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ELAINE: This is the pair.
ALLY: You think?
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Absolutely.
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They're tight enough to give you form,
but don't flatten.
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You see how it both lifts and rounds?
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You got some room in the thighs.
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Oh, yes. This is the pair.
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I'm blinded. What's going on?
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Ally has her first date
with Cheanie.
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And this is how you practice?
That's great.
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I'm deciding what to wear.
What?
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I came in because I could smell
the denim. All that from one pair?
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-That's why.
-Denim doesn't smell.
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Fine. Suit yourself.
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What are you doing?
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Richard said denim smells.
It doesn't, does it?
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No. No, it doesn't.
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We knew that.
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-We were just--
-Double-checking?
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-Did you want something?
-Yes, actually. I want you.
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I represent Barbara Cooker, the
anchorwoman. Heard about it?
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-You're representing her?
-Trial starts tomorrow.
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You are trying that case?
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She's a pretty good litigator.
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Her firm thinks it helps to have a
woman do the sex-discrimination cases.
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I hear.
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-I want you as my co-counsel.
-Me?
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-Her?
-What?
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-Nothing.
-Why me?
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Because the lawyer defending
the station is Jack Billings.
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The Jack Billings?
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Hey!
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I think your being at my table
might distract him a bit.
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-Oh, I don't know.
-Really?
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Come on. Don't you want
to get this guy?
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The press will be covering it.
You can get even in public.
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-Oh, I would love that.
-How is the case?
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The case is great.
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We have an interoffice memo saying she
should be fired for looking too old.
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I don't know why it's going to trial.
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You two, co-counsel?
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Jackie-boy loses focus
when it turns into sport.
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And my being at the table,
I think it could work.
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It's just that I have concerns
about the match here.
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I realize you share similar DNA,
but it's Billy's.
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Georgia and I are adults,
we're attorneys and we're friends.
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We'll be able to work together
whether you can picture it or not.
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Fine.
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I see the picture perfectly.
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VONDA SINGS:
I've been down this road
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The Kiss
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Walking the line
That's painted by pride
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And I have made mistakes in my life
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That ljust can 't hide
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I believe I am ready
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For what love has to bring
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I got myself together
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Now I'm ready to sing
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I've been searching my soul tonight
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I know there's so much more to life
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Now I know I can shine the light
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To find my way back home
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Oh, baby, yeah
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Oh, yeah
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You don't jump in
the day before trial.
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-I'm second-chairing.
-So.
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When you walk into a courtroom,
you should be ready.
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-I don't see a problem.
-Richard.
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You oppose me working
with your first wife.
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-I beg your pardon.
-Bygones.
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My first wife?
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A joke.
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Bygones. Do it.
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Renee:
It has nothing to do with Billy.
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Unless you're doing it because of him,
which would be a problem.
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-Billy isn't a factor.
-There you go.
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-Would it be bad to cancel my date?
-Tonight's date?
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I have a trial in the morning,
and I don't know. . . . Oh, God.
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Reschedule, he'll understand.
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I can't until he calls me.
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It would be rude to cancel
on such short notice.
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Why can't you call him?
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I can't call him. Rule number 5:
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To call is to pursue, which makes
you look too interested.
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And then he desires you less.
It's all in the book.
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The Rules. You read this?
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These are the Cooker pleadings.
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So you're not gonna call and cancel
because you'll look too interested?
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-That book really works.
-I bet you use it.
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-And men drip off of me.
-"Don't talk to a man first.
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Don't meet him halfway.
Don't see him more than once. "
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It's not getting dates,
it's getting a husband.
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-Elaine.
-I don't see husbands dripping off you.
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If I wanted one, I could just
snap my fingers.
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That'd be against your Rules.
You'd be the pursuer.
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-Correct.
-All right!
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Thank you, Elaine.
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I see where you get
your snappishness.
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-What is this?
-I'm scared.
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Okay? First dates scare me.
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You've already kissed him!
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It wasn't a real kiss.
It was more like a demonstration.
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I didn't even have to
do any kissing back.
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You're right. He'll consider it a
kiss. He'll figure on doing it again.
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But this is our first date, and you
shouldn't kiss on the first date.
