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Eugene: I DIDN'T SAY I DIDN'T LIKE IT.

IT'S JUST SHORT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL SHORT.

I AGREE.

AND I BET IT'S MORE MANAGEABLE,

LIKE WHEN YOU USE BRECK OR SOMETHING.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A TOUGH TIME

PROVING YOU WERE AFTER TOURISTS.

MY CONCERN IS IT WON'T MATTER.

I JUST WANTED THE MONEY.

LIKE THAT DO.

HEY, WARREN, WARREN, A JURY IS A JURY.

YOU SNATCHED A HANDBAG OUT OF AN OLD LADY'S HAND,

AND THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO PUT YOU IN JAIL-- HEY, HEY, HEY!

YOU GOT TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.

OK.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, WEAR A TIE.

DONNELL AND ASSOCIATES.

Heric: GET ME BOBBY DONNELL.

MR. DONNELL ISN'T AVAILABLE. CAN I--OK.

TELL YOUR POSSE TO GET DOWN HERE RIGHT AWAY.

YES.

TELL THEM IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

I'LL TELL THEM. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

E-M-E-R-

YES, JOEY, I GOT THAT. I'LL TELL THEM. G-E-N-C-Y.

JOEY HERIC. HE SAYS HE NEEDS YOU TO COME TO HIS PLACE.

OH, NO, NO, NO. NOT ME.

HE SAYS IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

YEAH? EMERGENCY? WHAT DID HE DO, KILL MARTY NOW?

TELL BOBBY.

I WILL, BUT YOU BETTER GET OVER THERE.

FORGET ABOUT IT. I'M NOT GOIN'.

THERE IS NO WAY THAT I AM GOING.

I AM NOT GOING ALONE.

MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION WAS TO NEVER LAY EYES ON HIM AGAIN.

JUST DON'T LET HIM BAIT YOU.

YEAH. YOU WATCH. HE'S KILLED SOMEBODY. I PROMISE YOU.

[KNOCKING]

[FOOTSTEPS]

ALL I WANT TO SAY IS PLEASE DON'T JUDGE ME.

Ellenor: ALL RIGHT, WHERE'S MARTY?

TELL ME YOU DIDN'T KILL MARTY.

THERE YOU GO JUDGING ME.

CAN YOU KEEP YOUR MIND AJAR, IF NOT OPEN, YOU HIPPO?

LISTEN, YOU PSYCHO, WHY'D YOU CALL US DOWN HERE?

IT'S MARTY.

HE'S NOT HIMSELF.

THERE.

HE LOOKS PALE.

AGAIN, I ASK YOU NOT TO JUDGE ME.

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

2 LOVERS, AND THEY'RE BOTH DEAD?

LUCKY I'M NOT A FLIRT.

QUIET! NOW, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED, YOU KILLED HIM?

DON'T YOU FIRST WANT TO GIVE ME THE BIG ADVISORY,

"BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY, WE'LL BE STUCK WITH IT"?

NO. THIS TIME YOU TELL ME THE DAMN TRUTH!

I KILLED HIM.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO.

I WAS TRYING TO WIN AN ARGUMENT.

YOU KNOW, THE LAST WORD CAN BE SO HARD!

YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE YOU GOT AWAY WITH IT LAST TIME

YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT WHENEVER?

YES.

YOU'RE SICK, JOEY.

ASIDE FROM THAT, LET'S FOCUS.

NOW, LAST TIME, I HAD A RED HERRING TO WORK WITH.

THIS TIME I DON'T. I'M THE ONLY SUSPECT,

AND CONSIDERING HOW LAZY THE DAMN POLICE ARE,

THEY'LL JUST SETTLE ON ME, WON'T THEY? THEY WON'T GO SEARCH.

THEY'LL SAY, "HE KILLED BEFORE, HE DID IT AGAIN HERE."

AND THEY'D BE RIGHT.

MARTY IS KNOWN FOR A TEMPER.

I MEAN, AFTER ALL, WE KNOW HE DID THREATEN TO KILL PETER,

AND I CAUGHT A BREAK HERE:

HE WAS HOLDING THAT KNIFE IN HIS HAND

BEFORE IT REACHED ITS FINAL DESTINATION,

SO SELF-DEFENSE IS VIABLE.

ALSO, WE CAN'T RULE OUT INSANITY.

I MEAN--HEH HEH--

GOODNESS, I GO AROUND KILLING PEOPLE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS GUY? IS HE SICK?

OBVIOUSLY.

ANYWAY, ELLENOR'S STARTING TRIAL TOMORROW--

I'M IN. JUST TELL ME WHERE TO START.

ARRAIGNMENT'S AT 10. I'M NOT EXPECTING TO GET BAIL.

DID HE GIVE ANY STATEMENTS--

NO, AND HE'S NOT GOING TO.

I'M GONNA MOVE FOR A FAST PROBABLE CAUSE.

NOW, I NEED SOME RESEARCH ON PRIOR BAD ACTS.

WE NEED TO SUPPRESS THE FACT THAT HE'S KILLED BEFORE.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE WORST PART ABOUT THIS IS?

WE COULD ACTUALLY GET HIM OFF AGAIN.

WE DON'T HAVE TO REPRESENT THE GUY.

I MEAN, WHY DO IT IF--

BECAUSE...WE CARE.

MY OTHER LAWYER SAID COME TO YOU.

HE SAID YOU'D BEATEN THEM BEFORE.

WE SETTLED. NOBODY REALLY BEATS THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.

IT'S UP AGAINST THE SAME LAWYER,

THE SAME FIRM YOU BEAT, SO--

MRS. CARROLL, EVEN IF WE CAN PROVE

YOUR SON IS ADDICTED TO CIGARETTES--

WHICH I DON'T THINK I AM.

YOU'VE TRIED THE PATCH, THE GUM.

YOU CAN'T QUIT, JEFFREY.

MY POINT IS, EVEN IF WE COULD PROVE ADDICTION,

WE CAN'T REALLY ESTABLISH DAMAGES. HE'S NOT SICK YET.

