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Clarence.
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Alan, you⦠you might
want to look at this.
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â"Paternity suit?
â"No.
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â"Sexual harassment?
â"No.
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â"Emperor's club?
â"Just⦠read it.
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I got in.
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I got in the auxiliary coast guard.
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Denny!
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Denny!
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Denny! Denny, I got in! I'm
in the coast guard!
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â"What?
â"Yeah.
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â"Am I in? â"I don't know.
Did you get a letter?
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I don't know.
I don't know. Iâ¦
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I'm in!
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I got in!
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We're in the coast guard!
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Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
We're in the coast guard!
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We're in the coast guard!
Yes!
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Alan, we're in the coast guard!
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We're in the coast
guard!
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Aah! Aah! Coast guard!
Aah! Aah! Coast guard!
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You mean
they actually got in?
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We evidently need the soldiers.
Good morning, your honor.
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I'm not interested.
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I'm here to see Alan Shore.
If he's busy, interrupt him.
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â"May I tell him whatâ"
â"No, you may not.
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You may tell him who.
Judge Harvey Cooper.
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You mean it's not
a social visit?
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I will not suffer
your sarcasm, Mr Shore.
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I do not like you.
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That having been said,
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I have enormous respect
for your legal skills.
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I'm here to hire you
in that capacity.
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Please sit.
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Why, thank you.
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I'm in the coast guard.
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Do you know where
I hail from, Mr Shore?
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A dark and scary place
with enchanted creatures?
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I'm from Concord, Massachusetts.
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Right.
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There's a reason I chose to reside
in Concord, Massachusetts.
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I'm an American.
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Concord, Massachusetts,
is where the minute men
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fought off the British,
personifying the heroism
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and patriotism of what it means
to be an American.
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Oh, I'm the coast guard, soâ¦
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I come to you asking you
to represent our historic town
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in a rather drastic
cause of action.
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Which is?
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We wish to secede.
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Secede?
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From the union. We want independence.
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The people of Concord do not like
the direction of this country.
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In particular, its oppressive policies,
both abroad and here at home.
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It was Thomas Jefferson who said,
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âwhenever any form of government
becomes destructive,
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âit is the right of the people
to alter or to abolish it
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âand to establish new government.â
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That is what we wish to do.
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The town council unanimously
voted to approve it last night.
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You wish to secede from
the United States of America?
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We wish to secede from
the United States of America.
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You're not serious.
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They really want to do it.
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And you agreed to represent them?
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Yes. And how's it going
with that bomb for Nantucket?
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â"Alan, come on.
â"It's been done, Shirley.
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In 1820, a rather large
chunk of Massachusetts
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seceded from the Commonwealth.
Today we call it Maine.
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That was 1820.
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Yes, and today there are
five different groups
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who are trying to secede from the United States?
â"In February, the Secretary of State from Montana
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said they'd secede if the supreme court
limited firearm ownership.
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Maybe we could have a tea party.
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Did they give you a reason
for seceding?
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Yes, they want to hold
some neglected truths to be self-evident.
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Isn't it exciting?
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You left the room
rather abruptly, Denny.
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On the very day
we get in the militaryâ¦
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What's the matter?
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I don't want you
to take this case.
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Well, I already did.
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For years, I've sat back, listening
to you criticize the US of A,
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accepting your premise
that dissent is patriotic.
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But secedingâ¦
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I am a founding father of this firm.
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as senior partner, I'm asking you,
drop this matter now.
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I can't do that.
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This will affect
our friendship, Alan.
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I have great⦠faith
in our friendship.
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I trust it will survive
my taking this case.
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Get out, Alan.
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Denny, this isn't personal.
You have to knowâ"
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Please, get out.
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What do you think
of this lawsuit Alan is bringing?
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Uh, Concord seceding?
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I'm against it.
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I have an idea.
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You had an idea.
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I get one⦠every leap year.
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Before we get
too far into this,
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I trust you've considered that
you and your entire township
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will be deemed anti-american.
â"Yes.
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And that under
the patriot act,
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law enforcement
is practically required
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to investigate your motivesâ¦
Not just the mayor
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and the council, but the whole town.
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They get to dig into
everything in your livesâ¦
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Your political affiliations, your
bank accounts,
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credit cards,
your e-mails, phone records,
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the books you've checked out
at the library,
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the videos youâ"
â"Mr Shore, we understand fully
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the provisions of the patriot act
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and the litany of
governmental powers it bestows.
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That's one of the very reasons
we want to secede.
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You won't likely win.
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You gotta know that, judgie-boy.
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He's right.
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There is no way any court
is going to let a town secede
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from the United States.
â"You just bring the motion.
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In an election year,
we'll settle for a shot
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heard round the world. â"All we're looking
for is to survive summary judgment.
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If we can just get to
an actual trialâ"
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Right. There's your
political podium.
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You just bring the motion.
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Of all the ridiculous,
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absurd,
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preposterous,
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outlandish,
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far-fetched, incredulousâ"
â"Bring it home now.
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â"â¦outrageousâ¦
â"There we go.
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â¦cases you have ever brought.
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Your honor, I believe
if you just listened to us
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with that mind of yours,
which is so notoriously open,
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one can hear huge gusts of wind
swirling through on their wayâ¦
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A town cannot bring a lawsuit to
secede from the United States.
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Of course we can.
There's ample precedent for it,
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starting with the declaration
of independence, you hack.
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â"Mr Cooper⦠â"I am still judge
Cooper, especially to you, sir.
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And if you were a decent judge,
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you would understand
that the jurisdiction
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belongs in federal, not state court.
â"And if you were a decent judge,
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you'd know that the federal courts,
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wanting two bites at
the apple to quash this,
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would first kick it
right back to state,
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hoping you'll do their work for them.
â"And I plan to quash it, don't you worry.
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Whoa. Let's not do
any rash quashing, judge.
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All I ask is for you
to listen to us beforeâ"
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Why?
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Why?
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It's what judges do.
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They typically weigh the
merits before ruling on them.
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Did they not tell you this
in judging school?
