dennis murphy (voiceover): prem burns watched her in action. chiquita was one to speak her mind and dress how she wanted, in conservative lady lawyer pantsuits one day and stilettos and spiky hair the next. she would walk into a courtroom, and she looked like she owned the place. you could hear her coming before you saw her, huh? you could. you could. and we always joked because chiquita would wear four-inch heels and just strut in. and you knew chiquita tate was in the courtroom. dennis murphy (voiceover): another thing, chiquita was all about family. she hired her sister, danita, to help in the office. and danita knew better than anyone that hard-driving chiquita could be sunny one minute and a gulf coast storm the next. she fired me, like, every week. dennis murphy: she fired you? yeah, every week. and then-- you were her office assistant? yeah, and at night, she would call me and say, we'll talk. and then she'll say, see you in the morning. and i'm like, i thought i was fired. [chuckles] dennis murphy (voiceover): in fact, it was a skirmish