The Guardian (2001–2004): Season 1, Episode 20 - Shelter - full transcript
Nick and Lulu defend orphan Denny Collins (16) and his true love Jeanette Munday, homeless teenagers who just had a baby and want to keep it, even after they squat in the stylish old house, to Nick's taste, which Lulu's fiancé bought but scares her. Hoping to be nominated federal judge, Burton starts passing on major clients to Nick. The CEO they start with makes merger negotiations excruciating because of his selfish hidden agenda concerning a company jet. Jake proves his social skills can be valuable.
Narrator: PREVIOUSLY
ON THE GUARDIAN...
Lulu: I HAVE A BOYFRIEND.
BRIAN DOESN'T LOOK AT ME
THE WAY YOU LOOK AT ME.
BRIAN ASKED ME.
WHAT?
TO MARRY HIM.
I WAS SITTING AT THE BAR,
BUMPED INTO THIS GIRL,
AND WE STARTED TALKING...
YOU DIDN'T KNOW
SHE WAS A HOOKER?
SCREW CAUTIOUS.
BE RECKLESSLY OPTIMISTIC
JUST FOR ONCE.
SO THIS FEDERAL BENCH THING,
YOU STILL WANNA DO IT?
YEAH.
YOU'VE MADE
THE SHORT LIST.
CONGRATULATIONS,
BURTON.
YOU'RE BUYING
A STRIP CLUB.
GENTLEMAN'S CLUB.
I'VE ARRANGED ALL
THE PHYSICAL INSPECTIONS,
CHECKED OUT THE PERMITS.
I DO MORE THAN JUST
TAKE OFF MY CLOTHES,
MR. FALLIN.
SHE RIPPED YOU OFF.
WITH LENNY.
Dale: GIMME MY MONEY BACK.
SHE PUT IT
UP HER NOSE
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL FIX YOU GOOD.
[GROANING]
[THUDDING]
[GUNSHOT]
[GRUNTING]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
WHAT WERE YOU DOING
IN A STRIP CLUB
WITH YOUR
PROBATION OFFICER?
HE WAS TRYING TO
GET MONEY BACK
FROM THE OWNER,
AND, UH...
HE WANTED ME
TO BE THERE.
DRUG MONEY?
NO. HE WAS TRYING
TO BUY THE CLUB,
AND THE DEAL SOURED.
IT, UH--
EARNEST MONEY.
YOU'RE HIS LAWYER?
I'M HIS PROBATIONER.
WHY WERE YOU DOING
LEGAL WORK
FOR YOUR
PROBATION OFFICER?
MY PERIODIC REVIEW
WAS COMING UP,
AND HE...HE ASKED ME TO.
DID HE PROMISE
YOU'D GET A GOOD REPORT
IF YOU HELPED HIM?
IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN
CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT
OF THE EVENTS?
MANDY GRESSLER.
THE ONE YOU SAY
IS THE SHOOTER?
YES.
KNOW WHERE
WE CAN FIND HER?
NO.
SURE SHE'S ALIVE?
YES. LAST I SAW.
IS THERE ANYONE
WHO ISN'T DEAD OR MISSING
THAT CAN CONFIRM
YOUR ACCOUNT?
NO. NO, UH,
NO, THERE ISN'T.
I NEED THAT JACKET.
I NEED THAT SHIRT.
NOW?
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
BETTER THROW IN
THAT TIE, TOO.
Colden: YOU ABSOLUTELY
DID THE RIGHT THING
BY GOING IN
VOLUNTARILY.
I MEAN, THEY WOULD HAVE
CAUGHT UP TO YOU SOON ENOUGH,
AND IT WOULD HAVE
LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE
TRYING TO HIDE SOMETHING.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN
A LOT WORSE.
HOW?
HOW?!
THEY COULD HAVE LOCKED YOU UP
ON A PROBATION VIOLATION
JUST FOR BEING
IN THAT BAR.
WELL, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
GET SOME SLEEP
AND FORGET ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
LULU JUST TOLD ME
SHE ASKED YOU TO COME.
CAN I SEE
THE PAPERS?
Lulu: SO, ANYWAY,
THANK YOU.
HEY.
HEY.
UH, I DIDN'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND A WORD
SHE WAS SAYING.
SOMETHING ABOUT, UH,
NEIGHBORS IN A FIGHT
OVER A TREE.
OK. IN 1956 THAT LADY
CONVEYED RIGHT-OF-WAY
OF 2 1/2 FEET
TOWARD YOUR HOUSE,
THE HOUSE YOU'RE BUYING
"FOR THE PROTECTION
AND PRESERVATION
OF THE WALNUT TREE."
WHERE IS IT?
WHERE'S THE WALNUT TREE?
WELL, UH, THAT'S
WHAT I THINK
SHE WAS SAYING,
THAT IT DIED.
Nick: OK.
SO WHOSE LAND IS IT?
WELL, TECHNICALLY,
IT'S HERS, BUT YOU
GET TO USE IT.
NO, I DON'T LIKE IT.
WELL, SHE SUES YOU
AND WINS,
THEY COULD MOVE
THE PROPERTY LINE
30 INCHES
TOWARD YOUR HOUSE.
SOMEBODY JUST WENT BY.
SOMEBODY'S IN THERE.
SOMEBODY--
WHAT?
SOMEBODY JUST
WENT BY THE WINDOW.
IS--IS SOMEONE IN THERE?
COME ON OUT!
THIS IS NOT YOUR HOUSE.
COME ON OUT!
HANG ON. HERE. HOLD THIS.
DO YOU HAVE A KEY?
YEAH.
THANK YOU.
HELLO? HELLO?!
I SAW THEM IN THERE.
I'M CALLING
THE COPS.
HI. MY NAME'S
BRIAN OLSEN.
THERE'S A LIGHT ON,
AND I DIDN'T TURN
THE POWER ON HERE.
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
[GASPS]
DON'T! NICK,
WAIT FOR THE POLICE.
[GASPING]
Boy: MY GIRLFRIEND'S
HAVING A BABY.
[GIRL GASPING IN PAIN]
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.
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
BACK IN COLUMBUS
IN 4 HOURS.
WELL, YOU SHOULD
GET GOING, THEN.
I FEEL BAD JUST LEAVING
THINGS LIKE THIS.
NO, IT'S OK.
YOU WERE GREAT
WITH THOSE KIDS.
OK.
I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
OK. DRIVE CAREFULLY.
HEY, THANKS FOR
HELPING OUT, NICK.
BYE.
BABY'S A BOY.
6 POUNDS, 9 OUNCES.
HE LOOKS VERY HEALTHY.
JEANNETTE'S RESTING.
WHEN DO WE GET
TO TAKE HIM HOME?
YOU DON'T.
WHY?
DENNY,
YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S 15,
AND YOU'RE...
16.
BABY'S GONNA BE
IN FOSTER CARE FOR A WHILE.
Boy: AM I GONNA
SEE HIM?
YOU CAN VISIT,
AND SO CAN JEANNETTE.
YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP
THE BABY FOR NOW.
WE'LL FIND A PLACE
FOR YOU IN THE SHELTER
UNTIL WE CAN LOCATE
YOUR PARENTS.
MY PARENTS ARE DEAD.
[SIGHS]
YOU'LL HAVE TO STAY
IN THE SHELTER FOR NOW.
JEANNETTE?
SHE'LL BE HERE FOR 2 DAYS,
AND THEN WE'LL FIND
A PLACE FOR HER, TOO.
WHY CAN'T WE BE
KEPT TOGETHER?
I'M SORRY, DENNY.
YOU'LL BE ASSIGNED A LAWYER
TO REPRESENT YOU IN COURT.
Denny: HEY.
I...I ONLY SAW HIM
FOR A SECOND.
THEY--THEY WEIGHED HIM
AND--AND DID TESTS,
AND THEY LET ME HOLD HIM,
THEN THEY TOOK HIM AWAY.
I KNOW.
I WANT OUR BABY, DENNY.
I KNOW.
SOME LADY CAME
AND TALKED TO ME.
SHE SAID WE CAN'T
KEEP HIM 'CAUSE WE'RE
TOO YOUNG.
[SOBS]
I WANT OUR BABY.
[SNIFFS]
I WANT OUR BABY.
Burton: MORNING.
MORNING.
SO, NICHOLAS...
IF I GET THIS THING,
THIS JUDGESHIP--
I I GET IT--
I DECIDED I, UH...
I WANT YOU
TO HAVE THE FIRM.
NOT BECAUSE
YOU'RE MY SON.
BECAUSE YOU'RE
AN EXCELLENT LAWYER.
THANK YOU.
NOW, I'D LIKE TO GET
SOME THINGS INTO PLAY
RIGHT AWAY.
OK.
FIRST OF ALL,
I WANT TO GIVE YOU
SOME OF MY CLIENTS
SO YOU'LL HAVE
THE LEVERAGE OVER
THOSE OTHER GUYS
WHO'D LIKE TO TAKE
CONTROL OVER THIS PLACE.
OK.
AND THAT WILL BE,
I PROMISE YOU,
ONE OF THE NASTIEST FIGHTS
YOU'LL EVER BE IN.
I'M READY.
GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO GET
STARTED TODAY.
GOOD.
WADE MEYERS.
MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THINK WE NEED
A FOOD PRODUCTS DIVISION.
Burton: WELL, ACTUALLY,
THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A PRETTY GOOD FIT.
BEVERAGES, PET FOOD...
I'M LOOKING AT 5 OR 6
COMPANIES RIGHT NOW.
THE FRONT-RUNNER
IS MOORPARK FOODS.
IF WE CAN GET A GOOD PRICE,
I WANT TO BUY IT BEFORE
THE END OF THE QUARTER.
SO YOU HAPPY
WITH THE, UH,
SPANISH JOINT VENTURE
WE SET UP FOR YOU?
SURE. THING THROWS OFF
LOTS OF CASH.
[LAUGHS] BANCO GIBRALTAR
IS STILL BITCHING
THAT WE PUT UP NO MONEY
AND GOT ALL THE CONTROL.
NICK DID ABOUT 99%
OF THE WORK ON THAT.
NICE WORK.
JUST DON'T TRY
TO SHOW YOUR FACE IN SPAIN.
HEH HEH HEH HEH.
Burton, laughing: RIGHT.
SO, WADE,
WHAT I WAS THINKING IS
WHY DON'T WE, UH,
JUST LET NICK, UH,
TAKE THE LEAD
ON THIS ONE.
I'M REAL EASY
TO UNDERSTAND, NICK.
OK.
YOU GET ME WHAT I WANT,
WHEN I WANT, AT MY PRICE,
THEN I WON'T BE MISSING
YOUR FATHER TOO MUCH.
OK?
OK.
OK.
WADE, ALWAYS GOOD
TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE.
BE SURE TO SAY HI TO
BETTY JEAN FOR ME.
I CERTAINLY WILL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
Burton: TAKE CARE.
SEE YOU, WADE.
SO, YOU READY,
UH, READY FOR THIS?
YEAH.
WHERE YOU GOING?
CLINIC.
Alvin: WHAT'S
THE SITUATION?
JEANNETTE MUNDAY.
SHE'S, UH, 15 YEARS OLD,
FROM GREEN COUNTY
ON THE WEST VIRGINIA LINE.
HAVE YOU CONTACTED
THE PARENTS?
I SPOKE TO HER MOTHER
THIS MORNING ON THE PHONE,
AND I'M GONNA RIDE OUT
THERE LATER TODAY TO SEE HER.
CAN SHE BE PLACED THERE?
WE'LL SEE.
I'M HOPING THAT SHE'LL
TAKE BOTH HER DAUGHTER
AND THE BABY.
I'VE CONTACTED GREEN COUNTY.
THE HOME VISIT'S DONE,
THE CRIMINAL AND CHILD ABUSE
CHECK SHOULD BE COMPLETED
PRETTY SOON.
NICK, WHAT DID YOU
FIND OUT ABOUT THE BOY?
UH, KID'S NAME
IS DENNY COLLINS.
HE'S 16.
HIS FATHER DIED
3 YEARS AGO.
NO MOTHER.
