Setting the scene - On the morning of Abby's trail, Ben comes to the carriage house to see Ross and Blake (Ross has told Blake that Ben is his brother)

Doorbell rings, Ross opens the door to Ben

Ben - (taking it upon himself to enter!) Good morning brother. Blake- pastries, fresh from the oven, the hotel concierge told me it was the best bakery in Springfield - Cherry Cheese is their big seller

Ross - Ben what are you doing here?

Ben - Well before we go to court today I thought you and I, the family, might break some bread together

Next scene

Ross - Forget it Ben, I don't think socialising is appropriate right now

Blake - Pastries, a man after my own heart, now your brother here can take 'em or leave 'em

Ben - I see Ross finally filled you in on our relationship

Blake - Yes he did

Ross - Blake and I, we don't have secrets from one another

Ben - Really? That's refreshing, an honest marriage, you don't see alot of those in my line of work

Ross - I'm sure you don't, not in the circles you travel in

Blake - Listen, ahh.. I know this is very ackward for all of us, but I'm sure we'll, we'll just have to get used to the idea that we're all family here

Ben - Family - that's a concept huh Ross? After all these years I didn't even know I had a family

Ross - If you came over here to badger me, just turn around and get out because I offered my apologies and you made it very clear your not accepting them

Dinah comes in at this point

Dinah - Daddy, I really need to talk to you - oh, I'm sorry I uh..

Ben - Hello again

Dinah - Hi

Ross - You know one another?

Dinah - Not really

Ben - Well we met last night, this beautiful woman took a rain check on a drink

Dinah - Yeah, Daddy listen I'm sorry to interrupt, I didn't mean to barge in here, but I really really really need to have a word with you alone

Ross - Honey, I don't have the time, I have to get ready for court

Dinah - I won't keep you too long, I promise I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important okay please

Ross - Okay five minutes, why don't we do it outside

Dinah - Thankyou

Ross - I could use the fresh air

Ben - It's always good to clear your head before appearing before the bench counsellor

Ross - Isn't it

Ross leaves

Ben - to Blake - Good, now this way we can get to know one another

Blake - I'd like that, very much

Ben - Really? I'm suprised

Blake - Listen, Ben, my husband is one of the best, most decent, fairminded man that I know, I also know that there's some bad blood between the two of you, and I would like to help fix that

Ben - I'm all ears

Next scene

Blake - I realise that the only reason you took this case was to get back at your...

Ben - You can say it Blake - my brother

Blake - Your brother, but I also know that Ross is very sorry for what happened all those years ago and he would like to make it up to you, so would I. Acutally I would like to take this time to formally welcome you into the family

Ben - I'm touched - really

Blake - I realise that this isn't the most conventional of beginnings, but then again I've never been opposed to go from traditon

Ben - I sensed that about that you somehow

Blake - So, I figure if we all get to know one another, and we let bygones be bygones, I mean who knows, we might even all become friends

Ben - And I presume that this friendship will involve me backing away from the case Ross and I are about to try today

Blake - Oh Ben, an attorney of your calliber certainly shouldn't waste his time on a case like this, especailly one so cut and dried

Ben - And what makes you think it is?

Blake - Well take a look at your client, Roy Meecham, I mean this man committed an unforgivable act of violence against an innocent woman, he deserves to pay for what he did

Ben - You make a compelling arguement Blake

Blake - Well I leave all the legal-eagling to my husband, but I'm telling you, if you go up against the DA on this case and your sure to lose Mr Warren

Ben - Are you your husbands press agent? - No, but I used to be in the business

Ben - Ahhh, that must be why your so good at it

Blake - Well a man like my husband doesn't need PR, I mean Ross happens to be one of the most respected and admired attorneys in the state. Now even if you were to win this case, which I really don't think you could, there would still be this bad blood between the two of you, in the name of family, couldn't you just put this aside?

Ben - You don't have to convince me of my brother's talents Blake - Ross is a fine attorney, after all, he taught me, but you may not be giving me enough credit

Blake - How so?

Ben - Well you haven't seen me in action

Blake - Well, I think I've gotten a taste of what you can do

Ben - Oh, you don't know how good I am, sister-in-law, at a lot of things

Blake - Well, I'm sure you can appriciate where I'm coming from then. I mean why should you compete with Ross, your brothers

Ben - This is very important to you, isn't it?

