1 00:00:02,068 --> 00:00:03,899 Previously on Boston Legal. 2 00:00:04,004 --> 00:00:05,528 It's time to start dating again. 3 00:00:05,638 --> 00:00:07,902 - Shirley's told me so much about you. - Giggity-giggity. 4 00:00:08,008 --> 00:00:10,408 I met someone else, and the night took a whole other twist. 5 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:13,070 - I have been arrested. - What for? 6 00:00:13,179 --> 00:00:15,443 - Impersonating a police officer. - I'm such a loser. 7 00:00:15,548 --> 00:00:18,176 I want you to find out if my daughter is using drugs again. 8 00:00:18,284 --> 00:00:20,514 - What time do you get off work? - I get off at 7:00. 9 00:00:20,620 --> 00:00:23,851 I would appreciate your protecting my relationship with her if you can. 10 00:00:23,957 --> 00:00:24,981 What about my relationship? 11 00:00:25,091 --> 00:00:27,559 - Night terrors? - I haven't had them in years. 12 00:00:27,660 --> 00:00:30,891 - I'm afraid of clowns. - Something screwy going on up there. 13 00:00:38,405 --> 00:00:43,536 And over 40% of the groundwater in the United States- 40%- 14 00:00:43,643 --> 00:00:46,942 is contaminated by industrial, agricultural, household pollution. 15 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:51,381 Over the last five years, hundreds of thousands of blood tests... 16 00:00:51,484 --> 00:00:53,145 given to Massachusetts children... 17 00:00:53,253 --> 00:00:56,381 have shown elevated levels oflead in their blood. 18 00:00:56,489 --> 00:00:59,390 Yet what is our biggest fear? The dirty bomb, not the dirty water- 19 00:00:59,492 --> 00:01:04,896 Objection. Mr. Shore is introducing evidence that was never presented at trial. 20 00:01:04,998 --> 00:01:08,126 Nonsense, Your Honor. I refer you to Plaintiff's Exhibit Number Apple. 21 00:01:08,234 --> 00:01:10,725 - I beg your pardon? - Apple trash can is picked from God. 22 00:01:12,772 --> 00:01:14,171 - Huh? - Mr. Shore- 23 00:01:14,274 --> 00:01:16,799 Not that you're 60, but classic electrons are free. 24 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:19,743 Objection, uh, I think. 25 00:01:19,846 --> 00:01:23,304 Mr. Shore, you have a notorious history of courtroom theatrics. 26 00:01:23,416 --> 00:01:26,817 If your aim is to force a mistrial, you will be disappointed. 27 00:01:28,388 --> 00:01:30,822 Pillow pants join forces over embargo pylons. 28 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:35,922 You aren't sailing past honor for the liking of a room. 29 00:01:37,697 --> 00:01:39,927 These questions are birthday basements. 30 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:42,934 To end the blue radish is the upside of luxury... 31 00:01:43,036 --> 00:01:46,267 and sparking a good lizard can only make tears fall in hindsight. 32 00:01:46,372 --> 00:01:48,169 Puddles do not ask for why not. 33 00:01:49,476 --> 00:01:53,173 It is cheese, breath and wind. 34 00:01:54,647 --> 00:01:56,615 It is cheese. 35 00:02:18,171 --> 00:02:20,139 What? 36 00:02:51,137 --> 00:02:53,037 Word salad. 37 00:02:53,139 --> 00:02:55,539 It's the phenomenon of confused language... 38 00:02:55,642 --> 00:02:59,840 seen most often in patients with schizophrenia or another underlying psychosis. 39 00:02:59,946 --> 00:03:04,349 Now, similar symptoms may also result from head trauma or an invasive tumor. 40 00:03:05,752 --> 00:03:07,743 - And I have- - None of those. 41 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:10,448 According to the M. R. I., your brain looks normal. 42 00:03:10,557 --> 00:03:13,617 I wouldn't know if it didn't. 43 00:03:13,726 --> 00:03:17,457 Also, you don't display any symptoms of psychosis or schizophrenia. 44 00:03:17,564 --> 00:03:19,691 Well, we hardly know each other. 45 00:03:19,799 --> 00:03:23,030 The truth of it is, the brain is very much a mystery. 46 00:03:23,136 --> 00:03:28,096 It's theoretically possible that these symptoms might be brought on by acute anxiety. 47 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:31,870 How are things at home? 48 00:03:31,978 --> 00:03:33,809 I live alone in a hotel. 49 00:03:35,915 --> 00:03:37,815 I see. 50 00:03:37,917 --> 00:03:39,817 Word salad? 51 00:03:39,919 --> 00:03:43,650 It's talking in unintelligible gibberish, brought on by anxiety. 52 00:03:43,756 --> 00:03:45,656 Gave me some pills. 53 00:03:45,758 --> 00:03:47,783 Ooh. Let me see. 54 00:03:49,562 --> 00:03:53,157 Blue. I like blue. Something to wash it down with? 55 00:03:53,266 --> 00:03:57,066 I don't know. I rather value my melancholy. 56 00:03:57,170 --> 00:04:00,901 Used to be a personality trait one was allowed to have... 57 00:04:01,007 --> 00:04:03,908 like Abraham Lincoln or Lord Byron. 58 00:04:04,010 --> 00:04:08,140 Now one is required to grin and say things like "great. " 59 00:04:08,248 --> 00:04:11,012 You don't need pills. You need to stop helping people. 60 00:04:11,117 --> 00:04:13,244 What do you mean? 61 00:04:13,353 --> 00:04:16,413 Those old people who were being fleeced by their conservator, the smoker... 62 00:04:16,522 --> 00:04:18,752 that gloomy little girl that wouldn't smile. 63 00:04:18,858 --> 00:04:21,088 - You try to help those people. And don't deny it. - I don't. 64 00:04:21,194 --> 00:04:24,857 But what the hell does that have to do with this episode of word salad? 65 00:04:24,964 --> 00:04:28,491 Well, Alan, the human mind is like a bucket. It can only hold so much. 66 00:04:28,601 --> 00:04:31,661 You see all that suffering going on around you, and you get involved. 67 00:04:31,771 --> 00:04:34,934 It fills up your bucket, and soon it's overflowing. 68 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:38,767 The doctor recommended I take a few days off. 69 00:04:40,146 --> 00:04:44,173 I know just the thing. I'm gonna take you to my spa. 70 00:04:44,284 --> 00:04:46,684 I'm gonna empty your bucket. 71 00:04:57,897 --> 00:04:59,888 I live at 147 Edgar Street. 72 00:04:59,999 --> 00:05:01,899 And I'm at 149 Edgar Street. 73 00:05:02,001 --> 00:05:03,969 - We babysit each other's kids. - We go to Cost Buy together. 74 00:05:04,070 --> 00:05:06,561 - Split everything. - Toilet paper, paper towels. 75 00:05:06,673 --> 00:05:08,800 - Jumbo ketchup two-pack. - I have the lawn mower. 76 00:05:08,908 --> 00:05:12,810 - Hedge clipper, weed whacker. - And we both share Ray. 77 00:05:12,912 --> 00:05:15,403 There's just one problem with this arrangement. 