HE RAN AWAY
FROM HIS SHELTER
IN ST. LOUIS.
BEST GUESS IS HE'S BEEN
LIVING ON THE STREETS
EVER SINCE.
LAURIE, WHAT ARE
YOU THINKING?
IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
THE BABY'S IN FOSTER CARE.
HE'LL PROBABLY
STAY THERE UNLESS
THE GRANDMOTHER CAN PROVE
THAT SHE CAN
HANDLE RAISING HIM,
WHICH IS UNLIKELY,
GIVEN THE WAY SHE'S HANDLED
HER TEENAGE DAUGHTER.
BABY'LL PROBABLY END UP
IN FOSTER CARE.
OK, SOUNDS CLEAN.
UH, ALVIN, THEY, UH,
THEY WANT THE BABY,
AND THEY WANT
TO STAY TOGETHER.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
NO. I TALKED TO BOTH OF THEM,
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT.
THEY'RE 2 HOMELESS TEENAGERS.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU.
THERE'S NO WAY
I'M RECOMMENDING
THAT FOR THE BABY.
WELL, THAT'S THE POSITION
I'M GONNA TAKE IN COURT.
LAURIE?
YOU GOT A MOMENT?
SURE.
DID I DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE YOU ANGRY?
NO.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T
ANSWER YOUR CALLS.
YOUR MESSAGES WERE...
GREAT.
BUT I'M KIND OF
SET IN MY WAYS.
I HAVE MY WORK, 2 KIDS,
A GRANDCHILD.
WHATEVER SPARE TIME I HAVE
I LIKE TO SPEND WITH THEM.
LAURIE, I...
I INVITED YOU
TO A PLAY.
YOU'RE READING WAY
TOO MUCH INTO THIS.
I GET A LOT MORE
OUT OF THIS JOB
THAN A PAYCHECK, ALVIN.
AND I LOVE WORKING
WITH YOU.
I'M AFRAID IF WE DATE,
WE'LL PUT IT ALL AT RISK,
THAT WE MIGHT RUIN IT.
OK.
MOORPARK FOODS DOES ABOUT
$300 MILLION IN REVENUE.
THEY'RE GROWING
AT 7% A YEAR.
BALANCE SHEET IS CLEAN
EXCEPT FOR A FAIR AMOUNT
OF NONSTRATEGIC ASSETS.
THEY HAVE SOME ART,
A JET, CORPORATE APARTMENTS,
BUT IT'S A GOOD COMPANY.
WHY DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE SELLING?
WINDOW DRESSING.
CONSUMER STAPLES
ARE OUT OF FAVOR
ON WALL STREET.
MAYBE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IN 1998,
THE PARENT COMPANY
FLOATED A BILLION
IN HIGH-YIELD BONDS
TO EXPAND
THEIR CABLE BUSINESS.
THEY HAVE A PAYMENT DUE
ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH
FOR $146 MILLION.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT.
REALLY?
SO...YOU THINK
YOU COULD TALK 'EM
INTO TAKING,
SAY...150?
THEY NEED THE MONEY.
WELL, IF THEY TAKE IT,
HIT THE BID
BEFORE THEY COME
TO THEIR SENSES.
[TAPS ON DESK]
I LIKE YOU, NICK.
ALWAYS WILLING TO KICK
A MAN WHEN HE'S DOWN.
OH, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT,
I'M LEASING AN S-500.
I THINK KLEINER AUTOMOTIVE
IS SCREWING ME.
COULD YOU TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT LEASE FOR ME, PLEASE?
[CLICKS TONGUE TWICE]
IS THAT WADE MEYERS?
YEAH.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
YOUR DAD JUST
GAVE HIM TO YOU?
LOOK, IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU,
JUST LET ME KNOW, OK?
OH. THIS IS
HIS CAR LEASE.
YOU WANT TO
LOOK OVER IT?
YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
CAR LEASE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
COMING.
HI. I'M LOUISA ARCHER.
WE SPOKE EARLIER TODAY.
YEAH, YOU SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT JEANNETTE
HAVING A BABY.
YES. SHE GAVE BIRTH
TO A BOY THIS MORNING.
HMM. SO I'M
A GRANDMOTHER.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M, UH, 28.
DID YOU KNOW
THAT YOUR DAUGHTER
WAS PREGNANT?
I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT BE.
DID YOU KNOW THAT,
UH, SHE WAS LIVING
ON THE STREETS?
YEAH.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HER?
YOU KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW.
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO,
MAYBE.
DID YOU KNOW
WHERE SHE WAS?
SHE SAID SHE WAS
IN PITTSBURGH.
YOU KNOW,
I DON'T GO UP THERE.
I GOT NO REASON TO,
BUT SHE SAID
SHE LIKED IT ENOUGH.
MRS. MUNDAY,
I CAME DOWN HERE
THIS AFTERNOON
TO INFORM YOU THAT
THERE'S GOING TO BE
A SHELTER HEARING.
UH, BASICALLY, A JUDGE
IS GOING TO BE DECIDING
WHERE TO PLACE
YOUR DAUGHTER
AND HER SON.
IT'S GOING TO BE
IN PITTSBURGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
AND I'M SUPPOSED
TO COME?
WELL, IF YOU WANT
TO REQUEST TO THE COURT
THAT YOUR DAUGHTER
BE RETURNED HOME, YES.
YEAH, WELL,
SHE WON'T STAY.
SO THEN
YOU WON'T BE THERE?
I DON'T NEED A JUDGE
TELLING ME
WHAT A BAD PARENT
I WAS.
GREAT.
Lulu: YOUR HONOR,
JEANNETTE MUNDAY
WAS LIVING
ON THE STREETS
UNTIL YESTERDAY
WHEN SHE WAS ADMITTED
TO SAINT SOPHIA'S HOSPITAL
AFTER GIVING BIRTH
TO A BABY BOY.
UH, WE NEED TO HAVE
A PLACEMENT FOR HER
AND THE BABY
SO THEY CAN BE TOGETHER.
MISS SHAW, YOU REPRESENT
THE NEWBORN?
YES, YOUR HONOR.
YOUR RECOMMENDATION?
ADJUDICATE THE
BABY DEPENDENT
AND PLACE HIM
IN FOSTER CARE.
DO WE KNOW WHO
THE BABY'S FATHER IS?
A 16-YEAR-OLD ORPHAN
NAMED DENNY COLLINS.
HE'S BEEN LIVING
ON THE STREET
WITH JEANNETTE.
HE HAS THE NEXT
SHELTER HEARING.
Judge Damsen: AND WHAT IS
YOUR RECOMMENDATION?
THE INFANT CARE
CENTER HAS SPACE
FOR THE BABY.
AND AS TO MS. MUNDAY?
JEANNETTE HAS INDICATED
THAT SHE WANTS TO BE
WITH HER BOYFRIEND DENNY
AND KEEP THE BABY.
HAS SOCIAL SERVICES
TALKED TO HER ABOUT
THE POSSIBILITY
OF PUTTING HER CHILD
UP FOR ADOPTION?
HE'S MY BABY.
I'M NOT GIVING HIM AWAY.
Laurie: WE HAVEN'T,
BUT WE WILL.
Judge Damsen:
UNTIL A MORE PERMANENT OPTION
BECOMES AVAILABLE,
MS. MUNDAY WILL BE PLACED
AT THE ALLEGHENY SHELTER
FOR GIRLS.
THE CHILD WILL BE PLACED
AT THE INFANT CARE FACILITY
UNTIL A FOSTER FAMILY
IS LOCATED.
[POUNDS GAVEL]
OK. IT'S OK.
[SOBS]
DENNY.
DENNY. THEY SAID...
Denny:
JEANNETTE, LISTEN.
JEANNETTE.
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
[LAUGHS]
YEAH. I MEAN, CAN WE?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT IF WE COULD?
YEAH.
COOL.
OK, SORRY. JUDGE
DOESN'T LIKE TO WAIT.
COME ON.
Judge Damsen: WHAT ARE
THE CHILD'S WISHES?
MR. COLLINS WANTS
TO MARRY HIS GIRLFRIEND
JEANNETTE MUNDAY
AND RAISE THEIR CHILD.
OK.
MR. COLLINS,
YOUR INTENTIONS,
WHILE HONORABLE,
WOULD BE TAKEN MORE
SERIOUSLY BY THE COURT
IF YOU COULD DEMONSTRATE
THAT THERE WOULD BE
SOME REASONABLE CHANCE
OF SUCCESS.
WHAT DO I GOT TO DO?
EMANCIPATE YOURSELF.
EMANCIFATE?
Judge Damsen: PATE.
GET A JOB.
FIND A SUITABLE PLACE
TO LIVE FOR YOURSELF
AND THE CHILD.
ENROLL IN SCHOOL.
COMPLETE A PARENTING CLASS.
WAIT. I--I WANT
TO WRITE THIS DOWN.
MR. FALLIN CAN EXPLAIN
THE REQUIREMENTS,
AND UNTIL
THAT COMES TO PASS,
I'M PLACING YOU IN
THE CUMBERLAND SCHOOL
FOR BOYS.
Man: 7 TIMES
FORWARD-LOOKING EARNINGS
PUTS US AT $210 MILLION.
[SCOFFS]
WHAT'S YOUR CLIENT'S
REAL NUMBER?
180.
WHAT'S YOURS?
HE WAS HOPING
TO GET TO 150.
WE WERE THINKING ABOUT
THE BOND PAYMENT
YOU HAVE DUE.
THEY CAN RENEGOTIATE.
IT'LL COST 'EM SOMETHING,
BUT NOT $30 MILLION.
150.
YOU GOT ANY IDEAS?
CLIENT WILLING TO SELL
THE COMPANY IN PIECES?
WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT?
KNOCK OUT SOME
OF THE DEAD WOOD,
BRING THE PRICE DOWN.
DO YOU CARE
ABOUT THE ART?
NO.
KNOCK OFF $2 MILLION.
HOW ABOUT THE CORPORATE
APARTMENTS?
ANOTHER $8 MILLION
OR SO.
MM-HMM.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
WE'RE DOWN TO, UH...
170.
170.
UH, THE JET.
YOU WANT THE JET?
HOW MUCH
WILL IT SAVE US?
ANOTHER 15.
CAN YOU TAKE 155
TO YOUR CLIENT?
155.
152.5.
DONE.
I'LL GET THE PAPERWORK
STARTED.
GOOD.
TALK TO YOU
THIS AFTERNOON.
OK. GREAT.
Jake: HANK!
JAKE STRAKA.
WE--WE WORKED
THE PHONES TOGETHER
AT THE QED FUND-RAISER
LAST SUMMER.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
HOW ARE KERRY AND JOHN?
THEY'RE FINE, THANKS.
THEY'RE--THEY'RE WHAT,
5 AND 8?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU, JAKE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
YOU GOT A MINUTE?
I'M, UH...
I'M HEARING ALL KINDS
OF THINGS, NICK.
UH, THAT WE MIGHT MERGE.
THAT, UH--
CAN YOU SHUT
THE DOOR?
THAT BARRY LANDSBERG
MIGHT BECOME
THE NEW MANAGING PARTNER,
THAT BILL GORDON'S
TAKING HIS CREW OVER
TO KIRK & MCGEE...
IT'S JUST TALK.
LOOK, NICK, EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT BURTON HANDED MEYERS
OFF TO YOU,
AND PEOPLE
GET A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT THE REST OF
YOUR FATHER'S CLIENTS.
"PEOPLE"?
ALL YOUR FATHER
HAS TO DO IS SET UP
A FEW DINNERS,
SLAP A FEW BACKS,
AND SAY,
"YOU REMEMBER
MY SON NICHOLAS,
DON'T YOU?"
IF YOU WERE TO
TAKE OVER THE FIRM...
I WOULD BACK THAT IDEA.
WHY ARE YOU TELLING
ME THIS, JAKE?
SOON AS BURTON
NAMES YOU PARTNER,
ALL THE HEAVY HITTERS
ARE GONNA RUN
FOR THE DOOR,
AND THEY'RE GONNA TAKE
EVERY ASSOCIATE
AND EVERY CLIENT
THAT THEY POSSIBLE CAN,
AND YOU'RE GONNA
NEED TO BE READY.
