[Harry] Previously on "Harry's Law.."
In all your years as a patent attorney, did you ever have
one client who truly needed you?
Welcome to the neighborhood.
I'm sorry. We've just been sued by a former employee.
How was this man discharged?
She was fired for getting pregnant.
We have a one-child policy.
Just like..
China, baby. China, baby.
Gee, I wonder who the jury's gonna side with.
- Tommy Jefferson, kid. - You little snot!
Don't call me little!
Did you say, "Ohio Supreme Court"?
See you in court.
You can help Adam, it'll be your first
official assignment as our new paralegal.
[Jenna] 'Thank you. Come again.'
And my girlfriend is right here.
How we doing, Harry? Meet Father Jimmy Nance.
We call him Big Papi, 'cause he got a direct dial line
to you-know-who. In case you need any spiritual advice.
Thanks. I self-medicate.
I didn't realize you were Catholic, Damien.
My relationship with Big Papi goes a little deeper
than God and religion, know what I'm saying?
- I'm his bookie. - That's for another day.
Right now, he got a problem.
And it's a big one, which is why I bring him to you.
Big Papi, I leave you with Big Mama.
I-I run First Lady of Saint Francis
and we do a lot for many needy people.
You know, I give them food, clothes and shelter.
- The over and under. - Times are tough.
I have to resort to unconventional means
to raise money for worthy causes.
- Is that your problem? - No.
This is all privileged, right?
All your secrets are safe
including your little thing for women's shoes.
Okay, w-what I'm about to tell you
I could be defrocked for doing so.
Okay.
A congregant of mine took his own life.
And before he did so, he came in for his final confession.
And he told me that his false testimony
led to the murder conviction of an innocent man.
Jeffrey Rollins is serving a life sentence and he was
convicted essentially, and I believe solely
on the eyewitness testimony
of my congregant testimony that was a lie.
'In fact, he told me that he witnessed'
somebody else committing the crime.
Now, I-I'd like to go forward and-and correct this horrible
injustice, but I'd be excommunicated for breaking
the confessional seal. I'd lose my church.
Look, no DA is ever gonna release a convicted murderer
on my word, "A priest told me so."
'If you're really serious about fixing this'
you'll have to go on record.
In which case I'll be defrocked.
Well, I hear the Episcopalians are looking.
I-I can't submit some sort of a-a blind affidavit or..
I'm afraid not.
Yeah, then.. Then I'll go forward.
I can't let an innocent man rot in prison for something
he didn't do.
You pick today?
Of all days, you pick today?
Tomorrow, I go before the parole board.
All goes according to plan, I walk away a free man.
You know how the parole board works, lady?
Don't call me "lady." And I know how it works.
Sort of.
Why don't you tell me what you know?
I was up four years ago.
The warden recommended my release.
I've been a model prisoner.
But I got turned down 'cause the parole board wants you
to accept responsibility for what you've done
even if you hadn't done it.
I refused to admit guilt to something I ain't guilty of
so they denied my parole.
What you here for? Pray for me?
He's here risking his career to save you
so perhaps you could try to be less of a prick.
Two years ago, I'm up for parole again
denied again, same thing.
After that hearing, a parole board officer
looks me in the eye and says all I got to do
is accept responsibility. You feel me?
The only thing between me and the street tomorrow
is me saying I'm sorry for what I did
even though I didn't do it.
So, tomorrow, you plan to say you did it.
Look, it took me some to get to this place, lady.
And now for you to come and..
Father, I appreciate you risking what you had to do here.
I really do. It's just..
Get the hell out of here.
- Both of you. - 'Look..'
You talk about walking the street tomorrow
as a free man. You won't be a free man.
You'll be on parole. There's a difference.
You get pulled over for a DUI, shove somebody at a bar
get a speeding ticket, you do anything
'you're right back in prison doing time for murder.'
'That isn't something a free man has to worry about.'
As for a job, forget it.
College kids graduating at the top of their class
can't get work.
'A man on parole with murder on his resume'
'won't be bumped to the top of anybody's list.'
And here's something else.
If you ever want your name back, or you ever want a shot at
a new trial, you can forget that
if you go on record tomorrow saying you were guilty.
'Parole isn't real freedom, Mr. Rollins.'
You'd just be a murderer on furlough.