BUT HE WILL BE IF HE KEEPS SMOKING.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS YOU COULD JOIN INTO,

LAW FIRMS WHO SPECIALIZE--

I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT TAKES FOREVER.

MISS DOLE, I KNOW THIS ISN'T MUCH OF A CASE,

AND I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOME OF THIS.

A GOOD PARENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO STEER HIS SON AWAY FROM CIGARETTES,

BUT THEY HAVE TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY, TOO.

THEY ADVERTISE TO MAKE SMOKING SEEM COOL.

IT JUST ISN'T RIGHT,

AND I JUST CAN'T SIT BACK AND IGNORE IT.

EVEN SO--

COULD YOU JUST LOOK AT THE FILE?

I BROUGHT IT.

SURE.

OHH!

[SLAMS DRAWER]

ALL 3 VICTIMS WERE FROM OUT OF STATE.

DID THE DEFENDANT HAVE REASON TO KNOW THEY WERE TOURISTS?

OBJECTION!

OVERRULED.

YOUR HONOR, THIS WITNESS HAS NO FOUNDATION

AS TO THE DEFENDANT'S STATE OF MIND,

PLUS THE QUESTION ASSUMES FACTS NOT IN EVIDENCE.

OVERRULED.

BEING FROM OUT OF STATE

DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MAKE SOMEBODY A TOURIST.

MISS FRUTT, I'VE OVERRULED YOU 3 TIMES.

DO YOU WANT THE BAILIFF TO GET INVOLVED?

PLANT YOURSELF BACK IN THAT CHAIR.

OFFICER, DID THE DEFENDANT EVER ROB A PERSON

THAT WAS NOT FROM OUT OF STATE?

LAST YEAR, HE ACCOSTED A WOMAN NAMED MARIE TEACHER.

IN THAT CASE, UPON DISCOVERING SHE WAS A BOSTON WOMAN--

OBJECTION. THIS GOES TO MY CLIENT'S STATE OF MIND AGAIN.

THE OBJECTION IS OVERRULED.

HOW CAN THIS WITNESS SPEAK TO INTENT? HE WASN'T EVEN THERE.

COUNSEL.

PLUS WHICH INTENT TO EFFECT COMMERCE

ISN'T EVEN AN ELEMENT OF THE CRIME!

ONE MORE INTERRUPTION...

72314,

COMMONWEALTH VS. JOSEPH HERIC,

MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.

ROBERT DONNELL FOR THE DEFENDANT, YOUR HONOR.

WE WAIVE READING, ASK FOR PROBABLE CAUSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BAIL?

YOUR HONOR, WE ARE ASKING THAT BAIL BE DENIED.

THIS MAN HAS KILLED BEFORE...

MY CLIENT HAS NO RECORD OF KILLING ANYONE.

HE HAS ONLY ONE CHARGE, WHICH GOES TO AIDING AND ABETTING.

I'M DENYING BAIL.

PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING TOMORROW AT 10:00. NEXT.

MMM. YOU GET THE HONORS AGAIN.

NOW I KNOW THAT THERE'S A GOD.

I HAVE BEEN PRAYING EVERY NIGHT I'D GET THIS GUY BACK.

WE'RE OPEN TO A PLEA: MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT.

THAT'S VERY CUTE.

YOU KNOW, IF I LOSE THIS CASE,

I AM GOING TO RUN THROUGH THIS BUILDING ABSOLUTELY NAKED.

Bobby: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU SAY NOTHING.

THE QUESTION IS, IS IT POSSIBLE?

CAN YOU GO A DAY WITHOUT OPENING YOUR MOUTH?

LET ME SEE.

NO.

YOU THINK I'M KIDDING?

THEY MAY PLANT AN INFORMANT IN YOUR CELL.

THEY'RE NOT ADVERSE TO PULLING STUNTS.

THEY'LL GET YOU ANY WAY THEY CAN,

EVEN NOW, THEY COULD BE LISTENING.

SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?

I THINK THEY MOVED TOO FAST ON THE ARREST.

THEY GOT OVERANXIOUS.

PROBABLE CAUSE IS TOMORROW.

WE'LL KNOW THEN.

UNTIL TOMORROW, YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

YOU CANNOT, CANNOT, CANNOTTAKE THIS CASE!

I'LL JUST TRY ONE SHOT--

LINDSAY-- ONE VISIT WITH THE PROFESSOR.

GOD!

IT CAN'T HURT, REBECCA.

CAN'T HURT?

LAST TIME, WE ALMOST WENT BANKRUPT. WE BAILED OUT--

AND WE ENDED UP MAKING MONEY!

YOU KNOW WHAT? CIGARETTE COMPANIES DO TARGET TEENAGERS.

IF THAT KID'S ADDICTED,

WHY SHOULDN'T THEY BE HELD RESPONSIBLE?

AND OFF WE GO.

ONE MEETING.

IT'S WORTH A TRY.

AND YOUR STUDIES SHOW THAT CRIME AFFECTS TOURISM?

VERY MUCH SO.

PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO VACATION IN PLACES

WHERE THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE.

AFTER RENTAL CARS WERE TARGETED IN FLORIDA,

EUROPEAN TOURISTS STAYED AWAY IN DROVES.

IN COST THE STATE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY DIRECT EVIDENCE THAT MY CLIENT HAS AFFECTED COMMERCE?

NOT EVIDENCE DIRECTLY TO YOUR CLIENT,

BUT CRIME IN GENERAL, YES--

CRIME IN GENERAL.

AND DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE THAT PURSE-SNATCHING

HAS AFFECTED TOURISM HERE?

I CAN'T CITE STATISTICS.

CITE ANYTHING. Melnick: OBJECTION.

SUSTAINED.

BUT ISN'T IT THE PUBLICITY OF CRIME

THAT REALLY HAS THE MOST DIRECT INFLUENCE?

YES.

AND DOES PURSE-SNATCHING GET A LOT OF PLAY IN THE MEDIA HERE?

