STROKE!
COME ON, COME ON!
AAH!
PICK HIM UP, PICK HIM UP!
SON OF A BITCH!
I MEAN, YOUR HONOR, THAT WAS A GREAT SHOT.
[BUZZER]
WELL, I'M CURRENTLY DOING AN EXTERNSHIP FOR TWO EXTRA CREDITS
AS A CLERK FOR JUDGE HOOKSTRATTEN.
B.J. HOOKSTRATTEN?
THAT'S MORE IMPRESSIVE
THAN BEING IN THE TOP 5%.
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF OFFERS
YOU'VE HAD FROM WALL STREET--
THE TOP 5...SIR. NOT THE TOP 5%.
I'M SORRY. I JUST--
MR. McDEERE, WE'VE JUST OFFERED YOU $68,000 A YEAR
FROM ARGUABLY THE LEADING LAW FIRM IN CHICAGO.
IS THERE SOMEWHERE ELSE YOU HAVE TO BE?
MY JOB. I'M ON LUNCH BREAK.
[BELL RINGS]
I KNOW YOU'VE HAD MANY OFFERS,
BUT DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE 127 CLIENTS
THAT ARE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES?
LOOK, WE'LL OFFER YOU 74,000.
OUR BILLING REQUIREMENT FOR A FIRST-YEAR ASSOCIATE
IS ONLY 2,000 HOURS.
WE WANT YOU TO HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE THE OFFICE.
IF YOU'RE A LAKERS FAN,
WE HAVE A FABULOUS BOX AT THE FORUM.
THERE ARE FIRMS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
THAT HAVE BEEN OFFERING YOU EVERYTHING.
BUT WITH YOUR ABILITY AND AMBITION,
THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE FOR YOU--OUR FIRM.
LET'S STOP TALKING ABOUT THE RIBBON ON THE PACKAGE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE PACKAGE.
ONE PARTNER IS AN EX-GOVERNOR, TWO ARE CONGRESSMEN.
ONE IS A FORMER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
MAY I TAKE YOUR COAT, SIR?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
MR. McDEERE, RIGHT?
YES.
LAMAR QUINN. COME ON IN.
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET OLIVER LAMBERT.
HE'S OUR SENIOR PARTNER.
HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?
THIS IS ROYCE McKNIGHT, OUR MANAGING PARTNER.
WELCOME.
CARE FOR A DRINK?
I'M FINE.
TAKE A SEAT, MITCH.
TIRED OF INTERVIEWS?
NO, SIR. I JUST DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
UNUSUAL FOR A LAWYER.
I CAN GET TONGUE-TIED
IN ANY NUMBER OF SITUATIONS, SIR,
BUT IT'S USUALLY WITH MY WIFE.
WOULD YOU MIND DESCRIBING ONE... WITH YOUR WIFE?
THE FIRST TIME I SAW HER,
ANYTIME WE ARGUE,
WHENEVER SHE WALKS INTO A ROOM, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
MIGHT WE ASK ABOUT THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY?
MY FATHER WAS KILLED IN THE COAL MINES,
AND, UH... MY MOTHER REMARRIED AND LIVES IN FLORIDA.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS?
NONE.
MITCH, I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK US INTRUSIVE,
BUT, UH, STABILITY IN THE FAMILY
HAS A SPECIAL IMPORTANCE FOR US.
BENDINI, LAMBERT & LOCKE
IS JUST A SMALL MEMPHIS FIRM,
41 LAWYERS.
BUT WE'RE A LARGE FAMILY,
SO WE'RE CAREFUL.
NOW, SIR...
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US?
DO YOU HAVE A... AN OFFER IN MIND?
IT INCLUDES A BONUS SCHEDULE,
A LOW-INTEREST MORTGAGE SO YOU CAN BUY A HOME,
COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERSHIP,
AND WE'LL LEASE YOU A NEW MERCEDES.
YOU PICK THE COLOR, MITCH.
LAMAR, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.
HIS WIFE PICKS THE COLOR.
DO I, UH... DO I OPEN IT HERE?
OF COURSE.
UNLESS YOU CAN TELL US WHAT'S IN IT.
A LAWYER WORTH THAT OFFER
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO OPEN THE ENVELOPE.
MR. McKNIGHT, YOU ARE THE MANAGING PARTNER
AT BENDINI, LAMBERT & LOCKE?
YES.
DID MR. LAMBERT AS SENIOR PARTNER GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS
REGARDING MY EMPLOYMENT?
HE DID.
MR. McKNIGHT, DO YOU USUALLY FOLLOW MR. LAMBERT'S INSTRUCTIONS?
OBJECTION.
VAGUE, AMBIGUOUS.
SUSTAINED.
WHAT PRECISELY WERE THOSE INSTRUCTIONS?
THAT YOU WERE IN GREAT DEMAND
AND I SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN
THAT WE OBTAIN YOUR SERVICES
BEFORE A BIDDING SITUATION DEVELOPED.
HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT MAKING CERTAIN?
I, UH, BRIBED A CLERK
IN THE HARVARD LAW PLACEMENT OFFICE
FOR THE EXACT AMOUNT OF THE HIGHEST OFFER
AND THEN ADDED 20%.
MITCH, THE LETTER YOU GOT
FROM BENDINI, LAMBERT & LOCKE
WAS THE ONLY ONE SENT OUT.
WE WANT YOU.
[DOG BARKS]
OH!
O.K.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE NOW.
I'M EXPECTING MY HUSBAND.
THE HELL WITH HIM.
COME HERE.
MOO SHOO PORK, SZECHWAN BEEF, MANDARIN DUCK...
FROM WONG BOYS.
IT'S EVEN GOT A CORK.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU REMEMBER THE LETTER I GOT
FROM THAT FIRM IN MEMPHIS?
MEMPHIS?
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT UNTIL THEIR OFFER.
WHAT WAS THE OFFER?
THEY DIDN'T SAY. IT'S IN THERE.
IT'S SEALED.
I GUESSED.
WHAT?
YEAH, BUT I'M A GOOD GUESSER.
PLUS A 5% INCREASE THE SECOND YEAR.
WHY?
WH--
WHY?
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON ANYWAY?
YOURS.
PLUS BONUSES, PLUS A LOW-INTEREST MORTGAGE.
AS IN HOME? WITH GRASS AROUND IT?
THEY WANT TO FLY US DOWN TO MEMPHIS
FOR A LITTLE VISIT.
BEEN IN ONE LIMO, YOU'VE BEEN IN THEM ALL.
BYE. SEE YOU LATER, YOUR HONOR.
SIR.
HEY, MITCH.
COME ON. ASSOCIATES FIRST,
THEN LUNCH WITH THE PARTNERS
IN OUR PRIVATE DINING ROOM.
HE'S OUR NUMBER-ONE DRAFT PICK, SO TO SPEAK,
AND, UH, HE'S BEING ROMANCED
BY THE BIG BOYS FROM NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
AND EVERYWHERE ELSE,
SO WE HAVE TO SELL HIM
ON OUR LITTLE FIRM HERE IN MEMPHIS.
MEANWHILE, HE'S GOING TO TRY NOT TO BE EMBARRASSED
WHILE I REMIND YOU
THAT HE'S ABOUT TO GRADUATE FROM HARVARD WITH HONORS.
HEAR, HEAR!
NO ONE'S DIVORCED IN THE FIRM?
NO ONE'S DIVORCED IN THE FIRM.
IMPOSSIBLE.
NO BACHELORS, EITHER.
WHAT ABOUT WOMEN?
THEY HAD ONE ONCE.
ONLY ONE?
YEAH, ALICE KRAUSS.
WOBBLED AROUND ON 4-INCH HEELS.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ON STILTS.
ALL WHITE, ALL MALE, ALL MARRIED, HUH?
WHOA.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
THERE HE GOES.
HEY!
OH!
[PLAYING JAZZ MUSIC]
WELL, IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE NORTHEAST.
THE PACE, WE'RE ALMOST STATELY BY COMPARISON.
COURTEOUS...
UH...
AND NOT AS GOSSIPY.
WE KEEP EACH OTHER'S SECRETS.
I LIKE THAT.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?
ALL OF IT. IT'S A FAMILY.
JUST THE WAY YOU SAID.
OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS,
I'VE BEEN TEACHING IN BOSTON AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL.
DO YOU WORK?
NOT SINCE I PUT LAMAR THROUGH LAW SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, WORKING ISN'T FORBIDDEN.
FORBIDDEN?
WORKING. BY THE FIRM.
HOW COULD IT BE FORBIDDEN?
IT ISN'T.
2 BABIES IN 14 MONTHS,
AND I HAD ALL THE WORK I COULD HANDLE.
YOU PLAN TO START A FAMILY?
MAYBE IN A FEW YEARS.
THE FIRM ENCOURAGES CHILDREN.
HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
HEY. HOW ABOUT IT?
HOW ABOUT IT.
O.K. O.K.
THE LOVE BOAT BAND, THE SECRET RECIPE RIBS,
THEY'RE A LITTLE SQUARE, MAYBE.
I DON'T MIND SQUARE. I LIKE SQUARE. WEIRD, I MIND.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WEIRD?
WELL, HERE'S A QUOTE.
THE FIRM DOESN'T "FORBID" ME TO TAKE A JOB,
AND THEY "ENCOURAGE" CHILDREN. ASK ME WHY.
BECAUSE THEY LOVE KIDS.
BECAUSE CHILDREN PROMOTE STABILITY.
WANT TO HEAR MORE?
NO. YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M JUST GOING TO THROW MYSELF OVER THE RAIL.
I THINK MY WILL IS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
O.K., O.K., O.K.
THESE ARE NICE PEOPLE, ABBY.
O.K., I'M MORE IMPRESSED WITH IT THAN YOU ARE.
YOU GREW UP WITH IT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT $96,000 A YEAR IS HERE?
IT'S LIKE 150 IN NEW YORK.
DID YOU EVER THINK I'D MAKE A SIX-FIGURE SALARY?
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU DID?
WELL...YOUR FOLKS ARE ONLY A FEW HOURS AWAY, TOO.
IF WE FIGHT, I DON'T HAVE FAR TO DRIVE?
EXACTLY.
SHE MADE TWO PHONE CALLS FROM THE HOTEL.
ONE TO HER PARENTS
AND ONE TO THE MEMPHIS SCHOOL BOARD.
SHE SEEMED A LITTLE RELUCTANT.
I'D HATE TO LOSE THIS YOUNG MAN.
OH, I THINK SHE'LL COME AROUND.
WHAT ABOUT KOZINSKI AND HODGES?
HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO CHICAGO?
I HAVE.
IT'S NOT GOOD.
WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
[BELL RINGS]
I DREW THE HAPPY FACE, MRS. McDEERE.
WHERE IS MEMPHIS?
IS THAT IT?
IT LOOKS DIFFERENT.
IT'S PRETTIER THAN THE PICTURES THEY SENT.
[WOOF]
"MITCH AND ABBY, WE'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY
"OF FURNISHING THE HOUSE TEMPORARILY.
JUST A FEW THINGS TO MAKE YOU FEEL AT HOME."
ABBY!
NOT BAD, HUH?
WHERE'S YOURS?
[ALARM BEEPING]
DON'T GET UP.
DON'T WORRY.
MITCHELL McDEERE.
TAD EAGER, ARE WE, MR. McDEERE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DUTCH SAYS YOU'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 6:30.
I THOUGHT I'D JUMP-START THE BAR EXAM WORK.
NO ASSOCIATE'S EVER FAILED THE BAR EXAM.
I'LL SHOW YOU YOUR OFFICE.
WALLY HUDSON, CONTRACTS.
HERE TO HELP WITH THE EXAM.
THANKS, WALLY.
NO ASSOCIATE HAS EVER FAILED THE BAR EXAM.
FIRST DAY'S A FOUR-HOUR MULTIPLE CHOICE ON ETHICS.
LOOK AT THE FIRST SIX CHAPTERS.
I'LL SEE YOU WEDNESDAY, 8:45.
NO ASSOCIATE OF THIS FIRM
HAS EVER FAILED THE BAR EXAM.
NO KIDDING.
KEN CURRY, DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
MIKE HILL, WILLS AND ESTATES.
NINA.
FUCK!
PLEASE.
SORRY. CAN I HELP YOU?
ACTUALLY, I THINK I'M HERE TO HELP YOU.
I'M AVERY TOLAR, YOUR DESIGNATED MENTOR. LET'S GO TO LUNCH.
LUNCH? BUT IT'S NOT EVEN--
NOT EVEN NOON. I KNOW. IT'LL BE A WORKING LUNCH.
COME TO MY OFFICE WHILE I DROP THIS OFF.
EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON BILLING,
HOW MANY HOURS YOU SPEND EVEN THINKING ABOUT A CLIENT.
I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE IN TRAFFIC OR SHAVING
OR SITTING IN A PARK. MY PARTICULAR FIELD--
IS FORMING LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
THROUGH OFFSHORE CORPORATIONS, MAINLY IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
I WANT YOU TO REVIEW THE LAST ONE I DID
FOR A CLIENT NAMED SONNY CAPPS.
