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Jerry, you've made
rather a point of saying...

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...this is the year
that you will make partner.

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There are many ways
of getting that job done, Jerry.

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Prancing around the office
as Little Bo Peep...

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...is not one of the better ones.

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Know what happens to lawyers
who make partner?

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They become locked in, lifers.
I'm not sure that's something you want.

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Take off your pants, Denise.

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See, you like to talk.

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I don't. I like to do.

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Surely you jest.

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My God, Denny, can you believe it?

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Election Day is almost upon us.

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You gonna vote?

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- Of course I'm gonna vote. Aren't you?
- Never missed a presidential election.

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I'm usually right too.
I've been on the winning side...

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...eight times out of the last 11.

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That's impressive.

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Also an uncanny coincidence
since eight out of the last 11...

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...have also gone Republican.

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Do tell.

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So you just always vote Republican?

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I vote my values.

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- This week...?
- I thought we weren't gonna go there.

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You're right, you're right.

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- Who are you...? Never mind.
- Alan.

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I'm not looking to discuss it.

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I just...

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Who?

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McCain.

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- Seriously.
- I'm serious, McCain.

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Ah.

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- Denny... You're right, I'm sorry.
- Alan.

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- It's just what would possibly possess...?
- Come on. Hey.

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I'm sorry. Forget it.

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- Important thing is that we both vote.
- That's right.

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- To voting.
- Hear, hear.

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- It's just...
- Okay, that's it.

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No, no, no. How about this?

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I give you my word, I will not speak.

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I will not open my mouth
if you'll just give me...

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...two reasons why you're voting
for John McCain, just two.

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- That's a discussion.
- No, it's not.

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One person talking
does not a discussion make.

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Just two reasons.

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I won't talk.

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Promise.

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Okay.

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If McCain wins,
he'll help save the salmon.

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- What?
- You're talking.

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L...

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The wild salmon stocks in Canada
are threatened...

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...either by climate change,
fish farming, sea lice.

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Once the salmon go,
there goes half the ecosystem.

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I don't need to tell you.

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- And McCain will save them?
- Not directly.

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But the polls show that if McCain wins,
it's like a third term of Bush.

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A lot of Americans will immigrate
to Canada. The smart ones.

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The intelligence level
of Canada goes up...

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...and they'll figure out
how to save the salmon.

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And the second reason?

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Women are easier
during a Republican administration.

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It's a fact.

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During Democratic regimes,
volunteerism goes up.

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A lot of women running around
for this cause or that.

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And they start to think
that they have something to say.

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Republicans tend
to reinforce the idea...

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...that a woman's place
is in the home, on her back.

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Now, I'm not even taking
into account...

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...all the women that'll be depressed
if McCain wins.

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Sad girls are easy girls.

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I don't need to tell you.

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They're vulnerable.

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Salmon and women, Alan.

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In the end, it's all about spawning.

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Drill, baby, drill.

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You vote your values.

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<i>I think when
you make that decision, it might be well...</i>

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<i>...if you would ask yourself. Are you
better off than you were four years ago?</i>

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<i>- Is it easier for you to go and buy things?
- You called?</i>

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I did. I have a case
I think you'll enjoy second chairing.

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Oh, yeah, I so enjoy
sitting in a courtroom all day long...

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...while you go on and on and on.

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Why are you being so nasty?
This happens to be a case you'll enjoy.

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In fact, the client is a cattle rancher.

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So far so good?

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- Will I be allowed to touch her?
- The case involves mad cow.

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- Does she have it?
- No.

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That would give us
a great deal in common.

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Denny, slow down.

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On her ranch, they test every cow
to screen for mad cow.

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Every cow.

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- And?
- And now the government won't let her.

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- Why not?
- That's the question.

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So we're suing the
United States Department of Agriculture.

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- It's an excellent cause.
- Great.

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Hey, Alan, you ready?

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Carol, this is Denny Crane.
He'll be second chairing.

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- It'll be my mission in life to get you off.
- I'm not charged with anything.

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Even so.
You're the best client I ever had.

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- When shall I have you?
- What is up with this guy?

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He likes to make
a good first impression.

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Yeah, well, he's running out of time.
Let's go.

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Oh, my God.

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- Jerry.
Carl.

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What can I do you for, big guy?

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- Sorry.
- Ever go to the 28th floor?

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Not if I can help it.

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You know what happens
on the 28th floor?

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I was a tax attorney here
for seven years.

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I'm quite familiar
with what goes on there.

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Well, the 28th floor is where
the big conference room is, Jerry.

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Where they assemble all
of the administrative partners.

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You know who. The ones
that have that annual meeting...

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...where they decide
who makes partner.

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Yes, Carl, I get it. What...?

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Okay, now, I've already recommended
you. Whether that will be enough...

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- Will Shirley recommend me?
- She did.

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But she's in Colorado,
so she can't present herself in person.

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- Why is she in Colorado?
- We have a...

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She has a second home there.
She figured since Massachusetts...

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...is in the bag,
she should make her vote count.

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Colorado is still up for grabs,
so she registered to vote there.

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Shouldn't it be about who gets
the most votes?

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- Not which state the vote comes from?
- That would be too easy, Katie.

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- Congratulations, Jerry.
- Lf I make it.

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You'll make it. It's your time.

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- You?
- And what is wrong with me?

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Oh, nothing. You seem perfect.

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As delicious and repressed as ever
in your crisply pressed blouse and...

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- Alan.
- Ah.

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Denise.

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How's the baby?

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She's, uh, wonderful.

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- I see you got your figure back.
- I see you've kept yours.

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- Sex later?
- We'll talk.

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All rise.

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"Docket number 477562... "

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That was just lawyer banter.
I would never stray on you.

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Good morning, Your Honor.
It's us, your favorite litigants.

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We're back again.
I'm sure you're not surprised.

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No, no, I am not.

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Especially since once again,
you're suing the government.

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- Lf I have a nickel for every...
How about this?

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We'll write you a check, you rule
in our favor. It'll be just like old times.

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Speaking of old times,
look who's against us.

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Denise Bauer,
here to sweep us off our feet.

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And check out our client.
She sweeps everybody off their feet.

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Everywhere you look,
it's sweeps, sweeps, sweeps.

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Can we write that check out
to you personally or...?

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What is this stupid case about,
anyway?

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Judge, I'll tell you what it's about.

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I run a cattle ranch. I sell beef.

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I test my cattle for mad cow disease.

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I test every single animal.
Government's put a stop to it.

