Making the Case: Creating the Lincoln Lawyer Page #9

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Violently and visciously beat

her as a part of a set up?

All I know is that I didn't.

And this knife that you always carry..

How did she know she'd find it

on you as part of the set up?

Guess she couldn't. Could she?

I never take it out.

I never show it to anyone...

So, she must have just found

it in my pocket after...

she or whoever knocked me out.

Isn't that right?

I would prefer if I ask the questions.

Okay.

Mr. Roulet, I'd like you to take uh...

Take a look at this photo.

Tell me again.

Do you think,

Regina Campo would or could...

have done this to herself?

I don't know who did it.

But it wasn't me.

Nobody deserves that to happen.

What do you mean by 'deserves'?

Do you mean... crimes of violence...

only comes down to a woman

getting what she deserves?

I mean, no matter what she does...

or who she is.

No woman deserves that.

I have nothing further, your honour.

Mr. Roulet, you're excused.

Thank you.

The defense rests, your honour.

Before deciding to rest this case,

the state would like to take

the night, your honour.

For what purpose?

To consider a rebuttal witness.

What witness is he talking about?

I have no idea.

The court will adjourn

'til 10 o'clock tomorrow.

-Morning, Bill.

-Morning.

I'm gonna go grab some coffee.

You want some?

No, man, I'm off caffeine.

Right, is that the custody list?

Yeah.

Let me see if any of my no

good clients are on there.

Sure.

bCorliss, Dwayne./b

Lorna, Minton's putting Corliss on.

-He's already in lock-up.

-But that is great!

Yeah, it's good. How did it

go with you? You served Kurlen?

-Yes, I did.

-Okay.

I'm going back to the court now.

Stand by.

Okay.

Hey, Haller, what is this bullshit?

I have nothing to do with this case.

Subpoena to appear as a witness.

You'll just have to wait and see.

It's a legal document, detective.

Hey.

Glad you made it.

-Is he looking romantic?

-Ever so especially.

See you later.

Mr. Minton.

Does the state have any rebuttal?

The state intends to call

Dwayne Geoffrey Corliss,

as a rebuttal witness, your honour.

Judge, who is this witness?

And why wasn't I told about

him until now?

Bailiff?

Remove the jury.

A fair question.

Mr. Minton?

Dwayne Corliss is

a co-operating witness

who spoke with Mr. Roulet in custody,

following arrest.

That's a lie!

I didn't speak to anyone!

Qulet, Mr. Roulet!

Mr. Haller, control your client.

Let me take it from here.

Judge, I share my client's outrage.

How long has the state been

sitting on this testimony?

Mr. Corliss just came forward

yesterday, your honour.

Yesterday?

This is incredible.

Do you want to go back

and talk to him?

Given the time, I'd allow it.

No, thank you, though, judge.

I think we all know what this is.

Mr. Minton's putting

a jailhouse snitch on the stand.

And everything he says will be a lie.

-That's groundless, your honour.

-I want my objection noted.

Then, I'm going to rule.

He can testify.

Call the jury in.

May I ask one indulgence, your honour?

May I step into the hallway and...

make a call to an investigator for

whatever good it may do

at this late date?

Thank you, your honour.

Yupe, I'm here.

Come into the court house at

exactly 10:
15 with the printouts.

Mr. Corliss.

Are you incarcerated at this time?

Um...

No, now, I'm just in the courtroom.

But you are currently being held in

a jail ward at USC hospital, correct?

Yeah, since I got arrested.

For burglary and drug possession?

That's right.

Now...

do you know the defendant?

Yeah.

I met him in lock-up.

We've had a stopover from jail.

Then we were together in the tank,

when we came for first appearances.

Did you talk at that time?

Yeah.

Talk about how bad are the cigarettes.

Anything else?

Uh... you know... what are you in for?

Like that.

And... did he say what he was in for?

He said, for giving a b*tch

exactly what she deserved.

Those were his words.

For giving a b*tch

exactly what she deserved.

Now... have I or anyone

else promised you

anything in exchange for

your testimony today?

No.

Just the right thing to do.

Thank you, your honour.

How many times, have you

been arrested, Mr. Corliss?

About 7 times in L.A.

Couple more in Phoenix.

And New York,

if you wanna count those.

Yeah, so you know how the

system works, I would say.

I tried to survive.

Does that sometimes mean

ratting out fellow inmates?

Your honour, I object.

Take a seat, Mr. Minton.

I gave you leeway for

bringing this witness in.

Thank you, your honour.

But I'll rephrase.

What I'm asking you, is how

many times have you snitched...

on a fellow inmate?

-This makes me four.

-This makes your fourth time?

Four times you've testified?

For the prosecution?

Against a fellow inmate?

Makes you a popular man, Mr. Corliss.

Sounds like people just

come up to you...

and they tell you the

crimes they've committed...

so you can come in here and

testify against them.

People talk to me. I'm a friendly guy.

You're a friendly guy?

And you're saying you and

my client were friends?

Louis Roulet?

So he just said to you...

what you just told us and

told the jury that...

that he gave a woman

what she deserved?

And then the two of you are

back to talking about cigarettes?

Not exactly.

It's like he was braggin'.

Told me he did it before.

He said the other time,

he killed the b*tch.

Got away with it then.

Can get away with it now.

Mr. Haller?

I have no more questions, your honour.

Redirect, your honour.

-What the hell is this?

-You tell me.

What the hell did you say to

this guy, huh?

Nothing. This is a set-up.

-And you're doing this.

-How?

How am I doing this?

Huh?

You said he was bragging.

-How?

-Well...

Like he told me the details.

Of the other one.

That he killed.

She was a... dancer...

at some club.

And she had...

sexy snake tattoo

wrapped around her body.

Did he say anything else?

Hm... no.

No.

Snake girl stuff was it.

How does he know this, Louis?

You think I know?

No! If you didn't tell him that sh*t,

somebody did.

Better start thinking

about who that could be.

Then I have no further questions,

your honour.

Any re-crossed from the defense?

-A moment with my staff, your honour.

-Be quick.

-Hey!

-Is it all here?

-Yeah.

-Okay, good.

Listen, if you go on now,

leave the building.

I don't want anyone asking

you questions, you got it?

-Okay.

-Alright.

Dwayne.

Mind if I call you that?

Sure, man.

Wow on the assistant.

You're a funny guy, DJ.

DJ.

Isn't that what they call you uh...

for example, down in Phoenix?

Maybe.

And my assistant,

one whose numbers you want...

she was reading on a uh...

on the internet about a DJ Corliss.

Arrested in 1989 on drug charges,

hometown Imesa, Arizona?

Oh yeah, that'd be me.

Do you remember Fred Bentley, right?

Uh... your honour...

where's the defense going with this?

Make a connection soon, Mr. Haller.

But the witness will answer.

-I don't remember any Bentley.

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