Franklin & Bash (2011–2014): Season 1, Episode 9 - Bachelor Party - full transcript

Peter (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) is asked to defend ex-girlfriend Janie Ross's (Claire Coffee) fiancé Nathan Connor (guest star James Van Der Beek) in a prostitution case. And as representing a teacher accused of having sex with a student (guest star Alexandra Breckenridge) pits Jared (Breckin Meyer) against his old high school headmaster, the discovery of a long-missing body in Alaska spells trouble for Infeld (Malcolm McDowell).

- Oh, 7.0.
- New record!

It would have been
if I didn't see a handrail violation.

That's incidental contact.

Incidental contact is contact.
I saw it with my eyes.

Excuse me.
You must be Peter Bash.

- Yeah.
- We've never met. Nathan Connor.

I believe we have something
in common.

Right.

We do have something in common:
a thing for redheads.

One in particular, Janie Ross.
Except you're marrying her.

Clearly Janie has a type.
Look at you guys.



Listen, this is maybe a little unusual,
but I would like you to be my lawyer.

Really? What for?

Can I talk to you for a second
about the Bjornberg-Smoot depo?

Just for a second,
right now, real quick?

- Tenth floor. I'll meet you in reception.
- Oh, okay.

Nathan, pleasure.

You have to come up
with a better fake depo name.

- It doesn't fool anybody.
- You can't get involved.

- Who says I am?
- He's your ex's fianc?.

- You had Pindy run his plates.
- Nathan's gonna run to Janie...

...say Peter's a hurt bunny
because I wouldn't take a meeting.

You're inserting yourself
into Janie's life.

- Janie and I are done.
- Yeah, sure.

- Don't you have a meeting?
- No. And... Oh, yeah.



Karp Cougar Mellencamp.

I'm not used to seeing you
without a tie. It's freaking me out.

I'm helping Rails-to-Trails
make the world a better place...

- ... for future generations.
- No.

You're doing an interview
with the West Coast Law Review today.

Philanthropy doesn't count if you're
using it for a judicial appointment.

- Sure, it does.
- Morning, everyone.

Hey, sir. You're in a good mood.
Guessing you cleaned up at poker.

Look, if I can stare down
a Himalayan black bear...

...I can damn well hold a poker face
in front of Tobey Maguire.

See you're wearing
your "man of the people" outfit.

I know that you're green
at handling the media.

Why don't you send
that reporter up to my office?

Thanks, but somehow the subject
always gets turned back to you.

Well, can't help that.
Fascinating topic.

Thank you, but no, thank you.

Help you?

Oh, hi.
I'm sorry to have just walked in.

- But I'm a sucker for Eastern Asian art.
- Sure.

What's this?

This is an ancient scroll
from the Udon dynasty...

...given to Emperor Sashimi
by a ninja clan.

- This isn't your office.
- This isn't my office, no.

But I think you're my meeting.

- Wrongful termination?
- Yeah.

Jared Franklin. And let me just say
for the record, I believe you.

You're too smart
to have slept with your student.

Yeah, I did sleep with him.

Okay.

All right. Well, some great teachers
have slept with their students.

Plato, for one.

And...

Well, that's it. You and him.

It was over the summer.
I thought he was 21.

I had no idea he was a student...

...until he showed up in my class
this fall.

Okay. I've gone up against
L.A. Unified in court, so...

It's not L.A. Unified.

It's a private school,
the Hightower Academy.

- I went to Hightower.
- I know.

I read about you
in the alumni newsletter.

That's why I'm here.

What's the problem?

I was...

...arrested for solicitation.

- You mean busted with a hooker?
- Yeah. Yeah.

It was a bachelor party.
My buddies rented a suite.

She was the gift.
I didn't have sex with her.

- Does Janie know?
- No.

Why you coming to me?

You come highly recommended
by Doug, my tantric yoga teacher.

Doug. He's a frequent flier.

And Janie, for that matter, who says
that you're an expert in this field.

All right, Nathan, Janie and I
have only been split up for a year.

