Previously on "L.A. Law"...
I may have been a babe in the woods when I was thrown in here,
but when I'm released, watch out.
I will not go quietly.
Of course, until you've been on the inside,
you can't understand.
What saw you through the darkest moment?
Soap on a rope.
Thank you.
It's just back issue of "The Journal."
You mean those flowers weren't from you?
-No.
-Oh, God, I'm so embarrassed.
-Ah, don't be.
-No, I know I should
-
-
-No, I shouldn't have
-
-
-Please.
Do you want a raise? I can speak with Douglas.
Arnie, I want to have a baby.
Roxanne, I
-
- I
-
-
I don't know, I mean
-
-
Not with you.
BENNY: He's gonna get hit.
[horns honking]
-Stuart.
-[horns honking]
-BENNY: Be careful!
-[tires squealing]
BENNY: Please! Please! Be careful!
-Ann, he's mine.
-No, Stuart.
Ann, I saved him all by myself.
Stuart, please, we'll talk about it when we get home.
-No, not without Lincoln.
-He'll be fine.
-No!
-Stuart, we're going home now!
I'm not going home, I'm not going home,
-I'm not going home, I'm not going
-
-
-ANN: Stuart!
[screaming]
JONATHAN: Good morning, Stuart.
-How's it going with Lincoln?
-[chuckles] Not so good.
Ann's allergic and Matty's afraid.
I'm out of luck, I'm gonna have to give him back.
Give him back? Stuart, he's
-
-
-He's your dog.
-Was my dog.
No, you're the one who found Lincoln
and brought him to the office.
Yeah, but you brought him to my house.
-Let's not get contentious.
-Contentious?
I was trying to be nice.
-[dog barks]
-Get
-
- Get off there!
Oh, you see? See how good he listens?
That's not the point. I don't care if he's Rin Tin Tin.
-[dog growling]
-Linc
-
- Lincoln!
See what a good dog?
Stuart, I'm not buying, so stop selling.
The last thing I need in my life right now is a dog.
Oh, no.
Oh, damn it. Lincoln!
Stuart!
[sighs]
[barking]
[whimpers]
♪♪ [theme]
♪♪
He may hot look it, but he could make a great watch dog.
-You two aren't listening.
-Shall we get started?
ANN: Jonathan, I'm afraid that keeping Lincoln is out of the question.
He's gonna make a constant companion for you.
People, please, settle this later.
First, some internal business.
After careful consideration,
Roxanne has decided to step down as office manager.
What? Are you leaving?
Uh, no. No, it's just that, uh
-
-
uh, well, my life, uh, uh
-
-
Well, what I'm trying to say is
-
-
This was a personal decision for Roxanne,
the nature of which I'm not at liberty to discuss.
Suffice it to say,
she's working for me again.
A remarkable feat, considering not too long ago
you two were falling through the ceiling together.
I'm gonna miss working for you, Douglas.
DOUGLAS: On to the business that pays the bills.
Calvin vs. Suzanne Bidwell and the California Coalition for the Deaf.
I'm a member of the board of the Coalition,
as some of you know.
Suzanne Bidwell is president, and a friend.
Coalition policy favors hiring and promoting deaf employees.
I'm defending against an anti
-discrimination suit, pro bono.
Hardly seems unreasonable, given the nature of the group.
Yes, well, one hearing employee denied advancement
has taken exception.
Must feel good going back to court.
[chuckles] I'll let you know.
DOUGLAS: As much as it pains me to lose billable hours, Leland,
I applaud your commitment.
Next, Lang vs. Flicker,
and you thought you'd never practice entertainment law.
Handling Ben Flicker's daughter's divorce
isn't what I had in mind.
-Arnie, the Ben Flicker.
-Who's that?
Oh, you must remember "Six g*ns, Five b*ll*ts."
-"Slow down, Sundown."
-I don't remember.
I cry every time I see lonely spurs and saddles.
-Is he an actor?
-DOUGLAS: Every Sunday,
my father would take me to Nate and Al's,
there was Flicker dressed to the nines,
holding court, enjoying his white fish,
even during the days of the Hollywood blacklist.
-A director?
-Flicker really stood up to Joe McCarthy?
Well, actually, he sang like a canary,
but he was right at the center.
Still is, running Worldwide Studios.
Will somebody please tell me who the hell is Ben Flicker?
