Boston Legal
Hired Guns
Season 1, Episode 10
Airdate: December 19, 2004
Written by David E. Kelley
? 2004 David E. Kelley Productions. All Rights Reserved
Transcribed by Sheri for https://www.doczj.com/doc/659279220.html, [version updated June 19, 2006]
The Annual Crane Poole & Schmidt Christmas Party
Camera pans around the reception area to a man wearing a Santa hat picking up a drink from a bar set up in front of the signage; to Alan Shore, complete with a branch of mistletoe rigged to hang over his head, dancing with Tara Wilson; to Catherine Piper dancing with an older gentleman as:
Denny Crane:singing with a 3-woman back-up group behind him “Bells will be ringing, their sad, sad blues. Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues! My baby’s gone. I have no friends, to wish me greetings once again. Choirs will be singing Silent Night. Christmas carols . . .” sees someone and leaves the group to finish without him
Tara Wilson: So, do I get my kiss or not?
Alan Shore: Tara, the way mistletoe works is the one standing under it is the one to receive.
Tara Wilson: Well, I prefer to meet in the middle.
Alan Shore: Well, I do enjoy your middle tremendously, but a kiss really is more traditional. They both lean a bit toward each other Ah, the anticipation is pure . . . Sally.
Sally Heep: Hi. The last thing I want to do is come between all that collagen, but, Alan, we have a little problem, and, like it or not, you’re probably the best man to fix it. Ah, this is Carmen Flores. She works in housekeeping here. Her ex-husband kidnapped her two children. This is the third Christmas he’s done so. He brings them to Peru, when it’s Carmen who has legal custody of them for the holidays.
Tara Wilson: Can’t you just go to the judge?
Sally Heep: She did that last year. And it cost her a fortune. The judge held him in contempt for a day. He said it’s worth it to spend Christmas with his kids in Peru. H—his flight leaves tomorrow night. I—I thought maybe you could think of something.
Tara Wilson: Didn’t you used to be a lawyer, Sally? Oh, I apologize. There go my lips again. Must be all that collagen.
Alan Shore: Ladies? Tips his head forward so the mistletoe hangs between them Perhaps you tow should kiss in the name of Christmas.
Sally Heep:gasps as Lori Colson falls into her
Lori Colson: Oh, sorry, Sally. Incredible dress, by the way. Hate you. turns to Alan Shore Ah, Alan. Mistletoe. takes his face between both hands and kisses him hard. Mwah. smiles, then whispers Whatever.
[credits]
Courtroom
Camera pans over rather graphic pictures of 2 gunshot murder victims—alive and dead.
ADA John Shubert: She came home that evening at 9:30, catching an early flight to surprise her husband. But it was the defendant who was surprised. Susan May discovered her husband Ralph making love to a business associate, Marie Holcomb—and it was more than she could bear. The evidence will show that the defendant retrieved a handgun from the kitchen, returned to the bedroom and fired six shots—three into her husband, three into Marie Holcomb. This is the holiday season. You people should be home with your families right now. I apologize for that. Marie Holcomb’s mother and father fly here every December from the West Coast. This time, it’s to attend the trial of their daughter’s killer. Susan May destroyed a lot of happy plans with that gun.
Brad Chase: Get in Christmas.
Lori Colson: Sorry?
Brad Chase: Christmas is ours and Susan’s. Don’t let him claim it.
Lori Colson: I, too, would like to apologize for taking you away from your families during this holiday season. That’s Susan’s family seated over there. They would dearly love to be home with her. She would dearly love to be home with them. Imagine, if you can as you prepare for your Christmas, having a loved one murdered.
Add to that the horror that the police can’t figure out who did it. And then, if you can possibly fathom, imagine they decide to arrest you. That’s your defendant, ladies and gentlemen. A law-abiding, loving, faithful advertising executive—an innocent woman whose whole life was just suddenly and wrongly destroyed. That’s your defendant, and that’s what the evidence will show.
Alan Shore’s Office
Carmen Flores: I—I did report police twice. They say domestic.
Alan Shore: He returned the children both times after Christmas?
Carmen Flores: Yes. This why police say it is for court to decide. No one involved.
Suddenly, Denny Crane enters.
Alan Shore: Ah, Denny. This is Carmen Flores. She works here in housekeeping.
Denny Crane: Excellent. Why do I care?
Alan Shore: Perhaps you don’t. First off, let me say how incredible you were last night. The whole office is stil . . . stunned.
Denny Crane: Thank you.
Alan Shore: Now, on a topic far removed from you, and therefore much less entertaining, though of some import to Carmen, her children have been snatched by her ex-husband. Who do you know at the Boston Police Department?
Denny Crane: I know everybody.
Alan Shore: You hear that, Carmen? The man knows everybody.
Carmen Flores smiles rather dubiously.
Courtroom
Detective Wayne Farley: Her story didn’t check out. It’s as simple as that.
ADA John Shubert: That story she gave you was?
Detective Wayne Farley: She came home, found them dead in bed.
ADA John Shubert: Was there evidence of anyone other than the victims or the defendant being in the house that night?
Detective Wayne Farley: None.
ADA John Shubert: And, Detective, describe for the jury if you can, the defendant’s demeanor when you arrived at the scene that night.
Detective Wayne Farley: She seemed pretty shook up. There was blood all over her. She claimed she got the blood on her when she went to her husband’s side to see if she could revive him.
ADA John Shubert: And you don’t believe that?
Lori Colson: I’m sorry. It seems the detective is more than willing to give testimony against my client. You don’t really need to lead him.
Judge Phillips Stevens: Sustained.
ADA John Shubert: Did you believe the defendant’s claim?
Detective Wayne Farley: No. It was determined that she was standing approximately 5 feet away when she fired the gun.
Lori Colson: I’m sorry. I hate to be a nuisance. But did I miss the point where you said she fired the gun? Judge Phillip Stevens: Sustained.
ADA John Shubert: Detective, what, if anything led you to believe that the defendant fired the gun?
Detective Wayne Farley: We did a trace metal test, which revealed she held the gun and her fingerprints were on the gun.
ADA John Shubert: Hm. Anything else?
Detective Wayne Farley: We know her driver dropped her off at 9:30 pm. She called the police at 11:07. She told us she discovered the bodies soon after she entered the house. If so, why did she wait an hour and a half to call the police? As I said, her story just didn’t add up.
Brad Chase: Seems from your tone, Detective, you consider this, ah, kind of a no-brainer.
Detective Wayne Farley: We applied all our mental faculties just the same and concluded your client committed the crime.
Brad Chase: Oh, you concluded pretty quickly, I might add. You placed her under arrest the next day. By the way, was the spatter analysis done in a day?
Detective Wayne Farley: No. That came in later.
Brad Chase: I see. So when you placed Susan May under arrest, you were going on . . .
Detective Wayne Farley: Her fingerprints were on the gun, for starters.
Brad Chase: It was her gun, was it not?
Detective Wayne Farley: The fingerprints were fresh.
Brad Chase: Got there, perhaps, when she picked the gun up after?
Detective Wayne Farley: We also had motive, her evasive demeanor.
Brad Chase: She called the police, did she not?
Detective Wayne Farley: Yes, but she wasn’t truthful.
Brad Chase: Wasn’t truthful when she said she didn’t shoot them?
Detective Wayne Farley: That, and she obviously wasn’t truthful about calling the police immediately after finding the bodies.
Brad Chase: You had her examined by a psychiatrist that night?
Detective Wayne Farley: Yes.
Brad Chase: The psychiatrist said she was in shock?
Detective Wayne Farley: Yes.
Brad Chase: Possible the shock of discovering her murdered husband caused the delay in calling the police? Detective Wayne Farley: I doubt that’s what happened.
Brad Chase: This doubt is based on your psychiatric training.
Detective Wayne Farley: It’s based on 30 years of experience as a homicide detective.
Brad Chase: Thirty years as a homicide detective told you that the delay in calling the police could not have been caused by shock? picks up a large photograph mounted on a board Let’s turn back to the blood spatter evidence. This is the blouse my client was wearing that evening, is it not?
Detective Wayne Farley: Yes.
Brad Chase: Lot of blood. That’s all spattering?
Detective Wayne Farley: Most of that blood came from handling the bodies.
Brad Chase: So where’s the spatter you spoke of, Detective?
Detective Wayne Farley: There are two elongated markings on the left shoulder.
Brad Chase: Right here? These tiny marks here?
Detective Wayne Farley: Yes.
