05x03 - Neutral Corners

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Previously on Ally McBeal.

She wants to make
me a judge? Yes.

I like it.

- John Cage.
- John Cage. He's the little one.

Yeah. Well, you know, he might
not be tall, but his heart is mammoth.

And you love him? Totally.

She's one of my very best
friends, Richard. I could lose...

all of that by making a
play for her. So why do it?

- Because I love her.
- Hello!

- [All Gasp]
- I'm looking for Jenny Shaw.

- That's me.
- Hello, hello!

Claire Otoms,
our named plaintiff.

I want to put you on television.
Think of it. We'll pay you to be a bitch.

- And she's happy
being one for free.
- Judge Ling,

this is meant to be.

You should be clear that Jenny
and I are definitely over as a couple.

[Man Announcing] Coming up,
round 12 in Raymond versus Glenn.

One round, Raymond.
The last round.

You're way ahead. Don't get
careless. Just hold him off...

with your jab, and
you're home. Uh-huh.

Watch the left hook. That's
all he's ever hurt you with.

You need to knock
him out, Glenn.

You're way behind on points.
You can't win this on a decision.

Okay. Everything
comes down to this.

Are you a champion or not?

Three minutes.

- Take it to him.
- [Bell Dings]

[Announcer] There's the bell.

[Crowd Shouting]

[Woman] Get him!

And another left.

Yeah!

[Screams]

[Gasps]

[Gasps]

[Jenny] Okay. So wait a
second. Let me see if I get this.

You had a dream of me having a
dream of Raymond and Glenn fighting?

Yes. And you were
in the front row,

and then, when Raymond hit
Glenn, his mouthpiece flew into you,

and you screamed and
then lurched up in bed,

revealing that it was a dream.

Mmm.

Mmm. And then I
lurched up in bed,

realizing I was dreaming
of you having the dream.

Okay. You're weirder than me.

- [Knocks]
- Ready?

- Glenn, we have to
call the case off.
- Why?

Because you and Raymond are
gonna end up k*lling each other,

or at least ruining your
friendship. Jenny, are you...

I dreamt it. Well,
uh, a-actually, I...

No, you dreamt me dreaming it, which
is like a dream to the second exponent.

I'm sure I should
have followed that.

I would think. I mean, you
majored in dream interpretation.

I didn't major
in it. I studied it.

Even so, you should
be able to read this one.

- We... We should settle.
- Just because she dreamt it?

Her dreams come true.
Will you tell him, Ally?

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
Especially the bad ones.

Okay. [Clears Throat]

Tell me about this dream.

Okay. Uh, you and
Raymond were, um,

you know, um, uh, boxing.

His eye was swollen, and, uh...
and you were bleeding a little.

- It was terrible.
- Only, it-it...

It didn't turn out
to be my dream.

I was just in bed, I guess,

dreaming of... of Jenny's
dream, like she said.

Is that it?

Pretty much.

See? We need to settle.

Okay. Look. This dream
could mean who knows what.

Okay. You're in bed.
That could be many things:

fear of death, place of
sexual encounter, a womb.

v*olence. v*olence isn't
battle so much as repression.

Blood. Blood
actually means love.

- Love?
- Yeah, becoming one
with somebody.

Almost like... Almost like blood
brothers. Who was bleeding?

You.

Okay.

Men naked, or in
undergarments: also...

sexual fantasy and/or intimacy.

Putting it all
together... Let's see.

This has nothing
to do with the case.

You just have repressed fantasies
of sex and intimacy. That's all.

Likely with, uh, me.

Dreams mean nothing.

