholic hospitals don't have to administer any treatments... 84 00:05:20,253 --> 00:05:22,346 that conflict with their religious principles. 85 00:05:22,455 --> 00:05:24,719 Emergency contraception included. 86 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:27,725 As soon as she was discharged, we went to our family doctor... 87 00:05:27,827 --> 00:05:32,423 but he told us it was too late to prescribe it. 88 00:05:32,532 --> 00:05:35,524 It needs to be administered as soon as possible... 89 00:05:35,635 --> 00:05:39,696 but no later than 72 hours after the-- 90 00:05:41,140 --> 00:05:43,165 I know this is difficult for both of you. 91 00:05:43,276 --> 00:05:46,939 Amelia,you've been through so much trauma already. 92 00:05:47,046 --> 00:05:50,504 So, we'll begin by pursuing a settlement with the hospital. 93 00:05:50,616 --> 00:05:54,677 No. No. I want the public to know. 94 00:05:54,787 --> 00:05:58,120 I was raped, and now I'm pregnant... 95 00:05:58,224 --> 00:06:01,387 because the doctor wouldn't give me the contraceptive to prevent it. 96 00:06:03,830 --> 00:06:06,458 I want a trial. 97 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:29,253 Where is he? 98 00:06:29,355 --> 00:06:31,414 Denny, are you sure we can count on him? 99 00:06:31,524 --> 00:06:34,391 Brad is the best. I just made him partner. 100 00:06:34,494 --> 00:06:36,894 Well, I want reassurance! 101 00:06:37,930 --> 00:06:40,228 He served in the Gulf War... 102 00:06:40,333 --> 00:06:42,460 the one that turned out okay. 103 00:06:42,568 --> 00:06:46,902 He was top in his class at West Point and at Harvard Law School. 104 00:06:47,006 --> 00:06:49,270 I'd put my own life in his hands. 105 00:06:52,745 --> 00:06:56,203 - [ Monitor Beeping ] - [ Ventilator Cycling ] 106 00:06:57,683 --> 00:07:00,948 Once we remove the ventilator, it'll be a matter of minutes. 107 00:07:01,053 --> 00:07:04,750 You may hear a slight rattle in the chest. This is normal. 108 00:07:04,857 --> 00:07:08,987 - The suffering should be minimal. - Do it. 109 00:07:17,103 --> 00:07:21,540 Step away from the ventilator! Move away! I have a court order. 110 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:26,344 Oh, Barry! 111 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:29,142 Oh, he's alive. [ Laughing ] 112 00:07:29,248 --> 00:07:31,273 He's alive! 113 00:07:31,384 --> 00:07:33,284 Oh, my baby.! 114 00:07:39,292 --> 00:07:42,056 So, Marissa, before I meet with the board at Adams... 115 00:07:42,161 --> 00:07:44,629 about reconsidering their decision... 116 00:07:44,730 --> 00:07:47,062 I thought it might be a good idea for us to get together... 117 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:51,296 and have a whole bunch of sugar and talk about school. 118 00:07:51,404 --> 00:07:54,737 - Okay. - What's your favorite part of the day? 119 00:07:54,841 --> 00:07:56,775 I like all my classes. 120 00:07:56,876 --> 00:07:59,106 But, I guess, art-- 121 00:07:59,212 --> 00:08:01,203 drawing and painting and stuff. 122 00:08:01,314 --> 00:08:03,646 When I was in fourth grade... 123 00:08:05,084 --> 00:08:07,814 I remember having to draw a horse. 124 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:12,016 - Gave me a very tough time. - I'm studying Magritte. 125 00:08:14,293 --> 00:08:19,230 - And what do you like about Magritte? - The way things are put together. 126 00:08:19,332 --> 00:08:21,357 It's so... unlikely. 127 00:08:21,467 --> 00:08:24,994 They're beautiful like other paintings, but they make you think. 128 00:08:25,104 --> 00:08:28,164 You wonder why things are the way they are. 129 00:08:28,274 --> 00:08:30,868 He has this one-- a picture of a pipe. 130 00:08:30,977 --> 00:08:33,673 And under it says, ''This is not a pipe.'' 131 00:08:33,779 --> 00:08:36,942 It says it in French. I translated it for you. 132 00:08:37,049 --> 00:08:39,745 - [ French ] - That's it! 133 00:08:39,852 --> 00:08:41,877 One of my favorites as well. 134 00:08:41,988 --> 00:08:44,388 It gave me an idea for one. 135 00:08:55,334 --> 00:08:59,065 - Marissa, this is wonderful. - Thank you. 136 00:08:59,171 --> 00:09:02,265 Everyone's always telling girls to smile. 137 00:09:02,375 --> 00:09:04,400 They never say that to guys. 138 00:09:05,511 --> 00:09:07,479 I think smiling is overrated... 139 00:09:07,580 --> 00:09:10,048 as you can see. 140 00:09:17,223 --> 00:09:21,887 - I will not allow you to destroy my Barry. - [ Man ] The cat is dead. 141 00:09:21,994 --> 00:09:24,394 - The animal is a vegetable. - Guys-- 142 00:09:24,497 --> 00:09:26,624 Nature has spoken. When it's your time, it's your time. 143 00:09:26,732 --> 00:09:30,099 Says the man with the pacemaker and the prosthetic balls. 144 00:09:30,202 --> 00:09:32,796 - That's different. - [ Chuckles ] 145 00:09:32,905 --> 00:09:35,772 [ Gasps ] 146 00:09:35,875 --> 00:09:39,572 Denny, I'm a partner. It's a cat. 147 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:41,579 You're exactly right, Brad. 148 00:09:41,681 --> 00:09:43,649 I wouldn't trust an associate with a case this important. 149 00:09:43,749 --> 00:09:48,948 This is Bev's cat. That guy in there, Bev's fourth husband-- 150 00:09:49,055 --> 00:09:51,523 Mattress Majesty. Worth millions. 151 00:09:51,624 --> 00:09:54,457 Troubling thing about America, anybody can grow up and be rich. 152 00:09:54,560 --> 00:09:56,994 Denny, still, it's a cat. 153 00:09:57,096 --> 00:09:59,860 - Barry Manilow's not just a cat. - What? 154 00:09:59,966 --> 00:10:02,161 Barry Manilow-- the cat's full name. 155 00:10:02,268 --> 00:10:05,465 - Even better. - Barry Manilow is Bev's cat. 156 00:10:05,571 --> 00:10:09,302 If it matters to Bev, then I, Denny Crane, have to pretend that it matters to me. 157 00:10:09,408 --> 00:10:12,673 - Denny-- - Bev will be happy, which makes me happy, which makes you happy. 