Prodigals Page #4

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out of her house, man.

What, why?

I'm gonna inherit

this place anyway.

Not if I sell it first.

She's bluffing.

(crowd inside chattering)

("Time and Time Again"

by Good for Grapes)

Dancin' round

Two a.m. is the hour

We're sweeping out

The words that bother you

I'm barely hangin' on

You're already gone

Time and time again

We sing ourselves to sleep

And I know it hurts

Just give me something real

Just give me something real

(cell phone buzzing)

Hello?

Hello?

[Greg] Good morning,

Sleeping Beauty.

What the hell, man?

[Greg] Come on, man,

it's game day, durd.

What time is it?

[Greg] What time is it?

It's time to get

on the ice, b*tch!

("Hold Your Fire"

by The Gay Nineties)

From the sidelines

to the headlines

You're never on time but

you're always on point

Come on, get him!

You're the crime

before the scene

Stuffin' that high society

Go!

Got it!

Yet you say that

I want you

So hold your fire

Hold your fire

Hold on, hold on

(laughs) Whoo!

[Wesley] Watch

it out there, huh.

This is gonna be fun.

Hey, wait!

(men chattering)

[Nips] You're so f***ing

funny, you're so f***ing!

(all chattering)

You know you've

snapped off a good one

when you don't even feel

the puck leave the stick.

And it feels even better,

especially good, when...

You're the third

person he's told this to.

I know, you're right.

The story gets better.

It gets way better, I promise.

Can I talk to you

about something serious?

I never anticipated losing

so I'm a little short.

Don't worry about it.

Nice!

Then one of these is for you.

Hi.

Beer?

No, scotch, your

shittiest, a couple rocks.

Comin' right up.

This doesn't have to be weird.

I'm not making it weird.

Can we just talk for a second?

- I already said I'm sorry.

- Stop.

Stop what?

Okay, you have to

accept that I, me,

this person standing

in front of you,

is not interested in burying

the hatchet with you.

(groans)

I just don't get

how we can go from

being best friends to

not even being civil?

We're not friends anymore.

Sorry, that's what I want.

Don't let him go

too crazy, alright?

I'll settle up tomorrow.

Maybe I'll finally

crack open that bottle

of Dom that Fratesi got for Y2K.

Hey, guys.

Morris out. (guys laugh)

Morris out?

I'm trying something new.

Yeah, f*** you guys!

Goodnight.

[Eliot] Yeah, go, go, finally!

(water bubbling)

Excuse me, sir.

I'm gonna have to ask you

to leave the pool area.

The jury wants to take a dip.

The pool is now court property.

But we will not make

exception for children,

of course, because

that is just crazy.

(cell phone buzzing)

You can't let people

go running around

like little dictators

doing whatever they want.

Right?

You have to set boundaries.

So I tell them,

you know, my custom

(cell phone buzzing)

is like a work of art.

Sorry.

Kelly, what's

wrong, you leave?

This better be important.

I guess it's a bad time?

Perfect time.

You just saved me from

the world's worst story.

What's up?

Okay, listen, I just got

four witnesses who claim

Shane got up and walked

away from the fight.

[Kelly] Shane's

the victim, yes?

Yes, I even got a witness

who claims they were worried

Shane was gonna drive away drunk

when he headed for his car.

Wes, stop, I know

where you're going.

What?

Okay, let's assume for

a moment that that's true.

He died after taking a beating

from your friend's brother.

I'm not contesting

that, I'm not.

What I'm saying is, maybe

the beating didn't kill him.

Alright, maybe he slipped.

During the fight?

No, after the fight.

Look, according to

this one witness,

Shane got up from the fight

and then he walked over

and he slipped and

he fell and he hit

his head on the ice

over by the car.

So what I'm proposing is,

is that it's reasonable

that the ground

supplied the fatal blow.

It's definitely interesting.

So you think we got a shot?

If the original

video supports it,

it could certainly serve

as an alternative theory.

So, yeah, you have a shot.

Thank you, I love you.

Have a good party, bye.

(sighing and laughing)

Yes!

This is good.

We just need to get her in here,

get her to agree to testify.

Already on it.

Do you think we can get

the others to corroborate?

We'll see.

Your witness.

Do you remember Mr. Michaelson

getting up from the fight?

No.

Did you stay outside the pub

until the paramedics arrived?

No, I went back inside

right after the fight.

So, it's possible that

Mr. Michaelson got up

after the fight, slipped

and hit his head?

Objection.

I'll rephrase.

Is it possible that

Mr. Michaelson got up

after you went back in the pub?

I guess it's possible.

Yeah, I guess it's possible.

[Witness] I guess it is, yeah.

[Junior] That's not

what you told the police.

So you don't actually remember.

Would that be accurate to say?

[Male Witness] It was

really icy in the parking lot.

Actually, yeah, I do

remember him getting up.

[Male Witness] To be honest,

I don't remember him

getting beat up that bad.

Thank you, that's all.

Because Shane slipped

and hit his head

after Benny punched him,

it's not Benny's fault?

No, that's not what I said.

Look, if you punch somebody

and they hit their head

and they die because of that

punch, then that is your fault.

Or if somebody's

injured and you hit them

and they die, that's your fault.

Basically, if you hit

somebody you gotta take

responsibility for the fact

that you might kill them.

Which is why I'm a pacifist.

If you beat somebody

up and then afterwards,

separate from the fight,

they go, they hit their head

and die, then maybe

you didn't kill them.

Hey, look who's a

badass lawyer, huh?

Stop it.

(laughs)

I mean, what are the chances?

What?

Well, that that little

sh*t would beat the

living crap outta

somebody and then

that guy would turn

around and kill himself.

When you say it like

that it sounds ridiculous.

(pounding)

Ugh, it never ends.

I'll see you later.

See ya.

(cell phone buzzing)

[Greg] Ugh, Ken I love

you, but you're killing me!

(grunting)

[Benny] What the f*** you

gotta say to me now, b*tch?

You f***ing gotta say,

say, say, say, say!

[Video Announcer] Yo,

thanks for watching!

What do you mean,

what do you mean?

Dude.

I need the original.

The video's

clearly manipulated.

It hasn't changed since it

was entered into evidence.

That's true, but

that was also before

the alternate cause of

death was suggested.

Do we have the person

who shot the video?

[Prosecutor] I have

some unfortunate news.

The judge is asking the jury to

- disregard the video.

- It's out.

[Prosecutor] I know

you're disappointed,

but our case is

still very strong.

It's a technicality.

This alternate theory

is flimsy at best.

I believe that with

what we've already

presented the jury

won't be swayed.

(all chattering)

(yelling)

Look, I know it was thrown

out, but it's still a video.

I mean, we all saw

what happened in it.

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