♪ I've been down down, down ♪

♪ I've been down this road ♪

♪ Walkin' the line
that's painted by pride ♪

♪ And I have made
mistakes in my life ♪

♪ That I just can't hide ♪

♪ Oh, I believe I am ready ♪

♪ For what love
has to bring Yeah ♪

♪ I got myself together, yeah ♪

♪ Now I'm ready to sing ♪

♪ I've been searching
my soul tonight ♪

♪ I know there's so
much more to life ♪

♪ Now I know I
can shine a light ♪

♪ To find my way back home ♪

♪ Oh ♪
♪ Hoo, hoo ♪

♪ Baby, yeah ♪

♪ Hoo, hoo ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪♪

Okay, uh, first up, the
honorable Judge Ling.

As you all know, Ling's
a... a judge. It's, uh...

Yeah.

Uh, uh, and, of course, legally,

uh, as a judge, she
can no longer work here.

- [Both] Oh. - Oh.

I heard that. I know
sarcasm when I hear it.

I'm expecting a
party, by the way.

Something big. Maybe a dinner.

- I'll need to approve the menu.
- Well...

What happened to you?

I beg your pardon?

Uh, uh, uh, how was
your time off, uh, John?

[John] It was fine.

[Richard] Uh, good
food? A little "R" & "R"?

- Steroids?
- I worked out a little.

Let's just move along,
Richard. All right. Okay.

Uh, uh, next up, uh, um...

You know, actually, I... I've
totally forgotten what's next.

- Well, can anything
follow that?
- Oh, balls.

They only thing that
they... They know!

They know you look different.
They don't know that you're...

Come on. Did you see the gape
on Ally? I could count her fillings.

When they touch you,
you'll feel real to them.

What do I do? Walk around
the office saying, "Touch me"?

Is that what women do
with their padded bras?

John, they won't give this a chance if
you don't. You have to trust me here.

This can work. Even if it
could work, Corretta, what then?

Do I just continue living my life
with-with fake pecs and inflated glutes?

Women are attracted
to the package.

We look at body
parts just like men do.

Oh, well, that's
really nice to hear.

But once we fall in
love with the man inside,

what's outside
no longer matters.

You see pretty wives with beer-bellied,
bald-headed men all the time.

Do you think those guys
looked like that in the beginning?

125? Look, Jenny...

Come on, Raymond. Our case
is stronger as a nuisance claim.

But your damages are still
limited. Help me out here, Al.

Why should I help you out?

Look. The discovery on this alone will
run into six figures. You'll lose money.

I know you know that, Jenny.
Glenn knows it. How ya doin'?

W-W-Would... Would you
stop asking me how I'm doing?

125 is as high as I'm authorized
to go. It's as high as I will go.

- We'll think about it.
- No, we won't.

We will consider the offer, and
we'll get back to you, Raymond. Good.

That was fast. Burger?

Yeah. Okay. I'll
meet you outside.

[Exhales] Look. They got us.

No, they don't. And whose
side are you on anyway?

Jenny, the cost of prosecuting this
case will be higher than our contingency.

- There's no way...
- We can win this for a lot of money.

- In your dreams... or maybe hers.
- Hey, hey, hey!

My dreams have no
relevance. Don't you go be

thinkin' that my dreams
have any relevance.

We cannot make
money on this case.

That's all I'm saying.

Case number 603, Crystal
versus City of Boston.

Good morning, Your Honor.

How are you today?

- Judgment for the defendant.
- Wait. I have a case.

I was forced to pay the
Brighton Public School $32,

just became my son stuck
gum on the bottom of a desk.

It was extortion. They
threatened to suspend him...

if I didn't pay
for the cleaning.

Your Honor, it may seem petty,

but the school systems expend a
considerable amount of taxpayers' money...

every year to remove
these big wads of gum.

Not only is it vandalism,

but it represents an
egregious breach of decorum.

This is a school. Gum
chewing is symptomatic...

of the escalation
of disrespect...

afforded to both the
teachers and the...

education...

I've changed my mind.
Judgment for the plaintiff.

You'll refund her
money times three.

Oh! Thank you, Your Honor.
But you pay court costs.

$500.

Next case.

Something good.

[Mumbling]

[Gasps] Hmm. Oh.