158 00:10:12,778 --> 00:10:14,939 So, really, Brad, you're doing this to make you happy. 159 00:10:23,956 --> 00:10:27,483 Two months ago, I was walking to my car. 160 00:10:27,593 --> 00:10:30,892 I was almost there. I was already getting out my keys... 161 00:10:32,398 --> 00:10:34,889 when this man, um-- 162 00:10:37,269 --> 00:10:39,635 Out of nowhere, he, um-- 163 00:10:42,008 --> 00:10:44,738 he grabbed me, and-- 164 00:10:47,279 --> 00:10:52,342 - [ Denise ] Take your time. - [ Sobs ] 165 00:10:52,451 --> 00:10:55,477 After he was done, he just kept hitting me... 166 00:10:55,588 --> 00:10:57,488 and hitting me and hitting me. 167 00:10:57,590 --> 00:11:01,185 And then I-I woke up in the hospital. 168 00:11:01,293 --> 00:11:04,558 So you didn't choose St. Mary's specifically? 169 00:11:04,664 --> 00:11:06,723 No. I mean, I wasn't even conscious. 170 00:11:06,832 --> 00:11:08,857 They took me to the nearest emergency room. 171 00:11:08,968 --> 00:11:11,402 At any time while you were being treated... 172 00:11:11,504 --> 00:11:13,734 did nurses or physicians bring up the possibility... 173 00:11:13,839 --> 00:11:16,103 of becoming pregnant from the attack? 174 00:11:16,208 --> 00:11:19,268 My mom and I asked about it, and they said that the chances were small... 175 00:11:19,378 --> 00:11:22,939 but I wanted to take the morning after pill anyway just in case. 176 00:11:23,049 --> 00:11:25,347 That's when Dr. Tusten said that that wasn't available... 177 00:11:25,451 --> 00:11:27,510 in a Catholic-affiliated hospital. 178 00:11:27,620 --> 00:11:29,713 How long were you at St. Mary's? 179 00:11:29,822 --> 00:11:32,552 - Three days. - And after you were discharged? 180 00:11:32,658 --> 00:11:35,218 We went to our family doctor to try to get the prescription there. 181 00:11:35,327 --> 00:11:40,094 And that's when they told us that it has to be taken within 72 hours. 182 00:11:40,199 --> 00:11:42,360 I mean, it was too late. I was already pregnant. 183 00:11:42,468 --> 00:11:45,528 How do you plan to handle the pregnancy? 184 00:11:48,207 --> 00:11:50,869 Well, I've always been morally opposed to abortion, so-- 185 00:11:52,478 --> 00:11:55,038 Of course, I never imagined this. 186 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:00,883 I don't-- I don't know. 187 00:12:02,455 --> 00:12:06,289 When you were told that emergency contraception was unavailable... 188 00:12:06,392 --> 00:12:09,555 did you ask for a referral to get the medication somewhere else? 189 00:12:09,662 --> 00:12:12,062 No, because they-- 190 00:12:12,164 --> 00:12:15,065 Did you or your mother... 191 00:12:15,167 --> 00:12:17,761 bring the concern up again during your time at the hospital? 192 00:12:17,870 --> 00:12:20,236 -They had made it pretty clear-- -I'm sorry, Amelia. 193 00:12:20,339 --> 00:12:22,603 Yes or no? 194 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:28,180 - No. - Thank you. Nothing further. 195 00:12:43,929 --> 00:12:47,023 - It was on Denny's orders. It's Bev's cat. - [ Chuckles ] 196 00:12:47,133 --> 00:12:50,000 That woman's influence on this firm is increasing daily. 197 00:12:50,102 --> 00:12:52,468 The case won't go to court. They've agreed to arbitration. 198 00:12:52,571 --> 00:12:55,301 Once the arbitrator sees the evidence, he'll rule to pull the plug. 199 00:12:55,407 --> 00:12:58,035 - That'll be that. - You better hope he doesn't. 200 00:12:58,144 --> 00:13:00,544 - Come again? - Brad... 201 00:13:00,646 --> 00:13:03,308 since your attempt to bribe Denny's fiancée... 202 00:13:03,415 --> 00:13:05,576 to leave him failed so miserably... 203 00:13:05,684 --> 00:13:09,279 we must now stay on her good side lest she tell Denny. 204 00:13:09,388 --> 00:13:13,518 You have to win this case quickly and quietly. 205 00:13:16,996 --> 00:13:19,794 It's like friggin' Shakespeare around here. 206 00:13:19,899 --> 00:13:22,800 Dr. Kumi, as an ob-gyn, can you tell us how... 207 00:13:22,902 --> 00:13:24,995 and why emergency contraception is used? 208 00:13:25,104 --> 00:13:28,369 It's a higher dosage of the same hormones that are used in birth control pills. 209 00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:32,308 It's administered as a last-minute contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. 210 00:13:32,411 --> 00:13:36,575 And in your expert opinion, how is it related to the abortion pill? 211 00:13:36,682 --> 00:13:40,379 It's not. RU-486-- also called the abortion pill-- 212 00:13:40,486 --> 00:13:42,386 terminates an existing pregnancy. 213 00:13:42,488 --> 00:13:46,083 Emergency contraception, like all methods of contraception... 214 00:13:46,192 --> 00:13:48,387 keeps a pregnancy from occurring. 215 00:13:48,494 --> 00:13:52,430 And if a fertilized egg has successfully been implanted... 216 00:13:52,531 --> 00:13:55,227 meaning a pregnancy has begun-- 217 00:13:55,334 --> 00:13:58,497 Taking the morning after pill has no effect. It can only prevent a pregnancy. 218 00:13:58,604 --> 00:14:02,335 - It cannot terminate one. - So there is no correlation... 219 00:14:02,441 --> 00:14:05,035 between the morning after pill and abortion? 220 00:14:05,144 --> 00:14:07,874 There's a significant inverse correlation. 