Brad Chase: She supposedly fired six shots. There’s only two tiny marks?
Detective Wayne Farley: The other marks are likely covered up with the blood from when she handled the bodies.
Brad Chase: Did you analyze these marks yourself, Detective?
Detective Wayne Farley: I did.
Brad Chase: Are you the person in the Boston Police Department who does this?
Detective Wayne Farley: Well, there are others, obviously, but I started in the lab, so I’m trained as well. Brad Chase: Was there anyone else in the lab who analyzed this shirt?
Detective Wayne Farley: Yes. We have a junior member . . .
Brad Chase: Junior member? It’s a high-profile case. It went to a junior member?
Detective Wayne Farley: As I said, I analyzed the clothes with my 30 years . . .
Brad Chase: Thirty years in the lab?
Detective Wayne Farley: No.
Brad Chase: How many years in the lab?
Detective Wayne Farley: Five.
Brad Chase: How ‘bout the junior member? How many years did he have?
Detective Wayne Farley: I’m not sure
Brad Chase: More than five?
Detective Wayne Farley: I believe so.
Brad Chase: Just out of curiosity, what was his finding?
Detective Wayne Farley: Inconclusive.
Brad Chase: He could not determine that my client fired a gun?
Detective Wayne Farley: Nor could he rule it out.
Brad Chase: He could not determine that my client fired a gun.
Detective Wayne Farley: Correct. But I determined she did.
Brad Chase: You trace-metalled my client. Did you test for powder residue on her hand?
Detective Wayne Farley: Yes. She tested negative.
Brad Chase: Gee, how could that be?
Detective Wayne Farley: We determined that she likely wore gloves when she fired the gun.
Brad Chase: So she was careful to wear gloves when she shot them, then afterwards, she took the gloves off and handled the gun?
Detective Wayne Farley: If she went into shock, as you say, she probably made a mistake. Murderers often do.
Brad Chase: So for the purpose of explaining the delay in calling the police, you don’t buy shock. but to explain why she picked up the murder weapon barehanded after firing with gloves, you do buy shock; in fact, you seem to be selling it.
ADA John Shubert: Objection.
Brad Chase: Withdrawn. Did you find the gloves?
Detective Wayne Farley: No.
Brad Chase: You searched the entire house? I’m asking. I don’t want to presume.
Detective Wayne Farley: We searched the house. We did not find the gloves.
Brad Chase: Any evidence of her leaving the house after she came home that night?
Detective Wayne Farley: No.
Brad Chase: Any unsolved burglaries in this neighborhood in the last year?
Detective Wayne Farley: A couple.
Courthouse Conference Room
Susan May: That went well, right?
Lori Colson: Mm, hmm. It went extremely well. The problem, Susan, as we’ve explained—the burden of proof is really on us.
Susan May: I still don’t understand that, as much as you keep saying it.
Lori Colson: When you have the scorned wife being the only one there, her fresh fingerprints on the gun . . . Brad Chase: Trust me. We’ll argue burglar. But with no sing of a break-in . . .
Susan May: So my chances are the same.
Lori Colson: No. We did very well with the witness today. Our chances just got a little bit better. But if we just . . . we stick to the plan. We’d like you to meet with Dr. Waylon one more time.
Susan May: Why?
Lori Colson: In case we need to call him, we want to be ready.
Susan May: I’m not really comfortable being treated like some patient.
Brad Chase: Susan, you put your life in our hands, did you not? You need to let us do what we do.
Susan May: Can I ask you something? I’m not sure why I want to ask this now, but, do you believe me?
Lori Colson: I don’t know. I certainly want to believe you, but when I look at the evidence . . .
Susan May: I at least appreciate your candor.
Lori Colson: The question the jury’s going to be asking: if not you, then who? And we’ve got no answer for that.
Courtroom
Dr. Lee Chang: The fatal wounds for both victims were to the head. Death was instantaneous.
ADA John Shubert: And, Doctor, were you able to determine the time of death?
Dr. Lee Chang: Between 9:30 and 9:45 p.m.
Lori Colson: Doctor, did you examine the stomach contents of the victims?
Dr. Lee Chang: Yes
Lori Colson: What did you find?
Dr. Lee Chang: They were both relatively full.
Lori Colson: After eating, how long does food stay in the stomach before emptying into the small intestine? Dr. Lee Chang: Generally, one to two hours.
Lori Colson: So if the victims finished dining by 7:30 as reported those stomachs should have been empty. Unless they were killed before 9:30, correct?
Dr. Lee Chang: Or unless they ate again after leaving the restaurant.
Lori Colson: Were there any signs, to your knowledge, that they’d eaten at home? Dirty dishes? Recent garbage?
Dr. Lee Chang: To my knowledge, there was no evidence of that.
Lori Colson: Thank you.
ADA John Shubert: But they could have stopped on their way home from the restaurant—had dessert or something?
Dr. Lee Chang: Well, not a medical question, but yes, possible.
Judge Phillip Stevens: You may step down, sir. Mr. Shubert?
ADA John Shubert: The prosecution rests, your Honor.
Judge Phillip Stevens: Miss Colson.
Lori Colson:whispering to Brad Chase Let’s let them see some serious thinking going on. What’s your take on free agency?
Brad Chase: It’s killing baseball.
Lori Colson: Hockey?
Brad Chase: No salary cap, no hockey.
Lori Colson: Soccer
Brad Chase: Nobody cares.
Lori Colson:arises Your Honor, the defense calls Susan May.
Conference Room at Crane Poole & Schmidt
Officer Davis: It’s just that we regard it more as a domestic custody dispute. Her recourse would be with probate.
Alan Shore: Well, there’s where we’re wrong, Denny. I thought if you were to physically and unlawfully grab somebody and haul them off to a foreign country, it would be a crime.
Denny Crane: Well, I’ll be damned.
Alan Shore: So, we’re wrong then. By the way, does one need to be related to the victim to escape charges? There’s this Junior Mint I’ve had my eye on. I thought I might borrow her for a long weekend. Perhaps the Bahamas.
Officer Michaels: As we understand it, the father always brings the kids back.
Alan Shore: That’s what I’d do. Be a joyride.
Denny Crane: We’re wasting time here, and you two look like good men. Department’s full of good men. That’s why Denny Crane and this firm invest so much money in your annual ball. So, you’ll arrest the husband because, A—Denny Crane wants you to, and B . . .
Alan Shore: I play poker with some reporters, one in particular who’d be curious as to why ethnic child snatchings don’t get your attention. And, C . . .
Denny Crane: The children were kidnapped. And D . . .
Alan Shore: You’re officially on notice.
Officers Davis and Michaels exit.
Alan Shore: You’re good when you get testy.
Denny Crane: Came easy today. My balls hurt.
Alan Shore: Let’s have that be the one and only time you tell me that.
Courtroom
Susan May: I was hurrying home because, well, I had been away for about a week and I was excited to see him.
Lori Colson: And when you got home?
Susan May: I pulled into the garage, went into the kitchen, called out his name. His car was there, so I was sure he was home. It was only about 9:30. I couldn’t imagine him being in bed. But . . . he was.
Lori Colson: And not alone.
Susan May: No.
Lori Colson: What happened, Susan?
Susan May: I started upstairs. I called out his name again. Still no response. Then I went to the bedroom, looked in, a—and I saw it.
Lori Colson: Saw what?
Susan May: At first, just blood. And then I saw one body, and then another.
Lori Colson: What did you do?
Susan May: I first screamed. I—I looked at my husband and . . . his eyes were open, and there was a hole in his temple. And I—I went to him to see if he was still breathing.
Lori Colson: Was he?
Susan May: No.
Lori Colson: What happened next?
Susan May: I don’t know.
Lori Colson: You don’t know?
Susan May:sighs I remember talking to the police at some point. I remember—I—them taking Ralph away. But . . .
Lori Colson: Do you remember calling the police?
Susan May: No.
Lori Colson: Do you remember touching the gun?
Susan May: No.
Lori Colson: Seeing the gun?
Susan May: No.
Lori Colson nods, returns to the defense table.
ADA John Shubert: That’s a really convenient memory loss, don’t you think? You recall not doing it, finding the bodies dead. But as for your fingerprints on the murder weapon, why you gave the police false information after, delaying in calling the police . . . Gee . . . just can’t remember.
Lori Colson: Objection.
ADA John Shubert: What a perfect way to tell your story without really being subject to cross-examination. Was this amnesia your idea, or was it your attorneys’?
Lori Colson & Brad Chase:arising; in unison Objection.
