Eli Stone s01e11 Episode Script
Patience
Previously on "Eli Stone" Things are different, Eli.
Because you kissed me, and then I kissed you, and then you responded by disappearing halfway across the country for a week.
It was just sex.
I've had "just sex.
" What we had was something else.
Are you really about to tell me that absolutely nothing is going on between you and Maggie? Nothing is going on between me and-- Is that an engagement ring? I'm gonna find a surgeon, and I'm gonna get this thing out of my head.
I'm not sure you should have the operation.
Look, something is happening beyond science.
Morning, Bill.
How long you been buying your paper at this stand, mr.
Stone? Oh, I don't know.
Since I moved into my apartment? About 5 years? - That sounds right.
- Yeah.
I know about your breakup with Taylor, about how she came to work with you about the other girl you work with Yeah, I'm a sharer, Bill.
Name's Hank.
Yeah, I'm just sayin' U.
S.
completes Iraq withdrawal Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Live brave! Live brave! Who is that? That's David Mosely! David Mosely? David who? David Mosely, and everyone was acting like like he was a rock star or something.
Usually the rock stars in your visions are older, whiter and more british.
That's very helpful.
Eli, I'm happy to help interpret your visions, since you're convinced they're just hallucinations, I'm not all that sure what you think I can do for you.
Well, I had to tell someone.
What about your brother, the doctor, or the neurosurgeon he found for you? You know, it sounds like somebody's jealous.
You can't have it both ways, Eli.
Are you having hallucinations or divinely inspired visions? Why does the man upstairs have to be involved for me to get a little interpretation here? If you want to find out Mosely's significance, find out if he's for real, if he exists in the present.
He'd be in his mid to late 20's, african-american.
I need you to get me a list of all the David Moselys you can find.
Look at that.
And I'm sorry to interrupt your web surfing with actual work.
You scratch my back, I scratch yours.
Just look at him.
It's the saddest thing I've ever seen.
He just sits there heartbroken because the zoo took away his mate.
You know, isn't it a violation of equal protection? I mean, the state can't separate me from my fiancé? That's your fiancé? You didn't tell me you were engaged to a monkey.
He's not a monkey.
He's a chimp, Steve.
His mate, Pete.
But some right-wing close-minded crazies are trying to keep them apart.
You're saying that they're gay? They're gay chimps? Just look at his little face.
See how happy they were? I'm sorry.
I don't practice chimp law.
You will if you want me to find this Mosely guy.
Quid pro quo, Eli.
- He's the cutest.
- I know.
Next item, our summer associate recruiting program Marci.
Don't let me interrupt.
Too late.
You all know Marci Klein, as in Wethersby, Posner and not to mention the colonizer of our London office.
Make some room at the table for ms.
Klein.
After all, she picked it out.
Eli, I've heard about the, um should you be sitting? I'm fine, ms.
Klein.
Thank you.
I believe we were discussing summer associate recruitment.
With everyone? - Excuse me? - I'm sorry.
I was just admiring how egalitarian we've become.
Moving on.
The Lipton S.
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C.
Filing.
Stone? You got a minute? Shouldn't you be busy trying to hit on someone's fiancée? Oh, I'm busy with yours, actually.
In fact, that is what I wanted to talk to you about.
I could use some insight.
Ever since the night we did anything but sleep together, she's been shutting me down.
Are you kidding me? You actually want me to help you to pursue my ex? What? It's not like you guys are together anymore.
I would think, of all people, you'd want her to be happy.
And going out with you achieves that how? That's funny.
So, uh, any inside information you can give me, you know, help grease the wheels? Okay.
Okay.
- But you mustn't tell her I said anything.
- No.
You know how Taylor loves animals, right? Yeah? You know, anyone who knows her knows that's her passion, right? Animal rights.
Oh, right, yeah.
I love animals.
Ask my cat.
Okay, well, excuse me.
Pete and Steve vs.
Parcland Zoo, two chimpanzees who belong together that have been ripped apart by the forces of intolerance.
I was gonna take it myself, but if you wanted to say, co-counsel with Taylor You're an extraordinary human being.
So are you.
I solved your problem.
You reunited Steve and Pete? No, but I did the next best thing.
Matt Dowd's taking the case.
What'd you find for me? all between the ages of 20 and 40.
Man, narrowing these down is gonna take Forever, I know.
Consider it a "karmagram" for throwing Pete and Steve to the tender mercies of Matt Dowd.
Actually, I think I know which of these Moselys I'm looking for.
David Mosely, says here you were David Mosely's attorney way back when.
Yeah, felony murder case.
He's serving, uh, 25 to life at Tipton Bay? Thanks.
I really didn't know that.
Well, uh, I'm about to go visit him, and I was thinking, as you're his last attorney of record, you might want to come along.
No, thank you.
Keith, you're not even gonna ask why I'm going? I'm too busy.
Give him my regards.
Uh, mr.
Mosely? My name is Eli Stone.
This may sound a little strange, but, um you don't need a lawyer by any chance, do you? Now what was your first clue? Don't tell me.
It's the prison uniform, right? I'm sorry.
I just criminal law isn't exactly in my wheelhouse.
Doesn't matter anyway.
Lawyers say there's nothing to appeal in my case.
If your accomplices testified against you, I'd say it'd be pretty cut-and-dried.
Except they're lyin'.
I never even went inside the store.
I was in the car the whole time.
So I damn sure didn't kill anybody.
But that's ancient history, right? what's another 20 years in prison anyway? When are you up for parole? I'm not.
Well, I looked at your sentencing, - and you should be eligible right about now.
- Yeah, I have a right to parole.
But for that, need a parole hearing, and the warden keeps turning down my request on account of disciplinary problems.
There must be some reason.
For a year now, I've been sleeping on the floor of my cell.
The prison has three times as many inmates as it was designed for.
I led a hunger strike to change things.
And he didn't appreciate that.
Now it's costing me my parole hearing.
But I don't care.
People gotta stand up for what they believe in, mr.
Stone.
- We've got to - Live brave.
Yeah.
+++ +++ How was prison? Not that nice.
If you're in there serving, say, 25 to life, you'd want to get out as soon as possible.
So I'm getting him a parole hearing.
Why would he need your help? Vindictive warden.
Yeah, well, it's not like David isn't a troublemaker.
He says he's innocent.
Everybody says they innocent.
As a public defender, you're lucky if you get an innocent one, a truly innocent one, once every three years.
- Now those are the ones - That you fight for? David wasn't one of them? So look who's a criminal lawyer now.
Guilty or not, he's been a model inmate.
He deserves a parole hearing.