221 00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:11,677 Studies show emergency contraception, if it's made readily available... 222 00:14:11,784 --> 00:14:16,278 could prevent as many as 700,000 abortions a year. 223 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:31,435 - Your Honor, this whole thing is about spite. - His. 224 00:14:31,537 --> 00:14:33,198 - Hers. - Objection. 225 00:14:33,305 --> 00:14:35,933 People, let's put the vitriol aside, not to mention... 226 00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:39,033 the complete ludicrousness of this case, and look at the facts. 227 00:14:39,144 --> 00:14:42,204 Ms. Bridge, you've owned this cat for 11 years? 228 00:14:42,314 --> 00:14:44,714 - That is correct, Your Honor. - Nevertheless... 229 00:14:44,817 --> 00:14:47,308 the court awarded Mr. Bridge joint custody of Barry. 230 00:14:47,419 --> 00:14:52,823 - The cat's name is Barry Manilow? - It is, Your Honor. 231 00:14:52,925 --> 00:14:55,621 And my client has developed a strong bond with Barry. 232 00:14:55,728 --> 00:14:59,824 - Strong bond. - ''Strong bond.'' Give me a break. Your Honor, let the record... 233 00:14:59,932 --> 00:15:02,059 reflect that since the divorce, Mr. Bridge has been late... 234 00:15:02,167 --> 00:15:06,399 in returning the cat, fed him dry food only, did not have adequate litter box hygiene... 235 00:15:06,505 --> 00:15:09,167 and was often seen calling the cat ''stupid'' in public. 236 00:15:09,275 --> 00:15:12,472 - That's terrible. - It's a cat. 237 00:15:12,578 --> 00:15:14,512 I don't think I hurt his feelings. 238 00:15:14,613 --> 00:15:16,513 As directed by the joint custody agreement... 239 00:15:16,615 --> 00:15:18,776 Mr. Bridge was required to make all veterinary payments. 240 00:15:18,884 --> 00:15:22,820 And Ms. Bridge, acting out of malice, took advantage of that... 241 00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:25,516 by subjecting the cat to the most expensive treatments possible. 242 00:15:25,624 --> 00:15:29,355 - Objection. He's disparaging my client. - Three thousand dollars a month? 243 00:15:29,461 --> 00:15:33,261 - Could this possibly be correct? - Yeah, it is, Your Honor. 244 00:15:33,365 --> 00:15:38,428 We have an affidavit from the vet. Barry is 99.9% dead. 245 00:15:38,537 --> 00:15:42,974 Which makes him .1 percent alive.! 246 00:15:43,075 --> 00:15:46,602 - The glass is half full, Your Honor. - Barry's completely alive to me. 247 00:15:46,712 --> 00:15:49,010 How could you tell under your drunken haze? 248 00:15:49,114 --> 00:15:50,479 - Hey! - Hey! 249 00:15:50,582 --> 00:15:52,482 Enough! Let me remind you... 250 00:15:52,584 --> 00:15:55,178 that I can still impose sanctions in arbitration. 251 00:15:55,287 --> 00:15:57,346 This is a property matter only. 252 00:15:57,456 --> 00:16:01,017 Keep the emotions out. 253 00:16:01,126 --> 00:16:03,686 We shall reconvene tomorrow... 254 00:16:03,796 --> 00:16:07,323 and I will try not to remind myself... 255 00:16:07,433 --> 00:16:09,663 that this is a day I will never get back. 256 00:16:09,768 --> 00:16:11,565 [ School Bell Rings ] 257 00:16:11,670 --> 00:16:14,537 [ Chattering ] 258 00:16:16,475 --> 00:16:19,376 Excuse me. Could you direct me to the conference room, please? 259 00:16:19,478 --> 00:16:21,446 Sure. It's down the hall to the left. 260 00:16:21,547 --> 00:16:23,515 Thank you. 261 00:16:32,358 --> 00:16:34,258 - Hello, everyone. - Hello. 262 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,851 -You must be the chairman, Lester Tremont. -I am. 263 00:16:36,962 --> 00:16:39,692 I'm Alan Shore. Thank you for seeing me. 264 00:16:39,798 --> 00:16:41,766 I won't take up much of your time. 265 00:16:41,867 --> 00:16:44,427 As you know, I'm here regarding Marissa Deaver. 266 00:16:44,536 --> 00:16:47,369 - Yes. We have her application in front of us. - Ah, delightful. 267 00:16:47,473 --> 00:16:50,067 Then we can all take pleasure in it together. 268 00:16:51,477 --> 00:16:54,605 As you see, she's obviously an exceptional student. 269 00:16:54,713 --> 00:16:57,773 She's in the top 10 percentile on her standardized tests... 270 00:16:57,883 --> 00:17:00,875 her grades have never dipped below an A-minus, and she pursues and excels... 271 00:17:00,986 --> 00:17:03,318 in a broad range of extracurricular activities. 272 00:17:03,422 --> 00:17:06,391 And yet, she wasn't admitted into your fine institution. 273 00:17:06,492 --> 00:17:10,019 We all make mistakes. And perhaps it was partially our fault. 274 00:17:10,129 --> 00:17:12,654 Her mother tells me she had a dreadful interview, which sometimes happens... 275 00:17:12,765 --> 00:17:16,098 especially considering the extenuating circumstances in this case. 276 00:17:16,201 --> 00:17:19,637 My thought to rectify the situation is this: 277 00:17:19,738 --> 00:17:22,832 You reinterview Marissa, review her remarkable work... 278 00:17:22,941 --> 00:17:25,569 and reconsider putting her on your roster here at Adams Academy. 279 00:17:25,677 --> 00:17:28,407 And then let's go beat our archrivals, whoever they are. 280 00:17:28,514 --> 00:17:31,813 That sounds like quite a plan. Unfortunately... 281 00:17:31,917 --> 00:17:34,909 we have sent out all of our admissions letters... 282 00:17:35,020 --> 00:17:37,750 the class is full, and there's an extensive wait list. 283 00:17:37,856 --> 00:17:41,087 - Ah. - And while we would love to accommodate Marissa... 284 00:17:41,193 --> 00:17:43,161 it would be unfair to all the other applicants. 285 00:17:43,262 --> 00:17:46,595 Yes, it would be. I was hoping we wouldn't tell them. 286 00:17:46,698 --> 00:17:48,632 Have you seen any of Marissa's artwork? 