Blake - I can't tell you how much

Ben - Then maybe you'd like to show me

Blake - Are you propositioning me?

Ben - I'm negociating, if you come to bed with me Blake, I'll quit the case

Next scene

Blake - Let me make sure I understand this, your saying if I have sex with you, then you'll drop the case?

Ben - That's the deal. Depends how much you and Ross want me out of the picture

Blake - Who are you? How dare you proposition me like that, you know I don't beleive that you and Ross share one ounce of the same blood

Ben - You can cut the righteous indignation act, I know all about your not-so-lilly white past

Blake - Excuse me?

Ben - After everything that was in the press about your leason with the father of one of the twins, I didn't think you'd be offended by the idea of a simple roll in the hay

Ross comes back in!

Ben - I just wanted to know how much you loved your husband, enough to do anything to help him?

Next scene

Ross - What the hell is going on here?

Blake - Ben was....

Ben - Blake and I were just discussing the case in terms of me pulling out

Ross - That is between you and me

Ben - Oh on the contrary, it effects all of us, it's all in the family right Blake? I made Blake a very fair offer and when you just walked in she was considering it

Blake - No, it's not what it looks like here

Ben - I thought you two didn't have any secrets Blake

Ross - What are you talking about?

Ben - Well, to put it in terms you'd understand obviously you've been through this sort of thing with your wife before, I propositioned her

Ross goes towards Ben

Blake - Wait Ross, no

Ross - I'm not going to hit him because that's exactly what he wants

Next scene

Ross - Nothing I say means anything to you, and coming on to my daughter and propositioning my wife that's just payback, that's revenge, but I'm not going to take the bait. Brother Ben your only opportunity to get me is in court and once I beat the hell out of you in court there's going to be nothing left of you or your reputation

Next scene

Ben - Congratulations Ross, that was quite a rousing speech, but I've learned a few tricks myself since you got me into law school, I just might suprise you brother

Ross - Get out! Your not welcome here

Ben - Oh, and that cute daughter of yours - Dinah's her name right? I think she likes me...

Ross - You little bastard

Ben - That's right, I am quite literally a bastard, and that's the whole problem isn't it? I'll see you in court counsellor, bye Blake

Setting the scene - Ben, to get back at Ross, has taken Dinah up to his room, Blake sees them go up on the lift.... Ben and Dinah enter Ben's hotel room

Ben - I love room service, don't you?

Dinah - I like a man who's prepared, your very confident, you know that

Ben - It's one of my better qualities... May I offer you some caviare?

Dinah - Maybe later

Ben - I can't wait - I don't like to postpone my indulgances

Dinah - Then indulge away

Ben - Lovely mother of pearl spoon, that's nothing tackier then silver service with caviare, it ruins the taste.. Ahh, beautiful.. Not as beautiful as you - you know your boyfriend ought to have his head examend for dumping you

Dinah - Yeah you know I don't want to talk about Hart, I just want to have fun for a change, you know?

Ben - I like the way your thinking

Dinah starts to undo Ben's shirt

Ben - This isn't going to work Dinah

Dinah - Why isn't this going to work? If it isn't going to work then why did you invite me up here?

Ben - Well it's not, I don't mean the evening, or what we'll do. Let's be honest, we're both here because we have an axe to grind with Ross

Dinah - Yeah, let's not talk about my father okay. Well actually you bought it up, so just let it go, really, I think you should concentrate on what's important here and that's me, and I don't like to play games, okay?

Ben - Oh I don't know about that I think you do like to play games, as much as I do, and unlike the boys your probably used to dating, I don't like to rush things

Phone rings - it's Blake!

Ben - Hello?

Blake - Ben, it's Blake, listen about your offer earlier

Ben - Yes

Blake - Were you serious, a night in bed for a favour in court?

Ben - I'm always serious about business

Blake - Good, I'd like to re-open negociations

Ben - What made you change your mind?

