The Practice (1997–2004): Season 8, Episode 20 - Comings and Goings - full transcript
WILSON: Previously
on The Practice.
YOUNG: Alan Shore
thinks he got fired
because we were afraid
he'd bring the firm down.
He's already brought us down.
Our lives are that law firm.
Working together,
that's something.
I might even call that
"everything."
Most paralegals request
not to work with me.
And just so you know,
I am totally fine
with being hated.
Sally, if you dress
like that,
people will get
the right idea about you.
Please go home and change.
HEEP: My legal skills
are excellent.
I shouldn't get punished
because my skirts are short.
And you can tell Hannah,
I might hit her.
I don't care
if she's a partner.
If she keeps treating me
like this,
I'm gonna hit her.
I had this dope deal coming up.
I didn't tell no one
except Gigi Cooley,
my girlfriend.
All of a sudden, the Feds
are busting down my door.
I think the FBI bugged me
in my buttocks.
BERLUTI: I want to take
this case.
We're voting two to one
to turn it down.
FRUTT: Leaving because you
couldn't take that case?
YOUNG: How can you even think
of leaving?
You are.
You interviewed
with Hollings
and Gray last month.
I declined.
But not the interview.
You considered leaving,
Eugene.
STRINGER: I do not do
secretarial work.
YOUNG: Lucy will be in
at noon.
Fine, then have her do it.
I have cases.
Jamie, come on. It's--
Eugene, may I speak
to you a second?
I thought we concluded
our conversation.
This will just take a second.
Please.
What's that about?
That was Kevin Stadler.
He's from Hollings and Gray,
the firm that Eugene
interviewed for.
I thought
he turned that down.
STADLER: I really
wasn't interviewing you
on behalf of our firm, Eugene.
What do you mean?
STADLER: I don't know
if you're familiar
with Governor Romney's new
judicial nominating process.
The first round
is completely blind.
The governor feels
it can be much more...
merit-based that way.
I was engaged
by the governor's counsel
as an early screener.
What are you talking about?
I was interviewing you
as a potential
superior-court judge.
A judge?
If you're interested,
I'd love to submit your name
to the governor's counsel.
To be a superior-court judge?
To be a superior-court judge.
(music playing)
BERLUTI: Get the doctor's report
and then we'll talk, okay?
Thanks, Jimmy.
QUINN: Jimmy.
Manny, hey! Gigi!
COLEY: Hi.
BERLUTI: Go
in the conference room.
PAPP: Hey,
you said
you would take me next.
BERLUTI: Ten minutes,
Mr. Papp.
Ah, this is discrimination.
PAPONI: Millie Trevalli,
her husband bit her.
She wants to sue.
TREVALLI: Right in the side.
I'll be with you
as soon as I can.
Suzy, could you get
Mrs. Trevalli some coffee?
PAPONI: I'd love some myself,
we don't got any.
Maybe you could get some.
PAPONI: Oh, yeah,
like I got nothing to do.
Gigi, hey.
COLEY: Hi.
Congratulations.
COLEY: Oh, thanks.
The happiest moment
in my life.
BERLUTI: Look,
I talked to both E. R. doctors
who treated you.
They claim there was no device
inserted into your person.
QUINN: Well, of course
they're gonna say that.
Manny.
They must have got
some mind-reading psychic.
And going into a person's head,
you should need a warrant
for that, too.
This is how he got labeled.
I got a buddy in the bureau.
I'll talk to him,
but we need to think
about a plea.
Look, never mind "plea."
I got a friend,
and I can give them
something they want, Jimmy.
My friend spent some time
in the oil business,
and he knows where they are.
Knows where who are?
Not who, what.
The weapons of mass destruction.
The FBI's been trying
to redeem themselves
in this arena.
You get the charges dropped,
I'll give them the big W. M. D.
This could be
why they went into my ass
to begin with
to gather intelligence.
MAN (over TV): Oh,
that was a sucker punch!
Oh, both men
are down on the ice,
and sears is not letting up!
The referee is trying to...
SHORE: Gee, you're certainly
a good hockey player.
So, what did this man do,
steal your puck?
He took out
one of our best players
a few weeks ago.
Took out? On a date?
Excuse me.
New guy,
I wouldn't want
the client to think
we're not taking
this seriously.
Maybe you should take over
so I can observe.
Mike, the problem we have,
in addition
to the attack itself,
you went on record
the night before as saying
you were gonna get him.
So it's difficult
for us to say
it was some sudden
outbreak of emotion.
Do you see our dilemma?
A word of reply
would be helpful.
A whole sentence
would be positively stunning.
Mention has been made
of "the code."
What exactly is "the code"?
It means, if you take out
one of our guys,
we'll go after one of yours.
It's, you know, payback, eh?
I'd need you to drop the "eh."
it sounds Canadian.
I am Canadian.
SHORE: I realize this,
but I'd like
to paint you American.
See, in America,
if somebody commits a vicious,
unprovoked attack,
best to cloak it
with patriotism.
Oh, hello.
I can see
you're observing again.
Am I knotted
tightly enough for you?
A judge?
Can you believe it?
No.
I mean, I can.
I can believe
you'd be a great candidate.
So would this be something
you might be interested in?
Eugene,
I think it would be great.
I do.
It would be fabulous if--
First of all,
it's not at the point
where I even have to ask myself
whether or not--
Eugene, clearly,
it is at that point.
If you're interested,
the process continues.
If you're not--
so, are you?
I don't know.
It is all so sudden,
and, um, I--
I just need to think.
Is there a reason
we're having drinks
at a frat house?
It's not normally
like this.
Why am I here at all?
Because I think
we need to set
some ground rules.
How are we doing?
We're having
a private conversation.
I saw that.
Saw what?
We need to be clear
on a few things,
Mr. Shore.
If you--
Something wrong,
other than your nature?
I will be right back.
(crowd cheering)
If you won't fire her,
I will.
We can't summarily hire
and fire people. It's just--
Denny Crane
summarily hired Alan Shore.
He's Denny Crane.
You're not.
ROSE: Look, Matthew,
even you can't defend--
(sighs)
When you get
a free moment,
could you come
to my office, please?
It's my personal
and private time.
This firm does not own me.
Matthew, she seems to think
the firm doesn't own her.
When you get a free moment,
please.