He's a movie producer.
Old time. Very successful.
Although, uh, some people think his star is fading.
Thank you very much.
You can all relax, I
-
- I just wanted an answer.
I'm not gonna throw a chair through the window or anything.
Move along, Douglas.
DOUGLAS: Sessler vs. Belkin Pharmaceuticals.
He was highly recommended.
I can't wait to meet him.
Okay, bye.
-Well?
-Well?
What was that about?
My new hairdresser. I'm getting hennaed.
Oh, I thought it was of, uh...
seminal importance.
Finding someone to father your child.
Arnie, three things. First, nobody around here
is supposed to know about this except you.
What, wasn't I discreet in the staff meeting?
Second, you're acting like some misguided mother
-in
-law.
Are you implying that I'm nosy?
And third, you're going to be late for your lunch with Flicker.
On my way.
You want me to get you the IQs of every bachelor in the California Bar?
-Arnie
-
-
-Rox, I just want what's best for you.
I know, but this is a big decision.
I'm going to have to make it myself.
You'll tell me when you pick the guy, right?
Oh...
I understand, I really do,
you must follow your own internal impulses.
Fangleu, Rox.
Fanglooyou too.
It means flow with the wind.
You'd better flow yourself,
Ben Flicker doesn't like to be kept waiting.
[sighs] How do I look?
Like a high
-powered entertainment lawyer.
From you lips.
-WOMAN: Good morning.
-Hi.
When I plugged this in, the thing just went kerflooey.
You mean kablooey.
Benny, just find me another cassette recorder
as soon as you can.
Yes, sir. I'll order one today.
I'm ready to write my book.
I intend to strike while the iron is hot.
-Okay.
-DOUGLAS: Lincoln's a great dog.
It's just, uh, not the right time.
Daniel, Daniel, every kid needs a stray dog.
Not until Lucy's potty trained.
And that goes for Lincoln, too.
Some papers, some kibble. How hard can it be?
You're gonna find out.
WOMAN: I'll take her, Mr. Morales.
Here you go.
I'll grab her bottle.
-Fresh pot?
-Brewed it myself.
Listen, about the other night
when you kissed me
-
-
You kissed me.
Yeah. I just want to let you know
-
-
Look, it didn't mean a thing.
[honking horn]
Good afternoon.
-Name?
-Becker, Arnold Becker.
-Here to see?
-Ben Flicker.
Ever heard of him?
You must be very important.
You probably know that Mr. Flicker hates to be kept waiting.
Yes, I do.
Gee. Don't seem to have your drive
-on.
-Come on, you gotta have
-
-
-Pull over there,
and we'll call Mr. Flicker's assistant,
-and see what she can do.
-Fine.
I've spoken to Rita on the phone dozens of times.
Me, too. I'm her son.
I was Suzanne's interpreter
when the California Coalition for the Deaf was founded
twelve years ago.
ATTORNEY: What do you to today?
CALVIN: I'm fundraising coordinator for the Coalition.
ATTORNEY: Do you like your job?
CALVIN: I did, until Suzanne created
a vice presidential position above me,
and hired someone less qualified to fill the spot.
Do you know why Ms. Bidwell hired this person and not you?
CALVIN: Yes. She said because he's deaf.
ATTORNEY: Were you surprised that this applicant
received preferential treatment?
CALVIN: Not really. About two years ago,
Suzanne began instituting policies
favoring deaf employees.
She developed a more separatist attitude.
ATTORNEY: And you feel you've suffered because of this.
CALVIN: Absolutely. According to Suzanne,
I'm not executive material because I have two good ears.
If her employment decisions were based on merit,
I'd have the job I deserve.
ATTORNEY: Thank you. Nothing further.
Mr. Calvin,
doesn't the job to which you aspired
require public appearances,
face
-to
-face meetings with potential donors,
and the non
-hearing constituency?
Yes, in part.
So image is an important aspect of that job.
Suzanne presents a formidable image
as a capable deaf person.
There's no need for all of her executives to be deaf as well.
Besides, at least half the job is administrative.
-Making decisions on deaf issues.
-Yes.
Do you believe you have a full appreciation and awareness
of what it's like to be unable to hear?
I've spent most of my life
working with the deaf or hearing impaired.
My younger brother is deaf.
I'd say my level of awareness is very high.