Blake - Woman's progative okay

Ben - Okay

Blake - Listen this is a one time opportunity, and I'm not into threesomes, so get rid of Dinah asap or all bets are off

Ben - wait wait (blake's hung up)

Next scene

Dinah - Well, Mr Warren you certainly have great taste in champange, as well as drinking buddies

Ben -The parties over I'm afraid, business firsrt

Dinah - What are you talking about? You said a minute ago you wanted the night to last forever, now your shoving me out the door? You can call me suspicious, but don't call me stupid

Ben - I would never call you stupid

Dinah - Well then don't treat me like some bimbo that you can hand cab fare to and push out the door. That must have been some business call huh?

Ben - It was

Dinah - Sure, or maybe it was just another offer - I wouldn't be suprised to find a blonde or a red-head standing in the doorway

Ben - You know your kinda fiesty huh? I like that

Dinah - Save the compliment

Ben - I promise we'll do this again

Ben - And save your money because I can afford my own caviare and my own champange, and your absolutely right, the only reason I'm here is to get back at Hart and my father

Dinah opens the door to leave

Dinah - Oh, wow

Blake - Hello Dinah

Dinah - Don't tell me what your doing? No, you know what I know, this is perfect, this is stepmother to the rescue, well, you know what Blake? Your too late

Next scene

Blake - How late can I be? I followed you and Ben up to this room only minutes after you got into, oh, don't tell me you have a thing for elevators?

Dinah - Oh Blake, don't go there. What I meant was your too late to save me, because I already saved myself, I'm going to leave this very busy lawyer to his business and I suggest you to the same thing cause I don't think Daddy would like it very much that your visiting the enemy, do you?

Ben - Dinah, we can pick this up later

Dinah - Whatever. Come on Blake, coming?

Ben - Acutally Blake while your here I'd like to relay a message to Ross

Dinah - You might want to re-think that Ben, you see Blake has a way of not telling my father everything

Blake - Dinah...

Dinah - We were getting along so well there for awhile, but what are you going to do? I guess all good things come to an end, I'm sure you noticed

Dinah leaves/Blake goes into Ben's room

Blake - What kind of animal are you? How can you come on to her like that? She's your niece - she's your brother's daughter

Ben - Well since Ross never informed me of my birthright, all Dinah is to me is a very attractive lady, just like you

Blake - I'm out of here

Ben - Ohhhh, wait a second, promises were made and your the one who made them

Blake - Oh you didn't honestly think I was going to sleep with you did you?

Ben - Honestly? No, no, I did think you'd say too much though and you didn't disappoint me

Blake - What are you talking about?

Ben - Every word you uttered is on tape. Do you recall sleep with you? - I'm sure the judiciary would love to hear the lengths to which your going to help your husband. Hell, your tactics might even cost Ross the DA's job

Next scene

Blake - You taped me?

Ben - It's my right

Blake - According to whom?

Ben - According to the law's of this state, as long as one person is aware the conversation is being taped, it's admissable anywhere

Blake - Where is it? Where is it? What did you... You can't do this to Ross, please I beg you, don't do this to him, he doesn't deserve this

Ben - Says who?

Blake - You don't want to hurt your own brother

Ben - I think your overestimating my sentementality Blake

Blake - Listen, this is my fault, I made the mistake so why don't you just give me the tape and then we'll forget about this whole thing okay

Ben laughing - And if I give you the tape, what do I get?

Blake - Is it that important for you to get me into bed?

Ben - Well it depends

Blake - On what?

Ben - On how good you are (takes off his jacket)

Blake - You don't have a tape - you lied, you son of a

Ben - Careful, careful, your talking about Ross' mother too

Blake - You would stoop to any low to get what you want

Ben - Hey, can you blame a guy for trying? Anyway, does Ross get you this excited?

Blake knocks the drink in his hand so that it splashes everywhere

Blake - Your filth, you and your client - you don't deserve to be Ross' brother

Blake storms out

Ben - You'll be back. Maybe not this week, but some day

Setting the scene - After the trial, Ben is at the Towers - Rick comes over to him, very angry!

Ben - Doctor Bauer - would you like a spritz?

Rick - I'm not here for a damn social visit - I'm here to inform you that I'm bringing you up on criminal charges

Ben - Oh really? Such as what?