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You really like this guy.
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I don't know.
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Just go out for drinks at the bar.
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You'll see some friends.
That'll help dilute the pressure.
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-I could be there perhaps.
-Would you?
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If you want, Ally.
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But this. . . .
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I know she's right.
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When I make a fool of myself, I feel
better blaming it on the research.
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JACK: The memo came from
a lower-level executive.
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-You can make that defense at trial.
-Would you let me finish my thoughts?
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I didn't know you
saw them to conclusion.
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Georgia 's pretty good.
There's so many reasons to hate her.
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The memo is a bomb.
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If it's admitted as evidence,
my client won't have a fair trial.
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The memo says what happened.
She was fired because of her looks.
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JACK: lf you could show it's a factor,
I'd admit it.
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A jury won't make the distinction.
They'll see the smoke and decide.
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I understand your displeasure. But as
bombs go, this one is more relevant.
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-Also more prejudicial.
-Motion denied.
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JUDGE: See you all tomorrow.
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-So the memo is in?
-They'll offer something now.
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It's good to see you again.
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Thank you.
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I'll dream of you tonight.
Sue me in advance.
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That's very funny, Jack, because. . .
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. . .I had a feeling
we might get together. . .
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. . .and that's where it took place.
In your dreams.
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Is this normal?
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Ally's job is to keep him on tilt.
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VONDA SINGS "Let's Stay Together"
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I'm so in love with you
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ALLY: The first dance is critical.
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I never start off close.
It gives me no place to go.
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A dance is basically foreplay.
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First, there's the smile,
then the laugh....
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The right laugh makes a man
feel interesting and funny.
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That's what guys love most in women.
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Somebody who makes them
feel engaging.
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I'm not listening to him,
and he's not hearing anything I say.
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He's got two questions:
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"Does she like me?" and
"Will my mother like her?"
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Mothers love me.
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He is cute.
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This is the part where you
hold his eyes...
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...look right at him,
give him a sense ofprogress....
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I'll nestle in now
and let him smell me.
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Little smile,
little sniff.
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It's so easy.
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I realize 40 is ancient,
but it's a cost thing.
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They put more makeup on her.
The overtime adds up.
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She's good-looking.
Maybe it's a cost thing.
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-Why are you talking so fast?
-Me? Really?
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-I don't know. Why?
-You seem a little nervous.
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I do get nervous
at the end of dates, because. . . .
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Make up something. Lie!
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The word "end" reminds me of the
word "beginning. " Word association.
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And "beginning" reminds me
of how the Earth began.
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That reminds me
of flunking a test. . .
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. . .because I wrote, "big bang,"
and the teacher was religious.
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And that's why I talk fast.
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You gotta call it a night
if you have trial tomorrow.
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I'll give him a little kiss.
Nothing slutty.
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Is the case's publicity
making you nervous?
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I'm nervous about what
you'll do. Hurry.
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-A little.
-Well, I had a really great time.
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Me too.
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-Okay. Good night.
-Night.
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Finally!
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VONDA SINGS:
Oh, no, you'll be deceived
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Is it in his eyes?
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Oh, no, he'll make believe
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If you want to know
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If he loves you so
It's in his kiss
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ALLY: What was that?
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-Thanks.
-Sure.
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He pecked me?
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I laughed, we danced close...
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...l let him sniff.
He pecks me?
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How does Jell-O help?
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I don't know, it just does. Don't
ask me to reduce it to a science.
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You could've kissed him.
It would've broken the rules. . .
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. . .but here's a flash:
Some guys are shy.
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I let him smell me.
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Maybe he didn't want to seem too
interested.
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Maybe there's stupid Rules for men.
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The problem with playing games
is that someone loses.
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I really hope he calls me
so I can hang up on him.
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-You had a great date.
-I don't care.
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He kissed me before. Most men
would've asked to sleep with me.
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But no, what he did was rude!
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-Sleep with you?
-Well, I wouldn't have said yes.
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What, he can't be a man and just paw
me a little? I am a sexual object.
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-How long have you anchored at WKZN?
-Eleven years.
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And during that time, you've
received various awards?
