07x16 - Cold Shower

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Previously on "L.A. Law"...

I've sat by and watched as this place has changed.

People have dissipated their time and wasted their talent.

You have all pursued other enterprises and neglected

the one that this place was built on.


-Leland...
-I'm not done.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a law office,

so you're all going to have to do a little soul searching.

I want to see all partners in my office today.

I will expect either a commitment or a resignation.

I'm in.

Whatever you need from me, Leland, you got it.

That goes for me, too.

That goes for both of us.

What about you, Arnold?

You've got me, Leland. %.

Good.

I want to have a baby.

Oh, well, you'll make a terrific mother.

With you.

No
-one should become a parent unless they're ready.


-Right.
-Goes without saying.

Now I know what to do.


-Seems clear.
-Crystal.


-You shouldn't have the baby
-
-
-I'm having the baby with Roxanne.

What is this?

Took a home pregnancy test.

We're gonna have a baby?

We're gonna have a baby.


-See ya.
-Bye.

Oh, I almost forgot.

Oh!

It's never too early for him to work on his three point sh*t.

I thought you wanted a girl.

It never fails to amaze me

that people actually think they can get away with these things.

Mr. Pick, nobody's trying to get away with anything.

If errors were made in calculating Miss Bauman's tax return,

we're here to rectify those errors.

Come on, Mr. Markowitz, I wasn't born yesterday.

What does that mean?

It means that this isn't someone who makes errors.

This is someone who calculates,

long and hard, to conceal, connive and defraud.

This is someone who actually thinks that

she doesn't have to pay her rightful share of taxes

to the United States government,

and I find that absolutely intolerable.

Mr. Pick, this entire problem can be attributed

to Miss Bauman's former accountant.

I don't buy that.

It appears that in addition to a significant amount

of unreported personal income,

your client was using corporate employees

to perform a variety of distinctly non
-business related functions.

Wait a minute.

I embody my company.

What effects me effects my employees.

This is all business related.

You're kidding me, right?

No, I'm not kidding you.

I would appreciate it if you would tell your client

to stop wasting my time.

We have tax returns for the last years.

Where do you want to start?

I didn't build my business

on vitamins and nutrient supplements alone, Mr. Pick.

I built it on stamina.

I built it on guts.

And I built it by adhering to a personal philosophy

that does not allow me to become intimidated by anyone.

Celeste, Mr. Pick is just trying to do his job.

That's right, and my job is to enforce the tax code.

I enforce, you comply.

You're not a well man, Marvin.

You work in this miserable office,

you drink coffee and you smoke.

And your diet, it's high in fat, it's low in fiber.

It's not nearly dense enough in nutrients.

And I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if your body

wasn't ravaged by intestinal parasites.

You know what?

You're right, I drink coffee.

I smoke. I only eat things that are bad for me.

And with all that I'm still healthy enough

to bring you to your knees.

Me and my parasites.

You want to know what healthy is?

I'll tell you what healthy is.

How old do you think I am?

I have no idea.

I'm years old.

You're ?

The reason that I don't look my age

is because I have a healthy, life affirming attitude

toward everybody and everything.

It comes from being a peace with myself.

And from being at peace with the whole world.

I'm and I'll live

to dance on this little pissant's grave.

Stuart, Gwen, you know where to reach me.

And I know that I shall be hearing from you very soon.

♪♪

♪♪

Can we get started?


-LELAND: Just start, Douglas.
-I'm starting.

People vs. Matz.

Yes, yes, that's mine.

Matz is accused of selling stolen artwork

to an undercover cop.

I'm pleading entrapment.


-That's a tough sell.
-I know it is.

He had the stolen artwork in his possession?


-He did.
-And he sold it to the cop?


-Yep.
-So, where's the entrapment?

Well, my client's gay.

He claims to have fallen for the cop.

He also claims that it was mutual.

I say for the purposes of this trial, at least,

that, uh, the cop seduced him.

In other words, it's your only sh*t.


-Yeah, that's right.
-Then it must be true.

In the matter of Celeste Bauman?

Yes, that's me.

Miss Bauman has a company that markets vitamins

and dietary supplements.