78 00:05:15,515 --> 00:05:18,313 - It's completely illegal. - Afraid so. 79 00:05:18,418 --> 00:05:21,046 Well, for six years, everything was fine. But people start to talk. 80 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:24,646 And one day we came home with the children, and Ray was being handcuffed and arrested. 81 00:05:24,757 --> 00:05:28,818 Right in front of 147. We've done nothing wrong. There's no victim here. 82 00:05:28,928 --> 00:05:32,864 To the contrary, in this chaotic world we live in, where there is no stability... 83 00:05:32,965 --> 00:05:36,196 we have found a way to raise a family in a cooperative, loving way. 84 00:05:36,302 --> 00:05:38,827 And now we're being punished for it. I think that's wrong. 85 00:05:38,938 --> 00:05:40,667 - We all do. - Especially me. 86 00:05:42,141 --> 00:05:45,838 Guys, the law on polygamy has been settled for a long time. 87 00:05:45,945 --> 00:05:49,847 - So? It's time for a change. - We are very committed to this. 88 00:05:49,949 --> 00:05:51,917 I know I am. 89 00:05:52,018 --> 00:05:54,009 Right. 90 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,521 - Chris Mott, Shirley Schmidt. - How do you do? 91 00:06:02,628 --> 00:06:05,188 - Paul Lewiston. - Hello. 92 00:06:05,298 --> 00:06:07,198 Chris is an old buddy of mine from Annapolis. 93 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:09,461 Right now he's founder and C. E. O. of Alcove Games. 94 00:06:09,569 --> 00:06:12,265 Last quarter they posted a profit of 502 mil. 95 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:14,533 Very impressive. How can we help you? 96 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,699 - A wrongful death suit. - Completely frivolous. 97 00:06:16,809 --> 00:06:19,937 Filed by the mother of a kid who died while playing their latest video game. 98 00:06:20,046 --> 00:06:21,707 - He died. - Heart attack. 99 00:06:21,814 --> 00:06:23,805 How is that even possible? 100 00:06:23,916 --> 00:06:26,214 He played the game for nearly two days. 101 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:30,153 - Didn't eat, didn't drink. His heart stopped. - The game is called Hellbourne. 102 00:06:30,256 --> 00:06:33,885 You start out as a ghost fighting your way out of hell. 103 00:06:33,993 --> 00:06:37,622 When you surface, you need to track down your lost soul in order to become human again. 104 00:06:37,730 --> 00:06:41,063 - Sounds like a typical day around here. - Like I said, it's frivolous. 105 00:06:41,167 --> 00:06:45,297 Nojury's gonna hold a company responsible because a parent let a kid play a game for two days. 106 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:49,739 But there's a glitch. I need this to go away before it goes to trial. 107 00:06:49,842 --> 00:06:53,471 We've got a sequel coming out next month, and bad press could kill us. 108 00:06:53,579 --> 00:06:55,479 Shouldn't be a problem. 109 00:06:55,581 --> 00:06:58,175 I'm thinking we can get this kicked on summary judgment. 110 00:06:58,284 --> 00:07:01,412 Five hundred and two million. You've landed your first whale. 111 00:07:01,521 --> 00:07:03,489 - Nice work, partner. - Thank you. 112 00:07:03,589 --> 00:07:06,649 Paul, how's your daughter doing in rehab? 113 00:07:06,759 --> 00:07:09,592 Rachel's doing just fine, Brad. 114 00:07:09,695 --> 00:07:13,187 - Tell her I said hello? - I will. 115 00:07:32,051 --> 00:07:34,952 I never took you for a spa person, Denny. 116 00:07:35,054 --> 00:07:36,954 Oh, man. I love it. 117 00:07:37,056 --> 00:07:40,457 Being touched and caressed and- 118 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,460 Milked. 119 00:07:42,562 --> 00:07:45,360 Thank you, Digna. Mmm. 120 00:07:46,632 --> 00:07:49,624 Are you still spooked by this word jumble thing? 121 00:07:49,735 --> 00:07:51,703 Word salad. Yes. 122 00:07:51,804 --> 00:07:56,138 - Happens to me all the time. You get used to it. - I don't want to get used to it. 123 00:07:56,242 --> 00:07:59,405 It was extremely upsetting to be speaking... 124 00:07:59,512 --> 00:08:02,640 and to see confusion on the faces of everyone around me. 125 00:08:02,748 --> 00:08:05,239 I'm not the most connected individual, Denny. 126 00:08:05,351 --> 00:08:08,479 Sometimes words are all that allow me to feel like... 127 00:08:08,588 --> 00:08:11,751 I'm a part of the world, a part of life. 128 00:08:11,858 --> 00:08:14,486 If I don't have words, then I'm alone. 129 00:08:14,594 --> 00:08:17,427 Ashtray soda pop dingo? 130 00:08:21,100 --> 00:08:22,727 Gotcha. 131 00:08:24,437 --> 00:08:27,099 Now, relax. 132 00:08:31,277 --> 00:08:33,438 Wes was obsessed with the game. 133 00:08:33,546 --> 00:08:37,175 All the kids were talking about it. It was the only thing he wanted for his birthday. 134 00:08:37,283 --> 00:08:39,410 - So you bought it for him? - Yes. 135 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:43,615 He would play before school, after school, in the middle of the night. 136 00:08:43,723 --> 00:08:47,921 He'd played other video games before, but this one- this one was different. 137 00:08:48,027 --> 00:08:51,485 He couldn't stop. His grades began to slip, so I took the game away. 138 00:08:51,597 --> 00:08:54,259 - How did he react? - We argued constantly. 139 00:08:54,367 --> 00:08:56,699 So he began going to friends' houses after school to play. 140 00:08:56,802 --> 00:08:59,862 I realized I couldn't win, so I gave him the game back... 141 00:08:59,972 --> 00:09:01,872 figuring I could keep an eye on him. 142 00:09:01,974 --> 00:09:04,204 What happened the weekend your son died? 143 00:09:04,310 --> 00:09:07,040 I got home after working a double shift at the store... 144 00:09:07,146 --> 00:09:12,311 and, um, I only had 15 minutes to change before I left for my second job. 145 00:09:12,418 --> 00:09:14,318 I clean offices. 146 00:09:14,420 --> 00:09:17,082 I told Wes it was time to quit. 147 00:09:17,189 --> 00:09:21,421 He said hejust needed five more minutes to get to the next level. 148 00:09:21,527 --> 00:09:24,553 He promised he would go to bed as soon as he was finished. 149 00:09:24,664 --> 00:09:27,394 So I kissed him, said good night and went to work. 150 00:09:27,500 --> 00:09:29,468 What time did you arrive home? 151 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:31,469 About 5:00 the next morning. 