A Time to Kill Page #2

Court will recess for lunch.

Why antagonize the judge? He should've

known Noose'd pull him into chambers.

He knew.

But he got to draw first blood,

and that's more important.

Come play on a winning team.

How's that impotence thing?

You're not being paid

for your work, are you?

No, sir.

Well, I guess Jake's

paying you in other ways.

Impotence.

Yes. Girls talk.

If you would, can you please

identify this weapon?

The weapon found at the scene.

You were able to identify the

fingerprints found on this gun?

Yes, the prints on the gun

matched those of Carl Lee Hailey.

You're sure?

Yes.

I'd like to enter this into

evidence as Exhibit S-18.

We have no further use of this witness.

Sheriff Walls...

...did you arrest Cobb and Willard?

Yes, I did.

I arrested them for the rape...

...and attempted murder of

Is it true that Pete Willard...

...signed a confession...

...saying that he and Billy

Ray Cobb did rape Tonya Hailey?

Objection! That's inadmissible,

and Mr. Brigance knows it.

I've spoken to you before.

We are not trying the rape

of Miss Hailey today...

...but the murder of two young men, and

if you continue in this performance...

...I'll hold you in contempt.

Is that understood?

Yes, sir.

I have no further questions.

Yes.

You say something?

Yes, he did sign a confession.

Objection!

Jurors...

...you will disregard the

last remark of Sheriff Walls.

Court is adjourned till

tomorrow morning, 9:00.

I'm taking Bud back to Oxford.

He always missed Oxford.

I don't know what to say.

There's nothing you can say.

I know you didn't want

any of this to happen...

...but it happened all the same.

You wagered all our lives on this.

You just went ahead and did what you

felt you had to do, no matter what.

Some folks think that's brave.

Not me, Jake.

Now, you may win...

...but I think we've all lost here.

Would you help an old lady to her car?

You don't need any help, Ethel...

...but it would be an honor to

escort you to your automobile.

Didn't like that one?

Buckley presents his shrink tomorrow

and I need a way to bring him down.

I keep asking myself, 'What would

Jake do? What would my father do?'

'Lucien?'

That's your problem right there.

You must ask yourself,

'What would Harry Rex do?'

What would he do?

Cheat.

Cheat like crazy.

We gotta talk about it.

Wait. The judge said absolutely

not to discuss this case.

The judge ain't stuck here

away from his family.

The sooner we start talking

about it, the sooner it's over.

I want to get out of here

as much as anyone else.

Let's get on with it.

Undecided?

Four.

Guilty?

Seven.

Not guilty?

That n*gger's dead.

Folks can't get enough of the trial.

That's why my editor said to come

down and interview Rodeheaver.

Dr. Rodeheaver's in court today.

If you want to be a reporter...

...maybe you should do

some better research?

You know what? I don't mind waiting.

My paper really wants this interview.

Is he still in room 369?

-I'll just go there.

-Wrong again. He's in 128.

But he's gone all day.

You can't see him today.

You want to come back in my office

and schedule an appointment?

I'll come back another time...

...when he's got time to talk,

when things have died down.

-Thank you.

-You can call me any time.

Your Honor, the State

calls Deputy Dwayne Looney.

Good morning.

Would you please state

your name for the record?

Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney.

Thank you, Deputy Looney.

Were you present at the murders of

Billy Ray Cobb and James Lewis Willard?

Yes, sir.

If you can remember...

...describe how you were wounded

for the members of the jury.

I think bullets bounced off the

floor, caught me in the knee.

What happened to your leg?

Doc cut it off.

After the loss of your

right leg, detective...

...are you able to serve as a policeman?

I'm able to perform a number of...

services.

Did you see the gunman?

No, sir.

But Mr. Hailey did...

...personally apologize

for his shooting me.

So Mr. Hailey admitted...

...shooting you.

Yes, sir.

I have no further questions.

No questions.

Wait a minute.

The State would like to call Dr.--

Can I have a moment?

Take your time.

Ask if he thinks I should go to jail.

They amputated his leg

because you shot him.

He's the prosecution's witness.

You're my lawyer?

Ask him.

One question.

Make up your mind, Mr. Brigance.

Deputy Looney...

...do you think Carl Lee

shot you intentionally?

No, sir...

...it was an accident.

Ask him.

Should he be punished for shooting you?

No, sir.

I hold no ill will toward the man.

I would have done it.

What do you mean by that?

I don't blame him for what he did.

Those boys raped his girl.

Objection! The witness's opinion

on this matter is irrelevant.

Your Honor...

...I believe Deputy Looney has earned

the right to speak here today.

Overruled.

Continue.

Go ahead, Dwayne.

I got a little girl.

Somebody rapes her, he's a dead dog.

I'll blow him away like Carl Lee did.

Objection!

Should the jury convict Carl Lee Hailey?

Don't answer that question.

He's a hero. You turn him loose.

The jury will disregard--

Turn him loose!

Silence that witness!

Turn him loose!

People can say whatever they

want in this courtroom!

Quiet!

Any more of that nonsense...

...and you're all out of here!

Mr. Buckley, you may begin.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Please state your name and occupation

for the members of the jury.

My name is Dr. Wilbert Rodeheaver,

Chair of Psychiatry...

...at Mississippi State...

...and Director of the Whitfield

Facility for the Criminally Insane.

Your credentials speak for themselves.

Can you explain, as you do so

eloquently in your book...

...the McNaughton Rule for the jury?

Certainly.

The McNaughton Rule states...

...a person must be unable

to tell right from wrong...

...and/ or be unaware of the

consequences of his actions...

...to be termed legally insane.

You examined Mr. Hailey?

Yes, Mr. Hailey and I spoke about

his childhood, his family...

...his experiences during the war.

And the rape of his daughter?

Yes, we spoke at length about the

brutal rape of his daughter Tonya.

What is your diagnosis of

Mr. Hailey's mental condition...

...on the day that he shot Billy

Ray Cobb and James Lewis Willard?

At the time of the murders, his mental

condition was without any defects.

Mr. Hailey was sane.

Wait a minute. The defense contends--

Mr. Brigance has gone to great

effort to prove to this jury...

...that Mr. Hailey is a nutball...

...is a slow coach...

...or...

...what is the clinical definition?

Insane.

-Do you disagree?

-Yes!

Carl Lee Hailey knew what he was doing.

He slaughtered those men in cold blood.

Thank you.

I have no further questions.

Where is Roark?

I don't know.

The cross-examination,

Mr. Brigance?

We would request a recess until--

I must see you.

We will not need a recess,

but just a few moments.

When you and Lois Lane are ready....

Just a few questions.

Who do you work for?

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