Jade Page #3

Synopsis: Someone does a nasty hatchet job on a San Fransisco big noise and the Assistant D.A. takes charge of the investigation. Through a web of blackmail and prostitution involving the Governor, an old lover of the lawman emerges as a prime suspect and he has to deal with his personal feelings as well as the case.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): William Friedkin
Production: Paramount
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
14%
R
Year:
1995
95 min
329 Views


He's lost consciousness,

could have a concussion.

We'll have to run some tests.

Somebody up there

loves you, Corelli.

They want to subpoena

my records.

They talked to my CEO.

He's pleading to two felony

counts and telling everything.

- What does he know?

- Everything.

You know Vince. He's my closest

friend - 20 years.

Who's representing him?

Lawton.

- Harry Lawton?

- Yeah.

Has he signed a plea agreement?

I don't know.

I know Harry.

Don't worry about it.

What do you mean?

He's a bullshit artist.

If it wasn't for me,

he would have been disbarred.

What am I going to do, Matt?

I've got four kids.

- A triaI will kill Sara.

- You will not go to triaI.

You will not do one day in jaiI.

You have my word.

Listen to me.

When they find out

I'm representing you,

this will all go away -

everything, OK?

We got prints on the hatchet.

Patrice?

No, but we got lucky.

An arrest in Palo Alto in 1980.

Some animaI rights protest

at Stanford.

No charges ever filed,

but the Sacramento computer

held prints.

Anna Katrina Maxwell.

We're trying to locate her

through the admissions office.

- You OK?

- Yeah. I'm fine.

Nice work.

I appreciate you doing this,

Mr. Henderson.

I want to show you

one more set of pictures.

OK. Anybody look familiar?

None of these are familiar.

Nobody from that set. OK.

One more group.

One, two... One more.

Yeah. I've seen her.

- The one in the middle?

- Yeah.

OK.

Paisan, get in here.

It's about time.

Tell Judge Licaldi

I'll ring him later.

Come on.

She told you

she saw Medford that day.

They were looking at a Matisse.

Matt, her prints

are on the hatchet.

I got to start at the beginning.

She probably looked at his

collection while she was there.

What are you saying?

To eliminate her,

I need to speak to her.

Fine. She'll be back

from LA tomorrow.

- Talk to her.

- Officially.

Come on, David... You know her.

You know her as well as I do.

You loved her.

- Still do.

- Cheap shot.

You think she'd take

a f***ing hatchet to somebody?

No, I don't, which is why

I need to talk to her.

Fine. Come to the house,

have lunch, then talk to her.

Yes? Can I help you?

Inspector Vasko,

San Francisco Police Department.

- In the living room, please.

- Thank you.

- Hi, Maria.

- Mr. Corelli. Nice to see you.

Cosy little pad.

Yeah. Kind of like

Candlestick Park.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Hello.

- Inspector Vasko.

- Trina Gavin.

- Hi, Bob Hargrove.

- Hi.

- Matt said you had an accident.

- I'm fine.

Let's get something straight.

Mrs. Gavin is only talking to you

because she is not a suspect.

The investigation does not focus

on her at this time.

I think we can live with that.

What's your

relationship with Kyle Medford?

I'm on the board of the Pacific

Museum. Kyle was chairman.

He felt we were too conservative

in our acquisitions program.

I supported his efforts

to be more active.

Did you see him socially?

No, not really.

My husband and I saw him

at various functions.

Did you ever meet alone?

Yes. One time. The day he died.

He called me to talk about

acquiring a new Matisse.

I was leaving town, so I agreed

to meet him at his house.

That was last Saturday?

Yes.

What time did you get there?

I got there around 4:00.

We talked about the Matisse.

He gave me some tea.

He showed me his collection.

Was he alone?

Yes.

Did anyone see you there?

No. I don't think so.

What sort of things

did he show you?

He showed me this God-awfuI mask

from the Cameroon -

I think it was a fertility mask

- and a hatchet.

He said it was

over 100 years old.

Did you touch anything?

I touched the hatchet.

The mask, he held it up.

I can't remember

whether I touched it or not.

What did you do

after you left?

I went home.

Was your husband here?

- No.

- Was anyone here? Staff?

- No.

- Did you use the phone?

I had the machine on.

I was preparing a speech.

Look, I have no alibi

untiI 9:
00,

when we went to the ball.

- Is that what you're asking?

- What else do you need?

Have you ever been

to Medford's beach house?

Only his house in the city.

I didn't know he had another.

Ever give Medford

a silver jewellery box?

I never gave any gift.

You never had sex with him?

What kind of question is that?

That's why they're here.

You don't have to answer that.

I said I had no sociaI contact

with him.

I do consider sex

to be a sociaI contact, David.

As you know, I'm married.

I think she did it.

Why?

No alibi. Prints on the hatchet.

- And she lied.

- TypicaI shrink.

They pull your strings.

She was pulling your strings

pretty good.

The guy almost

had them convinced...

Morning, Corelli.

Hey, Dave, how you doing?

Got something to show you.

How we doing?

Now this... is what you gave us.

We were able to enhance it

using software algorithms.

Let's see...

This is how it looked

when we got it.

Medford's beach house.

At least it's not

the governor again.

Or the president.

Thank God.

I can still believe in hope.

There's some jump cuts,

but we saved a few minutes.

You ever take it

like that, Corelli?

Is that an offer, Inspector?

You wish.

We cleaned it up

a lot more from here on.

Right.

Keep working on this,

you'll have a PG rating.

Boy, it's a wonderfuI

country, isn't it?

Freeze it right there.

Magnify it.

Jesus.

David?

Got a minute?

Yeah.

Miss Jacinto called. She wants

to meet you at 5:00 today.

Tell her Fior d'Italia,

Washington Square.

OK. She said it's about Jade.

Hey, you a**hole!

Get away from her!

Call an ambulance.

Call 911. Code three. Do it!

Hey, you a**hole!

F***! F***!

Sh*t!

Man, you f***ed up!

MedicaI examiner's

case number 3209.

March 16, 1995.

Patrice Jacinto.

There are abrasions

to the chin.

The abrasions

are minimally haemorrhagic

and red to purple in colour.

The neck wound is

of a "Y" configuration -

the horizontaI line

being five inches long

and half an inch in width.

We don't have

a talking head any more.

Somebody knew

she was talking to us.

I didn't know

you knew the governor.

I don't.

I know Bill Barrett. Why?

- Want me to introduce you?

- Go f*** yourself.

- Glad you made her talk?

- What did you say?

You heard it.

What?

I am onto you! I am onto you!

Get off me, Petey!

I am onto you.

You want to tell me about that?

I can't yet.

What is it?

- It's a cuff link.

- Don't play with me.

I want to know what it means.

I don't know.

What if this comes

up in triaI, David?

There'll be questions asked...

I would never put

you up for grabs.

You are taking

a huge chance here.

- So are you.

- Yeah. No sh*t.

There was something between

you and Mrs. Gavin...

A long time ago.

And you're OK with that now?

I hope so.

People who commit these acts are

no different from you and me,

but they can no longer

controI their urges.

They disassociate themselves

from their actions,

often experiencing

an hystericaI blindness.

They're blind to

the darkness within themselves.

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Joe Eszterhas

József A. "Joe" Eszterhas (; Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian-American writer. He wrote the screenplays for the films Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Basic Instinct and Showgirls. He has also written several books, including an autobiography entitled Hollywood Animal, American Rhapsody and Crossbearer: A Memoir of Faith. more…

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