BILLINGS: Were you dancing
in some bar last night?
Without wardrobe?
QUINN: Well, here's the thing,
insurance companies
don't like to pay out
when it's spouse
against spouse,
especially
when it's what they call
a supervening act,
which an intentional biting
would be.
Get him to bump you
accidental-like with the car,
preferably when
he's backing up.
I got a doctor
who can get you the X-rays.
Manny, a second?
Please, don't counsel
my clients.
I had legal schooling, Jimmy.
You're not a lawyer.
Oh, excuse me.
Listen,
I talked to my friend
at the bureau.
Your ass wasn't bugged.
What did you expect
that they were gonna tell you--
Manny, please don't talk
for a second, okay?
They got what they got on you
through an informant.
He wouldn't tell me
who the informant was,
but, uh, did you know
Gigi got arrested
three weeks ago?
My Gigi?
D.U.I.
They found some pot
in the glove compartment,
enough to get her on intent.
She never told me this.
The bust went nowhere.
The case was tossed.
I think it's possible
she flipped you, Manny.
Gigi?
This isn't a possible thing,
Jimmy.
She's my fiancee.
She loves me.
She even thinks I'm handsome.
I'd like to talk to her.
It wasn't Gigi.
Manny,
this is your business.
I'm not gonna do nothing
you don't want me to,
but I'm concerned.
If this is the woman
you're gonna marry.
And if she flipped you--
can I have a conversation
with her?
Fine, but you're wrong.
I hope to God I am.
Look, Manny,
if you want to get
to the truth of this or not,
your call.
But if you do,
don't tip her.
Just let me talk to her.
I won't say nothing.
It was an assault.
The fact that it took place
during a professional
hockey game
doesn't mean this guy--
ROSE: Oh, come on, Jeffrey.
You have 4,000 reported assaults
every year.
Less than half lead to charges.
Hannah, if you were still here,
you'd prosecute.
I certainly would not.
He repeatedly punched
a defenseless man.
He doesn't get
some special exemption
because he did it
during a sporting event.
That's just simply not true.
We grant such exemptions
all the time.
Excuse me a minute.
New guy--
It would be illegal
to run somebody down
and flatten them,
yet in football.
Boxers try to knock
each other unconscious.
The actual intent
of the sport is assault.
Imagine throwing a hard object
a hundred miles per hour
at somebody's head.
That's grounds
for attempted murder,
but if the victim
crowds the plate--
fighting is part of hockey.
May I speak for a second?
You are speaking.
SHORE: Oh.
Sometimes I become so rapt
with my own words,
it feels more like a...
listening experience.
Look, we're gathered here today
because of the media.
I suspect,
if the firestorm died down,
so would your urge
to be Javert.
Suppose this man were severely
punished by the league.
How about we get
our justice that way?
First of all, I'm not the
commissioner of the league.
I'm offering you
the chance to be.
Name your punishment.
Name it.
Out of the playoffs
and the next two years.
Done.
Done?
How are you--
I'll meet
with the commissioner.
My client will be suspended
for two full seasons
plus playoffs.
I hate to break your momentum,
but the players' union
will never let--
Yes, they will.
Because you say so?
Because I say so.
Congratulations,
Mr. District Attorney,
you've just helped to change
hockey for the better.
By the way,
I may need to invoke
the power of your office
a little.
Not to worry.
FRUTT: It doesn't necessarily
mean he's leaving.
STRINGER: Oh, my God.
Jamie.
Even if he's thinking
about leaving, Ellenor.
This place will collapse.
My job,
my outfits--
Could you please calm down?
He's going on
a few interviews.
It's a long shot
that he'll even be selected,
so let's not get--
Whoa, who are you kidding?
He's black.
So?
So,
Romney is desperate
to appoint black judges.
YOUNG: Is that it?
They want me
because I'm black?
No! No. No, no, no.
Check that.
Yes, in part.
I mean, he's never
going to appoint
an unqualified candidate.
You're definitely qualified,
so you can get off that horse.
But...
all things being equal,
he will tap a black candidate.
Diversity is a big part
of his executive order.
I've read it.
So if you go for this,
you'll probably get it,
which...
is great.
Let me start by saying...
I believe in you, Sally.
If I seem to be judgmental,
it's only because I measure
your performance
against your potential.
When you meet new people,
I would imagine the question
"What do you do?"
pops almost immediately
into the conversation.
You answer, "I'm an attorney
at Crane, Poole, and Schmidt."
When others describe you,
"smart girl, nice,
works at Crane,
Poole, and Schmidt."
As much as you might like
to lay claim
to your personal time
or private life,
who you are and where you work
are inextricably bound, Sally.
And when you're standing
in a public bar,
on the bar,
half-naked,
thrusting your great divide
as if it were
a tourist attraction,
there are people saying,
"She's a lawyer
at Crane, Poole,
and Schmidt."
Now, as fine
as your legal skills might be,
we simply cannot have
our associates
engage in public, drunken,
pornographic conduct.
And if you can't be concerned
with our firm's reputation,
I should think you'd at least
try to show a little respect
for your own.
That's all.
PESCATORE: What do you mean
he's practicing law?
It says "law offices"
on the door.
And inside I see law books
and people going in and out,
limping and stuff.
Right on commercial street?
Commercial street
is what I'm saying.
And you're sure
his name is Berluti?
That's what it says
on the door,
"Law offices of."
law books inside,
people limping.
MR. BURKE:
There is no precedent
for a 2-year suspension.
And even if
I were to sanction that,
I can assure you,
the players' union wouldn't.
If you only knew--
SHORE: What would they do,
pull your jersey over your head
and pummel you?
MR. BURKE: Mr. Shore,
the idea of--
SHORE: Mr. Burke,
you will suspend
Mr. Sears for two years.
In consideration for that--
forgive me, I'm parched.
In consideration for that,
I've worked it out with the D. A.
for the league
not to be criminally
prosecuted.
MR. BURKE: The league?
How are we liable
for the act--
Massachusetts General Laws,
chapter 274, section 2,
Aiding and Abetting.
Anyone who assists, encourages,
or promotes an assault
can be charged as a principal.
We don't do that.
You don't do that?
No, we don't.
In your highlight videos,
you show the brawls.
You also show them
on the big jumbotrons
between periods.
A Gordie Howe hat trick
is considered to be a goal,
an assist, and a fight.