Judge Phillip Stevens: Sustained.
ADA John Shubert: Nothing further.
Judge Phillip Stevens: The witness may step down.
Brad: The defense calls Dr. Herbert Waylon.
ADA John Shubert: Approach?
Judge Phillip Stevens motions for all attorneys to approach the bench, which they do.
ADA John Shubert: This witness is not on their list.
Brad Chase: He’s on the rebuttal list.
ADA John Shubert: What’s he being called to rebut?
Brad Chase: You just accused my client of faking her memory loss.
Judge Phillip Stevens: Short leash, counsel. Step back.
Lori Colson: Dr. Herbert Waylon. quietly to Brad Chase Come here. Just get up and down.
Brad Chase: Sorry?
Lori Colson: You don’t need to ask the $64,000 Question.
Brad Chase: Because?
Lori Colson: He will; and then he can’t object to it.
Courtroom
Dr. Herbert Waylon: It’s basically a form of post-traumatic amnesia. She saw her husband murdered, and it triggered a blackout.
Brad Chase: She blacked out for an hour.
Dr. Herbert Waylon: In terms of memory. She wasn’t unconscious. She could’ve been sitting in a catatonic state. She possibly even watched television.
Brad Chase: The prosecution thinks that her memory loss was . . . convenient.
Dr. Herbert Waylon: Well, I personally examined this woman the day after the murders. She was suffering from dissociative amnesia then, as I believe she is now.
Brad Chase: Thank you, Doctor. He’s your witness. walks to the defense table as ADA John Shubert arises to question the witness I hope you’re right.
ADA John Shubert: You can’t state to a medical certainty that the defendant suffered from post-traumatic amnesia, can you?
Dr. Herbert Waylon: To a medical certainty, no.
ADA John Shubert: And you can’t medically rule out the possibility that the defendant pulled the trigger that night, can you, Doctor?
Lori Colson: Bingo.
Dr. Herbert Waylon: No, I cannot rule it out. In fact, while I happen to believe her version of the events, I make room for a completely different scenario.
ADA John Shubert: Which is?
Dr. Herbert Waylon: Well, it’s possible she looked into this bedroom, saw her husband making love to another woman, and that threw her into a dissociative state. And in that state, she shot them.
ADA John Shubert: I’m sorry, are . . . you’re now saying maybe she killed them?
Dr. Herbert Waylon: Well, I believe she found them dead as she says. But it’s possible that she saw them making love, went into a dissociative state—something we refer to medically as automatism—and in that state, she may have killed them. Then her brain creates a false memory of something less horrifying to her.
ADA John Shubert: I have nothing further.
Brad Chase: Her brain created a false memory?
Dr. Herbert Waylon: Yes. Sometimes, if a person’s actions are repugnant to them, they can actually create a false version that is more psychologically acceptable.
Brad Chase: And they believe this as the truth?
Dr. Herbert Waylon: Absolutely.
Brad Chase: So it’s possible that she committed the murders?
Dr. Herbert Waylon: No. Murder suggests an intent she would’ve been incapable of. If she did this—and I’m not saying that she did—she would’ve likely lost all conscious control. She would’ve acted outside herself. And as a defense, her brain would have manufactured this other memory, that she walked in and found them already dead.
ADA John Shubert: Your Honor. Chambers.
Judge Phillip Stevens’ Chambers
ADA John Shubert: They just . . . they just backdoored insanity. That’s an affirmative defense. They did not plead it.
Brad Chase: We’re not arguing it.
ADA John Shubert: The witness just testified she lost all conscious control.
Brad Chase: That witness was simply called to rehabilitate. You’re the one who impeached my client’s truthfulness. You said she was feigning her memory loss.
ADA John Shubert: You went beyond my cross. Your Honor, this is a ploy. They’re trying to sneak in alternative defenses. A—She didn’t do it. And B—if she did do it, she was insane.
Judge Phillip Stevens:pointing to Brad Chase with a pencil Did you coach the witness to get in insanity? Brad Chase: I called a witness to rehabilitate, to support her claim of memory loss.
Judge Phillip Stevens: Knowing full well he believed the possibility that she committed the murders while in a dissociative state.
Brad Chase: I did not elicit that testimony; he did.
Lori Colson: Your Honor, if we wanted to argue insanity, we simply could have pled it.
Judge Phillip Stevens: Except you don’t want to argue it, counsel. You want to argue not guilty and have insanity as a fallback. Two defenses for the price of one.
Lori Colson: I’m sure you’ll properly instruct against insanity.
Judge Phillip Stevens: Yes. And I’m sure the jury will listen.
ADA John Shubert: I move for an immediate mistrial.
Judge Phillip Stevens: Mr. Shubert, you opened the door on all this with your cross.
ADA John Shubert: Which was their plan.
Judge Phillip Stevens: Maybe so. But you did the damage. I’ll give you time to call your own experts, but the case goes on. Mr. Chase, Miss Colson. I keep scorecards of all the lawyers who appear before me.
Alan Shore’s Office
Tara Wilson: Now you’re being desperate.
Alan Shore:standing under a very large swag of mistletoe hanging from the ceiling next to the desk Too much?
Tara Wilson: Just a bit. I never figured you to place quite such a premium on a kiss.
Alan Shore: A kiss is the promise of what’s to come, Tara. A kiss is . . . deep breath in . . . the Christmas Eve of sex.
Tara Wilson:leaning close enough to tease but too far for the pay-off I actually favor the Christmas Eve . . . circling to stand behind him and whisper in his ear . . . Christmas Eve.
Alan Shore: I’m sorry?
Tara Wilson:continuing the circle back to face him It’s not the part where the lips actually touch; it’s the part just before that . . . when they’re so close. When you know it’s about to happen. You can almost feel it, taste it—I like that bit to last forever. Don’t you just love to make it last forever? her lips barely touch his Alan Shore: No. about ready to consummate this kiss when:
Nora Jacobs: Mr. Shore? I’m sorry. There’s a man here. I’m sorry.
She has significantly spoiled the mood for Alan Shore and Tara Wilson.
Nora Jacobs: He says he’s delivering gifts for you and Mr. Crane. And he says it’s urgent. Mr. Crane is out of the office.
Alan Shore: Gifts?
Nora Jacobs: Mmm, hmm.
Alan Shore escorts Nora Jacobs out the door and into:
Reception Area of Crane Poole & Schmidt
Alan Shore: May I help you?
Julio Flores:carrying gifts Are you Alan Shore?
Alan Shore: Not if you’re a process server.
Julio Flores drops the presents and pulls out a gun, which he holds on Alan Shore. Everyone gasps. Julio Flores: Shut up! You shut up! Somebody shut down the elevators! If I hear them go ding, I’m gonna shoot this man in the head!
Alan Shore: Sir, I must tell you the last time somebody pointed a gun at me, they shot me, and it hurt—terribly. Julio Flores: You think this is a joke? You got me arrested! You got my kids taken away! My kids are all I’ve got.
Alan Shore: Well, it seems you have a gun. Perhaps if you trade the gun . . .
Julio Flores shoots up at the ceiling, and everyone screams.
Alan Shore: All right. This is between you and me. You have a hostage. raises his voice Everybody else, pick a door and get behind it now. Let’s clear the floor.
Julio Flores: Kill the elevators! Kill the phones!
Alan Shore: Everybody go into an office. Close the door. Now.
Man: Let’s do what he says.
Woman #1: Come on. Hurry.
Tara Wilson lags, looks very concerned about leaving Alan Shore with Flores.
Woman #2: Come on. Come on!
Alan Shore: Okay, Mr. Flores, let’s talk.
Same scene continued, after commercial break.
Julio Flores: Christmas is family. I go to Peru to be with family. My kids are part of that.
Alan Shore: I understand, sir. It’s not what the “No Child Left Behind Act” had in mind . . .
Julio Flores: I’m going to kill you.
Alan Shore: I’d prefer you didn’t.
Denny Crane’s Office
Tara Wilson:talking on her cell phone His name is Julio. We believe his last name is Flores. pause Yes, he’s already fired a round, so the gun is clearly loaded.
Sally Heep: talking on cell phone in background Fourteenth floor. That’s right. Thank you.
Tara Wilson: Yes, you can call me. (617) 555-0197.
Alan Shore: You’re here because of your children. So, I’ll ask you to think about your children. If you go to prison, they lose their father.
Julio Flores: With an arrest, I’m going to lose all custody. They already lost their father.