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Seven local news Emmys. . .
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. . .a Peabody Award. . . .
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But this isn't about job performance.
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I showed you this interoffice memo
dated March 3rd.
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Who is the author on the document?
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George Micklehead,
the station superintendent.
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Would you please read
the highlighted part?
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The number is only slightly higher
for the 1 8 to 45 group.
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The only men who get a rise out of her
aren't capable of rising. "
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How does this make you feel?
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It hurts.
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Is it wrong to make a personnel
decision based on looks?
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It's wrong to fire someone
because they look too old.
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Suppose I'm a producer casting a movie
and I needed a young 30-ish. . .
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. . .sexy lady?
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We're talking about the news,
not a movie.
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You predicate your position on the
premise news and entertainment. . .
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. . .are two different things?
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The decisions that go into news
have nothing to do with entertainment?
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I didn't say that.
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Well, say it if you believe it.
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The news has been perverted
by the need to get ratings.
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"If it bleeds, it leads. "
We've all heard that.
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And sex. The news loves to sell sex.
Isn't that true, Ms. Cooker?
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-Should we object?
-She can handle herself.
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News shows do need to be
exotic and even sexy.
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It always helps to have
a pretty face up there.
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But it's not right to fire a person
with great performance. . .
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. . .just because her face begins
to show a wrinkle or two.
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What if you interviewed and they said,
"We're looking for someone younger"?
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-Would that be okay?
-Yes.
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So they can hire but not fire
based on youth?
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-Yes.
-Where's the distinction?
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If someone already has a job
and they're doing it well. . .
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. . .you shouldn't be able to fire them
because of age. That's ageism.
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Here's a picture of you
when they hired you.
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Isn't it possible
that part of the criteria. . .
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. . .was this pretty face?
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Couldn't that have been
what they were looking for?
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The woman you replaced
was older, wasn't she?
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Good looks and youth cut
in your favor 1 5 years ago.
241
00:14:05,773 --> 00:14:08,082
-Didn't they?
-That doesn't make it right.
242
00:14:08,293 --> 00:14:09,487
You didn't object then.
243
00:14:09,693 --> 00:14:13,481
In fact, you participated in
the ageism by taking the job.
244
00:14:13,693 --> 00:14:16,969
And here you sit today.
Isn't that wretched hypocrisy?
245
00:14:17,173 --> 00:14:18,208
Objection!
246
00:14:18,453 --> 00:14:21,729
Let the record reflect that
the size 4s objected.
247
00:14:21,933 --> 00:14:24,811
-I wonder how they got their jobs.
-Objection!
248
00:14:26,933 --> 00:14:30,130
-I still can't believe it.
-It was vintage Billings.
249
00:14:30,333 --> 00:14:32,608
He argued age discrimination.
250
00:14:32,813 --> 00:14:35,281
-I'd put her back up there.
-Don't worry.
251
00:14:35,493 --> 00:14:39,327
-If that's him, I'm not home.
-I'm not gonna lie.
252
00:14:39,533 --> 00:14:41,171
-I'm not here.
-Pizza's here.
253
00:14:41,373 --> 00:14:43,364
-You want him.
-I don't.
254
00:14:43,573 --> 00:14:46,963
-Who?
-Cheanie. The guy's totally gay.
255
00:14:51,653 --> 00:14:53,609
I knew you were there.
256
00:14:53,973 --> 00:14:57,170
You don't return my calls
because you think I'm gay?
257
00:14:57,373 --> 00:14:58,567
No!
258
00:14:59,533 --> 00:15:02,684
It's this trial and I'm. . . .
259
00:15:02,893 --> 00:15:04,690
I came here to get the truth.
260
00:15:04,893 --> 00:15:07,726
-Just kiss her.
-Renee!
261
00:15:10,133 --> 00:15:11,885
She's a jokester.
262
00:15:13,093 --> 00:15:15,129
That must be why we're all laughing.
263
00:15:15,653 --> 00:15:17,405
Ronny, I'm sorry.
264
00:15:18,053 --> 00:15:19,930
I'm in the mid--
Could we talk tomorrow?