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

AND TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, HAS ANY CRIME EVER COMMITTED BY MY CLIENT

BEEN REPORTED TO THE PRESS?

OBJECTION, RELEVANCE. SUSTAINED.

YOUR HONOR, THE CHARGE HERE IS THAT MY CLIENT HAS AFFECTED COMMERCE.

THIS WITNESS IS THE ONE SAYING THAT HE HAS.

THE WITNESS IS NOT TESTIFYING TO THE MEDIA.

THE OBJECTION IS SUSTAINED.

MR. SAMUELSON, HAS THE PROSECUTION PAID YOU FOR TODAY'S TESTIMONY?

I'VE RECEIVED A SMALL STIPEND FOR MY EXPENSES.

AND WOULD THAT BE MORE OR LESS THAN THEY'VE PAID THE JUDGE?

KEPT ME IN THERE 6 HOURS!

WHAT IS THE DEAL?

THE JUDGE PLANS TO RUN FOR CONGRESS, I DON'T KNOW.

HE HAS A THING ABOUT REPEAT OFFENDERS.

THEY OFFERING ANY PLEA?

NOT YET. THEY'RE GONNA FINISH UP THIS MORNING,

I WILL BE MOVING FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT. HOW'S PSYCHO?

OH, DON'T ASK.

HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

MEETING.

SHE TOOK A TOBACCO CASE.

WHAT?

I AGREED TO A MEETING. REBECCA.

YOU WANT ME?

SCOTT SAID PICK A BODY.

YOU'RE NOT STILL SEEING DONALD, ARE YOU?

NO.

WOULD YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE GOING UP AGAINST HIM?

NO.

I CAN'T LET THIS HERIC GUY WALK TWICE.

HE COMPLETELY SUCKERED ME LAST TIME.

WHAT TIME'S THE P.C.?

10:00.

SO WHAT DO YOU SAY? TEAM?

TEAM.

LINDSAY, I CAN'T JUST CUT A CHECK TO SOMEONE

BECAUSE HER LAWYER HAPPENS TO BE A FORMER STUDENT OF MINE.

YOU COULD GET OUT WITH NUISANCE.

THE BOY ISN'T EVEN SICK. HE COULD BE.

HE COULD BE.

YOU DON'T WANT THIS CASE TO COME TO TRIAL.

IT'LL BRING ATTENTION TO THE FACT

THAT TOBACCO COMPANIES SPECIFICALLY TARGET TEENAGERS.

LINDSAY, I'M NOT EVEN AWARE OF THIS CASE.

YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T EXPECT ME TO MAKE AN OFFER ON IT.

HOWEVER...

I CAN MAKE AN OFFER TO YOU.

SORRY?

COME WORK HERE.

PROFESSOR--

DON'T TELL ME THE HEADHUNTERS AREN'T CALLING.

YOUR REPUTATION IS...

WELL, LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.

IT COULDN'T BE MORE OPPOSITE TO THE ONE ENJOYED BY YOUR FIRM.

MY FIRM HAS A PRETTY GOOD TRACK RECORD, PROFESSOR.

TRACK RECORD GOES WITH WINS AND LOSSES.

LINDSAY,

AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU ARE GOING TO WAKE UP AND ASK YOURSELF

"WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING?"

CRIMINAL LAW MIGHT BE EXCITING,

THE KIND OF SHORTCUT LITIGATION YOU PRACTICE MIGHT EVEN BE FUN.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN IT'S ALL OVER AND DONE,

YOU GO HOME WITH YOUR OWN LEGACY.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE PROUD OF YOURS

IF YOU STAY IN THAT FIRM,

AND I DON'T THINK I REALLY HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT.

I CAME IN HERE TO TALK ABOUT A CASE.

ON THAT, YOU'LL CERTAINLY GET NOTHING.

WHEN I ARRIVED, HE WAS THERE, 3 LAWYERS, AND A VICTIM.

DID HE TELL YOU ANYTHING?

NO, HE DID NOT.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

WE PLACED THE DEFENDANT UNDER ARREST.

Bobby: YOU MADE AN IMMEDIATE ARREST, DETECTIVE.

YOU DIDN'T WAIT TO INVESTIGATE.

YOU READ THIS MAN HIS RIGHTS,

YOU SLAPPED THE CUFFS ON HIM, AND HERE WE ARE.

WHAT PHYSICAL EVIDENCE DO YOU HAVE?

WE HAVE HIS FINGERPRINTS ON THE MURDER WEAPON.

WELL, THE MURDER WEAPON WAS A KITCHEN KNIFE IN HIS OWN KITCHEN.

IT WOULD SEEM.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NOTHING ELSE AT ALL?

WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE THE MAN KILLED HIS LAST LOVER WITH A KNIFE.

AND THAT FIGURED INTO YOUR THINKING HERE?

OF COURSE IT DID.

HE PLUNGED A KNIFE INTO THE CHEST OF A LOVER, KILLING HIM.

WE FIND HIM IN A ROOM WITH ANOTHER DEAD LOVER,

A KNIFE STUCK IN HIS CHEST.

DESPITE WHAT YOU HEARD, WE'RE NOT DOPES.

WE'RE THE DOPES.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE WAS GOOD, JOEY.

WHAT GOOD? WE LOST.

WHAT WAS THE GOAL, TO BUILD CHARACTER?

WE KNEW HE'D FIND PROBABLE CAUSE,

BUT WE SET UP OUR MOTION TO SUPPRESS PERFECTLY.

SUPPRESS? WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO SUPPRESS

OTHER THAN THE ILLUSION OF INTELLIGENCE?

WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP OUT OF EVIDENCE THE FACT YOU KILLED BEFORE.

IF WE DON'T--

CAN YOU?

CAN YOU SUPPRESS IT?

WE'RE GONNA TRY.

HELEN.

BOBBY.

SO, UH, I GUESS IT'S OK TO BE ON OPPOSITE SIDES NOW, HUH?

WELL, NO CONFLICT THIS TIME.

GUESS NOT.

