Cedar Cove

-Hi. -Hi.

Oh, hi!

Good morning!

I will have a black coffee, large.

Caffeine?

Oh yeah.

Sucks the vitamins and nutrients right out of your body.

You are too beautiful and too smart

To be schlepping organic bagels

And selling old Elton John albums.

Well, that is the problem with a degree in fine arts.

It qualifies you to do absolutely nothing.

Onion bagel, cream cheese on the side.

Wonderful. That's fantastic.

Whoa, what is this?

I haven't seen this before.

Is this new?

Yeah, I made it the other day.

Moon's going to clear out that cabinet

So I can sell them.

Really? That's nice of him.

You know, if you had some start-up money,

Yeah, and if I had a degree in accounting,

Then I could have a real, grown-up job.

Ah, touche.

Cook for me tonight?

You know I will.

Love you. Have a good day!

Yeah, that caffeine,

It chemically stimulates your stress responses.

Kind of like finding a snake in your bed.

You pull back the covers--

Your heart starts pounding, you're short of breath,

You break into a sweat.

Caffeine.

Well, if you feel this way, why are...

You know,

Well, it's not my place to Judge, man.

Now, you have yourself a fine day.

Alrighty then. Okay.

Judge Lockhart doesn't like to waste time,

So we should be out of there by 10:00.

Yeah, well, it's a divorce, not first-degree murder.

But, Lockhart runs a pretty tight ship,

So don't say anything

Unless you're asked a direct question, okay?

...Both sides are in agreement as to distribution of property.

Support is moot

Since there are no children--

Did you have something to say,

Mrs. Rendall?

Mm-mm.

Did your attorney

Advise you not to speak in my courtroom?

Well, I'm asking you a question,

So what did you want to say?

Uh, well...

J-just that...

There was a child?

Um...

But she passed away.

Her heart...

She was born with...

It was congenital.

Um-- she was four days old.

What was her name?

Allison Marie.

Allison Marie.

That's a beautiful name.

And I am

Very, very sorry for your loss.

However...

I am not going to give a final ruling

On this decree today.

Your honor, we were hoping--

I know what you were hoping for, counselor,

But this petition needs further study,

And I am issuing a continuance for 90 days--

I'm about to ship out for six months,

And, you know, I'd really like this wrapped up.

I understand,

But I do not rush into making important decisions

For the sake of convenience.

Court adjourned.

Your honor, if I may...

Your honor--

You know he's not supposed to be in here.

They allow seeing eye dogs.

You're not blind, mom.

So, what went on in there just now?

What are you talking about?

That young couple.

If they were anxious to end it, why not let them?

You know I can't discuss that.

What are you knitting?

Well, it started as a scarf.

I think I got carried away,

And now it's a blanket.

Yes! Come in!

Oh, hi, Judge.

I'm Jack Griffith.

Hi.

Hi. I'm the new editor-in-chief,

Star reporter, photographer

Circulation manager

Of the "Cedar Cove Chronicle."

Congratulations.

What can I do for you?

Well, I would love to talk to you today

About that decision in there.

I can't discuss that.

It just seems that an uncontested divorce

Would be a slam dunk.

Mr. Griffith--

Jack.

Jack,

If you hang out in courtrooms

Long enough,

You'll find that when it comes to the law,

There is no such thing as a slam dunk.

Is there anything else I could do for you.

I've got it.

Um...No.

Hello?

Well, nice to meet you.

Welcome to Cedar Cove.

All right. Thank you.

Oh, and, Jack, could you do me a favor?

Anything.

Please don't ever bring a cup of coffee

Into my courtroom again.

Oh, well, I was just--

It's Senator Rayman's office!

Petey?

Senator Rayman.

The first time I met him was at a frat party,

And he had his head in a bucket of margaritas.

Hi, Petey!

Well, is it re-election time already?

I thought I just sent you a check.

No, for once, I'm not calling about money.

Um, I guess you've heard that Judge Bloom is retiring.

I heard.

What?

Heard what?

Mom, please.

Well, you are on a very short list

Of possible replacements,

And I just wanted to gauge your interest

Before I floated your name out there.

I would be very, very interested.

All right, well, I'm going to get the ball rolling here.

Please do me a favor.

Don't spread this around

I want my office to make the announcement.

Of course, Petey.

I'll be in touch.

This is cruel.

What did he say? What?

Oh, my gosh...

You know, this is driving me nuts.

Nobody knows who this guy is.

You could try City Hall.

No, they had a fire back in the '30s.

No records. Nobody knows.

Is it really that important to you?

What kind of town has a statue

And nobody knows who it is?

This one, obviously.

Oh, that's the mom right here.

Hi, excuse me.

Could I talk to you for a minute?

My name is Jack Griffith. I'm with the--

You should really dedicate a page every week

To seniors' activities.

Well, that's...

That's actually not a bad idea.

But what I wanted to talk to you about--

Oh!

Wally Dorfman!

Wally Dorfman?

Come on, you don't wanna miss this.

I wonder what he caught this time.

He a fisherman?

Well, sort of.

Look at that thing.

Hey, nice catch, Wally!

It's a bike.

A ten speed.

Gonna ride that one home,

Wally catches the most interesting things.

Last time it was the back of a '72 Camaro.

That "Vote Nixon" bumper sticker on it.

Wow, let's hope

He doesn't do catch-and-release.

: I just really think

That the people of this town

Would love to read more about their Judge.

I'm not sure my daughter would like an article about her.

Well, I would make it very flattering.