YOU'RE GONNA NEED
A STRONG NUMBER 2.
AND THAT WOULD
BE YOU?
[LAUGHS] LOOK, NICK,
I--I DON'T MEAN
TO BE PERSONAL,
BUT...
YOUR PEOPLE SKILLS
KIND OF SUCK,
AND--AND YOU'RE GONNA
NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN
GIVE THEIR--
MAKE THE CLIENTS
JUST FEEL GOOD
ABOUT THEMSELVES.
[CLEARS THROAT]
SOMEONE TO DO
THE ASS-KISSING.
ALL I WANT IS TO BE PARTNER.
THAT'S IT.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT
PUTTING MY NAME ON THE DOOR.
THINK ABOUT IT.
NIGHT.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
LEGAL SERVICES
OF PITTSBURGH.
JEANNETTE?
WH-WHERE ARE YOU?
WHER ARE YOU?
YOU--YOU WANT
TO MEET THERE?
OK. OK. I'LL--
I'LL MEET YOU.
WHAT'S WRONG?
JEANNETTE MUNDAY.
SHE JUST SAID
THEY'RE IN TROUBLE.
THEY RAN AWAY?
THEY'RE GOING OVER
TO MY HOUSE.
WILL YOU CHECK THE ROOMS?
SURE.
ANYTHING?
NO.
THIS IS A GREAT HOUSE.
HMM.
YEAH, THAT'S
WHAT I THOUGHT
AT FIRST.
NO, IT IS.
ALL THE DETAILS
ARE ORIGINAL.
IT MUST BE 100 YEARS OLD.
THEY DON'T BUILD HOUSES
LIKE THIS ANYMORE.
IT'S A GREAT HOUSE.
HMM. WELL, BRIAN
WANTS TO COMPLETELY
RENOVATE IT.
JUST TEAR
EVERYTHING OUT.
NO. YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
YOU--YOU RUIN THE SCALE.
I MEAN IT...
THERE'S NOTHING THAT
YOU CAN BUILD NEW THAT...
IS ANYWHERE NEAR
AS BEAUTIFUL AS
WHAT'S HERE ALREADY.
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN,
THE PRICE WAS RIGHT,
AND I'VE ALWAYS
WANTED TO LIVE
IN THE CITY,
BUT IT'S BEEN
NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
EVER SINCE WE WENT
INTO ESCROW.
I MEAN, REALLY.
THE--THE FURNACE
DOESN'T WORK,
UH, WE GET THAT
EASEMENT THING,
AND, UH, THE
INSPECTOR TOLD US
THAT THE PIPES
COULD BURST.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I BOUGHT
MY HOUSE, I, UH...
IT'S OVERWHELMING.
YEAH.
YOU JUST DO
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
AND...
JUST KEEP GOING.
I GUESS.
YOU'LL GET YOUR PIPES
FIXED, AND...
AND BIT BY BIT,
YOU'LL PUT MORE OF YOURSELF
INTO THE PLACE,
AND EVENTUALLY,
IT'LL BECOME YOUR HOME.
[BABY CRYING]
THEY'RE HERE.
HEY.
OK, JEANETTE.
SLOW DOWN, JEANETTE.
JEANETTE, CALM DOWN.
TALK TO ME.
TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.
COME HERE.
SHH. SHH. SHH.
Nick: JEANETTE, JUST
GIVE ME THE BABY.
WE WERE--WE WERE
AT THE HOSPITAL
VISITING THE BABY,
AND WE REALIZED THAT
AT THE END OF THAT HOUR,
THEY WERE JUST GONNA
TAKE HIM AWAY FROM US,
AND HE'S OURS, YOU KNOW?
HE'S OURS,
SO WE PICKED HIM UP,
AND WE WENT OUT
THE BACK DOOR.
IT WAS EASY, BUT HE
SLEPT THE FIRST HOUR,
AND WHEN HE WOKE UP,
HE POOPED,
AND HE WAS REALLY HUNGRY.
WE DIDN'T
EVEN HAVE A DIAPER.
NO ONE EVER TAUGHT ME
HOW TO BREAST-FEED
'CAUSE THEY JUST THOUGHT
I WASN'T A MOTHER.
WE CAN'T HAVE A BABY
ON THE STREET LIKE THAT.
IT'S NOT THAT
WE DON'T WANT HIM.
HE JUST DESERVES BETTER.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
WE HAVE TO TAKE HIM BACK
TO THE HOSPITAL
NOW, RIGHT?
SO WE'LL JUST--YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE TO ANSWER
AT COURT TOMORROW.
WE HAVE TO GO NOW.
YEAH. COME ON.
WE BLEW IT,
DIDN'T WE?
WE BLEW IT.
COME ON, JEANETTE.
152.5's A GOOD PRICE, NICK.
NICE WORK.
THANK YOU.
YEAH.
HOW'D YOU GET THERE?
CARVED OUT
THE NONSTRATEGIC ASSETS.
YOU WHAT?
THEY HAVE ABOUT 30 MILLION
IN NONESSENTIAL ASSETS
ON THEIR BOOKS.
MR. COWENS AGREED
TO OUR PRICE IF WE--
YOU'RE KIDDING ME.
WELL, IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
VERY SIMPLE.
MR. MEYERS?
MR. MEYERS?
I GOTTA SPEAK
TO YOUR FATHER.
[DOOR SLAMS]
NICHOLAS?
Nick: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HIS PROBLEM IS.
I GOT HIM THE DEAL
THAT HE WANTED.
SON, YOU CARVED OUT
EXACTLY WHAT
HE WANTED TO BUY.
NO, IT'S A FOOD COMPANY.
THE NONSTRATEGIC ASSETS
ARE DEAD WOOD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
HE WANTED TO BUY?
MOORPARK FOODS.
TRY AGAIN.
WELL, CLEARLY THE ASSETS
THAT GO ALONG
WITH THE COMPANY.
WHAT HE WANTED WAS
A BLAND FOOD UNIT.
SOMETHING MAKES
A LITTLE PROFIT,
SOMETHING TO COMPLEMENT
THE REST OF HIS
COMPANY'S HOLDINGS.
NOW, I CAN THINK OF
A HALF A DOZEN COMPANIES
EXACTLY LIKE THAT.
RIGHT.
BUT THEY DON'T HAVE
A GULFSTREAM JET.
WELL...WELL, THEN,
THE GUY'S AN IDIOT.
HE'S AN IDIOT.
IF HE WANTED THE PLANE,
THEN WHY DIDN'T HE TELL ME
HE WANTED THE PLANE?
IF HE WANTS A PLANE,
THEN WHY DOESN'T HE
JUST BUY A PLANE?
LOOK. HEY,
HE'S A C.E.O., NICHOLAS.
HE'S NOT AN OWNER.
HE CAN'T AFFORD
TO BUY A JET PLANE.
SO I TAKE THE FALL BECAUSE
HE CAN'T AFFORD HIS OWN PLANE?
HEY, WHATEVER, OK?
YOU GOT A PROBLEM,
ALL RIGHT?
NOW FIX IT.
SOCIAL SERVICES
HAS FILED A PETITION
TO TERMINATE
YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS.
THEY'RE ASKING THE COURTS
TO TAKE YOUR BABY
AWAY FROM YOU.
WHY DO THEY
WANT TO DO THAT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE 15
AND YOU'RE HOMELESS
AND BECAUSE YOU RAN AWAY
WITH YOUR BABY
AND, IN THEIR OPINION,
YOU ENDANGERED HIS LIFE.
I DID NOT.
JEANETTE, YOU--
YOU GAVE BIRTH
IN AN EMPTY HOUSE
THAT YOU HAD BROKEN INTO.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
THEY'RE LOOKING AT YOU,
AND THEY'RE THINKING
THERE'S NO WAY
THEY CAN TRUST YOU
WITH THE LIFE OF A BABY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT I THINK.
SOCIAL SERVICES
SEES YOU AS A PROBLEM.
NOW, UNLESS YOU
CAN PROVE TO THEM
THAT YOU CAN COMMIT
AND BE RESPONSIBLE
TO A CHILD,
THEY WILL NOT HESITATE
TO TAKE YOUR BABY
AWAY FROM YOU.
THE JUDGE SAID
WE COULD DO THINGS,
THOUGH, RIGHT?
THERE ARE THINGS,
YEAH.
Denny:
IF I GOT A JOB, FOUND
A PLACE FOR US TO LIVE,
AND TOOK
SOME PARENTING CLASSES.
Nick: THAT WOULD BE A START.
I COULD DO THAT
AND MARRY JEANETTE.
WOULDN'T THAT FIX IT?
I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT
ANYWAY.
Nick: OK.
CAN I TALK TO YOU,
JEANETTE?
YEAH.
NO ONE'S GONNA HIRE ME.
I MEAN,
I DON'T EVEN HAVE
A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
WHO RAN THE ELECTRICITY
AND THE GAS TO THAT HOUSE?
ME.
YOU DID?
YOU KNOW THAT'S ILLEGAL?
HOW?
WELL, I GOT THESE
ALLIGATOR CLAMPS
FROM A CAR,
AND THEN I TIED
INTO THE MAIN
UPSTREAM OF THE METER.
THEN I FIGURED OUT A WAY
TO SET IT UP TO 110
WITH THIS OLD
TRANSFORMER I FOUND.
I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO GET YOU A JOB.
I'LL MAKE SOME CALLS.
THANKS.
MARRYING DENNY IS A HUGE
DECISION, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN,
THIS COULD BE FOR
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE,
AND, AT 15, YOU CAN'T
POSSIBLY SEE WHO YOU ARE
OR WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
HOW OLD DO I
HAVE TO BE, THEN?
I DON'T MEAN IT
LIKE THAT.
I--I THINK THAT AGE IS--
I LOVE HIM.
I LOVE HIM A LOT.
I KNOW YOU DO,
BUT THE PROBLEM IS,
DENNY CAN'T
PROVIDE FOR YOU.
HE CAN'T HELP YOU
GET AN EDUCATION.
HE CAN'T--HE CAN'T EVEN
REALLY HELP PROVIDE
FOR YOUR CHILD.
YEAH, BUT NEITHER CAN I.
OK, LET'S SAY YOU GO
AND YOU DO THIS.
THEN WHAT HAPPENS?
WHAT'S NEXT?
DO I HAVE TO KNOW THAT?
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT.
DO YOU?
LOOK AT ME.
MY MOM HAD ME
WHEN SHE WAS 14,
AND SHE KICKED ME OUT
WHEN I WAS 12.
AND EVERY GUY I EVER MET
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME.
ALL OF 'EM--
EXCEPT DENNY.
I MEAN, HE JUST LOVES ME,
AND--AND I FEEL SAFE
WITH HIM.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE
STRONG FEELINGS FOR--
IT'S WAY MORE THAN THAT.
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HIM,
AND HE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT ME.
I NEED TO PUT
THE NONSTRATEGIC ASSETS
BACK INTO THE DEAL.
WE CAN GIVE YOU THE ART
AND THE APARTMENTS FOR,
SAY, 5 MILLION.
WHAT ABOUT THE PLANE?
THE PLANE'S GONE.
IT'S GONE?
YEAH. WE MADE THE DEAL.
I IMMEDIATELY
SOLD THE GULFSTREAM
TO HAROLD FRANKLIN.
CAN YOU GET IT BACK?
I DON'T THINK SO.
GUY'S BEEN
LOOKING FOR A PLANE
LIKE THIS FOR YEARS.
OK, UH...
WHAT IF WE CUT HIM
A CHECK FOR 100 GRAND
JUST TO WALK AWAY.
NICK, THE GUY MAKES
THAT IN A DAY.
HE REALLY WANTED
THIS PLANE.
[SIGHS]
300.
DONE.
GOOD.
YOU THINK
YOU SALVAGED THIS DEAL?
WE CAN GET THE PLANE
BACK FROM FRANKLIN
FOR 300,000.
IT'S OK.
I SPOKE TO COWENS.