Rick - Obstruction of justice, tampering with a witness just to name two

Ben - Those are serious allegations

Rick - Terri Clark came by to visit Abby, she told us that Roy Meecham brutalized her, just like he brutalizzed Abby, but you knew that didn't you - except that Terri was raped

Ben - Well the name rings a bell but I

Rick - Spare me the ficamimic crap, and I'd wipe that smug look of my face if I were you, Terri's ready to come forward now, no thanks to you and what ever you said to her before the trial - she's ready to testify and she's ready to do it right now Benie

Ben - Well I thought your finacee was copping a plea bargin

Rick - Abby is not going to be anybody's damn sacraficiale lamb, not after finding out that Roy was busy violating other women, you see, Terri's story convinced Abby to fight

Ben - Really?

Rick - That's right. Terri's testimony would have been crucial evidence in the case against Roy, but somehow the prosecution never got a hold of it, did they?

Ben - Them's the breaks

Rick - Yeah, that's because Terri was advised not to come forward by a fast talking, exploitive attorney who had is own agenda, who would have crucified that girl as soon as she got on the stand - that attorney was you Ben, wasn't it? You would have let that man walk on the streets and do it all over again, you would have let him come after Abby

Ben - It was the judge who set Roy free, all I did was present my case

Rick - You manipulated that woman from telling the truth - what kind of man are you?

Ben - I'm a lawyer, the kind of lawyer who knows how to win at all costs, a much better lawyer then the lawyer who prosecuted the case, and exactly the kind of lawyer that Abigail needs right now

Next scene

Rick - I would rather eat ground glass then have you represtent Abby

Ben - Then you might be eating it while visiting your finacee on death row my friend. An entire courtroom full of people saw her shoot Roy Meecham in cold blood

Rick - No jury in their right minds would convict Abby

Ben - That what Ross told you? But then Ross had Abigail convinced to accept the plea bargin didn't he? Let me give you a little piece of advice, free of charge - be very careful what counsellor to take from my brother, you see he's the one who let Roy walk, because either he didn't see my defense coming or he simply didn't have an answer for it

Rick - Ben, you need new material

Rick starts to leave

Ben - Dr Bauer, you don't have to like me to hire me. My last client, the slime bucket you called him, I got him off

Rick - Yeah, and your proud of that aren't you?

Ben - I did what I was suppose to do - I did whatever it took, I did my job. But you don't want to hear the dirty little realities do you? You want to trust in God, in the innate goodness of man, that's fine - I hope it keeps you warm at night

Rick - This is just a game to you isn't it? You don't give a damn about Abby you know, you just want to go round two with Ross

Ben - What's the difference - as long as I win and Abigail goes free - isn't that the only thing that matters?

Next scene

Ben - I want to take this case because I know I can get Abigail off. If I said that I feel responsible for what happened to her would you beleive it?

Rick - No, because you don't know the meaning of the word guilt Ben

Ben - Well as I said the only that matters is that I have the tools to get the job done

Rick - Is that so ?

Ben - This isn't a popularity contest Rick. This isn't about whether or not your going to invite me over to your house for fondoo, it's about winning

Rick - At all cost, right?

Ben - Like I said, you don't have to like me

Rick - Oh that's the easy part, beleive me

Ben - You know, the judge in Roy's hated my guts, she said she thought Roy should go to jail, but she had to let him go free, just as the next judge will have to let Abby go free - If I'm representing her, because I'm good at what I do. Now your going to have to ask yourself what it is you really want here, and what your willing to do to make that happen

Rick gets up to leave

Rick - I want her free

Ben - Good. Good

Rick is almost out the door - Blake has been watching them

Blake - Rick, I saw you talking to Ben Warren - what were you doing talking to that poor excuse for a human being?

Rick - No offense Blake but it's none of your business

Blake goes over to Ben

Blake - Why don't you just go and crawl back under your rock and leave decent people like Rick and Abigail alone

Ben - And it's good to see you again too Blake

Blake - I want to know what you were talking to Rick about

Ben - Oh you mean Rick Bauer, the father of one of your children? Next scene

Blake - How dare you use my children to get back at Ross

Ben - I have no idea what your talking about

Blake - Oh no? Why don't you tell me what that little chat with Rick was all about

Ben - Dr Bauer was telling me that his financee has decided to stand trial for murder, so I imagine the last thing on his mind is going to be getting custody of his little boy - unless, Abigail's convicted, sent to prison, I think Rick will probably be lonely, he'll probably want his little boy around the house to help fill up the void. You better hope that Rick hires Abigail a damn good lawyer

Blake - What are you saying?

