Brokedown Palace Page #3

You just claim you didn't know

about the smack. If you're lying...

...you're brainy and stupid.

If it's true, you're just stupid.

So I gotta ask a few questions.

Who was carrying

the luggage with the drugs?

I was.

You had a couple kilos of heroin.

You didn't notice the extra weight?

- I didn't. I just didn't.

- We were late.

Yeah, of course.

- Who packed the bag?

- I did.

Alice, what does your father do?

Works at Bekins.

- Does he run a branch office?

- He rents trucks.

And your mom?

She died when I was 7.

Sorry to hear that.

What happened?

Car accident.

- And your dad?

- Insurance.

And my mom sells real estate.

Part-time.

I'll call to see

if they'll contribute...

...to their daughters' liberation

fund.

- What are you gonna do?

- Get you out.

Start writing letters

to lawmakers back home.

Congressmen. The president.

If you know a priest.

You want me to write

to my congressman?

That's right. I'll be in touch, girls.

- He's totally sleazy.

- Don't say that.

Greene? You say you're Thai?

Well, I might as well be.

I'm American, but I know

their justice system.

- Now there's an oxymoron.

- Yeah.

My wife, Yon,

is also a practicing attorney...

...born in Bangkok.

We've helped a lot of families.

We could help your daughter.

What do you want out of this?

I'm just a broker.

We're looking for our usual retainer.

Which is...

...$ 15,000.

$ 15,000?

7500 to try to get a hearing

and 7500 if we do.

That's for both girls.

Wait, for both girls?

- Darlene needs her own trial.

- You don't want to do that.

The strongest point is

that Alice didn't sign a confession.

Separate them, and you're begging

for Darlene to be singled out.

Do you wanna take a day or two?

No. God, no.

I'll get the money.

I'll call Marano

and wire it to you.

Great. We'll be in touch.

Who got you these tickets?

Same guy who introduced me

to these babies.

Well, hello there. Thank you.

Our next Minister of Justice.

He's worked hard for it.

He's working his fingers to the bone.

I love that guy!

I love that guy, man!

This is great.

No problem.

So when do I get the file

on Davis and Marano?

Those girls have no chance

of getting out of there.

Who's Nick Parks?

Who?

Why couldn't you find him?

The cops say the girls made him up.

Even if he did plant the six kilos...

...you know he'd never confess.

- Six?

- Yeah.

The sh*t was in their backpacks.

As far as the Thais are concerned,

they're guilty. Guilty or not.

Take a pass on this one.

After you give me the file, Roy.

Why not find out

who bought the plane tickets?

You'd think that'd be the easiest way

to catch this guy.

If he exists.

He sure doesn't exist in this.

What do you believe?

I believe that, either way...

...we'll be able to afford a new car.

This is Jagkrit's trophy photo.

Look at that, they're so arrogant,

they don't try to finesse it.

All that narcotic

in that little backpack.

I don't think so.

- That's great.

- It's just a hearing for a retrial.

I also talked to

the lady who runs the hotel.

Either she's not involved

or she's the best liar I've met.

What about Nick?

Parks isn't the magic bullet.

Even if we do find him,

it's your word against his.

But we're still looking.

Darlene, I need a moment with Alice.

Sure.

Nick was staying at

the Queen Victoria?

My wife found a maid there...

...who said there was a young man

there who matched Parks' description.

So, good, right?

The maid remembered him with a girl.

But when showed this picture...

...guess who the maid picked out

as the girl he was with.

Me.

Okay, I was at Nick's hotel.

And he came on to me,

but I told him to forget it.

He never even mentioned drugs.

I swear it.

- Is there anything else I should know?

- No.

Do you have to tell Darlene?

That would be really weird.

- I see no reason to tell anyone.

- Thank you.

Now I have a favor to ask you.

I haven't gotten your father's check.

I need you to talk to him.

Hi, hello. Hi.

Alice?

My God...

Are you okay?

Where are you? You sound close.

I'm still here in Thailand.

I'm trying to get there.

I would have been there sooner...

It ain't about money,

but the doc says my diabetes...

I don't have much time.

I'm here with that lawyer,

Hank Greene.

He needs his money

for the hearing.

I know, I talked to Doug about it.

And I got your money.

Daddy.

Do you think I did it?

Oh, jeez, sweetie...

Do you think I did it, Daddy?

That don 't matter to me.

I don 't care about that.

Do you think I'd do that to Darlene?

Oh, jeez, Alice...

Don't beat yourself up about it.

Nobody's perfect.

- I gotta go, Daddy. Bye.

- Wait.

- It'll be here tomorrow.

- Good.

Thanks.

Who are they?

Refugees.

They're being sent back to Burma.

We fight to keep them here.

I think you are lucky today.

You have a lenient judge.

- That's good.

- That's very good.

Here we go.

Our pro bono work is good

for the firm's image. Right, honey?

Right. Some firm, you and me.

- You're a closet do-gooder.

- Right, a closet saint. Watch me.

He wants the prosecutor

to bring in the backpack.

He says the backpack

was inadvertently destroyed.

Would you care to demonstrate

how six kilos...

...that's 13 pounds of powder...

...can fit in here?

He doesn't get it.

This backpack is from the same

manufacturer as the girl's.

Identical in every way.

If prosecutor and police can lie

about the amount of drugs involved...

...how can this sacred court

trust anything else they say?

The charges must be dismissed,

and these innocent, young girls...

...must be freed.

He is going to address

the judge privately.

You room 414?

That man room 414.

They know you snuck into the hotel

and tried to get free drinks.

- So?

- It proves you stole and you lied.

This court will consider anything...

...that proves you are

of low character.

That's such bullshit.

Alice.

We lost.

This trial's a joke.

A shitty third-world joke.

We proved they're all corrupt,

and the judge didn't give a sh*t.

Our evidence disappears!

What a big surprise!

Get in the van!

This is your country now. It won't go

better if you start pissing on them.

You got paid.

What do you care?

I don't.

What?!

You have to keep working for us!

You're on your own now.

You think the president gives a sh*t?

You're kidding me, right?

What?

Do you think getting stoned

is a good idea?

It's an excellent idea,

a terrific idea.

Otherwise, I'd possibly kill someone.

But every single thing we do in here...

We've got no more money.

Hank's not coming back.

Even if we did, he can't

do dick in this country.

Hank the wank.

- So we're done with Marano and Davis?

- Yeah.

Because if we weren't done,

I think I've got something.

These six women

were on the same flight.

All eight tickets were bought

with the same stolen card.

He had other couriers on that flight.

It wasn't in the file.

- Was it in the file?

- No.

Who was the customs supervisor

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