The IRS claims that she has underpaid her taxes

by some $,

and for some reason they're being nasty about it.

The IRS, nasty?

Celeste is going to need a little managing, but

I think we can resolve it.

Gwen, you're observing on this one, correct?

Yep.

Arnie, Jack Lawler's here.

I gotta go.

How are you feeling, Roxanne?

Pretty good.

Everything going all right, vis a vis the pregnancy?


-So far.
-Good.

How much paid leave are we on the hook for with this one?

Six weeks.

You wouldn't have a problem with that by any chance,

would you, Douglas?

Oh no, I think it's the least we can do.

Come on, the kid's only .

The victim was , too,

that doesn't make him any less dead.

Look, would you be willing to consider

lowering the charge to manslaughter?

Maybe.

You've also got a request in for a fitness hearing.

Is it possible to let that one go

and just try him as a juvenile?

I don't know, Michael, he seems pretty grown up to me.

He carried the g*n into school, he sh*t this kid point blank,

you're asking a lot here.

He was scared.

He was tired of being picked on.

It's not like this is a career criminal


-we're dealing with.
-Give him time.

Come on, Tommy.

All right, you want to try the kid as a juvenile?

We will try him as a juvenile.

You're a beautiful human being.

I love you, too.

[chattering]

I'm so nervous, Jonathan.

I know.

I won't make it.

If they send me to prison, I'll tell you right now I will not survive.

Simon...

Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves, okay?

You're still convinced that entrapment is the way to go?

Mm
-hmm.

In other words, you think a jury is going to believe me

and not some big, strong Irish cop?

You want to go in there now and change your plea to guilty?


-Come on.
-Jonathan, wait a minute.

I'm telling you right now,

you do that and you're going away for sure.

They've got you dead to rights.

The only way you're not going to prison

is to plead entrapment and hope that jury buys it.

You're the lawyer.

Okay.

Mr. Matz told an informer

he had access to a number of paintings,

including an untitled work by Willam de Kooning.

What did you do?

Acting in an undercover capacity,

I approached Mr. Matz.

I... informed him that I represented a Japanese investor

who's interested in making some discreet purchases

for his private collection, no questions asked.

Matz provided me with a transparency,

and I arranged to make the purchase.

Was a purchase made?

Yes.

Undercover officer Osaki gave Mr. Matz $,

in marked currency in exchange for the painting.

We arrested him on the spot, recovered the cash.

Thank you, Detective. No further questions.

Congratulations on a major recovery, Detective.

Thank you.

Tell us what you did in your undercover capacity

in order to gain my client's confidence?

I convinced him I was an art dealer.

How'd you do that?

I know a good deal about art, that's how.

I could talk about Jackson Pollock or Morandi

or Balla or Kokoschka and...

well, I sound like I know what I'm talking about.

And where was it that these discussions took place, Detective?

Places of Mr. Matz's choosing.

The Rage, The Emerald City, The Anvil.

Like I said, places of Mr. Matz's choosing.

Gay bars.

Detective, did you sleep with my client?

Absolutely not.

Did you ever indicate to him that you would sleep with him?

No, I didn't.

You were aware, were you not, that the defendant was gay?

Yeah, I was aware of that.

Did you ever say or do anything, Detective,

that would lead him to believe that you were gay as well?


-No.
-No.

Is it common for a straight man to frequent gay bars?

I don't know whether it's common or not.

I was a point man in an undercover operation.

I went where the subject wanted to go.

Is it fair to say, Detective, that you did nothing to disabuse

Mr. Matz of the notion that you were, in fact, gay?

I let him believe what he wanted to believe.

I was on a case.

Thank you, Detective.

I have nothing further.

Marvin, Marvin, Marvin, what am I gonna do with you?

This woman is delinquent in the payment

of her income tax, sir.

What I am doing is simply that which my job description

calls for me to do.

I am enforcing the law.

Is she delinquent in the payment of her income tax?

Yes, we are willing to concede that she is.

But we can't address the issue of repayment

before we resolve the problem posed by this man's behavior.

How have I offended this woman's delicate sensibilities, sir?

By holding her to the same standards of accountability

as anyone else who earns their living

in the United States of America?

