L.A. Law (TV Series)
That's Why the Lady Is a Stamp (1993)
Corbin Bernsen: Arnie Becker
Quotes
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Benny Stulwicz : This is for white paper. This is for color paper.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Uh-huh.
Benny Stulwicz : This is for newspaper.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Right.
Benny Stulwicz : This is for shiny paper.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Benny, try not to spend the whole day on this, you know what I mean?
Benny Stulwicz : Okay.
Dominic Nuzzi : Where's my buddy? Hey, Ben!
Benny Stulwicz : Dominic?
Dominic Nuzzi : There he is. How's it going, Chief?
Benny Stulwicz : Dominic, hi!
Dominic Nuzzi : Put out your hand.
Benny Stulwicz : How come?
Dominic Nuzzi : Put out your hand. I got something for ya. Ha-ha!
[Gives money to Benny]
Dominic Nuzzi : I wheeled an exactly in 8th race in a 25-1 shot. Bingo. He has no idea what I'm talking about. We had a very big day today, Ben. There's three large right in the palm of your hand.
Benny Stulwicz : Oh! Thanks! Uh, this is my friend Dominic.
Dominic Nuzzi : Don't dribble on your shirt.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : How do you do?
Dominic Nuzzi : Fine, thank you. Nice to make your acquaintance. Very beautiful offices you have here, very nice. Very centrally located.
Arnie Becker : Where do you know Benny from?
Dominic Nuzzi : Oh, we, uh, sit at the counter at Du-Par's and have supper every night.
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Douglas Brackman, Jr. : All right, folks, busy day today. Let's get on with it. The Craig Estate.
Leland McKenzie : I'll handle that myself, Douglas.
Stuart Markowitz : I'm available if you need me.
Leland McKenzie : Well, thank you. Given the length of time that I have known the family. I think Vivian would be more comfortable. She had to deal only with me.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Moving on. McAlister vs. the United States Postal Service.
Melina Paros : Brian McAlister's wife was shot and killed by a deranged co-worker.
Ann Kelsey : What's the cause of action?
Melina Paros : Wrongful death.
Jonathan Rollins : If the co-workers deranged, how do you get liability on the part of the post office?
Melina Paros : Negligent, supervision, together with a particularly high-stress work environment.
Arnie Becker : Excuse me, the post office is high stress?
Melina Paros : The way it's run now, it is.
Arnie Becker : Hey, delivering the mail is not high stress. This is high stress. What we do is high-stress.
Jonathan Rollins : And I think that at least a few of us here are probably deranged as a result of.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Melina, wasn't this matter supposed to be settled?
Melina Paros : It's not for want of trying that isn't, Douglas.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Unfortunately, what that means for us is that you're going to be consumed with a trial.
Melina Paros : You worried about Southern Pacific saving.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : You're right.
Leland McKenzie : What's the problem?
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : The problem is we've been called in by the General Counsel to perfect an appeal and the clock is ticking.
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Arnie Becker : Benny, we like you to tell us a little bit more about this friend of yours.
Benny Stulwicz : What do you want to know?
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : For starters, we'd like to know why it was that he gave you $3,000.
Benny Stulwicz : The horse he bet on one.
Arnie Becker : But why did he give you money?
Benny Stulwicz : He always gives me money when the horse wins. I give him money to bet with, and he gives me money if the horse wins. And sometimes I think, even if the horse comes in second, you can still win.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : You give him the money to bet with?
Benny Stulwicz : Yeah.
Arnie Becker : How much money do you give him?
Benny Stulwicz : Uh, that depends on how much money he needs to bet with. Sometimes he doesn't bet anything. And other times, he says you gotta bring down the hammer. That's what he calls it, and... and I give him a $100, $200, one time I gave him $500.
Arnie Becker : Benny, you have to stop doing that.
Benny Stulwicz : Why?
Arnie Becker : Why? Because you work hard for your money. You don't have that much of it. And you shouldn't be giving it to some guy to blow it at the track.
Benny Stulwicz : But he didn't blow it. He won. The other night, I gave him $200. And yesterday, he gave me $3,000.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : That's yesterday. What's he gonna do tomorrow?
Benny Stulwicz : I don't know. The paper that has all the different horses that are running comes out in the morning.
Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Benny, the point is that he shouldn't be doing this with your money. You should be doing it with his money.
Benny Stulwicz : But he doesn't have any money.
Arnie Becker : Then he shouldn't be gambling. He should be working.
Benny Stulwicz : Well, he says the gambling is working. He says some people go to the office to work and other people go to the track.
Arnie Becker : Benny, this guy is taking advantage of you.
Benny Stulwicz : It's okay, guys, really. I don't mind giving him money. He's my friend.
[Benny leaving and walk out the door]