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Go ahead and quash it now.
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That'll simply allow us to refile
with another judge,
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preferably one with an IQ
exceeding that of celery.
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So go ahead. Dismiss it.
We don't want you anyway.
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Well, you've got me.
I will hear this case.
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â"Uh, wait. That's ridiculous.
â"Of course you think it's ridiculous.
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You represent the Commonwealth.
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By the way, since
the attorney general's office
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is the Commonwealth,
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our first order of business
would be to disqualify you.
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You're the state. The state
is the defendant, judge.
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That would be a very clever tactic
if we weren't one step ahead of you.
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We've already hired outside,
independent counsel.
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In fact, outside counsel came to us.
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Really? Who?
I don't see anybody.
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You must be joking.
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The Commonwealth
has waived conflicts.
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Wait a second. The same
firm for both sides?
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â"Saves on guest cast.
â"Mr Shore?
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Concord will waive conflict,
your honor.
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5:00.
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Isn't it exciting?
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Could be.
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Dennyâ¦
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Nothing personal, Alan.
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This is a very bad idea.
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â"It was Denny's.
â"Oh, well, thenâ¦
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Shirley, now it is good
that we oppose.
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First, it will offset
any fallout this firm will get
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for representing
perceived traitors.
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Second, what they're doing
is wrong.
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Whatever one's problems
with Americaâ¦
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You should be telling Alan to
withdraw, not Denny and me.
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Who's arguing?
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I am.
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But, Denny, you specifically
came to me andâ"
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For backup.
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I'll first chair.
â"Well, Denny, Iâ¦
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I believe the client thinks
they're getting me.
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Why would they think that?
I'm Denny Crane.
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The problem is,
Alan knows you so well,
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he might be able to exploit
your weaknesses.
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You forget I know him.
I can exploit his weaknesses.
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Besides, I don't have
any weaknesses.
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I'll first chair.
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Denny, Iâ¦
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What's that?
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Rainbow trout.
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You'd know
if you ever caught one.
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â"Can they survive in a tank like that?
â"He won't have to live long.
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As soon as I catch him, I'm gonna eat him.
â"You plan to fish for him?
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â"Why wouldn't I?
â"Is that really sporting?
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What do you want, Alan?
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Denny, I think you and I
trying a caseâ¦
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against each other
is a really, really bad idea.
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â"Fine. Recuse yourself.
â"I can't do that.
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I've given my word
to those people
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I'll represent them. â"And I'm
defending my country against a traitor.
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This country was started
by traitors, Denny.
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I'm preparing a case.
Please leave.
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Denny, I don't want
to see you get hurt.
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Oh, you think
you'll win, hmm?
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I'll certainly survive
summary judgment.
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â"$50,000 says you won't.
â"I am not going to bet you.
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Chicken.
You know you'll lose.
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I won't lose.
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$50,000.
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Denny, I don't have to win
on the merits here.
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All I have to show is that
there's a possible case to be made.
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$50,000.
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How could you wager?
We're certain to lose.
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Not at the summary judgment.
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All the facts should be
construed in our favor.
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We're on the side of the
founding fathers here.
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The constitution stands for everything
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that the town of Concord is advocating.
â"Let's not overplay the founding fathers.
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Most of them had slaves,
mistresses.
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Maybe that's where Spitzer
found his motivation.
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Love the dress, by the way.
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You could stop traffic today,
I tell ya.
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What was that?
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The town of Concord, Massachusetts,
has actually filed a motion
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seeking to secede from
the United States
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and become
its own sovereign nation.
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There is legal precedent for the unusualâ¦
â"Hey.
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if not extraordinary actâ¦
â"Hey.
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preparing my case.
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I can see that.
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You were once
a brilliant attorney.
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You're⦠you're not anymore.
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You're forgetful.
247
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You don't stay current
on the law.
248
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The last time I even saw you
open a law book
249
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was because you had a copy
of ârustlerâ tucked inside,
250
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which I see you found.
251
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The thingâ¦
about Alan is
252
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he's not just
a gifted lawyer.
253
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His competitive ego is extreme.
254
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As much as he loves you, his first
priority will be winning this case.
255
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And, Dennyâ¦
he will tear you up.
256
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You are absolutely
no match for him.
257
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I don't want you
to handle this case.
258
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Not your decision.
259
00:13:32,539 --> 00:13:35,971
Now if you'll excuse me,
I've got a case to prepare.
260
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You, too, Alan.
261
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This is not about the people
of Concord hating America.
262
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Just the opposite.
263
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We are simply seeking to form
our own government,
264
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one that reflects the values
of an America that used to be.
265
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Which values are those, sir?
266
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Freedom of speech,
freedom of religion,
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majority rule, for starters.
268
00:14:15,896 --> 00:14:18,792
You don't think America
currently values those things?
269
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Certainly much less so.
270
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Today one does not even have
the right to protest
271
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at a presidential appearance.
272
00:14:24,977 --> 00:14:27,617
We have things called
free-speech zones.
273
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News crews are not allowed
274
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to film the return of
military caskets from Iraq,
275
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lest the public get the awful idea
that soldiers are being killed.
276
00:14:34,864 --> 00:14:40,012
This is censorship worthy of the cold war
Soviet Union, not the United States.
277
00:14:40,834 --> 00:14:43,012
Certainly not the America
I love.
278
00:14:43,273 --> 00:14:45,697
Well, since we are in a time of war,
maybe the rulesâ"
279
00:14:45,737 --> 00:14:49,393
Yes, and typically in war, we
observe the Geneva convention.
280
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That's no longer the case.
281
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We torture.
282
00:14:52,032 --> 00:14:53,680
We lock people in prison
camps like Guantanamo,
283
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with no opportunity
for a real hearing.
284
00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,137
We are guilty of
the very oppression
285
00:14:59,177 --> 00:15:02,477
the colonists reared up against,
to begin America.
286
00:15:04,993 --> 00:15:05,983
Thank you, sir.
287
00:15:21,689 --> 00:15:24,481
Denny⦠uh, this would be
the point where you get up
288
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and ask a challenging question.
