[Music] it's mine I love it when the old guy kick the Young Guy's Ass you all right I think I'll make it next time your honor I'm going to request that you play in your Ro hey hey hey he play his jock strap and still kick your ass we do want you guys to get hurt oh listen to this that's the spirit son if you can't beat him lie like you as my late associate Tim Squire was fond of saying a partnership is like a dose of strong medicine it should be given out cautiously and only when absolutely nece
ssary but one associate has brought in so much business in the last two years that he can no longer be denied so today I'm pleased to announce that my son Edward branagan Jr has been invited to become a junior partner in the law firm of branagan Bailey and Squire Eddie when Tim and eded I started all this you weren't even a twinkle in your daddy's eye today you are a star in his law firmament well that's bad poetry but it's good news congratulations Eddie our future is your future as my father u
sed to say 100 years G thanks Dad no thank you thank you so I I I just want to say they having you around for the last couple of years and getting to know you again getting to care about you and it almost makes up for for not being there while you were growing up well you paid the bills right yeah yeah I paid the bills congratulations partner well it's official I'm a junior partner congratulations then let's hope that your partnership with him works better than mine did come on Mom I really feel
like he wants me on his team it just feels good he owes you that sorry I can't be there you know uh this damn late shift no no no it's okay Mom I understand so I'll see you on Friday right okay I love you okay I love you too bye I'm glad you came well you're the only Junior partner I know besides she said I had to no I said I had to I work here which is the only reason I accepted the partnership fraternizing with the partners again I see strictly personal I'd like you to meet Rebecca Deli the l
egendary Ed branagan Senor always happy to meet a legend a legend that makes me sound prehistoric hardly oh thank you so you're a friend of my tenacious Protege here BEC got me settled when I moved out here I didn't know a soul and she saved me oh a savior wait wait wait wait let me see if I can guess uh social worker no uh environmental activist please don't tell me you're with the Legal Services Corporation dad now you do sound a little prehistoric third grade teacher at St Sebastian's doing m
y best to turn out the social working environmental Legal Services types of tomorrow does that upset you Mr banagan absolutely nothing I would gladly reenroll in your third grade Miss daily and take my chances with your social conscience I suspect your social conscience could use some training Mr bran o a fpirit discussion like this deserves some fine Spirits would you join me for a glass of champagne are you buying that as me Uncle Pat used to say you don't really buy drink you just rented for
a while I'll see you all in the morning we got an early day tomorrow partner I'll be the first one in come on come on come on you got to have one drink with us he hey there's a reason why you're called Junior and I'm called senior and it's called endurance it's a real pleasure to have met you same here you sure you won't come with us I'm sure but how about I throw a dinner party at Rocky Point next Saturday night yeah all right 7:30 don't bring a thing but yourselves and Rebecca you please bring
Rebecca night [Music] Jokers think they have us over a barrel and they did until I spotted this they never filed with the SEC oh I love this business the idea that butt T just sitting there squirming oh that's great work who do you keep looking at don't do that let give some assistant some Eddie that's Mitch hay he's having lunch with the word is he is going to be the next chairman at First Fidelity maybe we should pay our respects uh I can't I got to go beat up on butt all right go get him tig
er gotcha what is this an ambush your money or your life junor here is a real chip off Bill block has already got me trading law firms before we've gotten to the soup am I going too slow dad duty calls good to see you nice to see you take it easy I'm impressed Chase doesn't go to lunch with just anybody me either I prefer attractive women oh like Catherine frantini huh is terrific I think it's time you settle down settle down I've been out with her like four or five times well she's a bright sma
rt G killer lawyer and you're on top of the world maybe I'm afraid of rejection rejection that word is not in the branagan BC vocabulary that's easy for you to say yeah that's right look I get the tour you out the rocky point this weekend cultivate A Little Romance doing old man's heart good to see his boy in love how about you me the only woman I ever Lov was your mom time to go make some [Music] money I I'm as sick as a sailor in a sea stor but the the bartender luckily has got some compy for
a few minutes I feel better so then I noticed my uh my jaw starts to get tight my lips are numb and my teeth are clenched together so Tim says hey I'm going to take you to emergency room right away the uh the bartender over here's this he says well the nearest hospital is a half an hour from here but my uncle's a doctor he he lived right up the street so before we know it we we're sitting there the two of us in this parlor and we're surrounded by get this we're surrounded by women there must hav
e been 10 of them in there is a cat house oh no no this was not your old neighborhood Al okay hey don't forget this is just outside Salt Lake City there his wives anyway all of a sudden his voice booms out I will see the patient now I look up it's Charlton hon in the T white hair sticking out like this these brilliant blue eyes electric eyes and they're focused right on me he say you are having a stroke I will perform surgery at once surgery go get him Uncle dog chill he cut you no I cut me what
