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And if there's a way, I'll find it.

And if you can't?

Listen, you leave now, I replace you.

I'm covered, I took some action.

But if you go on with this

and you lose...

I guarantee you your shiny new job...

will not be waiting for you.

And I can't keep you on here.

This is a public office.

Heads gotta roll.

Still want it back?

Thank you.

Yeah.

The gun's in the house.

Yeah, except it's also just not.

Then what'd he do, Detective?

He tie it to a goddamn helium balloon?

Maybe.

Maybe he, uh...

dissolved it in acid.

You got a DOB on that?

You know, Detective...

your inability to do

your job effectively...

is making it very difficult

for me to do mine.

All right?

I'm back in trial...

on Monday.

OK, fine.

I'll get a team together.

I'll go over it one more time.

And that's it.

My wife took the kids to her mom's.

And I got the media

all over my front lawn.

What were you thinking?

You get called to your

girlfriend's house?

I didn't know it was her house.

Well, it's her last name.

I didn't know her last name.

Not her real one, anyway.

We just... we met at the Miramar,

same time, twice a week and...

There were no questions asked

and there were no phone calls...

and that's just the...

that's... those were the rules.

Those were her rules.

All right. Did you, uh...

get the feeling that she

had all these rules...

'cause she'd been doing it

before with other guys?

Be honest.

No.

Listen, I don't know if

you can understand this...

because you're

a f***ing lawyer, but...

this thing that we had...

whatever it was, it was real.

It wasn't just an affair.

This girl, she made me feel like...

What was I supposed to do?

Tell me.

I tried to warn you, didn't I?

No, you warned me that he was smart.

You didn't warn me...

that you were stupid.

F*** you, you little punk.

F*** you!

F*** me?

Oh, you already did that.

I didn't think that he knew, OK?

I didn't... There was...

There was no way for me

to know that he knew.

I just thought the guy

was f***ing nuts!

Ya know?!

Y'all got security cameras, right?

Uh, yes, we do.

Can I get a copy of those

tapes from November 10th?

Uh, as soon as I can.

Uhh...

I'm just... I'm a little...

I'm, uh, under the gun, here.

Oh.

That's, uh,

exactly the way he left 'em?

Yes.

Mm-hmm.

What, were they planning

a trip next week?

Excuse me.

Crawford Aeronautics.

Yes, he is.

It's for you.

Just pick up line one.

Hello?

Hey, Willy, old sport.

How is it going?

Uh...

well, I'm...

Still out here and you're

still in there, so...

Yeah, you're right, there.

So the world still

makes sense, does it?

Uh, have you got

everything you need, Willy?

Uh, would you like some coffee?

No, thank you.

OK.

You got some

new evidence, have you?

What's the matter, Willy,

aren't we friends anymore?

I'm trying to help you.

You're in a bad place and

you've nowhere else to turn.

OK, I'm gonna hang up.

Uh, do me a favor, will you, pal?

Ask Tina to cancel my wife's tickets.

Yeah, we had, uh,

plans to travel, you see.

Get away, so to speak.

Next week, actually.

Sort of a, you know,

second honeymoon.

Uh, painfully ironic,

that part, I must say.

But I... I... I don't think, uh,

Jennifer's gonna make it, Willy.

Do you?

Whew.

Well...

tore the whole thing apart.

No gun.

I'm sorry, Willy.

Good night.

"Do you dare stay out?

"Do you dare go in?

"How much can you lose?

"How much can you win?

"And if you go in,

should you turn left or right?

"Or right and three-quarters?

"Or maybe not quite?

"You can get so confused...

"that you'll start in to race...

"down long wiggled roads

at a break-necking pace...

"and grind on for miles

across weirdish wild space...

"headed I fear towards

a most useless place...

"the waiting place.

"For people just waiting.

"Waiting for a train to go...

"or for a bus to come...

"or a plane to go...

"or the mail to come

or the rain to go...

"or the phone to ring

or the snow to snow...

"or waiting around

for a yes or a no...

"or a string of pearls

or a pair of pants...

"or a wig with curls...

"or another chance. "

What are you doing?

Hmph.

Uh...

I heard that it might help.

Who told you that?

Um...

the guy who shot her.

Mmm.

Are you a member of the family?

I'm from the district attorney's office.

Um...

and we...

ran out of witnesses.

You know, she moved earlier.

She moved her eyelids...

like she was trying

to open up her eyes.

Yeah, well... sometimes

we have to tape...

their eyes shut.

They all move, they...

they twitch, they make sounds.

You think they're dreaming,

but they're not.

It's just...

It's just what's left of the system.

Normal reflex is downward.

Up indicates brain trauma.

Even if she comes back...

she may not remember

how to speak...

let alone who shot her.

What if she can hear you?

She can't.

It happens, right?

People wake up.

It's not impossible.

What are you gonna do?

Keep asking the same question

different ways...

till you get the answer you want?

I guess. That's what I do.

Hmm.

I knew I shoulda gone to law school.

Did you like it?

I thought it was so funny...

when he did that dance at the end.

Ha ha ha.

Would you like some more wine?

Are you not gonna eat your turkey?

I'm a vegetarian.

Heh heh heh.

White or dark meat this time, Willy?

Oh, it doesn't matter

either way, Your Honor.

I think, uh, Willy's already

chosen the dark side.

Ha ha!

Mr. Sierra Club

and Ms. ACLU here...

tend to give me a hard time

at the holidays...

because I can

buy and sell them.

We're not actually for sale, Nik.

All right, well, since you have...

the advantage on all of us...

surely it won't bother

you if we just mention...

to Willy that he could

put his talents...

to more noble use.

You don't have to do this.

Oh, that's all right.

I get this from time to time.

And it's most always

from people with money.

Oop.

You win.

I usually do.

Except in trial this week.

Nice, Lee.

It's not over till it's over.

That looked pretty over.

Anyway, Willy's off the case, so...

well, it may not seem

like it now, Willy...

but it's really a blessing in disguise.

Well, I'm actually not.

What?

Off the case. I'm back on it.

But that doesn't make any sense.

Lobruto has to do

some kind of damage control.

Yeah, well...

I asked him to let me finish it.

You didn't think

I might want to know that?

Did you hear me...

when I said I had to convince

Burt not to fire you?

Could we not do this here?

Fine.

Actually, I need to talk with you.

You lied to me.

It doesn't work with me.

Hey, uh, now, I didn't lie to you.

I told you I could be ready in time...

and I still can be ready in time.

I got one thing,

one thing I gotta do first.

You're not in yet, Willy!

You pulled a stunt!

You got your foot in the door.

Did it ever occur to you...

that I could still win this case?

I don't care!

That's not what this is about!

What the hell is it about?

It's about whether or not

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