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Favorite Scenes   June 17, 1993 N: (in courtroom) Every piece of their so called evidence...Every piece of their so called conclusive evidence of rape is nothing more... B: Nora! N: Bo! You startled me! B: Oh, I’m sorry. I know exactly how you feel. I’ve been looking all over the place for you- wouldn’t you like to come home now? Didn’t we move in together earlier? N: I must have lost track of the time. B: Oh! (concerned) Are you sure that’s all it is? N: (reaches for his face) Bo, if there’s only one thing on this earth that I know that I’m having second thoughts about, it’s not you and me. B: Good. (kiss) N: This is a ritual that I go through the night before a big trial starts. I rehearse my opening speech in my head, and I make a rough map in my head where I’m going to move when I interrogate the witness, I listen to the acoustics, I...anyway, it’s like rehearsing for a play, you know, only this time I’ve got four young men who may or may not have futures depending on how I perform tomorrow. One of them’s your nephew. The pressure’s kind of on. B: Yeah, but you’re used to that, aren’t you? N: Well, to tell you the truth, I don’t think I’ve ever been this scared. Bo is massaging Nora. B: Well, you select the jury, that’s the first thing you have to do, right? N: Yeah, but that is completely half the battle! Especially with a crime like rape, you know, where it just stirs up such complicated gut reactions. If Hank had his way, he’d choose 12 blue-collar ladies who couldn’t stand rich people and thought all men were pigs. And if I had my way, I would choose 12 very wealthy mean, very wealthy sexist men who thought Marty asked for what she got and then deserved it when she got it. So the jury is the first battle. Then when the smoke clears, Hank and I are left with a jury that makes us both nervous. A 12 headed, independent-thinking compromise. B: Which is good. N: Which is good, which is good. And then there’s the case itself, which I still don’t completely understand. And then there’s my very worthy opponent. B: Yeah, but look, you and Hank, you’ve squared off together in a courtroom before? N: Not for a very, very, very long time, and when we did, it was always rough. Hank is one of the very best lawyers I have ever seen. And he’s got this woman working with him this time, Kate Noonan. B: I’ve heard of her, but you know, you’re as good as they are. N: Maybe. Then again, Hank knows my weaknesses. And with that knowledge, he can tackle me anytime he wants to, with every chance he gets. B: Yeah, but you’ve got a history, so what, that works two ways. Doesn’t he have a chink in his armor that you probably are the only person who knows about that? I mean, couldn’t you use that to take a shot at him? N: If he does, I don’t know where it is. B: Hey, you make him sound like Superman, or something like that, you know. N: I do? B: Yeah, I was kind of figuring maybe you thought I was Superman, or something like that. N: (reassuring) I do. B: Good, good, then do me a favor. Don’t go on and on about Hank the Cannon Gannon, because the last thing I want to do is be jealous of the ex-husband of the woman that I’ve fallen in love with, so... N: (kiss) The woman that you’ve fallen in love with? B: Yeah. N: God, I like the sound of that. (kiss- pulls away) You know what you’ve done? You have made me break my concentration! B: Well, good, I think you need a break. N: There is only one thing that I break for when I’m preparing for a trial. B and N are eating Chinese food. B: Nora. N: Hmm? B: You said the only thing you break for when you’re preparing for a trial is Chinese food. You’re not eating. N: I guess I’m not as hungry as I thought I was. B: You still worried about tomorrow? N: Who ordered vegetable moo-shu? I hate vegetable moo-shu! B: You ordered that. N: Sorry. Guess I’m a little more shook up than I thought. B: Look, I think you need to brush up on your interrogating skills. Why don’t you just interrogate me? N: (laughs) I don’t think so, Bo. B: No, why not? I’m serious as a heart attack. Just put me up on the witness stand and just give me hell. I’d like to see if you’re all that you’re cracked up to be. N: Is that a challenge, Buchanan? B: Yes, that’s a