Eli Stone S2E4 - English Transcript

hey there, stranger. I missed you. looks like you may have missed a spot. you're naked. what are you doing? where are your clothes? well, first step in showering is usually taking them off, now where was i? you know, i can't do this without my coffee. -okay, why are you covering your eyes? -I am not. are you joking? -you are not joking. -i just i gotta okay what are you doing? i've barely seen you this week. you work late every night. okay, we don't even have to talk about our engagement party. engagement party? yeah, with everything going on at work, you'd think you could help me out for five minutes. jeez, scott, i-i don't know what's gotten into you lately. you were her fiance? kind of a "quantum leaper," did you hear what i said? we were naked. i- i had to look away so i didn't, uh well, i may have glanced. i am human. but what does it mean? in greek mythology,gods often disguise themselves as mortals so they could spy on their subjects and test their loyalties. well, not that i mind being compared to zeus, but i don't need to spy on maggie to know her loyalties. zeus played these games with women for whom he had special affection. don't start.whatever happened last year with me and maggie, which was nothing,by the way, is over, done with and forgotten, okay? any affection i have for her is purely professional. well, maybe it has something to do with a case. if you haven't noticed, these visionsusually do. it has to do with her. this is two maggie visions in a row. last week she's at the supreme court with-- with posner & klein, and this weekshe's in the shower with me. Maybe posner made heran offer at his firm. Ll,if god issending you visions about whether or not maggie is changing firms, which,you know,given his busy scheduleand seemingly more pressingpriorities, I highly doubt,one thing we've learned isyour visions of the futurecan be altered. You can changedestiny. Don't let her go. it's a common misunderstandingthat a public interest firm can't be profitable, but I assure youwe will succeed. And the benefits? The firm's tahoe ski retreatwill be made availableto successful attorneys. Clients you carepassionately about. Blue-chip clientsoperating at the forefrontof global commerce. Our mission will beto use the lawas the highest formof social activism. A different guest chef will beflown in every monday. What you give upin simple dollars and cents you will more than make upin quality of life. this is going to bethe single least suspensefulmeeting of my day. Actually,I haven'tmade up my mind yet,sir. Really? Because marci and iwould like you to considerjoining our firmas a full partner. can you believehow easily people are bought? The exodus has begun. Only the morally bankrantd weak-minded. No one likedyour wife's banana bread. Wenly ate it to be polite! How are the assistantsand the junior staff holding up? None of my roostersare gonna fly this coop. You're the best,patti. I assume that will be reflectedin my christmas bonus? Hey. Good to see you clothed nicely. how are you? Horrible. Look,I know the firm's splithas left some people with somevery stressful decisions. You're telling me. So posner didmake you an offer. He didn't even askfor a meeting. Oh,that's great. Great? He's met with everysingle other associate here. my engagement party'sfriday,eli. The timing of all thiscouldn't be worse. Literally halfmy guest list calledin the last few hoursto cancel. Guess they feel awkwardabout doing the macarenawith soon-to-be ex-coworkers. I don't knowwhich terrifies me more-- the fact that we'll be doingthe macarena at your partyor that your guests areall people who work here. Well,let's face it. I work 80 hours a week. My life is scott and you this firm. Well,this place is--well,was--my family. And we still will be,only smaller. You can't leave,maggie. Why would you everthink I would? Posner is likedarth sidious. Well,then beware the dark side. miss dekker? Mr.Pnerwould like to see you. Thanks. What makes you thinkthat I could convince mattnot to leave or that I would want to? He just needs a gentle push. Well,he's your boyfriend,taylor. Did you trythe red nightie thing? That certainlyconvinced me to,uh that's inappropriate.Note*** with you,you know? Show him all the great thingsabout public interest law, how amazing it feelsto really help people. Show him someof that stone