The Practice (1997–2004): Season 2, Episode 22 - Another Day - full transcript

Eugene: I DIDN'T SAY
I DIDN'T LIKE IT.

IT'S JUST SHORT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL SHORT.

I AGREE.

AND I BET
IT'S MORE MANAGEABLE,

LIKE WHEN YOU USE BRECK
OR SOMETHING.

THEY'RE GONNA
HAVE A TOUGH TIME

PROVING YOU WERE
AFTER TOURISTS.

MY CONCERN IS
IT WON'T MATTER.

I JUST WANTED THE MONEY.

LIKE THAT DO.



HEY, WARREN, WARREN,
A JURY IS A JURY.

YOU SNATCHED
A HANDBAG OUT
OF AN OLD LADY'S HAND,

AND THEY'RE GONNA WANT
TO PUT YOU IN JAIL--
HEY, HEY, HEY!

YOU GOT TO
TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.

OK.

ALL RIGHT.
NOW, WEAR A TIE.

DONNELL AND ASSOCIATES.

Heric: GET ME
BOBBY DONNELL.

MR. DONNELL ISN'T
AVAILABLE. CAN I--OK.

TELL YOUR POSSE
TO GET DOWN HERE
RIGHT AWAY.

YES.

TELL THEM
IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

I'LL TELL THEM.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

E-M-E-R-



YES, JOEY, I GOT THAT.
I'LL TELL THEM.
G-E-N-C-Y.

JOEY HERIC. HE SAYS HE NEEDS
YOU TO COME TO HIS PLACE.

OH, NO, NO, NO.
NOT ME.

HE SAYS IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

YEAH? EMERGENCY?
WHAT DID HE DO,
KILL MARTY NOW?

TELL BOBBY.

I WILL, BUT YOU BETTER
GET OVER THERE.

FORGET ABOUT IT.
I'M NOT GOIN'.

THERE IS NO WAY
THAT I AM GOING.

I AM NOT GOING ALONE.

MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
WAS TO NEVER LAY EYES
ON HIM AGAIN.

JUST DON'T
LET HIM BAIT YOU.

YEAH. YOU WATCH.
HE'S KILLED SOMEBODY.
I PROMISE YOU.

[KNOCKING]

[FOOTSTEPS]

ALL I WANT TO SAY
IS PLEASE DON'T JUDGE ME.

Ellenor: ALL RIGHT,
WHERE'S MARTY?

TELL ME YOU
DIDN'T KILL MARTY.

THERE YOU GO JUDGING ME.

CAN YOU KEEP YOUR MIND
AJAR, IF NOT OPEN,
YOU HIPPO?

LISTEN, YOU PSYCHO,
WHY'D YOU CALL US
DOWN HERE?

IT'S MARTY.

HE'S NOT HIMSELF.

THERE.

HE LOOKS PALE.

AGAIN, I ASK YOU
NOT TO JUDGE ME.

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

2 LOVERS,
AND THEY'RE BOTH DEAD?

LUCKY I'M NOT A FLIRT.

QUIET! NOW, WHAT
THE HELL HAPPENED,
YOU KILLED HIM?

DON'T YOU FIRST WANT TO
GIVE ME THE BIG ADVISORY,

"BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY,
WE'LL BE STUCK WITH IT"?

NO. THIS TIME YOU
TELL ME THE DAMN TRUTH!

I KILLED HIM.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO.

I WAS TRYING TO
WIN AN ARGUMENT.

YOU KNOW, THE LAST WORD
CAN BE SO HARD!

YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE
YOU GOT AWAY WITH IT
LAST TIME

YOU CAN GET AWAY
WITH IT WHENEVER?

YES.

YOU'RE SICK, JOEY.

ASIDE FROM THAT,
LET'S FOCUS.

NOW, LAST TIME,
I HAD A RED HERRING
TO WORK WITH.

THIS TIME I DON'T.
I'M THE ONLY SUSPECT,

AND CONSIDERING HOW LAZY
THE DAMN POLICE ARE,

THEY'LL JUST SETTLE
ON ME, WON'T THEY?
THEY WON'T GO SEARCH.

THEY'LL SAY,
"HE KILLED BEFORE,
HE DID IT AGAIN HERE."

AND THEY'D BE RIGHT.

MARTY IS KNOWN
FOR A TEMPER.

I MEAN, AFTER ALL,
WE KNOW HE DID THREATEN
TO KILL PETER,

AND I CAUGHT A BREAK HERE:

HE WAS HOLDING THAT KNIFE
IN HIS HAND

BEFORE IT REACHED
ITS FINAL DESTINATION,

SO SELF-DEFENSE IS VIABLE.

ALSO, WE CAN'T
RULE OUT INSANITY.

I MEAN--HEH HEH--

GOODNESS, I GO AROUND
KILLING PEOPLE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS GUY?
IS HE SICK?

OBVIOUSLY.

ANYWAY, ELLENOR'S
STARTING TRIAL
TOMORROW--

I'M IN. JUST TELL ME
WHERE TO START.

ARRAIGNMENT'S AT 10.
I'M NOT EXPECTING
TO GET BAIL.

DID HE
GIVE ANY STATEMENTS--

NO, AND HE'S
NOT GOING TO.

I'M GONNA MOVE FOR
A FAST PROBABLE CAUSE.

NOW, I NEED
SOME RESEARCH
ON PRIOR BAD ACTS.

WE NEED TO
SUPPRESS THE FACT
THAT HE'S KILLED BEFORE.

YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT THE WORST PART
ABOUT THIS IS?

WE COULD ACTUALLY
GET HIM OFF AGAIN.

WE DON'T HAVE TO
REPRESENT THE GUY.

I MEAN, WHY DO IT IF--

BECAUSE...WE CARE.

MY OTHER LAWYER
SAID COME TO YOU.

HE SAID YOU'D
BEATEN THEM BEFORE.

WE SETTLED.
NOBODY REALLY BEATS
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.

IT'S UP AGAINST
THE SAME LAWYER,

THE SAME FIRM
YOU BEAT, SO--

MRS. CARROLL,
EVEN IF WE
CAN PROVE

YOUR SON
IS ADDICTED
TO CIGARETTES--

WHICH I DON'T THINK I AM.

YOU'VE
TRIED THE PATCH,
THE GUM.

YOU CAN'T QUIT,
JEFFREY.

MY POINT IS,
EVEN IF WE COULD
PROVE ADDICTION,

WE CAN'T REALLY
ESTABLISH DAMAGES.
HE'S NOT SICK YET.