You've been rude to her.

I've been rude to her?

Yes, you have been extremely rude to her.

Oh, well, there you have it.

You know what?

This sounds to me like a matter

of personal styles conflicting.

Excuse me, I don't get involved in matters of style,

personal or otherwise.

I adhere to a principle that is both simple and fair:

debts must be paid.

She asks that you be nice to her.

Is that too much to ask?

Yes.

I have spent two and a half years on this case.

I believe I'm entitled to see it through to fruition.

This is the man you want to see representing the service?

Marvin Pick is a good agent, Mr. Markowitz.

Well, I think he'd be a lot more effective if

he could somehow fools us

into believing that he was human.

His personality should not be the issue here.

But it is.

To Celeste Bauman, it is the issue.

We can come to an agreement as to the money owed.

We can come to an agreement as to the repayment schedule,

but we can't come to an agreement as to Marvin Pick.

I can't break faith with my people, Mr. Markowitz.

I have the morale of an entire office to consider.

Well, then we have come to an impasse.

May I make a suggestion as to how to get through that?

Sure.

Tell her what happens if she doesn't pay.

[scoffs]

Tommy?

Hi.

Do I smell dinner?

Wow, I hope that stove can take the shock

of being used for something besides boiling water.

I finally got my appetite back.

Terrific. So I guess I should cancel my standing order

with Chong's take out for tonight.

Mmm.

It's okay I let myself in?

Of course.

Oh, yeah, I mean, it'd be kind of silly if

you could only enter when I was here.

How's work? Everything okay?

Yeah.

So... Tommy, you had any ideas about where we're gonna live?

What do you mean, where we're gonna live?

I mean, where we're gonna live.

Well...

I know we haven't talked about it for the last few weeks,

but at some point we have to

consolidate our lives a little.

Yeah, you're right, you're right.

So, you want to fix up your place?

I think it'd be a little tight for the three of us.

Ah, you want to look for a new place, huh?

Well... If you want, I'd be content to move in here.

Uh
-huh.

Um...

I really think...

I don't know with all the pressure we're going to be under,

I think maybe I'd like to keep this place,

you know, for me.

For right now.

Keep this place for you?

Just as... a safety valve, you know?

No, actually, I don't know.

I thought that's what you wanted,

us moving in together.

Well, does that necessarily mean I have to give up my place?

Well, yeah, actually, it does.

I want stability, you know.

I think if this child is going to have two parents,

it should have two parents it can count on.

I can't make this decision yet, Rox.

I just can't.

Okay.

You want to talk about it some more?

We can talk about it later.

I'm willing to talk about it.

Right now, let's have supper.

[knocks]


-Hey, Tommy.
-Arnie...

How's the world of impending fatherhood treating you?

All right. Is Roxanne around?

She had a check
-up during lunch.

Oh, right.

What time did she leave?

About five minutes ago.

You can probably still catch her.

Nah, it's probably just as well.

Is everything all right?

I don't know.

Did you ever consider becoming a father?

I was a stepfather for about six months, it was great.

And then I screwed up, remember?

Oh. Do you feel guilty about that?

Sometimes.

To tell you the truth,

I don't think I'm cut out for family life.

See, I'm not sure I am, either.

I've been married, that didn't work out.

Things with Zoey and I were always better

when we weren't living together.

Roxanne isn't Zoey.

But I am still me.

I really thought I was ready to do it again,

but now that Roxanne really is ready...

I feel like my shoes are nailed to the floor.

In my opinion, men don't have nesting instincts.

It's the missing chromosome.

There's one big problem, Arnie: I got a kid on the way.

If I cut and run, that's who suffers.

That's true.

I mean, they'll get over it, right, though? They're kids.

Well, I tried.

I couldn't get him re
-assigned, Celeste.

Marvin Pick is the agent on our case.

In that case, they have a problem.

What kind of problem do they have?

I refuse to deal with him.

You can't refuse to deal with him, Celeste.

He represents the United States government.

For our purposes, Marvin Pick

is the United States government.

Well, let's just see what they're going to do.

No, you see, there's nothing to see.

There's no mystery here.