I know you don't know me that well, but Didn't stop you from accusing me of failing my client.
Those weren't my words.
Look, I got the warden to meet with me, but prisoners' rights, I I'm in unfamiliar territory here, and I could use a guide.
You've got some new art.
My not-so-secret vice.
I remember your first original piece, an Elmer Bischoff.
No need to be diplomatic, Marci.
Say what you took a transcontinental flight to say.
Midview financial is the latest in a string of fortune 500 client defections, Beutel Pharmaceuticals, Zyre Motors and yet billables are up 10% this quarter.
After three in decline.
Talk to me about Eli Stone.
Eli? Well, you know about, Yes, he has an aneurysm and a brand-new conscience to go with it.
How wonderful for us.
He's been doing extraordinarily well in court.
That's not new.
The problem comes when he uses those talents to sue his own firm.
Tell me something.
How is it that one associate is worth the concern of a senior partner who hasn't even worked in this office in three years? The fear is that mr.
Stone is symptomatic of a larger problem here at W.
P.
K.
No one's brought any such concerns to my attention thus far.
Consider it done.
So help me, Matt, this better be about actual work and not another attempt to get into my pants.
What the holy hell? This is Pete the chimp from the Parcland Zoo.
Pete, shake hands with Taylor Wethersby, your new lawyer.
- His new what? - Lawyer.
Well, one of 'em.
We're his legal team.
And this is Leila Maxford.
Leila's the vet at the Parcland Zoo.
Primatologist, actually.
Mr.
Dowd was telling me your specialty is family law? Yes.
You normally my cases are confined to my own species, but Uh, many zoologists would argue that the chimpanzee is already a member of the homo genus.
Oh, which would make Pete a homo homo, right? So this is the gay chimpanzee case.
I figured since you love animals, this would be the perfect case for us to take and try together.
Don't worry.
You can thank me later with fewer clothes on.
I'm sorry.
Who told you I loved animals? Mr.
Stone, get to your point.
David Mosely has gotten his G.
E.
D.
He's taken college courses.
He shown exemplary behavior.
Yes.
Here he is.
"Refused bathroom detail.
"Refused kitchen detail.
"Encouraged others to refuse their work detail.
"Was found with prohibited reading materials.
Refused to eat.
" I believe he was engaging in civil disobedience, protesting the overcrowded conditions.
Well, this is not a college campus where community activism is encouraged.
When can he expect to get a hearing? I don't know.
Depends on that attitude of his.
Maybe another five years or so.
His, uh, earning curve's a bit steep.
Five years? You've gotta be kidding.
- If we're done here - No, we're not done.
We know you have a difficult job.
We No, actually, it's pretty simple.
I feed them.
I water them.
I try to keep them from killing each other.
That's my job.
What about rehabilitation and reform? Not in my budget.
Okay.
Now we're done.
We'll get David a hearing before a judge.
Well, if you think that'll help, go ahead.
I, for one, admire your optimism.
We don't see a lot of that around here.
Eli I hate animals, especially gorilla-type ones! "Hate" is a strong word.
Isn't it more of a fear thing with you? What's she talking about? Apes.
One's her client.
The other's her co-counsel.
I can't believe you're actually jealous of Matt Dowd.
I'm not jealous.
Fine.
We'll see if you are.
If you need me, I'll be in Matt's office working shoulder-to-shoulder with him late into the night.
You live a very interesting life.
Don't I, though? Eli! David Mosely called.
Something happened.
What's he doing here? I'm on your legal team.
Let's hope second time's the charm.
I don't want his help.
Well, you've been getting it already.
You all right? I'll survive.
It's just a few broken ribs.
How did you get them? The warden knows how to make a point.
Well, we're gonna make a point, too.
What do you think? Habeas writ? That just helps David.
I doubt he's the only guy in here getting this kind of treatment.
All right.
Then we'll help everyone.
Class action on behalf of the entire prison population.
We'll sue for denial of parole hearings, violation of civil rights, prisoner abuse, all of it.
Something funny about that? Just like the way you boys roll.
You got 48 hours to go through literally hundreds of boxes of D.
O.
C.
Records.
Within those pages, we have to find evidence of a pattern of abuse and link it to Tipton Bay's warden.
What's going on here? Um, we're pulling in some of the associates on our class action case.
Do--do you know what case he's talking about? No, in fact, I don't.
Mr.
Stone? We're trying to move forward with a class action suit on behalf of the inmate sat Tipton Bay.
Prisoners' rights class action? Well, this should get our fortune 500 clients running back into the fold.
Marci.
W.
P.
K.
Is not legal aid.
Recuse yourselves.
That's not a decision you can make unilaterally.
You're backing them on this? I'm supporting my attorneys.
This firm does not cut and run.
We don't throw good money after bad, either.
It is gratifying to see your commitment to pro bono work.
However, this case being pro bono, your time on it will not count towards the Now who's interested in assisting mr.
Stone? You brought me a gay chimp case? Seriously? Steve is literally dying of a broken heart.
And I'm empathetic.
But if the D.
A.
doesn't see any merit in this case, then we'll petition to be their guardians ad litem.
And get shot down.
These are chimps, not kids.
They're more similar than you think, your honor.
Have you heard of the theory of chimpanzee tort protection? Let's go out on a limb and say that I haven't.
Well, your honor, the C.
T.
P.
as it's known in some circles, including the "Harvard Law Review", argues that because of the similarities between chimpanzees and humans emotionally, behaviorally and morally and genetically.
Humans and chimps share over 95% of the same active D.
N.
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There is therefore a legal obligation to extend civil rights protection to our cousins, the chimps.
Your honor, you're not seriously considering this ridiculous theory? I will after I hear oral arguments on the case.
We're gonna get thrown out of court unless we can prove a connection between prisoners who end up in the infirmary and those who speak out, and then we have to connect that group to warden Brown.
Shouldn't be a problem.
I mean, there's two of us and only a gajillion pages of documents.
You know, if that's your fiancé? It's okay to talk to him in front of me.
I know that.
Hey, sweetie.
Yeah, another late night.
I'll call you in a little bit.
I love you, too.
If you want to talk to him for a while Oh, no, he gets it.
Scott's really awesome.
What, "hmm"? Oh, nothing.
Well, it's not nothing.
You hmm'ed.
That meant something.
No, I mean, "hmm" like, you know, hey, that's interesting.
'Cause, you know, I mean, you never really mentioned Scott before you got engaged.
Well, you knew I had a boyfriend.
You have to admit the whole engagement thing kind of came out of nowhere.
No, it didn't.
It came out of Ohio.
I went back home, and it reprioritized a lot of things for me.
