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There were two inexplicable things about "The Paper Chase" that bothered me--does Hart actually EVER work when he's at Ernie's and is Professor Kingsfield human? Well, the second is actually addressed here a bit, though once again you can assume Ernie pays Hart though it can't possibly have anything to do with waiting tables, as once again Hart is too busy with stuff to work.

The show begins with Hart and the gang learning that Ernie's Tavern is being closed in order for the school to build a parking lot. Hart, as usual, decides to go off on a crusade and makes it his sacred duty to stop the march of progress. He soon learns that Kingsfield is actually on the same committee that is pushing for the parking lot! And, when he appeals to Kingsfield, the meeting seems to be for naught. However, later, when he is off work, Kingsfield VERY UNCHARACTERISTICALLY goes to Ernie's to reminisce about the good 'ol days--proving, or at least hinting, that he is actually human! But, he cannot relent in being who he is and Hart insists he cannot relent in trying to find some legal basis for stopping the demolition. What's to become of the problem? Aside from learning that Kingsfield might be an old softy (underneath a bazillion layers of iron), this seemed like a rather weak episode. It wasn't entirely logical and Hart's campaign seemed a bit obsessive to say the least--making you wonder how he could be one of the brightest and best law students (when does he find time?!).