287 00:17:48,734 --> 00:17:52,761 Here's a self-portrait which certainly exhibits... 288 00:17:52,871 --> 00:17:57,308 a depth of insight that is highly unusual for a child of nine. 289 00:17:57,409 --> 00:17:59,639 As you know, Marissa is the girl who cannot smile. 290 00:17:59,745 --> 00:18:02,771 Yes. That was brought to our attention, and our hearts go out to her. 291 00:18:02,881 --> 00:18:06,009 Let's make a deal. Keep your hearts, and let the girl into your school. 292 00:18:06,118 --> 00:18:11,317 Mr. Shore, the Adams Academy is a highly demanding, highly competitive institution. 293 00:18:11,423 --> 00:18:14,654 We turn down over 90% of our applicants. 294 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,627 And in a transfer case like this, it's 98%. 295 00:18:17,729 --> 00:18:22,189 Now, for whatever reasons, Marissa simply did not meet our standards. 296 00:18:22,301 --> 00:18:24,826 Perhaps she just needs a year of maturing. 297 00:18:24,937 --> 00:18:26,666 Maturing? She's ready for retirement. 298 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:30,264 Well, she is free to reapply to our academy next year. 299 00:18:30,375 --> 00:18:33,435 - She cannot wait another year. - Thank you for coming in, Mr. Shore. 300 00:18:33,545 --> 00:18:35,979 I take it we've stopped being nice. I know I have. 301 00:18:36,081 --> 00:18:38,379 Mr. Tremont, Marissa has a disability... 302 00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:41,180 and you and your institution are discriminating against her. 303 00:18:41,286 --> 00:18:45,154 Mr. Shore, that is not true. But even if it were true... 304 00:18:45,257 --> 00:18:47,225 as a private school, we have every right... 305 00:18:47,326 --> 00:18:49,658 to discriminate against a disabled student. 306 00:18:49,761 --> 00:18:52,286 As a private school, we are not bound by the I.D.E.A.... 307 00:18:52,397 --> 00:18:56,060 and neither parents nor students have any recourse to challenge denial of service. 308 00:18:56,168 --> 00:19:00,127 - Oh, my God, you're a lawyer. - Yes. Several of us are. 309 00:19:00,239 --> 00:19:02,298 [ Alan ] Let me tell you two things about myself. 310 00:19:02,407 --> 00:19:06,741 I, too, am a lawyer, I can be painfully vindictive, and I do not play fair. 311 00:19:06,845 --> 00:19:09,245 - That's three things. - See? Not playing fair already. 312 00:19:09,348 --> 00:19:12,215 - And I'm just getting started. - Mr. Shore... 313 00:19:12,317 --> 00:19:16,219 our school has been sued several times, never successfully. 314 00:19:18,290 --> 00:19:21,555 You know what they say, Lester. You never forget your first time. 315 00:19:40,112 --> 00:19:43,946 Dr. Tusten, Ms. Bower is saying there is no moral debate at play here. 316 00:19:44,049 --> 00:19:46,745 [ Tusten ] In the Catholic religion, human life begins when the egg... 317 00:19:46,852 --> 00:19:49,013 is fertilized, not implanted. 318 00:19:49,121 --> 00:19:51,021 At that stage, a life is in motion. 319 00:19:51,123 --> 00:19:53,956 Regardless ofhow it happened, my moral and religious beliefs... 320 00:19:54,059 --> 00:19:55,959 will not allow me to interfere. 321 00:19:56,061 --> 00:19:58,552 And a conscience clause assures that I don't have to. 322 00:19:58,664 --> 00:20:02,725 Of course, you also follow this-- the U.S. Department ofJustice's protocol... 323 00:20:02,834 --> 00:20:04,802 for treating sexual assault victims. 324 00:20:04,903 --> 00:20:07,736 - Is that right? - It's a very effective tool for handling... 325 00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:09,602 the delicate nature of these cases. 326 00:20:09,708 --> 00:20:12,268 In the 130 pages of that document... 327 00:20:12,377 --> 00:20:14,937 does it ever recommend the use of the morning after pill? 328 00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:18,539 No. But it does address several important issues... 329 00:20:18,650 --> 00:20:20,948 regarding the care of a sexual assault victim... 330 00:20:21,053 --> 00:20:23,078 including collecting a biological sample... 331 00:20:23,188 --> 00:20:26,157 to assist in locating and prosecuting the attacker. 332 00:20:26,258 --> 00:20:28,988 - Were you successful in obtaining that sample? - We were. 333 00:20:29,094 --> 00:20:33,292 The rapist was identified, convicted and is awaiting sentencing. 334 00:20:35,033 --> 00:20:37,001 Nothing further. 335 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,806 Dr. Tusten, in extreme circumstances like sexual assault... 336 00:20:45,911 --> 00:20:48,812 many Catholic hospitals will make an exception... 337 00:20:48,914 --> 00:20:51,439 and provide the rape victims with emergency contraception. 338 00:20:51,550 --> 00:20:55,111 Catholic hospitals are free to interpret sections of the ethical... 339 00:20:55,220 --> 00:20:59,088 and religious directives liberally or conservatively. 340 00:20:59,191 --> 00:21:03,491 We at St. Mary's take a very strict application to Catholic teachings. 341 00:21:03,595 --> 00:21:06,359 Tell me, Dr. Tusten, do you have a set schedule at the E.R.? 342 00:21:06,465 --> 00:21:10,663 - 9.00 to 5.00? Monday to Friday? - Shifts are much longer than that. 343 00:21:10,769 --> 00:21:13,329 We're often on call for 24 hours at a time. 344 00:21:13,438 --> 00:21:16,168 - Ah. So you often work weekends. - Of course. 345 00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:19,438 But that would put you squarely on the job during the Sabbath. 