MADE 14 MILLION LAST YEAR.
PAID LESS THAN 4% IN TAXES AND RESENTS EVERY BUCK.
HE PAID US 400,000, SO DON'T MAKE HIM UNHAPPY.
LOOK AT THE DEAL. TRY COMING UP WITH ANYTHING.
MADGE, TELL HIM I'LL CALL HIM IN THE MORNING.
SAVE THESE?
COULD YOU?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "ANYTHING"?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU'RE THE RISK TAKER.
YOU THINK I'M TALKING ABOUT BREAKING THE LAW?
HOW FAR DO YOU WANT IT BENT?
AS FAR AS YOU CAN.
DON'T RISK AN IRS AUDIT?
I DON'T CARE ABOUT AN AUDIT. THEY BETTER NOT WIN.
YES, MR. TOLAR?
SOMETHING BEFORE LUNCH?
I SHOULD WARN YOU, THE FIRM FROWNS ON DRINKING
DURING OFFICE HOURS.
ICE TEA, PLEASE.
BOMBAY MARTINI ON THE ROCKS, ELLIS, THREE OLIVES.
ON THE WAY.
SENATOR.
I'M ALLOWED A FEW MINOR REBELLIONS.
PUT THAT IN THE BEDROOM, PLEASE.
I MADE YOU SOME TEA.
I'VE NEVER HAD SO MANY PEOPLE
TRYING TO DO THINGS FOR ME.
THIS IS THE SOUTH. WE ENCUMBER YOU WITH HOSPITALITY.
WOULD YOU LIKE SPEED DIALING, MA'AM?
OTHER THAN MY HUSBAND'S OFFICE NUMBER...
LET'S SEE. THAT'S, UH...
WE HAVE IT, MRS. McDEERE.
WE DO ALL THE INSTALLATIONS FOR THE FIRM.
OH.
WHAT LED YOU TO LAW SCHOOL?
I CAN'T REMEMBER.
SURE, YOU CAN, COUNSELOR.
I WAS A DELIVERY BOY FOR A PIZZA PARLOR.
ONE DAY THE OWNER GOT A NOTICE FROM THE IRS.
HE WAS AN IMMIGRANT, DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ENGLISH,
EVEN LESS ABOUT WITHHOLDING TAX.
HE WENT BANKRUPT, LOST HIS STORE.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME
I THOUGHT OF BEING A LAWYER.
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'RE AN IDEALIST.
I DON'T KNOW ANY TAX LAWYER WHO'S AN IDEALIST.
I LOST MY JOB. IT SCARED ME.
BEING OUT OF WORK?
NO. WHAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO ANYBODY.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? WHAT LED YOU TO LAW SCHOOL?
IT'S SO FAR BACK, I DON'T THINK I CAN REMEMBER.
SURE, YOU CAN, COUNSELOR.
I USED TO CADDIE FOR YOUNG LAWYERS
OFF FROM WORK ON WEEKDAYS... AND THEIR WIVES.
I'D LOOK AT THOSE LONG TAN LEGS
AND JUST KNEW I HAD TO BE A LAWYER.
THE WIVES HAD LONG TAN LEGS, TOO.
ELLIS, ANOTHER MARTINI, PLEASE.
SO WE'RE NOT A COUPLE OF IDEALISTS?
HEAVEN FORBID.
HI.
I'LL LET MRS. QUINN KNOW YOU'RE HERE.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S TODAY?
THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME.
KAY?
THERE'S BEEN...
MARTY KOZINSKI AND JOE HODGES WERE KILLED.
WE JUST GOT WORD ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO.
DID YOU MEET THEM AT THE BARBECUE?
WHAT HAPPENED, KAY?
WE'RE NOT SURE.
THEY WERE DIVING OFF A BOAT ON GRAND CAYMAN,
AND THEN THERE WAS SOME KIND OF EXPLOSION ON THE BOAT.
LAMAR?
MARTY WAS...
HIS TWIN GIRLS ARE A MONTH OLDER THAN OUR SON.
I'M VERY SORRY, LAMAR.
OH, UH...
BY THE WAY...
OLIVER WANTED ME TO TELL YOU...
YOU SHOULDN'T BE BURDENED WITH A STUDENT LOAN.
EXCUSE ME?
IF YOU BRING THE PAPERS BY TOMORROW,
THE FIRM WILL REPAY IT FOR YOU.
KAY WAS SCARED.
WHAT?
SHE WAS UPSET.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING UPSET AND BEING SCARED.
SHE WAS SCARED.
OF WHAT?
WHAT, DO YOU KNOW HER THAT WELL?
MAYBE NOT.
BUT I HAVE SPENT A LOT TIME WITH HER LATELY.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN HORSES.
TWO OF THEM.
QUARTER HORSES.
DOES THAT MAKE HALF A HORSE?
I'M SORRY. I--
...AND GENTLY WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR FROM OUR EYES.
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON
AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AMEN.
LET US PRAY.
LORD, OUR GOD, YOU ARE ALWAYS FAITHFUL
AND QUICK TO SHOW MERCY.
OUR BROTHER MARTY WAS SUDDENLY
AND VIOLENTLY TAKEN FROM US.
COME SWIFTLY TO HIS AID.
HAVE MERCY ON HIM
AND COMFORT HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
BY THE POWER AND PROTECTION OF THE CROSS.
WE ASK THIS THROUGH CHRIST, OUR LORD.
AMEN.
LET US GO IN THE PEACE OF CHRIST.
I'M JUST GOING TO GO SAY GOODBYE TO OLIVER.
O.K.
I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.
MRS. McDEERE. I'M AVERY TOLAR.
OH.
YOU'RE THE REASON
I SEE SO LITTLE OF MY HUSBAND THESE DAYS.
HE MUST BE THE MOST AMBITIOUS MAN IN THE WORLD.
ONE OF THEM.
NO, I MEAN... LEAVING YOU EVERY DAY
JUST TO GO OFF TO WORK.
I'M SURE YOU COULD MANAGE.
JUST TELL ME HOW.
DID YOU KNOW THEM WELL,
THE MEN WHO DIED?
YES.
YOU MUST BE OVERWHELMED WITH GRIEF.
PEOPLE GRIEVE IN DIFFERENT WAYS, MRS. McDEERE.
ABBY!
[WHIMPERS]
HEY, HEARSAY.
OH, SHIT.
IS HE IN?
YES, MR. TOLAR.
HELL OF A PROPOSAL, KIDDO.
JUST REDRAFT THIS SECTION
ON REPATRIATION OF OFFSHORE FUNDS.
I NEED IT TOMORROW.
TOMORROW? I NEED ANOTHER WEEK.
CAN'T HAVE IT, PAL.
YOU AND I ARE FLYING TO THE CAYMANS TOMORROW MORNING
TO TAKE ON SONNY CAPPS.
BUT THE BAR EXAM--
IT'LL BE HERE WHEN YOU GET BACK, KIDDO.
SHALL I STAY, MR. McDEERE?
WOULD YOU LIKE A SANDWICH?
NO, I'M FINE, NINA. THANK YOU.
YOU GO ON HOME.
GOOD NIGHT.
SO WHAT'S GOOD HERE?
I'M JUST HAVING COFFEE.
I'M GOING WITH THE STEAK SANDWICH.
TWO STEAK SANDWICHES ON ROLLS, PLEASE.
TWO STEAK SANDWICHES ON ROLLS.
YOU WITH BENDINI, LAMBERT & LOCKE?
YEAH. HOW DID YOU...
AH.
SORRY. I'M JUST A LITTLE...
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE WORKING YOU TO DEATH.
THEY DO THAT WITH NEW ASSOCIATES, I GUESS.
I'VE JUST BEEN WITH THEM...
EIGHT WEEKS.
SORRY, GUYS, I'M JUST A LITTLE PUNCHY.
THAT FIRM LOOKS LIKE A HEALTH HAZARD.
THE HOURS THEY MAKE YOU KEEP.
THE WORK THEY MAKE YOU DO.
KOZINSKI AND, UH, AND HODGES.
BOB LAMM AND ALICE KRAUSS.
THAT'S 4 DEAD LAWYERS OUT OF 41
IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS.
NONE OF THEM OVER THE AGE OF 45.
BEATS THE HELL OUT OF ANY LIFE INSURANCE TABLES I'VE EVER HEARD ABOUT.
WHO ARE YOU GUYS?
COULD WE GET THOSE SANDWICHES TO GO, PLEASE?
WE'LL PROBABLY SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
THE CAR WOULDN'T START.
I...GOT, UH...
CAUGHT IN THIS INCREDIBLE ACCIDENT--
12 CARS.
MAYBE 13.
AND THERE WAS A...
PREGNANT WOMAN IN ONE OF THEM.
I HAD TO HELP DELIVER THE BABY.
IT WAS A-- IT WAS A GIRL.
THEY SAID THEY'RE GOING TO NAME HER ABIGAIL.
AW, COME ON, ABBY.
WHY DO YOU THINK I'M WORKING LIKE THIS,
HUH?
I WANT YOU TO HAVE ALL THE STUFF--
WAIT A MINUTE.
I NEVER ASKED FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR US TO BE TOGETHER.
BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU GAVE UP TO MARRY ME.
STOP IT.
IT'S SWEET, I KNOW.
IT'S SOME KIND OF COURTSHIP,
BUT I DON'T NEED ALL THAT.
JUST BRING ME FLOWERS SOMETIME.
WHAT WERE YOU WORKING ON ALL NIGHT?
JUST...YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH...
JUST THIS STUFF...
AVERY'S GOT ME DOING FOR THE CAYMAN TRIP.
HEY, WANT TO HAVE SOME EGGS?
I HAD SOME EGGS.
WANT TO HAVE SOME NAKED?
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT MOVES ME ABOUT YOU, DO YOU?
MITCH, I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT,
BUT IT'S NOT FOR ME.
IT'S NOT EVEN FOR YOU, AND YOU KNOW IT.
IT'S EASY FOR SOMEBODY RICH TO TALK ABOUT BEING POOR
LIKE IT'S SOME BOTHERSOME FLY YOU JUST WAVE AWAY.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT RICH OR POOR.
THIS IS ABOUT TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING
THAT WON'T GET FIXED WITH 10 MERCEDES.
HEY, THAT'S NOT FAIR, ABBY. THAT'S NOT FAIR!
THIS IS ABOUT A MOTHER IN A TRAILER PARK
AND A BROTHER YOU PRETEND YOU DON'T HAVE.
HAVE A NICE TRIP.
[AVERY] JUST FOLLOW ME AND DON'T OVERBREATHE.
[MITCH] WHAT ABOUT SONNY CAPPS?
AREN'T WE UNDER PRESSURE?
TREMENDOUS PRESSURE,
BUT IF WE DON'T DIVE BEFORE THE BANK,
WE CAN'T DO IT.
YOU CAN'T DIVE AND THEN FLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.
HOW CAN YOU DIVE SO SOON AFTER THE ACCIDENT?
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
TO KOZINSKI AND HODGES.
THERE WAS A PLANE CRASH LAST WEEK.
WE DIDN'T TAKE A BOAT TO THE CAYMANS, DID WE?
THAT'S RIDICULOUS, SONNY.
LET US SIT DOWN WITH YOU FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU.
SON OF A BITCH PAYS LESS THAN 5% TAX AND WANTS TO FIRE US.
THE HYATT.
THIS NEW PLAN IS VERY AGGRESSIVE,
AND IT DEFERS ALL YOUR TAX LIABILITY FOR YEARS.
YOU COULD START RIGHT AWAY.
I'M SORRY, SWEETHEART.
I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW.
THESE TAXES ARE ONLY DEFERRED, RIGHT?
THE FUTURE VALUE OF THE TAX DOLLARS
IS LESS THAN HALF THEIR PRESENT VALUE.
WHO SAYS?
AFTER THE ELECTION--
ARE YOU TELLING ME WHO'S GOING TO BE PRESIDENT NEXT?
THAT WOULD BE VALUABLE INFORMATION.
WELL, MR. TOLAR HAS A PLAN THAT...
THAT MEETS ALL YOUR NEEDS,
WHOEVER'S IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
LET HIM TELL ME.
HE'S TRYING.
WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU, HIS LAWYER OR MINE?
NEITHER ONE, SIR.
WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU HERE?
SONNY...
YOU'RE NOT THE FIRM'S ONLY CONCERN HERE.
WE PUT YOU INTO DEALS WITH OTHER CLIENTS
WHERE THEY MAY BE VERY SENSITIVE
ABOUT EXPOSING THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS.
YOU HEAR THAT, COUNSELOR?
THAT'S A VEILED THREAT.
IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR FRIENDS IN CHICAGO,
THEY DON'T MAKE MONEY WHEN I PAY YOU FEES. YOU DO.
THEY MAKE MONEY BEING IN BUSINESS WITH ME.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE MAKING MONEY,
THEY DON'T CARE WHO DOES MY TAXES.
