"Nine seconds more." "Get your property, ladies." "Ok, ladies." "Come on, ladies." "Let's go!" "Anybody got a cigarette for me?" "All right." "Let's move it." "Move it!" "Ha ha ha ha!" "Lottie dottie." "Who is it?" "Your lawyer." "Oh." "Hey, Jennifer!" "Huh?" "Hey, Jennifer!" "Quiet down now, girls." "Guterrez, luna." "Come here, baby." "Take your property, ladies." "Washington, Tyra." "Baldonado, Lucy." "Jones, arabella." "Asshole." "Kirk." "Claudia." "Get your pocketbook." "Cortez, consuela." "Mazzola, Ellie." "All right, ladies." "Let's go." "Let's go, ladies." "Show time." "All right, ladies." "Keep it moving." "Watch the steps now." "Oh, shut up!" "Yeah!" "Hey!" "Woo!" "Woo!" "All right!" "Come on over here and do real hard time!" "You like puerto ricans, baby?" "I'll try a double." "Quiet, please!" "$500 to 30 days, 3 weeks to pay." "October 14, calendar 21." "People versus Roosevelt Davis." "Docket number 8483, September 19." "Defendant is charged with attempted grand larceny." "Does the defendant waive the reading of the rights and charges?" "Yes." "For the people, Saul kreiglitz, for the defendant, Aaron levinsky." "What will you give me on him?" "A misdemeanor." "What about disorderly conduct?" "He shows a prior." "He hasn't done any hard time." "Give him a break." "Should I give him a medal?" "How much you talking about?" "Talking 100." "75." "Best I can do." "Hey, hey!" "Coming through here!" "Excuse me!" "Coming through!" "Rose!" "In a minute!" "Mr. Gonzales, your lawyer has entered a plea of guilty on your behalf." "You understand about pleading guilty..." "There she is, Arthur." "Is that what you wish to do?" "Do you understand?" "Sit down, rose." "Is that what you wish to do?" "You are giving up certain rights." "She looks terrible." "Clarence said this would be the worst of it." "You understand that by pleading guilty, you're waiving your right to confront and cross-examine any witnesses against you." "You are also giving up your right to remain silent." "Be calm, rose." "Everything's under control." "We'll be out of here in no time." "Sir, did you take property from premises at 540 east 8th street without permission of authority?" "Are you pleading guilty because..." "You see who's here at $250 an hour?" "Clarence fucking middleton." "Last I heard, it was 350." "Who's the client?" "I don't know." "Anybody make any threats or promises in order to induce you to plead guilty?" "Do you have the kirk folder?" "I'll take that one." "Mr. Gonzales..." "Thank you." "...sentence of this court is six months." "Do you understand what I've said so far?" "What have you done?" "Counsel, notify your client of his right to appeal." "Next case." "Calendar 28." "People versus Claudia kirk." "Docket 6418." "The defendant is charged with manslaughter in the first degree." "The morales case is next on the docket." "In good time, Mr. Levinsky." "I have an appointment in part 30." "They spelled my name wrong." "We'll fix it." "State your appearances for the record." "Francis MacMillan for the prosecution." "Clarence middleton for the defendant." "Claudia kirk has been indicted in New York for first-degree manslaughter." "May I say something?" "She was given psychiatric evaluation to determine her capacity to stand trial." "The defendant was remanded to the New York county prison hospital." "Excuse me!" "The psychiatrist finds the defendant not competent to stand trial." "I have something to say!" "She should be committed to a mental facility." "Wait a minute." "Hands by your side." "Wait." "I can't hear!" "Defendant will keep quiet if she knows what's good for her." "Have you read these reports?" "We have." "You move to confirm?" "I do." "In view of the overriding fact..." "The fact is she's impossible to talk to." "Clarence, please consult with your client." "Make it quick." "Get your hands off me." "Face forward." "Claudia... they don't have my name right." "I don't want to be known as kirk." "My name is draper." "Claudia draper." "D-r-a-p-e-r." "Yes, we'll get that changed." "Now look, Claudia." "I am trying to help you." "What's going on here?" "We're trying to do what we feel is best for you." "Who's we?" "We offered you criminally negligent homicide." "You didn't want to." "Hey..." "Who are you?" "What?" "Who are you?" "Clarence middleton." "Don't you remember me?" "Who do you work for, Clarence?" "I'm your lawyer, Claudia." "Good." "We're on the right track." "We have to claim that you're incompetent to stand trial." "Do you understand?" "No!" "I'm not incompetent!" "Of course you're not." "I'm innocent!" "That's not the issue." "What do you mean?" "Your parents agree." "It's best if you're in the hospital." "I don't give a shit what they say!" "They love you." "It's all arranged." "You son of a bitch!" "Arthur, stop her!" "Get her off me!" "I'm not incompetent!" "Fucking creep!" "Hit him again!" "Quiet in the court!" "Trying to lock me up!" "You can't come through." "That's my daughter!" "Don't hurt her!" "Sir, restrain yourself." "You're trying to put me away!" "Why are you trying to lock me up?" "You're all in cahoots!" "There's nothing wrong with me!" "There's nothing wrong with me!" "Put me down!" "I need a lawyer!" "Quiet in the court!" "Please settle down here." "Order in the court." "Order in the court." "It's over, folks." "Clarence, are you all right?" "I'm bleeding." "My glasses..." "Can we go on?" "No." "I've been attacked, for Christ's sake." "I request permission to be released from this case." "Can't you move to confirm?" "No." "Get someone from legal aid." "I'm going to a doctor." "Are you all right?" "Do we have a legal aid member?" "Where's thalric?" "Where's morella?" "Do we have anybody on the appointments list?" "Levinsky, where you going?" "To get morella." "I have an appearance in part 30." "Morella is on catch." "But I caught you." "Your honor, I submit that my case load is such... perhaps your case load is too heavy to accept appointments in this court." "For the record, Mr., uh..." "Middleton withdraws." "Mr. Levinsky is appointed counsel for the defense." "We have two psychiatric reports." "We need a motion from you to confirm." "I haven't seen the reports." "Let's get this out of here." "What's the original charge?" "Manslaughter." "Psychiatrists' reports say she's unfit to stand trial." "Let's have your motion." "Didn't you say you were in a hurry?" "I am in a hurry." "Then let's have your motion." "I move to controvert." "For the record, the defense moves to challenge." "You wanted a motion." "That's my motion." "What's your basis, levinsky?" "Well, as I observed, the defendant seemed a bit reluctant." "I have to consult with my client." "Fine." "Adjourn till Monday." "I haven't even met the woman." "I have no time to prepare." "Adjourn till Monday, part 65." "Next case." "Calendar 29, people versus Calvin Johnson." "Docket 6914, robbery in the first degree." "Aaron!" "Are you out of your mind?" "I don't have to take that shit." "Yes, you do." "He's the judge." "Do yourself a favor." "Go back in, settle up." "Did you see that girl work over middleton?" "I wish she'd nailed MacMillan, too." "May I talk to you?" "I'm Arthur kirk, the girl's father." "I'd like to talk to you, too." "My wife rose." "How do you do?" "I'm shaking." "I can't believe what happened." "Sit down." "Tell me, why did you stop the motion?" "I'm not familiar with the case yet." "She needs to be hospitalized." "I haven't read the reports, and I have to confer with the defendant." "I know how painful this is." "Damn right." "What about her pain?" "We're talking about my child." "She needs to be in a hospital, not some prison cell." "Let me tell you." "She's in no condition to stand trial." "Darling, he didn't say he wouldn't do it." "No, of course." "You didn't say that, did you?" "Please forgive me." "I guess I'm not handling this too well." "That's perfectly