346 00:21:19,544 --> 00:21:22,513 And Exodus 35.2 states that... 347 00:21:22,614 --> 00:21:25,208 ''He who works on the Sabbath should be put to death.'' 348 00:21:26,451 --> 00:21:29,386 That's a rather fundamentalist interpretation. 349 00:21:29,488 --> 00:21:34,050 Moving on. Mark 16.18 states that... 350 00:21:34,159 --> 00:21:37,959 ''A believer can drink any deadly thing and not be harmed.'' 351 00:21:38,063 --> 00:21:40,623 As a physician, are you ready to say that your Catholic patients... 352 00:21:40,732 --> 00:21:43,360 can take a swig of arsenic and suffer no adverse affects? 353 00:21:43,468 --> 00:21:45,732 That's not intended to be interpreted literally. 354 00:21:45,837 --> 00:21:48,135 But you interpret some things literally. 355 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,640 Are you saying that you just follow... 356 00:21:50,742 --> 00:21:52,642 the parts of the Bible that make sense to you? 357 00:21:52,744 --> 00:21:57,579 God was fairly straightforward with ''Thou shalt not kill.'' 358 00:22:23,542 --> 00:22:26,272 They said if you pour it, he will come. 359 00:22:26,378 --> 00:22:28,403 Not tonight, Denny. I'm angry. 360 00:22:28,513 --> 00:22:31,641 Do you know private schools can openly discriminate... 361 00:22:31,750 --> 00:22:35,413 because of religion, gender, even disability? 362 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,784 Of course they can. They're private. That's the way it oughta be. 363 00:22:37,889 --> 00:22:42,053 It's the way it once was with clubs... 364 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:45,891 before the feminist lesbian cabal ruined this country. 365 00:22:45,997 --> 00:22:48,761 I'm trying to get a young girl into the Adams Academy. 366 00:22:48,867 --> 00:22:52,530 - Little Miss Gloomy Gerta there? - She's not gloomy. 367 00:22:52,637 --> 00:22:54,935 Pulled a coin out of her ear, and she didn't even laugh. 368 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,237 - There's something wrong with that girl. - That is the acid test. 369 00:22:58,343 --> 00:23:00,208 You're a little Gloomy Gerta yourself. 370 00:23:00,312 --> 00:23:02,303 I don't know how I'm gonna get her in. 371 00:23:02,414 --> 00:23:06,441 The entire legal system sits squarely on the other side. 372 00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:09,918 - Alan, you're missing the whole point. - Which is? 373 00:23:10,021 --> 00:23:13,047 The concept of private. Private doesn't operate by the law. 374 00:23:13,158 --> 00:23:17,185 Private operates above the law like-- like Greek gods... 375 00:23:17,295 --> 00:23:21,254 hovering above the earth on their own private Mount Olympus. 376 00:23:21,366 --> 00:23:25,166 Now, Greek gods broke the rules and the laws. 377 00:23:25,270 --> 00:23:28,831 But the one thing they respected was power and influence. 378 00:23:28,940 --> 00:23:33,172 Now, Alan, if all else fails... 379 00:23:33,278 --> 00:23:37,544 and you think you've lost, pretend you've won. 380 00:23:37,649 --> 00:23:40,083 Works for our president. 381 00:23:52,697 --> 00:23:55,131 [ Sniffs ] 382 00:23:55,233 --> 00:23:57,861 Maybe it just isn't funny. 383 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,435 I hate cats. 384 00:24:06,611 --> 00:24:09,876 - I beg your pardon? - Can't stand 'em. 385 00:24:09,981 --> 00:24:13,883 Barry belonged to my third husband. 386 00:24:13,985 --> 00:24:17,148 When he tried to pick me up at a bar, his toupee was slipping... 387 00:24:17,255 --> 00:24:20,383 and he told me he was a breast inspector. 388 00:24:20,492 --> 00:24:24,952 - And you married him? - You can see why I prefer the cat. 389 00:24:25,063 --> 00:24:29,966 Husbands come and go, and when they go, their friends go with them. 390 00:24:31,269 --> 00:24:33,237 And then you end up alone. 391 00:24:34,506 --> 00:24:37,907 Except for Barry. 392 00:24:38,009 --> 00:24:40,500 I apologize for what can be construed... 393 00:24:40,612 --> 00:24:43,672 as an inappropriate gesture last week. 394 00:24:45,083 --> 00:24:49,179 As you should. And I know you think... 395 00:24:49,287 --> 00:24:51,847 I'm blackmailing you because you tried to bribe me. 396 00:24:51,957 --> 00:24:54,755 And I am. 397 00:24:56,695 --> 00:25:01,132 But... putting all this aside for now... 398 00:25:04,269 --> 00:25:06,237 I really need you to win this. 399 00:25:07,839 --> 00:25:09,830 Please. 400 00:25:16,948 --> 00:25:18,848 [ Knocking ] 401 00:25:18,950 --> 00:25:21,180 - You wanted to see me, Mr. Crane? - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 402 00:25:21,286 --> 00:25:25,017 Gary, uh, come on in. 403 00:25:25,123 --> 00:25:27,648 Here. Come on. 404 00:25:27,759 --> 00:25:29,659 - Come here. - [ Both Laugh ] 405 00:25:29,761 --> 00:25:32,093 [ Clears Throat ] 406 00:25:34,599 --> 00:25:36,567 Funny? 407 00:25:39,037 --> 00:25:41,005 - How did you do that? - [ Both Laugh ] 408 00:25:42,474 --> 00:25:44,635 You and me-- lunch tomorrow. 409 00:25:44,743 --> 00:25:47,712 - I'll show you how. - [ Both Laughing ] 410 00:25:53,318 --> 00:25:55,980 [ Male Attorney ] Let's keep in mind exactly who's at fault... 411 00:25:56,087 --> 00:25:59,784 for Amelia Warner's trauma-- her rapist. 412 00:25:59,891 --> 00:26:03,554 Instead, here we are, attacking the doctor that treated Amelia-- 413 00:26:03,662 --> 00:26:06,153 whose efforts are responsible for the apprehension... 414 00:26:06,264 --> 00:26:08,164 and imprisonment of that rapist-- 415 00:26:08,266 --> 00:26:10,962 because that doctor, acting within his rights... 