YOU DON'T KNOW ME. I'M A NICE GUY.
LOSE ME A MILLION BUCKS,
I WON'T BREAK YOUR LEG.
SONNY...
LET'S DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY HERE.
WHAT DID I SAY?
MAYBE IT'S WHAT YOU DIDN'T SAY.
WHAT I DIDN'T SAY?
WHAT DIDN'T I SAY?
"THANK YOU."
MR. TOLAR HANDED YOU A SCHEDULE
THAT VIRTUALLY GUARANTEES YOU
ZERO TAX WITH ZERO RISK.
YOUR STOCK WOULD BE THE FACE AMOUNT OF THE INSTALLMENT,
BUT THE STOCK WOULD BE DEDUCTED AND OFFSETS INCOME.
YOU DEFER YOUR TAX IN FULL, EVEN WITH A BANKABLE L.C.
DEFERRED TILL WHEN?
WHAT DO YOU CARE?
IT'S THE BEST INTEREST-FREE LOAN YOU'LL EVER GET.
SO THE WORST IS I PAY MY TAXES MUCH, MUCH LATER?
NO. THE WORST THING IS NEXT YEAR THEY'RE CLOSING THE LOOPHOLE,
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T GRABBED THIS PROPOSAL,
YOU'LL FEEL LIKE YOU WERE FUCKED WITH A DICK
BIG ENOUGH FOR AN ELEPHANT TO FEEL IT.
DO YOU KNOW THAT FOR A FACT?
HEY, YOU LIKE THE WORD "PROTÉGÉ"?
I NEVER HAD ONE. YOU EVER BEEN ONE?
I'M "A," YOU'RE "B."
RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
AVERY, WHO'S IN CHICAGO?
WE'LL GET TO ALL THAT.
THE HELL WITH IT.
CLEAN UP AND COME OVER.
YOU EARNED A GOOD DINNER AND A NIGHT OUT.
HEY! HA HA HA!
I LOST MY SON.
DON'T YOU THINK I WOULD HAVE SCREAMED BLOODY MURDER
IF I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG?
YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M SORRY.
NOTHING TO BURY, EVEN.
JUST A STONE.
THEY NEVER DID FIND HIM OR THE OTHER TWO.
WHAT OTHER TWO?
THE OTHER TWO WHO SPLIT THE CHARTER.
YOUR FRIENDS AND TWO OTHER GUYS.
LAWYERS?
THEY WERE IN SWIMSUITS.
THEY PAID CASH.
WERE THEY AMERICAN?
COULD HAVE BEEN ANYTHING.
ONE WAS...I DON'T KNOW, SQUAT, HEAVY.
OTHER GUY HAD LONG, BLOND HAIR--
ALMOST WHITE--
WITH WEIRD BLUE EYES.
[KEYS JINGLE]
[DOOR SHUTS]
MITCH?
YEAH.
GRAB A RED STRIPE.
I'M A LITTLE SLOW.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
I'M TRYING TO LOOK AS PRETTY AS YOU,
WHICH I'M CONVINCED I CAN.
IT JUST TAKES ME A LITTLE LONGER.
ANYTHING TO MUNCH ON?
YEAH. THERE'S A THING FULL OF STUFF NEXT TO THE FRIDGE.
IT'S GOT A LOCK ON IT.
USE THAT KEY I GAVE YOU.
DO YOU SEE IT?
YEAH, SURE.
DID YOU FIND SOMETHING?
LISTEN, CAPPS IS A TOUGH GUY,
BUT HE'S ALSO A BLOWHARD.
HE LOVES TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION
THAT HE'S CONNECTED.
HE THINKS IT'S GLAMOROUS.
HE SAID A COUPLE OF THINGS.
HEY...
YOU'RE ABOUT TO TAKE THE BAR EXAM.
HERE'S A MULTIPLE CHOICE--
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TAX AVOIDANCE
AND TAX EVASION IS...
A-- WHATEVER THE IRS SAYS,
B--A SMART LAWYER,
C--10 YEARS IN PRISON,
D--
ALL OF THE ABOVE.
BEING A TAX LAWYER'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LAW.
IT'S A GAME.
WE TEACH THE RICH HOW TO PLAY IT
SO THEY CAN STAY RICH.
THE IRS KEEPS CHANGING THE RULES
SO WE CAN KEEP GETTING RICH TEACHING THEM.
IT'S A GAME--
ONE YOU JUST PLAYED VERY, VERY WELL. WHERE'S YOUR BEER?
I DECIDED TO WAIT FOR THE RUM.
I HEAR IT'S GOOD DOWN HERE.
EVERYTHING IS. TASTE IT ALL.
♪ I LIKE YOUR SMILE, I LIKE YOUR STYLE ♪
♪ YOUR PERSONALITY ♪
♪ I LIKE YOUR WALK, I LIKE YOUR TALK ♪
♪ THE WAY YOU LOOK AT ME... ♪♪♪
I THINK THAT SINCE WE'RE HERE ON THIS ISLAND,
THERE'S THINGS WE CAN DO ON IT--
YOU KNOW, PRIMITIVE THINGS.
COME ON, YOU DESERVE IT.
LOOK, I DON'T MEAN TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS,
BUT THIS ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.
TELL MY FRIEND I WENT BACK TO THE CONDO.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.
THANKS, ANYWAY.
HEY, BARTENDER!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
IT'S O.K.
JUST WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
CAN I LOOK AT THIS?
YOU'RE NOT A DOCTOR.
NO, BUT I'VE...
I'VE SPRAINED A LOT OF...
I'VE SPRAINED A LOT OF ANKLES.
MOSTLY MINE.
YOU SHOULD, UH...
YOU SHOULD ICE THIS.
YOU SHOULD ALSO REPORT THAT GUY.
THAT WAS YOUR BOYFRIEND.
THAT WAS FOR MONEY.
AREN'T YOU GOING TO FINISH?
I'M SORRY.
YOU THINK THAT'S--
IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.
IS THIS TOO TIGHT?
NO.
I WORK IN A TRAVEL AGENCY.
I WANTED TO FEEL LIKE ALL THOSE PEOPLE...
WITH FIRST-CLASS TICKETS AND PRETTY CLOTHES.
I GUESS... I WANTED TO FEEL...
RICH.
HOW MUCH WOULD IT TAKE TO FEEL RICH?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOW MUCH WOULD IT TAKE TO FEEL SAFE?
YOU DID THAT.
YOU MADE ME FEEL SAFE.
HEY.
WILL YOU STAY WITH ME FOR A WHILE?
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE AFTERNOON OFF?
YOU DESERVE IT.
SPEND IT WITH THAT PRETTY WIFE OF YOURS.
OH, SHIT, I FORGOT. SHE PHONED LAST NIGHT.
WHAT DID YOU TELL HER?
THAT YOU WERE PROBABLY WALKING ON THE BEACH.
I WAS.
WELL, I GUESSED RIGHT, THEN, DIDN'T I?
O.K., MR. McDEERE.
JUST SIGN WHERE THE "X" IS,
AND INITIAL WHERE IT'S MARKED.
WELL, WELL...
THE MAN FROM GENTLEMEN'S QUARTERLY.
HOW YOU DOING, RAY?
PRETTY FAIR.
HOW'S YOURSELF?
IT'S A LONG TIME, HUH?
IT'S O.K.
I'VE BECOME A PATIENT MAN.
DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP, KID.
IF I WASN'T HERE, I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE HERE, EITHER.
YOU EVER TALK TO MA?
A FEW MONTHS AGO.
STILL WITH THE SAME GUY?
THEY'RE ALL THE SAME GUY.
SO...
YOU FINISH LAW SCHOOL?
YEAH.
THAT SUIT'S A DEAD GIVEAWAY.
YOU GET A JOB ON WALL STREET?
YOU ALWAYS SAID--
NO, I'M NOT. I JUST...
I WENT WITH A FIRM ACROSS THE RIVER IN MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS?
HEY, RAY...
WOULDN'T IT BE FUNNY IF I WENT TO HARVARD, YOU WENT TO JAIL,
AND WE BOTH ENDED UP SURROUNDED BY CROOKS?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
SONNY CAPPS IS THRILLED.
McDEERE WAS DAZZLING.
WE SHOULD PULL LAMAR OUT OF THAT TAX SEMINAR
AND SEND MITCH INSTEAD.
LET HIM TAKE THE JET.
ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT, BILL?
NO, NO. NO PROBLEM.
SO FAR THE KID'S BEEN REAL PREDICTABLE.
IF YOU'RE EVEN HALF RIGHT,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED SOME HELP.
WHAT DOES ABBY THINK?
I HAVEN'T TOLD HER.
I GUESS...
I JUST DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE REAL.
NOTHING'S REAL UNTIL I TELL IT TO ABBY.
HOW'D YOU EVER LAND THE JOB
WITH A BROTHER IN THE JOINT?
THAT'S O.K.
I'D HAVE DONE THE SAME THING MYSELF.
YOU WERE ALWAYS AROUND FOR ME, RAY...
ALL THOSE YEARS AFTER DAD DIED.
I'D HAVE DONE THE SAME.
YOU THINK I'D EVER TELL GUYS AROUND HERE
I GOT A BROTHER IN HARVARD?
HUH?
JESUS, RAY.
HEY, LISTEN, I WANT YOU TO SEE A FRIEND OF MINE.
HIS NAME'S EDDIE LOMAX.
HE'S A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR IN LITTLE ROCK.
EX-COP.
ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?
SURE. GET ME OUT OF HERE.
WHERE TO?
ANYWHERE I CAN SEE A WHOLE LOT OF SKY.
I CAN GET THROUGH THE DAYS.
I EVEN EAT THE FOOD.
IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH YOU MISS THE SKY.
[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS]
EVER PLUG ONE OF THESE IN,
ONLY YOU FORGOT TO PUT THE WATER IN?
NO.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS?
NO.
THE LIGHTS GO OUT.
HE'S BEEN DYING TO SEE YOU.
[SLAMS DOWN RECEIVER]
TAMMY!
MR. LOMAX WILL SEE YOU NOW.
MITCH McDEERE.
I PRACTICALLY WENT TO LAW SCHOOL WITH YOU.
RAY TALKED ABOUT YOU EVERY STINKIN' DAY FOR THREE YEARS.
I WAS HIS CELLMATE. HE MUST'VE TOLD YOU.
DID HE TELL YOU IT WAS STATUTORY RAPE?
SHE WAS 17, LOOKED 25.
I GOT ONE TO FOUR.
SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN.
COME ON, SIT DOWN.
WANT SOME SWEET 'N' LOW? DAIRY CREAM?
NO. I--
I JUST--I'VE GOT SOME BUSINESS
I'D LIKE TO GO OVER WITH YOU.
I'M LEAVIN'.
THANK YOU, DEAR.
WHOA! THAT'S MY SECRETARY.
SHE IS TERRIFIC.
HER HUSBAND'S A NUT CASE.
HE'S A TRUCK DRIVER.
HE MOVED HERE TO BE CLOSE TO GRACELAND.
HE THINKS HE'S ELVIS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK HIS NAME IS? ELVIS. ELVIS AARON HEMPHILL.
I'VE RUN ACROSS SOME STRANGE THINGS,
SOME THINGS I WOULD NEVER SPRAY-PAINT ON AN OVERPASS.
NOW...
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
WHAT A NICE SURPRISE.
AVERY.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DISTURB YOU.
BELIEVE ME, IT'S NO BOTHER.
I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR MITCH.
NINA SAYS HE HASN'T BEEN IN ALL AFTERNOON.
I DIDN'T MEAN FOR HER TO CALL YOU.
DIDN'T HE COME BACK WITH YOU?
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THIS IS NOT MY AREA OF EXPERTISE.
BUT YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE.
ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.
I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING.
IF THOSE GUYS WERE FEDS,
YOU BETTER WATCH OUT FOR 'EM.
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU.
I GET SOME PRETTY PISSED-OFF HUSBANDS IN HERE.
ON THE OTHER HAND,
THE LAWYERS AT YOUR FIRM SURE AS HELL SEEM ACCIDENT-PRONE.
O.K.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.
YOU BETTER LET ME CALL YOU.
[CHUCKLING]
YOU SURE REMIND ME OF YOUR BROTHER.
RAY, UH, COMES UP FOR PAROLE IN A WHILE.
HE SAYS THAT, UH, HE CAN LAST IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THERE'S GUYS THAT CAN DO ALL THE HARD TIME
THE STATE GIVES THEM.
WHATEVER RAY HAD, HE USED UP TO GET THIS FAR.
[WOOF]
HI.
I, UH, DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE HOME.
WHY NOT?
NO CAR.
TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE.
AVERY BROUGHT ME HOME.
WENT TO THE OFFICE LOOKING FOR YOU.
I WASN'T THERE.
APPARENTLY NOT.
I EVEN LOOKED UNDER YOUR DESK.
YOU KNOW, I--I--
AVERY TOLD ME YOU WERE AT MSU LAW LIBRARY.
AVERY DID.
