Runaway Jury Page #11

denial was the route to take here.

- I was improperly prepped.

- Now, look, Mr. Jankle...

You get outta here.

Mr. Fitch, I looked into

the faces of those jurors,

I didn't see any friends sitting there.

Now where the hell are we

with securing my verdict?

It's a cat-and-mouse game.

We're about to change all that...

You just be a little more cat,

little less mouse.

Yes, sir.

- Hello, Marlee.

- Hello, Rankin.

I'm ready to make a deal.

I'll meet your terms.

I'll pay you the money.

I wanna meet Nick Easter.

Won't happen.

Wendall doesn't need to meet him.

And besides,

you know he's sequestered.

Well, fine.

How about his pal Jeffrey Kerr?

Now we meet or there's no deal.

Nonnegotiable. What's it gonna be?

I hope you don't mind. I was waiting

so long, I made a sandwich.

It's a fine piece, Nick.

Longines hunter case, circa 1908.

- You filming this?

- No, no, no.

I couldn't use it.

Neither of us wants a mistrial.

- No.

- Can we walk?

Our bus is leaving at 8:00 am,

so that gives us a little time together.

Marlee, please come out of the kitchen.

I'm not here to hurt you.

Please, sweetheart, sit down. Relax.

So, what? I'm supposed to convince you

that I have them, right?

Oh, I-I think you've probably

got them, or you will have.

- I just wanna know why.

- Money.

Safer ways for a sharp kid

like you to make money.

What's the real reason?

Business, politics, sports -

you tell me what isn't rigged.

I mean, is there even such a thing

as an objective jury, Mr. Fitch?

Not if I can help it.

Then why should the lawyers

and guys like you make all the profit?

- You don't have much faith in the law.

- I'm agnostic.

I knew there was something

I liked about you.

And Marlee?

I'll leave it to her to tell you her reasons.

- That's not what I'm talking about.

- What are you talking about?

How well do you know her?

Did you really bring me

out here to talk about her?

What's this about?

Well, tomorrow's the big day

and we need a little insurance.

So... let's talk.

Come on out here, sit down, we'll talk.

I'll make you a sandwich.

I'm ready to pay the money.

I can have ten million

wire-transferred to the Caymans,

- subject to verification, of course.

- Of course.

But tell me, who have you got?

Fernandez, Deshazo, Grimes

and Dupree are in the bag.

Deets and Duke

pretty much follow the others.

- Herrera and Shaver are wild cards.

- No... Shaver's taken care of.

- Weese, too.

- Oh.

Herrera... I wouldn't worry about him.

- Are you gonna swing this my way?

- If you pay, yes. I will.

Good. Good. Tell Marlee

I'm ready to conclude our business.

Done.

- I must say I'm impressed, Mr. Kerr. I...

- Easter.

- Easter, correct.

- Yeah.

I didn't see you coming.

Obviously, I underestimated you.

And as a rule, I don't do that.

Make damn sure

you don't underestimate me.

I'm sure one of us will be in touch.

I have a feeling after tonight,

we're gonna be fast friends.

Who is it?

Who is this?

Bet you didn't expect to

hear from me so soon.

Is this a bad time?

- No, not at all.

- Oh, good.

Listen, I just wanted you to know

your associate with the accent...

he won't be coming home tonight.

At least he won't be walking home.

Aah!

And the price just went up.

Get some sleep, Rankin.

You're gonna need it.

- What's wrong?

- Nothing, I just, uh...

I just wanted to hear your voice.

- You sure?

- Yeah, I'm sure.

- I want you to get some sleep.

- Yeah.

I miss you. Good night.

Today, lawyers Wendall Rohr

and Durwood Cable

will have their last chances

to strike the winning blow for their client

in the case of

Celeste Wood v. Vicksburg Firearms.

Closing arguments will begin shortly.

The jury has now heard all the evidence

in this landmark case...

It's been

a very highly charged trial.

The jury has been sequestered

for some time.

- This is a nightmare, man.

- This could be the day...

...that they finally get this case

and begin their deliberations...

...a high-stake decision

will soon be in the hands of the jury.

This decision could be a quick one,

with the jury delivering a verdict

perhaps by day's end.

All Jacob Wood and those ten

other people did, all they did wrong...

on that Monday morning, was to go to

work.

And there's gonna be another

shooting and another shooting

and it's not gonna let up...

until we demand a change.

You heard Mr. Garland Jankle,

the chief CEO of Vicksburg Firearms,

sit in that chair

and say to you that

what we do with his guns

is not his problem, and he's right.

You can make it his problem

with your verdict.

You may for the first time

make gun violence...

the gun industry's problem.

If you do, you are going to

see fewer senseless deaths.

Like my client's husband, Jacob Wood.

- Make a big wish. Big wish!

- Big wish! Big wish!

Yeah!

That's my boy.

And the reality of how a big firm

actually practices law

just knocked some of the idealistic wind

right out of him.

The following spring,

after Gabby got her undergraduate degree,

- he dropped out and they left.

- Um, I'm sorry. Did you say Gabby?

Gabrielle Brandt. She was Jeff's girl

from back home in Gardner.

- Gardner, Indiana?

- Only one I know of.

Jacob Wood, a man in his prime,

leaves behind a wife and little boy.

I mean, the sadness of that,

the incomprehension, that gives way

to anger. We must even the score

and not just those

that are directly affected, but all of us.

We all experience these emotions.

Which is precisely why the law exists.

To do what is just.

Now these families grieve

and we all grieve for them.

But that is all the law will allow us to do.

Doyle, where the hell are you?

Headed for exit 245. Some

backwater town in central Indiana.

- But I think I got a good lead on the girl.

- Well, move it along.

The judge is about to

give this thing to the jury. Sh*t.

Ladies and gentlemen,

you've heard the evidence

and the arguments of counsel.

I will now give you some instructions,

after which we will hold recess for lunch,

and then you will begin

your deliberations.

- Wendall Rohr.

- Hello, Wendall.

Well, hello, Marlee.

Good to hear your voice.

Did you come up with the money?

You know, it's amazing

how easy it is to procure $10 million.

It's an interesting exercise.

$10 million. Like it was nothing.

But, as bad as I wanna win this case,

and I do...

after 35 years of doing this, you know...

I think it's more important that I can

rest my head on the pillow tonight.

What are you saying?

I will take my chances.

I'm not giving you a dime. Not a dime.

Well, I am sorry about this

'cause you're giving it to Fitch.

I'm giving it to Fitch?

I'm gonna take my chances.

Hello. Hello there.

- I'm sorry to bother you.

- Hi.

Um, I'm thinking of buying

this house down here.

My wife and I have a three-year-old

and another one on the way.

Do you think this is

a good neighborhood for kids?

Oh, this is a great neighborhood

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