I realized I'd you know, I'd been distracted lately, and not by you, since I know that's what you're thinking.
Well, I but by work and stuff.
Good.
I'm glad, 'cause I'd hate to think that you did something as severe as get engaged as a reaction to Whatever.
I didn't.
You just tell the court exactly what you told me.
You wrote those letters about the sewage in your cell.
They had you beaten up.
That's what happened.
Got the 22 stitches to prove it.
Thanks, Luis.
I'll see you in court.
- Thank you.
- All right.
What are you doing here? You gonna ask me that every time you see me? Every time? - It's been twice in ten years.
- They offered you five years.
Good behavior, you'd have been out of here by now.
Well, you wouldn't agree to five weeks if it was a crime you didn't do.
But I turned your five years down, and you just stopped fighting.
I did fight.
We lost.
I told you that was the risk of going to trial.
You had no one who backed up your alibi.
Where is the other lawyer? Where's Stone? He's working the case back at the office.
I'm taking depos.
I'm the guy you've got now, David.
There's no one else coming.
The second year I was here, my cellmate's appendix burst.
They waited a day and a half before getting him to a doctor.
I filed a complaint.
What happened? I got transferred to "E" wing, me and 25 member of the aryan nation.
Punctured lung, broken arm in two places, and I got off easy.
My cellmate with the appendix died that night.
It's unbelievable.
Yeah, we should keep going.
I got ten years' worth of stories to tell.
- How are we doing? - Great.
- Fantastic.
- Really good.
Have you been to the web site today? Have you seen the new pictures of Stevie? He's getting sicker.
He's looking all pale.
But still a chimp, which, end of the day, is our whole problem.
We're gonna have to drop this case, Patti.
Oh, don't you "Patti" me.
Everyone knows you are a meat-eating animal hater.
- What? - That's not How many of god's creatures had to die to make your shoes? I don't know.
You mean you don't even like Stone did this! I don't believe you.
The only reason you took this case was to piss off your ex! The whole reason you took it was to try and get me back into bed.
All right, knock it off, both of you! I don't care how you got here, but this is what this case is about.
Now you put those high-priced law degrees to work! I'll be outside, but no one leaves until you figure out how you're gonna save my chimps.
Get to work! So you're really going back at it? Just--just one more hour, yeah.
Thanks.
See you tomorrow.
I wouldn't be standing here right now looking out at this sea of faces, of hope, tens of thousands strong, if it weren't for the people whose lives touched mine years ago, people like Daryl Rhodes.
To Daryl Rhodes, the man whose single courageous voice helped me change Tipton Bay.
And Keith Bennett the lawyer who never forgot about me, who stood by me and propped me up when I was falling.
Oh my god.
Pete was born in the wild in Uganda.
And at 3 months old, he saw his mother killed by poachers.
Fortunately, some conservationists found him.
But he never formed an attachment until he came to our zoo.
And that attachment was to Steve? Chimps usually are threatened by newcomers to a group.
Steve, slight, already a bit of an outsider himself, had an immediate rapport with Pete.
Steve brought Pete food.
He groomed him, and they slept together every night.
And by sleeping with You remind him of his mother.
That's so sweet.
So when you say that Pete and Steve slept together, you mean they literally slept together in each other's arms.
But, yes, there was sexual activity, too, which is ultimately why they were separated.
And since the separation? Steve has stopped eating.
He's lost weight.
He's developed bleeding ulcers and, uh, self-inflicted wounds.
Like all social primates Steve craves a connection, and Pete was that connection, and without him, he is heartbroken.
"Steve the chimp is heartbroken".
Is that a Pixar movie? So, uh, basically, chimps are human, just shorter, stupider and with more hair? You just described my ex-husband.
Chimpanzees are genetically closer to humans than they are to other apes.
Didn't Pete bite you two years ago? He was just excited.
That was my fault.
I had food in my pocket when I went into the habitat.
So I assume you called the police and pressed charges against Pete for assault? - Of course not.
- Why not? I mean, if we're giving animals legal rights, shouldn't they be given the same responsibilities? Why didn't you call the police? Becau because that would have been silly.
Well, I-I trust your judgment.
You seem to be an expert on silly.
I've served 13 years of a What about parole? I haven' had a single hearing.
Weren't you eligible after ten years? My hearing was denied 'cause of disciplinary infractions.
What did you do, Luis? I stole some cigarettes.
I got into a fight with another inmate.
It was my fault.
I know that's what the prison report says could you tell the court what you told mr.
Bennett? That is what I told him.
It was my fault, just like I said in the report.
Seek to treat this witness as hostile, your honor? On what basis? The witness has recanted his entire sworn affidavit, your honor.
Mr.
Calderon, you realize that if you fail to tell the truth, you face perjury charges? Is this your signature? Right here under the line where it says, "signed under the pains and penalties of perjury"? I never signed this page.
I don't know where you got this at.
He got to them.
We still have nine more inmates call.
It's just gonna be more of the same.
So we find more evidence the warden coerced them into changing their testimony.
Are you always this naive? Okay, let's not panic not that I'm saying it's not a perfectly good time to, but we still have the mountain of files to go over.
Why don't you guys head on back, all right? I'll, uh, be there in a minute.
I'm sorry.
It's not your fault.
Warden's got the upper hand, and he's not afraid to smack anybody around with it.
I'm not talking about the warden.
I'm talking about me, ten years ago.
It's a little late for "I'm sorry".
I know.
I know, but - I was young, and I thought - You thought I was guilty.
It was easy to do, what with the evidence against you and your attitude.
You didn't make it easy.
That's some apology.
The point is that, um, I should have looked past all that.
A guilty man deserves the same defense as an innocent man.
That's my job and I didn't do it.
If I knew what kind of needle you were looking for, maybe I could help you find it in the haystack.
Something about somebody called Daryl Rhodes, and I have no idea who he is, so there's really no point in both of us wasting our time.
It's not a waste when two sets of eyes are better than just Just go home, okay? - Eli, what - Seriously, Maggie, just get outta here.
I don't want you to cancel your life for me.
Cancel my life? I don't want to be the reason you and your boyfriend break up.
What the hell are you talking about? Nothing.
I'm just I'm I'm really tired, and, um Maybe we don't need to spend quite so much alone time.
Okay.
Good night.
Good night.
Eli.
Eli.
Eli! Could you yell a little louder maybe? You're still looking for Daryl Rhodes, right? Unfortunately right.
Well I brought help.
Boxes and boxes of documents, stacks of affidavits from inmates which counsel can't seem to get the inmates to testify in support of.
- Because they've been coerced.