WHEN I SPOTTED YOUR CAR IN THE PARKING LOT,
IT MADE HIM EDGY.
WELL, AVERY DIDN'T EXACTLY KNOW WHERE I WAS.
OH, PROBABLY THOUGHT YOU WERE WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
I WENT TO SEE RAY.
RAY?
YEAH.
JUST LIKE THAT, AFTER ALL THIS TIME.
YOU'RE RIGHT. I'VE BEEN STUPID.
I WOULD HAVE GONE WITH YOU ON SATURDAY.
GOD, I JUST WASN'T--
I WASN'T THINKING.
HOW'D IT GO?
IT WAS...
GOD, HE, UH...
HE TRIED TO MAKE IT EASY FOR ME.
IS HE O.K.?
HE'S GOT TO GET THAT PAROLE.
YOU WANT TO TRY SOMETHING?
LET'S PUT THE BOOKS AWAY,
PRETEND WE'RE BACK IN OUR OLD, BEAT-UP APARTMENT, BROKE,
AND WE FIND SOME MONEY WE FORGOT IN POCKETS.
WE'LL SEND OUT FOR PIZZA.
DRINK BEER. DRINK BEER.
AND WATCH STAR SEARCH.
WHO KNOWS WHERE IT WILL LEAD?
[RING]
[DOOR CLOSES]
YOUR WIFE.
SHE'S IN CLEVELAND.
SHE LIES.
[RING]
DON'T YOU ANSWER YOUR PHONE?
[RING]
DON'T YOU KNOCK?
WHERE'S YOUR SECRETARY?
OUT.
SHE LEFT A CIGARETTE BURNING.
SHE DOES THAT.
WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK IN ONE HOUR
AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT?
WHY BOTHER? WE'RE HERE.
I'M BUSY.
DOING WHAT?
I'M GETTING A PEDICURE.
WHAT'S IT TO YOU?
NOW, THIS IS GOING TO TURN OUT BADLY FOR YOU,
BUT WE CAN MAKE IT RELATIVELY PAINLESS.
WHY ARE YOU ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT DEAD LAWYERS?
WHAT DEAD LAWYERS?
WHO HIRED YOU TO DO THAT?
O.K.
JUST LET ME THINK.
HIS NAME...
WAS JULIO IGLESIAS.
AAH!
UHH! AAH!
NO! NO!
GREAT.
JUST GREAT.
YOU WANT TO ASK HIM A FEW QUESTIONS NOW?
[TAMMY CRIES]
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME. COULD YOU HAND ME ONE OF THOSE?
I THINK THIS IS A CAREFULLY BALANCED PROPOSAL.
I THINK IT'S HIGH-MINDED,
BUT I THINK IT'S FAIR-MINDED.
IN OTHER WORDS,
IT'S GOT SOMETHING IN IT TO OFFEND EVERYONE.
IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG, WE'LL BEGIN ON PAGE "I."
WE'LL REVIEW SECTIONS 704-B OF THE IRS CODE OF 1986
AND THE TREASURY REGULATIONS
AMENDED UNDER SECTION 1/704-1.
QUOTE--"THE DISTRIBUTION PROVISIONS
"IN LIMITED AND GENERAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.
"THESE REGULATIONS PERMIT THE IRS
"TO DISREGARD ALLOCATIONS
"WHICH ARE NOT MADE IN ACCORDANCE
"WITH PARTNERS' INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP
"UNLESS THOSE ALLOCATIONS SATISFY THE ECONOMIC EFFECT
"MOST EASILY SATISFIED BY TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS SET FORTH THEREIN."
IN OTHER WORDS,
IN AN EVER-CHANGING SEA OF TAX LAW...
WATCH YOUR STEP, PLEASE.
HEY, BROTHER.
SISTER.
BROTHER, GO DOWN THE STEPS TOWARDS THE POOL.
HERE YOU GO, BROTHER.
VOICES FROM THE WALL.
THANKS A LOT.
OH, YEAH.
WHO KILLED EDDIE LOMAX?
GO OVER AND SIT NEXT TO THE MAN ON THE BENCH.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING, MR. McDEERE.
I'LL CALL YOU MITCH IF I MAY.
MY NAME IS DENTON VOYLES.
I'M WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
WHAT HAPPENED TO EDDIE LOMAX?
WE'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING BENDINI, LAMBERT & LOCKE
FOR FOUR YEARS.
NO LAWYER HAS EVER LEFT YOUR LAW FIRM ALIVE.
TWO TRIED TO LEAVE.
THEY WERE KILLED.
TWO WERE ABOUT TO TRY.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT YOUR HOUSE IS BUGGED...
YOUR PHONES ARE TAPPED,
AND YOUR OFFICE IS WIRED.
THEY MAY FOLLOW YOU.
THEY MAY BE HERE IN WASHINGTON AS WE SPEAK.
UH...
ARE YOU SAYING THAT MY LIFE IS IN DANGER?
I'M SAYING THAT YOUR LIFE AS YOU KNOW IT IS OVER.
YOUR LAW FIRM IS THE SOLE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE MOROLTO CRIME FAMILY IN CHICAGO,
KNOWN AS THE MAFIA, THE MOB.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
THEY SET UP LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES WITH DIRTY MONEY
FROM DRUGS, GAMBLING, PROSTITUTION--
ALL CASH, ALL MOVED OFFSHORE.
THAT'S WHY YOU TALKED TO THOMAS ABANKS IN THE CAYMANS.
THAT'S WHY THIS PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR ASKED QUESTIONS
THAT GOT HIM KILLED.
MAYBE 30% OF THEIR CLIENTS ARE LEGITIMATE.
THEY BRING IN A NEW ROOKIE,
THROW MONEY AT HIM,
BUY THE CAR, THE HOUSE.
AFTER A FEW YEARS,
YOUR KIDS ARE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS,
YOU'RE USED TO THE GOOD LIFE,
THEY TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
YOU MEAN EVERY PARTNER IN THE FIRM--
EVERY PARTNER KNOWS.
WE SUSPECT MOST OF THE ASSOCIATES.
WHY DON'T YOU GET INDICTMENTS
AND THEN-- AND BUST IT ALL UP?
WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY ON THE INSIDE.
WE NEED TO SEE COPIES OF CONTRACTS,
CLIENTS' BANK RECORDS,
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
WAIT. YOU THINK I'M THE GUY THAT'S--
YOU CAN SAY NO,
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BREAK THIS FIRM.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL ALONG WITH THE REST.
IT'LL HAPPEN, SON. BELIEVE ME.
WHY CAN'T I JUST LEAVE?
THAT'S WHAT KOZINSKI AND HODGES
WERE TRYING TO DO.
YOU HAVE TO THINK THIS OVER.
MEANWHILE, YOU AND YOUR WIFE
HAVE TO BEHAVE AS THOUGH EVERYTHING IS NORMAL.
NOW, DON'T DISCUSS THIS WITH ANYONE...
BUT MAKE A DECISION.
YOU HELP US,
WE'LL MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE.
WORTH MY WHILE?
YOU CAN STILL HAVE A PRETTY GOOD LIFE.
YOU MEAN...
IN A WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM?
HOW?
I LIVE SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE
IN SOME NOWHERE PLACE,
AND ONE DAY, I'M BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY
AND MY CAR EXPLODES?
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.
I DON'T NEED MUCH OF A LIFE, MR. VOYLES,
BUT IT HAS TO BE MINE.
THAT WHAT YOU GOT NOW, SON?
YOU OUGHT TO GET BACK TO THE SEMINAR.
TARRANCE HAS FULL AUTHORITY
TO NEGOTIATE ON OUR BEHALF.
WHY DON'T YOU WANDER BACK PAST THE MEMORIAL?
YOU CAN CALL ME IN MEMPHIS ANYTIME, DAY OR NIGHT.
THE SECOND ONE'S A MOBILE NUMBER.
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
I STEAL FILES FROM THE FIRM,
I TURN THEM OVER TO THE FBI,
TESTIFY AGAINST MY COLLEAGUES,
SEND THEM TO JAIL.
THEY SUCKERED YOU INTO THIS.
REVEAL PRIVILEGED INFORMATION
THAT VIOLATES ATTORNEY/CLIENT CONFIDENCES,
GET ME DISBARRED,
THEN TESTIFY IN OPEN COURT AGAINST THE MAFIA.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY--
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND?
HOW LONG BEFORE THEY FIND OUT
LOMAX'S CELLMATE WAS A GUY NAMED RAY McDEERE...
AND WHEN THEY DO,
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'LL DO TO HIM?
THEY CAN GET TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
YOUR BROTHER COMES UP FOR PAROLE SOON, DOESN'T HE?
YOU COOPERATE WITH US,
I'LL GUARANTEE THE BOARD WILL BE GRATEFUL.
OTHERWISE...
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE PAROLE HEARINGS ARE LIKE.
IT COULD GO EITHER WAY.
FORGET ABOUT HOME, DRIVER.
TAKE ME TO THE FIRM.
YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE--
I NEED TO SEE EVERYBODY NOW.
I'M ON OVERSEAS, AND I'VE GOT--
RIGHT NOW.
I JUST HAD A CHAT WITH THE FBI.
THEY DIDN'T TRY TO COERCE YOU?
NO.
THEY DIDN'T OFFER YOU MONEY?
NOPE.
DID THEY ASK YOU TO CONTACT THEM AGAIN?
WHAT FOR?
EXACTLY WHAT DID THEY WANT?
THE SECRET FILES.
WHO HAD THOSE SECRET FILES LAST?
DID YOU HAVE THEM, ROYCE?
I GAVE THEM TO YOU.
THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT HODGES AND KOZINSKI WERE MURDERED.
THOSE SONS OF BITCHES.
NOW WE OUGHT TO BUILD A CASE AND SUE.
THIS IS PURE HARASSMENT.
AND THAT WAS IT?
THAT WAS EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID?
WELL, I MEAN, UH..
AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER.
IT WASN'T EXACTLY A SEQUENTIAL CONVERSATION.
THERE WAS A LOT OF YELLING, MOSTLY BY ME.
MITCH, WE'RE ALWAYS DOING BATTLE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
IF IT ISN'T THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S THE IRS.
WE'VE BEAT THEM EVERY TIME,
AND THEY HATE US FOR IT.
THEY CAN'T GET TO US,
SO THEY PICK ON SOMEBODY NEW.
THEY INVITE YOU TO BREAK THE LAW.
IT DOESN'T COST THEM ANYTHING,
BUT IT COSTS YOU EVERYTHING.
NOW, I DON'T WANT YOU TO WORRY ABOUT THIS.
IT'S GOTTEN SERIOUS ENOUGH.
WE'LL HAVE TO GET INTO IT LEGALLY.
THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION
IS WHO DO WE BILL THIS HOUR TO?
HOW ABOUT THE FBI?
♪ SIT AROUND AND CRY ♪
♪ BECAUSE LOVE ♪
♪ IN THIS WORLD ♪
♪ AIN'T NOTHIN' YOU CAN'T BUY ♪
♪ SHE'S GOT RUBY LIPS ♪
♪ AND EMERALD EYES ♪
OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
THAT IS SO WEIRD.
I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU.
SOMEBODY'S BURNING LEAVES OUTSIDE.
DID YOU SMELL IT?
REMINDED ME OF THE TIME...
♪ OOH-OH ♪
♪ BABY ♪
♪ MY BABY ♪
♪ OOH-OH ♪
♪ AND IT HURTS ♪
IF YOU'RE AFRAID YOU'LL WAKE THE KIDS,
WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
♪ JUST BE MINE, BABY ♪
♪ OOH-OH ♪
[TURNS UP VOLUME]
♪ I WAS OUT LAST NIGHT ♪
♪ WITH MY GIRLFRIEND ♪
♪ THINGS WERE GOING VERY FINE ♪
♪ AND I SAID, WOULD YOU LIKE A KISS? ♪
♪ SHE SAID, THANK YOU, NO ♪
♪ I'LL HAVE SOME IMPORTED WINE ♪
♪ HAVE SOME MORE ♪
♪ AYE EE WINE, BABY ♪
♪ OOH-OH AYE EE WINE ♪
♪ HAVE SOME MORE ♪
♪ AYE EE WINE, BABY ♪
♪ MORE AYE EE WINE ♪
♪ NO ROMANCE ♪
♪ NOW, SHE TOLD ME GOODBYE ♪♪
ABBY!
ABBY.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING. DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
DON'T TELL ME ANY MORE.
EVERYTHING...
EVERY SINGLE THING
WE'VE SAID OR DONE SINCE WE'VE BEEN IN THAT HOUSE,
NOTHING HAS BEEN BETWEEN US.
CAN'T WE JUST GET IN OUR OWN CAR
AND DRIVE BACK TO BOSTON TONIGHT?
THEY'LL FIND US.
HOW DO YOU GO TO WORK?
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO AVERY?
I TALK ABOUT WORK.
THAT'S INSANE!
I HAVE THOUGHT OF EVERY POSSIBLE WAY--
HERE, IN THE CAYMANS, IN WASHINGTON.
