08x05 - The Green, Green Grass Of Home

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

If you want this woman, you have to go after her,

and you have to go after her strong.

You think sh-- she just likes me because...

well, she's Ret*rded?

She's like you, Ben, because you're a likable guy.

Uh-huh.

Hi, Benny.

Hi.

I had fun last night.

-I did, too. -ROSALIE: Good.

What have you been doin' since you're out here?

Eh, you know, little bit of this, little bit of that.

You know, lookin' for a job, meeting people.

Goin' on a lot of blind dates, checkin' out the local culture.

It's not much like New York, is it?

It's not anything like New York.

It's clean, sunny all the time,

nobody jaywalks, nobody knows how to dress.

Other than that, I love it.

I met your girlfriend yesterday in the ladies room.

-You did? -Yeah, she was sweet.

She said you're taking her to an Italian restaurant.

Yeah.

-You like Italian food? -Yeah.

-Do you? -My last name's Iannello.

I grew up on it.

Iannello's an Italian name, Benny.

-Oh. -By the way,

was Douglas Brackman serious about

only buying office supplies on sale?

If he said it, I'm sure he was serious about it.

[scoffs] Like I got time for that.

I don't know, Denise, he's pretty serious about that kind of stuff.

Well, Benny, he can forget it,

'cause I'm not goin' to different stores

looking for the best price on office supplies.

Go find out if she's ever acted. Go ahead, go ask.

Excuse me.

Do you have any acting background?

What's it to ya?

-Oh, she's perfect. -Excuse me?

-This is Rose Stepanoff. -Yeah, so?

I'm a casting director, dear.

I'd like you to come in and read for me.

Benny, let's go.

She's not believing you, Rose.

I know that, and I find that absolutely adorable.

Hey, look, if you two are lookin' to bring me home and take pictures,

you can just forget about it.

Here's my card. Ask around about me.

If you're interested in auditioning for a major motion picture,

with a major director and major talent already attached,

call me.

Whether you realize it or not,

you've just been discovered.

[scoffs]

♪♪ [theme]

♪♪

Morning.

-Hi. -Hi, I was just looking for you.

-So I heard. -Put it on ice, Arnold,

I just wanted to ask you a question.

Has anybody ever told you that you have a very suspicious mind?

Has anyone ever told you you have a way of making

the most innocent comment sound like a come on?

-It's a gift. -Hm.

So, what's the question?

Well, you have connections in the entertainment business, right?

Yeah, some.

Well, have you ever heard of a Rose Stepanoff?

Of course, she's a big casting director. How come?

Well, she saw me in a store yesterday,

and she asked me to audition for a movie.

-Are you gonna do it? -I don't know,

I mean, it's not like I have this burning desire

to be a secretary for the rest of my life, you know?

-[chuckles] -Hi.

-Hi. -Hey, big guy.

-Did you ask him? -Yeah, he said she's for real.

So you really were discovered.

Well, it's not like they gave me the part yet, Benny.

I'll bet they will, though.

I'll bet that as soon as they see you, they give you the part.

Well, with that vote of confidence, I'm gonna go for it.

-Well, bye. -Bye.

So, Benny what's with the wandering eyes?

I thought you were getting your watch wound with Rosalie.

What do you mean?

I mean, you two are still going out, right?

-Yeah. -That's what I thought.

Well, that doesn't mean I can't be friends with Denise,

-does it? -No.

But it probably means

I can't be good friends with her, though, right?

How good?

Like, have supper with her.

Well, that depends what you have in mind.

It also depends on whether you and Rosalie are getting serious.

What do you mean, serious?

Well, there's a variety of indicators.

Let's see...

Has she brought her toothbrush over yet?

No. But she calls me almost every day.

And she always wants to know what I'm doing.

She wouldn't like it if I had supper with somebody else.

Take it from me, Benny.

[whispers] It's a lot easier to get away with lunch.

Oye, oye. Let's get started.

Ah, before you get down to business, Douglas,

I would like to start this meeting

by welcoming Eli Levinson to this firm.

[applause]

Thank you, Leland.

It's a pleasure to be welcomed here.

I look forward to working with all of you,

and as soon as I pass the California bar,

I'm sure I'll actually be of some use around here.

Don't worry, Eli, we'll keep you busy.

DOUGLAS: Yes, we will. And on that note,

Gelleher vs. Walters, the Los Angeles Police Department,

and Los Angeles Unified School District.

-What is this? -DOUGLAS: A ten year old girl,

uh, as part of the school's drug awareness program,

brings in some pot that her father was growing.

He gets arrested, serves time.