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- Why?
Why?

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The other meat packers, bigger ones...

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...that have paid for the USDA,
they don't wanna test every cow.

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It's too expensive. But they're afraid
the consumer won't buy their meat.

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I'm sorry, Your Honor,
but if she's going to testify...

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- I'm not testifying.
But you are, in the narrative.

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If you'd like to take that chair,
that's fine, but I want my licks.

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- Take a number.
Hold on.

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We will conduct an evidentiary hearing,
and we shall conduct it forthwith.

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Two o'clock, right after lunch.
Mr. Shore, you can go first.

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And you can put your expert up here.

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Chugga-chugga-chugga-choo.

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Chugga-chugga-chugga-choo.

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Chugga-chugga-chugga-choo.

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Chugga-chugga-chugga-choo.

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- Katie, welcome, hello.
- Hey.

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That's a bit catchy, I must say.

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Kind of a motivational chant.

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L- can-do-it sort of thing.

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It's possible the partners
will call me for an interview...

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...so I wanna be ready.
- Ah.

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Jerry, they've called me.

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You? Why?

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I can't imagine.

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I shouldn't think it's because
I'm being considered for partnership.

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I suspect they're asking me
to proffer testimony of sorts on you.

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Oh. Well, what will you say?

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Well, only wonderful things,
of course.

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I'll tell them you're a very dear man
who pops and purrs...

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...and chugga-chugga-choos
with the best and the brightest.

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Only wonderful things, I promise.

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I've been waiting for this, Katie.

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When I came back to this firm,
it was mainly for this.

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To get something
I was denied the first time.

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Something I so rightly deserved.

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Something I was gypped out of,
because...

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- Listen to me, I sound like Hillary.
- Hm.

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First of all,
we have no real way of knowing...

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...how widespread mad cow disease
is among humans.

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Symptoms are similar
to Alzheimer's, so...

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Objection. Your Honor, the witness is
not competent to offer a medical opinion.

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It's a lay opinion.
This is common knowledge.

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We don't know. So why not be safe?

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That's the policy at my ranch.

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We wanna test every cow,
so we can be safe.

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How dare the federal government say
I can't do so?

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Miss Hober, the government would argue
that testing every cow isn't necessary...

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So what?

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Why should they prohibit us
if we're willing to bear the expense.

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- It's ludicrous.
- Miss Hober.

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Look, even if you think our testing
is overkill, I repeat, so what?

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The USDA testing requirements
are pathetic.

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- Why?
- Let me put it this way.

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Right now, slaughterhouses can pick
which cow they choose to test.

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It's voluntary, so they can cherry-pick
the ones that look healthy.

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Which is what they do. If one looks sick,
you think they're gonna test that one?

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It's a joke.

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The last study showed that fewer...

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...than one in one million adult cattle
were affected with mad cow...

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And that would make you feel better
if you ate the bad burger?

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I wanna make sure
none of mine are infected.

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And by the way,
95 percent of people...

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...are willing to pay the extra cost
for that guarantee.

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So why won't the government let me?

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- Yes, I believe you've made that point...
- Why don't I make another point, okay?

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Maybe meat packers
could make more money if they did test.

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Because right now,
there are 65 countries...

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...that restrict imported U.S. Meat,
because the testing is so inadequate.

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So now you want to tell them
how to run their business?

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How about they not tell me
how to run mine?

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What is with the Department of
Agriculture? Please fill me in.

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Besides maybe some giant bribe job?

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Oh, all right.

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Try to be as unbiased as possible.

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You speak as a loyal friend,
you'll be less persuasive.

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- Just stay objective.
- Okay.

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- And respectful.
- Unbiased, objective, respectful, got it.

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Now, we're not so much interested
in old history.

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Most of us are fairly caught up
to the point...

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...where he attacked Shirley Schmidt
with a knife.

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He's been doing much better of late.

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Yes, and we see that he's had
an excellent track record as a litigator.

239
00:12:25,733 --> 00:12:28,486
Carl Sack and Shirley Schmidt
have spoken highly.

240
00:12:28,653 --> 00:12:32,965
But, Katie, Jerry has remained
fairly segregated...

241
00:12:33,173 --> 00:12:35,129
...from almost everybody but you.

242
00:12:35,293 --> 00:12:38,683
As you know,
part of being a partner is people skills.

243
00:12:38,893 --> 00:12:40,167
Jerry's are fine.

244
00:12:40,333 --> 00:12:42,767
He may startle people at first
with his various tics.

245
00:12:42,933 --> 00:12:45,322
But anyone that spends more
than a minute with him...

246
00:12:45,493 --> 00:12:48,610
...knows him to be a man
of exemplary warmth and intelligence.

247
00:12:48,773 --> 00:12:50,172
Does he date?

248
00:12:50,333 --> 00:12:51,561
Is that relevant?

249
00:12:51,733 --> 00:12:52,768
Not necessarily.

250
00:12:52,933 --> 00:12:56,482
But we're told he was with a woman
last year who left him for an iPhone.

251
00:12:56,653 --> 00:12:58,848
That spoke more
to her character flaws than his.

252
00:12:59,013 --> 00:13:02,562
We're told he's had a relationship
with an inanimate doll.

253
00:13:02,773 --> 00:13:06,732
That was a prop of sorts for him
to develop intimacy skills with women...

254
00:13:06,893 --> 00:13:08,292
...which skills have improved.

255
00:13:08,453 --> 00:13:09,727
He no longer sees the doll.

256
00:13:09,893 --> 00:13:12,965
Why is it he walks around
with his hands glued to his thighs?

257
00:13:13,133 --> 00:13:14,532
Jerry has Asperger's syndrome.

258
00:13:14,693 --> 00:13:18,049
His ha... I'm not quite comfortable
with the tenor of these questions.

259
00:13:18,253 --> 00:13:21,848
If the purpose of this interview
is to characterize Jerry as some weirdo...

260
00:13:22,053 --> 00:13:24,487
- Katie, it's not that at all, it's just...
- Just what?

261
00:13:25,253 --> 00:13:27,926
Jerry has various quirks and manners.

262
00:13:28,093 --> 00:13:31,210
That makes him a bit different.
He's not odd, he's not weird.

263
00:13:31,373 --> 00:13:33,170
I think you'd be privileged
to have him.

264
00:13:33,333 --> 00:13:35,847
A partnership is different
from employment, Miss Lloyd.

