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ThePracticeS2E04

Season2Episode4

Ellenor:

Thereisnocase,ladiesandgentlemen.TheybringuptwoofficersfromtheViceSquadwhosaytheysawawomantheybelievetobeaprostitutegavemoneytomyclient.AndthentheyautomaticallyleapedtotheconclusionthatKennyTrippisapimp.Whatkindofevidenceisthat?

Frank:

Whatkindofstorywashis?

Shewaspayingoffonthefootballbet.That'swhatKennyTrippsays.Awomanisobservedorallycopulatingaman.Themanisthenseenremuneratingthewoman.Thewomanisthenseengivingmoneytothedefendant,amanwithtwopreviousconvictionsforrunningaprostitutionring.AndhesaysshewaspayinghimbecausetheDolphinsdidn'tcoveragainstthePatriots.

Tripp:

Nooffence,butIlikehisclosingbetterthanyours.

Ellenor:

Look,thiscaseiscompletelycircumstantial,wehaveaverygoodshot,pluswehavegroundsforappeal,let'snotforgetthat.

Tripp:

Yeah,butIstillthinkifweputitIgotagirlfriend,itwouldmakemelooklovingandcaring.

Lindsay:

Wewerelimitedbythefactyoudon'thaveagirlfriend,Kenny.

Tripp:

Yeah,butifyouhadputitin,Iwouldhavegotone.

Eugene:

Howdiditgo?

Tripp:

GreatfortheDA.Igettopee.

Renee:

Oh,Eugene.

Eugene:

Don'ttellme.

Renee:

Hum,oh,yes.Me.Look,Igotthatfile.

Eugene:

Youaskedforthefile.

Renee:

Oh,damnrightIdid.Thethoughtofbeatingyouincourtisjusttoohardformetoresist.Hey,Elllie.

Ellenor:

How'reyoudoing,Renee?

Eugene:

Butyouwon'tbeatme.Allyougetagainisoneeyewitness.

Renee:

Well,wecouldbetagain,couldn'twe?

Eugene:

Samerider?

Renee:

Hum.

Eugene:

Yougotit.

Renee:

Youareon.

Lindsay:

Pardonmeonesecond.DidyoujustmakeabetontheMaynardtrial?

Eugene:

Ididindeed.

Lindsay:

Em,Iknowyou'reexcellentdefendingonrobbersandyoulovecrossexaminingeyewitnesses,but...

Ellenor:

Uh,don'tbethim,Lindsay.

Lindsay:

No,no,no,no.Thewomanwasheldupbyaone-leggedman,sheIDedourclientwhohappenstohaveonelegwhowasalsopickeduphoppingthreeblocksfromthescenewiththevictim'swallet.

Ellenor:

Don'tbethim.

Lindsay:

Don'tbethim,don'tbethim?

Eugene:

I'djustbetakingyourmoney.

Lindsay:

Another100,samerider.

Eugene:

Accepted.Aswespeak.

Maynard:

AmIlate?

Eugene:

Cuttingitclose,Teddy.

Maynard:

Oh,hugelinedownstairs.Someguywastryingtosneakinastapleguy,saiditwascozhehadthickpleadings,thickpleadings,canyoubelievethat?

Renee:

Thejudgeiscomingin,Eugene,let'sgo.

Maynard:

Oh,TeddyMaynard.Hello.

Eugene:

SheistheDA,Teddy.

Maynard:

Oh.I'msingleandinnocentandallowedtodateonbail.

Jimmy:

Adogbite.Iaskformyfirstrealassignment,yougivemeadogbite.

Bobby:

Alotofourcasesaresmall,Jimmy.

Jimmy:

Right.

Bobby:

ItmaynotgototheSupremeCourt,butItakeitseriously.

Jimmy:

Bobby,mysinusesareactingupfromallthedustonthisfile,ithasn'tbeentouchedinayear.

Bobby:

Justcoverthedepositions,canyoudothat,please?

Jimmy:

Fine.Dogbite.

Man:

Excuseme,thisiscompletelyoutofline,butyouareaverybeautifulwoman.

Lindsay:

DoIknowyou?

Man:

No.Icamefromnowhere.I'msorry.