[door buzzes]
You believe that guy?
[door buzzes]
Talk about no good deed going unpunished.
Well, you got the last word in, that's all that really matters.
Uh.. You feeling good about that little speech?
You maybe just talked him out of doing the one thing
that could get him out.
[theme music]
[indistinct chatter]
Sir, sir! You need to calm down.
Look, if you want me to help.. Is anybody here hurt?
No. Nobody's hurt.
You telling me the emergency is a broken window?
[speaking in foreign language]
- Fung? Chunhua? - Back off, please.
I'm their lawyer. Don't talk to me that way.
They threw a brick through our window.
- Did you see who? - No.
We didn't see who, we didn't see.
Look, just back off, okay?
[indistinct chatter]
It's because of this case.
Well..
Look at this.
I told him that I was pregnant and he fired me.
Just like that. I don't know what I'm gonna do.
Check the Internet blogs, you'll see that everybody hates us.
[speaking foreign language]
How long before the Ohio Supreme Court?
That could take a while.
[speaking foreign language]
Tell them they win. We'll give her her job back.
My father always said that one day, I would have to rise up
to the legacy of my name, Thomas Jefferson.
'Well, that day has arrived.'
Well, well, well. So, you want to give her her job back.
What about that big speech I heard the other day?
Who's going to save the planet?
Not always about the law, is it, kid?
Sometimes it's politics, sometimes it's people
sometimes it's me.
You thought you could take me on.
I understand. Kids do. They're young.
And now here you sit, a little wiser, a little more humble.
You kid, you. You gnat.
You peepy-squeaky, little bug. Say it for me, will you, kid?
So I can at least know you've learned something.
Say "I'm a peepy-squeaky, little bug."
- I won't say that. - Interesting.
- Well, I'm not settling. - What do you mean, you're not..
We're giving the woman her job back.
Yeah. Come back when you're prepared to give her the job
and two million dollars.
Two million? Are you on drugs?
Your original ask was, like, one.
That's when I liked you. Now I don't.
You know you'll never get that kind..
[scoffs]
You want this case to go on, so you can milk the publicity.
- That's what this is. - Which you're afraid of.
That's why you're now crawling in here.
Tell you what, two million
you say, "I'm a peepy-squeaky little bug"
and you can walk out happy.
What? No card to play?
Nothing? Gee, you were so cocksure in court.
Putting on the grand show.
All you can do is sit now
and take it.
Well, bend over, kid, you little imp.
You were rude to me, you ridiculed me.
Nobody does that. You hear me?
You peepy-squeaky, rude, arrogant, little shill.
You nothing, little bug.
I feel like it's my fault.
I sort of led them into this with my vision
you know, of the Ohio Supreme Court and..
- The girl. You two had sex yet? - What? No.
- Come on. Come on. - I haven't. I haven't!
Oh, you're doing that thing to me, that thing you used to do
where you'd be making fun of me and I wouldn't have a clue.
Why are we here, Adam? It's not to have sex with me.
- What? I'm not! - Come on.
Oh, you're doing it again.
- Good one. Ha. - Why are we here?
Well, your thing was always, you know, unconventional.
- So it is about sex. - What?
Oh. No.
I thought maybe you'd have an idea.
I mean, the man refuses to even convey my offer.
- So you convey it. - Me?
Why not? You have her name. Do you know her address?
I can't go to a represented client behind the lawyer's back.
He's not gonna report you.
His not conveying the offer is just as unethical.
And if it is about making good with Chunhua
throw yourself on the grenade a little bit, women love that.
Tommy is not gonna report you.
Just go tell the woman the offer.
[instrumental music]
It was a bit sanctimonious of me to counsel you against
professing guilt tomorrow.
'If it were me, I'd probably do whatever I had to'
to get my ass out.
I just thought I should come back and say that.
- Got it. That it? - Yeah.
Well, best of luck, Mr. Rollins.
Will you come?
- I'm sorry? - To the parole board.
Probably wouldn't hurt.
You seem like the kind of sympathetic crap
they'd fall for.
You make me feel special.
- What time is the hearing? - 10 o'clock.
Look, if you're gonna say you did it, fine.
But your heart... let's assume you've got one
better be in it.
Clearly, right now it isn't.
[instrumental music]
I got a son. Never met him.