understandable, sir." "Will you be seeing her soon?" "I'll have to, yes." "Will you tell her that I love her?" "Of course." "Here's my card." "If you need anything, just call my office." "Thank you." "Mrs. Kirk." "Good-bye." "I'm here to see Claudia draper." "Levinsky, legal aid." "May I inspect your bag, sir?" "Mm-hmm." "Your name tag, sir." "Come with me, sir." "Good night, John." "Good night, Dr. Morrison." "Excuse me, Dr. Morrison?" "Yes?" "My name is Aaron levinsky." "I'm the new attorney for Claudia draper." "I read the report you did with Dr. Arantes." "Will there be a hearing on this matter?" "I think so, yes." "You got a minute?" "Not about Mrs. Draper." "It wouldn't be ethical." "I'm just curious about a couple of things." "You mention that you found her flagrantly sexual and had "random visions and subject to paranoid... "" "I'm really sorry, Mr. Levinsky." "Doctor?" "Doctor?" "I want to ask one question." "Is she crazy?" "Crazy is a word I dislike." "Do I think she should go to prison?" "No." "She's where she belongs, Mr. Levinsky." "Good night." "Good night." "¶ Tree ¶" "¶ I long to be so beautiful like you ¶" "¶ a bird ¶" "¶ a yellow bird ¶" "¶ flying high again... ¶ shut up, Mary!" "¶ Oh, the tree ¶" "watch out for babby." "She might try something." "Ever since morrison wrote that prescription for her... ¶ A yellow bird ¶" "¶ flying high again ¶ you can wait in here." "Claud, you feel more better?" "You feel more calm, huh?" "You are a woman of passion." "Passion is good in the bed, but not here, hmm?" "Someone is wait for to see you." "What?" "Someone is here for to see you." "Come on." "Yes, yes." "She's fine." "Whoops!" "You want some help, Dr. Arantes?" "You just follow me." "Follow me, my claud." "Just follow me." "Right this way, Mrs. Draper." "Thank you, Manuel." "You must be Claudia." "And I hope you're Mr. Green from Chicago." "Just call me Allen." "Sit down." "Thank you." "Champagne?" "Yes, please." "Well, I've never had to take a test before." "Not since high school anyway." "Do you have certain questions that you ask?" "Things like that?" "No." "I just go by the seat of my pants." "Well, how am I doing?" "I'm about to slide off my chair." "Hello, Mrs. Draper." "My name is Aaron levinsky." "I'm an attorney sent by the court." "Mr. Middleton doesn't represent you anymore." "Would you like to discuss your case?" "You might not follow this, but I'm going to court on your behalf." "And tonight I got to go home to Brooklyn on the subway, and that scares the shit out of me." "I'm tired." "Long day." "You're breaking my heart." "Terrific." "She can talk." "Talk?" "I can dance, juggle, card tricks..." "What kind of show do I have to put on?" "I say something wrong?" "Well, it seems I can't get a fair trial unless I put on a good show for..." "Who now?" "Aaron levinsky, legal aid." "No, it's not like that." "No?" "How do I get to stand trial?" "First, you don't have... how do I stand trial?" "That's what I want to know!" "Close the door, please!" "I'm her attorney." "Says who?" "Says the court." "If you need me, I'll be out here." "You think I'm going to need him?" "Haven't you heard?" "I lash out and strike people at random." "I know." "I was there." "I think you broke his nose." "So the day's not a total loss." "What we've got here is a 730 process." "This is a process whereby the state... you married?" "Pardon me?" "You got a missus?" "Uh-huh." "She give good head?" "You want to talk about your situation or what?" "You've been indicted for manslaughter, first degree." "I know all that." "Tell me why you're here." "The truth?" "No, the bullshit, levinsky." "I love listening to bullshit, especially when I'm drowning in it." "I know why you're here." "You're here to see if I'm crazy." "Nope." "You're here to see just how crazy I am." "Well, two psychiatrists already say that you're incompetent." "Morrison and arantes?" "Frick and frack?" "Arantes can barely speak English." "And morrison?" "He's a very weird guy." "You know, I flashed, and he didn't even look." "How about you, levinsky?" "You weird, too?" "I must be ok." "I'm looking." "Your mother said to tell you she loves you... fuck my mother!" "Why didn't you tell me you were working for them?" "I'm not working for them!" "I came to do my job in good faith." "You talked to my mother?" "Listen to me!" "What did she say?" "Either cooperate, and maybe it goes your way, or I'll sign that motion to commit." "If you lawyers get paid, you don't care who goes where." "I'm not taking money from you!" "And if I don't kiss ass, you'll walk out." "Well, walk!" "And be held in contempt of court?" "No, thank you!" "I'm stuck with you!" "Oh, man." "Oh, man." "Oh, boy." "First we got to get a shrink... wrong." "No more shrinks." "I'm giving you some very good legal advice here." "What I said about lawyers goes double for shrinks." "Mrs. Draper, there are two psychiatrists who already say that you're crazy." "You need at least one who says you're not crazy, or you don't have a case." "I'm my case!" "I say my piece, I prove I'm competent." "I'm a perfectly sane woman." "I don't bother anyone who doesn't bother me first, and I don't want any more quacks talking about my toilet training!" "There's only one thing that scares me." "A stupid client." "Have you ever testified in court?" "Been cross-examined?" "No!" "How long have you been hooking?" "Three years." "You've never been busted?" "Never." "Now tell me I'm incompetent." "Well, look..." "It doesn't look good to beat up one of the top attorneys in the city." "It sure felt good." "I'm supposed to sit there while my lawyer says" "I wasn't competent to stand trial?" "Are you?" "How competent do you have to be?" "Good point." "Let's say for the moment that you're not incompetent." "Yeah, let's say that." "And that the doctors are wrong." "That, too." "Then why is this happening to you?" "Mrs. Draper?" "Do you want me to represent you?" "I don't know." "Are you any good?" "You had good." "Now you got me." "I could do worse." "Don't be so sure." "If we win the hearing, you get a trial." "You lose the trial, you go to jail for 25 years." "I'll take the risk." "If I don't, I'll be wearing this bathrobe till I collect social security." "MacMillan is going to eat me alive." "All right." "Let's start at the beginning." "Fine." "Give me some background details." "All right." "Now you talk to me and pretend I'm sane, ok?" "Ok." "And I'll do the same for you, ok?" "Thank you." "Frank?" "MacMillan!" "Oh, yeah, Aaron." "What's up?" "The, uh..." "Claudia draper thing." "I'm going ahead with it." "Good, good." "I'm defending her at a competency hearing on Monday." "Why?" "She'd be better off in a hospital than prison." "Don't mess this up." "She wants to stand trial." "I think she's up to it." "Oh, you do, huh?" "I'll need police reports and a court order to enter the apartment." "You're making a mistake." "That girl is sick." "I got an aunt crazier than she is." "She's president of the pta." "Arthur kirk is well-connected." "He doesn't want his daughter going through a long, lurid trial." "The accused wants her day in court." "I still believe in that." "Don't get high and mighty." "Maybe you don't have a good case." "I don't have a good case?" "The accused almost cut off a John's head." "Have your secretary pull those reports." "She has more important things to do." "Then I'll have to paper you to death." "You'll have to hire another secretary to keep up with the work." "All right, kid, but you're going up against me on this one." "What are you doing?" "I was waiting for a show." "Girlfriend, I want to watch something else!" "It's my card." "You gave me this." "1, 2, 3, 4." "Hey." "I told you not to do that." "These aren't the same cards." "I don't want to see your cards." "Come on, Suzanne." "How many, Suzanne?" "Three." "No, five." "No, no, wait." "Stand pat, Suzanne." "Stand