- Really? Then why not produce evidence of that? Oh, thank god.
What was that, mr.
Stone? Your honor, I'd like to call another witness.
Would this be an actual witness or more testimony by affidavit? An actual witness, mr.
Daryl Rhodes.
Mr.
Rhodes, would you state your occupation for the record? U-until last march, I was administrative assistant to warden Brown at the, uh, Tipton Bay state correctional facility.
Why did you leave? I got tired of not being able to sleep through the night.
What was keeping you up, mr.
Rhodes? Things in the prison, uh, overcrowding, double celling, substandard living conditions, even for a prison.
And, uh, if an inmate ever complained about any of that, the warden would have me transfer him to another wing.
What's so wrong with that? It was always a part of the prison where hostile inmates were housed, uh a black inmate to, uh, aryan brotherhood territory, or a white inmate to where the latin disciples were.
And--and what--what would happen if the transferred inmate didn't get along with his new neighbors? Well, to a man, they'd, uh, they'd end up in the infirmary.
Mr.
Rhodes, I've been through every transfer, every record, every sheet of paper produced to me by Tipton Bay.
I didn't find anything to document what you're describing.
That's because there was never anything in writing.
The, uh, the warden would just call me into his office, and, uh, I'd get it done.
And afterward, would the inmates ever complain about conditions at the prison again? No, sir.
Your honor Your honor, there are no words to describe how violently opposed I am to this.
To call it a stunt would be disservice to the word "stunt".
Miss Bonilla made a very good point yesterday.
With legal rights come legal responsibility, including the responsibility to support one's case with personal testimony.
Which presumes the witness can testify, which presumes the witness can speak.
Then what possible harm could there be? She's got you, ms.
Bonilla.
ms.
Wethersby, call your witness.
Thank you, your honor.
- We call Pete the chimp.
- Wait.
No.
This is a joke.
Step back.
So what do we do now, make him swear an oath on the bible? I think we can presume truthful testimony here.
Do you have any questions for your witness, ms.
Wethersby? Just two, your honor.
Look, Pete! It's Steve.
Pete, do you miss Steve? Pete, do you want to see Steve? And it's another chimp.
Why not? Pete and Steve haven't seen each other since they've been separated.
I think it's pretty obvious how genuine their affection for each other is.
The problem is, of course, Pete and Steve are just chimps.
And if I were to rule in your favor, I would be creating new law here, and my ruling would most undoubtedly be laughed at and overturned in six months.
Mm, could even be a year during which time, Pete and Steve would be together.
Your honor, don't--don't-- don't do that.
I rule in favor of the plaintiffs.
Separation of these chimps causes undue harm under the theory of chimpanzee tort protection.
They made that up! They made that up! Something I'm sure you'll point out in the appeal it'll take almost a month for you to draft and file.
I've been authorized by the D.
O.
C.
to make an offer to settle.
For starters, mr.
Mosely sees the inside of a parole hearing room, and pronto.
And then there's the matter of damages.
Give me a number.
How much would it cost to comply with the governor's prison crowding and recidivism initiatives? Millions, I imagine.
Well, there you go.
We'll work out a number and get back to you.
Do we have a deal in principle? You do, if the department of corrections fires warden Brown and promises not to employ him anywhere within the organization.
You're out of your mind.
That's not something I can do, mr.
Stone.
You can, and I'm gonna tell you why.
Everything we're talking about, the parole hearing for David Mosely, the money for prison reform, is meaningless if he's in charge of so much as a paper clip.
He used Tipton Bay like a weapon, beating inmates with it.
His only involvement in the correctional system should be as an inmate which, by the way, is our next move if he doesn't resign.
We drive Daryl Rhodes down to the district attorney's office, where he swears out an affidavit against mr.
Brown.
So I guess this really is a question for you, sir are you gonna resign, or do I go get my car? What do you think? Nice.
I think I see a guy on a horse.
Congratulations on the Tipton Bay settlement.
Thank you, and thanks for supporting me.
I know I put you in an uncomfortable position with ms.
Klein.
Whatever position I may or may not be in with ms.
Klein, uncomfortable or not, it's none of your concern.
I'm hoping this is a personal acquisition, not for the W.
P.
K.
collection.
Congratulations on your moral victory.
Thank you.
It's almost worth the 2 computer companies and 3 department store chains we lost due to our new "we heart criminals" reputation.
And that's regrettable.
Mm, we'll survive the fact that David Mosely will be staying put at Tipton Bay helps to contain the damage.
Actually, the board granted David's parole.
True but the governor denied it.
Wh did you do that? Only in that I voted for him.
If you'd like to discuss this matter with me further, I've taken over 2 offices on the 20th floor.
I'll be here for the duration.
I don't know what to say.
There's nothing to say.
You know, I don't know if I could do it take that kind of hit and keep going.
That's what living brave's all about.
I got another shot at parole next year and the year after that.
You came through, man.
Bought you something.
"Black's law dictionary".
Heard of it? Yeah.
It's for lawyers.
And guys looking to make parole.
I figure can make it down here once, twice a month we can go through it.
My own personal law school? Oh, yeah.
It's, uh, somethin' like that.
Where do we start? Here.
Habeas corpus.
It's latin.
It means "to produce the body".
But legally, this is the most important safeguard to all of our individual This really is chimp paradise.
They weren't kidding when they named it.
Oh, they're gonna love it here.
I can't believe the zoo agreed to release them.
I know.
What some people will do to avoid watching two monkeys get it on.
They're chimps.
It's time.
Someone wants to say goodbye and thank you.
Wait till they see their bill.
Bye, guys.
Have a good life.
Well, I'm gonna take them in.
Anyone want to see the habitat? Oh, you know I'm coming.
Oh, I'll--I've got a great view from here.
You know, you act like you don't like chimps, but deep down, you kinda like us.
Do you know the restaurant Le Petit Table? Napa Valley.
Have to know Bill Gates to get in.
That Le Petit Table? If you can get us reservations there next saturday night, I'll have dinner with you.
You're sure you wouldn't settle for french fries? All right.
Had to take a shot.
How are you still standing? You've been here 36 hours.
I have no idea.
I heard about David.
Yeah.
You made a difference, Eli.
The warden's gone.
The prison's already turning around.
Yeah.
It's just I had a picture in my head, you know? David was gonna get out and go on and do some pretty amazing things.
We don't know what's gonna happen, Eli.
That's why they call it the future.
Hi, sweetie.
I'll take the next one.
