L.A. Law (TV Series)

The Accidental Jurist (1989)

Michele Greene: Abby Perkins

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• Abby Perkins : [angry tone]  Are you married? Is it true?

  Bill Ringstrom : Yes.

  Abby Perkins : Do you have any kids?

  Bill Ringstrom : Two boys.

  Abby Perkins : You jerk! You scummy jerk! I'm supposed just to sit still after two months and 16 dates between us because your wife doesn't understand me?

  Bill Ringstrom : My wife and I have accumulated our grievances, but I don't know anyone who has been married for 12 years who hasn't. We are a happy couple living in Pomona without central air conditioning as can be.

  Abby Perkins : You lied to me! At the heart of all this, you are a liar!

  Bill Ringstrom : Hold on! I didn't lie to you about anything. I never told you that I was married because you never asked me. Hey, you're the one who set the conditions when we began dating. Remember? No histories. No dark colors. I kept waiting for you to ask me personal questions. Some sign of curiosity. Not if I was married, but about anything for that matter. Like where I went when I left the hotel room. How come we didn't see each other at night? I just followed your lead.

  Abby Perkins : [beat]  If I had asked you if you were married, would you have told me the truth?

  Bill Ringstrom : I thought about it enough. Yeah... I probably would have. Abigail, I don't blame you for being mad, but believe me... I did not go looking for this. It just happened and I don't want it to end. I'm a decent guy who is totally over matched by what is between us.

  Abby Perkins : Decent? Decent guys do not go screwing around on their wives!