pat?" "Yeah." "You got a good hand." "Hey, that's not fair." "Oh, Suzanne." "You were going to win!" "You got a full house." "You got three Jacks and two kings." "Claudia, would you like to see me now?" "Would I like to?" "Let me put it this way." "Come into my office, Claudia." "I see you're still taking notes." "I have a feeling I'll need them." "Need them for what, Claudia?" "Oh, some guys are trying to put me away." "When you say some guys, who do you mean exactly?" "Men in general, or do you have specific men in mind?" "Claudia." "What do you want?" "I want to talk to you." "Last time I talked to you, you asked stupid questions and called me incompetent." "It would be better if you could trust me." "Why, because you have so many degrees?" "Do you think I'm trying to put you away?" "They don't pay you to turn me loose." "What do you guys do, work on commission?" "Like a cup of coffee?" "Not unless there's thorazine in it." "Only milk and sugar." "Pass." "I heard you had quite a violent episode in court yesterday." "Where does it say I have to be nice to get a fair trial?" "You couldn't control your anger." "No, I couldn't!" "How did you expect me to act, dead?" "You're getting angry again." "I got a lot to be angry about." "We all have these feelings, Claudia, but we learn to control them." "Oh, don't you ever lose control, herbie?" "Don't you ever let yourself go?" "You're a very frightened girl." "And under stress, you endanger yourself and others." "Bullshit." "That's what I plan to say in court Monday." "You need treatment in order to control yourself." "Oh, I'm in control." "Because right now," "I'd like to wring your fucking neck, but I'm not going to." "Good." "That's a step in the right direction." "I'd like to help you put your life back in order." "But, herbie, there is no order in life." "No." "Maybe you need order." "Maybe that's why you're here... behind bars." "Makes you feel safe, right?" "Do you think this is productive?" "I know you." "I know you better than you know me." "You know why?" "Because I've seen you with your pants down." "You talk about your troubles, how you couldn't make it on park Avenue, not even Columbus." "So you're stuck..." "In the crummiest joint in town." "Right, herbie?" "This is 555-1246." "But I'm much more than a number." "Talk to me." "This is Mr. K. Back at the tower hotel, room 671." "I have a tip on some telecommunications stock you might find interesting." "Come on over and we'll talk." "Uh, Mrs. Draper, your vcr is ready." "Give me a call when you want it delivered." "Hi, Claudia." "I'm a friend of Lee." "Do you remember Lee?" "He's a big guy..." "dark hair, glasses." "He's with allied." "Anyway, he suggested I give you a ring." "Damn it, I hate to talk to these things." "I feel like an idiot." "My name is Allen." "I'm at 555-9970." "Could you call me?" "I'd really like that." "Lee says I'd really like that, too." "It's 555-9970." "Hey, levinsky!" "Are you ready for this?" "A doctor who makes sense." "We have been talking for hours." "Really?" "May I join you?" "Please." "Dr. Johnson, this is my attorney, Aaron levinsky." "Mr. Levinsky." "Pleasure to meet you." "We're talking about paranoia, a subject of interest around here." "This lady says I don't need a hospital." "I need a nice walk down fifth Avenue." "You don't agree with Dr. Morrison's diagnosis?" "Claudia could benefit from therapy, but conducted on an outpatient basis." "Twice a week to start, I should think." "We can do group therapy once a week." "Is this terrific?" "This is just what we needed." "Would you be willing to have a doctor testify on your behalf?" "Well, this doctor, yes." "Doctor, are you prepared to testify at Claudia's hearing Monday morning?" "Monday?" "Monday." "What's today?" "Friday." "Friday." "Oh, my." "Friday." "My... a weekend?" "Monday, you say." "Monday." "Have to check my calendar." "Oh!" "Monday's the day I..." "Oh." "One of my secretaries will be in touch with you." "Monday..." "How in God's name are you supposed to get anything by Monday?" "These things need time." "It's silly." "It's absolutely silly." "Cheer up, levinsky." "Don't want people thinking you're crazy." "You're very cute." "You're very cute." "She is a doctor, you know." "A chiropractor, sort of, I think." "What's that?" "For me?" "And if you like mustard..." "Honest-to-God food?" "Pastrami." "Pastrami?" "You're ok, levinsky." "God, she looked so normal." "Poisoned her husband." "Mmm." "Ah." "Delicious." "We're on, Monday morning, 10 A.M." "I marked places I want you to study." "Here, here, here." "This is so good." "Why do you look nervous?" "I'd like some more time." "Relax." "You'll do fine." "And I brought you some clothing for you to wear at the hearing." "You bought me clothes... brought you." "Oh." "From where?" "From your apartment." "Who said you could go to my apartment?" "What did you take?" "Some clothing." "Uh, a dress, you know." "Some shoes, uh..." "Some nice things." "I want you to wear your own clothing." "Why didn't you ask me?" "There was no time." "Come on." "Claudia." "I'm just trying to help you." "What gives you the right to invade me?" "Invade you?" "I don't want you looking like a nut." "When is the last time you went through your wife's dresser?" "When is the last time you scouted around in her panty drawer?" "It's no big deal." "It is a big deal!" "Do people go through your things without permission?" "I'm sorry." "I decide who sees my underwear." "I'm sorry." "I think you better get dressed now." "God, I'd love to see you in these." "Next week, my sweet." "I don't want to go home tonight." "Should have told me earlier." "Let's take a nice, sexy bubble bath together." "I can't, sweetheart." "I have another appointment." "I'm sorry." "What are you going to do?" "Fuck somebody else?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hi." "Claudia, are you ok?" "Uh, no, no." "I'm coming." "Where's the bubble bath?" "You got some bath salts?" "Yeah, that sounds great, ok." "About a half hour?" "All right." "Bye." "Allen, come on." "Turn off the water." "Be a good boy." "Don't give me that whore talk." "Look, we had a lot of fun." "Time's up, party's over." "I'll tell you when the party is over." "I like to bathe girls." "I'm not a girl anymore." "And you're not a boy." "Look, I don't do baths." "Please!" "You bitch." "You sound like my wife." ""Don't do this." "Don't do that."" "Stop it, you creep!" "I'm not your wife!" "Calm down." "You God damn cunt!" "You're all alike!" "Whores!" "Oh, shit." "Aah!" "Oh..." "Aah!" "No!" "Don't!" "No!" "Don't!" "No!" "Oh..." "Oh..." "Oh..." "Uh..." "Oh..." "Aah!" "Make sure there's always plenty of water in the pitcher for the judge." "The defendant must be well-guarded at all times." "You look wonderful." "You know what I use this dress for?" "For the ones who want to sit on mommy's lap." "All rise, please." "Good morning, Harry." "Good morning, sir." "His honor Stanley Murdoch, the justice of the court." "Will counsel please state your appearances for the record." "Francis MacMillan, for the prosecution." "Does the missus choose your ties?" "Aaron levinsky, for the defense." "This hearing is set to controvert the findings of psychiatric examinations in the matter of the people of the state of New York versus Claudia faith draper." "Is the defendant ready, Mr., uh..." "Levinsky, your honor." "Yes, your honor, let the record show that counsel for the defense has recommended independent psychiatric examination and testimony, and the defendant has refused such a recommendation." "Covering your ass, huh?" "You bet." "So noted." "I'll make a note, too." "Defense is ready." "Prosecution is ready, your honor." "Proceed, Mr. MacMillan." "Two psychiatrists found the defendant incompetent to stand trial." "One is present to testify." "Since their findings were the same," "I request a stipulation for the absent