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No, Your Honor. We have the two

cert fied letters returned unc aimed.

There is no phone number for her.

We can't find her.

She is the only I ving family, correct?

Correct, but Mr. Poplar

has not seen her for over 20 years.

Who?

Your daughter.

Oh. She's late. Probably shopping

for some crap or something.

Okay.

Thank you, Mr. Flaherty.

Okay, as Mr. Poplar has been deemed

incapacitated by this court...

...I'm appointing the Office of

Public Guardian to serve as guardian...

...for his person and property.

Do you have the order for me to sign?

Yes, I sure do, Your Honor.

Then please approach.

Your Honor, if it pleases the court...

Yes, Mr. Flaherty? What is it?

I would be willing to serve

as Mr. Poplar's guardian.

Really?

Yes.

You've known him how long?

Two weeks?

More like five.

Really?

And you want to be his guardian now?

May I approach, Your Honor?

Counsel, approach.

What's going on, Mike?

Judge, I feel I would be a better candidate

than the state in this particular case.

Really?

Yes. Stop saying, "Really." It's annoying.

I live in the same town as Mr. Poplar.

Proximity hardly qualifies him

as a guardian.

And as his lawyer...

...I am in a better position

to execute exactly what my client wants.

Mr. Flaherty

is Mr. Poplar's court-appointed attorney.

I know, Stu. I appointed him.

Well, that hardly qualifies him

as a guardian.

I mean, why should we go along with this?

Mike?

Judge, Leo has told me

that he wants to live at home.

He has the money to do that. I wanna make

sure that happens. If the state can do that-

Counsel knows we can't do that.

We're spread too thin

to give that kind of individual attention.

But there is an excellent elder-care facility

in Mr. Poplar's town. We'll put him there.

Mr. Poplar wants to live at home.

You can do that, Mike?

Yes, I can. Really.

Did we win?

Uh... Yeah, I think we did.

Good.

Are we going to the park?

No. I'm gonna help you sett e into a new

place so you can live right here in town.

I don't need a new place. I have a house.

I don't need that fancy stuff.

I know.

I just need you to I ve in this place

for a little while. It's very nice. You'll like it.

Did the judge say that?

Yes, the judge said so.

Sh*t.

Okay?

Still all my song shall be

Nearer, my God, to thee

Have a great day, gentlemen. Okay?

All right. Come on, crazy-legs.

Let's go, Mr. Mayor. It's cold.

We have to get bagels for your mom.

Okay.

I have to make one stop first.

Where?

I gotta shut the water off

at a client's house.

Why?

It's freezing out.

I don't want his pipes to burst.

No, I mean why are you doing it?

Uh... Oh. Because I'm his guardian.

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