LELAND: Would you agree that a deaf person has
an even higher level of awareness?
Of what it's like to be unable to hear? Sure.
-But I don't think
-
-
-So earlier, you mentioned that
you and Ms. Bidwell didn't agree on how
the deaf and hearing community should interface,
that she had adopted a more separatist attitude.
Suzanne's militant posture has turned off a lot of people.
Well, it's my understanding
since Ms. Bidwell became more outspoken,
donations have risen nearly percent.
That due as much to my efforts as hers.
LELAND: So you get all the credit,
and Suzanne Bidwell gets only the blame.
I'm the one being wronged, not her.
That's an interesting perspective, Mr. Calvin.
That's all, your honor.
I have you right here. Table for three.
Thank you.
Excuse me, I'm meeting Ben Flicker.
-You are late.
-Yeah, yeah.
Follow me. I'll be with you in a moment.
I'm sorry.
I love the script.
You're always on my mind.
-Mr. Flicker.
-Becker.
-Sorry I'm late.
-Stop with the excuses. Sit, sit, sit.
Oh, this is some studio you have here, sir.
There's no shortage of beautiful women.
For a woman to be a movie star,
she's gotta be beautiful.
Andshtupable, understand?
A woman, to be pretty much anything, she has to beshtupable.
-Hey, no dirty talk.
-Oh, I'm sorry.
So let me ask, what do you think about all these movies
where the girls keep taking off their clothes?
Well, you know what they say,
the sexiest part of the human body is the imagination.
-Really?
-What's hot...
-is all up here.
-Good for you, Becker,
I'm glad you enjoy a woman's mind.
Me, I like big boobies.
[laughs]
[intercom beeps]
Yeah.
He's here?
Uh... send him in. Don't call Stuart.
Detective Fowler, I'm surprised to see you.
I was in the neighborhood, thought I'd take a chance.
Please.
Possible for your husband to join us?
No, he's busy.
Can I help?
Uh, last night there was
a g*ng disturbance in South Central.
We arrested two men we believe att*cked your husband.
A search of their apartments turned up some, uh,
credit cards and
-
- and this.
That's our wedding picture.
Stuart carried it in his wallet.
We need your husband to identify these men in a line up.
Today?
We've only got them locked up for hours
unless the DA files charges.
Are you sure that these are the men that b*at my husband?
Uh, no, ma'am, that's why we need
Mr. Markowitz to ID them.
It'd go a long way to putting together a case.
The last time you showed Stuart photographs,
he didn't recognize anybody.
Maybe we'll have better luck this time.
It's our only hope for the moment.
Have your husband call me as soon as he can,
otherwise... these two go free.
No. These bastards have to be prosecuted.
We'll be there.
FLICKER: Back then,
a marriage vow wasn'tbupkis.
I was with M'Ellen for years.
Unusual name, M'Ellen.
Used to be Mary Ellen,
'til Ben
-Gurion was our house guest in '.
-Which reminds me
-
-
-Hey, just a minute
with the D
-I
-V
-
- you know the rest.
-Uh, Rico?
-Sí, Señor Ben?
Don't sneak up on me like that.
-Spritz?
-No, no, thank you.
Trust me, after noshing in this commissary,
these bubbles are just the ticket.
The way I see it, under California law
-
-
That's fine.
Since Francine supported Brett,
he's entitled to continued support
in the style to which he's become accustomed.
-Oy!
-Of course,
just because something was written in stone,
doesn't mean we can't do a little sandblasting.
Metaphor, I like that.
Ever think of becoming a writer?
-Never.
-Good, they're a pain in thetuchus.
You might be able to convince a jury that Brett,
an aspiring actor,
married Francine solely to get on the good side
of one of Hollywood's most powerful men.
Of course, that goy married her to get to me,
which is not to be construed that I don't think
my Francie is wonderful,
or allgoyumaretrafe.
Let me ask you something. Did Brett ever
profess his love for your daughter,
was there some pretense?
Listen, Becker, how would I know?
Talk with Francie.
Only, at all cost, keep this out of court.
-It's bad for the Jews.
-Excuse me?
When President Kennedy was assassinated
-
-
may he rest in peace
-
-
my first thought was what a tragedy.
My second thought was
please let the assassin be a gentile.
By the way, what kind of name is Becker?
