Picket Fences (1992–1996): Season 2, Episode 3 - Unlawful Entries - full transcript

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There are constitutional
questions here, Jimmy.

Not to mention a guaranteed
entrapment defense.

Told you, we’re still trying to decide
whether to even press the charges.

In the meantime, this is
hanging over my head.

You should have thought of that
before you hit on your patient.

Kenny!

Look,
either dismiss the charges...

...or arraign me, but I
wanna put this behind me.

The only way to put it behind you
is for us not to press charges, so...

- What’s the determining factor?
- Look, Danny, Danny, please, please.

What’s the determining factor?



The complaining witness.

Can we at least talk?

I have nothing to say to you.

Maxine.

This may be a little
out of line, but...

I’ve always had a great
affection for you,

almost like my niece.

Not as his lawyer,
but maybe as your uncle,

let me tell you,
drop it!

Otherwise, I’ll use the trial
to spew out the sordid details

of your malfunctioning
genitalia, and it’ll be ugly!

- Hey!
- Jimmy, I only say it because I care!

I am not dropping the charges.

This is a mistake.



You made it.
You made it!

My opinion?

Yeah, your
honest opinion.

I think what the guy
did was wrong.

He should probably be suspended
from practicing psychology for a while.

I don’t know about
the criminal prosecution.

You were the one to point out
that it was a felony for a therapist to--

8-5-0,
Possible rape in progress

at 22, Catona Street, 911 call.

We’re on it.

That’s Catona on the left.

Ow!

No!

- Police! Freeze!
- Police!

Stay right
where you are! What happened?

- Nothing.
- Are you all right?

I’m okay.

I didn’t do anything!
I didn’t do anything.

- Get down.
- I didn’t do anything.

- What are you doing?
- This man assault you?

- Did he assault you?
- No, no, he, er...

It’s gonna be all right, okay?
Nothing can happen to you now.

He didn’t-- we were...

We were just...
having sex, that’s all.

- Excuse me?
- We were just making love.

He didn’t do anything to me.

She’s lying.

It’s rape trauma syndrome.

She’s just afraid
to press charges.

Even so, if she
said she consented--

She didn’t, she was beat up.

I understand.

But what I’m saying is if
she says it’s consensual,

there’s no way we’re
gonna make anything stick.

He teaches school.

- Excuse me?
- Patrick Gatwood, the rapist...

...teaches geometry
at the high school.

My daughter’s in his class.

Look, talk to the victim again.
Try convincing her--

I’ve been talking to her.

She won’t press charges.
She’s not gonna budge.

Did the neighbors phone
in the disturbance?

Yes.

Bring him in. Book him on disorderly.
Encourage a statement on the rape.

What good is a coerced confession?
The court will just throw it out.

Yeah, but the school board won’t.
At least he’s gonna lose his job.

- We don’t do business that way.
- The man is a rapist, Sheriff.

I’m trying to get him
out of the classroom.

You have any better ideas?

God! He coaches
girls’ basketball.

- Go get him.
- Done.

Kenny...

I don’t want to
see a mark on him.

Right.

- I’ll go with you.
- No, you don’t.

Dr. Shreve.

Look, I’ll go to arraignment

if that’s what
you want me to do,

but doctor-patient
privilege is out.

Things that you told him in therapy,
he can use in his defense.

Are you ready for that?

I can take it.

I just fell in love.

I mean, how can I lose
my career because--

Your career’s in jeopardy
because you initiated

a sexual contact with a patient.

After I severed the
doctor-patient relationship.

Danny, you told her that an affair
would have therapeutic benefits.

- You stepped way over the line!
- You think I’m a criminal?

Of course I don’t.

Jill, this is a pretty
desperate thing here.

They bring those charges,
my professional life is over.

I know it’s unfair to ask you
to get involved, but...

I’ve already given Jimmy my
opinion and he’s leaving it up to Max.

Then talk to her.