The kid's in therapy, the parents are suing for damages.

How does the father justify the fact that

he was using dr*gs?

-He doesn't. -ANN: He doesn't have to.

If his child was encouraged to inform on her own parents,

and as a result, the family's privacy and civil rights were violated

and the child was traumatized,

the fact that they smoke pot seems a little insignificant,

-don't you think? -JANE: No, I don't.

If the parents were using dr*gs,

I think it indicates that they were derelict

-in their duties as parents. -It was pot.

It wasn't heroin, it wasn't cocaine,

-it was pot. -Pot is a drug.

Pot most certainly is a drug.

You've, uh, smoked a little reefer in your time, haven't you, Arnie?

ARNIE: Yes, I did.

There was a time in my life when I smoked pot,

when I drank to excess, when I fornicated;

when I engaged in debauchery of many forms.

I'm happy to say those days are behind me.

WOMAN: Stuart, you have a call.

-STUART: Who is it? -WOMAN: He won't say who it is,

just that it's very important.

Would you like me to get rid of him?

Oh, no, no, I'll take it over there. Thanks.

What do you attribute this transformation to, Arnie?

"The arrogance of pride, the pleasures of lust,

"the poisons of vain curiosity

are the impulses of a soul that is dead."

St. Augustine.

God, will these quotations never cease?

-[chuckling] -STUART: Oh, hi. I was just thinking about you.

How you doin'?

Well, I'll make time.

You want to come over this afternoon?

All right, where do you want me to meet you?

You're kidding, right?

Mr. Gelleher, will you tell this court

what happened to you and your family

on the evening of February , ?

When I came home from work,

most of my neighbors were out on the street.

There were two police cars parked in my driveway.

My wife had not come home yet.

My daughter, Emily, was sitting in the back seat of one of the police cars,

and when she saw me, she started to cry.

What, if anything, did you do?

I tried to open the door.

But before I could do that, three cops came out of my house,

they slammed be against the car and told me I was under arrest.

They handcuffed me in front of my daughter.

They wouldn't let me talk to her.

And she was hysterical by then.

And all the time she's trying to get out of the car,

but she can't because there aren't any handles on the inside of the doors.

DANIEL: What were you charged with?

GELLEHER: Cultivating marijuana, ten plants worth.

And what was the outcome of those charges?

I was convicted and I served six months in jail.

My wife was given probation.

I lost my job, she lost hers.

DANIEL: What happened to your daughter?

The first thing that happened

was that she was placed into a foster home.

It was felt that she would be abused

for having reported us.

Would you describe the affect all this had on your daughter?

She used to be a real front of the line kind of kid.

She was always real excited about everything,

she was always asking a million questions.

But now, uh, she doesn't even want to go to school

or talk to her friends.

She sees a police car and she hides.

And she cannot bear to be left alone.

Her whole world... is different.

She is ten years old and her whole world is different.

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

ATTORNEY: Do you take any responsibility at all

for the trauma your child and family have gone through?

GELLEHER: I take responsibility for growing marijuana.

I do not take responsibility for scaring my child

into thinking that anybody who uses marijuana

is either gonna die or become a heroin addict.

And I do not take responsibility for

turning my child against her parents.

ATTORNEY: Where did you grow the plants, sir?

GELLEHER: In a locked room in the basement.

Did you tell her you kept pot in there?

-I did not. -Did you and your wife

ever smoke pot in front of her?

-No, we did not. -ATTORNEY: Why not?

Because she's ten years old.

My wife and I don't have sex in front of our daughter,

and we don't discuss our financial problems in front of her, either.

I was only trying to protect her from something

that I don't think she's old enough to understand.

When is a child old enough to understand

her parents are breaking the law, Mr. Gelleher?

Parents break the law all the time, Miss Hauber.

Sometimes they may drive too fast,

or they put an extension on the, uh-- on the garage

without a proper permit.

Or they throw a-- a can of motor oil into the garbage.

That doesn't give them the right to send the police into the classrooms

to manipulate the children into turning in their parents.

HAUBER: Have you ever considered the possibility

that your daughter wasn't manipulated at all?

That she sought the intervention of authorities

because she was concerned about her parents' drug use?

Objection! Compound and irrelevant.

-Sustained. -There were two and a half ounces of marijuana

found in the house. That's it. Period!

-Mr. Gelleher-- -I would just like somebody to explain to me

how that justifies what he did to my family?

I want someone to explain to me

how that justifies what he did to my kid.

JUDGE: Sir, you will control yourself in my courtroom.

Miss Hauber.

I have no further questions.