What are we gonna do?

About... what?

Jenny.

We gotta convince her to
settle on this case, Ally. Mmm.

When she gets
stubborn like this, I just...

Look. My problem is... is
that I'm friends with Raymond,

and that makes
my influence less.

Mmm. So maybe you should...

sit down with her and...
And try and persuade her.

You guys seem pretty close now.

Well... [Clears Throat]
Are you, uh, close?

All right. Look. See,
I'm-I'm 31 years old,

and I'm way too old
to play games, okay?

I'm sorry? Well, last week,

you basically told me the
two of you were definitely over.

And totally unmotivated by
anything in the conversation,

you blurt out that
you're a single guy.

And now you're here, fishing again,
trying to find out if I'm close to Jenny,

i.e., would I consider it a
betrayal to her if I were to see you.

So, um,

obviously there's-there's
some chemistry going on.

So let's just be adult,

address it and put it out there.

Ally.

Hmm? If you somehow...

got the impression
that I was... interested,

I apologize.

[Air Hissing]

Never mind. It was a...
[Chuckles] It was a joke!

I was joking. It was a joke. Ha-ha!
I'm a joker. No. You know what?

You'll learn that
about me. I'm...

I'm a... I'm a kidder.
[Chuckles] So funny.

Ha-ha. Ha-ha. Ah.
See ya. [Clears Throat]

[Door Opens] [Whirring]

[Door Closes] Oh...
[Whirring Continues]

Tell me something. Be
honest. Think Ally's cute?

Why do you ask me that?

Well, it's just... I could be
wrong here. You usually are.

But I think she's, uh, you
know, a nasty little edible.

Oh. You think she's cute?

Am I talkin' to myself here? Isn't
that what I just said? Oh, well, yeah.

Um, I suppose she's cute. Okay.

I'm gonna just say this. And I
could be wrong. You usually are.

But I bet behind the little outfits and
the Jane Hathaway corporate thing,

she's a little sex machine.

Ally?

Yep. Think it'd be bad
for me to ask her out?

Well... I thought
you did ask her out.

Yeah, but I didn't
wait for an answer.

Pissed her off. I got
distracted by "Loing." Ling.

Right. What do you
think of me and Ally?

[Slurping] You always have
a good feel for these things.

Well, uh, I-I-I don't, uh...

Actually, yeah. Yeah. You
two probably would be good.

Why not?

I'm gonna ask
her out. [Chuckles]

Ally, give me your hand.

[Sighs]

I simply must have it.

[Sighs, Exhales]

I'm not exactly comfortable with
the dream. In fact, I'm confused by it,

and I think we ought to
confront its implications.

It was just a dream.

It's been said, "Sex
is the gateway of life."

Who said that?

It doesn't matter. What does...

We are conceived
through the act of sex.

And as we get older,
we are reborn through it,

either as a culminating
act of love, or...

lust.

Lust is good. It is?

Oh, yes.

It's part of love.

And women sometimes
need to revitalize the yearning.

I think you know
what I'm saying.

Oh. Um... Give me your hand.

I haven't a clue as
to what you're saying.

Drink the sweet nectar
of the forbidden fruit.

Navigate the passage.

A-Again.

More clearly.

It's only when you
surrender to your want...

that you'll be able to clarify
what it is you truly need.

You're telling me
again to go to the boy.

Oh, yes.

Well, we can't settle
for 125,000. I'm sorry.

Jenny, at some point we
have got to be practical.

Why? Who made up
that rule? [Toilet Flushes]

Certainly not me. At
125,000, minus contingency,

each plaintiff will
get about a dollar.

Oh, Jenny, this whole
thing is not about money.

It's about right and wrong.

It's stopping these people invading
the privacy of our own homes,

where we do all those little...

private things that we love
to do in our own homes.

This, my love, is about justice.

But justice can't be that cheap. The
problem is, they're not afraid of us.