Courtroom
Brad Chase: The first forensic specialist to analyze the blood spatter pattern, said they were inconclusive. This is a police expert, by the way. He said the spatters could not prove that she fired a gun.
Street Outside of the Crane Poole & Schmidt Building
A large Boston Police Dept. van pulls up to the curb, sirens wailing.
Brad Chase (VO): He’s asking you to believe . . .
Reception Area of Crane Poole & Schmidt
Close-up of Julio Flores’ gun
Brad Chase (VO): . . . that she wore gloves to commit the crime to explain the lack of powder residue on her hands.
Courtroom
Brad Chase: Then she took the gloves off to handle the murder weapon.
Street Outside of the Crane Poole & Schmidt Building
The back door of the van slides up, and SWAT squad members file out of the van.
Brad Chase (VO): Is it possible there was a burglar?
Courtroom
Brad Chase: The prosecution certainly can’t eliminate the idea. And, yes, it’s possible that Susan May, seeing her husband making love with another woman, went into a dissociative state, acted outside of her conscious control.
Street Outside of the Crane Poole & Schmidt Building
The SWAT Team enters the building, guns at ready, and go up the stairs, ready to capture the gunman. Brad Chase (VO): But it doesn’t really matter whether she pulled that trigger or not . . .
Reception Area of Crane Poole & Schmidt
Close-up of Julio Flores’ gun, and the faces of Julio Flores and Alan Shore.
Back Stairwell of the Crane Poole & Schmidt Building
The SWAT Team, guns at ready, continue up the stairs.
Brad Chase (VO): Because she formed no legal mental intent to do so . . .
Courtroom
Brad Chase: . . . which is an element of the crime.
Back Stairwell of the Crane Poole & Schmidt Building
The SWAT Team, guns at ready, continues up the stairs.
Brad Chase (VO): Reasonable doubt as to whether or not she did it.
Reception Area of Crane Poole & Schmidt
Alan Shore is checking his watch, looking very anxious, with the gun trained on him.
Brad Chase (VO): No evidence of intent, even if she did.
Courtroom
Brad Chase: All leads to the same verdict. Not guilty.
Reception Area of Crane Poole & Schmidt
Alan Shore: It’s been almost 30 minutes sirens wailing in the background You have to know the building is surrounded by now. The police are probably on every floor.
Julio Flores: I don’t care. My life has ended anyway.
Courtroom
ADA John Shubert: No evidence of anyone else being there but the defendant. Time of death: 9:45—fifteen minutes after she arrived home. And as to why the defendant waited a full hour and a half before calling the police . . . Oh, yes! The dissociative state. That’s handy.
Reception Area of Crane Poole & Schmidt
Alan Shore: However upset you may be, sir, you must realize that what you are doing is insane.
Courtroom
ADA John Shubert: I wonder why they didn’t plead insanity. Because there was no powder residue on her hands? How to explain insanity, yet have presence of mind to wear gloves? That’s a tough one. These are very good lawyers.
Julio Flores (VO): You think you’re such a great lawyer?
Reception Area of Crane Poole & Schmidt
Julio Flores: You feel like a great lawyer now, Mr. Shore? Huh?
The whirr of helicopter blades can be heard in the background.
Alan Shore: I feel like a busy one. So, if you’re going to shoot me, let’s do it. I have plans.
Julio Flores points the gun and shoots.
Denny Crane’s Office
Sally Heep:coming around the desk What happened?
Tara Wilson:kneeling on the couch and peering out the window around drawn drapery I don’t know. I can’t see.
In the Hallway, Alan Shore is slowly back toward Denny Crane’s office, Julio Flores following, gun pointed at Alan Shore.
Tara Wilson: Okay. I see Alan. He’s all right.
Negotiator: Sir, the phone is going to ring. I want you to pick it up, and we want you to talk to us.
Julio Flores: No.
Denny Crane:walking into his office from the balcony See all the police outside? We must have a jumper.
I hope it isn’t Paul.
Tara Wilson: Denny. Do you know what’s going on?
Denny Crane: Why are you women in my office?
Sally Heep: You really don’t realize what’s happening?
Negotiator (background): The building is surrounded, sir. There’s nowhere for you to go.
Denny Crane: I think I do. Let’s take off our clothes.
Sally Heep: A man has a gun trained on Alan Shore out there. That’s why the police are here.
Negotiator (background): You won’t get hurt, sir.
Denny Crane: Out there?
Sally Heep: He’s threatening to kill him.
Negotiator (background): Calm down, sir.
Denny Crane:angry,stomping toward his desk Why didn’t anybody come and get me?! pulls gun parts out of his credenza All right, then.
Tara Wilson: Are you mad?
Sally Heep: Mr. Crane, I really don’t think that’s a good idea.
Denny Crane:assembling a rifle as he speaks It’s a fantastic idea.
Tara Wilson: Denny, the police are already here.
Denny Crane: Yes, I can see they’ve got everything under control.
Reception Area of Crane Poole & Schmidt
Negotiator (in the stairwell): Sir, we just want to have a conversation.
Julio Flores: If that phone even rings, I’ll shoot! Do you hear me?
Denny Crane’s Office
Denny Crane: Tara, when I say open, you open that door.
Tara Wilson: I certainly will not!
Denny Crane: I’m an ex-Marine! I was a trained sniper. Or was it a pilot?
Reception Area of Crane Poole & Schmidt
Negotiator (in the stairwell): Mr. Flores?
Julio Flores: Don’t use my name!
Denny Crane’s Office
Tara Wilson: Put that gun down. You’ll get everybody killed.
Denny Crane walks to the door, rifle assembled and in hand.
Negotiator (background): Sir, you need to let your hostage go.
Julio Flores (background): No!
Negotiator (background): We want to negotiate.
Denny Crane:opening the door a crack That’s Alan out there! pulls a chair into position so he can aim from chair, through doorway, to Julio Flores I’m mainly a skeet shooter now. So, when I yell, Pull,” that’ll be your cue to yank open the door.
Tara Wilson: You are mad.
Sally Heep: Don’t be ridiculous.
Negotiator: Pick up the phone.
Alan Shore is terrified.
Julio Flores: Don’t make it ring! I’m warning you. I’ll shoot. Do you hear me?
Phone rings.
Denny Crane: Pull.
Tara Wilson pulls the door open, clearing the way for Denny Crane to shoot Julio Flores. Alan Shore gasps, and everyone else screams.
Various SWAT Members: Move it! Got one down. Got him. Get that one’s weapon. Sergeant, keep everybody away. Is it clear?
Denny Crane:swaggering out of his office, gun in the crook of his elbow, to stand next to Alan Shore Denny Crane.
Alan Shore, greatly relieved, slumps a little. Denny Crane reaches out, gives him a firm side-to-side hug.
Reception Area of Crane Poole & Schmidt
Julio Flores, gunshot wound to his left shoulder, is strapped to a gurney.
Sally Heep: Is he—is he gonna live?
Paramedic: Took a hit to the shoulder. He’ll be fine.
Denny Crane: Oh, gosh, um, Tom DeLay—he’s a friend of mine. He advised me to keep a rifle in the office. Detective Smiley: My question is: Did it appear the suspect was about to shoot Mr. Shore when you decided to take him out?
Denny Crane: No. Why the hell would I wait for that?
Alan Shore’s Office
Alan Shore takes a generous swallow of some clear liquid, sighs.
Tara Wilson: Can I get you some more water?
Alan Shore: Please. It’s vodka.
Tara Wilson: You’re still shaking.
Alan Shore: I thought that was it. takes another swallow The way I’ve lived my life. I’ve always believed homicide is what God has planned for me.
Tara Wilson: It’s nice to know you believe in God.
Alan Shore: Well, it’s a law now in this country, isn’t it? raises his glass, takes another swallow, then sighs Tara Wilson: I love you. Alan just stares at her, speechless I don’t want to marry you. I’m not even sure I want to date you. But I love you. And for your information, since you love me as well, this is the point where the boy utters something poetically romantic like, “Me, too.” Or perhaps something a little less on the nose like, “You smell good.”
Alan Shore: Are you trying to defuse my trauma, because if so . . .
Tara Wilson: No. I nearly died once, and I remember thinking at the time of those who would grieve. And I wondered whether or not I was loved. You are. More vodka?
Alan Shore: Please.
Tara Wilson takes the empty glass gently from his hand, pours more vodka for him, and then gives the glass to him. She gently strokes his shoulder with a finger, then sits on the desk in front of him.