THAT'S ALL I'VE DONE.
IF WE RUN, THEY'D FIND US,
AND IT GETS RAY KILLED.
BUT IF YOU TESTIFY...
THE FBI WILL HELP RAY AND PROTECT US.
PROTECT WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU--
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
GO IN TOMORROW AND START TO COPY FILES.
I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
MITCH...
WHA-WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
YOU'LL BE REVEALING CLIENTS' SECRETS.
YOU'LL BE DISBARRED.
YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO PRACTICE LAW AGAIN,
EVERYTHING YOU'VE WORKED FOR.
THEY CAN'T ASK YOU TO DO THAT.
THEY ARE NOT ASKING!
WE HAVE TO BEHAVE EXACTLY AS WE HAVE BEEN.
WE HAVE TO GO TO WORK
AND COME HOME EVERY DAY
AND NEVER WONDER ABOUT THE WALLS
AND THE WIRES...
AND DO NOTHING WE WANT TO DO.
SZECHWAN BEEF FROM WONG BOYS.
THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I REMEMBER LAUGHING.
COME ON. EVERY SINGLE DAY...
OH, NOT YOU AGAIN.
YOU'RE BLOCKING THIS ALLEY.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
YOU'RE USING THIS PLACE AS A PARKING LOT.
[BEEP]
[BEEP BEEP]
[BEEP]
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
JESUS, I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A COPY.
NEW POLICY-- HAVE TO HAVE THE BILLING CODE
FOR EACH CLIENT.
EVERY TIME I COPY A PIECE OF PAPER, IT'S RECORDED?
ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL YOURSELF?
COME ON. NINA SHOULD DO THAT.
COME DOWN FOR ONE NIGHT, CAN'T YOU?
YEAH, WELL, IT USED TO BE WORTH IT.
O.K.
WELL...
YEAH.
MAYBE NEXT TIME.
BYE, CORDELIA.
THAT WAS CORDELIA.
YOUR WIFE.
FROM THE SONG OF THE SAME NAME.
AVERY, I HAVE IDEAS ABOUT THOSE CAPPS L.C.s.
WHEN'S THE NEXT CAYMAN TRIP?
FOR ME? NEXT WEEK.
IF YOU THINK I'M LETTING SONNY CAPPS
GET ANOTHER LOOK AT YOU, YOU'RE CRAZY.
BUT YOU WRITE DOWN EVERY THOUGHT YOU HAVE.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE CREDIT.
MR. McDEERE, UM...
MR. MULHOLLAND'S CALLED TWICE ABOUT HIS BILLS AGAIN.
TELL HIM TO TAKE HIS BILL AND--
WAIT A MINUTE.
ISN'T HE JUST UP THE STREET?
YES. IN THE COTTON EXCHANGE.
I'LL SEE HIM LATER.
DID YOU ORDER A FRIED EGG SANDWICH
FROM THE FRONT STREET DELI?
A FRIED EGG...
UH, YES, I DID.
I DID.
UH, COME IN.
IT'S 2.65.
THE RECEIPT'S IN THE BAG.
HOW DID YOU SEE THEM AND THEY DIDN'T SEE YOU?
I WAS UNDER THE DESK.
I WAS VACUUMING.
YOU WANT ME TO DRAW YOU A DIAGRAM?
[SNIFFLING]
I LOVED HIM.
I'M SORRY, TAMMY.
UM...
THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHO HIRED HIM
AND WHY HE WAS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM LAWYERS.
YOU ACTUALLY SAW THEM?
UM...
ONE GUY WAS STOCKY, LOOKED LIKE A WRESTLER.
HE'S GOING TO LIMP THE REST OF HIS LIFE
'CAUSE EDDIE HIT HIM IN THE KNEE
WITH THAT CANNON UNDER HIS DESK.
[POUNDING]
UM...
OTHER GUY WAS LIKE AN ALBINO.
LONG, THIN HAIR...
ALMOST WHITE.
DEAD BLUE EYES.
MY LANDLADY SAID THEY CAME LOOKING FOR ME YESTERDAY.
I CHECKED INTO MOTEL 6.
I COULDN'T THINK OF ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO.
THEY'RE GOING TO PUT EDDIE TOGETHER WITH RAY.
WHEN THEY DO, IT'LL LEAD TO YOU,
AND I DON'T WANT ANYTHING BAD TO HAPPEN TO YOU.
EDDIE WOULDN'T LIKE IT.
YOU'RE IN AS MUCH TROUBLE AS I AM.
LISTEN, THERE'S A BUILDING AROUND THE CORNER
CALLED THE COTTON EXCHANGE.
MAYBE YOU CAN HELP, TAMMY.
HI THERE, MITCH.
BILL DEVASHER-- FIRM SECURITY.
MR. LOCKE AND MR. LAMBERT
TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR RUN-IN WITH THE FBI.
COULD WE HAVE A TALK?
ACTUALLY, I TOLD THEM EVERYTHING.
I'M SURE YOU DID.
THIS WON'T TAKE A MINUTE.
HOP IN.
SO, MITCH, THIS IS A DEBRIEFING.
I KNOW PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU TOLD THE FELLAS,
SO I KIND OF GOT THE PICTURE.
IT'S MY JOB TO GIVE YOU THE PICTURE.
WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, SON, IS THIS--
THE FBI FIGURED THEY'D GET TO YOU.
WHAT MADE THEM THINK THAT?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
THAT'S MY JOB.
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MIGHT KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
YOUR YOUNG WIFE IS TO YOU.
THEY MIGHT USE THAT.
HOW?
AVERY SAYS LAST FRIDAY YOU TOOK THE AFTERNOON OFF.
HE FIGURES YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
WHY WOULD AVERY THINK--
HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU WEREN'T FOLLOWED?
HERE'S YOUR ABBY, ONE DAY WALKING TO THE MAILBOX,
ANTICIPATING THE ARRIVAL OF HER REDBOOK
OR SHARPER IMAGE CATALOG.
WHAT DOES SHE FIND INSTEAD?
SHE FINDS HEARTACHE, MITCH...
THE DEATH OF LOVE AND TRUST.
IMAGINE HER ONE DAY OPENING THAT.
GO AHEAD. TAKE A LOOK.
[OPENING ENVELOPE]
DEVASTATING.
NOT JUST SCREWING, MITCH.
BUT THE KIND OF INTIMATE ACTS, ORAL AND WHAT NOT,
THAT COULD BE PARTICULARLY HARD
FOR A TRUSTING YOUNG WIFE TO FORGIVE
AND IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET.
THAT'S JUST THE KIND OF STUFF
THE FBI COULD USE FOR COERCION.
SO YOU WATCH YOURSELF.
I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN TO PROTECT YOU,
AND I KNOW YOU'LL DO YOUR BEST
TO PROTECT THE FIRM.
SO IF THE FBI SO MUCH AS SPITS IN YOUR DIRECTION,
LET ME KNOW BEFORE IT HITS THE GROUND, WON'T YOU?
WON'T YOU, MITCH?
OLIVER WANTS TO SEE YOU RIGHT NOW IN THE LIBRARY.
WHERE YOU BEEN?
LET ME JUST PUT MY COAT AWAY.
RIGHT NOW. HE'S BEEN WAITING.
YOU THINK YOU'RE PRETTY SMART, DON'T YOU?
WELL, WE'VE BEEN INFORMED
THERE'S SOMEBODY SMARTER.
YOU DIDN'T GET THE HIGHEST SCORE ON THE BAR EXAM.
YOU GOT THE SECOND HIGHEST SCORE.
HA HA!
CHEERS. CHEERS.
NICE GOING.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THEY CALLED YOU, HUH?
UH, GUILTY, YOUR HONOR.
I--I DID IT.
WELL, IT'S YOUR MOMENT OF GLORY.
YOU KNOW, MY WIFE MISSED MINE, AND, UH...
SHE NEVER FORGAVE HERSELF.
I WOULDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO YOU.
THAT'S VERY CONSIDERATE, AVERY.
WELL, I THOUGHT SO.
WELL DONE. WELL DONE.
QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT, MITCH.
ABBY.
WELL, THE SPACE IS JUST GREAT.
I'LL TAKE IT.
AND THE LEASE WOULD BE UNDER...
GREENWOOD SECRETARIAL SERVICES.
AND YOU ARE?
DORIS GREENWOOD.
I LIKE THAT SUIT A LOT.
THEY'RE GOING TO DELIVER A COPIER TOMORROW.
I'LL MAKE SURE THE OFFICE IS OPEN.
I WILL EMPLOY SUCH MEANS ONLY AS ARE CONSISTENT
WITH TRUTH AND HONOR.
I WILL EMPLOY SUCH MEANS
ONLY AS ARE CONSISTENT
WITH TRUTH AND HONOR.
I WILL MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENCE
AND PRESERVE INVIOLATE
THE SECRETS OF MY CLIENT.
I WILL MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENCE
AND PRESERVE INVIOLATE
THE SECRETS OF MY CLIENT.
I WILL TRULY AND HONESTLY CONDUCT MYSELF
IN THE PRACTICE OF MY PROFESSION
TO THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND ABILITY,
SO HELP ME GOD.
♪ OH, YOU ♪
♪ NEED YOU ♪
♪ OHH ♪
♪ OH, YOU ♪
♪ I WANT YOU ♪
♪ I WANT YOU, BABE... ♪♪♪
I WILL MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENCE
AND PRESERVE INVIOLATE
THE SECRETS OF MY CLIENT?
THE FIRST THING I'M GOING TO DO
IS VIOLATE THE SECRETS OF MY CLIENTS.
DO YOU SEE ANY OTHER WAY?
O.K., THEN.
AREN'T WE DOING THE BEST WE CAN?
NO.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I CAN'T...
WHAT?
THAT...
THAT NIGHT...
THAT NIGHT IN THE CAYMANS
WHEN YOU TELEPHONED...
YOU WERE ON THE BEACH.
WHAT?
WHAT DID YOU DO?
NO.
YOU DIDN'T.
WHO WAS SHE?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HER NAME.
IT DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
LIKE HELL IT DIDN'T. IT MEANS EVERYTHING.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
WHY DID YOU FUCK SOME STRANGER ON A BEACH
ONE NIGHT AWAY FROM ME?
WHO DOES THAT?
ABBY, I PROMISE YOU--
WHAT?
YOU CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING.
NOT EVER.
NOT ANYMORE.
WHY DID YOU TELL ME?
BECAUSE I COULDN'T STAND NOT TO.
I COULDN'T STAND...
YOUR NOT KNOWING.
WELL, NOW I KNOW.
GIVE ME THE KEYS.
JUST WAIT.
JUST GIVE ME THE KEYS.
I THOUGHT THERE WERE ONLY TWO BROTHERS GRIMM.
SIT DOWN, AVERY.
ANTHONY AND JOEY ARE COMING DOWN NEXT WEEK.
WHAT FOR?
WORKS OUT YOUR PROTÉGÉ'S GOT A BROTHER.
SO?
HE DIDN'T MENTION HIM AT THE INTERVIEW IN BOSTON.
I GOT A BROTHER I MIGHT NOT MENTION EITHER--
THIS BROTHER'S DOING TIME.
HOW DID YOU FIND THAT OUT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM, A FUCKING WATCHMAN?
I GET CONFUSED SOMETIMES.
WELL, DON'T.
ALL RIGHT, AVERY.
WE GOT A PRISON GUARD IN ARKANSAS.
HE'S ON THE ARM.
HE TELLS US ABOUT A RAY McDEERE
DOING TIME FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
THE MOROLTOS BEEN EDGY EVER SINCE THE KOZINSKI AND HODGES MESS.
THEY'RE CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT BE MISREADING McDEERE.
THE MOROLTOS ARE COMING FOR WHAT, TO TAKE OVER?
ARE WE MISREADING HIM?
I DON'T THINK SO.
WOULDN'T YOU LIE IF YOU HAD A FELON IN THE FAMILY
TO GET A JOB LIKE THIS?
WE OUGHT TO KEEP HIM ON A TIGHT LEASH.
WHY?
YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO BE SUSPICIOUS ABOUT.
I GET PAID TO BE SUSPICIOUS
WHEN I GOT NOTHING TO BE SUSPICIOUS ABOUT.
[BELL DINGS]
EXCUSE ME.
YOU'RE NOT LISTENING, MR. McDEERE.
I'M SORRY.
UH...
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HOURS?
LISTEN...
I KNOW I'M NOT BENDINI-LAMBERT'S
MOST VALUABLE CLIENT,
BUT I'VE GOT A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT HERE.
YOU NEVER SPENT 33 HOURS LAST MONTH ON MY ACCOUNT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE BILLED?
YOU DON'T SEE YOUR BILLS?
NO, I JUST, UH...
JUST SUBMIT MY TIME SHEET.
WHERE IS IT?
IT'S ON FILE WITH THE OFFICE MANAGER.
YOU KNOW,
THIS OVERBILLING'S GOTTEN SO COMMON,
NOBODY GIVES IT ANOTHER THOUGHT.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE TIPPING.