are you kidding we jumped up we fought our way through the crowd of spouses we made our Escape well we went to the local emergency room I told him about the compassing the nurse takes one look at me and a sleeve up a needle full of badral in 15 minutes later I'm walking and talking end of story how do I get started on that I asked who Tim Squire was H and in those days it was Tim and me and Jackie we had our law degrees 15 cents a million laughs how old was Tim when he died it was too young hey
why don't we finish our coffee in the library it's a big house take a look around feel free to roam huh I love this painting it's so beautiful it better be I had the best art consultant money can buy do you ever look at it I mean does it move you sure as I'll move my bank [Laughter] balance that Rebecca is a very hot little number hey and whereas I am betrothed to the lovely Lesley and Ed here is panting in his pants for Catherine that leaves you big no no no no shame on you guys you never try
anything on the first day however if you include the other night when I met her for the first first time sweetie you got to let me drive hell I'm too drunk to walk say good night Al good night Al good night Al get in the car Al he'll be asleep before we hit the interstate night everybody night well I'd like to take a walk on the beach I guess I'd like to go too I like teaching cuz I like being around kids do you ever think of having any done Matt 10 years old and Counting I'm trying to get him o
ut of public school and in aain Ignatius but the list is a mile long I know some people over there maybe I could pull some strings I think the Brans have done enough for us already what does that mean well Matt's real father is long gone and Ed's been Matt's Big Brother mie really I'm surprised he never told you well Eddie grew up mostly with his mother we uh we had a not so friendly divorce I wasn't there for him very much when he was a kid to my profound regret you are now never too late thank
you for saying that Cubs SCS on Friday swimming on Saturday soccer every Sunday morning Matt's calendar is a whole lot cooler than mine is I'm sorry I've just been going on and on hav't I no no don't be silly you enjoy being a mom I love it he's a good kid I feel like a kid myself I'm I'm I'm trying to find a way to ask you out sometime try this straightforward approach okay I will how about this weekend cop Scout's Friday swimming Saturday Sunday's bad too well so much for the straightforward
approach I guess head I am allowed out School mats you know you mean once you finish your homework I don't think about much else besides you these days I'm going to have to go soon I know in a minute okay then what and then we'll find out about what happens when Irish eyes are really smiling [Music] okay that was Rebecca my dad help me what's wrong is it my Dad what's that I have to go home what are you sick please get me tell me what happened he raped [Music] we were sitting by the fire it was
romantic so I I he kissed me and I did I I kissed him and and I let him I can't talk about this I think you should you should try to tell me it's very important okay so I asked him nicely to stop stop Ed I want you to stop I asked her did she mean it what did she say I do I want you to stop Eddie Eddie she had that look in her eye okay I've been with a few women in my time I know that look I didn't Panic cuz I thought I know I knew I he's a nice guy why didn't he stop why didn't you stop I want
to see her again in 2 days I've given her a sedative I think she should come back in for counts than it's going to take her a little while to recover from this emotionally you did the right thing coming in medical records make valuable evidence should you decide to prosecute is Maddie all right he's fine he's at Marcy's and he's sleeping oh you told me that already didn't you this is just unbelievable he's such a sweet man and he treats women like equals you don't believe me I didn't mean it tha
t way I'm just a little stunned I'm shocked yes so am I we get him to move on this deal we can be on the first tea at 1:00 great what about Rebecca you still in the dog house or what I hope not I think I've taken care of it hey Mom flowers mom dear Rebecca I am truly sorry about last evening's misunderstanding hope we're still on for Tuesday sincerely Ed Eddie sent you flowers mom I'll get the vase she's considering charges charges what kind of charges rape charges counselor cath he didn't jump
her in the bushes they were making out on a couch well she claimed she said no I know that this kind of accusation is very fashionable these days but she's totally out of line I'm going have to talk to her no I don't think that's a good idea see CU you'd probably make it worse then you talk to her I tried she's convinced then she's crazy don't tell me that you actually believe her I don't know what to believe I admire your dad I respect him but Rebecca's been a good friend and I can't abandon he
r well it's fine you don't have to abandon her just tell her to forget about pressing charges don't talk to me like I'm your secretary Eddie okay this is tough on all of us we're going to be late you're right I'm sorry I I I'm sorry so what does she want money no she really believes that it happened come on Eddie this woman is a friend of yours talk to her well I am seeing Matt tonight her son I'm his big brother yeah so I heard Big Brother that's perfect so maybe you can get Mom to knock this n
onsense off I just hate you know to mix things up that way well don't then why don't you wait until the kid asks his mother why she's putting your father in jail that'll be a lot of fun all right all right all right come on come on take it easy now Eddie's Edd's in an awkward position here look Eddie whatever her reasons I don't deserve this please you got to talk to this woman I sometimes a friendly conversation can go a long way towards preventing it a messy litigation really yeah I know he's
