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Thursday, May 18, 2006 Henry hires Emily a lawyer - our old friend Cass Winthrop from Bay City! He gets her a 30 day psychiatric evaluation before she has to be arraigned and possibly go to jail.
Today’s episode was directed by Maria Wagner and written by Josh Griffith.
Transcripts from TVMegasite Emily: I don't know about this, Henry. Henry: Do you trust me? Emily: Do you want the honest answer or the polite answer? Henry: Okay, can you pretend to trust me? Because I promise you, this is going to work. Hal: Coleman, what are you doing here? Henry: I'm just visiting a friend. You keep trying to make that against the law. Hal: In your case, I wish I could. Good morning, Emily. Emily: Unless you're here to drop the charges against me, I really don't see what's so good about it. Hal: I'm sorry that I have to do this. Emily: Are you? Really? Or are you secretly thrilled that you get to see me get what's coming to me? Hal: Just the opposite, believe me. Emily: Yeah, right. So where's the police escort, hmm? Is there a swat team waiting for me down the Hall? Hal: No, it's just me. I will be escorting you by myself. Henry: Is that supposed to make her feel better? Hal: Coleman, you stay out of this, because the only reason you're not going to jail with her is because she refuses to name you as an accomplice. Now I have to cuff you. Sorry. It's protocol. Emily: Yeah, what a surprise, Mr. by-the-book. Hal: All right, let's go, come on. Cass: Not so fast, lieutenant. Henry: Finally. What took you so long? Hal: Cass Winthrop. Look, if you're here as Emily's attorney, you've wasted a trip. You can talk to her at the police station once she's been processed. Cass: I'll talk with her right here, if you don't mind. My client's not going anywhere.
Hal: Listen, Winthrop, I'm a patient man, but my patience is running out. And I'm not about to stand here and listen to some slick speech about the violation of your client's rights. The department has given Emily ample time to heal from her wounds. And even though we could've insisted she be treated in a state facility, we generously allowed her to stay here. Cass: And we really appreciate that. But there are other mitigating circumstances. Hal: If you're talking about her pregnancy, that's been taken into consideration as well. She will be carefully monitored the entire time she's in custody. But if you're lobbying to keep her here indefinitely -- Cass: I don't need to do any lobbying. I have a court order. Hal: When did you get this? Emily: What does it say? Cass: Your arraignment is postponed. Hal: On what grounds? Cass: So that the judge can have a chance to consider an insanity adjudication. Hal: You've got to be kidding me! Cass: Do I look like I'm kidding? I think you'll find it's all in order. Hal: Don't get your hopes up about this. This is just going to delay things. You're still going to prison. Cass: But not today. So would you kindly remove those handcuffs? Emily: Thank you. Tom: Oh, good, I'm glad I caught you before you left. Emily: What are you doing here? Tom: I brought Daniel. I thought it would be better for him to say good-bye to you here, rather than the police station. Emily: Daniel's here? Tom: He's outside with your mother. How much time before the arraignment? Hal: More than you think. Tom: What is this? Cass: It's a court order for postponement to consider an insanity adjudication. I'm just waiting on a call from the judge. Tom: Well, I was hoping you wouldn't resort to something like this, Emily. I guess you're just going to make it ugly for everybody. Hal: You're wasting your breath, tom. Emily obviously thinks she can actually beat this by pleading insanity. Emily: No, that's not what I'm trying to do. Cass: Emily, let me handle this. Emily: No, I need to make this very clear to everyone. I can't let them think that I'm not capable of taking responsibility for what I did. Cass: Emily, please. Henry: Listen to your lawyer, Em. It's what you're paying him for. Emily: No. Henry, I know I did horrible things, I know that. I can't pretend I didn't.