BUT HE WILL BE
IF HE KEEPS SMOKING.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF
CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS
YOU COULD JOIN INTO,

LAW FIRMS
WHO SPECIALIZE--

I'VE BEEN TOLD
THAT TAKES FOREVER.

MISS DOLE, I KNOW THIS
ISN'T MUCH OF A CASE,

AND I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SOME OF THIS.

A GOOD PARENT SHOULD
BE ABLE TO STEER HIS SON
AWAY FROM CIGARETTES,

BUT THEY HAVE TO TAKE
SOME RESPONSIBILITY, TOO.

THEY ADVERTISE TO
MAKE SMOKING SEEM COOL.

IT JUST ISN'T RIGHT,

AND I JUST CAN'T
SIT BACK AND IGNORE IT.

EVEN SO--

COULD YOU JUST LOOK
AT THE FILE?

I BROUGHT IT.

SURE.

OHH!

[SLAMS DRAWER]

ALL 3 VICTIMS WERE
FROM OUT OF STATE.

DID THE DEFENDANT
HAVE REASON TO KNOW
THEY WERE TOURISTS?

OBJECTION!

OVERRULED.

YOUR HONOR, THIS WITNESS
HAS NO FOUNDATION

AS TO THE DEFENDANT'S
STATE OF MIND,

PLUS THE QUESTION
ASSUMES FACTS
NOT IN EVIDENCE.

OVERRULED.

BEING FROM OUT OF STATE

DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY
MAKE SOMEBODY A TOURIST.

MISS FRUTT, I'VE
OVERRULED YOU 3 TIMES.

DO YOU WANT THE BAILIFF
TO GET INVOLVED?

PLANT YOURSELF
BACK IN THAT CHAIR.

OFFICER, DID THE DEFENDANT
EVER ROB A PERSON

THAT WAS NOT
FROM OUT OF STATE?

LAST YEAR,
HE ACCOSTED A WOMAN
NAMED MARIE TEACHER.

IN THAT CASE,
UPON DISCOVERING SHE
WAS A BOSTON WOMAN--

OBJECTION. THIS GOES
TO MY CLIENT'S STATE
OF MIND AGAIN.

THE OBJECTION
IS OVERRULED.

HOW CAN THIS WITNESS
SPEAK TO INTENT?
HE WASN'T EVEN THERE.

COUNSEL.

PLUS WHICH INTENT
TO EFFECT COMMERCE

ISN'T EVEN AN ELEMENT
OF THE CRIME!

ONE MORE INTERRUPTION...

72314,

COMMONWEALTH
VS. JOSEPH HERIC,

MURDER IN
THE FIRST DEGREE.

ROBERT DONNELL
FOR THE DEFENDANT,
YOUR HONOR.

WE WAIVE READING,
ASK FOR PROBABLE CAUSE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BAIL?

YOUR HONOR,
WE ARE ASKING
THAT BAIL BE DENIED.

THIS MAN
HAS KILLED BEFORE...

MY CLIENT HAS NO RECORD
OF KILLING ANYONE.

HE HAS ONLY ONE CHARGE,
WHICH GOES TO AIDING
AND ABETTING.

I'M DENYING BAIL.

PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING
TOMORROW AT 10:00. NEXT.

MMM. YOU GET
THE HONORS AGAIN.

NOW I KNOW
THAT THERE'S A GOD.

I HAVE BEEN PRAYING EVERY
NIGHT I'D GET THIS GUY BACK.

WE'RE OPEN TO A PLEA:
MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT.

THAT'S VERY CUTE.

YOU KNOW,
IF I LOSE THIS CASE,

I AM GOING TO RUN
THROUGH THIS BUILDING
ABSOLUTELY NAKED.

Bobby: IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT YOU SAY NOTHING.

THE QUESTION IS,
IS IT POSSIBLE?

CAN YOU GO A DAY
WITHOUT OPENING
YOUR MOUTH?

LET ME SEE.

NO.

YOU THINK I'M KIDDING?

THEY MAY
PLANT AN INFORMANT
IN YOUR CELL.

THEY'RE NOT ADVERSE
TO PULLING STUNTS.

THEY'LL GET YOU
ANY WAY THEY CAN,

EVEN NOW,
THEY COULD BE LISTENING.

SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?

I THINK THEY MOVED
TOO FAST ON THE ARREST.

THEY GOT OVERANXIOUS.

PROBABLE CAUSE
IS TOMORROW.

WE'LL KNOW THEN.

UNTIL TOMORROW,
YOU HAVE TO KEEP
YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

YOU CANNOT, CANNOT,
CANNOTTAKE THIS CASE!

I'LL JUST TRY ONE SHOT--

LINDSAY--
ONE VISIT
WITH THE PROFESSOR.

GOD!

IT CAN'T HURT, REBECCA.

CAN'T HURT?

LAST TIME,
WE ALMOST WENT BANKRUPT.
WE BAILED OUT--

AND WE ENDED UP
MAKING MONEY!

YOU KNOW WHAT?
CIGARETTE COMPANIES
DO TARGET TEENAGERS.

IF THAT
KID'S ADDICTED,

WHY SHOULDN'T THEY
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE?

AND OFF WE GO.

ONE MEETING.

IT'S WORTH A TRY.

AND YOUR STUDIES
SHOW THAT CRIME
AFFECTS TOURISM?

VERY MUCH SO.

PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO
VACATION IN PLACES

WHERE THEY
DON'T FEEL SAFE.

AFTER RENTAL CARS
WERE TARGETED
IN FLORIDA,

EUROPEAN TOURISTS
STAYED AWAY
IN DROVES.

IN COST THE STATE
MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY DIRECT
EVIDENCE THAT MY CLIENT
HAS AFFECTED COMMERCE?

NOT EVIDENCE DIRECTLY
TO YOUR CLIENT,

BUT CRIME IN GENERAL,
YES--

CRIME IN GENERAL.

AND DO YOU
HAVE ANY EVIDENCE
THAT PURSE-SNATCHING

HAS AFFECTED
TOURISM HERE?

I CAN'T CITE STATISTICS.

CITE ANYTHING.
Melnick: OBJECTION.

SUSTAINED.

BUT ISN'T IT
THE PUBLICITY OF CRIME

THAT REALLY HAS THE MOST
DIRECT INFLUENCE?

YES.

AND DOES PURSE-SNATCHING
GET A LOT OF PLAY IN
THE MEDIA HERE?

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

AND TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE,
HAS ANY CRIME EVER
COMMITTED BY MY CLIENT

BEEN REPORTED
TO THE PRESS?

