L.A. Law (TV Series)

Slum Enchanted Evening (1986)

Priscilla Pointer: Judge Dorothy M. Pehlman

Quotes 

• Michael Kuzak : Mr. Albert, do you have any feelings about TV news anchorwomen?

  Mr. Albert : It's nice work if you can get it. Sit in a chair, read off a cue cards and collect a six-figure check.

  Michael Kuzak : Miss Gill contends that she was fired because the station didn't want a news anchorwoman who was perceived as damaged goods. The defendants contend that she was fired because of low ratings. Do you think that you could examine that issue objectively?

  Mr. Albert : I don't see why not.

  Michael Kuzak : Thank you.

  Lawyer Neil Robertson : No questions, Your Honor.

  Stacey Gill : Let's lose him!

  Michael Kuzak : We can't show cause. We're down to two preemptories.

  Stacey Gill : He's already made up his mind.

  Michael Kuzak : The plaintiff thanks and excuses Juror Number Five, Your Honor.

  Judge Dorothy M. Pehlman : You're excused, Mr. Albert.

  [Mr. Kuzak cross the name Mr. Albert out with a black permanent marker] 

• Michael Kuzak : Mr. Finney, have you ever been on a jury before?

  Mr. Finney : No.

  Michael Kuzak : Would it impose any undue hardship on you if this trial went more than 4 or 5 days?

  Mr. Finney : Not really. My boss is paying me.

  Michael Kuzak : Well, what do you know about the circumstances around this case?

  Mr. Finney : All I know is what I read in the newspapers.

  Michael Kuzak : And what's that?

  Mr. Finney : Miss. Gill was the lady on the local news. They showed her having a breast cancer operation and then a while later she was fired.

  Michael Kuzak : And when she was fired, did you sympathize with her at all?

  Mr. Finney : I figured she'd turn up on another channel somewhere. They all do.

  Michael Kuzak : Thank you.

  [Mr. Robertson writing] 

  Stacey Gill : Not exactly in my corner, is he?

  Michael Kuzak : We've only got three preemptory challenges left. I'm afraid we're gonna have to live with him.

  Lawyer Neil Robertson : The defendant accepts Mr. Finney, Your Honor.

  Judge Dorothy M. Pehlman : Mr. Kuzak?

  Michael Kuzak : The plaintiff accepts Mr. Finney, Your Honor.

  [Circling Finney with red permanent marker]