Oh, she's gorgeous.
ROXANNE: Yeah, like her dad.
He's a hard read, always puts me off balance,
so serious.
Not with Lucy.
Oh, he's so playful and gentle.
He's a wonderful father.
Do you ever think about having a baby?
Once.
I dated this teacher's assistant in college,
strong, smart, tall, perfect teeth.
What happened?
I realized that perfect teeth
weren't the only criterion for fatherhood.
-Roxanne, any idea where you
-
-
-BOTH: Shh.
[whispering] Any idea where you put last month's accounts receivable?
Outside your office, file cabinet,
lower drawer, right hand side.
-Where?
-I'll get it.
Men are so helpless.
I know, that's why when I do have a baby
it's gonna be a little girl.
It's gonna be a little girl.
-Hi, stranger.
-Hey, Roxanne.
What's the occasion?
I'm meeting with Daniel about the Purcell brothers.
You know, those two chuckleheads
who sushied their parents with Samurai swords?
-Aren't they in prison?
-Yeah. Daniel lost this one.
But now the executor of the Purcell estate
wants to auction off the m*rder weapons.
I wanna try and stop him.
Oh, careful.
Leland's installed a speed bump?
[chuckles] Lincoln's looking for a home.
These days, who isn't.
[knocking]
Francie?
Hello?
It's Arnie Becker.
Sorry. I thought you were Brett.
You expecting him?
He's coming by to pick up some stuff.
Wow. This is, uh
-
-
This is some kind of a place you have here.
I need it for my work.
I'm a sculptor.
Is this one of your pieces?
I
-
- I just started it.
What are you making?
Who knows.
Haven't felt very inspired lately.
Yeah, I can understand.
Francie!
Franci
-
-
-Who are you?
-Who are you?
-I asked you first.
-Francie's attorney.
It must really tork the old man, he's gotta pay me off.
I'm Francie's lawyer, not Mr. Flicker's.
Yeah, right, and I'm Tom Cruise.
Francie's capable of making her own decisions.
Eh. Obviously, you don't know her.
'Cause if you did,
you'd understand how easy it is
to fall out of love with Francie.
Mr. Lang, why don't you save this performance for the courtroom?
Tell my soon
-to
-be ex that I stopped by.
And be sure to mention how much I love
what she's done with that slab of marble.
It's only been that way for two months.
[sighs]
Francie.
Mr. Becker, can we please do this tomorrow?
[sniffles]
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
[jack hammering]
♪♪
We'll be contacting you on Monday.
Thanks very much for coming in.
Ann. Ann, I just got a call from Detective Fowler.
I can't believe you didn't tell me about this.
-ANN: Stuart, not here.
-What do you mean not here?
We'll talk about it another time, not here.
Stuart's certainly changed.
Who would be the same after what he suffered through?
The riots affected us all.
Douglas, you may think you're a different person,
-but you're not.
-I resent that.
And you'll realize just how wrong you are when you read my book.
Can I wait and see the movie?
You have no right to say yes, not without asking me about it.
-Stuart, will you stop screaming?
-STUART: Ann. Ann.
DANIEL: Come in.
Look, about what I said
-
-
Me first.
I wasn't being honest earlier.
Your kiss brought out the Cinderella in me.
Although, I identify more with Snow White,
which isn't to say I'm a virgin.
Slipper... is very...
romantic.
Thank you.
-Gwen
-
-
-Huh?
I didn't send it.
You didn't?
No.
"Have I traveled far for this,
just to part with but one kiss?"
Lovely couplet. It's not mine.
Oh, I knew
-
- I knew that.
Uh, I
-
-
I
-
-
I did.
Ms. Bidwell, please tell the court why
you made the decision not to promote Tom Calvin
to the position of vice president.
WOMAN: Because Tom Calvin is not deaf.
LELAND: You're stating that being deaf
is one of the requirements for the job?
WOMAN: Yes. A hearing person could do that job,
but not as effectively.
Allocating funds, establishing priorities,
a vice president makes decisions
that directly affect the deaf community;
decisions that would be better made by someone
who understands what it is to be deaf.
Tom Calvin certainly put in his time at the Coalition.
WOMAN: I respect what Tom accomplished,
but to put a hearing person in that leadership position
for deaf advocacy
would be the same as having a man heading
the National Organization of Women.