just finishing up his homework something to drink no fine thanks look about the other night it has nothing to do with your relationship to Matt or to me there have been nothing but a positive influence on Matt and nothing can change that I'm glad you feel that way but Catherine tells me that you're thinking about pressing charges yes he just I mean he couldn't do something like this but he did he thinks that you wanted him to I asked him to stop and he didn't I mean can you just consider the pos
sibility that he didn't think you meant it can you consider the possibility that he raped me well Rebecca he's my father and you're my friend I thought I am absolutely why would I make this up put myself through this look at me do you think I haven't slept in 48 hours just for fun come on Edy before all the chili dogs are gone look will you just think about it will [Music] you we won't be too late let's make the most of this situation in other words let them win in other words let them win a cou
ple of sets and kick their ass and then build them for it I saw Rebecca last night she really believes that it was rape do you think you could have just misread it no no I want to talk about it anymore not to you it's demeaning I life goes on huh well here they are at last it's too bad we're not billing you for this huh how you doing please leave a message for Rebecca or Matthew this is Father LX at St anisha's Academy we have an opening for next September if Matthew still interested in attendin
g just call us s hi Father I'm here good timeing Miss Dy yes yes yes this is this is wonderful thank you we're thrilled as are we could you come down here tomorrow and we'll fill out the forms absolutely fine see you then great oh great and should just about do it I'll get you a copy for your own records thank this Diaz too many things on our plate in the old days when we actually had money in our budgets I used to have three assistants please excuse [Music] me [Music] first barbecue of the seas
on long may we smoke the queen of the grill yeah got to be queen of something well that was a phenomenal meal you may have my son's mom oh chill out Eddie I'm in Pediatrics this week can you tell so what made you decide to be a nurse well Eddie's Father decided to break up our happy little home before I could apply to medical school whoops guess that's all in the past right now who would like some lar pie your mother's really something I'm glad I finally met her yeah well she's definitely single
mind it did she and Ed ever speak uh no no no but are you free this week yes I am oh excellent me too hey hey come on SO Rebecca told me that Matt got accepted to St Ignatius yeah I know it's great huh and that Ed made a donation the day before so he throws money around to all the nonprofits especially the Catholic ones big deal well she thinks it is she asked me if you were involved involved what it wasn't a covert operation come on what's the matter hey Don't Kill the Messenger okay I'm smack
in the middle of these two it's not a fun place to be I know I'm the guy standing right next to you remember Rebecca's son got jumped on a long waiting list at St ignasius do you know anything about that I better I signed a check why why because I told her I triy to help hell you're the boy's Big Brother you should be happy I am but do you not see how this looks you know something I don't give a damn how it looks I told her I'd do what I could and I did it's called keeping a promise it used to
go in the plus column okay Dad just Cal down I did The Honorable responsible thing I wish the hell she would do the same I'm I'm sure she will [Music] then I want to aort to [Music] rap [Music] mine David how goes the war we're losing Ed how are you I've been better I've been worse Susan tells me this is urgent huh yeah look Ed um one of my detectives has a complaint against you and uh there's sufficient grounds for an arrest the what charge [Music] rape it's a fraud David it's a total fraud I'm
sure it is Ed but we have no choice now I don't want them coming out there arresting you like some common criminal so uh it would be better if you well you know if you came down here and turned yourself in head will you do that no I'm going to head for Mexico hard for all of us head D look I I I know you're trying to help me I appreciate it um I I'll be there in an hour good yeah that'll be good and uh Ed I'm sorry about this yeah me [Music] too [Music] anybody at the office done not yet not ev
en any what does she want she want money or just this just to see me in a jail cell but for what now that's that's what I don't understand for what people would agree to 50,000 cash bail request that Mr branagan hand over his passport that's ridiculous he's an honored member of the community he has no prior arrest rape is a violent crime being rich and prominent does why don't you just impound his car and seal up his house how about his clothes would you like those to is this still America calm
down Mr tento I apologize your honor it seems excessive considering the evidence which is non-existant can everyone approach the bench including the defendant Mr branagan innocent till proven guilty right okay this is a serious allegation and the media is going to be thinking that we are bending over backwards for our old friend Mr branagan correct so I'm going to set the bail at 100,000 and for 10 in cash we all look good is that okay Ed yeah sure BR does that make sense okay so [Music] ordered
after his arraignment Mr Branan was filmed leaving Court earlier today with his son Edward branagan Jr the senior branagan is well known for his legal triumphs his standing in the world of high society and philanthropy at this point the victim's name is being withheld good dreams py what are you doing what is she doing she believes her allegations do you I find it hard to but you think it's possible well it's like you taught me at anything's possible it's a good lawyer's answer not much help I