witness." "Objection." "Overruled." "I would like to call Dr. Herbert morrison." "Give your full name and county of residence for the record." "Dr. Herbert morrison, New York." "Do you swear that your testimony shall be the truth and nothing but the truth?" "I do." "How long have you been a psychiatrist?" "I've been licensed for 30 years." "Where do you practice?" "I am ward unit chief of New York county prison hospital." "When did you examine the defendant?" "Eight days ago, when she was transferred." "What did your examination consist of?" "It consisted of questions and answers in the usual psychiatric flow to determine the patient's mental condition." "How would you define the mental condition of the defendant?" "Initially, she was withdrawn, silent, almost catatonic." "Completely uncooperative." "When she finally did speak, she was abusive, hostile, deeply distrustful... with a tendency towards inappropriate humor." "You didn't like my jokes." "Miss draper, you're to remain quiet." "She was convinced of a conspiracy and, therefore, unable to comprehend" "I was a physician who was there to help." "Based on your examination, do you believe the defendant can consult rationally with her counselor?" "No, I don't believe so." "Doctor, can she understand the charge?" "In this patient's case, she's so convinced that the district attorney, her parents, and even I are conspiring to put her away," "I don't think she could distinguish between a criminal charge and persecution." "This is persecution." "Mr. Levinsky." "I'm sorry, your honor." "Do you believe the defendant is dangerous to herself and others?" "Yes." "Define dangerous." "That's for cross-examination." "When a patient is paranoid, and I found this patient to be paranoid... ask him to define paranoid!" "Keep your mouth shut." "I consider such a person dangerous." "Define dangerous!" "Mr. Levinsky, if these proceedings are a burden for the defendant," "I would be happy to entertain a request for an adjournment." "It won't be necessary, your honor." "We allow leeway in these circumstances." "We're not as formal here as in other courts, but I remind you that rules of contempt apply." "Young lady?" "Do you understand what I just said?" "I speak English... she understands perfectly, your honor." "Continue, Mr. MacMillan." "Would you like to see the defendant receive treatment before the trial?" "Oh, absolutely." "If she had appendicitis or pneumonia, the court would postpone until she recovered." "Do you have an opinion, with reasonable medical certainty, that the defendant Claudia draper, due to a mental disease, lacks the capacity to understand the charges or to assist in her own defense?" "In my professional opinion, at present, the patient does not understand the charges nor can she assist in her own defense." "No further questions, your honor." "Mr. Levinsky." "Yes, um..." "Your honor, if you don't mind," "I'm going to be going rather slowly." "I mind, Mr. Levinsky." "This is a hearing, not a trial." "Yes, sir." "Dr. Morrison, you, you, uh..." "You describe the defendant as abusive and hostile and deeply distrustful... with a tendency towards inappropriate humor." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Did you describe her as abusive and hostile?" "Yes, I did." "Abusive and hostile..." "To whom, doctor?" "To the world in general." "The world in general wasn't with her." "You were." "And after I, Dr. Arantes." "The man couldn't speak English." "Mr. Levinsky, control your client." "The man couldn't speak English!" "You've interrupted twice." "Shut the fuck up!" "I never understood what arantes said!" "Young lady?" "Young lady?" "You've been warned." "Dr. Arantes speaks with an accent, but he's fully qualified." "Besides, Dr. Freud had an accent." "Thank you, doctor, for volunteering that." "You describe the defendant as dangerous." "In my professional opinion." "Did you ever see the defendant hurt herself or anybody else?" "No, not personally." "Ever hear her threaten to hurt herself or anybody else?" "No." "Did anybody at New York county prison hospital ever see Claudia draper hurt herself or anybody else, or threaten to hurt herself or anybody else?" "Well, let me see." "Take your time, doctor." "Thank you." "Yes." "Three days after her arrival, she blackened the eye of another patient." "She made a pass at me." "The patient had to go to the infirmary." "Your honor, may I have a moment?" "Please." "Why didn't you tell me about this?" "Because I forgot." "I'm trying to prove you're not dangerous." "She grabbed my tit, I socked her." "I'm sorry." "Mr. Levinsky?" "Are you prepared to pursue a line of questioning?" "I, uh..." "I certainly hope so, your honor." "I hope so, too." "Continue." "Dr. Morrison, before your examination of Mrs. Draper, were you aware of why she had been arrested?" "Yes." "First degree manslaughter." "More like womanslaughter, only I finished first." "That's enough." "Mr. Levinsky, you continue." "This time stay on track." "Dr. Morrison, knowing that she had been arrested for manslaughter, were you predisposed to regard Mrs. Draper as dangerous?" "Well, I considered that for a while, but I held that in abeyance and let the examination provide me with a proper psychiatric profile." "You've been a psychiatrist for a good many years." "That's correct." "You must have testified at many competency hearings." "Is that right?" "Hundreds." "Do you have standard questions that you ask these patients?" "Yes, I do." "You've asked Mrs. Draper whether she understood the charges against her?" "That's correct." "And you asked such questions as what her parents names were, etc..." "Yes, that's right." "Did she know the answers to these questions?" "She refused to answer." "How could I know if she knew the answers?" "Let me ask the questions." "I'm the attorney." "Thank you." "She could have known the answers?" "She could have known the answers." "Now, doctor, you say she didn't answer you." "What did she do?" "She laughed." "She laughed." "What else did she do?" "She never stopped taking notes." "She was belligerent in her attitude." "She wouldn't answer me." "You're really not used to patients who don't answer you." "I'm used to all kinds of patients." "Their attitude and behavior concern me." "Could it be that this patient's attitude challenged you, got you hostile, and perhaps colored the findings?" "I've been a psychiatrist for 30 years." "I know how to control my emotions." "I didn't show the patient what I felt." "So you felt hostile, but didn't show it." "I didn't say that." "Don't put words in my mouth!" "I'm not doing that, sir." "I don't like your attitude!" "Getting a little hostile?" "Oh, you're very clever with your courtroom tricks." "You're depriving a sick girl of proper treatment." "I want her to receive that treatment." "I don't care whether you win this argument or not." "You're ignoring the girl's history." "A broken home, a broken marriage." "Ha!" "Sounds like half of us." "Could we eliminate Mr. Levinsky's commentary and let the doctor speak?" "I agree." "Go on, doctor." "We're talking about a very troubled girl." "She's not a girl from the streets." "She's a bright, upper-class girl who couldn't cope, broke down." "She's a girl with a history." "She became a prostitute and in a homicidal rage..." "I object." "There has been no charge of prostitution in this case... when there's a breakdown..." "Are you going to allow this?" "The witness is making a speech." "It has to be done in a hospital!" "Your honor, I object!" "I would like everything about homicide and prostitution stricken from the record." "Mr. Levinsky, I'm aware of the law." "You're going to have to trust me to separate the issues." "I'm going to allow it." "I have no more questions." "With your honor's permission," "I'll redirect later." "You may step down, Dr. Morrison." "Thank you." "I'd like to call Mrs. Arthur