Alan Shore: You smell good. And he finally gets that kiss.
Courtroom
Clerk takes a document from Madam Foreperson, delivers it to Judge Phillip Stevens. Judge Phillip Stevens unfolds it, reads it, refolds it and hands it back to the Clerk.
Judge Phillip Stevens: The defendant will please rise. Madam Foreperson, the jury has reached a unanimous verdict?
Madam Foreperson: We have, your Honor.
Judge Phillip Stevens: What say you?
Madam Foreperson: On the charges of murder in the first degree, we find the defendant, Susan May, not guilty.
Murmurs from the gallery.
Madam Foreperson: One the charges of murder in the second degree, we find the defendant, Susan May, not guilty.
Susan May: Oh, my God.
Judge Phillip Stevens: The jury is dismissed with the thanks of the court. We’re adjourned. bangs gavel Susan May:shaking Brad Chase’s hand Thank you.
Courthouse Hallway
Filled with reporters and photographers, all talking at once. They flock to Susan May, Lori Colson, and Brad Chase, who seek refuge in:
Courthouse Conference Room
Susan May:sighs I don’t know what to say to you. You’ve given me my life back.
Lori Colson: The doctors say you’ve still got a lot of healing ahead of you, Susan. Let your family take care of you.
Susan May: Um, that theory Dr. Waylon had—that my brain is tricking me, making me believe that I found them dead when I really . . . Does he believe that?
Lori Colson: He thinks it’s possible.
Susan May: The brain can do that?
Lori Colson nods.
Susan May: So how do I know?
Balcony Scene
It is snowing on the balcony, so Alan Shore and Denny Crane are listening to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” drinking Scotch, and smoking cigars in Denny Crane’s Office, watching the snow. Alan Shore: Remember when we went skeet shooting together?
Denny Crane: I do.
Alan Shore: I barely remember you hitting a single skeet.
Denny Crane: I’m a game player.
Alan Shore: This afternoon, did you consider that you might hit me?
Denny Crane: I did. It’s a good feeling, you know, to shoot a bad guy.
Alan Shore: Really?
Denny Crane: Something you Democrats would never understand. Americans—we’re homesteaders. We want a safe home, keep the money we make, and shoot bad guys. And save the life of someone you love. Alan Shore looks at him, surprised at that revelation.
Denny Crane: Wow. Big day. Even for Denny Crane.
Alan Shore: I consider myself many things, Denny, but being loved has never been one of them. And now twice in the same day.
Denny Crane: And the Red Sox won a World Series.
Alan Shore: And the Red Sox won a World Series. You know, Tara told me that once she almost died, and she thought of those who loved her. But I found in that moment, it wasn’t who loved me, but rather who I loved. You know whose face I saw, Denny?
Denny Crane: Mine.
Alan Shore: Liza Minelli’s.
Denny Crane:snort laugh Crazy son of a bitch.
Alan Shore: Merry Christmas, my friend.
Denny Crane: Well, I’d say Happy New Year, but . . .
Alan Shore: Next year couldn’t possibly be this good.
They click their Scotch glasses together.
律师题材的电视剧电影 A 《爱情魔戒》 B《波士顿法律》《柏林大审判》《被告山杠爷》《包青天》《别对我说谎》 C《刺激1995》（《肖申克的救赎》）《沉默的羔羊》《刺杀肯尼迪》《潮爆大状》 D 《得克萨斯的公正》《大话王》《第三类法庭》《叮当神探》《栋笃神探》《状王宋世杰》《大话神探》《刁蛮女律师》（大韩民国律师）《东方大律师》《道可道》 E《法政先锋》、 F《法外情》刘德华《法网神鹰》《法庭风云》(中韩两个版本）《费城故事》《疯狂陪审团》《方谬神探》《非常大状》郑少秋《法律有情》刘德华《法律无情》何家劲《法政英雄》《法网伊人》《法网柔情》《法网边缘》《法网群英》《法律最前线》《法庭内外》 G《古惑大律师》梁家辉《公安局长》《光头神探》《鬼律师》 H《好人寥寥》《哈特战争》《伙伴》 J《将军的女儿》《金牌律师》（美国及香港两个版本）《佳人当道》《金牌冰人》《军人机密》《京都地检女》《飓风》《棘手神探》《狙击神探》《绝对权利》《极度重罪》 K《控辩双方》 L《律政新人王》《律政狂鲨》《律师情人》《律政佳人》《律政红颜》《律政俏佳人》《洛城机密》《律师事务所》《流氓律师》《律师风云》《律师新手》《律师本色》《律师》《律师们》《绿林奇迹》（绿色奇迹大审判）《烈血的规条》《离婚女律师》《纽伦堡大审判》《垃圾律师》《老婆大人》 M《魔鬼代言人》《魔王》《魔法灰姑娘》《民事诉讼》《麦克阿瑟将军》《幕后陪审团》《法网柔情》《麻辣律师》《马背上的法庭》《摩登神探》《麻辣神探》 N《纽伦堡大审判》 O P 《破绽》《破戒》
Q《七宗罪》《秋菊打官司》《七个女律师》 R 《热血律师》 S《三茬口》《失控的陪审团》《杀死知更鸟》《杀戮时刻》《神奇律师》《十二怒汉》《审死官》周星驰《伸张正义》《识法代言人》《少年林肯》《神探》《神探李奇》《神探狄仁杰》《神探朱古力》《神探马如龙》《神探干湿楼》《少年包青天》《诉讼风暴》《生命火花》《谁为我作证》 T《铁嘴银牙》《铁律柔情》《桃色谋杀案》《糖衣陷阱》《塘鹅暗杀令》《通天神探》 W《我的表兄维尼》 X《性书大亨》 Y《永不妥协》《一级恐惧》《一级谋杀》《因父之名》《律师事务所》《义海雄风》《一号法庭》《远山》 Z《真情假爱》《造雨人》《终极证人》《芝加哥》《佐佐木夫妻之战》《走过斑马线》《仗义执言》《最后的律师》
经典的法律美剧 1. Boston Legal《波士顿法律》 Boston Legal is an American created by and produced in association with for . The series aired from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008. 《波士顿法律》讲述的是美国波士顿市一家律师事务所的故事，主要是两位活宝Alan(James Spader）扮演，曾凭该剧三夺艾美奖最佳男主角奖）和 Denny (William Shatner扮演），每集一般有两个官司要打，穿插办公室和个人生活的趣事，每集最后Alan和Denny在阳台夜话的是粉丝的一大爱好，只有这一刻，得一知己，把酒言欢，足以。 《波士顿法律》可以算是一朵奇葩，把不同律师辩护的若干个独立的案子剪切成碎片，用一些生活琐事连接在一起，浇上一些重口味幽默，就做成了这道口味独特的律师剧大餐。 抛开那些长篇累牍的传统庭审环节，《波士顿法律》把更多的焦点放在了律师本人上面，你不需要去关注案件的结果，无罪还是有罪无关重要，甚至案件结束你都无法确定。所以这是一部“律师剧”，还不是“法律剧”。 2. The Practice《律师本色》 The Practice is an American created by centering on the partners and associates at a firm. Running for eight seasons on ABC from 1997 to 2004, the show won the in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter series , which ran for five more seasons, from 2004 to 2008. The Practice, Bobby Donnell带领下的波士顿律师事务所以维护社会道德，种族平等为宗旨,在很多案件中成功为当事人争取应有的权力。在故事的发展中，Jimmy, Eugene, Ellenor和Lindsay等一众年轻律师逐渐积累了一定的经验，在以地方检察官为对手的诉讼中明争暗斗，大放异彩。里面有大量的法庭辩论。以交叉询问为主，精彩的美国法庭戏。此剧是完全仿真的以法律调查为主题的系列剧。这是一家充满激情的律师事务所。对他们来说，每一个案子都是重要的，也会为每一个客户的利益争取到底。运用合法的策略是他们的工作方式，他们更依靠科学，把最受质疑的论点变得具有说服性。并且仍把追求正义放在首位，直到最终的结果被宣布……有时也会在宣判之后。然而追求正义，也常常使他们要面对伦理道德的是非问题。
Boston Legal Legal Deficits Season 2, Episode 10 Written by David E. Kelley 2005 David E. Kelley Productions. All Rights Reserved. Broadcast: December 13, 2005 Transcribed by Imamess Melissa Hughes is standing behind bars. In the jail cell with her are about half a dozen other people. Melissa looks forlorn as the others with her are laughing and giggling. Alan Shore comes in and peruses the cell. Alan Shore:To an officer standing next to him. I’ll take the blonde. He walks up to Melissa. Melissa. What are we doing in jail? Melissa Hughes: They’re saying I tried to rob a bank. I didn’t. I just smashed a window. Alan Shore: Ah! Liz: And they say I’m a prostitute. Ha. Which is ridiculous. Melissa Hughes: Back off, Ho. Liz: What did you say? Come on. Alan Shore: Liz? Liz: Alan? Alan laughs heartily. Oh my God! You just dropped off the side of the earth Alan Shore: I was in a relationship. But now I’m not. You still at 1 800- LIZZIE? Melissa Hughes: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa. Hey! Remember me? I’m in trouble here. They arrested me? At Crane, Poole and Schmidt Brad Chase is being handcuffed. Brad Chase: You’re arresting me? Detective Perry Vale: Please put your hands behind your back, sir. Brad Chase: You gotta be kidding. Detective Perry Vale: You have the right to remain silent. Brad Chase: I know my rights. Denny Crane: He comes up. What’s going on? Brad Chase: They’re arresting me for assaulting the priest. Detective Perry Vale: And kidnapping and false imprisonment. Now you have the right to an attorney… Denny Crane: Son. Son. This is the United States of America. We don’t really believe in Miranda anymore. Detective Perry Vale: Let’s go. Denny Crane: Hey, hey, hey, hey! Ah, Denny Crane. I’ll handle this internally. Detective Perry Vale: Sir? This man’s being charged with three felonies. Denny Crane: Understood, but… Denny Crane. Detective Perry Vale: Come on. Denny Crane: Hey, hey, hey, hey. Come on! With all that’s going on in the world today, who among us hasn’t at least once wanted to take an axe to a priest? Detective Perry Vale: Come on. The detective leads Brad away. Paul Lewiston:He comes up. They’re arresting him? Denny Crane: And I gave it my best shot. Alan holds the door as Melissa comes into his office. Alan Shore: So. They’re not pressing charges. Melissa Hughes: They’re not pressing charges? Alan Shore: If you make restitution for the window, they’ve agreed not pursue an… Melissa Hughes: No.