know that that Rebecca is going through terrible emotional turmoil over this at least her name and privacy are protected I am being smeared all over the news I'm sorry I know you must be going through hell look Catherine as as my protege it's my friend as my possible future daughter-in-law I'm asking for your help what can I do St it come on let give your kids come on just done little K get your hands off her she said no are you stupid or deaf or you just used to getting your own way I'm okay Mi
ss we're going to city hi she's in her bedroom it's the last part where everybody gets killed I got to catch this okay Rebecca are you all right some kind of Migrant I didn't know you got them I do know S I can't stay long I just wanted to come by and see how you were doing I flipped out at school today and I'm afraid to read a newspaper anymore how's that have you been to see Dr Roy no she turned me into a rape victim remember are you saying that it didn't happen I mean according to the press a
nd to Eddie and even to you this guy's a sane maybe it's me Rebecca you know where if you believe that you have to drop the charges is this Catherine the lawyer speaking or Catherine my friend it's just [Music] Catherine okay I'm in too much pain to talk about it right now please no don't my head's bursting my eyes are burning my life is coming AP seem I don't want to talk about it right now go [Music] please so far we haven't lost a single client have you had a chance to talk to Woody yet his h
ands are tied Suarez is his best prosecutor if would he were to pull him off the case the media would nail him to a cross Suarez wants you H badly what he really wants is to be Governor my ass in a sling gets him a shot a little creep sorry I'm late actually you weren't invited nothing personal it's just that you have to be tight with the plth Al I'm a loyer in this firm first and foremost unless of course the other partners think I should leave really Catherine now was just being his usual over
zealous self which is why we love him so much so please join the party Catherine okay good to see you I spoke to Cheryl Drew and she's agreed to take the case if it comes to that we're going outside yeah we have to Al was out there at Rocky Point that night so he's a potential witness same for Eddie and Katherine well Cheryl's the best there is next to you of course Al which is right where she'll be I'd like to work on the research end with you it kills me that I can't can't be at the table on t
his one thank you yeah same here and and we can't keep saying no comment to the Press so I'd like to handle that as well I want to thank you all for your support anything I can do to help you know where to find me I should have retired when you did Jack right now we'd be sipping a tall one on the 19th Hole huh thanks buddy thanks list uh could you give me a minute with Eddie please means a lot to me you getting so involved in this mess having you around every day I've realized it's what's been m
issing ever since I was a kid I feel like I've been running a race you know my whole life is how far how fast how much lately I'm asking myself who the hell am I racing against why anyway it's good to have you board as a as a colleague as a son had you been drinking some wine I wasn't drunk H and you said this was your second date as a guest of his it was his house we were all his guests look at this you waited more than 72 hours to report this to the police now why is that I don't know you got
to know come on tell me why I was in shock I was terrified and why'd you report it at all couldn't pretend it didn't happen anymore the flowers check the arrogance you just shoved into my face okay good Rebecca hey look at me when we go in front of that gr jury tomorrow just want us to be sure 110% right right I don't know he kissed me and I kissed him I was on his couch I must have known what he want did okay so why don't you put yourself back to that night did you trust him completely he pilla
r of the society was it reasonable to assume you'd be able to choose whether or not you wanted to have sex with this guy yes did you want to have sex with him I considered it I liked him I told him was that wrong to like him or was it wrong to tell him so was it wrong to decide not to have sex with this guy no it was my choice it was damn him it was my my right wasn't it wasn't it m [Music] [Music] right let's hit the road Leon before these mukes infect us well obviously there was an indictment
just one second degree rape we'll get the transcript by 6 tonight find out what she said damn it take it easy Al take it easy she's out to destroy you partner we're fighting for your life [Music] here [Music] [Music] [Music] you following me excuse me you heard me why why are you following me hey lady I don't know what you've been drinking get a grip the indictment must be a devastating blow I'm sorry the trouble is and this is no reflection on you personally whatsoever Ed some of the Associates
at our firm some of the women would have difficulty supporting your position position not running for office I thought I was an innocent man accused of a crime we're not asking you to carry picket signs out front of the district court what we need is your professional assistance in guaranteeing a few well-placed features reflecting on Edward branagan's impeccable ethics and social conscience no misleading no fabricating no big deal our staff is predominantly female I'm not sure they'll see it q
uite that way is this the same staff that helped organize that Eastern Oil and Gas campaign when that pipeline broke what was that 150 workers hospitalized that was entirely different yeah Eastern oil and gas are scumballs Ed's a war hero as well as a provider of pro bonal legal services for the poor and a major fundraiser for a dozen different charities including the shelter for battered women which he co-founded why don't you mention that to your staff yeah your point is well taken Priscilla y