[indistinct chatter]

Hey, Barry.

Hi, Stuart.

So, what's going on?

-Anybody know you're here? -No.

-You sure? -Yeah, you told me not to tell anybody,

I didn't tell anybody.

Good.

Stuart, you've known me for a long time

as Barry Glassman, but that's not who I am.

My name is Jay Ellison.

The reason I don't use that name

is because I'm a fugitive.

I've been a fugitive since .

What do you mean?

I was involved in a prison escape

of a Black Panther named Horace Washington.

Guard was k*lled, Horace was k*lled.

I supplied the getaway car.

What are you telling me?

I took off, I hid out in Europe,

I hid out in Algeria.

About , I came back.

Well, wait a minute, Barry.

-You're a nice Jewish boy. -I know.

You built a business, you started a family,

and the whole time you were a fugitive?

Stuart, the reason most criminals get caught

is because they live like criminals.

I live like a nice Jewish boy.

I grew up in the garment business.

It's what I knew,

so when it was time for me to start making a living,

it's what I went to.

Does Faith know?

She does, the kids don't.

Well... okay,

um... why are you telling me this now?

The FBI has been sniffing around,

asking people questions.

I had to disappear.

I haven't been staying at home, I haven't been going into work.

I haven't had contact with anybody I think they might be watching.

What do you want me to do?

I want you to go see the US attorney,

find out what kind of a deal we can make.

-I'm a tax attorney, Barry. -I know that, Stuart.

You want a criminal lawyer representing you in this.

You deal with the IRS, I think you can handle these guys.

Let me take somebody in with me.

No, I'd rather you didn't.

I'll take somebody from the fir-- I'll take Ann.

For now, I'd like it to be just you.

Okay?

Yeah.

Was I dreaming or were you up most of the night last night?

No, you weren't dreaming.

I was up almost all night.

Really. Why?

I don't--

Are you feeling all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Are you nervous about something?

No, no.

Well, what is it?

I-- I told you, I don't know.

Stuart.

What is it?

I got a call from Barry Glassman the other day.

He asked me to meet him on the boardwalk at Venice Beach,

and he told me that his real name is Jay Ellison.

He helped a Black Panther escape from prison,

and he's been a fugitive for the last years.

-What? -And he wants me to go to the US attorney,

and negotiate a surrender.

Wait a minute.

This is Barry Glassman with the Mercedes and the Range Rover

and the house in Brentwood Park?

Yeah.

Our friend Barry.

My God.

Yeah, I know.

You can't go to the US attorney by yourself, Stuart.

Well, he asked me specifically to go by myself.

-That's insane. -Ann, when it comes time to agree to terms,

I'll get help. Today, I'm just gonna listen.

I know how to do that.

♪♪

Thanks. See ya tomorrow.

-Hey. How ya doin'? -Fine, thanks.

Do you have an appointment?

Uh, no, don't you remember me?

-Oh, right. -Denise Iannello.

Right. Okay, Denise, they're running a little late.

You can take a seat right over there.

Okay.

[indistinct chatter]

No, Angelo, I'll fight you. I will.

Excuse me.

WOMAN: You can't do that, Angelo. I'll fight you.

Didn't I see you at the open call for "Starlight Express"?

-[chuckles] No. -'Cause you look familiar.

This is my first audition ever.

-You're kidding. -Yeah, the casting director

saw me in a store and asked me to come in.

Unbelievable. Do you know that I had to

beg my agent for a month to get me in on this call?

Well, it's not like I'm gonna get the part,

so you can relax.

No, no, no, you will. That's how it happens.

Harvey Keitel will be Angelo, you'll be Camille,

and I'll still be doing pool supply trade shows.

Well, you never know, right?

Great accent.

Thanks.

[knocking]

-[door closes] -Denise, this is Truman Teas, our director,

and Rachel Neuborn, our producer.

-Hello. -RACHEL: Hi, Denise.

How do you do?

Do you have any questions before we get started?

Um... is Harvey Keitel really playin' the part?

[chuckles] Yes, he is.

Oh, I love Harvey Keitel.

-Harvey's great. -Yeah.

Do you have any questions about the character?

Um, not really, I mean,

she's like most of my New York girlfriends, so...

I'll be reading with you.

[sighs]

Where'd you go last night?

-What do you care? -Just tell me.

-I went out with Theresa. -TRUMAN: I'm gonna stop you.

I'd like you to try it again,

and I'd like you to try it with less fear.

Also, I'd like you to dial back the accent.

Dial back the accent. Okay.

[clears throat]

-ROSE: I heard you were at the club. -DENISE: Yeah, so?

