[Judge Munsinger asks Kim to meet him in his office after she idles in his court]
Are you researching something?
No, Your Honor.
Then you—you're working on your procedure?
Just... observing.
Hmm... uh, so Howard Hamlin's fine with one of his associates just sitting around my court all day, whiling away the billable hours?
Actually, I left HHM. I'm a solo practitioner now.
No kidding? Field?
Mainly, banking.
How's business?
Pretty good. I'm outside counsel for Mesa Verde.
Mesa Verde. [stares at Kim] You know, I heard about a case. I think you might be the right person for it... Interested?
Oh, of course!
I can't share all the details just yet, but I can give you broad strokes. There's a young woman—into her early twenties, pregnant with her first child, nearing the end of term—healthy as a horse. She develops a complication. She goes to the hospital for delivery, and there's a mistake with the anesthesia. She aspirates vomitus into her oxygen mask, stops breathing. The baby's delivered fine, but the young mother suffers serious brain damage; she's left comatose on a respirator. The family is, naturally, devastated... and they're broke, so they have no way to pay for the young lady's care. And to make matters worse, the hospital refuses to take responsibility, and they've hired one of the most expensive firms in the state.
This is the plot of The Verdict.
Yes, of course it is! Because movies are the only places where those once-in-a-lifetime cases exist! You know what I got coming up next? I got a janitor who threw his pee on his boss. The one after that, [checks papers] she stabbed her boyfriend over a grilled cheese sandwich. This is the real world, Ms. Wexler, and you won't find any save-the-broken-lawyer cases in it. Don't think that you are the first to try to rediscover their love of the law by trolling my court—You're not. The best thing you can do is stick to Mesa Verde: Make lots of money, give some to charity. [pause] Having said that, we've got perpetual PD overload. So beware: Next time I see you lurking in my court, I'm gonna put you to work.
Understood.
Good luck to you.
Thank you, Your Honor.
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