289
00:15:27,056 --> 00:15:28,112
Do you have any?
290
00:15:36,273 --> 00:15:37,329
What's going on?
291
00:15:37,601 --> 00:15:38,459
Not to worryâ¦
292
00:15:39,689 --> 00:15:40,353
much.
293
00:15:41,857 --> 00:15:42,722
Your honor.
294
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â"Mr Crane.
â"Mr Crane.
295
00:15:52,041 --> 00:15:54,193
â"You miss old America.
â"That's exactly right.
296
00:15:54,233 --> 00:15:57,841
Oh, yeah. In old America, we
would never censor free speech.
297
00:15:57,881 --> 00:16:00,984
â"No, we would not. â"Even though
Woodrow Wilson jailed 5,000 Americans
298
00:16:01,024 --> 00:16:02,913
for speaking out
against World War I.
299
00:16:02,953 --> 00:16:05,705
â"That's one example. Would you like a lollipop?
â"And locking people up
300
00:16:05,745 --> 00:16:08,847
without giving them a hearing,
like Guantanamo?
301
00:16:09,216 --> 00:16:12,014
â"Many of them innocent people.
â"FDR jailed 100,000 japanese Americans,
302
00:16:12,054 --> 00:16:14,438
almost all of them innocent,
many of them children.
303
00:16:14,478 --> 00:16:17,799
The japanese internment camps
were an isolated incident
304
00:16:17,839 --> 00:16:19,823
for which we remain ashamed.
305
00:16:20,135 --> 00:16:21,782
One would hope we'd learn from it.
306
00:16:21,822 --> 00:16:24,806
It seems we haven't.
--Spying on our own citizens?
307
00:16:24,846 --> 00:16:27,743
That would never happen in
the America you grew up in. No.
308
00:16:27,783 --> 00:16:29,430
What about Nixon? He spied.
309
00:16:29,470 --> 00:16:31,751
Do I get a lollipop for Watergate?
310
00:16:32,167 --> 00:16:35,079
â"Nixon did not represent the American valâ"
â"What about LBJ?
311
00:16:35,119 --> 00:16:37,407
He used the FBI
to spy on reporters.
312
00:16:37,447 --> 00:16:40,493
Bill Clintonâ"
â"You're gonna equate Bill Clinton
313
00:16:40,533 --> 00:16:41,565
with what goes on today?
314
00:16:41,605 --> 00:16:43,057
According to the ACLU,
315
00:16:43,133 --> 00:16:45,421
Bill Clinton expanded
stealth surveillance
316
00:16:45,461 --> 00:16:50,108
far beyond any previous administration ever,
and that was during a time of peace.
317
00:16:50,148 --> 00:16:52,645
Bill Clinton certainly never
tortured people.
318
00:16:52,685 --> 00:16:54,309
No. He practiced rendition.
319
00:16:54,349 --> 00:16:57,693
Shipping suspects off to other countries,
like Saudi Arabia, Egypt,
320
00:16:57,733 --> 00:17:00,069
and they tortured for us.
321
00:17:00,981 --> 00:17:03,925
During the cold war,
we did human experimentationâ¦
322
00:17:03,965 --> 00:17:05,025
Innocent peopleâ¦
323
00:17:05,361 --> 00:17:07,561
College students, mental
patients.
324
00:17:07,601 --> 00:17:11,123
government-run experiments
on unknowing victims.
325
00:17:11,882 --> 00:17:14,720
We tested everything
from LSD to nerve gas.
326
00:17:15,049 --> 00:17:17,401
We exposed unwitting
black men to syphilis,
327
00:17:17,441 --> 00:17:18,889
trying to discover a cure.
328
00:17:18,929 --> 00:17:20,217
We used them as guinea pigs.
329
00:17:20,257 --> 00:17:24,969
No, judge, you haven't named
one thing America's doing today
330
00:17:25,376 --> 00:17:28,610
that we haven't been doing
for a long, long time.
331
00:17:36,753 --> 00:17:38,871
â"He was good.
â"He was very good.
332
00:17:39,127 --> 00:17:41,383
Never would know he's dying
from Alzheimer's,
333
00:17:41,423 --> 00:17:44,247
not with that little performance.
â"He's not dying.
334
00:17:44,287 --> 00:17:47,375
â"I'm sorry. I just meantâ"
â"Why would you say that?
335
00:17:47,415 --> 00:17:48,366
Wellâ¦
336
00:17:49,815 --> 00:17:51,399
people with Alzheimer'sâ¦
337
00:17:51,967 --> 00:17:54,223
â¦there's no cure.
â"I know there's no cure,
338
00:17:54,263 --> 00:17:56,591
but people can live with it, Jerry,
sometimes for a very long time.
339
00:17:56,631 --> 00:18:00,232
That was a terrible thing to say.
â"I'm sorry.
340
00:18:08,607 --> 00:18:09,465
What's wrong?
341
00:18:10,583 --> 00:18:13,255
I'll tell you what's wrong.
I'm not his whipping boy.
342
00:18:13,295 --> 00:18:15,869
Ich fuhle machtig,
dahmi dahmi dahmino.
343
00:18:16,887 --> 00:18:18,048
What language was that?
344
00:18:18,088 --> 00:18:18,946
Swiss-German.
345
00:18:19,294 --> 00:18:21,670
Oh, dear. It's come
to Swiss-German.
346
00:18:27,823 --> 00:18:30,463
Would you excuse us
for a minute, Katie?
347
00:18:38,638 --> 00:18:39,760
Jerry, I'm sorry.
348
00:18:43,062 --> 00:18:46,607
I've been stressed out
with this trial.
349
00:18:48,487 --> 00:18:50,797
And I guess
I've gotten so used toâ¦
350
00:18:51,135 --> 00:18:53,336
calling it âmad cow,â Iâ¦
351
00:18:55,174 --> 00:18:56,956
I forget what it really is.
352
00:19:02,519 --> 00:19:08,423
You seem to be going to
the wooden cigarette a lot more lately.