kirk." "I don't want her up there." "I don't need her." "I don't want to hear her!" "Your honor," "I would like to make a request for a short recess to consult with my client." "That's an excellent idea, Mr. Levinsky." "We'll stand in recess for a few minutes." "Please remain seated until the judge leaves the courtroom." "Go talk to her." "Tell her you love her." "Come with me." "Claudia?" "Hello, darling." "How are you?" "You look thin." "Are they feeding you?" "I can have food sent in." "Would you like that?" "You look tired." "Are we making you tired?" "You can say so, darling." "Say something, please." "Can we go in there?" "We can talk to her later." "We love you, darling." "What?" "We love you." "Don't you know that?" ""We love you"?" "Yes." "We love you..." "One more time." "We..." "Come on!" "We..." "We..." "We..." "Love..." "Love..." "Love..." "You." "You." "You." "Outstanding." "Let's go, levinsky." "You know..." "My wife and I..." "I don't want to hear about your wife." "I'm sorry." "Talk about your wife." "I was thinking about how people..." "Withhold in a family." "How many kids do you have?" "Three." "Two boys and a girl." "You're going to get divorced?" "We talk about it sometimes." "Then we go to the movies." "Why didn't you want her to testify?" "I just don't want her to testify." "Why?" "You wouldn't let me get an independent shrink." "Officer?" "Harry?" "You can take me to my seat now." "No gum, Claudia." "How soon after the divorce did you marry Mr. Kirk?" "11 months." "Did your daughter get along with Mr. Kirk?" "It was love at first sight for both of them." "Can you tell us when you first noticed any changes in her behavior?" "As early as the sixth grade." "She..." "She was around 11." "She'd always been very active in school, in sports and clubs and that sort of thing." "She was always a very happy child." "All of a sudden, she withdrew." "She seemed to live in a fantasy most of the time." "You never knew just how she would act?" "Never." "One day, she'd talk a blue streak of utter nonsense, and the next day, she wouldn't say a word." "Later, in high school, we had some problems with..." "Marijuana and staying out all night." "There was a period of promiscuity." "Once... she was 16..." "Arthur and I found her at the bathroom mirror." "She'd cut her hair about an inch from her scalp." "When we approached her, she brandished the scissors on us." "As if she were going to attack you?" "Objection." "The prosecution is leading the witness." "Sustained." "Did you get any professional counseling?" "Arthur was against it." "He doesn't believe in airing family problems." "I agreed with him." "We assumed it was part of adolescence." "Brandishing scissors on her parents a part of adolescence?" "Do you know what caused her behavior?" "I don't know." "I don't know." "I know..." "That I made mistakes." "Every mother makes mistakes, and I'm..." "Sure that I made them sometimes, but not enough times for her to carry on the way she did." "Not enough times for her to drink and lie and cut school and not talk to me and not kiss me, not touch me." "Not enough times for that!" "I don't know." "I don't know." "When she was a little girl, she loved me so much." "She used to say, "I love you" ""to the moon and down again and around the world and back again."" "And I would answer, "I love you to the sun..."" ""And down again and around the stars and back again."" "Do you remember, Claudia?" "Just answer the questions, mama." "Did she get in touch with you when her marriage failed?" "I found out from a friend, so I called, and I said, "is it true?"" "She said, "yes, it's true."" "I said, "stay with us till you feel better."" ""No," she said. "No." Just no." "I was..." "Frightened for her." "A divorced woman is a target." "She's easy prey to any polite man who comes along." "Were you able to keep in touch with her?" "I called, I called, but she never answered my messages, so instead of calling, I wrote." "I have the letters." "I thought you should see them." "I never knew about this." "Your honor, I hardly think this is proper." "Mrs. Kirk." "Is this your handwriting?" "Answer me!" "Is this your handwriting?" "Mrs. Kirk, please." "I have 31 letters here." "Every one is marked" ""return to sender"!" "I'm sorry, your honor." "Poor mama." "Mrs. Kirk?" "Are you all right?" "Mrs. Kirk, you could take a moment, if you like." "I'm all right." "I'm sorry." "I know this is difficult." "Just bear with me." "So your daughter has been progressively withdrawing from you for the last 20 years, correct?" "Yes, that's true." "Do you think your daughter needs psychiatric help?" "Objection." "Is Mrs. Kirk a medical expert?" "Sustained." "Rephrase." "As a parent, solely as a parent, would you like to see your daughter receive psychiatric treatment?" "I'm a grown-up." "It doesn't matter what she thinks." "Mrs. Draper, you're trying my patience." "Don't listen to this crap." "Listen to me!" "Sit down!" "You'll have a chance to testify later." "Mrs. Kirk?" "I'm sorry." "What was the question?" ""Would you like to see your daughter receive psychiatric treatment?"" "She needs help." "It's a difficult thing to say about your daughter, but..." "Yes." "She needs help!" "One last question, Mrs. Kirk." "Do you love your daughter?" "Would you say it for the record, please?" "Yes." "I love my daughter." "Thank you, Mrs. Kirk." "No further questions, your honor." "All true?" "Close enough." "Mr. Levinsky, do you have any questions?" "Let her go, levinsky." "Would you like to take a minute?" "No, thank you." "You stated that you and the defendant's father..." "You testified that when Claudia was in high school..." "What?" "You have to let me discredit the witness." "Maybe you are crazy." "I have no more questions, your honor." "Mrs. Kirk, you may step down." "I'd like to call Arthur kirk." "Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you shall give in this special proceeding shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" "I do." "Be seated." "How old was the defendant when you married her mother?" "Claudia was 5." "Was there anything that would have led you to believe that Claudia was troubled?" "She was frightened." "They were both frightened when I first met them." "They'd been abandoned by Claudia's natural father." "You would describe her as frightened, traumatized?" "Objection." "The prosecution is putting words in the witness' mouth." "Overruled." "Continue, Mr. Kirk." "She was always on guard, always distrustful." "I shouldn't say always." "There were periods when she was a delight, but they were short-lived." "Did you get along?" "We got along fine." "I was her champion." "Really?" "What do you mean?" "Well, I forbade rose to spank her." "I don't believe a child should ever be spanked." "It breaks their spirit." "So you tried to be a good father to her." "Yes, I tried." "When I was courting her mother, she said, "what about Claudia?"" "I didn't say, "send her off to school."" "No, sir." "I said," ""rose, if you love her, I love her."" "When she woke up at night because of bad dreams," "I went to her." "I didn't know much about children, but I learned." "When she got a little older," "I even took her to the office with me." "Given your years with her and the close relationship that you shared, would you say you understood her?" "Objection." "Leading the witness." "Overruled." "I... understood her pretty well." "Yes, I think so." "She was a troubled, but lovely child, a joy to be with in spite of everything." "Even though I don't have the opportunity to see her now," "I'm sure she's a very special woman." "Were you surprised when her marriage collapsed?" "No." "I was surprised it lasted that long." "I didn't know Peter until after the marriage, and not well then." "He's a remarkable young man." "You hated him." "Mrs. Draper, don't start." "He swore to tell the truth." "He hated