HE'S GONNA
KNOCK IT OFF THE PRICE
OF THE COMPANY,
SO WE STILL CLOSE
AT 152.5.
SO WE'RE GOOD, RIGHT?
WRONG.
WELL,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THE PLANE IS
IN THE DEAL.
SON, I CAN'T WRITE
A COMPANY CHECK
TO A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER
FOR $300,000
SO THAT I CAN GET BACK
A PRIVATE JET.
MY BOARD WOULD CRUCIFY ME.
IF IT WERE
10 CENTS, I'D--
I'M THE SAME WAY,
ABSOLUTELY THE SAME WAY.
SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
IT'S A PLEASURE.
IT'S A PLEASURE.
ABSOLUTELY.
ANYTIME.
Meyers: OK.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
I SAVED HIM 80 BUCKS
A MONTH ON HIS LEASE.
960 BUCKS A YEAR.
[LAUGHS]
YOU'D THINK HE'D WON
THE LOTTERY.
GOOD FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD
WORK TOGETHER ON THIS THING.
SEE, HIS FATHER
WAS A PILOT.
HIS BROTHER'S GOT
A CORPORATE JET,
YOU KNOW.
HEY, DID YOU EVER HEAR
OF SISLEY FOODS?
YEAH.
THEY'RE SIMILAR
TO MOORPARK.
A BIT MORE EXPENSIVE,
BUT THEY'RE IN PLAY.
THEY GOT THIS BEAUTY
OF A NONSTRATEGIC ASSET,
A LEAR 35.
[KNOCKS]
THANK YOU.
COUNSELORS, YOU'VE FILED
3 PETITIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY
WHICH SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY.
UH, YOUR HONOR,
THEY'RE ALL WORKING
TOWARD THE SAME GOAL,
THE 2 EMANCIPATION PETITIONS
FREE THIS COUPLE TO MARRY,
AND THE THIRD
REQUESTS PERMISSION
FROM THE COURT
TO GRANT THEIR MARRIAGE,
SINCE MS. MUNDAY
IS UNDER 16.
AND THE BABY'S
CUSTODY HEARING?
Laurie: IT'S SCHEDULED
FOR TOMORROW, YOUR HONOR.
VERY WELL.
WE WILL CONSIDER
THEM CONCURRENTLY.
LET'S BEGIN
WITH MR. COLLINS.
UH, YOUR HONOR,
WE ASK THAT THE COURT
EMANCIPATE HIM
AND CLOSE HIS CASE.
MR. COLLINS TOOK
A POSITION AS HANDYMAN
AT RIVERBROOK
COUNTRY CLUB.
THE JOB PAYS
$7 AN HOUR.
IT INCLUDES HOUSING
AND 2 MEALS A DAY.
YOU HAVE DOCUMENTATION?
PERMISSION TO APPROACH.
Judge Damsen: MS. ARCHER,
WHAT ABOUT MS. MUNDAY?
JEANETTE HAS NOT LIVED
AT HOME SINCE MID-2000,
AND SHE'S NOW
ENROLLED IN A SPECIAL
CHARTER SCHOOL
THAT PROVIDES DAY CARE
AND PARENTING CLASSES
TO YOUNG MOTHERS.
AND WHAT GRADE
WILL SHE BE IN?
SEVENTH.
AND WHERE WILL SHE LIVE?
IF YOU GRANT
THE EMANCIPATION,
SHE WILL LIVE
WITH DENNY.
Judge Damsen: MS. SOLT,
WHAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION?
THEY SHOULD STAY
IN FOSTER CARE.
THEY WON'T
STAY THERE.
THEY SHOULD.
WELL,
EVEN IF THEY SHOULD,
THEY WON'T STAY THERE.
THEY'RE A COUPLE.
THEY WANT TO STAY
TOGETHER.
Judge Damsen: MR. FALLIN.
MR. COLLINS, DO YOU BELIEVE
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR JOB
AND BE A RESPONSIBLE PARTNER
TO MS. MUNDAY?
YEAH, I CAN.
I WILL.
THEN I WILL EMANCIPATE
JEANETTE MUNDAY
AND DENNY COLLINS.
Lulu: UH, YOUR HONOR,
YOUR HONOR,
THE MARRIAGE PETITION.
DO YOUR CLIENTS REALIZE
THAT THIS WILL NOT
IMPACT MY DECISION
REGARDING THE CUSTODY
OF THE BABY?
YES. THIS IS ABOUT
ME AND JEANETTE.
THEN I WILL GRANT PERMISSION
FOR THIS MARRIAGE TO OCCUR.
[POUNDS GAVEL]
SO JAKE NEGOTIATED
THE SISLEY FOODS DEAL,
AND MEYERS IS PLEASED.
WHAT'D THEY PAY FOR IT?
175.
THAT'S EXPENSIVE,
BUT THE CLIENT'S HAPPY.
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
[SIGHS]
NICHOLAS, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S THE WORK OF WORK,
AND THERE'S
THE PLEASURE OF IT.
I ALWAYS TRIED
TO GET INVOLVED
WITH MY CLIENTS
SO I COULD GET
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT IT IS
THEY REALLY WANTED.
THAT'S WHAT THIS PLACE
IS BUILT ON.
[SIGHS] NOW, THEN,
IF I'M SELECTED
FOR THE BENCH,
I HAVE GOT TO KNOW
THAT WHOEVER TAKES
OVER FOR ME
FEELS EXACTLY
THE SAME WAY.
OTHERWISE, THIS PLACE
THAT I BUILT
WILL JUST, UH,
DISAPPEAR.
WELL, HOW ABOUT
SOME LUNCH?
I GOTTA BE SOMEWHERE.
Ms. Shaw: YOUR HONOR,
AS IT STANDS,
THIS INFANT FACES
UNCERTAIN PROSPECTS:
EITHER A LIFE IN
THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM
OR WORSE,
LIVING WITH PARENTS
WHO ARE THEMSELVES
CHILDREN,
WHO, IN THE FIRST DAY
OF THE INFANT'S LIFE,
DEMONSTRATED CONTEMPT
FOR ITS WELFARE
BY KIDNAPPING IT
FROM THE HOSPITAL.
I HAVE 44 SUITABLE
FAMILIES IN THE
PITTSBURGH AREA
WAITING FOR
THE CHANCE TO ADOPT,
BUT IF THIS CASE
DRAGS ON FOR YEARS,
AND WE'VE ALL
SEEN THAT HAPPEN,
IT WILL
BECOME PROGRESSIVELY
MORE DIFFICULT
TO FIND AN ADOPTIVE
HOME FOR THIS BABY.
SOCIAL SERVICES FILED FOR THIS
PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION
OUT OF COMPASSION
FOR THE CHILD.
I AGREE,
AND URGE THE COURT
TO ACT EXPEDITIOUSLY.
MS. ARCHER?
THE INFANT'S MOTHER
OPPOSES THE TERMINATION
OF HER RIGHTS,
AND SHE PLANS TO BECOME
A SUITABLE MOTHER
FOR HER CHILD.
SHE'S TAKING
PARENTING CLASSES.
SHE WANTS
TO ESTABLISH A HOUSEHOLD
WITH MR. COLLINS,
AND, AS YOU KNOW,
THEY PLAN TO MARRY.
IN HOPES OF GETTING
HER BABY BACK?
WELL, YES. THE BABY IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO HER.
MR. FALLIN,
WHAT ABOUT THE FATHER?
WELL, YOU KNOW
HIS SITUATION.
HE HAS A JOB.
HE HAS HOUSING.
HE JUST WANTS TO BE
A FATHER TO HIS CHILD.
I'M NOT PREPARED
TO TERMINATE
THE PARENTAL RIGHTS
OF THIS COUPLE
AT THIS TIME.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE,
YOUR HONOR.
MS. SOLT, I'M AWARE
OF YOUR OPINION.
BUT NEITHER AM I READY
TO GIVE THE BABY
TO MR. COLLINS
OR MS. MUNDAY.
THE CHILD WILL STAY
IN FOSTER CARE,
AND THE PARENTS
WILL BE ALLOWED
SUPERVISED VISITATION.
WE WILL REVISIT THIS ISSUE
60 DAYS FROM TODAY.
I MEAN, WE'LL
GET TO SEE HIM,
BUT HOW MUCH TIME
DOES THAT MEAN?
CAN I SOMETIMES
SLEEP OVER THERE,
HOLDING THE BABY?
THAT'S GONNA BE
BETWEEN YOU
AND THE FOSTER HOME.
BUT YOU DON'T THINK SO?
WE'RE GONNA CONTACT YOU
SOMETIME BETWEEN NOW
AND YOUR NEXT
COURT DATE, OK?
AND IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
IN THE MEANTIME,
YOU CAN CALL US
AT THE OFFICE.
HEY, WE NEED
ONE MORE THING.
THE GUY THAT DOES
THE WEDDINGS IS UP
ON THE NINTH FLOOR.
Lulu: YOU'RE
DOING THAT TODAY?
WE WANT YOU
TO BE OUR WITNESSES.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
HERE'S YOUR RECEIPT.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO EXCHANGE
YOUR VOWS NOW?
OK.
WILL YOU, DENTON COLLINS,
TAKE JEANETTE MUNDAY
TO BE YOUR LAWFULLY
WEDDED WIFE?
SAY, "I WILL."
I WILL.
AND WILL YOU,
JEANETTE MUNDAY,
TAKE DENTON COLLINS
TO BE YOUR LAWFULLY
WEDDED HUSBAND?
SAY, "I WILL."
I WILL.
ARE YOU THE WITNESSES?
MM-HMM.
BY THE POWERS
VESTED IN ME
BY THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA,
I PRONOUNCE YOU
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
[LAUGHS]
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE TOOK OUR STUFF
OUT OF YOUR HOUSE,
AND WE LEFT YOU
A LITTLE THANK-YOU.
THERE'S SOMETHING
FOR YOU, TOO, MR. FALLIN.
OH, YOU
DIDN'T HAVE TO.
OH, I WANTED TO, MAN.
YOU SHOULD CHANGE
THE LOCKS ON YOUR DOOR.
Lulu: THINK IT'LL WORK?
NO, I DON'T.
WELL, IF YOU DIDN'T
BELIEVE IN THEM,
THEN WHY'D YOU HELP
THEM GET MARRIED?
IT'S WHAT THEY WANTED.
AND THAT'S IT?
NOTHING MORE THAN THAT?
NO, NOTHING
MORE THAN THAT.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY
DON'T GET YOU.
WHAT'D THEY DO?
OHH.
WOW. THEY DID ALL THIS.
Nick: WELL,
IT'S GONNA BE SOME WORK,
BUT YOU CAN SEE
THE POTENTIAL
THIS PLACE HAS.
Lulu: YOU THINK SO?
OH, YEAH.
Nick: THERE'S THIS GUY
ON CARSON STREET.
HE HAS ALL THESE
ORIGINAL DETAILS--
LAMPS AND KNOBS
AND STUFF.
JUST SEEMS LIKE
SO MUCH WORK.
IT IS. IT IS.
WHEN YOU PAY
FOR YOUR PLUMBING
AND LAMPS
AND EVERYTHING
LIKE THAT,
IT'S NOT SUCH
A BAD FEELING
'CAUSE YOU OWN IT.
IT'S YOUR PLACE.
NICK?
YEAH?
I DON'T THINK
I WANT THIS PLACE.
OK.
JUST ALL SEEMS LIKE
SO MUCH, YOU KNOW?
THIS HOUSE AND WEDDINGS
AND DECISIONS.
I DON'T THINK I WANT TO DO
WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Brian: SWEETHEART?
[KNOCKING]
IT'S BRIAN.
LULU, ARE YOU IN THERE?
[KNOCKING]
Brian: HEY. HEY,
I CALLED THE CLINIC.
THEY SAID
YOU WERE HERE.
HEY, NICK.
WOW. DID YOU--
DID YOU DO ALL THIS?
HEH. KIND OF
A LONG STORY, HON.
WE JUST ENDED UP
WORKING WITH THOSE KIDS,
YOU KNOW,
AND IT ENDED UP TO BE
A REAL LOVE STORY.
