The Practice (1997–2004): Season 2, Episode 7 - The Practice - full transcript
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Previously on The Practice.
I-I saw a client who's,
you know, a lady of the evening.
I drove her home.
I gave her money
'cause she was broke.
Then she started rubbin' me, and
the police suddenly showed up.
I'm completely innocent.
You don't know me,
Mr. Flood.
Really? Tell me about yourself.
I'm just a joe
with a long memory.
So am I.
You want my advice?
Plead this quick and bury it.
You don't wanna give Dickie boy
the chance to go after you.
You crossed the line, Dickie.
You coerced that girl.
If I gotta squeeze some jane
to make a john,
I got no problem sleepin'.
We all know you don't like
Bobby Donnell.
This doesn't smell good, Dickie.
What the hell is your interest
in this, Helen?
I don't like it.
Let it go.
Lindsay, what's the big deal?
The big deal.
The big deal?
Shh. Come on.
You drugged me.
You slipped an illegal drug
into my wine without telling me.
You then sleep with me
while I'm under the influence.
The big deal is called rape.
The other night,
I kind of had this erotic dream.
We were both naked.
And you were...
very rigorous.
Oh.
Bobby, got a second?
Yeah.
This is really
none of my business,
but remember your
big murder trial where
you turned rat against counsel?
Andrea Wexler?
We had a conflict of interest.
I don't think of it
as "turning rat."
You used to be romantically
involved with her, right?
That was a long time ago.
But there was nothing
going on while-- Why?
What about your Victoria client,
the one who murdered her lover.
Are you two still--
She was acquitted.
And why are you
asking me this?
I shouldn't be.
It's just something's come up.
What?
Scott Hamburg, my boss,
the D.A., um--
How can I say this?
You just say it, Helen.
What's going on?
He's having a Halloween party.
Excuse me?
Thursday night.
And if you're not seeing
any old girlfriends
or homicide defendants,
I'd like you to be my date.
[ Line Ringing ]
[ Cell Door Opens, Closes ]
[ Sirens Wailing ]
She asked you out?
Yeah.
What'd you say?
I said yeah.
You did?
She caught me off guard.
Why? Is-- Is that bad?
Well, Bobby, she's against
the Brady Bill.
You said she was a good person.
She is, but-but that doesn't
mean you should sleep with her.
I'm not gonna sleep with her.
I'm just gonna put on
a Simba mask and go to a party.
And don't think for a second
she won't be Nala.
- Excuse me?
- I don't-- Yeah, I'm sorry.
She is a great person, Bobby.
She's a friend, that's all.
I guess I just can't help
but look out for her a little.
[ Door Opens ]
Every lawyer I talked to
says I got no case.
They're probably right.
Well, Rebecca says you don't
always let the law get
in the way of your arguments.
I meant that when
the law seems unjust,
you can find a way around it.
Mm-hmm.
Well, when it comes
to a pregnant mother
and what she wants to do,
the law doesn't give
the father much legal say.
Can't you talk to her
to see if she--
I've done nothin' but talk
to her, Rebecca. She just--
[ Door Rattling ]
Where's Bobby? Is Bobby here?
Lindsay? Where's Lindsay?
Lindsay, I need you now!
Right now!
Police! Everybody on the ground!
- Lindsay!
- Get on the floor!
Get down!
- What the hell's goin' on?
- [ Shouting Continues ]
What the hell's goin' on?
Get down on the ground!
- What are you doing?
- Ow! Abuse! Abuse! Look!
Police abuse.
You have the right
to remain silent.
Hey, I'll tell them
his rights, thank you.
Benny, don't say a word.
We'll be there
at the arraignment.
Don't you say a single word
to these guys.
Been on the force long, boys?
[ Man ]
Move it!
He's represented by counsel.
Nobody even asks him his name.
Congratulations, Jimmy.
You just became a witness.
So am I. Lindsay.
Oh, great.
Why do I always get
the drug dealers?
Never mind.
Come on. Sorry.
Bobby, your "right to die"
case-- You pull up
any new privacy law?
Well, some. Why?
Meet Mike Randall.
He wants to force his wife
to have a C-section.
[ Mike ]
I just wanted you
to see.
See what?
Whose child is this?
I don't know.
Then what's the point?
The point is, my boy is exactly
the same age as that one.
He's just as viable,
just as healthy.
The only difference is
this one's on the outside.
There's no other difference.
Just he's on the outside.
Unfortunately,
there's another difference.
This child has rights.
Until your boy is actually born,
he doesn't.
That's the law.
Yeah? Look at him.
Now, you tell me that law
doesn't need to be adjusted.
You're upset.
I'm not upset.
I'm just surprised.
Were you ever gonna
ask him out?
Me? No, of course not.
I mean, we work together.
It would be stupid.
I would never want to date him.
Are you crazy?
Look, Lindsay,
if it bothers you--
It doesn't bother me.
I just think, you know--
You're a D.A.
I'm a little concerned that--
well, him dating a D.A.
I have concerns
for the firm.
What?
You have concerns
for the firm?
Yeah.
That's better than when
we were in law school...
and I was about to go out
with Robby Winslow,
and you said you were worried
about me catching E. coli.
[ Man ]
Case number 32606.
Bernard Small.
Possession with intent.
Whoa, that's me.
Lindsay Dole for
the defendant, Your Honor.
Waive reading.
Move for a probable cause
hearing. Ask for
personal recognizance.
Richard Flood
for the Commonwealth.
Cocaine, street value
over 300,000.
Two prior convictions.
I'm opposed to any bail.
Probable cause tomorrow
at 11:00.
- Bail set at 500,000.
100 bond.
- Oh, man.
[ Gavel Raps ]
Can you get somebody to post it?
Yeah, I think so.
Listen, this is totally bogus.
Yeah, know what else is bogus,
Benny? You telling us
you can't pay your legal fees.
I'll get it.
Oh, yeah, you'll get it.
You'll have 10,000
in cash tomorrow,
or I don't even stand up.
We clear?
I'll be back in your cell later.
You can tell me what happened.
Don't tell him.
[ Sighs ]
Did you ask for this,
or did I just get lucky?
Both.
- Am I hearing correctly?
- We're talking about
human life.
We are also talking about
basic civil liberties, counsel.
I can't force medical treatment
on a person against her will.
If she doesn't have
this procedure very soon,
the baby will die.
Does the child enjoy
any civil rights here, or--
There is no baby.
There is a fetus.
A viable fetus
nine months in term.
[ Judge Kramer ]
But nevertheless a fetus,
which enjoys no constitutional
protection until birth.
The law says she has no right
to abort in the third trimester.
That means the courts
have recognized that a viable
in utero baby has some rights.
I would suggest that we--
Your Honor, the courts draw
a big distinction...
between prohibiting abortion
and forcing a C-section
on the mother.
I'd just like you to hear
from the doctor,
hear from the parents.
- Then decide if you want--
- Your Honor,
there is no basis for any--
A baby is about to die, Sheila.
Can't we take time
to give it a thought?
Well, we can think about it
all we want, but the law
is not exactly muddy here.
He has no paternal rights
before birth,
and she cannot be forced
to have a C-section.
There's nothing
gray to consider.
Then consider him.
Oh, come on.
What, "Oh, come on"?
You don't want to look?
Look!
All right. I'll listen to what
the doctor has to say,
and I'll hear from the mother.
I will listen,
but don't expect much.
In the meantime, I'm ordering
all of you to get together.
This isn't something
I should be deciding.
Do you think I wanted
to call a lawyer?
What choice did I have?
Look, Michael, we're never
gonna agree on this.
And we will never
get over it if--
Cynthia, please.
I know you think you have
this understanding with God.
- I'm begging you.
- No.
- Can I speak to her alone?
- Absolutely not.
Why?
I can't let you people exert
undue influence while I, what,
sit idly by in the next--
- I've known her for 12 years.
We're friends.
- I understand that.
And there has been
an opportunity for friends
and family to talk.
He'll talk more to her when
they go home. But here, now,
this is a legal proceeding.
I wouldn't be doing my job if
I left you alone in the room.
The judge ordered us
to talk this through.
Cindy, you have two other kids.
They need this family
to hold together.
What if something happens
to the child? Have you thought
about what that can do?
God brought
my other babies through,
and I know
he'll be with me here.
I believe in God,
and I believe
he gives us free will.
He gives you the choice
to do what you have to do
to save your child.
I can't believe that
you're siding with Michael
on this.