OBJECTION, RELEVANCE.
SUSTAINED.

YOUR HONOR, THE CHARGE
HERE IS THAT MY CLIENT
HAS AFFECTED COMMERCE.

THIS WITNESS IS THE ONE
SAYING THAT HE HAS.

THE WITNESS IS NOT
TESTIFYING TO THE MEDIA.

THE OBJECTION
IS SUSTAINED.

MR. SAMUELSON, HAS
THE PROSECUTION PAID YOU
FOR TODAY'S TESTIMONY?

I'VE RECEIVED A SMALL
STIPEND FOR MY EXPENSES.

AND WOULD THAT
BE MORE OR LESS THAN
THEY'VE PAID THE JUDGE?

KEPT ME IN THERE
6 HOURS!

WHAT IS THE DEAL?

THE JUDGE PLANS
TO RUN FOR CONGRESS,
I DON'T KNOW.

HE HAS A THING
ABOUT REPEAT OFFENDERS.

THEY OFFERING ANY PLEA?

NOT YET. THEY'RE GONNA
FINISH UP THIS MORNING,

I WILL BE MOVING
FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT.
HOW'S PSYCHO?

OH, DON'T ASK.

HEY, WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?

MEETING.

SHE TOOK
A TOBACCO CASE.

WHAT?

I AGREED TO A MEETING.
REBECCA.

YOU WANT ME?

SCOTT SAID PICK A BODY.

YOU'RE NOT STILL SEEING
DONALD, ARE YOU?

NO.

WOULD YOU
HAVE ANY TROUBLE
GOING UP AGAINST HIM?

NO.

I CAN'T LET THIS
HERIC GUY WALK TWICE.

HE COMPLETELY
SUCKERED ME LAST TIME.

WHAT TIME'S THE P.C.?

10:00.

SO WHAT DO YOU
SAY? TEAM?

TEAM.

LINDSAY, I CAN'T JUST
CUT A CHECK TO SOMEONE

BECAUSE HER LAWYER
HAPPENS TO BE A FORMER
STUDENT OF MINE.

YOU COULD GET OUT
WITH NUISANCE.

THE BOY ISN'T EVEN SICK.
HE COULD BE.

HE COULD BE.

YOU DON'T WANT THIS CASE
TO COME TO TRIAL.

IT'LL BRING ATTENTION
TO THE FACT

THAT TOBACCO COMPANIES
SPECIFICALLY TARGET
TEENAGERS.

LINDSAY, I'M NOT EVEN
AWARE OF THIS CASE.

YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T
EXPECT ME TO MAKE
AN OFFER ON IT.

HOWEVER...

I CAN MAKE
AN OFFER TO YOU.

SORRY?

COME WORK HERE.

PROFESSOR--

DON'T TELL ME
THE HEADHUNTERS
AREN'T CALLING.

YOUR REPUTATION IS...

WELL, LET ME
PUT IT THIS WAY.

IT COULDN'T BE MORE
OPPOSITE TO THE ONE
ENJOYED BY YOUR FIRM.

MY FIRM HAS A PRETTY
GOOD TRACK RECORD,
PROFESSOR.

TRACK RECORD GOES
WITH WINS AND LOSSES.

LINDSAY,

AT THE END OF THE DAY,
YOU ARE GOING TO WAKE UP
AND ASK YOURSELF

"WHAT HAVE
I BEEN DOING?"

CRIMINAL LAW
MIGHT BE EXCITING,

THE KIND OF SHORTCUT
LITIGATION YOU PRACTICE
MIGHT EVEN BE FUN.

BUT AT THE END
OF THE DAY, WHEN IT'S
ALL OVER AND DONE,

YOU GO HOME WITH
YOUR OWN LEGACY.

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO BE PROUD OF YOURS

IF YOU STAY
IN THAT FIRM,

AND I DON'T THINK
I REALLY HAVE TO
TELL YOU THAT.

I CAME IN HERE
TO TALK ABOUT A CASE.

ON THAT, YOU'LL
CERTAINLY GET NOTHING.

WHEN I ARRIVED,
HE WAS THERE, 3 LAWYERS,
AND A VICTIM.

DID HE TELL YOU ANYTHING?

NO, HE DID NOT.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

WE PLACED THE DEFENDANT
UNDER ARREST.

Bobby: YOU MADE
AN IMMEDIATE ARREST,
DETECTIVE.

YOU DIDN'T
WAIT TO INVESTIGATE.

YOU READ THIS
MAN HIS RIGHTS,

YOU SLAPPED THE CUFFS
ON HIM, AND HERE WE ARE.

WHAT PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
DO YOU HAVE?

WE HAVE HIS FINGERPRINTS
ON THE MURDER WEAPON.

WELL, THE MURDER WEAPON
WAS A KITCHEN KNIFE
IN HIS OWN KITCHEN.

IT WOULD SEEM.

YOU DIDN'T
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?
NOTHING ELSE AT ALL?

WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE
THE MAN KILLED HIS
LAST LOVER WITH A KNIFE.

AND THAT FIGURED
INTO YOUR THINKING HERE?

OF COURSE IT DID.

HE PLUNGED A KNIFE INTO
THE CHEST OF A LOVER,
KILLING HIM.

WE FIND HIM IN A ROOM
WITH ANOTHER DEAD LOVER,

A KNIFE STUCK
IN HIS CHEST.

DESPITE WHAT YOU HEARD,
WE'RE NOT DOPES.

WE'RE THE DOPES.

WHAT HAPPENED IN
THERE WAS GOOD,
JOEY.

WHAT GOOD? WE LOST.

WHAT WAS THE GOAL,
TO BUILD CHARACTER?

WE KNEW HE'D FIND
PROBABLE CAUSE,

BUT WE SET UP OUR MOTION
TO SUPPRESS PERFECTLY.

SUPPRESS? WHAT ARE WE
TRYING TO SUPPRESS

OTHER THAN THE ILLUSION
OF INTELLIGENCE?

WE'RE TRYING TO
KEEP OUT OF EVIDENCE
THE FACT YOU KILLED BEFORE.

IF WE DON'T--

CAN YOU?

CAN YOU SUPPRESS IT?

WE'RE GONNA TRY.

HELEN.

BOBBY.

SO, UH, I GUESS IT'S OK
TO BE ON OPPOSITE
SIDES NOW, HUH?

WELL, NO CONFLICT
THIS TIME.

GUESS NOT.