challenge, Gannon. N: (gets up) Step into the witness box. Now. B: Oh, I’m stepping, I’m stepping. N: So, Mr. Buchanan... B: Don’t you want to swear me in first? N: I don’t even know what the charge is! B: I’m a burglar. (she laughs) I just tiptoe into the lives of incredibly beautiful women and then I just steal their hearts. N: How many hearts have you stolen, Mr. Buchanan? B: I’ll take the fifth. N: Let the record show that Mr. Buchanan refused to be specific about the number hearts he has stolen. B: No, it’s just hard to remember right now, except for the most recent one. N: Would you care to tell the court the event that happened recently? B: Well, I’m about to pull off the heist of a lifetime... N: Ah, and what is the unfortunate victim’s name of this heist of a lifetime? B: Well, I’m looking at her right now, as we speak, counselor. Anyway, I’m just about to steal her heart this one, magical night, and all of a sudden she just makes off with mine and I didn’t even get it at first. N: What was your reaction when you did get it? B: Are you talking about the night that I saw this gaping hole where my heart used to be? N: Your honor, the witness is being unresponsive. B: Can I show you how I responded? (pulls her to him) N: If the court pleases, and the court pleases. (kiss- Sheila and Hank walk in) S: Oh, sorry! We didn’t mean.. B: No, no, that’s okay, we were just, uh...   (6/17- Hank congratulates Nora for moving in with Bo)   June 22, 1993 B: (walking over to N): You are the very best. You know that, don’t you? N: Thanks. B: Well, you’re welcome. Come on, why are you so down? You scored some major points here. N: By ripping Andrew apart on the stand? Should I be proud of that? B: Well, you were just doing your job. N: Yeah. So was Hank. (talk about Rachel) Asa: I have changed my mind about that particular filly. (Nora) B: You mean about women lawyers not being worth the paper that their law degrees are printed on? A: I was wrong, okay? At least about Nora. She did a fine job of reaming Andrew Carpenter out...I had Nora figured out as a guppy. Lady’s a shark, Bo. I like sharks.   June 24, 1993 B: (lying in bed) Nora... N: Hmm... B: I love you. N: (out of it) Yes, your honor. (he laughs) B: Look , I know you’re up half the night planning your strategy, but it’s really time to get up now. N: Badgering the witness. B: All right, then I’ll rephrase, counselor. You’re wearing a nightgown right now and you have to be in court very, very soon. N: (sitting up) Objection. (Bo is dying with laughter) Nora is going through all her clothes. B: Nora, hey, it’s really easy. You pick one out and you put it on. N: Oh, how could you do this? How could you let me sleep so late? How? How? You knew I wanted to get up an hour earlier! B: You kept pushing me away every time I tried to wake you up! You said I was interrupting your closing argument. N: Did I make any good points? I could really use them. B: A lot of mumbling. N: Oh, I’m sorry, Bo. What a nightmare it must be to live with me! I must have kept you up half the night. B: Listen, I can handle it! N: Are you sure you don’t want me to pack up and move out of here so you can get some sleep? B: What, are you nuts? You want to quit on us so I can get sleep? N: Well, no... B: Well, good. Listen, the woman that lives with me, she’s a fighter, you know. She’s not a quitter, she’s a pitbull with a heart. I want you to fight for our relationship the way you fight in that courtroom. N: Yeah, but I’m scared that things won’t turn out the way I really want them to turn out. B: You’re scared? You? N: Well, yeah. Like the trial. B: Why? N: I’ve got four futures of four kids in my hands, you know? Sometimes, the pressure gets so great that I think I’m going to explode and I just have to rip someone’s testimony apart, and then I just kind of get scared of myself, and... B: Hey. You’re just doing your job, and you’re really good at it. If anyone can prove that those boys are innocent, you can. N: I hope so. B: I know so. I’ll tell you something. If you ever start doubting yourself, you look back at me, OK, I’ll give you a little sign, sort of like, you know (rubs his nose), like this. What that means is, you’re doing great, and I’m behind you 100%. N: How did I ever get so lucky as to find