ROSE: I heard you were dancing with Sal at the club.

You and me ain't goin' out no more,

so I don't gotta tell you nothin'.

Get used to it, Angelo.

I'm not just leavin' you, I'm leavin' this whole stinkin' neighborhood.

I don't wanna live in a two family house

with a husband who thinks I should kiss his ring

just because he gives me a second-hand Camaro.

I got bigger hopes and bigger dreams,

and I'm not gonna see any of them come true if I stay here.

I'm gonna make somethin' of myself, Angelo.

I'm gonna be happy. I'm gonna live on Long Island.

-That was incredible. -It really was.

Yeah? Oh, thank you.

Oh, thanks.

Thank you.

Dr. Walsh, will you tell the court what Emily's condition was

when her mother first brought her to see you.

She was suffering from a rather severe trauma.

Her father was in jail and her mother was confused and frightened.

And Emily felt responsible for all of it.

DANIEL: How is she today?

WALSH: Well, she's less anxious than she was,

but her sense of security is still extremely fragile.

She's afraid to depend on or trust anyone,

especially authority figures.

The world is full of danger for her.

DANIEL: Do you have anything against the idea

of drug education for children?

No, I don't. But I think that a curriculum

that depicts every drug user as being in mortal danger,

and that manipulates children

into a state of heightened anxiety

does a lot more harm than good.

What kind of harm does it do?

WALSH: It forces a child like Emily

into having to choose between her parents and her teacher

at a time in her life when she desperately wants approval from both.

And, doctor, what in your opinion

was responsible for the psychological harm

done to this family?

The fact that their unity as a family was destroyed.

Emily was encouraged to believe that

her parents were going to leave her,

either by going to prison or by dying.

She wanted to protect them.

Is that, in and of itself, an abnormal impulse?

WALSH: No, it is not.

And has she been encouraged to talk to her parents,

then her fears could, in all likelihood,

have been quieted without the resulting trauma.

Instead, she was encouraged to confide in Officer Walters.

She did so and her father was sent to prison.

DANIEL: Thank you. I have nothing further.

HAUBER: Dr. Walsh, in your practice you see

a number of children from abusive home situations.

-Is that correct? -Objection. Irrelevant.

The Gelleher's home was never in any way found to be abusive.

HAUBER: Your honor, one of the things we're here to determine

is whether or not it was reasonable

for Office Walters to believe it was abusive.

I'll allow it. Witness will answer the question.

Yes, many of my patients are from abusive homes.

And isn't it true that dr*gs or alcohol

are almost always part of those abusive situations?

Alcohol and dr*gs are frequently present in abusive situations,

but it is not a cause and affect relationship.

Alcohol and dr*gs do not automatically lead to abuse.

But with the correlation so high,

is it unreasonable for a teacher,

even a part time teacher like Officer Walters,

to fear an abusive situation when a student reveals

his or her parents are using illegal dr*gs?

It's a lot more complicated than that.

Please answer my question, doctor.

Is it reasonable for someone who works with children

to suspect abuse

when a child reveals illegal drug use in her home?

It's not necessarily unreasonable,

but I would say one has to look to other outward signs of behavior

-before-- -Thank you, doctor.

I have no further questions.

Mmm.

Maybe I should have taken the lettuce out

before I put it in the microwave.

I thought you were gonna call

before you come to see me at work, Rosalie.

I forgot.

-Eww, gross. -Rosalie.

-What? -Don't bump me.

What's the matter, Benny?

You didn't call me back for two days this time,

you don't want me comin' to the office anymore,

don't want me to bump you.

Do-- Do you have another girlfriend?

No.

Just that I've been really busy.

Do you still like me?

Uh-huh.

Good.

Oh, what do you want to do tonight?

I don't know.

Well, maybe we can stop by your house

'cause I want to drop something off.

-What? -La-la!

Now I don't have to use yours anymore.

No, you can't bring that to my house.

-Why not? -Because--

Because [stammers] I don't want to get serious.

Well-- Well what do you mean?

Well, I don't want your stuff at my house,

and I don't want my stuff at your house and...

I don't want us to always be together.

Oh...

I thought that you did.

I have to get back to work.

♪♪

Officer Walters,

would you please describe for this court

your role in the th Avenue School

anti-drug abuse program.

Uh, specially trained officers like myself

go into fourth grade classrooms one day a week for weeks.

We talk to the students about the dangers of drug abuse.

HAUBER: And did you perform this role

in Emily Gelleher's fourth grade class?

WALTERS: Yes, I did.