YEAH, WELL, I, UH,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO
GET BACK TO WORK.
OK. I'LL SEE YA.
Brian: ALL RIGHT.
SEE YOU LATER.
YEAH, I'LL
SEE YOU LATER.
ANYWAY, THEY GOT MARRIED,
AND THE BOY DID ALL THIS,
ON THE GUARDIAN...
Lulu: I HAVE A BOYFRIEND.
BRIAN DOESN'T LOOK AT ME
THE WAY YOU LOOK AT ME.
BRIAN ASKED ME.
WHAT?
TO MARRY HIM.
I WAS SITTING AT THE BAR,
BUMPED INTO THIS GIRL,
AND WE STARTED TALKING...
YOU DIDN'T KNOW
SHE WAS A HOOKER?
SCREW CAUTIOUS.
BE RECKLESSLY OPTIMISTIC
JUST FOR ONCE.
SO THIS FEDERAL BENCH THING,
YOU STILL WANNA DO IT?
YEAH.
YOU'VE MADE
THE SHORT LIST.
CONGRATULATIONS,
BURTON.
YOU'RE BUYING
A STRIP CLUB.
GENTLEMAN'S CLUB.
I'VE ARRANGED ALL
THE PHYSICAL INSPECTIONS,
CHECKED OUT THE PERMITS.
I DO MORE THAN JUST
TAKE OFF MY CLOTHES,
MR. FALLIN.
SHE RIPPED YOU OFF.
WITH LENNY.
Dale: GIMME MY MONEY BACK.
SHE PUT IT
UP HER NOSE
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL FIX YOU GOOD.
[GROANING]
[THUDDING]
[GUNSHOT]
[GRUNTING]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
WHAT WERE YOU DOING
IN A STRIP CLUB
WITH YOUR
PROBATION OFFICER?
HE WAS TRYING TO
GET MONEY BACK
FROM THE OWNER,
AND, UH...
HE WANTED ME
TO BE THERE.
DRUG MONEY?
NO. HE WAS TRYING
TO BUY THE CLUB,
AND THE DEAL SOURED.
IT, UH--
EARNEST MONEY.
YOU'RE HIS LAWYER?
I'M HIS PROBATIONER.
WHY WERE YOU DOING
LEGAL WORK
FOR YOUR
PROBATION OFFICER?
MY PERIODIC REVIEW
WAS COMING UP,
AND HE...HE ASKED ME TO.
DID HE PROMISE
YOU'D GET A GOOD REPORT
IF YOU HELPED HIM?
IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN
CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT
OF THE EVENTS?
MANDY GRESSLER.
THE ONE YOU SAY
IS THE SHOOTER?
YES.
KNOW WHERE
WE CAN FIND HER?
NO.
SURE SHE'S ALIVE?
YES. LAST I SAW.
IS THERE ANYONE
WHO ISN'T DEAD OR MISSING
THAT CAN CONFIRM
YOUR ACCOUNT?
NO. NO, UH,
NO, THERE ISN'T.
I NEED THAT JACKET.
I NEED THAT SHIRT.
NOW?
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
BETTER THROW IN
THAT TIE, TOO.
Colden: YOU ABSOLUTELY
DID THE RIGHT THING
BY GOING IN
VOLUNTARILY.
I MEAN, THEY WOULD HAVE
CAUGHT UP TO YOU SOON ENOUGH,
AND IT WOULD HAVE
LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE
TRYING TO HIDE SOMETHING.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN
A LOT WORSE.
HOW?
HOW?!
THEY COULD HAVE LOCKED YOU UP
ON A PROBATION VIOLATION
JUST FOR BEING
IN THAT BAR.
WELL, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
GET SOME SLEEP
AND FORGET ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
LULU JUST TOLD ME
SHE ASKED YOU TO COME.
CAN I SEE
THE PAPERS?
Lulu: SO, ANYWAY,
THANK YOU.
HEY.
HEY.
UH, I DIDN'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND A WORD
SHE WAS SAYING.
SOMETHING ABOUT, UH,
NEIGHBORS IN A FIGHT
OVER A TREE.
OK. IN 1956 THAT LADY
CONVEYED RIGHT-OF-WAY
OF 2 1/2 FEET
TOWARD YOUR HOUSE,
THE HOUSE YOU'RE BUYING
"FOR THE PROTECTION
AND PRESERVATION
OF THE WALNUT TREE."
WHERE IS IT?
WHERE'S THE WALNUT TREE?
WELL, UH, THAT'S
WHAT I THINK
SHE WAS SAYING,
THAT IT DIED.
Nick: OK.
SO WHOSE LAND IS IT?
WELL, TECHNICALLY,
IT'S HERS, BUT YOU
GET TO USE IT.
NO, I DON'T LIKE IT.
WELL, SHE SUES YOU
AND WINS,
THEY COULD MOVE
THE PROPERTY LINE
30 INCHES
TOWARD YOUR HOUSE.
SOMEBODY JUST WENT BY.
SOMEBODY'S IN THERE.
SOMEBODY--
WHAT?
SOMEBODY JUST
WENT BY THE WINDOW.
IS--IS SOMEONE IN THERE?
COME ON OUT!
THIS IS NOT YOUR HOUSE.
COME ON OUT!
HANG ON. HERE. HOLD THIS.
DO YOU HAVE A KEY?
YEAH.
THANK YOU.
HELLO? HELLO?!
I SAW THEM IN THERE.
I'M CALLING
THE COPS.
HI. MY NAME'S
BRIAN OLSEN.
THERE'S A LIGHT ON,
AND I DIDN'T TURN
THE POWER ON HERE.
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
[GASPS]
DON'T! NICK,
WAIT FOR THE POLICE.
[GASPING]
Boy: MY GIRLFRIEND'S
HAVING A BABY.
[GIRL GASPING IN PAIN]
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.
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
BACK IN COLUMBUS
IN 4 HOURS.
WELL, YOU SHOULD
GET GOING, THEN.
I FEEL BAD JUST LEAVING
THINGS LIKE THIS.
NO, IT'S OK.
YOU WERE GREAT
WITH THOSE KIDS.
OK.
I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
OK. DRIVE CAREFULLY.
HEY, THANKS FOR
HELPING OUT, NICK.
BYE.
BABY'S A BOY.
6 POUNDS, 9 OUNCES.
HE LOOKS VERY HEALTHY.
JEANNETTE'S RESTING.
WHEN DO WE GET
TO TAKE HIM HOME?
YOU DON'T.
WHY?
DENNY,
YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S 15,
AND YOU'RE...
16.
BABY'S GONNA BE
IN FOSTER CARE FOR A WHILE.
Boy: AM I GONNA
SEE HIM?
YOU CAN VISIT,
AND SO CAN JEANNETTE.
YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP
THE BABY FOR NOW.
WE'LL FIND A PLACE
FOR YOU IN THE SHELTER
UNTIL WE CAN LOCATE
YOUR PARENTS.
MY PARENTS ARE DEAD.
[SIGHS]
YOU'LL HAVE TO STAY
IN THE SHELTER FOR NOW.
JEANNETTE?
SHE'LL BE HERE FOR 2 DAYS,
AND THEN WE'LL FIND
A PLACE FOR HER, TOO.
WHY CAN'T WE BE
KEPT TOGETHER?
I'M SORRY, DENNY.
YOU'LL BE ASSIGNED A LAWYER
TO REPRESENT YOU IN COURT.
Denny: HEY.
I...I ONLY SAW HIM
FOR A SECOND.
THEY--THEY WEIGHED HIM
AND--AND DID TESTS,
AND THEY LET ME HOLD HIM,
THEN THEY TOOK HIM AWAY.
I KNOW.
I WANT OUR BABY, DENNY.
I KNOW.
SOME LADY CAME
AND TALKED TO ME.
SHE SAID WE CAN'T
KEEP HIM 'CAUSE WE'RE
TOO YOUNG.
[SOBS]
I WANT OUR BABY.
[SNIFFS]
I WANT OUR BABY.
Burton: MORNING.
MORNING.
SO, NICHOLAS...
IF I GET THIS THING,
THIS JUDGESHIP--
I I GET IT--
I DECIDED I, UH...
I WANT YOU
TO HAVE THE FIRM.
NOT BECAUSE
YOU'RE MY SON.
BECAUSE YOU'RE
AN EXCELLENT LAWYER.
THANK YOU.
NOW, I'D LIKE TO GET
SOME THINGS INTO PLAY
RIGHT AWAY.
OK.
FIRST OF ALL,
I WANT TO GIVE YOU
SOME OF MY CLIENTS
SO YOU'LL HAVE
THE LEVERAGE OVER
THOSE OTHER GUYS
WHO'D LIKE TO TAKE
CONTROL OVER THIS PLACE.
OK.
AND THAT WILL BE,
I PROMISE YOU,
ONE OF THE NASTIEST FIGHTS
YOU'LL EVER BE IN.
I'M READY.
GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO GET
STARTED TODAY.
GOOD.
WADE MEYERS.
MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THINK WE NEED
A FOOD PRODUCTS DIVISION.
Burton: WELL, ACTUALLY,
THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A PRETTY GOOD FIT.
BEVERAGES, PET FOOD...
I'M LOOKING AT 5 OR 6
COMPANIES RIGHT NOW.
THE FRONT-RUNNER
IS MOORPARK FOODS.
IF WE CAN GET A GOOD PRICE,
I WANT TO BUY IT BEFORE
THE END OF THE QUARTER.
SO YOU HAPPY
WITH THE, UH,
SPANISH JOINT VENTURE
WE SET UP FOR YOU?
SURE. THING THROWS OFF
LOTS OF CASH.
[LAUGHS] BANCO GIBRALTAR
IS STILL BITCHING
THAT WE PUT UP NO MONEY
AND GOT ALL THE CONTROL.
NICK DID ABOUT 99%
OF THE WORK ON THAT.
NICE WORK.
JUST DON'T TRY
TO SHOW YOUR FACE IN SPAIN.
HEH HEH HEH HEH.
Burton, laughing: RIGHT.
SO, WADE,
WHAT I WAS THINKING IS
WHY DON'T WE, UH,
JUST LET NICK, UH,
TAKE THE LEAD
ON THIS ONE.
I'M REAL EASY
TO UNDERSTAND, NICK.
OK.
YOU GET ME WHAT I WANT,
WHEN I WANT, AT MY PRICE,
THEN I WON'T BE MISSING
YOUR FATHER TOO MUCH.
OK?
OK.
OK.
WADE, ALWAYS GOOD
TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE.
BE SURE TO SAY HI TO
BETTY JEAN FOR ME.
I CERTAINLY WILL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
Burton: TAKE CARE.
SEE YOU, WADE.
SO, YOU READY,
UH, READY FOR THIS?
YEAH.
WHERE YOU GOING?
CLINIC.
Alvin: WHAT'S
THE SITUATION?
JEANNETTE MUNDAY.
SHE'S, UH, 15 YEARS OLD,
FROM GREEN COUNTY
ON THE WEST VIRGINIA LINE.
HAVE YOU CONTACTED
THE PARENTS?
I SPOKE TO HER MOTHER
THIS MORNING ON THE PHONE,
AND I'M GONNA RIDE OUT
THERE LATER TODAY TO SEE HER.
CAN SHE BE PLACED THERE?
WE'LL SEE.
I'M HOPING THAT SHE'LL
TAKE BOTH HER DAUGHTER
AND THE BABY.
I'VE CONTACTED GREEN COUNTY.
THE HOME VISIT'S DONE,
THE CRIMINAL AND CHILD ABUSE
CHECK SHOULD BE COMPLETED
PRETTY SOON.
NICK, WHAT DID YOU
FIND OUT ABOUT THE BOY?
UH, KID'S NAME
IS DENNY COLLINS.
HE'S 16.
HIS FATHER DIED
3 YEARS AGO.
NO MOTHER.
HE RAN AWAY
FROM HIS SHELTER
IN ST. LOUIS.
BEST GUESS IS HE'S BEEN
LIVING ON THE STREETS
EVER SINCE.
LAURIE, WHAT ARE
YOU THINKING?
IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
THE BABY'S IN FOSTER CARE.