152 00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:33,732 I just fell into bed with my clothes on. 153 00:09:33,839 --> 00:09:36,967 I woke up at noon and went to check on him. 154 00:09:38,678 --> 00:09:40,737 And that's when I found him. 155 00:09:40,846 --> 00:09:44,976 He was slumped in his chair in front of the screen. 156 00:09:45,084 --> 00:09:49,180 You know, at first, I thought he'd just fallen asleep. 157 00:09:52,191 --> 00:09:55,422 - Would you like to take a recess? - No. 158 00:09:55,528 --> 00:09:58,588 I would rather get this over with. 159 00:10:02,368 --> 00:10:04,700 Mrs. Beller, how old was Wesley? 160 00:10:04,804 --> 00:10:06,704 Fifteen. 161 00:10:06,806 --> 00:10:08,865 - And you're a single parent? - Yes. 162 00:10:08,975 --> 00:10:11,205 Wes's father is no longer in the picture. 163 00:10:11,310 --> 00:10:15,007 So you were responsible for his clothing, feeding him, taking care of him when he was sick? 164 00:10:15,114 --> 00:10:19,346 - Yes. - You made sure he ate right, got enough sleep, did his homework. 165 00:10:19,452 --> 00:10:22,444 - I took very good care of my son. - I'm sure you did. 166 00:10:24,390 --> 00:10:27,291 And yet the coroner's report lists the cause of death as a myocardial infarction... 167 00:10:27,393 --> 00:10:28,951 brought on by physical exhaustion. 168 00:10:29,061 --> 00:10:31,393 Apparently your son did not eat, drink or sleep... 169 00:10:31,497 --> 00:10:33,465 for over 36 hours straight. 170 00:10:33,566 --> 00:10:36,364 Now, I can't speak to the pain that you must be feeling. 171 00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:38,369 But how did this happen? 172 00:10:38,471 --> 00:10:43,238 - I work two jobs, Mr. Chase. - I understand that. 173 00:10:43,342 --> 00:10:46,743 But I can't help wondering that if you had checked in on your son that night... 174 00:10:46,846 --> 00:10:48,746 instead of falling asleep... 175 00:10:48,848 --> 00:10:50,748 that maybe he'd be alive today. 176 00:10:50,850 --> 00:10:53,410 - Now, isn't that correct? - Objection. Don't answer that. 177 00:11:17,276 --> 00:11:19,141 What's the problem? 178 00:11:19,245 --> 00:11:22,476 In responding to Mrs. Beller's production requests, we came across something. 179 00:11:22,581 --> 00:11:24,811 When your company designed Hellbourne... 180 00:11:24,917 --> 00:11:29,820 you commissioned a study that documented the effects the game had on its players. 181 00:11:29,922 --> 00:11:33,153 The report states that playing the game dramatically increases... 182 00:11:33,259 --> 00:11:35,750 the dopamine levels in the players' brains. 183 00:11:35,861 --> 00:11:38,853 - I'm aware of it, sure. - Chris, this means Mrs. Beller can argue... 184 00:11:38,964 --> 00:11:42,127 that Alcove knew their games were addictive when they sold them to the public... 185 00:11:42,234 --> 00:11:44,964 including minors. 186 00:11:45,071 --> 00:11:47,869 Oh, that's ridiculous. It's just one study. 187 00:11:47,973 --> 00:11:49,873 Besides, it's an established fact... 188 00:11:49,975 --> 00:11:52,967 that all video games increase the dopamine levels in the brain. 189 00:11:53,079 --> 00:11:54,979 At least the good ones do. 190 00:11:55,081 --> 00:11:58,812 Are there any other studies out there? Anything like this that can bite us in the ass? 191 00:11:58,918 --> 00:12:01,216 No. Just the one. 192 00:12:02,655 --> 00:12:06,284 Okay. We're required to turn this over to Mrs. Beller. 193 00:12:06,392 --> 00:12:10,226 As per the rules of discovery, we'll provide it with 100,000 other pages of documents... 194 00:12:10,329 --> 00:12:13,059 that pertain to this production request. 195 00:12:13,165 --> 00:12:16,965 - So you're gonna bury it. - No. That would be unethical. 196 00:12:17,069 --> 00:12:21,233 We'll simply comply... fully. 197 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:28,479 It's not religious. It's practical. 198 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,481 I'm a dietitian at Mercy Hospital. 199 00:12:30,583 --> 00:12:34,485 And what does every working mother always plead? "I wish I had a wife. " 200 00:12:34,587 --> 00:12:36,248 Well, I actually do. 201 00:12:36,355 --> 00:12:38,255 Imagine leaving for yourjob... 202 00:12:38,357 --> 00:12:42,657 and never having to worry about day care, late babysitters, nightmare nannies. 203 00:12:42,762 --> 00:12:46,858 Your child gets sick, you have someone there you trust who loves your children... 204 00:12:46,966 --> 00:12:51,164 someone with a warm home, who cooks healthy homemade meals for your children... 205 00:12:51,270 --> 00:12:55,297 and has a lovingly prepared dinner waiting for you when you walk in the door. 206 00:12:55,407 --> 00:12:57,875 - Someone who bakes. - Sounds wonderful. 207 00:13:01,881 --> 00:13:05,442 - Continue. - And our kids love it too. 208 00:13:05,551 --> 00:13:10,215 At any one time, there's a parent to give a hug, some advice, share a story. 209 00:13:10,322 --> 00:13:13,450 Families these days are no longer together, scattered across the country. 210 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:17,290 Ours is simply another form of an old-fashioned extended family. 211 00:13:18,964 --> 00:13:22,195 Who are we kidding? It's about the sex. 212 00:13:22,301 --> 00:13:25,202 I'm a stay-at-home mom. I have three kids, ages one to six. 213 00:13:25,304 --> 00:13:29,536 That's 24-7 breast-feeding, potty training, fever, solid food... 214 00:13:29,642 --> 00:13:33,544 diapers, ear infections, dishes, homework, toys, chaos. 215 00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:38,811 Raising children is the single most exhausting job ever, anywhere, anyhow. 216 00:13:38,918 --> 00:13:42,319 Did I make myself clear? I'll say it again. It is the most exhausting job ever. 217 00:13:42,421 --> 00:13:44,218 - Don't you think? - Absolutely. 218 00:13:44,323 --> 00:13:47,486 - Objection. - Sustained. 219 00:13:47,593 --> 00:13:50,756 Strike that last remark, even though it's completely true. 220 00:13:50,863 --> 00:13:55,163 - Alena, you were telling us about sex? - Oh, yes. 221 00:13:55,267 --> 00:13:59,226 I love my children. But by the end of the day, I am bone tired. 222 00:13:59,338 --> 00:14:01,238 My husband comes home- he's tired too. 223 00:14:01,340 --> 00:14:04,173 But somehow he still has a little energy for baby-making. 224 00:14:04,276 --> 00:14:06,244 If we were in a traditional marriage... 