- Then we have to scare them.
- Hey.

How's it goin'?
[Claire] Hello again!

[Chuckles]

Well, John, one
of us isn't being...

entirely honest with
ourselves, is he?

Um... Hmm? Hmm?

Okay. Wh-Wh-Why... Why can't
they do this, uh, in your office?

They don't want natural light.
Have you planned my party? Well...

Richard. Okay.

- I have strong emotional
attachments to this place.
- Uh-huh.

- I want something appropriate.
- Wh-What's going on?

Camera and makeup, uh, test.

Well...

- Are you really getting
your own TV show?
- Why shouldn't I?

Ally, can I speak
with you? Uh, no.

I mean, I... I... I tried
to convince Jenny.

She wouldn't budge. So we
have nothing left to talk about.

- Uh, just the same, could, uh...
- Oh, boy.

I want you to sing at my party.

Excuse me? Somebody
from the firm should sing.

I don't want it to be
Elaine. She's a secretary.

Besides her, you're the
only one who can hit a note.

A ballad, or something
that... that captures me.

- Can you hold still a second?
- No.

Hey, hey, hey,
hey. Uh... Uh, Ling.

Do you think that after
you finish the sh**t

that I... I could borrow
the camera crew?

Sure. I can be generous...

when it doesn't
cost me anything.

A video? [Ally] Yeah.

Yeah. Well, we talked about
how we don't scare them.

Well, what would scare
the-the phone companies?

- What?
- Bad publicity.

And so far, this case has made very
little noise. So, how can we change that?

But, Ally, lawyers call
press conferences all...

No, no. This is not a press
conference. This is a cross between...

a video and a P.S.A., and Claire
is gonna be our spokesperson.

[Chuckles] Claire?
Are you on dr*gs?

I have an idea. Now,
I know it's out there,

but-but just call Raymond and set
up another settlement conference,

and-and you get Claire back in
here, because we have to rehearse.

And no, I am not on dr*gs.

I know you're in there.

Uh...

Come on. Let me in, or
I'll call the fire department.

[Beeps]

[Beeps]

[Sighs] What's wrong?

- Feel my muscle.
- Uh... Oh.

Ooh.

Yep.

It was all a fraud... a suit
designed by Corretta. Oh.

Gee. And I so totally
thought it was the real you.

You know, as lawyers, we're
trained to look at events...

through the eyes of
the reasonable man.

Looking at myself... John. John.

This sullen attitude...
I'd like to be there

for you, but it's
just... it's too boring.

Do you ever have a problem
with being profoundly ridiculous?

Never. Look.

This plunge started two weeks
ago when you decided you loved Ally.

You know, she's magic. She's
not afraid to be afraid. Richard.

And what did we agree to
do? Declare your feelings.

And you didn't do
that, did you, John?

Because she likened
me to a Chia Pet.

You never took the sh*t,

and that's the biggest failure
anyone can ever experience...

Not even having the guts
to go for what you want.

[Richard Sighs]

Did you ever stop to think maybe
she could be protecting herself?

Maybe she really loves you.

Did you ever stop
to consider that?

Do you think that could be true?

Oh, God. What are you, nuts?

That's not... That's not the
point. The point is, let her say no.

Hear her say no.

But at least walk the plank.

How could any woman love a man
who's too afraid to take the... the chance?

If you love Ally, go to her.

I suppose I should have
announced the... the phone number.

I know, but we can superimpose
that with a... with a graphic.

[Mumbles] I'm gonna see
how Glenn did with the meeting.

Okay. You were great, Claire.

Yes, I was, wasn't I?

[Chuckles] So lovely.

Okay. Well, we'll... we'll let
you know how we do, and, uh, I...

I really appreciate it,
Claire. Are you all right, Ally?

Sorry? You seem blue.

I know my colors. Well...

[Chuckles] I'm-I'm-I'm
probably just a little tired.

Is it a man?

What?