HE'LL PROBABLY
STAY THERE UNLESS
THE GRANDMOTHER CAN PROVE
THAT SHE CAN
HANDLE RAISING HIM,
WHICH IS UNLIKELY,
GIVEN THE WAY SHE'S HANDLED
HER TEENAGE DAUGHTER.
BABY'LL PROBABLY END UP
IN FOSTER CARE.
OK, SOUNDS CLEAN.
UH, ALVIN, THEY, UH,
THEY WANT THE BABY,
AND THEY WANT
TO STAY TOGETHER.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
NO. I TALKED TO BOTH OF THEM,
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT.
THEY'RE 2 HOMELESS TEENAGERS.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU.
THERE'S NO WAY
I'M RECOMMENDING
THAT FOR THE BABY.
WELL, THAT'S THE POSITION
I'M GONNA TAKE IN COURT.
LAURIE?
YOU GOT A MOMENT?
SURE.
DID I DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE YOU ANGRY?
NO.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T
ANSWER YOUR CALLS.
YOUR MESSAGES WERE...
GREAT.
BUT I'M KIND OF
SET IN MY WAYS.
I HAVE MY WORK, 2 KIDS,
A GRANDCHILD.
WHATEVER SPARE TIME I HAVE
I LIKE TO SPEND WITH THEM.
LAURIE, I...
I INVITED YOU
TO A PLAY.
YOU'RE READING WAY
TOO MUCH INTO THIS.
I GET A LOT MORE
OUT OF THIS JOB
THAN A PAYCHECK, ALVIN.
AND I LOVE WORKING
WITH YOU.
I'M AFRAID IF WE DATE,
WE'LL PUT IT ALL AT RISK,
THAT WE MIGHT RUIN IT.
OK.
MOORPARK FOODS DOES ABOUT
$300 MILLION IN REVENUE.
THEY'RE GROWING
AT 7% A YEAR.
BALANCE SHEET IS CLEAN
EXCEPT FOR A FAIR AMOUNT
OF NONSTRATEGIC ASSETS.
THEY HAVE SOME ART,
A JET, CORPORATE APARTMENTS,
BUT IT'S A GOOD COMPANY.
WHY DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE SELLING?
WINDOW DRESSING.
CONSUMER STAPLES
ARE OUT OF FAVOR
ON WALL STREET.
MAYBE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IN 1998,
THE PARENT COMPANY
FLOATED A BILLION
IN HIGH-YIELD BONDS
TO EXPAND
THEIR CABLE BUSINESS.
THEY HAVE A PAYMENT DUE
ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH
FOR $146 MILLION.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT.
REALLY?
SO...YOU THINK
YOU COULD TALK 'EM
INTO TAKING,
SAY...150?
THEY NEED THE MONEY.
WELL, IF THEY TAKE IT,
HIT THE BID
BEFORE THEY COME
TO THEIR SENSES.
[TAPS ON DESK]
I LIKE YOU, NICK.
ALWAYS WILLING TO KICK
A MAN WHEN HE'S DOWN.
OH, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT,
I'M LEASING AN S-500.
I THINK KLEINER AUTOMOTIVE
IS SCREWING ME.
COULD YOU TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT LEASE FOR ME, PLEASE?
[CLICKS TONGUE TWICE]
IS THAT WADE MEYERS?
YEAH.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
YOUR DAD JUST
GAVE HIM TO YOU?
LOOK, IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU,
JUST LET ME KNOW, OK?
OH. THIS IS
HIS CAR LEASE.
YOU WANT TO
LOOK OVER IT?
YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
CAR LEASE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
COMING.
HI. I'M LOUISA ARCHER.
WE SPOKE EARLIER TODAY.
YEAH, YOU SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT JEANNETTE
HAVING A BABY.
YES. SHE GAVE BIRTH
TO A BOY THIS MORNING.
HMM. SO I'M
A GRANDMOTHER.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M, UH, 28.
DID YOU KNOW
THAT YOUR DAUGHTER
WAS PREGNANT?
I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT BE.
DID YOU KNOW THAT,
UH, SHE WAS LIVING
ON THE STREETS?
YEAH.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HER?
YOU KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW.
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO,
MAYBE.
DID YOU KNOW
WHERE SHE WAS?
SHE SAID SHE WAS
IN PITTSBURGH.
YOU KNOW,
I DON'T GO UP THERE.
I GOT NO REASON TO,
BUT SHE SAID
SHE LIKED IT ENOUGH.
MRS. MUNDAY,
I CAME DOWN HERE
THIS AFTERNOON
TO INFORM YOU THAT
THERE'S GOING TO BE
A SHELTER HEARING.
UH, BASICALLY, A JUDGE
IS GOING TO BE DECIDING
WHERE TO PLACE
YOUR DAUGHTER
AND HER SON.
IT'S GOING TO BE
IN PITTSBURGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
AND I'M SUPPOSED
TO COME?
WELL, IF YOU WANT
TO REQUEST TO THE COURT
THAT YOUR DAUGHTER
BE RETURNED HOME, YES.
YEAH, WELL,
SHE WON'T STAY.
SO THEN
YOU WON'T BE THERE?
I DON'T NEED A JUDGE
TELLING ME
WHAT A BAD PARENT
I WAS.
GREAT.
Lulu: YOUR HONOR,
JEANNETTE MUNDAY
WAS LIVING
ON THE STREETS
UNTIL YESTERDAY
WHEN SHE WAS ADMITTED
TO SAINT SOPHIA'S HOSPITAL
AFTER GIVING BIRTH
TO A BABY BOY.
UH, WE NEED TO HAVE
A PLACEMENT FOR HER
AND THE BABY
SO THEY CAN BE TOGETHER.
MISS SHAW, YOU REPRESENT
THE NEWBORN?
YES, YOUR HONOR.
YOUR RECOMMENDATION?
ADJUDICATE THE
BABY DEPENDENT
AND PLACE HIM
IN FOSTER CARE.
DO WE KNOW WHO
THE BABY'S FATHER IS?
A 16-YEAR-OLD ORPHAN
NAMED DENNY COLLINS.
HE'S BEEN LIVING
ON THE STREET
WITH JEANNETTE.
HE HAS THE NEXT
SHELTER HEARING.
Judge Damsen: AND WHAT IS
YOUR RECOMMENDATION?
THE INFANT CARE
CENTER HAS SPACE
FOR THE BABY.
AND AS TO MS. MUNDAY?
JEANNETTE HAS INDICATED
THAT SHE WANTS TO BE
WITH HER BOYFRIEND DENNY
AND KEEP THE BABY.
HAS SOCIAL SERVICES
TALKED TO HER ABOUT
THE POSSIBILITY
OF PUTTING HER CHILD
UP FOR ADOPTION?
HE'S MY BABY.
I'M NOT GIVING HIM AWAY.
Laurie: WE HAVEN'T,
BUT WE WILL.
Judge Damsen:
UNTIL A MORE PERMANENT OPTION
BECOMES AVAILABLE,
MS. MUNDAY WILL BE PLACED
AT THE ALLEGHENY SHELTER
FOR GIRLS.
THE CHILD WILL BE PLACED
AT THE INFANT CARE FACILITY
UNTIL A FOSTER FAMILY
IS LOCATED.
[POUNDS GAVEL]
OK. IT'S OK.
[SOBS]
DENNY.
DENNY. THEY SAID...
Denny:
JEANNETTE, LISTEN.
JEANNETTE.
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
[LAUGHS]
YEAH. I MEAN, CAN WE?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT IF WE COULD?
YEAH.
COOL.
OK, SORRY. JUDGE
DOESN'T LIKE TO WAIT.
COME ON.
Judge Damsen: WHAT ARE
THE CHILD'S WISHES?
MR. COLLINS WANTS
TO MARRY HIS GIRLFRIEND
JEANNETTE MUNDAY
AND RAISE THEIR CHILD.
OK.
MR. COLLINS,
YOUR INTENTIONS,
WHILE HONORABLE,
WOULD BE TAKEN MORE
SERIOUSLY BY THE COURT
IF YOU COULD DEMONSTRATE
THAT THERE WOULD BE
SOME REASONABLE CHANCE
OF SUCCESS.
WHAT DO I GOT TO DO?
EMANCIPATE YOURSELF.
EMANCIFATE?
Judge Damsen: PATE.
GET A JOB.
FIND A SUITABLE PLACE
TO LIVE FOR YOURSELF
AND THE CHILD.
ENROLL IN SCHOOL.
COMPLETE A PARENTING CLASS.
WAIT. I--I WANT
TO WRITE THIS DOWN.
MR. FALLIN CAN EXPLAIN
THE REQUIREMENTS,
AND UNTIL
THAT COMES TO PASS,
I'M PLACING YOU IN
THE CUMBERLAND SCHOOL
FOR BOYS.
Man: 7 TIMES
FORWARD-LOOKING EARNINGS
PUTS US AT $210 MILLION.
[SCOFFS]
WHAT'S YOUR CLIENT'S
REAL NUMBER?
180.
WHAT'S YOURS?
HE WAS HOPING
TO GET TO 150.
WE WERE THINKING ABOUT
THE BOND PAYMENT
YOU HAVE DUE.
THEY CAN RENEGOTIATE.
IT'LL COST 'EM SOMETHING,
BUT NOT $30 MILLION.
150.
YOU GOT ANY IDEAS?
CLIENT WILLING TO SELL
THE COMPANY IN PIECES?
WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT?
KNOCK OUT SOME
OF THE DEAD WOOD,
BRING THE PRICE DOWN.
DO YOU CARE
ABOUT THE ART?
NO.
KNOCK OFF $2 MILLION.
HOW ABOUT THE CORPORATE
APARTMENTS?
ANOTHER $8 MILLION
OR SO.
MM-HMM.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
WE'RE DOWN TO, UH...
170.
170.
UH, THE JET.
YOU WANT THE JET?
HOW MUCH
WILL IT SAVE US?
ANOTHER 15.
CAN YOU TAKE 155
TO YOUR CLIENT?
155.
152.5.
DONE.
I'LL GET THE PAPERWORK
STARTED.
GOOD.
TALK TO YOU
THIS AFTERNOON.
OK. GREAT.
Jake: HANK!
JAKE STRAKA.
WE--WE WORKED
THE PHONES TOGETHER
AT THE QED FUND-RAISER
LAST SUMMER.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
HOW ARE KERRY AND JOHN?
THEY'RE FINE, THANKS.
THEY'RE--THEY'RE WHAT,
5 AND 8?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU, JAKE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
YOU GOT A MINUTE?
I'M, UH...
I'M HEARING ALL KINDS
OF THINGS, NICK.
UH, THAT WE MIGHT MERGE.
THAT, UH--
CAN YOU SHUT
THE DOOR?
THAT BARRY LANDSBERG
MIGHT BECOME
THE NEW MANAGING PARTNER,
THAT BILL GORDON'S
TAKING HIS CREW OVER
TO KIRK & MCGEE...
IT'S JUST TALK.
LOOK, NICK, EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT BURTON HANDED MEYERS
OFF TO YOU,
AND PEOPLE
GET A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT THE REST OF
YOUR FATHER'S CLIENTS.
"PEOPLE"?
ALL YOUR FATHER
HAS TO DO IS SET UP
A FEW DINNERS,
SLAP A FEW BACKS,
AND SAY,
"YOU REMEMBER
MY SON NICHOLAS,
DON'T YOU?"
IF YOU WERE TO
TAKE OVER THE FIRM...
I WOULD BACK THAT IDEA.
WHY ARE YOU TELLING
ME THIS, JAKE?
SOON AS BURTON
NAMES YOU PARTNER,
ALL THE HEAVY HITTERS
ARE GONNA RUN
FOR THE DOOR,
AND THEY'RE GONNA TAKE
EVERY ASSOCIATE
AND EVERY CLIENT
THAT THEY POSSIBLE CAN,
AND YOU'RE GONNA
NEED TO BE READY.
YOU'RE GONNA NEED
A STRONG NUMBER 2.
AND THAT WOULD
BE YOU?
[LAUGHS] LOOK, NICK,
I--I DON'T MEAN
TO BE PERSONAL,
BUT...