265
00:13:36,013 --> 00:13:39,562
It's not just about his lawyering skills
or whether he's a warm person.

266
00:13:39,733 --> 00:13:42,293
It's about how well he fits in
with the group.

267
00:13:42,453 --> 00:13:45,729
Will we feel comfortable with
each other? Will he blend in with others?

268
00:13:45,893 --> 00:13:47,963
Is that why I see
no black people here?

269
00:13:50,053 --> 00:13:52,886
That was an inappropriate remark,
Katie.

270
00:13:53,093 --> 00:13:55,766
It's just when I hear
"who we'll feel comfortable with"...

271
00:13:55,933 --> 00:13:57,764
...it brings up ugly overtones.

272
00:13:57,933 --> 00:14:00,925
When I look and see an old
white establishment in this room...

273
00:14:01,093 --> 00:14:04,642
...and hear terms like fitting in,
it sounds a bit frightening.

274
00:14:04,853 --> 00:14:08,209
Jerry Espenson could bring something
to this table that might be lacking.

275
00:14:08,373 --> 00:14:09,408
Better yet, needed.

276
00:14:09,573 --> 00:14:12,292
I'm British and might sound
like a bigot when I say this...

277
00:14:12,453 --> 00:14:14,603
...but why are Americans
so bloody committed...

278
00:14:14,773 --> 00:14:17,685
...to the past or the present
when everything is falling apart?

279
00:14:17,893 --> 00:14:19,406
You're all making less money.

280
00:14:19,573 --> 00:14:21,803
Your reputation and status
continues to plunge...

281
00:14:21,973 --> 00:14:23,929
...among law schools
both here and abroad.

282
00:14:24,093 --> 00:14:26,004
And yet you're afraid of change.

283
00:14:26,173 --> 00:14:28,812
- You don't need to get so upset, Katie.
- Maybe I do.

284
00:14:28,973 --> 00:14:31,567
I was recruited to this firm
with the various promises...

285
00:14:31,733 --> 00:14:33,405
...of progressiveness and tolerance.

286
00:14:33,573 --> 00:14:35,928
It's demoralizing
to see behind all the talk...

287
00:14:36,093 --> 00:14:38,766
...same old white-boys club
plans to do business as usual.

288
00:14:39,493 --> 00:14:41,370
I smell discrimination in the dusty air.

289
00:14:41,533 --> 00:14:44,491
And I'm not just annoyed,
I'm a bit appalled.

290
00:14:59,613 --> 00:15:02,685
Objective and respectful.
Which part of that little diatribe...?

291
00:15:02,853 --> 00:15:04,127
I'm sorry, but when I hear...

292
00:15:04,293 --> 00:15:07,410
Apologize to Jerry.
He's the one you screwed, not me.

293
00:15:07,573 --> 00:15:09,370
What's going on?

294
00:15:09,533 --> 00:15:11,091
What happened?

295
00:15:11,613 --> 00:15:14,650
I got a little cross
with the administrative partners.

296
00:15:14,853 --> 00:15:16,889
It did not go well, Jerry.

297
00:15:17,813 --> 00:15:19,246
Oh.

298
00:15:19,493 --> 00:15:22,212
- Am I out?
- No, they wanna meet with you.

299
00:15:22,373 --> 00:15:24,523
Jerry, it's very important
that you come off...

300
00:15:24,693 --> 00:15:26,365
...as reasonable, thoughtful...

301
00:15:26,533 --> 00:15:29,570
...as opposed to a pit bull
with the lipstick.

302
00:15:29,733 --> 00:15:32,486
Whatever they ask,
simply respect the question.

303
00:15:32,653 --> 00:15:36,282
Not to mention the person asking it.
Then provide a sound, deliberate answer.

304
00:15:36,453 --> 00:15:39,763
Basically, I'm telling you the same thing
I so wish I had told Katie.

305
00:15:46,933 --> 00:15:48,127
I'm so sorry, Jerry.

306
00:15:48,933 --> 00:15:51,208
I don't think it went
as badly as Carl suggests...

307
00:15:51,373 --> 00:15:54,171
...but I did get cross with them.

308
00:15:54,933 --> 00:15:56,366
What happened?

309
00:15:56,533 --> 00:16:00,321
Well, the questions implied
that you were socially challenged...

310
00:16:00,533 --> 00:16:03,252
...and I'm afraid I took offense.

311
00:16:11,333 --> 00:16:13,893
First of all,
testing can't detect mad cow disease...

312
00:16:14,053 --> 00:16:16,408
...until shortly before
the cow develops symptoms.

313
00:16:16,573 --> 00:16:18,609
- So?
- Cattle are typically slaughtered...

314
00:16:18,773 --> 00:16:20,650
...between 18 and 24 months of age.

315
00:16:20,813 --> 00:16:23,532
And that's typically long
before the disease is detectable.

316
00:16:23,693 --> 00:16:26,161
Look, all this talk
about testing, testing, testing...

317
00:16:26,333 --> 00:16:28,688
The reality is,
testing can't make a difference.

318
00:16:28,853 --> 00:16:31,925
So then why bother
with testing at all, Mr. Beavis?

319
00:16:32,093 --> 00:16:35,244
Well, I suppose if
it's even possible, it could help.

320
00:16:35,453 --> 00:16:37,967
And let's face it,
the public wants to feel safe.

321
00:16:38,173 --> 00:16:43,247
So if testing gives them some confidence
in the meat industry, that's a good thing.

322
00:16:43,453 --> 00:16:47,048
Okay, even if it's only possible
that testing could help...

323
00:16:47,213 --> 00:16:50,603
...even if it only provides
a psychological lift...

324
00:16:50,773 --> 00:16:53,810
...what grounds do you have
for stopping my client from testing?

325
00:16:53,973 --> 00:16:56,362
- Now, I'll tell you the grounds, wise guy.
- Wise guy?

326
00:16:56,533 --> 00:17:01,049
When she advertises she tests her cows,
but she's the only one who does so...

327
00:17:01,213 --> 00:17:02,248
Which is the truth.

328
00:17:02,413 --> 00:17:05,291
- She implies that her meat is safe
and that other meat isn't.

329
00:17:05,453 --> 00:17:09,241
- And that is bad for the industry.
- You didn't ban advertising, Mr. Beavis.

330
00:17:09,453 --> 00:17:12,286
Or is it Butt-Head?
You banned the actual testing itself.

331
00:17:12,453 --> 00:17:14,364
By the way,
when did it become the goal...