ou should do as you see fit and we appreciate your time Ed please don't take us personally oh no absolutely not thank you I do find it ironic though I mean don't you but if we hadn't defended you successfully against that hostile takeover last fall you wouldn't even be here having this conversation would you Priscilla she'll do it I stopped at the coffee place and they had that mocha stuff you like that they're always out of are you okay your partner's strong armed pure firment representing it t
oday I think that's a little unfair since neither one of us was at the meeting you know my friend Janet her sister Priscilla there was a partner at Cunningham anash and she told her that they were strong armed with what was she threatened it was implied implied what was implied we're not the mob you're part of it then part of what we keep a PR firm on retainers so this is getting a little out of hand yes it is Catherine I'm being followed What who is following you I thought you could tell me you
think what's happening to you Rebecca I don't know but I don't think you should come by for a while okay you need some help Rebecca yes I do need help Catherine I just got be careful where I get it [Music] 37 that's oh here he is here he is you know of course right over here say we're looking pretty good the medical report shows no evidence of forcable rape no bruises scratches or marks of any kind it doesn't assur us an AC quiddle I can definitely get a jury to wonder why she didn't struggle b
ottom line it's her word against yours still I'd like a little more of an edge I'm going to give Sam Harrison a call the private investigator yes there is retired FBI he's expensive but thorough if there any skeletons in Rebecca Daily's closet Sam will dig him out so we put the victim on trial huh you're the victim Ed not her remember what are your feelings about your father's upcoming trial next week well we're looking forward to it the last few months have been very hard on him is he worried I
may be naive but my father spent his entire life around the law and he's taught me to believe in and to count on the judicial process I mean it's the fairest one in the world and and I have every confidence that once we have an opportunity to present our case he's going to be Vindicated by a jul appears is it true the alleged victim is an acquaintance of yours I know her yes were you surprised at the allegation yes I was surprised and I was shocked are you anticipating a lengthy trial I hope no
t the sooner that his reputation is restored the better hey but I get the wrong day where's Matt he's with my brother for the weekend I left you a note you left me a note come on Rebecca the case can't affect my relationship with mat well it does you can't sit back anymore and pretend you're not involved in this involved in what in my father's defense The Assault on me in the Press on Radio and on TV but nobody even knows your name what about the goons that are following me paranoia well maybe i
t is but maybe it isn't look Eddie you've been great for Matt I just don't want him influenced by you anymore goodbye Edie you want to tell me about it about what when you were a baby how do you think I knew where it hurt when you cried Rebecca won't let me see Matt because I'm defending dad can you blame her yeah I can blame her it's not Matt's fault is it it's not mine God you sound like him oh please don't start mom don't snap at me I can't believe you I'm I'm finally getting close to the guy
okay I'm his partner now I'm his friend can we change the subject I finally get to be his son just drop it please just because you hate the guy it doesn't make him a rapist all right I know him you know nothing I know Mar when to see when I getting a little old all right Edward you want to know who he is and what he is H now your father had an affair early on Diane his secretary such a cliche so he told me he'd broken it off and of course I didn't believe him then she came to me one day she was
hysterical wanted me to know that it was over for good but that when she told your father he tried to make love to her one last time she said no and he raped her she told you this yes this woman yes she said something seemed to happen to him he got this look on his face that terrified her so she stopped resisting but it was rape Eddie your father raped her why didn't she go to the police she wanted to but I stopped her I begged her I pleaded with her not to press charges I was afraid of what wo
uld happen to you us so she went away and your father was in the clear because of me it's haunted me ever since of course I didn't tell him about this I just left with you and you believe this Diane this this lady that had an affair with your husband yeah I knew she was telling the truth how did you know no Mom how did you know that she was telling the truth how could you be so sure cuz I've seen that look on his face I understood her fear what do you mean well Eddie your father was well he stil
l is he's a man who gets what he wants and there were times in our marriage when he wanted me and he didn't care what I wanted or I didn't what are you saying Mom what are you saying son of a [ __ ] Edie Eddie it was a different time I was his wife so I didn't really have much Choice except to leave him which I did I'm I'm so sorry oh well Eddie um I'm really glad that two of you are together it's bad for me but it's important for you but your father is a very Troubled Man and he's filled with r