LELAND: Isn't your policy discriminatory?
WOMAN: Our policies don't even begin to level the playing field.
And what's more, if we put a hearing person in that job,
it would perpetuate the very stereotypes
that the coaliton fights against,
that deaf people are not as capable.
Thank you, Ms. Bidwell. No further questions.
ATTORNEY: Ms. Bidwell, would you say that
there are many people within the deaf community
that consider your views extreme?
WOMAN: Some would but most would not.
Three years ago, you wrote an editorial in the Los Angeles Times
attacking your own parents because they never learned sign language.
Objection. Relevance?
Goes to Ms. Bidwell's personal bias, your honor.
-I'll allow it.
-You also promoted the concept
that deaf children shouldn't be taught to speak, correct?
WOMAN: No. I said that they should not be forced
to do anything against their natural inclination.
ATTORNEY: Wouldn't you agree that your separatist approach
has alienated many members of your own coalition?
-WOMAN: No.
-ATTORNEY: Well, is it true
that Tom Calvin refused to go along with
your increasingly radical and separatist agenda?
-WOMAN: Yes.
-ATTORNEY: And your reason for refusing to promote him
is, in fact, because you two so often disagreed?
WOMAN: My hiring policies are in the best interests of the Coalition.
I see. And were you acting in the best interests of the Coalition
when you misallocated funds for your political
-
-
Objection!
Assuming facts not in evidence, irrelevant, prejudicial.
We have evidence, your honor,
showing Ms. Bidwell's financial abuses are
-
-
-Your honor, objection.
-Counsel, my chambers.
To pull that stunt in front of a jury
is more than prejudicial, it's outrageous.
Mr. McKenzie, I'll take it from here.
Mr. Moran, are you under the delusion
that this is a criminal fraud trial?
Your honor, I am merely trying to demonstrate
that Ms. Bidwell is out of control,
and that her bias against my client is one more example.
You have a story to tell, Mr. Calvin, briefly?
I was present at a meeting between Suzanne
and a California Coalition for the Deaf accountant
at which she
-
-
WOMAN: Your honor, he was my interpreter,
and he's ethically bound to keep that conversation private.
Professional ethics are one thing,
but there's no law against Mr. Calvin disclosing this information
if he so chooses.
Suzanne transferred $, of Coalition money
into a personal expense account.
And you've waited all this time to reveal this information?
I didn't want to hurt the Coalition.
Or Suzanne.
You've left me no choice.
Where is this damning evidence?
We have no documentation as yet, your honor
-
-
Forget it. This entire line of questioning
is irrelevant and prejudicial.
Now, if you think a crime has been committed, file charges,
but I'm not opening that bag of snakes.
LELAND: Your honor, the fact that
this was raised before the jury
requires I request a mistrial.
Denied. We're not starting that drill over.
I'll instruct the jury to disregard.
We'll recess until tomorrow. That's it.
I didn't steal any money. You have to believe me.
♪♪
Tom Calvin leveled a serious charge against you.
Before we go into court,
as your lawyer and your friend,
I need to ask, is there anything to it?
WOMAN: It's inadmissible,
so what difference does it make?
If prosecuted,
embezzlement could change your life considerably,
not to mention the impact this revelation would have
on the Coalition.
WOMAN: The money was used to lobby against child abuse.
Oh, Suzanne.
You asked the board for those funds,
we voted you down.
WOMAN: What does the board know?
Many hearing parents of deaf children
never bother to learn sign language.
They rob their children of the right to communicate.
That's abusive.
You run a non
-profit organization,
you cannot use its funds to finance your own agenda.
WOMAN: Who are you to tell me how to run the Coalition?
You still haven't bothered learning how to sign.
I'm sorry if I don't fit your image
of the ideal deaf woman;
brave, deferential and nobly accepting her lot.
Being deaf entitles you to turn your back on your friends?
To lie, steal?
WOMAN: You'll never understand.
If Tom Calvin goes public with his accusations,
your entire life's work will be in jeopardy.
I suggest we seek an accommodation with him,
which would include
your resigning from the Coalition.
WOMAN: Like hell.
That's implying that I've done something wrong.
As a Coalition board member, I have a duty
to disclose knowledge of financial impropriety.
WOMAN: This entire conversation is privileged by law.
That's true.