magic. This is matt dowd. You don'teven believe in the stone magic. Please,eli? I need this. He's gonna seeright through me. You need me? You need me? For what? My analytical mind? My innatecommand of civil procedure? Oh,my deft--you have an edge. Some may call it obnoxious,but that adversarial edgein court can sometimes-- oh,shut up,stone. I knowtaylor put you up to this. You can't let her knowI told you. You didn'T. You're as transparentas windowpane. They've offered me partner. I've made up my mind. I just don't knowhow to tell her. Is there a good wayto tell your girlfriend thatyou're gonna work for the peoplewho poleaxed her father? Probably not,no. So don't say yes yet. You owe her to at leastpretend to mull it over. Besides,you know,you makeposner & klein sweat over thisfor a week, they'll probablyraise your offer. Well,I do wanta corner office. Me--senior associate? In charge ofyour pro bono department? At double your current salary. Come on. I never kid about moneyor about four weekspaid vacation--time to do someof your special projects-- mother teresa's next junket. I think mother teresa's dead,sir. Well,then someone elsealive and welland whiningabout the rain forest. But I thought you and ms.Kleindon't even like pro bono work. don't let my disdainr all things tie-dyedfool you,ms.Dekker. Even I understand thatmaking money and doing goodare not mutually exclusive. It's good P.R.,And there's also ts. $20,000 tothe eco preservation league? A gesture of goodwillto show you how seriousI am about this. Just consider itan early engagement gift. All I ask is you takea few days. Just think about it. Patti,you know that boxyou've been keeping for me with all the faxes and lettersfrom potential clients? You mean the wackadoo file? I mean the boxwith all the fascinating,complex legal dilemmas that could one dayend up in the supreme court. Well,what I have isa box full of casesfrom the nut ballsthat saw you on the news-- -the wackadoo file. -Could I ju have it? Here's one,and I havethree more in the supply closet. Now some of these casesare quite significant. It's all about findingthe diamond in the rough. snooze. The environment makes youwant to nap. I got it. Well,here's a first amendmentissue. Man wants to sue his landlordfor clearing out moldwhich looks like jesus. Jesus mold pass. Oh,we may have something here--twin sister flight attendants. See,now this sounds promising. They want to sue the airlinethat fired themwhen they turned 60. Patti! Can we getanother box in here? You sure you wouldn'trather see a living client? This is how my casesusually come in. Mr.Stone? Hey,I'm will sonneborn. Um,this is my associate,matt dowd. What can we do for you? I need you to helpmy girlfriend. Homeland security arrested herand her husband yesterday. I realizethese are confusing times. Posner's probablymaking some of you offers-- substantial offers. But as the assistantwho's been here the longest, I want to remind youthat jordan and eli carefor each and every one of you. Then why is itthe first thing they didwas freezenext year's wage increases? That's a lot to deal within this econom jordan's visionfor this firm is real. He and eli want to change thingsto make a difference. No offense,patti,but eli's a little eccentric. Eli may be unorthodox,but I've seen what he can do,and believe me when I tell youit's meaningl,it's inspirational. This new firmwill be a placethat we can be proudto come to every day. How often does that happen? Get them to lift the wage freezeand we'll think about it. yeah. Great. I'll talk to eli,worksomething out for all of us. could youexplain that again? Will is my boyfriend. He gives her sex,but igive her emotional support and someone to watch"project runway" with. Carter,can you pleasebe serious? He's kidding. So who is he to you? Carter is my best friend,also my--gay green card husband. Oh,that clears it right up. Sana and carter were inthe same public health programat berkeley. And we've been B.F.F.Sever since. How did I.C.E.Get involved? When my student visa ran out. I was supposed to returnto pakistan, but will and iwere just gettingto really know one another. We were falling in love. I couldn't just leave. I had nally found happiness. I ied to extend my studentvisa,get a work visa. Nothing worked. I married her so she couldstay here and fall in love. Why didn't youjust marry will? I would have. I