WELL...
IT'S NOT POLICY, MR. MULHOLLAND.
IT SURE SEEMS LIKE POLICY.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON OVER THERE FOR YEARS.
PEOPLE FORGET SOMETHING ELSE, TOO.
WHEN SOMEBODY OVER THERE STAMPED THIS AND MAILED IT,
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?
[IN UNISON] IT BECAME A FEDERAL OFFENSE.
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT.
EACH INSTANCE,
PUNISHABLE BY...
$10,000 FINE.
THREE TO FIVE YEARS,
EACH INSTANCE.
NINA, I'M GOING OVER TO MULHOLLAND'S
FOR A HALF HOUR OR SO.
ALL RIGHTY.
WAIT A MINUTE.
I GOT THE BEEPER.
THERE MIGHT BE A WAY OF DOING THIS WITHOUT GETTING DISBARRED
AND WITHOUT BREAKING THE LAW.
IS THAT OUR CHIEF CONCERN HERE?
UH...
TEAR THOSE UP.
I MIGHT NOT HAVE TO USE THEM.
BUT I GOT TO GET THAT STUFF IN THE CAYMANS.
WHAT? FOR THE FBI?
NO, FOR ME.
THEY--THEY WON'T LET YOU GO, YOU SAID.
SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET TO IT ANOTHER WAY.
IT HAS TO HAPPEN FAST.
I GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT RAY.
WHAT?
IN...
IN EDDIE'S STUFF,
UH, IS THERE SOME KIND OF WIRELESS RECORDING DEVICE?
YES, YES.
YOU CAN USE IT?
WHENEVER EDDIE SAID, "MY ASSOCIATE,"
YOURS TRULY.
DID HE HAVE ANY HIGH-SPEED CAMERA EQUIPMENT?
SURE.
I WANT YOU TO GET HOLD OF A VAN, TAMMY.
HEY, TAMMY,
DID ELVIS EVER FIND OUT ABOUT EDDIE?
OH, MAN.
HE LOVED EDDIE.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
HELL, THAT STUFF WAS OVER BETWEEN ME AND ELVIS
WHEN I WAS 18.
WE'D BEEN MARRIED TWO YEARS,
AND ONE MORNING AT BREAKFAST,
I JUST TURNED TOO OLD FOR HIM.
I TELL YA, EVERYBODY LOVES ELVIS.
THE MAN'S A PANDA. HE'D DO ANYTHING FOR ME.
THEY'RE OFF AND FAST.
SAY SOMETHING COMES AWAY ON TOP.
RIGHT THERE'S ON THE INSIDE.
CHAMPAGNE RUSHES UP.
DOESN'T THE DOG EVER GET THE BONE?
IT HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE.
THEY CAN NEVER GET THAT DOG TO RUN AGAIN.
AND AS...
MR. VOYLES WANTS ME TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH THE BUREAU--
A MILLION DOLLARS IN A NUMBERED ACCOUNT IN SWITZERLAND.
I.B.G. BANK INTERNATIONAL IN ZURICH.
WELL, YOU SURE AS HELL TURNED GREEDY OVERNIGHT.
AND MY BROTHER OUT.
NOW.
YOUR BROTHER'S A CONVICTED FELON, MITCH.
THEN GET YOURSELF ANOTHER SNITCH.
ALONG THE INSIDE...
HE'S IN FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
IF HE HADN'T DONE BOXING, IT WOULD'VE BEEN SELF-DEFENSE.
IT'S STILL A FELONY, MITCH.
YOU HEARD ME, TARRANCE.
MY BROTHER OUT NOW.
AND MAKE IT A MILLION AND A HALF.
HOW ABOUT YOU KISSING MY ASS FOR NOT INDICTING YOU
AS A CO-CONSPIRATOR, YOU COCKSUCKER?
I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.
WHO GIVES A FUCK? I'M A FEDERAL AGENT.
YOU GOT NO RIGHTS. YOUR LIFE IS MINE.
I COULD KICK YOUR TEETH DOWN YOUR THROAT,
AND I'M NOT EVEN VIOLATING YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS.
YOU ARE AGENT WAYNE TARRANCE.
YOU'RE GOD DAMN RIGHT I AM.
MAYBE LOCAL COPS CAN'T...
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
YEAH?
IS THIS WAYNE TARRANCE?
WHO IS THIS?
IS THIS WAYNE TARRANCE?
YEAH, THIS IS WAYNE TARRANCE.
SO IS THIS.
YOU COCKSUCKER.
I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING, AND YOU KNOW IT.
WHO GIVES A FUCK? I'M A FEDERAL AGENT.
YOU GOT NO RIGHTS. YOUR LIFE IS MINE.
I COULD KICK YOUR TEETH DOWN YOUR THROAT...
[TELEPHONE DISCONNECTS]
NOW...
I THINK YOU OUGHT TO RECONSIDER.
[WOOF]
I THINK I MIGHT'VE FOUND A WAY OUT.
WELL, NOT OUT EXACTLY.
IT'S MORE...
LIKE A WAY THROUGH.
IT'S A LONG SHOT, BUT IT'S...
WELL...
IT'S LEGAL.
I KNOW IT'S WEIRD,
BUT IF WE FOLLOW THE LAW,
IT JUST MIGHT SAVE US.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE PLAN.
WOULD IT CHANGE ANYTHING BETWEEN US?
IT'S JUST A PLAN.
I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
I CAN'T HELP YOU HERE.
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF.
I'VE GIVEN NOTICE AT THE SCHOOL.
I'LL LEAVE AFTER THE BREAK WEDNESDAY.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S BETTER IF YOU GO.
IT'S SAFER.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
DON'T.
I LOVE YOU, ABBY.
DON'T YOU DARE, YOU SON OF A BITCH!
YOU WANT TO TELL ME YOUR PLAN?
TOMORROW.
ABBY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GO?
TO MY PARENTS FIRST.
AFTER THAT, I DON'T KNOW.
IT MIGHT NOT BE SAFE FOR YOU TO LEAVE...
UNLESS THEY KNOW WHY.
I KNOW.
SOMEWHERE...
INSIDE...
IN THE DARK...
THE FIRM IS LISTENING.
SHOULD WE GO IN NOW
AND DO THIS FOR THE RECORD?
[ABBY] I'VE MADE A DECISION.
MY MOTHER HASN'T BEEN WELL.
SHE'S HAVING SOME TESTS.
I WANT TO BE THERE.
WE NEVER SEE EACH OTHER ANYWAY.
AND I NEED SOME TIME TO THINK.
CALL DEVASHER.
SHE'S LEAVING HIM.
KNOCK, KNOCK.
BAD TIMES, HUH?
ABBY CALLED KAY.
LISTEN, UH...
ALL THE WIVES GO A LITTLE NUTS THE FIRST YEAR.
SHE'LL BE BACK.
PROBABLY WANT TO GET PREGNANT.
BIG HELP, HUH?
YOU THINK I'LL LET THIS KID RUN THE PENAL SYSTEM?
SIR, IT'S THE ONLY WAY HE'LL GIVE US THE FILES.
THEN STALL ON THE MONEY,
GET THE BROTHER OUT WITH A FEDERAL SUBPOENA,
FOLLOW HIM,
AND THE MINUTE WE GET THE FILES,
YANK HIM BACK.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
ABANKS' DIVE LODGE.
MR. THOMAS ABANKS, PLEASE.
THIS IS MITCH McDEERE.
[BEEP]
I GOT TO JUSTIFY A CLIENT'S BILL BEFORE A BREAKFAST MEETING.
ALL THE TIME SHEETS AND BILLS ARE LOCKED UP
IN THE OFFICE MANAGER'S OFFICE.
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.
HEY, YOU WANT TO WAKE UP AVERY?
I'M JUST TRYING TO HEAD OFF A LEGAL ACTION
AGAINST US.
I PROMISE.
I'LL HAVE EVERYTHING BACK IN THE DRAWER
BEFORE THE OFFICE OPENS.
YOU'RE TALLER THAN I THOUGHT.
THAT'S NICE TO HEAR.
THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE OF PLAN.
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A PLAN.
GOOD, 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN CHANGED.
WHO ARE YOU, SWEETHEART?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
ABANKS' DIVING LODGE.
YEAH, WHAT TIME HAS AVERY CHARTERED THE BOAT FOR?
2:30.
O.K. YOU GOT TO KEEP HIM OUT LONG ENOUGH
TO COPY EVERYTHING.
MY FRIENDS ARE TAKING HIM TO TRINITY CAVES.
SHOULD BE A GOOD SIX HOURS.
TAMMY'S COMING DOWN TOMORROW TO SET THINGS UP.
I CAN...
I CAN WHIP US UP SOME EGGS.
LAST DAY.
I DON'T WANT TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.
[WOOF]
HAS TAMMY LEFT TO MEET ABANKS?
NOT TILL THIS EVENING.
YOU'RE RUNNING A REAL THREE-RING CIRCUS, AREN'T YOU?
I HOPE IT GOES WELL.
IT HAS TO.
YOU KNOW, ISN'T IT AMAZING?
YOU DID THE CHEATING,
AND I'M THE ONE WHO FEELS GUILTY.
DON'T.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
THERE!
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
HEY, STOP THAT.
GET BACK TO THE DODGE BALL GAME.
YOU, TOO, SHEILA.
BOYS AND GIRLS TOGETHER
REHEARSING FOR LATER LIFE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WOULD YOU BELIEVE I HAPPENED TO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?
NO.
I HEARD THIS WAS YOUR LAST DAY.
WAS I MISINFORMED?
I'LL BE GONE FOR A WHILE.
WELL, I JUST STOPPED OFF TO SAY GOODBYE.
JUST IN CASE.
IN CASE WHAT?
IN CASE IT'S MORE THAN A WHILE.
I'M GOING TO THE CAYMANS TOMORROW, AND, UH...
I WOULD MISS SAYING GOODBYE.
WELL, THANK YOU.
HAVE A NICE TRIP.
WANT TO COME?
I KNOW.
IT SOUNDS OUTRAGEOUS, BUT...
THINK ABOUT IT.
WE COULD GRAB SOME SUN,
UH, TAKE A DIP...
DRINK SOME HAVANA CLUB.
I COULD GIVE YOU MARITAL ADVICE
AND HIT ON YOU.
AND WHATEVER HAPPENS, I PROMISE,
I TAKE REJECTION WELL.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I NEED MARITAL ADVICE?
O.K. YOU GIVE ME MARITAL ADVICE.
I COULDN'T POSSIBLY.
I DON'T SCUBA-DIVE.
PERFECT. I CAN'T SCUBA-DIVE EITHER.
REALLY?
I'D HEARD THAT YOU DON'T MISS A CHANCE.
NOT THIS TIME.
I HAD TO SHORTEN THE TRIP.
A CLIENT'S COMING INTO TOWN.
I CAN'T DIVE AND FLY IN THE SAME 24 HOURS.
HOW ABOUT IT?
MY MOTHER ISN'T WELL.
THEY'RE DOING SOME TESTS.
THAT'S WHY I'M GOING HOME.
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW.
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY?
WELL, I HOPE SHE FEELS BETTER.
AND IF SHE DOES...
BRING HER WITH YOU.
GOODBYE, AVERY.
HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
GREENWOOD SECRETARIAL SERVICES.
TAMMY, THIS IS ABBY McDEERE.
I THINK YOU'VE GOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
AVERY'S NOT GOING DIVING.
WE'RE DEAD.
WELL...
HOW DO WE...
HOW AM I GOING TO TELL MITCH?
HOW AM I GOING TO LET HIM KNOW?
I'M GOING ANYWAY.
I GOT TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING.
MY FLIGHT'S IN THREE HOURS.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
MR. McDEERE'S OFFICE.
HE'S NOT IN. MAY I TAKE A MESSAGE?
TAMMY...
DON'T TELL MITCH ANYTHING.
I'LL JUST BE A SEC.
PRESCRIPTION FOR ABIGAIL McDEERE.
ONE.
WELL, YOU WANT TO GO, OR YOU WANT TO STAY HERE?
AREN'T YOU GOING TO CUFF HIM?
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
YEAH?
GUESS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT?
TELL ME.
MY FIRST SUNSET IN SIX YEARS.
YOU MADE IT?
YEAH.
YEAH, I DID.
I OWE YOU, LITTLE BROTHER.
NO, YOU DON'T.
ANYTHING FROM ABANKS?
LAST I HEARD, EVERYTHING WAS SET.
IT'S GOING TO BE FINE.
IT ALREADY IS.
BE SEEING YOU, RAY.
O.K. YOU SPOKE TO HIM.
NOW WHERE ARE THE FILES?
WHERE'S THE MONEY?
WHEN I GET THE FILES.
YOU SEND HALF NOW.
ACCOUNT NUMBER 6194408-S.
YOU GOT THAT?
YEAH.
6194408-S.
YEAH.
WHEN I GET CONFIRMATION IT'S THERE,
I'LL SEND THE FILES.