you? B: It’s not luck. It’s fate. We’re supposed to be together. (kiss- wraps her arms around him- pulls away) N: Look at the time, we’re supposed to be together in court! (runs to change)   June 30, 1993 B and N are at Rachel’s- she upset about Hank grilling R on the stand. B: You’re a great mother. You’re a great lawyer. Now you’ve got a great little house to live in, too. So let’s go home and give the trial a night off. Besides, I think you won anyway. Let’s go home and make some great love. N: You're a great persuader. At their house- kissing. N falls on a magnifying glass. B falls on a law book. N apologizes for taking over his house. B: I like tripping over your life everywhere I go. They agree to not let their past relationships interfere- N pleads the 5th when B asks if she still loves H. They agree to always make time for each other. Cord calls and tells N that no surprises in court tomorrow.   July 1, 1993 N prepares to cross-x Carol Swift. B; Can I help? N: Yeah. Pat me on the back, buy me a cup of coffee, tell me I’m not about to blow this case. B: All of the above. N: Thank you. B: Come on.   July 5, 1993 Marty has just cleared Kevin. B: God, you did it, you got Kevin off! (hugs her) N: I didn’t do anything, it was Marty, she recanted on her own. B: Are you kidding me, it was Rachel’s testimony, that’s what did it. Did you see Marty? When you cross-examined Rachel, that’s when she got up and she ran out of here. I knew you could get Kevin out of this mess! Thank you. V: Nora. Nora, thank you. N: Don’t thank me, thank Marty Saybrooke. V: Well, I hope you two will come to the house and celebrate with us. Will you? B: You bet. N: I’ll tell you what, why don’t I meet you guys there later, I have to settle a few things with my clients, my remaining clients back at my office. B: See you. N: Bye.   July 6, 1993 K: Look, I gotta thank you again, Nora- you have just been terrific. N: Well, it’s my job to be terrific. B: It’s also her hobby. N: Yeah. Bo is talking to Viki about seeing Clint. B: You know, I’ve got to be out in the West on business next week, so I think I might spend some time at the ranch, too. V: Is Nora going with you? B: No. V: No? B: No. V: Well then, why are you standing here talking to me, go talk to her, she looks very lonely without you. B: Can’t have that. He goes over and wraps his arms around her. B brings N a drink on the terrace. N: I like that. B: At this particular point in time, I like everything. I especially like Llanview’s ace defense attorney. N: Oh, will you stop it, you’re making me blush, aces don’t blush. B: Get out of here, we wouldn’t be celebrating right now if it wasn’t for you. I don’t know what kind of magic you worked in that courtroom, but considering the spell you got on me, I can see why Kevin’s free. N: Can you imagine what would have happened to our magic if I hadn’t- if they’d found Kevin guilty? B: Oh, my beautiful little wizard. Don’t you know? Nothing can hurt us. This spell is permanent. (kiss)   July 1993 B: Is anybody home? (Nora runs out and buries herself in his arms) N: Oh, Bo, oh, thank God you’re home. B: (laughing- she doesn’t let go) This is better than the Welcome Wagon. Oh, Viki and I caught the last flight out of Phoenix, we- honey? Oh. Look at me, hey, listen, Nora, something’s wrong, right? N: Something’s very wrong. And I don’t think there’s anything I can do to make it right. B: (reading newspaper) An acquittal, this is great news, honey! I don’t understand. N: I know. B: Listen, if the press can smell an acquittal, you’re close to home, take it from me. What is this, is this your way of keeping yourself from getting over confident or what, huh? N: No, really, in fact, I agree with the Banner, those boys are going to be acquitted. B: What’s the problem? N: I think they did it, Bo. B: You what? N: I think they’re guilty. B: Now wait, is this some kind of joke? N: Have you ever heard me once joke about this case? B: No. N: I don’t have any proof, I just have instinct and some new information. B: Can you tell me? N: Right from the start, there’s been something a little off about this case. I assumed because they were four young kids, they were accused of a horrible, horrible crime, they were scared, in shock, B: And Marty, she hardly has a