wanted to. It was too earlyin our relationship. I didn't feel comfortableasking him to do that. How did homeland securityrealize that the marriagewas a fraud? I had an ugly breakupwith this jackasswho knew the whole story. My removal hearingis this week. After which you faceup to five years in prison. You have to help them. There's nothing we can do. You committed fraud,and in post-9/11 america, thatmeans you're going to prison,and you're goingback to pakistan. That can't happen. There's something else. Tell 'em,sana. Uh,she was supposed to returnhome to an arranged marriage. But I couldn'tgo through with it,not after I met will not after I knew real love. If she goes back to pakistan,her family will kill her. let's get a move on,macaroni. Those caterers are notgonna wait around forever, and we alreadyrescheduled twice. I'm coming. Hey! Lookin' forward tothe festivities tomorrow. I'm glad you guys can be there. There's a lot to celebrate. Besides your engagement,you mean? Well,maggie gota very interesting offer today. Scott. Hey,could I have a word withyou for a second in private? Yeah. What's he talking about? Did posner make you an offer? Well,hehe gave mea really hard sell. So you told him no. I-I didn't want to be rude. I told him I'D I'd thinkabout it for a few days. What did he offer? Senior associate in chargeof their pro bono department with lots of support forthe environment and stuff. How much is he gonna pay? -Twice my current salary. -We'll match it. How can you? I'm now a partner at this firm,and it's what you deserve. Trust me,I'm gonnatake care of this,maggie. No wonder martin posnerwas always so pricklyhandling W.P.K.'S finances. It was a huge taskwhen we had revenue. Maybe we should consider puttingthe building on the market,downsizing. What kind of statementwould that make? -Dad-- -sweetie,please stop takingthe stress on yourself. I'm fine. I'm just not sleeping or hungry. There's just a lotof life changes ahead,you know? Yes,I have a feelingI do know. Honey,if there's ever anythingyou'd like to talkto me about maggie dekker just receivedan offer from posner & klein- -a substantial one. We have to match it. Eli,we can't afford to. And besides,maggie's the last personwho's gonna go work for them. That's not true.She'll leave.I know it. Eli,I understd you havea special affectionfor ms.Dekker. Why does everybodykeep saying that? You're kidding,right? She's a friend,a platonic one. She believed in mebefore anyone else did. I realize that,but we haven'tmatched posner's salary offerfor any other associate. -Well,if we wantto keep them-- -you're a partner now,eli. You've got to start thinkinglike one, which meansnot allowing sentimentto cloud your judgment. It means worrying about how wefund our quarterly contributions to the associates'health insurance plan, how we keep our offices litand warm this winteramidst skyrocketingelectric bills. But if you truly think maggie'spresence at our firm justifiestreating her differently than all the other associatesand placing our obligationsto them at greater risk, it's your call. I thought you weretaking the day offto,uh, preparefor your engagement party. Oh,just stopped byto pick up a few thingsbefore the parents arrive. Look,I spoke to jordan,and the thing is, we're losing nearly allour revenue-streaming clients. And I tried to figure outa way as best I couldto match posner's offer,but-- eli,it doesn't matter. It doesn't? This firm changed my life. And you--well,the firm--made me see for the first timeI could make a true difference. I could never leave. I can't tell you how happyI am to hear that. Stone,we're late for court. Listen,dekker,uh,this,uh,party of yours-- is that more like a gift thing,or is a wedding present enough? It's a different worldover there. Inakistan,I am consideredmy father's property. His honor is definedby my purity. By entering into a sexualrelationship with a manother than the onechosen for you I became kari-- an impure woman. And what is the punishmentfor becoming kari? The only way for my fatherto restore his honoris to kill the onewho damaged it-- me--preferably publicly,so all can witnesshis honor being restored. Objection--what happensto certain women in pakistanis horrible, of course,but it's not at issue here. Uh,it is when you're tryingto send her back to pakistan. I agree. Objection overruled. Miss booker seemedto imply just