Influence

>>

No!

>> Good morning.

>> Good morning.

>> We have a 9:30 meeting with Mr. Mark Goldberg, please.

>> Yes, you do.

He's looking forward to seeing you.

Right this way.

>> Thank you so much.

>> I'll be meeting with the C.E.O. from

Rockman Pharmaceuticals tonight.

My feeling is we can settle this whole thing for half a million,

be done with it.

>> I don't know about that, Walter.

I mean, the other side has a pretty solid case, you know?

Rockman's general counsel authorized the sale for

$1.5 million.

Get it over with.

>> Just trust me.

I-I know this firm and their boss.

They're a bunch of bottom-feeders.

So you offer them half a million.

They'll be skipping out of here like it's Christmas Day.

>>

>> Yes?

>> Mr. Goldberg, your 9:30 is here.

>> Uh, someone will be with them shortly.

>> Yes, sir.

>> No. Whoa, whoa. Dara, sit.

Sit.

See, uh, first, we just let 'em stew for a while, and then when

they're good and agitated, we stick a fork in 'em and make

sure they're done.

Watch and learn.

>>

What is the holdup?

Someone should have been out here by now, right?

>> It's just a game.

See, they want us to think that they have a lot of other things

that are more important than meeting with us, right?

So they're gonna have us out here, checking out the decor,

the accouterment, looking out the window at all of the

beautiful view and all that.

You know what that is?

Bullshit.

>> It's impressive.

You know, why don't we get a downtown high rise and it would

be a nice upgrade, you know?

>> That's why -- because I'm not gonna pay rent downtown.

I'm not gonna take money out of my wallet and put it in someone

else's wallet.

T-- >> Oh. Good morning.

>> Hello.

>> I'm Dara Grant.

>> My pleasure, Ms. Grant.

My name is Bradley Hudson, and this is my daughter,

Desiree Hudson, esquire.

>> Hi. Nice to meet you.

>> Nice to meet you.

Will you please follow me?

>> Of course.

>> Okay.

>> Thank you so much.

>> Okay.

>> Remember what I told you.

>> Yeah. Why don't you?

Mm.

Bradley Hudson?

What are you doing here?

>> Your 9:30 appointment.

Good to see you, Walter.

>> Uh, I was told that, uh, the Mann family was being

represented by, uh...

>> Philip Dorf from Dorf Associates.

Unless there's some mistake?

>> No mistake.

We talked to Phil last night.

We're gonna cancel here unless there's an offer on the table.

>> We've been authorized to offer half a million.

Take it or leave it.

>> I haven't familiarized myself with this case yet, but, uh, i

would think that there's some class-action possibility here.

I mean, we don't know how many defendants might emerge from the

woodpile when I, uh...

do my press conference.

>> Wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Press conference, huh?

That won't be necessary.

>> Of course it's not necessary because we're old friends,

aren't we, Walter?

I would think that $5 million U.S. would make

everybody happy.

>> $5 million?

Is that a joke?

>> No, it's not a joke.

It's not a joke, is it, Walter?

You hear anything funny?

>> No. No. That sounds like a reasonable offer.

I will have the paperwork done and, uh, a check sent over to

your office this afternoon.

>> Always a pleasure doing business with you, Walter.

>> Mm-hmm. You, too, Bradley.

>> I like that tie.

>> Yeah. What, you want the shirt off my back, too?

>> Oh, that's good. I like that.

>> What was that?

You told us to not offer more than half a million!

>> Yeah, well, that was before I knew that Bradley Hudson was

representing the other side, you...imbecile.

Excuse me. Mr. Hudson?

>> Yes, sir? May I help you?

>> Hi, sir.

Uh, my name is Michael Jones.

>> Hello, Michael Jones.

Nice to meet you.

This is my daughter, attorney Desiree Hudson.

>> Nice. Uh, well, sir, I just wanted to stop you and tell you

that that was some very fine lawyering you did back there.

>> Thank you.

Appreciate your vote of confidence.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Um, how long have you been with the firm?

>> A little over a year now.

Yeah. I graduated Harvard Law last year.

>> Ah, Harvard?

>> Yeah.

>> I'm a graduate of the Howard University School of Law,

as is my daughter and my son, as well.

>> Is there, uh, any chance you're hiring?

>> Thought you had a job.

>> Yes, sir, I do.

But, between you and I, from one black man to another,

there's not much Goldberg Klein & Hopper can

teach me about being a lawyer...

or a black man, at that.

>> If you're serious...

why don't you, uh...

give me a call...

from a landline...

and we'll talk?

And just remember that, uh...

you know, we're not fancy like the people down here.

At Hudson & Hudson, we work for a living.

Mm.

>> 911?

>> Hello?

>> Where are you?

We have a situation.

>> I'm -- I'm -- I'm sorry.

I just came out of a meeting downtown.

Bad reception.

What's -- What's happening?

>> I can't talk about it over the phone.

You need to get to the office now.

We have a problem -- one that I can't handle.

>> I'll be right there. Hello?

Hello?

>> Oh, no.

What -- What happened?

Is everything okay?

>> I don't know.

>> What did she say?

>> I've never heard Carla say that she couldn't handle

something.

>>

>>

>> Ooh.

That was really good.

>> Mm-hmm.

Wait.

>> >> Good?

>> Yeah. Yeah, it was good.

I mean, I had an orgasm.

To me, that's good.

That's way more than I was expecting.

>> So, you weren't expecting to have an orgasm?

>> Well, I was hopeful, but I wasn't confident.

>> Oh. Okay.

>> Okay, look, I'm happy to say that you exceeded my

expectations.

>> Mm-hmm.

>> Mm-hmm.

I mean, I actually came...

>> Three times?

>> Mm-hmm. >> Mm. Go, me.

So, I guess it's safe to say

we'll be doing this again sometime soon?