353
00:19:09,471 --> 00:19:10,461
Anything wrong?
354
00:19:10,582 --> 00:19:10,942
No.
355
00:19:15,382 --> 00:19:16,900
I feel as if I haven'tâ¦
356
00:19:19,039 --> 00:19:21,415
seen much of you
over the last year.
357
00:19:22,415 --> 00:19:26,309
We haven't really spoken
since, uh, the troubles with Dana.
358
00:19:26,439 --> 00:19:29,238
Well, you've been
really busy, Alan.
359
00:19:29,710 --> 00:19:31,286
So have I, with work.
360
00:19:31,886 --> 00:19:32,918
Work hasâ¦
361
00:19:36,686 --> 00:19:40,316
Hey, that's the beauty of being
good friends, isn't it?
362
00:19:41,391 --> 00:19:43,447
Relationships
with long shelf lives,
363
00:19:43,487 --> 00:19:46,589
you can just stick 'em
on the shelf, I tell ya.
364
00:19:50,198 --> 00:19:50,806
What?
365
00:19:57,151 --> 00:19:59,295
I have never, ever
considered myself
366
00:19:59,335 --> 00:20:02,041
someone who puts work
before friendships.
367
00:20:07,287 --> 00:20:08,183
Seems I do.
368
00:20:09,647 --> 00:20:10,703
We all do, Alan.
369
00:20:12,671 --> 00:20:15,151
Friendships are a little like
backyard gardens.
370
00:20:15,191 --> 00:20:16,775
We plan to tend to themâ¦
371
00:20:20,078 --> 00:20:23,312
We just always seem to
put it off till next week.
372
00:20:46,902 --> 00:20:48,023
Catch anything?
373
00:20:48,774 --> 00:20:50,094
Not yet, but I will.
374
00:20:51,787 --> 00:20:53,859
You were quite something
in court yesterday.
375
00:20:53,899 --> 00:20:55,813
Oh, thank you.
Appreciate it.
376
00:20:56,675 --> 00:20:59,513
Denny, could you stop fishing
for a minute?
377
00:21:01,058 --> 00:21:03,747
I'm feeling uncomfortable
about the bet.
378
00:21:05,002 --> 00:21:07,444
We don't need
the kind of competition
379
00:21:07,634 --> 00:21:10,755
or⦠animosity that a bet
like that can fuel.
380
00:21:12,411 --> 00:21:13,474
Plusâ"
381
00:21:13,842 --> 00:21:15,771
â"You're losing.
â"I'm not losing.
382
00:21:15,811 --> 00:21:17,329
Oh, yes, you're losing.
383
00:21:17,858 --> 00:21:20,922
Do you understand
how summary judgment goes?
384
00:21:21,522 --> 00:21:23,964
The burden is totally
on the defense.
385
00:21:24,291 --> 00:21:27,426
You must prove there are
no credible facts whatsoever
386
00:21:27,466 --> 00:21:30,096
upon which relief
can be granted.
387
00:21:31,232 --> 00:21:35,456
It's all but impossible for defendants
to win summary judgments.
388
00:21:35,872 --> 00:21:36,532
Double it?
389
00:21:39,050 --> 00:21:39,409
Fine.
390
00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:40,256
Fine.
391
00:21:41,881 --> 00:21:42,872
Just no doing your closing
392
00:21:42,912 --> 00:21:45,144
in that minuteman outfit
with the musket.
393
00:21:45,184 --> 00:21:47,692
Remember how the jury
just loved that?
394
00:21:47,696 --> 00:21:49,288
Especially with money
riding on this thing,
395
00:21:49,328 --> 00:21:51,753
it would be unfair for you to
take advantage like that.
396
00:21:51,793 --> 00:21:54,895
Promise me you won't wear
the minuteman outfit.
397
00:21:57,848 --> 00:21:58,442
Nice try.
398
00:22:09,776 --> 00:22:10,832
He's doing well?
399
00:22:11,913 --> 00:22:12,573
Extremely.
400
00:22:13,817 --> 00:22:16,589
You know, Denny may have
mad cow, Shirley,
401
00:22:16,592 --> 00:22:18,496
but I don't think
the cow is winning.
402
00:22:18,536 --> 00:22:19,724
Where are you now?
403
00:22:20,072 --> 00:22:24,890
â"We've got a retired general testifying,
then we close. â"Denny's closing?
404
00:22:25,096 --> 00:22:26,672
He must be on some kind
of medication.
405
00:22:26,712 --> 00:22:30,672
I don't know, but, uh, all
I can say is, he's actually good.
406
00:22:32,649 --> 00:22:35,025
Old America?
Are you kidding me?
407
00:22:35,633 --> 00:22:38,128
We don't live in old America.
This is a new world.
408
00:22:38,168 --> 00:22:41,534
The enemy isn't countries
or states or governments.
409
00:22:41,864 --> 00:22:44,632
It's terrorists capable
of attacking us here.
410
00:22:44,672 --> 00:22:46,528
Hell, they have attacked us here.
411
00:22:46,568 --> 00:22:49,616
This is new warfare
requiring new tactics.
412
00:22:50,025 --> 00:22:52,137
â"Including torture?
â"Absolutely.
413
00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:55,356
Look, if we have a suspect
who has information
414
00:22:55,592 --> 00:22:59,256
that a bomb is about to go off,
possibly killing thousands of Americans,
415
00:22:59,296 --> 00:23:02,144
are you really suggesting
we⦠we treat him gently,
416
00:23:02,184 --> 00:23:05,240
that we don't do everything
we can to save american lives?
417
00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,128
I⦠I'm not saying it.
He is.
418
00:23:08,441 --> 00:23:12,176
Lookâ¦
I long for yesterday myself.
419
00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:16,680
We used to know how to fight a war
and not trip over ourselves,
420
00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,480
but we still stand
for the same principles.
421
00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:20,840
That hasn't changed.
422
00:23:23,369 --> 00:23:24,857
I'm confused.