I'm not siding with Michael!
I'm just--
Look, this--
this is not about
taking sides at all.
I'm having
my baby naturally.
I'm not having a C-section.
So I'm standin'
on the street, right?
Just talkin'.
You know, right on Beacon.
Right? You know,
all the beautiful people there.
"Hi. How ya doin'?"
Blah, blah.
They pull up.
The same two policemen?
Right. And they're just
hangin' there watchin' me.
Right? So I start to walk.
They follow me.
On foot?
In the car at first.
In the car.
I'm walkin'. They're followin'.
I walk a little faster.
They hop out, right?
They're startin' to follow me.
Never identified themselves
as police officers.
Benny, they were in uniform
in a marked squad car.
I know. It's--
You know, it's Halloween.
Whatever.
What do I know, right?
I'm giving you something
to work with here, that's all.
Let's see if there's anything
in the truth first, okay?
Hey, I'm tellin' you the truth.
That's what I'm--
You know, right?
So then they go, "Stop!"
Which I do. Boom.
I stop.
They go to frisk me.
I take off.
I am running.
I am running, running,
around the street,
up your building, your office.
That's what happened.
You can't make
reasonable suspicion
for the search.
You underestimate me.
They had no reason to chase him,
no reason to search him.
Even if you make probable cause,
you won't get by a suppression.
Again, you underestimate me.
Dickie--
Can I call you Dick?
Cute.
Excuse me.
There's this new piece
of legislation out.
It's called the Constitution.
More cute.
I'll win this!
I will.
[ Ellenor ]
I got one!
State court balanced
the rights of the fetus against
the rights of the mother.
Determined that
an expectant mother in
the last weeks of pregnancy...
lacks the right to refuse
medical treatment...
if the life of
the unborn child is at stake,
including surgery.
[ Eugene ]
That's the Georgia state court?
Well, it's somethin'.
Georgia.
That could work against us.
Let's KeyCite it.
Okay.
Maybe it'll kick us up
to something bigger.
I'll be in
the other room drafting.
[ Rebecca ]
Judge Kramer's not gonna
wanna let this baby die.
All we have to do is
give him something to hang
his "right to life" hat on.
I need that computer, Ellenor.
[ Jimmy ]
Here's another one.
New Jersey, 1964.
It's old, but still--
State supreme court
ordered a blood transfusion
on a pregnant mother--
Jehovah's Witness--
to save the baby.
Give me the cite, I'll run it.
201 Atlantic Second--
Uh-huh.
537 cert denied,
371 U.S., 984.
You can KeyCite
some of my cases, Ellenor,
if you're gonna hog the machine.
Lindsay, I'm trying
to save a baby here.
You're going into court
arguing a woman has no right
to control over her own body.
I would think that--
I am pro-choice. This case
is not about pro-choice.
Tell that to the mother.
Excuse me?
All right.
Let's just do the work.
[ Typing ]
[ Helen ]
You're such a feminist.
It isn't that.
It's just ordering a surgery
on a woman, opening her--
Don't you think if a woman
agrees to incubate a child,
she's got some kind of duty
towards its safety?
Still--
What "still"?
I never bought into that
"my body, my rights" stuff.
Not completely.
I mean, if a person wants
total dominion over her body,
she perhaps shouldn't decide
to let another person
grow inside it.
You grow more Republican
every day, you know that? I'm
gonna start calling you Libby.
I know what's really
bothering you, Lindsay.
You get ornery like this
every time you have a drug case.
Maybe.
Ever think of switchin' sides?
No.
You should.
You have a great reputation here
as a constitutional hotshot.
If you wanted to become a D.A.,
all you'd have to do
is snap your fingers.
And I'd get to work
with Dickie Flood?
You'd get to work
against drug dealers
instead of for them.
I'm serious.
This office would love
to have you.
You should think about it.
[ Wolf Whistles ]
What? What's--
What's wrong with it?
It's not a costume.
It's a tuxedo.
It's Dracula for the '90s.
It's a vain Dracula.
Come on, Ellenor.
He had big buck fangs,
bloody lips
and an Eddie Munster hairdo.
Now, if you are going
to be Dracula, be Dracula,
not J.F.K. Jr.
Lindsay.
Be Dracula. Helen will probably
like it if you nibble her neck.
Jimmy, I can't find
the citations.
They're all in there.
- It's 10:00.
- You, uh, get
Benny's money yet?
I'll get it.
Jimmy, let's go.
[ Door Closes ]
Hey.
You okay?
Cindy and I went
to a Halloween party once
dressed as Siamese frogs.
We had to time our hops
all night.
You feel weird
going against her?
I'm not against her.
I think since
the baby is viable,
she has to have the operation.
I just don't like a court
telling her to do it.
The oxygen supply
to the placenta
is insufficient,
and it's getting worse
every day.
Does this condition threaten
the baby's survival?
That's an understatement.
If we don't do a C-section,
the baby will probably die.
Best-case scenario,
brain damage.
- [ Eugene ]
You seem pretty certain.
- I am.
The chances of this baby
surviving labor
are almost nil.
And if it did survive,
there would be
severe retardation.
A C-section is
major surgery, isn't it?
Yes, that's correct.
The recuperation period
is longer?
That's correct.
There's anesthesia involved.
Without a C-section,
there's a funeral involved.
The baby is--
Doctor.
A C-section
poses a greater threat
to Mrs. Randall...
than natural childbirth,
isn't that right?
I consider the risk
pretty negligible
considering the fact that the--
[ Sheila ]
She's the one being asked
to take it.
Don't you think she should be
the one who decides
whether or not to take it?
Ordinarily, yes.
But the circumstances
are far from ordinary.
Doctor, you don't contend that
Mrs. Randall is incompetent
to make the decision?
- No, she's competent.
- So let's be clear.
You're asking this court
to override your patient's right
to refuse medical treatment?
I consider the baby
my patient as well.
He has two working lungs.
He's viable inside the womb.
But if we don't
get him out fast, he dies.
[ Man ]
We observed the defendant
talking to a known drug user.
And given the defendant's
own record,
we had a reasonable suspicion
that a drug transaction
could be in progress.
And then what happened?
Well, we continued
our surveillance.
We then deboarded our unit
and approached the defendant,
at which point
he began to flee.
You said you suspected
a drug transaction
was in progress.
That's correct.
Who was the man
my client was talking to?
- I don't know his name.
- I'm sorry.
You said you observed
the defendant to be talking
to a known drug user.
Known to whom?
We knew his face.
His face?
That's correct.
Not his name?
That's correct.
Did you see an exchange of money
between my client and this man
with the familiar face?
No. We think the transaction
was aborted due to
our presence at the scene.
Aborted.
So it never happened?
We think it was in progress.
Did you see any drugs?
No.
And no money?
No.
What did you see
to think that there was
a transaction in progress?
As I said, we saw two people
with drug histories conversing.
That made us suspicious.
Ah. So when you got out
of your car,
- you walked towards him
and he walked away?
- Right.
Were your guns out?
No, they were not.
So you weren't moving in
to make an arrest at this point?
- Not yet, no.
- And when you said, "Stop,"
he stopped, didn't he?
Yes.
And then you frisked him.
We patted him down to make sure
he didn't have a weapon,
and then he just took off.
What about the other guy
with the familiar face?
What did he do?
I don't know.
We were in pursuit
of your client.
Why didn't you chase
the other guy? It takes
two to transact, doesn't it?
- Objection.
- We both chased your guy.
And when you caught him,
you had your guns out?
Yes.
Told him to get down
on the ground?
Yes.
Searched his body?
Yes.
Ripped open his shirt
and found the drugs?
Right.
You placed the suspect
under arrest
before or after the search?
After.
After we had found the drugs.
I'm finding probable cause
subject to defendant's
motion to suppress.
- I'll hear arguments
tomorrow at 10:00.
- Okay.
[ Gavel Raps ]
Dismiss it right now,
we'll waive our civil claim.
I'd respond, but you're
probably wearin' a wire.
Oh, I have
never seen you better.
Gee. That hurts my feelings.
How'd we do?
I don't think we'll win here,
but on appeal we're strong.
I was never so good
on search and seizure.
Well, you'll never be
a drug lawyer then.
Too bad.
[ Elevator Bell Dings ]
Listen, uh, I got the invite
to Scott Hamburg's party.
You?
Well, he was my proro
professor in school.
Anyway, uh,
I'm between relationships.
