The Guardian (2001–2004): Season 1, Episode 19 - Lawyers, Guns and Money - full transcript
Nick's parole officer Dale Petrocki blackmails him to make him help negotiate the acquisition of a night club from a dodgy owner with Petrocki's even dodgier girlfriend, a stripper. Nick's warnings that it smells like fraud are ignored. Burton enters the selection process to become a federal judge, but makes precious little concessions to the unwritten political criteria. Nick also represents ex-con Lenny Getkin, who wants the right to visit his daughter, whom her mother raised to be fearful of him.
Narrator: PREVIOUSLY
ON THE GUARDIAN...
YOU LIVE IN MY HOME,
BY MY RULES,
AND IF YOU DON'T
STAY RIGHT BY ME,
THEN YOU GO
DIRECTLY TO JAIL.
YOU CHEAT, YOU
STEAL, YOU LIE--
YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT
ANY OF THOSE THINGS,
FIRST
YOU ANSWER TO ME.
I HAVE A BOYFRIEND.
BRIAN DOESN'T LOOK AT ME
THE WAY YOU LOOK AT ME.
YOU MARRY A DOCTOR,
YOU STOP WORKING,
YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF KIDS,
YOU MOVE TO THE SUBURBS.
NICK? WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME HERE.
IT'S--IT'S OUR
NIGHT OUT.
SORRY.
BRIAN ASKED ME.
WHAT?
TO MARRY HIM.
THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT.
LISTEN, THANKS, MAN.
I'VE BEEN SITTING
IN HERE ALL NIGHT,
AND I DON'T KNOW
ANYBODY ELSE
IN THIS CITY,
OTHER THAN LOUISA,
AND YOU'RE
A LAWYER--
WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL...
ALL RIGHT, I WAS
DRIVING IN FROM COLUMBUS
LAST NIGHT, RIGHT?
FOR THE
ENGAGEMENT PARTY.
I WAS GONNA
SURPRISE LOUISA
A DAY EARLY,
AND WHEN I GOT IN TOWN
AND CALLED HER,
SHE WAS OUT,
SO I WENT
TO GRAB A DRINK
AND HAD A FEW,
AND WHEN I WAS
SITTING AT THE BAR,
I BUMPED INTO THIS GIRL.
WE STARTED TALKING.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW
SHE WAS A HOOKER?
I'LL FIND OUT WHEN
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO
IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE.
AND I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN DO.
Paul: WE JUST HAVE
TO ASK A FEW
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS
REGARDING YOUR
APPLICATION TO THE
FEDERAL BENCH.
NAME AND DATE
OF BIRTH?
BURTON FALLIN.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1933.
ARE YOU MARRIED?
I WAS--
AUGUST 16, 1965.
HAVE YOU BEEN DIVORCED?
I AM DIVORCED,
IN 1980.
CHILDREN?
I HAVE ONE SON--
NICHOLAS, 32.
HE WORKS AS AN ASSOCIATE
IN MY LAW FIRM.
MORNING, GRETCHEN.
DALE.
I TALKED
TO ALVIN MASTERSON.
YEAH?
SAYS YOU MISSED
2 MEETINGS LAST WEEK.
YEAH, I HAD
A VERY BIG CASE HERE,
AND A LOT OF WORK
AT THE CLINIC.
2 MEETINGS
IN ONE WEEK?
IT WON'T
HAPPEN AGAIN.
NEW YORK CITY,
MARCH 22.
YEAH.
NICK,
YOU LEFT THE STATE.
IT WAS A BUSINESS MEETING.
I FLEW IN FOR 2 HOURS.
THAT'S 3 TECHNICAL
VIOLATIONS, NICK.
3.
WHEN YOU FIRST
CAME INTO MY OFFICE,
I THOUGHT YOU
WERE THE LEAST
OF MY PROBLEMS.
BUT I GET THESE REPORTS,
AND I START TO THINK
THERE MUST BE
OTHER VIOLATIONS,
SO I CHECK AROUND,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I FIND A LOT MORE.
A FIGHT AT THE INCLINE
AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING.
THE INCLINE,
AS I RECALL,
IS A DRINKING
ESTABLISHMENT.
SO IT'S MY GUESS
THAT YOU WERE DRINKING.
DEALINGS WITH SEVERAL
LEGAL SERVICES CLIENTS
WHO ARE KNOWN DRUG USERS
AND FELONS,
AND NO REPORTS TO ME
ABOUT THESE RELATIONSHIPS.
LET'S GO TO
YOUR OFFICE.
YOU KNOW YOU GOT
YOUR PERIODIC REVIEW
COMING UP ON FRIDAY?
YES, I KNOW.
MY GIRLFRIEND.
I WAS HER
PROBATION OFFICER, TOO.
THAT'S HOW WE MET.
I HELPED HER THROUGH
A TOUGH TIME IN HER LIFE,
AND WE KIND OF
FELL IN LOVE.
ANYWAY, SHE'S
IN THIS LINE
OF BUSINESS.
SHE WORKS AS
AN ENTERTAINER,
AND SHE AND I WERE
THINKING ABOUT
BECOMING PROPRIETORS.
GREAT.
HERE'S THE THING.
THERE'S A LIQUOR
LICENSE INVOLVED HERE,
AND MANDY'S GOT
A DRUG CONVICTION,
SO I'VE GOT
TO BUY THE LICENSE,
WHICH IS ALMOST
AS EXPENSIVE AS
THE BUILDING.
AND WE GOT A LOT OF FORMS
AND LEGAL STUFF
WE DON'T UNDERSTAND:
A CONTRACT--
YOU NEED HELP?
IF YOU'RE
OFFERING, YEAH.
I DON'T DO THAT.
EXCUSE ME?
IF YOU HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH ME
OR THE WAY I'M HANDLING
MY PROBATION,
THEN TELL THE JUDGE,
AND WE'LL SORT
IT OUT IN COURT.
IF THAT'S THE WAY
YOU WANT TO PLAY IT.
YOU MAY NOT LIKE
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY
TO JUDGE HANDLEY
ON FRIDAY.
IS THERE ANY INFORMATION
THAT MAY REFLECT
ADVERSELY ON YOU
IN CONNECTION
WITH YOUR NOMINATION
FOR THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY?
NOT THAT I KNOW OF.
ANY BUSINESS PARTNER
OR FAMILY MEMBER
WHO HAS HAD PROBLEMS
WITH THE LAW?
IF YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT MY SON...
HE HAS A CRIMINAL RECORD?
HE WAS CONVICTED
OF A MISDEMEANOR
DRUG POSSESSION
CHARGE
AND SENTENCED
TO PROBATION AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE,
BUT, AS I SAY,
HE'S GOT THAT
UNDER CONTROL NOW.
Judge: I AM SENTENCING YOU
TO 1,500 HOURS
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE,
USING YOUR SKILLS
AS A CORPORATE ATTORNEY
TO WORK
AS A CHILD ADVOCATE.
MASTERSON...
YOU SPOKE TO
MY PROBATION OFFICER?
EXCUSE ME?
YOU TOLD HIM ABOUT
THE MEETINGS I MISSED?
I'VE GOT TO REPORT INTO
THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.
NICK, IT'S PART
OF THE REQUIREMENT.
Lulu: HEY, NICK!
COME HERE. YOU WANT
TO HEAR SOMETHING FUNNY?
[MUTTERING] WHY NOT?
SO I WAS JUST
SITTING WITH THIS
WEDDING PLANNER,
AND, UH...UGH...
A WEDDING PLANNER.
UM, SHE STARTS ASKING ME
WHETHER OR NOT
I WANT SWANS
TO SWIM IN THE POOL
AT BRIAN'S COUNTRY CLUB.
SWANS.
YEAH, SWANS.
AND THEN SHE
GOES ON TO SAY
THAT THEY DO OCCASIONALLY
MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF POO-POO
IN THE POOL.
AND I STARTED LAUGHING,
AND SHE GAVE ME A LOOK,
AND IT MADE ME LAUGH
EVEN HARDER.
OH...SHE QUIT.
SHE'S A FRIEND
OF BRIAN'S FAMILY,
AND HE'S GONNA BE
KIND OF MAD
WHEN HE GETS INTO TOWN
TOMORROW.
I'M SURE
HE'LL FORGIVE YOU.
OH, ANYWAY,
MY FRIEND KATE
IS THROWING US
AN ENGAGEMENT PARTY
THIS FRIDAY NIGHT,
AND I'D REALLY
LIKE FOR YOU
TO COME.
THIS IS A TERMINATION
OF PARENTAL
RIGHTS PETITION.
YEAH.
[CRACKS KNUCKLES]
WHEN DID YOU
RECEIVE IT?
LAST WEEK.
SAYS YOU'VE
JUST BEEN RELEASED
FROM PRISON.
MM-HMM.
4 MONTHS AGO.
I WAS IN FOR
THIRD-DEGREE MURDER.
UH, MR. HINKINS,
DID YOU CONTINUE
TO KEEP UP CONTACT
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER?
YEAH. I CALLED
TWICE A WEEK,
WROTE 4 TIMES A MONTH,
SENT GIFTS.
AND SINCE YOU'VE
BEEN RELEASED
FROM PRISON?
I GOT A JOB, AN APARTMENT
IN HER SCHOOL DISTRICT,
I'VE MET ALL
MY PAROLE REQUIREMENTS.
OK.
MY EX-WIFE
AND HER NEW HUSBAND
WON'T LET ME SEE TESS,
MY DAUGHTER.
LAST TIME I GO
OVER THERE,
MY EX-WIFE
COMES OUT
AND TELLS ME
HER NEW HUSBAND'S
ADOPTING TESS,
AND THEY'RE MOVING
TO MINNESOTA,
AND I SHOULD
GET THE HELL
OUT OF THERE,
OR SHE'S CALLING
THE COPS.
THEN I GOT THAT FORM
IN THE MAIL.
WELL, THE HEARING'S
TOMORROW MORNING.
I'LL MEET YOU
OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM.
THANKS FOR
BRINGING HIM BY, MAN.
SMOKING POT IN MY HOUSE
WITH A 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL?
COME IN MY OFFICE.
YOU ARE UNDER
HOME DETENTION.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS?
IF THAT TRUANT OFFICER
HADN'T KNOWN ME,
HE'D HAVE CALLED
THE POLICE INSTEAD.
YOU'D HAVE ENDED UP
IN YOUTH DETENTION
INSTANTLY.
I'M NOT MESSING
AROUND HERE, LEVI.
YOU'VE BEEN LIVING
WITH ME FOR LESS
THAN A MONTH,
AND I'VE ALREADY
LET THINGS SLIDE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
CALL THE COPS, ARE YOU?
I GOT A FULL DAY
AHEAD OF ME.
YOU'RE GONNA SIT HERE
UNTIL I'M DONE.
WHAT, IN YOUR OFFICE?
UNTIL I'M DONE,
YOU'RE NOT MOVING.
I DON'T WANT YOU
GOING TO THE BATHROOM
WITHOUT ASKING ME.
UNCLE JAMES,
MAN, YOU--
DON'T YOU MOVE.
Burton: RICHARD STANTON
WAS A FAIR, SOLID GUY,
WHO COULD LAUGH
AT A JOKE
AND WASN'T AFRAID
TO HAVE A DRINK
IN THE AFTERNOON.
[ALL LAUGH]
HE LOVED
THE PIRATES...
AND HE, UH...
HE LOVED HIS FAMILY.
SO IT'S MY HONOR
TO BE THE FIRST PERSON
TO CALL THIS SPACE
THE, UH...
JUDGE RICHARD STANTON
COURTROOM.
[APPLAUSE]
I APPRECIATE
YOUR BEING HERE,
NICHOLAS.
WELL, YOU DID
A GOOD JOB.
YEAH? I WAS
A LITTLE NERVOUS.
IT DIDN'T SHOW.
REALLY?
YEAH. DAD, UH...
MY PROBATION OFFICER'S
PROBABLY GONNA WRITE ME UP
ON A COUPLE OF
TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS.
I HAVE A HEARING IN FRONT
OF JUDGE HANDLEY THIS FRIDAY.
LISTEN,
THIS FEDERAL BENCH THING.
YEAH?
YOU STILL WANT
TO DO IT?
YEAH.
Man: BURTON,
GREAT JOB.