We penalize fighting.
But you don't ban it.
Every other professional
sport does.
If a player fights
in football or baseball,
he's gone.
In your sport,
he gets a standing ovation.
MR. BURKE: Mr. Shore,
I'm sure you're a fine attorney,
but you have no appreciation
for what hockey is.
Its history--
I have enormous appreciation
for your sport, Mr. Burke.
In fact, I have season tickets.
Hockey is Bobby Orr.
Hockey is Bobby Hull,
Stan Mikita, Wayne Gretzky.
Hockey is speed,
finesse, skill,
and power.
None of which has anything
to do with mayhem.
Hockey is being debased
with thuggery
that your league
not only condones
but encourages.
And you think,
if we just change the rule,
it will stop.
Yes.
In college hockey,
it's banned.
The players don't fight.
In the Olympics,
it's banned.
They don't fight.
It can absolutely
be legislated out.
You choose not to do so.
And with all
the vicious muggings
happening on the ice today,
you are daring
a district attorney
to prosecute the league.
I have that district attorney,
Mr. Burke.
Mr. Sears
will be suspended
for two years.
You need to have appreciation
for your sport, Mr. Burke.
We need your league to rise up,
and mirror the dignity
of the game itself.
Tell your players,
"no more fighting."
And if they still insist
on violence,
let them beat up their coaches
like the basketball players.
(door opens)
How are we doing?
Fine.
Have you made up
your mind yet?
Made up my mind?
I've barely had time
to think about it.
Never mind.
Uh, is there some rush?
Well, this affects everybody,
Eugene.
I realize that.
FRUTT: So if you're going
to walk out on us,
we'd just like--
Walk out?
I didn't mean it like that.
I think you did.
You don't have to use that tone,
all right?
You're the one
speaking in a tone
like you're being betrayed!
Put it out there, Ellenor.
We've known each other too long.
Put it out there.
Okay.
Bobby left, Lindsay,
Rebecca,
but you and I
looked each other in the eye
and we said
we were going to make it work.
If you leave...
how can it work, Eugene?
How can it work?
Ellenor, look, uh,
part of what's going on with me
is this need to redeem myself.
Redeem?
YOUNG: Yeah.
In part,
for what the firm's become
from dealing with Alan Shore,
our reputation--
Hey, that's crap!
Don't make this about that!
If you want to leave--
Do I get to talk?
FRUTT: Yes,
but you asked me to be honest,
so let's hear you put it out.
Well, you're acting like
I don't have the right to leave,
like I owe you--
FRUTT: I never said--
I have the right.
I gave everything to this firm!
If I choose--
I have the right.
Yes, you have the right.
But you know (sighs)
you are this firm, Eugene.
You're our conscience,
our soul.
You are this firm.
(music playing)
BERLUTI: The reason I wanted
to have this conversation--
well, some disturbing
information
has come to light.
You're acting creepy.
You're both acting
kind of creepy.
BERLUTI: Gigi,
my sources at the FBI
tell me they were tipped off
by an informant.
Somebody with something
to trade.
Well, who would turn
against Manny?
I mean, everybody loves Manny.
I'm also informed
you were arrested
a few weeks ago,
and that arrest
seemed to go away.
What are you talking about?
That's a lie.
Here's a copy
of the incident report.
Gigi, I will find out.
A couple of motions in court,
they got to tell me
who the informant is.
Now, I know you love Manny.
The best thing
that can happen here
is I make out the argument
that you were coerced,
which I'm sure you had to be.
I might be able
to make it all go away,
but you got to tell me
how you were coerced.
(music playing)
Jimmy?
Not now, Suzy.
PAPONI: No,
you got to take this.
Excuse me, please.
Look, when I'm
in a serious meeting--
PAPONI: This is Lenny Pescatore.
We know each other.
Old times, right, Jimmy?
How can I help you?
PESCATORE:
I don't know, Jimmy.
See, I'm walking by,
and I see a sign,
"Attorney at law,"
so I come in,
and I see you like
a neighborhood lawyer here,
which, you know,
I'm a neighborhood lawyer, too.
We could be buddies.
Only problem...
I'm the neighborhood lawyer,
and this here
is my neighborhood...
which I'm sure
you didn't know.
But now you do know.
What the hell was that?
This Lenny Pescatore, Jimmy,
he's not a nice person.
I'll figure
this out, Manny.
There's stuff
to work with here.
I'll figure it all out.
SHORE: Sally.
Hello.
Don't you start.
I don't need another--
don't start.
I never start.
I'm more of a closer.
What's wrong?
Tell me.
What's wrong?
Let me tell you something.
You probably wouldn't guess it
to look at me,
but I made law review.
I even won the regional
moot-court competition.
You're right.
To look at you,
I never would have guessed.
Because people--
people say, "Don't judge a book
by its cover,"
but that's exactly
how I'm judged,
even by people here
who know me, know my work.
Well, perhaps people--
HEEP: I like to dress this way.
I like to have fun
on my personal time.
Why can't people like you deal?
First of all,
I can deal.
I thought
you were absolutely
sensational up
on that bar.
Really?
SHORE: Second, lawyers,
as a breed,
hate their job, Sally.
They do their very best
to window-dress
the awfulness,
big houses, fancy cars,
expensive clothes.
Attorneys actually want
to be judged by their covers.
It makes them
seem interesting.
Third,
I thought
you were absolutely
sensational up on that bar.
You said that already.
Fourth,
to the extent
that you don't want
to become them,
I salute you.
Don't ever,
ever become...
them.
Lastly,
and I'll stop here,
I thought
you were absolutely
sensational up
on that bar.
Well, that was surprising.
Oh, my God, I'm sorry.
I don't know
why I just did that.
I'm so sorry.
ROSE: Hey, new guy.
League issued
the suspension--two years.
D.A. agreed not to prosecute.
Client's coming in at 11:00.
Good result.
I'll buy you a beer later
and critique
what I think you did wrong.
I don't accept criticism,
Hannah,
though I do enjoy
harsh discipline.
May I speak with you?
It's extremely important.
Okay, I'm, like,
really nervous,
so I'm just gonna say this
before I get
all acid reflux and gurgle.
I have no idea
why I kissed you.
I mean,
I think you're cute,
but, um, I just
don't go around
tongue-throating
cute guys.