Ben - Oh Rick Bauer and I started off on the wrong foot I think, but I'm beginning to think that Rick is an okay guy

Blake - Why are you doing this? I mean really - why are you so intent on crucifying Ross?

Ben - I thought you knew that Blake

Blake - How many times does he have to apologise for not telling you who your mother was? How long are you going to hold this grudge?

Ben - Grudge? Ross took my life away from me, I just want to take his away from him

Blake - Meaning what exactly?

Ben - I'm going to take away everything that he loves and I mean everything

Later on in the episode, Ross comes to the towers as Ben is about to leave

Ross - You can forget about representing Abigail

Ben - Says who?

Ross - The man who's going to

Ben - But I thought you were the representative of the people, good and mighty district attorney

Ross - Yes, I re-signed and you knew that

Ben - Oh yeah, your wife mentioned something about that... Well I'm still interested in representing Abby - I'll flip you for it

Ross - You don't care about Abigail, you just want to see if you can beat me

Ben - Maybe. Maybe not. It did occur to me that after I get Abigail off, I could represent Rick, he's going to need a good lawyer to get his kid away from you

Ross - I'll see you in hell first

Next scene

Ross - Leave my sons out of this

Ben - But Kevin isn't really yours, is he? Rick is his biological father

Ross - Back off Ben

Ben - Oh, can't do that

Ross - Because you won't win this one

Ben - Yes I will - I will win every battle I wage against you, because it means that much

Ross - Did you come all the way to Springfield just to hurt me?

Ben - I would have gone around the world to take your life apart

Ross - I explained why I did what I did

Ben - There's no excuse for taking someone's family, denying me my birth right, the chance to know my own mother. No matter how long it takes, when I walk away from here you will have nothing, because I want you to know what that feels like Ross goes and talks to an employee at Towers

Ross - Excuse me, will you tell Mrs Marler that I will be back

Ben - What are you doing?

Ross - We're going to settle this once and for all

Ross leads Ben away

Next scene

Ross and Ben arrive at Carriage House

Ben - Is this some big brother come into the woodshed, I'll teach you a lesson? You see I wouldn't know, not having had a family. You better tell me before I start a scene and scare the kiddies

Ross - Their at my mother-in-laws, we're alone

Ross looks through the closet

Ben - What are you looking for - a gun? You going to shoot me and bury me in the yard, is that how far you'd go, to protect your picture perfect, little picket fence life?

Ross comes over with a box, Ross - Sit down

Ben - No, I'll stand. No on second thought I'm just going to go - seeya

Ross - Don't you want to find out about this life that you think you've missed? Ben, just drop the attitude - come over here and look at this

Ben - What am I looking at?

Ross hands Ben a photo Ross - Our mother

Next scene

Ross - She was even prettier then that, this was taken before her eyes started to reflect nothing but sadness

Ben - Yeah well, you had a chance to see that didn't you, and you never gave me that chance

Ross - I got no satisfaction from keeping the truth from you - I wanted to tell you that you were my brother, when you came back and asked about your mother, I wrestled long and hard about what to do

Ben - Yeah and I guess we know who won don't we

Ross - You think you know why I did it, but you don't

Ben - So I'm listening

Ross - Our mother had a very strict upbringing, she beleived that a woman had her place and all the men in her life, all the men re-enforced that, she beleived that a good woman just didn't make waves, when my Dad died I was too young to understand how devestated she was, it was years before I undertood what appearences meant to that woman. She worked hard Ben, all the time, with little reward and when she wanted the company and comfort of a man she worked equally hard to hide that from me because of her upbringing she was ashamed of these needs and she was devestated needless to say when she became pregnant with you

Ben - Needless to say

Ross - I vowed to protect her from any more pain and when you came around I wanted to protect her from her memory of this proceived shame, and by then she was sick, I was afraid that meeting you would make her last days agony Ben, I was acting out of love

Ben - And after she died you still didn't tell me the truth - are you going to tell me you were acting out of love then as well?

Next scene

Ross - What is it you want?