Here's the way it's going to work:

you refuse to pay your taxes,

they are going to seize your assets

and put you in jail.

You're under a great deal of stress, aren't you?

I'm not under a great deal of stress.

You are under a great deal of stress.

Listen, I have something we just came out with.

It's made from valerian, lavender and balm.

And it's wonderful.

Miss Bauman, the IRS is capable of doing what Stuart says.

Oh, I know that.

So?

I know this is going to sound

hopelessly egotistical,

but I don't think they're going to do it to me.

Why not?

Because of who I am.

Who you are means nothing

to the Internal Revenue Service.

Stuart, what do you think accounts for the fact

that my company's gross sales are over $. million a year?

I think you make a product that people want to buy.

Well, that accounts for about % of the equation.

But what accounts for the other % of my success

is that I simply will not accept failure.

Listen, I'm going to share something with you.

In , my husband walked out on me.

He left me with three small children to raise

and no source of income.

Well, I cried myself to sleep every night for about a year.

It took me just about that long to realize

that sorrow and self
-pity would not feed my kids.

So I made a decision.

I walked through the door, set myself down,

and I forced the world to deal with me on my terms.

I make it work with my competitors,

I make it work with my distributors,

and I'm going to make it work with the Internal Revenue Service.

You owe these people $,.

You're going to have to deal with them.

Not until they treat me with some respect.


-Oh, excuse me.
-I'm sorry.


-Beg your pardon.
-Good morning.

Good morning.

You must be Leland McKenzie.

Yeah. Yes, I am.

Stuart Markowitz told me you are the senior partner here.

So you would say that I look senior?

No, actually, I would say that

you look old.

Nice to have met you.

Which isn't to say that you don't look virile as well.

But I can tell just by looking at you

that you are in need of detoxification.

Detoxifi... I don't believe anyone's ever said that to me before.

Well, most people can't tell.

But I have been blessed with eyes that see

and hands that heal.

And I look at you and I know

that your body is littered with impure matter

and your manliness dissipated.

You need to detoxify yourself, Leland McKenzie.

You have no idea the things that your are still capable of.

What are we doing here?

I thought you called this hearing off.

I changed my mind.

What do you mean, you changed your mind?

I mean I want this little bastard

prosecuted as an adult after all.

I think that's wholly indicated by the facts of the case.


-Can we talk about this?
-There's nothing to talk about.

Kids shouldn't have to worry about getting sh*t when they go to school.

End of discussion.

Ms. Walker, would you describe for the court

what you saw happen on the afternoon of February th?

I was outside the school

supervising the student's departure

when I became aware of commotion and shouting

near the parking lot.

I went over to investigate,

and I saw about students standing in a circle.

Inside the circle were Rafael and Ronald.

Rafael had a g*n, pointing it at Ronald.

TOMMY: What happened next?

WALKER: Ronald started calling Rafael names,

and when Rafael didn't respond, Ronald walked closer to him,

taunting him.

Calling him coward, sissy,

and even hitting at the g*n.

And then?

Rafael dropped to one knee, he took aim,

and sh*t Ronald in the chest.

Thank you, I have no further questions.

Ms. Walker, did Rafael Motovo ever tell you

he intended to sh**t Ronald Ortega?

Not in so many words
-
-

Yes or no, Ms. Walker.

No.

And with the exception of February th,

did you ever hear him thr*aten

Ronald Ortega in any way?

Objection. Not relevant.

Overruled. I'll allow that.

The answer is no.

Ms. Walker, could you tell the court what happened to you

on August th, ?

Objection. Not relevant.

Goes to bias, Your Honor.

I'll allow it.

Miss Walker.

That was the day one of my students held me at gunpoint

for seven hours in my classroom

because I flunked him in English.

And was he tried as an adult, or a juvenile?

He got one year in a youth camp.

And how did you feel about that?

Not very good.

It is possible, Ms. Walker, that that turn of events

makes it difficult for you

to give this court an objective account

of your experiences with my client?

Mr. Owen, I believe that there is something very wrong

when a
-year
-old child

chooses to settle his differences

by murdering a classmate on the playground.

Move to strike, non
-responsive.

We are terrified, Mr. Owen.