age you be [Music] [Music] careful [Music] crocodile the other end steal him for a second can I Ste him you the rest minute listen I got to ask you something okay okay so ask Rebecca says that there are goons following her is it true Eddie I'm Sicilian but I'm not a hood and if I was to come up with such such an asinine idea can you imagine your old man condoning it the original oldfashioned gentleman get real BR der ranged or none of this would be happening so come on can we relax and get back
to my bachelor party I mean your old man spent a lot of money here the least we could do is get plowed yeah I hope you're going to get PL how you doing you I've been looking for you too now you you stay put you you come with me all right listen up come on come on up here come wait here you sit down here right sit down right there here give me give me that oh yes indeed thank you very much now for those of you who uh are now or have ever been married you know what our good friend Al is getting hi
mself involved with for those of you who are Bachelors [Applause] congratulations but in either event we want you Al and all of you to remember his last night of Liberty now we tried to find a Justice of the Peace but we couldn't but fortunately we found a real piece of Justice I think I know straight from the state capital a supreme Coran the thoroughly dishonorable judge Seymour bom put your [Applause] hands [Applause] [Music] hey all the Fun's in there so why aren't you in there I'm working k
id you're right hey every man in there serves us a purpose tonight I provide the entertainment next time we do business they're a little grateful a little embarrassed gives me an edge and I'll take it thanks for the lesson what m i saw mom today I should have known every time you and I start to get close your mom just Yanks you back doesn't she huh all right talk to me come on come on what did your sainted mother say about me this time she told me about Diane you remember her right your secretar
y from way back when the one you were screwing one you raped anyone else on the face of the Earth ever said that to me and throw him off this balcony a mother I love good news on a Monday morning our private investigator just struck gold guess who had a child out of wedlock in 1987 Rebecca you got it boss Eddie's little brother is a bastard Eddie's Qui what Eddie's resigned from The Firm did you ever hear of rape shield laws the point your honor is not that Rebecca Daly had a child out of wedloc
k the point is that Miss Daly lied about who the father was in 1987 Rebecca Dy was seeing a Mr Wayne Garrison and became pregnant by him however she told him that he was not the father but that a man named Thomas Brooks was Mr Brooks is now willing to testify in court that he agreed to lie for Miss daily and Aid in her deception of the real father Mr Garrison but about Mr Garrison himself he is deceased oh that's convenient but his father is willing to testify that he overheard the conversation
between his son and Miss daily his father Yes Reverend James Garrison pastor of St bonifus Episcopal Church in Augusta M you're wron her that that still has nothing to do with this case it speaks directly to the plaintiff's truthfulness or lack thereof and that is exactly what this case is all about why didn't you tell me I didn't even think of it look our case is built on making the jury believe you see instead of branagan now you're caught in a lie could be very damaging Paul I would have told
you I it just happened so long ago okay so tell me now this book Brooks guy what is he a friend of yours he was once I haven't seen him in years God knows how they even found him or Rend Caris money money see money buys good detectives as Brooks is out of work he needs cash of course you know I could never prove they're paying him and as for Reverend Garrison who knows why He's getting involved because Wayne was drunk and and his father Reverend Garrison blamed me somehow um we weren't together
for very long just long enough to get preg I didn't want an abortion but I couldn't deal with Wayne as a father figure either so I asked Tom Brooks to lie Wayne bod it moved on drank himself to death that's the end of the story we'll do our best with it I'm sorry Paul by the way what' you tell Matthew the truth that is father died a long time ago hey can I come in I don't think it's such a good idea no sweat you know I started out as a process server I'm used to waiting around in hallways come
on this is between my dad and me fine but you can't quit I can do what I want you quit now you convict him is that what you want I just want out okay you take your paid vacation now uh the stress of the trial you can't concentrate on your work nobody's suspicions get aroused you show up in court you tell the truth which is you don't really know anything about the rape and then after we win an AC quiddle you can resign if you still want to but Eddie listen to me no matter how much of a jerk your
father was when he was with your mom he is not not a rapist the da however will use your departure to make a jury think he is what kind of son sends his own father away to jail I mean could you really do that okay I'm on vacation you're doing the right thing [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] hey Maddie we got to go in five minutes this is my worst nightmare come true look I had it okay they went I give up just let me Addam in a court of law please will you do that I've got to go
Matt's got a thing in school wait Rebecca come on now we've come this far yes and look what's happened I'm being raped again in public you're a victim I've had enough PA Rebecca you're a victim but if you fight this with me we can change that now you owe it to yourself and you owe it to Matt and you owe it to bagan's next victim you just think about that Rebecca yeah you think about her all right I'll see you tomorrow thank you hey it's worth it okay just just take care Maddie we're going to be
