Drop Dead Diva

See that aspiring model? That was me, Deb,

until the day I died.

I thought I'd go straight to heaven,

but there was a bit of a mix-up

and I woke up in someone else's body.

So now I'm Jane,

a super-busy lawyer with my very own assistant.

I got a new life, a new wardrobe.

The only people who know what's going on with me

are my girlfriend, Stacy, and my guardian angel, Fred.

I used to think everything happened for a reason.

And, well, I sure hope I was right.

How much longer on the fries? We got customers.

Excuse me.Grayson.

Uh... What are you doing here?Ordering lunch.

What are you doing here?Well... Heh.

You work at Hot Dog on a Stick?

My client used me to defraud a hospital.

I turned him in to the DA. Now I'm facing disbarment.

So the only court that will have me is a food court.

I'm sorry. That's awful.Well, it's wrong,

but what am I gonna do?

How about get me my fries?

Oh, yeah.

Jane.Judge Paula Abdul.

"The truth will set me free."The truth has set you free.

But you gotta promise me you're gonna stay true to who you are,

no matter what.

I promise.Really?

Would I lie to you, Judge Paula Abdul?

[SINGING "WOULD I LIE TO YOU"]

Jane.

Hi.You were singing.

And I was dancing.

You were dreaming again.

I was selling hot dogs on sticks.

So it was a dirty dream?Oh.

My head hurts. Did we drink last night?

Your husband showed up and you passed out.

I was hoping my husband was part of the dream.

You know, and just when I was getting a handle on her life.

Is he still out there?I sent him away.

But you're meeting him for lunch.

Ugh. I don't get it.

No one in my life has ever mentioned a husband to me.

He's your secret husband.

Who has a secret husband?Maybe you're like Julia Roberts

in Sleeping with the Enemy and you're on the run.

Thank you. I feel so much better now.

Or like Sandra Bullock in The Proposal,

and it was a green-card wedding you kept secret.

He was wearing plaid, so maybe he's from Canada.

Our great neighbor to the south.

At lunch, you can ask him everything.

But now you have to get to work.

Oh, no, no, sweetie, I'm being disbarred,

so I don't have to go to work anymore.

Mm-mm. Teri just called

and said your final paycheck will be on your desk at 10 a.m.

And our rent is due. Yesterday.

Jane, thank God you're here.Oh.

It's nice to see you too. I'm here to get my paycheck.

Which won't be till Friday.

You told Stacy...

I had to get you to the office. You have a client waiting.

You're not the one with amnesia, I don't work here anymore.

You made a commitment to take on a pro bono case.

You're still a lawyer until disbarred.

No.

Paralegals have done all the prep work.

You just rep the client.

The trial was to be in a few weeks,

but given the circumstances, it's expedited.

What circumstances?

Jackie was born with an enlarged heart.

Her Cardiologist says

if she doesn't have the procedure soon, she's...

File says you're covered by insurance

and she's a qualified dependent.

They refuse to pay for the surgery.

They say the procedure is experimental.

Translation: They're trying to save a buck.

She needs a special pacemaker

that retrains the back muscles to contract around the heart.

It's her only chance.

According to the AMA,

the experimental procedure has saved 29 lives.

Jackie should be number 30.

Okay, you should know that I'm being disbarred.

Which has nothing to do with her qualifications.

You should find someone whose

status as a lawyer is not in question.

There's no time.

Her condition has deteriorated over the past few days.

The trial has been moved up to this afternoon.

Mama?Yes?

Maggie says she wants to be your baby.

But, honey, Maggie is your doll.

You'll take good care of her.

Right, Mommy?

Just one second.

If you called the Center for Justice,

you could've gotten another lawyer.

She doesn't need another lawyer, she needs you.

It is not fair to get that woman's hopes up.

What if I get disbarred mid-trial?

I guess you'd better fight that disbarment.

You did this all on purpose, didn't you?

The world works in mysterious ways.

I did take the liberty of finding you

an attorney to represent you.

He's waiting in the room.What attorney?

I found someone who believes in you.

Hi.Hi.

I'm Tony Nicastro,

I'll be representing you in your hearing.

Oh.If it's not inappropriate,

may I say you look radiant.

Well, thank you.

And for the record, it's never inappropriate.

I tried to call you last night.Oh, yeah.

Um... Stacy and I had a girls' night.

Mm.I was gonna tell you

about this disbarment, but...

Teri filled me in. You were trying to be ethical,

yet breached a rule of ethics.

The right thing was the wrong thing.

California Rule of Professional Conduct 3-100.

I hate that one.So do I.

You're cool with me?Totally cool.

As your boyfriend, it would be my honor

to fight for your honor.

Sounded less dorky in my head.

Now, you said, "Boyfriend."

Mm-hm. Is that okay?Yeah.

You just have never used that word before,

and I didn't know...

So you're my boyfriend.

Hmm.

What's going on in there?

What's going on up there?

I was in a good mood,

so I decided to brighten things up.

If it weren't actionable,

I'd say you look smoking hot.

Based on their body language,

they might wanna close the blinds.

Tony's representing Jane at the disbarment hearing.

She told me she wasn't contesting it.

She wrote me a letter of resignation.

Guess she changed her mind.

Tony called to make sure Jane had the firm's support.

I assured him she did.

You shouldn't have done that.Why?

She committed an ethics violation

that opens our firm to civil liability.

Why not just terminate her now,

avoid the embarrassment of the hearing?

Two words: Employment contract.

If you fire her, you'd have to pay her out.

But if she gets disbarred, you don't owe her a cent.

Have to protect the firm.

Convince the jury that they should cover Jackie's procedure.

I need to argue that the jerks who run

the insurance company are... Jerks.

I'm up to speed, Teri. I can handle this.

Okay, brought you a couple of different choices.

So I need something suitable for lunch with my husband,

then a disbarment hearing with my boyfriend.

Boyfriend? Oh!

I know. Tony just said it.

We didn't even have the what-am-I-to-you conversation.

Oh. Yay.

Okay, so how about this

curve-accentuating pencil skirt

with this "Wow, check out my cleavage" top?

It's too trashy.

Okay, um, how about this?

I have to wear Spanx with those, what if I have to pee?

This is harder than a Project Runway challenge.