:30:02
lt's the law. Yours is a unique case.
:30:05
Normally, the wife would be deceased.
:30:07
She ran out on her kids.
What kind of mother would do that?
:30:10
We could argue that she's emotionally
incapable of bringing up the children...
:30:15
but l'm afraid all of that is,
strictly speaking, irrelevant.
:30:18
The law still requires her consent...
:30:20
no matter how irresponsibly
she may have behaved.
:30:22
To hell with the law.
:30:25
That attitude will get us nowhere, Desmond.
:30:30
l've done everything l was asked to do.
:30:33
That District Judge or Justice
didn't tell me l'd need my wife's consent.
:30:37
He definitely misdirected you,
which gives us a useful basis for a start.
:30:41
But it may not be material enough...
:30:43
for a challenge in law,
as there are no precedents for your case.
:30:47
We'll make the bloody precedent!
l want justice!
:30:50
The law and justice
are two entirely different things.
:30:54
Jesus. You can say that again.
:30:56
Of course, l'm only a solicitor.
:30:58
l'm not entitled to speak
in a court case like this.
:31:01
We need a barrister.
And they're very expensive.
:31:04
l don't care how much it costs.
:31:06
l'll work round the clock, if l have to.
:31:10
To fight Church and State
is to fight Goliath.
:31:16
David beat Goliath, in the book l read.
:31:24
-lt's a first edition.
-ls it?
:31:26
Yeats.
:31:27
lt'll be grand, l tell you.
l've got it all worked out, Dad.
:31:30
Don't worry about it.
:31:37
-Get us another pint.
-You'll have another one?
:31:40
l will.
:31:42
Make mine a large one, Bernadette.
A pint for Desmond.
:31:45
You two are knocking them back tonight.
:31:47
Poor Dessie's going through
a rough time lately.
:31:49
Aren't we all fond of a drink?
:31:51
That's right, Henry.
You can't hold that against a man, can you?
:31:54
That lad of yours is going through hell.
:31:57
-l think he's drinking to forget.
-You're right, Fergal.