YOUR PEOPLE SKILLS
KIND OF SUCK,
AND--AND YOU'RE GONNA
NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN
GIVE THEIR--
MAKE THE CLIENTS
JUST FEEL GOOD
ABOUT THEMSELVES.
[CLEARS THROAT]
SOMEONE TO DO
THE ASS-KISSING.
ALL I WANT IS TO BE PARTNER.
THAT'S IT.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT
PUTTING MY NAME ON THE DOOR.
THINK ABOUT IT.
NIGHT.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
LEGAL SERVICES
OF PITTSBURGH.
JEANNETTE?
WH-WHERE ARE YOU?
WHER ARE YOU?
YOU--YOU WANT
TO MEET THERE?
OK. OK. I'LL--
I'LL MEET YOU.
WHAT'S WRONG?
JEANNETTE MUNDAY.
SHE JUST SAID
THEY'RE IN TROUBLE.
THEY RAN AWAY?
THEY'RE GOING OVER
TO MY HOUSE.
WILL YOU CHECK THE ROOMS?
SURE.
ANYTHING?
NO.
THIS IS A GREAT HOUSE.
HMM.
YEAH, THAT'S
WHAT I THOUGHT
AT FIRST.
NO, IT IS.
ALL THE DETAILS
ARE ORIGINAL.
IT MUST BE 100 YEARS OLD.
THEY DON'T BUILD HOUSES
LIKE THIS ANYMORE.
IT'S A GREAT HOUSE.
HMM. WELL, BRIAN
WANTS TO COMPLETELY
RENOVATE IT.
JUST TEAR
EVERYTHING OUT.
NO. YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
YOU--YOU RUIN THE SCALE.
I MEAN IT...
THERE'S NOTHING THAT
YOU CAN BUILD NEW THAT...
IS ANYWHERE NEAR
AS BEAUTIFUL AS
WHAT'S HERE ALREADY.
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN,
THE PRICE WAS RIGHT,
AND I'VE ALWAYS
WANTED TO LIVE
IN THE CITY,
BUT IT'S BEEN
NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
EVER SINCE WE WENT
INTO ESCROW.
I MEAN, REALLY.
THE--THE FURNACE
DOESN'T WORK,
UH, WE GET THAT
EASEMENT THING,
AND, UH, THE
INSPECTOR TOLD US
THAT THE PIPES
COULD BURST.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I BOUGHT
MY HOUSE, I, UH...
IT'S OVERWHELMING.
YEAH.
YOU JUST DO
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
AND...
JUST KEEP GOING.
I GUESS.
YOU'LL GET YOUR PIPES
FIXED, AND...
AND BIT BY BIT,
YOU'LL PUT MORE OF YOURSELF
INTO THE PLACE,
AND EVENTUALLY,
IT'LL BECOME YOUR HOME.
[BABY CRYING]
THEY'RE HERE.
HEY.
OK, JEANETTE.
SLOW DOWN, JEANETTE.
JEANETTE, CALM DOWN.
TALK TO ME.
TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.
COME HERE.
SHH. SHH. SHH.
Nick: JEANETTE, JUST
GIVE ME THE BABY.
WE WERE--WE WERE
AT THE HOSPITAL
VISITING THE BABY,
AND WE REALIZED THAT
AT THE END OF THAT HOUR,
THEY WERE JUST GONNA
TAKE HIM AWAY FROM US,
AND HE'S OURS, YOU KNOW?
HE'S OURS,
SO WE PICKED HIM UP,
AND WE WENT OUT
THE BACK DOOR.
IT WAS EASY, BUT HE
SLEPT THE FIRST HOUR,
AND WHEN HE WOKE UP,
HE POOPED,
AND HE WAS REALLY HUNGRY.
WE DIDN'T
EVEN HAVE A DIAPER.
NO ONE EVER TAUGHT ME
HOW TO BREAST-FEED
'CAUSE THEY JUST THOUGHT
I WASN'T A MOTHER.
WE CAN'T HAVE A BABY
ON THE STREET LIKE THAT.
IT'S NOT THAT
WE DON'T WANT HIM.
HE JUST DESERVES BETTER.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
WE HAVE TO TAKE HIM BACK
TO THE HOSPITAL
NOW, RIGHT?
SO WE'LL JUST--YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE TO ANSWER
AT COURT TOMORROW.
WE HAVE TO GO NOW.
YEAH. COME ON.
WE BLEW IT,
DIDN'T WE?
WE BLEW IT.
COME ON, JEANETTE.
152.5's A GOOD PRICE, NICK.
NICE WORK.
THANK YOU.
YEAH.
HOW'D YOU GET THERE?
CARVED OUT
THE NONSTRATEGIC ASSETS.
YOU WHAT?
THEY HAVE ABOUT 30 MILLION
IN NONESSENTIAL ASSETS
ON THEIR BOOKS.
MR. COWENS AGREED
TO OUR PRICE IF WE--
YOU'RE KIDDING ME.
WELL, IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
VERY SIMPLE.
MR. MEYERS?
MR. MEYERS?
I GOTTA SPEAK
TO YOUR FATHER.
[DOOR SLAMS]
NICHOLAS?
Nick: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HIS PROBLEM IS.
I GOT HIM THE DEAL
THAT HE WANTED.
SON, YOU CARVED OUT
EXACTLY WHAT
HE WANTED TO BUY.
NO, IT'S A FOOD COMPANY.
THE NONSTRATEGIC ASSETS
ARE DEAD WOOD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
HE WANTED TO BUY?
MOORPARK FOODS.
TRY AGAIN.
WELL, CLEARLY THE ASSETS
THAT GO ALONG
WITH THE COMPANY.
WHAT HE WANTED WAS
A BLAND FOOD UNIT.
SOMETHING MAKES
A LITTLE PROFIT,
SOMETHING TO COMPLEMENT
THE REST OF HIS
COMPANY'S HOLDINGS.
NOW, I CAN THINK OF
A HALF A DOZEN COMPANIES
EXACTLY LIKE THAT.
RIGHT.
BUT THEY DON'T HAVE
A GULFSTREAM JET.
WELL...WELL, THEN,
THE GUY'S AN IDIOT.
HE'S AN IDIOT.
IF HE WANTED THE PLANE,
THEN WHY DIDN'T HE TELL ME
HE WANTED THE PLANE?
IF HE WANTS A PLANE,
THEN WHY DOESN'T HE
JUST BUY A PLANE?
LOOK. HEY,
HE'S A C.E.O., NICHOLAS.
HE'S NOT AN OWNER.
HE CAN'T AFFORD
TO BUY A JET PLANE.
SO I TAKE THE FALL BECAUSE
HE CAN'T AFFORD HIS OWN PLANE?
HEY, WHATEVER, OK?
YOU GOT A PROBLEM,
ALL RIGHT?
NOW FIX IT.
SOCIAL SERVICES
HAS FILED A PETITION
TO TERMINATE
YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS.
THEY'RE ASKING THE COURTS
TO TAKE YOUR BABY
AWAY FROM YOU.
WHY DO THEY
WANT TO DO THAT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE 15
AND YOU'RE HOMELESS
AND BECAUSE YOU RAN AWAY
WITH YOUR BABY
AND, IN THEIR OPINION,
YOU ENDANGERED HIS LIFE.
I DID NOT.
JEANETTE, YOU--
YOU GAVE BIRTH
IN AN EMPTY HOUSE
THAT YOU HAD BROKEN INTO.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
THEY'RE LOOKING AT YOU,
AND THEY'RE THINKING
THERE'S NO WAY
THEY CAN TRUST YOU
WITH THE LIFE OF A BABY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT I THINK.
SOCIAL SERVICES
SEES YOU AS A PROBLEM.
NOW, UNLESS YOU
CAN PROVE TO THEM
THAT YOU CAN COMMIT
AND BE RESPONSIBLE
TO A CHILD,
THEY WILL NOT HESITATE
TO TAKE YOUR BABY
AWAY FROM YOU.
THE JUDGE SAID
WE COULD DO THINGS,
THOUGH, RIGHT?
THERE ARE THINGS,
YEAH.
Denny:
IF I GOT A JOB, FOUND
A PLACE FOR US TO LIVE,
AND TOOK
SOME PARENTING CLASSES.
Nick: THAT WOULD BE A START.
I COULD DO THAT
AND MARRY JEANETTE.
WOULDN'T THAT FIX IT?
I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT
ANYWAY.
Nick: OK.
CAN I TALK TO YOU,
JEANETTE?
YEAH.
NO ONE'S GONNA HIRE ME.
I MEAN,
I DON'T EVEN HAVE
A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
WHO RAN THE ELECTRICITY
AND THE GAS TO THAT HOUSE?
ME.
YOU DID?
YOU KNOW THAT'S ILLEGAL?
HOW?
WELL, I GOT THESE
ALLIGATOR CLAMPS
FROM A CAR,
AND THEN I TIED
INTO THE MAIN
UPSTREAM OF THE METER.
THEN I FIGURED OUT A WAY
TO SET IT UP TO 110
WITH THIS OLD
TRANSFORMER I FOUND.
I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO GET YOU A JOB.
I'LL MAKE SOME CALLS.
THANKS.
MARRYING DENNY IS A HUGE
DECISION, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN,
THIS COULD BE FOR
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE,
AND, AT 15, YOU CAN'T
POSSIBLY SEE WHO YOU ARE
OR WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
HOW OLD DO I
HAVE TO BE, THEN?
I DON'T MEAN IT
LIKE THAT.
I--I THINK THAT AGE IS--
I LOVE HIM.
I LOVE HIM A LOT.
I KNOW YOU DO,
BUT THE PROBLEM IS,
DENNY CAN'T
PROVIDE FOR YOU.
HE CAN'T HELP YOU
GET AN EDUCATION.
HE CAN'T--HE CAN'T EVEN
REALLY HELP PROVIDE
FOR YOUR CHILD.
YEAH, BUT NEITHER CAN I.
OK, LET'S SAY YOU GO
AND YOU DO THIS.
THEN WHAT HAPPENS?
WHAT'S NEXT?
DO I HAVE TO KNOW THAT?
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT.
DO YOU?
LOOK AT ME.
MY MOM HAD ME
WHEN SHE WAS 14,
AND SHE KICKED ME OUT
WHEN I WAS 12.
AND EVERY GUY I EVER MET
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME.
ALL OF 'EM--
EXCEPT DENNY.
I MEAN, HE JUST LOVES ME,
AND--AND I FEEL SAFE
WITH HIM.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE
STRONG FEELINGS FOR--
IT'S WAY MORE THAN THAT.
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HIM,
AND HE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT ME.
I NEED TO PUT
THE NONSTRATEGIC ASSETS
BACK INTO THE DEAL.
WE CAN GIVE YOU THE ART
AND THE APARTMENTS FOR,
SAY, 5 MILLION.
WHAT ABOUT THE PLANE?
THE PLANE'S GONE.
IT'S GONE?
YEAH. WE MADE THE DEAL.
I IMMEDIATELY
SOLD THE GULFSTREAM
TO HAROLD FRANKLIN.
CAN YOU GET IT BACK?
I DON'T THINK SO.
GUY'S BEEN
LOOKING FOR A PLANE
LIKE THIS FOR YEARS.
OK, UH...
WHAT IF WE CUT HIM
A CHECK FOR 100 GRAND
JUST TO WALK AWAY.
NICK, THE GUY MAKES
THAT IN A DAY.
HE REALLY WANTED
THIS PLANE.
[SIGHS]
300.
DONE.
GOOD.
YOU THINK
YOU SALVAGED THIS DEAL?
WE CAN GET THE PLANE
BACK FROM FRANKLIN
FOR 300,000.
IT'S OK.
I SPOKE TO COWENS.
HE'S GONNA
KNOCK IT OFF THE PRICE
OF THE COMPANY,
SO WE STILL CLOSE
AT 152.5.
SO WE'RE GOOD, RIGHT?
WRONG.
WELL,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THE PLANE IS
IN THE DEAL.
