Guilty as Sin Page #4

the most successful firms in this city.

l don't think it's going to go under

because one client can't pay his bill.

You can always sue for these fees

afterwards and collect in a civil court.

No one's stopping you from that.

Your Honour, he's already

in arrears over 29,000.

- lt's estimat--

- The exact dollar figure

does not concern me.

You took on this man's defence,

filed his plea of not guilty,

went through the pleadings and the

discovery process, and now you want out.

for this entire process to be

repeated with some other attorney?

Why should they foot the bill

because your firm...

didn't obtain an adequate

retainer up front?

This widespread dumping of clients

is an abuse to the entire system.

l intend to see it stopped.

You will provide

the best defence possible.

And l'm gonna keep an eye on you

and make sure that you do.

Request denied.

Mr Greenhill.

ln your letter to me you said

you had complete faith in Miss Haines.

Do you still feel Miss Haines

can give you adequate representation?

Yes, l do, Your Honour.

l guess l'll see you in court.

l won't hold this against you.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

You have some things

for Jennifer Haines,

- uh, 12-C down the street?

- lt was going to be delivered.

Yeah, well, um--

She asked me to run down

and pick 'em up for her.

- Okay.

- Uh, she said...

to just put it on her account?

Very light on the starch,

especially in the collar.

- Okay. l'll remember.

- Thank you.

- Good morning, Rosalie.

- Miss Haines isn't in yet.

Yes, l know, dear. Thank you.

- You look very nice today.

- Good morning, Mr Greenhill.

Hello, Gretchen.

Hello, Virginia.

- Good morning, Mr Greenhill.

- Nice to see you.

- Good morning, Emily.

- You don't have an appointment.

l, l know.

Well, listen, l, uh--

l'm just gonna drop these things off

for Jennifer. She might need them later.

- Should l just put 'em inside?

- Oh, l'll take it.

Oh, okay. Um, and tell Jennifer

l'll just talk to her later.

Ah, she's got

a very busy schedule.

Emily, um, how long have you

worked for Miss Haines?

Well, l'm sure that she

relies on your discretion.

And so do l.

l behaved badly the other day.

l'm sorry.

Look, as soon as you're free, l want us

to go off for a couple of weeks...

and we won't tell anybody

where we're going.

There's a little detail

of earning money for the firm.

No, no, no. They can hardly refuse

to let a girl go on her honeymoon.

Will you marry me?

l guess you do.

l could swear that l know you.

Do you work around Watertower?

Women take care of me.

Mm-mm. l already have one.

But you can pay for it.

Bartender? This one's on her.

-Jennifer, l need to speak to you alone.

-What the hell do you want?

Jennifer, l know l've said

some things that l shouldn't,

but please don't treat me this way.

- l-lt's not right.

- Look, just ignore him.

This is some very weird thing

he's doing, just like leaving

my clothes at my office.

- What are you talkin' about?

- She didn't tell you?

You-You didn't tell him about the

personal items you left at my apartment?

- Look, maybe you should

just talk to the man.

- l don't want to talk to him.

- l do not want him in my personal life.

- All right, you heard her.

You know, it's supposed to

be unethical when a doctor...

or a psychiatrist

seduces their patients.

- But what about when a lawyer does it?

- That's bullshit!

Maybe l know her a little

better than you do, Phil.

-You better get the f*** outta my sight.

-Don't hit him.

That's what he wants.

Jennifer.

This is the monster client syndrome

every lawyer dreads.

Why would he make all that garbage up?

- He's brilliant at finding out

people's weak spots.

- Oh.

Our relationship is your weak spot?

You said that, l didn't.

- Thank you.

- Just drop me off at home, okay?

Whatever you want.

- Hello, Phil?

- Oh, dear.

You're all by yourself.

Why are you doing this?

'Cause if you loved me,

you'd do a better job defending me.

This is like saying ''f*** you''

to your brain surgeon the night

before the operation.

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l'm not worried.

l'll see you tomorrow at 10:45.

- What?

- Check your calendar, honey.

We have a scheduled conference

tomorrow at 10:
45.

Or should l get word to Judge Tompkins

that you're refusing to see me?

- 10:
45.

- Nighty-night.

l'll be with you in a minute.

Let's go over the events

of the afternoon of your wife's death.

You left the apartment

at 20 after 12:
00.

The lobby doorman saw you exit

the elevator and go out.

Yeah, isn't that great

he remembered?

You then walked to this

Four Farthings Bar...

on Dickens Street

where you met a woman.

Would you care to tell me

her name and address now?

Counsellor, how would

that sound in court?

While his beloved wife was tossing

herself out the f***in' window,

our hero was down at the local

bar gettin' his rocks off.

Let's just say l took

a long walk, shall we?

There wasn't any woman,

was there?

- Well, there could have been.

- But there wasn't.

Yes, but there could have been.

l've met a lot of nice ladies

in that particular bar.

- But not on that day?

- Let me ask you something, Counsellor.

But then l haven't

butchered 12 or 14 people.

'Course he's a pro, so l guess

that makes the difference.

Uh, that doesn't

bother you so much.

You're not giving me

very much to work with.

Well, you got them to believe

that Frank Hillman slept right

through the murders...

in his own house

of his wife and both the kids.

l proved, that from his bedroom,

he would not have been able

to hear the screams in the basement.

Yes, l know.

l was there that day.

Oh, yes. Quite a few times.

ln fact,

sometimes it was hard to get in.

ls that when you started thinking

about killing your wife?

Now that you mention it.

Wait a minute. Now, was that

a proper question for you to ask?

By law, l'm forbidden to repeat anything

you tell me in confidence.

But l'm certain you knew that.

Could you explain that to me?

l'm not quite sure how that works.

Oh, l think you are.

Privileged communication

between attorney and client.

Mm-hmm. So, you couldn't

be forced to tell,

- but you could leak something.

- Only at the risk of being disbarred.

l would lose my licence

to practice...

and the facts wouldn't be

admissible in court.

Now, does that pertain

to just the current crime...

that l am charged with

or would that include...

Other murders?

lt's getting very interesting.

The law is very clear on this.

Only the details of any future

crime that was being planned...

l would have to reveal.

Anything that had already happened...

comes under the protection

of privilege.

You know what the problem is

with committing perfect murders?

- What?

- You can't tell anybody about them.

Were they all women, David?

Now don't get optimistic.

l hardly qualify as a serial killer.

l never got any pleasure

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