Ain't given him a damn thing in life.
Figured at least one day my name would be cleared
and he'd be able to know his father wasn't no killer.
But now..
...guess he won't even get that.
Nope.
Once you accept guilt, you own it.
[instrumental music]
- Are you a lawyer? - No, ma'am. I'm a paralegal.
Well, all the lawyers are busy at the moment and, uh
one of my jobs as a paralegal is to meet
with prospective clients then report to the lawyers
so they can better decide whether legal representation
can help you.
Mm-hmm.
Why don't we start with you telling me your problem?
I'm fat.
Well..
And the reason I'm fat is because of that
Fast Food Row down on Third
I got to pass by every day
on my way to work, on my way home.
What do you mean, you said maybe?
Well, she's not looking for money so much
as she is to shut them down.
Now, I did a little research
and it's possible to carve out a nuisance claim.
No, it isn't.
There's science and stuff that says
fast food is addictive plus--
It's been tried, it's been done, Malcolm.
They've been sued for this very thing.
- Not by you, they haven't. - Wait, don't tell me.
- You have a feeling about me. - Wow.
You really skipped your happy juice this morning, didn't you?
Can I just do a little more research? See what I turn up?
No.
Harry, come on. What's the harm?
Do the research.
[instrumental music]
It's an alternative proposal.
You want to settle, this gets it done.
Look, first of all, I'm not the lawyer on this, he is.
Yeah, I don't deal with him. He's rude.
Here's why you're gonna like this.
I've amended the complaint to include infliction
of emotional distress.
Back off, rude.
We settle under that theory
your client's homeowners covers it.
They're not out of pocket.
But your client still gets two million! Huh.
Bug! It's a good way to go, Harry.
You know what? I'm a little busy at the moment.
Leave it here and I'll look it over.
[door creaks]
Yvonne. Hi.
Harry, this is Yvonne Morris.
- Harry Korn. - Hello.
This is the lady that wants to sue the fast food joints.
Malcolm, we can't take that case, I told you.
- Why not? - Ms. Morris..
Perhaps you have a legitimate claim
but we're a very small firm, and we need to choose
the windmills we tilt at carefully.
Suing those restaurants, they're huge corporations
right up there with Big Oil. Could take years.
And we can't afford to do that, especially on a contingency.
I'm very, very sorry.
- Look, I'm sorry. - Well, can't you do it?
- I'm not a lawyer, remember? - Hey, kid.
Bring the woman to me. Tommy Jefferson.
As good as it gets.
Bring her to me.
[instrumental music]
Well, Mr. Rollins, uh, looking at the file
listening to the witnesses, we seem to be
in the exact same place we were two years ago.
By all accounts, you've been an exemplary inmate.
Helped innovate many positive programs
which have benefited the prison community.
The institutional parole officer has argued passionately
for your release, as has the warden.
'Nothing's changed at all.'
Unless maybe I'm mistaken.
Do you bring anything new to the table today, Mr. Rollins?
[instrumental music]
Yes, Ms. Powell.
I would like to say how sorry I am for killing Ethan Montana.
'I would like to express my sadness to his family.'
I would also like to say to the board
that I am not the person I was back then
when I committed this crime.
Wow! Four years ago, then again two years ago
you were maintaining your innocence of this crime.
Quite adamantly in fact. What happened?
I just searched my soul.
Had to be honest with myself and God.
Did you ever talk to the prison chaplain about all of this?
No, ma'am.
Did you ever write a letter to anybody
'expressing your remorse?'
No, ma'am.
Anything else you'd like to say to us?
Well, just that I've had 25 years in here to think.
And I believe I'm ready to get on with my life
and have a positive impact on society.
Okay, then, why don't you give us a few minutes to confer?
Then we'll give you our decision.
[music continues]
[doorbell rings]
- Ms. Kremp? - Yes?
My name is Adam Branch.
I'm one of the lawyers representing
Lao's Laundromat, your prior place of employment.
May I come in?
Well, I don't know that I should be speaking with you.
No, ordinarily you should not.
Are you aware there's an offer on the table, Ms. Kremp?
I think you should hear what I have to say.
[Gina] 'Well, Mr. Rollins, first let me say'
this entire board salutes you.
The reputation and character you established
for yourself in prison... It's quite remarkable.
