BostonLegal
QuestionableCharacters
Season1,Episode7
WrittenbyLukasReiter
©Productions
Broadcast:ovember21,2004
Transcribedbyolucy
Middleofthenight,entifiedmanputsaskimask
overhishead,takesoutarevolver,andentersthestore.
MichaelShea:Givemethemoney!
GeorgeKeene:Agh!
MichaelShea:C’mon,c’mon,hatIsay,you’renotgonnagethurt.
GeorgeKeene:Okay,okay,rkisstartingtogathermoney.
MichaelShea:,’sgo.
Whilethemaskedmanislookingtowardsthedoortoseeifanyoneiscoming,theclerk
takesagunoutofthedrawer,aimsandshootstherobber,whofallsbackward,knocking
ardlygetsupandstumblesoutthedoor.
OutsidetheAlohaInn,thesignandneonhulagirlareblinkingorange,pinkandgreen.
Inside,lsonwakesupnexttoAlanShore,
kesup.
TaraWilson:dgo.
AlanShore:Why?
TaraWilson:Becauseit’yshouldgo.
AlanShore:Earlymeeting?
TaraWilson:Ineed—o
artstorollover,ocheckmymail.I
spulledthesheetoverhishead,iscompletelyhiddenandis
nuzzlingtherestofherbodywhileshelaughs.I’mgoingtobesolateforwork.
AlanShore:(underthesheet,muffled)I’llwriteyouanote.
rriedlygetsontheelevator,putsonsomemakeupandchecks
herselfinhercompactmirror,roachesthe
receptiondesk,whereLoriColsonischeckingmessages.
TaraWilson:Morning.
LoriColson:You’relate.
TaraWilson:Missedmorningrollcall,didI?
LoriColson:YouhadtheSapchekdepositionat9:00.
TaraWilson:Oh,God,Loriforgiveme.I—
LoriColson:Icalledyouthreeorfourtimes?Wherewereyou?
TaraWilson:Intheshower.
LoriColson:ewshampoo?
TaraWilson:Excuseme?
LoriColson:Yourhairsmellsalittledifferent.I’malwaysonthelookoutforanewconditioner,
soI’mabitofaserialhairsniffer.
TaraWilson:I—Iuse,um,severaldifferentshampoos.I’mnotsurewhichoneIusedtoday.
Anythingelse?
LoriColson:itmoreyesterday.
Alanapproachesthereceptiondesk.
AlanShore:,oking…atyourwatch.
’scellphoneringsandsheanswers.
LoriColson:ThisisLoriColson.
MichaelShea:Lori,’’sMichaelShea.
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LoriColson:Michael,what’swrong?Whereareyou?
MichaelShea:Um,ashe’sliftedontoagurney.I’matBostonGeneral,I’min
theemergencyroom,allright?Igot—somebodyshotme.
LoriColson:What?
MichaelShea:Listen,I’ldyoujustplease
hurry?There’oneofthedoctorsmust’y’re
oujusthurry?
LoriColson:’tsayanything.I’monmyway.I’llberightthere.
Credits.
Insidethehospitalemergencyroom,filledwithmedicalpersonnelandsomepolice
officers,oneofwhomstopsLoriColsonassheenters.
PoliceOfficer:Helpyou?
LoriColson:IneedtoseeMichaelShea.
PoliceOfficer:Youfamily?
LoriColson:I’standyou’vebeenquestioningmyclient.
PoliceOfficer:TakeitupwiththeA.D.A.
ADAMarkWills:tchedtothedarkside.
LoriColson:Mark,where’sMichaelShea?
ADAMarkWills:gothimselfshotinthechest.
LoriColson:dforcounsel.
ADAMarkWills:Hedidn’taskme.
LoriColson:Areyoucharginghim?
ADAMarkWills:’restillinvestigating.
LoriColson:Investigatingwhat?
ADAMarkWills:Idon’tneedtotellyouthat.
LoriColson:Ifhe’snotarrested,’tneedtotellyouthat.
ADAMarkWills:Yourclient’’rewelcometoseehimas
soonashe’sout.
LoriColson:(loudly)Michael?MichaelShea?Canyouhearme?
MichaelShea:Lori?That’,couldyouletherinplease?
LoriColson:Youheardhim,eoplearewitnesses.
MichaelShea:Lori.
LoriColson:(todoctor)Canyougiveusaminute?
DoctorRandall:Yeah.
LoriColson:Michael,whatisgoingon?
MichaelShea:Ididn’tdoanything.
LoriColson:Yougotshot,icearehere.
MichaelShea:Lori,—Ididn’twantto
me.
LoriColson:Michael,thepolicethinkthatyou’reasuspect,idsomething—
lookatme!Ineedyoutotellmethetruth.
MichaelShea:Lori,Ididn’tdoanything,okay?Iswear.
InsideJudgeClarkBrown’scourtroom.
Clerk:Docketending477—PeopleversusWalterMack.
AlanShore:YourHonor,whilethiscaseismarkedfortrial,infact,thedefendantwouldliketo
acceptaplea.
JudgeClarkBrown:Isthatso?
ADAAllisonHayes:ange,we’d
recommendprobation.
JudgeClarkBrown:That’’reawareofthat?
ADAAllisonHayes:Yes,YourHonor.
JudgeClarkBrown:dADAHayesapproachthebench.
(toADAHayes)Idon’ficegetsbehind,soyoujustletcriminalswalk?
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AlanShore:It’sreassuringtoseethatyouhaven’tformedanyconclusionsaboutmyclient’sguilt
orinnocence.
JudgeClarkBrown:Youknowwhatmymotheralwayssays?Ifitsmellsfunny,I’mnoteatingit.
AlanShore:Exactoppositeofmymotto.
JudgeClarkBrown:Thisdealsmellsfunny.
ADAAllisonHayes:IfImay,YourHonor,theobjecthereistoenhancethequalityoflifeforthe
’spreparedtomakeconsiderable—
JudgeClarkBrown:ecthereistosendamessagetoeverylandlordinBoston.
Treatpeoplelikeanimals,wewillcageyoulikeone.
AlanShore:Idon’tmeantopry,YourHonor,butiseverythingokayathome?
JudgeClarkBrown:you.
AlanandADAHayesreturntotheirtables.
JudgeClarkBrown:,tobuilda
gntoread“Iamaslumlord.”Becausesir,that’swhat
youare.
WalterMack:Judge,youdon’tknowwhatI’vatorintheGreenStreet
building–overtheirgraffiti,it’sback
thatday.I’am.