Ben - Something you can't give me

Ross - Ben I'm sorry, I am sorry that I kept the truth from you - but it was between hurting you and hurting my mother and she was a sick old woman, Ben it would probably would have been worse if you had met her because she would've turned away, she would have been in denial, she wouldn't have accepted anything

Ben - Yes but we will never know that will we? Because you decided to play God - with my life and with hers

Ross - No, I wasn't, I was trying to do the best I could in a very difficult situation and yes, maybe I made a mistake but I was not trying to hurt you I was trying to protect my mother. And for her sake, God rest her sole, maybe we should start acting like brothers

Ben - And what is that like? Tell me

Ross - Ben, I don't know, we would have to work that out together

Ben - Hmm, so your going to waltz me around, introduce me to the folks, call up Justin and Lanie, tell them they've got a baby brother

Ross - I don't know, whatever it is that you want to do, we would do what families do

Ben - Yeah, but I don't know what that is Ross. So your just going to welcome me into your heart and home, is that it?

Ross - That would be better then having you destroy it

Blake comes in with the boys/talks to Ross

Blake - Ben

Ross - Ben and I had some things to work out

Ben - Ross was just saying we could be family

Ross picks up Kevin

Ben - That's Kevin, isn't it?

Ross - Yes

Ben - Hey, Kevin, Kevin - what to play ball with Uncle Ben, huh?

Ross - Ben and I were trying to take a first step towards something, hoping that things will change

Blake - Your wrong Ross, nothing's changed

Next scene

Ross - So everything I said to you - it didn't mean anything?

Ben - Oh you got alot off your chest (Blake gives Kevin back to Ross), your about to get something on your chest, but Blake is right, it doesn't change anything

Ross - So you would rather argue with me? You would rather fight me, rather then change anything, try to be a family in any way

Ben - Because you took away my real family Ross. I'm like Kevin here, caught between two daddies in limbo

Ross - No, he's my son

Ben - Oh your good Ross, very creative, very innovative and you got rid of me once before with your money, college tuition, fancy job, but I've learned my lesson, a few sad stories and old photo's isn't going to get rid of me this time

Ross - That's not why I showed you this

Ben - What you showed me makes me want to destroy you even more. Goodnight - thanks for the memories

Setting the scene-

Blake has just turned up at Ben's hotel room door...

Ben opens door after seeing who it is...

Ben - Hello. (contiues to talk into tape recorder) I think Marshell wrote an opinion on it, and fax the supreme court, we need access to the archieves (clicks tape off)

Blake - Your so thrilled with your own self-importance it's like a political cartoon

Ben - Oh sexy and funny - that's kind of an irresistable combination don't you think?

Blake - Pompous and slimy - how irresistable is that

Ben - So did you come by for a little chit-chat... or did you have something a little more intimate in mind?

Blake walks into the room

Ben speaks into the recorder again

Ben - Memo re. Christmas presents - Blake, one black teddy and garter

Blake goes and takes the recorder Blake - Funny

Ben - It's my present - you in a black teddy and spiked heels

Blake - Well Christmas is just going to have to wait for you pal, because Ross' resignation as DA has been accepted, and Abby has hired him to defend her so you can just pack up your designer bags and hit the road

Ben - And I thought I'd gotten through to your old boyfriend there, Rick

Blake - He was never my boyfriend, and it was Abby's decision - she hired Ross, in fact I do beleive she is sitting in our living room even as we speak

Ben - Wrong lawyer, that's a big mistake

Blake - You made the mistake counsellor, coming here and acting so dispicably to my family and to Ross

Ben - I acted dispicably to Ross???

Blake - He explained why he did what he did, he even apologised to you

Ben - How? By taking me down memory lane, those memories should have been mine

Blake - Go away Ben

Ben - I'm not going anyway Blake and I'm not through with Ross, I'm just getting started here

Blake - You know, I could almost feel sorry for you, you've lost touch with reality you really need to get a grip

Ben - It's that an offer?

Blake - Go back to New York and leave us in peace Ben

Ben - Oh don't count me out Blake - comebacks are my specialty

Next scene

Blake - You know Ben there won't be any comebacks, your all washed up in this town, I'm only sorry you won't be able to stick around and see Ross win, show you who's the better lawyer

Ben, laughing, - You are something you know that? In fact your one of the main reasons I'm going to stay in Springfield

Blake - What are you talking about?