Honestly, you've been such a good influence
on the younger inmates, we almost hate to lose you.
It is the decision of this board, however
that you have not been sincere with us.
'A person searching his soul quite likely would have engaged'
'his clergy in that pursuit. You did not.'
A person feeling guilt and sorrow
toward the victim's family might have reached out to them.
You did not.
You're not really accepting responsibility for this crime
'are you, Mr. Rollins?'
'You're just saying what you think you must'
'to see the sunlight.'
Did you commit this crime, Mr. Rollins?
Mr. Rollins, did you commit this crime?
'It's really a simple question.'
Did you commit the crime for which you were convicted?
No.
No, I did not.
Your parole petition is regrettably denied.
- This board is adjourned. - Hold on just a second.
You don't get to be heard at this proceeding, counsel.
Well, I damn well will be heard.
You denied parole twice because he refused
to admit guilt. You now deny it again because he does.
I'm sorry, Ms. Korn, this hearing is over.
- You think this is over? - Have a pleasant day.
It may be your right to deny this man his freedom
but how dare you be flippant about it!
Would you like me to have security remove you?
Yeah, do it. You may have the power to throw me
out of this room, but I've got the means to haul you
into a bigger one.
- Oh, you think so, do you? - I know so.
This is anything but over, you stuck-up bitch.
[instrumental music]
Father Nance is still on board.
I have a meeting with the DA at 5 o'clock
and then I'll let you know.
Wasting your time, lady.
I'll tell you that right now.
Maybe so, but let's have a little pact
just between the two of us.
I will go to the DA and do whatever I can do
to effect your release and you will practice
at not being an asshole. That sound good?
And enough with the glaring, okay? You're not that scary.
[instrumental music]
Okay.
I'm not gonna waste your time, you're not gonna waste mine.
You're biting off even more than you can chew.
These are the heavyweights you're going after
pardon the pun. They have armies of lawyers.
Here's what's good. You're fat, poor and black.
That makes you a triple-crown plaintiff.
Here's what's bad. I don't sympathize with you.
You're grumpy, that bugs me. Nobody likes a grump.
Bottom line, if the jury doesn't love you, you're done.
'So that means, between now and trial'
you need to become sympathetic.
You have to try things you've never attempted before
things like, say, smiling.
You need to have a personality makeover
and you need to come out likable.
Look, I don't think you need to be--
Where's it say you talk? You don't talk.
These companies? Likable. Very.
Want a little light reading?
Here's a list of all the charity work they do.
Set aside they cause people to stroke out, they also do
socially responsible work, like curing kids with cancer.
That's a jury trump card.
'They do disaster relief for Katrina victims'
they work with Greenpeace to save the planet
college scholarships for the underprivileged
billions of dollars for people in need.
What do you do? What do you do?
Whose side are you on?
I'll be on your side when the time comes
trust me, but these are the things
the other side will be raising at trial.
This will be a war. I will wage it.
But you have got to do everything I tell you to do.
You understand? Otherwise, forget it.
Out. I'll call.
Look, this congregant could have been paid off
to make this confession--
Oh, yes, and he was paid to commit suicide, too.
Maybe he planned to commit suicide
he wanted some money to take care of loved ones.
I don't know, you don't know.
It could be anything, and we have no means
of flushing it out 'cause the guy is dead.
An innocent man is in jail for a murder he didn't--
We don't know he's innocent, that's the point.
Look, if you want to bring me evidence, Ms. Korn
I'll be happy to look at it, but hearsay from a bookie? Uh-uh.
I'm going to the judge, with or without you.
It will be without me, sorry.
Could you at least pretend you give a crap?
You didn't have to be so rough with the woman.
Okay, first, I did. She needs to know what she's in for.
Second, she certainly needs to appreciate
the difficulty of her case.
And third, I'm still looking for where it says
you talk. Let me lay out the players' program for you.
I am the lawyer, Yvonne is the client
and you're the kid who gave her a lift to my office.
Here's the legal research I did, in case you're interested.
[instrumental music]
How about a little thank you for taking your fat friend's case?
Ah. People aren't grateful in life.
But let's assume your client is innocent.
The only means of knowing that is a sealed confession
to a priest, which would be inadmissible.
I don't think the privilege would survive the death of--
Oh yes, it would. Trust me.