225 00:14:06,345 --> 00:14:08,836 at that moment we would have an explosive argument. 226 00:14:08,948 --> 00:14:11,781 But since we're not, when I am that exhausted and he has that look in his eye... 227 00:14:11,884 --> 00:14:15,684 I simply ship him off to Evette where she satisfies him, and he her... 228 00:14:15,788 --> 00:14:19,781 and then I draw myself a nice hot bath and read the paper. 229 00:14:38,844 --> 00:14:40,607 This works for me. 230 00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:43,079 I knew it would. 231 00:14:43,182 --> 00:14:45,150 More gobbledygook, please. 232 00:14:45,251 --> 00:14:48,982 Hey, take it easy, man. Deep breaths. Just relax. 233 00:14:49,088 --> 00:14:52,455 Denny, I meant to say "gobbledygook. " The stuff on my face. 234 00:14:52,558 --> 00:14:54,150 Oh. 235 00:14:54,260 --> 00:14:57,889 I think I've decompressed. My word salad days have wilted. 236 00:14:59,665 --> 00:15:01,963 May I have my hand, please? 237 00:15:05,771 --> 00:15:09,332 Thank you, Denny. This is almost as good as fishing. 238 00:15:12,578 --> 00:15:16,571 Denny's my friend. He takes me to nice places, buys me nice things. 239 00:15:16,682 --> 00:15:19,845 - We like to dress up. - Flamingos. 240 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:30,687 Your Honor, there's not a shred of evidence for which a jury would rule against my client. 241 00:15:30,796 --> 00:15:34,823 As tragic as his death may be, plaintiffs have not shown any causal link... 242 00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:37,767 between Mr. Beller's death and his playing Hellbourne. 243 00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:39,861 We have the internal dopamine study. 244 00:15:39,972 --> 00:15:43,237 That's one study which shows that playing any video game... 245 00:15:43,342 --> 00:15:45,435 could raise anyone's dopamine level. 246 00:15:45,544 --> 00:15:47,876 That's hardly enough to prove causation. 247 00:15:47,980 --> 00:15:50,710 I have to agree, Mr. Hoberg. If your only evidence is this one study- 248 00:15:50,816 --> 00:15:52,943 - We have a witness, Your Honor. - What witness? 249 00:15:53,052 --> 00:15:54,644 Dr. Samuel Williams. 250 00:15:54,753 --> 00:15:58,120 He'll testify that not only did Alcove Games know their games were addictive... 251 00:15:58,223 --> 00:16:00,350 they intentionally tried to make them so. 252 00:16:00,459 --> 00:16:02,791 That is the first we're hearing of this, Your Honor. 253 00:16:02,895 --> 00:16:07,059 - Dr. Williams just came forward. - Your Honor, they're stalling and wasting the court's time. 254 00:16:07,166 --> 00:16:11,626 Before ruling on the motion, the court will hear Dr. Williams. 255 00:16:11,737 --> 00:16:14,535 But, Mr. Hoberg, I don't like surprises. Tread carefully. 256 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,803 - Your Honor, I- - Your objection is noted for the record, Mr. Chase. 257 00:16:17,910 --> 00:16:20,743 The court will hear Dr. Williams's testimony. 258 00:16:20,846 --> 00:16:22,746 I thought you said there was nothing else. 259 00:16:22,848 --> 00:16:24,748 Dr. Williams is a psychologist we hired... 260 00:16:24,850 --> 00:16:27,318 to consult on how to make our games more appealing to the consumer. 261 00:16:27,419 --> 00:16:30,547 It didn't work out, and we fired him. It's not a big deal. 262 00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:33,989 Chris, we need to get this case thrown out now while it's only in front of a judge. 263 00:16:34,093 --> 00:16:37,654 We've got a woman with a dead kid. Ajury is gonna want to make somebody pay for that. 264 00:16:37,763 --> 00:16:41,255 Now, did you hire this Dr. Williams to make your games more addictive or not? 265 00:16:42,768 --> 00:16:45,259 I started with nothing. I built this company. 266 00:16:45,371 --> 00:16:48,568 I employ hundreds of people. I didn't do anything wrong. 267 00:16:48,674 --> 00:16:50,665 Okay. Right. 268 00:16:50,776 --> 00:16:53,336 You've known me for 20 years, and you're doubting me? 269 00:16:53,445 --> 00:16:57,506 This isn't about friendship. This is about getting rid of this case quickly and quietly. 270 00:16:57,616 --> 00:16:59,516 Now, maybe we should consider settling. 271 00:16:59,618 --> 00:17:03,452 No. No. To me, a settlement is an admission of guilt. 272 00:17:03,555 --> 00:17:08,515 Alcove Games is not gonna be a scapegoat on this, even if this goes public. 273 00:17:23,776 --> 00:17:26,609 Dr. Klaywig, as a historian of family law... 274 00:17:26,712 --> 00:17:29,613 could you tell us why laws against polygamy were enacted? 275 00:17:29,715 --> 00:17:32,183 The origins, of course, are biblical. 276 00:17:32,284 --> 00:17:36,448 But in recent history, they were enacted to prevent a man from abandoning his wife... 277 00:17:36,555 --> 00:17:39,456 leaving her with no means of income for herself or her children. 278 00:17:39,558 --> 00:17:42,550 They also prevented enslavement and abuse. 279 00:17:42,661 --> 00:17:45,562 Before these laws were solidified, elders in certain communities... 280 00:17:45,664 --> 00:17:48,724 would simply divvy up the young girls, 12 and 13 years old... 281 00:17:48,834 --> 00:17:50,233 among the old men. 282 00:17:50,335 --> 00:17:51,893 Thank you. 283 00:17:55,974 --> 00:17:58,408 Dr. Klaywig, would you agree... 284 00:17:58,510 --> 00:18:02,742 that Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Richardson's relationship is unusual? 285 00:18:02,848 --> 00:18:04,907 Yes, I would. 286 00:18:05,017 --> 00:18:08,145 - And would you agree that it's unusual because it works? - Well- 287 00:18:08,253 --> 00:18:12,314 All parties are satisfied. The children, as we've proven earlier, are well-adjusted. 288 00:18:12,424 --> 00:18:14,187 It does seem to work, doesn't it? 289 00:18:14,293 --> 00:18:16,318 Yes, I suppose so. 290 00:18:16,428 --> 00:18:21,263 When polygamy laws were enacted, it was under a different social and economic construct. 291 00:18:21,366 --> 00:18:23,766 - Meaning? - Meaning that women weren't allowed to work. 292 00:18:23,869 --> 00:18:26,429 They were, in effect, less powerful than they are today. 293 00:18:26,538 --> 00:18:29,439 Their reliance on their husbands was more substantial. 294 00:18:29,541 --> 00:18:31,839 One could agree. 295 00:18:31,944 --> 00:18:35,175 And for the record, what is the divorce rate in this country? 