美剧Boston Legal波士顿法律第5季第2集剧本(英语)

1BostonLegalGuardiansandGatekeepersSeason5,Episode2OriginalAirdate:September29,2008WrittenbyCorinneBrinkerhoff&SanfordGolden&KarenWyscarver&DavidE.Kelley©2008DavidE.KelleyProductions.AllRightsReserved.Thistranscriptisnotofficialortakenfromtheactualscript.Itistranscribedfromthebroadcast.TranscribedbydrsheriforBoston-Legal.org[version:October3,2008]JamesSpader:PreviouslyonBostonLegal—DennyCrane:Ihavea80%chanceofgettingAlzheimer’s.DennyCrane:It’snotlikeI’llrememberit.MadCow!DennyCrane:IhaveWeakStreamSyndrome.DennyCrane:Irritablebowels.passesflatusDennyCrane:DennyCrane.MarlenaHoffman:Grammy!ShirleySchmidt:Marlena...MarlenaHoffman:Iaminbigtrouble,Grammy.Ineedyourhelp.MelvinPalmer:MelvinPalmer.Howareyou?MelvinPalmer:Attaboy.You’restillahoot,that’swhatyouare.MelvinPalmer:Hell,Igetpaid,winorlose.MelvinPalmer:Noreasonthiscan’tbea“win/win.”MelvinPalmer:Ijustmademoremoney—that’swhatIdid.clickstongueConferenceRoom—OfficesofCrane,Poole&SchmidtKatieLloyd:HowisitsheendedupataPennsylvaniaprison?Mr.Addario:Well,it’saprivatefacility—onethatwesignedoffonbecauseitprovideddrugcounseling.KatieLloyd:Wassheanaddict?Mr.Addario:Idon’tthinkshe’sanaddict,butcocainepossessionat15—it’snotanencouragingsign.Anyway,thefacilityclaimedthatalloftheirguardshaddegreesintickingoffonhisfingersjuvenilejustice,childpsychology.Theguardwhorapedherdidn’tevenhaveahighschooldiploma!KatieLloyd:Okay.Mr.Addario:Idon’tunderstandwhythey’renotanxioustosettle.Imean,whatcouldtheirdefensepossiblybe?KatieLloyd:Well,prisons,privateorotherwise,aren’theldstrictlyliable.We’dhavetoshownegligence.JerryEspenson:Whichbasicallymeanswe’dhavetoprovetheyfailedtoexerciseareasonablestandardofcare,usingindustrystandards.KatieLloyd:Myfeelingisthattheywillsettle,butonlyafterthenecessaryamountofposturing.MelvinPalmer:enteringinhisusualflamboyantwaySorryI’mlate.ItookStorrowinsteadofsurface.Jerry,myman!Howareyou,myfriend?administerstoJerryEspensonaBighug.Ooohhh!Irunonhugs—that’swhatIdo.ToKatieLloyd,takingherhandtoshake:MelvinPalmer.Wow!Youareafetchingyounglass,that’swhatyouare.AmIright,Jerry?Twopopsforyes.JerryEspensonactuallyvocalizesthreepops.MelvinPalmer:pattingJerryEspenson’sarmAttaboy.So,what’vewegot?Youmustbethefatherofthegirl.pumpshishand,tooTellyawhat—let’s2fast-forwardpastthepointwhereyoutellmethisisaterriblething.Noneed.See?UnliketheaverageGOPfundraiser,Idon’tthinkthere’sanythingfunaboutarape.Hey,how’smybuddy,Al—thatbighoot?WhatI’mgonnadoismakeyoutwooffers.One’sgreat;theother,better.Here’sthenumber;it’llmakeyoureyespop.MelvinPalmerhandsMr.Addarioa3x5cardwithalargenumberwrittenonit.MelvinPalmer:Now,I’vegotanothernumberhereinmybriefcase,eitherbiggerorsmallerthanthatone.Youtellmewhatyouwannado.Yalikewhatchaseehere?Justsay,“Deal.”Ifyoudon’tlikeit,Iopenthebriefcase,andyougettheothernumber.So,what’sitgonnabe,BigDaddy?KatieLloyd:MyGod!Hisdaughterwasraped!You’veturneditintoagameshow!MelvinPalmer:Lifeisnothingbutasweepstakes—that’swhatIsay.Itellyou.I’mgonnaletyouopenthebriefcase,‘causeyou’refetching—that’swhatyouare.Youjustholdituplikeso.DemonstrateshowhewantsKatieLloydtoholduphisbriefcase;then,toJerryEspenson:God,it’sgoodtoseeyou!Onepop,foroldtime’ssake.JerryEspensonstompshisfoot.MelvinPalmer:Hey,I’lltakeastompinstead.So,what’sitgonnabe,Dad?Dealornodeal?[smashcuttoopeningcredits,completewithcastsoundeffects]ReceptionArea—OfficesofCrane,Poole&SchmidtShirleySchmidtwalkspastthewindowsseparatingtheelevatorbankfromtheReceptionArea,hearsanelevatorarrive,and:MarlenaHoffman:Hi,Grammy!ShirleySchmidt:Oh,God.Whathaveyoudonenow?MarlenaHoffman:Nice.That’showyougreetyourgranddaughter?ShirleySchmidt:steppingforwardtohugherSorry,sweetheart.How’reyoudoing?MarlenaHoffman:Oh,Igotarrested.ShirleySchmidt:Justtellmeit’snotafelony.MarlenaHoffman:Oh,Icommittedtheutmostactofpatriotism.ShirleySchmidt:So,itisafelony.makeseyecontactwithTheDeityMarlenaHoffman:Itseemsthat,becauseIcareaboutthefutureofourcountry,becauseIcarethattheNationalDebtis9.4trillion[dollars],becauseIcarethat47millionAmericansarewithouthealthinsurance—ShirleySchmidt:Justtellmewhatyoudid.MarlenaHoffman:Ivotedintheprimary.ShirleySchmidt:You’re17.MarlenaHoffman:Oh.Yes.I’m17;Ishouldn’tgetavoice.Meanwhile,Toothless-in-Podunkwhocan’tevenreadaballotgetstodecideaswingstate—thatmakestotalsense.deepbreathOh,hey!It’stheoldguy!OldGuy—AKACarlSack—entersthefray.ShirleySchmidt:Oh,Carl.Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmewithmygranddaughter,Marlena?Itseemsshevotedintheprimary.AlanShoreandDennyCranehaveenteredfromtheelevatorbank,andAlanShorewalksnonchalantlytohisoffice,whileDennyCranestops.DennyCrane:Well,well,well,well,weeelllll.Yum.MarlenaHoffman:Okay.Seriousick.ShirleySchmidt:Denny,youremembermygranddaughter,Marlena.DennyCrane:Ohhh.Clearly,you’reashotasgranny—areyouasnasty?ShirleySchmidtadministersrathersharppre-cordialthumptoDennyCrane’schest.3DennyCrane:Uh.dropstothefloor—hard.ShirleySchmidt:Veryfunny,Denny!chucklesOkay,youcangetupnow.No,staydown.AlanShore:Denny.AlanShoreassessesthesituationquickly,getsonhiskneesbesideDennyCrane.ShirleySchmidt:chucklingOh,he’sfak