332
00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:17,650
...of the Department of Agriculture
to protect the meat industry?

333
00:17:17,813 --> 00:17:20,611
I thought it was to safeguard the public.
But I'm a wise guy.

334
00:17:20,773 --> 00:17:21,967
- Alan.
- This disease kills.

335
00:17:22,133 --> 00:17:23,612
Not just the cows, but people.

336
00:17:23,773 --> 00:17:26,162
Have you ever had somebody you loved
die of mad cow?

337
00:17:26,333 --> 00:17:27,925
No, and I'll bet neither have you.

338
00:17:28,133 --> 00:17:30,966
It may very well be
that somebody I love...

339
00:17:33,373 --> 00:17:38,527
There could be many, many people
out there diagnosed with Alzheimer's...

340
00:17:38,733 --> 00:17:40,849
...that in fact ate bad beef.

341
00:17:41,013 --> 00:17:44,130
If you say that outside this court,
you're gonna get sued.

342
00:17:44,293 --> 00:17:46,488
- You think you're bigger than Oprah?
- You wanna sue, go.

343
00:17:46,653 --> 00:17:49,121
Won't be me.
It'll be the American Cattle Association.

344
00:17:49,293 --> 00:17:51,682
Same thing. American Cattle,
Department of...

345
00:17:51,853 --> 00:17:53,127
- Objection.
What's with you?

346
00:17:53,293 --> 00:17:54,567
I never object to you.

347
00:17:54,733 --> 00:17:56,086
- In fact, I approve...
- Alan.

348
00:17:56,253 --> 00:17:57,686
Why can't she test her cows?

349
00:17:57,853 --> 00:18:01,289
- What's the government trying to hide?
- Not fair. Just because you're...

350
00:18:01,453 --> 00:18:04,923
...in front of a judge who's afraid,
doesn't give you the right to exploit.

351
00:18:05,093 --> 00:18:06,082
Who says I'm afraid?

352
00:18:06,293 --> 00:18:07,965
He does.

353
00:18:08,173 --> 00:18:10,084
He used to say it to me it all the time.

354
00:18:10,253 --> 00:18:13,563
If you rant long enough,
Judge Brown will cower.

355
00:18:13,733 --> 00:18:16,531
- Namby-pamby is the word that he used.
- Judge, I never said...

356
00:18:16,693 --> 00:18:18,570
- How dare you?
- She's making that up.

357
00:18:18,773 --> 00:18:20,172
- No, I'm not.
Silence!

358
00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:22,449
- We'll see who's afraid.
- It's me, I'm afraid.

359
00:18:22,613 --> 00:18:23,648
Silence.

360
00:18:26,693 --> 00:18:28,251
- You lied.
- Did I?

361
00:18:29,493 --> 00:18:31,006
Oh, I'm sorry.

362
00:18:37,213 --> 00:18:39,408
Well, that was a sneaky move
by Denise.

363
00:18:40,213 --> 00:18:42,886
Sneaky, unscrupulous, crafty.

364
00:18:43,053 --> 00:18:45,328
- Worthy of us.
- Exactly.

365
00:18:45,493 --> 00:18:48,803
She's deliberately trying to fluster me.

366
00:18:50,213 --> 00:18:52,568
- Ask her how Brad is.
- What?

367
00:18:52,733 --> 00:18:55,884
She was never really in love with Brad.
We both know that.

368
00:18:56,053 --> 00:18:57,850
She got pregnant with his kid...

369
00:18:58,013 --> 00:19:00,925
...so they pretended to love each other,
got married.

370
00:19:01,853 --> 00:19:05,243
Ask her how Brad is.
I'll bet that puts her on tilt.

371
00:19:07,733 --> 00:19:08,768
Denny, that's genius.

372
00:19:08,933 --> 00:19:11,128
Of course it is.
I know how to make women crazy.

373
00:19:12,613 --> 00:19:15,411
I just can't seem
to make them crazy over me.

374
00:19:16,133 --> 00:19:19,523
- No progress with Carol?
- None.

375
00:19:19,693 --> 00:19:21,365
Denny, you'll never win her heart...

376
00:19:21,533 --> 00:19:23,728
...by voting for four more years
of George Bush.

377
00:19:23,893 --> 00:19:27,408
- Here we go, I'm out of here.
- Hey, Denny, Denny.

378
00:19:27,613 --> 00:19:28,728
Just think about that.

379
00:19:29,733 --> 00:19:32,486
Your problem is
you expect people to think about things.

380
00:19:32,693 --> 00:19:34,843
In politics, go with your gut,
what feels good.

381
00:19:35,013 --> 00:19:37,402
You don't blink, you don't think,
you don't hesitate.

382
00:19:37,573 --> 00:19:40,212
You hesitate,
your enemies think you're weak.

383
00:19:40,373 --> 00:19:42,523
When will you stupid Democrats
ever learn this?

384
00:19:42,693 --> 00:19:44,649
No wonder you never win.

385
00:20:02,493 --> 00:20:06,008
No promises, but I might be able to get
them to wiggle on the testing ban...

386
00:20:06,173 --> 00:20:07,970
...if you agree not to advertise.

387
00:20:08,133 --> 00:20:09,361
Now, how stupid is that?

388
00:20:09,533 --> 00:20:13,572
One of the reasons I spend extra money
is so I can say we test every cow.

389
00:20:13,733 --> 00:20:15,610
I'm sorry,
but that sends the message...

390
00:20:15,773 --> 00:20:18,082
...that the meat industry
as a whole isn't safe.

391
00:20:18,253 --> 00:20:19,402
- It isn't. No.
- Look...

392
00:20:19,613 --> 00:20:22,491
If you're concerned about
the meat industry, get them to test.

393
00:20:22,653 --> 00:20:25,372
Alan, you mind controlling your client?

394
00:20:27,053 --> 00:20:28,611
Brad.

395
00:20:28,973 --> 00:20:30,247
What?

396
00:20:30,413 --> 00:20:32,131
How's Brad?

397
00:20:32,293 --> 00:20:34,124
You know how I love to travel.

398
00:20:34,293 --> 00:20:35,646
I know Brad likes to travel.

399
00:20:35,813 --> 00:20:38,964
I suddenly found myself fantasizing
about the places he gets to go.

400
00:20:39,173 --> 00:20:44,930
Tropical, moist, exotic places
I've always so yearned to visit.

401
00:20:45,493 --> 00:20:47,290
- You're disgusting.
- But you knew that.

