The Practice (1997–2004): Season 8, Episode 8 - Concealing Evidence - full transcript
BERLUTI: Previously
on "The Practice"...
You got fired
from your last firm
for embezzling.
Allegedly.
You threatened extortion
your first week here.
That was an accident.
Break privilege,
for which you almost
got disbarred.
Horseshoes.
FRUTT: Sleep with witnesses.
Just the one.
You are seriously
self-destructive.
Isn't everybody?
The difficult thing
about firing him--
Aside from him
being your friend...
FRUTT: Is that, once again,
he fell on the sword
for somebody else
and he did save us
from a malpractice judgment.
And possibly expose us
to something much worse.
Ellenor said something about me
being self-destructive,
but I assure you,
if I am unwittingly
or unconsciously...
trying to take anybody down,
it isn't you...
or this law firm.
(siren wailing)
Nothing?
They just pulled the offer...
completely.
On the eve of trial?
Karen, it seems I've been duped.
(sirens wailing)
(engine revving)
(tires screeching)
(cars honking)
The defendant's lawyer
is known to be underhanded.
I now think he...
led me to believe they'd settle
only to string me along.
(siren wailing)
(tires screeching)
OFFICER: Police, hold...
OFFICER: Freeze!
OFFICER: Get him.
We are very ready, Karen.
This lawyer--
it's a setback, no doubt,
but tomorrow,
we are ready to proceed
with this trial.
(door opens)
TED: I need a lawyer!
WILSON: Hold on a second.
TED: Wait! I need Bobby.
WILSON: Sir, you need to--
TED: Where is Bobby?
What's going on?
TED: I need a lawyer.
WILSON: It seems that
he needs Bobby.
I could be mistaken.
TED: No. No. No...
Sir, come here.
Ellenor,
can you take Karen
into your office, please?
TED: There's not much time.
There's not much time.
All right.
Take it.
Take it.
That's very kind,
but I already have a knife.
Please, they'll be here
any second.
I need you to--
OFFICER: All right. Go.
Police! Freeze!
Get down now!
WILSON: You get down!
What the hell is this?
Where is he?
What is going on here?
Did anybody just come in here?
Six people, in fact,
dressed in blue.
JONES: We're looking for a man,
mid 30s, jeans,
blue jacket.
He entered this building.
Is he a criminal?
He's a homicide suspect.
SHORE: Homicide?
My god, do you know
what you've done?
We represent murderers here.
It's quite possible
the man you speak of
came into this building
to hire us.
With the six of you,
guns out,
now he'll never come in.
You may very well
have cost us business, officer.
Bad policemen, very bad.
(music playing)
You've gotta help me.
Mr. Grayson, I already have.
It's a miracle the police
didn't insist
on searching the place,
in which case--
I was hiding under the table.
I appreciate that,
but trainees at the academy
are now advised to look
under tables.
It's been a giant leap
for law enforcement.
Look, I'm just asking for you
to hold the knife.
And as I've explained,
I'm not permitted to do that.
This would be considered
evidence.
TED: Please.
It's evil.
It makes me do things.
Mr. Grayson,
if we were to assume possession
of this weapon,
and you were to be charged
with a crime,
we would have an obligation,
a legal obligation,
to turn it over to the police.
Look,
I'm telling you.
It's evil.
It makes me do things.
(sighs) You know what?
Why don't you let me
turn the evil knife
over to the police
so that they might
incarcerate it?
TED: No. They'll trace it to me.
I'm not going to jail.
I want it at a place
where the police can't get it.
Where I can't get it.
Would you excuse me
for a minute?
Are you going to call
the police?
No.
I just want to discuss
this matter with my colleagues.
I'll be right back.
Did he kill somebody?
Well, there's blood on it.
I don't think he used it
to puncture a tire.
FRUTT: Why doesn't he just
throw it in a dumpster?
That might make sense, Ellenor,
but I can't counsel him
to do that,
unless you'd like me to.
No.
We can't advise
a destruction of evidence.
Well, we can't keep it, Eugene.
If he leaves with it,
he might kill again.
It's evil.
Excuse me.
Thank you for your help.
I'm gonna look
for another lawyer.
(door opens)
Well, it seems
we dodged a bullet.
Yes.
It seems so.
(music playing)
What are you doing?
Getting back to work.
We have a trial in the morning.
You'll testify first,
and then we'll be calling
our doctors.
Okay.
Just speak
from your heart, Karen.
Emotion is the strongest part
of our case.
We don't really have a case,
do we, Ellenor?
Uh, counselor?
Excuse me, please.
I apologize for my client
pulling the offer
last minute like that.
Uh...
we really didn't see it coming.
Right.
Three hundred thousand,
no admission of liability,
sealed, we're done.
We can get a drink,
patch up our differences.
I can't go $300,000,
but how about zero?
Does zero work for you?
(elevator dings)
WILSON: He's been arrested.
Who?
Ted Grayson.
Mr. Knife Man.
The victim was a CPA
stabbed in an alley.
Witnesses evidently saw Teddy
and reported his license plate.
So they've got him in custody?
WILSON: Yes, and he called
asking for you.
It seems that he didn't find
other representation.
Did they recover the knife?
WILSON: No.
No sign of the knife.
Okay, you might have to cover
the arraignment.
I'm in trial here.
But I'm not licensed.
It's just an arraignment.
Also, find out anything
and everything you can
about Mr. Grayson.
Alan.
SHORE: I'm coming.
I'll see you at the arraignment.
KAREN: My husband was very
depressed about his job.
He...
hated the insurance business
to begin with,
and when his performance
declined,
he just went into a tailspin.
Did he get treatment?
KAREN: Yes, he saw a doctor
who prescribed leretol,
an antidepressant.
FRUTT: Did that help?
KAREN: No.
Almost immediately
after taking it,
he became more agitated,
volatile.
Uh, about a week
after he was on it,
he struck me.
He struck you?
KAREN: Yes,
which was so not him.
Paul was--
he never showed any signs
of being hostile,
certainly not violent.
What happened then?
He started getting
into altercations at work
and was subsequently fired.
That's when he started--
that's when he said
he wanted
to kill his boss.
Did you think
about calling the police?
No.
Because as I said,
I couldn't even fathom
that he would--
later that night, he...
he turned the gun
on himself.
And you blame the drug leretol?
It transformed him from...
a kind,
docile man
into a volatile,
violent person
immediately after
he started taking it.
I know it was the drug.
Your husband was very depressed
over work?
Yes.
Depressed before taking
the leretol?
Yes, but he--
COLBY: Thank you.
Did he ever hurt anybody
after taking the drug leretol?
He struck me once.
He struck you?
With his fist,
open hand?
Open hand.
Were you injured?
Physically, no,
but my children--
Thank you.
Did he tell you
that he purchased a gun
to shoot his employer?
No.
He said he bought it
for personal protection,
but this--
Which you had encouraged,
am I right?
There had been a rash
of break-ins
in your neighborhood?
Yes.
But he was talking
about committing murder.
That isn't personal
protection.