[TELEPHONE DISCONNECTS]
HERE'S SOME POCKET MONEY.
YOU'RE FREE, McDEERE.
THERE'S A BUS STOP A QUARTER MILE.
FOLLOW THE YELLOW LINE. YOU'RE USED TO THAT.
EXCUSE ME.
Y-YOU DON'T SEEM THAT SURPRISED.
I'M DEEPLY SURPRISED.
SO AM I.
STEPHANIE,
COULD WE HAVE TWO HAVANA CLUBS, PLEASE?
YES, MR. TOLAR.
HOW'D THE TESTS TURN OUT?
WE WERE WORRIED FOR NO REASON.
GOOD.
I DIDN'T THINK WE GOT ON THAT WELL
IN THE SCHOOLYARD.
MAYBE I'VE GROWN UP SINCE THEN.
I'D LOVE TO BELIEVE THAT.
THANK YOU.
IT'S DELICIOUS.
ISN'T IT?
IT'S LIKE COGNAC.
YOU KNOW,
I HAVE A VERY BAD REPUTATION.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
I RUN AROUND.
WHY DO YOU DO THAT?
I THINK IT'S BECAUSE MY WIFE UNDERSTANDS ME.
THE FACT IS, I LOVE MY WIFE.
AND SHE'S...
WELL, I GUESS SHE'S LOST INTEREST IN ME.
I KNOW I HAVE.
AND, UH...
I HAVEN'T CARED FOR ANYONE SINCE.
I'D LIKE TO, THOUGH.
I MISS IT.
MY, YOU LAY A LOT ON A GIRL
FOR A FIRST DATE.
IS THAT WHAT THIS IS?
THIS IS UNIT "B."
WE'LL BE PULLING INTO FIVE POINTS AT 11:15
FOR A 20-MINUTE REST STOP.
MRS. SUNDERLAND, I'M SORRY TO CALL YOU SO LATE.
I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S...
WELL, IT'S REALLY QUITE EMBARRASSING.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY CLIENT AT THE FIRM
I'VE CALLED ABOUT THIS.
♪ WE COULD SAY IT WAS THE TROPICAL NIGHT ♪
♪ IT WAS THE GENTLE KISS ♪
♪ OF THE WAVE ON THE SHORE ♪
♪ IT WAS THOSE TIKI LIGHTS ♪
♪ IT WAS THE MOON THROUGH THE COCONUT TREE ♪
♪ IT WAS THE MAGIC BETWEEN YOU AND ME ♪
♪ WHEN TOMORROW FINALLY COMES ♪
♪ AND IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE ♪
♪ WE COULD BLAME IT ON LOVE ♪♪♪
I'D LIKE A STEAK, MEDIUM RARE,
THREE FRIED EGGS OVER,
UH, FRENCH FRIES, AND COFFEE, PLEASE.
WELL, I'LL SEE YA, DARLING.
[BEEPING]
[HORN HONKS]
♪ SO TIRED OF GOING ♪
♪ ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS ♪
♪ THE THOUGHT THAT ME AND YOU ♪
♪ LOST OUR MINDS ♪
♪ NEVER MIND ♪
♪ WE'RE USED TO JUST TALKIN' THROUGH... ♪♪
AW, FUCK.
[BEEPING]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
WE LOST YOUR BROTHER.
WHY, WERE YOU FOLLOWING HIM?
YOU TRYING TO FUCK WITH ME?
WHERE ARE YOU AND THOSE FILES?
YOU FUCKING WITH ME? YOU WANT THEM, WIRE THE MONEY.
I WANT THOSE FILES NOW.
GOT TO GO, WAYNE.
[TELEPHONE DISCONNECTS]
HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE HIS BROTHER IS.
HAVE THEM CHECK ALL THE CREDIT CARDS
OF EVERY RIG THAT GOT FUEL OUTSIDE THAT DINER
BETWEEN 11:00 AND 11:45,
WHENEVER WE LOST RAY.
COULDN'T BE MORE THAN A DOZEN OR SO.
HE'S GOT TO BE ON ONE OF THEM.
AND GET ME A MAP OF LOUISIANA.
GET ME A MAP OF LOUISIANA!
HASN'T EVEN BEGUN TO MELT.
THE STAFF WAS CHOSEN FOR ITS TIMING.
I WOULD DO THAT,
BUT I COULD NEVER DO THAT.
THE BUTTONS ARE TOO SMALL.
IT REQUIRES TERRIBLE DESKTERMINDY,
UH...
DEX...
DEXTERITY.
AMAZING.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I MEAN, EXACTLY WHAT DID YOU COME HERE FOR?
I THOUGHT I WAS INVITED.
YOU'RE NOT BEING TRUTHFUL.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
BECAUSE I'M SICK... AND...
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME THE TRUTH.
I CAME HERE TO PUNISH MITCH
FOR LETTING THE FIRM RUN OUR LIVES.
I CAME...
BECAUSE WHEN MITCH WAS HERE,
HE SLEPT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR?
IT'S BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE.
WHAT ALTERNATIVE?
THAT YOU CAME HERE TO SEE ME.
AVERY?
CAME IN ABOUT THREE HOURS AGO.
[ABBY] ARE YOU SURE HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT?
[TAMMY] WHY, YOU WANT TO CALL 911?
GET THE KEY, GRAB THE STUFF, AND GET OVER HERE.
KEEP CALLING HIM.
WAKE THE SON OF A BITCH UP.
WHEN YOU DO, FIND ME. I WANT THAT GIRL.
ACCOUNT NUMBER 6194408-S.
AND CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT IT'S $750,000?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
ABSOLUTELY. I'M FIXING TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW.
YOU GOT ALL THE INFORMATION?
YEAH, BUT, UH, MITCH,
I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS STUFF,
AND THERE'S NO NUMBERS LISTED.
THERE'S NO NUMBERS? NO AMOUNTS?
I GOT PAPER FROM BANK ACCOUNTS
FROM THE CAYMANS TO HONG KONG,
BUT THERE'S NO AMOUNTS.
I CAN'T PLAY THE POKER GAME I'M GOING TO PLAY AND BLUFF.
I GOT TO KNOW HOW MUCH THEY HAVE AND WHERE.
THERE'S A NOTE ON EACH ONE THAT SAYS...
"INFO HELD BY CLIENT AND MY MAC." SIGNED A.T.
IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION?
IS THERE A PASSWORD?
JUST LOOK ON THE PAPER, TAMMY.
WAIT A MINUTE.
ON THE SIDE OF ONE, IN PARENTHESIS IT SAYS,
"R-E-F," THEN A COLON, THEN "CORDELIA."
I GOT TO GET TO AVERY'S COMPUTER IN THE MORNING.
BE CAREFUL. WE DON'T KNOW
HOW THIS'LL LOOK IN THE MORNING.
MORNING SHOULD BE FINE.
BY THE TIME THEY NOTICE I'M NOT BACK FROM LUNCH,
I'LL BE IN CHICAGO.
O.K., WE'RE FINISHED. I GOT TO GET THESE TO THE BOAT.
THE BOAT?
WHAT BOAT?
LATER ON THERE'S SOME STUFF
I GOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT MITCH IS DOING.
TELL ME NOW, TAMMY.
GET THE KEYS BACK IN HIS PANTS,
AND GET OUT OF THERE BEFORE HE WAKES UP.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
HELLO?
YOU HAVE TO REPEAT THAT.
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
[DEVASHER] SHE STOLE YOUR KEYS AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE.
WHO THE HELL IS SHE?
YOU KNOW ME. I...
SOMEBODY I MET LAST NIGHT.
HOW THE HELL DID SHE KNOW TO GO AFTER YOUR KEYS?
THE GUYS'LL LAND IN 10 MINUTES.
SHE BETTER BE THERE.
[TOILET FLUSHES]
DON'T.
THEY HEARD YOU ON THE PHONE.
MITCH SENT YOU.
I KNEW HE WAS A CLOSET IDEALIST.
HE DOESN'T KNOW I'M HERE...
BUT I DID DO IT FOR HIM.
THAT'S EVEN BETTER THAN GETTING EVEN WITH HIM.
YOU GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
ABBY, THE GIRL WAS A SETUP.
ON THE BEACH, SHE WAS A SETUP.
THEY DO THINGS LIKE THAT...
JUST IN CASE THE USUAL INDUCEMENTS DON'T WORK.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO YOU?
WHATEVER IT IS...
THEY DID IT A LONG TIME AGO.
GET THIS THING OUT OF HERE.
THIS AIN'T YOUR COTTON TRUCK OR YOUR ALLEY.
I'M CALLING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC...
HE CALL?
NOT YET.
[BEEP]
MADGE, AVERY NEEDS WORK DONE
ON THE KEMMER PAPERS BEFORE 10:00.
I'LL JUST GET IT OFF HIS COMPUTER.
[BEEPING]
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU GUYS?
THIS THING'S OUT OF PAPER.
CHECK EVERY GOD DAMN FLOOR AND FIND McDEERE.
THE SON OF A BITCH CUT A DEAL.
NATISON...
EARLYWINE...
HEMPHILL.
HEMPHILL--WAIT A MINUTE. THAT'S LOMAX'S SECRETARY.
WAYNE, IT'S WARDEN DYNEHART FROM WRIGHTSVILLE PRISON.
WAYNE, WE GOT A PROBLEM.
I'VE BEEN QUESTIONING A GUARD
WHO SENT AN UNAUTHORIZED FAX
TO A LAW FIRM IN MEMPHIS REGARDING YOUR PRISONER.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!
NO, HE'S NOT IN HIS OFFICE, YOUR HONOR.
I'LL CHECK THE BUILDING.
THANK YOU, MADGE.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
MITCH?
WE'VE JUST BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.
CAN YOU STEP IN HERE, PLEASE?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[MADGE] MR. TOLAR'S OFFICE.
YES, HE'S RIGHT HERE, NINA. TRANSFER HIM.
MR. McDEERE?
JUDGE TARRANCE FOR YOU.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
HELLO?
GET OUT OF THERE. THEY KNOW. GET OUT.
DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?
GET OUT. GET OVER HERE NOW.
CAN YOU?
I UNDERSTAND.
COME ON.
HE AIN'T GOING NOWHERE. RUDY, GET TO THE FRONT DOOR.
OH, HEY.
MITCH.
WHAT CAN I DO YOU FOR? HAVE A SEAT.
O.K., RUDY, HE'S HEADED EAST UP THE ALLEY.
GET HIM AND HOLD HIM.
THIS WAY.
THERE.
I KNEW THEY WOULDN'T FIND HER.
I NEED HIM HERE. GET HIM BACK ON THAT PLANE.
IF WE DON'T GET McDEERE
BEFORE HE TALKS TO THE FEDS...
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
WHAT DIRECTION WAS HE RUNNING?
IT'S McDEERE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
NEVER MIND. WHAT HAPPENED?
LOOK, IT'S O.K. I'LL SEND YOU A CAR.
JUST COME ON IN. I'LL TELL YOU THEN.
NO. YOU TELL ME NOW.
MITCH, IT WAS A PRISON GUARD.
JUST COME ON IN.
WE'LL PLACE YOU IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY.
SOMEHOW I DON'T FEEL PROTECTED.
YOU WANT TO GET WHACKED?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON?
THE MOROLTOS ARE ARRIVING TODAY FROM CHICAGO.
I GOT THEIR ITINERARY IN FRONT OF ME.
THEY'RE COMING HERE-- MEMPHIS, THIS AFTERNOON.
I GOT THEIR ITINERARY--
NORTHWEST ARRIVES 2:16 P.M., STRAIGHT TO THE PEABODY.
THE WHOLE GOD DAMN WORLD IS LOOKING FOR YOU.
YOU CAN'T GO HOME, SO GET HERE NOW.
I GOT TO GET LOST FOR A FEW HOURS.
SOMETHING I GOT TO DO.
WHERE THE HELL ARE THE FILES?
YOU'LL GET INSTRUCTIONS...AFTER.
AFTER WHAT?
[CAR HORN HONKS]
[VOYLES] HE'S WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE.
HE'S GOT 3/4 OF A MILLION DOLLARS OF OUR MONEY.
HE'S A FUGITIVE. I WANT HIM BROUGHT IN.
USE THE MEMPHIS POLICE IF YOU HAVE TO.
IT'S A RED KW 10-TON
REGISTERED TO FARLEY'S CATFISH FARM.
GET ITS ROUTES AND FIND THAT TRUCK.
AND ISSUE APBs ON RAY AND MITCHELL McDEERE.
DURING THE GREAT STEAMBOAT ERA,
WHICH WAS AT ITS HEIGHT IN THE 1870s,
THESE GREAT FLOATING PALACES LIKE THE ROBERT E. LEE,
WHOSE MODEL YOU SEE HERE,
NUMBERED BY THE HUNDREDS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
THE ROBERT E. LEE WAS ACTUALLY DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY
TO TRAVEL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...
FOLLOW ME NOW TO THE DECK OF THE BOAT
WHERE THE CARGO AND DECK PASSENGERS WERE CARRIED.