423
00:23:25,416 --> 00:23:28,456
Those principles you say
we still stand for,
424
00:23:28,768 --> 00:23:33,328
do they include human rights, the
fair and humane treatment of prisoners?
425
00:23:33,368 --> 00:23:36,320
I'm saying, while those values
remain important,
426
00:23:36,360 --> 00:23:38,137
we have to put them in perspective
427
00:23:38,177 --> 00:23:41,873
given the world we now live in.
â"And what world is that?
428
00:23:42,281 --> 00:23:44,273
â"One of terrorism.
â"Right.
429
00:23:44,608 --> 00:23:47,376
One where the muslim worldâ¦
much of it⦠hates us
430
00:23:47,416 --> 00:23:50,224
and would love to see the destruction
of the United States.
431
00:23:50,264 --> 00:23:53,041
Tell me, do you make any room
for the possibilityâ¦
432
00:23:53,081 --> 00:23:55,744
any room whatsoeverâ¦
that the conduct of our country,
433
00:23:55,784 --> 00:23:58,609
be it starting a war under false pretensesâ"
â"Democrat.
434
00:23:58,649 --> 00:24:01,392
Move to strike. This isn't
republicans vs democrats.
435
00:24:01,432 --> 00:24:03,616
â"Oh, right.
â"The democrats, virtually all of them,
436
00:24:03,656 --> 00:24:05,648
have supported the worst
of Bush's policies.
437
00:24:05,688 --> 00:24:08,544
Only one democrat in the senate
opposed the patriot act
438
00:24:08,584 --> 00:24:11,793
when it was first proposed. They stumbled
over each other rushing to sign a blank check.
439
00:24:11,833 --> 00:24:15,156
I hardly stand here as a proud democrat.
â"Nor do you stand as a loyal American.
440
00:24:15,196 --> 00:24:17,708
â"Oh, come on. â"We don't question
your country in a time of war.
441
00:24:17,748 --> 00:24:19,660
Why the hell not?
That to me seems like
442
00:24:19,700 --> 00:24:22,332
an especially apt time to ask questions.
â"Mr Shore.
443
00:24:22,372 --> 00:24:24,340
I don't know who the hell
came up with the notion that
444
00:24:24,380 --> 00:24:26,396
one can't criticize this
country and still be patriotic.
445
00:24:26,436 --> 00:24:28,484
I bet it was Cheney.
Well, he was wrong.
446
00:24:28,524 --> 00:24:31,692
Some of our most noble
patriots were dissentersâ¦
447
00:24:31,747 --> 00:24:35,594
â"Henry David Thoreau, Susan B. Anthonyâ"
â"Are we doing closings now?
448
00:24:35,634 --> 00:24:37,346
â"Would you like to? I'm ready.
â"Would've worn the outfit.
449
00:24:37,386 --> 00:24:38,890
Why don't you just shut up instead?
450
00:24:38,930 --> 00:24:40,712
That's enough, both of you.
451
00:24:42,770 --> 00:24:43,803
Mr Shoreâ¦
452
00:24:45,002 --> 00:24:46,718
Do you have anything else?
453
00:24:53,346 --> 00:24:54,242
No.
454
00:25:33,330 --> 00:25:35,244
Working on my closing.
Later.
455
00:25:38,322 --> 00:25:40,896
I'm sorry about
telling you to shut up.
456
00:25:45,467 --> 00:25:50,290
Can we agree just to try this case
and not let it get personal?
457
00:25:56,002 --> 00:25:57,586
Come in, Alan. Sit down.
458
00:26:05,746 --> 00:26:06,986
Something I thought
you understood,
459
00:26:07,026 --> 00:26:09,204
but you clearly don't understandâ¦
460
00:26:12,122 --> 00:26:15,224
for people of my generation,
being an Americanâ¦
461
00:26:15,714 --> 00:26:16,506
is personal.
462
00:26:17,474 --> 00:26:18,435
I realizeâ"
463
00:26:18,770 --> 00:26:21,291
No, you don't. You don't.
464
00:26:22,818 --> 00:26:24,468
In your life, growing up,
465
00:26:24,714 --> 00:26:27,442
you just took for granted
that America would always be.
466
00:26:27,482 --> 00:26:31,376
Why not? It's a superpower,
strongest country in the world.
467
00:26:31,706 --> 00:26:34,210
In my lifetime, with Hitler
trying to take over the world
468
00:26:34,250 --> 00:26:35,906
and having the means to do so,
469
00:26:35,946 --> 00:26:39,510
we went to bed scared at night
that America would end.
470
00:26:41,562 --> 00:26:43,344
Imagine that feeling, Alan.
471
00:26:45,986 --> 00:26:47,768
The tragedy for me here isâ¦
472
00:26:49,098 --> 00:26:51,804
you have no idea
how deeply offended I am
473
00:26:52,035 --> 00:26:54,873
by the idea that a townâ¦
wanting to secede.
474
00:26:54,931 --> 00:26:55,723
You have noâ¦
475
00:27:02,408 --> 00:27:03,200
Which meansâ¦
476
00:27:04,614 --> 00:27:06,198
you don't know me, Alan,
477
00:27:07,542 --> 00:27:08,268
not really.
478
00:27:11,046 --> 00:27:14,676
Our friendship has all the depth
of a jigger of scotch.
479
00:27:22,606 --> 00:27:25,642
I really need to work
on my closing right now.
480
00:27:50,270 --> 00:27:53,174
Why are you wearing
that ridiculous costume?
481
00:27:53,814 --> 00:27:55,860
It's not a costume,
your honor.
482
00:27:56,142 --> 00:27:58,958
I'm a member of the United States
auxiliary coast guard.
483
00:27:58,998 --> 00:28:01,662
I stand ready to defend
my country against enemies,
484
00:28:01,702 --> 00:28:03,220
high crime and treason.
485
00:28:03,598 --> 00:28:05,647
Objection. I object
to the implicationâ"
486
00:28:05,687 --> 00:28:07,294
Oh, Mr Shore, sit down.
487
00:28:07,710 --> 00:28:10,222
Thank you, your honor.