HEY,
HOW ARE YOU, RALPH?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANKS FOR COMING.
SORRY I'M LATE.
HEY! NICK FALLIN,
MANDY GRESSLER.
NICK'S VOLUNTEERED
TO HELP OUT
WITH THE DEAL.
YOU'RE A LAWYER?
YES.
I HOPE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE CAN BUY THE BUILDING
FOR $100,000.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE
IS GONNA BE ANOTHER 75.
WHO'S FINANCING THIS?
I GOT MY LOAN
THROUGH BELLEFIELD UNION.
AND I GOT THE OTHER HALF
COVERED.
THIS IS A NICE
PLACE, MISTER...
FALLIN.
DALE TELL YOU
WHO WE'RE DOING
BUSINESS WITH?
NO.
LENNY GETKIN.
HE'S NOT THE TYPE OF GUY
WHO HIRES EXPENSIVE LAWYERS
TO DO HIS DEALS,
IF YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN.
NO, I DON'T.
WELL, IF I WERE YOU,
I'D WALK IN WITH
ONE OF THESE...
[MANDY GIGGLES]
INSTEAD OF THAT PEN.
Petrocki: COME ON.
SHE'S KIDDING.
HERE'S THE CONTRACT.
WELL, THIS REQUIRES YOU
TO PUT 4,000 DOWN
IN GOOD FAITH
AND CARRIES
A 10-DAY ESCROW.
OK.
NOT REALLY. 10 DAYS IS NOT
LONG ENOUGH TO PERFORM
THE DUE DILIGENCE,
PARTICULARLY WITH
THE LIQUOR LICENSE.
MANDY'S ALREADY
TAKEN CARE
OF ALL THAT.
I'VE ARRANGED ALL
THE PHYSICAL INSPECTIONS,
CHECKED OUT
THE PERMITS,
THE PARKING,
AND THE KITCHEN.
IT'S ALL SET.
[PETROCKI LAUGHS]
ALL EXCEPT
THE LIQUOR LICENSE.
I DO MORE THAN JUST
TAKE OFF MY CLOTHES,
MR. FALLIN.
[CHUCKLING]
YOU'RE BUYING
A STRIP CLUB?
A GENTLEMEN'S CLUB.
OH, SORRY.
SO WHERE'S
THIS BABY-SITTER?
DON'T WORRY.
HE'LL BE HERE.
NOT HIM.
HIM.
HA HA HA! JIMMY!
HA HA! MY MAN,
MY MAN.
HEY, YOU LOOKIN' GOOD,
MAN, REAL GOOD.
WELL, I'M HITTIN'
THE GYM A LITTLE.
I'M BENCHIN' 225.
YOU LOOK GOOD,
TOO, JIMMY.
THANKS, MAN.
YEAH. [CHUCKLES]
THIS THE BOY?
YES. TOPH...LEVI.
LEVI, TOPH.
WHAT UP, TOPH?
YOU'LL CALL ME
"MR. NANCE."
SORRY I'M LATE,
JAMES. I STOPPED
BY HIS SCHOOL.
WHAT YOU DOIN'
AT MY SCHOOL, MAN?
WAS I SPEAKIN'
TO YOU?
NO. THEN DON'T
BE JAWBONIN'.
I GOT THE ASSIGNMENTS
HE MISSED TODAY.
THEY'RE GONNA SEND US
BOTH E-MAILS WHENEVER
HE HAS HOMEWORK.
THANKS, MAN.
THIS SUCKS.
WHERE YOU GOIN',
JAWBONE?
I'M GONNA HAVE
TO GO HANG OUT WITH
SOME FRIENDS.
NO, NO, NO.
ONLY FRIEND YOU GOT
TO WORRY ABOUT
IS RIGHT HERE, LEVI.
YOU GOT THAT?
YEAH.
YOU GOT BUSTED
FOR POT.
YOU RUN WITH DRUG PEOPLE,
IT'S ONLY A MATTER
OF TIME
BEFORE YOU'RE ALL
IN JAIL OR DEAD.
SO WHAT YOU
WANT ME TO DO, MAN?
JUST SAY NO?
HE'S A FUNNY BOY.
HOW OLD ARE YOU,
JAWBONE?
17.
MMM. SUMMER
I WAS 17,
GOT PRETTY FRIENDLY
WITH THIS WHITE GUY,
STEVE,
WHO ALWAYS HAD
GOOD DRUGS.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND,
HE HAS A PARTY THAT
JUST WON'T QUIT--
GIRLS COMIN'
AND GOIN', KEGS.
WE BARBECUIN'
AND PLAYIN' RECORDS.
AND AT THAT PARTY,
THIS OTHER GUY,
DANCER,
STARTS PUSHIN'
STEVE AROUND.
AND I PULL DANCER OFF,
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I THINK
STEVE IS MY FRIEND.
AND WE GET INTO IT.
AND DANCER REACHES
INTO HIS POCKET AND
POINTS A GUN AT ME.
I REACH OUT
TO PUSH IT AWAY.
AND IT GOES OFF.
I LOOK DOWN, AND DAMN
IF THERE ISN'T
A HOLE IN ME.
STEVE AND ALL THOSE GUYS
I THOUGHT WERE DOWN
WITH ME, THEY RUN.
I'M DYIN', AND THEY RUN
'CAUSE THEY THINK
THE COPS ARE COMIN'.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENED?
BULLET WENT
THROUGH MY GUT...
INTO MY SPINE.
I'M NOT GONNA
WALK AGAIN.
I TAKE A DUMP
IN A COLOSTOMY BAG.
I CAN'T EVEN FEEL
MY OWN JOHNSON.
'CAUSE I WAS A BADASS.
WENT TO STICK UP
FOR MY BOYS.
HEH HEH.
NOW, YOU GOT ASSIGNMENTS
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
AND ALGEBRA II, JAWBONE.
AFTER WE EAT, WE GO
BACK TO MY HOUSE...
AND YOU DO THEM.
YOU GOT A PROBLEM?
NO. N-NO, I DON'T GOT
A PROBLEM, MR. NANCE.
GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
LEVI, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO EAT?
NOTHIN', UH...
I'M NOT HUNGRY.
NO, NO. YOU GOT
TO EAT SOMETHIN'
SO YOU CAN CONCENTRATE
ON YOUR HOMEWORK.
UH, UH...YEAH.
GET THEM, UH,
CHICKEN FINGERS.
THEY GOT A LOT
OF PROTEIN.
ARE THEY GONNA PUBLISH
MY NAME IN A NEWSPAPER,
OR, UH...PUT MY PICTURE
ON A WEB SITE
OR SOMETHIN'?
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
TRIAL'S SET
FOR JULY 10th.
OH, CAN'T WE GET THAT
RESOLVED SOONER?
YOU CAN TRY
TO PLEA IT OUT.
WELL, CAN YOU
HELP ME WITH THAT?
YOU'RE GONNA NEED
TO HIRE A CRIMINAL ATTORNEY.
I MEAN, I DON'T WANT
TO GET ANYBODY ELSE
INVOLVED IN THIS.
I MEAN,
IF LULU FINDS OUT
ABOUT THIS, NICK...
IT WOULD KILL HER.
OK. COME ON.
LET ME PAY YOU
FOR DOIN' THIS.
LET'S--
Paul: YOU DID WELL,
BURTON.
THE COMMITTEE
WAS IMPRESSED.
OH. GOOD, GOOD.
TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I WAS A LITTLE
SURPRISED
THEY WANTED
TO MEET WITH ME.
THEY WERE IMPRESSED.
GOOD.
SO, WHAT, UH...
WHAT'S NEXT?
THIS IS
A POLITICAL APPOINTMENT,
SO YOU HAVE
TO BE READY TO
GET POLITICAL.
WELL...I UNDERSTAND.
YOU SHOULD
CONSIDER THE MEMBERS
OF YOUR FIRM
THAT MIGHT HURT
YOUR CHANCES
AND LOOK
AT ANY ORGANIZATIONS
YOU BELONG TO
OR HABITS YOU HAVE
THAT MAY MAKE YOU
VULNERABLE TO SCRUTINY.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING
IN MIND, TOM?
BOB DOLE
QUIT SMOKING WHEN
HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT.
[CHUCKLES]
WELL, I'M NOT, UH...
I'M NOT RUNNING
FOR PRESIDENT.
BUT YOU MAY RUN
INTO TOBACCO ISSUES.
OH, THAT'S
A LOT OF CRAP.
WHAT--WHAT ELSE?
RIVERBROOK
COUNTRY CLUB.
BEEN A MEMBER THERE...
30 YEARS.
NO JEWS,
NO AFRICAN-AMERICANS,
AND A GENDER BIAS
AGAINST WOMEN.
OH, TOM.
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.
ONE OF YOUR ASSOCIATES...
SYLVIA DOUCETTE.
YEAH?
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF HER?
SHE'S GOOD.
REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY.
DOES A GOOD JOB.
IS SHE PARTNER MATERIAL?
POSSIBLE, BUT
WE'RE NOT PLANNING
TO ADD ANY
NEW PARTNERS
UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
SYLVIA DOUCETTE
IS VERY ACTIVE
IN THE ALLEGHENY
COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION.
SHE HAS GOOD CONTACTS
IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I UNDERSTAND, TOM,
BUT YOU'RE, UH...
YOU'RE NOT PUSHING HER
ON ME BECAUSE SHE'S
A BLACK WOMAN, ARE YOU?
SHE GRADUATED THIRD
IN HER LAW CLASS
AT CORNELL.
SHE'S REPUTED TO BE
A TOP-DRAWER NEGOTIATOR,
AND AS IT HAPPENS,
IF SHE WERE A PARTNER,
THE JUDICIARY
APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE
WILL NEVER HAVE TO ASK
WHY ALL YOUR PARTNERS
ARE STRAIGHT WHITE MEN.
BECAUSE THEY WON'T BE.
RIGHT. RIGHT.
[SIGHS]
Mandy: I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING,
MR. FALLIN.
BUT...EVERYTHING'S
GONNA CHANGE...
THE CARPET, THE STAGE,
THE SOUND SYSTEM.
I'M GONNA BUY A BUNCH
OF NAGEL PRINTS AND HANG 'EM
ALL OVER THE CLUB.
ISN'T SHE SOMETHING?
THIS PLACE IS GONNA
BE GREAT WHEN SHE
GETS DONE WITH IT.
LENNY.
THIS IS
OUR LAWYER.
NICK FALLIN.
FANCY OUTFIT.
YOU, TOO.
SO, WHERE WE AT?
MY, UH, CLIENTS
HAVE AGREED
TO THE 175.
WHAT? SORRY.
I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.
MY CLIENTS HAVE AGREED
TO THE 175.
OK!
SO BEFORE WE
MAKE THIS OFFICIAL,
I NEED TO SEE
YOUR BOOKS.
NO, I'M NOT
GONNA DO THAT.
WELL, HOW DO
WE KNOW WHAT
YOUR NUMBERS ARE?
YOU DO THE MATH.
UH...MR. GETKIN...
LENNY.
LENNY.
YOU WON'T
SHOW US YOUR BOOKS,
AND YOU CAN'T PROVE
TO US WHAT YOUR
REVENUE STREAM IS,
SO WE CAN'T GIVE YOU
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR.
TELL YOU WHAT,
I'LL OPEN MY BOOKS
IF YOUR CLIENTS
SIGN THE CONTRACT.
WHAT?
I'LL OPEN MY BOOKS...
IF YOUR CLIENTS...
[LOUDER]
SIGN THE CONTRACT.
NO. CAN'T DO THAT.
IF THEY SIGN THE CONTRACT,
THEN YOU GET THE HAND MONEY.
THAT'S THE WAY
IT WORKS.
NO. IT'S NOT.
Mandy: HEY.
CAN'T WE WORK
SOMETHIN' OUT?
I WOULDN'T SIGN.
WHAT AM I ON
THE HOOK FOR
IF I SIGN?
THE COMPLETE DEPOSIT--
$4,000.
[CHUCKLES]
WHAT THE HELL, HUH?
[GIGGLES]
HUH?
[LAUGHING]
LET'S DO THIS THING.
Burton: IT'S CALLED
A CULOTTE STEAK.
ONLY PLACE IN TOWN
THEY SERVE
THIS PARTICULAR CUT.