402
00:20:48,453 --> 00:20:50,842
- You haven't answered my question.
- What question?

403
00:20:51,013 --> 00:20:52,765
- How's Brad?
- Gone, we're not together.

404
00:20:52,933 --> 00:20:54,730
Can we move on?

405
00:20:56,293 --> 00:20:59,729
I'm sorry, but what is it
with you demented people?

406
00:20:59,933 --> 00:21:03,972
- It's how we practice law.
- I am not agreeing not to advertise.

407
00:21:04,733 --> 00:21:07,042
- Then we don't settle.
- Fine.

408
00:21:07,453 --> 00:21:09,330
You look sad.

409
00:21:09,493 --> 00:21:11,927
- Maybe you shouldn't be alone.
- Back off, fat boy.

410
00:21:14,173 --> 00:21:15,447
Are you getting a divorce?

411
00:21:16,173 --> 00:21:17,322
Yup.

412
00:21:17,493 --> 00:21:18,846
It didn't work out.

413
00:21:21,253 --> 00:21:23,244
Denise, I'm sorry.

414
00:21:26,573 --> 00:21:27,972
Yeah.

415
00:22:02,893 --> 00:22:04,451
Hello, welcome.

416
00:22:04,613 --> 00:22:06,490
- How are you, Jerry?
- Oh, I'm splendid.

417
00:22:08,453 --> 00:22:10,171
A little fraught.

418
00:22:10,333 --> 00:22:12,801
Jerry, let me first say
that we are all agreed here...

419
00:22:12,973 --> 00:22:15,885
...that we think you've been doing
a splendid job.

420
00:22:16,053 --> 00:22:18,965
That being said, however,
there are some concerns...

421
00:22:19,133 --> 00:22:20,646
...regarding your social skills.

422
00:22:20,813 --> 00:22:21,962
Yes, I understand.

423
00:22:22,173 --> 00:22:24,528
I think I've made progress in that area,
thank you. Welcome.

424
00:22:25,933 --> 00:22:29,892
Well, well, well,
what do we have here?

425
00:22:30,093 --> 00:22:32,129
Denny Crane. Glad to see you.

426
00:22:33,293 --> 00:22:34,885
Big firm meeting? Didn't invite me?

427
00:22:35,053 --> 00:22:37,089
Denny, this is an administrative...

428
00:22:37,253 --> 00:22:40,484
Hey, Paul, I know what this is.
Let me save you some time.

429
00:22:41,213 --> 00:22:42,885
See this? This is me, Denny Crane.

430
00:22:43,093 --> 00:22:45,527
Founding partner
of Crane, Poole & Schmidt.

431
00:22:45,693 --> 00:22:48,082
Look around the room.
I don't see a Poole, a Schmidt.

432
00:22:48,293 --> 00:22:49,521
I see this...

433
00:22:49,693 --> 00:22:51,331
...Crane.

434
00:22:51,493 --> 00:22:54,929
Bottom line, this man makes partner...

435
00:22:55,133 --> 00:22:57,169
...or I walk and take my name
off the door with me.

436
00:23:08,573 --> 00:23:11,212
Denny Crane. Have a good day.

437
00:23:15,373 --> 00:23:19,844
Well, one might think that
that would carry the day...

438
00:23:20,013 --> 00:23:21,890
...but one would be wrong.

439
00:23:22,053 --> 00:23:26,444
Denny doesn't carry
even a plurality equitable interest.

440
00:23:26,613 --> 00:23:29,844
Come on, Paul. The name of the firm
is Crane, Poole & Schmidt.

441
00:23:30,053 --> 00:23:32,886
Denny Crane has become
a liability of late, Carl.

442
00:23:33,053 --> 00:23:35,726
He may have just given us
the way to finally unload him.

443
00:23:35,933 --> 00:23:37,764
If Denny goes, I go.

444
00:23:37,933 --> 00:23:39,446
That's admirable, Mr. Espenson.

445
00:23:39,613 --> 00:23:42,730
But I don't think you're well-situated
to be issuing ultimatums.

446
00:23:42,933 --> 00:23:44,889
It's not an ultimatum, it's a fact.

447
00:23:45,413 --> 00:23:46,766
If he walks, I walk.

448
00:23:46,933 --> 00:23:49,766
Alan Shore might too, maybe even Carl.
We could do a spinoff.

449
00:23:49,933 --> 00:23:53,721
Don't think we haven't been approached.
Hell, it's not like you want us anyway.

450
00:23:53,893 --> 00:23:56,282
- The network sure doesn't.
- Jerry.

451
00:23:57,693 --> 00:23:59,206
I apologize.

452
00:23:59,973 --> 00:24:06,082
I do retreat into,
well, a wooden cigarette...

453
00:24:06,253 --> 00:24:09,882
...when I feel insecure,
which I feel a lot, admittedly.

454
00:24:11,133 --> 00:24:14,921
I realize that alone might disqualify me
as partnership material.

455
00:24:15,933 --> 00:24:21,326
But might I say,
in an arena where cutthroat is good...

456
00:24:21,533 --> 00:24:25,048
...where take-no-prisoners,
eat-your-young mentality...

457
00:24:25,213 --> 00:24:28,649
...so often prevails,
it might be nice for a law firm...

458
00:24:28,813 --> 00:24:32,852
...to include somebody who treats others
with selflessness and kindness...

459
00:24:33,013 --> 00:24:35,004
...virtues perhaps more noble...

460
00:24:35,173 --> 00:24:39,086
...than unilateralism
and tough-guy bravado.

461
00:24:40,053 --> 00:24:45,889
Maybe it's time for you to start looking
for somebody who can embrace values.

462
00:24:46,053 --> 00:24:50,569
Like humility.

463
00:24:50,733 --> 00:24:51,768
Graciousness.

464
00:24:52,653 --> 00:24:54,291
Compassion.

465
00:24:54,453 --> 00:24:58,685
All tempered with intelligence.

466
00:24:59,173 --> 00:25:02,609
Maybe the bullying days are over.

467
00:25:27,653 --> 00:25:29,803
- Set?
- For what?

468
00:25:29,973 --> 00:25:31,884
Gotta go vote.
Polls close in a few hours.

469
00:25:32,053 --> 00:25:34,442
They're open till 8.
We gotta get back to court soon.

470
00:25:34,613 --> 00:25:35,728
Let's not wait too long.

471
00:25:35,893 --> 00:25:37,884
Denny, you're really gonna vote
for McCain?

