The Pelican Brief Page #3

But Director Voyles, for reasons

both you and I can guess...

...is going after it.

Well, we...

We can't interfere

with his investigation.

You should ask Giminski

to have the CIA investigate.

When we confirm that this is garbage,

you can ask Voyles to back off.

It's domestic.

The CIA can't go nosing around.

It's illegal.

Yes, technically.

What about...

...your friend...

...Barr, and the Unit,

I think you call it.

I've spoken to Barr.

They're very good

for small specific missions...

...but they aren't the CIA.

How does it implicate the White House?

What are there, names?

One name.

Someone we both know?

Mr. President...

I've decided my agenda for the future.

I'll stay in bed...

...drink...

...make love...

...and forget the whole damn business.

You don't approve.

What about the book on Rosenberg?

You should write it.

- Let's go.

- You should.

You have the youth, the energy,

the certitude.

You'd be perfect.

Can I have the keys?

I'm perfectly capable of driving.

You've drunk too much.

Give me the keys.

Remember the Mashed Potato?

Give me the keys.

- You're too young.

- I know it.

Do you remember the Fishback?

- The Slide?

- No. Please.

- Please what?

- Give me the keys.

Give me the keys.

I'll drive or I'll walk.

You'll walk?

Yes.

Have a nice stroll.

Miss Shaw!

You take my breath away!

Thomas!

Oh, my God!

Watch the door.

I'm Sergeant Rupert, NOPD.

You'll be safe in my car.

Your name?

Darby Shaw.

Let's go.

Is this your car?

Come here.

I'm Lieutenant Olsen, NOPD.

I'm taking you to the hospital.

Check the plates.

Did you know the man in the car?

Thomas Callahan.

It'll be a few minutes.

Are you sure that the man who

called himself Rupert said he was a cop?

We don't have a record of a cop

named Rupert. The computer...

...has no record of the tag numbers of

the car you were in. Must be fake.

I'll go move the car.

I'll be back.

All right?

Gavin Verheek?

This is Darby Shaw.

Do you know who I am?

We have a mutual friend.

Thomas gave you a copy of my theory.

Yes, he did.

Where is it?

I read it and I showed it

to some folks at the Bureau...

...who sent it to Director Voyles.

Has it been seen outside of the FBI?

I can't answer that.

Then I won't tell you

what's happened to Thomas.

Okay, yes.

It's been seen outside the FBI,

but by whom I don't know.

He's dead, Gavin.

He was murdered. Someone planted

a car bomb for both of us.

I got lucky, but they're after me.

What's your phone number?

Where are you?

Not so fast.

Come on! Thomas Callahan

was my best friend.

I'll have agents pick you up.

You can't stay on the street.

Thomas is dead because he talked

to you. Tell that to Voyles.

VERHEEK'S WIFE:
Turn up the TV,

I can't hear Regis and Kathie Lee.

Down.

Mr. President.

Sit down. You must see this.

We've been working on this all morning.

You have your first audience.

Over. Roll over.

Roll over.

How serious is this Pelican thing?

I've assigned 14 agents in New Orleans.

I doubt if there's anything to it,

but we must check it out.

I don't have to tell you...

...how much trouble and pain

this nonsense could cause...

...if the press gets wind of it.

Oh, well, you got half of it.

Good boy.

I just wish...

...that you'd...

...back off the thing...

I mean...

...it's a goose chase.

Are you asking me to ignore a suspect,

Mr. President?

If the press...

...gets wind of what you're after

and starts digging, I'll be-

We'll be crucified.

So you're asking me to back off?

Back off and chase the real suspects.

Ignore it for a few weeks, that's all.

Your hatchet man did a real number on me

with the press. They ate my lunch...

...over the security...

...we provided Jensen and Rosenberg.

Get that pit bull off my ass and

I'll forget the Pelican theory a while.

May I have your card?

I'll pay with cash.

Verheek.

Yes.

What did Voyles say?

Mr. Voyles has been unavailable.

But I will try to speak to him

later this afternoon.

I expected more.

There's a memorial service tomorrow.

I'll be there tonight.

I think we should meet.

Darby, I can save your life.

You can't even talk to the director.

Where will you stay?

At the Westin, by the river.

Okay.

She's watching TV.

GIMINSKl:
They've been looking under

rocks. She's using credit cards.

She'll be dead in 48 hours.

I'll give her 72.

GIMINSKl:

We'll meet at 6 A.M.

All right, Bob.

Hooten, stay.

This means her little brief

is right on point.

Will you notify the president?

GIMINSKY:

Notifying the president...

...means notifying Coal.

Gray Grantham's article

in tomorrow's Washington Herald...

...maintains that, according

to unnamed White House sources...

...the Mid-Eastern terrorist, Khamel...

...may be among those who assassinated

Justices Rosenberg and Jensen.

Those sources say that a country known

for sponsoring terrorist activity...

...may have hired Khamel.

It's Garcia.

I'm on the corner of

Pennsylvania Avenue and First.

Take down my license number;

there's a lot of gray Volvos out there.

...V-N-N.

Right.

Ten minutes.

GARCIA:
Yes.

My keys!

GARCIA:

I can't do it.

Let's get together anyway.

You'll feel better if we meet

and you don't have to reveal anything.

I have a wife and daughter.

There's a chance they know that I know.

The guys at the firm?

I didn't tell you I was in a firm.

You go to work too early

to be a government lawyer.

You must work at a firm

where they expect people...

...to work at least 100 hours a week.

Garcia, we can work this thing out

if you just get together with me.

Garcia?

Who's this?

Is this Gray Grantham?

Yes. Who's this?

Have you heard of the Pelican Brief?

The what?

Pelican Brief.

No. Never heard of it.

It's an unlikely little theory

about who killed Rosenberg and Jensen.

A friend of mine took it to Washington.

He gave it to a friend in the FBI

and it was passed around.

My friend was killed in a car bomb.

Wait now.

Your friend took it to the FBI...

...and then he was killed?

What's his name?

I can't tell you that.

How do you know all this?

I wrote the brief.

Are you a lawyer?

No.

Where are you calling from?

I'd rather you not

ask me any more questions.

You called me.

What's your name?

- Alice.

- You called me, Alice.

Can you get a list of the major

presidential campaign contributors?

Yes. Sure.

I can have it tomorrow.

You know who did these killings?

Yes.

Let's cut to the chase.

Who did it?

Let's take it slow.

I'll be in touch.

When?

Hi.

How are you?

How are you?

Did you get into my apartment?

Your computer's gone.

So are your floppy disks.

And your red expandable files.

I need you to do me a favor.

Go to the memorial service tomorrow...

...and spread the word I called to say

I'm staying with an aunt in Denver.

And I won't be back until fall.

What is going on?

Are you okay about money?

I have the money my father left me.

Who are you hiding from?

I think you better go now, Alice.

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