Are you also in the classroom

to ferret out information from the children

about drug abuse among their friends and family?

WALTERS: No, we're not, we're there to educate these children.

We specifically tell them not to mention the names of parents or friends.

What happened on February , ?

Emily Gelleher came to me after class

and pulled a leaf out of her pocket.

She asked me if it was marijuana.

HAUBER: What did you tell her?

WALTERS: I told her that it was.

HAUBER: What did you do next?

WALTERS: I asked her where she got it.

And what did she say?

She said that she got it from a plant in her basement.

Then she started to cry.

She said she was worried that her parents were breaking the law.

I reported the situation to her teacher and to my commanding officer,

two days later, we arrested Mr. Gelleher.

I have no further questions.

Is it your testimony, officer,

that you didn't use your position of authority

as both a teacher and a police officer

to manipulate this ten year old girl

into informing on her parents?

Yes, counselor, it's my testimony that I did no such thing.

Did you tell her that she didn't have to answer any questions?

She came to me. She needed someone to talk to,

and she couldn't talk to her parents.

I'll take that as a no.

Did you tell her that answering your questions

could result in her father being arrested?

She understood that her father was breaking the law.

Just yes or no, Officer Walters.

I don't remember if we specifically discussed arrest.

DANIEL: Did you at least let her know

when she had crossed the line,

if there is a line to cross,

from talking to her friend and teacher

to talking to a member of the Los Angeles Police Department?

When dr*gs are used in the home,

the possibility of the child using dr*gs

increases significantly.

I thought Emily Gelleher was in a very dangerous situation,

so I acted as an advocate for her.

And my question to you Officer Walters,

is who appointed you to be her advocate?

They did the minute they broke the law.

DANIEL: Would that be you the teacher talking,

or you the cop talking?

Or are you having as much trouble

distinguishing between those two as Emily Gelleher did?

-Objection. -Sustained.

No further questions.

♪♪

I assume, Mr. Markowitz,

that you want to talk about arranging for a surrender.

Is that right?

Mostly, I'd like to hear what kind of terms you're offering?

[chuckles] What kind of terms do you think

you're in a position to ask for?

One's that reflect the context that these events

took place in, number one.

And number two, that take into consideration

the fact that Mr. Ellison has been living as

an upstanding citizen for over years.

The last time I looked, counselor,

the act of remaining a fugitive from justice

didn't quite qualify one for the status of

upstanding citizen.

What are you looking for, Mr. Shale?

I'm looking to balance the books.

Which means what?

Depends.

Mr. Ellison turns himself in,

we're probably looking at, uh, aiding and abetting an escape.

My guess is he'll draw three years suspended,

six months served in one of those sleep away camps

for inside traders.

Is that a guarantee?

You're not in a position to ask for a guarantee, Mr. Markowitz.

What I'm willing to do with your client

simply reflects what we've done for other individuals

in similar circumstances.

Okay.

What I can guarantee is that

he'll do a damn sight better if he surrenders

than he will if we have to apprehend him.

It's been years, Mr. Shale.

You haven't been able to apprehend him.

[indistinct chatter]

Stuart wasn't supposed to tell me, was he?

It's okay. I don't mind that Stuart did that too much.

Why didn't you tell us before this?

I didn't tell anybody.

The only person I was in contact with who knew was Faith.

It's not that we're friends and you should have trusted us,

although we are friends and you should have trusted us,

we're lawyers.

There might have been times over the past years

when you could have used us.

I'm sure there were.

And now, at long last, I am.

Well, my recommendation is that we move forward with setting terms.

Although it doesn't sound like you're gonna get any guarantees.

-What does that mean? -It means that

you're gonna have to take a leap of faith.

Well, I was hoping not to spend

the rest of my life in prison, Stuart.

Not gonna happen.

The political climate is very different now

from when you first went underground,

and people in similar circumstances

have turned themselves in and received pretty lenient sentences.

There's absolutely no reason to believe that

it won't be the same with you.

Well, my parents are old.

I'd like to see the again before they die.

I'd also like my kids to meet them.

Well, let us set this up.

Let us bring you in.

[tires screeching]

MAN [on speaker]: Clear the walkway.

[siren sounds]

MAN: FBI. Freeze!

-Mr. Ellison-- -MAN: Hold it right there.

FBI. Please put your hands behind your back,

we're placing you under arrest.

-What is this? -This man is our client.

We understand that.

We insist on remaining with our client.

Sir, right now, this man is our prisoner.

Now, after he's processed, you can meet with him.

Until then, any attempt to interfere with our operations

constitutes a federal offense and subjects you to arrest.