-Ms. Walker.
-Students want to learn, teachers want to teach

but we can't do that, because we live in fear.

I have no further questions for this witness, Your Honor.

Ms. Walker, you may step down.

We met at a gallery opening in Santa Monica.

I was attracted to him immediately.

I got the impression he felt the same way.

What if anything did he say to give you that impression?

I knew it from the moment we met.

It was everything.

We... we'd have dinners, we'd go out for drinks.

Greg would call them business meetings,

but we both knew they were dates.

Objection as to what they both knew.

Sustained. The last part of the witnesses response

is stricken.

Who initiated the first discussion about the stolen artwork?

He did.

Would you tell the court what he said?

He said he had this Japanese collector

desperate for a de Kooning that had recently been stolen.

He said there'd be no questions asked,

and that we'd make enough money

to go to Ibiza and live together

without worrying about a thing.

Did you have sex with Detective Riley, Mr. Matz?

Yes, I did.

How many times?

Only once.

After I got the painting for him,

I never heard from him again.

Nothing further.

You say you never would have committed this crime

were it not for the fact you were in love with Detective Riley.

That's right.

How did you know where to go to procure

a stolen painting, Mr. Matz?

I know my way around the art world.

It's rather a small, insular environment.

I made some inquiries, found out what I needed to know.

It's not that difficult.

Particularly since you've done it before, hadn't you?


-Objection.
-Goes to credibility, Your Honor.

Overruled.

You were involved with the transportation and sale

of a group of stolen drawings by Arshile Gorky, weren't you?

Not knowingly.

What does that mean, not knowingly?

It means that I didn't know they were stolen.

I see.

And when you were convicted of selling a forged canvas

of the German painter Max Pechstein,

is it your testimony that you didn't know it was forged?

Yes, that is my testimony.

This night of passion

you claim to have had with Detective Riley.

Where did it take place?

In my apartment.

Anyone there beside the two of you?

No.

Anyone see you enter the apartment?

No.


-Anyone see you leave?
-No.

In other words, it's just your word against his.

Yes.

I have nothing further, Your Honor.

Wait.

One second.

Greg?

What do you want?

I want to talk to you.

Yeah, well, I don't want to talk to you.


-It's important.
-Hey.

I said I don't want to talk to you.

Simon, come on.

Greg, I'm HIV positive.

I just found out, I think you should get tested.

Simon, you're HIV positive?

No, in point of fact, I'm not.

I think you should put a private investigator on him.

I think you should do it fast.

♪♪

Mr. Colasurdo,

how long have you been a probation officer in the juvenile system?

Almost years.

And in that time, how many investigations

have you conducted to help the court determine

whether or not a minor is fit to be dealt with

through the juvenile court?

Hundreds.

What is your recommendation with regard to Rafael Montalvo?

The boy acted without pre
-meditation.

He has no affiliation to gangs,

he has no prior record of violent behavior,

no history of drug use.

He does have previous arrest record.

The offenses were petty theft

and the probation department

found him very responsive to rehabilitation.

What about his family life?

It seems relatively stable.

And his mother's willing to do anything she can

to get him back on the right track.

Thank you, Mr. Colasurdo. I have no further questions.

Mr. Colasurdo, it is your belief that Rafael Montalvo

acted without premeditation. Is that correct?

Yes.

You don't think bringing a g*n to school

and bragging about how Mr. Ortega

wouldn't be able to mess with him shows premeditation?

I don't think it shows premeditation to m*rder.

What does it show premeditation to do?

To protect himself.

Do you know how many weapons were recovered from schools

in Los Angeles last year?


-Objection.
-.

Mr. Mullaney, there's been an objection

and the objection's sustained.

Move on please.

Does it bother you, even a little bit,

that all of the other predators

who are roaming the halls of our schools

will have their faith in the leniency

of our courts confirmed?


-Objection.
-Does it bother you


-that he opened fire...
-Mr. Mullaney?

...in a crowded schoolyard?

And does it bother you that we will have failed

once again to protect out young?

Counselor!

I think there may be some critical issues here, Your Honor,

that are being overlooked.

If there are, you should address them in the appropriate manner.