Boston Legal An Eye For An Eye Season 1, Episode 5 Written by Jeff Rake & David E. Kelley ? 2004 David E. Kelley Productions. All Rights Reserved. Broadcast: Oct 31, 2004 Transcribed by SueB for https://www.doczj.com/doc/659279220.html, It’s Halloween in night court, which is filled with people in various costumes awaiting appearances in front of the judge. Beat Cop: Suspects were first observed at approximately 10:30 pm across the street from the station house. Robin and Catwoman stood guard as Batman soaped an unoccupied police vehicle. Alan Shore (as Batman): S.U.V. Your Honor. An egregious gas guzzler, and filthy, by the way. Night Court Judge: Continue, Officer. Beat Cop: Officer Brody and I approached. An altercation ensued. Tara Wilson (as Robin): We thought they were hooligans dressed in costume. Alan Shore: As the Village People perhaps. Tara Wilson: Hmm. Beat Cop: Suspects then attempted to evade apprehension by discharging one or more eggs in our direction. Charges are vandalism, resisting arrest and pandering. Alan Shore: Pandering? Our only tricks were in conjunction with our treating. And I do not look like a pimp. Beat Cop: You look like an idiot. The cat’s a known prostitute, your honor. Hooker (as Catwoman): I object to that! Night Court Judge: All right. Masks off now. (the three comply). I know you. Alan Shore. Alan Shore: Good to see you, Judge. My colleague, Tara Wilson. Tara Wilson: Hello. Night Court Judge: Would you care to explain to me why two attorneys are out cavorting with a prostitute? Tara Wilson: We needed somebody to be Catwoman. Alan Shore: Someone with a whip. Night Court Judge: Mr. Shore, while you are a gifted attorney, you bring embarrassment and shame to the legal community. Alan Shore. You’re very kind, sir. Night Court Judge: Case dismissed. Morning staff meeting in a conference room at Crane, Poole & Schmidt. Paul Lewiston: What’s this with the Markham settlement? Brad Chase: He refuses to sign. He keeps redlining us on language. We think that he’s postponing until after the new year for tax reasons. I’ll keep pushing him as best I can. On a personal aside, I’d like to remind everyone to vote. It’s our civic duty. Whatever our politics, at the end of the day, we’re Americans. We bleed red, white and blue. Paul Lewiston: Morgan versus Rayburn. Alan Shore: Still in trial. Client survived his testimony barely. Tara and I are pushing a settlement. And on a personal aside, I’m bored. Paul Lewiston: I beg your pardon. Alan Shore: You people keep assigning me these boring cases. At my old firm, I got murderers. I had clients who would touch themselves in public restrooms. These were people you could root for, not to mention relate to. Paul Lewiston: Is there some other place you’d rather be, Mr. Shore? Alan Shore: Yes, I want to be on cable. That’s where all the best work is being done. A paralegal enters and whispers a message to Paul. Paul Lewiston: Who’s doing the Holcomb case? Tara Wilson: Uh, that’s Edwin Poole. Paul Lewiston (to Lori Colson): Aren’t you - Lori Colson: I just handled the decert motion. I didn’t prep the trial. Paul Lewiston: Surely, Edwin assigned it to somebody. Lori Colson: Well, um - actually…. (she glances at a vacant-looking Denny Crane). Paul Lewiston: Denny? Are you handling the Holcomb Pharmaceuticals trial? Denny Crane: I am.
Boston Legal Hired Guns Season 1, Episode 10 Airdate: December 19, 2004 Written by David E. Kelley ? 2004 David E. Kelley Productions. All Rights Reserved Transcribed by Sheri for https://www.doczj.com/doc/659279220.html, [version updated June 19, 2006] The Annual Crane Poole & Schmidt Christmas Party Camera pans around the reception area to a man wearing a Santa hat picking up a drink from a bar set up in front of the signage; to Alan Shore, complete with a branch of mistletoe rigged to hang over his head, dancing with Tara Wilson; to Catherine Piper dancing with an older gentleman as: Denny Crane:singing with a 3-woman back-up group behind him “Bells will be ringing, their sad, sad blues. Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues! My baby’s gone. I have no friends, to wish me greetings once again. Choirs will be singing Silent Night. Christmas carols . . .” sees someone and leaves the group to finish without him Tara Wilson: So, do I get my kiss or not? Alan Shore: Tara, the way mistletoe works is the one standing under it is the one to receive. Tara Wilson: Well, I prefer to meet in the middle. Alan Shore: Well, I do enjoy your middle tremendously, but a kiss really is more traditional. They both lean a bit toward each other Ah, the anticipation is pure . . . Sally. Sally Heep: Hi. The last thing I want to do is come between all that collagen, but, Alan, we have a little problem, and, like it or not, you’re probably the best man to fix it. Ah, this is Carmen Flores. She works in housekeeping here. Her ex-husband kidnapped her two children. This is the third Christmas he’s done so. He brings them to Peru, when it’s Carmen who has legal custody of them for the holidays. Tara Wilson: Can’t you just go to the judge? Sally Heep: She did that last year. And it cost her a fortune. The judge held him in contempt for a day. He said it’s worth it to spend Christmas with his kids in Peru. H—his flight leaves tomorrow night. I—I thought maybe you could think of something. Tara Wilson: Didn’t you used to be a lawyer, Sally? Oh, I apologize. There go my lips again. Must be all that collagen. Alan Shore: Ladies? Tips his head forward so the mistletoe hangs between them Perhaps you tow should kiss in the name of Christmas. Sally Heep:gasps as Lori Colson falls into her Lori Colson: Oh, sorry, Sally. Incredible dress, by the way. Hate you. turns to Alan Shore Ah, Alan. Mistletoe. takes his face between both hands and kisses him hard. Mwah. smiles, then whispers Whatever. [credits] Courtroom Camera pans over rather graphic pictures of 2 gunshot murder victims—alive and dead. ADA John Shubert: She came home that evening at 9:30, catching an early flight to surprise her husband. But it was the defendant who was surprised. Susan May discovered her husband Ralph making love to a business associate, Marie Holcomb—and it was more than she could bear. The evidence will show that the defendant retrieved a handgun from the kitchen, returned to the bedroom and fired six shots—three into her husband, three into Marie Holcomb. This is the holiday season. You people should be home with your families right now. I apologize for that. Marie Holcomb’s mother and father fly here every December from the West Coast. This time, it’s to attend the trial of their daughter’s killer. Susan May destroyed a lot of happy plans with that gun. Brad Chase: Get in Christmas. Lori Colson: Sorry? Brad Chase: Christmas is ours and Susan’s. Don’t let him claim it. Lori Colson: I, too, would like to apologize for taking you away from your families during this holiday season. That’s Susan’s family seated over there. They would dearly love to be home with her. She would dearly love to be home with them. Imagine, if you can as you prepare for your Christmas, having a loved one murdered.