Just so that we're clear.
He bought the gun
for personal protection,
and he became very depressed,
then he turned the gun
on himself.
He turned the gun
on himself
after consuming
your client's product.
COLBY: Your husband's
life insurance
doesn't cover suicide,
does it, Ms. Evanson?
With inexplicable tragedies,
people often find a need
to assess blame...
and sometimes, they...
have the need to find money.
Objection.
Withdrawn.
Tell me, Ms. Evanson,
why didn't you just sue
the doctor
who prescribed the medication?
Pockets not deep enough?
Objection.
Sustained.
Nothing further.
TED: I didn't do it,
I promise you.
Can you tell me why you
were spotted in the area?
I was there,
but it wasn't me.
Who was it, then?
It was--
it was the knife.
The knife.
I don't deny
that it was in my hand,
but I swear,
all I meant to do
was to threaten him
to get money.
This knife is evil.
It's done this before.
The knife has killed before?
It's tried, yeah,
which is the reason
I can't have it in my hand.
You know where it is,
don't you?
If I were to know
where it is, Mr. Grayson,
I would be duty bound to tell.
Let's not have me know.
Are we clear?
Listen,
you talk to nobody...
other than my assistant,
Tara Wilson...
and me.
This is important.
Okay.
Two robberies
and one prior assault.
On each occasion,
he claims to have heard voices.
He's been fired from every job
he's ever had.
What's his diagnosis?
He's never been treated.
I beg your pardon?
WILSON: For his prior crimes,
they just threw him into prison.
I talked to his mother.
She says that he's been crazy
since he was three.
Apparently she couldn't
afford a doctor,
but that's a little unclear
because she seems
fairly unstable herself.
Are you telling me this man
has never been treated...
ever?
I don't prescribe
leretol anymore.
But you did
with Paul Evanson.
BERNARD: Yes,
but after his suicide,
I began to dig around
and uncovered anecdotal evidence
of patients becoming
violent.
FRUTT: Doctor,
after Paul Evanson
started taking the drug,
what did you observe?
He definitely became
more agitated,
erratic.
I didn't suspect the drug
until it was too late.
COLBY: In your patient notes,
you never describe Mr. Evanson
as becoming more violent.
I believe I noted the agitation,
as well as--
COLBY: Did you ever observe
any acts of violence?
No.
COLBY: As a matter of fact,
you attributed
his increased agitation
to his depression,
his despondency
over his job,
did you not, doctor?
I changed my position on that
after uncovering
the anecdotal evidence.
Anecdotal evidence.
How many instances
did you uncover
where leretol caused
the patient
to become more violent?
Thirty-three.
Thirty-three,
and in those thirty-three cases,
how many stated
to a medical conclusion
that leretol was the cause
of the violence?
None were medical conclusions
because--
Thank you, doctor.
Wait, I would like to finish.
Go ahead.
BERNARD: In all of those cases,
there were other variables
which prevented
a conclusive finding,
but leretol
was the common denominator
and in each case,
it was cited
as the likely cause.
COLBY: How many times,
in your best estimate,
has leretol been prescribed?
Thousands.
COLBY: Perhaps hundreds
of thousands?
Yes.
COLBY: And with these hundreds
of thousands of usages,
you were able to find...
thirty-three.
None of which...
conclusively found a nexus
between leretol and violence,
is that correct, doctor?
Correct.
How many studies
are you aware of, doctor,
that conclude the drug
is unsafe?
None, but--
How many studies are you aware
that conclude the drug
is safe?
Many, most funded by
the manufacturer, your client.
Do you have evidence
to suggest...
that these studies
were not conducted fairly?
No.
SHORE: The problem is we have
no scientific evidence.
Even if we could prove
the drug was unsafe,
proving it's
unreasonably unsafe,
given the good it's done
to many people--
What about
the negligence theory?
FRUTT: The problem there is--
there's nothing to show
they could foresee any danger.
We barely survived
summary judgment.
What are you asking me
to do here?
It's not like I have an offer
to accept.
What am I supposed to do?
Nothing.
I guess...
we're just bracing you.
You said you'd get something.
I thought we would.
KAREN: I have no money, okay?
It's like he said,
insurance doesn't cover suicide.
I have three children
to raise.
I have three kids.
(sighs)
We waive reading,
Your Honor,
and request
a probable-cause hearing.
We'd also ask
for a reasonable bail.
WHITE: Excuse me, Ms. Wilson,
but I'm informed you're not
a member of the bar.
WILSON: I'm only here
to enter a plea
and to file Alan Shore's
appearance.
SHORE: No need,
Your Honor, I'm here.
What did I miss?
WHITE: Mr. Shore.
This is a homicide case.
You had better things to do?
SHORE: Actually, I was searching
for the real killer,
Your Honor,
with O. J.
Probable-cause hearing
is scheduled
for tomorrow, 10:00.
MARTIN: Your honor,
before we adjourn,
we have a subpoena
for Mr. Shore.
Mr. Grayson was pursued
by the police
into Mr. Shore's building
tuesday night.
Mr. Shore denied
to the police
that the suspect
entered his office.
Today, by the most stunning
of coincidences,
we find Mr. Shore representing
the defendant.
SHORE: Your Honor,
I have no obligation
to tell the police anything
about a client,
so--
We believe Mr. Shore
may have information
as to the whereabouts
of the murder weapon.
Mr. Grayson was overheard
talking in jail
about an evil knife
that was in his lawyer's office.
Overheard?
Where was that,
standing around
the water cooler?
Chambers.
What did we say
about talking, Ted?
Do you have
the murder weapon, counsel?
We don't admit
there was a murder, Your Honor,
and if there was,
we don't admit
that it was accomplished
with a knife.
And if it was,
we don't admit the knife exists
and if it does,
we don't admit that we have it.
You don't have the right
to conceal evidence.
I have the duty
not to incriminate my client.
We're asking for evidence,
not testimony.
The case law says
a defendant cannot be forced
by subpoena
to turn over a weapon.
But we can force the lawyer.
Do you have the knife,
Mr. Shore?
Frisk me.
Is the knife in your office?
I don't know.
You don't know.
If there is a knife,
Your Honor,
and I'm not saying there is,
I have no actual
or constructive knowledge
as to its whereabouts.
Do you have it?
I do not.
Where is it?
It may be in the conference room
so I would encourage us all
not to go in there because...
if we have actual knowledge
that it's in our possession,
we, of course,
would have a duty
to turn it over.
BERLUTI: So, what,
you're going, "Wink, wink,"
and pretending you don't know?
I don't know, Jimmy,
not for a fact.
STRINGER: And you're purposely
not looking for it.
SHORE: Exactly.
Ignorance is not only bliss,
it happens to be constitutional.
(door opens)
Alan.
SHORE: Mike.
Hello.
Thanks for coming.
Um, would you excuse me, please?
Right this way, Mike.
I do not approve
of this person.
MICHAEL: Could you do me a favor
and call me Michael
in front of other people?
I'm trying to come off,
you know,
more respectful.
Respectable. Certainly.