296 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:38,249 - Approximately 43%. - Forty-three percent. 297 00:18:38,350 --> 00:18:41,251 And what are the statistics on extramarital affairs? 298 00:18:41,353 --> 00:18:45,847 Conservative estimates say about 60% of married men and 40% of married women... 299 00:18:45,958 --> 00:18:48,449 will have an extramarital affair at some point. 300 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,461 So one could argue that we're already practicing polygamy in this country. 301 00:18:51,563 --> 00:18:53,895 - We just haven't institutionalized it yet. - Objection, Your Honor. 302 00:18:53,999 --> 00:18:57,958 Ms. Bauer is simply twisting statistics to make a mockery of the institution of marriage. 303 00:18:58,070 --> 00:18:59,901 I'm simply drawing conclusions based on fact. 304 00:19:00,005 --> 00:19:02,235 - It's specious. - It's not specious. It's logical. 305 00:19:02,341 --> 00:19:05,538 - You wouldn't understand. - I don't see a wedding ring on your finger. 306 00:19:05,644 --> 00:19:06,633 - Divorced. - How long? 307 00:19:06,745 --> 00:19:07,803 - One year. - Two for me. 308 00:19:07,913 --> 00:19:10,143 Counselors? 309 00:19:10,249 --> 00:19:11,807 The case. 310 00:19:11,917 --> 00:19:14,385 - Of course. - Right. 311 00:19:14,486 --> 00:19:17,319 Nothing further. 312 00:19:27,766 --> 00:19:29,495 Wow. 313 00:19:32,037 --> 00:19:34,005 Double wow. 314 00:19:35,340 --> 00:19:38,776 - Go right ahead. - Uh, no. You saw her first. 315 00:19:38,877 --> 00:19:42,176 - You really don't mind? - Please. 316 00:19:44,716 --> 00:19:46,684 Wow. 317 00:19:49,988 --> 00:19:51,888 Mmm. Nobody's sitting here. 318 00:19:51,990 --> 00:19:53,958 Thank you. 319 00:19:56,295 --> 00:19:58,126 My name's Alan Shore. What's yours? 320 00:19:58,230 --> 00:20:01,290 - Jessica. - What are you reading, Jessica? 321 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,300 - Uh, The Da Vinci Code. - Ah. 322 00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:05,529 Yeah. It's okay. Have you read it? 323 00:20:05,637 --> 00:20:08,868 No, it's enough for me that Leonardo was a brilliant painter and engineer... 324 00:20:08,974 --> 00:20:11,442 without turning him into the Karl Rove of the 16th century. 325 00:20:13,378 --> 00:20:15,608 Are you here with someone? 326 00:20:15,714 --> 00:20:17,614 Alone. 327 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:22,119 I just, um, needed to get out of Dodge and relax. 328 00:20:24,556 --> 00:20:28,390 Only now I find myself very relaxed. 329 00:20:28,493 --> 00:20:33,556 Two can play dominoes for gangs allow freedom white. 330 00:20:34,733 --> 00:20:36,325 I'm sorry? 331 00:20:36,435 --> 00:20:41,236 The danger in whistling cannot be undone by hybrid chatter. 332 00:20:41,340 --> 00:20:44,798 It's simply orange above all. 333 00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:47,674 Is this like a joke or- 334 00:20:47,779 --> 00:20:49,576 Zebra. 335 00:20:51,016 --> 00:20:54,577 Waiter, I'm going to need another mojito. 336 00:21:03,195 --> 00:21:07,063 - Should I charge that to your room, sir? - Paisley. 337 00:21:12,337 --> 00:21:14,828 Dr. Williams... 338 00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:16,931 you're a clinical psychologist. 339 00:21:17,042 --> 00:21:19,408 Why did Alcove Games hire you? 340 00:21:19,511 --> 00:21:21,809 Their game was already popular... 341 00:21:21,913 --> 00:21:25,872 but the company wanted to take the desire to play the game to the next level. 342 00:21:25,984 --> 00:21:29,476 In other words, change the motivation from "I want to play this game"... 343 00:21:29,588 --> 00:21:31,556 to "I have to play this game. " 344 00:21:31,657 --> 00:21:33,625 And how did they go about doing that? 345 00:21:33,725 --> 00:21:35,625 It starts with causing an adrenaline rush. 346 00:21:35,727 --> 00:21:39,060 Most effective way to trigger that rush is to make someone think they're going to die. 347 00:21:39,164 --> 00:21:42,531 - How do you know that? - We measure the effect in two ways. 348 00:21:42,634 --> 00:21:44,727 The first is blink rate. 349 00:21:44,836 --> 00:21:48,363 And second, we monitor the amount of dopamine that's produced while playing the game. 350 00:21:48,473 --> 00:21:51,135 What is the significance of the dopamine? 351 00:21:51,243 --> 00:21:53,302 Dopamine is a neurotransmitter. 352 00:21:53,412 --> 00:21:58,975 It's also connected to the reinforcing effects of drugs like cocaine and amphetamines. 353 00:21:59,084 --> 00:22:02,212 It's often called the master molecule of addiction. 354 00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:05,154 And why is that significant in terms of this video game? 355 00:22:05,257 --> 00:22:09,159 Playing this video game is like receiving a jolt... 356 00:22:09,261 --> 00:22:11,889 equivalent to an injection of amphetamines. 357 00:22:11,997 --> 00:22:15,558 And my duty was to help create a game... 358 00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:18,602 that would maximize dopamine output for the players. 359 00:22:18,704 --> 00:22:22,333 You were deliberately trying to make this game physically addictive? 360 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:27,244 Yes. 361 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:30,611 - Who was your supervisor at Alcove Games? - Bob Kendall. 362 00:22:30,716 --> 00:22:33,184 - And his title? - Vice president of marketing. 363 00:22:33,285 --> 00:22:36,686 Of marketing, not of secret brain addiction research or something like that? 364 00:22:36,788 --> 00:22:39,188 - Objection. - Sustained. 365 00:22:39,291 --> 00:22:42,522 - So you worked in the marketing department at Alcove Games. - Yes. 366 00:22:42,627 --> 00:22:46,119 As a marketer, whether you're selling iPods or breakfast cereal or soft drinks... 367 00:22:46,231 --> 00:22:48,859 isn't one of your primary concerns... 368 00:22:48,967 --> 00:22:50,958 "How do I get consumers to buy my product?" 369 00:22:51,069 --> 00:22:54,038 - Of course. - You ever been employed by a heroin dealer? 370 00:22:56,141 --> 00:22:58,200 - Excuse me? - Of course you haven't. 371 00:22:58,310 --> 00:23:00,471 A heroin dealer doesn't need to hire a marketing department... 372 00:23:00,579 --> 00:23:04,777 because the product they sell really is addictive, as opposed to video games, which aren't. 373 00:23:04,883 --> 00:23:06,441 - Isn't that correct? - Objection! 