I wouldn't be standing here right now if it weren't for the people whose lives touched mine years ago people like my very good friend Eli Stone the man whose words and deeds reminded us that there is no faith without hope, no justice without compassion, no humanity without fairness the man who reminded us that every one of us, the least of us, is still divine.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the man we've all come here to see tonight Eli Stone.
Live brave! Live brave! Live brave! Live brave!
Because you kissed me, and then I kissed you, and then you responded by disappearing halfway across the country for a week.
It was just sex.
I've had "just sex.
" What we had was something else.
Are you really about to tell me that absolutely nothing is going on between you and Maggie? Nothing is going on between me and-- Is that an engagement ring? I'm gonna find a surgeon, and I'm gonna get this thing out of my head.
I'm not sure you should have the operation.
Look, something is happening beyond science.
Morning, Bill.
How long you been buying your paper at this stand, mr.
Stone? Oh, I don't know.
Since I moved into my apartment? About 5 years? - That sounds right.
- Yeah.
I know about your breakup with Taylor, about how she came to work with you about the other girl you work with Yeah, I'm a sharer, Bill.
Name's Hank.
Yeah, I'm just sayin' U.
S.
completes Iraq withdrawal Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Live brave! Live brave! Who is that? That's David Mosely! David Mosely? David who? David Mosely, and everyone was acting like like he was a rock star or something.
Usually the rock stars in your visions are older, whiter and more british.
That's very helpful.
Eli, I'm happy to help interpret your visions, since you're convinced they're just hallucinations, I'm not all that sure what you think I can do for you.
Well, I had to tell someone.
What about your brother, the doctor, or the neurosurgeon he found for you? You know, it sounds like somebody's jealous.
You can't have it both ways, Eli.
Are you having hallucinations or divinely inspired visions? Why does the man upstairs have to be involved for me to get a little interpretation here? If you want to find out Mosely's significance, find out if he's for real, if he exists in the present.
He'd be in his mid to late 20's, african-american.
I need you to get me a list of all the David Moselys you can find.
Look at that.
And I'm sorry to interrupt your web surfing with actual work.
You scratch my back, I scratch yours.
Just look at him.
It's the saddest thing I've ever seen.
He just sits there heartbroken because the zoo took away his mate.
You know, isn't it a violation of equal protection? I mean, the state can't separate me from my fiancé? That's your fiancé? You didn't tell me you were engaged to a monkey.
He's not a monkey.
He's a chimp, Steve.
His mate, Pete.
But some right-wing close-minded crazies are trying to keep them apart.
You're saying that they're gay? They're gay chimps? Just look at his little face.
See how happy they were? I'm sorry.
I don't practice chimp law.
You will if you want me to find this Mosely guy.
Quid pro quo, Eli.
- He's the cutest.
- I know.
Next item, our summer associate recruiting program Marci.
Don't let me interrupt.
Too late.
You all know Marci Klein, as in Wethersby, Posner and not to mention the colonizer of our London office.
Make some room at the table for ms.
Klein.
After all, she picked it out.
Eli, I've heard about the, um should you be sitting? I'm fine, ms.
Klein.
Thank you.
I believe we were discussing summer associate recruitment.
With everyone? - Excuse me? - I'm sorry.
I was just admiring how egalitarian we've become.
Moving on.
The Lipton S.
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Filing.
Stone? You got a minute? Shouldn't you be busy trying to hit on someone's fiancée? Oh, I'm busy with yours, actually.
In fact, that is what I wanted to talk to you about.
I could use some insight.
Ever since the night we did anything but sleep together, she's been shutting me down.
Are you kidding me? You actually want me to help you to pursue my ex? What? It's not like you guys are together anymore.
I would think, of all people, you'd want her to be happy.
And going out with you achieves that how? That's funny.
So, uh, any inside information you can give me, you know, help grease the wheels? Okay.
Okay.
- But you mustn't tell her I said anything.
- No.
You know how Taylor loves animals, right? Yeah? You know, anyone who knows her knows that's her passion, right? Animal rights.
Oh, right, yeah.
I love animals.
Ask my cat.
Okay, well, excuse me.
Pete and Steve vs.
Parcland Zoo, two chimpanzees who belong together that have been ripped apart by the forces of intolerance.
I was gonna take it myself, but if you wanted to say, co-counsel with Taylor You're an extraordinary human being.
So are you.
I solved your problem.
You reunited Steve and Pete? No, but I did the next best thing.
Matt Dowd's taking the case.
What'd you find for me? all between the ages of 20 and 40.
Man, narrowing these down is gonna take Forever, I know.
Consider it a "karmagram" for throwing Pete and Steve to the tender mercies of Matt Dowd.
Actually, I think I know which of these Moselys I'm looking for.
David Mosely, says here you were David Mosely's attorney way back when.
Yeah, felony murder case.
He's serving, uh, 25 to life at Tipton Bay? Thanks.
I really didn't know that.
Well, uh, I'm about to go visit him, and I was thinking, as you're his last attorney of record, you might want to come along.
No, thank you.
Keith, you're not even gonna ask why I'm going? I'm too busy.
Give him my regards.
Uh, mr.
Mosely? My name is Eli Stone.
This may sound a little strange, but, um you don't need a lawyer by any chance, do you? Now what was your first clue? Don't tell me.
It's the prison uniform, right? I'm sorry.
I just criminal law isn't exactly in my wheelhouse.
Doesn't matter anyway.
Lawyers say there's nothing to appeal in my case.
If your accomplices testified against you, I'd say it'd be pretty cut-and-dried.
Except they're lyin'.
I never even went inside the store.
I was in the car the whole time.
So I damn sure didn't kill anybody.
But that's ancient history, right? what's another 20 years in prison anyway? When are you up for parole? I'm not.
Well, I looked at your sentencing, - and you should be eligible right about now.
- Yeah, I have a right to parole.
But for that, need a parole hearing, and the warden keeps turning down my request on account of disciplinary problems.
There must be some reason.
For a year now, I've been sleeping on the floor of my cell.
The prison has three times as many inmates as it was designed for.
I led a hunger strike to change things.
And he didn't appreciate that.
Now it's costing me my parole hearing.
But I don't care.
People gotta stand up for what they believe in, mr.
Stone.
- We've got to - Live brave.
Yeah.
+++ +++ How was prison? Not that nice.
If you're in there serving, say, 25 to life, you'd want to get out as soon as possible.
So I'm getting him a parole hearing.
Why would he need your help? Vindictive warden.
Yeah, well, it's not like David isn't a troublemaker.
He says he's innocent.
Everybody says they innocent.
As a public defender, you're lucky if you get an innocent one, a truly innocent one, once every three years.
- Now those are the ones - That you fight for? David wasn't one of them? So look who's a criminal lawyer now.