late Maddie Maddie [Music] Maddie Maddie [Music] Maddie M Madie [Music] Ed is my mom a [ __ ] no no way is your dad a rapist I hope not yeah I know it's a little complicated you see um men are brought up to be do you know what aggressive means like Charles Barkley right exactly guys are brought up to be aggressive with women but it's wrong the the rule is that if a woman says no you know to something to anything then that means no does that make sense my mom said I couldn't see you so I shouldn
't have come here was that aggressive [Music] hey it's your mom oh oh [Music] M I'm sorry Mom really I know you are it's okay go get ready for bed [Music] honey thanks of course get flat it's nothing I I better [Music] go hey I thought you were on vacation I am well then have a good time Catherine you're being unfair you walked out on your own father and on your partners before a trial and I'm being unfair I have very good reasons I just can't discuss them with you then don't I miss you Catherin
e really cuz you could have been right there with me preparing Ed's defense this is the night before the trial Eddie it's been hell it would have been nice to at least have gone through it together please just please try and understand no see I understand you didn't call me you just disappeared I had to well then try it again Catherine I had no choice why huh just tell me why everything all right yeah everything's fine Ed I'll see you tomorrow about 10 hours I walk into a courtroom for the thous
andth time except this time they trying to hang me I could have used you in the next few days you might hear conflicting accounts of Ed branagan's character you'll certainly hear about his good works over the years on behalf of the poor and the downtrod and about his legal expertise and how some of his landmark cases have actually helped to cause certain loss to change for the better but you might also hear that he was for many years until he brought his son Edward junor into the firm an absente
e father divorced and always busy at the office you might hear that he occasionally has one scotch too many you might hear that he's a ladies man but what you need to decide is one thing and one thing only is is he a rapist when I was a kid rape meant that a stranger like an intruder in your bedroom or someone lurking in a dark parking garage forced you at knife or gunpoint to have sex with them well that still happens see I prosecute a lot of those kind of cases and the verdict rests on a posit
ive identification matching sperm and you know DNA Etc but in the people versus branagan we already know the accused had sex with the plaintiff they both admit that that issue is whether there was consent did she attend a dinner party at his home yes she did did she think about seeing him again and maybe even one day going to bed with him yeah she did did she actually curl up with him on on his plush couch in front of a crackling fire and kiss him yes ladies and gentlemen she did now from that p
oint on did Rebecca Daly still have the freedom of choice to say no I do not wish to go any further with you or did Edward branagan have the right the right to just have sex with her then in there regardless of what she wanted even though she protested even though she said no did Edward branagan simply take what was his to take like any red-blooded man would have done or did he have sex with this woman against her will cuz if he did then that ladies and Gentlemen by law makes it every bit as muc
h a rape as if he were a a brutal stranger out on the prow did he use Force yes he was on top of me I tried to move but I couldn't why did you ask him to stop yes definitely did he no no he did not Miss Dy did you unbutton your blouse I'm sorry your blouse on the night of May 10th in Mr branagan's library on the couch did you unbutton your blouse no he did he did you had nothing to do with it I let him you let him you let Mr Mr branagan unbutton your blouse were you wearing a bra objection total
ly irrelevant your honor we're trying to determine intimate details I think it's extremely relevant I'll allow it were you wearing a bra no all right then so you're lying on the couch with Mr branagan in front of a romantic your words to Dr Royce at the hospital that night a romantic fine you've allowed him to undress you so that your bare breasts are exposed you are kissing him stop me Miss Dy when we get to the part where he's forcing you objection your honor that is it's totally out of line s
o is the witness's allegations but we're here may I have a word with councel got her on the ropes now so you had no idea none you're asking this court to believe that you were not aware of the plaintiff's objections to you quite the contrary I had the impression that she was enjoying it so I I I continued to express my affection so would it be a fair statement that in expressing your affection you lost control no it would not done at all why not I was in total control total control well that tha
t doesn't sound too affectionate see that sounds like force objection the witness was simply answering the question in the specific language provided by the prosecutor sustained jury will disregard Mr tz's last remark continue Please Mr bragan would you care to amend your last statement I mean were you in control or were you not something seemed to come over he got this look on on his face and it was terrifying terrifying and it was terrifying terrifying and it was terrifying terrifying and it w
as terrifying [Music] terrifying are you [Music] okay Ed with the case we put on I don't see how 12 sane people could think you raped her Catherine I want to thank you for your your devotion your hard work hey that's why I'm raking in the dough although arrays might be in order absolutely yes you're right of course I'll I'll I'll take care of it Dad Ed I was kidding go home get some sleep Mr Foreman read your verdict on the charge of second degree rape we find a defendant Edward branagan senior