Peter's guts." "You'll have an opportunity to speak later." "Speaking as a loving and devoted parent, do you believe your stepdaughter needs hospitalization?" "Yes." "I'm sorry to say I do." "Honey?" "Go away, Peter." "Don't do this to me again." "I don't want to hurt you," "I promise." "I'll just hold you." "Claudia, I love you." "Come on, open the door." "Mr. Kirk, did you hate Peter?" "No, no." "I may have had the typical father's reaction... no man was good enough for my daughter." "Forget him." "You tied my hands pretty good." "Let me walk around a little bit, ok?" "Mr. Kirk, do you know why Claudia attacked her former attorney?" "She didn't like his advice." "What was that advice?" "He suggested a hospital would be a better place for her than riker's island." "He felt it was the best way." "I see." "The best way." "Best way." "When you and Mrs. Kirk talked to Dr. Morrison, chatted with him about the crime." "Claudia had been charged with, did he also indicate to you that he thought it was the best way?" "Mr. Levinsky, a trial is a public event." "If she were your daughter, would you want her hammered to a pulp by attorneys and the press?" "She's just a client to you, but she's not just a client to me." "I won't see her humiliated in front of the whole world." "No, this is not a common criminal." "My child is ill." "She's sick." "I'll do everything I can to see that she gets better, and that doesn't mean letting her sit in a courtroom and be destroyed." "Ah..." "When you and Mrs. Kirk were first married..." "Strike that." "You're just wasting your time." "You know..." "Mr. Kirk, it's very clear to me that both you and your wife were very warm, very loving parents." "You both loved Claudia." "And we still do." "That's right." "I..." "That's, that's why I don't understand why Claudia could behave the way you described." "She was abandoned." "Her father walked out on her." "She was frightened, unprotected." "But you replaced him with something far more substantial... love, affection, and security." "If that's the case, it doesn't make sense!" "No, it certainly does not." "Maybe you gave her too much." "I'm not ashamed to say I was very generous." "I'm a generous man." "Well, is it possible, then, that you spoiled her?" "Look, I loved her, and when you love someone, you give them things..." "Christmas, birthdays, graduation." "When she was young, I gave her presents." "Later, I gave her gift certificates, sometimes cash." "Cash?" "Yes." "Sorry." "My mother always told me it was wrong to give children money." "I'm afraid I disagree with your mother." "To me, running a home is like running a business." "You want someone to do something, you give them an incentive to do it." "If she straightened her room, she got $1.00." "If her school report was good, she got $10." "Like a reward system." "Give them a sense of responsibility, let them make their own choices." "What did Claudia choose?" "Isn't it true that what Claudia did was to withdraw from both you and Mrs. Kirk?" "And from her husband Peter and from everyone else." "God knows what's left for her to withdraw from." "Speak no evil, huh?" "Speak no evil." "The people in your life have no mouths." "What can't they talk about?" "Stop it!" "Mr. Levinsky?" "Mr. Levinsky." "Have you finished with the witness?" "Not quite, your honor." "Bang that goddamn glass all you want to." "I'm questioning this witness." "Hoo, boy!" "Boy, you must be a Saint, Mr. Kirk." "Only a Saint could love a frustrating woman like this!" "Could you really love a woman like this?" "I've always loved her." "How?" "This woman even a father could hate." "This woman you want to beat with a belt." "Your honor, this questioning is irrelevant." "I'm going to allow it." "Did you ever lose your temper with her?" "From time to time, yes." "I've even spanked her." "Oh, you did spank her!" "You told Mr. MacMillan you never spanked her." "Well..." "Once or twice." "If you call a smack on the Fanny a spank, then I spanked her." "I probably did other stupid things, but I was always there for her." "I dressed her, bathed her." "I gave her breakfast." "She never drove you crazy?" "You're the perfect father, but didn't you ever lose control stop that!" "And want to beat her?" "Arthur would never hurt Claudia!" "How would you know, mama?" "Mrs. Kirk, sit down, please." "Rose." "Rose." "Sit down, darling, please." "Mr. Levinsky?" "Mr. Levinsky." "Mr. Levinsky." "Excuse me." "Excuse me, your honor." "Proceed." "Mr. Kirk." "You said that among the many fatherly duties that you assumed when Claudia entered your life was bathing her." "Do you remember saying that?" "Mm-hmm." "Please respond verbally." "Yes." "How long did you practice this fatherly duty?" "Objection, your honor!" "Overruled." "Answer the question, Mr. Kirk." "I don't remember." "Did it stop when she was 5?" "Did it go on a year and stop when she was 6?" "What are you suggesting?" "You're under oath." "Claudia liked me to do it." "To do what?" "To bathe her." "To bathe her?" "To bathe her." "It was nothing!" "My daughter locked me out of the bathroom when she was 4." "Claudia, please." "Was she 10?" "12?" "How old were you, Claudia?" "Mr. Kirk, was she 13 when you stopped bathing her?" "She was a child." "She couldn't have been... how old?" "How old?" "He's harassing the witness!" "I'd like an answer." "How old?" "I don't remember!" "I was 16." "What else occurred in that bathroom between you and your stepdaughter, Mr. Kirk?" "What occurred in her bedroom?" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "It's not true, rose." "You know it's not." "Did you make your stepdaughter your lover?" "I told you, it was nothing!" "How old was she?" "When did it begin?" "You bastard!" "Look what you've done!" "Didn't you make your stepdaughter your lover?" "That's enough, Mr. Levinsky." "Claudia, please, tell them it's a mistake." "Mr. Kirk, calm yourself." "Believe me, it's not true." "Sit down!" "Claudia!" "No, daddy." "Claudia, please!" "It's not true!" "No more, daddy!" "For your mother's sake, take it back." "Don't let him touch me!" "Don't let him!" "I love you, baby." "Tell daddy what you want." "I'm pleading with you!" "Please don't let him touch me!" "I love you!" "Don't let him hurt me anymore." "It's me." "Aaron." "Aaron?" "I'm sorry." "I got so wrapped up in being a goddamn lawyer..." "Did we lose?" "Not yet." "Maybe they're right." "Maybe I am crazy." "Shh." "I didn't tell him to stop." "I didn't tell him to stop." "You were a little girl." "I just wanted him to love me." "That's all." "Claudia, that's what everybody wants." "Oh, I'm afraid." "I'm afraid." "I can't go back." "I'll go crazy in there again." "Ohh..." "Don't be afraid." "You're sane." "You hear me?" "You got to go home..." "On the subway." "What?" "You're supposed to be with the missus." "No." "No, I'm supposed to be right here." "Get up." "What?" "We have to talk." "I'm eating." "You finished." "You got a problem?" "You drugged my client?" "After what you put her through, she needed some sedation." "I want her lucid." "She'll be fine tomorrow." "If she's a zombie tomorrow," "I'll sue your ass!" "Don't threaten me, you lawyer son of a bitch!" "Bon appetit." "You don't have to do this today." "I'm ok." "Mr. Levinksy, are you ready to proceed?" "Yes, I am." "Call the defendant, Claudia faith draper." "Mrs. Draper, you may testify from your seat if you'd like." "Why?" "I thought you might be more comfortable." "Well, I..." "I'd rather go on the stand." "I have no objection to your being sworn in right there." "I'm a witness, not an invalid." "Witnesses go in the box." "As you like." "I'm not going to hurt you." "Relax." "Raise your right hand." "Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" "I certainly do." "Please be seated." "You ok?" "Mrs. Draper." "You understand the charge made against you?" "The manslaughter