WHAT DO
YOU THINK?
IT'S FINE.
MR. FALLIN,
WHAT'S UP?
WELL, I JUST
WANTED A CHANCE
TO TELL YOU
HOW MUCH I ADMIRE
YOUR PROFESSIONALISM
AND TELL YOU THAT
YOUR CONTRIBUTION
TO THE FIRM IS, UH...
OUTSTANDING.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE THINKIN' ABOUT
THE NEXT GENERATION
OF MANAGEMENT...
SO I WAS LOOKIN' AROUND,
AND I THOUGHT, UM...
SYLVIA DOUCETTE.
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND,
BURTON?
WE HAD A MEETING
OF THE PARTNERSHIP
COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT.
WE'D LIKE TO MAKE YOU
A NON-EQUITY PARTNER.
NON-EQUITY.
YEAH.
THE SAME AS EQUITY,
EXCEPT YOU DON'T
GET TO SHARE
IN THE PROFITS
OF THE FIRM
AND YOU DON'T GET TO VOTE
ON MAJOR DECISIONS, BUT...
[CHUCKLING]
OTHER THAN THAT...
"OTHER THAN THAT."
NO, IT'S A...
IT'S A STEPPING STONE.
GIVES US A CHANCE
TO SEE HOW YOU PERFORM
ON THE NEXT LEVEL.
EVERYTHING GOES WELL,
YOU COULD BE
AN EQUITY PARTNER
NEXT YEAR.
A LOT OF FIRMS DO THIS.
YOUR FIRM DOESN'T.
SYLVIA, THIS IS, UM...
THIS IS
AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY.
FOR YOU.
I'VE HEARD ABOUT
THE FEDERAL BENCH,
AND I'VE LOOKED AROUND AT
A LOT OF THE ASSOCIATES.
AND THE ONLY
OTHER WOMAN QUIT,
AND YOU AND I BOTH KNOW
THE ONLY OTHER PERSON
OF COLOR,
PETE MARSTON,
IS A GOOF.
YOU WANT TO
MAKE ME A PARTNER,
MAKE ME A PARTNER.
YUMMY.
[CHUCKLES]
Attorney: MRS. STOWE,
WHY DO YOU WANT
TO TERMINATE
YOUR EX-HUSBAND'S
PARENTAL RIGHTS?
LAWRENCE IS TESS'
DAD NOW, NOT BOBBY.
LAWRENCE HAS
BEEN THERE FOR HER,
SUPPORTED HER FINANCIALLY,
AND BEEN
A GREAT DAD TO HER.
AND TESS LOVES LAWRENCE
LIKE A FATHER.
HOW DOES TESS FEEL
ABOUT MR. HINKINS?
SHE'S AFRAID OF HIM.
SHE KNOWS WHAT HE DID
AND HOW HE WAS
BEFORE HE WENT
TO PRISON.
SHE'S AFRAID
TO BE AROUND HIM.
ARE THERE ANY
OTHER REASONS
FOR DOING THIS?
LAWRENCE GOT A JOB
AT 3-M IN MINNESOTA.
WE WANT TO MOVE THERE
AS A FAMILY.
UNLESS BOBBY'S RIGHTS
ARE LEGALLY TERMINATED,
OF COURSE, LAWRENCE
CAN'T ADOPT HER.
AND HOW WILL TERMINATING
BOBBY'S RIGHTS
AFFECT TESS' LIFE?
IT WON'T.
HE'S NEVER HAD A HAND
IN RAISING HER.
HE NEVER SEES HER.
SHE NEVER SPEAKS TO HIM.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
MRS. STOWE,
YOU SAID, UH...
BOBBY PLAYS NO ROLE
IN TESS' LIFE.
YES.
ISN'T THAT BECAUSE
YOU WON'T LET HIM?
HE'S NOT A GOOD
INFLUENCE.
LAST WEEK
HE CALLED TO TALK
TO TESS 11 TIMES.
DID YOU LET HIM?
NO.
HE STOPPED BY
IN PERSON 4 TIMES
IN THE LAST MONTH,
TWICE WITH GIFTS,
RIGHT?
YES.
DID YOU LET
HIM SEE HER?
NO.
DID YOU LET HER KNOW
THAT HE STOPPED BY
TO SEE HER?
NO.
DID YOU AT LEAST
GIVE HER THE GIFTS
THAT HE LEFT FOR HER?
HE KILLED 2 MEN
IN A BAR.
HE'S A VIOLENT MAN
WHO SHOULD NOT
BE AROUND...
DID YOU GIVE TESS THE GIFTS
THAT HE LEFT FOR HER?!
NO!
MR. HINKINS,
SINCE YOU WERE RELEASED,
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
TO BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT TESS AND
SPEND TIME WITH HER?
I GOT A JOB, WHICH,
AFTER 90 DAYS,
HAS A HEALTH
INSURANCE PLAN
THAT KICKS IN.
AND I GOT AN APARTMENT--
2 BEDROOM, ONE BATH.
IT'S IN THE SAME
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SHE'D GO TO
IF SHE WAS
IN PUBLIC SCHOOL.
WERE YOU CLOSE
TO YOUR DAUGHTER
BEFORE YOU WENT
TO PRISON?
I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
I WAS A DRUNK,
AND I HAD SOME PROBLEMS.
BUT WHEN I WAS WITH HER,
I DID HOLD HER.
AND I MADE MONEY
TO TAKE CARE OF HER.
AND I MADE SURE
SHE WAS SAFE.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
MR. HINKINS,
FROM JUNE 4, 1994,
UNTIL MARCH 11th
OF THIS YEAR,
YOU WERE UNABLE
TO SEE TESS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
IS IT TRUE THAT
PHILIP NESPOR, AGE 21,
AND HANK THUMANN,
AGE 30,
WERE KILLED BY YOU
IN A BAR FIGHT?
OBJECTION!
RELEVANCE.
IT GOES TO
PARENTING ABILITY.
OVERRULED.
YOU MAY ANSWER.
IT'S TRUE.
IS THIS A PHOTOGRAPH
OF THE CRIME SCENE?
OBJECTION.
MORE PREJUDICIAL
THAN PROBATIVE.
WE'RE ESTABLISHING
GROUNDS TO TERMINATE
HIS PARENTAL RIGHTS.
OVERRULED.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT.
THIS THE FILE?
I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
OK?
TOPH.
GIVE ME A SECOND.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YESTERDAY, COMES OVER,
DOES THE ASSIGNMENT,
NO PROBLEM.
TODAY HE JUST HAD
A STORY TO READ
FOR ENGLISH. OK?
SO HE SAYS
HE READ IT.
HE SPLITS.
NO PROBLEM.
I GOT A CHRONIC PAIN
FROM THE BULLET
THAT I TREAT
WITH PAINKILLERS, OK?
AND A HALF HOUR
AFTER HE LEAVES,
I GET A FLARE,
AND I GO
TO MY BATHROOM.
HE'S CLEANED ME OUT.
HE STOLE YOUR
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS?
SURE DID.
HE'LL GET ABOUT
500 BUCKS FOR THEM
ON THE STREET.
HI, TESS.
HI.
THAT'S A NICE PURSE.
THANK YOU.
WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
MY MOM'S
HUSBAND LAWRENCE.
TESS, HOW OFTEN
DOES YOUR FATHER
CALL YOU?
HE DOESN'T CALL.
DOES HE
WRITE YOU LETTERS?
HE USED TO,
BUT NOT ANYMORE.
NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I WRITE YOU
EVERY WEEK, TESS.
Judge: MR. HINKINS, UH,
PLEASE SIT DOWN.
BUT IT'S NOT TRUE.
SIT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF YOUR FATHER?
I'M AFRAID OF HIM,
BECAUSE OF HIS TEMPER,
AND BECAUSE
OF WHAT HE DID.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
TESS, HAVE YOU EVER
SPENT ANY TIME
WITH YOUR FATHER?
NOT REALLY.
THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW
TO BE AFRAID OF HIM?
MY MOM.
I HAVE NO
MORE QUESTIONS.
[BOYS CHATTING]
LEVI.
SO, WHAT, YOU A THIEF NOW,
STEALIN' PILLS FROM TOPH?
WHO TOLD YOU
THAT, MAN?
WHO DO YOU
THINK TOLD ME?
I DIDN'T STEAL
ANYTHING, OK?
WHAT YOU THINK,
I'M STUPID?
THE MAN HAS 2 BOTTLES
OF PRESCRIPTION
PAINKILLERS
WHEN YOU SHOW UP
AND NONE WHEN
YOU LEFT.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKIN' ABOUT,
2 BOTTLES OF PILLS?
I TOOK, LIKE,
3 PILLS.
ALL RIGHT!
LEVI, STOP...LYING.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME
WHAT TO DO, MAN.
THE HELL I CAN'T.
SIT YOUR
ASSES DOWN.
LOOK...I'M NOT
SCARED OF YOU, MAN.
WHAT, YOU
CALLIN' ME OUT?
DID YOU HEAR
WHAT HE SAID?
NO, I GOT IT.
I GOT IT.
YOU COULDN'T
TAKE ME, OLD-TIMER.
YOU WANT
TO FIND OUT?
YOU BETTER SHUT YOUR FACE
BEFORE SOMETHIN'
HAPPEN TO YOU.
Boy: HEY...
[CHUCKLES]
GET IN THE CAR.
YOU CRAZY.
GET IN THE CAR.
I AIN'T GETTIN'
IN NO CAR.
GET IN THE CAR!
DON'T TOUCH ME
LIKE THAT!
GET IN THE CAR!
DON'T TOUCH ME--
GET IN THE CAR!
Bailiff: ALL RISE.
Bailiff: BE SEATED.
MR. HINKINS,
GIVEN YOUR CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND,
YOUR LONG
INCARCERATION,
AND THE CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY
THAT YOUR DAUGHTER ACCEPTS
AS HER OWN,
I FIND THAT THE GROUNDS
OF ABANDONMENT
AND PARENTAL INCAPACITY
ARE ESTABLISHED,
AND THAT TESS'
NEEDS AND WELFARE
ARE SERVED
BY TERMINATING
YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS.
I SERVED MY TIME--
9 YEARS.
I DID IT FOR HER.
WORKED IN THE METAL SHOP,
GOT MY HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
I KNEW WHAT WOULD BE
WAITING FOR ME
WHEN I GOT OUT.
I KNEW THE WHOLE WORLD
WOULD BE AGAINST ME.
BUT I HAD MY DAUGHTER,
MR. FALLIN.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
A THING I'M SAYING.
YOU DON'T GET IT.
I'M SORRY.
ARE YOU?
SCARY THING IS,
MR. FALLIN...
YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON
THAT'S GIVEN ME
THE TIME OF DAY
SINCE I'VE GOTTEN OUT--
THE ONLY PERSON.
AH, WHAT'S THE POINT,
REALLY, HUH?
WHAT'S THE POINT
OF ANY OF THIS?
James: CAME TO THIS
PLACE EVERY DAY
AFTER SCHOOL.
THIS PLACE--
DON, GENE,
GIVE ME A MINUTE?
Levi:
WHAT THE HELL, MAN?
TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF.
WHY?
YOUR JEWELRY...OFF.
PUT SOME HEAD
GEAR ON HIM.
MATTER OF FACT,
I DON'T EVEN NEED
HEAD GEAR.
PUT THESE ON.
LACE 'EM UP.
I SPOKE TO
THE PROSECUTOR.
HE'S AGREED TO
A $600 FINE AND 3 WEEKS
OF JOHN'S SCHOOL.
THAT'S IT?
YES.
I OWE YOU ONE, MAN.
I REALLY DO.
SLAP ON THE WRIST,
HUH?
YOU KNOW
WHAT'S RIDICULOUS
ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING?
AND I'M SURE
THAT EVERYONE
SAYS THIS,
BUT IT TRULY WAS
MY FIRST TIME TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, I HAVE
NO IDEA WHAT GOT
INTO MY HEAD.
I MEAN, I THINK
IT WAS PROBABLY
JUST THE PRESSURE,
YOU KNOW,
OF BEING IN MED SCHOOL
AND BEING ENGAGED,
AND, YOU KNOW,
JUST KIND OF SNAPPED.
DON'T TRY TO
BE MY FRIEND.