This is my courtroom and you're going to conduct yourself

as an attorney, not as a demagogue.


-Can you do that?
-Yes, Your Honor.

Good. Now, do you have any' further questions for this witness?

No, Your Honor, I do not.

Well, she remains convinced

that the IRS will somehow bend to her will,

and no matter what I say to her,

she can't be dissuaded from that.

Would it accomplish anything to have her meet with the supervisor?

What would that accomplish?

Maybe she could work out a settlement

or a payment schedule directly with him

and bypass Marvin Pick altogether.

It doesn't work that way, Gwen.

They have their way of doing things,

and they're not about to abandon that in order

to accommodate us.

I think we have to send her packing.

You mean refuse to represent her anymore?

She's ignoring our advice, Gwen.

Well, maybe we could try a little harder to convince her.

Not yet being a lawyer,

it may be hard for you to accept the degree

to which a client will become fixated

on doing that which to an objective observer

is utterly inimical to their own interests.

It happens.

I don't think you have to be a lawyer

to understand this woman.

I just think you have to listen to her.

You're not making this a woman's thing, are you?

I'm not making this any kind of thing.

I just don't think we've exhausted our approaches to her

and I don't think we should send her packing

until we do.

Well... then there's the other problem.

That's right, it's called malpractice,

and the risk of getting sued for it makes even me

be willing to forgo the fees this client will generate.

You think she'd sue us?

Let the IRS take her house away

and see who's fault all this becomes.

And it's something that we as partners in this firm

have to worry about while you,

who are neither a partner nor a lawyer don't.

This may come as a shock to you, Douglas,

but once in a great while

even those who are neither partners nor lawyers

have something to say.

Gwen...

And when they do, they like to be able to pretend

that they're being taken seriously.

Rafael, how long did you know Ronald Ortega?

About two years.

And what was the nature of your relationship?

We, uh... We hated each other.

Why?

I don't know why he hated me.

I hated him because he picked on me all the time,

accused me of doing things I never did.

Such as?

Dissing him to his girlfriend.

Breaking his car window.

Did you do those things?

No.

When you say he picked on you, what did you mean?

He'd follow me from home with some of his friends.

b*at me up, take my money.

One time he took my pants and my shoes.

I had to walk four blocks like that.

He said fat boys like me made him sick.

How did you respond to this treatment?

I tried to ignore him.

What were you planning to do with the g*n, Rafael?

Nothing.

Nothing, it just made me feel safer

to have it, you know?

I thought he would stop bothering me if I had a g*n.

What happened on February th?

My friend Richie was going to give me a ride home.

When we got out to the parking lot,

Ortega was there.

He said he had heard I had a g*n.

He started grabbing at me, trying to find it,

so I broke free, I took it out and I pointed it at him.

He kept on coming at me though, you know.

He kept on taunting me.

Finally, I...

the g*n went off.

How do you feel about what happened, Rafael?

I'm sorry.

I have no further questions.

"The g*n went off"?

Yeah.

Rafael, we've got at least witnesses who say

you dropped to one knee, you steadied the g*n,

and aimed it before it went off.

Are they telling the truth?

Look, I was shaking all over.

If I didn't kneel down, I would've fallen down.

I didn't mean to sh**t him I just...

I just wanted him to know that I could take care of myself.

And the only way you could do that was with a g*n?

Hey, I don't know how to fight, okay?

I was afraid of this guy.

What was I supposed to do?

Did you ever go to a teacher and say

you were afraid of him?

That would have made it worse.

You took a human life, Rafael.


-Objection.
-A
-year
-old boy like you is dead!

Sustained. Mr. Mullaney?

You don't think I know that?

I wish he wasn't dead,

I wish none of this had ever happened.

I didn't know what else to do.

I just wanted to go to school.

I didn't know what else to do.

The defense calls Detective Gregory Riley.

Your Honor, I can't imagine what Mr. Rollins omitted

in his lengthy cross
-examination of this witness.

This is new information, Your Honor.

Proceed with your questioning, Mr. Rollins.

Detective Riley, after court yesterday,

did you visit the Kaiser Permanente clinic

for the purpose of HIV testing?

Yes, I did. My girlfriend and I are discussing marriage.