374 00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:08,451 Nothing further. 375 00:23:31,576 --> 00:23:34,704 Ray Richardson married two women at the same time. 376 00:23:34,813 --> 00:23:36,781 No one denies that fact. 377 00:23:36,882 --> 00:23:39,578 The defense argues that this polygamous marriage is practical... 378 00:23:39,684 --> 00:23:42,448 that it makes sense in today's hectic world. 379 00:23:42,554 --> 00:23:45,022 Well, the law against polygamy is practical as well. 380 00:23:45,123 --> 00:23:48,251 Say you're a man with good health insurance and a generous nature. 381 00:23:48,360 --> 00:23:51,591 Why not go down to a hospice and marry 50 terminally ill women... 382 00:23:51,696 --> 00:23:53,664 so they can have your health benefits? 383 00:23:53,765 --> 00:23:55,960 If a billionaire could marry a thousand women... 384 00:23:56,067 --> 00:23:59,093 and claim them all as dependents on his tax return, don't you think he would? 385 00:23:59,204 --> 00:24:01,434 No, the law against polygamy... 386 00:24:01,540 --> 00:24:03,770 doesn'tjust make sense from a moral point of view. 387 00:24:03,875 --> 00:24:05,775 It's practical as well. 388 00:24:05,877 --> 00:24:09,335 Today the traditional family is under constant assault from every direction. 389 00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:13,782 One refuge-maybe the last refuge against that assault-is the law. 390 00:24:13,885 --> 00:24:18,845 The law in this case states that marriage is between one man and one woman. 391 00:24:18,957 --> 00:24:22,449 Ray Richardson broke that law. 392 00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:24,529 Make him pay for it. 393 00:24:26,064 --> 00:24:29,124 Decades ago, the nuclear family implied... 394 00:24:29,234 --> 00:24:31,395 one man, one woman and their offspring... 395 00:24:31,503 --> 00:24:33,471 usually of the same race. 396 00:24:33,572 --> 00:24:38,134 Today there is no limit to what loving families look like. 397 00:24:38,243 --> 00:24:42,236 We have single mothers, single fathers, two mommies, two daddies... 398 00:24:42,347 --> 00:24:44,247 ex-wives, ex-in-laws, you name it. 399 00:24:44,349 --> 00:24:47,807 If we're going to universally apply a law... 400 00:24:47,919 --> 00:24:51,719 we need to look at what it is that law strives to protect. 401 00:24:51,823 --> 00:24:56,590 Nobody can say that the Richardsons are not a loving family. 402 00:24:56,695 --> 00:24:58,925 They're honest and caring. 403 00:24:59,030 --> 00:25:02,557 Their children are confident and kind. 404 00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:06,000 With so many monogamous couples breaking up... 405 00:25:06,104 --> 00:25:09,096 this true family unit should be held in high esteem. 406 00:25:09,207 --> 00:25:11,539 Instead, we seek to destroy them... 407 00:25:11,643 --> 00:25:14,612 simply because they consensually engaged... 408 00:25:14,713 --> 00:25:18,809 in a loving relationship that all parties wanted. 409 00:25:20,418 --> 00:25:22,852 You've heard both Mrs. Richardsons. 410 00:25:22,954 --> 00:25:25,752 This is a family unit that works. 411 00:25:25,857 --> 00:25:29,088 If you put Ray Richardson in jail when all he was... 412 00:25:29,194 --> 00:25:31,856 was a good husband and a good father... 413 00:25:31,963 --> 00:25:34,488 you will accomplish the very harm... 414 00:25:34,599 --> 00:25:37,591 the anti-polygamy laws set out to prevent. 415 00:25:37,702 --> 00:25:41,798 You will tear the Richardson family apart. 416 00:25:56,488 --> 00:25:58,718 You need to relax, you know? 417 00:25:58,823 --> 00:26:01,485 Obviously, Denny. 418 00:26:01,593 --> 00:26:05,222 But telling me to do so is like saying to a starving man, "You just need money. " 419 00:26:05,330 --> 00:26:07,890 - It doesn't exactly solve the problem. - We got lots of money. 420 00:26:07,999 --> 00:26:12,129 So if you're hungry, just order up room service and say "hello. " 421 00:26:12,237 --> 00:26:15,001 Hey! You just touched me, and not in a nice way. 422 00:26:15,106 --> 00:26:17,574 Could I please have a little privacy? 423 00:26:17,676 --> 00:26:21,669 So you mix up your words. Make it work for you. That's what I do. 424 00:26:21,780 --> 00:26:24,010 Denny, get out. Leave the room for a moment and let me be alone. 425 00:26:24,115 --> 00:26:25,912 You're a moody traveler, aren't you? 426 00:26:26,017 --> 00:26:28,417 Can you please put your narcissism aside for one second... 427 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,853 and try to imagine what it's like for a person to be losing his mind? 428 00:26:36,661 --> 00:26:38,629 I'm sorry. 429 00:26:38,730 --> 00:26:42,029 It's just I'd penciled in sex today for 5:30. 430 00:26:42,133 --> 00:26:45,432 And since I lost out on Jessica, I'll now have to have it alone. 431 00:26:45,537 --> 00:26:49,166 Which is fine. Just... predictable. 432 00:26:50,875 --> 00:26:53,673 All this time I thought you were empathizing with me... 433 00:26:55,413 --> 00:26:57,973 but you were sympathizing. 434 00:27:03,054 --> 00:27:04,817 - I'm going home. - Denny. 435 00:27:04,923 --> 00:27:08,484 - Don't talk to me. - Please don't leave. 436 00:27:08,593 --> 00:27:12,051 I said, do not talk to me! 437 00:27:12,163 --> 00:27:14,495 It's just that's my suitcase. 438 00:27:16,001 --> 00:27:17,992 You're packing my things. 439 00:27:38,056 --> 00:27:41,514 He was 15! He was about to get his learner's permit. 440 00:27:41,626 --> 00:27:43,355 I'm sorry, but I can't talk to you. 441 00:27:43,461 --> 00:27:46,328 He was a scout too, in this day and age, and he was going for Eagle. 442 00:27:46,431 --> 00:27:49,764 - I'm sorry. - You know that everything that Dr. Williams said is true. 443 00:27:49,868 --> 00:27:53,895 And the only thing that this should be about is Wes and the life that was taken from him. 444 00:27:54,005 --> 00:27:58,271 But it's not! It is about lawyers and your talking and your arguing! 445 00:27:58,376 --> 00:28:02,107 Why are you doing this? You know what the truth is here! You know it! 446 00:28:02,213 --> 00:28:04,511 - So why are you doing it? - Mrs. Beller. Mrs. Beller. 447 00:28:04,616 --> 00:28:07,084 - You know what the truth is, don't you? - Come with me. 448 00:28:07,185 --> 00:28:09,619 You know! You know! 449 00:28:24,002 --> 00:28:27,961 Mr. Foreman, has thejury reached a unanimous verdict? 