nowthat honor killingsare rare in pakistan. Hundreds of girlsare murdered each year. My friend was burned becauseshe kissed the wrong boy. Her body lay in the streetfor two hours. No one did anything. Thank you,sana. Nothing fuher. I guess you're unaware thathonor killings in pakistanhave been outlawedfor three years now. One law cannot changeancient customs. And even if it could,the law must still be enforced. But all the prosecutors are men. All the judges are men. Not every pakistani girlwho disobeys her fatheris murdered,am I correct? There are lucky ones. But some fathers are morecontrolling,like my father. Your father allowed youto come here and study. That doesn't soundparticularly controlling. Has he ever laida hand against you? -No. -Threatened you? But yet you thinkhe wouldill youif you return to your country. Do you have any proof? No,II don'T. So we areto just take your word--the word of a womanwho stood in frontof another judge and promisedto love,honor and cherishtill death do you parta gay man? Objection. Nothing further. you realize thiscould all be bull,right? Like "become a U.S.Citizenfor dummies"-- when marryingyour gay best friend fails,cry honor killing. Gee,matt,cynical much? I'm just saying clients lie,even your clients. Good news. they allsigned to stay on with us. That's nearly everyone. Now all you have to dois convince jordan to unfreezetheir raises for the next year. It's amazing that youconvinced them, but as of nowthere are ten and a halfactual lawyers staying. Keeping 22 staffwith or without raises? Can you justifyletting them go? The firm is splitting in two. Which is what I might doto you in a few seconds. I put my *** on the line. If youdon't come up with that money,we're gonna lose everyassistant,every paralegal-- wopleho believein this place will stay. This is the real world.People have obligations. I realize that,but my hands are tied. Your hands are tied? listen to youelf. You sound like posner. Is thatthe kind of boss you wanna be? If so,maybethey all should leave. Patti,come on.I'm trying. Don't "come on" me! I am going to takea ridiculously long lunch. You can answer your owndamn phones. Goodness gracious. What my cousin didis unforgivable. I should not even be here. Then why are you? Sana told usthat you two were very closewhen she first arrived here, and then one day you juststopped returning her calls. Why? I love sana,okay? But I could not watch herbecome a western woman. You're wearingJ.Crew and nike. Doesn't seem like you have muchproblem with westernization. My family expected meto look out for her. And you got tiredof being a spy. Look,this is the wayit's been for centuries. Sana's father was disgced. Do you have any ideahopainful it isfor a man to lose his honor? Well,maybe there's a way that,uh,you could helpwithout anyone knowing. Maybe there's a letteror an e-mailfrom sana's father intimatinghis plan to harm her. You're asking meto sacrifice my honor. Look,I ndrsta thatsome people are very strictabout their customs, but you've lived herelong enoughto see things a different way. Can you tell methat you still believe that because a womanlooks at a man the wrong wayor refuses to marry someone chosen by her fatherthat she should be killed? You honestly believe thatbecause your cousin is a woman that she shouldn't be allowedto decide for herselfwho e loves or marries? She's living her own lifein this country just like you. Should she have to diebecause of that? And can you juststand by and watch? So what about your honor? Okay,I'll admit it. I didn't think you'd turn him. How's it feel working on a caseyou're actually invested in? Don't get ahead of yourself. I'vestill esry invtedin keeping up my membershipat pebble beach. Admit it,dowd.You're hooked. Oh,come on. Again? scott? what is itwith these two and the shower? Are you coming in here?I'm all lathered up. No,I'm just gonna guh to the bedroomand--and--and get dressedwith the door closedand locked,mag nificent womanwho is not maggie. Come on. We don't have that much timebefore you're a married man. We need to take advantage. We know each other intimately? Oh,god. You're freaking out again. Are you gonna end things again? Shocker. What is that,the fourth time this month? Sorry,no time today. Get your bt in here.I have to meetmy husband at 6:00. it is in there�� sana's father asking amirto join his cousinsin