AT THIS POINT, YOUR HONOR, I WOULD MOVE FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO ESTABLISH ANY EFFECT ON COMMERCE.

THERE IS NO BURDEN ON US UNDER THE HOBBS ACT TO PROVE AN ACTUAL EFFECT.

YOU WANT ME TO READ THE LAW?

STOP WITH THE WORD GAMES, COUNSEL.

WORD GAMES?

THE LAW IS A WORD GAME?

I AM LOSING PATIENCE.

UNITED STATES VS. BUFFY--

FOURTH CIRCUIT, NOT FIRST.

"GOVERNMENT FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE THE DEFENDANT'S CONDUCT

WAS REASONABLY LIKELY TO AFFECT INTERSTATE COMMERCE."

YOUR MOTION IS DENIED.

I AM LOSING MY PATIENCE.

THE HELL WITH PATIENCE.

YOU'VE LOST YOUR MIND,

AND THAT HASN'T SLOWED YOU DOWN.

YOU HAVE TO DROP IT. WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.

DID I SAY I WOULDN'T?

WELL, YOU'RE LOOKING THROUGH THE FILE, WHICH IS PAPER THIN.

I--I'M JUST... LOOK AT THIS,

MOTION TO PRODUCE.

IN RESPONSE TO ANY STUDIES INVOLVING SMOKING AND CANCER,

THEY CLAIM WORK PRODUCT,

MARKET RESEARCH STUDIES,

ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE.

GIVE ME A BREAK. THEY'VE PRODUCE NOTHING.

GEE.

[SIGHS]

WELL, AT LEAST I TRIED.

WHAT?

MAYBE THIS IS WHAT WE GO WITH.

WHAT, NOTHING?

LET'S DRAFT AN EX-PARTE MOTION TO COMPEL

AND FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT NAMING FINLEY HOAG.

THE LAW FIRM?

AND PEARSON PERSONALLY.

YOU CAN'T AMEND THIS LATE.

THEY'LL HIT YOU WITH ABUSE OF PROCESS FOR JUST TRYING.

I JUST WANT TO GET THEIR ATTENTION,

AND LEAK A COPY SO THEY'LL BE SURE TO SHOW UP.

LINDSAY, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO NOW?

NOTHING. THAT'S OUR CASE.

IT CAN'T BE ALLOWED INTO EVIDENCE THAT HE KILLED HIS FORMER LOVER.

GOES TO SHOW MODUS OPERANDI.

THE FINAL TEST HAS TO BE IS IT PREJUDICIAL OR NOT, AND WE KNOW THAT IT IS.

IF HE GOES TO CLAIM SELF-DEFENSE--

OR THAT IT WAS I HAVEN'T FINISHED. CAN I FINISH?

SOME KIND OF MISTAKE-- OR IS THAT AGAINST YOUR MODUS OPERANDI?

Judge: QUIET! QUIET DOWN!

MY CLIENT WOULDN'T GET A FAIR TRIAL

IF THE JURY LEARNS THAT HE KILLED HIS LAST LOVER.

THEY'D AUTOMATICALLY THINK THAT HE KILLED THIS GUY.

LET'S GIVE THE JURY SOME CREDIT HERE, SHALL WE?

MORE THAN YOUR DETECTIVE?

JUDGE, DETECTIVE McKREW SAID HIMSELF

HE MADE THE ARREST BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT MY CLIENT HAD KILLED BEFORE.

THAT WAS HIS TESTIMONY AT THE PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING.

YOUR HONOR, THE FACT THAT--

WHAT IS YOUR DEFENSE THEORY?

WE HAVEN'T DECIDED YET, JUDGE.

ALL RIGHT, IF THE DEFENSE ARGUES

HE ACCIDENTALLY STABBED THE VICTIM,

I WILL ALLOW EVIDENCE OF THE PRIOR STABBING.

OTHERWISE, THAT EVIDENCE WILL BE INADMISSIBLE.

YOUR HONOR, IT SHOULD BE ADMISSIBLE.

I HAVE MADE MY RULING, COUNSEL.

WE CAN SET PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULES IN CONFERENCE.

ADJOURNED.

[BANGS GAVEL]

THAT WAS BIG.

ALL THEY REALLY HAVE NOW IS THE FINGERPRINTS.

I LIKE IT.

SHE IS A NASTY LITTLE SNACK TREAT, ISN'T SHE?

I WASN'T TRYING TO AFFECT COMMERCE.

Ellenor: HOW MANY HANDBAGS

DO YOU THINK YOU'VE SNATCHED, WARREN?

HOW MANY TIMES I BEEN ARRESTED?

4.

4...

5 COUNTING THE ONE I GAVE BACK.

ALL RIGHT, WARREN, LET'S NOT LIE TO THIS JURY.

YOU SWIPE HANDBAGS.

BUT NEVER, EVER, EVER TO AFFECT COMMERCE.

SEE, THERE'S 2 THINGS I LOVE:

MY COUNTRY AND HANDBAGS.

YOU THINK YOU'RE CUTE, HUH?

YOU THINK YOU CAN STEAL FROM PEOPLE AND GET AWAY WITH IT

WITH A WINK AND A SMILE?

MY PERSONALITY IS MY BEST STRENGTH.

WELL, TRY TO LET THIS SINK IN.

WE HAVE A JUDGE WHO IS TRYING TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS.

AT EVERY TURN, HE IS STEERING THAT JURY TO FIND YOU GUILTY.

IF YOU GO TO PRISON--

LOOK AT ME. IF YOU GO TO PRISON,

YOUR BUNKMATES, THEY'RE GONNA FIND YOU REALLY CUTE.

YOU'RE A GOOD KID, WARREN.

I DON'T WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE OVER.

BUT IF WE LOSE HERE...

IT IS TIME TO PLAY GROWNUP.

I THINK WE GOT A SHOT.

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING.

THERE'S NO EVIDENCE. IT'S JOEY'S WORD AGAINST MARTY'S.

CAN'T THEY TELL FROM THE ENTRY WOUND

WHO DID THE THRUSTING?