416 00:26:11,069 --> 00:26:15,597 did not administer medication that conflicted with his religious beliefs. 417 00:26:15,707 --> 00:26:21,009 Beliefs that he promised to uphold when he was hired at St. Mary's. 418 00:26:21,112 --> 00:26:24,809 But forget religion. Let's look at the law. 419 00:26:24,916 --> 00:26:29,250 In 130 pages of protocol on how to treat sexual assault victims... 420 00:26:29,354 --> 00:26:32,152 the United States Department of Justice never even mentions... 421 00:26:32,257 --> 00:26:35,158 the use of emergency contraception. 422 00:26:35,260 --> 00:26:38,195 It's simply not the standard of care. 423 00:26:38,296 --> 00:26:42,995 There is, in fact, no law in place in the state of Massachusetts... 424 00:26:43,101 --> 00:26:47,538 that explicitly requires Catholic hospitals to dispense... 425 00:26:47,639 --> 00:26:50,767 or provide information for emergency contraception... 426 00:26:50,875 --> 00:26:54,834 under any circumstances. 427 00:26:54,946 --> 00:26:58,074 And we simply can't pretend that there is... 428 00:26:58,183 --> 00:27:02,449 on the basis of sentiment... or sympathy. 429 00:27:03,922 --> 00:27:06,447 One of our many rights in this country... 430 00:27:06,558 --> 00:27:09,686 is what is called informed consent. 431 00:27:09,794 --> 00:27:14,390 Every patient has the right to decide what happens to his or her body. 432 00:27:14,499 --> 00:27:16,990 And to make that decision... 433 00:27:17,102 --> 00:27:19,502 a patient needs to rely on her doctor... 434 00:27:19,604 --> 00:27:21,902 to disclose all available options. 435 00:27:22,007 --> 00:27:26,341 Do you want chemotherapy or surgery for a brain tumor? 436 00:27:26,444 --> 00:27:28,674 Do you want to amputate below the knee... 437 00:27:28,780 --> 00:27:32,409 or hope for the best and risk death from gangrene? 438 00:27:32,517 --> 00:27:35,975 Do you want to prevent pregnancy... 439 00:27:36,087 --> 00:27:39,056 or have your rapist's baby? 440 00:27:39,157 --> 00:27:41,648 Amelia Warner didn't get to choose. 441 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:45,059 She was deprived of a crucial medically relevant option... 442 00:27:45,163 --> 00:27:48,098 because her doctor did not approve of it. 443 00:27:48,199 --> 00:27:53,000 She didn't choose to receive health care restricted by religious doctrine. 444 00:27:53,104 --> 00:27:55,504 She was taken to the E.R. unconscious. 445 00:27:55,607 --> 00:27:59,099 She relied on her doctor at St. Mary's... 446 00:27:59,210 --> 00:28:02,873 to provide her with proper care or refer her elsewhere... 447 00:28:02,981 --> 00:28:04,881 and he failed her. 448 00:28:04,983 --> 00:28:09,511 Twenty-five thousand women will become pregnant from rape this year. 449 00:28:09,621 --> 00:28:14,024 If all of those women took this emergency contraception... 450 00:28:14,125 --> 00:28:18,357 22,000 of those pregnancies could be avoided. 451 00:28:19,964 --> 00:28:25,596 Doctors provide a crucial public benefit to a diverse society... 452 00:28:25,704 --> 00:28:29,435 and we cannot condone it when they impose their own religion... 453 00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:33,773 on patients whom they are professionally obligated to serve. 454 00:28:33,878 --> 00:28:37,814 Especially patients in their most vulnerable states. 455 00:28:37,916 --> 00:28:40,146 A teenager, for example... 456 00:28:40,251 --> 00:28:45,086 brought into an emergency room after a brutal rape. 457 00:28:45,190 --> 00:28:48,284 A teenager who is now left to choose... 458 00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:53,228 between violating her own moral principles in terminating the pregnancy... 459 00:28:53,331 --> 00:28:56,562 or postponing college to deliver this child-- 460 00:28:57,669 --> 00:29:00,103 a child conceived against her will. 461 00:29:00,205 --> 00:29:05,905 A direct result of the most traumatic ordeal she has ever endured. 462 00:29:19,190 --> 00:29:21,681 [ Knocks ] 463 00:29:21,793 --> 00:29:23,818 - Mr. Tremont. - Mr. Shore. 464 00:29:23,928 --> 00:29:26,590 I believe our business is done in regards to Miss Deaver. 465 00:29:26,698 --> 00:29:28,666 Oh, absolutely. Water under the bridge. 466 00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:31,292 - I'm here on an entirely unrelated matter. - [ Ringing ] 467 00:29:31,402 --> 00:29:33,302 Yes? What is it, Cindy? 468 00:29:33,404 --> 00:29:36,100 - [ Cindy ] There's a news crew from ABC here. - What? 469 00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:38,266 Uh, that happens to be the unrelated matter. 470 00:29:38,376 --> 00:29:43,336 - What's going on? - Well, the thing is, it's all my fault. 471 00:29:43,448 --> 00:29:47,179 I was so sure I was going to be victorious... 472 00:29:47,285 --> 00:29:49,776 and persuade you to admit Marissa into your school-- 473 00:29:49,888 --> 00:29:54,348 total hubris on my part-- I went and called Darcy DeVictor. 474 00:29:54,459 --> 00:29:57,485 She does the human interest pieces over at the local ABC affiliate. 475 00:29:57,595 --> 00:30:01,190 We were briefly an item. Don't let her perky on-air demeanor fool you. 476 00:30:01,299 --> 00:30:04,063 She's actually quite deviant in the bedroom. Anyway... 477 00:30:04,169 --> 00:30:07,070 I figured this was exactly the kind of story that Darcy likes to-- 478 00:30:07,172 --> 00:30:10,300 and this is the part that gets me excited-- sink her teeth into. 479 00:30:10,408 --> 00:30:14,401 You know, the little artist that can't smile and the supportive school that loves her. 480 00:30:14,512 --> 00:30:17,242 I always like showing off in front of an ex-girlfriend. 