defending his honor. And we all knowwhat that means. It's vague at best,earsay,and there's no way toauthenticate that this letteractually camefrom sana's father. It's a death sentence,and you know it. Your client broke the law,and despite this letter, I am obligatedto have her removed. Were you bornwithout the compassion geneor something? Homeland security doesn'tpay me for my compassion. Then we'll take the letterto judge kettleman. I think he'll be inclinedto save her life. See,I think he'll beinclined to enforce the law, him being a judge and all. Which is whyhe will not send a young womanto her own lynching. I am willingto cut your client a deal. But it is the only dealI'll put on the table. It's insidious. We're obligated to present it,but the offer sucks. If I go back to pakistan,they'll have all chargesagainst carter dropped? I'm just as guilty as she is. You're an american. Booker's a bureaucratic hack. If sana accepts,she can tell her bossshe sent another one back. It's another victoryfor national security. Well,don't worry.She won't accept. What will booker do if I don't? That doesn't matter. They'll press forward with theircases against you and carter. But,sana,we can win this. You cannot take this offer. I've already gotten youin so much trouble. I can't live with the chanceyou'll go to jail. Oh,yes,you can. I didn't spendthe last two years explainingto every single date I brought homewhy there were bras hanging inthe bathroom so you could bail. I love you. I did thisto save your life. And now I want to save yours. You can't go back there. I see no other choice. I'm taking the deal. Poor maggie. No one is here. Matt? Sorry. You're barelyeven here tonight. Is it the case? I just can't stop thinking,wishing there was some way I could stop sanafrom taking this deal. I've never seen you getthis upset over work before. Not sure I've been this upset before. I'm sorry. It is nice to see you caringso much about a client,though. what? Subtleness isn't exactlyyour forte. Think I don't knowyou had stone set me up? You could have just passed mea note asking if I was stayingwith boxes for yes or no and "I"dotted with a little heart. Okay. It was immature. I just--I didn't want to pressure you. Couples have survived workingat different firms before. I just there's only so much stressa relationship can take. No pressure there. You're right. I'm not gonna ask you to stay. Good. 'Cause,taylor,you mean so much to me. If you had asked me,there'sno way I could have said no. Why are you smiling? I think I just figured out a wayto get sana to change her mind. The other thing about mojitos isthey make you feel all better, like a tropical beach partyin your mouth. I mean,look at me. I'm having a great time. Are you sure? 'Cause you're sittingover here all on your own. It's a disaster. It's just bad timing. Don't take it personally. Eli,it's my engagement party. It should be should feel different. Like all these people who didn'tshow up knew what I didn'T. Scott and I haa huge blowupthis morning. He doesn't understandwhy I turned down posner. poor guy. He's so worried and concernedabout our future. He's so good to me. And I I can never hurt him. Maggie,I have to talkto you about something. Thought you might be hungry.Brought you a plate-- sushi. Oh,no,thanks. A lovely brie. I'm okay. Champagne? No. How about this emmentaler? Have you tasted this? Come on. You're pregnant. I knew it. Your mother hada thing for emmentalerwhen she was pregnant,too. Okay,columbo,you got me. Please don't say anything toanyone. Matt doesn't even know. Of course not. That'scomplicated. I understand. You could have told me,though. I'm sorry. How are you feeling? Pretty overwhelmed,to be honest. It's a lotto think about--a baby. I never really saw myselfas a mother. I'm not sure I do now. I see. So you might notbe keeping it? I'm sorry if that's notwhat you want to hear,dad. I mean,things withmatt and I are good, but we're notexactly serious. Can I raise a babyon my own? I mean,would I even want to? Sweetie,the decisionis yours,of course. But just so you know,you are never alone. thanks,dad. Well,I don't understand. Y-you were in my bathroom? Well,yeah.I was in your shower first. Uh,it's--it's,uh,very nice. It's a great selection ofshampoo. It's a little girlyfor my taste,but,uh-- but what were you doingin there? you see,the things is,um I wasn'T me,and,um,I