And just as friends,
nothing more,
I thought you might want to go.
- I promise not
to dream about it after.
- [ Laughing ]
Is there any reason
I could give you
that would be satisfactory?
There's none I've been able
to give my husband.
I understand, Mrs. Randall.
I too am a man of faith,
a man of God.
But--
[ Sheila ]
Your Honor.
I know this is
a difficult case.
But it isn't
a function of the court
to examine her faith,
but rather to ascertain
whether she is acting
out of that faith.
Oh, I get that, counsel.
But I'm at a loss...
as to how a person
would be willing to lose a child
acting out of any faith.
Accuse me
of whatever you want,
but don't accuse me
of not wanting my baby.
All right.
You aren't arguing any
incompetency here, are you?
No, Your Honor.
All right.
All the facts are in.
Given that we have
rights to privacy
and religious arguments,
the only ruling
I can be sure of is that...
this should not be left
to a superior court judge.
These are issues best suited
to our appeals court.
So I'm certifying you
to go upstairs and argue it.
That's not good?
Not really.
Appeals court
will follow the law,
which is on your wife's side.
That judge was our best chance.
[ Eugene ]
And he chickened out.
He kicked us to appeals.
Mmm.
How we doin' on those briefs?
I have calls in to the lawyers
that argued the other cases.
I'm tryin' to get copies.
I don't mean to keep
sounding off alarm bells,
but we're running out of time.
We got a day, maybe two tops,
before oxygen stops
getting to the brain.
Is there anything we could show
to say she's crazy?
That way, we could get you
appointed as guardian.
Then you could consent
to the cesarean.
She's willing to risk
the baby's survival.
Isn't that crazy enough?
No. Does she walk around
talkin' to herself?
Anything?
What, do you want me
to make something up?
No.
[ Sighs ]
Okay.
We got two issues.
Right to refuse treatment.
I'll take that one.
You take freedom of religion.
Beck, if you could
get those briefs.
I'd like you to come
with us to appeals.
Your presence makes a statement.
I'll be there.
Ow!
Do you want me
to get it out or not?
Just don't enjoy it.
Okay, so basically you're going
to this party to spy on me.
Not basically--
exactly.
Oh, that's it.
Right there. You're on it.
All right, give me something.
Well, for one thing,
don't wait for him
to make a move.
He's a lot more shy
than you think.
You know, if I were you,
I'd pull him into an empty room
and just plant one on him.
Oh, right.
You know, he can be
a little stuffy, Helen.
You know, loosen him up.
You'll have more fun.
Just don't slip any drugs
into his wine
pursuant to office policy.
You want me to prosecute Kelton,
just say the word.
[ Groans ]
Ow!
You think about what
we talked about yesterday?
Me being a D.A.?
How much are
you making right now?
Well, it's not so much
the pay cut as--
You know, since
I get paid in drug money,
I don't declare it.
Mmm.
Really, aren't you more
of a prosecutor at heart?
Do you like defending
these creeps?
No. But defending
the drug creeps
is just, you know,
the bread and butter that pays
the rent and that allows us
to do the more important cases.
You mean the murderers?
Exactly.
God.
It's funny when you think
about how we ended up.
I mean, in college,
you were always
the stone crusher.
I was the one
getting the guys off.
[ Laughing ]
Okay, we got Nolan,
Wang and Strickler.
Not the most liberal of judges.
We don't want liberal.
We want Bible Belt.
You want judges
liberal-minded enough
to carve out new law, Eugene.
And you being a woman,
I would seriously suggest
that you lead the charge.
We got it covered.
We're gonna split it up.
Doesn't look too good,
does it?
No.
You worried about after?
You and Cindy,
you two have a great marriage.
What's this going to do?
It's a little hard to worry
about that right now.
You have two other kids.
Shouldn't be hard
to worry about them.
You think I should just
let it be?
No.
I don't think Cindy
would mind losin'.
I know she won't go back
on what she believes,
but if the court
would force it, you know,
then she could have the baby
and she wouldn't have
to renounce her--
- Could you get her
to admit that?
- To me?
Beck, she can't even
admit it to herself.
Thanks for helpin' us, Beck.
Um--
These lawyers here, you know,
they seem pretty good.
Oh, yeah.
They're very good.
Here's eight. I'll get you
the other two, all right?
8,000? I said 10.
I'll get you the other two.
No, I said 10.
You owe me way more than that.
- I'll get it to you.
- Okay, we all set?
Just do what you gotta do.
Your Honor, at this time,
I'd like to withdraw as counsel.
I told you
I'll get it to you.
- Give it to me now.
- I don't have it now.
Would you just relax?
- I'd like to
withdraw immediately.
- [ Judge ] Approach.
Your Honor, one--
Lindsay, can I talk--
Can I talk to you, please,
for a second?
What's the matter with her?
What's going on?
Money. He won't pay.
I've warned him over and over.
Mr. Small, stand up.
Yes. Right.
Why won't you pay
your counsel?
I have it,
but I'm a little strapped
for cash right now,
Your Honor, on my person,
right as--
If I'd been able
to sell my cocaine--
But the police took it.
Yes, it's awful
when that happens.
But since you posted bail,
I'm gonna make a wild assumption
that you can pay your lawyer.
Now, we'll adjourn
for an hour.
Get the money,
or I'll let her withdraw.
Thank you, Your Honor.
I appreciate that.
Why do you handle
such jerks?
It's her body. Her right.
But the right isn't absolute.
Third trimester abortions
are illegal.
So at some point,
the government does legislate
dominion over a woman's body.
A difference between prohibiting
abortion and ordering
intrusive major surgery--
Calling it a fetus or unborn,
that helps, doesn't it?
If you don't have to think
of him as a baby, a fetus
is a nice, clinical word.
- Forced medical care.
- Saving human life.
- He's alive.
- Fundamental,
individual liberty.
- He will die.
- Invading her body.
He... will... die.
Last chance.
Thanks for the warning.
Hold on. Drop the intent,
go with simple possession.
Six months suspended.
What, that much cocaine,
I'm gonna drop intent?
That cocaine won't be
coming in, remember?
Oh, right, I forgot.
Fine. But don't be claiming
unfair surprise when
I bring up the Fourth Amendment.
Where was
the reasonable suspicion?
His criminal record?
If so, the police automatically
have a right to suspect
anybody who has a conviction?
It was two drug dealers talking.
Oh, right.
Who's the other guy?
They couldn't come up with
a name, they didn't follow him.
They pursued Benny Small only.
- And he ran.
- After they frisked him
for drugs.
Mm-mmm. A weapon.
Right.
Your Honor, the police saw
what they thought
to be criminal activity.
They had a reasonable suspicion
that the suspect
might be armed and dangerous,
and when they proceeded
to pat him down,
he took off.
But I have to ask,
what was the initial
suspicion based on?
Seeing him talk to somebody?
Obviously, the suspicion...
turned out to be reasonable
because it turned out
to be right.
- He had drugs.
- Yes. As hunches go,
it was tremendous.
But as reasonable
suspicions go,
they didn't act legally.
Your Honor, that man
had over $300,000 worth
of narcotics on his person.
- What more can I say?
- Mr. Flood, I'm concerned.
What did they see but
two people with drug histories
having a conversation?
- Your Honor, that is enough.
- Not to me. Case dismissed.
[ Gavel Raps ]
Yes!
♪ [ Rock ]
You should have seen her.
It wasn't even close.
And he paid?
He paid.
Listen to you guys.
You got a drug dealer off.
We successfully defended
the Constitution...
with the spirit of
our founding fathers.
Speaking of which--
This your date, Helen?
I guess that explains things.
Everything except
how you passed the bar.
Enjoy the night.
But you takin' drug money,
the RICO charges are being
drafted as we speak.
Beat it, Dickie.
"Dickie."
That's really funny.
You're clever.
- Did you just think of that
off the top of your head?
- You know, go ahead.
Give me an excuse.
I'll knock those bifocals
right down your throat.
Bugs, come on.
Walk away, Dickie.
What is that guy's problem?
9:30.
They promised
they'd come back tonight.
It's getting close to being
too late already.
Cynthia, I should do another
ultrasound regardless,
see what's going on.
Okay. Tonight?
Well, if not tonight,
first thing tomorrow.
- Cynthia, as someone
who cares for you--
- Doctor, please.
They're coming back in.
You know, you're
putting yourself in the soup
being seen with me.
I like soup.
The hotter, the better.
I'll try to remember that.