Please.

Okay.

Now, even if "y" is the only variable
that we change in the equation

it still affects "x" and
"l" exponentially.

Now, who can--

Patrick Gatwood.
Could you come with me, please?

What are you doing?

I’m placing you under arrest.
Could you step outside?

Hey.

There was no crime.
You heard what she said.

You are both guilty of
disturbing the peace.

I’m bringing you in
for questioning,

and you’re gonna make a statement.

Excuse me.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

All right, everybody. Let’s go.
Come on, come on, come on, you guys.

I told you not to hang around here, now.
Let’s go, all right?

Hey, wait up!

Hey, Matthew.

Why aren’t you in school?

I thought I’d shop for
Kim’s birthday present.

Me too!

Hey. Get back to school.

Come on, all of you.
All of you, beat it!

Lunch hour...

Amanda’s charmeuse
is the smoothest of all silk.

Now, just imagine snuggling up
to your wife when she’s wearing that.

Amanda, sweetie,
let them feel the texture.

These... fashion shows are
becoming a public nuisance.

Thank you, Amanda.

Lousy timing, Jimmy.
Two of these men are investors.

I am three minutes away from franchising
the lingerie store with the coffee house.

- I’m thrilled.
- And now we have Tina.

Tina is wearing black satin
with a lace bustier and tap pants.

I hate to break your day,
but you’re the mayor.

What?

Ellen McGrath resigned
last May as President of the City Council.

Next in line is the Secretary,
that would be John Ruan

who can’t serve
because he’s dead.

Then we move on
to city planning.

Can I make a long
story short here?

When Bill Pugen exploded,
he left you in charge.

- Is this a joke?
- No joke.

We need your official pass
so that we can move on to the Treasurer,

and Michael Marchin
is willing and able.

Oh! Well...

- Let me think about it.
- You’d consider it?

You said it was
only temporary, right?

Yeah, until special elections,
but that could be January.

January?

I could change a lot of
zoning laws in four months.

Oh, we have Tina here who’s wearing
black organza wrap with purple lace.

- Excuse me?
- Hm?

- Did you just, er...
- Oh, nothing, nothing.

I’m gonna think about this.

Great.

- You cannot hold me!
- You’re a rapist!

- I can hold you!
- This is unconstitutional...

- ...and I have a right to a lawyer.
- I am gonna hold you...

...until you tell me what happened.
You’re gonna stay!

I didn’t do anything.

Don’t lie to me!

She was bleeding!
She was screaming!

There were handcuffs on the bed!

- I know you raped her.
- You don’t know anything.

You’ve got nothing, and if you think
this Gestapo crap is gonna intimidate me--

You don’t think I can
intimidate you, big, big man?

- Big rapist! You don’t scare?
- Let me go. Let me go!

- Get off me!
- Have a drink, pal. Have a drink.

Have a drink.
Have a drink.

You’re crazy! You’re crazy!

Yeah, you made me crazy.
You raped a woman!

- I didn’t rape anybody!
- Yes, you did.

You think I’m stupid?
You’re not gonna leave here!

- You do, you think I’m stupid?
- Yeah, you’re stupid! You’re stupid!

- Tell me what happened.
- I...

She raped me!

You understand now?

She raped me.

A woman can rape a man?

It’s a medically
feasible phenomenon.

I did my college thesis
on sexual arousal...

...focusing on non-normative stimulation--

Carter.

- Here he goes.
- Er, quiet, quiet, quiet.

I never did any college
research on it,

but I know if I’m not interested,
ain’t gonna happen.

That’s not true for all men.

Some erections
are purely mechanical.

It’s a reflective response
to direct manual touching...

- ...regardless of erotic...
- Is this true?

- Well...
- Thank you.

Fear can cause physical arousal.

Er, terror can cause increase
of bloody supply to the...

...and it can become excited.

I remember, during my very first autopsy,
boing!

All right, never mind.