And seeing that you've placed me in this ethical dilemma,
I'm withdrawing from this case
and resigning from the Coalition board.
[pounding on table]
WOMAN: You can't do that.
Oh, yeah, yes, I can.
[pounding on table]
WOMAN: What kind of message will that send to the board,
to the contributors?
Exactly what I want them to know;
that something is seriously wrong
with the way you're running the Coalition.
And if you don't recognize that,
you're not the person I once knew.
[door closes]
My Francie is some girl, isn't she?
Determined to be an artist, you know.
There, you see? She made that.
ARNIE: Interesting. What's it called?
How about four years of Sarah Lawrence down the crapper?
[chuckles]
MAN: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Sorry, Mr. Flicker.
Oh, look, gangsters. There, you'll like them.
-[g*nf*re]
-MAN: Cut! Cut!
Hiya, Ben.
Oh, you see that sound stage?
That's where I told Bette Davis
she was too homely to be a star.
What'd she say?
Nothing, she spit on me.
WOMAN: Hi, Ben.
Oh, the 's must have been a good time in Hollywood.
Eh, good time. Great time.
To be young and important.
Believe me, this is no town to be my age.
Unless you're me.
-[brakes squeal]
-Uh, sorry.
Have your meeting with Francie,
I'm late for my internist, Horowitz.
Annual physical, not a pretty picture.
All right, bye
-bye.
FLICKER: Love my girl!
Sorry about yesterday. Where'd we leave off?
Well, the problem as I see it,
Brett is holding all the cards,
which puts us at a distinct disadvantage.
-Want me to dig up some dirt?
-Ooh, sharp girl.
Any reason to suspect Brett has assets of his own?
No.
-Hidden bank accounts?
-Uh
-uh.
-Other sources of income?
-Nope.
Did Brett ever see other women?
Oh, yeah. A few months ago,
I ran into him in Cabo.
He was with one of those girls from "Twin Peaks."
-Not the dead one.
-Really?
I was there with this special effects guy.
What a mistake. All smoke and mirrors.
You know, Francie, helping you with this divorce
is helping you take your life back.
Stop letting people use you. Fight for what's yours.
[chuckles] You're cute.
Tommy, do you know anything about DOS bites or floppies?
[beeping]
Thank you.
Well, how's the Purcell case?
Uh, so far so good.
At least Morales and I are lined up on this
about making a profit off m*rder weapons.
Do you know Jack Ruby's g*n
sold for almost a quarter of a million?
Now everyone's on the bandwagon.
Is selling the swords against the law?
No, but that doesn't mean I have to turn my back.
-You still have your ethics.
-At least for today.
[dog barking]
Tommy.
-Have you heard from Zoey?
-Not a word,
but I take that as a sign she's doing fine.
You still can't find a home for this pooch?
JONATHAN: Nah, I stopped looking.
TOMMY: I'm thrilled for both of you.
Even learned a trick, watch.
Bang!
-Lincoln, you're dead.
-[whimpering]
Sic semper tyrannis.
When are they gonna fix the window you broke?
Tomorrow.
Roxanne says you're m
-
- mad because you can't remember things.
Uh, when you threw that chair, you scared me.
Yeah, I scared a lot of people, I think.
Even myself.
Well, when I'm scared, it usually helps when I
-
-
I talk to somebody.
You wanna talk to me?
Thanks, Benny. Some other time, okay?
-[knocking]
-Enter.
Ah, Benny. Good. Good.
Mr. Brackman,
how do you know when you lose a friend?
-Is this a riddle?
-No.
No, it's just that...
I don't think Stuart likes me anymore.
Nonsense, Benny.
People with a lot on their mind...
often treat others rudely.
Oh.
What are you waiting for, a tip?
No.
-[door closes]
-[sighs]
Chapter one.
We'd better make this quick, Leland,
the judge has a tight calendar.
-What's the offer?
-California Coalition for the Deaf employment policy
remains the same.
Deaf applicants will be given preference.
However, in light of Mr. Calvin's tenure and experience,
he will be promoted to co
-vice president.
How would that work?
WOMAN: You would handle the administrative and
-
- and management duties,
while your deaf counterpart would focus on public relations.
-What about salary?
-WOMAN: Equal salary.
LELAND: the offer is contingent upon written agreement
that Mr. Calvin make no public statements regarding Ms. Bidwell,
the Coalition or its finances.
