When Alan and Melissa meet with Melvin Palmer for the first time he sits down at the end of the table, but when Melvin starts to talk about being a problem solver the camera shows Alan and Melissa and what appears to be an empty seat at the end of the table. Even though Melvin is meant to be sitting there.
Melvin: Well, we have an extremely complex marketing strategy, one that I'd be happy to take some time and explain to you. Alan: That's okay. I think I've got it. You find people in dire straits and market directly to them, with the hope of forming a lifelong relationship. I had a former client who kind of operated his business the same way. Melvin: Really? What line of work was he in? Alan: He sold heroin.
Melvin: Let me tell you a little about me and why I chose to represent Prominence Bank. Like any other credit card service, it's a business, sure. But it is a service. We help people who are short of cash. Help them make their rent so they don't get thrown out on the street. Help them make a car payment so they can get to work. Help them buy Christmas presents for their children during tough times. Alan: You're like Santa Claus...
Shirley: Denny, our whole case is his testemony. Denny: Who's? (Shirley, Brad and Denise look at him) Denny: Kidding...
Denny: Seriously, do I act like I'm the only one in the room? Alan: Denny, one of the things I love about you is when we talk, often it's as if you're not even in the room.
Alan: You know, we have a saying in Massachusetts, 'Maybe someday you'll get horribly sick and die'. Until then.
Denny: What are you doing in my office? Paul: This is my office, Denny. Denny: Oh, that must mean I've come to see you... why?
Denny: Denny Crane. My poop doesn't smell. Comes out in pretty colors, pastels. Denny Crane.
Frank: You attacked a man, cutting off his fingers. As someone who took an oath to uphold the law, yes, I take that personally. Brad: Good sound bite, Frank. Might want to save it for the cameras.
Denny: (to Shirley) It's not polite to talk about crazy people behind their backs.
Denny: (to Judge Brown) Judge, you're old. I'm old. Lock and load before we're dead.
Melissa: That was the single sexiest thing I've ever seen a man do. Alan: You should see me do it naked.
Alan: The credit card industry is essentially a pack of hyenas crunching on the bones of the poor.
Denny: We're talking juries. It always comes down to simple. And hey, there's nobody simpler than me.
Melissa: How's my hair? Does my hair work? Alan: It does appear to grow each month.
Shirley: (to Father Ryan) Do I dare ask where those three fingers have been prior to my client chopping them off?
Father Ryan: That's a cheap shot. Shirley: I've been known to take them.
Denny: I have an erection... It's a good sign. Let the trial begin. I'm ready.
Denny: Denny Crane. Shirley: That is not a legal defense.
Denny: With all that's going on in the world today, who among us has not at least once wanted to take an axe to a priest?
Original International Air Dates: Slovakia: September 30, 2010 on JOJ
Alan notes that Frank Ginsberg is interested in promoting his next political campaign. When Ginsberg delivered certain key statements at Brad's trial, he emphasized his words with a repeated right hand gesture, with his thumb placed on top of a closed fist. This was a signature gesture of former President Bill Clinton during his speeches. Other national Democratic politicians have taken to imitating this peculiar gesture, including recent presidential candidate John Kerry from Massachusetts. Given David Kelley's active interest in politics, the presence of this unique gesture in the episode is no mere coincidence.
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