Misconduct

Synopsis: When an ambitious young lawyer takes on a big case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, he soon finds himself involved in a case of blackmail and corruption.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Shintaro Shimosawa
Production: Mike and Marty Productions
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
5.3
Metacritic:
24
Rotten Tomatoes:
7%
R
Year:
2016
106 min
327 Views


Tonight, investigators are

questioning the credibility

of those clinical trials.

I'm very angry. I can't

believe doctors could betray

so many people.

I was part of the initial test

group for the drug Vypraxilin.

And...

I can say without a doubt it was

probably the worst decision

I've ever made in my life.

These people knowingly

put out inaccurate information

and they were being selective

in the facts about the case.

She looked at me

and then collapsed.

Her mouth filled with blood

and it was terrifying.

In fact, an investigation by the fda

found no evidence of false data

from Pierson pharmaceuticals.

This is the third death

attributed to the medication,

with many more claims

surfacing each day.

They need

to be held accountable.

We should just leave

and go to London for a while.

Wouldn't that seem guilty

if I just left the country?

And what would you tell

them if they accuse you?

The truth?

Well, I've faced inquiries before.

I can...

I'm not gonna run away.

I'm not talking about

running away, Arthur.

I'm talking about

clearing your head,

getting out of town

together like we said.

Yeah.

Yeah?

Any updates? Just give

him a little privacy.

Don't talk to me.

Yeah, you tell Dr. Shuman to get

back in the lab immediately

and get this thing sorted out.

Immediately. You do it, or

I'll get someone else who can.

Just do it.

Now.

Okay, look, I got to

get back to the...

I'm going back to the office.

They can't do anything unless

I'm there holding their hand.

Why don't you ever consider

anything I say to you?

It's your greatest fault.

You know that?

You know what, maybe I'll just

leave town without you, Arthur.

Come on.

Graham will take you home

and I'll see you tonight.

Okay. Emily, come on.

Stop being a child. Grow up.

F*** you.

Let her go.

Emily?

She'll come around.

Our exposure's limited at best.

Oh, yeah?

Well, there's no such thing

as limited exposure.

Got the deposition tomorrow

and I need you to cover this.

Get Jake Coburn in legal. I

want a strategy before I leave.

Sir, we advise you against answering

any questions at this time.

Duly noted.

Emily?

Emily!

Where the hell is she?

Emily!

I'm gonna grab you some dinner.

I'll call in the usual.

Don't step anywhere inside this house.

Don't touch anything.

Get security up here right now.

Yes, sir.

So there was no more contact

after you left the park?

I figured it was just another

call for attention. That's all.

Yeah, it could be.

Jane is the advisor we retained.

Private org. Kidnap and rescue.

I should advise you, sir,

to involve the FBI.

I've employed you

so I don't have to.

Right now, your girlfriend

is alone and scared

and praying that someone

will save her life.

In 11 hours, Emily

could be home or dead.

If this is gonna work you're gonna

have to trust me. You understand?

So what are the next steps?

The tech team is working on

your phone to trace the sender.

When these people reach out again

and we know what they want,

Jane will help color who they are.

They need us to open up.

All confidential passwords, everything

will need to be transparent.

Tell me, are they likely

to harm her, hurt her?

Yes.

You don't sugarcoat

your responses, do you?

Why the f*** would I do that?

What do they want?

Two and a half million

dollars, unmarked.

Octavia gallery by 1:00 P.M.

or they cut her open.

Can your team prep by 1:00?

It'll be tight. It's lunchtime.

There's lots of exits.

We can expect

heavy foot traffic.

We'll have snipers

cover the exterior.

Snipers? We don't need

snipers. I've got the cash.

Let's do this civilly

and quietly.

I'm right behind you.

You tailing him?

Yeah, I've got eyes on him.

Do not turn around.

Do not acknowledge

that you can hear me.

Wait for them

to approach you, Mr. Denning.

You have him? He's out

of my line of sight, Jane.

Relax.

I know this is hard, but I

need you to stay calm as ice.

Approaching on your right.

She remind you

of someone you know?

Yeah.

Like most women,

she's expensive.

You want to talk a deal?

Drop the bag. Just drop the bag.

Let's go somewhere quiet.

Okay.

Do not follow him. Mr. Denning,

you have to trust me.

Do you hear me?

What's he looking at?

Why is he stopping? Jane?

I don't know.

He's off script. Yeah.

Stop, Mr. Denning. You're

putting your life at risk.

This could part of their plan.

Drop the money. Give it to

him, then we'll go away.

Just one thing.

You see what happens

when you f*** with me?

Where's Emily? Who?

Where is she?

I don't know what you're saying!

You hurt her? Where's Emily?

Jane? What the f***

just happened?

He just attacked him.

Get him out of here now.

Get him out.

Yeah.

Oh, come on. Don't

turn into that guy.

You just won an estate claim

where the widow's husband

didn't have a will.

It's time to party.

Call your wife. Tell her

to bring a friend, actually...

Maybe a chesty one,

some kind of assets.

Okay. You know what? I'm just

gonna take out your wife myself.

Since when are you

interested in women?

Ben Cahill, was that a joke?

That was fun.

Eleven straight. Congrats.

Any calls?

Hatty, you're gonna

have to excuse Ben.

That's how he shows his joy.

Right.

Couple folks from the lake

Avenue construction case,

that Chinese guy from Shai Fen

associates, and your wife.

Okay. Can you ask the paralegals

why those Flynn v. Benson files

haven't shown up yet, please?

Yeah.

You have been a machine

for over a year now.

I know you and Charlotte have

had a devastating few months,

but billing 100 hours a week is not

gonna help you get through that.

It's not gonna

help you make partner,

and it's not gonna keep

our wife happy.

You've got to get out

of this office.

Wow, you are

no fun at all. Okay.

Well, I'll take that. Thank you.

You trying to scare me?

Well, you just look so

focused over there.

You got good news?

Another win.

So I was hoping maybe

we could celebrate.

I can't. I picked

up another shift.

All right, well...

I guess I'll see

you in 36 hours.

You know we're understaffed.

No, no, no, no.

I get it. I get it.

There's chicken pie in the

oven if you're hungry.

I hate waking up

without you, Charlie.

Well, um...

You wanna go on a date?

Yeah.

When?

When I'm done.

Deal.

You look nice.

Thank you.

Emily Hynes?

You didn't accept, did you?

She had her issues,

but it's not like I can't...

Issues? Yeah.

You broke her heart. She threatened

suicide. That's not normal.

I remember some pretty

manipulative sh*t.

I'm actually impressed someone your

age knows how to use social media.

Oh, really? Yeah.

Is that right?

You accepted the friend

request, didn't you?

So what if I did?

Your wife's a 12! Yeah.

She's far more attractive than you.

She's far more intelligent than you.

Frankly, you don't deserve her.

Yeah, well...

Okay, don't break the only

good thing in your life

on a hypothetical... I'm

not breaking anything.

Charlie and I are fine, all right?

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