-Do you understand? -Yeah.

WOMAN: Laurie, stay back!

[engine starts]

MAN: Check it out. Don't get too close, man.

[tires screeching]

No, this is not open for debate.

We all agreed that Emily would testify

when we filed the suit.

No, Mitch, we all agreed to consider it.

Emily's been a nervous wreck about this.

I don't want to put her through anything more.

And I don't think we need to do it.

Dr. Walsh said it could be helpful

because she feels like it's all her fault.

-So tell her that it's not. -I have told her that it's not.

Tell her again. Tell her so that she thinks you mean it.

Emily needs to take an active role

-in healing the family. -It's not that simple, Mitch.

Testifying in court can be grueling for a child.

I don't want to put her through it.

Emily needs to feel like

we are all aligned on the same side.

Isn't there any other way of accomplishing that?

No.

Look, I don't care if we win this case or not.

I just want to set things right.

And the only way that I know of to make her feel like

she's part of this family again

is to let her participate in this.

And that means testify.

Okay.

DENISE: Four o'clock?

Let me check my schedule.

Yeah, four o'clock's doable. Mm-hm.

Yeah, I have it.

Okay. Uh-- Uh, I'll see you then.

[knocking]

Eli, you got a minute?

Sure.

What's up?

-I got a call back. -You did?

-Four o'clock today. -[both laughing]

-Congratulations. -I'm so excited.

Oh, this is like one of those movies.

"A Star is Born," "nd Street."

God, I was so nervous.

Can you practice with me before I go?

-Please. -Sure.

Now, the scene's between

my character and her no good boyfriend.

-Right. -All right?

Um, you have the first line.

[blubbering]

Hmmm-mah. Hmmm-mah!

Eli, I'm the one who's auditioning, all right?

Why don't you sit down,

-you're making me nervous. -Right, sorry.

Okay.

Where'd you go last night?

I went out with Theresa.

I heard you were at the club.

Yeah? So what?

I heard you were dancing with Sal at the club.

Hey, Angelo, get somethin' straight.

You and me ain't goin' out no more,

I don't gotta tell you nothin'.

ELI: You don't open your mouth to me!

DENISE: Hey, if I wanna open my mouth to you,

I'll open my mouth to you. I ain't scared of you no more,

you skinny bastard!

-[slap] -DENISE: Ah!

Does that make you feel like a man?

ELI: You're not gonna make a fool out of me, you little tramp.

I'm gonna give you a beatin' you're never gonna forget.

DENISE: Not the belt, Angelo, please, not the belt!

-Leave her alone! -Benny.

What were you doin' to her?

Uh, nothin', we were just acting.

I heard you hit her.

I just did this.

I got a call back on the audition,

we were just practicing for the part.

-You're sure? -Yeah.

I'm fine, Benny, thank you.

Okay.

That's right, Stuart. You do need someone

with trial experience to represent him,

there can be no question about that.

Yeah, I'm, uh, thinking about Eli.

-Me? -You did a great job

representing Sandy Morrison, Eli.

People down at the courthouse are still talking about it.

That was apro hac vice appearance.

Until I pass the bar, I can't practice in California.

LELAND: Well, as long as you haven't given up your New York office,

this could be apro hac vice appearance as well.

-What about me? -Well, you just finished one trial,

and you're about to start another.

JONATHAN: I'm hoping to settle it.

And if I can't, I can get a continuance.

Well, I don't know if I want to put you in that position,

particularly when Eli is available.

I've been a litigator at this firm for seven years.

I've got as good a track record as anyone here. Anyone.

This particular case involves the Black Panther Party.

It will, in all likelihood, entail winning the trust of ex Black Panthers

to induce them to testify on our client's behalf.

Quite frankly, I think I'm in a better position to do that than Eli is.

And I also think that if I want a case bad enough,

you should give it to me.

I think I've earned that.

I don't think it's even a question.

LELAND: You want it that bad, Jonathan?

Yes, I do.

You've got it.

[sighs] The arraignment's tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

Hi, Emily.

Hi.

We're going to ask you a few questions.

If you get tired or confused, you just sing out, okay?

-Okay. -Okay.

Would you tell us, please,

how did you find the marijuana plants in your basement?

I took the keys out of my mother's dresser,

and I opened the door.

DANIEL: Why'd you do that?

It was right before Christmas.

I thought maybe my parents had hidden one of my presents there.

Did you say anything to your parents?

No. I was afraid they'd be mad at me.

DANIEL: But you felt okay telling Officer Walters.

EMILY: He told us he'd been in trouble a lot

when he was a kid.