481 00:30:17,348 --> 00:30:19,816 But, wouldn't you know it, I got excited and jumped the gun. 482 00:30:19,918 --> 00:30:22,751 I'll let you get back to work. I'm gonna go out and let her know... 483 00:30:22,854 --> 00:30:25,516 that I was wrong, you were right, and the school prevailed in its determination... 484 00:30:25,623 --> 00:30:28,820 to discriminate against this little girl and her disability. 485 00:30:28,927 --> 00:30:33,159 Oh.! Do you happen to have any of Marissa's drawings still? 486 00:30:33,264 --> 00:30:35,164 Darcy was dying to show them on air. 487 00:30:36,668 --> 00:30:39,603 Hey, this may be a way to salvage the story actually. 488 00:30:39,704 --> 00:30:42,002 You know, the little girl who can't smile... 489 00:30:42,106 --> 00:30:47,066 her dreams shattered by the exclusionary will of the inbred elite. 490 00:30:47,178 --> 00:30:50,409 Something like that. Oh, wait. 491 00:30:50,515 --> 00:30:52,949 I have some. 492 00:30:54,452 --> 00:30:56,886 - Darcy! - [ No Audible Dialogue ] 493 00:30:59,791 --> 00:31:01,759 Lester! 494 00:31:01,926 --> 00:31:07,228 Doggie massage, pet Prozac, kitty yoga, ''bark''mitzvahs... 495 00:31:07,332 --> 00:31:10,267 pet plastic surgery, and now life support? 496 00:31:10,368 --> 00:31:13,735 What is wrong with us? Have we lost all perspective? 497 00:31:13,838 --> 00:31:16,568 There are now as many starving people in this world... 498 00:31:16,674 --> 00:31:18,801 as there were people in this world a generation ago. 499 00:31:18,910 --> 00:31:21,140 And yet, every year, in this country... 500 00:31:21,246 --> 00:31:24,647 we spend over 30 billion dollars on our pets. 501 00:31:24,749 --> 00:31:27,013 Your Honor,you had this right from the beginning. 502 00:31:27,118 --> 00:31:31,817 This is ludicrous. This is a property issuejust as you noted. 503 00:31:31,923 --> 00:31:34,756 And as hard as it is to let Barry Manilow go... 504 00:31:34,859 --> 00:31:38,226 it's time to stop prolonging the inevitable. 505 00:31:41,065 --> 00:31:44,034 Your Honor, I have to admit when I first took this case... 506 00:31:44,135 --> 00:31:46,569 I thought it was just as silly as you do. 507 00:31:46,671 --> 00:31:49,504 This couple broke up. They managed to divvy up the car and TV. 508 00:31:49,607 --> 00:31:51,666 Why couldn't they figure out what to do with the cat? 509 00:31:54,245 --> 00:31:59,080 Because unlike our cars and our TVs... 510 00:31:59,183 --> 00:32:02,846 our pets, they transcend mere property. 511 00:32:02,954 --> 00:32:05,787 They're the property that lives and breathes. 512 00:32:05,890 --> 00:32:08,825 Property that loves us back unconditionally... 513 00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:12,829 in an increasingly harsh, isolating world. 514 00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:18,631 This is what Barry Manilow is and always has been to Beverly Bridge. 515 00:32:18,736 --> 00:32:21,500 Now, Barry Manilow didn't care how much makeup Beverly wore... 516 00:32:21,606 --> 00:32:24,973 or whether her outfits were just a little bit too tight for someone her age. 517 00:32:25,076 --> 00:32:27,840 He never ostracized her when she got divorced, never demanded... 518 00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:29,846 she get a job, never asked her how she spent her money... 519 00:32:29,948 --> 00:32:32,314 never came home smelling like another woman... 520 00:32:32,417 --> 00:32:34,442 and he never made Beverly his trophy. 521 00:32:34,552 --> 00:32:38,386 Barry Manilow was simply there for Beverly. 522 00:32:38,489 --> 00:32:43,017 In fact, Barry Manilow treated Beverly better than most ofher husbands did. 523 00:32:43,127 --> 00:32:46,187 Now, he may be very ill now... 524 00:32:46,297 --> 00:32:48,822 but there's a slight chance that he can recover. 525 00:32:48,933 --> 00:32:51,800 We need to hold onto that chance. 526 00:32:51,903 --> 00:32:55,498 Because who among us here has the power to say... 527 00:32:55,606 --> 00:32:58,074 that the spark of a soul... 528 00:32:58,176 --> 00:33:02,670 is any less significant because it resides in the body of a pet? 529 00:33:02,780 --> 00:33:06,978 I do. It's a cat. 530 00:33:07,085 --> 00:33:09,815 And the costs ofkeeping this cat... 531 00:33:09,921 --> 00:33:13,084 on a ventilator indefinitely are exorbitant... 532 00:33:13,191 --> 00:33:17,594 especially coupled with the pain this cat must be in... 533 00:33:17,695 --> 00:33:20,493 and its remote chance of recovery. 534 00:33:20,598 --> 00:33:24,534 Miss Bridge, I am sorry for your loss... 535 00:33:24,635 --> 00:33:30,471 but I must hereby order that Barry Manilow's ventilator be shut off. 536 00:33:45,857 --> 00:33:48,052 - [ Monitor Beeping ] - [ Ventilator Cycling ] 537 00:34:02,407 --> 00:34:04,375 [ Cycling Stops ] 538 00:34:17,255 --> 00:34:20,224 [ Beeping Continues ] 539 00:34:37,875 --> 00:34:40,537 That damn cat isn't gonna die. 540 00:34:41,746 --> 00:34:44,010 Fine. You can have him. 541 00:34:45,483 --> 00:34:49,283 - [ Door Opens ] - [ Woman On P.A., Indistinct ] 542 00:34:49,387 --> 00:34:51,787 [ Door Closes ] 543 00:35:01,132 --> 00:35:03,999 -Has the jury reached a verdict? -We have, Your Honor. 544 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:06,263 [Judge ] What say you? 545 00:35:06,370 --> 00:35:09,601 We, the jury, find in favor of the plaintiff... 546 00:35:09,707 --> 00:35:12,039 and hereby award compensatory damages... 547 00:35:12,143 --> 00:35:14,373 in the amount of $1 00,000. 