I mean, you coming to me is...

You still have feelings for her.

I am so sorry. Janie said it was
completely over between you two.

She said that?

This is awkward.

No. No, it's not.
It's... You know, she's right.

It's cool. We're cool.

I mean,
nothing would make me happier...

...than helping Janie's fianc? beat
a solicitation charge...

...on the eve of her wedding.

There was also a little fire
from a Dominican body candle.

There was a lot of damage.
They evacuated the place.

And the hotel pressed charges because
the room was on my credit card.

This changes everything.

You're looking at 18 to 36 months
in prison now.

- Prison?
- You endangered lives.

I mean, you upgraded yourself
to a felony.

Wait. Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Didn't even want a bachelor party.

Popped with a hook?

He just handed you
a " please steal my fianc?e" card.

- You believe him?
- I don't have a choice.

You have a choice.
You don't have to take it.

Janie and I are done.
This is my way to show it to everyone.

- You mean show it to yourself?
- Shut up.

- How's teacher?
- Check it out.

That is Chris Briggs.

He posted pictures of him and Emily
on Facebook, bragged to some friends.

Administration caught wind,
suspended her.

Don't women know
that boys can't keep their mouths shut?

He's hardly a boy. He's 18,
legally a man, uses a fake ID.

Yeah, that's one predatory victim.
Too bad schools are so intolerant...

- ... about student-teacher relationships.
- Yep.

- Especially Hightower.
- Really? Your old high school?

Yep. That's why Emily Claire
needs an alum with some clout.

Find one?

There is a wing
named after a Franklin at that school.

They named it after your dad...

...because he donated the money
after the car-wash fiasco.

- I forgot about that.
- I'm sure they didn't.

Yeah.

We started out at the Third Rail...

...chef's table, five-star,
five-course meal.

From there, the plan was
to try the new brandy bar on Sunset.

- Is this the Disney party package?
- I'm not into the Vegas stripper thing.

It refracts sexual energy that should
be directed towards your lover...

...and dissipates it.

That's the whole idea, isn't it?
The dissipation?

Anyway, my best man instead steers us
to the Sheffield Hotel...

...where he's got a suite filled with
booze, drugs, porn.

- Bachelor party.
- That's a good friend.

But when the hooker showed up,
I ducked out.

After about an hour, I came back, just
in time for Vice to beat down the door.

They questioned the hooker.
They read me my rights.

Vice may have pressured her.

They don't have a clean arrest
unless she's sure.

- They pick a john to take the fall.
- We should fight this.

You'll have to come clean
to Janie.

No. No. Okay,
Janie knowing is off the table.

Wait, but you say you're innocent.

Janie is planning a wedding
right now.

She doesn't need this.

Janie works in the DA's office.
She might find out about this anyway.

I would rather take my chances.

Well, he can plead out the felony
and hope for the best.

So they'll toss the fire charge?

Since the solicitation
is a first-time offence...

...you take one class,
the charges are dropped.

- It was that easy?
- There's no such thing as easy.

I mean, it takes perfect execution,
like the Apollo 13 moon landing.

Apollo 11. Apollo 13 was the one
where the oxygen tank exploded...

...and the astronauts were almost lost
forever in outer space.

- Then not Apollo 13.
- Hey. Stop.

- Janie. Whoa, milkmaid 'do. Like that.
- Don't even.

We're searching
for a central hair theme.

My maid of honour called
and said that her husband said...

- ... that you were caught with a hooker?
- Somebody talked.

This is not what it looks like.

- Did you have sex with her?
- No. Vice framed me.

The other guys were either married
or multiple offenders...

...so nobody has my back on this one.
I... I just...

I wanted this to go away.

- For you.
- For me?

I got him a deal. No jail time. All he has
to do is plead guilty to the solicitation...

No!

Plead not guilty.

I work for the DA's office.
I'm not marrying a sex offender.

You'd rather marry a convict?

I can't believe this is happening.

Babe, I'm so sorry.

Look, I believe you didn't have sex
with a prostitute...

...and that Peter's a good enough
lawyer to prove that.