[Stammers] No.

No. I'm... [Chuckles]
I'm-I'm fine.

Oh, you're more than fine.
You're gorgeous. [Chuckles]

But is it Glenn?

Glenn? Uh, Glenn Foy?

[Chuckles Nervously]

May I take your hand, Ally?

Okay.

When I was very, very
young, I was the image of you...

Which gives you an idea what you're
going to look like in a year or two.

[Chuckles] But there was
nothing like that little spark...

when you met that
special someone.

Even my nooks
and crannies tingled.

[Chuckles] Now
I've got a lot older,

they tingle vicariously.

But right now, I'm
tingling for you...

and Glenn.

He's lovely.

Uh, well, uh, you know,
Glenn isn't really my type.

But-But-But-But thank you. Hmm.

My mistake. [Chuckles]

I may have had a phantom tingle.

You know, I-I have a lot of work
to do. Oh, of course. Of course.

I-I should get busy.

[Clears Throat] Ally.

Hmm?

I've always found the
funny thing about love...

is it's the one game you
lose by refusing to play.

[Elevator Bell Dings]

Well, our home away from home.

You can go right in to
the conference room.

Raymond.

Uh, look, Glenn. This really is a
waste of time, okay? Our client...

Just go in, and we'll
meet you in there.

Mm-hmm. Is the
television set up?

Everything's in there.
[Nelle] Glenn, uh, listen.

Could you sing tonight
at the bar for Ling?

I don't even know her. I
understand. The problem is, others do.

Ready? Yeah. Let's go.

Uh, would you
think about it? Okay.

John, what happened
to your little tush?

It's depressed. Oh,
Ally, can I speak to you?

I'm late. It'll only
take a second.

Well, I'm in a settlement conference.
Right after, I will come for...

Ooh! [Gasps, Clears Throat]

Listen, Ally. Um...

Sometimes when I try
cases against women lawyers,

I hit on them as a means
of unnerving them a little.

I'm not proud of it.
I guess I just, uh...

I want to apologize for
doing it a little with you.

Oh. Well, o-okay.
I... I appreciate that.

And, uh, to make
amends, I thought, uh,

after the case is over,
I'd ask you out for real.

Oh. [Chuckles]

- G-Gee. Um...
- [Simon] Raymond.

[Clicks Tongue]

All right. First, thanks
for coming back in.

[Simon] We're happy to
be here, Jenny. Of course,

our offer must now drop
down to 120 to cover our time.

- What?
- Jenny.

- That is just mean.
- Oh, listen. 120, 125...

- It doesn't matter.
- They're both way too low.

And unacceptable.

I can't follow who's
talking. Can you keep up?

Why don't you just watch
the screen, Mr. McAllister.

We-We have a little surprise.

Hello. I'm Claire Otoms.

Ever get one of those annoying
calls around dinnertime...

from one of those
phone companies,

promising to cut your
long-distance rates?

If you're like
me... What is this?

Oh. Uh, this is a commercial
that we plan to run.

[Claire] ...that I decided
to do something about it.

I sued them. [Laughs]

I filed a class action suit,

and 72,000 possums...
Uh, people... have joined in.

If you've had a royal bellyful
of one of these companies,

and you'd like to fight
back, call this number.

Oh. And by the way,

you know what the dreaded
phone companies are doing now?

They're starting
to offer a service...

to protect you from
this kind of harassment.

For $11 a month,
they'll screen these calls.

Aren't they lovely?

Believe what you just saw?

How about what you just heard?

The phone companies harass
you into needing protection,

and then they charge
you for this protection.

Remember the bullies
who promised not to

b*at you up if you gave
them your milk money?

It's the same thing with
these phone companies.

If you would like
to join in the fight,

please call this 1-800 number,

which we'll pay for, by the way.

- That was good, wasn't it?
- [Ally] Yeah, the public
is ready to turn, boys,

and Congress is gonna
be right behind them.