charge." "Right?" "Yes." "Could you define it for me?" "Um..." "First degree manslaughter." "It's a class b felony under, um..." "2-5 point something of the penal law... code?" "I'm sorry." "I forgot... have you been given any sedatives in the last 24 hours?" "Yeah." "I told them I didn't need them." "Objection." "If Mr. Levinsky wants medical testimony, he can question Dr. Morrison." "Sustained." "Mrs. Draper, could you tell me your understanding of the legal concept of justifiable force?" "That's when someone's beating your brains out the back of your head, you're allowed to stop them any way you can." "Thank you." "Now, would you tell us your understanding of the provisions of the 730 process?" "Yeah." "Um..." "If I lose today, they can commit me for a year." "60 days before the year is up, the hospital can ask to retain me." "If I lose again..." "I'm gone for another year." "And from then on, it's 2/3 of the maximum sentence, which comes out to be 16 or 17 years." "That's without a trial." "Now, your honor..." "Mr. MacMillan, you'll have ample time to cross-exam." "Let her finish." "Mrs. Draper, what does all that mean to you?" "If they do it right, they can lock me in a mental hospital forever." "The witness is exaggerating." "No, I'm not." "There's a book on the table called criminal law of New York." "The witness is extending the practical limits of the statute." "I didn't write the book!" "The honorable Eugene r." "Canudo, judge, New York City criminal court... he wrote it." "Your honor..." "Mr. MacMillan, however it's executed, that is the statute, as you should know." "Proceed, Mr. Levinsky." "Mrs. Draper, could you tell us the names of the doctors who examined you?" "Yes, I can." "Julio arantes and Herbert morrison." "Herbert a." "Morrison." "And how long was Dr. Arantes' examination?" "15, maybe 20 minutes." "He doesn't speak much English." "Objection, your honor." "Well, he doesn't." "His Spanish isn't so hot, either." "How long was Dr. Morrison's examination?" "Oh, 50, 55 minutes." "He knows more English." "Do you accept the findings of the psychiatric examinations given to you at New York county prison hospital?" "I do not." "Are you physically and mentally prepared for trial?" "Yes, I am." "Thank you." "I have no more questions." "Mr. MacMillan." "Now, Claudia, if you're tired..." "I'm not tired." "I would like you to call me Mrs. Draper, if you wouldn't mind." "When I get tired, I'll let you know." "Are you tired?" "Mrs. Draper, how long were you married?" "6 weeks short of 10 years." "Was this a happy marriage?" "It had its moments." "Do you have children from this marriage?" "No." "Was that by choice?" "Yes." "Whose choice?" "We agreed." "You jointly agreed?" "I told him if I got pregnant, I'd leave him, so he agreed with me." "You didn't get pregnant?" "No, I did get pregnant." "We came home from a party one night." "We were a little drunk." "I kept putting too much jelly in my diaphragm..." "Did your husband leave when you got pregnant?" "No, I had an abortion." "Why?" "I don't believe in childhood." "Did you love your husband?" "I don't know." "Where did you move when your marriage collapsed?" "I guess I loved him." "What?" "Where did you move when your marriage collapsed?" "501 east 66th street." "Were you living there when arrested?" "Yeah." "What is the rent?" "$2,400 a month." "When you moved in, what was your income?" "Peter gave me $10,000 when I signed the separation agreement." "Did you ask your parents for any money?" "No." "Could Mr. MacMillan tell us why he's so fascinated with Mrs. Draper's finances?" "Is he selling her a car?" "Where are you heading?" "My next group of questions will show, your honor." "Proceed." "So you lived off the $10,000 you got from your husband?" "No, I spent that on furniture and kitchen stuff." "What did you live on?" "Gifts." "Gifts." "Gifts from whom?" "Friends." "Men friends?" "Uh-huh." "What did these friends give you... jewelry?" "Sometimes." "Furs?" "I got a fox boa once." "Did they give you food?" "Food?" "One guy brought caviar." "Is that what you mean?" "Did you exchange your jewels and furs for food?" "Now, isn't that silly?" "Well, did you?" "No." "How did you buy food?" "Did you use those gifts to pay your rent?" "Um..." "Excuse me?" "Is it legal to take cash gifts?" "I beg your pardon?" "I mean if I say to you," ""Stanley, here's $500 just 'cause I like you,"" "is that legal?" "Yes, that's legal." "Many gifts were cash." "This cash from men was enough to pay your expenses?" "Mm-hmm." "What did they expect in exchange?" "Is counsel leading up to... your honor, I have not used the word "fee."" "I'll permit an answer." "What did these men friends expect in return for these cash gifts?" "Friendship." "Friendship..." "What kind of friendship?" "Objection." "Question is vague and misleading." "Overruled." "Did these men expect you to talk to them?" "Sure." "Did you listen to them?" "God, yes." "You did them favors?" "Mm-hmm." "Objection." "What favors did you do for those gifts?" "What difference does it make how Mrs. Draper makes her living?" "What kind of favors?" "Why don't we stop all the bullshit?" "You want to know what I do?" "Ask me." "My time is very expensive, probably more than yours." "I get $500 an hour." "How much do you get?" "$400 for a lay," "$300 for hand jobs, $500 for head." "$100 if you want to wear my panties." "You take them home, that's another $100." "No whips, ropes, or spikes." "I've got liquor and grass." "Anything else, you bring your own." "It works like this... you call me up, we make a date." "I look you over..." "And if I like you, we make a deal." "And, darling, I am worth the trouble." "Take my word for it." "If you want the best..." "Do you want the best, Mr. MacMillan?" "I am talking about taking your body to heaven..." "And sending your mind South." "I'm talking about spoiling you so bad, you'll hate every other woman you touch." "I'm talking about my mouth on your mouth and my tongue..." "Anywhere you want it." "I'm talking about indulging your every fantasy, and then giving you those fantasies one by one." "Just for you, all for you, nobody but you." "You get all that, darling?" "Would you like that, baby?" "You get what I'm telling you?" "Do you all get..." "What I'm telling you?" "Now, could he bust me for that?" "Can he..." "No, he can't bust you." "Good." "Well, that's very enlightening, Mrs. Draper." "I thought you'd like it." "Uh..." "Tell me, how long did you perform these favors?" "35 months, 24 days." "Why did you perform these favors for men?" "For $100,000 a year, net." "Did you ever ask your parents for money?" "No." "Why?" "Do you believe they would refuse you?" "No." "They would've given it." "But you preferred exchanging favors for gifts." "It hurts less to sell yourself to strangers." "If you were in the same position today, would you choose this?" "Your honor, she's not in the same position." "I'd like an answer." "I might." "You'd rather go back to a life like that than ask your parents for money?" "Probably, yeah." "Mrs. Draper, would you describe your behavior in the courtroom the past days as..." "Normal?" "Would you consider these circumstances normal?" "I ask the questions." "Your obligation is answering them." "Yesterday this hearing had to be adjourned because you were no longer able to participate." "Well, the truth is," "I didn't have a nifty childhood." "Poor me." "Life sucks." "Yesterday, uh..." "You all had a good time watching me and my stepfather squirm." "Ok, it's out." "It's over." "It's, uh..." "A fact of life." "I'll handle it." "The point is, it's not relevant to what's going on here." "You don't trust me, do you?" "Are you crazy?" "I'm sorry, that's your question, isn't it?" "Have I ever tried harming you?" "I don't believe this." "You're trying to put me away!" "You don't believe I'm simply doing my job?" "Your job is to put me