Well, what can I do for you?
I'd like to avail myself
of your silent deploy program.
Is this for something illegal?
SHORE: Michael, how could you
ask me such a thing?
MICHAEL: Uh, yeah.
You got the email address?
I have several.
I mean, how illegal is it,
what we're planning to do here?
SHORE: Michael,
you know me.
Just stall them
for as long as you can.
WILSON: Stall them?
But he didn't like
that you were late
the last time.
I'll be there.
What's going on?
Ellenor, I have marvelous news.
They're suddenly offering
to settle?
Not yet, but they will.
Mr. Colby is in your office
as we speak.
Off you go, Tara.
I'll be there shortly.
He's in my office.
I think you'll be very pleased.
Let's go.
If this is a waste
of my time...
I assure you it isn't.
I'm doing you a favor,
Mr. Colby.
You'll perhaps want to buy me
that drink after all.
I'm not a morning person.
SHORE: Yes.
I was going through
the voluminous discovery
late last night,
and I found this included
among the multitude
of various...
medical studies.
It's quite helpful,
though not to you.
What is this?
SHORE: It's a letter.
Addressed to you,
in fact,
from your client
concerning leretol,
acknowledging a small percentage
of violent ideations
and suicidal tendencies.
Tick, tick, boom.
How did you get this?
I just told you.
This is from general counsel...
to me.
It's work product.
We never turn this over.
You must have.
I have it.
I asked you a question before.
How did you get this?
Your client acknowledged
a violent,
possibly suicidal nexus
between the drug--
This is privileged.
Gee.
If you're right,
it would be malpractice then,
for you to give it to me, ouch.
And your reputation has been
so spotless to now.
$2 million, Robert.
You don't want the jury
to hear that your people knew
about the inherent dangers.
Think of the punitives,
Robert.
(sighs) This is inadmissible.
I'm bringing a motion
in limine to quash it.
And I will not
be blackmailed.
Hmm.
Strategic mistake.
Alan, where did you get
that document?
I'm late for a probable-cause
hearing on Mr. Knife.
I'd love it
if you could start
to prepare our response
to Mr. Colby's motion.
Could you help me on that?
(door closes)
(sighs)
I saw him running.
The defendant?
WOMAN: Yes.
He jumped into his car
and he just sped off.
MARTIN: Are you absolutely sure
that this is the man
you saw running?
Yes.
SHORE: Did you see him
run out of the alley
or simply on the street?
Just on the street.
And when the police
pulled up seconds later,
you said, "That's him
in that car."?
WOMAN: Yes, and they took off
after him.
And when you said,
"That's him,"
why did you think
the police wanted him?
WOMAN: Well,
because he was running away.
So when the police screeched up,
I put two and two together.
Ah, two and two.
SMITH:
We entered his apartment,
he immediately tried to flee.
He shouted, "It wasn't me."
"It wasn't me."
SMITH: We apprehended him,
we noticed a bruise on his face.
We also found
$700 in cash
on his kitchen table.
A bruise and money,
is that all?
That and a prior record
for armed robberies.
I see. Did that factor
into your making
the arrest,
his prior record?
Yes.
Your Honor, at this time,
I ask that you dismiss
the charges
with prejudice and an apology.
You can step down, officer.
Do you have anything else?
Your Honor,
the suspect's prior record
can factor
into reasonable suspicion.
Perhaps to search him.
MARTIN: He was spotted
running from the scene.
He then ran from the police.
The prosecution has no case.
Running down a street
is not evidence of a murder.
You don't even have enough
to call him a person
of interest.
I could be wrong on that.
WHITE: All right, look,
there are several issues
in play here.
I'm going to take this
under advisement.
We'll reconvene at 3:00.
(gavel bangs)
What does that mean?
It means he's gonna
think about it.
In the meantime,
you do not speak to anybody.
Okay. It's just
that sometimes
it helps for me to talk.
You cannot do that.
Ted, if I succeed
in keeping you out of prison,
I need you to promise me
you'll go to a hospital.
A mental hospital?
We need to make you safe
(Ted sighs)
from the voices...
...from the knife.
COLBY: I don't know
how he got it,
but clearly, it's privileged.
It's not discoverable.
And for it to be admitted--
You disclosed it?
He's saying we did.
It's my suspicion, however--
How did you get
the letter, Mr. Shore?
Discovery.
FRUTT: Your Honor,
even if you were to find
this correspondence
to be work product,
the opinion has to be
based on some study.
Why wasn't that study
turned over to us?
I don't know.
You don't know.
Did you ask general counsel?
No.
Because what you don't know
helps you.
This is a letter written
from lawyer to lawyer,
black and white, work product.
I am more troubled
by your client
concealing evidence.
I don't know what you do
and don't have, Mr. Colby,
but the letter is admitted.
Now might be
a good time to chat.
What's going on?
Opposing counsel is meeting
with the defendant.
We're expecting
an offer at 2:00.
Really?
Well, that's fantastic.
Yes, it is.
Alan, can I talk to you
for a second?
Well, not in that room.
It might contain evil.
(Frutt sighs)
My office.
Where did you get
that document?
(door closes)
You don't wanna know.
Damn it, Alan,
I've had enough
of not knowing.
You and I are friends,
in addition
to being colleagues,
so I am asking you
to be straight with me.
Where did you get it?
There's a software program
called Silent Deploy.
Basically, you can target
somebody else's computer.
All you need
is their e-mail address.
I went into Mr. Colby's
computer last night
and hit pay dirt.
You broke
into somebody's computer
and you stole
their private correspondence?
I feel ashamed.
But compared
to concealing evidence
that a drug
is potentially lethal--
Alan,
I don't even know
what to do with you!
SHORE: Ellenor,
you are my friend.
I want you to be a friend
to Karen Evanson here.
If you insist on exalting
your ethical duties
as a member of the bar,
I need you to excuse yourself
from this case.
Why?
Because swiping this document
is just the beginning.
What are you gonna do now?
I can't urge you enough
not to be present
for this.
Oh, I will be
very present.
In that case, I need you
to make me a promise.
What?
Don't speak.
If I have something
to say, Alan--
You'll have nothing helpful
to say in that room.
(elevator dings)
RECEPTIONIST:
I'm sorry, can I--
I know where the room is.
Thank you.
Who are these people?
Members of my firm.
Excuse them.
They're part of my legal team.
Excuse them.
It's all right,
you can go.
Thank you.
I presume you have a number.
$1.3, sealed.
No admission.
Very nice.
But for a billion-dollar
pharmaceutical company?
COLBY: That's as high
as they'll go.
$1.3.
That isn't true, Mr. Colby,
and we both know it.
If that document becomes public,
it could generate a plethora
of new lawsuits.
I typically loathe
the word, "plethora,"
but when it can be used
aggressively--
Look--
I'm speaking now, sir.
A plaintiff victory
would be devastating for you.
And a settlement,
sealed or otherwise,
would be perceived
as a victory.
That's your worst nightmare.
What you're desperate for here
is a favorable verdict.