wasn'T one. What are you talking about? -Maggie,I was-- -scott! There you are. Hi,honey. Should've figured when icouldn't find her anywhere,she'd be here with you. Maggie,your parentsare looking all over for you. Parents. I better go. I'm only gonna say this once. Back off. Look,we're getting married.Why can't you respect that? Why can't you? What's that supposed to mean? It means I saw youwith a certain,uh,naked married woman. Why don't you mindyour own business,bro? Why don't you tell her,bro,before I do? Before she makesthe biggest mistake of her lifeand marriesa piece of crap like--uhh! Eli! What--what's going on? Just go tell her. You tell her,or I will. Go clean up your face. We'll talk later. And you please leave. Now! what are you doing hereso early? Is it carter?Will? No,no,it's nothing like that. Look,you can't take this deal. Carter doesn't needyour sacrifice. He needs you. Going to jailwould destroy him. Living with the guilt of youdying would destroy him not to mention will. Will's a strong man. He'll be fine. Tell him that. all right,step in,please. Sana,tell will exactlyhow he'll be fineliving the rest of his life not knowing whether the womanhe loves is alive or dead. And,will,you tell sanaexactly how you and carter will be able to go onwithout her, that a day will comewhen you two won't wake upthinking about her, wondering,hating yourselves. If you two can actually convinceeach other of those things, then,sana,you should take this deal. But my guess is you won'T. My guess is you'll stay. You'll stayfor the men who love you. sana made some mistakes,but the question before you,your honor, is whether those mistakesjustify putting her to death. That's what sending herto pakistan will do. The letter from sana's fatherto her cousin proves that. Ms.Booker calls the marriagebetween sana and carterfraudulent, yet sana was willing to returnto pakistan and face deathfor carter. That that is sacrificeand a love more realthan what's betweenmost married couples I know. I'll save youall the suspense. Miss khan has not demonstratedrespect for our laws. She knowingly enteredinto a fraudulent marriagein order to obtaina green ca. I cannot rewardnor condone this behavior, and I cannot extend to herthe privilegeof U.S.Citizenship. I am convinced,however,that ms.Khan would bein grave dangerif she returns to pakistan. I therefore grantthe withholding of her removal. She'll be allowedto remain hereas long as there isa threat against her. sorrythings didn't work out. We'll see how smugyou are tomoow. What do you mean by that? You pushed me too far. I spoke to my supervisor,candace bonneville,told her about our littlegreen card situation. Recommended thshe expedite proceedingsto get carter the maximum--five years. What?No. Why would you do that? Why would you thinkI wouldn't? I'm so sorryfor myehavior for everything. You shouldn't have had tofind out about scott that way. Are things,uh how--how are things? The engagement's off. The wedding's off. It's all off. It's for the best. If there's anythingthat I can do if you want me to punch himagain,I will. I'm a giver that way. He's not entirelyto blame,you know. He had good reason. Scott's no dummy. He knew. He knew itbefore I even did. I was coming home every night,talking about work, what you had done in courtor what we talked about. -Maggie-- -yeah,I think he proposedto get me to forget you. I think I acceptedfor the same reason. I knew. I knew you didn't feelthe same way as I did. -I wish-- -you don'T. I get it,eli. Anyways,turns out scott wasn't the saintI thought he was,was he? He and candace have beengetting it on for months. Candace? Lucky I wasn't on yourgreen card case,by the way. Turns out she's booker'steam leader at I.C.E. Talk aboutconflict of interest. You're kidding. I have your boxes,miss dekker. Oh,could you pleaseput them by my desk? So you're finallygetting your own office? Well,it's not likewe're short on space anymore. I can't stay here,eli. I can'tlet my feelings for you cost me more thanthey already have. Not posner & klein. Don't do that. You--you don't haveto do that. I do. I love you,eli. But for once I'm actuallygonna put myself first. Miss bonneville? Hi. I'm eli stone. Hi. You're representingcarter jameson,rit? I,uh,pulled his folderafter I got your message. You must have really pissedcharlotte booker off. I get the feelingshe's a bit of a