Lindsay:

Oh,thankyou.

Man:

Hey,listen,youguyshavenothingtoworryabout.Thereisnowaytheyaregonnaconvictyourclient.

Lindsay:

Oh,youwereinthecourtroom?

Man:

Somuchforyounoticingme,Iguess.I'monthejury.

Lindsay:

I'msorry,Ican'ttalktoyou.

Ellenor:

Whatexactlydidhesay?

Lindsay:

ExactlywhatIsaidhesaid.Thereisnowayhe'llbeconvicted.

Ellnor:

Alright,andwhatexactlydidyousay?

Lindsay:

Nothing,ItoldhimIcouldn'ttalktohim,butit'sstillacommunication.Ihadacommunicationwithajuror.Igottogotothejudge.

Ellenor:

Butyoudidn'tcommunicatewithhim?

Lindsay:

Butevenso,technically,undertherules,wehaveamistrial.

Ellenor:

Butthisisn'tfair,nottoKenny.He,heisnot,heisgonnaforfeitanacquittalbecausesomehornyjurortriestohitonyou?

Thecaseisclosed,alltheevidenceisin.

Lindsay:

Whatareyousuggesting?

Thatwedon'ttell?

Ellenor:

It'snotliketheprocesshasbeentainted.It'snotlikewearetradingoninsideinformation.Imean,didyoutrytoinfluencehiminanyway?

Lindsay:

Ofcoursenot.

Ellenor:

Alright,didyoudiscussthecase?

Didyoutrytoget...

Lindsay:

Nothing.Isaidnothing.AssoonasIlearnedhewasajuror,Ishuthimdown.

Ellenor:

Idon'tseehowithasanyeffect.Isaywedon'ttell.

Lindsay:

Ellenor.

Bancock:

IhadjustlefttheATMmachine.Iwasputtingthemoneyintomywalletwhenhehoppedup.

Renee:

Hebeing?

Bancock:

Thatman.Thedefendant.

Renee:

Haveyoueverseenthismanbefore,MissBancock?

Bancock:

Yes,abouttwominutesbefore.Ipassedhimonthesidewalk.Heaskedforchange.

Renee:

Didyougivehimanymoney?

Bancock:

No,it'snotmypractice.Ijustkeptwalking.ThenlikeIsaid,afterIleftATM,therehewasagain.

Renee:

Andwhathappenedthen?

Bancock:

HetoldmeifIdidn'tgivehimmywallet,he'dknockmedown,andhopupanddownonmyhead,balltoheel.Thenhejustsnatcheditoutofmyhandandwentboundingdownthestreet.

Renee:

Anddidyouseehimagainafterthat?

Bancock:

Thenextmorning,Icamedowntothepolicestation,theyhadhimincustody.

Renee:

Whereincustodydidyouseehim?

Bancock:

Inalineup.Hewasjuststandingthere,likeaflamingo.

Renee:

MissBancock,areyouabsolutelysurethatthatisthemanthatrobbedyou?

Bancock:

OfcourseI'msure.I'drecognizehimanywhere.That'stheman.

Colson:

Ifanybodythreatenstoassaultmeormyclient,therewillberepercussions.Iwillnotbeintimidated.Iwillassertmyselfatalltimespossiblytothedetrimentofothers.I'mhereonthedogbitematter.

Jimmy:

Oh,that'sme.JamesBerluti.Nicetomeetyou.IwasherewhenEugenemugyourclient,Idon'tdothat.

Colson:

I'mhardened.Look,Ithinkthatyouwouldagreethatthiscaseishardlyworthourtime.AndIwashopingwecouldsettlethisamicablywithouthavingtoconductthedepositions.OfcourseIdoreservetherighttoassertmyself.

Jimmy:

82000.

Colson:

Ideeplybegyourpardon?

Jimmy:

Ididthejuryverdictresearch,biteonthelip,residuescarring...

Colson:

11stitchesandsheprovokedthedog.

Jimmy:

Shewenttopathim.

Colson:

Mr.Berluti,mytimeisvaluable.Yourtimeisvaluable.Myclientisanoncologist,histimeisexceptionallyvaluable.Doyoureallythinkweshouldproceedwithtwotime-consumingdepositionsover11stitchesandadogbite?