AT THIS POINT,
YOUR HONOR, I WOULD MOVE
FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED
TO ESTABLISH ANY EFFECT
ON COMMERCE.

THERE IS NO BURDEN ON US
UNDER THE HOBBS ACT TO
PROVE AN ACTUAL EFFECT.

YOU WANT ME
TO READ THE LAW?

STOP WITH THE WORD
GAMES, COUNSEL.

WORD GAMES?

THE LAW IS A WORD GAME?

I AM LOSING PATIENCE.

UNITED STATES VS. BUFFY--

FOURTH CIRCUIT,
NOT FIRST.

"GOVERNMENT
FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE
THE DEFENDANT'S CONDUCT

WAS REASONABLY
LIKELY TO AFFECT
INTERSTATE COMMERCE."

YOUR MOTION
IS DENIED.

I AM LOSING
MY PATIENCE.

THE HELL
WITH PATIENCE.

YOU'VE LOST
YOUR MIND,

AND THAT HASN'T
SLOWED YOU DOWN.

YOU HAVE TO DROP IT.
WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.

DID I SAY I WOULDN'T?

WELL, YOU'RE LOOKING
THROUGH THE FILE,
WHICH IS PAPER THIN.

I--I'M JUST...
LOOK AT THIS,

MOTION TO PRODUCE.

IN RESPONSE TO
ANY STUDIES INVOLVING
SMOKING AND CANCER,

THEY CLAIM WORK PRODUCT,

MARKET RESEARCH STUDIES,

ATTORNEY-CLIENT
PRIVILEGE.

GIVE ME A BREAK.
THEY'VE PRODUCE NOTHING.

GEE.

[SIGHS]

WELL, AT LEAST I TRIED.

WHAT?

MAYBE THIS IS
WHAT WE GO WITH.

WHAT, NOTHING?

LET'S DRAFT AN EX-PARTE
MOTION TO COMPEL

AND FILE
AN AMENDED COMPLAINT
NAMING FINLEY HOAG.

THE LAW FIRM?

AND PEARSON PERSONALLY.

YOU CAN'T AMEND THIS LATE.

THEY'LL HIT YOU WITH ABUSE
OF PROCESS FOR JUST TRYING.

I JUST WANT TO
GET THEIR ATTENTION,

AND LEAK A COPY
SO THEY'LL BE SURE
TO SHOW UP.

LINDSAY, WHAT
ARE YOU UP TO NOW?

NOTHING.
THAT'S OUR CASE.

IT CAN'T BE ALLOWED INTO
EVIDENCE THAT HE KILLED
HIS FORMER LOVER.

GOES TO SHOW
MODUS OPERANDI.

THE FINAL TEST HAS TO BE
IS IT PREJUDICIAL OR NOT,
AND WE KNOW THAT IT IS.

IF HE GOES TO
CLAIM SELF-DEFENSE--

OR THAT IT WAS
I HAVEN'T FINISHED.
CAN I FINISH?

SOME KIND OF MISTAKE--
OR IS THAT AGAINST
YOUR MODUS OPERANDI?

Judge: QUIET!
QUIET DOWN!

MY CLIENT WOULDN'T
GET A FAIR TRIAL

IF THE JURY LEARNS THAT
HE KILLED HIS LAST LOVER.

THEY'D AUTOMATICALLY THINK
THAT HE KILLED THIS GUY.

LET'S GIVE THE JURY
SOME CREDIT HERE,
SHALL WE?

MORE THAN YOUR DETECTIVE?

JUDGE, DETECTIVE McKREW
SAID HIMSELF

HE MADE THE ARREST
BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT
MY CLIENT HAD KILLED BEFORE.

THAT WAS HIS TESTIMONY
AT THE PROBABLE CAUSE
HEARING.

YOUR HONOR,
THE FACT THAT--

WHAT IS YOUR
DEFENSE THEORY?

WE HAVEN'T DECIDED
YET, JUDGE.

ALL RIGHT, IF
THE DEFENSE ARGUES

HE ACCIDENTALLY
STABBED THE VICTIM,

I WILL
ALLOW EVIDENCE OF
THE PRIOR STABBING.

OTHERWISE,
THAT EVIDENCE WILL
BE INADMISSIBLE.

YOUR HONOR,
IT SHOULD BE
ADMISSIBLE.

I HAVE MADE
MY RULING, COUNSEL.

WE CAN SET
PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULES
IN CONFERENCE.

ADJOURNED.

[BANGS GAVEL]

THAT WAS BIG.

ALL THEY
REALLY HAVE NOW
IS THE FINGERPRINTS.

I LIKE IT.

SHE IS A NASTY LITTLE
SNACK TREAT, ISN'T SHE?

I WASN'T TRYING
TO AFFECT COMMERCE.

Ellenor:
HOW MANY HANDBAGS

DO YOU THINK YOU'VE
SNATCHED, WARREN?

HOW MANY TIMES
I BEEN ARRESTED?

4.

4...

5 COUNTING THE ONE
I GAVE BACK.

ALL RIGHT, WARREN, LET'S
NOT LIE TO THIS JURY.

YOU SWIPE HANDBAGS.

BUT NEVER, EVER, EVER
TO AFFECT COMMERCE.

SEE, THERE'S
2 THINGS I LOVE:

MY COUNTRY AND HANDBAGS.

YOU THINK
YOU'RE CUTE, HUH?

YOU THINK YOU
CAN STEAL FROM PEOPLE
AND GET AWAY WITH IT

WITH A WINK AND A SMILE?

MY PERSONALITY
IS MY BEST STRENGTH.

WELL, TRY TO
LET THIS SINK IN.

WE HAVE A JUDGE WHO IS
TRYING TO SET AN EXAMPLE
FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS.

AT EVERY TURN, HE
IS STEERING THAT JURY
TO FIND YOU GUILTY.

IF YOU GO TO PRISON--

LOOK AT ME.
IF YOU GO TO PRISON,

YOUR BUNKMATES,
THEY'RE GONNA FIND YOU
REALLY CUTE.

YOU'RE A GOOD KID,
WARREN.

I DON'T WANT
YOUR LIFE TO BE OVER.

BUT IF WE LOSE HERE...

IT IS TIME
TO PLAY GROWNUP.

I THINK
WE GOT A SHOT.

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING.

THERE'S NO EVIDENCE.
IT'S JOEY'S WORD
AGAINST MARTY'S.

CAN'T THEY TELL
FROM THE ENTRY WOUND

WHO DID
THE THRUSTING?

NOT TO A MEDICAL
CERTAINTY.

SO BIG JOEY COULD BE
OUT ON THE STREET,
FREE TO DATE?

THERE'S STILL FORENSICS.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
THAT'S GONNA TELL US.

[DOOR OPENS]

YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU GOT HIS ATTENTION.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

SHE SUED HIM.

IS THERE SOMEWHERE
WE CAN SPEAK IN PRIVATE?

ON WHAT BASIS DO YOU
SUE MY FIRM OR ME?

ON THE BASIS OF A HUNCH.

YOU'RE HIDING DOCUMENTS,

OR YOU'RE HELPING
YOUR CLIENTS HIDE THEM.

WE COULD SETTLE
RIGHT NOW AND MAKE IT
ALL GO AWAY.

LAWYERS ARE EXPECTED
TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT,

BUT TO STOOP TO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS...

JUST THIS MORNING I WAS
TRYING TO PERSUADE YOU
NOT TO BECOME SOMETHING

THAT YOU'VE CLEARLY
ALREADY BECOME.

WHAT I'VE BECOME,
PROFESSOR,

IS SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T
QUITE TRUST YOU

WHEN YOU OR YOUR FIRM

CLAIM YOU HAVE
NO STUDIES CONCERNING
SMOKING AND CANCER.

IF YOU HAD READ
OUR RESPONSES CAREFULLY,

WE CLAIM TO HAVE NO
DISCOVERABLE STUDIES.

MEANING WHAT,

THEY'RE PROTECTED BY
ATTORNEY-CLIENT
PRIVILEGE?

I DON'T THINKS SO.

YOU THINK YOU REALLY
KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO GO UP AGAINST
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY?

YOUR CLIENTS LIKE
TO BULLY ANYBODY
WHO DARES TO SUE.

YOU WON'T
BE BULLYING ME.

I'LL BE IN COURT PERSONALLY
TO RESPOND TO YOUR MOTION.

THEN THIS DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE GOOD-BYE.

I--

I'M DISAPPOINTED.

THE DAY OF, THE 15th?

ABOUT 7 HOURS BEFORE HE
WAS KILLED, MS. GAMBLE.

TELL ME EXACTLY
WHAT HE SAID, DOCTOR.

BASICALLY, THAT
OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS,

MR. HERIC HAD
BEEN SUBJECTING HIM
TO MENTAL TORTURE,

GUISED THREATS.

HE'D KEPT TELLING HIM,
FOR EXAMPLE, HE SHOULD
HAVE A PHYSICAL,

THAT HE LOOKED LIKE
A MAN WITH IMPENDING
HEART PROBLEMS.

HEART PROBLEMS?

CHEST PAINS.

MARTY THOUGHT THESE
WERE VEILED THREATS
TO HIS LIFE.

BUT SHE CAN'T TESTIFY,
RIGHT? THAT WOULD ALL
BE HEARSAY, WOULDN'T IT?

NO. SINCE SHE
WAS HIS SHRINK,

IT ALL GETS IN
UNDER DOCTOR-PATIENT
COMMUNICATIONS.

JOEY, HE WENT TO
HIS PSYCHIATRIST
THAT VERY DAY

SAYING HE THOUGHT
YOU WERE ABOUT TO
KILL HIM.

CRYBABY.

WE HAVE TO THINK PLEA.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WE CAN'T--

BOBBY. BOBBY,
IT IS ONE WITNESS.

JURIES DON'T
LIKE PSYCHIATRISTS.

IT'S GONNA TAKE THEM
MORE THAN ONE WITNESS
TO MAKE THEIR BURDEN.

IS THIS HOW YOU
PRACTICE LAW,

ONE SETBACK AND YOU'RE
READY TO GIVE UP?

HE'S DEAD. NOTHING
HE SAID CAN COME IN.

I HAVE THE RIGHT
TO CONFRONT MY ACCUSER,
DO I NOT?

IT'S GONNA
COME INTO EVIDENCE.

WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT A POSSIBLE
INSANITY PLEA HERE.

NO!
JOEY!

NO, I'M NOT GOING
TO PLEAD INSANITY.

I THREW THAT OUT
AS A JOKE.

I WILL NOT GO
INTO THAT COURTROOM--

SHUT UP AND
LISTEN TO ME!

DON'T EVER TELL ME
TO SHUT UP, BOBBY!

WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE
ANY DECISIONS RIGHT NOW.

BUT I HAVE TO EXPLORE
ALL OUR OPTIONS
SO WE HAVE OPTIONS.

YOU TOLD ME
ABOUT A PSYCHIATRIST
YOU USED TO SEE.

I NEED YOU
TO AUTHORIZE HIM

TO SPEAK TO ME.

I DO NOT APPRECIATE
STUNTS, MS. DOLE.

YOUR HONOR, LOOK AT THEIR
RESPONSES TO OUR MOTION
TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS.

WE ASKED FOR STUDIES
WHICH GO TO THEIR MARKETING
STRATEGIES, ADVERTISING.

THEY CLAIM THEY'RE PROTECTED
BY ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE.

MUCH OF THEIR
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

INVOLVED MEETINGS
WITH LAWYERS.

THAT'S JUST A SHAM.

THIS GOES ON WITH THEIR
STUDIES ON ADDICTION, TOO.

THEY HAD THEIR LAWYERS
SUPERVISE THE RESEARCH

SO IF ANY OF THE RESULTS
COME BACK BAD,

THEY CAN CONCEAL IT,
CLAIMING PRIVILEGE.

WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU
HAVE THAT THIS IS
GOING ON HERE NOW?

EVIDENCE OF
COMMON SENSE.

YOU DON'T HIRE ATTORNEYS
TO DO YOUR SCIENCE.

YOU DON'T HIRE ATTORNEYS
TO DEVELOP ADVERTISING
CAMPAIGNS.

YOUR HONOR, SHE'S
ASKING YOU TO OBLITERATE
THE PRIVILEGE

BETWEEN LAWYER AND CLIENT.
THIS IS A SANCTITY--

WHICH SHOULDN'T
BE ABUSED.

SO I SHOULD GIVE
YOU THESE DOCUMENTS
JUST BECAUSE--

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO GIVE THEM TO ME.

APPOINT A SPECIAL MASTER
TO DO IT, OR DO IT YOURSELF.

YOU LOOK AT THE STUDIES.

IF YOU THINK THEY FALL
UNDER ATTORNEY-CLIENT
PRIVILEGE,

I'LL TAKE
YOUR WORD FOR IT.
I WON'T TAKE HIS.

THIS IS A RIDICULOUS
FISHING EXPEDITION,

AND I WOULD ASK YOUR HONOR
TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE

OF THE DISREPUTABLE STUNTS
EMPLOYED BY HER FIRM
HISTORICALLY.

STOP ATTACKING MY FIRM,
PROFESSOR!

Judge: ALL RIGHT!

I AM DISMISSING
THE COMPLAINT

AGAINST MR. PEARSON
AND HIS LAW FIRM.

I SEE NO FOUNDATION.

AS FOR THE MATTER
OF THE DOCUMENTATION
PRODUCTION,

I SHALL TAKE
THAT MATTER UNDER
ADVISEMENT.

[BANGS GAVEL]

ADJOURNED.

8 YEARS?

YEAH.

THAT'S
THEIR FINAL OFFER.

FOR STEALING A BAG?

WARREN,

MY RECOMMENDATION?

YOU MIGHT
WANT TO TAKE IT.

AND I MIGHT NOT!

OBVIOUSLY, THINGS
AREN'T GOING VERY WELL.

IF WE LOSE, THAT JUDGE,

HE COULD HIT YOU
WITH 20, WARREN.

20 YEARS?

I AM JUST AFRAID
OF THE JUDGE SLAPPING
THE MAXIMUM.

DO YOU HAVE A BEAT
ON THE JURY?
NOT REALLY.

AND I WOULDN'T RELY ON
THEM BEING SYMPATHETIC.

I MEAN, HE IS A THIEF.

THE PROBLEM WITH A PLEA
YOU'LL WAIVE YOUR APPEALS,

AND WITH THIS CASE,
YOU'VE GOT SOME,

ESPECIALLY
WITH THAT JUDGE.

YOU THINK I SHOULD
GO TO VERDICT?

I WOULD.

IT IS JUST SO UNFAIR.

THEY ARE
USING HIM TO MAKE
A POLITICAL STATEMENT.

ARGUE THAT.

YOU HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.

JOEY HERIC WILL NEVER
LET YOU ARGUE INSANITY.

MAYBE NOT, BUT
I CAN AT LEAST TRY.

NO, DEFINITELY NOT.

HE HAS A NARCISSISTIC
PERSONALITY DISORDER.

ASIDE FROM NEEDING
TO BELIEVE HE'S SANE,

HE NEEDS TO BELIEVE
HE'S SMARTER THAN
EVERYBODY ELSE.

HAVEN'T YOU
EXPERIENCED THAT?

OH, YES.

AND THIS, UH, DISORDER,

DO YOU CONSIDER HIM
MENTALLY ILL?

VERY, THOUGH
IS HE INSANE UNDER
THE McNAUGHTEN RULE?

NO, HE KNEW
WHAT HE WAS DOING

WHEN HE
KILLED THOSE MEN.
IN FACT...

IN FACT WHAT?

WELL, LOOK AT
HOW HE DID IT.

THIS IS A BRILLIANT
PERSON, GENIUS.

IF HE WANTED TO PLAN
THE PERFECT CRIME

IN ORDER TO
ESCAPE SUSPICION,

HE COULD PROBABLY
ACCOMPLISH IT.

INSTEAD, HE KILLS
WITH NO ALIBI,

HE'S THE ONLY ONE
IN THE ROOM WITH
THE VICTIM,

HIS PRINTS
ON THE WEAPON,

AND HE INVITES
HIS LAWYERS OVER
TO SEE HIS KILL,

LIKE A CAT
WITH A DEAD MOUSE.

IT'S AS IF
HE COMMITS A CRIME

WHERE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
NOT TO CONVICT HIM

AND THE GAME IS STILL
GETTING AWAY WITH IT.

WHICH FEEDS INTO
HIS NARCISSISM?

EXACTLY.
THE DEEPER THE HOLE,

THE GREATER THE EUPHORIA
OF CLIMBING OUT. WHY?

BECAUSE HE NEEDS
TO FEEL HE'S SMARTER
THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

I TOLD YOU, NO.

FIRST, HEAR ME OUT.

LEGAL INSANITY FOR
THE PURPOSE OF A TRIAL--

NO!

YOU CONSIDERED IT
YOURSELF. YOU SAID--

IN JEST.

IT'S TOO DESPERATE.

NO JURY IS GOING
TO BELIEVE I AM INSANE.

JOEY, I CAN'T WIN THIS.
I'M LOOKING AT
THE FACTS,

AND I'M TELLING YOU,
I CANNOT WIN THIS.

THEN MAYBE I SHOULD
FIND ANOTHER LAWYER.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD.

FINE. YOU'RE FIRED.
BEAT IT.

YOU KNOW, I--I DON'T
EVEN KNOW WHY I SHOULD
CARE ABOUT YOU.

YOU KILLED 2 PEOPLE,

AND IT SHOULDN'T
REALLY BOTHER ME IF YOU
GO AWAY FOREVER.

YOUR ARROGANCE
GOT YOU THIS FAR, JOEY.

YOU REALLY
WANT TO KEEP GOING?

ON WHAT GROUNDS DO
YOU WISH TO WITHDRAW?

ON THE BASIS THAT
MY CLIENT FIRED ME,
YOUR HONOR.

MR. HERIC,

ARE YOU CITING GROUNDS
FOR THE DISCHARGE?

YES, YOUR HONOR.

LAST NIGHT, MR. DONNELL
INFORMED ME THAT
HE'S A LESBIAN.

MR. HERIC, FROM WHAT
I'VE LEARNED ABOUT YOU,

YOU MIGHT PLAY
THIS LITTLE GAME
IN PERPETUITY.

YOU'LL HIRE
AND FIRE LAWYERS

UNTIL IT'LL BE YEARS
BEFORE WE GET TO TRIAL.

I AM READY NOW,
YOUR HONOR.

I JUST WISH
TO REPRESENT MYSELF.

Judge:
ARE YOU A LAWYER?

NO, BUT IF I
KEEP KILLING PEOPLE,

I FIGURE THEY'LL LET ME
IN HELL ANYWAY.

PUT THIS MAN
BACK IN CUSTODY.

WHEN YOU'RE READY
TO TREAT THIS FORUM
SERIOUSLY, MR. HERIC,

WE CAN RESUME.

YOUR HONOR,
NO, PLEASE, I'M SORRY.
I'M REALLY SORRY. LISTEN.

MR. DONNELL WANTS TO
UTILIZE AN INSANITY PLEA,

WHICH I AM OPPOSED TO.

DESPITE NO FORMAL
LEGAL TRAINING,

I DO BELIEVE THAT
I CAN REPRESENT MYSELF

BETTER THAN ANY
MEMBER OF THE BAR.

I'M ORDERING A
PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION,

AND WE'LL DO THAT TODAY
TO DETERMINE COMPETENCY.

AND, IF POSSIBLE, I'LL
RULE ON YOUR REQUEST AT
THE END OF BUSINESS.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

IT'S A PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD LAW:

WHOEVER AFFECTS COMMERCE
BY ROBBERY OR EXTORTION.

CRIME HAS A DIRECT IMPACT
ON TOURISM.

TOURISM IS
A FORM OF COMMERCE.

THIS MAN

ROBS TOURISTS.

SIMPLE.

Ellenor: THIS SIMPLE LAW,

THE HOBBS ACT,

IT WASN'T PASSED
TO GO AFTER PURSE-SNATCHERS,

IT WASN'T MEANT TO
TARGET PEOPLE WHO STEAL
FROM TOURISTS.

THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT
OF THE HOBBS ACT

WAS TO GO AFTER
ORGANIZED CRIME AND
OTHER RACKETEERS

WHO EXTORT POLITICIANS,

AND IT IS BEING MANIPULATED
HERE TO GO AFTER MY CLIENT.

WHY?

BECAUSE THE COMMONWEALTH
OF MASSACHUSETTS

WANTS A PRESS RELEASE

TO CONVINCE
ALL THE TOURISTS--

I OBJECT! NONE OF
THIS WAS OFFERED
INTO EVIDENCE.

I AGREE.
OBJECTION SUSTAINED.

COUNSEL WILL NOT ARGUE
THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT
OF THE LAW.

THE INTENT OF THE LAW
ISN'T RELEVANT?

NO, IT IS NOT.

THE JURY WILL BE
INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW
THE LETTER OF THE LAW.

AS WAS ADMITTED
INTO EVIDENCE,

MY CLIENT PLED GUILTY
IN STATE COURT,

AND HE RECEIVED
HIS SENTENCE.

THE FEDERAL PROSECUTORS
ARE USING THIS GUILTY PLEA

TO GO AFTER HIM,
AND, WELL, HERE WE ARE

PROSECUTING HIM
FOR COMMERCE VIOLATIONS.

NOW, AS
A DEFENSE ATTORNEY,

I FEEL THE STING
OF ALL THE ATTACKS.

THE STUNTS
THAT WE RESORT TO,

THE TRICKS
TO GET THE GUY OFF,

DISTORTING THE LAW
TO CIRCUMVENT JUSTICE,

ALL THE LITTLE SNEAKY
TRICKS THAT WE PLAY.

AND THE POOR PROSECUTORS,

WITH THOSE SLEAZY
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS

JUST USING ALL
THOSE END-AROUNDS,

AND THE POOR JUDGES

WHO SEE THEIR COURTROOMS
JUST USED AS TOOLS

TO BASTARDIZE JUSTICE.

THIS WOULD OTHERWISE BE
SUCH A PROUD, PROUD ROOM,

WOULDN'T IT?

I THOUGHT IT BEST
WE DO THIS IN CHAMBERS,

OFF THE RECORD.

EITHER OF YOU OBJECT,
I CAN CALL IN THE STENO.

I'M FINE.

ALL RIGHT.

ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE
HAS ALWAYS BEEN SACROSANCT.

IT HAS TO BE.

AND I PITY THE JUDGE
WHO TRIES TO TEAR
THE LID OFF.

BUT, MR. PEARSON,

YOU HAVE SWEPT EVERYTHING
UNDER PRIVILEGE HERE.

YOUR HONOR, BECAUSE
THE TOBACCO COMPANIES
HAVE BEEN SUED,

A LOT OF THOSE STUDIES
HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED TO
FIGHT OFF LITIGATION.

THOSE STUDIES WILL
FALL UNDER PRIVILEGE.

YES, YOU MADE THAT
ARGUMENT IN COURT

AND TO SOME EXTENT
IT'S VALID.

BUT WHEN LAWYERS START
GUIDING THE RESEARCH--

THERE'S NO EVIDENCE
THAT'S HAPPENED.

THERE IS OTHER EVIDENCE
THAT OTHER TOBACCO COMPANIES

HAVE USED PRIVILEGE TO COVER
UP SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

AND JUDGING FROM
MY REVIEW OF THIS CASE,

I HAVE A STRONG SUSPICION
THAT IT'S HAPPENING HERE,

SO STRONG THAT I AM
INCLINED TO TAKE A LOOK.

NOW, MR. PEARSON,

WE BOTH KNOW THAT THERE
IS A CRIME/FRAUD EXCEPTION.

SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN USING
YOUR ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE

TO ASSIST
THE TOBACCO COMPANY

IN ANY SORT OF COVER-UP,

THE CONSEQUENCES
WILL BE SEVERE

FOR YOUR CLIENT
AND FOR YOU.

NOW, I HAVEN'T MADE
MY RULING YET IN THIS CASE

BECAUSE THE ISSUE
IS SO COMPLICATED.

AND I KNOW THAT ANY RULING
AGAINST YOU IN THIS MATTER,
I AM SURE,

WILL BE APPEALED
TO THE MILLENNIUM,
GIVEN THE STAKES.

SO, MY SUGGESTION HERE...

WHY DON'T YOU TWO
TRY TO WORK IT OUT?

75,000.

TIMES 10.

OH, PLEASE.

YOU CAN'T EVEN
SHOW DAMAGES.

THE DAMAGE HERE
WILL BE YOURS.

YOU CAN'T RISK
LETTING THAT JUDGE SEE
SOME OF THOSE DOCUMENTS.

IT'S NOW 10:15. I'LL BE
AT YOUR OFFICE AT 3:00.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CHECK
FOR $750,000,

IT'LL GO UP TO A MILLION.

THINK THAT'S A BLUFF?
YOUR PREROGATIVE.

BUT WHAT WE JUST
HEARD IN THERE,

THAT WAS NO BLUFF.

3:00.

SHARP.

I'M GONNA ASK YOU
A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.

SOME WILL BE UNRELATED.

MAINLY, I'M LOOKING
TO DETERMINE WHETHER
YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND

THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDING
WHICH YOU ARE ABOUT
TO ENCOUNTER.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND IT?

JOEY, DO YOU WANNA BE
JUDGED COMPETENT OR NOT?

AS YOU SAID, I COULD
BE FOUND COMPETENT
TO STAND TRIAL,

ONLY TO BE
JUDGED INSANE.

I COULD PLEAD INSANITY
IF I WANTED,

NOT THAT I WILL,

BUT ONLY IF
THIS LITTLE BUTTON
FINDS ME COMPETENT.

SHOULD I UNDERSTAND
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM, MILDRED?

CAN I CALL YOU
MILDRED?

WHERE DID YOU KILL
THIS MARTY PERSON?

YOU CAN'T ASK THAT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE
FOR A COMPETENCY
HEARING.

BUT...

I'LL TELL YOU.

IF I KILLED HIM,

IT WAS BECAUSE
I LOVED HIM.

EITHER THAT OR
BECAUSE HE WAS GAY.

Bobby: JOEY!

WHAT CAN I SAY?
GOD SPOKE TO ME.

HE SAID GET RID
OF THE HOMOS.

HE SAID HE'D BEEN
TRYING, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE AIDS VIRUS,

BUT WITH A.Z.T.
SLOWING THINGS DOWN,

HE SAID,
"JOEY, GET IN THERE.

GIVE IT A STAB."

AREN'T YOU GAY?

YES.

BUT IF I
KILLED MYSELF FIRST,

THAT WOULD SORT
OF LIMIT MY TALLY.

THE DEFENDANT WILL RISE.

THE JURY HAS
REACHED A VERDICT?

WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR.

PLEASE STATE YOUR VERDICT.

ON THE MATTER OF
UNITED STATES
VS. CRUICKSHANK,

ON THE CHARGE OF
INTERFERING OF COMMERCE
BY THREATS OF VIOLENCE,

PURSUANT TO TITLE 18,
SUBSECTION 1951,

WE FIND THE DEFENDANT
WARREN CRUICKSHANK

NOT GUILTY.

THE JURY IS DISMISSED.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

[GAVEL BANGS]

YOUR HONOR?

GIVEN THE RISK
OF SAYING THIS--

I BROUGHT MY TOOTHBRUSH--

THAT JURY JUST BROUGHT
SOME INTEGRITY BACK
INTO THIS ROOM.

AND AS AN OFFICER
OF THE COURT,

I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD
LET A LITTLE OF IT RUB OFF.

DO YOU HAVE
THE CHECK?

SIT DOWN.

AS I LOOK AT YOU AS
ONE OF MY LAW STUDENTS,

I FEEL THAT I HAVE FAILED
AS A PROFESSOR.

THE PRACTICE OF LAW
IS MORE THAN JUST
GETTING ACQUITTALS

OR MONETARY AWARDS.

IT INVOLVES RESPECT
FOR THE BAR,

DIGNITY IN CONDUCT.

SUING LAW FIRMS
AND ATTORNEYS PERSONALLY

AS A MEANS OF STRATEGY...

THERE IS NOTHING NOBLE
IN YOU, LINDSAY.

TAKE YOUR MONEY
AND GET OUT.

MY FIRM
DEFENDS MURDERERS,

DRUG DEALERS...

ON THE THEORY THAT
DESPITE THE CRIME,

EVERYBODY GETS
HIS DAY IN COURT.

BUT WE NEVER,
EVER FACILITATE
MURDER, PROFESSOR,

WE NEVER HELP PEOPLE
TO KILL.

YOU'RE PAID OVER
$1 MILLION A YEAR

TO HELP A CORPORATION
CONCEAL THE TRUTH

THAT THEY POISON PEOPLE,

A CORPORATION
WHICH AIMS TO GET
14-YEAR-OLDS ADDICTED,

A CORPORATION THAT STILL,
IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES,

DOESN'T EVEN
PRINT WARNINGS

BECAUSE BY LAW
THEY DON'T HAVE TO.

3 MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR
DIE FROM SMOKING,

AND YOU PLAY YOUR PART.

LET'S MEET UP AT
THE END OF OUR DAYS

AND COMPARE LEGACIES.

ALL RIGHT.
THE COURT PSYCHIATRIST

HAS SERIOUS QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOU, MR. HERIC,

BUT SHE HAS NEVERTHELESS
FOUND YOU COMPETENT.

IF YOU CHOOSE
TO REPRESENT YOURSELF,

THIS COURT
SHOULD NOT PREVENT THAT,

THOUGH IT IS
THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THIS COURT THAT YOU DON'T.

IT REMAINS YOUR WISH TO
SERVE AS YOUR OWN COUNSEL?

IT DOES.

VERY WELL.

MR. DONNELL,
THE COURT ORDERS YOU
TO STAY ON AS COUNSEL

TO ASSIST MR. HERIC,
SHOULD HE CHOOSE
TO CONSULT YOU.

YOUR HONOR,
I DON'T THINK
THAT'S SUCH A--

I'VE MADE MY RULING.

HE CAN REPRESENT HIMSELF
WITH YOU AS BACKUP.

ADJOURNED.

WELL, WIN OR LOSE,
WON'T THIS BE FUN?

UH, HELEN, I'LL NEED
ALL THE INCULPATORY
AND EXCULPATORY REPORTS

IN MY CELL BY MORNING.

THE SOONER I GET
YOUR WITNESS LIST,
THE BETTER.

AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT YOU OCCASIONALLY SLEEP
WITH THE OPPOSING COUNSEL.

I WILL BE FIRST-CHAIRING.

MR. HERIC, I'M THRILLED
YOU'VE DECIDED
TO REPRESENT YOURSELF.

YOUR LITTLE JOYRIDE
IS OVER.

SHE'S DELICIOUS.

OH, PLEASE,
PROMISE ME THIS.

WHATEVER HAPPENS,

WE ALL COME OUT
AS FRIENDS.

HEY, WARREN.

HEY, ELLENOR.

UH, I BOUGHT YOU A GIFT.

IT AIN'T MUCH,
BUT, UH...

WELL, I JUST
WANTED TO SAY, UH...

I DON'T EXACTLY
PAY YOU BIG FEES,

AND WE DON'T EVEN
KNOW EACH OTHER
THAT GOOD,

AND ALL
MY SMART-ASSIN'...

I JUST WANTED TO SAY...

I NEVER HAD ANYBODY
FIGHT FOR ME...

LIKE YOU DID,

AND I'LL NEVER
FORGET IT.

NEVER.

JUST WHEN I WONDERED
WHY I PUT UP WITH IT ALL.

THE JUDGE STUCK ME ON.

I GOTTA STAY ON
THE JOEY HERIC CASE.

BOBBY.

I JUST WANT YOU
TO KNOW...

THIS IS THE BEST
LAW FIRM I KNOW.

THANKS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A HANDBAG.

YOU STINKER!