So change your plea,
and then we can move on from this...

...and enjoy the wedding.

And you, you better win this.

As your attorney, I strongly advise you
to change your plea.

I met Chris Briggs
on the beach in Malibu.

He told me he went to Pepperdine,
even though he had just moved to L.A.

We went to a bar and had drinks,
and then went back to my place.

- You know the rest.
- He didn't even buy you dinner?

- I'd buy you dinner.
- That is really unprofessional.

Yes, it was.

- Buy you dessert too.
- All right.

Did you tell him
you were a teacher?

Yes, I did, but I didn't say where.

Two weeks later, I'm taking attendance,
and he's in my class.

Even with compelling evidence,
it's gonna be hard to get your job back.

How was I supposed to know, Jared?

He took me to a bar
and ordered me drinks.

I mean, I thought he was 21.

Do you think Chris is the type of guy
to testify that he misled you?

- I don't know.
- Might be our only shot.

Defending corporations
and mediating mergers...

...is not why I got into the field.
Yes, it pays the bills.

But, really,
what's most important to me...

...is that I'm able to give back
to the city where I live.

Others may think
it's a calculated attempt...

...to fill out a r?sum?
void of community service.

Yeah. I don't really worry about
what people think.

Oh, I'm so sorry. I...

I'm actually... I'm late for a tree planting
in Echo Park.

And you don't have to print that.

- Or you can. It's your call.
- No problem. We're done.

I need a few quotes from your uncle,
and I'll be good.

- Oh, my uncle?
- Yeah.

Well, I mean, really? I mean,
why do you need to talk to him?

Well, he's a legendary trial attorney.
He knows you very well.

And my editor wants Stanton Infeld
in the piece, or we cancel the profile.

- Chris Briggs.
- Yeah?

We'd like to talk to you
about Emily Claire. We're her lawyers.

Make it quick.
I gotta keep my heart rate up.

Emily's about to lose her job
because of you.

- I don't care about your heart rate.
- I don't think I should be talking to you.

Did you do something wrong,
like lie about your age?

I'm sorry Emily's in trouble.
She's a nice girl.

- Girl?
- If you could tell us what happened...

- Or if you could tell the board...
- Yeah. That would help her out a lot.

She came on to me at the beach.
I went for it.

- Should've told me she was a teacher.
- Why? If you already knew that.

Someone's heart rate just went up.

I didn't know who she was.
I gotta go.

He lied to her. I'd love to drag his ass
in front of the board.

- Never put the victim on the stand.
- Victim?

Guy's a Cobra Kai.

Someone's hot for teacher.

Shut up.

- Hey. What you got there?
-2005 Contino Rioja Reserva.

- I know. It's an off-year.
- I'll take a glass.

- You don't drink wine.
- I do when it's free.

You realise this guy's banging
your ex?

Yes. Thank you
for helping me move on.

Just saying.

I'm sorry.
I couldn't find your wine glasses.

Yeah, you did.

Thanks.

All right, here's the plan.

Your hooker is to appear in court
tomorrow for another case.

I'm gonna challenge her recollections,
see whether you were the john.

- It's pretty good.
- Janie and I picked it up in Spain.

Galicia, actually... Or, as the locals
pronounce it, "Galicia. "

I proposed to her
on the beach there.

- I'm sorry. I'm an idiot.
- That's okay. It's all right.

And besides,
I know you're in for a little crazy.

Janie does have her idiosyncrasies.

Yeah, who would've thought
she'd smoke after sex?

Oh, he told me. Come on.
It's the cave. No topic's off limits.

It's true.

- She does like to sneak one after sex.
- There you go.

- Smoked a pack and a half last week.
- Dude. Too soon.

Lisa Marriet?
I represent Nathan Connor.

He was at that bachelor party
last weekend.

- Narrow it down a bit.
- There was a fire.

- The Sheffield Hotel.
- Yeah. Yeah.

I have a quick question about a john.
I'll make it quick.

I didn't get names. I just know
he wanted to get his money's worth.

I talked to the cops,
so you should talk to them.

He wanted to get
his money's worth?

He took 55 minutes to finish.

I gotta turn over tables,
if you know what I mean.

I'll take your word for it.

But this isn't him.

But how would you know?
The only light was from a candle...

...and you had to point the finger
at someone.

You know what Vice would do
if I changed my story now?

- They'd put me out of business.
- Then I'll subpoena you.

Well, go ahead.

But as far as I'm concerned,
what Vice said happened, happened.

The hooker's a dead end. I gotta find
some kind of hard evidence...

...that Nathan wasn't in the room.

Have Carmen check out the hotel.

High-end places have every inch
covered with security cameras.

- Yeah, I was just gonna do that.
- Right.

Was.

What are we gonna do
about Chris Briggs?

- Chris took Emily to a bar, right?
- Yeah.

Well, if he's under 21, he's gonna stick
with a place that'll take his fake ID.

Maybe he's taken girls there before.

We talk to them, get them to testify.
Good idea.

Maybe one day, you guys will start
to pull your own weight.

What time is it?

I gotta go. Nathan's on his way over.
I gotta get dressed.

- Again?
- God, you guys should get a room.

- It's work.
- " It's work. "

" I love you, Nathan. "
" I love you, Peter. "

" No, I love you. "
" Look at your giant head. "

" Look at your giant head. "
" Let's put them together. "

What? I'm alone.

Trappist monks started brewing this
after the French Revolution.

- No kidding?
- Yeah. All the proceeds go to charity.

You want us to clear out,
and you can fill the tub...

...with boutique monk beer
and splash around together?

- Someone's jealous.
- Someone's annoying.

Someone's here.

- Janie.
- I've been calling you and texting you.

Okay, I'm gonna go fold
some laundry.

Sorry. We've been working.

We're supposed to go see
a wedding band.

Janie, I wanna talk to your mom about
having a wedding shower here.

I'm thinking high tea, crumpets,
finger sandwiches.

That is so sweet of you, Pindy,
but I'm actually all showered out.

Go get dressed.

I like our chances tomorrow.

Not too long ago, you said you still
had a shot with me, remember?

Yeah, kind of.

Is this your Hail Mary attempt?

Your fianc? came to me.

You must be loving this.

I just want what's best for you,
always have.

Oh, my God.

Bye, Janie.

That's my mom.

- You're a great good cop.
- I'm always the good cop.

What'll it be?

- Whatever you got that's cold.
- We're on the job, ma'am.

You ever served this man
in your bar?

Chris Briggs. Yeah.

He's 18. Did you card him?

Yes. If it's a fake, it's a good one.

He ever bring women in,
say, mid-20s to 30s?

Yes. Women who drink too much
and fall for his charm.

And the next day, just a text.
Pisses them off.

What's wrong with a text? If they're
polite and use emoticons...

Nothing.

Would you testify
in front of a school board?

School board? Sorry. No, thanks.

Maybe my friend Abraham Lincoln
can convince you.

That's Andrew Jackson.

I need some change.

Let's see the headmaster, tell him
we got women lined up to testify.

Risky move.
What if he calls your bluff?

- My bluff? Where are you going?
- What do you mean? I got another case.

Are you afraid
of the headmaster now?

I'm not afraid of Walter Gallen.
If anything, he fears me.

- Carmen.
- Hey.

- How'd it go at the hotel?
- No luck...

...on the security video,
but it's a good thing...

...that they keep key-card records...

...because someone from Nathan's
suite entered the pool area...

...just after the hooker arrived
at 1:02 a. m.

Would that be enough
to get Nathan off?

No one but Nathan claimed to be out of
the room. We have reasonable doubt.

All right. Thanks.

Yeah. Pindy.

Look at this. I can find a block
of Philippine cooking shows.

No Liverpool kick-off.

So that reporter
I didn't want you to talk to...

...he insists on talking to you.

Really? What a surprise.

Look, Damien, I'm sure I can handle
the West Coast Law Review.

I don't need you to handle anything.
I graduated summa cum laude.

I was notes editor
of the Law Review.

And I've wanted a judicial appointment
since I was 6 years old.

Of course. I remember helping you...

...with your Judge Wapner
Halloween costume.

Stories like that make everyone think
you hired me because I'm your nephew.

I did. Your mother
would've been furious.

Well, she told me
I couldn't turn you down.

- Besides, I think I've earned my keep.
- Wait. Can we just table this?

This is important.

...returned to base camp after the storm
cut them off from their party.

The four lost climbers
have been stranded...

...on Mount McKinley
for three days...

Mount McKinley? Wait.
Isn't that where your friend Gibson...?

Rescue teams are standing by,
but must wait...

...for weather conditions to improve
before mounting a rescue operation.

Welcome back, Jared.

I appreciate you lifting
the lifetime ban to meet with me.

Well, it wasn't easy.

Some people here
have a long memory.

Every school had cheerleader
car washes.

Where the cheerleaders wash the cars,
not where you wash the cheerleaders.

Raised 5 grand for the debate team.

Look, I'm willing to hear you
out of respect for your father...

...but we have a corporate donor
poised to make a large endowment...

...and this incident could cause us
some unwanted publicity.

It's always about money with you,
isn't it?

I got three women ready to testify
that Chris Briggs deceived them...

...into believing he was in his 20s.

You got a predator on campus,
but it's not Emily.

What about the second student?

What second student?

We've had another student
report an affair with Emily...

...during the school year,
on the school grounds.

Well, as usual,
somebody didn't do their homework.

What? I have no idea
what he's talking about. Who is it?

The kid's underage. It's against
school policy to give out his name.

Look... Okay, I swear, I may not be
very good at judging men...

...but I would never, ever knowingly
have sex with a student.

Teaching is all I've ever wanted
to do with my life.

Please don't let them
take my job away from me.

We have to find the student.

Seeing as no one else
claimed to have left...

...is it probable that Nathan
used that card to access the pool?

I'd say so, yes.

- No further questions.
- You may step down.

Prosecution would like to call
a rebuttal witness, Dennis Roe...

...Sheffield Hotel bellhop.

You worked the overnight shift
of August 27th and 28th, correct?

- Yes.
- Around 1: 15 a. m...

...can you tell me where you were?

I stepped outside to the pool area
for a smoke break.

Was the defendant in the pool area?

- Yes.
- Was he alone?

No.

He was with a dark-haired girl,
very pretty.

- What were they doing?
- It was hard to tell.

They seemed to wanna
stay out of view.

But I heard a male voice say:

"Whatever I'm paying you,
it's not enough. "

Thank you, Mr. Roe.

- Janie.
- Not now.

- Janie. I swear, it's not...
- Not now.

Nathan.

You didn't tell me
you took the hooker to the pool.

It wasn't a hooker.
It was Lauren, my assistant from work.

- You banging your assistant?
- No.

I called her to take me home.

- Is she hot?
- Really? Now?

She's hot. Listen, everyone thinks
you were talking to a hooker.

So they're gonna need to know
the details of the conversation.

You can't use her.
You gotta think of something else.

There is no other way.
It's this or prison.

Okay, look,
Janie doesn't trust Lauren.

She would not be happy
that I called Lauren to my hotel room.

Not my problem.

Okay.

I have to tell her.
I have to tell Janie about Lauren.

We're in enough trouble
without you telling a lawyer...

...in the DA's office
what our next step's gonna be.

You wanna beat this,
we do it my way.

- You found the student?
- Here he is.

Rudy Baldini.

- He's in one of my classes.
- And Model UN.

Apparently, everyone's talking about
some big hook-up he had.

So I friended him, and this is what
he said about you on another site.

This never happened.

" I found Miss Claire crying
in the music room.

She said she just broke up
with her boyfriend and was lonely.

I tried to play a tune on the flute
to cheer her up. "

"She said I wasn't blowing on it
properly and showed me her technique.

She said it works on
other things too...

...and unbuckled my pants and... "
I know how this ends.

Wait, I know how this ends too.

Why do I know how this ends?

We're going back to my old school.

We ask the world
to follow South Africa's lead...

...and cut oil dependency
by pursuing clean energy...

...a critical policy
not just for the future of our citizens...

- ... but the health of the whole planet.
- Can I help you?

- Teacher evaluations.
- While we provide 60 percent...

- ... of Southern Africa's energy needs...
- Trouble grasping the obvious.

Evaluations are next month.

- Confrontational.
- Confrontational.

You may wanna speak
with Mr. Gallen.

...undrinkable with rampant pollution.

- While it is true that we provide...
- Okay, where can I find Rudy Baldini?

- Rudy. Hey.
- Rudy.

How you doing? Jared Franklin,
class of '94, debate team captain.

Model UN member,
former Soviet Union.

Also, you guys may recognise
the name " Franklin"...

...because my father donated
the money that built this wing.

Peter Bash, Grant High, quarterback.
My dad put in the drywall.

We're representing
one of your teachers, Emily Claire.

Rudy, do you wanna
go to college?

- I've applied early to Kenyon.
- Kenyon?

- That's a writers' school.
- Great school.

How do you think they'll feel when they
find out you plagiarised episode 207...

...of Skinemax's Private Academy?

Mr. Bash, the DVR description.

" Megan and Ariel race to bed,
the exchange student first...

...while Spazz's music teacher gives
him after-hours help with his flute. "

I know what it's like
not to have friends...

...so you make up a story,
and that story gets some traction.

Suddenly, all the kids who laughed
at your Quantum Leap book bag...

...are hanging on your every word.

Trust me, Rudy,
let the cool kids have high school...

...because in 20 years,
the Chris Briggses of the world...

...they work for us.

I am now his bitch.

Go to Headmaster Gallen...

...tell him the truth,
or I'll call my friends at Kenyon...

...and tell them you steal
intellectual property.

- Yes, sir.
- There you go.

Don't call me "sir. " "Sir" is my dad.
Is Tuesday still sloppy-joe day?

- Yeah.
- Great. Let's eat.

Did your dad really donate money
for this building?

My dad would endow a cathouse if they
put his name on a bronze plaque.

You just saved a teacher's job,
Netherlands.

- What?
- I got an idea.

And our water supply
will become undrinkable...

What are you doing here?

In case my fianc? with a hooker
wasn't funny enough for you...

...I thought I'd give you
another laugh at my hair.

- I don't think he was cheating, Janie.
- Okay.

And the hair?

Hilarious.

Nathan told me I should stay away
from court tomorrow.

Is that true?

Janie...

I know he wants to tell me,
but he can't, on advice of counsel...

You know I can't discuss this case
with someone in the DA's office.

Look me in the eye.

That bad, huh?

I'll see you in court.

I wish I could help you...

...but I've gotta messenger tomorrow's
witness list...

...to the DA's office in 45 minutes.

- State your name and occupation.
- Lauren Gonzalez...

...assistant to the vice president
of marketing at Pacific Insurance.

- You work for my client, correct?
- Yes.

On the night of August 27th,
did he call you to his hotel suite...

...because his party
was getting out of hand?

- Yes.
- You went, but you didn't...

- ... leave the hotel right away?
- No.

After he stepped out,
he started having second thoughts...

...about ditching everyone, so we went
down to the pool to decompress.

What did he mean when he said,
"Whatever I'm paying you...

- ... is not enough?"
- It was his way of saying...

...I was going above and beyond
normal assistant duties.

What was beyond
your normal assistant duties?

Listening to him,
helping him work out his problems.

What kind of problems?

Nathan was having second thoughts.

About?

The wedding.

No further questions, Your Honour.

I proved that wasn't the hooker in the
pool. You still had time to screw her.

Why didn't you tell me
you were having second thoughts?

It's not you.

I love you.

I just... I look at the men
from your past:

musicians, surfers, Peter.

They live pretty exciting lives.
I was just questioning if I was...

Come on. What are you talking about?
You're a lot of fun.

Besides me,
her old boyfriends were zeroes.

- Peter?
- Sorry.

If you have significant doubts
about our relationship...

...you don't go to your young,
semi-hot assistant.

- You come to me.
- No, Janie, you don't.

If you go to your fianc?e...

...she's gonna think the problem is her,
and it's not.

But my friends were busy with a hooker
at a bachelor party I didn't wanna have.

Nathan, I'm not looking for exciting.

I just wanna come home to someone
who's grounded and sane.

I want that to be you.

Janie.

Hey, can I bum one of those?

Janie. Janie. It's been six months.
You don't wanna start now.

When's the last time
you two had sex?

Excuse me?
Why would you ask me that?

She smokes after sex. She hadn't
had a cigarette in six months.

Yeah, she just meant that... She...

We cut ourselves off.

No sex six months
before the wedding.

Seriously?

It's the Hindu tradition
of Brahmacharya.

- All right.
- Abstinence allows us...

...to fully devote ourselves
to spiritual transcendence.

I went on a tear before I met Janie.
I wasn't a sex addict. Well...

...at least, I didn't think I was. But when
I woke up with three members...

...of the Tiger Lily Valet Service,
I decided to slow down.

This is fantastic.

Takes a lot of discipline,
but I feel like the reward is...

Dude. Come on.

The circumstances surrounding
Emily Claire's liaison...

...with Chris Briggs
deserve special consideration.

This was merely a chance meeting
between two adult strangers...

...on a beach over the summer...

...that ended with them
becoming intimate.

We all loved Grease, right?

And besides, is there a single woman
in this room...

...who would have turned down a drink
from Chris Briggs?

You're out of line.
Defend your client...

- ... or call a witness.
- Sure.

I'd like to call a witness.

Miss Rachel Dawson
is the bartender at Malibu Tavern.

Miss Dawson served the beverages
to Emily Claire and Chris Briggs.

Now, Rachel, did you witness
Chris Briggs bring other women...

...into your establishment?

Yes.

High-school students?

No. They appeared older.

I'd like you to look around
at the people in this room.

Has anyone in this room,
besides Emily Claire...

...ever left your bar in the company
of Chris Briggs?

Yes.

Someone did their homework.

I want you to think about this...

...before I ask you to name
the person.

See, because this board is wooing
a significant donor...

...and your answer could jeopardise
a much-needed new library...

...or koi pond.
- Enough. We've heard enough.

It's time to bring Emily's status
to a vote.

This hearing is over.

Mr. Bash, do you have
another witness?

Your Honour, we'd like to call
Janie Ross to the stand.

Trust me.

Can you tell the court
your relation to Mr. Connor?

- I'm his fianc?e.
- Fianc?e.

That's just French for " boyfriend,"
isn't it?

We're getting married.

How long have you been
seeing each other?

- One year.
- One year. Wow, that's quick.

That's almost a rebound.

Do you consider yourself
a sexual woman?

Objection. Relevance.

This case is about sex, isn't it,
Your Honour?

A short leash, Mr. Bash.

I suppose I'm about average.

I suppose you forgot
you're under oath.

I mean, you've had sex with men
on the first date, right?

No. Yes.

Once.

In the past six months, how many times
have you had sex with your fianc??

We haven't had sex
in the last six months.

Really? How refreshing. Why is that?

After Nathan proposed,
he wanted us to abstain...

...until we were married
so that we could focus our energies...

...toward a deeper understanding.

Quick. That weekend in Big Bear?

- Are you still asking me about this?
- I've never had you under oath before.

They were real.

All of them.

Oh, my God.

Miss Ross, do you think someone
who would abstain from sex...

...for six months to make his wife's
wedding night special...

...would throw it all away
for an hour with a hooker?

No.

Hold on a sec. Hold everything.
This... This is amazing.

From the arresting officer's report:

"Witness took 55 minutes
to bring the suspect to orgasm. "

Fifty-five minutes.

I mean, that is... That is
some impressive staying power...

...from someone who hasn't had sex
in six months.

Whoever the real john was
shouldn't be hiding.

He should be bowing
at the waist, right?

- I guess so.
- I mean, guys, right?

- Order.
- Fifty-five minutes.

No further questions, Your Honour.

It's clear that Chris Briggs...

...took advantage of Emily Claire
in such a manner...

...that no reasonable person
would suspect that he was a student.

Therefore, the board votes
unanimously to reinstate Emily Claire.

Thank you.

Oh, I'd like to leave a cheque
for the Model UN.

Do me a favour.
Don't cash it till Thursday.

- Thank you so much.
- Well, it's what I do.

You have to tell me.
Who did Chris sleep with?

Sorry. I can't divulge that.

- Me.
- It was her.

But you said that he slept
with one of the board members.

You lied.

No, Jared said someone else
besides you in the room...

...slept with Chris Briggs.

Punk never called me back.

- Just sent a text.
- Yeah, what a charmer.

You in the mood to celebrate?

I can't now. But dinner later?

Dinner.

Listen, I'm not gonna say
that what we did see out there...

...was the Mongolian Death Worm,
but something ate our camel.

Sorry. What was the question?

I was just asking, would Damien Karp
be where he is if not for you?

No.

No. I mean, he'd be
a fantastic partner somewhere.

Actually, the truth is...

...I'm the beneficiary
of the family connection.

Oh, Damien's a shark,
but he's also very brilliant.

He's gonna make
a fantastic judge one day.

Okay. Well, thanks for your time.

I wanna hear the end of that
Mongolian Death Worm story sometime.

Okay.

You know, Sony are trying
to get Gary Oldman to play me.

Well, he should be so lucky.

I saw they recovered Gibson Hawke's
body on Mount McKinley.

- What?
- Yeah.

Those lost hikers stumbled on it...

...and they brought
the rescue team there.

That's gotta give you some closure.
You finally know what happened.

Yeah. Yeah.

I love my " not guiltys. "

I'd say this calls for monk beers
at the cave?

I wish I could,
but Janie and I have to talk.

Got until the end of today
to cancel our reservation...

- ... at the chapel and reception hall.
- Seriously?

Postponing it
until we sort some stuff out.

Dude, listen to me.
If this is your idea, you're an idiot.

I can tell by the way
she looks at you.

Dude, I've looked into her eyes,
and I'm telling you, she's yours.

All right?
She needs someone stable, man...

...not a guy who lives
for Burning Man every year.

You found a great girl.

So don't overanalyse it
or meditate over it.

Just, for once, use your damn gut...

...or other vital organ.

I love you, brother.

Not afraid of a man hug.

- No.
- Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah. There it is again. Okay.

Dude?

You know what?

Maybe I will join you guys
for beers at the cave.

Door's always open.

Wait.

So you talked him
into marrying Janie?

- That is very Casablanca of you.
- Yeah, except I may regret it.

Maybe not now,
maybe not tomorrow, but someday.

If it makes you feel any better,
you were there first.

Nothing can change that.

Nathan's...
Nathan's working downstream.

Congratulations on your back-to-school
day. What is it about high school...

...that still follows us around?

I don't know.
As much as you try to prove...

...you're not that little insecure
punk kid anymore, he's still there...

...just tagging along.

- I'm gonna take it this time.
- Come on, buddy.

- That was a good day.
- Feel better.

Hey, how was your dinner
with Emily?

We didn't make it to dinner.

No?

- Yeah.
- Good for you.

- That is good for me.
- It is good for you.

I got one for you.
Best bachelor-party movie ever?

- Okay.
- Hangover.

- Yeah.
- Bachelor Party.

- Okay.
- Very Bad Things.

- Very Bad Things is a chick flick.
- Get over it.

- Those are the three. Pick.
- Well, you know my rule:

Anything with mid-'80s Tawny Kitaen
wins automatically.

Tawny Kitaen.

- Early Taw... Whitesnake video.
- The White...

- Yeah. Check.
- Done.

Check, please. Tawny Kitaen.