I DID THIS FOR LULU.
OK.
WANNA GET
SOMETHING TO EAT?
NO, I'M GONNA GO.
BRIAN.
HEY, SWEETHEART.
WHEN'D YOU GET
INTO TOWN?
JUST THIS MORNING.
REALLY?
WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT DID YOU DO--
WELL, I WAS
GONNA SURPRISE YOU.
HELLO.
HELLO, MARY.
BUT, ANYWAY,
WELL, HERE YOU ARE.
SO NICK AND I
WERE JUST TALKING
ABOUT THE PARTY,
AND HE WAS GIVING ME
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR HOTELS
FOR OUT-OF-TOWN
GUESTS.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS
JOIN US. COME ON.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB FOR
BOBBY HINKINS TODAY.
NICK, LOOK,
WE GOTTA TALK.
EXCUSE ME.
THEY WON'T
GIVE MANDY--
JUST EXCUSE US, PLEASE.
PLEASE EXCUSE US.
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT IS IT?
MANDY DIDN'T
GET THE LOAN.
SHE SAID THE GUY
AT THE BANK FOUND
SOME OLD DEBT--
A CREDIT CARD
OR SOMETHING.
THEY WON'T GIVE HER
THE MONEY!
SHE CAN GO
TO ANOTHER BANK.
SHE--YOU KNOW,
SHE DID ALL THAT.
THEY'RE NOT GIVING HER
A CENT. NOBODY.
AM I GONNA
LOSE MY MONEY?
YOU SIGNED
A CONTRACT.
YEAH, YEAH, YOU HAVE
TO TALK TO LENNY AGAIN.
YOU GET ME AN EXTENSION.
I DID WHAT
YOU ASKED ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M ASKING AGAIN.
ALVIN, YOU'VE MET
MY PROBATION OFFICER.
DALE PETROCKI,
ALVIN MASTERSON.
THE POLICE CAME
BY THE OFFICE
TO SEE YOU.
BOBBY HINKINS
KIDNAPPED HIS DAUGHTER
THIS AFTERNOON.
THEY WANT YOU
TO CARRY THIS
PAGER NUMBER
IN CASE HE TRIES
TO CONTACT YOU.
Levi: COME ON, THEN.
THE TIME'S UP
THAT ROUND.
WHY DON'T YOU GO
WITH THAT FOOTWORK
RIGHT THERE, HUH?
HUH?
COME ON, TOUGH GUY.
SHOW ME WHAT
YOU GOT, HARD ASS.
OLD TIMER, OLD MAN,
YOU SURE YOU WANT
THE FAST HANDS?
OR YOU WANT
THE FAST FEET?
ALL THAT CUTE STUFF.
ALL RIGHT, TOUGH GUY.
THAT'S ALL YOU GOT?
HMM? DON'T HOLD BACK!
WHOO!
OH, COME ON.
I DIDN'T EVEN
HIT YOU THAT HARD.
I DIDN'T MEAN
TO HIT YOU THAT HARD.
GO AHEAD
AND TURN ME IN, MAN.
I DON'T NEED
TO LIVE WITH YOU.
YEAH. YEAH, YOU DO.
YEAH? WHAT IS IT?
THE CONTRACT
MY CLIENT SIGNED--
[CASH REGISTER OPENS]
YEAH?
WELL, IF I WANTED
TO CHALLENGE THAT
IN COURT,
THERE'S NO LEGAL
CONSIDERATION THERE.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
WHAT I'M SAYING IS
MY CLIENT WANTS
HIS MONEY BACK.
YOU MADE THE DEAL.
YOU KNEW THE TERMS.
I STILL HAVE
A FEW DAYS LEFT.
YOU HAVE TO
FIX THIS THING.
WHICH BANK WAS
MANDY DEALING WITH?
P.A. SAVINGS AND LOAN.
CAN YOU GO DOWN THERE,
SMOOTH THINGS OUT?
I CAN'T MAKE THEM
GIVE HER A LOAN.
NO, BUT YOU CAN TRY,
NICK, CAN'T YOU?
YOU CAN TRY!
HEY.
SORRY.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE
SO LATE?
I HAD SOME PAPERWORK
TO FINISH UP.
UH, BRIAN'S
BEEN TELLING ME
HOW YOU'VE BEEN
GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY
TO HELP WITH THE PARTY.
OH.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT
YOU'D CHANGE YOUR MIND
ABOUT HIM.
LULU--
I WAITED OUTSIDE
HER SCHOOL,
AND WHEN SHE CAME OUT,
I TOLD HER
TO GET IN MY CAR.
THAT HER MOM HAD
ASKED ME TO GIVE
HER A RIDE HOME.
SHE WAS SCARED
AT FIRST, BUT...
SHE CALMED DOWN.
I'M IN TROUBLE, RIGHT?
GIVEN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES,
YOU'LL PROBABLY
SERVE OUT THE REST
OF YOUR SENTENCE.
10 MORE YEARS--
YEAH, I FIGURED.
BOY, KIDS
CHANGE FAST.
LOT OF THINGS
WE COULDN'T
TALK ABOUT
ON A MONITORED
PHONE CALL WE GOT
TO TALK ABOUT.
YOU NEED TO CALL
YOUR PAROLE OFFICER.
OH, I ALREADY DID.
I TOLD HIM
TO COME DOWN HERE.
WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
WE WENT
TO WAFFLE-A-TERIA.
IT'S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT
THURSDAY.
AND WE DROVE AROUND.
I WANTED TO
SHOW HER WHERE
I GREW UP.
IT'S NOW
AN APARTMENT BUILDING,
BUT IT USED
TO BE MY HOME.
[SIRENS APPROACHING]
MAYBE THAT LADY
CAN GIVE TESS A RIDE
BACK HOME, HUH?
YEAH.
SO SHE DOESN'T
HAVE TO SEE THIS.
SURE.
TESS, THIS LADY'S
GONNA GIVE YOU
A RIDE HOME NOW.
OK.
TESS?
IT WAS...
I HOPE I DIDN'T
SCARE YOU.
YOU DIDN'T.
GOOD.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
BYE.
BYE, TESS.
BYE.
I WAS JUST OVER
AT P.A. SAVINGS
AND LOAN.
I TALKED TO A GUY.
THEY'RE GONNA HELP?
MANDY NEVER APPLIED
FOR THE LOAN.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
DALE...
SHE RIPPED YOU OFF...
WITH LENNY.
WHAT?
SHE NEVER TRIED
TO GET A LOAN.
I WANT YOU TO
COME WITH ME AND
GET MY MONEY BACK.
LENNY IS NOT THE KIND OF GUY
THAT'S GONNA GIVE IT TO YOU
IF YOU ASK HIM.
YOU COME WITH ME,
AND I'LL GIVE YOU
A TOTALLY CLEAN SLATE
AT THE REVIEW,
AND I'LL NEVER
MENTION ANOTHER
INFRACTION.
JAMES, DO YOU HAVE
THE STONE FILE?
WHAT HAPPENED?
WE WAS JUST WORKING
SOME STUFF OUT.
WE...TOOK IT
INTO THE RING.
YOU DID THIS?
YOU GOT A MINUTE,
JAMES?
YOU'VE TAKEN CUSTODY
OF AN AT-RISK CHILD
WITH A BAD BACKGROUND,
AND YOU'RE ENCOURAGING HIM
TO RESOLVE HIS PROBLEMS
WITH VIOLENCE?
IT'S NOT VIOLENCE.
IT'S BOXING.
JAMES, I THINK
YOU NEED TO CHECK INTO
A PARENTING CLASS.
I DO THINGS
THE WAY I DO THINGS.
LEVI'S NOT A CLIENT,
AND WE WEREN'T
IN THE OFFICE.
WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?
NOTHING.
Petrocki: WHY DID
YOU LIE TO ME?!
I DIDN'T!
WHY DID YOU
LIE TO ME?!
YOU'RE STILL
ON THE DRUGS,
AREN'T YOU?
NO, BABY.
YOU SLEEPING
WITH HIM, TOO?
YOU SLEEPING
WITH THAT GUY?!
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?!
MANDY, TELL ME
YOU'RE NOT STILL
WITH THIS GUY, PLEASE.
DALE, I'M SORRY.
I JUST--
I OWE HIM MONEY,
AND I DIDN'T WANT
TO TELL YOU.
I LOVE YOU, BABY.
COME ON!
GIVE ME
MY MONEY BACK.
GET IT FROM
YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
GIVE ME THAT MONEY!
SHE PUT IT UP
HER NOSE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL FIX YOU GOOD.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I GOT FRIENDS
ON THE FORCE.
I'LL BRING THIS
WHOLE PLACE DOWN,
AND YOU WITH IT.
DALE--
Lenny: NO, YOU CAN'T.
YOU COULDN'T EVEN
MAKE IT AS A COP!
WHOA!
[GUNSHOT]
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO?
PUT THE GUN DOWN.
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO?
I'M GONNA PULL
THE FIRE ALARM,
AND I'M GONNA WALK
STRAIGHT OUT OF HERE.
[ALARM RINGING]
I'M NOT QUITTING, TOM.
FAIR ENOUGH.
AND I'M NOT GONNA
RESIGN MY MEMBERSHIP
TO THE CLUB,
AND I'M NOT GONNA
TREAT MY SON
ANY DIFFERENTLY
OR RUN MY FIRM
ANY DIFFERENTLY,
SO IF THAT COSTS ME
THE OPPORTUNITY,
WELL, SO BE IT.
YOU'VE MADE
THE SHORT LIST.
I DID?
YOU, JOHN GOLDFARB,
AND LINDA SALGANICOFF.
THE D.A.'s GOING
FOR THIS?
GOLDFARB'S BEEN ANGLING
FOR THIS POSITION
FOR A WHILE.
CONGRATULATIONS,
BURTON.
SO, WHERE DO WE, UH,
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
ANOTHER ROUND
OF INTERVIEWS.
A LITTLE MORE SCRUTINY,
AND THEN, WITH LUCK,
A NOMINATION.
LITTLE MORE SCRUTINY.
IF YOU'RE GOING
TO SIT ON THE BENCH,
YOU'LL NEED
TO BE VETTED.
YEAH.
YOU READY FOR THIS?
[CHUCKLES]
I GUESS SO.
YOU'RE READY.
WELL, THANKS, TOM.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
YEAH?
HEY.
WELL, I'VE JUST--
YOU BETTER CLOSE
THAT DOOR, SON.
WELL, I'VE JUST
BEEN INFORMED
THAT I MADE
THE SHORT LIST FOR
THE FEDERAL BENCH.
I'LL ANNOUNCE IT
TO THE FIRM
LATER TODAY.
YOU KNOW, NICHOLAS,
IT MIGHT GET
A LITTLE BIT UGLY
AROUND HERE.
IF I LEAVE,
THERE'S GONNA BE
QUITE A BATTLE
OVER WHO'S
RUNNING THIS PLACE.
SO I MIGHT NEED
YOUR HELP FOR
DAMAGE CONTROL, OK?
YEAH.
NOW, THE OTHER THING IS
IF I'M GONNA GET
THIS APPOINTMENT,
I'VE GOT TO DISTANCE MYSELF
FROM YOUR LEGAL PROBLEMS.
I WON'T BE ABLE
TO BE HERE FOR YOU
LIKE I HAVE BEEN.
THAT'S NOT GONNA
BE A PROBLEM.
YOU OFF THE HOOK?
IT'S NOT GONNA
BE A PROBLEM.
GOOD.
OK, NOW, EVERY
TIME YOU LAUGH,
IT MEANS ANOTHER YEAR OF
A LONG AND HAPPY MARRIAGE.
STOP.
OK, I CAN'T BELIEVE
I'M LETTING YOU
DO THIS TO ME.
OH, COME ON.
COME ON.
I LAUGHED A LOT.
I'D LIKE TO
MAKE A TOAST.
THANK YOU.
TO LOUISA.
YOU MAKE ME
THE PROUDEST MAN
IN THIS ROOM...
IN THIS CITY.
AND, UH,
SPEAKING OF THIS CITY,
ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT
LULU'S BEEN LOBBYING
PRETTY HARD
FOR US TO STAY HERE
IN PITTSBURGH,
SO WE'VE BEEN
LOOKING AROUND TOWN,
AND WE FOUND
A HOUSE WE LIKED.