265
00:15:20,133 --> 00:15:25,048
Just be patient and I'll explain
everything. Please. Tomorrow?
266
00:15:25,373 --> 00:15:26,601
Why not now?
267
00:15:27,413 --> 00:15:29,881
Please? Tomorrow?
268
00:15:30,173 --> 00:15:31,401
I'm in trial.
269
00:15:33,253 --> 00:15:37,769
-Please, tomorrow.
-Okay. Fine.
270
00:15:42,093 --> 00:15:43,492
Why did you do that?
271
00:15:43,693 --> 00:15:47,811
It was your typical mating dance
where you always wind up mateless.
272
00:15:48,013 --> 00:15:49,287
What mating dance?
273
00:15:49,493 --> 00:15:50,972
You know, the:
274
00:15:51,893 --> 00:15:54,726
"I really don't have time now.
It's complicated.
275
00:15:54,933 --> 00:15:58,050
I really just can't go into it.
It's just, it's just. . . .
276
00:15:58,253 --> 00:15:59,447
What's the word?
277
00:15:59,773 --> 00:16:00,888
I'm alone.
278
00:16:01,093 --> 00:16:04,324
That's it. I'm alone.
Nobody else is in the room.
279
00:16:04,533 --> 00:16:05,522
I'm all by myself.
280
00:16:06,333 --> 00:16:10,167
I'm in the kitchen now. Alone.
Hello, pot. Hello, pan. "
281
00:16:10,573 --> 00:16:12,529
Alone. Mateless.
282
00:16:22,853 --> 00:16:27,768
It was stupid to try to date
and litigate in the same week.
283
00:16:27,973 --> 00:16:32,524
Cheanie will side with our case,
and I'll get asked out by the jury.
284
00:16:37,133 --> 00:16:41,411
I do recognize the cosmetic reality
of television news.
285
00:16:41,773 --> 00:16:45,368
Then why shouldn't the station be
allowed to make a cosmetic change?
286
00:16:45,573 --> 00:16:48,963
It's wrong if it's based
solely on cosmetics.
287
00:16:49,173 --> 00:16:51,403
I had a deal with them.
A contract.
288
00:16:51,613 --> 00:16:55,003
And they are willing to honor
the financial terms of it.
289
00:16:55,213 --> 00:17:00,128
Paying me off to walk away isn't
honoring the terms. It's not honor.
290
00:17:00,333 --> 00:17:04,565
I turned away offers from competitors
who sought to steal me away. . .
291
00:17:04,773 --> 00:17:08,607
. . .because I had a fiduciary
relationship with this station. . .
292
00:17:08,813 --> 00:17:10,166
. . .and these people.
293
00:17:10,413 --> 00:17:12,881
I had a duty of good faith.
I honored it.
294
00:17:13,613 --> 00:17:15,968
"Honor, good faith, fiduciary. "
295
00:17:16,213 --> 00:17:18,568
Do these words have meaning
in TV news?
296
00:17:18,773 --> 00:17:20,365
I think they do and should.
297
00:17:20,573 --> 00:17:22,609
These are things a court
should enforce?
298
00:17:23,013 --> 00:17:25,766
Good faith is a component
of every contract.
299
00:17:25,973 --> 00:17:30,808
So we say, but let's take the contract
to its most organic, to marriage.
300
00:17:31,013 --> 00:17:34,688
The court won't go near enforcing
fidelity or good faith in marriage.
301
00:17:35,173 --> 00:17:38,449
-Objection. It's not a domestic case.
-Come on.
302
00:17:38,653 --> 00:17:42,931
This plaintiff is asking the court to
enforce fidelity in TV news?
303
00:17:43,133 --> 00:17:45,363
You seem to have gotten
off the beaten path.
304
00:17:45,573 --> 00:17:47,529
I'm not so sure, Your Honor.
305
00:17:47,813 --> 00:17:50,043
-Are you married?
-Objection.
306
00:17:50,253 --> 00:17:51,447
Short leash, counsel.
307
00:17:51,813 --> 00:17:53,929
-Ms. Cooker, married?
-Divorced.
308
00:17:54,133 --> 00:17:56,328
I'm on a short leash,
so I'll cut to it.