Okay.
I would've got you some,
but I only had two paws.
Where's Lindsay?
I don't know.
She took off.
Maybe she went to dance
with Ben Franklin.
What?
Where were we?
Uh--
Nice party?
Helen!
Of Troy, I guess.
Scott,
you know Bobby Donnell.
Yes, we've met before.
You've been a little bit
of a nemesis lately.
Well, we try to do the job.
Your firm
seems to be growing.
I just bumped into
a chubby rabbit
who says he works for you.
Yeah.
Jimmy... Berluti.
He's a good lawyer.
It's a good firm.
Yes, it must be.
I hear enough griping about it.
Anyway, thank you for coming.
My pleasure.
Well, I can't think
of a tougher case
emotionally than this one.
The application of freedom
is sometimes painful.
There is nothing more sacred
to individual liberty...
than the individual's right
to possession and control
over his or her own person.
Even so, it is the unanimous
wish of this court,
Mrs. Randall,
that you save your child.
However, for us
to order you to do so...
would be repugnant
to our Constitution
and to your freedom.
A competent woman's choice...
to refuse medical treatment
must be honored.
- The plaintiff's motion
is denied.
- [ Gavel Raps ]
We're adjourned.
You poor martyrs.
How heroic of you to stand up
for our Constitution.
The law was supposed
to protect the weak.
That baby is a human being,
and your defense of our hallowed
Constitution amounts to murder.
That's a high price to pay
for freedom, you heroes.
[ Door Opens ]
Bobby?
Last night at the party,
I felt like a criminal.
I mean, not that
I listened to Dick Flood,
but let's face it.
I'm a drug lawyer.
I'll see what I can do.
I've picked up six new clients
in the last month.
They love my work.
You know, I'm good at it.
And if I don't stop soon,
we could all start
getting rich, and then
I'll never be able to stop.
Mm-hmm.
You okay?
Me? Why?
You've been acting
a little strange.
Did something happen?
Uh-- Your friend Helen--
How well do you know her?
- What'd she do?
- Is she a promiscuous person?
Oh, Bobby, did she kiss you?
I told her to kiss you!
No.
She didn't kiss me.
I didn't give her
a chance to kiss me.
Where's Rebecca?
She said she'd be back
by lunch.
She went to the doctor
with the Randalls.
Maybe we could get in
with the S.J.C.
It's worth a try.
It's over, Ellenor.
[ Lindsay ]
What?
- What, you think it's funny?
- Bobby, she, uh--
Sometimes, um,
she likes to shock.
Likes to shock?
Come on.
What is this,
girls will be girls?
If I did that, I'd get sued.
She can be wild.
Oh.
Did it really upset you?
[ Pulsing ]
Is he okay?
He seems so.
But the situation
hasn't changed.
Laurie,
could you tell Rebecca
to come in, please?
Sure.
[ Michael ]
He's really movin' around
in there.
I can't feel anything.
That's because
I numbed you up, Cindy.
Hey, is it okay?
Hi.
Hi.
Rebecca,
if I could record this
and bring it to a judge--
I mean, how can he deny
that that's a person?
It's over, Robert.
I mean, at least in the court.
All we can do now is hope
that Cindy is right
and that God will somehow--
He will.
The only way for God
to save this baby is for him
to change your mind.
- Oh, stop it.
- Just look at that screen.
Look at your child.
- For his sake,
for God's sake--
- Stop it!
- That's enough, Robert.
- Robert.
I'm almost done.
[ Sighs ]
Go ahead.
Uh, stand up there.
Hold your wife's hand.
I guess I'm, uh,
just too emotional
for this kind of work.
Now, uh, Rebecca,
for Michael's protection,
I want you to know...
- that he doesn't know
what's going on here.
- What are you doing?
- Just relax.
- Doctor, what are you doing?
Dr. Larson!
- Bring that tray.
- [ Rebecca ]
What for? What's happening?
Michael, Cynthia,
congratulations.
You are the parents
of a beautiful baby boy.
[ Baby Crying ]
- What have you done to me?
- Suction.
- What have you done?
- [ Rebecca ] Oh, my God.
Another towel, please.
Thank you.
There you are. Yes.
What have you done?
Yes. Yes.
Oh!
Hold your son, Cynthia.
[ Crying Continues ]
[ Door Closes ]
Hey. You grabbed his--
Shh!
Are you insane?
Of course I am.
Where is he?
In his office.
Did I go too far?
Well, he was acting so stiff,
I figured a part of him
might as well be.
[ Both Giggling ]
Uh, Bobby, got a second?
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
Sorry? If I did that,
I'd be brought up on harassment.
Yeah, well, sometimes
the double standard
cuts our way.
I suppose you're wondering,
does she go around fondling
genitalia all the time?
I don't. I like you.
I just tried
to shock you a little.
I'm thrilled that
you're a prude, actually.
But let's face it.
I--
I think we both work hard.
We both get lost in our cases.
I--
I thought we needed
something other than our jobs
to talk about.
That's your explanation?
That you were giving us
something to talk about?
Well, um, here's
my home phone number.
I made the first move,
but at heart,
I'm a traditional girl.
So, um, the ball's
in your court.
[ Monitor Beeping ]
She's already admitted.
They'll take her
right to her room,
and Laurie will go
with you with the baby.
I don't know if I agree
with what you did, but--
Go.
Be with your wife and son.
Hey.
- You're a criminal.
- Technically, maybe.
No, really.
You took a knife
and cut into a woman.
A woman who's probably
the most grateful
of all of us right now.
That doesn't matter.
She refused.
You took a scalpel
and you cut into--
To rescue a baby!
You think you're
some kind of hero.
You committed
assault and battery.
Well, go to the police, Rebecca.
You know what?
How dare you!
Hey--
How dare you!
I wanted that baby to be
safe just as much as you.
But you took a knife
and you put it into her!
And I'd do it again!
No, you won't!
I will see to that!
Let me tell you something,
Rebecca. She's bonding
with that baby already.
And she will not report this
because all that will do
will disrupt their lives...
and put a microscope
into a baby's life--
That's what you're counting on?
That they won't report you?
Well, don't count on me!
I did what I had to do.
And so will I.
He did what?
He-- He gave her a spinal
under some pretense--
She couldn't feel what he--
Wait. He just gave her
a cesarean?
Whoosh! All of a sudden,
it was out there.
He was holding it
in his hands--
He cut her...
and took him out,
the cord--
- Where are they now?
- At the hospital at Brigham.
- And the baby's okay?
- Fine. Everybody's fine.
I'm going to go see.
I'm goin' too.
I'm going to the police.
Well, that's gonna cause
a whole lot of consequences.
And who's it gonna help?
It'll help the next woman--
Eugene, I can't believe
what I just saw!
Just think on this some.
That's all.
I'm looking for Lindsay Dole.
I'm Lindsay Dole.
Miss Dole, Jason Swoboda.
I've been referred to you
by some friends.
- I was wondering if--
- What friends?
Well, Benny Small,
for one.
I'm a businessman,
and some of the people
who work for me--
I'm sorry, Mr. Swoboda.
I'm not really taking on
new clients.
I don't have an actual case
for you now. I was just hoping
maybe to put you on retainer.
Sometimes,
as I'm sure you know,
things happen quickly.
I've had some bad luck
receiving payments from people
in your business, and--
That's why I'm prepared
to give you a retainer.
Well, I would need a retainer
of at least $40,000...
before I'd even consider it.
Here's my pager number.
Benny already gave me yours.
Thank you.
Hey.
Hey, Eugene.
Ellenor.
Oh. He's beautiful.
Yeah. Yeah.
I heard what happened.
Are you okay with it?
I don't know.
I guess things happen
for a reason, and--
I don't know.
[ Knocking ]
Sheila?
Come see my boy.
Oh.
He is gorgeous.
Yeah.
What, um--
How did--
I just changed my mind.
We just want to be
left alone now, Sheila.
No more attention, okay?
Sure.
[ Fussing ]
Oh.
[ Knocking ]
Hey.
How about dinner?
Tonight? Now?
Well, you know, it's late,
and I-- I figure you--
you gotta eat.
You sure?
You're, um--
You're not afraid of me?
I'm not afraid of you.
You're sure?
I'm not afraid of you.
Okay, um, truth is,
dates scare me.
Especially
the "first kiss" part.
Okay.
Glad that's over with.
You are afraid.
I'm not afraid.
Let's go.
Lucky for you I lead.