Jimmy:

Thatwouldseemso.

Colson:

AndIwillseeyouandyourclientthisafternoon.

Eugene:

MissBancock,asIreadthepolicereport,youdescribetheareaoftheassault,theconditions,youknowtheexacttime.Youprovidealotofdetail.

Bancock:

Well,thereisnothingroutineaboutbeingmugged,Mr.Young.Thingstendtostick.

Eugene:

Yes,Isee.Butwhenitcametimetodescribethesuspect,youjustsaidblack,oneleg,that'sit.

Bancock:

Whenamanhopsatyouinthedarkononefoot,youdon'ttendtonoticehowlonghissideburnsare.

Eugene:

Icanappreciatethat,MissBancock.Morethanyouknow.

Ellenor:

Wedonothing,wesaynothing,whatthatguysaidhasabsolutelynoeffect.

Lindsay:

Technically...

Ellenor:

Weknowtechnically,technicallyit'samistrial.Ifwewereusingtheinformationinanyway,thatwouldbeonething.Butwearenot.Wearedoingnothingbutwaitingforaverdict.

Lindsay:

Ellenor.

Ellenor:

Hey,Frank,howisgoing?

Frank:

Weakneed.Look,ifhepleadguilty,I'lloffer6months.

Ellenor:

What?

Frank:

OnTripp.What?

Youlookasifyou'veseenaghost.Thisislikeagift,6months.Youshouldbejumpingonthat.

Ellenor:

Yeah,well,I'm,I'mnot.Weare,wearefeelingreallygoodaboutthetrial,aren'twe?

Lindsay:

Oh,great.

Ellenor:

Yeah.

Frank:

Yeah,well,takeittoyourclient.Someonetellsmehe'lldance.

Stevenson:

Mr.Donnellsaidthatthiswouldsettle.

Jimmy:

Well,thereisnowaytheyaregonnabotheroversmallpotatoeslikethis,they'llsettle.

Stevenson:

Andwhyisn'tMr.Donnellbotheringtodothesedepositions?

Jimmy:

Well,he'sgetabigmurdertrialstartingupnextweek.Andhedidn'twantyoushort-changed,soheputmeonfull-time.Susan?

Honey?

Hi.MynameisJim.Justgonnaaskyousomequestionsaboutwhathappened,that'sall.Nothingtoohard.Itshouldbeprettyeasy,Ok?

Susan:

Ok.

Jimmy:

I'llberightbesideyouthewholetime.

Susan:

Ok.

Lindsay:

Ellenor.

Tripp:

Hey,Ellie,theystillout?

Ellenor:

Yep.Still.Look,canyoujustgiveusafewseconds,weneedtotalk.

Lindsay:

Howcanwenottellhim?

Ellenor:

WejustpresenttheDA'soffer.

Lindsay:

Ellenor,heistheclient.

Ellenor:

Iknow.Butifwetellhim,thentheinformationcomesintoplay,andthenwehavetogotothejudge.

Lindsay:

Sowhatarewegonnasay?

Ellenor:

Alright.WearegoingtoconveytheDA'soffer.Ifheturnsitdown,thenwhatthatjurorsaidisstillmeaningless.Andthenifheacceptsthedeal,thenit'sanentirelydifferentstory.

Lindsay:

Weshouldjustgotothejudgenow.

Ellenor:

Alright,inwhichcaseKennyloseshisacquittalbecauseofsomestupidrulehedoesn't...

Bobby:

What'sgoingon?

Ellenor:

Nothing.

Lindsay:

Nothing.

Bobby:

What'sgoingon?

Ellenor:

Justagirlthing.CanyousendKennyin?

Bobby:

Sure.

Lindsay:

Whycan'twetellBobby?

Ellenor:

Becauseifheknows,thenheisincriminated.Lawyershaveadutytoreport,remember?

Lindsay:

No.

Ellenor:

Kenny,whydon'tyouhaveaseat?

Tripp:

Somethingiswrong.Igetthisglandthingworkslikeradarwhensomethingiswrong.

Ellenor:

Sit.

Eugene:

Well,weretheylikebig,lopinghopsorjustlittlehops?

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