309
00:17:56,573 --> 00:17:59,645
Your husband left you
for a younger woman, right?
310
00:18:00,693 --> 00:18:02,923
-Yes.
-And that hurt, didn't it?
311
00:18:03,133 --> 00:18:04,930
-Objection.
-Sustained.
312
00:18:05,773 --> 00:18:09,402
Ms. Cooker, is it possible
that this suit against my client. . .
313
00:18:09,613 --> 00:18:13,083
. . .being replaced by a younger woman
has more to do with your husband?
314
00:18:13,693 --> 00:18:15,649
No. That's not true.
315
00:18:15,853 --> 00:18:18,686
Dumped by a younger model once,
won't let it be twice.
316
00:18:18,893 --> 00:18:21,407
-Objection.
-Speaking of younger models--
317
00:18:21,613 --> 00:18:22,568
Objection!
318
00:18:27,173 --> 00:18:28,288
How was court today?
319
00:18:28,493 --> 00:18:29,687
Sucked.
320
00:18:30,733 --> 00:18:33,406
Is there anyone in there
who'll jump out at me?
321
00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:37,970
I have some thoughts on why Cheanie
may not have wanted to kiss you.
322
00:18:39,173 --> 00:18:41,482
I'm losing cases that can't be lost.
323
00:18:41,693 --> 00:18:42,762
I'm losing it.
324
00:18:42,973 --> 00:18:46,966
We have to hope the jury hates
Jack Billings as much as we do.
325
00:18:47,173 --> 00:18:49,289
-Where is Barbara?
-She's in the unisex.
326
00:18:49,493 --> 00:18:51,802
I think she's a little upset.
327
00:18:52,013 --> 00:18:55,210
They'll put their people up,
and I'll get them.
328
00:18:55,413 --> 00:18:56,812
Now it's our turn.
329
00:19:00,333 --> 00:19:01,607
Is she in, Elaine?
330
00:19:01,813 --> 00:19:05,806
Yeah, she is, but may I just say
something before you go in?
331
00:19:06,013 --> 00:19:07,332
I suppose.
332
00:19:07,533 --> 00:19:09,524
Ally is an important friend of mine.
333
00:19:09,733 --> 00:19:14,011
Interest is one thing.
If all you want is cheap thrills. . .
334
00:19:14,213 --> 00:19:15,851
. . .you'll have to go through me.
335
00:19:19,333 --> 00:19:20,812
I can appreciate that.
336
00:19:22,533 --> 00:19:24,091
I was just about to tell you--
337
00:19:24,293 --> 00:19:25,726
Now is not a good time.
338
00:19:25,933 --> 00:19:27,969
It'll just take two seconds.
339
00:19:28,173 --> 00:19:31,529
-There are people in my office.
-I don't know what's going on.
340
00:19:31,733 --> 00:19:34,122
If you called today,
I was gonna return.
341
00:19:34,333 --> 00:19:36,528
Well, that's very nice to know. . .
342
00:19:36,733 --> 00:19:39,122
. . .but I need to say this in person.
343
00:19:39,493 --> 00:19:42,530
All right. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, okay?
344
00:19:42,733 --> 00:19:46,885
I was just being stupid
and insecure because. . .
345
00:19:47,613 --> 00:19:51,083
. . .since you didn't kiss me
the other night. . .
346
00:19:51,333 --> 00:19:55,326
. . .I got insecure, and I thought maybe
you didn't want to see me anymore.
347
00:19:55,533 --> 00:19:58,969
-I'm sorry.
-Oh, okay.
348
00:19:59,533 --> 00:20:01,330
So can we wipe it clean?
349
00:20:04,053 --> 00:20:05,964
No. Actually, I think. . .
350
00:20:06,173 --> 00:20:09,324
. . .your instincts were, were correct.
351
00:20:09,573 --> 00:20:11,768
-He is gay.
-Back off, Elaine.
352
00:20:15,253 --> 00:20:17,721
What do you mean
my instincts were correct?
353
00:20:19,653 --> 00:20:21,928
I don't think
I should see you anymore.
354
00:20:22,173 --> 00:20:23,003
What?