You’re telling me a man
can be sexually aroused against his will?

It’s medically possible.

All right, pick the girl up.
Get her statement later.

- I’d like to question her, Jimmy.
- No!

- Forget it!
- This is my niche!

I don’t care!

Honey, can I go?
I’ve got patients backed up.

Go, go, take Carter with
you, will you, please?

I should be allowed
to ask questions.

I know, it’s your niche.

- Just go.
- Here, hold on.

You forced water down
Gatwood’s throat?

- I didn’t physically hurt him--
- You lie to me, you’re fired.

Simple as that.

- I told you, no violence.
- You told me no marks.

- I never authorized any brutality--
- Don’t lie to me!

Sir.

I understood the
message you gave me.

I also know you made it a point
to stay out of the office yesterday.

You didn’t wanna be here
when I brought him in.

That way we can just consider
my behavior unauthorized by you.

You listen to me--

No, we thought we were dealing
with a rapist.

A rapist who teaches
your daughter.

You look me in the eye, and you tell me

you didn’t want me
to do exactly what I did.

The next act of brutality like
this costs you your badge.

You got that?

Yes, sir. I got it.

- Oh, Max.
- Hi,

I got your message. You wanted to talk?

Um, okay...

Okay, um, the reason
that I called you...

I don’t condone any therapist
dating a patient.

But?

But Danny Shreve isn’t
some sleazy doctor

using his influence for
sexual gratification.

He fell in love with you.

The law doesn’t make exceptions
for that, Jill.

I read it twice.

Maxine.

There’s something about him.

Something inside me just warned me
not to trust him, Jill.

But you have problems with
trust in general, right?

I mean, that’s why you went to see him
in the first place.

I don’t know.

Maxine, a trial could
destroy both of you.

If that’s what you want,
at least talk to the man.

You owe him that much.

- Maybe.
- Do it, Max.

And before you talk to him,
think long and hard

about why you felt
compelled to arrest him.

You owe yourself that much.

This is the most ludicrous
thing I’ve ever heard.

You should probably
have an attorney, ma’am.

I don’t need a lawyer,
I didn’t do anything.

Did you handcuff
him to the bed?

Look, this is
really embarrassing.

Yes, I handcuffed him.

But it was, you know, foreplay.

Did he consent to
being handcuffed?

It’s... it’s kind of a...

...part of the turn-on is...

...well, being dominated.

He undid my blouse,
he started the kissing.

He says when you cuffed him,
he told you to stop.

With all due respect, many
men say no when they mean yes.

They wanna be taken, sort of.

I mean, why did he come
home with me, if...

Did you threaten to burn him
with a steam iron if he didn’t perform?

It was all part of the game!

Done it with other men before,
none of them cried rape.

This man punched you.

- Surely that suggested--
- After he was...

...very aroused during.

It was only after we finished,

and I took the cuffs off,
that’s when he went berserk.

Maybe he suddenly
felt guilty, I don’t know.

But he wanted it.

Look at the way he
was dressed! Come on!

Deputy, place Miss Evans
under arrest.

You have the
right to remain silent.

No!

If you arrest her,
the whole town will know.

Mr. Gatwood, like you said,
she raped you!

I’m not gonna say she raped me,
I’m not gonna testify.

- If you don’t testify...
- I’m a teacher, for God’s sake.

Do you know what this could do
to my credibility with students?

Do you think I’d have even
a shred of dignity left?

She committed a criminal act.

Out of civic duty,
you should testify.

Is that what you call
your little session, Deputy?

Forcing water down my throat,
was that civic pride at work?

I keep telling you.

- I’m sorry about that.
- Yeah.

Something tells me
you’ll recover.

I got sort of a mean streak
when it comes to this particular crime.

I hate to see the
bad guy get away.

How am I supposed
to face people?

Being overpowered by a woman,

how am I even supposed to look
’em in the eye?

I’m sorry, I will not testify.