AND OUR OFFER
WAS ACCEPTED.
[CHEERING]
YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING ON
YOUR COLLAR.
IT LOOKS
LIKE BLOOD.
IT'S ALREADY SET.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT
IT NOW.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO.
ON THE GUARDIAN...
YOU LIVE IN MY HOME,
BY MY RULES,
AND IF YOU DON'T
STAY RIGHT BY ME,
THEN YOU GO
DIRECTLY TO JAIL.
YOU CHEAT, YOU
STEAL, YOU LIE--
YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT
ANY OF THOSE THINGS,
FIRST
YOU ANSWER TO ME.
I HAVE A BOYFRIEND.
BRIAN DOESN'T LOOK AT ME
THE WAY YOU LOOK AT ME.
YOU MARRY A DOCTOR,
YOU STOP WORKING,
YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF KIDS,
YOU MOVE TO THE SUBURBS.
NICK? WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME HERE.
IT'S--IT'S OUR
NIGHT OUT.
SORRY.
BRIAN ASKED ME.
WHAT?
TO MARRY HIM.
THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT.
LISTEN, THANKS, MAN.
I'VE BEEN SITTING
IN HERE ALL NIGHT,
AND I DON'T KNOW
ANYBODY ELSE
IN THIS CITY,
OTHER THAN LOUISA,
AND YOU'RE
A LAWYER--
WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL...
ALL RIGHT, I WAS
DRIVING IN FROM COLUMBUS
LAST NIGHT, RIGHT?
FOR THE
ENGAGEMENT PARTY.
I WAS GONNA
SURPRISE LOUISA
A DAY EARLY,
AND WHEN I GOT IN TOWN
AND CALLED HER,
SHE WAS OUT,
SO I WENT
TO GRAB A DRINK
AND HAD A FEW,
AND WHEN I WAS
SITTING AT THE BAR,
I BUMPED INTO THIS GIRL.
WE STARTED TALKING.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW
SHE WAS A HOOKER?
I'LL FIND OUT WHEN
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO
IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE.
AND I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN DO.
Paul: WE JUST HAVE
TO ASK A FEW
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS
REGARDING YOUR
APPLICATION TO THE
FEDERAL BENCH.
NAME AND DATE
OF BIRTH?
BURTON FALLIN.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1933.
ARE YOU MARRIED?
I WAS--
AUGUST 16, 1965.
HAVE YOU BEEN DIVORCED?
I AM DIVORCED,
IN 1980.
CHILDREN?
I HAVE ONE SON--
NICHOLAS, 32.
HE WORKS AS AN ASSOCIATE
IN MY LAW FIRM.
MORNING, GRETCHEN.
DALE.
I TALKED
TO ALVIN MASTERSON.
YEAH?
SAYS YOU MISSED
2 MEETINGS LAST WEEK.
YEAH, I HAD
A VERY BIG CASE HERE,
AND A LOT OF WORK
AT THE CLINIC.
2 MEETINGS
IN ONE WEEK?
IT WON'T
HAPPEN AGAIN.
NEW YORK CITY,
MARCH 22.
YEAH.
NICK,
YOU LEFT THE STATE.
IT WAS A BUSINESS MEETING.
I FLEW IN FOR 2 HOURS.
THAT'S 3 TECHNICAL
VIOLATIONS, NICK.
3.
WHEN YOU FIRST
CAME INTO MY OFFICE,
I THOUGHT YOU
WERE THE LEAST
OF MY PROBLEMS.
BUT I GET THESE REPORTS,
AND I START TO THINK
THERE MUST BE
OTHER VIOLATIONS,
SO I CHECK AROUND,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I FIND A LOT MORE.
A FIGHT AT THE INCLINE
AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING.
THE INCLINE,
AS I RECALL,
IS A DRINKING
ESTABLISHMENT.
SO IT'S MY GUESS
THAT YOU WERE DRINKING.
DEALINGS WITH SEVERAL
LEGAL SERVICES CLIENTS
WHO ARE KNOWN DRUG USERS
AND FELONS,
AND NO REPORTS TO ME
ABOUT THESE RELATIONSHIPS.
LET'S GO TO
YOUR OFFICE.
YOU KNOW YOU GOT
YOUR PERIODIC REVIEW
COMING UP ON FRIDAY?
YES, I KNOW.
MY GIRLFRIEND.
I WAS HER
PROBATION OFFICER, TOO.
THAT'S HOW WE MET.
I HELPED HER THROUGH
A TOUGH TIME IN HER LIFE,
AND WE KIND OF
FELL IN LOVE.
ANYWAY, SHE'S
IN THIS LINE
OF BUSINESS.
SHE WORKS AS
AN ENTERTAINER,
AND SHE AND I WERE
THINKING ABOUT
BECOMING PROPRIETORS.
GREAT.
HERE'S THE THING.
THERE'S A LIQUOR
LICENSE INVOLVED HERE,
AND MANDY'S GOT
A DRUG CONVICTION,
SO I'VE GOT
TO BUY THE LICENSE,
WHICH IS ALMOST
AS EXPENSIVE AS
THE BUILDING.
AND WE GOT A LOT OF FORMS
AND LEGAL STUFF
WE DON'T UNDERSTAND:
A CONTRACT--
YOU NEED HELP?
IF YOU'RE
OFFERING, YEAH.
I DON'T DO THAT.
EXCUSE ME?
IF YOU HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH ME
OR THE WAY I'M HANDLING
MY PROBATION,
THEN TELL THE JUDGE,
AND WE'LL SORT
IT OUT IN COURT.
IF THAT'S THE WAY
YOU WANT TO PLAY IT.
YOU MAY NOT LIKE
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY
TO JUDGE HANDLEY
ON FRIDAY.
IS THERE ANY INFORMATION
THAT MAY REFLECT
ADVERSELY ON YOU
IN CONNECTION
WITH YOUR NOMINATION
FOR THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY?
NOT THAT I KNOW OF.
ANY BUSINESS PARTNER
OR FAMILY MEMBER
WHO HAS HAD PROBLEMS
WITH THE LAW?
IF YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT MY SON...
HE HAS A CRIMINAL RECORD?
HE WAS CONVICTED
OF A MISDEMEANOR
DRUG POSSESSION
CHARGE
AND SENTENCED
TO PROBATION AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE,
BUT, AS I SAY,
HE'S GOT THAT
UNDER CONTROL NOW.
Judge: I AM SENTENCING YOU
TO 1,500 HOURS
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE,
USING YOUR SKILLS
AS A CORPORATE ATTORNEY
TO WORK
AS A CHILD ADVOCATE.
MASTERSON...
YOU SPOKE TO
MY PROBATION OFFICER?
EXCUSE ME?
YOU TOLD HIM ABOUT
THE MEETINGS I MISSED?
I'VE GOT TO REPORT INTO
THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.
NICK, IT'S PART
OF THE REQUIREMENT.
Lulu: HEY, NICK!
COME HERE. YOU WANT
TO HEAR SOMETHING FUNNY?
[MUTTERING] WHY NOT?
SO I WAS JUST
SITTING WITH THIS
WEDDING PLANNER,
AND, UH...UGH...
A WEDDING PLANNER.
UM, SHE STARTS ASKING ME
WHETHER OR NOT
I WANT SWANS
TO SWIM IN THE POOL
AT BRIAN'S COUNTRY CLUB.
SWANS.
YEAH, SWANS.
AND THEN SHE
GOES ON TO SAY
THAT THEY DO OCCASIONALLY
MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF POO-POO
IN THE POOL.
AND I STARTED LAUGHING,
AND SHE GAVE ME A LOOK,
AND IT MADE ME LAUGH
EVEN HARDER.
OH...SHE QUIT.
SHE'S A FRIEND
OF BRIAN'S FAMILY,
AND HE'S GONNA BE
KIND OF MAD
WHEN HE GETS INTO TOWN
TOMORROW.
I'M SURE
HE'LL FORGIVE YOU.
OH, ANYWAY,
MY FRIEND KATE
IS THROWING US
AN ENGAGEMENT PARTY
THIS FRIDAY NIGHT,
AND I'D REALLY
LIKE FOR YOU
TO COME.
THIS IS A TERMINATION
OF PARENTAL
RIGHTS PETITION.
YEAH.
[CRACKS KNUCKLES]
WHEN DID YOU
RECEIVE IT?
LAST WEEK.
SAYS YOU'VE
JUST BEEN RELEASED
FROM PRISON.
MM-HMM.
4 MONTHS AGO.
I WAS IN FOR
THIRD-DEGREE MURDER.
UH, MR. HINKINS,
DID YOU CONTINUE
TO KEEP UP CONTACT
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER?
YEAH. I CALLED
TWICE A WEEK,
WROTE 4 TIMES A MONTH,
SENT GIFTS.
AND SINCE YOU'VE
BEEN RELEASED
FROM PRISON?
I GOT A JOB, AN APARTMENT
IN HER SCHOOL DISTRICT,
I'VE MET ALL
MY PAROLE REQUIREMENTS.
OK.
MY EX-WIFE
AND HER NEW HUSBAND
WON'T LET ME SEE TESS,
MY DAUGHTER.
LAST TIME I GO
OVER THERE,
MY EX-WIFE
COMES OUT
AND TELLS ME
HER NEW HUSBAND'S
ADOPTING TESS,
AND THEY'RE MOVING
TO MINNESOTA,
AND I SHOULD
GET THE HELL
OUT OF THERE,
OR SHE'S CALLING
THE COPS.
THEN I GOT THAT FORM
IN THE MAIL.
WELL, THE HEARING'S
TOMORROW MORNING.
I'LL MEET YOU
OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM.
THANKS FOR
BRINGING HIM BY, MAN.
SMOKING POT IN MY HOUSE
WITH A 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL?
COME IN MY OFFICE.
YOU ARE UNDER
HOME DETENTION.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS?
IF THAT TRUANT OFFICER
HADN'T KNOWN ME,
HE'D HAVE CALLED
THE POLICE INSTEAD.
YOU'D HAVE ENDED UP
IN YOUTH DETENTION
INSTANTLY.
I'M NOT MESSING
AROUND HERE, LEVI.
YOU'VE BEEN LIVING
WITH ME FOR LESS
THAN A MONTH,
AND I'VE ALREADY
LET THINGS SLIDE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
CALL THE COPS, ARE YOU?
I GOT A FULL DAY
AHEAD OF ME.
YOU'RE GONNA SIT HERE
UNTIL I'M DONE.
WHAT, IN YOUR OFFICE?
UNTIL I'M DONE,
YOU'RE NOT MOVING.
I DON'T WANT YOU
GOING TO THE BATHROOM
WITHOUT ASKING ME.
UNCLE JAMES,
MAN, YOU--
DON'T YOU MOVE.
Burton: RICHARD STANTON
WAS A FAIR, SOLID GUY,
WHO COULD LAUGH
AT A JOKE
AND WASN'T AFRAID
TO HAVE A DRINK
IN THE AFTERNOON.
[ALL LAUGH]
HE LOVED
THE PIRATES...
AND HE, UH...
HE LOVED HIS FAMILY.
SO IT'S MY HONOR
TO BE THE FIRST PERSON
TO CALL THIS SPACE
THE, UH...
JUDGE RICHARD STANTON
COURTROOM.
[APPLAUSE]
I APPRECIATE
YOUR BEING HERE,
NICHOLAS.
WELL, YOU DID
A GOOD JOB.
YEAH? I WAS
A LITTLE NERVOUS.
IT DIDN'T SHOW.
REALLY?
YEAH. DAD, UH...
MY PROBATION OFFICER'S
PROBABLY GONNA WRITE ME UP
ON A COUPLE OF
TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS.
I HAVE A HEARING IN FRONT
OF JUDGE HANDLEY THIS FRIDAY.
LISTEN,
THIS FEDERAL BENCH THING.
YEAH?
YOU STILL WANT
TO DO IT?
YEAH.
Man: BURTON,
GREAT JOB.
HEY,
HOW ARE YOU, RALPH?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANKS FOR COMING.
SORRY I'M LATE.
HEY! NICK FALLIN,
MANDY GRESSLER.
NICK'S VOLUNTEERED
TO HELP OUT
WITH THE DEAL.
YOU'RE A LAWYER?