I just--what you said
suddenly made me
want to kiss you.
That doesn't explain
why I did it, but...
Sally, it's okay.
Really?
Don't worry about it.
Thank you.
Um,
when you say it's okay,
how okay?
I beg your pardon?
Well, I do sort of think
you're attractive.
God, I promised myself
I wouldn't go there.
Um...
Sally,
I think you're
a very attractive woman,
but...
I'm involved.
Oh. Okay.
Okay.
Anyone I know?
Myself, actually,
and it's quite serious.
I'm not in the right place
for a relationship.
Okay. (sighs)
So, I'm gonna leave now.
Bye.
(door closes)
If I flip my dealer, Jimmy,
I'm a dead man.
Not that I care.
BERLUTI: I'll see
if we can do it confidential.
It's our only shot, Manny.
For them to let you go,
you got to give them
somebody bigger.
Fine. Whatever.
Hey, look at me.
Your heart is broken
right now.
I understand this.
But better you learn about her
before you get married, right?
Obviously,
this wasn't the right person
for you.
It ain't easy to get girls
to love me, Jimmy.
I'm fat. I got no money.
Women don't go for me.
Jimmy?
Not now, Suzy.
He's back,
Lenny the fish.
BERLUTI: One second.
Jimmy, my friend.
I asked you to stay
out of my office.
Relax.
I only came by to say
Ralph Spinaci
will no longer be needing
your services.
He died.
Oh, Spinny?
When?
In a few days.
You're not gonna
intimidate me.
You got that?
I'm here, and I'm here to stay.
You got a lot of balls,
you know that?
I been working
this neighborhood for years
while you were sipping
Dom Perignon
up on the hill
with the medagons.
Now you want to come back
and take food off my plate.
Doesn't look like
you've missed too many meals.
Yeah, I like your style.
You got good gumption.
I like a man with gumption.
But I don't like it that much!
Get out of my office,
you hear me?
Hey!
I grew up in this neighborhood!
Get out now
before I call the police!
PESCATORE: Go ahead,
call the cops!
Ask for Frankie Lupo,
ask for Steve Freschetti,
Mike Luciano, good cops.
I'm sure
they'll come running.
QUINN: He asked you
to get out.
Manny,
you got new counsel,
huh, Manny?
Manny owes me money.
FBI still bugging your ass,
Manny?
Jimmy asked you to leave.
Oh, you want a piece of me, huh?
Go ahead.
See what happens.
There's no cops around
to break it up.
Take a shot.
See what happens.
All right--
QUINN: Shut up, Jimmy.
It's a different league now.
I'm standing right here, Lenny.
Oh, yeah?
For now, you're standing.
I said I'd buy you a beer,
so here.
I believe you promised
to discipline me, as well.
(sighs)
Look,
you're obviously a good lawyer,
but I give you
a few weeks here, tops.
You don't understand authority,
you're arrogant.
My suspicion
is you're corrupt
and probably
unflinchingly selfish and--
Foreplay like this
can only lead to sex.
You're disgusting.
You're quivering.
I've read that women
who like to emasculate
secretly desire to be ravished.
Would you like me to rip your
blouse off right now, Hannah?
Put my mouth to your breast,
and perhaps (inhales deeply)
lower myself?
You want to slap my face,
but part of you fears
it could arouse me.
And since you stand there
already...
titillated by me,
it could set something
terribly nasty in motion.
I could be wrong, of course.
Maybe we should see.
Slap my face, Hannah.
It's what you want.
Slap it.
Another second?
I'm sorry.
After all we've been through,
as much as I love this firm,
it would be an honor
to see a lawyer from here
get appointed to the bench.
(sighs)
I would be so proud of you,
proud for all of us.
Is there a timetable?
Well,
if I decide to go forward,
there would be
a confirmation hearing
before the governor's counsel
next week.
(sighs)
You might even be called
to give testimony.
Well,
just let me know.
Okay.
(door opens and closes)
Well?
It's happening, Jamie.
He's doing it?
FRUTT: He says he's undecided,
but I know him.
It's happening.
Oh, great.
Go away.
I just got here.
Look, I'm embarrassed
enough already.
You don't have
to show up here
and massage my feelings.
I'm a big girl.
SHORE: I love having
my feelings massaged.
Go away and give
some other nice guy
a chance to sit there.
Sally, you don't need
to feel embarrassed.
Look,
I kissed you.
It was totally inappropriate.
Then I made a play for you.
And by the way,
I know that you hit on everyone,
so what was I even thinking
about to begin with?
But then to be rejected
by someone who's obviously
not picky--
just go away.
Look at me.
You know how two people
can sometimes seem
to make each other
more whole?
That doesn't happen with me.
I have this way
of making women feel...
wonderful,
but less than,
in the end.
Maybe you haven't met
the right girl.
Perhaps.
I'll tell you what,
I would like to dance with you.
You're massaging again.
Go away.
On the contrary,
it's my own ego at play now.
I'm currently
being seen by others,
talking to a pretty woman.
If I simply walk away,
it'll look like
I've been rejected.
I'd appreciate
you allowing me to save face.
One dance.
Don't mess with me.
One dance.
(music playing)
If you mess me up,
I'll totally hit you.
I understand.
I don't know what you're doing
but I don't sleep with guys
right off,
if that's what you're after.
SHORE: You already have
my respect, I assure you.
SINGER (over speaker):
♪ I'll always love you ♪
♪ This I know ♪
♪ But I don't want to cry ♪
What?
SHORE: I just wanted to see
if you were paying attention.
(sighs)
And I was just kidding.
SINGER (over speaker):
♪ Had been a fool, I know ♪
So was I.
SINGER (over speaker):
♪ If you don't love me ♪
♪ Let me go ♪
I think you like me.
Shh.
SINGER (over speaker): ♪
Because I don't want to cry ♪
♪ Anymore ♪
♪ Oh, darlin', I tried ♪
♪ Just to keep you satisfied ♪
♪ But all my love ♪
♪ Was in vain ♪
♪ If you had only cared ♪
♪ All about this love
I shared ♪
♪ You wouldn't have made
my tears ♪
♪ Fall like drops of rain ♪
♪ My heart and I ♪
♪ Have been a fool ♪
♪ I know ♪
♪ I guess it's time ♪
♪ To close the door ♪
(music playing)
WOMAN: You stinker!