[ Woman ]
You stinker!
---
Previously on The Practice.
I-I saw a client who's,
you know, a lady of the evening.
I drove her home.
I gave her money
'cause she was broke.
Then she started rubbin' me, and
the police suddenly showed up.
I'm completely innocent.
You don't know me,
Mr. Flood.
Really? Tell me about yourself.
I'm just a joe
with a long memory.
So am I.
You want my advice?
Plead this quick and bury it.
You don't wanna give Dickie boy
the chance to go after you.
You crossed the line, Dickie.
You coerced that girl.
If I gotta squeeze some jane
to make a john,
I got no problem sleepin'.
We all know you don't like
Bobby Donnell.
This doesn't smell good, Dickie.
What the hell is your interest
in this, Helen?
I don't like it.
Let it go.
Lindsay, what's the big deal?
The big deal.
The big deal?
Shh. Come on.
You drugged me.
You slipped an illegal drug
into my wine without telling me.
You then sleep with me
while I'm under the influence.
The big deal is called rape.
The other night,
I kind of had this erotic dream.
We were both naked.
And you were...
very rigorous.
Oh.
Bobby, got a second?
Yeah.
This is really
none of my business,
but remember your
big murder trial where
you turned rat against counsel?
Andrea Wexler?
We had a conflict of interest.
I don't think of it
as "turning rat."
You used to be romantically
involved with her, right?
That was a long time ago.
But there was nothing
going on while-- Why?
What about your Victoria client,
the one who murdered her lover.
Are you two still--
She was acquitted.
And why are you
asking me this?
I shouldn't be.
It's just something's come up.
What?
Scott Hamburg, my boss,
the D.A., um--
How can I say this?
You just say it, Helen.
What's going on?
He's having a Halloween party.
Excuse me?
Thursday night.
And if you're not seeing
any old girlfriends
or homicide defendants,
I'd like you to be my date.
[ Line Ringing ]
[ Cell Door Opens, Closes ]
[ Sirens Wailing ]
She asked you out?
Yeah.
What'd you say?
I said yeah.
You did?
She caught me off guard.
Why? Is-- Is that bad?
Well, Bobby, she's against
the Brady Bill.
You said she was a good person.
She is, but-but that doesn't
mean you should sleep with her.
I'm not gonna sleep with her.
I'm just gonna put on
a Simba mask and go to a party.
And don't think for a second
she won't be Nala.
- Excuse me?
- I don't-- Yeah, I'm sorry.
She is a great person, Bobby.
She's a friend, that's all.
I guess I just can't help
but look out for her a little.
[ Door Opens ]
Every lawyer I talked to
says I got no case.
They're probably right.
Well, Rebecca says you don't
always let the law get
in the way of your arguments.
I meant that when
the law seems unjust,
you can find a way around it.
Mm-hmm.
Well, when it comes
to a pregnant mother
and what she wants to do,
the law doesn't give
the father much legal say.
Can't you talk to her
to see if she--
I've done nothin' but talk
to her, Rebecca. She just--
[ Door Rattling ]
Where's Bobby? Is Bobby here?
Lindsay? Where's Lindsay?
Lindsay, I need you now!
Right now!
Police! Everybody on the ground!
- Lindsay!
- Get on the floor!
Get down!
- What the hell's goin' on?
- [ Shouting Continues ]
What the hell's goin' on?
Get down on the ground!
- What are you doing?
- Ow! Abuse! Abuse! Look!
Police abuse.
You have the right
to remain silent.
Hey, I'll tell them
his rights, thank you.
Benny, don't say a word.
We'll be there
at the arraignment.
Don't you say a single word
to these guys.
Been on the force long, boys?
[ Man ]
Move it!
He's represented by counsel.
Nobody even asks him his name.
Congratulations, Jimmy.
You just became a witness.
So am I. Lindsay.
Oh, great.
Why do I always get
the drug dealers?
Never mind.
Come on. Sorry.
Bobby, your "right to die"
case-- You pull up
any new privacy law?
Well, some. Why?
Meet Mike Randall.
He wants to force his wife
to have a C-section.
[ Mike ]
I just wanted you
to see.
See what?
Whose child is this?
I don't know.
Then what's the point?
The point is, my boy is exactly
the same age as that one.
He's just as viable,
just as healthy.
The only difference is
this one's on the outside.
There's no other difference.
Just he's on the outside.
Unfortunately,
there's another difference.
This child has rights.
Until your boy is actually born,
he doesn't.
That's the law.
Yeah? Look at him.
Now, you tell me that law
doesn't need to be adjusted.
You're upset.
I'm not upset.
I'm just surprised.
Were you ever gonna
ask him out?
Me? No, of course not.
I mean, we work together.
It would be stupid.
I would never want to date him.
Are you crazy?
Look, Lindsay,
if it bothers you--
It doesn't bother me.
I just think, you know--
You're a D.A.
I'm a little concerned that--
well, him dating a D.A.
I have concerns
for the firm.
What?
You have concerns
for the firm?
Yeah.
That's better than when
we were in law school...
and I was about to go out
with Robby Winslow,
and you said you were worried
about me catching E. coli.
[ Man ]
Case number 32606.
Bernard Small.
Possession with intent.
Whoa, that's me.
Lindsay Dole for
the defendant, Your Honor.
Waive reading.
Move for a probable cause
hearing. Ask for
personal recognizance.
Richard Flood
for the Commonwealth.
Cocaine, street value
over 300,000.
Two prior convictions.
I'm opposed to any bail.
Probable cause tomorrow
at 11:00.
- Bail set at 500,000.
100 bond.
- Oh, man.
[ Gavel Raps ]
Can you get somebody to post it?
Yeah, I think so.
Listen, this is totally bogus.
Yeah, know what else is bogus,
Benny? You telling us
you can't pay your legal fees.
I'll get it.
Oh, yeah, you'll get it.
You'll have 10,000
in cash tomorrow,
or I don't even stand up.
We clear?
I'll be back in your cell later.
You can tell me what happened.
Don't tell him.
[ Sighs ]
Did you ask for this,
or did I just get lucky?
Both.
- Am I hearing correctly?
- We're talking about
human life.
We are also talking about
basic civil liberties, counsel.
I can't force medical treatment
on a person against her will.
If she doesn't have
this procedure very soon,
the baby will die.
Does the child enjoy
any civil rights here, or--
There is no baby.
There is a fetus.
A viable fetus
nine months in term.
[ Judge Kramer ]
But nevertheless a fetus,
which enjoys no constitutional
protection until birth.
The law says she has no right
to abort in the third trimester.
That means the courts
have recognized that a viable
in utero baby has some rights.
I would suggest that we--
Your Honor, the courts draw
a big distinction...
between prohibiting abortion
and forcing a C-section
on the mother.
I'd just like you to hear
from the doctor,
hear from the parents.
- Then decide if you want--
- Your Honor,
there is no basis for any--
A baby is about to die, Sheila.
Can't we take time
to give it a thought?
Well, we can think about it
all we want, but the law
is not exactly muddy here.
He has no paternal rights
before birth,
and she cannot be forced
to have a C-section.
There's nothing
gray to consider.
Then consider him.
Oh, come on.
What, "Oh, come on"?
You don't want to look?
Look!
All right. I'll listen to what
the doctor has to say,
and I'll hear from the mother.
I will listen,
but don't expect much.
In the meantime, I'm ordering
all of you to get together.
This isn't something
I should be deciding.
Do you think I wanted
to call a lawyer?
What choice did I have?
Look, Michael, we're never
gonna agree on this.
And we will never
get over it if--
Cynthia, please.
I know you think you have
this understanding with God.
- I'm begging you.
- No.
- Can I speak to her alone?
- Absolutely not.
Why?
I can't let you people exert
undue influence while I, what,
sit idly by in the next--
- I've known her for 12 years.
We're friends.
- I understand that.
And there has been
an opportunity for friends
and family to talk.
He'll talk more to her when
they go home. But here, now,
this is a legal proceeding.
I wouldn't be doing my job if
I left you alone in the room.
The judge ordered us
to talk this through.
Cindy, you have two other kids.
They need this family
to hold together.
What if something happens
to the child? Have you thought
about what that can do?
God brought
my other babies through,
and I know
he'll be with me here.
I believe in God,
and I believe
he gives us free will.
He gives you the choice
to do what you have to do
to save your child.
I can't believe that
you're siding with Michael
on this.
I'm not siding with Michael!
