Law Abiding Citizen

B:

A:

Are you having fun,

sweetheart?

Yes

I hope you're doing better

than me, baby,

what are you making?

- Necklace for mom.

Yeah? Let me see.

Wow. Another one?

Yes

Honey...

- That's two today.

Yeah

- Yeah?

Honey!

Yeah

Are you gonna help me

get that?

I thought you and I

had a day off

Go wash up for dinner, pumpkin.

- Okay.

Mmm, smells nice.

Is that take-out?

Mommy, mommy

No!

No, noo.

Noo Noo!

You can't fight faith.

We gotta get the f***

out of her.

What are you doing?

Come on!

F***ing stop!

Let's go!

Shut the f*** up!

It's cool.

Kids like me.

"Law abiding Citizen"

Transcribed by:
anreith.

For inSanos

Nick.

Bringham, what's happening?

Willis is a rowing

buddy of mine

Where are we on his

kids case?

Willis?

- Yeah

Oh, I kicked that

down the tube.

Now why did you do that?

Because the case

was a dog

The kid was only 15

years old

when he commited

the murder.

So you didn't want to

jeapordize your

- It's actually 96%.

- Yes,

You know, if I didn't

know any better

I'd say you were

gunning for my job.

You do know better,

and you know that

I'm aiming much

higher than that.

They filed a motion

to dismiss, but

there's no way that

judge Abrams honors it.

I think that we can

get him on RICO

All that time and that's

what you come back with, Sarah?

You might wanna re-evaluate

your research skills,

what else have we got?

- She's right

Mr Rice?

- RICO's designed for this

check out section 901 of the

organized crime control act

and you should let

Sarah try this case, too.

Mr Rice, last I checked

I was running this room.

She's already done the leg

work. I'll oversee it,

Helen Keller could

try this case.

Okay boy-wonder, she

fucks up it's on you.

(DONT F*** IT UP)

"Thank you"

Cantrell wants to see you

- Alright, I'll be right there.

No. Nick.

He wants to see Nick.

You're still torturing

Bringham?

Let's just say I'm less

impressed with his

Harvard degree than he is.

We can't all have gone

to Fordham.

I went to Fordham

night school.

You know what I learned

at Fordham night school?

It's that law schools have

nothing to do with law.

Guess you skipped the course

on inter-office politics.

All I need is a jury to like me,

isn't that what you told me?

The Shelton case,

where are we?

It went sideways last night.

Judge Birch.

Bad news. What now?

Let's make the deal.

They killed a little girl, Nick.

It's an imperfect system.

- And we it's imperfect servants.

However, you could win this case.

Can't take that chance.

Some justice is better than

no justice at all.

You need to tell the husband.

- It's part of my job.

Good. Because he is waiting for

you right now.

What?

Do you trust me?

Do you trust me, Clyde?

Yeah, of course.

Darby has agreed to

testify against Ames.

With Darbys testimony,

Ames will go to death row.

What about, what about

Darby then?

Darby will plead guilty

to murder.

In what degree?

- Third.

He serves, what, 5 years?

At best.

I dont understand,

I'm sorry.

We had a setback, Clyde.

The judge ruled that

the DNA was inadmissable.

- What?

Exclusionary rule.

The oposing council maneuvered.

You said this part of the case

was clear cut

We had the blood on his shirt,

- It's covered under the same rule

What about the rest

of the forensic evidence?

It's not conclusive, Clyde.

Okay, thats okay. Because I saw,

I saw their faces

I saw them do it. I mean

they killed my little girl, Nick.

You blacked out, Clyde. Your

testimony won't be reliable.

you get on the stand and

the defense will tear you apart.

No no, the jury is going

to believe me, though,

because its the truth.

We can win

We can lose. And then

we have nothing.

You would have wasted

a whole year,

spent millions of dollars,

and then both of them

can end up going free.

Both of them are guilty,

especially Darby. You know that.

It's not what you know, Clyde,

its what you can prove in court.

Please dont make

a deal with them.

Please don't make a deal

- I'm sorry, the deal is done.

I'm sorry.

I made the deal.

- What?

How could you do that?

This is just how the

justice system works.

Listen, I know you don't

think it right now,

but this is a victory

for us.

Your office has certified

this agreement?

Yes, your honor.

- Mr Reynolds?

Any great insights to share

with the court today?

No, your honor.

No insights.

Good, then I trust that

we can move forward

with Mr Ames' trial

unimpeded by delays

a trial date is imminent.

There's no cell phones

in my courtroom, mr Rice.

We've been over this.

- I'm sorry.

I had some exigent

business I was...

Next time it's mine.

Ahh, you married?

- Excuse me?

Are you married?

Please f*** this up.

So I can destroy you.

I wish ill for no man

but Ames deserves

to suffer for what he did.

I mean you cant

fight faith, right?

Nick.

Once you make a decision,

live with it. Move on.

In this job your best

asset is a short memory.

Don't beat yourself up,

too many other people

out there doing that

already. Look,

there's some of them

right now.

Isn't this when you tell

me some old favel, wise tale...

Alright, alright. I got one.

Marcus Aurelius had a

servant walk behind him

as he made his way to

the roman time square.

And the servants only job

was to whisper in his ear

when people praised him:

"You're only a man"

"You're only a man"

Okay, man?

That's some bullshit.

- That's good

I don't even think you

know the story, man.

You're missing the point,

Nick, it doesnt matter

what they say.

- Okay. I got this now.

One at a time.

One at a time.

So you'll be seeking the

death penalty?

For Rupert Ames we will be.

- And for Darby?

He has pled guilty to murder

but he is a cooperating witness.

The DAs office has commited

all of its resources

to ensure that

justice will be served.

Did you make any kind of...

I just wanna say thanks

for being in my corner.

It's nice when the

system works, right?

Get away from me.

Come on. Move it.

Let's go.

Uh-uh, what happened?

- What happened where?

What's wrong?

And you call my job boring.

C minus?

- Yes

Well, okay, now,

You gonna tell me

whats wrong?

Can I talk to my daughter

for a little bit?

Nooo...

- Please

First of all, this is your

father speaking

Yeah, she didnt know that.

- You never know.

I want you to stay in there

as long as you can

Cause there's a lot of crazy

ass people out here.

Language!

- Your mother is a hardass.

I'm right here.

And daddy wants you to come

out and be daddys little girl...

10 years later

Anybody seen my phone?

Hey, did you see

my phone?

It's not strapped

to your hand?

No it's not strapped

to my hand.

Daddy! Not gonna have

some of my french toast?

French toast, you making

french toast?

I'm sorry I can't,

I'm running late.

Okay.

Alright, here we go.

Mmmm, taste good.

Thanks

- Did this is by yourself?

You're better than

your mother.

I heard that. Smells good.

Here, your lifeline.

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