(music playing)
on The Practice.
YOUNG: Alan Shore
thinks he got fired
because we were afraid
he'd bring the firm down.
He's already brought us down.
Our lives are that law firm.
Working together,
that's something.
I might even call that
"everything."
Most paralegals request
not to work with me.
And just so you know,
I am totally fine
with being hated.
Sally, if you dress
like that,
people will get
the right idea about you.
Please go home and change.
HEEP: My legal skills
are excellent.
I shouldn't get punished
because my skirts are short.
And you can tell Hannah,
I might hit her.
I don't care
if she's a partner.
If she keeps treating me
like this,
I'm gonna hit her.
I had this dope deal coming up.
I didn't tell no one
except Gigi Cooley,
my girlfriend.
All of a sudden, the Feds
are busting down my door.
I think the FBI bugged me
in my buttocks.
BERLUTI: I want to take
this case.
We're voting two to one
to turn it down.
FRUTT: Leaving because you
couldn't take that case?
YOUNG: How can you even think
of leaving?
You are.
You interviewed
with Hollings
and Gray last month.
I declined.
But not the interview.
You considered leaving,
Eugene.
STRINGER: I do not do
secretarial work.
YOUNG: Lucy will be in
at noon.
Fine, then have her do it.
I have cases.
Jamie, come on. It's--
Eugene, may I speak
to you a second?
I thought we concluded
our conversation.
This will just take a second.
Please.
What's that about?
That was Kevin Stadler.
He's from Hollings and Gray,
the firm that Eugene
interviewed for.
I thought
he turned that down.
STADLER: I really
wasn't interviewing you
on behalf of our firm, Eugene.
What do you mean?
STADLER: I don't know
if you're familiar
with Governor Romney's new
judicial nominating process.
The first round
is completely blind.
The governor feels
it can be much more...
merit-based that way.
I was engaged
by the governor's counsel
as an early screener.
What are you talking about?
I was interviewing you
as a potential
superior-court judge.
A judge?
If you're interested,
I'd love to submit your name
to the governor's counsel.
To be a superior-court judge?
To be a superior-court judge.
(music playing)
BERLUTI: Get the doctor's report
and then we'll talk, okay?
Thanks, Jimmy.
QUINN: Jimmy.
Manny, hey! Gigi!
COLEY: Hi.
BERLUTI: Go
in the conference room.
PAPP: Hey,
you said
you would take me next.
BERLUTI: Ten minutes,
Mr. Papp.
Ah, this is discrimination.
PAPONI: Millie Trevalli,
her husband bit her.
She wants to sue.
TREVALLI: Right in the side.
I'll be with you
as soon as I can.
Suzy, could you get
Mrs. Trevalli some coffee?
PAPONI: I'd love some myself,
we don't got any.
Maybe you could get some.
PAPONI: Oh, yeah,
like I got nothing to do.
Gigi, hey.
COLEY: Hi.
Congratulations.
COLEY: Oh, thanks.
The happiest moment
in my life.
BERLUTI: Look,
I talked to both E. R. doctors
who treated you.
They claim there was no device
inserted into your person.
QUINN: Well, of course
they're gonna say that.
Manny.
They must have got
some mind-reading psychic.
And going into a person's head,
you should need a warrant
for that, too.
This is how he got labeled.
I got a buddy in the bureau.
I'll talk to him,
but we need to think
about a plea.
Look, never mind "plea."
I got a friend,
and I can give them
something they want, Jimmy.
My friend spent some time
in the oil business,
and he knows where they are.
Knows where who are?
Not who, what.
The weapons of mass destruction.
The FBI's been trying
to redeem themselves
in this arena.
You get the charges dropped,
I'll give them the big W. M. D.
This could be
why they went into my ass
to begin with
to gather intelligence.
MAN (over TV): Oh,
that was a sucker punch!
Oh, both men
are down on the ice,
and sears is not letting up!
The referee is trying to...
SHORE: Gee, you're certainly
a good hockey player.
So, what did this man do,
steal your puck?
He took out
one of our best players
a few weeks ago.
Took out? On a date?
Excuse me.
New guy,
I wouldn't want
the client to think
we're not taking
this seriously.
Maybe you should take over
so I can observe.
Mike, the problem we have,
in addition
to the attack itself,
you went on record
the night before as saying
you were gonna get him.
So it's difficult
for us to say
it was some sudden
outbreak of emotion.
Do you see our dilemma?
A word of reply
would be helpful.
A whole sentence
would be positively stunning.
Mention has been made
of "the code."
What exactly is "the code"?
It means, if you take out
one of our guys,
we'll go after one of yours.
It's, you know, payback, eh?
I'd need you to drop the "eh."
it sounds Canadian.
I am Canadian.
SHORE: I realize this,
but I'd like
to paint you American.
See, in America,
if somebody commits a vicious,
unprovoked attack,
best to cloak it
with patriotism.
Oh, hello.
I can see
you're observing again.
Am I knotted
tightly enough for you?
A judge?
Can you believe it?
No.
I mean, I can.
I can believe
you'd be a great candidate.
So would this be something
you might be interested in?
Eugene,
I think it would be great.
I do.
It would be fabulous if--
First of all,
it's not at the point
where I even have to ask myself
whether or not--
Eugene, clearly,
it is at that point.
If you're interested,
the process continues.
If you're not--
so, are you?
I don't know.
It is all so sudden,
and, um, I--
I just need to think.
Is there a reason
we're having drinks
at a frat house?
It's not normally
like this.
Why am I here at all?
Because I think
we need to set
some ground rules.
How are we doing?
We're having
a private conversation.
I saw that.
Saw what?
We need to be clear
on a few things,
Mr. Shore.
If you--
Something wrong,
other than your nature?
I will be right back.
(crowd cheering)
If you won't fire her,
I will.
We can't summarily hire
and fire people. It's just--
Denny Crane
summarily hired Alan Shore.
He's Denny Crane.
You're not.
ROSE: Look, Matthew,
even you can't defend--
(sighs)
When you get
a free moment,
could you come
to my office, please?
It's my personal
and private time.
This firm does not own me.
Matthew, she seems to think
the firm doesn't own her.
When you get a free moment,
please.
BILLINGS: Were you dancing
in some bar last night?
Without wardrobe?