450 00:28:28,073 --> 00:28:32,169 - We have, Your Honor. - Will the defendant please rise? 451 00:28:33,511 --> 00:28:35,411 What say you? 452 00:28:37,315 --> 00:28:40,307 In the matter of the Commonwealth versus Ray Richardson... 453 00:28:40,418 --> 00:28:42,716 on the count of polygamy... 454 00:28:42,821 --> 00:28:45,551 we, thejury, find Ray Richardson guilty. 455 00:28:47,192 --> 00:28:50,628 The defendant will be remanded into custody. 456 00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:52,720 We are adjourned. 457 00:28:55,767 --> 00:28:59,931 - This isn't over. - Come on. 458 00:29:04,042 --> 00:29:05,942 I'm so sorry. 459 00:29:24,629 --> 00:29:29,293 When I was 15, I smoked cigarettes for a week because a friend of mine smoked. 460 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:31,368 I quit. Never smoked again. 461 00:29:31,469 --> 00:29:33,437 And thank goodness it didn't hurt me. 462 00:29:33,538 --> 00:29:37,497 But tobacco companies have been found liable, assessed penalties in the millions of dollars... 463 00:29:37,609 --> 00:29:41,568 because cigarettes are addictive and they do kill people. 464 00:29:41,679 --> 00:29:44,147 Your Honor, with this case, we're in the same position... 465 00:29:44,249 --> 00:29:48,549 as the people who first brought legal action against the tobacco companies 40 years ago. 466 00:29:48,653 --> 00:29:52,282 Lawsuit after lawsuit against tobacco was thrown out of court. 467 00:29:52,390 --> 00:29:54,324 How many people died as a result? 468 00:29:54,425 --> 00:29:56,985 And now we got a boy who died playing a video game... 469 00:29:57,095 --> 00:30:01,896 a game scientifically constructed to make him addicted to it. 470 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,161 Will everyone become addicted to it? No. 471 00:30:04,269 --> 00:30:07,295 But other children will become addicted, Your Honor... 472 00:30:07,405 --> 00:30:10,340 and there will be other deaths. 473 00:30:10,441 --> 00:30:13,069 It's time to let a jury decide... 474 00:30:13,178 --> 00:30:16,807 who's responsible for the death of Wesley Beller. 475 00:30:35,099 --> 00:30:38,432 Your Honor, I know I'm supposed to be a dispassionate advocate for my client's position... 476 00:30:38,536 --> 00:30:41,664 but I have to tell you that this case- 477 00:30:41,773 --> 00:30:44,708 it just makes me mad. 478 00:30:44,809 --> 00:30:48,267 You see, I know someone who is addicted to crystal meth. 479 00:30:48,379 --> 00:30:51,940 This is a lethal drug. It would've killed her if she hadn't stopped using it. 480 00:30:52,050 --> 00:30:54,450 So when I hear people talk about being addicted... 481 00:30:54,552 --> 00:30:57,350 to their BlackBerry, to soap operas, video games- 482 00:30:57,455 --> 00:31:01,414 Believe me, if anyone who's addicted to crystal meth could suddenly wave a magic wand... 483 00:31:01,526 --> 00:31:04,051 and be addicted to video games instead... 484 00:31:04,162 --> 00:31:07,063 they would do it in a heartbeat. 485 00:31:07,165 --> 00:31:11,124 Now, you heard testimony that playing this game raises your dopamine level. 486 00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:13,170 We don't deny that. 487 00:31:13,271 --> 00:31:16,570 But the fact is, anything you enjoy doing raises your dopamine level. 488 00:31:16,674 --> 00:31:19,165 Sports, chocolate, exercise, sex. On and on and on. 489 00:31:19,277 --> 00:31:21,404 When Einstein was developing his theory of relativity... 490 00:31:21,512 --> 00:31:23,707 I'm sure that his dopamine level was through the roof. 491 00:31:23,815 --> 00:31:27,410 Where do we draw the line between addiction and passion? 492 00:31:27,518 --> 00:31:31,887 And the fact is, this case is an insult... 493 00:31:31,990 --> 00:31:35,255 to anyone who has a real addiction to a harmful substance. 494 00:31:38,029 --> 00:31:42,090 Now, we are all sad that Wesley Beller is dead. 495 00:31:45,637 --> 00:31:48,936 But Alcove Games did not cause his death. 496 00:32:16,701 --> 00:32:19,864 After reviewing the papers and the evidence presented... 497 00:32:19,971 --> 00:32:21,939 I agree with Mr. Chase. 498 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:26,443 The defense's motion for summaryjudgment is granted. 499 00:32:26,544 --> 00:32:29,342 We're adjourned. 500 00:32:31,382 --> 00:32:34,351 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 501 00:32:34,452 --> 00:32:36,682 - Brad. - Paul. 502 00:32:36,788 --> 00:32:40,724 Man! I knew we'd win, but you never really know till it's over. 503 00:32:40,825 --> 00:32:43,293 - You bet. - So, champ, where can I buy you dinner? 504 00:32:43,394 --> 00:32:45,555 McClosky's. Best steaks in town. 505 00:32:55,807 --> 00:32:58,401 Mrs. Beller. 506 00:32:58,509 --> 00:33:01,569 I'm truly sorry about your son. 507 00:33:02,947 --> 00:33:05,575 I'm sure you'll be sorry about the next one too. 508 00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:20,821 A little lower. 509 00:33:20,932 --> 00:33:25,062 Oh, yeah. Just a little bit lower. 510 00:33:25,169 --> 00:33:28,002 Not quite low enough. 511 00:33:39,017 --> 00:33:43,113 I have always empathized with your mad cow. 512 00:33:44,522 --> 00:33:47,320 In a seismic shift of character... 513 00:33:47,425 --> 00:33:51,919 I was momentarily thinking only of myself. 514 00:33:53,598 --> 00:33:56,032 As I said, Denny... 515 00:33:56,134 --> 00:33:58,898 words are my friends. 516 00:33:59,003 --> 00:34:01,369 To think that I might suddenly- 517 00:34:01,472 --> 00:34:03,440 Why are you so anxious? 518 00:34:03,541 --> 00:34:06,533 Here, of all places, where people only rub you the right way? 519 00:34:06,644 --> 00:34:10,273 - Work. I'm nervous about work. - Why? 520 00:34:10,381 --> 00:34:14,408 Denny, they could walk through my door on any given day and just fire me. 521 00:34:14,519 --> 00:34:17,818 I've offended everybody there is to offend. 522 00:34:17,922 --> 00:34:22,120 I was hoping to at least ingratiate myself with Shirley sexually... 523 00:34:22,226 --> 00:34:24,888 but she rebuffs me. 524 00:34:26,731 --> 00:34:28,926 Robe, please. 525 00:34:34,238 --> 00:34:36,502 Out, please. 526 00:34:38,843 --> 00:34:41,641 Since when have you been afraid of losing your job? 527 00:34:41,746 --> 00:34:45,739 You relish the idea ofbeing able to walk at the drop of a hat. 528 00:34:45,850 --> 00:34:49,581 - Hell, you threaten to. - I guess I just don't feel that freedom anymore. 