THE GREAT ROLLERS THAT POWERED THE STEAM ENGINE
WERE SITUATED ON THE MAIN DECK...
HEY, MITCH. MITCH.
...THE END OF THE GREAT STEAM ERA
AND ADVENT OF THE RAILWAY.
THE NEXT GALLERY DETAILING...
WE HAVE HERE THE WORKING STEAM ENGINE
OFF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' SNAG BOAT,
THE ARKANSAS II.
YOU LIGHT A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE BOILERS
WHERE THE WATER IS CONTAINED.
THIS HEATS THE WATER AND TURNS IT INTO STEAM.
THE KIDS WANTED ME TO BRING THEM BY.
WHY, WHAT'S THE MATTER? O.K.
OH, LAMAR, I JUST SAW MITCH AT MUD ISLAND MUSEUM.
HE WAS ZIPPING THROUGH LIKE A TOURIST.
HE DIDN'T SEE ME.
NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 264 ARRIVING FROM CHICAGO,
GATE B-1, MAIN CONCOURSE.
[TELEPHONE BEEPS]
DEVASHER.
McDEERE'S ON MUD ISLAND.
GET THE BOYS OVER THERE. I'M COMING.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
O.K., LET'S GET THESE BELOW WITH THE REST OF THEM.
[RING]
ABANKS' DIVING LODGE.
HOW ARE MY FRIENDS?
O.K. YOUR BROTHER'S ON THE PLANE,
AND TAMMY'S LOADING THE SHIP NOW.
IT WORKED OUT.
YOUR LAWYER FRIEND IS DEAD.
HE NEVER WAS ON THE BOAT.
HE CANCELED THE CHARTER.
WELL, HOW DID--
HE DROWNED... IN HIS BATHTUB
AFTER THE LADY LEFT.
DIDN'T TAMMY TELL YOU?
WHAT--WHAT-- WHAT LADY?
HOW DID YOU GET--
I DON'T KNOW. A LADY FRIEND OF TAMMY'S
SLIPPED HIM SOME KIND OF MICKEY FINN.
I THINK IT WAS SOMEBODY HE KNEW.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT LADY FRIEND?
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
MITCH IS ASKING ABOUT YOUR FRIEND ABBY.
ISN'T THAT HER NAME?
[SIREN]
HEY!
EXCUSE ME.
[CAR HORN HONKS]
[HORN HONKING]
COME HERE.
HE'S IN THAT FIRST DOOR. I'M GOING AROUND THE FRONT.
[GLASS SHATTERING]
WHERE'S THE--
YOU SICK SON OF A BITCH!
OF COURSE I CAN TALK. ISN'T THAT WHAT I'M DOING?
IT IT'S SOMETHING ELSE, PLEASE ADVISE ME, MAURY.
I ALWAYS LIKE LEARNING NEW THINGS AT $500 AN HOUR.
I SWEAR, EVERY FUCKING LAWYER OUGHT TO BE KILLED.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
YOU WANT TO MEET WITH McDEERE? FOR WHAT?
SO YOU TWO CAN GET TOGETHER
AND CHARGE ME $1,000 AN HOUR
WHILE I'M IN JOLIET FOR 30 YEARS?
THIS KID'S CUT A DEAL,
AND I'LL BET IT'S A BEAUT.
IF I FIND THIS FUCKING KID--
EXCUSE ME.
NOT NOW, RUTHIE.
I THINK IT'S URGENT, MR. MOROLTO.
RUTHIE THINKS IT'S URGENT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JOEY?
IT'S A MR. McDEERE.
MR. MITCHELL McDEERE.
HE'S WAITING TO SEE YOU.
I THINK RUTHIE'S RIGHT.
MITCH McDEERE.
I'M, UH, YOUR ATTORNEY...
ONE OF THEM, ANYWAY.
I ASSUME YOU KNEW,
BUT I THOUGHT I'D MENTION IT...IN CASE.
YOU CARE TO SIT DOWN?
NOT REALLY.
I WANT TO TRY, UH, AND...
THIS IS JUST... THIS IS...
THIS IS VERY AWKWARD.
I'M AFRAID MY FIRM HAS BEHAVED
IN AN UNETH-- UNETHICAL MANNER.
IT SEEMS THAT WE, BENDINI, LAMBERT & LOCKE--
THE ENTIRE FIRM-- HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN A...
WELL, A, UH, CONSPIRACY.
WE'VE BEEN...
OVERBILLING OUR CLIENTS.
IN SOME CASES, MASSIVE OVERBILLING.
I ASSURE YOU, I HAD NO IDEA
ANY OF THIS WAS GOING ON WHEN I JOINED THE FIRM.
I FEEL I HAVE TO REPORT THIS CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR.
BUT I CAN'T USE...
I CAN'T USE YOUR INVOICES
WITHOUT YOUR WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION.
OUR INVOICES?
TONY, PLEASE, LISTEN.
YES, SIR. YOUR BILLS.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROOF
THAT WE'VE OVERBILLED YOU.
THAT'S IT?
PRETTY MUCH.
WELL, MOST OF OUR CLIENTS HAVE ALREADY AGREED--
WELL, PRETTY MUCH ALL--
EXCEPT FOR YOU,
WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE.
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TALKING TO THE FBI ABOUT?
YOU WANT US TO LET YOU TURN OUR BILLS...
WHAT WE CHARGED YOU,
I SHOULD SAY OVERCHARGED YOU.
OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT.
YES, SIR.
DOES THAT IN ANY WAY--
NO, SIR. IT DOES NOT IN ANY WAY
WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS TO FULL AND COMPLETE CONFIDENTIALITY
IN ANY OTHER AREA OF THE ATTORNEY/CLIENT RELATIONSHIP.
I'M YOUR LAWYER, GENTLEMEN.
WHETHER I LIKE IT OR NOT,
I CAN'T TALK TO THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT YOU
EVEN WHEN I'M NO LONGER YOUR LAWYER.
THAT WOULD BE BREAKING MY WORD, MY OATH.
ALL RIGHT, MITCH.
THEN WHAT WAS THIS STEALING OF THE FILES?
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THIS ALL ABOUT?
THE FILES HAVEN'T BEEN STOLEN.
THEY'RE IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE THEY WERE.
I JUST FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT
FOR ME TO BE THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR
WITH THE PRECISE MAKEUP AND WHEREABOUTS
OF ALL YOUR HOLDINGS AND ACTIVITIES...
SO I PREPARED COPIES OF EVERYTHING.
THAT WAY YOU AND I CAN COMMUNICATE PERFECTLY.
AND, OF COURSE...
IF WE EVER HAVE TO TALK TO A THIRD PARTY,
THEN I KNOW EVERYTHING...
RIGHT DOWN TO THE PENNY, POUND,
FRANC, AND DEUTSCHE MARK.
I KNOW EVERYTHING YOU KNOW...
AS I SHOULD AS YOUR ATTORNEY.
AND WHAT IF THE FIRM
SHOULD DESIRE AT SOME POINT
TO TERMINATE YOUR EMPLOYMENT?
WHATEVER I KNOW, WHEREVER I GO,
I AM BOUND BY THE ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
I AM VERY MUCH LIKE...
I WOULD SAY I AM EXACTLY LIKE
A SHIP CARRYING A CARGO
THAT WILL NEVER REACH ANY PORT.
AND AS LONG AS I'M ALIVE,
THAT SHIP WILL ALWAYS BE AT SEA, SO TO SPEAK.
YASSIR FUCKING ARAFAT, HUH?
NEVER A NIGHT IN THE SAME PLACE.
IN ANY CASE, I NEED YOUR WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION
SO I CAN RELEASE YOUR BILLS,
LIKE EVERY OTHER CLIENT HAS GIVEN.
YOU HAVE THIS AUTHORIZATION WITH YOU?
I DO.
ANYTHING IN THERE?
NOTHING.
FUCK!
YOU GOT THE ACCOUNT NUMBER?
YOU KNOW HOW TO ACCESS IT?
MITCH HAS VERIFIED THAT THE MONEY'S THERE-- $750,000.
I LOVE YOUR CROOKED LITTLE MOUTH.
WELL, THAT'S NOT MY BEST FEATURE.
WOW.
WELL, WHAT IS?
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
[TIRES SCREECH]
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?
WHAT IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE?
YOU LET THE MOROLTOS OFF THE HOOK?
THEY'RE MY CLIENTS.
THEY'RE THE CROOKS.
YOU'RE LETTING THE MAFIA GET AWAY.
YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS ONE VILLAIN BEHIND THE TIMES.
YOU THINK IF THEY DON'T PULL GUNS,
THEY AREN'T THE BAD GUYS.
ASK THE MOROLTOS WHO'S HARD TO FIND--
THE KILLER OR THE LAWYER WHO HIDES THEIR MONEY.
THAT'S DOUBLE-TALK.
WITHOUT THE FIRM,
THE ONLY WAY THE MOROLTOS
CAN LAUNDER MONEY IS IN A WASHING MACHINE.
YOU ARE SO NAIVE.
THERE'LL BE A THOUSAND OTHER BENDINI-LAMBERTS
FIGHTING TO LAUNDER MONEY TOMORROW.
HOW WILL YOU GET THEM?
ONE AT A TIME.
I'M A LAWYER, AND I GOT MINE.
YOU'RE THE COP, TARRANCE.
YOU GET THE REST.
WITH WHAT? OVERBILLING, MAIL FRAUD? THAT'S EXCITING.
IT'S NOT SEXY, BUT IT'S GOT TEETH.
$10,000 AND 5 YEARS IN PRISON.
THAT'S 10 AND 5 FOR EACH ACT.
HAVE YOU REALLY LOOKED AT THAT?
YOU'VE GOT EVERY PARTNER ON OVERBILLING.
THERE'S 250 ACTS OF DOCUMENTED MAIL FRAUD THERE.
THAT'S RACKETEERING.
THAT'S MINIMUM 1,250 YEARS IN PRISON
AND $2.5 MILLION IN FINES.
THAT'S MORE THAN YOU HAD ON CAPONE.
YOU TWIST THIS INTO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
YOU MADE A DEAL TO SAVE YOUR ASS.
YOU GOT OUR $750,000,
YOU'RE STILL A HOTSHOT LAWYER, AND YOU'RE OUT OF THIS.
THAT MONEY WAS ALWAYS FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
YEAH, I'M STILL A LAWYER
WITH REFERENCES FROM BENDINI, LAMBERT & LOCKE.
YOU WANT THAT ON YOUR RESUME?
YOU THINK I'LL EVER TURN ON MY IGNITION AGAIN WITHOUT SWEATING?
THEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.
WHAT'D YOU DO IT FOR?
YOU DIDN'T WIN A THING.
OH, YEAH, I DID. I WON MY LIFE BACK.
YOU DON'T RUN ME, AND THEY DON'T RUN ME.
YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING WEIRD?
I DISCOVERED THE LAW AGAIN.
YOU ACTUALLY MADE ME THINK ABOUT IT.
I FINISHED THREE YEARS OF LAW SCHOOL WITHOUT DOING THAT.
SEE YOU AT THE DOG TRACK.
I COULD'VE GONE PUBLIC WITH IT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU?
IT'S AGAINST THE LAW.
O.K.
HOW IN THE HELL
DID YOU EVER COME UP WITH MAIL FRAUD?
IT WAS ON THE BAR EXAM.
THEY MADE ME STUDY LIKE HELL FOR IT.
WELL...
YOU'VE HAD A BUSY DAY.
SO DID YOU.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR PLAN?
ALL OF IT-- THE MOROLTOS.
BECAUSE I KNEW YOU'D WORRY
AND THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU STAY...
AND I KNEW YOU NEEDED TO LEAVE.
I LIKE WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO THE PLACE.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO YOUR FOLKS.
I WAS.
SOME DETOUR.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO LOOK FOR YOU.
I GUESS I DIDN'T FEEL I COULD LEAVE YOU
WITHOUT TRYING TO HELP YOU.
YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?
SOMEDAY.
I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT AVERY WAS...
PRETTY DECENT.
HE WAS DECENT...
AND CORRUPT AND RUINED AND SO UNHAPPY...
LISTEN, ABBY--
AND IT COULD'VE HAPPENED TO YOU.
DID I LOSE YOU?
YOU LOOK TIRED.
DID I?
I'VE LOVED YOU ALL MY LIFE.
EVEN BEFORE WE MET.
PART OF IT WASN'T EVEN YOU.
IT WAS JUST A PROMISE OF YOU.
BUT THESE LAST DAYS...
YOU KEPT YOUR PROMISE.
HOW COULD YOU LOSE ME?
[MITCH] YOU THINK IT'LL MAKE IT?
[ABBY] MAKE IT WHERE?
BOSTON.
WHAT'S IN BOSTON?
WE ARE.
AND THE WONG BOYS...
AND MY KIDS...
AND A VERY SMALL,
UNKNOWN LAW FIRM...
WITH A LOT OF POTENTIAL.
YEAH.