What about us? Can we get beyond this?
WOMAN: It doesn't matter.
I'm resigning from the Coalition.
LELAND: Well?
Do we proceed?
Let's draw up an agreement.
Deal.
"Sea Hunt."
That was a television series.
I coulda had it, you know, but like aschmendrick,
I said, uh, Lloyd Bridges with, uh,
goggles and a tube in his mouth, forget it.
I only knew from cops and cowboys.
But that's okay.
Life's not only this business, right?
It's family.
Every day, people come to this studio when it's dark,
they leave when it's dark, never see their kids.
It's not right.
I want to come through for Francie this time.
What? You don't like the Neptune?
Sir, I have to be honest.
I haven't figured out a way
to get your daughter divorced without payments.
You know what? I'm not worried.
You know why?
You're a smart fella, you'll figure it out.
Movies and the law have a lot in common.
Anything's possible. It's all illusion.
Whatever you want people to see, they see.
Magic, Becker. That's what it's about.
[laughing]
MAN: Come on, keep moving.
Sorry to keep you waiting, folks.
-Are you ready?
-Give us a few more minutes?
Appreciate your understanding.
Ann, I still don't think this is a good idea.
Stuart, we've been around and around about this.
What is it? What are you afraid of?
Let me help you.
I have no memory of what happened that day.
Not even in my dreams.
So I'm still safe, you know?
Why should I have to remember?
These men have to be punished, Stuart, you were almost k*lled.
Ann, they took my wallet, they have my identification,
they know where we live.
That's why we have to do everything in our power
to make sure that they stay locked up.
You know the judicial system better than I do,
these guys will be out on the street before
-
-
Stuart, I can't imagine how difficult this must be for you,
but I promise you, you don't have to do it alone.
Okay?
Okay.
-WOMAN: Hello, Leland.
-Suzanne.
Rose.
ROSE: We didn't have a chance to say goodbye,
and I didn't want to part on hostile terms.
I never felt hostility toward you.
ROSE: But I did.
And I wanted to apologize.
You were acting on your principles,
and I can appreciate that.
Believe me, even I have a few of my own,
which is why I'm starting a deaf advocacy group.
The things that I want to accomplish
can't be done by committee.
So this will be small, a place where
rebel outcasts like me can feel right at home.
[chuckles]
We'll be having free sign language classes
and you're welcome to come.
Good luck.
Maybe you don't need a class.
I wish you the best of luck.
ROSE: Thank you.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Thank you, Rose.
Jonathan, can you help me out here, please?
Never mind.
Oh...
Jonathan, look. A steak.
Thanks, I've already eaten, Benny.
-Uh, no, it's not real.
-[squeaking]
I thought Lincoln would want a toy,
so I got it at the novelty shop.
Oh.
What's all this musty, dusty stuff?
Subpoenaed documents Klennard case.
I've spent all day in this damp, disgusting industrial basement
until I was digging through reams of pages.
-Lucky you.
-Yeah.
Legal intern. Glamour profession.
Then you'll be glad to know,
I overheard talk about them repainting CJ's old office.
Must be for you.
Wow, that would be a real treat.
Finally getting someplace around here.
♪ Too
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-ra ♪
♪ Hush now, don't you cry ♪
♪ Too
-ra
-loo
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-loo
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♪ Too
-ra
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-ly ♪
♪ Too... ♪
It's beautiful.
My mom used to sing that to me.
You know how there are some things that
stick in your memory and you just can't lose 'em.
Tommy, I've been trying to get up the courage to ask
-
-
Have you ever considered having children?
Sure.
You'd make a terrific father.
Well, no, you think?
Tommy, I want to have a baby.
Yeah? Aw, well, you'll make a terrific mother.
With you.
-I know this is sudden.
-[knocking]
DANIEL: We'd better hit it, Tommy.
Only chance we have of stopping the sale
is to speak to the judge in person.
Roxanne, will you watch her?
-Oh, sure.
-Thanks.
DANIEL: So let's go.
-Tommy.
-What?
Leave Lucy.
Oh, right.
You think about it.
-Hi, honey.
-[fussing]
You're offering me the role of Dr. Stephan Rossi, urologist,
if I forgo spousal support?
Don't forget, the part comes with a commensurate salary.
And very good billing, top of the show.