NOT TO A MEDICAL CERTAINTY.

SO BIG JOEY COULD BE OUT ON THE STREET, FREE TO DATE?

THERE'S STILL FORENSICS.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GONNA TELL US.

[DOOR OPENS]

YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU GOT HIS ATTENTION.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

SHE SUED HIM.

IS THERE SOMEWHERE WE CAN SPEAK IN PRIVATE?

ON WHAT BASIS DO YOU SUE MY FIRM OR ME?

ON THE BASIS OF A HUNCH.

YOU'RE HIDING DOCUMENTS,

OR YOU'RE HELPING YOUR CLIENTS HIDE THEM.

WE COULD SETTLE RIGHT NOW AND MAKE IT ALL GO AWAY.

LAWYERS ARE EXPECTED TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT,

BUT TO STOOP TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS...

JUST THIS MORNING I WAS TRYING TO PERSUADE YOU NOT TO BECOME SOMETHING

THAT YOU'VE CLEARLY ALREADY BECOME.

WHAT I'VE BECOME, PROFESSOR,

IS SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T QUITE TRUST YOU

WHEN YOU OR YOUR FIRM

CLAIM YOU HAVE NO STUDIES CONCERNING SMOKING AND CANCER.

IF YOU HAD READ OUR RESPONSES CAREFULLY,

WE CLAIM TO HAVE NO DISCOVERABLE STUDIES.

MEANING WHAT,

THEY'RE PROTECTED BY ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE?

I DON'T THINKS SO.

YOU THINK YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO GO UP AGAINST THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY?

YOUR CLIENTS LIKE TO BULLY ANYBODY WHO DARES TO SUE.

YOU WON'T BE BULLYING ME.

I'LL BE IN COURT PERSONALLY TO RESPOND TO YOUR MOTION.

THEN THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE GOOD-BYE.

I--

I'M DISAPPOINTED.

THE DAY OF, THE 15th?

ABOUT 7 HOURS BEFORE HE WAS KILLED, MS. GAMBLE.

TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID, DOCTOR.

BASICALLY, THAT OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS,

MR. HERIC HAD BEEN SUBJECTING HIM TO MENTAL TORTURE,

GUISED THREATS.

HE'D KEPT TELLING HIM, FOR EXAMPLE, HE SHOULD HAVE A PHYSICAL,

THAT HE LOOKED LIKE A MAN WITH IMPENDING HEART PROBLEMS.

HEART PROBLEMS?

CHEST PAINS.

MARTY THOUGHT THESE WERE VEILED THREATS TO HIS LIFE.

BUT SHE CAN'T TESTIFY, RIGHT? THAT WOULD ALL BE HEARSAY, WOULDN'T IT?

NO. SINCE SHE WAS HIS SHRINK,

IT ALL GETS IN UNDER DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATIONS.

JOEY, HE WENT TO HIS PSYCHIATRIST THAT VERY DAY

SAYING HE THOUGHT YOU WERE ABOUT TO KILL HIM.

CRYBABY.

WE HAVE TO THINK PLEA.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WE CAN'T--

BOBBY. BOBBY, IT IS ONE WITNESS.

JURIES DON'T LIKE PSYCHIATRISTS.

IT'S GONNA TAKE THEM MORE THAN ONE WITNESS TO MAKE THEIR BURDEN.

IS THIS HOW YOU PRACTICE LAW,

ONE SETBACK AND YOU'RE READY TO GIVE UP?

HE'S DEAD. NOTHING HE SAID CAN COME IN.

I HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONFRONT MY ACCUSER, DO I NOT?

IT'S GONNA COME INTO EVIDENCE.

WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT A POSSIBLE INSANITY PLEA HERE.

NO! JOEY!

NO, I'M NOT GOING TO PLEAD INSANITY.

I THREW THAT OUT AS A JOKE.

I WILL NOT GO INTO THAT COURTROOM--

SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ME!

DON'T EVER TELL ME TO SHUT UP, BOBBY!

WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS RIGHT NOW.

BUT I HAVE TO EXPLORE ALL OUR OPTIONS SO WE HAVE OPTIONS.

YOU TOLD ME ABOUT A PSYCHIATRIST YOU USED TO SEE.

I NEED YOU TO AUTHORIZE HIM

TO SPEAK TO ME.

I DO NOT APPRECIATE STUNTS, MS. DOLE.

YOUR HONOR, LOOK AT THEIR RESPONSES TO OUR MOTION TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS.

WE ASKED FOR STUDIES WHICH GO TO THEIR MARKETING STRATEGIES, ADVERTISING.

THEY CLAIM THEY'RE PROTECTED BY ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE.

MUCH OF THEIR DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

INVOLVED MEETINGS WITH LAWYERS.

THAT'S JUST A SHAM.

THIS GOES ON WITH THEIR STUDIES ON ADDICTION, TOO.

THEY HAD THEIR LAWYERS SUPERVISE THE RESEARCH

SO IF ANY OF THE RESULTS COME BACK BAD,

THEY CAN CONCEAL IT, CLAIMING PRIVILEGE.

WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU HAVE THAT THIS IS GOING ON HERE NOW?

EVIDENCE OF COMMON SENSE.

YOU DON'T HIRE ATTORNEYS TO DO YOUR SCIENCE.

YOU DON'T HIRE ATTORNEYS TO DEVELOP ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

YOUR HONOR, SHE'S ASKING YOU TO OBLITERATE THE PRIVILEGE

BETWEEN LAWYER AND CLIENT. THIS IS A SANCTITY--

WHICH SHOULDN'T BE ABUSED.

SO I SHOULD GIVE YOU THESE DOCUMENTS JUST BECAUSE--

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM TO ME.

APPOINT A SPECIAL MASTER TO DO IT, OR DO IT YOURSELF.

YOU LOOK AT THE STUDIES.

IF YOU THINK THEY FALL UNDER ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE,

I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT. I WON'T TAKE HIS.