I'll make this short.
488
00:28:10,262 --> 00:28:13,206
It is my belief that the best
closing arguments are short.
489
00:28:13,246 --> 00:28:15,870
There's a lot to criticize
about America today.
490
00:28:15,910 --> 00:28:16,900
I realize that.
491
00:28:16,983 --> 00:28:19,422
Truth be told, I'm embarrassed
by the current administration.
492
00:28:19,462 --> 00:28:20,127
Who isn't?
493
00:28:20,590 --> 00:28:23,759
But whatever one wants to say
about George Bush,
494
00:28:24,166 --> 00:28:27,532
there can be no question
that he loves his country.
495
00:28:27,734 --> 00:28:30,062
He once made a simple statement
that, simply put,
496
00:28:30,102 --> 00:28:32,782
reflects who and what he is.
â"Simple?
497
00:28:33,158 --> 00:28:34,015
Mr Shore.
498
00:28:34,430 --> 00:28:37,532
He said, âyou're either with
us or against us.â
499
00:28:37,575 --> 00:28:40,038
The town of Concord
comes into court, saysâ¦
500
00:28:40,078 --> 00:28:45,142
they no longer choose to be with us.
They want to abandon America.
501
00:28:45,910 --> 00:28:50,080
It is the most unpatriotic
act of heresy imaginable.
502
00:28:52,278 --> 00:28:53,136
It's treason.
503
00:28:54,494 --> 00:28:56,271
Your honor, if you allow
this case to continue
504
00:28:56,311 --> 00:28:58,430
a week, a day, an hour,
505
00:28:59,446 --> 00:29:02,334
you are saying that abandoning
America in a time of war
506
00:29:02,374 --> 00:29:04,350
is conceivably acceptable.
507
00:29:05,670 --> 00:29:09,590
If you love this nation just one
fraction of what George Bush does
508
00:29:09,630 --> 00:29:16,950
or I do or most Americans do,
you cannot possibly find that acceptable.
509
00:29:36,502 --> 00:29:40,622
Not too long ago, we set
the example for the world
510
00:29:41,030 --> 00:29:43,518
on civil liberties
and human rights.
511
00:29:45,550 --> 00:29:46,110
Todayâ¦
512
00:29:49,334 --> 00:29:53,758
Today we have this bipartisan
piece of legislationâ¦
513
00:29:54,502 --> 00:29:56,599
the patriot actâ¦
that criminalizes free speech,
514
00:29:56,639 --> 00:29:58,518
authorizes warrantless searches,
515
00:29:58,558 --> 00:30:01,396
allows for wiretaps
without probable cause.
516
00:30:01,582 --> 00:30:04,639
People can now be locked up
on suspicion alone,
517
00:30:04,679 --> 00:30:07,631
denied due process
or even a hearing.
518
00:30:08,382 --> 00:30:09,868
As for foreign nationals,
forget it.
519
00:30:09,908 --> 00:30:11,925
They can be deported
for what they say or think,
520
00:30:11,965 --> 00:30:13,461
even if they're
completely law-abiding.
521
00:30:13,501 --> 00:30:17,178
They can be kept from ever entering this
country under the ideological exclusion rule,
522
00:30:17,218 --> 00:30:19,090
again, based on what
they say or think.
523
00:30:19,130 --> 00:30:22,867
All this accomplished by a bill that
our leaders rushed to pass
524
00:30:22,907 --> 00:30:25,811
just six weeks
after those towers came down.
525
00:30:27,618 --> 00:30:30,138
Did you⦠read
the patriot act, judge?
526
00:30:31,330 --> 00:30:33,082
Members of congress
certainly didn't.
527
00:30:33,122 --> 00:30:35,138
It was pushed through
with so much haste,
528
00:30:35,178 --> 00:30:37,356
there was
almost no deliberation.
529
00:30:37,378 --> 00:30:40,642
Because few if any members
of the house of senate
530
00:30:40,891 --> 00:30:42,106
had bothered to read itâ¦
531
00:30:42,146 --> 00:30:43,314
â"most still haven'tâ"
532
00:30:43,354 --> 00:30:47,970
A bill that mocks our constitution
and moves us ever closer to tyranny.
533
00:30:48,010 --> 00:30:51,904
We now round up suspects
and throw them in detention camps,
534
00:30:52,226 --> 00:30:53,978
claiming they're not
prisoners of war
535
00:30:54,018 --> 00:30:57,442
so that we may torture them
in violation of the Geneva convention.
536
00:30:57,482 --> 00:31:00,930
We set up these camps in Cuba
and other foreign locations.
537
00:31:00,970 --> 00:31:04,787
This is not something done by a
government with moral integrity.
538
00:31:04,827 --> 00:31:07,787
It does not reflect a nation
with a conscience.
539
00:31:07,827 --> 00:31:10,005
And let's talk about the torture.
540
00:31:10,130 --> 00:31:13,114
This isn't slapping around some suspect
who knows of a ticking bomb.
541
00:31:13,154 --> 00:31:15,634
We now use torture
as a matter of course.
542
00:31:15,674 --> 00:31:19,954
We use it against people just to see if
they have information, any information.
543
00:31:19,994 --> 00:31:22,834
Torture is no longer
the exception, but the rule.
544
00:31:22,874 --> 00:31:23,798
It's systemic.
545
00:31:24,203 --> 00:31:26,447
Waterboarding,
sexual humiliation,
546
00:31:26,698 --> 00:31:29,404
extreme psychological
and physical abuseâ¦
547
00:31:29,410 --> 00:31:34,403
We all know the horrors of Abu Ghraib.
And those orders came from the very top.
548
00:31:34,443 --> 00:31:37,667
George Bush knew
and approved of these tactics,
549
00:31:37,930 --> 00:31:42,088
as did Rummy, Condi, Dick,
Ashcroft, Tenent, even Colin Powell.
550
00:31:42,106 --> 00:31:46,290
They all knew and participated in
creating the policy, as did many others,
551
00:31:46,330 --> 00:31:48,443
and yet not one high-ranking officer
552
00:31:48,483 --> 00:31:52,971
or member of this administration has
been held accountable, not one.