529 00:34:49,687 --> 00:34:52,485 - Is it money? - It's not money. 530 00:34:52,590 --> 00:34:54,490 What is it then? 531 00:34:55,693 --> 00:34:57,593 I'd miss you, Denny. 532 00:35:03,601 --> 00:35:05,501 You're a liar. 533 00:35:05,603 --> 00:35:09,300 You can't walk because you think you have to be there to protect me... 534 00:35:09,407 --> 00:35:11,375 to save me from myself. 535 00:35:11,476 --> 00:35:13,603 That's certainly not it. 536 00:35:13,711 --> 00:35:17,374 For the first time in your life, you feel trapped... 537 00:35:17,482 --> 00:35:19,382 and I'm the reason. 538 00:35:19,484 --> 00:35:21,952 Why can't we just leave it at "I'd miss you, Denny"? 539 00:35:22,053 --> 00:35:24,112 Denny Crane has never needed anybody! 540 00:35:24,222 --> 00:35:29,216 And that's a tragedy, one for which I empathize as well as sympathize. 541 00:35:29,327 --> 00:35:32,728 I will never be anybody's charity project. 542 00:35:35,233 --> 00:35:37,701 If that has something to do with our friendship... 543 00:35:40,171 --> 00:35:42,799 I no longer want it. 544 00:35:47,812 --> 00:35:51,009 Have you thought for one second about what you're doing to the Richardson children? 545 00:35:51,115 --> 00:35:53,583 I'm about to make parent-teacher night a lot less awkward. 546 00:35:53,684 --> 00:35:55,584 I'm serious. 547 00:35:55,686 --> 00:35:58,883 There's a new book out that says that there's no such thing as an amicable divorce... 548 00:35:58,990 --> 00:36:01,515 that children are far more traumatized by divorce... 549 00:36:01,626 --> 00:36:04,493 than they would be by growing up in a house with a bad marriage. 550 00:36:04,595 --> 00:36:06,392 Well, they didn't grow up in my house. 551 00:36:06,497 --> 00:36:08,829 And there's a study from the University College Dublin... 552 00:36:08,933 --> 00:36:11,265 that found that the effects of divorce on children... 553 00:36:11,369 --> 00:36:13,929 are far more damaging than the death of a parent. 554 00:36:14,038 --> 00:36:16,666 Exactly how much time do you spend on the Internet? 555 00:36:16,774 --> 00:36:18,674 You're not breaking up some group of freaks here. 556 00:36:18,776 --> 00:36:21,506 The Richardsons work. That family unit works. 557 00:36:21,612 --> 00:36:25,912 And they can remain a family as long as they're not married. 558 00:36:26,017 --> 00:36:28,349 I know. 559 00:36:28,452 --> 00:36:30,420 I spoke to Ray and his wives... 560 00:36:30,521 --> 00:36:34,423 and they have all agreed reluctantly to get divorced and live in sin. 561 00:36:34,525 --> 00:36:37,016 All they ask is that you recommend probation. 562 00:36:39,197 --> 00:36:41,290 Denise, I- 563 00:36:41,399 --> 00:36:46,496 As long as he quits breaking the law, I have no interest in putting him in jail. 564 00:36:46,604 --> 00:36:50,199 - I'm sure we can make this work. - Thank you. 565 00:36:50,308 --> 00:36:52,538 Yeah. 566 00:36:58,649 --> 00:37:01,140 H- Have you had dinner yet? 567 00:37:01,252 --> 00:37:03,447 Um, it's 4:00. 568 00:37:03,554 --> 00:37:06,455 Oh. Yeah. 569 00:37:06,557 --> 00:37:10,049 I'm sorry. I- I- I haven't dated in so long. 570 00:37:12,163 --> 00:37:16,065 Would you like to get some food at a more appropriate time? 571 00:37:16,167 --> 00:37:18,829 - Today. - Sure. 572 00:37:33,851 --> 00:37:36,820 - Congratulations. - Oh, thanks. 573 00:37:36,921 --> 00:37:40,584 Looks like Chris wants us to handle all his business from now on. 574 00:37:40,691 --> 00:37:43,251 Good. 575 00:37:43,361 --> 00:37:46,694 Uh, Paul, you didn't get a chance to say hello to Rachel, did you? 576 00:37:48,032 --> 00:37:51,331 I did. She'll be getting out of rehab in a few weeks. 577 00:37:51,435 --> 00:37:54,029 Good for her. 578 00:37:56,607 --> 00:37:58,700 Brad. 579 00:37:58,809 --> 00:38:00,936 I want you to stay away from her. 580 00:38:03,281 --> 00:38:05,511 Beg your pardon? 581 00:38:05,616 --> 00:38:09,245 As part of the 12-step program of recovery... 582 00:38:09,353 --> 00:38:12,151 they strongly suggest that she not be involved... 583 00:38:12,256 --> 00:38:14,622 in any relationships for a year. 584 00:38:14,725 --> 00:38:18,627 This allows her to focus on mending her life. 585 00:38:18,729 --> 00:38:22,256 And any distractions could jeopardize that process... 586 00:38:22,366 --> 00:38:25,631 and make her more susceptible to returning to drugs. 587 00:38:26,837 --> 00:38:29,829 So therefore... 588 00:38:29,940 --> 00:38:33,376 I am strongly suggesting... 589 00:38:33,477 --> 00:38:36,139 that you stay away from her. 590 00:39:09,380 --> 00:39:12,349 Okay, so I worry about you a little. Is that so bad? 591 00:39:12,450 --> 00:39:16,546 With my night terrors, the clown phobia and now word salad... 592 00:39:16,654 --> 00:39:18,622 you don't worry about me? 593 00:39:25,296 --> 00:39:29,198 You know, strangers aren't always gonna be there for us, Denny. 594 00:39:31,369 --> 00:39:34,167 I'm gonna say this once. I don't want it repeated. 595 00:39:34,271 --> 00:39:36,535 I need friendship. 596 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:39,700 I especially need this one. 597 00:39:51,655 --> 00:39:53,646 Did you not hear a word I said? 598 00:39:53,758 --> 00:39:55,953 Heard every word. Thing isn't on. 599 00:40:01,432 --> 00:40:04,162 Is it really so horrible for people to need each other? 600 00:40:04,268 --> 00:40:07,465 Doesn't it give you comfort that I'm here to cover for you when you slip? 601 00:40:07,571 --> 00:40:10,631 That in the end, I'll be there to shoot you? 602 00:40:10,741 --> 00:40:14,074 It comforts me that you need the friendship. 603 00:40:23,154 --> 00:40:25,122 I've thought about it. I agree. 604 00:40:25,222 --> 00:40:27,690 You've survived here a hundred years or so without me. 605 00:40:27,792 --> 00:40:30,260 I could leave, and you'd go on just fine. 606 00:40:30,361 --> 00:40:33,194 But for me to go on, Denny, I need my balcony time... 607 00:40:33,297 --> 00:40:35,595 whether I work here or not. 608 00:40:37,034 --> 00:40:38,934 You got it. 609 00:40:39,036 --> 00:40:42,699 Typically when I get fired, I'm banned from the premises. 610 00:40:45,209 --> 00:40:49,441 Service elevator. I got the keys. 611 00:40:49,547 --> 00:40:52,107 You think of everything. 612 00:40:52,216 --> 00:40:56,380 - Denny- - Crane. 613 00:40:57,922 --> 00:41:00,686 You've got it. 614 00:41:56,647 --> 00:41:59,138 You stinker!