sterling reputation, right? N: Right. B: And. N: And Kevin was adamant that he never ever touched Marty, and those three boys, their story was definitely plausible, a little sleazy, maybe, but consentual sex with multiple partners is not a crime. But then things started to shift, and Marty changed her story, Kevin was set free. B: Yeah, he was, because he’s innocent. N: You know something, Bo? That day, he came to me and he told me that he believed that Marty was telling the truth about those three. He thought it. He knew it. B: Wait a minute, you never told me about that. N: And once you were gone, I put Todd on the stand. And I don’t know, he just lost it a few times, and his anger, his anger was amazing, it was exactly- B: What? N: It was exactly like Marty described him, Bo, the night of the rape. Right down to the look in his eyes. B: The look in his eyes? You can’t use the old look in his eyes ploy to- N: I know that! I am the lawyer here! I told you I didn’t have proof, I just had an instinct. B: I’m sorry, hey, honey, look! I’m on your side, remember? N: I’m sorry. I’m sorry, it’s just that I missed you so much. (hugs him) B: I missed you too, but look, I’m home and at least you don’t have to go through all this alone. You said you had some new information. N: That’s the clincher. The girl who testified that she heard Marty screaming in the hall, the night of the party, Carol Swift. B: Yeah, I remember. N: She sat right here, Bo, and believe me, she was very convincing, and she told me that Todd Manning raped her at an out of town school function. B: What? N: It’s true, Bo. Marty wasn’t his first. B: Does Hank know about this? N: Yes. Yes. There’s nothing he can do, it’s all inadmissible, and it just would be the same thing all over again, it would be Carol’s word against Todd’s. B: Hey, hey, you believe her, you bought her word. N: I think they’re lying, I think they did it, I think they raped Marty. If they did, then what does that make me? The person who’s going to get them off! What am I going to do? B: It’s simple. N: It is? B: You call. You call, you tell them you’re off the case. N: I’m serious, Bo. Withdrawing from this case is not an option. B: Of course it’s an option, your clients lied to you. N: Bo, you don’t understand. B: (yelling) No, I understand. These guys are a bunch of rapists. N: Okay. Do you want to yell, or do you want to discuss this? Thank you. Now, first of all, I don’t even think the judge would allow me to withdraw. B: Why not? N: In a day or two, this trial goes to the jury. If I withdraw now, it would be a mistrial. Everything, all the court’s time, would be wasted, we’d have to start all over again, right from the very beginning, a waste of taxpayer’s money, the judge would be just a little more than ticked off if I even asked. B: What, it doesn’t matter what you think? N: Yes, of course it does, and I don’t think I should withdraw either. B: You want to run that by me again? N: My entire life, entire life, has been the law. I uphold it, I honor it, I love it. With every fiber of my being, I believe that everyone is entitled to a fair defense. B: Then fine, then let someone else present the defense. N: In a day or two, the lives of those three young men are going to go to a jury- I cannot back out now! B: They’ve been lying to you from the get go, now you know that! N: No, no, I think they have been lying, and until they confess, it is my duty, it is my moral responsibility as a lawyer to stand by them and to defend them zealously until the end. Do you understand that? B: No, no, I can’t. I will never understand that. B: Don’t you realize what they did to Marty, not just to her body, and to her, but to her mind, to her life? N: They are entitled to the best defense... B: I’ve been through all of this, okay! Believe me, I know exactly what I’m talking about. N: I know you do, Bo, I know Sarah was raped. I know what you’ve been doing... B: What he did to her was absolutely devastating, you understand, it was way beyond brutal. N: I know, and I’m sorry. B: The only thing I could do was help her try pick up the pieces of her life and just pray to God that she was able to put her life back together. So don’t tell me that you have to defend rapists, because I don’t buy that, and