Criminal Law Page #3

I need to know why you're taking this case.

It's important to me to know

what people really care about.

I think I can win.

So far, I don't see they have a case.

Is that all that

matters to you? Winning?

Aren't you interested in justice?

There's no system of law that

guarantees the correct result.

My job is to use the system we

have for the benefit of my client.

That's admirable, but rather narrow.

Well, my friend, I am interested in justice.

My job is not advocate.

It's avenger.

Anyway, you're right.

I have an alibi. They're not

gonna find any evidence.

And no one saw me there.

Not even me.

Not even you.

Yes, you want the number?

It's okay.

Been to Alaska?

A couple of times.

I'd like to retire there

today. Yeah, yeah, yeah, tough day, boy.

I spent the morning talking to cops.

Especially that one from Sex Offenses.

Boy, she really got me going.

You know, I told her not only

everything I know about Janet,

but everything I know about myself.

She's good. Yeah, she's good. She is good.

I'm here because of something they told me.

The guy from Homicide told me, actually.

I thought you were just

some innocent passerby.

Some... Some... Some loon who

liked to walk in the rain.

And I really thought you were

upset at what you found.

So, I was kind of surprised

to hear you're a lawyer

who just tried a case,

a whole lot like this one.

That the number one suspect is a

man you put back on the street.

Here's another surprise.

As of an hour ago,

I'm representing him again.

Actually, that doesn't surprise me one bit.

I thought I was angry

but I'm just sick.

So long, scumsucker!

Let me out of here! No!

Now, listen to me! You listen to me! No!

Okay, come over here and

listen to me for one minute!

One minute.

For Janet's sake!

Goddamn it!

Give me a chance.

You're sick?

I just ate lunch with the son of a

b*tch who did that thing last night.

He did it?

Yes, damn it! He did it!

He did it last year, last week, last night

and he will do it again soon,

if he isn't stopped!

I'm representing him again, so I can

find something that'll hang him.

Wait a second.

You worked with this guy

all the way through a trial.

You went over all the evidence,

and you never got a hint he did it?

You were totally clueless?

It is not my job as an attorney

to look into his heart.

What about as a human being?

Man.

Why did he get you out there?

I wish to Christ I knew.

And what makes you think

you can get something the police can't?

Eventually, he'll say too much.

How many lives does "eventually" equal?

That's not fair.

None of it's fair.

Did Janet know Doreen Clark

or Phylis Gilder?

Mesel asked me that.

They're the others, right?

No, she never mentioned them.

I just moved back to town.

We've been friends since we were kids.

While I was away, she

inherited her parents' house

and it seemed perfect for the two of us.

So, a couple of months ago...

God, was it just last night?

I know.

If you think of anything

at all, call me, okay?

I'm trying to play!

Stop it.

Get down. Right away, do you hear me?

It's also painted, so that it's easy to spot

with the words "Police" in big letters.

That's so you can find it fast

when you need it.

The same is also true about the men

and women inside the police cars.

Don't let their uniforms scare you.

They wear a special uniform,

because they do a special job.

But they're ordinary people.

There's one thing you must remember:

Policemen and women...

No!

Why don't you come back in about 10 years?

You're talking about an attorney

selling his client down the river.

I'm talking hypothetically.

He won't be

an attorney long. Maybe.

But he's going ahead anyway.

He's got an inside line

that can't be wasted.

Hold it.

This lawyer is also a potential witness.

He found the body.

He'll be challenged.

But his testimony's not essential

and his client has a right

to counsel of choice.

While that's being sorted out,

the lawyer could find something definitive.

Slip it to the cops anonymously.

Carl said you get a copy of this.

I'll have the set of pictures for you later.

All right. Thanks, Eddie.

Your hero's pretty dumb if he tries

to do police work on his own.

He could use some help

from someone who really wants

the bastard stopped.

So, now you're gonna be

judge, jury and executioner?

Well, keep trying.

Okay. What do you got,

not hypothetically?

He called me out there and

instead of him, I found her.

That's it.

And the minute I say that,

on the record, I'm out of it.

Inviting me, was a test.

And mentioning him means failing.

That would be the game right there.

Games again.

Well, he certainly picked

the right guy to play with.

It's the only way I can make

something out of this sh*t.

Are you playing or not?

Yeah.

Dr. Thiel won't be

much longer.

Sh*t!

Mr. Chase

my son doesn't allow anyone in his room,

let alone his closet.

I'm sorry.

It's such an extraordinary room...

Nobody.

I haven't been in here since he built it.

Martin did this himself?

We'll talk upstairs.

This is exactly the kind

of thing I need to know about

if I'm going to defend him again.

Defend him?

Nothing's happened.

The police asked me about

last night, that's all.

No matter what they told you, Mrs.

Thiel, he's in serious trouble,

very serious and I can't

help him unless you help me.

Mr. Thiel should've come

to the trial.

He'll have to show support... There's

not going to be another trial.

As I have told you, Martin's father

prefers the house on the island

and his dogs.

His son was on trial for his life.

Simon thinks only the Thiels

can judge the Thiels.

Or anything else, for that matter.

How does Martin get along with him?

Better than anyone else.

It can't have been easy.

We fought about which came first:

Medical school for me or an

heir to the family name.

The wound never healed.

Maybe that explains Martin's resistance

to marriage or anything near it.

He's really Martin Thiel IV, you know.

I doubt there'll be a fifth.

What about last night?

I was in the file room, working late.

As you can see, if he'd

come out of the basement,

I would've known.

Who's this?

He's one of the Thiels, the first Martin.

We call him "the pirate."

He built this house.

The family always had money?

He's the one who made them wealthy.

There was some question as to his means,

rumors of smuggling and so on.

Goodbye, Mr. Chase.

I'll be in touch.

I hope that won't be necessary.

I've been waiting for you.

Score one for Ben.

You were right about my alibi.

You should've told me about this.

You did a fine job on your own.

So will the cops...

Maybe.

Yeah, maybe sh*t.

They're pros.

You're not gonna hide a goddamn

secret passage forever

and you can't dispose of a tunnel.

This isn't conclusive.

It's just something I found,

and played around with for a while.

Yeah, and what else are they gonna find?

Someday you'll know all my secrets.

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