That sends the most
chilling message of all
to future plaintiffs,
does it not?
I will sell you
this document
for $8 million.
I beg your pardon?
It becomes yours again.
I won't introduce it,
no doubt you'll get
your verdict,
and even more importantly,
nobody gets foul wind
of a very damaging
admission.
Am I to understand
you're offering
to lose this case
for $8 million?
You're going to accept
my offer, Mr. Colby,
not because you're dishonest
or ethically challenged like me,
but because you're human.
Because you know
this document,
should it become public,
would easily cost
best pharmaceuticals
in the tens of millions,
because you know
once your client,
your biggest client
learns you inadvertently
disclosed this to me,
they will leave you.
The career flashing
before your eyes
is your own, Mr. Colby.
$8 million dollars.
I'll rest my case now.
We all go home winners.
And because you are
an ethical man,
you'll convince your client
to hereafter warn doctors
and consumers
that studies show
violent ideations
as a rare
but possible side effect.
How about that, Mr. Colby?
You get to keep your client
and possibly
save a life or two,
all for the one-time offer
of $8 million dollars.
I'd want the check today.
WHITE: Where is he?
WILSON: He'll be here
any second, Your Honor.
He's currently in trial
on another matter.
WHITE: Ms. Wilson,
I said 3:00.
Step up here, Mr. Shore.
I'm going to ask you now
as an officer of the court,
and you will answer me
subject to the pains
and penalties of perjury.
Do you have possession
of the knife?
I do not.
Do you know where it is?
I do not.
Is it possibly
in your office?
Possibly.
Did you look for it?
I did not.
Sit.
If a lawyer knows he's been
handed a murder weapon,
he's got to give it
to the police.
That's the law.
But he doesn't have to go
looking for it.
I cannot order Mr. Shore
to provide privileged
information
leading to the knife's
discovery.
Without the weapon,
the Commonwealth
has offered nothing.
The defendant was seen
running in the area.
Period.
The murder charges
are dismissed
without prejudice.
The reckless endangerment,
as well as evading the police,
those charges stand.
I'll grant Mr. Grayson
bail on that.
I do, however, hereby issue
a bench warrant
to search Mr. Shore's
law office immediately.
If you find the knife,
we can start
this whole process again.
Until then,
case dismissed.
We're adjourned.
(gavel bangs)
Okay, then, Ted,
we made a deal.
You'd get help.
They're gonna find the knife.
I wedged it under
that conference table.
They'll find it.
You hid the knife
under the conference table?
Yeah.
FRUTT: Alan.
The judge has just
called us back in.
Have we heard from Colby?
SHORE: Give me a second.
They'll find it.
All we can do is hope
they don't, Ted.
In the meantime,
Tara's gonna take you
to a hospital.
I've arranged for you
to be admitted.
The police will come
and get me.
If we get you committed,
perhaps they won't.
Tara, there's a car
in front with security.
Let's get you processed
out of here.
I'll visit you tomorrow.
Let's go.
MORENO: Glad you could
make it, counsel.
I took the liberty
of bringing
the jury in without you.
You may proceed.
I'm not doing this.
You're on your own.
The plaintiff rests,
Your Honor.
What do you mean, you rest?
We presented
our case in full.
We rest.
(door slams)
What's going on?
Your Honor,
I feel conflicted
about introducing
that document.
Clearly, the disclosure
was inadvertent,
as well as privileged.
If the shoe were
on the other foot,
if this were ever done to me
by another lawyer...
You have evidence
that could further
your client's case,
likely win it.
You have an obligation
to use that evidence,
Mr. Shore.
I'm afraid it will make me
look unscrupulous,
and the jury will punish us.
What's going on here?
Ms. Frutt?
I disagree with Mr. Shore.
But it's his client and...
ultimately his call.
Without that document,
this doesn't even get
to a jury, counsel.
I will direct a verdict
for the defendant.
Well, I certainly hope
you don't do that.
Oh, I will do that.
You haven't even made
a prima facie showing.
You've introduced
no scientific evidence.
How in God's name
could you even think of resting?
SHORE: Your Honor,
we hope for a settlement.
They didn't blink.
I tipped my hat,
but using this document,
(groans)
I--ugh,
as an officer
of the court,
I can't bring myself
to take advantage of it.
If you don't introduce it,
I will direct
a verdict against you,
and I will recommend
that your client pursue
a claim for malpractice.
(sighs)
The plaintiff rests,
Your Honor.
I don't believe this.
Slip that
into your purse, Karen.
This whole thing is sealed.
We don't want anybody
to find out,
especially the judge.
The case is over?
They wouldn't be paying us
$8 million to continue.
(exhales sharply)
I don't know how to thank you.
Just go take care
of your kids.
Alan,
can I hug you?
No, I don't hug clients.
I grope them on occasion,
but I never hug--
(music playing)
This is that man, Eugene.
Ever since he's been here--
look at this.
Jimmy, could you perhaps
lay off the guy?
BERLUTI: No, I'm sick of this.
A party.
Where is the punch?
Alan?
Can you come
into my office, please?
Let's all go.
What, are they gonna
beat me up?
(sighs) Come on.
For the last two hours,
our office has been
turned upside down
while the police look
for a murder weapon.
Myself, Jamie, and Jimmy,
well, we've been unable
to do our work
because once again,
you have caused this place
to be disrupted.
Last week,
I was at the point
of firing you.
So, tell me, Alan.
If you were
in my position,
running this firm,
how would you deal
with an employee
like yourself?
That's a tough one.
On the one hand,
if someone's a liability,
I say get rid of them.
On the other hand, I--
oh,
and here's a check made out
to the firm for two million,
a contingency
on the case we just settled.
(knock on door)
We're done.
We'll be out of your hair
in five minutes.
Did you find anything?
No.
(door closes)
But I don't get
to leave when I want.
No.
If you're committed,
you can't leave
until they say
you're better.
What if I never
get better?
Could you excuse us
for a second?
I'll be at the door.
WILSON: Thank you.
Okay,
two things.
First, we'll make a list
of all the doctors
that you can speak to
about the evil knife,
and so forth.
Outside of privilege,
you can't talk to anyone
about these things.
Only the doctors.
You already explained that.
Second,
you will get better, Ted.
You will.
(music playing)
SHORE: He's been mentally ill
his entire life, Ellenor.
He's in his 30s,
for God's sakes.
This is the first time
he's seen
the inside of a hospital.
FRUTT: Well, he won't be
seeing it for long, Alan,
if the police find that knife.
(sighs)
Can we talk about
the other case now?
No.
Alan, I know you.
Are you trying
to get disbarred?
As self-destructive as--
All right, all right,
on that note.
Alan...
BERLUTI: Hey.
SHORE: Jimmy, hello.
Can I buy you a beer?
You're right.
Baby steps.
My mistake.
Half a beer.
Good night, my friend.
Good night.
(music playing)
I don't get it, Ellenor.
I see nothing redeeming
about that man.
(exhales sharply)
You have to know him, Jimmy.
You just--
you have to know him.