Well, I’ll go forward anyway.

I have enough with your statement
to make probable cause.

I’m gonna call
you to the stand

and if you lie, I’ll
bring perjury charges.

- Why are you doing this?
- Mr. Gatwood...

...I’ve worked three years in
the Madison Sex Crime Division.

I’ve dealt with over
200 rape victims.

- How many of them were men?
- It makes no difference.

Oh, yeah, it makes a difference,
Mr. Littleton.

Look.

You don’t want to go
through the humiliation of a public trial.

That puts you in the majority.

But you are a victim,
Mr. Gatwood.

Now you think you’re gonna be
any less of a victim

by walking away, you’re wrong!

Cause the rage is
gonna eat at you.

Day after day after day,

it’s gonna eat at you until
it finally takes you over.

Now forgive the little five
and dime psychology speech, but...

...the best chance you
have at getting back

what you think she took away
from you is by getting even.

If I go forward,

do you think you can get her?

Rape cases are tough.

But I will take
my very best shot.

They’re actually gonna prosecute
a woman for raping a man?

Well, you know Pat Gatwood.
It’s not like him to make it up.

God.

And they’re charging Danny Shreve
for having an affair with Max?

Oh no, not yet.
Jimmy’s gonna let her decide.

- But you know Maxine.
- Mm...

The things that happen here.

Maybe the idea of me being
mayor is no more ridiculous

than anything else that
goes on in this town.

You’re gonna do it, I can tell.

- I know nothing about politics.
- Mm-hmm.

I hear that tone.

Your mind is made up.

I probably have to
start wearing underwear.

Well, you know, your little baby girl’s
gone off to college,

and you have no man
in your life right now,

things get boring.

You’re gonna be the mayor.

If nothing else,

just think about how
all the men will react.

You have got to be kidding.

Now according to her
own statement,

she forced him
to have sex against his will.

That’s date rape.

Your Honor, his penile unit
was standing at full attention.

Quiet.

How the hell do you
prosecute this?

We establish that there’s
no consent, that the--

Look, I will not go forward
with a trial for a woman raping a man

unless I’m satisfied that
it is not as ridiculous as it sounds.

Probable cause
hearing at 3:00.

I want the victim on the stand,

plus a medical expert
who can convince me

this is even possible.

Three o’clock.

Adjourned!

No appointments today?

Lot of cancellations
since my arrest.

Funny.

Look, I just came by here

because Jill thought it would
be a good idea to talk.

I’m gonna be honest
with you, Max.

I wanna talk to you.

But only to convince you
not to prosecute this case,

not to ruin my life more
than you already have.

Aside from that, I never
want to speak to you again.

I’ve never been more betrayed
by anybody, more ambushed.

- You were the one...
- Shut up!

Forgive me for not talking
in clinical terms here,

but I want you to understand
something completely this time.

I’m not talking to you right
now as a therapist, okay?

It would have been one thing
if I had tried to manipulate you,

if I had tried to seduce you
under the umbrella of treatment.

But I didn’t do that.

I severed the professional relationship
and I came clean with you.

Do you have any idea
how hard that was?

As informed adults,
we made a choice.

Mine was honest,
yours was a lie.

No entrapment.

You had predisposition,
no entrapment.

Listen to yourself.

You can’t even come out
from behind that badge long enough

to have one conversation
as a human being.

You know what?

I probably should
lose my license.

I must be a lousy therapist.

In nine weeks of treatment,

I had no idea how deep
your problems run.

Don’t talk to me that way.

You’re ill, Max.

And if you’ve never believed anything
I told you in here, believe that.

And I don’t want to go
into too much detail.

Neither do I.

No sense in giving away free discovery,
we’ll just go for the basic facts,

and then Carter, I’ll put you up
on the stand and you can talk about, um...

...you know.

Non-normative stimulation. Absolutely.

- Keep it simple.
- Aha!

Worthy opponents.