And this commercial might
just be the-the-the nudge.

Ah. We-We bought time for, um,

tomorrow night.

Wait a second.

The phone companies offer a service
to protect you against harassment...

that they themselves
commit? Some do.

And they're afraid, if we put
out the word with this video, that...

[Sighs] Th-They're gonna settle.

I know it. I do. Th-They can't
risk having the class get bigger,

and-and we've-we've told them
that we need an offer tonight.

Congratulations.

Now, what about you and, uh,

the one they call Glenn?

Well, I think we're in a
little bit of a neutral state,

because I think we both know that
the relationship would be short-term,

and with Jenny's
feelings at stake...

But he has admitted
to his desire?

No. He hasn't.

I... But a woman knows.

Well, it's like...

I know I shouldn't, but I
want it, and I don't want it.

[Beeping]

It's... It's beeping.

It's my pager.

[Groans] [Beeping Stops]

[Groans] John Cage.

Is it important?

Evidently.

[Exhales]

[Exhales] Did we really have to
come all the way up to your office?

Yes. It's important. It's
a "semenal" moment.

Uh, seminal. Uh,
seminal. Fine. Fine.

Are you okay? No.
Well, yes. No. Well...

Well, what is it? I... I...
Well, it's... I... I'm just a little...

Cro-Magnon Raymond
is-is interested in me,

and I'm-I'm just
finding it a little tough...

contending with it in the
middle of a case, and...

[Exhales Deeply]

Just between you and me?

- Oh, of course.
- I think that Glenn
is interested too.

Uh... I mean, he's not
saying it, but-but I can feel it.

Oh, it's just... I don't know.
I'm just having a hard time.

[Chuckles] You know,
men... men think that

women like it when men
are interested in them,

and, you know, it's
not always the case.

[Sighs] Oh, anyway.

What is it that you
wanted to talk to me about?

I'm interested in you.

[Laughs]

Oh, John. That's funny.

I'm serious.

Uh, well, rather than...

throw on a pair
of glute trunks...

to try and impress you with
muscles that aren't mine,

I-I... I've decided to take
the road less traveled here...

One of, uh, simple maturity...

and being direct.

I love you.

Uh, your nuance, your idealism,

your beauty, your body, your...

Everything about you.

[Stammers] Admittedly, you're
slightly nuts, but I love that too,

because it's something
that we have in common.

I think that we could
be a good couple.

I would like to try.

John, I'm...

I so want to be loved by you,

but not in the way...

that you are
interested in loving me.

[Groans Softly]

Okay. Ordinarily, this
would be the moment...

where I would retreat
in... in humiliation,

but the stakes being what they are,
I'm just going to ask, are you sure?

And if so, why are you sure?

John, I...

I don't feel any
physical passion for you.

I... I... I could be wrong, but sometimes
that can be discovered along the way.

Ally, the... [Chuckles]

You can hardly be accused of
knowing what you want in a man.

But I'm pretty good at
recognizing what I don't want.

[Groans Softly]

Oh, John, I...

I-I... I-I think that you are the most
lovely man that I have ever met,

or could ever hope to meet.

But I just can't love you in the
way that you're asking me to.

Mm-hmm.

Well, that's the
trouble, I suppose, in...

coming at people with honesty.

They sometimes counter with it.

[Door Opens]

[Sighs]

♪♪ [Rock]

♪ Keep the ball rollin'
Keep the ball rollin' ♪

♪ Girl, the name of
the game is love ♪

♪ On your mark, get set
Let the kissing start and just ♪

♪ Keep the ball rollin' ♪ I thought
you said you rented out the bar.

I did. Well, who
are all these people?

Oh, yeah. I rented them too. I-I
wanted you to feel, uh, popular. Enjoy it.

[Groans Softly] Well, is the boy
gonna sing Frank Sinatra for me?

Yeah. Uh, he said he would.

