1BostonLegalTrueLoveSeason5,Episode4OriginalAirdate:October13,2008WrittenbyDavidE.Kelley©2008DavidE.KelleyProductions.AllRightsReserved.Thistranscriptisnotofficialortakenfromtheactualscript.Itistranscribedfromthebroadcast.TranscribedbydrsheriforBoston-Legal.org[version:October19,2008]WilliamShatner:PreviouslyonBostonLegal—DennyCrane:I’mjusttryingtogetanerection!AlanShore:Well,whoknows?Maybeit’stheMadCow.DennyCrane:MypenishasAlzheimer’s.AlanShore:Phoebe?!PhoebePrentice:Alan.PhoebePrentice:Whydragthisoutbeyondatimewe’restillattractedtoeachother?AlanShore:I’mnotattractedtoyounow.PhoebePrentice:Fine.Let’sgowiththat.AlanShore:Phoebe.DennyCrane:Whathappened?AlanShore:Iwasinlovewithher—DennyCrane:That’llkillthemoment.AlanShore:—andshelovedme,just...notenough.DennyCrane:Maybeit’snottoolate.AlanShore:She’shappilymarriedwithchildren.AlanShore’shotelsuiteatnightManycandlesandlowlightingcastshadowsoverthefurnitureinthesittingroom,andsomeoneispoundingonthedoor.Inhisbedinthebedroom,DennyCraneissnoring,fastasleepwithhisteddybearinhisarms.Anotherpoundingawakenshim.DennyCraneBear:squeaksDennyCrane.DennyCranegetsoutofhisbed,takeshisteddybearwithhimtothebednexttohis,climbsin,andgrabsthebuttocksofthepersoninthatbed,awakeningAlanShore.DennyCraneandAlanShore:inunisonAhh!Bothjumpoutofthebedtofaceeachother.AlanShore:Whatareyoudoing?!DennyCrane:Igotscared.AlanShore:Ofwhat?DennyCrane:Iheardbanging.AlanShore:Whatbanging?Threedefiniteknocksatthedoor.DennyCrane:Thatbanging.AlanShore:That’saknock.Answerit.DennyCrane:Me?AlanShore:Youheardit!DennyCrane:Youlivehere.2Morepoundingasthey’rearguing.AlanShore:Nevermind.We’llbothanswerit.throwsonhisrobe,andbothwalktothedoor,Denny’steddybearsqueakingoncemore.AlanShoreopensittofind:AlanShore:Phoebe!PhoebePrentice:CanItalktoyou,Alan?It’simportant.AlanShore:What’sgoingon?PhoebePrentice:Thepolicejustarrestedmyhusband.They—theyshowedupinthemiddleofthenight.Itriedtocallyou,but—butIguessyourphonesareturnedoff,so—AlanShore:Arrestedhimforwhat?PhoebePrentice:Murder.AlanShore:Murder?DennyCrane:Murder.PhoebePrentice:You’rethebestlawyerthatIknow,sowillyouhelp?AlanShore:Who’sheaccusedofkilling?PhoebePrentice:Oneofhisnurses.I’msorry,Alan,butthisismyfamilyhere.I...Ineedyou.DennyCrane:Thisisgonnabeagoodone.AsAlanShorewelcomesPhoebePrenticeintohishotelroom,[smashcuttoopeningcredits]SamescenecontinuedAlanShoreoffersPhoebePrenticeaglassofwater.AlanShore:Sohe’sincustodynow?PhoebePrentice:Yeah;they’rearraigninghimfirstup.It’smyopiniontheypurposelyarrestedhimatnight.TheDistrictAttorneyinvolvedlovesgamesmanship,soyou’llhaveyourworkcutoutforyou.sipswaterAroostercrows.AlanShoreglaresatDennyCrane,wholooksmockinnocentastothesourceofthebirdsound.AlanShore:Canwetalkaboutthecaseitself?PhoebePrentice:Well,myhusbandisoneoftheleadingcardiologistsatBostonGeneral.AlanShore:Oh,isn’thespecial?PhoebePrenticeglaresbackathim.AlanShore:shakinghisheadSorry.PhoebePrentice:Uh,thevictimisoneofhisformernurses.Shewasfoundpoisonedtodeath.Theyclaimthathewashavinganaffairwithher.Hewasn’t.DennyCranelooksveryinterested,andsomewhatskeptical.PhoebePrentice:Hehad—briefly—inthepast,butitwaslongover.Anotherroostercrow.AlanShorerollshiseyesandglaresatDennyCraneagain,asthesoundisobviouslycomingfromhisgeneralvicinity.DennyCraneisevenmore“innocent,”raisingAlanShore’ssuspicions.AlanShore:I’msorry.Couldyouexcuseusforasecond?I’llberightback.Denny.AlanShore:notsogently“helping”DennyCraneintothebedroomWhatthehellisthat?DennyCrane:What?AlanShore:Theroosternoise.Anddon’tpretendyoudon’tknowwhatI’mtalkingabout.DennyCrane:inunisonIdon’tknowwhatyou’retalkingabout.AlanShore:Denny,it’scomingfromyou.Whatthehellisit?DennyCrane:Well...uh...rememberthatlittle...um,uh,uh,uh,bloodflowissueIhad?3AlanShore:Yeah?DennyCrane:Thedoctorhashookedmeuptoamonitor.I’msupposedtokeepajournal.A—anykindofbloodflow,I’msupposedto...uh...makeanote.AlanShore:Amonitor?DennyCrane:Yeah.AlanShore:Connectedto—DennyCrane:Shh.Yeah.AlanShore:Onethatsoundslikearooster.nodsDennyCrane:That’sjustmyringtone.Youcanchoosefrommany.AlanShore:Look,obviouslythisisaseriouscase.DennyCrane:noddingThat’swhythedoctorwanted—AlanShore:I’mtalkingaboutthemurder!Idonotwanttobehearingfromthatthing.Areyoulisteningtome?DennyCrane:nodsI’llputitonvibrate.AlanShoreturnsandstalksbackintothesittingroomofthesuite.AlanShore:I’msorry.So,uh...thearraignment’stomorrowmorning.PhoebePrentice:Firstup.Thethingis,Alan,theyfoundevidenceofhimbeingpresentatherhouse.Now,hewasthereaweekago,butnotonthenightofthemurder.AlanShore:Whichwaswhen?PhoebePrentice:Twonightsago.I—I’msurprisedyouhaven’theardaboutit.It’sbeenalloverthenews.HeisthetopcardiologistatBostonGeneral.AlanShore:Yes,youmentionedthat.Yousayheoncehadanaffairwiththevictim?PhoebePrentice:Awhileago,yes,butitwasover.AlanShore:Well,ifitwasover,whywasheatherhouseaweekago?PhoebePrentice:Hesaidthatshewasdistraught,andhewenttheretocalmherdown.AlanShore:Andyoubelievethat?PhoebePrentice:noddingIdo.AlanShore:Okay.PhoebePrentice:Plus,hehasanalibi.AlanShore:Whichis?PhoebePrentice:Me.Heneverleftthehous