I'm just--
Look, this--
this is not about
taking sides at all.
I'm having
my baby naturally.
I'm not having a C-section.
So I'm standin'
on the street, right?
Just talkin'.
You know, right on Beacon.
Right? You know,
all the beautiful people there.
"Hi. How ya doin'?"
Blah, blah.
They pull up.
The same two policemen?
Right. And they're just
hangin' there watchin' me.
Right? So I start to walk.
They follow me.
On foot?
In the car at first.
In the car.
I'm walkin'. They're followin'.
I walk a little faster.
They hop out, right?
They're startin' to follow me.
Never identified themselves
as police officers.
Benny, they were in uniform
in a marked squad car.
I know. It's--
You know, it's Halloween.
Whatever.
What do I know, right?
I'm giving you something
to work with here, that's all.
Let's see if there's anything
in the truth first, okay?
Hey, I'm tellin' you the truth.
That's what I'm--
You know, right?
So then they go, "Stop!"
Which I do. Boom.
I stop.
They go to frisk me.
I take off.
I am running.
I am running, running,
around the street,
up your building, your office.
That's what happened.
You can't make
reasonable suspicion
for the search.
You underestimate me.
They had no reason to chase him,
no reason to search him.
Even if you make probable cause,
you won't get by a suppression.
Again, you underestimate me.
Dickie--
Can I call you Dick?
Cute.
Excuse me.
There's this new piece
of legislation out.
It's called the Constitution.
More cute.
I'll win this!
I will.
[ Ellenor ]
I got one!
State court balanced
the rights of the fetus against
the rights of the mother.
Determined that
an expectant mother in
the last weeks of pregnancy...
lacks the right to refuse
medical treatment...
if the life of
the unborn child is at stake,
including surgery.
[ Eugene ]
That's the Georgia state court?
Well, it's somethin'.
Georgia.
That could work against us.
Let's KeyCite it.
Okay.
Maybe it'll kick us up
to something bigger.
I'll be in
the other room drafting.
[ Rebecca ]
Judge Kramer's not gonna
wanna let this baby die.
All we have to do is
give him something to hang
his "right to life" hat on.
I need that computer, Ellenor.
[ Jimmy ]
Here's another one.
New Jersey, 1964.
It's old, but still--
State supreme court
ordered a blood transfusion
on a pregnant mother--
Jehovah's Witness--
to save the baby.
Give me the cite, I'll run it.
201 Atlantic Second--
Uh-huh.
537 cert denied,
371 U.S., 984.
You can KeyCite
some of my cases, Ellenor,
if you're gonna hog the machine.
Lindsay, I'm trying
to save a baby here.
You're going into court
arguing a woman has no right
to control over her own body.
I would think that--
I am pro-choice. This case
is not about pro-choice.
Tell that to the mother.
Excuse me?
All right.
Let's just do the work.
[ Typing ]
[ Helen ]
You're such a feminist.
It isn't that.
It's just ordering a surgery
on a woman, opening her--
Don't you think if a woman
agrees to incubate a child,
she's got some kind of duty
towards its safety?
Still--
What "still"?
I never bought into that
"my body, my rights" stuff.
Not completely.
I mean, if a person wants
total dominion over her body,
she perhaps shouldn't decide
to let another person
grow inside it.
You grow more Republican
every day, you know that? I'm
gonna start calling you Libby.
I know what's really
bothering you, Lindsay.
You get ornery like this
every time you have a drug case.
Maybe.
Ever think of switchin' sides?
No.
You should.
You have a great reputation here
as a constitutional hotshot.
If you wanted to become a D.A.,
all you'd have to do
is snap your fingers.
And I'd get to work
with Dickie Flood?
You'd get to work
against drug dealers
instead of for them.
I'm serious.
This office would love
to have you.
You should think about it.
[ Wolf Whistles ]
What? What's--
What's wrong with it?
It's not a costume.
It's a tuxedo.
It's Dracula for the '90s.
It's a vain Dracula.
Come on, Ellenor.
He had big buck fangs,
bloody lips
and an Eddie Munster hairdo.
Now, if you are going
to be Dracula, be Dracula,
not J.F.K. Jr.
Lindsay.
Be Dracula. Helen will probably
like it if you nibble her neck.
Jimmy, I can't find
the citations.
They're all in there.
- It's 10:00.
- You, uh, get
Benny's money yet?
I'll get it.
Jimmy, let's go.
[ Door Closes ]
Hey.
You okay?
Cindy and I went
to a Halloween party once
dressed as Siamese frogs.
We had to time our hops
all night.
You feel weird
going against her?
I'm not against her.
I think since
the baby is viable,
she has to have the operation.
I just don't like a court
telling her to do it.
The oxygen supply
to the placenta
is insufficient,
and it's getting worse
every day.
Does this condition threaten
the baby's survival?
That's an understatement.
If we don't do a C-section,
the baby will probably die.
Best-case scenario,
brain damage.
- [ Eugene ]
You seem pretty certain.
- I am.
The chances of this baby
surviving labor
are almost nil.
And if it did survive,
there would be
severe retardation.
A C-section is
major surgery, isn't it?
Yes, that's correct.
The recuperation period
is longer?
That's correct.
There's anesthesia involved.
Without a C-section,
there's a funeral involved.
The baby is--
Doctor.
A C-section
poses a greater threat
to Mrs. Randall...
than natural childbirth,
isn't that right?
I consider the risk
pretty negligible
considering the fact that the--
[ Sheila ]
She's the one being asked
to take it.
Don't you think she should be
the one who decides
whether or not to take it?
Ordinarily, yes.
But the circumstances
are far from ordinary.
Doctor, you don't contend that
Mrs. Randall is incompetent
to make the decision?
- No, she's competent.
- So let's be clear.
You're asking this court
to override your patient's right
to refuse medical treatment?
I consider the baby
my patient as well.
He has two working lungs.
He's viable inside the womb.
But if we don't
get him out fast, he dies.
[ Man ]
We observed the defendant
talking to a known drug user.
And given the defendant's
own record,
we had a reasonable suspicion
that a drug transaction
could be in progress.
And then what happened?
Well, we continued
our surveillance.
We then deboarded our unit
and approached the defendant,
at which point
he began to flee.
You said you suspected
a drug transaction
was in progress.
That's correct.
Who was the man
my client was talking to?
- I don't know his name.
- I'm sorry.
You said you observed
the defendant to be talking
to a known drug user.
Known to whom?
We knew his face.
His face?
That's correct.
Not his name?
That's correct.
Did you see an exchange of money
between my client and this man
with the familiar face?
No. We think the transaction
was aborted due to
our presence at the scene.
Aborted.
So it never happened?
We think it was in progress.
Did you see any drugs?
No.
And no money?
No.
What did you see
to think that there was
a transaction in progress?
As I said, we saw two people
with drug histories conversing.
That made us suspicious.
Ah. So when you got out
of your car,
- you walked towards him
and he walked away?
- Right.
Were your guns out?
No, they were not.
So you weren't moving in
to make an arrest at this point?
- Not yet, no.
- And when you said, "Stop,"
he stopped, didn't he?
Yes.
And then you frisked him.
We patted him down to make sure
he didn't have a weapon,
and then he just took off.
What about the other guy
with the familiar face?
What did he do?
I don't know.
We were in pursuit
of your client.
Why didn't you chase
the other guy? It takes
two to transact, doesn't it?
- Objection.
- We both chased your guy.
And when you caught him,
you had your guns out?
Yes.
Told him to get down
on the ground?
Yes.
Searched his body?
Yes.
Ripped open his shirt
and found the drugs?
Right.
You placed the suspect
under arrest
before or after the search?
After.
After we had found the drugs.
I'm finding probable cause
subject to defendant's
motion to suppress.
- I'll hear arguments
tomorrow at 10:00.
- Okay.
[ Gavel Raps ]
Dismiss it right now,
we'll waive our civil claim.
I'd respond, but you're
probably wearin' a wire.
Oh, I have
never seen you better.
Gee. That hurts my feelings.
How'd we do?
I don't think we'll win here,
but on appeal we're strong.
I was never so good
on search and seizure.
Well, you'll never be
a drug lawyer then.
Too bad.
[ Elevator Bell Dings ]
Listen, uh, I got the invite
to Scott Hamburg's party.
You?
Well, he was my proro
professor in school.
Anyway, uh,
I'm between relationships.
And just as friends,
nothing more,
I thought you might want to go.