(music playing)
(music playing)
WOMAN: You stinker!
(music playing)
on "The Practice"...
You got fired
from your last firm
for embezzling.
Allegedly.
You threatened extortion
your first week here.
That was an accident.
Break privilege,
for which you almost
got disbarred.
Horseshoes.
FRUTT: Sleep with witnesses.
Just the one.
You are seriously
self-destructive.
Isn't everybody?
The difficult thing
about firing him--
Aside from him
being your friend...
FRUTT: Is that, once again,
he fell on the sword
for somebody else
and he did save us
from a malpractice judgment.
And possibly expose us
to something much worse.
Ellenor said something about me
being self-destructive,
but I assure you,
if I am unwittingly
or unconsciously...
trying to take anybody down,
it isn't you...
or this law firm.
(siren wailing)
Nothing?
They just pulled the offer...
completely.
On the eve of trial?
Karen, it seems I've been duped.
(sirens wailing)
(engine revving)
(tires screeching)
(cars honking)
The defendant's lawyer
is known to be underhanded.
I now think he...
led me to believe they'd settle
only to string me along.
(siren wailing)
(tires screeching)
OFFICER: Police, hold...
OFFICER: Freeze!
OFFICER: Get him.
We are very ready, Karen.
This lawyer--
it's a setback, no doubt,
but tomorrow,
we are ready to proceed
with this trial.
(door opens)
TED: I need a lawyer!
WILSON: Hold on a second.
TED: Wait! I need Bobby.
WILSON: Sir, you need to--
TED: Where is Bobby?
What's going on?
TED: I need a lawyer.
WILSON: It seems that
he needs Bobby.
I could be mistaken.
TED: No. No. No...
Sir, come here.
Ellenor,
can you take Karen
into your office, please?
TED: There's not much time.
There's not much time.
All right.
Take it.
Take it.
That's very kind,
but I already have a knife.
Please, they'll be here
any second.
I need you to--
OFFICER: All right. Go.
Police! Freeze!
Get down now!
WILSON: You get down!
What the hell is this?
Where is he?
What is going on here?
Did anybody just come in here?
Six people, in fact,
dressed in blue.
JONES: We're looking for a man,
mid 30s, jeans,
blue jacket.
He entered this building.
Is he a criminal?
He's a homicide suspect.
SHORE: Homicide?
My god, do you know
what you've done?
We represent murderers here.
It's quite possible
the man you speak of
came into this building
to hire us.
With the six of you,
guns out,
now he'll never come in.
You may very well
have cost us business, officer.
Bad policemen, very bad.
(music playing)
You've gotta help me.
Mr. Grayson, I already have.
It's a miracle the police
didn't insist
on searching the place,
in which case--
I was hiding under the table.
I appreciate that,
but trainees at the academy
are now advised to look
under tables.
It's been a giant leap
for law enforcement.
Look, I'm just asking for you
to hold the knife.
And as I've explained,
I'm not permitted to do that.
This would be considered
evidence.
TED: Please.
It's evil.
It makes me do things.
Mr. Grayson,
if we were to assume possession
of this weapon,
and you were to be charged
with a crime,
we would have an obligation,
a legal obligation,
to turn it over to the police.
Look,
I'm telling you.
It's evil.
It makes me do things.
(sighs) You know what?
Why don't you let me
turn the evil knife
over to the police
so that they might
incarcerate it?
TED: No. They'll trace it to me.
I'm not going to jail.
I want it at a place
where the police can't get it.
Where I can't get it.
Would you excuse me
for a minute?
Are you going to call
the police?
No.
I just want to discuss
this matter with my colleagues.
I'll be right back.
Did he kill somebody?
Well, there's blood on it.
I don't think he used it
to puncture a tire.
FRUTT: Why doesn't he just
throw it in a dumpster?
That might make sense, Ellenor,
but I can't counsel him
to do that,
unless you'd like me to.
No.
We can't advise
a destruction of evidence.
Well, we can't keep it, Eugene.
If he leaves with it,
he might kill again.
It's evil.
Excuse me.
Thank you for your help.
I'm gonna look
for another lawyer.
(door opens)
Well, it seems
we dodged a bullet.
Yes.
It seems so.
(music playing)
What are you doing?
Getting back to work.
We have a trial in the morning.
You'll testify first,
and then we'll be calling
our doctors.
Okay.
Just speak
from your heart, Karen.
Emotion is the strongest part
of our case.
We don't really have a case,
do we, Ellenor?
Uh, counselor?
Excuse me, please.
I apologize for my client
pulling the offer
last minute like that.
Uh...
we really didn't see it coming.
Right.
Three hundred thousand,
no admission of liability,
sealed, we're done.
We can get a drink,
patch up our differences.
I can't go $300,000,
but how about zero?
Does zero work for you?
(elevator dings)
WILSON: He's been arrested.
Who?
Ted Grayson.
Mr. Knife Man.
The victim was a CPA
stabbed in an alley.
Witnesses evidently saw Teddy
and reported his license plate.
So they've got him in custody?
WILSON: Yes, and he called
asking for you.
It seems that he didn't find
other representation.
Did they recover the knife?
WILSON: No.
No sign of the knife.
Okay, you might have to cover
the arraignment.
I'm in trial here.
But I'm not licensed.
It's just an arraignment.
Also, find out anything
and everything you can
about Mr. Grayson.
Alan.
SHORE: I'm coming.
I'll see you at the arraignment.
KAREN: My husband was very
depressed about his job.
He...
hated the insurance business
to begin with,
and when his performance
declined,
he just went into a tailspin.
Did he get treatment?
KAREN: Yes, he saw a doctor
who prescribed leretol,
an antidepressant.
FRUTT: Did that help?
KAREN: No.
Almost immediately
after taking it,
he became more agitated,
volatile.
Uh, about a week
after he was on it,
he struck me.
He struck you?
KAREN: Yes,
which was so not him.
Paul was--
he never showed any signs
of being hostile,
certainly not violent.
What happened then?
He started getting
into altercations at work
and was subsequently fired.
That's when he started--
that's when he said
he wanted
to kill his boss.
Did you think
about calling the police?
No.
Because as I said,
I couldn't even fathom
that he would--
later that night, he...
he turned the gun
on himself.
And you blame the drug leretol?
It transformed him from...
a kind,
docile man
into a volatile,
violent person
immediately after
he started taking it.
I know it was the drug.
Your husband was very depressed
over work?
Yes.
Depressed before taking
the leretol?
Yes, but he--
COLBY: Thank you.
Did he ever hurt anybody
after taking the drug leretol?
He struck me once.
He struck you?
With his fist,
open hand?
Open hand.
Were you injured?
Physically, no,
but my children--
Thank you.
Did he tell you
that he purchased a gun
to shoot his employer?
No.
He said he bought it
for personal protection,
but this--
Which you had encouraged,
am I right?
There had been a rash
of break-ins
in your neighborhood?
Yes.
But he was talking
about committing murder.
That isn't personal
protection.
Just so that we're clear.
