Misconduct Page #4

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
325 Views


Okay. Come on.

Thank you.

Yeah. What's going on?

Why did you never mention Emily?

When we talked about

your ex-girlfriends,

you never brought her up.

We never talk about

anything really, I mean...

Especially since the...

The baby?

Yeah.

The night I lost the baby, I was

sitting right here, remember,

and I was curled up

in a little ball?

The pain was really

unbearable that night.

And you came, and you knelt and

you looked at me, and you said...

That we needed to be brave...

And that from now

on, it's just us.

I'll never forget that.

You made a promise that we would

be okay and it was just us.

Yeah, but we never talked

about the baby after that.

I know, Ben.

We didn't have to until now.

Again.

Harder!

What the f***?

This is getting a little crazy.

I thought you said you

get off on violence.

Am I gonna have to hit myself

or are you gonna f***ing do it?

Your ad said you liked it rough.

This just feels wrong.

Can I send these to myself?

No. These are for me

to remember you by.

Get off me.

I thought you said we were

just getting started.

I want you to leave.

Now, before I call the cops and

show them how bad you beat me.

You're out of your mind.

F***.

Get it together.

Sir, this is Dr. Kroeher.

I can understand what you

must be going through.

It's a lot to handle,

but I can tell you this.

You won't survive another day

without coming in.

Doesn't matter if it's

this hospital or not.

You need medical attention.

Is that clear?

You're gonna sit here

all night, bro?

Yeah, bro. You old

enough to work here?

You old enough to mind

your own business?

Hey, Anthony.

How about one of them cream

sodas you're so famous for?

Don't get up. Sit down.

Yes, sir.

I come here all the time.

How's it going?

Oh, it's all right.

How you doing?

What's this? Oh, oh, oh.

Glad you're putting it to use.

Well, I'm trying. Yeah.

So how we doing? Well...

Firm's got a solid

case, no question.

Solid. But?

But Denning's lawyers

waited till last night

to file a motion to keep

those internal docs out.

So you got a work

around, do you?

No. No, not yet, but I'm not

gonna sleep until I do.

Well, you know, this isn't

about effort anyway.

It's about Denning.

You poked the bear.

Now he's restless

and ready to come.

So what would you do?

I don't know.

Probably call you.

You know, here's someone like

you been through so much,

a major tragedy, unthinkable...

But you come out the other side.

Many people wouldn't have made it.

You did.

I knew that about you. I knew it

before you came into my office.

I might have not let

you in otherwise.

Wait a second.

So hill giving me that

meeting with you,

that was just some kind

of a setup or what?

Setup? Come on.

You're a public defender,

or you were one. Yeah.

The hardest thing

for a public defender

is whether or not he or she is

gonna make a dent of difference.

Now, you did, every time.

Feel like I'm a little bit in

over my head to be honest.

No, you're not.

Hey, let me tell you

the worst vice is advice.

I just been giving it to you.

Son, listen to me.

You gotta shed this

distraction you're in now,

what's bothering you.

Don't tell me.

Just shed it. You understand?

We're gonna have to attack this

motherf***er, clip his claws.

Take his head, and chop

that f***ing thing off.

We'll put it on the wall.

A trophy.

Okay.

Okay. Now we're talking.

All right. All right.

Call me anytime. And Anthony,

forget the cream

soda once again?

See that? I knew you did.

You shed whatever's distracting

you, you'll be okay.

Good seeing you, son

hey.

Oh, I don't know what...

Okay. Oh, no, no.

Oh, god...

What?

Wait. Wait.

No. No.

Oh, my god...

What the f*** am I gonna do?

Jesus Christ.

Oh, I... I'm sorry.

Sorry. I was just gonna

say what's up to Hanna,

and have some wine. Oh, yeah.

She's not here right now. She's

supposed to be back later on.

Okay, cool. I left my...

My cellphone here last night.

Cool.

Yeah.

I have a small

confession to make.

I'm married and she's got

a boyfriend who isn't me.

So...

So I never saw you, and we

never had this conversation.

All good.

I would appreciate that.

Allright. I'll see you later.

Hey!

Is that you?

What's wrong?

We need to talk.

What is it?

I screwed up.

I got mixed up in something

that I shouldn't have and...

Did you f*** her?

How did she die?

I don't know. Pills, I think.

It looks like she hit her head.

Oh, we worked so hard, Ben.

You know, and we just

started to get ahead,

and then you throw it away to get

involved with an ex-girlfriend

for a f***ing case? I

was doing this for us.

Oh, don't say that!

That is insulting!

That's so insulting

to me and my marriage!

There were other ways you

could have landed a case!

You know that. When I go out

and I work a double shift,

that is for us!

This was for you!

What do you think, baby?

What do you think?

You think if you, like, land

partner and you win a case,

that I'd feel

differently about you?

Because I love you.

I love you, rich or poor.

I love you, too.

I love you too, and I'm

so sorry for this.

There was a text message.

It mentioned a meeting

at an art gallery at...

Maybe I could go over

there and see if I can

try to piece this thing together.

It's the only lead I got.

And what if it doesn't

lead anywhere?

In the next few days, they're

gonna find Emily's body.

The police are gonna get involved

and I'll have to admit everything.

So what do we do until then?

We act as normal

as possible, okay?

You go to work. I go to work.

Until I can figure something

out, we'll just leave her there.

Do you want some coffee?

Yeah. That'd be nice.

She remind you

of someone you know?

Yeah.

Like most women,

she's expensive.

Just a word. I just...

What the f***

happened back there?

Oh, this gentleman

approached me,

said things as if he

were the kidnapper.

I didn't want to chance

it, so I took action.

That kidnapper

was an art dealer.

Yeah, I know that now.

I'm aware of that.

But you know, he's getting

medical attention

and compensation for

his inconvenience.

Compensation? Are you

f***ing kidding me?

She could be dead

because of you!

Jane, stop!

The kidnappers weren't there.

If they were, they had no

intention of approaching me,

and time is precious.

I don't think these guys

would waste it, do you?

And it could have been a ruse or a trick.

I don't know,

but as always, in matters like this,

I'll take things into my own hands.

My actions may appear

somewhat rash or foolish,

but I did what I

believed was right.

So this now is the situation

we find ourselves in.

I want Emily back,

and I want her back, now.

So how are we going

to accomplish this, Joe?

Can you enlighten me?

No, Giffords,

I can't tell you why.

I just need you to hack

Emily Giffords profile

and erase any communication

between the two of us, okay?

Yeah, no, I understand

but it's not possible.

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