The clergy privilege is a big one.
Okay, Randy, let's say that's all true.
[gulps] It is.
In the meantime, we've got an innocent man
serving a life sentence for a murder he didn't commit.
Are you telling me smart minds can't figure out a way
to fix this? Really?
No. All I'm saying is, you're not gonna fix it
with a dead man's confession to his priest.
[bells ringing]
And as a practical matter, Harry, if you try
you're only going to end up causing a lot of anguish
for your client, not to mention the murder victim's family
who right now, think they have closure.
I'm talking to you as a judge and as your friend.
Let this one go.
- I can't. - What a surprise!
[instrumental music]
Who wrote this crap?
You didn't write it. Who wrote it?
- I did, actually. - You go to law school?
- No. I want to. - Seriously.
- Where did you get this? - I researched it on Westlaw.
You bought the memo online, didn't you?
No. I told you, I wrote it myself.
- It's good. - It is?
Not as good as I'd do, but for a little drug-addict office boy
it's very good.
Thanks.
How'd you like to assist me on this case? Chance of a lifetime.
You get to observe Tommy Jefferson up close.
- Well, I.. - Think about it.
But what's to think about? We're talking about me.
Struck out with the DA, struck out with the judge
but I did talk to a PI, so we can at least begin
a little digging on the evidence front.
If something turns up, we can get a new trial on that.
What is it with these looks?
Do you have a crush on me? Is that it?
I'm just trying to figure out what's in this for you.
This some white-guilt thing? What?
You hit-and-run some black dude, and now you're trying
to make amends for something?
Okay, Jeffrey, up until now, you haven't really offended me
with all your bull. Now you have.
So before we continue on, let's set the record straight.
Screw you. Okay?
Screw you.
Now, I did manage to persuade my judge friend
to get me an audience with the Ohio Appellate Court
where I'd like to challenge the parole board hearing.
In the spirit of full disclosure
parole board rulings are non-reviewable
so I figure to get bounced right out.
But I'm gonna try, just the same.
I'm also gonna try to get you transferred over
so you can be in the courtroom.
I always like to put a face on cases
though yours gives me pause.
If I can effect that transfer, I'll see you in court.
If not, I'll see you back here.
Any questions?
Wonderful.
Wait a second, wait a second.
He came to your house?
That's not the point, Mr. Jefferson--
It's my point.
He came...to your house?
Why didn't you tell me that they'd offered me my job back?
Because the offer was an insult to me, to you..
It wasn't an insult. It's what I wanted.
Look, I've been doing this a long time, and trust me
clients rarely know what they want.
I've called other attorneys.
They've all said the notion of me
getting two million dollars is laughable.
That's because they all have one thing in common.
- Which is? - They're not me.
You have a reputation of maximizing your profile
at the expense of the client.
And who told you that? Mr. Bug?
I don't need to maximize my profile.
Look at that wall.
I rub shoulders with presidents.
I play golf with Pete Rose.
My child was baptized by the Pope.
- I'm accepting the offer. - I can't let you do that.
It's my decision!
We have a date with the Ohio Supreme Court.
I'm canceling the date.
You're fired.
- What'd you say? - I said, you're fired.
As far as the parole board is concerned
the inmate is guilty, so--
- That doesn't mean-- - The only question is..
Is he rehabilitated?
And whether he accepts responsibility for his actions
is certainly relevant to that question.
But, judge, how can we tell a man convinced of his innocence
to say he's guilty, when he's perhaps--
[Smithers] 'He is guilty, counsel, at least for the purpose'
of a parole hearing. Are you not listening?
Otherwise, every such hearing could turn into a reexamination
of the evidence. Now, you can't be suggesting that, can you?
Your Honor, I understand that for the purpose
of the parole hearing, he's guilty. I get that.
But certainly, all of you get that our criminal justice system
perfect as it is, churns out
thousands of wrongful convictions a year.
Which means, as a matter of fact, these parole boards
commonly, if not routinely
look into the eyes of prisoners who are innocent.
And for us to insist these innocent people profess guilt
in order to get their parole--
We don't insist that, the Ohio Parole Board does not require
a prisoner to admit guilt. In many other states, they do--
Oh, come on! As a practical matter, a prisoner's chances
of getting released are almost nil if he doesn't admit guilt.