- I promise not
to dream about it after.
- [ Laughing ]
Is there any reason
I could give you
that would be satisfactory?
There's none I've been able
to give my husband.
I understand, Mrs. Randall.
I too am a man of faith,
a man of God.
But--
[ Sheila ]
Your Honor.
I know this is
a difficult case.
But it isn't
a function of the court
to examine her faith,
but rather to ascertain
whether she is acting
out of that faith.
Oh, I get that, counsel.
But I'm at a loss...
as to how a person
would be willing to lose a child
acting out of any faith.
Accuse me
of whatever you want,
but don't accuse me
of not wanting my baby.
All right.
You aren't arguing any
incompetency here, are you?
No, Your Honor.
All right.
All the facts are in.
Given that we have
rights to privacy
and religious arguments,
the only ruling
I can be sure of is that...
this should not be left
to a superior court judge.
These are issues best suited
to our appeals court.
So I'm certifying you
to go upstairs and argue it.
That's not good?
Not really.
Appeals court
will follow the law,
which is on your wife's side.
That judge was our best chance.
[ Eugene ]
And he chickened out.
He kicked us to appeals.
Mmm.
How we doin' on those briefs?
I have calls in to the lawyers
that argued the other cases.
I'm tryin' to get copies.
I don't mean to keep
sounding off alarm bells,
but we're running out of time.
We got a day, maybe two tops,
before oxygen stops
getting to the brain.
Is there anything we could show
to say she's crazy?
That way, we could get you
appointed as guardian.
Then you could consent
to the cesarean.
She's willing to risk
the baby's survival.
Isn't that crazy enough?
No. Does she walk around
talkin' to herself?
Anything?
What, do you want me
to make something up?
No.
[ Sighs ]
Okay.
We got two issues.
Right to refuse treatment.
I'll take that one.
You take freedom of religion.
Beck, if you could
get those briefs.
I'd like you to come
with us to appeals.
Your presence makes a statement.
I'll be there.
Ow!
Do you want me
to get it out or not?
Just don't enjoy it.
Okay, so basically you're going
to this party to spy on me.
Not basically--
exactly.
Oh, that's it.
Right there. You're on it.
All right, give me something.
Well, for one thing,
don't wait for him
to make a move.
He's a lot more shy
than you think.
You know, if I were you,
I'd pull him into an empty room
and just plant one on him.
Oh, right.
You know, he can be
a little stuffy, Helen.
You know, loosen him up.
You'll have more fun.
Just don't slip any drugs
into his wine
pursuant to office policy.
You want me to prosecute Kelton,
just say the word.
[ Groans ]
Ow!
You think about what
we talked about yesterday?
Me being a D.A.?
How much are
you making right now?
Well, it's not so much
the pay cut as--
You know, since
I get paid in drug money,
I don't declare it.
Mmm.
Really, aren't you more
of a prosecutor at heart?
Do you like defending
these creeps?
No. But defending
the drug creeps
is just, you know,
the bread and butter that pays
the rent and that allows us
to do the more important cases.
You mean the murderers?
Exactly.
God.
It's funny when you think
about how we ended up.
I mean, in college,
you were always
the stone crusher.
I was the one
getting the guys off.
[ Laughing ]
Okay, we got Nolan,
Wang and Strickler.
Not the most liberal of judges.
We don't want liberal.
We want Bible Belt.
You want judges
liberal-minded enough
to carve out new law, Eugene.
And you being a woman,
I would seriously suggest
that you lead the charge.
We got it covered.
We're gonna split it up.
Doesn't look too good,
does it?
No.
You worried about after?
You and Cindy,
you two have a great marriage.
What's this going to do?
It's a little hard to worry
about that right now.
You have two other kids.
Shouldn't be hard
to worry about them.
You think I should just
let it be?
No.
I don't think Cindy
would mind losin'.
I know she won't go back
on what she believes,
but if the court
would force it, you know,
then she could have the baby
and she wouldn't have
to renounce her--
- Could you get her
to admit that?
- To me?
Beck, she can't even
admit it to herself.
Thanks for helpin' us, Beck.
Um--
These lawyers here, you know,
they seem pretty good.
Oh, yeah.
They're very good.
Here's eight. I'll get you
the other two, all right?
8,000? I said 10.
I'll get you the other two.
No, I said 10.
You owe me way more than that.
- I'll get it to you.
- Okay, we all set?
Just do what you gotta do.
Your Honor, at this time,
I'd like to withdraw as counsel.
I told you
I'll get it to you.
- Give it to me now.
- I don't have it now.
Would you just relax?
- I'd like to
withdraw immediately.
- [ Judge ] Approach.
Your Honor, one--
Lindsay, can I talk--
Can I talk to you, please,
for a second?
What's the matter with her?
What's going on?
Money. He won't pay.
I've warned him over and over.
Mr. Small, stand up.
Yes. Right.
Why won't you pay
your counsel?
I have it,
but I'm a little strapped
for cash right now,
Your Honor, on my person,
right as--
If I'd been able
to sell my cocaine--
But the police took it.
Yes, it's awful
when that happens.
But since you posted bail,
I'm gonna make a wild assumption
that you can pay your lawyer.
Now, we'll adjourn
for an hour.
Get the money,
or I'll let her withdraw.
Thank you, Your Honor.
I appreciate that.
Why do you handle
such jerks?
It's her body. Her right.
But the right isn't absolute.
Third trimester abortions
are illegal.
So at some point,
the government does legislate
dominion over a woman's body.
A difference between prohibiting
abortion and ordering
intrusive major surgery--
Calling it a fetus or unborn,
that helps, doesn't it?
If you don't have to think
of him as a baby, a fetus
is a nice, clinical word.
- Forced medical care.
- Saving human life.
- He's alive.
- Fundamental,
individual liberty.
- He will die.
- Invading her body.
He... will... die.
Last chance.
Thanks for the warning.
Hold on. Drop the intent,
go with simple possession.
Six months suspended.
What, that much cocaine,
I'm gonna drop intent?
That cocaine won't be
coming in, remember?
Oh, right, I forgot.
Fine. But don't be claiming
unfair surprise when
I bring up the Fourth Amendment.
Where was
the reasonable suspicion?
His criminal record?
If so, the police automatically
have a right to suspect
anybody who has a conviction?
It was two drug dealers talking.
Oh, right.
Who's the other guy?
They couldn't come up with
a name, they didn't follow him.
They pursued Benny Small only.
- And he ran.
- After they frisked him
for drugs.
Mm-mmm. A weapon.
Right.
Your Honor, the police saw
what they thought
to be criminal activity.
They had a reasonable suspicion
that the suspect
might be armed and dangerous,
and when they proceeded
to pat him down,
he took off.
But I have to ask,
what was the initial
suspicion based on?
Seeing him talk to somebody?
Obviously, the suspicion...
turned out to be reasonable
because it turned out
to be right.
- He had drugs.
- Yes. As hunches go,
it was tremendous.
But as reasonable
suspicions go,
they didn't act legally.
Your Honor, that man
had over $300,000 worth
of narcotics on his person.
- What more can I say?
- Mr. Flood, I'm concerned.
What did they see but
two people with drug histories
having a conversation?
- Your Honor, that is enough.
- Not to me. Case dismissed.
[ Gavel Raps ]
Yes!
♪ [ Rock ]
You should have seen her.
It wasn't even close.
And he paid?
He paid.
Listen to you guys.
You got a drug dealer off.
We successfully defended
the Constitution...
with the spirit of
our founding fathers.
Speaking of which--
This your date, Helen?
I guess that explains things.
Everything except
how you passed the bar.
Enjoy the night.
But you takin' drug money,
the RICO charges are being
drafted as we speak.
Beat it, Dickie.
"Dickie."
That's really funny.
You're clever.
- Did you just think of that
off the top of your head?
- You know, go ahead.
Give me an excuse.
I'll knock those bifocals
right down your throat.
Bugs, come on.
Walk away, Dickie.
What is that guy's problem?
9:30.
They promised
they'd come back tonight.
It's getting close to being
too late already.
Cynthia, I should do another
ultrasound regardless,
see what's going on.
Okay. Tonight?
Well, if not tonight,
first thing tomorrow.
- Cynthia, as someone
who cares for you--
- Doctor, please.
They're coming back in.
You know, you're
putting yourself in the soup
being seen with me.
I like soup.
The hotter, the better.
I'll try to remember that.
Okay.
I would've got you some,
but I only had two paws.