YES.
I HOPE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE CAN BUY THE BUILDING
FOR $100,000.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE
IS GONNA BE ANOTHER 75.
WHO'S FINANCING THIS?
I GOT MY LOAN
THROUGH BELLEFIELD UNION.
AND I GOT THE OTHER HALF
COVERED.
THIS IS A NICE
PLACE, MISTER...
FALLIN.
DALE TELL YOU
WHO WE'RE DOING
BUSINESS WITH?
NO.
LENNY GETKIN.
HE'S NOT THE TYPE OF GUY
WHO HIRES EXPENSIVE LAWYERS
TO DO HIS DEALS,
IF YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN.
NO, I DON'T.
WELL, IF I WERE YOU,
I'D WALK IN WITH
ONE OF THESE...
[MANDY GIGGLES]
INSTEAD OF THAT PEN.
Petrocki: COME ON.
SHE'S KIDDING.
HERE'S THE CONTRACT.
WELL, THIS REQUIRES YOU
TO PUT 4,000 DOWN
IN GOOD FAITH
AND CARRIES
A 10-DAY ESCROW.
OK.
NOT REALLY. 10 DAYS IS NOT
LONG ENOUGH TO PERFORM
THE DUE DILIGENCE,
PARTICULARLY WITH
THE LIQUOR LICENSE.
MANDY'S ALREADY
TAKEN CARE
OF ALL THAT.
I'VE ARRANGED ALL
THE PHYSICAL INSPECTIONS,
CHECKED OUT
THE PERMITS,
THE PARKING,
AND THE KITCHEN.
IT'S ALL SET.
[PETROCKI LAUGHS]
ALL EXCEPT
THE LIQUOR LICENSE.
I DO MORE THAN JUST
TAKE OFF MY CLOTHES,
MR. FALLIN.
[CHUCKLING]
YOU'RE BUYING
A STRIP CLUB?
A GENTLEMEN'S CLUB.
OH, SORRY.
SO WHERE'S
THIS BABY-SITTER?
DON'T WORRY.
HE'LL BE HERE.
NOT HIM.
HIM.
HA HA HA! JIMMY!
HA HA! MY MAN,
MY MAN.
HEY, YOU LOOKIN' GOOD,
MAN, REAL GOOD.
WELL, I'M HITTIN'
THE GYM A LITTLE.
I'M BENCHIN' 225.
YOU LOOK GOOD,
TOO, JIMMY.
THANKS, MAN.
YEAH. [CHUCKLES]
THIS THE BOY?
YES. TOPH...LEVI.
LEVI, TOPH.
WHAT UP, TOPH?
YOU'LL CALL ME
"MR. NANCE."
SORRY I'M LATE,
JAMES. I STOPPED
BY HIS SCHOOL.
WHAT YOU DOIN'
AT MY SCHOOL, MAN?
WAS I SPEAKIN'
TO YOU?
NO. THEN DON'T
BE JAWBONIN'.
I GOT THE ASSIGNMENTS
HE MISSED TODAY.
THEY'RE GONNA SEND US
BOTH E-MAILS WHENEVER
HE HAS HOMEWORK.
THANKS, MAN.
THIS SUCKS.
WHERE YOU GOIN',
JAWBONE?
I'M GONNA HAVE
TO GO HANG OUT WITH
SOME FRIENDS.
NO, NO, NO.
ONLY FRIEND YOU GOT
TO WORRY ABOUT
IS RIGHT HERE, LEVI.
YOU GOT THAT?
YEAH.
YOU GOT BUSTED
FOR POT.
YOU RUN WITH DRUG PEOPLE,
IT'S ONLY A MATTER
OF TIME
BEFORE YOU'RE ALL
IN JAIL OR DEAD.
SO WHAT YOU
WANT ME TO DO, MAN?
JUST SAY NO?
HE'S A FUNNY BOY.
HOW OLD ARE YOU,
JAWBONE?
17.
MMM. SUMMER
I WAS 17,
GOT PRETTY FRIENDLY
WITH THIS WHITE GUY,
STEVE,
WHO ALWAYS HAD
GOOD DRUGS.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND,
HE HAS A PARTY THAT
JUST WON'T QUIT--
GIRLS COMIN'
AND GOIN', KEGS.
WE BARBECUIN'
AND PLAYIN' RECORDS.
AND AT THAT PARTY,
THIS OTHER GUY,
DANCER,
STARTS PUSHIN'
STEVE AROUND.
AND I PULL DANCER OFF,
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I THINK
STEVE IS MY FRIEND.
AND WE GET INTO IT.
AND DANCER REACHES
INTO HIS POCKET AND
POINTS A GUN AT ME.
I REACH OUT
TO PUSH IT AWAY.
AND IT GOES OFF.
I LOOK DOWN, AND DAMN
IF THERE ISN'T
A HOLE IN ME.
STEVE AND ALL THOSE GUYS
I THOUGHT WERE DOWN
WITH ME, THEY RUN.
I'M DYIN', AND THEY RUN
'CAUSE THEY THINK
THE COPS ARE COMIN'.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENED?
BULLET WENT
THROUGH MY GUT...
INTO MY SPINE.
I'M NOT GONNA
WALK AGAIN.
I TAKE A DUMP
IN A COLOSTOMY BAG.
I CAN'T EVEN FEEL
MY OWN JOHNSON.
'CAUSE I WAS A BADASS.
WENT TO STICK UP
FOR MY BOYS.
HEH HEH.
NOW, YOU GOT ASSIGNMENTS
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
AND ALGEBRA II, JAWBONE.
AFTER WE EAT, WE GO
BACK TO MY HOUSE...
AND YOU DO THEM.
YOU GOT A PROBLEM?
NO. N-NO, I DON'T GOT
A PROBLEM, MR. NANCE.
GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
LEVI, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO EAT?
NOTHIN', UH...
I'M NOT HUNGRY.
NO, NO. YOU GOT
TO EAT SOMETHIN'
SO YOU CAN CONCENTRATE
ON YOUR HOMEWORK.
UH, UH...YEAH.
GET THEM, UH,
CHICKEN FINGERS.
THEY GOT A LOT
OF PROTEIN.
ARE THEY GONNA PUBLISH
MY NAME IN A NEWSPAPER,
OR, UH...PUT MY PICTURE
ON A WEB SITE
OR SOMETHIN'?
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
TRIAL'S SET
FOR JULY 10th.
OH, CAN'T WE GET THAT
RESOLVED SOONER?
YOU CAN TRY
TO PLEA IT OUT.
WELL, CAN YOU
HELP ME WITH THAT?
YOU'RE GONNA NEED
TO HIRE A CRIMINAL ATTORNEY.
I MEAN, I DON'T WANT
TO GET ANYBODY ELSE
INVOLVED IN THIS.
I MEAN,
IF LULU FINDS OUT
ABOUT THIS, NICK...
IT WOULD KILL HER.
OK. COME ON.
LET ME PAY YOU
FOR DOIN' THIS.
LET'S--
Paul: YOU DID WELL,
BURTON.
THE COMMITTEE
WAS IMPRESSED.
OH. GOOD, GOOD.
TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I WAS A LITTLE
SURPRISED
THEY WANTED
TO MEET WITH ME.
THEY WERE IMPRESSED.
GOOD.
SO, WHAT, UH...
WHAT'S NEXT?
THIS IS
A POLITICAL APPOINTMENT,
SO YOU HAVE
TO BE READY TO
GET POLITICAL.
WELL...I UNDERSTAND.
YOU SHOULD
CONSIDER THE MEMBERS
OF YOUR FIRM
THAT MIGHT HURT
YOUR CHANCES
AND LOOK
AT ANY ORGANIZATIONS
YOU BELONG TO
OR HABITS YOU HAVE
THAT MAY MAKE YOU
VULNERABLE TO SCRUTINY.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING
IN MIND, TOM?
BOB DOLE
QUIT SMOKING WHEN
HE RAN FOR PRESIDENT.
[CHUCKLES]
WELL, I'M NOT, UH...
I'M NOT RUNNING
FOR PRESIDENT.
BUT YOU MAY RUN
INTO TOBACCO ISSUES.
OH, THAT'S
A LOT OF CRAP.
WHAT--WHAT ELSE?
RIVERBROOK
COUNTRY CLUB.
BEEN A MEMBER THERE...
30 YEARS.
NO JEWS,
NO AFRICAN-AMERICANS,
AND A GENDER BIAS
AGAINST WOMEN.
OH, TOM.
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.
ONE OF YOUR ASSOCIATES...
SYLVIA DOUCETTE.
YEAH?
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF HER?
SHE'S GOOD.
REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY.
DOES A GOOD JOB.
IS SHE PARTNER MATERIAL?
POSSIBLE, BUT
WE'RE NOT PLANNING
TO ADD ANY
NEW PARTNERS
UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
SYLVIA DOUCETTE
IS VERY ACTIVE
IN THE ALLEGHENY
COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION.
SHE HAS GOOD CONTACTS
IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I UNDERSTAND, TOM,
BUT YOU'RE, UH...
YOU'RE NOT PUSHING HER
ON ME BECAUSE SHE'S
A BLACK WOMAN, ARE YOU?
SHE GRADUATED THIRD
IN HER LAW CLASS
AT CORNELL.
SHE'S REPUTED TO BE
A TOP-DRAWER NEGOTIATOR,
AND AS IT HAPPENS,
IF SHE WERE A PARTNER,
THE JUDICIARY
APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE
WILL NEVER HAVE TO ASK
WHY ALL YOUR PARTNERS
ARE STRAIGHT WHITE MEN.
BECAUSE THEY WON'T BE.
RIGHT. RIGHT.
[SIGHS]
Mandy: I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING,
MR. FALLIN.
BUT...EVERYTHING'S
GONNA CHANGE...
THE CARPET, THE STAGE,
THE SOUND SYSTEM.
I'M GONNA BUY A BUNCH
OF NAGEL PRINTS AND HANG 'EM
ALL OVER THE CLUB.
ISN'T SHE SOMETHING?
THIS PLACE IS GONNA
BE GREAT WHEN SHE
GETS DONE WITH IT.
LENNY.
THIS IS
OUR LAWYER.
NICK FALLIN.
FANCY OUTFIT.
YOU, TOO.
SO, WHERE WE AT?
MY, UH, CLIENTS
HAVE AGREED
TO THE 175.
WHAT? SORRY.
I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.
MY CLIENTS HAVE AGREED
TO THE 175.
OK!
SO BEFORE WE
MAKE THIS OFFICIAL,
I NEED TO SEE
YOUR BOOKS.
NO, I'M NOT
GONNA DO THAT.
WELL, HOW DO
WE KNOW WHAT
YOUR NUMBERS ARE?
YOU DO THE MATH.
UH...MR. GETKIN...
LENNY.
LENNY.
YOU WON'T
SHOW US YOUR BOOKS,
AND YOU CAN'T PROVE
TO US WHAT YOUR
REVENUE STREAM IS,
SO WE CAN'T GIVE YOU
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR.
TELL YOU WHAT,
I'LL OPEN MY BOOKS
IF YOUR CLIENTS
SIGN THE CONTRACT.
WHAT?
I'LL OPEN MY BOOKS...
IF YOUR CLIENTS...
[LOUDER]
SIGN THE CONTRACT.
NO. CAN'T DO THAT.
IF THEY SIGN THE CONTRACT,
THEN YOU GET THE HAND MONEY.
THAT'S THE WAY
IT WORKS.
NO. IT'S NOT.
Mandy: HEY.
CAN'T WE WORK
SOMETHIN' OUT?
I WOULDN'T SIGN.
WHAT AM I ON
THE HOOK FOR
IF I SIGN?
THE COMPLETE DEPOSIT--
$4,000.
[CHUCKLES]
WHAT THE HELL, HUH?
[GIGGLES]
HUH?
[LAUGHING]
LET'S DO THIS THING.
Burton: IT'S CALLED
A CULOTTE STEAK.
ONLY PLACE IN TOWN
THEY SERVE
THIS PARTICULAR CUT.
WHAT DO
YOU THINK?
IT'S FINE.
MR. FALLIN,
WHAT'S UP?
WELL, I JUST
WANTED A CHANCE
TO TELL YOU
HOW MUCH I ADMIRE
YOUR PROFESSIONALISM
AND TELL YOU THAT
YOUR CONTRIBUTION
TO THE FIRM IS, UH...