I thought he'd understand.

He also told us about what happens to people who use dr*gs.

-Objection. -I'm going to allow a little leeway

with this witness, Miss Hauber.

Objection overruled.

DANIEL: What did Officer Walters do, Emily?

EMILY: He told me I was brave for coming to him.

DANIEL: Did he ask you any questions?

Yes.

What kind of questions did he ask?

EMILY: He asked how many plants there were.

He asked where in the house they were kept.

He told me I would be helping my parents by telling him.

He told you you would be helping your parents.

And would you tell us please

what happened the very next day?

Policemen came to my house before my parents got home,

and they asked me to show them the plants.

-DANIEL: Did you? -Yes.

DANIEL: And what did they do after you did that?

EMILY: They took the plants out in garbage bags,

then they put me in a police car.

When my dad got home, they arrested him

and took him away to jail.

How do you feel now about having talked to Officer Walters?

I wish I'd never done it.

Thanks.

Did Officer Walters tell you to bring that leaf in, Emily?

No.

So you did it on your own.

And when you showed it to him,

did he force you to tell him where you got it?

-No. -So you did that on your own as well,

didn't you?

Guess so.

HAUBER: Okay. I'm going to say something,

and you tell me if I'm right or wrong.

I think you didn't like it that your mom and dad

-had dr*gs in the house. -Objection, your honor.

-Sustained. -HAUBER: I think you told Officer Walters because

you wanted Officer Walters to make your mom and dad

-get those dr*gs out of the house. -Your honor--

Miss Hauber, the objection is sustained.

HAUBER: Emily, I'd like you to tell me,

in your own words,

why you brought the leaf to Officer Walters.

I didn't want anything bad to happen to my mom and dad.

I'll bet that's because you love them both very much,

-isn't it? -Objection.

HAUBER: I would ask to be given the same leeway

as my adversary was given, your honor.

JUDGE: Objection overruled.

Emily,

do you love your mom and dad?

Yes.

And I'm sure that they both love you.

You don't think your dad's mad at you

because of what happened, do you, Emily?

I don't know.

HAUBER: Do you think he blames you

for sending him to jail?

Emily, honey, I'm going to have to ask you

to answer the question.

[sobbing] I'm sorry, Daddy.

-I'm sorry. -Enough!

JUDGE: Mrs. Gelleher, please sit down.

-I'm sorry. -My daughter is upset, judge,

and I'm taking her home.

Due to the lateness of the hour,

we'll adjourn for the day.

We'll resume tomorrow morning at :.

♪♪

Through here.

You're in number two.

-Hi. -Hi.

-How are you? -I'm okay.

I checked in at your business, everything seems pretty normal.

I know I-- I spoke to them this morning. Thanks.

I've gotta say something, Barry.

I know what's running through your mind,

and I don't know if anything I can say can make a difference,

but what I've gotta say whether it makes a difference or not

is that I didn't do this.

-Do what? -I didn't set you up here.

Maybe inadvertently I did. I-- I'm new to this.

I told you I had no experience as a criminal lawyer.

Obviously, these people were following me, and I didn't know it.

Well, it takes a certain knack to be a fugitive, Stuart,

and, obviously, you haven't acquired it yet.

I didn't willingly lead them to you, Barry.

It never occurred to me that you did.

You sure?

Stuart, I want you to put this out of your mind,

and never think of it again.

I trust you with my life.

[sighs] Okay.

Where do we stand?

Arraignment's this afternoon.

And you'll be representing me.

No, I will not, I'm not a criminal lawyer, Barry.

I'm not a trial lawyer, I would not be competent

to represent you if this case goes to trial.

Now, there's an attorney from my firm,

his name is Jonathan Rollins, and he is, um...

extremely competent,

and he's gonna be there this afternoon.

And you'll also be there.

Good.

-Good morning. -Your honor.

What's going on, Mr. Morales, what are we doing?

My clients want to withdraw their suit.

Why?

We've decided that to continue with the case

would not be in the best interest of our child.

At the risk of sounding less than impartial, Mr. Gelleher,

I'd say your concern's coming a little late in the game.

Yes, your honor.

Mr. Morales,

your clients will be responsible for court costs.

They understand that, your honor.

All right, then, case is dismissed.

-Now this one. -Okay.

-Did we win? -Nobody won, honey.

Nobody won and nobody lost.

We just agreed to stop fighting.

Because of what I did?

No, Emily, not because of you.

It's because of what I did in court yesterday.

No, it isn't.

It's my fault, Mommy, I know it is.

Emily, listen to me.