QUINN: Well, here's the thing,
insurance companies
don't like to pay out
when it's spouse
against spouse,
especially
when it's what they call
a supervening act,
which an intentional biting
would be.
Get him to bump you
accidental-like with the car,
preferably when
he's backing up.
I got a doctor
who can get you the X-rays.
Manny, a second?
Please, don't counsel
my clients.
I had legal schooling, Jimmy.
You're not a lawyer.
Oh, excuse me.
Listen,
I talked to my friend
at the bureau.
Your ass wasn't bugged.
What did you expect
that they were gonna tell you--
Manny, please don't talk
for a second, okay?
They got what they got on you
through an informant.
He wouldn't tell me
who the informant was,
but, uh, did you know
Gigi got arrested
three weeks ago?
My Gigi?
D.U.I.
They found some pot
in the glove compartment,
enough to get her on intent.
She never told me this.
The bust went nowhere.
The case was tossed.
I think it's possible
she flipped you, Manny.
Gigi?
This isn't a possible thing,
Jimmy.
She's my fiancee.
She loves me.
She even thinks I'm handsome.
I'd like to talk to her.
It wasn't Gigi.
Manny,
this is your business.
I'm not gonna do nothing
you don't want me to,
but I'm concerned.
If this is the woman
you're gonna marry.
And if she flipped you--
can I have a conversation
with her?
Fine, but you're wrong.
I hope to God I am.
Look, Manny,
if you want to get
to the truth of this or not,
your call.
But if you do,
don't tip her.
Just let me talk to her.
I won't say nothing.
It was an assault.
The fact that it took place
during a professional
hockey game
doesn't mean this guy--
ROSE: Oh, come on, Jeffrey.
You have 4,000 reported assaults
every year.
Less than half lead to charges.
Hannah, if you were still here,
you'd prosecute.
I certainly would not.
He repeatedly punched
a defenseless man.
He doesn't get
some special exemption
because he did it
during a sporting event.
That's just simply not true.
We grant such exemptions
all the time.
Excuse me a minute.
New guy--
It would be illegal
to run somebody down
and flatten them,
yet in football.
Boxers try to knock
each other unconscious.
The actual intent
of the sport is assault.
Imagine throwing a hard object
a hundred miles per hour
at somebody's head.
That's grounds
for attempted murder,
but if the victim
crowds the plate--
fighting is part of hockey.
May I speak for a second?
You are speaking.
SHORE: Oh.
Sometimes I become so rapt
with my own words,
it feels more like a...
listening experience.
Look, we're gathered here today
because of the media.
I suspect,
if the firestorm died down,
so would your urge
to be Javert.
Suppose this man were severely
punished by the league.
How about we get
our justice that way?
First of all, I'm not the
commissioner of the league.
I'm offering you
the chance to be.
Name your punishment.
Name it.
Out of the playoffs
and the next two years.
Done.
Done?
How are you--
I'll meet
with the commissioner.
My client will be suspended
for two full seasons
plus playoffs.
I hate to break your momentum,
but the players' union
will never let--
Yes, they will.
Because you say so?
Because I say so.
Congratulations,
Mr. District Attorney,
you've just helped to change
hockey for the better.
By the way,
I may need to invoke
the power of your office
a little.
Not to worry.
FRUTT: It doesn't necessarily
mean he's leaving.
STRINGER: Oh, my God.
Jamie.
Even if he's thinking
about leaving, Ellenor.
This place will collapse.
My job,
my outfits--
Could you please calm down?
He's going on
a few interviews.
It's a long shot
that he'll even be selected,
so let's not get--
Whoa, who are you kidding?
He's black.
So?
So,
Romney is desperate
to appoint black judges.
YOUNG: Is that it?
They want me
because I'm black?
No! No. No, no, no.
Check that.
Yes, in part.
I mean, he's never
going to appoint
an unqualified candidate.
You're definitely qualified,
so you can get off that horse.
But...
all things being equal,
he will tap a black candidate.
Diversity is a big part
of his executive order.
I've read it.
So if you go for this,
you'll probably get it,
which...
is great.
Let me start by saying...
I believe in you, Sally.
If I seem to be judgmental,
it's only because I measure
your performance
against your potential.
When you meet new people,
I would imagine the question
"What do you do?"
pops almost immediately
into the conversation.
You answer, "I'm an attorney
at Crane, Poole, and Schmidt."
When others describe you,
"smart girl, nice,
works at Crane,
Poole, and Schmidt."
As much as you might like
to lay claim
to your personal time
or private life,
who you are and where you work
are inextricably bound, Sally.
And when you're standing
in a public bar,
on the bar,
half-naked,
thrusting your great divide
as if it were
a tourist attraction,
there are people saying,
"She's a lawyer
at Crane, Poole,
and Schmidt."
Now, as fine
as your legal skills might be,
we simply cannot have
our associates
engage in public, drunken,
pornographic conduct.
And if you can't be concerned
with our firm's reputation,
I should think you'd at least
try to show a little respect
for your own.
That's all.
PESCATORE: What do you mean
he's practicing law?
It says "law offices"
on the door.
And inside I see law books
and people going in and out,
limping and stuff.
Right on commercial street?
Commercial street
is what I'm saying.
And you're sure
his name is Berluti?
That's what it says
on the door,
"Law offices of."
law books inside,
people limping.
MR. BURKE:
There is no precedent
for a 2-year suspension.
And even if
I were to sanction that,
I can assure you,
the players' union wouldn't.
If you only knew--
SHORE: What would they do,
pull your jersey over your head
and pummel you?
MR. BURKE: Mr. Shore,
the idea of--
SHORE: Mr. Burke,
you will suspend
Mr. Sears for two years.
In consideration for that--
forgive me, I'm parched.
In consideration for that,
I've worked it out with the D. A.
for the league
not to be criminally
prosecuted.
MR. BURKE: The league?
How are we liable
for the act--
Massachusetts General Laws,
chapter 274, section 2,
Aiding and Abetting.
Anyone who assists, encourages,
or promotes an assault
can be charged as a principal.
We don't do that.
You don't do that?
No, we don't.
In your highlight videos,
you show the brawls.
You also show them
on the big jumbotrons
between periods.
A Gordie Howe hat trick
is considered to be a goal,
an assist, and a fight.
We penalize fighting.