He bought the gun
for personal protection,
and he became very depressed,
then he turned the gun
on himself.
He turned the gun
on himself
after consuming
your client's product.
COLBY: Your husband's
life insurance
doesn't cover suicide,
does it, Ms. Evanson?
With inexplicable tragedies,
people often find a need
to assess blame...
and sometimes, they...
have the need to find money.
Objection.
Withdrawn.
Tell me, Ms. Evanson,
why didn't you just sue
the doctor
who prescribed the medication?
Pockets not deep enough?
Objection.
Sustained.
Nothing further.
TED: I didn't do it,
I promise you.
Can you tell me why you
were spotted in the area?
I was there,
but it wasn't me.
Who was it, then?
It was--
it was the knife.
The knife.
I don't deny
that it was in my hand,
but I swear,
all I meant to do
was to threaten him
to get money.
This knife is evil.
It's done this before.
The knife has killed before?
It's tried, yeah,
which is the reason
I can't have it in my hand.
You know where it is,
don't you?
If I were to know
where it is, Mr. Grayson,
I would be duty bound to tell.
Let's not have me know.
Are we clear?
Listen,
you talk to nobody...
other than my assistant,
Tara Wilson...
and me.
This is important.
Okay.
Two robberies
and one prior assault.
On each occasion,
he claims to have heard voices.
He's been fired from every job
he's ever had.
What's his diagnosis?
He's never been treated.
I beg your pardon?
WILSON: For his prior crimes,
they just threw him into prison.
I talked to his mother.
She says that he's been crazy
since he was three.
Apparently she couldn't
afford a doctor,
but that's a little unclear
because she seems
fairly unstable herself.
Are you telling me this man
has never been treated...
ever?
I don't prescribe
leretol anymore.
But you did
with Paul Evanson.
BERNARD: Yes,
but after his suicide,
I began to dig around
and uncovered anecdotal evidence
of patients becoming
violent.
FRUTT: Doctor,
after Paul Evanson
started taking the drug,
what did you observe?
He definitely became
more agitated,
erratic.
I didn't suspect the drug
until it was too late.
COLBY: In your patient notes,
you never describe Mr. Evanson
as becoming more violent.
I believe I noted the agitation,
as well as--
COLBY: Did you ever observe
any acts of violence?
No.
COLBY: As a matter of fact,
you attributed
his increased agitation
to his depression,
his despondency
over his job,
did you not, doctor?
I changed my position on that
after uncovering
the anecdotal evidence.
Anecdotal evidence.
How many instances
did you uncover
where leretol caused
the patient
to become more violent?
Thirty-three.
Thirty-three,
and in those thirty-three cases,
how many stated
to a medical conclusion
that leretol was the cause
of the violence?
None were medical conclusions
because--
Thank you, doctor.
Wait, I would like to finish.
Go ahead.
BERNARD: In all of those cases,
there were other variables
which prevented
a conclusive finding,
but leretol
was the common denominator
and in each case,
it was cited
as the likely cause.
COLBY: How many times,
in your best estimate,
has leretol been prescribed?
Thousands.
COLBY: Perhaps hundreds
of thousands?
Yes.
COLBY: And with these hundreds
of thousands of usages,
you were able to find...
thirty-three.
None of which...
conclusively found a nexus
between leretol and violence,
is that correct, doctor?
Correct.
How many studies
are you aware of, doctor,
that conclude the drug
is unsafe?
None, but--
How many studies are you aware
that conclude the drug
is safe?
Many, most funded by
the manufacturer, your client.
Do you have evidence
to suggest...
that these studies
were not conducted fairly?
No.
SHORE: The problem is we have
no scientific evidence.
Even if we could prove
the drug was unsafe,
proving it's
unreasonably unsafe,
given the good it's done
to many people--
What about
the negligence theory?
FRUTT: The problem there is--
there's nothing to show
they could foresee any danger.
We barely survived
summary judgment.
What are you asking me
to do here?
It's not like I have an offer
to accept.
What am I supposed to do?
Nothing.
I guess...
we're just bracing you.
You said you'd get something.
I thought we would.
KAREN: I have no money, okay?
It's like he said,
insurance doesn't cover suicide.
I have three children
to raise.
I have three kids.
(sighs)
We waive reading,
Your Honor,
and request
a probable-cause hearing.
We'd also ask
for a reasonable bail.
WHITE: Excuse me, Ms. Wilson,
but I'm informed you're not
a member of the bar.
WILSON: I'm only here
to enter a plea
and to file Alan Shore's
appearance.
SHORE: No need,
Your Honor, I'm here.
What did I miss?
WHITE: Mr. Shore.
This is a homicide case.
You had better things to do?
SHORE: Actually, I was searching
for the real killer,
Your Honor,
with O. J.
Probable-cause hearing
is scheduled
for tomorrow, 10:00.
MARTIN: Your honor,
before we adjourn,
we have a subpoena
for Mr. Shore.
Mr. Grayson was pursued
by the police
into Mr. Shore's building
tuesday night.
Mr. Shore denied
to the police
that the suspect
entered his office.
Today, by the most stunning
of coincidences,
we find Mr. Shore representing
the defendant.
SHORE: Your Honor,
I have no obligation
to tell the police anything
about a client,
so--
We believe Mr. Shore
may have information
as to the whereabouts
of the murder weapon.
Mr. Grayson was overheard
talking in jail
about an evil knife
that was in his lawyer's office.
Overheard?
Where was that,
standing around
the water cooler?
Chambers.
What did we say
about talking, Ted?
Do you have
the murder weapon, counsel?
We don't admit
there was a murder, Your Honor,
and if there was,
we don't admit
that it was accomplished
with a knife.
And if it was,
we don't admit the knife exists
and if it does,
we don't admit that we have it.
You don't have the right
to conceal evidence.
I have the duty
not to incriminate my client.
We're asking for evidence,
not testimony.
The case law says
a defendant cannot be forced
by subpoena
to turn over a weapon.
But we can force the lawyer.
Do you have the knife,
Mr. Shore?
Frisk me.
Is the knife in your office?
I don't know.
You don't know.
If there is a knife,
Your Honor,
and I'm not saying there is,
I have no actual
or constructive knowledge
as to its whereabouts.
Do you have it?
I do not.
Where is it?
It may be in the conference room
so I would encourage us all
not to go in there because...
if we have actual knowledge
that it's in our possession,
we, of course,
would have a duty
to turn it over.
BERLUTI: So, what,
you're going, "Wink, wink,"
and pretending you don't know?
I don't know, Jimmy,
not for a fact.
STRINGER: And you're purposely
not looking for it.
SHORE: Exactly.
Ignorance is not only bliss,
it happens to be constitutional.
(door opens)
Alan.
SHORE: Mike.
Hello.
Thanks for coming.
Um, would you excuse me, please?
Right this way, Mike.
I do not approve
of this person.
MICHAEL: Could you do me a favor
and call me Michael
in front of other people?
I'm trying to come off,
you know,
more respectful.
Respectable. Certainly.
Well, what can I do for you?
I'd like to avail myself
of your silent deploy program.