I never will. (leaves- slams door) N: Bo, Bo! Bo! (kicks something- is ready to cry) Nora is sitting by herself. There is a knock on the door. It is Todd. He comes in. Bo talks to Viki about what is going on. B: She thinks they’re guilty. V: What’s she going to do? B: Nora said that she wouldn’t withdraw from the case, and then I just sort of spoke my mind. V: Darling, listen, after what Austin did to Sarah, it is certainly understandable that you would be very emotional about rape. B: Yeah, yeah, you can say that again. But Nora thinks that they need somebody to stand by them and just defend them until the bitter end. V: I see her point. B: What?? V: Look, she may not like her clients, but they have placed their lives in her hands, and that’s a very delicate balance. I can look at Marty and see how she’s suffered, and I just want to explode, and then I look at my cousin, Powell, and I think how young he is, and how guilty he must feel, and it breaks my heart. B: He committed the crime, not Marty, now she’s going to end up a big loser in that courtroom if Nora gets those other three off. V: Yes, but from Nora’s position, she has an obligation to give those boys the best defense possible, just as a doctor would have to treat them as well as he could if they came in injured. Look, this is not just black and white. And sometimes, Bo, the people we love don’t do what we want them to.   Nora catches Todd lying about not knowing Carol Swift. N: For someone who lies as often as you do, I thought you’d be better at it...Someone should have told you a long time ago that you don’t lie to your own defense attorney. T: Look, you’ve got to chill out, all right, I’m not lying to you...You’re supposed to be my lawyer, right? N: Like you raped her (Carol), just like you raped Marty Saybrooke. T: Oh, God, I can’t believe that you’re telling me this...whose side are you on, anyway, lady? N: I just want the truth, Todd...Why do women keep saying the word (rape) and pointing at you, Todd?...No woman ever wants that kind of attention, ever! Let’s just stop the shouting, all right? why don’t you just calmly, quietly, and honestly tell the truth, here. I deserve that, Todd! Admit it. You raped Marty. T:...You should just thank God you’re on the winning side. N: You raped Carol Swift and you raped Marty Saybrooke. T: That’s garbage that somebody put in your head. You’re my lawyer, so you better get it out of your head. Right now. (he leaves, Nora is shaken) M: (talking to Viki) I just keep wondering what Nora Gannon is going to do. Is she going to make the truth come out or is she going to go ahead and get those guys acquitted? B: (enters) Hi. N: Hi yourself. B: I’ve been thinking. N: About? B: Us. N: Good or bad? B: Good, I hope. Look, I’m not going to change the way I feel about those three guys and what they did to Marty. N: You shouldn’t have to. B: And I’m not going to change what I feel that you should do about this case. N: Okay. B: But I know that you have to do what you think is right. N: Thank you. B: And I’ll support you. No matter what your decision is, I’ll support you, because I love you, I love you now as much or more than I ever did. (she hugs him)(kiss) N: Thank you. I love you. B: Well, I can muster up at least one decent apology every other year. N: Well, you should memorize that one, because that was good, you can use it again. B: That’s a good idea. (kiss) N: And I have something I want to tell you too. B: Okay. N: I am a lawyer right down to my bones, and I will stand and deliever whenever it is my responsibility. But I can think of no earthly reason why I have to stand by while three liars, who are guilty as sin, get away without so much as a slap on the wrist, and I don’t know what it’s going to take, but I am going to get them to tell the truth. B: (kiss) How? N: (laughs) I don’t know how, I don’t know, but it’s not going to be through Todd. He was here earlier, and we had it out. B: He was here? N: Oh, yeah. B: Did he stick to his story? N: Like glue. B: What are you going to do about it? N: I’m going to keep trying. (kiss) Fortification. (picks up phone) Yes, could I speak to Powell Lord, please? Hi, Powell, it’s Nora Gannon. I’m fine, Powell, how are you? Good. Powell, I need to see you, I’d like you to meet