1BostonLegalTrulyMadly,DeeplySeason2,Episode7WrittenbyDavidE.Kelley2005DavidE.KelleyProductions.AllRightsReserved.Broadcast:November8,2005TranscribedbyImamessShirleySchmidt:Didhesaywhatitwasabout?PaulLewiston:No.AndItriedtogethimtotellme.Hesaidhe’donlyspeaktoyou.ShirleySchmidt:Well,I’vegottheWeakscomingin.They’refightingovertheNantucketthouseagain.PaulLewiston:Hesayshe’llonlyspeaktoyou!ShirleySchmidt:Dwight!Howareyou?DwightBiddle:Oh.NotgoodShirley.ShirleySchmidt:Why?DwightBiddle:Jeanieisleavingme.ShirleySchmidt:What?Why?DwightBiddle:Andshe’stryingtohavethemarriageannulled.ShirleySchmidt:That’sridiculous.Nottomentionimpossible.You’vebeenmarriedovertwentyyears.DwightBiddle:Shejustwantsitallerased.Asif,asifIneverexistedIguess.ShirleySchmidt:Why?What’sgottenintoher?DwightBiddle:Wellit’smorewhatI’vegottenintoIsuppose.Istrayed.ShirleySchmidt:You?Well,I,I,Ican’tpretendI’mnotshocked.Evenso,infidelityisn’tgroundsforannulment.There’ssomethingyou’renottellingme.DwightBiddle:IstrayedwithWendy.You’vemetWendyShirleySchmidt:Wendy.Yourcow?DwightBiddle:Webecameveryclose.OnenightI’dhadabittodrinkIsuppose.JeanieandIhadbeenalittleestrangedand…ShirleySchmidt:Youstrayedwithlivestock?DwightBiddle:It’snotwhatyouthink.Itwasallveryloving.IknowJeanie,she’sgonnatrytomakemeoutabigsicko.ShirleySchmidt:Gee.DwightBiddle:ObviouslyImadeamistake.ButI’vebeenagoodhusbandfortwenty-threeyears,adeaconatourchurch,amodelphilanthropist,arespectedprofessoratamajoruniversitytownselectmaneven.ShirleySchmidt:Ha,ha.Yousleepwithonecow!DwightBiddle:Pleasedon’tmakesport,anddon’tmakelight.Idon’twannalosemywife!DeniseBauer:Youcannotturfthisonetome.ShirleySchmidt:Oh,butIcan.DeniseBauer:Shirley…ShirleySchmidt:Look.Icandefendalmostanyoneagainstalmostanything,butgrowingupIhadacow.DeniseBauer:You?ShirleySchmidt:Notsexually!Asapet.Bumpy.Ihaddogs,cats,atreefrog,butBumpy.Icherishedthatanimal.TothinkwhatDwight…Ican’tgothereDenise.DeniseBauer:WhatmakesyouthinkIcan?ShirleySchmidt:You’rebeingaskedto.ThenameofthisfirmisCrane,PooleandSchmidt.I’mSchmidt.DeniseBauer:Shirley,please,Iambeggingyou.2ShirleySchmidt:Someone’sgottodoitDenise.Itcan’tbeme.DennyCrane:DennyCrane.Idon’tknowwhyI’mhere.DennyCrane.I’vebeensummoned!DennyCrane.DennyCrane.DennyCrane.JudgeHarveyCooper:TrialdateissetforDecemberthesecond.Wewillconferenceaweekfromtoday.DennyCrane:DennyCrane.Whothehellcalledandwhy?Oh!DennyCrane.JudgeHarveyCooper:Ah!MrCrane.RecallJesselwouldyouplease?Clerk:Document166253,CommonwealthversusRonaldJessel.JudgeHarveyCooper:MrCrane,you’vebeenassignedtorepresentoneofourIndigentdefendants,thankyouforcomingin.DennyCrane:NocandoJudge.JudgeHarveyCooper:Ibegyourpardon?DennyCrane:Indigentarepoor.Ihatethepoor.Can’tpayyou.JudgeHarveyCooper:MrCranethisisn’tarequestitscourtorder.Unlessyouthinktheseniorpartnersareexemptfromcivicduty?DennyCrane:Wasitahooker?Icandohookers.JudgeHarveyCooper:It’samurdercase.Yourclient’srightthere.DennyCrane:Defensepleadsguilty.WeaccepttheDistrictAttorney’srecommendationforsentencing.DennyCrane.JudgeHarveyCooper:Comebackthisinstantoryouwillhelpincontemptsir.DennyCrane:Whatdidyoujustsay?JudgeHarveyCooper:Youwillmeetyourclient,youwillreturnherethisafternoontoenteryourpleaandyouwillgivehimadequaterepresentation.Heallegedlykilledathirteen-year-oldgirl.Hencethepresenceofthemedia.He’llgethighprofilerepresentationaswell.Go!DennyCrane:Hopeyoudie.DennyCrane.DennyCrane:Betyou’dlickmyshoesforamurdercase.Wouldn’tyoukid?GarrettWells:Iwouldsir.DennyCrane:BecauseIlikeyoudon’thavetolick‘em,justdust‘emwithyoursleeve.GarrettWells:Yessir.MarshalStepcoe:Wecan’thaveaclownwaxingonaboutG8worldissuesforGod’ssake.It’sachildren’sshow!BradChase:Whendidyoufirehim?MarshalStepcoe:Friday.HefiledfortheTROyesterday.Look,thiscouldbeapublicrelationsnightmare.He’stheonlyZozothisstationhaseverhad.AlanShore:MayIhelpyouladies?Firstpersonwaiting:We’reherefortheassistant’sposition.AlanShore:Hmm.Congratulations!You’rehired.Thankyouall.ToBrad.Let’sgoinside.BradChase:Alan!Youcan’tjustdothat.Youhavetoatleastinterview.AlanShore:Why?Ihaveaverystrongfeelingaboutthisone.Canyoutype?Melissa:SomeAlanShore:See?DwightBiddle:WhathappenedtoShirley?DeniseBauer:Shirleylikestoassigncasestothehothand.AndrightnowI’mhot.DwightBiddle:I’veknownhersincewewerekids.Sheknowsme!That’s,that’swhyI…DeniseBauer:Whichisexactlywhyyoushouldbewithsomeoneelse.Shirleycouldbetooclosetoseethingsobjectively.DwightBiddle:It’sBumpy,isn’tit?Ihadsuchacrushonthatcow.Thatdoesn’tmakemegay.DeniseBauer:MrBiddle.Haveyou,uhm,gottencounselingforthis?3DwightBiddle:Yes.Yes.I’m,I’mworkingonit.LookJeaniemarriedmeforbetterorworse.Right?Andfortwenty-plusyearsit’sbeenagreatmarriage.Istillloveher.Idon’twannaloseher.InJudgeHarveyCooper’scourtroom.GarrettWells:ThedefenseentersapleaofnotguiltyYourHonor.Atthistimewewouldliketobeheardonbail.Thismatter…JudgeHarveyCooper:Holdonjustasecond.WhereisDennyCrane?GarrettWells:I’manattorneyfromCrane,PooleandSchmidtsir.I’mappearing…JudgeHarveyCooper:Ididn’tassignthiscasetoCrane,PooleandSchmidt,IassignedittoDennyCrane,counsel.Whereishe?