It's a de facto requirement, and you know it.
- Counsel-- - And should he admit guilt?
That means he can't get a new trial.
He can't ever clear his name.
Not to mention, the admission itself is a lie
and a fraud. Do we care about that?
Don't get snide with us, counsel.
'You think you're the first lawyer to raise'
the innocent prisoner dilemma?
We're well aware of the potential unfairness of--
Which makes your acquiescence all the more disgusting, then.
Is this your style, counsel?
To gain an audience with the Appellate Court
only so that you can insult us?
I'm more concerned with the insult to that man right there.
He's had to endure twenty five years in prison for something
he did not do.
I think we're done.
- 'Judge!' - I said we're done.
Now, my patience has run out.
Your patience has run out? That's what you said?
- Jeffrey.. - Is that what you just said?
You out of patience?
Mr. Rollins, I would advise you not to speak.
Yeah, I got that advice 25 years ago
from my public defender, but this may be the only
and last time I get to say my say in a courtroom, so..
Jeffrey!
You talk about respecting the system.
The system put me in here based on a lie.
And now you're telling me I got to lie to get out.
Is that the system you so respect?
Well, I didn't do it. I...did...not...do it!
Now I got to live with everybody thinking I did, even my own son.
And now the guy who put me here...his conscience
finally got the better of him, and you don't care.
You just worried about your damn system. Well, tell me.
When does conscience ever get the better of you?
[instrumental music]
If I could just get from the court an order
that the Ohio Parole Board not condition my client's release
on his admission of guilt.
As you said, that is technically the law
so at least give us that.
[instrumental music]
What do you mean, you're working with Tommy?
I'm just helping Yvonne Morris. He took that case.
Your job is here, Malcolm.
It's just, he's giving me real
law work to do, Harry, it would be a good experience.
You're a freshman in college, not an attorney.
You're not qualified to do real law work.
Whatever I do with Tommy won't interfere with my work here.
See that it doesn't.
Make any gestures, and you're fired.
I'm off to see the parole board.
You got something to say?
Nope.
Malcolm.
That's just her way.
So..
This is what it's all about. I get it now.
You throw away your law career for love.
Peepy-squeaky, little love.
The things we do for lo-oo-ove.
Know what you did, you peepy-squeaky, little bug?
Chunhua, you remember Tommy.
You just committed professional suicide.
You went to a represented client behind her lawyer's back.
You're dead. You're done. Pass the jam.
I'm looking at toast, you peepy-squeaky--
Oh, come on, Tommy, that's only if you report me
which we know you won't
because you failed to convey an offer made to a client.
That's also grounds for disbarment
especially since you should know better.
Whereas me, well, I'm just a kid.
Kids make mistakes. We're young.
It's what kids do. Let me tell you, Tommy.
Sometimes it isn't always about the law.
Sometimes it's people, sometimes it's politics.
Sometimes, well.. It just isn't you.
You know what sets me off more than anything, you little fart?
Rude.
I don't like rude.
It'll be the death of you.. Rude.
It'll be written on your tombstone.
"He was rude to Tommy Jefferson."
The death..
...of you.
[buzzer buzzes]
I'm a little confused, Ms. Korn.
What do you expect us to do?
I expect you to not condition Mr. Rollins's
release on his admission of guilt.
'In compliance with the law, and the order I just'
received from the Appeals Court.
We didn't. Our decision was based on a multitude of factors.
That isn't true, and you know it.
It is true. You were here. You heard me.
Our decision was based primarily on his lack
of sincerity with the board.
'He lied, he said he was sorry for a murder'
which he doesn't even admit committing.
This isn't fair.
Well, I don't mean to sound harsh
but he isn't owed fairness, only due process.
You know what? Whether he's owed fairness or not
how about we give him some, just the same?
'He's done 25 years.'
'Even if you choose to believe he's guilty'
'he's done the time.'
'He was a model prisoner.'
'So exemplary that you yourself said'
the prison would suffer if you lost him.
The warden says let the man go
'everyone to review this matter.'
For God's sake, whether the law requires it or not
let's be fair.
Mr. Rollins, anything to add?
Nothing?
One thing.
I am not guilty of that murder.
[clears throat] But..
I am guilty
of condemning the judicial process
that put me here.