♪ One little kiss ♪

♪ The kissing you do I
need a second helping ♪

He's on his way. Who?

Simon McAllister. He just
paged me. Does he have an offer?

Let's go upstairs and find out. ♪
When you light the fire in my heart ♪

♪ And every part of me
is burning for you ♪♪

♪♪ [Hums]

I just want to say I'm sorry.

Oh. Sorry for putting
you in a difficult position.

Oh, well...

But I don't regret
declaring myself.

Are you okay?

Incredibly.

I feel wonderful.

I mean, I am disappointed that
you can't reciprocate my feelings,

but if I had continued
to suppress them...

I mean, that would have been
much more malignant in the long run.

Really?

Well,

you gotta figure over six
billion people on Earth.

Now, what are the "needle
in a haystack" odds...

you'll find that soul mate?

Hmm. And consider the logic...

of coming across
somebody who could be it,

and then keeping it to yourself.

Do you want something?
Uh, excuse me?

Do you want something?

Yeah.

Simon McAllister just returned with another
offer. We're in the conference room.

Uh... [Clears Throat]

Uh, uh, see you downstairs.

Absolutely.

Not that we think this silly
infomercial will have any real effect...

Of course not.

But goodwill is something that's
very hard to quantify. And, well...

Well, is there a number that
goes along with your goodwill?

Our clients collectively have agreed,
reluctantly, to up our offer to $300,000.

This is preemptive, of
course. It's nonnegotiable.

- Excellent. Well, if it's nonnegotiable...
- Oh. The meeting's over.

- We'll go back down to the bar.
- They're all talking again.

Okay, uh, Simon.

Juries hate corporate
monopolistic giants.

You know it. I know
it. Do you, Ally?

- I do. How ya doin'?
- [Glenn] Let's just
figure conservatively,

they decide to pay
each plaintiff a thousand

dollars for this
systemized harassment.

It's not much, but... You
know what? I'll tell you what.

Let's make it 500 per
plaintiff. A paltry 500.

Now that seems low,
doesn't it? Very, very.

Yeah. Even so, 500
times 72,000 is $36 million.

Now, that little commercial could
triple our plaintiff base overnight,

which could bring the possible
judgment to over a hundred million.

I know you fear that.
Your client certainly does.

That's why you're here. Would you
agree, Ally? I would. How ya doin'?

And a hundred
million dollars... I mean,

ordinarily, that'd seem
like a lot of money,

except when you're dealing
with a billion-dollar phone giant.

It's a drop in the bucket. You know
it. Your client knows it. Ally does.

Most of all, the jury
will. And juries just love...

to pinch Fortune 500 monopolies.

Fifteen million.
That's the number.

Works out to $208 per plaintiff,
assuming we don't run the ad...

and the class
doesn't get bigger.

$208. That's nothing.

All in at 15?

All in.

Done.

♪♪ [Pop]

♪ Jam up and jelly tight ♪

♪ My, my, my, my baby
now you're out of sight ♪

♪ Jam up and jelly tight ♪

♪ You look a little naughty
but you're so polite ♪

♪ Jam up and jelly tight ♪

♪ You won't say you will but
there's a chance that you might ♪

I... [Laughs] I just...

I feel numb. Well, y-you should.

I think that that's the biggest
settlement our firm has ever gotten.

Oh. And, uh, look at him.

[Jenny] Oh.

[Chuckles] [Chuckles]
He doesn't like to lose.

And it's not often
he does. He's good.

So-So is, uh, Glenn.

[Jenny] Yep. They
look kind of tight.

Uh, yeah. Well,
they're, um... they're, uh,

freak dancing.

E-Everyone gets... tight.

♪ Jam up and jelly tight ♪

- ♪ You look a little naughty ♪
- Maybe Glenn and she.

Well, wouldn't it
be hard for you?

I mean, if-if he were to date
someone from the same firm?

A little bit. But the advantage
is I could be friends with her.

I mean, I so want to be close to
who... whomever he ends up with.

Really?

I wish you'd date
him. [Laughing]

♪ Jam up and jelly tight ♪

♪ Jam up ♪♪

How'd the conference go?

[Sighs] Oh. Not bad. Oh,
we-we got $200 per plaintiff.

Wow. Think how
their lives will change.

You ever see a grown man cry?

Watch. Yeah.

Yeah. You know, it is
pretty amazing though...

to, uh, change 72,000
people's lives in one night.

Yeah. Not since the pope
lifted the ban on meat did the...

[Slot Machine Chiming, Beeping]

- [Coins Clinking]
- 72,000 times 200.

[Gulps]

You... You got a... a...
A $15 million settlement?

- Yes.
- [Richard] And we-we get a...

A full contingency?

Assuming the class signs
on. And we expect them to.

- Here it comes.
- [Richard Sniffling]

- Wait one second.
- Richard.

Richard, it's okay. I'm
just... No, I'm just so, um...

I'm just so happy for all
those nice people, and...

- Mmm.
- And we get five million.

It's the fact that we
did some good here.

Deep down, he's
a philanthropist.

I can see that.

♪♪ [Pop]

Look. It's the boy. My song.

♪ Those fingers in my hair ♪
[Wolf Whistle]

- ♪ That sly come-hither stare ♪
- [Sobbing]

♪ That strips my
conscience bare ♪

♪ It's witchcraft ♪

♪ And I've got
no defense for it ♪

♪ The heat is
too intense for it ♪

♪ What good would
common sense for it do ♪

♪ 'Cause it's witchcraft ♪

♪ Wicked witchcraft ♪

♪ And although I know ♪

♪ It's strictly taboo ♪

♪ When you arouse
the need in me ♪

♪ My heart says
yes, indeed, in me ♪

♪ Proceed with what
you're leading me to ♪

♪ It's such an ancient pitch ♪

♪ But one that
I'd never switch ♪

♪ 'Cause there's no
nicer witch than you ♪

♪ Than you ♪♪

Hmm.

[Sighs]

[Knocks]

- Hey.
- Glenn.

I just came up to get my stuff.

Hmm. Oh, great song.

Ling liked it. Oh, I'm glad.

Walk you home?

Actually, um, I have some,
uh, stuff that I have to finish up.

You just packed your case.

Well...

Hmm.

Listen. I lied.

Obviously I am
interested. I just...

With Jenny, it's just...

I... I know. I know. I know.

[Sighs] I mean, I even
encouraged Raymond...

to kind of date you, to
protect myself against...

Well...

Well, you-you know,

we-we just won a huge case,
and-and the euphoria of that...

Sometimes people are attracted to
people who are involved in their triumph...

because it's the
intoxication of victory,

and we just happen to be
two "co-triumphies" here.

And as such, we probably
have an exaggerated sense of...

[Inhales Deeply]

[Exhales Deeply]

It would destroy Jenny.

I know.

I just...

I lied before when I...
When I told you I wasn't,

and... and I thought
that I should...

Be honest. Yeah.

Well, I am gonna go.

So... You sure?

Well, I just don't trust myself
to be walked home by you.

You know, Jenny, um...
[Chuckles] She said that...

That she wanted you to date a
friend, because that would be good for...

You know, I think that
she thinks that, but...

- I can't do it to her.
- I know.

I-I know. I... I...
can't do it either.

Are we gonna do it to her?

No. We... We can't.

No. Of course. Of
course we-we-we can't.

[Stammers, Clears Throat]

So, I'm gonna go.

Okay.

Uh... Uh, Glenn.

Uh-huh?

You're a pretty great guy.

Thanks.

- John.
- Glenn.

♪♪ [Vonda Vocalizing]

[Elevator Bell Dings]

- Well, good night.
- Night.

♪♪ [Continues]

♪♪ [Continues]

♪♪ [Ends]

[Woman] You stinker!