It's not your fault.

What has happened to us happened because of me.

It's my fault you got arrested.

No, no, it's my fault.

What I did was against the law.

And that's my fault, that's all my fault.

Nothing that has happened is your fault.

-I told on you. -But, honey,

you did what we always told you you should do.

You saw something that was wrong,

and you went and you told a grown up about it.

I love you, Daddy.

Oh, I love you too, honey.

Come on, let's go home.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

Good luck to you.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Emily.

♪♪

[mouthing]

Ah, Benny, when you get done with those,

I want you to leave one copy on my desk,

I want you to messenger the other copy

to Hugh Nolan at this address.

-Okay. -All right? Thanks.

Hey.

What's the word on the movie?

Don't quit your day job.

-You didn't get the part? -Nope.

Well, you know what they say about the lights on Broadway.

No, I don't. What do they say?

There's a broken heart for every one of 'em.

Benny, make sure you get that messengered.

Yeah.

I can't believe they didn't want you.

You know, it sounded like Arnold needed to get those out.

Maybe you ought to start copying them.

Benny, can I tell you somethin'

just between me and you?

Uh-huh.

I couldn't believe they didn't want me, either.

When I was there, they acted like they loved me.

I mean, the director, he couldn't get over it.

And then nothin'.

I mean, I had to call them to find out I didn't get it.

They didn't even call me, I had to call them.

Couldn't believe it.

You know, it's weird, I never considered being an actress

until that day at the stationery store.

You know, even the audition seemed like a big goof.

And then when they told me I didn't get it,

I was, like, crushed.

You know, it was like somethin' I wanted my whole life.

Stupid, huh?

No, I don't think that's stupid.

No?

No.

Thanks, Benny.

All rise.

United States of America vs. Jay Ellison.

Please be seated.

John Shale, your honor, representing

the United States government.

Jonathan Rollins representing the defendant.

What are the charges, Mr. Shale?

Unlawful flight to avoid prosecution,

aiding and abetting the escape of a prisoner,

and conspiracy to m*rder a correctional officer.

-What? -Stuart--

Your honor, I was lied to.

I sat with Mr. Shale not two days ago,

and was told by him the only charge contemplated was aiding and abetting.

Would you identify yourself, sir?

Yes, my name is Stuart Markowitz,

I'm a member of Mr. Rollins's firm.

Your honor, no guarantees of any kind

were made during my conversation with Mr. Markowitz.

But representations were made, you honor.

The opportunity was going to be provided

for me to arrange a surrender.

And no one said anything about conspiracy to commit m*rder.

And no one said anything about the FBI following me

in order to rob my client of his chance to surrender.

Mr. Makowitz, I don't know how much experience you have

as a criminal attorney,

but the fact is, no one had to say anything.

Is the defendant ready to enter a plea?

I am, your honor.

-How do you plea? -Not guilty.

JONATHAN: Application for bail, your honor.

[scoffs] Application for bail.

This man has substantial roots in the community.

-He has a family-- -The man has been a fugitive.

He was ready to turn himself in, your honor.

He was denied that opportunity.

He has had years in order to turn himself in.

He has proven himself to be a flight risk.

Your honor, the government strenuously opposes

his release on bail regardless of any amount set.

Issue of bail will be taken under advisement.

In the meantime, I suggest that you, Mr. Rollins,

and you, Mr. Markowitz,

determine who it is that's going to be trying this case,

because it's not going to be both of you.

-What was that? -I'm sorry.

You think I'm gonna miss something?

Jonathan, I said I was sorry.

I thought there were things that needed to be said,

so I said them.

In the future, I'd appreciate it

if you said them to me.

Write me a note, whisper in my ear,

and if necessary, I will ask for a recess,

but don't you ever do that to me in front of a judge.

Jonathan, I wasn't trying to show you up,

I was trying to help our client.

That's what I'm trying to do too, Stuart,

and I think maybe our client would be better served

if you just didn't come to court.

-That I didn't come altogether? -That's right.

You're emotionally involved in the case, Stuart.

You-- You're not a trial lawyer,

and I don't need anybody backing me up in there.

Understand something. I got enlisted in this case

because this man was my client and because he is my friend.

And then, unfortunately, because of something I did,

I made matters worse for him.

I intend to see this through, I will be in court,

I will be involved in everything that happens outside of court.

Nothing will happen pertaining to this case

-that I don't know about. -I don't need--

And this is not Markowitz, the tax attorney.

This is Markowitz, the partner in your firm.

Am I emotionally involved?

Like it was me sitting in that jail cell.

♪♪ [theme]