But you don't ban it.
Every other professional
sport does.
If a player fights
in football or baseball,
he's gone.
In your sport,
he gets a standing ovation.
MR. BURKE: Mr. Shore,
I'm sure you're a fine attorney,
but you have no appreciation
for what hockey is.
Its history--
I have enormous appreciation
for your sport, Mr. Burke.
In fact, I have season tickets.
Hockey is Bobby Orr.
Hockey is Bobby Hull,
Stan Mikita, Wayne Gretzky.
Hockey is speed,
finesse, skill,
and power.
None of which has anything
to do with mayhem.
Hockey is being debased
with thuggery
that your league
not only condones
but encourages.
And you think,
if we just change the rule,
it will stop.
Yes.
In college hockey,
it's banned.
The players don't fight.
In the Olympics,
it's banned.
They don't fight.
It can absolutely
be legislated out.
You choose not to do so.
And with all
the vicious muggings
happening on the ice today,
you are daring
a district attorney
to prosecute the league.
I have that district attorney,
Mr. Burke.
Mr. Sears
will be suspended
for two years.
You need to have appreciation
for your sport, Mr. Burke.
We need your league to rise up,
and mirror the dignity
of the game itself.
Tell your players,
"no more fighting."
And if they still insist
on violence,
let them beat up their coaches
like the basketball players.
(door opens)
How are we doing?
Fine.
Have you made up
your mind yet?
Made up my mind?
I've barely had time
to think about it.
Never mind.
Uh, is there some rush?
Well, this affects everybody,
Eugene.
I realize that.
FRUTT: So if you're going
to walk out on us,
we'd just like--
Walk out?
I didn't mean it like that.
I think you did.
You don't have to use that tone,
all right?
You're the one
speaking in a tone
like you're being betrayed!
Put it out there, Ellenor.
We've known each other too long.
Put it out there.
Okay.
Bobby left, Lindsay,
Rebecca,
but you and I
looked each other in the eye
and we said
we were going to make it work.
If you leave...
how can it work, Eugene?
How can it work?
Ellenor, look, uh,
part of what's going on with me
is this need to redeem myself.
Redeem?
YOUNG: Yeah.
In part,
for what the firm's become
from dealing with Alan Shore,
our reputation--
Hey, that's crap!
Don't make this about that!
If you want to leave--
Do I get to talk?
FRUTT: Yes,
but you asked me to be honest,
so let's hear you put it out.
Well, you're acting like
I don't have the right to leave,
like I owe you--
FRUTT: I never said--
I have the right.
I gave everything to this firm!
If I choose--
I have the right.
Yes, you have the right.
But you know (sighs)
you are this firm, Eugene.
You're our conscience,
our soul.
You are this firm.
(music playing)
BERLUTI: The reason I wanted
to have this conversation--
well, some disturbing
information
has come to light.
You're acting creepy.
You're both acting
kind of creepy.
BERLUTI: Gigi,
my sources at the FBI
tell me they were tipped off
by an informant.
Somebody with something
to trade.
Well, who would turn
against Manny?
I mean, everybody loves Manny.
I'm also informed
you were arrested
a few weeks ago,
and that arrest
seemed to go away.
What are you talking about?
That's a lie.
Here's a copy
of the incident report.
Gigi, I will find out.
A couple of motions in court,
they got to tell me
who the informant is.
Now, I know you love Manny.
The best thing
that can happen here
is I make out the argument
that you were coerced,
which I'm sure you had to be.
I might be able
to make it all go away,
but you got to tell me
how you were coerced.
(music playing)
Jimmy?
Not now, Suzy.
PAPONI: No,
you got to take this.
Excuse me, please.
Look, when I'm
in a serious meeting--
PAPONI: This is Lenny Pescatore.
We know each other.
Old times, right, Jimmy?
How can I help you?
PESCATORE:
I don't know, Jimmy.
See, I'm walking by,
and I see a sign,
"Attorney at law,"
so I come in,
and I see you like
a neighborhood lawyer here,
which, you know,
I'm a neighborhood lawyer, too.
We could be buddies.
Only problem...
I'm the neighborhood lawyer,
and this here
is my neighborhood...
which I'm sure
you didn't know.
But now you do know.
What the hell was that?
This Lenny Pescatore, Jimmy,
he's not a nice person.
I'll figure
this out, Manny.
There's stuff
to work with here.
I'll figure it all out.
SHORE: Sally.
Hello.
Don't you start.
I don't need another--
don't start.
I never start.
I'm more of a closer.
What's wrong?
Tell me.
What's wrong?
Let me tell you something.
You probably wouldn't guess it
to look at me,
but I made law review.
I even won the regional
moot-court competition.
You're right.
To look at you,
I never would have guessed.
Because people--
people say, "Don't judge a book
by its cover,"
but that's exactly
how I'm judged,
even by people here
who know me, know my work.
Well, perhaps people--
HEEP: I like to dress this way.
I like to have fun
on my personal time.
Why can't people like you deal?
First of all,
I can deal.
I thought
you were absolutely
sensational up
on that bar.
Really?
SHORE: Second, lawyers,
as a breed,
hate their job, Sally.
They do their very best
to window-dress
the awfulness,
big houses, fancy cars,
expensive clothes.
Attorneys actually want
to be judged by their covers.
It makes them
seem interesting.
Third,
I thought
you were absolutely
sensational up on that bar.
You said that already.
Fourth,
to the extent
that you don't want
to become them,
I salute you.
Don't ever,
ever become...
them.
Lastly,
and I'll stop here,
I thought
you were absolutely
sensational up
on that bar.
Well, that was surprising.
Oh, my God, I'm sorry.
I don't know
why I just did that.
I'm so sorry.
ROSE: Hey, new guy.
League issued
the suspension--two years.
D.A. agreed not to prosecute.
Client's coming in at 11:00.
Good result.
I'll buy you a beer later
and critique
what I think you did wrong.
I don't accept criticism,
Hannah,
though I do enjoy
harsh discipline.
May I speak with you?
It's extremely important.
Okay, I'm, like,
really nervous,
so I'm just gonna say this
before I get
all acid reflux and gurgle.
I have no idea
why I kissed you.
I mean,
I think you're cute,
but, um, I just
don't go around
tongue-throating
cute guys.
I just--what you said
suddenly made me
want to kiss you.