472
00:25:39,293 --> 00:25:42,046
- Thought we weren't gonna discuss this.
- I wanna discuss it.

473
00:25:42,213 --> 00:25:45,171
- The consequences are too big.
- Bigger than our friendship?

474
00:25:45,373 --> 00:25:46,408
You know what? Yes.

475
00:25:47,293 --> 00:25:49,409
Why are you voting for John McCain?

476
00:25:49,573 --> 00:25:51,564
And don't tell me salmon and sex.

477
00:25:51,733 --> 00:25:53,166
I want a real answer.

478
00:25:55,053 --> 00:25:56,611
All right.

479
00:25:59,013 --> 00:26:02,892
- Taxes, Obama's gonna raise them.
- No, he won't, that's a blatant lie.

480
00:26:03,053 --> 00:26:05,931
Obama plans to raise taxes
only for the rich.

481
00:26:06,093 --> 00:26:09,608
- Those earning over $250,000 a year.
- Do you know what your problem is?

482
00:26:09,773 --> 00:26:12,970
- Yeah, a collapsing economy, two wars...
- No.

483
00:26:13,133 --> 00:26:15,727
Democrats don't know how to win.
Republicans do.

484
00:26:16,453 --> 00:26:18,648
Maybe instead
of smugly celebrating the fact...

485
00:26:18,813 --> 00:26:20,531
...that Republicans
know how to win...

486
00:26:20,693 --> 00:26:23,890
...might you be the least bit disgusted
at the tactics they resort to?

487
00:26:24,053 --> 00:26:26,203
- Oh, please.
- The despicable pandering.

488
00:26:26,373 --> 00:26:30,491
Like supporting gas tax holidays
or cozying up to the evangelicals.

489
00:26:30,653 --> 00:26:33,770
Or the most egregious example
of political pandering in memory...

490
00:26:33,933 --> 00:26:35,889
...John McCain's choice
of running mate.

491
00:26:36,093 --> 00:26:38,527
Well, at least she's run something.

492
00:26:38,733 --> 00:26:41,327
A town called Wasilla,
which she left in debt?

493
00:26:41,533 --> 00:26:44,570
She had executive experience,
including foreign policy.

494
00:26:44,733 --> 00:26:47,293
Foreign policy?
What, she can see Russia on a clear day?

495
00:26:47,453 --> 00:26:49,921
- Can she spell Russia?
- She's just as qualified as...

496
00:26:50,093 --> 00:26:53,881
She couldn't name any newspaper
she read or Supreme Court decision...

497
00:26:54,053 --> 00:26:57,250
- Gotcha journalism.
- Naming a Supreme Court case?

498
00:26:57,453 --> 00:26:59,808
Look, this isn't about Palin.
It's about McCain.

499
00:26:59,973 --> 00:27:01,008
Okay, what if he dies?

500
00:27:01,173 --> 00:27:02,891
- Who?
- McCain.

501
00:27:03,093 --> 00:27:05,561
Of the last 19 administrations...

502
00:27:05,733 --> 00:27:08,884
...almost half have had situations
where vice president...

503
00:27:09,053 --> 00:27:11,851
...had to assume responsibilities,
if not complete control.

504
00:27:12,053 --> 00:27:13,281
Reagan had Alzheimer's.

505
00:27:13,453 --> 00:27:16,047
- His approval rating went up.
- Denny, John McCain is 72.

506
00:27:16,213 --> 00:27:19,125
He'd be the oldest person
ever to assume office.

507
00:27:19,293 --> 00:27:22,603
He's ripe for a heart attack.
He's had melanoma four times.

508
00:27:22,813 --> 00:27:25,566
There's a very real possibility
he could die.

509
00:27:25,733 --> 00:27:27,803
And then what?
We'll be left with Sarah Palin?

510
00:27:27,973 --> 00:27:30,248
Is there anybody
who's really okay with that?

511
00:27:30,453 --> 00:27:32,808
Yes, they're called Americans.
The Joe Six-Pack...

512
00:27:33,013 --> 00:27:35,766
The Joe Six-Pack needs somebody
to fix the economy.

513
00:27:35,933 --> 00:27:36,968
Not have a beer with.

514
00:27:37,133 --> 00:27:40,170
- Don't hear anything from Obama.
- You don't hear from John McCain.

515
00:27:40,333 --> 00:27:43,405
His camp says, "Don't talk about it.
Instead, we'll just go negative. "

516
00:27:43,573 --> 00:27:45,370
- Despicable.
- Obama's gone negative.

517
00:27:45,533 --> 00:27:47,922
Bulldog in lipstick says Obama
pals with terrorists.

518
00:27:48,253 --> 00:27:52,326
Obama loves to play those ads
about McCain and The Keating Five.

519
00:27:52,493 --> 00:27:53,767
- Smear.
- That's high ground?

520
00:27:53,933 --> 00:27:56,401
If this represents the direction he plans
to lead us...

521
00:27:56,573 --> 00:27:58,052
Change, change, change.

522
00:27:58,213 --> 00:28:01,125
- McCain's camp just spews out hate...
- Yes, we can. Yes, we can.

523
00:28:01,333 --> 00:28:04,370
- Some maverick, maverick, maverick.
- Yes, we can. What, what?

524
00:28:04,533 --> 00:28:07,286
Maverick, maverick,
maverick, ma... Ow!

525
00:28:07,453 --> 00:28:09,444
- You shot me.
- Damn right I did.

526
00:28:09,613 --> 00:28:11,922
Denny, that hurt me, for God's sake.

527
00:28:12,973 --> 00:28:16,932
- Oh! You got me in the back.
- Well, that'll teach you. Ow, ow!

528
00:28:17,093 --> 00:28:18,321
All even now.

529
00:28:18,533 --> 00:28:20,603
You could've shot my eye out,
you crazy...

530
00:28:20,773 --> 00:28:23,526
Don't ever raise a gun to me... Oh!

531
00:28:23,733 --> 00:28:26,042
Happy now? Ah!

532
00:28:27,013 --> 00:28:29,049
Oh! Ah!

533
00:28:36,813 --> 00:28:39,486
Hey, hey, hey.

534
00:28:50,093 --> 00:28:52,129
Politics.

535
00:29:06,493 --> 00:29:08,006
What's going on with you two?

536
00:29:08,173 --> 00:29:10,528
- Nothing.
- Nothing.

537
00:29:20,773 --> 00:29:22,001
Hi, guys.

538
00:29:23,733 --> 00:29:24,882
Denny and I are fighting.