not [Music] guilty [Music] [Music] C [Music] [Applause] winning isn't everything it's the only thing Vince Lombardi [Applause] [Music] 1960 K baby you the [Applause] man hey it's supposed to be a Victory celebration not at this end of the room I'm going to go join the party now he's more more your style Rebecca was definitely wack City no she wasn't she's a decent woman she just got mixed up with the wrong guy you need a drink budy made with [Music] five hey sleeping no it's okay come on in no u
m I just I just wanted to come by you missed the Victory celebration congratulations they told me that you quit The Firm that it wasn't really a vacation after all why you know why he's not the man you thought he was is he [Music] no and neither are you but that's okay cuz neither am I good luck Eddie I'm proud of you oh here she is this takes a lot of Cs well a good teacher I'll talk to you later I love you okay I love you too hi hi I resigned from the law front I really miss math he misses you
too I want to help you Ed it's a bit late I got an idea just give me a minute he in no you can't go in there well why not if he's not in he won't care Eddie he doesn't want to see you gentlemen I'm sorry he just barged right in it's all right SS close the door we're busy yeah me too I'm representing Rebecca Daly in a civil suit we're seeking 10 million in Damages for physical pain and suffering and mental anguish resulting from your rape get out of here oh why don't you go ahead I'll meet you o
ver there Ed let me handle this as your attorney I invite Al just go over there start the meeting I'll catch up okay I only hope you know what you're doing the jury didn't buy Rebecca's story Eddie what makes you think the next one will well this is a civil action isn't it lesser standard of proof unanimous decision not required and we've got a prior pattern of behavior Rebecca's not the first woman that you raped how the hell do you think you're going to prove that my mother your ex-wife she's
ready to tell a judge a jury and a lot of tabloids all the sleazy details of of your propensity for sexual violence and I'm ready to help her so it's a different ball game this time you ready to play what do you want Dad you and I are apart for what for 20 years and then we weren't we were father and son I Want You Back wa you you have a very strange way of bringing us back together well I want a father that I can respect so tell me the truth I that's all I want the truth the truth which truth E
ddie H see when I was your age the truth was that a man real man never took no for an answer okay the truth was that a real man was expected to be tenacious forceful in sports business everything and you made no exceptions for women okay because that's what they expected too they wanted the man to be strong decisive in control and they never complained because it was the way things were because it was the truth and it wasn't a problem of course it was but who are they going to complain to huh th
e men in charge anyway that was then right so now now you want to punish me for that truth is that it I want you to take responsibility for your behavior you raped them and you know it I don't know anything anymore when I was growing up girls were taught to say no when they meant yes problem is nobody told them what to say when they meant no no is no and rape is rape it's wrong now and it was wrong then rape an ugly word r not appropriate to your crime crime didn't happen every time of course if
I had a few drinks if I was feeling a certain way you certainly couldn't call it making love more like hate I don't know why I don't want to know it scares the hell out of me now well it was a lot worse for them I know I know [Applause] look here's the deal we'll drop the suit if you go to Mom and to Rebecca and you tell them that you know what you did and you know how it devastated their lives and then you make a public statement to that effect no no way no way in Hell well that's fine then yo
u don't have a son anymore I'll see you in court wait a minute wait a minute wait okay is my total humiliation that important to you no their humiliation is they were raped and you got away with it in court I didn't write the laws well you can help fix them ah don't be ridiculous oh don't be humble because it doesn't suit you you come clean on this and people are going to listen maybe even chain oh yeah sure all I got to do is flush my life down the toilet well you've done that already I mean wh
at is your life going home to that $5 million maalum every night alone but dreaming up another tax Dodge for another corporate retainer tying one on with Allen the boys you don't have a life I'm giving you a chance to change that and to get your family back oh oh oh I see him so you're doing this for me no I'm doing this for them for Mom and Rebecca and for all of them what about you Eddie boy what do you get out of this besides the Nobel Prize for self-righteousness what are you talking about I
'm talking about winning yes so you get to win don't you and you want to win this one so bad you can taste it winning has nothing to do with winning has everything to do with everything always come on admit it you want to win this you're so big on the truth today all right tell me the truth now you want to win okay yeah I want to win so what so so some things don't change huh and some things do so how about it do we have a deal I know what I did and I know it was wrong I'm sorry for it I am okay
I'll confess and I'll do my Penance in public but I will not crawl you understand Eddie I'm not going to crawl what does that mean it means that we start to negotiate Right Here and Now Hot Shot the wording of this this famous public confession for openers is that a deal all right get the hell out of here give me a minute Eddie Catherine fix things up with Catherine all right don't let her go don't be stupid like I [Music] was [Music] for
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