Guilty or not, he's been a model inmate.
He deserves a parole hearing.
I know you don't know me that well, but Didn't stop you from accusing me of failing my client.
Those weren't my words.
Look, I got the warden to meet with me, but prisoners' rights, I I'm in unfamiliar territory here, and I could use a guide.
You've got some new art.
My not-so-secret vice.
I remember your first original piece, an Elmer Bischoff.
No need to be diplomatic, Marci.
Say what you took a transcontinental flight to say.
Midview financial is the latest in a string of fortune 500 client defections, Beutel Pharmaceuticals, Zyre Motors and yet billables are up 10% this quarter.
After three in decline.
Talk to me about Eli Stone.
Eli? Well, you know about, Yes, he has an aneurysm and a brand-new conscience to go with it.
How wonderful for us.
He's been doing extraordinarily well in court.
That's not new.
The problem comes when he uses those talents to sue his own firm.
Tell me something.
How is it that one associate is worth the concern of a senior partner who hasn't even worked in this office in three years? The fear is that mr.
Stone is symptomatic of a larger problem here at W.
P.
K.
No one's brought any such concerns to my attention thus far.
Consider it done.
So help me, Matt, this better be about actual work and not another attempt to get into my pants.
What the holy hell? This is Pete the chimp from the Parcland Zoo.
Pete, shake hands with Taylor Wethersby, your new lawyer.
- His new what? - Lawyer.
Well, one of 'em.
We're his legal team.
And this is Leila Maxford.
Leila's the vet at the Parcland Zoo.
Primatologist, actually.
Mr.
Dowd was telling me your specialty is family law? Yes.
You normally my cases are confined to my own species, but Uh, many zoologists would argue that the chimpanzee is already a member of the homo genus.
Oh, which would make Pete a homo homo, right? So this is the gay chimpanzee case.
I figured since you love animals, this would be the perfect case for us to take and try together.
Don't worry.
You can thank me later with fewer clothes on.
I'm sorry.
Who told you I loved animals? Mr.
Stone, get to your point.
David Mosely has gotten his G.
E.
D.
He's taken college courses.
He shown exemplary behavior.
Yes.
Here he is.
"Refused bathroom detail.
"Refused kitchen detail.
"Encouraged others to refuse their work detail.
"Was found with prohibited reading materials.
Refused to eat.
" I believe he was engaging in civil disobedience, protesting the overcrowded conditions.
Well, this is not a college campus where community activism is encouraged.
When can he expect to get a hearing? I don't know.
Depends on that attitude of his.
Maybe another five years or so.
His, uh, earning curve's a bit steep.
Five years? You've gotta be kidding.
- If we're done here - No, we're not done.
We know you have a difficult job.
We No, actually, it's pretty simple.
I feed them.
I water them.
I try to keep them from killing each other.
That's my job.
What about rehabilitation and reform? Not in my budget.
Okay.
Now we're done.
We'll get David a hearing before a judge.
Well, if you think that'll help, go ahead.
I, for one, admire your optimism.
We don't see a lot of that around here.
Eli I hate animals, especially gorilla-type ones! "Hate" is a strong word.
Isn't it more of a fear thing with you? What's she talking about? Apes.
One's her client.
The other's her co-counsel.
I can't believe you're actually jealous of Matt Dowd.
I'm not jealous.
Fine.
We'll see if you are.
If you need me, I'll be in Matt's office working shoulder-to-shoulder with him late into the night.
You live a very interesting life.
Don't I, though? Eli! David Mosely called.
Something happened.
What's he doing here? I'm on your legal team.
Let's hope second time's the charm.
I don't want his help.
Well, you've been getting it already.
You all right? I'll survive.
It's just a few broken ribs.
How did you get them? The warden knows how to make a point.
Well, we're gonna make a point, too.
What do you think? Habeas writ? That just helps David.
I doubt he's the only guy in here getting this kind of treatment.
All right.
Then we'll help everyone.
Class action on behalf of the entire prison population.
We'll sue for denial of parole hearings, violation of civil rights, prisoner abuse, all of it.
Something funny about that? Just like the way you boys roll.
You got 48 hours to go through literally hundreds of boxes of D.
O.
C.
Records.
Within those pages, we have to find evidence of a pattern of abuse and link it to Tipton Bay's warden.
What's going on here? Um, we're pulling in some of the associates on our class action case.
Do--do you know what case he's talking about? No, in fact, I don't.
Mr.
Stone? We're trying to move forward with a class action suit on behalf of the inmate sat Tipton Bay.
Prisoners' rights class action? Well, this should get our fortune 500 clients running back into the fold.
Marci.
W.
P.
K.
Is not legal aid.
Recuse yourselves.
That's not a decision you can make unilaterally.
You're backing them on this? I'm supporting my attorneys.
This firm does not cut and run.
We don't throw good money after bad, either.
It is gratifying to see your commitment to pro bono work.
However, this case being pro bono, your time on it will not count towards the Now who's interested in assisting mr.
Stone? You brought me a gay chimp case? Seriously? Steve is literally dying of a broken heart.
And I'm empathetic.
But if the D.
A.
doesn't see any merit in this case, then we'll petition to be their guardians ad litem.
And get shot down.
These are chimps, not kids.
They're more similar than you think, your honor.
Have you heard of the theory of chimpanzee tort protection? Let's go out on a limb and say that I haven't.
Well, your honor, the C.
T.
P.
as it's known in some circles, including the "Harvard Law Review", argues that because of the similarities between chimpanzees and humans emotionally, behaviorally and morally and genetically.
Humans and chimps share over 95% of the same active D.
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There is therefore a legal obligation to extend civil rights protection to our cousins, the chimps.
Your honor, you're not seriously considering this ridiculous theory? I will after I hear oral arguments on the case.
We're gonna get thrown out of court unless we can prove a connection between prisoners who end up in the infirmary and those who speak out, and then we have to connect that group to warden Brown.
Shouldn't be a problem.
I mean, there's two of us and only a gajillion pages of documents.
You know, if that's your fiancé? It's okay to talk to him in front of me.
I know that.
Hey, sweetie.
Yeah, another late night.
I'll call you in a little bit.
I love you, too.
If you want to talk to him for a while Oh, no, he gets it.
Scott's really awesome.
What, "hmm"? Oh, nothing.
Well, it's not nothing.
You hmm'ed.
That meant something.
No, I mean, "hmm" like, you know, hey, that's interesting.
'Cause, you know, I mean, you never really mentioned Scott before you got engaged.
Well, you knew I had a boyfriend.
You have to admit the whole engagement thing kind of came out of nowhere.