539
00:29:25,053 --> 00:29:26,247
Oh, got it.

540
00:29:26,413 --> 00:29:28,324
Denise, listen.

541
00:29:30,613 --> 00:29:32,012
L...

542
00:29:32,693 --> 00:29:37,403
I'm very sorry about being so flippant
about you and Brad.

543
00:29:38,213 --> 00:29:40,807
It's just... It felt like you were trying
to unnerve me...

544
00:29:40,973 --> 00:29:44,807
...and I resorted
to a little gamesmanship myself.

545
00:29:44,973 --> 00:29:48,124
And I've been feeling terrible about it.

546
00:29:48,333 --> 00:29:51,450
- Alan, don't beat yourself up about it.
- No, I'm...

547
00:29:51,653 --> 00:29:55,407
I mean, do if it'll compromise
your closing. Ha, ha.

548
00:29:55,573 --> 00:29:59,452
You know,
not to be disgustingly opportunistic...

549
00:29:59,613 --> 00:30:03,970
...but I always felt
that there was unfinished business...

550
00:30:04,133 --> 00:30:05,646
...between the two of us.

551
00:30:05,813 --> 00:30:07,531
Actually, unstarted business.

552
00:30:07,693 --> 00:30:09,729
- And, well...
- I would love it.

553
00:30:12,493 --> 00:30:14,211
Would you?

554
00:30:14,853 --> 00:30:17,128
Mm. If only I wasn't married.

555
00:30:18,693 --> 00:30:20,046
But you and Brad are split.

556
00:30:20,253 --> 00:30:24,405
Well, I might have fudged the facts
a little there.

557
00:30:25,653 --> 00:30:28,372
- Which facts?
- The part about Brad and I being split.

558
00:30:29,293 --> 00:30:32,490
Truth is, we've never been happier.

559
00:30:32,693 --> 00:30:35,207
I'm gonna get him
to send you a postcard...

560
00:30:35,373 --> 00:30:40,242
...from one
of his moist, exotic destinations.

561
00:30:41,293 --> 00:30:43,124
Time for court, Al.

562
00:30:58,533 --> 00:31:00,205
Jerry.

563
00:31:03,173 --> 00:31:07,610
For what it's worth,
I thought you did a good job.

564
00:31:08,213 --> 00:31:10,283
Could've done
without the wooden cigarette...

565
00:31:10,453 --> 00:31:12,045
...or the talk about the spin-off.

566
00:31:12,213 --> 00:31:15,046
But I thought you presented yourself
in good form.

567
00:31:15,213 --> 00:31:16,771
Thank you.

568
00:31:17,773 --> 00:31:19,491
Do we know
when they'll make their decision?

569
00:31:20,093 --> 00:31:23,563
Um... They have already, actually.

570
00:31:26,333 --> 00:31:28,483
You made partner, Jerry.

571
00:31:32,933 --> 00:31:35,493
Are you teasing me?

572
00:31:35,933 --> 00:31:39,164
No, I am not teasing you.

573
00:31:40,253 --> 00:31:41,288
It is my privilege...

574
00:31:41,453 --> 00:31:42,886
And I do mean it
when I say privilege.

575
00:31:43,053 --> 00:31:44,042
To inform you...

576
00:31:44,213 --> 00:31:47,603
...that an offer of full partnership
has been extended to you.

577
00:31:55,853 --> 00:31:57,206
Thank you.

578
00:31:57,373 --> 00:31:59,170
- Thank you.
- Congratulations.

579
00:31:59,613 --> 00:32:00,841
Thank you.

580
00:32:03,213 --> 00:32:04,646
Thanks.

581
00:32:07,533 --> 00:32:12,084
Aren't you gonna at least
pop, hop, purr, for God's sake?

582
00:32:12,253 --> 00:32:15,404
You must have a celebratory tic
you've been saving up.

583
00:32:15,613 --> 00:32:17,683
It's not that big a deal, Katie.

584
00:32:18,653 --> 00:32:20,325
It's good.

585
00:32:20,533 --> 00:32:22,569
It's a nice feather.

586
00:32:25,613 --> 00:32:28,127
But it's really just...

587
00:32:42,133 --> 00:32:45,523
Can anybody explain
the logic behind this?

588
00:32:45,693 --> 00:32:47,763
The federal government,
our government...

589
00:32:47,933 --> 00:32:52,324
...is actually prohibiting a company
from exceeding regulations...

590
00:32:52,493 --> 00:32:53,846
...to make its product safer.

591
00:32:54,013 --> 00:32:55,685
I'm baffled.

592
00:32:55,853 --> 00:32:58,606
It's one thing that our government
can no longer protect us.

593
00:32:58,773 --> 00:33:03,005
We've seen the FDA, which has failed
to regulate drugs that have killed us.

594
00:33:03,213 --> 00:33:05,807
We've seen our government
undercut regulation...

595
00:33:05,973 --> 00:33:08,123
...by the Consumer Product
Safety Commission...

596
00:33:08,293 --> 00:33:11,171
...paving the way for an influx
of deadly, lead-coated imports.

597
00:33:11,333 --> 00:33:14,211
We've seen the FCC,
in deference to free-market capitalists...

598
00:33:14,373 --> 00:33:19,003
...go MIA on Wall Street, essentially
leading to an economic implosion.

599
00:33:19,173 --> 00:33:22,051
And John McCain wants
to deregulate healthcare, God forbid.

600
00:33:22,213 --> 00:33:24,681
I mean, I suppose all of that
can be attributed...

601
00:33:24,853 --> 00:33:27,287
...to simple greed and incompetence.

602
00:33:27,453 --> 00:33:31,810
But this...
This is a new tactic altogether.

603
00:33:32,013 --> 00:33:36,848
This goes beyond scrapping regulation
in favor of big business interest.

604
00:33:37,013 --> 00:33:40,562
This is our government
deliberately taking steps...

605
00:33:40,733 --> 00:33:42,769
...to actually thwart our safety.

606
00:33:43,333 --> 00:33:45,642
There can be
no possible explanation...

607
00:33:45,853 --> 00:33:48,208
...for banning my client
from testing her cows...

608
00:33:48,373 --> 00:33:50,967
...other than the most blatant
and malignant one...

609
00:33:51,133 --> 00:33:54,011
...that the USDA has been bought off
by the big meat packers...

610
00:33:54,173 --> 00:33:57,324
...who don't wanna bear the added
expense of doing the same testing.