548 00:35:14,479 --> 00:35:17,141 Additionally, we award punitive damages... 549 00:35:17,248 --> 00:35:20,342 in the amount of 2.6 million dollars. 550 00:35:20,451 --> 00:35:23,682 - [ Spectators Murmuring ] - [Judge ] The court thanks thejury for its service. 551 00:35:23,788 --> 00:35:26,382 - [ Gavel Raps ] - We're adjourned. 552 00:35:26,491 --> 00:35:30,359 - Thank you. - Congratulations. 553 00:35:30,461 --> 00:35:34,898 -Thank you so much. -Amelia, you are a courageous human being. 554 00:35:34,999 --> 00:35:37,331 I don't feel like it, but thank you. 555 00:35:51,249 --> 00:35:53,809 You look good in blue, Marissa. 556 00:35:53,918 --> 00:35:55,886 I drew this for you. 557 00:36:01,192 --> 00:36:03,888 Oh, my goodness. 558 00:36:09,767 --> 00:36:12,167 It looks like they're gonna have quite a day. 559 00:36:14,305 --> 00:36:18,435 You know, Marissa, not smiling has its benefits. 560 00:36:18,543 --> 00:36:21,671 You don't give away your thoughts so easily. 561 00:36:21,779 --> 00:36:24,213 It's a great advantage in card playing. 562 00:36:25,349 --> 00:36:30,377 That's funny, but... I'd rather fit in. 563 00:36:31,856 --> 00:36:36,520 Have you ever heard of a Greek philosopher named Epictetus? 564 00:36:36,627 --> 00:36:38,925 - No. - He was a funny man... 565 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:42,625 with a certain flair for life. 566 00:36:42,733 --> 00:36:47,898 Epictetus compared people who fit in... 567 00:36:48,005 --> 00:36:50,974 to the white threads of a toga. 568 00:36:51,075 --> 00:36:54,738 Indistinguishable. He wanted to be the purple thread-- 569 00:36:54,845 --> 00:36:58,281 that small part which is bright... 570 00:36:58,382 --> 00:37:01,749 and makes all the rest appear graceful and beautiful. 571 00:37:01,852 --> 00:37:06,289 ''Why then,'' he asked, ''do you tell me to make myself like the many? 572 00:37:06,390 --> 00:37:09,382 And if I do, how shall I still be purple?'' 573 00:37:11,028 --> 00:37:13,622 Sometimes being purple is kind of a pain. 574 00:37:21,005 --> 00:37:22,973 Yes. 575 00:37:39,523 --> 00:37:42,651 - Bev. - Hello, Brad. 576 00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:46,995 Barry's feeling better. 577 00:37:47,098 --> 00:37:49,362 Well, he doesn't, you know, walk... 578 00:37:49,467 --> 00:37:52,766 or move or anything, but he's breathing on his own. 579 00:37:54,438 --> 00:37:56,838 I didn't exactly win the case. 580 00:37:56,941 --> 00:38:00,274 But all's well that ends well. 581 00:38:00,378 --> 00:38:05,111 - So we're square. - I'll tell you when we're square, Brad. 582 00:38:05,216 --> 00:38:09,880 [ Man Scatting ] 583 00:38:09,987 --> 00:38:14,014 - [ Man Singing ] - Damn it! 584 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:20,353 [ Continues ] 585 00:38:27,905 --> 00:38:29,805 So? 586 00:38:29,907 --> 00:38:31,841 I just spoke with her mother. 587 00:38:31,942 --> 00:38:35,309 She's having an abortion... while it's still legal. 588 00:38:37,448 --> 00:38:40,849 The girl said she would never even consider it. 589 00:38:40,951 --> 00:38:43,385 Well, what's the alternative? 590 00:38:44,522 --> 00:38:46,490 Having custody battles with your rapist? 591 00:38:46,590 --> 00:38:51,254 - Sorry. That was really tasteless. - It's all tasteless. 592 00:38:51,362 --> 00:38:53,694 The more science comes up with alternatives... 593 00:38:53,798 --> 00:38:57,962 to the misery of abortion, the louder the opposition. 594 00:38:58,069 --> 00:39:01,800 Because it's about power. It's always been about power. 595 00:39:04,709 --> 00:39:08,338 - These guys have any friends? - [ Chuckles ] Not for long. 596 00:39:08,446 --> 00:39:13,509 [ Continues ] 597 00:39:19,423 --> 00:39:23,860 Alan, I've been thinking about something. 598 00:39:23,961 --> 00:39:27,192 - What's that? - I want you to kill me. 599 00:39:27,298 --> 00:39:30,961 The scotch and cigars and nightly consumption of red meat have that well in hand. 600 00:39:31,068 --> 00:39:35,095 No, no, no. I'm serious. I don't fear death. 601 00:39:35,206 --> 00:39:40,644 I never have. But I am afraid of being hooked up to a machine. 602 00:39:40,745 --> 00:39:45,045 All those tubes, brain... mush. 603 00:39:46,884 --> 00:39:49,580 - Would you like to live like that? - No. 604 00:39:49,687 --> 00:39:52,713 If it came to that, my friend, I would pull your plug. 605 00:39:52,823 --> 00:39:56,088 Pull a plug? What kind of a death is that? 606 00:39:56,193 --> 00:39:58,718 - I want you to shoot me. - Shoot you? 607 00:39:58,829 --> 00:40:02,629 Denny Crane is not gonna be turned off like a hair dryer. 608 00:40:02,733 --> 00:40:04,997 Live by the gun, you die by the gun. 609 00:40:05,102 --> 00:40:08,560 - I'm not gonna shoot you. - Why not? I'd shoot you. 610 00:40:08,672 --> 00:40:11,300 Denny, you've been a lawyer in this town for 40 years. 611 00:40:11,409 --> 00:40:14,105 I'm sure there are plenty of people who'd willingly shoot you. 612 00:40:14,211 --> 00:40:16,179 I don't want to be shot by a stranger. 613 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:19,147 I want to be shot by someone who-who cares for me. 614 00:40:20,518 --> 00:40:24,079 - The answer is no. - [ Grunts ] 615 00:40:24,188 --> 00:40:30,024 You... Democrat! Protesting wars, banning guns! 616 00:40:30,127 --> 00:40:33,153 If you nancys had your way, nobody would ever shoot anybody. 617 00:40:33,264 --> 00:40:37,257 - And then where would we be? - Where would we be? 618 00:40:45,142 --> 00:40:47,872 [ Continues ] 619 00:40:51,449 --> 00:40:53,917 [ Ends ] 620 00:41:33,023 --> 00:41:34,581 [ Woman ] You stinker.!