355
00:20:23,253 --> 00:20:25,892
I don't think we're gonna work out.
356
00:20:29,933 --> 00:20:33,369
Oh. Okay.
357
00:20:35,733 --> 00:20:37,485
Probably, that's best.
358
00:20:37,693 --> 00:20:39,968
I said it would just take a second.
359
00:20:43,213 --> 00:20:45,568
-Goodbye, I guess.
-Yeah, bye.
360
00:20:56,613 --> 00:20:57,966
Billy, hello.
361
00:21:00,013 --> 00:21:02,607
-What's wrong?
-What? Nothing.
362
00:21:03,133 --> 00:21:04,885
Ally, what's the matter?
363
00:21:06,493 --> 00:21:07,926
Ronald Cheanie.
364
00:21:09,973 --> 00:21:11,850
-He dumped me.
FISH: Damn it!
365
00:21:14,813 --> 00:21:17,327
He's leaving the whole firm,
or just you?
366
00:21:17,533 --> 00:21:18,648
Out!
367
00:21:18,853 --> 00:21:21,287
-Let me say in times like these--
-Now!
368
00:21:21,733 --> 00:21:23,291
Maybe I can still catch him.
369
00:21:27,853 --> 00:21:30,321
-Are you okay?
-Why don't men like me?
370
00:21:30,533 --> 00:21:33,809
Are you crazy? Men love you.
371
00:21:34,013 --> 00:21:37,050
-They go nuts for you.
-Until they get to know me.
372
00:21:37,733 --> 00:21:41,169
I got to know you, Ally, and I
fell in love with you. Remember?
373
00:21:41,413 --> 00:21:44,086
Yeah. And you left, remember?
374
00:21:46,093 --> 00:21:47,287
Trust me.
375
00:21:48,293 --> 00:21:51,569
Knowing you is not
a deterrent to loving you. Okay?
376
00:21:51,773 --> 00:21:53,445
Sometimes I just--
377
00:21:53,933 --> 00:21:58,165
All I ever wanted was to be rich,
successful and have three kids. . .
378
00:21:58,373 --> 00:22:01,410
. . .and a husband who'd
tickle my feet at night.
379
00:22:01,693 --> 00:22:03,729
Look at me. Look at how I've--
380
00:22:04,853 --> 00:22:07,242
I don't even like my hair.
381
00:22:32,533 --> 00:22:35,286
Today, sadly, when we look
for an anchorperson. . .
382
00:22:35,493 --> 00:22:37,609
. . .we probably shop more
for a model than a journalist.
383
00:22:37,853 --> 00:22:40,492
-Is there a reason for this trend?
-The public.
384
00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:44,652
-Could you explain?
-It's not a patriotic thing to say--
385
00:22:44,893 --> 00:22:48,010
-You can say it, sir.
-We're a stupid country.
386
00:22:48,253 --> 00:22:50,448
-America?
-Land of idiots.
387
00:22:50,653 --> 00:22:53,292
The viewer's attention span
is that of a gnat.
388
00:22:53,533 --> 00:22:57,765
Hong Kong becomes a free nation,
if we give it more than a minute. . .
389
00:22:58,013 --> 00:23:01,767
. . .women flip to see whether
Madonna has bleached her roots.
390
00:23:01,973 --> 00:23:04,851
And men, sports, homicides,
sex crimes. . . .
391
00:23:05,173 --> 00:23:08,051
-Anybody follow O.J.?
-That sounds pretty cynical, sir.
392
00:23:08,293 --> 00:23:11,091
It doesn't make me feel happy.
That woman there.
393
00:23:11,293 --> 00:23:14,126
The finest TV journalist
I've ever worked with.
394
00:23:14,333 --> 00:23:19,123
Not enough buzz on the lnternet
about wanting to see her naked.
395
00:23:19,453 --> 00:23:22,889
I got so frustrated, I sent a proposal
to our board of directors. . .
396
00:23:23,133 --> 00:23:26,205
. . .suggesting that we
lose anchors altogether. . .
397
00:23:26,453 --> 00:23:28,683
. . .and replace them
with talking breasts.