Cass: Emily, as your attorney I have to advise you to keep your personal observations to yourself, at least until we can confer about what our strategy -- Hal: What he's trying to say is anything that you say can be used against you in court. That's what he's trying to say. Emily: I don't care -- I don't care if you use it against me, okay? I'm ready to pay for what I did. I'm glad I got arrested. I deserved it. I did a lot sick things. I know that. And there's no excuse. Cass: Emily, stop right there. Emily: No, no, I need you all to understand something. Something happened to me. That day that Paul dumped me -- our wedding day, it's like I -- it's like I disappeared. It's like I walked into this -- this fog. And I tried -- I tried to act normal, but that's all it was, it was an act. I'm telling you, I was the farthest from my true self as I could possibly be. Hal: So, now you're trying to tell us that you didn't know what you were doing? Emily: How could I? How could I? Come on, you know me. You were married to me. We have a child together. Do you two honestly believe that in my right mind I was capable of pulling out a gun and shooting Paul in the back or kidnapping and torturing another human being? I can't do this anymore. I can't lie to you guys. I can't lie to myself. I just -- [ Emily sighs ] I'm telling you, there's something wrong with me -- I can feel it. And I just want to get better. Whatever it takes. Henry: As possibly her only friend at the moment, I can vouch for that. Tom: If we need you to vouch for anybody, we'll let you know. Now, that was quite a performance, Emily. Who put you up to it? Your lawyer or Henry? Emily: It's not a performance. I swear to you. I'm being truthful for the first time in a very long time. Tom: Well, I don't know about you, Hal, but I'm not buying it. I'm gonna call the judge and see if I can get him to deny this postponement. Cass: Oh, come on, you can't do that. Tom: Watch me. I want you arraigned today, Emily. I want you in jail.
Cass: Tom, you're wasting your time. You know the judge is only gonna come down on our side. Hal: Make the call. Daniel: Mommy! Emily: Oh, Daniel. Oh, come here! Oh, my angel. Hi. Nurse: I'm sorry, but dr. Stewart got called away. And your son was just begging to see you. Tom: It's all right. Daniel: When are they letting you out of here? Emily: Soon, very soon. Daniel: Please tell me you're not going to jail.
Emily: Thing are complicated, Daniel. I don't know what's gonna happen. But I can tell you this, you're gonna go on living with your daddy and Margo for the time being. Daniel: Why can't I live with you? Why won't they just let you go home? You're all better now, aren't you? Emily: No. No, I'm not, actually. I need some more time to get back to normal, okay? Daniel: You have to do that in here, in the hospital? Emily: I don't know where I'm gonna do that. Can you guys give me a few minutes alone with my son, please? Henry: Yeah, come on. Emily: 'Cause I don't know when I'm gonna see him again. Henry: Yeah, guys, have a heart here. Cass: It's the least you can do. Hal: It's all right with me. Tom: Hey, Daniel, we'll be outside. Cass: Lady, you are good. Henry: You don't get it, do you, counselor? Cass: Get what? Henry: You think that was all an act in there, it wasn't. It was the raw truth. She meant every word that she said.
Emily: That's why I need to go away for a while -- away from everybody. So I can think about what I did wrong and why. Daniel: Like a time out when I was little? Emily: Yeah, just like that. Just like a time out. I just -- I need to go away and figure out some stuff, okay? So I never get that mad and upset again. Daniel: Will I get to see you? Emily: Yeah, we'll work something out. Daniel: I just want you to get better, mommy. Emily: Me, too, sweetheart. Me, too. Tom: Your grandma's gonna take you down to the cafeteria to grab something to eat. Okay, buddy? Daniel: Okay. Can you come with us? Emily: No. No, I have to stay here and rest, okay? But I'll see you soon, okay? Mommy loves you with all her heart. Daniel: I love you, too. Emily: I know you do. Now go be with grandma, okay? Go run and have some fun. Daniel: Bye, mom. Emily: Bye. [ Emily crying ] Henry: That must have been hard. Emily: You have no idea. Where's Cass? Henry: He's outside on the phone. I have no idea what's going on. But you did a heck of a job. Emily: Yeah, well, it's always easier being sincere. Henry: You practically had our favorite district attorney gulping back tears. Emily: Really? Henry: Yeah, really. If not, then he's got ice in his veins. And I've got an ulcer the size of Chicago with all this worrying and waiting. So, I'm gonna go find a nurse and get some antacid. Do you need anything? Emily: No, no thanks. Henry: Okay. Emily: Henry -- Henry: Yeah? Emily: Thank you. Okay, what now? Hal: It's almost time. Tom and Cass are on the phone with the judge. Emily: Thank you for giving me that time with Daniel. Hal: I know it meant as much to him as it did to you. Emily: I'm just glad he got to see me here and not behind bars. Okay, guys, good news, bad news? Tom: She's your client, you tell her. Emily: Tell me what? Cass: The judge has agreed to a 30-day period of psychiatric evaluation. Emily: What does that mean? Hal: It means that you'll be staying in this hospital for the next 30 days and not going to jail today.
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