in a hospital!" "I take that personally." "You also believe Dr. Morrison is acting out of personal motives?" "No, I don't." "I'm sure he believes what he believes." "He thinks whores are girls on 8th Avenue who stick needles in their arms." "Whores aren't nice white girls from nice white homes." "He knows that as sure as his wife is home cleaning the oven." "What if he's wrong?" "What if his wife is balling the insurance salesman?" "What if he doesn't know his ass from his elbow?" "What if he's an asshole who'll lock me up?" "What if that's all he is... an asshole with power." "Your honor, forgive me for interrupting." "The pressure of this proceeding is seriously harming the patient." "She should be sent back to the hospital." "A witness is testifying." "I'd like to hear it without interruption." "For her sake, I insist..." "I said, please sit down." "Proceed, Mr. MacMillan." "Do you trust his honor, the court?" "More than I trust you." "Do you trust your own attorney, Mr. Levinsky?" "As lawyers go, he's all right." "Do you trust your mother?" "My mother?" "Yes." "Do you trust your mother?" "No." "Is there anyone in this courtroom you do trust?" "Him." "You're pointing at officer Harrison?" "Mm-hmm." "Officer Harrison is the only person in this room you trust?" "He can't hurt me." "You can." "The judge can, morrison can, she can." "I don't trust people who can hurt me, not anymore." "You believe your mother wants to hurt you?" "She doesn't want to, but... you don't believe your mother wants to help you?" "You all want to help me!" "Except for Harry." "Harry doesn't give a shit!" "You don't believe your mother loves you?" "Of course she loves me!" "She told you that!" "He wrote it down!" "You stand there asking," ""do you love your daughter?"" "She says, "yes, I love my daughter."" "And you think you've asked something real?" "And she thinks she's said something real?" "You think because you toss this word "love" around like a frisbee, we're all going to get warm and runny?" "Sometimes people love you so much..." "Their love is like a God damn gun that fires straight into your head." "They love you so much..." "You go into a hospital." "Right, mama?" "I didn't know." "I didn't know." "No, you didn't want to know." "Mrs. Draper, I'm a little confused." "Do you love your mother?" "Sure, I love her." "So what?" "No further questions, your honor." "Mrs. Draper..." "Mrs. Draper, you may step down." "Your honor, I would like to recall Dr. Herbert morrison." "You were fine." "You told the truth." "I don't think anybody heard me." "I heard you." "Doctor, I remind you that you're still under oath." "In view of the defendant's testimony and all that's happened, have you changed your opinion about her capacity?" "Absolutely not." "Wait a minute." "Wait one God damn minute." "Why me?" "Why not him?" "Did they examine him for his capacity?" "I know a judge who jerks off under his robe." "You're not on the stand." "Put me back until I convince you!" "Don't whip me with your rules!" "The meter is running out on my life!" "Let her go." "Thank you." "Look..." "Look, I-I-I know..." "I know I'm supposed to be a good little girl for my mother and father, obedient wife to my husband, stick out my tongue for the doctor, lower my head for the judge." "I know all that." "I know what you expect me to do." "But I'm not just a picture in your heads." "Do you understand?" "I'm not just a daughter or a wife or a hooker or a patient or a defendant!" "Can't you get that?" "You think..." "Giving blow jobs for $500 is nuts, huh?" "I know women who marry men they despise so they can drive a Mercedes and spend summers in the Hamptons." "I know women who crawl through shit for a fur coat." "I know women who peddle their daughters to hang on to their husbands." "So don't judge my blow jobs!" "They're sane!" "I knew what I was doing every minute!" "And I'm responsible for it!" "I lift my skirt, I'm responsible." "I go down on my knees, I am responsible." "Now, if I..." "If I play this part you all want me to play, if I play sick..." "I won't be responsible." ""Poor, sick Claudia, she needs our help."" "Well, I won't play that part!" "You hear me?" "I won't give you that out." "I won't be another picture in your heads!" "Claudia the nut!" "Do you get what I'm telling you?" "Now, he can sign a piece of paper saying I'm nuts, but it's only a piece of paper." "And you can't make me nuts that way, no matter how many times you sign it or say it." "You can't make me nuts!" "Or you, mama!" "Just get it straight, all of you." "I won't be nuts for you." "Did you get that?" "You..." "Mr. MacMillan, you may proceed." "Dr. Morrison, do you still believe she lacks the capacity to stand trial?" "Yes, I do." "No further questions." "Mr. Levinsky." "I have no more questions, your honor." "You may step down, doctor." "Do you rest, Mr. MacMillan?" "The people rest." "Mr. Levinsky." "Thank you." "Your honor, my client..." "Is a real pain in the ass." "Excuse me." "She is ill-mannered and she is irritating..." "And she disturbs the peace." "But we shouldn't confuse her behavior with her capacity to stand trial." "The defense rests." "Mr. Levinsky..." "I would consider adjourning this hearing for 14 days if the defendant would consent to an independent psychiatric examination." "Absolutely not." "Absolutely not." "That's a mistake, counsel." "But if that's the way she wants it..." "I'm going to call a short recess and collect my thoughts." "You'll have my decision in a few moments." "Please be seated." "Claudia." "I..." "I'm sorry I yelled at you, mama." "I want you to win, sweetheart." "I want you to have..." "Whatever you want for the rest of your life." "Mama." "Um..." "I, um..." "Could I touch you?" "Oh, forgive me." "I'm so ashamed." "I still love you..." "To the moon and down again and around the world and back again." "It's all right." "Why don't you go sit down?" "It won't be long now." "Thank you." "You all right?" "Yes." "Yes." "Ah..." "Now, some people might call this larceny." "I would call it..." "Bad manners." "Well, consider it your fee." "Would you like me to sign it?" "What would you say?" "Something that would get you in real big trouble if the missus ever found it." "Ha ha ha!" "Ahem." "The missus..." "Yes." "You're ok, levinsky, even though you think" "I'm a real pain in the ass." "The court is deeply concerned that the defendant will not permit an independent medical examination on her behalf." "It's a critical flaw in her case." "Nor has her behavior in this courtroom inspired the confidence of the bench." "On the other hand, the court is not satisfied that the opinions expressed by Dr. Morrison are completely persuasive, although I do agree with him that Mrs. Draper does need some kind of help." "But that's not my role here." "My role..." "Is to determine whether the defendant is competent to stand trial, and that depends on two factors only." "One, can she understand the charge against her?" "Two, can she assist in her own defense?" "Now, from what I have witnessed in this courtroom these past two days, the answer to both of those questions..." "Is yes." "All right." "I, therefore, find the defendant competent to stand trial." "Release her on her own recognizance to await trial on the felony charge of manslaughter in the first degree, which trial shall take place one month from today." "Court dismissed." "But, your honor, the defendant has been charged with a cold-blooded crime." "We request high bail." "You've heard my decision, Mr. MacMillan." "Court dismissed." "Thank you, Stanley!" "Oh, God!" "Oh, yeah!" "Congratulations." "See you in court, levinsky." "You did ok by yourself." "Maybe I'll change professions." "Where are you going?" "Out!" "Captioning made possible by Warner bros., inc." "Captioning performed by the national captioning institute, inc." "Captions copyright 1988 Warner bros., inc."