- How’s the voice, Carter?
- It’s fine, go away!

Kimberly,
what are you doing here?

Uh, I work for Mr. Wambaugh now,
after school.

- You’re gonna be in there?
- Of course she is. She’s my assistant!

- I’ll be especially good today.
- Go away.

- We’re going. Is my tie crooked?
- It’s fine.

I just wanted to explain
myself to you,

tell you why I felt it
necessary to arrest you.

Thanks, but you’re completely incompetent
of explaining yourself.

What’s that supposed to mean?

Max, I am not your therapist.
Now please leave!

I’d really like to know
what you meant by that.

You know exactly what I mean.

Painted your
apartment walls yet?

No.

Because you don’t even
trust yourself to pick the right color.

They’ve been ready to paint
for six months,

and you’re paralyzed
over choosing a color.

I mean, how can you

possibly make a decision
about a relationship?

I made a decision.
I decided to say no.

Yeah, sure.

Saying no is the only thing
you are capable of.

Max.

The fact is...

...your only sense of control
comes from saying no...

...to an orgasm...

...or to a relationship.

I don’t know if you
could be with any man.

Don’t get me wrong, I mean,
as much anger as I feel...

...I still love you.

It’s stupid...

...but I do.

But you’ll always find a way
to ruin it, for me, anybody else.

- You willingly kissed her?
- Yes.

I kissed her, and...

...fondled her quite willingly.

I was-- It was when she suddenly

handcuffed me to the bed that I protested.

What happened after
you were handcuffed?

She pulled off my pants.

You young people be quiet!

Your Honor, I’d ask that
these spectators be removed.

They’re students
at the victim’s school.

And this ordeal is humiliating
enough without--

It’s a public hearing.

I can’t throw them
out if they behave.

If they don’t, I can.

And will!

Move on.

- Continue.
- She, uh...

I was telling her to let me go,
the whole thing was too sick...

- How did she respond?
- She said...

...if I wasn’t a good boy,
she’d have to punish me.

It was a kinky game
or something.

And then she had the iron.

- Where’d that come from?
- I don’t know.

But she threatened me with it,

and said if I didn’t make her happy,
she’d burn me with the thing.

- Then what happened?
- I begged her to get off.

She kept saying,
"You want it, you want it."

And then she...

She put me inside
her and we...

...had intercourse.

- Against your will?
- Yes.

And sir...

...after she took
the handcuffs off,

did you assault her?

- Yes, I did.
- Why did you assault her?

Because she raped me,
that’s why.

That I will bear true faith
and allegiance...

To the Constitution of the
United States of America

and to the Constitution
of the State of Wisconsin.

...to the Constitution of
the United States of America

and to the Constitution
of the State of Wisconsin.

That’s it, you’re the mayor.

- Wow!
- Congratulations, Mayor Harris.

Will you be making changes
in your administration?

I don’t even know what
the job entails yet.

The only promise I can
make is that I will try to run the town

with the same fiscal responsibility
that I run all my business ventures.

Any examples of
irresponsibility by the town?

Well, this prosecution against
a woman for raping a man

is just a little silly,
economics-wise.

- Why?
- Well, don’t misunderstand me...

...it’s very important
that we enforce the law,

but the likelihood
of a conviction

coupled with the cost
of such a prosecution,

well, it makes the decision
to move forward questionable.

And one of my
main functions is

to take our Sheriff off
the hook in these situations

where the merits of the case

don’t necessarily warrant
the cost of such a prosecution.

I’ll try to brief, Mr. Gatwood.

Of course, I know this is
a delicate matter.

At the time your penile member
was saluting due north.

- Objection!
- Wambaugh...

...step out of line
and you’ll go right into contempt.

When you went on the date
with my client,

you were wearing
tight-fitting jeans, were you not?

Yes?

You had on cologne,
and you were wearing

- a tight, form-fitting sweater.
- What’s the point?