Where's Lindsay?
I don't know.
She took off.
Maybe she went to dance
with Ben Franklin.
What?
Where were we?
Uh--
Nice party?
Helen!
Of Troy, I guess.
Scott,
you know Bobby Donnell.
Yes, we've met before.
You've been a little bit
of a nemesis lately.
Well, we try to do the job.
Your firm
seems to be growing.
I just bumped into
a chubby rabbit
who says he works for you.
Yeah.
Jimmy... Berluti.
He's a good lawyer.
It's a good firm.
Yes, it must be.
I hear enough griping about it.
Anyway, thank you for coming.
My pleasure.
Well, I can't think
of a tougher case
emotionally than this one.
The application of freedom
is sometimes painful.
There is nothing more sacred
to individual liberty...
than the individual's right
to possession and control
over his or her own person.
Even so, it is the unanimous
wish of this court,
Mrs. Randall,
that you save your child.
However, for us
to order you to do so...
would be repugnant
to our Constitution
and to your freedom.
A competent woman's choice...
to refuse medical treatment
must be honored.
- The plaintiff's motion
is denied.
- [ Gavel Raps ]
We're adjourned.
You poor martyrs.
How heroic of you to stand up
for our Constitution.
The law was supposed
to protect the weak.
That baby is a human being,
and your defense of our hallowed
Constitution amounts to murder.
That's a high price to pay
for freedom, you heroes.
[ Door Opens ]
Bobby?
Last night at the party,
I felt like a criminal.
I mean, not that
I listened to Dick Flood,
but let's face it.
I'm a drug lawyer.
I'll see what I can do.
I've picked up six new clients
in the last month.
They love my work.
You know, I'm good at it.
And if I don't stop soon,
we could all start
getting rich, and then
I'll never be able to stop.
Mm-hmm.
You okay?
Me? Why?
You've been acting
a little strange.
Did something happen?
Uh-- Your friend Helen--
How well do you know her?
- What'd she do?
- Is she a promiscuous person?
Oh, Bobby, did she kiss you?
I told her to kiss you!
No.
She didn't kiss me.
I didn't give her
a chance to kiss me.
Where's Rebecca?
She said she'd be back
by lunch.
She went to the doctor
with the Randalls.
Maybe we could get in
with the S.J.C.
It's worth a try.
It's over, Ellenor.
[ Lindsay ]
What?
- What, you think it's funny?
- Bobby, she, uh--
Sometimes, um,
she likes to shock.
Likes to shock?
Come on.
What is this,
girls will be girls?
If I did that, I'd get sued.
She can be wild.
Oh.
Did it really upset you?
[ Pulsing ]
Is he okay?
He seems so.
But the situation
hasn't changed.
Laurie,
could you tell Rebecca
to come in, please?
Sure.
[ Michael ]
He's really movin' around
in there.
I can't feel anything.
That's because
I numbed you up, Cindy.
Hey, is it okay?
Hi.
Hi.
Rebecca,
if I could record this
and bring it to a judge--
I mean, how can he deny
that that's a person?
It's over, Robert.
I mean, at least in the court.
All we can do now is hope
that Cindy is right
and that God will somehow--
He will.
The only way for God
to save this baby is for him
to change your mind.
- Oh, stop it.
- Just look at that screen.
Look at your child.
- For his sake,
for God's sake--
- Stop it!
- That's enough, Robert.
- Robert.
I'm almost done.
[ Sighs ]
Go ahead.
Uh, stand up there.
Hold your wife's hand.
I guess I'm, uh,
just too emotional
for this kind of work.
Now, uh, Rebecca,
for Michael's protection,
I want you to know...
- that he doesn't know
what's going on here.
- What are you doing?
- Just relax.
- Doctor, what are you doing?
Dr. Larson!
- Bring that tray.
- [ Rebecca ]
What for? What's happening?
Michael, Cynthia,
congratulations.
You are the parents
of a beautiful baby boy.
[ Baby Crying ]
- What have you done to me?
- Suction.
- What have you done?
- [ Rebecca ] Oh, my God.
Another towel, please.
Thank you.
There you are. Yes.
What have you done?
Yes. Yes.
Oh!
Hold your son, Cynthia.
[ Crying Continues ]
[ Door Closes ]
Hey. You grabbed his--
Shh!
Are you insane?
Of course I am.
Where is he?
In his office.
Did I go too far?
Well, he was acting so stiff,
I figured a part of him
might as well be.
[ Both Giggling ]
Uh, Bobby, got a second?
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
Sorry? If I did that,
I'd be brought up on harassment.
Yeah, well, sometimes
the double standard
cuts our way.
I suppose you're wondering,
does she go around fondling
genitalia all the time?
I don't. I like you.
I just tried
to shock you a little.
I'm thrilled that
you're a prude, actually.
But let's face it.
I--
I think we both work hard.
We both get lost in our cases.
I--
I thought we needed
something other than our jobs
to talk about.
That's your explanation?
That you were giving us
something to talk about?
Well, um, here's
my home phone number.
I made the first move,
but at heart,
I'm a traditional girl.
So, um, the ball's
in your court.
[ Monitor Beeping ]
She's already admitted.
They'll take her
right to her room,
and Laurie will go
with you with the baby.
I don't know if I agree
with what you did, but--
Go.
Be with your wife and son.
Hey.
- You're a criminal.
- Technically, maybe.
No, really.
You took a knife
and cut into a woman.
A woman who's probably
the most grateful
of all of us right now.
That doesn't matter.
She refused.
You took a scalpel
and you cut into--
To rescue a baby!
You think you're
some kind of hero.
You committed
assault and battery.
Well, go to the police, Rebecca.
You know what?
How dare you!
Hey--
How dare you!
I wanted that baby to be
safe just as much as you.
But you took a knife
and you put it into her!
And I'd do it again!
No, you won't!
I will see to that!
Let me tell you something,
Rebecca. She's bonding
with that baby already.
And she will not report this
because all that will do
will disrupt their lives...
and put a microscope
into a baby's life--
That's what you're counting on?
That they won't report you?
Well, don't count on me!
I did what I had to do.
And so will I.
He did what?
He-- He gave her a spinal
under some pretense--
She couldn't feel what he--
Wait. He just gave her
a cesarean?
Whoosh! All of a sudden,
it was out there.
He was holding it
in his hands--
He cut her...
and took him out,
the cord--
- Where are they now?
- At the hospital at Brigham.
- And the baby's okay?
- Fine. Everybody's fine.
I'm going to go see.
I'm goin' too.
I'm going to the police.
Well, that's gonna cause
a whole lot of consequences.
And who's it gonna help?
It'll help the next woman--
Eugene, I can't believe
what I just saw!
Just think on this some.
That's all.
I'm looking for Lindsay Dole.
I'm Lindsay Dole.
Miss Dole, Jason Swoboda.
I've been referred to you
by some friends.
- I was wondering if--
- What friends?
Well, Benny Small,
for one.
I'm a businessman,
and some of the people
who work for me--
I'm sorry, Mr. Swoboda.
I'm not really taking on
new clients.
I don't have an actual case
for you now. I was just hoping
maybe to put you on retainer.
Sometimes,
as I'm sure you know,
things happen quickly.
I've had some bad luck
receiving payments from people
in your business, and--
That's why I'm prepared
to give you a retainer.
Well, I would need a retainer
of at least $40,000...
before I'd even consider it.
Here's my pager number.
Benny already gave me yours.
Thank you.
Hey.
Hey, Eugene.
Ellenor.
Oh. He's beautiful.
Yeah. Yeah.
I heard what happened.
Are you okay with it?
I don't know.
I guess things happen
for a reason, and--
I don't know.
[ Knocking ]
Sheila?
Come see my boy.
Oh.
He is gorgeous.
Yeah.
What, um--
How did--
I just changed my mind.
We just want to be
left alone now, Sheila.
No more attention, okay?
Sure.
[ Fussing ]
Oh.
[ Knocking ]
Hey.
How about dinner?
Tonight? Now?
Well, you know, it's late,
and I-- I figure you--
you gotta eat.
You sure?
You're, um--
You're not afraid of me?
I'm not afraid of you.
You're sure?
I'm not afraid of you.
Okay, um, truth is,
dates scare me.
Especially
the "first kiss" part.
Okay.
Glad that's over with.
You are afraid.
I'm not afraid.
Let's go.
Lucky for you I lead.
[ Woman ]
You stinker!