Jack Reacher Page #5

Synopsis: In an innocent heartland city, five are shot dead by an expert sniper. The police quickly identify and arrest the culprit, and build a slam-dunk case. But instead of confessing, the accused man writes the words, "Get Jack Reacher." Reacher himself sees the news report and turns up in the city. The defense is immensely relieved, but Reacher has come to bury the guy. Shocked at the accused's request, Reacher sets out to confirm for himself the absolute certainty of the man's guilt, but comes up with more than he bargained for.
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Production: Paramount Pictures
  1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%
PG-13
Year:
2012
130 min
$80,033,643
Website
7,827 Views


people at the riverbed, but he

wouldn't have. Not that way

So you are saying that he is crazy.

No

Oh, what exactly are you saying?

Any single piece of evidence, I will buy it

but all of it? fibers, finger

prints, stray brass case?

And who the hell pays for parking?

Saint or crazy? It just doesn't make sense.

Okay So.. Barr

he wanted to get caught, and

he wanted you to catch him

That would not explain how Barr,

an average shooter, firing in

poor condition, never missed

He did miss... he did.

Pristine bullet

Conveniently trapped by a liquid back stop.

The same bullet that tied

Barr's gun to the killings

and arguably the prosecutions single

most important piece of evidence.

If Barr wanted to get

caught, he didn't miss

By the way it doesn't make sense.

If he wanted

to get away with it,

he likely would have

and if he wanted to get caught, Barr

wasn't capable of such perfection

Then those guys took a route at me,

Who ever sent them made a mistake.

It was just a bar fight.

May be, or maybe someone got

nervous and tried to run me off

or put me in a coma, right

next to their ()

Pa ??

It was such a great crime scene

Now I am starting to think

it might be too great.

Not Emmerson, not your father,

not even Barr's own defense attorney

But Barr knew I would..

No matter how much I wanted it to be true.

That's why he asked for me.

Why you mean?

Are you suggesting...

James Barr is innocent.

You can see what this is.. can't you?

You gotta case in your hands, maybe

the last case you will ever have.

And you will do anything

to get to the bottom of it

Helen

You know.. you never should have retired..

Look please.

For all I know you

were standing at the

intersection with a card

board sign three days ago

I hired you, Jesus. My father was right.

It makes total sense now.

Helen

It's the way you live,

the way you move around

You are not just cut out for

the real world, are you?

Are you afraid that you will end

up like Barr? Is that this?

Look out the window.

No, I have work to do

humour me.

You need to leave

Let... let go of me

Can you tell me what you see? I see

the same things that I see every day

Imagine you have never seen it

Imagine that you've spent your

whole life in other parts of

the world, being told everyday

you are defending freedom

and finally decided you have had enough

Time to see what you have

given up your whole life for.

Maybe get some of that

freedom for yourself

Look at the people. Now

tell me which one are free?

Free from debt, anxiety, issues, fear

The fear of failure, indignity, betrayal

How many wish they were born

knowing what they know now?

Ask yourself how many would do

things the same way all over again.

And how many would live their lives like me

Look at the silver Audi across the street

that one has been following me all day.

What does that prove?

Here's his tag number? How long

will you take you to run it?

At this time of night,

I don't know, an hour?

Do it. Do it and then

I will leave

When?.. No.. this is my problem now.

I'll handle it.

Yeah, you are blown. Boys are

on to the license plates.

Done.

Go to this address

Allright, let's just say

that Barr didn't do it,

or did it because someone

put him up to it.

Either way, what have you got?

Conspiracy.

Yeah Conspiracy to kill 5 random people ..

It's ridiculous, right?

No point looking any further..

Exactly.

Exactly

What is this?

The motive

Just hold on to it?

What are we playing? Clue?

Yeah, Give it to me

Thank you

You sure that car was

following you all day?

Since you picked me up, why?

It is registered to a company

called Lebendauer Enterprises

A conspiracy to kill five random people,

...Ridiculous !!

Four !!

Four random people.

To hide one specific target.

Some one needed Oline Archer's

construction business.

And Oline, wouldn't let it go..

It's a convincing theory.

But it's just a theory

The first round is the least accurate

the snipers call it a 'cold shot'

meanwhile your eyewitnesses described a

pause between the first and second rounds

the one shot where the killer took his time

and Oline Archer was the second victim

the one shot that mattered

But it's just a theory.

Whoever framed was custom made for Barr..

Whoever chose him knew about

Baghdad, and the only one

who could have told them about

Baghdad was Barr himself.

He has at least one friend,

a very close one.

If you find that friend, you

will find the real shooter.

Real Shooter...!! Reacher .. My job..

Is to present the jury

with reasonable doubt.

What about catching the

guys who really did this

Catching the guys who did this?

Bringing them to justice.

No I can't take this... Exposing the truth

Even if I believed Barr is

innocent, it's not my job.

I am just a lawyer, I am not a cop

and frankly neither are you

I can't do this anymore

Thanks for the coffee counsellor

Sandy

Wait.. it's Sandy.. isn't it?

Do I know you?

Charlie, Jeb's friend

Oh come on... don't break my heart

I am sorry, I don't remember

Well we were both pretty wasted...

OH... yeah...

Oh you live here?

Just up there

No Sh*t.. I just moved in around the back

How crazy is that?

It's wild

Wow

You.. You look great.

Thanks

Look, I don't want to keep you so..

Maybe we can grab a drink sometime

Yeah maybe

Hey.. how about tonight?

I am meeting some people

Well, some other time then

some other time

Do it here.

What?

Reacher

There's a gun range in Ohio

with targets up to 700 yards

The only range that

matches your requirements

You should sleep

You have a long drive

tomorrow, and I need

to sleep and pull

up legal history

I won't do that, till I get back

If I am right, someone

killed four random

people so no one will

look directly to Oline

If I am right, just saying her

name could get you killed.

Are you saying I should be scared?

Are you smart?

Obviously

Then don't be scared

What exactly am I looking for?

Someone who could kill

that girl with one punch

You want the guy with 11 and nine?

Erny Johnson... you'll see..

Out of the car

I got a suspect.. move move..

Suspect is heading North on state route

Oh God! I just don't believe it.

I don't believe it

I issued the warrent

an hour ago.

According to the victim's boss, Reacher

was seen at her work place this morning

Where he threatened her Boss

The car he was driving that night

belonged to a friend of Jeb Olivers

The man he assaulted.

No those guys assaulted Reacher

Reacher put three more.

Men in the hospital this

afternoon at Jeb Oliver's place

After arriving in Jeb Olivers car

And Jeb hasn't been seen

since he left the hospital

Helen if you know where Reacher

is, you need to tell us.

I don't know where he is.

I have not seen him

since he left my office

a few hours ago.

I think she's telling the truth.

Oh you think dad!! f*** you!!

Hey I told you not to go near him.

You come into

my home and you treat me

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Lee Child

James D. "Jim" Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels, and is best known for his Jack Reacher novel series. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. His first novel, Killing Floor, won both the Anthony Award, and the Barry Award for Best First Novel. more…

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