That doesn't explain
why I did it, but...
Sally, it's okay.
Really?
Don't worry about it.
Thank you.
Um,
when you say it's okay,
how okay?
I beg your pardon?
Well, I do sort of think
you're attractive.
God, I promised myself
I wouldn't go there.
Um...
Sally,
I think you're
a very attractive woman,
but...
I'm involved.
Oh. Okay.
Okay.
Anyone I know?
Myself, actually,
and it's quite serious.
I'm not in the right place
for a relationship.
Okay. (sighs)
So, I'm gonna leave now.
Bye.
(door closes)
If I flip my dealer, Jimmy,
I'm a dead man.
Not that I care.
BERLUTI: I'll see
if we can do it confidential.
It's our only shot, Manny.
For them to let you go,
you got to give them
somebody bigger.
Fine. Whatever.
Hey, look at me.
Your heart is broken
right now.
I understand this.
But better you learn about her
before you get married, right?
Obviously,
this wasn't the right person
for you.
It ain't easy to get girls
to love me, Jimmy.
I'm fat. I got no money.
Women don't go for me.
Jimmy?
Not now, Suzy.
He's back,
Lenny the fish.
BERLUTI: One second.
Jimmy, my friend.
I asked you to stay
out of my office.
Relax.
I only came by to say
Ralph Spinaci
will no longer be needing
your services.
He died.
Oh, Spinny?
When?
In a few days.
You're not gonna
intimidate me.
You got that?
I'm here, and I'm here to stay.
You got a lot of balls,
you know that?
I been working
this neighborhood for years
while you were sipping
Dom Perignon
up on the hill
with the medagons.
Now you want to come back
and take food off my plate.
Doesn't look like
you've missed too many meals.
Yeah, I like your style.
You got good gumption.
I like a man with gumption.
But I don't like it that much!
Get out of my office,
you hear me?
Hey!
I grew up in this neighborhood!
Get out now
before I call the police!
PESCATORE: Go ahead,
call the cops!
Ask for Frankie Lupo,
ask for Steve Freschetti,
Mike Luciano, good cops.
I'm sure
they'll come running.
QUINN: He asked you
to get out.
Manny,
you got new counsel,
huh, Manny?
Manny owes me money.
FBI still bugging your ass,
Manny?
Jimmy asked you to leave.
Oh, you want a piece of me, huh?
Go ahead.
See what happens.
There's no cops around
to break it up.
Take a shot.
See what happens.
All right--
QUINN: Shut up, Jimmy.
It's a different league now.
I'm standing right here, Lenny.
Oh, yeah?
For now, you're standing.
I said I'd buy you a beer,
so here.
I believe you promised
to discipline me, as well.
(sighs)
Look,
you're obviously a good lawyer,
but I give you
a few weeks here, tops.
You don't understand authority,
you're arrogant.
My suspicion
is you're corrupt
and probably
unflinchingly selfish and--
Foreplay like this
can only lead to sex.
You're disgusting.
You're quivering.
I've read that women
who like to emasculate
secretly desire to be ravished.
Would you like me to rip your
blouse off right now, Hannah?
Put my mouth to your breast,
and perhaps (inhales deeply)
lower myself?
You want to slap my face,
but part of you fears
it could arouse me.
And since you stand there
already...
titillated by me,
it could set something
terribly nasty in motion.
I could be wrong, of course.
Maybe we should see.
Slap my face, Hannah.
It's what you want.
Slap it.
Another second?
I'm sorry.
After all we've been through,
as much as I love this firm,
it would be an honor
to see a lawyer from here
get appointed to the bench.
(sighs)
I would be so proud of you,
proud for all of us.
Is there a timetable?
Well,
if I decide to go forward,
there would be
a confirmation hearing
before the governor's counsel
next week.
(sighs)
You might even be called
to give testimony.
Well,
just let me know.
Okay.
(door opens and closes)
Well?
It's happening, Jamie.
He's doing it?
FRUTT: He says he's undecided,
but I know him.
It's happening.
Oh, great.
Go away.
I just got here.
Look, I'm embarrassed
enough already.
You don't have
to show up here
and massage my feelings.
I'm a big girl.
SHORE: I love having
my feelings massaged.
Go away and give
some other nice guy
a chance to sit there.
Sally, you don't need
to feel embarrassed.
Look,
I kissed you.
It was totally inappropriate.
Then I made a play for you.
And by the way,
I know that you hit on everyone,
so what was I even thinking
about to begin with?
But then to be rejected
by someone who's obviously
not picky--
just go away.
Look at me.
You know how two people
can sometimes seem
to make each other
more whole?
That doesn't happen with me.
I have this way
of making women feel...
wonderful,
but less than,
in the end.
Maybe you haven't met
the right girl.
Perhaps.
I'll tell you what,
I would like to dance with you.
You're massaging again.
Go away.
On the contrary,
it's my own ego at play now.
I'm currently
being seen by others,
talking to a pretty woman.
If I simply walk away,
it'll look like
I've been rejected.
I'd appreciate
you allowing me to save face.
One dance.
Don't mess with me.
One dance.
(music playing)
If you mess me up,
I'll totally hit you.
I understand.
I don't know what you're doing
but I don't sleep with guys
right off,
if that's what you're after.
SHORE: You already have
my respect, I assure you.
SINGER (over speaker):
♪ I'll always love you ♪
♪ This I know ♪
♪ But I don't want to cry ♪
What?
SHORE: I just wanted to see
if you were paying attention.
(sighs)
And I was just kidding.
SINGER (over speaker):
♪ Had been a fool, I know ♪
So was I.
SINGER (over speaker):
♪ If you don't love me ♪
♪ Let me go ♪
I think you like me.
Shh.
SINGER (over speaker): ♪
Because I don't want to cry ♪
♪ Anymore ♪
♪ Oh, darlin', I tried ♪
♪ Just to keep you satisfied ♪
♪ But all my love ♪
♪ Was in vain ♪
♪ If you had only cared ♪
♪ All about this love
I shared ♪
♪ You wouldn't have made
my tears ♪
♪ Fall like drops of rain ♪
♪ My heart and I ♪
♪ Have been a fool ♪
♪ I know ♪
♪ I guess it's time ♪
♪ To close the door ♪
(music playing)
WOMAN: You stinker!
(music playing)