No, it didn't.
It came out of Ohio.
I went back home, and it reprioritized a lot of things for me.
I realized I'd you know, I'd been distracted lately, and not by you, since I know that's what you're thinking.
Well, I but by work and stuff.
Good.
I'm glad, 'cause I'd hate to think that you did something as severe as get engaged as a reaction to Whatever.
I didn't.
You just tell the court exactly what you told me.
You wrote those letters about the sewage in your cell.
They had you beaten up.
That's what happened.
Got the 22 stitches to prove it.
Thanks, Luis.
I'll see you in court.
- Thank you.
- All right.
What are you doing here? You gonna ask me that every time you see me? Every time? - It's been twice in ten years.
- They offered you five years.
Good behavior, you'd have been out of here by now.
Well, you wouldn't agree to five weeks if it was a crime you didn't do.
But I turned your five years down, and you just stopped fighting.
I did fight.
We lost.
I told you that was the risk of going to trial.
You had no one who backed up your alibi.
Where is the other lawyer? Where's Stone? He's working the case back at the office.
I'm taking depos.
I'm the guy you've got now, David.
There's no one else coming.
The second year I was here, my cellmate's appendix burst.
They waited a day and a half before getting him to a doctor.
I filed a complaint.
What happened? I got transferred to "E" wing, me and 25 member of the aryan nation.
Punctured lung, broken arm in two places, and I got off easy.
My cellmate with the appendix died that night.
It's unbelievable.
Yeah, we should keep going.
I got ten years' worth of stories to tell.
- How are we doing? - Great.
- Fantastic.
- Really good.
Have you been to the web site today? Have you seen the new pictures of Stevie? He's getting sicker.
He's looking all pale.
But still a chimp, which, end of the day, is our whole problem.
We're gonna have to drop this case, Patti.
Oh, don't you "Patti" me.
Everyone knows you are a meat-eating animal hater.
- What? - That's not How many of god's creatures had to die to make your shoes? I don't know.
You mean you don't even like Stone did this! I don't believe you.
The only reason you took this case was to piss off your ex! The whole reason you took it was to try and get me back into bed.
All right, knock it off, both of you! I don't care how you got here, but this is what this case is about.
Now you put those high-priced law degrees to work! I'll be outside, but no one leaves until you figure out how you're gonna save my chimps.
Get to work! So you're really going back at it? Just--just one more hour, yeah.
Thanks.
See you tomorrow.
I wouldn't be standing here right now looking out at this sea of faces, of hope, tens of thousands strong, if it weren't for the people whose lives touched mine years ago, people like Daryl Rhodes.
To Daryl Rhodes, the man whose single courageous voice helped me change Tipton Bay.
And Keith Bennett the lawyer who never forgot about me, who stood by me and propped me up when I was falling.
Oh my god.
Pete was born in the wild in Uganda.
And at 3 months old, he saw his mother killed by poachers.
Fortunately, some conservationists found him.
But he never formed an attachment until he came to our zoo.
And that attachment was to Steve? Chimps usually are threatened by newcomers to a group.
Steve, slight, already a bit of an outsider himself, had an immediate rapport with Pete.
Steve brought Pete food.
He groomed him, and they slept together every night.
And by sleeping with You remind him of his mother.
That's so sweet.
So when you say that Pete and Steve slept together, you mean they literally slept together in each other's arms.
But, yes, there was sexual activity, too, which is ultimately why they were separated.
And since the separation? Steve has stopped eating.
He's lost weight.
He's developed bleeding ulcers and, uh, self-inflicted wounds.
Like all social primates Steve craves a connection, and Pete was that connection, and without him, he is heartbroken.
"Steve the chimp is heartbroken".
Is that a Pixar movie? So, uh, basically, chimps are human, just shorter, stupider and with more hair? You just described my ex-husband.
Chimpanzees are genetically closer to humans than they are to other apes.
Didn't Pete bite you two years ago? He was just excited.
That was my fault.
I had food in my pocket when I went into the habitat.
So I assume you called the police and pressed charges against Pete for assault? - Of course not.
- Why not? I mean, if we're giving animals legal rights, shouldn't they be given the same responsibilities? Why didn't you call the police? Becau because that would have been silly.
Well, I-I trust your judgment.
You seem to be an expert on silly.
I've served 13 years of a What about parole? I haven' had a single hearing.
Weren't you eligible after ten years? My hearing was denied 'cause of disciplinary infractions.
What did you do, Luis? I stole some cigarettes.
I got into a fight with another inmate.
It was my fault.
I know that's what the prison report says could you tell the court what you told mr.
Bennett? That is what I told him.
It was my fault, just like I said in the report.
Seek to treat this witness as hostile, your honor? On what basis? The witness has recanted his entire sworn affidavit, your honor.
Mr.
Calderon, you realize that if you fail to tell the truth, you face perjury charges? Is this your signature? Right here under the line where it says, "signed under the pains and penalties of perjury"? I never signed this page.
I don't know where you got this at.
He got to them.
We still have nine more inmates call.
It's just gonna be more of the same.
So we find more evidence the warden coerced them into changing their testimony.
Are you always this naive? Okay, let's not panic not that I'm saying it's not a perfectly good time to, but we still have the mountain of files to go over.
Why don't you guys head on back, all right? I'll, uh, be there in a minute.
I'm sorry.
It's not your fault.
Warden's got the upper hand, and he's not afraid to smack anybody around with it.
I'm not talking about the warden.
I'm talking about me, ten years ago.
It's a little late for "I'm sorry".
I know.
I know, but - I was young, and I thought - You thought I was guilty.
It was easy to do, what with the evidence against you and your attitude.
You didn't make it easy.
That's some apology.
The point is that, um, I should have looked past all that.
A guilty man deserves the same defense as an innocent man.
That's my job and I didn't do it.
If I knew what kind of needle you were looking for, maybe I could help you find it in the haystack.
Something about somebody called Daryl Rhodes, and I have no idea who he is, so there's really no point in both of us wasting our time.
It's not a waste when two sets of eyes are better than just Just go home, okay? - Eli, what - Seriously, Maggie, just get outta here.
I don't want you to cancel your life for me.
Cancel my life? I don't want to be the reason you and your boyfriend break up.
What the hell are you talking about? Nothing.
I'm just I'm I'm really tired, and, um Maybe we don't need to spend quite so much alone time.
Okay.
Good night.
Good night.
Eli.
Eli.
Eli! Could you yell a little louder maybe? You're still looking for Daryl Rhodes, right? Unfortunately right.
Well I brought help.