398
00:23:28,893 --> 00:23:32,283
The proposal was voted down
1 1 to 9. Land of idiots.
399
00:23:32,493 --> 00:23:35,326
-But you're not like that.
-No, I'm not.
400
00:23:35,613 --> 00:23:37,490
You know better than the rest.
401
00:23:37,693 --> 00:23:40,685
I know for a fix of profundity
not to watch Jerry Springer.
402
00:23:40,933 --> 00:23:43,367
But you're the one
who fired Barbara Cooker.
403
00:23:43,613 --> 00:23:45,285
We're a consumer business.
404
00:23:45,533 --> 00:23:47,683
If the people don't watch,
we're out of that business.
405
00:23:47,933 --> 00:23:50,686
That sounds so logical I'm tempted
to give up.
406
00:23:50,933 --> 00:23:54,289
-I've been tempted to give up myself.
-Yes, poor you.
407
00:23:54,533 --> 00:23:56,922
-All right.
-You mentioned Jerry Springer.
408
00:23:57,173 --> 00:23:59,607
People watch him.
Why not him as an anchor?
409
00:23:59,853 --> 00:24:04,085
I have disc problems in my back,
I can only stoop to a certain level.
410
00:24:04,333 --> 00:24:06,642
Jerry Springer would be a stoop?
411
00:24:06,853 --> 00:24:11,369
Not if we had transvestites kissing
midgets to make their mothers jealous.
412
00:24:11,613 --> 00:24:14,207
If you want a modicum of integrity--
413
00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:18,924
If the people wanted to see what you
described, you do draw lines.
414
00:24:19,373 --> 00:24:23,286
-Yes.
-But you chose not to about ageism.
415
00:24:23,813 --> 00:24:27,488
And if the public let you know
they didn't want a black anchor. . .
416
00:24:27,693 --> 00:24:30,127
-. . .the customer wins?
-I'm not a bigot.
417
00:24:30,373 --> 00:24:32,204
-Ageism is bigotry.
-Maybe.
418
00:24:32,453 --> 00:24:35,809
It's unconscionable
to prefer a race or skin color.
419
00:24:36,053 --> 00:24:38,521
It isn't to want a prettier
or younger face.
420
00:24:38,773 --> 00:24:40,923
So now you're defending the public.
421
00:24:41,173 --> 00:24:42,925
No, no. The "idiots. "
422
00:24:43,173 --> 00:24:45,846
No, I'm not. What I'm saying,
though not me. . .
423
00:24:46,093 --> 00:24:48,926
. . .I can see how others may
want beauty on the screen.
424
00:24:49,173 --> 00:24:52,404
As a pragmatic person who has
to keep a show in business. . .
425
00:24:52,653 --> 00:24:55,690
. . .sometimes I have to compromise
to public whim.
426
00:24:55,933 --> 00:24:59,050
-You've made a big compromise.
-Creatively, yes.
427
00:24:59,293 --> 00:25:04,048
She served you for 1 5 years,
turned down more lucrative offers. . .
428
00:25:04,253 --> 00:25:05,606
. . .only to be fired.
429
00:25:05,853 --> 00:25:08,492
She also made a very big compromise,
didn't she?
430
00:25:08,733 --> 00:25:11,327
It's a cruel world.
But it's the real world.
431
00:25:11,573 --> 00:25:16,601
I object to people who do something
scummy and blame the environment.
432
00:25:16,853 --> 00:25:20,732
That's not an objection I can rule on,
but you've made your point.
433
00:25:20,973 --> 00:25:24,283
You were great! You got us
right back in the game.
434
00:25:24,493 --> 00:25:27,485
-You think?
-I know. The jury doesn't like him.
435
00:25:27,693 --> 00:25:30,685
Girls. Still looking well.
436
00:25:30,933 --> 00:25:32,446
Don't be smug, Jackie.
437
00:25:32,693 --> 00:25:34,649
She just scored and you know it.
438
00:25:34,893 --> 00:25:38,522
The jury likes her. You, they'd
like to get with a meat hook.
439
00:25:38,773 --> 00:25:41,526
I'd put up some serious money, fast.
440
00:25:43,293 --> 00:25:46,444
The tables are turning.