Koko

- This morning, in judge Miriam Howard's court house,

very bizarre civil right case will unfold.

A very successful and educated financial investors,

otherwise seemingly normal man,

wants to challenge county's rules, on marrying his pet dog.

As you can see the protests, this civil right case

has become a controversial stoop.

Whatever happens, we will see one thing

we would never thought we would be able to see.

Both straight and gay marriage activists have United

against (indistinct)

- Randy please marry me instead of Koko, please.

- A young women is even out here proposing.

We will see what judge Howard thinks

about this strange case.

All rise.

Court is now in session.

The honorable Miriam Howard presiding.

Thank you officer Rice.

Good morning everyone.

Good morning.

- Today we will hear arguments in a civil rights

violation case filed by plaintiff Randy Bobbs,

against the County regarding its arcane

and narrowly minded restrictions

on the definition of marriage.

Mr. Bobbs wants to marry his dog.

Now this one is gonna take some explaining.

Are you the counsel for Mr. Bobbs,

attorney Michael Curtison?

Yes, your honor.

Good morning

Mr. Curtison, I'm surely hoping that,

this isn't some kind of publicity stunt.

Have you seen the mob out there?

Don't make a mockery of my courtroom.

No, not at all your honor.

This is my client's life at stake here.

I'll explain how my client, Mr. Randy Bobbs

has lost so much in his life, and should be allowed

to marry his true love Koko.

In fact your honor, before filing this case,

Randy tried to get married at a church, but he was denied.

Marriage is the ultimate commitment

between two living souls.

Do you know what it means to get married?

Do you know what it means to get married in a church?

It's so much more than two people falling in love.

It's a decision made before God and the church.

The two are brought together for God's Providence

and for God's purpose.

Randy, so good to see you.

- You too. - I'm glad you came in.

And you brought your dog, what a beautiful animal.

Oh my God, I love animals.

How long have you had her?

- We've been together for a little over six months

but I knew she was the one, the moment I met her.

I'm a little confused.

Weren't we supposed to meet your fiance?

She's here, I want to marry Koko.

Excuse me.

It's like what you said on the sermon.

The love I have with her, I wanna celebrate

the highest honor by marriage.

She's loyal to me and she's faithful to me as I am to her.

That's why I want to marry Koko.

You didn't hear a word of my sermon.

You didn't understand a word of my sermon.

No, sir, I did, I completely did.

And I wanna honor the relationship I have with Koko

through marriage.

You don't marry a dog, it's an animal.

Human beings don't marry animals.

Where are you getting this?

She's more than just an animal though.

She's she's my soulmate.

No soulmate, that's an animal.

You gotta get outta here, you have to leave.

You're wasting my time.

I don't have time for this.

But sir...

Look, please, please.

Come on, Koko.

And Mr. Curtison, just,

how did you come about representing Mr. Bobbs

in this nobel course?

Mr. Bobbs and I were college roommates,

during our undergrad years, we've remained close ever since.

Seen each other through life's ups and downs.

Randy Bobbs is a normal guy,

but it's important to know what he has gone through.

I met Randy on the first day of college.

He was moving his boxes,

my parents were moving my boxes,

we were roommates.

Oh, hi.

I'm your new roommate.

Oh, hi, I'm Randy Bobbs.

- Michael Dwayne Curtison, but I go by Mike.

I was just gonna take this downstairs,

do you need it for yourself or?

Oh, no thanks.

I wanted to do it myself but,

my dad insist on hiring movers.

Okay, well.

What side did you want?

Cause I I'm good with either.

Wait.

We can flip a coin.

Heads I win, tails you lose.

Cool?

Wait, what?

- (laughs) Just testing to see if you're paying attention.

Okay. I'll call it in then.

Tails.

Your choice.

- So do you always use a coin to make decisions or?

It's my lucky coin.

Okay. And I'll take this side.

Done.

Wanna go grab a pizza?

Yeah, yeah, let's go for some food.

Oh Mike, this is Ralph.

This is my roommate, Mike.

Hi Mr. Ralph, I gotta use the restroom.

So I'll meet you down in 15?

Sure, see you there.

All right.

- If your parents were here to see you off to college.

Wow, they would be so proud of the man you've become.

I'm here because of you, Ralph.

And now is probably the time to say, thank you.

- Well, that's everything, have a good semester.

Don't forget, you have a very busy week in front of you.

- Yeah, I'm excited about starting work on campus,

you know, between the job and the scholarship,

I won't have to use any of the funds my parents left me.

- Sounds like you've became a bonafide financial advisor.

Okay. Don't let me keep you.

Touch base anytime, anything, you know.

Thank you.

Been a pleasure, have fun tonight.

I will.

I like this place, it looks nice.

The lighting.

I think this is our waitress.

Hey there, Mike, Randy.

I'm Shauna.

Wow, you daunt moment there.

You know that actually happens a lot.

What can I get you guys to drink?

Two light beers, please?

- What? You're ordering beer?

Just testing you.

Two coke Shauna.

Coke it is.

The student's special today is a large

two tropical pizza for 5.99.

How about pepperoni and mushroom?

Wait, that was gonna be my suggestion.

Maybe they pair us up based on common interests.

I don't remember pizza question though.

- I will be back with your coke guys, okay?

So Mike, let's start with the basics.

What's your major?

I was a math nerd in high school

but I did kick ass on the debate team.

My father is a lawyer and his father was a lawyer

and so forth.

I'm free law, it's in my genetics,

then it's off to law school.

I might go on with my dad's firm but,

he does a lot of business law and corporate stuff.

Not like the stuff you see on TV.

I wanna get out there and fight for the little guy.

You know what I mean?

So what's your story?

I'm a business finance major.

You don't talk much, do you Bobbs?

I say what I need.

I'm sorry, it's just been really hard for me to open up,

ever since my parents passed away.

Wow, when did that happen?

I was eight years old.

My whole family, my parents, my sister, my dog,

they all died in a pretty bad car accident.

- I'm sorry if I brought stuff up that you don't wanna talk

about, we can switch gears if you want to.

It was a long time ago.

Hey, you guys okay?

Life. Life is hard Shauna.

Yeah. Tropical pizza is coming up.

Like, I'm not trying to be nosy but,

I thought Ralph was your dad.

Like, who raised you?

Did you grow up in foster homes?

I had to, until Ralph got full custody.

He's a friend of my dad's from the army

and from high school.