L.A. Law (TV Series)

Hello and Goodbye (1993)

Alan Rachins: Douglas Brackman, Jr.

Quotes 

• Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Any word on Daniel's baby?

  Leland McKenzie : No, not yet, but we're all working on the problem.

  Arnie Becker : My old colleagues at Channel 3 have been...

  Jonathan Rollins : I've got city councilmembers getting the word out in their districts.

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Well, let's hope these efforts pay off before time runs out for Lucy.

  [Leland is looking at his appointment book] 

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Well, Collins vs. Reeve and KINX News. Wasn't this settled?

  Melina Paros : KINX is offering nuisance value, but on my advice, Mrs. Collins has refused.

  Leland McKenzie : What cause of action?

  Melina Paros : Wrongful death. We're suing the cameraman and the news group for 1,000,000 bucks.

  Arnie Becker : Come on, this poor guy's distraught over losing his job, barbecues himself on TV, you blame the press?

  Melina Paros : If a cameraman weren't there, my client's husband would be alive.

  Jonathan Rollins : Except for the First Amendment, you might have a case.

  Melina Paros : I know I'm pushing the envelope, but the people are tired of the media's lack of responsibility. I think it'll fly.

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Who knows? Maybe you'll set a precedence. We could use the publicity.

• Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Ann Kelsey vs. City of Los Angeles. What's this?

  Ann Kelsey : I'm suing the LAPD for inadequate response during the riots. They had a helicopter overhead during Stuart's attack, and all they did was watch.

  Leland McKenzie : Stuart, you're not involved in this action?

  Stuart Markowitz : No, I'm not. This is Ann's show.

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : What kind of damages are you looking for?

  Ann Kelsey : Loss of consortium.

  Leland McKenzie : Well, you're aware with a case such as this, you can expect questions about your intimacies...

  Stuart Markowitz : Doesn't matter, Leland. Clearly, I'm a shadow of my former self.

  [Stuart needs to take a moment and be alone at his office] 

  Ann Kelsey : I understand that this is a matter of public record, but it's not up for discussion here.

  [Ann closed her desk folder] 

  Ann Kelsey : Excuse me.

  Leland McKenzie : Yes, ma'am.

• Arnie Becker : Roxanne, you got crumbs all over the Behringer file!

  Roxanne Melman : Better than the alternative. At least soda crackers stay down.

  [Looking up the Behringer file] 

  Roxanne Melman : Good as new.

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Any word on Lucy?

  Roxanne Melman : Still missing. Uhh.

  Arnie Becker : What?

  Roxanne Melman : I guessed wrong about the soda crackers.

  [Roxanne heads to the ladies' room] 

• Douglas Brackman, Jr. : So, what's the latest on my oeuvre?

  Arnie Becker : Oeuver-budget.

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : How's that?

  Arnie Becker : Long and short of it, your book's overwritten. We had to make cuts.

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : What did you take out?

  Arnie Becker : A little judicious trimming here and there. Chapters 4-12.

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Those chapters were the heart of my story.

  Arnie Becker : Douglas, worldwide wouldn't have to make any cuts if we rescaled the production. The scope of the material may be too intimate for a big-budget release.

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Ah, a smaller boutique presentation, similar to a foreign film?

  Arnie Becker : No, more like a... movie of the week. Now it takes place in a women's prison. Ah!