Is this for something illegal?
SHORE: Michael, how could you
ask me such a thing?
MICHAEL: Uh, yeah.
You got the email address?
I have several.
I mean, how illegal is it,
what we're planning to do here?
SHORE: Michael,
you know me.
Just stall them
for as long as you can.
WILSON: Stall them?
But he didn't like
that you were late
the last time.
I'll be there.
What's going on?
Ellenor, I have marvelous news.
They're suddenly offering
to settle?
Not yet, but they will.
Mr. Colby is in your office
as we speak.
Off you go, Tara.
I'll be there shortly.
He's in my office.
I think you'll be very pleased.
Let's go.
If this is a waste
of my time...
I assure you it isn't.
I'm doing you a favor,
Mr. Colby.
You'll perhaps want to buy me
that drink after all.
I'm not a morning person.
SHORE: Yes.
I was going through
the voluminous discovery
late last night,
and I found this included
among the multitude
of various...
medical studies.
It's quite helpful,
though not to you.
What is this?
SHORE: It's a letter.
Addressed to you,
in fact,
from your client
concerning leretol,
acknowledging a small percentage
of violent ideations
and suicidal tendencies.
Tick, tick, boom.
How did you get this?
I just told you.
This is from general counsel...
to me.
It's work product.
We never turn this over.
You must have.
I have it.
I asked you a question before.
How did you get this?
Your client acknowledged
a violent,
possibly suicidal nexus
between the drug--
This is privileged.
Gee.
If you're right,
it would be malpractice then,
for you to give it to me, ouch.
And your reputation has been
so spotless to now.
$2 million, Robert.
You don't want the jury
to hear that your people knew
about the inherent dangers.
Think of the punitives,
Robert.
(sighs) This is inadmissible.
I'm bringing a motion
in limine to quash it.
And I will not
be blackmailed.
Hmm.
Strategic mistake.
Alan, where did you get
that document?
I'm late for a probable-cause
hearing on Mr. Knife.
I'd love it
if you could start
to prepare our response
to Mr. Colby's motion.
Could you help me on that?
(door closes)
(sighs)
I saw him running.
The defendant?
WOMAN: Yes.
He jumped into his car
and he just sped off.
MARTIN: Are you absolutely sure
that this is the man
you saw running?
Yes.
SHORE: Did you see him
run out of the alley
or simply on the street?
Just on the street.
And when the police
pulled up seconds later,
you said, "That's him
in that car."?
WOMAN: Yes, and they took off
after him.
And when you said,
"That's him,"
why did you think
the police wanted him?
WOMAN: Well,
because he was running away.
So when the police screeched up,
I put two and two together.
Ah, two and two.
SMITH:
We entered his apartment,
he immediately tried to flee.
He shouted, "It wasn't me."
"It wasn't me."
SMITH: We apprehended him,
we noticed a bruise on his face.
We also found
$700 in cash
on his kitchen table.
A bruise and money,
is that all?
That and a prior record
for armed robberies.
I see. Did that factor
into your making
the arrest,
his prior record?
Yes.
Your Honor, at this time,
I ask that you dismiss
the charges
with prejudice and an apology.
You can step down, officer.
Do you have anything else?
Your Honor,
the suspect's prior record
can factor
into reasonable suspicion.
Perhaps to search him.
MARTIN: He was spotted
running from the scene.
He then ran from the police.
The prosecution has no case.
Running down a street
is not evidence of a murder.
You don't even have enough
to call him a person
of interest.
I could be wrong on that.
WHITE: All right, look,
there are several issues
in play here.
I'm going to take this
under advisement.
We'll reconvene at 3:00.
(gavel bangs)
What does that mean?
It means he's gonna
think about it.
In the meantime,
you do not speak to anybody.
Okay. It's just
that sometimes
it helps for me to talk.
You cannot do that.
Ted, if I succeed
in keeping you out of prison,
I need you to promise me
you'll go to a hospital.
A mental hospital?
We need to make you safe
(Ted sighs)
from the voices...
...from the knife.
COLBY: I don't know
how he got it,
but clearly, it's privileged.
It's not discoverable.
And for it to be admitted--
You disclosed it?
He's saying we did.
It's my suspicion, however--
How did you get
the letter, Mr. Shore?
Discovery.
FRUTT: Your Honor,
even if you were to find
this correspondence
to be work product,
the opinion has to be
based on some study.
Why wasn't that study
turned over to us?
I don't know.
You don't know.
Did you ask general counsel?
No.
Because what you don't know
helps you.
This is a letter written
from lawyer to lawyer,
black and white, work product.
I am more troubled
by your client
concealing evidence.
I don't know what you do
and don't have, Mr. Colby,
but the letter is admitted.
Now might be
a good time to chat.
What's going on?
Opposing counsel is meeting
with the defendant.
We're expecting
an offer at 2:00.
Really?
Well, that's fantastic.
Yes, it is.
Alan, can I talk to you
for a second?
Well, not in that room.
It might contain evil.
(Frutt sighs)
My office.
Where did you get
that document?
(door closes)
You don't wanna know.
Damn it, Alan,
I've had enough
of not knowing.
You and I are friends,
in addition
to being colleagues,
so I am asking you
to be straight with me.
Where did you get it?
There's a software program
called Silent Deploy.
Basically, you can target
somebody else's computer.
All you need
is their e-mail address.
I went into Mr. Colby's
computer last night
and hit pay dirt.
You broke
into somebody's computer
and you stole
their private correspondence?
I feel ashamed.
But compared
to concealing evidence
that a drug
is potentially lethal--
Alan,
I don't even know
what to do with you!
SHORE: Ellenor,
you are my friend.
I want you to be a friend
to Karen Evanson here.
If you insist on exalting
your ethical duties
as a member of the bar,
I need you to excuse yourself
from this case.
Why?
Because swiping this document
is just the beginning.
What are you gonna do now?
I can't urge you enough
not to be present
for this.
Oh, I will be
very present.
In that case, I need you
to make me a promise.
What?
Don't speak.
If I have something
to say, Alan--
You'll have nothing helpful
to say in that room.
(elevator dings)
RECEPTIONIST:
I'm sorry, can I--
I know where the room is.
Thank you.
Who are these people?
Members of my firm.
Excuse them.
They're part of my legal team.
Excuse them.
It's all right,
you can go.
Thank you.
I presume you have a number.
$1.3, sealed.
No admission.
Very nice.
But for a billion-dollar
pharmaceutical company?
COLBY: That's as high
as they'll go.
$1.3.
That isn't true, Mr. Colby,
and we both know it.
If that document becomes public,
it could generate a plethora
of new lawsuits.
I typically loathe
the word, "plethora,"
but when it can be used
aggressively--
Look--
I'm speaking now, sir.
A plaintiff victory
would be devastating for you.
And a settlement,
sealed or otherwise,
would be perceived
as a victory.
That's your worst nightmare.
What you're desperate for here
is a favorable verdict.
That sends the most
chilling message of all
to future plaintiffs,
does it not?
I will sell you
this document
for $8 million.
I beg your pardon?
It becomes yours again.
I won't introduce it,
no doubt you'll get
your verdict,
and even more importantly,
nobody gets foul wind
of a very damaging
admission.
Am I to understand
you're offering
to lose this case
for $8 million?
You're going to accept
my offer, Mr. Colby,
not because you're dishonest
or ethically challenged like me,
but because you're human.
Because you know
this document,
should it become public,
would easily cost
best pharmaceuticals
in the tens of millions,
because you know
once your client,
your biggest client
learns you inadvertently
disclosed this to me,
they will leave you.
The career flashing
before your eyes
is your own, Mr. Colby.
$8 million dollars.
I'll rest my case now.
We all go home winners.
And because you are
an ethical man,
you'll convince your client
to hereafter warn doctors
and consumers
that studies show
violent ideations
as a rare
but possible side effect.
How about that, Mr. Colby?
You get to keep your client
and possibly
save a life or two,
all for the one-time offer
of $8 million dollars.
I'd want the check today.
WHITE: Where is he?
WILSON: He'll be here
any second, Your Honor.
He's currently in trial
on another matter.
WHITE: Ms. Wilson,
I said 3:00.
Step up here, Mr. Shore.
I'm going to ask you now
as an officer of the court,
and you will answer me
subject to the pains
and penalties of perjury.
Do you have possession
of the knife?
I do not.
Do you know where it is?
I do not.
Is it possibly
in your office?
Possibly.
Did you look for it?
I did not.
Sit.
If a lawyer knows he's been
handed a murder weapon,
he's got to give it
to the police.
That's the law.
But he doesn't have to go
looking for it.
I cannot order Mr. Shore
to provide privileged
information
leading to the knife's
discovery.
Without the weapon,
the Commonwealth
has offered nothing.
The defendant was seen
running in the area.
Period.
The murder charges
are dismissed
without prejudice.
The reckless endangerment,
as well as evading the police,
those charges stand.
I'll grant Mr. Grayson
bail on that.
I do, however, hereby issue
a bench warrant
to search Mr. Shore's
law office immediately.
If you find the knife,
we can start
this whole process again.
Until then,
case dismissed.
We're adjourned.
(gavel bangs)
Okay, then, Ted,
we made a deal.
You'd get help.
They're gonna find the knife.
I wedged it under
that conference table.
They'll find it.
You hid the knife
under the conference table?
Yeah.
FRUTT: Alan.
The judge has just
called us back in.
Have we heard from Colby?
SHORE: Give me a second.
They'll find it.
All we can do is hope
they don't, Ted.
In the meantime,
Tara's gonna take you
to a hospital.
I've arranged for you
to be admitted.
The police will come
and get me.
If we get you committed,
perhaps they won't.
Tara, there's a car
in front with security.
Let's get you processed
out of here.
I'll visit you tomorrow.
Let's go.
MORENO: Glad you could
make it, counsel.
I took the liberty
of bringing
the jury in without you.
You may proceed.
I'm not doing this.
You're on your own.
The plaintiff rests,
Your Honor.
What do you mean, you rest?
We presented
our case in full.
We rest.
(door slams)
What's going on?
Your Honor,
I feel conflicted
about introducing
that document.
Clearly, the disclosure
was inadvertent,
as well as privileged.
If the shoe were
on the other foot,
if this were ever done to me
by another lawyer...
You have evidence
that could further
your client's case,
likely win it.
You have an obligation
to use that evidence,
Mr. Shore.
I'm afraid it will make me
look unscrupulous,
and the jury will punish us.
What's going on here?
Ms. Frutt?
I disagree with Mr. Shore.
But it's his client and...
ultimately his call.
Without that document,
this doesn't even get
to a jury, counsel.
I will direct a verdict
for the defendant.
Well, I certainly hope
you don't do that.
Oh, I will do that.
You haven't even made
a prima facie showing.
You've introduced
no scientific evidence.
How in God's name
could you even think of resting?
SHORE: Your Honor,
we hope for a settlement.
They didn't blink.
I tipped my hat,
but using this document,
(groans)
I--ugh,
as an officer
of the court,
I can't bring myself
to take advantage of it.
If you don't introduce it,
I will direct
a verdict against you,
and I will recommend
that your client pursue
a claim for malpractice.
(sighs)
The plaintiff rests,
Your Honor.
I don't believe this.
Slip that
into your purse, Karen.
This whole thing is sealed.
We don't want anybody
to find out,
especially the judge.
The case is over?
They wouldn't be paying us
$8 million to continue.
(exhales sharply)
I don't know how to thank you.
Just go take care
of your kids.
Alan,
can I hug you?
No, I don't hug clients.
I grope them on occasion,
but I never hug--
(music playing)
This is that man, Eugene.
Ever since he's been here--
look at this.
Jimmy, could you perhaps
lay off the guy?
BERLUTI: No, I'm sick of this.
A party.
Where is the punch?
Alan?
Can you come
into my office, please?
Let's all go.
What, are they gonna
beat me up?
(sighs) Come on.
For the last two hours,
our office has been
turned upside down
while the police look
for a murder weapon.
Myself, Jamie, and Jimmy,
well, we've been unable
to do our work
because once again,
you have caused this place
to be disrupted.
Last week,
I was at the point
of firing you.
So, tell me, Alan.
If you were
in my position,
running this firm,
how would you deal
with an employee
like yourself?
That's a tough one.
On the one hand,
if someone's a liability,
I say get rid of them.
On the other hand, I--
oh,
and here's a check made out
to the firm for two million,
a contingency
on the case we just settled.
(knock on door)
We're done.
We'll be out of your hair
in five minutes.
Did you find anything?
No.
(door closes)
But I don't get
to leave when I want.
No.
If you're committed,
you can't leave
until they say
you're better.
What if I never
get better?
Could you excuse us
for a second?
I'll be at the door.
WILSON: Thank you.
Okay,
two things.
First, we'll make a list
of all the doctors
that you can speak to
about the evil knife,
and so forth.
Outside of privilege,
you can't talk to anyone
about these things.
Only the doctors.
You already explained that.
Second,
you will get better, Ted.
You will.
(music playing)
SHORE: He's been mentally ill
his entire life, Ellenor.
He's in his 30s,
for God's sakes.
This is the first time
he's seen
the inside of a hospital.
FRUTT: Well, he won't be
seeing it for long, Alan,
if the police find that knife.
(sighs)
Can we talk about
the other case now?
No.
Alan, I know you.
Are you trying
to get disbarred?
As self-destructive as--
All right, all right,
on that note.
Alan...
BERLUTI: Hey.
SHORE: Jimmy, hello.
Can I buy you a beer?
You're right.
Baby steps.
My mistake.
Half a beer.
Good night, my friend.
Good night.
(music playing)
I don't get it, Ellenor.
I see nothing redeeming
about that man.
(exhales sharply)
You have to know him, Jimmy.
You just--
you have to know him.
(music playing)
(music playing)
WOMAN: You stinker!
(music playing)