学英语最好的10部美剧排行 来源：转载文章作者：匿名2009-12-04 09:41:46 [标签：排行英语] 这个排行包括了美国本世纪2000年以来观看人数最多收视率最高的10集剧集，其中没有一集是在2007年之后播出的，而本世纪美国收视最高的就是《六人行Friends》大结局，现在收视率最高的节目《美国偶像American Idol 这个排行包括了美国本世纪2000年以来观看人数最多收视率最高的10集剧集，其中没有一集是在2007年之后播出的，而本世纪美国收视最高的就是《六人行Friends》大结局，现在收视率最高的节目《美国偶像American Idol》在此名单中名列第5。 1. 六人行Friends 播出时间: 2004年5月6日 收视人数: 5250万 《Friends》结束了电视喜剧的黄金时代，从此没有了“必须要看的电视节目”，这个收视记录到现在还没有被打破。 2. 幸存者Survivor:Borneo 播出时间: 2000年8月23日 收视人数: 5170万 作为一部新剧，《幸存者Survivor:Borneo》的首季大结局也算创下了奇迹，从此电视节目多了个新类型：真人秀。 3. Joe Millionaire 播出时间: 2003年2月17日 收视人数: 4000万 百万富翁选老婆类型节目，因为节目中的百万富翁“作假”也导致该节目未能长久。 4. 急诊室ER 播出时间: 2000年2月17日 收视人数: 3940万 此剧和《六人行Friends》同年开播一起引起轰动，剧中主角在上一集中遭遇了车祸，此集将揭晓角色的命运。 5. 美国偶像American Idol 播出时间: 2007年1月16日 收视人数: 3810万
《波士顿法律》 This is not gonna be easy for you to hear,but it needs to be said. I don’t give a damn who slept with your wife,neither do you,really. You don’t love her,this is an ego thing. She’s a trophy girl, something for your friends to admire. Maybe you should be flatter ed. Well,here’s a flash for you. We are all desperate to be relevant. ※trophy [tro?fi] 战利品,奖杯; 提高身价的. flatter[fl?t?r] 奉承,谄媚,使满意,使高兴.relevant [rel?v?nt]有关的;适当的,中肯的. Sometime you’re a little brisk. 有时你稍稍的活力充沛。 ※brisk [br?sk]adj. 活泼的; 轻快的; 生气勃勃的; 清新的; 兴旺的v. 使活泼; 使活跃; 使兴旺; 活泼起来; 兴旺起来 I think it’s good business practice,not to mention good business ethics. We charge by the hour. Our clients pay for the time that we spend talking. As attorneys,we have an obligation not to overbill our clients. So if I talk so fast,it’s just because I feel ethically bound. ※business practice.商业惯例；business ethics.商业道德；charge [t?ɑrd?]n. 电荷; 费用; 充电; 管理; 责任v. 收费; 充; 装; 冲锋; attorneys [?’t?rni]n. 代理人; 辩护律师; 代言人; 事务律师; obligation [ɑbl?’ɡe??(?)n]n. 义务; 责任; 债务; 职责; 负担; bound [ba?nd]adj. 准备; 打算; 被束缚的; 受约束的; 装订的v. 限制; 限; 跳跃; 邻接; 弹起n. 边界; 范围; 界限; who are we overbilling? 我们多收了谁的钱 The board will question you directly. It’s entirely possible they’ll try to provoke you. Yes,in addition to not flying off,you need to show contrition. They like to see that you’re sorry. ※the board 1.董事会2.委员会; entirely [?n’ta?rli] adv. 完全地; 彻底地;provoke [pr?’vo?k]v. 引起; 激发; 激怒; 成为…的原因; 驱使; contrition.n. 悔恨; 悔罪; 悔悟;in addition to 1.加之; 除…外又.2.另外,除了 You were in love with a man who was unworthy of you,who made you doubt everything that you had a right to count on,who perhaps even toy ed with your sanity. ※be worthy of 值得；count on指望；toyed [t??]n. 玩具; v. 玩弄; 戏弄;adj. 玩具的; 模型的; 玩具一样的 sanity [s?n?ti]n. 明智; 合乎情理; 稳健; 神志清楚; 头脑清楚 Why is it we agreed to bifurcate the trial? 为什么我们要同意分开审判 ※bifurcate [‘ba?f?r’ke?t]v. 分叉; 成叉状; 使分叉adj. 成叉的; 两叉的; 分为二枝的 That was pretty awesome today. He was some sort of device for you to look despicable in my eyes. It’s your pattern with women. 他只是个被你利用的工具好让我觉得你卑鄙。你就是这么对付女人的。 ※despicable [d i’sp i k?b(?)l]恶劣的; 卑鄙的; pattern [‘p?t?rn]n. 模式; 格局; 方式; 型; 图案v. 用图案装饰; 给…加花样; 照图样做; 仿造; 摹制 You just so happen to encounter him. ※encounter [?n’ka?nt?r]n. 遭遇; 冲突; v. 遭遇; 遇见; 冲突; 偶然遇见; The plaintiff thinks he’s getting bilke d for drugs and supplies. His evidence is we charged hospitals and clinics less for those very drugs and supplies. 原告觉得自己在药物和医疗物资上被骗了钱。其证据是，我们收取医院及门诊费用低于标价。
《波士顿法律》经典语录（第四季） 王荣洲 【学科分类】其他 【出处】本网首发 【摘要】《波士顿法律》是目前为止美国最经典的律师剧。本文是由王荣洲律师整理的《波士顿法律》（第四季）部分经典语录及感想。 【关键词】语录 【写作年份】2011年 【正文】 《波士顿法律》是目前为止美国最经典的律师剧。下面是由王荣洲律师整理的《波士顿法律》（第四季）的部分经典语录及相关感想： 1.Sack：我们从事的是法律职业，这是一个谨慎、保守、理智和谦逊的职业。 （法律职业是一个谨慎、保守、理智和谦逊的职业。我们的一言一行都要符合这样的标准。更多的时候不需要冒进；相对于创新有时候保守更重要；不要让情感代替理智；不要那么狂妄要谦逊。） 2.Sack：你是知道的我不想别人挑战我的想法。 （不立威不总以服众。Sack来管理这么大的一间律师事务所，不希望它像自由市场一样，所以一来他就需要树立自己的权威，不想任何人挑战自己的权威。） 3.Denny：每次人们不让我当回事的时候，我总会让他们惊奇。你懂吗？ Sack：我不懂，让我惊奇吧！ （所有人都以为Denny老了，包括Alan也是这么认为的。毕竟他已经70几岁了，而且经常做一些非常荒唐的事。当所有人都质疑Denny的时候，这时候就激起了Denny心中的伟大，每当这时他总会让所有的人惊奇。人们总是忘了他是谁？他是Denny Crane，一个传奇，一个不败的神话。） 4.Clarence：我不知道你为什么来这里，或许是来把这个所变成一个…… Sack:这里像是一个律师事务所吗？ Clarence：我理解你想把这里变成一个慎重、保守、理智和谦逊的律师事务所，但在这里遍地都是这样的律师事务所，就想在纽约一样。我很多法学院的同学都在这样的律师事务所工作。他们都有一个共同点：就是他们不开心。这里工作却很不一样，这里的人从不担心他们自己。有的律师喜欢怪跳；合伙人与一般律师之间有时会发生一点性关系；还有两个律师每天都要抽出5分钟时间在阳台上祝福他们之间的友谊……我们不想成为同其他律师事