Yesterday afternoon, in the hallway outside this courtroom,

Mr. Matz told you he was HIV positive.

Isn't that so?

He may have.

Well, did he or didn't he?

Yes, he did.

And you got tested because you're concerned

that you may have gotten the virus from him.

It's not true.

You say you're discussing marriage, Detective.

HIV tests aren't required for marriage in the state of California.

Testing for syphilis is, though.

Did you test for syphilis yesterday?

No, I didn't.

Why didn't you?

Because I didn't think of it.

You didn't think of it because all you could think of was HIV,

and the only reason you thought about that

was because Simon Matz told you he had it.

Objection, counsel's badgering this man.

You're not getting married, Detective, you're a gay man

living an outright lie.

Your Honor, I've made an objection.


-How long can you keep this up, Detective?
-Mr. Rollins...

How long are you going to let your police work be compromise...


-Hey, hey!
-...by your sexual identity?

I never let that happen.

I never, ever let it get in the way of my work.

Listen to me, this man is a criminal, okay?

This was a good bust.

You never let what get in the way, detective?

I'm so...

I am so tired

...of hiding. You hear me?

So the whole world's going to know I had sex with this guy?

Okay, I did.

Okay.

So the whole world's gonna know I'm a f*gg*t.

I'm a f*gg*t.

I mean, I just...

I can't keep doing what I've been doing.

I just...

I can't keep it hidden anymore.


-Thank you
-You're welcome.

Would you please just put the files on the table

and then you can go on your way.

I'd like to talk to you.

Your boss has already talked to me.

He told me to get myself another lawyer,

and that's exactly what I'm going to do.

Finding another lawyer's not going to change anything.

Are you trying to talk me into staying with

McKenzie
-Brackman, Miss Taylor?

Yes.

I had the distinct impression that Mr. Markowitz

wanted to get rid of me.

I think he feels at a loss for what to do.

And you don't.

Right, I don't.

I want to talk you into paying what you owe.

Why is this issue of such importance to you?

Because I think I understand you.

You do?

And could you favor me with your understanding?

Okay.

I think you're tired.

I think you're tired of being strong.

You're tired of being cheerful.

Tired of being healthy.

I think you're tired,

and the only way for you to rest

is to self
-destruct.

Don't you think

that you're being a little patronizing, Miss Taylor?

I think it's true.

You do?

You think that it's true.

You think I'm tired and that all I need is to rest?

I also think you need to be acknowledged.

For a woman to have done what you did when you did it

is a remarkable thing.

Someone needs to say that to you.

Now the IRS won't and maybe your lawyer didn't,

but I will.

I think you are a remarkable woman.

You dear, sweet girl.

The job of the police is to apprehend criminals.

Not to entice law
-abiding citizens into committing crimes.

The purpose of the entrapment defense is to prevent them

from doing that.

Simon Matz tried to sell a stolen painting, yes, he did.

And nonetheless, before you find him guilty,

you must ask yourselves

if he would have tried to sell it

had he not been manipulated

into doing so by Detective Riley.

Now, with the exception of a few saints,

all of us have a price,

a point at which breaking the law

becomes an acceptable alternative.

For some it might be the promise of wealth.

Or power.

For others, it might be the thr*at to one's home

or job or family.

For Simon Matz, it was a promise of love.

Detective Riley took advantage of this man's vulnerability

for his own personal and professional gratification.

He stopped at nothing, up to and including

having sexual relations with Simon Matz

in order to make an arrest.

Mr. Matz was indeed entrapped.

He was victimized by an unscrupulous cop

and induced into committing a crime.

Ladies and gentlemen, if you find him guilty,

you will be rewarding conduct

that threatens the members of this community

infinitely more than the theft of a painting.

I implore you not to do so.

I implore you to find him not guilty.

Thank you.

No one is defending Detective Riley's behavior.

Contrary to what Mr. Rollins would have you believe, however,

that behavior does not constitute entrapment.

In Mr. Rollins' scenario, Detective Riley simply

found Simon Matz's area of vulnerability,

and used it to coerce a completely innocent victim

into committing a crime.