611
00:33:57,493 --> 00:34:00,326
We've seen big pharmaceutical
buy off the FDA.

612
00:34:00,493 --> 00:34:04,964
We've certainly seen big oil help
craft U.S. Energy policy, for God's sake.

613
00:34:05,133 --> 00:34:08,523
The tobacco industry still spends
20 million a year lobbying Congress.

614
00:34:08,693 --> 00:34:11,082
But even if you're somehow
willing to accept...

615
00:34:11,253 --> 00:34:13,847
...this "money talks" approach
to government...

616
00:34:14,013 --> 00:34:15,731
...how can it get to a point where...?

617
00:34:15,893 --> 00:34:20,523
She just wants to make sure her beef
is safe. Whose government is this?

618
00:34:21,933 --> 00:34:23,161
I agree.

619
00:34:24,813 --> 00:34:30,285
Miss Bauer, this is shocking,
outrageous, indecent.

620
00:34:30,453 --> 00:34:33,126
I don't know who the Department
thinks it's working for...

621
00:34:33,293 --> 00:34:36,569
...but it is certainly not me
or my grandchildren.

622
00:34:36,773 --> 00:34:42,086
This ridiculous ban is overruled.
My God.

623
00:34:43,453 --> 00:34:44,602
We're adjourned.

624
00:34:45,613 --> 00:34:47,012
Yes.

625
00:34:47,173 --> 00:34:48,322
I don't know about you...

626
00:34:48,493 --> 00:34:52,008
...but I like to cap off my victories
with a simple toast and a poke.

627
00:34:52,173 --> 00:34:54,448
- How about you?
- Mr. Shore, thank you.

628
00:34:54,613 --> 00:34:57,207
May I say before I leave,
my gratitude notwithstanding...

629
00:34:57,373 --> 00:34:59,648
...you two are the weirdest lawyers
I've ever met.

630
00:35:00,053 --> 00:35:02,248
You, in particular,
should be institutionalized.

631
00:35:02,413 --> 00:35:05,564
Thank you. Is that yes on the poke?

632
00:35:09,653 --> 00:35:12,406
Denny, I'm sorry about our fight.
It was my fault.

633
00:35:12,573 --> 00:35:16,088
I broke our agreement
and got too emotional.

634
00:35:16,253 --> 00:35:17,845
I'm sorry too.

635
00:35:18,053 --> 00:35:19,645
For God's sake.

636
00:35:19,813 --> 00:35:22,964
- It was Valerie's doing.
- Jeez, Denny.

637
00:35:23,173 --> 00:35:24,447
Hi, guys.

638
00:35:24,613 --> 00:35:26,046
- Hey.
- Congratulations.

639
00:35:26,213 --> 00:35:28,568
I'm actually happy you won.

640
00:35:28,733 --> 00:35:30,325
I mean, off the record.

641
00:35:30,533 --> 00:35:31,648
- Are you?
Yeah.

642
00:35:31,813 --> 00:35:34,532
It was fun seeing
the both of you again.

643
00:35:35,173 --> 00:35:37,607
And, Alan, Brad and I
would love to have you...

644
00:35:37,773 --> 00:35:39,604
...to the house sometime for dinner.

645
00:35:39,773 --> 00:35:41,411
You're an evil little vixen.

646
00:35:41,733 --> 00:35:43,212
Hm.

647
00:35:47,213 --> 00:35:48,566
Come on, Alan, let's go vote.

648
00:35:48,733 --> 00:35:52,043
- You just behave yourself.
- It's Valerie's doing.

649
00:36:07,693 --> 00:36:09,445
Alan Shore.

650
00:37:07,493 --> 00:37:08,687
You hear?

651
00:37:08,853 --> 00:37:10,172
Jerry made partner.

652
00:37:10,333 --> 00:37:11,368
I did.

653
00:37:11,533 --> 00:37:14,252
I also understand
you went to bat for him.

654
00:37:14,453 --> 00:37:17,365
I kind of like the guy,
nutjob that he is.

655
00:37:18,813 --> 00:37:20,565
Denny, can you believe it?

656
00:37:20,773 --> 00:37:23,446
We could've seriously hurt
ourselves yesterday...

657
00:37:23,613 --> 00:37:25,763
...shooting each other
with those things.

658
00:37:25,973 --> 00:37:28,726
- We were really mad.
- Yeah, we were.

659
00:37:29,013 --> 00:37:31,686
I got the mad cow.
What's your excuse?

660
00:37:31,853 --> 00:37:33,764
I don't know.

661
00:37:34,973 --> 00:37:40,093
I've always been such a proponent
of people being able to discuss politics...

662
00:37:40,253 --> 00:37:43,563
...without getting too emotional.

663
00:37:45,253 --> 00:37:47,608
There I was going off like... Heh.

664
00:37:48,893 --> 00:37:50,963
It's good that you're passionate.

665
00:37:56,453 --> 00:37:58,762
So we're not gonna talk about it?

666
00:38:01,013 --> 00:38:02,446
What?

667
00:38:02,613 --> 00:38:04,604
Who we voted for.

668
00:38:04,773 --> 00:38:06,172
I know who you voted for.

669
00:38:07,013 --> 00:38:08,605
And you?

670
00:38:09,533 --> 00:38:11,364
Finish your drink.

671
00:38:11,893 --> 00:38:14,566
I've already crossed my aisle today.

672
00:38:18,653 --> 00:38:20,450
What do you mean?

673
00:38:22,533 --> 00:38:23,761
Denny, did you...?

674
00:38:25,333 --> 00:38:26,732
I'll never admit it in public.

675
00:38:28,973 --> 00:38:32,329
- What made you change your mind?
- Not you.

676
00:38:32,493 --> 00:38:34,723
Ah. The truth is,
I didn't know the right choice.

677
00:38:34,893 --> 00:38:39,250
But these last eight years...

678
00:38:39,413 --> 00:38:42,610
Let's just say, I knew the wrong one.

679
00:38:43,373 --> 00:38:45,568
- I think I love you.
- You've always loved me.

680
00:38:45,733 --> 00:38:47,007
I love you more now.

681
00:38:58,613 --> 00:39:03,448
Tomorrow, we'll actually wake up
with a new president-elect.

682
00:39:05,573 --> 00:39:06,801
Wow.

683
00:39:07,893 --> 00:39:09,451
Wow.

684
00:39:11,373 --> 00:39:16,288
And possibly a new America.

685
00:39:21,893 --> 00:39:23,292
Bigger wow.