The Judge Page #4

this morning, alright?

I wished I'd like you more.

- He didn't mean it.

- He didn't mean that.

- I wished he'd died instead of mom.

- Cut it out!

- Jut cut it out!

- Eyes forward, you coward.

That is awful!

He said 'jump', you said 'how high?'.

Pull over the car.

Hey, you shoot your mouth

off too damn much!

Drive and stay with him. What

a f***ing coward you are.

- Maybe we should follow dad.

- Should I?

oh god...What were you doing when

they were distributing testicles?

- F***, I'm getting out.

- Good! Good!

Hey, judge, where're you going?

- Indiana penitentiary is this way.

- Smart ass.

Where am...Where were I when they

were distributing testicles?

You know I have to go, right?

Someway, baby, it's part

of me, apart from me.

you're laying waste

to Halloween

...and I while I knew

I was not magnificent.

Strayed above the

highway aisle.

Jagged vacance,

thick with ice.

I could see for

miles, miles, miles

you're here to listen,

not to talk, okay?

You know the great thing about authentic

Mercury glass is the double wall,

you see that in here? Right on the

bottom...England glass company.

What a great find.

Guys...You want to head

upstairs to my office?

Judge Warren called it,

you know him, sir?

Yes, I do.

He's tough, he's fair,

full of himself.

He assigned a special

prosecutor, Dwight Dickham,

out of Gary... I don't

know why so far.

The preliminary hearing

is set for next Friday.

We're in a bit of a pickle.

It's pretty straight forward, C.P.

It was dark...

Hold up...

What would you say your stronger suit is?

Old furniture or law, quick?

- Er, well, er...Law, law.

- Law school? / yes.

Yes, you're familiar with the concept

or yes, you've attended one?

Yeah, right, I practice law without going

to a law school...Well, yeah, Valpo.

Valpo? Valparaiso?

It's...Up...My, I Just told her

not to...Cover Valparaiso.

Come on, I hate it when

she stacks books here!

It's...Er...Here in Indiana,

did you get out of state?

- Northwestern.

- Wow, that's the dandy of a school!

Ever defended in a jury trial?

- Yes, I have.

- Charge?

- Assault.

- Degree? / third.

- Verdict?

- It was a guilty verdict.

Coach Blakelive broke a clipboard

over his quarterback's

head during halftime at

the homecoming game.

- now...In his defense, - now, you're

guessing! - John Jr. has his helmet on!

- He Just keeps selling, doesn't he?

- Sit...Down!

Just so you know, summers I interned at

the public defense office in Evansville.

After graduation, I clerked 2 years for

justice Robert, Indiana supreme court.

It sure was, er...Pretty

cool experience.

The word 'wow', is not

friendly in courtroom.

- Thank you, duely noted.

- This is your guy?

If he drops the ball, you're facing

a murder trial, Just so you know.

I'm Gonna get a coffee.

Wow! This is a law suit right here. don't

get sued before you lose your next case.

don't mind him, you're my guy.

Your honor, I'm Gonna to

fight like a badger for you.

You can count on that.

Good morning.

From judge Joseph Palmer

to judge Sanford Warren

all rise.

The court is in session.

The honorable judge

Sanford Warren presiding.

Be seated.

I understand there's a motion

you'd like to be heard of.

Your honor, the deadline for

filing a change of venue motion

has already come and gone.

So unless there has been

a change in circumstance

that Warren's file of

motion is out of time,

say if...Er...County upped

and moved overnight,

barring that, this trial happens

right here in Carlinville.

This is a preliminary

hearing, not a trial.

What's the story, Mr. Dickam,

filing for a change of venue?

Out of curiosity, your honor, if I were to

ask for a change of venue, you'd say what?

You missed the deadline

but I'll consider it.

And then?

Denied it, you missed

your deadline.

No motion, your honor.

We're here to establish

whether there's a probable cause

to find if there's a

motion for trial.

I want to hold a

presentation of evidence

until both sides testified.

After which, I would

hear the arguments.

Without further delay, let's

get started, gentlemen.

Sheriff, after you arrived,

what, what happened?

When I approached the victim,

he was unresponsive.

And at that time, did you

offer any assistance?

- He was dead, son.

- So, no? / that's a no. / great.

Exactly what did Mr.

Palmer tell you?

Mr. Palmer stated he

drove his vehicle.

His 1971 Cadillac he drove?

Correct, on the night

of the accident.

Okay.

Excuse me, excuse me!

- Yeah?

- Sir, are you co-counsel?

- He's not. / no, no.

- Sit and zip it!

Sir, did you form an opinion

as to the cause of death?

Massive internal damage.

Injury consistent of

being struck by a car.

Thank you, Dr. Putney. No

further questions, sir.

Cross examination, Mr. Kennedy?

Er, no further, er, no

questions, your honor.

So you were working that

night at the mini mart

when you saw judge Palmer and Mr.

Blackwell?

They were both by the cooler.

Did you see Them

make eye contact?

Yeah, I saw Mr. Blackwell and

judge Palmer make eye contact.

- And then what did judge Palmer do?

- Dropped his eggs...

- I say out! Bailor, get rid of him!

- Read that! not my

first time. object! You can't

prove eye contact, idiot!

So...After that did they go out together?

Did you see Palmer...

All rise.

The court is in session, the honorable

judge Sanford Warren presiding.

Be seated.

Based on the testimony of the witnesses

and the evidence presented by Mr. Dickam,

the court finds probable cause

to hold this over to trial.

Jury selection will begin

in one week from today.

See you folks in court.

Judge Joseph Palmer

faces murder trial

agreement from the Gisbon's

coach. - excuse me? - Agreement

from the Gisbon's coach, ten letters.

I allude...

He knows the answer,

yet he answers.

Come in, sit down.

- His home is court...

- Yeah.

Sit down, peacefully,

easily, easily...

Why do you think Dickham

missed the filing deadline

- for change of venue.

- oh, he didn't miss his deadline.

It's a small town. For every 2

people standing in front of

you, one wins, one loses, one

loves you, one hates you...

- That's...

- Pretty obvious indeed. Dickam has

no intention of filing,

he wants the trial here.

C.P. Stepped down this morning.

Why?

He said his assistant is more

seasoned and couldn't live

with himself for his lack

of...Experience, cost the case.

Confidentially, what were you

doing in that Choplin road?

There's no route in that mini

mart's home that makes sense.

Wait, wait, wait...

Are you asking if you

could represent me?

Okay...

I remember being at the

mini mart, I needed eggs.

The road home was washed up, where

it dips at the state's old mill...

I turned around, stopped

at the light at the state,

then er...

I'm missing time, so...

- Can I borrow your pen?

- Yeah.

To answer your question

now, I'm not asking if

I can represent you, it

doesn't work that way.

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