But if Mr. Matz was indeed a law
-abiding citizen

prior to his encounter with Detective Riley,

how do you account for his two prior convictions?

One for trafficking in stolen art,

one for trafficking in forged art.

Quite frankly, I don't understand how it is

that defense counsel can stand before you

with a straight face and say

Mr. Matz would not have committed a crime

but for Detective Riley.

The fact of the matter is, he already had.

It's claimed that he was motivated by love.

I think it was greed.

I think it was avarice.

Simon Matz is a thief.

Don't let him go free because of another man's indiscretion.

[knocking]

Yeah, it's open.

Hi.

Oh, hi, come in.

Sorry to bother you.

Don't be silly.

We have to talk.

I know.

It's not going to work, is it?

I know that not everyone who has kids gets married.

Some people don't even live together.

But I can't do that.

I'm a nice Jewish girl from the Fairfax district.

I'm not that sophisticated.

If I'm going to do this on my own,

then I have to do it on my own.

You know...

I've been trying to convince myself I can do this.

But the truth is, I can't.

I have no faith in my ability to be a good husband.

I have no faith in my ability to be a good father.

I have no faith in my ability just to stay sober.

Wouldn't having a kid help you do that?

Well, it didn't help my old man.

And if there is one thing I am sure of,

it's that I don't want this kid

to have a drunk as a father.

If I can't protect him from, anything else,

let me protect him from this.

Okay.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

How find you?

In the matter of the People vs. Simon Matz,

we find the defendant not guilty.

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen of the jury.

Mr. Matz, you are free to leave.


-Thank you.
-I told you to trust me.


-Thank you.
-Give me a minute.

Hey, Simon.

You aren't really HIV positive, are you?

No.

You'd actually lie about something like that, huh?

You lied to protect yourself, I lied to protect myself.

No, there's one difference: you're a criminal.

Forget everybody else, Simon.

You and me both know I didn't have to twist your arm

to get you to fence that painting.

You did it 'cause that's what you do.

I mean, you're a low
-life, Simon.

Whatever else I am, I'm a cop and I nailed you for it.

That's right, Greg, you nailed me

but the jury let me go which means I'm a free man.

I can walk out of here,

which is exactly what I'm going to do.

Jonathan, I'll meet you at the elevator.

All right.

So this is what it feels like to watch

your career go down the toilet, huh?

There are gay cops.

Yeah, yeah, there are.

Most of them keep their mouths shut.

The department is entitled to discipline you

for having sex with a suspect.

They are not entitled to do anything to you for being gay.

Right.

A
-year
-old
-boy has been sh*t dead.

My client may be found responsible for that death,

but contrary to what Mr. Mullaney would like you to believe,

Rafael Montalvo is a perfect candidate

for the juvenile court system.

Bringing the g*n to school was a tragic mistake,

not a premeditation to m*rder.

If he's found guilty as a juvenile,

he will be held accountable for his actions

but in an atmosphere of hope.

One young man is already lost to us.

Let's not throw away another.

We try to keep the children safe.

We have laws, we have cops,

we have metal detectors in schools.

We do anything and everything we can

so they get to grow up healthy and strong

and secure, so that they get to grow up, period.

But sometimes we fail.

I withdraw my motion that Rafael Montalvo

be tried as an adult, Your Honor.

If he's found guilty, it is my hope

that he can be reached by the treatment and training

available through the juvenile court system.

Oh, I've been looking for you.

Found me.

Yeah, we worked out a payment schedule

between Celeste and the IRS.

Good.

And we wouldn't have been able to do it without you.

There were just some things she needed to hear.

And you knew what they were.


-Yeah.
-Yeah.

You're about ready to take the bar, aren't you?

Mm
-hmm.

Well, I think you're going to make a very good lawyer.

Oh, we'll see.

Oh, no, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind.

Thanks.

You're very welcome.

Celeste wanted me to give you these.

What are they?

They're iron supplements.

She thinks you're looking a little anemic.

[laughs]

Oh.

Rox, what are you still doing here?

Oh, I just had a few things to finish up.

You and Tommy get everything straightened out?

Yeah, yeah, we're straight.

Don't stay too late.

Remember, you've got a family to think about now.

Right.

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