THIS IS A RIDICULOUS FISHING EXPEDITION,

AND I WOULD ASK YOUR HONOR TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE

OF THE DISREPUTABLE STUNTS EMPLOYED BY HER FIRM HISTORICALLY.

STOP ATTACKING MY FIRM, PROFESSOR!

Judge: ALL RIGHT!

I AM DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT

AGAINST MR. PEARSON AND HIS LAW FIRM.

I SEE NO FOUNDATION.

AS FOR THE MATTER OF THE DOCUMENTATION PRODUCTION,

I SHALL TAKE THAT MATTER UNDER ADVISEMENT.

[BANGS GAVEL]

ADJOURNED.

8 YEARS?

YEAH.

THAT'S THEIR FINAL OFFER.

FOR STEALING A BAG?

WARREN,

MY RECOMMENDATION?

YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE IT.

AND I MIGHT NOT!

OBVIOUSLY, THINGS AREN'T GOING VERY WELL.

IF WE LOSE, THAT JUDGE,

HE COULD HIT YOU WITH 20, WARREN.

20 YEARS?

I AM JUST AFRAID OF THE JUDGE SLAPPING THE MAXIMUM.

DO YOU HAVE A BEAT ON THE JURY? NOT REALLY.

AND I WOULDN'T RELY ON THEM BEING SYMPATHETIC.

I MEAN, HE IS A THIEF.

THE PROBLEM WITH A PLEA YOU'LL WAIVE YOUR APPEALS,

AND WITH THIS CASE, YOU'VE GOT SOME,

ESPECIALLY WITH THAT JUDGE.

YOU THINK I SHOULD GO TO VERDICT?

I WOULD.

IT IS JUST SO UNFAIR.

THEY ARE USING HIM TO MAKE A POLITICAL STATEMENT.

ARGUE THAT.

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.

JOEY HERIC WILL NEVER LET YOU ARGUE INSANITY.

MAYBE NOT, BUT I CAN AT LEAST TRY.

NO, DEFINITELY NOT.

HE HAS A NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER.

ASIDE FROM NEEDING TO BELIEVE HE'S SANE,

HE NEEDS TO BELIEVE HE'S SMARTER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.

HAVEN'T YOU EXPERIENCED THAT?

OH, YES.

AND THIS, UH, DISORDER,

DO YOU CONSIDER HIM MENTALLY ILL?

VERY, THOUGH IS HE INSANE UNDER THE McNAUGHTEN RULE?

NO, HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING

WHEN HE KILLED THOSE MEN. IN FACT...

IN FACT WHAT?

WELL, LOOK AT HOW HE DID IT.

THIS IS A BRILLIANT PERSON, GENIUS.

IF HE WANTED TO PLAN THE PERFECT CRIME

IN ORDER TO ESCAPE SUSPICION,

HE COULD PROBABLY ACCOMPLISH IT.

INSTEAD, HE KILLS WITH NO ALIBI,

HE'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM WITH THE VICTIM,

HIS PRINTS ON THE WEAPON,

AND HE INVITES HIS LAWYERS OVER TO SEE HIS KILL,

LIKE A CAT WITH A DEAD MOUSE.

IT'S AS IF HE COMMITS A CRIME

WHERE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO CONVICT HIM

AND THE GAME IS STILL GETTING AWAY WITH IT.

WHICH FEEDS INTO HIS NARCISSISM?

EXACTLY. THE DEEPER THE HOLE,

THE GREATER THE EUPHORIA OF CLIMBING OUT. WHY?

BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO FEEL HE'S SMARTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

I TOLD YOU, NO.

FIRST, HEAR ME OUT.

LEGAL INSANITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF A TRIAL--

NO!

YOU CONSIDERED IT YOURSELF. YOU SAID--

IN JEST.

IT'S TOO DESPERATE.

NO JURY IS GOING TO BELIEVE I AM INSANE.

JOEY, I CAN'T WIN THIS. I'M LOOKING AT THE FACTS,

AND I'M TELLING YOU, I CANNOT WIN THIS.

THEN MAYBE I SHOULD FIND ANOTHER LAWYER.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD.

FINE. YOU'RE FIRED. BEAT IT.

YOU KNOW, I--I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I SHOULD CARE ABOUT YOU.

YOU KILLED 2 PEOPLE,

AND IT SHOULDN'T REALLY BOTHER ME IF YOU GO AWAY FOREVER.

YOUR ARROGANCE GOT YOU THIS FAR, JOEY.

YOU REALLY WANT TO KEEP GOING?

ON WHAT GROUNDS DO YOU WISH TO WITHDRAW?

ON THE BASIS THAT MY CLIENT FIRED ME, YOUR HONOR.

MR. HERIC,

ARE YOU CITING GROUNDS FOR THE DISCHARGE?

YES, YOUR HONOR.

LAST NIGHT, MR. DONNELL INFORMED ME THAT HE'S A LESBIAN.

MR. HERIC, FROM WHAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT YOU,

YOU MIGHT PLAY THIS LITTLE GAME IN PERPETUITY.

YOU'LL HIRE AND FIRE LAWYERS

UNTIL IT'LL BE YEARS BEFORE WE GET TO TRIAL.

I AM READY NOW, YOUR HONOR.

I JUST WISH TO REPRESENT MYSELF.

Judge: ARE YOU A LAWYER?

NO, BUT IF I KEEP KILLING PEOPLE,

I FIGURE THEY'LL LET ME IN HELL ANYWAY.

PUT THIS MAN BACK IN CUSTODY.

WHEN YOU'RE READY TO TREAT THIS FORUM SERIOUSLY, MR. HERIC,

WE CAN RESUME.

YOUR HONOR, NO, PLEASE, I'M SORRY. I'M REALLY SORRY. LISTEN.

MR. DONNELL WANTS TO UTILIZE AN INSANITY PLEA,

WHICH I AM OPPOSED TO.

DESPITE NO FORMAL LEGAL TRAINING,

I DO BELIEVE THAT I CAN REPRESENT MYSELF

BETTER THAN ANY MEMBER OF THE BAR.

