L.A. Law (TV Series)
Bound for Glory (1990)
Larry Drake: Benny Stulwicz
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Benny Stulwicz : The refrigerator guy came by...
Stuart Markowitz : Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, whoa. Slow down. Come on in. Tell me about it.
Benny Stulwicz : It started because I want a new refrigerator on a counter I'm getting married, and the one I have it doesn't get cold on the bottom part.
Stuart Markowitz : Uh-huh.
Benny Stulwicz : And the guy who came to fix it, says he can't fix it now. And he said it be cheaper to get a new one. So that's what I'm want to do. Because If I'm gonna married, I want to have a good refrigerator.
Stuart Markowitz : I agree with that.
Benny Stulwicz : But I don't have enough money in my emergency savings. I used it for Alice's ring. So I decided to sell my baseball card collection for money. So Jerry, he came and looked at my cards, and he said he wanted them.
Stuart Markowitz : Who's Jerry?
Benny Stulwicz : Uh, he likes my cards. Only I can't give him all my cards because I promised Frank Malzone to Ed.
Stuart Markowitz : Who's that?
Benny Stulwicz : Third base, Red Sox.
Stuart Markowitz : No, that's uh, that's Frank Malzone. And who's Ed?
Benny Stulwicz : He's my friend who likes my cards, except he doesn't want all of them. He just want some.
Stuart Markowitz : Mm-hmm.
Benny Stulwicz : And so I told Jerry that I couldn't give him Frank Malzone and some of the others, and he got real mad, and he send me this.
Stuart Markowitz : It's a summons.
Benny Stulwicz : What's that mean?
Stuart Markowitz : It means he's suing you, Benny. Your friend Jerry's gonna taking you to court.
Benny Stulwicz : Oh, God.
Stuart Markowitz : No. Don't worry. I'll look into it. Okay? Don't worry.
Benny Stulwicz : I just wanted a new refrigerator because of the bottom part.
Stuart Markowitz : It doesn't get cold. I know.
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Stuart Markowitz : Look, uh, he's willing to sell them to you, Mr. Svetka. He just wants to hold back a few back for Ed.
Jerry Svetka : He's looking to hold back Heinie Manush, he's looking to hold back Gus Bell, he's looking to hold back a '62 Warren Spahn in near mint condition.
Benny Stulwicz : I never said I'd sell them to you, Jerry.
Jerry Svetka : Whether express or implied, binding representations were made which I placed reliance upon thereto.
Stuart Markowitz : Are you an attorney?
Jerry Svetka : Freelance Paralegal.
Stuart Markowitz : Aha.
Jerry Svetka : Well, you think that's gonna make it easy for you?
Stuart Markowitz : Look, what are we talking about here, a couple hundred bucks?
Jerry Svetka : Try 13,000, and it's an appreciating asset. He's got an important collection, Mr. Markowitz, I'm not about to watch it slip away. You'll see by the affidavits annexed hereto, but all parties have been served, a TRO's been issued, freezing any subsequent transfers and depositions have been scheduled.
Stuart Markowitz : You got to be kidding.
Jerry Svetka : I know my way around litigation, Mr. Markowitz. Maybe even better than your average tax attorney.
Stuart Markowitz : Look, if you want to go to court, we'll go to court.
Benny Stulwicz : Stuart!
Jerry Svetka : Benny, I want those cards placed in escrow. Excuse me.
Benny Stulwicz : Stuart, I don't want to go to court. You said we wouldn't have to.
Stuart Markowitz : It's going to be fine, Benny. Don't worry. It's just going to be fine.
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Paul Zweibel : Now you only want seven cards in total.
Jerry Svetka : The collection's meaningless to me without those cards.
Stuart Markowitz : Hold on. Now which seven do you want?
Paul Zweibel : Don't talk to my client here.
Stuart Markowitz : I'm asking him a simple question.
Ed Tobias : You told me I can have them, Benny.
Jerry Svetka : There was an offer. And an acceptance, a valid contract.
Stuart Markowitz : Now wait a minute. Backup. Now first of all, let me just say as delicately as possible, but, uh, that there are certain questions as to Benny's capacity to enter into an forcefully...
Ed Tobias : He's trying to squirm out of it.
Stuart Markowitz : I don't appreciate that.
Paul Zweibel : You don't talk to my client.
Jerry Svetka : I'm go for punies.
Benny Stulwicz : Leave me alone, Jerry.
Stuart Markowitz : ...Mr. Svetka.
Ed Tobias : When you needed Elroy Face, I got you Elroy Face.
Stuart Markowitz : Let's...
Benny Stulwicz : I gave you Willie Mays.
Paul Zweibel : [Continues arguing] Don't talk to him.
Jerry Svetka : You're honoring a contract!
Benny Stulwicz : You ought to me first.
Stuart Markowitz : Hold it, guys. We're talking about baseball cards.
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Paul Zweibel : We're talking about promises my client relied upon to his daft-format. Now he could have made other acquisition.
Stuart Markowitz : I don't believe this.
Jerry Svetka : The trouble with your lawyer, Benny, is that he doesn't grasp nuance.
Benny Stulwicz : I never said I'd sell them to you, Jerry.
Jerry Svetka : You ever hold a '51 Mickey Mantle with four sharp corners and original gloss?
Stuart Markowitz : You're nuts. These things come five to a pack with a stick of guts.
Ed Tobias : That's one of the seven card.
[Ed ripping Benny's baseball card]
Stuart Markowitz : Give me...
Paul Zweibel : That was a '54 Wally Moon.
Benny Stulwicz : You ripped my card.
Stuart Markowitz : He ripped it. Not me. You saw it.
Jerry Svetka : I'm adding on a claim against you. That was gross negligence. On amending.
Stuart Markowitz : I'll pin your ears back, you little squid.
Benny Stulwicz : I'm leaving.
Ed Tobias : The big guy's upset.
Jerry Svetka : This isn't over, Benny.
Benny Stulwicz : You said you'd fix things.
[Benny takes his baseball cards collections, exiting the conference meeting room and leave. Stuart looking scared]
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Benny Stulwicz : No, you, you have doubles of Luis Aparicio.
Jerry Svetka : His rookie of the year card?
Benny Stulwicz : Uh-huh.
Ed Tobias : Okay. I'll give you that. You give me Johnny Podres and Gil Hodges.
Stuart Markowitz : What's, uh, what's going on?
Benny Stulwicz : We're having a meeting.
Stuart Markowitz : Benny, I think I should be involved , especially it affects...
Benny Stulwicz : No lawyers. I can fix this myself.
Stuart Markowitz : Benny, we're talking about a considerable sale shares.
Jerry Svetka : Here's the check. Put it in the escrow pending the completion of the transaction.
Stuart Markowitz : It's for the full amount.
Jerry Svetka : Hey, you're dealing with card collectors here. We're an honest group.
Benny Stulwicz : Y-You have all the Dodgers pitchers.
Ed Tobias : I still need Ralph Branca.
Benny Stulwicz : Oh. You give him Ralph Branca. And you give Pee Wee Reese.
Ed Tobias : Pee Wee Reese?
Benny Stulwicz : It's a good trade.
Jerry Svetka : Wait a minute. There's a gum stain on this one.
Benny Stulwicz : Well, g-give him Norm Sherry, too.
Ed Tobias : What?
Benny Stulwicz : You still have his rookie card. That's better.
Jerry Svetka : I don't know how you can do it, Ben. And how can you give up your cards?
Benny Stulwicz : I'm getting married. Uh... now... yeah. You need Joe Pignatano, and he need Chuck Essegian.