Ben - Why not? It's a pretty town, people are civil, the women are beautiful - unpredictable, seen a couple of nice restarants, in fact isn' t there a for sale sign on the house across the street from you?

Blake - It already has it's fill of termites. No Ben really, there's nothing for you here, nothing that would interest a big hotshot like you

Ben - Oh you'd be suprised at what interests me, my friend... My nephews for instance, maybe I should stick around and watch them grow up, toss a football with them on crisp autumn afternoons, we could be like the Kennedy's hanging out on Sunday's, everyone sitting down to dinner, the table creaking with home cookiing, the adults discussing the week's events, the kiddies laughing gaily as they play - I can see it all now, the Marler clan

Blake - How about the solo Warren clan - sitting in his New York apartment heating up his tv dinners

Ben - Hardly. But you know, you look like a gambling woman to me. I'll tell you what, I'll make you a bet, if Ross wins I'll leave Springfield forever - but if he doesn't win and I have something to do with it then you sleep with me

Blake - What???

Ben - Why not? I don't drop good ideas easily. What do you say?

Next scene

Ben - I'll take that as a yes, we have a bet

Blake - I don't know what your talking about. First of all, how are you going to be responsible for Ross losing - really, I mean Abby chose him to represent her, she did not chose you and then there's nobody in the DA's office who can touch Ross as a lawyer so the case is in the bag

Ben - And I took you for a gambling woman. You gambled with the secret of your son's paternity, but you lost that one didn't you?

Blake - I lost nothing, I have my twins

Ben - So your not at all sure your husband can pull this off are you?

Blake - Oh that's just absolutely ridiculous

Ben - So take the bet and prove it's ridiculous

Blake - Ross is going to win this thing in a walk

Ben - You have no doubts? You can tell me

Blake - Oh I keep telling you

Ben - Well then take the bet, I mean you act like your talking big and all but your not backing it up with anything

Blake - Oh it's going to feel so sweet to beat you - okay the bet's on

Ben - So we have a deal

Blake - Deal (goes to walk out) mutters - Ridiculous

Ben - Don't think I won't collect when I win. When this case is over not only will I have you, your going to like it

Blake - You know what I love? I just love a man who's all talk and no action

Ben - Is that why you married Ross?

Blake goes to hit Ben - she leaves

Setting the scene: Blake and Ross are at the suprise wedding for Hart and Dinah. Ben comes up while Blake and Ross are dancing and steps in

Blake: You know, I was hoping I'd seen the last of you

Ben: Oh but the best is yet to come

Blake starts to move away

Ben: Where are you going?

Blake: Away from you

Next scene

Ben: You'd better congratulate me big brother

Ross: For what?

Ben: Trial of Abigail Bloom

Ross: Well dream on Ben, Abigail has made her decision, I'm her lawyer and it's too late to steal her

Ben: You really think so? Actually I'm not going to defend her - I'm going to prossecute her. I've just been named the new District Attorney for Springfield

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Ross: Ben I don't believe it, you can't possibly be the new District Attorney

Ben: Oh but I am Ross. You better face facts - I'm going to beat you in court again, and again and again and I'm going to dig away at your little life until you have nothing left but regret

Next scene

Ross: Okay Ben how did you manage to get the District Attorney's job?

Ben: Oh the govonner and I go way back. He was happy to apoint me as your successor

Ross: So you left a lucrative job, a lucrative practice in New York city just to get back at me?

Ben: I told ya, I would do anything it took to ruin you, your career, your family, whatever it takes. Try the potato salad...

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Ross: You know Ben you can come after me all you want, it really doesn't matter to me, but don't sacrafice an innocent young woman in the process

Ben: Innocent? I don't think so Ross - Abigail Bloom shot a man in a court room full of witnesses, she'll have to pay for her crime just like you'll have to pay for yours

Ross: I'm glad our mother's not here to see how you turned out

Ben: Your daugther's just about to be married Ross - I think you and your juicy little wife should be getting ready to give her away... I'll say one thing for you, you may be soft but you've got an eye for women - Blake's got a some spark... Is it tough to keep her happy?

Ross: Go to hell

Ben: Oh uh, by the way - did Blake tell you about our bet?

Ross: What?

Ben: Our bet - why don't you ask her about it