关律师的经典影片 1、《魔鬼代言人》（Devil’Advocate） 基努.里维斯的律师造型与《生死时速》中的T恤造型一样酷气逼人，艾尔.帕西诺也一如既往，瞪大了眼睛，咄咄逼人。不过本片的主题：现实功利的诱惑与理想道德正义之间不可调和的冲突。仍然是好莱坞的古老话题，只不过引入了一些魔幻现实主义的手法。在片尾十分钟里，艾尔.帕西诺代表的魔鬼慷慨激扬地集中展现他的诱惑力，基努.里维斯最终也以悲壮的自杀投向了正义。 2、《费城故事》（Philadephia） 经典中的经典。这部电影是最先给予我心灵上的震撼的律师电影。它最成功之处是在传扬真善美的同时，避免了中国电影常见的对人物的高大全的处理。丹泽尔·华盛顿本人甚至很憎恶同性恋，也惧怕爱滋病，但在被震动之毅然投身诉讼的行为更使人感动。同时，它展现的娴熟和精彩的法庭辩论场面也让我学到了很多实用的技巧。其实，这是个再主流不能的电影了，人物形象鲜明，情节清楚，叙事手段十分正统，甚至在片头采用了那种纯粹以费城风物为画面的纯粹主题歌放送手法。结局也是正义终究战胜非正义的典型路数。但也许正是因为这一点，才让人没有目眩神迷的疏离感，而是每次看时都结结实实地被感动番。看两位纯粹演技派演员飙戏真是莫大的享受。 3、《律师事务所》（The Form） 哈佛法学院一毕业，就被一家大型律师事务所看中，代为还清了所有贷学金，送房，赠车，老板还催着他早点娶妻生子。这等好事全让汤姆.克鲁斯碰上了。不料想这是一家专为黑社会洗钱的事务所，最后小汤以毒攻毒，狠很敲了一大笔钱，抱着复印来的机密档案周游世界去了。不过，他的律师生涯也就此划上了句号。这种事即使是在无奇不有的美国，恐怕也只在电影里才有。 4、《律证俏佳人1，2》（Legally Blonde） 一部没什么深度的娱乐片，女主人公为了赢得郎心归，硬着头皮上哈佛法学院，没想到歪打正着，成了正果。男人们呐，不是因为弱智被无情抛弃，就是心理肮脏的猥琐教授，总之没一个是好东西。这部影片很适合毕业二年左右的小女生，在茶余饭后，边欣赏边暗自窃喜一番。 5、《杀死一只知更鸟》(To Killing A Mockingbird) 最适合父亲和孩子一起观看的电影。本片是格里高利·派克的巅峰之作，根据真实的故事改编。1962年上映，获得奥斯卡多个奖项。在1932年的一座南方小镇上，派克饰演的律师准备为一位被控侵犯了白人女性的黑人做辩护。那时的美国南方非常落后和保守，种族歧视盛行，针对黑人的私刑依然存在。律师面对着各方的巨大压力---受害人家属、镇上的白人居民，甚至孩子的同学。但是他选择了正义和良知，为嫌犯的安全掌灯守候，在法庭上竭尽全力。 6、《杀戮时刻》（A Time to Kill） 密西西比州的黑人卡尔.李.黑利年仅十岁的女儿被两名白人青年QJ造成重伤。当他了解到强暴犯最多也就是被判十年监禁时，流露出要自己惩罚罪犯的想法。他的律师杰克本该把这事报告警方，但他没有这样做。法院提审罪犯时，卡尔开枪将两人击毙。此事立刻成为轰动全国的案子。审讯中，检察官鲁弗斯引导陪审团注意两名白人青年被杀的事实，而律师杰克则详细叙述小女孩被QJ、殴打的惨状以及今后再不能生育的恶果。陪审团的成员流了泪......
波士顿法律经典语录（第三季） 王荣洲律师 《波士顿法律》是目前为止美国最经典的律师剧。下面是由王荣洲律师整理的《波士顿法律》（第三季）的部分经典语录及相关感想： 1. Alan：我们之间牢不可破友谊的根源之一就是我们之间的无私共享。分享我们的隐私、我们的恐惧、我们的成就。 Denny：我的就是你的。 Alan：如果我要开你的车？ Denny：我把钥匙丢给你。 Alan：如果我需要钱？ Denny：我给你开空头支票。 Alan：如果我有事需要借助你的智慧？ Denny：我的脑袋是空的。 Alan：你拥有的东西完全对我开放？ Denny：除了Shirley。别打Shirley的主意。 Alan：我生活的目标之一就是追随你的足迹，去你所去过的地方，做你做过的事。 Denny：只是别去Shirley那里。她是我的。 Alan：（Alan又想争取说话。） Denny：不行。
（朋友之间什么都可以共享，就是女人不能共享。朋友的什么人你都可以关心，就是他的女人你不能关系。女人是绝对独享的。） 2. 小矮人：虽然你表面很无耻、恶心。但我想你是个好人。 （有些人满口男盗女娼，但内心无比正经；有些人满口仁义道德，但内心无比龌龊。Denny表面上贪财好色，玩世不恭，但骨子里面是重情重义的人。情义大于天。） 3. 干什么？ Alan：你真有趣。 4. 法官：也许我不够聪明，但我也绝不是傻瓜。 （真话你未必会讲，假话我也未必会信。总之，你想说什么就说什么，我自己来判决。有时候撒谎撒得太低级了，就是对听话者的侮辱。侮辱的程度与低级的程度成正比。） 5. Paul：很高兴见到你。 小矮人：你这个傲慢鬼，别以为我不知道你在挖苦我。 （人们能从他人的语气中判决出对自己的态度。） 6. 法官：律师在法庭的的言论具有豁免权，但在法庭外的言论无此特权。 7. Alan：我知道有时候悲伤会刺激人内心的欲望。比如死亡，使人产生一种想繁衍后代的生理需求。 （这是Alan想跟Denise上床，当Denise的未婚夫死亡后安慰她对她说的一番宏论。） 8. Alan：你真的非常非常棒，Jerry。你把一切都拿捏的那么好。
当事人主义模式下律师价值的彰显------观《金牌律师》关于美国法律的电影和电视剧数不胜数，《金牌律师》、《律政狂鲨》、《波士顿法律》等等，但是并没有因为其数量之多而导致重复的乏味，可以说每一部都能让你有耳目一新的感觉，在惊叹美国律师出色能力的同时，也领略到美国法律制度的特色。 复杂的诉讼规则和证据规则，让美国的公民不得不选择律师代为进行诉讼，此时的律师就担当了最大限度维护当事人利益的重任，当事人寄予的厚望和执业律师的道德促使他们尽自己全部力量完成委托任务。《金牌律师》中荣恩律师就对他的搭档说过：“民事案是代表弱小群体对抗大公司、大企业，人们需要的是不戴拳套的拳手，敢于不择手段求胜。”正是凭借这样的信念，荣恩跟他的团队才敢于突破帕哥农公司制造的重重障碍，在法庭上与之直接交锋。而这一切，都离不开当事人主义模式。审理案件所需的内容资料和审理的技术程序全部由当事人主导，赋予律师更大的责任，促使他们履行一系列举证的义务，当他们通过千辛万苦的努力，最终在证据的较量中胜出，也是律师价值得以彰显之时。让我们看到了一帮不畏强势，尽力维护当事人利益的善良法律人。 联系到我们中国民事案件律师的境遇，不得不哀叹。法庭上的中国律师既没有美国律师那样丰富的肢体语言，也极
少见到气势磅礴的慷慨陈词，我们静静地坐在那里，完成程序性的发言，而本应激烈的质证过程也变得更加和谐，仅仅提出自己的异议，然后等待法官的判断。归根结底，问题出在现行的民事诉讼模式上，尽管我们一直呼吁对法院职权的弱化，但始终难以抹去职权主义的浓厚色彩。我们的律师难道不知道要全力维护当事人利益吗？一帮年轻律师可谓是血气方刚，怀着满腔对公平正义追求的热情，可惜到了法院立马会被泼冷水。以败诉相威胁的变相强制调解、纠问色彩依然明显……律师们不得不听从法院的指示，很大程度上束缚了律师水平的发挥，当然也让律师应有的价值大打折扣。 律师的价值在于社会对他们的承认，这种承认通常取决于能为当事人争取到多大的利益。另外，对于那些加害方的律师，我们也不能去指责，律师的职业道德和品行不是由他的当事人的好坏决定的，为每一个当事人争取利益才是所有职业律师应有的思维。社会是由不同的利益集团构成的，他们的相互斗争和博弈共同推进了社会的发展和繁荣，因此，律师的价值认可也不该囿于单一的利益阶层。影片中帕哥农公司的代理律师就扮演了大公司利益维护者的角色，他们的行为自然得到大公司的肯定，这些举足轻重的大公司的肯定也就是社会对律师的认可。 律师价值是社会承认的，却是自己创造的。赢得一场官司不仅靠法庭上敏捷的思维和雄辩，庭前准备也是至关重要