The point is, you wanted to make
yourself physically desirable

to this woman, didn’t you?

I suppose, it was a date.

Well, you had wine at dinner.

You went back to her apartment.
You kissed her.

You spent an entire evening
trying to turn her on!

The witness has already testified
he was a willing participant

up until he was handcuffed.

Here’s a dollar.

Go out and get yourself
an ice cream.

After you’re gone,
I’ll ask my questions.

How does he get away with this?

Wambaugh,
I won’t warn you again.

And after the handcuffs
were put on you,

you say you were
no longer interested?

That’s right.

And the erection you had,

was that one of life’s
funny coincidences?

- Objection.
- Sustained.

Did you achieve climax?

- Objection!
- Sustained.

My client
is up for rape.

He calls it violence.
I’m entitled to know!

Many women victims
experience climax during rape.

That doesn’t matter.

So why are you so opposed
to the question?

Be quiet!
Both of you shut up.

The objection is
sustained. Move on!

When the police arrived,
did you tell them that you’ve been raped?

No.

Well, it was only after
you’d been charged with rape...

that you came up
with this story, isn’t that true?

- Only because I was--
- You didn’t cry rape...

...until you were arrested,
isn’t that true?

Yes.

So, why is it, Mr. Gatwood?

Why didn’t you tell the truth?

I was afraid.

Oh, lucky for us
you’re brave now!

- Wambaugh!
- Objection!

I have nothing further.

I don’t know what
to think anymore.

- Max.
- He says that I’m incapable...

of making even the
simplest decisions.

- I think maybe he’s right.
- Oh, Max, if anything...

...you’ve always been
quick to make judgments.

On the one hand, I don’t know
whether I should trust him.

But like he says,

if I can’t even trust myself,

how am I ever gonna be able
to trust anybody else?

- What else did he say?
- That I need to...

...what’s the word...

...precipitate.

That I need to
precipitate rejection.

Because without rejection,
there’s no struggle.

And without struggle...

...I don’t know.

I arrested him...

because I need to fail
at relationships.

Max. It wasn’t nearly
so complicated as that.

You arrested him
because you thought he broke a law.

You were thinking
like a cop, as usual.

Maybe your judgment
was clouded, but that--

- I gotta go.
- Max?

I’ll see you tomorrow.

What was that all about?

Nothing, girl talk.

- What’s this?
- Mm... summons.

DA might want you to testify
in the probable cause hearing.

I thought Carter was testifying.

Did you talk Rachel Harris
into taking the mayor job?

No, I didn’t talk her into anything.
She just had some questions.

Yeah, she, uh...

She asked a few questions,
all right.

No dinner?

I didn’t get home till 8:00.

Kim took the boys out for pizza.

Is there a problem?

I’m tired, okay?
Is that all right?

There’s a few things that don’t meet
the eye about this job, sometimes.

Oh, really?

Yeah, really.

It’s not enough I gotta keep
the streets of this town safe,

I gotta deal with a reckless deputy,
aggressive lawyers,

rape cases that
defy medical logic,

then I take time out to
swear in a new mayor,

and after 18 hours of
being the town glue,

I wouldn’t mind coming home

and finding a little something
that looks like dinner on the table.

Is that all?

- That’s all.
- Good.

Let me tell you about my day.

The reason I didn’t
get home until 8:00

is because I had patients,
backed out into the street. Why?

First, the town Sheriff
hauls me into the station

for a medical opinion
on penises.

Then I get hit by Danny Shreve,
who’s devastated because you arrested him,

then I sit with Max, the contrite officer
who made the arrest,

then, I hold court with Rachel,

after you tell her that
she’s going to be the mayor.

I do an emergency appendectomy,

I treat seven more patients,

I crawl home for
round two with Max,

I get slapped with a
summons from my husband

who’s simultaneously crying
because he didn’t get his lousy supper!

Here’s a chicken pot pie.

