...and justice for all. Page #4

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Mr Kirkland,

as you undoubtedly know, -

- Judge Fleming has been accused,

falsely I might add, -

- of sexually assaulting a young lady.

He wants you to represent him.

Excuse me.

- What, may I ask, is so funny?

- I just think it's...

It's just crazy.

I don't think it's so crazy.

Two lawyers up in the third-floor

men's room think differently.

Right now one ofthem is laughing

so hard he's choking in the sink.

I'm aware that I'm not

particularly well liked.

But the fact is that I'm innocent

and I will have that proven in court.

Mr Bates and I feel,

in this particular situation, -

- you would be perfect

to handle my defence.

What is this? The two of you got

together and came up with that one.

That's a beauty.

The real question is: Why?

Why me, fellas?

We need you for political reasons.

Political reasons? What kind?

This case will create

a lot of media coverage.

The animosity between you and the judge

is well known. But we can use that.

Why else defend a man

you dislike so much -

- unless he was truly innocent?

And he is, you know.

Remarkable. Remarkable.

But personally

I don't give a sh*t.

You smug son of a b*tch!

Henry! Henry!

I've never committed a crime

in my life.

Judge, ifyou're innocent,

truly innocent, -

- you don't need me.

Get yourself another lawyer.

What are you laughing at?

I really hate

to tell you this, but -

- you remind me a little

of my ex-husband.

In what way?

Because, during sex,

he would always say:

"Go! Go!"

"Go"?

I don't say "go".

- I heard you say "go".

- No, I don't say "go".

"Go" is dumb.

I say "God".

- Are you sure?

- I'm sure.

I could have sworn

I heard a couple of go's.

That was "God".

I said "Ooooh..."

It sounded like "go".

And then I said "God".

"Ooooh, God".

Oh, God...

Yeah? Who is it?

Arthur, it's Jay!

- Jay?

- What the hell...?

It's my partner.

Jay. Jay?

All right, all right.

What do you say?

Hell of a night tonight.

- It's two o'clock in the morning.

- I know. The bars just closed.

So, what are you doing here?

- I came to ask you a question.

- Oh, yeah? What?

- I'm a good lawyer, right?

- Right.

- I got Earl Soames off, right?

- What are you talking about?

I got Earl Soames...

- Yeah, you got him off.

- I didn'tjust get him off.

I got him off on murder.

And we all know Mr Soames did it.

Right, he did it.

He was guilty. We all know that.

Brilliant defence. Brilliant.

- Brilliant defence, Arthur.

- Right.

Brilliant. Brilliant!

Brilliant!

I got him off on a technicality.

I know, Jay. Right. Good.

- Mr Soames did it again.

- What do you mean?

At twelve o'clock tonight

he killed two kids.

Oh, Jesus.

He killed kids, you see.

Oh, Jay...

- I gotta take a piss.

- Jay...

My partner.

- There's women in here.

- Hello.

Arthur, what's going on?

Come on, it won't hurt you. Just duck.

You've got about three feet.

For Christ's sake, get in.

How are you feeling? Ready to go?

I thought you flew planes.

With wings.

I've been flying helicopters

ever since Korea. Get in.

Button up. Close the door.

I gotta tell you, Judge.

I'm not too happy about this.

Just relax, Arthur.

Could we maybe just go out a bit?

Kind ofjust go and hover?

We'll do any goddamn thing you want.

Now hold on to your cojones.

This is what it's all about!

Pretty, isn't it?

I don't want to talk.

What?

I don't want to talk.

Did you ever skydive?

- Did you ever skydive?

- No! Why?

You oughta try it.

You might learn something.

I was skydiving once

and my main chute didn't open.

My reserve didn't open either.

There I was, plunging to the earth.

As I hit the treetops

I discovered the meaning of life.

- Which is?

- It sucks, Arthur. It really sucks.

They used to keep

Native Dancer down there.

Native Dancer, the horse.

They kept him down there.

Beautiful animal.

- Where are we going?

- Do you have any place in mind?

Down. I would prefer to go down.

Just relax and enjoy it, Arthur.

The old Chinese proverb.

Great, isn't it?

Oh, my!

Let me showyou something.

Look at that.

Wild, isn't it?

- We've hit it.

- Hit what? What did we hit?

The halfway point.

There's a little game I play.

I always calculate how far I can go

on the fuel I have and still get back.

Then I figure out the halfway point

and I go just a little beyond it.

You mean

we're beyond the halfway point?

You mean

we're not gonna make it back?

Maybe, maybe not.

Well, land.

Land! Put it down!

Come on, we're all right.

Ifwe're beyond the halfway point

we're not all right. Land!

Here we go! Heading back.

Sixteen years of marriage and my wife

still won't eat Chinese food.

It's crazy. Especially since

we met in a Chinese restaurant.

How are we doing?

Where are we? Are we back yet?

Trust me, Arthur.

It's a protest. She relates

Chinese food to our marriage.

We're not gonna make it back!

I knew it! I knew it!

We're not gonna make it back!

Arthur, look at that.

I told you I had good instincts.

Hang on, Arthur. Hang on now.

Hang on...

Hang on, Arthur. We'll make it.

Hang on!

Oh, God! Oh, God!

Hang on! Hang on!

Home free.

We almost made it

right on the button.

Another ninety feet.

I told you I had good instincts.

Come on, let's go ashore.

Sh*t, my wheel.

Come on, Arthur.

It's easier when you

take the belt off. That's it.

Are you all right?

Come on, let's get some coffee.

You'll be all right.

Your adrenaline's still charged.

You have to admit

it makes you feel alive, vital.

When I think

that we could be dead right now...

Listen, why is everyone

so preoccupied with death?

I'm not usually preoccupied with it,

but this seems like a valid time.

Another chicken salad sandwich.

Arthur?

No.

Let's get back to Fleming.

- You won't consider taking his case?

- Nope. Not interested.

You'd better be interested.

There are some very powerful people

who can ruin your career.

Ruin my career? What do you mean?

For one they can have you disbarred.

Do you want some more coffee?

Disbarred?

What are you talking about?

Did you ever have a client

named Ernest Drago?

Drago, yeah. What about him?

You gave the police information

that led to his conviction.

Drago was a nut. Drago was insane.

He sat in my office and rattled off

the most grotesque fantasies imaginable.

I handled him on a burglary charge

and I heard that stuff every day.

His favourite fantasy was:

What would happen if he stuck

a firecracker in somebody's mouth?

So, I read in the newspapers

that there was this nut -

- who held people at gunpoint and

forced cherry bombs in their mouths.

I knew it was Drago,

so I told the police.

You didn't prevent a crime.

You betrayed a client.

- You violated the code of ethics.

- What are you talking about?

- What's going on?

- Arthur, they want you.

You're a very principled lawyer

with no political ties.

I tell ya...

They want me to defend Fleming

because of my moral integrity.

And if I don't defend him

I'll be disbarred for being unethical.

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