I'M ORDERING A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION,

AND WE'LL DO THAT TODAY TO DETERMINE COMPETENCY.

AND, IF POSSIBLE, I'LL RULE ON YOUR REQUEST AT THE END OF BUSINESS.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

IT'S A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD LAW:

WHOEVER AFFECTS COMMERCE BY ROBBERY OR EXTORTION.

CRIME HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON TOURISM.

TOURISM IS A FORM OF COMMERCE.

THIS MAN

ROBS TOURISTS.

SIMPLE.

Ellenor: THIS SIMPLE LAW,

THE HOBBS ACT,

IT WASN'T PASSED TO GO AFTER PURSE-SNATCHERS,

IT WASN'T MEANT TO TARGET PEOPLE WHO STEAL FROM TOURISTS.

THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF THE HOBBS ACT

WAS TO GO AFTER ORGANIZED CRIME AND OTHER RACKETEERS

WHO EXTORT POLITICIANS,

AND IT IS BEING MANIPULATED HERE TO GO AFTER MY CLIENT.

WHY?

BECAUSE THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

WANTS A PRESS RELEASE

TO CONVINCE ALL THE TOURISTS--

I OBJECT! NONE OF THIS WAS OFFERED INTO EVIDENCE.

I AGREE. OBJECTION SUSTAINED.

COUNSEL WILL NOT ARGUE THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF THE LAW.

THE INTENT OF THE LAW ISN'T RELEVANT?

NO, IT IS NOT.

THE JURY WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW THE LETTER OF THE LAW.

AS WAS ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE,

MY CLIENT PLED GUILTY IN STATE COURT,

AND HE RECEIVED HIS SENTENCE.

THE FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARE USING THIS GUILTY PLEA

TO GO AFTER HIM, AND, WELL, HERE WE ARE

PROSECUTING HIM FOR COMMERCE VIOLATIONS.

NOW, AS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY,

I FEEL THE STING OF ALL THE ATTACKS.

THE STUNTS THAT WE RESORT TO,

THE TRICKS TO GET THE GUY OFF,

DISTORTING THE LAW TO CIRCUMVENT JUSTICE,

ALL THE LITTLE SNEAKY TRICKS THAT WE PLAY.

AND THE POOR PROSECUTORS,

WITH THOSE SLEAZY DEFENSE ATTORNEYS

JUST USING ALL THOSE END-AROUNDS,

AND THE POOR JUDGES

WHO SEE THEIR COURTROOMS JUST USED AS TOOLS

TO BASTARDIZE JUSTICE.

THIS WOULD OTHERWISE BE SUCH A PROUD, PROUD ROOM,

WOULDN'T IT?

I THOUGHT IT BEST WE DO THIS IN CHAMBERS,

OFF THE RECORD.

EITHER OF YOU OBJECT, I CAN CALL IN THE STENO.

I'M FINE.

ALL RIGHT.

ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SACROSANCT.

IT HAS TO BE.

AND I PITY THE JUDGE WHO TRIES TO TEAR THE LID OFF.

BUT, MR. PEARSON,

YOU HAVE SWEPT EVERYTHING UNDER PRIVILEGE HERE.

YOUR HONOR, BECAUSE THE TOBACCO COMPANIES HAVE BEEN SUED,

A LOT OF THOSE STUDIES HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED TO FIGHT OFF LITIGATION.

THOSE STUDIES WILL FALL UNDER PRIVILEGE.

YES, YOU MADE THAT ARGUMENT IN COURT

AND TO SOME EXTENT IT'S VALID.

BUT WHEN LAWYERS START GUIDING THE RESEARCH--

THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THAT'S HAPPENED.

THERE IS OTHER EVIDENCE THAT OTHER TOBACCO COMPANIES

HAVE USED PRIVILEGE TO COVER UP SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

AND JUDGING FROM MY REVIEW OF THIS CASE,

I HAVE A STRONG SUSPICION THAT IT'S HAPPENING HERE,

SO STRONG THAT I AM INCLINED TO TAKE A LOOK.

NOW, MR. PEARSON,

WE BOTH KNOW THAT THERE IS A CRIME/FRAUD EXCEPTION.

SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN USING YOUR ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE

TO ASSIST THE TOBACCO COMPANY

IN ANY SORT OF COVER-UP,

THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE SEVERE

FOR YOUR CLIENT AND FOR YOU.

NOW, I HAVEN'T MADE MY RULING YET IN THIS CASE

BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS SO COMPLICATED.

AND I KNOW THAT ANY RULING AGAINST YOU IN THIS MATTER, I AM SURE,

WILL BE APPEALED TO THE MILLENNIUM, GIVEN THE STAKES.

SO, MY SUGGESTION HERE...

WHY DON'T YOU TWO TRY TO WORK IT OUT?

75,000.

TIMES 10.

OH, PLEASE.

YOU CAN'T EVEN SHOW DAMAGES.

THE DAMAGE HERE WILL BE YOURS.

YOU CAN'T RISK LETTING THAT JUDGE SEE SOME OF THOSE DOCUMENTS.

IT'S NOW 10:15. I'LL BE AT YOUR OFFICE AT 3:00.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CHECK FOR $750,000,

IT'LL GO UP TO A MILLION.

THINK THAT'S A BLUFF? YOUR PREROGATIVE.

BUT WHAT WE JUST HEARD IN THERE,

THAT WAS NO BLUFF.

3:00.

SHARP.

I'M GONNA ASK YOU A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.

SOME WILL BE UNRELATED.

MAINLY, I'M LOOKING TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND

THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDING WHICH YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENCOUNTER.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND IT?

JOEY, DO YOU WANNA BE JUDGED COMPETENT OR NOT?

AS YOU SAID, I COULD BE FOUND COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL,

ONLY TO BE JUDGED INSANE.

I COULD PLEAD INSANITY IF I WANTED,

NOT THAT I WILL,

BUT ONLY IF THIS LITTLE BUTTON FINDS ME COMPETENT.