Preheat to 350 and
cook for 40 minutes.

And then shove it up the
orifice of your choice.

Goodnight, Mr. Glue.

Excuse me.

You’re working kinda late.

You may or may not know,

this afternoon,
I became the new mayor.

Wow.

We’ve both had busy days.

I assume you’re here
because of something to do with me.

Yeah.

Mr. Gatwood,
I knew when I took this job,

I’d be forced to make
some difficult decisions.

I never expected that I’d
have to make one so soon.

I’ve decided to suspend you indefinitely
from your faculty position.

The parents are complaining.

I’m the victim in this.
I am not the criminal.

I know.

But you did go to bed with
a woman on the first date,

you did allow yourself
to be handcuffed,

you did physically assault her.

You can’t do this.
You can’t do this.

The parents are threatening
to pull their children from your classes.

I’m not gonna look you in the eye
and tell you that this is fair.

Anxiety doesn’t always
cause failure, it...

...can generate an increased
blood flow to the genitalia

causing one’s manhood
to become engorged.

Let’s assume this banana
is a man...

- Objection!
- No!

- Put it down.
- It’s a wonderful example, Your Honor.

No bananas.
Move on.

Dr. Pike, according to
your medical opinion,

a man can appear ready and willing
when actually he’s not?

Absolutely. Full arousal
with no erotic stimulation.

I also have diagrams.

I’m sure you do.

Thank you.
No further questions.

You’re saying that this man
was victimized,

just like a woman rape
victim? Same thing?

Actually, he may have
been victimized more.

This man watched his
own body betray him,

he didn’t know that his response
was a purely mechanical reflex,

he might think on some level
that he enjoyed it.

From what little
I remember about sex,

a climax does suggest
some gratification.

- Does it not?
- Not always, no.

Not always? You say that even
if a man doesn’t want sex,

even when he’s protesting,

physically he can appear
ready and willing?

That’s correct.

Well, so then I guess
it would be possible

as this man protested
and said no,

for him to, nevertheless,
appear to Sarah Evans,

that he was ready
and willing. Right?

Uh...

I... I guess that
could be right.

Thank you, Carter.

You’ve done very nicely.

Counsel, in chambers, now.

If this was a man raping a woman,

there’s no way
I’d even be in here right now.

It isn’t a man raping a woman.

We shouldn’t consider that. We
should just look at this case,

and treat it like
any other rape.

Like any rape, the case
is tough to make.

They’re usually losers,
but this one, the odds are terrible.

Which is exactly why
I should reject the plea.

He’s got a hell
of an assault case with the steam iron.

And if we have to try it,
I won’t be lenient.

You wanna put that man
through the ordeal of a humiliating trial?

Knowing what the
outcome will be?

We’re gonna plead this out.
And we’re gonna do it right now.

- Your Honor--
- Put something on the table.

Now.

Knock knock.

Jill, come on in.

What are you doing here?

I think we’ve worked
things out, Jill.

Well, Max, can I speak to Danny
in private?

Sure.

I’ve gotta get back
to work anyway.

- Call me this afternoon.
- Okay.

What’s wrong?

How long have you been doing
original pain work with her?

Excuse me?

How long?

Specifically how much recreation
of her father’s ridicule?

Jill, you’re a doctor.

You should know better than anyone,
I can’t reveal what goes on in therapy.

I’ve also known Maxine Stewart
to be an extremely autonomous person.

Aside from her problems
with emotional bonding,

she’s been
remarkably functional.

She’s a gifted decision-maker.

That’s always been
one of her strengths.

What are you getting at?

The person who came crying
to me yesterday,

was psychologically dismantled.

She had no sense of autonomy,
no sense of control,

you facility to trust herself,
you dismantled her.

Are you serious?

I guess if you can obliterate
a person’s foundation

then she wouldn’t make much
of a witness, would she, Danny?

She doesn’t know if
she’s coming or going.

Her testimony
would be worthless.