Boxes and boxes of documents, stacks of affidavits from inmates which counsel can't seem to get the inmates to testify in support of.
- Because they've been coerced.
- Really? Then why not produce evidence of that? Oh, thank god.
What was that, mr.
Stone? Your honor, I'd like to call another witness.
Would this be an actual witness or more testimony by affidavit? An actual witness, mr.
Daryl Rhodes.
Mr.
Rhodes, would you state your occupation for the record? U-until last march, I was administrative assistant to warden Brown at the, uh, Tipton Bay state correctional facility.
Why did you leave? I got tired of not being able to sleep through the night.
What was keeping you up, mr.
Rhodes? Things in the prison, uh, overcrowding, double celling, substandard living conditions, even for a prison.
And, uh, if an inmate ever complained about any of that, the warden would have me transfer him to another wing.
What's so wrong with that? It was always a part of the prison where hostile inmates were housed, uh a black inmate to, uh, aryan brotherhood territory, or a white inmate to where the latin disciples were.
And--and what--what would happen if the transferred inmate didn't get along with his new neighbors? Well, to a man, they'd, uh, they'd end up in the infirmary.
Mr.
Rhodes, I've been through every transfer, every record, every sheet of paper produced to me by Tipton Bay.
I didn't find anything to document what you're describing.
That's because there was never anything in writing.
The, uh, the warden would just call me into his office, and, uh, I'd get it done.
And afterward, would the inmates ever complain about conditions at the prison again? No, sir.
Your honor Your honor, there are no words to describe how violently opposed I am to this.
To call it a stunt would be disservice to the word "stunt".
Miss Bonilla made a very good point yesterday.
With legal rights come legal responsibility, including the responsibility to support one's case with personal testimony.
Which presumes the witness can testify, which presumes the witness can speak.
Then what possible harm could there be? She's got you, ms.
Bonilla.
ms.
Wethersby, call your witness.
Thank you, your honor.
- We call Pete the chimp.
- Wait.
No.
This is a joke.
Step back.
So what do we do now, make him swear an oath on the bible? I think we can presume truthful testimony here.
Do you have any questions for your witness, ms.
Wethersby? Just two, your honor.
Look, Pete! It's Steve.
Pete, do you miss Steve? Pete, do you want to see Steve? And it's another chimp.
Why not? Pete and Steve haven't seen each other since they've been separated.
I think it's pretty obvious how genuine their affection for each other is.
The problem is, of course, Pete and Steve are just chimps.
And if I were to rule in your favor, I would be creating new law here, and my ruling would most undoubtedly be laughed at and overturned in six months.
Mm, could even be a year during which time, Pete and Steve would be together.
Your honor, don't--don't-- don't do that.
I rule in favor of the plaintiffs.
Separation of these chimps causes undue harm under the theory of chimpanzee tort protection.
They made that up! They made that up! Something I'm sure you'll point out in the appeal it'll take almost a month for you to draft and file.
I've been authorized by the D.
O.
C.
to make an offer to settle.
For starters, mr.
Mosely sees the inside of a parole hearing room, and pronto.
And then there's the matter of damages.
Give me a number.
How much would it cost to comply with the governor's prison crowding and recidivism initiatives? Millions, I imagine.
Well, there you go.
We'll work out a number and get back to you.
Do we have a deal in principle? You do, if the department of corrections fires warden Brown and promises not to employ him anywhere within the organization.
You're out of your mind.
That's not something I can do, mr.
Stone.
You can, and I'm gonna tell you why.
Everything we're talking about, the parole hearing for David Mosely, the money for prison reform, is meaningless if he's in charge of so much as a paper clip.
He used Tipton Bay like a weapon, beating inmates with it.
His only involvement in the correctional system should be as an inmate which, by the way, is our next move if he doesn't resign.
We drive Daryl Rhodes down to the district attorney's office, where he swears out an affidavit against mr.
Brown.
So I guess this really is a question for you, sir are you gonna resign, or do I go get my car? What do you think? Nice.
I think I see a guy on a horse.
Congratulations on the Tipton Bay settlement.
Thank you, and thanks for supporting me.
I know I put you in an uncomfortable position with ms.
Klein.
Whatever position I may or may not be in with ms.
Klein, uncomfortable or not, it's none of your concern.
I'm hoping this is a personal acquisition, not for the W.
P.
K.
collection.
Congratulations on your moral victory.
Thank you.
It's almost worth the 2 computer companies and 3 department store chains we lost due to our new "we heart criminals" reputation.
And that's regrettable.
Mm, we'll survive the fact that David Mosely will be staying put at Tipton Bay helps to contain the damage.
Actually, the board granted David's parole.
True but the governor denied it.
Wh did you do that? Only in that I voted for him.
If you'd like to discuss this matter with me further, I've taken over 2 offices on the 20th floor.
I'll be here for the duration.
I don't know what to say.
There's nothing to say.
You know, I don't know if I could do it take that kind of hit and keep going.
That's what living brave's all about.
I got another shot at parole next year and the year after that.
You came through, man.
Bought you something.
"Black's law dictionary".
Heard of it? Yeah.
It's for lawyers.
And guys looking to make parole.
I figure can make it down here once, twice a month we can go through it.
My own personal law school? Oh, yeah.
It's, uh, somethin' like that.
Where do we start? Here.
Habeas corpus.
It's latin.
It means "to produce the body".
But legally, this is the most important safeguard to all of our individual This really is chimp paradise.
They weren't kidding when they named it.
Oh, they're gonna love it here.
I can't believe the zoo agreed to release them.
I know.
What some people will do to avoid watching two monkeys get it on.
They're chimps.
It's time.
Someone wants to say goodbye and thank you.
Wait till they see their bill.
Bye, guys.
Have a good life.
Well, I'm gonna take them in.
Anyone want to see the habitat? Oh, you know I'm coming.
Oh, I'll--I've got a great view from here.
You know, you act like you don't like chimps, but deep down, you kinda like us.
Do you know the restaurant Le Petit Table? Napa Valley.
Have to know Bill Gates to get in.
That Le Petit Table? If you can get us reservations there next saturday night, I'll have dinner with you.
You're sure you wouldn't settle for french fries? All right.
Had to take a shot.
How are you still standing? You've been here 36 hours.
I have no idea.
I heard about David.
Yeah.
You made a difference, Eli.
The warden's gone.
The prison's already turning around.
Yeah.
It's just I had a picture in my head, you know? David was gonna get out and go on and do some pretty amazing things.
We don't know what's gonna happen, Eli.
That's why they call it the future.
Hi, sweetie.
I'll take the next one.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the man we've all come here to see tonight Eli Stone.
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