553
00:31:55,426 --> 00:31:57,406
We set up these secret prisons
554
00:31:57,450 --> 00:32:00,750
using techniques modeled on
the dungeons of Egypt.
555
00:32:00,843 --> 00:32:02,826
We chain prisoners to ceilings,
we subject them
556
00:32:02,866 --> 00:32:04,715
to simulated drownings
or sexual abuse.
557
00:32:04,755 --> 00:32:06,669
This is not moral leadership.
558
00:32:06,706 --> 00:32:08,683
This is not the conduct of a country
559
00:32:08,723 --> 00:32:11,759
that regards the law or
respects human rights.
560
00:32:12,435 --> 00:32:15,922
And the country I speak of
is not Egypt or Saudi Arabia
561
00:32:15,962 --> 00:32:17,282
or even North Korea.
562
00:32:17,498 --> 00:32:21,458
It's the United States of Americaâ¦
my country, your country.
563
00:32:25,234 --> 00:32:27,940
Denny Crane said to me
that I cannot know
564
00:32:28,178 --> 00:32:35,570
the experience of lying down at night
and facing the idea of losing America.
565
00:32:38,650 --> 00:32:41,274
Since September 11, 2001,
566
00:32:41,602 --> 00:32:44,002
I think most of us have
laid down on many a night
567
00:32:44,042 --> 00:32:45,758
and imagined exactly that.
568
00:32:46,498 --> 00:32:47,226
But I wonder,
569
00:32:47,266 --> 00:32:50,674
what is it about America
that we most fear losing?
570
00:32:51,178 --> 00:32:54,906
and I wonder, how much of that
have we lost already?
571
00:32:58,954 --> 00:33:01,138
The town of Concordâ¦
what can it really do,
572
00:33:01,178 --> 00:33:05,468
stage a protest, have a rally,
a parade, call a press conference?
573
00:33:05,499 --> 00:33:07,243
Would that even make the news?
574
00:33:07,283 --> 00:33:10,643
But threaten to secede, that
would get some attention.
575
00:33:10,683 --> 00:33:13,058
and if you look at
all the facts here,
576
00:33:13,098 --> 00:33:16,362
you'll see Concord isn't really
seeking to leave America at all.
577
00:33:16,402 --> 00:33:17,858
It's America that has left them.
578
00:33:17,898 --> 00:33:19,298
And, of course, ultimately,
579
00:33:19,338 --> 00:33:21,162
Concord will not be
allowed to secede.
580
00:33:21,202 --> 00:33:22,194
We all know that.
581
00:33:22,234 --> 00:33:25,163
But if you quash this at the
summary judgment stage,
582
00:33:25,203 --> 00:33:27,458
you will, in effect, be ruling
that their concerns
583
00:33:27,498 --> 00:33:28,794
are not even legitimate.
584
00:33:28,834 --> 00:33:31,738
And how can any true American
conclude that?
585
00:33:36,251 --> 00:33:39,946
We stand here today
asking you to defend a democracy
586
00:33:40,266 --> 00:33:43,764
that our congress and
our president refuse to defend.
587
00:33:43,795 --> 00:33:45,706
We're asking you to stand up
for the constitution,
588
00:33:45,746 --> 00:33:48,210
which every judge is
duty-bound to protect.
589
00:33:48,250 --> 00:33:51,626
We ask you to stand up for
an America that, 60 years ago,
590
00:33:51,666 --> 00:33:55,032
our soldiers stormed a beach
in Normandy to defend.
591
00:33:56,451 --> 00:34:00,015
This case is personal to you,
and it's personal to me.
592
00:34:00,180 --> 00:34:03,084
It's personal to everyone
in this courtroom.
593
00:34:03,867 --> 00:34:05,649
I love this country, Denny.
594
00:34:07,652 --> 00:34:08,613
I justâ¦
595
00:34:10,773 --> 00:34:13,956
sometimes, I just don't
recognize it anymore.
596
00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:09,208
I, like many Americans,
am horrified
597
00:35:10,264 --> 00:35:13,234
that our government
tortures prisoners of war
598
00:35:13,888 --> 00:35:15,968
that we've turned
our police powersâ¦
599
00:35:16,008 --> 00:35:18,481
many of them illegalâ¦
against our own citizens.
600
00:35:18,521 --> 00:35:20,761
If the goal of the terrorists
on 9/11
601
00:35:20,801 --> 00:35:22,649
was to knock down democracy,
602
00:35:23,571 --> 00:35:25,683
then they surely have succeeded.
603
00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:28,083
But I, like many Americans,
604
00:35:28,123 --> 00:35:31,225
care more about
the protection of our children,
605
00:35:31,350 --> 00:35:32,526
grandchildrenâ¦
606
00:35:33,734 --> 00:35:35,714
than I do our nation's ideals.
607
00:35:36,559 --> 00:35:38,341
I do not doubt for a moment
608
00:35:38,855 --> 00:35:41,985
that the government is acting
in good faith to make us safe.
609
00:35:42,025 --> 00:35:44,752
No do I doubt that if there's
any time in our nation's history
610
00:35:44,792 --> 00:35:47,828
when we must simply
stick together, it is now.
611
00:35:50,802 --> 00:35:53,857
The concerns and questions
you have raised, Mr Shore,
612
00:35:53,897 --> 00:35:59,274
are indeed legitimate, but I cannot
and I will not allow to stand
613
00:35:59,601 --> 00:36:04,251
Concord's motion
to secede from this country.
614
00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:08,296
We're adjourned.
615
00:36:16,057 --> 00:36:16,737
Still undefeated.
616
00:36:16,777 --> 00:36:17,767
Never in doubt.
617
00:36:18,593 --> 00:36:20,243
How about our friendship?
618
00:36:22,761 --> 00:36:25,929
A man is never so rich
as he is with friendshipâ¦
619
00:36:26,041 --> 00:36:29,671
except when he's got $50,000.
â"I thought we doubled it.