SHOULD I UNDERSTAND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, MILDRED?

CAN I CALL YOU MILDRED?

WHERE DID YOU KILL THIS MARTY PERSON?

YOU CAN'T ASK THAT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR A COMPETENCY HEARING.

BUT...

I'LL TELL YOU.

IF I KILLED HIM,

IT WAS BECAUSE I LOVED HIM.

EITHER THAT OR BECAUSE HE WAS GAY.

Bobby: JOEY!

WHAT CAN I SAY? GOD SPOKE TO ME.

HE SAID GET RID OF THE HOMOS.

HE SAID HE'D BEEN TRYING, YOU KNOW, WITH THE AIDS VIRUS,

BUT WITH A.Z.T. SLOWING THINGS DOWN,

HE SAID, "JOEY, GET IN THERE.

GIVE IT A STAB."

AREN'T YOU GAY?

YES.

BUT IF I KILLED MYSELF FIRST,

THAT WOULD SORT OF LIMIT MY TALLY.

THE DEFENDANT WILL RISE.

THE JURY HAS REACHED A VERDICT?

WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR.

PLEASE STATE YOUR VERDICT.

ON THE MATTER OF UNITED STATES VS. CRUICKSHANK,

ON THE CHARGE OF INTERFERING OF COMMERCE BY THREATS OF VIOLENCE,

PURSUANT TO TITLE 18, SUBSECTION 1951,

WE FIND THE DEFENDANT WARREN CRUICKSHANK

NOT GUILTY.

THE JURY IS DISMISSED.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

[GAVEL BANGS]

YOUR HONOR?

GIVEN THE RISK OF SAYING THIS--

I BROUGHT MY TOOTHBRUSH--

THAT JURY JUST BROUGHT SOME INTEGRITY BACK INTO THIS ROOM.

AND AS AN OFFICER OF THE COURT,

I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD LET A LITTLE OF IT RUB OFF.

DO YOU HAVE THE CHECK?

SIT DOWN.

AS I LOOK AT YOU AS ONE OF MY LAW STUDENTS,

I FEEL THAT I HAVE FAILED AS A PROFESSOR.

THE PRACTICE OF LAW IS MORE THAN JUST GETTING ACQUITTALS

OR MONETARY AWARDS.

IT INVOLVES RESPECT FOR THE BAR,

DIGNITY IN CONDUCT.

SUING LAW FIRMS AND ATTORNEYS PERSONALLY

AS A MEANS OF STRATEGY...

THERE IS NOTHING NOBLE IN YOU, LINDSAY.

TAKE YOUR MONEY AND GET OUT.

MY FIRM DEFENDS MURDERERS,

DRUG DEALERS...

ON THE THEORY THAT DESPITE THE CRIME,

EVERYBODY GETS HIS DAY IN COURT.

BUT WE NEVER, EVER FACILITATE MURDER, PROFESSOR,

WE NEVER HELP PEOPLE TO KILL.

YOU'RE PAID OVER $1 MILLION A YEAR

TO HELP A CORPORATION CONCEAL THE TRUTH

THAT THEY POISON PEOPLE,

A CORPORATION WHICH AIMS TO GET 14-YEAR-OLDS ADDICTED,

A CORPORATION THAT STILL, IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES,

DOESN'T EVEN PRINT WARNINGS

BECAUSE BY LAW THEY DON'T HAVE TO.

3 MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR DIE FROM SMOKING,

AND YOU PLAY YOUR PART.

LET'S MEET UP AT THE END OF OUR DAYS

AND COMPARE LEGACIES.

ALL RIGHT. THE COURT PSYCHIATRIST

HAS SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU, MR. HERIC,

BUT SHE HAS NEVERTHELESS FOUND YOU COMPETENT.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO REPRESENT YOURSELF,

THIS COURT SHOULD NOT PREVENT THAT,

THOUGH IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THIS COURT THAT YOU DON'T.

IT REMAINS YOUR WISH TO SERVE AS YOUR OWN COUNSEL?

IT DOES.

VERY WELL.

MR. DONNELL, THE COURT ORDERS YOU TO STAY ON AS COUNSEL

TO ASSIST MR. HERIC, SHOULD HE CHOOSE TO CONSULT YOU.

YOUR HONOR, I DON'T THINK THAT'S SUCH A--

I'VE MADE MY RULING.

HE CAN REPRESENT HIMSELF WITH YOU AS BACKUP.

ADJOURNED.

WELL, WIN OR LOSE, WON'T THIS BE FUN?

UH, HELEN, I'LL NEED ALL THE INCULPATORY AND EXCULPATORY REPORTS

IN MY CELL BY MORNING.

THE SOONER I GET YOUR WITNESS LIST, THE BETTER.

AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU OCCASIONALLY SLEEP WITH THE OPPOSING COUNSEL.

I WILL BE FIRST-CHAIRING.

MR. HERIC, I'M THRILLED YOU'VE DECIDED TO REPRESENT YOURSELF.

YOUR LITTLE JOYRIDE IS OVER.

SHE'S DELICIOUS.

OH, PLEASE, PROMISE ME THIS.

WHATEVER HAPPENS,

WE ALL COME OUT AS FRIENDS.

HEY, WARREN.

HEY, ELLENOR.

UH, I BOUGHT YOU A GIFT.

IT AIN'T MUCH, BUT, UH...

WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH...

I DON'T EXACTLY PAY YOU BIG FEES,

AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER THAT GOOD,

AND ALL MY SMART-ASSIN'...

I JUST WANTED TO SAY...

I NEVER HAD ANYBODY FIGHT FOR ME...

LIKE YOU DID,

AND I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.

NEVER.

JUST WHEN I WONDERED WHY I PUT UP WITH IT ALL.

THE JUDGE STUCK ME ON.

I GOTTA STAY ON THE JOEY HERIC CASE.

BOBBY.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW...

THIS IS THE BEST LAW FIRM I KNOW.

THANKS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A HANDBAG.

YOU STINKER!