Chad Everett didn't get top of the show.
BRETT: Ben, Ben, Ben, I read this.
My character undergoes hormone treatments
in anticipation of a sex change.
Not until May sweeps.
BRETT: For the next six months,
my breasts are going bigger,
my skin is taking on a rosier glow,
and my voice is getting higher.
These kinds of roles win Emmys.
[laughs] I don't want an Emmy
just for growing breasts.
FLICKER: That's what Patty Duke said
all those years as a child star,
now she'd k*ll for an Emmy.
I've gotta speak to my attorney before I agree to anything.
FLICKER: You should talk to your agent,
look what "Tootsie" did for Dustin Hoffman.
ARNIE: You know where to reach me.
This offer expires tomorrow, :.
Daddy, why do you want Brett on your show?
-You still have to pay him.
-Worldwide Studios pays,
he's the stockholders' headache, not mine.
Besides, his salary is , a show,
minus his agent's percent
-
-
And his manager's percent,
his business manager's five percent,
whatever percent to his publicist and lawyer,
plus taxes, by the time he's finished,
he'll be lucky if he can buy a pack of gum.
-But then, who'd be stupid enough to say
-
-
-BRETT: I'll take it.
My attorney will call you before the end of business tomorrow.
-[door closes]
-Actors.
Want to be onscreen more and work less.
Thanks, Arnie, for all thenachas.
Good luck, Francie.
I'll see you again.
FLICKER: I had the same notion.
We should talk business.
-You play golf?
-Strictly a duffer.
Good, then I can b*at you.
This Saturday at Hillcrest, nine sharp.
Bring your wallet.
MAN: Face forward.
Three, stop talking.
Back against the wall.
Eyes forward. Stop moving around.
I'm sorry I'm taking so long.
FOWLER: Oh, please, don't rush.
We all know how difficult this can be.
It's number three and number six.
You sure?
Yeah, I'm sure.
Two for two, Mr. Markowitz. Thank you.
You picked the right ones.
Easy.
♪♪
-[knocking]
-LELAND: Come.
-Leland, you got a minute?
-Oh, yes, Gwen.
Well, I know this is a bit premature,
but I was wondering, um,
I'd like to move into CJ's old office.
Oh, I'm sorry,
but our new associate will be moving into that office.
Oh. All right.
But you're welcome to use it until her contract is finalized
and she moves in.
Okay. Thanks, Leland.
[knocking]
Hey, Douglas
-
- Ooh, is this a bad time?
No, no, I was just working on the book.
Uh, in fact, I'm drained.
-How's it coming?
-Very smooth.
Good. If you ever want a fresh ear
-
-
Thanks, but not just yet.
I don't want to interrupt the flow.
LELAND: Uh
-huh.
Ooh, that's a good machine.
DOUGLAS [on tape]: Chapter one. [sighs]
[humming]
Chapter one, chapter one.
That's, uh, first chapter.
[sighs] Chapter one.
-Chapter one.
-Yeah.
Are you sure about this, Benny?
'Cause I've gotten kind of attached to this little guy.
Oh, Lincoln likes me better.
Don't you, boy?
[barking]
Alone again. Naturally.
Gonna miss you.
All right. Come on.
-Thanks.
-Yeah.
We're gonna have fun.
Rox, with Ben Flicker on my side,
the sky's the limit.
I have finally embarked on the great highway.
I have to ask.
You didn't sleep with Francie, did you?
Honest, I'm practicing guanjing bunami.
-What?
-I want to restrict my ejaculation frequency,
-spare my vital essences.
-Oh, spare me.
I swear, Rox, I'm mastering my semen retention,
and getting on an emission schedule.
How can I possibly expect to run a studio
if I'm wasting valuable hormones
and cerebral spinal fluid?
Dumb luck?
[elevator dings]
I'm headed to my final destination,
I fear only making the wrong turn.
I think I found the right road, too.
MAN: A cash and carry business.
No questions asked.
g*ns, knives, adding machines, watches.
What kind of g*n are you looking for?
Uh...
a big one.
♪♪ [theme]
07x05 - My Friend Flicker
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High-powered law firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak handles both criminal and civil cases, but the office politics and romance often distract them from the courtroom.
High-powered law firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak handles both criminal and civil cases, but the office politics and romance often distract them from the courtroom.