sore loser. She's passionateabout her work. But you're her boss,and,uh,I know for a fact that this office has handleddozens of cases exactlylike carter's where you havesigned off on deals whichinvolved zero prison time. I'm sorry,mr.Stone,but thisisn't gonna be one of them. I have to acceptcharlotte's recommendation. My people need to knowthat I trust them. I feel awfulplaying this card,but,um, consideringwho dealt it to me,I don't see howI have any choice. I know about your extramarital activitieswith scott clauson. Pardon me? I know it's none of my business,but I was I think I was meantto know about your affairso that I might encourage youto help my client. Are you blackmailing me? No.I am juststrongly suggestingthat there is a solutionopposite to ms.Booker'S which you shouldseriously consider. Upon further examinationof his file, I do see someameliorating factors here. Sounds like we have a deal. Surely you jest,ms.Dekker. Our offer of legal employmentis strictly nonnegotiable. Nothing's nonnegotiable,mr.Posner, not when both partieshave leverage. I'm well aware of my uniquevalue to you and ms.Klein. Pray tell,ms.Dekker. You relish the thought of howmuch you think it will hurt eliif I go work for you. Do you really have that lowan opinion of me? Lower,actuay. And yet you're willingto work for meif I meet your terms. If I can use you to helpthe people I want to help,yes. These are my terms. Take them or leave them. Very svy asks t we can live with them. Welcome to posner & klein. I suspect we're goingto discover still morehidden depths inou,ms.Dekker. The prosecutionis giving carter a pass. I know.Sana just calledto thank me. How did you do it? Friends in high places. Yeah. We did good. We did. So why are you packing? What we did this week,I have never felt so gratified,so relieved by a win. Which means that taylor'shalf-baked plan worked,and you're supposedto stay now. Stone,I haven't sleptin three days. I've been wearing the samestinkin' shirt since tuesday, and I haven't sweat this badsince I ranthe bay to breakers marathon. That's because the casemattered to you,matt. That's what it feels like. That's exactly my point. I like a good night's sleep,and the only occasion where I enjoy sweatingisn't in the courtroom. Nah.This isn't me,eli. You saved sana's life. Yeah,and it nearly ended mine. I don't know how I wouldhave lived with myselfif we'd lost that. Listen,man,I admire what you do. It's just not what I do. What about taylor? She'll be fine. You should be worriedabout yourself. Why? Because the next timewe're in court together, it'll be my jobto shred you. I'm sorry. Don't be. You made your own decision. That's what I wanted you to do. Please don'ttake it personally. You saw what this trialdid to me. I just I don't do emotional,taylor. You know that. I do. Anyway,think how muchmore fun seeing each otherat night's gonna be when wehaven't seen each other all day. I made reservationsat masa'S. Great. Hi. Hello. So rumor has itthat posner made every memberof staff here an offer, including you. Just so you know,um,out of all the people here, you're the oneI could never lose. I mean that,patti. Well,I mean,lord knowsyou'd be useless without me. Looks like,uh,you'renot the only one,too. I saw john in the elevator,betty in the kitchen. Whatever you said to themmust have worked. I guess we got a lotof sappy idealists around here. I guess. Well,you can tellthose sappy idealistswho stayed on that we willunfreeze their raisesfor next year. Yeah,it's notas much as wt posner offered,and it's notwhat you all deserve, but we're gonna dowhat we can. I'll take it out of my ownsalary if I have to. Really,eli? This is a new firm,patti,and we may have to improvise, but we're gonna figure out a wayto be the best firm that we can. Now if you would be so kind,may I have my wackadoo file? Of course. just the manI was looking for. I trust it wasn'ttoo difficult to find me. Our ranks areconsiderably thinned. Thinned but strengthened. Certainly there are plentyof ety offices now if you want to move outof the library. Oh,thank you,sir,but,uh,I think I'll stay. Sentimental reasons,you know? That I do. What's that? New cases. New clients. I was just bringing itby your office. Or we could start freshtomorrow if you like. No,no.Now would be fine. But first there was somethingI wanted to give you. to new beginnings partner. new beginnings.