620
00:36:29,777 --> 00:36:33,867
I'll give you half off
'cause I like you.
621
00:36:37,168 --> 00:36:38,290
Walk out with me?
622
00:36:38,376 --> 00:36:38,888
Please.
623
00:36:57,537 --> 00:36:58,337
Men's room.
624
00:36:59,464 --> 00:37:00,561
I got it wrong.
625
00:37:01,065 --> 00:37:03,177
No biggie.
The stalls are empty.
626
00:37:03,673 --> 00:37:07,265
I got it wrong about your no longer
being a brilliant attorney.
627
00:37:07,305 --> 00:37:08,657
Seems you still are.
628
00:37:11,584 --> 00:37:12,177
Sex?
629
00:37:14,392 --> 00:37:15,184
Not tonight.
630
00:37:15,448 --> 00:37:17,272
Oh. I had a dream.
631
00:37:18,433 --> 00:37:21,469
You and I were swimming
in my pool buck naked.
632
00:37:21,593 --> 00:37:23,705
We began
to make ferocious love.
633
00:37:23,738 --> 00:37:24,841
You screamed so loudly
634
00:37:24,881 --> 00:37:26,529
the police came
and looked over the fence
635
00:37:26,569 --> 00:37:30,001
and said, âoh, that's just
Crane, pool and Schmidt.â
636
00:37:33,786 --> 00:37:37,305
And on that lovely note,
good night, Denny.
637
00:37:38,465 --> 00:37:39,601
And way to go.
638
00:38:00,313 --> 00:38:02,161
She's still in love with me.
639
00:38:05,976 --> 00:38:07,626
Everybody loves a winner.
640
00:38:10,833 --> 00:38:12,021
You were pathetic,
641
00:38:12,377 --> 00:38:15,479
trying to get me to wear
that minuteman outfit.
642
00:38:17,377 --> 00:38:18,953
You wore it before.
643
00:38:20,890 --> 00:38:22,865
I actually did listen
to your closing.
644
00:38:22,905 --> 00:38:24,159
Almost made me cry.
645
00:38:25,329 --> 00:38:26,104
Really?
646
00:38:26,441 --> 00:38:29,785
Yeah, 'cause for a second there,
I thought you'd win.
647
00:38:29,825 --> 00:38:31,129
Let me ask you a question.
648
00:38:31,169 --> 00:38:35,249
Don't you get tired of going on
and on and on like that?
649
00:38:36,545 --> 00:38:37,281
Yes.
650
00:38:38,625 --> 00:38:41,473
When you think of the hours
and hours I've spent
651
00:38:41,513 --> 00:38:42,880
standing in front of a juryâ¦
652
00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:43,580
Let's not.
653
00:38:46,411 --> 00:38:47,937
Jerry said something about
654
00:38:47,977 --> 00:38:51,193
how we don't tend to
the friendships in our lives.
655
00:38:51,233 --> 00:38:53,279
We do, every night,
right here.
656
00:38:53,489 --> 00:38:54,409
Yes, butâ¦
657
00:38:56,889 --> 00:39:00,057
When I consider my job,
with all those closingsâ¦
658
00:39:00,128 --> 00:39:02,801
â"Endless closings.
â"â¦many of them quite personalâ¦
659
00:39:02,841 --> 00:39:04,305
â"Long-winded closings.
â"All right.
660
00:39:04,345 --> 00:39:05,533
What's your point?
661
00:39:06,225 --> 00:39:09,723
My point is, I've spent perhaps
most of my adult life
662
00:39:10,057 --> 00:39:13,808
talking and talking
and talking to strangers.
663
00:39:15,553 --> 00:39:19,208
Why don't people take more time
to be with the ones they love?
664
00:39:19,248 --> 00:39:20,337
Why don't we take more vacations?
665
00:39:20,377 --> 00:39:22,121
We keep talking about
going fishing again.
666
00:39:22,161 --> 00:39:24,321
My god, you bought a trout
from a pet store.
667
00:39:24,361 --> 00:39:28,873
Alan⦠Let's go. Now.
668
00:39:29,657 --> 00:39:31,121
I'm being serious, Denny.
669
00:39:31,161 --> 00:39:31,882
So am I.
670
00:39:33,697 --> 00:39:37,377
Let's hang the âgone fishin'â
sign on the door and go.
671
00:39:40,073 --> 00:39:40,489
Where?
672
00:39:41,353 --> 00:39:43,393
We'll start with the Charles river,
673
00:39:43,433 --> 00:39:45,457
go from there.
Road trip, you and me.
674
00:39:45,497 --> 00:39:47,959
â"Don't tease me. I'll do it.
â"I'm not teasing. Let's go.
675
00:39:47,999 --> 00:39:51,039
We'll camp, we'll fish,
we'll toast marshmallows.
676
00:39:51,079 --> 00:39:51,739
Same tent.
677
00:39:52,191 --> 00:39:56,123
Separate sleeping bags.
Come on. Nature awaits.
678
00:39:56,711 --> 00:39:58,655
Oh, god. Why'd you
have to bring up nature?
679
00:39:58,695 --> 00:40:00,215
You know I hate nature.
680
00:40:00,591 --> 00:40:01,911
I'll hold your hand.
681
00:40:01,927 --> 00:40:05,287
What was that quote you said
from Ralph Waldo Emerson?
682
00:40:05,327 --> 00:40:07,109
He said quite a few things.
683
00:40:07,743 --> 00:40:13,319
âA friend may well be reckoned
the masterpiece of nature.â
684
00:40:15,535 --> 00:40:18,670
Can't remember what I had for
breakfast, but that I remember.
685
00:40:18,710 --> 00:40:20,492
You constantly surprise me.
686
00:40:20,695 --> 00:40:22,081
Keeps the love fresh.
687
00:40:24,127 --> 00:40:24,487
Alanâ¦
688
00:40:26,519 --> 00:40:27,703
Let's go fishing.
689
00:40:32,823 --> 00:40:33,945
Let's go fishing.
690
00:40:50,911 --> 00:41:02,511
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