SON, I CAN'T WRITE
A COMPANY CHECK
TO A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER
FOR $300,000
SO THAT I CAN GET BACK
A PRIVATE JET.
MY BOARD WOULD CRUCIFY ME.
IF IT WERE
10 CENTS, I'D--
I'M THE SAME WAY,
ABSOLUTELY THE SAME WAY.
SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
IT'S A PLEASURE.
IT'S A PLEASURE.
ABSOLUTELY.
ANYTIME.
Meyers: OK.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
I SAVED HIM 80 BUCKS
A MONTH ON HIS LEASE.
960 BUCKS A YEAR.
[LAUGHS]
YOU'D THINK HE'D WON
THE LOTTERY.
GOOD FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD
WORK TOGETHER ON THIS THING.
SEE, HIS FATHER
WAS A PILOT.
HIS BROTHER'S GOT
A CORPORATE JET,
YOU KNOW.
HEY, DID YOU EVER HEAR
OF SISLEY FOODS?
YEAH.
THEY'RE SIMILAR
TO MOORPARK.
A BIT MORE EXPENSIVE,
BUT THEY'RE IN PLAY.
THEY GOT THIS BEAUTY
OF A NONSTRATEGIC ASSET,
A LEAR 35.
[KNOCKS]
THANK YOU.
COUNSELORS, YOU'VE FILED
3 PETITIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY
WHICH SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY.
UH, YOUR HONOR,
THEY'RE ALL WORKING
TOWARD THE SAME GOAL,
THE 2 EMANCIPATION PETITIONS
FREE THIS COUPLE TO MARRY,
AND THE THIRD
REQUESTS PERMISSION
FROM THE COURT
TO GRANT THEIR MARRIAGE,
SINCE MS. MUNDAY
IS UNDER 16.
AND THE BABY'S
CUSTODY HEARING?
Laurie: IT'S SCHEDULED
FOR TOMORROW, YOUR HONOR.
VERY WELL.
WE WILL CONSIDER
THEM CONCURRENTLY.
LET'S BEGIN
WITH MR. COLLINS.
UH, YOUR HONOR,
WE ASK THAT THE COURT
EMANCIPATE HIM
AND CLOSE HIS CASE.
MR. COLLINS TOOK
A POSITION AS HANDYMAN
AT RIVERBROOK
COUNTRY CLUB.
THE JOB PAYS
$7 AN HOUR.
IT INCLUDES HOUSING
AND 2 MEALS A DAY.
YOU HAVE DOCUMENTATION?
PERMISSION TO APPROACH.
Judge Damsen: MS. ARCHER,
WHAT ABOUT MS. MUNDAY?
JEANETTE HAS NOT LIVED
AT HOME SINCE MID-2000,
AND SHE'S NOW
ENROLLED IN A SPECIAL
CHARTER SCHOOL
THAT PROVIDES DAY CARE
AND PARENTING CLASSES
TO YOUNG MOTHERS.
AND WHAT GRADE
WILL SHE BE IN?
SEVENTH.
AND WHERE WILL SHE LIVE?
IF YOU GRANT
THE EMANCIPATION,
SHE WILL LIVE
WITH DENNY.
Judge Damsen: MS. SOLT,
WHAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION?
THEY SHOULD STAY
IN FOSTER CARE.
THEY WON'T
STAY THERE.
THEY SHOULD.
WELL,
EVEN IF THEY SHOULD,
THEY WON'T STAY THERE.
THEY'RE A COUPLE.
THEY WANT TO STAY
TOGETHER.
Judge Damsen: MR. FALLIN.
MR. COLLINS, DO YOU BELIEVE
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR JOB
AND BE A RESPONSIBLE PARTNER
TO MS. MUNDAY?
YEAH, I CAN.
I WILL.
THEN I WILL EMANCIPATE
JEANETTE MUNDAY
AND DENNY COLLINS.
Lulu: UH, YOUR HONOR,
YOUR HONOR,
THE MARRIAGE PETITION.
DO YOUR CLIENTS REALIZE
THAT THIS WILL NOT
IMPACT MY DECISION
REGARDING THE CUSTODY
OF THE BABY?
YES. THIS IS ABOUT
ME AND JEANETTE.
THEN I WILL GRANT PERMISSION
FOR THIS MARRIAGE TO OCCUR.
[POUNDS GAVEL]
SO JAKE NEGOTIATED
THE SISLEY FOODS DEAL,
AND MEYERS IS PLEASED.
WHAT'D THEY PAY FOR IT?
175.
THAT'S EXPENSIVE,
BUT THE CLIENT'S HAPPY.
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
[SIGHS]
NICHOLAS, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S THE WORK OF WORK,
AND THERE'S
THE PLEASURE OF IT.
I ALWAYS TRIED
TO GET INVOLVED
WITH MY CLIENTS
SO I COULD GET
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT IT IS
THEY REALLY WANTED.
THAT'S WHAT THIS PLACE
IS BUILT ON.
[SIGHS] NOW, THEN,
IF I'M SELECTED
FOR THE BENCH,
I HAVE GOT TO KNOW
THAT WHOEVER TAKES
OVER FOR ME
FEELS EXACTLY
THE SAME WAY.
OTHERWISE, THIS PLACE
THAT I BUILT
WILL JUST, UH,
DISAPPEAR.
WELL, HOW ABOUT
SOME LUNCH?
I GOTTA BE SOMEWHERE.
Ms. Shaw: YOUR HONOR,
AS IT STANDS,
THIS INFANT FACES
UNCERTAIN PROSPECTS:
EITHER A LIFE IN
THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM
OR WORSE,
LIVING WITH PARENTS
WHO ARE THEMSELVES
CHILDREN,
WHO, IN THE FIRST DAY
OF THE INFANT'S LIFE,
DEMONSTRATED CONTEMPT
FOR ITS WELFARE
BY KIDNAPPING IT
FROM THE HOSPITAL.
I HAVE 44 SUITABLE
FAMILIES IN THE
PITTSBURGH AREA
WAITING FOR
THE CHANCE TO ADOPT,
BUT IF THIS CASE
DRAGS ON FOR YEARS,
AND WE'VE ALL
SEEN THAT HAPPEN,
IT WILL
BECOME PROGRESSIVELY
MORE DIFFICULT
TO FIND AN ADOPTIVE
HOME FOR THIS BABY.
SOCIAL SERVICES FILED FOR THIS
PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION
OUT OF COMPASSION
FOR THE CHILD.
I AGREE,
AND URGE THE COURT
TO ACT EXPEDITIOUSLY.
MS. ARCHER?
THE INFANT'S MOTHER
OPPOSES THE TERMINATION
OF HER RIGHTS,
AND SHE PLANS TO BECOME
A SUITABLE MOTHER
FOR HER CHILD.
SHE'S TAKING
PARENTING CLASSES.
SHE WANTS
TO ESTABLISH A HOUSEHOLD
WITH MR. COLLINS,
AND, AS YOU KNOW,
THEY PLAN TO MARRY.
IN HOPES OF GETTING
HER BABY BACK?
WELL, YES. THE BABY IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO HER.
MR. FALLIN,
WHAT ABOUT THE FATHER?
WELL, YOU KNOW
HIS SITUATION.
HE HAS A JOB.
HE HAS HOUSING.
HE JUST WANTS TO BE
A FATHER TO HIS CHILD.
I'M NOT PREPARED
TO TERMINATE
THE PARENTAL RIGHTS
OF THIS COUPLE
AT THIS TIME.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE,
YOUR HONOR.
MS. SOLT, I'M AWARE
OF YOUR OPINION.
BUT NEITHER AM I READY
TO GIVE THE BABY
TO MR. COLLINS
OR MS. MUNDAY.
THE CHILD WILL STAY
IN FOSTER CARE,
AND THE PARENTS
WILL BE ALLOWED
SUPERVISED VISITATION.
WE WILL REVISIT THIS ISSUE
60 DAYS FROM TODAY.
I MEAN, WE'LL
GET TO SEE HIM,
BUT HOW MUCH TIME
DOES THAT MEAN?
CAN I SOMETIMES
SLEEP OVER THERE,
HOLDING THE BABY?
THAT'S GONNA BE
BETWEEN YOU
AND THE FOSTER HOME.
BUT YOU DON'T THINK SO?
WE'RE GONNA CONTACT YOU
SOMETIME BETWEEN NOW
AND YOUR NEXT
COURT DATE, OK?
AND IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
IN THE MEANTIME,
YOU CAN CALL US
AT THE OFFICE.
HEY, WE NEED
ONE MORE THING.
THE GUY THAT DOES
THE WEDDINGS IS UP
ON THE NINTH FLOOR.
Lulu: YOU'RE
DOING THAT TODAY?
WE WANT YOU
TO BE OUR WITNESSES.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
HERE'S YOUR RECEIPT.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO EXCHANGE
YOUR VOWS NOW?
OK.
WILL YOU, DENTON COLLINS,
TAKE JEANETTE MUNDAY
TO BE YOUR LAWFULLY
WEDDED WIFE?
SAY, "I WILL."
I WILL.
AND WILL YOU,
JEANETTE MUNDAY,
TAKE DENTON COLLINS
TO BE YOUR LAWFULLY
WEDDED HUSBAND?
SAY, "I WILL."
I WILL.
ARE YOU THE WITNESSES?
MM-HMM.
BY THE POWERS
VESTED IN ME
BY THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA,
I PRONOUNCE YOU
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
[LAUGHS]
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE TOOK OUR STUFF
OUT OF YOUR HOUSE,
AND WE LEFT YOU
A LITTLE THANK-YOU.
THERE'S SOMETHING
FOR YOU, TOO, MR. FALLIN.
OH, YOU
DIDN'T HAVE TO.
OH, I WANTED TO, MAN.
YOU SHOULD CHANGE
THE LOCKS ON YOUR DOOR.
Lulu: THINK IT'LL WORK?
NO, I DON'T.
WELL, IF YOU DIDN'T
BELIEVE IN THEM,
THEN WHY'D YOU HELP
THEM GET MARRIED?
IT'S WHAT THEY WANTED.
AND THAT'S IT?
NOTHING MORE THAN THAT?
NO, NOTHING
MORE THAN THAT.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY
DON'T GET YOU.
WHAT'D THEY DO?
OHH.
WOW. THEY DID ALL THIS.
Nick: WELL,
IT'S GONNA BE SOME WORK,
BUT YOU CAN SEE
THE POTENTIAL
THIS PLACE HAS.
Lulu: YOU THINK SO?
OH, YEAH.
Nick: THERE'S THIS GUY
ON CARSON STREET.
HE HAS ALL THESE
ORIGINAL DETAILS--
LAMPS AND KNOBS
AND STUFF.
JUST SEEMS LIKE
SO MUCH WORK.
IT IS. IT IS.
WHEN YOU PAY
FOR YOUR PLUMBING
AND LAMPS
AND EVERYTHING
LIKE THAT,
IT'S NOT SUCH
A BAD FEELING
'CAUSE YOU OWN IT.
IT'S YOUR PLACE.
NICK?
YEAH?
I DON'T THINK
I WANT THIS PLACE.
OK.
JUST ALL SEEMS LIKE
SO MUCH, YOU KNOW?
THIS HOUSE AND WEDDINGS
AND DECISIONS.
I DON'T THINK I WANT TO DO
WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Brian: SWEETHEART?
[KNOCKING]
IT'S BRIAN.
LULU, ARE YOU IN THERE?
[KNOCKING]
Brian: HEY. HEY,
I CALLED THE CLINIC.
THEY SAID
YOU WERE HERE.
HEY, NICK.
WOW. DID YOU--
DID YOU DO ALL THIS?
HEH. KIND OF
A LONG STORY, HON.
WE JUST ENDED UP
WORKING WITH THOSE KIDS,
YOU KNOW,
AND IT ENDED UP TO BE
A REAL LOVE STORY.
YEAH, WELL, I, UH,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO
GET BACK TO WORK.
OK. I'LL SEE YA.
Brian: ALL RIGHT.
SEE YOU LATER.
YEAH, I'LL
SEE YOU LATER.
ANYWAY, THEY GOT MARRIED,
AND THE BOY DID ALL THIS,