Of condemning all the players in that process
including you.
I think my hatred has been in the room.
At this hearing, and the ones that came before.
Ah, you people didn't put me here. I know that.
I realize that not everybody deserves my hatred.
Some..
Some should even get my gratitude.
Anyway..
I'm sorry about..
[mellow music]
I've been a good man in here.
I'll be a good man out there, too, if given the opportunity.
That's all.
[indistinct chatter]
[music continues]
Mr. Jeffrey Rollins, your parole petition is granted.
This board is adjourned.
[instrumental music]
Did she just say that?
She did.
[instrumental music]
[sighs]
Adam told me of your little misunderstanding.
Misunderstanding?
Is that how he called it?
First of all, he's just a kid.
Second, you were at fault here, too.
I didn't have time to convey the offer.
He beat me to her.
Let me deal with him, okay?
Let me ask you something.
What are you doing, opening a new firm at your age?
Ouch.
Why don't you come work with me?
- It'll be much more cushy. - Work with you?
Are you out of..
What would possess you to ask me that?
First, I actually like you.
Not your rude associate, but I like you.
Second, you have real pedigree.
As good as I am, and I'm very good..
I never get invited to the judges' lunches or..
It'd be good for me to have a horse like you in my stable.
Get me invited to some of those..
Well, Tommy, if you want to be taken more seriously
why the big circus act?
Really?
I mean, why do you need all that pomp and ridiculous nonsense?
- It's a fair question. - What's the answer?
[chuckles softly] When I was first starting out, I had a case.
I was getting my clock cleaned.
I got these terrible stomach pains.
Gas, mostly.
It got so bad, that I opened the buttons
on my pants, you know, below the table
to get a little relief and forgot about it.
And when it was my turn to stand..
...my pants fell down.
The jury smiled.
They laughed.
They thought I did it on purpose.
Anyway, they were suddenly with me.
They actually liked me.
I went on to win the trial..
You could say I've been dropping trou ever since.
Whatever works, you know?
Dignity has been known to work.
Not my strong suit.
Anyway, listen, I'll withdraw the complaint against your boy.
I'll do that for you. Not him.
He's rude.
He's got talent, but he's rude.
Thank you.
You sure you don't want to grab dinner, or..
I'd love to, but I promised my father I'd..
Actually, I will have dinner.
We settled our case, we have reason to celebrate, right?
We? Is that a you-me "We" or a you, me and your father "We"?
It's a you, me and my father "We."
Ah.
But maybe you and I can do his celebrating for him.
That sounds like a plan.
[chuckles]
[laughs]
Thank you, Adam.
I'm sorry you don't get to have your Supreme Court
pretty girl in the stands moment.
But this one worked for me.
Thank you.
[instrumental music]
- That was nice. - Yeah.
[music continues]
[buzzer buzzes]
[instrumental music]
Okay. Where to?
You still know anybody in this neighborhood or..
Probably not.
Been 25 years since I lived there, so..
But I'd daydream every day
walking down that street, a free man.
That dream got me through most days, so..
What about..
Where are you going to sleep? Do you have a place?
Lady, if you're inviting me over to your place..
I'm not, don't worry.
And stop calling me "Lady."
Prison gave me the name of a hostel.
Said I can stay there.
I'll be okay.
[instrumental music]
Think you'll track down your son?
Might.
[siren wailing]
[music continues]
Well, thanks.
Jeffrey?
I think the reason they let you out..
They finally saw some humility.
You're going to need a lot of that humility on the outside.
There's nobody more entitled to his rage than you.
But anger...it can be a killer.
Did somebody once tell you
that little glare of yours was effective?
''Cause I gotta tell you, it's about'
as attractive as it is scary.
Can I go now?
If you need any help
and you probably will, don't be a dope.
Call.
- Got it. - Well, go on, then.
If this is your daydream, get on with the stupid thing.
I've got plans.
Lady?
Thank you.
♪ So I remember every face ♪
♪ Of every man who put me here.. ♪
[cellphone ringing]
Hello?
Oh, hi, Adam.
No, I'm not busy.
♪ Come shining.. ♪
I'm just, um..
♪ West down to the east.. ♪
I'm just watching a man take a walk.
♪ Any day now ♪
♪ I shall be released ♪♪
[theme music]
[cheering]