And you think
that I did that?

It was the equivalent
of mental rape.

Maybe you had good intentions.

Maybe you’ve done all this unconsciously
because you do love her,

and you want to cultivate
her dependency.

Jill. You can’t possibly
think that I tried--

That patient is much more
unstable and much more fragile

as a result of your treatment.
That’s a fact.

Either you don’t know
what you’re doing,

or you do.

Stay away from her, Danny.

Stay away.

I’ve done something wrong?

Oh, no.

Just that, uh... Well, yesterday
you seemed to suggest

that the mayor’s office would be...
overseeing the Sheriff’s department,

what cases to prosecute,
that sort of thing.

I didn’t mean to criticize
your department, I really didn’t.

Well, Rachel, when you
said that together,

the two of us would decide
which cases to prosecute,

what exactly did
you mean by that?

Well, uh...
That I might have some input.

- Not authority, but input.
- Uh-huh.

And, uh pardon me, but why
would I need your input?

I think that my main function
is to build the economy.

And the best way I’m gonna do that
is to sell Rome Wisconsin

to outside industry.

So, the more integrity the town
has, the easier the sale.

- And?
- And...

I was hoping to help preserve
some of our integrity so that,

well, you know,

well, maybe by checking some of the things
that come out of your department.

What things?

Nothing specifically.

What things, Rachel?
There must be something specific. What?

Well, right now you’re prosecuting

a woman for raping a man?

Last Christmas you arrested your

own daughter’s boyfriend
after you caught them in bed.

Now wouldn’t Current Affair
love to get their hold of that!

So what?

Jimmy, I don’t know a better Sheriff
than you, I really don’t.

But I think I can help steer you
in directions sometimes that...

...that make for better
PR for Rome, that’s all.

This office has never steered
the Sheriff’s department. Never.

Well, what can I say?

There’s a new mayor in town.

At this time,
Your Honor.

I offer a joint recommendation
from both parties

that the defendant accept a guilty plea
on misdemeanor assault

with a joint recommendation for a sentence
of one year, suspended.

All of the charges
will be dropped.

Miss Evans, do you understand
the plea and accept it?

- I do, Your Honor.
- Wait a second, I don’t accept it!

- Sit down, Mr. Gatwood.
- A misdemeanor?

With a suspended sentence,
she doesn’t even go to jail?

I asked you to take your seat.

I didn’t agree to this,
Your Honor, nobody asked me!

You have no legal say in this.

No, damn it! This is injustice,
you son of a bitch, and you know it!

Go ahead, throw me in jail.

You can’t do anything to me
you haven’t already done.

I was put on trial here.

And I was screwed over

by some stupid plea
just because I’m a man.

Mr. Gatwood.

Her punishment maybe nowhere

near proportionate
to the crime she committed.

But if you think you’re
getting different treatment

because you’re
a man, grow up!

You are getting treated
like any rape victim

who walks into a courthouse.

The system does its best.

And it has done so here.

The plea bargain is accepted,

and this matter is adjourned.

Can’t sleep.

- You wanna talk about it?
- No.

Well, it’s stuff at work, and...
I’ve been...

...taking it out on you last
few days, I’m sorry for that.

Is it Rachel?

I know you two are friends,
but I think she’s trouble.

No, Jimmy, if she...

...if she doesn’t step over the lines,
then she won’t know where they lie.

This is a feeling out
period for both of you.

I think you’re gonna
be great together.

I, er... had my differences
with Bill Pugen, and...

But I always felt
safe with my job.

I don’t with her.

You think she’s gonna fire you?
You’ve got to be kidding.

This woman is gonna do
what she’s gonna do.

I forgot what that was like.

God, are you healed!

Are you okay?

I’m more than okay.

I don’t think I’ve ever felt
so safe before.

I just wanna free fall
’cause I know you’d catch me.

I’ll always catch you.

You’re safe.

You’re safe now.