Lawyers

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Wow, is that what I think it is?

Yes it is.

Nice rock. -Thank you.

How do you afford that on a public defender's salary?

It was my grandmother's. What do you want?

I need you to cover a case for me.

What's the case?

Armed robbery. Couple of kids jacked up old Crystal Heath stole a couple of flat screen televisions.

Oh come on, why would I want that?

Come on Ryder, I have a conflict.

What's the conflict?

You slept with the opposing council again, didn't you?

Ryder, I need you to do this for me

Alright, but I get the next murder case. Double homicide.

Do we have a deal? -We have a deal.

You know uh, Annes a definite catch.

And that ring will seal the deal.

Alright, just leave the case files on my desk.

Come on lets grab a couple of beers.

I gotta take a rain check. Meeting Anne for dinner.

Oh so you're popping the question tonight?

Yup!

[phone ringing]

Hey sweetheart.

Where are you?

I'm parking the car, I'll be there in two minutes.

Okay, see you soon.

I love you, bye.

Hey. I'm uh, there. Thank you.

Hey. Sorry I'm late.

Hey, sorry , excuse me

Oh yeah, go ahead.

Hey.

It's already been leaked to the press? Alright we need damage control fast.

Let's get the crisis management team that dealt with the Southeast case. They were genius. Good, call me back.

What a day. I'm starved and I need a drink

Tell me about it.

I ordered some sake.

What was that all about?

I just got another case. Baseball player accused of taking steroids. And these shoes are killing me.

Why do you buy shoes that don't fit?

They do fit.

No, they donít fit, you have blisters, they don't fit. I mean they look great.

Well thank you, for 450 bucks they should look great. Oh I'm sorry

No, go ahead.

Hey. Let me speak with Jack.

Okay. Let's make this the doctors fault for not telling the patient what he was being injected with.

It's not about why it's in his system it's about how it got there.

This is about making the jury convinced the doctors responsible.

No loose ends, the trainer didn't save any syringes.

As far as I'm concerned my client thought he was getting B-12 shots or flax seed oil. Good

So, you're representing a ball player that took steroids?

It's just a malpractice suit.

How do you get a malpracitce suit from taking steroids?

Accused of using steroids the doctor injected him and he didn't know it.

I think you have a, mmm, problem there because the league policy is that the players are responsible for what goes in their body.

Mmm, that only sticks if the client is fully aware and in control which he wasn't.

Okay so the player didn't know what the doctor was injecting in his butt.

If my client hadn't just signed a multi million dollar contract I doubt anyone would care if he took steroids.

Well, he did just sign a multi million dollar contract.

The league has no proof.

Well that doesn't sound very innocent to me.

Ryder, my client thought he was getting injected with some vitamin cocktail or some cortisone tea to ease his pain.

Okay no no no, I understand it's a good argument. That's good.

I mean that I get to go into court tomorrow and get my two meth addicts off of armed robbery because they didnít know what they were smoking?

Why are you being such a jerk?

I'm not.

My client is a good guy with a family.

He cheated. I mean he cheated and then he hired the best legal council out there to, uh, you know make his actions seem acceptable.

How is it any different from you using the client as a product of an abusive home to justify armed robbery?

That's very different. -Really, why? How?

Well I'm not trying to argue that he didn't commit armed robbery I'm trying to say that maybe it mitigates the sentence.

Do you want to get that?

Yeah. I can hear you, don't worry. We still have a solid case, just find every paper and flood them with 'em so they don't find it and that will be enough of a distraction.

You know what the problem is, Anne? You just like winning too much.

I'm not doing anything illegal.

No, what you're doing is spinning a created truth when you and I both know that your guy tested positive because the masking drug didn't work.

Roger, not everything is black and white.

Okay, is that what you're going to tell the seven year old kid in Iowa who believes your clients a hero?

Look, the betrayal was between the doctor and his patient.

Okay, alright. You're right, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I really am.

It's okay.

I donít even know. I'm sorry I brought it up.

Anne. Will you- ummm-

Will you.

Just answer me this one thing, okay?

Do you really believe that your ball player is innocent?

I really have to take this.

Yeah, okay? Good. This needs to be discussed further.

It's not about why it's in his system it's about how it got there.

No, it's about convincing the jury the doctors responsible. That's right no loose ends, the trainer didn't save any syringes.

As far as I'm concerned my client thought he was getting B-12 shots or flax seed oil.

Okay good, yeah.

Did you just put a piece of sushi in your pocket?