OUTSTANDING.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE THINKIN' ABOUT
THE NEXT GENERATION
OF MANAGEMENT...
SO I WAS LOOKIN' AROUND,
AND I THOUGHT, UM...
SYLVIA DOUCETTE.
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND,
BURTON?
WE HAD A MEETING
OF THE PARTNERSHIP
COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT.
WE'D LIKE TO MAKE YOU
A NON-EQUITY PARTNER.
NON-EQUITY.
YEAH.
THE SAME AS EQUITY,
EXCEPT YOU DON'T
GET TO SHARE
IN THE PROFITS
OF THE FIRM
AND YOU DON'T GET TO VOTE
ON MAJOR DECISIONS, BUT...
[CHUCKLING]
OTHER THAN THAT...
"OTHER THAN THAT."
NO, IT'S A...
IT'S A STEPPING STONE.
GIVES US A CHANCE
TO SEE HOW YOU PERFORM
ON THE NEXT LEVEL.
EVERYTHING GOES WELL,
YOU COULD BE
AN EQUITY PARTNER
NEXT YEAR.
A LOT OF FIRMS DO THIS.
YOUR FIRM DOESN'T.
SYLVIA, THIS IS, UM...
THIS IS
AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY.
FOR YOU.
I'VE HEARD ABOUT
THE FEDERAL BENCH,
AND I'VE LOOKED AROUND AT
A LOT OF THE ASSOCIATES.
AND THE ONLY
OTHER WOMAN QUIT,
AND YOU AND I BOTH KNOW
THE ONLY OTHER PERSON
OF COLOR,
PETE MARSTON,
IS A GOOF.
YOU WANT TO
MAKE ME A PARTNER,
MAKE ME A PARTNER.
YUMMY.
[CHUCKLES]
Attorney: MRS. STOWE,
WHY DO YOU WANT
TO TERMINATE
YOUR EX-HUSBAND'S
PARENTAL RIGHTS?
LAWRENCE IS TESS'
DAD NOW, NOT BOBBY.
LAWRENCE HAS
BEEN THERE FOR HER,
SUPPORTED HER FINANCIALLY,
AND BEEN
A GREAT DAD TO HER.
AND TESS LOVES LAWRENCE
LIKE A FATHER.
HOW DOES TESS FEEL
ABOUT MR. HINKINS?
SHE'S AFRAID OF HIM.
SHE KNOWS WHAT HE DID
AND HOW HE WAS
BEFORE HE WENT
TO PRISON.
SHE'S AFRAID
TO BE AROUND HIM.
ARE THERE ANY
OTHER REASONS
FOR DOING THIS?
LAWRENCE GOT A JOB
AT 3-M IN MINNESOTA.
WE WANT TO MOVE THERE
AS A FAMILY.
UNLESS BOBBY'S RIGHTS
ARE LEGALLY TERMINATED,
OF COURSE, LAWRENCE
CAN'T ADOPT HER.
AND HOW WILL TERMINATING
BOBBY'S RIGHTS
AFFECT TESS' LIFE?
IT WON'T.
HE'S NEVER HAD A HAND
IN RAISING HER.
HE NEVER SEES HER.
SHE NEVER SPEAKS TO HIM.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
MRS. STOWE,
YOU SAID, UH...
BOBBY PLAYS NO ROLE
IN TESS' LIFE.
YES.
ISN'T THAT BECAUSE
YOU WON'T LET HIM?
HE'S NOT A GOOD
INFLUENCE.
LAST WEEK
HE CALLED TO TALK
TO TESS 11 TIMES.
DID YOU LET HIM?
NO.
HE STOPPED BY
IN PERSON 4 TIMES
IN THE LAST MONTH,
TWICE WITH GIFTS,
RIGHT?
YES.
DID YOU LET
HIM SEE HER?
NO.
DID YOU LET HER KNOW
THAT HE STOPPED BY
TO SEE HER?
NO.
DID YOU AT LEAST
GIVE HER THE GIFTS
THAT HE LEFT FOR HER?
HE KILLED 2 MEN
IN A BAR.
HE'S A VIOLENT MAN
WHO SHOULD NOT
BE AROUND...
DID YOU GIVE TESS THE GIFTS
THAT HE LEFT FOR HER?!
NO!
MR. HINKINS,
SINCE YOU WERE RELEASED,
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
TO BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT TESS AND
SPEND TIME WITH HER?
I GOT A JOB, WHICH,
AFTER 90 DAYS,
HAS A HEALTH
INSURANCE PLAN
THAT KICKS IN.
AND I GOT AN APARTMENT--
2 BEDROOM, ONE BATH.
IT'S IN THE SAME
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SHE'D GO TO
IF SHE WAS
IN PUBLIC SCHOOL.
WERE YOU CLOSE
TO YOUR DAUGHTER
BEFORE YOU WENT
TO PRISON?
I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
I WAS A DRUNK,
AND I HAD SOME PROBLEMS.
BUT WHEN I WAS WITH HER,
I DID HOLD HER.
AND I MADE MONEY
TO TAKE CARE OF HER.
AND I MADE SURE
SHE WAS SAFE.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
MR. HINKINS,
FROM JUNE 4, 1994,
UNTIL MARCH 11th
OF THIS YEAR,
YOU WERE UNABLE
TO SEE TESS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
THAT'S CORRECT.
IS IT TRUE THAT
PHILIP NESPOR, AGE 21,
AND HANK THUMANN,
AGE 30,
WERE KILLED BY YOU
IN A BAR FIGHT?
OBJECTION!
RELEVANCE.
IT GOES TO
PARENTING ABILITY.
OVERRULED.
YOU MAY ANSWER.
IT'S TRUE.
IS THIS A PHOTOGRAPH
OF THE CRIME SCENE?
OBJECTION.
MORE PREJUDICIAL
THAN PROBATIVE.
WE'RE ESTABLISHING
GROUNDS TO TERMINATE
HIS PARENTAL RIGHTS.
OVERRULED.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT.
THIS THE FILE?
I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
OK?
TOPH.
GIVE ME A SECOND.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YESTERDAY, COMES OVER,
DOES THE ASSIGNMENT,
NO PROBLEM.
TODAY HE JUST HAD
A STORY TO READ
FOR ENGLISH. OK?
SO HE SAYS
HE READ IT.
HE SPLITS.
NO PROBLEM.
I GOT A CHRONIC PAIN
FROM THE BULLET
THAT I TREAT
WITH PAINKILLERS, OK?
AND A HALF HOUR
AFTER HE LEAVES,
I GET A FLARE,
AND I GO
TO MY BATHROOM.
HE'S CLEANED ME OUT.
HE STOLE YOUR
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS?
SURE DID.
HE'LL GET ABOUT
500 BUCKS FOR THEM
ON THE STREET.
HI, TESS.
HI.
THAT'S A NICE PURSE.
THANK YOU.
WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
MY MOM'S
HUSBAND LAWRENCE.
TESS, HOW OFTEN
DOES YOUR FATHER
CALL YOU?
HE DOESN'T CALL.
DOES HE
WRITE YOU LETTERS?
HE USED TO,
BUT NOT ANYMORE.
NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I WRITE YOU
EVERY WEEK, TESS.
Judge: MR. HINKINS, UH,
PLEASE SIT DOWN.
BUT IT'S NOT TRUE.
SIT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF YOUR FATHER?
I'M AFRAID OF HIM,
BECAUSE OF HIS TEMPER,
AND BECAUSE
OF WHAT HE DID.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
TESS, HAVE YOU EVER
SPENT ANY TIME
WITH YOUR FATHER?
NOT REALLY.
THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW
TO BE AFRAID OF HIM?
MY MOM.
I HAVE NO
MORE QUESTIONS.
[BOYS CHATTING]
LEVI.
SO, WHAT, YOU A THIEF NOW,
STEALIN' PILLS FROM TOPH?
WHO TOLD YOU
THAT, MAN?
WHO DO YOU
THINK TOLD ME?
I DIDN'T STEAL
ANYTHING, OK?
WHAT YOU THINK,
I'M STUPID?
THE MAN HAS 2 BOTTLES
OF PRESCRIPTION
PAINKILLERS
WHEN YOU SHOW UP
AND NONE WHEN
YOU LEFT.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKIN' ABOUT,
2 BOTTLES OF PILLS?
I TOOK, LIKE,
3 PILLS.
ALL RIGHT!
LEVI, STOP...LYING.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME
WHAT TO DO, MAN.
THE HELL I CAN'T.
SIT YOUR
ASSES DOWN.
LOOK...I'M NOT
SCARED OF YOU, MAN.
WHAT, YOU
CALLIN' ME OUT?
DID YOU HEAR
WHAT HE SAID?
NO, I GOT IT.
I GOT IT.
YOU COULDN'T
TAKE ME, OLD-TIMER.
YOU WANT
TO FIND OUT?
YOU BETTER SHUT YOUR FACE
BEFORE SOMETHIN'
HAPPEN TO YOU.
Boy: HEY...
[CHUCKLES]
GET IN THE CAR.
YOU CRAZY.
GET IN THE CAR.
I AIN'T GETTIN'
IN NO CAR.
GET IN THE CAR!
DON'T TOUCH ME
LIKE THAT!
GET IN THE CAR!
DON'T TOUCH ME--
GET IN THE CAR!
Bailiff: ALL RISE.
Bailiff: BE SEATED.
MR. HINKINS,
GIVEN YOUR CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND,
YOUR LONG
INCARCERATION,
AND THE CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY
THAT YOUR DAUGHTER ACCEPTS
AS HER OWN,
I FIND THAT THE GROUNDS
OF ABANDONMENT
AND PARENTAL INCAPACITY
ARE ESTABLISHED,
AND THAT TESS'
NEEDS AND WELFARE
ARE SERVED
BY TERMINATING
YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS.
I SERVED MY TIME--
9 YEARS.
I DID IT FOR HER.
WORKED IN THE METAL SHOP,
GOT MY HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
I KNEW WHAT WOULD BE
WAITING FOR ME
WHEN I GOT OUT.
I KNEW THE WHOLE WORLD
WOULD BE AGAINST ME.
BUT I HAD MY DAUGHTER,
MR. FALLIN.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
A THING I'M SAYING.
YOU DON'T GET IT.
I'M SORRY.
ARE YOU?
SCARY THING IS,
MR. FALLIN...
YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON
THAT'S GIVEN ME
THE TIME OF DAY
SINCE I'VE GOTTEN OUT--
THE ONLY PERSON.
AH, WHAT'S THE POINT,
REALLY, HUH?
WHAT'S THE POINT
OF ANY OF THIS?
James: CAME TO THIS
PLACE EVERY DAY
AFTER SCHOOL.
THIS PLACE--
DON, GENE,
GIVE ME A MINUTE?
Levi:
WHAT THE HELL, MAN?
TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF.
WHY?
YOUR JEWELRY...OFF.
PUT SOME HEAD
GEAR ON HIM.
MATTER OF FACT,
I DON'T EVEN NEED
HEAD GEAR.
PUT THESE ON.
LACE 'EM UP.
I SPOKE TO
THE PROSECUTOR.
HE'S AGREED TO
A $600 FINE AND 3 WEEKS
OF JOHN'S SCHOOL.
THAT'S IT?
YES.
I OWE YOU ONE, MAN.
I REALLY DO.
SLAP ON THE WRIST,
HUH?
YOU KNOW
WHAT'S RIDICULOUS
ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING?
AND I'M SURE
THAT EVERYONE
SAYS THIS,
BUT IT TRULY WAS
MY FIRST TIME TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, I HAVE
NO IDEA WHAT GOT
INTO MY HEAD.
I MEAN, I THINK
IT WAS PROBABLY
JUST THE PRESSURE,
YOU KNOW,
OF BEING IN MED SCHOOL
AND BEING ENGAGED,
AND, YOU KNOW,
JUST KIND OF SNAPPED.
DON'T TRY TO
BE MY FRIEND.
I DID THIS FOR LULU.
OK.
WANNA GET
SOMETHING TO EAT?
NO, I'M GONNA GO.
BRIAN.
HEY, SWEETHEART.
WHEN'D YOU GET
INTO TOWN?
JUST THIS MORNING.