me at the courthouse. No, not this afternoon. Right now. We need to talk. The next day in court J: Ms. Gannon, are you ready to proceed? N: Yes, your honor, I am. J: Then please, call your next witness. N: The defense calls Powell Lord the Third. (the crowd reacts) P: You said you weren’t going to put me on the stand. N: I changed my mind. I’m giving you one last chance to do the right thing. Nora asks Powell what he does, why he came to Llanview. Nora asks Powell about the stunt he had to pull, trying to take Marty’s bra at Rodi’s. He says he didn’t like it, but he had to do it. N: You would have to do just about anything they asked you to, wouldn’t you? P: Yes. I mean, no! I don’t know. N: Powell, let’s talk about the night in question. Let’s talk about the night Marty Saybrooke says you raped her. (Assistant D.A. asks Hank whose side Nora is on, Hank doesn’t know) Nora brings up how Powell encouraged her to go to party, inflatable doll incident. N: So, Marty argued bitterly with Todd, and then, according to you, she invited him up to sleep with her. She sounds confused. H: Objection. N: Withdrawn. Powell says the fight was a game. His story about them finding Marty is very shaky. N: What made you and Todd and Zach go upstairs in the first place? Were you looking for Miss Saybrooke? P: No! I don’t remember why we all went up. N: All right, let’s refresh your memory a little bit. You say you found Miss Saybrooke in Kevin’s room, what do you mean by found? Todd Manning said that Marty Saybrooke invited the three of you into Kevin’s room. And, are you saying that she invited you upstairs? P: No, see, yes, I mean, we got there, and then Marty asked us inside. N: Miss Saybrooke’s and Mr. Manning’s stories differ greatly. Miss Saybrooke testifies, and I quote, “I know what happened to me, I was raped,” unquote. And on the other hand, Mr. Manning testifies that Miss Saybrooke, quote, “couldn’t get enough, and she never once said stop”, unquote. P: She lied, that’s what I’ve been telling you, that’s what we’ve all been telling you, what more do you want me to say? N: Powell, we’ve heard a lot about you today. You’re a really nice young man. You’re eager to please, eager to be liked, eager to do the right thing, what’s decent, and you’re not very happy with yourself when you don’t live up to those standards, isn’t that accurate, Powell? P: Yes. N: I’m asking you to help us. I’m asking you to help us clear up these discrepancies. I’m asking you to do the right thing, what’s decent. Please tell this court, tell me, tell the judge, the jury, tell everyone exactly what happened in Kevin Buchanan’s room that night. Did Todd Manning, Zach Rosen, and you, Powell Lord the third, did you rape Marty Saybrooke? N: Please, Powell. Did you and Todd and Zach rape Marty Saybrooke the night of Spring Fling? Z: Todd, you better do something, he’s going to blow this, man. P: We just... T: Stop it. Would you just leave him alone, huh? Why can’t you people just please, leave him alone? J: Please, control your client. T: Your honor, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I really am, I couldn’t take it anymore, I mean, look at poor Powell, he just got so upset, and I just, well, I’m sorry. Really, I’m very sorry. M: (while judge is talking) Did it look to you like Nora was trying to get Powell to confess just now? S: That’s what I was thinking. Nora’s their defense. M: Powell was going to do it, too, he was all set to confess, and then Todd conveniently went nuts. S: What’s Nora up to? J: The court understands that the defendant has been through a good deal of pressure, especially with the reading.(?) However, if there are any more outbursts, Mr. Manning, from you or any of these defendants, I will have you held in contempt. This court will take a short recess. N: No! J: Miss Gannon! Nora goes back to her seat. Nora asks Powell why his parents are not here. He says he is too ashamed to tell them and that they are on a world cruise on a private yacht. N: (Your mom’s) not here, Powell, okay? But we need to hear it. We need to hear exactly what went on in Kevin Buchanan’s room. Please, Powell. Did you and Zach Rosen and Todd Manning rape Marty Saybrooke the night of the Spring Fling? P: No. N: No... P: (crying) No, we did not.