Making the Case: Creating the Lincoln Lawyer Page #6

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He takes her and dings her

over the table.

Puts on a condom and rapes her.

And when he's done...

She was stabbed... over and over...

52 times while he worked something

out of his sick goddamn mind.

Do I have to tell you

what kind of knife it was?

A short blade folding knife?

Just like Roulet's.

Okay, okay, let's take it a

little bit easier on that, okay?

Why, Frank? Why didn't I listen?

Now listen!

Listen, I got a baseball bat

-if you really wanna beat yourself up.

-No...

I don't wanna beat myself up. Son

of a b*tch told me he didn't do it.

Alright! There was the DNA.

And there was the knife

that he ditched.

But there was no way I was

gonna listen to him.

There was no way I would

believe that he didn't do it.

I couldn't believe him!

I couldn't believe, that I actually...

Could represent an innocent man.

Just like my father warned me about.

Mick, come on,

they all said they didn't do it.

-You know that.

-So, what did I do?

I get him to plead.

I get his sister to beg him to plead.

'Cos he got no case.

So I gave him the best deal I can.

You know, I feel pretty

goddamn good about it.

'Cos hey, I got the son

of a b*tch off death row.

I got him 15 years

instead of the needle.

Yeah.

I showed him Roulet's picture.

Okay.

Roulet is using Martinez

as the other guy in the bar.

Like Mr. Mustang in this case?

So, he's not just getting off

and killing women.

It's seeing somebody else do

the time. That's his MO.

What did Martinez say?

Enough.

Enough for me to know.

I gotta... I gotta find...

What you gotta do,

is find a way to put Roulet in

Renteria's apartment the night

she was murdered.

-That's what you gotta do.

-I have to find a way

to make it right, Frank.

I gotta make it right.

Well, you can't bring him to

the cops 'cos he's your client.

And you can't take him to the

DA 'cos you'll lose your licence.

Worse, any evidence we found

would be inadmissible...

attorney client priviledge.

It'll ruin any case that we

could ever have against him.

That's why the

son of a b*tch hired me.

He's got me in his trick bag.

You got one client in jail

for what your other client did.

What are you gonna do, Mick?

-Hey, Mick, you okay, buddy?

-Frank, Frank, listen to me. I got it.

-What?

-You know how Roulet said all

we'll find on him

is parking tickets, right?

- Right.

- Listen! I don't buy that anymore.

Now, there are others.

Other girls he did.

Renteria and Campo, I mean,

they look too much alike.

Like their sisters.

And the injury to the

right side of their face

is too similar, man.

This guy's got a type, Frank.

There are other cases out there.

And you could find them.

Alright, you gotta do this, I can't.

-I'm his lawyer.

-Okay, okay, I'm on it.

Alright. I gotta take this.

-Maggie, hey.

-Hey, did you get my voicemail?

Uh, I've been up at San Quentin

to see an old client.

How's Hayley?

She's good.

She's got soccer this weekend.

Saturday, right?

-Hm-hm.

-I look forward to it.

Great. Talk later.

If you're wondering how I got in...

I'm in real estate, so, if I

wanna get into a friend's house...

No, we're not friends.

You're my client.

I'm your lawyer.

My lawyer.

See, that's exactly what

I wanted to remind you of.

I'm about to go on trial.

And yet...

I can't reach you.

Now I found out where

you were all day.

Heard you tell Maggie.

-You sh*t.

-You went to see Jesus Martinez.

And I know what you talked about.

Donna Renteria.

You're right, Mick.

I killed her.

There. No reason I shouldn't tell

my own lawyer.

Since it's all confidential.

Attorney client priviledge.

Isn't that what you told me?

It's time for you to go, Louis.

Alright.

That's a cute picture

of your daughter, Hayley.

She's very pretty.

She's got soccer

practice tomorrow, right?

Don't.

Don't what?

You think you're the first client to

ever threaten me with my family? Huh?

All I said was she's pretty.

Are you scared, Louis?

Because where you are, right now...

you're in a very dangerous place.

And so, in conclusion...

What this case is about...

What this case is all about...

is a predator.

On that night of March 6th...

Louis Roulet was out stalking

his prey.

Now, you're going to hear from the

victim herself, about her lifestyle...

One that we would not condone.

But remember.

Anyone.

Anyone.

Can be a victim of a violent crime.

This case is clear.

It's straight forward.

A man attacked a woman in her home.

In order to rape and kill her.

And it is only by the grace of God.

That she's here to tell her story.

Ladies and gentlemen.

My name is Michael Haller.

And I'm representing Louis Roulet.

Now, Mr. Minton...

doesn't wanna use the

word prostitute...

For the woman who was

supposed to be Louis' victim.

He needn't worry.

Because this case isn't about

how she makes her money.

This case is about her actions.

How she saw a young man with

signs of wealth...

as a ticket out of the life

she was in.

And chose to target him.

Now, what she didn't count on,

was you.

How you put two and two together...

and let your common sense tell you...

who the real predator is,

in this case.

Thank you for your time.

The court will adjourn until Monday.

And the state will

call its first witness.

Go, Hayley, go! Turn, turn, turn!

Left foot! Left foot!

Hey, Mick.

Hey, Maggie.

What are you doing here?

I'm going to take Hayley home.

You've got some place to be.

What are you talking about?

What happened?

Hey... sir, stop.

-Please.

-Ma'am, I'm family.

-Sir!

-Family.

-This is a closed crime scene.

-Sorry, name's Mick Haller.

-And that's Sobel. Sobel!

-Yeah, yeah, yeah...

Listen, slow down a second.

-Slow down.

-What happened?

Somebody shot him.

In the chest and the head.

And they... they shot the dog too.

His body is right in front

of the door.

Great, this is what we need.

So you've uh... been here before. You

can tell us if anything is unusual.

Anything weird?

Like, throughout this whole house...

why is it that all I see

are pictures of this guy?

My partner's asking

if Frank Levin was gay?

-Is that relevant?

-Yeah, it's all relevant.

He's an ex cop.

Cops against persons in Chicago.

Is that botch enough for you,

Lankford?

I don't see anything

that I can help you here.

Alright, hey, Haller.

I don't need to tell you

to stick around town,

where I can find you, do I?

Am I a suspect?

Yeah.

When do you retire, Lankford?

-When do I retire?

-Yeah.

I make sure I show the next

one so I can kick your ass.

Val!

Hey, Mick! What the hell you banging

on the door like that for, man?

Are you nuts?

Dude, dude, you look terrible.

Frank Levin was murdered.

Oh man, I'm sorry.

-I'm sorry to hear that.

-Roulet did it.

Roulet? I thought you and

Frank were defending...

Why would he take Frank out?

That makes no sense.

You know, Val. I figure you

know exactly how it went down.

How would I know about it?

What are you talking about?

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