REALLY?
WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT DID YOU DO--
WELL, I WAS
GONNA SURPRISE YOU.
HELLO.
HELLO, MARY.
BUT, ANYWAY,
WELL, HERE YOU ARE.
SO NICK AND I
WERE JUST TALKING
ABOUT THE PARTY,
AND HE WAS GIVING ME
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR HOTELS
FOR OUT-OF-TOWN
GUESTS.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS
JOIN US. COME ON.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB FOR
BOBBY HINKINS TODAY.
NICK, LOOK,
WE GOTTA TALK.
EXCUSE ME.
THEY WON'T
GIVE MANDY--
JUST EXCUSE US, PLEASE.
PLEASE EXCUSE US.
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT IS IT?
MANDY DIDN'T
GET THE LOAN.
SHE SAID THE GUY
AT THE BANK FOUND
SOME OLD DEBT--
A CREDIT CARD
OR SOMETHING.
THEY WON'T GIVE HER
THE MONEY!
SHE CAN GO
TO ANOTHER BANK.
SHE--YOU KNOW,
SHE DID ALL THAT.
THEY'RE NOT GIVING HER
A CENT. NOBODY.
AM I GONNA
LOSE MY MONEY?
YOU SIGNED
A CONTRACT.
YEAH, YEAH, YOU HAVE
TO TALK TO LENNY AGAIN.
YOU GET ME AN EXTENSION.
I DID WHAT
YOU ASKED ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M ASKING AGAIN.
ALVIN, YOU'VE MET
MY PROBATION OFFICER.
DALE PETROCKI,
ALVIN MASTERSON.
THE POLICE CAME
BY THE OFFICE
TO SEE YOU.
BOBBY HINKINS
KIDNAPPED HIS DAUGHTER
THIS AFTERNOON.
THEY WANT YOU
TO CARRY THIS
PAGER NUMBER
IN CASE HE TRIES
TO CONTACT YOU.
Levi: COME ON, THEN.
THE TIME'S UP
THAT ROUND.
WHY DON'T YOU GO
WITH THAT FOOTWORK
RIGHT THERE, HUH?
HUH?
COME ON, TOUGH GUY.
SHOW ME WHAT
YOU GOT, HARD ASS.
OLD TIMER, OLD MAN,
YOU SURE YOU WANT
THE FAST HANDS?
OR YOU WANT
THE FAST FEET?
ALL THAT CUTE STUFF.
ALL RIGHT, TOUGH GUY.
THAT'S ALL YOU GOT?
HMM? DON'T HOLD BACK!
WHOO!
OH, COME ON.
I DIDN'T EVEN
HIT YOU THAT HARD.
I DIDN'T MEAN
TO HIT YOU THAT HARD.
GO AHEAD
AND TURN ME IN, MAN.
I DON'T NEED
TO LIVE WITH YOU.
YEAH. YEAH, YOU DO.
YEAH? WHAT IS IT?
THE CONTRACT
MY CLIENT SIGNED--
[CASH REGISTER OPENS]
YEAH?
WELL, IF I WANTED
TO CHALLENGE THAT
IN COURT,
THERE'S NO LEGAL
CONSIDERATION THERE.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
WHAT I'M SAYING IS
MY CLIENT WANTS
HIS MONEY BACK.
YOU MADE THE DEAL.
YOU KNEW THE TERMS.
I STILL HAVE
A FEW DAYS LEFT.
YOU HAVE TO
FIX THIS THING.
WHICH BANK WAS
MANDY DEALING WITH?
P.A. SAVINGS AND LOAN.
CAN YOU GO DOWN THERE,
SMOOTH THINGS OUT?
I CAN'T MAKE THEM
GIVE HER A LOAN.
NO, BUT YOU CAN TRY,
NICK, CAN'T YOU?
YOU CAN TRY!
HEY.
SORRY.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE
SO LATE?
I HAD SOME PAPERWORK
TO FINISH UP.
UH, BRIAN'S
BEEN TELLING ME
HOW YOU'VE BEEN
GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY
TO HELP WITH THE PARTY.
OH.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT
YOU'D CHANGE YOUR MIND
ABOUT HIM.
LULU--
I WAITED OUTSIDE
HER SCHOOL,
AND WHEN SHE CAME OUT,
I TOLD HER
TO GET IN MY CAR.
THAT HER MOM HAD
ASKED ME TO GIVE
HER A RIDE HOME.
SHE WAS SCARED
AT FIRST, BUT...
SHE CALMED DOWN.
I'M IN TROUBLE, RIGHT?
GIVEN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES,
YOU'LL PROBABLY
SERVE OUT THE REST
OF YOUR SENTENCE.
10 MORE YEARS--
YEAH, I FIGURED.
BOY, KIDS
CHANGE FAST.
LOT OF THINGS
WE COULDN'T
TALK ABOUT
ON A MONITORED
PHONE CALL WE GOT
TO TALK ABOUT.
YOU NEED TO CALL
YOUR PAROLE OFFICER.
OH, I ALREADY DID.
I TOLD HIM
TO COME DOWN HERE.
WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
WE WENT
TO WAFFLE-A-TERIA.
IT'S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT
THURSDAY.
AND WE DROVE AROUND.
I WANTED TO
SHOW HER WHERE
I GREW UP.
IT'S NOW
AN APARTMENT BUILDING,
BUT IT USED
TO BE MY HOME.
[SIRENS APPROACHING]
MAYBE THAT LADY
CAN GIVE TESS A RIDE
BACK HOME, HUH?
YEAH.
SO SHE DOESN'T
HAVE TO SEE THIS.
SURE.
TESS, THIS LADY'S
GONNA GIVE YOU
A RIDE HOME NOW.
OK.
TESS?
IT WAS...
I HOPE I DIDN'T
SCARE YOU.
YOU DIDN'T.
GOOD.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
BYE.
BYE, TESS.
BYE.
I WAS JUST OVER
AT P.A. SAVINGS
AND LOAN.
I TALKED TO A GUY.
THEY'RE GONNA HELP?
MANDY NEVER APPLIED
FOR THE LOAN.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
DALE...
SHE RIPPED YOU OFF...
WITH LENNY.
WHAT?
SHE NEVER TRIED
TO GET A LOAN.
I WANT YOU TO
COME WITH ME AND
GET MY MONEY BACK.
LENNY IS NOT THE KIND OF GUY
THAT'S GONNA GIVE IT TO YOU
IF YOU ASK HIM.
YOU COME WITH ME,
AND I'LL GIVE YOU
A TOTALLY CLEAN SLATE
AT THE REVIEW,
AND I'LL NEVER
MENTION ANOTHER
INFRACTION.
JAMES, DO YOU HAVE
THE STONE FILE?
WHAT HAPPENED?
WE WAS JUST WORKING
SOME STUFF OUT.
WE...TOOK IT
INTO THE RING.
YOU DID THIS?
YOU GOT A MINUTE,
JAMES?
YOU'VE TAKEN CUSTODY
OF AN AT-RISK CHILD
WITH A BAD BACKGROUND,
AND YOU'RE ENCOURAGING HIM
TO RESOLVE HIS PROBLEMS
WITH VIOLENCE?
IT'S NOT VIOLENCE.
IT'S BOXING.
JAMES, I THINK
YOU NEED TO CHECK INTO
A PARENTING CLASS.
I DO THINGS
THE WAY I DO THINGS.
LEVI'S NOT A CLIENT,
AND WE WEREN'T
IN THE OFFICE.
WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?
NOTHING.
Petrocki: WHY DID
YOU LIE TO ME?!
I DIDN'T!
WHY DID YOU
LIE TO ME?!
YOU'RE STILL
ON THE DRUGS,
AREN'T YOU?
NO, BABY.
YOU SLEEPING
WITH HIM, TOO?
YOU SLEEPING
WITH THAT GUY?!
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?!
MANDY, TELL ME
YOU'RE NOT STILL
WITH THIS GUY, PLEASE.
DALE, I'M SORRY.
I JUST--
I OWE HIM MONEY,
AND I DIDN'T WANT
TO TELL YOU.
I LOVE YOU, BABY.
COME ON!
GIVE ME
MY MONEY BACK.
GET IT FROM
YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
GIVE ME THAT MONEY!
SHE PUT IT UP
HER NOSE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL FIX YOU GOOD.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I GOT FRIENDS
ON THE FORCE.
I'LL BRING THIS
WHOLE PLACE DOWN,
AND YOU WITH IT.
DALE--
Lenny: NO, YOU CAN'T.
YOU COULDN'T EVEN
MAKE IT AS A COP!
WHOA!
[GUNSHOT]
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO?
PUT THE GUN DOWN.
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO?
I'M GONNA PULL
THE FIRE ALARM,
AND I'M GONNA WALK
STRAIGHT OUT OF HERE.
[ALARM RINGING]
I'M NOT QUITTING, TOM.
FAIR ENOUGH.
AND I'M NOT GONNA
RESIGN MY MEMBERSHIP
TO THE CLUB,
AND I'M NOT GONNA
TREAT MY SON
ANY DIFFERENTLY
OR RUN MY FIRM
ANY DIFFERENTLY,
SO IF THAT COSTS ME
THE OPPORTUNITY,
WELL, SO BE IT.
YOU'VE MADE
THE SHORT LIST.
I DID?
YOU, JOHN GOLDFARB,
AND LINDA SALGANICOFF.
THE D.A.'s GOING
FOR THIS?
GOLDFARB'S BEEN ANGLING
FOR THIS POSITION
FOR A WHILE.
CONGRATULATIONS,
BURTON.
SO, WHERE DO WE, UH,
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
ANOTHER ROUND
OF INTERVIEWS.
A LITTLE MORE SCRUTINY,
AND THEN, WITH LUCK,
A NOMINATION.
LITTLE MORE SCRUTINY.
IF YOU'RE GOING
TO SIT ON THE BENCH,
YOU'LL NEED
TO BE VETTED.
YEAH.
YOU READY FOR THIS?
[CHUCKLES]
I GUESS SO.
YOU'RE READY.
WELL, THANKS, TOM.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
YEAH?
HEY.
WELL, I'VE JUST--
YOU BETTER CLOSE
THAT DOOR, SON.
WELL, I'VE JUST
BEEN INFORMED
THAT I MADE
THE SHORT LIST FOR
THE FEDERAL BENCH.
I'LL ANNOUNCE IT
TO THE FIRM
LATER TODAY.
YOU KNOW, NICHOLAS,
IT MIGHT GET
A LITTLE BIT UGLY
AROUND HERE.
IF I LEAVE,
THERE'S GONNA BE
QUITE A BATTLE
OVER WHO'S
RUNNING THIS PLACE.
SO I MIGHT NEED
YOUR HELP FOR
DAMAGE CONTROL, OK?
YEAH.
NOW, THE OTHER THING IS
IF I'M GONNA GET
THIS APPOINTMENT,
I'VE GOT TO DISTANCE MYSELF
FROM YOUR LEGAL PROBLEMS.
I WON'T BE ABLE
TO BE HERE FOR YOU
LIKE I HAVE BEEN.
THAT'S NOT GONNA
BE A PROBLEM.
YOU OFF THE HOOK?
IT'S NOT GONNA
BE A PROBLEM.
GOOD.
OK, NOW, EVERY
TIME YOU LAUGH,
IT MEANS ANOTHER YEAR OF
A LONG AND HAPPY MARRIAGE.
STOP.
OK, I CAN'T BELIEVE
I'M LETTING YOU
DO THIS TO ME.
OH, COME ON.
COME ON.
I LAUGHED A LOT.
I'D LIKE TO
MAKE A TOAST.
THANK YOU.
TO LOUISA.
YOU MAKE ME
THE PROUDEST MAN
IN THIS ROOM...
IN THIS CITY.
AND, UH,
SPEAKING OF THIS CITY,
ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT
LULU'S BEEN LOBBYING
PRETTY HARD
FOR US TO STAY HERE
IN PITTSBURGH,
SO WE'VE BEEN
LOOKING AROUND TOWN,
AND WE FOUND
A HOUSE WE LIKED.
AND OUR OFFER
WAS ACCEPTED.
[CHEERING]
YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING ON
YOUR COLLAR.
IT LOOKS
LIKE BLOOD.
IT'S ALREADY SET.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT
IT NOW.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO.