The Practice (1997–2004): Season 2, Episode 25 - Food Chains - full transcript

THERE WAS A MESSAGE
ON THE MACHINE.

SOME SCIENTIST
AND A MONKEY.

I CALLED BACK
AND SET AN APPOINTMENT.

HA HA.
YES, A REAL MONKEY.

NAH, NAH,
SHE DIDN'T SAY.

NAH. WE HAVE--
[GASPS]

ARE YOU OK?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

THANKS.

HOW YA DOIN', MA'AM?

YOU WANNA MAKE
SOME MONEY TODAY?



EXCUSE ME?

GET YOU 4,000 OR 5,000.
MAYBE MORE. INSURANCE.

I'M FINE, THANK YOU.

THEY'LL PAY.
THEY GOTTA PAY.

LOOK, I SAID
I'M NOT HURT.

YEAH, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE.

THAT COULD BE
A DELAYED REACTION THING.

NOW, MY MAN HERE--
HE'S GOOD.

HE'LL CHECK YOU OUT,
AND IN 6 MONTHS,

GET YOU UP TO 5,000.

IT'S FREE MONEY.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

IT'S A SCAM.
THE WHOLE ACCIDENT
WAS PROBABLY STAGED.

YOU THINK?

EXCEPT YOU WERE THE ONE MEANT
TO PLOW INTO THE GUY IN FRONT.



THEN THEY COME AFTER
YOUR INSURANCE.

SINCE YOU DIDN'T
HIT NOBODY, PLAN B.

PLAN B?

THEY SOLICIT YOU
TO GO AFTER THE GUY
WHO REAR-ENDED YOU.

IT'S A BILLION-DOLLAR
BUSINESS--

INSURANCE FRAUD.

I ALMOST DECIDED
TO GO INTO IT.

THAT WAS A JOKE.

IT'S NOT A JOKE TO ME.
I'M REPORTING THEM.

REPORTING WHO?

THE GUILTY ONES
FLED THE SCENE.

THE GUY WHO HIT YOU
IS PROBABLY AN INNOCENT.

YOU GET ANY OTHER
PLATE NUMBERS?

WHAT ABOUT THE GUY
THAT GAVE ME THIS CARD?

YOU GET
HIS NAME?

NO. I GOT
HIS DOCTOR'S NAME.

YOU CAN'T PROVE
HE DID ANYTHING.

MY CAR GOT BASHED.

I'M TAKING THIS OUT
ON SOMEBODY.

MAYBE ANOTHER RAT
WILL RUN BY.

YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY?
NO, NO. YOU WOULDN'T
KILL A RAT.

PROFESSIONAL COURTESY.

HEY...
ALL RIGHT.

WOULD YOU STOP SAYING
ALL RIGHT, BIG HEAD?

MY CAR GOT BASHED.
THERE'S NOTHING
ALL RIGHT WITH THAT.

KNOW WHAT, REBECCA?

I THINK YOU NEED TO HAVE
SEXUAL RELATIONS.

WHAT?
YOU'VE BEEN
ACTING NASTY.

I HAVE NOT
BEEN ACTING NASTY.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE
A FRUSTRATED OLDER WOMAN.

OLDER WOMAN?!
WHO YOU CALLIN'--

YOU THINK I'M OLD?
DOES THIS LOOK OLD
TO YOU?

WHAT THE HELL
IS GOIN' ON HERE?

REBECCA GOT INTO
A CAR ACCIDENT,

JIMMY CALLED HER OLD,

AND I THINK HE WANTS
TO HAVE SEX WITH HER.

NOT TRUE.
I'M INNOCENT.

NOT TRUE.

REBECCA, I WASN'T
SOLICITING YOU FOR SEX.

THIS IS SOMETHING
I WOULDN'T DO.

'CAUSE YOU THINK
I'M TOO OLD.

I NEVER MEANT THAT, EITHER.
YOU KNOW I DIDN'T.

I'M A KIND PERSON.

YEAH. YOU HAVE A HEART
THE SIZE OF YOUR HEAD.

CAN WE JUST DROP THIS?

RUDE.

IS THERE SOMETHING
IN THE WATER?

YEAH, LINDSAY.

BITE ME.

ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S IT.

AFTER LUNCH, 1:00,
STAFF MEETING.

EVERYBODY THERE.

EXCUSE ME. I'M LOOKING
FOR ELLENOR FRUTT.

THAT'S ME.

MY NAME IS
KATHERINE NESBIT.

I CALLED.

IT'S THE MONKEY.

SHE GREW UP WITH US.

I'VE BEEN HER TEACHER
ALMOST FROM BIRTH.

BUT SHE DOESN'T
BELONG TO YOU.

NO. SHE'S OWNED
BY THE PRIMATE CENTER.

ELLENOR, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY
I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THIS.

HERE. YOU MIGHT WANT
ONE OF THESE.

Dr. Nesbit: HI, TINA.

GOOD MORNING.

HI.

HI, TINA.

WHAT'S UP?

SHE JUST ASKED
IF I WAS HER FRIEND.

I KNOW SIGN LANGUAGE.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT.

MY NAME IS ELLENOR.

Dr. Nesbit:
THAT'S HER SIGN NAME.

HI, TINA. IT'S NICE
TO MEET YOU.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
SHE KNOWS SIGN LANGUAGE.

MODIFIED.

SHE USES UP TO
130 SIGNS,

AND SHE KNOWS
A HUNDRED OR SO
MORE THAN THAT.

THE BEAR--CAN YOU
BRING IT TO ME?

THANK YOU.

REBECCA...

YOU AND I NEED TO CLEAR
SOME AIR.

NO.

I WAS...

THE ACCIDENT.

THE THOUGHT THAT
THEY DID IT ON PURPOSE.

I COULD'VE BEEN KILLED.

YOU REALLY
WANNA GET THEM?

CAN WE?

LET ME SEE THE CARD
THAT GUY GAVE YOU.

LIKE A STING.

JUST THE DOCTOR.
NOTHING DANGEROUS.

DO YOU REALLY THINK
THE ACCIDENT WAS STAGED?

ALL I KNOW IS THAT
THE CAR ON THE LEFT
WAS BLOCKING ME,

AND THE CAR
IN FRONT OF ME
STOPPED SHORT

THEN TOOK OFF.

THAT'S HOW
THEY DO IT.

THEN THE MAN WITH
THE DOCTOR'S CARD
SUDDENLY APPEARS.

YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO WEAR A WIRE.

THE GUY WOULD
BE EXAMINING YOU.

I MAKE FOR
A GOOD WITNESS,
REMEMBER?

ARE YOU NUTS?

I'D ONLY BE MEETING
THE CHIROPRACTOR.

WHAT DOCTORS
AREN'T DANGEROUS
IF THEY'RE CRIMINALS?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

BITE ME.

NOW WHAT?

REBECCA,
A.K.A. PAM GRIER,
IS GOING UNDERCOVER

TO BREAK
AN INSURANCE FRAUD RING.

WHAT?

THEY ALMOST
GOT ME KILLED.

REBECCA...
DON'T REBECCA ME.

THEY PICKED THE WRONG TARGET
THIS MORNING.

BOBBY, LISTEN.
I ALREADY SAID YES.

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM,
BITE HER.

IT'S JUST A MEETING
WITH THE DOCTOR.

WHY ARE THEY
GETTING RID OF HER?

IT'S NOT JUST TINA.

THE PRIMATE CENTER
CLOSES ON THURSDAY.

ALL
THE RESEARCH ANIMALS

HAVE BEEN SOLD
TO A BIOMEDICAL LAB.

AND AT THE BIOMEDICAL LAB,
TINA...

EXACTLY.
THEY'LL PROBABLY
EXPERIMENT ON HER,

MAYBE HER BRAIN.

THERE'S A LIKELIHOOD
THEY'LL EVEN K-I-L-L.

I DON'T THINK
SHE'S LISTENING,
BUT JUST IN CASE.

SHE KNOWS THAT WORD.

I DON'T KNOW.
WE CAN TRY AND GET
A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION.

MISS FRUTT,
I REALLY DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF MONEY.

DO YOU HAVE A HOUSE?

I'M KIDDING.

FIRST OF ALL, THE IDEA
OF A PARTNERSHIP OR EQUITY--

I'M NOT SURE IT'S SOMETHING
ANY OF YOU REALLY WANT.

YOU DON'T JUST
SHARE THE PROFIT,
YOU SHARE THE DEBT,

WHICH WE STILL HAVE.

THAT DEBT CAN BE ERASED
BY A BUY-IN.

IF WE
BUY INTO THE PARTNERSHIP,
THAT WOULD CREATE A SURPLUS

THAT COULD WIPE OUT
MOST OF OUR DEFICITS.

PLUS, IN EXCHANGE
FOR EQUITY,

WE COULD ALL AGREE
TO REDUCE OUR SALARIES.

THAT WOULD
LOWER OVERHEAD.

PROBLEM IS, I CAN'T
AFFORD TO MAKE LESS.

I BARELY CRACK MY NUT
AS IT IS.

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BUY IN, EUGENE.

IT'S NOT LIKE ANYBODY'S
HAND'S BEING FORCED.

YES, BUT IF YOU
BUY IN, LINDSAY,

WHICH MAYBE
YOU CAN AFFORD

SINCE YOU DON'T PAY
CHILD SUPPORT,

YOU BECOME A PARTNER,
DON'T YOU?

MEANING?

MEANING YOU'D BE IN A POSITION
TO FORCE HANDS.

THIS ISN'T
ABOUT POWER.

OH, DON'T GIVE ME THAT.

THIS HAS
NOTHING TO DO--

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SAY
IN HOW THIS PLACE IS RUN.

ARE YOU GONNA DENY THAT?

THAT DOESN'T
TRANSLATE TO POWER.

COME ON. LET'S NOT DENY
THIS IS A LITTLE ABOUT POWER.

IT COULD BE MORE THAT
SHE SLEPT WITH HIM.

SHUT UP.

JIMMY, FOR CRYIN'
OUT LOUD...

THIS IS ABOUT
PROMOTING THE FIRM.

AND PROMOTING YOURSELF
WITHIN THE FIRM.

TO HELP EVERYBODY!

YEAH, INCLUDING YOURSELF.

YOU GONNA DENY THAT, TOO?

ARE YOU GONNA DENY
YOU'RE FRUSTRATED?

DO YOU HEAR ME COMPLAIN?

I DON'T HAVE TO.

A FRIEND OF MINE WORKS
AT HARRICK AND DUNNE.

YOU INTERVIEWED THERE
LAST WEEK FOR A JOB.

THAT HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH THIS.

I AM DUE IN COURT.
I HAVE TO GO SAVE AN APE.

HAVEN'T WE MOVED UP?

WE REPRESENT MONKEYS NOW.

BUT, HEY, SO LONG AS EUGENE
GETS TO CRACK HIS NUTS.

NO PROBLEMS HERE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

TIGHTNESS HERE...

AND HERE.

I'M NOT IN ANY PAIN.

RIGHT. COULD YOU PUSH UP
AGAINST ME, PLEASE?

NO. THIS REALLY HURTS.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE
A BURNING SENSATION.

SEE, THE WHOLE BACK AREA
IS SPASMING.

SEE, THE PAIN RADIATES
OUT FROM THE SPINAL COLUMN

LIKE A STARFISH,
YOU'LL WANT TO SAY,

OR LIKE ARROWS,
BUT WE'LL GO OVER THAT.

UH, MARCUS SAID
4,000 OR 5,000.

JUST A SECOND.

ALISON, COULD YOU
COME IN HERE, PLEASE?

NEED TO SEE YOU
A NUMBER OF TIMES.

SET UP A PATTERN
OF TREATMENT.

WITH THIS TYPE OF
SOFT TISSUE INFLAMMATION,

IT COULD TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS
TO TREAT.

I UNDERSTAND.

OK. WE'RE GONNA START
MS. WASHINGTON ON A ROUTINE

OF 3 TIMES A WEEK
FOR THE FIRST MONTH.

I'LL JUST HAVE YOU SIGN IN
FOR THE FIRST 5 WEEKS NOW,

AND THEN I'LL SEE YOU
IN JUST OVER A MONTH.

OK.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED A LAWYER
TO SUBMIT YOUR CLAIM.

I HAVE A NUMBER OF NAMES.

I'M ACTUALLY
THE OFFICE MANAGER
OF A SMALL LAW FIRM.

I'M SURE ONE OF
OUR ATTORNEYS

WOULD BE GLAD
TO HANDLE THIS
FOR ME.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.

UH...INSURANCE LAW
CAN BE A TRICKY BUSINESS.

YOU WANT SOMEBODY WHO CAN
HANDLE THIS KIND OF THING.

WELL, ACTUALLY,
THIS "KIND OF THING"
IS RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY.

REALLY?

HUH. THAT'S SOMETHING
WE MIGHT WANNA
TALK ABOUT SOMETIME.

OK.

I DON'T GET THE POINT.
YOUR CLIENT DOESN'T
OWN THE ANIMAL.

MY CLIENT WOULD BE HAPPY
TO BUY THE CHIMPANZEE,

BUT THE DEFENDANT
WON'T SELL HER.

WE'RE NOT PERMITTED
TO SELL OFF

OUR RESEARCH ANIMALS
TO INDIVIDUALS,

AND DR. NESBIT
KNOWS THAT BETTER
THAN ALL OF US.

I AM NOT GONNA STAND UP HERE

AND PRETEND THAT WE'RE NOT
ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT.

I AM STANDING HERE BECAUSE
I THINK THIS SITUATION
WARRANTS IT.

WHY?

BECAUSE THE CHIMPANZEE

HAS SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY
BONDED WITH DR. NESBIT.

OH, PLEASE. MY DOG
LIKES TO LICK MY FEET.

SHE'S STILL A DOG.

YES, BUT CAN YOUR DOG LAUGH?

CAN YOUR DOG FORM SENTENCES
AND TALK TO YOU?

CAN THE MONKEY?

YES. SHE KNOWS
SIGN LANGUAGE.

NOT JUST WORDS, YOUR HONOR,
BUT WORD COMBINATIONS--

NOUNS AND VERBS--

AND SHE USES LANGUAGE
TO COMMUNICATE.

YOUR HONOR, THERE ARE
HUNDREDS OF CHIMPANZEES
IN PRIMATE CENTERS

THAT HAVE ALL LEARNED
SIGN LANGUAGE.

YES, BUT THIS ONE
COULD BE KILLED
IF SHE'S TRANSFERRED--

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

YOUR HONOR, THIS IS TANTAMOUNT
TO A CHILD CUSTODY CASE,

WHERE WE WOULD ASK YOU
TO RULE IN THE BEST INTEREST
OF THE CHILD.

WITH ONE SMALL EXCEPTION.

THE CHILD HAS RIGHTS.
A CHIMPANZEE DOESN'T.

THAT MAY CHANGE, JUDGE.

AS WE SPEAK, THERE IS
A CASE BEING BROUGHT

TO CONFER EQUALITY
ON GREAT APES.

THAT CASE ISN'T
BEFORE ME, COUNSEL,

AND FRANKLY,
I DON'T CARE ABOUT IT.

ALL APES MAY BE
CREATED EQUAL,

BUT THEY'RE NOT EQUAL
TO HUMANS.

YOUR HONOR, I REALLY
DON'T APPRECIATE
YOUR DISMISSIVENESS--

DOCTOR, DO YOU KNOW
HOW BACKED UP
MY DOCKET IS?

DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG
PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT

FOR THEIR DAY IN COURT?

SHE'S A MONKEY.

Bobby: YES.
I'M TO BLAME?

ELLENOR GOES OUT
ON AN INTERVIEW,
AND I'M--

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO OPENED UP
PANDORA'S BOX, NOT ME.

OH, HERE YOU GO AGAIN,

REFUSING TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR POOR LEADERSHIP.

I COULD FIRE YOU.
THAT'S LEADERSHIP.

GO AHEAD!
BUT YOU BETTER GET
AN OPINION LETTER FIRST

BECAUSE THE FACT THAT
WE'VE SLEPT TOGETHER,
WITH TODAY'S LAWS--

YOU'RE GONNA CLAIM
SEXUAL HARASSMENT NOW?

THAT WOULD SORT OF BE
MANIPULATING THE LAW,
WOULDN'T IT?

WHAT VACUUM COULD I HAVE
POSSIBLY LEARNED THAT IN?

THIS IS GOOD.

JIMMY...

NO, NO. I MEAN,
REALLY GOOD.

THIS ISN'T
ABOUT OFFICE POLITICS
OR IMPROVING THE FIRM.

THIS IS ABOUT YOU AND ME
SLEEPING TOGETHER.

Lindsay: WE'RE NOT
SLEEPING TOGETHER
ANYMORE.

AND THAT'S WHAT
THIS IS ABOUT.

THAT WE ARE NOT.

YOU CALLED
A MEETING BACK THERE
TO OPEN A DISCUSSION,

WHICH WE DID,
AND IT COMES OUT

THAT ELLENOR
HAS PUT HERSELF
ON THE MARKET,

AND YOU'RE SAYING
THAT'S MY FAULT.

YOU HAVE ISSUES
WITH THESE PEOPLE.

YOU WANT TO LAY THEM
ALL ON ME?

GO AHEAD.
IT'S WHO YOU ARE.

HEY.

HOW'S IT GOIN'?

THAT'S HIM.
NO DOUBT.

YOU KNOW HIM?

MARCUS ROBBINS.
YEAH. HE USED TO BE
A CAPPER OR A RUNNER.

I GUESS
HE'S MOVED UP NOW.

THEY WORK
FOR DOCTORS?

NO, NO. HE AND THE DOCTORS
WORK FOR SOMEBODY BIGGER.

BUT THIS DR. SPIVAK--
HE'S NEW TO US.

HE'S ALREADY GOT ME SET UP
FOR 2 MONTHS OF TREATMENT.

HE HAS TO. HE HAS TO RUN
YOUR MEDICAL BILLS TO 2,000

BEFORE YOU CAN CLAIM
PAIN AND SUFFERING.

THE DOCTOR?
SO CAN YOU ARREST HIM?

FROM WHAT YOU TOLD US,
MAYBE WE CAN GET HIM UP
ON A FRAUD CHARGE, BUT--

BUT WHAT?

HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING
TO TAKE THIS?

ME?

THE FACT THAT THIS
IS A REAL FIRM...

BUT WHY JIMMY?

WELL,
NOTHING PERSONAL.

GO AHEAD.

THOSE JIMMY THE GRUNT
COMMERCIALS--

YOU SEEM LIKE
THE PERFECT LAWYER TO...

I THINK THEY MIGHT BELIEVE
YOU COULD BE ONE OF THEM.

IT'S TOO DANGEROUS.
IT'S ONE THING TO MEET
WITH THE DOCTOR, BUT--

PLUS, I DON'T EVEN THINK
WE CAN DO WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT.

ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
WE CAN'T STING A CLIENT.

I WANT TO DO IT.

EXACTLY WHAT ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT HERE?

WELL, FOR JIMMY TO BE
ASSIGNED SOME CASES,

THE LEADER OF THE RING
WOULD WANT TO MEET
WITH HIM,

CHECK HIM OUT.

IT SOUNDS TOO RISKY.

IT'S UP TO YOU.

I DON'T THINK
THERE'S ANY RISK
OF PHYSICAL DANGER,

BUT IT'S TOTALLY
UP TO YOU.

I'M IN.

SO AM I.

BAD...BAD IDEA.

I WAS BASICALLY
THE PRIMATOLOGIST

IN CHARGE
OF TRAINING HER.

TRAINING HER IN...

LANGUAGE.
COMMUNICATION.

SO TINA ACTUALLY KNOWS
SIGN LANGUAGE.

YES.

YOU MEAN
SHE OBEYS COMMANDS,

OR SHE ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS
WHAT WORDS MEAN?

I MEAN SHE CONVEYS
INFORMATION, YOUR HONOR.

SHE CAN ACTUALLY TELL ME
ABOUT HER PHYSICAL
AND MENTAL WELL-BEING.

SHE CAN USE
ABSTRACT SYMBOLS,

AND SHE CAN TEACH LANGUAGE
TO OTHER APES.

YOU MAKE HER SOUND
ALMOST HUMAN.

SHE IS ALMOST HUMAN.

IN FACT, 98%
OF A CHIMPANZEE'S DNA
IS THE SAME,

EXACTLY THE SAME
AS A HUMAN'S.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S BE CLEAR.

YOU BELIEVE IN ANIMAL TESTING
FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH?

YES, BUT THE LINE
BETWEEN--

WE'LL GET TO THE LINE
IN A SECOND.

BUT YOU'RE OK
WITH USING ANIMALS,
SACRIFICING ANIMALS,

FOR AIDS RESEARCH,
CANCER RESEARCH?

BUT NOT APES.

BUT NOT APES?

NO CRUELTY TO APES?

THE PRIMATE RESEARCH
THAT YOU DO, DOCTOR--

DOES IT EVER INVOLVE
CRUELTY TO THE APES?

I TRY NOT TO BE
CRUEL TO--

YEAH, YEAH. LET'S CHECK
THE HYPOCRISY AT THE DOOR.

IF WE'RE TALKING
THE BEST INTEREST
OF THE APE,

IT WOULD BE TO LEAVE IT
IN THE WILD, RIGHT?

YES.

I MEAN, BEING CAGED
IN A PRIMATE CENTER

ISN'T SUCH A GOOD THING
FOR THE CHIMPANZEES.

I'M UP HERE
TALKING ABOUT ONE
CHIMPANZEE. PERIOD.

AND THAT IS NO DOUBT
THE TRUTH, ISN'T IT?
YOU LOVE THIS APE.

I'M NOT DENYING THAT.

LOVE HER LIKE
YOUR OWN CHILD.

ISN'T THAT WHAT THIS
IS ALL ABOUT, DOCTOR?

IT'S NOT JUST ME
LOVING HER.

SHE LOVES ME.

THIS IS A SPECIES

CAPABLE OF LOVING,
MR. MYRON.

CAPABLE OF SADNESS,
DEPRESSION.

DO YOU GET THAT?

ARE APES...

THE ONLY SPECIES...

CAPABLE OF
EMOTIONAL BONDING?

NO.

DOLPHINS? ELEPHANTS?

NOT NEARLY
TO THE CAPACITY
OF THE CHIMPANZEE.

YES, BUT A DOLPHIN
DOES EMOTIONALLY BOND.

AND AN ELEPHANT
CAN GET DEPRESSED.

I EVEN READ A STORY ONCE
ABOUT A HAWK

THAT WAS SEPARATED
FROM HER OWNER,

AND SHE SUFFERED
FROM SEVERE WEIGHT LOSS

AND DIED
DUE TO DEPRESSION.
WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE?

MIGHT BE.

SO WHAT ARE
WE SUPPOSED TO DO?

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO COME UP WITH
SOME KIND OF BONDING TEST?

IF THE ANIMAL PASSES,
DIFFERENT RULES?

DON'T MOCK ME,
MR. MYRON.

I AM NOT MOCKING YOU,
DOCTOR.

I AM JUST WONDERING
ABOUT THE NEXT SCIENTIST
SITTING IN THAT CHAIR

WHO SAYS, "MY PIG LOVES ME.
YOU CAN'T KILL HER."

IF I FIRE HER,
WHAT'S THE PULSE
GONNA BE AROUND HERE?

BAD.

LOOK WHAT SHE'S DONE,
WHAT SHE'S STIRRED UP.

THIS OFFICE HAS NEVER
BEEN ABOUT GREED.

LINDSAY'S NOT ABOUT
GREED, EITHER.
WE BOTH KNOW THAT.

YOU THINK I'M GUILTY
OF BAD LEADERSHIP?

YOU TALK TO ELLENOR YET?
GOIN' OUT ON INTERVIEWS.

YOU ASK HER ABOUT THAT?

I WILL.

YOU WILL.

BOBBY, LINDSAY'S RIGHT.

WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN.

WHY DO WE EVEN
REALLY NEED ONE?

WE MAKE A LIVING.
WE'RE ALL OUR OWN BOSSES
FOR THE MOST PART.

THERE'S SOMETHING
TO BE SAID FOR THAT.

THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID
FOR OWNING A HOUSE, TOO.

I GOT A SON. I GOT HIS
EDUCATION TO THINK ABOUT.

COLLEGE TAKES MONEY.

NOW, IF THOSE DAYS
ARE AHEAD FOR HIM,

IF THOSE DAYS
ARE AHEAD FOR US,

THEN LINDSAY
MAY BE RIGHT.

WE GOTTA HAVE
A BETTER PLAN.

SHE HAS POISONED
THIS PLACE!

EUGENE...

I THINK WE SHOULD
BROOM HER.

WE START FRESH, AND THEN
WE BUILD A PARTNERSHIP,
IF THAT'S THE ANSWER.

LOOK, MAN,
EVERYBODY HERE
LOVES LINDSAY.

NOW, NEXT TO REBECCA,
SHE'S THE CLOSEST THING

THIS PLACE HAS
TO A CONSCIENCE.

AND YOU LOVE HER, TOO.

MAYBE MORE THAN
YOU KNOW.

[DOOR CLOSES]

IT'S THE STUPID MONKEY CASE.
I'M OFF TO COURT.

YOU GONNA LEAVE,
ELLENOR?

I WAS JUST SEEIN'
WHAT'S OUT THERE, BOBBY.

PEOPLE DON'T GO INTERVIEWING
IF THEY DON'T PLAN TO LEAVE.

IF YOU'VE ANSWERED
YOUR OWN QUESTION,

WHY EVEN BOTHER
TO ASK IT?

THERE'S YOUR ANSWER,
AND THERE'S MY ANSWER.

I JUST THINK I NEED
TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK
AT WHAT'S OUT THERE

AND MAYBE
TAKE A BETTER LOOK
AT WHAT'S IN HERE.

WHAT THE HELL
DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS IF YOU'VE BEEN
SLEEPING WITH HER

AND THERE'S BEEN A SHIFT
IN THE BALANCE OF POWER
THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT,

I DON'T LIKE IT.

H-HELEN SAID
DON'T ACT ANXIOUS.

I WON'T.

WHERE'S THE MEETING?

ACROSS THE STREET.
COFFEE SHOP.

OH, I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY. I'M SO--

ELLENOR?
FRED SPIVAK.

OH, MY GOD! FRED!

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GREAT. GOD,
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.
WHAT A SURPRISE.

LAST I HEARD, YOU WERE
IN MEDICAL SCHOOL.

CHIROPRACTOR. AND YOU--
I SAW YOU ON TV ONCE.
YOU'RE A LAWYER.

GUILTY.

YOU WERE DEFENDING
SOME PORN QUEEN
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

YEP, GUILTY AGAIN,
BUT SHE WAS INNOCENT.

HA HA HA.
YOU LOOK GREAT.

THANK YOU.
YOU DO, TOO.

YOU KNOW,
I GOTTA GO.

I'M LATE FOR COURT,
BUT CAN I CALL YOU?

YES. ABSOLUTELY. HERE.
LET ME GIVE YOU MY CARD.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE YA,
FRED.
YEAH.

I WILL CALL YOU.
TODAY.

TERRIFIC.

I DON'T KNOW.
SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN?

WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER
BIG MEETING.

IT'LL PROBABLY
TURN INTO A SHOUT FEST.

BOBBY WILL RUN OFF
AND BUY A NEW SUIT,

AND EVERYTHING
WILL STAY THE SAME.

THEN LEAVE. COME HERE.
IT'S FUN.

WE MIGHT EVEN GET TO BRING
THE DEATH PENALTY BACK.

YOU'RE NOT SMILING.

HELEN...

YOU THINK YOU AND BOBBY
WILL GET BACK TOGETHER?

OH, BOY.

NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN
BETWEEN US,

BUT...OH, I THINK
I'M LOVE WITH HIM.

DON'T ASK ME
TO SAY IT TWICE.

BOBBY AND I ARE OVER.

DON'T GET ALL
DIPLOMATIC WITH ME.

YOU'RE THE ONE
HE WANTS, NOT ME,

WHICH IS FINE.
I'M OK WITH IT.

BUT WHAT I'M NOT OK WITH
IS STAYING THERE
IF YOU WANT HIM.

BECAUSE THEN
IT'LL BE MESSY.

IF THE TWO OF YOU
HAVE A FUTURE,

JUST DON'T FEED ME
THAT UNSELFISH,
DIPLOMATIC CRAP, OK?

WHO'S FEEDING WHO CRAP?

IF BOBBY AND I HAVE A FUTURE,
YOU'LL QUIT THE FIRM?

WHAT ARE YOU,
A CROSS BETWEEN CUPID

AND GLENDA THE GOOD WITCH
OF THE NORTH?

OH, SHUT UP.

DON'T TELL ME
TO SHUT UP.

IF YOU LOVE THE GUY,
BE A WOMAN ABOUT IT.
CLAW MY EYES OUT.

I'D DO IT TO YOU.

OK, HE'S NOT EVEN
INTO ME, HELEN.

NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN,
ANYWAY.

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING

IS IF THERE'S ANYTHING
BETWEEN BOBBY AND ME,
YOU'LL LEAVE.

AND IF THERE ISN'T,
YOU'LL STAY AND LET THINGS
FALL WHERE THEY WOULD FALL?

BASICALLY.

BOBBY AND I ARE OVER.

YOU LOVE HIM.

WHAT'S MY CUT?

20%.

20? MY CONTINGENCY'S 33.
WHY THE HELL WOULD I--

WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU
TO BUILD A CASE.
WE'RE GIVING IT TO YOU.

LIABILITY AND DAMAGES.

EVEN SO.

REBECCA SAID
THIS IS UP YOUR ALLEY.

OH, MY ALLEY'S
REAL ESTATE LOANS.

BANKING.

THIS IS A LOT EASIER
THAN THAT.

OK.

BUT I DON'T WANNA
KNOW NOTHIN'.

YOU TELL YOUR PATIENTS
TO JUST GIMME THE BILLS

AND THE VERSION
OF HOW IT HAPPENED.

THEY'RE GONNA KNOW
YOU'D KNOW.

THAT'S WHY
I'D BE SENDING THEM.

I JUST DON'T WANT IT
SAID PLAIN.

THEY WANNA WINK, FINE,

BUT MY ASS STAYS COVERED.

OK. GOT IT.

SO, UH, HOW DO WE
GO FROM HERE?

A MAN NAMED ROLAND MAPP
WILL COME AND SEE YOU.

HE'S THE GUY?

RIGHT. HE'LL WANNA CHECK OUT
YOUR PLACE OF WORK.

LISTEN, IF YOU THINK YOU CAN
CUT A BETTER DEAL...

GO AHEAD.

WE CAN CONTINUE WITH
THIS CASE IF WE WANT,

BUT I JUST HAVE TO ASK.

THIS CAN'T BE BRINGING
ANYBODY GOOD PUBLICITY.

IF SHE'S WILLING TO BUY
THE MONKEY...

CHIMPANZEE.

WHATEVER.

YOUR HONOR,
THESE CHIMPANZEES
COST ABOUT $20,000.

COULD YOU REALLY
AFFORD TO BUY HER?

NO, BUT MAYBE I
COULD RAISE THE MONEY.

SECOND, IF WE OPEN
THE DOOR TO THE IDEA

THAT THEY COULD BE
BOUGHT, WATCH OUT.

WHY?

BECAUSE ANIMAL
GROUPS ALL OVER

WILL BE STARTING
TRUST FUNDS.

RESEARCH CANNOT BE
CONTAMINATED
BY POLITICS OR--

BOTTOM LINE IS THIS
IS A RESEARCH ANIMAL,

AND THEY'RE ASKING YOU
TO TREAT IT OTHERWISE.

AND IF YOU DO, WHAT
ABOUT THE NEXT CHIMP?

AND THE ONE AFTER THAT?

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET HER.

WHO?

TINA. I'D LIKE YOU TO
MEET THE RESEARCH ANIMAL
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SHE COULD BE
BROUGHT HERE, RIGHT?

ABSOLUTELY.

I'M AFRAID OF MONKEYS.

WE ALL KNOW HER FATE

IF SHE GOES OFF
INTO THE WORLD OF
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.

IS IT TOO INHUMAN OF US
TO SPEND 15 MINUTES
WITH HER FIRST?

2:00.

AW, COME ON.
YOUR HONOR?

2:00! I'LL MEET
WITH THE APE.

IN CHAMBERS. YOU'RE BRINGING
THE BABOON TO CHAMBERS?

CHIMPANZEE.

DO WE GET ANY MONEY
ON THIS?

EUGENE, NOT EVERYTHING
IS ABOUT MONEY.
JUST ASK LINDSAY.

YOU CAN BITE ME TWICE.

OK.

FIRST, THIS IS MY FIRM.
I STARTED IT.

IT WILL ALWAYS BE MORE MINE
THAN ANYBODY'S ELSE'S.

SECOND, I'M NOT ABOUT TO
CHANGE THE WAY WE OPERATE.
THIS IS WHAT IT IS.

NO MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES,
NO ADMINISTRATIVE PARTNERS,

WE SEE A CASE WE WANT,
WE TAKE IT.

THE THIRD?

THERE'S GOTTA BE
A THIRD.

THIRD...
I NEED YOUR COMMITMENT.

TO GET IT, I'M WILLING
TO COMMIT BACK.

I'LL WAIVE BUY-IN.
STARTING TODAY,

BASED ON SENIORITY,
EUGENE, YOU GET 12%;

ELLENOR, 10;
LINDSAY, 8;
REBECCA, 5.

JIMMY, IN ANOTHER YEAR,
YOU START AT 8.

VOTING RIGHTS: I GET 2,
THE REST OF YOU GET ONE,

THAT'S AS FAIR AS I GET.

LINDSAY, SINCE YOU'VE
BEEN SUCH A CATALYST,

I'LL PUT YOU IN CHARGE
OF DRAFTING THE PAPERS.

ANY QUESTIONS?

GOOD.

I GOT A QUESTION.

WHY DO I GOT
TO WAIT A YEAR?

JIMMY, YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE
A YEAR AND A HALF.

YOU'LL GET EQUITY AFTER
BEING HERE ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS.

WHERE ELSE COULD YOU
DO THAT?

ANYBODY ELSE
HAVE A COMPLAINT?

SHE WON'T HURT YOU.

I THINK SHE'S
JUST BEING SHY.

SHE GETS SHY.

WHICH, I MIGHT ADD, IS
SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER.

SHE'S CAPABLE OF SHYNESS.

OH, BOY. CAN YOU SPIN.

MAYBE SHE'S JUST
PLEADING THE FIFTH.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE DON'T NEED THAT.

HOW OLD IS SHE?

SHE'S 5.

AND HER INTELLIGENCE
WOULD BE...

THE SAME
AS A 3-YEAR-OLD.

HUMAN?
HUMAN, YES.

TINA.

TELL THE JUDGE "HELLO."

TELL HER YOUR NAME.
GO AHEAD.

HERE. TRY THIS.

OH.

UH, WOULD YOU LIKE
A BANANA, TINA?

SHE JUST FLIPPED ME OFF!

NO. NO, SHE DIDN'T.

DOCTOR, I KNOW WHEN
I'M BEING FLIPPED OFF.

BAD MONKEY.

[TINA SHRIEKS]

Hiller: HEY! THAT'LL DO.

TINA! NO!

VERY, VERY BAD MONKEY.

SHE'S A LITTLE BITCH.

NO. IT IS NOT FUNNY.
WE ARE TRYING
TO SAVE HER LIFE.

WELL, YOU DO GET
SOME INTERESTING CASES,
ELLENOR.

I WISH I DID.

IT'S NOT FUN BEING
A CHIROPRACTOR?

OH, I CAN'T SAY EVERYTHING
TURNED OUT, YOU KNOW,

THE WAY I THOUGHT OR HOPED.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT TOO OLD
TO SWITCH CAREERS.

THANKS.

I KNOW THAT WAS MEANT
TO FLATTER ME,

BUT I GOT ALIMONY
AND CHILD SUPPORT...

HOW MANY KIDS
DO YOU HAVE?

2...

GREAT ONES.
LIVE WITH THEIR MOM.

DO YOU GET TO SEE 'EM?

YEAH. I COACH LITTLE LEAGUE,
AND MY OLDEST KEVIN

PLAYS FOR ME,
SO IN THE SPRING,
I SEE HIM EVERY DAY.

THAT'S GREAT.

YOU? NONE FOR YOU?

MM, NO. WAITING FOR
THAT PERFECT GUY
TO COME ALONG, YOU KNOW.

YEAH. ELLIE, YOU KNOW
THOSE STORIES YOU HEAR

ABOUT HOW CHILDREN
CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

YEAH.

ALL TRUE.

SOUNDS LIKE
YOU LOVE 'EM.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

I'M GOING, SO YOU'LL
HAVE TO LOCK UP.

OK.

I'M JUST A SECRETARY,
YOU KNOW.

EXCUSE ME?

WHY ARE YOU
MAKING ME A PARTNER?

BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
JUST A SECRETARY.

I DON'T EVEN THINK
IT'S LEGAL TECHNICALLY

TO MAKE A NON-LAWYER
A PARTNER.

SUE ME.

BOBBY, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO THIS.

SPLITTING UP THE PIE, THAT
WAS THE DIFFICULT DECISION.

GIVING SOME OF IT TO YOU,
THAT WAS EASY.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

H-HOW'S THAT, UM,
THAT STING THING GOING?

PRETTY GOOD.

BOBBY?

THANK YOU.

DO YOU REALLY
HAVE TO TELL HER?

ELLENOR, IF WE LOSE,
SHE GOES TONIGHT.

I HAVE TO PREPARE HER.

I THOUGHT SHE SORT
OF ALREADY KNOWS.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW TONIGHT.

KATHERINE.

CARDS ON THE TABLE.

EXCUSE ME?

OBVIOUSLY,
YOU DO LOVE HER.

IS THIS MORE ABOUT THAT,
OR ARE THESE ANIMALS
REALLY CAP--

THEY'RE DIFFERENT,
ELLENOR.

I'M NOT DENYING LOVING HER.

BUT WE USED TO SAY WHAT
SEPARATED HUMANS FROM ALL
OTHER SPECIES WAS LANGUAGE.

THAT ISN'T TRUE ANYMORE.

BRAIN SCANS SHOW THEY HAVE
THE SAME BRAIN ARCHITECTURE
AS WE DO FOR LANGUAGE

AND YET...

I BETTER TELL HER.

DO YOU WANT ME
TO LEAVE YOU ALONE?

ACTUALLY, NO.

SHE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE STOIC
IN FRONT OF STRANGERS.

IT'LL MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME.

I DON'T WANT HER TO SEE ME
GETTING...

TINA...

WE TALKED BEFORE.

YOU MAYBE HAVE TO GO
LIVE WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.

YES. YOU MAYBE
HAVE TO GO SOON.

TONIGHT.

NO, THAT'S NOT WHY.

I DO LOVE YOU.

JIMMY? JIMMY.

ROLAND MAPP,
HE JUST CALLED.

OK.

11:00, THE GUY'S
COMING NOW.

ARE WE READY?
IS THE ROOM READY?

IT'S ALL SET.

OK. DON'T PUSH IT.

I WON'T.

IF YOU'RE TOO ANXIOUS--

I AIN'T GONNA BE
TOO ANXIOUS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

BIG STING. 11:00.
THE GUY'S COMING.

OH, I SHOULD CALL
HELEN.

YOU NEED
ANY BACKUP?

NO. I, UH,
BETTER GO IT ALONE.

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

I CAN DO IT ALONE.
I DON'T NEED BACKUP.

FINE.

FINE?

I APPRECIATE
THE CONFIDENCE.

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

YOU MAKE
THE OTHERS PARTNERS.
ME, I GOTTA WAIT.

YOU DON'T TRUST ME
WITH CASES. I GOTTA
DIG 'EM UP MYSELF.

I'M A LITTLE SICK
OF IT ALL.

HOLD IT.
CLOSE THE DOOR, JIMMY.

THERE ISN'T A SINGLE
LAW FIRM IN THIS CITY

THAT WILL GIVE YOU EQUITY
INSIDE 3 YEARS.

YOU COULD BE
ON THE STREET THAT LONG

TRYING TO FIND ONE
THAT WOULD EVEN HIRE YOU.

ELLENOR, EUGENE, AND LINDSAY
HAVE HELPED BUILD THIS PLACE.

GIVING THEM PARTNERSHIP
WOULD BE MEANINGLESS

IF I ALSO GAVE IT TO YOU.

I'M SORRY TO SAY IT,
BUT YOU NEED TO HEAR IT.

I'M GONNA SEE THIS
STING THING THROUGH.

AND THEN I QUIT.

GO AHEAD. IF YOU'RE
NOT HAPPY, QUIT!

I'M TIRED OF TRYING TO MAKE
EVERYBODY HAPPY AROUND HERE!

LAST WEEK, A COLLEAGUE OF MINE
STOMPED A RAT TO DEATH,

AND I CHEERED.

DON'T GET ME WRONG.
I LOVE ANIMALS,

YOU WOULD NEVER CATCH ME
WEARING A FUR COAT,

BUT I DO KNOW
THE FOOD CHAIN.

I'VE HAD FRIENDS
DIE OF CANCER, AIDS,

AND I'M IN FAVOR OF USING
ANIMALS IN LABORATORIES

IF IT WILL HELP US
FIND A CURE FOR THESE
TERRIBLE DISEASES.

BUT AT SOME POINT,
WE DO HAVE TO DRAW A LINE.

WHERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I WOULD MAKE
FOR A VERY LOUSY JUDGE.

BUT WE ALL MET TINA,
DIDN'T WE?

IF AN ANIMAL CAN THINK,

IF IT CAN PUT A NOUN
TOGETHER WITH A VERB
AND COMMUNICATE,

IF IT CAN FEEL,
AND IF IT CAN LOVE,

IF IT IS SMART ENOUGH TO
UNDERSTAND A LITTLE OF WHAT
THIS HEARING IS ABOUT,

SMART ENOUGH TO LOOK RIGHT BACK
AT YOU AND ASK "WHY?"...

AND WHEN SHE DOES ASK WHY,
IF OUR ONLY ANSWER

IS THAT, WELL, WE'RE HUMAN
AND YOU'RE NOT,

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.

WE WOULD NEVER SEND
A 2-YEAR-OLD CHILD

TO SOME LABORATORY
FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

AND NOT JUST BECAUSE
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
A HUMAN CHILD HAS RIGHTS,

BUT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE
UNTHINKABLE.

SO WHY DOESN'T THE SAME
PRINCIPLE APPLY HERE?

BECAUSE SHE'S INHUMAN?

WELL, THERE'S INHUMAN,
YOUR HONOR,

AND THERE'S INHUMAN.

COUNSEL PRESENTED
A PERSUASIVE MORAL ARGUMENT,

BUT THAT'S ALL IT WAS,
A MORAL ONE.

AND AS SHE'S ADMITTED,
LEGALLY, THEY LOSE.

UNLESS I'M WILLING
TO RE-EXAMINE THE LAW.

YOU COULD DO THAT,
BUT TALK ABOUT
YOUR SLIPPERY SLOPE.

YOUR HONOR, NO MATTER
HOW-HOWEVER MORAL WE TRY
TO PAINT HUMANITY,

WE ARE A SPECIES THAT
KILL ANIMALS FOR FOOD,

FOR CLOTHING, FOR...BELTS,
SHOES, POCKETBOOKS.

WE KILL THEM
FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH.

AND WE KILL THEM
FOR SPORT.

BUT ONCE YOU START SAYING,
"OH, NO, NO, NO.

CERTAIN ANIMALS
SHOULD BE EXEMPT
BECAUSE THEY'RE SMARTER."

WELL, GOOD LUCK.

I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF TEST
DO WE APPLY HERE, DNA?

INTELLIGENCE?
EMOTIONAL CAPACITY?

I--I--WE'RE TALKING OPENING
A FLOODGATE HERE.

I COULD OPEN THE GATE
ONLY FOR THE CHIMPANZEE.

YES, BUT THEN HERE COMES

THE "SAVE THE WHALE"
FOUNDATION

CALLING YOU ARBITRARY.

THE ANIMAL WORLD,
IT'S WONDERFUL,

AND IT'S JUST
FULL OF MIRACLES

AND REASONS FOR US
TO JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE.

LOOK AT EVERY SPECIES
AND YOU'LL FIND
SOMETHING MIRACULOUS,

SOMETHING THAT SAYS,
DON'T SACRIFICE THAT LIFE.

BUT IN A COURT OF LAW,

WE DEAL WITH THE HUMAN RACE,
YOUR HONOR.

LIKE IT OR NOT,
IN THIS ARENA...

IT'S ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS...

AND JUST AS YOU SAID
AT THE BEGINNING
OF ALL OF THIS,

SHE'S A MONKEY.

ONCE WE GET A RECORD
OF TREATMENT,
WE'RE IN THE CLEAR.

OK. THE CHECK COMES IN,
SO WHEN DO I SEE MINE?

YOU GOTTA GET POWER
OF ATTORNEY,

AND ALL THE PAYMENTS
ARE GONNA BE
MADE OUT TO YOU.

I'M NOT SURE I'M
COMFORTABLE WITH THAT
KIND OF PAPER TRAIL.

WELL, WE CAN'T COUNT
ON THE CLIENT
TO CUT AND DIVVY.

LOOK, YOU PAY ME
IN CASH.

I PAY THE DOCTOR.

THAT'S A NO GO.

YOU SEE WHO I'M
IN PRACTICE WITH HERE?

BOBBY DONNELL,
HE'S PRETTY HIGH PROFILE.

HE DOESN'T HAVE
TO KNOW A THING.

ALL HE KNOWS
IS THESE ARE
YOUR CLIENTS.

THAT DOESN'T BRING
EXPOSURE TO YOU OR
ANYBODY ELSE HERE.

I HAVE NEVER HAD A
LAWYER ARRESTED YET.

HE'S PRETTY GOOD.
YES, HE IS.

I'M NOT GONNA START
NOW. BELIEVE ME.

WE'LL START
WITH REBECCA,
SEE HOW IT GOES?

OK.

Bailiff: ALL RISE.

BE SEATED.

I DIDN'T MUCH CARE
FOR THE PERSONALITY
OF YOUR LITTLE APE.

AND, MR. MYRON,
YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE HUMAN RACE RULES
ON THE PLANET
AND IN THIS ROOM.

BUT, AS SUCH, I THINK
JUDGES ARE ALLOWED TO BE
HUMAN ONCE IN A WHILE.

I LOOKED INTO HER EYES.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE
THE ONE TO SEND HER OFF
TO BE EXPERIMENTED ON.

DR. NESBIT, WE NEED TO WORK
OUT A RESTITUTION PLAN,

BUT YOU GET CUSTODY.

[RAPS GAVEL]

ADJOURN.

I MEAN, I'VE HAD WINS,
I'VE HAD BIG WINS.

BUT FOR A MONKEY,
I'M ALMOST CRYING.

RIGHT. CAN IT
BE OVERTURNED?

NO. THEY'RE NOT
GONNA APPEAL.

SPEAKING OF WHICH,
I HAVE THE COURT ORDER.

I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET
THE DOCTOR AT THE CENTER.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR DINNER.

CAN I SEE YOU AGAIN?

I'D LOVE THAT.

GREAT.
GREAT.

WELL, I'LL CALL.

BYE.
BYE.

OK.
SEE YA.

SO, BASICALLY,
YOU JUST PLAY IT OUT.

AND AS MUCH AS YOU CAN,
PLAY IT OUT IN THAT ROOM.

OK.

AND NO NEED TO RUSH IT.

JUST LET IT
TAKE ITS OWN COURSE.

ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT?

UH...THANKS, JIMMY.

FOR ALL THE BAD BLOOD,
YOU KNOW.

WE'RE ON
THE SAME SIDE NOW.

YEAH, RIGHT.
I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO QUIT.

I DON'T WANT
TO LOSE YOU.

I DO BELIEVE IN YOU.

AND I DO BELIEVE
THAT YOU'LL BE
A GOOD PARTNER.

BUT WHEN YOU GET IT,
YOU'LL FEEL BETTER
KNOWING YOU EARNED IT.

I'M TIRED OF BEING
THE BRUNT.

I KNOW I BROUGHT
A LOT OF IT ON MYSELF
WITH THE COMMERCIAL,

BUT I'VE BEEN DOING
GOOD WORK HERE.

WITHOUT A DOUBT.

AND, UH...

I DON'T LIKE
BEING TOLD TO SHUT UP.

I DON'T LIKE EVERYBODY
CALLING ME "BIG HEAD,"

AND I DON'T LIKE
BEING LAUGHED AT.

MAYBE I HAVEN'T EARNED
PARTNER YET,

BUT I'VE EARNED RESPECT...

AND I WANT IT.

JIMMY, EVERYBODY
KIDS YOU BECAUSE...

THEY ADORE YOU.

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT?

I'M NOT A PET.

[DOOR CLOSES]

I DO PLAN ON
PAYING FOR HER.

I KNOW.

KATHY, I DON'T AGREE
WITH THIS RULING,
AND PUBLICLY I'LL DISSENT.

BUT PRIVATELY...

NOW YOU TELL US.

YOU TAKE VERY GOOD
CARE OF HER.

I WILL.

TINA, YOU...ME...

LIVE TOGETHER.

THINK THE PLACE
WILL CHANGE?

A LITTLE,
BUT THAT'S THE POINT.

IN SPIRIT,
WE WON'T CHANGE.

HOW ABOUT
WITH YOU AND ME?

WHAT?

YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND,
LINDSAY.

WHATEVER HAPPENS
WITH YOU AND BOBBY...

IT WON'T AFFECT
YOU AND ME.

YOU STINKER.